August 27 Morning Edition

ABC7
— WHEATON WOMAN NAMED CAREGIVER OF THE YEAR  (DIERSEN: I want to again thank Jim Flickinger for convincing Randy Hultgren and Peter Roskam to endorse me when I first ran for DuPage County Milton Township Precinct 9 Republican Committeeman in 2000.)
http://abc7chicago.com/health/wheaton-woman-named-caregiver-of-the-year/1486823/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: A Wheaton woman is chosen among thousands as Brightstar Care’s Caregiver of the Year in the Midwest region. Elsa Salguero was surprised today by the home care agency and the family she works with. The family who nominated her says Salguero’s devotion to her patients is unequaled. “My ultimate goal every time I encounter my patients and clients is to always leave them better than what they are when you first encounter them. Walk out of the room knowing that you’ve done everything that you possibly could to leave them feeling loved and important,” she said.  Salguero was awarded a trophy, a cake and a sash.)

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD HARDCOPY ARTICLE TITLE: University of Chicago Dean’s letter prompts backlash – Angie Leventis Lourgos  (DIERSEN: One would expect that the backlash would come from 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.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/ct-university-of-chicago-letter-response-met-20160826-story.html
— Abdul-Jabbar doesn’t shy from tough topics in Naperville appearance – David Sharos
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/naperville-sun/ct-nvs-abdul-jabbar-napervile-st-0828-20160826-story.html
— Naperville Sun Q&A: Abdul-Jabbar urges Americans to approach issues using facts, not emotions – David Sharos  (DIERSEN: What demographic facts about you would Abdul-Jabbar use to form his opinion of you?  From what I see, Abdul-Jabbar would use the following demographic facts about me to form an extremely negative opinion about me: baptized in 1948, raised, and confirmed in 1962 as a Missouri Synod Lutheran; conservative; Republican; American; White; male; old (67); non-poor; gun owner; Wheaton resident since 1978; Crete resident 1948-1972; 100% German national origin; and ancestors have been in America since the 1840s.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/naperville-sun/ct-nvs-abdul-jabbar-q-and-a-st-0828-20160826-story.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Q: Why do you think race has become such a source of conflict in this country that hasn’t been seen since Martin Luther King and the 1960s? A: It has ramped up, and it has to do with people noticing change — the complexion of America is getting a little bit more brown. It’s not like white people are getting outproduced or soon be a minority, but there’s a lot more people of color, and a lot of these people are in positions of power and influence, and it doesn’t look like it did in the ’40s and ’50s. The greater number of people of color is adding to the racial tension. Q: You’ve had a chance to talk with Donald Trump. What’s your take on him? A: I met him, which he doesn’t even acknowledge. I met him twice. My take on him is that he’s trying to exploit fear for votes. I think that’s reprehensible on his part.)

 

DAILY HERALD
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD HARDCOPY ARTICLE TITLE: Lisle teachers raises likely to be OK’d – Robert Sanchez (DIERSEN: Who hints/implies/argues/shouts that you are/were overpaid?  To discredit me, to promote envy against me, and to promote hatred against me, virtually all my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes hint/imply/argue/shout a) that the Post Office overpaid me 1966-1969, b) that IRS overpaid me 1971-1980, c) that GAO overpaid me 1980-1997, d) that my Civil Service Retirement System pension since 1997 has been too generous, d) and that my federal health, dental, and vision insurance subsidies and other federal benefits have always been too generous. It would be great if my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes a) would get together and put their charges against me in writing, b) give me sufficient time to prepare my rebuttal, and c) agree to publicly debate me in the Wheaton Bowl Banquet Hall or in one of their larger “safe place” type venues.  Should I ask my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes to put in writing a) their top ten reasons why they are/were not a federal employee or federal retiree, b) the sources and amounts of all their income for the last ten years, c) their assets, liabilities, and net worth, and d) the top ten reasons why they do not have more income and a higher net worth than they have now?)
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20160826/news/160829087/

 

PEORIA PUBLIC RADIO
— BEYOND DISGUSTING, BEYOND TRAGIC: Video (GAMBLING) Reaches New Heights In Illinois – JENNA DOOLEY
http://peoriapublicradio.org/post/video-gaming-reaches-new-heights-illinois#stream/0
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Anita Bedell is with the Illinois Church Action on Alcohol and Addiction Problems. “There has been embezzlement. There’s been bankruptcy, divorce, and crime – all of the results of video gambling,” Bedell says, “and that will just continue to grow.” Notice that she calls it video gambling instead of video gaming. The distinction is important because her group also monitors the state gaming numbers, but she focuses her attention on how much money players have lost. Bedell’s group tallies the top ten communities by dollars lost by players. Since 2012, they include Springfield, Rockford, Decatur, Bloomington, Champaign, and Peoria. Bedell says her group will continue to educate communities which want to add or expand video gaming.)

 

FOX ILLINOIS
— Senator Kirk Says He Doesn’t Regret Comments About President
http://foxillinois.com/news/local/senator-kirk-says-he-doesnt-regret-comments-about-president

 

WSIL TV
— Rauner: “Voters should demand accountability” – Dennis Turner
http://www.wsiltv.com/story/32852842/rauner-voters-should-demand-accountability

 

NORTHWEST HERALD
— Trump wavers on deportations, other issues – AP
http://www.nwherald.com/2016/08/27/trump-wavers-on-deportations-other-issues/ay90x9y/

 

HERALD REVIEW
— Despite court ruling, redistricting a campaign issue – DAN PETRELLA
http://herald-review.com/news/state-and-regional/govt-and-politics/elections/despite-court-ruling-redistricting-a-campaign-issue/article_23e601fe-a3d3-5010-ade6-079892912759.html

 

DEKALB DAILT CHRONICLE
— DeKalb County to get higher rates in Obamacare marketplace next year – Kevin Craver
http://www.daily-chronicle.com/2016/08/25/dekalb-county-to-get-higher-rates-in-obamacare-marketplace-next-year/augpjot/

 

ALTON DAILY NEWS
— U.S. Senate Candidates Court Farmers – Greg Bishop  (DIERSEN: What are your demographics?  Do candidates court voters who share your demographics?  To give preference to one demographic is to discriminate against another demographic. Ever-increasingly, Democrats and RINOs court, that is, promise to give preference to, voters 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.)
http://www.altondailynews.com/news/details.cfm?clientid=17&id=222438#.V8F6ACgrKM8

 

MADISON RECORD
— Supporters of Independent Map Amendment blast decision – Ann Maher
http://madisonrecord.com/stories/511001274-supporters-of-independent-map-amendment-blast-decision

 

BELLEVILLE NEWS DEMOCRAT
— Region’s second medical cannabis shop to open near baseball stadium – Mike Fitzgerald
http://www.bnd.com/news/local/article98295542.html

 

WORLD NET DAILY
— AFTER 50 YEARS OF DEMOCRAT RACE BAITING IS GOP FINALLY WISING UP?  ‘If they stay on defense they’re going to have their heads handed to them’ – LEO HOHMANN  (DIERSEN: Virtually all my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes fail/refuse to defend/advance the equal opportunity (no race or gender based preference giving) plank in the Republican Party platform for one of the following three reasons: a) they lack what it takes to disagree with those who are anti-White and/or anti-male, b) they want to pander to those who are anti-White and/or anti-male, or c) they are anti-White and/or anti-male.)
http://www.wnd.com/2016/08/after-50-years-of-democrat-race-baiting-is-gop-finally-wising-up/

 

TOWNHALL
— 5 Questions Pro-Amnesty Republicans Never Seem To Answer – John Hawkins  (FROM THE ARTICLE: 1) How do Republicans continue to get elected if we make millions of illegal aliens into citizens who will vote heavily against us? . . . 2) Why do you believe supporting amnesty will make Hispanic Americans vote for the GOP? . . . 3) Why would anyone believe that if we give illegals citizenship or legalized status that we’ll get any better security in return? . . . 4) If we’re not going to deport illegals now, why would anyone believe we’ll deport them later? . . . 5) How does it benefit America to make Illegal aliens citizens?)
http://townhall.com/columnists/johnhawkins/2016/08/27/5-questions-proamnesty-republicans-never-seem-to-answer-n2210761

 

GOPUSA
— ‘Objective’ media coming out of the closet?
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=14107

 

THE BLAZE
— Students Slam University of Chicago’s ‘No Safe Spaces’ Warning As Attacking ‘Academic Freedom’ – Tre Goins-Phillips  (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, since 2002, the Wheaton Bowl Banquet Hall has become a “safe place” for my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes to discredit me, to intimidate me, to brow-beat me, to belittle me, to bully me, to reprimand me, to chastise me, to harass me, to punish me, to insult me, to slander me, and to threaten me. How should I react to that?)
http://www.theblaze.com/stories/2016/08/26/students-slam-uchicagos-no-safe-spaces-warning-as-attacking-academic-freedom/324748/

 

BREITBART
— Kaine Plays Race Card to Black College Audience — Links Trump to ‘Ku Klux Klan Values’ – JEFF POOR  (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats shout that they are anti-White, that is, ever-increasingly, Democrats shout that Democrats are racists.)
http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2016/08/26/kaine-plays-race-card-to-black-college-audience-links-trump-to-ku-klux-klan-values/

 

NEWSMAX
— Trump: ‘Comprehensive’ Immigration Plan Coming in ‘Two Weeks’ – Todd Beamon
http://www.newsmax.com/Headline/trump-plan/2016/08/26/id/745422/

 

TPM
— Trump Insists He’s ‘Hardening’ Stance On Immigration But Dodges On Details – CAITLIN MACNEAL
http://talkingpointsmemo.com/livewire/trump-cnn-hardening-immigration

 

DAILY CALLER
— Trump Obliterates Clinton’s Lead In Latest Reuters Poll – Reuters
http://dailycaller.com/2016/08/27/trump-obliterates-clintons-lead-in-latest-reuters-poll/

 

WESTERN JOURNALISM
— Shepard Smith Tries To Get Reporter To Say Trump Is Racist – Randy DeSoto  (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats shout that they are anti-White, that is, ever-increasingly, Democrats shout that Democrats are racists.)
http://www.westernjournalism.com/shepard-smith-tries-to-get-reporter-to-say-trump-is-racist/

 

HOT AIR
— Maine Governor wishes he could return to the good-old-days – JOHN SEXTON  (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, 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 demonize, denigrate, and condemn the good-old-days.  Ever-increasingly, they hint/imply/argue/shout that if you are a non-veteran White male Republican, the older that you are, the more a) that you have benefited from your selfishness, your racism, your sexism, and your bigotry, b) that you have benefited from your parents’ selfishness, your parents’ racism, your grand parents’ sexism, and your grand parents’ bigotry, c) that you have benefited from your grand parents’ selfishness, your grand parents’ racism, your grand parents’ sexism, and your parents’ bigotry, d) that you have benefited from your great grand parents’ selfishness, your great grand parents’ racism, your great grand parents’ grand sexism, and your great grand parents’ bigotry, and e) that you have benefited from the rest of your ancestors’ selfishness, racism, sexism, and bigotry.)
http://hotair.com/archives/2016/08/26/maine-governor-wishes-return-good-old-days-dueling/

 

THE HILL
— Kaine ties Trump to ‘Ku Klux Klan values’ – Mark Hensch  (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats shout that they are anti-White, that is, ever-increasingly, Democrats shout that Democrats are racists.)
http://thehill.com/blogs/ballot-box/presidential-races/293517-kaine-ties-trump-to-ku-klux-klan-values
— Clinton, Trump sharpen attacks – Ben Kamisar
http://thehill.com/blogs/ballot-box/presidential-races/293497-clinton-trump-sharpen-attacks

 

POLITICO
— Trump fights breaking out across college campuses  College Republicans all over the nation are wrestling with whether to endorse their party’s nominee. – Tyler Pager  (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps make it clear that they will kill you figuratively if not literally if you support Trump.  How soon, if not already, will the anti-Trumps who run education in America officially tell students that they will flunk you out and even worse things if you support Trump?  How soon, if not already, will the anti-Trumps who employ college graduates in America officially tell students that they will not hire you and even worse things if you support Trump?)
http://www.politico.com/story/2016/08/trump-college-republicans-fights-227412

 

MERCURY NEWS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “With Trump as an asset, Democratic voter registration surges.”
http://www.mercurynews.com/opinion/ci_30294373/steyer-trump-an-asset-democratic-voter-registration-surges

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— Donald Trump Hires First and Deals With Background Questions Later – ALAN RAPPEPORT (DIERSEN: One reason why many millions do not apply for federal jobs is that they know that they cannot pass a background check.  Other reasons include a) pay and benefits are terrible, b) advancement opportunities are terrible, c) they lack required education, work experience, professional certifications, and/or professional licenses, d) they cannot pass an employment examination, e) they cannot pass a physical examination, f) they cannot take the demonization, denigration, and condemnation that comes with being a federal employee or federal retiree, and/or g) they are Republican, White, male, older, and/or non-veteran and they know that the federal government discriminates against its employees who are Republican, White, male, older, and/or non-veteran.)
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/08/27/us/politics/stephen-bannon-trump-campaign.html
— Hillary Clinton Denounces the ‘Alt-Right,’ and the Alt-Right Is Thrilled – ALAN RAPPEPORT (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats shout that they are anti-White, that is, ever-increasingly, Democrats shout that Democrats are racists.)
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/08/27/us/politics/alt-right-reaction.html
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD WITH COLOR PHOTO OF TRUMP: Breitbart Rises From Outlier to Potent Voice in Campaign – MICHAEL M. GRYNBAUM and JOHN HERRMAN  (DIERSEN: Since 2000, Democrats and Democrat plants, Libertarians and Libertarian plants, Greens and Green plants, and RINOs who read GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails for opposition research first learned of CPAC, of E-Verify, of Breitbart, of etc.)
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/08/27/business/media/breitbart-news-presidential-race.html
— 7 Essential Money Questions Sure to Start a Conversation – RON LIEBER  (DIERSEN: Government is nasty.  Politics is nasty. If someone asked your critics/opponents why do you have the money that you have, what would they say?  My critics/opponents would hint/imply/argue/shout a) that I was born with a silver spoon in my mouth and that I have always been privileged, b) that I avoided the draft, c) that I have always been grossly overpaid, d) that I married someone who has always had a good job, e) that we gave up trying to have children, we did not adopt, and we did not become foster parents, and f) that we do not give lots of money to churches like they do.)
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/08/27/your-money/7-essential-money-questions-sure-to-start-a-conversation.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: 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 WANT THE AFORESAID TO USE DEMOCRACY TO GET RID OF THOSE WHO ARE Protestant, conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.)
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/08/26/opinion/the-dumbed-down-democracy.html
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: University of Chicago Strikes Back Against Campus Political Correctness – RICHARD PEREZ-PENA, MITCH SMITH and STEPHANIE SAUL
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/08/27/us/university-of-chicago-strikes-back-against-campus-political-correctness.html
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “As Donald Trump Repels Minority Voters, G.O.P. Fears Its Future in the West.” Democrats and RINOs want Republicans to pander to 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.
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/08/27/us/politics/donald-trump-minority-voters-hispanic-latino-west.html

 

WASHINGTON POST
— Kaine escalates attack on Trump, associating him with ‘Ku Klux Klan values’ – Abby Phillip (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats shout that they are anti-White, that is, ever-increasingly, Democrats shout that Democrats are racists.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/post-politics/wp/2016/08/26/kaine-escalates-attack-on-trumps-ku-klux-klan-values/
— The strange tale of Donald Trump’s doctor letter just got stranger – Aaron Blake  (DIERSEN: How old are you?  If you sought a government office or a political office, what would your critics/opponents get your doctor to say about you?)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-fix/wp/2016/08/27/the-strange-tale-of-donald-trumps-doctor-letter-just-got-stranger/

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Trump’s Immigration Shift Isn’t an Issue for Many Backers – JANET HOOK
http://www.wsj.com/articles/trumps-shift-isnt-an-issue-for-many-backers-1472263587
— Facebook Scaling Back Human Intervention of ‘Trending’ Feature  Increased automation of feed a response to allegations of political bias – DEEPA SEETHARAMAN  (DIERSEN: Much of what I do as your GOPUSA Illinois Editor is to identify what news and commentary is trending.  Of course, needless-to-say, my critics/opponents hint/imply/argue/shout that if they had been the GOPUSA Illinois Editor since 2000, or if someone who they manipulate/dominate had been the GOPUSA Illinois Editor since 2000, Republicans would not have suffered any losses in Illinois since 2000.  Of course, needless-to-say, my critics/opponents a) have an extremely high opinion of themselves and b) an extremely low opinion of everyone else.)
http://www.wsj.com/articles/facebook-scaling-back-human-intervention-of-trending-feature-1472246994
— The Men Who Fought for the Reich – NICHOLAS STARGARDT  (DIERSEN: What is your national origin? Sooner or later, the more German national origin that you are, your critics/opponents, including if not especially including those who are of German national origin, will foist negative German stereotypes on you.  I should write a book about those of German national origin in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois who foist negative German stereotypes on me.  They paint themselves as being “good” Germans and me as being a “bad” German. They do that to curry favor with those who are anti-German.)
http://www.wsj.com/articles/the-men-who-fought-for-the-reich-1472238664

 

USA TODAY
— Drug prices are high. So are the CEOs’ pay. – Matt Krantz  (DIERSEN: Who hints/implies/argues/shouts that you are/were overpaid?  To discredit me, to promote envy against me, and to promote hatred against me, virtually all my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes hint/imply/argue/shout a) that the Post Office overpaid me 1966-1969, b) that IRS overpaid me 1971-1980, c) that GAO overpaid me 1980-1997, d) that my Civil Service Retirement System pension since 1997 has been too generous, d) and that my federal health, dental, and vision insurance subsidies and other federal benefits have always been too generous.  It would be great if my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes a) would get together and put their charges against me in writing, b) give me sufficient time to prepare my rebuttal, and c) agree to publicly debate me in the Wheaton Bowl Banquet Hall or in one of their larger “safe place” type venues.  Should I ask my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes to put in writing a) their top ten reasons why they are/were not a federal employee or federal retiree, b) the sources and amounts of all their income for the last ten years, c) their assets, liabilities, and net worth, and d) the top ten reasons why they do not have more income and a higher net worth than they have now?)
http://www.usatoday.com/story/money/markets/2016/08/26/drug-money-pharma-ceos-paid-71-more/89369152/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: People might be shocked at how high drug prices have gotten. But equally lucrative are the compensation packages hauled in by drug company CEOs. CEOs of the 14 biotech and pharmaceutical companies in the Standard & Poor’s 500 that served all of 2015 pulled down median compensation packages valued at $18.5 million in 2015, according to a USA TODAY analysis of data from S&P Global Market Intelligence. That was 71% greater than the median $10.8 million hauled in by S&P 500 executives in all industries in 2015, according to an analysis by Equilar. “We all know drug prices are high,” says Eleanor Bloxham, CEO of compensation analysis firm The Value Alliance. “Companies award (the CEOs) very generous packages.” Health care CEOs received the highest median pay packages of any of the 10 sectors, according to the Equilar analysis.)

 

NEWSWEEK
— HILLARY WOOING REPUBLICANS CAN ONLY GO WRONG – RICK PERLSTEIN
http://www.newsweek.com/hillary-wooing-republicans-can-only-go-wrong-492890

 

TIME MAGAZINE
— Donald Trump Still Has a Big Problem With Millennials  A new poll shows the youngest segment of voters far prefer Hillary Clinton – Katie Reilly (DIERSEN: What percent of millennials 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://time.com/4469144/donald-trump-millennials-poll-hillary-clinton/

 

NEW AMERICAN
— In Unhinged Trump Attack, Clinton Libels Millions as Racists – Alex Newman  (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats shout that they are anti-White, that is, ever-increasingly, Democrats shout that Democrats are racists.)
http://www.thenewamerican.com/usnews/politics/item/23946-in-unhinged-trump-attack-clinton-libels-millions-as-racists

 

FEDERAL NEWS RADIO
— Senators ‘deeply concerned’ with background check agency’s progress – Meredith Somers  (DIERSEN: One reason why many millions do not apply for federal jobs is that they know that they cannot pass a background check.  Other reasons include a) pay and benefits are terrible, b) advancement opportunities are terrible, c) they lack required education, work experience, professional certifications, and/or professional licenses, d) they cannot pass an employment examination, e) they cannot pass a physical examination, f) they cannot take the demonization, denigration, and condemnation that comes with being a federal employee or federal retiree, and/or g) they are Republican, White, male, older, and/or non-veteran and they know that the federal government discriminates against its employees who are Republican, White, male, older, and/or non-veteran.)
http://federalnewsradio.com/management/2016/08/senators-deeply-concerned-background-check-agencys-progress/

 

MUSTANG 360
— Mustangs Take Over Ford World Headquarters  The Mustang Owners Club of Southeastern Michigan’s Mustang Memories Car Show in 2016 in Dearborn was a Huge Hit – Rob Kinnan
http://www.mustangandfords.com/events/1608-mustangs-take-over-ford-world-headquarters/

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.