September 22 Morning Edition

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Potential Lisa Madigan successors scramble to raise campaign cash
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-lisa-madigan-campaign-cash-20170922-story.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Republican candidate for attorney general Erika Harold on Thursday sent an email to supporters calling an upcoming fundraising goal the “first challenge” of her campaign. Harold has raised more than $40,000 in the month since the former Miss America and unsuccessful candidate for Congress announced her bid, according campaign reports. About $34,000 of that came from the Illinois Republican Party paying for media production, records show.)
— Surging stock market powers U.S. wealth to $96.2 trillion – AP  (DIERSEN: What are the main reasons why you have less money? For me, the main reasons are: a) my Democrat GAO superiors forced me to retire in 1997 when I was 49 years old, always ranked me in the bottom half of my coworkers for pay-for-performance purposes, did not promote me beyond GS-13, kept me off audits of IRS for all but 3 of the almost 18 years that I worked for GAO, and forced me to take an $18,847 pay cut in today’s dollars to transfer from IRS to GAO in 1980; b) my Democrat IRS superiors did not promote me beyond GS-12, disallowed my education deductions in 1978, and disallowed my partial day per diem claims in 1974; and c) my Democrat Post Office superiors forced me resign in 1969 and disallowed my sick leave requests in 1969 and 1968.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/sns-bc-us–net-worth-20170921-story.html
— Generation Free Lunch, time to get a j-o-b! – Heather Wilhelm  (DIERSEN: What bad jobs have you had?  My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always hinted/implied/argued/shouted that all the jobs that had were bad jobs and that they would never stoop to take them. I did yard work and delivered newspapers 1962-1964; washed dishes 1964-1966; cleaned golf shoes, chipped slag, and pumped gasoline in 1966; delivered mail 1966-1969; worked on an automobile assemble line and as a security guard in 1970; sold tires, automotive services, and major appliances 1970-1971; pumped gasoline 1971-1972; collected delinquent taxes 1971-1980; and audited federal agencies 1980-1997.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/commentary/ct-perspec-kid-mower-child-labor-wilhelm-0922-story.html
— East Aurora paid $220k to two interim superintendents at $1,000-per-day rate: records – Sarah Freishtat
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/aurora-beacon-news/news/ct-abn-east-aurora-interim-superintendent-pay-st-0920-20170921-story.html
— FBI warns to watch those social media posts — or face the consequences – Elvia Malagon
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/ct-met-fbi-social-media-warning-20170921-story.html
— The bell tolls for liberty on campus – John Kass  (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, colleges promote hatred of 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.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/columnists/kass/ct-met-first-amendment-college-kass-0922-story.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: You may have once had doubts that the American left has spent decades feeding a weed that would grow to strangle American liberty. But those doubts have now been dispelled, haven’t they? Because a new survey of American college students by the Brookings Institution offers perhaps the most depressing forecast of the future of liberty that we’ve seen. It tells us that many of the most privileged people on the planet, American college students, are barbarously illiterate when it comes to understanding the freedoms given them by the Constitution. A barbarously illiterate people can easily be turned into an angry horde. It is dangerous work, yes, but it can be done. They can be herded, cynically, with prompts to emotion and calls to anger for short-term political gain. But having thrown away their understanding of their freedoms, such people cannot remain free for long. According to the survey, when asked if the First Amendment protected so-called hate speech, 44 percent of college students said no. And 16 percent said they didn’t know the answer. More than half, 51 percent, said they think that “shouting so the audience can’t hear,” also known as the heckler’s veto, is an acceptable tactic for silencing a controversial speaker. So just shout them down. Scream. Don’t engage, don’t ignore, and don’t bother to use reason and offer counter arguments to win the battle of ideas.)
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: In a front page editorial with a color picture unethically made to look like a news article, anti-Trumps a) glorify and praise illegals and b) demonize, denigrate, and condemn Trump and his supporters.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/immigration/ct-immigrants-medical-research-met-20170917-story.html
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD IN NAPERVILLE SUN: Naperville sales tax rate to remain at 0.5 percent – Erin Hegarty
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/naperville-sun/news/ct-nvs-sales-tax-increase-naperville-st-0922-20170920-story.html
— Naperville not in the hunt for Amazon ‘HQ2’ – Bill Bird and Erin Hegarty
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/naperville-sun/news/ct-nvs-naperville-not-chasing-amazon-st-0922-20170920-story.html
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD WITH BIG COLOR PICTURE: District 204 teacher diversity struggles continue – Suzanne Baker (DIERSEN: 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.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/naperville-sun/news/ct-nvs-204-staff-diversity-st-0922-20170921-story.html

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Claypool part of ‘apparent whitewash’ of CPS lawyer’s conduct, IG says – Lauren FitzPatrick and Dan Mihalopoulos
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/ig-claypool-part-of-apparent-whitewash-of-cps-lawyers-conduct/

 

DAILY HERALD
— FBI warns about consequences of making social media threats – AP (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes are discouraged from putting their threats against me in writing because a) they know that I would include them in GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails and b) they know that I am litigious.)
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20170922/fbi-warns-about-consequences-of-making-social-media-threats
— Sign at former Vietnamese restaurant stirs controversy in Wheaton – Katlyn Smith  (DIERSEN: Between 1999 and the 2015 Gerrymandering, Robert Sandberg was one of my Republican voters in DuPage County Milton Township Precinct 9 in Wheaton. My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes in Wheaton and in Glen Ellyn have always been filled with hatred against Robert Sandberg. Because refuse to share their hatred of Robert Sandberg, they hate me. I should write a book about those who dominate/dominated Wheaton and/or the Milton Township Republican Central Committee who continue to punish me because I refuse to punish Sandberg.)
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20170921/sign-at-former-vietnamese-restaurant-stirs-controversy-in-wheaton

 

ABC7
— Facebook to release 3,000 Russian ads to Congress amid pressure – AP
http://abc7chicago.com/technology/facebook-to-release-3000-russian-ads-to-congress-amid-pressure/2440088/
— ‘I’ve made mistakes:’ Sean Spicer speaks out on brief WH tenure – ABC News (DIERSEN: What mistakes have you made?  My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes hint/imply/argue/shout that a) my not glorifying and praising them, b) my not pandering to them, c) my not serving as one of their operatives or dupes, d) my not giving them money, e) my not covering up their wrongdoing, and/or d) my suing them were big mistakes.)
http://abc7chicago.com/politics/ive-made-mistakes-sean-spicer-speaks-out-on-brief-wh-tenure/2439188/

 

NBC5
— Could You Apply for a Visa Under Trump’s Immigration Overhaul?  Under the proposed law, qualifying for a visa would move to what’s called a points-based system  (DIERSEN: How many points do you get? You need 30 points, but I only get 19 points – 8 for having a master’s degree, 11 for having very good English proficiency, 0 for being 68 years old, 0 for having no extraordinary achievements, 0 for not having a job offer, and 0 for not having $1,800,000.)
http://www.nbcchicago.com/news/politics/Could-You-Apply-For-Visa-Under-Trump-Immigration-Plan-441658303.html

 

WTTW
— Dennis Hastert Victim Scott Cross Speaks Out – Amanda Vinicky (DIERSEN: I should write a book about Hastert supporters who have always painted themselves as being anti-Diersen.)
http://chicagotonight.wttw.com/2017/09/21/dennis-hastert-victim-scott-cross-speaks-out

 

NORTHWEST HERALD
— Problem with McHenry County Republican Party – Elliot Cassidy
http://www.nwherald.com/2017/09/20/letter-problem-with-mchenry-county-republican-party/abdr73s/

 

CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Members of the following groups want Trump to back Luther Strange over Roy Moore: 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.centralillinoisproud.com/news/politics/trump-goes-to-alabama-to-save-luther-strange-and-spare-gop-from-roy-moore/816409447
— Russia, China use UN to push back on US-led world order – NICOLE GAOUETTE  (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps paint themselves as being anti-American.)
http://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/politics/russia-china-use-un-to-push-back-on-usled-world-order/816226822
— Millions could be left uninsured under Obamacare repeal – TAMI LUHBY  (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes are beyond furious because my wife and I have subsidized health, dental, and vision insurance for the rest of our lives because I am a retired federal employee. We pay only $5,763/year (25%) and the federal government pays $17,288/year (75%). Many millions have not and will not seek a job with the federal government a) because the pay and benefits are terrible, b) because the advancement opportunities are terrible, c) because they lack required education, work experience, professional certifications, and/or professional licenses, d) because they cannot pass an employment examination, e) because they cannot pass a background investigation, f) because they cannot pass a physical examination, g) because they cannot take the demonization, denigration, and condemnation that comes with being a federal employee or federal retiree, and/or h) because they are Republican, White, male, older, and/or non-veteran and they know that the federal government discriminates against the aforesaid.)
http://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/national/millions-could-be-left-uninsured-under-obamacare-repeal/816360281

 

REAL GOP ILLINOIS
— Rauner gives Illinois sanctuary state group $6.5 million every year
https://realgopillinois.com/2017/09/21/illinois-sanctuary-state-group-6-million-rauner/

 

MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— Will Rauner Break Pro-Life Ties?
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2017/09/22/will-rauner-break-pro-life-ties/

 

ILLINOIS POLICY INSTITUTE
— CURRIE TO RECEIVE 6-FIGURE PENSION AFTER FIRST YEAR OF RETIREMENT  The longtime House majority leader will benefit from a sweetener provision that grants massive pension spikes to career lawmakers after one year of retirement. – Austin Berg  (DIERSEN: My $50,856 Civil Service Retirement System pension is dramatically reduced because my Democrat superiors in the federal government wasted my career and forced me to take their early retirement “offer” in 1997 when I was 49 years old. But then again, that is want Democrat politicians wanted them to do.)
https://www.illinoispolicy.org/currie-to-receive-6-figure-pension-after-first-year-of-retirement/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: When she retires as majority leader, her salary will likely stand at over $91,000, including her base salary and leadership bonus. That means her first-year pension payment will be more than $77,000. Then the spikes kick in. Her second-year pension will total more than $121,000, according to GARS rules.)

 

CAPITOL FAX
— Rep. Reggie Phillips is the latest to retire
https://capitolfax.com/2017/09/22/rep-reggie-phillips-is-the-latest-to-retire/
— GOP turkey shoot event image with Madigan’s visage pulled down
https://capitolfax.com/2017/09/22/gop-turkey-shoot-event-image-with-madigans-visage-pulled-down/
— ILGOP responds *** Report: Madigan pushing back against pop tax
https://capitolfax.com/2017/09/22/report-madigan-pushing-back-against-pop-tax/

 

GOPUSA
— Maxine Waters: Impeachment is about whatever the Congress says it is  (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes tried, but failed to get the Illinois Center Right Coalition to censure me at the start of the organization’s 2006 annual convention in the Wheaton Bowl Banquet Hall because of my GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails. They still have not put their charges against me in writing.)
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=30597

 

PUBLIUS FORUM
— Pandering? Megyn Kelly Suddenly Says She Left Fox News Because of Trump – Warner Todd Huston
http://www.publiusforum.com/2017/09/21/pandering_megyn_kelly_suddenly_says_she_left_fox_news_because_of_trump/

 

AMERICAN THINKER
— Obamacare insurance rates in IL expected to rise an average of 35% – Rick Moran
http://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2017/09/obamacare_insurance_rates_in_il_expected_to_rise_an_average_of_35.html

 

AMERICAN ENTERPRISE INSTITUTE
— GAO report should trigger rethink of accountability in higher education – Preston Cooper
http://www.aei.org/publication/gao-report-should-trigger-rethink-of-accountability-in-higher-education/

 

LUTHERAN CHURCH CHARITIES
— The Ultimate Purpose of Prayer – Tim Hetzner  (DIERSEN: By their words and by their actions, my churchgoing critics/opponents, their churchgoing operatives, and their churchgoing dupes have made it very clear that they pray to GOD to send me straight to HELL. They blame me for their problems, for your problems, for my problems, and for everyone’s problems. They demonize me, denigrate me, and condemn me a) because I oppose the promotion of booze, gambling, pot, and other vices, b) because I oppose the promotion of LGBTQ activity, c) because I oppose the promotion of abortion, d) because I oppose the promotion of mass/illegal immigration, e) because I oppose race and gender based preference giving, f) because I oppose age discrimination, g) because I oppose patronage, and h) because I oppose political affiliation discrimination. They disapprove of if not hate my demographics: Trump supporter, baptized, raised, and confirmed as a Missouri Synod Lutheran, conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older (68), non-poor, gun owner, 100 % German American, draft avoider, my ancestors have been in America since 1844, former federal employee, federal retiree, former union member, childless, pet-less, American nameplate car owner, etc.  They are furious a) because I refuse to pander to them, b) because I refuse to serve as one of their operatives or dupes, c) because I refuse to give them money, d) because I supported one of their opponents in a primary race, and/or e) because I sued them.)
http://devotions.lccharities.org/2017/09/22/ultimate-purpose-prayer/

 

CORNELL REVIEW
— Unrighteous Indignation: How the Left is Using the Rise of Trump to Attack Mainstream Conservatism – Isaac Schorr
http://www.thecornellreview.org/unrighteous-indignation-left-using-rise-trump-attack-mainstream-conservatism/

 

THE HILL
— What DACA proponents really want is open migration, not a tweak to the law – ROBERT LAW  (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps make it clear that they are 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://thehill.com/opinion/immigration/351781-what-dacas-proponents-really-want-is-open-migration-not-a-tweak-to-the
— Citizenship for undocumented youth serves the national interest – J. KEVIN APPLEBY  (DIERSEN: Anti-Republicans shout at “undocumented youth” that Republicans are White supremacists, Nazis, KKK members, haters, racists, sexists, bigots, and even worse things.)
http://thehill.com/blogs/congress-blog/politics/351818-citizenship-for-undocumented-youth-serves-the-national-interest

 

POLITICO
— Trump hires campaign workers instead of farm experts at USDA  Truck driver, landscaper among political appointees at agency headquarters. – JENNY HOPKINSON  (DIERSEN: I should write a book about Democrats who my Democrat GAO superiors promoted over me who had less job experience, less job-related education, and/or fewer job-related professional certifications and/or licenses than I had. GAO audits IRS.  My Democrat GAO superiors wasted my knowledge of IRS that I had gained working for IRS for almost 9 years, the last 5 1/2 years of which at the GS-12 Step 1-5 levels, currently $79,563-$90,173.)
http://www.politico.com/story/2017/09/21/trump-agriculture-department-usda-campaign-workers-242951

 

HUFFINGTON POST
— I Weep for the Children of DACA – Luz Vega-Marquis  (DIERSEN: Needless-to-say, no one ever has and no one ever will weep for 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. Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps demonize, denigrate, and condemn the aforesaid as being White supremacists, Nazis, KKK members, haters, racists, sexists, bigots, and even worse things who should be gotten rid of.)
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/i-weep-for-the-children-of-daca_us_59c43706e4b0f2df5e83ad12

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— Leading the Legal War Against Fox  So far this year, the lawyer Douglas Wigdor, a conservative Republican, has filed 11 suits against Fox News for defamation, sexual harassment and racial discrimination. – ALAN FEUER
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/09/22/nyregion/douglas-wigdor-fox-news.html
— The Coming War on Business – David Brooks  (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, business paints itself as being 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.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/09/22/opinion/business-war-trump.html

 

WASHINGTON POST
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Trump says “Trump could learn from federal employee Service to America Medal winners.”  My Democrat GAO superiors forced me to retire in 1997 when I was 49 years old, always ranked me in the bottom half of my coworkers for pay-for-performance purposes, did not promote me beyond GS-13, kept me off audits of IRS for all but 3 of the almost 18 years that I worked for GAO, and forced me to take an $18,847 pay cut in today’s dollars to transfer from IRS to GAO in 1980.  My Democrat IRS superiors did not promote me beyond GS-12, disallowed my education deductions in 1978, and disallowed my partial day per diem claims in 1974.  My Democrat Post Office superiors forced me resign in 1969 and disallowed my sick leave requests in 1969 and 1968.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/powerpost/wp/2017/09/22/trump-could-learn-from-federal-employee-service-to-america-medal-winners/

 

TENNESSEAN
— NAACP president in Nashville: Trump is an ‘idiot president’ – Natalie Allison  (DIERSEN: What do the anti-Trumps in your precinct, in your municipality, in your township/ward, in your county, and in Illinois call Trump?)
http://www.tennessean.com/story/news/2017/09/21/naacp-president-nashville-trump-idiot-president/691841001/

 

MARKET WATCH
— These personality traits explain why CEOs rise to the top – JACOB PASSY  (DIERSEN: Democrats run the federal government.  To rise to the top in the federal government, you have to excel at a) hiring, retaining, and promoting young Democrat minorities and young Democrat females and b) not hiring, not retaining, not promoting, and getting rid of Republicans, and especially Republicans who are White, male, older, and/or non-veteran.)
http://www.marketwatch.com/story/these-personality-traits-explain-why-ceos-rise-to-the-top-2017-09-20

 

NEW YORK MAGAZINE
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Trump says “It’s Win-Win When Trump and the Democrats Work Together.”
http://nymag.com/daily/intelligencer/2017/09/its-win-win-when-trump-and-the-democrats-work-together.html

 

ALTERNET
— We’re at the End of White Christian America — What Will That Mean?  After accounting for eight out of 10 Americans in 1976, white Christians are now a minority, a study has found. The political implications could be profound. – Jason Wilson (DIERSEN: What do you say to a) Whites who pander to anti-Whites and b) Christians who pander to anti-Christians?)
http://www.alternet.org/news-amp-politics/were-end-white-christian-america-what-will-mean

 

GOVERNING
— San Francisco Helping Dreamers Fill Out and Fund DACA Applications – Dominic Fracassa  (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats side with foreign counties and their citizens AGAINST America and AGAINST its citizens.)
http://www.governing.com/topics/public-justice-safety/tns-san-francisco-daca-dreamers-renew.html

 

GOVERNMENT EXECUTIVE
— Agencies Begin White House-Mandated Training for Every Fed on Consequences of Leaks – Eric Katz Septe  (DIERSEN: Federal employees are routinely required to attend classes that promote Affirmative Action, Diversity, and Inclusion, that is, that promote discrimination against those who are Republican, White, male, older, and/or non-veteran.)
http://www.govexec.com/management/2017/09/white-house-demands-training-every-federal-employee-consequences-leaks/141197/

 

FEDERAL TIMES
— Federal employees ordered to attend anti-leaking classes – Michael Biesecker (DIERSEN: Federal employees are routinely required to attend classes that promote Affirmative Action, Diversity, and Inclusion, that is, that promote discrimination against those who are Republican, White, male, older, and/or non-veteran.)
https://www.federaltimes.com/management/career/2017/09/21/federal-employees-ordered-to-attend-anti-leaking-classes/

 

FED SMITH
— Facebook Posting Leads to Postal Worker Indictment – Ralph R. Smith  (DIERSEN: My Democrat Post Office superiors forced me resign in 1969 and disallowed my sick leave requests in 1969 and 1968. They would not have done that if I had been a Democrat, a minority, a female, or a veteran.)
https://www.fedsmith.com/2017/09/21/facebook-posting-leads-postal-worker-indictment/

 

RASMUSSEN REPORTS
— 34% Are Less Likely to Follow NFL Because of Protests
http://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/lifestyle/sports/september_2017/34_are_less_likely_to_follow_nfl_because_of_protests
— Voters More Confident U.S. Will Remain Most Powerful Nation  (DIERSEN: Anti-Trumps do not want America to be powerful. Anti-Trumps want foreign countries and especially their motherlands to be powerful.)
http://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/general_politics/september_2017/voters_more_confident_u_s_will_remain_most_powerful_nation

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.