April 4 Evening Edition

ABC7
— Parent upset about ‘white privilege’ paper sent home with 2nd grader – Michael Perchick
http://abc7chicago.com/education/parent-upset-about-white-privilege-paper-sent-home-with-2nd-grader/3301008/

 

WLS AM
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Illinois may legalize sports betting – John Dempsey
http://www.wlsam.com/2018/04/04/illinois-may-legalize-sports-betting/

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Gov’s code of silence on ‘Godfather’ gift: Was it personal or strictly business? – Mark Brown
https://chicago.suntimes.com/chicago-politics/govs-code-of-silence-on-godfather-gift-was-it-personal-or-strictly-business/
— Behind the ink: The Legionnaires’ emails Rauner doesn’t want lawmakers to see – Dave McKinney and Tony Arnold (DIERSEN: Rauner and his supporters are new to government and new to politics. My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes in government and in politics have always avoided putting things in writing that would get them in trouble.)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/behind-the-ink-the-legionnaires-emails-rauner-doesnt-want-lawmakers-to-see/
— Illinois may suffer in US-China trade war; soybeans, Boeing could be hurt – Lynn Sweet (DIERSEN: Democrats use Affirmative Action (AA), Diversity, and Inclusion to hurt Republicans, and especially to hurt Republicans who are White, male, older, and/or non-veteran. Overwhelmingly, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have not had to pay the price of AA, Diversity, or Inclusion.)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/illinois-may-be-in-line-for-hits-with-u-s-china-trade-war-soybeans-boeing/

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Asking for the Midwest: Is this trade war necessary? – Editorial
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/editorials/ct-edit-trade-china-illinois-soybeans-20180404-story.html

 

DAILY HERALD
— DuPage Election Commission boss: We failed the public – Robert Sanchez
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20180404/dupage-election-commission-boss-we-failed-the-public
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The leader of the board that oversees the DuPage Election Commission offered to resign after the blunder that delayed the release of election results for hours during last month’s primary. Cathy Ficker Terrill, chairwoman of the election commission board, said Wednesday a vendor “made a terrible mistake” when it provided faulty ballot-like cards needed to close DuPage’s optical scan voting machines. . .While the commission is considering possible legal action against the vendor, Ficker Terrill said she takes personal responsibility for what happened. “The election commission failed the public,” Ficker Terrill said. “I take ownership of that. I willingly accept the blame for the error.” She said she offered her resignation to the man who appointed her to the three-person panel, county board Chairman Dan Cronin. So far, Cronin hasn’t responded. Ficker Terrill also read a formal apology during an election commission meeting on Tuesday.)
— ‘Teddy Roosevelt’ to offer a ‘Salute to Citizenship’ at two April 14 performances
http://www.dailyherald.com/submitted/20180404/teddy-roosevelt-to-offer-a-salute-to-citizenship-at-two-april-14-performances/1

 

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps Want Trump-China Fallout To Harm CTA’s Big Rail Car Deal
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20180404/BLOGS02/180409956/more-trump-china-fallout-ctas-big-rail-car-deal

 

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Farmers: Chinese tariffs could hurt Illinois economy – Maximilian Kwiatkowski (DIERSEN: Democrats use Affirmative Action (AA), Diversity, and Inclusion to hurt Republicans, and especially to hurt Republicans who are White, male, older, and/or non-veteran. Overwhelmingly, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have not had to pay the price of AA, Diversity, or Inclusion.)
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20180404/farmers-chinese-tariffs-could-hurt-illinois-economy
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats complain about Sinclair.
http://www.sj-r.com/opinion/20180404/bernard-schoenburg-past-wics-leader-would-be-appalled-by-sinclair-message-son-says

 

JOURNAL & TOPICS
— Rosemont Residents’ Voting Habits Differ From Neighboring Communities – Miriam Finder Annenberg
https://www.journal-topics.com/articles/rosemont-residents-voting-habits-differ-from-neighboring-communities/

 

HERALD & REVIEW
— China targets soybeans, a key Central Illinois crop, in escalating trade dispute – AP
https://herald-review.com/business/local/china-targets-soybeans-a-key-central-illinois-crop-in-escalating/article_189a51f4-d56b-5914-b5e2-337053168e41.html
— Pritzker: Raise state tax rate, boost exemptions while working on a graduated income tax – RICK PEARSON
https://herald-review.com/jg-tc/news/state-and-regional/pritzker-raise-state-tax-rate-boost-exemptions-while-working-on/article_bb49a6b4-4b62-5338-bcde-443d8d707609.html

 

ROCKFORD REGISTER STAR
— Trump’s 32 percent tariff on Canadian newsprint cannot stand – Editorial
http://www.rrstar.com/news/20180404/our-view-trumps-32-percent-tariff-on-canadian-newsprint-cannot-stand

 

  1. LOUIS TODAY
    — Bost, Kelly accumulate huge campaign accounts as Metro East congressional race gets national attention – Chuck Raasch
    http://www.stltoday.com/news/local/govt-and-politics/bost-kelly-accumulate-huge-campaign-accounts-as-metro-east-congressional/article_c80708aa-2237-5f75-9b80-248e551f8e36.html
    — DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Trump’s trade war will inflict heavy agriculture-sector casualties here.”
    http://www.stltoday.com/opinion/editorial/editorial-trump-s-trade-war-will-inflict-heavy-agriculture-sector/article_b06b227d-a566-5e44-a8d0-a86c3bc9be0e.html

 

WJBD RADIO
— Migrant caravan through Mexico draws Trump’s ire (DIERSEN: Anti-Americans love migrant caravans.)
http://www.wjbdradio.com/world-news/2018/04/04/migrant-caravan-through-mexico-draws-trumps-ire
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Farm state lawmakers, including Republicans, blame Trump for new China tariffs.”
http://www.wjbdradio.com/politics/2018/04/04/farm-state-lawmakers-including-republicans-blame-trump-for-new-china-tariffs

 

WILLIAM J KELLY
— Busting the caps hurts Rahm, helps his challengers
http://www.williamjkelly.org/news/kelly-busting-the-caps-hurts-rahm-helps-his-challengers

 

ILLINOIS NEWS NETWORK
— As Illinois lawmakers return from lengthy break, other states have finished business – Dan McCaleb
https://www.ilnews.org/opinion/op-ed-as-illinois-lawmakers-return-from-lengthy-break-other/article_0a39ad8a-3759-11e8-954c-a7abd7921f51.html

 

ILLINOIS FAMILY INSTITUTE
— The U.S. Supreme Court Confronts California’s Abortion Craziness
https://illinoisfamily.org/life/the-u-s-supreme-court-confronts-californias-abortion-craziness/

 

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— SHOULD THE 2020 US CENSUS ASK WHAT IT ASKED 20 YEARS AGO? (DIERSEN: YES!)
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2018/04/should-the-2020-us-census-ask-what-it-asked-20-years-ago-.html

 

CAPITOL FAX
— NRA intervenes in Deerfield case
https://capitolfax.com/2018/04/04/nra-intervenes-in-deerfield-case/

 

GOPUSA
— Gun control push successful in increasing gun sales
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=42987
— House for sale! No Trump supporter need make offer.
http://www.gopusa.com/house-for-sale-no-trump-supporter-need-make-offer/

 

DAILY CALLER
— Sen. Durbin Questions Sinclair’s Editorial Decisions – Amber Athey
http://dailycaller.com/2018/04/04/dick-durbin-sinclair-letter/
— Deerfield Bans ‘Assault Weapons’ Begins Confiscation, Fines For Gun Owners – Benny Johnson
http://dailycaller.com/2018/04/04/deerfield-illinois-assault-weapon-ban-fines/

 

BREITBART
— Facebook Labels All Breitbart Stories ‘Intentionally Misleading’ with Wikipedia Pop-Up – ALLUM BOKHARI (DIERSEN: Facebook is a Democrat website.)
http://www.breitbart.com/tech/2018/04/04/facebook-tries-to-discredit-breitbart-news-by-attaching-wikipedia-smear-job-to-links/
— 5 Things You Need to Know About Fake Net Neutrality
http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2018/04/03/5-things-need-know-fake-net-neutrality/

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— Asian-Americans Suing Harvard Say Admissions Files Show Discrimination – ANEMONA HARTOCOLLIS
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/04/04/us/harvard-asian-admission.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats use illegals as their operatives and as their dupes.
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/04/04/books/review/laura-wides-munoz-making-of-a-dream.html

 

WASHINGTON POST
— U.S. seizes pot-growing houses tied to China-based criminals – AP
https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/us-seizes-pot-growing-houses-tied-to-china-based-criminals/2018/04/04/bdf62d72-3866-11e8-af3c-2123715f78df_story.html?utm_term=.2a780c6840e0
— Men are concerned about what #MeToo is doing to men at work – Danielle Paquette
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/wonk/wp/2018/04/04/men-are-concerned-about-what-metoo-is-doing-to-men-at-work/

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Nike’s HR Chief Says Company Fails to Promote Enough Women, Minorities—Memo – Sara Germano (DIERSEN: While I worked for the federal government for almost 30 years, my superiors were always under tremendous pressure from Democrat politicians to hire, to retain, and to promote young Democrat minorities and young Democrat females.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/nikes-hr-chief-says-company-fails-to-promote-enough-women-minoritiesmemo-1522871805

 

BLOOMBERG
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps Want China Tariffs To Wreck Republicans in November
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-04-04/china-tariffs-could-wreck-republicans-in-november

 

GOVERNMENT EXECUTIVE
— Trump Looks to Slash Agency Budget Increases He Just Signed Into Law – Eric Katz (DIERSEN: Democrats run the federal agencies. When Republicans cut agency budgets, those Democrats punish agency employees who are Republican, and especially those who are White, male, older, and/or non-veteran.)
http://www.govexec.com/management/2018/04/trump-looks-slash-agency-budget-increase-he-just-signed-law/147196/

 

FEDERAL NEWS RADIO
— Being a fed in DC is not the same as the rest of the country – Jeff Neal
https://federalnewsradio.com/commentary/2018/04/being-a-fed-in-dc-is-not-the-same-as-the-rest-of-the-country/

April 4 Morning Edition

ABC7
— YouTube shooter identified as user Nasim Aghdam
http://abc7chicago.com/sources-youtube-shooter-identified-as-user-nasim-aghdam/3298743/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: According to her website, a possible motivation for the shooting could have been tied to her many YouTube accounts, which she says have seen a decline in viewership over the past few months. She embedded videos from the biggest YouTubers on the platform on the site, including massive creator Casey Neistat. In them, they talk about the YouTube “Ad-apocalypse” where many users are seeing massive dips in traffic, subscriber count loss, and de-monetization of videos. Neistat has more than 9,000,000 subscribers and made a famous video about the YouTube ad revenue scare for creators. It appears that Aghdam was disgruntled by the changes in the YouTube platform. She wrote on her website, “Be aware! Dictatorship exists in all countries but with different tactics! They only care for personal and short-term profits and do anything to reach their goals even by fooling simple-minded people, hiding the truth, manipulating science and everything, putting public mental and physical health at risk, abusing non-human animals, polluting the environment, destroying family values, promoting materialism and sexual degeneration in the name of freedom and turning people into programmed robots!” She goes on to quote Adolf Hitler saying, “Make the lie big, make it simple, keep saying it and eventually they will believe it.” The rest of her message targets YouTube and censorship. “There is no free speech in the real world and you will be suppressed for telling the truth that is not supported by the system. Videos of targeted users are filtered and merely relegated so that people can hardly see their videos.” Aghdam’s website shows screenshots of her “reduced” and “supressed” videos. She referred to a specific video that appeared to be an instructional video for a workout saying, “This video got age-restricted after new, close-minded YouTube employees got control of my farsi YouTube channel last year, 2016, and began filtering my videos to reduce views and suppress and discourage me from making my videos!” Feb. 20, YouTube enacted a new advertising policy that demonetized channels with less than 1,000 subscribers and 4,000 hours of watch time. Though Aghdam’s main English channel had more than 5,000 subscribers, many of her videos appeared to be demonetized.)

 

NBC5
— YouTube Shooting Suspect ID’d; Parents Reported Her Missing – Kiki Intarasuwan, Brendan Weber, Riya Bhattacharjee and Kristofer Noceda
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/national-international/Gunshots-Youtube-Office-San-Bruno-478682453.html

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Joining census lawsuit is Emanuel’s latest legal move against Trump administration – John Byrne (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Emanuel paints Chicago as being anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders, and anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-rahm-emanuel-donald-trump-census-20180404-story.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: White House Press Secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders has said the census citizenship question is “necessary for the Department of Justice to protect voters, specifically to help us better comply with the Voting Rights Act, which is something that’s important and a part of this process.”)
— Illinois is in line to receive $13 million from the federal government to help beef up election security, but officials on Tuesday raised questions about whether the money will make it to the counties that need it in time for the November election. – Kim Geiger)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-rahm-emanuel-donald-trump-census-20180404-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Chicago awards more than $440,000 to Catholic Charities, Phalanx Family Services, and Chicago Citywide Literacy Coalition to encourage people to come to America illegally, to stay in Chicago illegally, and to bring others to America illegally.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-rahm-emanuel-donald-trump-census-20180404-story.html
— When Trump tries to destroy your reputation – Jill McCabe (DIERSEN: Should I sue those individuals, those organizations, those companies, those governments, those countries, those etc. that try to destroy my reputation? Most commonly, they hint/imply/argue/shout that I use my GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails to spread fake news.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/commentary/ct-perspec-reputation-andrew-mccabe-jill-hillary-clinton-james-comey-trump-reputation-fbi-0403-story.html
— Democratic principles will always thwart the creep of authoritarianism – Cass R. Sunstein (DIERSEN: Who wants authority over you? My critics/opponents want authority over me. They want to stop me from sending out GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails, but failing that, they want authority a) over which articles I link to in the emails and what my comments, if any, are on those articles. They want to stop everyone from reading the emails, but failing that, they want to stop as many people as they can from reading the emails.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/commentary/ct-perspec-trump-democracy-threat-authoritarian-20180403-story.html
— Free speech takes another hit from thin-skinned liberals – Cal Thomas
https://www.pressreader.com/usa/chicago-tribune/20180404/281878708937573
— Student Michael Brown applies to 20 colleges: all accept – Amy Wang
https://www.pressreader.com/usa/chicago-tribune/20180404/281779924689765
— Orland Park trustees reconsider full-time mayor position – Mike Nolan
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/daily-southtown/news/ct-sta-orland-park-mayor-st-0404-20180403-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: In a front page top of fold editorial with a big color picture unethically made to look like a news article, Democrats call for the abolition of the Second Amendment.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/naperville-sun/news/ct-nvs-foster-gun-violence-forum-st-0404-20180403-story.html

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: The anti-Trump Durbin says Trump is unreliable, unprepared, and unstable.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/durbin-on-trump-he-is-unreliable-he-is-unprepared-and-he-is-unstable/

 

DAILY HERALD
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, since the Civil War, Democrats shout at Blacks that Republicans have caused, are causing, and will forever cause all the problems that Blacks have had, are having, and will have.)
http://www.dailyherald.com/discuss/20180403/editorial-we-all-must-work-to-complete-dr-kings-dream

 

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— VERY SAD: Hultgren and Roskam duck on citizenship query (DIERSEN: Political consultants who want Hultgren and Roskam to lose advise them to dump voters who are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders, and those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time. Political consultants who want Hultgren and Roskam to lose advise them to pander to voters who promote dependency on government, dependency on charity, LGBTQ activity, abortion, mass/illegal immigration, booze, gambling, pot, and other vices, abolition of the First and Second Amendments, patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, age discrimination, retaliation, and even worse things. Political consultants who want Hultgren and Roskam to lose advise them to not only dump Diersen and his GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails, but to destroy Diersen and his GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails.)
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20180403/BLOGS02/180409967/local-gop-congressmen-duck-on-citizenship-query
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Two others would not take a public stance—Randy Hultgren of Plano and Wheaton’s Peter Roskam—perhaps because both face what are shaping up to be re-election challenges this November.)

 

BLOOMINGTON PANTAGRAPH
— Could sports betting come to Illinois? Lawmakers listen to options – BILL LUKITSCH (DIERSEN: Gambling is a vice. If you promote gambling, you promote destruction.)
http://www.pantagraph.com/jg-tc/news/state-and-regional/could-sports-betting-come-to-illinois-lawmakers-listen-to-options/article_60133d8b-ad07-5750-8085-cd37d61f2467.html

 

CHAMPAIGN/URBANA NEWS GAZETTE
— Champaign County’s results for 2018 primary are certified — and historic – Tom Kacich
http://www.news-gazette.com/news/local/2018-04-04/champaign-countys-results-2018-primary-are-certified-%E2%80%94-and-historic.html
— UI student group hosting town hall meeting on gun violence Thursday – Tim Mitchell (DIERSEN: Democrats a) blame Republicans for gun violence and b) want to abolish the Second Amendment.)
http://www.news-gazette.com/news/local/2018-04-03/ui-student-group-hosting-town-hall-meeting-gun-violence-thursday.html
— Rates missing from progressive-tax talk – Jim Dey
http://www.news-gazette.com/opinion/columns/2018-04-04/jim-dey-rates-missing-progressive-tax-talk.html
— Pensions: A problem without solution? – Editorial (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have made it extremely clear to everyone that if they could, they would immediately end a) my $51,864/year Civil Service Retirement System pension, b) my $18,000/year federal health, dental, and vision insurance subsidy, and c) my $2,064/year Social Security. I should write a book about my hate-filled critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes, and especially those who read my GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails.)
http://www.news-gazette.com/opinion/editorials/2018-04-04/editorial-problem-without-solution.html

 

ROCKFORD REGISTER STAR
— Public invited to Rockford town hall meeting on school gun violence – Corina Curry (DIERSEN: Even though Democrats run Illinois, ever-increasingly Democrats blame Republicans for gun violence in Illinois.)
http://www.rrstar.com/news/20180403/public-invited-to-rockford-town-hall-meeting-on-school-gun-violence
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats, Libertarians, Greens, and RINOs oppose any and all efforts to discourage people from coming to America illegally, from staying in America illegally, and from bringing others to America illegally.
http://www.rrstar.com/news/20180402/questionable-immigration-flyers-spread-in-boone-county

 

JOURNAL & TOPICS
— Ready For General Election Races In 8th State Senate, 15th, 20th State House Villivalam Awaits GOP Challenger, D’Amico, Biela Continue Door-To-Door Canvassing, McAuliffe, Marwig Not Yet Fully In Campaign Mode – Tom Robb
https://www.journal-topics.com/articles/ready-for-general-election-races-in-8th-state-senate-15th-20th-state-house/

 

DEKALB DAILY JOURNAL
— Rauner is no Sister Jean – Scott Reeder
http://www.daily-journal.com/opinion/columnists/local/scott-reeder-rauner-is-no-sister-jean/article_6e069fb4-3806-11e8-b6f4-b3c527b6e7b1.html

 

NPR ILLINOIS
— Illinois Business Pushes Back on Public Right to Sue Bills – SAM DUNKLAU (DIERSEN: What lawsuits have you filed? Of course, to demonize me, to denigrate me, and to condemn me as being litigious and even worse things, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes stress the lawsuits that I have filed. Of course, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes side with the defendants in all the lawsuits that I have filed.)
http://nprillinois.org/post/illinois-business-pushes-back-public-right-sue-bills-0

 

CHICAGO NOW
— Town hall meeting w/Pritzker & Rauner on Opioids & helping ex-offenders? – Jeff Berkowitz
http://www.chicagonow.com/public-affairs-with-jeff-berkowitz/2018/04/town-hall-meeting-wpritzker-rauner-on-opioids-helping-ex-offenders-watch-berkowitz-wa-safe-havens-neli-vazquez-rowland-cableweb/

 

PROPUBLICA ILLINOIS
— How Do You Identify Fake News? Solid sources and some healthy skepticism can help. – Vignesh Ramachandran (DIERSEN: According to my critics/opponents, the only news that is not fake is the news that they put out or bless.)
https://www.propublica.org/article/ask-propublica-illinois-how-do-you-identify-fake-news

 

LAKE COUNTY GAZETTE
— Lake County GOP to select party leaders at upcoming county convention – Glenn Minnis (DIERSEN: Are you an elected Republican Precinct Committeeman? If so, has your Republican County Central Committee notified you of the date, time, location, agenda, candidates, and your weighted vote for your county convention? If the Illinois Republican Party State Central Committee race is contested for your congressional district, have the candidates contacted you concerning their candidacy? What percent of the Republican ballots cast in your county were cast in precincts in which no one ran for Precinct Committeeman? The chairman of your Republican County Central Committee will cast those votes.)
https://lakecountygazette.com/stories/511381743-lake-county-gop-to-select-party-leaders-at-upcoming-county-convention
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The Lake County Republican Party is slated to hold its official county GOP convention on April 18 at Concorde Banquets in Kildeer. “All Lake County Republican precinct committeemen who were duly elected and certified in the March 20, 2018, Republican primary election are called on to attend the county convention and cast their respective weighted votes for chairman of the Lake County Republican Central Committee, Central Committeemen of the Illinois Republican Party from their respective congressional districts, duly proposed amendments to the bylaws of the Lake County Republican Central Committee, various legislative and representative committees and certain other important business of the Lake County Republican Central Committee,” Lake County Republican Party Chairman Mark Shaw said in a press release. Shaw added “all 18 Republican Township Organizations will convene to conduct business relevant to their respective organizations and to caucus regarding the business to be conducted at the county convention, which (will be) gaveled to order at 7 p.m. that same evening.” “Recently, I announced my candidacy for re-election and would be honored if you would be my guest at the event,” Shaw said in the release disbursed among GOP leaders. Shaw is also committeeman for the 10th Congressional District and ran for representative in the 58th House District in 2012, losing to Scott Drury (D-Highwood). Among the Republican winners in the March 20, primary that will be on the ballot for the Nov. 6 general election are Gov. Bruce Rauner, states attorney candidate Erika Harold and secretary of state candidate Jason Helland. In other races on the fall ballot where GOP incumbents will be seeking another term, U.S. Rep. Peter Roskam (R-Wheaton) is set to face Democrat Sean Casten in the 6th Congressional District, Rep. Randy Hultgren (R-Plano) takes on Lauren Underwood in the 14th Congressional District, state Rep. David McSweeney (R-Barrington Hills) squares off against Democrat Bill Downs in the 52nd House District, and state Sen. Dan McConchie (R-Hawthorn Hills) faces Tom Georges in the 26th Senate District.)

 

CAPITOL FAX
— Pritzker uses Ives to slam Rauner on Quincy veterans’ home
https://capitolfax.com/2018/04/04/pritzker-uses-ives-to-slam-rauner-on-quincy-veterans-home/
— More answers needed on Pritzker’s “artificial progressive income tax”
https://capitolfax.com/2018/04/04/more-answers-needed-on-pritzkers-artificial-progressive-income-tax/
— Pritzker says he’ll immediately end “back-door voucher program”
https://capitolfax.com/2018/04/04/pritzker-says-hell-immediately-end-back-door-voucher-program/

 

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Trump to deploy military to guard border until wall completed President says caravan of illegals crossing Mexico ‘is broken up’ – Stephen Dinan
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2018/apr/3/trump-says-hell-guard-mexican-border-military/

 

GOPUSA
— Another California city votes to sue state over sanctuary law (DIERSEN: When will your municipality, your township/ward, and your county sue Illinois over its sanctuary law?)
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=42937
— Gun control students unhappy with their clear backpacks
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=42923
— YouTube shooter described as animal rights vegan, born in Iran
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=42954
— Caravans, Churches and Criminal Sanctuaries
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=42959
— Chicago wants to ban body armor (DIERSEN: One could argue that depending on where you are in Chicago, for your self-defense, you should definitely wear body armor and pack heat.)
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=42831

 

ONE NEWS NOW
— Next up: Gov’t-endorsed bullying, taunting? If LGBTQ advocates in Illinois get their way, all public school students will be indoctrinated with pro-homosexual propaganda from the time they’re five years old. – Bob Kellogg
https://www.onenewsnow.com/education/2018/04/04/next-up-govt-endorsed-bullying-taunting
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Homosexual and transgender activists have persuaded liberal legislators to sponsor legislation that would require all public school (K-12) textbooks, regardless of the subject, to proclaim positive contributions of homosexuals to society. “[This legislation] would require that any book or book substitute that will be used as a text or text substitute include the ‘role and contributions’ of homosexuals and men and women who adopt opposite-sex persona [a.k.a., transgenderism],” explains Laurie Higgins with the Illinois Family Institute. Two Democratic lawmakers – State Senator Heather Steans and State Representative Anna Moeller – are the sponsors of SB 3249 and HB 5596 respectively. The bills also “require every public elementary school and high school to include in its curriculum a unit of instruction studying the significant role of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender individuals in society.” Higgins warns parents that those who live outside of Illinois shouldn’t brush aside this information, believing it will not affect them. “This will come to other states,” she warns. “It started in California; now it’s coming to Illinois. All it takes is a couple of homosexuals and/or leftists in your state legislature to bring this bill and it will be in your schools, too.” And the danger in that, according to Stella Morabito at The Federalist, is that the highly politicized nature of public schools will essentially “draw virtual targets” on the backs of students whose beliefs don’t align with the school’s. “A bully [would be] free to target with the taunt ‘bigot’ any child who comes from a traditional Christian home – and the curricula will back them up,” Morabito writes. Higgins is convinced that should the legislation pass, Republican Governor Bruce Rauner would sign it into law. It would become effective July 1, 2019. She recommends a two-fold approach to parents at this time: fight the bills – but at the same time “plan an escape route for your children from government schools.”)

 

AMERICAN SPECTATOR
— Marching Orders for Trump’s New VA Secretary – BETSY MCCAUGHEY (DIERSEN: What work experience do you have? My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always viciously demonized, viciously denigrated, and viciously condemned the work experience that I gained working for IRS 1971-1980, the last 5 1/2 years of which at the GS-12 Step 1-5 levels, currently $81,071-$91,880 and for GAO 1980-1997, the last 11 years of which at the GS-13 Step 1-10 levels, currently $96,403-$125,325. What opinion do those who represent you in government and in politics have of the work experience that you have? Based on their words and their actions, many, if not most, if not virtually all of those who represent me in government and in politics have an extremely low opinion of the work experience that I have.)
https://spectator.org/marching-orders-for-trumps-new-va-secretary/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Since President Trump ousted Veterans Administration Secretary David Shulkin, the question reverberating in Washington is whether Trump’s new pick, Admiral Ronny Jackson, is capable of heading a department with 360,000 employees and 9 million vets under its care. Senate Democrats carp he lacks experience running “a complex organization.” Experience is overrated. President Obama’s VA Secretary, Robert McDonald, failed miserably, despite having run Procter & Gamble. Vets died on phony wait lists on McDonald’s watch. . .Pundits are predicting a confirmation battle. The smart money should be on Jackson. He’s combat tested. Disregard the partisan drivel about his lack of experience running a big organization. It’s coming from the same people who had no problem making a community organizer the President.)

 

FREEDOM’S JOURNAL
— DISCRIMINATION AND DISPARITIES – Walter E. Williams
https://freedomsjournalinstitute.org/latest-news/opinion/discrimination-and-disparities/

 

CONSERVATIVE HQ
— GOP Response To Illegal Alien Caravan Will Decide 2018 Midterms – George Rasley (DIERSEN: Democrats and Democrat plants, Libertarians and Libertarian plants, Greens and Green plants, and RINOs a) side with Mexico and with other foreign countries against America and b) side with the citizens of Mexico and with the citizens of other foreign countries against the citizens of America.)
http://www.conservativehq.com/node/27706

 

BREITBART
— Secretary Ben Carson on Illegals: HUD Is ‘Going to Cooperate Very Much with the Justice Department’ – AMANDA HOUSE
http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2018/04/03/exclusive-secretary-ben-carson-on-illegals-hud-is-going-to-cooperate-very-much-with-the-justice-department/

 

POLITICO
— Conway responds to claim she’s the No. 1 leaker – LOUIS NELSON (DIERSEN: I should write a book about those who hint/imply/argue/shout that I am a leaker. They blame me and my GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails for their problems, for your problems, for my problems, and for everyone’s problems.)
https://www.politico.com/story/2018/04/02/kellyanne-conway-number-one-leaker-494436

 

CNN
— Prices of 20 brand-name drugs that are most prescribed to seniors have skyrocketed – Max Richtman
https://www.cnn.com/2018/04/03/opinions/prescription-prices-opinion-richtman/index.html

 

NBC NEWS
— Trump under investigation, but not criminal target (DIERSEN: My Democrat IRS superiors had me “under investigation” a) 1974-1977 for my claiming partial day per diem (SEE: https://www.gao.gov/products/463866) and b) 1978-1979 for my deducting educational expenses. Of course, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes side with my Democrat IRS superiors.)
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/donald-trump/report-trump-under-investigation-not-criminal-target-mueller-probe-n862576

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— GAO Finds Racial Bias in School Discipline – Erica L. Green (DIERSEN: Democrats run the public schools in America.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/04/04/us/politics/racial-bias-school-discipline-policies.html
— India’s ‘Fake News’ Crackdown Crumbles Over Journalists’ Outrage – Kai Schultz and Suhasini Raj (DIERSEN: Should I sue those individuals, those organizations, those companies, those governments, those countries, those etc. that hint/imply/argue/shout that I use my GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails to spread fake news?)
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/04/03/world/asia/india-fake-news.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The Indian government called the decree a crackdown on fake news. It lasted less than a day. On Monday evening, the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting abruptly announced that it would penalize journalists who spread “fake news,” the term popularized by President Trump to disparage what he has regarded as unfair coverage of his 2016 American presidential campaign and first year in office. The term is now widely used around the world by authoritarian politicians and governments to describe reporting that they find objectionable. Members of India’s freewheeling press expressed shock and outrage at the announcement, seeing the hidden hand of Prime Minister Narendra Modi — who enjoys warm relations with Mr. Trump — to quell negative media coverage ahead of India’s general election next year.)

 

WASHINGTON POST
— Trump claimed his plan to put troops on the border is extraordinary. It was routine for Obama. – Alex Horton
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/checkpoint/wp/2018/04/04/trump-claimed-his-plan-to-put-troops-on-the-border-is-extraordinary-it-was-routine-for-obama/

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— California: A ‘Sanctuary’ for Criminals The state threw out the rule of law, but Orange County will join the resistance. – Michelle Park Steel (DIERSEN: When will DuPage County “join the resistance?” Which DuPage County Board Members will lead the resistance?)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/california-a-sanctuary-for-criminals-1522793743
(FROM THE ARTICLE: In Orange County, we reject this kind of reckless behavior. As a member of the Board of Supervisors, I have a say in how to improve my community of 3.2 million residents. We are home to large groups of immigrant communities, and we fully embrace the diverse cultures of our immigrant population. Our concern is about criminal illegal aliens who are falling through the cracks because our sheriff can’t talk to federal immigration agents. On March 27 I introduced a resolution to condemn the state sanctuary law and to direct county counsel to take legal action. Every Orange County supervisor present voted in favor. We currently are reviewing the best ways in which to intervene in the federal government’s lawsuit against California. States cannot simply opt out of federal laws they don’t like. If tomorrow California decided that the First Amendment was a nuisance and passed legislation to restrict this constitutional right, Americans wouldn’t accept the new law. I came to this country with a great respect for the freedom and safety that the Constitution affords its citizens. Condemning the sanctuary law has nothing to do with race or politics. It’s about protecting Americans and their constitutional rights. There’s a long road ahead in fixing our broken immigration system, but, along the way, local law enforcement should cooperate fully with the federal law.)
— Nebraska: A Model for Licensing Reform – Editorial (DIERSEN: I became a licensed CPA in 1981 based on my having a) passed the CPA examination on my first attempt in 1979, b) worked for IRS for almost 9 years, the last 5 1/2 years at the GS-12 Step 1-5 levels, currently $81,071-$91,880, c) worked for GAO for 1 year at the GS-9 Step 10 level, currently $72,677, d) passed the Certified Internal Auditor examination on my first attempt in 1981, e) earned a master’s degree in accounting from DePaul in 1980, f) earned an MBA from Loyola in 1976, and g) earned a bachelor’s degree in management from NIU in 1970.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/a-model-for-licensing-reform-1522795235
— Martin Luther King: ‘We Can’t Keep On Blaming the White Man’ Fifty years after his death, many pay lip service to his ideals, but far too few are following his example. – Jason L. Riley (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, since the Civil War, Democrats shout at Blacks that Republicans have caused, are causing, and will forever cause all the problems that Blacks have had, are having, and will have.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/martin-luther-king-we-cant-keep-on-blaming-the-white-man-1522792580
— Trump Plunges Ahead With America-First, Nationalist Approach Actions on immigration, trade and U.S. military presence in Syria signal a new phase in presidency – Gerald F. Seib
https://www.wsj.com/articles/trump-plunges-ahead-with-america-first-nationalist-approach-1522793064

 

FRESNO BEE
— Republican gubernatorial candidate John Cox urges Valley cities to reject sanctuary policies – ROBERT RODRIGUEZ
http://www.fresnobee.com/news/local/article207803219.html

 

GOVERNING
— Election Expands Liberals’ Presence on Wisconsin Supreme Court
http://www.governing.com/topics/politics/Liberals-Expand-Their-Presence-on-Wisconsin-Supreme-Court.html

 

BLOOMBERG
— It’s So Bad in Illinois Its Bonds Pay Like a Reviled Jersey Mall – Elizabeth Campbell
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-04-03/it-s-so-bad-in-illinois-its-bonds-pay-like-a-reviled-jersey-mall

 

FORBES
— Why We Are Failing To Win The Arguments For Free Speech – Dr. Wolf von Laer (DIERSEN: According to my critics/opponents, the only news that is not fake is the news that they put out or bless.)
https://www.forbes.com/sites/steveforbes/2018/04/04/why-we-are-failing-to-win-the-arguments-for-free-speech/#178c7ced76fd

 

NEW YORK MAGAZINE
— Sinclair Chairman Claims Entire Print Media Has ‘No Credibility’ – Olivia Nuzzi (DIERSEN: According to my critics/opponents, the only news that is not fake is the news that they put out or bless.)
http://nymag.com/daily/intelligencer/2018/04/sinclair-chairman-entire-print-media-has-no-credibility.html

 

FED WEEK
— More Employees Report Seeing Prohibited Personnel Practices (DIERSEN: While I worked for the federal government for almost 30 years, I saw my Democrat superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates commit many PPPs, most commonly, a) discriminating against federal employees because they were Republican, White, male, and/or non-veteran and had not made GS-13 (currently $96,403) by age 25, GS-14 (currently $113,920) by age 30, GS-15 (currently $134,000) by age 35, and Senior Executive Service (currently $164,200) by age 40 and b) wasting the careers of and getting rid of employees who complained about patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, age retaliation, and/or retaliation.)

http://www.fedweek.com/fedweek/more-employees-report-seeing-prohibited-personnel-practices/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: More federal employees reported in 2016 that they had seen prohibited personnel practices in the workplace than in 2010, MSPB has said in a preview of an upcoming report. A budget-related document notes that until the MSPB board has a quorum—it has lacked one for more than a year although nominees for the two vacant seats recently were named—it cannot issue the kind of studies it conducts regularly into federal personnel issues. However, it gave some detail regarding reports in progress. One shows that in a survey MSPB conducted in 2016, more employees reported observing “PPPs”—which include whistleblower retaliation, various forms of discrimination, decisions not based on merit, and more—compared with a similar survey in 2010. “Notably, only 54 percent of respondents in 2016 indicated that they had observed no PPPs, compared to 78 percent in 2010,” it says. The later survey also found high rates of employees reporting that their agencies are not complying with new PPP created in 2012, that non-disclosure policies must include language stating that the policies do not reduce employee whistleblowing rights. MSPB added that it is working on several other studies that rely in part on the survey data. “Those studies cover areas such as individual drivers of employee engagement, sexual harassment, performance management, effectiveness of the HR workforce, and the Pathways program,” it said.)

April 2 Evening Edition

ABC7
— Trump declares DACA ‘dead,’ calls for border legislation using ‘nuclear option’ – AP
http://abc7chicago.com/politics/trump-declares-daca-dead-calls-for-border-legislation-using-nuclear-option/3292913/
— Type 2 Diabetes: Are You At Risk? – Dr. James Lengemann, Medical Director, Diabetes Services with Edward-Elmhurst Health (DIERSEN: My coming down with type 2 diabetes is a direct result of my spending so much time sitting at my computer putting GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails together and sending them out instead of exercising.)
http://abc7chicago.com/health/type-2-diabetes-are-you-at-risk/3293346/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: As the years go by, Americans are getting heavier and less active. These factors are directly related to the increased prevalence of diabetes. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, more than 30 million American adults – nearly 10 percent – have been diagnosed with the disease. The majority of people diagnosed with the condition have type 2 diabetes. This type of diabetes occurs when you produce insulin but your body’s cells are unable to use it as efficiently as they should. This leads to the pancreas producing extra insulin to get glucose to your cells but eventually sugar builds up in your blood instead. The main risk factors for developing type 2 diabetes include: Genetics – Your DNA can affect how your body makes insulin African-American, Native American, Asian-American or Hispanic ethnicity Being overweight or obese – a BMI over 25 (my BMI is 30), especially if you carry extra weight around your waist Inactivity Poor nutrition High blood pressure High cholesterol Even if you do not have any of the risk factors for diabetes, you could still develop the disease. In fact, we’re seeing diabetes at younger ages and in populations where it wasn’t prevalent in the past. Even if you’re not at high risk on paper, it’s important to get routine checkups with your primary care physician. He or she can evaluate your blood glucose level with a fasting blood sugar test.)

 

FOX NEWS CHICAGO
— Feds bust three for allegedly selling synthetic marijuana at West Side store
http://www.fox32chicago.com/news/crime/feds-bust-three-for-allegedly-selling-synthetic-marijuana-at-west-side-store

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, pot pushers use arguments that are outrageous, disgusting, and even worse things to push pot. Who will stand with me against pot? Virtually all my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes talk and/or act like a) they smoke pot, b) they want to smoke pot legally, c) they want to make lots on money selling pot, and/or d) they what governments to take in lots of tax revenue from the sale pot.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/cannabis/illinois-opioid-crisis-medical-cannabis-medical-addiction-jama-don-harmon-bruce-rauner/
— Lawmakers shouldn’t compromise on keeping salary history private – Editorial (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, you are demonized, denigrated, and condemned as being a White supremacist, Nazi, KKK member, hater, racist, sexist, bigot, and even worse things if you do not shout a) that minorities and females are underpaid and b) that government employees are overpaid. My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always shouted that I was overpaid. In my defense, I earned a) a job-related bachelor’s degree when I was 21 in 1970 and job-related master’s degrees when I was 27, 31, and 48, b) job-related professional certifications when I was 30, 32, 41, 45, 47, and 48, and c) a job-related professional license when I was 32.)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/opinion/lawmakers-shouldnt-compromise-on-keeping-salary-history-private/
(FROM THE EDITORIAL: It’s a simple concept: Your current pay stub is your business when you apply for a new job. Asking applicants for a salary history helps to perpetuate wage discrimination and the gender pay gap, given women’s long history of unequal pay. Besides that, it’s a turnoff for job seekers across the board, who worry about killing their chances for an interview because they’re already making too much or too little. If an employer offers you a prestigious job that’s worth a big salary, they should pay you that salary regardless of past earnings. If you’re willing to take a pay cut because the job itself is more attractive, that’s a decision you should be able to freely make.)
— The more challengers line up to take on Emanuel for mayor, the better his odds – Laura Washington
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/the-more-challengers-line-up-to-take-on-emanuel-for-mayor-the-better-his-odds/
— Republican Erika Harold breaks with Trump, Rauner on Census citizenship question – Mark Brown (DIERSEN: SEE: https://illinoisfamilyaction.org/2018/03/gop-candidates-for-attorney-general-gary-grasso-and-erika-harold/ FROM THE ARTICLE: After doing research and speaking personally to both candidates, we highly recommend voting for Gary Grasso. His legal experience, independence and willingness to engage with conservative grassroots activists speaks volumes. Unfortunately, Harold has avoided publicly answering questions from conservative organizations, including failing to respond to candidate surveys from pro-life organizations in the state. It is frustrating to observe her answer questions from liberal media sources but refuse to answer questions (and questionnaires) from pro-life and pro-family groups.)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/republican-erika-harold-breaks-with-trump-rauner-on-census-citizenship-question/
— Sinclair bid to control WGN-TV on track as ‘fake stories’ video rocks internet (DIERSEN: According to my critics/opponents, all news is fake except for news that they put out or bless.)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/donald-trump-sinclair-broadcasting-deadspin-video-fake-news/

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Illinois pork farmer on Chinese tariffs: ‘Our worst fears seem to be coming true’ – Greg Trotter
http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/ct-biz-china-tariffs-illinois-farmers-20180402-story.html

 

DAILY HERALD
— The prospect for partisanship in local TV news – Editorial (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, the news media acts like it is anti-Trump.)
http://www.dailyherald.com/discuss/20180402/editorial-the-prospect-for-partisanship-in-local-tv-news
— Treasurer candidate Jim Dodge visits Palatine Township GOP Saturday
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20180402/treasurer-candidate-visits-palatine-township-gop-saturday
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats promote Democrats.
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20180402/democrats-meet-with-millennials-in-elgin-on-college-costs-dreamers–

 

HERALD & REVIEW
— Synthetic pot linked to Central Illinois death – CLAIRE HETTINGER
https://herald-review.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/synthetic-pot-linked-to-central-illinois-death/article_1f9ed74c-7112-5eaa-9b4d-7f22ef460900.html

 

ROCKFORD REGISTER STAR
— Jason Leviskas, Consultant, Precinct Committeeman finds engagement in politics
http://www.rrstar.com/special/20180402/jason-leviskas-consultant-precinct-committeeman-finds-engagement-in-politics

 

GALESBURG REGISTER MAIL
— Primary uncharacteristically draws more Dems than GOP in Galesburg – Rebecca Susmarski
http://www.galesburg.com/news/20180331/primary-uncharacteristically-draws-more-dems-than-gop-in-galesburg

 

NPR ILLINOIS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps promote anti-Trumps.
http://nprillinois.org/post/photos-why-they-marched-their-own-words#stream/0

 

WGLT
— Local Worries Mount As Trump Administration Defangs Consumer Protection Agency – JUDITH VALENTE (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes side with businesses against consumers. They stress the lawsuits that I have filed to demonize, denigrate, and condemn me as being pro-consumer.)
http://wglt.org/post/local-worries-mount-trump-administration-defangs-consumer-protection-agency#stream/0

 

COOK COUNTY RECORD
— Class action suit accuses Rauner’s campaign of unlawful robocalls soliciting votes – Dan Churney
https://cookcountyrecord.com/stories/511381163-class-action-suit-accuses-rauner-s-campaign-of-unlawful-robocalls-soliciting-votes

 

METRO EAST SUN
— Hildenbrand stresses need for GOP to unite behind Rauner – Glenn Minnis (DIERSEN: What does it mean “to unite behind Rauner?” Does it mean dumping those who support the traditional family, right to life, immigration, and/or the rest of the planks in the Illinois Republican Party platform?)
https://metroeastsun.com/stories/511379395-hildenbrand-stresses-need-for-gop-to-unite-behind-rauner

 

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— SUBURBAN LAWMAKERS SPONSOR LEGISLATION COMBATING THOSE IRRITATING ROBO-CALLS
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2018/04/suburban-lawmakers-sponsor-legislation-combatting-those-irritating-robo-calls.html
— THORNER: “EQUAL RIGHTS” SOUNDS GOOD, BUT THE AMENDMENT IS BAD FOR WOMEN
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2018/04/thorner-equal-rights-sounds-good-but-the-amendment-is-bad-for-women.html

 

CAPITOL FAX
— Ives spokesperson says no talks yet with Rauner (DIERSEN: Rauner defeated Ives in the Republican primary by running against the traditional family, right to life, immigration, and other planks in the Illinois Republican Party platform. Maybe Rauner plans on defeating Pritzker in the general election by doing the same thing.)
https://capitolfax.com/2018/04/02/ives-spokesperson-says-no-talks-yet-with-rauner/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Day 13: Rauner and Ives Feud Moves into Second Month It’s no April Fool’s joke – Governor Bruce Rauner’s and state Representative Jeanne Ives’ GOP feud is moving into its second month. Thirteen days ago, Ives nearly knocked off the incumbent Rauner by running a primary campaign on his dishonesty and management failures. Now, the calendar turns to April and Rauner has still not spoken with Ives or earned the trust of her supporters. Last week, Ives demanded Rauner run ads apologizing for his dishonesty before she would endorse him. And Ives’ supporters do not sound like they are happy with Rauner’s minimal efforts of reconciliation. “The longer Bruce Rauner lets his feud with Jeanne Ives fester, the harder it will be to bring his divided party back together,” said DGA Illinois Communications Director Sam Salustro. “With his rock-bottom approval ratings, Rauner’s already damaging his failing re-election campaign by allowing this battle to enter its second month.”)
— Rauner urged to move rightward, and whacked for doing so
https://capitolfax.com/2018/04/02/rauner-urged-to-move-rightward-and-whacked-for-doing-so/
— Having his cake and eating it without ever baking it
https://capitolfax.com/2018/04/02/having-his-cake-and-eating-it-without-ever-baking-it/

 

GOPUSA
— Judge rules that immigrants in U.S. custody have constitutional right to abortion
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=42785

 

BREITBART
— Donald Trump: ‘Our Country Is Being Stolen’ by Illegals – CHARLIE SPIERING
http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2018/04/02/donald-trump-country-stolen-illegals/
— Trump Declares ‘No More DACA Deal,’ Border-Crossers Want ‘In On’ Amnesty – JOHN BINDER
http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2018/04/01/trump-declares-daca-deal-border-crossers-amnesty/
— Mark Zuckerberg Proposes Facebook ‘Supreme Court’ to Rule on ‘Hate Speech’ – LUCAS NOLAN (DIERSEN: According to my critics/opponents, everything is hate speech except for what they put out or bless.)
http://www.breitbart.com/tech/2018/04/02/mark-zuckerberg-proposes-facebook-supreme-court-to-rule-on-hate-speech/
— Poll: 77 Percent Believe Traditional Media Guilty of Fake News – NATE CHURCH (DIERSEN: According to my critics/opponents, all news is fake except for news that they put out or bless.)
http://www.breitbart.com/big-journalism/2018/04/02/poll-77-percent-believe-traditional-media-guilty-of-fake-news/

 

BLAZE
— Ingraham’s advertisers continue to bail — but the real story is who’s actually behind the boycott – Chris Enloe (DIERSEN: I should write a book about individuals, organizations, companies, and governments that boycott me and my GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails and those individuals, organizations, companies, and governments that are behind the boycott. They a) reject planks in the Republican Party platform and/or the Illinois Republican Party platform and work against those like me who support those planks, b) reject the Milton Township Republican Central Committee resolution against video gambling and work against those like me who support that resolution, c) focus on destroying those like me who they cannot manipulate/dominate, d) were defendants in lawsuits that I have filed, and/or e) are operatives or dupes for the aforesaid and/or they are anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.theblaze.com/news/2018/04/02/ingrahams-advertisers-continue-to-bail-but-the-real-story-is-whos-actually-behind-the-boycott
(FROM THE ARTICLE: As with past Fox News advertiser boycotts, far-left media watchdog Media Matters — which was founded by longtime Clinton ally David Brock and is funded in part by George Soros — orchestrated the boycott and used the far-left’s grassroots to apply pressure on companies whose ads appear during Ingraham’s weekday program. Last Thursday, Media Matters published an article detailing which companies advertised on Ingraham’s show between March 19 and March 28, in addition to how many times an ad for each company appeared.)

 

CONSERVATIVE HQ
— Shall We Crucify Laura Ingraham? – Craig Shirley
http://www.conservativehq.com/node/27686

 

ACCURACY IN MEDIA
— Howard University Students Hold Building Hostage (DIERSEN: While I worked for the federal government for almost 30 years, it offered either no reimbursement for tuition for job-related college courses or just a token reimbursement. My superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates in the federal government used that non-reimbursement policy to justify their not taking job-related college courses. Nevertheless, I spent a tremendous amount of my own time and my own money taking courses to earn a job-related bachelor’s degree in 1970, earning three job-related master’s degrees in 1976, 1980, and 1997, and earning two job-related professional certifications in 1979 and 1981.)
https://www.academia.org/howard-university-students-hold-building-hostage/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Protesting Howard University students have occupied an administrative building on the college campus and have refused to leave unless their demands were met. The protests started when an anonymous blogger published an article alleging the misuse of tuition reimbursement funding for at least seven university employees, which was never made public last year.)

 

THE HILL
— Trump campaign employee sues to void nondisclosure agreement – REBECCA SAVRANSKY
http://thehill.com/homenews/administration/381249-employee-of-trumps-2016-campaign-team-sues-to-void-nondisclosure

 

WASHINGTON POST
— Five Democratic arguments that might resonate in the suburbs – Jennifer Rubin (DIERSEN: What do you say to Republican Party leaders in Illinois who talk and/or act like they want to win over the Democrat Party base a) by dumping the traditional family, right to life, immigration, and the rest of the planks in the Illinois Republican Party platform and b) by dumping individuals, organizations, companies, and governments that are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders, and those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time?)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/right-turn/wp/2018/04/02/five-democratic-arguments-that-might-resonate-in-the-suburbs/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Democrats seem to be coming to the realization that their traditional base — single women, minorities, young voters, college-educated voters, urban dwellers — is perfectly compatible with other demographic cross-sections of America (e.g. married women, suburbanites, #NeverTrump Republicans). Moreover, occasional voters (e.g. millennials) can become spirited activists and off-year voters if given enough reason to turn out. There is no shortage of issues that can bring together all these voters. We’ll start with just five that might resonate in the suburbs, with college-educated women and with disaffected Republicans — and also, in some cases, might help turn out traditional Democratic constituents.)
— Trump administration, seeking to speed deportations, to impose quotas on immigration judges – Nick Miroff (DIERSEN: Were quotas imposed on your superiors? All during the almost 30 years that I worked for the federal government, Democrat politicians imposed quotas, goals, and targets on my superiors a) to hire, to retain, and to promote young Democrat minorities and young Democrat females and b) to make way for them by wasting the careers of and by getting rid of their employees who were Republican, White, male, older, and/or non-veteran.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/national-security/trump-administration-seeking-to-speed-deportations-to-impose-quotas-on-immigration-judges/2018/04/02/a282d650-36bb-11e8-b57c-9445cc4dfa5e_story.html

 

U.S. NEWS & WORLD REPORT
— U.S. Judge in Chicago: Jury Pay Raise Could Improve Diversity The chief judge for U.S. District Court in Chicago says a pay raise for federal jurors in a bill signed by President Donald Trump could improve the jury diversity. – AP (DIERSEN: This presupposes that those who are minority, female, younger, and/or those whose ancestors have not been in America for a long time have less money than those who are White, male, older, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.usnews.com/news/best-states/illinois/articles/2018-04-02/us-judge-in-chicago-jury-pay-raise-could-improve-diversity

 

NEWSWEEK
— WARREN BUFFETT’S SON HOWARD CRITICIZES TRUMP AND OBAMA FOR BORDER WALL, DRUG EPIDEMIC – BENJAMIN FEARNOW (DIERSEN: How much have you benefited from what your father did? My outstanding father died suddenly of heart failure in 1969 when he was 47 and I was 21. He fought type 1 diabetes from age 14, was the first of his ancestors to earn a high school diploma, worked in the office of a nasty chemical plant in Chicago Heights, almost always worked second jobs to pay the family’s bills, sent me and my brother to Trinity Lutheran Grade School in Crete and then Hope Lutheran Grade School in Park Forest to stay with the Missouri Synod, and did not buy a new car until he was 45 and it was a bottom of the line 2-door Chevy.)
http://www.newsweek.com/howard-buffett-warren-buffett-border-wall-cochise-county-arizona-macon-county-868924

 

BUSINESS INSIDER
— New York just became the first state to try to help people dodge a big change in the new GOP tax law — and it could backfire – Bob Bryan (DIERSEN: Roskam should increase the $10,000 SALT cap to $20,000 for married filing jointly. Government should encourage marriage and homeownership.)
http://www.businessinsider.com/trump-gop-tax-law-new-york-state-local-taxes-salt-deduction-2018-4

 

FED SMITH
— Lawmakers Want GAO to Take a Fresh Look at Time and Attendance Abuse – Ian Smith
https://www.fedsmith.com/2018/04/02/lawmakers-want-fresh-look-time-attendance-abuse/

April 2 Morning Edition

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Pritzker gives his campaign $7 million more, first check since primary win
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-jb-pritzker-campaign-cash-20180402-story.html
— Poll: 50 years after MLK, civil rights goals unmet – AP (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, since the Civil War, Democrats blame Republicans for all the problems that Blacks have had, are having, and will have.)
https://www.pressreader.com/usa/chicago-tribune/20180402/281638190764348

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Ex-V.A. chief: I didn’t ‘resign,’ I was fired – Hope Yen (DIERSEN: Constructively, I did not ‘retire’ September 30, 1997. Constructively, my Democrat GAO superiors fired me and forced the Civil Service Retirement System (CSRS) to start paying me $51,864/year in today’s dollars for the rest of my life. So far, in today’s dollars, CSRS has paid me $1,063,212. My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes side with my Democrat GAO superiors.)
https://www.pressreader.com/usa/chicago-sun-times/20180402/281689730371682

 

DAILY HERALD
— Madigan builds power from the ground up … and sometimes from the basement – Mick Dumke (DIERSEN: Is the polling place for your precinct “in the middle of” your precinct? The polling place for my precinct in not in my precinct, let alone in the middle of it.)
http://www.dailyherald.com/discuss/20180402/madigan-builds-power-from-the-ground-up
(FROM THE ARTICLE: But inside the precincts of Madigan’s district on Election Day, I had a clear look at how his political machine keeps churning along, and how it probably will for as long as he wants. The power of the most powerful politician in Illinois starts with his election operation and service delivery in his home ward. When I stepped into the basement polling place, I was greeted by an election judge who noted my surprise. “It’s not uncommon in our community,” she said. As I later learned, she was partly right. At one time, dozens of Chicago houses served as voting sites — as many as 150 in 1989, according to a Chicago Tribune article that year. Most were picked as polling places years or even decades earlier, when election officials favored locations in the middle of each precinct. That was also a time when the Democratic Machine had a tighter grip on the entire electoral process. The house on 68th Street has been used as a polling place since at least 2007, according to the available Chicago Board of Election records, but probably far longer. The owners didn’t respond to inquiries about it. By the primary this year, it was the only single-family house still used as a polling place in Chicago, records show.)
— Jeb Bush to speak at Elmhurst College forum April 18 (DIERSEN: How strongly will he demonize, denigrate, and condemn individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time?)
http://www.dailyherald.com/submitted/20180322/jeb-bush-to-speak-at-elmhurst-college-forum
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: In a front page top of fold editorial with color photos of Underwood and Hultgren unethically made to look like a news article, Democrats promote Underwood.
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20180402/underwood-hopes-winning-primary-formula-carries-over-against-hultgren

 

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— In a shrinking metro area, Kendall County is adding residents – JOHN PLETZ
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20180330/ISSUE01/180329848
— AS THE DEMOCRAT PARTY’S STRANGLEHOLD ON CHICAGO TIGHTENS: Why are metro Chicago’s home values so weak? – DENNIS RODKIN (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, the Democrats who run Chicago make it clear that they do not want you to buy a home in Chicago unless you are anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20180330/ISSUE01/180329888

 

CHICAGO READER
— Another ‘grass gap’ in Chicago opens between blacks and whites on legalization – Ben Joravsky (DIERSEN: If you promote pot, you promote destruction.)
https://www.chicagoreader.com/Bleader/archives/2018/04/02/another-grass-gap-in-chicago-opens-between-blacks-and-whites-on-legalization
— Should the CTA be free? Why not? Making it easier for people to get to jobs, schools, and health care could save society a ton of money. – John Greenfield (DIERSEN: What else besides transportation and K-12 education should government, that is, taxpayers, provide people for “free?” Housing, food, clothing, medical care, booze, pot, entertainment, spending money, etc.?)
https://www.chicagoreader.com/chicago/free-cta-why-not/Content?oid=44499862

 

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— MCSWEENEY: HIGH TAXES ARE DRIVING PEOPLE OUT OF ILLINOIS (DIERSEN: In addition, individuals, organizations, companies, and governments that are members of the following groups drive people out of Illinois: anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2018/04/mcsweeney-high-taxes-are-driving-people-out-of-illinois.html
— BLACKS IN POWER DON’T EMPOWER BLACKS
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2018/04/blacks-in-power-dont-empower-blacks.html
— SCHOOL CHOICE COULD BE THE ANSWER FOR PEER BULLYING
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2018/04/school-choice-could-be-the-answer-for-peer-bullying.html

 

CAPITOL FAX
— Good morning! What did I miss? (DIERSEN: GOPUSA ILLINOIS morning edition emails had links to 39 articles on 3/24, 44 articles on 3/25, 25 articles on 3/26, 45 articles on 3/27, 47 articles on 3/28, 49 articles on 3/29, 37 articles on 3/30, 30 articles on 3/31, and 41 articles on 4/1. The GOPUSA ILLINOIS evening edition emails had links to 28 articles on 3/24, 26 articles on 3/25, 26 articles on 3/26, 37 articles on 3/27, 48 articles on 3/28, 30 articles on 3/29, 29 articles on 3/30, 25 articles on 3/31, and 22 articles on 4/1.)
https://capitolfax.com/2018/04/02/good-morning-125/

 

TOWNHALL
— Obnoxious Liberal Overreach on Guns Gives Us a Shot at Victory in November – Kurt Schlichter
https://townhall.com/columnists/kurtschlichter/2018/04/02/obnoxious-liberal-overreach-on-guns-gives-us-a-shot-at-victory-in-november-n2466846

 

HUFFINGTON POST
— How Chicago’s Leading Latino Progressive Bested The Democratic Party Machine “The southwest side was ripe for change,” said Jesús “Chuy” García. – Daniel Marans
https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/chuy-garcia-chicago-congress_us_5abe9a84e4b055e50acd9d74

 

GOPUSA
— The leftist romance with lawlessness
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=42751

 

CNN
— Hillary Clinton re-emerges as GOP’s reliable boogeyman – Eric Bradner (DIERSEN: In your precinct, how many voted for Clinton and how many voted for Trump? In my precinct, 211 voted for Clinton and only 137 voted for Trump.)
https://www.cnn.com/2018/03/30/politics/clinton-midterms-boogeyman/index.html

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: In a front page top of fold editorial with two big color pictures unethically made to look like a news article, Democrats promote abolition of the Second Amendment.
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/04/01/us/politics/gun-control-marches-protests.html
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: DIERSEN HEADLINE: RINOs want cheap labor. Have you ever had any bad jobs? My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always hinted/implied/argued/shouted a) that they infinitely superior to me, b) that all the jobs that I had were bad jobs, c) that they have never stooped to take a bad job, and c) that they never will stoop to take a bad job. I did yard work and delivered newspapers 1962-1964; washed dishes 1964-1966; cleaned golf shoes, chipped slag, and pumped gasoline in 1966; delivered mail 1966-1969; worked on an automobile assembly line and as a security guard in 1970; sold tires, automotive services, and major appliances 1970-1971; pumped gasoline 1971-1972; collected delinquent taxes 1971-1980; and audited federal agencies 1980-1997.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/04/01/business/economy/labor-recruit.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: With forecasters expecting the unemployment rate to sink further this week, the chorus of complaints about worker shortages — from custodians to computer prodigies — has swelled. Yet companies that turn to labor recruiters like Ray Wiley tend to have an especially tough time: The jobs they offer are in out-of-way places; the work is low-paid and disagreeable; and native-born Americans, particularly white men, are generally not interested.)
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: TRAGIC: ‘I Can’t Stop’: Schools Struggle With Vaping Explosion – Kate Zernike
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/04/02/health/vaping-ecigarettes-addiction-teen.html

 

WASHINGTON POST
— Trump’s DACA tweetstorm speaks volumes about his presidency – James Hohmann
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/powerpost/paloma/daily-202/2018/04/02/daily-202-trump-s-daca-tweetstorm-speaks-volumes-about-his-presidency/5ac19e9430fb042a378a2fe2/
— Emerging Democratic Party united on liberal policies but divided on how to win – Sean Sullivan, Mike DeBonis, Paul Kane and Jenna Portnoy (DIERSEN: Democrats are united. Democrats call Republicans White supremacists, Nazis, KKK members, haters, racists, sexists, bigots, and even worse things. Democrats promote dependency on government, dependency charity, LGBTQ activity, abortion, mass/illegal immigration, abolition of the First and Second Amendments, patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, age discrimination, retaliation, and even worse things. Democrats use government to get rid of individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German Americans, draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/powerpost/emerging-democratic-party-united-on-liberal-policies-but-divided-on-how-to-win/2018/03/31/757fdd0c-3386-11e8-8bdd-cdb33a5eef83_story.html

 

USA TODAY
— No cake on International Fact-Checking Day. Celebrate by correcting fake news. Fact-checking is growing but there aren’t enough journalists in the world to fight fake news. We need everyone to support facts and denounce fakery. – Jane Elizabeth (DIERSEN: According to my critics/opponents, all news is fake except for the news that they put out or bless. What are your fact checking qualifications? While I worked for GAO 1980-1997, the last 11 years of which at GS-13 Step 1-10 levels, currently $96,403-$125,325, I increasingly worked as a referencer, that is, as a fact checker. That work required assuring the accuracy and support for each and every word, number, table, graph, chart, conclusion, opinion, and recommendation in GAO reports. I worked for IRS 1971-1980, the last 5 1/2 years of which at the GS-12 Step 1-5 levels, currently $81,071-$91,880. My other fact checking qualifications include my becoming a Forensic Accountant in 1997, a Certified Fraud Examiner in 1990, a licensed CPA in 1981, a Certified Internal Auditor in 1981, and a CPA in 1979.)
https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/2018/04/02/international-fact-checking-day-correct-fake-news-column/466774002/

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: DIERSEN HEADLINE: RINOs want cheap labor.
https://www.wsj.com/articles/iowas-employment-problem-too-many-jobs-not-enough-people-1522580400
— Citizenship and the Census – Editorial (DIERSEN: RINOs want cheap labor.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/citizenship-and-the-census-1522612777
— Trump Suggests Any DACA Deal With Democrats Is Dead In Easter morning tweets, he also rebukes Mexico for ‘doing very little, if not NOTHING’ to stop immigrants crossing border – Andrew Ackerman
https://www.wsj.com/articles/trump-suggests-any-daca-deal-with-democrats-is-dead-1522607871

 

BLOOMBERG
— How the Failure of a ‘Dreamer’ Deal May Tip Control of Congress – Sahil Kapur (DIERSEN: RINOs want cheap labor.)
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-04-02/how-the-failure-of-a-dreamer-deal-may-tip-control-of-congress

 

REAL CLEAR POLITICS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats promote Bost’s opponent.
https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2018/04/02/_dems_boost_conor_lamb_clone_in_illinois_race_136675.html

 

DAILY BEAST
— Democrats Hate Gerrymandering—Except When They Get to Do It In Maryland, New Mexico, and elsewhere, Democrats are just as guilty as the Republicans are in other states—which tells us that the real problem is deeper. – Matt Lewis (DIERSEN: Based on the success that my critics/opponents had in gerrymandering my precinct and dumping my precinct’s polling place, I suggest that elected precinct committeemen always be on guard for attempts by your critics/opponents to a) gerrymander your precinct to harm you, if not to get rid of you and b) make the polling place for your precinct as distant, as inconvenient, and as hard to find as possible.)
https://www.thedailybeast.com/democrats-hate-gerrymanderingexcept-when-they-get-to-do-it

April 1 Morning Edition

GOPUSA ILLINOIS
— What were you doing 40 years ago today? My wife Karen and I were getting married at her Catholic church in Chicago. We both worked in downtown Chicago. I had worked for IRS since 1971 and she had worked for the U.S. League of Savings Institutions since 1970. In today’s dollars, IRS paid me $89,178/year. We used her savings for the down payment to buy 1017 East Harrison in Wheaton and we used the profit from the sale of my one bedroom condo in the Outer Drive East building to buy a new 1978 Oldsmobile Delta 88 Royale and a new 1978 Chevy Chevette. I soon sold my 1962 Chevy BelAir and I continued to store my 1972 Corvette in my mother’s garage in Crete. I took graduate accounting courses at DePaul’s downtown building and Karen soon started taking courses there toward a bachelor’s degree in finance. Because of Money Magazine’s February 1978 4-page article on us, IRS had disallowed all the graduate business courses that I had taken at Loyola and all the graduate accounting courses that I had taken at DePaul. Eventually, I won a split decision in Tax Court. The judge imposed a new rule that you cannot deduct accounting courses until you are qualified to take the CPA examination. I continued to rent out a town home in University Park that I had bought new in 1972.  I sold it in 1984 when we had 915 Cove Court built in Wheaton. – Dave Diersen
https://gopillinois.com

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— For the Department of Veterans Affairs, a Trump toady – Steve Chapman (DIERSEN: Who/what are you a toady for? I am a toady for the Republican Party platform, the Illinois Republican Party (IRP) platform, and the Milton Township Republican Central Committee resolution against video gambling. Will those who dominate the IRP work even harder in the future to water down, to emasculate, and to destroy the aforesaid documents? Will they succeed in electing IRP State Central Committee members on April 18, 2018 who will appoint members to the 2020 IRP State Convention Platform and Resolutions Committee who will water down, emasculate, and destroy the IRP platform?)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/chapman/ct-perspec-chapman-trump-jackson-shulkin-veterans-0401-20180330-story.html
– Fact check: Trump administration departs from reality on wall, census, Amazon – AP (DIERSEN: What are your fact checking qualifications? While I worked for GAO 1980-1997, the last 11 years of which at GS-13 Step 1-10 levels, currently $96,403-$125,325, I increasingly worked as a referencer, that is, as a fact checker. That work required assuring the accuracy and support for each and every word, number, table, graph, chart, conclusion, opinion, and recommendation in GAO reports. I worked for IRS 1971-1980, the last 5 1/2 years of which at the GS-12 Step 1-5 levels, currently $81,071-$91,880. My other fact checking qualifications include my becoming a Forensic Accountant in 1997, a Certified Fraud Examiner in 1990, a licensed CPA in 1981, a Certified Internal Auditor in 1981, and a CPA in 1979.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/politics/factcheck/ct-fact-check-trump-wall-census-amazon-20180331-story.html
— Republican candidate for 9th District state Senate stresses fiscal responsibility, help for foster kids – Genevieve Bookwalter (DIERSEN: I should write a book about those who, since the 1980s, have demonized me, denigrated me, and condemned me the most because my wife and I gave up trying to have children, because we did not adopt, and because we did not become foster parents. They viciously demonize us, denigrate us, and condemn us as being selfish rich DINKs (dual income, no kids). They glorify and praise themselves for having kids.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/evanston/news/ct-evr-lasonde-senate-republican-tl-0405-20180331-story.html
— FRONT PAGE WITH PICTURE: Rage, riots and ruin Parts of Chicago’s West Side were destroyed after Martin Luther King Jr.’s death in 1968. Some haven’t recovered – Tony Briscoe and Ese Olumhense
https://www.pressreader.com/usa/chicago-tribune/20180401/281505046776875
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD IN NAPERVILLE SUN: DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats promote diversity. Democrats would NOT promote diversity if the majority of minorities, females, younger people, poor people, recent immigrants, non-Protestants, non-gun-owners, etc. voted for Republicans.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/naperville-sun/news/ct-nvs-india-mall-patel-grocery-st-0401-20180331-story.html

 

BLOOMINGTON PANTAGRAPH
— Illinois should switch to a non-partisan primary ballot. – Editorial (DIERSEN: Democrats are morale relativists who believe that their end justifies their means. How many Democrats in your precinct, in your municipality, in your township/ward, in your county, and in Illinois a) cast Republican ballots in primary elections to do whatever damage that they can and b) vote for Democrats in general elections. Why did 105 in my precinct cast Republican primary ballots and voted for either Rauner/Sanguinetti or Ives/Morthland, but in the uncontested races, only 81 voted for Helland, only 81 voted for Senger, only 80 voted for Dodge, only 87 voted for Roskam, only 84 voted for Connelly, only 78 voted for Ruscitti, only 81 voted for Cronin, only 80 voted for Hinds, only 84 voted for Henry, only 75 voted for Cantore, only 76 voted for Wilson, only 75 voted for Mackay, and only 77 voted for me. Maybe 21 to 30 of those who cast Republican primary ballots in my precinct are Democrats.)
http://www.pantagraph.com/opinion/editorial/editorial-change-ballots-change-turnout/article_86445a9a-42cb-5094-87e4-27f3917407b1.html

 

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Rauner, state need to move ahead on workers’ raises – Editorial
http://www.sj-r.com/opinion/20180331/our-view-rauner-state-need-to-move-ahead-on-workers-raises
— Trump needs to name top prosecutor for Central Illinois – Editorial
http://www.sj-r.com/opinion/20180331/our-view-trump-needs-to-name-top-prosecutor-for-central-illinois

 

QUINCY HERALD WHIG
— Chamber’s diversity and inclusion sessions start May 2 – Steve Eighinger (DIERSEN: To promote diversity and inclusion is to get rid of those who are Republican, White, male, older, and/or non-veteran.)
http://www.whig.com/20180401/chambers-diversity-and-inclusion-sessions-start-may-2#//

 

GALESBURG REGISTER MAIL
— Galesburg Democratic vote increases in 2018 primary – Rebecca Susmarski
http://www.galesburg.com/news/20180331/galesburg-democratic-vote-increases-in-2018-primary

 

QUAD CITIES ONLINE
— Trump tariffs threaten Midwest, Q-C farmers – Editorial
http://qconline.com/opinion/editorial/editorial-trump-tariffs-threaten-midwest-q-c-farmers/article_c37e1ba3-e84d-5d37-b8fb-692a38ad0d9d.html

 

NPR ILLINOIS
— What A Booming Economy Means For The Midterms – ASMA KHALID (DIERSEN: Because the economy is booming under Trump, Democrats, Libertarians, Greens, and RINOs a) will belittle/badmouth that and b) will promote dependency on government, dependency on charity, LGBTQ activity, abortion, mass/illegal immigration, abolition of the First and Second Amendments, booze, gambling, pot, and other vices, patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, age discrimination, retaliation, and even worse things.)
http://nprillinois.org/post/what-booming-economy-means-midterms#stream/0

 

WSIL TV
— Will the #NeverAgain actually have an impact? – Andrew Feather (DIERSEN: What impact does #NeverAgain want? From what I see, #NeverAgain wants to get rid of individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
http://www.wsiltv.com/story/37853762/will-the-neveragain-actually-have-an-impact

 

WASHINGTON TIMES
— David Hogg would’ve made a good brownshirt – Cheryl K. Chumley
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2018/mar/30/david-hogg-wouldve-been-good-brownshirt/
— Trump says The Washington Post should register as ‘lobbyist’ – Dave Boyer
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2018/mar/31/donald-trump-says-washington-post-should-register-/
— Trump blasts Calif. Gov. Jerry Brown for pardoning illegal immigrants – Dave Boyer
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2018/mar/31/donald-trump-blasts-jerry-brown-calif-governor-par/

 

BREITBART
— Ann Coulter: ‘Former Trumpers Should Put the Fear of God’ in Trump as Border Wall Remains Unbuilt – JOHN BINDER
http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2018/03/31/ann-coulter-former-trumpers-should-put-the-fear-of-god-in-trump-as-border-wall-remains-unbuilt/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Weeks ago, Trump set off a firestorm among his base of supporters when he signed off on House Speaker Paul Ryan’s omnibus spending bill that does not include a single provision from the president’s 70-point list of pro-American immigration reforms. Those reforms include building a wall along the southern border, ending chain migration (which would cut legal immigration in half), mandating E-Verify to ban employers from hiring illegal aliens, and ending the “Catch and Release” program that releases illegal aliens into the interior of the country. At the time, Coulter blasted Trump, saying “in one generation,” the U.S. would become South Africa.)

 

AMERICAN THINKER
— Hogg’s tantrum boycott about to crash headlong into a bigger one – Monica Showalter (DIERSEN: Who boycotts you and why? I should write a book about the individuals, organizations, companies, and governments that boycott me and my GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails. They blame me for their problems, for your problems, for my problems, and for everyone’s problems.)
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2018/03/hoggs_tantrum_boycott_about_to_crash_headlong_into_a_bigger_one.html
— America Not to Blame for Mexico’s Problems – John Massoud
https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2018/03/america_not_to_blame_for_mexicos_problems.html

 

TOWNHALL
— 20 Questions You’re Not Supposed to Ask in 2018 America – John Hawkins
https://townhall.com/columnists/johnhawkins/2018/03/31/20-questions-youre-not-supposed-to-ask-in-2018-america-n2466241

 

PJ MEDIA
— In France, ‘Diversity’ Claims Two More Innocent Lives – MICHAEL WALSH
https://pjmedia.com/michaelwalsh/france-diversity-claims-two-innocent-lives/

 

NEW AMERICAN
— “Conservative” Gov. Kasich Praises Anti-gun March; Gets Liberal-NeoCon Boost for 2020 White House Bid – William F. Jasper
https://www.thenewamerican.com/usnews/politics/item/28639-conservative-gov-kasich-praises-anti-gun-march-gets-liberal-neocon-boost-for-2020-white-house-bid

 

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Brother of Parkland shooting victim disagrees with David Hogg, says he was snubbed from March for our Lives – Katie Leach
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/brother-of-parkland-shooting-victim-disagrees-with-david-hogg-about-march-for-our-lives-snub

 

THE HILL
— Social media users criticize White House interns lack of diversity – JACQUELINE THOMSEN (DIERSEN: Anti-Trumps shout at young people and at everyone else that Republicans are White supremacists, Nazis, KKK members, haters, racists, sexists, bigots, and even worse things.)
http://thehill.com/homenews/administration/381088-social-media-users-criticize-white-house-interns-lack-of-diversity

 

AOL NEWS
— Roseanne Barr strikes back against criticism: ‘Diversity of opinion is part of diversity’ – JENNIFER KLINE
https://www.aol.com/article/entertainment/2018/03/31/roseanne-barr-strikes-back-against-criticism-diversity-of-opinion-is-part-of-diversity/23400111/

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— HARDCOPY ARTICLE TITLE: Marriage between elites widens class gap, researchers say Upper-income students marry at higher rates than their lower-income peers. – Kevin Carey (DIERSEN: Since 1978, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have been furious that I got married and that I am still married 40 years later. They paint me as being someone who no one would marry or stay married to. Many, if not most, of my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes a) have never been married, b) are divorced, c) have serious marital problems, and/or d) have spouses who have little or no income or assets.)
https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2018/03/29/upshot/college-marriage-class-differences.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, you are viciously demonized, viciously denigrated, and viciously condemned as being a racist if you do not glorify and praise minorities, pander to minorities, serve as an operative or a dupe for minorities, and/or give money to minorities.
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/03/31/opinion/sunday/spiro-agnew-mlk.html

 

WASHINGTON POST
— Trump says ‘no more’ DACA deal and threatens to ‘stop’ NAFTA if Mexico does not better secure border – Philip Rucker (DIERSEN: What if America declared war on Mexico and a) sent many millions of American citizens into Mexico illegally, b) kept many millions of American citizens in Mexico illegally, and c) sent many mountains of illegal drugs into Mexico illegally?)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/post-politics/wp/2018/04/01/deal-on-daca-no-more-trump-says/

 

BOSTON HERALD
— Pope quoted as saying there’s no hell – Brian Dowling (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always talked and acted like there is no hell. My churchgoing critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always talked and acted like being a member of a church, attending church services, and/or giving money to a church gives them license to sin.)
http://www.bostonherald.com/news/local_coverage/2018/04/pope_quoted_as_saying_there_s_no_hell
— Study: Bias in jobs with highest pay White-to-black ratio ‘wide’ – AP (DIERSEN: If I had not been denied my 7th Amendment rights in Diersen v. GAO, I would have provided a jury with many examples in which GAO paid its employees who were minority and/or female not only more for the same work, but more for lesser work, including one example in which GAO paid one of my subordinates who was a minority, a female, and a veteran more than it paid me. She had less job-related work experience, less job-related education, no professional certifications, and no professional licenses. I had almost 18 years experience working for GAO, the last 11 years of which at the GS-13 Step 1-10 levels, currently $96,403-$125,325; almost 9 years experience working for IRS, the last 5 1/2 years of which at the GS-12 Step 1-5 levels, currently $81,071-$91,880; three job-related master’s degrees; six job-related professional certifications, and a job-related professional license.)
http://www.bostonherald.com/business/business_markets/2018/04/study_bias_in_jobs_with_highest_pay

 

INDIANA GAZETTE
— Integration now and forever – David Brooks (DIERSEN: Democrats used to promote integration, but now they promote segregation. Democrats want members of Group A to become the voting majorities in precincts, in municipalities, in townships/wards, in counties, in states, and in America so that they have enough voting power to get rid of members of Group B once and for all. Members of Group A are anti-Trump supporters, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time and members of Group B are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.indianagazette.com/opinion/integration-now-and-forever/article_26c787f4-677d-5a14-8142-ee4e09b18254.html

 

GAZETTE
— Four tips for creating a diverse workforce – Wilford H. Stone (DIERSEN: To promote diversity is to get rid of those who are Republican, White, male, older, and/or non-veteran.)
http://www.thegazette.com/subject/news/business/four-tips-for-creating-a-diverse-workforce-20180331

 

LINCOLN JOURNAL STAR
— We all must fight realities of racism – ESTHER J. CEPEDA (DIERSEN: Anti-Trumps shout at young people and at everyone else that Republicans are White supremacists, Nazis, KKK members, haters, racists, sexists, bigots, and even worse things.)
http://journalstar.com/opinion/columnists/esther-j-cepeda-we-all-must-fight-realities-of-racism/article_50453e4d-cefb-53f9-a815-cdb3ecd18e33.html

 

FORBES
— Hogg’s Advertising Boycott Is Not Suppressing Ingraham’s Free Speech – Fruzsina Eordogh (DIERSEN: Who boycotts you and why? I should write a book about the individuals, organizations, companies, and governments that boycott me and my GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails. They blame me for their problems, for your problems, for my problems, and for everyone’s problems.)
https://www.forbes.com/sites/fruzsinaeordogh/2018/03/31/hoggs-advertising-boycott-is-not-suppressing-ingrahams-free-speech/#474440153921

 

BLOOMBERG
— How Facebook Helps Shady Advertisers Pollute the Internet “They go out and find the morons for me.” – Zeke Faux (DIERSEN: GOPUSA ILLINOIS does not seek, nor will it accept, any kind of advertising. He who pays the piper calls the tunes. My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes hint/imply/argue/shout that the more advertising that is on a website or an email, the more legitimate and credible that website or email is.)
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/features/2018-03-27/ad-scammers-need-suckers-and-facebook-helps-find-them
— Why pay equality is still out of reach – CLAIRE SUDDATH, DAVID HELLIER, LUCY MEAKIN, STEPHEN MORRIS, SUZI RING, AND JANET PASKIN (DIERSEN: The Illinois Equal Pay Act requires men and women to be paid the same for similar work. If I had not been denied my 7th Amendment rights in Diersen v. GAO, I would have provided a jury with many examples in which GAO paid its female employees not only more for the same work, but more for lesser work, including one example in which GAO paid one of my subordinates who was a female, a minority, and a veteran more than it paid me. She had less job-related work experience, less job-related education, no professional certifications, and no professional licenses. I had almost 18 years experience working for GAO, the last 11 years of which at the GS-13 Step 1-10 levels, currently $96,403-$125,325; almost 9 years experience working for IRS, the last 5 1/2 years of which at the GS-12 Step 1-5 levels, currently $81,071-$91,880; three job-related master’s degrees; six job-related professional certifications, and a job-related professional license.)
https://www.scribd.com/article/375119358/Why-Pay-Equality-Is-Still-Out-Of-Reach

 

RASMUSSEN REPORTS
— Voters See Reporters As More Anti-Trump These Days
http://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/general_politics/march_2018/voters_see_reporters_as_more_anti_trump_these_days

 

CPA PRACTICE ADVISOR
— IRS Collected $3.4 Trillion in 2017, Gave Out $437 Billion in Refunds – ISAAC M. O’BANNON (DIERSEN: I worked for IRS for almost 9 years and I worked for GAO on audits of IRS for 3 years.)
http://www.cpapracticeadvisor.com/news/12405718/irs-collected-34-trillion-in-2017-gave-out-437-billion-in-refunds

 

DAILY MAIL
— 50 years later, echoes of 1968 resonate in U.S. (DIERSEN: What were you doing in 1968? I was a full-time student at UIC and a part-time employee for the Park Forest Post Office. I lived with my parents and brother in Crete. I sold my 1968 Oldsmobile 442 and bought a new 1969 Dodge Charger SE. I saved money for college expenses.)
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/wires/afp/article-5566261/50-years-later-echoes-1968-resonate-US.html

 

INDEPENDENT
— Company gender pay gap reporting is already helping, and will continue to help tackle inequalities The historical evidence, such as Northern Ireland’s attempt to reduce the gap between Catholic and Protestant employment, suggests that when it comes to various dimensions of equality in the workplace, some information is better than no information – Ben Chu (DIERSEN: I should write a book about those who have lots of religious, government, political, and/or financial clout in Wheaton and/or in Glen Ellyn who discriminate against those who are not a member of their church.)
https://www.independent.co.uk/voices/gender-pay-gap-reporting-inequality-companies-northern-ireland-catholic-protestant-julian-jessop-a8283641.html

March 26 Evening Edition

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Chicago Public Schools’ huge pension debt just got $1 billion deeper, new estimates show – Juan Perez Jr. (DIERSEN: Since 1997, if I was still working for GAO, in today’s dollars, I would have paid $179,841 into the Civil Service Retirement System (CSRS) instead of the CSRS paying me $1,063,212.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-met-chicago-teachers-pension-fund-update-20180313-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats say “Suburban voters angry with Trump threaten GOP control of the U.S. House.”
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/politics/ct-suburban-voters-angry-gop-20180326-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats use Miguel Perez Jr. to promote mass/illegal immigration.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/ct-met-green-card-veteran-miguel-perez-mexico-20180326-story.html
— Wall Street’s average bonus in 2017? Three times what most US households made all year. – Renae Merle
http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/ct-wall-street-bonus-20180326-story.html

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Why should you have to tell an election judge you’re a Democrat or Republican? – Madeleine Doubek (DIERSEN: In your precinct, in your municipality, in your township/ward, in your county, in Illinois, and in America, what percent cast Republican ballots in primary elections but then vote for Democrats in general elections? 105 cast Republican ballots in my DuPage County Milton Township Precinct 9 in Wheaton, but in the uncontested races, only 81 voted for Helland, only 81 voted for Senger, only 80 voted for Dodge, only 87 voted for Roskam, only 84 voted for Connelly, only 78 voted for Ruscitti, only 81 voted for Cronin, only 80 voted for Hinds, only 84 voted for Henry, only 75 voted for Cantore, only 76 voted for Wilson, only 75 voted for Mackay, and only 77 voted for me. Maybe 21 to 30 of those who cast Republican primary ballots were Democrats.)

https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/why-should-you-have-to-tell-an-election-judge-youre-a-democrat-or-republican/
— Illinois’ next governor will have to deliver the goods on education funding – MarySue Barrett, President, Metropolitan Planning Council.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/illinois-next-governor-will-have-to-deliver-the-goods-on-education-funding/
— Aldermen demand that IDOT clean up cesspool along Dan Ryan Expressway – Fran Spielman (DIERSEN: Have you driven the Dan Ryan? I did 1966-1968 from my parents’ home in Crete to/from classes at UIC. I drove a 1966 Pontiac Tempest Sprint 1966-1967 and a 1968 Oldsmobile 442 during 1968.)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/aldermen-demand-that-idot-clean-up-cesspool-along-dan-ryan-expressway/
— We need to revive King’s campaign against poverty – Jesse Jackson
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/we-need-to-revive-kings-campaign-against-poverty/

 

DAILY HERALD
— Wall Street’s average bonus in 2017? 3 times what most U.S. households made all year. – Renae Merle (DIERSEN: In today’s dollars, I was earning $125,325/year in 1997 when I was 49 years old. Are/were you accused of being overpaid? My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always accused me of being overpaid. In my defense, I earned a) a job-related bachelor’s degree when I was 21 in 1970 and job-related master’s degrees when I was 27, 31, and 48, b) job-related professional certifications when I was 30, 32, 41, 45, 47, and 48, and c) a job-related professional license when I was 32.)
http://www.dailyherald.com/business/20180326/wall-streets-average-bonus-in-2017-3-times-what-most-us-households-made-all-year
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Wall Street bonuses are climbing toward record highs again, according to government data released Monday showing that in 2017, the average bonus payout reached $184,220. That is an 17 percent increase compared to the previous year and the closest Wall Street has come in more than a decade to its all-time high of $191,360, according to the New York State Comptroller. That follows an 15 percent increase in 2016, when the average bonus was about $157,660. . .The government figures also continue to reflect how much more Wall Street executives earn compared to the rest of the private sector. Including bonuses, the average Wall Street salary was $375,200 in 2016, the most recent year available, five times higher than in the rest of the private sector, with an average of $74,800, according to the Comptroller’s office. In New York City, about 25 percent of the industry’s employees took home more than $250,000, compared with 2 percent in the rest of the city’s workforce, the report said.)

 

WBEZ
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Pot promoters promote pot. If you promote pot, you promote destruction.
https://www.wbez.org/shows/morning-shift/what-chicago-can-learn-about-legalizing-pot-from-the-milehigh-city/78804a39-a265-4642-b748-85ae82d78922

 

WJBC
— Sen. Brady seeks bipartisan solutions to gun violence, urges GOP unity against Pritzker – Howard Packowitz
http://www.wjbc.com/2018/03/26/sen-brady-seeks-bipartisan-solutions-to-gun-violence-urges-gop-unity-against-pritzker/

 

GLEN ELLYN PATCH
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats blame Republicans for gun violence. Democrats crow about their success in using people as their operatives and their dupes.
https://patch.com/illinois/glenellyn/huge-turnout-glen-ellyn-march-our-lives

 

PRAIRIE STATE WIRE
— Rauner victim of disorganized thinking, GOP political analyst Chris Robling says – W.J. Kennedy
https://prairiestatewire.com/stories/511370641-rauner-victim-of-disorganized-thinking-gop-political-analyst-says
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Gov. Bruce Rauner startled many of the Republican faithful late last week when he insisted he still has no social agenda as he heads into his general election race against Democrat J.B. Pritzker. “I do not have a social agenda,” Rauner said after an appearance at Ace Sign Co. in Springfield. “You’ve never ever seen me, or heard me, or watched me advocate on social issues. I’ve never done it.” Chris Robling, a Republican political analyst, said that Rauner’s comments are indicative of delusional thinking. “Sounds like he has dissociative disorder,” Robling said. “He keeps talking like that and he’s going to have the people in white smocks with all kinds of letters after their names coming after him.” In his first term, Rauner signed bills that show that he harbored a social agenda, even as he never campaigned on one. He signed HB 40, the taxpayer-funded abortion bill (a bill he promised he would not sign), and held a press conference afterward. The law provides unlimited state funds through Medicaid and state health insurance plans for elective abortions. Rauner also signed SB 31, the Trust Act, which makes Illinois a “sanctuary state” by preventing law enforcement from detaining anyone based solely on their immigration status. The law also limits the cooperation of local law enforcement with federal immigration officials. He also signed HB 1785, which allows individuals to switch genders on their birth certificates. And this year he sponsored and attended Equality Illinois’ fundraiser at the Hilton Chicago. Equality Illinois supports the LGBTQ community statewide. It was this social agenda, in fact, that nearly led to Rauner losing in the Republican primary election last week to state Rep. Jeanne Ives (R-Wheaton) whose campaign focused heavily on Rauner’s signatures on those same bills, characterizing his actions as a betrayal. “Rauner can pretend that he had — or has — no social agenda,” Ives said in an email, “but he will go down in history among Republicans for his signature on liberal social policy by signing off on taxpayer funding of abortion, expanding transgender initiatives and making Illinois a sanctuary state.” In the general election, Rauner needs the Ives voters. But Robling said that even some sort of agreement moving forward with Jeanne Ives won’t help him pull in those votes. “No one individual can save Bruce Rauner,” Robling said. “He can’t go back and undo his record.)

 

WILL COUNTY GAZETTE
— Rauner win prompts Republican Hispanic group’s state chairman to step down – Glenn Minnis
https://willcountygazette.com/stories/511370360-rauner-win-prompts-republican-hispanic-group-s-state-chairman-to-step-down

 

MCHENRY TIMES
— Reick advises Rauner to treat General Assembly as equal – Glenn Minnis
https://mchenrytimes.com/stories/511370180-reick-advises-rauner-to-treat-general-assembly-as-equal

 

ILLINOIS FAMILY INSTITUTE
— The ERA Harms Our Unborn Children – Elise Bouc
https://illinoisfamily.org/federal/the-era-harms-our-unborn-children/

 

BREITBART
— Research: Amnesty for Illegal Aliens Would Cost U.S. Taxpayers $2 Trillion – JOHN BINDER
http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2018/03/26/research-amnesty-for-illegal-aliens-would-cost-u-s-taxpayers-2-trillion/
— Zuckerberg ‘Fundamentally Uncomfortable’ Deciding what Counts as ‘Hate Speech’ – ALLUM BOKHARI (DIERSEN: Members of the following groups are extremely judgmental, they routinely determine what is and what is not hate speech: anti-Trump supporters, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
http://www.breitbart.com/tech/2018/03/26/zuckerberg-fundamentally-uncomfortable-deciding-what-counts-as-hate-speech/

 

BLAZE
— Secondhand marijuana smoke may be worse than secondhand tobacco smoke, research shows – Jana J. Pruet
https://www.theblaze.com/news/2018/03/26/secondhand-marijuana-smoke-may-be-worse-than-secondhand-tobacco-smoke-research-shows

 

THE HILL
— Congress muddles on H-1B reform to the detriment of U.S. workers – DALE WILCOX
http://thehill.com/opinion/immigration/380243-congressional-muddles-on-h-1b-reform-to-the-detriment-of-us-workers
— Interior secretary questioned importance of diversity: report – MIRANDA GREEN (DIERSEN: Ever-increasing, everyone has to say that diversity, that is, getting rid of those who are Republican, White, male, older, and/or non-veteran, is their top priority. How strongly do those who dominate your municipality, your township/ward, your county, and Illinois focus on promoting diversity?)
http://thehill.com/policy/energy-environment/380331-interior-secretary-questioned-importance-of-diversity-report
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke downplayed the importance of diversity in the workforce and at his department on multiple occasions, CNN reported Monday. Zinke made a number of off-the-cuff remarks that insinuated he did not prioritize diversity within the Interior Department, multiple senior administration sources told the network. The officials said that the secretary instead said multiple times that he valued finding the best people and most qualified applicants, regardless of their cultural or racial backgrounds. Interior Department spokeswoman Heather Swift denied that Zinke ever made the comments about diversity and denied the claims in the report.)

 

USA TODAY
— Kentucky Democrats accuse GOP of ‘sexist, white-male agenda’ over budget negotiation’s makeup – Phillip M. Bailey and Morgan Watkins
https://www.courier-journal.com/story/news/politics/ky-legislature/2018/03/26/kentucky-budget-white-men-republicans/452624002/

 

LIBERTY COUNSEL
— Military “Transgender” Ban
https://www.lc.org/newsroom/details/032618-military-transgender-ban-1

 

CNBC
— Fiscal policy is ‘spinning out of control’: Ex-GAO head David Walker under Clinton and Bush – Michelle Fox
https://www.cnbc.com/2018/03/26/fiscal-policy-is-spinning-out-of-control-ex-gao-head-under-clinton-and-bush.html

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— California’s New Pot Laws Face Bumpy Rollout Critics cite cumbersome and costly regulations for operators – Nour Malas
https://www.wsj.com/articles/californias-new-pot-laws-face-bumpy-rollout-1521889200

 

FEDERAL NEWS RADIO
— Federal employee turnover increases in Trump administration’s first year – Jory Heckman
https://federalnewsradio.com/workforce/2018/03/federal-employee-turnover-increases-in-trump-administrations-first-year/

March 25 Morning Edition

WGN TV
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats blame Republicans for gun violence. Democrats crow over their success in getting people to serve as their operatives and as their dupes.
http://wgntv.com/2018/03/24/1211122/

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— The GOP platform’s ruling plan, Trumpism, casts aside previously understood values – Ashley Parker (DIERSEN: Republicans voted for Trump in 2016 because he promised to defend and advance the Republican Party platform. Republicans voted for Rauner in 2014 because he promised to have no social agenda.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/politics/ct-gop-platform-trumpism-20180324-story.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Over just a few days last week, the essence of Trumpism was on global display: The president ignored his advisers by congratulating Vladimir Putin, took the first steps toward imposing tariffs on billions of dollars in Chinese goods and signed a huge $1.3 trillion spending bill that will balloon the federal deficit. In each case, President Donald Trump cast aside years of Republican orthodoxy – and most of the party followed right along. The raw, undefined brand of populism that Trump rode into office is now hardening into a clearer set of policies in his second year, remaking the Republican Party and the country on issues ranging from trade and immigration to spending and entitlement programs.)
— Man busted with loaded gun, body armor at Union Station – William Lee
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/ct-met-man-arrested-with-body-armor-20180324-story.html
— New study proves old truth: Lies travel faster than facts – Jerry Davich (DIERSEN: According to my critics/opponents, everything is a lie except for what they say or bless.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/ct-ptb-davich-twitter-false-info-study-st-0321-20180318-story.html

 

DAILY HERALD
— District 128 board member facing perjury charges resigns – Russell Lissau
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20180323/district-128-board-member-facing-perjury-charges-resigns

 

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Rauner says he remembers, but won’t yet name, computerless office – Bernard Schoenburg
http://www.sj-r.com/opinion/20180324/bernard-schoenburg-rauner-says-he-remembers-but-wont-yet-name-computerless-office
— GOP competition – Bernard Schoenburg
http://www.sj-r.com/opinion/20180324/bernard-schoenburg-rauner-says-he-remembers-but-wont-yet-name-computerless-office
(FROM THE ARTICLE: While Democrats elected members of their state central committee in the primary, members of the GOP’s state committee will be elected by precinct committeemen at county conventions on April 18. And a race is shaping up in the 13th Congressional District. DUSTIN PETERSON, 37, of Clinton, an independent insurance agent who has been DeWitt County GOP chairman since 2014, is taking on incumbent member FRED FLORETH of Springfield, a lawyer finishing his first four-year term in the party post. “I’m not running against Fred, I’m running more just to try to expand my role with the Republican Party, and try to learn more and be more involved and try to, for lack of a better word … get a little more of a youth movement in there,” Peterson said. Peterson said he was neutral in the governor’s primary, has supported Rauner in the past and supports him in the general election. “Hopefully we can all come together as a party,” he said. Floreth, who turns 62 this weekend, put on an impressive campaign back in 2014 when he defeated an incumbent on the central committee, JERRY CLARKE. The 13th includes all or parts of 14 counties. Floreth, who supported Rauner in the primary, also says the party must come together after last week’s primary. He said he knows there some profound disagreements in the party, as illustrated by the showing of Rauner’s primary opponent, state Rep. JEANNE IVES. But he said all in the party “would have to conclude Governor Rauner is by far the better option” to run the state than Democratic candidate J.B. PRITZKER. Floreth says he thinks he has accomplished goals he set when he ran four years ago, including improving the experience of precinct committeemen at the state convention through allowing more say in policy and helping keep information flowing between the central committee and local party officials. He noted that he sends out a newsletter at least every other week, and helped improve training for precinct committeemen.)
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats blame Republicans for gun violence. Democrats crow over their success in getting people to serve as their operatives and as their dupes.
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20180324/march-for-our-lives-springfield-draws-hundreds

 

CHAMPAIGN/URBANA NEWS GAZETTE
— The choice What’s it going to be in November — a do-over for Republican Bruce Rauner or a return to one-party rule under Democrat J.B. Pritzker? – Editorial
http://www.news-gazette.com/opinion/editorials/2018-03-25/editorial-the-choice.html
— Confident Pritzker has ambitious spending plans – Jim Dey
http://www.news-gazette.com/opinion/columns/2018-03-25/jim-dey-confident-pritzker-has-ambitious-spending-plans.html

 

BLOOMINGTON PANTAGRAPH
— Informed voters can withstand negative ads – Editorial (DIERSEN: Who wants you to be informed? My critics/opponents do NOT want you to be informed; they want you to know only what they tell you. That is why they viciously demonize, viciously denigrate, and viciously condemn me and my GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails. Do you side with my critics/opponents, or do you side with me and the First Amendment?)
http://www.pantagraph.com/opinion/editorial/editorial-informed-voters-can-withstand-negative-ads/article_3ca08663-23c0-5218-ad52-9fac420af7b3.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats blame Republicans for gun violence. Democrats crow over their success in getting people to serve as their operatives and as their dupes.
http://www.pantagraph.com/news/local/hundreds-gather-for-gun-reform-in-bloomington/article_b5ab329d-406d-54df-9b9a-9feee816582c.html

 

NORTHWEST HERALD
— State Rep. Steve Reick blasts Gov. Bruce Rauner in blog post
http://www.nwherald.com/2018/03/23/state-rep-steve-reick-blasts-gov-bruce-rauner-in-blog-post/akx99lj/

 

HERALD & REVIEW
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats blame Republicans for gun violence. Democrats crow over their success in getting people to serve as their operatives and as their dupes.
https://herald-review.com/news/local/desperate-to-do-something-decatur-anti-violence-march-proceeds-despite/article_21e61a90-1c2c-58e2-a497-cb67f83dd7bd.html

 

JOURNAL GAZETTE TIMES COURIER
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats blame Republicans for gun violence. Democrats crow over their success in getting people to serve as their operatives and as their dupes.
http://jg-tc.com/news/march-for-our-lives-nd-amendment-support-rallies-held/article_706b07b6-e578-59eb-b369-01de40bb0f57.html

 

BELLEVILLE NEWS DEMOCRAT
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats crow over their success in getting people to serve as their operatives and as their dupes.
http://www.bnd.com/news/local/community/ofallon-progress/article206442614.html

 

ALTON DAILY NEWS
— Rauner Still Claims No Social Agenda – Greg Bishop (DIERSEN: If that is true, than Rauner should happily sign a “Contract with Illinois Republicans” in which he would agree to take no actions against the traditional family, right to life, immigration, and the rest of the planks in the Illinois Republican Party platform.)
http://altondailynews.com/news/details.cfm?clientid=17&id=262334#.WrdmJcuKSM8
(FROM THE ARTICLE: In starting his post-primary re-election campaign, Gov. Bruce Rauner said Thursday he still doesn’t have a social agenda, but critics disagree. During a campaign stop in Springfield two days after narrowly winning the Republican nomination, Rauner said he has no social agenda, something the wealthy political newcomer maintained before being elected as a Republican in 2014. “You’ve never ever seen me or heard me or watched me advocate on social issues. I’ve never done it,” Rauner said. “I advocate on lower taxes, more jobs and ending corruption.” State Rep. David McSweeney, who has called Rauner a failed governor, said Rauner approved more abortions to be paid for by taxpayers and a measure that prohibits law enforcement from detaining someone based solely on that person’s immigration status. “He does have a social agenda,” McSweeney, R-Barrington Hills, said. “He signed [House Bill] 40. He signed [Senate Bill] 31, which definitely is a sanctuary state bill.” McSweeney said SB31, also known as the TRUST Act, prohibits law enforcement from detaining someone based solely on that person’s immigration status. “It’s been a very big issue up in my area, in Lake County and McHenry County, where there are real examples of people who are being let out of jail even though the federal government wants them detained,” he said.)

 

QUAD CITIES ONLINE
— Each Rauner vote worth $215 – SARAH HAYDEN (DIERSEN: 41 voted for Rauner in my precinct. 41 X $215 is $8,815. 64 voted for Ives in my precinct. 64 X $12 is $768.)
http://qconline.com/news/local/each-rauner-vote-worth/article_d45919eb-7c42-5807-a671-c1f699442e41.html
— Raise your hand if you voted for neo-Nazi (DIERSEN: Government is nasty. Politics is nasty. Are you a Republican Precinct Committeeman/Captain? How many voters in your precinct asked you about the candidates on the March 20, 2018 Republican ballot in your precinct? None of the 504 registered voters in my precinct asked me about the candidates on the March 20, 2018 Republican ballot in my precinct. Sadly, disgustingly, and outrageously, that is not surprising. Since 1999, those who dominate the Milton Township Republican Central Committee, the DuPage County Republican Central Committee, and the Illinois Republican Party have done everything that they can to discredit me with the voters in my precinct. Officially, they hint/imply/argue/shout that I am “too conservative,” and because of that, candidates that I might promote in primaries are “too conservative” to win general elections. But from what I see, having lived in my precinct since 1984, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes hint/imply/argue/shout behind my back, under the table, and below the belt at the voters in my precinct and at everyone else that I am a White supremacist, Nazi, KKK member, hater, racist, sexist, bigot, and even worse things. I should write a book about my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes. Maybe I should sue them.)
http://qconline.com/opinion/editorial/raise-your-hand-if-you-voted-for-neo-nazi/article_e2c4d73e-6884-5df2-b165-711325137bd1.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: It wasn’t democracy’s finest hour. On Election Day, the sole Republican candidate for the U.S. House in Illinois’ 3rd Congressional District was a Holocaust denier and neo-Nazi. And he got more than 20,000 votes. Ugh. Ideally, Arthur Jones would have received no votes because he deserves no support. But even one vote – his own – would have been enough to win Tuesday’s primary because he ran unopposed. Instead he got 20,458. The Cook County Clerk’s Office reports that 70 percent of suburban voters in the district pulling a Republican ballot checked his name. We blame a lack of situational awareness. Republicans didn’t bother to recruit a legitimate candidate because the district is gerrymandered to elect a Democrat. So Jones waltzed in and now is set to run on their ticket in November against incumbent Rep. Dan Lipinski. This embarrassment is on Republicans. Let both parties stay awake during future filing periods to prevent unsavory characters from hijacking their good names. Most voters didn’t intend to support Jones, we’re certain. They voted the party line and automatically filled in the box next to his name. Why research an unopposed candidate? We wish they had paid more attention to news reports. If they feel a little chagrined, they ought to. The lesson here is democracy is imperfect. But it’s also self-correcting, 3rd District residents. This November: Vote Lipinski. All of you.)

 

FOX 6 NOW
— ‘Manipulating and exploiting children:’ NRA responds as students ‘March for Our Lives’ – CNN
http://fox6now.com/2018/03/24/manipulating-and-exploiting-children-nra-responds-as-students-march-for-our-lives/

 

KTVS 12
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats blame Republicans for gun violence. Democrats crow over their success in getting people to serve as their operatives and as their dupes.
http://www.kfvs12.com/story/37802103/hundreds-marched-in-carbondale-for-stricter-gun-laws

 

CAPITOL FAX
— Reader comments closed until April 2 (DIERSEN: Government is nasty. Politics is nasty. I have sent out a GOPUSA ILLINOIS email a) each and every morning since 2004 and b) also each and every evening since 2015. What do you say to my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes who dismiss, belittle, badmouth, demonize, denigrate, and/or condemn that?)
https://capitolfax.com/2018/03/23/reader-comments-closed-until-april-2/

 

NEWSMAX
— Trump Lawyer Confirms ‘Deep State’ Plots to Destroy President (DIERSEN: My Democrat superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates in the federal government treated me like I was part of a plot to stop patronage and to stop political affiliation discrimination, that is, that I was part of a plot to stop them from hiring, retaining, and promoting Democrats, and especially Democrats who were minority, female, younger, and/or veteran. They were fully aware of Jim Thompson, Jim Edgar, and the Rutan decision. They knew that my wife had helped elect Thompson. SEE: http://www.nytimes.com/1996/03/13/us/seeking-return-to-ways-of-patronage-in-politics.html.)
https://w3.newsmax.com/General/NMM/Offers/Killing-the-Deep-State-PD

 

AMERICAN THINKER
— Mass hysteria and the anti-gun marches – Michael Filozof
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2018/03/mass_hysteria_and_the_antigun_marches.html

 

WASHINGTON FREE BEACON
— Gun-Rights Groups Slam New YouTube Anti-Gun Policy ‘YouTube is now in the business of political posturing and censorship’ – Stephen Gutowski
http://freebeacon.com/issues/gun-rights-groups-slam-new-youtube-anti-gun-policy/

 

FOX NEWS
— Cry fowl! Media go hunting as Trump hires ‘hawk’ Bolton and other outlandish media bias – Dan Gainor (DIERSEN: Who cried fowl when you were hired? Democrats cried fowl a) when the Post Office hired me in 1966 and let me work there for almost 3 years, b) when IRS hired me in 1971, promoted me in 1972, 1973, and 1974, and let me work there for almost 9 years, and c) when GAO hired me in 1980, promoted me in 1986, and let me work there for almost 18 years.)
http://www.foxnews.com/opinion/2018/03/24/cry-fowl-media-go-hunting-as-trump-hires-hawk-bolton-and-other-outlandish-media-bias.html

 

BLAZE
— Gun rights advocates blast new YouTube policy of censoring videos showing legal gun activity – Teri Webster (DIERSEN: What do you say to my critics/opponents who want to stop me from including links to articles in GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails a) that promote the traditional family, right to life, immigration, Second Amendment, illegal drugs, equal opportunity (no race or gender based preference giving), and the rest of the planks in the Republican Party platform and the Illinois Republican Party platform, b) that promote the Milton Township Republican Central Committee resolution against video gambling, and c) that oppose promoting dependency on government, dependency on charity, LGBTQ activity, abortion, mass/illegal immigration, abolition of Second Amendment rights, booze, gambling, pot, and other vices, patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, age discrimination, and retaliation?)
https://www.theblaze.com/news/2018/03/24/gun-rights-advocates-blast-new-youtube-policy-of-censoring-videos-showing-legal-gun-activity

 

THE HILL
— Unbound Trump breaks from restraints – NIALL STANAGE (DIERSEN: Republicans voted for Trump in 2016 because he promised to defend and advance the Republican Party platform. Republicans voted for Rauner in 2014 because he promised to have no social agenda.)
http://thehill.com/homenews/administration/380075-the-memo-unbound-trump-breaks-from-restraints?userid=3526
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Republicans hint/imply/argue/shout that Republican candidates can win in Illinois if they dump the traditional family, right to life, immigration, Second Amendment, and the rest of the planks in the Illinois Republican Party platform.
http://thehill.com/opinion/campaign/380114-illinois-election-shows-democrats-can-win-by-embracing-the-center
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats blame Republicans for gun violence. Democrats crow over their success in getting people to serve as their operatives and as their dupes.
http://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/news/380143-seven-most-memorable-moments-from-march-for-our-lives
— Fox News hosts tear into Trump over spending bill – AVERY ANAPOL
http://thehill.com/homenews/media/380057-fox-news-hosts-tear-into-trump-over-spending-bill

 

NBC NEWS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats blame Republicans for gun violence. Democrats crow over their success in getting people to serve as their operatives and as their dupes.
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/march-our-lives-draws-hundreds-thousands-washington-around-nation-n859716

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats blame Republicans for gun violence. Democrats crow over their success in getting people to serve as their operatives and as their dupes.
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/03/24/us/march-for-our-lives.html
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/03/24/us/politics/students-lead-huge-rallies-for-gun-control-across-the-us.html
— Stop Asking About My Kid’s College Plans – Elisabeth Egan (DIERSEN: Were you considered to be college material? While I attended Crete-Monee High School 1962-1966, I took college preparatory courses notwithstanding the fact that many, if not most, if not virtually everyone at the time viewed me as NOT being “college material.” Neither of my parents had attended college. My father was the first of his ancestors to earn a high school diploma. My mother never attended high school. I spent my junior and senior years and the summer in between washing dishes for the minimum wage in the basement of the S.S. Kresges in Chicago Heights. I just barely made into the top 20% of my class, my ACT score was only 24, I was draft bait, my eyesight could not be corrected to 20/20, I had partial red/green color blindness, and I had Osgood-Schlatter disease (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Osgood%E2%80%93Schlatter_disease). Further, my father had fought type 1 diabetes from age 14. I am sure that many thought that I would soon come down with type 1 diabetes too.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/03/24/opinion/sunday/stop-asking-about-my-kids-college-plans.html
— 2018: A Tough Year for First-Time Buyers Tax law changes, low inventory and tight credit may present extra hurdles this year for people buying their first homes. – Jen Miller (DIERSEN: Government should encourage marriage and homeownership. Roskam should increase the $10,000 SALT cap to $20,000 for married filing jointly.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/03/23/realestate/2018-a-tough-year-for-first-time-buyers.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Pot promoters promote pot. If you promote pot, you promote destruction.
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/03/24/us/arkansas-marijuana-cotton-plant.html

 

WASHINGTON POST
— How Trumpism has come to define the Republican Party The president has used legislation and unilateral actions to push ahead with a vision often at odds with GOP orthodoxy. – Ashley Parker (DIERSEN: Republicans voted for Trump in 2016 because he promised to defend and advance the Republican Party platform. Republicans voted for Rauner in 2014 because he promised to have no social agenda.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/?utm_term=.79af6bb25ddd
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats blame Republicans for gun violence. Democrats crow over their success in getting people to serve as their operatives and as their dupes.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/march-for-our-lives-huge-crowds-gather-for-rally-against-gun-violence-in-nations-capital/2018/03/24/4121b100-2f7d-11e8-b0b0-f706877db618_story.html
https://www.washingtonpost.com/graphics/2018/local/march-for-our-lives-in-photos/
https://www.washingtonpost.com/national/anti-gun-marches-planned-for-cities-throughout-the-us-world/2018/03/24/a7365514-2f59-11e8-b0b0-f706877db618_story.html
https://www.washingtonpost.com/powerpost/democrats-message-at-anti-gun-violence-rallies-do-what-the-students-say/2018/03/24/1a9afbd6-2f87-11e8-8688-e053ba58f1e4_story.html

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Health-Insurance Premiums Loom as Election Issue – Stephanie Armour (DIERSEN: How much do you pay in health insurance premiums? Because I am a federal retiree, my wife and I pay only $6,000/year for $24,000/year worth of health, dental, and vision insurance premiums – the federal government pays $18,000/year. Needless-to-say, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes are beyond furious about that. Because we get that $18,000/year subsidy, they viciously demonize me, viciously denigrate me, and viciously condemn me. They hint/imply/argue/shout behind my back, under the table, and below the belt at the voters in my precinct and at everyone else that I am a White supremacist, Nazi, KKK member, hater, racist, sexist, bigot, and even worse things. I should write a book about my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes. Maybe I should sue them.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/health-insurance-premiums-loom-as-election-issue-1521975600

 

FORBES
— Ten Things You Must Find Out — Before You Take The Job – Liz Ryan (DIERSEN: Have you accepted job offers for jobs that others would not seek and/or would not take? Reasons why I accepted the Post Office’s part-time job offer in 1966 included my needing money to pay for college expenses and for new cars. Reasons why I accepted IRS’s job offer in 1971 included my being unemployed and needing money to help support my mother and brother. Reasons why I accepted GAO’s job offer in 1980 included my being impressed with GAO’s mission and my hoping that GAO really was a non-partisan agency like it claimed it was.)
https://www.forbes.com/sites/lizryan/2018/03/24/ten-things-you-must-find-out-before-you-take-the-job/#6e207e0e4913

 

CHEAT SHEET
— How Does the Broke Middle Class Really Afford Retirement? – Emma Bleznak (DIERSEN: In today’s dollars, my salary in 1997, when I was 49 years old, was $125,325. In today’s dollars, I should have had $626,625 saved when I was 50, $751,950 saved when I was 55, $877,275 saved when I was 60, and $1,002,600 saved when I was 65. I did not have the aforesaid saved because my Democrat GAO superiors succeeded in forcing me to take their early retirement “offer” in 1997 when I was 49 years old.)
https://www.cheatsheet.com/money-career/broke-middle-class-really-afford-retirement.html/?a=viewall
(FROM THE ARTICLE: An alarming 70% of American adults have less than $1,000 in their savings accounts. Experts have crunched the numbers to identify how much you should have saved at each age milestone for a comfortable retirement. By age 30, aim to have the equivalent of your annual salary saved. Every five years, increase this in single increments: By 35, you should have twice your annual salary saved and by 40-years-old you should have three times. By 65-years-old this will leave you with a savings equivalent to eight times your annual salary.)

 

SAN FRANCISCO GATE
— ‘Let’s listen to them’: Calif. politicians tweet messages of support for March for Our Lives (DIERSEN: What do you say to Republican politicians who want Republican Precinct Committeemen to focus on listening to the voters in their precinct rather than advocating the Republican Party platform, the Illinois Republican Party (IRP) platform, and the Milton Township Republican Central Committee (MTRCC) resolution against video gambling? Democrat and Democrat plant, Libertarian and Libertarian plant, Green and Green plant, and RINO politicians in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois a) want me to listen to the voters in my precinct who reject planks in the Republican Party platform and the IRP platform, b) want me to listen to voters who reject the MTRCC resolution against video gambling, and c) do not want me to advocate the aforesaid planks or resolution.)
https://www.sfgate.com/bayarea/article/march-for-our-lives-california-politicians-difi-12778832.php

 

RASMUSSEN REPORTS
— Hiring John Bolton is Donald Trump’s Most Dangerous Decision – Ted Rall (DIERSEN: Who warns employers to NOT hire you? My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes stress that the Milton Township Republican Central Committee (MTRCC), the DuPage County Republican Central Committee, the Illinois Republican Party (IRP), etc. have NOT hired me to serve as a webmaster. Those who warn employers to NOT hire me a) reject planks in the Republican Party platform and/or the IRP platform and work against those like me who support those planks, b) reject the MTRCC resolution against video gambling and work against those like me who support that resolution, c) focus on destroying those like me who they cannot manipulate/dominate, d) were defendants in lawsuits that I have filed, and/or e) are operatives or dupes for the aforesaid and/or are anti-Trump supporters, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-draft avoiders, anti-German Americans, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
http://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/political_commentary/commentary_by_ted_rall/hiring_john_bolton_is_donald_trump_s_most_dangerous_decision

 

WINDY CITY TIMES
— GOP aide fired after Grindr hookup – Matt Simonette
http://www.windycitymediagroup.com/lgbt/Report-GOP-aide-fired-after-Grindr-hookup/62347.html

 

COLDWELL BANKER
— FOR SALE: 825 Warrenville Road, Wheaton – $335,000
https://www.coldwellbankerhomes.com/il/wheaton/825-warrenville-road/pid_23798545/

March 24 Morning Edition

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Next thing you know, cemeteries will be voting in DuPage – Editorial (DIERSEN: Since 2015, there have been two cemeteries in my DuPage County Milton Township Precinct 9 in Wheaton – Wheaton Cemetery (http://wheatoncemetery.org/) and St. Michael’s Cemetery (https://www.parishesonline.com/find/st-michaels-cemetery). Of my precinct’s 504 registered voters, according to the DuPage County Election Commission (DCEC), 105 (21%) cast Republican Ballots, 98 (19%) cast Democrat ballots, and 301 (60%) did not vote. Beyond outrageously, beyond unacceptably, in 2015, the DCEC let my critics/opponents unethically gerrymander my precinct to punish me and Jeanne Ives. The DCEC let my critics/opponents a) take away about 100 residences on the west side of my precinct and b) give me about 100 residences out Ives’ precinct to the east. The DCEC let my critics/opponents draw Ives into my precinct. But then, my critics/opponents drew her out of my new precinct and into Precinct 65 because she asked them to.)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/opinion/next-thing-you-know-cemeteries-will-be-voting-in-dupage/
(FROM THE EDITORIAL: Oh, DuPage County, have you forgotten who you are? Generations of Chicagoans fled to you, DuPage, to escape the political corruption of the big bad city. In Chicago, the rule of thumb was to “vote early and often.” In DuPage, a single honorable vote, almost always for a Republican, sufficed. In Chicago, the quiet residents of cemeteries voted. In DuPage, only the living, if sometimes barely. In Chicago, vote returns from the “river wards” could be held up for hours, allowing for a little late-night skullduggery to put a Machine favorite in a tight race over the top. In DuPage, goodness no. But on Tuesday in DuPage, the election process looked about as squared away as in Chicago circa 1947. Final voting results were not released until roughly eight hours after the polls closed, about 3 a.m. A skeptic might wonder if everything was on the up and up. We’re told it was a hardware problem. Elections judges were unable to get results from scanning machines, which are used to read paper ballots, and the judges had to lug 268 of the machines to the election commission office in Wheaton to tally the results. Now, on Tuesday, election officials will be on the hot seat. The DuPage County Board has asked them to attend a board meeting to explain what went wrong and how to fix it. “I promise you, there’s going to be changes,” County Board President Dan Cronin told the Daily Herald. “I am not done with this.” But there’s little mystery about what should be done — it was right on the ballot. An advisory referendum question asked voters whether the DuPage County Election Commission should be dissolved and its responsibilities taken over by the office of the county clerk. Fifty-six percent of the voters said that was a good idea. After Tuesday’s show of incompetence by the election commission, you can bet that even more voters now would say that’s a good idea. Cronin, who has been a leader in Illinois in trying to eliminate unnecessary units of government, is pushing the merger, which he says would make the election process more accountable and save DuPage taxpayers $300,000 a year. But the change requires a change in state law, and the Legislature has been slow to go along. Why? Because the Legislature is always slow to go along when it comes to eliminating unnecessary units of government. It’s about jobs and political turf. For the same reason, the Legislature has been insufficiently aggressive in eliminating township governments. Cronin is right. The DuPage Election Commission bungled it badly on Tuesday. And we were feeling the ghosts of those old Chicago ward heelers.)
— Man who claims civil rights were violated at Gay Pride Fest settles with city – STEFANO ESPOSITO (DIERSEN: The picture for this article shows Mark Kirk’s parade entry.)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/chicago-politics/man-who-claims-civil-rights-were-violated-at-gay-pride-fest-settles-with-city/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Mallett was passed out drunk in the rear seat of his car — and wearing only a Speedo — when, he claimed, police pepper-sprayed him and dragged him out of the car. Mallett alleged officers used excessive force and targeted him for being gay.)

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Stakes are high for Raoul, Harold in race to succeed Attorney General Lisa Madigan – Bill Lukitsch
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-met-kwame-raoul-erika-harold-attorney-general-20180322-story.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: On the other is Harold, a conservative who has never held elected office and calls herself a “political outsider.” She is opposed to abortion and same-sex marriage but has vowed to uphold all of the state’s laws. Harold has accused Madigan of failing to take an interest in public corruption during her tenure, noting that her father is Democratic House Speaker Michael Madigan. And she’s backed by his chief political nemesis, Gov. Bruce Rauner. . .Harold disputes the suggestion she would be beholden to Rauner, noting that she has split with him over his decision to sign legislation expanding access to abortion. Even so, she says she will uphold that law and others she may personally disagree with. “The job of the attorney general is to enforce the law,” Harold said. “It’s not to impose your own agenda. It is to make sure that the laws are enforced uniformly and fairly, and I’m committed to doing that.” Rauner’s campaign gave Harold $305,000, and the governor has said he “personally recruited” her in part to “prosecute corruption against the Madigan clan and their network.” Harold first became well-known as the 2003 winner of the Miss America pageant. She says her “priorities are not partisan in nature” and will resonate with voters regardless of political affiliation. Still, Harold mirrors Rauner in promising to fight corruption within state government. She said she wants the legislature to provide additional powers for the attorney general, including the ability to convene a grand jury and issue subpoenas. “I think the priority of public corruption will be an issue where we may differ, and I think it’s important to emphasize fighting public corruption because both parties should be held accountable,” Harold said of Raoul. Harold works for a Champaign-based firm where she specializes in business law. She first sought public office in 2014, losing a Republican primary for Congress to U.S. Rep. Rodney Davis of Taylorville. She ran on a conservative social platform and since has been accused by her unsuccessful primary opponent of softening her position on conservative ideas to comport with the governor’s socially centrist agenda. Harold’s stance against same-sex marriage has served as a flashpoint in her primary bid. According to the book “Being Miss America: Behind the Rhinestone Curtain” by former Miss America Kate Shindle, Harold’s “ultra-conservative views” had kept her from winning the Miss Illinois pageant for several years. Shindle writes that Harold was asked in a pageant interview about adoption by same-sex couples. “Harold reportedly stated that she would choose to place a child in an abusive heterosexual home rather than with a loving gay couple,” the book says. Harold said she did not remember that exchange, saying she supports same-sex adoption and foster parenting, and “if I said what they alleged, it’s absolutely wrong.”)
— 1,800 York students absent after shooting threat; 17-year-old gets felony charges in separate Snapchat threat – Chuck Fieldman
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/elmhurst/news/ct-elh-york-threats-tl-0329-20180323-story.html
— An affair, a photo and a felony charge: Missouri’s governor is waging a campaign for political survival – Sean Sullivan (DIERSEN: Needless-to-say, if you have ever done anything that subjects you to blackmail or prosecution, you should not seek or hold any kind of government or political office.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/politics/ct-missouri-governor-eric-greitens-political-survival-20180323-story.html
— HARDCOPY ARTICLE TITLE: Musk deletes Facebook pages – Peter Holley
http://www.chicagotribune.com/bluesky/technology/ct-biz-elon-musk-facebook-20180323-story.html

 

DAILY HERALD
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats promote Democrat marchers.
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20180322/march-for-our-lives-protesting-gun-violence-happening-today-around-suburbs
— York student detained for social media threat – Justin Kmitch
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20180323/york-student-detained-for-social-media-threat
— Get rid of both Cronin and election board – Julie Federico, Naperville
http://www.dailyherald.com/discuss/20180324/get-rid-of-both-cronin-and-election-board
— Amendment needed to stop gerrymandering – Hashim Arain, Oak Brook
http://www.dailyherald.com/discuss/20180324/amendment-needed-to-stop-gerrymandering
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats crow over their success in demonizing, denigrating, and condemning guns and gun owners.
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20180323/news/303239917/

 

WBEZ
— Ives Reluctantly Says She’ll Vote For Rauner – Dave McKinney (DIERSEN: Since 2002, those who supported Jim Ryan in the Republican gubernatorial primary have blamed those who supported Pat O’Malley in that primary for Jim Ryan’s defeat in the general election. I should write a book about Jim Ryan supporters in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois who continue to viciously punish me for Jim Ryan’s defeat.)
https://www.wbez.org/shows/wbez-updates/ives-reluctantly-says-shell-vote-for-rauner/06dcec33-d169-47f6-80b5-f0523fdf4d5f
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The Republican who narrowly lost to Gov. Bruce Rauner in this week’s gubernatorial primary is reluctantly saying she’ll vote for him. But state Rep. Jeanne Ives predicts Rauner will lose and that many of her 342,000 supporters feel betrayed by him. And when it comes to saying who’d be a better a governor, Rauner or Democrat JB Pritzker, Ives struggled to get Rauner’s name out of her mouth in an interview Thursday with WBEZ.)

 

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Illinois Supreme Court won’t take up Rauner’s appeal of step pay case – Doug Finke (DIERSEN: I got many step increases while I worked for the federal government 1966-1969 and 1971-1997. Step increases recognize the work experience that you gain. My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always viciously demonized, viciously denigrated, and viciously condemned the work experience that I gained working for the Post Office 1966-1969, for IRS 1971-1980, the last 5 ½ years of which at  the GS-12 Step 1-5 levels, currently $81,071-$91,880 and for GAO 1980-1997, the last 11 years of which at the GS-13 Step 1-10 levels, currently $96,403-$125,325. What opinion does Rauner and his supporters have of the work experience that you have? Based on their words and their actions, Rauner and his supporters have an extremely low opinion of the work experience that I have.)
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20180322/illinois-supreme-court-wont-take-up-rauners-appeal-of-step-pay-case

 

CHAMPAIGN/URBANA NEWS GAZETTE
— Democrats, like Republican, also at odds – Editorial (DIERSEN: If the majority of Republican Precinct Committeemen/Captains in Illinois were conservative, the conservative Ives would have defeated the anti-social conservative Rauner. The Republican Party exists to help elect candidates who are conservative. The Democrat Party exists to help elect candidates who are liberal. The Libertarian Party exists to help elect candidates who are libertarian. The Green Party exists to help elect candidates who are green. You are not a conservative unless you are both a fiscal conservative and a social conservative like I am. Are you a Republican Precinct Committeeman/Captain? What percent of your fellow Republican Precinct Committeemen/Captains in your township/ward and in your county are social conservatives like I am? Beyond tragically, by their words and/or by their actions, the majority of Republican Precinct Committeemen/Captains in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois ARE NOT SOCIAL CONSERVATIVES. They supported Rauner/Sanguinetti in the primary and they focus on getting rid of social conservatives like me. With Rauner’s victory, will they succeed in getting rid of social conservatives and destroying the Milton Township Republican Central Committee, the DuPage County Republican Central Committee, and the Illinois Republican Party?)
http://www.news-gazette.com/opinion/editorials/2018-03-24/editorial-dems-gop-also-odds.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Rauner has shown that you can’t be fiscally conservative and say you are not socially conservative.” This was at the core of Ives’ campaign — Rauner isn’t a Republican, we are. She said as much during a campaign stop in February during the Williamson County Republican Women’s Lincoln Day Luncheon. “He’s not part of the ‘we,’” she said in an interview after her speech, referring to the Republican party. During her address in February, Ives thrashed Rauner’s dealings with Democrats, particularly on a controversial piece of legislation last year that loosened regulations allowing state medical dollars to be used for abortions. She said reaching across the aisle on party issues this way was a sign of weakness — she said “capitulating” to the opposition showed vulnerability and this was not quality in a leader.)

 

SOUTHERN
— More questions than answers: Republicans split in Southern Illinois on who to support for governor in November – ISAAC SMITH
http://thesouthern.com/news/local/govt-and-politics/more-questions-than-answers-republicans-split-in-southern-illinois-on/article_0ba100d4-cff3-56eb-854c-b7d999611fc6.html

 

SUBURBAN LIFE
— York student charged with felony after allegedly making threat via Snapchat
http://www.mysuburbanlife.com/2018/03/23/york-student-charged-with-felony-after-allegedly-making-threat-via-snapchat/akze8w8/

 

TAYLORVILLE DAILY NEWS
— Rauner Will Call Ives (DIERSEN: Since 2002, those who supported Jim Ryan in the Republican gubernatorial primary have blamed those who supported Pat O’Malley in that primary for Jim Rayn’s defeat in the general election. I should write a book about Jim Ryan supporters in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois who continue to viciously punish me for Jim Ryan’s defeat.)
http://taylorvilledailynews.com/local-news/354053

 

SAUK VALLEY
— Every vote matters, particularly if it’s yours
http://www.saukvalley.com/2018/03/23/svm-editorial-every-vote-matters-particularly-if-its-yours/a5whb9n/

 

WOODFORD TIMES
— Rep. Darin LaHood applauds local spa for passing on tax bill savings to employees – Chris Kaergard (DIERSEN: Have the employers in your municipality, in your township/ward, and in your county passed on “tax bill savings” to their employees?)
http://www.woodfordtimes.com/news/20180323/rep-darin-lahood-applauds-local-spa-for-passing-on-tax-bill-savings-to-employees

 

ILLINOIS FAMILY ACTION
— Primary 2018 and the Ives Campaign Post-Mortem Only Begins – John Biver
https://illinoisfamilyaction.org/2018/03/primary-2018-and-the-ives-campaign-post-mortem-only-begins/

 

GOPUSA
— Dick’s CEO: Gun control ‘transcends our company’s bottom line’ (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, companies act as operatives or as dupes for the Democrat Party.)
http://www.gopusa.com/dicks-ceo-gun-control-transcends-our-companys-bottom-line/
— Google’s $300 million fight against fake — err, conservative — news (DIERSEN: According to my critics/opponents, all news is fake except for the news that they put out or bless.)
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=42080
— Students Are Useful Pawns for Gun Control Zealots
http://www.gopusa.com/students-are-useful-pawns-for-gun-control-zealots/
— FBI’s McCabe – an operative for the Deep State (DIERSEN: Virtually all my superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates in the federal government were operatives for the Democrat Party. Of course, they treated me like I was an operative for the Republican Party.)
http://www.gopusa.com/fbis-mccabe-an-operative-for-the-deep-state/

 

DAILY CALLER
— Donald Trump Should Throw California Governor Jerry Brown IN JAIL – Alan Keyes
http://dailycaller.com/2018/03/23/donald-trump-should-jail-california-governor-jerry-brown/

 

THE HILL
— Maher calls for ‘affirmative action’ for conservatives in show business – JOSH DELK (DIERSEN: What about the federal government? While I worked for the federal government for almost 30 years, extremely few of my superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates were conservative, that is, extremely few were Republican.)
http://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/380066-maher-calls-for-affirmative-action-for-conservatives-in-show

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— HARDCOPY ARTICLE TITLE: The Spread of Dumb Ideas – Michael J. Socolow (DIERSEN: According to my critics/opponents, all ideas are dumb except for the ideas that they promote or bless.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/03/22/opinion/facebook-spreading-ideas.html
— Elon Musk Joins #DeleteFacebook With a Barrage of Tweets – Nellie Bowles
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/03/23/technology/elon-musk-deletefacebook.html
— With Morale Dropping, Zuckerberg Takes Steps to Calm Facebook Employees – Sheera Frenkel (DIERSEN: Will Facebook start acting like the federal government? To boost the morale of its employees who are Democrat, minority, female, younger, and/or veteran, the federal government wastes the careers of and gets rid of its employees who are Republican, White, male, and/or non-veteran who did make GS-13 (currently $96,403) by age 25, GS-14 (currently $113,920) by age 30, GS-15 (currently $134,000) by age 35, and Senior Executive Service (currently $164,200) by age 40.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/03/23/technology/zuckerberg-facebook-employees.html

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— FRONT PAGE: Facebook Tries to Calm Advertisers After Cambridge Analytica Crisis – Lara O’Reilly and Suzanne Vranica (DIERSEN: Facebook is a Democrat website.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/facebook-tries-to-calm-advertisers-after-cambridge-analytica-crisis-1521836823
— Facebook’s Public Reckoning The social-media giant faces decisions on privacy and publishing. – Editorial (DIERSEN: Facebook is a Democrat website.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/facebooks-public-reckoning-1521846210
— ‘Class Matters’ Review: The American Dream as Nightmare – Joseph Epstein (DIERSEN: How much money did your parents have when you were young? My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always demonized, denigrated, and condemned my parents as being undeservedly filthy rich because they sent my brother and I to Trinity Lutheran Grade School in Crete and then to Hope Lutheran Grade School in Park Forest to stay with the Missouri Synod. However, neither of my outstanding parents attended college. My father fought type 1 diabetes from age 14 and he was the first of his ancestors to earn a high school diploma. My mother never attended high school. My father worked in the office of a nasty chemical plant in Chicago Heights. He almost always worked second jobs to pay the family’s bills. He did not buy a new car until he was 45 and it was a bottom of the line 2-door Chevy. He died suddenly in 1969 when he was 47 and I was 21.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/class-matters-review-the-american-dream-as-nightmare-1521754095

 

USA TODAY
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats promote Democrat marchers
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/2018/03/24/march-our-lives-hundreds-thousands-expected-rally-across-u-s/430245002/
https://www.usatoday.com/story/life/entertainthis/2018/03/23/taylor-swift-donates-march-our-lives-show/454892002/
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/2018/03/22/millions-moms-never-again-different-effect-march-our-lives/440961002/
— HARDCOPY ARTICLE TITLE: Workers scarce in some crucial, stressful fields – Ryan W. Miller (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.)
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2018/03/22/teachers-police-local-government-jobs-recruiting-retainment-stress/425752002/

 

BLOOMBERG
— Facebook’s Grip on Political Ads Seen Defying Stain of Data Leak – Todd Shields and Bill Allison (DIERSEN: Facebook is a Democrat website.)
https://www.bloombergquint.com/business/2018/03/23/facebook-won-t-lack-for-political-ads-despite-erupting-scandals

 

VIRGINIA PILOT
— Facebook users have been giving away their data for a decade. Is it too late to get our privacy back? – Ally Marotti (DIERSEN: Facebook is a Democrat website.)
https://pilotonline.com/business/consumer/article_0b676e56-73ae-531b-ae45-9a13628525bd.html

 

LADDERS
— What are millennials doing wrong when it comes to their careers? – Dandan Zhu (DIERSEN: What did you do to qualify yourself for better paying jobs? I earned a) a job-related bachelor’s degree when I was 21 in 1970 and job-related master’s degrees when I was 27, 31, and 48, b) job-related professional certifications when I was 30, 32, 41, 45, 47, and 48, and c) a job-related professional license when I was 32. I had almost 9 years of IRS work experience, the last 5 1/2 years of which at the GS-12 Step 1-5 levels, currently $81,071-$91,880, when I was 31. I had almost 18 years of GAO work experience, the last 11 years of which at the GS-13 Step 1-10 levels, currently $96,403-$125,325, when I was 49.)
https://www.theladders.com/career-advice/millennials-wrong-comes-careers
(FROM THE ARTICLE: 1. Starting work too late. . .2. Accumulating useless credentials and degrees. . .3. Being idealistic versus realistic. . .4. Approaching work with the wrong attitude. . .5. Refusing to understand the power and importance of MONEY)

 

AXIOS
— GOP tax law has significant bugs, and Dems aren’t anxious to help fix them – Haley Britzky (DIERSEN: Government should encourage marriage and homeownership. Roskam should increase the $10,000 SALT cap to $20,000 for married filing jointly.)
https://www.axios.com/democrats-gop-tax-reform-d7e361d4-18c6-48d9-a942-91eb0efdcc1f.html
— Minority growth spawning “blue wave” in 2018 (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly Democrats focus on making minorities hate Republicans, and especially Republicans who are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.axios.com/blue-wave-to-be-driven-by-minority-growth-24b263a5-0d09-4271-ba6c-9d19f36158a4.html

 

DEMOCRATIC GOVERNORS ASSOCIATION
— FOX News: Bruce Rauner is “Friendless” (DIERSEN: Of course, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes hint/imply/argue/shout that if anyone else had been the Republican Precinct Committeeman in DuPage County Milton Township Precinct 9 since 1999, a) far more than just 105 of its 504 registered voters would have cast Republican ballots in the March 20, 2018 primary election, b) far fewer than 98 would have cast Democrat ballots, and c) many, if not most, if not virtually all of the 301 who did not vote would have cast Republican ballots. In my defense, as I have reported to the DuPage County Election Commission, 20 of the 504, including Chris Hage and his wife, no longer live in the precinct. Further, since 1999, those who dominate the Milton Township Republican Central Committee, the DuPage County Republican Central Committee, and the Illinois Republican Party have done everything that they can to discredit me with the voters in my precinct. Officially, they hint/imply/argue/shout that I am “too conservative” and because of that, candidates that I might promote in primaries are “too conservative” to win general elections. But from what see, having lived in my precinct since 1984, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes hint/imply/argue/shout under the table and below the belt at the voters in my precinct and at everyone else that I am a White supremacist, Nazi, KKK member, hater, racist, sexist, bigot, and even worse things. I should write a book about my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes. Maybe I should sue them.)
https://democraticgovernors.org/news/fox-news-bruce-rauner-is-friendless/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: After nearly losing the primary to an insurgent challenger Tuesday night, FOX News reported that Governor Bruce Rauner is “friendless” and a reporter called him a “governor without a party.” National Journal’s Josh Kraushaar broke down Rauner’s embarrassingly close call: “He only got 52% of the Republican in the primary vote last night. That’s a really, really big danger sign. It certainly places him as the most vulnerable governor heading into the general election.” “The Illinois Republican Party is completely divided, lied to, and let down by a failed governor who is not in charge,” said DGA Illinois Communications Director Sam Salustro. “Bruce Rauner can’t even bring his own party together, let alone the state he has entirely failed to lead.”)

 

INDEPENDENT
— Donald Trump routinely humiliates whomever he pleases. But the day is coming when the tables will turn (DIERSEN: I should write a book 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 who routinely humiliate others. They humiliate those who are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.independent.co.uk/voices/donald-trump-humilate-tables-will-turn-mcmaster-mexico-border-wall-karen-mcdougal-stormy-daniels-a8271076.html

March 23 Evening Edition

CBS2
— McCarthy Calls Emanuel And Trump ‘Two Most Polarizing Figures’ In America
http://chicago.cbslocal.com/video/category/news-politics/3832912-mccarthy-calls-emanuel-and-trump-two-most-polarizing-figures-in-america/

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Hey voters, where were you? – Mark Zavagnin, La Grange (DIERSEN: Of my precinct’s 504 registered voters, 105 (21%) cast Republican Ballots, 98 (19%) cast Democrat ballots, and 301 (60%) did not vote. Of the 203 ballots that were cast, 105 (52%) were Republican and 98 (48%) were Democrat.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/letters/ct-illinois-primary-voter-turnout-20180321-story.html
— Voters make hard choice on Aurora Election Commission – Anthony Stanford
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/aurora-beacon-news/opinion/ct-abn-guest-column-st-0325-20180323-story.html
— As the Holocaust-denier candidate proves, nomination by petition is a lousy idea, but the best one we have – Eric Zorn
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/zorn/ct-perspec-zorn-nazi-primary-petition-signature-0325-20180323-story.html
— As Chicago area shrinks, Kendall County enjoys growth amid lack of confidence in state leadership – Denise Crosby
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/aurora-beacon-news/opinion/ct-abn-crosby-kendall-growth-st-0326-20180323-column.html
— Judge seeks smooth transition following vote to eliminate Aurora Election Commission – Steve Lord
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/aurora-beacon-news/news/ct-abn-aurora-commission-st-0325-20180323-story.html

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Some free advice for J.B. Pritzker: Throw Speaker Madigan under the bus – LAURA WASHINGTON
https://chicago.suntimes.com/opinion/jb-pritzker-michael-madigan-governor-illinois-laura-washington/
— MAP: Compare Bruce Rauner’s primary victory to Trump, Clinton 2016 Illinois vote – TANVEER ALI (DIERSEN: I thought that Ives was going to win every county that Trump won in 2016.)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/map-compare-bruce-rauners-primary-victory-to-trump-clinton-2016-illinois-vote/

 

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— There should be 5,261 more female CEOs in Illinois – JILL MANZO (DIERSEN: While I worked for the federal government for almost 30 years 1966-1969 and 1971-1997, my superiors were always under tremendous pressure from Democrat politicians a) to hire, retain, and promote young Democrat females and young Democrat minorities and b) to make way for them by getting rid of their employees who were Republican, White, male, older, and/or non-veteran.)
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20180322/OPINION/180329999/there-should-be-5261-more-female-ceos-in-illinois

 

ALTON DAILY NEWS
— Rauner To Face Challenges Uniting Republicans – Cole Lauterbach (DIERSEN: What if Rauner’s advisers tell him to dump Republicans completely and to run as an anti-Republican?)
http://altondailynews.com/news/details.cfm?clientid=17&id=262281#.WrWRXsuKSM8

 

QUINCY HERALD WHIG
— Illinois campaign forecast: Expensive with negative ads – Doug Wilson
http://www.whig.com/20180323/illinois-campaign-forecast-expensive-with-negative-ads#//

 

SOUTHERN
— At campaign stop in West Frankfort, Gov. Rauner calls Pritzker ‘corrupt’ and a ‘tax cheat’ – K. JANIS ESCH
http://thesouthern.com/news/local/govt-and-politics/at-campaign-stop-in-west-frankfort-gov-rauner-calls-pritzker/article_a640c3d0-c9cf-5774-8502-3b32e2c1f174.html

 

SAUK VALLEY
— Critics: Marijuana referendum question was misleading – Robert McCoppin
http://www.saukvalley.com/2018/03/22/critics-marijuana-referendum-question-was-misleading/amth60f/

 

NAPERVILLE COMMUNITY TELEVISION
— Your Local Primary Election Results (DIERSEN: I just finished hand delivering to all the homes in my DuPage County Milton Township Precinct 9 in Wheaton that have at least one Republican or one Independent registered voter a copy of the precinct’s Republican ballot that shows the number votes that each candidate received in the precinct. In the contested races, 64 voted for Ives/Morthland and 41 voted for Rauner/Sanguinetti; 60 voted for Harold and 31 voted for Grasso; 74 voted for Grant, 16 voted for Minor, and 6 voted for Byrne; 55 voted for Mendrick and 40 voted for Bibbiano; 49 voted for Tatro, 40 voted for Eckhoff, 32 voted for Zaruba, 24 voted for Chinchilla, 14 voted for McGowen, and 4 voted for Almiron. In the non-contested races, 81 voted for Helland, 81 voted for Senger, 80 voted for Dodge, 87 voted for Roskam, 84 voted for Connelly, 78 voted for Ruscitti, 81 voted for Cronin, 80 voted for Hinds, 84 voted for Henry, 75 voted for Cantore, 76 voted for Wilson, 75 voted for Mackay, and 77 voted for me. Of the precinct’s 504 registered voters, 105 (21% cast Republican ballots, 98 (19%) cast Democrat ballots, and 301 (60%) did not vote. 101 voted yes on the election commission consolidation question and 65 voted no. I dropped off a courtesy copy at Ives’ home immediately to the east of my precinct and spoke briefly with her husband and one of her sons.)
https://www.nctv17.com/news/your-local-primary-election-results/
— DuPage County’s Voting Snafu
https://www.nctv17.com/news/dupage-countys-voting-snafu/

 

DUPAGE POLICY JOURNAL
— For sale: 15 priciest homes on the market in Wheaton
https://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/511368435-for-sale-15-priciest-homes-on-the-market-in-wheaton

 

WHEATON PATCH
— Wheaton Student Gets Perfect Score On ACT The St. Francis High School student got the highest score possible on the difficult exam. – Lisa Marie Farver
https://patch.com/illinois/wheaton/wheaton-student-gets-perfect-score-act

 

COOK COUNTY RECORD
— Forest Park video gambling question wrongly blocked in March, to go to voters in Nov: Appeals panel – Scott Holland
https://cookcountyrecord.com/stories/511368595-forest-park-video-gambling-question-wrongly-blocked-in-march-to-go-to-voters-in-nov-appeals-panel

 

ILLINOIS WATCHDOG
— Rauner says he still doesn’t have a social agenda, critics disagree – Greg Bishop
https://www.watchdog.org/illinois/rauner-says-he-still-doesn-t-have-a-social-agenda/article_7078b2d2-8203-5692-9306-93e47eb5feef.html

 

ILLINOIS FAMILY INSTITUTE
— President Trump Needs to Hear From Us on 3 Important Issues – John Biver
https://illinoisfamily.org/uncategorized/president-trump-needs-to-hear-from-us-on-3-important-issues/

 

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— FOX NEWS: ILLINOIS’ GOVERNOR RAUNER IS “WITHOUT A PARTY”
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2018/03/fox-news-rauner-is-a-candidate-without-a-party.html
— ILLINOIS REPUBLICAN HISPANIC GROUP CHAIRMAN RESIGNS OVER RAUNER WIN
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2018/03/republican-network-of-hispanics.html
— WITH $50,000 MORE FROM RAUNER, COOK COUNTY GOP CHAIRMAN CALLS FOR PARTY UNITY
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2018/03/cook-county-gop-chairman-congratulates-rauner-calls-for-unity.html
— JB PRITZKER’S NEW AD: IVES’ OWN WORDS
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2018/03/jb-pritzkers-new-ad-ives-own-words.html
— REICK TO GOV: “NOW THAT WE’RE STUCK WITH YOU …”
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2018/03/reick-to-gov-now-that-were-stuck-with-you-.html
— BESIDES INCREASING DEFICIT, THE $1.5T OMNIBUS BILL FUNDS PLANNED PARENTHOOD WITH $500M
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2018/03/among-other-things-the-omnibus-bill-funds-planned-parenthood-with-500m.html

 

CAPITOL FAX
— DGA follows suit *** Pritzker uses Ives in new video (DIERSEN: Will Rauner use Ives in his videos to get more votes from those who reject the traditional family, right to life, and immigration planks in the Illinois Republican Party platform, that is, to get more votes from those who promote LGBTQ activity, abortion, and mass/illegal immigration?)
https://capitolfax.com/2018/03/23/pritzker-uses-ives-in-new-video/
— Pritzker hit on taxes
https://capitolfax.com/2018/03/23/pritzker-hit-on-taxes/

 

THE HILL
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Pot promoters promote pot. If you promote pot, you promote destruction.
http://thehill.com/opinion/healthcare/379937-michael-steele-congress-must-lead-on-cannabis-reform-and-stand-with-the

 

AOL NEWS
— Woman arrested after baby seen smoking marijuana on Facebook video
https://www.aol.com/article/news/2018/03/22/woman-arrested-after-baby-seen-smoking-marijuana-on-facebook-video/23392512/

March 23 Morning Edition

CBS2
— Emanuel Campaign Releases Video Of Trump Calling McCarthy ‘Phenomenal Guy’ (DIERSEN: Do you want Trump’s support? What do you say to those who do not want Trump’s support?)
http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2018/03/22/rahm-emanuel-video-ga

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats promote Roskam’s Democrat challenger. Will my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes continue to blame me and my GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails for Roskam’s problems? Both Roskam and Hultgren endorsed me when I first ran for Republican Precinct Committeeman in 2000. I arranged for an elephant to walk behind Roskam in Wheaton’s 2007 Independence Day parade.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-peter-roskam-sean-casten-il-6-20180323-story.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Democrat asks if Roskam will challenge him to ‘walk in parades’ or ‘kiss babies’ It was a flip of the script when Republican U.S. Rep. Peter Roskam called on newly minted Democratic challenger Sean Casten to debate him. In the typical back-and-forth over how many debates to have in a campaign, it’s usually the challenger who calls for a lot of them, and then tries to berate an incumbent or front-runner for dodging. This week, though, Roskam challenged Casten to a couple of broadcast debates and joint appearances before newspaper editorial boards, saying “our country faces great challenges, and I look forward to the opportunity to discuss the issues and offer solutions to solve those challenges.” Casten replied Thursday, asking for more debates and needling Roskam over declining to do in-person town hall meetings. “These types of candidate events are simply standard practice in any major campaign,” Casten said in a statement. “Next, I expect Roskam to ‘challenge’ me to shake hands with voters, walk in parades, and kiss babies.” Casten emerged from Tuesday’s seven-way primary in the northwestern and western suburban 6th Congressional District. His challenge to Roskam is expected to be a heated one because Democrat Hillary Clinton beat President Donald Trump there in 2016, even as Roskam won a sixth term by 18 points.)
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats promote Democrats.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/naperville-sun/news/ct-nvs-underwood-democratic-primary-hultgren-st-0323-20180322-story.html
— Facebook users have been giving away their data for a decade. Is it too late to get our privacy back? – Ally Marotti (DIERSEN: Facebook is a Democrat website. It uses the information that it has against Republicans, and especially against Republicans who are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/ct-biz-data-privacy-facebook-cambridge-analytica20180319-story.html
— Reps. Rush and Gutiérrez ordered to pay Treasury following congressional ethics probes – Elise Viebeck
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-gutierrez-rush-ethics-probes-20180322-story.html
— Few retired people expect to pay off their mortgages, survey finds – Michele Lerner (DIERSEN: Needless-to-say, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes were beyond furious when my wife and I paid off our mortgage in the 1990s.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/ct-biz-retirees-mortgages-survey-20180322-story.html
— FRONT PAGE: Mayor Emanuel attacks rival Garry McCarthy in web video with Trump calling then-top cop ‘phenomenal guy’ – Bill Ruthhart (DIERSEN: Do you want Trump’s support? What do you say to those who do not want Trump’s support?)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-met-rahm-emanuel-garry-mccarthy-video-20180322-story.html
— FRONT PAGE WITH COLOR PICTURE: Democrats promote Democrat marchers.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-met-chicago-march-for-our-lives-organizers-20180321-story.html
— Illinois must change or die. What’s your plan, Mr. Pritzker? – Editorial (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats and RINOs focus on driving out of Illinois individuals, organizations, and companies that are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/editorials/ct-edit-pritzker-governor-jobs-illinois-20180322-story.html

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— House ethics panel orders payments from Rush, Gutierrez – Lynn Sweet
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/house-ethics-panel-orders-payments-from-rush-gutierrez/

 

DAILY HERALD
— Governor primary broke records, and there’s more to come – Marni Pyke
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20180322/governor-primary-broke-records-and-theres-more-to-come
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps promote anti-Trumps.
http://www.dailyherald.com/submitted/20180322/jeb-bush-to-speak-at-elmhurst-college-forum

 

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— The cost of keeping public records from the public: almost $700k – JOHN CHASE
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20180323/NEWS02/180329927

 

SAUK VALLEY
— Rauner says he has yet to speak to Ives after primary win – Doug Finke (DIERSEN: Rauner should offer to sign a “Contract with Illinois Republicans” in which a) he would agree to defend and advance all the planks in the Illinois Republican Party platform, including its traditional family, right to life, and immigration planks and b) he would acknowledge that political parties exist to help elect candidates who can and will defend and advance their platform.)
http://www.saukvalley.com/2018/03/23/rauner-says-he-has-yet-to-speak-to-ives-after-primary-win/a4u9d3m/

 

CHAMPAIGN/URBANA NEWS GAZETTE
— Rauner gives preview of new stump speech in visit to Urbana – Tom Kacich (DIERSEN: What about those who voted for Rauner in the primary who want him to dump voters who are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time?)
http://www.news-gazette.com/news/local/2018-03-23/rauner-gives-preview-new-stump-speech-visit-urbana.html

 

NORTHWEST HERALD
— Even if he rallies his base, Gov. Bruce Rauner faces uphill general election campaign (DIERSEN: One could argue that Rauner’s base is pro-LGBTQ, pro-abortion, pro-mass/illegal immigration, anti-Illinois Republican Party platform, anti-traditional family, anti-Trump, anti-religious, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
http://www.nwherald.com/2018/03/21/guest-view-even-if-he-rallies-his-base-gov-bruce-rauner-faces-uphill-general-election-campaign/anuhgbd/

 

BLOOMINGTON PANTAGRAPH
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats promote Democrats.
http://www.pantagraph.com/herald-review/news/state-and-regional/govt-and-politics/elections/dems-see-new-hope-in-primary-results/article_5a610b65-d8b5-538b-941a-6d5abfa74a5c.html

 

HERALD & REVIEW
— Rauner compares foes’ tactics to ‘mafia racket’ – AP
https://herald-review.com/news/local/state-and-regional/rauner-compares-foes-tactics-to-mafia-racket/article_3748fb0a-c69b-5952-9ef0-64150058c2a1.html

 

TIMES
— 16th Congressional District: Uphill battle expected for Democrats – David Giuliani (DIERSEN: What congressional district do you live in? Who do you want to represent you on the Illinois Republican Party (IRP) State Central Committee (SCC)? Who do you want to be the next IRP chairman? Who do you want to represent you on the 2020 IRP Platform & Resolutions Committee? What weighted vote will your next representative on the IRP SCC have, that is, what percent of the approximate 700,000 Republican primary ballots cast statewide were cast in your congressional district?)
http://www.mywebtimes.com/news/local/uphill-battle-expected-for-democrats/article_d18ba0f6-3253-5725-ac4e-cd67fda70b58.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The combined votes in the Republican primary were 65,520, well more than the Democrats’ 41,663. According to the widely-cited Cook Political Report, the 16th District is rated as “solid Republican.” In an interview, John Jackson, a political science professor at Southern Illinois University, said Tuesday’s numbers in the 16th District are “unpromising” for Democrats. “Statewide, turnout favored Democrats by a two-to-one-margin,” Jackson said. He said the comparison with Pennsylvania’s 18th District may not be applicable. “The 18th was earlier a blue-collar bastion for Democrats and the district is more suburban,” Jackson said. “The 16th sounds like a fairly typical mostly rural district. It is mostly Republican.” Brian Gaines, a political science professor at the University of Illinois, said turnout in primary elections is not necessarily a good indicator of the outcomes of general elections, especially when primaries are months beforehand.)

 

PEORIA PUBLIC RADIO
— Money Matters In Race For Illinois Governor – JACLYN DRISCOLL (DIERSEN: If you had many millions of dollars to spend on politics, what would you spend that money on? Since 2000, my critics/opponents have spent many millions of dollars trying to get people a) to read their emails rather than read GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails and b) to visit their websites rather than visit www.gopillinois.com. So far, they have succeeded in ending my TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairmanship, my Wheaton Chamber of Commerce Government Affairs Committee membership, my Milton Township Republican Central Committee webmaster service, my Illinois Center Right Coalition Steering Committee membership, and my American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter board membership.)
http://peoriapublicradio.org/post/money-matters-race-illinois-governor#stream/0

 

NEWS CHANNEL 20
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Rauner says that he does not support sanctuary cities or Illinois being a sanctuary state, but his actions contradict that.
http://newschannel20.com/news/local/rauner-i-do-not-support-sanctuary-cities-or-illinois-being-a-sanctuary-state-03-23-2018

 

WJBC
— ‘Welcoming city’ backers plan fast at Bloomington City Hall – Rebecca Brumfield (DIERSEN: Those who want welcoming cities are anti-Trump supporters, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-draft avoiders, anti-German Americans, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
http://www.wjbc.com/2018/03/22/welcoming-city-backers-plan-fast-at-bloomington-city-hall/

 

WSIL TV
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: QUESTION: Who promotes mass/illegal immigration? ANSWER: Those who are anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.
http://www.wsiltv.com/story/37791270/immigration-awareness-week-kicks-off-at-siu

 

SUBURBAN CHICAGOLAND
— Cook County GOP Chairman Sean M. Morrison Congratulates Bruce Rauner on Primary Election Victory, Calls for Unity
https://suburbanchicagoland.com/2018/03/22/gop-chairman-morrison-applauds-rauner-victory/

 

PRAIRIE STATE WIRE
— Morning Answer – Rep. Jeanne Ives drops by to discuss the primary results
https://prairiestatewire.com/stories/511368552-morning-answer-rep-jeanne-ives-drops-by-to-discuss-the-primary-results

 

CAPITOL FAX
— On Wednesday, Rauner traveled to Ives’ home turf for a campaign event at a manufacturing plant on the outskirts of DuPage and Kane counties. One plant worker said employees had been ordered to attend, and were made aware that they’d be part of campaign photos and videos. (DIERSEN: Are you a Republican Precinct Committeeman/Captain? How would you react if you were ordered to attend a Rauner event?)
https://capitolfax.com/2018/03/23/rauner-on-the-hustings/

 

GOPUSA
— Veto coming? Republicans’ $1.3 trillion ‘pass it to read it’ boondoggle
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=42074

 

BLAZE
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that promote pot want to destroy America, destroy Illinois, destroy DuPage County, destroy Milton Township, destroy Glen Ellyn, destroy Wheaton, etc.
https://www.theblaze.com/news/2018/03/22/legal-weed-gains-momentum-in-illinois-as-referendum-shows-strong-support

 

NEWSMAX
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Chicago Marijuana? 68% Say Yes in Nonbinding Referendum – Clyde Huges
https://www.newsmax.com/thewire/chicago-marijuana-recreation-referendum/2018/03/22/id/850094/

 

ASSOCIATED PRESS
— Federal employees work for both Democrats and Republicans (DIERSEN: While I worked for the federal government for almost 30 years, almost all my superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates were Democrats. They focused on wasting the careers of and getting rid of federal employees who were Republican, and especially those who were White, male, and/or non-veteran who had not made GS-13 (currently $96,403) by age 25, GS-14 (currently $113,920) by age 30, GS-15 (currently $134,000) by age 35, and Senior Executive Service (currently $164,200) by age 40.)
https://wtop.com/social-media/2018/03/federal-employees-work-for-both-democrats-and-republicans-even-kellyanne-conway/

 

CNBC
— Recent college grads are intensely competing for a $12,000-a-year job in Chicago — and it’s a good thing – Ravin Gandhi (DIERSEN: When you graduated from college, would you have competed for this? I would not have. When I graduated from college in 1970, I took the only job offer that got working for the Firestone Store in Chicago Heights and I filed an application for a financial hardship draft deferment to help support my mother and brother.)
https://www.cnbc.com/2018/03/22/recent-college-grads-lining-up-for-12000-a-year-job-in-chicago.html

 

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Columbia College in Chicago to host ‘whiteness in decline’ lecture – Bradford Richardson (DIERSEN: What do you say to Whites a) who glorify and praise anti-Whites, b) who pander to anti-Whites, c) who serve as operatives or as dupes for anti-Whites, and/or d) who give money to anti-Whites? I should write a book about the aforesaid in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois.)
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2018/mar/22/college-hold-whiteness-decline-lecture/

 

BLAZE
— Tucker Carlson accuses Facebook of ‘ideological warfare’ – Carlos Garcia (DIERSEN: Facebook is a Democrat website.)
https://www.theblaze.com/news/2018/03/22/tucker-carlson-accuses-facebook-of-ideological-warfare-heres-why

 

THE HILL
— Congress votes to expand deficit — and many in GOP are unhappy – NIV ELIS AND NAOMI JAGODA
http://thehill.com/policy/finance/379825-congress-votes-to-expand-deficit-and-many-in-gop-are-unhappy
— Progressive Dems bet that Dreamers with stick with them – RAFAEL BERNAL (DIERSEN: Of course, individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that are members of the following groups will stick with the Democrats: anti-Trump supporters, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
http://thehill.com/latino/379844-progressive-dems-bet-that-dreamers-with-stick-with-them

 

ABC NEWS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats crow about their success in using students as their operatives and as their dupes.
http://abcnews.go.com/US/young-activists-descend-washington-tomorrow-march-lives/story?id=53850670

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: What do you say to White males a) who glorify and praise anti-Whites and anti-males, b) who pander to anti-Whites and to anti-males, c) who serve as operatives for or as dupes for anti-Whites and anti-males, and/or d) who give money to anti-Whites and to anti-males? I should write a book about the aforesaid in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/03/22/opinion/speaking-as-a-white-male.html

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— The Democrats Abandon Catholics If you value religious education or life’s sanctity, you’re not welcome in the party. – Cardinal Timothy Dolan
https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-democrats-abandon-catholics-1521761348
— Facebook’s investigation into outsiders’ handling of its users’ information will help identify and deter bad actors but won’t be able to uncover where all the data ended up and how it is being deployed – Deepa Seetharaman (DIERSEN: Facebook is a Democrat website. It deploys the information that it has against Republicans, and especially against Republicans who are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/zuckerberg-says-facebook-probe-into-apps-wont-uncover-all-data-abuse-1521775456
— Next Worry for Facebook: Disenchanted Users – Kirsten Grind
https://www.wsj.com/articles/next-worry-for-facebook-disenchanted-users-1521717883
— Demand for American Sperm Is Skyrocketing in Brazil Explosive growth spurred by more wealthy single women and lesbian couples turning to U.S. donors The racial makeup of Brazil contrasts starkly with the country’s sperm imports from overwhelmingly white U.S. donors. – Samantha Pearson (DIERSEN: Given the success that Democrats have had in America demonizing, denigrating, and condemning heterosexual White males, one would expect that in America, the demand for sperm that is most likely to produce LGBTQ female minorities is skyrocketing.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/in-mixed-race-brazil-sperm-imports-from-u-s-whites-are-booming-1521711000
— How to Sell Your Home Without a Real-Estate Agent Selling a home without a real-estate agent could save thousands in commissions, but many owners don’t want the hassle – Robyn A. Friedman (DIERSEN: In 1984, when I was 35 years old, I sold 1017 East Harrison without a real estate agent.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/how-to-sell-your-home-without-a-real-estate-agent-1521640801
— The University of Denial Aggressive suppression of the truth is a central feature of American higher education. – Amy L. Wax
https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-university-of-denial-1521760098

 

USA TODAY
— From ‘Little Marco’ to ‘Cryin’ Chuck,’ all hail Melania Trump’s cyberbullying campaign – Cheri Jacobus
https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/2018/03/22/melania-trump-cyberbullying-campaign-cold-comfort-donald-targets-column/445448002/
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps promote anti-Trump marchers.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/2018/03/22/survivors-other-shootings-march-our-lives/404268002/

 

SOUTHERN POVERTY LAW CENTER
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, LGBTQ promoters focus on destroying individuals, destroying organizations, destroying companies, destroying governments, and destroying countries that do not promote LGBTQ.
https://www.splcenter.org/hatewatch/2018/03/22/anti-lgbt-roundup-events-and-activities-32218