September 14 Evening Edition

ABC7
— Former Police Supt. Garry McCarthy appears to file for exploratory committee for Chicago mayoral run – Craig Wall (DIERSEN: How soon, if not already, will Emanuel call McCarthy a White supremacist, Nazi, KKK member, hater, racist, sexist, bigot, and even worse things?)
http://abc7chicago.com/politics/garry-mccarthy-appears-to-file-for-exploratory-committee-for-chicago-mayoral-run/2416740/

 

NBC5
— Governor Rauner Makes Significant Hire to Communications Team – Mary Ann Ahern
http://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/governor-rauner-makes-significant-hire-to-communications-team-444489023.html
— Hastert denies bathroom stall attack – AP
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20170914/hastert-denies-bathroom-stall-attack

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Gov. Bruce Rauner’s staff flow charts all about charting choppy waters – Tina Sfondeles
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/gov-bruce-rauners-staff-flow-charts-all-about-charting-choppy-waters/
— Emanuel says city-state pitch for Amazon HQ2 is ‘all hands on deck’ – Fran Spielman
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/emanuel-makes-his-pitch-for-amazons-second-headquarters/
— Garry McCarthy mayoral exploratory committee formed – Sam Charles (DIERSEN: How soon, if not already, will Emanuel call McCarthy a White supremacist, Nazi, KKK member, hater, racist, sexist, bigot, and even worse things?)
http://chicago.suntimes.com/chicago-politics/garry-mccarthy-mayoral-exploratory-committee-formed/
— Trump called Sessions an ‘idiot’ for recusal during meeting
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/report-trump-called-sessions-an-idiot-for-recusal-during-meeting/
— Dysfunction drives out moderate Illinois pols we need – Editorial  (DIERSEN: Political parties exist to help elect candidates who can and will defend and advance their platform. In Illinois, in DuPage County, and in Milton Township, moderate Republicans a) focus on driving Republicans out of the Illinois Republican Party (IRP), the DuPage County Republican Central Committee (DCRCC), and the Milton Township Republican Central Committee (MTRCC) and b) focus on destroying the IRP, DCRCC, and MTRCC.)
http://chicago.suntimes.com/opinion/editorial-dysfunction-drives-out-moderate-illinois-pols-we-need/
— Census: Hispanics surpass blacks as Chicago’s 2nd-largest racial group – Mitchell Armentrout
http://chicago.suntimes.com/chicago-politics/census-hispanics-surpass-blacks-as-chicagos-2nd-largest-racial-group/
— ‘Serial child molester’ Dennis Hastert denies bathroom stall attack – Jon Seidel
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/serial-child-molester-dennis-hastert-denies-bathroom-stall-attack/
— Poll: 93 percent of Mexicans have ‘no confidence’ in Trump – AP (DIERSEN: Anti-Trumps side with Mexico and with its citizens (many millions of whom are in America illegally) against America and against its citizens. Anti-Trumps shout at Mexicans that Trump and his supporters are White supremacists, Nazis, KKK members, haters, racists, sexists, bigots, and even worse things.)
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/poll-93-percent-of-mexicans-have-no-confidence-in-trump/
— Dear Dick Durbin, Her Catholic religion is none of your business – Sheila O’Brien
http://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/dear-sen-durbin-her-catholic-religion-was-none-of-your-beeswax/
— When Latinos and blacks jockey to be the ‘minority du jour’ – Natalie Moore
http://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/moore-when-latinos-and-blacks-jockey-to-be-the-minority-du-jour/
— ‘Powerhouse’ Barbara Flynn Currie says she is not seeking re-election – Tina Sfondeles
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/powerhouse-barbara-flynn-currie-says-she-is-not-seeking-re-election/

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Paperwork filed for ‘Garry McCarthy for Mayor Exploratory Committee,’ but backers mum (DIERSEN: How soon, if not already, will Emanuel call McCarthy a White supremacist, Nazi, KKK member, hater, racist, sexist, bigot, and even worse things?)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-garry-mccarthy-campaign-committee-met-0915-20170914-story.html
— Trump renews talk of ‘bad dudes’ opposing white supremacists in Charlottesville – AP
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/politics/ct-trump-race-comments-20170914-story.html

 

DAILY HERALD
— Board members: McHenry chairman’s hiring, lease decisions lacked transparency – Lauren Rohr
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20170914/board-members-mchenry-chairmans-hiring-lease-decisions-lacked-transparency

 

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Measuring the true cost of health insurance for 2018 – MARK GURDA
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20170914/OPINION/170919936/health-insurance-outlook-for-individuals-and-small-businesses-in

 

ROCKFORD REGISTER STAR
— TRAGIC: We’re No. 2! Rockfordians love to bet at video terminals – Editorial
http://www.rrstar.com/opinion/20170912/our-view-were-no-2-rockfordians-love-to-bet-at-video-terminals

 

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— The running mate roundup
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20170914/under-dome-podcast-running-mate-roundup

 

RIVER BENDER
— Governor, Lt. Governor offices announce new consolidated policy organization
https://www.riverbender.com/articles/details/governor-lt-governor-offices-announce-new-consolidated-policy-organization-23439.cfm

 

TRI STATES PUBLIC RADIO
— Senator Jil Tracy Talks Salary Disparities and Capitalism – EMILY BOYER
http://tspr.org/post/senator-tracy-talks-salary-disparities-and-capitalism

 

NORTHERN PUBLIC RADIO
— Attorney General Says Police In Illinois Can’t Arrest Just For Immigration Status – BRIAN MACKEY (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, those who run Illinois do everything that they can a) to bring illegals to Illinois and b) to keep illegals in Illinois.)
http://northernpublicradio.org/post/attorney-general-says-police-illinois-cant-arrest-just-immigration-status

 

CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD
— No power, blocked roads add to frustrations in Florida  3.2 million remain without power in state – FAITH KARIMI (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes are extremely judgmental. I should write a book about those who question my judgment to have a whole-house natural gas fired backup electric generator installed. Because they shout their criticisms of me, I can shout my criticisms of them, right?)
http://www.centralillinoisproud.com/weather/no-power-blocked-roads-add-to-frustrations-in-florida/810956463

 

WCSJ
— Rauner Leading the Charge to Land Amazon  (DIERSEN: Will Amazon demand that Rauner promise to drive out of Illinois all individuals, organizations, companies, and governments that are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, 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.wcsjnews.com/news/local/rauner-leading-the-charge-to-land-amazon/article_32d01aae-9943-11e7-b971-0b71680d3481.html

 

WILLIAM J. KELLY
— Ra Joy and Ray Tranchant: Will the media cover both of their stories?
http://www.williamjkelly.org/news/ra-joy-and-ray-tranchant-will-the-media-cover-both-of-their-stories

 

ILLINOIS NEWS NETWORK
— Five years after introduction, study says video gambling leading to crime upticks – Cole Lauterbach
https://www.ilnews.org/news/statewide/five-years-after-introduction-study-says-video-gambling-leading-to%20/article_aa189976-9702-11e7-8509-736718f4e444.html

 

ILLINOIS FAMILY ACTION
— Dick Durbin Joins Leftist Colleagues Seeking to Impose a Religious Test on Court Nominee – John Biver
https://illinoisfamilyaction.org/2017/09/dick-durbin-joins-leftist-colleagues-seeking-to-impose-a-religious-test-on-court-nominee/

 

CAPITOL FAX
— Schuh to Rauner admin?
https://capitolfax.com/2017/09/14/schuh-to-rauner-admin/
— Rauner hires crisis expert
https://capitolfax.com/2017/09/14/report-rauner-hires-crisis-expert/

 

GOPUSA
— California leaders pledge $30M for young illegal aliens
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=30172
— ESPN Host ‘Apologizes’ to Network, But Not For Tweeting Trump Racial Slur
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=30194
— 37 percent of Americans can’t name any of the rights guaranteed by First Amendment
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=30208

 

FOX NEWS
— Coulter: ‘If We’re Not Getting a Wall, I’d Prefer President Pence’
http://insider.foxnews.com/2017/09/14/president-trump-criticized-right-reported-dreamers-deal-lack-border-wall
— Sanders: Clinton’s Book Tour Is Showing Why America Elected Trump
http://insider.foxnews.com/2017/09/14/sarah-sanders-hillary-clinton-book-tour-blaming-electoral-college-2016-loss-trump
— Hannity to McConnell: Resign If You Can’t Get Tax Reform Done in 2017
http://insider.foxnews.com/2017/09/13/hannity-blasts-mitch-mcconnell-get-tax-reform-done-2017-year-or-resign-senate

 

BREITBART
— Trump Caves on DACA, Wants ‘Quick’ Amnesty for 800K Illegal Aliens – JOHN BINDER  (DIERSEN: Democrats shout at Dreamers and at everyone else that Trump and his supporters are White supremacists, Nazis, KKK members, haters, racists, sexists, bigots, and even worse things. If Dreamers get amnesty, they will focus on getting rid of Trump and getting rid of his supporters, and especially those who are Protestant, conservative, 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.breitbart.com/big-government/2017/09/13/report-trump-caves-on-daca-wants-quick-amnesty-for-800k-illegal-aliens/
— Donald Trump: Let DACA Recipients Stay; Not Amnesty – CHARLIE SPIERING  (DIERSEN: Democrats shout at Dreamers and at everyone else that Trump and his supporters are White supremacists, Nazis, KKK members, haters, racists, sexists, bigots, and even worse things. If Dreamers are allowed to stay, they will focus on getting rid of Trump and getting rid of his supporters, and especially those who are Protestant, conservative, 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.breitbart.com/big-government/2017/09/14/donald-trump-let-daca-recipients-stay-not-amnesty/

 

BLAZE
— Calif. school officials warn ‘USA!’ chant could be ‘intolerant’ or ‘offensive’ – Sarah Taylor (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps prove that they are anti-American.)
http://www.theblaze.com/news/2017/09/14/calif-school-officials-warn-usa-chant-could-be-intolerant-or-offensive/

 

DAILY SIGNAL
— Conservatives Balk at Talk of Trump Amnesty Deal With Democrats – Fred Lucas
http://dailysignal.com/2017/09/14/conservatives-balk-talk-trump-amnesty-deal-democrats/

 

DAILY WIRE
— IT HAS BEGUN: Vandals Behead Statue Of Saint Junipero Serra  “When he died, many native peoples came to the mission for his burial.” – PAUL BOIS
http://www.dailywire.com/news/21015/it-has-begun-vandals-behead-statue-saint-junipero-paul-bois

 

FEDERALIST
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “President Trump Doesn’t Need A Border Wall When He Can Build Better Paper Ones.”
http://thefederalist.com/2017/09/14/president-trump-doesnt-need-border-wall-can-build-better-paper-ones/

 

ONE NEWS NOW
— What do we do with the ‘Dreamers’? – Bryan Fischer (DIERSEN: Democrats shout at Dreamers and at everyone else that Trump and his supporters are White supremacists, Nazis, KKK members, haters, racists, sexists, bigots, and even worse things. If Dreamers are allowed to stay, they will focus on getting rid of Trump and getting rid of his supporters, and especially those who are Protestant, conservative, 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.onenewsnow.com/perspectives/bryan-fischer/2017/09/14/what-do-we-do-with-the-dreamers

 

THE HILL
— Right explodes in anger over Trump’s immigration push – JONATHAN EASLEY
http://thehill.com/homenews/administration/right-explodes-in-anger-over-trump-deal-daca-dreamers-democrats-pelosi-schumer-hannity-coulter-ingraham
— Trump: ‘We’re not looking at amnesty’ – JORDAN FABIAN
http://thehill.com/homenews/administration/350644-white-house-there-will-be-no-amnesty-under-trump
— Trump stuns Washington with immigration moves – JORDAN FABIAN
http://thehill.com/homenews/administration/350755-trump-stuns-washington-with-immigration-moves

 

HUFFINGTON POST
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Federal E-Verify Law Would Mean Major Changes For U.S. Employers  Seven states in the South and two in the West already require private employers to use E-Verify, but enforcement has been inconsistent.”
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/federal-e-verify-law-would-mean-major-changes-for-us_us_59ba88b9e4b0390a1564db52

 

CNN
— Trump, Schumer and Pelosi: The in crowd – Michael D’Antonio
http://www.cnn.com/2017/09/14/opinions/trump-schumer-pelosi-the-in-crowd-opinion-dantonio/index.html

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— President Trump repeated his claim that both sides shared blame for the Charlottesville violence: The left has “pretty bad dudes” also – MARK LANDLER
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/09/14/us/politics/trump-charlottesville-tim-scott.html

 

NEW YORK POST
— Pelosi and Trump disagree on citizenship for Dreamers – Mark Moore
http://nypost.com/2017/09/14/pelosi-and-trump-disagree-on-citizenship-for-dreamers/

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Former Google Employees Allege Bias Against Women  Lawsuit is the latest chapter in a recent flare-up over gender equality at the tech company – Yoree Koh
https://www.wsj.com/articles/former-google-employees-file-lawsuit-alleging-gender-discrimination-1505411804

 

CITY JOURNAL
— Time, Treasure, and Future Squandered  Craig Carton was undone by sports betting in a society that increasingly accepts it. – Steven Malanga
https://www.city-journal.org/html/time-treasure-and-future-squandered-15439.html

 

THE REPUBLIC
— Redoing the Electoral Math  I argued that demographics favored the Democrats. I was wrong. – JOHN B. JUDIS (DIERSEN: How bad are your demographics?  Those who want Republican candidates to lose urge them to dump 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.  Further, those who want Republican candidates to lose urge them to pander to those who promote surrender to Mexico and to all the other foreign countries, Islam, class warfare, dependency on government, dependency on charity, LGBTQ activity, abortion, mass/illegal immigration, booze, gambling, pot, and other vices, patronage, political affiliation discrimination, race and gender based preference giving, age discrimination, abolition of First and Second Amendments, and even worse things.)
https://newrepublic.com/article/144547/redoing-electoral-math-argued-demographics-favored-democrats-wrong

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.