June 6 Evening Edition

ABC7
— Mike Madigan’s chief of staff Tim Mapes resigns after harassment allegations
http://abc7chicago.com/politics/madigans-chief-of-staff-resigns-after-harassment-allegations/3569888/
— Group pushes for state of Illinois to secede from Chicago
http://abc7chicago.com/politics/group-pushes-for-state-of-illinois-to-secede-from-chicago/3566099

 

WGN TV
— Elgin woman fighting to keep ‘Impeach Trump’ sign up after city says it must come down
http://wgntv.com/2018/06/05/elgin-woman-fighting-to-keep-impeach-trump-sign-up-after-city-says-it-must-come-down/

 

WLS AM
— Durkin to Trump: Don’t commute Blago sentence – John Dempsey
http://www.wlsam.com/2018/06/06/illinois-republican-leader-to-trump-dont-commute-blago-sentence/
— Jim Durkin: “Blagojevich pardon would undermine the integrity of our criminal justice system.” – Kimberly Kaczmarek
http://www.wlsam.com/2018/06/06/jim-durkin-blagojevich-pardon-would-undermine-the-integrity-of-our-criminal-justice-system/

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Speaker Madigan’s top aide Tim Mapes resigns hours after aide accused him of repeated sexually inappropriate comments – Kim Geiger and Ray Long
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-met-illinois-house-sexual-harassment-20180606-story.html
— Rahm Emanuel owns Chicago’s school sexual abuse scandal – John Kass (DIERSEN: In 2012, because I had served as the TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairman since 2005, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes shouted that I owned TAPROOT’s problems and that anyone could/would be a better chairman. My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes stress that virtually no one came to my defense.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/columnists/kass/ct-met-chicago-public-schools-sex-abuse-rahm-politics-kass-20180605-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Since the Civil War, ever-increasingly, Democrats shout at Blacks that Republicans have caused, are causing, and will forever cause all the problems that Blacks have had, are having, and will have.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/entertainment/theater/reviews/ct-ent-father-home-wars-review-0606-story.html
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD IN NAPERVILLE SUN WITH BIG COLOR PICTURE: DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats crow about their success in using high school students as their operatives and their dupes.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/naperville-sun/news/ct-nvs-parkland-naperville-st-0606-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Trump says “We the people must vote to stop Trump’s abuses.”
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/post-tribune/opinion/ct-ptb-robinson-column-st-0606-story.html

 

DAILY HERALD
— To participate in government, learn the language – Sue Tiedeman, Elgin
http://www.dailyherald.com/discuss/20180606/to-participate-in-government-learn-the-language
— Casten wrong for 6th District – Carol J. Wright, Glen Ellyn
http://www.dailyherald.com/discuss/20180606/wrong-for-6th-district

 

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Top Madigan aide Tim Mapes resigns amid harassment accusations – GREG HINZ
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20180606/BLOGS02/180609920/top-madigan-aide-resigns-amid-harassment-accusations
— Promoting women? It’s all about merit, Zell says. But then… – Bloomberg
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/realestate/20180606/CRED03/180609915/promoting-women-its-all-about-merit-zell-says-but-then

 

JOURNAL TOPICS
— Foss-Eggemann Steps Down From Gov-Appointed Job – Todd Wessell
https://www.journal-topics.com/articles/foss-eggemann-steps-down-from-gov-appointed-job/

 

TIMES
— Democrats will not run candidate against sheriff
http://www.mywebtimes.com/2018/06/05/democrats-will-not-run-candidate-against-sheriff/a22pdjk/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Monday was the filing deadline to enter county races as a Democrat or Republican. Independents may file from Monday, June 18, to Monday, June 25, according to the clerk’s office.)

 

WJBC
— S&P rates Illinois bonds among lowest in the nation
http://www.wjbc.com/2018/06/06/sp-rates-illinois-bonds-among-lowest-in-the-nation/

 

NEWS CHANNEL 20
— Group is looking to secede the state of Illinois from Chicago – Amanda Henderson
http://newschannel20.com/news/local/group-is-looking-to-secede-the-state-of-illinois-from-chicago

 

TONIA KHOURI
— Response To Recently Passed Illinois Budget
https://toniakhouri.com/response-to-recently-passed-illinois-budget/

 

MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— The Racist Strategy Behind Advancing the Top Two from Primary Elections – The John Cox Situation
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2018/06/06/racist-strategy-behind-advancing-top-two-primary-elections/
— Independent McHenry Township Road District Abolitionists Suit Up
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2018/06/06/independent-mchenry-township-road-district-abolitionists-suit/
— Mike Madigan’s Top Aide Sacked on Sexual Harassment Charges
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2018/06/06/117591/
— Peter Roskam Mocks New York Times, Criticizes Democratic Opponent
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2018/06/06/peter-roskam-mocks-new-york-times-criticizes-democratic-opponent/

 

WIREPOINTS
— Administrators over kids: Seven ways Illinois’ education bureaucracy siphons money from classrooms – Ted Dabrowski and John Klingner
http://www.wirepoints.com/administrators-over-kids-seven-ways-illinois-education-bureaucracy-siphons-money-from-classrooms-wirepoints-special-report/

 

JEANNE IVES
— Ives Calls For Mapes, Madigan To Step Down Over Sexual Harassment Allegations
https://mailchi.mp/90da3b140738/ives-calls-for-mapes-madigan-to-step-down-over-sexual-harassment-allegations

 

LAKE COUNTY GAZETTE
— Politicizing tax assessment is questionable for some GOP lawmakers – Angela Underwood
https://lakecountygazette.com/stories/511444914-politicizing-tax-assessment-is-questionable-for-some-gop-lawmakers

 

ILLINOIS LEAKS
— Former Candidate for State Rep, Randy Peterson, pleads guilty to Battery in Edgar County – JOHN KRAFT
http://edgarcountywatchdogs.com/2018/06/former-candidate-for-state-rep-randy-peterson-pleads-guilty-to-battery-in-edgar-county/

 

CAPITOL FAX
— Downstate secessionist rails against “northern liberal oppression”
https://capitolfax.com/2018/06/06/downstate-secessionist-rails-against-northern-liberal-oppression/
— Turnabout is fair play (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have taken many adverse actions against me. Therefore, of course, it would be “fair play” for me to take adverse actions against them. Their adverse actions include ending my TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairmanship, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce Government Affairs Committee membership, Milton Township Republican Central Committee webmaster service, Illinois Center Right Coalition Steering Committee membership, American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter board membership, etc.)
https://capitolfax.com/2018/06/06/turnabout-is-fair-play/
— Rauner calls on Dunkin to resign from MWRD
https://capitolfax.com/2018/06/06/rauner-calls-on-dunkin-to-resign-from-mwrd/
— Madigan: Mapes resigned “at my direction”
https://capitolfax.com/2018/06/06/madigan-mapes-resigned-at-my-direction/
— Mapes coverage roundup
https://capitolfax.com/2018/06/06/mapes-coverage-roundup/
— Sen. McConnaughay won’t seek reelection
https://capitolfax.com/2018/06/06/sen-mcconnaughay-wont-seek-reelection/

 

FOX NEWS
— Who is John Cox? 3 things to know about the California governor hopeful – Kaitlyn Schallhorn
http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2018/06/06/who-is-john-cox-3-things-to-know-about-california-governor-hopeful.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: He’s got Trump’s support. . .He’s a wealthy businessman. . .He’s run for office before — and debated Obama)

 

GOPUSA
— Philladelphia mayor stands for national anthem because ‘I’m a privileged white male’ (DIERSEN: What do you say to White males who pander to those who are anti-White and/or anti-male?)
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=47473
— Supreme Court: Be Polite When You Violate Others’ Rights
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=47420
— Under Grandma Grundy there could be burkas and bag ladies at the pageant
http://www.gopusa.com/under-grandma-grundy-there-could-be-burkas-and-bag-ladies-at-the-pageant/

 

NATIONAL REVIEW
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, LGBTQ activity promoters, that is, Democrats, make it clear that they want to get rid of individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that do not promote LGBTQ activity.
https://www.nationalreview.com/2018/06/gay-rights-constitutional-amendment-oppressing-religious-dissent/

 

THE HILL
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps promote “Illinois woman fighting to keep ‘Impeach President Trump Now!’ lawn sign.”
http://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/news/390929-illinois-woman-fighting-to-keep-impeach-president-trump-now

 

POLITICO
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: RINOs want cheap labor.
https://www.politico.com/story/2018/06/05/daca-dreamers-republican-donors-627698

 

CNBC
— Qatar Airways boss apologizes for comment that a woman couldn’t do his job Akbar Al Baker, reportedly stunned reporters when asked about poor representation of women in Middle East aviation, saying of his own role as Qatar Airways CEO: “Of course, it has to be led by a man, because it is a very challenging position.” In a statement, the CEO said he would like to offer “heartfelt apologies for any offence caused by my comment yesterday.” – Everett Rosenfeld and David Reid (DIERSEN: Because all the jobs that I had were always viewed by everyone as being “bad” jobs that were held by “bad” people, it was always extremely difficult for my superiors to hire and to retain minorities and females.)
https://www.cnbc.com/2018/06/05/qatar-airways-boss-apologizes-for-comment-that-a-woman-couldnt-do-his-job.html

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— Are You Sure You Want a Right to Trump’s Twitter Account? – Noah Feldman (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes hint/imply/argue/shout that because I am a Republican Precinct Committeeman, the Republican Party, the Illinois Republican Party, the DuPage County Republican Central Committee, and the Milton Township Republican Central Committee can and should have total control of me and of my GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/06/05/opinion/first-amendment-trump-twitter.html

 

WASHINGTON POST
— ‘I can understand about 50 percent of the things you say’: How Congress is struggling to get smart on tech – Tony Romm (DIERSEN: GAO is just a shell of what it was when I transferred from IRS to GAO in 1980.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-switch/wp/2018/06/06/i-can-understand-about-50-percent-of-the-things-you-say-how-congress-is-struggling-to-get-smart-on-tech/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: To be sure, Congress has its share of tech-literate members. They can hire their own staff or seek advice from other organizations, like the Government Accountability Office, where a team of about 50 tech experts study everything from broadband access to gene editing. But limited resources often threaten to slow down work at GAO while forcing members of Congress to make troubling compromises.)

 

LOS ANGELES TIMES
— Trump congratulates GOP gubernatorial candidate John Cox (DIERSEN: Cox and I served together on the Illinois Center Right Coalition Steering Committee. On July 5, 2003, Cox came with the other four announced candidates for U.S. Senate (Chirinjeev Kathuria, Andy McKenna, Jim Oberweis, and Jack Ryan) to a picnic that I arranged in the Prairie Path Park in my precinct for voters in my precinct, in Jeanne Ive’s precinct to the east, and in Debra Olson’s precinct to the west. The 200 attendees included Randy Hultgren. We can forever ask ourselves, “What if Trump had endorsed Ives?”)
http://www.latimes.com/politics/la-pol-ca-california-primary-june-live-trump-congratulates-gop-gubernatorial-1528293101-htmlstory.html

 

USA TODAY
— Google employee activism on diversity, Pentagon contract is shaking up Internet giant – Jessica Guynn (DIERSEN: Google should bring in Charles Bowsher. Bowsher had great success at GAO during the 1980s and 1990s a) hiring, retaining, and promoting young Democrat minorities and young Democrat females and b) making way for them by getting rid of the agency’s non-veteran White male employees 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.usatoday.com/story/tech/2018/06/05/google-employee-activism-diversity-pentagon-shakes-up-internet-giant/665423002/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: At Wednesday’s shareholder meeting, a Google employee will step up to the microphone to argue that executive compensation should be tied to diversity goals.)
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: LGBTQ promoters blame discrimination for the financial problems that LGBTQers have.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/2018/06/06/lgbtq-millennials-financial-survey/659754002/
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD WITH BIG COLOR PICTURE AND GRAPHIC: Gambling promoters promote gambling. Gambling is a vice. If you promote gambling, you promote vice.)
https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/2018/06/06/sports-betting-what-u-s-can-learn-legalization-u-k/664382002/

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— The Airport Control Tower Is No Place for Racial Redress The Obama FAA grounded qualified candidates in the name of justice. Why isn’t Trump moving to reverse? – Jason L. Riley (DIERSEN: Since the 1960s, the federal government’s top priority has been to a) hire, retain, and promote young Democrat minorities and young Democrat females and b) make way for them by getting rid of its non-veteran White male employees who did 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.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-airport-control-tower-is-no-place-for-racial-redress-1528240025
— One Surprising Reason Why Companies Struggle to Fill Jobs The churn rate in the jobs market is less than you’d think with unemployment at multi-decade lows, and one reason is an aging workforce. – Justin Lahart (DIERSEN: If you are a non-veteran White male federal employee, the federal government wants you to churn, that is, leave 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. But if you do not make the aforesaid promotions, you are written off by everyone as being a lazy stupid loser, and even worse things.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/one-surprising-reason-why-companies-struggle-to-fill-jobs-1528217816

 

BLOOMBERG
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats and RINOs badmouth E-verify.
https://news.bloomberglaw.com/daily-labor-report/immigration-hard-line-backfiring-with-some-employers

 

NEWSWEEK
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps want members of Group A to officially declare war on 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.newsweek.com/robert-reich-second-american-civil-war-opinion-958450

 

ILLINOIS BUSINESS IMMIGRATION COALITION
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: RINOs want cheap labor.
https://mailchi.mp/illinoisbic/vvnms20cdi-811529?e=1d387c0f46

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.