ABC7
— Legislative leaders, governor reach ‘agreement in principle’ on school funding reform
http://abc7chicago.com/education/legislative-leaders-governor-reach-agreement-in-principle-on-school-funding-reform/2338603/
— 4 resign from Rauner’s communications staff after publication of racially charged cartoon
http://abc7chicago.com/politics/4-resign-from-rauners-staff-after-publication-of-racially-charged-cartoon/2338849/
NBC5
— 4 Top Legislative Leaders, Rauner Reach ‘Historic’ School Funding Reform
http://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/General-Assembly-Rauner-Reach-Historic-School-Funding-Reform-441673573.html
— Rauner Releases Statement After Reports of Latest Staff Shakeup – Mary Ann Ahern
http://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/rauner-statement-staff-shakeup-441645113.html
WLS AM
— Emanuel gets snarky over Rauner office shake-up – Bill Cameron (DIERSEN: Emanuel is a disciple of Saul Alinsky. Alinsky advocated ridicule.)
http://www.wlsam.com/2017/08/24/mayor-gets-snarky-over-rauner-office-shake-up/
WGN TV
— Black lawmaker LaShawn Ford confronts Rauner on cartoon controversy – TAHMAN BRADLEY (DIERSEN: What do your critics/opponents, their operatives, and their operatives, and their dupes want you to apologize for? Since 2000, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their operatives, and their dupes have been scapegoaters who want me to apologize for causing all of their problems, for causing all of your problems, for causing all of my problems, and for causing all of everyone’s problems. Most commonly, they blame me for their losing elections or for their almost losing elections.)
http://wgntv.com/2017/08/24/black-lawmaker-confronts-rauner-on-cartoon-controversy/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Today, black lawmakers praised Governor Rauner for signing a bill to seal some criminal convictions. It only made sense that we ask the lawmakers about that the Illinois Policy Institute cartoon making news. Rep. LaShawn Ford challenged the governor about it. “Let’s make it right today. Can you apologize?” he asked Rauner. Rauner replied, “Let me be clear, I’m not apologizing for anything that I have nothing to do with.” This Illinois Policy Institute cartoon, which shows a black child asking a fat white man for money, continues to dog Rauner. This afternoon, after signing various criminal justice reform bills with several black lawmakers looking on,the governor had a chance to put the controversy to bed. “Governor, please join us in condemning hate and racism in any form in Illinois,” Ford said. “We in American stand united against racism,” Rauner said. But made no mention of the cartoon. The governor has faced enormous criticism for his response to the drawing which some have called racist. On Tuesday, the governor’s office released a statement saying, “…the governor – as a white male – does not have anything more to add to the discussion.” The governor would distance himself from that statement put out by his office. And overnight, Rauner’s entire communications team departed. “There are four folks who are not with us going forward,” he said. Four staffers were either fired or resigned including the two aides who worked on the “white male” statement. “I believe it was drafted by Diana Rickert and sent out on her e-mail by Laurel Patrick,” he said. WGN News asked the governor repeatedly today whether he agrees with the cartoon’s message but he won’t say. “Here’s the issue I have been talking about for years. We have a TIF system. A use of TIF districts, particular in the city of Chicago that is excessive,” he said.)
CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— ‘Historic’ school funding deal reached—Rahm says state ‘finally fair’ – Tina Sfondeles and Lauren FitzPatrick
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/republicans-say-school-funding-deal-reached/
— Rauner tells Democrat he won’t apologize for think tank’s cartoon – Tina Sfondeles (DIERSEN: What do your critics/opponents, their operatives, and their operatives, and their dupes want you to apologize for? Since 2000, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their operatives, and their dupes have been scapegoaters who want me to apologize for causing all of their problems, for causing all of your problems, for causing all of my problems, and for causing all of everyone’s problems. Most commonly, they blame me for their losing elections or for their almost losing elections.)
http://chicago.suntimes.com/chicago-politics/rauner-denies-turmoil-in-administration-after-second-staff-purge/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, members of Group A demand that Rauner condemn members of Group B as being White supremacists, Nazis, KKK members, haters, racists, sexists, bigots, and even worse things. Members of Group A 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 AND MEMBERS OR GROUP B 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://chicago.suntimes.com/opinion/editorial-take-a-stand-gov-rauner-any-stand/
CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Rauner signs ‘double-dipping’ pension bill linked to Naperville police chief Robert Marshall – Erin Hegarty (DIERSEN: I worked for the federal government for almost 30 years and retired almost 20 years ago when I was 49, but my $50,856 Civil Service Retirement System pension is only 41% of my final GS-13 Step 10 salary of $122,991 in today’s dollars.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/naperville-sun/news/ct-nvs-rauner-bill-signing-naperville-st-0825-20170824-story.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: According to city documents, Marshall now earns a $168,786 salary. How much he collects in police pension payments or is contributing to the second pension fund was not available.)
— Consumer advocates pressure Illinois regulators on Obamacare rates – Lisa Schencker
http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/ct-obamacare-rates-regulatory-pressure-0825-biz-20170824-story.html
— Democrats, Republicans say a tentative deal reached on school funding – Monique Garcia
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-illinois-legislature-school-funding-met-0825-20170824-story.html
— Hospitality industry needs more immigrant workers to survive, report says – Alexia Elejalde-Ruiz (DIERSEN: Have you ever washed dishes? I washed dishes for the minimum wage part-time 1964-1966 while I was a 16 and 17 year old high school student. That job enabled me to earn and save enough money to buy a new 1966 Pontiac Tempest Sprint that a) I used to commute to jobs cleaning golf shoes, chipping slag, and pumping gasoline during the summer of in 1966 and delivering mail 1966-1967 and b) I used to commute to classes at UIC from my parents’ home in Crete 1966-1967. In December of 1967, I bought a new 1968 Oldsmobile 442 with money that I had earned and saved delivering mail.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/ct-hospitality-needs-more-immigrants-report-0825-biz-20170824-story.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Billy Lawless, shown in 2016 at a discussion about immigration reform in Chicago, said it has always been difficult to find dishwashers and table bussers, but now the labor crunch is across the board. His family owns the Gage, the Dawson and several other popular restaurants in the city. . .Leisure and hospitality jobs, which account for nearly 10 percent of employment in Illinois and across the Midwest, are disproportionately filled by immigrants, who not only wash dishes and clean hotel rooms but also launch small businesses that create more jobs, according to the report, released Thursday and the last in a series. . .But about 1.3 million hospitality workers across the country work without legal authorization. Twenty percent of the nation’s cooks and 28 percent of its dishwashers are here illegally, the report says. . .Lawless, himself an immigrant from Ireland and an advocate of immigration reform, said it has always been difficult to find dishwashers and table bussers, but now the labor crunch is across the board. . .Low pay and physically demanding work also make it difficult to fill certain jobs with U.S.-born workers who have other options. In the Chicago metro area, the mean wage for housekeepers is $12.81 an hour, or $26,650 a year, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. For dishwashers, the mean wage in the area is $10.88, or $22,620 a year.)
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Rauners promote Pritzker’s mocking Rauner with ‘lost and found’ Craigslist ad.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/chicagoinc/ct-jb-pritizker-rauner-craigslist-0825-chicago-inc-20170824-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Those who stigmatize 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 say “Change the stigma of (being a heroin) addict.”
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/daily-southtown/news/ct-sta-will-heroin-forum-st-0824-20170823-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Trump distances himself from GOP lawmakers to avoid blame if agenda stalls.”
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/ct-trump-congress-blame-20170824-story.html
DAILY HERALD
— State leaders say deal reached on school funding reform
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20170824/state-leaders-say-deal-reached-on-school-funding-reform
— Rauner signs police pension reform bill – Jake Griffin (DIERSEN: I worked for the federal government for almost 30 years and retired almost 20 years ago when I was 49, but my $50,856 Civil Service Retirement System pension is only 41% of my final GS-13 Step 10 salary of $122,991 in today’s dollars.)
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20170824/rauner-signs-police-pension-reform-bill
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Previously, police officers could work for 30 years, retire at 50, begin receiving pension benefits equal to 75 percent of their final salary, then take a new law enforcement job somewhere else and start building a second pension. Commonly, these retired police officers take leadership posts in another department.)
CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Rauner’s latest staff purge is going to sting for a while – GREG HINZ
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20170824/BLOGS02/170829936/rauners-latest-staff-purge-is-going-to-sting-for-a-while
— Anatomy of a state pension fiasco – GREG HINZ
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20170824/BLOGS02/170829931/anatomy-of-a-state-pension-fiasco
— School funding deal reached – GREG HINZ
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20170824/BLOGS02/170829925/school-funding-deal-reached-republicans-say
WBEZ
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “4 Things To Know About Illinois’ Proposed Trust Act.”
https://www.wbez.org/shows/morning-shift/4-things-to-know-about-illinois-proposed-trust-act/bd86cb3d-9783-486e-89c4-d8cddcf71994
ILLINOIS TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ronald F. Ettinger a) equates America today with Germany during the 1930s and 1940s and b) equates Trump with Hitler. Ettinger fails to recognize that in America today, the individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that are gaining power 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. Ettinger should equate Trump with the German Lutheran minister Dietrich Bonhoeffer.)
http://illinoistimes.com/article-19049-narcissism-and-gullibility.html
NPR ILLINOIS
— Celebrating Intellectual Engagement On College Campuses – BARBARA J. KING (DIERSEN: Democrats run public education in America. Those Democrats focus on cranking out “good little Democrats” 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://nprillinois.org/post/celebrating-intellectual-engagement-college-campuses#stream/0
CHICAGO NOW
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A vicious anti-White says “Illinois GOP has a racism problem just like the National GOP.”
http://www.chicagonow.com/politics-now/2017/08/illinois-gop-has-a-racism-problem-just-like-the-national-gop/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Rauner says “Governor Rauner secretly disbands the Medical Cannabis Advisory Board.”
http://www.chicagonow.com/soapbox-momma/2017/08/governor-rauner-secretly-disbands-the-medical-cannabis-advisory-board/
CHICAGOIST
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Rauner says “Rauner Still ‘Not Apologizing’ For IPI’s Racially Loaded Cartoon.”
http://chicagoist.com/2017/08/24/rauner_ford_faceoff.php
RADIO LINK
— Governor Rauner signs series of criminal justice bills, emphasizing his commitment to giving offenders a second chance (DIERSEN: What second chances have you been given? My Democrat superiors in the federal government would say that they gave me many chances to become a Democrat. Those who dominate/dominated the Milton Township Republican Central Committee, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, Illinois Republican Party, TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce, Illinois Center Right Coalition, American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter, City of Wheaton, Milton Township, DuPage County, Illinois, etc. would say that they gave me many chances to become one of their operatives or to become one of their dupes.)
http://www.myradiolink.com/2017/08/24/governor-rauner-signs-series-of-criminal-justice-bills-emphasizing-his-commitment-to-giving-offenders-a-second-chance/
ILLINOIS POLICY INSTITUTE
— RAUNER SIGNS BILLS TO EXPAND CRIMINAL RECORD SEALING AND JUVENILE RECORD EXPUNGEMENT – Mindy Ruckman (DIERSEN: Democrats, Libertarians, Greens, and RINOs are overjoyed.)
https://www.illinoispolicy.org/rauner-signs-bills-to-expand-criminal-record-sealing-and-juvenile-record-expungement/
ILLINOIS FAMILY INSTITUTE
— Providing Hope for Post-Abortive Mothers – Monte Larrick
https://illinoisfamily.org/life/providing-hope-post-abortive-mothers/
WILLIAM J. KELLY
— Kelly blasts Rauner for signing sanctuary state bill
http://www.williamjkelly.org/news/kelly-blasts-rauner-for-signing-sanctuary-state-bill
ILLINOIS BUSINESS IMMIGRATION COALITION
— According to IBIC, SB 31 a) prohibits state and local police from arresting or holding anyone based solely on immigration status and b) prohibits state and local police honoring ICE detainers unless they are sanctioned by a judge. Of course, the aforesaid encourages people to come to America illegally, to stay in America illegally, and to bring others to America illegally. Democrats want immigrants because they vote for Democrats. RINOs want immigrants because the want cheap labor. Libertarians want pot to be legalized. One could argue that Libertarians want illegals because they bring them pot.
http://mailchi.mp/illinoisbic/vvnms20cdi-811149?e=1d387c0f46
CAPITOL FAX
— Rauner complained about “enemies” to staff
https://capitolfax.com/2017/08/24/rauner-complained-about-enemies-to-staff/
— Illinois Policy Institute won’t say whether they’ll rehire former staffers
https://capitolfax.com/2017/08/24/illinois-policy-institute-wont-say-whether-theyll-rehire-former-staffers/
— Rep. Ford confronts Rauner, then asks that cartoon issue be “put to rest”
https://capitolfax.com/2017/08/24/rep-ford-confronts-rauner-then-asks-that-cartoon-issue-be-put-to-rest/
— “Rumor” that Rauner denounced today turns out to be true
https://capitolfax.com/2017/08/24/rumor-that-rauner-denounced-today-turns-out-to-be-true/
DAILY CALLER
— Affirmative Action Isn’t Helping Black Or Hispanic Students, Analysis Finds – Amber Randall (DIERSEN: Democrats use Affirmative Action, Diversity, and Inclusion to harm Republicans, and especially to harm Republicans who are White, male, older, and/or non-veteran.)
http://dailycaller.com/2017/08/24/affirmative-action-isnt-helping-black-or-hispanic-students-analysis-finds/
— Trump Hits Back At James Clapper, Who Questioned POTUS’ Fitness For Office – Chuck Ross (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always questioned my fitness to hold all the jobs and all the offices that I have held, but I have never hit back. Maybe I should have.)
http://dailycaller.com/2017/08/24/trump-hits-back-at-james-clapper-who-questioned-potus-fitness-for-office/
BILL O’REILLY
— Nazis, Nazis Everywhere (DIERSEN: The more of the following that you are, the sooner that anti-Trumps will call you a Nazi: 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.)
https://www.billoreilly.com/b/Nazis-Nazis-Everywhere/839320182439127121.html
NEWSMAX
— Roskam: Seize Opportunity to Enact Reform Tax Codes – Sandy Fitzgerald
https://www.newsmax.com/Politics/peter-roskam-obamacare-repeal-replace/2017/08/24/id/809608/
— WH: Corker’s ‘Ridiculous’ Criticism ‘Doesn’t Dignify Response’ – Cathy Burke (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, politicians talk and act like they are disciples of Saul Alinsky. Alinsky advocated ridicule.)
http://www.newsmax.com/Politics/white-house-press-secretary-sarah-huckabee-sanders-bob-corker/2017/08/24/id/809638/
NATIONAL REVIEW
— The Libertarianism-to-Fascism Pipeline – MICHAEL BRENDAN DOUGHERTY (DIERSEN: There are tremendous conflicts between the Libertarian Party platform and the Republican Party platform.)
http://www.nationalreview.com/article/450793/libertarians-sometimes-become-fascists-heres-why
GOPUSA
— Yes! Pardon Sheriff Joe
http://www.gopusa.com/yes-pardon-sheriff-joe/
HOT AIR
— John Kelly’s New Duty: Keeping Fake News Off Of Trump’s Desk (DIERSEN: Since 2000, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have hinted/implied/argued/shouted that GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails are full of fake news. Should I sue my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes?)
http://hotair.com/archives/2017/08/24/john-kellys-new-duty-keeping-fake-news-off-trumps-desk/
BREITBART
— Wall Street Journal Staff Rebels as Editor Criticizes Them for Trump Coverage – TOM CICCOTTA (DIERSEN: As everyone knows, far too many reporters and journalists 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.breitbart.com/big-government/2017/08/24/wall-street-journal-staff-rebels-as-editor-criticizes-them-for-trump-coverage/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Gerard Baker, the editor-in-chief of the Wall Street Journal, criticized his staff this week for smuggling too much opinion into the news coverage of President Trump’s Arizona rally. “Sorry. This is commentary dressed up as news reporting,” Baker wrote in a 12:01 A.M. email Wednesday morning to a group of Journal reporters and editors. The message was in response to a draft of the rally article that was intended for the newspaper’s final edition. “Could we please just stick to reporting what he said rather than packaging it in exegesis and selective criticism?” Baker wrote in a follow-up email. Baker’s emails ended up in the hands of New York Times reporter Michael Grynbaum on Wednesday.)
— Poll: 85 Percent Say Freedom of Speech More Important Than Not Offending Others – TOM CICCOTTA
http://www.breitbart.com/tech/2017/08/24/poll-85-percent-say-freedom-of-speech-more-important-than-not-offending-others/
— Susan Sarandon Joins Kaepernick Protest at NFL HQ: ‘I Stand with Colin’ – JEROME HUDSON (DIERSEN: To stand with Kaepernick is to stand with those individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that are anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.)
http://www.breitbart.com/big-hollywood/2017/08/24/susan-sarandon-stand-colin-kaepernick/
THE HILL
— White House calls GOP senator Bob Corker’s remark about Trump’s competence ‘outrageous’ – BEN KAMISAR (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, politicians talk and act like they are disciples of Saul Alinsky. Alinsky advocated ridicule.)
http://thehill.com/homenews/administration/347849-white-house-corker-criticism-of-trump-as-unstable-is-ridiculous
— ESPN president defends pulling Robert Lee from football coverage – MALLORY SHELBOURNE
http://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/347739-espn-president-defends-pulling-robert-lee-from-football-coverage
— Trump blames GOP leaders for debt ceiling ‘mess’ – REBECCA SAVRANSKY
http://thehill.com/homenews/administration/347761-trump-blames-gop-leaders-over-debt-ceiling
— Kelly vetting everything that comes across Trump’s desk – JULIA MANCHESTER (DIERSEN: Who controls the flow of information to those who have the most religious, government, political, and/or financial clout in your municipality, in your township/ward, in your county, and in Illinois? Do they let GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails get through?)
http://thehill.com/homenews/administration/347854-kelly-vetting-all-information-that-comes-across-trumps-desk-reports
POLITICO
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Rauner says “Rauner reshuffles, again, after botched response to racial cartoon.”
http://www.politico.com/story/2017/08/24/rauner-reshuffles-staff-after-response-to-racial-cartoon-242002
ABC NEWS
— Colin Kaepernick supporters demonstrate at NFL offices, call for boycott
http://abcnews.go.com/Sports/colin-kaepernick-supporters-demonstrate-nfl-offices-call-boycott/story?id=49404976
NEW YORK TIMES
— John Kelly’s Latest Mission: Controlling the Information Flow to Trump – MAGGIE HABERMAN (DIERSEN: Who controls the flow of information to those who have the most religious, government, political, and/or financial clout in your municipality, in your township/ward, in your county, and in Illinois? Do they let GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails get through?)
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/08/24/us/politics/trump-white-house-kelly-memos.html
WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Trump: Americans Not Defined by Race or Wealth (DIERSEN: Anti-Americans are defined by the anti-American things that they say and do.)
http://www.wsj.com/video/trump-americans-not-defined-by-race-or-wealth/D4756619-1AA3-4676-AB52-C262A90BF76A.html
— Donald Trump Faults GOP Leadership for Looming Debt Ceiling ‘Mess’ Treasury officials have said Congress must raise borrowing limit by end of September – Rebecca Ballhaus and Kristina Peterson
https://www.wsj.com/articles/donald-trump-faults-gop-leadership-for-looming-debt-ceiling-mess-1503584453
— Tesla’s Push to Build a Self-Driving Car Sparked Dissent Among Its Engineers Elon Musk’s ambitious goals for Autopilot technology have prompted safety warnings and resignations – Ianthe Jeanne Dugan and Mike Spector
https://www.wsj.com/articles/teslas-push-to-build-a-self-driving-car-sparks-dissent-among-its-engineers-1503593742
NEWSWEEK
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps demonize, denigrate, and condemn Trump and his supporters as being White supremacists, Nazis, KKK members, haters, racists, bigots, and even worse things. Because of the aforesaid, Trump supporters are buying more and more and more firearms and ammunition for their self-defense.
http://www.newsweek.com/mass-nonviolent-action-needed-fight-white-supremacists-654799
DAILY MAIL
— Rapid exit: Trump’s director of ‘rapid response’ who scoured the Internet for rare positive stories about him leaves the White House – DAVID MARTOSKO
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-4820324/Trump-s-director-rapid-response-leaves-White-House.html
