GOPUSA ILLINOIS
— Wheaton’s City Council has narrowed the field of its 10 applicants for its
West District vacancy to 3, and I am not one of them. The Council will
interview those 3 finalists in the coming weeks. Critics of the Roosevelt Road
corridor study by Camiros, Ltd. and Valerie Kretchmer & Associates (https://www.wheaton.il.us/930/Roosevelt-Road)
have called for the Council to halt all action on the study until it fills its
West District vacancy. It appears, sadly, like before, when the Council filled
its North District vacancy, that it will not disclose who the 3 finalists are.
I hope that the 3 finalists will get together, issue a joint press release, and
call for a candidate forum to be held. Residents of Wheaton’s West District,
including me, should have the opportunity to urge the Council to select one of
those 3 finalists. Obviously, one could determine who the 3 finalist are if all
7 of the unsuccessful candidates got together and issued a press release. –
Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com
GOPUSA ILLINOIS
— Your GOPUSA Illinois Editor, Dave Diersen, calls for DuPage County to ASAP
a) draft, b) propose, c) seek input on from journalists like me, d) discuss,
and e) vote on official press credentialing policies and procedures. Press credentialing
requirements should NOT include a) having a degree in journalism, b) being
paid, c) claiming to be just a reporter and not a journalist, d) denying being
an activist, e) or claiming to be nonpartisan. I have served as the GOPUSA
Illinois Editor since 2000. Since 2004, GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails have gone out
each and every morning, and since 2015, each and every evening too. Those
emails have included links to more than 344,100 articles and information on
many upcoming events. I worked for GAO as an Analyst for almost 18 years, the
last 11 years of which at the GS-13 Step 1-10 levels, currently
$98,198-$127,654/year. What GAO Analysts do (https://www.gao.gov/about/careers/career-paths/)
is extremely similar to what journalists do. In addition, I became a Forensic
Accountant in 1997, Certified Financial Services Auditor in 1996, Certified
Government Financial Manager in 1994, Certified Fraud Examiner in 1990,
Licensed CPA in 1981, Certified Internal Auditor in 1981, and CPA in 1979. –
Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com
GOPUSA ILLINOIS
— Government is nasty. Politics is nasty. Since 2005, my critics/opponents,
their operatives, and their dupes have demonized me, denigrated, me, and
condemned be as being like Jeff Gannon. Since 2005, they have viciously used
against me what happened with GOPUSA, Talon News, and White House Correspondent
Jeff Gannon. SEE: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Talon_News They paint me
as being a clone of Jeff Gannon and even worse things. Ever since I became a
GOPUSA reporter in 2000, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their
dupes have hinted/implied/argued/shouted that I ask bad questions at press
conferences and share privileged information with reporters that have caused
Republican candidates to be defeated and even worse things. Of course, I should
sue my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes. I should write a book
about activists, candidates, elected officials, and party leaders in Illinois
who claim to be religious, conservative, and/or Republican, but a) who do NOT
want me to know about their press conferences, b) who do NOT want me to attend
their press conferences, c) who do NOT want me to ask questions during their
press conferences, d) who do NOT want me to speak with other reporters, e) who
have barred me from attending their press conferences, f) who have had me
thrown out of their press conferences, and/or g) who do not want me to report
on their press conferences. – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com
AMERICAN PRESS INSTITUTE
— SEPTEMBER 24, 2014 FLASHBACK: Offer disclosures and statements of values –
CRAIG SILVERMAN (DIERSEN: Of course, journalists should disclose the sources
and amounts of all their income. My Civil Service Retirement System pension is
$53,316/year. My Social Security is $2,118/year. All the time and money
necessary to send out a GOPUSA ILLINOIS email each and every morning and each
and every evening comes from me. By definition, journalists who are employees
of newspapers, television stations, radio stations, websites, or other
organizations cannot claim to be independent of their employer. I should sue
any individual, any organization, any company, or any government that
hints/implies/argues/shouts that I am paid by the Republican Party, DuPage
County Republican Central Committee, Milton Township Republican Central
Committee, or any other organization. If the aforesaid organizations paid me,
they would promote my GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails. In fact, the aforesaid
organizations fail/refuse to promote my GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails. Further,
journalists should disclose their citizenship status, gender, race, age,
religion, national origin, how long their ancestors have been in America, if
they are a veteran or not, political affiliation, work experience, education,
professional certifications and licenses, etc.)
https://www.americanpressinstitute.org/publications/reports/strategy-studies/disclosures-values/
(FROM THE ARTICLE:
Looking across the landscape, we conclude there are typically five situations
when a disclosure needs to be added to a piece of content: Personal connections
to sources, organizations or events mentioned in reporting. Organizational
links to sources, organizations or events mentioned in reporting. Limitations
of any data or material used. (Meaning: Here’s what we don’t know, or some
mitigating factors.) When unusual methods are used to gather information (such
as in the above example). When there is an unusual arrangement with sources
(such as enabling them to remain anonymous or use a pseudonym). . .A reporter’s
name, email, phone number and even Twitter handle are now common information
that accompanies their content. . .Beyond disclosures about specific reporting,
more reporters and organizations are offering pages that are updated over time
to disclose any personal ties, investments or relationships. . .PunditFact, an
offshoot of PolitiFact, offers a paragraph of disclosure about its sources of
funding right on its homepage.)
QUORA
— DECEMBER 1, 2012 FLASHBACK: What is the difference between a journalist and
a reporter? – Ashutosh Sinha
https://www.quora.com/What-is-the-difference-between-a-journalist-and-a-reporter
(FROM THE ARTICLE: In
professional news media, all reporters are journalists but not all journalists
are reporters. “Reporter” is a specific role: Someone who gathers
facts and information from multiple sources, verifies them and writes a story
or relays (reports) those findings in a TV, radio or Internet broadcast.
“Journalist” includes anyone who is part of the editorial process of
gathering and disseminating news: Reporters, editors, producers, photographers,
camera operators, news columnists, etc. In a literal sense, anyone can be a
reporter by relaying their direct observations. (e.g. I saw a car crash.) With
the advent of social media such as Twitter, amateur reporters are increasingly
a breaking news alert network for traditional news organizations. Ordinary
people can also commit acts of journalism by following the journalistic process
of fact-gathering, multi-source verification and putting those facts in context
(e.g. A high-speed police chase after a million dollar bank robbery yesterday
ended when the suspect’s car crashed into a lamp post at a busy downtown
intersection.) Today, reporters’ roles are being blurred as they are required
to take on more tasks that include photography, editing, blogging, shooting and
producing video, audio, etc., so “journalist” is increasingly the
most appropriate catch-all term.)
CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Sean Spicer responds to ‘Dancing with the Stars’ backlash The former Trump
aide hopes the show is a “politics-free zone.” – Sara M Moniuszko
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2019/8/22/20828612/sean-spicer-responds-dancing-with-the-stars-backlash
— Former high-ranking state Veterans’ Affairs official accused of sexually
harassing workers, using racial slurs There were also several witnesses who
told investigators that Harry Sawyer used racial slurs or other “inappropriate
race-based language when referring to African-American” employees. – Rachel
Hinton
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2019/8/22/20828760/illinois-veterans-affairs-official-harry-sawyer-sexual-harassment-allegations-racial-slurs
— Workers, community members demand higher minimum wage sooner Workers, labor
groups and community advocates held a rally for Black Women’s Equal Pay Day,
calling on the Chicago City Council raise the city’s minimum wage to $15 by
2021. – Annie Geng
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2019/8/22/20828576/chicago-minimum-wage-black-womens-equal-pay-day-rally-thompson-center-plaza
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Trump-haters glorify and praise those
who come to America illegally and/or stay in America illegally.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2019/8/21/20812805/immigration-greeks-utah-courage-faith
— Amid scrutiny, some parents back off giving up custody to help their kids
get college aid They say higher ed costs
are exorbitant and that what they did is legal. A judge who’d OKed 9
guardianship transfers questions another, saying, ‘It doesn’t sound right to
me. It just doesn’t.’ – Melissa Sanchez and Jodi S. Cohen (DIERSEN: When you
were in high school and in college, were your parents wealthy? My outstanding
parents were not. But nevertheless, to demonize me, denigrate me, and condemn
me as being privileged, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes
have always falsely hinted/implied/argued/shouted that my parents were
wealthy.)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2019/8/23/20828624/guardianship-college-financial-aid-possible-fraud-lora-georgieva-parents-custody
CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Chicago’s newest polling location? The Cook County Jail Gov. J.B. Pritzker
signed a law this week making the Cook County Jail Chicago’s newest polling
place, easing ballot access for roughly 6,000 pre-trial detainees locally. –
A.D. QUIG
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/government/chicagos-newest-polling-location-cook-county-jail
CHAMPAIGN/URBANA NEWS GAZETTE
— Illinois House of horrors not exactly a surprise – Jim Dey
https://www.news-gazette.com/news/local/courts-police-fire/jim-dey-illinois-house-of-horrors-not-exactly-a-surprise/article_43b99ae1-3121-57c7-b5e2-94ac25726cf0.html
WBEZ
— Former Head of City’s Daley College Cited For Behavior ‘Unbecoming Of A
Public Employee’ – Kate McGee
https://www.wbez.org/shows/wbez-news/former-head-of-citys-daley-college-cited-for-behavior-unbecoming-of-a-public-employee/39316336-2504-45a8-9e27-a96e49224713
ALTON TELEGRAPH
— Durbin faces 4 Republican challengers, and they all come out spitting fire –
Greg Bishop
https://www.thetelegraph.com/news/article/Durbin-faces-4-Republican-challengers-all-come-14372371.php
FOX ILLINOIS
— Making a case to women: Trump female defenders go on offense – AP
https://foxillinois.com/news/nation-world/woman-to-woman-female-trump-backers-try-to-sell-his-message
WMTV
— Beloit police fear more impaired drivers once marijuana legal in Illinois –
Morgan Wolfe
https://www.nbc15.com/content/news/Beloit-police-fear-more-impaired-drivers-once-marijuana-legal-in-Illinois-557941981.html
ILLINOIS REVIEW
— ROSSI: THE BIZARRE DEMOCRAT ACCUSATIONS OF TRUMP/GOP RACISM
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2019/08/rossi-the-bizarre-democrat-accusations-of-trumpgop-racism-.html
— ROLE REVERSAL: GOVERNMENT SEARCHES GOOGLE
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2019/08/role-reversal-government-searches-google.html
CAPITOL FAX
— Elections have consequences (DIERSEN: What do you say to Illinois Republican
Party, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, and Milton Township
Republican Central Committee leaders who take recent Republican losses as a
mandate to get rid of Republican Precinct Committeemen/Captains like me who are
Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, White, male, older,
non-poor, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders, and/or those like me
whose ancestors have been in America for a long time?)
https://capitolfax.com/2019/08/22/elections-have-consequences-4/
WASHINGTON TIMES
— Bill de Blasio’s love for illegals put citizens in danger – Cheryl K.
Chumley
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2019/aug/23/bill-de-blasios-love-illegals-put-citizens-danger/
— The Cultural Marxist attack on Western society It’s at the root of the
Democratic Party’s identity politics and political correctness – James Veltmeyer
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2019/aug/22/cultural-marxist-attack-western-society/
WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Trump’s ‘public charge’ rule is required to save immigration – Brian
Brenberg
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/op-eds/trumps-public-charge-rule-is-required-to-save-immigration
AMERICAN CONSERVATIVE
— Max Boot, Professional Former Republican How an Iraq war courtier left a
party no one knew he was really a part of and now spends time taking swipes as
former compatriots. – NEAL B. FREEMAN
https://www.theamericanconservative.com/articles/max-boot-professional-former-republican/
BREITBART
— Paul Ryan Wanted Illegal Immigration, Ran a ‘Chamber of Commerce Congress’ –
NEIL MUNRO
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2019/08/22/uscis-chief-paul-ryan-wanted-illegal-immigration-ran-a-chamber-of-commerce-congress/
— Illegal Aliens Arrested in ICE Raid Stole Identities of American Citizens –
John Binder
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2019/08/22/feds-illegal-aliens-arrested-in-ice-raid-stole-identities-of-american-citizens/
GOPUSA
— Ethnic Studies Latest Ploy to Brainwash Kids
http://www.gopusa.com/ethnic-studies-latest-ploy-to-brainwash-kids/
— Recipe for winning an election: Destroy America
http://www.gopusa.com/recipe-for-winning-an-election-destroy-america/
PATRIOT POST
— Democrats Perpetuate Urban Poverty Problems of poverty and homelessness are
rising in the nation’s largest cities.
https://patriotpost.us/articles/64974-democrats-perpetuate-urban-poverty
COLLEGE FIX
— Cornell scholar cited in NYT’s ‘1619’ series charged with fabricating
quotes, evidence – CHRISTIAN SCHNEIDER
https://www.thecollegefix.com/cornell-scholar-cited-in-nyts-1619-series-charged-with-fabricating-quotes-evidence/
REUTERS
— Scottish university to pay 20 million pounds in slavery reparations
(DIERSEN: How many millions, billions, or trillions of dollars in reparations
do the Democrats want your municipality, your township/ward, your county,
Illinois, and America to pay?)
https://uk.reuters.com/article/uk-britain-slavery/scottish-university-to-pay-20-million-pounds-in-slavery-reparations-idUKKCN1VD12O
NEW YORK TIMES
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: How Wayne LaPierre Survived a Revolt at the N.R.A. –
Danny Hakim
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/08/22/us/politics/nra-guns-wayne-lapierre.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Trump-haters are doing everything that can to destroy America’s
economy to defeat Trump in 2020.
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/08/22/business/economy/economics-survey-trump.html?auth=login-email&login=email
— Hiring Is Very Hard for Restaurants These Days. Now They May Have to Fire.
Amid a severe labor shortage and a renewed U.S. crackdown on undocumented
immigrants, owners are facing a choice: fire workers or risk prosecution. –
David Yaffe-Bellany
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/08/23/business/restaurants-undocumented-immigrants.html
— FRONT PAGE: DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats want immigrants because immigrants
vote for Democrats. RINOs want immigrants because RINOs want cheap labor.
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/08/22/business/economy/trump-immigration-employers.html
WASHINGTON POST
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A Trump-hater says “Trump’s racism is about to get
more scrutiny.”
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2019/08/22/trumps-white-nationalism-is-about-get-more-scrutiny/
WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Google Disables YouTube Channels It Linked to Hong Kong Influence Operation
Company said move was consistent with actions that Twitter and Facebook took
when they cited evidence Beijing was behind efforts to discredit protesters –
Robert McMillan (DIERSEN: Which individuals, organizations, companies, and
government discredit you? I should write a book about those that discredit me,
my GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails, and my service as a Republican Precinct Committeeman,
TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairman, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce
Government Affairs Committee member, Milton Township Republican Central
Committee webmaster, Illinois Center Right Coalition Steering Committee member,
American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter board member, GAO
employee, IRS employee, Post Office employee, etc.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/google-disables-youtube-channels-it-linked-to-hong-kong-influence-operation-11566514204
— Is Your Child Emotionally Ready for College? For many students, the
transition to adult independence is unexpectedly difficult. Here’s how parents
can help. – Anthony Rostain and B. Janet Hibbs (DIERSEN: My outstanding father
died suddenly in 1969 when I was a 21 year old student in my senior year at
NIU. After I graduated in 1970, I lived with and helped support my mother and
brother in Crete. In 1972, when I was 24 year old, I bought a new town home in
University Park.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/is-your-child-emotionally-ready-for-college-11566490377
FORBES
— Why Workplace Abuse Plagues Undocumented Workers – Tom Spiggle
https://www.forbes.com/sites/tomspiggle/2019/08/22/why-workplace-abuse-plagues-undocumented-workers/#3116bbc49b20
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: RINOs want immigrants because RINOs want cheap labor.
https://www.forbes.com/sites/andyjsemotiuk/2019/08/23/immigrants-troubled-by-trumps-new-immigration-policy-restrictions/
NASDAQ
— You Won’t Believe When the Average Millennial Reaches Financial Independence
– Lyle Daly (DIERSEN: Thanks to my outstanding parents, I became financially
independent when I was 21 years old in 1970 and started working for the
Firestone Store in Chicago Heights.)
https://www.nasdaq.com/article/you-wont-believe-when-the-average-millennial-reaches-financial-independence-cm1201676
— Here’s Why Relying on Mom and Dad for Too Long Could Cost You When’s the
right time to stop accepting financial support from your parents? – Lyle Daly
(DIERSEN: My outstanding father died suddenly in 1969 when he was 47 and I was
21. My outstanding mother never attended high school. I helped support my
mother and brother between August of 1970 and September of 1972. I worked
full-time for the Firestone Store in Chicago Heights 1970-1971, and then
part-time 1971-1972. I started working full-time for IRS in 1971. I bought a
new town home in University Park in 1972.)
https://www.nasdaq.com/article/heres-why-relying-on-mom-and-dad-for-too-long-could-cost-you-cm1201487
AUSTIN STATESMAN
— One-third of teens don’t believe they will be financially independent by age
30 – Nicole Villalpando (DIERSEN: Thanks to my outstanding parents, I became
financially independent when I was 21 years old in 1970 and started working for
the Firestone Store in Chicago Heights.)
https://www.statesman.com/entertainmentlife/20190821/study-one-third-of-teens-dont-believe-they-will-be-financially-independent-by-age-30
SHORE NEWS NETWORK
— Orange County GOP Chairman Goes to War with County Conservative Republicans
– Phil Stilton (DIERSEN: I should write a book about how the Illinois
Republican Party, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, and Milton
Township Republican Central Committee have gone to war against conservative
Republicans like me.)
https://shorenewsnetwork.com/2019/08/23/oc-gop-chairman-goes-to-war-with-county-conservative-republicans/
KPRC RADIO
— Democrat Lawmaker: We Need Illegals to Mow “Our Beautiful Lawns” –
Ken Webster Jr. (DIERSEN: I mow my lawn, I trim the bushes, I shovel the snow,
I mulch/rake the leaves, I clean the gutters, etc.)
https://kprcradio.iheart.com/featured/the-pursuit-of-happiness/content/2019-08-23-dem-lawmaker-we-need-illegals-to-mow-our-beautiful-lawns-video/
GAO
— Back to School with GAO What percentage of U.S. public school districts
inspected their schools for lead-based paint in 2016-2017?
https://blog.gao.gov/2019/08/22/back-to-school-with-gao-2/
GUARDIAN
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Trump-haters and America-haters promote Taylor Swift.
https://www.theguardian.com/music/2019/aug/23/taylor-swift-trump-thinks-his-presidency-autocracy