September 8 Evening Edition

ABC7
— Sen. Durbin urges Congress to pass Dream Act before DACA ends in 6 months – Craig Wall
http://abc7chicago.com/politics/sen-durbin-urges-congress-to-pass-dream-act/2392656/

 

NBC5
— Top Democratic Candidates to Participate in LGBTQ Forum – James Neveau  (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, to vote for Democrats is to promote LGBTQ activity.)
http://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/top-democratic-candidates-for-governor-to-participate-in-lgtbq-forum-443131553.html
— Rauner Heads to Asia After Swedish Snafu – Mary Ann Ahern and Carol Marin  (DIERSEN: What do you say to those who have urged me to pretend that I am of Swedish national origin to avoid the German sigma? During the 1840s and 1850s, all my ancestors immigrated to northeast Illinois from what is now Germany.  Of course, needless-to-say, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always used that against me. In my defense, I stress that my grandfather on my father’s side fought the Germans during WWI, that my uncles on my mother’s side fought the Germans during WWII, and that my father would have fought the Germans during WWII if he had not been 4-F.  Further, according to http://dna.ancestry.com, my ancestry is 33% Europe West, 28% Scandinavia, 24% Great Britain, 11% Ireland, 2% Europe East, 1% Finland/Northwest Russia, and 1% Italy/Greece.)
http://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/WEB-rauner-heads-to-asia-after-swedish-snafu-443317523.html

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Did Facebook help Donald Trump win the election? – Margaret Sullivan  (DIERSEN: From what I see, Facebook wants to be viewed 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.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/commentary/ct-facebook-trump-russia-ads-20170907-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Rauner says “Rauner yanked the plug on student loan bill of rights. Lawmakers need to bring it back.”
http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/columnists/reed/ct-student-debt-veto-overturn-robert-reed-0910-biz-20170908-column.html
— Opioid use responsible for 20 percent of drop in American men from labor force, study finds – Angel Phillip
http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/ct-opioid-use-labor-force-20170907-story.html
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD IN NAPERVILLE SUN: AS THE DEMOCRAT PARTY’S STRANGLEHOLD ON ILLINOIS TIGHTENS: District 204 enrollment to fall by 1,400 students – Suzanne Baker
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/naperville-sun/news/ct-nvs-204-demographic-survey-st-0908-20170906-story.html
— Durbin: Hillary shouldn’t run in 2020; it’s time for new leadership – Erin Hegarty
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/naperville-sun/news/ct-nvs-durbin-hillary-clinton-not-run-0910-20170908-story.html
— How Chicago can win Amazon’s 50,000 jobs – Editorial (DIERSEN: I predict that to win Amazon’s 50,000 jobs, Emanuel will promise to drive out of Chicago all individuals, all organizations, and all companies that are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and all those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/editorials/ct-edit-amazon-madigan-rauner-foxconn-jobs-0910-20170908-story.html
— Rauner moves to release human services money as he implements budget he opposed – Monique Garcia and Kim Geiger
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-bruce-rauner-state-budget-met-20170908-story.html
— Chicago can land Amazon’s second HQ, but it won’t be easy, experts say – Ryan Ori and Lauren Zumbach
http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/ct-amazon-contenders-0910-biz-20170908-story.html
— Judge: Emanuel does not have to turn over list of private emails in FOIA fight – Todd Lighty  (DIERSEN: Because they know that I have filed lawsuits, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes avoid putting in writing things that would incriminate them.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-rahm-emanuel-email-lawsuit-20170908-story.html
— Trump says ‘rest easy,’ but DACA recipients need more than a promise – Clarence Page (DIERSEN: While I worked for the federal government for almost 30 years, my Democrat superiors never said that I should “rest easy.” They always made it clear that they wanted to replace me with a Democrat who was also a minority, a female, and younger. Were it not for federal civil service protections, a) the Post Office would NOT have hired me in 1966 or let me work there for almost 3 years, b) IRS would NOT have hired me in 1971 or let me work there for almost 9 years, c) IRS would NOT have promoted me in 1972, 1973, or 1974, d) GAO would NOT have hired me in 1980 or let me work there for almost 18 years, and e) GAO would NOT have promoted me in 1986.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/page/ct-perspec-page-trump-dreamers-daca-0910-20170908-story.html
— McHenry Co. sheriff sued for not releasing immigrant detainee under new law – Robert McCoppin and Amanda Marrazzo
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/mchenry-county/news/ct-illinois-trust-act-immigration-mchenry-county-sued-met-20170908-story.html

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Trump fires debate on whether immigration cost blacks jobs – MARY MITCHELL (DIERSEN: How soon, if not already, will employers brag that a) they have stopped hiring, retaining, and promoting citizens of America and b) that they will only hire, retain, and promote citizens of Mexico and other foreign countries?)
http://chicago.suntimes.com/chicago-politics/mitchell-trump-fires-debate-on-whether-immigration-cost-blacks-jobs/
— Three ways to strengthen Chicago’s ‘sanctuary’ ordinance – Editorial  (DIERSEN: Additional ways to strengthen Chicago’s sanctuary ordinance: Drive out of Chicago all individuals, all organizations, and all companies that are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and all those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/editorial-three-ways-to-strengthen-chicagos-sanctuary-ordinance/
— What about sanctuary for us? – LAURA WASHINGTON  (FROM THE ARTICLE: “Clearly black people have been written off by the Democratic Party.”) (DIERSEN: Clearly, those who want Trump, Rauner, and the rest of the Republicans to lose advise them to write off those who are Trump supporters, Rauner 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.)
http://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/laura-washington-what-about-sanctuary-for-us/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: “Clearly black people have been written off by the Democratic Party,” Scott writes. “Institutional racism has led to an underclass of black people who have been locked out of the ‘dream’ this DACA group is given support and resources to pursue. The narrative now is we can’t do without these illegal immigrants!” For decades, black folks have sought sanctuary from the ceaseless gun violence ravaging our neighborhoods. We desperately crave refuge from the long march of black men who have been murdered and maimed by police brutality and misconduct, as our political “leaders” looked the other way. Black folks vainly seek salvation from economically crippled communities where poverty is pervasive and economic options are slim to none. Black people don’t begrudge help for their immigrant brothers and sisters. People of color are in this together, striving and sweating under the vicious heel of bigotry. But black voters, the Democratic Party’s most loyal constituency, wonder: What about sanctuary for us?)
— Most Chicago cops pay small price for boozing – Tim Novak and Robert Herguth  (DIERSEN: Virtually all my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes a) drink lots of booze, b) want to drink lots of booze, and/or c) encourage others to drink lots of booze.)
http://chicago.suntimes.com/chicago-politics/the-watchdogs-some-chicago-cops-pay-small-price-for-boozing/
— Funny how the ‘rule of law’ hammers the poor before the rich – Phil Kadner (DIERSEN: According to the Democrats, you are rich if you are not on welfare.)
http://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/kadner-funny-how-the-rule-of-law-hammers-the-poor-before-the-rich/

 

DAILY HERALD
— Bartlett considering local sales tax to fix $800,000 deficit – Eric Peterson
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20170907/bartlett-considering-local-sales-tax-to-fix-800000-deficit
— Time for Elk Grove township board to manage its discord – Editorial
http://www.dailyherald.com/discuss/20170907/editorial-time-for-township-board-to-manage-its-discord
— 6 competing for Miss Mexican Heritage scholarships – Bianca Reyes  (DIERSEN: What is your national origin?  My national origin is 100% German. I should write a book about those in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois who talk and/or act like they disapprove of, if not despise, if not hate those of German national origin.  Some, if not many, of the aforesaid are of German national origin themselves and they publicly work against those who are German national origin to curry favor with those who disapprove of, if not despise, if not hate those of German national origin.  What is your gender?  My gender is male. I should write a book about those in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois who talk and/or act like they disapprove of, if not despise, if not hate males. Some, if not many, of the aforesaid are males themselves and they publicly work against those who are male to curry favor with those who disapprove of, if not despise, if not hate those who are male.)
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20170907/6-competing-for-miss-mexican-heritage-scholarships
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Six college-age women from West Chicago, Addison, Warrenville and Oswego will compete Friday, Sept. 8, in the Miss Mexican Heritage Scholarship Program sponsored by the Mexican Cultural Center of DuPage. The educational scholarship program, now in its fifth year, is designed to encourage young Mexican-American women to promote pride in their heritage, further their education and prepare to become community leaders.)
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD WITH BIG COLOR PICTURE: Healing Field honors 9/11 victims with 2,976 flags in Oak Brook – Robert Sanchez
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20170907/healing-field-honors-911-victims-with-2976-flags-in-oak-brook
— How does Chicago stack up against contenders for Amazon HQ2? – Gerrit De Vynck, Hui-yong Yu and Jing Cao (DIERSEN: Of course, compared to other contenders, Chicago has far more people, 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.dailyherald.com/business/20170908/how-does-chicago-stack-up-against-contenders-for-amazon-hq2

 

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Can’t put the DACA genie back in the bottle – Editorial (DIERSEN: How soon, if not already, will employers brag that a) they have stopped hiring, retaining, and promoting citizens of America and b) that they will only hire, retain, and promote citizens of Mexico and other foreign countries?)
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20170908/ISSUE07/170909902/cant-put-the-daca-genie-back-in-the-bottle
— Posner departure sets stage for potential political fight over future of Seventh Circuit – Jonathan Bilyk
http://cookcountyrecord.com/stories/511210977-posner-departure-sets-stage-for-potential-political-fight-over-future-of-seventh-circuit
— State’s top techie leaving for Amazon – JOHN PLETZ
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20170908/BLOGS11/170909905/hardik-bhatt-leaving-illinois-cio-job-for-amazon

 

CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD
— Catholic bishops strike back at Bannon  Bannon Criticized Catholic church in interview – DANIEL BURKE
http://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/politics/catholic-bishops-strike-back-at-bannon/807010559

 

DUPAGE POLICY JOURNAL
— DuPage County to see property tax relief under school funding bill
https://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/511210997-dupage-county-to-see-property-tax-relief-under-school-funding-bill

 

HARTLAND
— MILLIONS IN FEDERAL ARTS SPENDING GOES TO BILLIONAIRE ORGANIZATIONS – Michael McGrady
https://www.heartland.org/news-opinion/news/millions-in-federal-arts-spending-goes-to-billionaire-organizations-study-finds

 

ILLINOIS LEAKS
— Gov Rauner signs Bill capping Township funds accumulation – JOHN KRAFT
http://edgarcountywatchdogs.com/2017/09/gov-rauner-signs-bill-capping-township-funds-accumulation/

 

ILLINOIS POLICY INSTITUTE
— ILLINOISANS GET $6B MORE IN LONG-TERM DEBT, BUT NO REFORMS  While borrowing to help pay down the state’s unpaid bill backlog will save money on interest payments and relieve pressure on those waiting for cash, it also perpetuates Illinois’ spending problem. – Ted Dabrowski and John Klingner
https://www.illinoispolicy.org/illinoisans-get-6b-more-in-long-term-debt-but-no-reforms/
— Illinois’ youth problem: More millennials left Illinois than any other age demographic from 2011 through 2014 – Madelyn Harwood
https://www.illinoispolicy.org/reports/illinois-youth-problem-more-millennials-left-illinois-than-any-other-age-demographic-from-2011-through-2014/

 

ILLINOIS FAMILY ACTION
— Conservative Coalition Urges Media to Stop Citing SPLC – Peter LaBarbera
https://illinoisfamilyaction.org/2017/09/conservative-coalition-urges-media-to-stop-citing-splc/

 

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— GUTIERREZ DOUBLES DOWN ON HYSTERICAL THREATS OVER DACA PROGRAM
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2017/09/gutierrez-draws-criticism-from-far-and-near-over-despicable-comments.html
— CHICAGO PROTESTS TRUMP ADMINISTRATION’S DACA DECISION
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2017/09/photos-and-comments-by-mark-weyermuller-chicago-this-week-a-group-of-about-1000-marched-in-front-of-federal-buildings.html
— ROSKAM, HULTGREN AND LAHOOD VOTE NO ON DEBT LIMIT PACKAGE
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2017/09/roskam-hultgren-and-lahood-vote-no-on-debt-limit-package.html

 

CAPITOL FAX
— Personal PAC protests Rauner women’s health roundtable
https://capitolfax.com/2017/09/08/personal-pac-protests-rauner-womens-health-roundtable/
— Rauner administration sued over avoiding pay hike law
https://capitolfax.com/2017/09/08/rauner-administration-sued-over-avoiding-pay-hike-law/

 

WASHINGTON TIMES
— OUTSTANDING: Rep. Lamar Smith rolls out legislation to curb legal immigration, expand E-Verify – David Sherfinski
http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2017/sep/7/lamar-smith-rolls-out-legislation-curb-legal-immig/

 

GOPUSA
— Berkeley strengthens diversity by… segregation?  (DIERSEN: Democrats used to promote integration, but now they promote segregation.)
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=29794
— Cheers for Your First Abortion?
http://www.gopusa.com/cheers-for-your-first-abortion/

 

FOX NEWS
— Chicago’s Rahm Emanuel vs. Trump — It’s ‘The Art of the Failure’ vs. ‘The Art of the Deal’ – Steve Cortes
http://www.foxnews.com/opinion/2017/09/08/chicagos-rahm-emanuel-vs-trump-its-art-failure-vs-art-deal.html

 

BREITBART
— Jared Kushner Helped Durbin Lobby White House For DACA Amnesty – NEIL MUNRO
http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2017/09/08/jared-kushner-helped-top-democratic-senator-lobby-wh-daca-amnesty/
— Bono Rips Trump for Ending DACA: ‘This Country Was Built for Dreamers’ – JEROME HUDSON  (DIERSEN: Should everyone in America today be required to disclose a) when their ancestors immigrated, b) where their ancestors immigrated from, c) where their ancestors lived, and d) what their ancestors did?)
http://www.breitbart.com/big-hollywood/2017/09/08/bono-rips-trump-ending-daca-country-built-dreamers/

 

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— GOP outraged after Trump refuses to consider Lois Lerner prosecution – Joseph Lawler
http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/gop-outraged-after-trump-refuses-to-consider-lois-lerner-prosecution/article/2633848
— GAO to investigate alleged ethics violations at EPA – Josh Siegel
http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/government-watchdog-to-investigate-alleged-ethics-violations-at-epa/article/2633853

 

DAILY CALLER
— Trump’s Justice Department Lets Lois Lerner Off The Hook – Chuck Ross
http://dailycaller.com/2017/09/08/trumps-justice-department-lets-lois-lerner-off-the-hook/
— CNN Hired The Playboy Reporter Who Had A Meltdown At A White House Press Briefing – AMBER ATHEY
http://dailycaller.com/2017/09/08/cnn-hires-playboy-reporter-who-had-outburst-at-press-briefing/

 

DAILY SIGNAL
— The Southern Poverty Law Center Almost Got Me Killed. Why Does the Media Still Propagate Its ‘Hate Map’? – Casey Mattox
http://dailysignal.com/2017/09/05/southern-poverty-law-center-almost-got-killed-media-still-propagate-hate-map/

 

LIFE SITE NEWS
— Twitter suspends Christian mom after she criticizes Teen Vogue for pushing anal sex – Peter LaBarbera
https://www.lifesitenews.com/news/twitter-reinstates-activist-mommy-after-she-criticizes-gay-teen-vogue-edito

 

HOT AIR
— Mike Lee Warns Democrats: Your Hostility To Religion Makes Average Americans Feel Despised By Their Leaders
https://hotair.com/archives/2017/09/07/mike-lee-warns-democrats-hostility-religion-makes-average-americans-feel-despised-leaders/
— Luis Gutierrez: We’ll Shut Down The Government In December Until The DREAM Act Passes
https://hotair.com/archives/2017/09/08/luis-gutierrez-well-shut-government-december-dream-act-passes/

 

POLITICO
— Dems threaten December shutdown if Dreamers aren’t protected – HEATHER CAYGLE and ELANA SCHOR
http://www.politico.com/story/2017/09/08/democrats-dreamers-daca-government-shutdown-242502

 

WASHINGTON POST
— Trump tortured Spicer and Priebus. Now they get to tell investigators about Trump. – Aaron Blake
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-fix/wp/2017/09/08/trump-tortured-spicer-and-priebus-now-they-get-to-tell-investigators-about-trump/
— GAO to launch probe into EPA’s hiring practices – Dino Grandoni (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always promoted patronage. Because I have always been a Republican, were it not for federal civil service protections, a) the Post Office would NOT have hired me in 1966 or let me work there for almost 3 years, b) IRS would NOT have hired me in 1971 or let me work there for almost 9 years, c) IRS would NOT have promoted me in 1972, 1973, or 1974, d) GAO would NOT have hired me in 1980 or let me work there for almost 18 years, and e) GAO would NOT have promoted me in 1986.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/powerpost/wp/2017/09/08/government-watchdog-to-launch-probe-into-epas-hiring-practices/

 

BUSINESS INSIDER
— House Republicans boo and ‘hiss’ at top Trump officials in messy pre-vote meeting – Bob Bryan
http://www.businessinsider.com/trump-schumer-pelosi-deal-meeting-mnuchin-2017-9

 

BLOOMBERG
— Southern Poverty Law Center Gets Creative to Label ‘Hate Groups’  Principled conservatives are lumped together with bigots. – Megan McArdle  (DIERSEN: I should write a book about my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois who lump me in with White supremacists, Nazis, KKK members, haters, racists, sexists, bigots, and even worse things. Or maybe I should sue my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes.)
https://www.bloomberg.com/view/articles/2017-09-07/southern-poverty-law-center-gets-creative-to-label-hate-groups

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.