September 1 Morning Edition

BREITBART
— OUTSTANDING: Six Illinois Republicans File Counter Bill to Erase Gov. Rauner’s Sanctuary State Law – Warner Todd Huston
http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2017/08/31/six-illinois-republicans-file-counter-bill-to-erase-gov-rauners-sanctuary-state-law/
— Wikipedia Editors Seek to Downplay Antifa Violence And Far-Left Ideology – T.D. ADLER
http://www.breitbart.com/tech/2017/08/31/editors-on-wikipedia-seek-to-downplay-violence-and-ideology-of-antifa-movement/
— Zuckerberg Group: 700K American Job Openings If DACA Ends – JOHN BINDER (DIERSEN: From what I see, ever-increasingly, in America, employers a) want cheap labor and b) prefer hiring citizens of foreign countries over citizens of America.)
http://www.breitbart.com/texas/2017/08/31/zuckerberg-group-700k-american-job-openings-daca-ends/
— Blue State Blues: Why DACA Must Go — Now – JOEL B. POLLAK
http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2017/09/01/blue-state-blues-daca-must-go/

 

NBC5
— City of Harvey Offers Free Homes to Harvey Victims (DIERSEN: What are your connections with Harvey? My aunt lived there for many years. I took and passed tests there to become a postal employee in 1966. I worked in IRS’s office there 1972-1973.)
http://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/City-of-Harvey-Offers-Up-Homes-to-Harvey-Victims-442448003.html

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— ANTI-AMERICAN: Lake County releases 1st immigrant from jail under Trust Act provisions: ‘I could breathe again’ – Yadira Sanchez Olson  (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Rauner and other anti-Trumps side with foreign countries and with their citizens and against America and against its citizens.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/lake-county-news-sun/news/ct-lns-lake-county-trust-act-st-0901-20170829-story.html
— During a summer of crisis, Trump chafes against criticism and new controls – Philip Rucker and Ashley Parker
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/politics/ct-trump-kelly-white-house-crisis-20170831-story.html
— Highland Park Jewish deli faces backlash over Facebook post featuring Nazi imagery – Dan Lambert
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/highland-park/news/ct-hpn-maxs-deli-facebook-post-tl-0907-story.html
— Rauner win on schools bill comes at a price – Rick Pearson and Monique Garcia
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-bruce-rauner-school-funding-met-0901-20170831-story.html
— Half the jobs in America pay less than $18 an hour. Can Trump help? – Heather Long  (DIERSEN: What did you do qualify yourself for better paying jobs? I earned a) a job-related bachelor’s degree when I was 21 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.chicagotribune.com/business/ct-american-worker-wages-trump-20170825-story.html
— HARDCOPY ARTICLE TITLE IN THE CHICAGO TRIBUNE: When sports rivalry inspires hatred, fixation on historical grievances – Kenji Kawashima
http://the-japan-news.com/news/article/0003890735
— An anti-Trump says “Politics is causing the death of fun as we know it.”
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/commentary/ct-perspec-melania-taylor-swift-politics-0901-story.html
— The elitism of opposing school choice – Kristen McQueary
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/commentary/ct-perspec-mcqueary-school-choice-illinois-0901-story.html

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— ALL OF THE FRONT PAGE: Cardinal Cupich says he taught Rauner, Madigan to ‘trust each other’ – Tina Sfondeles  (DIERSEN: I should write a book about those in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois WHO NO ONE SHOULD TRUST. They include activists, candidates, government employees, elected officials, party leaders, major donors, and political consultants. Some of them have lots of religious, government, political, and/or financial clout. They are moral relativists who believe that their end justifies their means.  They are disciples of Saul Alinsky.  They all work very hard against me.)
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/cardinal-cupich-says-he-taught-rauner-madigan-to-trust-each-other/
— Historic school reform could be another con job – Phil Kadner
http://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/kadner-historic-school-reform-could-be-another-con-job/
— When Labor was strong, America was strong – Tom Balanoff and Greg Kelley
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/when-labor-was-strong-america-was-strong/
— Dr. King, Tina Fey, and what to do about haters – Editorial
http://chicago.suntimes.com/opinion/editorial-dr-king-tina-fey-and-what-to-do-about-haters/

 

DAILY HERALD
— FRONT PAGE: DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps ask “Do suburban police support new law that extends protection for immigrants?”
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20170901/do-suburban-police-support-new-law-that-extends-protection-for-immigrants
— Creating job and hiring ally fuels skepticism about township government – Editorial
http://www.dailyherald.com/discuss/20170831/editorial-creating-job-and-hiring-ally-fuels-skepticism-about-township-government
— Frustration mounts in West Chicago high school teacher contract talks – Katlyn Smith
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20170831/frustration-mounts-in-west-chicago-high-school-teacher-contract-talks

 

WTTW
— Education Overhaul Becomes Law, Scholarship Plan Attracts Scrutiny – Amanda Vinicky  (DIERSEN: My outstanding parents saved Crete-Monee School District 201-U (
http://www.cm201u.org/) lots of money during the 1950s and 1960s by sending my brother and me to Trinity Lutheran Grade School in Crete and then to Hope Lutheran Grade School in Park Forest to stay with the Missouri Synod.)
http://chicagotonight.wttw.com/2017/08/31/education-overhaul-becomes-law-scholarship-plan-attracts-scrutiny

 

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— GOP backs opponent for Sen. McCann; Senor challenging Rep. Scherer – Bernard Schoenburg
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20170831/gop-backs-opponent-for-sen-mccann-senor-challenging-rep-scherer

 

ALTON TELEGRAPH
— Lieutenant governor, IDOL director honor Venice metal recycling workers
http://thetelegraph.com/news/108184/lieutenant-governor-idol-director-honor-venice-metal-recycling-workers

 

VIENNA TIMES
— Lt. Governor holds strategic meeting in Vienna concerning drug issues – Lindsey Rae Vaughn
http://theviennatimes.com/2017/09/lt-governor-holds-strategic-meeting-in-vienna-concerning-drug-issues/

 

DARIEN PATCH
— New Associate Judge Named For DuPage County  Christine Cody has been chosen as the new associate judge for DuPage County. – Andrea Earnest
https://patch.com/illinois/darien-il/new-associate-judge-named-dupage-county

 

ILLINOIS TIMES
— TRAGIC: Automatic voter registration bill becomes law – Scott Faingold
http://illinoistimes.com/article-19087-automatic-voter-registration-bill-becomes-law.html

 

LOYOLA PHOENIX
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, anti-Whites promote hatred of Whites.
http://loyolaphoenix.com/2017/08/backlash-white-supremacy-continues/

 

ILLINOIS FAMILY INSTITUTE
— Stop the Presses! Columnist Rex Huppke Admits He’s Not a Theologian! – Laurie Higgins
https://illinoisfamily.org/media/stop-presses-columnist-admits-hes-not-theologian/

 

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— RAUNER SIGNS SCHOOL FUNDING BILL INTO LAW, BUT TAXPAYERS WILL BE ON THE HOOK
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2017/09/rauner-signs-school-funding-bill-into-law-but-taxpayers-will-be-on-the-hook.html

 

GOPUSA
— Free speech under fire: Mob mentality (FROM THE ARTICLE: Exactly how do the black scarves of the “anti-fascist” demonstrators differ from the white hoods of irredeemable racists?)
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=29555

 

WASHINGTON FREE BEACON
— Trump Administration Announces Four Companies Selected to Build Border-Wall Prototypes  Each prototype will cost between $400,000 to $500,000 and construction could begin in two weeks – Susan Crabtree
http://freebeacon.com/national-security/trump-administration-announces-four-companies-selected-build-border-wall-prototypes/

 

DAILY CALLER
— Anti-Corporate Voices On Both Right And Left Claim Google Censorship – Peter Hasson
http://dailycaller.com/2017/08/31/anti-corporate-voices-on-both-right-and-left-claim-google-censorship/
— Homeland Security Announces Border Wall Prototype Finalists – Will Racke
http://dailycaller.com/2017/08/31/homeland-security-announces-border-wall-prototype-finalists/

 

WEEKLY STANDARD
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps demonize, denigrate, and condemn evangelicals as being racists.
http://www.weeklystandard.com/why-evangelicals-cant-shake-off-suggestions-theyre-racist/article/2009494

 

AMERICAN THINKER
— After Charlottesville, an Uncertain Outlook for Free Speech – Taylor Lewis
http://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2017/08/after_charlottesville_an_uncertain_outlook_for_free_speech.html

 

WASHINGTON FREE BEACON
— U. Illinois Urbana-Champaign ‘Racial Anti-Fascist Demonstration’ Raises Concerns of Violence  Many co-organizers have endorsed anti-Israel BDS movement – Rachel Frommer
http://freebeacon.com/culture/illinois-urbana-champaign-racial-anti-fascist-demonstration-raises-concerns-violence/

 

CAMPUS REFORM
— Conservative groups’ fliers vandalized, labeled ‘Nazis’ – Sandor Farkas
https://www.campusreform.org/?ID=9684

 

COLLEGE FIX
— Dean’s ‘Nazi’ essay suggests he won’t help students who want jobs in Trump administration – JACKSON RICHMAN
https://www.thecollegefix.com/post/36204/

 

RUETERS
— Trump’s expected repeal of Dreamer program draws fire from business – Steve Holland, Jeff Mason (DIERSEN: Business wants cheap labor. Ever-increasingly, business sides with foreign countries and with their citizens against America and against its citizens.)
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-immigration-daca/trumps-expected-repeal-of-dreamer-program-draws-fire-from-business-idUSKCN1BB2PD

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps side with foreign countries and with their citizens against America and against its citizens.
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/09/01/opinion/daca-immigration-trump-repeal.html
— Make Pot Legal for Veterans With Traumatic Brain Injury – THOMAS JAMES BRENNAN  (DIERSEN: Since 1966 when I was 18 years old, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have hinted/implied/argued/shouted that if I had not avoided the draft, I never would had been able to a) earn a job-related bachelor’s degree when I was 21 and job-related master’s degrees when I was 27, 31, and 48; b) earn job-related professional certifications when I was 30, 32, 41, 45, 47, and 48; c) earn a job-related professional license when I was 32; d) buy new cars when I was 19, 20, 23, etc.; e) but a new town home when I was 24, a studio condo when I was 25, and a one bedroom condo when I was 27; f) get married when I was 29; g) buy 1017 East Harrison in Wheaton with my wife when I was 29; h) etc. They have always hinted/implied/argued/shouted a) that instead of me, the Post Office should have hired a veteran in 1966, b) that the Post Office should gotten rid of me much sooner than it did so that a veteran could have my job, c) that instead of me, IRS should have hired a veteran in 1971, d) that instead of me, IRS should have promoted veterans in 1972, 1973, and 1974, e) that instead of me, GAO should have hired a veteran in 1980, f) that instead of me, GAO should have promoted a veteran in 1986, and g) that GAO should have gotten rid of me much sooner than it did so that a veteran could have my job and my preferred corner office.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/09/01/opinion/marijuana-legalization-veterans.html
— The Urban Revival Is Over – RICHARD FLORIDASE  (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, those in urban area are anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/09/01/opinion/cities-suburbs-housing-crime.html
— South of the Border, Migrants Eye a Storm-Torn Texas – ANNIE CORREAL and KIRK SEMPLE
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/08/31/us/harvey-migrants-texas-mexico.html

 

WASHINGTON POST
— In Los Angeles, Columbus Day is toppled like a Confederate statue – Samantha Schmidt  (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, if you are a Trump supporter, the longer that your ancestors have been in America, the more that anti-Trumps want to get rid of you.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/morning-mix/wp/2017/08/31/in-los-angeles-columbus-day-is-toppled-like-a-confederate-statute/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Most Americans think Trump is ripping the country apart.”
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/politics/wp/2017/08/31/most-americans-think-trump-is-ripping-the-country-apart-his-response-to-charlottesville-shows-how-it-happens/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Republicans won’t acknowledge Trump is a really bad person.”
https://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/right-turn/wp/2017/08/31/republicans-wont-acknowledge-trump-is-a-really-bad-person/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Trump’s Homeland Security department gives right-wing extremists a pass.”
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/trumps-homeland-security-department-gives-right-wing-extremists-a-pass/2017/08/31/a0164ab4-8455-11e7-ab27-1a21a8e006ab_story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Voters value competence. That could be bad news for Trump.”
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/monkey-cage/wp/2017/09/01/even-republicans-are-starting-to-doubt-trumps-competence/

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— L.A.’s Gift to Trump  The city council bans Columbus Day, echoing the Ku Klux Klan.  (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps shout that they are also anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/l-a-s-gift-to-trump-1504221331
— Glenn Beck Cuts Jobs at His Conservative News Site, The Blaze  Executives cite advertising, funding challenges as they lay off 20% of workforce at The Blaze and Mercury Radio Arts – Imani Moise  (DIERSEN: I should write a book about those in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois who would viciously destroy any individual, any organization, and any company that might give me money to expand what I do as your GOPUSA Illinois Editor.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/glenn-beck-cuts-jobs-at-his-conservative-news-site-the-blaze-1504220559
— Texas, Thou Hast Sinned  Progressives blame Houston’s success for the hurricane disaster. – Editorial
https://www.wsj.com/articles/texas-thou-hast-sinned-1504221194
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: To engage in LGBTQ activity and/or to promote LGBTQ activity is to reject all the religions of the world.
https://www.wsj.com/articles/how-catholics-can-welcome-lgbt-believers-1504221027

 

USA TODAY
— Amnesty excuses past violations  President Trump, keep your pledge on DACA – Dan Stein
https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/2017/08/31/president-trump-keep-your-daca-pledge-editorials-debates/105167188/

 

ARIZONA CAPITOL TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Trump says “Killing DACA is a violent white supremacist priority.”
http://azcapitoltimes.com/news/2017/08/31/killing-daca-is-a-violent-white-supremacist-priority/

 

NEWSWEEK
— DIERSEN HEADLINR: Anti-Trumps say “DONALD TRUMP DOESN’T CARE ABOUT BLACK PEOPLE.”
http://www.newsweek.com/donald-trump-doesnt-care-about-black-people-americans-believe-poll-657972

 

VOICE OF AMERICA
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Whites ask “is Make America Great Again racist?”
https://www.voanews.com/a/is-make-america-great-racist/4009714.html

 

PHILLY
— Government wants to crush your right to protest – because there’s so much stuff to protest about – Will Bunch  (DIERSEN: Anti-Trumps run America. Ever-increasingly those anti-Trumps promote hatred of individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time. Ever-increasingly, those anti-Trumps promote dependency on government, dependency on charity, LGBTQ activity, abortion, mass/illegal immigration, booze, gambling, pot, and other vices, race and gender based preference giving, age discrimination, patronage, political affiliation discrimination, abolition of the First and Second Amendments, surrender to Mexico and to other foreign countries, and even worse things.)
http://www.philly.com/philly/columnists/will_bunch/trump-antifa-pipeline-protest-womens-march-aclu-20170831.html

 

FORTUNE
— ‘I Stand with the Dreamers.’ Mark Zuckerberg Shows Support for DACA in a Facebook Note – Kevin Lui (DIERSEN: CEOs want cheap labor. Ever-increasingly, CEOs side with foreign countries and with their citizens against America and against its citizens.)
http://fortune.com/2017/09/01/mark-zuckerberg-daca-dreamers-immigration-facebook/
— Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz: Not Enough Elected Officials Are Using Their Voices for Equality – Alana Abramson  (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, anti-Trump CEOs paint themselves as being Robin Hood.)
http://fortune.com/2017/08/31/howard-schultz-op-ed-charlottesville/

 

FEDERAL TIMES
— It’s time for career leaders to be heard on hate – Dr. Ron Sanders  (DIERSEN: Anti-Trumps run the federal government. Those anti-Trumps are full of hatred against Trump and against his supporters. Those anti-Trumps are especially full of hatred against Trump’s supporters who are Protestant, conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders, and those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.federaltimes.com/opinions/2017/08/31/its-time-for-career-leaders-to-be-heard-on-hate-commentary/

 

FED SMITH
— President Proposes 1.9% Average 2018 Federal Employee Raise – Ralph R. Smith  (DIERSEN: If I was still a GS-13 Step 10 GAO employee, my salary would increase from $122,991 to $125,328. My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes 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 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. In 1997, when I was 49 years old, when my Democrat GAO superiors succeeded in forcing me to take their early retirement “offer,” I had worked for GAO for almost 18 years, the last 11 years of which at the GS-13 Step 1-10 levels, currently $94,610-$122,991. One could ask my critics/opponents, their underpaid operatives, and their underpaid dupes about their education, their professional certifications, their professional licenses, and their work experience.)
https://www.fedsmith.com/2017/08/31/president-proposes-1-9-average-2018-federal-employee-raise/

 

SALON
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps disgustingly use children as cannon fodder.
http://www.salon.com/2017/09/01/trumps-war-on-children-deporting-the-dreamers-is-next-and-the-gop-base-will-love-it/

 

RASMUSSEN REPORTS
— Time to Drop Colleges’ Racial Quotas and Preferences – Michael Barone  (DIERSEN: Those who reject the equal opportunity (no race or gender based preference giving) plank in the Republican Party platform have always worked very hard against me.  They have always painted me as being a racist and a sexist. Should I sue them?)
http://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/political_commentary/commentary_by_michael_barone/time_to_drop_colleges_racial_quotas_and_preferences

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.