September 12 Morning Edition

ABC7
— Former governor Rod Blagojevich gives first interview from prison to Chicago Magazine – Rob Elgas
http://abc7chicago.com/politics/rod-blagojevich-gives-first-prison-interview-to-chicago-magazine/2405876/

 

NBC5
— City of Chicago Attorneys Appear in Court for First Time in Lawsuit Against DOJ – Mary Ann Ahern and Kye Martin  (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, the Democrats who run Chicago make it clear that they put foreign countries and their citizens ahead of America and its citizens.)
http://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/emanuel-siskel-chicago-lawsuit-doj-443819503.html
— Blagojevich Breaks Silence From Prison  After more than five years in prison, former Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich spoke to NBC 5 in his first television interview, revealing details of his life, his family and his hopes for freedom. – Phil Rogers (DIERSEN: Should I write a book about my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes who continue to blame me and my GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails a) for George Ryan not seeking a second term, b) for Jim Ryan losing to Blagojevich in 2002, c) for Judy Baar Topinka losing to Blagojevich in 2006, and d) for Bill Brady losing to Pat Quinn in 2010? They also continue to blame me and my GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails for all the other losses that Republicans have suffered in Illinois since 2000.)
http://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/nbc-exclusive-rod-blagojevich-breaks-silence-from-prison-443821533.html
— Archdiocese: Guns Not Allowed in Chicago Churches, Schools  The new policy takes effect Thursday – Regina Waldroup
http://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/Archdiocese-Guns-Not-Allowed-in-Chicago-Churches-Schools-443928013.html

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Apply background checks for gun purchases to voting – John R. Lott Jr. (DIERSEN: Knowing that they cannot pass a background check is a major reason why people do not seek jobs with the federal government. Other major reasons include a) the pay and benefits are terrible, b) the advancement opportunities are terrible, c) they lack required education, work experience, professional certifications, and/or professional licenses, d) they cannot pass an employment examination, e) they cannot pass a physical examination, f) they cannot take the demonization, denigration, and condemnation that comes with being a federal employee or federal retiree, and g) they are Republican, White, male, older, and/or non-veteran and they know that the federal government discriminates against the aforesaid.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/commentary/ct-perspec-gun-background-checks-voting-0912-story.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Republicans worry about vote fraud. Democrats claim that Republicans are just imagining things. But in testimony Tuesday before the Presidential Advisory Commission on Election Integrity, I will suggest a simple solution that could make both parties happy: Apply the background check system for gun purchases to voting. Democrats have long lauded background checks on gun purchases as simple, accurate and in complete harmony with the Second Amendment right to own guns. Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., has bragged that the checks “make our communities and neighborhoods safer without in any way abridging rights or threatening a legitimate part of the American heritage.” If Democrats really believe that the National Instant Criminal Background Check System doesn’t interfere “in any way” with people’s constitutional rights to own a gun, doesn’t it follow that the same system would not constitute an infringement on people’s right to vote? This would give Republicans a system for stopping vote fraud and Democrats a system that they have already vigorously endorsed. The NICS system doesn’t just determine if potential gun buyers have criminal histories. It also checks whether a person is in this country illegally, has a nonimmigrant visa or has renounced his citizenship. Such people are not allowed to vote. The system doesn’t currently flag people who are on immigrant visas but who could be added to the system. In 34 states, felons are not able to vote immediately upon release. The background-check system would detect these too. Of course, Democrats and Republicans will continue to argue over whether illegal voting is a major problem. Since Democrats believe that the NICS doesn’t in any way interfere with or suppress gun ownership, how could it suppress legal voter registration? Thus, Democrats shouldn’t have anything to worry about. If there doesn’t turn out to be any vote fraud, Democrats can say that they were proved right.)
— Blagojevich, unrepentant but bruised, reflects on prison life – Jeff Coen (DIERSEN: Should I write a book about my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes who continue to blame me and my GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails a) for George Ryan not seeking a second term, b) for Jim Ryan losing to Blagojevich in 2002, c) for Judy Baar Topinka losing to Blagojevich in 2006, and d) for Bill Brady losing to Pat Quinn in 2010? They also continue to blame me and my GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails for all the other losses that Republicans have suffered in Illinois since 2000.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/ct-blagojevich-prison-interview-met-20170911-story.html
— Why every Illinois pol should read Blagojevich’s words – Editorial (DIERSEN: Should I write a book about my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes who continue to blame me and my GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails a) for George Ryan not seeking a second term, b) for Jim Ryan losing to Blagojevich in 2002, c) for Judy Baar Topinka losing to Blagojevich in 2006, and d) for Bill Brady losing to Pat Quinn in 2010? They also continue to blame me and my GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails for all the other losses that Republicans have suffered in Illinois since 2000.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/editorials/ct-edit-blagojevich-prison-interview-corruption-0912-20170910-story.html
— Durbin, Feinstein and Catholic judges – Editorial
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/editorials/ct-edit-catholic-judges-durbin-feinstein-0912-20170911-story.html
— Elgin speakers focus on positive response that followed 9/11 attacks – Mike Danahey  (DIERSEN: What do you say to those who want America to give citizenship to those who agree with the 9/11 attackers?)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/elgin-courier-news/news/ct-ecn-elgin-september11-st-0912-20170911-story.html
— Cook Co. forest preserve, purchased for $14.5M, is closed amid land dispute – Robert McCoppin
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/ct-horizon-farm-forest-preserve-closed-met-20170911-story.html
— 10 things we learned from Blagojevich interview
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-rod-blagojevich-prison-interview-20170912-story.html
— Equifax’s seismic breach tests Trump pledge to dismantle financial rules – Bloomberg
http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/ct-equifax-data-breach-trump-regulation-20170912-story.html

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— ALL OF THE FRONT PAGE: Blagojevich: Mops, sings, jokes — accepts ‘fate … assigned to me’ – Tina Sfondeles (DIERSEN: Should I write a book about my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes who continue to blame me and my GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails a) for George Ryan not seeking a second term, b) for Jim Ryan losing to Blagojevich in 2002, c) for Judy Baar Topinka losing to Blagojevich in 2006, and d) for Bill Brady losing to Pat Quinn in 2010? They also continue to blame me and my GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails for all the other losses that Republicans have suffered in Illinois since 2000.)
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/rod-blagojevich-prison-interview-to-be-released-tonight/
— Chicago Police Department on pace to spend $200M on overtime – Fran Spielman
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/police-department-on-pace-to-spend-200m-on-overtime/

 

DAILY HERALD
— State Rep. Sente says she won’t seek re-election – Kerry Lester
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20170912/state-rep-sente-says-she-wont-seek-re-election
— Unhappy moderate House Republicans complicate 2018 for GOP – AP  (DIERSEN: In Illinois, moderate Republicans focus on destroying Republicans, destroying the Illinois Republican Party (IRP) platform, and destroying the IRP. They have had great success in doing that.)
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20170912/unhappy-moderate-house-republicans-complicate-2018-for-gop
— Elgin, American Legion Post 57 honor those lost on 9/11 (DIERSEN: What do you say to those who want America to give citizenship to those who agree with the 9/11 attackers?)
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20170911/elgin-american-legion-post-57-honor-those-lost-on-911

 

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— The state’s budget mess hits U of I anew: its U.S. News ranking – STEVEN R. STRAHLER
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20170912/NEWS13/170919988

 

NORTHWEST HERALD
— Illinois Sen. Karen McConnaughay speaks about new school funding bill – and why she voted no  New funding bill has some relief for suburban districts, just not enough – BRENDA SCHORY
http://www.nwherald.com/2017/09/10/illinois-sen-karen-mcconnaughay-speaks-about-new-school-funding-bill-and-why-she-voted-no/ag5np4t/

 

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— BEYOND TRAGIC: Video gambling continues to grow; Springfield leads Illinois with 635 terminals – Tim Landis (DIERSEN: If you push gambling, you push destruction.)
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20170911/video-gambling-continues-to-grow-springfield-leads-illinois-with-635-terminals
— LaHood opposed Harvey relief with short-term compromise – Bernard Schoenburg
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20170911/lahood-opposed-harvey-relief-with-short-term-compromise

 

SAUK VALLEY
— Congress shoves Dreamer fix down the docket – Alex Daugherty (DIERSEN: Fix is code for giving citizens of foreign countries preference over citizens of America.)
http://www.saukvalley.com/2017/09/12/congress-shoves-dreamer-fix-down-the-docket/ahgueyj/

 

CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD
— Hill Republicans searching for a unifying agenda – LAUREN FOX (DIERSEN: The Republican Party platform is the unifying agenda.)
http://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/politics/hill-republicans-searching-for-a-unifying-agenda/809608123

 

NPR ILLINOIS
— Who Is ‘What Happened’ For? Maybe Hillary Clinton Most Of All – DANIELLE KURTZLEBEN (DIERSEN: Who should be blamed for your problems? My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always blamed me for my problems. According to them, a) my Democrat superiors in the federal government took adverse actions against me because I am a bad person and b) my fellow TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois members, my fellow Wheaton Chamber of Commerce members, my fellow Milton Township Republican Central Committee members, my fellow Illinois Center Right Coalition members, my fellow American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter members, etc. took adverse actions against me because I am a bad person.)
http://nprillinois.org/post/who-what-happened-maybe-hillary-clinton-most-all#stream/0

 

ILLINOIS NEWS NETWORK
— Illinois’ nearly flat income growth remains tied with Nevada for worst in nation (DIERSEN: Is your income growing? My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always been furious that my salary increased every year that I worked for the federal government 1966-1969 and 1971-1997 because of COLAs, step increases, and/or promotions except 1980 when I took an $18,847 (21%) pay cut in today’s dollars to transfer from IRS to GAO. In my defense, I earned a) a job-related bachelor’s degree when I was 21 in 1970 and job-related master’s degrees when I was 27, 31, and 48, b) job-related professional certifications when I was 30, 32, 41, 45, 47, and 48, and c) a job-related professional license when I was 32.)
https://www.ilnews.org/news/economy/illinois-nearly-flat-income-growth-remains-tied-with-nevada-for/article_ba1accd8-94bc-11e7-83c7-03771122446b.html

 

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— THORNER/INGOLD: HURRICANE PREDICTIONS ARE “IMPERFECT,” WHILE GLOBAL WARMING IS “SETTLED SCIENCE?”
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2017/09/thorneringold-hurricane-predictions-are-imperfect-while-global-warming-is-settled-science.html

 

FREEDOMS JOURNAL
— AFTER TRUMP DEALS WITH DEMOCRATS, GOP LEADERS KNOW HOW “REAL” BLACK REPUBLICANS FEEL – Raynard Jackson  (DIERSEN: My “Republican” critics/opponents talk and act like they deal with Democrats, with Libertarians, with Greens, and with Independents to get rid of Republicans like me.)
https://freedomsjournalinstitute.org/latest-news/opinion/after-trump-deals-with-democrats-gop-leaders-know-how-real-black-republicans-feel/

 

GOPUSA
— Pope Francis scolds Trump on DACA  (DIERSEN: What do you say to those a) who encourage people to come to America illegally, b) who encourage people to stay in America illegally, and c) who encourage people to bring other people to America illegally?)
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=30071
— Mitt Romney may run for Senate thrilling one establishment pundit (DIERSEN: The more that you demonize, denigrate, and condemn Trump, the more that anti-Trumps love you.)
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=30069

 

DAILY CALLER
— ESPN Anchor: ‘Donald Trump Is A White Supremacist’ – DEREK HUNTER  (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps say that Trump and his supporters are White supremacists, Nazis, KKK members, haters, racists, sexists, bigots, and even worse things.  How should Trump and his supporters respond?)
http://dailycaller.com/2017/09/12/espn-anchor-donald-trump-is-a-white-supremacist/
— GOP Texas Rep. Lamar Smith Investigates Gov’t Employees Using Taxpayer Dollars To Get College Degrees Unrelated To Their Jobs – Michael Bastasch (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 in the federal government focused on getting rid of federal employees who were Republican, White, male, older, and/or non-veteran.)
http://dailycaller.com/2017/09/11/exclusive-lawmaker-investigates-govt-employees-using-taxpayer-dollars-to-get-college-degrees-unrelated-to-their-jobs/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: GOP Texas Rep. Lamar Smith is demanding the Energy Department (DOE) turn over documents related to the agency paying for a government engineer’s law degree that was completely unrelated to his job. Smith wants to make sure more DOE employees aren’t having taxpayers foot the bill for college degrees completely unrelated to their jobs. Funding one engineer’s law degree cost taxpayers $138,000, agency auditors found in July. “The Committee is concerned this could be an indication of a more widespread occurrence of inappropriate training authorizations and expenditures within DOE,” wrote Smith, chairman of the House Committee on Science, Space and Technology. “To better understand this case, and learn what steps DOE has taken to prevent a similar occurrence in the future, we request that DOE provide certain documents and information to the Committee,” Smith wrote in a letter sent to Secretary of Energy Rick Perry on Tuesday. “The Committee has questions about why Darian Ghorbi received preferential treatment during his tenure at DOE under the prior administration,” Smith further wrote in the letter, a copy of which was obtained by The Daily Caller News Foundation. DOE auditors reported in July that senior officials had allowed agency engineer Darian Ghorbi to take law classes at American University in Washington, D.C. at taxpayer expense. However, Ghorbi left DOE shortly after earning his law degree in May 2013 “for work in the private sector,” investigators found. DOE officials “had not considered the use of a continued service agreement for this employee despite the fact that he had taken extensive training at considerable cost.” What auditors found most unusual was that DOE already has policies in place to prevent this issue, but “these controls were overridden by senior management officials in the approval chain at the time.” Those senior management left no documentation of why they made their decision, and they couldn’t be interviewed by auditors “because they had left the agency,” auditors found. Ghorbi and his managers worked in DOE’s Office of Fossil Energy. President Donald Trump’s budget proposed shrinking the office 54 percent, from $618 million in 2017 to $280 million in 2018. Congress has already proposed legislation that reverses the cuts proposed by the White House. A House bill released in July only cuts the DOE’s fossil office $33 million.)
— Taking Down Christopher Columbus – Scott Greer  (DIERSEN: Where have your ancestors lived in America? All my ancestors have always lived in northeast Illinois. When did your ancestors immigrate to America? All my ancestors immigrated during the 1840s and 1850s. Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps shout that the longer that your ancestors have been in America, a) the more that you have benefited from their discrimination against minorities and against women and b) the more that you should pay the price of Affirmative Action, Diversity, and Inclusion. How soon, if not already, will anti-Trumps call for the deportation of all those whose ancestors a) immigrated to America before the Civil War and/or b) lived anywhere in America where slavery was legal?)
http://dailycaller.com/2017/09/11/taking-down-christopher-columbus/

 

THE BLAZE
— Here are all the things Hillary Clinton has blamed for her loss to Donald Trump – Chris Enloe  (DIERSEN: Since 2000, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have blamed me and my GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails for all the losses that Republicans have suffered in Illinois.)
http://www.theblaze.com/news/2017/09/11/here-are-all-the-things-hillary-clinton-has-blamed-for-her-loss-to-donald-trump/

 

LIFE SITE NEWS
— Pope Francis questions Trump’s pro-life values – Follow Claire
https://www.lifesitenews.com/news/breaking-pope-francis-questions-trumps-pro-life-values6

 

THE HILL
— This Hispanic Heritage Month, let’s reflect on the rich history, contributions of Latino Americans – REP. SALUD CARBAJAL (D-CALIF.) (DIERSEN: There is no German Heritage Month.  Why is that?)
http://thehill.com/blogs/congress-blog/350103-this-hispanic-heritage-month-lets-reflect-on-the-rich-history
— Senate approves resolution condemning white supremacist groups – JORDAIN CARNEY (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, anti-Whites shout that all Whites are White supremacists. This resolution helps anti-Whites convince everyone that all Whites should be gotten rid of.) http://thehill.com/blogs/floor-action/senate/350170-senate-approves-resolution-condemning-white-supremacist-groups

 

CBS LOS ANGELES
— LA County Board Considers Government Travel Ban Over DACA
http://losangeles.cbslocal.com/2017/09/12/la-county-board-daca/

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: HARDCOPY ARTICLE TITLE: Millions Wait for Lights to Come Back on – JESS BIDGOOD and VIVIAN YEE (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes are extremely judgmental. I should write a book about those who question my judgment to have a whole-house natural gas fired backup electric generator installed. Because they shout their criticisms of me, I can shout my criticisms of them, right?)
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/09/11/us/power-fpl-outage-storm.html

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— What It’s Like to Be Smeared by the Southern Poverty Law Center  I paid a professional price when the group attacked me in 2009. Now I wear its mud as a badge of honor. – Carol M. Swain  (DIERSEN: The Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) designated Illinois Family Institute (IFI) a hate group in 2009 and designated Americans for Truth About Homosexuality (AFAH) a hate group in 2010. Who would come to my defense if the anti-Trumps succeed in shutting down
www.gopillinois.com and my GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails because they include links to articles posted at the IFI website at https://illinoisfamily.org/ and at AFAH website at http://americansfortruth.com/ (SEE: http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2017/08/family-institute-smeared-as-one-of-32-illinois-hate-groups-along-with-neo-nazis-and-skinheads.html  Constructively, while I served as the TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairman 2005-2012, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes treated TAPROOT as being a hate group and treated me as being a White supremacist, Nazi, KKK member, hater, racist, sexist, bigot and even worse things because I invited IFI and AFTAH leaders to speak at TAPROOT events. Individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that blacklist IFI and AFTAH blacklist me because I refuse to blacklist IFI and AFTAH.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/what-its-like-to-be-smeared-by-the-southern-poverty-law-center-1505171221
— The New Corporate Recruitment Pool: Workers in Dead-End Jobs – Jennifer Levitz  (DIERSEN: Virtually all jobs in the federal government are dead-end jobs, and especially for federal employees who are Republican, White, male, older, and/or non-veteran. Non-veteran White males who are seeking a job with the federal government should be advised that with only rare exceptions, your career will be wasted and you will be gotten rid of if you do not make GS-13 (currently $94,610) by age 25, GS-14 (currently $111,801) by age 30, GS-15 (currently $131,508) by age 35, and Senior Executive Service (currently $161,900) by age 40.  Extremely few federal employees who are Republican, White, male, older, and/or non-veteran make the aforesaid deadlines.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-new-corporate-recruitment-pool-workers-in-dead-end-jobs-1505080840
— The Better IRS Reform  Sessions decides not to prosecute Lois Lerner. The GOP has options. – Editorial  (DIERSEN: What do you know about IRS? What do you say to those a) who demonize, denigrate, and condemn my knowledge of IRS and b) who side with IRS against me?  I worked for IRS for almost 9 years, the last 5 1/2 years of which at the GS-12 Step 1-5 levels, currently $79,653-$90,173. I worked for GAO on audits of IRS for 3 years at the GS-13 Step 1-3 levels, currently $94,610-$100,917.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-better-irs-reform-1505172729

 

USA TODAY
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps love it when Trump dumps planks in the Republican Party platform.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/2017/09/10/trump-shows-gop-how-its-done-scrap-absolutism-deal-with-reality-jill-lawrence-column/646372001/

 

NORTH DENVER TRIBUNE
— DACA DREAMERS FIGHT FOR THEIR RIGHTS – Basha Cohen (DIERSEN: When members of the following groups fight for their rights, anti-Trumps call them White supremacists, Nazis, KKK members, haters, racists, sexists, bigots, and even worse things: Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German Americans, and those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.northdenvertribune.com/2017/09/12/daca-dreamers/

 

BELT MAGAZINE
— WHY FOXCONN’S WISCONSIN PROMISE OF 13,000 QUALITY JOBS IS AN EMPTY ONE – Lawrence Tabak  (DIERSEN: Are/were the jobs that you had quality jobs?  My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always hinted/implied/argued/shouted that all the jobs that I had were bad jobs, but grossly overpaid jobs. I did yard work and delivered newspapers 1962-1964; washed dishes 1964-1966; cleaned golf shoes, chipped slag, and pumped gasoline in 1966; delivered mail 1966-1969; worked on an automobile assembly line and as a security guard in 1970; sold tires, automotive services, and major appliances 1970-1971; pumped gasoline 1971-1972; collected delinquent taxes 1971-1980; and audited federal agencies 1980-1997.)
http://beltmag.com/foxconns-wisconsin-promise-13000-quality-jobs-empty-one

September 11 Morning Edition

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— City in federal court Monday for sanctuary city case against Trump administration  (DIERSEN: Because Rauner signed SB 31, Rauner sides with Chicago against the federal government.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-chicago-donald-trump-doj-20170911-story.html
— As 2018 campaign looms, Rauner could find it tougher to avoid talking Trump – Rick Pearson  (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Rauner seems to be taking the advice of those who want him to run as an anti-Republican, that is, to dump the Republican Party platform, to dump the Illinois Republican Party platform, and to dump those individuals, organizations, companies, and governments that are Republican, and especially those that are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders, and those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-bruce-rauner-donald-trump-questions-met-20170909-story.html
— Harsh realities of college expenses – Steve Rosen (DIERSEN: Where did the money come from to pay for your college expenses?  For me, it was money that earned a) cleaning golf shoes, chipping slag, and pumping gasoline in 1966; b) delivering mail 1966-1969; and c) working on an automobile assemble line and as a security guard in 1970. My outstanding parents provided me with room and board in their home in Crete a) 1966-1968 while I attended UIC, b) weekends during my first semester at NIU in 1969, and c) the summer of 1969. I graduated debt-free from NIU in August of 1970 owning a 1969 Dodge Charger SE.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/success/kidsandmoney/tca-harsh-realities-of-college-expenses-20170908-story.html
— Desperate for a win, Trump shafts his party – Jonah Goldberg  (DIERSEN: Political parties exist to help elect candidates who can and will defend and advance their platform. What do you say to candidates who claim to be Republican while they are running, but once elected, they dump the Republican Party platform and dump Republicans?)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/columnists/sns-201709071533–tms–jgoldbrgctnjg-a20170908-20170908-column.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, CATO treasonously encourages people to come to America illegally, encourages people to stay in America illegally, and encourages people to bring other people to America illegally.
https://www.pressreader.com/usa/chicago-tribune/20170911/281801399122277
— Trump and first lady commemorate Sept. 11 – AP  (DIERSEN: What were you doing on September 11, 2001?  I was delivering press release kits for then State Representative Randy Hultgren.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/ct-donald-trump-sept-11-20170911-story.html
— Crossing Trump on climate, new Miss America fears no tweet – AP  (DIERSEN: If you criticize Trump, anti-Trumps promote you.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/sns-bc-us–miss-america-20170911-story.html

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— ‘Dreamer’ was 3 when brought to U.S. by parents: ‘This is my country’ – Maudlyne Ihejirika (DIERSEN: Where have your ancestors lived in America?  All my ancestors have always lived in northeast Illinois. When did your ancestors immigrate to America? All my ancestors immigrated during the 1840s and 1850s. Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps shout that the longer that your ancestors have been in America, a) the more that you have benefited from their discrimination against minorities and against women and b) the more that you should pay the price of Affirmative Action, Diversity, and Inclusion. How soon, if not already, will anti-Trumps call for the deportation of all those whose ancestors a) immigrated to America before the Civil War and/or b) lived anywhere in America where slavery was legal?)
http://chicago.suntimes.com/chicago-politics/dreamer-was-3-when-brought-to-u-s-by-parents-this-is-my-country/
— New Miss America says Trump wrong to withdraw from climate accord – AP  (DIERSEN: If you criticize Trump, anti-Trumps promote you.)
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/new-miss-america-says-trump-wrong-to-withdraw-from-climate-accord/

 

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps rally in Springfield to urge Congress to give preference to certain illegals.  Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps glorify and praise a) those who were brought to America illegally and b) those who brought them to America illegally.
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20170910/hundreds-rally-to-urge-congress-to-help-immigrants

 

CHAMPAIGN/URBANA NEWS GAZETTE
— Free speech on campus? – Editorial  (DIERSEN: Democrats run education in America. Those Democrats want members ONLY of the following groups to speak: 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.news-gazette.com/opinion/editorials/2017-09-11/free-speech-campus.html

 

NORTHWEST HERALD
— McHenry County Board member John Reinert announces run for Illinois Senate District 32 seat – MEGAN JONES
http://www.nwherald.com/2017/09/07/mchenry-county-board-member-john-reinert-announces-run-for-illinois-senate-district-32-seat/ases6hv/

 

FOX ILLINOIS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps rally in Springfield to urge Congress to give preference to certain illegals.  Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps glorify and praise a) those who were brought to America illegally and b) those who brought them to America illegally.
http://foxillinois.com/news/local/hundreds-rally-against-president-trumps-decision-to-end-daca-09-11-2017

 

CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD
— The next DACA? Trump administration turns to another class of immigrants – TAL KOPAN
http://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/national/the-next-daca-trump-administration-turns-to-another-class-of-immigrants/808859563
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, “religious leaders” act as operatives or as dupes for the Democrat Party.
http://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/politics/pope-francis-says-rescinding-daca-is-not-prolife/808928546

 

RIVER BENDER
— Rauner Visiting Japan and China – Mark Ellebracht
https://m.riverbender.com/wbgznews/details.cfm?id=251525

 

WCSJ NEWS
— Illinois Governor Bruce Rauner Touring Japan and China  (DIERSEN: How many jobs have you created? How many jobs have your parents created? How many jobs have your grandparents created? How many jobs have your great grandparents created? How many jobs have the rest of your ancestors created? The more jobs that the aforesaid created, the more that they are glorified and praised. My parents did not create any jobs. My grandparents and my great grandparents created a few jobs while they operated a hardware store and farmed.)
http://www.wcsjnews.com/news/local/illinois-governor-bruce-rauner-touring-japan-and-china/article_ac68bc64-96e5-11e7-9aaa-2b779203c21c.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Illinois Governor Bruce Rauner is starting his Asian trade mission in Tokyo. The governor is on an eight day swing through Japan and China. Rauner said it’s “vital” to secure a solid relationship with Japan. Illinois is home to over 600 Japanese companies, and the governor office says those companies are responsible for almost 50 thousand jobs in the state.)

 

COLUMBIA CHRONICLE
— Trust Act aims to make Illinois a ‘sanctuary state’ – Savannah Eadens
http://www.columbiachronicle.com/metro/article_5c8a8926-94fa-11e7-9dba-b3e3d57fecfe.html

 

DUPAGE POLICY JOURNAL
— Olsen joins eight-state effort to end gerrymandering – Brent Zell  (DIERSEN: In retrospect, with benefit of hindsight, in 2015, I should have filed a lawsuit to stop the gerrymandering of my DuPage County Milton Township Precinct 9.)
https://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/511212352-olsen-joins-eight-state-effort-to-end-gerrymandering
— Marquardt, West Chicago, Addison students to be eligible for private school scholarships in new state 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://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/511203090-marquardt-west-chicago-addison-students-to-be-eligible-for-private-school-scholarships-in-new-state-program
(FROM THE ARTICLE: A new public school funding bill recently passed by the Illinois Legislature, SB1947, includes a scholarship program that would award donated funds to students in lower-income families — up to 300 percent of the federal poverty level — to provide them the opportunity to attend private schools. A provision within the bill allows for scholarship eligibility to students in select “focus districts” in the state, including several in DuPage County.)

 

GAMBLING COMPLIANCE
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Illinois Flush With Video Gaming Machines, Tax Revenue – NICHOLAUS GARCIA
https://gamblingcompliance.com/premium-content/insights_analysis/illinois-flush-video-gaming-machines-tax-revenue

 

DAILY CALLER
— Hillary Stands By Her ‘Deplorables’ Remark – Chuck Ross (DIERSEN: How many voted for Hillary in your precinct? One could argue that because Hillary stands by what she said, that the 211 who voted for Hillary in my DuPage County Milton Township Precinct 9 continue to demonize me, to denigrate me, and to condemn me as being deplorable.)
http://dailycaller.com/2017/09/10/hillary-stands-by-her-deplorables-remark-video/
— Hillary Clinton Had No Concession Speech, Blames Loss On ‘White People’ – David Krayden
http://dailycaller.com/2017/09/10/hillary-clinton-had-no-concession-speech-blames-loss-on-white-people/

 

REAL CLEAR POLITICS
— ‘OpenTheBooks’ Founder Adam Andrzejewski: American Government Needs A Transparency Revolution – Tim Hains (DIERSEN: I agree. Democrats run the federal government. Those Democrats should be required to report all the adverse actions that they take against their employees because of their political affiliation. I have always been a Republican. Because of that, 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.)
https://www.realclearpolitics.com/video/2017/09/10/openthebooks_founder_american_government_needs_a_transparency_revolution.html

 

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Republicans are getting trumped by internal divide, not the president – Susan Ferrechio
http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/republicans-are-getting-trumped-by-internal-divide-not-the-president/article/2633757

 

WASHINGTON FREE BEACON
— Secret Service Offered to ‘Fast-Track’ Disability Retirement for Able-Bodied Workers, Several DHS Sources Say  $1.9 billion taxpayer-funded federal disability program is rife with abuse – Susan Crabtree
http://freebeacon.com/national-security/secret-service-offered-fast-track-disability-retirement-able-bodied-workers-several-dhs-sources-say/

 

HUFFINGTON POST
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps glorify and praise children who were brought to America illegally. What about those criminals who brought those children to America illegally?
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/dreamers-medical-school_us_59b4264be4b0b5e5310685b9

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— Bannon Takes Aim at Republicans and Former Colleagues in Wide-Ranging Interview – NOAH WEILANDSE
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/09/10/us/politics/steve-bannon-60-minutes-interview.html
— The South Doesn’t Own Slavery – TIYA MILES  (DIERSEN: Where have your ancestors lived in America?  All my ancestors have always lived in northeast Illinois. When did your ancestors immigrate to America? All my ancestors immigrated during the 1840s and 1850s. Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps shout that the longer that your ancestors have been in America, a) the more that you have benefited from their discrimination against minorities and against women and b) the more that you should pay the price of Affirmative Action, Diversity, and Inclusion. How soon, if not already, will anti-Trumps call for the deportation of all those whose ancestors a) immigrated to America before the Civil War and/or b) lived anywhere in America where slavery was legal?)
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/09/11/opinion/south-slavery-confederate-states.html

 

WASHINGTON POST
— Federal employees’ charitable giving reflects worry; reciting oath on video reflects pride and Trump counterpoint – Joe Davidson  (DIERSEN: Democrats run the federal government. Their top priority is to hire, to retain, and to promote Democrats, and especially Democrats who are minority, female, and/or younger. Of course, they are anti-Trump, and their giving more money to ACLU, SPLC, NRDC, Planned Parenthood, Sierra Club, and National Park Foundation proves it.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/powerpost/wp/2017/09/11/feds-charitable-giving-reflects-worry-reciting-oath-on-video-reflects-pride/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Oath for Federal Employees: “I, [name], do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will support and defend the Constitution of the United States against all enemies, foreign and domestic; that I will bear true faith and allegiance to the same; that I take this obligation freely, without any mental reservation or purpose of evasion; and that I will well and faithfully discharge the duties of the office on which I am about to enter. So help me God.” . . . An analysis of contributions to the Combined Federal Campaign (CFC), an umbrella charitable effort for federal employees, demonstrates “federal donors clearly reacted to the election of Trump in 2016, providing several charities with a sizable Anti-Trump bounce in their pledge results,” Marshall Strauss, chief executive of the Workplace Giving Alliance, said in an email Friday to his board of directors. The Alliance is a coalition of CFC organizations and reports on federal employee giving. “For example,” Strauss continued, “the American Civil Liberties Union [Foundation] was up almost 400 percent in comparison with its 2015 CFC results, the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) saw its pledge number jump by 345 percent, and the Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) saw its pledge total jump 180 percent.” These organizations have taken principled stands against Trump’s harmful policies: ACLU says Trump wants to “Enshrine a Business Right to Discriminate Into the Constitution.” SPLC President Richard Cohen wrote about “the malignant bigotry at the heart of President Trump’s agenda.” NRDC tracks “Trumps attacks on the environment.” Planned Parenthood, the Sierra Club and the National Park Foundation also received significantly more in donations, according to the report.)

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— ‘It Is Chilling to Hear . . . ’  Notre Dame’s president has some pointed words for Senate Democrats. – Editorial
https://www.wsj.com/articles/it-is-chilling-to-hear-1505074699
— I Guess We’re All McCarthyites Now  A congressman (Luis Gutiérrez) insults John Kelly’s service—and nobody notices. – Philip Terzian  (DIERSEN: Ever-increasing, anti-Trumps insult all those who are not anti-Trump. Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps hint/imply/argue/shout that those who are not anti-Trump are White supremacists, Nazis, KKK members, haters, racists, sexists, bigots, and even worse things. How should those who are not anti-Trump respond?)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/i-guess-were-all-mccarthyites-now-1505073332
— Students Get Tuition Aid for a Piece of Their Future  Income share agreements seem poised to take off, as costs and debt loads rise – Jillian Berman  (DIERSEN: How much did you earn in today’s dollars when you were 25, 30, 35, 40, 45, and 49? For me, it was $79,563; $90,173; $90,173; $100,917; $113,531; and $122,991. 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.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/students-get-tuition-aid-for-a-piece-of-their-future-1505096100
— People Hope to Work Later in Life. Here’s the Reality  People say they want to keep earning income. But the facts tell a different story. – Glenn Ruffenach
https://www.wsj.com/articles/people-hope-to-work-later-in-life-heres-the-reality-1504794134

 

ALBANY TIMES UNION
— Underground Railroad project teaching timely lesson – PAUL BRAY (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps equate illegals with slaves. But wait, slaves were brought to America against their will. Illegals are not forced to come to America, except those who were brought to America while they were children. Those who bring children to America illegally should be equated with slave owners. Law-breaking people always use children as cannon fodder.)
http://www.timesunion.com/opinion/article/Paul-Bray-Underground-Railroad-project-teaching-12187458.php

 

FED SMITH
— DOJ Says It Won’t Prosecute Lois Lerner for IRS Targeting Scandal – Ian Smith  (DIERSEN: In Diersen v. GAO (SEE:
https://gopillinois.com/documents/), RINOs, Democrats and Democrat plants, Libertarians and Libertarian plants, and Greens and Green plants sided with GAO. The aforesaid promote patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, age discrimination, and retaliation.)
https://www.fedsmith.com/2017/09/09/doj-says-wont-prosecute-lois-lerner-irs-targeting-scandal/

September 10 Evening Edition

NBC5
— Illinois Sends Utility Crews, National Guard to Florida
http://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/illinois-sends-utility-crews-national-guard-to-florida-443475983.html

 

WGN RADIO
— The Sunday Spin” Politics with Rick Pearson Full Show 9-10-17: Pat Brady, Rebecca Shi, and Amanda Vinicky – JASMINE COOPER (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, the anti-Trump news media treats Pat Brady like he is the official spokesman for the Illinois Republican Party (IRP). Pat Brady rejects the traditional family plank in the IRP platform.  Who does the anti-Trump news media treat as official spokespersons for a) your congressional district, b) your Republican county party organization, and c) for your Republican township/ward party organization?)
http://wgnradio.com/2017/09/10/the-sunday-spin-politics-with-rick-pearson-full-show-9-10-17-pat-brady-rebecca-shi-and-amanda-vinicky/
— What Could The Repeal Of DACA Mean For Illinois? – JASMINE COOPER
http://wgnradio.com/2017/09/10/what-could-the-repeal-of-daca-mean-for-illinois/

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Rauner asks “Can Bruce Rauner bounce back from a terrible summer?” Ever-increasing, Rauner talks and acts like a) he does not read GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails and b) he listens to those who advise him to run as an anti-Republican, that is, to dump the traditional family, right to life, immigration, illegal drugs, equal opportunity (no race or gender based preference giving), and other planks in the Republican Party platform and in the Illinois Republican Party platform and to dump those individuals, organizations, companies, and governments in Illinois 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.)
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/can-bruce-rauner-bounce-back-from-a-terrible-summer/
— Memo to Amazon’s founder Jeff Bezos: We’re not all like Rahm Emanuel – Neil Steinberg  (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Emanuel talks and acts like he wants to drive out of Chicago all 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.)
http://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/steinberg-memo-to-amazons-founder-were-not-all-like-rahm-emanuel/

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Toxic sites in likely path of Irma – AP (DIERSEN: My father worked in what is now a toxic site (Stauffer Chemical Company in Chicago Heights) for 28 years 1941-1969. SEE:
https://semspub.epa.gov/work/HQ/184309.pdf)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/lifestyles/health/sns-bc-us–hurricane-irma-toxic-sites-20170909-story.html
— Trump’s party apostasy – Jules Witcover
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/columnists/sns-201709081803–tms–poltodayctnyq-a20170910-20170910-column.html
— Rauner yanked the plug on student loan bill of rights. Lawmakers need to bring it back. – Robert Reed  (DIERSEN: Where did the money come from to pay for your college expenses?  For me, it was money that earned a) cleaning golf shoes, chipping slag, and pumping gasoline in 1966; b) delivering mail 1966-1969; and c) working on an automobile assemble line and as a security guard in 1970. My outstanding parents provided me with room and board in their home in Crete a) 1966-1968 while I attended UIC, b) weekends during my first semester at NIU in 1969, and c) the summer of 1969. I graduated debt-free from NIU in August of 1970 owning a 1969 Dodge Charger SE.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/columnists/reed/ct-student-debt-veto-overturn-robert-reed-0910-biz-20170908-column.html
— Muted backlash to Trump’s bipartisanship signals warning for GOP – Michael Scherer
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/politics/ct-backlash-trump-republicans-20170910-story.html

 

DAILY HERALD
— Trump readies for first Sept. 11 commemoration as president – AP (DIERSEN: I had the honor of organizing Wheaton’s September 11 ceremonies in 2004 and 2005.)
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20170910/news/309109955/
— Vintage military vehicles launch Route 66 cross-country convoy from DuPage fairgrounds next Saturday – Katlyn Smith
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20170909/vintage-military-vehicles-launch-route-66-cross-country-convoy-from-dupage-fairgrounds

 

CHAMPAIGN/URBANA NEWS GAZETTE
— Law puts state on path to equitable school funding – Rich Miller (DIERSEN: Everyone’s definition of equitable is different. According to my Democrat superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates in the federal government, it was equitable to waste my career and to force me to retire in 1997 when I was 49 years old because I have always been a Republican, and especially because I am White, male, old (born in 1948), and non-veteran, and someone who complained about patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, and age discrimination and someone who became an active member in a class action lawsuit that charged GAO with reverse discrimination, age discrimination, and retaliation.)
http://www.news-gazette.com/opinion/columns/2017-09-10/rich-millercapitol-fax-law-puts-state-path-equitable-school-funding.html

 

BELLEVILLE NEWS DEMOCRAT
— Western Illinois University gets $100,000 to study bobcats – AP (DIERSEN: What did you study while you were in college? I studied business and management at UIC 1966-1968, NIU 1969-1970, and Loyola 1972-1976. I studied accounting at DePaul 1976-1980 and at Becker CPA Review 1978-1979. I studied internal auditing at Roosevelt 1980-1981. I studied finance at IIT 1992-1997.)
http://www.bnd.com/news/business/article172406817.html

 

CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD
— Bannon: GOP ‘trying to nullify’ Trump’s election  Former WH strategist rips McConnell, Ryan – DANIELLA DIAZ  (DIERSEN: Which “Republicans” in Illinois, in your county, in your township/ward, in your municipality, and in your precinct are trying to nullify Trump’s election?)
http://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/politics/bannon-gop-trying-to-nullify-trumps-election/808542533
— McCain: ‘Not conscionable’ to deport ‘Dreamers’ Senator says permanent protection should be passed – ELI WATKINS (DIERSEN: QUESTION: What is even more “not conscionable?” ANSWER: Bringing people into America illegally, coming to America illegally, and staying in America illegally. Anti-Americans do not respect a) America, b) America’s borders, c) America’s laws, or d) America’s citizens.)
http://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/politics/mccain-not-conscionable-to-deport-dreamers/808245020

 

BREITBART
— Steve Bannon: ‘Amnesty Is Non-Negotiable’ – IAN MASON
http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2017/09/10/steve-bannon-amnesty-non-negotiable/

 

NEWSMAX
— Bannon on ’60 Minutes’: Mainstream Media Trying to ‘Destroy’ Trump
https://www.newsmax.com/Newsfront/Bannon-60-Minutes-media-destroy/2017/09/10/id/812721/

 

AMERICAN THINKER
— Lifestyles of the cossetted and illegal – Monica Showalter
http://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2017/09/lifestyles_of_the_cossetted_and_illegal.html

 

TOWNHALL
— Dems Get Their Wish – GAO to Investigate EPA Hiring Process – Cortney O’Brien (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) GAO would NOT have hired me in 1980 or let me work there for almost 18 years; b) GAO would NOT have promoted me in 1986; c) IRS would NOT have hired me in 1971 or let me work there for almost 9 years; d) IRS would NOT have promoted me in 1972, 1973, or 1974; e) the Post Office would NOT have hired me in 1966 or let me work there for almost 3 years.)
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/cortneyobrien/2017/09/10/dems-get-their-wish–watchdog-to-investigate-epa-hiring-process-n2379010

 

THE HILL
— Mexican ambassador: Relationship with Trump is improving – RAFAEL BERNAL (DIERSEN: There are tremendous conflicts between America’s interests and Mexico’s interests.)
http://thehill.com/latino/349891-mexican-ambassador-relationship-with-trump-is-improving

 

CBS NEWS
— Breitbart’s Bannon declares war on the GOP  Steve Bannon, Trump’s ex-chief strategist, tells 60 Minutes why he’s out at the White House and criticizes the GOP for not supporting the president. “They’re gonna be held accountable,” he says – Charlie Rose
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/60-minutes-breitbart-steve-bannon-declares-war-on-the-gop/

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— Where Trump’s Hands-Off Approach to Governing Does Not Apply – BEN PROTESS, DANIELLE IVORY and STEVE EDER (DIERSEN: While I worked for the federal government for almost 30 years, my superiors knew full-well that Democrat politicians wanted them to not hire and to get rid of Republicans, and especially Republicans who were White, male, older, and/or non-veteran.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/09/10/business/trump-regulations-religious-conservatives.html

 

WASHINGTON POST
— Bannon declares war with Republican leadership in Congress – Ashley Parker
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/bannon-declares-war-with-republican-leadership-in-congress/2017/09/10/57c08fa2-9668-11e7-87fc-c3f7ee4035c9_story.html

 

NEWSWEEK
— HILLARY CLINTON BLAMES LOSS ON NOT SHARING WHITE ANGER – NINA BURLEIGH  (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats demonize, denigrate, and condemn non-Democrat White males as being White supremacists, Nazis, KKK members, racists, sexists, bigots, and even worse things. How should non-Democrat White males respond?)
http://www.newsweek.com/hillary-clinton-donald-trump-election-politics-662496

September 9 Evening Edition

NBC5
— Rauner Embarks on Trip to Japan and China – Mary Ann Ahern and Carol Marin
http://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/rauner-asia-trip-443456883.html
— Cook County Employees Padded Time Cards, Now Face Termination: Sheriff
http://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/cook-county-sheriffs-office-employees-padded-time-cards-443459653.html
— Illinois Law to Require Schools to Help Breast-Feeding Moms
http://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/illinois-law-schools-breastfeeding-443458193.html

 

CBS2
— Illinois Offers Assistance To Current, Future Irma Victims
http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2017/09/09/illinois-offers-assistance-to-current-future-irma-victims/
— President Trump’s Weekly Address; Democrats’ Weekly Address
http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2017/09/09/president-trumps-weekly-address-democrats-weekly-address-5/

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps glorify and praise those who were illegally brought to America illegally and those who illegally brought them to America illegally.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/daily-southtown/news/ct-sta-vickroy-daca-react-st-0910-20170908-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: From what I see, anti-Trumps are overjoyed when members of the following groups leave Chicago: Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German Americans, draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/columnists/glanton/ct-leaving-chicago-dahleen-glanton-met-20170930-column.html
— Man calls 911 after downtown Naperville bar refuses to let him in, police say – Bill Bird
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/naperville-sun/crime/ct-nvs-naperville-bogus-911-call-st-0910-20170909-story.html
— 3 charged in Naperville prostitution investigation – Bill Bird
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/naperville-sun/crime/ct-nvs-naperville-prostitution-arrests-blotter-st-0910-20170909-story.html

 

DAILY HERALD
— Kane County Board likely to consider job cuts to balance budget – James Fuller
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20170909/kane-county-board-likely-to-consider-job-cuts-to-balance-budget
— Car-centric Houston struggles after loss of countless autos – AP
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20170909/business/309099969/

 

WBEZ
— Cook County Sheriff Disciplines 48 Officers For Time Fraud – Patrick Smith
https://www.wbez.org/shows/wbez-news/cook-county-sheriff-disciplines-48-officers-for-time-fraud/057fc9a7-1b80-4ab7-8ecb-b060a8130738

 

JOURNAL COURIER
— Bill would require protesters show their face – Scot Bertram  (DIERSEN: Very few of my critics/opponents show their face.  They have their operatives and the dupes do their dirty work.)
http://www.myjournalcourier.com/news/113649/bill-would-require-protesters-show-their-face

 

GALESBURG REGISTER MAIL
— Democrats help workers – Jerry Ryberg, Galesburg  (DIERSEN: Are/were you a worker? I was a worker 1964-1997. My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always demonized me, denigrated me, and condemned me as being a failed but overpaid worker. To qualify myself for better paying jobs, I earned a) a job-related bachelor’s degree when I was 21 in 1970 and job-related master’s degrees when I was 27, 31, and 48, b) job-related professional certifications when I was 30, 32, 41, 45, 47, and 48, and c) a job-related professional license when I was 32.)
http://www.galesburg.com/opinion/20170909/letter-democrats-help-workers

 

ILLINOIS FAMILY INSTITUTE
— Change Your Gender? Option Now Available for Birth Certificates – Monte Larrick
https://illinoisfamily.org/homosexuality/change-gender-option-now-birth-certificates/

 

CONSERVATIVE REVIEW
— Chicago’s got 99 problems, but Trump ain’t one  IN 2016 ALONE, THE CITY SAW 762 MURDERS AND 4,331 SHOOTING VICTIMS. – Jon Miller
https://www.conservativereview.com/articles/chicagos-got-99-problems-but-trump-aint-one

 

DAILY CALLER
— Notre Dame President Smites Dianne Feinstein For ‘Chilling’ Questions About Nominee’s Faith – Chuck Ross
http://dailycaller.com/2017/09/09/notre-dame-president-smites-dianne-feinstein-for-chilling-questions-about-nominees-faith/

 

TOWNHALL
— Top Republican Slams DOJ’s ‘Terrible Decision’ – Cortney O’Brien
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/cortneyobrien/2017/09/09/top-republican-slams-dojs-terrible-decision-n2379041
(FROM THE ARTICLE: “I have the utmost respect for Attorney General [Jeff] Sessions, but I’m troubled by his Department’s lack of action to fully respond to our request and deliver accountability,” Brady said in a statement. Rep. Peter Roskam (R-IL) was just as peeved, calling the DOJ’s decision a “miscarriage of justice.” This is the second time Lerner has escaped accountability for the Tea Party-targeting scandal. Back in 2015, she was cleared of charges. An investigation found rampant “mismanagement” within the IRS, but no evidence of criminal activity.)

 

GOPUSA
— Obama raised ‘Dreamers’ hopes with unconstitutional executive order (DIERSEN: What raised your hopes? For me, it was federal civil service protections. 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.gopusa.com/?p=29931

 

BREITBART
— Trump Hoped for Elites’ Approval with Democrat Debt Deal — and They’re Giving It, for Now – Adam Shaw
http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2017/09/09/axios-trump-hoped-for-elites-approval-with-democrat-debt-deal-and-theyre-giving-it-for-now/

 

BLAZE
— Colin Kaepernick donates to organization that sends DREAMers to protest at Trump hotel – Carlos Garcia
http://www.theblaze.com/news/2017/09/08/colin-kaepernick-donates-to-organization-that-sends-dreamers-to-protest-at-trump-hotel/

 

THE HILL
— Gutierrez: We’ll shut down the government if House doesn’t pass Dream Act – JULIA MANCHESTER
http://thehill.com/homenews/house/349940-house-dem-well-shut-down-the-government-if-house-doesnt-pass-dream-act
— Trump puts the GOP on notice – NIALL STANAGE
http://thehill.com/homenews/administration/349894-the-memo-trump-puts-the-gop-on-notice

 

POLITICO
— How the Dreamers Learned to Play Politics  Ten years ago, there was no movement. Today, it just might be strong enough to make Donald Trump change his mind. – JULIA PRESTON
http://www.politico.com/magazine/story/2017/09/09/dreamers-daca-learned-to-play-politics-215588

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— Bound to No Party, Trump Upends 150 Years of Two-Party Rule – PETER BAKER
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/09/09/us/politics/trump-republicans-third-parties.html
— Can Dreamers Trust Anyone? – JOSE ANTONIO VARGAS  (DIERSEN: One could argue that if you are a Trump supporter, Protestant, conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owner, German American, draft avoider, and/or if your ancestors have been in America for a long time, YOU SHOULD NOT TRUST ANYONE WHO 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, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/09/09/opinion/sunday/can-dreamers-trust-anyone.html

 

WASHINGINTON POST
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Trump betrays everyone ” and he “has a long record as an unpredictable ally.”
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/trump-betrays-everyone-the-president-has-a-long-record-as-an-unpredictable-ally/2017/09/08/9cf64768-94a8-11e7-89fa-bb822a46da5b_story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “The clock is ticking on DACA. Here’s how young immigrants and their advocates are fighting back.”
https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/immigration/the-clock-is-ticking-on-daca-heres-how-young-immigrants-and-their-advocates-are-fighting-back/2017/09/09/da5fa9ac-93cf-11e7-89fa-bb822a46da5b_story.html

 

FORBES
— How Employers Are Helping Their Employees Retire – Mark Avallone  (DIERSEN: My Democrat GAO superiors not only did not help me retire, they forced me to take their early retirement offer in 1997 when was 49 years old.)
https://www.forbes.com/sites/markavallone/2017/09/09/how-corporations-are-helping-their-employees-retire/#2f0c20f072aa

September 9 Morning Edition

ABC7
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps glorify and praise those who were brought to America illegally, who came to America illegally, who stay in America illegally, and who bring others to America illegally.
http://abc7chicago.com/politics/daca-med-student-i-woke-up-and-realized-this-wasnt-a-bad-dream/2392078/

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Maybe next year: Gurnee continues battle to remove its name from hate-group map – Jim Newton
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/lake-county-news-sun/news/ct-lns-gurnee-hate-map-st-0909-20170908-story.html
— Brookins to pay $5,000 fine for not keeping time sheets on convicted ex-chief of staff, other employees – Hal Dardick  (DIERSEN: Are/were you a wage earner?  I was a lowly wage earner 1964-1997. Have you kept all your time sheets? I have. I 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://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-ethics-board-brookins-fine-met-0909-20170908-story.html
— School concussion numbers depend in part on parents’ reporting, Fox Valley districts say – Rafael Guerrero and Sarah Freishtat
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/aurora-beacon-news/news/ct-abn-aurora-elgin-concussions-st-0911-20170908-story.html

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Republican says “Some GOP reps whine about politics of Harvey aid, but that’s DC.”
http://chicago.suntimes.com/chicago-politics/sweet-some-gop-reps-whine-about-politics-of-harvey-aid-but-thats-dc/

 

NORTHWEST HERALD
— Trust Act put to the test for 2nd McHenry County family – JORDYN REILAND
http://www.nwherald.com/2017/09/08/trust-act-put-to-the-test-for-2nd-mchenry-county-family/aikwuwe/

 

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— University of Illinois begins $60M faculty recruiting effort – AP  (DIERSEN: Of course, candidates will have to be 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.sj-r.com/news/20170907/university-of-illinois-begins-60m-faculty-recruiting-effort
— McCann says SUV a needed campaign purchase – Bernard Schoenburg
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20170908/mccann-says-suv-needed-campaign-purchase
— Assessing the Damage: How the state budget impasse hurt our public colleges and universities – Frank Manzo IV  (DIERSEN: When will the damage to GAO caused by budget cuts during the 1980s and 1990s be assessed?)
http://www.sj-r.com/opinion/20170908/assessing-damage-how-state-budget-impasse-hurt-our-public-colleges-and-universities

 

PEORIA JOURNAL STAR
— Spotlight falls on city salaries as Peoria looks to cut budget – Steve Tarter
http://www.pjstar.com/news/20170907/spotlight-falls-on-city-salaries-as-peoria-looks-to-cut-budget

 

TIMES
— SB1 creates a budgetary time bomb – Scott Reeder
http://www.mywebtimes.com/opinion/columnists/statehouse-reeder-sb-creates-a-budgetary-time-bomb/article_878d2b25-356d-50c6-bd2b-fa408d98f94c.html

 

NPR ILLINOIS
— Once A Blue-Collar Powerhouse, Harvey Now Faces A Dim Future – CHERYL CORLEY  (DIERSEN: What are your connections with Harvey? My aunt lived there for many years. I took and passed tests there to become a postal employee in 1966. I worked in IRS’s office there 1972-1973.)
http://www.npr.org/2017/09/06/545794591/once-a-blue-collar-powerhouse-a-chicago-suburb-now-faces-a-dim-future

 

WILL COUNTY GAZETTE
— October promises to be busy for Will County Republicans – Caitlin Nordahl
https://willcountygazette.com/stories/511210443-october-promises-to-be-busy-for-will-county-republicans

 

MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— Jenner & Block Law Firm Files 93-Page Brief in Support of Release of Niceforo Macedo-Hernandez from McHenry County Jail
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2017/09/08/jenner-block-law-firm-files-93-page-brief-in-support-of-release-of-niceforo-macedo-hernandez-from-mchenry-county-jail/

 

ILLINOIS NEWS NETWORK
— State Rep. John Cabello, R-Machesney Park: Show your face at protests – Scot Bertram
https://www.ilnews.org/news/state_politics/lawmaker-show-your-face-at-protests/article_fd2c449a-9339-11e7-aead-2bc53d6b9b2c.html
— Following announced borrowing, State Rep. Allen Skillicorn, R-East Dundee, wants bill backlog audit – Greg Bishop
https://www.ilnews.org/news/state_politics/following-announced-borrowing-state-lawmaker-wants-bill-backlog-audit/article_92e5ca1a-93fd-11e7-8c4f-8f078f4a55c9.html

 

ILLINOIS FAMILY INSTITUTE
— The Darkened Minds of Feticide Cheerleaders – Laurie Higgins
https://illinoisfamily.org/life/darkened-minds-feticide-cheerleaders/

 

FOX NEWS
— DACA media coverage is a nightmare of bias – Dan Gainor
http://www.foxnews.com/opinion/2017/09/09/daca-media-coverage-is-nightmare-bias-and-other-journalism-horror-stories-this-week.html

 

WESTERN JOURNALISM
— Southern Poverty Law Center’s Fundraising Practices Called Into Question  ‘…direct mail scam…’ – Jason Hopkins
https://www.westernjournalism.com/southern-poverty-law-centers-fundraising-practices-called-into-question/

 

CAMPUS REFORM
— Student blasts affirmative action as ‘disservice to diversity’ – Toni Airaksinen
https://www.campusreform.org/?ID=9733

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— Democrats on Rise After Cutting Funding Deal With Trump – AP
https://www.nytimes.com/aponline/2017/09/09/us/politics/ap-us-trump-democrats.html
— Facebook Wins, Democracy Loses – SIVA VAIDHYANATHAN
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/09/08/opinion/facebook-wins-democracy-loses.html
— At Google, Employee-Led Effort Finds Men Are Paid More Than Women – DAISUKE WAKABAYASHI
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/09/08/technology/google-salaries-gender-disparity.html

 

LOS ANGELES TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Pot pushers push pot. If you push pot, you push destruction.
http://www.latimes.com/opinion/editorials/la-ed-medical-marijuana-20170909-story.html

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Why Entitlements Keep Growing, and Growing, and . . . Once granted, benefits always multiply and are nearly impossible to repeal, John Cogan says. Only three presidents have been able to rein them in. – Tunku Varadarajan  (DIERSEN: Of course, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes paint my Civil Service Retirement System pension, my federal health, dental, and vision insurance subsidy, and my Social Security as being unearned, undeserved, and excessive entitlements.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/why-entitlements-keep-growing-and-growing-and-1504908795
— We’re Richer Than We Realize  The official economic statistics fail to account for quality improvements and new products. – Martin Feldstein
https://www.wsj.com/articles/were-richer-than-we-realize-1504900310
— How to Plan for an Unexpectedly Early Retirement  Steps on insurance, severance and other areas to prepare for a premature exit from the workforce – Anne Tergesen
https://www.wsj.com/articles/how-to-plan-for-an-unexpectedly-early-retirement-1504868400
— Your Confidence About Your Retirement Planning Is Probably Misplaced – Anne Tergesen
https://blogs.wsj.com/moneybeat/2017/09/07/your-confidence-about-your-retirement-planning-is-probably-misplaced/

 

USA TODAY
— Democrats activate deep cover agent Trump
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/onpolitics/2017/09/08/week-onpolitics-democrats-activate-deep-cover-agent-trump/647774001/

 

WPXI
— Microsoft pledges to protect ‘dreamer’ employees – Theresa Seiger  (DIERSEN: As GAO faced budget cuts during the 1980s and 1990s, GAO protected its employees who were Democrat, minority, female, younger, and/or veteran. That meant GAO’s employees who were Republican, White, male, older, and/or non-veteran were gotten rid of.)
http://www.wpxi.com/news/trending-now/microsoft-pledges-to-protect-dreamer-employees/603621980

 

WORKERS WORLD
— Will labor purchase of Sun-Times make it working-class? – Jeff Sorel (DIERSEN: I should write a book about activists, candidates, elected officials, party leaders, major donors, political consultants, etc. in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois who look down on wage earners like I was 1964-1997.)
http://www.workers.org/2017/09/08/will-labor-purchase-of-sun-times-make-it-working-class/

 

VANITY FAIR
— WHAT’S BEHIND TRUMP’S SHOCKING DEAL WITH CHUCK AND NANCY?  Five theories are beginning to take hold. – T.A. FRANK
https://www.vanityfair.com/news/2017/09/whats-behind-trumps-shocking-deal-with-chuck-and-nancy

 

MEDIA MATTERS
— Southern Poverty Law Center calls on Fox to correct “inaccurate” and “irresponsible” segment about the organization
https://www.mediamatters.org/blog/2017/09/08/southern-poverty-law-center-calls-fox-correct-inaccurate-and-irresponsible-segment-about/217891

September 7 Evening Edition

CBS2
— Rauner Resists Emanuel’s Call For ‘Illinois Dreamers’ Bill Of Rights’
http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2017/09/06/rahm-emanuel-bruce-rauner-immigrants-daca/
— Latest Illinois Borrowing Has Upside, Watchdog Says – Bob Roberts
http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2017/09/07/latest-illinois-borrowing-has-upside-watchdog-says/

 

FOX NEWS CHICAGO
— 2006 Pritzker donation to Blagojevich raises questions – AP
http://www.fox32chicago.com/news/local/2006-pritzker-donation-to-blagojevich-raises-questions

 

WLS AM
— Kinzinger: GOP leverage now “gone” after Trump deal with Democrats.
http://www.wlsam.com/2017/09/07/kinzinger-gop-leverage-now-gone-after-trump-deal-with-democrats/

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— DACA measure puts City Council divide on display – John Byrne
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-chicago-city-council-daca-20170907-story.html
— Rauner will borrow $6 billion to start paying off Illinois pile of unpaid bills – Kim Geiger and Monique Garcia
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-bruce-rauner-bond-sale-met-20170908-story.html
— Pritzker’s confounding donation to Blagojevich’s swollen coffers – Eric Zorn
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/zorn/ct-perspec-zorn-0908-story.html
— It’s a ‘great thing’ to deal with Democrats, Trump now says in rebuke to GOP leaders – AP
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/politics/ct-trump-deals-democrats-congress-20170907-story.html
— The folly of paying Americans to live in harm’s way – Editorial
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/editorials/ct-edit-flood-hurricane-insurance-0908-20170904-story.html

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Rauner nixes Rahm’s call for ‘Bill of Rights’ for the undocumented – Mitch Dudek and Fran Spielman
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/rauner-says-daca-fix-is-up-to-us-congress/
— Gov. Rauner refinancing debt to help pay staggering backlog – Tina Sfondeles
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/gov-rauner-refinancing-debt-to-help-pay-staggering-backlog/
— Our success in funding schools shows GOP and Dems can work together – Jim Durkin
http://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/our-success-in-funding-schools-shows-gop-and-dems-can-work-together/
— Ex-Trump aide Steve Bannon: Catholic bishops ‘need illegal aliens’ to fill pews – AP
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/ex-trump-aide-catholic-bishops-need-illegal-aliens-to-fill-pews/
— If Illinois borrows $6 billion, let’s not blow it – Editorial
http://chicago.suntimes.com/opinion/editorial-an-unpleasant-must-do-deal-to-help-illinois-pay-its-bills/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Trump says “Trump’s DACA reversal further erodes trust in government.”
http://chicago.suntimes.com/opinion/s-e-cupp-trumps-daca-reversal-further-erodes-trust-in-government/

 

DAILY HERALD
— Governor’s dress code  Hat tip to Democratic state Sen. Cristina Castro of Elgin for noticing a literal costume change on the Senate floor involving Gov. Bruce Rauner during the special session last week, where lawmakers approved education funding. Rauner, a Winnetka Republican known for his casual dress, appeared on the Senate floor without a tie — a violation of the chamber’s dress code. The sergeant at arms had the governor don a tie — with the only extra one on hand bearing the Senate Democrats logo. – Kerry Lester
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20170907/lester-cubs-anthem-singer-performs-1-man-play-of-hero-priest-fr-damien
— Trump tweets reassurance about DACA at Pelosi’s urging – AP  (DIERSEN: What gave you assurance?  For me, because I was a Republican who worked for Democrats, it was civil service protections.  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.  But those civil service protections a) did NOT stop my Democrat GAO superiors from forcing me to retire in 1997 when I was 49 years old, always ranking me in the bottom half of my coworkers for pay-for-performance purposes, not promoting me beyond GS-13, keeping me off audits of IRS for all but 3 of the almost 18 years that I worked for GAO, and forcing me to take an $18,847 pay cut in today’s dollars to transfer from IRS to GAO in 1980; b) did NOT stop my Democrat IRS superiors from not promoting me beyond GS-12, disallowing my education deductions in 1978, and disallowing my partial day per diem claims in 1974; and c) did NOT stop my Democrat Post Office superiors from forcing me resign in 1969 and disallowing my sick leave requests in 1969 and 1968.)
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20170907/news/309079933/
— Seventh Democrat announces plans to challenge Roskam
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20170907/seventh-democrat-announces-plans-to-challenge-roskam

 

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— A dream deferred? For this young architect, the answer could be yes – RAFAEL ROBLES  (DIERSEN: Were your career dreams deferred?  If so, when?  In 1969, when I was 20 years old, my Democrat Post Office superiors forced me to resign saying I would not be available to work enough part-time hours. I was available to work Fridays, Saturdays, Sundays, Mondays, holidays, and every day that NIU was not in session. In 1971, Oldsmobile withdrew a job offer that I had accepted saying that it had just agreed to stop hiring Whites to settle an EEOC complaint. After 1974, my Democrat IRS superiors made it clear that they would not promote me any more. In 1980, my Democrat GAO superiors forced me to take an $18,847 pay cut in today’s dollars to transfer from IRS to GAO. My Democrat GAO superiors kept me off audits of IRS for all but 3 of the almost 18 years that I worked for GAO. After 1986, my Democrat GAO superiors made it clear that they would not promote any more. My Democrat GAO superiors always ranked me in the bottom half of my coworkers for pay-for-performance purposes. In 1997, my Democrat GAO superiors forced me to take their early retirement “offer.”)
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20170906/OPINION/170909940/a-dream-deferred-for-this-young-architect-the-answer-could-be-yes

 

CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD
— Zuckerberg protests DACA decision on Facebook Live  Discussion with 3 undocumented immigrants streamed – JULIA HOROWITZ  (DIERSEN: How soon, if not already, will Zuckerberg thrown everyone off Facebook who is a Trump supporter, Protestant, conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owner, German American, draft avoider (except Bill Clinton), and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time?)
http://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/business/zuckerberg-protests-daca-decision-on-facebook-live/806100070

 

WILLIAM J. KELLY
— Meet Rauner’s GOP opponents in the 2018 primary
http://www.williamjkelly.org/news/video-meet-rauners-gop-opponents-in-the-2018-primary

 

ILLINOIS LEAKS
— McHenry County – When they get it wrong at the top it goes downhill from there – KIRK ALLEN
http://edgarcountywatchdogs.com/2017/09/mchenry-county-when-they-get-it-wrong-at-the-top-it-goes-downhill-from-there/

 

ILLINOIS FAMILY ACTION
— Speaker Madigan Blocks State Rep. Jeanne Ives Call for Property Tax Task Force – John Biver
https://illinoisfamilyaction.org/2017/09/speaker-madigan-blocks-state-rep-jeanne-ives-call-for-property-tax-task-force/

 

MARIJUANA FOR ILLINOIS
— Marijuana should be taxed like alcohol because Illinois needs all the money it can get (DIERSEN: If you promote pot, you promote destruction.)
http://www.mj4il.com/mj4il.htm

 

CAPITOL FAX
— ILGOP uses Ken Dunkin to whack Pritzker on pop tax
https://capitolfax.com/2017/09/07/ilgop-uses-ken-dunkin-to-whack-pritzker-on-pop-tax/
— What kind of a guy would lie about his own grandfather to score political points?
https://capitolfax.com/2017/09/07/what-kind-of-a-guy-would-lie-about-his-own-grandfather-to-score-political-points/
— 72,000 fewer college students
https://capitolfax.com/2017/09/07/todays-number-72000-fewer-college-students/

 

NEWSMAX
— Obama Doomed DACA by Not Following Legislative Process – Jackie Gingrich Cushman
https://www.newsmax.com/JackieGingrichCushman/executive-congress-obama-sessions/2017/09/07/id/812326/

 

DAILY CALLER
— Rahm Emmanuel’s Dream Of A ‘Trump-Free Chicago’ Isn’t Going To Happen – Anders Hagstrom  (DIERSEN: Constructively, Emmanuel and Chicago have declared war on America.)
http://dailycaller.com/2017/09/07/rahm-emmanuels-dream-of-a-trump-free-chicago-isnt-going-to-happen/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Republican Illinois Gov. Bruce Rauner rejected Chicago Mayor Rahm Emmanuel’s call for a bill of rights for immigrants Wednesday, claiming that only Congress could pass such a law. Emmanuel called for the bill of rights after declaring Chicago a “Trump-free zone” Tuesday in response to President Donald Trump’s announcement that he was ending the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program, the Chicago Tribune reported. While Rauner denied Emmanuel’s request, the governor was not opposed to further protections for illegal immigrants. Instead, he called on Congress to take action. “I do not believe this challenge for these children can be addressed on a state-by-state basis,” Rauner said. “I think that would not be correct, would not be the right solution. We need a comprehensive immigration reform. It should be done on the federal level for the entire nation, and it should be done by Congress.” Rauner signed legislation to make Illinois a “sanctuary state” last week, preventing law enforcement from arresting illegal immigrants based solely on their immigration status. But after the Trump administration’s DACA repeal announcement, Emmanuel wasn’t satisfied. The mayor filed a resolution with the Chicago City Council Wednesday, calling on Rauner to adopt a bill of rights for “Dreamers.” He made the announcement at Solorio Academy High School, where more than one third of the students are illegal immigrants. “Chicago, our schools, our neighborhoods, our city, as it relates to what President Trump said, will be a Trump-free zone. You have nothing to worry about,” Emanuel said while visiting the high school. “And I want you to know this, and I want your families to know this. And rest assured, I want you to come to school … and pursue your dreams.”)
— AP Refers To Illegal Immigrants As ‘Undocumented Citizens’ – Amber Athey  (DIERSEN: AP should refer to illegals as undocumented Democrats because Democrats shout at illegals that Republicans are White supremacists, Nazis, KKK members, haters, racists, sexists, bigots, and even worse things.)
http://dailycaller.com/2017/09/07/ap-refers-to-illegal-immigrants-as-undocumented-citizens/

 

BREITBART
— Pelosi: Trump Supports DREAM Act: ‘He Would Sign It’ – PAM KEY  (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps say that Trump has decided to dump those who voted for him, and especially those who voted for him who are Protestant, conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German Americans, draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
http://www.breitbart.com/video/2017/09/07/pelosi-trump-supports-dream-act-sign/
— ‘You Have Nothing to Worry About’ — Nancy Pelosi Prompts Donald Trump Tweet to DACA Illegals – CHARLIE SPIERING  (DIERSEN: What have you had to worry about?  Because I have always been a Republican, while I worked for the federal government 1966-1969 and 1971-1997, I always had to worry about what my Democrat superiors would do next to get rid of me. To counter their efforts to get rid of me, I earned a) a job-related bachelor’s degree in 1970 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.breitbart.com/big-government/2017/09/07/you-have-nothing-to-worry-about-nancy-pelosi-prompts-donald-trump-tweet-to-daca-illegals/
— Camille Paglia: ‘Transgender Propagandists’ Committing ‘Child Abuse’ – DR. SUSAN BERRY
http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2017/09/07/camille-paglia-transgender-propagandists-committing-child-abuse/
— Cato Project: Islam ‘Consistent’ with ‘Libertarian Principles’, ‘Tolerance’, ‘Individualism’ – CHARLIE NASH  (DIERSEN: There are tremendous conflicts between the Libertarian Party platform and the Republican Party platform.  I should write a book about Libertarian plants who work against me.)
http://www.breitbart.com/tech/2017/09/07/cato-project-islam-consistent-libertarian-principles/
— TREASONOUS: Illegal Alien Sitcoms from Actress Gina Rodriguez Headed to CBS and CW – JEROME HUDSON
http://www.breitbart.com/big-hollywood/2017/09/07/illegal-alien-sitcoms-actress-gina-rodriguez-headed-cbs-cw/

 

LIFE SITE NEWS
— BEYOND TRAGIC: Pope Francis signals support for legal recognition of same-sex ‘civil unions’ – Pete Baklinski
https://www.lifesitenews.com/news/pope-francis-quietly-affirms-homosexual-civil-unions-contrary-to-catholic-t

 

GOPUSA
— Welfare supports Islamization of U.S.
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=29812
— Blue states sue Trump to restore DACA, claiming discrimination against Mexico
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=29834

 

CNS NEWS
— Durbin: ‘I Think the President Can Help Us’ Pass Dream Act
https://www.cnsnews.com/video/durbin-i-think-president-can-help-us-pass-dream-act

 

WASHINGTON POST
— Republicans jolted by, and Democrats wary of, Trump’s overtures to opposing party – Robert Costa, Sean Sullivan and Mike DeBonis
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/hill-republicans-confounded-by-and-democrats-wary-of-trumps-overtures-to-opposing-party/2017/09/07/d76c0e0c-93ed-11e7-8754-d478688d23b4_story.html
— Trump’s triangulation shows what might have been – James Hohmann
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/powerpost/paloma/daily-202/2017/09/07/daily-202-trump-s-triangulation-shows-what-might-have-been/59b06c9630fb04264c2a1d24/
— The hollowing out of the federal workforce – Jennifer Rubin  (DIERSEN: My Democrat GAO superiors hollowed me out of the federal workforce in 1997 when I was 49 years old.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/right-turn/wp/2017/09/07/the-hollowing-out-of-the-federal-workforce/
— Trump teaming up with ‘Chuck and Nancy’ was foretold by Michael Steele in November – Jonathan Capehart
https://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/post-partisan/wp/2017/09/07/trump-teaming-up-with-chuck-and-nancy-was-foretold-by-michael-steele-in-november/

 

LOS ANGELES TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Trump’s turn to Democrats” and asks “A reflection of temporary pique or a larger breach with Republicans?”
http://www.latimes.com/politics/la-na-pol-trump-democrats-deal-20170907-story.html

September 6 Evening Edition

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Illinois joins 14 states, DC in lawsuit to stop Trump plan to end DACA – AP
http://chicago.suntimes.com/chicago-politics/illinois-joins-14-states-dc-in-lawsuit-to-stop-trump-plan-to-end-daca/amp/
— Emanuel accuses Trump of breaking his word on Dreamers – Fran Spielman
http://chicago.suntimes.com/chicago-politics/emanuel-accuses-trump-of-breaking-his-word-on-dreamers/
— Gov. Rauner, AG Lisa Madigan at odds over Trump-DACA lawsuit – AP
http://chicago.suntimes.com/chicago-politics/illinois-joins-14-states-dc-in-lawsuit-to-stop-trump-plan-to-end-daca/
— Biss dumps alderman as running mate over Israel remarks – Tina Sfondeles
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/gov-hopeful-biss-dumps-alderman-as-running-mate-after-israel-remarks/amp/
— Trump’s personal $1 million Hurricane Harvey donations: The list – Lynn Sweet
http://chicago.suntimes.com/chicago-politics/trumps-personal-hurricane-harvey-donations-the-list/

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Trump sides with Democrats on debt ceiling, throwing Republican plans into chaos – Mike Debonis, Kelsey Snell, Philip Rucker and Elise Viebeck
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/politics/ct-harvey-relief-bill-20170906-story.html
— Rauner says immigration reform up to Congress; Emanuel wants state bill of rights for immigrants – Kim Geiger and Hal Dardick
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-bruce-rauner-rahm-emanuel-daca-met-0907-20170906-story.html
— $1 million VFW raffle game to resume after local leaders make it legal – Robert McCoppin
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/ct-vfw-raffle-morris-met-20170906-story.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The anti-gambling crusader who complained about the raffle to the state gaming board, Kathy Gilroy, of suburban Villa Park, said that by law the raffle proceeds that were previously collected illegally should be forfeited to the county, but club officials have no plans to do that. Gilroy said she was the target of more than 600 comments on the Morris VFW Facebook page calling her “every name in the book,” and one saying commenters should “shut her down.” Gilroy also maintained that the Queen of Hearts game does not fit in the framework of the Illinois Raffles and Poker Runs Act, which requires license applicants to name the prize amount, length of ticket sales and date to determine winners. “Those running a Queen of Hearts game or other progressive raffles have no way of predicting how much money will be won or when,” she wrote.)
— Ex-Downers Grove library official Art Jaros to argue for reinstatement after alleged homophobic comments – Matthew Walberg  (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, those who promote LGBTQ activity demonstrate the ever-increasing power to get rid of those who do not promote LGBTQ activity.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/downers-grove/news/ct-downers-grove-library-court-hearing-met-0907-20170906-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Trump says “Trump is turning America the beautiful into America the cruel.”
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/huppke/ct-huppke-mean-america-20170906-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Trump says “Donald Trump governs the way any white racist would.” Ever-increasingly, in America today, constructively, to call someone like Trump who is Protestant like me, conservative like me, Republican like me, American like me, White like me, male like me, older like me, non-poor like me, a gun owner like me, German national origin like me, a draft avoider like me, and someone whose ancestors have been in America for a long time like me a racist, is to call for that person to be killed.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/chapman/ct-perspec-donald-trump-white-racist-20170907-story.html
— Gutierrez doubles down after calling John Kelly a ‘disgrace to the uniform’ over DACA – David Weigel and Ed O’Keefe
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-luis-gutierrez-john-kelly-20170906-story.html
— Home health care workers sue Rauner for withholding 48-cent-an-hour pay hike – Kim Geiger and Monique Garcia
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-bruce-rauner-sued-home-health-care-met-0907-20170906-story.html
— Aldermen want a ban on weapons at Chicago rallies after Charlottesville violence – John Byrne and Hal Dardick
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-chicago-rally-weapons-ban-met-0907-20170906-story.html

 

DAILY HERALD
— Kane County creates automatic punishment for officials who blow budgets – James Fuller  (DIERSEN: I should write a book about my superiors in the federal government who were punished by their Democrat superiors because they a) hired me, b) gave me opportunities, c) promoted me, d) failed/refused to turn me into a Democrat, e) failed/refused to get rid of me, f) etc.)
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20170906/kane-county-creates-automatic-punishment-for-officials-who-blow-budgets
— After tough talk on immigration, Trump waffles – AP
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20170906/analysis-after-tough-talk-on-immigration-trump-waffles
— Wheaton woman ‘surprisingly calm’ when she hit $7.25 million Lottery jackpot – Justin Kmitch
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20170906/wheaton-woman-surprisingly-calm-when-she-hit-725-million-lottery-jackpot
— Naperville sales tax talk turns to internet sales – Marie Wilson
http://www.dailyherald.com/business/20170906/naperville-sales-tax-talk-turns-to-internet-sales

 

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Illinois sues Trump administration over ending DACA – AP
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20170906/NEWS02/170909945/illinois-sues-trump-administration-over-ending-daca
— See who’s owed the most by deadbeat Illinois – STEVEN R. STRAHLER
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20170906/NEWS02/170909943/see-whos-owed-the-most-by-deadbeat-illinois

 

CBS2
— Governor Bruce Rauner Plans 8-Day Trade Mission To Japan, China
http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2017/09/06/bruce-rauner-trade-mission-japan-china/

 

NBC5
— Rauner’s ‘Immigrant’ Grandparents Were Actually Born in Wisconsin, BGA Finds – Mary Ann Ahern
http://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/rauner-immigrant-grandparents-bga-442910023.html
— Biss Drops Ramirez-Rosa From Ticket in Bid for Illinois Governor – Mary Ann Ahern and Shelby Bremer
http://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/daniel-biss-carlos-ramirez-rosa-illinois-governor-442930773.html

 

ABC7
— Feds blast ‘naked claims’ by ex-Rep. Aaron Schock – Chuck Goudie and Christine Tressel
http://abc7chicago.com/politics/feds-blast-naked-claims-by-ex-rep-aaron-schock/2384665/

 

FOX NEWS CHICAGO
— Rauner Resists Emanuel’s Call For ‘Illinois Dreamers’ Bill Of Rights’  (DIERSEN: Anti-Trumps want everyone to have a Bill of Rights except 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.cbslocal.com/2017/09/06/rahm-emanuel-bruce-rauner-immigrants-daca/

 

WLS AM
— Mayor and Governor clash on Dreamers – Bill Cameron
http://www.wlsam.com/2017/09/06/mayor-and-governor-clash-on-dreamers/

 

BELLEVILLE NEWS DEMOCRAT
— Legislature hears pros, cons on marijuana legalization – AP (DIERSEN: If you promote pot, you promote destruction.)
http://www.bnd.com/news/article171599192.html

 

  1. LOUIS TODAY
    — Chicago clout, private schools win in new Illinois school law – Pat Gauen
    http://www.stltoday.com/news/local/illinois/gauen-chicago-clout-private-schools-win-in-new-illinois-school/article_4f9e13e4-5226-5bac-b737-49dd6676802c.html

 

DAILY NORTHWESTERN
— Evanston representatives, University employees join hundreds marching for union rights, higher wage – Kristina Karisch
https://dailynorthwestern.com/2017/09/06/city/evanston-representatives-university-employees-join-hundreds-marching-union-rights-higher-wage/

 

CHICAGO LAW BULLETIN
— Posner says friction on 7th Circuit bench led to his retirement – Patricia Manson
http://www.chicagolawbulletin.com/Articles/2017/09/06/Posner-bench-friction-9-6-17

 

REAL GOP ILLINOIS
— Dan Proft-funded Sen. Dan McConchie voted to make Illinois a sanctuary state
https://realgopillinois.com/2017/09/06/dan-proft-funded-sen-dan-mcconchie-voted-make-illinois-sanctuary-state/

 

CHICAGO DAILY WIRE
— Republicans voice shock, anger over sanctuary bill signing – W.J. Kennedy
http://chicagocitywire.com/stories/511208870-republicans-voice-shock-anger-over-sanctuary-bill-signing

 

DUPAGE POLICY JOURNAL
— DuPage GOP chair Brian Krajewski says get busy on primary petitions – Caitlin Nordahl
https://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/511207247-dupage-gop-chair-says-get-busy-on-primary-petitions

 

ILLINOIS FAMILY ACTION
— The SPLC and JP Morgan Chase: Willful Ignorance in the Information Age – John Biver
https://illinoisfamilyaction.org/2017/09/the-splc-and-jpmorgan-chase-willful-ignorance-in-the-information-age/

 

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— OUTRAGEOUS: ILLINOIS AG SIGNS ONTO LAWSUIT DEFENDING 42,000 STATE RESIDENTS IN DACA PROGRAM
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2017/09/illinois-ag-signs-onto-lawsuit-defending-42000-state-residents-in-daca-program.html
— OVERWHELMING MAJORITY IN SWING STATES SUPPORT NO SANCTUARY FOR ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2017/09/overwhelming-majority-in-swing-states-support-no-sanctuary-for-illegal-immigrants.html

 

BREITBART
— Trump to Congress: Legalize DACA! (or I Will Revisit) – ADAM SHAW
http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2017/09/05/ttrump-to-congress-legalize-daca-or-i-will-revisit/
— White Christians Now Minority in United States  (DIERSEN: If you are happy about this, you are anti-White and/or anti-Christian.)
http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2017/09/06/survey-white-christians-comprise-29-percent-democratic-party/
— Kasich Offers Sanctuary to DACA Recipients: ‘Come to Ohio’ – TONY LEE  (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Kasich makes it clear that he 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 for a long time.)
http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2017/09/06/kasich-offers-sanctuary-to-daca-recipients-come-to-ohio/

 

DAILY CALLER
— How Trump Caved To Dems Over Debt Ceiling, Govt. Funding – Robert Donachie
http://dailycaller.com/2017/09/06/how-trump-caved-to-dems-over-debt-ceiling-govt-funding/

 

NEWSMAX
— Sen. Graham: Gutierrez’s Gen. Kelly Comments ‘Deplorable’ – Solange Reyner
http://www.newsmax.com/Politics/daca-lindsey-graham-john-kelly-luis-gutierrez/2017/09/06/id/812079/

 

GOPUSA
— Minnesota businesses lament loss of cheap foreign labor  (DIERSEN: All my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes want cheap and/or foreign labor.)
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=29792

 

REAL CLEAR POLITICS
— Trump Loyalists Fume as WH Sway Diminishes – Rebecca Berg
https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2017/09/06/trump_loyalists_fume_as_outsiders_gain_sway_at_wh_134921.html

 

POLITICO
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Lindsey Graham says that Jeff Sessions ‘is wrong’ on Dreamers taking jobs from Americans. I predict that soon, if not already, employers will brag that they hired, retained, and promoted Dreamers over Americans.  From what I see, ever-increasing, employers want to hire, retain, and promote those 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.
http://www.politico.com/story/2017/09/06/daca-dreamers-reaction-lindsey-graham-242370

 

LOS ANGELES TIMES
— Illinois legislature hears pros, cons on marijuana legalization – AP  (DIERSEN: If you promote pot, you promote destruction.)
http://www.latimes.com/sns-bc-il-xgr–illinois-legislature-marijuana-legalization-20170906-story.html

 

FORBES
— Did Trump Just Become A Democrat? – Stan Collender
https://www.forbes.com/sites/stancollender/2017/09/06/did-trump-just-become-a-democrat/#3c437b131156

 

DEMOCRATIC GOVERNORS ASSOCIATION
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Those who want Rauner to lose want him to “Stand up to President Trump.”
https://democraticgovernors.org/news/will-rauner-finally-stand-up-to-president-trump/

September 5 Morning Edition

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Some in GOP upset with Rauner over immigration bill – Bernard Schoenburg  (DIERSEN: Those in Illinois who are upset with Rauner are the 2,146,015 who voted for Trump.  Obviously, Rauner’s advisers want Rauner to run as an anti-Trump, that is, as an anti-Republican.)
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20170904/some-in-gop-upset-with-rauner-over-immigration-bill
(FROM THE ARTICLE: State Sen. Kyle McCarter, R-Lebanon, noted that President Donald Trump easily won the 15th Congressional District — and many parts of Illinois outside Chicago — with many voters choosing Trump for his immigration policy. “Yet what the governor has done is support codifying illegal immigration,” McCarter said. “This means a lot to people. Trust is a hard thing to re-establish once you’ve lost it.” . . . McCarter said he was one of three Republican senators who endorsed Rauner during the 2014 primary. “I made the case with social conservatives that look to me for leadership that what had been done in the past decade was fiscally immoral,” McCarter said. “Therefore, we counted on him to right the ship, fiscally, (and) make it better for families. Yet in this situation, he has chosen to support those that are illegal over the safety of the citizens that are here.” McCarter noted that he’s disagreed with some other measures signed by Rauner, including a bill that would make it easier for transgender people to change the sex listed on their birth certificate without requiring transition surgery. “There’s only so much that you can deviate from the platform of the party, and he’s done that,” McCarter said. “This Senate Bill 31 could be the final straw.” . . . Rosanna Pulido of Springfield hasn’t been a fan of Rauner, who she said has “never been a Republican.” She has been deeply involved in trying to stop illegal immigration including being a “minuteman” on the Arizona-Mexico border in 2005. She is also traveling to Washington, D.C., this week to with “a group of people who have had loved ones killed by illegal aliens” to push legislation to cut off federal funds going to sanctuary cities or states. She said victim family members “tried several times” to contact Rauner through his office, and “each time they were turned away.” Kukowski’s response did not address questions about Pulido’s assertion about the attempts to set up a meeting. “A lot of conservative Republicans are looking for a new home,” said Pulido, who unsuccessfully ran for the U.S. House in the 5th Congressional District in 2010.”)

 

ABC7
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say Trump’s decision to phase out DACA “could begin GOP battle.”  RINOs, Democrat plants, Libertarian plants, and Green plants reject the immigration plank in the Republican Party platform.
http://abc7chicago.com/politics/trump-to-phase-out-daca;-decision-could-begin-gop-battle/2377789/

 

NBC5
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps promote anti-Trump opposition “to Potential Rollback of DACA Protections.”
http://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/chicagoans-react-to-potential-rollback-of-daca-protections-442704703.html

 

CBS2
— CPS Parents Start New Year With Fewer Concerns  (DIERSEN: While I worked for GAO 1980-1997, each and every year started with more concerns for GAO employees who were Republican, White, male, older, and/or non-veteran.)
http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2017/09/05/chicago-public-schools-first-day-of-class/

 

WGN TV
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Trump glorifies and praises Dreamers, but Democrats who promote Dreamers call Trump and his supporters White supremacists, Nazis, KKK members, haters, racists, sexists, bigots, and even worse things.
http://wgntv.com/2017/09/04/dreamers-urge-president-trump-not-to-end-program-for-young-immigrants/

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Illinois governor candidates can start gathering signatures today – Rick Pearson
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-illinois-elections-petitions-20170905-story.html
— Giving Illinois’ children a second escape route from bad schools – Editorial  (DIERSEN: Are you “too conservative?” My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes demonize, denigrate, and condemn my parents because they sent me to Trinity Lutheran Grade School in Crete 1953-1961 ands then to Hope Lutheran Grade School in Park Forest to stay with the Missouri Synod.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/editorials/ct-edit-school-choice-scholarship-0905-20170823-story.html
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD WITH BIG COLOR PICTURE: Youth football participation declines as worries mount about concussions, CTE – John Keilman
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/ct-football-youth-decline-met-20170904-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps glorify and praise those who came to America illegally, who stay in America illegally, and who bring others to America illegally.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/columnists/glanton/ct-daca-dahleen-glanton-0904-20170905-story.html
— For the first time in years, CPS classes start with a hint of optimism – Juan Perez Jr. (DIERSEN: While I worked for GAO 1980-1997, each and every year started with more concerns for GAO employees who were Republican, White, male, older, and/or non-veteran.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/ct-chicago-schools-first-day-optimism-met-20170902-story.html

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Trump to Congress: ‘Get ready to do your job’ on immigration – AP
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/ap-sources-trump-expected-to-end-dreamers-program/
— Ahead of first day of school, Emanuel brags about CPS graduation rate – Andy Grimm
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/ahead-of-first-day-of-school-emanuel-brags-about-cps-graduation-rate/

 

DAILY HERALD
— DIERSE HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “More protests of Trump’s plan to end DACA expected.”
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20170905/news/309059986/
— Historic school-funding reform is right balance for Illinois – Bruce Rauner
http://www.dailyherald.com/discuss/20170905/rauner-historic-school-funding-reform-is-right-balance-for-illinois
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: Aurora panel explores diversity, barriers in schools – Marie Wilson  (DIERSEN: Democrats use Affirmative Action, Diversity, and Inclusion to get rid of Republicans, and especially Republicans who are conservative, White, male, older, and/or non-veteran.)
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20170905/aurora-panel-explores-diversity-barriers-in-schools
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD WITH COLOR PICTURE: Suburban police take on challenge of implicit bias – Elena Ferrarin  (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, if you do not promote the Democrat Party platform, Democrats demonize you, denigrate you, and condemn you as being a White supremacist, Nazi, KKK member, hater, racist, sexist, bigot and even worse things.)
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20170905/suburban-police-take-on-challenge-of-implicit-bias
— Miss America hopefuls to face more questioning – AP  (DIERSEN: What about those judges who want Miss America to be 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.dailyherald.com/article/20170905/news/309059946/

 

BLOOMINGTON PANTAGRAPH
— Trump’s use of executive power topic of ISU panel
http://www.pantagraph.com/news/local/trump-s-use-of-executive-power-topic-of-isu-panel/article_c0301b04-b0f6-54c6-a101-1a59d24728e0.html

 

CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Trump glorifies and praises Dreamers, but Democrats who promote Dreamers call Trump and his supporters White supremacists, Nazis, KKK members, haters, racists, sexists, bigots, and even worse things.
http://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/politics/hispanic-business-leader-trumps-a-liar-if-he-ends-daca/804351288

 

LINCOLN FORUM
— The Lincoln Forum hosts monthly events, where some of the most influential, engaging minds in politics and policy speak on the most important issues facing Illinois and the nation.  We provide a platform for all of those interested in sound public policy and bipartisan solutions.  (DIERSEN: One could compare and contrast the Lincoln Forum with TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois.)
https://lincolnforum.org/

 

POLITIFACT ILLINOIS
— Immigrant tale twists branches of Bruce Rauner’s family tree – Matt Dietrich, Bob Secter
http://www.politifact.com/illinois/statements/2017/sep/05/bruce-rauner/rauner-trims-twists-branches-his-family-tree-immig/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: First, a little context. Bruce Rauner grew up in the upscale North Shore suburbs of Deerfield and Lake Forest as well as Scottsdale, Ariz., and his father was a high-ranking executive at electronics giant Motorola. Rauner went to Ivy League colleges, became enormously wealthy as a private equity investor and was the owner of nine luxury homes and ranches when he launched his campaign. His campaign was clearly sensitive to how that might play with voters as it sought from the first to portray him as a regular guy. Early campaign ads featured Rauner with his $18 Timex watch and a two-decade old family van that he said his children dubbed the “rolling trash can.” The Chicago Tribune asked in 2014 about comparisons to wealthy private equity investor turned politician Mitt Romney, and Rauner bristled: “He came across as a blue blood, I’m a regular guy. I drink beer. I don’t drink Courvoisier or whatever the hell that stuff is. I drink beer and I smoke a cigar and I ride a Harley and I love to fish.” . . . Records from U.S. Censuses taken between 1910 and 1940, the latest year publicly available, clearly show that both of Rauner’s maternal grandparents were born in Wisconsin — Clarence Erickson in 1901 and Viola Erickson (nee Wedin) in 1900.  In other words, neither of them were immigrants. What’s more, the census shows that Viola’s mother — Rauner’s great-grandmother — was also born in Wisconsin. Viola’s father, while born in Sweden, emigrated to the U.S. at age 6 in 1868. As for Clarence, the census describes him as speaking English and having a seventh grade education. In the 1940 count, his profession was listed as “buttermaker.”)

 

ILLINOIS FAMILY ACTION
— Automatic Voter Registration Expands Government Automatically – Robert Knight
https://illinoisfamilyaction.org/2017/09/automatic-voter-registration-expands-government-automatically/

 

GOPUSA
— Protesters demand $15 minimum wage during Labor Day protests
http://www.gopusa.com/protesters-demand-15-minimum-wage-during-labor-day-protests/
— GOP senators work with Democrats to funnel more money into Obamacare
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=29722

 

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Rep. Adam Kinzinger says DACA could become law if Trump is OK with that – Sally Persons
http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2017/sep/5/adam-kinzinger-says-daca-could-become-law-if-presi/

 

BREITBART
— 27 Times Jeff Sessions Fought for Americans Against DACA, Amnesty and Open Borders – JOHN BINDER
http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2017/09/05/27-times-jeff-sessions-fought-for-americans-against-daca-amnesty-and-open-borders/

 

TPM
— Trump Reportedly Asked Aides For ‘Way Out’ Of Campaign Pledge To End DACA – CAITLIN MACNEAL
http://talkingpointsmemo.com/livewire/trump-asked-way-out-daca-pledge

 

AMERICAN THINKER
— DACA Was a Bad Dream – Daniel John Sobieski
http://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2017/09/daca_was_a_bad_dream.html

 

WASHINGTON POST
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Trump glorifies and praises Dreamers, but Democrats who promote Dreamers call Trump and his supporters White supremacists, Nazis, KKK members, haters, racists, sexists, bigots, and even worse things.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/let-dreamers-live-the-american-dream/2017/09/04/0b1dbb02-9177-11e7-89fa-bb822a46da5b_story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Those who glorify and praise foreign workers demonize, denigrate, and condemn American workers. I was an American worker 1962-1997.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/national/if-they-deport-all-of-us-who-will-rebuild-day-laborers-seen-as-key-to-texas-recovery/2017/09/04/53a22acc-914d-11e7-89fa-bb822a46da5b_story.html

 

USA TODAY
— Don’t overlook football’s benefits – Dick Butkus  (DIERSEN: Of course, if I sought a government office or a political office, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes would stress that I never played football.)
https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/2017/09/04/dick-butkus-do-not-overlook-football-benefits-editorials-debates/105272442/

 

HOUSTON CHRONICLE
— Big business is trying to persuade Congress to save the ‘dreamers’ – Tracy Jan (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, big business makes it clear that it prefers citizens of foreign countries over citizens of America.)
http://www.houstonchronicle.com/business/article/Big-business-is-trying-to-persuade-Congress-to-12172723.php

 

SOCIALIST WORKER
— Illinois Republocrats pass a school voucher bill  Chicago Teachers Union member Kyle Gilbertson looks at the rotten “compromise” behind a broadly celebrated education bill that just became law in the state of Illinois.  (DIERSEN: Kyle Gilbertson would despise if not hate my parents because they sent me and my brother to Trinity Lutheran Grade School in Crete and then to Hope Lutheran Grade School in Park Forest to stay with the Missouri Synod.)
https://socialistworker.org/2017/09/05/illinois-republocrats-pass-school-voucher-bill

September 4 Morning Edition

GOPUSA ILLINOIS
— What did you do 17 years ago today? I attended the Bush/Cheney rally before the start of Naperville’s Labor Day parade and walked with Bush and Cheney in the parade.  I was one of those who rode a Bush/Cheney bus from the end of the parade to attend the Cheney rally at the Taste of Polonia festival. Earlier that year, I asked Governor George Ryan and Senate President Pate Philip to invite Bush to walk in Wheaton’s 2000 Independence Day Parade. – Dave Diersen
https://gopillinois.com

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— FEBRUARY 17, 2017 FLASHBACK: Naperville’s links to presidents, from Buchanan to Bush – Suzanne Baker (DIERSEN: Did you attend the Bush/Cheney rally before the start of Naperville’s Labor Day parade in 2000 and did you walk with Bush and Cheney in the parade? I did. Earlier that year, I asked Governor George Ryan and Senate President Pate Philip to invite Bush to walk in Wheaton’s 2000 Independence Day Parade.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/naperville-sun/ct-nvs-president-naperville-link-st-0219-20170217-story.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: As a presidential candidate, then-Texas Gov. George W. Bush marched in the Last Fling’s Labor Day Parade in 2000 after holding a rally at Naperville North High School. It was on the rally stage before the speech when the candidate, who was oblivious the microphones were live, pointed out a veteran political reporter to his running mate Dick Cheney and said, “There’s Adam Clymer, major-league a—— from The New York Times.”)
— SEPTEMBER 6, 2000 FLASHBACK: Democratic and Republican staffers got together before their candidates’ Labor Day appearances at Chicago’s “Taste of Polonia” festival and agreed neither side would disrupt the other’s rally. Which is why the Tipper Gore-Hadassah Lieberman appearance and the Dick and Lynne Cheney rallies went off without any partisan bickering. – Ellen Warren & Terry Armour (DIERSEN: I was one of those who rode a Bush/Cheney bus from the end of Naperville’s Labor Day Parade to attend the Cheney rally at the Taste of Palonia festival.)
http://articles.chicagotribune.com/2000-09-06/news/0009060231_1_labor-day-al-gore-parade
— Trump expected to end ‘Dreamers’ program – AP (DIERSEN: Anti-Trumps shout at Dreamers that Trump and his supporters are White supremacists, Nazis, KKK members, haters, racists, sexists, bigots, and even worse things.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/politics/ct-trump-end-dreamers-program-20170903-story.html
— School choice is not a panacea – Richard Hudson, Chicago (DIERSEN: Did you come from a poor family? Virtually all my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes paint themselves as coming from poor families. They paint me as coming from an undeservedly filthy rich family because my parents sent me to Trinity Lutheran Grade School in Crete 1953-1961 and then to Hope Lutheran Grade School in Park Forest 1961-1962 to stay with the Missouri Synod.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/letters/ct-letters-school-choice-rauner-illinois-public-funding-20170901-story.html
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: Illinois spent millions on stalled and canceled university construction projects – Peter Matuszak
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/watchdog/ct-public-university-construction-crisis-20170902-story.html
— HARDCOPY ARTICLE TITLE: The Confidence Quotient  How to overcome uncertainty to find success – Minda Zetlin  (DIERSEN: I should write a book about what my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have done to harm my self-confidence. They would love it.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/success/inc/tca-not-confident-not-a-problem-20170828-story.html
— What one co-founder looks for when promoting employees – Jeff Haden  (DIERSEN: In the federal government, the following demographics help you get promoted: Democrat, minority, female, younger, recent immigrant, and success in helping your superiors get rid of their employees who are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German Americans, draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/success/inc/tca-what-one-co-founder-looks-for-when-promoting-employees-20170829-story.html
— Executives tell how they make it work – Christina DesMaris  (DIERSEN: If you want to get into the federal government’s Senior Executive Service, you have to excel at wasting the careers of and getting rid of federal employees who are Republican, and especially those who are White, male, older, and/or non-veteran.)
http://www.pressreader.com/usa/albuquerque-journal/20170903/282535838514339

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Trump expected to end ‘Dreamers’ program – AP (DIERSEN: Anti-Trumps shout at Dreamers that Trump and his supporters are White supremacists, Nazis, KKK members, haters, racists, sexists, bigots, and even worse things.)
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/ap-sources-trump-expected-to-end-dreamers-program/

 

DAILY HERALD
— Trump administration’s move on gender wage gap prompts outrage – Danielle Paquette  (DIERSEN: If I had not been denied my 7th Amendment rights in Diersen v. GAO, I would presented the jury many examples in which my Democrat GAO superiors paid higher salaries to their employees who were Democrat, minority, female, and/or younger than they paid their similarly or better qualified employees who were Republican, White, male, and/or older.)
http://www.dailyherald.com/business/20170903/trump-administrations-move-on-gender-wage-gap-prompts-outrage
— Millions who buy health insurance brace for sharp increases – AP  (DIERSEN: How much do you pay for health, dental, and vision insurance? My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes are beyond furious that my wife and I pay only $5,763/year and the federal government pays $17,288/year for our health, dental, and vision insurance because I am a federal retiree. Virtually all my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes a) want cheap labor, b) hate federal employees, and c) hate federal retirees. I was a federal employee for almost 30 years and I have been a federal retiree for almost 20 years.)
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20170904/news/309049989/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps shout at Dreamers that Trump and his supporters are White supremacists, Nazis, KKK members, haters, racists, sexists, bigots, and even worse things.
http://www.dailyherald.com/discuss/20170904/show-young-immigrants-americas-promise-is-real
— FRONT PAGE WITH COLOR PICTURE OF KRISNAMOORTHI: Krishnamoorthi pushes for more federal funding for career programs – Madhu Krishnamurthy  (DIERSEN: What have you done to qualify yourself for higher paying jobs?  I earned a) a job-related bachelor’s degree when I was 21 in 1970 and job-related master’s degrees when I was 27, 31, and 48, b) job-related professional certifications when I was 30, 32, 41, 45, 47, and 48, and c) a job-related professional license when I was 32. How have federal programs harmed your career? In 1971, when I was 22, Oldsmobile withdrew a job offer that I had accepted saying that it had just agreed to stop hiring Whites to settle an EEOC complaint. Democrats use Affirmative Action (AA), Diversity, and Inclusion to not hire and to get rid of their employees who are Republican, and especially those who are White, male, older, and/or non-veteran.  To help them meet their AA, Diversity, and Inclusion quotas, goals, and targets, 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.dailyherald.com/news/20170904/krishnamoorthi-pushes-for-more-federal-funding-for-career-programs
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: Archdiocese schools could net half of new scholarships created by funding bill – Kerry Lester (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.dailyherald.com/news/20170904/lester-archdiocese-schools-could-net-half-of-new-scholarships-created-by-funding-bill

 

ABC7
— Trump expected to end DACA program with 6-month delay, sources say – AP (DIERSEN: Anti-Trumps shout at Dreamers that Trump and his supporters are White supremacists, Nazis, KKK members, haters, racists, sexists, bigots, and even worse things.)
http://abc7chicago.com/politics/trump-expected-to-end-daca-program-with-6-month-delay-sources-say/2373460/

 

FOX NEWS CHICAGO
— Trump to end DACA program for young immigrants after 6 month delay, according to reports (DIERSEN: Anti-Trumps shout at Dreamers that Trump and his supporters are White supremacists, Nazis, KKK members, haters, racists, sexists, bigots, and even worse things.)
http://www.fox32chicago.com/politics/278445168-story

 

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— This Labor Day, we thank all those who labor – Editorial (DIERSEN: Are/were you a union member?  Of course, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes would shout at Rauner that I was a union member for almost 12 years.)
http://www.sj-r.com/opinion/20170903/our-view-this-labor-day-we-thank-all-those-who-labor

 

NORTHWEST HERALD
— Lawmakers should consider the theater instead of statehouse – Dan McCaleb
http://www.nwherald.com/2017/08/29/mccaleb-lawmakers-should-consider-the-theater-instead-of-statehouse/av51a7h/

 

  1. LOUIS TODAY
    — Even as job market recovers, long-term unemployment stays stubbornly high – David Nicklaus  (DIERSEN: Are you unemployed? My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes stress that I have been unemployed since I was 49 year old in 1997. From what I see, if you are unemployed, the more of the following that you are, the longer that you will be unemployed: Trump supporter, Protestant, conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owner, German American, draft avoider (except Bill Clinton), and/or if your ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
    http://www.stltoday.com/business/columns/david-nicklaus/even-as-job-market-recovers-long-term-unemployment-stays-stubbornly/article_3c401b7f-d150-58df-8a03-f02fb9ac058f.html

 

NORTHERN PUBLIC RADIO
— Illinois Democrats Examining How To Win Back Union Member Support – BRIAN MACKEY  (DIERSEN: Will Illinois Democrats stress how Republicans treat former union members like Dave Diersen?)
http://northernpublicradio.org/post/illinois-democrats-examining-how-win-back-union-member-support

 

WQAD
— 800,000 “Dreamers” face potential deportation, after Trump reportedly decides to end “DACA” – CHRISTINA LOREY (DIERSEN: Anti-Trumps shout at Dreamers that Trump and his supporters are White supremacists, Nazis, KKK members, haters, racists, sexists, bigots, and even worse things.)
http://wqad.com/2017/09/03/800000-dreamers-face-potential-deportation-after-trump-reportedly-decides-to-end-daca/

 

ILLINOIS HOMPAGE
— ‘Dreamers’ in Central Illinois waiting for decision on DACA – Erick Payne  (DIERSEN: Anti-Trumps shout at Dreamers that Trump and his supporters are White supremacists, Nazis, KKK members, haters, racists, sexists, bigots, and even worse things.)
http://www.illinoishomepage.net/news/local-news/dreamers-in-central-illinois-waiting-for-decision-on-daca/803951265

 

SOUTHEAST ILLINOIS NEWS
— Righter touted school funding formula as way to help poor families in Illinois – Hoang Tran  (DIERSEN: Did you come from a poor family? Virtually all my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes paint themselves as coming from poor families. They paint me as coming from an undeservedly filthy rich family because my parents sent me to Trinity Lutheran Grade School in Crete 1953-1961 and then to Hope Lutheran Grade School in Park Forest 1961-1962 to stay with the Missouri Synod.)
https://seillinoisnews.com/stories/511206442-righter-touted-school-funding-formula-as-way-to-help-poor-families-in-lllinois

 

WORKERS INDEPENDENT NEWS
— LOW WAGE CHICAGO FF15 WORKERS, SEIU LAUNCH CAMPAIGN TO UNSEAT ANTI-WORKER ILLINOIS GOVERNOR RAUNER – JOANNE POWERS  (DIERSEN: Were you a low wage fast food worker?  I worked for the minimum wage ($1.25/hour) washing dishes 1964-1966 while I was a junior and senior in high school. If you had earned $15/hour in today’s dollars when you were in high school, what you have done with the money? In today’s dollars in 1966, I earned $9.49/hour. (SEE:
https://www.dollartimes.com/inflation/items/1966-united-states-minimum-wage) That job enabled me to earn and save enough money to buy a new 1966 Pontiac Tempest Sprint in May of 1966 a) that I used to commute to jobs cleaning golf shoes, chipping slag, and pumping gasoline during the summer of 1966 and delivering mail 1966-1967 and b) that I used to commute to classes at UIC from my parents’ home in Crete 1966-1967.)
http://workersindependentnews.com/2017/09/03/low-wage-chicago-ff15-workers-seiu-launch-campaign-to-unseat-anti-worker-illinois-governor-rauner/

 

FOX NEWS
— It’s time for the GOP to go on the offensive, ignore the liberal media, and speak directly to the American people – Rep. Lamar Smith
http://www.foxnews.com/opinion/2017/09/04/rep-lamar-smith-its-time-for-gop-to-go-on-offensive-ignore-liberal-media-and-speak-directly-to-american-people.html

 

WORLD NET DAILY
— GOOGLE STANDARDS? CONSULT HATE GROUP FOR DETAILS  Joseph Farah exposes search giant’s alarming access restrictions that crush dissent
http://www.wnd.com/2017/09/google-standards-consult-hate-group-for-details/

 

FRONTPAGE MAGAZINE
— SOUTHERN POVERTY LAW CENTER REFUSES TO CALL ANTIFA A HATE GROUP – Daniel Greenfield
https://www.frontpagemag.com/point/267774/southern-poverty-law-center-refuses-call-antifa-daniel-greenfield

 

AMERICAN THINKER
— Toxic Femininity Hides Jealousy and Corruption – Clarice Feldman
http://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2017/09/toxic_femininity_hides_jealousy_and_corruption.html

 

WASHINGTON TIMES
— John Kelly blocking Breitbart, Daily Caller articles from reaching Donald Trump  Part of larger effort to ensure president doesn’t get information that hasn’t been ‘vetted’ – Andrew Blake  (DIERSEN: Of course, my critics/opponents DO NOT WANT Roskam, Hultgren, Rauner, Sanguinetti, Durkin, Brady, Connelly, Nybo, Ives, Breen, Grogan, Bucholz, Cronin, Zaruba, Kachiroubas, Berlin, Hinds, Ruscitti, Jorgensen, Henry, DiCianni, Larsen, Noonan, Zay, Eckhoff, Wiley, Elliott, Grant, Cantore, Whelan, Redick, A. Murphy, Krajewski, B. Murphy, Heidorn, Falbo, LeVan, Keller, Muehlfelt, Molitor, Hinkle, Nathwani, Austin, Porter, DeMonte, Schneider, Pollard, Colgan, Dorgan, Higgins, Claar, Bond, Minor, Marchese, Schultz, Czernek, Fisher, Cuzzone, Durante, or anyone else to read GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails.)
http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2017/sep/2/john-kelly-blocking-breitbart-daily-caller-article/
— Trump expected to end program for young immigrants, give Congress six-month delay – AP (DIERSEN: Anti-Trumps shout at Dreamers that Trump and his supporters are White supremacists, Nazis, KKK members, haters, racists, sexists, bigots, and even worse things.)
http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2017/sep/4/donald-trump-expected-end-program-young-immigrants/

 

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Southern Poverty Law Center condemns antifa, but won’t call hate group – Steven Nelson
http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/southern-poverty-law-center-condemns-antifa-but-wont-call-hate-group/article/2633252

 

DAILY CALLER
— Jim Crow: Segregation-Loving Ivy League Students Demand Separate-But-Equal Dorms – Eric Owens
http://dailycaller.com/2017/09/03/jim-crow-segregation-loving-ivy-league-students-demand-separate-but-equal-dorms/

 

CONSERVATIVE REVIEW
— These government hack job$ come with outrageous $alaries – Rob Eno  (DIERSEN: Of course, Eno would never seek or take a job working for the federal government for one or more of the following reasons: a) pay and benefits are terrible, b) advancement opportunities are terrible, c) he lacks required education, work experience, professional certifications, and/or professional licenses, d) he cannot pass an employment examination, e) he cannot pass a background investigation, f) he cannot pass a physical examination, g) he cannot take the demonization, denigration, and condemnation that comes with being a federal employee or federal retiree, and/or h) he is Republican, White, male, older, and/or non-veteran and he knows that the federal government discriminates against the aforesaid.)
https://www.conservativereview.com/articles/these-government-hack-jobs-come-with-outrageous-salaries

 

THE HILL
— Trump to end DACA with 6-month delay – JACQUELINE THOMSEN  (DIERSEN: Anti-Trumps shout at Dreamers that Trump and his supporters are White supremacists, Nazis, KKK members, haters, racists, sexists, bigots, and even worse things.)
http://thehill.com/homenews/administration/349095-trump-to-end-daca-with-6-month-delay-report
— Apple CEO: I stand with ‘Dreamers’ – JACQUELINE THOMSEN  (DIERSEN: How soon, if not already, will Apple dump all individuals, all organizations, all companies, all governments, and all 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?)
http://thehill.com/news-by-subject/technology/349093-apple-ceo-i-stand-with-dreamers

 

POLITICO
— Trump has decided to end DACA, with 6-month delay  Senior White House aides met Sunday afternoon to discuss how to roll out the controversial move affecting hundreds of thousands of Dreamers. – ELIANA JOHNSON (DIERSEN: Anti-Trumps shout at Dreamers that Trump and his supporters are White supremacists, Nazis, KKK members, haters, racists, sexists, bigots, and even worse things.)
http://www.politico.com/story/2017/09/03/trump-dreamers-immigration-daca-immigrants-242301

 

HUFFINGTON POST
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps want Republicans to “Protect Dreamers.”  Who/what protects/protected you?  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. But a) my Democrat IRS superiors got rid of the IRS manager who promoted me in 1972, 1973, and 1974 and b) my Democrat GAO superiors got rid of the GAO manager who hired me in 1980, who got me assigned to audits of IRS in 1986, and who promoted me in 1986.)
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/republians-dreamers-daca_us_59acb953e4b0dfaafcf1255c

 

CNN
— DACA on the brink – Jim Acosta, Mary Kay Mallonee and Tal Kopan (DIERSEN: Anti-Trumps shout at Dreamers that Trump and his supporters are White supremacists, Nazis, KKK members, haters, racists, sexists, bigots, and even worse things.)
http://www.cnn.com/2017/09/03/politics/daca-on-the-brink/index.html

 

REUTERS
— Trump to scrap protection for ‘Dreamers,’ give Congress six months to fix – Steve Holland  (DIERSEN: Anti-Trumps shout at Dreamers that Trump and his supporters are White supremacists, Nazis, KKK members, haters, racists, sexists, bigots, and even worse things.)
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-immigration-daca/trump-to-scrap-protection-for-dreamers-give-congress-six-months-to-fix-idUSKCN1BF02F

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— Trump Seriously Considering Ending DACA, With 6-Month Delay – MAGGIE HABERMAN and GLENN THRUSH (DIERSEN: Anti-Trumps shout at Dreamers that Trump and his supporters are White supremacists, Nazis, KKK members, haters, racists, sexists, bigots, and even worse things.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/09/03/us/politics/trump-daca.html
— Taking On Chicago’s Police – Editorial
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/09/04/opinion/chicago-police-sessions.html

 

DETROIT FREE PRESS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps hint/imply/argue/shout that the more of the following that you are, the more that you should pay the price of Affirmative Action, Diversity, and Inclusion: Trump supporter, Protestant, conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owner, German American, draft avoider (except Bill Clinton), and if your ancestors have been in America for a long time.
http://www.freep.com/story/opinion/2017/09/03/confederate-monuments-racial-injustice/622954001/

 

FORBES
— Labor Union Support Up Significantly Since Obama Low Says Gallup – Erik Sherma  (DIERSEN: Are/were you a union member?  Of course, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes would shout at Rauner that I was a union member for almost 12 years.)
https://www.forbes.com/sites/eriksherman/2017/09/04/labor-union-support-up-significantly-since-obama-low-says-gallup/#75b5495b7404

 

DAILY KOS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps make it clear that the want to get rid of White men, and especially those who are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, Republican, American, 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.dailykos.com/stories/2017/9/3/1694856/-Should-we-coddle-angry-white-men-or-tell-them-the-truth

September 2 Morning Edition

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Naperville councilman Kevin Coyne weighing bid for Foster’s Congressional seat – Erin Hegarty
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/naperville-sun/news/ct-nvs-coyne-congress-foster-st-0903-20170901-story.html
— Despite rise of video gaming, casino revenue drops in Aurora, Elgin – Sarah Freishtat
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/aurora-beacon-news/news/ct-abn-fox-valley-casino-video-gaming-st-0903-20170901-story.html
— Aurora confirms Richard Veenstra new head of Law Department – Steve Lord
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/aurora-beacon-news/news/ct-abn-aurora-execs-st-0824-20170823-story.html
— Rauner’s support for the ‘sanctuary state’ bill isn’t out of character – Christopher Angelica, Hawthorn Woods  (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, CEOs make it clear that they want cheap labor and that they would rather hire citizens of foreign countries than citizens of America.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/letters/ct-letters-rauner-sanctuary-state-bill-gop-20170901-story.html
— Pair of property tax cut options in new schools bill, but they’re limited – Kim Geiger
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-illinois-schools-formula-property-taxes-met-20170904-story.html
— New education funding law could be lifeline to private schools – Diane Rado
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-private-school-tax-credits-met-20170901-story.html

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Trump says that DREAMers are terrific and that he loves them. Anti-Trumps shout at DREAMers and at everyone else that Trump and his supporters are White supremacists, Nazi, KKK members, haters, racists, sexists, bigots, and even worse things. Anti-Trumps side with illegals who illegally brought others illegally into America illegally.
http://chicago.suntimes.com/chicago-politics/sweet-trumps-daca-tease-puts-thousands-of-young-immigrants-in-limbo/
— Chance the Rapper says even he’s not immune from city violence – Rachel Hinton
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/chance-the-rapper-raises-2-2-million-for-20-cps-schools/
— Loving and leaving the game of football – Editorial
http://chicago.suntimes.com/opinion/editorial-loving-and-leaving-the-game-of-football/

 

DAILY HERALD
— Trump mulls decision on young immigrants in US illegally – AP (DIERSEN: Trump says that DREAMers are terrific and that he loves them. Anti-Trumps shout at DREAMers and at everyone else that Trump and his supporters are White supremacists, Nazi, KKK members, haters, racists, sexists, bigots, and even worse things. Anti-Trumps side with illegals who illegally brought others illegally into America illegally.)
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20170902/trump-mulls-decision-on-young-immigrants-in-us-illegally
— DuPage to host tours of Elmhurst Quarry – Robert Sanchez
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20170901/dupage-to-host-tours-of-elmhurst-quarry

 

CBS2
— DuPage Expects To Avoid Water Problems Seen In Flooded Texas Town – Bernie Tafoya
http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2017/09/01/dupage-water-commission-flooding-shortage-texas/

 

ALTON DAILY NEWS
— Illinois’ Minimum Wage Higher Than Neighboring States – Benjamin Yount
http://altondailynews.com/news/details.cfm?clientid=17&id=251051#.Waqzs8iGOM8

 

BLOOMINGTON PANTAGRAPH
— Time for the next Illinois crisis – Rich Miller
http://www.pantagraph.com/opinion/columnists/miller-time-for-the-next-illinois-crisis/article_2213f21b-d9e6-597c-b5cd-9b81bd38fd4a.html

 

KANKAKEE DAILY JOURNAL
— Illinois public schools on the defensive – Jim Nowlan
http://www.daily-journal.com/opinion/columnists/local/jim-nowlan-illinois-public-schools-on-the-defensive/article_3cd73935-692c-5835-a0ba-282bff0cc3cf.html

 

PEORIA PUBLIC RADIO
— Is The Growing Number Of Illinois Lawmakers Leaving Springfield Unusual? – KATIE FINLON
http://peoriapublicradio.org/post/growing-number-illinois-lawmakers-leaving-springfield-unusual#stream/0

 

CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD
— Trump administration seeking $7.85 billion ‘down payment’ on disaster funding  Initial request for FEMA, SBA – JEREMY DIAMOND
http://www.centralillinoisproud.com/weather/trump-administration-seeking-595-billion-down-payment-on-disaster-funding/802872604

 

DUPAGE POLICY JOURNAL
— Ives finds flaws throughout new state school funding model – Justin Stoltzfus
https://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/511203031-ives-finds-flaws-throughout-new-state-school-funding-model

 

ILLINOIS LEAKS
— Macoupin County Enquirer-Democrat talks about “sneaky and cowardly” FOIA requesters – JOHN KRAFT
http://edgarcountywatchdogs.com/2017/09/newspaper-talks-about-sneaky-and-cowardly-foia-requesters/

 

BREITBART
— Flush with Corporate Cash, SPLC Stashes Cash Overseas – IAN MASON
http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2017/09/01/flush-with-corporate-cash-splc-stashes-cash-overseas/
— As Its Influence Wanes, Increasingly Militant MSM Promotes Violence and Censorship – JOHN NOLTE
http://www.breitbart.com/big-journalism/2017/09/01/as-its-influence-wanes-increasingly-militant-msm-promotes-violence-and-censorship/

 

TOWNHALL
— Hey, Hey, Ho Ho—DACA Has Got to Go – Arthur Schaper
https://townhall.com/columnists/arthurschaper/2017/09/02/hey-hey-ho-hodaca-has-got-to-go-n2376460

 

WORLD NET DAILY
— FEDERAL COURT DELIVERS DEFEAT TO LEFTISTS IN ALABAMA SPEECH FIGHT  Rules trial must decide if campaign by state commission, SPLC violated 1st Amendment – BOB UNRUH
http://www.wnd.com/2017/09/federal-court-delivers-defeat-to-leftists-in-alabama-speech-fight/

 

AMERICAN THINKER
— What Muslims Really Pray at ‘Interfaith’ Gatherings – Rachel Lipsky
http://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2017/08/what_muslims_really_pray_at_interfaith_gatherings.html

 

NEWSMAX
— Majority of Today’s Youth Won’t Be Fit for Military Service – Cathy Burke (DIERSEN: Were you 1-A, that is, were you fit for military service? In 1966, when I was 18 years old, I was 1-A notwithstanding the fact that my eyesight could not be corrected to 20/20, that I had partial red/green color blindness, and that I had Osgood-Schlatter disease (
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Osgood%E2%80%93Schlatter_disease).)
https://www.newsmax.com/Newsfront/report-obesity-U-S-military/2017/09/01/id/811254/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Nearly a quarter of military recruits are rejected because they’re too fat — and a majority of today’s youngsters aren’t fit to serve because they’re overweight, use drugs, or have criminal records or educational deficits, a new report found. The 14th annual State of Obesity report from the Trust for America’s Health and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation determined in part that “obesity is a national security issue.” “Being overweight or obese is the leading cause of medical disqualifications, with nearly one-quarter of [military] service applicants rejected for exceeding the weight or body fat standards,” the report’s authors found.)

 

HUFFINGTON POST
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Trump says: The GOP Fiddles As Trump Rips Apart The Fabric Of The Nation. The inability of supposed Republican standard-bearers to rein in Trump’s bigoted rhetoric shows they are relinquishing power over the party.”
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/gop-fiddles-as-trump-rips-apart-the-fabric-of-the-nation_us_59a99cb8e4b0bef3378cd836

 

REUTERS
— Labor activists target Midwest politicians opposing wage increases – Chris Kenning  (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes 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.reuters.com/article/us-usa-wages-protests/labor-activists-target-midwest-politicians-opposing-wage-increases-idUSKCN1BD0CE

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— If You Want to MAGA, Save DACA – Bret Stephens (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps make it clear that they want to a) 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 AND REPLACE THEM WITH THOSE 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.nytimes.com/2017/09/01/opinion/daca-trump-dreamers-immigration.html
— The Summer of Love’s Dispiriting Fall – TED WIDMERS  (DIERSEN: What were you doing in 1967?  I was a full-time student at UIC and I worked part-time the Park Forest Post Office. I lived with my parents and brother in Crete.  I sold my 1966 Pontiac Tempest Sprint and bought a 1968 Oldsmobile 442. I saved money for new cars and college expenses.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/09/01/opinion/beatles-1967-summer-love.html
— Mayor De Blasio Says Donors Were Denied Favors. How Many? Hard to Say. – WILLIAM NEUMAN  (DIERSEN: What do you say to elected officials, party leaders, etc. who talk and act like their donors want them to demonize, to denigrate, and to condemn Dave Diersen and his GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails?)
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/09/01/nyregion/mayor-de-blasio-deblasio-donors-favors.html
— New America, a Google-Funded Think Tank, Faces Backlash for Firing a Google Critic – KENNETH P. VOGEL
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/09/01/us/politics/anne-marie-slaughter-new-america-google.html

 

WASHINGTON POST
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Another victory for voting rights.” QUESTION: By his dumping Republicans, how many more votes will Rauner get from Independents, from Democrats, from Libertarians, and from Greens? ANSWER: ZERO.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/another-victory-for-voting-rights/2017/09/01/79e62d42-8e7c-11e7-8df5-c2e5cf46c1e2_story.html
(FROM THE EDITORIAL: “THE RIGHT to vote is foundational for the rights of Americans in our democracy.” It was refreshing to hear that fundamental fact about the importance of voting to American democracy given full voice by a Republican officeholder. Even better was that Illinois Gov. Bruce Rauner’s words were accompanied by his signature last Monday on a bill that will remove obstacles to balloting by allowing automatic voter registration. In not going along with the general aversion of his party to making voting easier, Mr. Rauner sets an example that other states should follow. Illinois became the 10th state, along with the District, to move to modernize its system of voter registration through automatic registration.)
— Where to draw the line on hate speech online? – Editorial (DIERSEN: Who would come to my defense if the anti-Trumps succeed in shutting down
www.gopillinois.com and my GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails because they include links to articles posted at the Illinois Family Institute (IFI) website at https://illinoisfamily.org/ and at the Americans for Truth About Homosexuality (AFAH) website at http://americansfortruth.com/ (SEE: http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2017/08/family-institute-smeared-as-one-of-32-illinois-hate-groups-along-with-neo-nazis-and-skinheads.html  Constructively, while I served as the TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairman 2005-2012, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes treated TAPROOT as being a hate group because I invited IFI and AFTAH leaders to speak at TAPROOT events.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/where-to-draw-the-line-on-hate-speech-online/2017/09/01/025eab10-89da-11e7-a50f-e0d4e6ec070a_story.html

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— More Worker Visas for Less Government A federalist plan to address the growing U.S. labor shortage. (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps make it clear that they want cheap labor.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/more-worker-visas-for-less-government-1504302994
— The Teachers Union’s Public Enemy No. 1  Betsy DeVos is Trump’s stylistic opposite, but she stirs more antagonism than any other cabinet member. – James Taranto
https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-teachers-unions-public-enemy-no-1-1504303675
— HARDCOPY ARTICLE TITLE: Blacks, Hispanics Close Gap in Job Market – Andrew Van Dam  (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always hinted/implied/argued/shouted a) that instead of me, the Post Office should have hired a minority in 1966, b) that the Post Office should gotten rid of me much sooner than it did so that a minority could have my job, c) that instead of me, IRS should have hired a minority in 1971, d) that instead of me, IRS should have promoted a minorities in 1972, 1973, and 1974, e) that instead of me, GAO should have hired a minority in 1980, f) that instead of me, GAO should have promoted a minority in 1986, and g) that GAO should have gotten rid of me much sooner than it did so that a minority could have my job and my preferred corner office.)
https://www.wsj.com/graphics/labor-market-disparities/

 

INVESTMENT NEWS
— Financial Industry Regulatory Authority: Who’s watching the watchdog? The regulator wields enormous power over the securities industry
with little meaningful oversight – Mark Schoeff Jr. and Bruce Kelly (DIERSEN: I have been a Finra arbitrator since 1998. I worked for GAO for almost 9 years on audits that involved Finra.)
http://www.investmentnews.com/article/20170902/FEATURE/170909996/finra-whos-watching-the-watchdog
(FROM THE ARTICLE: If you’re a broker, there are three things in life that are certain: death, taxes – and answering to Finra. Finra is the self-regulatory organization that makes sure the nation’s 3,700 broker-dealers and 631,000 brokers comply with securities laws and regulations to ensure that investors are protected and treated fairly. It has the power to levy fines and, in serious cases, bar brokers and individuals from the industry. If you want to be a broker or operate a brokerage firm, you must join Finra. No one argues against the need for regulation, but over the years the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority Inc. has grown into a huge institution, one that generates hundreds of millions of dollars a year in revenue through membership fees and fines. It also maintains a reserve of about $1.6 billion and employs upward of 3,000 people, some of whom receive exorbitant salaries by industry standards. Finra wields enormous power over the lives of brokers and broker-dealers. Last year alone, it issued more than 1,400 disciplinary actions and barred more than 500 brokers from the industry. And yet people in the industry know little about how Finra operates, how it spends the millions it collects in membership fees and fines, and how it sets its regulatory agenda. Finra writes its own rules, meets behind closed doors and releases information if and when it deems necessary. Finra is the watchdog that no one is watching. “It is largely unaccountable to the industry or to the public,” David Burton, a senior fellow in economic policy at the Heritage Foundation, wrote in a February report. “Due process, transparency and regulatory-review protections normally associated with regulators are not present, and its arbitration process is flawed. Reforms are necessary.”)

 

DAILY KOS
— Apple, Microsoft, 300 business leaders sign open letter in support of DACA, DREAM Act – Gabe Ortiz (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, CEOs make it clear that they want cheap labor and that they would rather hire citizens of foreign countries than citizens of America.)
https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2017/9/1/1695260/-Apple-Microsoft-300-business-leaders-sign-open-letter-in-support-of-DACA-DREAM-Act

 

PEOPLE’S WORLD
— Though elections are next year unions already revving up – MARK GRUENBERG (DIERSEN: Will the anti-Rauners “give me a break” a) because I was a union member for almost 12 years and b) because many Rauner promoters do everything that they can to get rid of me?)
http://www.peoplesworld.org/article/though-elections-are-next-year-unions-already-revving-up/

 

GUARDIAN
== The Resistance Now: marching miles against white supremacy  Activists are walking 110 miles from Charlottesville to Washington DC confront the US’s ‘history of genocide and slavery’ – Adam Gabbatt  (DIERSEN: 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.theguardian.com/us-news/2017/sep/01/resistance-now-protest-white-supremacy
— ‘The S-word’: how young Americans fell in love with socialism  Young Americans blame capitalism for crises in housing, healthcare and falling wages. Once demonized, the word ‘socialism’ is back as a new political movement takes root – Chris McGreal  (DIERSEN: Those who promote socialism could argue that the opportunities that people like me (White males) had are gone. They could stress that 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.theguardian.com/us-news/2017/sep/02/socialism-young-americans-bernie-sanders