September 10 Evening Edition

NBC5
— Illinois Sends Utility Crews, National Guard to Florida
http://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/illinois-sends-utility-crews-national-guard-to-florida-443475983.html

 

WGN RADIO
— The Sunday Spin” Politics with Rick Pearson Full Show 9-10-17: Pat Brady, Rebecca Shi, and Amanda Vinicky – JASMINE COOPER (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, the anti-Trump news media treats Pat Brady like he is the official spokesman for the Illinois Republican Party (IRP). Pat Brady rejects the traditional family plank in the IRP platform.  Who does the anti-Trump news media treat as official spokespersons for a) your congressional district, b) your Republican county party organization, and c) for your Republican township/ward party organization?)
http://wgnradio.com/2017/09/10/the-sunday-spin-politics-with-rick-pearson-full-show-9-10-17-pat-brady-rebecca-shi-and-amanda-vinicky/
— What Could The Repeal Of DACA Mean For Illinois? – JASMINE COOPER
http://wgnradio.com/2017/09/10/what-could-the-repeal-of-daca-mean-for-illinois/

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Rauner asks “Can Bruce Rauner bounce back from a terrible summer?” Ever-increasing, Rauner talks and acts like a) he does not read GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails and b) he listens to those who advise him to run as an anti-Republican, that is, to dump the traditional family, right to life, immigration, illegal drugs, equal opportunity (no race or gender based preference giving), and other planks in the Republican Party platform and in the Illinois Republican Party platform and to dump those individuals, organizations, companies, and governments in Illinois 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.)
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/can-bruce-rauner-bounce-back-from-a-terrible-summer/
— Memo to Amazon’s founder Jeff Bezos: We’re not all like Rahm Emanuel – Neil Steinberg  (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Emanuel talks and acts like he wants to drive out of Chicago all individuals, organizations, and companies 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.)
http://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/steinberg-memo-to-amazons-founder-were-not-all-like-rahm-emanuel/

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Toxic sites in likely path of Irma – AP (DIERSEN: My father worked in what is now a toxic site (Stauffer Chemical Company in Chicago Heights) for 28 years 1941-1969. SEE:
https://semspub.epa.gov/work/HQ/184309.pdf)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/lifestyles/health/sns-bc-us–hurricane-irma-toxic-sites-20170909-story.html
— Trump’s party apostasy – Jules Witcover
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/columnists/sns-201709081803–tms–poltodayctnyq-a20170910-20170910-column.html
— Rauner yanked the plug on student loan bill of rights. Lawmakers need to bring it back. – Robert Reed  (DIERSEN: Where did the money come from to pay for your college expenses?  For me, it was money that earned a) cleaning golf shoes, chipping slag, and pumping gasoline in 1966; b) delivering mail 1966-1969; and c) working on an automobile assemble line and as a security guard in 1970. My outstanding parents provided me with room and board in their home in Crete a) 1966-1968 while I attended UIC, b) weekends during my first semester at NIU in 1969, and c) the summer of 1969. I graduated debt-free from NIU in August of 1970 owning a 1969 Dodge Charger SE.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/columnists/reed/ct-student-debt-veto-overturn-robert-reed-0910-biz-20170908-column.html
— Muted backlash to Trump’s bipartisanship signals warning for GOP – Michael Scherer
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/politics/ct-backlash-trump-republicans-20170910-story.html

 

DAILY HERALD
— Trump readies for first Sept. 11 commemoration as president – AP (DIERSEN: I had the honor of organizing Wheaton’s September 11 ceremonies in 2004 and 2005.)
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20170910/news/309109955/
— Vintage military vehicles launch Route 66 cross-country convoy from DuPage fairgrounds next Saturday – Katlyn Smith
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20170909/vintage-military-vehicles-launch-route-66-cross-country-convoy-from-dupage-fairgrounds

 

CHAMPAIGN/URBANA NEWS GAZETTE
— Law puts state on path to equitable school funding – Rich Miller (DIERSEN: Everyone’s definition of equitable is different. According to my Democrat superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates in the federal government, it was equitable to waste my career and to force me to retire in 1997 when I was 49 years old because I have always been a Republican, and especially because I am White, male, old (born in 1948), and non-veteran, and someone who complained about patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, and age discrimination and someone who became an active member in a class action lawsuit that charged GAO with reverse discrimination, age discrimination, and retaliation.)
http://www.news-gazette.com/opinion/columns/2017-09-10/rich-millercapitol-fax-law-puts-state-path-equitable-school-funding.html

 

BELLEVILLE NEWS DEMOCRAT
— Western Illinois University gets $100,000 to study bobcats – AP (DIERSEN: What did you study while you were in college? I studied business and management at UIC 1966-1968, NIU 1969-1970, and Loyola 1972-1976. I studied accounting at DePaul 1976-1980 and at Becker CPA Review 1978-1979. I studied internal auditing at Roosevelt 1980-1981. I studied finance at IIT 1992-1997.)
http://www.bnd.com/news/business/article172406817.html

 

CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD
— Bannon: GOP ‘trying to nullify’ Trump’s election  Former WH strategist rips McConnell, Ryan – DANIELLA DIAZ  (DIERSEN: Which “Republicans” in Illinois, in your county, in your township/ward, in your municipality, and in your precinct are trying to nullify Trump’s election?)
http://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/politics/bannon-gop-trying-to-nullify-trumps-election/808542533
— McCain: ‘Not conscionable’ to deport ‘Dreamers’ Senator says permanent protection should be passed – ELI WATKINS (DIERSEN: QUESTION: What is even more “not conscionable?” ANSWER: Bringing people into America illegally, coming to America illegally, and staying in America illegally. Anti-Americans do not respect a) America, b) America’s borders, c) America’s laws, or d) America’s citizens.)
http://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/politics/mccain-not-conscionable-to-deport-dreamers/808245020

 

BREITBART
— Steve Bannon: ‘Amnesty Is Non-Negotiable’ – IAN MASON
http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2017/09/10/steve-bannon-amnesty-non-negotiable/

 

NEWSMAX
— Bannon on ’60 Minutes’: Mainstream Media Trying to ‘Destroy’ Trump
https://www.newsmax.com/Newsfront/Bannon-60-Minutes-media-destroy/2017/09/10/id/812721/

 

AMERICAN THINKER
— Lifestyles of the cossetted and illegal – Monica Showalter
http://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2017/09/lifestyles_of_the_cossetted_and_illegal.html

 

TOWNHALL
— Dems Get Their Wish – GAO to Investigate EPA Hiring Process – Cortney O’Brien (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always promoted patronage. Because I have always been a Republican, were it not for federal civil service protections, a) GAO would NOT have hired me in 1980 or let me work there for almost 18 years; b) GAO would NOT have promoted me in 1986; c) IRS would NOT have hired me in 1971 or let me work there for almost 9 years; d) IRS would NOT have promoted me in 1972, 1973, or 1974; e) the Post Office would NOT have hired me in 1966 or let me work there for almost 3 years.)
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/cortneyobrien/2017/09/10/dems-get-their-wish–watchdog-to-investigate-epa-hiring-process-n2379010

 

THE HILL
— Mexican ambassador: Relationship with Trump is improving – RAFAEL BERNAL (DIERSEN: There are tremendous conflicts between America’s interests and Mexico’s interests.)
http://thehill.com/latino/349891-mexican-ambassador-relationship-with-trump-is-improving

 

CBS NEWS
— Breitbart’s Bannon declares war on the GOP  Steve Bannon, Trump’s ex-chief strategist, tells 60 Minutes why he’s out at the White House and criticizes the GOP for not supporting the president. “They’re gonna be held accountable,” he says – Charlie Rose
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/60-minutes-breitbart-steve-bannon-declares-war-on-the-gop/

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— Where Trump’s Hands-Off Approach to Governing Does Not Apply – BEN PROTESS, DANIELLE IVORY and STEVE EDER (DIERSEN: While I worked for the federal government for almost 30 years, my superiors knew full-well that Democrat politicians wanted them to not hire and to get rid of Republicans, and especially Republicans who were White, male, older, and/or non-veteran.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/09/10/business/trump-regulations-religious-conservatives.html

 

WASHINGTON POST
— Bannon declares war with Republican leadership in Congress – Ashley Parker
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/bannon-declares-war-with-republican-leadership-in-congress/2017/09/10/57c08fa2-9668-11e7-87fc-c3f7ee4035c9_story.html

 

NEWSWEEK
— HILLARY CLINTON BLAMES LOSS ON NOT SHARING WHITE ANGER – NINA BURLEIGH  (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats demonize, denigrate, and condemn non-Democrat White males as being White supremacists, Nazis, KKK members, racists, sexists, bigots, and even worse things. How should non-Democrat White males respond?)
http://www.newsweek.com/hillary-clinton-donald-trump-election-politics-662496

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.