August 27 Evening Edition

ABC7
— Republicans demand tax plan details from JB Pritzker – Craig Wall
https://abc7chicago.com/politics/republicans-demand-tax-plan-details-from-pritzker/4069907/

 

FOX NEWS CHICAGO
— University of Illinois offering free tuition to some in-state students – AP (DIERSEN: Where did the money come from to pay for your bachelor’s degree? While I attended UIC 1966-1968 and NIU 1969-1970, I paid for a) tuition and books, b) room and board for three semesters and a summer session at NIU, and c) two new cars, a 1968 Oldsmobile 442 and a 1969 Dodge Charger SE, with money that I earned a) cleaning golf shoes, chipping slag, and pumping gasoline in 1966; b) delivering mail 1966-1969; and c) working on an automobile assembly line and as a security guard in 1970. I graduated debt-free from NIU in August of 1970 owning a 1969 Dodge Charger SE.)
http://www.fox32chicago.com/news/local/university-of-illinois-offering-free-tuition-to-some-in-state-students

 

WLS AM
— Durkin: Pritzker tax hike would hit every wage earner, not just rich – Bill Cameron
http://www.wlsam.com/2018/08/27/durkin-pritzker-tax-hike-would-hit-every-wage-earner-not-just-rich/

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Kristen McQueary, a member of the Tribune Editorial Board, blasts Mark Shaw, the co-chairman of the Illinois Republican Party, for filling the Nick Sauer vacancy with Helene Miller Walsh.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/commentary/ct-perspec-mcqueary-walsh-appointment-election-20180828-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-conservatives and anti-Republicans glorify and praise McCain.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/politics/ct-mccain-america-tribal-politics-20180827-story.html

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— U of I pledges free tuition to state students of families who make less than 61K – Adam Thorp (DIERSEN: In today’s dollars, my parents never earned anything close to 61K.)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/u-of-i-pledges-free-tuition-state-students-families-less-than-61k-urbana-champaign/
— Jim Durkin recalls the laughter and loyalty of John McCain – Tina Sfondeles
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/jim-durkin-recalls-laughter-loyalty-john-mccain-al-gore/
— Two months after ruling, unions still assessing impact of Janus case – Rachel Hinton, Lauren FitzPatrick, Tina Sfondeles
https://chicago.suntimes.com/education/two-months-after-ruling-unions-still-assessing-impact-of-janus-case/
— Few Democrats favor liberal cry to abolish ICE: poll – AP (DIERSEN: Illegals harm Democrat job seekers far more than they harm Republican job seekers.)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/abolish-ice-immigration-customs-enforcement-election-year-poll/
— Businesses need flexible scheduling, not a rigid Fair Work Week – Jack Lavin, president and CEO, Chicagoland Chamber of Commerce, Rob Karr, president and CEO, Illinois Retail Merchants Association, Sam Toia, president, Illinois Restaurant Association, Marc Gordon, president and CEO, Illinois Hotel & Lodging Association (DIERSEN: While I worked part-time for the Park Forest Post Office 1966-1969, I was always on call. Frequently, I was called in to work because my Democrat coworkers did not show up for work or called in sick.)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/business/fair-workweek-ordinance-chicago-labor/
— Catholic Church may have cleaned up, but it has never come clean – Lisa Madigan
https://chicago.suntimes.com/opinion/pennsylvania-priest-abust-grand-jury-report-illinois-bishops/

 

DAILY HERALD
— Mundelein woman accused of voting twice in 2016 election grabs plea deal – Lee Filas
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20180827/mundelein-woman-accused-of-voting-twice-in-2016-election-grabs-plea-deal-

 

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— When you don’t feel safe to be your real self at work – CLAIRE BUSHEY (DIERSEN: If I had pretended to be a Democrat, the federal government would have promoted me into its Senior Executive Service long before I was 40 years old notwithstanding the fact that I am White, male, non-veteran, 100% German national origin, baptized, raised, raised, and confirmed as a Missouri Synod Lutheran, and my ancestors have been in America since 1844. If I had pretended to be Swedish and/or non-Protestant, I would have been promoted even faster.)
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/news/when-you-dont-feel-safe-be-your-real-self-work

 

WBBM 780
— Republicans Slam Pritzker Tax Plan As Trojan Horse – CRAIG DELLIMORE
https://wbbm780.radio.com/articles/republicans-slam-pritzker-tax-plan-trojan-horse

 

KFVS 12
— Illinois Department of Public Health moves to lower lead level danger for children – James Long (DIERSEN: What levels of lead did you have in your blood when you were young?)
http://www.kfvs12.com/story/38970704/idph-moves-to-lower-lead-level-danger-for-children

 

ILLINOIS FAMILY ACTION
— Illinois Conservative Grassroots Activist Conference – David E. Smith
https://illinoisfamilyaction.org/2018/08/illinois-conservative-activist-conference/

 

ILLINOIS CONSERVATIVE UNION
— Strategy 2018 – 3rd Annual Conference Confirmed: Congressman Jim Jordan, dinner keynote speaker! (DIERSEN: While I served as the chairman of TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois 2005-2012, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes demonized, denigrated, and condemned the speakers that I recruited as not being important enough. Some of the speakers who I recruited include Patti Bellock, Robert Berlin, Judy Biggert, Mike Connelly, John Curran, Kirk Dillard, Sherry Falbo, Mike Fortner, Bob Grogan, Randy Hultgren, Jeanne Ives, Richard Jorgensen, Dan Kordik, Brian Krajewski, Bob Larsen, J.R. McBride, Jim Oberweis, Pat O’Shea, Linda Painter, Carole Pankau, Dennis Reboletti, Joe Walsh, Tim Whelan, Kory Atkinson, Dave Carlin, Dennis Cook, Cedra Crenshaw, John Cunningham, Bob Gibson, Mike Loftus, Brian McKillip, Jackie Menconi, Chris Nybo, Laura Pollastrini, Randy Ramey, Rafael Rivadeneira, Tom Sutton, Barbara Bellar, Chris Lauzen, Matt Murphy, and Jon Zahm.

http://www.ilpac.org/

 

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— REPUBLICAN LAWMAKERS BLAST DEMOCRATS’ PLAN TO HIKE STATE INCOME TAXES AGAIN
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2018/08/republican-lawmakers-blast-democrats-plan-to-hike-state-income-taxes-again-.html
— SURVEY SHOWS SLIGHT MAJORITY SEE JANUS DECISION AS POSITIVE DEVELOPMENT
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2018/08/survey-shows-slight-majority-see-janus-decision-as-positive-development.html
— DI LEO: THE PRIEST SCANDAL AND THE STATUTE OF LIMITATIONS
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2018/08/the-abuse-scandal-and-the-statute-of-limitations.html
— MORTON GROVE FAMILY BUSINESS USES TAX SAVINGS TO BOOST EMPLOYEES’ WAGES (DIERSEN: Because government wages come from taxpayers, taxpayers not only do not government wages to be increased, they want government wages to be cut. That is one reason why many millions do not want to be government employees. Since the beginning of time, government employees have been viciously demonized, viciously denigrated, and viciously condemned.)
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2018/08/morton-grove-family-business-uses-tax-savings-to-boost-employees-wages.html
— CHICAGO SHOOTINGS COST BILLIONS
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2018/08/chicago-shootings-cost-billions.html

 

CAPITOL FAX
— Republicans vow to oppose Pritzker tax hikes
https://capitolfax.com/2018/08/27/republicans-vow-to-oppose-pritzker-tax-hikes/
— Pro-Rauner story disappeared into the ether
https://capitolfax.com/2018/08/27/pro-rauner-story-disappeared-into-the-ether/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Seems reasonable. But the Chambana Sun is one of those Dan Proft papers, and even though Caulkins was a Proft guy in the primary, his current reasoning is diametrically opposed to the position of the GOP’s Ives/Proft/Uihlein wing, which is basically: Rauner needs to apologize to Ives for calling her a Madigan ally. Or something. I’m not quite sure.)
— This is what happens when you don’t take care of your transportation infrastructure
https://capitolfax.com/2018/08/27/this-is-what-happens-when-you-dont-take-care-of-your-transportation-infrastructure/

 

FOX NEWS
— ‘We Cannot Stand for It’: Charlie Kirk Accuses Tech Giants of Silencing Conservative Voices ‘It could be a huge, huge problem moving forward.’
http://insider.foxnews.com/2018/08/27/charlie-kirk-tech-giants-facebook-twitter-google-are-colluding-silence-conservatives?
— ‘He Started Telling the Truth’: Owens Says Trump Is ‘Killing Political Correctness’ and It’s Working
http://insider.foxnews.com/2018/08/27/candace-owens-katie-pavlich-mark-levin-trump-killing-political-correctness-and-its
— Huckabee Remembers Sen. John McCain: He Was an ‘Incredibly Gracious and Grateful Person’ (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always demonized, denigrated, and condemned me as being not grateful enough. They have always hinted/implied/argued/shouted that I was born with a silver spoon in my mouth, that I have always been privileged, that I never really earned anything that I have, and that I certainly do not deserve anything that I have. I should write a book about my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes.)
http://insider.foxnews.com/2018/08/26/john-mccain-dead-81-mike-huckabee-remembers-former-senator

 

CONSERVATIVE HQ
— What The MSM Doesn’t Get About Trump’s Support
http://www.conservativehq.com/node/28622

 

GOPUSA
— Trump has worked hard to solve America’s illegal alien disaster (DIERSEN: Anti-Republicans have always worked very hard to get people to come to America illegally, to stay in America illegally, and to bring others to America illegally.)
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=53308
— Security clearances have become ‘golden tickets’ to wealth (DIERSEN: My almost 18 years of GAO employment, the last 11 years of which at GS-13 Step 1-10 levels, currently $96,403-$125,325, and my almost 9 years of IRS employment, the last 5 1/2 years of which at the GS-12 Step 1-5 levels, currently $81,071-$91,880, has not been a “golden ticket” to wealth for me. If my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes were to hint/imply/argue/shout that my GAO and IRS employment could/should have been a “golden ticket” to wealth for me, I would ask them to provide examples of my IRS and GAO coworkers who made lots of money after they left IRS or GAO.)
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=53237

 

BREITBART
— Pope Francis Dodges Questions of Misconduct in the McCarrick Case – Thomas Williams
https://www.breitbart.com/national-security/2018/08/27/pope-francis-dodges-questions-of-misconduct-in-the-mccarrick-case/
— Former Vatican Official Corroborates Allegations Against Pope Francis – Thomas Williams
https://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2018/08/27/former-vatican-official-corroborates-allegations-against-pope-francis/

 

WASHINGTON FREE BEACON
— Waters: Trump ‘Will Be Impeached,’ Democrats Should Make Impeachment a Central Issue – David Rutz
https://freebeacon.com/politics/waters-trump-will-be-impeached-democrats-make-impeachment-central-issue/

 

THE HILL
— Trump releases statement on McCain – BRETT SAMUELS
http://thehill.com/homenews/administration/403857-trump-issues-statement-on-mccains-death

 

POLITICO
— Trump expresses ‘respect’ for McCain’s service and moves White House flag back to half-staff – STEPHANIE MURRAY
https://www.politico.com/story/2018/08/27/john-mccain-death-white-house-flag-full-staff-797461

 

HUFFINGTON POST
— Here’s What America Thinks About The Me Too Movement Now Political views are more of a dividing line than gender. – Ariel Edwards-Levy (DIERSEN: From what I see, if voters in America, in Illinois, in DuPage County, in Milton Township, in Glen Ellyn, in Wheaton, and in my precinct were surveyed, the majority of Democrats would view members of the following groups negatively while the majority of Republicans would view members of the following groups positively: Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older people, rich people, gun owners, German Americans, and those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time. From what I see, the majority of both Democrats and Republicans would view members of the following groups negatively: union members, former union members, federal employees, former federal employees, federal retirees, American nameplate car owners, and those who do not own dogs. From what I see, the majority of Democrats promote the following while the majority of Republicans oppose the following: dependency on government, dependency on charity, LGBTQ activity, abortion, mass/illegal immigration and open borders, booze, gambling, pot, and other vices, abolition of the First and Second Amendments, patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, age discrimination, and retaliation.)
https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/poll-me-too-sexual-harassment_us_5b7dcbdde4b07295150f7e5e

 

NBC NEWS
— McCain remembrances throw the partisan divide into even starker relief – Chuck Todd and Carrie Dann
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/first-read/mccain-remembrances-throw-partisan-divide-even-starker-relief-n904066

 

MERCURY NEWS
— Melania Trump asks Trump fans to sign loyalty pledge for her besieged husband – MARTHA ROSS
https://www.mercurynews.com/2018/08/27/melania-trump-asks-trump-fans-to-sign-loyalty-pledge-for-her-besieged-husband/

 

WASHINGTON POST
— Trump signs proclamation for flag to be flown at half-staff to honor McCain after criticism that White House raised flag too soon – John Wagner
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/flags-at-white-house-return-to-full-staff-after-brief-tribute-to-mccain/2018/08/27/14f5a9b2-a9ec-11e8-a8d7-0f63ab8b1370_story.html
— Three-judge panel rules unconstitutional gerrymandering in North Carolina – Robert Barnes (DIERSEN: I should write a book about the 2015 gerrymandering of my DuPage County Milton Township Precinct 9 in Wheaton. My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes stress all the Republican candidates who I helped elect since 2000 who did not come to my defense.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/courts_law/2018/08/27/fc04e066-aa46-11e8-b1da-ff7faa680710_story.html

 

MISSOULA CURRENT
— John McCain led with loyalty, truthfulness, independence – EVAN BARRETT (DIERSEN: According to this article, McCain “did not demand loyalty to him.” My critics/opponents who are/were Republican candidates demand loyalty to them. As that concerns me, they demand that I include links in GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails only to articles that a) glorify and praise them and b) demonize, denigrate, and condemn their opponents. My critics/opponents stress those candidates who I helped elect but who have done nothing to defend me. They stress that I am no longer a 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, or American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter board member. They hint/imply/argue/shout that if candidates who I had helped elect had come to my defense, I would still hold the aforesaid positions.)
https://missoulacurrent.com/opinion/2018/08/mccain-death-remembrance-evan-barrett/

 

GOVERNMENT EXECUTIVE
— Unions Demand Swift Reversal of Agency Policies After Court Decision – Erich Wagner (DIERSEN: If GAO had been unionized in 1997, I might still be a GAO employee. Overwhelmingly, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes are anti-union.)
https://www.govexec.com/oversight/2018/08/unions-demand-swift-reversal-agency-policies-after-court-decision/150839/

 

WEALTH MAGNATE
— 5 Ways To Become Popular On Social Media – Vladi Vasilev (DIERSEN: Democrats would say that to become popular on social media, you should promote dependency on government, dependency on charity, LGBTQ activity, abortion, mass/illegal immigration and open borders, booze, gambling, pot, and other vices, abolition of the First and Second Amendments, patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, age discrimination, and retaliation.)
https://wealthmagnate.com/5-ways-to-become-popular-on-social-media/

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.