SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Abraham Lincoln, like Donald Trump, had his media enemies, too – David Blanchette
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20170225/abraham-lincoln-like-donald-trump-had-his-media-enemies-too
— Sanctuary issue draws dueling demonstrations to Capitol – John Reynolds (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats treasonously encourage people to come to America illegally, to stay in America illegally, and to bring others to America illegally.)
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20170225/sanctuary-issue-draws-dueling-demonstrations-to-capitol
(FROM THE ARTICLE: A pending bill in the Illinois House that would create sanctuary zones for undocumented immigrants drew demonstrators from both sides of the issue to downtown Springfield Saturday. Rosanna Pulido of Springfield, founder of The Illinois Minuteman Project, organized a noon rally at the Abraham Lincoln statue at Second Street and Capitol Avenue. The rally was in opposition to HB 426, which would allow schools, medical treatment and health care facilities and places of worship deny access to state and local law enforcement officers who are enforcing immigration laws, unless the officers have a court-issued warrant. “It’s absolutely ridiculous,” Pulido said. “I think the biggest question we have for Governor Rauner and any legislator who would want to pass this bill is: Does making it easier for illegal aliens to stay in Illinois improve the lives of Illinois residents?” About five minutes into Pulido’s rally, which drew about 50 people, a group of about 30 people marched down Capitol Avenue chanting “No hate, no fear, immigrants are welcome here.” The counter-protestors set up shop on the northeast corner of Second and Capitol near the Martin Luther King Jr. statue. The counter-protest was organized by the same people who did the Nov. 19 Springfield Stands United rally, and other local groups, said Valerie Liesenfelt of Springfield. The Springfield Stands United rally started out as a demonstration against then-President-Elect Donald Trump, but morphed into an anti-hate rally. Speaking Saturday, Liesenfelt said they don’t want to see children ripped away from their parents. “We aren’t going to tolerate people who want to close our borders from people who are trying to just seek a better life. That’s what America was founded on,” Liesenfelt said. Hot-button issue The bill that got the two groups out in the 33-degree weather was introduced by state Rep. Emanuel Chris Welch, D-Hillside. His district includes west suburban Cook County. Welch wasn’t at the rallies but spoke about the legislation during a Friday telephone interview. “I think this is an important piece of legislation that sends a signal to the rest of the state and the rest of the country that Illinois is a safe place to live and we are a welcoming state,” Welch said. Welch said HB 426 is not a sanctuary city bill but was specifically written to create safe spaces. Those places are state-funded schools, nursing homes, health clinics, hospitals and churches. “People shouldn’t live in fear of deportation,” he said. “They should be able to go to school and receive an education without feeling like federal law enforcement officials are going to bust in and raid their classroom. They shouldn’t fear going to the hospital. That’s a place of treatment and recovery.” Welch said that after the November presidential election he got calls from school officials who said they had a lot of scared children in their classrooms. “The day after the election, teaching and learning did not go on in school,” Welch said. “Teachers spent the entire day counseling very distraught children who were crying and worried about being deported themselves and worried about whether or not they would go home and their parents wouldn’t be there.” State Rep. Allen Skillicorn, R-East Dundee, was at Pulido’s rally, which was billed as an “Illinois America First Rally.” His district is also in the Chicago area, and includes the communities of Crystal Lake and Elgin. Skillicorn has proposed a bill, HB 2942, to counter Welch’s. He disagreed with the assertion that children need to be protected from immigration officials while in school. “I haven’t heard of any children or school children having a risk of being deported or seized by (federal agents),” Skillicorn said. “People who are criminals or felons who don’t have legal status, those are the people committing the DUIs, who are committing the crimes. Those are the people we should really worry about.” Fiscal concerns A synopsis of HB 426 posted on the Illinois General Assembly’s website includes a fiscal note that the estimated cost of the bill is $5 million. Welch said the estimate is a one-time cost, and he believes the number is inflated. Skillicorn is opposed to spending state money on HB 426 and added he’s concerned about the potential loss of federal funds if state and local law enforcement do not cooperate with federal authorities. “Realistically, Illinois is broke,” Skillicorn said. “We need to save money everywhere we can. The idea of spending millions, if not billions of our federal matching dollars, is just something we can’t afford right now.” Pulido shares his concerns about the state’s fiscal condition. “We’re broke. We have the disabled not getting funds, we have schools getting their funding cut, seniors getting their funding cut, and now we’re going to talk about $5 million to help the illegal aliens to stay in Illinois. No,” Pulido said. The people in favor of sanctuary for undocumented immigrants chanted throughout Pulido’s rally. At one point, they chanted, “No ban, no wall, sanctuary for all.” Several of the people on Pulido’s side of the street, the ones opposed to sanctuary, waved American flags and occasionally chanted “USA, USA, USA.” Some of their signs said, “Illegals welcome is fake news” and “No sanctuary. Help our vets.” The two sides stayed on their respective sides of the street. There were no physical altercations between the two groups. Pulido’s rally wrapped up after about an hour, which is how long she expected the event to last. “I knew they would be here,” Pulido said of the counter-rally. “That’s fine. That’s what freedom is all about.”)
CBS2
— Governor Rauner Says Negotiations Are Over After Union Threatens Strike
http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2017/02/25/governor-rauner-says-negotiations-are-over-after-union-threatens-strike/
— Dolton Mayor Says Staff Not Behind Racist Flyer, Suspects Opponent – Sandra Torres
http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2017/02/25/dolton-mayor-says-staff-not-behind-racist-flyer-suspects-opponent/
— Chicago’s Thompson Center Holds Black History Month Celebration – Lisa Fielding
http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2017/02/25/chicagos-thompson-center-holds-black-history-month-celebration/
— Protesters Demand Town Hall Meetings From Congressman Hultgren – Bob Roberts
http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2017/02/25/protesters-demand-town-hall-meetings-from-congressman-hultgren/
NBC5
— Trump Weighs in on Chicago at CPAC, Touts Work To Begin Reducing Violent Crime Chicago Police Supt. Eddie Johnson called Chicago’s recent bloodshed “unacceptable” in a statement Thursday night and noted the city’s request for federal help has gone unanswered so far.
http://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/president-trump-chicago-violence-cpac-414725573.html
— Trump Says He’ll Skip White House Correspondents’ Dinner The dinner is traditionally attended by the President and the First Lady as well as other senior government officials and members of the press corps
http://www.nbcchicago.com/news/politics/Trump-Says-Hell-Skip-Correspondents-Dinner-414790393.html
ABC7
— AS THE DEMOCRAT PARTY’S STRANGLEHOLD ON CHICAGO TIGHTENS: 2 SLAIN IN WOODLAWN AS CHICAGO PASSES 100 HOMICIDES THIS YEAR
http://abc7chicago.com/news/2-slain-in-woodlawn-as-chicago-passes-100-homicides-this-year/1772635/
— TERM LIMITS – BGA (DIERSEN: Do you want term limits? My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes want term limits. They stress how much better TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois is doing now that I am not its chairman. They stress how much better the Wheaton Chamber of Commerce Government Affairs Committee is doing now that I am not one of its members. They stress how much better the Milton Township Republican Central Committee is doing now that I am not its webmaster. They stress how much better the Illinois Center Right Coalition is doing now that I am not a member of its Steering Committee. They stress how much better the American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter is doing now that I am not a member of its board of directors.)
http://abc7chicago.com/politics/weekend-watch-term-limits/1771864/
WLS AM
— Judges express skepticism over claims in voting cases – AP
http://www.wlsam.com/2017/02/25/judges-express-skepticism-over-claims-in-voting-cases/
CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Trump grabs credit for economy, bashes media in Saturday Tweets – Lynn Sweet
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/trump-grabs-credit-for-economy-bashes-media-in-saturday-tweets/
— Cook County says it has a real plan to help south suburbs – Phil Kadner
http://chicago.suntimes.com/opinion/phil-kadner-cook-county-has-plan-to-help-south-suburbs/
— Police raids net 81 arrests and 12 guns — including a machine gun – Sam Charles
http://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/cpd-81-arrests-made-in-overnight-raids/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Democrats promote LGBTQ activity.
http://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/brown-they-just-want-to-go-to-the-bathroom/
— Democrats elect Perez party chairman on second ballot – AP
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/democrats-elect-perez-party-chairman-on-second-ballot/
CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Trump will not attend the White House correspondents’ dinner – Amy B Wang and Cleve R. Wootson Jr.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/politics/ct-trump-white-house-correspondents-dinner-20170225-story.html
— Are town hall crowds stirring up a liberal tea party? – Clarence Page
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/page/ct-republican-town-halls-liberal-protests-perspec-0226-20170224-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Reagan and Trump and the swift transformation of the GOP.”
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/politics/ct-reagan-trump-gop-analysis-20170225-story.html
— Former Labor Secretary Tom Perez elected leader of Democratic party – AP
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/politics/ct-democratic-chairman-20170225-story.html
DAILY HERALD
— Mundelein mayor Steve Lentz stands by 2015 comments on unwed parents, gay marriage – Russell Lissau (DIERSEN: Ever-increasing, Democrats promote LGBTQ activity and the destruction of traditional marriage.)
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20170225/news/170229165/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps promote anti-Trumps.
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20170225/news/302259983/
— In Trump’s first speech to Congress, will decorum hold? – AP
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20170225/news/302259946/
CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Exelon hunts more state nuke subsidies following Illinois win – STEVE DANIELS
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20170225/ISSUE01/170229910/exelon-hunts-more-state-nuke-subsidies-following-illinois-win
PEORIA JOURNAL STAR
— Mendoza SUV: It’s not the money, it’s the appearance – Doug Finke (DIERSEN: Since 1966, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have demonized me, denigrated me, and condemned me for buying new American-nameplate cars and for buying two American nameplate collector cars. My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes talk and act like they hate a) General Motors, Ford, and Chrysler, b) people who own/owned vehicles made by General Motors, Ford, and/or Chrysler, c) labor unions, and/or d) past and present union members.)
http://www.pjstar.com/news/20170225/statehouse-insider-its-not-money-its-appearance
BELLEVILLE NEWS DEMOCRAT
— Dems invite immigrants to Trump’s first address to Congress – AP (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, regain control of America, Democrats talk and act like they are going to flood America with immigrants.)
http://www.bnd.com/news/state/illinois/article134767669.html
CHICAGO CITY WIRE
— Amidst budget crisis, CPS building horse arena
http://chicagocitywire.com/stories/511084747-amidst-budget-crisis-cps-building-horse-arena
GOPUSA
— Is Secession a Solution to Cultural War? – Patrick J. Buchanan
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=21112
BLAZE
— Several states introducing legislation to criminalize protests – Sarah Lee
http://www.theblaze.com/news/2017/02/25/several-states-introducing-legislation-to-criminalize-protests/
BREITBART
— Manning: Sabotage of Trump Agenda by Bureaucrats Should Spark ’10 to 20 Percent Reduction of Federal Workforce’ – MICHAEL PATRICK LEAHY (DIERSEN: My Democrat superiors in the federal government wasted my career and forced me to take their early retirement “offer” in 1997 when I was 49 years old because I opposed political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, and age discrimination, notwithstanding the fact that they never claimed, let alone proved, that I sabotaged their agenda.)
http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2017/02/25/manning-sabotage-trump-agenda-by-bureaucrats-should-spark-10-20-percent-reduction-federal-workforce/
— David Bossie at CPAC: ‘Elections Have Consequences’ – CHARLIE SPIERING
http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2017/02/25/david-bossie-at-cpac-elections-have-consequences/
FOX NEWS
— CPAC Straw Poll: 86 Percent Approve of Job Trump Is Doing So Far as President
http://insider.foxnews.com/2017/02/25/cpac-straw-poll-86-percent-approve-president-donald-trump
— CPAC straw poll shows conservatives with Trump, think he’s ‘realigning’ movement
http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2017/02/25/cpac-straw-poll-shows-conservatives-with-trump-think-hes-realigning-movement.html
WORLD NET DAILY
— CPAC EMBRACES TRUMP: IT PAYS TO BE A WINNER – Larry Klayman
http://www.wnd.com/2017/02/cpac-embraces-trump-it-pays-to-be-a-winner/
NATIONAL REVIEW
— Trump Hails His Election as a Victory for Conservatism at CPAC
http://www.nationalreview.com/corner/445233/trump-cpac-speech-nationalism-conservatism-outrage-media
WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— CPAC straw poll: 80 percent say Trump realigning the conservative movement – AL WEAVER
http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/cpac-straw-poll-80-percent-say-trump-realigning-the-conservative-movement/article/2615784
— TRAGIC: George W. Bush’s daughter will headline Planned Parenthood fundraiser – ANNA GIARITELLI
http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/george-w.-bushs-daughter-will-headline-planned-parenthood-fundraiser/article/26157
POLITICO
— Trump says he will not attend White House Correspondents’ Association dinner – TARA PALMERI
http://www.politico.com/story/2017/02/trump-white-house-correspondents-dinner-235397
THE HILL
— Spicer defends decision to limit press briefing – NIKITA VLADIMIROV (DIERSEN: I should write a book about how my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have “pushed back” against me since 2000 for including links in GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails to articles that they do not like.)
http://thehill.com/homenews/administration/321137-spicer-suggests-barring-media-was-a-response-to-false-narratives
(FROM THE ARTICLE: White House press secretary Sean Spicer defended the decision Friday to bar several news organizations from covering his question-and-answer session with press, saying the Trump administration would “push back” on “false narratives.”)
— Two progressive activists were behind Trump Russian flag prank at CPAC – BROOKE SEIPEL
http://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/news/321138-two-progressive-activists-were-behind-trump-russian-flag-prank
— Trump: I won’t attend White House correspondents’ dinner – MAX GREENWOOD AND JORDAN FABIAN
http://thehill.com/homenews/news/321202-trump-i-wont-attend-white-house-correspondents-dinner
MSN
— Gov. Rauner Emcees Thompson Center Black History Month Event The Illinois governor promised to boost the number of African-Americans on state highway and infrastructure projects. (DIERSEN: To get minorities, females, younger people, and veterans to vote for them, Democrat politicians and RINO politicians have always promised to use government to give preference to minorities, to females, to younger people, and to veterans.)
https://www.msn.com/en-us/sports/mlb/gov-rauner-emcees-thompson-center-black-history-month-event/vp-AAnoy2a
CNN
— Trump declines to attend White House correspondents’ dinner
http://www.cnn.com/2017/02/25/politics/trump-declines-to-attend-white-house-correspondents-dinner/index.html
— Tapper: White House excluding the press is ‘un-American’ – Christina Manduley and Jason Kurtz (DIERSEN: I have been your GOPUSA Illinois Editor since 2000. Should I write a book about all the times since 2000 that Democrat plant, Libertarian plant, Green plant, and RINO activists, candidates, elected officials, party leaders, major donors, political consultants, etc. have tried to exclude me and have tried to exclude me from their events?)
http://www.cnn.com/2017/02/24/politics/jake-tapper-white-house-trump-unamerican-cnntv/
WALL STREET JOURNAL
— LETTERS: New Trier Township Seminar Day
https://www.wsj.com/articles/inculcation-of-tolerance-isnt-indoctrination-1487963809
NEWSWEEK
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps and anti-conservatives say “AFTER CPAC, TRUMP AND CONSERVATIVES HAVE TO DELIVER FOR THE FORGOTTEN MAN” -(DIERSEN: Democrats and RINOs focus on delivering for those who are anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
http://www.newsweek.com/cpac-trump-conservatives-deliver-forgotten-man-560830
NEW YORKER
— TRUMP TALKS ABOUT ENEMIES, AGAIN, AT CPAC – Amy Davidson
http://www.newyorker.com/news/amy-davidson/trump-talks-about-enemies-again-at-cpac
PEOPLE’S WORLD
— Why does Steve Bannon want to destroy the ‘administrative state’? – C.J. ATKINS (DIERSEN: What about a) destroying political affiliation discrimination, that is, destroying patronage, b) destroying reverse discrimination, that is, destroying Affirmative Action, Diversity, and Inclusion, c) destroying age discrimination, and d) destroying retaliation for complaining about the aforesaid?)
http://www.peoplesworld.org/article/steve-bannon-rolls-out-his-far-right-nationalist-agenda/
DAILY MAIL
— Trump takes first step to building the wall by requesting bids from contractors – and it’s ‘way, way, way ahead of schedule’
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-4259794/Trump-takes-step-building-wall-border.html
