August 8 Evening Edition

ABC7
— Illinois GOP says school funding bill may be unconstitutional if veto overridden – Craig Wall
http://abc7chicago.com/education/il-gop-school-funding-bill-may-be-unconstitutional-if-veto-overridden/2287447/

 

CBS2
— Legislators Quit In Frustration After Budget Battle
http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2017/08/08/legislators-quit-in-frustration-after-budget-battle/

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Senate back in Springfield Sunday, gearing up for veto override – Tina Sfondeles
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/senate-back-in-springfield-sunday-gearing-up-for-veto-override/
— Emails show Rahm used sanctuary city issue to bolster national image – Fran Spielman
http://chicago.suntimes.com/chicago-politics/emails-show-rahm-used-sanctuary-city-issue-to-bolster-national-image/

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Officials report ‘significant error’ in analysis of Rauner’s school plan – Rick Pearson and Monique Garcia
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-bruce-rauner-school-funding-met-0809-20170808-story.html
— Evanston mayor to wait on diversity study before making library board picks – Genevieve Bookwalter  (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.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/evanston/news/ct-evr-evanston-library-board-appointments-tl-0810-20170808-story.html
— Fired Googler faces headwinds making legal case he’s the victim – Josh Eidelson and Jordyn Holman  (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always promoted patronage, rejected civil service protections, and rejected the Rutan decision (http://www.nytimes.com/1996/03/13/us/seeking-return-to-ways-of-patronage-in-politics.html), so therefore, they side with my Democrat superiors in federal government against me. Because I have always been a Republican, were it not for federal civil service protections, a) the Post Office would NOT have hired me in 1966 or let me work there for almost 3 years, b) IRS would NOT have hired me in 1971 or let me work there for almost 9 years, c) IRS would NOT have promoted me in 1972, 1973, or 1974, d) GAO would NOT have hired me in 1980 or let me work there for almost 18 years, and e) GAO would NOT have promoted me in 1986.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/bluesky/originals/ct-james-damore-fired-googler-20170808-story.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: But unlike government employees, who have some free speech protections, private employees in the U.S. have little legal recourse if companies choose to retaliate for things they say at work or at home. In fact, most non-union private sector employees can be fired for almost any reason — or no reason at all. “Any claim that [Damore] brings will have only a negligible chance at success,” said law professor Paul Secunda, who directs the labor and employment law program at Marquette University. What’s more, firing Damore may have kept Google on the right side of the law, if the company or its employees felt that the memo had created a work environment that was hostile to women. Adam Galinsky, chair of management at Columbia Business School, said companies may have a legitimate reason for firing someone for expressing views that disrupt the professional environment. “I think that the firing was the appropriate response here,” Galinsky said. “I think if they didn’t fire the employee it would have created a lot of internal unrest among the women who work at Google.” In his defense, Damore could claim under the Civil Rights Act that he was fired for being male or for speaking out against anti-male discrimination, but Google could counter that it actually fired him for the attitudes he expressed about women, which aren’t protected. “He would have to show that if a woman had made similar comments about women’s superiority for jobs, that woman in a similar situation would not have been terminated,” , said Shannon Farmer, a partner at Ballard Spahr who represents employers. “That’s probably a hard thing to prove.” On Monday, Google CEO Sundar Pichai sent a note to employees that said portions of Damore’s memo “violate our Code of Conduct and cross the line by advancing harmful gender stereotypes in our workplace.” He didn’t say if the company was taking action against the employee. A Google representative, asked about the dismissal, referred to Pichai’s memo.)
— Preckwinkle ends bid to win $17 million from retailers in pop tax case – Hal Dardick
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-cook-county-pop-tax-lawsuit-met-0809-20170808-story.html
— New ranking puts Naperville at No. 41 on ‘safest city’ list – Bill Bird  (DIERSEN: Wheaton ranked 6th.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/naperville-sun/crime/ct-nvs-naperville-safe-city-ranking-st-0809-20170808-story.html
— Rep. Olsen Seeks Input Through Legislative Survey
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/bolingbrook-plainfield/community/chi-ugc-article-rep-olsen-seeks-input-through-legislative-su-2017-08-08-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Trump says “Trump’s affirmative action attack could halt educational experimentation.” 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.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/commentary/ct-perspec-schools-0801-md-20170808-story.html
— Wisconsin wouldn’t break even on Foxconn incentives for 25 years, analysis shows – AP
http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/ct-wisconsin-foxconn-tax-incentives-20170808-story.html

 

DAILY HERALD
— Suburban educators develop guidelines on teaching about religion – Marie Wilson  (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats promote Islam.  Islam is more like a political party or a country without borders than a religion.)
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20170808/suburban-educators-develop-guidelines-on-teaching-about-religion
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Trump has escaped Washington, just don’t call it a vacation.”
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20170808/trump-has-escaped-washington-just-dont-call-it-a-vacation
— DuPage sheriff asked to consider patrol changes – Robert Sanchez
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20170808/dupage-sheriff-asked-to-consider-patrol-changes

 

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— 5 towns (Lake Bluff, Lake Forest, Oak Brook, Burr Ridge, and Hinsdale) where a lot of listings are going stale – DENNIS RODKIN
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/realestate/20170808/CRED0701/170809877/5-towns-where-a-lot-of-listings-are-going-stale
— McDonald’s plans to nearly double restaurants in China – AP
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20170808/NEWS07/170809868/mcdonalds-plans-to-nearly-double-restaurants-in-china
— Baby boomers who won’t sell are dominating the housing market – Bloomberg  (DIERSEN: Who wants you to sell?  Members of the following groups want my wife and I to sell: 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. How many members of the aforesaid groups live in your precinct, in your municipality, in your township/ward, in your county, and in Illinois?)
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/realestate/20170808/CRED0701/170809876/baby-boomers-who-wont-sell-are-dominating-the-housing-market
— Americans are dying younger, saving corporations billions – Bloomberg  (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes would stress that each year that I live costs the Civil Service Retirement System $50,856 for my pension, the federal government $17,288 for my and my wife’s health, dental, and vision subsidy, and Social Security $2,028.)
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20170808/NEWS03/170809874/americans-are-dying-younger-saving-corporations-billions

 

CHAMPAIGN/URBANA NEWS GAZETTE
— State Rep. Scott Drury: Lonely voice in the wilderness – Editorial
http://www.news-gazette.com/opinion/editorials/2017-08-08/lonely-voice-wilderness.html

 

PEORIA JOURNAL STAR
— Governor’s amendatory veto of SB1 looking like a dud for Peoria – Editorial
http://www.pjstar.com/opinion/20170808/editorial-governors-amendatory-veto-of-sb1-looking-like-dud-for-peoria

 

PEORIA PUBLIC RADIO
— GOP Lawmaker David Harris Urges Rauner To Resolve Bill Backlog with Bonds – BRIAN MACKEY
http://peoriapublicradio.org/post/gop-lawmaker-urges-rauner-resolve-bill-backlog-bonds#stream/0

 

ILLINOIS HOMEPAGE
— Accommodating breastfeeding teen moms in school – Emilee Fannon
http://www.illinoishomepage.net/news/capitol-news/accommodating-breastfeeding-teen-moms-in-school/785465450

 

UPSTREAM IDEAS
— Fighting Cultural Colonization
http://upstream-ideas.com/upstream-ideas/ideas/fighting-cultural-colonization
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Representative Jeanne Ives is taking heat for standing up to cultural bullies in our schools. Tiny Dancer sues the federal government for trying to make him follow federal law. Will Gov. Rauner follow suit and sign sanctuary state legislation? No action on K-12 school funding this week as IL Senate Democrats are out of town for the coronation of one of their own. Pope Francis calls it “terrible” that children are taught they can choose their gender. Don’t tell Chicago Tribune’s Kim Janssen who identifies as a “reporter.” Dan & Amy covered education funding, sanctuary cities, and Illinois politics with State Representative Jeanne Ives.)

 

TERI OBRIEN
— IL Governor Bruce Rauner, Really? Planning to Sign Bill Making State a “Sanctuary?”  (DIERSEN: Those individuals, organizations, companies, governments, countries, etc. that want Rauner to sign the bill a) want Rauner and all Republicans in Illinois to be defeated and b) 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.)
http://teriobrien.com/il-governor-bruce-rauner-really-planning-to-sign-bill-making-state-a-sanctuary/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Is it true? Why would he do such a harmful, and destructive thing. Here’s what happened when I called both of his offices, the one in Springfield and the one in Chicago on Monday, August 7, 2017.)

 

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— GARLEWICZ: STOP THE WAR ON ILLINOIS’ ENTRY-LEVEL EMPLOYEES AND VETO $15 MINIMUM WAGE
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2017/08/garlewicz-stop-the-war-on-illinois-entry-level-employees-and-veto-15-minimum-wage.html
— ‘FAIR’ WEALTH SURCHARGES – COMING SOON TO ILLINOIS?  (DIERSEN: My Democrat superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates in the federal government always hinted/implied/argued/shouted that it unfair to Democrats, to minorities, to females, to younger people, to veterans, and to people who had less money than I had a) that the Post Office hired me in 1966 and let me work there for almost 3 years, b) that IRS hired me in 1971 and let me work there for almost 9 years, c) that IRS promoted me in 1972, 1973, and 1974, d) that GAO hired me in 1980 and let me work there for almost 18 years, and d) that GAO promoted me in 1986.)
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2017/08/fair-wealth-surcharges-coming-soon-to-illinois.html

 

GOPUSA
— Facebook declares jihad on anti-jihad content  (DIERSEN: What percent of Facebook employees 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?)
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=28360
— Message to UAW: What part of ‘no’ don’t you understand?  (DIERSEN: GAO did not unionize until 2007.  If GAO had been unionized since 1980, my Democrat GAO would not have been able to a) force me to retire in 1997 when I was 49 years old, b) always rank me in the bottom half of my coworkers for pay-for-performance purposes, c) not promote me beyond GS-13, d) keep me off audits of IRS for all but 3 of the almost 18 years that I worked for GAO, or e) force me to take an $18,847 pay cut in today’s dollars to transfer from IRS to GAO in 1980.)
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=28337
— Illinois Liberals Get Holiday to Celebrate Their Messiah — Barack Obama  (DIERSEN: What do you say to Democrat plant, Libertarian plant, Green plant, and RINO activists, candidates, elected officials, party leaders, major donors, political consultants, etc. in Illinois who are far closer to Obama than they are to Trump?)
http://www.gopusa.com/illinois-liberals-get-holiday-to-celebrate-their-messiah-barack-obama/

 

BREITBART
— More Than 1.1 Million Fewer Americans on Food Stamps Under Trump – Katherine Rodriguez
http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2017/08/07/1-1-million-fewer-americans-food-stamps-trump/
— OUTRAGEOUS: Jeff Flake: GOP Should Embrace Pro-Amnesty ‘Autopsy’ Report – TONY LEE7
http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2017/08/07/jeff-flake-republicans-should-embrace-pro-amnesty-autopsy-report/
— NYPD Steps Up Boycott of Dunkin’ Donuts After Cops Refused Service – EN KEW
http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2017/08/07/nypd-steps-up-boycott-of-dunkin-donuts-after-cops-refused-service/
— Google Fires Viewpoint Diversity Manifesto Author James Damore – CHARLIE NASH
http://www.breitbart.com/tech/2017/08/07/google-fires-viewpoint-diversity-manifesto-author-james-damore/

 

DAILY CALLER
— Google CEO Right After Firing Engineer: ‘People Must Be Free To Express Dissent’ – Eric Lieberman  (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always promoted patronage, rejected civil service protections, and rejected the Rutan decision (
http://www.nytimes.com/1996/03/13/us/seeking-return-to-ways-of-patronage-in-politics.html), so therefore, they side with my Democrat superiors in federal government against me. Because I have always been a Republican, were it not for federal civil service protections, a) the Post Office would NOT have hired me in 1966 or let me work there for almost 3 years, b) IRS would NOT have hired me in 1971 or let me work there for almost 9 years, c) IRS would NOT have promoted me in 1972, 1973, or 1974, d) GAO would NOT have hired me in 1980 or let me work there for almost 18 years, and e) GAO would NOT have promoted me in 1986.)
http://dailycaller.com/2017/08/08/google-ceo-right-after-firing-engineer-people-must-be-free-to-express-dissent/

 

TPM
— Report: Trump Receives ‘Propaganda Document’ That’s Only Good News – MATT SHUHAM  (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents want to stop me from putting together and sending out GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails. But failing that, the want me to include links in the emails only to articles that make them look good.)
http://talkingpointsmemo.com/livewire/white-house-propaganda-document-full-of-strong-trump-photos

 

CONSERVATIVE REPUBLICAN NEWS
— SILICON VALLEY ROBBER BARONS ARE USING GOVERNMENT AS A WEAPON AGAINST US – Kent Kellar
http://conservativerepublicannews.com/2017/08/08/silicon-valley-robber-barons-are-using-government-as-a-weapon-against-us/

 

NEW AMERICAN
— What Will Barack Obama Day in Illinois Celebrate? – Steve Byas (DIERSEN: What do you say to Democrat plant, Libertarian plant, Green plant, and RINO activists, candidates, elected officials, party leaders, major donors, political consultants, etc. in Illinois who are far closer to Obama than they are to Trump?)
https://www.thenewamerican.com/usnews/item/26662-what-will-barack-obama-day-in-illinois-celebrate

 

NATIONAL REVIEW
— The Case for Diversity in Immigration  It’s an effective way of preventing ethnic ghettoes from forming. – MAX BLOOM (DIERSEN: Democrats used to promote integration, but now they promote segregation.)
http://www.nationalreview.com/article/450229/skills-diversity-immigration-policy-should-pursue-both

 

WEEKLY STANDARD
— RNC Chairwoman Warns GOP Critics of Trump  Ronna Romney McDaniel highlights those who abandoned Trump in 2016, ignores those who did the same and won. – BENJAMIN PARKER  (DIERSEN: Who are the leading GOP critics of Trump in your precinct, in your municipality, in your township/ward, in your county, and in Illinois?  Which individuals, organizations, companies, etc. do they focus on destroying?)
http://www.weeklystandard.com/rnc-chairwoman-warns-gop-critics-of-trump/article/2009204

 

THE HILL
— CNN’s Zeleny: Leaderless Democrats ‘in complete disrepair and disarray’ – JOE CONCHA
http://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/345774-cnns-zeleny-leaderless-democrats-in-complete-disrepair-and-disarray
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Signs of trouble emerge in Trump’s base.”
http://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/345662-the-memo-signs-of-trouble-emerge-in-trumps-base

 

CNN
— Democratic Socialists are taking themselves seriously. Should Democrats? – Greg Krieg  (DIERSEN: How many in your precinct, in your municipality, in your township/ward, in your county, in Illinois, and in America believe that they would be better off under socialism? How many of the aforesaid 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?)
http://www.cnn.com/2017/08/08/politics/democratic-socialists-of-america-convention-2017/index.html

 

CNBC
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: This Harvard MBA grad is building a luxury weed business — ‘the Hermès of cannabis’ — that he expects to bring in $50 million a year – Catherine Clifford  (DIERSEN: If you promote pot, you promote destruction.)
https://www.cnbc.com/2017/08/07/this-harvard-mba-grad-is-building-a-luxury-weed-business.html

 

AOL NEWS
— Malia Obama carted out of Lollapalooza after night of dancing
https://www.aol.com/article/news/2017/08/08/watch-malia-obama-carted-out-of-lollapalooza-after-night-of-dancing/23070855/
— Jeff Sessions slams Rahm Emanuel for promoting ‘lawlessness’ with sanctuary lawsuit – CHRISTINA GREGG
https://www.aol.com/article/news/2017/08/08/jeff-sessions-slams-rahm-emanuel-for-promoting-lawlessness-with-sanctuary-lawsuit/23070687/

 

CBS NEW YORK
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps a) side with citizens of foreign countries who are in America illegally and b) side against citizens of America.
http://newyork.cbslocal.com/2017/08/08/study-illegal-millennials-dream-act-mental-distress/

 

LOS ANGELES TIMES
— The ‘left bias’ of Google, where 70% of employees are male, comes under attack – Editorial
http://www.latimes.com/opinion/editorials/la-ed-google-diversity-bias-20170808-story.html

 

BOSTON HERALD
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Pot lobby flashed cash to tweak law  At least $300G – but total likely much higher – Matt Stout (DIERSEN: If you promote pot, you promote destruction.)
http://www.bostonherald.com/news/local_politics/2017/08/pot_lobby_flashed_cash_to_tweak_law

 

NEWS & OBSERVER
— Affirmative Action levels the playing field – NIKITRA BAILEY (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.newsobserver.com/opinion/op-ed/article166131932.html

 

ATLANTIC
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps and anti-Republicans say “Trump Is Losing His Battle With the Republican Party.”
https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2017/08/trump-venn-diagram/536034/

 

FORTUNE
— Fired Google Employee Wants to Sue—and He May Have a Case – Jeff John Roberts
http://fortune.com/2017/08/08/google-memo-legal/

 

FED SMITH
— It’s Time to Reform Federal Labor Relations – Bob Gilson (DIERSEN: GAO did not unionize until 2007.  If GAO had been unionized since 1980, my Democrat GAO would not have been able to a) force me to retire in 1997 when I was 49 years old, b) always rank me in the bottom half of my coworkers for pay-for-performance purposes, c) not promote me beyond GS-13, d) keep me off audits of IRS for all but 3 of the almost 18 years that I worked for GAO, or e) force me to take an $18,847 pay cut in today’s dollars to transfer from IRS to GAO in 1980.)
https://www.fedsmith.com/2017/08/08/its-time-reform-federal-labor-relations/

 

ZILLOW
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https://www.zillow.com/homes/for_sale/Wheaton-IL/pmf,pf_pt/4447899_zpid/15894_rid/

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.