Month: May 2018

May 26 Morning Edition

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Will Illinois pony up to save Lincoln’s prized possessions? – Nick Kalm, vice chair, Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library Foundation
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/letters/ct-hamilton-lincoln-library-museum-loan-20180525-story.html
— TRAGIC: Prime minister, abortion rights groups claim victory in Ireland: ‘The people have spoken’ – AP (DIERSEN: To promote abortion is to promote promiscuity.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/ct-ireland-abortion-election-results-20180526-story.html
— Trump’s executive orders roll back civil-service protections for federal employees – Lisa Rein (DIERSEN: 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.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/politics/ct-trump-executive-orders-public-unions-20180525-story.html

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— At $25.3 million, Ventas’ Debra Cafaro is highest-paid CEO in Illinois – AP (DIERSEN: Are/were you demonized, denigrated, and condemned as being overpaid? In my defense, to qualify myself for better paying jobs, I earned a) a job-related bachelor’s degree when I was 21 in 1970 and job-related master’s degrees when I was 27, 31, and 48, b) job-related professional certifications when I was 30, 32, 41, 45, 47, and 48, and c) a job-related professional license when I was 32.)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/business/hightest-paid-ceo-state-debra-cafaro-ventas-illinois/

 

DAILY HERALD
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Again, the Daily Herald publishes an anti-Roskam letter. I am a Roskam supporter and I have always been a Roskam supporter. Both Roskam and Hultgren endorsed me in 2000 when I first ran for Republican Precinct Committeeman. Roskam supporters should read anti-Roskam letters that are published. It is called opposition research. Reading the letters help you understand the arguments that Democrats are making, and therefore, help you counter those arguments.
http://www.dailyherald.com/discuss/20180526/congressman-is-detached-from-district

 

QUAD CITY TIMES
— Thumbs up to Rock Island County GOP Chairman Drue Mielke, for seeking the end of Glen Evans’ campaign for the Illinois House. – Editorial (DIERSEN: How successful have your critics/opponents been in getting rid of you? My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes stress that I am no longer a TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairman, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce Government Affairs Committee member, Milton Township Republican Central Committee webmaster, Illinois Center Right Coalition Steering Committee member, American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter board member, a GAO employee, etc. They stress that extremely few have come to my defense.)
http://qctimes.com/opinion/editorial/editorial-thumbs-up-thumbs-down/article_72ce75e8-3ca9-59c8-95c1-142ee5157692.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The Republican Evans would have Democratic Rep. Mike Halpin in November should he remain on the ballot. But Mielke and several party officials this week sought the suspension of Evans’ campaign after a background check uncovered a raft of charges related to domestic violence stretching back decades. While most were dropped, an Indiana judge issued a warrant for Evans arrest after he failed to appear for a probation hearing. In 2009, Evans’ wife filed an emergency order of protection. Evans’ history is clearly problematic, if not troubling. Mielke was right to try to expunge him.)

 

SAUK VALLEY
— Voter dilemma haunts Christian conservatives Hold their noses and vote Rauner, or skip it and let Pritzker win easily? – Jim Nowlan (DIERSEN: It certainly seems like Rauner’s political consultants tell him that Republicans will vote for him no matter what, and that therefore, he should pander to voters who are anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
http://www.saukvalley.com/2018/05/19/voter-dilemma-haunts-christian-conservatives/ahcxbbo/

 

NEWS CHANNEL 20
— Low attendance delays major votes in the final days of the spring legislative session – Rachel Droze
http://newschannel20.com/news/local/low-attendance-delays-major-votes-in-the-final-days-of-the-spring-legislative-session

 

ILLINOIS FAMILY INSTITUTE
— A Big and Bold Illinois Tax Reform Plan is Needed – John Biver (DIERSEN: If you are not retired, how much retirement income do you expect to have. If you are retired, how much retirement income do you have? Sooner, or later, I expect representatives of those who expect to have little retirement income and those who have little retirement income to call for taxing retirement income above $50,000, $40,000, $30,000, $20,000, etc.)
https://illinoisfamily.org/politics/a-big-and-bold-illinois-tax-reform-plan-is-needed-3/

 

GOPUSA
— Depression ‘surges’ among the young — report says social media, video games might be why
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=46754
— Supermarket chain caves: Suspends political giving amid anti-NRA protest (DIERSEN: How soon, if not already, will individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and companies that reject planks in the Republican Party platform use their clout to destroy you? If you have a job, they will get you fired. If you are self-employed, they will drive you out of business. If you hold a leadership position in an organization, they will get you dumped.)
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=46738
— Families of Parkland victims sue maker, seller of gun used in shooting (DIERSEN: What about the blunt instruments, knives, vehicles, jets, etc. that criminals use to kill people?)
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=46647

 

FOX NEWS
— Trump makes it easier to fire poor-performing federal workers – Alex Pappas (DIERSEN: Assessing job performance is extremely subjective. The Democrats who run the federal government use that subjectivity a) to promote Democrats, and especially those who are minority, female, and/or younger and b) to get rid of Republicans, and especially those who are White, male, older, and/or non-veteran. My Democrat GAO superiors always ranked me in the lower half of my coworkers for pay-for-performance purposes.)
http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2018/05/25/trump-makes-it-easier-to-fire-poor-performing-federal-workers.html

 

DAILY CALLER
— There Have Been Five Successful Or Attempted Mass Shootings In The Past Nine Days – Anders Hagstrom
http://dailycaller.com/2018/05/25/united-states-five-mass-shootings-in-nine-days/

 

LIFE SITE NEWS
— Ireland votes to legalize abortion: ‘a tragedy of historic proportions’ – Claire Chretien (DIERSEN: To promote abortion is to promote promiscuity.)
https://www.lifesitenews.com/news/breaking-ireland-votes-to-legalize-abortion

 

AMERICAN THINKER
— How Republicans Can Win in November – Thomas O’Malley
https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2018/05/how_republicans_can_win_in_november.html
— Bill Kristol barks at the moon – Peter Skurkiss
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2018/05/bill_kristol_barks_at_the_moon.html

 

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Bill Fawell, Illinois GOP candidate, revealed as 9/11 truther – Andrew Blake (DIERSEN: Who gets the blame for Fawell winning the Republican primary?)
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2018/may/25/bill-fawell-gop-candidate-revealed-911-truther/

 

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Trump signs three executive orders taking aim at unions – Steven Nelson (DIERSEN: Are you anti-union? Virtually all my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes are anti-union. I was a union member for almost 12 years.)
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/white-house/trump-guts-union-perks-speeds-up-civil-service-firings-to-save-100-million-a-year

 

CNN
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever increasingly, Democrats hint/imply/argue/shout that the Pope promotes LGBTQ activity.
https://www.cnn.com/2018/05/25/world/pope-lgbt/index.html

 

NBC NEWS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats say “A record 4.5 percent of U.S. adults identify as LGBT, Gallup estimates. The increase was driven primarily by millennials, 8.2 percent of whom identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual or transgender, according to the findings.”
https://www.nbcnews.com/feature/nbc-out/record-4-5-percent-u-s-adults-identify-lgbt-gallup-n877486
— Trump signs orders targeting federal workers, union activities The new rules make it easier for the government to fire federal employees. – Jonathan Allen (DIERSEN: 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.nbcnews.com/politics/white-house/trump-signs-orders-targeting-federal-workers-union-activities-n877706

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— Conservatives Fail the N.F.L.’s Free Speech Test – David French (DIERSEN: Democrats oppose the new NFL rules. Democrats love protestors who are anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time. One could say that Democrats have succeeded in getting the aforesaid to act as their operatives and as their dupes.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/05/24/opinion/conservatives-fail-the-nfls-free-speech-test.html
You’re Not a Drug Dealer? Here’s Why the Police Might Disagree
— People who thought they were just partying when someone else overdosed can find themselves charged with murder. – Rosa Goldensohn
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/05/25/us/overdoses-murder-crime-police.html

 

LOS ANGELES TIMES
— Trump nominates anti-immigration activist to head agency for immigrants and refugees – Tracy Wilkinson
http://www.latimes.com/nation/la-na-pol-trump-immigration-nominee-20180525-story.html

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— TRAGIC: Irish Supporters of Legal Abortions Celebrate After Referendum With a decisive result expected in favor of a repeal of Ireland’s abortion ban, supporters of the move took to the streets in celebration (DIERSEN: To promote abortion is to promote promiscuity.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/irish-supporters-of-legal-abortions-celebrate-after-referendum-1527343808
— Democrats Cash In on Tax Reform How progressive states are quietly exploiting the new federal tax law. – Editorial
https://www.wsj.com/articles/democrats-cash-in-on-tax-reform-1527287909
— FRONT PAGE: Mike Meru Has $1 Million in Student Loans. How Did That Happen? Escalating tuition and easy credit have yielded a class of student-loan borrowers with spectacular debt they may never pay back – Josh Mitchell
https://www.wsj.com/articles/mike-meru-has-1-million-in-student-loans-how-did-that-happen-1527252975

 

WMUR
— MAY 12, 2018 FLASHBACK: New Hampshire GOP takes no action on proposals to drop platform support for ‘traditional’ marriage Party convention adjourns leaving existing platform in place – John DiStaso (DIERSEN: I have asked my representative on the Illinois Republican Party (IRP) State Central Committee Bob Grogan to appoint me to the 2020 IRP State Convention Platform and Resolutions Committee. I anticipate even greater efforts by Democrat plants, Libertarian plants, Green plants, and RINOs a) to destroy the IRP platform and b) to destroy the IRP.)
http://www.wmur.com/article/wmur-first-nhgop-delegates-to-be-asked-to-drop-platform-support-for-traditional-marriage/20668085

 

NEW BOSTON POST
— MAY 14, 2018 FLASHBACK: New Hampshire GOP Keeps Marriage in Platform (DIERSEN: I have asked my representative on the Illinois Republican Party (IRP) State Central Committee Bob Grogan to appoint me to the 2020 IRP State Convention Platform and Resolutions Committee. I anticipate even greater efforts by Democrat plants, Libertarian plants, Green plants, and RINOs a) to destroy the IRP platform and b) to destroy the IRP.)
http://newbostonpost.com/around-new-england/new-hampshire-gop-keeps-marriage-in-platform/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The New Hampshire Republican Party continues to support marriage as only between one man and one woman in its platform, despite the efforts of a former chairman. Jennifer Horn, former state party chairman, was excluded from participating in the state party convention over the weekend on a technicality. She had sought to amend the party’s platform plank on marriage, which states that party members: “Recognize marriage as the legal and sacred union between one man and one woman as ordained by God, encouraged by the state and traditional to humankind, and the core of the family.” Horn also wanted to change the party’ support for “traditional families” to “nurturing families,” according to The Union Leader. Horn has recently moved from one ward in Nashua to another, and on that basis convention delegates meeting in Meredith voted to exclude her from taking part in the meeting, according to The Union Leader.)

 

NEW YORK MAGAZINE
— Mega-Donor Tom Steyer Is Forcing Democrats to Talk Impeachment. Is It a Losing Strategy? – Gabriel Debenedetti (DIERSEN: How successful have your critics/opponents been in getting rid of you? My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes stress that I am no longer a TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairman, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce Government Affairs Committee member, Milton Township Republican Central Committee webmaster, Illinois Center Right Coalition Steering Committee member, American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter board member, a GAO employee, etc. They stress that extremely few have come to my defense.)
http://nymag.com/daily/intelligencer/2018/05/why-tom-steyer-is-forcing-democrats-to-talk-impeachment.html

 

PATHEOS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats want to destroy the traditional family.
http://www.patheos.com/blogs/lovejoyfeminism/2018/05/what-does-traditional-family-values-actually-mean.html

 

BLOOMBERG LAW
— Trump Civil Service Order Makes It Easier to Say ‘You’re Fired’ (DIERSEN: 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.bna.com/trump-order-easier-n57982092951/

 

STARS AND STRIPES
— Trump issues orders aimed at weakening civil-service protections – NIKKI WENTLING (DIERSEN: 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.stripes.com/news/veterans/trump-issues-orders-aimed-at-weakening-civil-service-protections-1.529301

 

DAILY MAIL
— Trump signs executives orders making it easier to fire federal workers – Reuters & AP (DIERSEN: 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.)
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-5773349/Trump-eases-firing-federal-workers-cracks-unions.html

 

KNIFE MEDIA
— Elon Musk plans a media credibility site. The media’s response may support his argument. (DIERSEN: Of course, my critics/opponents demonize, denigrate, and condemn a) each and every decision that I make to include links to articles in GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails and b) each and every comment that I make on those articles. They want me to only include links to articles that glorify and praise issues, individuals, organizations, companies, governments, countries, etc. that they are currently promoting. They want me to only include links to articles that demonize, denigrate, and condemn issues, individuals, organizations, companies, governments, countries, etc. that they are currently trying to destroy. They do not want me to make any comments on the articles, but failing that, they want me to only make comments a) that glorify and praise issues, individuals, organizations, companies, governments, countries, etc. that they are currently promoting and b) that demonize, denigrate, and condemn issues, individuals, organizations, companies, governments, countries, etc. that they are currently trying to destroy.)
https://www.theknifemedia.com/world-news/elon-musk-plans-media-credibility-site-medias-response-may-support-argument/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Elon Musk tweets about media, creating a site to rate journalists On Wednesday, Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk tweeted, “The holier-than-thou hypocrisy of big media companies who lay claim to the truth, but publish only enough to sugarcoat the lie, is why the public no longer respects them.” Musk later tweeted, “Going to create a site where the public can rate the core truth of any article & track the credibility score over time of each journalist, editor & publication. Thinking of calling it Pravda ….” . . . The media’s response to Elon Musk’s comments may have done more to support his argument than to refute it. In many cases, news outlets distorted their coverage with sensational language, one-sided reporting and faulty reasoning. This is reflected in The Knife’s objectivity ratings, which found The Wall Street Journal, The New York Times, The Washington Post and USA Today scored between 35 and 42 percent out of 100. These low scores may highlight the importance of applying standards that can hold news outlets accountable for distorted reporting. There are four parts to The Knife’s ratings — spin (the amount of subjective and dramatic language in an article), slant (how much an article supports a single viewpoint), logic (the amount of faulty reasoning in an article), and data (inaccuracies and missing information). Below we’ll examine how spin, slant and faulty reasoning contributed to the overall objectivity ratings for these outlets.)

 

TEEN VOGUE
— Reporters in the Trump Era Are Facing New Challenges When he or his administration face judgment, Trump targets news outlets publicizing criticism. – STEPHANIE CASELLA (DIERSEN: Are you a Trump supporter? Anti-Trumps viciously demonize me, viciously denigrate me, and viciously condemn me as being the biggest Trump supporter in Illinois, in DuPage County, in Milton Township, and in Wheaton. Do you agree with my Trump-supporting critics/opponents a) who want me to stop including links in GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails that are critical of Trump and b) who want me to stop making comments on articles that I include links to in GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails?)
https://www.teenvogue.com/story/reporters-in-the-trump-era-are-facing-new-challenges

 

GOPUSA ILLINOIS
— The only legitimate reason to read GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails is to get information to help elect and reelect Republicans who can and will defend and advance the Republican Party platform. But what about those who falsely state that they are religious, conservative, and/or Republican who read the emails to get information to:

– Dump the traditional family plank in the Republican Party platform,
– Dump the right to life plank in the platform,
– Dump the immigration plank in the platform,
– Dump the illegal drugs plank in the platform,
– Dump the Second Amendment plank in the platform,
– Dump the equal opportunity (no race or gender based preference giving) plank in the platform,
– Dump other planks in the platform,
– Dump those individuals, organizations, companies, governments, etc. that support the aforesaid planks,
– Promote dependency on government,
– Promote dependency on charity,
– Promote LGBTQ activity,
– Promote abortion,
– Promote mass/illegal immigration,
– Promote booze, gambling, pot, and other vices,
– Promote abolition of the First and Second Amendments,
– Promote patronage,
– Promote political affiliation discrimination,
– Promote reverse discrimination,
– Promote age discrimination,
– Promote legislation that promotes their personal financial and/or other personal interests, and
– Dump those individuals, organizations, companies, governments, etc. that fail/refuse to promote the aforesaid? – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com

May 25 Evening Edition

CBS2
— Senator Tammy Duckworth Supports #TakeAKnee Movement
http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2018/05/25/senator-tammy-duckworth-takeaknee/
— Illinois House Nixes Plan To Use Drones For Crowd-Monitoring
http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2018/05/25/894399-illinois-nixes-plan-to-use-drones/

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Trump tweets support for FOP after City Hall protest against Mayor Rahm Emanuel – Alexandra Arriaga and Mitchell Armentrout
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/trump-backs-chicago-police-in-protest-against-mayor-rahm-emanuel/
— Trump makes it easier to fire federal workers for misconduct – AP
https://chicago.suntimes.com/working/trump-makes-it-easier-to-fire-federal-workers-for-misconduct/
— Pritzker’s ‘Blue Wave’ could be biggest such effort Illinois has ever seen – Rich Miller
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/rich-miller-column/
— No African-American candidates chosen as Cook County judges add 16 to bench – Mari Cohen
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/no-african-american-candidates-chosen-as-cook-county-judges-add-16-to-bench/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats blame gun violence on guns rather than those who own/use guns illegally.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/opinion/squeeze-gun-makers-curb-gun-violence-profits/
— Asian-Americans face an unfair ceiling in college admissions – Linda Chavez
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/asian-americans-face-an-unfair-ceiling-in-college-admissions/
— Chicago journalism still isn’t diverse enough — and ‘Gen Z’ is watching – Evan F. Moore (DIERSEN: What percent of Chicago journalists are a) conservative and/or b) Republican?)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/working/chicago-journalism-still-isnt-diverse-enough-gen-z-is-watching/

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Thursday state budget deadline looms in first year of talks after historic stalemate – Kim Geiger
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-met-illinois-legislature-budget-update-20180525-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, if you do not glorify and praise Dreamers, you are demonized, denigrated, and condemned as being a White supremacist, Nazi, KKK member, hater, racist, sexist, bigot, and even worse things by individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that are anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/chapman/ct-perspec-chapman-dreamers-daca-immigrants-trump-ms-13-story.html
— Latest retaliation claims spark new push for lawmakers to address sexual harassment – Monique Garcia, Kim Geiger
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-met-illinois-legislature-sexual-harassment-20180525-story.html

 

DAILY HERALD
— Judge orders Libertarian candidate for governor to pay ex-wife over $10,000 in support – Lee Filas
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20180525/judge-orders-libertarian-candidate-for-governor-to-pay-ex-wife-over-10000-in-support
— Republicans of Elk Grove Township put on third annual Flag Day event
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20180525/republicans-of-elk-grove-township-put-on-third-annual-flag-day-event

 

WGN RADIO
— Lt. Gov Sanguinetti: “The truth is, [Madigan’s] at the top” – MARY SANDBERG BOYLE
http://wgnradio.com/2018/05/25/lt-gov-sanguinetti-the-truth-is-hes-madigan-at-the-top/

 

BRUCE RAUNER
— Lt. Gov. Sanguinetti Discusses Sexual Harassment on WGN Radio
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BLlihAfyxBg&feature=youtu.be

 

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— HOW CONSERVATIVE IS YOUR ILLINOIS LAWMAKER?
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2018/05/how-conservative-is-your-illinois-lawmaker-.html


— IL GOP LAWMAKERS WEAKEN ON PROTECTING 2ND AMENDMENT RIGHTS
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2018/05/il-gop-lawmakers-weaken-on-protecting-2nd-amendment-rights.html
— IVES TURNS SPOTLIGHT ON DEMOCRATS’ BUDGETARY FAILURE TO PAY PROMISED 2011 AFSCME PAY RAISES
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2018/05/ives-turns-spotlight-on-democrats-budgetary-failure-to-pay-promised-2011-afscme-pay-raises-.html

 

CAPITOL FAX
— Senate ignores IRS warning, passes tax work-around bill
https://capitolfax.com/2018/05/25/senate-ignores-irs-warning-passes-tax-work-around-bill/

 

DAILY CALLER
— DNC Chair Tom Perez Comes Under Fire For Lack Of Hiring Diversity – Julia Nista
http://dailycaller.com/2018/05/25/dnc-tom-perez-hiring-diversity/

 

CHRISTIAN SCIENCE MONITOR
— Discharged veterans work to end employment discrimination (DIERSEN: Have you gotten a “less-than-honorable discharge?” My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes a) stress that I received “less-than-honorable discharges” from TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce, Milton Township Republican Central Committee, Illinois Center Right Coalition, American Association of Political Consultants, GAO, IRS, Firestone Stores, and Post Office and b) blame me for aforesaid discharges. Further, ever-increasingly, my critics/opponents who promote Trump blast me for my not doing more to promote Trump and blame me and my GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails for Trump’s problems. Further, ever-increasingly, my critics/opponents who promote the traditional family, right to life, immigration, Second Amendment, etc. planks in the Illinois Republican Party platform blame me and my GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails for the setbacks that those planks have suffered.)
https://www.csmonitor.com/USA/Justice/2018/0525/Discharged-veterans-work-to-end-employment-discrimination
(FROM THE ARTICLE: For veterans who receive less-than-honorable discharges from the military, finding a job can be a major challenge. But a group of advocates have begun to push state and federal governments to prevent employers from considering discharge status in hiring.)

 

REUTERS
— Half of Walmart’s workforce are part-time workers – Nandita Bose (DIERSEN: Have you ever worked part time? I worked part-time jobs 1964-1972.)
https://ca.reuters.com/article/businessNews/idCAKCN1IQ295-OCABS

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— Trump Moves to Ease the Firing of Federal Workers – Noam Scheiber (DIERSEN: Have you ever worked for the federal government? 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.nytimes.com/2018/05/25/business/economy/trump-federal-workers.html

 

WASHINGTON POST
— How Trump is making it easier to say ‘You’re fired!’ to bad federal bureaucrats – S.A. Miller (DIERSEN: Of course, according to my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dues, I was a bad federal employee.)
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2018/may/25/trump-makes-it-easier-fire-bad-federal-employees/
— Trump takes aim at federal bureaucracy with executive orders that would alter civil service protections (DIERSEN: Have you ever worked for the federal government? 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/politics/wp/2018/05/25/trump-takes-aim-at-federal-bureaucracy-with-executive-orders-that-would-alter-civil-service-protections/

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Intel Faces Age-Discrimination Claims EEOC investigates allegations by former Intel employees that they were let go because of their age – Georgia Wells (DIERSEN: Have you ever worked for the federal government? Sooner or later, the federal government “lets go” of its employees who are Republican, White, male, and/or non-veteran who do not make 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.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/intel-faces-age-discrimination-claims-1527264300
— Trump Issues Orders Making It Easier to Fire Federal Workers – Louise Radnofsky (DIERSEN: Have you ever worked for the federal government? 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.wsj.com/articles/trump-issues-orders-making-it-easier-to-fire-federal-workers-1527284794

May 25 Morning Edition

GOPUSA ILLINOIS
— He who pays the piper calls the tunes. Political parties exist to help elect candidates who can and will defend and advance their platform. What percent of money given to Republican activists, to Republican candidates, to Republican elected officials, and to Republican party leaders is given to get the aforesaid to:

 

– Dump the traditional family plank in the Republican Party platform,
– Dump the right to life plank in the platform,
– Dump the immigration plank in the platform,
– Dump the illegal drugs plank in the platform,
– Dump the Second Amendment plank in the platform,
– Dump the equal opportunity (no race or gender based preference giving) plank in the platform,
– Dump other planks in the platform,
– Dump those individuals, organizations, companies, governments, etc. that support the aforesaid planks,
– Promote dependency on government,
– Promote dependency on charity,
– Promote LGBTQ activity,
– Promote abortion,
– Promote mass/illegal immigration,
– Promote booze, gambling, pot, and other vices,
– Promote abolition of the First and Second Amendments,
– Promote patronage,
– Promote political affiliation discrimination,
– Promote reverse discrimination,
– Promote age discrimination,
– Promote legislation that promotes their personal financial and other interests, and
– Dump those individuals, organizations, companies, governments, etc. that fail/refuse to promote the aforesaid?

 

Needless-to-say, Republican activists, Republican candidates, Republican elected officials, and Republican party leaders should not seek or accept money from individuals, organizations, companies, etc. that want to dump planks in the Republican Party platform or to promote anything that is anti-Republican. – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com

 

POLITICO
— VERY SAD: Trump donor to cut off GOP contributions over DACA – NATASHA KORECKI (DIERSEN: Overwhelmingly, those who support DACA are anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.politico.com/story/2018/05/24/trump-donor-daca-gop-david-macneili-607973
(FROM THE ARTICLE: A Chicago-area businessman who has donated more than $1 million to President Donald Trump is threatening to deny contributions to Republican candidates unless they act on an immigration bill before Congress. David MacNeil, who employs 1,600 people through his Bolingbrook-based WeatherTech automotive company, told POLITICO in an interview that the issue has grown deeply personal, given that a top employee in his company could face deportation if a deal isn’t reached for the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program. MacNeil is the second prominent Chicago-area businessman and GOP donor in a week to cut off or threaten to withhold campaign contributions over the immigration debate. On Wednesday, former Exelon CEO John Rowe told POLITICO he would cut off resources to Republicans who refuse to sign onto a discharge petition that would force a vote on legislation related to so-called “Dreamers,” while rewarding those who did with contributions and fundraising events. Both Rowe and MacNeil belong to the Illinois Business Immigration Coalition, which is calling on GOP lawmakers to sign the DACA discharge petition. “I’m saying this as a political donor who’s donated seven figures in the last couple of years: I will not donate any more money to anyone who doesn’t support DACA, period,” MacNeil said in a phone call while traveling in Italy. “I’m putting my money where my mouth is.” MacNeil is among the CEOs who backed Trump before the 2016 election, inspired by the campaign’s “Make America Great Again,” mantra. A Canadian emigrant who is now a U.S. citizen, MacNeil has long touted that his own products are made in America. He underwrote a Trump fundraiser in Bolingbrook just before the 2016 election, then gave $1 million to Trump’s inaugural committee. MacNeil said that a top-performing employee who has been with him for more than 10 years will represent the WeatherTech at the Governor’s Export Awards reception Thursday night, in which the company is a finalist. The employee was brought to the country as a toddler.)

 

POLITICO ILLINOIS
— VERY SAD: Trump donor to cut off GOP contributions over DACA – Natasha Korecki (DIERSEN: Overwhelmingly, those who support DACA are anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.politico.com/newsletters/illinois-playbook/2018/05/25/dorothy-browns-office-not-normal-different-take-on-cassidys-side-gig-272187
(FROM THE ARTICLE: “A Chicago-area businessman who has donated more than $1 million to President Donald Trump is threatening to deny contributions to Republican candidates unless they act on an immigration bill before Congress. David MacNeil, who employs more than 1,600 people through his Bolingbrook-based WeatherTech automotive company, told POLITICO in an interview that the issue has grown deeply personal, given that a top employee in his company could face deportation if a deal isn’t reached for the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program … “I’m saying this as a political donor who’s donated seven figures in the last couple of years: I will not donate any more money to anyone who doesn’t support DACA, period,” MacNeil said in a phone call while traveling in Italy. “I’m putting my money where my mouth is.” MacNeil said Dreamers represent both “a national treasure” and “a national asset,” adding: “Think of the value of 800,000 U.S. educated people with all the skills and knowledge they have and then deporting them.”)

 

BOLINGBROOK PATCH
— VERY SAD: WeatherTech’s CEO May Stop Donating To GOP David MacNeil, who employs more than 1,100 people through Bolingbrook-based WeatherTech, spoke with POLITICO this week. – John Ferak (DIERSEN: Overwhelmingly, those who support DACA are anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://patch.com/illinois/bolingbrook/weathertechs-ceo-may-stop-donating-millions-gop-report
(FROM THE ARTICLE: A story published on Thursday in POLITICO is reporting that David MacNeil, CEO of Bolingbrook’s WeatherTech company, may stop donating to GOP candidates. The news article reminds readers that MacNeil was a huge financial backer of President Donald Trump and that MacNeil’s current frustration involves the issue of immigration, mainly the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program. “I’m saying this as a political donor who’s donated seven figures in the last couple of years: I will not donate any more money to anyone who doesn’t support DACA, period,” MacNeil told POLITICO, according to the article. “I’m putting my money where my mouth is.”)

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Ives backer Uihlein tells magazine he’ll vote for Rauner over Pritzker – Rick Pearson (DIERSEN: Obviously, Rauner’s political consultants tell him a) that Republicans will vote for him no matter what because Pritzker rejects more planks in the Illinois Republican Party (IRP) platform than he does, b) that Rauner should focus on getting votes from those who reject planks in the IRP platform, and c) that means dumping voters, dumping organizations, dumping companies, dumping etc. that support the traditional family, right to life, immigration, Second Amendment, and other planks in IRP platform. Further, obviously, Rauner’s political consultants tell him that more anti-Trumps than pro-Trumps will vote in the November 6, 2018 election, so he should dump voters, dump organizations, dump companies, dump etc. that support Trump. Needless-to-say, no political consultant who is a Republican would give Rauner the aforesaid advice.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-met-richard-uihlein-bruce-rauner-20180524-story.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: But Uihlein broke from Rauner after his signature on legislation expanding taxpayer-subsidized abortions and backed Ives, the three-term Wheaton Republican who narrowly lost to Rauner in March. Uihlein gave her $2.5 million. “Jeanne proved that people are hungry for change,” Uihlein says in the article. Author John J. Miller writes that Uihlein is “now skeptical about Rauner’s ability to deliver (change) but says that the Democratic gubernatorial candidate, J.B. Pritzker, would be a disaster for Illinois: ‘I will vote for Rauner over Pritzker.’ ” State Sen. Sam McCann, a Republican from Downstate Plainview, is also mounting a third-party bid. The article also recounts how Uihlein met John Tillman, chairman and CEO of the Illinois Policy Institute. Last decade, Tillman was looking for work after selling his used sporting goods store. “I’d been getting the Uline catalog for a while,” Tillman said. “So I wrote a letter to the owner.” The article says Tillman and Uihlein met, but their conversation turned to what was described as “Tillman’s real passion: creating a network of freedom-minded organizations in Illinois.” “Dick became my anchor donor,” Tillman says in the article, adding that Uihlein gave him $50,000 in seed money to start the institute. Millions more from Uihlein have flowed since. In February, Rauner said he wouldn’t give the institute “another nickel.”)
— Other donations – Rick Pearson
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-met-richard-uihlein-bruce-rauner-20180524-story.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Not mentioned in the article is Uihlein’s relationship with conservative talk show host and political operative Dan Proft, who played a leading role in Ives’ campaign for governor. Uihlein gave $95,000 to Proft’s failed bid for the GOP governor nomination in 2010, then gave him an additional $500,000 later to help seed Proft’s political operation. Since then, Uihlein has given Proft’s Liberty Principles political action committee $12.1 million, including $3 million in January. And Uihlein has become a prolific donor to federal candidates, including giving $100,000 to a super PAC backing Republican Roy Moore in a special Senate election in Alabama. Moore was accused of sexually molesting or assaulting teens ages 14 and 16 while he was in his 30s. Moore denied the allegations but lost the election to Democrat Doug Jones.)
— Confronting Madigan’s culture of intimidation – Editorial (DIERSEN: Who are the lead intimidators in your municipality, in your township, in your county, and in Illinois. I should write a book about the lead intimidators in Wheaton, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/editorials/ct-edit-madigan-cassidy-harassment-intimidate-20180523-story.html
— EPA deal marks dramatic shift away from dirty coal power in Chicago area – Michael Hawthorne
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-met-chicago-area-coal-settlement-20180518-story.html
— GOP immigration rebels push ahead to force vote despite Trump veto pledge – Mike DeBonis
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/politics/ct-gop-immigration-trump-veto-pledge-20180524-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, anti-Americans use children as cannon fodder.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/commentary/ct-perspec-children-abused-immigrants-rights-0525-20180523-story.html
— Trump’s spiral into ‘criminal deep state’ madness continues – Rex Huppke (DIERSEN: My Democrat superiors in the federal government hinted/implied/argued/shouted that their employees who were Republican, White, male, and/or non-veteran who did not make 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 frustrated their efforts to hire, retain, and promote young Democrat minorities and young Democrat females. I should write a book about Democrat plant, Libertarian plant, Green plant, and RINO Republican party leaders who hint/imply/argue/shout that Republican Precinct Committeemen/Captains who are White, male, older, and/or non-veteran frustrate their effort to promote young minorities and young females.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/huppke/ct-met-trump-spy-russia-mueller-huppke-20180523-story.html
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD WITH BIG COLOR PICTURE IN NAPERVILLE SUN: First-time AP students tell D204 school board they relished the challenge – Suzanne Baker (DIERSEN: When you were in high school, were you considered to be “college material?” While I attended Crete-Monee High School 1962-1966, I took college preparatory courses notwithstanding the fact that many, if not most, if not virtually everyone at the time viewed me as NOT being “college material.” Neither of my parents had attended college. My father was the first of his ancestors to earn a high school diploma. My mother never attended high school. I spent my junior and senior years and the summer in between washing dishes for the minimum wage in the basement of the S.S. Kresges in Chicago Heights. I just barely made into the upper 20% of my class, my ACT score was only 24, I was draft bait, my eyesight could not be corrected to 20/20, I had partial red/green color blindness, and I had Osgood-Schlatter disease (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Osgood%E2%80%93Schlatter_disease).)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/naperville-sun/news/ct-nvs-204-ap-minorities-achievement-gap-st-0525-story.html

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Gov. Rauner says Texas is more union job friendly than Illinois – BGA
https://chicago.suntimes.com/business/fact-check-gov-bruce-rauner-says-texas-more-union-job-friendly-than-illinois-politifact-better-government-association/
— AS THE DEMOCRAT PARTY’S STRANGLEHOLD ON CHICAGO TIGHTENS: Emanuel’s private emails filled with complaints about crime – Fran Spielman
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/emanuels-private-emails-filled-with-complaints-about-crime/

 

DAILY HERALD
— How new state funding helps pay District 204 teachers – Marie Wilson
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20180524/how-new-state-funding-helps-pay-districtr-204-teachers
— 4 years of raises coming for Dist. 204 teachers – Marie Wilson
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20180522/4-years-of-raises-coming-for-dist-204-teachers

 

NORTHWEST HERALD
— McHenry Township trustee Bob Anderson seeking money for consolidation campaign Supporters want to educate voters – ED KOMENDA
http://www.nwherald.com/2018/05/24/mchenry-township-trustee-seeking-money-for-consolidation-campaign/adec20g/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: “We cannot underestimate the desperation of the opposition,” he wrote. “We can no longer trust them to police themselves. They have demonstrated their willingness to treat our tax dollars like they are in their own personal piggy banks.” Anderson pointed to “shameful spending” in Algonquin Township, McHenry County’s most populous township and the center of budget-busting legal fees, corruption allegations and political infighting. He noted that the names of contributors will appear on reports to the state of Illinois if they donate $150 or more. “If you strongly support us but do not want to be identified by the entrenched politicians who want to perpetuate the current system, send us $149.00 and encourage your spouse, kids or a friend to make a contribution,” Anderson wrote. “It has been said that evil thrives when good people do nothing. Please do something.”)

 

HERALD & REVIEW
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Pot pushers use problems with opioids to push pot.
https://herald-review.com/news/state-and-regional/illinois-house-panel-oks-marijuana-to-fight-opioid-abuse/article_eba685b9-52e9-57e9-8385-d81682eae0bd.html

 

JOURNAL TOPICS
— Public Pensions: People Must Be Voice Of Change – Maureen Pekosh
https://www.journal-topics.com/articles/maureen-pekosh-people-must-be-voice-of-change/

 

NPR ILLINOIS
— Roman Catholics And Evangelicals Move Apart In Their Political Priorities – TOM GJELTEN (DIERSEN: According to this article, “For the Catholic church, the welfare of immigrants has risen as a concern.” Tragically, overwhelmingly, immigrants promote Democrats. Tragically, overwhelmingly, Democrats are vehemently anti-Catholic. The more immigrants that are in America, the more power that Democrats have to get rid of Catholics.)
http://nprillinois.org/post/roman-catholics-and-evangelicals-move-apart-their-political-priorities
— Despite IRS Warning, Illinois Senate Approves Federal Tax Workaround – BRIAN MACKEY (DIERSEN: Roskam should increase the $10,000 SALT cap to $20,000 for married filing jointly.)
http://nprillinois.org/post/despite-irs-warning-illinois-senate-approves-federal-tax-workaround#stream/0

 

DAILY NORTHWESTERN
— New food service provider says it won’t use federal E-Verify program – Alan Perez (DIERSEN: To not use E-Verify is to not only shout that you hire, retain, and promote illegals, it is to shout that you prefer illegals over citizens of America.)
https://dailynorthwestern.com/2018/05/24/lateststories/new-food-service-provider-says-it-wont-use-federal-e-verify-program/

 

WIREPOINTS
— ‘Just Blow It Up’: Will That $7.2 Billion School Funding Lawsuit Do It To Illinois? The lawsuit appears viable, thanks to the state’s own admissions, but there’s no way to pay it. – Mark Glennon (DIERSEN: What do you admit to being? My critics/opponents stress that I admit to being a Trump supporter, Protestant (baptized, raised, and confirmed as a Missouri Synod Lutheran), conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, old (born in 1948), non-poor, gun owner, 100% German American, draft avoider, my ancestors have been in America since 1844, union member for almost 12 years, federal employee for almost 30 years, forced to retire in 1997 when I was 49 years old, federal retiree for more than 20 years, childless, pet-less, American nameplate car owner, GOPUSA Illinois Editor since 2000, Republican Precinct Committeeman since 1999, etc.)
http://www.wirepoints.com/just-blow-it-up-will-that-7-2-billion-school-funding-lawsuit-do-it-to-illinois-wirepoints-original/
— IRS puts states, taxpayers on notice over SALT workaround plans – IL Watchdog (DIERSEN: Roskam should increase the $10,000 SALT cap to $20,000 for married filing jointly.)
http://www.wirepoints.com/irs-puts-states-taxpayers-on-notice-over-salt-workaround-plans-il-watchdog/

 

MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— Once in Lifetime Opportunity to See Magnificence of the Vietnam Memorial in Johnsburg
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2018/05/25/lifetime-opportunity-see-magnificence-vietnam-memorial-johnsburg/.
— Commenter Lays Out What Township Abolition Bill Should Include
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2018/05/25/commenter-lays-township-abolition-bill-include/
— Hultgren & Roskam Join Congressional Climate Solutions Caucus
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2018/05/25/hultgren-roskam-join-congressional-climate-solutions-caucus/
— A Look at Bob MIller’s Wife’s Pay After Her Husband Lost the GOP Primary
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2018/05/25/117108/
— Anna May Miller’s Vacation Pay in the Spotlight
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2018/05/24/anna-may-millers-vacation-pay-spotlight/
— Nunda Township Reports No Written Work Product as a Consultant from Bob Miller, Paid Over $11,000 (DIERSEN: What is your written work product? My written work products are printouts of GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails. Since 2004 those emails have included links to almost 302,600 articles and information on many upcoming events.)
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2018/05/24/nunda-township-reports-no-work-product-consultant-bob-miller-paid-10000/

 

LAKE COUNTY GAZETTE
— Rep. Olsen abstains from voting on anti-Trump legislation, allowing it to pass
https://lakecountygazette.com/stories/511427345-rep-olsen-abstains-from-voting-on-anti-trump-legislation-allowing-it-to-pass

 

ILLINOIS NEWS NETWORK
— Despite IRS warning, Illinois lawmakers vote for tax deduction workaround – Cole Lauterbach (DIERSEN: Roskam should increase the $10,000 SALT cap to $20,000 for married filing jointly.)
https://www.ilnews.org/news/economy/despite-irs-warning-illinois-lawmakers-vote-for-tax-deduction-workaround/article_809d26da-5f8d-11e8-b257-8f53b54c99a3.html

 

FREEDOM’S JOURNAL
— NFL’S KNEELING POLICY – ERIC M. WALLACE, PHD
https://freedomsjournalinstitute.org/video/nfls-kneeling-policy/

 

CAPITOL FAX
— A couple more weird Republican candidates slip through the screens (DIERSEN: Did the Illinois Republican Party (IRP) encourage anyone to run against Fawell? Did anyone run against Fawell in the primary? If so, did the IRP back that candidate?)
https://capitolfax.com/2018/05/25/a-couple-more-weird-republican-candidates-slip-through-the-screens/

 

GOPUSA
— Republicans in Congress face death threats from anti-Trump #Resistance
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=46671
— Democrats recruiting Parkland interns to work on gun control legislation (DIERSEN: When I transferred from IRS to GAO in 1980 when I was 31 years old, my Democrat GAO superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates wanted me to transfer in as a GS-4 (currently $32,978) intern instead of as a GS-9 Step 10 (currently $72,677), that is, to suffer a $58,902 (64%) pay cut instead of a $19,203 (26%) pay cut in today’s dollars.)
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=46650

 

DAILY CALLER
— Chicago Is Holding American Law Enforcement Hostage – Jeff Landry
http://dailycaller.com/2018/05/25/chicago-holds-usa-law-enforcement-hostage/
— Pit Bull Turns On Owner’s Family, Sends 3 To The Hospital – Scott Greer
http://dailycaller.com/2018/05/24/pit-bull-attacks-family/

 

TOWNHALL
— Grassley Reminds FBI Agents Wanting to Blow the Whistle: You Are Legally Protected to Do So – Katie Pavlich Katie Pavlich (DIERSEN: I blew the whistle on political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, and age discrimination in the federal government. Officially, whistleblowers like me are protected, but in reality, they are not.)
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/katiepavlich/2018/05/25/grassley-reminds-fbi-agents-wanting-to-blow-the-whistle-you-are-legally-protected-to-do-so-n2484151

 

CNN
— GOP House candidate Bill Fawell in Illinois is a 9/11 truther, said Beyonce had ties to the Illuminati – Nathan McDermott and Andrew Kaczynski (DIERSEN: Did the Illinois Republican Party (IRP) encourage anyone to run against Fawell? Did anyone run against Fawell in the primary? If so, did the IRP back that candidate?)
https://www.cnn.com/2018/05/25/politics/kfile-illinois-republican-nominee-illuminati/index.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The Illinois Republican Party did not respond to a request for comment. Another Illinois Republican nominee for a House seat, neo-Nazi Arthur Jones, has been rejected by national Republicans and the state party for denying the Holocaust. In a 2014 post, Fawell speculated that New York City was going to be destroyed in a false flag attack by the deep state in either the year 2016 or 2017. New York City is going to be destroyed in the biggest, baddest false flag attack ever made by any organization upon the American People in a Pearl Harbor redux,” Fawell wrote. (False flag attacks are acts designed by perpetrators to look like they were carried out by other individuals or groups.) He said that the attack would be made in an attempt to drag America into war, and that financial institutions were already withdrawing money from New York in preparation for the supposed attack. In another post in 2014, he wrote that then-President Barack Obama created false flag attacks to shore up support for his foreign policy intervention against ISIS. In addition to alleging conspiracies, Fawell used sexist and racist slurs against politicians.)

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— Concerned by Trump, Some Republicans Quietly Align With Democrats – Kenneth P. Vogel (DIERSEN: Trump has promised to defend and advance the Republican Party platform.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/05/24/us/politics/republicans-democrats-coalition-trump.html
— ‘Mustang Means Freedom’: Why Ford Is Saving an American Icon Ford is phasing out its passenger cars, except one: the Mustang. The car
may be only modestly profitable for Ford, but it has deep emotional power. – JAMES B. STEWART (DIERSEN: I own a 2016 Mustang.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/05/24/business/ford-mustang-american-icon.html
— The Supreme Court Sticks It to Workers, Again – Editorial (DIERSEN: Overwhelmingly, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes side with employers and side against employees. I was a lowly employee 1964-1997. I washed dishes 1964-1966; cleaned golf shoes, chipped slag, and pumped gasoline in 1966; delivered mail 1966-1969; worked on an automobile assembly 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.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/05/24/opinion/supreme-court-workers-payment.html
— Ready and Willing, for $13 an Hour or Whatever – Jim Dwyer
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/05/24/nyregion/about-nyc-job-fair-minimum-wage.html
— Trump’s Crackdown on Students Who Overstay Visas Rattles Higher Education – Erica L. Green (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, colleges side with foreign countries and with their citizens against America and against its citizens.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/05/24/us/politics/trump-crackdown-student-visas.html

 

WASHINGTON POST
— Hillary Clinton warns of ‘a full-fledged crisis in our democracy’ at Yale – James Hohmann
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/powerpost/paloma/daily-202/2018/05/21/daily-202-hillary-clinton-warns-of-a-full-fledged-crisis-in-our-democracy-at-yale/5b01aaf630fb0425887995e5/
— Democrats’ newest midterm pitch: A crackdown on corruption – Mike DeBonis
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/powerpost/wp/2018/05/21/democrats-newest-midterm-pitch-a-crackdown-on-corruption/

 

LOS ANGELES TIMES
— Border Patrol union calls Trump’s National Guard deployment ‘colossal waste’
http://www.latimes.com/nation/la-na-border-patrol-national-guard-2018-story.html

 

SACRAMENTO BEE
— Discharged and jobless: Veterans seek change in hiring rules – AP (DIERSEN: Have you been discharged? My Democrat GAO superiors discharged me in 1997 when I was 49 years old. Further, as documents filed in Diersen v. GAO show, my Democrat GAO superiors want me to be jobless. They want to send a message to current and potential future GAO employees that a) GAO gives preference to its employees who are Democrat, minority, female, and/or younger and b) gets rid of its employees who are Republican, White, male, and/or non-veteran who do not make do not make 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.)
http://www.sacbee.com/news/article211891489.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Military veterans who were discharged for relatively minor offenses say they often can’t get jobs, and they hope a recent warning to employers by the state of Connecticut will change that. The state’s human rights commission told employers last month they could be breaking the law if they discriminate against veterans with some types of less-than-honorable discharges. Blanket policies against hiring such veterans could be discriminatory, the commission said, because the military has issued them disproportionately to black, Latino, gay and disabled veterans. At least one other state, Illinois, already prohibits hiring discrimination based on a veteran’s discharge status, advocates say, but Connecticut appears to be the first to base its decision on what it deems discrimination by the military. Regardless of the state’s reasons, veterans say, the attention there could at least educate employers.)

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Best-Paying Industry? It’s Not Banking Biotech and energy firms stand out among more than 100 companies in the S&P 500 that had a median pay of $100,000 or more in 2017 – Kelsey Gee and Theo Francis (DIERSEN: When did you start earning $100,000-a-year in to today’s dollars? I did in 1988 when I was 40 years old. By then, I had worked for GAO for almost 9 years, I had worked for IRS for almost 9 years, I had become a licensed CPA in 1981, I had passed the Certified Internal Auditor examination on my first attempt in 1981, I had earned a master’s degree in accounting from DePaul in 1980, I had passed the CPA examination on my first attempt in 1979, and I had earned an MBA from Loyola in 1976.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/best-paying-industry-its-not-banking-1527240601

 

BUSINESS INSIDER
— These 10 American colleges have minted more than 500 billionaires, including Elon Musk, Warren Buffett, and the founders of Google – Tanza Loudenback
http://www.businessinsider.com/where-billionaires-elon-musk-warren-buffett-google-founders-went-to-college-2018-5

 

POLITICUS USA
— Sen. Jeff Flake Tells Harvard Grads: Our Presidency Has Been Debased – LEO VIDAL
https://www.politicususa.com/2018/05/24/sen-jeff-flake-tells-harvard-grads-our-presidency-has-been-debased.html

May 24 Evening Edition

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Pritzker sets three debates in governor’s race, Rauner camp says no agreement – Tina Sfondeles
https://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/rauner-pritzker-agree-to-3-debates-in-governors-race/
— Bug out, Gov, and let the voters decide who runs the Water District – Editorial
https://chicago.suntimes.com/opinion/bruce-rauner-cam-davis-bug-out-gov-let-voters-decide-who-runs-water-district/
— Facebook to label election-related ‘issue ads’ in US – AP
https://chicago.suntimes.com/business/facebook-labels-election-related-issue-ads/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats always promote abortion.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/opinion/donald-trump-abortion-women-reproductive-rights-gag-rule-health-editorial/

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats promote a Democrat candidate.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/naperville-sun/news/ct-nvs-lauren-underwood-dnc-pritzker-st-0525-story.html
— There’s no bravery in Rep. Cassidy’s quitting her side job with Dart – Eric Zorn
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/zorn/ct-perspec-zorn-cassidy-madigan-dart-0525-20180524-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats promote anti-Americanism.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/editorials/ct-edit-anthem-nfl-protest-patriotism-20180524-story.html

 

DAILY HERALD
— Tollway releases secret committee minutes – Marni Pyke
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20180524/tollway-releases-secret-committee-minutes
— Senator Laura Murphy seeks more ‘sunshine’ on tollway contracts – Marni Pyke
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20180524/senator-seeks-more-sunshine-on-tollway-contracts
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats promote illegals.
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20180524/immigration-activists-ice-action-is-damaging-the-suburbs
— Census estimates: Naperville now Illinois’ fourth-largest city – Marie Wilson
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20180524/census-estimates-naperville-now-illinois-fourth-largest-city
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Pot pushers use problems with opioids to push pot.
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20180524/news/305249859/
— Wheaton Memorial Day parade, cemetery service honors fallen troops – Katlyn Smith
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20180524/wheaton-memorial-day-parade-cemetery-service-honors-fallen-troops

 

NBC5
— Pritzker Announces Debate Schedule – Without Rauner’s Confirmation The schedule includes two Chicago-area events and one in central Illinois – Mary Ann Ahern and Shelby Bremer
https://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/pritzker-rauner-debate-schedule-483603051.html
— Chicago City Council Latino Caucus Votes to Expel Ald. Ramirez-Rosa The caucus will “reconsider” his removal at their next meeting, the chairman confirmed – Mary Ann Ahern (DIERSEN: When have you been in the minority? While I worked for the federal government for almost 30 years, I was almost always in the minority because I was a) Republican, b) non-veteran, c) Protestant, d) German American, e) someone whose ancestors had been in America for a long time, and/or f) someone who had job-related master’s degrees, professional certifications, and a professional license.)
https://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/carlos-ramirez-rosa-expelled-chicago-latino-caucus-483608571.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: “It is unfortunate that a majority of my Latino Caucus colleagues would vote to expel me, their only gay millennial member, on the same day I take a bold stand on police violence that disproportionately impacts our Black and Latino neighborhoods,” Ramirez-Rosa’s statement reads, adding that he had “worked diligently to craft a progressive agenda for the Latino Caucus” and “repeatedly sought the support of the Caucus for measures that will expand protections for undocumented immigrants, and address displacement and gentrification in our communities.” “There was no due process, not all Caucus members were present, and no prior notice that this item would be taken up today was provided,” he continued.)

 

CBS2
— Lawmaker Kelly Cassidy Charging Retaliation Wants Complaint System Changes
http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2018/05/24/kelly-cassidy-speaker-madigan-ethics-complaint-system/

 

WGN TV
— Chicago-area residents share experiences of everyday racism – GAYNOR HALL AND PAM GRIMES (DIERSEN: According to Democrats, all racists are Republican.)
http://wgntv.com/2018/05/23/everyday-racism/

 

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Roskam and Hultgren torn in immigration fight – GREG HINZ (DIERSEN: John Rowe and others who want to destroy the Illinois Republican Party (IRP) want Roskam and Hultgren to dump the immigration plank in the IRP platform and dump all those who support that plank.)
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20180524/BLOGS02/180529930/chicago-area-gop-congressmen-torn-in-immigration-fight – Greg Hinz
— Pritzker may skip Tribune editorial board – GREG HINZ
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20180524/BLOGS02/180529934/pritzker-may-skip-tribune-editorial-board

 

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— House OKs bill to pay $63M in back wages owed to 24,000 workers – Doug Finke
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20180524/house-oks-bill-to-pay-63m-in-back-wages-owed-to-24000-workers
— Bill to give Sangamon County first dibs on state jobs passes Senate – Brenden Moore
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20180524/bill-to-give-sangamon-county-first-dibs-on-state-jobs-passes-senate

 

TIMES
— Former state rep’s wife facing battery charge – Dan Churney
http://www.mywebtimes.com/2018/05/23/former-state-reps-wife-facing-battery-charge/akocyac/

 

CHICAGO READER
— Hundreds of Illinois prisoners languish behind bars waiting for Dorothy Brown to do her job – Maya Dukmasova
https://www.chicagoreader.com/chicago/james-allen-dorothy-brown-cook-county-daley/Content?oid=48714666

 

CHICAGO MAGAZINE
— The Illinois Taxes No One Wants to Talk About J.B. Pritzker is running on a progressive income tax, which would require changing the state constitution. Expanding service taxes and taxing retirement income wouldn’t be so much work—but no one’s interested in doing it. – HANNAH MEISEL
http://www.chicagomag.com/city-life/May-2018/illinois-retirement-service-progressive-tax/

 

ILLINOIS LEAKS
— Illinois Auditor General Frank Mautino’s wife arrested for Battery – JOHN KRAFT
http://edgarcountywatchdogs.com/2018/05/illinois-auditor-general-frank-mautinos-wife-arrested-for-battery/

 

ILLINOIS FAMILY INSTITUTE
— Stop Illinois Funding of Abortion – David E. Smith
https://illinoisfamily.org/politics/stop-illinois-funding-of-abortion/

 

CAPITOL FAX
— Uihlein says Ives “proved that people are hungry for change”
https://capitolfax.com/2018/05/24/uihlein-says-ives-proved-that-people-are-hungry-for-change/
— The debate over debates begins
https://capitolfax.com/2018/05/24/the-debate-over-debates-begins/
— Catholic Conference, other pro-life groups issue budget vote warning
https://capitolfax.com/2018/05/24/catholic-conference-other-pro-life-groups-issue-budget-vote-warning/
— Will Pritzker stiff the Tribune editorial board?
https://capitolfax.com/2018/05/24/will-pritzker-stiff-the-tribune-editorial-board/

 

GOPUSA
— ‘Journalist’ Suggests Traffic Fines Should Be Ignored for Poor Blacks
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=46464

 

NATIONAL REVIEW
— Outside the Box How Wisconsin entrepreneur Richard Uihlein is shaking up conservative politics – JOHN J. MILLER
https://www.nationalreview.com/magazine/2018/06/11/richard-uihlein-trump-republican-donor-shakes-up-politics/

 

AMERICAN THINKER
— About that CEO pay… – Jack Hellner (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always accused me of being overpaid. In my defense, I earned a) a job-related bachelor’s degree when I was 21 in 1970 and job-related master’s degrees when I was 27, 31, and 48, b) job-related professional certifications when I was 30, 32, 41, 45, 47, and 48, and c) a job-related professional license when I was 32.)
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2018/05/about_that_ceo_pay.html


VANITY FAIR
— TRUMP SUGGESTS KNEELING N.F.L. PLAYERS SHOULD BE DEPORTED The president floats a new immigration policy. – BESS LEVIN
https://www.vanityfair.com/news/2018/05/trump-suggests-kneeling-nfl-players-should-be-deported

May 24 Morning Edition

CAPITOL FAX
— Rauner’s ‘GOP Unity Week’ Fail – Rich Miller
https://capitolfax.com/2018/05/24/live-session-coverage-350/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Ives Calls for Party Leadership to Resign, Party Leaders Fight About Unity in First 2 Days This week was supposed to be a celebration of unity for Governor Bruce Rauner after he surrendered full control of the Illinois Republican Party, but it quickly fell apart for the nation’s most vulnerable incumbent. On Monday, state Representative Jeanne Ives called on the entire Republican Party leadership to resign. Then, local Republican leaders Pat Brady and Dan Proft fought in a panel titled “The Future of the Republican Party in Illinois” yesterday, even though Rauner is a sitting governor up for re-election. At one point, Proft sarcastically stated: “Right, but we can expect to unify the party and present an attractive offer when Pat is running around saying John Tillman, Dan Proft, everyone that disagrees with me is a hater, and just dismissing all the policy concerns of the conservative base of the party and telling everyone to get out. I mean, if we’re all unified, Pat, I’m sorry I guess this lunch is dismissed because we have nothing to talk about…We are on our way to super majorities and Republican Governors as far as the eye can see, and anyone who believes that please feel free to leave and get on with your day.” It did not appear that anyone left. “Bruce Rauner’s party cannot even last a day pretending like they’re unified without falling into chaos,” said DGA Illinois Communications Director Sam Salustro. “After 48% of Republicans voted to kick Rauner out, it’s not surprising that the nation’s most vulnerable incumbent is finding it impossible to put his party back together.”)
— Affordable housing, Dan Proft and the Illinois Policy Institute on the city’s Northwest Side
https://capitolfax.com/2018/05/23/affordable-housing-dan-proft-and-the-illinois-policy-institute-on-the-citys-northwest-side/

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Illinois House approves plan allowing six-month suspension of gun rights for people showing ‘red flags’ – Bill Lukitsch
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-met-illinois-legislature-gun-bills-20180523-story.html
— Chicago’s population down third year in a row – Elvia Malagon (DIERSEN: The Democrats who run Chicago want you to leave Chicago if you are a Trump supporter, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owner, German American, and/or if your ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-met-chicago-population-census-figures-20180523-story.html
— Cook County suburbs file opioid lawsuit claiming pharma companies, local doctors contributed to epidemic – John Keilman
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/ct-met-opioid-pharma-lawsuits-cook-county-suburbs-20180522-story.html

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Pez vows to cut aid from nations whose citizens enter U.S. illegally – AP (DIERSEN: Of course, nations that want destroy the U.S. a) send their citizens into the U.S. illegally and b) keep their citizens in the U.S. illegally. Mexico a) sends many millions of its citizens into the U.S. illegally and b) keeps many millions of its citizens in the U.S. illegally.)
https://www.pressreader.com/usa/chicago-sun-times/20180524/281771334856865

DAILY HERALD
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD WITH COLOR PHOTOS OF HULTGREN AND UNDERWOOD: Democratic pep rally draws not 50 but 300 in St. Charles – James Fuller (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats demonize, denigrate, and condemn Trump and shout that everyone should punish Trump by voting for Democrats.)
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20180523/democratic-pep-rally-draws-not-50-but-300-in-st-charles
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Pritzker began his speech by calling President Donald Trump a “misogynistic, xenophobic racist.” He then labeled Gov. Bruce Rauner as Trump’s “silent partner in Springfield.”)
— Did ICE raid St. Charles restaurants?
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20180523/did-ice-raid-st-charles-restaurants

— WLS cuts ties with Dick Biondi – Robert Feder – Lauren Rohr
http://www.dailyherald.com/entlife/20180524/feder-wls-cuts-ties-with-dick-biondi

 

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Chicago population drops for third year in a row – GREG HINZ (DIERSEN: The Democrats who run Chicago want you to leave Chicago 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.)

http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20180524/BLOGS02/180529940
— Odds rising for Springfield budget deal – GREG HINZ
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20180523/BLOGS02/180529950/odds-rising-for-springfield-budget-deal

 

WBEZ
— Inspector General: End Public School Perk For Chicago’s Wealthiest – Sarah Karp (DIERSEN: For your precinct, a) what is the “average median family income” and b) how much money in real estate taxes do homeowners pay on average and in total?)
https://www.wbez.org/shows/wbez-news/inspector-general-end-public-school-perk-for-chicagos-wealthiest/fefe7006-39a4-4962-a639-1cacf31826c0
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Chicago Public Schools’ inspector general is calling on the school district to stop offering a free full-day Montessori preschool to students from the richest neighborhood in the school district. Preschool in Chicago is typically only free for low-income students. But the tuition-free preschool at Oscar Mayer Elementary School in Lincoln Park almost exclusively serves students who live in a neighborhood of mostly upper-income homes. CPS spends about $700,000 a year on the preschool, according to a report released Wednesday. A comparable private preschool could charge parents as much as $15,000 a year. CPS Inspector General Nicholas Schuler said he was “incredulous” that there would be “this perk, for one neighborhood school, as opposed to all other schools.” The average median family income in Mayer’s attendance area — nearly $178,000 a year — is the highest of any attendance area in CPS, an analysis by the IG’s office determined.)

 

HERALD & REVIEW
— Illinois House approves plan allowing six-month suspension of gun rights for people showing ‘red flags’ – Bill Lukitsch
https://herald-review.com/news/state-and-regional/govt-and-politics/illinois-house-approves-plan-allowing-six-month-suspension-of-gun/article_195ea651-c5fe-53bc-9c2d-b7cd904acefb.html
— Ethics board says it lacks jurisdiction to take up sexual harassment inquiry into Madigan ally – RAY LONG
https://herald-review.com/news/state-and-regional/govt-and-politics/ethics-board-says-it-lacks-jurisdiction-to-take-up-sexual/article_2c9b4354-1fe6-51e2-b34b-eab086b6485a.html
— 22 Illinois school districts sue state, governor over funding shortfall – VALERIE WELLS and CLAIRE HETTINGER
https://herald-review.com/news/local/education/illinois-school-districts-sue-state-governor-over-funding-shortfall/article_de0c4cfc-2cc7-506f-b49e-2d0ee850e559.html

 

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Butler seeks to help caucus with $$, joins gun group – Bernard Schoenburg
http://www.sj-r.com/opinion/20180523/bernard-schoenburg-butler-seeks-to-help-caucus-with–joins-gun-group

 

SUBURBAN LIFE
— Wheaton continues to study flood-prone areas – ERIC SCHELKOPF (DIERSEN: By this article today, I first learned that Webster, McGrath & Ahlberg is working on a “Prairie Path Park Flood Prone Area Study” that is set for completion in July. The Prairie Path Park is in my precinct. I knew the woman and her husband who donated the park to the Wheaton Park District. Since 1984, I have urged Wheaton and the Wheaton Park District to do more to address the park’s flooding and other problems. In 2001, I followed the Wheaton Park District’s Adopt-A-Park procedures and adopted the park. My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes a) continue to stress that I sued Wheaton in 1986 for approving a woefully inadequate storm water drainage plan for its Cove Court subdivision and for letting the subdivision’s developer violate the Illinois Drainage Code, b) continue to call for everyone to continue to punish me for filing that lawsuit, and c) continue to oppose my suggestions to improve the park including my suggestions to improve storm water drainage in the park.)
http://www.mysuburbanlife.com/2018/05/23/wheaton-continues-to-study-flood-prone-areas/acu9u6u/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: “We have around 113 properties that are located in the floodplain,” Dzugan said. “When that study is completed, it will provide us with what they call elevation certificates for each of those structures, which will eventually allow us to apply for federal or state grant monies to assist in any type of mitigation effort.” Both projects are budgeted in the city’s 2018 storm sewer fund. Webster, McGrath & Ahlberg currently is working on the Jefferson Avenue, Madison Avenue and Prairie Path Park Flood Prone Area Study, set for completion in July.)

 

NORTHBROOK PATCH
— Northbrook Bans Bump Stocks, Could Enforce Assault Weapons Ban The village could become the first municipality to enforce Cook County’s 24-year-old ban on assault-style weapons. – Jonah Meadows
https://patch.com/illinois/northbrook/northbrook-bans-bumps-stocks-moves-toward-assault-weapons-ban

 

PROPUBLICA ILLINOIS
— Amid Affordable Housing Dispute, Conservatives Seek a Home in Chicago Groups tied to Illinois Policy Institute and talk show host Dan Proft back GOP candidates on city’s Northwest Side. – Mick Dumke (DIERSEN: Who backs you? Individuals, organizations, companies, and governments that support the Illinois Republican Party (IRP) platform, including its traditional family, right to life, immigration, and Second Amendment planks, back me and back my GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails. Individuals, organizations, companies, and governments that reject planks in the IRP platform work against me and work against my GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails. Further, individuals, organizations, companies, and governments that promote dependency on government, dependency on charity, LGBTQ activity, abortion, mass/illegal immigration, abolition of the First and Second Amendments, booze, gambling, pot, and other vices, patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, age discrimination, retaliation, and even worse things work against me and work against my GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails. Should I write a book about individuals, organizations, companies, and governments that work against me and work against my GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails?)
https://www.propublica.org/article/illinois-policy-institute-northwest-chicago-affordable-housing

 

PRAIRIE STATE WIRE
— Illinois State’s Attorneys Association troubled by Rauner’s proposed burden of proof in death penalty cases – W.J. Kennedy
https://prairiestatewire.com/stories/511426183-illinois-state-s-attorneys-association-troubled-by-rauner-s-proposed-burden-of-proof-in-death-penalty-cases

 

ILLINOIS POLICY INSTITUTE
— CHICAGO WAS THE ONLY MAJOR U.S. CITY TO LOSE POPULATION FROM 2016 TO 2017 – Austin Berg
https://www.illinoispolicy.org/chicago-was-the-only-major-us-city-to-lose-population-from-2016-to-2017/

 

ILLINOIS NEWS NETWORK
— Attorney General candidate Erika Harold says state failing #MeToo test – Cole Lauterbach
https://www.ilnews.org/news/justice/attorney-general-candidate-says-state-failing-metoo-test/article_36247bb0-5ed6-11e8-99ca-ff29b627ab5a.html
— Illinois cities could lose broad home-rule taxing powers as state population declines – Cole Lauterbach
https://www.ilnews.org/news/state_politics/illinois-cities-could-lose-broad-home-rule-taxing-powers-as/article_e98d7f3c-5ecf-11e8-a0d2-bb416d33173b.html
— Madigan takes care of his problems, if not the state’s – Dan McCaleb (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois have lots of religious, government, political, and/or financial clout. Ever since I helped lead the “Stop The Stoplight” campaign at Harrison and President in Wheaton in 1982, they have used their religious, government, political, and/or financial clout to harm/destroy me and to harm/destroy any individual, any organization, any company, and any government that might come to my defense. I should write a book about critics/opponents.)
https://www.ilnews.org/opinion/op-ed-madigan-takes-care-of-his-problems-if-not/article_6a5dc288-5e7c-11e8-830c-db3178894d5f.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: “The message is very clear. Speak out against the Speaker and people loyal to him will come after you.” Those words, spoken Tuesday by Democratic state Rep. Kelly Cassidy, sadly sum up Michael Madigan’s despot-like reign over Illinois politics for more than three decades. Madigan, of course, is the “Speaker” in Cassidy’s comment. He has been Illinois’ House speaker for all but two years since 1983. He’s also been the chairman of the state Democratic Party since 1998, a position Democrats re-elected him to just last month despite a #MeToo harassment scandal swirling within his political organization. As the longest-serving legislative leader in American history and the longest-serving head of a major political party in Illinois history, Madigan wields more power than any other elected state official in the country and more than any single individual should be allowed to have. He controls the party’s campaign war chest, so he decides which Democratic candidates to fund in primary elections. He controls the rules for moving legislation through his chamber, so he decides which bills get to be voted on and which do not. He controls the legislative redistricting process, so he manipulates general elections. And because of all that, he controls the members of his Democratic caucus. Cross him, and you probably should start looking for something else to do.)

 

ILLINOIS FAMILY INSTITUTE
— Compasses, Canteens, Campfires and Condoms – John Biver
https://illinoisfamily.org/homosexuality/compasses-canteens-campfires-condoms/

DAILY CALLER
— Conservative Principles Don’t Justify Silencing Conservatives – Scott Greer
http://dailycaller.com/2018/05/24/conservative-principles-social-media-censorship/

 

NEW AMERICAN
— More Taxpayers Fleeing Illinois Than Any Other State – Bob Adelmann (DIERSEN: The Democrats who run Illinois want you to leave Illinois if you are a Trump supporter, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owner, German American, and/or if your ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.thenewamerican.com/economy/markets/item/29115-more-taxpayers-fleeing-illinois-than-any-other-state

 

ABC NEWS
— Nurse who sued hospital for retaliation awarded $28 million – AP (DIERSEN: Have you filed lawsuits? I have. I should write a book about each of the lawsuits that I have filed. Information that I could provide for each lawsuit includes: defendants, attorneys who represented me, attorneys who represented the defendants, courts that I filed the lawsuits in, the judges who were assigned the lawsuits, charges that I made, remedies that I sought, defenses that the defendants raised, progress of the lawsuits, outcome of the lawsuits, retaliation that the defendants took against me and continue to take against me, etc.)
https://abcnews.go.com/Health/wireStory/nurse-sued-hospital-retaliation-awarded-28-million-55399009
(FROM THE ARTICLE: A jury has ruled that a Boston hospital retaliated against a Haitian-American nurse who stood up for a black colleague and has awarded her $28 million. Gessy Toussaint’s attorney described Wednesday’s verdict against Brigham and Women’s Hospital as “monumental.” The Boston Globe reports that Toussaint also had accused the hospital of racial discrimination, but the jury didn’t find proof of that claim. Toussaint says the retaliation started after she defended another Haitian-American nurse, Nirva Berthold, who also is suing the hospital. Berthold says she was denied a promotion because she’s black. That claim is still pending. The hospital says it plans to appeal the retaliation ruling but is pleased with the decision on Toussaint’s discrimination claim.)

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— Trump, Visiting Epicenter of MS-13 Killings, Demands Tougher Immigration Laws – Liz Robbins and Michael D. Shear
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/05/23/us/politics/trump-immigration-gangs.html
— We Are the Original Southerners American Indians lived through slavery, the Civil War and white supremacy, just like black and white Americans. – Malinda Maynor Lowery (DIERSEN: In my ancestors’ defense, they did not immigrate to America until the 1840s and 1850s and they always lived in northeast Illinois.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/05/22/opinion/confederate-monuments-indians-original-southerners.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps promote anti-Trumps.
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/05/23/us/politics/house-republicans-rebellion-immigration.html
— Oxford Lifts the Veil on Race, Wealth and Privilege – Alan Cowell (DIERSEN: What if Affirmative Action, Diversity, and Inclusion were only for those whose parents did not have college degrees? Neither of my outstanding parents attended college. My father was the first of his ancestors to earn a high school diploma. My mother never attended high school.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/05/23/world/europe/oxford-university-admissions.html

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— A Grim Prognosis for Trump Derangement Democrats imagine that contempt and rage will carry them to midterm victory. – Karl Rove (DIERSEN: Should I write a book about those who have Diersen Derangement?)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/a-grim-prognosis-for-trump-derangement-1527114278?mod=searchresults&page=1&pos=1
— Starbucks’ Homeless Problem No matter what you do to try to appease unhappy progressives, you will be wrong. – Daniel Henninger
https://www.wsj.com/articles/starbucks-homeless-problem-1527114340
— The IRS Bursts Cuomo’s Tax Illusion About that California and New York charity work-around: Sorry. – Editorial (DIERSEN: Roskam should increase the $10,000 SALT cap to $20,000 for married filing jointly.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-irs-bursts-cuomos-tax-illusion-1527114078
— IRS Warns States on Their Workarounds to Tax Overhaul A $10,000 cap on state and local tax deductions has prompted some states to try to make those payments charitable contributions – Joseph De Avila (DIERSEN: Roskam should increase the $10,000 SALT cap to $20,000 for married filing jointly.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/irs-warns-states-on-their-workarounds-to-tax-overhaul-1527107912

 

TIMES OF SAN DIEGO
— John Cox Allies Call on GOP Rival Travis Allen to Quit Governor’s Race (DIERSEN: Often, in Illinois Republican primaries, a) only one RINO candidate runs, but many Republican candidates run, and therefore b) RINOs win because Republican candidates split the vote.)
https://timesofsandiego.com/politics/2018/05/23/john-cox-allies-call-on-gop-rival-travis-allen-to-quit-governors-race/

 

REAL CLEAR POLITICS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: RINOs want cheap labor.
https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2018/05/24/koch_group_pushing_lawmakers_for_daca_fix_137111.html

May 23 Evening Edition

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Democrats encourage people to come to America illegally, to stay in America illegally, and to bring others to America illegally.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/opinion/sign-discharge-petition-republicans-house-roskam-dreamers-daca-editorial/
— Trump can’t block critics on Twitter, judge says – AP (DIERSEN: Of course, my critics/opponents want to block everyone from getting GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails. They want you to know only what they tell you, no more and no less.)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/donald-trump-blocking-users-critics-twitter/
— Twitter to add special labels to political candidates – AP (DIERSEN: Should Twtter, Facebook, GOPUSA ILLINOIS, etc. label candidates as being Republican, RINO, Democrat plant, Libertarian plant, Green plant, etc.?)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/twitter-special-labels-political-candidates-prevent-spoofing-fake-accounts/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Twitter says it’s adding special labels to tweets from some U.S. political candidates ahead of this year’s midterm elections. Twitter says the move is to provide users with “authentic information” and prevent spoofed and fake accounts from fooling users. The labels will include what office a person is running for and where. Both the candidate’s account and the tweets from it will get labels. The labels will appear on retweets as well as tweets off of Twitter, such as when they are embedded in a news story. Twitter, along with Facebook and other social media companies, has been under heavy scrutiny for allowing their platforms to be misused by malicious actors trying to influence elections around the world. The labels will start to appear next week for candidates for governor and Congress. Twitter wouldn’t say whether it will extend this outside the U.S., where elections interference has also been a big issue. The San Francisco-based company is working with the nonprofit, nonpartisan Ballotpedia to help identify the relevant Twitter accounts.)
— Israel has every right to protect its citizens against an invasion by hostile masses – Aviv Ezra (DIERSEN: Needless-to-say, Democrats are closer to illegals than they are to Republicans. Ever-increasingly, Democrats shout at foreign countries and at their citizens that America is full of Republicans who are White supremacists, Nazis, KKK members, haters, racists, sexists, bigots, and even worse things who should be gotten rid of. Ever-increasingly, constructively, Democrats call for “hostile masses” to invade America and to get rid of Republicans once and for all. Consequently, ever-increasingly, Republicans are buying more and more and more firearms and ammunition for their self-defense.)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/israel-has-every-right-to-protect-its-citizens-against-an-invasion-by-hostile-masses/
— DemToo? GOP fans out to hang #MeToo around Democrats’ necks – Tina Sfondeles
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/demtoo-gop-fans-out-to-hang-metoo-around-democrats-necks/

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Trump says “NFL’s shortsighted anthem policy spits in the face of American ideals.”
http://www.chicagotribune.com/sports/football/ct-spt-nfl-national-anthem-protests-free-speech-20180523-story.html
— Federal judge says Trump violates First Amendment by blocking critics on Twitter – AP
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/politics/ct-trump-twitter-block-ruling-20180523-story.html

 

DAILY HERALD
— Illinois Senate panel endorses wage-equity plan – AP (DIERSEN: Government employees have always been demonized, denigrated, and condemned as being grossly overpaid. Consequently, if they seek a job in the private sector, it is difficult, if not impossible, for them to get a job without taking a pay cut.)
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20180523/news/305239892/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The legislation is considered a pay-equity plan. Basing pay on salary history can hurt women. They often spend time outside the workforce for familial or other reasons not applicable to men. Democratic Sen. Cristina Castro of Elgin is the sponsor. She says the penalties in her bill keep businesses accountable. Republican Sen. Jim Oberweis of Sugar Grove says the rejected plan was a bipartisan compromise. Castro’s measure goes to the Senate floor.)
— Pritzker stumps in Aurora, wants independent look at harassment culture at Capitol – Marni Pyke
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20180523/pritzker-stumps-in-aurora-wants-independent-look-at-harassment-culture-at-capitol

 

NBC5
— State Records Show Tens of Thousands of Campaign Dollars Spent Without Explanation “I don’t know why you are picking on me,” one alderman complained – Carol Marin and Don Moseley
https://www.nbcchicago.com/investigations/state-records-show-tens-of-thousands-of-campaign-dollars-spent-without-explanation-483480621.html

 

WGN RADIO
— General John Borling: “You have a bond that can’t be broken over difference of opinion.” – MARY SANDBERG BOYLE
http://wgnradio.com/2018/05/23/general-john-borling-you-have-a-bond-that-cant-be-broken-over-difference-of-opinion/

 

BELLEVILLE NEWS DEMOCRAT
— State House OKs bill allowing temporary confiscation of guns from dangerous people – JOSEPH BUSTOS
http://www.bnd.com/news/local/article211770834.html

 

CHICAGO NOW
— Berkowitz w Kolber: IL at a tax, state employee pension debt and bankruptcy crossroads
http://www.chicagonow.com/public-affairs-with-jeff-berkowitz/2018/05/watch-berkowitz-w-kolber-il-at-a-tax-state-employee-pension-debt-and-bankruptcy-crossroads-cable-and-web/

 

BRUCE RAUNER
— Lt. Gov. Sanguinetti Discusses the Madigan Harassment Scandal on WRPW
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H-qOOl6enHo&feature=youtu.be

 

REAL GOP ILLINOIS
— Proft slips, admits Rauner ordered him to primary Sam McCann
https://realgopillinois.com/2018/05/23/proft-slips-admits-he-primaried-sen-sam-mccann-at-rauners-behest-video/

 

DUPAGE POLICY JOURNAL
— Higher property taxes would cause more Illinois residents to flee, Kinzler says – Glenn Minnis
https://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/511424777-higher-property-taxes-would-cause-more-illinois-residents-to-flee-kinzler-says

 

SOUTHWEST ILLINOIS NEWS
— State Rep. Bryant doesn’t vote, allowing anti-Trump Illinois House resolution to pass – Glenn Minnis
https://swillinoisnews.com/stories/511425514-state-rep-bryant-doesn-t-vote-allowing-anti-trump-illinois-house-resolution-to-pass

 

ILLINOIS VALLEY TIMES
— Rep. Long casts no vote and lets anti-Trump legislation pass House
https://illinoisvalleytimes.com/stories/511426210-rep-long-casts-no-vote-and-lets-anti-trump-legislation-pass-house

 

ILLINOIS HOMEPAGE
— McConnaughay calls Madigan investigation conflict of interest – Raquel Martin
http://www.illinoishomepage.net/news/local-news/republican-calls-madigan-investigation-conflict-of-interest/1195431519

 

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— IVES: U OF I GRAD EMPLOYEES’ DEMAND THAT STEM WORKERS REFUSE DEFENSE CONTRACT EMPLOYMENT IS FOOLISH
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2018/05/ives-u-of-i-grad-employees-demand-that-stem-workers-refuse-working-for-defense-contractors-is-foolis.html
— GOP AG CANDIDATE ERIKA HAROLD MAKES RECOMMENDATIONS TO DEAL WITH #METOO COMPLAINTS
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2018/05/gop-ag-candidate-erika-harold-makes-recommendations-to-deal-with-metoo-complaints.html

 

CAPITOL FAX
— Sanguinetti calls Madigan “harasser-in-chief”
https://capitolfax.com/2018/05/23/sanguinetti-calls-madigan-harasser-in-chief/

 

GOPUSA
— NFL: Players must stand or remain in locker room for anthem
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=46524
— ACLU to Amazon: Stop marketing facial recognition tech to governments
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=46459

 

THE HILL
— Judge rules Trump can’t block users on Twitter – LYDIA WHEELER (DIERSEN: Of course, my critics/opponents want to block everyone from getting GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails. They want you to know only what they tell you, no more and no less.)
http://thehill.com/regulation/389021-judge-rules-trump-cant-block-users-on-twitter

 

CNN
— NFL owners say players must stand for the National Anthem – Jill Martin
https://www.cnn.com/2018/05/23/sport/nfl-spring-league-meeting-national-anthem/index.html

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— The Rising Racial Liberalism of Democratic Voters – Sean McElwee
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/05/23/opinion/democrats-race.html
— N.F.L. Teams Will Be Fined for Players’ Anthem Kneeling – Victor Mather
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/05/23/sports/nfl-anthem-kneeling.html

 

WASHINGTON POST
— NFL owners approve team-by-team national anthem policy, will allow players to remain in locker room – Mark Maske
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/sports/wp/2018/05/23/nfl-owners-leaning-towards-requiring-players-to-stand-for-national-anthem-or-remain-in-locker-room/

 

ABC FREMONT
— POT CRASH: 3 killed, including 2 kids, in 5 vehicle crash on I-880 in Fremont – Matt Keller
http://abc7news.com/traffic/2-victims-idd-in-deadly-crash-on-i-880-in-fremont/3481312/

May 23 Morning Edition

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Legalize pot, but don’t allow it everywhere – Tyler Cowen, Professor of Economics, George Mason University (DIERSEN: If you promote pot, you promote destruction. If the destruction-promoting Democrats legalize pot for recreational use in Illinois, at a minimum, municipalities should be allowed to ban the sale of pot in their jurisdictions, like they can ban video gambling. If you agree with me, please urge the leaders of your municipality and potential candidates for leadership positions in your municipality to pledge to ban the sale of pot in your municipality. I will lead the effort to ban the sale of pot in Wheaton like I led the efforts to ban video gambling in Wheaton in 2009 and to get Comcast to carry Fox News Channel in Wheaton in 2002. If you live in Wheaton, please contact me ASAP about urging City of Wheaton officials and potential candidates for leadership positions in Wheaton to pledge to ban the sale of pot in Wheaton.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/commentary/ct-perspec-weed-0525-story.html
— Rauner administration mismanaged patronage positions – Kim Geiger (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.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-met-bruce-rauner-inspector-general-20180521-story.html#new_tab
— Auditor General Frank Mautino’s previous campaign funds back as a dispute – Rick Pearson
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-met-rahm-emanuel-city-council-20180522-story.html

 

DAILY HERALD
— Trump rallies abortion opponents to vote for Republicans – AP
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20180522/news/305229925/
— 30-year-old demanded notice for eviction from his parents’ house. ‘Outrageous,’ a judge said. – Marwa Eltagouri
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20180523/30-year-old-demanded-notice-for-eviction-from-his-parents-house-outrageous-a-judge-said

 

BLOOMINGTON PANTAGRAPH
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Gambling is a vice. If you promote gambling, you promote vice.
http://www.pantagraph.com/opinion/editorial/editorial-illinois-ok-of-sports-gambling-is-inevitable/article_bab80a07-e545-5456-b7c7-cd014fab1c4d.html

 

HERALD & REVIEW
— Voters should decide if there are too many layers of Illinois government – Editorial (DIERSEN: What if voters decide to get rid 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. From what I see, ever-increasingly, members of the aforesaid groups are buying firearms and ammunition for their self-defense.)
https://herald-review.com/opinion/editorial/our-view-voters-should-decide-if-there-are-too-many/article_3ca080d4-d2ee-5b00-b009-afffd255ca08.html

 

PEORIA PUBLIC RADIO
— State Lawmakers Consider “Voices Act” to Help Immigrant Crime Victims – SAM DUNKLAU (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats and RINOs do things to encourage people to come to America illegally, to stay in America illegally, and to bring others to America illegally.)
http://peoriapublicradio.org/post/state-lawmakers-consider-voices-act-help-immigrant-crime-victims#stream/0

 

NPR ILLINOIS
— Illinois Lawmakers Consider National Rap Back System – JACLYN DRISCOLL
http://nprillinois.org/post/illinois-lawmakers-consider-national-rap-back-system#stream/0

 

CHICAGO NOW
— Berkowitz w/Kolber: Illinois at a crossroads in dealing w/ taxes, jobs, growth & taxpayers exiting IL?
http://www.chicagonow.com/public-affairs-with-jeff-berkowitz/2018/05/watch-berkowitz-wkolber-illinois-at-a-crossroads-in-dealing-w-taxes-jobs-growth-taxpayers-exiting-cableweb/

 

DAILY NORTHWESTERN
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Democrats blame Republicans for school violence.
https://dailynorthwestern.com/2018/05/22/city/illinois-politicians-call-for-more-gun-safety-measures-following-santa-fe-high-school-shooting/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Democrats blame Republicans for racism and for poverty. Ever-increasingly, Democrats demonize, denigrate, and condemn Republicans as being White supremacists, Nazis, KKK members, haters, racists, sexists, bigots, and even worse things. Ever-increasingly, Democrats promote hatred against Republicans, and especially against Republicans who are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders, and those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.
https://dailynorthwestern.com/2018/05/22/city/evanston-residents-protest-systemic-racism-poverty-in-springfield/

 

DUPAGE COUNTY
— DuPage County Memorial Day Ceremony Scheduled May 27
http://www.dupageco.org/Content.aspx?id=57467

 

ILLINOIS STATE REPRESENTATIVE DAVID OLSEN
— Olsen Bill that Provides Consistent Residency Requirements for Elected Officials Heads to Gov. Rauner for Action (DIERSEN: How long have you lived in your precinct, in your municipality, in your township/ward, in your county, and in Illinois? I have lived a) in my precinct since 1984, b) in Wheaton, Milton Township, and DuPage County since 1978, and c) in Illinois since 1948. I should write a book about my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes who continue to paint me as being a newcomer.)
http://www.repolsen.com/2018/05/olsen-bill-that-provides-consistent.html

 

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— TRUMP’S AMERICA: THE TRUTH ABOUT OUR NATION’S GREAT COMEBACK
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2018/05/trumps-america-the-truth-about-our-nations-great-comeback.html

 

CAPITOL FAX
— Massive school superintendent lawsuit lines up with massive ISBE budget request
https://capitolfax.com/2018/05/23/massive-school-superintendent-lawsuit-lines-up-with-massive-isbe-budget-request/

 

GOPUSA
— Bitter, Vindictive Hillary Clinton is the Face of the 2018 Democrat Party (DIERSEN: Who is “the face” of the Republican Party in your precinct, in your municipality, in your township/ward, in your county, and in Illinois, that is, who works to defend and advance the Illinois Republican Party platform, including its traditional family, right to life, immigration, Second Amendment planks?)
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=46490
— Elizabeth Warren vows to refuse NRA money after never, ever receiving any (DIERSEN: Needless-to-say, in Illinois, those who seek or hold any kind of government or political office as a Republican should not seek or accept any money from any individual, any organization, or any company that rejects planks in the Illinois Republican Party platform. He who pays the piper calls the tunes. Political parties exist to help elect candidates who can and will defend and advance their platform.)
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=46496

 

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Why liberals hate the Trump tax cut – J.T. Young (DIERSEN: Roskam should increase the $10,000 SALT cap to $20,000 for married filing jointly.)
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2018/may/22/why-liberals-hate-the-trump-tax-cut/

 

DAILY TORCH
— Federal civil service abuses bigger than just the VA – Natalia Castro (DIERSEN: I should write a book about those who hint/imply/argue/shout that the federal government took the following adverse actions against me solely because I was a BAD employee: My Democrat GAO superiors forced me to retire in 1997 when I was 49 years old, gave me unfair performance expectations and appraisals, always ranked me in the bottom half of my coworkers for pay-for-performance purposes, did not promote me beyond GS-13, got rid of my mentor in 1987, 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 $19,203 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, got rid of my mentor in 1975, 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.)
http://dailytorch.com/2018/05/federal-civil-service-abuses-bigger-than-just-the-va/

 

THE HILL
— Democrat targeted by party establishment loses Texas primary – LISA HAGEN (DIERSEN: I should write a book about those times when the “party establishment” targeted me. According to the “party establishment,” I am too conservative, that is, I support too many planks in the Illinois Republican platform. But on top of that, in their eyes, my demographics are terrible. I am a Trump supporter, Protestant (baptized, raised, and confirmed as a Missouri Synod Lutheran), patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, old (born in 1948), rich, gun owner, German American, draft avoider, my ancestors have been in America since 1844, federal retiree, former union member, childless, pet-less, not a church member, not a church goer, I do not give money to a church, etc.)
http://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/388889-dem-targeted-by-party-establishment-loses-texas-primary

 

POLITICO
— Former Exelon chairman John Rowe threatens GOP over DACA – NATASHA KORECKI (DIERSEN: Needless-to-say, Republicans should never seek or accept money to act against the Republican Party platform. If someone claims to be a Republican, but gives money to Republicans to act against the Republican Party platform, they are not Republican. They are Democrat plant, Libertarian plant, Green plant, or RINO. Needless-to-say, Republicans should never seek or accept money to act against the Republican Party platform. Needless-to-say, Roskam should not seek or accept any money from Rowe.)
https://www.politico.com/story/2018/05/23/dreamers-republican-donor-threaten-603428
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Rowe is especially critical of Rep. Peter Roskam, who is locked in a competitive race — and represents a suburban Chicago district that has the largest DACA population of any Illinois member, according to the Illinois Business Immigration Commission. “I have been actively engaged with the community and various stakeholders and I will make a decision on the right course based on what’s in the best interest of these DREAMers and our nation’s border security,” Roskam said in a statement. “My hope is that Congress will reach a bipartisan agreement to protect children from deportation who were brought to the United States without documentation.” Former Illinois House GOP Minority Leader Tom Cross, who is also calling for a DACA resolution, said hitting lawmakers in their pockets may be the best way to get their attention. “John is a significant donor and has been heavily involved in the Republican Party both in the state and nationally,” Cross said. “There are all kinds of ways to impact members of Congress and the General Assembly. I’m not a donor. I was a recipient as a legislative leader and it can be impactful.”)

 

ASSOCIATED PRESS
— Illinois lawmaker Kelly Cassidy mistrusts investigative system (DIERSEN: Needless-to-say, federal employees who are Republican, White, male, older, and/or non-veteran should mistrust federal investigative systems.)
https://apnews.com/f4d4b8bc05a3416cad414a63ce039197

 

MCCLATCHY DC
— Push to allow Dreamers to enlist in the military for citizenship fails, again – KATE IRBY (DIERSEN: Government is nasty. Politics is nasty. I should write a book about those who since 1966 have demonized me, denigrated me, and condemned me the most for a) my seeking and getting student draft deferments 1966-1970 and b) my seeking and getting a financial hardship draft deferment 1970-1971. While I worked for the federal government 1966-1969 and 1971-1997, virtually all of my superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates were Democrats and/or veterans. My superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates who were Democrat hinted/implied/argued/shouted at my superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates who were veterans a) that I am a draft dodger, patriotic hypocrite, coward, and even worse things and b) because of the aforesaid, I should pay the price of Affirmative Action, Diversity, Inclusion, budget cuts, etc.)
http://www.mcclatchydc.com/news/politics-government/article211648744.html

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— Democrats’ Next Big Thing: Government-Guaranteed Jobs – Jim Tankersley (DIERSEN: Overwhelmingly, individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries a) have an extremely low opinion of government employees and of government retirees, b) paint government employees and government retirees as being extremely lazy and extremely stupid, c) paint government as being the “employer of last resort.”)
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/05/22/us/politics/democrats-guaranteed-jobs.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that are members of Group A crow about their success in getting rid of those that are members of Group B. Members of Group A are anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time and members of Group B are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older people, rich people, gun owners, German Americans, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/05/22/business/economy/trump-election-ethnic-diverse-whites.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Muslims crow about their success in getting Mormons to serve as their operatives and as their dupes.
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/05/22/opinion/mormons-islamophobia-utah.html
— Why Campus Shootings Are So Shocking: School Is the ‘Safest Place’ for a Child – Dana Goldstein
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/05/22/us/safe-school-shootings.html
— India: Killer Dogs Take 14 Lives. Did Closing Slaughterhouses Play a Role? – Jeffrey Gettleman and Hari Kumar
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/05/22/world/asia/india-wild-dogs.html

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Democrats use the Pope to promote LGBTQ activity.
https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-catholic-churchs-looming-fight-over-same-sex-blessings-1527009408
— Do Pro-Women Groups on Campus Discriminate Against Men? Education Department investigates scholarships, networking for women at Yale, USC – Melissa Korn (DIERSEN: Democrats use Affirmative Action, Diversity, and Inclusion to get rid of Republicans. To give preference to one group is to discriminate against another group. The presumption is that the majority discriminates against the minority. Because of that, according to Democrats, government should discriminate against those who are male, White, older, Protestant, German American, Republican, and/or rich. In what ways 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, how many people do NOT share your gender, race, age group, religion, national origin, political affiliation, income group, net worth group, etc.?)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/do-pro-women-groups-on-campus-discriminate-against-men-1527067800
(FROM THE ARTICLE: In an interview, Mr. Pekgoz said that since men are a minority on campuses, women-only scholarships “feel unfair.” He said he filed the complaint against Yale after determining that school had among the most offerings explicitly for women.)
— Facebook Tips the Scales in Ireland’s Abortion Referendum – Marcel de la Cruz (DIERSEN: Facebook is a Democrat website, that is, a) it promotes the Democrat Party platform and b) it works against the Republican Party platform.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/facebook-tips-the-scales-in-irelands-abortion-referendum-1527029141
— Rough Social Justice at Evergreen State The Washington college’s enrollment plummets as even the left sours on protest-mob politics. – Jillian Kay Melchior
https://www.wsj.com/articles/rough-social-justice-at-evergreen-state-1527029193
— In a Digital Era, How Can Older Workers Stay in the Game? These strategies help veteran employees stay current and valuable as workplaces become younger and more tech-focused – Sue Shellenbarger (DIERSEN: What did you do to “stay in the game?” I earned a) a job-related bachelor’s degree when I was 21 in 1970 and job-related master’s degrees when I was 27, 31, and 48, b) job-related professional certifications when I was 30, 32, 41, 45, 47, and 48, and c) a job-related professional license when I was 32.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/how-can-older-workers-stay-in-the-game-1526999016

 

USA TODAY
— HARDCOPY ARTICLE TITLE: Don’t turn the military into a mercenary force – Dan Stein
https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/2018/05/22/military-should-not-be-backdoor-citizenship-editorials-debates/35228661/

 

LAS VEGAS REVIEW JOURNAL
— Media more eager to defend MS-13 than NRA – Victor Joecks
https://www.reviewjournal.com/opinion/opinion-columns/victor-joecks/media-more-eager-to-defend-ms-13-than-nra/

 

WTVM
— Be an informed voter – Holly Steuart (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents want you to know ONLY what they tell you, no more and no less. My critics/opponents can and will punish you if you read GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails. What do you say to my critics/opponents?)
http://www.wtvm.com/story/38248652/wtvm-editorial-52218-be-an-informed-voter

 

SNAG
— Summer Hiring Strongest in a Decade; Employers Turning to Benefits and Wages to Compete for Workers (DIERSEN: What summer jobs did you have? I did yard work and delivered newspapers during the summers of 1962, 1963, and 1964; washed dishes during the summer of 1965; cleaned golf shoes, chipped slag, and pumped gasoline during the summer of 1966; and delivered mail during the summers of 1967, 1968, and 1969.)
https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/new-report-finds-summer-hiring-strongest-in-a-decade-employers-turning-to-benefits-and-wages-to-compete-for-workers-300653472.html

 

EDITOR & PUBLISHER
— If Social Media Sites Acted Like Publishers, Fake News Would Vanish – Randolph D. Brandt (DIERSEN: According to my critics/opponents, all news is fake except for the news that they put out or bless.)
http://www.editorandpublisher.com/columns/shoptalk-if-social-media-sites-acted-like-publishers-fake-news-would-vanish/

 

FED WEEK
— Parties Deeply Split over Potential Changes to Federal Employment Policies (DIERSEN: Overwhelmingly, federal employees are Democrats who despise if not hate Republicans.)
https://www.fedweek.com/fedweek/parties-deeply-split-over-potential-changes-to-federal-employment-policies/

May 22 Evening Edition

GOPUSA ILLINOIS
— Milton Township Assessor Chris LeVan held an outstanding fundraiser Tuesday evening, May 22, 2018, at the Arrowhead Golf Club in Wheaton. The 50+ attendees included Berlin, Boltz, Bucholz, Cherry, Eckhoff, Falbo, Grant, Hinds, Jensen, Kain, Keller, Kleeman, A. LeVan, Lofgren, McGowen, Mendrick, Monino, Nathwani, C. Smith, Valle, Wilkins, Wilson, and C. Zaruba. Event sponsors included Demos, Jensen, Marquardt, Muehlfelt, Nybo, and Zay. – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Bill allowing DuPage to get rid of election commission waiting for gov’s OK – Gary Gibula
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/naperville-sun/news/ct-nvs-dupage-election-commission-bill-st-0523-story.html
— OUTRAGEOUS: GOP lawmakers have gone quiet on E-Verify – Tracy Jan (DIERSEN: RINOs want cheap labor. RINOs pander to and want to curry favor with those who are anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/ct-trump-e-verify-illegal-immigration-check-20180522-story.html
— Madigan denies retaliating against Democratic lawmaker, asks for watchdog investigation – Monique Garcia
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-met-michael-madigan-kelly-cassidy-20180522-story.html
— Markham requires city workers to sign nondisclosure agreements – Ted Slowik
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/daily-southtown/news/ct-sta-slowik-markham-nondisclosure-policy-st-0523-story.html
— Specialty court for first-time opioid offenders planned in DuPage as ‘crisis reaches beyond what many people realize’ – Gary Gibula
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/naperville-sun/news/ct-nvs-dupage-opioid-task-force-funding-st-0523-story.html
— Curran: DuPage elections initiative to improve government efficiency, save taxpayer dollars sent to Governor
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/burr-ridge/community/chi-ugc-article-curran-dupage-elections-initiative-to-improv-2018-05-22-story.html

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— VIDEO: Pat Brady vs. Dan Proft: Two GOP heavyweights battle over future of party in Illinois
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/watch-live-two-gop-heavyweights-battle-over-future-of-party-in-illinois/
— Madigan to Cassidy: ‘No idea why you feel’ I’m retaliating against you – Tina Sfondeles
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/mike-madigan-denies-retaliation-kelly-cassidy-calls-effort-discredit-her/
— What to do when just 3 Americans have as much wealth as 50 % of the country – Jesse Jackson (DIERSEN: Who paints you as having too much money? I should write a book about those who, since 1966 when I was 17 years old, have painted me as having too much money.)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/what-to-do-when-just-3-americans-have-as-much-wealth-as-50-of-the-country/
— What if millions of parents pulled their kids out of school to force better gun laws? – Peter Cunningham
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/what-if-millions-of-parents-pulled-their-kids-out-of-school-to-force-better-gun-laws/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Pot pushers push pot. If you promote pot, you promote destruction.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/business/pot-topics-pritzkers-plan-to-legalize-pot-could-benefit-relatives/

 

DAILY HERALD
— DuPage develops plan to spend $100,000 to respond to opioid crisis – Robert Sanchez
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20180522/dupage-develops-plan-to-spend-100000-to-respond-to-opioid-crisis
— McDonald’s workers file sex harassment claims in nine cities – AP
http://www.dailyherald.com/business/20180522/mcdonalds-workers-file-sex-harassment-claims-in-nine-cities

 

NBC5
— Madigan Pens Letter Responding to Lawmaker’s Claims of Retaliation “I have no idea why you feel that I am somehow retaliating against you as a result of your criticisms,” the hand-delivered note read in part – Mary Ann Ahern (DIERSEN: Have you ever been retaliated against? If in 1988, when I was 40 years old, if I had not became an active member in a class action lawsuit that charged GAO with reverse discrimination, age discrimination, and retaliation and if I had not complained about such discrimination before that, my Democrat GAO superiors would a) not have forced me to retire in 1997 when I was 49 years old, b) not have given me unfair performance expectations and appraisals, c) not have always ranked me in the bottom half of my coworkers for pay-for-performance purposes, d) not have failed/refused to promote me beyond GS-13, e) not have gotten rid of my mentor in 1987, f) not have kept me off audits of IRS for all but 3 of the almost 18 years that I worked for GAO, and g) not have forced me to take an $19,203 pay cut in today’s dollars to transfer from IRS to GAO in 1980.)
https://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/madigan-letter-to-kelly-cassidy-483345641.html

 

CBS2
— Speaker Madigan Calls For Probe Into Allegations Made By Lawmaker Kelly Cassidy
http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2018/05/22/madigan-inspector-general-sex-harassment/

 

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— New version of Trump tax-cap workaround goes to lawmakers – GREG HINZ (DIERSEN: Roskam should increase the $10,000 SALT cap to $20,000 for married filing jointly.)
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20180522/BLOGS02/180529972/new-version-of-trump-tax-cap-workaround-goes-to-lawmakers

 

BLOOMINGTON PANTAGRAPH
— Pritzker giving, raising funds for ‘blue wave’ – BERNARD SCHOENBURG
http://www.pantagraph.com/herald-review/news/state-and-regional/pritzker-giving-raising-funds-for-blue-wave/article_57302d63-4730-577b-845c-88d82eaeac82.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The GOP money was also to be used to offer “unprecedented support to local GOP organizations by providing innovative grassroots tools, enhanced digital and data integration, and targeted support for local Republican candidates in an effort to defeat Democrats at every level who empower their party leader, Mike Madigan.” GOP spokesman Aaron DeGroot has said that the application process for grants was open to all 102 county Republican organizations in the state. “All contributions were made with no strings attached,” DeGroot has said. “They have total discretion over the use of the funds.” Fred Floreth of Springfield, a member of the Republican State Central Committee from 13th Congressional District, said as of Monday, $75,000 total has been distributed to GOP central committees in 11 of the 14 counties that have territory in the 13th. That includes $10,000 to the Sangamon County GOP, and $5,000 each to the Christian, Montgomery and Macoupin County Republican organizations. “I think anything that engages the local parties on either side is good for the process,” Floreth said.)

 

CHAMPAIGN/URBANA NEWS GAZETTE
— Not a pretty picture as legislative rancor spills into court – Jim Dey
http://www.news-gazette.com/opinion/columns/2018-05-22/jim-dey-not-pretty-picture-legislative-rancor-spills-court.html

 

JOURNAL COURIER
— McCann denied temporary restraining order – Nick Draper
https://www.myjournalcourier.com/news/article/McCann-denied-temporary-restraining-order-12933768.php

 

WSIL TV
— Educators debate school funding with lawmakers – Joe Ragusa
http://www.wsiltv.com/story/38253421/educators-debate-school-funding-with-lawmakers

 

CHICAGO READER
— Transit boards overwhelmingly male, whiter than ridership The Metra, RTA and Pace boards look more like the members of a country club than riders on a typical bus or rail car. – John Greenfield
https://www.chicagoreader.com/chicago/are-the-boards-making-decisions-about-transit-as-diverse-as-the/Content

 

MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— County Board Members Use Letter Against Township Abolition by Referendum Bill to Try to Scuttle Bill
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2018/05/22/county-board-members-use-letter-township-abolition-referendum-bill-try-scuttle-bill/
— $500 Retirement Party Bob Miller Paid Out of Taxpayer Funds
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2018/05/22/500-retirement-party-bob-miller-taxpayer-funds/
— Should SIU Money Follow Students?
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2018/05/21/money-follow-students/

 

SOUTHEAST ILLINOIS NEWS
— Illinois GOP needs to re-establish itself, Bailey says – Glenn Minnis
https://seillinoisnews.com/stories/511424347-illinois-gop-needs-to-re-establish-itself-bailey-says
— Winchester received 100 percent of the vote in Hamilton County, affidavit states – Karen Kidd
https://seillinoisnews.com/stories/511425089-winchester-received-100-percent-of-the-vote-in-hamilton-county-affidavit-states

 

BGA
— Vallas, Emanuel Point Fingers Over Chicago Teacher Pension Freefall In just a few decades, the bottom line at the retirement fund for Chicago teachers sunk from healthy to sickly. Mayor Rahm Emanuel and a possible re-election rival, former schools CEO Paul Vallas, are now trading shots over which of them is to blame. – Kiannah Sepeda-Miller
https://www.bettergov.org/news/vallas-emanuel-point-fingers-over-chicago-teacher-pension-freefall

 

ILLINOIS LEAKS
— Appellate Court orders Illinois Auditor General Mautino back to Elections Board for hearing on alleged illegal campaign payments – JOHN KRAFT
http://edgarcountywatchdogs.com/2018/05/breaking-news-appellate-court-orders-illinois-auditor-general-mautino-back-to-elections-board-for-hearing-on-alleged-illegal-campaign-payments/
— DuPage Airport Authority Commissioner resigned from West Chicago Commission – JOHN KRAFT
http://edgarcountywatchdogs.com/2018/05/dupage-airport-authority-commissioner-resigned-from-west-chicago-commission/

 

CAPITOL FAX
— VIDEO: Pat Brady vs. Dan Proft
https://capitolfax.com/2018/05/22/pat-brady-vs-dan-proft-lets-get-ready-to-rumble/
— Madigan denies Cassidy allegations
https://capitolfax.com/2018/05/22/madigan-denies-cassidy-allegations/
— WIU looking at drastic enrollment declines as deficit spending increases
https://capitolfax.com/2018/05/22/wiu-looking-at-drastic-enrollment-declines-deficit-spending-increases/

 

GOPUSA
— Student activists want Texas governor to hold adults accountable for securing their guns (DIERSEN: What about holding adults accountable for securing their pot?)
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=46366
— Evergreen College students back at it with ‘No White People’ day (DIERSEN: What do you say to Whites who want curry favor with anti-Whites? What do you say to Whites who pander to anti-Whites?)
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=46279
— Bill de Blasio tells NYPD to stop marijuana arrests (DIERSEN: How much money do pot pushers give de Blasio?)
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=46434

 

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Peter Roskam’s Democratic challenger thinks lowering taxes on the wealthy is a good thing – Siraj Hashmi
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/peter-roskams-democratic-challenger-thinks-lowering-taxes-on-the-wealthy-is-a-good-thing

 

WASHINGTON POST
— TRAGIC: Trump is ‘very weak’ on E-Verify – Tracy Jan
https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/economy/trump-is-very-weak-on-this-one-popular-way-to-curb-illegal-immigration/2018/05/22/adf5f85e-399b-11e8-acd5-35eac230e514_story.html

 

FORBES
— 43% Of Millennials Plan To Quit Their Job Within 2 Years – Zack Friedman
https://www.forbes.com/sites/zackfriedman/2018/05/22/millennials-quit-job/#1b36f87357f1

May 22 Morning Edition

GOPUSA ILLINOIS
— The charges made in Winchester v. Illinois Republican Party (IRP) are extremely serious. Constructively, Winchester has charged the IRP with voter fraud. What does the IRP, that is, Bruce Rauner, want Illinois Republican Precinct Committeemen/Captains to know about Winchester v. IRP? From what I see, the answer is absolutely nothing. Needless-to-say, the less informed that Illinois Republican Precinct Committeemen/Captains are, the less creditable that they are. By its failure/refusal to communicate, the IRP motivates me to fill the communication void with GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails. – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com

 

MADISON RECORD
— State central committeeman Winchester sues state GOP; case removed to federal court
https://madisonrecord.com/stories/511424774-state-central-committeeman-winchester-sues-state-gop-case-removed-to-federal-court
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Bob Winchester, central committeeman of the Illinois Republican Party since 1992, claims in U.S. district court that the party rigged an election against him. His lawyer, Stephen Boulton of Chicago, alleges that the party improperly favored State Sen. Chapin Rose of Champaign for committeeman in an election on April 18. According to Boulton’s complaint, irregularities occurred at county conventions across the 15th Congressional district. He wrote that irregularities changed the vote “from the true result, a majority in favor of Winchester, to a false result, an alleged majority in favor of Rose.” In an interview on May 21, Boulton said that he had “a number” of affidavits from Madison County which demonstrate that Bob Winchester won the election. Last month, the Record reported that precinct committee men and women in Madison County chose Winchester over Rose by a margin of approximately 60 to 40 percent, and then as a sign of unity voted by acclamation to place 100 percent of the county’s vote in favor of Winchester. Winchester filed the suit in Hardin County, against state central committee members and State Board of Elections members who certified Rose’s election. The party removed the action to federal court on May 18. Boulton’s complaint described a county convention where, “only Rose was presented as a candidate for whom votes could be cast.” “Rose alone was nominated, and by the chairman of the convention,” the complaint states. He wrote that the chairman reported a unanimous vote for Rose to party staff. Boulton said it happened in Fayette County, where Randy Pollard serves as county GOP chairman. “It was over in 45 seconds,” Boulton said. “No understood what happened.” In the complaint, he wrote that several county chairmen reported incorrect results to staff, favoring Rose and that county chairmen and staff acted as agents of the state party. He wrote that the party, through staff, participated in the election by recruiting candidates and directing candidates to withdraw. He wrote that staff opposed Winchester due to “a strong likelihood of losing their positions if the present chairman is not re-elected.” The central committee re-elected its chairman, Tim Schneider, on May 19. Boulton said the committee seated Rose over an objection. “We expected that,” he said. “If Winchester was sitting there rather than Rose, the outcome might have been different.” The court clerk assigned the action to District Judge Staci Yandle.)

 

PRAIRIE STATE WIRE
— Sen. Rose ‘railroaded’ over incumbent by GOP in State Central Committeeman race, affidavit says – Karen Kidd
https://prairiestatewire.com/stories/511425048-sen-rose-railroaded-over-incumbent-by-gop-in-state-central-committeeman-race-affidavit-says
(FROM THE ARTICLE: A Fayette County Precinct committeeman said he was “confused” by a “nomination process” in April that somehow led to a win for state Sen. Chapin Rose (R-Mahomet) over Robert Winchester, the longtime incumbent in the race for Republican State Central Committeeman in the 15th Congressional District, according to an affidavit obtained by Prairie State Wire. “After this sequence of rapid nomination and voice vote on closing nominations, which in my best estimate took much less than a minute, I turned to a colleague and asked, ‘What just happened?’,” Fayette County Precinct Committeeman Glen Mills said in the affidavit filed with the Illinois Board of Elections. Mills, a Brownstown resident, said in his affidavit that he “later learned” Randy Pollard, Rauner’s downstate director who acted as chair during the convention when the election took place, “reported the vote for Fayette County as unanimous in favor of Chapin Rose.” Mills claims in his affidavit that draft minutes from the convention back up his own memories about how Rose came to win the seat on the Republican State Central Committee that had been held by Winchester since 1992. “The only word I can use to describe the election proceeding on a subjective level is that the election of Mr. Rose was intentionally ‘railroaded’ through the convention at high speed while this precinct committeeman (Mills) was confused by the process,” Mills said in his affidavit. “I do not believe I was given a fair chance to vote for Mr. Winchester in the election for State Central Committeeman for the 15th District conducted on April 18, 2018, or even the opportunity to vote ‘present’ or otherwise not have my precinct’s weighted vote be counted for Mr. Rose.” In April, sources informed Prairie State Wire that Winchester had retained counsel to launch a challenge to voting procedures in his Republican State Central Committee re-election bid. Rose, an assistant Republican caucus leader, has represented the 51st district since 2013, having previously been a member of the state House for about a decade. The Illinois state Senate’s 51st District encompasses all of Dewitt, Piatt, Moultrie, Douglas and Shelby counties and parts of McLean, Champaign, Vermilion, Edgar and Macon counties. Sources told Prairie State Wire in April that the state GOP had run Rose against the incumbent Winchester to punish Winchester for backing Rep. Jeanne Ives (R-Wheaton) in her strong but unsuccessful March primary bid against Gov. Bruce Rauner. Earlier this month, Winchester’s attorney, Steve Boulton of Peraica & Associates in Chicago, said in a letter to state GOP General Counsel John Fogarty that the race results had been determined by a “group of unelected and merely appointed staff members” with “personal and financial interests” in the re-election of current state GOP Chairman Tim Schneider. “The procedure may have well have been employed before, but it is not properly authorized and stands in contravention of the plain language of the Election Code,” Boulton wrote in his letter. “Repetition of an unlawful practice does not make it legal. If such were true bank robbery would be legal today.” In his complaint filed in federal court, Winchester alleged the Illinois Republican party rigged the April 18 election against him. In an interview published this week in the Madison-St. Clair Record, Boulton claimed to have “a number” of affidavits that prove Winchester actually won the election. A source told the Prairie State Wire that Winchester was not even mentioned as an option by Pollard and that he’d called for a voice vote during the April 18 election. “Pollard asked for a voice vote by acclamation for Chapin (Rose) and just moved on,” a source said. “He didn’t even mention Winchester was a candidate, much less the incumbent.” Mills, in his affidavit, described what happened as slightly different from what the source described. Pollard, “very politically powerful in Fayette County,” supported Rose before the convention, “which was confirmed when Mr. Pollard had papers distributed to the Convention supporting Mr. Chapin (Rose), including to me, an action which I considered improper,” Mills said in his affidavit. “At the commencement of the election Mr. Pollard announced that there were two candidates for State Central Committeeman, Chapin Rose and Robert Winchester,” the affidavit said. “After announcing the candidates, Mr. Pollard immediately called for ‘nominations’ which caused me great confusion since he had just announced the two candidates. I did not know what the nominations were for, or what purpose they served, given that the candidates had just been announced.” Pollard then nominated Rose, who “received an immediate second,” the affidavit said. “I remained confused by this procedure, since the candidates were already announced by Mr. Pollard and I was trying to grasp why a nomination process was being conducted at all. In very short order, a voice vote to close nominations occurred, and Mr. Pollard declared the election over. I do not recall any actual vote for Mr. Chapin (Rose) at all.” Mills said in his affidavit that he reviewed draft minutes from the convention, a copy of which was attached to his affidavit, and found they “comport with my recollection that no election vote was actually taken.” “Further, the minutes reflect that Mr. Pollard nominated Mr. Rose only after asking for nominations three times,” the affidavit said. “This comports with my recollection that the actual sequence of from [sic] nomination of Mr. Rose to closing of nominations was very quick.” Pollard, Mills and Rose did not immediately respond to Prairie State Wire requests for comment.)
— Demmer questions immigration legislation – Angela Underwood
https://prairiestatewire.com/stories/511423662-demmer-questions-immigration-legislation

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Drama continues in state GOP ranks – Rick Pearson
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-met-chicago-fop-protest-20180521-story.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The Illinois Republican Party held its organizational meeting Saturday and re-elected Gov. Rauner’s handpicked chairman as part of a compromise with insurgent conservatives. But despite that attempt to show unity, the battle is continuing and may end up in a federal courtroom. Bob Winchester, a former state representative from Rosiclare, had been the longest-serving member of the Republican State Central Committee, serving since 1992. Winchester is an opponent of Rauner and party Chairman Tim Schneider, and he was challenged for re-election by state Sen. Chapin Rose of Mahomet. The State Board of Elections certified Rose as the winner at a special May 10 meeting and said it didn’t have the authority to investigate what Winchester alleges were misdeeds that made Rose the victor to represent the 15th Congressional District GOP. Winchester’s attorney, Stephen Boulton, said he filed suit a week ago in Downstate Hardin County to try to stop Rose from being seated, but his office said the case was not electronically recorded as being filed until late last week, too late to prevent Rose from being seated. The lawsuit contends both the state GOP and the State Board of Elections violated Winchester’s federally constitutionally protected due process rights and that county vote totals were changed to a “false result” in favor of Rose. The Illinois GOP has filed notice to move the case to the U.S. District Court in Benton. “The Illinois Republican Party is confident that the State Central Committee elections were conducted in accordance with state law, our party bylaws, and in an open and transparent manner,” Illinois Republican Party Executive Director Andrew Collins said in a statement. “We are also confident that the results reported to the party by the county Republican central committees were accurate, that the State Board (of Elections) certification of those results was proper and that the results are now final,” Collins said.)
— Watchdog report: Rauner administration mismanaged patronage positions – Kim Geiger
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-met-bruce-rauner-inspector-general-20180521-story.html

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— ‘Retaliation’? — state rep says questioning Madigan on harassment cost her job – Tina Sfondeles
https://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/retaliation-state-rep-says-questioning-madigan-on-harassment-cost-her-job/
— CPD Supt. Johnson on minority hiring push: happy with effort, not results – Mitch Dudek (DIERSEN: 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 minority in 1966, b) that the Post Office should gotten rid of me much sooner than it did so that a minority could have my job, c) that instead of me, IRS should have hired a minority in 1971, d) that instead of me, IRS should have promoted minorities in 1972, 1973, and 1974, e) that instead of me, GAO should have hired a minority in 1980, f) that instead of me, GAO should have promoted a minority in 1986, and g) that GAO should have gotten rid of me much sooner than it did so that a minority could have my job and my preferred corner office.)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/cpd-supt-johnson-on-minority-hiring-push-happy-with-effort-not-with-outcome/
— It’s ‘gut-check time’ for lawmakers on legislation to curb sexual harassment – Madeleine Doubek
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/its-gut-check-time-for-lawmakers-on-legislation-to-curb-sexual-harassment/
— Housing aid shouldn’t buy pricey digs in trendy neighborhoods – Editorial
https://chicago.suntimes.com/opinion/rahm-emanuel-infrastructure-trust-wrigleyville-housing-grants-misused/
— A president ordering up political investigations attacks rule of law – Editorial
https://chicago.suntimes.com/opinion/president-donald-trump-ordering-political-investigations-erodes-rule-law/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Whites demonize, denigrate, and condemn Whites.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/facts-may-not-change-minds-of-anti-immigrant-bigots-but-here-they-are/

 

DAILY HERALD
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Those who want to stop immigrants from being successful discourage them from speaking English. Those who are anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time discourage immigrants from speaking English.
http://www.dailyherald.com/discuss/20180521/editorial-village-takes-step-forward-with-repeal-of-official-language-ordinance

 

ABC7
— Rolling Stones singer Mick Jagger writes letter to Illinois lawmakers in support of Equal Rights Amendment – AP
http://abc7chicago.com/politics/mick-jagger-asks-illinois-lawmakers-to-pass-equal-rights-amendment/3502300/
— Homeless man accused of sexual assault in Wheaton
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20180521/homeless-man-accused-of-sexual-assault-in-wheaton

 

NBC5
— State Rep. Kelly Cassidy Says She’s Facing Retaliation for Speaking Out Against Madigan – Mary Ann Ahern
https://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/kelly-cassidy-mike-madigan-483237651.html
— Rauner Gets Hearing on Reinstating Death Penalty in Illinois – AP
https://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/rauner-gets-hearing-on-reinstating-death-penalty-in-illinois-483208991.html–
— Illinois Democrats Grill Rauner Aide on Death Penalty Plan — The prospect of returning capital punishment is a long shot in Illinois, where executions were halted in 2000 when then-Gov. George Ryan warned of “the demon of error.”
https://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/illinois-rauner-aide-death-penalty-483269241.html

 

CBS2
— Southern Illinois University President Says He Won’t Resign – AP
http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2018/05/21/southern-illinois-university-president-wont-resign/

 

WGN TV
— Illinois residents fleeing state for financial reasons – BEN BRADLEY (DIERSEN: Democrats want you to flee Illinois if you do not promote dependency on government, dependency on charity, LGBTQ activity, abortion, mass/illegal immigration, abolition of the First and Second Amendments, booze, gambling, pot, and other vices, patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, age discrimination, retaliation, and even worse things.)
http://wgntv.com/2018/05/21/illinois-residents-fleeing-state-for-financial-reasons/

 

WTTW
— Roundtable: Spring Legislative Session and Chicago Politics – Alexandra Silets
https://chicagotonight.wttw.com/2018/05/21/roundtable-spring-legislative-session-and-chicago-politics

 

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Want to stop carjacking? Invest in poor neighborhoods – BRANDON JOHNSON (DIERSEN: How many cars have you had stolen from you in Chicago? In 1971, I had my 1969 Dodge Charger SE stolen from me while I worked for IRS in its Chicago Loop office. In 1973, I had my 1962 Chevy BelAir stolen from me while I worked for IRS in its Chicago office at 63rd and Halsted.)
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20180522/OPINION/180529987

 

NORTHWEST HERALD
— No painless fix for Illinois pension crisis – ERIC OLSON
http://www.nwherald.com/2018/05/18/olson-no-painless-fix-for-illinois-pension-crisis/ayu3a69/

 

SHELBYVILLE DAILY UNION
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: If you promote gambling, you promote destruction.
http://www.shelbyvilledailyunion.com/opinion/our-view-in-illinois-bet-on-expanded-gambling/article_46860b4a-4707-507c-92ea-9b5d19de188f.html

 

NPR ILLINOIS
— School Supts Sue State For $7.2 Billion – DUSTY RHODES
http://nprillinois.org/post/school-supts-sue-state-72-billion#stream/0

 

DAILY NORTHWESTERN
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Student activists unite to get rid 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://dailynorthwestern.com/2018/05/22/lateststories/student-activists-unite-during-community-teach-in-stress-importance-of-coalitions/

 

CHICAGO NOW
— Berkowitz w Vince Kolber on whether Chicago & IL are at a tax and bankruptcy crisis
http://www.chicagonow.com/public-affairs-with-jeff-berkowitz/2018/05/watch-berkowitz-w-vince-kolber-on-whether-chicago-il-are-at-a-tax-and-bankruptcy-crisis-cable-web/

 

CITY CLUB OF CHICAGO
— TODAY: 11:30 a.m. reception/12:00 p.m. luncheon The Future of the Republican Party in Illinois moderated by Tom Cross A Conversation with Pat Brady and Dan Proft (FROM THE ANNOUNCEMENT: All City Club of Chicago events are livestreamed at www.cityclub-chicago.org/live.
https://www.cityclub-chicago.org/event/2/1298/the-future-of-the-republican-party-in-illinois

 

WIRE POINTS
— Who does Illinois’ Civic Federation really champion? – Ted Dabrowski
http://www.wirepoints.com/who-does-illinois-civic-federation-really-champion-wirepoints-original/

 

DUPAGE POLICY JOURNAL
— Ives: Ratifying Equal Rights Amendment a bad idea – Angela Underwood
https://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/511424295-ives-ratifying-equal-rights-amendment-a-bad-idea

 

METRO EAST SUN
— Republican senators (McCarter, Righter, & Rose) discuss budget cuts – Angela Underwood
https://metroeastsun.com/stories/511424337-republican-senators-discuss-budget-cuts

 

CAPITOL FAX
— ILGOP lambastes Madigan over Cassidy allegations
https://capitolfax.com/2018/05/22/ilgop-lambastes-madigan-over-cassidy-allegations/

 

COLLEGE FIX
— Affirmative action policies punish minorities, too. I’m one of them. – NEETU CHANDAK (DIERSEN: What if Affirmative Action, Diversity, and Inclusion was only for those who neither of their parents had college degrees?)
https://www.thecollegefix.com/post/45131/

 

MERCURY NEWS
— Republican congressman introduces ‘Libby Schaaf Act’ to criminalize immigration raid warnings – CASEY TOLAN
https://www.mercurynews.com/2018/05/21/republican-congress-immigration-libby-schaaf/

 

WASHINGTON POST
— Rauner aide says death penalty plan fixes errors – AP
https://www.washingtonpost.com/national/the-latest-rauner-aide-says-death-penalty-plan-fixes-errors/2018/05/21/dd56ddfe-5d43-11e8-b656-236c6214ef01_story.html
— Inside the numbers on firing – Eric Yoder (DIERSEN: Of course, my critics/opponents a) stress that being forced to take retirement is the same as being fired and b) hint/imply/argue/shout that because few federal employees are fired, I must have been one of the worse of the worse federal employees.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/powerpost/wp/2018/05/22/qa-for-federal-workers-inside-the-numbers-on-firing/

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Campus Censorship Hits Pro-Lifers Hard When antifa issued threats to my student group, Cal State Fullerton did nothing. – Kristan Hawkins
https://www.wsj.com/articles/campus-censorship-hits-pro-lifers-hard-1526942093
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: What bad jobs did you have that immigrants would have gotten if more immigrants had been in America back then? 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 assembly 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.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/an-immigration-debate-distinct-from-economic-realities-1526908154

 

FORBES
— Closing The Gap For The Retirement Haves And Have-Nots – Peter Fisher
https://www.forbes.com/sites/forbesfinancecouncil/2018/05/22/closing-the-gap-for-the-retirement-haves-and-have-nots/#42cf1bd01872

 

KSDK
— Former White House press secretary Sean Spicer says daily briefing is ‘not worth it’ – William Cummings (DIERSEN: Of course, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes say that GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails are “not worth it.” They want you to know only what they tell you, no more and no less.)
https://www.ksdk.com/article/news/nation-now/former-white-house-press-secretary-sean-spicer-says-daily-briefing-is-not-worth-it/465-921624be-6607-462e-838c-ac062109a6ea

May 21 Evening Edition

GOPUSA ILLINOIS
— Today, the Illinois Republican Party filed a “Notice of Filing of Removal” with the Circuit Court in Hardin County to move the Winchester lawsuit to the United States District Court for the Southern District of Illinois. The “Notice of Filing of Removal” and the “Notice of Removal” are at https://gopillinois.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/WinchesterIRPFilingOfRemoval.pdf and https://gopillinois.com/documents/ – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com

 

PRAIRIE STATE WIRE
— No deal: Battle over allegedly rigged Illinois GOP vote moves forward in court
https://prairiestatewire.com/stories/511424464-no-deal-battle-over-allegedly-rigged-illinois-gop-vote-moves-forward-in-court
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Sources present said Illinois GOP general counsel John Fogarty was asked about the lawsuit and evidence during an executive session on Saturday. He responded that he “wasn’t worried” about it. Flipping Winchester’s seat on the state central committee was critical if Rauner were to secure the re-election of Illinois GOP Chairman Tim Schneider of Elk Grove Village, a close ally, hand-picked by the governor in 2014. With Rose’s vote, Schneider was re-elected Saturday. If the election stands, he and Lake County GOP Chairman Mark Shaw will serve as co-chairmen for the next four years. Deals, and Democrats Sources tell Prairie State Wire that Shaw tried furiously last week to strike a deal with Winchester to get him to drop his lawsuit, offering to give his deputy a high-ranking party position and to “find a job” for a family member in state government. But Winchester refused. Overtures were also made to Winchester’s lawyers, who were asked if a deal could be made to get them to withdraw from the case. . .Conservative skepticism Winchester has been critical of Rauner and Schneider; he supported State Rep. Jeanne Ives (R-Wheaton) in her challenge to Rauner in March. Ives defended Winchester and criticized the party’s treatment of him. “If the story is true that Rauner allies promised jobs in exchange for Bob Winchester withdrawing his lawsuit against the party, then everyone in our party leadership who knew about it should resign immediately,” said Ives. “They have been lying to the grassroots long enough. If party leadership thinks we will now turn a blind eye to corruption, then it just goes to show you how out of touch they are. “We won’t win if we can’t be honest, and we don’t deserve to win if we can’t be honest. Republicans need to lead by example, not play the same political games that the Democrats do,” she said. Shaw had originally sought to challenge Schneider for the chairmanship and had earned the support of Ives and State Rep. David McSweeney (R-Barrington Hills). That was until late last week, when Shaw announced he had struck a deal to share the party chairmanship with Schneider and drop his challenge.)

 

CAPITOL FAX
— Ives demands resignations after GOP “unity” vote
https://capitolfax.com/2018/05/21/ives-demands-resignations-after-gop-unity-vote/
— McCann lashes out after Temporary Restraining Order denied
https://capitolfax.com/2018/05/21/mccann-lashes-out-after-tro-denied/
— “If someone wants to get into a school to create havoc, they can do it”
https://capitolfax.com/2018/05/21/if-someone-wants-to-get-into-a-school-to-create-havoc-they-can-do-it/
— Pritzker kicks off fundraising for grassroots project (DIERSEN: Will Rauner have fundraisers for Shaw’s efforts to reach out to conservatives?)
https://capitolfax.com/2018/05/21/pritzker-kicks-off-fundraising-for-grassroots-project/
— Rep. Cassidy claims retaliation for speaking out on #MeToo
https://capitolfax.com/2018/05/21/rep-cassidy-claims-retaliation-for-speaking-out-on-metoo/
— OEIG report smells whiff of patronage hiring
https://capitolfax.com/2018/05/21/oeig-report-smells-whiff-of-patronage-hiring/

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— McDonald’s workers block headquarters and chant, ‘We can see your greedy side’ – Danielle Paquette
http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/ct-biz-mcdonalds-workers-minimum-wage-20180521-story.html
— New grads, get off on the right foot financially – Steve Rosen (DIERSEN: I graduated from NIU debt-free in 1970 when I was 21 years old. 14 months after graduating, I took out a car loan and bought a new Corvette. 17 months after graduating, I started paying tuition for graduate business courses at Loyola. 25 months after graduating, I took out a mortgage and bought a new town home in University Park.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/success/tca-new-grads-get-off-on-the-right-foot-financially-20180517-story.html
— Recruit and retain the best people – Peter Economy (DIERSEN: What do you say to those who demonize, denigrate, and condemn government employees as being lazy, stupid, and even worse things? I was a federal employee for almost 30 years and I have been federal retiree for more than 20 years.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/success/tca-recruit-and-retain-the-best-people-20180517-story.html
— HARDCOPY Article Title: Gun lovers hope we will grow tired of fighting, but we are determined – Dahleen Glanton (DIERSEN: Members of Group A do not want members of Group B to own guns. Members of Group A including Glanton want to get rid of members of Group B. Members of Group A are anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time and members of Group B are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older people, rich people, gun owners, German Americans, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time. Members of Group A will not succeed.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/columnists/glanton/ct-met-dahleen-glanton-school-shooting-20180518-story.html
— Importance of mentorship – Peter Daisyme (DIERSEN: In 1975, my Democrat IRS superiors got rid the IRS manager who had promoted me in 1972, 1973, and 1974. In 1987, my Democrat GAO superiors got rid of the GAO manager who had hired me in 1980, got me assigned to audits of IRS in 1986, and promoted me in 1986.)
https://www.pressreader.com/usa/chicago-tribune/20180521/281921658705259
— Knowing when it’s time to retire – Janet Bodnar (DIERSEN: What if I had not succumbed to my Democrat GAO superiors’ threats and not taken their early retirement “offer” in 1997 when I was 49 years old?)
https://www.pressreader.com/usa/chicago-tribune/20180521/281943133541739

 

HERALD & REVIEW
— Illinois lawmakers weigh compromise on guns, death penalty – AP
https://herald-review.com/news/state-and-regional/govt-and-politics/gov-rauner-gets-hearing-on-reinstating-death-penalty/article_6c2bebc8-59f0-58d0-91e7-f4dd133001f3.html

 

PEORIA PUBLIC RADIO
— Report Cites Rauner’s Office for Improper Hiring – AP (DIERSEN: Were you a policy maker? In the federal government, you are not a policy maker until you make Senior Executive Service, currently $164,200/year.)
http://peoriapublicradio.org/post/report-cites-rauners-office-improper-hiring#stream/0
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The Office of the Executive Inspector General’s report released Monday targeted seven people hired in the Department of Central Management Services as “regional client managers.” The job description indicates it’s a policymaking post which a governor can fill based on political loyalty. The review found that employees set up tables, inspected state buildings and monitored inventory. It’s the type of hiring for which candidate Rauner in 2014 lambasted his predecessor, Gov. Pat Quinn. Rauner’s office responded to the report saying it can’t be responsible for employees not doing work they were hired for but would improve oversight.)

 

OUR QUAD CITIES
— Illinois governor walking a fine line with gun control & death penalty plan – Jim Niedelman
http://www.ourquadcities.com/news/4-the-record/illinois-governor-walking-a-fine-line-with-gun-control-death-penalty-plan/1190659831

 

NORTHERN PUBLIC RADIO
— Graduate Workers Bite Back Against Ives’ Disparaging Comments – LEE V. GAINES
http://northernpublicradio.org/post/graduate-workers-bite-back-against-ives-disparaging-comments

 

CITY CLUB OF CHICAGO
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, City Club of Chicago promotes LGBTQ activity.
https://www.cityclub-chicago.org/event/2/2306/taking-pride-in-our-story-chicago-and-its-lgbtq-community

 

DEPAULIA
— DePaul misses the mark in several areas in new six-year plan – Jonathan Ballew
http://depauliaonline.com/35709/news/commentary-depaul-misses-the-mark-in-several-areas-in-new-six-year-plan/

 

COURTHOUUSE NEWS SERVICE
— Judge Tosses Illinois State Senator Sam McCann’s Free-Speech Suit – EMILY ZANTOW
https://www.courthousenews.com/judge-tosses-illinois-lawmakers-free-speech-suit/

 

CHAMBANA SUN
— Caulkins: Republicans must ‘come together and stick together’ during ‘critical election season’ – Glenn Minnis
https://chambanasun.com/stories/511424342-caulkins-republicans-must-come-together-and-stick-together-during-critical-election-season

 

MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— GOP Schedules Second Vote to Put Shannon Teresi on Fall Ballot for Auditor
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2018/05/21/gop-schedules-second-vote-put-shannon-teresi-fall-ballot-auditor/

 

ILLINOIS NEWS NETWORK
— Illinois Senate OKs plan to allow cannabis-based medicines in school – Benjamin Yount
https://www.ilnews.org/news/state_politics/illinois-senate-oks-plan-to-allow-cannabis-based-medicines-in/article_20f2a552-5aa6-11e8-8e51-673f2cdb310b.html

 

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— ROSKAM ASKS ILLINOIS MANUFACTURER TO REPORT ON HOW TAX REFORM HAS HELPED HIS EMPLOYEES
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2018/05/roskam-asks-illinois-manufacturer-to-report-on-how-tax-reform-has-helped-his-employees-.html
— DUCKWORTH CALLS FOR PAID FAMILY LEAVE (DIERSEN: As it became clearer to my Democrat GAO superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates that my wife and I had given up trying to have children, that we were not going to adopt, and that we were not going to become foster parents, the more that they hinted/implied/argued/shouted that we were selfish filthy rich DINKs (dual income, no kids).)
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2018/05/duckworth-calls-for-paid-family-leave.html

 

GOPUSA
— DOE investigating Yale’s toxic anti-male culture (DIERSEN: Those who are anti-male are often also anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=46271
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Millennials gaining ground in effort to push U.S. into socialism
http://www.gopusa.com/millennials-gaining-ground-in-effort-to-push-us-into-socialism/

 

LIFE SITE NEWS
— ‘God made you gay’: Did Pope Francis just tell the lie of the century?
https://www.lifesitenews.com/blogs/god-made-you-gay-did-pope-francis-just-tell-the-lie-of-the-century

 

THE HILL
— Supreme Court upholds agreements that prevent employee class-action suits – LYDIA WHEELER
http://thehill.com/regulation/court-battles/388601-supreme-court-upholds-agreements-that-prevent-employee-class-action

 

POLITICO
— Supreme Court rules employers can ban class action lawsuits in arbitration – ANDREW HANNA and JOSH GERSTEIN
https://www.politico.com/story/2018/05/21/supreme-court-upholds-employers-right-to-require-arbitration-to-settle-workplace-disputes-600923

 

WASHINGTON POST
— Illinois lawmakers weigh compromise on guns, death penalty – AP
https://www.washingtonpost.com/national/illinois-lawmakers-weigh-compromise-on-guns-death-penalty/2018/05/21/ac6366ce-5d14-11e8-b656-236c6214ef01_story.html

 

USA TODAY
— Older workers get flexible hours, work-at-home options to keep them from retirement – Paul Davidson
https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/2018/05/21/retirement-delayed-firms-keep-older-workers-hire-retirees/613722002/
— Boomerang kids 101: How to handle money when your adult children move back home – Aimee Picchi (DIERSEN: I graduated from NIU in August 1970. I lived with my mother and brother in Crete from August of 1970 through September of 1972. My father had died suddenly in 1969. I got a job working for the Firestone Store in Chicago Heights, I applied for a financial hardship draft deferment to help support my mother and brother, and it was approved in 1971.)
https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/personalfinance/2018/05/21/boomerang-millennials-moving-back-home-finances-adult-kids/617378002/

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Starbucks Says Drug Use, Sleeping Unacceptable as It Clarifies Guest Policy Coffee retailer’s statement to The Journal is second attempt to explain its new policy following complaints that it would turn cafes into homeless shelters and drug havens – Julie Jargon
https://www.wsj.com/articles/starbucks-says-drug-use-sleeping-unacceptable-as-it-clarifies-guest-policy-1526918854
— The NRA Versus the Constitution – Eric Tirschwell (DIERSEN: The Second Amendment is a national right.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-nra-versus-the-constitution-1526841395
— Advice to New Grads: Scale or Bail Want to change the world? Don’t bother volunteering—get a real, ‘boring’ job. – Andy Kessler
https://www.wsj.com/articles/advice-to-new-grads-scale-or-bail-1526841165

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— The Open Secret of Anti-Mom Bias at Work – Katherine Goldstein (DIERSEN: During the early 1990s, to help GAO a) hire, retain, and promote young women and b) to get rid of its employees who smoked (overwhelmingly old White men), GAO gutted the smoking room in its Chicago office and turned it into a lactation room.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/05/16/opinion/workplace-discrimination-mothers.html