GOPUSA ILLINOIS Daily Clips - August 4, 2008

ABC7
-- VERY SAD: Chicago ministers call for school boycott - Sarah Schulte
http://abclocal.go.com/wls/story?section=news/local&id=6304243 (Includes video clip)
(FROM THE ARTICLE: "I want to keep kids out of the 'colored' schools. I don't want kids to have to go and drink from the 'colored' water fountain. I don't want them to use the 'colored' toilet or to have to sit at the 'colored' desk," Meeks said.)

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
-- DIERSEN HEADLINE: VERY SAD: Unable to find a McCain campaign office in Illinois, about 100 who want America to wait for Iran to detonate nuclear bombs in America, protested in front of the "Cook County Republican Headquarters"
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/chi-ap-il-warprotest,0,1349898.story
-- VERY SAD: AIDS epidemic in U.S. 'worse than previously known' HIV cases understated by 40 percent per year - E.A. Torriero and Judith Graham
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/chi-aids-increaseaug03,0,395918.story
-- Northern Illinois Proton Treatment and Research Center A cutting-edge medical treatment project - Dennis Hastert, Robert Schillerstrom, Peter Huizenga
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/chi-0804vplettersbriefs0aug04,0,5365123.story
(FROM THE LETTER: Unfortunately, while an attempt to build a consensus for the construction of one center at the Tech Park was not possible, we still believe that is the best solution for the region. The leadership of both NIU and Central DuPage Hospital should seriously discuss how these two fine institutions could collaborate for the common good.)
-- DIERSEN HEADLINE: VERY SAD: Chicago Tribune promotes illegal immigration, again
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/chi-deportation_orderaug04,0,2397644.story
-- Campaign finance disclosure: Political candidates under the radar - Editorial
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/chi-0804edit2aug04,0,3927518.story

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
-- DIERSEN HEADLINE: VERY SAD: Meeks demonizes those who pay real estate taxes in the New Trier school district
http://www.suntimes.com/news/education/1089578,CST-NWS-meeks04.article
-- VERY SAD: Farrakhan blasts educational system He wants religion in schools, and a new curriculum - Eric Green
http://www.suntimes.com/news/education/1089263,CST-NWS-farr04.article
-- DIERSEN HEADLINE: VERY SAD: Chicago Sun-Times editorializes that McCain is gaining in the polls only because of his "intense character attacks" on Obama
http://www.suntimes.com/news/politics/obama/1089489,CST-NWS-camp04.article
-- DIERSEN HEADLINE: VERY SAD: Chicago Sun-Times promotes illegal immigration, again
http://www.suntimes.com/news/puente/1089121,CST-EDT-puente04.article
-- DIERSEN HEADLINE: Chicago Sun-Times criticizes Obama and McCain, but mostly McCain
http://www.suntimes.com/news/commentary/1089120,CST-EDT-edit04a.article

DAILY HERALD
-- Democrat state senator Terry Link generous with campaign war chest - Russell Lissau
http://www.dailyherald.com/story/?id=225426
-- Who are the 47 million uninsured? - William McNerney, St. Charles
http://www.dailyherald.com/story/?id=224533&src=

SOUTHTOWN STAR
-- DIERSEN HEADLINE: VERY SAD: Halvorson wants Democrats to take over America's health care industry
http://www.southtownstar.com/news/1089232,080408healthplan.article

NAPERVILLE SUN
-- VERY SAD: ANTI-AMERICANS WHO FOCUS ON PROMOTING DIVISIVENESS ARE OVERJOYED: Spanish-speaking news outlets across the U.S. are growing to become major players in their markets and all trends indicate that growth is only going to continue.
http://www.suburbanchicagonews.com/napervillesun/news/1089087,6_1_NA04_5THINGS_S1.article

ST. LOUIS POST DISPATCH
-- Review shows Blagojevich's management woes - Kurt Erickson
http://www.stltoday.com/stltoday/news/stories.nsf/illinoisnews/story/A00A0AA16097D7F68625749B00130257?OpenDocument

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
-- DIERSEN HEADLINE: Leonard Pitts should have interviewed me before he wrote his commentary on political affiliation discrimination. If the Bush loyalists discriminated, that was wrong. But virtually all federal employees are Democrats. What about all the Democrat federal employees who discriminate against Republicans?
http://www.sj-r.com/opinions/x469172896/Leonard-Pitts-Nonpartisan-jobs-Not-in-the-Bush-administration
-- How many jobs would capital construction plan create? The numbers behind Blagojevich’s plan aren’t concrete, and neither is the definition of a created job - Doug Finke
http://www.sj-r.com/news/x1470918656/How-many-jobs-would-capital-constructin-plan-create
-- Illinois flood aid exceeds $9 million - AP
http://www.sj-r.com/homepage/x2043522238/Illinois-flood-aid-exceeds-9-million

ILLINOIS REVIEW
-- OUTSTANDING: Oberweis Supports Free Speech of DePaul Conservative Coalition - Cal Skinner
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2008/08/oberweis-suppor.html

PUBLIC AFFAIRS
-- Berkowitz w/Peraica
http://jeffberkowitz.blogspot.com/2008/08/way-better-than-conatys-and-fluffy.html

CHAMPION NEWS
-- More of what Illinois Republicans are missing - Doug Ibendahl
http://www.championnews.net/article.php?sid=1114

FEDERAL OBSERVER
-- Something Ain’t Kosher in Postville - Rick Biesada
http://www.federalobserver.com/archive.php?aid=12534

CONSERVATIVE POST
-- Obama’s Early Mentor, “Frank”, a Devout Communist - Scott Miller
http://theconservativepost.com/WordPress/?p=518

CATHOLIC CITIZENS
-- Catholic Citizens of Illinois Statement on Pro-Abortion "Catholic" politicians and the assistance they receive from the U.S. Catholic Bishops
http://catholiccitizens.org/press/pressview.asp?c=47429

FRONT PAGE NEWS
-- Channeling Jesse - Rich Lowry
http://frontpagemagazine.com/Articles/Read.aspx?GUID=EDB78B4A-766E-47BE-B089-048417EC8F70
-- The Return of Racial Politics - Jacob Laksin
http://frontpagemagazine.com/Articles/Read.aspx?GUID=380257FB-AF31-47C1-80A4-EA2EB11C9840

NEW YORK TIMES
-- The Race About Race - Sarah Wheaton
http://thecaucus.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/08/03/the-early-word-the-race-about-race/
-- How to Pick a V.P. - William Kristol
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/08/04/opinion/04kristol.html?_r=1&scp=2&sq=William%20Kristol&st=cse&oref=slogin

REUTERS
-- Obama leads McCain among low-wage workers: poll
http://www.reuters.com/article/politicsNews/idUSN0339387820080804

YAHOO NEWS
-- Black community should be praising Bush - Mona Charen
http://news.yahoo.com/s/uc/20080725/cm_uc_crmchx/op_56841
-- DIERSEN HEADLINE: VERY SAD: Obama rejects town hall debate invitations, including one from Wheaton's Mayor Gresk
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080802/ap_on_el_pr/presidential_debates;_ylt=Aj_GE_ilhILRRGaxMEs2bCZI2ocA

ABC NEWS
-- Bill Clinton Has Regrets on Campaign for Wife Insists, 'I Am Not a Racist,' Despite Anger Over His S.C. Comments - Kate Snow and Michael James
http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/story?id=5506458 (Includes video clip)

WALL STREET JOURNAL
-- DIERSEN HEADLINE: VERY SAD: Juan Williams constructively argues that if you support McCain, it must be because you are a racist
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB121781107977608809.html

BARACK OBAMA CAMPAIGN
-- Books that attempt character assassination - Lemount Griffin
http://my.barackobama.com/page/community/post/lemountgriffin/gG5krf

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
-- FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD WITH COLOR PHOTO: Bogus diploma ring busted with help from U. of I. professor Thousands of buyers may have participated in fake diploma scam - Russell Working
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/chi-diploma-mill-04-aug04,0,147455.story
(DIERSEN: Between 1966 and 1997, I devoted a tremendous amount of my personal time and money earning four college degrees -- a bachelors degree in management from Northern Illinois University in 1970, an MBA from Loyola University in 1976, a masters degree in accounting from DePaul University in 1980, and a masters degree in finance from the Illinois Institute of Technology in 1997. I also devoted lots of personal time and money taking review courses that helped me pass the CPA examination in 1979 on my first attempt and the Certified Internal Auditor examination in 1981 on my first attempt. I do not regret spending all that personal time and money, but I continue to be outraged that my anti-conservative federal government superiors (Post Office 1966-1969, IRS 1971-1980, and GAO 1980-1997) wasted much of what I learned from those courses because they wasted my career and then forced me to take early retirement in 1997. At the Post Office, they argued that they needed to schedule me to work at the times I was taking courses. At IRS and GAO, they argued that the courses did not relate to my job duties, that they did not help me do my job better, that they were a "distraction," that they qualified me for a new trade or business, and that the real reason I took the courses was to get a job in private industry. Why did my anti-conservative federal government superiors waste my career and then force me to take early retirement? Because they were following their superiors' orders -- outrageously, because of congressional mandates, executive orders, and court decisions, the federal government's top priority is to hire, to retain, and to promote women and minorities, especially young women and minorities and to retaliate against anyone who complains about it like I did. Further, because veterans were protected from having to pay the price of "affirmative action," non-veterans like me had to pay the price. For information on my reverse discrimination, age discrimination, and retaliation lawsuit against GAO, visit: http://www.adversity.net/c16_tbd.htm. More outrageously, anti-conservatives continue to argue that my work and my opinions should be ignored because a) GAO never promoted me beyond GS-13, b) GAO forced me to take early retirement, and c) a Peter Fitzgerald appointed attorney (Patrick Fitzgerald) and a Peter Fitzgerald appointed judge (Amy St. Eve) rejected my claims against GAO.)