September 8 Morning Edition

FOX NEWS CHICAGO
— Trump says Justice Dept should investigate identity of anonymous NY Times op-ed writer – AP
http://www.fox32chicago.com/news/trump-justice-dept-op-ed-writer-investigation

 

ABC7
— Trump wants Justice to help find ‘resistance’ writer – AP (DIERSEN: My Democrat GAO superiors viewed me as being a member of the resistance a) because I refused to help them get rid of their employees because they were Republican, White, male, and/or non-veteran who they had not promoted them to GS-13 (currently $96,403) by age 25, GS-14 (currently $113,920) by age 30, GS-15 (currently $134,000) by age 35, and Senior Executive Service (currently $164,200) by age 40 and b) because I became an active member in class action lawsuit in 1988 when I was 40 years old that charged them with reverse discrimination, age discrimination, and retaliation.)
https://abc7chicago.com/politics/trump-wants-justice-to-help-find-resistance-writer/4182517/

 

CBS2
— Many Substitute Teachers Fill CPS Classrooms, Hundreds Of CPS Employees Wait For Background Checks – Audrina Bigos
https://chicago.cbslocal.com/2018/09/07/substitute-teachers-cps-background-checks/

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Trump demonizes, denigrates, and condemns Trump.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/huppke/ct-met-huppke-trump-gettysburg-address-20180907-story.html
— Playmate’s suit claims former RNC finance official insisted she get abortion – AP
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/politics/ct-playmate-lawsuit-elliott-broidy-20180907-story.html
— Playmate’s suit bares details about affair with GOP donor – AP
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/sns-bc-us–playboy-centerfold-gop-donor-20180907-story.html
— Facebook, Twitter defend efforts to stop election meddling – AP
http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/sns-bc-us–congress-social-media-20180905-story.html

 

DAILY HERALD
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Racism and anti-Semitism surged in corners of the Web after Trump’s election.”
https://www.dailyherald.com/business/20180908/racism-and-anti-semitism-surged-in-corners-of-the-web-after-trumps-election-analysis-shows
— St. Charles to repay South Elgin after sales tax mix-up – Lauren Rohr
https://www.dailyherald.com/business/20180907/st-charles-to-repay-south-elgin-after-sales-tax-mix-up

 

BLOOMINGTON PANTAGRAPH
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps promote Obama’s “scathing critique of Trump.”
https://www.pantagraph.com/news/state-and-regional/govt-and-politics/obama-issues-scathing-critique-of-trump-politics-of-fear-at/article_5a8b4f86-6ec6-52aa-82ea-413173cc70d4.html

 

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— 2018 Illinois State Fair attendance down 8% from 2017
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20180907/2018-illinois-state-fair-attendance-down-8-from-2017

 

PATCH ILLINOIS
— Forbes: 10 Illinois Employers Among Best For New Grads: Shannon Antinori (DIERSEN: From what I see, in Illinois, under the Democrats, ever-increasingly, employers will not hire you if you are a Trump supporter, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owner, German American, draft avoider, and/or if your ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://patch.com/illinois/across-il/10-illinois-employers-among-best-new-grads-forbes

 

CHICAGO CITY WIRE
— With taxes continuing to rise, GOP sees increased interest in Northwest Chicago – Robert Hadley
https://chicagocitywire.com/stories/511555797-with-taxes-continuing-to-rise-gop-sees-increased-interest-in-northwest-chicago

 

PRAIRIE STATE WIRE
— Lou Lang case shows little recourse exists for those who claim sexual harassment by lawmakers – W.J. Kennedy
https://prairiestatewire.com/stories/511556472-lou-lang-case-shows-little-recourse-exists-for-those-who-claim-sexual-harassment-by-lawmakers
— Capitol Fax roundup: campaign financing, resignations, DuPage County – Robert Hadley (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents have made it clear that they will destroy any individual, any organization, any company, and any government that promotes me or my GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails. Should I publish a list of my critics/opponents?)
https://prairiestatewire.com/stories/511551739-capitol-fax-roundup-campaign-financing-resignations-dupage-county

 

DUPAGE POLICY JOURNAL
— Khouri claims Villa and Madigan are lying to voters about what they stand for – Robert Hadley
https://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/511554022-khouri-claims-villa-and-madigan-are-lying-to-voters-about-what-they-stand-for
— DuPage County home affordability ranked –
https://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/511546183-analysis-dupage-county-home-affordability-ranked
— Kinzler claims property tax increase would lead to revenue loss – Glenn Minnis
https://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/511554512-kinzler-claims-property-tax-increase-would-lead-to-revenue-loss

 

NOW DECATUR
— Pritzker Touches on Taxes, Rips on Rauner – Joe Deacon
http://www.nowdecatur.com/2018/09/07/pritzker-touches-on-taxes-rips-on-rauner/

 

METRO EAST SUN
— Plummer predicts more will leave Illinois as a result of property, sales tax increases – Glenn Minnis
https://metroeastsun.com/stories/511555680-plummer-predicts-more-will-leave-illinois-as-a-result-of-property-sales-tax-increases

 

BLAZE
— More than 90 percent of political donations by Alphabet Inc. employees went to Democrats – Teri Webster (DIERSEN: One could compare and contrast how Google treats www.gopillinois.com with how it treats www.capitolfax.comwww.gopillinois.com highlights the source, title, author, and hyperlink of articles, while www.capitolfax.com does not. Dave Diersen stresses his political affiliation, while Rich Miller does not.)
https://www.theblaze.com/news/2018/09/07/study-more-than-90-percent-of-political-donations-by-alphabet-inc-employees-went-to-democrats
(FROM THE ARTICLE: What about objectivity? The study underscores the idea that “everything we read, see and hear is being controlled by tech industry employees with a left-wing political bent,” PJ Media wrote. Google has repeatedly claimed it does not play favorites nor manipulate search results. PJ Media explained how a social media employee could influence a search algorithm.)

 

BREITBART
— Business-First GOP Prepares Post-Election Border-Wall Trap for Trump – Neil Munro
https://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2018/09/07/trump-faces-ryan-trap-border-wall-funds-wage-raises-for-voters/
— Deep State Attacks Ahead of Midterms: ‘All Roads Lead to Impeachment’ – Kristina Wong
https://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2018/09/07/deep-state-attacks-midterms-impeachment/
— Defense Attorney: Dairy Farm Turned ‘Blind Eye’ to Illegal Alien Status of Alleged Mollie Tibbetts Kille – John Binder
https://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2018/09/07/defense-attorney-dairy-farm-turned-blind-eye-to-illegal-alien-status-of-alleged-mollie-tibbetts-killer/
— Dr. Sebastian Gorka: If No Borders ‘The Word America Has No Meaning’ – Michelle Moons
https://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2018/09/07/dr-sebastian-gorka-if-no-borders-the-word-america-has-no-meaning/
— Kellyanne Conway: U.S. Cities ‘Should Be Sanctuaries for Law-Abiding Americans’ – Penny Starr
https://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2018/09/07/kellyanne-conway-u-s-cities-should-be-sanctuaries-for-law-abiding-americans/

 

LIFE SITE NEWS
— Democrats’ tremors could rip up the ground under America – Alan Bergstein (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats promote hatred of individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, 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.lifesitenews.com/opinion/democrats-tremors-could-rip-up-the-ground-under-america

 

THE HILL
— Obama blasts Trump for fanning racial, economic resentments – MAX GREENWOOD (DIERSEN: Democrats promote resentment against those who are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, 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://thehill.com/homenews/news/405567-obama-takes-direct-aim-at-trump-for-first-time-since-leaving-office
— Corporations have the next attack on workers and unions ready to go – KARLA WALTER (DIERSEN: Overwhelmingly, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes are anti-worker and anti-union. They stress that I was a lowly worker 1964-1997 and that I was a union member 1966-1969 and 1971-1980.)
http://thehill.com/opinion/civil-rights/405555-corporations-have-the-next-attack-on-workers-and-unions-ready-to-go

 

CNN
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps promote “10 attacks Obama unleashed on Trump, GOP in midterm speech.”
https://www.cnn.com/2018/09/07/politics/obama-list-of-attacks-republicans-trump/index.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats always shout at poor people that Republicans caused all the problems that poor people have. My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always hinted/implied/argued/shouted a) that instead of me, the Post Office should have hired a poor person in 1966, b) that the Post Office should gotten rid of me much sooner than it did so that a poor person have my job, c) that instead of me, IRS should have hired a poor person in 1971, d) that instead of me, IRS should have promoted poor people in 1972, 1973, and 1974, e) that instead of me, GAO should have hired a poor person in 1980, f) that instead of me, GAO should have promoted a poor person in 1986, and g) that GAO should have gotten rid of me much sooner than it did so that a poor person could have my job and my preferred corner office.)
https://www.cnn.com/2018/09/07/opinions/gop-welfare-reform-diller-welber/index.html

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— FRONT PAGE WITH COLOR PICTURE OF MUSK SMOKING: Tesla Shaken by a Departure and What Elon Musk Was Smoking – Neal E. Boudette (DIERSEN: If you want to destroy an individual, organization, company, government, or country, you encourage it to smoke pot.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/09/07/business/tesla-stock-elon-musk.html
— Brett Kavanaugh Can’t Be Trusted – Editorial (DIERSEN: According to my critics/opponents, anyone who they can’t manipulate/dominate “can’t be trusted.”)
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/09/07/opinion/editorials/brett-kavanaugh-confirmation-hearings.html

 

WASHINGTON POST
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps promote Stormy Daniels.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/transcript-stormy-daniels-speaks-about-feeling-threatened-the-cohen-news-and-how-2018-has-changed-her-life/2018/09/07/8d0a6d66-b2d9-11e8-9a6a-565d92a3585d_story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Democrats promote hysteria.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/style/civility-vs-hysteria-at-the-kavanaugh-hearings-and-what-they-truly-mean/2018/09/07/52e5769a-b1de-11e8-9a6a-565d92a3585d_story.html
— The thin-skinned president (John Adams) who made it illegal to criticize his office – Ronald G. Shafer (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents have lots of religious, government, political, and/or financial clout in Wheaton, Glen Ellyn, Milton Township, DuPage County, and Illinois. Of course, they want to make it illegal to criticize them. Failing that, they want the Milton Township Republican Central Committee, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, Illinois Republican Party, Wheaton, Glen Ellyn, Milton Township, DuPage County, Illinois, TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce, Illinois Center Right Coalition, American Association of Political Consultants, etc. to get rid of me.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/retropolis/wp/2018/09/08/the-thin-skinned-president-who-made-it-illegal-to-criticize-his-office/

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— FRONT PAGE WITH COLOR PICTURE OF MUSK SMOKING: Tesla Shares Slide After More Executives Leave, Musk Interview CEO appeared to smoke marijuana and discussed topics ranging from the dangers of artificial intelligence to his use of Twitter – Tim Higgins (DIERSEN: If you want to destroy an individual, organization, company, government, or country, you encourage it to smoke pot.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/elon-musk-appears-to-smoke-marijuana-on-camera-in-lengthy-interview-1536318688
— We Are All Aggrieved Minorities Now The supposed rise of white “identity politics” has caused some centrists and liberals to question the whole concept. – Barton Swaim (DIERSEN: In what ways (political affiliation, race, age group, religion, national origin, income group, net worth group, length of time your ancestors have been in America, length of time you have lived in your municipality, etc.) are you a minority in your precinct, in your municipality, in your township/ward, in your county, in Illinois, in America, and in the world?
https://www.wsj.com/articles/politics-we-are-all-aggrieved-minorities-now-1536283248
— Obama Accuses Trump of ‘Capitalizing on Resentment’ Former president urges Americans to engage in midterm elections – Janet Hook (DIERSEN: Democrats promote resentment against those who are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, 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.wsj.com/articles/obama-accuses-trump-of-capitalizing-on-resentment-1536344413
— In One Kentucky City, Booze and Ballots Don’t Mix. That Soon May Change. The Leitchfield City Council is likely to lift a ban on Election Day alcohol sales – Jacob Gershman (DIERSEN: All my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes talk and/or act like they a) drink lots of booze, b) want to drink lots of booze, c) want to make money selling lots of booze, and/or d) want governments to take in lots of tax revenue from the sale of booze.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/in-one-kentucky-city-booze-and-ballots-dont-mix-that-soon-may-change-1536363466

 

USA TODAY
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Trump-haters promote Trump-haters.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/life/tv/2018/09/07/jim-carrey-resists-president-trump-caricatures-shared-twitter/1217524002/
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/elections/2018/09/07/president-barack-obamas-speech-transcript-slamming-trump/1225554002/

 

PITTSBURGH POST GAZETTE
– How to think about (white) privilege Many in this country are privileged, and get a head start, but it’s not about whiteness – GRAHAM HILLARD (DIERSEN: Who demonizes, denigrates, and condemns you as being privileged? Ever-increasingly, the more of the following that you are, the more that anti-Trumps demonize you, denigrate you, and condemn you as being privileged: Trump supporter, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owner, German American, draft avoider, and/or if your ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
http://www.post-gazette.com/opinion/Op-Ed/2018/09/05/How-to-think-about-white-privilege/stories/201809050052
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Some years ago, a friend of mine who was employed by a state indoctrination center (all right, a public school) was made to participate in a faculty-development exercise whose ideological preoccupations are by now familiar. Facing each other in a circle, the assembled teachers were directed to take a step backward whenever they could claim one of the “advantages” read from an administrator’s list. Born in the United States? Take a step. Raised in a two-parent home? Step again. Fortunate enough to attend college? Step once more. Perhaps because my friend was forced to back nearly out of the building, he intuited quickly enough the activity’s message. His middle-class life was no longer to be understood as a product of his (and his parents’) diligence and sacrifice but as something undeserved, ugly, even oppressive.)

 

US MAGAZINE
— Barack Obama Blasts Donald Trump for ‘Capitalizing on Resentment’ – Nicholas Hautman (DIERSEN: Democrats promote resentment against those who are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, 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.usmagazine.com/celebrity-news/news/barack-obama-blasts-donald-trump-for-capitalizing-on-resentment/

 

U.S. NEWS & WORLD REPORT
— Technological Advice for Older Job Seekers These six actions will increase job search success. – Peter A. Gudmundsson (DIERSEN: All those who have worked against me, are working against me, and will work against me promote 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. I should write a book about those who have worked against me the hardest, are working against me the hardest, and will work against me the hardest.)
https://money.usnews.com/money/blogs/outside-voices-careers/articles/2018-09-07/technological-advice-for-older-job-seekers
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Since one of the more common justifications for age discrimination in hiring is the assumption that older workers are unskilled at using common technology, experienced job seekers must pay careful attention to their technological footprint and personal brand. By attending to how they appear electronically and virtually, older job seekers will reduce the unfair assumptions that hiring managers might otherwise make about their suitability.)

 

GOVERNMENT EXECUTIVE
— Trump Administration Fights for Federal Retirees at Supreme Court – Eric Katz (DIERSEN: Overwhelmingly, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes a) have demonstrated that they are unable or unwilling to be an employee for any length of time, b) have never been qualified to be a federal employee, c) are filled with hatred against federal retirees, d) are not earning credits toward a pension or getting a pension, and/or e) are not getting or will not get a health insurance subsidy.)
https://www.govexec.com/pay-benefits/2018/09/trump-administration-fights-federal-retirees-supreme-court/151098/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The Trump administration is standing up for federal retirees in a case before the Supreme Court, arguing they should not face disparate tax treatment compared to their state counterparts. The case involves a precedent known as intergovernmental tax immunity and the 1939 Public Salary Tax Act, which dictates how states can tax government workers. In Dawson v. Steager, a U.S. Marshals Service retiree is suing the state of West Virginia for making the annuities of certain state law enforcement officers tax free, but not granting him the same benefit. The Justice Department this week filed an amicus curiae, or friend of the court brief, in support of James Dawson, the former U.S. Marshals Service employee. Federal law, members of the solicitor general’s office and other department attorneys wrote, prohibits West Virginia from providing tax exemptions for its own employees without also extending them to federal workers.)

 

CATO
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: To oppose E-Verify is to encourage foreign countries that want to destroy America to send their citizens into America illegally and to keep them in America illegally. Ever-increasingly, CATO acts as an agent for foreign countries that want to destroy America.
https://www.cato.org/blog/e-verify-wouldnt-have-prevented-mollie-tibbetts-murder

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.