August 13 Evening Edition

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Trump’s spokeswoman Katrina Pierson says that it was Obama who ‘went into Afghanistan’ – Kurtis Lee  (DIERSEN: Of course, needless-to-say, Pierson would not have said that if she read GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails.  What do you say to my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes who since 2000, have a) focused on stopping me from putting GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails together and sending them out and b) focused on stopping everyone from reading those emails?)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/politics/ct-trump-spokeswoman-obama-afghanistan-20160813-story.html
— Can Illinois voters amend their constitution or not? – Editorial
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/editorials/ct-edit-remap-amendment-supreme-court-illinois-edit-20160812-story.html

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— AS THE DEMOCRAT PARTY’S STRANGLEHOLD ON CHICAGO, ON COOK COUNTY, ON ILLINOIS, AND ON AMERICA TIGHTENS: Violent crime in city up virtually across the board – Chris Fusco and Jordan Owen
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/watchdogs-violent-crime-in-city-up-virtually-across-the-board/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Robert De Niro compares Trump with ‘Taxi Driver’ character.” If you sought a government office or a political office, which movie characters would your critics/opponents compare you with and why?
http://chicago.suntimes.com/entertainment/robert-de-niro-compares-trump-with-taxi-driver-character/
— Chicago teacher pension fund overpaid 234, wants its money back – BGA  (DIERSEN: My Democrat superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates in the federal government were furious that by paying the Civil Service Retirement System (CSRS) the 7% that would have been withheld from my paychecks plus interest, I got almost 3 years FULL-TIME CSRS credit for the almost 3 years that I worked for the Post Office PART-TIME 1966-1969.)
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/chicago-teacher-pension-fund-overpaid-234-wants-its-money-back/
— Rising star GOP legislator Sen. Murphy cites family as he resigns – Tina Sfondeles  (DIERSEN: I took my Democrat GAO superiors’ early retirement “offer” on the day that it expired, September 30, 1997, when I was 49 years old because a) I would not again be eligible to retire until I was 55 years old 6 years later in 2003 and b) they made it clear that if I did not take their “offer” and I did not happily agree to be constructively if not literally demoted, they would get rid of me figuratively if not literally.  My dramatically reduced Civil Service Retirement System pension is only $50,720, or 42% of the $120,427 that GAO was paying me in 1997 in today’s dollars.)
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/rising-star-gop-legislator-sen-matt-murphy-cites-family-as-he-resigns/

 

CHICAGO NOW
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: “Moderate” Republicans focus on destroying the Republican Party.  The more planks in the Republican Party platform that you support, the harder that “moderate” Republicans work to get rid of you.
http://www.chicagonow.com/recesses-mind/2016/08/the-myth-of-the-moderate-republican/

 

GOPUSA
— OUSTANDING: Obama’s DEA: Marijuana has no ‘currently accepted medical’ value
http://www.gopusa.com/obamas-dea-marijuana-has-no-currently-accepted-medical-value/

 

NEWSMAX
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say GOP Fears Grow Trump Facing “Landslide Defeat.”
http://www.newsmax.com/Headline/GOP-Donald-Trump-Landslide-Defeat/2016/08/13/id/743472/

 

CHARISMA NEWS
— If You’re On Fence About Your Vote, This Pastor Clarifies How Very Future of America Is At Stake – DR. JIM GARLOW
http://www.charismanews.com/politics/opinion/59206-answering-the-big-question

 

THE HILL
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps ask “Is Trump in danger of losing GOP?”
http://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/291310-is-trump-in-danger-of-losing-gop
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps ask “Is Trump deliberately throwing the election to Clinton?”
http://thehill.com/blogs/pundits-blog/presidential-campaign/291286-is-trump-deliberately-throwing-the-election-to
— House Democrats target GOP suburbs – Devin Henry
http://thehill.com/blogs/ballot-box/291135-house-dems-target-gop-suburbs

 

CBS NEWS
— Trump spokesperson incorrectly blames Obama for invading Afghanistan
http://www.cbsnews.com/news/donald-trump-spokesperson-katrina-pierson-blames-obama-for-invading-afghanistan/

 

NBC NEWS
— Some Down-Ballot Republicans Weathering Trump’s Nosedive, For Now – PERRY BACON JR. (DIERSEN: How has Trump/Pence impacted the down-ballot Republicans in Illinois, in your county, in your township/ward, and in your municipality?)
http://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2016-election/some-down-ballot-republicans-weathering-trump-s-nosedive-now-n621571

 

WASHINGTON POST
— Trump fires up recruitment of poll watchers as he warns of election ‘cheating’ – David Weigel  (DIERSEN: How many illegals in America, in Illinois, in your county, in your township/ward, in your municipality, and in your precinct use their false identifications to vote for Democrats?)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/trump-warns-of-election-cheating-as-he-fires-up-recruitment-of-poll-watchers/2016/08/13/cac7223c-617f-11e6-8e45-477372e89d78_story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps ask “Has Donald Trump hit bottom?”
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/has-donald-trump-hit-bottom/2016/08/13/19a2e836-6163-11e6-8e45-477372e89d78_story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps falsely claim that conservatives used to control the Republican Party. Conservatives never controlled the Republican Party.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/once-in-control-of-their-party-conservatives-agonize-over-the-election-and-beyond/2016/08/13/e2655710-6157-11e6-8e45-477372e89d78_story.html

 

USA TODAY
— Trump solicits election observers after warning of vote rigging – Doug Stanglin and David M Jackson
http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/elections/2016/2016/08/13/trump-solicits-election-observers-after-warning-vote-rigging/88668682/

 

NEWSWEEK
— ARE WE HEADING FOR A RIGGED ELECTION? IT’S HAPPENED BEFORE  American politics has seen long, drawn-out elections decided by another branch of government in the past. – FRED LUCAS  (DIERSEN: Anti-Trumps are disciples of Saul Alinsky. They are moral relativists who believe that their end justifies their means.  They have made it clear that they can and will rig the election to elect Clinton and the rest of the Democrats.)
http://europe.newsweek.com/are-we-heading-rigged-election-its-happened-488888

 

DAILY MAIL
— ‘Your mother is voting for Trump, it’s true’: Donald Trump tells a protester to ‘go home to mom’ at a campaign rally after the demonstrator shouts ‘Black lives matter’ – KELLY MCLAUGHLIN
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3739410/Donald-Trump-tells-protester-home-mom-security-escorts-demonstrator-rally.html

Author: David Diersen

The opinions that I express in GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails are based on experience that I have gained doing many things since 1948. I base my opinions on what I learned a) working for the federal government for almost 30 years -- Post Office 1966-1969, IRS 1971-1980, and GAO 1980-1997, serving on the Executive Committee of the Association of Government Accountants Chicago Chapter 1983-1996, and being a union member while I worked for the Post Office and IRS; b) earning an MBA from Loyola in 1976, a masters degree in accounting from DePaul in 1980, and a masters degree in financial markets and trading from IIT in 1997; c) passing the CPA examination on my first attempt in 1979 and passing the Certified Internal Auditor examination on my first attempt in 1981; c) serving as a Republican Precinct Committeeman since 1999, the GOPUSA Illinois Editor since 2000, the TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois Chairman 2005-2012, a member of the 2008 Illinois Republican Party (IRP) Platform and Resolutions Committee, a Wheaton Chamber of Commerce Government Affairs Committee member 2003-2011, the Milton Township Republican Central Committee webmaster 2008-2010 and 2000-2004, an Illinois Center Right Coalition Steering Committee member 2003-2007, and an American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter board member 2001-2004; d) attending the 2000, 2004, 2008, 2012, and 2016 IRP State Conventions as a delegate; e) being the subject of a nasty 4-page article in the February 1978 issue of Money Magazine; f) pursing litigation including Diersen v. GAO and Diersen v. Chicago Car Exchange; g) being married since 1978; h) living in Crete 1948-1972, in University Park 1972-1976, in Chicago 1976-1978, and in DuPage County, Milton Township, and Wheaton since 1978; and i) being baptized, raised, and confirmed as a Missouri Synod Lutheran.