September 15 Morning Edition

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Governor Bruce Rauner meets with Tribune Editorial Board
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/104422341-132.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-RAUNER SAYS “Rauner 2.0 — a little bit of change we can’t quite believe in.”
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/zorn/ct-perspec-zorn-bruce-rauner-mea-culpa-strange-0916-20180914-story.html
— Chicago Heights has plan to buy lake water from Indiana, resell it to south suburban neighbors – Zak Koeske
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/daily-southtown/news/ct-sta-chicago-heights-water-deal-st-0916-story.html

 

DAILY HERALD
— User-based pay system will get Metra only so far – Editorial (DIERSEN: How much have you benefited from public transit subsidies? If I sought a government office or political office, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes would blast me for my benefiting from public transit subsidies 1978-1997, 1974, 1973, and 1971. Overwhelmingly, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have not used, are not using, and would never use public transit.)
https://www.dailyherald.com/discuss/20180913/editorial-user-based-pay-system-will-get-metra-only-so-far

 

WGN TV
— Pritzker a no-show as Rauner faces Tribune Editorial Board – TAHMAN BRADLEY
https://wgntv.com/2018/09/14/pritzker-a-no-show-as-rauner-faces-tribune-editorial-board/

 

WLS AM
— Trump asks aides to press ahead with $200 billion in tariffs on Chinese goods -CNN
http://www.wlsam.com/news/trump-asks-aides-to-press-ahead-with-200-billion-in-tariffs-on-chinese-goods/
— Bill Cameron: “Nothing like being down 17 points in the latest poll to make you humble” – Kimberly Kaczmarek
http://www.wlsam.com/2018/09/14/bill-cameron-nothing-like-being-down-17-points-in-the-latest-poll-to-make-you-humble/

 

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— ‘Selfie station’ available when early voting starts Sept. 27 – Bernard Schoenburg (DIERSEN: How many Democrats in your precinct a) cast Republican primary ballots to do what damage they can to the Republican Party and b) always vote for Democrats in general elections. I estimate that there are about 30 such Democrats in my precinct. They only vote in contested Republican primary races and never vote in uncontested Republican primary races. Democrats are moral relativists who believe that their end justified their means.)
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20180914/selfie-station-available-when-early-voting-starts-sept-27

 

KANKAKEE DAILY JOURNAL
— GOP latest to get in gutter – David Giuliani
https://www.daily-journal.com/news/local/gop-latest-to-get-in-gutter/article_2788c7b6-b794-11e8-8119-7ba856773cd5.html

 

BLOOMINGTON PANTAGRAPH
— Lessons didn’t have to be so painful – RICH MILLER
https://www.pantagraph.com/opinion/columnists/lessons-didn-t-have-to-be-so-painful/article_91dc42c2-abc2-5e1c-96be-57d2c785cecb.html

 

LASALLE NEWS TRIBUNE
— Harassment allegation trouble for Jerry Long, GOP – Tamara Abbey (DIERSEN: Are you a Republican Precinct Committeeman/Captain, Republican candidate, Republican elected official, or Illinois Republican Party (IRP) leader? If someone accused you of something and filed a complaint against you a) with your Republican township, ward, and/or county party organization and/or b) with the IRP, how fast would you be dumped? Since 1999, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes in the Milton Township Republican Central Committee, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, IRP, TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce, Illinois Center Right Coalition, American Association of Political Consultants, etc. have hinted/implied/argued/shouted that if anyone filed a complaint against me, they would immediately dump me.)
http://www.newstrib.com/free/update-harassment-allegation-trouble-for-jerry-long-gop/article_a3fb411e-b79b-11e8-87f3-17cecd6859bc.html

 

TIMES
— Long not backing down, says he will stay in office Illinois Republican Party also will withdraw its support – Derek Barichello (DIERSEN: Are you a Republican Precinct Committeeman/Captain, Republican candidate, Republican elected official, or Illinois Republican Party (IRP) leader? If someone accused you of something and filed a complaint against you a) with your Republican township, ward, and/or county party organization and/or b) with the IRP, how fast would you be dumped? Since 1999, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes in the Milton Township Republican Central Committee, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, IRP, TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce, Illinois Center Right Coalition, American Association of Political Consultants, etc. have hinted/implied/argued/shouted that if anyone filed a complaint against me, they would immediately dump me.)
http://www.mywebtimes.com/2018/09/14/long-not-backing-down-says-he-will-stay-in-office/atgl5ma/

 

BELLEVILLE NEWS DEMOCRAT
— Company spun off from business once tied to opioids gave $30K to Southern Illinois reps – JOSEPH BUSTOS
https://www.bnd.com/news/local/article216623580.html

 

PRAIRIE STATE WIRE
— Dodge says lawmakers no longer represent Illinoisans, they will continue to inflame financial woes – Glenn Minnis
https://prairiestatewire.com/stories/511558272-dodge-says-lawmakers-no-longer-represent-illinoisans-they-will-continue-to-inflame-financial-woes

 

DUPAGE POLICY JOURNAL
— Roskam ad exposes Casten’s lobbying work – Robert Hadley (DIERSEN: What do you lobby for? I lobby for a) all the planks in the Illinois Republican Party platform and in the Republican Party platform and b) the Milton Township Republican Central Committee resolution against video gambling.)
https://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/511562129-roskam-ad-exposes-casten-s-lobbying-work
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Democrat Sean Casten has apparently lobbied members of Congress for tax incentives and subsidies on behalf of his company, according to a new campaign ad from U.S. Rep. Peter Roskam (R-Illinois). “Sean Casten takes every opportunity to talk about his ‘resume,’ but he conveniently leaves out that he was also a registered federal lobbyist who pleaded with congressional leaders for special tax breaks to benefit his own business,” said a press release from Roskam’s campaign.)

 

ILLINOIS FAMILY ACTION
— Gov. Rauner Doubles Down – David E. Smith
https://illinoisfamilyaction.org/2018/09/gov-rauner-doubles-down/

 

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey laments conservative employees ‘don’t feel safe to express their opinions’ – Jessica Chasmar
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2018/sep/14/jack-dorsey-twitter-ceo-laments-conservative-emplo/

 

WASHINGTON FREE BEACON
— Intel Chair: FBI, Justice Corrupted for Political Spying – Bill Gertz
https://freebeacon.com/national-security/intel-chair-fbi-justice-corrupted-political-spying/

 

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— 1-in-7 US residents are immigrants, 44.5 million, most ever – Paul Bedard (DIERSEN: Democrats shout at immigrants, and at everyone else, that Republicans are White supremacists, Nazis, KKK members, haters, racists, sexists, bigots, and even worse things who should be gotten rid of. Democrats want immigrates to get rid of Republicans once and for all.)
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/washington-secrets/1-in-7-u-s-residents-are-immigrants-44-5-million-most-ever
— Trump’s Treasury Department is trying to kill school choice — is he aware? – Peter Murphy
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/op-eds/trumps-treasury-department-is-trying-to-kill-school-choice-is-he-aware
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: The availability of generous welfare and generous charity discourages people from a) taking bad jobs, b) earning job-related college degrees, and c) saving for retirement.)
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/op-eds/half-of-americans-have-no-retirement-savings-heres-how-congress-can-look-out-for-them
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Despite the existence of IRAs and 401(k) plans to encourage retirement savings, almost half of Americans have no net assets at all, and little or no retirement savings. Many of them have no money to save and no retirement account to put it in.)

 

ONE NEWS NOW
— DHS: most illegals caught sneaking into U.S. still here – Chad Groening
https://onenewsnow.com/culture/2018/09/14/dhs-most-illegals-caught-sneaking-into-us-still-here

 

DAILY SIGNAL
— Obama Reminds Us Why Trump Is President – David Harsanyi
https://www.dailysignal.com/2018/09/14/obama-reminds-us-why-trump-is-president/

 

LIFEZETTE NEWS
— Long Vacant Federal Watchdog Jobs Mean Billion$ Lost to Waste, Fraud Inspector General system has faced chronic vacancies for many of these critical positions throughout the government – Connor D. Wolf (DIERSEN: To get rid of me, my Democrat GAO superiors could have had Treasury offer me a job in its Inspector General office (https://www.treasury.gov/tigta/), but they did not. To get rid of me after I had worked for GAO on audits of federal financial industry regulators for almost 9 years, my Democrat GAO superiors could have had those regulators offer me jobs in their Inspector General offices, but they did not.)
https://www.lifezette.com/2018/09/long-vacant-federal-watchdog-jobs-mean-billion-lost-to-waste-fraud/

 

BLAZE
— Classmate of Kavanaugh named in letter is speaking out about sexual abuse claim – Carlos Garcia (DIERSEN: Are you a man? If a woman accused you of wrongdoing, how many women and which women would come to your defense? Ever-increasingly, men who are accused by women of wrongdoing are presumed to be guilty. Needless-to-say, this discourages men from having anything to do with women.)
https://www.theblaze.com/news/2018/09/14/classmate-of-kavanaugh-named-in-letter-is-speaking-out-about-sexual-abuse-claims
(FROM THE ARTICLE: 65 women who have known Kavanaugh for several decades signed a letter vouching for his good character in a letter to the Judiciary Committee. “We are women who have known Brett Kavanaugh for more than 35 years and knew him while he attended high school between 1979 and 1983. For the entire time we have known Brett Kavanaugh, he has behaved honorably and treated women with respect,” the letter said. “We strongly believe it is important to convey this information to the Committee at this time,” it concluded.)
— College offers safe space for whites to help understand minority interactions. Here comes backlash. – Sarah Taylor
https://www.theblaze.com/news/2018/09/14/college-offers-safe-space-for-whites-to-help-understand-minority-interactions-here-comes-backlash

 

EPOCH TIMES
— Destruction of the Family
https://www.theepochtimes.com/chapter-seven-destruction-of-the-family-part-i_2661675.html
https://www.theepochtimes.com/chapter-seven-destruction-of-the-family-part-ii_2661712.html

 

REAL CLEAR POLITICS
— Google’s Foul Play – Adriana Cohen
https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2018/09/14/googles_foul_play_138070.html

 

TOWNHALL
— Fans Furious Over Willie Nelson’s Political Advocacy – Cortney O’Brien
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/cortneyobrien/2018/09/14/why-willie-nelson-fans-are-furious-n2519017

 

FOX NEWS
— Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey admits conservative staffers ‘don’t feel safe to express their opinions’ at liberal tech giant – Brian Flood
http://www.foxnews.com/tech/2018/09/14/twitter-ceo-jack-dorsey-admits-conservative-staffers-dont-feel-safe-to-express-their-opinions-at-liberal-tech-giant.html

 

BREITBART
— Kevin McCarthy: Breitbart’s Exposure of Leaked Google Video Calls for Hearing – Penny Starr
https://www.breitbart.com/tech/2018/09/14/kevin-mccarthy-breitbarts-exposure-of-leaked-google-video-calls-for-hearing/
— Flashback: 5 Times Google Displayed Political Bias – Lucas Nolan
https://www.breitbart.com/tech/2018/09/13/flashback-5-times-google-displayed-political-bias/
— Todd Rokita Calls for FTC Investigation into Google’s ‘Unrivaled’ Monopoly Power – Sean Moran
https://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2018/09/13/todd-rokita-calls-for-ftc-investigation-into-googles-unrivaled-monopoly-power/

 

THE HILL
— Ted Cruz, Twitter spar over immigration tweets from right-wing think tank – ALI BRELAND
http://thehill.com/policy/technology/406551-ted-cruz-think-tank-and-twitter-spar-over-immigration-tweets

 

POLITICO
— Leaked Google video irks GOP – CRISTIANO LIMA
https://www.politico.com/newsletters/morning-tech/2018/09/13/leaked-google-video-irks-gop-339180

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— This Is Not the End of Trump Chaos in the White House has not diminished the chances of a two-term presidency. – Roger Cohen
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/09/14/opinion/trump-2020-reelection-presidency.html
— Even in Better Times, Some Americans Seem Farther Behind. Here’s Why. – Patricia Cohen (DIERSEN: Since 1997, in today’s dollars, my income has been only 41% of what it was in 1997, that is, only $51,864/year instead of $125,325/year.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/09/14/business/economy/income-inequality.html
— The Secret to Cracking Trump’s Base New polls show that some of the most hard-core Trumpsters are starting to get a clue. It might be because he finally crossed a line: He’s now insulting them. – Timothy Egan (DIERSEN: I should write a book about those who I have helped the most who have insulted me the most. They blame me for their problems, for your problems, for my problems, and for everyone’s problems.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/09/14/opinion/trump-base-polls.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats crow about their success in manipulating/dominating Evangelicals.
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/09/14/us/politics/democrats-progessive-evangelical-election.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps glorify and praise a) those who come to America illegally, b) those who stay in America illegally, and c) those who bring others to America illegally.
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/09/14/us/migrant-children-ineligible-reunification-families.html

 

WASHINGTON POST
— Conservatives have embraced the idea that nothing is nonpartisan – Philip Bump (DIERSEN: Nothing is nonpartisan.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2018/09/13/conservatives-have-embraced-idea-that-nothing-is-non-partisan/

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— ‘Walls: A History of Civilization in Blood and Brick’ Review: . . . and Stay Out! The current proliferation of border walls is in line with most historical experience. – Felipe Fernández-Armesto (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats work with America’s enemies to destroy America.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/walls-a-history-of-civilization-in-blood-and-brick-review-and-stay-out-1536887942
— Eight Decades of Ethnic Dilemmas Iconic sociologist Nathan Glazer on the problems of group identity, affirmative action and Donald Trump. – Jason Willick (DIERSEN: Virtually all my past and present critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes a) are anti-German American and/or b) pander to those who are anti-German American.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/eight-decades-of-ethnic-dilemmas-1536962839
— ‘Boomer1’ Review: Retire or We’ll Retire You Daniel Torday offers a sharp, bright and often amusing snapshot of intergenerational conflict during these unwieldy economic times. – Emily Bobrow (DIERSEN: All my critics/opponents, all their operatives, and all their dupes have always promoted age discrimination a) to get rid of those who are older than they are and/or b) to curry favor with those who promote age discrimination. My Democrat superiors in the federal government hinted/implied/argued/shouted that their employees who were younger wanted them to get rid of their employees who were older. I should write a book about my GAO coworkers who “cut deals” with our GAO superiors to keep their jobs longer and/or to get promoted. To keep their jobs longer and/or to get promoted, they agreed to help our GAO superiors get rid of me.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/boomer1-review-retire-or-well-retire-you-1536884989
— The Dirt and Delay Playbook Democrats want to push a Kavanaugh vote past Election Day. – Editorial (DIERSEN: Who are the biggest dirt-throwers in your precinct, in your municipality, in your township/ward, in your county, and in Illinois? I should write a book about the biggest past and present dirt-throwers in my precinct, in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, in Illinois, in TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois, in Wheaton Chamber of Commerce, in Milton Township Republican Central Committee, in DuPage County Republican Central Committee, in Illinois Republican Party, in Illinois Center Right Coalition, in American Association of Political Consultants, in GAO, in IRS, in Post Office, in etc.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-dirt-and-delay-playbook-1536966589

 

WHEATON JOURNAL
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Kasich is an anti-Republican and represents anti-Republicans. Kasich says GOP lawmakers need to realize they must serve the people and “not a political party or a president.” Ever-increasingly “the people,” that is, anti-Trumps and anti-Americans, want lawmakers to use government to get rid of individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, draft avoiders, German American, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time. That is why the aforesaid a) voted for Trump in 2016, b) will vote for Trump in 2020, and c) have bought and will buy as many firearms and as much ammunition as they feel is necessary for their self-defense.
https://wheatonbusinessjournal.com/kasich-gop-lawmakers-serve-the-people-not-the-president/22508/

 

NEWSWEEK
— TWITTER CEO JACK DORSEY: CONSERVATIVE WORKERS ‘DON’T FEEL SAFE’ EXPRESSING OPINIONS AMONG LIBERALS – BENJAMIN FEARNOW
https://www.newsweek.com/jack-dorsey-twitter-liberal-conservative-bias-employees-algorithm-facebook-1121827

 

HOLLYWOOD REPORTER
— Investigative Reporter Sues CBS for Gender and Age Discrimination – Ashley Cullins
https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/thr-esq/michele-gillen-sues-cbs-gender-age-discrimination-1143483

 

GOVERNMENT EXECUTIVE
— Amid Active Hurricane, FEMA Chief Learns His Travel Is Under Investigation – Charles S. Clark (DIERSEN: Amid my “Centiphone Manager” assignment in 1974, I learned that my Democrat IRS superiors had disallowed my partial day per diem claims. SEE: https://www.gao.gov/products/463866  Of course, my Democrat IRS superiors, my Democrat IRS supervisors, my Democrat IRS coworkers, and my Democrat IRS subordinates used that to hint/imply/argue/argue that my career in IRS was over.)
https://www.govexec.com/oversight/2018/09/amid-active-hurricane-fema-chief-learns-his-travel-under-investigation/151277/

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.