August 24 Morning Edition

ABC7
— CHICAGO VIOLENCE TAKES CENTER STAGE IN TRUMP CAMPAIGN – Ben Bradley
http://abc7chicago.com/news/chicago-violence-takes-center-stage-in-trump-campaign/1482296/

 

FOX NEWS CHICAGO
— Chicago police refute Trump’s claim he talked to commanders – Mike Flannery
http://www.fox32chicago.com/news/local/195291674-story

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Lisle Township to maintain Naperville Township roads for $275,000 a year – Genevieve Bookwalter
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/naperville-sun/news/ct-nvs-naperville-township-roads-update-st-0824-20160823-story.html
— DuPage commits $290,000 to fund federal, state lobbyists – Gary Gibula
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/naperville-sun/news/ct-nvs-dupage-board-lobbyists-st-0824-20160823-story.html
— How Emanuel’s new water tax will impact homeowners
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-rahm-emanuel-water-sewer-tax-impact-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “In latest hedge, Trump suggests ‘softening’ of immigration laws.”
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/politics/ct-trump-immigration-laws-20160823-story.html
— Clinton makes working-class pitch while courting wealthy donors – John Wagner  (DIERSEN: Are/were a member of the working-class?  I was 1964-1997.  My critics/opponents in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois have lots of religious, government, political, and/or financial clout.  They look down on past and present members of the working class.  They, their operatives, and their dupes demonize, denigrate, and condemn me as having been a failed, but grossly overpaid, member of the working-class.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/politics/ct-hillary-clinton-wealthy-donors-20160823-story.html
— 2016 graduates bump up average ACT scores in Illinois – Diane Rado
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/ct-act-scores-met-20160824-story.html

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps demonize, denigrate, and condemn Trump.
http://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/steinberg-a-lavish-life-and-business-success-are-not-the-same/

 

WQAD
— Local gun owners question effectiveness of new Illinois gun trafficking law – ELIZABETH WADAS
http://wqad.com/2016/08/23/local-gun-owners-question-effectiveness-of-new-illinois-gun-trafficking-law/

 

ALTON DAILY NEWS
— Reforming Illinois Job Licensing – Greg Bishop (DIERSEN: I became a licensed CPA on March 17, 1981 when I was 32 years old. SEE:
https://ilesonline.idfpr.illinois.gov/DPR/Lookup/LicenseLookup.aspx  Of course, needless-to-say, if Illinois licensed reporters/journalists, I would apply, and of course, needless-to-say, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes would vehemently object.  They would stress that I am not paid for what I do as your GOPUSA Illinois Editor.)
http://altondailynews.com/news/details.cfm?clientid=17&id=222252#.V713aigrKM8

 

ROBERT FEDER
— Daily Herald cuts downtown delivery
http://www.robertfeder.com/2016/08/22/robservations-daily-herald-cuts-downtown-delivery/

 

ILLINOIS MIRROR
— Greg Hinz Condescends on Rauner and Criminal Justice Reform – Eric Kohn
http://www.illinoismirror.com/greg-hinz-condescends-on-rauner-and-criminal-justice-reform/

 

ILLINOIS FAMILY INSTITUTE
— Almost Everything the Media Tell You About Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity Is Wrong –  Ryan T. Anderson
https://illinoisfamily.org/homosexuality/almost-everything-media-tell-sexual-orientation-gender-identity-wrong/

 

ILLINOIS POLICY INSTITUTE
— Illinois school district consolidation provides path to efficiency, lower tax burdens – Ted Dabrowski, John Klingner
https://www.illinoispolicy.org/reports/illinois-school-district-consolidation-provides-path-to-efficiency-lower-tax-burdens/

 

ILLINOIS NEWS NETWORK
— Rauner signs bills aimed to improve quality of life for youth in state care  (DIERSEN: Under the Democrats and under the RINOs, it seems like soon, all Illinois youth will be “in state care.”)
http://ilnews.org/9507/rauner-signs-bills-aimed-at-improving-quality-of-life-for-youth-in-state-care/

 

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— PROLIFE ACTION LEAGUE FILES LAWSUIT AGAINST CHICAGO’S “BUBBLE ZONE”
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2016/08/prolife-action-league-files-lawsuit-against-chicagos-bubble-zone-.html
— THORNER/INGOLD: TIME FOR A REAL BUILDER AT AMERICA’S HELM
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2016/08/thorneringold-time-for-a-real-builder-at-americas-helm.html

 

GOPUSA
— Kansas asks court to exclude voters who lack proof of citizenship  (DIERSEN: How many of the many millions who are in America illegally will use their false identifications to vote for Clinton and for the other Democrats in the November 8, 2016 election?)
http://www.gopusa.com/kansas-asks-court-to-exclude-voters-who-lack-proof-of-citizenship/

 

BREITBART
— Donald Trump in Texas: ‘Reject the Bigotry of Hillary Clinton’ – ALEX SWOYER
http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2016/08/23/donald-trump-texas-reject-bigotry-hillary-clinton/

 

DAILY CALLER
— Cher Slams Trump At Clinton Fundraiser: ‘He’s A F–king Idiot’ – Katie Jerkovich
http://dailycaller.com/2016/08/24/cher-slams-trump-at-clinton-fundraiser-hes-a-f-king-idiot-video/

 

FEDERALIST
— Hillary Clinton: You Must Pay For Abortions Or Else – Marjorie Dannenfelser
http://thefederalist.com/2016/08/24/hillary-clinton-you-must-pay-for-abortions-or-else/

 

FREEDOM’S JOURNAL
— WHY ARE BLACK DEMOCRATS MORE POPULAR IN THE GOP THAN BLACK REPUBLICANS? – Raynard Jackson
http://freedomsjournalinstitute.org/latest-news/opinion/why-are-black-democrats-more-popular-in-the-gop-than-black-republicans/

 

NEWSMAX
— Hillary Campaign Targets Romney Donors – Cathy Burke
http://www.newsmax.com/Politics/hillary-clinton-campaign-targets-mitt-romney/2016/08/23/id/744845/

 

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— National poll: Clinton boasts 12-point lead over Trump – ANNA GIARITELLI
http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/national-poll-clinton-boasts-12-point-lead-over-trump/article/2600047
— By finessing immigration stance, Trump risks ‘amnesty’ label – DAVID M. DRUCKER  (DIERSEN: If Trump softens his immigration proposal, how many of those who are anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors vote for him?)
http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/by-finessing-immigration-stance-trump-risks-amnesty-label/article/2600046
— Team Trump makes a mess of immigration – BYRON YORK
http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/byron-york-team-trump-makes-a-mess-of-immigration/article/2600051
— Reince Priebus: Secretary Clinton was ‘selling her time’ – ANNA GIARITELLI
http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/reince-priebus-secretary-clinton-was-selling-her-time/article/2600038

 

POLITICO
— America’s worsening retirement problem  New data reveals the toll the financial crisis took on Americans nearing retirement. – Danny Vinik
http://www.politico.com/agenda/story/2016/08/americas-worsening-retirement-problem-000190

 

REUTERS
— Trump spotlights victims of illegal immigrants at Texas rally
http://www.reuters.com/video/2016/08/24/trump-spotlights-victims-of-illegal-immi?videoId=369648718

 

CBS NEWS
— Trump says he’s open to softening his immigration proposal – SOPAN DEB  (DIERSEN: If Trump softens his immigration proposal, how many of those who are anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors vote for him?)
http://www.cbsnews.com/news/donald-trump-says-hes-open-to-softening-his-immigration-proposal/

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— Liberal, Moderate or Conservative? See How Facebook Labels You – JEREMY B. MERRILL (DIERSEN: As America becomes more and more and more anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, and anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors, ever-increasingly, if you are labeled as being a Protestant, conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owner, or someone whose ancestors have been in America for a long time, you are in bigger and bigger and bigger trouble.)
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/08/24/us/politics/facebook-ads-politics.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Why Donald Trump’s Election Observers Are a Bad Idea.” How many of the many millions who are in America illegally will use their false identifications to vote for Clinton and for the other Democrats in the November 8, 2016 election?)
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/08/24/opinion/why-donald-trumps-election-observers-are-a-bad-idea.html
— Raising Money for Clinton, Cher Sounds Off (and Not Just About Trump) – JONATHAN MARTIN
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/08/24/us/politics/cher-hillary-clinton-donald-trump.html

 

WASHINGTON POST
— Trump campaigns with mothers of children killed by illegal immigrants
https://www.washingtonpost.com/video/politics/trump-campaigns-with-mothers-of-children-killed-by-illegal-immigrants/2016/08/23/27482b6a-69ae-11e6-91cb-ecb5418830e9_video.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say that Trump’s claim that 58 percent of black youths are unemployed is “misleading.”  Were you unemployed when you were young?  I was not.  My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes would use that to hint/imply/argue/shout that my parents, that my grand parents, that my great grand parents, and that all my ancestors were racists and that I benefited tremendously from their racism.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/fact-checker/wp/2016/08/24/trumps-misleading-claim-that-58-percent-of-black-youth-are-unemployed/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: If you support Trump, the Washington Post, an arm of the Democrat Party, calls you a racist.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/inside-donald-trumps-new-strategy-to-shed-the-view-of-him-as-racist/2016/08/23/eedc4fd0-6945-11e6-99bf-f0cf3a6449a6_story.html

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Donald Trump’s Next Stop? Depends When You Ask – JANET HOOK
http://blogs.wsj.com/washwire/2016/08/23/donald-trumps-next-stop-depends-when-you-ask/
— Why 4 a.m. Is the Most Productive Hour  Tackle personal tasks before sunrise; find focus before distractions begin – HILARY POTKEWITZ
http://www.wsj.com/articles/why-4-a-m-is-the-most-productive-hour-1471971861
— Why Trump Is Failing With College Grads  His dark message of decline doesn’t resonate among voters with college degrees. – WILLIAM A. GALSTON  (DIERSEN: How bright/dark does the future look for those who share your demographics?  As individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that are anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors gain more and more and more power, the future looks dark for those who share my demographics.)
http://www.wsj.com/articles/why-trump-is-failing-with-college-grads-1471992170
— Trump Wins Even If He Loses  He wants the presidency but the free media exposure will pay off regardless. – HOLMAN W. JENKINS, JR.
http://www.wsj.com/articles/trump-wins-even-if-he-loses-1471992235
— Trump Turned Down the NAACP’s Invitation. Smart Move  The civil-rights group wants a freeze on charter schools, while two-thirds of blacks favor them. – JASON L. RILEY
http://www.wsj.com/articles/trump-turned-down-the-naacps-invitation-smart-move-1471992053

 

MEDIA MATTERS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-conservative, anti-White, anti-male Media Matters says Breitbart is “Alt-Right, Racist, Sexist.”
http://mediamatters.org/video/2016/08/23/rnc-chair-praises-alt-right-racist-sexist-breitbart-news-despite-attacks-against-his-party/212613

 

ENTERTAINMENT TONIGHT
— Former Miss Universe Alicia Machado Becomes U.S. Citizen to Vote Against Donald Trump – Zach Seemayer  (DIERSEN: What percent of new citizens are anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors?)
http://www.etonline.com/news/196365_former_miss_universe_alicia_machado_becomes_us_citizen_to_vote_against_donald_trump/

 

MERCURY NEWS
— HP hit with age-discrimination suit claiming older workers purged – Ethan Baron  (DIERSEN: Non-veteran White males who are seeking a job with the federal government should be advised that except for rare exceptions, a) the longer that you are a federal employee, the less likely that private sector employers will hire you, b) your career will be wasted and you will be gotten rid of if you do not make GS-13 ($92,632) by age 25, GS-14 ($109,463) by age 30, GS-15 ($128,759) by age 35, and Senior Executive Service ($160,300) by age 40, c) you will be expected to help your superiors and supervisors get rid of their employees who are Republican, White, male, older, and/or non-veteran, and d) virtually everyone despises if not hates federal employees, former federal employees, and federal retirees.)
http://www.mercurynews.com/business/ci_30280949/hp-hit-age-discrimination-suit-claiming-older-workers

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.