August 9 Morning Edition

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Don’t assume all women will cast a knee-jerk vote for Hillary Clinton – Diana Sroka Rickert, Writer, Illinois Policy Institute
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/commentary/ct-hillary-clinton-women-voters-perspec-0809-md-20160808-story.html
— Calling Donald Trump ‘crazy’ demeans those with mental illness – Patrick J. Kennedy, Co-author of “A Common Struggle: A Personal Journey Through the Past and Future of Mental Illness and Addiction,” Founder of The Kennedy Forum, and Former Democratic member of Congress
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/commentary/ct-donald-trump-crazy-mental-illness-20160808-story.html
— School supply giveaway Saturday in Park Forest – Jerry Shnay  (DIERSEN: My outstanding parents never had to seek charity; my critics/opponents have always used that to hint/imply/argue/shout that I was born with a silver spoon in my mouth and that I have always been privileged.  My father made enough money to pay the family’s bills by working in the office of a chemical plant in Chicago Heights and by working second jobs. He fought type 1 diabetes from age 14, was the first of his ancestors to earn a high school diploma, and never attended college. He did not buy a new car until he was 45 in 1967 and it was a bottom of the line 2-door Chevy with almost no options.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/daily-southtown/opinion/ct-sta-shnay-column-st-0811-20160808-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: How many of the many millions of those who are in America illegally will use their false identifications to vote for Democrats?
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/huppke/ct-north-carolina-voter-id-huppke-20160808-story.html

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— AS THE DEMOCRAT PARTY’S STRANGLEHOLD ON CHICAGO TIGHTENS: Poverty, desperation in Chicago – Jesse Jackson
http://chicago.suntimes.com/opinion/jesse-jackson-poverty-desperation-in-world-class-city/
— CPS vows ‘balanced’ $5.4B budget; CTU sees cuts, threatens strike – Stefano Esposito and Rosalind Rossi  (DIERSEN: During the 1980s and 1990s, the Democrats who ran GAO were more that happy to use Republican-lead budget cuts to get rid of the agency’s employees like me who were Republican, White, male, older, and/or non-veteran.  Were it not for those Republican-lead budget cuts, I might still be a GAO employee.)
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/cps-expected-to-release-2016-17-budget-later-monday/

 

DAILY HERALD
— Whatever they’re called, appointments reinforce ‘insider’ image of townships – Editorial  (DIERSEN: What do township officials and township employees think of you?  How do they treat you?  What do they say about you?  I should write a book about those past and present Milton Township officials and employees a) who blame me for all of their problems, b) who blame me for all of your problems, c) who blame me for all of my problems, and e) who blame me for all of everyone’s problems.  They blame me for all the defeats that Republicans have suffered in Illinois since 2000. They talk and act like they have been promised lots of money, a new home, a new car, a sweetheart job, a sweetheart contract, favorable legislation, and lots more if they succeed in stopping me from putting GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails together and sending them out. They work harder against me than they have ever worked against any Democrat.  They focus on destroying those like me who they cannot manipulate/dominate. They hint/imply/argue/shout that I am a religious hypocrite and even worse things.)
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20160808/discuss/160809123/

 

WGN TV
— Republican strategist Chris Robling and Democratic strategist Marj Halperin on latest in presidential race
http://wgntv.com/2016/08/08/republican-strategist-chris-robling-and-democratic-strategist-marj-halperin-on-latest-in-presidential-race/

 

CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD
— Clinton challenges Trump by saying she’ll attend all three debates  Trump publicly bemoaned debate schedule – Brian Stelter
http://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/clinton-challenges-trump-by-saying-shell-attend-all-three-debates

 

WSIL TV
— George P. Bush, Jeb’s son, urges Republicans to back Trump – AP
http://www.wsiltv.com/story/32710925/george-p-bush-jebs-son-urges-republicans-to-back-trump

 

QUINCY HERALD WHIG
— LaHood reiterates support for Trump, blasts government regulations – Matt Hopf
http://www.whig.com/20160809/lahood-reiterates-support-for-trump-blasts-government-regulations#

 

CANTON DAILY LEDGER
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Bill Knight pushes pot. If you push pot, you want to destroy America.
http://www.cantondailyledger.com/news/20160808/with-pot-decriminalization-time-to-free-prisoners-families

 

MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— Chris Christensen Edges Out Nancy Gonsiorek as Replacement for Nick Provenzano on County Board – Cal Skinner
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2016/08/08/chris-christensen-edges-out-nancy-gonsiorek-as-replacement-for-nick-provenzano-on-county-board/
— Mark Kirk Raises Cash in Crystal Lake – Cal Skinner
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2016/08/08/mark-kirk-raises-cash-in-crystal-lake/

 

CATHOLIC CITIZENS
— Taking on the Homosexual Movement – STEPHEN M. KRASON
http://catholiccitizens.org/views/67086/taking-homosexual-movement/

 

ILLINOIS MIRROR
— Media Coverage of Gov. Rauner, Pat Quinn and Term Limits Reveals Blatant Double Standard – Brittany Clingen
http://www.illinoismirror.com/media-coverage-of-gov-rauner-pat-quinn-and-term-limits-reveals-blatant-double-standard/

 

ILLINOIS LEAKS
— NIU – Business as usual in Illinois?
http://edgarcountywatchdogs.com/2016/08/niu-business-as-usual-in-illinois/

 

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— THORNER: CAN AMERICA’S DEBT GROWTH BE STOPPED?
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2016/08/thorner-can-americas-debt-growth-be-stopped.html

 

CAPITOL FAX
— DUCKWORTH v. KIRK: The race to the bottom continues
http://capitolfax.com/2016/08/09/the-race-to-the-bottom-continues/

 

GOPUSA
— Benghazi families sue Hillary for wrongful death and defamation
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=13543
— Jeb’s son breaks with Bush clan; supports Trump
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=13517

 

HOT AIR
— Orlando terrorist’s father endorses Hillary, on display at rally in Florida – LARRY O’CONNOR
http://hotair.com/archives/2016/08/09/orlando-terrorists-father-endorses-hillary-prominently-displayed-at-rally-in-florida/

 

NEWSMAX
— Many Black Pastors Break Law to Support Clinton From Pulpit – Brian Freeman
http://www.newsmax.com/Politics/black-pastors-support-hillary-protestant/2016/08/08/id/742629/
— Mike Huckabee: Don’t Trust Polls Saying Trump Is Tanking – Bill Hoffmann
http://www.newsmax.com/Headline/huckabee-trump-polls-trust/2016/08/08/id/742657/

 

CONSERVATIVE HQ
— Every policy that has failed Forgotten America is a policy supported by Hillary Clinton – George Rasley  (DIERSEN: Of course, needless-to-say, “Republican” anti-Trumps are far more critical Trump than they are critical of Clinton.)
http://www.conservativehq.com/node/23799

 

THE BLAZE
— Independent Candidate Evan McMullin: Trump is ‘Inhuman’ and ‘Doesn’t Respect’ the Military – Tre Goins-Phillips (DIERSEN: What do your critics/opponents say about you?  Based on how hard their operatives and their dupes work against me, my “Republican” critics/opponents must be saying extremely slanderous things about me.  My “Republican” critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois have always worked harder against me than they have ever worked against any Democrat. My “Republican” critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes are Democrat plants, Libertarian plants, Green plants, or RINOs.)
http://www.theblaze.com/stories/2016/08/08/independent-candidate-evan-mcmullin-trump-is-inhuman-and-doesnt-respect-the-military/

 

POLITICO
— America’s Mayors: ‘We’re Afraid For Our Police’  Two years after the unrest in Ferguson, America’s mayors have a newfound fear for their cities’ police officers. – Taylor Gee and Ben Wofford  (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly anti-Whites, anti-men, and anti-Republicans encourage minorities to harm police. What do say to mayors who promote anti-Whites, promote anti-males, and promote anti-Republicans?)
http://www.politico.com/magazine/story/2016/08/mayors-survey-police-shooting-law-enforcement-dallas-214152
— Fresh batch of Republicans defect to Clinton – Nolan D. McCaskill  (DIERSEN: From what I see, many, if not most of my “Republican” critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes are going to vote for Clinton.  My “Republican” critics/opponents a) reject planks in the Republican Party platform and work against those like me who support those planks, b) reject planks in the Illinois Republican Party platform and work against those like me who support those planks, c) reject the Milton Township Republican Central Committee resolution against video gambling and work against those like me who support that resolution, d) focus on destroying those like me who they cannot manipulate/dominate, e) were defendants in lawsuits that I have filed, f) are operatives for the aforesaid, and/or g) are dupes for the aforesaid and/or 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.politico.com/story/2016/08/lezlee-westine-endorses-clinton-226785

 

REUTERS
— A disenchanted Republican, fearing Trump, launches third-party run – GINGER GIBSON  (DIERSEN: Who wants you to be disenchanted?  The following want me to be disenchanted: those who a) reject planks in the Republican Party platform and work against those like me who support those planks, b) reject planks in the Illinois Republican Party platform and work against those like me who support those planks, c) reject the Milton Township Republican Central Committee resolution against video gambling and work against those like me who support that resolution, d) focus on destroying those like me who they cannot manipulate/dominate, e) were defendants in lawsuits that I have filed, f) are operatives for the aforesaid, and/or g) are dupes for the aforesaid and 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.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election-republicans-mcmullin-idUSKCN10J1IN

 

ASSOCIATED PRESS
— Donald Trump teases plan to tackle costs of child care  (DIERSEN: How rich were your parents? During the 1940s, 1950s, and 1960s, my father made enough money working in the office of a chemical plant and working second jobs a) that he could send my brother and me to Missouri Synod Lutheran grade schools and b) that my mother could stay home and raise my brother and me.  My critics/opponents have always used that to demonize me, to denigrate me, and to condemn me as having been born with a silver spoon in my mouth and as having always been privileged.)
http://www.nbc-2.com/story/32714710/donald-trump-teases-plan-to-tackle-costs-of-child-care

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— Donald Trump’s Diet: He’ll Have Fries With That  Mogul Broadcasts His Lowbrow Culinary Preferences – ASHLEY PARKER  (DIERSEN: How much money do/did you spend in restaurants?  I have always spent very little and even less since 1997 when my Democrats GAO superiors succeeded in forcing me to retire.)
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/08/09/us/politics/donald-trump-diet.html
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: DIERSEN HEADLINE: 50 Anti-Trump G.O.P. Officials Warn That “Donald Trump Would Put Nation’s Security at Risk.”  If you want to get on the front page of the New York Times, all you need to do is to say something bad about Trump and/or to say something bad about Trump’s supporters.
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/08/09/us/politics/national-security-gop-donald-trump.html
— The Great Affluence Fallacy – David Brooks  (DIERSEN: Overwhelmingly, operatives and dupes for my critics/opponents have severe financial problems.  They talk and act like they will do anything for money.)
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/08/09/opinion/the-great-affluence-fallacy.html?ref=opinion
(FROM THE ARTICLE: As we’ve gotten richer, we’ve used wealth to buy space: bigger homes, bigger yards, separate bedrooms, private cars, autonomous lifestyles. Each individual choice makes sense, but the overall atomizing trajectory sometimes seems to backfire. According to the World Health Organization, people in wealthy countries suffer depression by as much as eight times the rate as people in poor countries.)

 

LOS ANGELES TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say that Trump “tries to recover from blunders by sketching economic agenda.”
http://www.latimes.com/nation/politics/trailguide/la-na-trailguide-updates-trump-tries-to-recover-from-blunders-by-1470678866-htmlstory.html

 

USA TODAY
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: FRONT PAGE WITH COLOR PICTURE: Ever-increasingly, Democrats make it clear that they will get rid of you if you do not promote Islam.
http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/elections/2016/08/08/khans-blame-trump-growing-intolerance-toward-muslims/88417672/
http://www.usatoday.com/videos/news/politics/elections/2016/2016/08/08/88438678/

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Separating Donald Trump From Trumpism  Donald Trump the candidate and his mixture of attitudes and positions aren’t the same thing – GERALD F. SEIB  (DIERSEN: From what I see, the more of the following that you are, the harder that anti-Trumps work to get rid of you: Protestant, German national origin, conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owner, and your ancestors have been in America for a long time.  Who are the leading anti-Trumps in your precinct, in your municipality, in your township/ward, in your county, and in Illinois?  How hard are they working to get rid of you?)
http://www.wsj.com/articles/separating-donald-trump-from-trumpism-1470678372
— Hillary Clinton Says Donald Trump Embracing ‘Tired’ Economic Plans – PETER NICHOLAS
http://blogs.wsj.com/washwire/2016/08/08/hillary-clinton-attacks-donald-trump-over-contractor-payment-disputes/
— FRONT PAGE: Are Negative Rates Backfiring? Here’s Some Early Evidence – GEORGI KANTCHEV, CHRISTOPHER WHITTALL and MIHO INADA (DIERSEN: For many years now, the Democrats who run the federal government have kept interest rates far below inflation.  Consequently, the buying power of your savings is rapidly going down. That is one reason why I took money out of savings to buy a new 2016 Ford Mustang earlier this year.)
http://www.wsj.com/articles/are-negative-rates-backfiring-heres-some-early-evidence-1470677642

 

MONEY MAGAZINE
— Trump Is Worth $4.5 Billion, According to a New Report – Alicia Adamczyk (DIERSEN: When I was 29 years old, in a 4-page article in its February 1978 issue, Money Magazine put my net worth at $53,950.  Of course, needless-to-say, my Democrat IRS superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates used that to demonize me, to denigrate me, and to condemn me as being undeservedly filthy rich.)
http://time.com/money/4443573/donald-trump-is-worth-4-5-billion/

 

VANITY FAIR
— HIGH-PROFILE REPUBLICANS ARE ABANDONING DONALD TRUMP IN DROVES – TINA NGUYEN  (DIERSEN: Do you claim to be a Republican?  Do you want to become “high profile?”  All you need to do is to demonize, denigrate, and condemn Trump and/or Trump’s supporters.)
http://www.vanityfair.com/news/2016/08/republicans-abandon-donald-trump-susan-collins

 

SALON
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Democrats side with foreign countries and with their citizens AGAINST America and AGAINST its citizens.
http://www.salon.com/2016/08/08/u-n-expert-warns-racism-police-threaten-civil-rights-in-u-s-slams-biased-justice-system/

 

TELEGRAPH
— The world’s first website went online 25 years ago – Cara McGoogan  (DIERSEN: What were you doing 25 years ago?  I worked for GAO on audits of federal financial industry regulators.)
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/2016/08/06/the-worlds-first-website-went-online-25-years-ago-today/

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.