July 22 Morning Edition

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD WITH BIG COLOR PICTURE IN THE NAPERVILLE SUN: DIERSEN HEADLINE: In a front page top of fold editorial with a big color picture unethically made to look like a news article, anti-Trumps promote anti-Trumps.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/naperville-sun/news/ct-nvs-riverwalk-meeting-election-peck-st-0722-story.html

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Trump says “If Trump is going to attack Chicago, he could at least pay his taxes on time.”
https://chicago.suntimes.com/opinion/donald-trump-late-taxes-demeans-chicago/

 

DAILY HERALD
— Food-stamp use is still at recession-era levels despite job gains – Bloomberg
http://www.dailyherald.com/business/20180722/food-stamp-use-is-still-at-recession-era-levels-despite-job-gains

 

DEKALB DAILY CHRONICLE
— New rep discusses vision for district, Illinois Keicher says he will work to encourage innovation, spend public funds wisely – CHRISTOPHER HEIMERMAN
http://www.daily-chronicle.com/2018/07/20/new-rep-discusses-vision-for-district-illinois/ag8urlk/

 

CHAMPAIGN/URBANA NEWS GAZETTE
— Vermilion board chairman Mike Marron chosen to fill out Hays’ term in Illinois House – Michael Kiser
http://www.news-gazette.com/news/local/2018-07-19/vermilion-board-chairman-chosen-fill-out-hays-term-illinois-house.html

 

WAND
— Governor Rauner signs new legislation to protect vulnerable workers – AP (DIERSEN: The federal government a) considers its employees who are Democrat, minority, female, younger, and/or veteran to be vulnerable and b) protects them from its employees who are Republican, White, male, older, and/or non-veteran.)
http://www.wandtv.com/story/38698976/rauner-signs-new-legislation-to-protect-vulnerable-workers

 

WJBC
— GOP picks new candidate for McLean County Board seat – Howard Packowitz
http://www.wjbc.com/2018/07/21/gop-picks-new-candidate-for-mclean-county-board-seat/

 

BLAZE
— Yale law professor advocates for hiding illegal immigrants from ICE, calls it ‘civil disobedience’ – Teri Webster (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats side with foreign countries and their citizens against America and against its citizens.)
https://www.theblaze.com/news/2018/07/21/yale-law-professor-advocates-for-hiding-illegal-immigrants-from-ice-calls-it-civil-disobedience

 

IMMIGRATION REFORM
— Powerful Ag Group Once Again Standing in the Way of Mandatory E-Verify – RJ HAUMAN
https://immigrationreform.com/2018/07/21/powerful-ag-group-once-again-standing-in-the-way-of-mandatory-e-verify/

 

ONE NEWS NOW
— ICE nabs dozens of criminal aliens in NJ sanctuary city – Michael F. Haverluck
https://www.onenewsnow.com/national-security/2018/07/21/ice-nabs-dozens-of-criminal-aliens-in-nj-sanctuary-city

 

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Liberal states move to enshrine abortion rights in fear of Supreme Court overturning Roe v. Wade – Kimberly Leonard
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/policy/healthcare/liberal-states-move-to-enshrine-abortion-rights-in-fear-of-supreme-court-overturning-roe-v-wade
— How this suburban Republican is preparing to survive a blue wave – David M. Drucker
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/campaigns/how-this-suburban-republican-is-preparing-to-survive-a-blue-wave

 

THE HILL
— Republican staffers face insults on dating apps – MORGAN GSTALTER (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps paint themselves as being insulting.)
http://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/news/398214-republican-staffers-complain-about-facing-insults-on-dating
— Trump ramps up scrutiny of legal immigrants – LYDIA WHEELER
http://thehill.com/homenews/administration/398116-trump-ramps-up-scrutiny-of-legal-immigrants

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— LGBT Advocates Fear Kavanaugh’s Votes on Gay-Rights Issues – AP
https://www.nytimes.com/aponline/2018/07/19/us/politics/ap-us-kavanaugh-gay-rights.html
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: There Is a Revolution on the Left. Democrats Are Bracing. – Alexander Burns (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, members of the following groups are increasing their domination of the Democrat Party: anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/07/21/us/politics/democratic-party-midterms.html
— A Buyout Offer Sounds Tempting but Risky – Rob Walker (DIERSEN: Employers offer buyouts to their employees who they want to get rid of. In 1993, when I was 45 years old, GAO offered all its employees who had 25 or more years of federal service, including me, a $25,000 buyout. Overwhelmingly, those who were eligible for the buyout were White, male, and not made GS-13 (currently $96,403) by age 25, GS-14 (currently $113,920) by age 30, GS-15 (currently $134,000) by age 35, and Senior Executive Service (currently $164,200) by age 40.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/07/20/business/buyout-offer-tempting-risky.html

 

LOS ANGELES TIMES
— Democrats are entirely too focused on abortion – MICHAEL WEAR
http://www.latimes.com/opinion/op-ed/la-oe-wear-democratic-abortion-scotus-strategy-20180722-story.html

 

PHILLY
— Former Temple employee wins $850K in age-discrimination suit – Aubrey Whelan
http://www.philly.com/philly/education/former-temple-employee-wins-850k-in-age-discrimination-suit-20180721.html

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Public Pensions Are Earning More Than 8%—That’s Unlikely to Go On Much Longer – Heather Gillers
https://www.wsj.com/articles/public-pensions-are-earning-more-than-8-thats-unlikely-to-go-on-much-longer-1532257201
— Health-Care Coverage Is Increasingly Determined by Where You Live The Trump administration has been steadily rolling back sections of the Affordable Care Act, prompting states to either buttress or countermand the changes – Stephanie Armour
https://www.wsj.com/articles/health-care-coverage-is-increasingly-determined-by-where-you-live-1531933372

 

FORBES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-males crow about their success in designing “Truly Gender-Neutral Work Places.”
https://www.forbes.com/sites/pragyaagarwaleurope/2018/07/21/how-can-we-design-truly-gender-neutral-work-places/#6237527b7994

 

NEW HAVEN REGISTER
— Illegals? Where is the dream for Americans? – James Walker (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes a) say that illegals take the bad jobs that Americans do not want and b) say that all the jobs that had were bad jobs. I did yard work and delivered newspapers 1962-1964; washed dishes 1964-1966; cleaned golf shoes, chipped slag, and pumped gasoline in 1966; delivered mail 1966-1969; worked on an automobile assembly line and as a security guard in 1970; sold tires, automotive services, and major appliances 1970-1971; pumped gasoline 1971-1972; collected delinquent taxes 1971-1980; and audited federal agencies 1980-1997.)
https://www.nhregister.com/news/article/James-Walker-Illegals-Where-is-the-dream-for-13094531.php

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.