February 24 Evening Edition

ABC7
— Trump says arming teachers in schools ‘Up to States’ – AP
http://abc7chicago.com/politics/trump-says-arming-teachers-in-schools-up-to-states/3135581/
— Illinois tax system – BGA
http://abc7chicago.com/politics/weekend-watch-illinois-tax-system/3129447/
— Hundreds march for workers’ rights Saturday – Evelyn Holmes (DIERSEN: Are/were you a worker? I was a lowly worker 1962-1997. Virtually all my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes despise if not hate lowly workers like I was 1962-1997.)
http://abc7chicago.com/community-events/hundreds-march-for-workers-rights-saturday/3135636/

 

CBS2
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Grasso joins those who call for Minor to withdraw.
http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2018/02/24/at-issue-attorney-general-candidate-gary-grasso/
— Union Crowd Rallies At Daley Plaza – Mike Krauser
http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2018/02/24/union-crowd-rallies-at-daley-plaza/

 

FOX NEWS CHICAGO
— Several deputies failed to enter Florida high school while gunman fired on students, report says
http://www.fox32chicago.com/news/national/several-deputies-failed-to-enter-florida-high-school-while-crazed-gunman-fired-on-students-report-s

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— NRA lashes out over boycott movement after United Airlines and Delta cut ties – Avi Selk (DIERSEN: Needless-to-say, Republicans should boycott companies that boycott NRA.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/ct-united-airlines-nra-20180224-story.html
— More than 200 protest deportations at Gary airport under eye of armed SWAT officers – Meredith Colias-Pete
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/post-tribune/news/ct-ptb-gary-airport-protest-0223-st-0224-20180223-story.html
— America’s gay Olympians hope that in 20 years ‘gay Olympians’ won’t be a thing – Chuck Culpepper
http://www.chicagotribune.com/sports/international/ct-olympics-gay-olympians-20180224-story.html
— Working People’s Day of Action rally in Chicago (DIERSEN: Are/were you a worker? I was a lowly worker 1962-1997. Virtually all my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes despise if not hate lowly workers like I was 1962-1997.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-working-peoples-day-action-photos-20180224-photogallery.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-conservatives say “Nationalism and — and heckling — take spotlight at Trump-friendly CPAC.”
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/politics/ct-cpac-trump-conservatives-20180224-story.html

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— New case of Legionnaires’ disease reported in Illinois resident – Rachel Hinton
https://chicago.suntimes.com/chicago-politics/new-case-of-legionnaires-disease-reported-in-illinois-resident/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: No additional information about the resident, including their condition, was available. Health officials were gathering information about the person’s recent travels — including visits last month to a Springfield hotel and the Capitol Complex — to identify sources of exposure.)
— Through many decades of challenges, Illinois newspapers remain strong voice Like so much in Illinois, the origins of its newspapers were tied to politics and patronage. – Tara McClellan McAndrew (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Illinois newspapers a) serve as operatives or as dupes for the Democrat Party, Libertarian Party, and Green Party and b) promote the Democrat Party, Libertarian Party, and Green Party platforms.)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/through-many-decades-of-challenges-illinois-newspapers-remain-strong-voice/

 

DAILY HERALD
— Democrats direct ire at Roskam-authored tax bill – Jake Griffin (DIERSEN: It would be great if Roskam would increase the SALT cap from $10,000 to $20,000 for those who file joint tax returns. The $10,000 cap discourages marriage and homeownership.)
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20180224/democrats-direct-ire-at-roskam-authored-tax-bill
(FROM THE ARTICLE: While Republicans touted the new tax bill’s increase in standard deductions, it also capped the amount of property and income taxes that can be claimed when itemizing tax deductions, something Democrats believe many taxpayers in the district relied on to reduce their tax burden.)

 

CRAIN’S CHICAGO
— United is the latest to cut NRA ties – Bloomberg (DIERSEN: Needless-to-say, Republicans should boycott companies that boycott NRA.)
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20180224/NEWS07/180229928/united-is-the-latest-to-cut-nra-ties

 

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Person who traveled through Springfield has Legionnaires’ disease – Brenden Moore
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20180224/person-who-traveled-through-springfield-has-legionnaires-disease

 

PEORIA JOURNAL STAR
— Legislators (Bost, Roskam, and Schakowsky) collect paycheck from Washington, pension from Illinois – BGA (DIERSEN: Needless-to-say, since 1997, when I was 49 years old, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have been beyond furious that I have been getting a Civil Service Retirement System pension of $51,864/year in today’s dollars and an $18,000/year federal health, dental, and vision insurance subsidy in today’s dollars.)
http://www.pjstar.com/news/20180224/legislators-collect-paycheck-from-washington-pension-from-illinois
— Even Democrats see Madigan as a campaign issue – Doug Finke
http://www.pjstar.com/news/20180224/statehouse-insider-even-democrats-see-madigan-as-campaign-issue

 

ROOSEVELT UNIVERSITY TORCH
— BETTER GOVERNMENT ASSOCIATION TO HOST ATTORNEY GENERAL FORUM AT RU – Lauren Grimaldi
https://rutorch.com/2018/02/24/better-government-association-to-host-attorney-general-forum-at-ru/

 

IVES FOR GOVERNOR
— Why Rauner’s Failures Justify A Reform Agenda In Illinois – Wirepoints
https://mailchi.mp/27b072ef4398/wirepointscom-why-rauners-failures-justify-a-reform-agenda-in-illinois

 

DUPAGE POLICY JOURNAL
— Conroy opponent Jay Kinzler calls for the resignation of Madigan following complaint against staffer – Chandra Lye
https://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/511349840-conroy-opponent-calls-for-the-resignation-of-madigan-following-complaint-against-staffer

 

COOK COUNTY RECORD
— Union lawsuit: If union can’t force non-union workers to pay, also can’t be forced to represent them – Jonathan Bilyk
https://cookcountyrecord.com/stories/511350491-union-lawsuit-if-union-can-t-force-non-union-workers-to-pay-also-can-t-be-forced-to-represent-them

 

ILLINOIS FAMILY ACTION
— Governor’s Race Comparison
https://illinoisfamilyaction.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/IFA_2up-Governors-Comparison.pdf

 

FOX NEWS
— Ben Shapiro tells CPAC the ‘era of political correctness is over’ – Alex Pappas (DIERSEN: Not in Illinois. In Illinois, ever-increasingly, if you use a term that is not politically correct, the more of the following that you are, the sooner that anti-conservatives flush you down the toilet: 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.foxnews.com/politics/2018/02/22/ben-shapiro-tells-cpac-era-political-correctness-is-over.html

 

HARTLAND INSTITUTE
— PROGRESSIVE TOTALITARIANS AND NATIVIST NATIONALISTS IN OUR MIDST America seems to be an increasingly politically polarized society. – Richard Ebeling (DIERSEN: Those individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that promote diversity focus on destroying those individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that do not promote diversity.)
https://www.heartland.org/news-opinion/news/progressive-totalitarians-and-nativist-nationalists-in-our-midst

 

BLAZE
— Conservative students say they feel marginalized, bullied by peers advocating gun control – Teri Webster (DIERSEN: Wouldn’t those who want gun control overwhelmingly be snowflakes?)
https://www.theblaze.com/news/2018/02/24/conservative-students-say-they-feel-marginalized-bullied-by-peers-advocating-gun-control/

 

BREITBART
— CPAC Poll: 75 Percent of Conservatives Support Reducing Legal Immigration in Exchange for DACA Amnesty – JOHN BINDER
http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2018/02/24/cpac-poll-75-percent-of-conservatives-support-reducing-legal-immigration-in-exchange-for-daca-amnesty/

 

DAILY SIGNAL
— CPAC Straw Poll Shows High Approval of Trump’s Policies, Caution on His Tweets – Fred Lucas
http://dailysignal.com/2018/02/24/cpac-straw-poll-shows-high-approval-of-trumps-policies-caution-on-his-tweets/

 

DAILY CALLER
— Former RNC Chair Michael Steele Responds To CPAC Official’s Claim He Was Only Elected ‘Because He’s A Black Guy’ – Juliegrace Brufke (DIERSEN: Of course, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes hint/imply/argue/shout that I got the following bad jobs only because no one else wanted them: 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, GOPUSA Illinois Editor, Republican Precinct Committeeman, GAO employee, IRS employee, etc.)
http://dailycaller.com/2018/02/24/michael-steele-cpac-rnc-criticism/

 

NEWSMAX
— Scalise Backs Trump’s Proposal to Arm Teachers in Schools – Loren Gutentag
https://www.newsmax.com/politics/scalise-trump-teacher-arm/2018/02/24/id/845261/

 

POLITICO
— Pelosi fires back at Trump over Dreamers remark – BRENT D. GRIFFITHS (DIERSEN: Democrats care about Dreamers only because Democrats have had such great success in turning Dreamers into “good little Democrats” 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 (except Bill Clinton), and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.)
https://www.politico.com/story/2018/02/24/nancy-pelosi-trump-dreamers-daca-423448

 

WASHINGTON POST
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Overwhelmingly, Democrats, Libertarians, Greens, RINOs, and other anti-conservatives who criticize CPAC 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 longer than their ancestors.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/powerpost/nationalism-anti-immigration-rhetoric-take-spotlight-at-conservative-conference/2018/02/24/abe967ea-1988-11e8-92c9-376b4fe57ff7_story.html

 

NEWSWEEK
— TRANSGENDER ACTIVISTS AT CPAC: WE’RE CONSERVATIVES, TOO – ALEXANDER NAZARYAN (DIERSEN: Those individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that promote LGBTQ activity focus on destroying those individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that do not promote LGBTQ activity.)
http://www.newsweek.com/transgender-trump-conservatives-cpac-819008

 

FED SMITH
— Average Federal Employee Salary in States: How Do You Compare? – Ralph R. Smith (DIERSEN: Illinois is $89,194)
https://www.fedsmith.com/2018/02/24/average-federal-employee-salary-states-compare/

Author: David Diersen

The opinions that I express in GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails are based on experience that I have gained doing many things since 1948. I base my opinions on what I learned a) working for the federal government for almost 30 years -- Post Office 1966-1969, IRS 1971-1980, and GAO 1980-1997, serving on the Executive Committee of the Association of Government Accountants Chicago Chapter 1983-1996, and being a union member while I worked for the Post Office and IRS; b) earning an MBA from Loyola in 1976, a masters degree in accounting from DePaul in 1980, and a masters degree in financial markets and trading from IIT in 1997; c) passing the CPA examination on my first attempt in 1979 and passing the Certified Internal Auditor examination on my first attempt in 1981; c) serving as a Republican Precinct Committeeman since 1999, the GOPUSA Illinois Editor since 2000, the TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois Chairman 2005-2012, a member of the 2008 Illinois Republican Party (IRP) Platform and Resolutions Committee, a Wheaton Chamber of Commerce Government Affairs Committee member 2003-2011, the Milton Township Republican Central Committee webmaster 2008-2010 and 2000-2004, an Illinois Center Right Coalition Steering Committee member 2003-2007, and an American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter board member 2001-2004; d) attending the 2000, 2004, 2008, 2012, and 2016 IRP State Conventions as a delegate; e) being the subject of a nasty 4-page article in the February 1978 issue of Money Magazine; f) pursing litigation including Diersen v. GAO and Diersen v. Chicago Car Exchange; g) being married since 1978; h) living in Crete 1948-1972, in University Park 1972-1976, in Chicago 1976-1978, and in DuPage County, Milton Township, and Wheaton since 1978; and i) being baptized, raised, and confirmed as a Missouri Synod Lutheran.