Tag: POT

August 18 Evening Edition

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Rauner facing pressure from Downstate Republicans to veto ‘very reasonable’ immigration bill – Monique Garcia and Kim Geiger  (DIERSEN: It certainly seems like Rauner’s advisors are saying to him that he has to dump the “conservative wing” of the Illinois Republican Party and pander to Libertarians to win in 2018. Libertarians want open borders, pot, and prostitution. It certainly seems like his advisors are saying to him that the more that he dumps on conservatives, that is, on Republicans, that is, on Trump supporters, the more votes that he will get in 2018 from voters who are Libertarian, anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors. But the aforesaid are going to vote for the Democrat gubernatorial candidate no matter what Rauner or Trump do.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-bruce-rauner-trust-act-met-20170819-story.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: But the governor also has faced intense lobbying in opposition from Republican Party’s conservative wing. . .The issue could figure into Rauner’s 2018 re-election bid, as the governor will need the support of Downstate voters, some of whom want to see immigration policy that cracks down on those who are in the country illegally. State Sen. Kyle McCarter, a Republican from Lebanon outside St. Louis, said that if Rauner does not veto the bill “this could be the last straw” for Downstate voters who have backed the governor. “There was a reason the president won so big in Downstate Illinois, this is one of those issues that we stood with the president on,” McCarter said. “I understand it’s a difficult decision for the governor to make, but he’s going to have to decide if this should be the priority, or meeting the basic needs of the legal citizens of Illinois.” McCarter said he has reached out to the governor’s chief of staff to encourage Rauner to veto the bill. “I think I can speak for downstate Illinois and most Trump supporters, this isn’t the direction that I want the country to go or the state to go,” he said. “We are a country founded by immigrants, but those were legal immigrants, and I think the last thing Illinois wants is to see a sanctuary state, and this moves us in that direction.” There are also concerns that the legislation could put Illinois crosswise with the federal government and in the crosshairs of the Trump administration’s attempted crack down on sanctuary cities. Also critical of the bill is Rep. John Cabello, a Republican of Mexican heritage who is a Rockford police detective and also co-chair of the Illinois Trump Victory fund. Cabello said the measure puts police in the position of choosing whether to uphold federal law or state law. “We can’t cherry pick which laws we are going to enforce, it doesn’t matter if this bill is signed into law or not, law enforcement will do what we have to do,” he said. “I think this bill is symbolic, no law enforcement officer is going to follow this bill.” The bill passed with mostly Democratic support. In the Senate, five Republicans voted for the Trust Act. In the House, only one Republican voted for the bill. Supporters of the legislation argue that it will help build trust between police and the immigrant community, and will give immigrants confidence that they can come forward to help police solve crimes without having to worry about being punished because of their immigration status. Cabello disputed that notion. “If people can’t trust law enforcement without this bill, they are not going to trust law enforcement with this bill,” he said.)
— Chicago activist loses US citizenship, will be deported – AP
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/sns-bc-us–immigration-israel-bombings-20170817-story.html
— Why do white supremacists hate Jews? Because we can fight them. – Danya Ruttenberg
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/commentary/ct-perspec-white-supremacists-jews-0818-story.html
— Silicon Valley escalates its war on white supremacy despite free speech concerns – Tracy Jan and Elizabeth Dwoskin
http://www.chicagotribune.com/bluesky/technology/ct-silicon-valley-white-supremacy-20170817-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Trump argues “No, in fact, removing the statue of Robert E. Lee doesn’t put us on a slippery slope.”
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/zorn/ct-confederate-statue-slipperyslope-20170816-column.html
— Confederate leaders’ descendants want monuments pulled down – AP  (DIERSEN: What did your ancestors do in America? My father worked in the office of a chemical plant in Chicago Heights. My mother worked for a dentist in Crete. On my father’s side, his father and grandfather operated a hardware store in Crete. My great grandfather first worked in brick factory in Chicago and then homesteaded a farm in Crete. On my mother’s side, they all were farmers in Grant Park.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/sns-bc-us–confederate-monument-protest-descendants-20170817-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Trump demonizes, denigrates, and condemns Trump.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/columnists/schmich/ct-donald-trump-american-renewal-mary-schmich-20170817-column.html
— Emanuel, Rauner spar in latest front in war over school funding – Hal Dardick
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-bruce-rauner-rahm-emanuel-tif-met-0820-20170818-story.html
— Germany waged war on its symbols of hate – Amanda Erickson
https://www.pressreader.com/usa/chicago-tribune/20170818/281797104108369
— Back at Breitbart, ‘jacked up’ Bannon says, ‘I’ve got my hands back on my weapons’ – Matea Gold and Paul Farhi
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/politics/ct-bannon-breitbart-news-20170818-story.html
— Area teen Nicholas Fuentes rallied in Charlottesville, got death threats, now planning move to ‘solidly red’ Alabama – Annemarie Mannion
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/western-springs/news/ct-dlg-lt-grad-death-threats-tl-0824-20170818-story.html
— Malia Obama’s gap year about to end as she goes to Harvard – Katherine Skiba  (DIERSEN: Were you rich enough to have a gap year and to go to Harvard?  I was not.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-malia-obama-starts-harvard-met-0818-20170818-story.html
— Rauner vetoes bills on spending transparency, home health care worker OT – Monique Garcia and Kim Geiger
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-bruce-rauner-vetoes-met-0819-20170818-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Bannons and anti-Trumps ask “What will Bannon’s departure mean for Trump?
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/editorials/ct-edit-bannon-trump-breitbart-20170818-story.html
— While we’re toppling offensive symbols, what about the Democratic Party? – John Kass
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/columnists/kass/ct-statues-democrats-kass-0820-20170818-column.html
— James Fields Jr.: A neo-Nazi’s violent, rage-fueled journey to Charlottesville – Abigail Hauslohner, Paul Duggan, Jack Gillum and Aaron C. Davis
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/ct-james-fields-jr-charlottesville-20170818-story.html
— Fight against extremism for former neo-Nazi from Chicago ramps up after Trump, Charlottesville – Manya Brachear Pashman
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-life-after-hate-white-supremacist-met-20170818-story.html

 

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: QUESTION: Which individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries “push Trump to let ‘Dreamers’ stay?” ANSWER: Those that are anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20170818/BLOGS02/170819844/durbin-biz-leaders-push-trump-to-let-dreamers-stay
— Rauner says immigration bill ‘very reasonable’ – AP  (DIERSEN: Those who say the bill is very reasonable are anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.)
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20170818/NEWS02/170819848/rauner-says-immigration-bill-very-reasonable
— With school funding at stake, Rauner’s new staff in a spot – RICH MILLER
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20170818/NEWS02/170819833/let-bruce-be-bruce-with-school-funding-at-stake-rauners-new-staff-in

 

ABC7
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: In an editorial unethically made to look like news, anti-Trumps call for Rauner to sign the Illinois TRUST Act.
http://abc7chicago.com/politics/governor-expected-to-sign-bill-protecting-undocumented-victims-of-and-witnesses-to-crime/2323283/

 

CBS2
— Gov. Rauner Calls Immigration-Rights Bill Reasonable – Craig Dellimore  (DIERSEN: Those who say the bill is reasonable are anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.)
http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2017/08/18/gov-rauner-immigration-bill/
— School Official Running For Governor – Craig Dellimore
http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2017/08/18/at-issue-school-official-running-for-governor/

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Suits linked to Rutherford sex charges cost public $515K – Dan Mihalopoulos
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/mihalopoulos-suits-linked-to-rutherford-sex-charges-cost-public-515k/
— Trump never warmed to Consoler-in-Chief role – AP
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/trump-never-warmed-to-consoler-in-chief-role/

 

DAILY HERALD
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps want America to defend against terrorists. Trump supporters want America to get rid of terrorists.
http://www.dailyherald.com/discuss/20170818/editorial-awareness-barriers-needed-in-fight-against-terrorism-by-vehicles
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps crow over their progress in turning Jews against Trump.
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20170817/news/308179903/
— Oak Brook theater defends same-sex couple, interracial casting in Shakespeare play – Barbara Vitello
http://www.dailyherald.com/entlife/20170818/oak-brook-theater-defends-same-sex-couple-interracial-casting-in-shakespeare-play

 

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL
— Rauner pays for private helicopter to public event in northern Illinois – Bernard Schoenburg
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20170818/rauner-pays-for-private-helicopter-to-public-event-in-northern-illinois
— Sara Wojcicki Jimenez won’t run for re-election to Illinois House – Doug Finke
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20170818/sara-wojcicki-jimenez-wont-run-for-re-election-to-illinois-house
— Thumbs Up: To statehouse action that should lead to a better Illinois – Editorial
http://www.sj-r.com/opinion/20170818/thumbs-up-to-statehouse-action-that-should-lead-to-better-illinois

 

ALTON DAILY NEWS
— Kindergarteners Will Be Monitored By The State – Doug Jenkins
http://altondailynews.com/news/details.cfm?clientid=17&id=250214#.WZc1xBHxZZI

 

LASALLE NEWS TRIBUNE
— TEA Party invites four Congress hopefuls to talk
http://www.newstrib.com/free/tea-party-invites-four-congress-hopefuls-to-talk/article_286185d0-8458-11e7-9b43-fbb2dfdc5588.html

 

PEORIA PUBLIC RADIO
— Illinois Reacts To Charlottesville – RACHEL OTWELL
http://peoriapublicradio.org/post/illinois-reacts-charlottesville#stream/0

 

WJBC
— Rep. Davis: Trump derailed his own infrastructure efforts – Eric Stock  (DIERSEN: Democrats would say that while I worked for the federal government for almost 30 years 1966-1969 and 1971-1997, I derailed my career because I did not become a Democrat, because I opposed patronage, because I opposed political affiliation discrimination, because I opposed reverse discrimination, because I opposed age discrimination, and because in 1988 when I was 40 years old, I became an active member of a class action lawsuit that charged the federal government with reverse discrimination, age discrimination, and retaliation.)
http://www.wjbc.com/2017/08/18/rep-davis-trump-derailed-his-own-infrastructure-efforts/

 

CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD
— ‘#WAR’: Breitbart set to take on White House after Bannon ouster  Bannon won’t stay quiet on sidelines – OLIVER DARCY
http://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/national/war-breitbart-set-to-take-on-white-house-after-bannon-ouster/793517200

 

CHICAGO MAGAZINE
— Are Endorsements for the Governor’s Race Getting Earlier?  We put together the data for the last 15 years of elections and asked experts what they see. – EMMA KRUPP
http://www.chicagomag.com/city-life/August-2017/Are-Endorsements-for-the-Governors-Race-Getting-Earlier/

 

TONIA KHOURI
— DuPage County Board Member Tonia Khouri Announces Candidacy for State Representative in 49th District
http://toniaforillinois.com/

 

WILL COUNTY GAZETTE
— Wheatland GOP tees up its annual golf event in Naperville – Ruth de Jauregui
http://willcountygazette.com/stories/511184878-wheatland-gop-tees-up-its-annual-golf-event-in-naperville

 

CAPITOL FAX
— Rauner vetoes several major pieces of legislation
https://capitolfax.com/2017/08/18/rauner-vetoes-several-major-pieces-of-legislation/
— Asked when he’ll take responsibility, Rauner blames Madigan  (DIERSEN: The officers and directors of TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois blamed me for all of the organization’s problems.)
https://capitolfax.com/2017/08/18/asked-when-hell-take-responsibility-rauner-blames-madigan/

 

BREITBART
— 6 Incredible World Monuments That Must Be Destroyed – ALLUM BOKHARI
http://www.breitbart.com/tech/2017/08/18/6-world-monuments-that-must-be-destroyed/
— Chelsea Clinton on Confederate Statues: Christians Don’t Memorialize the Devil for His Rebellion – ARNER TODD HUSTON
http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2017/08/18/chelsea-clintons-claim-confederate-statues-celebrate-lucifer-blowback/

 

GOPUSA
— DISGUSTING: Romney demands Trump Apologize, Defends Antifa Counter Protestors
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=28932
— An Army of Marble: The Left Slays Dead Confederates  (DIERSEN: Who will the left slay next?)
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=28911
— Statue of Confederate General Robert E. Lee at Duke University Defaced  (DIERSEN: Who will the left deface next?)
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=28937

 

FOX NEWS
— Steve Bannon out at the White House – Alex Pappas
http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2017/08/18/stephen-bannon-out-at-white-house-source-says.html

 

AMERICAN THINKER
— Division in America: Don’t Blame Donald Trump – Elise Cooper
http://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2017/08/division_in_america_dont_blame_donald_trump.html

 

CONSERVATIVE REPUBLICAN NEWS
— ONLY 58 PERCENT? “58 percent of Republicans and Republican-leaning independents say colleges and universities have a negative effect on the way things are going in the country.” – Kent Kellar
http://conservativerepublicannews.com/2017/08/18/only-58-percent/

 

ONE NEWS NOW
— Left exhumes ‘white nationalist’ label – Steve Jordahl
https://www.onenewsnow.com/culture/2017/08/18/left-exhumes-white-nationalist-label

 

NEWSMAX
— Explosive Reaction to Bannon Ouster – Bill Hoffmann
http://www.newsmax.com/Politics/steve-bannon-ouster-reaction/2017/08/18/id/808481/
— Extreme Partisanship Shapes Backdrop for Second Civil War – Pat Buchanan  (DIERSEN: Constructively, individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that are anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors HAVE DECLARED WAR ON THOSE WHO ARE Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
http://www.newsmax.com/PatrickBuchanan/lee-statues-confederate-davis/2017/08/18/id/808323/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Romney sides with the anti-Trumps, so Romney must be an anti-Trump.
http://www.newsmax.com/TheWire/mitt-romney-donald-trump-charlottesville/2017/08/18/id/808439/
— Can Drink a Day Keep Diabetes Away?
http://www.newsmax.com/Health/Health-News/diabetes-alcohol/2017/08/11/id/807176/
— Carl Icahn Steps Down as Trump Adviser on Regulatory Reform
http://www.newsmax.com/Newsfront/carl-icahn-steps-down-trump/2017/08/18/id/808499/

 

DAILY SIGNAL
— In Misguided Response to Charlottesville, Apple Donates to Liberal Group That Endangers Conservatives – Katrina Trinko
http://dailysignal.com/2017/08/17/in-misguided-response-to-charlottesville-apple-donates-to-liberal-group-that-endangers-conservatives/

 

DAILY CALLER
— Coulter: Bannon Firing ‘Not Good News’ — ‘Trump Should’ve Hired Ten More Like Him’ – Alex Pfeiffer
http://dailycaller.com/2017/08/18/coulter-bannon-firing-not-good-news-trump-shouldve-hired-ten-more-like-him/
— Flake Calls To Let In Immigrants Whose ‘Only Initial Credentials Are A Strong Back’ – Amber Randall  (DIERSEN: Democrats want immigrants because they vote for Democrats.  RINOs want immigrants because they want cheap labor.)
http://dailycaller.com/2017/08/18/flake-calls-to-let-in-immigrants-with-no-skills-but-who-will-work-hard/

 

THE HILL
— Bannon back at Breitbart after White House ouster – JONATHAN EASLEY
http://thehill.com/homenews/administration/347177-bannon-back-at-breitbart-after-white-house-ouster
— Bannon out at White House – JONATHAN EASLEY AND JORDAN FABIAN
http://thehill.com/homenews/administration/347102-trump-fires-stephen-bannon?rnd=1503075149
— Bannon exit raises new questions for White House – JONATHAN EASLEY AND JORDAN FABIAN
http://thehill.com/homenews/administration/347172-bannon-exit-raises-new-questions-for-white-house
— E-Verify: It’s time to finally cut off the jobs magnet for illegal immigrants – ROBERT LAW (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly employers talk and act like they prefer to hire illegals over citizens of America.)
http://thehill.com/blogs/pundits-blog/immigration/347094-its-time-to-finally-cut-off-the-jobs-magnet-for-illegal

 

POLITICO
— Bannon returns to Breitbart News as executive chairman
http://www.politico.com/story/2017/08/18/bannon-returns-to-breitbart-news-as-executive-chairman-241806
— Bannon out as White House chief strategist  His departure marks the latest high-level staff shake-up that has rocked Trump’s West Wing. – JOSH DAWSEY and NOLAN D. MCCASKILL
http://www.politico.com/story/2017/08/18/bannon-out-as-white-house-chief-strategist-241786

 

CNN
— Machines, not Americans, could replace immigrant workers – Patrick Gillespie (DIERSEN: If there had been more immigrants in northeast Illinois since 1962, they would have been hired instead of me.  I did yard work and delivered newspapers 1962-1964; washed dishes 1964-1966; cleaned golf shoes, chipped slag, and pumped gasoline in 1966; delivered mail 1966-1969; worked on an automobile assemble line and as a security guard in 1970; sold tires, automotive services, and major appliances 1970-1971; pumped gasoline 1971-1972; collected delinquent taxes 1971-1980; and audited federal agencies 1980-1997.)
http://money.cnn.com/2017/08/18/news/economy/us-farmers-immigration-automation/index.html
— What top employers look for in new college grads – Katie Lobosco (DIERSEN: What discouraged employers from hiring you? When I graduated from NIU in 1970, I was draft bait. I had passed the physical examination and potential employers did not believe that my application for a financial hardship draft deferment would be granted. My Federal Service Entrance Examination score was 93, but I did not get any job offers from federal agencies until March of 1971 because many others who had passed the examination were veterans who got a 5-point veterans preference over me.)
http://money.cnn.com/2017/08/18/pf/first-job-search-interview/index.html

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Banons say “Steve Bannon, Back on the Outside, Prepares His Enemies List.”
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/08/18/business/media/bannon-said-to-be-planning-his-return-to-breitbart-news.html

 

WASHINGTON POST
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trump’s say “Trump’s embrace of Confederate statues as a wedge issue underscores Bannon’s enduring influence.”
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/powerpost/paloma/daily-202/2017/08/18/daily-202-trump-s-embrace-of-confederate-statues-as-a-wedge-issue-underscores-bannon-s-enduring-influence/59965f8030fb0433811d69dc/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Americans say “Trump gets rid of Stephen Bannon, a top proponent of his nationalist agenda.”
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/trump-decides-to-get-rid-of-white-house-chief-strategist-stephen-bannon/2017/08/18/98cd5c40-8430-11e7-902a-2a9f2d808496_story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Trump says “Why the American left gave up on political violence. And why the right increasingly embraced it.”
https://www.washingtonpost.com/outlook/why-the-american-left-gave-up-on-political-violence/2017/08/18/416cb37c-836f-11e7-b359-15a3617c767b_story.html

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Steve Bannon, Controversial Aide to Trump, Leaves White House Staff.  Chief strategist pushed president toward nationalist, populist agenda.”
https://www.wsj.com/articles/steve-bannon-leaves-white-house-staff-1503075345

 

USA TODAY
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: The Trump-hating director of the Democratic Socialists of America says “Confederate monuments must go immediately.”
https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/2017/08/17/confederate-symbols-must-go-immediately-editorials-debates/104693968/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A Trump-hating member of the USA TODAY Board of Contributors says Trump “is far worse than a racist.”
https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/2017/08/16/donald-trumps-charlottesville-press-conference-showed-his-true-self/570975001/
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD WITH COLOR PICTURE: America’s ‘Confederate infrastructure:’ Too big to hide, move or raze – Rick Hampson
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/2017/08/17/americas-confederate-infrastructure-too-big-hide-move-raze-trump-tweets/574759001/
— Companies sever ties with hate groups as they walk fine line on diversity – Roger Yu and Melanie Eversley (DIERSEN: To promote Affirmative Action, Diversity, and Inclusion is to get rid of those who are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/2017/08/17/companies-sever-ties-hate-groups-they-walk-fine-line-diversity/577705001/
— Military chiefs denounce racism and hatred after Charlottesville – William Cummings (DIERSEN: Anti-Trumps denounce Trump supporters as being White supremacists, haters, racists, sexists, bigots, and even worse things.  What do the military chiefs say to the anti-Trumps?
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/onpolitics/2017/08/17/military-chiefs-denounce-racism-and-hatred-after-charlottesville/575124001/
— Need money for college? Here’s how to make a grab for $150,000 in scholarships. – N’dea Yancey-Bragg  (DIERSEN: Did you get any scholarships? I did not. If you did not get any scholarships, sooner or later, your critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes will use that against you.)
https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/personalfinance/2017/08/18/need-money-college-heres-how-makegabrielle-mccormick-earned-150-000-scholarships-heres-how-she-did-i/559957001/

 

NEWSWEEK
— TRUMP’S SUPPORT IS SHRINKING, POLLS SHOW. WILL BANNON’S OUSTER MAKE THINGS WORSE? – BILL POWELL
http://www.newsweek.com/trump-base-shrinking-polls-kelly-charlottesville-bannon-racism-652182

 

FEDERAL NEWS RADIO
— Fear of reassignments, buyouts pushes HUD to more transparent change management – Jason Miller
https://federalnewsradio.com/management/2017/08/fear-of-reassignments-buyouts-pushes-hud-to-try-to-manage-change-in-more-transparent-way/

 

INDEPENDENT
— Steve Bannon predicted he’d last eight months in the White House – he lasted seven (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always promoted patronage. Because I have always been a Republican, were it not for federal civil service protections, a) the Post Office would NOT have hired me in 1966 or let me work there for almost 3 years, b) IRS would NOT have hired me in 1971 or let me work there for almost 9 years, c) IRS would NOT have promoted me in 1972, 1973, or 1974, d) GAO would NOT have hired me in 1980 or let me work there for almost 18 years, and e) GAO would NOT have promoted me in 1986.)
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/bannon-white-house-eight-months-a7901311.html

 

DEMOCRATIC GOVERNORS ASSOCIATION
— Illinois Policy Institute Has Taken Over His Office  Rauner Suddenly Shy That His Top Aides All Come from IPI or Other Right-Wing Organizations  (DIERSEN: Some would argue that the Illinois Policy Institute is more Libertarian than it is “Right-Wing.”
https://democraticgovernors.org/illinois/rauner-bizarrely-tries-to-refute-fact-that-illinois-policy-institute-has-taken-over-his-office/

August 14 Morning Edition

WILLIAM J. KELLY
— MONDAY MEDIA ALERT: “Speak Out Against SB31 Illinois’ Sanctuary State Bill” Rally During Gov. Rauner’s Appearance at WTTW Studios in Chicago
http://www.williamjkelly.org/news/monday-media-alert-speak-out-against-sb31-illinois-sanctuary-state-bill-rally

 

FOX NEWS CHICAGO
— Man accused of ramming protesters pictured with racist group – AP
http://www.fox32chicago.com/news/273611162-story
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Rauners say “Illinois Senate votes to override governor’s plan to strip Chicago of millions in education money.”
http://www.fox32chicago.com/news/local/273627862-story

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Trump blasts Merck CEO who quit president’s board over Charlottesville – AP
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/trump-merck-ceo-resigns-council/

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— What’s next on Illinois education funding formula issue
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-illinois-house-education-funding-veto-0814-story.html
— Should children have skin in the game for college? You bet – Steve Rosen  (DIERSEN: What percent of your college expenses came from money that you earned? For me, it was 100%, but my outstanding parents provided me with room and board in their home in Crete a) while I was a full-time student at UIC 1966-1968, b) during weekends my first semester at NIU in 1969, and c) the summer of 1969. I paid for my college expenses and for new cars with money that I earned washing dishes 1964-1966; cleaning golf shoes, chipping slag, and pumping gasoline in 1966; delivering mail 1966-1969; and working on an automobile assemble line and as a security guard in 1970. My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes stress that college expenses were much lower back then and that UIC and NIU are not Ivy League schools.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/yourmoney/sns-201708041958–tms–kidmoneyctnsr-a20170806-20170806-story.html
— How Robert E. Lee went from hero to racist icon – AP
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/ct-robert-lee-hero-racist-icon-20170813-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Trump says “What Republicans who regret supporting Trump can do now.”
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/commentary/ct-trump-republicans-regret-20170814-story.html

 

DAILY HERALD
— Sessions defends Trump’s response to Charlottesville violence – Sari Horwitz (DIERSEN: If you call for a person to disavow/condemn a group, you are charging that person with having promoted the bad actions of that group.)
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20170814/sessions-defends-trumps-response-to-charlottesville-violence
— Backyard party brings cops, community together in Aurora – Marni Pyke
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20170812/backyard-party-brings-cops-community-together-in-aurora

 

CRIAN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— AS THE DEMOCRAT PARTY’S STRANGLEHOLD ON CHICAGO TIGHTENS: Why are so many stores closing in Chicago? – GREG HINZ
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20170812/ISSUE05/170819949
— AS THE DEMOCRAT PARTY’S STRANGLEHOLD ON CHICAGO TIGHTENS: If jobs stop bullets, why aren’t more companies stepping up? – LISA BERTAGNOLI
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20170812/ISSUE01/170819980

 

WTTW
— Rauner Loses School Funding Fight in Senate; Battle Moves to Illinois House – Amanda Vinicky
http://chicagotonight.wttw.com/2017/08/13/rauner-loses-school-funding-fight-senate-battle-moves-illinois-house

 

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— 300 gather in Springfield for racial unity vigil after Charlottesville protests – Jason Nevel
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20170813/300-gather-in-springfield-for-racial-unity-vigil-after-charlottesville-protests

 

BELLEVILLE NEWS DEMOCRAT
— WHO GETS BIGGEST CUT OF VIDEO GAMBLING PIE? – Hillary Gavan  (DIERSEN: Gambling is a vice.  If you promote video gambling, you promote vice.)
http://www.beloitdailynews.com/article/20170809/ARTICLE/170809778

 

FOX ILLINOIS
— Springfield supports the city of Charlottesville after deadly attack
http://foxillinois.com/news/local/springfield-supports-city-of-charlottesville-after-deadly-attack-08-14-2017

 

WJBD RADIO
— State Senator Kyle McCarter Votes Against Education Veto Override  Senate Approves Override; Fate in the House Uncertain
http://www.wjbdradio.com/local-news/2017/08/14/state-senator-kyle-mccarter-votes-against-education-veto-override

 

WQAD
— Democrats, Republicans condemn white supremacism, call out President Trump after Saturday’s deadly Virginia protest – CHRISTINA LOREY  (DIERSEN: If you call for a person to condemn a group, you are charging that person with having promoted the bad actions of that group.)
http://wqad.com/2017/08/13/democrats-republicans-condemn-white-supremacism-call-out-president-trump-after-saturdays-deadly-virginia-protest/

 

WGLT
— Senate Overrides Rauner on School Funding; GOP Says Deal Still Possible – AP
http://wglt.org/post/senate-overrides-rauner-school-funding-gop-says-deal-still-possible#stream/0

 

CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD
— A President of many words stays strangely silent on white supremacists  President does not specifically condemn alt-right – STEPHEN COLLINSON (DIERSEN: If you call for a person to disavow a group, you are charging that person with having promoted the bad actions of that group.)
http://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/politics/why-trumps-words-and-omissions-matter/788680161
— Civil rights leaders demand Trump disavow white supremacists  Coalition wants Bannon, Gorka fired – JASMINE LEE (DIERSEN: If you call for a person to disavow a group, you are charging that person with having promoted the bad actions of that group.)
http://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/politics/civil-rights-leaders-demand-trump-disavow-white-supremacists/788468155

 

NORTH COOK NEWS
— Rooney decries Democrats for wait and hurry up tactics on school funding – Hoang Tran
http://northcooknews.com/stories/511183184-rooney-decries-democrats-for-wait-and-hurry-up-tactics-on-school-funding

 

DUPAGE POLICY JOURNAL
— Olsen sees lower state costs, faster procurement process in new law – Caitlin Nordahl
http://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/511182114-olsen-sees-lower-state-costs-faster-procurement-process-in-new-law

 

SOUTHEAST ILLINOIS NEWS
— Righter bemoans lost compromise as Senate overrides Rauner on school bill – Hoang Tran
http://seillinoisnews.com/stories/511183172-righter-bemoans-lost-compromise-as-senate-overrides-rauner-on-school-bill

 

LAKE COUNTY GAZETTE
— McConchie calls Democrats deaf to compromise pleas on school funding – Hoang Tran
http://lakecountygazette.com/stories/511183164-mcconchie-calls-democrats-deaf-to-compromise-pleas-on-school-funding

 

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— PREGNANCY CENTERS WIN SECOND INJUNCTION AGAINST ILLINOIS ABORTION REFERRAL MANDATE
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2017/08/pregnancy-centers-win-second-injunction-against-illinois-abortion-referral-mandate.html
— VENEZUELA’S CHAOS IS LOGICAL END OF DEMOCRATS’ VISION FOR AMERICA
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2017/08/venezuelas-chaos-is-logical-end-of-democrats-vision-for-america.html

 

CAPITOL FAX
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Rauner says “Rauner talks SB1 negotiations,” but asks “is he sincere?”
https://capitolfax.com/2017/08/14/rauner-talks-sb1-negotiations-but-is-he-sincere/
— Former Rauner spokesperson Demertzis joins House Republican staff
https://capitolfax.com/2017/08/14/former-rauner-spokesperson-demertzis-joins-house-republican-staff/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Rauner says “Call it what it is, governor.”
https://capitolfax.com/2017/08/14/call-it-what-it-is-governor/

 

GOPUSA
— Hate is Hate: What if Donald Trump called out hate groups of all colors? (DIERSEN: If you call for a person to disavow/condemn the actions of an individual, you are charging that person with having promoted the bad actions of that individual.)
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=28616
— Pence criticizes ‘fringe groups’, calls out media  (DIERSEN: If your group does not glorify, praise, pander to, and give money to the Establishment, sooner or later, the Establishment will call your group a “fringe group.”)
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=28625
— Vets group to Elizabeth Warren: ‘Don’t want you’ at rally  (DIERSEN: Who does not want you at their rallies? Members of the following groups do not want me at their rallies: anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.)
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=28599

 

CONSERVATIVE HQ
— Misusing Robert E. Lee – George Rasley
http://www.conservativehq.com/node/26241

 

AMERICAN THINKER
— IL Senate overrides governor’s veto of school funding bill – Rick Moran
http://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2017/08/il_senate_overrides_governors_veto_of_school_funding_bill.html
— James Damore Confronts the Nagging Harridans of High Tech (and Loses) – Ilana Mercer
http://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2017/08/james_damore_confronts_the_nagging_harridans_of_high_tech_and_loses.html

 

FEDERALIST
— White Supremacists Were Not The Only Thugs Tearing Up Charlottesville  The conflict between anti-fascists and fascists has been simmering for decades as they’ve been firing shots at each other and gathering recruits. – D.C. McAllister
http://thefederalist.com/2017/08/14/white-supremacists-not-thugs-tearing-charlottesville/
— The ‘Alt-Right’ Aren’t On The Right, They’re Just Racists  Identity politics of any stripe is not conservatism. Both fascists and communists oppose the core principles of the political right. – Connor Mighell
http://thefederalist.com/2017/08/14/alt-right-arent-right-theyre-just-racists/

 

NEWSMAX
— New Trump Ad Hits ‘The President’s Enemies’ in Media, Congress – Wanda Carruthers (DIERSEN: I should write a book about those who paint themselves as being my enemies. They would love it.)
http://www.newsmax.com/Politics/President-Donald-Trump-media-ad-campaign/2017/08/13/id/807387/

 

TOWNHALL
— How the Liberal Media Created Charlottesville – John Hawkins
https://townhall.com/columnists/johnhawkins/2017/08/14/how-the-liberal-media-created-charlottesville-n2368137

 

BRETIBART
— Mainstream Media Exploit Charlottesville Violence to Help the Left – JOEL B. POLLAK
http://www.breitbart.com/big-journalism/2017/08/13/media-exploit-violence-help-democrats/

 

REAL CLEAR POLITICS
— Republicans, Kick the Bigots Out – Bill Scher (DIERSEN: Members of the following groups have always hinted/implied/argued/shouted that ALL REPUBLICANS ARE BIGOTS, RACISTS, SEXISTS, AND EVEN WORSE THINGS: anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.)
https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2017/08/14/republicans_kick_the_bigots_out_134738.html

 

FREEDOM’S JOURNAL
— SANCTUARY FOR WHOM? – Ken Blackwell  (DIERSEN: Democrats want Chicago to be a sanctuary for more than illegals. Democrats also want Chicago to be a sanctuary for individuals, organizations, companies, and governments that are anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.)
https://freedomsjournalinstitute.org/latest-news/opinion/sanctuary-for-whom/

 

PUBLIUS FORUM
— Sorry, Liberals, You Don’t Get to Have Moral Outrage Over Charlottesville Murder – Warner Todd Huston  (DIERSEN: If you call for a person to disavow/condemn a group, you are charging that person with having promoted the bad actions of that group.)
http://www.publiusforum.com/2017/08/13/sorry-liberals-dont-get-moral-outrage-charlottesville-murder/

 

DAILY WIRE
— 7 Things You Need To Know About The Charlottesville Violence And White Supremacist Terror Attack – BEN SHAPIRO
http://www.dailywire.com/news/19658/7-things-you-need-know-about-charlottesville-ben-shapiro

 

POLITICO
— Marijuana politics emerge as 2020 flash point  The debate over legalization is about to receive a full airing on the presidential campaign trail. – CARLA MARINUCCI  (DIERSEN: If you promote pot, you promote destruction.  The Republican Party, the Illinois Republican Party, the DuPage County Republican Central Committee, and the Milton Township Republican Central Committee should disavow/condemn all individuals, all organizations, all companies, all governments, and all countries that promote pot.)
http://www.politico.com/story/2017/08/13/marijuana-legalization-2020-elections-241576

 

AOL NEWS
— Mom of Charlottesville murder suspect thought rally was about Trump – NATHAN ROUSSEAU SMITH
https://www.aol.com/article/news/2017/08/13/mom-of-charlottesville-murderer-speaks-out/23076352/

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— ‘Evil Attack’ in Virginia Is Domestic Terrorism, Sessions Says – EILEEN SULLIVAN  (DIERSEN: Who/want will members of the following groups blame for James Alex Fields’ actions: anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors?)
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/08/14/us/politics/domestic-terrorism-sessions.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps demonize, denigrate, and condemn Trump. Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps promote hatred of individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/08/13/opinion/trump-charlottesville-hate-stormer.html
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/08/14/opinion/when-the-president-is-un-american.html
— Trump Attacks Merck Chief Kenneth Frazier for Quitting Advisory Panel – GLENN THRUSH
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/08/14/us/politics/trump-charlottesville-protest.html

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD WITH BIG COLOR PICTURE: Trump Pressed to Disavow White-Nationalist Groups After Virginia Attack  Charlottesville violence shines a light on groups that have backed the president – Peter Nicholas  (DIERSEN: If you call for a person to disavow a group, you are charging that person with having promoted the bad actions of that group.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/trump-pressed-to-disavow-white-nationalist-groups-after-virginia-attack-1502668426
— Democrats Divided on Abortion Strategy as They Look to 2018 Elections  Campaign officials say they won’t rule out backing pro-life candidates – Natalie Andrews  (DIERSEN: I should write a book about past and present leaders of the Milton Township Republican Central Committee, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, and the Illinois Republican Party who focus on destroying those like me who support the right to life plank in the Illinois Republican Party platform and the Republican Party platform.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/democrats-divided-on-abortion-strategy-as-they-look-to-2018-elections-1502625600
— The Poison of Identity Politics  The return of white nationalism is part of a deeper ailment. (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps promote hatred of Trump supporters, anti-Protestants promote hatred of Protestants, anti-conservatives promote hatred of conservatives, anti-Republicans promote hatred of Republicans, anti-Americans promote hatred of Americans, anti-Whites promote hatred of Whites, anti-males promote hatred of males, anti-older people promote hatred of older people, anti-rich people promote hatred of rich people, anti-gun owners promote hatred of gun owners, anti-German Americans promote hatred of German Americans, anti-draft avoiders promote hatred of draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and those who are anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors promote hatred of those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-poison-of-identity-politics-1502661521
— The Downside of Full Pay Transparency  Proponents tout the benefits of sharing pay information across an organization. But for most companies, the costs outweigh the benefits. – Todd Zenger  (DIERSEN: Federal employees know a lot more about what their superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates are being paid than private sector employees. My Democrat GAO superiors assured that everyone knew that they had forced me to retire in 1997 when I was 49 years old, always ranked me in the bottom half of my coworkers for pay-for-performance purposes, did not promote me beyond GS-13, kept me off audits of IRS for all but 3 of the almost 18 years that I worked for GAO, and forced me to take an $18,847 pay cut in today’s dollars to transfer from IRS to GAO in 1980.  My Democrat IRS superiors assured that everyone knew that they did not promote me beyond GS-12, disallowed my education deductions in 1978, and disallowed my partial day per diem claims in 1974.  My Democrat Post Office superiors assured that everyone knew that they forced me resign in 1969 and disallowed my sick leave requests in 1969 and 1968.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-downside-of-full-pay-transparency-1502676360
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Virtually all employers in America are Democrats. Democrat employers use Affirmative Action, Diversity, and Inclusion to not hire and to get rid of Republicans, and especially Republicans who are White, male, older, and/or non-veteran.
https://www.wsj.com/articles/what-the-google-controversy-misses-the-business-case-for-diversity-1502625603

 

USA TODAY
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: If you call for a person to disavow a group, you are charging that person with having promoted the bad actions of that group.)
https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/2017/08/13/charlottesville-unmasks-trump-dont-expect-rebuke-white-supremacists-ellis-cose-column/562926001/
https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/2017/08/14/charlottesville-trumps-moral-deficits-our-undoing-ross-baker-column/563148001/
— Ivanka Trump calls out ‘white supremacy’ – Eliza Collins
https://www.usatoday.com/videos/life/2017/08/13/ivanka-trump-calls-out-white-supremacy/104566116/
— Atlanta Protestors Damage Confederate Monument
https://www.usatoday.com/videos/news/nation/2017/08/14/atlanta-protestors-damage-confederate-monument/104584214/
— HARDCOPY ARTICLE TITLE: ‘Unite the right’ leader blames city – John Bacon, Robert King and, Sarah Toy
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2017/08/13/charlottesville-mayor-rips-unite-right-leader-blames-city-violence/562914001/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Trouble in Trumpland: The president’s core supporters begin to worry.”
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2017/08/14/trumps-core-supporters-begin-worry-future-success/561903001/
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD WITH BIG COLOR PICTURES: DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever increasing, members of the following groups hint/imply/argue/shout that you are Nazi sympathizer if you do not demonize, denigrate, and condemn Trump and his supporters: anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.)
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2017/08/13/swastika-use-rise-nazis-trump-charlottesville-violence/104488402/
https://www.usatoday.com/videos/news/nation/2017/08/11/-swastika-rise.-blame-hate-ignorance-nihilism/104504208/
— One-fifth of Americans find workplace hostile or threatening – AP  (DIERSEN: While I worked for the Democrats who ran federal government 1966-1969 and 1971-1997, my Democrat superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates became increasingly hostile if not threatening toward employees who were Republican, and especially toward those who were White, male, older, and/or non-veteran.)
https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/careers/2017/08/14/one-fifth-americans-find-workplace-hostile-threatening/564252001/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-alt-rights say “Alt-right finds a new hero: ex-Googler James Damore.”
https://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/columnist/2017/08/12/alt-right-finds-new-hero-ex-googler-james-damore/556570001/
— HARDCOPY ARTICLE TITLE: Strong job market lures back workers – Paul Davidson (DIERSEN: Yes, but ever-increasingly, employers prefer employees who “look like America,” that is, employees who are anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.)
https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/2017/08/13/participation-boost-americans-still-rushing-back-into-job-market/559510001/

 

BALTIMORE SUN
— Whites less privileged today, still not victims – Fred L. Pincus  (DIERSEN: Democrats run America. Democrats use Affirmative Action, Diversity, and Inclusion to get rid of Republicans, and especially Republicans who are White, male, older, and/or non-veteran.)
http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/opinion/oped/bs-ed-op-0815-race-admissions-20170814-story.html

 

FORTUNE
— It’s Not Just Google: White Male Discontent Has Come to the Tech Industry – Bloomberg  (DIERSEN: Democrats run America. Democrats use Affirmative Action, Diversity, and Inclusion to not hire and to get rid of Republicans, and especially Republicans who are White, male, older, and/or non-veteran.)
http://fortune.com/2017/08/14/google-yahoo-diversity-tech-silicon-valley/

August 10 Evening Edition

ABC7
— Pritzker chooses Rep. Juliana Stratton as 2018 running mate – Craig Wall
http://abc7chicago.com/politics/pritzker-chooses-rep-juliana-stratton-as-2018-running-mate/2293288/
— School funding dispute continues as teachers, students protest delay – Sarah Schulte and Laura Podesta
http://abc7chicago.com/education/school-funding-dispute-continues/2292625/

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Feds say Cook County soda tax collection violates food stamp rules – Greg Trotter and Ally Marotti
http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/ct-soda-tax-food-stamps-preckwinkle-0811-biz-20170810-story.html
— Mendoza sends schools long-overdue cash as state misses first scheduled payment – Monique Garcia
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-illinois-school-funding-met-0811-20170810-story.html
— Allstate quietly lays off 500, leans into feature that lets customers photograph damage – Ally Marotti
http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/ct-allstate-layoffs-0811-biz-20170810-story.html
— Trump on ‘fire and fury’ warning to North Korea: Maybe statement wasn’t tough enough – AP
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/ct-trump-fire-and-fury-warning-north-korea-20170810-story.html
— Trump says he is ‘very thankful’ to Putin for expelling U.S. diplomats from Russia – Philip Rucker
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/politics/ct-trump-putin-expelled-diplomats-20170810-story.html
— Trump suggests McConnell must deliver on president’s agenda or step aside – AP
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/politics/ct-trump-mcconnell-health-care-20170810-story.html
— Stratton brings diversity to Pritzker campaign – Rick Pearson  (DIERSEN: How bad are your demographics?  My demographics are terrible: Trump supporter, baptized, raised, and confirmed as a Missouri Synod Lutheran, conservative, Republican, American, White, male, old (68), non-poor, gun owner, 100% German American, draft avoider, ancestors have been in America since the 1840s, union member for almost 12 years, federal government employee for almost 30 years, federal retiree for almost 20 years, childless, pet-less, only owned American-nameplate vehicles, not a graduate of an Ivy League university, etc.  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 despise if not hate my demographics. They would love it.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-jb-pritzker-running-mate-met-0811-20170810-story.html
— Why the U.S. hasn’t brought ‘fire and fury’ to North Korea – Eli Lake  (DIERSEN: One could argue that America should take action against North Korea only if North Korea a) illegally sends many millions of its citizens illegally into America illegally (LIKE MEXICO DOES), b) illegally keeps many millions of its citizens illegally in America illegally (LIKE MEXICO DOES), or c) illegally sends many mountains of illegal drugs into America illegally (LIKE MEXICO DOES).)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/commentary/ct-north-korea-fire-fury-20170809-story.html
— Wednesday showdown looms in historic school-funding impasse – Ted Slowik
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/daily-southtown/opinion/ct-sta-slowik-school-funding-st-0811-20170810-story.html

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Trump, Kim Jong Un put the world in danger in a game of chicken – Lawrence Wittner  (DIERSEN: One could argue that America should take action against North Korea only if North Korea a) illegally sends many millions of its citizens illegally into America illegally (LIKE MEXICO DOES), b) illegally keeps many millions of its citizens illegally in America illegally (LIKE MEXICO DOES), or c) illegally sends many mountains of illegal drugs into America illegally (LIKE MEXICO DOES).)
http://chicago.suntimes.com/opinion/trump-kim-jong-un-put-millions-of-lives-on-the-line-in-game-of-chicken/
— Durbin, Duckworth officially OK Lausch for U.S. Attorney in Chicago – Lynn Sweet
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/durbin-duckworth-officially-ok-lausch-for-u-s-attorney-in-chicago/
— CPS touts test scores to boost funding case, admits ‘achievement gap’ – Lauren FitzPatrick and Fran Spielman
http://chicago.suntimes.com/chicago-politics/cps-announces-test-score-rise-to-bolster-funding-case-in-springfield/
— Trump: Putin’s ouster of U.S. diplomats ‘cut down our payroll’ – AP
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/trump-putins-ouster-of-u-s-diplomats-cut-down-our-payroll/

 

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Pop tax lands Cook in hot water with the feds – GREG HINZ
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20170810/BLOGS02/170819977/pop-tax-lands-cook-in-hot-water-with-the-feds

 

DAILY HERALD
— Free-speech debate swirls as officials block on social media – AP (DIERSEN: I should write a book about Democrat plant, Libertarian plant, Green plant, RINO, and other anti-Republican officials who use the power of their religious, government, political, and/or business positions a) to stop me from putting GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails together and sending them out and b) to stop everyone from reading the emails.)
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20170810/business/308109985/
— Kane Co. officials detail consequences of RTA sales tax raid – James Fuller
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20170810/kane-co-officials-detail-consequences-of-rta-sales-tax-raid
— Bernie Sanders to speak at the Paramount – Candy Purdom  (DIERSEN: When are high-profile Republicans scheduled to speak in Illinois, in your county, in your township/ward, and in your municipality?  My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes viciously demonized, denigrated, and condemned the Republicans who I recruited to speak at TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois events 2005-2012.  My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes viciously demonize, denigrate, and condemn all individuals, all organizations, all companies, and all governments that they cannot manipulate/dominate.)
http://www.dailyherald.com/submitted/20170810/bernie-sanders-to-speak-at-the-paramount
— Health care may be charity, but it’s not a right – Mark Bodett, Wheaton  (DIERSEN: Who pays for your health care?  To turn individuals, organizations, companies, governments, etc. that have problems against me, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes stress that because I am a federal retiree, my wife and I pay only $5,763/year (25%) for health, dental, and vision insurance and the federal government pays $17,288/year (75%). My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois promote hatred of federal employees and hatred of federal retirees.)
http://www.dailyherald.com/discuss/20170810/health-care-may-be-charity-but-its-not-a-right

 

HERALD NEWS
— County Board may try to eliminate pensions for some elected offices  Board members think certain countywide officeholders are too highly compensated – MIKE MALLORY  (DIERSEN: Are/were you accused of being overpaid?  My critics/opponents have always accused me of being overpaid. In my defense, I earned a) a job-related bachelor’s degree when I was 21 and job-related master’s degrees when I was 27, 31, and 48, b) job-related professional certifications when I was 30, 32, 41, 45, 47, and 48, and c) a job-related professional license when I was 32.)
http://www.theherald-news.com/2017/08/10/county-board-may-try-to-eliminate-pensions-for-some-elected-offices/aeuo1yg/

 

NEW HAVEN REGISTER
— Governor opens Illinois State Fair; ag chief Raymond Poe treated after fall – AP
http://www.nhregister.com/news/article/Governor-to-officially-open-2017-Illinois-State-11747181.php

 

SOUTHWEST ILLINOIS NEWS
— Rep. Bryant casts key vote for income tax hike, pays $65 in property taxes
http://swillinoisnews.com/stories/511178937-bryant-bucked-party-on-income-tax-hike-paid-65-in-property-taxes

 

PARENTS OPPOSED TO POT
— BE SMARTER, ILLINOIS: DON’T BELIEVE POT MAKES YOU SAFER
http://www.poppot.org/2017/08/09/be-smarter-illinois-dont-safer-misleads/

 

ILLINOIS FAMILY ACTION
— CHICAGO: Inside the Biggest Gathering of American Socialists In Decades – Ryan Cooper  (DIERSEN: Those who promote socialism have always demonized me, denigrated me, and condemned me as being undeservedly filthy rich.)
https://illinoisfamilyaction.org/2017/08/inside-the-biggest-gathering-of-american-socialists-in-decades/

 

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— AUGUST 4, 2017 FLASHBACK: DOES RAUNER KNOW HOW SB 31 COULD DETRIMENTALLY AFFECT ILLINOIS? WE ASKED 4 QUESTIONS.
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2017/08/does-rauner-know-how-sb-31-could-detrimentally-affect-illinois-we-asked-4-questions.html

 

CAPITOL FAX
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Rauner asks “Why is Gov. Rauner seemingly unconcerned about paying off the impasse debt?”
https://capitolfax.com/2017/08/10/why-is-gov-rauner-seemingly-unconcerned-about-paying-off-the-impasse-debt/
— Ag Director Raymond Poe falls during State Fair ribbon cutting ceremony
https://capitolfax.com/2017/08/10/ag-director-raymond-poe-falls-during-state-fair-ribbon-cutting-ceremony/
— Kennedy opposes $100 million private school tuition program   (DIERSEN: My outstanding parents saved Crete-Monee School District 201-U (http://www.cm201u.org/) lots of money during the 1950s and 1960s by sending my brother and me to Trinity Lutheran Grade School in Crete and then to Hope Lutheran Grade School in Park Forest to stay with the Missouri Synod.)
https://capitolfax.com/2017/08/10/kennedy-opposes-100-million-private-school-tuition-program/

 

GOPUSA
— Atlanta gym owner bans cops, soldiers  (DIERSEN: How soon, if not already, will anti-Trumps ban those who are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time?)
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=28482
— Man sentenced to 100 days for registering dead voters for Democrats  (DIERSEN: There are two cemeteries in my DuPage County Milton Township Precinct 9.)
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=28480
— Canada sends soldiers to US border where illegal migrants cross
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=28446
— Horrors! Fluffy and Fido are destroying the environment!
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=28436

 

FOX NEWS
— Illinois’ partisan gridlock causes state to miss school funding deadline
http://www.foxbusiness.com/politics/2017/08/10/illinois-partisan-gridlock-causes-state-to-miss-school-funding-deadline.html
— What the Google firing tells us about our freedom — And whether we can keep it – Frank Miniter  (DIERSEN: QUESTION: What does GAO’s firing of Diersen tell Republicans about their employment opportunities in the federal government?  ANSWER: They are terrible, if not non-existent.)
http://www.foxnews.com/opinion/2017/08/10/what-google-firing-tells-us-about-our-freedom-and-whether-can-keep-it.html
— Hillary Clinton Considering Becoming Preacher  (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, “religious leaders” act as operatives or as dupes for the Democrat Party.)
http://insider.foxnews.com/2017/08/10/hillary-clinton-considers-becoming-methodist-preacher

 

FEDERALIST
— Okay, Google: How Do You Prepare A Country For Totalitarianism?  To be ready for dictatorship, people have to embrace its habits and practices voluntarily, or at least show little resistance. Google is doing its part. –  Robert Tracinski
http://thefederalist.com/2017/08/09/hey-google-how-do-you-prepare-a-country-for-totalitarianism/

 

DAILY CALLER
— In Fomenting Mistrust, The Washington Post And The ACLU Reign Supreme – Ron Hosko  (DIERSEN: Of course, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes focus on fomenting mistrust of me. If I went after my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes as hard as they have come after me, they would all be on welfare by now.)
http://dailycaller.com/2017/08/10/in-fomenting-mistrust-the-washington-post-and-the-aclu-reign-supreme/

 

NATIONAL REVIEW
— Tax Reform Shouldn’t Punish Donations to School-Choice Scholarship Programs – JASON BEDRICK (DIERSEN: My outstanding parents saved Crete-Monee School District 201-U (http://www.cm201u.org/) lots of money during the 1950s and 1960s by sending my brother and me to Trinity Lutheran Grade School in Crete and then to Hope Lutheran Grade School in Park Forest to stay with the Missouri Synod.)
http://www.nationalreview.com/article/450369/tax-reform-school-choice-scholarship-program-donations-should-not-be-punished

 

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Michael Barone: Google’s ‘tolerance’ requires repression – Michael Barone  (DIERSEN: Hiring, retaining, and promoting young Democrat women and young Democrat minorities requires not hiring, wasting the careers of, and getting rid of employees who are Republican, White, male, older, and/or non-veteran.)
http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/michael-barone-googles-tolerance-requires-repression/article/2631081

 

WASHINGTON POST
— A nuclear-armed North Korea could make smaller disputes with Pyongyang much more dangerous – Anne Gearan  (DIERSEN: QUESTION: What has emboldened North Korea? ANSWER: North Korea, as does the rest of the world, sees America as being extremely week because it takes no action against Mexico, a country that has constructively declared war on America a) by its illegally sending many millions of its citizens illegally into America illegally, b) by its illegally keeping many millions of its citizens illegally in America illegally, and  c) by its illegally sending many mountains of illegal drugs into America illegally.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/national-security/a-nuclear-armed-north-korea-could-make-smaller-disputes-with-pyongyang-much-more-dangerous/2017/08/10/b62ee0ce-7dd7-11e7-9d08-b79f191668ed_story.html
— If Trump wants a nuclear attack against North Korea, his military advisers have few other options – Dan Lamothe  (DIERSEN: What if North Korea had committed acts of war, for example, a) by illegally sending many millions of its citizens illegally into America illegally, b) by illegally keeping many millions of its citizens illegally in America illegally, or c) by illegally sending many mountains of illegal drugs into America illegally?)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/checkpoint/wp/2017/08/10/if-trump-wants-a-nuclear-attack-against-north-korea-his-military-advisers-have-few-other-options/

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Google Cancels Meeting on Diversity, Citing Safety Concerns for Employees  CEO had scheduled meeting after the firing of a Google engineer, which had set off a nationwide debate – Jack Nicas
https://www.wsj.com/articles/google-engineers-firing-fuels-debate-among-employees-1502395326
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Google canceled a companywide meeting about diversity just before it was set to begin Thursday, saying right-wing websites published the names of employees who had proposed questions, raising security concerns. Google Chief Executive Sundar Pichai said in an email to employees that the company decided to cancel the highly anticipated meeting after employees expressed concerns “about their safety and worried they may be ‘outed’ publicly for asking a question in the Town Hall.”)
— Google Episode Sends a Message: Diversity Is a Tough Sell in Silicon Valley  Tech firms face broad skepticism about results of industry’s push to attract more women and minorities – Georgia Wells and Yoree Koh  (DIERSEN: Because most young women and most young minorities are Democrats, it is easier for the Democrats who run the federal government to hire, to retain, and to promote young women and young minorities. But then again, because federal employees and federal retirees are viciously hated, it is harder for the Democrats who run the federal government to hire, to retain, and to promote young women and young minorities.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/google-episode-sends-a-message-diversity-is-a-tough-sell-in-silicon-valley-1502383625
— The ‘Diversity’ Paradox  ‘Almost all of the Google memo’s empirical claims are scientifically accurate.’
https://www.wsj.com/articles/notable-quotable-the-diversity-paradox-1502320093

 

FINANCIAL TIMES
— Modern employers must invest in all their staff – Niels Erich, San Francisco  (DIERSEN: My Democrat superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates in the federal government always hinted/implied/argued/shouted that the undergraduate and graduate courses that I took a) were not job-related, b) did not help me carry out my job duties, c) were taken by me to get a job in the private sector, and d) were a distraction.  To keep their jobs and to get promoted, my Democrat superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates focused on getting rid of federal employees who were Republican, White, male, older, and/or non-veteran.)
https://www.ft.com/content/ce016eae-7db6-11e7-ab01-a13271d1ee9c
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Having read the memo, a recurring subtext appears: Mr Damore felt stuck in his job, denied access to training and career development paths designed to increase diversity throughout the company. A perception formed in his mind, rightly or wrongly, that Google had overcompensated in its drive to address criticism over diversity. As he saw it, Google was now recruiting and grooming a subset of employees to bypass or even replace him, while excluding him from comparable investment and support. That he was a self-identified “conservative” in Silicon Valley did not help; his complaints were viewed as creating a hostile workplace environment.)

 

ATLANTIC
— Why Men Are the New College Minority  Males are enrolling in higher education at alarmingly low rates, and some colleges are working hard to reverse the trend. In colleges and universities nationwide this year, more than 56 percent of students are women. – JON MARCUS (DIERSEN: Anti-males voted for Clinton.)
https://www.theatlantic.com/education/archive/2017/08/why-men-are-the-new-college-minority/536103/

August 7 Evening Edition

NBC5
— Sessions Blasts Chicago Legal Action  “The City of Chicago will continue to stand up to President Trump,” Mayor Rahm Emanuel said in a statement
http://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/Sessions-Blasts-Chicago-Legal-Action–439080943.html

 

CBS2
— Chicago’s Overtime Costs ‘Out Of Control’
http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2017/08/07/chicagos-overtime-costs-out-of-control/
— Nearly 1,000 CPS Layoffs Announced
http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2017/08/07/nearly-1000-cps-layoffs-announced/

 

FOX NEWS CHICAGO
— Chicago sues over sanctuary city threat; Sessions fires back
http://www.fox32chicago.com/news/local/272355089-story
— Rauner rejects Democrats’ call to borrow for bill backlog – AP
http://www.fox32chicago.com/politics/272467735-story

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— As Emanuel sues Trump Justice Department, immigrant sanctuary debate comes to fore – Hal Dardick
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-rahm-emanuel-donald-trump-lawsuit-met-0808-2-20170807-story.html
— Rauner shouldn’t delay borrowing money to pay Illinois’ bills, comptroller says – Monique Garcia
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-bruce-rauner-susana-mendoza-met-0808-20170807-story.html
— New chief of staff Kelly moves quickly to tame Trump’s tweets – Jennifer Jacobs, Margaret Talev and Justin Sink  (DIERSEN: Who wants to tame your tweets and why, that is, who wants to shut you up and why?
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/politics/ct-chief-of-staff-kelly-trump-tweets-20170807-story.html
— Some Lake County school districts look to reserves to navigate latest financial uncertainty – Phil Rockrohr
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/lake-zurich/news/ct-lsr-state-education-funding-tl-0810-20170807-story.html
— President Trump, who got five draft deferments, again attacks Sen. Blumenthal’s military record – Noah Bierman  (DIERSEN: Did you avoid the draft?  If I sought a government office or a political office, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes would shout that I got student draft deferments 1966-1970 and a financial hardship draft deferment 1970-1971. My Democrat superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates in the federal government always stressed to my superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates who were veterans that I avoided the draft. All during the almost 30 years that I worked for the federal government, many, most, and at times, virtually all of my superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates were veterans.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/politics/ct-trump-attack-senator-twitter-20170807-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Democrats promote LGBTQ activity.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/lifestyles/ct-life-belmont-rocks-0820-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly anti-Trumps a) glorify and praise illegals and b) demonize, denigrate, and condemn those who are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/editorials/ct-sanctuary-chicago-lawsuit-sessions-edit-20170807-story.html
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/columnists/glanton/ct-trump-sanctuary-city-glanton-met-0808-20170807-column.html
— Medical pot shops hold public expo, complete with cooking demos, to reduce stigma of product – Dan Lambert  (DIERSEN: If you promote pot, you promote destruction.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/mundelein/news/ct-vhr-medical-marijuana-expo-tl-0810-20170807-story.html

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— After Rahm sues feds, A.G. Jeff Sessions blisters ‘lawless’ Chicago – Lynn Sweet and Jon Seidel
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/chicagos-promised-lawsuit-against-trump-administration-is-a-reality/
— Chance the Rapper digs at pols over education funding  (DIERSEN: Who digs at you? I should write a book about those who dig at me.)
http://chicago.suntimes.com/chicago-politics/chance-the-rapper-digs-at-pols-over-education-funding/
— A fresh attempt at cutting a deal on Illinois education – Madeleine Doubek
http://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/doubek-a-fresh-attempt-at-cutting-a-deal-on-illinois-education/
— Republicans don’t want nobody Dems (might have) sent – Mark Brown
http://chicago.suntimes.com/chicago-politics/brown-republicans-dont-want-nobody-dems-might-have-sent/
— Trump trains his sights on affirmative action – Jesse Jackson  (DIERSEN: Democrats use Affirmative Action, Diversity, and Inclusion to get rid of Republicans and especially Republicans who are White, male, older, and/or non-veteran.)
http://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/jackson-trump-trains-his-sights-on-affirmative-action/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly anti-Trumps a) glorify and praise illegals and b) demonize, denigrate, and condemn those who are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.
http://chicago.suntimes.com/opinion/editorial-wheres-the-crime-in-wanting-to-work/

 

DAILY HERALD
— Rauner appoints former Rep. Senger of Naperville as a deputy chief of staff – Katie Smith
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20170807/rauner-appoints-former-rep-senger-of-naperville-as-a-deputy-chief-of-staff
— How Wheeling says a resident cost taxpayers $144,000 – Chacour Koop
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20170807/how-wheeling-says-a-resident-cost-taxpayers-144000
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Trump looks to loyal voters as support slips, agenda stalls.”
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20170807/news/308079891/
— Mid-Year Review Shows Continued Strong Economic Indicators for DuPage County – Choose DuPage
http://www.dailyherald.com/submitted/20170807/mid-year-review-shows-continued-strong-economic-indicators-for-dupage-county

 

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Here’s the next step in the city’s sanctuary city lawsuit – AP
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20170807/NEWS02/170809894/heres-the-next-step-in-the-citys-sanctuary-city-lawsuit
— All these Democrats think they can unseat Roskam – GREG HINZ
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20170807/BLOGS02/170809891/all-these-democrats-think-they-can-unseat-roskam

 

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Hunger on campus is a real problem with real solutions – Esther Cepeda  (DIERSEN: Were you hungry when you earned your bachelor’s degree? My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes would stress that while I attended UIC 1966-1968, I owned a 1966 Pontiac Tempest Sprint and then a 1968 Oldsmobile 442. They would stress that while I earned my bachelor’s degree from NIU 1969-1970, I owned a 1969 Dodge Charger SE and that I lived in the University Plaza Dormitory (https://www.uplaza.com/) in DeKalb and then Lincolnshire West Apartments (http://www.lincolnshirewest-apts.com/) in DeKalb. My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes would use the aforesaid to paint me as having always been undeservedly filthy rich.)
http://www.sj-r.com/opinion/20170806/esther-cepeda-hunger-on-campus-is-real-problem-with-real-solutions

 

MORNING ANSWER CHICAGO
— Illinois State Representative Jeanne Ives
http://morninganswerchicago.com/2017/08/07/illinois-state-representative-jeanne-ives/

 

CHICAGOIST
— Chicago Just Hosted The Largest Democratic Socialists Convention In Years
http://chicagoist.com/2017/08/07/chicago_dsa_convention_helps_build.php

 

CHICAGO NOW
— The Southern Poverty Law Center is a hate group – Dennis Byrne
http://www.chicagonow.com/dennis-byrnes-barbershop/2017/08/the-southern-poverty-law-center-is-a-hate-group/

 

CHICAGO CITY WIRE
— State legislators deemed indifferent to business woes – Hoang Tran  (DIERSEN: What are your woes and who is indifferent to them.)
http://chicagocitywire.com/stories/511174568-state-legislators-deemed-indifferent-to-business-woes

 

DUPAGE POLICY JOURNAL
— DuPage GOP maintains pivotal role in state government, local chairman says – Caitlin Nordahl
http://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/511174602-dupage-gop-maintains-pivotal-role-in-state-government-local-chairman-says
— Ives declares schools will open despite Madigan tactics – Hoang Tran
http://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/511174785-ives-declares-schools-will-open-despite-madigan-tactics

 

SOUTHWEST ILLINOIS NEWS
— Righter hails Rauner veto of school funding bill as making things fair – Caitlin Nordahl
http://seillinoisnews.com/stories/511174769-righter-hails-rauner-veto-of-school-funding-bill-as-making-things-fair

 

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— ANTI-TAX HIKE SCHOOL BOARD MEMBER JEANETTE WARD EYES FORTNER’S SOON-VACANT SEAT
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2017/08/anti-tax-hike-school-board-member-eyes-fortners-soon-vacant-seat.html

 

WORLD NET DAILY
— PAINFUL TRUTH ABOUT INJUSTICE OF AFFIRMATIVE ACTION  Rita Dunaway applauds attorney general’s plan to curb nefarious practice  (DIERSEN: Democrats use Affirmative Action, Diversity, and Inclusion to get rid of Republicans and especially Republicans who are White, male, older, and/or non-veteran.)
http://www.wnd.com/2017/08/painful-truth-about-injustice-of-affirmative-action/

 

LIFE SITE NEWS
— Liberal media slams politician (Jeanne Ives) for sharing article critical of transgenderism – Laurie Higgins
https://www.lifesitenews.com/opinion/state-legislator-links-to-article-on-transgenderism-in-schools-and-gets-unn

 

BREITBART
— Trump Immigration Crackdown Leads to Higher Construction Wages (DIERSEN: Individuals, organizations, and companies that want cheap labor have always worked very hard against me.  They know that I was a union member for almost 12 years.)
http://www.breitbart.com/texas/2017/08/06/trump-immigration-crackdown-leads-higher-construction-wages/

 

DAILY CALLER
— Rahm Using Sanctuary City Lawsuit Against Trump To Distract From $55 Million Scandal – William J. Kelly
http://dailycaller.com/2017/08/07/rahm-using-sanctuary-city-lawsuit-against-trump-to-distract-from-55-million-scandal/
— Flake Picks Immigrants Over GOP Voters – Scott Greer
http://dailycaller.com/2017/08/07/flake-picks-immigrants-over-gop-voters/

 

GOPUSA
— Paul Ryan catches heat in home district – JOHN BINDER
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=28306

 

CONSERVATIVE REPUBLICAN NEWS
— PUTTING AMERICANS FIRST – Kent Kellar
http://conservativerepublicannews.com/2017/08/07/putting-americans-first/

 

NATIONAL REVIEW
— How Much Should Society Stigmatize Marijuana? – MAX BLOOM (DIERSEN: If you promote pot, you promote destruction.)
http://www.nationalreview.com/article/450177/marijuana-academic-performance-study-highlights-legalizations-costs

 

CNN
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Trump at 200 days: Declining approval amid widespread mistrust.”
http://www.cnn.com/2017/08/07/politics/poll-trump-approval-down-amid-distrust/index.html

 

REUTERS
— Illinois governor stalls bond sales for other options to pay bills
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-illinois-bonds-idUSKBN1AN1ID

 

LOS ANGELES TIMES
— Google VP responds to employee memo on women: ‘Diversity and inclusion are critical to our success’ – AP  (DIERSEN: Democrats use Affirmative Action, Diversity, and Inclusion to not hire, to not promote, and to get rid of Republicans, Whites, men, older people, and non-veterans.)
http://www.latimes.com/business/technology/la-fi-tn-google-memo-20170807-story.html

 

U.S. NEWS & WORLD REPORT
— Rauner Rejects Democrats’ Call to Borrow for Bill Backlog  Gov. Bruce Rauner rebuffed Democrats’ calls Monday to borrow more money to take a chunk out of a $14.4 billion pile of overdue bills. – AP
https://www.usnews.com/news/best-states/illinois/articles/2017-08-07/rauner-rejects-democrats-call-to-borrow-for-bill-backlog

 

TIME MAGAZINE
— Find Out If President Trump Would Let You Immigrate to America – Lisa Marie Segarra and David Johnson  (DIERSEN: Do you qualify? I do not. 30 points are needed and I only have 18 points because a) I am over 50 years old, b) my three master’s degrees are not in science, technology, or engineering, c) I do not have a job offer, d) I do not have a Nobel Prize or major international award, e) I have not won an Olympic medal in the past 8 years, and f) I do not plan on investing money in the U.S. with foreign currency.)
http://time.com/4887574/trump-raise-act-immigration/

 

FORBES
— 10 Cars Owners Keep 10 Years Or More – Jim Gorzelany (DIERSEN: I have owned my 1972 Chevy Corvette since October 14, 1971.  I have owned my 1996 Ford Thunderbird LX since 1995.)
http://www3.forbes.com/business/10-cars-owners-keep-10-years-or-more/

 

FED SMITH
— How Do You Take Away a Benefit That’s Already Been Paid For? – John Grobe
https://www.fedsmith.com/2017/08/07/take-away-benefit-thats-already-paid/

 

CATO
— 90 Percent of Businesses Don’t Use E-Verify—Especially Small Businesses – DAVID BIER  (DIERSEN: Employers that do not use E-Verify shout that they want cheap labor and that they are anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.)
https://www.cato.org/blog/90-percent-businesses-dont-use-e-verify-especially-small-businesses
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Employers that do not use E-Verify shout that they want cheap labor and that they are anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.
https://www.cato.org/blog/legal-workforce-act-would-delay-or-cost-17-million-jobs-us-citizens-legal-workers

August 5 Evening Edition

GOPUSA ILLINOIS
— Dan Proft spoke at Kane County Board Chairman Chris Lauzen’s outstanding Summer Volunteer Appreciation Dinner in Aurora Saturday evening, August 5, 2017. The 200+ attendees included Bond, Foote, Holan, Hunt, Khouri, Marchese, Minor, Skillicorn, Smith, and Zahm. – Dave Diersen
https://gopillinois.com

 

ABC7
— Illinois school funding – BGA
http://abc7chicago.com/politics/weekend-watch-illinois-school-funding/2275538/

 

NBC5
— ‘Barack Obama Day’ Is Now an Illinois Holiday – Shelby Bremer
http://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/barack-obama-day-illinois-holiday-438732933.html

 

CBS2
— President Trump’s Weekly Address; Democrats’ Weekly Address
http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2017/08/05/president-trumps-weekly-address-democrats-weekly-address-4/
— Naperville Dealership Displays ‘Unnecessary Intimidation,’ Striking Mechanics
http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2017/08/05/dealership-intimidation-against-striking-mechanics/

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Why nuclear energy is the future in Illinois and globally – U.S. Rep. Adam Kinzinger
http://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/kinzinger-why-nuclear-energy-is-the-future-in-illinois-and-globally/
— Gun crimes must be top target for Chicago’s U.S. attorney – Editorial
http://chicago.suntimes.com/opinion/editorial-gun-crimes-must-be-top-target-for-chicagos-u-s-attorney/
— We still need affirmative action – Jenica Roenneburg, Lena (DIERSEN: Democrats use Affirmative Action, Diversity, and Inclusion to screw Republicans, and especially Republicans who are White, male, older, and/or non-veteran.)
http://chicago.suntimes.com/opinion/letters-legislators-should-override-rauners-amendatory-veto/

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Employer-based health coverage likely to stay awhile – AP
http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/sns-bc-us–health-overhaul-employers-20170804-story.html
— Pence hands over AOL emails from time as Indiana’s governor – AP
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/sns-bc-us–pence-email-20170804-story.html
— Duke Univ. president: Diversity forces new view of problems – AP  (DIERSEN: Democrats use Affirmative Action, Diversity, and Inclusion to screw Republicans, and especially Republicans who are White, male, older, and/or non-veteran.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/sns-bc-nc–duke-president-20170805-story.html
— Affirmative action back in the spotlight – Mary Sanchez (DIERSEN: Democrats use Affirmative Action, Diversity, and Inclusion to screw Republicans, and especially Republicans who are White, male, older, and/or non-veteran.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/columnists/sns-201708041622–tms–msanchezctnms-a20170804-20170804-column.html
— Trump court appointee did not clear Wisconsin vetting – AP  (DIERSEN: Many millions have not and will not seek jobs with the federal government because they know that they cannot clear the federal government’s vetting process.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/sns-bc-wi–trump-nominees-wisconsin-20170804-story.html
— Trump begins 17-day ‘working vacation’ at his New Jersey golf club – John Wagner and Elise Viebeck
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/politics/ct-trump-working-vacation-new-jersey-20170805-story.html

 

DAILY HERALD
— Congress must prove its mettle this fall; it has no choice – AP
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20170805/news/308059940/
— Report: 1,020 layoffs coming to suburban companies – Anna Marie Kukec  (DIERSEN: One would expect that overwhelmingly, those laid off will be Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, non-veteran, draft avoiders, rich, gun owners, German Americans, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
http://www.dailyherald.com/business/20170805/report-1020-layoffs-coming-to-suburban-companies

 

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Rauner has to pivot or he’s toast. Here’s why. – RICH MILLER  (DIERSEN: Because I did not pivot and become a Democrat, a) my Democrat GAO superiors forced me to retire in 1997 when I was 49 years old, always ranked me in the bottom half of my coworkers for pay-for-performance purposes, did not promote me beyond GS-13, kept me off audits of IRS for all but 3 of the almost 18 years that I worked for GAO, and forced me to take an $18,847 pay cut in today’s dollars to transfer from IRS to GAO in 1980; b) my Democrat IRS superiors did not promote me beyond GS-12, disallowed my education deductions in 1978, and disallowed my partial day per diem claims in 1974; and c) my Democrat Post Office superiors forced me resign in 1969 and disallowed my sick leave requests in 1969 and 1968.)
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20170805/ISSUE11/170809907/illinois-gov-bruce-rauner-is-pivoting-in-the-wrong-direction
— Foxconn, we hardly knew you—and don’t want you – Editorial
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20170805/ISSUE07/170809917/with-foxconn-in-wisconsin-illinois-wins
— Rauner drafts an unlikely ally to take on a common enemy – GREG HINZ
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20170805/ISSUE05/170809908/gov-bruce-rauner-ctu-on-same-page-when-it-comes-to-tifs

 

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Sending the bill let the arguments begin in earnest – Doug Finke
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20170805/statehouse-insider-sending-bill-let-arguments-begin-in-earnest
— We still need affirmative action – Jenica Roenneburg, Lena  (DIERSEN: Democrats use Affirmative Action, Diversity, and Inclusion to screw Republicans, and especially Republicans who are White, male, older, and/or non-veteran.)
http://www.sj-r.com/opinion/20170805/letter-we-still-need-affirmative-action

 

ROCKFORD REGISTER STAR
— Pritzker touts record of good works, job creation – Chuck Sweeny  (DIERSEN: What good works can you tout?  I can tout a) that I have been sending out GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails free of charge and without any advertising since 2000, b) that since 2004, those emails have included links to almost 277,400 articles and have gone out each and every morning, c) that since 2015, those emails have gone out each and every evening too, and d) that those emails have included information on many upcoming events.)
http://www.rrstar.com/news/20170805/chuck-sweeny-pritzker-touts-record-of-good-works-job-creation

 

CATHOLIC CITIZENS OF ILLINOIS
— DOES RAUNER KNOW HOW SB 31 COULD DETRIMENTALLY AFFECT ILLINOIS? WE ASKED 4 QUESTIONS. – Mary Anne Hackett
https://catholiccitizens.org/news/72996/rauner-know-sb-31-detrimentally-affect-illinois-asked-4-questions/

 

DUPAGE POLICY JOURNAL
— Who are the Village of Oak Brook’s highest-paid employees?
http://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/511139340-who-are-the-village-of-oak-brook-s-highest-paid-employees

 

ILLINOIS LEAKS
– Effingham County – More disregard for the rule of law- Meeting behind closed doors – KIRK ALLEN
http://edgarcountywatchdogs.com/2017/08/effingham-county-more-disregard-for-the-rule-of-law-meeting-behind-closed-doors/
— Did Orland Park Public Library Commit Misconduct By Not Producing Restaurant Receipt? – KEVIN DUJAN
http://edgarcountywatchdogs.com/2017/08/did-orland-park-public-library-commit-misconduct-by-not-producing-restaurant-receipt/

 

ILLINOIS POLICY INSTITUTE
— CARDS AGAINST HUMANITY CONTRIBUTES TO ILLINOIS MARIJUANA LEGALIZATION EFFORT  The popular Chicago-based game company is helping efforts to legalize and regulate marijuana, which could extend to Illinois. – Joe Tabor (DIERSEN: If you promote pot, you promote destruction.)
https://www.illinoispolicy.org/cards-against-humanity-contributes-to-illinois-marijuana-legalization-effort/

 

ILLINOIS FAMILY ACTION
— Church Pastor Refuses to Compromise; His Critics Ignore 2,000-year-old Doctrine – John Biver
https://illinoisfamilyaction.org/2017/08/church-pastor-refuses-to-compromise-his-critics-ignore-2000-year-old-doctrine/

 

CAPITOL FAX
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Rauners say “Huge collateral damage caused by Rauner AV.”
https://capitolfax.com/2017/08/05/huge-collateral-damage-caused-by-rauner-av/

 

WORLD NET DAILY
— REPUBLICAN DONOR SUES GOP OVER FAILED OBAMACARE REPEAL  ‘Engaged in a pattern of racketeering which involves massive fraud’
http://www.wnd.com/2017/08/republican-donor-sues-gop-over-failed-obamacare-repeal/

 

THE HILL
— Federal employees step up defiance of Trump – DEVIN HENRY (DIERSEN: I transferred from IRS to GAO in 1980.  My Democrat GAO superiors would say that I was defiant a) when I complained about patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, age discrimination, and retaliation at GAO and b) when in 1988, when I was 40 years old, I became an active member in a class action lawsuit that charged GAO with reverse discrimination, age discrimination, and retaliation.)
http://thehill.com/policy/energy-environment/345404-federal-employees-step-up-defiance-of-trump

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats use Affirmative Action, Diversity, and Inclusion to screw Republicans, and especially Republicans who are White, male, older, and/or non-veteran.
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/08/05/opinion/sunday/white-resentment-affirmative-action.html

 

NEW YORK POST
— The media needs Trump more than he needs them – Michael Walsh
http://nypost.com/2017/08/05/the-media-needs-trump-more-than-he-needs-them/

 

USA TODAY
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Trump says “Donald Trump has a sickening fetish for cruelty.”
https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/2017/08/05/trump-has-fetish-cruelty-christian-schneider-column/537483001/

 

THE ATLANTIC
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats use Affirmative Action, Diversity, and Inclusion to screw Republicans, and especially Republicans who are White, male, older, and/or non-veteran.
https://www.theatlantic.com/education/archive/2017/08/myth-of-reverse-racism/535689/

 

BUSINESS INSIDER
— Trump’s chief of staff John Kelly has read this grim WWI novel after every promotion since age 25 – Richard Feloni  (DIERSEN: My Democrat IRS superiors got rid of the IRS manager who promoted me in 1972, 1973, and 1974. My GAO Democrat GAO superiors got rid of the GAO manager who hired me in 1980, got me assigned to audits of IRS in 1986, and promoted me in 1986.)
http://www.businessinsider.com/the-general-john-kelly-2017-8

 

MOTLEY FOOL
— 3 Signs You Need to Adjust Your Retirement Plan  Retirement plans shouldn’t always be set in stone. Here’s how to know when yours needs an update. – Maurie Backman
https://www.fool.com/retirement/2017/08/05/3-signs-you-need-to-adjust-your-retirement-plan.aspx

July 31 Evening Edition

ABC7
— Gov. Rauner plans ‘swift action’ on school funding bill
http://abc7chicago.com/politics/gov-rauner-plans-swift-action-on-school-funding-bill/2263044/
— No action on school funding bill as IL lawmakers end special session – Craig Wall and Jessica D’Onofrio
http://abc7chicago.com/politics/no-action-on-school-funding-bill-as-il-lawmakers-end-special-session/2263044/
— Scaramucci out as White House communications director – AP
http://abc7chicago.com/politics/scaramucci-out-as-white-house-communications-director/2263973/

 

NBC5
— Senate Democrats Send Governor School Funding Bill
http://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/Senate-Leader-Expected-to-Send-Governor-School-Funding-Bill-437626193.html

 

CBS2
— Senate Sends School Funding Bill To Gov. Rauner – Craig Wall and Jessica D’Onofrio
http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2017/07/31/senate-sends-school-funding-bill-to-gov-rauner/
— J.B. Pritzker Outlines Plan To Stand Strong Against The President, If Elected Governor – Craig Dellimore  (DIERSEN: What does “stand strong against the President” include?  Does it include officially banishing from Illinois individuals, organizations, and companies that are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time?  Members of the aforesaid groups are unofficially banished now.)
http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2017/07/31/jb-pritzker-plan-resistance-president-trump/

 

FOX NEWS CHICAGO
— Illinois school funding at risk as negotiations break down – AP
http://www.fox32chicago.com/news/local/271032228-story
— Anthony Scaramucci out as White House communications director
http://www.fox32chicago.com/politics/271115428-story

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Pritzker says he’ll lead Illinois as resistance state to Trump – Rick Pearson (DIERSEN: What does “lead Illinois as resistance state to Trump” include?  Does it include officially banishing from Illinois individuals, organizations, and companies that are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time?  Members of the aforesaid groups are unofficially banished now.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-jb-pritzker-donald-trump-met-0801-20170731-story.html
— Don’t let Rauner and the Tribune mislead you — the Democrats have passed reforms – Michael J. Madigan, speaker, Illinois House of Representatives
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/letters/ct-rauner-michael-madigan-illinois-democrats-reforms-20170731-story.html
— Illinois Senate sends school funding bill Rauner has vowed to veto – Monique Garcia
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-bruce-rauner-education-funding-veto-met-0801-20170731-story.html
— Emanuel mum on whether he’ll raise taxes to close 2018 budget shortfall – Hal Dardick and John Byrne
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-rahm-emanuel-chicago-2018-budget-forecast-met-0801-20170731-story.html
— Kelly shows his clout: Scaramucci out as White House chief of staff moves in – AP
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/politics/ct-anthony-scaramucci-out-20170731-story.html
— Next move is Rauner’s after Senate sends him school funding bill – Monique Garcia
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-bruce-rauner-education-funding-veto-met-0801-20170731-story.html

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Rauner vows ‘swift action’ on education bill, then opts to sleep on it – Lauren FitzPatrick
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/cullerton-says-gov-rauner-to-get-education-bill-today/
— Rahm to Rauner: Sign school bill and get 90 percent of what you want – Fran Spielman and Lauren FitzPatrick
http://chicago.suntimes.com/chicago-politics/rahm-to-rauner-sign-school-bill-and-get-90-percent-of-what-you-want/
— School funding crisis needn’t become another standoff – Mark Brown
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/brown-school-funding-crisis-neednt-become-another-standoff/
— Former chiefs Daley, Skinner chart tough challenges for Kelly – Lynn Sweet
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/sweet-former-chiefs-daley-skinner-chart-tough-challenges-for-kelly/
— Cubs fan: Chris Christie’s security threatened to have me locked up – Matthew Hendrickson
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/cubs-fan-christie-security-threatened-to-have-me-friends-locked-up/

 

DAILY HERALD
— TRAGIC, OUTRAGEOUS: State cuts 2017 funds for voter registration integrity – James Fuller
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20170731/state-cuts-2017-funds-for-voter-registration-integrity
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Local election authorities will lose more than $4.4 million in grant funds this year that pay for, among other things, purging ineligible names from voter registration rolls. But officials say they are used to the roller coaster nature of election funding. Amy Kelly, the assistant to the executive director of the Illinois State Board of Elections, notified county clerks of the bad news at the beginning of July. Six election bodies applied for at least $100,000 from what’s known as the IVRS Lump Sum Grant. In addition to voter registration integrity, the grant helps fund voter registration equipment and corresponding software licensing fees. The grant typically functions as a reimbursement for money already spent for such efforts. The money for 2017 became one of the many funding casualties in the state budget debate.)
— Chicago schools grant criticized by Rauner was put in place by GOP in 1990s – Kerry Lester
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20170731/chicago-schools-grant-criticized-by-rauner-was-put-in-place-by-gop-in-1990s—
— Why organizers say the DuPage County Fair ‘hit it out of the park’ – Katlyn Smith
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20170731/why-organizers-say-the-dupage-county-fair-hit-it-out-of-the-park

 

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Congressmen unveil Obamacare compromise – GREG HINZ
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20170731/BLOGS02/170739995/congressmen-unveil-obamacare-compromise
— City projects lowest deficit in a decade – GREG HINZ  (DIERSEN: When did you suffer your biggest deficits? In 1980, I suffered an $18,847/year (21%) deficit in today’s dollars when my Democrat GAO superiors succeeded in forcing me to take a downgrade from GS-12 Step 5 (currently $90,173) to GS-9 Step 10 (currently $71,326) to transfer from IRS to GAO. Since 1997, I have suffered a $72,135/year (59%) deficit in today’s dollars because my Democrat superiors succeeded in forcing me to take their early retirement “offer.” In 1997, my GS-13 Step 10 GAO salary was $122,991 in today’s dollars and my Civil Service Retirement System pension is only $50,856.)
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20170731/BLOGS02/170739990/city-projects-lowest-deficit-in-a-decade

 

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— School funding bill sent to Rauner, but talks break down – AP
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20170731/school-funding-bill-sent-to-rauner-but-talks-break-down
— A closer look at Rauner’s world – Bernard Schoenburg (DIERSEN: The 20 in Rauner’s world do not include TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois, Illinois Center Right Coalition, me, my GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails, etc.)
http://files.sj-r.com/media/news/cropped_p4.pdf

 

CANTON DAILY LEDGER
— Unionist announces for state Senate seat: a trend? – Bill Knight  (DIERSEN: Virtually all my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes are vehemently anti-union.  If I sought a government office or a political office, they would shout that I was a union member for almost 12 years.)
http://www.cantondailyledger.com/news/20170731/unionist-announces-for-state-senate-seat-trend

 

EFFINGHAM DAILY NEWS
— School funding talks break down, showdown likely – AP
http://www.effinghamdailynews.com/news/local_news/school-funding-talks-break-down-showdown-likely/article_88bf6492-7634-11e7-9a17-dfb63dd1c51a.html

 

PEORIA PUBLIC RADIO
— Will Illinois Be The Next State To Legalize Recreational Marijuana? – RACHEL OTWELL (DIERSEN: If you promote pot, you promote destruction.)
http://peoriapublicradio.org/post/will-illinois-be-next-state-legalize-recreational-marijuana#stream/0

 

WSIL TV
— Transgender US soldier felt ‘fired’ by Trump’s tweet – AP  (DIERSEN: I felt “fired” a) when my Democrat GAO superiors forced me to retire in 1997 when I was 49 years old, always ranked me in the bottom half of my coworkers for pay-for-performance purposes, did not promote me beyond GS-13, kept me off audits of IRS for all but 3 of the almost 18 years that I worked for GAO, and forced me to take an $18,847 pay cut in today’s dollars to transfer from IRS to GAO in 1980; b) when my Democrat IRS superiors did not promote me beyond GS-12, disallowed my education deductions in 1978, and disallowed my partial day per diem claims in 1974; and c) when my Democrat Post Office superiors forced me resign in 1969 and disallowed my sick leave requests in 1969 and 1968.)
http://www.wsiltv.com/story/36006872/transgender-soldier-felt-fired-by-trumps-tweet

 

WMAY
— Pritzker Compares Rauner to Trump  (DIERSEN: What about those who hint/imply/argue/shout that Rauner is anti-Trump?  They could cite lots of examples of things that Rauner has said and has not said and has done and has not done to hint/imply/argue/shout that Rauner is anti-Trump.)
http://www.wmay.com/2017/07/31/pritzker-compares-rauner-to-trump/

 

REBOOT ILLINOIS
— Rauner pits downstate, Chicago schools against each other with special session – Rich Miller
https://rebootillinois.com/2017/07/31/rauner-stokes-regional-tensions-school-funding-special-session/

 

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— LBGT STUDENTS FORCE ART INSTITUTE OF CHICAGO PROFESSOR TO RESIGN
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2017/07/lbgt-students-force-art-institute-of-chicago-professor-to-resign.html
— DEMOCRAT GUBERNATORIAL CANDIDATE KENNEDY WANTS MORE TAXES FOR ILLINOIS
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2017/07/democrat-gubernatorial-candidate-wants-more-taxes-for-illinois.html

 

CAPITOL FAX
— ILGOP whacks Kennedy over “basket of taxes” comment
https://capitolfax.com/2017/07/31/ilgop-whacks-kennedy-over-basket-of-taxes-comment/
— Madigan says he’ll continue trying to negotiate, blames Rauner
https://capitolfax.com/2017/07/31/madigan-says-hell-continue-trying-to-negotiate/
— “A closer look at Rauner’s world”  (DIERSEN: The 20 in Rauner’s world do not include TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois, Illinois Center Right Coalition, Illinois Review, me, my GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails, etc.)
https://capitolfax.com/2017/07/31/a-closer-look-at-rauner%E2%80%99s-world/
— New Do Your Job, Inc. digital ad: “Serious people are questioning whether Governor Rauner has lost it”
https://capitolfax.com/2017/07/31/new-do-your-job-inc-digital-ad-serious-people-are-questioning-whether-governor-rauner-has-lost-it/
— ISBE: No schools have submitted plans to delay reopening
https://capitolfax.com/2017/07/31/isbe-no-schools-have-submitted-plans-to-delay-reopening/

 

FOX NEWS
— Steve Cortes on Sanctuary Cities: It’s Racist to Not Protect Americans
http://insider.foxnews.com/2017/07/30/sanctuary-city-mayors-racists-not-protecting-americans-steve-cortes

 

GOPUSA
— Leftists don’t appreciate a president who supports cops, not criminals
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=27936

 

WASHINGTON TIMES
— JUNE 19, 2017 FLASHBACK: Study supports Trump: 5.7 million noncitizens may have cast illegal votes – Rowan Scarborough
http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2017/jun/19/noncitizen-illegal-vote-number-higher-than-estimat/

 

DAILY CALLER
— Scaramucci Fired Before He Was Even Sworn In – MICHAEL BASTASCH (DIERSEN: Since 1966, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have hinted/implied/argued/shouted that I have always been a bad employee, and that alone caused all my employment problems. In my defense, if I was that bad, a) the Post Office would NOT have hired me in 1966 or let me work there for almost 3 years, b) IRS would NOT have hired me in 1971 or let me work there for almost 9 years, c) IRS would NOT have promoted me in 1972, 1973, or 1974, d) GAO would NOT have hired me in 1980 or let me work there for almost 18 years, and e) GAO would NOT have promoted me in 1986.)
http://dailycaller.com/2017/07/31/scaramucci-fired-before-he-was-even-sworn-in/
— ‘Betrayal’ — Left-Wingers Furious With Democrats’ Support For Pro-Life Candidates – Peter Hasson
http://dailycaller.com/2017/07/31/betrayal-left-wingers-furious-with-democrats-support-for-pro-life-candidates/
— This Is The Poll Number That Should Have Trump Worried – Alex Pfeiffer
http://dailycaller.com/2017/07/31/trump-dips-below-40-percent-approval-in-most-favorable-poll/
— Scaramucci Was Only Hired To Get Rid Of Priebus – Henry Rodgers
http://dailycaller.com/2017/07/31/reports-scaramucci-was-only-hired-to-get-rid-of-priebus/

 

THE HILL
— Dem campaign chief vows no litmus test on abortion – BEN KAMISAR AND REID WILSON (DIERSEN: Democrats and Democrat plants, Libertarians and Libertarian plants, Greens and Green plants, and RINOs who reject the right to life plank in the Republican Party platform and in the Illinois Republican Party platform have always worked very hard against me. I should write a book about them.)
http://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/344196-dem-campaign-chief-vows-no-litmus-test-on-abortion
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Trump says “Trump abuses power in using public funds for private benefit.”
http://thehill.com/blogs/pundits-blog/the-administration/344627-trump-abuses-power-in-using-public-funds-for-private

 

POLITICO
— Trump ousts Scaramucci as communications director – TARA PALMERI
http://www.politico.com/story/2017/07/31/trump-ousts-scaramucci-as-communications-director-241172

 

HUFFINGTON POST
— Anthony Scaramucci Out At White House After A Whirlwind 10 Days – Paige Lavender  (DIERSEN: Since 1966, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have hinted/implied/argued/shouted that I have always been a bad employee, and that alone caused all my employment problems. In my defense, if I was that bad, a) the Post Office would NOT have hired me in 1966 or let me work there for almost 3 years, b) IRS would NOT have hired me in 1971 or let me work there for almost 9 years, c) IRS would NOT have promoted me in 1972, 1973, or 1974, d) GAO would NOT have hired me in 1980 or let me work there for almost 18 years, and e) GAO would NOT have promoted me in 1986.)
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/anthony-scaramucci-out-as-communications-director_us_597f78abe4b00bb8ff38849f

 

CNN
— Anthony Scaramucci out as White House communications director
http://www.cnn.com/2017/07/31/politics/anthony-scaramucci/index.html

 

MSN
— The Final Humiliation of Reince Priebus – Molly Ball  (DIERSEN: What humiliations have you suffered? My Democrat GAO superiors forced me to retire in 1997 when I was 49 years old, always ranked me in the bottom half of my coworkers for pay-for-performance purposes, did not promote me beyond GS-13, kept me off audits of IRS for all but 3 of the almost 18 years that I worked for GAO, and forced me to take an $18,847 pay cut in today’s dollars to transfer from IRS to GAO in 1980. My Democrat IRS superiors did not promote me beyond GS-12, disallowed my education deductions in 1978, and disallowed my partial day per diem claims in 1974. My Democrat Post Office superiors forced me resign in 1969 and disallowed my sick leave requests in 1969 and 1968. I am no longer the TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairman, a Wheaton Chamber of Commerce Government Affairs Committee member, the Milton Township Republican Central Committee webmaster, an Illinois Center Right Coalition Steering Committee member, or an American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter board member. My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes hint/imply/argue/shout that I caused all of the aforesaid humiliation.)
https://www.msn.com/en-ca/news/politics/the-final-humiliation-of-reince-priebus/ar-AApaurt

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— Trump Removes Anthony Scaramucci From Communications Director Role – MAGGIE HABERMAN, MICHAEL D. SHEAR and GLENN THRUSH
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/07/31/us/politics/anthony-scaramucci-white-house.html

 

WASHINGTON POST
— Anthony Scaramucci removed as White House communications director – Abby Phillip and Damian Paletta
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/post-politics/wp/2017/07/31/anthony-scaramucci-removed-as-white-house-communications-director/

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Illinois Lawmakers Send Education Bill to Governor  Republican Gov. Bruce Rauner has vowed to veto bill, setting stage for another clash – Quint Forgey
https://www.wsj.com/articles/illinois-lawmakers-send-education-bill-to-governor-1501541215
— Scaramucci Removed as White House Communications Director at Kelly’s Urging  Move comes 10 days after Wall Street financier took the job – Rebecca Ballhaus and  Michael C. Bender
https://www.wsj.com/articles/scaramucci-removed-as-white-house-communications-director-1501526781
— U.S. Freezes Assets of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro  The Treasury Department cites human rights violations  (DIERSEN: Who wants governments to freeze your assets?  My critics/opponents would love it if they could get the City of Wheaton, Milton Township, DuPage County, Illinois, and the United States of America to freeze my assets. Just kidding, but not completely.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/u-s-freezes-assets-of-venezuelan-president-nicolas-maduro-1501529960

 

FORTUNE
— Ivanka Trump and Jared Kushner Give John Kelly the Support Reince Preibus Never Had – Bloomberg  (DIERSEN: Who has supported you at work? My Democrat GAO superiors got rid of the GAO manager who hired me in 1980, got me assigned to audits of IRS in 1986, and got me promoted to GS-13 in 1986 (currently $94,610).  My Democrat IRS superiors got rid of the IRS manage who promoted me in 1972, 1973, and 1974.)
http://fortune.com/2017/07/31/ivanka-trump-jared-kushner-john-kelly-reince-priebus/

 

MADISON
— Will You End Up Working During Retirement? Chances Are, Yes. – Maurie Backman (DIERSEN: I would be working if I had to replace some or all of the $72,135/year in today’s dollars that I have lost and will forever lose because my Democrat GAO superiors succeeded in forcing me to take their early retirement “offer” in 1997 when I was 49 years old. In today’s dollars, my GAO salary was $122,991/year, but my Civil Service Retirement System pension is only $50,856/year.)
http://host.madison.com/business/investment/markets-and-stocks/will-you-end-up-working-during-retirement-chances-are-yes/article_357cc3c9-b071-59f3-be6f-fb40e7c0ba4e.html

 

MUSTANG AND FORDS
— First Display Vehicles Confirmed for New Mustang Museum  The museum has confirmed several milestone vehicles are to be displayed at the museum’s launch – Mark Houlahan
http://www.mustangandfords.com/news/1707-first-display-vehicles-confirmed-for-new-mustang-museum/

 

CALIFORNIA POLITICAL REVIEW
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Cox writes a nasty article about John Cox.
http://www.capoliticalreview.com/top-stories/nutty-john-cox-for-california-governor/

July 26 Evening Edition

ABC7
— Illinois school funding bill in limbo as special session starts – Craig Wall
http://abc7chicago.com/education/illinois-school-funding-bill-in-limbo-as-special-session-starts/2251809/
— Trump says transgender people should be barred from military – AP
http://abc7chicago.com/politics/trump-says-transgender-people-should-be-barred-from-military/2251456/

 

NBC5
— Madigan Says He Believes House May Override Rauner’s SB 1 Veto – Mary Ann Ahern
http://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/rauner-cullerton-madigan-special-session-436830663.html
— Lawmakers Hold ‘Service Day’ in Protest of Special Session – Kye Martin
http://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/cassidy-williams-boycott-special-session-436766003.html
— Trump Calls Out Chicago’s Violence After Sending Feds to City
http://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/Trump-Calls-Out-Chicagos-Violence-After-Sending-Feds-to-City-436749943.html

 

CBS2
— Day One Of Special Session For School Funding Ended In No Decision – Derrick Blakely
http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2017/07/26/special-session-school-funding/
— Public Gets First Say At Full City Council Meeting; ‘Why Did It Take So Long?’ – Craig Dellimore
http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2017/07/26/city-council-first-public-comments/

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Despite new Trump threat, Emanuel holds onto sanctuary city stance – Hal Dardick and John Byrne  (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps put foreign countries and their citizens ahead of America and its citizens. Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps talk and act like they intend to use foreign countries, mainly Mexico, and their citizens to get rid of America and its citizens.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-chicago-city-council-roundup-met-0727-20170726-story.html
— Cullerton won’t send Rauner school funding bill until Monday – Monique Garcia
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-bruce-rauner-special-session-met-0727-20170726-story.html
— Local Democrats attack Trump over tweet about transgender troops in the military – Katherine Skiba
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-transgender-ban-illinois-congress-met-0726-20170726-story.html
— With school scheduled to start next month, Aurora schools are still waiting on state funding – Sarah Freishtat
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/aurora-beacon-news/news/ct-abn-aurora-school-funding-st-0727-20170726-story.html
— Chicagoans get chance to speak at City Council meeting, but doesn’t mean they were heard – John Byrne and Hal Dardick
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-chicago-city-council-public-comment-met-20170726-story.html
— Transgender veterans take issue with Trump’s tweets – Leonor Vivanco
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/ct-transgender-military-chicago-met-20170726-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps promote gender confusion.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/columnists/glanton/ct-transgender-military-ban-dahleen-glanton-met-20170731-column.html
— Mr. Madigan, Mr. Cullerton, Wisconsin thanks you for blocking Illinois reforms – Editorial
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/editorials/ct-foxconn-madigan-cullerton-rauner-edit-0727-md-20170726-story.html
— Boy Scouts president expected fiery Trump speech – AP
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/politics/ct-boy-scouts-fiery-trump-speech-20170726-story.html

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Rauner camp calls Cullerton’s ‘mental state’ remark ‘inappropriate’ – Tina Sfondeles
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/rauner-camp-calls-cullertons-mental-state-remark-inappropriate/
— Trump slaps Rahm: ‘Better tell that mayor to get tough’ – Lynn Sweet
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/trump-slaps-rahm-better-tell-that-mayor-to-get-tough/
— Republican ‘repeal-only’ health care measure fails in Senate – AP
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/republican-repeal-only-health-care-measure-fails-in-senate/
— Public participation at City Council meetings begins — within limits – Amanda Svachula
http://chicago.suntimes.com/chicago-politics/public-participation-at-city-council-meetings-begins-within-limits/
— Trump leaves transgender troops in limbo – Lynn Sweet
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/sweet-trump-leaves-transgender-troops-in-limbo/
— Waiting for Gov. Rauner to show true colors on immigration – Editorial
http://chicago.suntimes.com/opinion/editorial-waiting-for-gov-rauner-to-show-true-colors-on-immigration/

 

DAILY HERALD
— Dr. Ann Rondeau Celebrates First Year at College of DuPage
http://www.dailyherald.com/submitted/20170726/dr-ann-rondeau-celebrates-first-year-at-college-of-dupage

 

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Illinois loses huge Foxconn factory to Wisconsin – AP
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20170726/NEWS05/170729898/illinois-loses-huge-foxconn-factory-to-wisconsin
— Illinois lets Edge die as Wisconsin gets Foxconn – GREG HINZ
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20170726/BLOGS02/170729887/illinois-lets-edge-die-as-wisconsin-gets-foxconn
— Illinois Dems outraged over Trump’s ban on transgender soldiers – GREG HINZ
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20170726/BLOGS02/170729889/illinois-dems-outraged-over-trumps-ban-on-transgender-soldiers
— Chicago chamber beefs up lobbying team – GREG HINZ
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20170726/BLOGS02/170729892/chicago-chamber-beefs-up-lobbying-team

 

WTTW
— Local Republicans Kent Gray, Joe Walsh, and Pat Brady React to the Turmoil in Washington – Paul Caine
http://chicagotonight.wttw.com/2017/07/26/local-republicans-react-turmoil-washington

 

BLOOMINGTON PANTAGRAPH
— Madigan says governor won’t compromise on ed bill – AP
http://www.pantagraph.com/news/state-and-regional/illinois/government-and-politics/madigan-says-governor-won-t-compromise-on-ed-bill/article_0ba8117e-480f-5661-ae76-62a51627f006.html
— Rauner signs lawmaker cost freeze into law – AP (DIERSEN: I should write a book about my Democrat superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates in the federal government who successfully got IRS to officially investigate (that is, to disallow) my $5 a day partial day per diem requests in 1974 (SEE: http://www.gao.gov/products/463866).)
http://www.pantagraph.com/news/state-and-regional/illinois/government-and-politics/rauner-signs-lawmaker-cost-freeze-into-law/article_0ba8117e-480f-5661-ae76-62a51627f006.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Special session can run about $48,000 for a single day. The new law keeps that rate the same. It’ll freeze legislator per diem at $111, instead of jumping to $142. It’ll also keep mileage reimbursement at 39 cents per mile, instead of about 54 cents.)

 

FOX BUSINESS
— Illinois Lawmakers Back in Session — And Clashing With Governor – Quint Forgey
http://www.foxbusiness.com/features/2017/07/26/illinois-lawmakers-back-in-session-and-clashing-with-governor.html

 

NPR ILLINOIS
— School Funding Special Session Keeps Legislators & Gov. At Odds – RACHEL OTWELL & DAISY CONTRERAS
http://nprillinois.org/post/school-funding-special-session-keeps-legislators-gov-odds#stream/0

 

KFVS
— IL Gov. Rauner holds press conference – Amber Ruch
http://www.kfvs12.com/story/35975811/watch-il-gov-rauner-holds-press-conference

 

WJBD RADIO
— Student-Loan Forgiveness Has Halted Under Trump  Disclosure Made in Letter from Top Education Official to Senator Dick Durbin
http://www.wjbdradio.com/local-news/2017/07/26/records-studentloan-forgiveness-has-halted-under-trump

 

WROK
— William J. Kelly, Candidate for Illinois Governor, Visits with the WROK Morning Show – Riley O’Neil
http://1440wrok.com/william-j-kelly-candidate-for-illinois-governor-visits-with-the-wrok-morning-show/

 

COOK COUNTY RECORD
— Taxes hiked, Democrats blamed, but how much will Republicans be boosted in 2018? – Olivia Olsen
http://cookcountyrecord.com/stories/511147737-taxes-hiked-democrats-blamed-but-how-much-will-republicans-be-boosted-in-2018

 

SUBURBAN LIFE
— Wheaton City Council members voice support for moving historic mansion – ERIC SCHELKOPF
http://www.mysuburbanlife.com/2017/07/25/wheaton-city-council-members-voice-support-for-moving-historic-mansion/asg3y52/

 

DUPAGE POLICY JOURNAL
— Durkin argues that Democratic games won’t keep schools from opening – Hoang Tran
http://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/511158602-durkin-argues-that-democratic-games-won-t-keep-schools-from-opening

 

SAGAMON SUN
— Batinick labels Senate education funding bill a Chicago-biased scam – Giovanni Whaley
http://sangamonsun.com/stories/511155776-batinick-labels-senate-education-funding-bill-a-chicago-biased-scam
— Rauner demands end to ‘outrageous’ hold on school funding bill – Hoang Tran
http://sangamonsun.com/stories/511158599-rauner-demands-end-to-outrageous-hold-on-school-funding-bill

 

REBOOT ILLINOIS
— The influence of unions in 2018 Illinois gubernatorial race: Predictable or wildcard?
https://rebootillinois.com/2017/07/26/influence-unions-2018-gubernatorial-race-predictable-wildcard/

 

ILLINOIS LEAKS
— Village of Wheeling makes up own definition of “public records” – JOHN KRAFT
http://edgarcountywatchdogs.com/2017/07/village-of-wheeling-makes-up-own-definition-of-public-records/

 

ILLINOIS POLICY INSTITUTE
— RESOLUTION WOULD CREATE SPECIAL STATE TASK FORCE ON PROPERTY TAX APPEALS – Brendan Bakala
https://www.illinoispolicy.org/resolution-would-create-special-state-task-force-on-property-tax-appeals/

 

ILLINOIS FAMILY INSTITUTE
— Pres. Trump Restores Sanity for Military Personnel – Laurie Higgins
https://illinoisfamily.org/uncategorized/pres-trump-restores-sanity-military-personnel/

 

CAPITOL FAX
— Madigan says House won’t get a chance to accept Rauner changes
https://capitolfax.com/2017/07/26/madigan-predicts-av-override-wont-make-it-to-the-house/
— “That didn’t happen” *** Rauner makes another claim about Cullerton’s subservience to Madigan
https://capitolfax.com/2017/07/26/rauner-makes-another-claim-about-cullertons-subserviance-to-madigan/
— ILGOP claims Pritzker’s SB 1 support means he “works for Mike Madigan”
https://capitolfax.com/2017/07/26/ilgop-claims-pritzkers-sb-1-support-means-he-works-for-mike-madigan/
— Cullerton says he hasn’t released SB 1 “because of the mental state of the governor”
https://capitolfax.com/2017/07/26/cullerton-says-he-hasnt-released-sb-1-because-of-the-mental-state-of-the-governor/
— Rauner won’t answer questions about his own possible conflict of interest
https://capitolfax.com/2017/07/26/rauner-wont-answer-questions-about-his-own-possible-conflict-of-interest/
— Cullerton contradicts Rauner, says he plans to send SB 1 to him Monday *** Rauner again blames Madigan, ridicules Cullerton
https://capitolfax.com/2017/07/26/rauner-again-blames-madigan-ridicules-cullerton/

 

TOWNHALL
— Senate Kills ‘Plan A’ and ‘Plan B’ Obamacare Replacement, Including ‘Clean Repeal’ – Guy Benson
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/guybenson/2017/07/26/update-senate-rejects-gop-plans-a-and-b-on-obamacare-repeal-with-many-gop-defections-n2360262

 

NEWSMAX
— Rep. Adam Kinzinger: Trump’s Barbs on Sessions ‘Childish’ – Sandy Fitzgerald
http://www.newsmax.com/Politics/adam-kinzinger-trump-barbs-jeff-sessions/2017/07/26/id/803942/
— Obamacare Repeal Fails Early in Senate’s Healthcare Debate
http://www.newsmax.com/Headline/Obamacare-repeal-fails-Senate/2017/07/26/id/803987/

 

GOPUSA
— OUTSTANDING: Justice Department issues new financial warning to sanctuary cities
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=27714
— TRAGIC: Legalized marijuana has brought huge black market problems to Colorado  (DIERSEN: The more that pot is pushed legally, the more that pot is pushed illegally.)
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=27757

 

COLLEGE FIX
— Princeton’s new ‘men’s engagement manager’ to combat aggressive masculinity on campus – TONI AIRAKSINEN
https://www.thecollegefix.com/post/34858/

 

BALLOT PEDIA
— 15.3% of American workers are on the government payroll – Scott Rasmussen
https://ballotpedia.org/Scott_Rasmussen%27s_Number_of_the_Day

 

WASHINGTON POST
— The overwhelmingly white White House intern class photo, and why it matters – Nicole Lewis  (DIERSEN: Anti-Trumps shout at everyone, but especially at younger people, that Trump is a racist, a sexist, and bigot and even worse things.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-fix/wp/2017/07/26/the-overwhelmingly-white-white-house-intern-class-photo-and-why-it-matters/

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Senate Rejects Bill to Repeal ACA Without Replacement  Seven Republicans join Democrats in voting against the proposal – Kristina Peterson
https://www.wsj.com/articles/senate-set-to-reject-bill-to-repeal-aca-without-replacement-1501099930
— Trump Again Criticizes Sessions, This Time Over FBI Leadership – Rebecca Ballhaus  (DIERSEN: What do your critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes criticize you about?  Mine criticize just about everything that I do or do not do, but especially what I do and do not do as your GOPUSA Illinois Editor.  Previously, they focused on what I did and did not do as a TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairman, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce Government Affairs Committee member, Milton Township Republican Central Committee webmaster, Illinois Center Right Coalition Steering Committee member, American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter board member, GAO employee, IRS employee, etc.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/trump-again-criticizes-sessions-this-time-over-fbi-leadership-1501084563

July 22 Evening Edition

DUPAGE COUNTY REPUBLICAN CENTRAL COMMITTEE
— John Curran appointed to State Senate  County Board Vice Chairman picked as Radogno replacement
https://www.facebook.com/DuPageGOP
(FROM THE ANNOUNCEMENT: Downers Grove, Ill. — The Republican 41st Senate District Selection Committee announced today the appointment of John Curran to the Office of State Senator for the 41st Senate District of Illinois. “John Curran will be an excellent State Senator for the 41st District,” said DuPage County GOP Chairman Brian Krajewski. “As the Vice Chairman of the DuPage County Board, John is a strong advocate for fiscal restraint and good government reforms, has deep roots in the community, and knows the pressing issues that southwest suburban residents face.” After interviewing about a dozen candidates, the committee members agreed that Curran is the most qualified person to serve the remainder of Christine Radogno’s term. “We interviewed many outstanding candidates who applied to fill this vacancy,” said Will County GOP Chairman Kathy Havel. “John’s record in support of respectful, responsible, representative government and his extraordinary commitment to constituent service was clear.” Since 2008, Curran has served the 3rd District of the DuPage County Board, where he led the effort to ban the end-of-career pension enhancements that is projected to save taxpayers $28 million. During his public service, he has pushed for transportation infrastructure development and cost-saving public employee reforms. For his professional career, he is a Cook County Assistant State’s Attorney focusing on employment and labor litigation. He also has municipal experience as a former trustee for the Village of Woodridge and is a current resident of Downers Grove. The 41st Senate District is in Cook, DuPage, and Will Counties. The Selection Committee consisted of Chairman Krajewski, Chairwoman Havel, Lyons Township GOP Committeewoman Christine Cook, and Lemont Township GOP Committeeman Howie Ludwig. Also present were Downers Grove Township GOP Chairman Bob Grogan, Lisle Township GOP Chairman Jay Fisher, and Homer Township GOP Chairman Brian Burian.)

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Trump’s new message man begins by deleting inconvenient tweets – AP
http://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/trumps-new-message-man-begins-by-deleting-inconvenient-tweets/
— Chris Kennedy links his family’s tragedies to Chicago shootings – Sam Charles
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/chris-kennedy-links-his-familys-tragedies-to-chicago-shootings/

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Kennedy recounts his family’s history with gun violence as he unveils his plans – Rick Pearson
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-chris-kennedy-violence-plan-met-0723-20170722-story.html

 

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Who’s telling the truth about state school funding—Rauner or Dems? – GREG HINZ
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20170722/ISSUE05/170729945/illinois-state-school-funding-fight-involves-lots-of-fuzzy-math

 

DAILY HERALD
— Rauner, Madigan duel; legislators flee in frustration – Editorial
http://www.dailyherald.com/discuss/20170722/editorial-rauner-madigan-duel-legislators-flee-in-frustration

 

KEWANEE STAR COURIER
— TRAGIC: Kewanee Park District to add video gaming at 19th Hole – By Will Buss
http://www.starcourier.com/news/20170721/kewanee-park-district-to-add-video-gaming-at-19th-hole

 

CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD
— Scaramucci sorry for calling Trump a ‘hack’ with a ‘big mouth’ in 2015  ‘I should have never said that,’ he said – MATT EGAN
http://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/politics/scaramucci-sorry-for-calling-trump-a-hack-with-a-big-mouth-in-2015/771427365

 

WSIL TV
— Trump’s new message man deletes inconvenient tweets – AP
http://www.wsiltv.com/story/35947471/trumps-new-message-man-deletes-inconvenient-tweets
— Minneapolis shooting brings unwelcome attention to Somalis – AP
http://www.wsiltv.com/story/35945670/minneapolis-shooting-brings-unwelcome-attention-to-somalis
(FROM THE ARTICLE: But negative comments have included former U.S. Rep. Michele Bachmann’s recent statement that Noor was an “affirmative-action hire by the hijab-wearing mayor of Minneapolis” – an apparent reference to the fact that Mayor Betsy Hodges has worn a head scarf when meeting with leaders of the city’s Somali-American community. Bachmann also suggested Noor may have shot Damond for “cultural” reasons.)

 

CHICAGO CITY WIRE
— Democratic gubernatorial hopefuls applauded tax increase, GOP says – Kacie Whaley
http://chicagocitywire.com/stories/511149921-democratic-gubernatorial-hopefuls-applauded-tax-increase-gop-says

 

THE BLAZE
— Survey reveals how many Americans have tried marijuana — and the results are stunning – Justin Haskins  (DIERSEN: If you want to destroy an individual, push pot on that individual. If you want to destroy an organization, push pot on that organization. If you want to destroy a company, push pot on that company. If you want to destroy a government, push pot on that government. If you want to destroy a country, push pot on that country. If you want to destroy a race, push pot on that race.)
http://www.theblaze.com/news/2017/07/22/survey-reveals-how-many-americans-have-tried-marijuana-and-the-results-are-stunning/

 

NEWSMAX
— Trump Says USS Ford Is Message to the World – Reuters  (DIERSEN: The USS Ford sends a message to countries that might officially declare war on America, but what about those countries that have unofficially declared war on America, like Mexico?  Mexico has unofficially declared war on America by illegally sending many millions of its citizens into America illegally, by illegally keeping many millions of its citizens in America illegally, and by illegally sending mountains of illegal drugs into America illegally.)
http://www.newsmax.com/Headline/US-Trump-USS-Ford/2017/07/22/id/803204/

 

MINNEAPOLIS STAR TRIBUNE
— Trump’s plan to dump agencies fizzles out  A conservative Republican Congress refuses to go along. – William Douglas and Anshu Siripurapu
http://www.startribune.com/trump-s-plan-to-dump-agencies-fizzles-out/436045103/

 

NEWSWEEK
— Lawmakers Agree on Sweeping Russia Sanctions Package – AP  (DIERSEN: My Democrat GAO superiors agreed on the following sanctions package for me:  force me to retire in 1997 when I was 49 years old, always rank me in the bottom half of my coworkers for pay-for-performance purposes, do not promote me beyond GS-13, keep me off audits of IRS for all but 3 of the almost 18 years that I worked for GAO, and force me to take an $18,847 pay cut in today’s dollars to transfer from IRS to GAO in 1980.  My Democrat IRS superiors agreed on the following sanctions package for me: do not promote me beyond GS-12, disallow my education deductions in 1978, and disallow my partial day per diem claims in 1974.  My Democrat Post Office superiors agreed on the following sanctions package for me: force me resign in 1969 and disallow my sick leave requests in 1969 and 1968.)
http://time.com/4869831/lawmakers-agree-on-sweeping-russia-sanctions-package/

 

THE DAILY BEAST
— Mexican Drug Smugglers High on Ford  Trump’s Wall is an epic fail in the making. Here’s how the Sinaloa Cartel smuggles drugs into the U.S. from a Ford plant in Sonora. – Jeremy Kryt
http://www.thedailybeast.com/mexican-drug-smugglers-high-on-ford

 

FED SMITH
— Legislation Introduced to Make Federal Employees ‘At-Will’ Employees – Ian Smith (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always promoted patronage. Because I have always been a Republican, were it not for federal civil service protections, a) the Post Office would NOT have hired me in 1966 or let me work there for almost 3 years, b) IRS would NOT have hired me in 1971 or let me work there for almost 9 years, c) IRS would NOT have promoted me in 1972, 1973, or 1974, d) GAO would NOT have hired me in 1980 or let me work there for almost 18 years, and e) GAO would NOT have promoted me in 1986.)
https://www.fedsmith.com/2017/07/22/legislation-introduced-make-federal-employees-at-will-employees/

July 20 Evening Edition

ABC7
— CPS principals get budget, schools slated to open on time – Sarah Schulte
http://abc7chicago.com/education/cps-principals-get-budget-schools-slated-to-open-on-time/2237692/

 

NBC5
— Chicago Public Schools Receive 2017-18 Budget – Mary Ann Ahern
http://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/chicago-public-schools-unveil-budget-insist-theyll-open-on-time-435721683.html
— Confusion Over Whether Rauner Will Sign Automatic Voter Registration: Sources  The bill allows voters to automatically be registered to vote through an electronic process when applying for a driver’s license or state ID, unless they opt out. – Mary Ann Ahern  (DIERSEN: From what I see, overwhelmingly, individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that want Rauner to sign the bill are anti-Rauner, anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.)
http://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/rauner-automatic-voter-registration-bill-sources-435655573.html

 

WLS
— Preckwinkle describes Rauner as “evil” – Bill Cameron  (DIERSEN: Sooner or later, Democrats will describe you a being “evil” if you do not promote dependency on government, dependency of charity, LBGTQ activity, abortion, mass/illegal immigration, vices including booze, gambling, and pot, patronage, political affiliation discrimination, race and gender based preference giving, age discrimination, abolition of the First and Second Amendments, etc.)
http://www.wlsam.com/2017/07/20/preckwinkle-describes-rauner-as-evil/

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Chris Kennedy: Health insurance key to ‘American dream’ — but not for his staffers – Tina Sfondeles  (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats make it clear that they a) want Republicans to pay for health insurance for Democrats and b) want those who have more money to pay for health insurance for those who have less money.)
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/kennedy-health-insurance-key-to-american-dream-but-not-for-staffers/
— CPS expects 8,000 fewer students; per-pupil spending to increase $200 – Lauren FitzPatrick and Stefano Esposito
http://chicago.suntimes.com/chicago-politics/cps-per-pupil-funding-to-increase-slightly-for-2017-18-school-year/
— Illinois avoids credit ‘junk’ heap — for now – Tina Sfondeles
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/illinois-avoids-credit-junk-heap-for-now/
— Alderman Roberto Maldonado (26th) says cops were rude — they say he was trying to use clout – Fran Spielman
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/alderman-says-cops-were-rude-they-say-he-was-trying-to-use-clout/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps promote abortion.
http://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/neil-steinberg-abortion-rights-holocaust/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE:  A “Jewish, pro-choice woman who represents a large LGBTQ constituency” (Rep. Sara Feigenholtz, D-Chicago ) says of Rauner “I am insulted by you from all sides.”
http://chicago.suntimes.com/opinion/letters-rauner-hoodwinked-moderates/
— Preckwinkle dubs Rauner ‘profoundly inept … mean-spirited’ — and ‘evil’ – Tina Sfondeles
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/preckwinkle-dubs-rauner-profoundly-inept-mean-spirted-and-evil/

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— The flaws of Rauner and Madigan: Fatal or fixable? – Kristen McQueary
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/commentary/ct-rauner-madigan-flaws-mcqueary-perspec-0721-jm-20170720-story.html
— Chicago Public Schools principals to see a slight rise in per-pupil spending – Juan Perez Jr.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/ct-chicago-school-budget-plans-met-20170720-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Rauner says “How three Republican state representatives saved Rauner from himself.”
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/letters/ct-how-three-republican-state-representatives-saved-rauner-from-himself-20170720-story.html
— Why black homeownership rates lag even as the housing market recovers – Gail MarksJarvis
http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/ct-black-homeownership-plunges-0723-biz-20170720-story.html

 

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Trump pulls Obamacare help in Chicago, 17 other cities – AP
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20170720/NEWS03/170729973/trump-pulls-obamacare-help-in-chicago-17-other-cities
— Chicago schools will open and stay open this fall, Claypool vows – GREG HINZ
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20170720/BLOGS02/170729976/chicago-public-schools-will-open-this-fall-claypool-vows
— Slow housing recovery hurting Gen Xers – DENNIS RODKIN (DIERSEN: In 1978, after owning it for less than 2 years, I sold my one bedroom condo in the Outer Drive East building in downtown Chicago for about $10,000 more than I had paid for it.  At the time, my GS-12 Step 4 IRS salary was $24,070.  GS-12 Step 4 salary today is $87,520.)
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/realestate/20170720/CRED0701/170729981/slow-housing-recovery-hurting-gen-xers

 

DAILY HERALD
— Judge considering dismissing Geneva election complaint case – Susan Sarkauskas
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20170720/judge-considering-dismissing-geneva-election-complaint-case

 

CHICAGO NOW
— The other Madigan–Shirley–whose time should be up – Dennis Byrne
http://www.chicagonow.com/dennis-byrnes-barbershop/2017/07/the-other-madigan-shirley-whose-time-should-be-up/

 

WIRE POINTS
— Rauner’s New Staff, Extremism and the Stockholm Syndrome – Mark Glennon
http://www.wirepoints.com/rauners-new-staff-extremism-and-the-stockholm-syndrome-wirepoints-original/

 

SAGAMON SUN
— Hairdressers up to task of identifying abuse, offering aid – Jireh Gibson (DIERSEN: What about barbers?)
http://sangamonsun.com/stories/511115684-hairdressers-up-to-task-of-identifying-abuse-offering-aid

 

ILLINOIS NEWS NETWORK
— Rauner blasts critics playing politics around response to historic flooding – Greg Bishop
https://www.ilnews.org/news/state_politics/rauner-blasts-critics-playing-politics-around-response-to-historic-flooding/article_165287dc-6d69-11e7-881c-eb9bbc4023e3.html

 

ILLINOIS FAMILY ACTION
— Rauner’s New Staffer Denounced by Leftists – Laurie Higgins  (DIERSEN: Who denounces you? Members of the following groups denounce me: anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.)
https://illinoisfamilyaction.org/2017/07/rauners-new-staffer-denounced-by-leftists/
https://illinoisfamilyaction.org/podcast/podcast-rauners-new-staffer-denounced-by-leftists/

 

ILLINOIS FAMILY INSTITUTE
— Bad to the Brain: Marijuana’s Effects on Adolescents – Monte Larrick
https://illinoisfamily.org/marijuana-2/bad-brain-marijuanas-effects-adolescents/

 

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— IL HOUSE DEMS FLAUNT THOSE MISGUIDED GOP BUDGET VOTES
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2017/07/il-house-dems-flaunt-those-misguided-gop-budget-votes.html
— TIME TO FIRE MRS. MADIGAN, WHO GIFTS SELECT TV STATIONS WITH TAXPAYER DOLLARS?
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2017/07/time-to-fire-mrs-madigan-who-gifts-select-tv-stations-with-taxpayer-dollars.html
— PREGNANCY CENTERS WIN SECOND INJUNCTION AGAINST ILLINOIS ABORTION REFERRAL MANDATE
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2017/07/pregnancy-centers-win-second-injunction-against-illinois-abortion-referral-mandate.html
— COOK COUNTY CLERK BLASTS FELLOW DEM COUNTY ASSESSOR: THERE IS A PROPERTY TAX CRISIS
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2017/07/cook-county-clerk-blasts-county-assessor-there-is-a-crisis-in-property-.html

 

REAL GOP ILLINOIS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Rauners ask “Why isn’t AFP targeting Rauner’s “pet” GOP legislators on tax hike veto?”
https://realgopillinois.com/2017/07/20/afp-skips-gov-rauners-pet-republican-legislators-voted-tax-override/

 

CAPITOL FAX
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Rauners say “ILGOP claims Madigan holding schoolchildren hostage for CPS bailout.”
https://capitolfax.com/2017/07/20/ilgop-claims-madigan-holding-schoolchildren-hostage-for-cps-bailout/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Rauners say “Rauner claims SDems are shameful for using procedural quirk to hold SB 1 hostage.”
https://capitolfax.com/2017/07/20/rauner-claims-sdems-are-shameful-for-using-procedural-quirk-to-hold-sb-1-hostage/
— A quick look at campaign spending
https://capitolfax.com/2017/07/20/a-quick-look-at-campaign-spending/
— “Pay Now Illinois” lawsuit dismissed
https://capitolfax.com/2017/07/20/pay-now-illinois-lawsuit-dismissed/
— Kennedy claims new DCFS report is proof Rauner wants to “sabotage government”
https://capitolfax.com/2017/07/20/kennedy-claims-new-dcfs-report-is-proof-rauner-wants-to-sabotage-government/

 

GOPUSA
— Minneapolis police union silent after Justine Damond shooting
http://www.gopusa.com/minneapolis-police-union-silent-after-justine-damond-shooting/
— DNC vows to combat Donald Trump’s election integrity commission  (DIERSEN: QUESTION: Which individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries combat Donald Trump’s election integrity commission? ANSWER: Those that are anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.)
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=27463
— Rosie has her ‘kill Trump’ game — Trump has the White House
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=27390

 

DAILY CALLER
— ‘Enforcement First’: White House Unlikely To Support Senate Bill For ‘Dreamers’ – Will Racke
http://dailycaller.com/2017/07/20/enforcement-first-white-house-unlikely-to-support-senate-bill-for-dreamers/

 

DAILY WIRE
— Black Minister Jesse Lee Peterson’s Mic Cut Off After Accusing CA Democrats of Hating Black People – JEFFREY CAWOOD
http://www.dailywire.com/news/18789/watch-black-ministers-mic-cut-after-accusing-ca-jeffrey-cawood#

 

CNS NEWS
— Senators Re-Introduce Controversial Young Immigrant Amnesty Bill – Annabel Scott
http://www.cnsnews.com/news/article/annabel-scott/senators-re-introduce-controversial-young-immigrant-amnesty-bill

 

BREITBART
— Major Increase in Palestinian Authority Payments to Terrorists
http://www.breitbart.com/jerusalem/2017/07/20/watchdog-major-increase-palestinian-authority-payments-terrorists/
— Teens on African Robotics Team Disappear from D.C., Two Spotted Crossing into Canada – Katherine Rodriguez
http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2017/07/20/teens-african-robotics-team-disappear-d-c-two-spotted-crossing-canada/
— RNC Breaks Another Fundraising Record, Raises Record $13.4 Million in June – BEN KEW
http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2017/07/20/rnc-breaks-another-fundraising-record-raises-record-13-4-million-in-june/

 

CENTRE FOR ADDICTION AND MENTAL HEALTH
— Casino Bus Tours Linked to Risk of Problem Gambling for Older Adults
http://www.newswire.ca/news-releases/casino-bus-tours-linked-to-risk-of-problem-gambling-for-older-adults-635572263.html

 

ROLL CALL
— Democrats Want Probe of Interior Scientists’ Reassignments – Elvina Nawaguna  (DIERSEN: Republicans should want a probe of how GAO treated its employees during the 1980s and 1990s who were Republican, White, male, older, and/or non-veteran.)
http://www.rollcall.com/news/policy/cantwell-to-ask-interior-oig-to-probe-scientists-reassignments

 

MSNBC
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “House Republican Mike Simpson dismisses Trump as a distraction.”
http://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow-show/house-republican-dismisses-trump-distraction

 

CNN
— Trump’s blast of Sessions has ‘chilling’ effect inside West Wing – Jeff Zeleny and Dan Merica  (DIERSEN: The following had a chilling effect on my superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates in the federal government who shared my demographics: My Democrat GAO superiors forced me to retire in 1997 when I was 49 years old, always ranked me in the bottom half of my coworkers for pay-for-performance purposes, did not promote me beyond GS-13, kept me off audits of IRS for all but 3 of the almost 18 years that I worked for GAO, and forced me to take an $18,847 pay cut in today’s dollars to transfer from IRS to GAO in 1980.  My Democrat IRS superiors did not promote me beyond GS-12, disallowed my education deductions in 1978, and disallowed my partial day per diem claims in 1974.  My Democrat Post Office superiors forced me resign in 1969 and disallowed my sick leave requests in 1969 and 1968.)
http://www.cnn.com/2017/07/20/politics/trump-loyalty-sessions-white-house/index.html

 

WASHINGTON POST
— Trump’s Sessions remarks show penchant for shaming – AP (DIERSEN: Who shames you? One could say that a) my Democrat GAO superiors shamed me when they forced me to retire in 1997 when I was 49 years old, always ranked me in the bottom half of my coworkers for pay-for-performance purposes, did not promote me beyond GS-13, kept me off audits of IRS for all but 3 of the almost 18 years that I worked for GAO, and forced me to take an $18,847 pay cut in today’s dollars to transfer from IRS to GAO in 1980; b) my Democrat IRS superiors shamed me when they did not promote me beyond GS-12, disallowed my education deductions in 1978, and disallowed my partial day per diem claims in 1974; and c) my Democrat Post Office superiors shamed me when they forced me resign in 1969 and disallowed my sick leave requests in 1969 and 1968.  One could say that my critics/opponents shamed me when they ended my TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairmanship, ended my Wheaton Chamber of Commerce Government Affairs Committee membership, ended my Milton Township Republican Central Committee webmaster service, ended my Illinois Center Right Coalition Steering Committee membership, and ended my American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter board membership.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/analysis-trump-sessions-comments-show-penchant-for-shaming/2017/07/20/293c42f0-6d8e-11e7-abbc-a53480672286_story.html

 

LOS ANGELES TIMES
— Fed up with California, some conservatives look to Texas – Jenny Jarvie
http://www.latimes.com/nation/la-na-texas-california-conservatives-2017-story.html

 

NEW YORK POST
— Finally, a college cracks down on the left’s snowflake fascists – Editorial
http://nypost.com/2017/07/19/finally-a-college-cracks-down-on-the-lefts-snowflake-fascists/

 

DAILY REPUBLIC
— Minneapolis police chief: Damond ‘didn’t have to die’ – Reuters
http://www.mitchellrepublic.com/news/4300582-minneapolis-police-chief-damond-didnt-have-die

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Jeff Sessions Says He Plans to Continue as Attorney General  Says he is ‘wholeheartedly’ pursuing the president’s agenda – Aruna Viswanatha  (DIERSEN: QUESTION: While I worked for the federal government, what if I had ‘wholeheartedly’ pursued the Democrat Party’s agenda? ANSWER: The federal government would have promoted me into its Senior Executive Service long before I was 40 years old.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/jeff-sessions-says-he-to-plans-on-continuing-as-attorney-general-1500562008
http://www.wsj.com/video/sessions-plans-to-remain-in-post-after-trump-rebuke/982CE73C-1C6E-44AE-9BA8-3C8BCEF052ED.html

July 15 Morning Edition

GOPUSA ILLINOIS
— Are you an elected official?  What is your position on redistricting, that is, what is your position on changes being made to the borders of the political jurisdiction in which you were elected?  Do you want to be notified in a timely manner of any proposed changes to those borders? To you want the opportunity to be able to object to proposed changes in a timely manner?

 

In DuPage County, elected Precinct Committeemen do not have that opportunity. The DuPage County Election Commission (DCEC) did not post maps of its many proposed changes to many precincts until July 12, 2017 and it will vote on accepting those proposed changes at its July 26, 2017 meeting.  My understanding is that the proposed changes affect about 100,000 voters, an unknown number of polling places, 276 precincts including 101 in Downers Grove Township and 27 in Milton Township, and 60 new precincts would be created including 12 in Downer Grove Township and 6 in Milton Township.

 

I have asked the DCEC for, but I have not been provided with a) a list of the 276 affected precincts broken out by the 9 townships, b) indication of which of those 276 precincts have elected Precinct Committeemen, and c) their contact information. Each of the elected Precinct Committeemen in those 276 affected precincts should have long since have been provided with a detailed map that precisely shows proposed changes to their precinct down to individual addresses.

 

Outrageously, most, if not virtually all of the elected Precinct Committeemen affected by the proposed changes have not been individually notified that DCEC has proposed changes to their precinct borders.

 

I have asked the DCEC to immediately and individually notify by regular mail and by email each and every elected Precinct Committeeman in precincts affected by DCEC’s proposed changes.  Please join me in this request by emailing and/or by phoning the following: Cathy Terrill – Chairperson at cterrill@dupageco.org and 630-407-5697; James S. Lowe – Vice Chair at jlowe@dupageco.org and 630-407-5699; John J. Boske – Secretary at john.boske@dupageco.org and 630-407-5698; and Joseph H. Sobecki – Executive Director at joseph.sobecki@dupageco.org and 630-407-5614. Sadly, there is no indication that what I have asked for will be done.

 

To get a rough indication of DCEC’s numerous proposed changes, visit: http://www.dupageco.org/Election/Election_Commission_News/2017/55317/.

 

I found DCEC’s 2015 “Policy for Precinct Modifications” on DCEC’s website , but I have not yet found DCEC’s 2017 “Policy for Precinct Modifications” on DCEC’s website. 

 

According to several Republican DuPage County Township Party Chairman, the DCEC does not want to deal with individual elected Precinct Committeemen, and therefore, it will only deal with county party chairmen and with township party chairmen concerning proposed changes. Needless-to-say, that is outrageous.  Two years ago, I was not notified in a timely manner of dramatic changes to my Milton Township Precinct 9. Further, it appears that as Democrats flood DuPage County, many changes to many precincts will have to be made every 2 years from now on.

 

While I worked for the federal government for almost 30 years, my Democrat superiors did everything that they could to delay if not to stop me from getting information that I could have used to avoid the adverse employment actions that they took against me.

 

In my roles as a Republican Precinct Committeeman since 1999 and as your GOPUSA Illinois Editor since 2000, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have done everything that they can to delay if not to stop me from getting information that I could use to avoid adverse actions against me.

 

In my roles as a TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairman 2005-2012, as a Wheaton Chamber of Commerce Government Affairs Committee member 2003-2011, as a Milton Township Republican Central Committee webmaster 2000-2004, as an Illinois Center Right Coalition Steering Committee member 2003-2007, and as an American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter board member 2001-2004, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes did everything that they could to delay if not to stop me from getting information that I could have used to avoid adverse actions against me.


If you are an elected Precinct Committeeman like I have been since 2000, you understand my concerns about this. Again, please join me in asking the DCEC to immediately and individually notify by regular mail and by email each and every elected Precinct Committeeman in precincts affected by DCEC’s proposed changes.  Thanks. – Dave Diersen
https://gopillinois.com

 

ABC7
— Illinois’ credit rating – BGA
http://abc7chicago.com/politics/weekend-watch-illinois-credit-rating/2217418/   

 

CBS2
— Governor Rauner Seems To Be Sticking With Plan Of Vetoing School Funding Bill – Craig Dellimore
http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2017/07/14/governor-rauner-veto-school-funding-bill/

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps treasonously encourage people to come to America illegally, to stay in America illegally, and to bring others to America illegally.
http://chicago.suntimes.com/opinion/editorial-find-the-heart-president-trump-to-protect-dreamers/
— Gang member, 12, who shot at cop, spends allowance on pot: prosecutors – Stefano Esposito  (DIERSEN: What did you do with your money when you were young?  I saved as much as I could to buy cars and to pay for college expenses. I bought a 1958 Chevy BelAir in 1964 when I was 16, 1966 Pontiac Tempest Sprint when I was 17, 1968 Oldsmobile 442 when I was 19, 1969 Dodge Charger SE when I was 20, 1962 Chevy BelAir when I was 22, a 1972 Chevy Corvette when I was 23, 1974 Dodge Dart when I was 25, 1978 Chevy Chevette when I was 29, and 1978 Oldsmobile Delta 88 Royale when I was 29.  I paid for my college expenses at UIC 1966-1968, NIU 1969-1970, Loyola 1972-1976, and DePaul 1976-1980.)
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/gang-member-12-who-shot-at-cop-spends-allowance-on-pot-prosecutors/

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Photo of Barrington students labeled ‘KKK’ sparks protest, claims of racism – John Keilman and Todd Shields
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/ct-kkk-barrington-high-school-met-20170714-story.html

 

FOX NEWS CHICAGO
— Gov. Rauner’s staff shakeup continues – AP
http://www.fox32chicago.com/news/local/268048143-story

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats glorify and praise those who vote for tax increases.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/zorn/ct-sellout-gop-springfield-swanson-zorn-perspec-0716-md-20170714-column.html
— Some politicians who pander to the base risk becoming pariahs – Ted Slowik  (DIERSEN: Democrat politicians pander to their base.  The Democrat Party base is anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/daily-southtown/opinion/ct-sta-slowik-political-courage-st-0716-20170714-story.html

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Common ground plentiful at Democratic governor candidates forum – Sam Charles
http://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/common-ground-plentiful-at-democratic-candidate-forum/

 

WTTW
— The Week in Review: Rauner Cleans House After Budget Veto
http://video.wttw.com/video/3002775557/

 

PEKIN TIMES
— Moody’s questions Illinois’ ability to pay bills – AP
http://www.pekintimes.com/news/20170714/moodys-questions-illinois-ability-to-pay-bills

 

WSIL TV
— When will Illinois’ higher income tax affect you? – Joe Ragusa
http://www.wsiltv.com/story/35890260/when-will-illinois-higher-income-tax-affect-you

 

CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD
— Catholic journal criticizes Trump ‘value voters’  Promote an ‘ecumenism of conflict’ – DELIA GALLAGHER
http://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/politics/catholic-journal-criticizes-trump-value-voters/765711583
— What DC drama? Dow hits 25th record of 2017  Dow notches its third-straight record close – MATT EGAN
http://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/business/what-dc-drama-dow-hits-25th-record-of-2017/765745276

 

NADIG NEWSPAPERS
— ‘Madigan’s tax increase’ boosts Rauner for 2018 – Russ Stewart
http://nadignewspapers.com/2017/07/15/madigans-tax-increase-boosts-rauner-for-2018/

 

WHEATON PATCH
— Teens Nabbing Cars In Early Morning Hours: DuPage County Sheriff’s Office  Undersheriff Frank Bibbiano said a group of teens and young adults is seeking out unlocked cars with keys inside and then stealing the car. – Lisa Marie Farver
https://patch.com/illinois/wheaton/teens-nabbing-cars-early-morning-hours-dupage-county-sheriffs-office

 

UPSTREAM IDEAS
— Madigan Blames Rauner For Budget Woes
http://upstream-ideas.com/upstream-ideas/ideas/madigan-blames-rauner-for-budget-woes

 

NORTH COOK NEWS
— Madigan, Moylan need to go if Illinois is to grow, GOP opponent says – Karen Kidd
http://northcooknews.com/stories/511147874-madigan-moylan-need-to-go-if-illinois-is-to-grow-gop-opponent-says

 

ILLINOIS FAMILY INSTITUTE
— Silencing the Silencers – Robert Knight (DIERSEN: Sooner or later, if not already, if your group does not promote the Democrat Party platform, Democrats will call it a hate group.)
https://illinoisfamily.org/religious/silencing-the-silencers/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Frustrated by its inability to win elections, the left is attempting to silence opponents through intimidation, either in the streets or in the courts. The latest example is the hijacking of Guidestar USA by the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC). Guidestar is a database of more than 2 million nonprofit and non-governmental (NGO) organizations. It’s considered the foremost authority on nonprofits, and had a self-avowed reputation for “remaining neutral.”)

 

GOPUSA
— London sees answer to acid attacks in ban of corrosive substances
http://www.gopusa.com/london-sees-answer-to-acid-attacks-in-ban-of-corrosive-substances/

 

BREITBART
— Obama Sets Sights on Post-2020 Redistricting Efforts at D.C. Fundraiser – ADELLE NAZARIAN
http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2017/07/14/obama-sets-sights-on-post-2020-redistricting-efforts-at-d-c-fundraiser/

 

NEWSMAX
— Consumer Sentiment Falls to Lowest of Trump Presidency
http://www.newsmax.com/Finance/StreetTalk/consumer-sentiment-Donald-Trump-outlook/2017/07/14/id/801660/

 

LIFE SITE NEWS
— All conservatives must support President Trump… the stakes couldn’t be higher – Cardinal Burke
https://www.lifesitenews.com/blogs/support-for-trump-urgently-needed-to-head-off-threats-to-us-democracy

 

POLITICO
— Governors steer clear of Trump  At the annual NGA summer meeting, the president barely gets a mention. – GABRIEL DEBENEDETTI and MEGAN CASSELLA
http://www.politico.com/story/2017/07/15/governors-steer-clear-trump-at-nga-240586

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— If Workers Are Scarce, Is It the Work or the Wages? – PATRICIA COHEN  (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes make it very clear that they would never have stooped to take the bad jobs that I took. GAO hired me in 1980 because it could not find a qualified Democrat, minority, female, younger person, or veteran who would take the job. IRS hired me in 1971 because it could not find a qualified Democrat, minority, female, or veteran who would take the job. The Post Office hired me in 1966 because it could not find a qualified Democrat, minority, female, or veteran who would take the job. Many millions have not and will not seek a job with the federal government a) because the pay and benefits are terrible, b) because the advancement opportunities are terrible, c) because they lack required education, work experience, professional certifications, and/or professional licenses, d) because they cannot pass an employment examination, e) because they cannot pass a background investigation, f) because they cannot pass a physical examination, g) because they cannot take the demonization, denigration, and condemnation that comes with being a federal employee or federal retiree, and/or h) because they are Republican, White, male, older, and/or non-veteran and they know that the federal government discriminates against the aforesaid.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/07/13/business/economy/labor-market-wages.html
— How the Medicaid Debate Affects Long-Term Care Insurance Decisions – RON LIEBER  (DIERSEN: My 86-year-old aunt is spending $230 a day out of her life savings to live in an assisted living facility.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/07/14/your-money/how-the-medicaid-debate-affects-long-term-care-insurance-decisions.html

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— An A for Activism on Campus  The latest trend in college grade inflation. – Editorial  (DIERSEN: One would expect that the more of the following that students are, the higher the grades that Democrat teachers will give them: anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/an-a-for-activism-on-campus-1500070766
— Jamie Dimon Goes Off  The J.P. Morgan CEO savages Washington’s anti-growth culture. – Editorial
https://www.wsj.com/articles/jamie-dimon-goes-off-1500070817
— First-Time Home Buyers Show More Interest in Market – Laura Kusisto  (DIERSEN: How old were you when you first bought real estate?  I bought a new town home when I was 24. My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always used that to demonize me, to denigrate me, and to condemn me as being someone who was born with a silver spoon in his mouth, who has always been privileged, and who would never had been able to do that if he had not avoided the draft and if he had not been an overpaid federal employee.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/first-time-home-buyers-show-more-interest-in-market-1500033602

 

WASHINGTON POST
— Judges in Md. redistricting case decry politically motivated electoral map – Ann E. Marimow and Josh Hicks
https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/public-safety/judges-in-md-redistricting-case-decry-politically-motivated-electoral-map/2017/07/14/33b44fc2-6814-11e7-9928-22d00a47778f_story.html

 

FREDERICK NEWS POST
— Judges consider delay, injunction in Maryland gerrymandering case – Danielle E. Gaines
https://www.fredericknewspost.com/news/politics_and_government/judges-consider-delay-injunction-in-maryland-gerrymandering-case/article_665bdea8-9422-5562-978c-8261eb510570.html

 

HERALD BULLETIN
— Rally aims to renew focus on redistricting – Scott L. Miley
http://www.heraldbulletin.com/news/state_news/rally-aims-to-renew-focus-on-redistricting/article_722f2b46-66e1-512e-9436-f0b64e8a946e.html

 

TEXAS TRIBUNE
— On day 5 of redistricting trial, Texas rebuts claim that current political maps discriminate  As lawyers for Texas defended the state’s political maps against charges of intentional discrimination, a lawmaker at the center of the case invoked “legislative privilege” Friday to avoid answering some questions. – JIM MALEWITZ
https://www.texastribune.org/2017/07/14/redistricting-trial-texas-refutes-discrimination-claims-while-blocking/

 

DALLAS NEWS
— State’s argument in redistricting trial takes hit because of lawmaker’s silence – James Barragán
https://www.dallasnews.com/news/texas-legislature/2017/07/14/states-argument-redistricting-trial-takes-hit-lawmakers-silence