September 20 Evening Edition

ABC7
— JOE WALSH: DONALD TRUMP JR. STOLE MY SKITTLES TWEET – Charles Thomas
http://abc7chicago.com/politics/joe-walsh-donald-trump-jr-stole-my-skittles-tweet/1519466/
— CHICAGO POLICE DEPARTMENT TO HIRE MORE THAN 500 OFFICERS – AP  (DIERSDEN: Democrats run Chicago, so of course, needless-to-say, all 500+ will be Democrats. GAO hired me in 1980 because it could not find a qualified Democrat, minority, female, younger person, or veteran who would take the job.  IRS hired me in 1971 because it could not find a qualified Democrat, minority, female, or veteran who would take the job.  The Post Office hired me in 1966 because it could not find a qualified Democrat, minority, female, or veteran who would take the job.)
http://abc7chicago.com/news/chicago-police-department-to-hire-more-than-500-officers/1519561/
— GOV. RAUNER ANSWERS QUESTIONS ON FACEBOOK LIVE
http://abc7chicago.com/politics/gov-rauner-answers-questions-on-facebook-live/1519348/

 

NBC5
— Ricketts Family Now Backing Trump’s Candidacy  Chicago Cubs owners Joseph and Marlene Ricketts are now backing Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump and plan to put money into his campaign, NBC News reports. – Tom Schuba
http://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/Ricketts-Family-Now-Backing-Trumps-Candidacy-394196231.html
— Joe Walsh to Trump Jr.: I Likened Syrians to Skittles Last Month  Only former Congressman Joe Walsh would take credit for one of the most incendiary tweets of the past year. – Tom Schuba
http://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/joe-walsh-trump-skittles-tweet-394166371.html

 

CBS2
— Joe Walsh Claims Credit For Donald Trump Jr. Skittles Tweet
https://chicago.cbslocal.com/2016/09/20/joe-walsh-claims-credit-for-donald-trump-jr-skittles-tweet/

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Ricketts family to spend $1M to back Trump’s presidential bid, adviser says – Zachary R. Mider
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/ct-ricketts-family-donald-trump-20160920-story.html
— Rauner sticks to script in first Facebook Live session – Monique Garcia
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-bruce-rauner-facebook-live-met-0921-20160920-story.html
— Sandack deserves mercy, not judgment – Scott Reeder
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/daily-southtown/opinion/ct-sta-reeder-sandack-st-0922-20160920-story.html
— Money Magazine ranks Naperville as top place to live – Genevieve Bookwalter
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/naperville-sun/ct-nvs-naperville-top-10-money-magazine-st-0921-20160920-story.html
— NASCAR sued for $500 million on allegations that it blocked efforts to diversify the sport – Chuck Schilken
http://www.chicagotribune.com/sports/breaking/la-sp-nascar-lawsuit-steve-harvey-20160920-snap-story.html
— Hillary Clinton’s dreadful lies – Marc A. Thiessen
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/commentary/ct-hillary-clinton-lies-health-emails-benghazi-20160920-story.html

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Live from Springfield, it’s Gov. Rauner’s Facebook Live – Tina Sfondeles
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/live-from-springfield-its-gov-rauners-facebook-live/
— GOP state’s attorney hopeful blows smoke to make sparks – Mark Brown
http://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/brown-gop-states-attorney-hopeful-blows-smoke-to-make-sparks/

 

DAILY HERALD
— Clinton says Trump gives ‘aid, comfort’ to ISIS recruiters – AP
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20160920/news/309209977/
— DuPage County: No traffic court at Naperville’s Safety Town – Robert Sanchez
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20160920/news/160929892/
— Culture of Lake County state’s attorneys office attacked by challenger, defended by incumbent – Mick Zawislak
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20160920/news/160929863/

 

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Duckworth up 5 points over Kirk in new poll – GREG HINZ
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20160920/BLOGS02/160929988/duckworth-up-5-points-over-kirk-in-new-poll
— Reversing course, Ricketts family is now backing Trump – Bloomberg
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20160920/NEWS02/160929977/reversing-course-ricketts-family-is-now-backing-trump
— The big Chicago question after Peter Thiel’s broadsides: ‘Who cares?’ – ERIK GORDON (DIERSEN: From what I see, because Democrats run Chicago, entrepreneurs who are Protestant, conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time are far less welcome in Chicago.)
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20160920/OPINION/160929984/the-big-chicago-question-after-peter-thiels-broadsides-who-cares
— Where do gay couples married in Chicago live? – GREG HINZ
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20160919/BLOGS02/160919825/where-do-gay-couples-married-in-chicago-live
— Hospitals tap ex-Cullerton aide  David Gross as top lobbyist – GREG HINZ
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20160920/BLOGS02/160929985/hospitals-tap-ex-cullerton-aide-as-top-lobbyist
— Chicago to hire more than 500 new cops – AP  (DIERSDEN: Democrats run Chicago, so of course, needless-to-say, all 500 will be Democrats. GAO hired me in 1980 because it could not find a qualified Democrat, minority, female, younger person, or veteran who would take the job.  IRS hired me in 1971 because it could not find a qualified Democrat, minority, female, or veteran who would take the job.  The Post Office hired me in 1966 because it could not find a qualified Democrat, minority, female, or veteran who would take the job.)
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20160920/NEWS02/160929968/chicago-to-hire-more-than-500-new-cops

 

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Gov. Rauner talks budget, pensions, bicentennial on first Facebook Live
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20160920/gov-rauner-talks-budget-pensions-bicentennial-on-first-facebook-live

 

STATELINE
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Kirks say “Rep. Tammy Duckworth Has Edge in U.S. Senate Race Against Incumbant Sen. Mark Kirk.”
http://www.mystateline.com/news/rep-tammy-duckworth-has-edge-in-us-senate-race-against-incumbant-sen-mark-kirk

 

WSIL TV
— Rauner creates state bicentennial planning groups – AP  (DIERSEN: How long have your ancestors lived in Illinois?  My ancestors have lived in northeast Illinois since 1844.)
http://www.wsiltv.com/story/33140605/rauner-creates-state-bicentennial-planning-groups

 

WGIT
— Rauner Again Pushing Term Limits – AMANDA VINICKY
http://wglt.org/post/rauner-again-pushing-term-limits#stream/0

 

CHICAGOIST
— Rauner Takes His Turnaround Agenda To Facebook Live
http://chicagoist.com/2016/09/20/rauner_takes_his_turnaround_agenda.php

 

CAPITOL FAX
— Duckworth chances rated at 80.9 percent
http://capitolfax.com/2016/09/20/poll-duckworth-up-by-5-and-three-quarters-say-illinois-is-on-wrong-track/
— When the majority starts to become a minority  (DIERSEN: Because those in Illinois who are anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have not been in Illinois for a long time VOTE FOR DEMOCRATS, THE DEMOCRATS WHO RUN ILLINOIS DRIVE THE FOLLOWING OUT OF ILLINOIS: THOSE WHO ARE Protestant, conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, and/or those whose ancestors have been in Illinois for a long time.)
http://capitolfax.com/2016/09/20/when-the-majority-starts-to-become-a-minority/

 

GOPUSA
— Trump Jr. calls for common sense refugee policy with Skittles analogy
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=15059

 

DAILY CALLER
— O’Reilly Asks Trump If Hillary’s Marriage Is Fair Game In The Debates – CHRISTIAN DATOC
http://dailycaller.com/2016/09/19/oreilly-asks-trump-if-hillarys-marriage-is-fair-game-in-the-debates-heres-how-he-responded/

 

TOWNHALL
— After Ithaca Students Demanded Diversity Forums, Nobody Actually Showed Up – Christine Rousselle  (DIERSEN: To want Diversity is to want to get rid of those who are White, male, and/or older.)
http://townhall.com/tipsheet/christinerousselle/2016/09/20/after-ithaca-students-demanded-diversity-forums-nobody-actually-showed-up-n2221275

 

NEWSMAX
— CNN Falsely Reports Trump Wants ‘Racial Profiling’
http://www.newsmax.com/Headline/CNN-False-Report-Trump/2016/09/20/id/749138/
— NY Times: Bomb Suspect’s Father Warned FBI 2 Years Ago Son Was Terrorist
http://www.newsmax.com/Headline/rahami-father-warned-police/2016/09/20/id/749179/
— Kasich Camp Slams Priebus Over Trump Support Threats – Brian Freeman
http://www.newsmax.com/Politics/john-kasich-slams-rnc-reince-priebus/2016/09/20/id/749178/

 

THE BLAZE
— Smearing the South With False Charges of Racism – Jim Agresti (DIERSEN: Government is nasty.  Politics is nasty.  What do you say to those who hint/imply/argue/shout that my hometown of Crete was full of racists at least through the 1970s?)
http://www.theblaze.com/contributions/smearing-the-south-with-false-charges-of-racism/
— Krauthammer: Obama Admin’s ‘Reluctance and Denial’ to ID Terrorism ‘Hovers Between the Inexplicable and the Delusional’ – Chris Enloe
http://www.theblaze.com/stories/2016/09/20/krauthammer-rips-obama-admin-their-reluctance-and-denial-to-id-terrorism-hovers-between-the-inexplicable-and-the-delusional/

 

THE HILL
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “GOP dupes small donors to fund Trump’s campaign.”
http://thehill.com/blogs/pundits-blog/campaign/296758-gop-dupes-small-donors-to-fund-trumps-campaign
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Foreign diplomats wary of Trump.”
http://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/296889-foreign-diplomats-wary-of-trump

 

LOS ANGELES TIMES
— Donald Trump says it’s worse than ‘ever, ever, ever’ for black people in the United States – Chris Megerian  (DIERSEN: In their defense, my Democrat GAO superiors would stress a)that they wasted my career, b) that they forced me to retire in 1997 when I was 49 years old, and c) that they gave my job and my preferred corner office to one of my Black subordinates.)
http://www.latimes.com/nation/politics/trailguide/la-na-trailguide-updates-donald-trump-black-1474411018-htmlstory.html

 

FORTUNE
— How GM Quietly Achieved Gender Balance On Its Board – Samantha Cooney (DIERSEN: Democrats and RINOs glorify and praise employers a) that do not hire employees who are Republican, White, male, older, and/or non-veteran, b) that do not promote employees who are Republican, White, male, older, and/or non-veteran, and/or c) that get rid of employees who are Republican, White, male, older, and/or non-veteran.  It is called Affirmative Action, Diversity, and Inclusion.)
http://fortune.com/2016/09/20/gm-board-gender/

 

FED SMITH
— Which Agencies Have the Most Satisfied Employees? – Ian Smith  (DIERSEN: QUESTION: What makes employees more satisfied?  ANSWER: My Democrat superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates in the federal government hinted/implied/argued/shouted that for employees who were Democrat, minority, female, younger, and/or veteran, it was getting rid of employees who were Republican, White, male, older, and/or non-veteran.)
https://www.fedsmith.com/2016/09/20/which-agencies-have-the-most-satisfied-employees/

 

THE GUARDIAN
— Why Facebook is public enemy number one for newspapers, and journalism – Roy Greenslade
https://www.theguardian.com/media/greenslade/2016/sep/20/why-facebook-is-public-enemy-number-one-for-newspapers-and-journalism

 

METRO WEEKLY
— Anti-gay activist: STD rates prove homosexuality is bad  Peter LaBarbera points to uptick in syphilis cases as evidence that being gay is “as bad as God said it was” – John Riley
http://www.metroweekly.com/2016/09/anti-gay-activist-std-rates-prove-homosexuality-bad/

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.