GOPUSA ILLINOIS
— OUTSTANDINGLY, 19 REPUBLICANS ARE HELPING SPONSOR WHEATON’S INDEPENDENCE DAY FIREWORKS AND PARADE! Illinois Republican Party leader and Bolingbrook Mayor Roger Claar has contributed $500, Judge Jeff MacKay has contributed $250, and DuPage County Forest Preserve Commissioner Tim Whelan have contributed $150. Bob Berlin, Dan Cronin, Tim Elliott, Amy Grant, Gwen Henry, Paul Hinds, Marty Keller, Deanne Mazzochi, Dave Molitor, John Monino, Chris Nybo, Peter Roskam, Darlene Ruscitti, Phil Suess, Kevin Wiley, and Karen Wilson have each contributed $100.
As the $2,500 Star sponsor, DuPage County Republicans get credit for sponsoring the Tunes of Glory bagpipers and the Wheaton North and South High School band entries in the parade. DuPage Republicans will again have a booth at the fireworks the evening before the parade. I have hand delivered flyers to residences on the parade route, including Main Street and two blocks east and west of Main Street south of Harrison Street, and businesses that lists the Republican entries in the parade, the Republican sponsors, and the amount that they contributed. The flyers were printed courtesy of Alpha Graphics.
Republican entries in the parade are Peter Roskam, Peter Breen, Paul Hinds, James Mendrick, Grant Eckhoff/Tim Elliott/Chris Zaruba, Jeff McKay, Karen Wilson, and Milton Township Republican Central Committee (MTRCC). According to reports, Amy Grant and Jeanne Ives will walk with the Breen entry and Evelyn Sanguinetti and Erika Harold will walk with the MTRCC entry. For more fireworks and parade information, visit: https://wheatonparkdistrict.com/events/july4/ Thanks. – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com
CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— After months of delay, Cook County begins electronic filing for civil cases – Elyssa Cherney
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/ct-met-first-day-e-filing-20180702-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps glorify and praise Pilsen.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/ct-met-pilsen-among-12-coolest-neighborhoods-in-world-20180703-story.html
CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Pot pushers use problems with opioids to push pot.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/cannabis/bill-that-would-offer-medical-pot-as-opioid-replacement-sent-to-rauners-desk/
FOX NEWS CHICAGO
— Congressional Democrats give show of support to Illinois public sector unions – Mike Flannery
http://www.fox32chicago.com/news/local/congressional-democrats-give-show-of-support-to-illinois-public-sector-unions
WGN TV
— Super PAC tied to Trump’s Illinois Campaign Finance Chair Ron Gidwitz Jumps into Race for Governor – JORDAN MUCK
https://wgntv.com/2018/07/02/super-pac-stepping-into-illinois-race-for-governor-with-anti-pritzker-tv-ad/
CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— BEYOND DISGUSTING: Jesus, Mary and Joseph: Indianapolis church cages Holy Family in immigration protest – AP (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps paint GOD as being 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://chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/immigration-protest-indianapolis-church-cage-holy-family/
DAILY HERALD
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps demonize, denigrate, and condemn Trump. You shout that you reject the rule of law a) if you come to a country illegally, b) if you stay in a country illegally, and/or c) if you bring others to a country illegally.
http://www.dailyherald.com/discuss/20180703/the-price-of-rejecting-reality
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Democrats hint/imply/argue/shout that if you are a Republican, the longer that your ancestors have been in America, a) the more that you have benefited from their discrimination against minorities and against women and b) the more reason that you should be gotten rid of.
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20180703/constable-the-us-struggles-with-identity-as-a-nation-of-immigrants
CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— How the next-gen Pritzkers are spending the family fortune – LISA BERTAGNOLI
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20180629/ISSUE01/180629842
CHAMPAIGN/URBANA NEWS GAZETTE
— Rauner running uphill as Democrats await sure win – Jim Dey (DIERSEN: In Illinois, in DuPage County, in Milton Township, in Glen Ellyn, and in Wheaton, anti-conservatives have always blamed conservatives for losses that Republicans have suffered.)
http://www.news-gazette.com/opinion/columns/2018-07-03/jim-dey-rauner-running-uphill-democrats-await-sure-win.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Gov. Bruce Rauner, who barely escaped an embarrassing defeat in the March primary, needs a united Republican Party behind him if he’s going to defeat his well-heeled Democratic opponent, J.B. Pritzker, in the November election. But that is looking more and more difficult. As time passes, estranged conservatives appear more determined to see Rauner lose and Pritzker win. Two recent events demonstrate the problem Rauner has. Conservative state Rep. Jeanne Ives of Wheaton almost ended Rauner’s dream of a second four-year term in the primary. Rauner received just 51 percent of the primary vote to 49 percent for Ives. Despite that, some Republican leaders hoped that Ives might be persuaded to support Rauner in the general election. After all, if Pritzker wins, Democrats will regain total control of state government and her political party will be relegated to the irrelevant status it endured from 2003 to 2015, when the GOP captured the governor’s office. But time has not healed the sting of defeat for Ives. Asked last week about her intentions, an embittered Ives indicated there is no way she’ll endorse Rauner. “No. I’m not going to endorse the governor. I’m going to let him buy back his voters,” she said. Ives’ differences with Rauner are strictly ideological. A social conservative, she deeply resented Rauner’s decision to sign legislation authorizing taxpayer-funded abortions. Ives is not alone, as demonstrated by the strong support she received in the primary. To make matters worse for Rauner, there’s state Sen. Sam McCann of Plainview. He’s masquerading as a conservative disenchanted with Rauner. But for him, this is strictly business.)
SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Schock asks U.S. Supreme Court to review his case – Andy Kravetz
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20180702/schock-asks-us-supreme-court-to-review-his-case
HERALD & REVIEW
— Rauner: AFSCME comments on union fees issue not ‘reasonable’ – JARAD JARMON
https://herald-review.com/news/local/state-and-regional/rauner-afscme-comments-on-union-fees-issue-not-reasonable/article_7d1849a9-248f-560d-958e-f31f45db6ff0.html
- LOUIS POST DISPATCH
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Trade war exposes GOP’s Achilles heel ahead of midterm elections.”
https://www.stltoday.com/opinion/editorial/editorial-trade-war-exposes-gop-s-achilles-heel-ahead-of/article_dd9e7ecc-683d-5a48-80e3-8192a6681dc1.html
WQAD
— Illinois teacher shortage is dire and getting worse, regional superintendent says – JOHN DAVID
https://wqad.com/2018/07/02/illinois-teacher-shortage-is-dire-and-getting-worse-regional-superintendent-says/
NPR ILLINOIS
— Unions Petition To Reverse Pension Cap – DUSTY RHODES
http://nprillinois.org/post/unions-petition-reverse-pension-cap#stream/0
CHICAGO READER
— Rahm makes a joke out of Quinn’s term-limit push, but voters could have last laugh – Ben Joravsky
https://www.chicagoreader.com/Bleader/archives/2018/07/03/rahm-makes-a-joke-out-of-quinns-term-limit-push-but-voters-could-have-last-laugh
POLITICO ILLINOIS
— Republicans fret about cash (will RAUNER help out? – Dhia Kapos
https://www.politico.com/newsletters/illinois-playbook/2018/07/03/republicans-fret-about-cash-will-rauner-help-out-rocky-takes-gloves-off-gives-big-to-vallas-gidwitz-out-but-his-presence-remains-282706
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Republican candidates running for the state assembly are fretting about campaign coffers that seem bare. They wonder if/when Gov. Bruce Rauner will give another infusion. He donated $50,000 to the state Republican Party last month. GOP incumbents recognize the governor is in a high-stakes battle for his own office. “For every dollar Bruce puts in his campaign, J.B. Pritzker is putting in $2,” noted one GOP lawmaker, referring to Rauner’s billionaire Democratic opponent. The governor might not want to encourage the tit for tat. Another lawmaker says Republicans are bracing for a possible Blue Wave and know the only thing that can save them is cash. A source above the fray, however, tells me Rauner has every intention of donating to the legislators’ campaign fund. “It’s only the beginning of July (for crying out loud). The governor is 100 percent committed.” Rauner apparently is working to get others to donate, too. The Numbers: According to the Illinois Sunshine election database, the Illinois Republican Party has $509,000 available. There are 118 House seats up for grabs and 39 Senate seats. Lawmakers hope to see a cash infusion in the next 30 days or so. That’s a few weeks before campaign season really kicks in.)
WIREPOINTS
— “The way public sector unions use their money is inherently political” – Ted Dabrowski on Upstream Ideas
http://www.wirepoints.com/the-way-public-sector-unions-use-their-money-is-inherently-political-ted-dabrowski-on-upstream-ideas-video/
ILLINOIS NEWS NETWORK
— Frustrated by growing costs, a couple local elected officials move out of Illinois – Cole Lauterbach
https://www.ilnews.org/news/state_politics/frustrated-by-growing-costs-a-couple-local-elected-officials-move/article_a5aa4558-7bde-11e8-be42-9b1591686b25.html
CAPITOL FAX
— Pritzker agrees *** McCann wants to be included in debates
https://capitolfax.com/2018/07/03/mccann-wants-to-be-included-in-debates/
— Republicans starting to sweat about Rauner bucks
https://capitolfax.com/2018/07/03/republicans-starting-to-sweat-about-rauner-bucks/
— Rauner: “I am not anti-union… I’m very pro trade union” (DIERSEN: All my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes are vehemently anti-union. If I sought a government office or a political office, they would viciously demonize me, viciously denigrate me, and viciously condemn me for my having been a union member 1966-1969 while I worked for the Post Office and 1971-1980 while I worked for IRS.)
https://capitolfax.com/2018/07/03/rauner-i-am-not-anti-union-i%e2%80%99m-very-pro-trade-union/
— Super PAC goes up with new ads blasting Pritzker on “toilet” issue
https://capitolfax.com/2018/07/03/super-pac-goes-up-with-new-ads-blasting-pritzker-on-toilet-issue/
GOPUSA
— CNN’s Acosta slams Fox News as ‘state-supported media,’ Trump’s ‘MAGAphone’ (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes demonize me, denigrate me, and condemn me a) for promoting the traditional family, right to life, immigration, Second Amendment, equal opportunity (no race or gender based preference giving) planks in the Republican Party and Illinois Republican Party platforms and b) for opposing the promotion of booze, gambling, pot, and other vices.)
http://www.gopusa.com/acosta-slams-fox-news-as-state-supported-media-trumps-magaphone/
— Left says Danish push for assimilation is too harsh (DIERSEN: As everyone knows, Democrats do not want immigrants to assimilate.)
http://www.gopusa.com/left-says-danish-push-for-assimilation-is-too-harsh/
— It’s 1968 all over again for Democrats
http://www.gopusa.com/its-1968-all-over-again-for-democrats/
WASHINGTON TIMES
— Illegal immigration dropped as Trump’s zero tolerance policy kicked in – Stephen Dinan
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2018/jul/2/illegal-immigration-dropped-trump-zero-tolerance/
DAILY CALLER
— THE ‘FAMILIES BELONG TOGETHER’ MOVEMENT IS A FARCE – Stephanie Hamill
http://dailycaller.com/2018/07/02/families-belong-together-is-a-farce/
WORLD NET DAILY
— 7 WAYS TO UPHOLD TRUE PATRIOTISM Rita Dunaway asks if Americans today are failing ‘the grand experiment’
http://www.wnd.com/2018/07/7-ways-to-uphold-true-patriotism/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Those of us who really love America and all our flag represents should reflect on those questions this week of Independence Day. Our nation’s illustrious history cannot sustain a real and lasting patriotism forever. We must move beyond superficial displays and emotional song lyrics, and apply some tough love to our long-neglected nation. Here are some immediate steps to take: Commit yourself first and foremost to the God who endowed us with unalienable rights and who defines Truth and Justice. Champion the integrity of marriage and the family – especially your own. Strong families make strong nations. Reread the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution. Remember that the purpose of government is to protect the rights of the people and administer justice (not to redistribute wealth or provide for its citizens’ needs and wants) and that the federal government is limited to those powers specifically named in the Constitution. Support only public policies that adhere to these precepts. Vote only for candidates who demonstrate an understanding of and commitment to these principles. Practice and promote private charity. Promote the use of the Constitution’s own mechanism (in Article V) for making needed clarifications or adjustments to the Constitution and restoring the delicate balance of power it prescribes. Learn more at www.conventionofstates.com. Let’s make America’s present and future – not just her past – worthy of the well-founded admiration and honor that characterize true patriotism.)
THE HILL
— Schock’s lawyers press Supreme Court to take up his case – MEGAN R. WILSON
http://thehill.com/regulation/court-battles/395279-schocks-lawyers-press-supreme-court-to-take-up-his-case
— Maxine Waters is done with ‘nice guy politics’ – SYLVAN LANE
http://thehill.com/homenews/house/395250-maxine-waters-is-done-with-nice-guy-politics
POLITICO
— The list won Trump the White House. Now Democrats are using it against him. Trump’s highly publicized list of potential Supreme Court nominees has given liberals plenty of time to craft a campaign against his pick. – LORRAINE WOELLERT and CHRISTOPHER CADELAGO
https://www.politico.com/story/2018/07/02/donald-trump-supreme-court-list-690628
NEW YORK TIMES
— Trump Administration Reverses Obama on Affirmative Action – Erica L. Green, Matt Apuzzo and Katie Benner (DIERSEN: All during the almost 30 years that I worked for the federal government, my superiors were under tremendous pressure from Democrat politicians a) to hire, to retain, and promote young Democrat minorities and young Democrat females and b) to make way for them by getting rid of their employees who were Republican, White, male, and/or non-veteran who had 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/2018/07/03/us/politics/trump-affirmative-action-race-schools.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The Trump administration will encourage the nation’s school superintendents and college presidents to adopt race-blind admissions standards, abandoning an Obama administration policy that called on universities to consider race as a factor in diversifying their campuses, Trump administration officials said.)
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps make it clear that they are anti-American.
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/07/02/opinion/trump-immigration-nativism-voters.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps make it clear that whoever Trump wants on the Supreme Court, anti-Trumps will call him/her an extremist.
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/07/02/opinion/chuck-schumer-supreme-court-health-care.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps shout at women and at everyone else that Trump is a White supremacist, Nazi, KKK member, hater, racist, sexist, bigot, and even worse things.
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/07/02/opinion/gender-war-voting-equality-economics-family.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Democrats shout at women and at everyone else that Republicans are White supremacists, Nazis, KKK members, haters, racists, sexists, bigots, and even worse things.
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/07/02/opinion/women-democratic-party-grassroots-trump.html
https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2018/06/30/us/politics/women-state-legislators.html
WASHINGTON POST
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “How Trump is changing the face of legal immigration.”
https://www.washingtonpost.com/national/how-trump-is-changing-the-face-of-legal-immigration/2018/07/02/477c78b2-65da-11e8-99d2-0d678ec08c2f_story.html
— Starbucks’s ‘full-scale racial equity overhaul’ will take more than an afternoon, outside review says – Rachel Siegel (DIERSEN: How soon, if not already, will Starbucks fire its employees and banish customers who are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time?)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/business/wp/2018/07/02/starbucks-still-needs-a-full-scale-racial-equity-overhaul-outside-review-says/
WALL STREET JOURNAL
— HARDCOPY ARTICLE TITLE: Report Criticizes Starbucks Over Its Diversity Policy – Rachel Feintzeig (DIERSEN: What if Starbucks became like the federal government and made hiring, retaining, and promoting young Democrat minorities and young Democrat females its top priority?)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/starbuckss-diversity-advisers-call-on-chain-to-revamp-hiring-training-promotion-practices-1530547636
— Unpaid Internships Are Going Out of Style – Patrick Thomas (DIERSEN: GAO audits IRS. In 1980, I suffered a $19,403/year (26%) pay cut in today’s dollars to transfer from IRS to GAO, but my Democrat GAO superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates wanted me to suffer a $55,753 (55%) pay cut to transfer. They demonized, denigrated, and condemned a) my knowledge of IRS that I had gained by working for IRS for almost 9 years, the last 5 1/2 years of which at the GS-12 Step 1-5 levels, currently $81,071-$91,880, b) my having passed the CPA examination on my first attempt in 1979, c) my having earned an MBA from Loyola in 1976, and d) my having almost completed the requirements for a master’s degree in accounting from DePaul. They would not have done that if I had been a Democrat, minority, female, and/or veteran.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/unpaid-internships-are-going-out-of-style-1530536400
— America’s Decline Never Seems to Arrive – Walter Russell Mead (DIERSEN: The future is bleak for those who have the following demographics and who live and/or work in areas dominated by anti-Trumps: Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/americas-decline-never-seems-to-arrive-1530572850
— Trump Administration to Rescind Obama-Era Guidelines on Race in College Admissions Documents sought to help colleges consider race to promote diversity – Michelle Hackman
https://www.wsj.com/articles/trump-administration-to-rescind-obama-era-guidelines-on-race-in-college-admissions-1530619273
USA TODAY
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD WITH BIG COLOR PICTURE: DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasing, anti-Trumps use young citizens of foreign countries to demonize, denigrate, and condemn Trump.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2018/06/27/immigrant-children-deportation-court/739205002/
— On July 4th, thank journalists from Colonial America to Capital Gazette for free press Honor journalists from Colonial America to Capital Gazette on July 4th. Signing your name to an article requires courage that we often take for granted. – Christopher Carosa (DIERSEN: I should write a book about those who have blamed me the most for their problems, for your problems, for my problems, and for everyone’s problems.)
https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/2018/07/02/july-4th-honor-journalists-colonial-america-capital-gazette-column/746389002/
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD WITH COLOR GRAPHIC: DIERSEN HEADLINE: Only 61% of Democrats are proud to be an American and only 22% of Democrats are proud of America right now. That helps explain Democrat attitudes toward Independence Day fireworks and parades.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/2018/07/02/poll-proud-american-july-4th-but-pride-america-less-so/747954002/
U.S. NEWS & WORLD REPORT
— I-95 Study Tests Taxing Cars Per Miles-Driven, Not Gas Used – AP
https://www.usnews.com/news/technology/articles/2018-07-02/i-95-study-tests-taxing-cars-per-miles-driven-not-gas-used
DAILY BEAST
— Federal Judge to ICE: Stop Blanket Arrests of Asylum Seekers
https://www.thedailybeast.com/federal-judge-to-ice-stop-blanket-arrests-of-asylum-seekers
WINNIPEG FREE PRESS
— Trump’s ‘Deep State’ bogeyman – Allan Levine DIERSEN: My Democrat superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates in the federal government treated me like I was a member of the “Republican Deep State.” They treated me like I was frustrating their efforts to hire, to retain, and to promote a) young Democrat minorities, b) young Democrat females, and c) young Democrat veterans.)
https://www.winnipegfreepress.com/opinion/analysis/trumps-deep-state-bogeyman-487186431.html
WORLD SOCIALIST WEB SITE
— Socialists praise Democrats for getting people to protest against Trump in Chicago.
https://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2018/07/03/ints-j03.html
