August 5 Evening Edition

ABC7
— 59 shot, eight dead in Chicago since Friday – Diane Pathieu
http://abc7chicago.com/59-shot-eight-dead-in-chicago-since-friday/3886976/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Trump reports on a Trump rally.
https://abc7chicago.com/at-trump-rallies-uneasy-mix-of-hate-friendliness-toward-media-reporters-notebook/3887830/

 

CBS2
— President Trump’s Weekly Address, Democrats’ Weekly Address
https://chicago.cbslocal.com/2018/08/05/president-trump-weekly-address-democrats-address/

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— 25 shot in multiple-victim shootings over 2.5 hours in Chicago: ‘If they shoot you, they don’t even run’ – Hannah Leone, Morgan Greene and William Lee
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/ct-met-chicago-shootings-violence-20180804-story.html

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Dozens shot over weekend, five dead – Mitch Dudek and Tom Schuba
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/influx-of-shooting-victims-causes-headaches-at-stroger-hospital/
— Fact-check: J. B. Pritzker says our workers are nation’s most educated. Not! – Kiannah Sepeda-Miller ((DIERSEN: My Democrat superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates in the federal government always hinted/implied/argued/shouted that the undergraduate and graduate courses that I took a) were not job-related, b) did not help me carry out my job duties, c) were taken by me to get a job in the private sector, and d) were a distraction. I earned a) a job-related bachelor’s degree when I was 21 in 1970 and job-related master’s degrees when I was 27, 31, and 48, b) job-related professional certifications when I was 30, 32, 41, 45, 47, and 48, and c) a job-related professional license when I was 32.)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/pritzker-claim-illinois-workers-nations-most-educated-wrong-politifact-fact-check/
— 7 arrested, 119 hospitalized during first three days of Lollapalooza – Tom Schuba
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/lollapalooza-arrests-hospital-heat-festival-emergency/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Christians demonize, denigrate, and condemn Christians.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/frederick-douglass-reminds-us-christians-supported-far-worse-than-donald-trump/

 

DAILY HERALD
— Lake County state’s attorney now investigating Sauer allegations – Russell Lissau
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20180805/lake-county-states-attorney-now-investigating-sauer-allegations

 

PEORIA JOURNAL STAR
— Rauner tops polls in at least one unpopularity contest – Nick Vlahos (DIERSEN: What impact do the following have on Rauner’s popularity: a) his taking actions against the traditional family, right to life, and immigration planks in the Illinois Republican Party platform and b) his “distancing” himself from Trump? It certainly seems like Rauner’s advisors told him that his popularity would skyrocket if he took the aforesaid actions.)
http://www.pjstar.com/news/20180805/word-on-street-rauner-tops-polls-in-at-least-one-unpopularity-contest
— Hypocrisy abounds in state employee ‘offshoring’ debate
http://www.pjstar.com/news/20180805/word-on-street-hypocrisy-abounds-in-state-employee-offshoring-debate

 

RIVER CITIES READER
— The Information Monopoly of Dan Proft’s News Outlets – Rich Miller
https://www.rcreader.com/commentary/information-monopoly-news-outlets

 

BELLEVILLE NEWS DEMOCRAT
— Abraham Lincoln was the first president to make use of electronic mass media – STEVE TARTER
https://www.bnd.com/news/local/article216145375.html

 

NPR ILLINOIS
— Is Cuomo Threatening NRA’s Existence? He Says: ‘I’d Like To Believe It’s True.’ – MERRIT KENNEDY
http://www.nprillinois.org/post/cuomo-threatening-nras-existence-he-says-id-believe-its-true#stream/0

 

CHICAGO CITY WIRE
— Ex-St. Stanislaus parish music director loses job discrimination case; ministerial exception applies – Chandra Lye (DIERSEN: Political parties exist to help elect candidates who can/will defend/advance their platform. Political parties should discriminate against their members who fail/refuse to help elect candidates who can/will defend/advance their platform. In Illinois, far too many members of the Illinois Republican Party (IRP) fail/refuse to help elect candidates who can/will defend/advance the IRP platform, and especially its traditional family, right to life, immigration, and Second Amendment planks. Far worse yet, far too many IRP members are Democrat Plants, Libertarian plants, Green plants, and RINOs who focus on getting rid of those like me who support the aforesaid planks. I should write a book about the aforesaid Democrat plants, Libertarian plants, Green plants, and RINOs.)
https://chicagocitywire.com/stories/511516455-ex-st-stanislaus-parish-music-director-loses-job-discrimination-case-ministerial-exception-applies

 

BREITBART
— ‘Disgusting’ and ‘Corrupt’: President Trump Blasts MSNBC at Ohio Rally – Joshua Caplan
https://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2018/08/04/disgusting-and-corrupt-president-trump-blasts-msnbc-at-ohio-rally/

 

PJ MEDIA
— 3 Reasons ‘Obama Day’ Is a Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Idea – TYLER O’NEIL
https://pjmedia.com/trending/3-reasons-obama-day-is-a-terrible-horrible-no-good-very-bad-idea/

 

HOT AIR
— Protesting Journalists, Much Like Protesting Politicians, Is Constitutional – TAYLOR MILLARD (DIERSEN: What do you do? I should write a book about a) those in my precinct, in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in DuPage County, and in Illinois who protest what I do and b) why they protest what I so.)
https://hotair.com/archives/2018/08/04/protesting-journalists-much-like-protesting-politicians-constitutional/

 

WORLD NET DAILY
— DO YOU REALLY CARE ABOUT FREE SPEECH? Joseph Farah blasts Internet Cartel for stomping on First Amendment
https://www.wnd.com/2018/08/do-you-really-care-about-free-speech/

 

FOX NEWS
— The insults, they never stop! Anti-Trump media just can’t help themselves – Dan Gainor (DIERSEN: I should write a book about those in my precinct, in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in DuPage County, and in Illinois who paint themselves as being anti-Diersen. They would love it.)
http://www.foxnews.com/opinion/2018/08/05/dan-gainor-insults-never-stop-anti-trump-media-just-can-t-help-themselves.html

 

HUFFINGTON POST CANADA
— Canadians Don’t Want To Pay For Online News, In Bad Sign For Media Not what you want to hear if you have a subscription-based business model. – Jessica Chin
https://www.huffingtonpost.ca/2018/08/03/paid-news-canada-poll_a_23495521/

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— ‘Too Little Too Late’: Bankruptcy Booms Among Older Americans – Tara Siegel Bernard (DIERSEN: According to my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes, I am not in bankruptcy or headed for bankruptcy a) because I was born a healthy White male, b) because I have always benefited from my parents’, my grandparents’, and the rest of my ancestors’ discrimination against minorities and against females, c) because I avoided the draft, d) because the federal government grossly overpaid me, e) because I married someone who always had income, and f) because we gave up trying to have children, we did not adopt, and we did not become foster parents.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/08/05/business/bankruptcy-older-americans.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: For a rapidly growing share of older Americans, traditional ideas about life in retirement are being upended by a dismal reality: bankruptcy. The signs of potential trouble — vanishing pensions, soaring medical expenses, inadequate savings — have been building for years. Now, new research sheds light on the scope of the problem: The rate of people 65 and older filing for bankruptcy is three times what it was in 1991, the study found, and the same group accounts for a far greater share of all filers. Driving the surge, the study suggests, is a three-decade shift of financial risk from government and employers to individuals, who are bearing an ever greater responsibility for their own financial well-being as the social safety net shrinks. The transfer has come in the form of, among other things, longer waits for full Social Security benefits, the replacement of employer-provided pensions with 401(k) savings plans and more out-of-pocket spending on health care. Declining incomes, whether in retirement or leading up to it, compound the challenge.)

 

BOWLING GREEN DAILY NEWS
— Corvette Museum seeks to expand collection – DON SERGENT
https://www.bgdailynews.com/news/corvette-museum-seeks-to-expand-collection/article_4c68c999-21d3-5349-b7e6-d5009ecbc24c.html

 

BUSINESS INSIDER
— These are the 10 cars that drivers keep the longest after buying them brand new – Brian Pascus (DIERSEN: How long have you owned your cars? I have owned my 1972 Chevy Corvette for almost 47 years, my 1996 Ford Thunderbird LX for almost 23 years, my 2003 Chevy Cavalier for more than 8 years, my 2005 Chevy Corvette for almost 13 years, my 2013 Dodge Charger R/T Max for almost 6 years, and my 2016 Ford Mustang for more than 2 years.)
https://www.businessinsider.com/cars-drivers-keep-the-longest-after-buying-them-new-2018-8

(FROM THE ARTICLE: “While the average car buyer gets rid of their car 7.4 years after purchasing it new, there is a wide variety of cars that owners are more likely to keep for longer,” said iSeeCars CEO Phong Ly in a press statement. “Many factors could contribute to a car’s longevity such as its function as shown by the dominance of family vehicles, or because of a fondness of a timeless classic like the Chevrolet Corvette.” The Ford Expedition earned the prize of being the car owners hold onto for the longest period of time, with an average rate of nine years. The other SUVs included in the top-10 ranking are the Toyota Sequoia, the Chevrolet Suburban, the Toyota 4Runner and the Ford Explorer. “These vehicles tend to be family haulers, which means that parents are likely to keep them for longer than average and not replace them until a large family vehicle is no longer necessary,” said Ly in his statement. The only sports car to make the list was the Chevrolet Corvette, which ranked second. The only minivan, the Honda Odyssey, came in ranked tenth.)

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.