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December 29 Morning Addition

DAILY HERALD
— Hearing Trump’s vision – Kerry Lester  (DIERSEN: What do you say to those “Republican” activists, candidates, elected officials, party leaders, major donors, political consultants, fundraisers, etc. in Illinois, in DuPage County, in Milton Township, in Glen Ellyn, and in Wheaton a) who do not want me to know about their activities or their events, b) who do not want me to promote their activities or their events, c) who do not want me to attend their events, and/or d) who do not want me to report on their activities or their events?  The aforesaid blame me for their problems, for your problems, for my problems, and for everyone’s problems.)
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20161229/news/161229008/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Major Republican donors in Illinois might have voted for President-elect Donald Trump, but their money hasn’t followed into his war chest as it has for past candidates, such as former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney. The tide could be beginning to change, thanks to a visit to Chicago on Friday by Vice President-Elect Mike Pence that’s being organized by Wheaton resident and GOP fundraiser Lisa Wagner, who developed deep ties over the years with Republican officials in Indiana, Pence’s home state. “Pence didn’t come to Illinois during the campaign,” says Wagner, who tells me she had a week to organize the 11 a.m. Chicago Club event, after the Republican National Committee called and told her Pence was available. “He’s been around Donald Trump in a way few others have, and this is an opportunity for people to hear about his vision and what it’s like.” The event’s host committee includes GOP Gov. Bruce Rauner, U.S. Rep. Peter Roskam of Wheaton and Illinois GOP Chair Tim Schneider of Bartlett. Tickets start at $2,700 per person and go as high as $33,400 per couple who sign up as co-chairs.)
— DuPage mayors look ahead to 2017 and back at accomplishments
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20161229/news/161229218/
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD WITH BIG COLOR PICTURES: Maine Twp., Naperville teachers among highest paid in suburbs – Russell Lissau  (DIERSEN: Who says that you are/were overpaid?  According to this article, “Maine Township High School District 207 topped the list with an average teacher salary of $110,929. That’s well above the $63,453 state average.”  In 1997, when I was 49 years old, in today’s dollars, GAO paid me $120,427 (GS-13 Step 10). My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always demonized me, denigrated me, and condemned me as being overpaid. In my defense, I earned a) a job-related bachelor’s degree when I was 21 and job-related master’s degrees when I was 27, 31, and 48, b) job-related professional certifications when I was 30, 32, 41, 45, 47, and 48, and c) a job-related professional license when I was 33.  I worked for IRS 1971-1980, the last 5 1/2 years of which at the GS-12 Step 1-5 levels, currently $77,899-$88,286.  I worked for GAO 1980-1997, the last 11 years of which at the GS-13 Step 1-10 levels, currently $92,632-$120,427.)
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20161229/news/161229005/
— Making America 1953 again – George Will  (DIERSEN: In 1953, America was far less anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors THAN AMERICA IS TODAY.)
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20161229/discuss/161229072/

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— 2 residents from now-shuttered group homes found; 1 remains missing – Patricia Callahan
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/watchdog/grouphomes/ct-group-homes-resident-found-met-20161228-story.html
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD WITH BIG COLOR PICTURE: Future campus sex assault investigations uncertain under Trump – Stacy St. Clair and Jodi S. Cohen  (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, those who are anti-men use Trump to demonize men, to denigrate men, and to condemn men.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-universities-title-ix-investigations-20161228-story.html

 

WTTW
— Illinois’ Fiscal Mess Will Take a Decade to Fix – Paris Schutz
http://chicagotonight.wttw.com/2016/12/28/study-illinois-fiscal-mess-will-take-decade-fix

 

FOX BUSINESS
— Illinois Towns Face Tale of Two Minimum Wages
http://www.foxbusiness.com/features/2016/12/29/illinois-towns-face-tale-two-minimum-wages.html

 

NORTHWEST HERALD
— Rauner prepares for tough 2018 governor race – Scott Reeder (DIERSEN: Those who want Rauner to lose will advise him to pander to Illinois voters who are anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.)
http://www.nwherald.com/2016/12/27/reeder-rauner-prepares-for-tough-2018-governor-race/a3xk2qh/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The interesting thing is that despite his loaded campaign coffers, Rauner is vulnerable. First of all, midterm elections almost always favor the party that doesn’t hold the White House. And given the animosity Democratic voters hold toward Donald Trump, particularly in blue states such as Illinois, Rauner likely will be swimming against the tide. It doesn’t mean he will drown, but it will be a tougher race than when he first captured the Executive Mansion. And I make that statement reluctantly. Of all of the governors who have served in my lifetime, he comes the closest to matching my own libertarian ideology. I want government out of my wallet and out of our private lives. But Illinoisans are weary of the constant war between Madigan and Rauner. Rauner views his election as a voter indictment of the longtime political boss, who he blames for Illinois’ fiscal ills. And he’s right for blaming Madigan. But Rauner has done a poor job of messaging about why he is engaged in this struggle. I’ve covered every governor since James R. Thompson, and this administration has done the worst job by far of sharing its vision for the state. Because of this, voters view this conflict as a personality clash between two egos rather than a conflict between divergent political philosophies.)

 

ALTON TELEGRAPH
— Duckworth vows to fight for steelworkers during Granite visit – Brittany Johnson  (DIERSEN: Democrats always fight for those individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that are anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.)
http://thetelegraph.com/news/94411/duckworth-vows-to-fight-for-steelworkers-during-granite-visit

 

SAUK VALLEY
— Hear the voice of experience – Rich Miller  (DIERSEN: What experience do you have? I gained experience a) working for the federal government for almost 30 years — Post Office 1966-1969, IRS 1971-1980 (the last 5 1/2 years at the GS-12 Step 1-5 levels, currently $77,899-$88,286), and GAO 1980-1997 (the last 11 years at the GS-13 Step 1-10 levels, currently $92,632-$120,427), serving on the Executive Committee of the Association of Government Accountants Chicago Chapter 1983-1996, and being a union member while I worked for the Post Office and IRS; b) earning a bachelor’s degree in management from NIU in 1970, an MBA from Loyola in 1976, a master’s degree in accounting from DePaul in 1980, and a master’s degree in financial markets and trading from IIT in 1997; c) passing the CPA examination on my first attempt in 1979 and passing the Certified Internal Auditor examination on my first attempt in 1981; c) serving as a Republican Precinct Committeeman since 1999, the GOPUSA Illinois Editor since 2000, the TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois Chairman 2005-2012, a member of the 2008 Illinois Republican Party (IRP) Platform and Resolutions Committee, a Wheaton Chamber of Commerce Government Affairs Committee member 2003-2011, the Milton Township Republican Central Committee webmaster 2008-2010 and 2000-2004, an Illinois Center Right Coalition Steering Committee member 2003-2007, and an American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter board member 2001-2004; and d) attending the 2000, 2004, 2008, 2012, and 2016 IRP State Conventions as a delegate.)
http://www.saukvalley.com/2016/12/24/hear-the-voice-of-experience/c18jwwg/

 

WSIL TV
— SIU students ask for “sanctuary campus” – Anna Giles  (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrat professors crank out “good little Democrats” who are anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.)
http://www.wsiltv.com/story/34143317/siu-students-ask-for-sanctuary-campus

 

TIME
— Mautino: New job, new scrutiny – David Giuliani  (DIERSEN: None of my critics/opponents, their operatives, or their dupes have ever been scrutinized.  They should be scrutinized.  Who gives them money?)
http://www.mywebtimes.com/news/local/new-job-new-scrutiny/article_cf09c55f-cf29-54c8-a3be-c5a72658c258.html

 

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— OUTSTANDING: Walls going up on Lutheran High School addition – Jason Nevel
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20161228/walls-going-up-on-lutheran-high-school-addition

 

  1. LOUIS TODAY
    — Pressure’s on for Trump to make diplomats safer – AP
    http://www.stltoday.com/news/national/pressure-s-on-for-trump-to-make-diplomats-safer/article_4aa8a667-62f1-5f71-8416-21f3714790a9.html

 

CHICAGO DEFENDER
— Filmmaker Michael Moore Shares Detailed Plan To Derail The Trump Administration  “There’s no crying in TrumpLand – Let’s get to work,” Moore said.  (DIERSEN: Will the Democrats nominate Moore to run against Trump in 2020?)
https://chicagodefender.com/2016/12/28/filmmaker-michael-moore-shares-detailed-plan-to-derail-the-trump-administration/

 

KANE COUNTY CONNECTS
— ELECTION 2017: ST. CHARLES WILL SEE SOME COMPETITION IN WARDS 2 AND 4
http://kanecountyconnects.com/2016/12/election-2017-st-charles-will-see-some-competition-in-wards-2-and-4/

 

KENDAL COUNTY NOW
— Illinois to ring in New Year with nearly 200 new state laws
http://www.kendallcountynow.com/2016/12/22/illinois-to-ring-in-new-year-with-nearly-200-new-state-laws/ac2euma/

 

BRUCE DUMONT
— VIDEO: Beyond the Beltway with Bruce DuMont 12/25/16
https://vimeo.com/196906770

 

ILLINOIS FAMILY INSTITUTE
— Cub Scouts Reject Girl Who Wishes She Were a Boy Written By Laurie Higgins  (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats encourage children to engage in LGBTQ activity.)
https://illinoisfamily.org/homosexuality/cub-scouts-reject-girl-wishes-boy/

 

LUTHERAN CHURCH CHARITIES
— God Does Value What You Do – Tim Hetzner  (DIERSEN: What do you do? I send out GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails in which I discourage dependency on government, LGBTQ activity, abolition, illegal immigration, preference giving, promiscuity, booze, pot, gambling and other vices, etc.  All of my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes promote one or more of the aforesaid.)
http://devotions.lccharities.org/2016/12/29/god-does-value-what-you-do/

 

PUBLIUS FORUM
— Dangerous Hatemongering: Are Democrats Working to Get President Trump Assassinated? – Warner Todd Huston
http://www.publiusforum.com/2016/12/28/dangerous-hatemongering-democrats-working-get-president-trump-assassinated/

 

CONSERVATIVE HQ
— Transition to Trump: Trump receives warning from the affirmative action police – Jeffrey A. Rendall  (DIERSEN: How bad are your demographics?  My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes stress that my demographics are terrible – conservative, Republican, American, White, male, old (68), non-poor, gun owner, 100% German-American, baptized, raised, and confirmed as a Missouri Synod Lutheran, ancestors have been in America since the 1840s, childless, no pets, American-nameplate car owner, union member for almost 12 years, federal employee for almost 30 years, retired federal employee for more the 19 years, overweight, etc.)
http://www.conservativehq.com/article/24795-transition-trump-trump-receives-warning-affirmative-action-police
(FROM THE ARTICLE: As the Donald Trump transition team has worked diligently since Election Day to find the most qualified people to serve in leadership roles in his upcoming administration, the forces of the left are keeping score — not only in terms of the backgrounds and histories of the nominees, but also on what they look like. Of course there have been a plethora of media reports about Trump choosing too many out-of-touch rich people, militaristic generals and greedy profit-centered business tycoons to run federal departments. But what’s really bothering liberals the most is the lack of so-called “diversity” in Trump’s proposed leadership circle. S.A. Miller writes in the Washington Times, “A top adviser to Donald Trump on diversity issues is offering no apologies for the preponderance of white men filling the Cabinet and key jobs in the new administration, insisting that the lack of minorities reflected the president-elect’s color-blind approach to hiring decisions. “Bruce Levell, who spearheaded a minority outreach effort for the Trump campaign and now serves as an adviser to the transition team, said that Mr. Trump isn’t looking to check off diversity boxes with his hiring decisions — and that’s OK with black and Hispanic Americans.” Well, it’s not okay to the most race-conscious black and Hispanic Americans. They want to see as many non-white faces surrounding Trump as possible. Miller also notes that of 18 Cabinet-level picks so far, Mr. Trump has selected 13 white men, two women of Asian descent and one white woman. The only black nominee so far is retired neurosurgeon and former presidential candidate Ben Carson, tapped to run the Department of Housing and Urban Development. And that’s not all — of seven senior counselors named to his point, only Kellyanne Conway has two X chromosomes. Almost sounds like a poker game, doesn’t it? There’s little doubt that “affirmative action” will be a hot topic for the left in assaulting the Trump administration in the coming years. Whereas our society judges organizations such as the NFL for the quantity of minority coaches it employs, the left will certainly be counting the number of minorities in positions close to Trump – and they’re not going to like what they see. These same people may not feel as much angst towards the dearth of representation of women, however, because to liberals, Republican and conservative women don’t count towards their quotas. To them, if a woman doesn’t have some sort of bra-burning advocacy for abortion on demand in her background, she doesn’t count towards membership in the female gender. And the same definitely goes for homosexuals as well, or as is more commonly accepted these days, folks in the “LGBTQ community.” (What exactly does the “Q” – queer – demographic constitute that isn’t covered by the other letters?) It’s common knowledge that close Trump advisor Peter Thiel is homosexual, but he hasn’t yet been offered an official position in the administration, so he won’t count towards an affirmative action head count either. In fact, Thiel is enduring the usual level of leftist hatred for his willingness to work with Trump. As a candidate to lead the Food and Drug Administration, Thiel is being attacked from all sides. Robert Goldberg writes at The Hill, “Trump has promised to find ways to accelerate the pace of medical innovation. And so groups such as Public Citizen and the Center for American Progress that make a living and maintain a media presence bashing the pharmaceutical industry are howling that Thiel wants to water down the scientific and conflict of interests standards regulating the FDA and NIH, in order to allow Big Pharma to get rich by exposing consumers to dangerous, ineffective treatments.” While it’s true that in this case the liberals aren’t specifically targeting Thiel’s sexual orientation, the fact that “one of them” is actually advocating for loosening government controls must anger them to the core. The same goes for their opposition to Ben Carson taking over the direction of HUD. If a black man favors more private enterprise in housing, that’s a bad thing. Meanwhile, the media and liberals fail to note that Trump has placed several Jewish individuals in prominent roles. Commerce and Treasury nominees Wilbur Ross and Steve Mnuchin are both Jewish, right? Muslims must feel slighted. I’m sure that’s the way the left looks at it. It all doesn’t really matter, however. When push comes to shove, Trump could assemble a cabinet chock full of so-called ethnic minorities, women and folks with alternative lifestyles and he would still be labeled as racially and culturally biased by the left because of his colorblind policies. They’re not interested in someone’s background half as much as what he or she believes government’s role should be in enforcing the leftist accepted cultural norms. Need proof? George W. Bush elevated African-Americans to positions never held before by people of color and was there any credit given? Wasn’t Colin Powell and Condoleezza Rice black enough? Does Elaine Chao lose her Asian identity because she’s a Republican and is married to Mitch McConnell? And we don’t even need to mention Justice Clarence Thomas here, a man who’s endured decades of race hatred and scorn because he dares to be conservative and black at the same time. So don’t give too much credence to the left’s ethnic scorecard where Trump’s team is concerned. There’s just no way to satisfy them, short of packing his cabinet with the Eric Holders and Loretta Lynches of the world.)

 

BREITBART
— Washington Post Stokes ‘Ominous Negative Feeling’ Among Migrant Schoolchildren – JOHN BINDER
http://www.breitbart.com/big-journalism/2016/12/28/wapo-stokes-ominous-negative-feeling-among-migrant-schoolchildren/

 

FOX NEWS
— San Francisco grapples with growing crime, blight after years of liberal policies – Tori Richards
http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2016/12/27/san-francisco-grapples-with-growing-crime-blight-after-years-liberal-policies.html

 

WORLD NET DAILY
— 15 ‘USEFUL INFIDELS’ FOR MUSLIM BROTHERHOOD IN AMERICA  CNN star, Ben Affleck, current CIA director head up revealing list – LEO HOHMANN
http://www.wnd.com/2016/12/15-useful-infidels-for-muslim-brotherhood-in-america/

 

AMERICAN THINKER
— Obama and Kerry: Poster boys for moral relativism – Patricia McCarthy
http://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2016/12/obama_and_kerry_poster_boys_for_moral_relativism.html

 

AMERICAN SPECTATOR
— Small Biz Owners Look Forward to Trump Era – STEPHEN KRUISER  (DIERSEN: To turn small business owners against me, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes stress to small business owners that I was a lowly wage earner 1964-1997, that for almost 30 of those years, I was a federal employee, and that for more than 19 years, I have been a federal retiree.)
https://spectator.org/small-biz-owners-look-forward-to-trump-era/

 

AMERICAN CONSERVATIVE
— LBJ vs. the Nuclear Family  The consequences of his Great Society have been profound. – TIMOTHY S. GOEGLEIN  (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats promote LGBTQ activity.)
https://www.theamericanconservative.com/articles/lbj-vs-the-nuclear-family/

 

NATIONAL REVIEW
— Trump Should Have a Celebrity-Free Inauguration – CHRISTIAN TOTO
http://www.nationalreview.com/article/443394/donald-trump-inauguration-celebrity-free-entertainment

 

POLITICO
— Congress leaves Trump with unlimited war powers  The failure to pass a war authorization against the Islamic State will mean few checks on his provocative campaign vows. – AUSTIN WRIGHT
http://www.politico.com/story/2016/12/congress-trump-military-force-232815

 

CNN
— Trump lawsuits to watch in 2017 – Laura Jarrett  (DIERSEN: Should I write a book about the lawsuits that I have filed?)
http://www.cnn.com/2016/12/29/politics/trump-lawsuit-watchlist/

 

AOL NEWS
— Gallup poll: President Obama is ‘Most Admired Man’ in U.S. (DIERSEN: QUESTION: Who admires Obama?  ANSWER: Those who are anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.)
http://www.aol.com/article/news/2016/12/29/gallup-poll-obama-most-admired-man-us/21643610/

 

MERCURY NEWS
— California DMV licensed 800,000 undocumented immigrants under 2-year-old law – TATIANA SANCHEZ (DIERSEN: How many of these 800,000 voted for Clinton?)
http://www.mercurynews.com/2016/12/28/dmv-licensed-800000-undocumented-immigrants-under-2-year-old-law/

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: As Chicago Murder Rate Spikes, Many Fear Violence Has Become Normalized – JULIE BOSMAN and MITCH SMITH
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/12/28/us/chicago-murder-rate-gun-deaths.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Trump says “A Flashback to My Soviet Childhood  Twenty-five years ago this month, a culture of paranoia destroyed the Soviet Union. I now see similar neuroses in America.”
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/12/28/opinion/a-flashback-to-my-soviet-childhood.html

 

LOS ANGELES TIMES
— Retirement watch: 4 California members of Congress who might bow out by 2018, and one who almost definitely will – Sarah D. Wire  (DIERSEN: Have you ever been the subject of a “retirement watch?”  I was between October 1, 1993 when I was 45 years old and September 30, 1997 when I was 49 years old. That was GAO’s early retirement window for those like me who had 25 or more years of federal service.  My Democrat GAO superiors wanted all those like me who were eligible for their early retirement “offer” to take it, and especially those who were Republican, White, male, and/or older.  My Democrat GAO superiors especially wanted me to take their “offer” because I had been an active member of a class action lawsuit since 1988 that charged GAO with reverse discrimination, age discrimination, and retaliation.)
http://www.latimes.com/politics/la-pol-ca-california-member-retire-watch-20161229-story.html

 

MCCLATCHY DC
— 8 years of Obama vacations cost $85 million – ANITA KUMAR
http://www.mcclatchydc.com/news/politics-government/white-house/article123335079.html

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Chicago Police Step Up Minority Recruitment  Facing a surge in murders, the department hopes diversifying amid expansion would bolster community trust – SHIBANI MAHTANI and WILL CONNORS  (DIERSEN: Those who are anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors URGE EVERYONE, BUT ESPECIALLY URGE MINORITIES, TO NOT TRUST THOSE WHO ARE Protestant, conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
http://www.wsj.com/articles/chicago-police-step-up-minority-recruitment-1482933601

 

BLOOMBERG
— What History Has to Say About the Economy Trump Will Inherit  The economy was stronger in 2016 than several previous election years – Andre Tartar
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2016-12-29/what-history-has-to-say-about-the-economy-trump-will-inherit

 

WITN
— U.S. Postal Service apologizes after six canaries dead on arrival  (DIERSEN: I delivered lots of mail while I worked for the Park Forest Post Office 1966-1969, but never delivered canaries.)
http://www.witn.com/content/news/US-Postal-Service-apologizes-after-six-canaries-dead-on-arrival-408512265.html

 

SACRAMENTO NEWS REVIEW
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Bigots on a warpath: Donald Trump’s election brings surge of hate crimes and questions about Sacramento Sikh youth’s murder. Activists plan to protest upcoming inauguration at state Capitol and in Washington, D.C.”
https://www.newsreview.com/sacramento/bigots-on-a-warpath-donald/content?oid=23157877

 

NEW YORK MAGAZINE
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “The Radical Unpredictability of Donald Trump.”  How predictable are you?  I believe that I am very predictable.  You can safely predict that I will continue to do what I can to defend and advance the Republican Party platform, the Illinois Republican Party platform, and the Milton Township Republican Central Committee resolution against video gambling.
http://nymag.com/daily/intelligencer/2016/12/the-radical-unpredictability-of-donald-trump.html

 

TIME MAGAZINE
— Be Nice, Because People Who Care for Others Live Longer – Alexandra Sifferlin  (DIERSEN: Absolutely none of my critics/opponents, their operatives, or their dupes are nice.  They do not care for others.  They focus on destroying individuals and organizations that they cannot manipulate or dominate.)
http://time.com/4618363/longevity-care-grandparents-research/

 

DAILY MAIL
— Fury as Charlie Sheen says Trump should be the next celebrity to die prompting backlash from web users calling him a ‘scumbag’ and a ‘useless cockroach’ – GARETH DAVIES
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-4073106/Fury-Charlie-Sheen-says-Trump-celebrity-die-prompting-backlash-web-users-calling-scumbag-useless-cockroach.html

December 26 Evening Edition

ABC7
— OBAMA’S EXIT INTERVIEW: I COULD’VE WON AGAIN IN 2016 – CNN
http://abc7chicago.com/politics/obamas-exit-interview-i-couldve-won-again-in-2016/1673774/

 

NBC5
— Emanuel Emails Detail Secret Plans for South Side Golf Courses – Tom Schuba
http://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/emanuel-emails-chicago-south-side-golf-course-408341915.html

 

FOX NEWS CHICAGO
— Police: Majority of holiday weekend violence is gang-related – AP
http://www.fox32chicago.com/news/crime/225633607-story
— Aurora mayor’s race takes shape – AP
http://www.fox32chicago.com/politics/225617154-story

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Why does nobody challenge Madigan to be Speaker? – Madeleine Doubek
http://chicago.suntimes.com/opinion/doubek-why-does-nobody-challenge-madigan-to-be-speaker/
— As Obama departs, we owe him our thanks – Jesse Jackson
http://chicago.suntimes.com/opinion/jesse-jackson-as-obama-departs-we-owe-him-our-thanks/
— Step on toes and get rid of silly little governments – Editorial
http://chicago.suntimes.com/opinion/editorial-step-on-toes-and-get-rid-of-silly-little-governments/
— 2016 was Rahm Emanuel’s comeback year – Fran Spielman
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/2016-was-rahm-emanuels-comeback-year/

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Trump fans owe Obama a debt of gratitude.”
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/columnists/ct-obama-trump-grossman-20161227-story.html
— GOP push to kill key consumer-protection agency poses risks – Elizabeth Dexheimer
http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/ct-consumer-protection-agency-risks-20161223-story.html
— Obama recalls his ‘wildly pretentious’ college years – Michael Kranish  (DIERSEN: What did you do during your college years?  I pumped gasoline, delivered mail, worked on an automobile assembly line, and worked as a security guard.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/ct-obama-pretentious-college-years-20161226-story.html
— Finding reasons to be cheerful gets easier with time – Mary Wisniewski
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/columnists/ct-joy-aging-wisniewski-column-20161226-story.html

 

DAILY HERALD
— Four Democrats (Bustos, Kennedy, Manar and Pritzker) who could challenge Gov. Bruce Rauner in 2018 – AP  (DIERSEN: Do you hold a government office and/or a political office?  Who are your critics/opponents trying to get to run against you?)
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20161226/news/161229325/
— How ‘Saturday Night Live’ turned 2016’s chaos into TV gold – Elahe Izadi (DIERSEN: Saul Alinsky’s fifth rule is to use ridicule.)
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20161226/entlife/161229509/
— Niles Township contributes $46,500 for Oakton scholarships
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20161225/news/161229356/

 

NORTHERN PUBIC RADIO
— New Law Will Increase Efforts To Restrict Firearm Access For Residents With Revoked Gun License – JAMEY DUNN
http://northernpublicradio.org/post/new-law-will-increase-efforts-restrict-firearm-access-residents-revoked-gun-license

 

WAND TV
— Stopgap Budget Coming To An End – Doug Wolfe
http://www.wandtv.com/story/34132394/stopgap-budget-coming-to-an-end

 

WSIL TV
— As Gov. Haley joins Trump, a Trump supporter succeeds Haley – AP
http://www.wsiltv.com/story/34131043/as-gov-haley-joins-trump-a-trump-supporter-succeeds-haley

 

WJBC
— Top Stories 2016: Trump visits Bloomington
http://www.wjbc.com/2016/12/26/top-stories-2016-trump-visits-bloomington/

 

LAKE COUNTY GAZETTE
— Sullivan formally resigns from Illinois House seat
http://lakecountygazette.com/stories/511063046-sullivan-formally-resigns-from-illinois-house-seat

 

DUPAGE POLICY JOURNAL
— Year-over-year jobless rate falls in every Illinois metro area except Chicago – Jeff Gantt
http://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/511050353-report-year-over-year-jobless-rate-falls-in-every-illinois-metro-area-except-chicago

 

ILLINOIS POLICY INSTITUTE
— STATE’S RECORD-BREAKING BUDGETS MAKE ILLINOISANS POORER – Ted Dabrowski
https://www.illinoispolicy.org/states-record-breaking-budgets-make-illinoisans-poorer/

 

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— TWO FORMER MUNGER/TOPINKA STAFFERS (Brad Hahn and Phillip Rodriquez) LAND JOBS IN GOV’S OFFICE
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2016/12/two-former-mungertopinka-staffers-land-jobs-in-govs-office.html
— LEGAL GROUP CHALLENGES OBAMACARE’S DEMAND FOR SEX CHANGE SURGERIES
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2016/12/legal-group-challenges-obamacares-demand-for-sex-change-surgeries.html

 

PJ MEDIA
— Obama’s Israel Vendetta Opens the Door for Trump to Defund the UN – ROGER L SIMON
https://pjmedia.com/rogerlsimon/2016/12/25/obamas-israel-vendetta-opens-teh-door-for-trump-todefund-the-un/
— NBC Anchor Says Trump Hotels Are Terrorist Targets
https://pjmedia.com/video/nbc-anchor-says-trump-hotels-are-terrorist-targets/

 

AMERICAN THINKER
— Liberal hysterics over Trump a windfall for activist causes – Rick Moran
http://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2016/12/liberal_hysterics_over_trump_a_windfall_for_activist_causes.html

 

FRONTPAGE MAGAZINE
— NETANYAHU: OBAMA COORDINATED ANTI-ISRAEL UN RESOLUTION, DEMANDED IT BE PASSED – Daniel Greenfield
http://www.frontpagemag.com/point/265256/netanyahu-obama-coordinated-anti-israel-un-daniel-greenfield

 

CONSERVATIVE REPUBLICAN NEWS
— OBAMA CREATES NEW GOVERNMENT SCHEME TO CONTROL NEWS CONTENT
http://conservativerepublicannews.com/2016/12/26/obama-creates-new-government-scheme-to-control-news-content/

 

DAILY CALLER
— Obama Blames The Media For Trump’s Landslide Win In Rural America – Michael Bastasch  (DIERSEN: Whenever a Republican candidate is defeated in a primary election or a general election in Illinois, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes hint/imply/argue/shout at that candidate that Dave Diersen and his GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails caused his/her defeat.  Previously, they hinted/implied/argued/shouted that what I did a the TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairman, a Wheaton Chamber of Commerce Government Affairs Committee member, the Milton Township Republican Central Committee webmaster, an Illinois Center Right Coalition Steering Committee member, and an American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter board member CAUSED THEIR DEFEAT.)
http://dailycaller.com/2016/12/26/obama-blames-the-media-for-trumps-landslide-win-in-rural-america/
— Lessons For The Left: How China Handles Fake News And Cuts Off 700 Million Web Users From The World – RYAN PICKRELL
http://dailycaller.com/2016/12/25/lessons-for-the-left-how-china-handles-fake-news-and-cuts-off-700-million-web-users-from-the-world/
— Obama To Muster Organizers, Journos, Pols For Next Generation Of Progressive Leaders – Caroline May  (DIERSEN: Who will Obama pick in Illinois, in your county, in your township/ward, in your municipality, and in your precinct?)
http://dailycaller.com/2016/12/26/obama-to-muster-organizers-journos-pols-for-next-generation-of-progressive-leaders/

 

BREITBART
— Tapper: A Lot of the Media Thinks a Lot of Trump Supporters Are ‘Deplorable,’ ‘Racist’ – PAM KEY
http://www.breitbart.com/video/2016/12/26/tapper-a-lot-of-the-media-thinks-a-lot-of-trump-supporters-are-deplorable-racist/
— David Gregory: Obama Has ‘Elitist’ View of Media, Sees It as ‘Silly’ – JEFF POOR
http://www.breitbart.com/video/2016/12/25/david-gregory-obama-elitist-view-media-see-silly/
— Hamas, Islamic Jihad Terror Groups Praise UN Anti-Israel Resolution – ALI WAKED
http://www.breitbart.com/jerusalem/2016/12/26/hamas-islamic-jihad-terror-factions-praise-un-anti-israel-resolution/
— Obama: I Could Have Won if I Had Run for President Again – CHARLIE SPIERING
http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2016/12/26/obama-won-run-president/
— Religiously-Ignorant Liberals Mistake ‘New King’ at Christmas for Donald Trump – THOMAS D. WILLIAMS, PH.D.
http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2016/12/26/religiously-ignorant-liberals-mistake-new-king-at-christmas-for-donald-trump/
— ABC News Worries Hate Hoaxes ‘Discredit’ Muslims – JOHN BINDER
http://www.breitbart.com/texas/2016/12/26/abc-news-worries-hate-hoaxes-discredit-muslims/
— CNN’s Bash: Hillary’s Deplorables Comment Cost Her the ‘Traditional Democratic Base’ – PAM KEY26
http://www.breitbart.com/video/2016/12/26/cnns-bash-hillarys-deplorables-comment-cost-her-the-traditional-democratic-base/

 

BLAZE
— Trump: ‘NO WAY’ Obama would have beaten me – Sara Gonzales
http://www.theblaze.com/news/2016/12/26/trump-no-way-obama-would-have-beaten-me/
— Chicago area police investigate after this threatening message is found on hundreds of cars – Tre Goins-Phillips
http://www.theblaze.com/news/2016/12/26/chicago-area-police-investigate-after-this-threatening-message-is-found-on-hundreds-of-cars/

 

THE HILL
— Poll: Americans hopeful for better 2017 – REBECCA KHEEL
http://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/311840-ap-poll-americans-hopeful-for-better-2017
— Anti-abortion groups expect quick action from Trump – PETER SULLIVAN
http://thehill.com/policy/healthcare/311579-anti-abortion-groups-expect-quick-action-from-trump
— Sanders to Dems: We must change our strategy to regain power – JENNIFER CALFAS
https://origin-nyi.thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/news/311833-sanders-democrats-must-change-their-strategy-to-regain-power

 

HUFFINGTON POST
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Trump says “Trump Gives a Whole New Meaning to the Phrase, “I’m Dreaming of a White Christmas.””  Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps make it clear that they are anti-White, and therefore, that they are racists.)
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/murray-forseter/trump-gives-a-whole-new-m_b_13859640.html

 

NBC NEWS
— Illinois’ First Indian-American Representative Is Ready to Work ‘Across the Aisle’ – FRANCES KAI-HWA WANG
http://www.nbcnews.com/news/asian-america/illinois-first-indian-american-representative-ready-work-across-aisle-n699656

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— Sorry, Liberals. Bigotry Didn’t Elect Donald Trump. – DAVID PAUL KUHN
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/12/26/opinion/sorry-liberals-bigotry-didnt-elect-donald-trump.html

 

WASHINGTON POST
— Schools warn of increased student fears due to immigration arrests, Trump election – Donna St. George  (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, schools act as operatives or as dupes for the Democrat Party.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/education/schools-warn-of-increased-student-fears-due-to-immigration-arrests-trump-election/2016/12/26/a4b2b732-c0a7-11e6-b527-949c5893595e_story.html

 

LOS ANGELES
— Professor under fire for tweet that appeared to support ‘white genocide’ – AP
http://www.latimes.com/nation/nationnow/la-na-professor-white-genocide-tweet-20161226-story.html

 

SAN ANTONIO EXPRESS NEWS
— Easy retirement? Only for a privileged few – AP  (DIERSEN: My outstanding 86-year-old aunt never attended college, never married, never had children, had low-paid data entry jobs, lived frugally, and saved more than $600,000 for her retirement.)
http://www.expressnews.com/business/national/article/Easy-retirement-Only-for-a-privileged-few-10819650.php
(FROM THE ARTICLE: One group doesn’t have to worry as much: the richest 10 percent of households. They typically have more than $413,000 in a retirement account, according to the analysis of the Fed’s latest data, which is from 2013.)

 

DAILY COURIER
— Obama, not Trump, sold DREAMers out – Joe Guzzardi
http://www.dcourier.com/news/2016/dec/26/column-obama-not-trump-sold-dreamers-out/

 

THE BEAST
— Frank, Uncompromising, and Tons of Fun: What Makes George Michael an LGBT Hero  How George Michael inspired us, turning a 1998 arrest for lewd behavior into a big FU to the authorities, and a public declaration of his sexuality. – Tim Teeman
http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2016/12/26/frank-uncompromising-and-tons-of-fun-what-makes-george-michael-an-lgbt-hero.html

 

FED SMITH
— Congress Curbs Misuse of Administrative Leave – Ralph R. Smith  (DIERSEN: Constructively, the Democrats who run GAO have had me on reduced (42%) administrative leave since 1997.  My Civil Service Retirement System pension is $50,720, or 42% of the GS-13 Step 10 salary (currently $120,427) that GAO paid me in 1997.)
http://www.fedsmith.com/2016/12/26/congress-curbs-misuse-of-administrative-leave/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The Senator also noted that this figure might be too low because of imprecise calculations provided by some agencies. His report also noted that tens of thousands of federal employees were on paid leave for at least one month. Several hundred employees were on paid leave for nine months to three years over a three-year period. Senator Grassley succinctly stated his opinion this way: “Paid leave shouldn’t be a crutch for management to avoid making tough personnel decisions or a club for wrongdoers to use against whistleblowers.” The Government Accountability Office (GAO) has also concluded that about $775 million was spent on more than 57,000 employees on paid administrative leave for more than a month.)

December 25 Morning Edition

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— After Democratic sit-in, Ryan wants to end grandstanding with fines, ethics violations – Billy House
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/politics/ct-ryan-house-fines-20161224-story.html
— Singapore teen blogger Amos Yee detained at O’Hare, reportedly wants asylum  (DIERSEN: Yee should be aware that in America, under the Democrats, you are severely punished if you do not promote dependency on government, LGBTQ activity, abortion, mass/illegal immigration, booze, pot, video gambling, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, age discrimination, abolition of the First and Second Amendments, etc.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/ct-singapore-teen-blogger-asylum-ohare-20161224-story.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The Human Rights Watch deputy director for Asia, Phil Robertson, called on the U.S. to recognize Yee’s asylum claim, saying he has been consistently harassed by the Singapore government for publicly expressing his views on politics and religion and severely criticizing the city-state’s leaders, including late Prime Minister Lee Kuan Yew. Yee was imprisoned for six weeks in September on charges of hurting religious feelings of Christians and Muslims after repeatedly breaching bail conditions following a four-week prison sentence he served in July last year on the same charges. He was also due to be called up for mandatory military service. His U.S. lawyer, Sandra Grossman, told the South China Morning Post on Saturday that Yee was likely detained because he entered the country on a tourist visa despite an intention to apply for asylum. She said Yee would have to undergo a “credible fear interview” by an asylum official who would assess if he faces a credible fear of persecution or torture back home. She said the process usually takes a few days, but the holiday season could delay it. He would then appear before an immigration judge, but that could take years because of backlogs in the immigration system. Yee, who won a local filmmaking prize at age 13, ruffled feathers in Singapore with a video blog laced with expletives as the city-state was mourning Lee’s death in March last year. Such open criticism and lampooning of leaders is rarely seen in Singapore, where laws are strictly enforced. The government of the multiethnic state says Yee crossed the red line on religion when he mocked Christians and Muslims and the law had to be enforced on him to protect racial and religious harmony. Robertson said Yee has faced intensive government surveillance and monitoring of his public and online comments. “Amos Yee is the sort of classic political dissident that the U.N. Refugee Convention was designed to protect, and Human Rights Watch hopes the U.S. will recognize his asylum claim,” he said in a statement.)

 

DAILY HERALD
— Mount Prospect mayoral candidate won’t be certified – Renee Trappe
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20161224/news/161229376/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: What do you say to those who claim to be Christian, but who focus on promoting Islam?  Islam is more like a political party or a country without borders than a religion.
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20161224/discuss/161229714/

 

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Retiring lobbyist McClain criticizes Rauner’s strategy – Bernard Schoenburg  (DIERSEN: What do your critics want you to do?  My critics want me to a) stop sending out GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails, b) resign as a Republican Precinct Committeeman, c) accept blame for causing all of their problems, causing all of your problems, causing all of my problems, and causing all of everyone’s problems, and d) drop my opposition to promoting LGBTQ activity, abortion, mass/illegal immigration, booze, pot, video gambling, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, age discrimination, etc.)
http://www.sj-r.com/opinion/20161224/bernard-schoenburg-retiring-lobbyist-mcclain-criticizes-rauners-strategy
— Being correct isn’t always enough – Doug Finke
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20161224/statehouse-insider-being-correct-isnt-always-enough

 

CHICAGO CITY WIRE
— Chicago Tribune calls for new speaker in Illinois House – Carol Ostrow
http://chicagocitywire.com/stories/511061341-chicago-tribune-calls-for-new-speaker-in-illinois-house

 

RIVER CITY READER
— E-mails Illustrate Governor’s Hard-Line Outlook – Rick Miller
http://www.rcreader.com/commentary/emails-illustrate-governors-hard-line

 

NORTH COOK NEWS
— Crespo added to legislative rogues gallery – Carol Ostrow
http://northcooknews.com/stories/511057550-crespo-added-to-legislative-rogues-gallery

 

DUPAGE POLICY JOURNAL
— Edgar County Watchdogs: Lisle school district’s ‘copyright’ on board meetings invalid – Ruth de Jauregui
http://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/511057182-watchdog-group-lisle-school-district-s-copyright-on-board-meetings-invalid

 

SANGAMON SUN
— Illinois GOP offers hotel deal, tickets for presidential inauguration – Carol Ostrow
http://sangamonsun.com/stories/511060906-illinois-gop-offers-hotel-deal-tickets-for-presidential-inauguration
— State GOP says Kennedy not acting like a Kennedy after dust-up with reporters – Carol Ostrow
http://sangamonsun.com/stories/511060565-state-gop-says-kennedy-not-acting-like-a-kennedy-after-dust-up-with-reporters
— Documents indicate Pritzker cloaked donations to Madigan – Carol Ostrow
http://sangamonsun.com/stories/511061311-documents-indicate-pritzker-cloaked-donations-to-madigan

 

WILL COUNTY GAZETTE
— Will County GOP looking ahead to local consolidated spring elections – Chandra Lye
http://willcountygazette.com/stories/511060976-will-county-gop-looking-ahead-to-local-consolidated-spring-elections

 

SOUTHEAST ILLINOIS NEWS
— Williamson County GOP prepares for upcoming local races – JoAnn Seltzer
http://seillinoisnews.com/stories/511060963-williamson-county-gop-prepares-for-upcoming-local-races

 

NEWS BUSTERS
— Talk Radio Thriving as Rush Limbaugh Signs New Contract That Shows His Dominance – Jeffrey Lord
https://www.newsbusters.org/blogs/nb/jeffrey-lord/2016/12/24/talk-radio-thriving-rush-limbaugh-signs-new-contract-shows-his

 

GOPUSA
— Trump-bashing Baptist taken to task by … Baptists
http://www.gopusa.com/trump-bashing-baptist-taken-to-task-by-baptists/

 

AMERICAN THINKER
— Politico can’t find a flattering photo of Donald Trump – Ed Straker
http://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2016/12/politico_cant_find_a_flattering_photo_of_donald_trump.html
— Donald Trump’s Christmas Dog Whistle – Peggy Ryan
http://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2016/12/donald_trumps_christmas_dog_whistle.html

 

CONSERVATIVE REPUBLICAN NEWS
— AMERICANS LESS RELIGIOUS THAN EVER THIS CHRISTMAS  (DIERSEN: Are your critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes churchgoers?  Virtually all of my most vicious critics/opponents, their most vicious operatives, and their most vicious dupes crow that they are a member a church, that they attend church services, and that they give money to a church.  They give religion a bad name.)
http://conservativerepublicannews.com/2016/12/24/new-poll-reveals-americans-less-religious-than-ever-this-christmas/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Americans who do claim Christian faith are less likely than ever to belong to a church.  Only 56 percent of Americans report they belong to a church. That’s an increase from the 54 percent reported in 2015, but nowhere close to the 73 percent Gallup found when it first asked the question in 1937. The results of two other Gallup questions on religion have managed to stay fairly stable over the last 40 years. Only 36 percent of Americans claim to attend weekly religious services, a number that has varied only slightly in annual polls since the 1970s. Only 53 percent of Americans say religion plays an important role in their lives, a figure that has varied between 52 and 61 percent since the 1970s. While there’s been a massive drop in Judeo-Christian faith, they’re not converting to other religions, nor are other religions seeing growth. The share of Americans belonging to a faith other than Christianity or Judaism, such as Hindu, Buddhism or Islam, stayed the same at only five percent. Seventy-two percent of Americans in 2016 say religion is losing its influence in daily life. The only other time Gallup found more than 70 percent feel that way was in 1969 and 1970, after the assassinations and inner city riots of 1968.)

 

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Trump nixes pet projects of liberal and conservative elites – MICHAEL BARONE  (DIERSEN: Who are the conservative elites in your municipality, in your township/ward, in your county, and in Illinois.  What do they say about Dave Diersen and his GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails?)
http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/trump-nixes-pet-projects-of-liberal-and-conservative-elites/article/2610292

 

THE HILL
— Trump attends Christmas Eve services – JESSE BYRNES
https://origin-nyi.thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/news/311782-trump-attends-christmas-eve-services
— America’s Jews are at war – DAVID EDEN
http://thehill.com/blogs/pundits-blog/religion/311538-americas-jews-are-at-war

 

ABC NEWS
— Trumps Attend Church Services in Palm Beach on Christmas Eve – BENJAMIN SIEGEL
http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/trumps-attend-church-services-palm-beach-christmas-eve/story?id=44389820

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— Growth, Not Forced Equality, Saves the Poor – DEIRDRE N. McCLOSKEY (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always hinted/implied/argued/shouted a) that instead of me, the Post Office should have hired a poor person in 1966, b) that the Post Office should gotten rid of me much sooner than it did so that a poor person could have my job, c) that instead of me, IRS should have hired a poor person in 1971, d) that instead of me, IRS should have promoted a poor people in 1972, 1973, and 1974, e) that instead of me, GAO should have hired a poor person in 1980, f) that instead of me, GAO should have promoted a poor person in 1986, and g) that GAO should gotten rid of me much sooner than it did so that a poor person could have my job and my preferred corner office.)
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/12/23/business/growth-not-forced-equality-saves-the-poor.html
— HARDCOPY ARTICLE TITLE: Do You Think Like an Entrepreneur? – Katherine Power  (DIERSEN: Are/were you an entrepreneur?  Virtually all my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes are entrepreneurs or paint themselves as being entrepreneurs. They look down on wage earners like was 1964-1997.)
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/12/23/business/katherine-power-of-clique-media-think-like-an-entrepreneur.html
— HARDCOPY ARTICLE TITLE: Criticism and the Annual Review – Bob Walker  (DIERSEN: What criticisms do/did your superiors have of you?  While my Democrat superiors in the federal government would not admit it, off-the-record, they criticized a) my being a Republican, b) my being conservative, c) my avoiding the draft, and d) my not helping them meet their Affirmative Action/Diversity/Inclusion  quotas/goals/targets, that is, my not helping them get rid of their employees who were Republican, White, male, older, and/or non-veteran.)

http://www.nytimes.com/2016/12/22/business/addressing-past-criticism-right-or-wrong-in-an-annual-review.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “The Stolen Supreme Court Seat.”
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/12/24/opinion/sunday/the-stolen-supreme-court-seat.html

 

NEW YORK POST
— Trumps spend Christmas at church where they married – Daniel Halper
http://nypost.com/2016/12/25/trumps-spend-christmas-at-church-where-they-married/

 

WASHINGTON POST
— Trumps attend Christmas Eve services at historic Palm Beach church – Philip Rucker
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/powerpost/wp/2016/12/24/the-trumps-attend-christmas-eve-services-at-historic-palm-beach-church/

 

USA TODAY
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, churches act like they are operatives or dupes for individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that are anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.
http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2016/12/23/jesus-refugee-churches-connect-christmas-story-migrant-crisis/95787838/

 

GREENVILLE DAILY REFLECTOR
— Hypocrisy on the left – Bobby Burns
http://www.reflector.com/Opinion/2016/12/25/on-the-electoral-college.html

 

TOLEDO BLADE
— The popular vote illuminates the nation’s political profile – DAVID SHRIBMAN  (DIERSEN: Those who are anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors VOTED FOR CLINTON.)
http://www.toledoblade.com/David-Shribman/2016/12/25/The-popular-vote-illuminates-the-nation-s-political-profile.html

 

STANDARD EXAMINER
— Trumps attend church services on Christmas Eve
http://www.standard.net/Business/2016/12/25/The-Latest-Trump-to-dissolve-foundation-before-inauguration.html

 

MERCURY
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Donald Trump staffer Jason Miller quits amid ‘sex scandal’ claims leveled by colleague AJ Delgado.”
http://www.themercury.com.au/donald-trump-staffer-jason-miller-quits-amid-sex-scandal-claims-levelled-by-colleague-aj-delgado/news-story/e3f6f32cbbbb005c09a7bdd27fcb7e0b

 

DAILY MAIL
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Melania Trump wears a VERY short dress to church for midnight mass in Florida – as the congregation goes wild for The Donald.”
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-4065024/Melania-Trump-wears-short-mini-dress-joins-Donald-midnight-mass-Florida.html

 

GUARDIAN
— Progressive causes see ‘unprecedented’ upswing in donations after US election – Joanna Walters  (DIERSEN: From what I see, “progressive causes” focus on getting rid of those who are Protestant, conservative, 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.theguardian.com/us-news/2016/dec/25/progressive-donations-us-election-planned-parenthood-aclu

December 23 Evening Edition

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Former lawmaker John Anthony fired from corrections job after harassing woman at party – Kim Geiger
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-former-lawmaker-groping-christmas-party-met-20161223-story.html
— Rauner’s budget chief leaves as spending plan is set to expire – Monique Garcia
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-bruce-rauner-budget-chief-leaving-met-20161223-story.html
— Mayor’s emails provide glimpse into governor’s mind – Rich Miller
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/lake-county-news-sun/opinion/ct-lns-miller-emails-st-1227-20161223-story.html
— Anti-abortion group likely behind ominous cards left around Aurora area, police say – Hannah Leone
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/aurora-beacon-news/news/ct-abn-crytpic-anti-abortion-signs-st-1223-20161223-story.html
— AS THE DEMOCRAT PARTY’S STRANGLEHOLD ON CHICAGO TIGHTENS: ‘War-torn’… ‘out of control’: What a year for Chicago bashing – Mark Jacob
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-chicago-bashing-2016-chicago-inc-20161223-story.html
— Maine Township: Republican Slate Wins Top Ballot Position in Election Lottery – Dick Barton
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/des-plaines/community/chi-ugc-article-republican-slate-wins-top-ballot-position-in-2016-12-23-story.html
— Chicago bond expert: Markets will be tough to stomach in ‘great unknown’ 2017 – Gail MarksJarvis
http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/ct-bianco-research-james-bianco-exec-qa-1225-biz-20161223-story.html
— Aurora mayor candidates discuss transparency in government – Steve Lord
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/aurora-beacon-news/news/ct-abn-aurora-mayor-ethics-st-1226-20161223-story.html
— Open records experts see loopholes in Emanuel’s email lawsuit settlement – Bill Ruthhart and Hal Dardick
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-rahm-emanuel-email-settlement-met-1225-20161223-story.html
— President-elect Donald Trump may spark a nuclear arms race. Big mistake. – Editorial
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/editorials/ct-trump-nuclear-arms-race-putin-obama-edit-1224-jm-20161223-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Why the white working class votes to maim itself.”
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/commentary/ct-white-working-class-trump-welfare-perspec-1226-20161223-story.html
— Emails between Emanuel, Tribune’s Dold released in lawsuit settlement – Bill Ruthhart
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-rahm-emanuel-emails-tribune-dold-met-20161223-story.html

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Blagojevich asks for presidential commutation – Jon Seidel
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/blagojevich-asks-for-presidential-commutation/amp/
— Ex-Ill. rep John Anthony fired from govt. job for groping women at Xmas party – Tina Sfondeles
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/ex-ill-rep-fired-from-govt-job-for-groping-women-at-xmas-party/

 

DAILY HERALD
— Audit: No documentation Elk Grove Village trustees qualify for IMRF pension plan – Chacour Koop
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20161223/news/161229471/
— Aurora police: Messages on cryptic cards pose ‘no threat’ – Marie Wilson
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20161223/news/161229523/

 

ABC7
— ROCKETTES TO PERFORM AT TRUMP INAUGURATION, A-LIST CELEBS TURN IT DOWN
http://abc7chicago.com/politics/rockettes-to-perform-at-trump-inauguration-a-list-celebs-turn-it-down/1670339/

 

NBC5
— Donald Trump’s NY Co-Chair Wishes Death on Obama  Gov. Andrew Cuomo calls Carl Paladino’s remarks “racist, ugly and reprehensible” -Chris Carola
http://www.nbcchicago.com/news/national-international/Donald-Trump-Campaign-Co-Chair-Carl-Paladino-Racist-Remarks-Barack-Obama-First-Lady-408069325.html

 

WAND
— Nearly 30 homeless programs in Illinois to receive total of $6.5 million
http://www.wandtv.com/story/34123470/nearly-30-homeless-programs-in-illinois-to-receive-total-of-65-million

 

WSIL TV
— Putin praises Trump’s judgment, rejects hacking claims – AP  (DIERSEN: I should write a book about those who demonize, denigrate, and condemn my judgment.  I could stress their how their horrific judgment harms not only me, but harms many others.)
http://www.wsiltv.com/story/34120228/putin-praises-trumps-judgment-rejects-hacking-claims 

 

QUAD CITIES ONLINE
— Five file as Moline mayor write-ins after Acri, Vogelbaugh kept off ballot – Anthony Watt
http://www.qconline.com/news/local/candidates-booted-from-ballot-in-moline/article_ba4db7b2-9050-56c8-8449-e45d28f6b7f0.html

 

FOX ILLINOIS
— Gov. Rauner Announces New Budget Chief, Insurance Director – AP
http://foxillinois.com/news/local/gov-rauner-announces-new-budget-chief-insurance-director

 

  1. LOUIS POST DISPATCH
    — Illinois nearly 6 months behind in education funding for transportation, special ed, other expenses – AP
    http://www.stltoday.com/news/local/education/illinois-nearly-months-behind-in-education-funding-for-transportation-special/article_f041cd41-7cc8-5454-86ae-70986ad8cc2b.html

 

BELLEVILLE NEWS DEMOCRAT
— 3 Illinois group home residents found, 3 remain missing – AP
http://www.bnd.com/news/article122667529.html

 

NADIG NEWSPAPERS
— Relics, retreads, rookies, top 2018 governor field – Russ Stewart
http://nadignewspapers.com/2016/12/23/relics-retreads-rookies-top-2018-governor-field/

 

CHICAGO READER
— Records dump reveals Rahm’s millionaires – only email club – Ben Joravsky
http://www.chicagoreader.com/Bleader/archives/2016/12/23/records-dump-reveals-rahms-millionaires-only-e-mail-club

 

CHICAGOIST
— Rahm’s Email Dump Pulls Back The Curtain On Top Donor Interests
http://chicagoist.com/2016/12/22/emanuels_emails_reveal_interests_of.php

 

DUPAGE POLICY JOURNAL
— Ives slams safe spaces, crying sessions for college students after election
http://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/511061727-ives-slams-safe-spaces-crying-sessions-for-college-students-after-election
— Pro-growth reforms called for to stem exodus of millennials
http://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/511061645-pro-growth-reforms-called-for-to-stem-exodus-of-millennials

 

ILLINOIS NEWS NETWORK
— African-American unemployment rate soars in Illinois (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always hinted/implied/argued/shouted a) that instead of me, the Post Office should have hired an African-American in 1966, b) that the Post Office should gotten rid of me much sooner than it did so that an African-American could have my job, c) that instead of me, IRS should have hired an African-American in 1971, d) that instead of me, IRS should have promoted African-Americans in 1972, 1973, and 1974, e) that instead of me, GAO should have hired an African-American in 1980, f) that instead of me, GAO should have promoted an African-American in 1986, and g) that GAO should gotten rid of me much sooner than it did so that an African-American could have my job and my preferred corner office.)
http://ilnews.org/11470/african-american-unemployment-rate-soars-illinois/

 

ILLINOIS POLICY INSTITUTE
— ILLINOIS DOES HAVE A BUDGET, AND IT’S NO LAUGHING MATTER  Due to existing law, Illinois already pays 90 percent of what it would if there were an appropriations agreement, meaning Illinois already operates with a de facto budget – Kristina Rasmussen
https://www.illinoispolicy.org/illinois-does-have-a-budget-and-its-no-laughing-matter/

 

FOX NEWS
— Trump Received a ‘Very Nice’ Christmas Letter From Putin
http://insider.foxnews.com/2016/12/23/donald-trump-received-very-nice-christmas-letter-vladimir-putin
— Putin reaches out to Trump, while thumping Dems
http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2016/12/23/putin-reaches-out-to-trump-while-thumping-dems.html

 

DAILY CALLER
— Obama Races To Destroy Anti-Terror Program So Trump Can’t Use It – Blake Neff
http://dailycaller.com/2016/12/23/obama-races-to-destroy-anti-terror-program-so-trump-cant-use-it/
— First They Came For The Homophobes – Robert Oscar Lopez
http://dailycaller.com/2016/12/23/first-they-came-for-the-homophobes/

 

BLAZE
— Let’s start calling them ‘biology deniers’ – Matt Walsh (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats encourage children to engage in LGBTQ activity.  That is enough reason to not send any child to any school run by Democrats.)
http://www.theblaze.com/podcasts/matt-walsh-lets-start-calling-them-biology-deniers/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Earlier in the week National Geographic unveiled its January cover story. They are profiling a confused and abused young boy who thinks he’s a girl. Of course, he isn’t presented as someone who is confused and abused. Rather he’s presented as a boy who is actually a girl, which is like presenting a triangle that’s actually a circle. There was a time when National Geographic was considered a science magazine. But the publication, along with liberalism more generally, has abandoned science. Indeed, anyone who suggests that a boy can be a girl is not only guilty of perpetuating abuse, but also guilty of rejecting the entire field of science known as biology. That is why I propose a new name for those who believe in the “transgender” superstition. They are biology deniers. They are people who fundamentally deny the existence of biological sex. They may say that they accept biological sex and proceed to draw a false and fabricated distinction between that and “gender,” but the fact remains that if you will call a boy anything other than a boy, you have denied his biology. You are a biology denier. And that’s what you ought to be called.)

 

CONSERVATIVE REPUBLICAN NEWS
— WONDERFUL THINGS HAPPEN WHEN THE PRIVATE SECTOR HAS BREATHING ROOM TO FUNCTION – Kent Kellar  (DIERSEN: What if Oldsmobile had breathing room in 1971?  In 1971, Oldsmobile withdrew a job offer that I had accepted saying that Oldsmobile had just agreed to stop hiring Whites to settle an EEOC complaint.  That directly resulted in my becoming an IRS employee.)
http://conservativerepublicannews.com/2016/12/23/wonderful-things-happen-when-the-private-sector-has-breathing-room-to-function/

 

THE HILL
— Pressure grows on Mormon choir over Trump inauguration – JUDY KURTZ
http://origin-nyi.thehill.com/blogs/in-the-know/311676-pressure-grows-on-mormon-choir-over-trump-inauguration

 

HUFFINGTON POST
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Democrats stress that they are anti-American.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/donna-nevel/in-25-cities-communities-_b_13812326.html

 

CBS NEWS
— Illinois governor donates $50 million to his 2018 campaign fund
http://www.cbsnews.com/news/illinois-governor-donates-50-million-to-his-2018-campaign-fund/

 

AOL NEWS
— Jimmy Carter is the only former president to RSVP to Trump’s inauguration – Jose Sepulveda/Veuer
http://www.aol.com/article/news/2016/12/23/jimmy-carter-is-the-only-former-president-to-rsvp-to-trumps-ina/21641137/

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— Rockettes Won’t Be Forced to Dance at Trump Inauguration – KATIE ROGERS
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/12/23/arts/rockettes-wont-be-forced-to-play-trump-inauguration-company-says.html

 

NEW YORK POST
— Rockettes allowed to skip Trump’s inauguration – AP
http://nypost.com/2016/12/23/rockettes-allowed-to-skip-trumps-inauguration/

 

USA TODAY
— Trump v. the ‘swamp:’ Odds favor swamp – Donovan Slack
http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2016/12/23/trump-v-swamp-odds-favor-swamp/95768438/

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— New Nonprofit Aims to Bolster Trump in Fights With Both Parties  Great America Alliance ‘will aggressively promote Trump’s agenda and help make sure the promises made to the American people during the campaign are kept by Congress’ – REBECCA BALLHAUS
http://www.wsj.com/articles/new-nonprofit-aims-to-bolster-trump-in-fights-with-both-parties-1482517079
— Racial Quotas at the Texas Bar Are Illegal and Unwise  No white males need apply for an opening on the state bar’s board. Those seats are reserved for minorities. – MARK PULLIAM
http://www.wsj.com/articles/racial-quotas-at-the-texas-bar-are-illegal-and-unwise-1482526400

 

FORBES
— 10 Ways Donald Trump Can Cut Waste – Our Advice From OpenTheBooks.com – Adam Andrzejewski
http://www.forbes.com/sites/adamandrzejewski/2016/12/23/10-ways-donald-trump-can-cut-waste-our-advice-from-openthebooks-com/#1479360a52b9

 

CHIEF LEADER
— Key Federal Worker Protections May Be in Jeopardy Under Trump Regime – BOB HENNELLY  (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes a) promote patronage, b) reject the Pendleton Act, and c) reject merit hiring.  They side with Jim Thompson, Jim Edgar, and my Democrat GAO, IRS, and Post Office superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates.)
http://thechiefleader.com/news/open_articles/key-federal-worker-protections-may-be-in-jeopardy-under-trump/article_9d30c750-a5e1-11e6-aa10-cb626479a302.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Tradition at a Crossroads  For more than 130 years, Federal civil-service employees have enjoyed legal protection from partisan politics, but in recent years the partisan standoff in Washington has led to the lapsing of the authorizations for the agencies that enforce these laws. In the case of the U.S. Merit Systems Protection Board, which polices the entire civil service system, the failure to act on a nominee made by President Obama in 2015 will mean that just a few months into Mr. Trump’s term, it is likely that board will cease to have a quorum. As a consequence of the Senate’s failure to act, the incoming President will be able to appoint two of the three MSPB members. Currently the two million plus Federal workers who report to the 4,000 political appointees selected by the President enjoy civil service protections that were first put on the books in the 1880s in homage to President James A. Garfield, who was assassinated by a disgruntled office-seeker who felt slighted that his political work for Mr. Garfield’s Republican Party had gone unrewarded with a patronage position. Mr. Garfield had been a fierce opponent of the spoils system, cracked down on corruption in the U.S. Post Office and said in his inaugural address that “the civil service can never be placed on a satisfactory basis until it is regulated by law.”  Required Merit Hiring  The Pendleton Act, passed in 1883, two years after Mr. Garfield’s death, required that Federal employees be hired on merit and selected based on the results of competitive exams they would be required to take. This was a radical departure from the patronage system that mushroomed in the first 100 years of the nation. “When Garfield was assassinated, it was sort of a galvanizing event and it made a lot of policymakers scrutinize the spoils system—and there had been dissatisfaction with it,” said James Read, the Director of Policy and Evaluation for the U.S. Merit Systems Protection Board. The MSPB is a bipartisan quasi – judicial agency that has 228 employees and an annual budget of close to $47 million. It hears, on average, several thousand cases a year brought by Federal employees who believe their treatment by superiors violated the statutes and regulations that govern the Federal workforce. With the recent budget battles that produced furloughs, a government shutdown, and budget cuts due to sequester, the number of cases swelled to 33,000 in 2013.)

 

ROLLING STONE
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Why Even Trump-Friendly Artists Won’t Perform at His Inauguration.”
http://www.rollingstone.com/politics/news/why-even-trump-friendly-artists-wont-perform-at-his-inauguration-w457677

December 22 Evening Edition

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— VP-elect Mike Pence coming to Chicago for fundraiser – Tina Sfondeles
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/vp-elect-mike-pence-coming-to-chicago-for-fundraiser/
— Rauner contributes $50 million to his re-election campaign fund – Tina Sfondeles
http://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/rauner-contributes-50m-to-his-re-election-campaign-fund/amp/
— Emails show Emanuel’s obsessions: crime and media image – Fran Spielman
http://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/analysis-emails-show-emanuels-obsessions-crime-and-media-image/
— Rauner files unfair labor charge against AFSCME – Tina Sfondeles
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/rauner-files-unfair-labor-charge-against-afscme/

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Pence set for Chicago fundraiser next week – Kim Geiger
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-mike-pence-chicago-fundraiser-met-1223-20161222-story.html
— Rauner gives his campaign $50 million almost 2 years before election – Kim Geiger and Monique Garcia
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-bruce-rauner-50-million-met-20161222-story.html
— Political bromance? Emanuel in email to Rauner: ‘I love you a lot’ – Kim Janssen
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/chicagoinc/ct-rahm-loves-rauner-1223-chicago-inc-20161222-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: The Chicago Tribune makes it clear that it wants Mark Kirk to be the role model for all Republicans.  Mark Kirk has always rejected many planks in the Republican Party platform.  Political parties exist to help elect candidates who can and will defend and advance their platform.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-mark-kirk-us-senate-met-20161222-story.html
— Emanuel’s private emails with executives show he’s business booster – Ally Marotti and Lauren Zumbach
http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/ct-rahm-emanuel-emails-business-leaders-1223-biz-20161222-story.html
— In email, N’DIGO publisher demanded Rahm tear up her parking tickets – Kim Janssen
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/chicagoinc/ct-ndigo-publisher-rahm-parking-tickets-1223-chicago-inc-20161222-story.html
— Obama eliminates post-9/11 registry for foreigners, making it harder for Trump to restart it
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/politics/ct-obama-immigrant-men-registry-20161222-story.html
— Ex-employees allege nursing home tried to mislead inspectors on abuse – David Jackson and Gary Marx
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-bria-river-oaks-nursing-home-met-story.html
— Groups protest Bruce Rauner’s Syrian refugee policy
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/92182412-132.html

 

DAILY HERALD
— Township races promising fireworks in DuPage – Robert Sanchez
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20161222/news/161229600/
— Gilberts Republican Kurt Kojzarek playing increasingly large role on Kane County Board James Fuller
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20161222/news/161229606/
— Pension fund launches investigation into Bensenville park director  The newly hired interim executive director of the Bensenville Park District is under investigation by the Illinois Municipal Retirement Fund, which is demanding proof Joe Vallez worked at least 1,000 hours a year at each of his three other park district jobs. – Jake Griffin  (DIERSEN: What documentation do you have that shows the hours that you worked?  I have saved copies of all the time sheets that I submitted to GAO 1980-1997, to IRS 1971-1980, to Firestone Stores 1970-1972, to University Plaza Dormitory and Chrysler in 1970, to the Post Office 1966-1969, to John’s Sinclair, Thrall Car, and Flossmoor Country Club in 1966, and to S.S. Kresges 1964-1966.)
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20161222/news/161229659/
— Lake County: Active township races part of April election potpourri – Bob Susnjara
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20161222/news/161229597/

 

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Rauner gives his campaign fund $50 million – GREG HINZ
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20161222/BLOGS02/161229954/rauner-gives-his-campaign-fund-50-million
— Christmas comes early for political geeks as Emanuel unloads emails – AP
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20161222/NEWS02/161229955/christmas-comes-early-for-political-geeks-as-emanuel-unloads-emails

 

ABC7
— MAYOR EMANUEL’S PERSONAL EMAILS ABOUT CITY BUSINESS RELEASED – Chuck Goudie and Stacey Baca
http://abc7chicago.com/news/mayor-emanuels-personal-emails-about-city-business-released/1667619/
— EMANUEL DEALS WITH EMAIL RELEASE FALLOUT – Charles Thomas
http://abc7chicago.com/politics/emanuel-deals-with-email-release-fallout/1669185/
— DONALD TRUMP INAUGURATION WEEK EVENTS RELEASED – AP
http://abc7chicago.com/politics/trump-inauguration-week-events-released/1667112/

 

NB5
— Newly Released Emails Reveal Emanuel’s Clout-Heavy Conversations  In an April conversation with Griffin, the billionaire urged Emanuel to paint the city’s speed bumps after sustaining $10,000 in damage to his car. – Tom Schuba
http://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/Emanuel-E-Mails-Reveal-Conversations–407967635.html
— CEO of Better Government Association Andy Shaw Talks Release of Emanuel Emails
http://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/CEO-of-Better-Government-Association-Talks-Release-of-Emanuel-Emails_Chicago-407965616.html
— City Council Violated Open Meetings Act, Judge Rules: Report  “Public comment must be allowed at all open meetings,” Judge Diane Joan Larsen wrote. – Tom Schuba
http://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/City-Council-Violated-Open-Meetings-Act-Judge-Rules-Report-407771045.html

 

CBS2
— Questions Remain After Emanuel Releases Private Emails
http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2016/12/22/questions-remain-after-emanuel-releases-private-emails/

 

BLOOMINGTON PANTAGRAPH
— Gov. Rauner files unfair labor practice charge against union – AP
http://www.pantagraph.com/news/state-and-regional/illinois/gov-rauner-files-unfair-labor-practice-charge-against-union/article_68c85524-6b8b-570c-b4dc-3dba70767628.html

 

PEORIA JOURNAL STAR
— Illinois held hostage, year 3 – Jim Nowlan
http://www.pjstar.com/opinion/20161221/nowlan-illinois-held-hostage-year-3

 

PEORIA PUBLIC RADIO
— State Still Not Paying Its Share for Public Schools – DUSTY RHODES
http://peoriapublicradio.org/post/state-still-not-paying-its-share-public-schools#stream/0

 

CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD
— Trump’s vineyard is hiring — foreign workers  Virginia winery will pay workers $10.72 an hour – CHRIS ISIDORE AND CURT DEVINE  (DIERSEN: Did/would you work for less than $15 an hour in today’s dollars?  I did while a) I washed dishes 1964-1966, b) I cleaned golf shoes, chipped slag, and pumped gasoline in 1966, and c) I pumped gasoline 1971-1972.)
http://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/trumps-vineyard-is-hiring-foreign-workers/628210715

 

WILL COUNTY NEWS
— Governor Rauner working for Illinois – Steve Balich  (DIERSEN: Who/what do you work for?  I work for the Republican Party platform, the Illinois Republican Party platform, and the Milton Township Republican Central Committee resolution against video gambling.)
http://willcountynews.com/2016/12/22/governor-rauner-working-for-illinois/

 

STATE REPRESENTATIVE JEANNE IVES
— Rep. Ives Urges Mendoza to Continue ‘No Budget No Pay’
http://www.jeanneives.org/2016/12/rep-ives-urges-mendoza-to-continue-no.html

 

ILLINOIS POLICY INSTITUTE
— PROPERTY TAXES MOUNT ON ‘HOME ALONE’ HOUSE  Real reform to help overtaxed Illinoisans – such as a property-tax cap and aggressive government consolidation – would be the gift that keeps giving the whole year round. – Brendan Bakala  (DIERSEN: How much property tax do you pay? My wife and I paid $11,059 this year for 915 Cove Court in Wheaton. The property’s 2016 assessed value is based on a $455,220 market value, but no one would pay that much for it because the property taxes are so high.)
https://www.illinoispolicy.org/property-taxes-mount-on-home-alone-house/

 

ILLINOIS FAMILY INSTITUTE
— State Lawmaker “Worried” Illinois Might Protect Babies From Abortion – Chris Iverson
https://illinoisfamily.org/life/state-lawmaker-worried-illinois-might-protect-babies-abortion/

 

CAPITOL FAX
— AFSCME responds *** Rauner demands AFSCME pay $2 million a day during impasse
http://capitolfax.com/2016/12/22/rauner-demands-afscme-pay-2-million-a-day-during-impasse/

 

NEWSMAX
— Obama to End Terror-Related Registry Before Trump Takes Office – Jason Devaney (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats side with terrorists.)
http://www.newsmax.com/Newsfront/Obama-Terror-Registry/2016/12/22/id/765256/

 

FOX NEWS
— Trump’s talkers: As disciplined as he is unruly – Chris Stirewalt
http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2016/12/22/trumps-talkers-as-disciplined-as-is-unruly.html

 

BILL O’REILLY
—  Far Left, Dreaming of a Non-White Christmas  (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats and RINOs pander to individuals, to organizations, to companies, to governments, and to countries that are anti-White.)
http://www.billoreilly.com/b/Staff-Column:-Far-Left,-Dreaming-of-a-Non-White-Christmas/-50057050510853382.html

 

BREITBART
— Beach Boys in Talks for Trump Inauguration – JEROME HUDSON  (DIERSEN: My wife an I saw the Beach Boys perform at the National Corvette Museum Grand Opening in 1994.  SEE: http://articles.chicagotribune.com/1994-09-11/features/9409110194_1_national-corvette-museum-corvette-owners-american-sports-car)
http://www.breitbart.com/big-hollywood/2016/12/22/good-chance-beach-boys-perform-trumps-inauguration/
— Chicago Gun Violence So High It Is Skewing National Murder Figures – AWR HAWKINS
http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2016/12/21/chicago-gun-violence-high-skewing-national-violent-crime-figures/

 

BLAZE
— GQ recently published a list of “The Least Influential People of 2016,” and listed among more than a dozen other people was none other than Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton. – Sara Gonzales  (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always shouted that me and my GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails are NOT influential, but at the same time, they blame me for their problems, for your problems, for my problems, and for everyone’s problems.)
http://www.theblaze.com/news/2016/12/22/gq-disses-hillary-clinton-by-naming-her-to-an-unflattering-list/
— Obama: My approval rating tanked because of the ‘fictional character’ Fox, Limbaugh created – Tre Goins-Phillips
http://www.theblaze.com/news/2016/12/22/obama-my-approval-rating-tanked-because-of-the-fictional-character-fox-limbaugh-created/
— Creationist Ken Ham puts colored lights on Noah’s Ark exhibit to ‘take the rainbow back’ from LGBT – Tre Goins-Phillips
http://www.theblaze.com/news/2016/12/22/creationist-ken-ham-puts-colored-lights-on-noahs-ark-exhibit-to-take-the-rainbow-back-from-lgbt/
— John Bolton jabs at the ‘totally unbiased mainstream media’ over Trump snub – Carlos Garcia
http://www.theblaze.com/news/2016/12/22/john-bolton-jabs-at-the-totally-unbiased-mainstream-media-over-trump-snub/

 

GOPUSA
— Backlash Against Merkel Grows  German Chancellor Angela Merkel is endangering her citizens with open borders and lax immigration system in a time of terror, with the Islamic State openly encouraging “soldiers of the caliphate” to exploit porous refugee flows and slaughter infidels.
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=18569
— Obama dumps Muslim immigrant registry before Trump takes office  The decision to scrap the National Security Entry-Exit Registration System comes amid growing international terror fears and President-elect Donald Trump’s suggestions that he could ban Muslim immigrants from the United States.
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=18606
— Screaming lawyer chases down Ivanka Trump and yells at her as she sits with her kids on flight to Florida  (DIERSEN: Should Trump supporters wear body cameras to document harassment from anti-Trumps?)
http://www.gopusa.com/screaming-lawyer-chases-down-ivanka-trump-and-yells-at-her-as-she-sits-with-her-kids-on-flight-to-florida/

 

CONSERVATIVE REPUBLICAN NEWS
— PRO-TRUMP ARSON AND VANDALISM REVEALED AS FAKE (AGAIN) – Kent Kellar
http://conservativerepublicannews.com/2016/12/22/pro-trump-arson-and-vandalism-revealed-as-fake-again/
— WILL ISLAMIC STATE’S BERLIN ATTACK UNSEAT ANGELA MERKEL IN 2017? – Kent Kellar
http://conservativerepublicannews.com/2016/12/22/will-islamic-states-berlin-attack-unseat-angela-merkel-in-2017/
— SHOCKING CENSUS REPORT REVEALS HOW LIBERALS LITERALLY DEPOPULATED THEIR STATES  (DIERSEN: Liberals promote LGBTQ activity, abortion, booze, pot, gambling, etc.)
http://conservativerepublicannews.com/2016/12/22/shocking-census-report-reveals-how-liberals-literally-depopulated-their-states/

 

NATIONAL REVIEW
— The Trump Nail in the Media Coffin – VICTOR DAVIS HANSON
http://www.nationalreview.com/article/443263/mainstream-media-trump-opposition-exposed-their-bias-irrelevance
— Want to Fix Journalism? Start by Bringing Diversity of Thought to Newsrooms – JOHN BICKNELL  (DIERSEN: “Mainstream news organizations” DO NOT “want to regain credibility with the public.” They want to a) defend and advance the Democrat Party platform and b) elect and reelect Democrats.)
http://www.nationalreview.com/article/443235/journalism-thought-diversity-hiring-conservative-journalists-can-help-fix-news-media
(FROM THE ARTICLE: If mainstream news organizations want to regain credibility with the public, they should begin by hiring young conservative journalists. How can we fix the failures of journalism that were made so obvious by the election of 2016? We could start by doing something that might put me out of business, or at least make my job harder to do. I hire reporters to cover state and local government. They are tasked with finding waste, fraud, and malfeasance, along with shining a light into corners where most news outlets don’t look and from a perspective — that of the free market — from which all too many reporters and editors are not familiar.)
— German Lesson: Islamist Enclaves Breed Jihadism – ANDREW C. MCCARTHY
http://www.nationalreview.com/article/443268/germany-islamist-enclaves-europe-jihad-terrorism-problem-growing
— What Would It Take for Progressives to Reject Black Lives Matter? – DAVID FRENCH
http://www.nationalreview.com/article/443283/black-lives-matter-progressives-radical-dangerous-movement

 

THE HILL
— Ivanka Trump hops on private jet after incident on JetBlue flight: report – MARK HENSCH
http://origin-nyi.thehill.com/homenews/administration/311593-ivanka-trump-swaps-jetblue-flight-for-private-jet-report

 

AOL NEWS
— Gingrich predicts most of Obama’s legacy will ‘disappear within a year’  (DIERSEN: Obama condemned my 1996 Ford Thunderbird LX V-8 as being a clunker.  Will Trump pardon the car?)
http://www.aol.com/article/news/2016/12/22/gingrich-predicts-most-of-obama-s-legacy-will-disappear-within/21640632/

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— A Tangerine Wig and a Tightrope Walk: Alec Baldwin as Donald J. Trump – SARAH MASLIN NIR
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/12/20/arts/television/a-tangerine-wig-and-a-tightrope-walk-alec-baldwin-as-donald-j-trump.html

 

WASHINGTON POST
— ‘DeploraBall’ will celebrate victory of media-bashing Trump at National Press Club – John Woodrow Cox
https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/deploraball-will-celebrate-election-of-media-bashing-trump-at-national-press-club/2016/12/22/53958d64-c86f-11e6-8bee-54e800ef2a63_story.html

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Illinois: Land of Leaving  The public-union exemplar leads the U.S. in out-migration. – Editorial
http://www.wsj.com/articles/illinois-land-of-leaving-1482451561
— Candidates for DNC Top Job: Obama Failed Us  They rarely mention him by name, but the message from those running for party chairman is clear: the president left Democrats in a weakened state – REID J. EPSTEIN  (DIERSEN: What do you say those “Republicans” in Illinois who pandered to Obama and who blamed me and my GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails for Republican defeats in Illinois?)
http://www.wsj.com/articles/candidates-for-dncs-top-job-obama-failed-us-1482426611

 

ALBURQUERQUE JOURNAL
— Men removed from JetBlue flight with Ivanka Trump aboard – AP
https://www.abqjournal.com/914548/men-removed-from-jetblue-flight-with-ivanka-trump-aboard.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: A New York man says he and his husband were removed from a JetBlue flight after his husband “expressed displeasure” about flying with Ivanka Trump and her husband, Jared Kushner. Matthew Lasner said on Twitter that JetBlue staff kicked him and his husband off the flight from New York’s Kennedy airport to Florida on Thursday after overhearing his husband’s remarks. Lasner tweeted earlier that his husband was chasing the couple down in the terminal “to harass them.”  Lasner has since deleted his Twitter account. JetBlue cited the possibility of “the risk of escalation during flight” in explaining the decision to remove the men. The airline says the couple was rebooked for the next available flight. A spokeswoman for the Trump family declined comment but did not dispute the accounts.)

 

SEATTLE TIMES
— Why so many fatal crashes for migrant workers? Some answers – AP
http://www.seattletimes.com/business/why-so-many-fatal-crashes-for-migrant-workers-some-answers/

 

AMERICAN PROSPECT
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “For Trump, It’s Payback Time  Government by state-sponsored vendetta looms.”  When those who voted for Trump are attacked, will Trump use the federal government to defend them?  Anti-Trumps stress that more voted for Clinton than for Trump.
http://prospect.org/article/trump-it%e2%80%99s-payback-time

 

NEW REPUBLIC
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps deny that they dominate education in America.
https://newrepublic.com/article/139474/myth-liberal-echo-chamber-campus
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say that Trump is inviting terrorisam.  Anti-Trumps want Trump to pander to terrorists.
https://newrepublic.com/article/139485/trump-says-hell-eradicate-terrorism-hes-inviting-instead

 

ATLANTIC
— ‘It’s What We Do More Than What We Say’: Obama on Race, Identity, and the Way Forward – Ta-Nehisi Coates  (DIERSEN: Individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that are anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors DO EVERYTHING THAT THEY CAN TO GET RID OF individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that are Protestant, conservative, 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.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2016/12/ta-nehisi-coates-obama-transcript-iii/511475/

 

NEW YORK MAGAZINE
— In Texas, Trump’s ‘Big, Beautiful Wall’ Is Morphing Into a Series of Fences – Adam K. Raymond
http://nymag.com/daily/intelligencer/2016/12/trumps-wall-is-morphing-into-a-series-of-fences.html

December 22 Morning Edition

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— HARDCOPY ARTICLE HEADLINE: Fleeing taxpayers aren’t frogs in Madigan’s pot – John Kass  (DIERSEN: What discourages you from leaving Illinois?  My ancestors have lived in northeast Illinois since 1844; I have lived in Illinois since 1948; my wife and I have lived in Wheaton since 1978; the four universities that I earned degrees from are in Illinois; my wife and I have lived in our home since 1984; religious/conservative/Republican values have brought prosperity and safety to Wheaton, to Milton Township, and to DuPage County; and all those who represent my precinct in congress, state senate, state house, county, and township are Republicans.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/columnists/kass/ct-illinois-population-decline-kass-1222-20161221-column.html
— From Indianapolis to London: Are gay bars going extinct?
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/midwest/ct-gay-bars-indianapolis-20161222-story.html

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— AS THE DEMOCRAT PARTY’S STRANGLEHOLD ON CHICAGO TIGHTENS: Outside mayor’s house, marchers call on him to quell gun violence – Sam Charles
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/mayor-rahm-emanuel-vigil-marchers-gun-violence/
— Gov and Dems looking like ushers at Illinois exit door – Editorial  (DIERSEN: Who works the hardest to get you to leave Illinois?  For me, they include those who I have sued, those who blame me for their election defeats, those who focus on destroying those who they cannot manipulate/dominate, and those who promote LGBTQ activity, abortion, mass/illegal immigration, political affiliation discrimination, race and gender based preference giving, age discrimination, booze, pot, and/or gambling.)
http://chicago.suntimes.com/opinion/editorial-gov-and-dems-looking-like-ushers-at-illinois-exit-door/
— In bitter divide, repeal of North Carolina LGBT law fails – AP
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/repeal-of-north-carolina-lgbt-law-fails/
— Outside mayor’s house, marchers call on him to quell gun violence – Sam Charles
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/mayor-rahm-emanuel-vigil-marchers-gun-violence/

 

DAILY HERALD
— $75K loan  Records show College of DuPage Chair Deanne Mazzochi of Elmhurst loaned her campaign $75,000 Dec. 16. Mazzochi was elected to a 6-year term in April 2015, but could use the funds to help other candidates. Three of the board’s seven members are not running for re-election: including trustees Erin Birt and Dianne McGuire, as well as David Olsen, who was appointed to replace former board chair Katherine Hamilton. Olsen was named this summer to fill Sandack’s post over the summer and won election to a two-year term in November. – Kerry Lester
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20161222/news/161229679/

 

WGN RADIO
— Rick Pearson: “We Can’t Stop Pointing Out What The Truth Is” – JOE YGELMAN  (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents have lots of religious, government, political, and/or financial clout.  According to them, only they determine what is true or not true.  They demand that I not do anything without their specific authorization.)
http://wgnradio.com/2016/12/21/rick-pearson-we-cant-stop-pointing-out-what-the-truth-is/

 

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: According to Crain’s, with 42,887 full-time employees as of the end of 2015, the United States Government employees the most people in the Chicago area.
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/section/lists?djoPage=view_html&djoPid=1643&djoPY=%40pGKJyF3ZKmUM
— Survey: Are you on a path to promotion?  (DIERSEN: Democrats run the federal government.  If you work for the federal government, the more of the following that you are, the more that you are on a path to promotion: Democrat, minority, female, young, and someone who helps their superiors get rid of employees who are Republican, White, male, older, and/or non-veteran.)
https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/GVYHZXZ

 

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Group asks Sangamon County Board to stop prayers – Bernard Schoenburg  (DIERSEN: What do your critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes pray for?  My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes pray that GOD would not only stop me from sending out GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails, but that GAO would a) severely punish me for having sent those emails out and b) severely punish those who have read the emails for reasons other than opposition research. My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes who want video gambling in Wheaton pray that GOD would send me straight to HELL so that Wheaton can have video gambling.)
http://www.sj-r.com/opinion/20161221/bernard-schoenburg-group-asks-sangamon-county-board-to-stop-prayers
— AS THE DEMOCRAT PARTY’S STRANGLEHOLD ON ILLINOIS TIGHTENS: Illinois anything but rosy when you consider the numbers – Editorial
http://www.sj-r.com/opinion/20161221/our-view-illinois-anything-but-rosy-when-you-consider-numbers

 

BLOOMINGTON PANTAGRAPH
— Judge: Medical providers don’t have to give info on abortion – AP
http://www.pantagraph.com/news/state-and-regional/illinois/judge-medical-providers-don-t-have-to-give-info-on/article_d0910a6b-85e5-503f-8702-c272c339a594.html

 

CHAMPAIGN/URBANA NEWS GAZETTE
— Moving out  More and more Illinoisans have had enough – Editorial  (DIERSEN: What discourages you from leaving Illinois?  My ancestors have lived in northeast Illinois since 1844; I have lived in Illinois since 1948; my wife and I have lived in Wheaton since 1978; the four universities that I earned degrees from are in Illinois; my wife and I have lived in our home since 1984; religious/conservative/Republican values have brought prosperity and safety to Wheaton, to Milton Township, and to DuPage County; and all those who represent my precinct in congress, state senate, state house, county, and township are Republicans.)
http://www.news-gazette.com/opinion/editorials/2016-12-22/moving-out.html

 

SOUTHERN
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps demonize, denigrate, and condemn Trump.
http://thesouthern.com/news/opinion/editorial/quick/quick-will-you-reach-out-your-helping-hand/article_023ca91c-417d-537e-b9e4-610fa39e8adb.html

 

EAST PEORIA TIMES COURIER
— The press: ‘You’re gonna miss me when I’m gone’ – Bill Knight  (DIERSEN: If my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes succeed in stopping me from sending out GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails, who will they replace me with?  How much will they pay my replacement – $200,000, $500,000, $1 million+ per year?  How much will they charge for GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails – $500, $750, $1,000+ a year?)
http://www.eastpeoriatimescourier.com/news/20161222/press-youre-gonna-miss-me-when-im-gone

 

WJBD RADIO
— Trump Adviser Defends His Wealthy Cabinet, Administration Picks  (DIERSEN: Where did your wealth come from?  My wealth came from money that I earned working for GAO 1980-1997; for IRS 1971-1980; for Firestone Stores 1970-1972; for Chrysler and University Plaza Dormitory in 1970; for the Post Office 1966-1969; for John’s Sinclair, Thrall Car, and Flossmoor Country Club in 1966; and S.S. Kresges 1964-1966.)
http://www.wjbdradio.com/politics/2016/12/22/trump-adviser-defends-his-wealthy-cabinet-administration-picks

 

LAWNDALE NEWS
— Governor Bruce Rauner kicks-off the Grand Opening of the Hispanic Innovation Center – Chicago (HICC)  (DIERSEN: All my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes a) glorify and praise entrepreneurs and b) demonize, denigrate, and condemn lowly wage earners.  I was a lowly wage earner 1964-1997.)
http://www.lawndalenews.com/2016/12/governor-bruce-rauner-kicks-off-the-grand-opening-of-the-hispanic-innovation-center-chicago-hicc/
(FROM THE ARTICLE:  HICC provides International Hispanic entrepreneurs access to experienced professional resources to understand the US Market, develop effective business plans, access US based talent, connect, network and transform their businesses with help of the Chicago professional business community.)

 

WHEATON LEADER
— Wheaton City Council approves increase in property tax levy  Suess, Fitch vote against increase – ERIC SCHELKOPF
http://www.mysuburbanlife.com/2016/12/20/wheaton-city-council-approves-increase-in-property-tax-levy/anl086j/

 

ILLINOIS FAMILY INSTITUTE
— Pregnancy Care Center of Rockford Wins Injunction – John Biver
https://illinoisfamily.org/religious/pregnancy-care-center-rockford-wins-injunction-temporarily-halts-illinois-abortion-referral-mandate/

 

PUBLIUS FORUM
— Vitriolic Keith Olbermann Demands Fans ‘Never Call Trump President’ – Warner Todd Huston
http://www.publiusforum.com/2016/12/21/vitriolic-keith-olbermann-demands-fans-never-call-trump-president/

 

GOPUSA
— Michelle Obama’s Christmas Lump of Coal – Michelle Malkin
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=18584

 

BREITBART
— Illinois Loses More Residents than Any Other State for Third Year in a Row – KATHERINE RODRIGUEZ
http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2016/12/21/report-illinois-loses-more-residents-than-any-other-state-for-third-year-in-a-row/

 

ACCURACY IN MEDIA
— CBS News Report on Haiti Recovery Focus on American Red Cross, but Ignore Clinton Foundation Scandals – Spencer Irvine
http://www.aim.org/on-target-blog/cbs-news-report-on-haiti-recovery-focus-on-american-red-cross-but-ignore-clinton-foundation-scandals/

 

NEWSMAX
— Millions of Mexican Immigrants Urged to Apply for US Citizenship – Jeffrey Rodack
http://www.newsmax.com/Newsfront/millions-mexican-immigrants-us-citizenship/2016/12/21/id/765095/

 

DAILY CALLER
— Harry Reid Says He ‘Did What Was Necessary’ By Lying About Mitt Romney’s Tax Returns – Chuck Ross  (DIERSEN: Democrats and Democrat plants, Libertarians and Libertarian plants, Greens and Green plants, and RINOs are moral relativists who believe that their end justifies their means.)
http://dailycaller.com/2016/12/21/reid-i-did-what-was-necessary-by-lying-about-romneys-tax-returns/
— Kellyanne Conway: White House Will Have ‘Great Deal Of Press Availability’ – Kaitlan Collins
http://dailycaller.com/2016/12/22/kellyanne-conway-press-will-have-daily-access-to-donald-trump/

 

CNS NEWS
— FRC’s Perkins: Trump’s Sec. of State Must Ferret Out LGBT and Abortion Activists in State Dep’t – Michael W. Chapman
http://www.cnsnews.com/blog/michael-w-chapman/trumps-sec-state-must-ferrot-out-lgbt-and-abortion-activists-state-dept

 

THE HILL
— The media’s student loan forgiveness myth – ALAN COLLINGE
http://thehill.com/blogs/pundits-blog/economy-budget/311437-the-medias-student-loan-forgiveness-myth
— Dems seek more vetting for Trump nominees before hearings – JORDAIN CARNEY
http://thehill.com/blogs/floor-action/senate/311487-dems-seek-more-vetting-for-trump-nominees-before-hearings

 

CNN
— Dreamers prepare for fight against Trump – Rosa Flores  (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats encourage people to come to America illegally, to stay in America illegally, and to bring others to America illegally.)
http://www.cnn.com/2016/12/22/politics/dreamers-trump-immigration/

 

AOL NEWS
— Bill O’Reilly’s ‘white establishment’ comments ignite firestorm over his racism – EMILY C. SINGER
http://www.aol.com/article/news/2016/12/21/bill-oreillys-white-establishment-comments-ignite-firestorm/21632884/

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD WITH BIG COLOR PICTURE: AS THE DEMOCRAT PARTY’S STRANGLEHOLD ON CHICAGO TIGHTENS: Bored, Broke and Armed: Clues to Chicago’s Gang Violence – JOHN ELIGOND
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/12/22/us/chicago-gang-violence.html
— The Long-Term Jobs Killer Is Not China. It’s Automation. – Claire Cain Miller  (DIERSEN: What I do for you as your GOPUSA Illinois Editor CANNOT BE AUTOMATED.)
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/12/21/upshot/the-long-term-jobs-killer-is-not-china-its-automation.html

 

WASHINGTON POST
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Trump’s conflicts of interest could conflict federal employees.”
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/powerpost/wp/2016/12/22/trumps-conflicts-of-interest-could-conflict-federal-employees/
— Texas AG: Lawyer speech code proposed by American Bar Association would violate the First Amendment – Eugene Volokh
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/volokh-conspiracy/wp/2016/12/20/texas-ag-lawyer-speech-code-proposed-by-american-bar-association-would-violate-the-first-amendment/

 

USA TODAY
— Half of Americans have missed out on the ‘Trump Rally’ – Adam Shell
http://www.usatoday.com/story/money/markets/2016/12/22/stocks-trump-main-street/95695856/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The U.S. stock market has generated $1.8 trillion in paper profits since Election Day, but nearly half of Americans haven’t made a penny in the so-called “Trump Rally.” The reason: they don’t own stocks. Only 52% of Americans polled by Gallup in early April said they “have money invested in the stock market,” matching the lowest stock ownership rate in the 19 years Gallup has been tracking that statistic. The percentage of Americans invested in the stock market is down from its peak of 65% back in 2007 prior to the financial crisis and worst stock market rout since the Great Depression, Gallup data show. The fallout from the Great Recession took a big toll on Americans’ sense of financial well-being, sapping their confidence in the job market, the economy and Wall Street. “Fear is a powerful emotion and has caused investors to flee stocks since the recession,” says Randy Warren, chief investment officer at Warren Financial Service. The lack of broad individual investor participation in the stock rally since Nov. 8 is notable, given that Trump’s surprise win over Hillary Clinton was driven by the billionaire businessman’s promise to bolster the fortunes of the U.S. middle class.)
— Google charitable donations set record – Jessica Guynn  (DIERSEN: If you give money to charities that promote the Democrat Party platform, you are a Democrat.)
http://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/news/2016/12/20/google-charitable-donations-set-record/95636922/
— Teachers who sexually abuse students still find classroom jobs  DESPITE DECADES OF SCANDALS, AMERICA’S SCHOOLS STILL HIDE ACTIONS OF DANGEROUS EDUCATORS – Steve Reilly
http://www.usatoday.com/longform/news/2016/12/22/Teachers-who-sexually-abuse-students-still-find-classroom-jobs/95346790/

 

NPR
— ‘Dawn Of A New Unified Republican Government’ Coming In 2017 – SUSAN DAVIS (DIERSEN: Virtually all federal employees are Democrats who want Republicans to fail.)
http://www.npr.org/2016/12/22/505618360/-dawn-of-a-new-unified-republican-government-coming-in-2017

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Those who want cheap labor promote Mexico and promote the citizens of Mexico.
http://www.wsj.com/articles/the-latino-drivers-of-economic-growth-1482363118
— Michelle’s Trump Despair  Donald Trump out-hoped the liberals who thought they owned hope. – DANIEL HENNINGER  (DIERSEN: Liberals do not want members of the following groups to have hope: Protestant, conservative, 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.wsj.com/articles/michelles-trump-despair-1482363263

 

BLOOMBERG
— Amazon Nets $13 Million in Tax Credits From Illinois – Michael J. Bologna
https://www.bna.com/amazon-nets-13-n73014448991/

 

MONEY MAGAZINE
— More Young Americans Are Living With Their Parents Than in Decades – Kerry Close
http://time.com/money/4608925/living-parents-americans-millennials/

 

GOVERNMENT EXECUTIVE
— VA Bonus Dustup, Trump’s Government ‘Accountability’ Play and More
http://www.govexec.com/pay-benefits/pay-benefits-watch/2016/12/va-bonus-dustup-trumps-government-accountability-play-and-more/134094/
— With Sequestration Looming, GAO Suggests How Agencies Can Do More With Less – Eric Katz
http://www.govexec.com/management/2016/12/gao-suggests-how-agencies-can-do-more-less/134092/

December 21 Evening Edition

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Pregnancy centers win early victory against Illinois abortion info law – Lisa Schencker
http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/ct-illinois-abortion-lawsuit-1222-biz-20161221-story.html
— Obamacare enrollment up in Illinois, U.S. despite fears about program’s future – Lisa Schencker
http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/ct-obamacare-enrollment-illinois-1222-20161221-story.html
— Multifaith group urges Rauner to change stance on Syrian refugees – Elyssa Cherney
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/ct-muslim-jewish-protest-rauner-syria-ban-met-20161221-story.html
— After meeting with Trump, Boeing CEO says Air Force One won’t cost $4 billion – Abby Phillip
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/politics/ct-trump-boeing-air-force-one-20161221-story.html
— Ken Griffin plays Santa, gives $12 million lakefront gift to city – Kim Janssen
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/chicagoinc/ct-ken-griffin-bike-path-1222-chicago-inc-20161221-story.html
— Happy Trails: Ken Griffin’s gift to Chicago’s lakefront – Editorial  (DIERSEN: I frequently rode my bike along the lakefront 1974-1978 when I lived in the Outer Drive East building.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/editorials/ct-chicago-lakefront-bike-trail-ken-griffin-gift-emanuel-edit-1222-md-20161221-story.html
— The looming abortion battle — and a way out of it – Steve Chapman
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/commentary/ct-abortion-fight-trump-supreme-court-perspec-1222-md-20161221-column.html
— Christmas weekend: How many more Chicagoans will die by the bullet? – Editorial
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/editorials/ct-homicide-murder-violence-chicago-police-edit-1222-md-20161221-story.html
— Getting serious about curbing gun violence – Tony Munoz, Kwame Raoul, Elgie Sims, Mike Zalewski
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/commentary/ct-gun-violence-chicago-illinois-legislators-perspec-1222-jm-20161221-story.html
— Congressional funding is key to questions about Argonne’s future – Ted Slowik
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/daily-southtown/opinion/ct-sta-slowik-argonne-st-1222-20161221-story.html

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Boeing blinks; promises lower cost for Air Force One
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/boeing-blinks-promises-lower-cost-for-air-force-one/amp/
— Emanuel agrees to release private emails, ending court fight – Fran Spielman
http://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/emanuel-agrees-to-release-private-emails-ending-court-fight/amp/
— ‘Obamacare’ holding its own: 6.4M signed up so far – AP
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/obamacare-6-4m-signed-up-affordable-care-act/
— Trump family drops access offered for charity donations – AP
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/trump-family-drops-access-offered-for-charity-donations/

 

DAILY HERALD
— Democrats critical of DuPage merger plan – Robert Sanchez
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20161221/news/161229726/
— Newly elected McHenry chairman’s consolidation measures pass 23-0 – Lauren Rohr
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20161221/news/161229723/
— ‘Wine crawl’ with 25 stops prompts concerns about St. Charles’ downtown image – James Fuller
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20161221/news/161229764/
— Rather than drain it, Trump advisers opt to join DC swamp – AP
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20161221/news/312219820/
— 240 candidates to run for Lake County school board seats – Lee Filas
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20161221/news/161229734/
— Many Fox Valley school, college board races heavily contested – Madhu Krishnamurthy
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20161221/news/161229744/
— School board candidates in DuPage
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20161221/news/161229728/
— College of DuPage, Glen Ellyn District 41 among hottest school board races – Jessica Cilella
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20161221/news/161229733/
— Naperville approves 3 union contracts, but 4th delayed by weather – Marie Wilson
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20161221/news/161229816/

 

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Rauner launches new attack on J.B. Pritzker spending – GREG HINZ
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20161221/BLOGS02/161229976/rauner-launches-new-attack-on-j-b-pritzker-spending
— Who gets blame for Illinois losing people? The Dems, says Rauner – GREG HINZ  (DIERSEN: Who gets blame for Republican defeats in Illinois since 2000?  Democrats and Democrat plants, Libertarians and Libertarian plants, Greens and Green plants, and RINOs say Dave Diersen and his GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails.)
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20161221/BLOGS02/161229977/who-gets-blame-for-illinois-losing-people-the-dems-says-rauner
— Chicago billionaire Ken Griffin funds lakefront paths – LYNNE MAREK
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20161221/NEWS02/161229971/chicago-billionaire-ken-griffin-funds-lakefront-path-redo

 

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Aaron Schock wants corruption trial delayed until summer – AP
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20161221/aaron-schock-wants-corruption-trial-delayed-until-summer

 

CHAMPAIGN/URBANA NEWS GAZETTE
— Taxpayers must dig deep again  Corruption in government comes at a high price…. – Editorial
http://www.news-gazette.com/opinion/editorials/2016-12-21/taxpayers-must-dig-deep-again.html
— Oberweis to open store in Champaign – Tom Kacich
http://www.news-gazette.com/news/local/2016-12-21/oberweis-open-store-champaign.html

 

BGA
— BGA FORCES RELEASE OF MAYOR RAHM EMANUEL PRIVATE EMAILS, GARNERS LANDMARK POLICY SHIFT
http://www.bettergov.org/news/bga-forces-release-of-mayor-rahm-emanuel-private-emails-garners-landmark-policy-shift

 

SUBURBAN LIFE
— Candidates file for Glen Ellyn, Wheaton boards  Election to take place in April 2017 – ERIC SCHELKOPF
http://www.mysuburbanlife.com/2016/12/20/candidates-file-for-glen-ellyn-wheaton-boards/axy0klz/

 

NAPERVILLE PATCH
— Update: News Article About Unidentified Bodies Changed Twice  The original article stated there were five unclaimed bodies in the DuPage County Morgue – Patrick Martin
http://patch.com/illinois/naperville/update-news-article-unidentified-bodies-changed-twice

 

DUPAGE POLICY JOURNAL
— Advocacy group: Income-related student-success gap in state persists
http://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/511060852-advocacy-group-income-related-student-success-gap-in-state-persists

 

CHICAGO READER
— What Trump could learn from Chicago’s kleptocracy  Politicians making a buck on their offices is nothing new here. – Ben Joravsky
http://www.chicagoreader.com/chicago/2016-politics-year-in-review-kleptocracy/Content?oid=24757518

 

STATE REPRESENTATIVE JOHN CAVALETTO
— Illinois Losing 1 Resident Every 4.6 Minutes: with a net loss of $30,000 of taxable income every 4.6 minutes
http://www.johncavaletto.org/2016/12/illinois-losing-1-resident-every-46.html?mc_cid=397ec11418&mc_eid=2161c2039e

 

ILLINOIS POLICY INSTITUTE
— ALL I WANT FOR CHRISTMAS IS A NEW SPEAKER  If Democrats choose Madigan for the 17th time, he will be crowned the longest-serving House speaker in U.S. history. – Austin Berg
https://www.illinoispolicy.org/all-i-want-for-christmas-is-a-new-speaker/

 

ILLINOIS FAMILY ACTION
— Trump Says What Obama Refused to Say – Michael Brown
https://illinoisfamilyaction.org/2016/12/trump-says-what-obama-refused-to-say/

 

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— LAWMAKERS CALL ON COMPTROLLER TO CONTINUE “NO BUDGET NO PAY” POLICY
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2016/12/lawmakers-call-on-comptroller-to-continue-no-budget-no-pay-policy.html

 

CAPITOL FAX
— Proft claims Rauner could be in “deep trouble,” Hughes says “no way” Rauner can run as outsider
http://capitolfax.com/2016/12/21/proft-claims-rauner-could-be-in-deep-trouble-hughes-says-no-way-rauner-can-run-as-outsider/
— Griffin explains why he backs Rauner and Emanuel
http://capitolfax.com/2016/12/21/griffin-explains-why-he-backs-rauner-and-emanuel/
— Why are traffic fatalities rising here?
http://capitolfax.com/2016/12/21/why-are-traffic-fatalities-rising-here/

 

PUBLIUS FOIRUM
— Vitriolic Keith Olbermann Demands Fans ‘Never Call Trump President’ – Warner Todd Huston
http://www.publiusforum.com/2016/12/21/vitriolic-keith-olbermann-demands-fans-never-call-trump-president/

 

CONSERVATIVE REPUBLICAN NEWS
— OBAMA ASKS TERRORIST FRONT GROUP TO DO DIVERSITY TRAINING – Kent Kellar
http://conservativerepublicannews.com/2016/12/21/obama-asks-terrorist-front-group-to-do-diversity-training/

 

GOPUSA
— Ohio Democrats Meet to Gripe and Complain about Presidential Loss
http://www.gopusa.com/ohio-democrats-meet-to-gripe-and-complain-about-presidential-loss/
— Affirmative Action for Ex-Cons
http://www.gopusa.com/affirmative-action-for-ex-cons/

 

BLAZE
— There’s a “stigma” around abortion only because it’s pure evil — and we all know it – Matt Walsh
http://www.theblaze.com/contributions/theres-a-stigma-around-abortion-only-because-its-pure-evil-and-we-all-know-it/

 

BREITBART
— ‘Legacy’: 10 Ways Barack Obama Broke the American System – JOEL B. POLLAK2
http://www.breitbart.com/california/2016/12/21/legacy-10-ways-barack-obama-broke-american-system/
— Mexican Soccer Federation Fined $20K for Homophobic Chants by Fans at U.S. Soccer Team – WARNER TODD HUSTON
http://www.breitbart.com/sports/2016/12/19/mexican-soccer-federation-fined-20k-homophobic-chants-fans-u-s-soccer-team/

 

DAILY CALLER
— Facebook Censorship Designed To Prevent ‘Exclusion’ – Peter Hasson
http://dailycaller.com/2016/12/21/report-facebook-censorship-designed-to-prevent-exclusion/

 

FOX BUSINESS
— Peter Thiel: Silicon Valley Outcast Turned Trump Insider – Steve Tobak
http://www.foxbusiness.com/politics/2016/12/19/peter-thiel-silicon-valley-outcast-turned-trump-insider.html

 

NATIONAL REVIEW
— Repent, Wicked White Guys – IAN TUTTLE
http://www.nationalreview.com/article/443216/mtv-white-guy-resolutions-are-vacuous-malicious
— Trump Is Already Ditching His Movement – David French
http://www.nationalreview.com/article/443251/donald-trump-abandons-movement-campaign-promises
— Honest Politicians Finish Last – BEN SHAPIRO
http://www.nationalreview.com/article/443228/politicians-economics-lies-work-best

 

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Illinois’ population has shrunk by 78,000 in three years – DAVID FREDDOSO
http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/illinois-population-has-shrunk-by-78000-in-three-years/article/2610179

 

HUFFINGTON POST
— Most Republicans Think Donald Trump Has Changed The GOP For The Better  A new poll finds that the president-elect is increasingly winning over Republicans. – Janie Velencia
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/donald-trump-change-gop_us_58599d6ee4b0d9a5945644f2
— Boston Mayor Says Trump’s Victory Is In Part Backlash To African-American Progress  He also said Obama’s race factored into why Republicans were so intent on blocking his agenda. – Sam Levine
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/martin-walsh-obama-racism_us_585adc7be4b0de3a08f3f01d

 

ABC NEWS
— Billionaire Griffin Donates $12M for Chicago Lakefront Trail – AP
http://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/billionaire-griffin-donates-12m-chicago-lakefront-trail-44332125

 

CNN
— It’s official: Clinton swamps Trump in popular vote – Gregory Krieg
http://www.cnn.com/2016/12/21/politics/donald-trump-hillary-clinton-popular-vote-final-count/index.html

 

CNBC
— Trump names Icahn as special adviser on regulation, vows to shred Obama rules – Jacob Pramuk  (DIERSEN: What is Icahn’s position on federal regulations that require preference be given to minorities and to females?  More specifically, who should pay the price of Affirmative Action, Diversity, and Inclusion?)
http://www.cnbc.com/2016/12/21/trump-to-name-icahn-as-special-adviser-on-regulatory-overhaul-report.html

 

NEW YORK POST
— Boeing CEO vows to build two Air Force Ones under budget – Daniel Halper
http://nypost.com/2016/12/21/boeing-ceo-vows-to-build-two-air-force-ones-for-the-price-of-one/
— Black church member charged in ‘Vote Trump’ arson – AP
http://nypost.com/2016/12/21/black-church-member-charged-in-vote-trump-burning/

 

WASHINGTON POST
— Donald Trump is holding a government casting call. He’s seeking ‘the look.’ – Philip Rucker and Karen Tumulty
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/donald-trump-is-holding-a-government-casting-call-hes-seeking-the-look/2016/12/21/703ae8a4-c795-11e6-bf4b-2c064d32a4bf_story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Whites say “Bill O’Reilly rose to the defense of white privilege in America’s presidential voting process.”
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-fix/wp/2016/12/21/bill-oreilly-rose-to-the-defense-of-white-privilege-in-americas-presidential-voting-process/

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Donald Trump’s Win Sends Economic Optimism to Highest Level Since 2012  Republicans views on the economy have grown far more optimistic, sending overall economic sentiment gauges higher – NICK TIMIRAOS
http://blogs.wsj.com/economics/2016/12/21/donald-trumps-win-sends-economic-optimism-to-highest-level-since-2012/
— AS THE DEMOCRAT PARTY’S STRANGLEHOLD ON AMERICA TIGHTENS: Percentage of Young Americans Living With Parents Rises to 75-Year High  Household formations by millennials lag behind other economic recoveries; high rents, mortgage standards cited – CHRIS KIRKHAM
http://www.wsj.com/articles/percentage-of-young-americans-living-with-parents-rises-to-75-year-high-1482316203

 

U.S. MAGAZINE
— Donald Trump’s Inauguration Weekend: Official Events Schedule Announced – Megan French
http://www.usmagazine.com/news/donald-trumps-inauguration-official-events-schedule-announced-w457375

 

FED SMITH
— Tallying Political Donations from Federal Employees and Unions – Ralph R. Smith
http://www.fedsmith.com/2016/12/21/tallying-political-donations-from-federal-employees-and-unions/

 

LGBTQ NATION
— Tom DeLay says God made Trump president so religious right could shape America – Jeff Taylor
http://www.lgbtqnation.com/2016/12/tom-delay-says-god-made-trump-president-religious-right-shape-america/

December 16 Morning Edition

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Rauner, Democrats praise criminal justice plan as their budget fight continues – Kim Geiger
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-bruce-rauner-offender-id-met-1216-20161215-story.html
— Report says Clinton got more votes in suburban Cook County than Obama did – Hal Dardick
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-hillary-clinton-donald-trump-cook-county-story.html
— Trump calls on Pennsylvania crowd to cheer African-Americans who ‘didn’t come out to vote’
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/politics/ct-trump-pennsylvania-rally-20161215-story.html
— Aurora passes ‘very lean’ 2017 budget – Steve Lord
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/aurora-beacon-news/news/ct-abn-aurora-budget-st-1216-20161215-story.html
— FRONT PAGE WITH COLOR PICTURE IN NAPERVILLE SUN: Eighteen of the 25 best public elementary schools in Illinois are in Naperville – Suzanne Baker
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/naperville-sun/news/ct-nvs-niche-top-elementary-schools-st-1216-20161214-story.html
— The Trump Cabinet: Bonfire of the agencies – Charles Krauthammer
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/commentary/ct-trump-cabinet-pruitt-epa-education-devos-krauthammer-perspec-1216-jm-20161215-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Five weeks before becoming president, Donald Trump once again is spreading falsehood.”
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/politics/ct-analysis-donald-trump-spreading-falsehood-20161215-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Trump’s Twitter falsehoods fire up his base, provoke opponents and distract from larger issues.”
http://www.chicagotribune.com/la-na-pol-trump-truth-20161215-story.html
— Tollway OKs $1.7B budget, including funds for western access to O’Hare – Mary Wisniewski
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/ct-tollway-budget-20161215-story.html

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Racial segregation is seldom a matter of choice – Natalie Moore  (DIERSEN: If you are White, the fewer minorities that live in your precinct, that live in your municipality, that live in your township/ward, and that live in your county, the more that Democrats hint/imply/argue/shout that you are a racist and even worse things.)
http://chicago.suntimes.com/opinion/natalie-moore-racial-segregation-is-seldom-a-matter-of-choice/
— Rahm Emanuel back in Washington DC today: White House, Pentagon – Lynn Sweet
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/rahm-emanuel-back-in-washington-dc-today-white-house-pentagon/

 

DAILY HERALD
— FRONT PAGE: McMahon on the move? – Charles Keeshan and Susan Sarkauskas
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20161216/news/161219190/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Could Kane County State’s Attorney Joe McMahon be in line for a role in the Trump administration? McMahon’s name has been floated — along with that of DuPage County State’s Attorney Bob Berlin — as a possible choice for U.S. attorney from Chicago, should Republican leaders decide not to stick with the current officeholder, Zachary Fardon. When asked about it this week, McMahon quickly stressed that the position is filled. “I am honored to have my name attached to the U.S. attorney’s office. I have great respect for what they do,” he said, adding that he would welcome the opportunity to serve citizens across the state. “I respect (Fardon’s) role and the work he’s accomplished there.” McMahon’s profile has been on the rise in recent months. In August, he was sworn in as special prosecutor in the case of Chicago police officer Jason Van Dyke, charged with first-degree murder in the 2014 killing of 17-year-old Laquan McDonald in Chicago. An appointment as U.S. attorney would place McMahon, or Berlin, among the most powerful government officials in Illinois, responsible not only for prosecuting cases involving gangs and white-collar criminals but also political corruption.)
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20161216/news/161219190/
— Challenger Schultz withdrawing from Naperville Township road district race – Marie Wilson
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20161215/news/161219231/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Schultz also has been appointed to a temporary seat as a Naperville Township trustee. He assumed the role Tuesday, filling the unexpired term of former Trustee Janice Anderson, who recently was elected and sworn in as a DuPage County Board member for District 5.)
— Good for District 211 to video record meetings – Editorial
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20161215/discuss/161219295/
— BEYOND TRAGIC: Recreational marijuana law takes effect in Massachusetts – AP
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20161215/news/312159992/

 

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Trump’s attempt to out climate scientists rattles Argonne – STEVEN R. STRAHLER  (DIERSEN: While I worked for the federal government for almost 30 years, my Democrat superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates always assured that all my superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates knew that a) I was a Republican, b) I was conservative, c) I avoided the draft with student and financial hardship draft deferments, d) I was 100% German national origin, e) my ancestors had been in America since the 1840s, f) I was born in 1948, g) I was not poor, h) I opposed political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, age discrimination, and retaliation, i) I had became an active member of a class action lawsuit in 1988 that charged GAO with reverse discrimination, age discrimination, and retaliation, j) my Democrat Post Office superiors forced me resign in 1969 and disallowed my sick leave requests, k) my Democrat IRS superiors did not promote me beyond GS-12, disallowed my education deductions, and disallowed my partial day per diem claims, and l) my Democrat GAO superiors forced me to retire in 1997 when I was 49 years old, did not promote me beyond GS-13, kept me off audits of IRS for all but 3 of the almost 18 years that I worked for GAO, and forced me to take an $18,459 pay cut in today’s dollars to transfer from IRS to GAO in 1980.)
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20161216/NEWS13/161219924

 

ABC7
— VA Secretary ‘Most Difficult’ Position to Fill in Trump Cabinet, Transition Team Official Says – ABC News
https://abc7chicago.com/news/va-secretary-most-difficult-position-to-fill-in-trump-cabinet-transition-team-official-says-/1658828/

 

WTTW
— Will Madigan Face Challenge for Speaker of the House? – Paris Schutz
http://chicagotonight.wttw.com/2016/12/15/will-madigan-face-challenge-speaker-house

 

JOURNAL TOPICS
— VERY SAD: Video Gambling In Palatine?  Council Talks Possible In Spring
http://www.journal-topics.com/news/article_344194c0-c2e9-11e6-864c-5fa7d9003d9b.html

 

POSITIVELY NAPERVILLE
— CONSOLIDATION OF TOWNSHIP ROAD DISTRICTS COULD BE THE FUTURE IN NAPERVILLE
http://www.positivelynaperville.com/2016/12/15/consolidation-township-road-districts-future-naperville/68357

 

CAPITOL FAX
— Republicans highlight Democrat Rep. La Shawn Ford’s call for term-limiting Madigan
http://capitolfax.com/2016/12/16/republicans-highlight-democrats-call-for-term-limiting-madigan/

 

GOPUSA
— Facebook will be flagging ‘fake’ news
http://www.gopusa.com/facebook-will-be-flagging-fake-news/

 

DAILY SIGNAL
— Facebook’s Reliance on Liberal Fact-Checkers Means Your News Is About to Be Censored – Katrina Trinko
http://dailysignal.com/2016/12/15/facebooks-reliance-on-liberal-fact-checkers-means-your-news-is-about-to-be-censored/

 

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Business is expected to boom with the new president – Editorial
http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2016/dec/15/business-expected-to-boom-under-president-trump/
— Obamacare subsidies increase by $10 billion as costs spiral out of control  Republicans scramble to rewrite health care law that’s ‘not sustainable’ – Tom Howell Jr.
http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2016/dec/15/obamacare-subsidies-increase-by-10-billion-as-cost/
— Democrats’ bill to force Donald Trump to divest business empire  Seeks to eliminate conflicts of interest – David Sherfinski
http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2016/dec/15/democrats-bill-to-force-donald-trump-to-divest-bus/
— Aloha: President Obama’s Hawaiian vacations have an $85 million price tag – Jennifer Harper
http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2016/dec/15/obama-heads-to-hawaii-for-the-holidays/

 

DAILY CALLER
— CBS News Analyst Calls Trump And Roof ‘Brothers In White Resentment’ – DEREK HUNTER
http://dailycaller.com/2016/12/15/cbs-news-analyst-calls-trump-and-roof-brothers-in-white-resentment/

 

AMERICAN THINKER
— Hollywood Celebs seek to Disenfranchise Voters – Daniel John Sobieski
http://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2016/12/hollywood_celebs_seek_to_disenfranchise_voters.html
— Unions Playing Defense Now – Peter Skurkiss
http://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2016/12/unions_playing_defense_now.html
— The Washington Post’s Islam vs. Donald Trump’s Islam – Paul Austin Murphy
http://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2016/12/the_washington_empostems_islam_vs_donald_trumps_islam.html

 

OP ED NEWS
— Tea Partier Joe Walsh Blasts “Treasonous” Trump – Meryl Ann Butler
http://www.opednews.com/articles/Tea-Partier-Joe-Walsh-Blas-by-Meryl-Ann-Butler-Republican_Treason_Trump-russia-Ties-161215-865.html

 

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— With early supporters, Trump faces loyalty test – W. JAMES ANTLE III
http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/trump-faces-test-of-loyalty-with-his-early-supporters/article/2609807
— The Expendables: Why Trump left Giuliani, Gingrich and Christie outside his Cabinet – SARAH WESTWOOD
http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/the-expendables-why-trump-left-giuliani-gingrich-and-christie-outside-his-cabinet/article/2609808

 

THE HILL
— Bette Midler mocks ‘fragile’ Trump over Vanity Fair attack – MARK HENSCH
http://origin-nyi.thehill.com/blogs/in-the-know/in-the-know/310685-bette-midler-mocks-fragile-trump-over-vanity-fair

 

POLITICO
— Spicer: Trump won’t ban news outlets from White House briefing room – LOUIS NELSON  (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents want me to be banned from all briefing rooms.  Further, they want me to be banned from everything else.  What do you say to those activists, candidates, elected officials, party leaders, major donors, political consultants, etc. who pander to my critics/opponents?)
http://www.politico.com/story/2016/12/trump-white-house-briefings-sean-spicer-232730
— Why Trump can’t stop counterpunching  ‘Sometimes, you think, you’re the president now, why do you care about that person or insult?’ one transition aide said. – JOSH DAWSEY
http://www.politico.com/story/2016/12/trump-counterpunching-232722

 

POLITIFACT
— In Illinois energy debate, Ives’ German anecdote is Mostly True – Kevin Hoffman
http://www.politifact.com/illinois/statements/2016/dec/15/jeanne-ives/illinois-energy-debate-ives-german-anecdote-mostly/

 

HUFFINGTON POST
— House Democrats Convene Their Own Hearing To Talk About Donald Trump’s Conflicts Of Interest  It’s a preview of how Democrats can provide oversight without Republican support. – Paul Blumenthal
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/trump-conflicts-of-interest-hearing_us_5852d7f6e4b012849c05e9a6

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— Democrats at Crossroads: Win Back Working-Class Whites, or Let Them Go? – JONATHAN MARTIN and ALEXANDER BURNS  (DIERSEN: Democrats and RINOs have let members of the following groups go: Protestant, conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, non-poor, gun owner, German American, and those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.  That is why Trump won.)
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/12/15/us/politics/democrats-joe-biden-hillary-clinton.html
— Facebook Joins Fight Against Fake News – PUI-WING TAM  (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes dispute anything and everything that does not glorify and praise them and/or glorify and praise what they want.)
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/12/16/technology/daily-report-facebook-joins-fight-against-fake-news.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Facebook is now taking steps to limit the misinformation on its site. On Thursday, Mike Isaac reports, the company began a series of experiments to better identify, flag and reduce the prominence of false articles, as well as making ad changes to hurt the bottom lines of fake news purveyors. If the tests are successful, they will be rolled out to a bigger audience, the company said. The new measures include partnering with groups that can help fact-check articles. If an article is deemed fake, it will carry a “disputed” designation on Facebook. If people still want to share it, they will see a pop-up that reminds them that the veracity of the information is in question. In an interview, James Goldston, the president of ABC News, which is one of the groups that will be doing the fact-checking, explained how the partnership would work.)
— How Facebook’s Fact-Checking Partnership Will Work – MIKE ISAAC (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes dispute anything and everything that does not glorify and praise them and/or glorify and praise what they want.)
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/12/15/technology/facebook-fact-checking-fake-news.html
— Facebook Mounts Effort to Limit Tide of Fake News – MIKE ISAAC  (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes dispute anything and everything that does not glorify and praise them and/or glorify and praise what they want.)
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/12/15/technology/facebook-fake-news.html
— Excitement and Worry as Trump’s Inauguration Draws Near – MATTHEW ROSENBERG and JULIE HIRSCHFELD DAVIS
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/12/16/us/politics/donald-trump-transition.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps ask “Is Donald Trump a Threat to Democracy?”
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/12/16/opinion/sunday/is-donald-trump-a-threat-to-democracy.html

 

NEW YORK POST
— Wall St. CEOs have made an insane amount of money since Trump’s win – Kevin Dugan
http://nypost.com/2016/12/16/wall-st-ceos-have-made-an-insane-amount-of-money-since-trumps-win/

 

NEW YORK SUN
— Bitterness of Liberals Begets a Campaign To Foil Trump Voters – SETH LIPSKY
http://www.nysun.com/foreign/bitterness-of-liberals-begets-a-campaign-to-foil/89839/

 

DENVER POST
— Facebook rolls out tools to curb fake news after uproar  Rolling out Thursday, new features add flagging, tweak algorithm and restrict advertising – Bloomberg
http://www.denverpost.com/2016/12/15/facebook-rolls-out-tools-to-curb-fake-news-after-uproar/

 

USA TODAY
— Electors’ lawyer: Founding Fathers ‘anticipated’ Trump – Heidi M Przybyla
http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2016/12/15/electors-lawyer-founding-fathers-anticipated-trump/95455178/
— $253,088 monthly in retirement? That’s what’s coming for some CEOs – Kevin McCoy (DIERSEN: How much is or will be your monthly retirement income?  My Civil Service Retirement System monthly pension is dramatically reduced because my Democrat superiors in the federal government wasted my career and forced me to retire in 1997 when I was 49 years old.)
http://www.usatoday.com/story/money/2016/12/15/253088-monthly-retirement-s-whats-coming-some-ceos/95445950/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Electors, dump Trump.”
http://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/2016/12/15/rep-himes-electors-dump-trump/95491248/
— It’s unanimous: Supreme Court playing small ball – Richard Wolf
http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2016/12/16/supreme-court-decisions-unanimous-samsung-apple-insider-trading/95470098/
— FRONT PAGE WITH COLOR PHOTO OF ZUCKERBERG: Fake-news fighters enter breach left by Facebook, Google – Jon Swartz
http://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/2016/12/15/pitched-fight-against-fake-news-takes-shape/95110032/
— Fake news spread by 23% of Americans, study says – Mike Snider  (DIERSEN: Your GOPUSA Illinois Editor is not part of that 23%.)
http://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/news/2016/12/15/fake-news-spread-23-americans-study-says/95462424/
— Here’s how Facebook (and you) are going to fight fake news
http://www.usatoday.com/videos/news/2016/12/15/here’s-how-facebook-(and-you)-going-fight-fake-news/95483606/
— Facebook unveils first serious effort to wipe out fake news – Jessica Guynn
http://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/news/2016/12/15/facebook-taking-on-fake-news/95444334/

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— A Bill to Police Campus Speech  Senate legislation aimed at anti-Semitic speech runs afoul of the First Amendment. – ERWIN CHEMERINSKY and  HOWARD GILLMAN  (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, under the Democrats and under the RINOs, demonizing, denigrating, and condemning members of the following groups is not only OK, it is encouraged: Trump supporter, Protestant, conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owner, German American, draft avoider, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
http://www.wsj.com/articles/a-bill-to-police-campus-speech-1481846338
— A New ‘Benevolent Empire’ to Cure Social Maladies  The classic American virtues were inculcated by philanthropy—and modern reformers can do the same. – KARL ZINSMEISTER  (DIERSEN: DEMOCRATS AND DEMOCRAT PLANTS, LIBERTARIANS AND LINTARIAN PLANTS, GREENS AND GREEN PLANTS, AND RINOS FOCUS ON PROMOTING MALADIIES INCLUDING LGBTQ ACTIVITY, ABORTION, POT, BOOZE, GAMBLING, AND EVEN WORSE THINGS.)
http://www.wsj.com/articles/a-new-benevolent-empire-to-cure-social-maladies-1481846265
— TRAGIC: U.S. Home Prices Soar, But Minorities and Young People Miss Out  Study shows decline in homeownership is steepest among African-Americans – LAURA KUSISTO  (DIERSEN: Since 1972 when I was 24 years old, I have lived in a town home, a condo, or single family home that I have owned.)
http://www.wsj.com/articles/u-s-home-prices-soar-but-minorities-and-young-people-miss-out-1481828400

 

FORBES
— Is The IRS Losing To Scammers? – Lee Reams  (DIERSEN: The Democrats who run GAO audit the Democrats who run IRS.  The Democrats who ran GAO 1980-1997 wasted my knowledge of IRS.  They would not have done that if I had been a Democrat, a minority, a female, younger, and/or a veteran. I transferred from IRS to GAO in 1980 after having worked for IRS for almost 9 years, the last 5 1/2 of which at the GS-12 Step 1-5 levels, currently $77,899-$88,286.)
http://www.forbes.com/sites/forbesfinancecouncil/2016/12/16/is-the-irs-losing-to-scammers/#5577ae8067e9

 

DAILY MAIL
— Donald Trump’s cabinet is already worth more than the bottom THIRD of all American households combined – LIAM QUINN
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-4041094/Donald-Trump-s-cabinet-worth-bottom-American-households-combined.html

December 15 Morning Edition

ABC7
— SCHOCK RELEASED ON BOND, POSTS PEORIA WAREHOUSE AS PERSONAL COLLATERAL – Chuck Goudie, Barb Markoff and Ross Weidner
http://abc7chicago.com/news/schock-released-on-bond-posts-peoria-warehouse-as-personal-collateral/1656746/

 

NBC5
— Ohio Governor OKs 20-Week Abortion Ban, Nixes Heartbeat Bill  Kasich acted on both proposals the same day they landed on his desk – Julie Carr Smyth
http://www.nbcchicago.com/news/politics/Ohio-Governor-OKs-20-Week-Abortion-Ban-Nixes-Heartbeat-Bill–406361765.html

 

FOX NEWS CHICAGO
— Longshot campaign to dump Trump explores its merits – Mike Flannery
http://www.fox32chicago.com/politics/223750410-story

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Emanuel’s wish for 2017: Less violence – Bill Ruthhart
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-morning-spin-rahm-emanuel-2017-wish-story.html
— Politics and temptation: The Willie Cochran indictment – Editorial
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/editorials/ct-chicago-alderman-cochran-indicted-corruption-edit-1215-20161214-story.html
— Ellison calls for ‘3,007-county strategy’ in DNC chairman bid – David Weigel
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/politics/ct-keith-ellison-dnc-bid-20161214-story.html
— Aurora alderman convicted of theft not running for re-election to ‘give other people a chance’ – Steve Lord
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/aurora-beacon-news/news/ct-abn-aurora-johnson-st-1215-20161214-story.html
— Illinois ranks 26th in the nation for health, foundation says – Lisa Schencker
http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/ct-illinois-health-rankings-1215-biz-20161214-story.html
— Month after fare increase OK’d, Metra gives CEO a $28K raise – William Lee
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/ct-metra-orseno-raise-1215-chicago-inc-20161215-story.html

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Trump’s cabinet a dream team for conservatives – S.E. Cupp
http://chicago.suntimes.com/opinion/s-e-cupp-with-cabinet-picks-trump-pleases-right-wing/

 

DAILY HERALD
— Del Mar gets $20K appointment after exiting state Senate race – Kerry Lester
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20161215/news/161219382/

 

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Age of Trump is a golden opportunity for cities like Chicago – BRUCE KATZ
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20161215/OPINION/161219951

 

DNA INFO
— It’s Official — Logan Is Getting LGBTQ-Friendly Affordable Housing Complex – Mina Bloom and Heather Cherone
https://www.dnainfo.com/chicago/20161214/logan-square/lgtbq-friendly-affordable-housing-complex-logan-square-alderman-moreno

 

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Rauner: We’ll meet again when Democrats get serious – Doug Finke
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20161214/rauner-well-meet-again-when-democrats-get-serious
— Andy Manar in the mix for governor in 2018 – Bernard Schoenburg
http://www.sj-r.com/opinion/20161214/bernard-schoenburg-andy-manar-in-mix-for-governor-in-2018
— Worries about ‘lockbox’ amendment effects coming true – Editorial
http://www.sj-r.com/opinion/20161214/our-view-worries-about-lockbox-amendment-effects-coming-true

 

NORTHWEST HERALD
— Illinois lawmakers should do their jobs, not sue – Editorial
http://www.nwherald.com/2016/12/13/our-view-illinois-lawmakers-should-do-their-jobs-not-sue/awzursw/

 

JOURNAL COURIER
— Judge right not to stifle speech in Schock case – Editorial  (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes focus on stifling speech that they do not like.)
http://myjournalcourier.com/news/103574/editorial-judge-right-not-to-stifle-speech-in-schock-case

 

TIMES
— Time to stop supporting Illinois Lottery games – Editorial
http://www.mywebtimes.com/news/editorial/our-view-time-to-stop-supporting-illinois-lottery-games/article_0bc3e73a-0ebe-5401-b02d-0b7516327516.html

 

CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD
— Ivanka Trump to have East Wing office  Trump daughter may take some first lady duties – CNN
http://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/sources-ivanka-trump-to-have-east-wing-office/620224549
— Search for Trump press secretary, communications director heating up  Sean Spicer is a 6-year veteran of RNC – Dylan Byers and Jim Acosta
http://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/search-for-trump-press-secretary-communications-director-heating-up/620077071

 

FOX ILLINOIS
— Blame Game Over Budget Negotiations Continue – Jordan Abudayyeh  (DIERSEN: Who/what is blamed for the problems in your precinct, in your municipality, in your township/ward, and in your county?  Who does the blaming?)
http://foxillinois.com/news/local/blame-game-over-budget-negotiations-continue
— Low-Income Students Struggling Behind Wealthier Peers – Esther Kwon  (DIERSEN: Are/were your parents wealthy?  My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes hint/imply/argue/shout that my parents were very wealthy, and because of that, I got into the upper 20% of my high school class, I got a 24 on the ACT, UIC accepted me, NIU accepted me, and I a) earned a job-related bachelor’s degree when I was 21 and job-related master’s degrees when I was 27, 31, and 48, b) earned job-related professional certifications when I was 30, 32, 41, 45, 47, and 48, and c) earned a job-related professional license when I was 33.)
http://foxillinois.com/news/local/low-income-students-struggling-behind-wealthier-peers

 

WJBD
— Trump’s Children Playing Prominent Role in Transition
http://www.wjbdradio.com/politics/2016/12/14/trumps-children-playing-prominent-role-in-transition

 

ALL ACCESS
— Dan Proft Inks Renewal With WIND-A (AM 560 The Answer)/Chicago
http://www.allaccess.com/net-news/archive/story/160782/dan-proft-inks-renewal-with-wind-a-am-560-the-answ

 

ILLINOIS FAMILY INSTITUTE
— California College Instructor Caught in the Act of Being a Leftist – Laurie Higgins
https://illinoisfamily.org/homosexuality/california-college-instructor-caught-act-leftist/

 

PUBLIUS FORUM
— Liberal Media Invented ‘Fake News’ LONG Before the Conservative Media Was Born – Warner Todd Huston
http://www.publiusforum.com/2016/12/14/liberal-media-invented-fake-news-long-conservative-media-born/

 

RED STATE
— A Tale Of Two Governors: Massive Cronyism And Other Terrible Policy – Seton Motley
http://www.redstate.com/setonmotley/2016/12/14/tale-two-governors-massive-cronyism-terrible-policy/

 

PJ MEDIA
— Celeb Video Urges Republican Electors to Vote Anyone but Trump – STEPHEN KRUISER
https://pjmedia.com/video/celeb-video-urges-republican-electors-to-vote-anyone-but-trump/

 

FREEDOM’S JOURNAL
— TRUMP’S VICTORY: EVEN CHARLIE ‘RACE CARD’ RANGEL DOESN’T BLAME ‘WHITELASH’ – Larry Elder
https://freedomsjournalinstitute.org/latest-news/opinion/trumps-victory-even-charlie-race-card-rangel-doesnt-blame-whitelash/

 

BREITBART
— CNN’s Fake News Gets Trump-Hating Politico Reporter Fired – WARNER TODD HUSTON
http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2016/12/14/rumor-started-denied-ivanaka-trump-get-white-house-office-now-used-michelle-obama/

 

DAILY CALLER
— DC Public Schools Spokeswoman Wants To ‘Get Rid Of’ All White Men – Blake Neff
http://dailycaller.com/2016/12/14/dc-public-schools-spokeswoman-wants-to-get-rid-of-all-white-men/
— Student Launches ‘Safewalk’ Program Due To Perceived Danger Of Post-Trump Election World – Alex Pfeiffer
http://dailycaller.com/2016/12/15/student-launches-safewalk-program-due-to-perceived-danger-of-post-trump-election-world/

 

AMERICAN SPECTATOR
— How the Democrat Media Lost Its Mojo  So much screeching — and now no one can bother to listen. – JUDAH FRIEDMAN
https://spectator.org/how-the-democrat-press-lost-its-mojo/

 

THE HILL
— Trump defends business, slams media and White House in series of tweets – REBECCA SAVRANSKY
http://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/310523-trump-defends-business-slams-media-and-white-house-in-series-of-tweets

 

POLITICO
— Center for American Progress focuses on anti-Trump efforts – GABRIEL DEBENEDETTI  (DIERSEN: Who is leading anti-Trump efforts in your precinct, in your municipality, in your township/ward, in your county, and in Illinois?  What will they do to harm/destroy/get rid of Trump supporters?  What should Trump supporters do to defend themselves?)
http://www.politico.com/story/2016/12/center-american-progress-tanden-trump-232667

 

HUFFINGTON POST
— Ku Klux Klan Says They’re Not White Supremacists – Jay Reeves
http://www.huffingtonpost.ca/2016/12/12/kkk-white-supremacist_n_13581992.html

 

ABC NEWS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “U.S. celebrities urge Electoral College to vote against President-elect.”
http://www.abc.net.au/news/2016-12-15/celebrities-urge-electoral-college-to-dump-trump/8124722

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— Twitter Has the Right to Suspend Donald Trump. But It Shouldn’t. – Farhad Manjoo
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/12/14/technology/twitter-has-the-right-to-suspend-donald-trump-but-it-shouldnt.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Why G.O.P. Electoral College Members Can Vote Against Trump.”
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/12/15/opinion/why-gop-electoral-college-members-can-vote-against-trump.html

 

WASHINGTON POST
— Report ranks best and worst agencies for federal employees – Joe Davidson
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/powerpost/wp/2016/12/15/report-ranks-best-and-worst-agencies-for-federal-employees/

 

USA TODAY
— Forget those mean tweets, tech friends. Trump’s just here to help
http://www.usatoday.com/story/nletter/short-list/2016/12/14/short-list-wednesday-newsletter/95416966/
— Secret Service is one of the worst spots to work in the government – Eliza Collins
http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/onpolitics/2016/12/15/secret-service/95432880/
— Sophisticated drug cartel tunnel from San Diego to Mexico found – John Bacon
http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2016/12/14/sophisticated-drug-cartel-tunnel-linking-san-diego-mexico-found/95422628/

 

NEW YORK DAILY NEWS
— Muslim college student made up Trump supporter subway attack story to avoid punishment for missing curfew
http://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/muslim-woman-reported-trump-supporter-attack-made-story-article-1.2910944

 

MIAMI HERALD
— Confirmation won’t be Tillerson’s toughest fight. He pushed Boy Scouts to accept gays. – ALEX DAUGHERTY
http://www.miamiherald.com/news/politics-government/article120885213.html

 

BIRMINGHAM BUSINESS JOURNAL
— U.S. Steel to reopen part of Illinois plant
http://www.bizjournals.com/birmingham/news/2016/12/14/u-s-steel-to-reopen-part-of-illinois-plant.html

 

BAY AREA REPORTER
— Trump picks concern global LGBT groups – Heather Cassell
http://www.ebar.com/news/article.php?sec=news&article=72177

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— The Many Democratic Excuses for Defeat  The Electoral College, white supremacy, Jim Comey, anything but facing up to reality. – Karl Rove
http://www.wsj.com/articles/the-many-democratic-excuses-for-defeat-1481759539
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats promote immigration because immigrants vote overwhelmingly for Democrats.  RINOs promote immigration because they want cheap labor.
http://www.wsj.com/articles/trumps-dreamer-opportunity-1481762530

 

FORTUNE
— Some U.S. Companies Are Already Calling Off Plans to Move to Mexico
http://fortune.com/2016/12/15/donald-trump-offshore-jobs-companies/

 

FED SMITH
— What are the Best Agencies to Work for in Government? – Ian Smith
http://www.fedsmith.com/2016/12/15/what-are-the-best-agencies-to-work-for-in-government/

 

WORLD SOCIALIST WEB SITE
— After election debacle, Democrats debate identity politics – Niles Niemuth  (DIERSEN: To be a Democrat or to be a RINO is to hint/imply/argue/shout that you are anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.)
https://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2016/12/15/iden-d15.html

 

COMMUNIST PARTY USA
— Standing together in protest: Unity will Trump hate – John Bachtell  (DIERSEN: Communists have much in common with those who are anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.)
http://www.cpusa.org/article/standing-together-in-protest-unity-will-trump-hate/

December 13 Evening Edition

ABC7
— KANYE WEST MEETS WITH DONALD TRUMP, DISCUSSES ‘VIOLENCE IN CHICAGO’ – Charles Thomas
http://abc7chicago.com/entertainment/kanye-west-meets-with-donald-trump-in-new-york/1653833/

 

NBC5
— Rauner on Facebook Live: Madigan, Dems Trying to ‘Create a Crisis’ – Tom Schuba
http://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/rauner-madigan-dems-trying-to-create-a-crisis-406337165.html
— Chicago Homeless Shelter Threatens Closure Ahead of Holidays, Advocates Blame Budget Impasse  The group, which consists of homeless residents, community organizers and clergy, claimed the state’s inability to come up with $100,000 to fund the North Side Housing & Supportive Services shelter is directly tied to the state’s ongoing budget stalemate. – Tom Schuba
http://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/uptown-homeless-shelter-close-406130175.html
— Mayor Emanuel Welcomes 100 New Chicago Police Recruits  “Being a police officer is more than a job,” Mayor Emanuel said in a statement. “It is more than a career. It is a calling.” – Tom Schuba  (DIERSEN: In June of 1971, when I was 22 years old, as a newly hired GS-7 (currently $43,915) Revenue Officer, I and 20 others started a 6-month IRS training program in downtown Chicago.)
http://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/Mayor-Emanuel-Welcomes-100-New-CPD-Recruits-406314865.html
— Illinois GOP Robocall Links J.B. Pritzker to Blagojevich – Tom Schuba
http://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/illinois-gop-robocall-links-pritzker-to-blagojevich-406391765.html

 

CBS2
— Trump Supporters Flock To Wisconsin To See President-Elect – Derrick Blakley
http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2016/12/13/trump-supporters-flock-to-wisconsin-to-see-president-elect/

 

FOX NEWS CHICAGO
— From ‘oops’ to DOE chief; Rick Perry is Trump’s pick for Energy
http://www.fox32chicago.com/news/223404883-story

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— DuPage Election Commission could be merged with clerk’s office by end of 2017 – Gary Gibula
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/naperville-sun/ct-nvs-dupage-election-merger-proposal-st-1214-20161213-story.html
— Rauner’s GOP launches 2018 governor’s race with robocalls attacking Democrat Pritzker – Rick Pearson
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-bruce-rauner-jb-pritzker-met-1215-20161213-story.html
— For Trump transition, Rahm Emanuel to attend chiefs of staff meeting – John Byrne
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-rahm-emanuel-chiefs-of-staff-meeting-met-20161213-story.html
— Judge demands group home business hand over residents, cites risk of ‘injury’ – Patricia Callahan
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/watchdog/ct-group-home-attorney-general-met-20161213-story.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Citing the possibility of “irreparable injury,” a Cook County judge Tuesday gave a troubled group home business four hours to turn over 18 adults with developmental and intellectual disabilities so they could be moved to safer homes. The decision ended a standoff between Disability Services of Illinois and the state’s Department of Human Services, which had revoked the license of the group home network last month and sought to transfer its residents to new facilities. Disability Services, however, was obstructing caseworkers from doing their jobs, according to the state. Judge Kathleen Pantle gave the business a 4 p.m. deadline Tuesday. At 5 p.m., Disability Services dropped off five residents but not the others, a Human Services spokeswoman said, and Illinois State Police were helping the department locate the remaining 13 people Tuesday night. At Tuesday’s hearing, Pantle said she was especially troubled by affidavits from caseworkers and a state doctor that alleged some Disability Services residents already moved hadn’t been getting their medicines and one was malnourished. In addition, the affidavits alleged that some residents who remained in the homes had no blankets or comforters despite the plunging temperatures. “I can’t have residents living in an unlicensed facility where they’re not getting care, where they’re not getting medication,” Pantle said. She ordered Disability Services to pack warm clothing and at least a 24-hour supply of medications. Said Pantle, “Their care and safety is the most important thing.” The Tribune’s “Suffering in Secret” investigation exposed injuries and deaths linked to neglect at group homes, including one run by Disability Services, which until earlier this year went by the name Southwest Disabilities Services & Supports.)
— Energy Department rejects Trump’s request to name climate change workers, who remain worried – Joe Davidson  (DIERSEN: What if Trump asked all the federal agencies to name their employees who focused on wasting the careers of and getting rid of federal employees who were Republican, White, male, older, and/or non-veteran, that is, what if Trump asked all the federal agencies to name their employees who focused on promoting Affirmative Action, Diversity, and Inclusion?)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/politics/ct-trump-energy-department-climate-change-request-20161213-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Trump says “The founders provided a solution to Trump: impeachment.”
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/commentary/ct-electoral-college-hamilton-founders-impeach-perspec-1114-md-20161213-story.html
— What has Obama really accomplished as president? – Victor Davis Hanson
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/commentary/ct-obama-broken-promises-failures-20161212-story.html
— Why one alderman voted against Emanuel’s immigrant legal fund – Hal Dardick
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-rahm-emanuel-immigration-met-1214-20161213-story.html
— Rauner’s property tax, term limit demands for budget make no sense – Ted Slowik
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/daily-southtown/opinion/ct-sta-slowik-rauner-budget-st-1214-20161213-story.html
— Hart to lead Will County Forest Preserves – Susan DeMar Lafferty
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/daily-southtown/news/ct-sta-will-forest-board-reorganizes-st-1213-20161213-story.html

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— GOP uses Blago tapes to blast possible Dem gov candidate Pritzker – Tina Sfondeles
http://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/gop-uses-blago-tapes-to-blast-possible-dem-gov-candidate-pritzker/
— Emanuel’s $1.3M Legal Defense Funds sails through — with a caveat – Fran Spielman  (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats encourage people to come to America illegally, to stay in America illegally, and to bring others to America illegally.  That is a major reason why Democrat Clinton lost and why Republican Trump won.)
http://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/emanuels-1-3m-legal-defense-funds-sails-through-with-a-caveat/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Mayor Rahm Emanuel’s newly expanded plan to create a $1.3 million Legal Protection Fund to assist immigrants threatened with deportation sailed through a City Council committee Tuesday, but not before African-American aldermen demanded a piece of the pie. South Side Ald. Pat Dowell (3rd), chairman of the City Council’s Committee on Human Relations, said she’s all for the idea of assisting immigrants living in anxiety and threatened with deportation after the election of Donald Trump.)
— Latino Caucus foundation spent big to raise little – Dan Mihalopoulos
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/mihalopoulos-latino-caucus-foundation-spent-big-to-raise-little/

 

DAILY HERALD
— DuPage unveils plan to merge election commission, clerk’s office – Robert Sanchez
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20161213/news/161219627/
— Lauzen gets his way on new leadership appointments – James Fuller
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20161213/news/161219561/
— Escort: East Dundee murder suspect paid her $450 an hour – Harry Hitzeman  (DIERSEN: What should be said to my critics/opponents, to their operatives, and to their dupes in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois who hint/imply/argue/shout that what I do for you as your GOPUSA Illinois Editor is worthless because I am not paid anything for what I do?  One could ask the operatives and the dupes how much an hour are my critics/opponents are paying them to harass me.  Is it more than $15 an hour?)
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20161213/news/161219606/
— Transgender debate likely to play role in District 211 race – Eric Peterson
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20161213/news/161219564/
— Tollway spat with Canadian Pacific heats up over land for O’Hare bypass – Marni Pyke
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20161213/news/161219563/

 

WTTW
— State Lawmakers Sue for Paychecks – Nick Blumberg
http://chicagotonight.wttw.com/2016/12/13/state-lawmakers-sue-paychecks

 

WJBD
— British Man Sentenced In Trump Assassination Plot – ABC Radio
http://www.wjbdradio.com/national-news/2016/12/13/british-man-sentenced-in-trump-assassination-plot

 

WAND
— Judge tells home to turn over disabled residents – AP
http://www.wandtv.com/story/34045511/the-latest-judge-tells-home-to-turn-over-disabled-residents

 

PEORIA PUBLIC RADIO
— Edgar: Lack Of Budget Causing Damage Worse Than Blagojevich – AMANDA VINICKY
http://peoriapublicradio.org/post/edgar-lack-budget-causing-damage-worse-blagojevich#stream/0

 

WSIL TV
— Canadian government moves toward legalizing recreational pot – AP  (DIERSEN: Many, if not most, if not virtually all of my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes talk and act like they smoke pot or like they want to smoke pot legally.  Will they move to Canada?)
http://www.wsiltv.com/story/34040537/canadian-government-moves-toward-legalizing-recreational-pot

 

CHICAGOIST
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Rauners say “Rauner Trots Out Turnaround Agenda Again On Facebook Live Today.”
http://chicagoist.com/2016/12/13/rauner_trots_out_turnaround_agenda.php

 

ILLINOIS NEWS NETWORK
— Pastor Corey Brooks touts Rauner’s economic-reform agenda to curb gun violence, create jobs
http://ilnews.org/11327/pastor-touts-rauners-economic-reform-agenda-curb-gun-violence-create-jobs/

 

DUPAGE COUNTY
— Chairman Proposes Merger of DuPage Election Commission and County Clerk’s Office
http://www.dupageco.org/Content.aspx?id=54017

 

CAPITOL FAX
— Oppo dump! ILGOP goes off on Pritzker for second time in a day
http://capitolfax.com/2016/12/13/oppo-dump-ilgop-goes-off-on-pritzker-for-second-time-in-a-day/
— Pritzker camp responds *** GOP targets JB Pritzker over Blagojevich tapes
http://capitolfax.com/2016/12/13/gop-targets-jb-pritzker-over-blagojevich-tapes/
— Abortion bills could see light of day soon  (DIERSEN: For non-Republicans, promoting abortion is one of their top priorities.)
http://capitolfax.com/2016/12/13/abortion-bills-could-see-light-of-day-soon/
— Sente, Fine and Mussman added to GOP enemies list  (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have millions if not billions of individuals, organizations, companies, governments, countries, etc. on their enemies lists.  My critics/opponents blame me for their problems, for your problems, for my problems, and for everyone’s problems.)
http://capitolfax.com/2016/12/13/sente-fine-and-mussman-added-to-gop-enemies-list/

 

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Congress moves to strengthen authority of inspectors general – Andrea Noble
http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2016/dec/13/congress-moves-to-strengthen-authority-of-inspecto/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The act also would require the Government Accountability Office to examine the problem of long-vacant inspector general positions — though there likely will be two fewer open posts to scrutinize. The Senate on Saturday confirmed the nomination of Peggy E. Gustafson as the Department of Commerce inspector general and Jay Neal Lerner as Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation inspector general. Both positions still require a presidential commission to become official, but action by the Senate closes the loop on two long-open watchdog posts. The approval of the two pending nominations will leave vacant nine of 36 inspector general positions that require presidential nomination, said Mr. Horowitz. Vacancies currently span more than 2,800 days for the Department of Interior position to close to 200 days for the National Security Agency, according to the Project on Government Oversight. The act requires that the GAO study the impact of long-term vacancies on inspector general positions, and to brief congressional committees on findings within nine months.)

 

PUBLIUS FORM
— Lying Leftists Organize Anti-Breitbart Blacklist to Scare Advertisers… And So Far It’s Working – Warner Todd Huston
http://www.publiusforum.com/2016/12/13/lying-leftists-organize-anti-breitbart-blacklist-scare-advertisers-far-woking/

 

GOPUSA
— In One Detroit Precinct 52 Ballots Yielded 307 Votes
http://www.gopusa.com/in-one-detroit-precinct-52-ballots-yielded-307-votes/
— Federal Judge Rules Electors Must Vote for Statewide Winner in Presidential Election
http://www.gopusa.com/federal-judge-rules-electors-must-vote-for-statewide-winner-in-presidential-election/

 

CONSERVATIVE HQ
— Trump’s Administration Is More Conservative Than Reagan’s – Richard A Viguerie
http://www.conservativehq.com/node/24696

 

BLAZE
— Tony Perkins: Trump’s secretary of state pick ‘should be particularly alarming to conservatives’ – Jon Street
http://www.theblaze.com/news/2016/12/13/tony-perkins-trumps-secretary-of-state-pick-should-be-particularly-alarming-to-conservatives/
— Fox’s Tucker Carlson: Silencing ‘fake news’ is ‘purely authoritarian’ – Leigh Munsil  (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes would say that anything in GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails that they disapprove of is “fake news.”)
http://www.theblaze.com/news/2016/12/13/foxs-tucker-carlson-silencing-fake-news-is-purely-authoritarian/

 

COLLEGE FIX
— Washington State professors denounce ‘discourses of free speech’ – JENNIFER KABBANY
http://www.thecollegefix.com/post/30331/

 

NATIONAL REVIEW
— America as Animal Farm — Again – VICTOR DAVIS HANSON
http://www.nationalreview.com/article/442989/trumps-america-george-orwells-animal-farm-new-commandments

 

THE HILL
— Electoral College voters under intense pressure – JONATHAN EASLEY AND BEN KAMISAR
http://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/310287-electoral-college-voters-under-intense-pressure

 

POLITICO
— Donald Trump’s Real Threat to the Press  Worry about the Espionage Act, not libel laws. – PETER STERNE
http://www.politico.com/magazine/story/2016/11/donald-trumps-real-threat-to-the-press-214517

 

WASHINGTON POST
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps demonize, denigrate, and condemn “Real America.”
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/real-america-is-its-own-bubble/2016/12/12/e8ba60c2-c09f-11e6-b527-949c5893595e_story.html
— Aaron Schock once turned to Jesus. Now he faces federal charges of political corruption. – Daniel Silliman
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/acts-of-faith/wp/2016/12/13/aaron-schock-once-turned-to-jesus-now-he-faces-federal-charges-of-political-corruption/
— He was minutes from retirement. But first, he blasted his bosses in a company-wide email. – Peter Holley
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/on-leadership/wp/2016/12/12/he-was-minutes-from-retirement-but-first-he-blasted-his-bosses-in-a-company-wide-email/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: “I really didn’t want to retire yet,” he wrote. “I like my job. The first 30 years were great but the last 5 years are terrible. (10 years as a toll collector, during which I served a few years as a union officer, 25 years in management).”  Asked in the questionnaire what the most upsetting part of the job was, Stuban unloaded. “The phoneyness,” he wrote. “Giving us classes where we are being told we are not political,” he wrote. “That’s bulls – – – . Jobs/Promotions are filled by the politicians, it’s who you know, not what you know. Positions created for people who are not qualified. Hiring people off the street when we have qualified [personnel] in our ranks.” Stuban also claimed that commission employees “have no morale” and that executive-level management is “out of touch with the average employees” and “only looking out for themselves.” “Everything is a state secret, no input is asked from the until after decisions are made,” he added. “Employees are kept in the dark.” The message was not well received by Sean Logan, chairman of the Turnpike Commission. Logan, a former Pennsylvania state senator, decided to fire back at the outgoing employee and also hit the reply-all button, writing: “Mr. Stuban . . . I don’t believe we ever met, and after reading your Exit Questionnaire, I am grateful that we didn’t.” He added that the commission “couldn’t be to [sic] bad of a place considering you stayed for 35 years. Best of luck in your retirement.” Stuban told the Daily News that he found out about Logan’s reply from his former colleagues. “He did miss the point,” Stuban said. “If it was an effective company and someone told you there are problems and no morale, you don’t have to believe me, but maybe someone should check into it.” “They hire a lot of people that are dumb as rocks,” he added.)

 

NEW YORK POST
— Trump is inheriting a world that’s gone to hell – Benny Avni
http://nypost.com/2016/12/13/trump-is-inheriting-a-world-thats-gone-to-hell/

 

DES MOINES REGISTER
— Trump could prompt nightmare for ‘DREAMers’ – Editorial
http://www.desmoinesregister.com/story/opinion/editorials/2016/12/13/editorial-trump-could-prompt-nightmare-dreamers/95350462/

 

FORTUNE
— When Donald Trump Hate-Tweeted Lockheed Martin, Hedge Funds Were Ready – Jen Wieczner
http://fortune.com/2016/12/13/donald-trump-twitter-lockheed-martin-stock-dump/

 

NATIONAL
— Personal success trumps political experience in cabinet of generals and billionaires – Rob Crilly
http://www.thenational.ae/world/americas/personal-success-trumps-political-experience-in-cabinet-of-generals-and-billionaires

 

ROLLING STONE
— Barack Obama Reveals Why He Won’t ‘Vanish’ During Trump Presidency – Sarah Grant
http://www.rollingstone.com/politics/news/obama-reveals-why-he-wont-vanish-during-trump-presidency-w455542

 

EDITOR AND PUBLISHER
— Google Still Fuels Fake-News Websites Through Its Complex Web – Ross Benes
http://www.editorandpublisher.com/news/google-still-fuels-fake-news-websites-through-its-complex-web/

 

FCW
— White House honors federal workforce – Chase Gunter
https://fcw.com/articles/2016/12/13/white-house-workforce-gunter.aspx

 

FED SMITH
— Will Federal Employees Receive an Extra Day Off at Christmas? – Ralph R. Smith
http://www.fedsmith.com/2016/12/13/will-federal-employees-receive-an-extra-day-off-at-christmas/
— Calculating Your 2017 GS Salary With Pay Calculator for Federal Employees – Ralph R. Smith  (DIERSEN: When my Democrat GAO superiors succeeded in forcing me to retire in 1997 when I was 49 years old, GAO paid me at the GS-13 Step 10 rate.  For 2017, the GS-13 Step 10 rate for the Chicago area is $122,999 a year.  My critics/opponents have always accused me of being overpaid. In my defense, I earned a) a job-related bachelor’s degree when I was 21 and job-related master’s degrees when I was 27, 31, and 48, b) job-related professional certifications when I was 30, 32, 41, 45, 47, and 48, and c) a job-related professional license when I was 33.)
http://www.fedsmith.com/2016/12/13/calculating-your-2017-gs-salary-with-pay-calculator-for-federal-employees/