GOPUSA Illinois

May 9 Morning Edition

NBC5
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “American Healthcare Plan Could Have ‘Devastating’ Impact on Cook County Residents.”
http://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/american-healthcare-act-cook-county-insurance-421679163.html

CBS2
— With Grand Bargain Still Iffy, Watchdog Calls Rauner Budget Incomplete – Craig Dellimore
http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2017/05/09/with-grand-bargain-still-iffy-watchdog-calls-rauner-budget-incomplete/

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Rahm Emanuel again delays briefing aldermen on CPS bailout plan – Fran Spielman and Lauren FitzPatrick
http://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/rahm-emanuel-again-delays-briefing-aldermen-on-cps-bailout-plan/
— ALL OF THE FRONT PAGE: CPD orders security for Southwest Side alderman after gang threat – Frank Main and Jordan Owen
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/cpd-orders-security-for-southwest-side-alderman-after-gang-threat/
— Preckwinkle wanted Rauner to do more to oppose GOP health plan – Andrea Salcedo
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/preckwinkle-wanted-rauner-to-do-more-to-oppose-gop-health-plan/
— Without ACA, Cook needs Rx to avoid pre-existing condition – Mark Brown
http://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/brown-without-aca-cook-needs-rx-to-avoid-pre-existing-condition/
— Civic Federation blasts Rauner budget, lawmakers over impasse – Tina Sfondeles
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/civic-federation-blasts-rauner-budget-lawmakers-over-impasse/
— Train students for the high-skill jobs companies can’t fill – Editorial (DIERSEN: Generally, the worse that a job is, the more difficult that it is for an employer to fill that job. As my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes will attest, all the jobs that I had were bad jobs. Because the jobs that I had in the federal government were so bad, it was extremely difficult for my superiors to hire and to retain Democrats, minorities, females, and younger people. Qualified Democrats, qualified minorities, qualified females, and qualified younger people could always find a better job in the private sector.)
http://chicago.suntimes.com/opinion/train-students-for-the-high-skill-jobs-companies-cant-fill/
— Ex-presidents on gravy train should still get pension – Editorial (DIERSEN: Are/were you on a gray train? Since 1966 when I was 18 years old, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have hinted/implied/argued/shouted that I have undeservedly been on a gravy train. They stress a) my buying new cars, b) my avoiding the draft, c) my federal salary, benefits, and pension, d) my earning college degrees, professional certifications, and a professional license, e) my buying real estate, f) my marriage and my wife’s income and savings, g) my wife and I buying real estate, h) our giving up trying to have children, not adopting, and not becoming foster parents, i) my buying collector cars, j) our retirement savings, k) etc.)
https://www.pressreader.com/usa/chicago-sun-times/20170508/textview
— Free market is a disaster for sick Americans – Phil Kadner (DIERSEN: What about those who are sick/sicker because of their lifestyle choices?)
http://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/free-market-is-a-disaster-for-sick-americans/
— Why Cook County judge quit after just 142 days – Dan Mihalopoulos (DIERSEN: QUESTION: Why, in 1997 when I was 49 years old, did I take my Democrat GAO superiors’ early retirement “offer?” ANSWER: They made it clear to me that they would kill me figuratively, if not literally, if I did not take their “offer.” They hinted that they might let me work another 6 years until I was 55 if I happily agreed to be constructively demoted and work for my subordinates who had far less work experience, education, professional certifications, and professional licenses or b) be transferred to another work group where everything that I had learned auditing federal financial institutions for 9 years and earning a master’s degree that year from IIT in financial markets and trading WOULD GO TO WASTE. They made it clear to me that they would kill me figuratively, if not literally, if I did not take their “offer.”)
http://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/the-watchdogs-why-cook-county-judge-quit-after-just-142-days/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: “I could have sat in the basement of the county building for years collecting over $200,000 a year in annual salary and benefits, all at the taxpayers’ expense, for doing close to nothing all day,” he says. “But I am unable to do that. That is not who I am as a person.” Cooke, 50, is a Loyola University-educated lawyer. He also owns carwashes and gas stations in Chicago that have city, county and state contracts. That would have posed a “clear conflict of interest” when those government bodies had cases before him in traffic court, he says. Because of those contracts, he says it would have been “a violation of the highest order of the ethical rules governing judicial conduct if I heard traffic court cases” and also if he presided over criminal cases. Generally in such cases, Illinois Supreme Court rules say, “As soon as the judge can do so without serious financial detriment, the judge should divest himself or herself of investments and other financial interests that might require frequent disqualification.” Cooke says he tried unsuccessfully to get his partners to buy him out but doesn’t think he needed to divest himself of his business interests because that would have caused him serious financial harm. He also says his brief stint in traffic court proved difficult because he’s dyslexic. “Using acronyms or reading handwritten cursive or sloppy printing is very difficult for me,” he says. “I had tremendous difficulty reading the handwritten tickets and charges that were the basis of why the defendant were in court.” To run for judge, Cooke had moved from River Forest to an apartment he owns above his law office near the Logan Square CTA train station. That qualified him to run last year in the county’s Sixth Judicial Subcircuit.)

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Trump promotes the immigration plank in the Democrat Party platform.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/commentary/ct-undocumented-immigrants-fear-deportations-20170508-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Americans “slam Texas’ new ‘sanctuary city’ ban.”
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/sns-bc-us–sanctuary-cities-texas-20170508-story.html
— Being poor contributed to Semaj Crosby’s death – Dahleen Glanton (DIERSEN: If I was still working for the federal government, my Democrat superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates would use Semaj to demonize me, to denigrate me, and to condemn me as being someone who was born with a silver spoon in his mouth and who has always been rich and privileged.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/columnists/glanton/ct-poverty-toddler-death-glanton-20170508-column.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: In a front page editorial with a big color picture unethically made to look like a news article, anti-Trumps promote the Democrat Party platform plank on refugees.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/immigration/ct-refugees-mental-health-met-20170506-story.html
— Chicago logs its 200th homicide of the year: ‘This has to stop’ – Elvia Malagon and Rosemary Regina Sobol
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/ct-chicago-shootings-violence-20170508-story.html
— To live a long life in America, it helps to be born in the right county – Karen Kaplan (DIERSEN: I was born in Cook County, but I was raised in Will County.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/science/ct-life-expectancy-america-20170508-htmlstory.html
— Hooky alert: Why do so many Chicago teachers take so many sick days? – Editorial (DIERSEN: All during the almost 30 years that I worked for the federal government, my Democrat coworkers and subordinates took far more sick days than I did.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/editorials/ct-chicago-teachers-sick-days-edit-20170505-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Trump says “Republicans abandon their virtues to stand behind Donald Trump and clap.”
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/commentary/ct-trump-republicans-health-care-20170509-story.html

DAILY HERALD
— Civic Federation urges budget with new revenues, borrowing – AP
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20170509/news/305099926/
— For Trump, it’s all about winning – Kathleen Parker (DIERSEN: For my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes, “it’s all about wining.” They hint/imply/argue/shout that to win, you need to promote a) dependency on government and on charity, b) booze, gambling, pot, and other vices, c) LGBTQ activity, d) abortion, e) mass/illegal immigration, f) patronage and political affiliation discrimination, g) race and gender based preference giving, h) age discrimination, and/or i) hatred of those who are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time. Needless-to-say those who promote the aforesaid are NOT Republicans. They are Democrats or Democrat plants, Libertarians or Libertarian plants, Greens or Green plants, or RINOs.)
http://www.dailyherald.com/discuss/20170509/for-trump-itx2019s-all-about-winning

WTTW
— Budget Deal is ‘Top Priority,’ Says Madigan, But is Bargain in Sight? – Amanda Vinicky
http://chicagotonight.wttw.com/2017/05/08/budget-deal-top-priority-says-madigan-bargain-sight

DNA INFO
— As Gang War Rages, Deportation Fears Fuel Silence in Brighton: Alderman – Kelly Bauer
https://www.dnainfo.com/chicago/20170508/brighton-park/warring-gangs-massive-guns-deportation-fears-plague-brighton-park

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Give adults a chance to get their high school diplomas – Samuel J. Schmitz (DIERSEN: My outstanding mother earned her high school diploma after my outstanding father died suddenly in 1969 when he was 47 and I was 21. My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always hinted/implies/argued/shouted the I was far too old when I earned an MBA from Loyola in 1976 when I was 27, a master’s degree in 1980 from DePaul when I was 31, and a masters’s degree in financial markets and trading from IIT in 1997 when I was 48.)
http://www.sj-r.com/opinion/20170508/guest-column-give-adults-chance-to-get-their-high-school-diplomas
(FROM THE ARTICLE: During a news conference last month, Sanguinetti stated: “Age should not limit a person’s ability to pursue an educational pathway towards success.” We here at Goodwill absolutely agree.)

PEORIA JOURNAL STAR
— TREASONOUS: Peoria City Council to consider welcoming resolution (DIERSEN: “Welcoming” is code for getting rid of individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German Americans, draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
http://www.pjstar.com/news/20170508/peoria-city-council-to-consider-welcoming-resolution

LINCOLN JOURNAL STAR
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: The Lincoln Journal Star makes it clear that it is anti-Trump. Ever-increasingly, newspapers act as arms of the Democrat Party.)
http://journalstar.com/news/opinion/editorial/editorial-white-house-still-wrong-on-libel-laws/article_15992ad9-1073-5a13-8d98-b22f40c0af65.html

PEORIA JOURNAL STAR
— Illinois Credit “Junk” Without Budget – TOM LISI
http://peoriapublicradio.org/post/illinois-credit-junk-without-budget#stream/0

NPR ILLINOIS
— Durbin On American Health Care Act: ‘I’m Now A Pre-existing Condition’ – BRIAN MACKEY (DIERSEN: Do you have a pre-existing condition? I have type 2 diabetes. I might very well have not come down with type 2 diabetes if since 2000 I had exercised instead of spending so much time putting together and sending out GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails.)
http://nprillinois.org/post/durbin-american-health-care-act-im-now-pre-existing-condition

CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD
— Donald Trump Jr. calls on Indiana GOP to ‘stay active’ Boss of Trump Organization makes political speech (DIERSEN: How active is your township/ward GOP party organization, your county GOP party organization, and the Illinois Republican Party? Do they have budgets?)
http://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/politics/donald-trump-jr-calls-on-indiana-gop-to-stay-active/709833412

CHICAGO READER
— The Illinois senate is racing against time to reach a ‘grand bargain’ budget deal – Kate Shepherd
http://www.chicagoreader.com/Bleader/archives/2017/05/09/the-illinois-senate-is-racing-against-time-to-reach-a-grand-bargain-budget-deal-and-other-chicago-news

ILLINOIS NEWS NETWORK
— Grand bargain is back, which should scare taxpayers – Dan McCaleb
https://ilnews.org/opinion/mccaleb-grand-bargain-is-back-which-should-scare-taxpayers/article_6022f9fc-33f6-11e7-abc3-b33abe1c2f3e.html
— Treasurer and governor’s office trade blame for ongoing budget impasse – Greg Bishop
https://ilnews.org/news/state_politics/treasurer-and-governor-s-office-trade-blame-for-ongoing-budget/article_496befcc-3435-11e7-9623-cbdb9d8d7fb7.html

OUR QUAD CITIES
— Rauner faces Republican challenger William Kelly announces candidacy – Rachel Taylor
http://www.ourquadcities.com/news/rauncer-faces-republican-challenger/709790532

WDBR
— William Kelly: GOP primary challenge for Rauner
http://wdbr.com/news/101101-gop-primary-challenge-for-rauner/

CAPITOL FAX
— Civic Federation: Lack of a budget is a “spectacular failure”
https://capitolfax.com/2017/05/09/civic-federation-lack-of-a-budget-is-a-spectacular-failure/

DAILY CALLER
— Thanks, POTUS, For Breaking-Up The Annual Correspondents’ Circle Jerk – Ilana Mercer (DIERSEN: Operatives and dupes for my critics/opponents are sycophants who focus on currying favor with my critics/opponents. I should write a book about the aforesaid.)
http://dailycaller.com/2017/05/08/thanks-potus-for-breaking-up-the-annual-correspondents-circle-jerk/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: As a newly elected president, Donald Trump was quick to take one of Washington’s institutional pillars down a peg. By snubbing the 2017 annual White House Correspondents’ Dinner (WHCD), the president deflated what should have been more appropriately called the Sycophants’ Supper. Would that it was the last such supper. For now, the POTUS’s slap to this gathering of sycophants this past weekend will have to do. Like nothing else, the annual Correspondents’ Dinner is a mark of a corrupt politics. It’s a sickening specter, where some of the most pretentious, worthless people in the country—in politics, journalism and entertainment—convene to revel in their ability to petition and curry favor with one another, usually to the detriment of the rest of us in Rome’s provinces. Those gathered at the Annual Correspondents’ Dinner, or its Christmas party, are not the country’s natural aristocracy, but its authentic Idiocracy. No matter how poor their predictive powers, no matter how many times they get it wrong—in war and in peace—the presstitutes always find time for this orgy of self-praise.)

FOX NEWS
— Krauthammer Slams ‘Condescending’ Obama: ‘Good Riddance, Mr. President’ (DIERSEN: Each and every one of my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes are extremely condescending.)
http://insider.foxnews.com/2017/05/08/charles-krauthammer-slams-obama-obamacare-replacement-republicans-jfk-speech

ACCURACY IN MEDIA
— “Diversity and Inclusion” Claim Another Victim – Cliff Kincaid (DIERSEN: Democrats use Affirmative Action, Diversity, and Inclusion to get rid of Republicans.)
http://www.aim.org/aim-column/diversity-and-inclusion-claim-another-victim/

GOPUSA
— Isn’t This Segregated Housing? (DIERSEN: Anti-Whites are racists. Ever-increasingly, anti-Whites promote segregation. Anti-Whites want Blacks, Hispanics, Asians, Native Americans, etc. to first unite among themselves and then unite together to get rid of Whites.)
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=24062
— Parents investigated by child welfare agency in Muslim genital mutilation
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=24116

BREITBART
— Border Patrol Arrests Two Illegals Hauling $1 Million in Marijuana Across Border – WARNER TODD HUSTON
http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2017/05/07/border-patrol-arrests-two-illegals-hauling-1-million-in-marijuana-across-border/

THE BLAZE
— Secret Service holds Kellyanne Conway back as she shouts down airport heckler – Sarah Taylor
http://www.theblaze.com/news/2017/05/08/report-secret-service-holds-kellyanne-conway-back-as-she-shouts-down-airport-heckler/
— Charles Krauthammer destroys Obama’s ‘condescending’ JFK speech: ‘Good riddance Mr. President’ – Sarah Taylor (DIERSEN: All my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes are extremely condescending.)
https://www.theblaze.com/news/2017/05/08/charles-krauthammer-destroys-obamas-condescending-jfk-speech-good-riddance-mr-president/

HOT AIR
— John Kasich on primarying Trump in 2020: I can’t predict the future
http://hotair.com/archives/2017/05/08/john-kasich-primarying-trump-2020-cant-predict-future/

THE HILL
— It’s time for the feds to go after those who employ illegal aliens – RON MORTENSEN
http://thehill.com/blogs/pundits-blog/immigration/332397-its-time-for-the-feds-to-go-after-those-who-employ-illegal

NBC NEWS
— Flier Sues American Airlines After 14-Hour Flight Between Obese Passengers – BEN POPKEN
http://www.nbcnews.com/business/business-news/airplane-traveler-files-lawsuit-after-14-hour-flight-between-obese-n756241

CNBC
— 8 things you have to give up to be successful – Dan Waldschmidt (DIERSEN: Notwithstanding my terrible demographics, if I had done the following, the federal government would have promoted me into its Senior Executive Service long before I was 40 years old: a) become a Democrat, b) become a yes-man, and c) help my superiors get rid of their employees who were Republican, White, male, older, and/or non-veteran.)
http://www.cnbc.com/2017/05/08/8-things-you-have-to-give-up-to-be-successful.html

NEW YORK TIMES
— Forget Taxes, Warren Buffett Says. The Real Problem Is Health Care. – Andrew Ross Sorkin (DIERSEN: Last year, for my wife and I, our health care, dental, and vision insurance and our out-of-pocket medical expenses, mainly, my out-of-pocket dental expenses, were $21,433.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/05/08/business/dealbook/09dealbook-sorkin-warren-buffett.html
— Divided Senate Republicans Turn to Health Care With a Rough Road Ahead – ROBERT PEAR
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/05/08/us/politics/women-health-care-senate.html
— The Kushners and Their Golden Visas – Editorial
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/05/08/opinion/the-kushners-and-their-golden-visas.html
— How the White House Explains Waiting 18 Days to Fire Michael Flynn – MICHAEL D. SHEAR (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.nytimes.com/2017/05/09/us/politics/michael-flynn-russia.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps promote anger against Trump supporters.
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/05/08/health/republican-health-care-bill-protests.html

WASHINGTON POST
— Here’s what happened the last time Sinclair bought a big-city station – Paul Farhi
https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/style/heres-what-happened-the-last-time-sinclair-bought-a-big-city-station/2017/05/08/92433126-33f7-11e7-b4ee-434b6d506b37_story.html

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Have You Seen Junior’s Psych Profile? Public schools may be assessing your kids without your consent. – Aida Cerundolo (DIERSEN: Democrats run public schools. They have a very LOW OPINION of those who are NOT 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 (except Bill Clinton), and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/have-you-seen-juniors-psych-profile-1494286467

USA TODAY
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD WITH BIG COLOR PICTURE: At college commencement speeches in 2017, it’s a no-Trump zone on most campuses – Rick Hampson
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2017/05/08/college-commencement-speeches-2017-donald-trump-zone-campuses/101426414/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Democrats use Affirmative Action, Diversity, and Inclusion to get rid of those who are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/life/entertainthis/2017/05/08/mtv-movie-tv-awards/101420638/
— Older workers shouldn’t be cast aside We’re squandering precious talent because of stereotypes that are plain wrong. – Ann MacDougall (DIERSEN: To some extent, all my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes promote age discrimination.)
https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/2017/05/03/older-workers-shouldnt-cast-aside-column/101198150/

U.S. NEWS & WORLD REPORT
— BEYOND OUTRAGEOUS: Earnings Gap Over U.S. Workers Grows for S&P 500 CEOs – Reuters (DIERSEN: Few, if any, of my critics/opponents, their operatives, or their dupes complain about this.)
https://www.usnews.com/news/top-news/articles/2017-05-09/earnings-gap-over-us-workers-grows-for-s-p-500-ceos-union-report
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The average S&P 500 chief executive made $13.1 million last year, 347 times more than the average U.S. worker, according to a labor group analysis released on Tuesday, up from 335 times as much in the previous year. The widening pay gap reflects a growing income inequality, according to the AFL-CIO, the largest federation of U.S. labor unions, which posted the latest figure on its website. The group used the survey release to highlight slow U.S. wage growth and the outsourcing of jobs to countries with lower wages. AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka said compliant corporate directors were at fault for enabling top executives’ pay, even when investor returns lag. “The system is rigged,” Trumka said in an interview with CNBC on Tuesday. “We think shareholders ought to become more active and lower those (executive pay raises), and that workers ought to get a bigger share of the wealth they produce.” The labor group’s annual study often draws notice as a measure of how U.S. workers largely are not sharing the economic gains of those at the top of the income scale, even as official unemployment remains low. Dissatisfaction among those workers was one reason many backed Donald Trump in last year’s U.S. presidential election.)

FED SMITH
— Agencies and Employees Celebrating Public Service Recognition Week – Ian Smith (DIERSEN: While I worked for the federal government for almost 30 years 1966-1969 and 1971-1997, my Democrat superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates always hinted/implied/argued/shouted that I was a “bad” federal employee, if not even worse things. 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 33. They would not have demonized, denigrated, and condemned me as being a “bad” federal employee and even worse things if I had been a Democrat, a minority, a female, or a veteran.)
https://www.fedsmith.com/2017/05/08/agencies-employees-celebrating-public-service-recognition-week/
— Thank a Government Employee This Week
https://www.fedsmith.com/2017/05/08/thank-government-employee-this-week/

GUARDIAN
— San Francisco gets record-setting $100m donation to end homelessness Largest ever pledge of its kind to the city will focus on the ‘chronically homeless’ with mental or physical disabilities
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2017/may/08/homeless-san-francisco-100m-donation-tipping-point

RASMUSSEN REPORTS
— Voters Want Guaranteed Health Care, Even If Taxpayers Can’t Afford It (DIERSEN: Democrats always want Republicans to pay for everything.)
http://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/current_events/healthcare/may_2017/voters_want_guaranteed_health_care_even_if_taxpayers_can_t_afford_it

May 8 Evening Edition

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Preckwinkle swipes at Rauner on health care bill – Hal Dardick
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-preckwinkle-rauner-health-care-met-0509-20170508-story.html
— Quinn needles old rival Rauner as his portrait is unveiled – Haley BeMiller
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-pat-quinn-official-portrait-unveiled-met-0509-20170508-story.html
— End-of-session endgame surfaces at Illinois Capitol – Monique Garcia
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-illinois-budget-talks-met-0509-20170508-story.html
— Wheaton Memorial Park Improvements Feature an Amphitheater for $3.2 Million – Melissa Burns
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/wheaton/community/chi-ugc-article-wheaton-memorial-park-improvements-feature-an-2017-05-08-story.html
— Irvin set to take over as mayor of Aurora – Steve Lord
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/aurora-beacon-news/news/ct-abn-aurora-council-st-0509-20170508-story.html

— Entrepreneur Jimmy Odom leaves government, says Illinois isn’t committed to minorities – Cheryl V. Jackson (DIERSEN: What about the federal government? Since the 1960s, hiring and advancing young Democrat minorities and young Democrat females has been its top priority. It is called Affirmative Action, Diversity, and inclusion.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/bluesky/originals/ct-jimmy-odom-leaves-state-bsi-20170508-story.html

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Senators talk budget, Madigan talks compromise — GOP rolls eyes – Tina Sfondeles
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/senators-talk-budget-madigan-talks-compromise-gop-rolls-eyes/
— How long should a juvenile crime record follow you around? – Madeleine Doubek (DIERSEN: Your past predicts your future.)
http://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/how-long-should-a-juvenile-crime-record-follow-you-around/

DAILY HERALD
— Trump to announce federal court nominees – AP
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20170508/news/305089900/
— Representatives’ local events during congressional recess – Kerry Lester
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20170508/representativesx2019-local-events-during-congressional-recess

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Rauner wusses out in Obamacare debate – GREG HINZ
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20170508/BLOGS02/170509849/rauner-wusses-out-in-obamacare-debate
— The biggest loser in Tribune Media’s sale to Sinclair Broadcasting – LYNNE MAREK
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20170508/NEWS06/170509842/the-biggest-loser-in-tribune-medias-sale-to-sinclair-broadcasting
— How a $500,000 green card started fueling Chicago hotel developments – ALBY GALLUN
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20150711/ISSUE01/307119992/how-a-500-000-green-card-started-fueling-chicago-hotel-developments

ABC7
— ILLINOIS BUDGET IMPASSE APPROACHING 3RD YEAR – Sarah Schulte
http://abc7chicago.com/politics/illinois-budget-impasse-approaching-3rd-year/1969339/
— RETIRED MARINE KILLED WHILE TRYING TO STOP CARJACKER IN OAK PARK – John Garcia and Jessica D’Onofrio
http://abc7chicago.com/news/retired-marine-killed-while-trying-to-stop-carjacker-in-oak-park/1967893/

NBC5
— GOP State Senator Bill Brady Takes Lead in Brokering ‘Grand Bargain’ – Mary Ann Ahern
http://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/illinois-senate-budget-deal-421570084.html

CBS2
— One Million More People Visited Illinois Last Year
http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2017/05/08/one-million-more-people-visited-illinois-last-year/

WLS AM
— Senator Bill Brady Explains Why Freezing Property Taxes And Raising Illinois’ Income Tax Could Solve The State’s Budget Crisis
http://www.wlsam.com/2017/05/08/senator-explains-why-raising-illinois-income-tax-could-solve-the-states-budget-crisis/

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Madigan will work with Rauner on non-budget agenda compromise – Doug Finke
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20170508/madigan-will-work-with-rauner-on-non-budget-agenda-compromise

FOX ILLINOIS
— State Treasurer: Six Credit Downgrades Since Rauner Took Office – Em Nguyen
http://foxillinois.com/news/local/state-treasurer-six-credit-downgrades-since-rauner-took-office-05-08-2017

PEORIA PUBLIC RADIO
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, if individuals, organizations, companies, governments, or countries do not promote LGBTQ activity, they are destroyed by individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that to do promote LGBTQ activity.
http://peoriapublicradio.org/post/most-illinois-us-representatives-back-bill-prohibiting-lgbtq-discrimination#stream/0

LOUIS TODAY
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats use Affirmative Action, Diversity, and Inclusion to get rid of those who are Republican, White, male, older, and/or non-veteran.
http://www.stltoday.com/news/opinion/columns/the-platform/editorial-clarence-thomas-benefited-from-affirmative-action-he-now-disdains/article_42332abd-c2d4-51cb-8499-430f34ba42f5.html

DUPAGE POLICY JOURNAL
— ‘Sanctuary’ label not exactly welcome in Naperville, councilman Kevin Coyne says – Glenn Minnis
http://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/511111256-sanctuary-label-not-exactly-welcome-in-naperville-councilman-says

SANGAMON SUN
— State urged to keep Chicago from killing rest of Illinois economically – Caitlin Nordahl
http://sangamonsun.com/stories/511111792-state-urged-to-keep-chicago-from-killing-rest-of-illinois-economically

CHICAGO CITY WIRE
— Cardinal Cupich applauds Rauner’s veto vow on abortion bill – Glenn Minnis
http://chicagocitywire.com/stories/511110734-cardinal-cupich-applauds-rauner-s-veto-vow-on-abortion-bill
— Actuary’s model shows Chicago pension plan depleted in seven years – Chandra Lye
http://chicagocitywire.com/stories/511109124-actuary-s-model-shows-chicago-pension-plan-depleted-in-seven-years#new_tab

STATE OF ILLINOIS
— Illinois Department on Aging celebrates Older Americans Month (DIERSEN: How old are you? I am 68. To some extent, all my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes promote age discrimination. They stress that if you are a non-veteran White male federal employee, the federal government considers you to be old and even worse things if you do not make GS-13 (currently $94,610) by age 25, GS-14 (currently $111,801) by age 30, GS-15 (currently $131,508) by age 35, and Senior Executive Service (currently $161,900) by age 40.)
https://www2.illinois.gov/IISNews/14380-AGING_Older_Americans_Month.pdf

ILLINOIS LEAKS
— College of DuPage motion to stay and appeal granted in Breuder case. – Kirk Allen
http://edgarcountywatchdogs.com/2017/05/college-of-dupage-motion-to-stay-and-appeal-granted-in-breuder-case/
— SBE hearing Judge issues finding and recommendation – Frank Mautino willfully violated SBE order! – Kirk Allen
http://edgarcountywatchdogs.com/2017/05/sbe-hearing-judge-issues-findingrecommendation-frank-mautino-violated-sbe-order/

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— LEFTISTS CELEBRATE MANDATORY VOTER REGISTRATION MOVING TO ILLINOIS HOUSE
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2017/05/mandatory-voter-registration-moves-to-illinois-house.html
— HOUSE TO CONSIDER PROTECTING IMMIGRATION LAW EVADERS WHERE IL’S MOST VULNERABLE GATHER
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2017/05/house-to-consider-protecting-immigration-law-evaders-where-ils-most-vulnerable-gather.html
— TAX DOLLARS PROVIDE LEGAL ASSISTANCE FOR THOSE FACING DEPORTATION
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2017/05/tax-dollars-provide-legal-assistance-for-those-facing-deportation-group-says.html

CAPITOL FAX
— Radogno calls it a “ploy” *** Durkin urges “great caution” on Madigan offer to Rauner, points to past as a warning
https://capitolfax.com/2017/05/08/durkin-urges-great-caution-on-madigan-offer-to-rauner-points-to-past-as-a-warning/
— Munger responds for Rauner *** Frerichs comes out swinging
https://capitolfax.com/2017/05/08/frerichs-comes-out-swinging/
— Edgar says he was referring to Blagojevich’s incompetence, not Rauner
https://capitolfax.com/2017/05/08/edgar-says-he-was-referring-to-blagojevichs-incompetence-not-rauner/

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Trump aims to eliminate redundant government hiring – Rachel Greszler (DIERSEN: GAO hired me in 1980 because it could not find a qualified Democrat, minority, female, younger person, or veteran who would take the job. IRS hired me in 1971 because it could not find a qualified Democrat, minority, female, or veteran who would take the job. The Post Office hired me in 1966 because it could not find a qualified Democrat, minority, female, or veteran who would take the job.)
http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2017/may/8/donald-trump-aims-to-eliminate-redundant-governmen/

DAILY WIRE
— ‘Conservative Republican’ Kasich: AHCA Not Socialist Enough
http://www.dailywire.com/news/16169/conservative-republican-kasich-ahca-not-socialist-robert-kraychik#

BREITBART
— Warren Buffett Says Free Trade Has Turned American Workers Into Roadkill – JOHN CARNEY
http://www.breitbart.com/economics/2017/05/08/warren-buffett-says-globalization-left-american-workers-roadkill/
— Macron Younger than His Average Voter as French Youth Flocks to Le Pen – CHRIS TOMLINSON
http://www.breitbart.com/london/2017/05/08/macron-younger-average-voter-youth-flocked-le-pen/

THE BLAZE
— 120-year-old church in Geneva, Illinois ditches ‘Baptist’ name over ‘negative stereotypes’ – Tre Goins-Phillips (DIERSEN: What is your national origin? What negative stereotypes does it have? During the 1840s and 1850s, all my ancestors immigrated to northeast Illinois from what is now Germany. Of course, needless-to-say, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always used that against me. In my defense, I stress that my grandfather on my father’s side fought the Germans during WWI, that my uncles on my mother’s side fought the Germans during WWII, and that my father would have fought the Germans during WWII if he had not been 4-F. Further, according to http://dna.ancestry.com, my ancestry is 33% Europe West, 28% Scandinavia, 24% Great Britain, 11% Ireland, 2% Europe East, 1% Finland/Northwest Russia, and 1% Italy/Greece.)
http://www.theblaze.com/news/2017/05/08/120-year-old-illinois-church-ditches-baptist-name-over-negative-stereotypes/
— Seattle mayor plans to combat ‘white privilege’ with a tax on certain drinks – Sara Gonzales
http://www.theblaze.com/news/2017/05/08/seattle-mayor-plans-to-combat-white-privilege-with-a-tax-on-certain-drinks/
— Harvard students plan graduation ceremony for blacks only, claim it’s ‘not about segregation’ – Jon Street (DIERSEN: Racists promote segregation.)
http://www.theblaze.com/news/2017/05/08/harvard-students-plan-graduation-ceremony-for-blacks-only-claim-its-not-about-segregation/

DAILY CALLER
— Judge Nap: ‘Move’ If You Don’t Like TX Law – Amber Athey
http://dailycaller.com/2017/05/08/judge-nap-move-if-you-dont-like-tx-law-video/
— Trump Campaign Promise To Ban Muslim Immigration Quietly Scrubbed From His Website – Kaitlan Collins (DIERSEN: Islam is more like a political party or a nation without borders than a religion.)
http://dailycaller.com/2017/05/08/trump-campaign-promise-to-ban-muslim-immigration-quietly-scrubbed-from-his-website/
— Sally Yates Told The White House Mike Flynn ‘Could Be Blackmailed’ By The Russians – Kaitlan Collins (DIERSEN If you have ever done anything that subjects you to blackmail, you should stay out of government, politics, journalism, etc.)
http://dailycaller.com/2017/05/08/sally-yates-told-the-white-house-mike-flynn-could-be-blackmailed-by-the-russians/

GOPUSA
— Sanctuary: Members of La Raza street gang identified as Chicago cop shooters
http://www.gopusa.com/sanctuary-members-of-la-raza-street-gang-identified-as-chicago-cop-shooters/
— MLB commissioner exploring league policy on racist fan behavior (DIERSEN: According to anti-Whites, only Whites can be racist.)
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=24054

CONSERVATIVE REVIEW
— Wut? Illinois cuts disabled kids’ aid to pay illegals’ Medicaid
https://www.conservativereview.com/articles/wut-illinois-pols-expand-medicaid-for-illegals-slash-disabled-kids-aid#new_tab

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— BEYOND TRAGIC: 77% black births to single moms, 49% for Hispanic immigrants – Paul Bedard
http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/77-black-births-to-single-moms-49-for-hispanic-immigrants/article/2622236

THE HILL
— Democratic double standard on guns hurts the poor – JOHN LOTT
http://thehill.com/blogs/pundits-blog/crime/332240-democratic-double-standard-on-crime-hurts-the-poor

WASHINGTON POST
— Ivanka Trump’s life of privilege undermines the credibility of her new book’s message – James Hohmann (DIERSEN: I should write a book about my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes who paint me as having a “life of privilege.”)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/powerpost/paloma/daily-202/2017/05/08/daily-202-ivanka-trump-s-life-of-privilege-undermines-the-credibility-of-her-new-book-s-message/590fc6b4e9b69b6eaccb160d/

U.S. NEWS & WORLD REPORT
— Madigan Names Envoys to Approach Rauner on Illinois Budget The Democratic speaker of the Illinois House has appointed envoys to find areas of compromise on a state budget deal with Republican Gov. Bruce Rauner. – AP
https://www.usnews.com/news/best-states/illinois/articles/2017-05-08/madigan-names-envoys-to-approach-rauner-on-illinois-budget

WASHINGTON SPECTATOR
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps encourage people to come to America illegally, to stay in America illegally, and to bring others to America illegally.
https://washingtonspectator.org/educated-america-nolasco/

May 8 Morning Edition

NBC5
— OUTSTANDING: Texas Governor Signs Ban on So-Called ‘Sanctuary Cities’ The term “sanctuary cities” has no legal definition, but Republicans want local police to help federal immigration agents crack down on criminal suspects in the U.S. illegally – Paul J. Weber (DIERSEN: When will Rauner ban sanctuary cities in Illinois?)
http://www.nbcchicago.com/news/national-international/Governor-Abbott-Signs-into-Law-Sanctuary-Cities-Ban-421570813.html

NEWSMAX
— OUTSTANDING: Texas Governor Signs Ban on ‘Sanctuary Cities’ (DIERSEN: When will Rauner ban sanctuary cities in Illinois?)
http://www.newsmax.com/Newsfront/US-Sanctuary-Cities-Texas/2017/05/07/id/788653/
— George Will Signs as a Contributor With MSNBC, NBC News
http://www.newsmax.com/TheWire/george-will-msnbc-nbc-news-contributor/2017/05/08/id/788734/

ABC7
— OBAMA RECEIVES PROFILE IN COURAGE AWARD FROM KENNEDYS – AP (DIERSEN: While there are no DINOs (Democrat In Name Only), there are far too many activists, candidates, elected officials, party leaders, major donors, political consultants, etc. who are RINOs (Republican In Name Only), Democrat plants, Libertarian plants, and Green plants.)
http://abc7chicago.com/news/obama-receives-profile-in-courage-award-from-kennedys/1966343/

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Older Americans facing serious debt – Anya Kamenetz
http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/success/savingsgame/tca-older-americans-facing-serious-debt-20170428-story.html
— Financial literacy blind spots: Debt and retirement – Jill Schlesinger
http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/sns-201704261932–tms–retiresmctnrs-a20170426-20170426-story.html

DAILY HERALD
— WGN TV boss heads list of most powerful women in Chicago journalism – Robert Feder
http://www.dailyherald.com/entlife/20170508/feder-wgn-tv-boss-heads-list-of-most-powerful-women-in-chicago-journalism
— Warehouse victory – Kerry Lester
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20170508/lester-trumps-relaxed-school-lunch-rules-welcomed—for-now
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Two suburban lawmakers have persuaded Illinois Comptroller Susana Mendoza to freeze lease payments for a controversial warehouse being used by the state. Republican state Rep. David McSweeney of Barrington Hills and state Sen. Tom Cullerton, a Democrat from Villa Park, wrote to Mendoza after learning the state is leasing a former furniture warehouse in Springfield for $2.4 million over five years when it could have been purchased for around $750,000. McSweeney calls it “clearly wasteful spending” and “the last thing taxpayers’ money should be used for.”)
— Millennials’ jobs aren’t robot-proof, either – Danielle Paquette
http://www.dailyherald.com/business/20170507/study-millennialsx2019-jobs-arenx2019t-robot-proof-either–
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD WITH COLOR PICTURES: HARDCOPY ARTICLE TITLE: Giving it to you straight on drug culture – Mick Zawislak
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20170508/studentx2019s-class-assignment-has-broader-message-on-drug-use-in-suburbs
— Documentary puts viewers in shoes of suburban drug users – Mick Zawislak
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20170508/documentary-puts-viewers-in-shoes-of-suburban-drug-users

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Sinclair buying Tribune Media – Bloomberg
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20170508/NEWS06/170509853/sinclair-buying-tribune-media

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Who wants to be a billionaire (in 1916)? – George Will
http://www.sj-r.com/opinion/20170507/george-will-who-wants-to-be-billionaire-in-1916

CHAMPAIGN/URBANA NEWS GAZETTE
— Puerto Illinois? – Editorial
http://www.news-gazette.com/opinion/editorials/2017-05-08/puerto-illinois.html

QUAD CITY TIMES
— Without Pritzker’s wealth, Kennedy keeps pace – Rich Miller
http://qctimes.com/news/opinion/editorial/columnists/guest/miller-without-pritzker-s-wealth-kennedy-keeps-pace/article_dfda720e-5618-55f6-9276-2c3c97f43518.html

TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Rauner says he will push to make impact less dire.”
http://www.mywebtimes.com/news/local/rauner-says-he-will-push-to-make-impact-less-dire/article_7f1480e8-e4f7-542f-8df4-9f2c4e816fa0.html

CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD
— Push to pin health care vote on vulnerable Republicans begins – RYAN NOBLES (DIERSEN: To get reelected in 2018, how many “Republicans” in Illinois will become 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 (except Bill Clinton), and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors? In Illinois, if you get elected as a Republican, you obligate yourself to defend and advance the Illinois Republican Party platform.)
http://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/politics/push-to-pin-health-care-vote-on-vulnerable-republicans-begins/709032612

WSIL TV
— White House: Republicans to be rewarded for health care vote – AP
http://www.wsiltv.com/story/35365808/white-house-republicans-to-be-rewarded-for-health-care-vote

CHICAGO MAGAZINE
— The Real Problem with Chicago’s Shrinking Population Recent Census numbers aren’t as bad as they sound—except for one major factor. Since 1980, Chicago has lost about a third of its black population. – DAVID MENDELL
http://www.chicagomag.com/Chicago-Magazine/June-2017/Chicagos-Population-Problem/

DAILY WIRE
— Here’s Something You Don’t Hear Much About: The 175 People Suing CNN For Racial Discrimination – JOSEPH CURL
http://www.dailywire.com/news/16140/heres-something-you-dont-hear-much-about-175-joseph-curl

CITIZEN KELLY
— VIDEO: Rauner ducks Kelly’s questions on Trump, Sanctuary States
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-aC11YUwYrc
(FROM THE POSTING: William J. Kelly, former statewide Republican candidate and host of the “Citizen Kelly Show” on AM 1590 WCGO, had a few questions for Gov. Rauner that he refused to answer. “If Gov. Rauner refuses to answer my questions as a reporter, then I might have to move my questions to a different arena,” Kelly said. Gov. Rauner refused to answer Kelly’s questions Saturday on Pres. Trump, the warehouse scandals involving Frank Vala, the man he appointed to the Board of Procurement, and his position on the Illinois Senate’s TRUST Act/Sanctuary State legislation.)

ILLINOIS LEAKS
— Carlinville Published Forged Meeting Minutes – John Kraft
http://edgarcountywatchdogs.com/2017/05/carlinville-published-forged-meeting-minutes/

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— THORNER: ARIZONA DOCTOR JUMPSTARTS 2018 SENATOR FLAKE CHALLENGE IN CHICAGO
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2017/05/thorner-arizona-doctor-jumpstarts-2018-senator-flake-challenge-in-chicago.html

CAPITOL FAX
— Biss hit on Madigan, corporate ties
https://capitolfax.com/2017/05/08/biss-hit-on-madigan-corporate-ties/
— Drury on the trail (DIERSEN: According to a report, Drury was Quinn’s Pot Czar.)
https://capitolfax.com/2017/05/01/drury-on-the-trail/

GOPUSA
— Obama Lectures Congress on Courage at Award Performance – UPI (DIERSEN: While there are no DINOs (Democrat In Name Only), there are far too many activists, candidates, elected officials, party leaders, major donors, political consultants, etc. who are RINOs (Republican In Name Only), Democrat plants, Libertarian plants, and Green plants.)
http://www.gopusa.com/obama-lectures-congress-on-courage-at-award-performance/
— French Voters Choose Globalism
http://www.gopusa.com/french-voters-choose-globalism/

FOX NEWS
— Butler University tones down anti-Trump course description
http://www.foxnews.com/us/2017/05/05/butler-university-tones-down-anti-trump-course-description.html

ONE NEWS NOW
— LGBT advocates rip Trump pick Dr. Mark Green over Christian values – Michael F. Haverluck (DIERSEN: To promote LGBTQ activity is to oppose Christian values.)
https://www.onenewsnow.com/church/2017/05/07/lgbt-advocates-rip-trump-pick-green-over-christian-values

FEDERALIST PAPERS
— It Takes 79 Solar Workers To Produce Same Amount Of Electric Power As One Coal Worker – Brian Thomas
http://thefederalistpapers.org/us/it-takes-79-solar-workers-to-produce-same-amount-of-electric-power-as-one-coal-worker

PUBLIUS FORUM
— Everyone On Every Side is Lying About the GOP Health Care Bill – Warner Todd Huston
http://www.publiusforum.com/2017/05/07/everyone-every-side-lying-gop-health-care-bill/

BIZPAC REVIEW
— Italian TV reporter assaulted while covering arrival of refugees – Michael Dorstewitz
http://www.bizpacreview.com/2017/05/07/italian-tv-reporter-assaulted-live-tv-covering-arrival-refugees-487096

YAHOO NEWS
— U.S. federal staff being forced to watch Fox News instead of CNN, leaked email suggests – Narjas Zatat (DIERSEN: If my critics/opponents, their operatives, or their dupes watch Fox News, it is for opposition research only; they are more than happy with CNN.)
https://www.yahoo.com/news/us-federal-staff-being-forced-162245314.html

AOL NEWS
— Resolution calling for Trump impeachment probe passes in L.A. – Lindsey Granger
https://www.aol.com/article/news/2017/05/07/resolution-calling-for-trump-impeachment-probe-passes-in-l-a/22074311/

NEW YORK TIMES
— Life and Combat for Republicans at Berkeley – THOMAS FULLER (DIERSEN: Democrats run the federal government. If I had been active in Republican politics while I was in school, 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/2017/05/08/us/republicans-at-berkeley-college.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: On this famously liberal campus, it is easy to dismiss Berkeley Republicans as an oxymoron. Being a Republican at the University of California, Berkeley, is hard, conservative students say, a crucible of ideological combat. Some said they had been mocked, spat on and punched. Founded in the 1960s, the Berkeley College Republicans have remained a small and tightknit club, today numbering a few dozen active members. But Republican alumni have gone on to prominent jobs: Michael Anton is a senior national security official in the Trump administration. Alex Marlow is editor in chief of Breitbart News. Claire Chiara, a graduating senior and past president of the Berkeley College Republicans, was one of the youngest delegates to the Republican National Convention last year. The College Republicans made national headlines in recent weeks when the group invited Ann Coulter, the right-wing writer and provocateur, to speak. In February, anarchist protesters had violently broken up a planned speech on campus by the right-wing journalist Milo Yiannopoulos, and the university’s administration and the club haggled over a date and a “protectable” venue for Ms. Coulter; she ended up not coming. Berkeley’s Republicans have turned the tables on liberals at the campus, championing free speech and putting a conservative claim on one of the university’s proudest liberal legacies. Last month, the group and another conservative student organization sued administrators for what they said was discrimination against conservative speakers. They have co-opted the language of the left, portraying themselves as fighting intolerance. Not all Berkeley Republicans agree with their tactics — some describe it as unnecessarily provocative.)
— Ad Buyers Have a Say in Whether Real News Survives – Jim Rutenberg (DIERSEN: He who pays the piper calls the tunes. QUESTION: What distinguishes GOPUSA ILLINOIS from other news sources? ANSWER: Advertisers do not call the tunes at GOPUSA ILLINOIS. Dave Diersen and only Dave Diersen provides all the time and all the money needed a) to put together and send out GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails and b) to maintain www.gopillinois.com. He who pays the piper calls the tunes.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/05/07/business/media/ad-buyers-have-say-in-survival-of-news.html
— Lawsuit Presses the Issue of Lower Pay for Female Law Partners – ELIZABETH OLSON
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/05/07/business/dealbook/law-firm-pay-gender-bias.html

WASHINGTON POST
— The “Sammies” — therapy for feds’ during tough times under Trump – Joe Davidson (DIERSEN: Democrats run the federal government. From what I saw working for the federal government for almost 30 years, the more of the following that you did, the faster and higher that you get promoted: a) be a Democrat, b) promote the Democrat Party platform, c) help your superiors retain and promote their employees who are Democrat, minority, female, and/or younger, and d) help your superiors get rid of their employees who are Republican, White, male, older, and/or non-veteran.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/powerpost/wp/2017/05/08/the-sammies-therapy-for-feds-during-tough-times-under-trump/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Federal employees could use some good news. With President Trump’s proposed budget cuts for many agencies and the planned elimination of 19 small agencies looming, the potential loss of thousands of jobs leaves feds anxious. So, the annual Samuel J. Heyman Service to America Medal finalists announcement comes at an appropriate time. While specific federal employees are nominated for the awards, they also point to the impressive work done by the workforce generally. Twenty-six finalists, including teams, will be acknowledged at a breakfast Tuesday in the Dirksen Senate Office Building as part of Public Service Recognition Week. The medal winners in seven categories, including federal employee of the year and the new “promising innovations” group, will be honored at a gala in September. “The federal innovators recognized for this years’ Service to America Medals represent the passion and hard work demonstrated every day by government workers throughout the country,” said Max Stier, president and chief executive of the Partnership for Public Service, the nonpartisan good government group that sponsors the awards. “Federal leaders must create a climate where talented people will want to serve in government and tap into the desire of young people to make a difference for our country. That starts by celebrating the many outstanding contributions that our nation’s civil servants are making for society.” But does that climate exist under Trump?)

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Sinclair Broadcast to Buy Tribune Media for $3.9 Billion Deal unites two of the nation’s biggest operators of local television stations, may pave way for more industry mergers – Joe Flint and Austen Hufford
https://www.wsj.com/articles/sinclair-broadcast-to-buy-tribune-media-for-3-9-billion-1494250624
— What to Consider Before Retiring in a College Town – Glenn Ruffenach (DIERSEN: If you live in a college town, how much influence does that college(s) have on your town?)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/what-to-consider-before-retiring-in-a-college-town-1493996579

USA TODAY
— Refugee admissions plummet under Trump – Alan Gomez
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2017/05/04/refugee-admissions-donald-trump-migrants/101036264/

TIME
— Butler University Responds to Backlash Over Its President Trump ‘Resistance’ Class – Aric Jenkins
http://time.com/4769764/butler-university-donald-trump-class-indiana/

CHARLESTON POST AND COURIER
— Overly generous Uncle Sam – Editorial (DIERSEN: Many millions have not and will not seek a job with the federal government a) because the pay and benefits are terrible, b) because the advancement opportunities are terrible, c) because they lack required education, work experience, professional certifications, and/or professional licenses, d) because they cannot pass an employment examination, e) because they cannot pass a background investigation, f) because they cannot pass a physical examination, g) because they cannot take the demonization, denigration, and condemnation that comes with being a federal employee or federal retiree, and/or h) because they are Republican, White, male, older, and/or non-veteran and they know that the federal government discriminates against the aforesaid.)
http://www.postandcourier.com/opinion/editorials/overly-generous-uncle-sam/article_9c2a4586-3108-11e7-b42c-c71a42f26e18.html

FED SMITH
— Trump Calls on Federal Employees to Help Make Government More Efficient – Ian Smith (DIERSEN: GAO audits federal agencies. I worked for GAO for almost 18 years. Democrats run GAO. My Democrat GAO superiors did NOT want me to help them “Make Government More Efficient.” They wanted to get rid of me so that a Democrat who was minority, female, and/or younger than me could have my job and my preferred corner office.)
https://www.fedsmith.com/2017/05/08/trump-calls-federal-employees-help-make-government-more-efficient/

FEDERAL TIMES
— Don’t like government? Count on our under-celebrated public servants to fix it – Robert J. Shea (DIERSEN: GAO audits federal agencies. I worked for GAO for almost 18 years. Democrats run GAO. My Democrat GAO superiors did NOT want me to help them “fix” the federal government. They wanted to get rid of me so that a Democrat who was minority, female, and/or younger than me could have my job and my preferred corner office.)
http://www.federaltimes.com/articles/dont-like-government-count-on-our-under-celebrated-public-servants-to-fix-it-commentary

FEDERAL NEWS RADIO
— The nobility of public service is making a comeback – Tony Reardon (DIERSEN: Democrats run the federal government. From what I saw working for the federal government for almost 30 years, the more of the following that you did, the faster and higher that you get promoted: a) be a Democrat, b) promote the Democrat Party platform, c) help your superiors retain and promote their employees who are Democrat, minority, female, and/or younger, and d) help your superiors get rid of their employees who are Republican, White, male, older, and/or non-veteran.)
https://federalnewsradio.com/commentary/2017/05/the-nobility-of-public-service-is-making-a-comeback/

BEACHWOOD REPORTER
— The Unbearable Whiteness Of Cycling – Kevin Hylton (DIERSEN: Since 2000, instead of cycling, I have a) increasingly spent time putting GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails together and sending them out, b) increasingly put on weight, and c) come down with type 2 diabetes.)
http://www.beachwoodreporter.com/sports/the_unbearable_whiteness_of_cy.php

May 7 Evening Edition

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats use Roskam’s “Trumpcare vote” to encourage candidates to run against him.
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/sweet-roskam-trumpcare-vote-cranking-up-democrats-in-gop-turf/
— Health Secretary Price defends nearly $1 trillion cut to Medicaid – AP
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/health-secretary-price-defends-nearly-1-trillion-cut-to-medicaid/
— 35 years later, Illinois targeted again with ERA resurgence – AP
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/35-years-later-illinois-targeted-again-with-era-resurgence/
— Give ‘Dear White People’ a look — you might learn a little – LURA WASHINGTON (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, anti-Whites demonize, denigrate, and condemn Whites as being racists.)
http://chicago.suntimes.com/opinion/give-dear-white-people-a-look-you-might-learn-a-little/
— Obama urging GOP lawmakers to have ‘courage’ to save Obamacare – Lynn Sweet
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/obama-urging-gop-lawmakers-to-have-courage-to-save-obamacare/amp/

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Police: Members of Hispanic street gang identified suspects in cop shooting – Bill Ruthhart
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/ct-cop-shooting-la-raza-gang-20170507-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Trump tries to pressure Senate Republicans on health care.”
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/politics/ct-trump-senate-health-care-20170507-story.html

DAILY HERALD
— How drones help suburban police investigate crashes, get roads open – Bob Susnjara
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20170506/how-drones-help-lake-county-police-investigate-crashes-get-roads-open-faster
— Survey: Workers even more stressed by politics since election than during campaign – Jena McGregor (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.dailyherald.com/business/20170507/survey-workers-even-more-stressed-by-politics-since-election-than-during-campaign
— White House disputes political risks for 2018 – AP
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20170507/news/305079961/
— Naperville North student writes about school’s ‘pressure culture’ — and community responds – Marie Wilson (DIERSEN: What does success mean for federal employees? Non-veteran White males who are seeking a job with the federal government should be advised that with only rare exceptions, you will be deemed to be a failure, your career will be wasted, and you will be gotten rid of if you do not make GS-13 ($94,610) by age 25, GS-14 ($111,801) by age 30, GS-15 ($131,508) by age 35, and Senior Executive Service ($161,900) by age 40. Notwithstanding the fact that extremely few meet the aforesaid promotion deadlines, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always used the aforesaid to demonize me, to denigrate me, and to condemn me as being a failure and even worse things.)
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20170507/naperville-north-student-writes-about-schools-pressure-culture—and-community-responds
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Tessa Newman, a junior at Naperville North High School, wrote an online petition called “The Naperville North Pressure Culture Must Change” to call for the school, parents and students to work together to make more career options seem desirable and redefine a broader idea of success.)

WGN RADIO
— The Sunday Spin: Politics with Rick Pearson Full Show 5/7/17 – JASMINE COOPER
http://wgnradio.com/2017/05/07/the-sunday-spin-politics-with-rick-pearson-full-show-5717/
— To Save or Sell the Thompson Center? – JASMINE COOPER
http://wgnradio.com/2017/05/07/to-save-or-sell-the-thompson-center/

WSIL TV
— Pro-EU Emmanuel Macron becomes France’s youngest president – AP
http://www.wsiltv.com/story/35361879/centrist-emmanuel-macron-becomes-frances-youngest-president

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGSTER
— UIS administrators, professors reach agreement; strike ends
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20170507/uis-administrators-professors-reach-agreement-strike-ends

CHAMPAIGN/URBANA NEWS GAZETTE
— Kennedy popular but not establishment pick – Rich Miller
http://www.news-gazette.com/opinion/columns/2017-05-07/rich-millercapitol-fax-kennedy-popular-not-establishment-pick.html

DAILY NORTHWESTERN
— Pritzker shares vision for Illinois governor with Evanston residents – Aaron Boxerman
https://dailynorthwestern.com/2017/05/07/city/pritzker-shares-vision-for-illinois-governor-with-evanston-residents/

CHICAGO CITY WIRE
— Pritzker described as pale mirror image of Rauner – Caitlin Nordahl
http://chicagocitywire.com/stories/511112229-pritzker-described-as-pale-mirror-image-of-rauner

ILLINOIS HOME PAGE
— Biss targets Madigan in run for governor – Mark Maxwel (DIERSEN: Who targets you? The following target me: a) 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 (except Bill Clinton), and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors; b) those who reject planks in the Republican Party platform and work against those like me who support those planks; c) those who reject planks in the Illinois Republican Party platform and work against those like me who support those planks; d) those who reject the Milton Township Republican Central Committee resolution against video gambling and work against those like me who support that resolution; e) those who focus on destroying those like me who they cannot manipulate/dominate; f) those who were defendants in lawsuits that I have filed; g) those who are operatives for the aforesaid; and/or h) those who are dupes for the aforesaid.)
http://www.illinoishomepage.net/news/local-news/biss-targets-madigan-in-run-for-governor/708876490

ILLINOIS NEWS NETWORK
— Federal legislation could end Illinois’ newly launched mandatory retirement accounts – Greg Bishop
https://ilnews.org/news/state_politics/federal-legislation-could-end-illinois-newly-launched-mandatory-retirement-accounts/article_318f6354-31d1-11e7-bf1f-67005b0a6cf5.html

FRONTPAGE MAGAZINE
— PRESIDENT TRUMP SIGNING STATEMENT CHALLENGES AFFIRMATIVE ACTION – Daniel Greenfield (DIERSEN: In the federal government, Democrats have always used Affirmative Action, Diversity, and Inclusion to not hire, to waste the careers of, and/or to get rid of Republicans, and especially Republicans who are White, male, older, and/or non-veteran.)
http://www.frontpagemag.com/point/266637/president-trump-signing-statement-challenges-daniel-greenfield

FOX NEWS
— Priebus: Trump, GOP Congress ‘not going to let you down’ on ObamaCare
http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2017/05/07/priebus-trump-gop-congress-not-going-to-let-down-on-obamacare.html

NEWSMAX
— Trump Team Decries Censorship, Media Refuses ‘Fake News’ Ad – Eric Mack
http://www.newsmax.com/Politics/trump-ad-fake-news-rejected/2017/05/07/id/788616/

DAILY CALLER
— Democrats Finally Care About The Constitution, But Only If It Can Undermine Trump – GINNI THOMAS
http://dailycaller.com/2017/05/06/democrats-finally-care-about-the-constitution-but-only-if-it-can-undermine-trump-video/

THE BLAZE
— 20-Year Fox News veteran details coming out as gay while working at ‘craziest conservative network’ – Sarah Taylor
http://www.theblaze.com/news/2017/05/07/30-year-fox-news-veteran-details-coming-out-as-gay-while-working-at-craziest-conservative-network/

THE HILL
— Priebus: Trump won’t ‘let you down’ if you have pre-existing conditions – OLIVIA BEAVERS
http://thehill.com/homenews/sunday-talk-shows/332275-priebus-trump-wont-let-you-down-if-you-have-preexisting-conditions

CNN
— Kasich: Republican health care bill is ‘inadequate’ – Sophie Tatum
http://www.cnn.com/2017/05/07/politics/kasich-price-ahca-sotu/

NEW YORK TIMES
— Trump to Announce Slate of Conservative Federal Court Nominees – ADAM LIPTAKM
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/05/07/us/politics/trump-lower-court-nominees-conservatives.html

USA TODAY
— White House defends lack of women at health care event – Maureen Groppe
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/onpolitics/2017/05/07/white-house-defends-lack-women-health-care-event/101405436/
— White House doubts states will choose to charge sicker people more – Maureen Groppe
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2017/05/07/white-house-doubts-states-choose-charger-sicker-people-more/101404278/

CBS SAN FRANCISCO
— University Of California ‘Recalled Retirees’ Receiving $300,000+ In Annual Pensions
http://sanfrancisco.cbslocal.com/2017/05/05/university-of-california-retirees-300k-pensions/

NEW YORK MAGAZINE
— Jared Kushner’s Family Business Is Pitching U.S. Visas in an Effort to Woo Wealthy Investors in China – Chas Danner
http://nymag.com/daily/intelligencer/2017/05/kushner-family-pitching-u-s-visas-to-woo-investors-in-china.html

May 7 Morning Edition

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Vulnerable House Republicans fear political consequences after health care vote.”
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/politics/ct-health-care-vote-analysis-20170506-story.html
— Rise in STDs in Kane, DuPage, Kendall call for relearning lessons of the past – Editorial
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/naperville-sun/ct-ecn-editorial-sexually-transmistted-diseases-st-0507-20170505-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Americans with severe illness anxious over GOP health plan.”
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/sns-bc-us–health-overhaul-reaction-20170505-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Trump’s executive order of religious nothingness.”
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/chapman/ct-trump-religious-liberty-politics-churches-perspec-0507-md-20170505-column.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps “emphasize immigrant rights.” Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps make it clear that they are also 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 (except Bill Clinton), and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/daily-southtown/news/ct-sta-immigration-talk-st-0508-20170505-story.html

DAILY HERALD
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Trump’s unproductive Obamacare vengeance.”
http://www.dailyherald.com/discuss/20170506/health-care-editorial-trumpx2019s-unproductive-obamacare-vengeance
— FRONT PAGE WITH COLOR PICTURE: Some old Cubs stiffed on big MLB pensions – Burt Constable (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, you are viciously demonized, viciously denigrated, and viciously condemned if you are in line to get a pension or if you are getting a pension.)
http://www.dailyherald.com/sports/20170408/constable-some-old-cubs-stiffed-on-big-mlb-pensions

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— The solution only seems simple – Doug Finke
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20170506/statehouse-insider-solution-only-seems-simple

BLOOMINGTON PANTAGRAPH
— Community stands in solidarity, honor for Sgt. Rodgers – Julia Evelsizer
http://www.pantagraph.com/news/local/military/article_347173ad-b052-5b0a-b6ca-726e78c1d535.html

CHAMPAIGN/URBANA NEWS GAZETTE
— Top UI Springfield official caught in illegal hiring web – Jim Dey
http://www.news-gazette.com/opinion/columns/2017-05-07/jim-dey-top-ui-springfield-official-caught-illegal-hiring-web.html

QUAD CITY TIMES
— No hope for Illinois without college funding – David Tretter
http://qctimes.com/news/opinion/editorial/columnists/guest/guest-view-no-hope-for-illinois-without-college-funding/article_b31be909-359e-5021-946f-7cb5c02a4b81.html

RIVER CITY READER
— Kennedy Missing an Opportunity as the “Outsider” – Rich Miller
http://www.rcreader.com/commentary/kennedy-missing-opportunity-as-outsider

WSIL TV
— Protesters march in Venezuela, destroy Chavez statue – AP
http://www.wsiltv.com/story/35360209/protesters-march-in-venezuela-destroy-chavez-statue

LOUIS TODAY
— The Chevrolet Corvette is arguably America’s moist iconic sports car – Bruce Kunz
http://www.stltoday.com/lifestyles/autos/the-chevrolet-corvette-is-arguably-america-s-moist-iconic-sports/article_c0ee89a8-27d8-572a-9137-35fd7ab78364.html

BELLEVILLE NEWS DEMOCRAT
— 35 years later, Illinois targeted again with ERA resurgence – AP
http://www.bnd.com/news/state/illinois/article149146089.html

ILLINOIS FAMILY INSTITUTE
— If Naturalistic Evolution Is True, People Are Not Equal – Amy K. Hall (DIERSEN: Each and every one of my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes a) paint themselves as being superior to everyone else and b) paint me as being inferior to everyone else. Should I write a book about my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes?)
https://illinoisfamily.org/faith/naturalistic-evolution-true-people-not-equal/

ONE NEWS NOW
— ‘Beyond sanctuary’: County pushing legal aid for criminals – Michael F. Haverluck
https://www.onenewsnow.com/legal-courts/2017/05/06/beyond-sanctuary-county-pushing-legal-aid-for-criminals

BUZPAC REVIEW
— Trump signing statement ends federal goodies for minorities and women; treats all Americans equally – Tom Tillison (DIERSEN: To give preference to one group is to discriminate against another group. To give preference to citizens of foreign countries, non-Protestants, Democrats, minorities, females, younger people, veterans, recent immigrants, etc. IS TO DISCRIMINATE AGAINST citizens of America, Protestants, Republicans, Whites, males, older people, non-veterans, non-recent immigrants, etc.)
http://www.bizpacreview.com/2017/05/06/trump-signing-statement-ends-federal-goodies-minorities-women-treats-americans-equally-486532
(FROM THE ARTICLE: President Donald Trump included a signing statement when he signed the spending bill that funds the federal government through September that effectively puts an end to affirmative action when it comes to taxpayer-funded grants. Imagine that, treating Americans equally. Pointing to the Constitution, the president said he will treat programs established by Congress that give preferences based on race and sex for grants “consistent with the requirement to afford equal protection of the laws,” the USA Today reported. Provisions described as “impermissible forms of congressional aggrandizement in the execution of the laws.” The signing statement reads: “My Administration shall treat provisions that allocate benefits on the basis of race, ethnicity, and gender in a manner consistent with the requirement to afford equal protection of the laws under the Due Process Clause of the Constitution’s Fifth Amendment.” The Daily Mail reported on programs named in the statement: “The signing statement specifically mentions a $654 million set-aside for Native American and Native Alaskan housing block grants; a $34 million appropriation for the Commerce Department’s Minority Business Development Agency; more than $20 million to guarantee loans to historically black colleges and universities; and $15 million to boost payments to ‘native Hawaiian’ defense contractors.” All of which is sure to have minority groups and women crying foul… while millions of white American males feel a little more equal today. For the record, signing statements are not exclusive to the Trump presidency. The Washington Times reported that “Presidents [Barack] Obama and George W. Bush issued dozens of ‘signing statements’ spelling out areas where they disagreed with congressional intent in various legislation, and asserting their executive authority to carry out the law as they saw fit.” Other areas addressed on Friday include weapons programs, state and local marijuana laws and Guantanamo Bay.)

THE HILL
— Priebus: Up to Senate to make major improvements on healthcare – OLIVIA BEAVERS
http://thehill.com/homenews/sunday-talk-shows/332272-priebus-up-to-senate-to-make-major-improvements
— House healthcare bill faces upheaval in Senate – ALEXANDER BOLTON
http://thehill.com/homenews/senate/332178-house-healthcare-bill-faces-upheaval-in-senate
— Poll: Most federal employees disapprove of Trump – MARK HENSCH (DIERSEN: If I was still working for the federal government, my Democrat superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates would have killed me by now figuratively if not literally.)
http://thehill.com/homenews/administration/332125-poll-most-federal-employees-disapprove-of-trump

NEW YORK TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Americans glorify and praise foreign countries and their citizens.
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/05/06/opinion/sunday/to-be-great-again-america-needs-immigrants.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Americans promote Mexican drug smugglers.
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/05/05/opinion/sunday/mexican-drug-smugglers-to-trump-thanks.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Trump says “Trump: Hazardous to Our Health.”
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/05/06/opinion/sunday/trump-hazardous-to-our-health.html
— How Censorship Works – Ai Weiwei
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/05/06/opinion/sunday/ai-weiwei-how-censorship-works.html
— Don’t Let Facebook Make You Miserable – Seth Stephens-Davidowitz
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/05/06/opinion/sunday/dont-let-facebook-make-you-miserable.html

USA TODAY
— Refugee admissions plummet under Trump, USA TODAY analysis finds – Alan Gomez
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2017/05/04/refugee-admissions-donald-trump-migrants/101036264/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, anti-Americans use children as cannon fodder.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/blogs/2017/05/06/immigrant-children-share-experiences-muslim-film-forum/101376258/
— Why job hopping can hurt your retirement – Arielle O’Shea
https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/personalfinance/retirement/2017/05/07/why-job-hopping-can-hurt-your-retirement/101055822/

NEW YORK POST
— Inside Barack’s sex-filled relationships before Michelle – Larry Getlen
http://nypost.com/2017/05/07/inside-baracks-sex-filled-relationships-before-michelle/

THINK PROGRESS
— GOP congressman supports covering pre-existing conditions, but only for people who ‘lead good lives’ – Adam Peck (DIERSEN: Individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that promote risky/unhealthy/harmful/destructive/hazardous/dangerous lifestyles want to get rid of me. The aforesaid promote LGBTQ activity, promiscuity, abortion, booze, gambling, pot, and even worse things.)
https://thinkprogress.org/gop-congressman-supports-covering-pre-existing-conditions-but-only-for-people-who-have-led-good-51944a953f0e
(FROM THE ARTICLE: But as Rep. Brooks sees it, being afflicted with a serious or life-threatening pre-existing condition is the price you pay if you don’t live a healthy lifestyle. “My understanding is that it will allow insurance companies to require people who have higher health care costs to contribute more to the insurance pool,” said Brooks. “That helps offset all these costs, thereby reducing the cost to those people who lead good lives, they’re healthy, they’ve done the things to keep their bodies healthy. And right now those are the people—who’ve done things the right way—that are seeing their costs skyrocketing.” . . . Rep. Brooks’ argument echoes a similar one made by Speaker Paul Ryan (R-WI) several weeks ago when the House was debating the first version of Trumpcare. With a fancy chart by his side, Ryan bemoaned the unfairness of a system in which people who are generally healthy end up subsidizing the cost for people who need medical care. Why should healthy people shoulder some of the costs for sick people?)

May 6 Evening Edition

POLITICO
— THE HILL’S GIFT TO MELANIA — Congressional spouses traditionally give a gift to the First Lady at the annual First Lady’s lunch. This year, spouses asked Illinois Republican Rep. Peter Roskam’s wife Elizabeth to paint the inauguration scene. The painting is at (LINK) – Jake Sherman and Anna Palmer (DIERSEN: Roskam gave an outstanding briefing to 6th Congressional District Republican Precinct Committeemen Saturday morning, May 6, 2017, at the Wheaton Bowl Banquet Hall. The many attendees included Anderson, Boltz, Carlson, Carlyle, Cherry, Connelly, Dangelo, Di Cianni, Falbo, Fisher, Formento, Furstenau, Amy Grant, Grogan, Henry, Holder, Hundhausen, Keller, McGowen, McNeily, Menna, Minor, Olsen, Prater, Ruscitti, Ryan, Slinger, Tornga, Zanis, and Zegel.)
http://www.politico.com/tipsheets/playbook/2017/05/the-hills-gift-to-melania-hack-attack-macron-confirms-massive-hack-before-election-trumpcare-fallout-pentagon-leasing-trump-tower-apt-weekend-reads-220166

ABC7
— GOP HEALTH CARE BILL – BGA
http://abc7chicago.com/politics/weekend-watch-gop-health-care-bill-/1958953/

NBC5
— Emanuel Recoups Climate Change Info Deleted From EPA Website (DIERSEN: One reason to not donate your time to serve as a webmaster for a political organization is that your work may very well be rudely deleted when the leadership of that organization changes.)
http://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/emanuel-recoups-climate-change-info-deleted-from-epa-website-421532324.html

CBS2
— Chicago’s Polish Parade Draws Thousands Of Polish-Americans — And A Few Politicians – Bob Roberts (DIERSEN: What is your national origin and how long have your ancestors been in America? Most, if not virtually all of my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes are anti-German-American. What if from the beginning I had pretended to be Swedish-American? While all my ancestors immigrated from what is now Germany to northeast Illinois during the 1840s and 1850s, according to DNA Ancestry at http://dna.ancestry.com, my ancestry is 33% Europe West, 28% Scandinavia, 24% Great Britain, 11% Ireland, 2% Europe East, 1% Finland/Northwest Russia, and 1% Italy/Greece.)
http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2017/05/06/chicagos-polish-parade-draws-thousands-of-polish-americans-and-a-few-politicians/

FOX NEWS CHICAGO
— Trump not welcome on Ellen DeGeneres’ show (DIERSEN: Where are you not welcome? I am not welcome where the following are promoted a) dependency on government and on charity, b) booze, gambling, pot, and other vices, c) LGBTQ activity, d) abortion, e) mass/illegal immigration, f) patronage and political affiliation discrimination, g) race and gender based preference giving, h) age discrimination, and/or i) hatred of those who are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German Americans, draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.)
http://www.fox32chicago.com/news/national/253048453-story

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Edgar has issues with Rauner’s culpability, not competency – Mark Brown
http://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/brown-edgar-has-issues-with-rauners-culpability-not-competency/

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Pritzker gets out in front of weight issue – Eric Zorn (DIERSEN: How much weight do you want/need to lose? For me, it is 50 pounds. I should get more exercise, but for every hour that I might spend exercising, a) there would be 10+ fewer links to articles in the next GOPUSA ILLINOIS email or b) the next GOPUSA ILLINOIS would go out an hour later.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/zorn/ct-pritzker-weight-20170506-column.html
— Obama’s talk of Chicago problems undercuts Emanuel’s message – Bill Ruthhart
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-rahm-emanuel-barack-obama-library-politics-met-20170505-story.html
— Why your 401(k) is vulnerable as tax reform plays out in Washington – Gail MarksJarvis (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes a) have always been furious that my wife and I have always put the maximum allowed each year into IRA, 401(k), 403(b), etc. savings accounts and b) have always hinted/implied/argues/shouted that we have been able to do that because I was born with a silver spoon in my mouth and I have always been privileged, I avoided the draft, I have always been grossly overpaid, and my wife and I gave up trying to have children, we did not adopt, and we did not become foster parents.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/columnists/ct-tax-reform-targets-401k-column-marksjarvis-biz-20170505-column.html
— ‘People will judge you’: Black execs share stories of getting to the top – Cheryl V. Jackson (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 Black in 1966, b) that the Post Office should gotten rid of me much sooner than it did so that a Black could have my job, c) that instead of me, IRS should have hired a Black in 1971, d) that instead of me, IRS should have promoted Blacks in 1972, 1973, and 1974, e) that instead of me, GAO should have hired a Black in 1980, f) that instead of me, GAO should have promoted a Black in 1986, and g) that GAO should have gotten rid of me much sooner than it did so that a Black could have my job and my preferred corner office. Far too many of my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes are racists, sexists, and even worse things. They hint/imply/argue/shout that minorities and women are inferior and that government is and should be a DUMPING GROUND for minorities, for women, and for all those who cannot get a job in the private sector because they are inferior.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/bluesky/originals/ct-black-leaders-bsi-20170506-story.html
— ‘Nobody dies because they don’t have access to health care,’ GOP lawmaker says – Kristine Phillips
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/politics/ct-raul-labrador-health-care-answer-20170506-story.html

DAILY HERALD
— GOP chairman warns agencies about requests for records – AP
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20170506/news/305069952/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Democrats see a winning issue in opposing GOP health bill.”
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20170506/news/305069975/

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Illinois’ pension failure has many fathers – RICH MILLER
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20170506/ISSUE11/170509863/illinois-pension-failure-has-many-fathers

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Rauners promote Bliss.
http://www.sj-r.com/opinion/20170506/bernard-schoenburg-biss-tells-sangamon-dems-hes-inspired-to-run

STATE LINE
— Trump: Bedminster stay saves money Critics decry costs of frequent trips – JENNIFER HANSLER
http://www.mystateline.com/news/politics/trump-bedminster-stay-saves-money/708442857

POSITIVELY NAPERVILLE
— HONOR FLIGHT CHICAGO FUNDRAISER AT CALAMOS INVESTMENTS HANGAR RETURNS MAY 6 (DIERSEN: The many attendees at this outstanding event included Carlson, Cherry, Dangelo, Grogan, the Jorgensens, Keller, Marchese, McGowen, McNeily, Minor, Proft, Rutledge, Ryan, Saake, and Zay. The many event sponsors included Cronin, Inland Realty, Jacobsen, the Jorgensens, Marchese, Milton Township Republican Central Committee, Wayne Township Republicans, and Rutledge.)
http://www.positivelynaperville.com/2017/05/05/photo-gallery-honor-flight-chicago-fundraiser-calamos-hangar-2016/59222

GAZETTE CHICAGO
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Rauners blame Rauner the problems that higher education has in Illinois. I should write a book about anti-Diersens who blame me for all of their problems, for all of your problems, for all of my problems, and for all of everyone’s problems.
http://www.gazettechicago.com/index/2017/05/higher-education-is-being-decimated-and-the-blame-lies-squarely-with-governor-rauner/

ILLINOIS FAMILY ACTION
— Five Consequences of Illinois’ Bad Budget Deals – Ted Dabrowski and John Klinger
https://illinoisfamilyaction.org/2017/05/five-consequences-of-illinois-bad-budget-deals/

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— WHAT ABOUT PRE-EXISTING CONDITIONS AND THE OBAMACARE REPEAL?
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2017/05/what-about-pre-existing-conditions-and-the-obamacare-repeal.html
— POST-DISPATCH OUSTS BLACK COLUMNIST OVER HER SUPPORT FOR GUN RIGHTS (DIERSEN: I might still be a GAO employee today if I had become a Democrat and helped my superiors get rid of their employees who were Republican, White, male, older, and/or non-veteran.)
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2017/05/post-dispatch-ousts-black-female-conservative-columnist-over-gun-rights.html
— REICK: A $10 MILLION BOONDOGGLE YOU’RE GOING TO PAY FOR
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2017/05/reick-a-10-million-boondoggle-youre-going-to-pay-for.html
— IL SENATE VOTES TO REQUIRE TRUMP RELEASE INCOME TAX RETURNS TO BE ON 2020 BALLOT
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2017/05/il-senate-votes-to-require-tax-returns-.html

FOX NEWS
— Trump not welcome on Ellen DeGeneres’ show (DIERSEN: Where are you not welcome? I am not welcome where the following are promoted a) dependency on government and on charity, b) booze, gambling, pot, and other vices, c) LGBTQ activity, d) abortion, e) mass/illegal immigration, f) patronage and political affiliation discrimination, g) race and gender based preference giving, h) age discrimination, and/or i) hatred of those who are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German Americans, draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.)
http://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/2017/05/05/trump-not-welcome-on-ellen-degeneres-show.html

THE BLAZE
— Tucker Carlson shuts down Clinton adviser who said media should apologize to Hillary for 2016 loss – Chris Enloe (DIERSEN: Should write a book about Democrat plants, Libertarian plants, Green plants, and RINOs who blame me and my GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails for all the losses that Republicans have suffered since 2000 in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois?)
http://www.theblaze.com/news/2017/05/06/tucker-carlson-shuts-down-clinton-adviser-who-said-media-should-apologize-to-hillary-for-2016-loss/

THE HILL
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say, “GOP braces for healthcare blowback at home.”
http://thehill.com/homenews/house/332162-gop-braces-for-healthcare-blowback-at-home

WASHINGTON POST
— ‘Nobody dies because they don’t have access to health care,’ GOP lawmaker says. He got booed. – Kristine Phillips (DIERSEN: What gives you access to health care insurance? Both my wife and I are on Medicare. But beyond that, because I am a federal retiree, we have access to health care insurance for life. We pay only $5,763/year for health, dental, and vision insurance and the federal government pays $17,288/year. Of course, that makes my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes beyond furious.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/powerpost/wp/2017/05/06/nobody-dies-because-they-dont-have-access-to-health-care-gop-lawmaker-says-he-got-booed/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Republicans’ health-care plan could launch some ugly political battles in state legislatures.”
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-fix/wp/2017/05/06/republicans-health-care-plan-could-launch-some-ugly-political-battles-in-state-legislatures/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: George F. Will blasts Trump.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/trump-has-a-dangerous-disability/2017/05/03/56ca6118-2f6b-11e7-9534-00e4656c22aa_story.html
— America’s Most Challenging High Schools The Washington Post’s annual rankings of how successfully schools challenge their students. – Jay Mathews (DIERSEN: How hard were you challenged when you were in high school? Few thought that I was “college material” because neither of my parents had attended college, my father was the first of his ancestors to earn a high school diploma, and my mother never attended high school. What if Affirmative Action was only for those whose parents did not have a college degree?)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/graphics/local/high-school-challenge-2017/

DAILY BEAST
— Do Mean Girls Grow Up to Be Mean Mommies? – Brandy Zadrozny (DIERSEN: I should write a book about mean moms in my precinct, in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois. They 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 (except Bill Clinton), and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.)
http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2017/05/06/do-mean-girls-grow-up-to-be-mean-mommies

May 6 Morning Edition

WGN TV
— Democrats target Roskam and Hultgren 18 months before election – TAHMAN BRADLEY (DIERSEN: Outstandingly, in 2000, Roskam and Hultgren both endorsed me when I first ran for DuPage County Milton Township Precinct 9 Republican Committeeman.)
http://wgntv.com/2017/05/05/democrats-target-roskam-and-hultgren-18-months-before-election/

ABC7
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “GOP HEALTH VICTORY MAY BE FLEETING AS WARY SENATE AWAITS.”
http://abc7chicago.com/politics/gop-health-victory-may-be-fleeting-as-wary-senate-awaits/1958444/

NBC5
— Emanuel Hosts Naturalization Ceremony With Mexico City’s Mayor (DIERSEN: Democrats glorify and praise immigrants because they vote overwhelmingly for Democrats.)
http://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/chicago-naturalization-mexico-city-mayor-421490553.html

CBS2
— Democrat Chris Kennedy Disagrees Businesses Want Rauner ‘Turnaround Agenda’ – Craig Dellimore (DIERSEN: What percent of businesses want cheap labor? Ever-increasingly, businesses talk and act like they want to get rid of their employees who are citizens of America and replace them with citizens of foreign countries.)
http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2017/05/06/at-issue-democrat-chris-kennedy-disagrees-businesses-back-rauner-turnaround-agenda/
— Illinois Lottery Management Firm Costing State Millions, Critics Say – Dana Kozlov
http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2017/05/05/illinois-lottery-management-firm-costing-state-millions-critics-say/
— Mayor Emanuel Hosts Naturalization Ceremony – Vince Gerasole (DIERSEN: Democrats glorify and praise immigrants because they vote overwhelmingly for Democrats.)
http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2017/05/05/mayor-emanuel-hosts-naturalization-ceremony/

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— With spring, patronage blooms in recorder’s office – Dan Mihalopoulos (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://chicago.suntimes.com/news/mihalopoulos-with-spring-patronage-blooms-in-recorders-office/
— Barack Obama’s $400,000 speech and the steep price for Democrats – Gene Lyons
http://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/barack-obamas-400000-speech-and-the-steep-price-for-democrats/

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Late-night hosts blast Republican health-care bill: Those ramifications are disastrous.”
http://www.chicagotribune.com/entertainment/tv/ct-late-night-hosts-blast-republican-health-care-bill-20170505-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps ask “What does the GOP health care bill mean for Illinois consumers?”
http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/ct-obamacare-replacement-illinois-0505-biz-20170504-story.html
— Welcome to media, Jay Cutler — your alliance with this Fox looks like winner – David Haugh (DIERSEN: Who considers you to be their enemy? Democrats and Democrat plants, Libertarians and Libertarian plants, Greens and Green plants, and RINOs consider me to be their enemy.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/sports/columnists/ct-jay-cutler-media-bears-haugh-spt-0507-20170506-column.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Welcome to the other side, Jay Cutler, to the sports media entity you once considered an enemy now eagerly befriending the former Bears quarterback, the latest reformed NFL bully to regret all the sand he kicked in our faces. An athlete’s 40-yard dash time is nothing compared to how quickly many change their views about the working press in retirement. In a relaxed radio interview Friday on WMVP-AM’s “Waddle & Silvy,” Cutler sounded like a man ready to move on from his days with the Bears — good advice for everyone in Chicago, from press row to Section 250. The football world’s surprise at the news mirrored Cutler’s when the opportunity first was presented. Cutler auditioning for a media job was like a vegan ordering a steak. “I was like, ‘There is no way in hell I’m doing this,'” Cutler said on the radio.)
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD WITH COLOR PHOTO OF CUTLER: As a broadcaster, Jay Cutler needs to show charm that wasn’t evident in Chicago – Phil Rosenthal
http://www.chicagotribune.com/sports/columnists/ct-jay-cutler-fox-charisma-rosenthal-spt-0506-20170505-column.html

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Want an Illinois budget? Adopt a revenue estimate! – Keith Wheeler (DIERSEN: What is your revenue estimate for the rest of your life? For me, it is a $50,856/year Civil Service Retirement System pension and $2,028/year Social Security. In today’s dollars, those amounts will decrease dramatically because COLAs are far less than inflation. Things are going to get worse fast because the cost of living in Wheaton, in Milton Township, and in DuPage County is extremely high.)
http://www.sj-r.com/opinion/20170505/guest-column-want-illinois-budget-adopt-revenue-estimate
— Secretary of State employee on administrative leave (DIERSEN: Constructively, my Democrat GAO superiors have had me on reduced pay administrative leave since September 30, 1997. So far, in today’s dollars, that has cost me $1,412,820 ($10,250/mo. salary minus $4,238 pension times 235 months equals $1,412,820).)
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20170505/secretary-of-state-employee-on-administrative-leave
— Northern Illinois University to cut jobs, upkeep under budget woes – AP
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20170505/northern-illinois-university-to-cut-jobs-upkeep-under-budget-woes

BLOOMINGTON PANTAGRAPH
— We have met the enemy and he is… – Steve Vogel
http://www.pantagraph.com/news/opinion/vogel-we-have-met-the-enemy-and-he-is/article_a4b5bc45-3f3f-5104-acf0-c027fd8910c1.html

NPR ILLINOIS
— Election Hack Hits 80,000 Illinois Voters – TOM LISI
http://nprillinois.org/post/election-hack-hits-80000-illinois-voters#stream/0

ILLINOIS NEWS NETWORK
— Senate passes measure limiting law enforcement’s authority to enforce immigration law – Greg Bishop (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats put foreign countries and their citizens ahead of America and its citizens.)
https://ilnews.org/news/justice/senate-passes-measure-limiting-law-enforcement-s-authority-to-enforce/article_9979eb16-319e-11e7-85a2-db363b94b84f.html

LIFE SITE NEWS
— Trump’s pro-life Army Secretary nom bows out amid liberal witch hunt – Peter LaBarbera
https://www.lifesitenews.com/news/breaking-trumps-pro-life-army-secretary-nom-bows-out-amid-liberal-witch-hun

CONSERVATIVE REPUBLICAN NEWS
— BERNIE SANDERS: STUDENTS SILENCING SPEAKERS ‘A SIGN OF INTELLECTUAL WEAKNESS’ (DIERSEN: I should write a book about Democrat plants, Libertarian plants, Green plants, RINOs, their operatives, and their dupes who in 2012 succeeded in silencing me and other conservative speakers at TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois events.)
http://conservativerepublicannews.com/2017/05/05/bernie-sanders-students-silencing-speakers-a-sign-of-intellectual-weakness/
— TRUMP: ‘NO ONE SHOULD BE CENSORING SERMONS OR TARGETING PASTORS’ (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, “pastors” talk and act like they are operatives or dupes for the Democrat Party.)
http://conservativerepublicannews.com/2017/05/05/trump-no-one-should-be-censoring-sermons-or-targeting-pastors/
— THIS IS WHY GOVERNMENT SHOULDN’T BE INVOLVED IN HEALTH CARE
http://conservativerepublicannews.com/2017/05/05/this-is-why-government-shouldnt-be-involved-in-health-care/

WASHINGTON POST
— Wall Street: Women, minorities are still nearly shut out of this $71 trillion industry – Renae Merle (DIERSEN: What percent of those who dominate Wall Street are Democrats, Libertarians, Greens, or RINOs – 98%, 99%, 100%?)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/business/wp/2017/05/03/women-minorities-are-still-nearly-shut-out-of-this-7-trillion-industry/

NEW YORK TIMES
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: Measure on Pre-Existing Conditions Energizes Opposition to Health Bill – ALEXANDER BURNS and ABBY GOODNOUGH
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/05/05/us/politics/republican-health-care-bill-pre-existing-conditions.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “G.O.P. Cheers a Big Victory” and ask “But Has It Stirred a ‘Hornet’s Nest’?”
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/05/05/us/politics/house-democrats-health-repeal-republicans.html
— HARDCOPY ARTICLE TITLE: How to Make a Comany Right a Wrong – Ron Lieber (DIERSEN: In 1971, Oldsmobile withdrew a job offer that I had accepted saying that it had just agreed to stop hiring Whites to settle an EEOC complaint. That directly led to my becoming an IRS employee.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/05/05/your-money/the-best-consumer-self-advocacy-tool-youve-never-used.html
— To Lift Growth, Janet Yellen Says, Make It Easier for Women to Work – BINYAMIN APPELBAUM (DIERSEN: But what about BAD JOBS? According to my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes, all the jobs that I held 1964-1997 were BAD JOBS. Because all the jobs that I held were BAD JOBS, it was extremely difficult for my superiors to find women who would take/keep those jobs. 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 woman in 1966, b) that the Post Office should gotten rid of me much sooner than it did so that a woman could have my job, c) that instead of me, IRS should have hired a woman in 1971, d) that instead of me, IRS should have promoted women in 1972, 1973, and 1974, e) that instead of me, GAO should have hired a woman in 1980, f) that instead of me, GAO should have promoted a woman in 1986, and g) that GAO should have gotten rid of me much sooner than it did so that woman could have my job and my preferred corner office.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/05/05/us/politics/to-lift-growth-janet-yellen-says-make-it-easier-for-women-to-work.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: The more money that you earn, the higher health insurance premiums that Marc K. Siegel wants you to pay. By extension, the more money that you earn, the more that Siegel wants you to be charged for housing, food, clothing, transportation, etc.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/05/05/opinion/what-the-republican-health-plan-gets-right.html
— A U.S. Hiring Plan Falls Short of Reform – Editorial (DIERSEN: What percent of businesses want cheap labor? Ever-increasingly, businesses talk and act like they want to get rid of their employees who are citizens of America and replace them with citizens of foreign countries.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/05/05/opinion/infosys-hiring-plan-falls-short-of-visa-reform.html
— Locked Up for Being Poor – Editorial (DIERSEN: Democrats oppose things that discourage crime. Democrat side with criminals and against their victims.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/05/05/opinion/locked-up-for-being-poor.html
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: Jobless Rate at 10-Year Low as Hiring Grows and Wages Rise – PATRICIA COHEN (DIERSEN: But what percent of those hired were hired for BAD JOBS? According to my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes, all the jobs that I held 1964-1997 were BAD JOBS. Because all the jobs that I held were BAD JOBS, it was extremely difficult for my superiors to find anyone, and especially Democrats, minorities, females, younger people, and veterans, who would take/keep those jobs.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/05/05/business/economy/jobs-report-unemployment.html

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— HARDCOPY ARTICLE TITLE: The Benefits of Political Access – Daniel Akst (DIERSEN: What political access do you have? My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes do everything that they can to deny me political access.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/do-white-house-meetings-boost-a-firms-market-value-1494006706
— How to Raise an American Adult Many young Americans today are locked in perpetual adolescence. Nebraska Sen. Ben Sasse on how he and his wife are encouraging their own children to become fully formed, independent grown-ups – Sen. Ben Sasse, Nebraska
https://www.wsj.com/articles/how-to-raise-an-american-adult-1493995064
— Houses of Lobbyists – Editorial (DIERSEN: Home ownership should always be encouraged.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/houses-of-lobbyists-1494024305
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: California unions promote pot. If you promote pot in California, you promote the destruction of California.
https://www.wsj.com/articles/big-labor-looks-at-californias-marijuana-market-and-sees-green-1494023212

PROVIDENCE JOURNAL
— Trump shamefully attacks free speech – Editorial (DIERSEN: Who attacks free speech in your municipality, in your township/ward, in your county, and in Illinois? I should write a book about those who attack free speech in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois. They focus on a) stopping me from sending out GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails and b) stopping everyone from reading those emails. They are Democrats and Democrat plants, Libertarians and Libertarian plants, Greens and Green plants, or RINOs.)
http://www.providencejournal.com/opinion/20170505/editorial-trump-shamefully-attacks-free-speech

May 5 Evening Edition

ABC7
— RAUNER, EMANUEL CLASH OVER THOMPSON CENTER SALE – Tanja Babich
http://abc7chicago.com/politics/rauner-emanuel-clash-over-thompson-center-sale/1957722/

NBC5
— ‘Governor’s Watch’: Rauner Responsible For Joliet Toddler’s Death, Lawmakers Say “Something like this should never happen and we need to find out exactly why it did,” a spokesman for the governor’s office said. – Mary Ann Ahern
http://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/Illinois-Rauner-Responsible-For-Joliet-Toddlers-Death-Lawmakers-Say-421505714.html
— Roskam’s Health Care Vote Has Democrats Lining Up To Oppose Him – Mary Ann Ahern
http://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/Roskams-Health-Care-Vote-Has-Democrats-Lining-Up-To-Oppose-Him–421400683.html
— Rauner Gives Guided Tour Of Thompson Center He Says Should Be Demolished – Phil Rogers
http://www.nbcchicago.com/investigations/Rauner-Gives-Guided-Tour-Of-Thompson-Center-He-Says-Should-Be-Demolished-421503054.html

CBS2
— Emanuel Calls Rauner’s Latest Thompson Center Plan ‘Political Stunt’ – Craig Dellimore
http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2017/05/05/rahm-emanuel-bruce-rauner-thompson-center-chicago-public-schools-political-stunt/

FOX NEWS CHICAGO
— Trump touts House health care bill, questions linger
http://www.fox32chicago.com/politics/252766990-story

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Demand a criminal warrant before cops can detain an immigrant – Editorial (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps make it clear that they are also 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 (except Bill Clinton), and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.)
http://chicago.suntimes.com/opinion/demand-a-criminal-warrant-before-cops-can-detain-an-immigrant/
— Rauner pitches Thompson Center sale as ‘home run,’ helping CPS – Tina Sfondeles and Fran Spielman
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/rauner-sell-thompson-center-then-use-property-taxes-to-fund-cps/

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Illinois senators advance bipartisan automatic voter registration bill – Haley BeMiller
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-illinois-legislature-roundup-met-0506-20170505-story.html
— Rauner dangles property tax money from Thompson Center redevelopment for CPS, Emanuel scoffs – Kim Geiger
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-rauner-emanuel-thompson-center-met-0506-20170505-story.html
— How a revolving door bond system puts violent criminals back on Chicago’s streets – Todd Lighty and David Heinzmann
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/ct-bond-witness-murder-20170504-story.html
— Illinois senators advance bipartisan automatic voter registration bill – Haley BeMiller
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-illinois-legislature-roundup-met-0506-20170505-story.html
— With retirement ‘permanent,’ Jay Cutler ready to dive into TV analyst role – Dan Wiederer (DIERSEN: What are you most qualified to analyze? For me, it is Republican politics and government in Wheaton, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois. I have served as a Republican Precinct Committeeman since 1999 in Milton Township. I have served as the GOPUSA Illinois Editor since 2000. I served as the TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairman 2005-2012, a Wheaton Chamber of Commerce Government Affairs Committee member 2003-2011, the Milton Township Republican Central Committee webmaster 2008-2010, an Illinois Center Right Coalition Steering Committee member 2003-2007, and an American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter board member 2001-2004. In addition, I worked for GAO for almost 18 years 1980-1997, the last 11 years of which, at the GS-13 Step 1-10 levels, currently $94,610-$122,991. Much of what I did for GAO is what analysts do – interviewing, conducting surveys, gathering facts, summarizing facts, analyzing facts, and writing reports. Two of the GAO reports that I worked on are at http://www.gao.gov/assets/160/154342.pdf (FINANCIAL DERIVATIVES: Actions Needed to Protect the Financial System) and at http://www.gao.gov/assets/160/156011.pdf (OTC DERIVATIVES: Additional Oversight Could Reduce Costly Sales Practice Disputes)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/sports/football/bears/ct-jay-cutler-fox-sports-20170505-story.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Jay Cutler? A member of the media? Broadcasting NFL games as his first step after his playing days? Even the 34-year-old quarterback wasn’t exactly doing backflips when the idea was floated to him last winter.)
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Trump says “Trumpcare means one thing: I got mine, Jack, you’re on your own.”
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/huppke/ct-trumpcare-ahca-preexisting-conditions-huppke-20170505-story.html

DAILY HERALD
— Former Bears QB Jay Cutler retires from football, joins the media – Bob LeGere (DIERSEN: Yes, but does he have a degree in journalism? Since I became the GOPUSA Illinois Editor in 2000, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have viciously demonized me, viciously denigrated me, and viciously condemned me because I do not have as degree in journalism. In my defense, I worked for GAO for almost 18 years 1980-1997, the last 11 years of which, at the GS-13 Step 1-10 levels, currently $94,610-$122,991. Much of what I did for GAO is similar to what journalists do – interviewing, conducting surveys, gathering facts, summarizing facts, analyzing facts, and writing reports. Two of the GAO reports that I worked on are at http://www.gao.gov/assets/160/154342.pdf (FINANCIAL DERIVATIVES: Actions Needed to Protect the Financial System) and at http://www.gao.gov/assets/160/156011.pdf (OTC DERIVATIVES: Additional Oversight Could Reduce Costly Sales Practice Disputes).)
http://www.dailyherald.com/sports/20170505/former-bears-qb-jay-cutler-retires-from-football-joins-the-media
— District 200 survey asks voters about concerns with failed referendum – Katlyn Smith
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20170505/district-200-survey-asks-voters-about-concerns-with-failed-referendum–

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Thompson Center money for CPS? – GREG HINZ
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20170505/BLOGS02/170509879/thompson-center-money-for-cps
— Why a property tax freeze is a no good, very bad idea for Illinois towns – MARK BALOGA, KRISTI DELAURENTIIS, MARK FOWLER, HUGH O’HARA, MARY RANDLE AND VICKY SMITH
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20170505/OPINION/170509883/why-a-property-tax-freeze-is-a-no-good-very-bad-idea-for-illinois
— Chris Kennedy, populist outsider—if he can embrace the role – RICH MILLER (DIERSEN: What do you say to the many Democrats, Libertarians, and Greens who “embrace the role” of Republican to destroy Republican organizations, individuals, candidates, elected officials, party leaders, major donors, political consultants, etc.? I should write a book about past and present Democrat plants, Libertarian plants, and Green plants in the Milton Township Republican Central Committee, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, Illinois Republican Party, TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois, Illinois Center Right Coalition, etc.)
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20170505/NEWS02/170509869/chris-kennedy-populist-outsider-in-illinois-governor-race

SUBURBAN LIFE
— Wheaton: Proposed Memorial Park improvements include $3.2M amphitheater – ERIC SCHELKOPF
http://www.mysuburbanlife.com/2017/05/02/proposed-memorial-park-improvements-include-3-2m-amphitheater/a26wwbh/

ILLINOIS LEAKS
— College of DuPage- voting to settle claimed excess force and false arrest by Police – Mark Allen
http://edgarcountywatchdogs.com/2017/05/college-of-dupage-voting-to-settle-claimed-excess-force-and-false-arrest-by-police/

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— SAME ILLINOIS GROUP LOBBIES FOR SANCTUARY STATE AND AUTOMATIC VOTER REGISTRATION
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2017/05/same-group-lobbies-for-sanctuary-state-and-automatic-voter-registration.html

FOX NEWS
— ‘Never Use Politico for a Source’: Huckabee Sanders Fills in for Spicer at Briefing (DIERSEN: Of course, “Never use GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails for a source” a) is what my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes say and b) is what Democrats and Democrat plants, Libertarians and Libertarian plants, Greens and Green plants, and RINOs say.)
http://insider.foxnews.com/2017/05/05/sarah-huckabee-sanders-fills-sean-spicer-white-house-briefing
— Warren on ObamaCare Replacement: ‘Families Will Go Bankrupt, People Will Die’
http://insider.foxnews.com/2017/05/05/warren-ahca-obamacare-replacement-families-will-go-bankrupt-people-will-die

BREITBART
— Poll: Conservatives Turning Away from ESPN – WARNER TODD HUSTON
http://www.breitbart.com/sports/2017/05/04/poll-conservatives-turning-away-from-espn/
— Google Exec: H-1B Restriction Is ‘Stupidest Policy’ – JOHN BINDER
http://www.breitbart.com/texas/2017/05/05/google-exec-h-1b-restriction-stupidest-policy/

THE BLAZE
— Miss Black University of Texas winner slammed by black peers for not being ‘black enough’ – Sarah Taylor
http://www.theblaze.com/news/2017/05/05/miss-black-university-of-texas-winner-slammed-by-black-peers-for-not-being-black-enough/

BARBWIRE
— LIFE UNDER POLITICAL CORRECTNESS: FREE SPEECH FOR ME, BUT NOT FOR THEE – DR. JERRY NEWCOMBE
http://barbwire.com/2017/05/05/free-speech-not-thee/
— PRESIDENT TRUMP SIGNS EO ‘TO PRESERVE AND PROTECT OUR RELIGIOUS LIBERTY’ – TONY PERKINS (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, “religious leaders” talk and act like they are operatives or dupes for the Democrat, Libertarian, and/or Green parties.)
http://barbwire.com/2017/05/05/congratulations-executive-order/

GOPUSA
— Woman going to prison for hiding 44 illegal aliens in her home
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=23997

LIFE SITE NEWS
— Trump’s Army Secretary nominee: The left trying to ‘paint me as a hater’ for my Christian views – Peter LaBarbera
https://www.lifesitenews.com/news/trumps-army-secretary-nominee-the-left-trying-to-paint-me-as-a-hater-for-my

POLITICO
— Abortion politics trip up blue-state GOP governor Despite a $50,000 contribution to Planned Parenthood, Illinois Gov. Bruce Rauner is in trouble with abortion rights supporters. – NATASHA KORECKI (DIERSEN: In Illinois, if you get elected to or appointed to a government office or a political office as a Republican, you obligate yourself to defend and advance the Illinois Republican Party platform.)
http://www.politico.com/story/2017/05/05/bruce-rauner-abortion-illinois-238057

NEW YORK TIMES
— Republicans Get Their Health Bill. But It May Cost Them. – JENNIFER STEINHAUER (DIERSEN: My Democrat GAO superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates were furious that in 1986, the GAO manager who had hired me in 1980, succeeded in getting me assigned to audits of IRS and promoted to GS-13. In 1987, they succeeded in forcing that GAO manager to retire, and at the end of 1988, they succeeded in throwing me off audits of IRS. In 1989, they pulled out all the stops to get rid of me, and they might have succeeded, were it not for Henry Hyde’s intervention.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/05/04/us/politics/house-republican-health-bill.html

NEWSWEEK
— REPUBLICAN LAWMAKER: WOMEN GET ABORTIONS FOR ‘A FREE TRIP TO THE CITY’ – LUCY WESTCOTT
http://www.newsweek.com/abortion-america-alaska-david-eastman-free-trip-city-595298

MONEY MAGAZINE
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Pre-Existing Condition? Your Insurance Could Cost Up to $140,000 More Under the AHCA.” According to this article, “someone who suffers from diabetes would face a $5,600-per-year increase.” I have type 1 diabetes. Because I am a retired federal employee, my wife and I pay only $5,763 a year and the federal government pays $17,288 a year for health, dental, and vision insurance.
http://time.com/money/4769050/ahca-pre-existing-conditions-surcharge/

CONSUMER REPORTS
— The IRS Is Now Using Private Debt Collectors; Here’s What You Need to Know – Ashlee Kieler (DIERSEN: I worked for IRS’s Collection Division for almost 9 years, the last 5 1/2 years of which at the GS-12 Step 1-5 levels, currently $79,563-$90,173. I worked for GAO on audits of IRS for 3 years.)
http://www.consumerreports.org/debt-collection/irs-now-using-debt-collection-agencies-what-you-need-to-know/

May 5 Morning Edition

WGN TV
— Protesters target local GOP after Health Care bill passes House – TOM NEGOVAN (DIERSEN: Congressman Peter Roskam spoke at Lieutenant Governor Evelyn Sanguinetti’s outstanding fundraiser at Arrowhead Golf Club in Wheaton yesterday evening. This WGN TV posting includes clips on protesters at the fundraiser and Roskam’s answers to reporters’ questions during a press conference that I attended as your GOPUSA Illinois Editor just before he spoke at the fundraiser. My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes a) did not want me to know that Roskam was going to speak at the fundraiser or that Roskam would hold a press conference just before he spoke at the fundraiser. My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes did not want me to attend the press conference. They almost succeeded in stopping me from attending the press conference, but outstandingly, Roskam granted my appeal and allowed me to attend the press conference. My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes in Wheaton and elsewhere have always have done everything that they can to turn Roskam and other activists, candidates, elected officials, party leaders, major donors, political consultants, etc. against me. Should I write a book about my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes?)
http://wgntv.com/2017/05/04/protesters-target-local-gop-after-health-care-bill-passes-house/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Illinois congressional delegation went right along party lines in the American Health Care bill vote. Every Chicago-area Democrat voted against the American Health Care Act. Every Republican voted for it. 6th District Congressman Peter Roskam returned from Washington this afternoon and has protesters gathered outside his office by evening. In a statement, Gov Bruce Rauner said, “The bill that passed in the U.S. House today continues to be of deep concern to our administration.” He’s concerned about the impact on Medicaid. Chicago’s mayor thinks backers of the AHCA need to worry about the senate. “I think the senate is going to look at this and say this is a non-starter and that it’s not going to happen,” he said. The bill, which passed with just one vote to spare after six weeks of work, is expected to be a much tougher sell in the senate.)

ABC7
— GOP HEALTH CARE PLAN PASSES HOUSE, MOVES TO SENATE – AP
http://abc7chicago.com/news/gop-health-care-plan-passes-house-moves-to-senate/1953069/

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Hultgren, Roskam, Kinzinger avoid being Trumpcare fall guy – Lynn Sweet
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/sweet-hultgren-roskam-kinzinger-avoid-being-trumpcare-fall-guy/

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Rauner touts ‘self-made’ fortune, hits Pritzker’s ‘inherited wealth’ – Rick Pearson (DIERSEN: Should everyone involved in government, politics, news media, etc. be required to disclose exactly how they acquired their wealth? For me, it was money that I earned doing yard work and delivering newspapers 1962-1964; washing dishes 1964-1966; cleaning golf shoes, chipping slag, and pumping gasoline in 1966; delivering mail 1966-1969, working on an automobile assemble line and as a security guard in 1970; selling tires, automotive services, and major appliances 1970-1971; pumping gasoline 1971-1972; collecting delinquent taxes 1971-1980; auditing federal agencies 1980-1997; collecting a Civil Service Retirement System pension since 1997; collecting Social Security since 2010; and inheriting from my mother $56,073 and half interest in 1286 Wood Street in Crete last year.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-bruce-rauner-jb-pritzker-billionaire-met-0505-story.html
— Residents hope new trustees help University Park get back on track – Ted Slowik (DIERSEN: I while I worked for the Park Forest Post Office 1966-1969, I delivered mail in what is now University Park. I bought a new town home in University Park in 1972. I lived in it full-time 1972-1974 and weekends 1974-1976. I rented it out 1976-1984 and I sold it in 1984. My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes who hint/imply/argue/shout THAT I AM A RACIST would never even consider working in or living in University Park.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/daily-southtown/opinion/ct-sta-slowik-university-park-dispute-st-0505-20170504-story.html
— America’s rich get richer as the poor get replaced by robots – Vincent Del Giudice and Wei Lu (DIERSEN: Can/will robots do what you do/did? I did yard work, delivered newspapers, washed dishes, cleaned golf shoes, chipped slag, pumped gasoline, delivered mail, worked on an automobile assemble line, worked as a security guard, sold tires, automotive services, and major appliances, collected delinquent taxes, and audited federal agencies.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/ct-wealth-gap-robots-20170426-story.html
— Cinco de Mayo in Trump era leaves Mexican-Americans torn – RUSSELL CONTRERAS and ADRIANA GOMEZ LICON (DIERSEN: What percent of those who are in America illegally are citizens of Mexico?)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/sns-bc-us–cinco-de-mayo-ambivalence-20170505-story.html
— Good health requires good health care, not morality police – Mary Schmich (DIERSEN: To some extent, all my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes promote booze, promote gambling, promote pot, and/or promote other things that harm your physical, mental, and/or financial health.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/columnists/schmich/ct-health-care-mary-schmich-0505-20170504-column.html
— FRONT PAGE WITH COLOR PICTURE: Dick Duchossois, 95, still driving force behind Arlington Park – David Haugh (DIERSEN: How much longer do your critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes predict that you will live? My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always treated me like they predicted that I would die long before I might retaliate against them. They base that on my father having type 1 diabetes from age 14 and his sudden death caused by heart failure in 1969 when he was 47 and I was 21. More recently, they base their predictions on my being 68 years old, my having type 2 diabetes, my being overweight, and my not getting enough exercise. My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes do everything that they can to cause me stress and to make me angry.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/sports/columnists/ct-haugh-dick-duchossois-spt-0505-20170504-column.html

DAILY HERALD
— Expansion could house more low-income seniors in Naperville – Marie Wilson (DIERSEN: Are you a low-income senior? According to my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes, I would be a low-income senior if I a) had NOT been born with a silver spoon in my mouth, b) had NOT been always privileged, c) had NOT been born a healthy White male, d) had NOT avoided the draft, e) had NOT been an overpaid federal employee, f) had NOT gotten married, g) had NOT given up trying to have children, h) had adopted, i) had become a foster parent, and/or j) had given as much money to churches and to charities as they do.)
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20170504/expansion-could-house-more-low-income-seniors-in-naperville

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— These two are the only local CEOs paid $20 million-plus last year – JOE CAHILL (DIERSEN: I should write a book about those who rail against the compensation that government employees and government retirees get, but say nothing about the outrageous compensation that private sector employees get. Ever-increasingly, those who rail against the compensation that government employees and government retirees get sound like they are being paid lots of money by private sector CEOs to do that.)
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20170505/ISSUE10/170509888
(FROM THE ARTICLE: In general, CEOs at public companies around Chicago got smaller raises than counterparts elsewhere last year. A median pay hike of 3.6 percent trailed the 5.5 percent increase for CEOs at companies in the Russell 3000 Index. But don’t feel sorry for our CEOs—their 2016 median pay of $5.4 million was well above the $4.1 million median for the Russell 3000. Higher median pay reflects Chicago’s significant concentration of large companies with multiple business lines and worldwide operations, says John Roe, head of ISS Analytics. “There are some very large, very complex corporations there,” Roe says. “That tends to result in higher pay packages.”)

THE SOUTHERN
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Jim Edgar sides with Mike Madigan against Bruce Rauner, that is, Edgar sides with Democrats against Republicans.
http://thesouthern.com/news/local/govt-and-politics/former-gov-edgar-speaker-madigan-is-not-the-big-problem/article_1c0f61ff-03fa-516e-b0a0-641c561debf3.html

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— State senator Michael Hastings, D-Tinley Park, wants to ensure election systems are secure – Doug Finke
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20170504/state-senator-wants-to-ensure-election-systems-are-secure

ALTON DAILY NEWS
— Trump Tax Plan Impact on Illinoisans – Cole Lauterbach
http://altondailynews.com/news/details.cfm?clientid=17&id=243160#.WQxTThFSRZI

QUAD CITIES ONLINE
— Democrats hit Rauner on spending for new warehouse space – SAP
http://www.qconline.com/news/illinois/democrats-hit-rauner-on-spending-for-new-warehouse-space/article_977cd612-30da-11e7-b974-bb55a114f9fa.html

WSIL TV
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Protesters line up in NYC, hoping for chance to boo Trump.” In your precinct, in your municipality, in your township/ward, in your county, and in Illinois, what do anti-Trumps do to promote hatred of those who are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors?
http://www.wsiltv.com/story/35347979/protesters-line-up-in-nyc-hoping-for-chance-to-boo-trump

WSIU
— Illinois Elections Board Offers More Information on Hacking Incident
http://news.wsiu.org/post/illinois-elections-board-offers-more-information-hacking-incident#stream/0

CHICAGO READER
— The ironies and contradictions of the New York Times event on Chicago gun violence – Maya Dukmasova
http://www.chicagoreader.com/Bleader/archives/2017/05/04/the-ironies-and-contradictions-of-the-new-york-times-event-on-chicago-gun-violence

CHICAGO MAGAZINE
— Former Fox News Pundit Who Accused Exec of Sexual Assault Returns to Chicago Tamara Holder, a lawyer whose accusations led to the firing of a Fox News exec, wants to restart her civil rights practice here. – Carol Felsenthal
http://www.chicagomag.com/Chicago-Magazine/Felsenthal-Files/April-2017/Tamara-Holder/

CHICAGO CITY WIRE
— Chicago can’t carry state on its big shoulders, data suggest – Caitlin Nordahl (DIERSEN: Which counties besides DuPage send more money to the State of Illinois each year than it gets back?)
http://chicagocitywire.com/stories/511109450-chicago-can-t-carry-state-on-its-big-shoulders-data-suggest

ROBERT FEDER
— Editor Matt Dietrich gets the boot from Reboot Illinois – Robert Feder (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes hint/imply/argue/shout that I am not a reporter or a journalist because GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails do not contain enough “original content.” I should write a book about “reporters” and about “journalists” who focus in misleading everyone into believing that what they publish is their “original” work.)
http://www.robertfeder.com/2017/05/04/editor-matt-dietrich-gets-boot-reboot-illinois/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The elimination of Dietrich’s position coincided with the ouster of Madeleine Doubek as publisher, and Cathy Rockwell as vice president of revenue strategy. All three moves were believed to be tied to changes in the operation of Reboot Illinois, including the elimination of original content in favor of news aggregation and links to other sites.)

MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— Reapportionment the Best Reason to Re-Elect Bruce Rauner – Cal Skinner
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2017/05/05/the-best-reason-to-re-elect-bruce-rauner/

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— TREASONOUS: SENATE MOVES TOWARD MAKING ILLINOIS A SANCTUARY STATE
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2017/05/senate-moves-toward-making-illinois-a-sanctuary-state.html
— THE SOLUTION TO ILLINOIS’ PENSION CRISIS
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2017/05/the-solution-to-illinois-pension-crisis.html
— STUNNING 2016 ELECTION MAP RELEASED—DEMOCRATS SHOULD BE SCARED
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2017/04/stunning-2016-election-map-releaseddemocrats-should-be-scared.html
— 100 YEARS OF COMMUNISM’S BLOODY LEGACY
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2017/05/100-years-of-communisms-bloody-legacy.html
— THE AMERICAN FLAG: A SYMBOL OF HATE SPEECH ON CAMPUSES? (DIERSEN: Since September 11, 2001, an American flag has flown each and every day at 915 Cove Court in Wheaton.)
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2017/05/the-american-flag-a-symbol-of-hate-speech-on-campuses.html
— IF THERE IS NO GOD, MURDER ISN’T WRONG
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2017/04/if-there-is-no-god-murder-isnt-wrong.html

CAPITOL FAX
— Edgar implies that Rauner is incompetent (DIERSEN: I have offered my services as a consultant since 1998. Statements that are defamatory “per se” include statements that claim that the plaintiff is incompetent in his job, trade, or profession. I should write a book about my slanderous critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes who hint/imply/argue/shout at everyone a) that I am incompetent as a consultant and b) that no one should seek my advice about anything or take my advice about anything.)
https://capitolfax.com/2017/05/05/edgar-implies-that-rauner-is-incompetent/

THE FEDERALIST
— No, The American Founders Were Not Libertarians A closer look at the Founders’ thought about government shows their political philosophy that culminated in the Constitution was anything but libertarian. – Jonathan Ashbach (DIERSEN: What do you say to Libertarians who falsely claim to be Republican? They use libertarian arguments to promote booze, to promote gambling, to promote pot, and to promote other vices.)
https://thefederalist.com/2017/05/02/no-american-founders-not-libertarians/

LUTHERAN CHURCH CHARITIES
— Encourage Someone – Tim Hetzner (DIERSEN: What do you encourage people to do? I encourage people to not do things that harm them physically, financially, etc. I discourage booze, gambling, pot, and other vices.)
http://devotions.lccharities.org/2017/05/05/encourage-someone/

NEWSMAX
— Trump’s ‘Hire American’ Agenda Has Tech Firms Moving to Mexico – R Williams (DIERSEN: From what I see, ever-increasingly, employers want to get rid of their employees who are American and replace them with employees who are citizens of foreign countries.)
http://www.newsmax.com/Finance/StreetTalk/Donald-Trump-Hire-American-Mexico-visa/2017/05/04/id/788128/
— Anti-Semitic Incidents Jump 86 Percent in First Quarter – Jason Devaney (DIERSEN: There must be more people coming to America who are anti-Semitic. What percent of recent immigrants are anti-Semitic?)
http://www.newsmax.com/Newsfront/anti-semitic-incidents-jump-first-quarter/2017/05/04/id/788226/

TPM
— No, Reince Priebus Did Not Screw Up That Football Analogy – MATT SHUHAM
http://talkingpointsmemo.com/livewire/reince-priebus-punt-into-end-zone-health-care

GOPUSA
— Fourth man accuses Seattle Mayor Ed Murray of paying him for sex
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=23893
— How Berkeley Birthed the Right – Patrick J. Buchanan (DIERSEN: My supervisor during my last 4 years at GAO graduated from Berkeley and she was my supervisor’s supervisor for the 4 years before that.)
http://www.gopusa.com/how-berkeley-birthed-the-right/

EUREK ALERT
— ER visits related to marijuana use at a Colorado hospital quadruple after legalization
https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2017-05/aaop-evr042617.php

ANDY MARTIN
— Obama author and expert Andy Martin says the new biography of President Barack Obama by liberal icon David Garrow will trigger a massive new inquiry into whether Obama was/is gay
https://contrariancommentary.wordpress.com/2017/05/05/obama-author-and-expert-andy-martin-says-the-new-biography-of-president-barack-obama-by-liberal-icon-david-garrow-will-trigger-a-massive-new-inquiry-into-whether-obama-wasis-gay/
http://contrariancommentary.blogspot.com/2017/05/obama-author-and-expert-andy-martin.html

THE BLAZE
— Mark Levin: Health care bill is an ‘itsy bitsy’ step in right direction, but it’s not repeal – Carlos Garcia
http://www.theblaze.com/news/2017/05/04/health-care-bill-is-an-itsy-bitsy-step-in-right-direction-but-its-not-repeal-mark-levin/

POLITICO
— The House Republicans who could lose their jobs over Obamacare repeal – KEVIN ROBILLARD
http://www.politico.com/story/2017/05/04/house-republicans-election-fate-obamacare-repeal-237998
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Rep. Peter Roskam of Illinois (Clinton: 50 percent, Roskam: 60 percent in 2016) On Thursday morning, Democrat Kelly Mazeski, a breast cancer survivor, entered the contest — one of a slew of candidates with pre-existing conditions or personal experience with the travails of the health care system whom Democrats expect to see run this cycle. Roskam comes from an increasingly diverse district in the western suburbs of Chicago that has trended Democratic at the presidential level. He faced tough races in the past, though redistricting shifted his district into more safely Republican territory six years ago. “It’s time the people of Illinois’ 6th District hold Peter Roskam accountable for voting to make Americans pay more and get less for their health care,” Mazeski said in announcing her bid.)
— ‘The White House just couldn’t let this go’ The inside story of how Trump and the Republicans got Obamacare repeal through the House. – RACHAEL BADE and JOSH DAWSEY
http://www.politico.com/story/2017/05/05/donald-trump-obamacare-repeal-timeline-238016

BEFORE IT’S NEWS
— Federal Judge Protects Dirty State Judge Who Ejects Reporters: A Call for Qualified Immunity (DIERSEN: I should write a book about Democrat and Democrat plant, Libertarian and Libertarian plant, Green and Green plant, and RINO activists, candidates, elected officials, and party leaders who have a) stopped me from learning about, b) barred me from asking questions at, c) barred me from attending, and/or d) ejected me, your GOPUSA Illinois Editor, from their press conferences and other events.)
http://beforeitsnews.com/blogging-citizen-journalism/2017/05/federal-judge-protects-dirty-state-judge-who-ejects-reporters-a-call-for-qualified-immunity-2566079.html

NBC NEWS
— Cop in Jordan Edwards Shooting Was Ordered to Anger Management for Past Behavior – SAFIA SAMEE ALI (DIERSEN: I should write an article about activists, candidates, elected officials, party leaders, major donors, political consultants, etc. in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois a) who should be “ordered to anger management” and b) who focus on trying to make me angry.)
http://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/cop-jordan-edwards-shooting-was-ordered-anger-management-past-behavior-n754996

NEW YORK TIMES
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD WITH BIG COLOR PICTURE: Anti-Trumps say in the hardcopy version of the article “Wealthy People Benefit, the Poor Much Less So.” Are/were you wealthy? My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always demonized me, denigrated me, and condemned me as not only being wealthy, but as being undeservedly disgustingly filthy rich.
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/05/04/upshot/who-wins-and-who-loses-in-the-latest-gop-health-care-bill.html
— Trump’s Order on Religious Liberty Pleases a Few, but Lets Down Many Conservatives – LAURIE GOODSTEIN and MICHAEL D. SHEARM (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, “religious leaders” talk and act like they are operatives or dupes for the Democrat, Libertarian, and/or Green parties.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/05/04/us/politics/religious-organizations-executive-order-trump.html
— In House Health Vote, Reince Priebus Sees a Much-Needed Reprieve – GLENN THRUSH and MAGGIE HABERMAN
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/05/05/us/politics/reince-priebus-health-care.html

NEW YORK TIMES
— Fox News Besieged by New Bias Lawsuit and Federal Inquiry – EMILY STEEL and NIRAJ CHOKSHI
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/05/04/business/media/fox-news-lawsuit-gender-discrimination-sky-takeover.html

WASHINGTON POST
— Late-night hosts blast Republican health-care bill: ‘Those ramifications are disastrous’ – Emily Yahr
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/arts-and-entertainment/wp/2017/05/05/late-night-hosts-blast-republican-health-care-bill-those-ramifications-are-disastrous/

USA TODAY
— Religious conservatives mixed on Trump’s order targeting birth control, church involvement in politics – David Jackson and Maureen Groppe (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, “religious leaders” talk and act like they are operatives or dupes for the Democrat, Libertarian, and/or Green parties.)
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2017/05/04/donald-trump-religious-liberty-johnson-amendment/101277724/
— Donald Trump’s malignant narcissism is toxic: Psychologist Mental health professionals have a ‘duty to warn’ about a leader who may be unfit to serve. – John Gartner (DIERSEN: Democrats are moral relativists who believe that their end justifies their means. They are disciples of Saul Alinsky. They can and they will say that anyone who does not defend and advance the Democrat Party platform is mentally ill.)
https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/2017/05/04/trump-malignant-narcissistic-disorder-psychiatry-column/101243584/
— Prince Philip jokes about his pending retirement – while still on the job – Maria Puente (DIERSEN: How much longer do your critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes predict that you will live? My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always treated me like they predicted that I would die long before I might retaliate against them. They base that on my father having type 1 diabetes from age 14 and his sudden death caused by heart failure in 1969 when he was 47 and I was 21. More recently, they base their predictions on my being 68 years old, my having type 2 diabetes, my being overweight, and my not getting enough exercise. My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes do everything that they can to cause me stress and to make me angry.)
https://www.usatoday.com/story/life/people/2017/05/04/prince-philip-jokes-about-his-pending-retirement-while-still-on-the-job/101292296/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Can anyone in Britain really imagine Prince Philip retired and puttering around the palace? In fact, the 95-year-old Duke of Edinburgh was joking about the big-news-that-wasn’t-big news on Thursday at — where else? — an official engagement with his wife of nearly 70 years, Queen Elizabeth II (who’s already vowed she’s never going to retire). Philip, who turns 96 in June, was at his customary place behind the queen as they attended the Order of Merit service at the Chapel Royal in St James’s Palace in London. His quick sense of humor seemed to be fully intact. When a well-wisher expressed sadness at his decision to “stand down,” Philip joked back: “I can’t stand up much longer.”)
— FRONT PAGE: Trump’s call to ‘Buy American’ isn’t boosting sales of U.S. goods – Charisse Jones (DIERSEN: I should write a book about my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes who paint themselves as being anti-American. They hate a) General Motors, Ford, and Chrysler, b) vehicles made by General Motors, Ford, or Chrysler, c) those who own vehicles made by General Motors, Ford, or Chrysler, d) unions, e) past, present, and future union members, and/or f) past, present, and future government employees and retirees.)
https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/2017/05/05/trumps-buy-american-doesnt-boost-sales-us-made-goods/100846314/

RASMUSSEN REPORTS
— Voters Don’t Trust Polls, See Anti-Trump Bias (DIERSEN: The last two audits that I worked on for GAO involved major surveys. The reports are at http://www.gao.gov/assets/160/154342.pdf (FINANCIAL DERIVATIVES: Actions Needed to Protect the Financial System) and at http://www.gao.gov/assets/160/156011.pdf (OTC DERIVATIVES: Additional Oversight Could Reduce Costly Sales Practice Disputes).)
http://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/general_politics/may_2017/voters_don_t_trust_polls_see_anti_trump_bias

ENTREPRENEUR
— 10 Ways to Become a Super-Likable Person – DEEP PATEL (DIERSEN: According to my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes, to be likable, a) you should glorify and praise my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes, b) you should pander to my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes, c) you should serve as an operative or as a dupe for my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes, and/or d) give money to my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes.)
https://www.entrepreneur.com/article/293343

May 4 Evening Edition

GOPUSA ILLINOIS
— Congressman Peter Roskam spoke very highly of Lieutenant Governor Evelyn Sanguinetti at her outstanding fundraiser Thursday evening, May 4, 2017 at Arrowhead Golf Club in Wheaton. The 200+ attendees included Alekna, Anderson, Bernard, Breen, Carr, Colgan, Coyne, Cronin, Demos, Eckhoff, Falbo, Fitzpatrick, Henry, the Jorgensens, Kim, Khouri, Kordik, Lewis, Mendrick, Romano, Saake, Scalzo, Straub, Tornga, Wagner, Wiley, Wilson, Zediker, and Zegel. Event sponsors included Cronin, Demos, Dickson, Jorgensen, Khouri, Kim, Marchese, Minor, Olsen, Rutledge, and Winfield Township GOP. – Dave Diersen
https://gopillinois.com

DAILY HERALD
— Hultgren, Roskam join majority in Obamacare repeal in U.S. House – Marni Pyke
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20170504/hultgren-roskam-join-majority-in-obamacare-repeal-in-us-house–
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Roskam was greeted by about three dozen protesters when he arrived early Thursday evening to a GOP fundraiser at Arrowhead Golf Club in Wheaton. Demonstrators carried Planned Parenthood posters and wore black veils because, they said, they were in mourning after the vote. “We’re going to keep showing up,” said Jax West, who lives in Lisle. “Anywhere that Roskam’s going, we’re going to be there.” Roskam dismissed concerns from health care organizations that people with cancer and other illnesses living in states that opt out of pre-existing condition rules would pay more for insurance or get priced out. “It’s uninformed to make that characterization,” he said. In “the plain language of the law … states can’t get a waiver until they have a plan to deal with pre-existing conditions.” Roskam said he saw amendments to the bill within the past couple of days that were “fairly short — just a matter of pages.” “Everybody likes to be welcomed with a parade and that kind of thing, but by the same token, everybody has the right to express their views, and that’s the nature of this process,” Roskam said of the protesters during a brief meeting with reporters in Wheaton.)
— Hultgren on voting to repeal Obamacare: Doing nothing isn’t an option – Marni Pyke
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20170504/hultgren-on-voting-to-repeal-obamacare-doing-nothing-isnt-an-option
— Democrat joins field challenging Roskam; seizes on health vote – Marni Pyke
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20170504/democrat-joins-field-challenging-roskam-seizes-on-health-vote–
— Purge continues at Reboot Illinois, state government coverage website – Robert Feder
http://www.dailyherald.com/entlife/20170504/feder-purge-continues-at-reboot-illinois-state-government-coverage-website

HERALD REVIEW
— Illinois’ future at stake – Evelyn Sanguinetti
http://herald-review.com/news/opinion/editorial/columnists/evelyn-sanguinetti-illinois-future-at-stake/article_9efdb00b-a4b1-5e28-bf61-1a58dc2f52f7.html

ABC7
— DEM. KELLY MAZESKI CHALLENGING ROSKAM WITH HEALTHCARE FOCUS – Sarah Schulte
http://abc7chicago.com/politics/dem-kelly-mazeski-challenging-roskam-with-healthcare-focus-/1954358/

NBC5
— See How Illinois Representatives Voted on GOP Health Care Bill
http://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/Where-Illinois-Officials-Stand-on-GOPs-Health-Care-Bill-421364064.html
— McHenry County Board Chief Says He Received Death Threats – Phil Rogers
http://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/McHenry-County-Board-Chief-Says-He-Received-Death-Threats-421347634.html

CBS2
— Potential Roskam Challenger Vows To Make Health Care The Issue – Derrick Blakley
http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2017/05/04/potential-roskam-challenger-vows-to-make-health-care-the-issue/

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— TREASONOUS: Illinois Senate passes anti-Trump law enforcement immigration bill – Monique Garcia and Haley BeMiller
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-illinois-legislature-met-0505-20170504-story.html
— Illinois’ 7 GOP congressmen vote for Obamacare repeal; state’s 11 Democrats voted no – Katherine Skiba
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-illinois-congress-health-care-vote-20170504-story.html
— What’s really holding up a Thompson Center deal? Zoning, money, politics – Bill Ruthhart
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-rauner-emanuel-thompson-center-sale-met-20170504-story.html
— Selling the Thompson Center is a win for everyone – Michael Hoffman
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/commentary/ct-thompson-center-emanuel-taxpayers-perspec-0505-jm-20170504-story.html
— Keynoter tells DuPage business conference change is accelerating – Chuck Fieldman
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/downers-grove/news/ct-dob-dupage-business-outlook-tl-0511-20170504-story.html
— What does the GOP health care bill mean for Illinois consumers? – Lisa Schencker
http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/ct-obamacare-replacement-illinois-0505-biz-20170504-story.html

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Roskam, Kinzinger, Hultgren made the difference in Obamacare repeal – GREG HINZ
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20170504/BLOGS02/170509892/roskam-kinzinger-hultgren-made-the-difference-in-obamacare-repeal
— Illinois hospitals warn of job, service cuts if GOP health care bill becomes law – BRIGID SWEENEY
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20170504/NEWS03/170509895/illinois-hospitals-warn-of-job-service-cuts-if-gop-health-care-bill

— House passes Obamacare repeal
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20170504/NEWS03/170509917/house-passes-obamacare-repeal

WTTW
— Illinois Weighing Down National Higher Ed Spending Numbers – Matt Masterson
http://chicagotonight.wttw.com/2017/05/04/illinois-weighing-down-national-higher-ed-spending-numbers

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Congress reaction to health care bill split; Rauner concerned – Bernard Schoenburg
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20170504/congress-reaction-to-health-care-bill-split-rauner-concerned

PEORIA PUBLIC RADIO
— Illinois Medicaid Program Receives Speedy Overhaul – TOM LISI
http://peoriapublicradio.org/post/illinois-medicaid-program-receives-speedy-overhaul#stream/0

CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD
— Senate sends $1.1 trillion spending bill to Trump Spending bill passes on 79-18 vote – Josh Nichols
http://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/politics/senate-sends-11-trillion-spending-bill-to-trump/706738950
— John Kasich on 2020 run: Never say never Kasich says there is support for him to run again – JENNIFER HANSLER (DIERSEN: Which individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries want Kasich to run in 2020? ANSWER: Those that 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 (except Bill Clinton), and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.)
http://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/politics/john-kasich-on-2020-run-never-say-never/706452047

BELLEVILLE NEWS DEMOCRAT
— Bost, Davis, Shimkus vote to repeal Obamacare – JOSEPH BUSTOS
http://www.bnd.com/news/local/article148633744.html

SOUTHERN
— Local Reps. Bost, Shimkus vote in favor of controversial American Health Care Act – K. JANIS ESCH
http://thesouthern.com/news/local/govt-and-politics/local-reps-bost-shimkus-vote-in-favor-of-controversial-american/article_1d77ea9f-9b0b-502b-851b-64732e6eb15d.html

CHICAGOIST
— Rauner’s Latest Not A Campaign Ad Trumpets Small Business Week
http://chicagoist.com/2017/05/04/rauners_latest_not_a_campaign_ad_tr.php

CHICAGO MAROON
— College Republicans Vote to Elect Club President Today Matthew Foldi is running for reelection and a third term, but he has a challenger this year—Josh Parks, who is a more vocal supporter of President Donald Trump. – Rachana Muppa (DIERSEN: If I had been active in Republican politics while I was a student at Crete-Monee High School 1962-1966, the Post Office would NOT have hired me in 1966 or let me work there for almost 3 years. If I had been active in Republican politics while I was a student at UIC 1966-1968 or NIU 1969-1970, IRS would NOT have a) hired me in 1971, b) let me work there for almost 9 years, or c) promoted me in 1972, 1973, or 1974. If I had been active in Republican politics while I was a student at Loyola 1972-1976, DePaul 1976-1980, or IIT 1992-1997, GAO would NOT have a) hired me in 1980, b) let me work there for almost 18 years, or c) promoted me in 1986.)
https://www.chicagomaroon.com/article/2017/5/4/college-republicans-vote-elect-club-president-toda/

CHICAGO NOW
— Berkowitz w/ former Gov. Candidate Gidwitz on why State Government was slow to resolve the budget impasse
http://www.chicagonow.com/public-affairs-with-jeff-berkowitz/2016/05/berkowitz-w-former-gov-candidate-gidwitz-on-why-state-government-was-slow-to-resolve-the-budget-impasse-and-much-much-more-cableweb/

ILLINOIS FAMILY INSTITUTE
— Steve Rauschenberger: There is Too Little Interest in Addressing the State’s Budget Fundamentals – John Biver
https://illinoisfamily.org/politics/steve-rauschenberger-little-interest-addressing-states-budget-fundamentals/

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— RAUNER “DEEPLY CONCERNED” ABOUT GOP’S OBAMACARE REPEAL BILL
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2017/05/rauner-deeply-concerned-about-gops-obamacare-repeal-bill.html
— FAMILY RESEARCH COUNCIL LAUDS TRUMP’S RELIGIOUS FREEDOM PROCLAMATION
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2017/05/washington-not-only-did-the-obamacare-repeal-pass-the-us-house-thursday-it-was-national-day-of-prayer-and-the-presiden.html

GOPUSA
— Seattle Council votes to pursue city income tax on high earners (DIERSEN: While I worked for the federal government for almost 30 years, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes always demonized me, denigrated me, and condemned me as being overpaid. In my defense, I earned a) a job-related bachelor’s degree when I was 21 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 33.)
http://www.gopusa.com/seattle-council-votes-to-pursue-city-income-tax-on-high-earners/

DAILY CALLER
— Trump Adviser Has ‘Good Relationship’ With Louis Farrakhan – Chuck Ross
http://dailycaller.com/2017/05/04/trump-adviser-has-good-relationship-with-louis-farrakhan/

NEWSMAX
— Joe Walsh Slams Jimmy Kimmel, Draws Backlash – Clyde Hughes
http://www.newsmax.com/TheWire/joe-walsh-jimmy-kimmel-health-care/2017/05/04/id/788126/

NATIONAL REVIEW
— Trump’s Executive Order on Religious Liberty Is Worse Than Useless – DAVID FRENCH
http://www.nationalreview.com/article/447338/trump-religious-liberty-executive-order-failure

WASHINGTON POST
— Turning away from street protests, Black Lives Matter tries a new tactic in the age of Trump – Janell Ross and Wesley Lowery
https://www.washingtonpost.com/national/in-trumps-america-black-lives-matter-shifts-from-protests-to-policy/2017/05/04/a2acf37a-28fe-11e7-b605-33413c691853_story.html

TENNESSEE STAR
— Illinois Family Institute’s Laurie Higgins Questions Whether Fox News Will Continue To Be A Conservative Voice – Wendy Wilson
http://tennesseestar.com/2017/05/04/illinois-family-institutes-laurie-higgins-questions-whether-fox-news-will-continue-to-be-a-conservative-voice/

HUMAN RIGHTS FIRST
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Secretary Kelly Wrongly Implies Majority of Asylum Seekers Present False Claims.”
http://www.humanrightsfirst.org/press-release/secretary-kelly-wrongly-implies-majority-asylum-seekers-present-false-claims

KOENIG RUBLOFF
— FOR SALE: 500 Arbor Avenue, Wheaton – $847,600
http://www.koenigrubloff.com/homes-for-sale/500-ARBOR-Avenue-Wheaton-IL-60189-203182309