NBC5
— Organizer of Lake Shore Drive March Now Threatens O’Hare Protest if ‘Mayor Doesn’t Respond’ – Patrick Fazio
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/Organizer-of-Lake-Shore-Drive-March-Now-Threatens-Airport-Protest–490041821.html
CBS2
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps use illegals to demonize, to denigrate, and to condemn Trump.
https://chicago.cbslocal.com/2018/08/03/veterans-wife-addresses-trump/
CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Pot pushers push pot.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/cannabis/pot-topics-marijuana-weed-cannabis-medical-marijuana/
CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— AS THE DEMOCRAT PARTY’S STRANGLEHOLD ON CHICAGO TIGHTENS: Violence isn’t just an African-American problem, it’s a Chicago problem – Dahleen Glanton
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/columnists/glanton/ct-met-dahleen-glanton-anti-violence-march-20180803-story.html
— McCarthy goes on Fox News to slam Emanuel as out of touch – John Byrne (DIERSEN: When Republican activists, candidates, elected officials, party leaders, major donors, political consultants, etc. in Illinois appear to be “out of touch,” it harms all Republicans in Illinois. They should read GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails, or at least have someone read the emails for them.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-met-rahm-emanuel-garry-mccarthy-fox-news-20180803-story.html
CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Trump taps Edgar alum to lead Chicago’s only federal agency Pedersen & Houpt’s Erhard Chorlé would be in charge of an office that deals with pensions and health care for retired railroad workers. – GREG HINZ (DIERSEN: I worked on a GAO audit of the Railroad Retirement Board in 1989. SEE: https://www.gao.gov/products/HRD-90-42)
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/greg-hinz-politics/trump-taps-edgar-alum-lead-chicagos-only-federal-agency
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Erhard Chorlé (pronounced shore-lay), a partner at Pedersen & Houpt here, was nominated earlier this week to be chairman of the Railroad Retirement Board, whose headquarters are on the Near North Side. The job is full-time and pays $170,400, according to congressional sources. The position requires Senate confirmation, but that might not be a problem after President Donald Trump recently named another prominent Chicagoan, former Metra Chairman and Chicago Ald. Martin Oberman, 43rd, to a seat on the U.S. Surface Transportation Board, which regulates railroads.)
— These Trib Media staffers face $41M haircut with Sinclair merger in flux CEO Peter Kern’s top three lieutenants would be eligible to split about $21 million in severance and other payments if the deal goes through and they don’t secure jobs in the new company. But the merger is on the ropes. – Bloomberg (DIERSEN: What do you say to those who constantly shout that government employees are overpaid, but say nothing about what private sector employees are paid?)
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/marketing-media/these-trib-media-staffers-face-41m-haircut-sinclair-merger-flux?utm_source=today-s-crain-s
— A trusted official stole $53 million from the city of Dixon. This filmmaker shows how it happened. White-collar crime expert Kelly Richmond Pope’s “All the Queen’s Horses” is just out on Netflix. – LAURA BIANCHI
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/news/trusted-official-stole-53-million-city-dixon-filmmaker-shows-how-it-happened
HERALD & REVIEW
— A challenge with newspaper coverage – Rich Miller (DIERSEN: GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails drive internet traffic to Proft’s “about 40 news websites.”)
https://herald-review.com/opinion/columnists/rich-miller-a-challenge-with-newspaper-coverage/article_2fe4673a-b057-5440-b312-e866af07c262.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Last month, Rep. Christian Mitchell (D-Chicago) was interviewed by Chicago Public Radio about his new role as interim executive director of the Democratic Party of Illinois. Mitchell was asked at one point about what the state party planned to do to counter Dan Proft’s newspaper empire. Proft, a conservative activist and radio talk show host, operates about 40 news websites, from the Lake County Gazette to Rock Island Today to the Carbondale Reporter. They all run stories with a decided tilt toward Proft’s favored Republican candidates, who are pro-life, anti-union and pro-gun. Proft receives millions of dollars from ultra-wealthy businessman Dick Uihlein (Proft’s Liberty Principles PAC reported receiving another $3.5 million just last week from Uihlein). Rep. Mitchell called Proft’s papers “fake news,” and clarified that he didn’t mean to use the term the way President Donald Trump employs it to describe the Washington Post, the New York Times, CNN and other established national news outlets. Mitchell said his party intends to counter Proft’s pro-GOP, anti-Democratic Party messages with its own messaging.)
SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Springfield museum to debut exhibit about 1908 race riot – Crystal Thomas (DIERSEN: What were your ancestors doing in 1908? My grandfather on my father’s side helped his father operate Crete’s only a hardware store. My grandmother on my father’s side helped her parents operate a farm in Crete. My grandparents on my mother’s side helped their parents operate farms in Grant Park near the Indiana border.)
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20180803/springfield-museum-to-debut-exhibit-about-1908-race-riot
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Trump says “Slashing current mpg rules would adversely affect all Americans.” Do you own any cars that Obama condemned as being clunkers? I do. I have owned a loaded like-new red 1996 Ford Thunderbird LX V-8 since 1995 that gets 24 MPG on the highway. It has only 25,799 miles on it.)
http://www.sj-r.com/opinion/20180802/counterpoint-slashing-current-mpg-rules-would-adversely-affect-all-americans
DUPAGE POLICY JOURNAL
— Have you opted out of a public sector union? We want to hear about it – Daniel Beauregard (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always been vehemently anti-union. What if I had NEVER been a union member? What if I had NOT been a union member while I worked for the Post Office 1966-1969? What if I had NOT been a union member while I worked for IRS 1971-1980? I should write a book about my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes WHO ARE/WERE THE MOST VEHEMENTLY ANTI-UNION.)
https://chicagocitywire.com/stories/511510331-have-you-opted-out-of-a-public-sector-union-we-want-to-hear-about-it
ILLINOIS FAMILY ACTION
— Why People Keep Falling for Socialism, Despite the Evidence – Walter E. Williams
https://illinoisfamilyaction.org/2018/08/why-people-keep-falling-for-socialism-despite-the-evidence/#.W2RMc51P9ws.facebook
WASHINGTON TIMES
— Republicans to press ahead with Kavanaugh confirmation despite National Archives delay – Alex Swoyer
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2018/aug/3/republicans-continue-kavanaugh-confirmation-despit/
AMERICAN THINKER
— Let’s all thank Sarah Jeong for showing us what liberals think of white people – Ed Straker
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2018/08/lets_all_thank_sarah_jeong_for_showing_us_what_liberals_think_of_white_people.html
— New York Times defends double standard in hiring writer with a history of explicit, hateful racism directed at whites – Thomas Lifson
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2018/08/new_york_times_defends_double_standard_in_hiring_writer_with_a_history_of_explicit_hateful_racism_directed_at_whites.html
— The liberal media are the enemy of the rule of law and civil society – Ed Straker
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2018/08/the_liberal_media_are_the_enemy_of_the_rule_of_law_and_civil_society.html
DAILY SIGNAL & AMAC
— The IRS Has Rehired Hundreds of Fired Employees. Congress Should Step In. – John York (DIERSEN: What percent of these rehired fired employees are Democrat, minority, female, and/or veteran? My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes side with my Democrat IRS superiors against me. Notwithstanding the fact that I earned a master’s degree in accounting from DePaul in 1980 when I was 31, passed the CPA examination on my first attempt in 1979, and earned an MBA from Loyola in 1976, my Democrat IRS superiors did not promote me beyond GS-12, disallowed my education deductions in 1978, got rid of my mentor in 1975, and disallowed my partial day per diem claims in 1974. My Democrat IRS superiors would not have taken the aforesaid actions against me if I had been a Democrat, a minority, a female, or a veteran.)
https://www.dailysignal.com/2018/07/26/the-irs-has-rehired-hundreds-of-fired-employees-congress-should-step-in/
https://amac.us/the-irs-has-rehired-hundreds-of-fired-employees-congress-should-step-in/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: For one of the most punitive agencies in the federal government, the IRS sure is forgiving with its own employees. Rep. Kristi Noem, R-S.D., has proposed a bill that would prevent the IRS from rehiring employees fired for misconduct or poor performance. The bill, titled the Ensuring Integrity in the IRS Workforce Act, follows a recent Treasury inspector general report that shows the IRS rehired more than 200 fired workers in a little over a year. A previous inspector general report proves this problem dates back to at least 2009. According to the Treasury Department’s inspector general, the IRS did not provide officials responsible for hiring decisions with information about employment history, though that information is readily available. As a result, the IRS—an agency with nearly unrivaled access to citizens’ personal information and capacity to harass individual taxpayers—rehired: A fired worker with several misdemeanor theft convictions and one count of felony possession of a forgery device. 11 employees previously disciplined for unauthorized access to taxpayer accounts. An employee who was absent without leave for 270 hours—the equivalent of 33 work days. An employee fired for physically threatening co-workers. An employee fired for lying about previous criminal convictions on employment forms. 17 employees previously caught falsifying official documents. Often, these employees do not have to wait long to get their old offices back. Two IRS employees fired for poor performance were rehired within six months. Faced with these findings, the IRS was unapologetic. In a response letter to the Inspector General’s Office, the IRS’ chief human capital officer wrote that the IRS “determined its current process is more than adequate to mitigate any risks to American taxpayers, federal agencies, and its employees.” Given that the IRS refuses to change its hiring process, swift congressional action is necessary. And Noem’s bill has a good chance to pass. In fact, a previous version of this legislation passed the House, 345-78, a little more than two years ago. These inspector general reports and the IRS’ response are especially disturbing given the IRS’ extraordinary power over citizens. No department or agency should be able to rehire employees fired for misconduct or poor performance. Future legislation should make federal employees non-hirable throughout the federal government. This may sound unduly harsh. After all, like private-sector managers, federal managers sometimes may be unfairly critical toward employees that rub them the wrong way. But, unlike in the private sector, there are multiple safeguards in place to prevent wrongful terminations. Fired federal employees have four separate agencies to help them challenge a termination. In many cases, an employee can have multiple agencies review their case one after another. Thorough to the point of absurdity, this complicated process of appeals (which I describe here) can tie up managers, arbitrators, and administrative judges for years. Given the incredibly high burden of firing one employee, many managers choose to ignore problem employees as long as possible. A recent survey found only 44 percent of federal employees agree that “steps are taken to deal with a poor performer who cannot or will not improve” in their workplace. On average, the federal government fires about 10,000 employees a year out of a workforce of 2.1 million. In other words, one in every 200 federal employees is fired in a given year. Only state and local education employees have greater job security. Given their rarity, it’s safe to assume that pink slips are well earned in the federal workforce. Recipients of this dubious distinction have gotten all the second chances they deserve. When federal employees are shown the door, they should not be let back in. Noem’s legislation is a long-overdue correction to federal personnel practices tailored to fit workers, rather than meet the mission.)
NEW YORK TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps demonize, denigrate, and condemn Trump and his supporters, and especially his supporters who are Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time, as being White supremacists, Nazis, KKK members, haters, racists, sexists, bigots, and even worse things.
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/08/03/opinion/trump-fake-news-enemy.html
— Vacation, All I Ever Wanted Everyone needs to recharge, and summer is a good time to do it. – Kathleen O’Brien (DIERSEN: Between 1978 and 1992, my wife and I went on many vacations. She worked for the U.S. League of Savings Institutions (https://www.investopedia.com/terms/u/u-s-league-of-savings-institutions.asp) which had quarterly meetings at luxury destinations across America which she attended as its Corporate Secretary. I routinely accompanied her on those trips. Often, after the meetings were over, we visited nearby national parks. Further, I went on vacations with a coworker to Hawaii, Mexico, Bahamas, and Jamaica while I worked for IRS 1973-1976. Needless-to-say, my envy-filled IRS and GAO Democrat superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates were beyond furious. Overwhelmingly, their spouses had little or no income.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/08/03/opinion/vacations-travel-summer.html
WASHINGTON POST
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: How bad are your demographics? Anti-Trumps shout at politicians that they should dump voters who are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/demographics-change-blame-isnt-a-good-response/2018/08/03/5332a96e-9669-11e8-818b-e9b7348cd87d_story.html
WALL STREET JOURNAL
— For a Charity Nowadays, Everything’s Political – Naomi Schaefer Riley (DIERSEN: From what I see, overwhelmingly, charities promote the Democrat Party platform.)charities
https://www.wsj.com/articles/for-a-charity-nowadays-everythings-political-1533331536
NEWSWEEK
— DONALD TRUMP JR. SAYS IT’S ‘SCARY’ HOW SIMILAR DEMOCRATIC AND NAZI PARTIES ARE – NICOLE GOODKIND
https://www.newsweek.com/donald-trump-jr-nazis-democrats-dinesh-dsouza-1056285
GOVERNMENT EXECUTIVE
— What Managers Want in Civil Service Reform – Erich Wagner (DIERSEN: Democrats run the federal government. Of course, they want even greater power to not hire, to not retain, to not promote, and to get rid of federal employees who are Republican, and especially those who are White, male, older, and/or non-veteran.)
https://www.govexec.com/management/2018/08/what-managers-want-civil-service-reform/150284/
NEW YORK MAGAZINE
— Liberals Are the Real Nazis, Says Donald Trump Jr. Actual Nazis Disagree. – Jonathan Chait
http://nymag.com/daily/intelligencer/2018/08/trump-jr-dinesh-dsouza-liberals-are-nazis-actual-nazis-love-trump.html
FORBES
— Federal Labor Wins A Skirmish With Trump Anti-Labor Policies – Charles Tiefer (DIERSEN: I should write a book about my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes who most strongly paint themselves as being anti-labor. They stress that I was a union member while I worked for the Post Office 1966-1969 and IRS for 1971-1980. They dismiss, belittle, badmouth, demonize, denigrate, and condemn what I learned working for IRS, the last 5 1/2 years of which at the GS-12 Step 1-5 levels, currently $81,071-$91,880 and what I learned working for GAO 1980-1997, the last 11 years of which at the GS-13 Step 1-10 levels, currently $96,403-$125,325.)
https://www.forbes.com/sites/charlestiefer/2018/08/03/federal-labor-wins-a-skirmish-with-trump-anti-labor-policies/#258631294f5c
BROOKINGS INSTITUTION
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: How bad are your demographics? Anti-Trumps shout at politicians that they should dump voters who are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.
https://www.brookings.edu/blog/the-avenue/2018/08/03/charlottesville-demographic-change-and-misplaced-white-anxiety/
SALON
— Donald Trump Jr. suggests Democratic National Committee platform is “awfully similar” to Nazi Party The president’s eldest son also dismissed history classes, as “academia has been so wrongly influenced by the left” – SHIRA TARLO
https://www.salon.com/2018/08/03/donald-trump-jr-suggests-democratic-national-committee-platform-is-awfully-similar-to-nazi-party/
METRO WEEKLY
— Illinois Republican resigns after allegedly catfishing men with ex-girlfriend’s nudes Nick Sauer allegedly engaged in “graphic” discussions with other men by pretending to be his former girlfriend – Rhuaridh Marr (DIERSEN: Who promoted Nick Sauer?)
https://www.metroweekly.com/2018/08/illinois-republican-resigns-after-allegedly-catfishing-men-with-ex-girlfriends-nudes/
