September 13 Evening Edition

GOPUSA ILLINOIS
— Milton Township Republican Central Committee held an outstanding meeting Wednesday evening, September 13, 2017, at the Wheaton Bowl Banquet Hall.  DuPage County Clerk Paul Hinds gave an outstanding presentation on what his office does. Attendees included Almiron, Bibbiano, Breen, Cantore, Carlson, Colgan, Connelly, Cooper, Crane, Dangelo, Eckhoff, Elliott, Falbo, Fitch, Fitzpatrick, Galvin, Grant, Heidorn, Holan, Ives, Keller, Krzyzewski, Larsen, LeVan, Lewis, Lofgren, McGowen, Mendrick, Menna, Molitor, Muehlfelt, A. Murphy, Nathwani, Orel, Rash, Ruscitti, Russo, Ryan, Shaw, Slinger, Wehling, Wilson, and Zay. – Dave Diersen
https://gopillinois.com

 

ABC7
— Democrats, Trump reach agreement to protect DACA immigrants without border wall funding – AP
http://abc7chicago.com/politics/democrats-trump-reach-agreement-to-protect-daca-immigrants-/2413975/

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Former primary challenger Jason Gonzales’s lawsuit against Speaker Madigan can proceed – Jason Meisner and Kim Geiger
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-michael-madigan-jason-gonzales-met-0914-20170913-story.html
— Immigrants are just like all other Americans: hard to categorize – Esther J. Cepeda (DIERSEN: Do you paint yourself as being “GOOD” and paint others as being “BAD?”  My critics/opponents who claim to be Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, and/or Republican and/or are White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders, and/or have ancestors have been in America for a long time a) paint themselves as being “GOOD” Trump supporters, Protestants, conservatives, Republicans, Whites, males, older persons, rich persons, gun owners, German Americans, draft avoiders, and/or persons whose ancestors have been in America for a long time and b) paint me as being a “BAD” Trump supporter, Protestant, conservative, Republican, White, male, older person, rich person, gun owner, German American, draft avoider, and/or person whose have ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/post-tribune/opinion/ct-ptb-cepeda-immigrants-st-0914-20170913-story.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: In a column for The Washington Post, Ph.D. student and undocumented immigrant Joel Sati wrote, “Though well intentioned, lauding the Dreamers has the unintended effect of juxtaposing these ‘good,’ ‘deserving’ immigrants with the ‘bad’ ones — those with, say, a drug charge from years back — who deserve nothing but deportation and marginalization.)
— Metra proposes raising fares for 4th year in row – Mary Wisniewski
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/ct-transit-fares-0914-20170914-story.html
— Chicago has the best weather for Amazon’s HQ2. Why? No destructive hurricanes. – Karen Weigert and Richard C. Longworth
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/commentary/ct-perspec-amazon-bezos-hurricane-climate-change-0914-story.html
— Chicago’s planned municipal ID for immigrants and others will be able to double as a CTA fare card, Mayor Rahm Emanuel announced Wednesday in an effort to broaden the appeal of the program. – John Byrne
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-municipal-id-cta-fare-cards-met-20170913-story.html
— Trump, Ryan offer differing timelines on legislation to protect ‘dreamers’ – Ed O’Keefe and Kelsey Snell
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/politics/ct-trump-ryan-dreamers-20170913-story.html

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Suit: White actor says black Second City actor racially harassed him – Jacob Wittich
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/suit-former-cast-member-accuses-second-city-of-racial-discrimination/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Republicans say “Deporting young immigrants not in nation’s interest.”  Those same anti-Republicans would say that getting rid of those who are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time IS IN AMERICA’S INTEREST.
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/deporting-young-immigrants-not-in-nations-interest-ryan/

 

DAILY HERALD
— Kane County board smacks down Lauzen fiscal plan – James Fuller
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20170912/kane-county-board-smacks-down-lauzen-fiscal-plan
— Metra proposes fare hikes, service cuts – Marni Pyke
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20170913/metra-proposes-fare-hikes-service-cuts

 

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Who will lead Chicago’s Amazon charm offensive? – LISA BERTAGNOLI (DIERSEN: Of course, whoever leads the effort will stress to Amazon that Chicago is full of individuals, organizations, companies, and governments that 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.)
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20170912/NEWS07/170919961/who-will-lead-chicagos-amazon-charm-offensive

 

ROCKFORD REGISTER STAR
— Lt. Gov. Evelyn Sanguinetti outlines in Rockford state plan to cut opioid deaths by a third – Georgette Braun
http://www.rrstar.com/news/20170913/lt-gov-evelyn-sanguinetti-outlines-in-rockford-state-plan-to-cut-opioid-deaths-by-third

 

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Illinois AG gives local authorities direction on immigration – AP  (DIERSEN: Of course, Illinois illegals are overjoyed. Ever-increasingly those who support SB 31 make clear that they want individuals, organizations, and companies that are members of the following groups to leave Illinois: 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://www.sj-r.com/news/20170913/illinois-ag-gives-local-authorities-direction-on-immigration

 

CHAMPAIGN/URBANA NEWS GAZETTE
— Blagojevich still not sorry for what he did – Jim Dey  (DIERSEN: The following are not sorry for what they did: those who ended my TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairmanship in 2012, my Wheaton Chamber of Commerce Government Affairs Committee membership in 2011, my Milton Township Republican Central Committee service as webmaster in 2010 and 2004, my Illinois Center Right Coalition Steering Committee membership in 2007, my American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter board membership in 2004, my GAO employment in 1997, etc.  They 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 and/or they a) reject planks in the Republican Party platform and/or the Illinois Republican Party platform and work against those like me who support those planks, b) reject the Milton Township Republican Central Committee resolution against video gambling and work against those like me who support that resolution, c) focus on destroying those like me who they cannot manipulate/dominate, d) were defendants in lawsuits that I have filed, and/or e) are operatives or dupes for the aforesaid.)
http://www.news-gazette.com/news/local/2017-09-13/jim-dey-blagojevich-still-not-sorry-what-he-did.html

 

BELLEVILLE NEWS DEMOCRAT
— These Democrats want Rauner’s job. They know they need votes from our part of Illinois. – JOSEPH BUSTOS  (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, it seems like Rauner’s advisors are telling him that to keep his job, he has to dump the Republican Party platform, dump the Illinois Republican Party platform, dump Rauner supporters, dump Trump supporters, dump Protestants, dump conservatives, dump Republicans, dump Americans, dump Whites, dump males, dump older people, dump rich people, dump gun owners, dump German Americans, dump draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or dump those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
http://www.bnd.com/news/local/article173089091.html

 

SUBURBAN LIFE
— Former Downers Grove library trustee asks court to reverse Village Council decision  Arthur Jaros argues village has no authority to remove him from board – BOB RAKOW
http://www.mysuburbanlife.com/2017/09/11/former-downers-grove-library-trustee-asks-court-to-reverse-village-council-decision/a3c4o9x/

 

KANE COUNTY CHRONICLE
— Election integrity in Illinois to be explored in all-day conference Saturday, September 16, in Warrenville.
http://www.kcchronicle.com/2017/09/11/election-integrity-in-illinois-to-be-explored-in-all-day-conference/ap8ex62/

 

CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD
— Trump ‘looks forward’ to signing resolution condemning white supremacists  Bipartisan resolution sent to Trump for signature – DANIELLA DIAZ  (DIERSEN: As Trump and everyone knows, anti-Trumps paint as being “White supremacists,” Nazis, KKK members, haters, racists, sexists, bigots, and even worse things all those who 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://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/politics/congress-pushes-trump-to-condemn-white-supremacists/810344178

 

MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— Ersel Schuster Promotes Candidacy for McHenry County Board, Other GOP Candidates Present Selves, Too
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2017/09/13/ersel-schuster-promotes-candidacy-for-mchenry-county-board-other-candidates-present-selves-too/
— 2016 Roskam Opponent Jay Kinzler Taking on Dem State Rep. Deb Conroy
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2017/09/13/2016-roskam-opponent-taking-on-dem-state-rep/

 

WIREPOINTS
— Martire is president of a school board that gives 100% pension pick-up — and hides it? – Mark Glennon (DIERSEN: I paid into the Civil Service Retirement System 7% of all the salary that the Post Office paid me 1966-1969, IRS paid me 1971-1980, and GAO paid me 1980-1997.  I might still be paying into the CSRS 7% of my salary if my GAO superiors had not succeeded in forcing me to take their early retirement “offer” in 1997 when I was 49 years old.  Instead, in today’s dollars, CSRS has paid me $1,017,120 or $4,238 X 240 months.)
http://www.wirepoints.com/huh-martire-is-president-of-a-school-board-that-gives-100-pension-pick-up/
— River Forest School Board OKs 100% Teacher Pension Pick-Up; Board President Ralph Martire Is Leading Union Activist – Wirepoints Guest
http://www.wirepoints.com/school-board-oks-100-teacher-pension-pick-up-board-president-is-leading-union-activist-wirepoints-guest/

 

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— TREASONOUS: AG MADIGAN DISCOURAGES LOCAL, STATE LAW ENFORCEMENT FROM WORKING WITH IMMIGRATION OFFICIALS
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2017/09/ag-madigan-discourages-local-state-law-enforcement-from-working-with-immigration-officials.html

 

BREITBART
— Furor Grows as Democratic Senators Cite Catholic Faith as Reason to Oppose Nominees for Federal Judgeship –  KEN KLUKOWSKI  (DIERSEN: Democrats do not want anyone to be a judge unless they 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.)
http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2017/09/13/furor-grows-democratic-senators-cite-catholic-faith-reason-oppose-nominees-federal-judgeship/

 

GOPUSA
— Stifling free speech, once voice at a time  (DIERSEN: Since 2000, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have focused on stopping me from putting GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails together and sending them out. So far, they have succeeded in 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, and American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter board membership. They have made it clear that they will viciously destroy any individual, any organization, any company, and any government that might come to my defense or help me.)
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=30126
— Black Lives Matter protesters defaced Jefferson statue at UVA
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=30128

 

FOX NEWS
— Hannity Slams ‘Completely Incompetent’ McConnell: ‘Maybe It’s Time to Call It a Career’
http://insider.foxnews.com/2017/09/13/sean-hannity-monologue-mitch-mcconnell-needs-leave-senate-let-others-enact-trump-agenda

 

DAILY CALLER
— Dream Act Amnesty Would Legalize A Lot More Immigrants Than DACA Beneficiaries – Alex Pfeiffer
http://dailycaller.com/2017/09/13/dream-act-amnesty-would-legalize-a-lot-more-immigrants-than-daca-did/
— At Least 11 Mayors Accused Of Child Sex-Related Crimes Since 2016 – Peter Hasson
http://dailycaller.com/2017/09/13/at-least-11-mayors-accused-of-child-sex-related-crimes-since-2016/
— State Department Slaps Visa Restrictions On Countries That Won’t Take Back Deportees – Will Racke
http://dailycaller.com/2017/09/13/state-department-slaps-visa-restrictions-on-countries-that-wont-take-back-deportees/

 

TOWNHALL
— New Trump Concession Increases Likelihood of DREAM Act Passage – Guy Benson  (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, those who want Trump to be defeated in 2020 make it clear that they want him to dump individuals, dump organizations, dump companies, dump governments, and dump 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.)
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/guybenson/2017/09/13/trump-concession-on-daca-makes-dream-act-likelier-n2380330

 

THE HILL
— White House: ESPN anchor that called Trump racist should be fired – JONATHAN EASLEY (DIERSEN: But what about all the rest of the anti-Trumps who call Trump and his supporters White supremacists, Nazis, KKK members, haters, racists, sexists, bigots, and even worse things?)
http://thehill.com/homenews/administration/350509-white-house-espn-anchor-that-called-trump-racist-should-be-fired

 

CNN
— Target is hiring more than 100,000 holiday workers  (DIERSEN: I predict that all 100,000 will be one or more of the following: 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.)
http://www.wsmv.com/story/36356768/target-is-hiring-more-than-100000-holiday-workers

 

NBC NEWS
— Trump FEMA Nominee Withdraws After NBC Questions on Falsified Records – SUZY KHIMM
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/white-house/trump-fema-nominee-withdraws-after-nbc-questions-falsified-records-n800856

 

WASHINGTON POST
— Colleges need to do more to help students transfer credits, GAO says – Danielle Douglas-Gabriel  (DIERSEN: Did you transfer credits? I transferred credits from UIC to NIU in late 1968.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/grade-point/wp/2017/09/13/colleges-need-to-do-more-to-help-students-transfer-credits-gao-says/

 

PHILLY
— Auditor General DePasquale: Legalize marijuana in Pa. to boost revenues and create jobs – Eugene DePasquale (DIERSEN: If you promote pot, you promote destruction.)
http://www.philly.com/philly/opinion/commentary/auditor-general-depasquale-legalize-marijuana-in-pa-to-boost-revenues-and-create-jobs-20170907.html

 

FED WEEK
— MSPB Emphasizes Finding, Making Good Fits in the Workplace (DIERSEN: Democrats run the federal government. To fit in, you must be most if not virtually all of the following: 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.)
http://www.fedweek.com/federal-managers-daily-report/mspb-emphasizes-finding-making-good-fits-workplace/

 

GOVERNMENT EXECUTIVE
— Senate Considers Cutting Retirement Benefits for Feds Working for Unions – Eric Katz (DIERSEN: GAO did not unionize until 2007. If GAO had been unionized in 1997, I might still be a GAO employee.)
http://www.govexec.com/pay-benefits/2017/09/senate-considers-cutting-retirement-benefits-feds-working-unions/140932/

 

WISCONSIN GAZETTE
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Ann Romney scheduled for far-right summit, but she’s not going  UPDATED: Ann Romney and Paul Ryan are two of the top speakers listed on the schedule for the Values Voter Summit set for Sept. 14-16 and hosted by the extremist Family Research Council. The Romney campaign, however, says Ann Romney will not be attending. The event will take place at the Omni Shoreham Hotel in Washington, D.C.”
http://www.wisconsingazette.com/news/updated-ann-romney-scheduled-for-far-right-summit-but-she/article_5a18923e-9d07-5afb-b667-b61eb3fac46c.html

 

ZILLOW
— FOR SALE: 426 West Elm Street, Wheaton – $329,900
https://www.zillow.com/wheaton-il/1_fs/X1-SS1apc9gppw622z_3o1g1_sse/4447952_zpid/

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.