June 12 Morning Edition

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Democratic women will lead ‘in this time of trial for all of us,’ Durbin says
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-met-morning-spin-tuesday-20180611-story.html
— Shocked by Trump aggression against reporters and sources? The blueprint was made by Obama – Margaret Sullivan (DIERSEN: I have been a reporter for GOPUSA since 2000. Should I write a book about those who claim to be religious, conservative, and/or Republican who have worked the most aggressively against me?)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/commentary/ct-perspec-media-trump-reporters-sources-obama-0611-20180608-story.html

 

DAILY HERALD
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: Make Chicago its own state? Suburban lawmakers say it won’t happen – Lauren Rohr (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, the Democrats who run Chicago make it clear that they want to drive out of Chicago individuals, organizations, and companies that 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.)
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20180611/make-chicago-its-own-state-suburban-lawmakers-say-it-wont-happen

 

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— The $190,000 question: Who will raise salaries for junior lawyers? – CLAIRE BUSHEY (DIERSEN: What salary did you start at and what was your salary eight years into your career? In today’s dollars, I started at IRS at $45,703 and eight years later, my salary was $91,880. My critics/opponents have always viciously demonized me, viciously denigrated me, and viciously condemned me as being overpaid. In my defense, I earned a) a job-related bachelor’s degree when I was 21 in 1970 and job-related master’s degrees when I was 27, 31, and 48, b) job-related professional certifications when I was 30, 32, 41, 45, 47, and 48, and c) a job-related professional license when I was 32.)
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20180612/NEWS04/180619985
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Winston & Strawn plans to boost first-year lawyer salaries by $10,000, making it the first Chicago firm to pay $190,000. The move invites the question of whether others will follow. Winston is following the lead of Milbank Tweed Hadley & McCoy. The New York firm bumped salaries for its junior lawyers on June 4, setting a new pay scale starting at $190,000 and going to $330,000 for lawyers eight years into their careers. Several others besides Winston have raised salaries too.)

 

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Protesters visit Rauner’s house to demand $15 minimum wage – Maximilian Kwiatkowski (DIERSEN: What did you do to qualify yourself for better paying jobs? I earned a) a job-related bachelor’s degree when I was 21 in 1970 and job-related master’s degrees when I was 27, 31, and 48, b) job-related professional certifications when I was 30, 32, 41, 45, 47, and 48, and c) a job-related professional license when I was 32. Because I could do the aforesaid, anybody could do the aforesaid, or more, because according to my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes, I am lazy, I am stupid, and I am even worse things.)
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20180611/protesters-visit-rauners-house-to-demand-15-minimum-wage

 

CHAMPAIGN/URBANA NEWS GAZETTE
— Small step toward transparency – Editorial
http://www.news-gazette.com/opinion/editorials/2018-06-12/editorial-small-step-toward-transparency.html
— Population drop is complicated – Editorial (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, those who run Illinois focus on a) attracting to Illinois members of Group A and b) driving out of Illinois members of Group B. Members of Group A are 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, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time and members of Group B are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older people, rich people, gun owners, German Americans, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
http://www.news-gazette.com/opinion/editorials/2018-06-11/editorial-population-drop-complicated.html

 

WAND
— Poor People’s Campaign advocates march in Springfield – Tristan Hardy (DIERSEN: What did you do to qualify yourself for better paying jobs? I earned a) a job-related bachelor’s degree when I was 21 in 1970 and job-related master’s degrees when I was 27, 31, and 48, b) job-related professional certifications when I was 30, 32, 41, 45, 47, and 48, and c) a job-related professional license when I was 32. Because I could do the aforesaid, anybody could do the aforesaid, or more, because according to my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes, I am lazy, I am stupid, and I am even worse things.)
http://www.wandtv.com/story/38400691/poor-peoples-campaign-advocates-march-in-springfield

 

NPR ILLINOIS
— How Much Is A School Teacher Worth? – DUSTY RHODES
http://nprillinois.org/post/how-much-school-teacher-worth#stream/0

 

CHICAGO NOW
— It could get easier for older job applicants to prove age discrimination
http://www.chicagonow.com/windy-city-legal-geek/2018/06/it-could-get-easier-for-older-job-applicants-to-prove-age-discrimination/

 

NORTH COOK NEWS
— Roskam champions bill to limit IRS asset seizures – Robert Hadley
https://northcooknews.com/stories/511453195-roskam-champions-bill-to-limit-irs-asset-seizures

 

ILLINOIS NEWS NETWORK
— Professional complaints filed against Cullerton, Madigan and others – Greg Bishop (DIERSEN: My Democrat IRS and GAO superiors treated me like many complaints had been filed against me by my subordinates who were Democrat, minority, female, younger, disabled, and/or veteran, but none ever were. Virtually all of the employees who my Democrat superiors assigned me to supervise were Democrat, minority, female, younger, disabled, veteran, and/or employees who they wanted to get rid of.)
https://www.ilnews.org/news/state_politics/professional-complaints-filed-against-cullerton-madigan-and-others/article_5188bf24-6dae-11e8-8edb-eb12f10093aa.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: A victims’ rights activist who was the first to publicly name a state legislator for alleged abuse of power has now filed a complaint against a slew of other state lawmakers who are also lawyers, claiming misconduct, malfeasance and other violations of professional standards. Denise Rotheimer said Monday she filed a complaint with Illinois’ Attorney Registration and Disciplinary Commission against several high-ranking lawmakers, including state Senate President John Cullerton, D-Chicago, and House Speaker Michael Madigan, D-Chicago. Rotheimer also filed complaints against lawmakers who are attorneys on the Legislative Ethics Commission and against the special legislative inspector general. The ARDC was established by the Illinois Supreme Court to “promote and protect the integrity of the legal profession.” The Illinois Supreme Court has the authority to disbar attorneys. The complaints stem from the nearly three year vacancy for the legislative inspector general position. The inspector general is responsible for investigating allegations of lawmaker wrongdoing. While the post was vacant, complaints forwarded to the office sat untouched.)

 

INDEPENDENT JOURNAL REVIEW
— MSNBC Actually Asks if Trump’s Old Age Versus Kim Jong Un’s Young Age Gives U.S. a Disadvantage – TRE GOINS-PHILLIPS (DIERSEN: All my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always promoted age discrimination.)
https://ijr.com/2018/06/1102159-msnbc-journalist-trump-age-north-korea/

 

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— GOP forced to act on Dreamer legislation – Susan Ferrechio (DIERSEN: Of course, this will result in many millions more Dreamers being brought into America illegally. Ever-increasingly, Democrat and RINO employers hint/imply/argue/shout that they can/will/do give tremendous preference to Dreamers over citizens of America.)
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/congress/gop-forced-to-act-on-dreamer-legislation

 

BREITBART
— ‘Moderates’ Reject Amnesty Compromise, Deny Border Upgrades – Neil Monro
http://www.breitbart.com/2018-elections/2018/06/11/moderates-block-amnesty-compromise-deny-border-upgrades/

 

BLAZE
— Robert De Niro says ‘F*** Trump’ at Tonys; Parkland drama students give surprise performance – Dave Urbanski
https://www.theblaze.com/news/2018/06/11/robert-de-niro-says-f-trump-at-tonys-parkland-drama-students-give-surprise-performance

 

CHRISTIAN NEWS
— CrossFit Researcher Fired for Tweeting ‘Celebrating Pride Is a Sin’ – Heather Clark
https://christiannews.net/2018/06/11/crossfit-researcher-fired-for-tweeting-celebrating-pride-is-a-sin/

 

COLLEGE FIX
— Dozens of layoffs at DePaul given ‘Lifetime Censorship Award’ as enrollment plunges – GREG PIPER (DIERSEN: How soon, if not already, will DePaul officially declare war against those 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.thecollegefix.com/post/45753/
— Public university hides results of hate-crime investigation, including suspects’ race – GRACE CURTIS
https://www.thecollegefix.com/post/45549/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: A public university in Maryland is refusing to provide any information about two students investigated for allegedly harassing and assaulting Jewish fraternity members, claiming it would violate federal law. The fraternity itself refuses to say anything about the alleged assailants, suggesting that they do not fit the stereotype of white nationalists or neo-Nazis.)

 

ASSOCIATED PRESS
— Democrats test liberal messages in midterm House elections – BILL BARROW and THOMAS BEAUMONT (DIERSEN: From what I see, the Democrat message is and will increasingly be: “To punish Trump, Vote for Democrats.”
https://apnews.com/8fbd51f595f44fca81e94ec2b97be3f8/Democrats-test-liberal-messages-in-midterm-House-elections

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— Even a Whiff of Disloyalty to Trump Can Imperil a G.O.P. Incumbent – Alan Blinder and Jonathan Martin
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/06/11/us/alabama-republican-roby-trump.html
— Trump Administration Challenges University of Michigan Anti-Bullying Rules – Anemona Hartocollis
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/06/11/us/speech-lawsuit-trump-administration-michigan.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, anti-Americans encourage citizens of foreign countries to illegally come to America illegally.
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/06/11/opinion/trump-border-migrants-separation.html

 

LOS ANGELES TIMES
— John Cox says Trump will campaign for him in California governor’s race – SEEMA MEHTA
http://www.latimes.com/politics/essential/la-pol-ca-essential-politics-may-2018-john-cox-says-president-trump-will-stump-1528781633-htmlstory.html

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Supreme Court Backs Ohio Voter Purge Decision by conservative justices could open the door for more states to adopt such rules – Jess Bravin (DIERSEN: How much deadwood is there on the voter rolls in your precinct, in your municipality, in your township/ward, in your county, in Illinois, and in America?)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/supreme-court-upholds-ohio-rules-for-canceling-voter-registration-1528728340
— Sessions Rules Immigrant Victims of Domestic Violence Can’t Always Win Asylum Decision represents attorney general’s latest effort to curtail loopholes in immigration law – Alicia A. Caldwell
https://www.wsj.com/articles/sessions-rules-immigrant-victims-of-domestic-violence-cant-always-seek-asylum-1528754063
— The Words That Can Signal You’re Depressed People who are experiencing depression use different words than people who are not – Elizabeth Bernstein (DIERSEN: Members of Group A focus making members of Group B feel depressed. I should write a book about members of Group A. Members of Group A are 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 and members of Group B 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.wsj.com/articles/the-words-that-can-signal-youre-depressed-1528724000

 

USA TODAY
— Voting decision is a victory for ballot integrity – Pete Hutchison
https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/2018/06/11/supreme-court-voting-decision-victory-ohio-editorials-debates/35940941/

 

HERALD AND NEWS
— News fatigue: Many Americans feel worn out, but interesting trends show – JENNIFER RUBIN (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents want you read ONLY what they put out or bless. Some are so extreme that they do not want me drive traffic to their websites.)
https://www.heraldandnews.com/members/forum/wire_commentary/news-fatigue-many-americans-feel-worn-out-but-interesting-trends/article_e08d8cbe-e195-5112-9c9f-296b6fef3c99.html

 

WTVA
— REPUBLICANS AND DEMOCRATS INCREASINGLY REALLY DO OCCUPY DIFFERENT WORLDS (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats are 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, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time and Republicans are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older people, rich people, gun owners, German Americans, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
http://www.wtva.com/content/national/485221391.html

 

HR DRIVE
— Does an ‘experience range’ read as age discrimination? – Riia O’Donnell (DIERSEN: Non-veteran White males who are seeking a job with the federal government should be advised that with only rare exceptions, a) the longer that you are a federal employee, the less likely that private sector employers will hire you, b) your career will be wasted and you will be gotten rid of if you do not make 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, c) you will be expected to help your superiors and supervisors get rid of their employees who are Republican, White, male, older, and/or non-veteran, and d) virtually everyone despises if not hates federal employees, former federal employees, and federal retirees.)

https://www.hrdive.com/news/does-an-experience-range-read-as-age-discrimination/524956/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: An employee can continue with his claim that an upper limit on work experience may amount to age discrimination, a federal district court judge determined, denying a motion for summary judgment filed by STMicroelectronics, Inc. Charles Owen worked for STM as a temp in 2008 for about one year, filling in for an employee who was on assignment in China. In 2013, he was asked to return to STM to fill a second vacancy. Upon his return, he learned the position he had filled in 2008 was now vacant and applied for the job. The job posting specified that the company desired about 10 years of experience. Owen met all the criteria for the opening but was told by the person to whom he was reporting at the time that they didn’t want “someone with so much experience that they would be inflexible.” Owen was in his 60s, and the job ultimately went to a 36-year-old candidate. Owen sued, and the judge refused to dismiss his claim, saying that “a reasonable juror could find [the supervisor’s] comment about experience and inflexibility to be indicative of age discrimination.”)

 

FEDERAL TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats and RINOs oppose anything that discourages illegal immigration. Ever-increasingly, to be a Democrat or to be a RINO is to be anti-American and to be anti-White.
https://www.federaltimes.com/management/2018/06/11/the-census-bureaus-very-costly-question-choice/

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.