August 7 Evening Edition

NBC5
— Sessions Blasts Chicago Legal Action  “The City of Chicago will continue to stand up to President Trump,” Mayor Rahm Emanuel said in a statement
http://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/Sessions-Blasts-Chicago-Legal-Action–439080943.html

 

CBS2
— Chicago’s Overtime Costs ‘Out Of Control’
http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2017/08/07/chicagos-overtime-costs-out-of-control/
— Nearly 1,000 CPS Layoffs Announced
http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2017/08/07/nearly-1000-cps-layoffs-announced/

 

FOX NEWS CHICAGO
— Chicago sues over sanctuary city threat; Sessions fires back
http://www.fox32chicago.com/news/local/272355089-story
— Rauner rejects Democrats’ call to borrow for bill backlog – AP
http://www.fox32chicago.com/politics/272467735-story

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— As Emanuel sues Trump Justice Department, immigrant sanctuary debate comes to fore – Hal Dardick
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-rahm-emanuel-donald-trump-lawsuit-met-0808-2-20170807-story.html
— Rauner shouldn’t delay borrowing money to pay Illinois’ bills, comptroller says – Monique Garcia
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-bruce-rauner-susana-mendoza-met-0808-20170807-story.html
— New chief of staff Kelly moves quickly to tame Trump’s tweets – Jennifer Jacobs, Margaret Talev and Justin Sink  (DIERSEN: Who wants to tame your tweets and why, that is, who wants to shut you up and why?
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/politics/ct-chief-of-staff-kelly-trump-tweets-20170807-story.html
— Some Lake County school districts look to reserves to navigate latest financial uncertainty – Phil Rockrohr
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/lake-zurich/news/ct-lsr-state-education-funding-tl-0810-20170807-story.html
— President Trump, who got five draft deferments, again attacks Sen. Blumenthal’s military record – Noah Bierman  (DIERSEN: Did you avoid the draft?  If I sought a government office or a political office, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes would shout that I got student draft deferments 1966-1970 and a financial hardship draft deferment 1970-1971. My Democrat superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates in the federal government always stressed to my superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates who were veterans that I avoided the draft. All during the almost 30 years that I worked for the federal government, many, most, and at times, virtually all of my superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates were veterans.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/politics/ct-trump-attack-senator-twitter-20170807-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Democrats promote LGBTQ activity.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/lifestyles/ct-life-belmont-rocks-0820-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly anti-Trumps a) glorify and praise illegals and b) demonize, denigrate, and condemn those who are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/editorials/ct-sanctuary-chicago-lawsuit-sessions-edit-20170807-story.html
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/columnists/glanton/ct-trump-sanctuary-city-glanton-met-0808-20170807-column.html
— Medical pot shops hold public expo, complete with cooking demos, to reduce stigma of product – Dan Lambert  (DIERSEN: If you promote pot, you promote destruction.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/mundelein/news/ct-vhr-medical-marijuana-expo-tl-0810-20170807-story.html

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— After Rahm sues feds, A.G. Jeff Sessions blisters ‘lawless’ Chicago – Lynn Sweet and Jon Seidel
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/chicagos-promised-lawsuit-against-trump-administration-is-a-reality/
— Chance the Rapper digs at pols over education funding  (DIERSEN: Who digs at you? I should write a book about those who dig at me.)
http://chicago.suntimes.com/chicago-politics/chance-the-rapper-digs-at-pols-over-education-funding/
— A fresh attempt at cutting a deal on Illinois education – Madeleine Doubek
http://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/doubek-a-fresh-attempt-at-cutting-a-deal-on-illinois-education/
— Republicans don’t want nobody Dems (might have) sent – Mark Brown
http://chicago.suntimes.com/chicago-politics/brown-republicans-dont-want-nobody-dems-might-have-sent/
— Trump trains his sights on affirmative action – Jesse Jackson  (DIERSEN: Democrats use Affirmative Action, Diversity, and Inclusion to get rid of Republicans and especially Republicans who are White, male, older, and/or non-veteran.)
http://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/jackson-trump-trains-his-sights-on-affirmative-action/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly anti-Trumps a) glorify and praise illegals and b) demonize, denigrate, and condemn those who are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.
http://chicago.suntimes.com/opinion/editorial-wheres-the-crime-in-wanting-to-work/

 

DAILY HERALD
— Rauner appoints former Rep. Senger of Naperville as a deputy chief of staff – Katie Smith
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20170807/rauner-appoints-former-rep-senger-of-naperville-as-a-deputy-chief-of-staff
— How Wheeling says a resident cost taxpayers $144,000 – Chacour Koop
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20170807/how-wheeling-says-a-resident-cost-taxpayers-144000
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Trump looks to loyal voters as support slips, agenda stalls.”
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20170807/news/308079891/
— Mid-Year Review Shows Continued Strong Economic Indicators for DuPage County – Choose DuPage
http://www.dailyherald.com/submitted/20170807/mid-year-review-shows-continued-strong-economic-indicators-for-dupage-county

 

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Here’s the next step in the city’s sanctuary city lawsuit – AP
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20170807/NEWS02/170809894/heres-the-next-step-in-the-citys-sanctuary-city-lawsuit
— All these Democrats think they can unseat Roskam – GREG HINZ
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20170807/BLOGS02/170809891/all-these-democrats-think-they-can-unseat-roskam

 

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Hunger on campus is a real problem with real solutions – Esther Cepeda  (DIERSEN: Were you hungry when you earned your bachelor’s degree? My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes would stress that while I attended UIC 1966-1968, I owned a 1966 Pontiac Tempest Sprint and then a 1968 Oldsmobile 442. They would stress that while I earned my bachelor’s degree from NIU 1969-1970, I owned a 1969 Dodge Charger SE and that I lived in the University Plaza Dormitory (
https://www.uplaza.com/) in DeKalb and then Lincolnshire West Apartments (http://www.lincolnshirewest-apts.com/) in DeKalb. My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes would use the aforesaid to paint me as having always been undeservedly filthy rich.)
http://www.sj-r.com/opinion/20170806/esther-cepeda-hunger-on-campus-is-real-problem-with-real-solutions

 

MORNING ANSWER CHICAGO
— Illinois State Representative Jeanne Ives
http://morninganswerchicago.com/2017/08/07/illinois-state-representative-jeanne-ives/

 

CHICAGOIST
— Chicago Just Hosted The Largest Democratic Socialists Convention In Years
http://chicagoist.com/2017/08/07/chicago_dsa_convention_helps_build.php

 

CHICAGO NOW
— The Southern Poverty Law Center is a hate group – Dennis Byrne
http://www.chicagonow.com/dennis-byrnes-barbershop/2017/08/the-southern-poverty-law-center-is-a-hate-group/

 

CHICAGO CITY WIRE
— State legislators deemed indifferent to business woes – Hoang Tran  (DIERSEN: What are your woes and who is indifferent to them.)
http://chicagocitywire.com/stories/511174568-state-legislators-deemed-indifferent-to-business-woes

 

DUPAGE POLICY JOURNAL
— DuPage GOP maintains pivotal role in state government, local chairman says – Caitlin Nordahl
http://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/511174602-dupage-gop-maintains-pivotal-role-in-state-government-local-chairman-says
— Ives declares schools will open despite Madigan tactics – Hoang Tran
http://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/511174785-ives-declares-schools-will-open-despite-madigan-tactics

 

SOUTHWEST ILLINOIS NEWS
— Righter hails Rauner veto of school funding bill as making things fair – Caitlin Nordahl
http://seillinoisnews.com/stories/511174769-righter-hails-rauner-veto-of-school-funding-bill-as-making-things-fair

 

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— ANTI-TAX HIKE SCHOOL BOARD MEMBER JEANETTE WARD EYES FORTNER’S SOON-VACANT SEAT
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2017/08/anti-tax-hike-school-board-member-eyes-fortners-soon-vacant-seat.html

 

WORLD NET DAILY
— PAINFUL TRUTH ABOUT INJUSTICE OF AFFIRMATIVE ACTION  Rita Dunaway applauds attorney general’s plan to curb nefarious practice  (DIERSEN: Democrats use Affirmative Action, Diversity, and Inclusion to get rid of Republicans and especially Republicans who are White, male, older, and/or non-veteran.)
http://www.wnd.com/2017/08/painful-truth-about-injustice-of-affirmative-action/

 

LIFE SITE NEWS
— Liberal media slams politician (Jeanne Ives) for sharing article critical of transgenderism – Laurie Higgins
https://www.lifesitenews.com/opinion/state-legislator-links-to-article-on-transgenderism-in-schools-and-gets-unn

 

BREITBART
— Trump Immigration Crackdown Leads to Higher Construction Wages (DIERSEN: Individuals, organizations, and companies that want cheap labor have always worked very hard against me.  They know that I was a union member for almost 12 years.)
http://www.breitbart.com/texas/2017/08/06/trump-immigration-crackdown-leads-higher-construction-wages/

 

DAILY CALLER
— Rahm Using Sanctuary City Lawsuit Against Trump To Distract From $55 Million Scandal – William J. Kelly
http://dailycaller.com/2017/08/07/rahm-using-sanctuary-city-lawsuit-against-trump-to-distract-from-55-million-scandal/
— Flake Picks Immigrants Over GOP Voters – Scott Greer
http://dailycaller.com/2017/08/07/flake-picks-immigrants-over-gop-voters/

 

GOPUSA
— Paul Ryan catches heat in home district – JOHN BINDER
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=28306

 

CONSERVATIVE REPUBLICAN NEWS
— PUTTING AMERICANS FIRST – Kent Kellar
http://conservativerepublicannews.com/2017/08/07/putting-americans-first/

 

NATIONAL REVIEW
— How Much Should Society Stigmatize Marijuana? – MAX BLOOM (DIERSEN: If you promote pot, you promote destruction.)
http://www.nationalreview.com/article/450177/marijuana-academic-performance-study-highlights-legalizations-costs

 

CNN
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Trump at 200 days: Declining approval amid widespread mistrust.”
http://www.cnn.com/2017/08/07/politics/poll-trump-approval-down-amid-distrust/index.html

 

REUTERS
— Illinois governor stalls bond sales for other options to pay bills
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-illinois-bonds-idUSKBN1AN1ID

 

LOS ANGELES TIMES
— Google VP responds to employee memo on women: ‘Diversity and inclusion are critical to our success’ – AP  (DIERSEN: Democrats use Affirmative Action, Diversity, and Inclusion to not hire, to not promote, and to get rid of Republicans, Whites, men, older people, and non-veterans.)
http://www.latimes.com/business/technology/la-fi-tn-google-memo-20170807-story.html

 

U.S. NEWS & WORLD REPORT
— Rauner Rejects Democrats’ Call to Borrow for Bill Backlog  Gov. Bruce Rauner rebuffed Democrats’ calls Monday to borrow more money to take a chunk out of a $14.4 billion pile of overdue bills. – AP
https://www.usnews.com/news/best-states/illinois/articles/2017-08-07/rauner-rejects-democrats-call-to-borrow-for-bill-backlog

 

TIME MAGAZINE
— Find Out If President Trump Would Let You Immigrate to America – Lisa Marie Segarra and David Johnson  (DIERSEN: Do you qualify? I do not. 30 points are needed and I only have 18 points because a) I am over 50 years old, b) my three master’s degrees are not in science, technology, or engineering, c) I do not have a job offer, d) I do not have a Nobel Prize or major international award, e) I have not won an Olympic medal in the past 8 years, and f) I do not plan on investing money in the U.S. with foreign currency.)
http://time.com/4887574/trump-raise-act-immigration/

 

FORBES
— 10 Cars Owners Keep 10 Years Or More – Jim Gorzelany (DIERSEN: I have owned my 1972 Chevy Corvette since October 14, 1971.  I have owned my 1996 Ford Thunderbird LX since 1995.)
http://www3.forbes.com/business/10-cars-owners-keep-10-years-or-more/

 

FED SMITH
— How Do You Take Away a Benefit That’s Already Been Paid For? – John Grobe
https://www.fedsmith.com/2017/08/07/take-away-benefit-thats-already-paid/

 

CATO
— 90 Percent of Businesses Don’t Use E-Verify—Especially Small Businesses – DAVID BIER  (DIERSEN: Employers that do not use E-Verify shout that they want cheap labor and that they are anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.)
https://www.cato.org/blog/90-percent-businesses-dont-use-e-verify-especially-small-businesses
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Employers that do not use E-Verify shout that they want cheap labor and that they are anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.
https://www.cato.org/blog/legal-workforce-act-would-delay-or-cost-17-million-jobs-us-citizens-legal-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.