June 9 Morning Edition

ABC7
— President Donald Trump tweets of James Comey’s testimony ‘total and complete vindication’
http://abc7chicago.com/news/trump-tweets-total-and-complete-vindication/2071570/

 

NBC5
— Chicago, Illinois Lawmakers React to Comey Testimony
http://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/local-comey-reaction-427333033.html

 

CBS2
— President Trump Fires Back At Comey’s Testimony With A Tweet – Susanna Song
http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2017/06/09/president-trump-comey-testimony-tweet/

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Illinois still has no budget, but lawmakers approved almost 500 other bills – Haley BeMiller
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-illinois-legislature-bills-approved-met-20170607-story.html
— THE PROBLEM WITH APPEALS  Assessor Joseph Berrios encourages homeowners to file appeals. But the process makes the property tax system even less fair. – Jason Grotto  (DIERSEN: I should write a book about the assessment, appeal history, and related litigation concerning 915 Cove Court in Wheaton.)
http://apps.chicagotribune.com/news/watchdog/cook-county-property-tax-divide/appeals.html
— Will County seeks to help inmates with drug addictions – Susan DeMar Lafferty  (DIERSEN: Those individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that promote addictions have always worked against me. Should I write a book about them?)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/daily-southtown/news/ct-sta-will-help-addicted-inmates-st-0607-20170607-story.html
— AN ERA OF ERRORS  As assessor, James Houlihan knowingly sent out inaccurate property valuations. The future consequences could be costly. – Jason Grotto  (DIERSEN: I should write a book about the assessment history, appeals, litigation, and other matters concerning my home at 915 Cove Court in Wheaton.)
http://apps.chicagotribune.com/news/watchdog/cook-county-property-tax-divide/houlihan.html
— Sen. Bernie Sanders to headline ‘People’s Summit’ at McCormick Place – Rick Pearson  (DIERSEN: What percent of those at this summit will be anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors – 98%, 99%, 100%?)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-bernie-sanders-chicago-20170609-story.html
— North Central student running for DuPage County Board District 5 seat – Suzanne Baker
http://www.chicagotribune.com/ct-nvs-north-central-student-county-board-st-0609-20170607-story.html

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Trump Friday Twitter: Vindicates self, proclaims ‘Comey is a leaker!’  (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents a) want you to know ONLY what they want you to know and b) would call me a leaker.)
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/trump-friday-twitter-vindicates-self-says-comey-is-a-leaker/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “The nature of the man is catching up to Donald Trump.”
http://chicago.suntimes.com/opinion/the-nature-of-the-man-is-catching-up-to-donald-trump/

 

DAILY HERALD
— Trump says Comey’s testimony gives him ‘total vindication’ – AP
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20170609/news/306099973/
— Local lawmakers troubled by Comey testimony, president’s ‘behavior’ – Marni Pyke
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20170608/local-lawmakers-troubled-by-comey-testimony-presidents-behavior
— Los Angeles releases draft marijuana business regulations – AP  (DIERSEN: If you promote pot, you promote destruction.)
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20170608/news/306089836/
— Amazon unveils Romeoville facility, may hire 8,000 workers by next year – Anna Marie Kukec  (DIERSEN: From what I see, ever-increasingly, employers do not want to hire, retain, or promote those who are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
http://www.dailyherald.com/business/20170608/amazon-unveils-romeoville-facility-may-hire-8000-workers-by-next-year

 

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Springfield’s congressional delegation reacts to James Comey’s testimony
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20170608/springfields-congressional-delegation-reacts-to-james-comeys-testimony

 

CHAMPAIGN/URBANA NEWS GAZETTE
— Is process really broken? – Editorial
http://www.news-gazette.com/opinion/editorials/2017-06-09/process-really-broken.html

 

JOURNAL COURIER
— Follow the money, find the power – Jay Jamison  (DIERSEN: How much money do your critics/opponents give their operatives and their dupes?  Operatives and dupes for my critics/opponents talk and act like my critic/opponents have promised/given them lots of money, new homes, new cars, sweetheart jobs, sweetheart contracts, favorable legislation, and lots more.)
http://myjournalcourier.com/news/110409/commentary-follow-the-money-find-the-power

 

WSIL
— House Democratic leader Nancy Pelosi says she has concerns about President Donald Trump’s “fitness for office” – and thinks he needs more sleep. – AP
http://www.wsiltv.com/story/35626389/the-latest-top-house-democrat-says-trump-is-sleep-deprived

 

EAST CENTRAL REPORTER
— Ives blasts ‘union mugs’ she says attacked Phillips’ work site
http://eastcentralreporter.com/stories/511124253-ives-blasts-union-mugs-she-says-attacked-phillips-work-site

 

AMERICAN THINKER
— Convert, Pay, or Die – William L. Gensert
http://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2017/06/convert_pay_or_die.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Convert, pay, or die is the set of choices Islam offers infidels.  Coincidentally, this is also what today’s progressives and the Democratic Party offer nonbelievers, climate “deniers,” white males, heterosexuals, patriots, blue-collar workers, farmers, miners, people without a college degree, the religiously devout, Republicans, and everybody else choosing not to buy into the party’s version of what America is and what the nation owes both its citizens and the world. Our country has collectively “slipped into madness.”  Hatred in the name of diversity and political unity has become a goal in itself – and it is ascendant in modern culture, all compelled by leftist ideology. No matter how many are killed, maimed, or merely terrified in the name of Allah, for progressives, the problem will always be Islamophobia, or an ignorant populace too uneducated to understand the inherent nuance of the “religion of peace.” Those who suggest enhanced screening for immigrants from Islamic nations or even a limited suspension, as President Trump proposed, are greeted with rioting in the streets, for to look askance at a man who expresses an explicit desire to kill in the name of Allah is tantamount to outright racism. Islamic men between the ages of eighteen and forty-five years old commit more than 90% of terrorist attacks.  Yet singling out people who fit those criteria for extra scrutiny is profiling and therefore implicit racism deserving of nothing less than outright excommunication from polite society – along with, of course, the total dissolution of one’s life, career, and safety.)

 

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Trump shores up evangelical support but alienates gays – S.A. Miller
http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2017/jun/8/donald-trump-shores-up-evangelical-support-but-ali/

 

LIFEZETTE
— American Teenagers Compete with Immigrants for Jobs  Studies find low-skilled migrants, both legal and illegal, disrupt labor market for U.S. youth – Margaret Menge
http://www.lifezette.com/polizette/american-teenagers-compete-with-immigrants-for-jobs/

 

ABC NEWS
— McCain says his confusing questions resulted from tiredness – AP  (DIERSEN: McCain has lots more free time than I do. What do you do with your free time? I have very little free time because I spend 10+ hours each and every day putting GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails together and sending them out.)
http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/wireStory/mccain-confusing-questions-resulted-tiredness-47921934
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The 80-year-old Arizona Republican joked that maybe he shouldn’t have stayed up late watching the Arizona Diamondbacks playing a night game out West.)

 

CBS NEWS
— Colorado uses pot taxes to fund pot busts – AP  (DIERSEN: To promote legal use of pot is to promote illegal use of pot.)
http://www.cbsnews.com/news/colorado-uses-pot-taxes-to-fund-pot-busts/

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— Stand Up for Your Identity, Hillary Clinton Tells Graduates in Brooklyn – ANNIE CORREAL (DIERSEN: How bad are your demographics?  My demographics are terrible: Trump supporter, baptized, raised, and confirmed as a Missouri Synod Lutheran, conservative, Republican, American, White, male, old (68), non-poor, gun owner, German American, draft avoider, ancestors have been in America since the 1840s, union member for almost 12 years, federal government employee for almost 30 years, federal retiree for almost 20 years, childless, pet-less, only owned American-nameplate vehicles, not a graduate of an Ivy League university, etc.  I should write a book about those in my precinct, in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois who despise if not hate my demographics.  They would love it.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/06/08/nyregion/hillary-clinton-commencement-address-medgar-evers-college-brooklyn.html

 

WASHINGTON POST
— Smoke weed to relax? You may want to reconsider. – Christopher Ingraham  (DIERSEN: Virtually all my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes talk and act like a) they smoke weed and/or b) they want to smoke weed legally.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/wonk/wp/2017/06/09/smoke-weed-to-relax-you-may-want-to-reconsider/

 

USA TODAY
— HARDCOPY ARTICLE TITLE: Where did all the starter homes go? – Paul Davidson  (DIERSEN: My Democrat superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates in the federal government were filled with envy. They were furious when I bought a) a new town home in University Park in 1972 when I was 24 years old, b) a studio condo in the Outer Drive East building in downtown Chicago in 1974, and c) a  one bedroom condo in that building in 1976.  They were furious when my wife and I bought 1017 East Harrison in Wheaton in 1978 and when we had 915 Cove Court built in Wheaton in 1984.)
https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/2017/06/09/home-building-slowed-cities-try-tame-growth/102109754/

 

U.S. NEWS & WORLD REPORT
— Anti-Shariah Rallies This Weekend Worry Muslim Leaders  Anti-Shariah rallies across the country this weekend worry Muslim leaders. – AP (DIERSEN: To promote Islam is to promote Shariah Law.)
https://www.usnews.com/news/best-states/oregon/articles/2017-06-09/anti-sharia-rallies-this-weekend-worry-muslim-leaders

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Harvard Admits It Can’t Teach Everyone  The university dumps students for sharing foul memes. Who’ll re-educate them now? – Naomi Schaefer Riley  (DIERSEN: According to this article, “It makes you wonder what these kids wrote in their application essays.”  Constructively, in 1978, my Democrat IRS superiors charged me with lying in my Loyola and DePaul applications. They argued that the real reason why I wanted to take graduate business and accounting courses was to get a job in the private sector.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/harvard-admits-it-cant-teach-everyone-1496960896

 

FORTUNE
— Only 3% Of Fortune 500 Companies Share Full Diversity Data – Grace Donnelly  (DIERSEN: Since the 1960s, the federal government’s top priority has been to use Affirmative Action, Diversity, and Inclusion to hire, retain, and promote Democrats, and especially to hire, retain, and promote Democrats who are minority, female, and/or younger.  It is called patronage.)
http://fortune.com/2017/06/07/fortune-500-diversity/

June 8 Morning Edition

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Madigan’s Democrats to roll out stories of state budget woe at hearing Thursday – Monique Garcia
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-illinois-budget-hearing-20170608-story.html
— Judge orders state to make ‘substantial’ dent in $2 billion backlog owed to Medicaid – Kim Geiger
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-illinois-medicaid-decision-met-0608-20170607-story.html
— Aurora leaders come together to stress water safety – David Sharos
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/aurora-beacon-news/news/ct-abn-aurora-water-safety-st-0608-20170607-story.html
— Chicago attorney Eric Hargan faces hearing for top Health and Human Services post – Katherine Skiba
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-eric-hargan-hhs-nominee-met-0607-20170607-story.html
— As Comey’s career soared, his University of Chicago ties remained strong – Dawn Rhodes
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/ct-comey-chicago-law-school-20170607-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Trump says “Muslims shouldn’t be accused of tolerating extremism.”
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/commentary/ct-muslims-stop-terrorist-attacks-20170608-story.html

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— S&P warns of junk status with no budget by July 1 – Tina Sfondeles
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/sp-warns-of-junk-status-with-no-budget-by-july-1/
— Do Illinois’ ‘core priorities’ for payment match yours? – Mark Brown  (DIERSEN: Of course, individuals, organizations, companies, governments, etc. in Illinois that hate state employees and hate state retirees do not want their salaries or their pensions to be any kind of priority.  In your precinct, in your municipality, in your township/ward, in your county, and in Illinois, which government employees and retirees are hated the most – school, municipal, township/ward, state, county, or federal?)
http://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/do-illinois-core-priorities-for-payment-match-yours/
(FROM THE ARTICLE:  The comptroller refers to this first-in-line category as its “core priority” payments. Core priority payments total about $1.85 billion each month, representing about 90 percent of the state’s average monthly revenues, Schoeben explained. The largest chunk of that — $593 million — is the state’s monthly contribution to its five public retirement systems that pay the pensions of state workers, teachers, university employees, judges and legislators. Next largest is the state payroll, at $370 million a month, which pays the salaries of 63,000 state employees who keep the government operating.)
— ALL OF THE FRONT PAGE: HARDCOPY ARTICLE TITLE: ‘I expect loyalty’ – AP  (DIERSEN: All my critics/opponents a) expect loyalty, b) promote patronage, c) reward their operatives and their dupes, and d) focus on destroying those like me who they cannot manipulate/dominate. I should write a book about my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes.  They disapprove of, if not hate, the fact that I am loyal to the Republican Party platform, the Illinois Republican Party platform, and the Milton Township Republican Central Committee resolution against video gambling.)
http://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/comey-to-say-trump-asked-for-loyalty-told-him-to-let-flynn-probe-go/

 

DAILY HERALD
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD WITH COLOR PHOTOS OF COMEY AND TRUMP: HARDCOPY ARTICLE TITLE: ‘I need loyalty, I expect loyalty’ – AP  (DIERSEN: All my critics/opponents a) expect loyalty, b) promote patronage, c) reward their operatives and their dupes, and d) focus on destroying those like me who they cannot manipulate/dominate. I should write a book about my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes.  They disapprove of, if not hate, the fact that I am loyal to the Republican Party platform, the Illinois Republican Party platform, and the Milton Township Republican Central Committee resolution against video gambling.)
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20170607/news/306079896/

 

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Want to kill startups in Illinois? Pass this ‘privilege’ tax. – Maura O’Hara
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20170608/OPINION/170609892
— Judge to Illinois comptroller: State must pay Medicaid providers more – KRISTEN SCHORSCH  (DIERSEN: Of course, because I get a Civil Service Retirement System pension and Social Security, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes want those payments to be delayed, cut back, and/or eliminated. They hint/imply/argue/shout that those payments are “too generous” and that I have “enough money.”)
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20170607/NEWS03/170609889/illinois-comptroller-must-pay-medicaid-providers-more
(FROM THE ARTICLE: A group of nonprofits and attorneys sought to make the state abide by previous court orders that require paying Medicaid providers. On Wednesday, U.S. District Judge Joan Lefkow agreed, noting that state Comptroller Susana Mendoza, who pays the state’s bills, has made other payments in full, including to the state payroll and pensions. . .In May, Mendoza told Crain’s editorial board that if insurers won, she would lose what little discretion she has to decide who gets paid first. Now, she prioritizes payments for agencies that care for the most vulnerable populations, including children and people with disabilities.)

 

WGN TV
— The Border War: How Illinois is losing out to surrounding states – BEN BRADLEY
http://wgntv.com/2017/06/06/the-border-war-how-illinois-is-losing-out-to-surrounding-states/

 

DNA INFO
— Automatic Voter Registration Will Add Thousands To Rolls, Official Says – Tanveer Ali  (DIERSEN: What percent of these new voters are anti-trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors – 98%, 99%, 100%?)
https://www.dnainfo.com/chicago/20170608/downtown/automatic-voter-registration-gov-bruce-rauner-chicago-board-of-election-commissioners

 

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— 7 ways Springfield-area teens can volunteer this summer – Anna Gegen  (DIERSEN: When you were young, did you do volunteer work?  I did not. Instead, I selfishly earned money for cars and for college doing yard work, delivering newspapers, washing dishes, cleaning golf shoes, chipping slag, pumping gasoline, delivering mail, working on an automobile assembly line, and working as a security guard. Consequently, I selfishly graduated from NIU debt-free in 1970 owning a 1969 Dodge Charger SE.)
http://www.sj-r.com/entertainmentlife/20170607/7-ways-springfield-area-teens-can-volunteer-this-summer

 

DEKALB DAILY CHRONICLE
— Consolidation bill offers hope for smaller government – Editorial
http://www.daily-chronicle.com/2017/06/07/our-view-consolidation-bill-offers-hope-for-smaller-government/a538re5/

 

THE SOUTHERN
— Before Senate panel, HUD Secretary Carson says Cairo is a “dying community” with limited options – MOLLY PARKER
http://thesouthern.com/news/local/acha/before-senate-panel-hud-secretary-carson-says-cairo-is-a/article_254df3da-d7d3-5048-b9ab-ede5ad6bd2d9.html

 

  1. LOUIS TODAY
    — Illinois pols win, local services lose, under tax freeze plan – Pat Gauen
    http://www.stltoday.com/news/local/illinois/gauen-illinois-pols-win-local-services-lose-under-tax-freeze/article_d874f230-caae-5bd0-bb9a-8b0823183da1.html

 

NPR ILLINOIS
— When Women Are Paid Less Than Men – DAISY CONTRERAS (DIERSEN: If I had not been denied my 7th Amendment rights in Diersen v. GAO, I would have presented a jury with evidence that showed that GAO paid its male employees less than it paid its female employees who had comparable work experience, education, professional certifications, and professional licenses.)
http://nprillinois.org/post/illinois-issues-when-women-are-paid-less-men#stream/0

 

COOK COUNTY RECORD
— Federal judge: State can’t keep skimping on Medicaid while fully funding worker pay, debt obligations – Jonathan Bilyk
http://cookcountyrecord.com/stories/511124771-federal-judge-state-can-t-keep-skimping-on-medicaid-while-fully-funding-worker-pay-debt-obligations

 

ILLINOIS NEWS NETWORK
— Chicago business owners say high property taxes, minimum wage killing jobs
https://www.ilnews.org/news/economy/chicago-business-owners-say-high-property-taxes-minimum-wage-killing/article_c58d65a8-4bc9-11e7-954d-6740ea6bf4db.html

 

RUSS STEWART
— GA-6 OUTCOME WILL BE HARBINGER FOR ROSKAM IN 2018
http://www.russstewart.com/russ-analysis.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: GA-6 is not quite IL-6 — at least not yet. That could change on 6/20, when voters in Georgia’s 6th congressional district elect a new U.S. Representative in a contest where the lines are clearly demarcated: Trump vs. anti-Trump. IL-6 is occupied by Peter Roskam (R). Both districts are historically Republican, GA-6 being in Atlanta’s western suburbs and IL-6 being in Chicago’s western suburbs (mostly DuPage Co.). Both are upscale, with high median income and low minority population. But both went for Clinton over Trump by 50-48% in 2016. The Democrats, in their 2011 remap, packed every possible Republican into IL-6, including Barrington and west Lake Co. (Lake Zurich), and Roskam won with 59% in 2016, spending $3.3 million. He should have a safe seat. But Roskam is a party-line Republican, and backed the repeal/reform of parts of the Affordable Care Act. Three Democratic women are running, and all will trumpet the anti-Trump line. Watch GA-6 on 6/20.)

 

DUPAGE POLICY JOURNAL
— Ives calls on voters who want to save Illinois to oust Dems – Giovanni Whaley
http://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/511123877-ives-calls-on-voters-who-want-to-save-illinois-to-oust-dems

 

INDIANAPOLIS STAR
— Indy Muslims call out creators of local billboard that insults Prophet Muhammad – Fatima Hussein and Justin L. Mack
http://www.indystar.com/story/news/2017/06/05/indianapolis-muslims-call-out-creators-local-billboard-insults-prophet-muhammad/370969001/

 

CAPITOL FAX
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Rauner says “Rauner travels around the state trying to create phony headlines.”
https://capitolfax.com/2017/06/08/rauner-travels-around-the-state-trying-to-create-phony-headlines/

 

GOPUSA
— Feds drop bombshell: Up to 100 Muslim girls may have had their genitals cut in Michigan
http://www.gopusa.com/feds-drop-bombshell-up-to-100-muslim-girls-may-have-had-their-genitals-cut-in-michigan/
— Europe can pay for its own defense
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=25498?omhide=true

 

BREITBART
— DOJ: Drug Overdose Now Leading Cause of Death for Americans Under 50 – ALEX CLARK (DIERSEN: I have never used an illegal drug and I never will.)
http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2017/06/07/doj-drug-overdose-now-leading-cause-of-death-for-americans-under-50/

 

ONE NEWS NOW
— Laurie Higgins warns about pro-LGBT rules in IL – Charlie Butts
https://www.onenewsnow.com/culture/2017/06/07/higgins-warns-about-pro-lgbt-rules-in-il
— Historical’ run of LGBT Pride Month at an end? – Chad Groening and Charlie Butts
https://onenewsnow.com/national-security/2017/06/06/historical-run-of-lgbt-pride-month-at-an-end

 

POLITICO
— Comey blasts White House for ‘lies, plain and simple’  The fired FBI director accuses Trump and his aides of defaming him after his ouster. – JOSH GERSTEIN and KYLE CHENEY
http://www.politico.com/story/2017/06/08/james-comey-trump-russia-testimony-239294

 

HUFFINGTON POST
— Broadening ‘Buy American’ Is The Path To Prosperity – James P. Hoffa, Dennis Williams, and Robert Martinez  (DIERSEN: Overwhelmingly, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes a) oppose “Buy American,” b) promote foreign countries and promote their citizens, c) promote hatred of unions, current union members, and past union members, and d) promote hatred of individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German Americans, draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.)
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/broadening-buy-american-is-path-to-prosperity_us_5937f50ee4b06bff911d7c47

 

NBC NEWS
— Comey Testimony: Trump Faces Cost of Listening to Bad Advice – KEN DILANIAN  (DIERSEN: Whose advice do your critics/opponents listen to?)
http://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/comey-testimony-trump-faces-cost-listening-bad-advice-n769541

 

ASSOCIATED PRESS
— South Bend proposes work for panhandlers (DIERSEN: This promotes the argument that government is the “employer of last resort” (
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Employer_of_last_resort), that is, the argument that if you are or were a government employee, it is a) because you failed to get a real job in the private sector and b) because you are stupid, lazy, bad, deficient, a loser, and even worse things.)
http://cbs4indy.com/2017/06/08/northern-indiana-city-proposes-work-for-panhandlers/

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— Facebook’s Role in European Elections Under Scrutiny – MARK SCOTT  (DIERSEN: To what extent has Facebook influence elections in your precinct, in your municipality, in your township/ward, in your county, in Illinois, and in America?)
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/06/07/technology/facebook-britain-election-europe.html
— James Comey and the Fear of Being Alone With Donald Trump – Editorial (DIERSEN: Needless-to-say, I do not want to be “alone with” my critics/opponents, their operatives, or their dupes.  They are moral relativists who believe that their end (using me, misleading me, manipulating me, demonizing me, punishing me, and/or destroying me) justifies their means (twisting, exaggerating, distorting, and/or fabricating what I say or do). They are disciples of Saul Alinsky.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/06/08/opinion/james-comey-donald-trump.html
— Comey Says Trump Pressured Him to ‘Lift the Cloud’ of Inquiry – MATT APUZZO and MICHAEL S. SCHMIDT  (DIERSEN: While I worked for the federal government for almost 30 years, Democrat politicians pressured my superiors to get rid of their employees who were Republican, White, male, older, and/or non-veteran.  It is called Affirmative Action, Diversity, and Inclusion.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/06/07/us/politics/james-comey-statement-testimony.html
— How Student Loan Forgiveness Changed Graduates’ Paths – CAITLIN DICKERSON  (DIERSEN: Did you “take on low-paying public service jobs?”  I did.  I worked for the Post Office 1966-1969, IRS 1971-1980, and GAO 1980-1997.  My critics/opponents have always accused me of being overpaid. In my defense, I earned a) a job-related bachelor’s degree in 1970 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.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/06/07/us/student-loan-forgiveness.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The program has been praised for enticing college graduates to take on low-paying public service jobs, and criticized as perversely enticing students to take on large amounts of debt.)

 

LOS ANGELES TIMES
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD WITH BIG COLOR PICTURE IN THE CHICAGO TRIBUNE: Trump demanded ‘loyalty,’ asked for end to Flynn investigation, Comey to testify – David S. Cloud, Joseph Tanfani and David Lauter (DIERSEN: All my critics/opponents a) demand loyalty, b) promote patronage, c) reward their operatives and their dupes, and d) focus on destroying those like me who they cannot manipulate/dominate. I should write a book about my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes.  They disapprove of, if not hate, the fact that I am loyal to the Republican Party platform, the Illinois Republican Party platform, and the Milton Township Republican Central Committee resolution against video gambling.)
http://www.latimes.com/politics/washington/la-na-essential-washington-updates-trump-demanded-loyalty-asked-for-end-1496859119-htmlstory.html

 

WASHINGTON POST
— Comey hearing: Former FBI director says Trump administration ‘told lies’ when they explained his firing – Devlin Barrett and Ellen Nakashima  (DIERSEN: If my Democrat superiors in the federal government would be honest about why they took adverse actions against me, they would say a) I have always been a Republican and I refused to become a Democrat, b) I complained about patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, age discrimination, and retaliation, and c) I became an active member in a class action lawsuit in 1988 that charged GAO with reverse discrimination, age discrimination, and retaliation.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/national-security/comey-testimony-trump-senate-hearing/2017/06/07/afadf87c-4bd0-11e7-bc1b-fddbd8359dee_story.html
— The $833 billion albatross around the necks of women with college degrees – Danielle Douglas-Gabriel  (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes would hint/imply/argue/shout a) that men, and especially White men, have always gotten preference big time and b) that is why women have more college debt then men.  In my defense, few women wanted or would take the “bad” jobs that I had when I was young doing yard work, delivering newspapers, washing dishes, cleaning golf shoes, chipping slag, pumping gasoline, delivering mail, working on an automobile assembly line, and working as a security guard.  With the money that I earned/saved doing those “bad” jobs that few women wanted or would take, I graduated debt-free from NIU in 1970 and owning a 1969 Dodge Charger SE.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/grade-point/wp/2017/05/24/the-833-billion-albatross-around-the-necks-of-women-with-college-degrees/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The burden of student debt is having an outsize impact on women who now hold nearly two thirds of the $1.3 trillion in outstanding education loans, according to a report released Wednesday by the American Association of University Women. “It’s important to understand all of the challenges facing women in the United States, and in terms of their economic well-being, student debt is a big one,” said Kevin Miller, senior researcher at the AAUW.)
— House passes bill to allow some border and customs job applicants to skip polygraph test – Maria Sacchetti  (DIERSEN: Outrageously, ever-increasingly, since the 1960s, the federal government has lowered it hiring standards.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/social-issues/house-passes-bill-to-allow-some-border-and-customs-job-applicants-to-skip-polygraph-test/2017/06/07/59b2a9b8-4b99-11e7-9669-250d0b15f83b_story.html

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Fired FBI Chief Comey: White House Comments ‘Defame Me and More Importantly the FBI’
http://www.wsj.com/livecoverage/ex-fbi-director-james-comey-testimony-mike-flynn-russia-trump
— Atoning for America’s ‘Original Sin’ – Edward Rothstein  (DIERSEN: Democrats hint/imply/argue/shout that the more that your ancestors were responsible for slavery, the more that you should pay the price of Affirmative Action, Diversity, and Inclusion.  In my defense, all my ancestors immigrated from what is now Germany to northeast Illinois during the 1840s and 1850s.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/atoning-for-americas-original-sin-at-james-madisons-montpelier-1496869382
— The ‘Independent’ Mr. Comey  His prepared testimony shows why he deserved to be fired. – Editorial (DIERSEN: Constructively, my Democrat GAO superiors fired me in 1997 when I was 49 years old.  Of course, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes in Wheaton, Glen Ellyn, Milton Township, DuPage County, and Illinois side with my Democrat GAO superiors.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-independent-mr-comey-1496878266

 

NEW YORK POST
— Christie: Trump’s demand for loyalty was just a good ol’ New York chat – Gabrielle Fonrouge  (DIERSEN: All my critics/opponents a) demand loyalty, b) promote patronage, c) reward their operatives and their dupes, and d) focus on destroying those like me who they cannot manipulate/dominate. I should write a book about my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes.  They disapprove of, if not hate, the fact that I am loyal to the Republican Party platform, the Illinois Republican Party platform, and the Milton Township Republican Central Committee resolution against video gambling.)
http://nypost.com/2017/06/08/christie-trumps-demand-for-loyalty-was-just-a-good-ol-new-york-chat/

 

USA TODAY
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD HARDCOPY ARTICLE TITLE: President may pay a price for firing – Kevin Johnson  (DIERSEN: Constructively, my Democrat GAO superiors fired me in 1997 when I was 49 years old.  They not only knew that I would file a lawsuit, they wanted me to file a lawsuit. They wanted to be able to point to the lawsuit to help them hire, retain, and promote Democrats, minorities, females, and younger people.)
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/2017/06/07/james-comey-testimony-embodies-trump-greatest-miscalculation-firing/102556822/
— We have six kids: Here’s how we put them all through college – Tamara Holmes  (DIERSEN: Did you expect your parents to pay for your college education?  I did not.  My outstanding parents never attended college.  My father fought type 1 diabetes from age 14, was the first of his ancestors to earn a high school diploma, worked in the office of a chemical plant, almost always worked second jobs to pay the family’s bills, and did not buy a new car until he was 45 and it was a bottom of the line 2-door Chevy.  My mother never attended high school.)
https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/2017/06/08/we-have-six-kids-heres-how-we-put-them-all-through-college/102357920/

 

TIME
— Poll: 61% of Americans Think President Trump Fired James Comey to Protect Himself – Aric Jenkins  (DIERSEN: Constructively, my Democrat GAO superiors fired me in 1997 when I was 49 years old.  Of course, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes in Wheaton, Glen Ellyn, Milton Township, DuPage County, and Illinois side with my Democrat GAO superiors.)
http://time.com/4810257/donald-trump-james-comey-firing-poll/

 

FED SMITH
— 2.1% COLA in 2018? – Ralph R. Smith  (DIERSEN: COLAs have always been less than inflation. Based on what I have had to spend money on (taxes, food, medical, utilities, insurance, home maintenance, etc.), COLAs have always been far less than inflation.)
https://www.fedsmith.com/2017/06/07/2-1-cola-2018/

June 7 Evening Edition

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Anti-township measure takes another step forward – Charles Selle
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/lake-county-news-sun/opinion/ct-lns-selle-township-consolidation-st-0608-20170607-story.html
— FRONT PAGE: Hinsdale South’s Josh King among Michigan State players charged with criminal sexual conduct – Shannon Ryan
http://www.chicagotribune.com/sports/college/ct-josh-king-michigan-state-football-20170606-story.html
— ACLU: Emanuel’s police agreement with Trump administration ‘a non-starter’ – Bill Ruthhart
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-rahm-emanuel-aclu-police-reform-met-0608-20170607-story.html
— Wisconsin submits request to drug test Medicaid applicants – AP  (DIERSEN: I have never used an illegal drug and I never will.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/midwest/ct-wisconsin-drug-test-medicaid-20170607-story.html
— Trump’s new FBI director pick represented Christie in Bridgegate case – AP
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/politics/ct-trump-christopher-wray-fbi-director-20170607-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Trump asks “What will it take for Republicans to dump Trump?”
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/commentary/ct-trump-comey-testimony-obstruction-20170607-story.html
— State prisoner who held 2 hostage at Joliet hospital has violent history: officials
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/will-county/news/ct-joliet-hospital-prisoner-arrested-0608-20170607-story.html
— The Madigan elections of 2018: When even Democratic candidates knock the speaker- Editorial
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/editorials/ct-madigan-rauner-pritzker-kennedy-edit-0608-md-20170607-story.html
— As workforce bleeds men, health care jobs could be key to keeping them employed – Alexia Elejalde-Ruiz  (DIERSEN: While I worked for GAO 1980-1997, its top priority was to get rid of its employees who were Republican, White, male, older, and/or non-veteran.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/ct-men-future-health-care-0611-biz-20170531-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Trump says “Donald Trump is a profoundly incompetent president.”
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/chapman/ct-donald-trump-incompetent-president-chapman-perspec-20201010-column.html
— What Chicago’s South, West sides and Appalachia have in common – Arne Duncan
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/commentary/ct-chicago-appalachia-children-poverty-20170607-story.html

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— How to make sure those stupid teenage antics don’t follow you for life – Julie L. Biehl  (DIERSEN: Your past predicts your future.)
http://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/how-to-make-sure-those-stupid-teenage-antics-dont-follow-you-for-life/

 

DAILY HERALD
— Democrats’ hoodwinking of blacks – Walter E. Williams
http://www.dailyherald.com/discuss/20170607/democrats-hoodwinking-of-blacks
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD WITH COLOR PHOTO: Former Hinsdale South football star faces sexual assault charges – Matt Bonesteel
http://football.dailyherald.com/news/20170606/former-hinsdale-south-football-star-faces-sexual-assault-charges/

 

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— S&P: Illinois debt soon likely to be junk: – GREG HINZ
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20170607/BLOGS02/170609898/illinois-debt-soon-likely-to-be-junk-sp
— What ails Chicago’s economy? Here are two takes. – GREG HINZ
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20170607/BLOGS02/170609904/chicago-illinois-economies-suffer
— JPMorgan to purchase new debt for struggling Chicago schools – Reuters
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20170607/NEWS01/170609899/jpmorgan-to-purchase-new-debt-for-struggling-chicago-schools
— Why big bondholders are sticking with Illinois – Bloomberg
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20170607/NEWS02/170609912/bondholders-stick-with-illinois

 

ABC7
— New Trump FBI pick represented Christie in Bridgegate case – AP
http://abc7chicago.com/politics/new-trump-fbi-pick-represented-christie-in-bridgegate-case/2069684/
— Ex-FBI Director James Comey to Congress: President Trump told him ‘I need loyalty’ – AP  (DIERSEN: All my critics/opponents a) demand loyalty, b) promote patronage, c) reward their operatives and their dupes, and d) focus on destroying those like me who they cannot manipulate/dominate. I should write a book about my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes.  They disapprove of, if not hate, the fact that I am loyal to the Republican Party platform, the Illinois Republican Party platform, and the Milton Township Republican Central Committee resolution against video gambling.)
http://abc7chicago.com/politics/comey-to-congress-president-trump-told-him-i-need-loyalty/2070202/

 

NBC5
— Emanuel Signs Order Committing Chicago to Paris Accord – Shelby Bremer
http://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/mayor-rahm-emanuel-chicago-paris-agreement-427095451.html

 

CBS2
— Rep. Foster Blasts Trump’s Proposed Lab Cuts – Craig Dellimore
http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2017/06/07/rep-foster-blasts-trumps-lab-cuts/

 

FOX NEWS CHICAGO
— Illinois Governor’s Race Projected to Be Most Expensive in U.S. History
http://foxillinois.com/news/local/illinois-governors-race-projected-to-be-most-expensive-in-us-history
— Illinois end-of-year budget deficit to top $6B – AP
http://www.fox32chicago.com/news/local/259508473-story

 

BLOOMINGTON PANTAGRAPH
— Federal budget cuts could reduce legal aid to poor, elderly – Edith Brady-Lunny
http://www.pantagraph.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/federal-budget-cuts-could-reduce-legal-aid-to-poor-elderly/article_cbb99787-a972-51dd-a3f5-1ee59318d0a5.html

 

WLS AM
— State Rep. David McSweeney wants to eliminate Illinois Lieutenant Governor office. – John Dempsey
http://www.wlsam.com/2017/06/07/state-rep-wants-to-eliminate-illinois-lieutenant-governor-office/

 

WJOL
— OUTSTANDING: Local Police Chief Against Legalized Marijuana – Monica DeSantis
http://www.wjol.com/local-police-chief-legalized-marijuana/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: A local police chief is speaking out against legalizing marijuana in Illinois. Lockport Police Chief Terry Lemming says since pot was legalized in Colorado, traffic deaths have risen. Marijuana related traffic deaths are up 48-percent, overall 28-percent of traffic deaths are marijuana related while hospitalizations are up 22-percent. Lemming sites studies that suggest marijuana negatively impacts the brain’s of developing teens. Taxing marijuana will have little impact in solving Illinois’ budget crisis. In Colorado, Lemming says marijuana sales account for only one-half of one percent of the revenue in Colorado.)

 

WSIL TV
— Labor secretary defends merging anti-discrimination agencies – AP  (DIERSEN: To give preference to one group is to discriminate against another group.  Since the 1960s, the federal government has given preference to those who are minority and/or female, that is, since the 1960s, the federal government has discriminated against those who are White and/or male.)
http://www.wsiltv.com/story/35606748/labor-secretary-defends-merging-anti-discrimination-agencies
— Alleged leaker’s parents fear Trump will be tough on case – AP
http://www.wsiltv.com/story/35607113/alleged-leakers-parents-fear-trump-will-be-tough-on-case

 

CHICAGO CITY WIRE
— Kennedy, Pritzker say a mouthful by staying mum on lack of budget, GOP says – Caitlin Nordahl
http://chicagocitywire.com/stories/511123534-kennedy-pritzker-say-a-mouthful-by-staying-mum-on-lack-of-budget-gop-says

 

SANGAMON SUN
— Lawmakers accused of catering to Chicago schools, ignoring downstate – Caitlin Nordahl
http://sangamonsun.com/stories/511124080-lawmakers-accused-of-catering-to-chicago-schools-ignoring-downstate

 

ROCK ISLAND TODAY
— Illinois businesses fleeing to business-friendly Iowa, Rauner says
http://rockislandtoday.com/stories/511124338-illinois-businesses-fleeing-to-business-friendly-iowa-rauner-says

 

METRO EAST SUN
— Rauner sees Illinois business flooding to border states to escape high taxes – Hoang Tran
http://metroeastsun.com/stories/511124347-rauner-sees-illinois-business-flooding-to-border-states-to-escape-high-taxes

 

LAKE COUNTY GAZETTE
— Rauner: Tax burden driving Illinois businesses, people to Wisconsin – Hoang Tran
http://lakecountygazette.com/stories/511124335-rauner-tax-burden-driving-illinois-businesses-people-to-wisconsin

 

ILLINOIS LEAKS
— College of DuPage Petition for Permission to Appeal Pursuant to 28 U.S.C. is Granted – JOHN KRAFT
http://edgarcountywatchdogs.com/2017/06/college-of-dupage-petition-for-permission-to-appeal-pursuant-to-28-u-s-c-is-granted/
— Democrats cause Shelbyville Township employees to not get paid – JOHN KRAFT
http://edgarcountywatchdogs.com/2017/06/democrats-cause-township-employees-to-not-get-paid/

 

ILLINOIS FAMILY ACTION
— Homeschooling in the State of Illinois – Benjamin Smith
https://illinoisfamilyaction.org/2017/06/spotlight-homeschooling-in-the-state-of-illinois/

 

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— MORE BAD NEWS: ILLINOISANS’ INCOME GROWTH IN LAST 10 YEARS IS LOW, VERY LOW
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2017/06/more-bad-news-illinoisans-income-growth-in-last-10-years-is-low-very-low.html

 

CAPITOL FAX
— Former township assessor busted after stealing to feed her OxyContin addiction
https://capitolfax.com/2017/06/07/former-township-assessor-busted-after-stealing-to-feed-her-oxycontin-addiction/
— The problem is escalating very fast: Backlog to grow to $23 billion
https://capitolfax.com/2017/06/07/the-problem-is-escalating-very-fast/
— Kennedy dodges marijuana questions (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, individuals, organizations, companies, governments, countries, etc. that promote pot focus on destroying individuals, organizations, companies, governments, countries, etc. that do not promote pot.)
https://capitolfax.com/2017/06/07/kennedy-dodges-marijuana-questions/

 

GOPUSA
— In the face of Islam, thank God for Donald Trump  (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, promoting Islam in America and in the rest of the world, if not imposing Islam on America and on the rest of the world, is the Democrat Party’s top priority.)
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=25373

 

CNS NEWS
— New Company Helps Americans Flee Blue States to Largest Red State – Gage Cohen  (DIERSEN: Which individuals, organizations, companies, governments, countries, etc. work the hardest to drive Republicans out of your precinct, out of your municipality, out of your township/ward, out of your county, out of Illinois, and/or out of America?  I should write a book about those Democrat and Democrat plant, Libertarian and Libertarian plant, Green and Green plant, and RINO individuals, organizations, companies, governments, countries, etc. that work the hardest to drive Republicans out of my precinct, out of Wheaton, out of Milton Township, out of DuPage County, out of Illinois, and out of America. To give themselves standing to drive Republicans out, many, if not most, if not virtually of the aforesaid anti-Republicans falsely claim to be Republican.)
http://www.cnsnews.com/blog/gage-cohen/new-company-helps-americans-flee-blue-states-largest-red-state

 

DAILY CALLER
— Immigration Enforcement: Trump Steamrolls Ahead – Stewart Lawrence
http://dailycaller.com/2017/06/07/immigration-enforcement-trump-steamrolls-ahead/

 

CONSERVATIVE REPUBLICAN NEWS
— DEMOCRATS’ HOODWINKING OF BLACKS – Walter E. Williams
http://conservativerepublicannews.com/2017/06/07/democrats-hoodwinking-of-blacks/

 

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: From what I see, if you do not promote LGBTQ activity, the military does not want you.
http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/retired-generals-urge-mattis-to-allow-transgender-recruits/article/2625231

 

ABC NEWS
— Illinois end-of-year budget deficit to top $6B – AP
http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/wireStory/apnewsbreak-illinois-end-year-budget-deficit-top-6b-47896588

 

WASHINGTON POST
— Trump to Comey: ‘I need loyalty, I expect loyalty,’ according to prepared remarks from the former FBI director’s testimony for Thursday  (DIERSEN: All my critics/opponents a) demand loyalty, b) promote patronage, c) reward their operatives and their dupes, and d) focus on destroying those like me who they cannot manipulate/dominate. I should write a book about my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes.  They disapprove of, if not hate, the fact that I am loyal to the Republican Party platform, the Illinois Republican Party platform, and the Milton Township Republican Central Committee resolution against video gambling.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/world/wp/2017/06/07/trump-to-comey-i-need-loyalty-i-expect-loyalty-according-to-prepared-remarks-from-the-former-fbi-directors-testimony-for-thursday/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Trump says “The real reason working-class whites continue to support Trump.” Sooner or later, if you support Trump, anti-Trumps will say it is because you are a hater, a racist, a sexist, a bigot, or even worse things.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/post-partisan/wp/2017/06/06/the-real-reason-working-class-whites-continue-to-support-trump/

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Trump Sought Comey’s Loyalty, Ex-FBI Director to Say – Del Quentin Wilber  (DIERSEN: All my critics/opponents a) demand loyalty, b) promote patronage, c) reward their operatives and their dupes, and d) focus on destroying those like me who they cannot manipulate/dominate. I should write a book about my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes. They disapprove of, if not hate, the fact that I am loyal to the Republican Party platform, the Illinois Republican Party platform, and the Milton Township Republican Central Committee resolution against video gambling.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/trump-told-comey-i-need-loyalty-i-expect-loyalty-ex-fbi-director-to-say-in-prepared-remarks-1496858755
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Former FBI Director James Comey felt President Donald Trump was trying to establish “a patronage relationship” with him during a dinner meeting in January at which he sought Mr. Comey’s loyalty, according to written congressional testimony prepared by Mr. Comey that was made public on Wednesday afternoon.)
— Millions of Young People Shut Out of the Housing Market  Number of first-time U.S. home buyers below historical average – Laura Kusisto  (DIERSEN: How old were you when you bought your first home and where did the down payment come from?  I bought a new town home in University Park in September of 1972 when I was 24 years old.  The down payment came from money that I had saved a) working for IRS first in Chicago and then in Harvey since June of 1971, b) working part-time for Firestone Stores in Chicago Heights since April of 1971, and c) working for Firestone Stores in Chicago Heights full-time between August of 1970 and March of 1971.  In today’s dollars, my IRS salary was $54,864.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/millions-of-young-people-shut-out-of-the-housing-market-1496836800

 

BLOOMBERG
— Illinois Bondholders Stand Pat as State Veers Toward Cut to Junk – Charles Stein and Martin Z Braun
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2017-06-07/illinois-bondholders-stand-pat-as-state-veers-toward-cut-to-junk

 

FED SMITH
— Michael Moore Asks Federal Employees to Blow the Whistle on the Trump Administration – Ian Smith  (DIERSEN: While I worked for the Democrats who ran the federal government for almost 30 years 1966-1969 and 1971-1997, I blew the whistle on patronage, on political affiliation discrimination, on reverse discrimination, on age discrimination, and on retaliation for complaining about the aforesaid. Because I blew the whistle, my Democrat GAO superiors forced me to retire in 1997 when I was 49 years old, always ranked me in the bottom half of my coworkers for pay-for-performance purposes, 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 $18,847 pay cut in today’s dollars to transfer from IRS to GAO in 1980.  My Democrat IRS did not promote me beyond GS-12, disallowed my education deductions in 1978, and disallowed my partial day per diem claims in 1974.  My Democrat Post Office superiors forced me resign in 1969 and disallowed my sick leave requests in 1969 and 1968.)
https://www.fedsmith.com/2017/06/07/michael-moore-asks-federal-employees-blow-whistle-trump-administration/
— Postal Service: Highest Paid Employees and Highest Averages – Ralph R. Smith (DIERSEN: My Democrat supervisor during the almost 3 years that I worked part-time for the Park Forest Post Office 1966-1969 disapproved of my demographics, and especially that I was a draft avoider, Republican, German-American, Missouri Synod Lutheran, younger, good health, non-poor, college student, and that my ancestors had been in America since the 1840s.  He especially disapproved of the 1966 Pontiac Tempest Sprint, the 1968 Oldsmobile 442, and 1969 Dodge Charger SE that I had bought new and that I used to deliver mail.  I requested sick days only twice during the almost 3 years that I worked for him, and of course, he disapproved those requests.)
https://www.fedsmith.com/2017/06/07/postal-service-highest-paid-employees-highest-averages/

 

MONEY MAGAZINE
— Saving $1 Million for Retirement Is Possible Even If You Start at Age 50 – Jennifer Calfas  (DIERSEN: So far, in today’s dollars, my Democrat GAO superiors’ success in forcing me to take their early retirement “offer” in 1997 when I was 49 years old has cost me $1,424,844, that is, lost salary of $2,429,250 ($10,250/month X 237 months) minus pension payments of $1,004,406 ($4,238/month X 237 months).)
http://time.com/money/4798284/retirement-saving-401k/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The chart below from the AAII shows five different scenarios of how much people can accumulate by saving from age 50 to age 70:
You make the maximum 401(k) contribution, including the catch-up contribution allowed for those 50 or older (a total of $24,000 a year). You make the full $18,000 a year 401(k) contribution, but skip the catch-up provision. You save $1,000 a month (setting aside $12,000 a year). You contribute the maximum to an IRA, including a catch-up contribution ($6,500 per year). You make the maximum $5,500 IRA contribution, but skip the catch-up provision. In each case, Charles Rotblut, a vice president at AAII and editor of the AAII Journal, assumed that you would earn 8% a year from a stock and bond portfolio. The 401(k) and IRA contribution limits are based on the rules for 2017.The projected account balance at 70 years old ranges from $1.3 million for a person who maxes out his or her 401(k) including catch-up contributions to $300,000 for a person who saves only to the basic $5,500 annual IRA limit.)

 

CHICAGO PRIDE
— Equality Illinois launches Pride Month with kickoff brunch, celebrates ‘victorious week’  (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, under the Democrats, you are demonized, denigrated, and condemned if you do not promote LGBTQ activity.)
http://chicago.gopride.com/news/article.cfm/articleid/85375225

June 7 Morning Edition

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Crackdown on leakers won’t make Trump’s troubles go away.”
http://chicago.suntimes.com/opinion/crackdown-on-leakers-wont-make-trumps-troubles-go-away/

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Concerns raised about how Trump budget plan would impact Fermilab, Argonne – Sarah Freishtat  (DIERSEN: All during the almost 18 years that I worked for GAO 1980-1997, GAO’s budget was cut in relative or absolute terms.  Tragically, few politicians raised concerns about that.  The Democrats who ran GAO used a) those cuts and b) Affirmative Action, Diversity, and Inclusion to get rid of GAO employees who were Republican, White, male, older, and/or non-veteran.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/aurora-beacon-news/news/ct-abn-fermilab-funding-st-0607-20170606-story.html
— AN UNFAIR BURDEN  Cook County failed to value homes accurately for years. The result: a property tax system that harmed the poor and helped the rich. – Jason Grotto  (DIERSEN: I should write a book about the assessment history, appeals, litigation, and other matters concerning my home at 915 Cove Court in Wheaton.)
http://apps.chicagotribune.com/news/watchdog/cook-county-property-tax-divide/
— Retirement: Figuring your Social Security break-even age – Kevin McCormally  (DIERSEN: If I sought a government office or a political office, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes would viciously demonize me, viciously denigrate me, and viciously condemn me as being a doubledipper because I get both a Civil Service Retirement System (CSRS) pension and Social Security.  In my defense, my Social Security is dramatically reduced because a get a CSRS pension.  I earned both CSRS and Social security credits while I worked part-time for the Park Forest Post Office 1966-1969 and while I worked part-time for the Firestone Store in Chicago Heights 1971-1972.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/sns-201705181536–tms–kplngmpctnkm-a20170607-20170607-story.html
— Major video game group sues Chicago over online game tax – Amina Elahi
http://www.chicagotribune.com/bluesky/originals/ct-bsi-video-games-lawsuit-cloud-tax-20170606-story.html
— Naperville police chief says handling of teen suicide case ‘mischaracterized’ – Erin Hegarty
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/naperville-sun/news/ct-nvs-chief-marshall-naperville-north-suicide-st-0609-20170608-story.html

 

FOX NEWS CHICAGO
— Racist Instagram post stirs anger at Crete-Monee High School – Dakarai Turner
http://www.fox32chicago.com/news/local/259335513-story

 

WGN TV
— Crete-Monee High School students call for expulsion after classmate makes racist post on Instagram – MEGHAN DWYER (DIERSEN: I graduated from Crete-Monee High School in 1966. Of course, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes use that against me. They stress that at least through the 1970s, Crete residents were overwhelming German-American Lutherans. They hint/imply/argue/shout that at least though the 1970s, Crete was full of racists, sexists, bigots, and even worse people. All of my ancestors are German-American Lutherans and they have lived in Crete since 1854. I lived in Crete 1948-1972. I did not move to Wheaton until 1978.  My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes in Wheaton continue to paint me as being a German American, a Lutheran, a racist, a sexist, a bigot, and even worse things. They talk and act like they want me to sue them for slander.  How should I react to that?)
http://wgntv.com/2017/06/06/students-call-for-expulsion-after-classmate-makes-racists-post-on-instagram2/

 

DAILY HERALD
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD WITH BIG COLOR GRAPHIC: Illinois owes billions to suburban non-profits, companies, government agencies – Jake Griffin
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20170607/illinois-owes-billions-to-suburban-non-profits-companies-government-agencies
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: Chief: Officer’s actions in Naperville North teen’s suicide ‘publicly mischaracterized’ – Marie Wilson  (DIERSEN: If I sought a government office or a political office, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes would stress that while I worked for IRS as a Revenue Officer during the 1970s, a taxpayer that I was assigned to collect delinquent taxes from committed suicide.)
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20170606/chief-officers-actions-in-naperville-north-teens–suicide-publicly-mischaracterized
— Fired gay music director loses lawsuit against Inverness church, archdiocese – Bob Susnjara  (DIERSEN: Of course, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes side with the plaintiff.)
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20170606/fired-gay-music-director-loses-lawsuit-against-inverness-church-archdiocese

 

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— 700 jobs at Argonne, Fermi on the line in Trump budget – GREG HINZ
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20170607/BLOGS02/170609915
— It’s no ‘bailout.’ Rather, this school funding bill is good for every district in Illinois. – ANDY MANAR
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20170607/OPINION/170609914/illinois-school-funding-bill-is-no-chicago-bailout-andy-manar

 

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Clinic at St. John’s has filled need for dental services – Dean Olsen (DIERSEN: Yesterday, I got my third dental implant. Even though my wife and I pay $98.95/month for dental insurance and the federal government pays $296.85/month, my out-of-pocket dental expenses have been tremendous.)
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20170606/clinic-at-st-johns-has-filled-need-for-dental-services

 

SAUK VALLEY
— Consolidation bill offers hope for supporters of smaller government  Townships in Illinois could be made more efficient if Gov. Rauner signs a bill to empower trustees to initiate road district consolidation referendums across the state, if trustees use that newfound power, and if voters give their approval – but that’s a lot of ifs. – Editorial  (DIERSEN: How much interaction have you had with township trustees?  Since 1999, I have had lots of interaction with township trustees in DuPage County, and especially with Milton Township trustees. What do township trustees think of you? How do township trustees treat you?  I should write a book about past and present township trustees a) who viciously demonize me, b) who viciously denigrate me, c) who viciously condemn me, d) who blame me for all of their problems, e) who blame me for all of your problems, f) who blame me for all of my problems, g) who blame me for all of everyone’s problems, h) who are overjoyed that I am no longer the TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairman, i) who are overjoyed that I am no longer a Wheaton Chamber of Commerce Government Affairs Committee member, j) who are overjoyed that I am no longer the Milton Township Republican Central Committee webmaster, k) who are overjoyed that I am no longer an Illinois Center Right Coalition Steering Committee member, l) who are overjoyed that I am no longer an American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter board member, m) who are overjoyed that I am no longer a GAO employee, n) who focus on stopping me from putting GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails together and sending them out, o) who focus on stopping everyone from reading the emails, and p) who act like they have promised lots of money, a new home, a new car, a sweetheart job, a sweetheart contract, favorable legislation, and/or much more if they succeed in getting rid of me.)
http://www.saukvalley.com/2017/06/06/svm-editorial-consolidation-bill-offers-hope-for-supporters-of-smaller-government/a4uebo1/

 

ROCHELLE NEWS
— Consolidation of roads, bridges could mean shift at township levels – Lori Hammelman
https://rochellenews-leader.com/article/consolidation-of-roads-bridges-could-mean-shift-at-township-levels
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Lt. Gov. weighs in  Ill. Lt. Gov. Evelyn Sanguinetti last week applauded the passage of the bill that would allow township trustees to initiate these referendums, which could lead to a consolidation. Currently only township trustees in Cook County have this power. Two Cook County townships have successfully initiated and passed referendums to consolidate their road districts. It is said officials from both of these townships anticipate greater service efficiencies, thus taxpayer savings from consolidation. “I applaud the General Assembly for passing this bill to give all townships – not just those in Cook County – the authority to consolidate as they deem necessary,” said Lt. Governor Evelyn Sanguinetti.  “We pay the highest property taxes in the nation and, not coincidentally, we have more units of government than any other state.  This bill is the start of a larger effort to give both citizens and local boards the power to consolidate government.” Another supporter of the bill is State Representative Tom Demmer. “I’m glad to support this bill which empowers voters to choose what’s best for their community,” said Rep. Demmer. “If consolidation makes sense for them, they can now choose to lower the cost of government and reduce their tax burden.”)

 

WAND TV
— Governor Rauner blaming state Democrats for slow economy  (DIERSEN: Should I write a book about those who blame me and my GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails for all the defeats that Republicans have suffered in Illinois since 2000?)
http://www.wandtv.com/story/35605790/governor-rauner-blaming-state-democrats-for-slow-economy

 

WSIL TV
— White House looks for ways to undermine Comey’s credibility – AP  (DIERSEN: Who undermines your credibility?  I should write a book about those in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois who focus on undermining my credibility.  They are moral relativists who believe that their end (using me, misleading me, manipulating me, demonizing me, punishing me, and/or destroying me) justifies their means (twisting, exaggerating, distorting, and/or fabricating what I say or do). They are disciples of Saul Alinsky.)
http://www.wsiltv.com/story/35606773/white-house-looks-for-ways-to-undermine-comeys-credibility

 

CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD
— North Korea accuses Trump of being ‘selfish’  (DIERSEN: I should write a book about those who demonize me, who denigrate me, and who condemn me as being selfish.  They hint/imply/argue/shout a) that I am undeservedly filth rich, and that therefore, I should give lots of money to their church, to their charity, and/or to them and b) that I am undeservedly filth rich because I was born a healthy White male, because I avoided the draft, because I was grossly overpaid by the federal government, because my wife and I gave up trying to have children, we did not adopt, and we did not become foster parents, because my Civil Service Retirement System pension and my Social Security are far too generous, because etc.)
http://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/politics/north-korea-accuses-trump-of-being-selfish/733785688
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Trump discourages those who want to destroy America a) from coming to America, b) from staying in America, and c) from bringing others to America.  Anti-Trumps encourage those who want to destroy America a) to come to America illegally, b) to stay in America illegally, and c) to bring others to America illegally.
http://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/politics/group-trump-is-forcing-losses-in-american-tourism/733825954
— Accused leaker Reality Winner called Trump an ‘orange fascist’ on Twitter  Winner followed Edward Snowden – DONIE O’SULLIVAN AND DAVID SHORTELL
http://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/politics/accused-leaker-reality-winner-criticized-trump-on-twitter/733287847

 

CHAMPAIGN/URBANA NEWS GAZETTE
— Voters go to end of the line – Editorial  (DIERSEN: Democrats run Illinois.  Democrats run Cook County.  Democrats run Chicago.  Those who voted for those Democrats are getting exactly what they asked for.)
http://www.commercial-news.com/editorials/editorial-voters-go-to-end-of-the-line/article_84a539d8-df5f-5c8b-90cf-daf5173f4519.html
— Coercion? Or free choice? – Editorial (DIERSEN: If I sought a government office or a political office, my critics/opponent, their operatives, and their dupes, virtually all of whom hate unions, hate current union members, and hate former union members, would shout that I was a union member for almost 12 years.  My father worked in the office of a chemical plant for 28 years. He was not a union member. He never complained that union members were overpaid, but he frequently complained that non-union members were underpaid.)
http://www.news-gazette.com/opinion/editorials/2017-06-07/coercion-or-free-choice.html
— Message received on 911 bill in House – Tom Kacich
http://www.news-gazette.com/news/local/2017-06-07/tom-kacich-message-received-911-bill-house.html

 

CITY OF CHICAGO
— OUTRAGEOUS: VIDEO: Mayor Emanuel Delivers Remarks at 2017 NIJC Human Rights Awards Luncheon
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P3YlGg8oGjA

 

CHICAGO CITY WIRE
— Rauner says lllinois’ hopes, heart rest with small businesses – Hoang Tran
http://chicagocitywire.com/stories/511124328-rauner-says-lllinois-hopes-heart-rests-with-small-businesses

 

SANGAMON SUN
— Rauner tells people: Power of change is in your hands alone – Giovanni Whaley  (DIERSEN: What about the tremendous power that those who have tremendous religious, government, political, and/or financial clout have in Illinois, in your county, in your township/ward, and in your municipality?  From what I see, overwhelmingly, those who have the most religious, government, political, and/or financial clout get want they want.  If your future is bright, it is because the aforesaid want it to be bright. If your future is dim, it is because the aforesaid want it to be dim.)
http://sangamonsun.com/stories/511123887-rauner-tells-people-power-of-change-is-in-your-hands-alone

 

ILLINOIS MANUFACTURES’ ASSOCIATION
— Private Collection Firms to Collect Overdue Federal Taxes – Anastasia Lowentha  (DIERSEN: I worked for IRS’s Collection Division for almost 9 years, the last 5 1/2 years of which at the GS-12 Step 1-5 levels, currently $79,563-$90,173.  I worked for GAO on audits of IRS for 3 years at the GS-13 Step 1-3 levels, currently $94,610-$100.917.)
http://ima-net.org/private-collection-firms-to-collect-overdue-federal-taxes/

 

ILLINOIS FAMILY INSTITUTE
— Texas Bill to Protect Religious Freedom vs. Chicago Tribune Columnist – Laurie Higgins
https://illinoisfamily.org/homosexuality/texas-bill-protect-religious-freedom-vs-chicago-tribune-columnist/
— Planned Parenthood: More Abortions, Fewer Services – Gary Bauer
https://illinoisfamily.org/life/planned-parenthood-abortions-fewer-services/

 

CAPITOL FAX
— Kennedy compares AFL-CIO Pritzker endorsement to “Christian Right” backing Trump
https://capitolfax.com/2017/06/07/kennedy-compares-afl-cio-pritzker-endorsement-to-christian-right-backing-trump/

 

GOPUSA
— MSNBC host: Trump inciting jihad to push ban  (DIERSEN: What do your critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes charge you with promoting?  My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes charge me with promoting the Republican Party platform, the Illinois Republican Party platform, and the Milton Township Republican Central Committee resolution against video gambling.  They say “the platform is the problem.”)
http://www.gopusa.com/msnbc-host-trump-inciting-jihad-to-push-ban/
— Fear of deportation drives illegal aliens off food stamps  (DIERSEN: How many illegals are on food stamps in Illinois, in your county, in your township/ward, in your municipality, and in your precinct?  Of course, anti-Trumps have no problem with that.)
http://www.gopusa.com/fear-of-deportation-drives-illegal-aliens-off-food-stamps/
— YouTube Banned Me, But Not the Hate Imams – Michelle Malkin  (DIERSEN: Who wants to ban you? The following want to ban me: individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that are anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time and/or those who a) reject planks in the Republican Party platform and/or the Illinois Republican Party platform and work against those like me who support those planks, b) reject the Milton Township Republican Central Committee resolution against video gambling and work against those like me who support that resolution, c) focus on destroying those like me who they cannot manipulate/dominate, d) were defendants in lawsuits that I have filed, and/or e) are operatives or dupes for the aforesaid.)
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=25463
— Hillary praises London’s Muslim mayor Khan’s leadership in wake of terror attack  (DIERSEN: From what I see, those who promote Clinton and/or Khan are anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=25439
— Incredible: Khuram Butt, the man MI5 didn’t think was dangerous  (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes would not think that Butt was dangerous.)
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=25423
— Disinformation: Strategic deception to undermine the Church, the West, and America  (DIERSEN: Who wants to undermine you?  I should write a book about those who want to undermine me.  They would love it.  They paint themselves as being anti-Diersens, if not a Diersen-haters.  They talk and act like they are operatives or dupes for those who dominate the Milton Township Republican Central Committee, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, Illinois Republican Party, Wheaton, Milton Township, DuPage County, Illinois, etc.)
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=25446

 

FREEDOM’S JOURNAL
— BILL MAHER AND PERPETUAL ADOLESCENCE – Star Parker
https://freedomsjournalinstitute.org/latest-news/opinion/bill-maher-and-perpetual-adolescence/

 

LIFE SITE NEWS
— Christian pro-family leader wins five-year battle against ‘frivolous’ LBGT lawsuit – Peter LaBarbera
https://www.lifesitenews.com/news/christian-pro-family-leader-wins-five-year-battle-against-frivolous-lbgt-la

 

DAILY CALLER
— ‘Crowds On Demand’ Provides Clients With Fake Protesters – GRACE CARR
http://dailycaller.com/2017/06/05/crowds-on-demand-provides-clients-with-fake-protesters/

 

THE BLAZE
— Please, leftists, explain how this ‘transgender’ madness empowers women – Matt Walsh
http://www.theblaze.com/contributions/matt-walsh-please-leftists-explain-how-this-transgender-madness-empowers-women/
— Public school opens up rooms for Muslim prayer during Ramadan. Atheist group calls it ‘reasonable.’ – Dave Urbanski  (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats promote Islam. Soon, if not already, to say that you are a Democrat, is to say that your are a Muslim. There are tremendous conflicts between the Koran and the U.S. Constitution.)
http://www.theblaze.com/news/2017/06/06/public-school-opens-up-rooms-for-muslim-prayer-during-ramadan-atheist-group-calls-it-reasonable/

 

LIFEZETTE
— Recent Trump Hire Reboots Worry Over Staff Loyalty to Agenda  President’s newest adviser on Russia policy is Soros alum, comes from liberal think tank – Margaret Menge (DIERSEN: GAO hired me in 1980 because it could not find a qualified Democrat, minority, female, younger person, or veteran who would take the job.  IRS hired me in 1971 because it could not find a qualified Democrat, minority, female, or veteran who would take the job.  The Post Office hired me in 1966 because it could not find a qualified Democrat, minority, female, or veteran who would take the job.)
http://www.lifezette.com/polizette/recent-trump-hire-reboots-worry-over-staff-loyalty-to-agenda/

 

BLASTING NEWS
— Law firms reject Trump as client in Russian investigation – Vittorio Hernandez  (DIERSEN: I should write a book about the lawyers a) who have represented me in the lawsuits that I have filed and b) who have represented the defendants in lawsuits that I have filed.)
http://us.blastingnews.com/news/2017/06/law-firms-reject-trump-as-client-in-russian-investigation-001755871.html

 

JD JOURNAL
— Lawyers Keep Turning Down Chance to be President Trump’s Attorney – Amanda Griffin (DIERSEN: I should write a book about the lawyers a) who have represented me in the lawsuits that I have filed and b) who have represented the defendants in lawsuits that I have filed.)
http://www.jdjournal.com/2017/06/06/lawyers-keep-turning-down-chance-to-be-president-trumps-attorney/

 

NEW AMERICAN
— Colleges Using Required Reading Lists to Advance Leftism – Raven Clabough
https://www.thenewamerican.com/culture/education/item/26190-colleges-using-required-reading-lists-to-advance-leftism-study-shows

 

NBC NEWS
— How Did Accused NSA Leaker Reality Winner Get Security Clearance? – KEN DILANIAN  (DIERSEN: Many millions of people do not apply for federal jobs because they know that they cannot pass a background check. I passed background checks a) in 1966 when I was 18 for my Post Office job, b) in 1971 for my IRS job, and c) in 1980 for my GAO job.)
http://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/how-did-accused-nsa-leaker-reality-winner-get-security-clearance-n768816
(FROM THE ARTICLE: When the news broke that Reality Winner, a 25-year-old NSA contractor with an apparently heavy social media presence, had been charged with leaking a classified document to reporters, many people wondered: How does someone so young have a such a top-level security clearance? It’s actually very common. “The vast majority of people who do the National Security Agency’s intercept work, who translate and analyze — most of them are fresh out of high school,” said Matthew Aid, an intelligence historian who has written about the NSA. “There are thousands and thousands of 18 to 21-year-olds doing critically important and secret work around the world.”)

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD WITH COLOR PHOTO OF COMEY: Comey Told Sessions: Don’t Leave Me Alone With Trump – MICHAEL S. SCHMIDT and MATT APUZZO  (DIERSEN: Needless-to-say, I do not want to be “alone with” my critics/opponents, their operatives, or their dupes.  They are moral relativists who believe that their end (using me, misleading me, manipulating me, demonizing me, punishing me, and/or destroying me) justifies their means (twisting, exaggerating, distorting, and/or fabricating what I say or do). They are disciples of Saul Alinsky.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/06/06/us/politics/comey-sessions-trump.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps blame Trump for everything that is bad.
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/06/07/opinion/donald-trump-jeff-sessions-sean-spicer.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Trump says “Without Obama as a Unifier, Republicans Are Fragmented.”
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/06/06/us/politics/without-obama-as-a-unifier-republicans-are-fragmented.html

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— 50 Years After Loving v. Virginia, Colleges Embrace Segregation  Students have demanded free tuition and housing for blacks as well as black-only dorms. – Jason Riley  (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats promote segregation.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/50-years-after-loving-v-virginia-colleges-embrace-segregation-1496792040
— Trump Taps Former Assistant Attorney General Christopher Wray as New FBI Chief  Trump announces pick in tweet, says ‘details to follow’ – Rebecca Ballhaus (DIERSEN: I should write a book about the lawyers a) who have represented me in the lawsuits that I have filed and b) who have represented the defendants in lawsuits that I have filed.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/trump-taps-former-assistant-attorney-general-christopher-wray-as-new-fbi-chief-1496836799
(FROM THE ARTICLE: President Donald Trump is tapping former Assistant Attorney General Chris Wray to serve as the next director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the president said in a tweet. Mr. Wray, who has lately served as a white-collar defense lawyer, met with Mr. Trump late last month at the White House for an interview. The selection of Mr. Wray caps a month-long search that began in May after Mr. Trump fired then-FBI Director James Comey. Mr. Wray has represented New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie, a top Trump ally, in the George Washington Bridge lane-closure controversy.)
— Major accounting firms and the industry’s trade group are trying to convince Congress to include accounting as part of the ‘STEM’ career fields – Michael Rapoport  (DIERSEN: I passed the CPA examination on my first attempt in 1979, I earned a master’s degree in accounting from DePaul in 1980, I became a licensed CPA in 1981, and I became a Forensic Accountant in 1997.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/accountants-jump-into-the-immigration-debate-1496750400
— Where Have All the Inspectors General Gone?  The Pentagon is without a permanent watchdog—and so are the CIA and NSA. Trump should fix this fast. – Joseph Schmitz
https://www.wsj.com/articles/where-have-all-the-inspectors-general-gone-1496792228

 

USA TODAY
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: Study: Even moderate drinking might be bad for aging brains – Kim Painter  (DIERSEN: Virtually all of my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes a) drink lots of booze, b) did drink lots of booze, and/or c) want to drink lots of booze.)
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/2017/06/06/moderate-drinking-aging-brains/102550952/
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD WITH BIG COLOR GRAPHIC: Black troops as much as twice as likely to be punished by commanders, courts – Tom Vanden Brook
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2017/06/07/black-troops-much-twice-likely-punished-commanders-courts/102555630/
— DISGUSTING: Can porn be feminist? These female directors say ‘yes’ – Patrick Ryan
https://www.usatoday.com/story/life/tv/2017/06/06/feminist-porn-empowerment/101283776/

 

COLUMBIA JOURNALISM REVIEW
— Ebony pushes black journalists’ patience to the limit – Adeshina Emmanuel  (DIERSEN: To get someone other than me who BOTH could and would do for you what I do for you as your GOPUSA Illinois Editor, you would have to pay that person $200,000 a year, if not more.  Like me, that person would be viciously demonized, viciously denigrated, and viciously condemned by individuals, by organizations, by companies, by governments, and by countries that are anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.cjr.org/business_of_news/ebony-magazine-freelancers-pay.php

 

CAPITOL GAZETTE
— Trump budget attacks federal employees – U.S. Rep. Steny H. Hoyer  (DIERSEN: To demonize me, to denigrate me, and to condemn me, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes a) stress that I was a federal employee for almost 30 years and that I have been a federal retiree for almost 20 years and b) stress that I was a union member for almost 12 years.)
http://www.capitalgazette.com/opinion/columns/ph-ac-ce-column-hoyer-0607-20170606-story.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: This assault on our federal employees is the most recent in an ongoing campaign by many Republicans to denigrate those who serve our country in civilian roles and make it harder to recruit and retain the most talented Americans for these jobs. If their agenda is enacted, there is no question it would weaken our country and put our national security and the strength of our economy at risk.)

 

RASMUSSEN REPORTS
— Americans Have a Bleak Outlook for Race Relations (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps encourage minorities to hate not only those who are White, but also those who are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, Republican, American, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a ling time.)
http://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/current_events/social_issues/americans_have_a_bleak_outlook_for_race_relations

June 5 Evening Edition

CBS2
— Gov. Runner Signals ‘Concerns’ About 9-1-1 Bill And Pension-Tax Component – Steve Miller
http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2017/06/05/illinois-governor-has-concerns-9-1-1-bill/

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— ‘We will do whatever is necessary’: Does that include a balanced CPS budget? – Editorial
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/editorials/ct-cps-budget-claypool-emanuel-edit-0606-jm-20170605-story.html
— Getting Washington out of the air traffic control business – Editorial
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/editorials/ct-faa-trump-privatize-airlines-edit-0606-md-20170605-story.html
— Congressman Quigley: Russian operatives hacked Illinois elections board – Rick Pearson
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-mike-quigley-russian-hackers-met-0606-20170605-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Trump says “Trump’s advisers are only enabling his erratic behavior.”
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/commentary/ct-donald-trump-london-tweets-impulsive-20170605-story.html
— Taxi union wants a tax and fee waived in the age of Huber and Left – Hal Dar dick
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-chicago-taxi-wish-list-met-0606-20170605-story.html

 

DAILY HERALD
— DuPage County may seek referendum to dissolve election commission – Robert Sanchez
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20170605/dupage-county-may-seek-referendum-to-dissolve-election-commission
(FROM THE ARTICLE: County officials have been told the election commission could be dissolved with a binding referendum. But the county can’t form a bipartisan election commission board without a state law change. One of the obstacles facing the proposed state law is that Democratic leaders in DuPage have criticized it. For example, they didn’t like the proposed process to appoint election commissioners. They’ve also voiced concern about the suggested salaries of the commissioners. Cronin, meanwhile, said he wants a consolidation of the election commission and the clerk’s office because it’s expected to save taxpayers at least $300,000 a year. The savings would be achieved by combining staff and finding efficiencies. “My priority is — and always has been — savings for the taxpayers,” Cronin said. “If we can do the same quality service more efficiently and save taxpayers money, that’s the direction we should take.” Before taking any steps to dissolve the election commission, Cronin said he first would have a “robust discussion” with county board members.)
— What are the advantages of hiring a multigenerational workforce? (DIERSEN: Non-veteran White males who are seeking a job with the federal government should be advised that with only rare exceptions, your career will be wasted and you will be gotten rid of if you do not make GS-13 ($94,610) by age 25, GS-14 ($111,801) by age 30, GS-15 ($131,508) by age 35, and Senior Executive Service ($161,900) by age 40. More is expected of non-veteran White males a) because they were born with silver spoons in their mouths, b) because they have always been privileged, and c) because they benefited from their parents’, their grandparents’, their great grandparents’, and the rest of their ancestors’ racism and sexism. Non-veteran Whites males are expected to pay the price of Affirmative Action, Diversity, and Inclusion.)
http://www.dailyherald.com/business/20170605/what-are-the-advantages-of-hiring-a-multigenerational-workforce
— Tom Cullerton and Kain help Addison Township residents find additional savings
http://www.dailyherald.com/submitted/20170605/tom-cullerton-and-kain-help-addison-township-residents-find-additional-savings

 

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Davis, LaHood interviewed candidates for prosecutor, marshal – Bernard Schoenburg
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20170605/davis-lahood-interviewed-candidates-for-prosecutor-marshal

 

NORTHWEST HERALD
— McHenry County Board member fined $1,500 for delay in statement of economic interests – KEVIN P. CRAVER
http://www.nwherald.com/2017/06/02/mchenry-county-board-member-fined-1-500-for-delay-in-statement-of-economic-interests/axcxuyy/

 

WJBC
— Sen. Brady: No need for special session; Democrats should keep working on budget – Eric Stock
http://www.wjbc.com/2017/06/05/sen-brady-no-need-for-special-session-democrats-should-keep-working-on-budget/

 

WSIL TV
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps side with London’s mayor against Trump.
http://www.wsiltv.com/story/35587451/trump-criticizes-londons-mayor-again

 

ILLINOIS NEWS NETWORK
— Illinois’ public pensions are worse off than state claims – Michael Carroll
https://www.ilnews.org/news/state_politics/study-illinois-public-pensions-are-worse-off-than-state-claims/article_374a4f72-4151-11e7-8e9c-47e8009e8ba6.html

 

CHICAGO CITY WIRE
— Rauner boasts delivery of ‘economic engine’ to Chicago’s South Side – Caitlin Nordahl
http://chicagocitywire.com/stories/511117398-rauner-boasts-delivery-of-economic-engine-to-chicago-s-south-side

 

WIREPOINTS
— Would Congress Authorize Bankruptcy for Illinois and Other States? Yes, Inevitably. – Mark Glennon
http://www.wirepoints.com/would-congress-authorize-bankruptcy-for-illinois-and-other-states-yes-inevitably-wirepoints-original/

 

CAPITOL FAX
— New Pritzker robocalls slam House Republicans, defend House Democrats
https://capitolfax.com/2017/06/05/new-pritzker-robocalls-slam-house-republicans-defend-house-democrats/
— Hardiman claims “anybody” can beat Rauner, tosses his hat in the ring
https://capitolfax.com/2017/06/05/hardiman-claims-anybody-can-beat-rauner-tosses-his-hat-in-the-ring/
— “Kooks” on the fringe and “cooperation”  (DIERSEN: The stronger that you support for the Republican Party platform, the Illinois Republican Party platform, and/or the Milton Township Republican Central Committee resolution on video gambling, the more that you will called a kook.)
https://capitolfax.com/2017/06/05/kooks-on-the-fringe-and-cooperation/

 

CHRISTIAN TIMES
— Illinois bars social workers and foster families from working with children if they reject transgenderism – Jardine Malado  (DIERSEN: Soon, if not already, Democrats will bar you from getting an education, getting a job, etc. unless you promote dependency on government and on charity, LGBTQ activity, abortion, mass/illegal immigration, booze, gambling, pot, and other vices, patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, age discrimination, abolition of the First and Second Amendments, etc.)
http://christiantimes.com/article/illinois-bars-social-workers-and-foster-families-from-working-with-children-if-they-reject-transgenderism/72280.htm

 

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Armed forces plan to celebrate LGBT Pride Month – Rowan Scarborough (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, if you do not promote LGBTQ activity, individuals, organizations, companies, governments, countries, etc. that promote LGBTQ activity get rid of you.)
http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2017/jun/5/armed-forces-plan-to-celebrate-lgbt-pride-month/

 

LIFE SITE NEWS
— Gay ‘marriage’ receives highest approval rating ever in Gallup poll – Peter LaBarbera (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, if you do not promote LGBTQ activity, individuals, organizations, companies, governments, countries, etc. that promote LGBTQ activity get rid of you.)
https://www.lifesitenews.com/news/gay-marriage-receives-highest-approval-rating-ever-in-gallup-poll

 

GOPUSA ILLNOIS
— Leftist Celebrities Put Their Hypocrisy on Display
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=25292

 

DAILY WIRE
— #FakeNews: CNN Caught Arranging Muslims As Backdrop – ROBERT KRAYCHIK
http://www.dailywire.com/news/17141/fakenews-cnn-caught-arranging-muslims-backdrop-robert-kraychik#

 

FEDERALIST
— 5 Ways To Stay Positive And Engaged While Job-Hunting – Lisa De Pasquale  (DIERSEN: Sadly, from what I see, ever-increasingly, employers are anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://thefederalist.com/2017/06/05/5-ways-stay-positive-engaged-job-hunting/

 

WASHINGTON POST
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Trump’s travel ban is useless. Terrorists mostly come from our own back yard.”
https://www.washingtonpost.com/posteverything/wp/2017/06/05/trumps-travel-ban-is-useless-terrorists-mostly-come-from-our-own-back-yard/
— It’s time to bust the myth: Most Trump voters were not working class. Trump voters were actually pretty affluent. – Nicholas Carnes and Noam Lupu
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/monkey-cage/wp/2017/06/05/its-time-to-bust-the-myth-most-trump-voters-were-not-working-class/

 

INSTITUTE OF INTERNAL AUDITORS
— Under Siege Public sector auditors can face intimidation, isolation, retaliation, suspension — even termination — just for doing their job. – Russell A. Jackson  (DIERSEN: I have always been a Republican. I worked for GAO for almost 18 years 1980-1997.  Overwhelmingly, all during that time, my superiors, my supervisors, my coworkers, and my subordinates were Democrats.)
https://iaonline.theiia.org/2017/Pages/Under-Siege.aspx
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The sad reality is that public sector auditors can face retaliation – isolation, smear campaigns, diminution of duties, even suspension and termination – just for doing their jobs. If the fruits of the audit function’s labors conflict with an agency head’s political agenda, too often the political agenda wins and the auditor loses. The threat is so real, and the stakes so high, that many practitioners embroiled in sticky political situations have to inform their colleagues anonymously – or with the approval of a lawyer. That’s why Patton’s tale is attributed directly to him; all his comments have been approved by counsel so they don’t impact the ongoing litigation. Solutions are few, but they do exist. If other practitioners know what to watch for and how to prepare for the worst, some may avoid the untenable situations their colleagues deal with. As an internal auditor under fire at a mid-level school district says, “Exposure of these issues may help someone else.” Ultimately, of course, some public sector auditors caught up in politics will simply have to fall on their swords. At the end of the day, the public servant trying to suppress the truth likely won an election or received an appointment from someone in office, so the auditor trying to tell the truth may be pressured to get on board or get out. But in many cases, targeted relationship-building and a firm grasp of the agency’s governance structure will go a long way toward avoiding catastrophe. The political motivation to punish an auditor often involves information that’s incriminating to the person who ordered the audit in the first place – sometimes under a law or regulation. In one case, an audit investigation found evidence that a school board CEO had been less than honest about his credentials; in another, a culture audit – which, in law enforcement is often going to be politically sensitive – contained pretty damning results; and another uncovered fraud in a university’s program accepting bodies of people willed to science. Often, it’s a more mundane reason, like auditors looking into contracts or programs that executive directors don’t want exposed or, as in Patton’s case, assisting outside agencies in their investigations. Sometimes it’s as simple as an executive director who insists that the audit function in general has a “gotcha” mentality. In fact, one anonymous practitioner facing retaliation at a local school district says she has come to believe that “any audit that falls under the chief operating officer or chief financial officer’s (CFO’s) jurisdiction or any audit that makes a board look like it isn’t providing governance and oversight will be political.” The means of punishing auditors vary as well, within fairly defined limits.)

 

FED SMITH
— How Do Federal Employees Rate President Trump? – Ralph R. Smith  (DIERSEN: If I was still working for GAO, my Democrat superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates would have killed me figuratively, if not literally by now.  Members of the following groups have always blamed me for all problems : anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.)
https://www.fedsmith.com/2017/06/05/federal-employees-rate-president-trump/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: According to this survey, 67.8% of those responding are current federal employees and 28.5% are retired federal employees. There were small percentages of those who were military or retired military, contractors, union staffers or no federal affiliation. The most common rating for the President’s performance was “Unsatisfactory.” 53.07% of those responding selected this option. A total of about 62% selected unsatisfactory of “Below Expectations.” 13.58% selected “Outstanding.” 38.3% selected categories from “Outstanding” to “Meets Expectations.” . . . Among Republicans, 73.4% rate President Trump at “Meets Expectations” or higher. 85.5% of Democrats gave the president an “unsatisfactory” rating. . .About 37% of respondents indicated they agreed with the priorities of the Trump administration. That is close to the same percentage that have a favorable opinion of the President’s performance so far. 58.5% indicated they disagreed with the priorities of the administration. . .Among Democrats, 85.5% of those taking the survey disagree with the priorities of the administration. Among Republicans, 73.8% agree with the administration’s priorities. And, among Independents, 34.3% agree and 61.4% disagree. . .44.5% of those responding to the survey identified themselves as Independent voters. Republicans were 24.2% of respondents and Democrats 23.5%. The remaining selected the “other” option. . .46.6% of those responding to this survey indicated they voted for Hillary Clinton in the presidential election. 38% indicated they voted for Donald Trump—roughly as the overall percentage of people who indicated they voted for him in the presidential election and the percentage that provides “meets expectations” or higher in this survey. Among Republicans, 78.4% voted for Donald Trump in the election. 10.8% voted for Hillary Clinton and 10.7 voted for another candidate. 89% of those who identified as Democrats voted for Hillary Clinton; 5.7% voted for Donald Trump; and 5.2% voted for another candidate. . .25% of those responding indicated they were more optimistic and more favorable about their federal career. 57% were less optimistic and 17.9% are still undecided.)

June 4 Morning Edition

ABC7
— 6 dead, 30 wounded in London attack; police kill 3 suspects – AP
http://abc7chicago.com/news/6-dead-30-wounded-in-london-attack;-police-kill-3-suspects-/2064140/

 

NBC5
— Terror in London: 7 Killed, 48 Wounded; 3 Suspects Killed by Police  “We cannot and must not pretend that things can continue as they are,” May said – Danica Kirka, Jill Lawless and Gregory Katz
http://www.nbcchicago.com/news/national-international/London-Bridge-Incident-UK-Police-426181121.html
— Pence Backs Up Trump’s Economic Efforts During Visit to Iowa  Trump finished second to Texas Sen. Ted Cruz in Iowa’s leadoff presidential caucuses last year – Thomas Beaumont
http://www.nbcchicago.com/news/politics/Pence-Rallying-GOP-Base-in-Iowa-426095884.html

 

FOX NEWS CHICAGO
— Police say 6 victims, 3 suspects killed in London assaults – AP
http://www.fox32chicago.com/news/national/258706539-story
— Trump filed for extension on 2016 tax return – AP
http://www.fox32chicago.com/news/national/258747906-story

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— For taxpayers, a window into Chicago’s union contracts – Editorial
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/editorials/ct-edit-contracts-0605-pw-20170604-story.html
— The summer job is headed for an early grave – Christopher Borrelli  (DIERSEN: What summer jobs did you have?  I did yard work and delivered newspapers 1962-1964; washed dishes in 1965; cleaned golf shoes, chipped slag, and pumped gasoline in 1966; and delivered mail 1967-1969.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/lifestyles/magazine/ct-magazine-0604-essay-20170525-story.html

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— American Islamic College prez: ‘We’re as American as we are Islamic’ – Robert Herguth  (DIERSEN: There are tremendous conflicts between being an American and being a Muslim.)
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/american-islamic-college-prez-were-as-american-as-we-are-islamic/
— Six dead, 30 injured in London terror attacks; 3 suspects shot dead – AP
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/report-car-hits-pedestrians-on-london-bridge-some-said-to-be-hurt/

 

DAILY HERALD
— Trump’s ire: London mayor, political correctness on security – AP
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20170604/trumps-ire-london-mayor-political-correctness-on-security
— U-46 to study enrollment declines, possible school closings – Madhu Krishnamurthy
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20170603/u-46-to-study-enrollment-declines-possible-school-closings

 

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Is there too much video gambling in Springfield? – Tim Landis (DIERSEN: Yes.)
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20170603/is-there-too-much-video-gambling-in-springfield
— Is this really news anymore? – Doug Finke
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20170603/statehouse-insider-is-this-really-news-anymore

 

BELLEVILLE NEWS DEMOCRAT
— Illinois lawmakers’ well-earned vacation after tough session in Springfield – Editorial
http://www.bnd.com/opinion/editorials/article154053579.html

 

QUINCY HERALD WHIG
— Costs of Illinois budget crisis can be counted in dollars, jobs – Doug Wilson
http://www.whig.com/20170603/costs-of-illinois-budget-crisis-can-be-counted-in-dollars-jobs

 

JOURNAL COURIER
— Political divide causing worker stress – Veronica Carter  (DIERSEN: Democrats run the federal government.  If I was still working for the federal government, my Democrat superiors, Democrat supervisors, Democrat coworkers, and Democrat subordinates would have killed me by now, figuratively, if not literally.)
http://myjournalcourier.com/news/110260/political-divide-causing-worker-stress

 

SOUTHERN
— Lawmakers talk of creating jobs while impasse forces layoffs – Editorial
http://thesouthern.com/opinion/editorial/voice-of-the-southern-lawmakers-talk-of-creating-jobs-while/article_b95ac6ca-78df-57e2-856c-e42f98067935.html

 

CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD
— In demand as top GOP surrogate, Pence kicks off busy summer with Iowa stop – ELIZABETH LANDERS
http://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/politics/in-demand-as-top-gop-surrogate-pence-kicks-off-busy-summer-with-iowa-stop/730934730

 

ILLINOIS LEAKS
— NIU Board of Trustees responds with do-nothing Press Release – John Kraft
http://edgarcountywatchdogs.com/2017/06/niu-board-of-trustees-responds-with-do-nothing-press-release/

 

ILLINOIS POLICY INSTITUTE
— House Bill 3293, which would force any person or group that is not a school district, religious organization or transportation company, but that possesses a school bus, to change the appearance of the school bus, passed the Illinois General Assembly on the last day of spring session. – Brendan Bakala
https://www.illinoispolicy.org/bill-regulating-school-buses-heads-to-rauners-desk/

 

CHRISTIAN POST
— Attending Church Is Good for Your Health, Longevity – ANUGRAH KUMAR  (DIERSEN: Virtually all of my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes are churchgoers.  They all talk and act like they have condemned me to HELL.  Why?  I refuse to glorify and praise them, pander to them, give them money, or serve as one of their operatives/dupes. I refuse to stop promoting the Republican Party platform, the Illinois Republican Party platform, or the Milton Township Republican Central Committee resolution against video gambling.  I refuse to promote dependency on government or charity, LGBTQ activity, abortion, mass/illegal immigration, booze, gambling, pot, and other vices, patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, age discrimination, etc.  I have sued them.)
http://www.christianpost.com/news/study-shows-attending-church-is-good-for-your-health-longevity-186269/

 

THE BLAZE
— Michelle Malkin delivers epic takedown of Kathy Griffin: ‘Worst kind of soulless troll’ – Justin Haskins
http://www.theblaze.com/news/2017/06/03/watch-michelle-malkin-delivers-epic-takedown-of-kathy-griffin-worst-kind-of-soulless-troll/

 

AMERICAN THINKER
— Drawing Back the Curtain on the World’s Political Classes – Clarice Feldman
http://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2017/06/drawing_back_the_curtain_on_the_worlds_political_classes.html

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— These Campus Inquisitions Must Stop – Frank Bruni  (DIERSEN: UIC accepted me in 1966, NIU in 1969, Loyola in 1972, DePaul in 1976, Roosevelt in 1980, and IIT in 1992, but I doubt that they would accept me today.  Why?  Colleges are ever-increasingly anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/06/03/opinion/sunday/bruni-campus-inquisitions-evergreen-state.html
— Popular People Live Longer – MITCH PRINSTEIN  (DIERSEN: If you asked your critics/opponents what you should do to be popular, what would they say?  My critic/opponents would say a) glorify and praise them, pander to them, give them money, and serve as one of their operatives/dupes, b) stop promoting the Republican Party platform, the Illinois Republican Party platform, and the Milton Township Republican Central Committee resolution against video gambling, and c) promote dependency on government and charity, LGBTQ activity, abortion, mass/illegal immigration, booze, gambling, pot, and other vices, patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, age discrimination, etc.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/06/01/opinion/sunday/popular-people-live-longer.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps demonize, denigrate, and condemn Trump.
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/06/02/opinion/sunday/trumps-incompetence-wont-save-our-democracy.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Whites promote interracial marriage.  While I worked for the federal government for almost 30 years, if a White married or adopted a minority, that White got all the Affirmative Action, Diversity, and Inclusion benefits of being a minority.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/06/03/opinion/sunday/how-interracial-love-is-saving-america.html

 

WASHINGTON POST
— Drain the swamp? Not if this guy can help it. – Monica Hesse  (DIERSEN: If GAO had been unionized in 1997, I might still be a GAO employee, but GAO did not unionize until 2007.  If I was still a GAO employee, for the last 19 years and 9 months, instead of getting a Civil Service Retirement System (CSRS) pension, I would have paid 7% of my salary into the CSRS.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/style/drain-the-swamp-not-if-this-guy-can-help-it/2017/06/03/40f62cec-39b0-11e7-8854-21f359183e8c_story.html
(FROM THE ARETICLE: The federal workforce. Blech. Blech, now more than ever, or so it seems, in the minds of the new administration. “A waste of your money,” Trump’s budget director, Mick Mulvaney, said in March about federal climate-change research. “Can we really continue to ask a coal miner in West Virginia or a single mom in Detroit to pay for these programs?” he had said about public broadcasting. “Taxpayers are stuck paying for overly generous compensation,” Rep. Mark Meadows (R-N.C.), chair of the House subcommittee on government operations, said about federal employees as a whole — the big morass of some 2.8 million civil servants nationwide. Donald Trump, master of punchy catchphrases, had spent his campaign and the early days of his presidency promising to do the same thing: “Drain that swamp.” The swamp was the federal government of Washington. The epicenter of the swamp was metaphorically at 80 F St. NW, in the office of a stocky 66-year-old man named J. David Cox. Cox is the president of the American Federation of Government Employees, the largest federal workers union in America. More than 300,000 dues-paying members, and around 400,000 more also protected by default. “Every Zip code in America,” as Cox likes to say. “Coast to coast, Guam to Europe.”)

 

LOS ANGELES TIMES
— Make America Great Again march returns to Orange County — this time without incident – Ben Brazil  (DIERSEN: What would the anti-Trumps do if a Trump rally was held in Illinois, in your county, in your township/ward, or in your municipality?  Who would attend the rally? Who would protest the rally?)
http://www.latimes.com/socal/daily-pilot/news/tn-dpt-me-fv-maga-20170603-story.html

 

USA TODAY
— Kathy Griffin’s Donald Trump press conference makes the D-list – Bryan Alexander
https://www.usatoday.com/story/life/people/2017/06/03/kathy-griffin-press-conference-donald-trump/102442452/

 

FED SMITH
— 6 Tips For Surviving A Prolonged Presidential Transition – Jeff Neal  (DIERSEN: I worked for the Democrats who ran the federal government 1966-1969 and 1971-1997. Johnson was president 1963-1969, Nixon 1969-1974, Ford 1974-1977, Carter 1977-1981, Reagan 1981-1989, Bush 1989-1993, and Clinton 1993-2001.)
https://www.fedsmith.com/2017/06/04/6-tips-surviving-prolonged-presidential-transition/

June 3 Evening Edition

ABC7
— Budget failure repercussions – Jose Sanchez
http://abc7chicago.com/politics/weekend-watch-budget-failure-repercussions-/2062692/

 

NBC5
— Durbin and Tammy Duckworth Set Up Committee to Vet US Attorney Candidates – Phil Rogers
http://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/illinois-senators-set-up-committee-to-vet-us-attorney-candidates-426179231.html

 

CBS2
— Chicago ‘March For Truth’ Draws Hundreds Of Trump Protesters – Mike Krauser (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Anti-Trumps promote hatred of Trump and his supporters. Overwhelmingly, anti-Trumps 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 (except Bill Clinton), and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.)
http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2017/06/03/chicago-march-for-truth-draws-hundreds-of-trump-protesters/

 

FOX NEWS CHICAGO
— Former NYC Mayor Bloomberg will make the US’s $15 million Paris climate deal payment to UN  (DIERSEN: Usually, Democrats want Republicans to pay for everything.)
http://www.fox32chicago.com/politics/258708037-story

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Anti-Trump ‘March for Truth’ protest draws hundreds to Federal Plaza – John Byrne
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/ct-trump-protest-draws-hundred-to-federal-plaza-20170603-story.html
— State budget impasse leaves Naperville schools, agencies worrying about future – Suzanne Baker
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/naperville-sun/news/ct-nvs-budget-impasse-effects-st-0604-20170603-story.html
— Wheaton mansion set for demolition despite objections from preservationists – Erin Gallagher
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/ct-wheaton-building-preservation-met-20170602-story.html
— Baby boomers, planning to work past retirement? Here’s why that idea could be a bust. – Gail MarksJarvis  (DIERSEN: From what I see, ever-increasingly, and especially in Illinois, employers do not want to hire, retain, or promote those who are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.  From what I see, ever-increasingly, and especially in Illinois, members of the aforesaid groups are persona non grata.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/columnists/ct-baby-boomer-retirement-rescue-trouble-column-marksjarvis-0604-biz-20170601-column.html
— Why are so many CEOs bashing Trump over Paris accord? Money, what else? – David Pierson and Ivan Penn
http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/ct-businesses-climate-change-20170603-story.html
— The Blagojevich-Pritzker tango – Editorial
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/editorials/ct-jb-pritzker-blagojevich-edit-md-20170602-story.html

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps call for “investigation into Trump/Russia ties.”
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/chicagoans-call-for-investigation-into-trumprussia-ties/
— Still no state budget, but it’s there if you look – Mark Brown
http://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/still-no-state-budget-but-its-there-if-you-look/
— City’s dramatic drop in black population exposes lingering inequities – Mary Mitchell  (DIERSEN: Democrats run Chicago.)
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/citys-dramatic-drop-in-black-population-exposes-lingering-inequities/

 

DAILY HERALD
— School funding equity loses out to Chicago greed – Editorial
http://www.dailyherald.com/discuss/20170603/editorial-school-funding-equity-loses-out-to-chicago-greed
— COD president expects school to be off probation – Robert Sanchez  (DIERSEN: My superiors in GAO’s Chicago office during the 1980s and 1990s acted like GAO’s Chicago office was always on probation for not doing enough to get rid of its employees who were Republican, White, male, older, and/or non-veteran. Ever-increasingly, leaders of political and other organizations, companies, and governments act like they are on probation because they have not done enough to get rid of those who are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20170603/cod-president-expects-school-to-be-off-probation
— Ex-legislator Noland from Elgin sues to recover cost-of-living increases – AP  (DIERSEN: COLAs have always been far less than inflation. The purchasing power of my Civil Service Retirement System pension today is far less than it was in 1997. The purchasing power of my Social Security today is far less today than it was in 2010.)
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20170602/ex-legislator-from-elgin-sues-to-recover-cost-of-living-increases

 

BLOOMINGTON PANTAGRAPH
— Durbin and Duckworth set up committee to vet US attorney candidates – AP  (DIERSEN: GAO hired me in 1980 because it could not find a qualified Democrat, minority, female, younger person, or veteran who would take the job.  IRS hired me in 1971 because it could not find a qualified Democrat, minority, female, or veteran who would take the job.  The Post Office hired me in 1966 because it could not find a qualified Democrat, minority, female, or veteran who would take the job.)
http://www.pantagraph.com/news/state-and-regional/illinois/senators-set-up-committee-to-vet-us-attorney-candidates/article_8ba5daa3-013e-579f-8d0b-4bbd8b309445.html

 

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— It’s early, yes, but Pritzker off to a rough start – Bernard Schoenburg
http://www.sj-r.com/opinion/20170603/its-early-yes-but-pritzker-off-to-rough-start
— Ex-state legislator Nolan sues to recover cost-of-living increases – AP (DIERSEN: COLAs have always been far less than inflation. The purchasing power of my Civil Service Retirement System pension today is far less than it was in 1997. The purchasing power of my Social Security today is far less today than it was in 2010.)
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20170602/ex-state-legislator-sues-to-recover-cost-of-living-increases

 

ROCKFORD REGISTER STAR
— Now Illinois is really in a pickle – Chuck Sweeny
http://www.rrstar.com/news/20170603/chuck-sweeny-now-illinois-is-really-in-pickle

 

BELLEVILLE NEWS DEMOCRAT
— National Democratic Party targets seats held by Bost, Davis – JOSEPH BUSTOS
http://www.bnd.com/news/local/article154203289.html

 

DEKALB DAILY CHRONICLE
— NIU needs new, open leaders – Editorial
http://www.daily-chronicle.com/2017/05/31/our-view-niu-needs-new-open-leaders/ahqktrg/

 

CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD
— Trump has filed for an extension of his 2016 tax return  President still refuses to release returns – DAN MERICA AND MIRANDA GREEN
http://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/politics/trump-has-filed-for-an-extension-of-his-2016-tax-return/730826242

 

CHICAGO CITY WIRE
— Budget breakdown lands Illinois one step from junk bond rating – Ruth de Jauregui
http://chicagocitywire.com/stories/511123466-budget-breakdown-lands-illinois-one-step-from-junk-bond-rating

 

ILLINOIS FAMILY INSTITUTE
— ‘Overpopulation’ Fears Are a Hoax. Here’s Why Higher Populations Are Actually a Good Thing – Walter E. Williams
https://illinoisfamily.org/life/overpopulation-fears-hoax-heres-higher-populations-actually-good-thing/

 

ILLINOIS FAMILY ACTION
— The Need for a Middle America News Network – Bruce Walker (DIERSEN: What do you say to Democrat plants, to Libertarian plants, to Green plants, and to RINOs in Illinois, in DuPage County, in Milton Township, in Glen Ellyn, and in Wheaton who focus on discouraging everyone from reading GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails?)
https://illinoisfamilyaction.org/2017/06/the-need-for-a-middle-america-news-network/
(DIERSEN: The decline and lurch to the left of the Fox News Network provides an opening for any astute conservative billionaire: create a news network specifically intended to provide news from the viewpoint of most of America, which is to say the seventy-five percent of Americans who live in Flyover Country.  While the geographic concentration of political power in America is appalling, the geographic concentration of media power is much worse. Because the media defy elections and, in fact, determine elections, having almost all national news pass through the tiny channel of the New York-to-Washington Beltway is toxic to our national life. This is not an ideological monopoly, but rather a geographical monopoly.  But because the environment between Washington and New York is so utterly artificial and so completely leftist, what has happened to Fox News – a constant drift to the left – is an unrelenting and corrosive force that isolates the media and the government of America from the overwhelming majority who live in Middle America. Consider a neutral and fair political site like RealClearPolitics.  It is not uncommon to have one third of the stories from New York media outlets and one third of the stories from Washington media outlets and the rest from national outlets without a particular geographical designation but situated in the Beltway.  On those rare instances in which another city’s media has stories in RealClearPolitics, the city is usually Boston or Los Angeles. What that means is that the vast majority of Americans are utterly disenfranchised politically in the only area that really counts in a nation as large and media-driven as America.  What this also means is that as Fox News declines into irrelevance, as it will, there is a gaping hole for those with the money, the guts, and the vision to create a television network specifically focused on Middle America. This network should include a news network located in the center of America and dedicated to presenting stories that inform Americans what is happening in this majority of our nation.  There is vast ignorance within the Beltway media about how the energy industry works or how wheat and cotton are grown and cattle raised and ores mined. While Fox News periodically had stories presented from its Beltway offices about the plight of the timber industry in Washington State or the small oil producers in Oklahoma, stories from the Middle America News Network would be produced by those who actually live in these areas and presented to Americans by newscasters whose home is in Omaha or Knoxville or Salt Lake City or Little Rock.  This new network would also have a much easier time breaking into the cable news lineup than Fox News did because it would overtly be representing the perspective of local listeners in cities around the nation. Fox News rightly picked the target audience to make it grow: those millions of Americans disgusted by the ideological monopoly of the leftist establishment media.  The Middle America News Network would represent not just the ideologically disempowered, but the culturally disempowered, who find their beliefs and lives treated as weird curiosities.  The market share for this news network could skyrocket fast, particularly among the tens of millions of Americans who simply never watch network news any longer. This new network could also introduce a whole new way of interviewing members of Congress.  Instead of having these members show up at a studio in Washington or New York, the network could invite them to be interviewed for national television in their home states.  Those who decline an interview might find their likely rivals in the next election interviewed instead with the tag “The Middle America News Network invited Senator Mugwump to discuss the impact of environmental regulations on business here, but he was too busy in Washington to come here for the interview.” The idea would be to shift always, always, always the focus of attention and interest away from that micron of America that is the Beltway and back to the huge expanse from Alaska to Minnesota to Florida to Arizona that is America.  The idea would also be to force both political parties, which is to say Washington Party A and Washington Party B, to actually notice forty or so states that may be called “Flyover Country” if they wish their political parties to have a chance at gaining or holding power. This network could transform politics in America by forcing the parties to turn from Washington (“The Swamp”) and back to the American people spread all across this land.)

 

GOPUSA
— Kathy Griffin: President Trump is ‘trying to ruin my life’
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=25270

 

NEW AMERICAN
— European Officials Commandeer Private Property to House Migrants – Alex Newman  (DIERSEN: What property in your precinct, in your municipality, in your county, and in Illinois would/will Democrats commandeer to house immigrants?)
https://www.thenewamerican.com/world-news/europe/item/26145-european-officials-commandeer-private-property-to-house-migrants

 

THE HILL
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps heap scorn on Trump for Paris exit.
http://thehill.com/policy/energy-environment/336176-globe-heaps-scorn-on-trump-for-paris-exit

 

CNS NEWS
— Alt-Left Insanity: Don’t Blame Muslims for Terror Done By … Muslims – Dan Gainor
http://www.cnsnews.com/commentary/dan-gainor/alt-left-insanity-dont-blame-muslims-terror-done-muslims

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps want all CEOs to be anti-Trump.
https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2017/06/02/opinion/trump-paris-climate-reacts-advisors.html

 

WASHINGTON POST
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps put foreign countries and their citizens ahead of America and ahead of its citizens.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/trumps-paris-decision-was-an-accidental-call-to-action/2017/06/02/a9d3630e-47cc-11e7-98cd-af64b4fe2dfc_story.html
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/paris-decision-underscores-the-visceral-expression-of-trumps-worldview/2017/06/02/69adf632-47b7-11e7-a196-a1bb629f64cb_story.html
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/trump-the-caricature-of-the-ugly-american-demeans-us-all/2017/06/02/d2043a70-478a-11e7-bcde-624ad94170ab_story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps would love to force everyone in America to speak Spanish, read Spanish, and write Spanish.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/politics/wp/2017/06/02/americas-number-one-song-isnt-in-english-that-doesnt-happen-often/

June 2 Evening Edition

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Emanuel to Rauner: Education funding bill ‘once-in-a-lifetime opportunity’ – Bill Ruthhart
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-rahm-emanuel-school-funding-met-0603-20170602-story.html
— Illinois’ insane credit-rating slide is accelerating under Rauner – Eric Zorn
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/zorn/ct-bond-rating-rauner-ringless-voicemail-zorn-perspec-0604-ml-20170602-column.html
— State lawmakers vote to hang up on landline phones – Robert Channick
http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/ct-illinois-legislature-approves-att-landline-end-0602-biz-20170601-story.html
— Kathy Griffin predicts career is over, says Trump ‘broke me’ – AP
http://www.chicagotribune.com/entertainment/ct-kathy-griffin-trump-photo-fallout-20170602-story.html
— Former Illinois senator Nolan wants money from pay increases he missed – Monique Garcia
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-former-lawmaker-pay-raise-lawsuit-met-0603-20170602-story.html
— Chicago Tribune: 170 years of bringing you the news – Editorial
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/editorials/ct-chicago-tribune-170-years-edit-20170602-story.html

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Rahm slams Trump on Paris pullout, joins pledge to meet climate goals – Fran Spielman
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/rahm-slams-trump-on-paris-pullout-joins-pledge-to-meet-climate-goals/
— Kathy Griffin not ‘laying down’ for Donald Trump, fears career is over – AP
http://chicago.suntimes.com/entertainment/kathy-griffin-not-laying-down-for-donald-trump-fears-career-is-over/
— NIU president’s alleged ethical lapses too serious to overlook – Editorial
http://chicago.suntimes.com/opinion/niu-presidents-alleged-ethical-lapses-too-serious-to-overlook/
— Chris Kennedy sends message to minority communities on property taxes – Laura Washington
http://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/chris-kennedy-sends-message-to-minority-communities-on-property-taxes/

 

DAILY HERALD
— Schakowsky to stand in for Roskam at town-hall meeting in Palatine
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20170602/schakowsky-to-stand-in-for-roskam-at-town-hall-meeting-in-palatine

 

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— How Rauner blew his chance to put Madigan on the hot seat – RICH MILLER
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20170602/ISSUE11/170609967/in-rauner-madigan-showdown-the-governor-whiffed
— I blame Rauner for the state’s budget failure – JOE CAHILL
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20170602/BLOGS10/170609952/rauner-puts-2018-re-election-ahead-of-a-state-budget-compromise
— Where is Emanuel in the budget fight? – MARK GUARINO
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20170602/ISSUE01/170609965/chicago-mayor-emanuel-missing-in-illinois-budget-fight

 

NBC5
— It’s Groundhog Day for Illinois Lawmakers – Mary Ann Ahern and Carol Marin
http://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/Web-chicago-deep-dish-its-groundhog-day-over-budget-stalemate-426014334.html

 

CBS2
— Protesters Blast Trump Pullout Of Paris Accord – Bob Roberts
http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2017/06/02/protesters-blast-trump-pullout-of-paris-accord/
— Key Lawmakers Believe A State Budget Agreement Is Still Possible – Craig Dellimore
http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2017/06/02/at-issue-lawmakers-budget-agreement-possible/

 

FOX NEWS CHICAGO
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Hillary Clinton says “Trump unleashed ‘dangerous’ level of hate.”
http://www.fox32chicago.com/news/258369038-story

 

WLS AM
— Rauner vows to fight steps to raise minimum wage to $15 an hour – Bill Cameron
http://www.wlsam.com/2017/06/02/rauner-vows-to-fight-steps-to-raise-minimum-wage-to-15-an-hour/

 

WTTW
— Rauner Says Elected School Board Bill is ‘Political Spin’ – Matt Masterson
http://chicagotonight.wttw.com/2017/06/02/rauner-says-elected-school-board-bill-political-spin

 

DNA INFO
— Stabbing, Fights Rock DePaul After Anti-Feminist Speaker Canceled – Ted Cox
https://www.dnainfo.com/chicago/20170601/lincoln-park/gavin-mcinnes-proud-boys-depaul-stabbing-protest-rally

 

WBEZ
— Cullerton Calls On GOP To Break With Rauner To End Budget Fight
https://www.wbez.org/shows/morning-shift/cullerton-blasts-rauner-house-gop/c3114fc6-851e-4f1d-aa86-a7e89e776329

 

OUR QUAD CITIES
— Rauner expects Illinois’ credit problems to get worse with no budget  Credit rating services reduced state’s bond rating to step above junk – Ryan Jaster
http://www.ourquadcities.com/news/rauner-expects-illinois-credit-problems-to-get-worse-with-no-budget/730259807

 

PROJECT 6
— Patronage play: Chicago mayors have appointed 28 aldermen in the past 28 years
https://thesecretsix.com/2017/05/31/patronage-play-chicago-mayors-have-appointed-28-aldermen-in-the-past-28-years/

 

WIRE POINTS
— VIdeo: Terrific, Emotional Speech By Rep. Jeanne Ives On ‘Union Thugs’ Vandalizing Construction Site of a State Rep. They Don’t Like – Mark Glennon
http://www.wirepoints.com/video-terrific-emotional-speech-by-rep-jeanne-ives-on-union-thugs-vandalizing-construction-site-of-state-rep-they-dont-like-wp-original/

 

ILLINOIS NEWS NETWORK
— Senator suggests racism may be behind tough questioning on borrowing bill – Cole Lauterbach
https://www.ilnews.org/news/state_politics/senator-suggests-racism-may-be-behind-tough-questioning-on-borrowing/article_37728e56-46fb-11e7-953e-bf6bd128b9bd.html

 

ILLINOIS FAMILY ACTION
— Backlash: Appropriate Only When the Liberals and Media Say It Is – Jody Patterson
https://illinoisfamilyaction.org/2017/06/backlash-appropriate-only-when-the-liberals-and-media-say-it-is/

 

CAPITOL FAX
— Rauner says Illinois is on “a good path to change the system”
https://capitolfax.com/2017/06/02/rauner-says-illinois-is-on-a-good-path-to-change-the-system/

 

GOPUSA
— Making California a Sanctuary for the Deserving  (DIERSEN: How soon will California leave America and join up with Mexico?)
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=25232

 

P.J. MEDIA
— Alien Invasion: Thousands of Foreigners Registered to Vote (and Voting) in Virginia – J. CHRISTIAN ADAMS
https://pjmedia.com/jchristianadams/2017/05/30/alien-invasion-thousands-of-foreigners-registered-to-vote-and-voting-in-virginia/

 

NATIONAL REVIEW
— At the New York Times, a Public Execution  The paper fires its public editor for resisting the Resistance. – KYLE SMITH
http://www.nationalreview.com/article/448196/new-york-times-public-editor-liz-spayd-fired-media-bias

 

NEWSWEEK
— CAR SCAMS: CROOKED DEALERS ROLLING BACK ODOMETERS COST BUYERS $1 BILLION A YEAR – JOSH SAUL
http://www.newsweek.com/georgia-odometer-scam-latest-case-crooks-rolling-back-miles-crime-costs-buyers-619796

May 31 Evening Edition

ABC7
— No vote Wednesday on Illinois budget, impasse continues – Sarah Schulte and Laura Podesta
http://abc7chicago.com/politics/no-vote-wednesday-on-illinois-budget-impasse-continues/2058529/

 

CBS2
— Illinois Lawmakers Fail To Reach Agreement On State Budget
http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2017/05/31/illinois-state-budget-vote-house-senate/
— Forrest Claypool Says Rauner Administration Treatment To CPS Is Discriminatory – Craig Dellimore  (DIERSEN: Sooner or later, if not already, if you are a Republican, Democrats will demonize you, denigrate you, and condemn you as being a racist and even worse things.)
http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2017/05/31/forrest-claypool-rauner-administration-treatment-cps-discriminatory/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: “There is no way to sugarcoat this,” Claypool said. “As the lawyers representing CPS and five parent plaintiffs in the ongoing civil rights lawsuit against Governor Rauner, and the state of Illinois have written, although the state has not installed signs on schoolhouse doors that say ‘whites only’ and ‘colored,’ the state has used its check book to accomplish exactly that.”)

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Madigan: No budget vote on lawmakers’ last scheduled meeting day – Monique Garcia
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-illinois-legislature-final-day-met-0601-20170531-story.html
— City watchdog offers Emanuel cost-saving ideas as dozens of union contracts to expire – Hal Dardick and Dan Hinkel
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-chicago-union-contracts-expiring-met-0601-20170531-story.html
— Judge to Trump’s top Illinois donor, Ron Gidwitz: Fork over $5.7M in damages – Kim Janssen
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/chicagoinc/ct-gidwitz-lawsuit-0601-chicago-inc-20170531-story.html
— J.B. Pritzker sought political office from Blagojevich, 2008 FBI wiretaps show – Todd Lighty, Jeff Coen and David Heinzmann
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-jb-pritzker-rod-blagojevich-fbi-wiretap-recordings-met-0601-20170531-story.html

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Trump fundraiser Gidwitz ordered to pay $5.7 million in legal fees – Shia Kapos
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/trump-fundraiser-gidwitz-ordered-to-pay-5-7-million-in-legal-fees/
— Illinois House won’t take up budget bills on last day of session – Tina Sfondeles
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/house-wont-take-up-budget-bills-on-last-day-of-session/amp/
— Obamas buys D.C. home for $8.1 million; keeping house in Chicago – Lynn Sweet
http://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/obama-buys-d-c-home-keeping-house-in-chicago/
— Feeling insulted, Mexican to market ‘Trump’ toilet paper – AP
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/feeling-insulted-mexican-to-market-trump-toilet-paper/

 

DAILY HERALD
— Feds send O’Hare bypass feud between tollway, railroad to mediators – Marni Pyke
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20170531/feds-send-ohare-bypass-feud-between-tollway-railroad-to-mediators

 

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Lawmakers will miss budget deadline – GREG HINZ
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20170531/BLOGS02/170539945/lawmakers-will-miss-budget-deadline
— Biz groups blast lawmakers as budget clock runs out – GREG HINZ
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20170531/BLOGS02/170539950/biz-groups-blast-lawmakers-as-budget-clock-runs-out
— Illinois’ budget crisis is about to get even harder to resolve – Bloomberg
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20170531/NEWS02/170539962/illinois-budget-crisis-is-about-to-get-even-harder-to-resolve
— Cash-strapped Chicago has a window to save millions, inspector says – GREG HINZ
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20170531/BLOGS02/170539968/cash-strapped-chicago-has-a-window-to-save-millions-inspector-says

 

WBEZ
— CPS Chief Makes Plea To Save District From ‘Brink Of Insolvency’ – Linda Lutton
https://www.wbez.org/shows/wbez-news/cps-chief-makes-plea-to-save-district-from-brink-of-insolvency/c4d28dc4-c396-4021-b337-fbb633cbb287

 

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— FBI wiretap records Pritzker, Blagojevich talking state jobs – AP
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20170531/fbi-wiretap-records-pritzker-blagojevich-talking-state-jobs

 

CHAMPAIGN/URBANA NEWS GAZETTE
— House rule: ‘Continuous session’ – Tom Kacich
http://www.news-gazette.com/news/local/2017-05-31/house-rule-continuous-session.html
— Ammons speaks up for protesters at Illinois House – Tom Kacich  (DIERSEN: What do you speak up for?  I speak up for the Republican Party platform, the Illinois Republican Party platform, and the Milton Township Republican Central Committee resolution against video gambling.)
http://www.news-gazette.com/news/local/2017-05-31/ammons-speaks-protesters-illinois-house.html

 

BELLEVILLE NEWS DEMOCRAT
— Three public jobs no problem for local Wonder Woman, or are they? – Editorial (DIERSEN: If I sought a government job, a political job, or any other kind of job, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes would stress a) that I get a $50,856 Civil Service Retirement System pension, a $17,288 federal health, dental, and vision insurance subsidy, and $2,028 Social Security and b) that I worked part-time for Firestone Stores during the first 18 months that I worked for IRS 1971-1972.)
http://www.bnd.com/opinion/editorials/article153431759.html

 

WMAY
— Rep McSweeney Calls For Audit of Rauner Administration Leases
http://www.wmay.com/2017/05/31/rep-mcsweeney-calls-for-audit-of-rauner-administration-leases/

 

CHICAGO DAILY OBSERVER
— Illinois Democrat’s Dilemma – DON ROSE
http://www.cdobs.com/archive/featured/illinois-democrats-dilemma/

 

WIREPOINTS
— Better Government Association Could Use Some Better Pension Research – Mark Glennon
http://www.wirepoints.com/better-government-association-could-use-some-better-pension-research-wp-original/

 

ILLINOIS NEWS NETWORK
— Most Illinois high school students will graduate, few are ready for college – Benjamin Yount
https://www.ilnews.org/news/schools/most-illinois-high-school-students-will-graduate-few-are-ready/article_e1b5bc88-4568-11e7-8d8c-2b25eb866b01.html

 

ILLINOIS POLICY INSTITUTE
— ILLINOIS INCOME TAX HIKE TO 5% OPENS DOOR FOR A PROGRESSIVE TAX HIKE – Ted Dabrowski and John Klingner
https://www.illinoispolicy.org/illinois-income-tax-hike-to-5-opens-door-for-a-progressive-tax-hike/

 

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— STATE SEN. KYLE MCCARTER SAYS SPRINGFIELD WASTING TIME
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2017/05/state-sen-kyle-mccarter-says-springfield-wasting-time-video.html
— ILLINOIS DEMS MOVE LEFT MORE THAN EVER DURING SESSION’S LAST DAYS
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2017/05/illinois-dems-move-left-more-than-ever-during-last-days-of-session.html

 

CAPITOL FAX
— Rauner, Radogno, Durkin to hold press conference to blast the Democrats
https://capitolfax.com/2017/05/31/rauner-radogno-durkin-to-hold-press-conference-to-blast-the-democrats/
— ILGOP follows up robocalls with online ads
https://capitolfax.com/2017/05/31/ilgop-follows-up-robocalls-with-online-ads/
— Madigan lists “accomplishments,” lashes out at Rauner
https://capitolfax.com/2017/05/31/madigan-lists-accomplishments-lashes-out-at-rauner/
— Moody’s analyst: Backlog threatens “financial foundations of the state”
https://capitolfax.com/2017/05/31/moodys-analyst-backlog-threatens-financial-foundations-of-the-state/
— Another Pritzker response *** More to Pritzker’s Blagojevich wiretap conversations than first believed
https://capitolfax.com/2017/05/31/more-to-pritzkers-blagojevich-wiretap-conversations-than-first-believed/
— NIU president “routinely circumvented state laws and regulations to reward friends and associates”
https://capitolfax.com/2017/05/31/niu-president-routinely-circumvented-state-laws-and-regulations-to-reward-friends-and-associates/

 

WASHINGTON TIMES
— More than 5,500 illegals registered to vote in Virginia in last decade; 1,852 actually cast ballots  Critics say McAuliffe kept key facts hidden – Stephen Dinan
http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2017/may/30/illegals-in-virginia-registered-vote-in-elections/

 

GOPUSA
— 52 shot in Chicago over Memorial Day weekend
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=25144
— U.S. Supreme Court protects Mexican citizen from US deportation
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=25112
— Battle of the Wall Street sculptures continues
http://www.gopusa.com/battle-of-the-wall-street-sculptures-continues/
— Zero students in 6 Baltimore schools tested proficient
http://www.gopusa.com/zero-students-in-6-baltimore-schools-tested-proficient/

 

DAILY CALLER
— Top Mexican Official: Don’t Worry, Trump Is Deporting Fewer Mexicans Than Obama – Alex Pfeiffer
http://dailycaller.com/2017/05/31/top-mexican-official-dont-worry-trump-is-deporting-fewer-mexicans-than-obama/

 

NEWSWEEK
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: If you insult Trump, anti-Trumps will glorify and praise you.
http://www.newsweek.com/donald-trump-staff-crazy-618444

 

FED SMITH
— From COLA to Diet COLA: What the Budget Proposal Means for Your Retirement – Randy Silvey  (DIERSEN: Every year, the purchasing power of my Civil Service Retirement System pension and my Social Security diminishes because COLAs are far less than inflation.)
https://www.fedsmith.com/2017/05/31/cola-diet-cola-budget-proposal-means-retirement/

 

FEDERAL NEWS RADIO
— One-term Trump? – Mike Causey
https://federalnewsradio.com/mike-causey-federal-report/2017/05/one-term-trump/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: If President Donald Trump wants to: 1) Avoid any possible impeachment action, or 2) Help Republicans retain control of the House and Senate in 2018, or 3) Score another electoral vote win in 2020, then, He might want to back off his plan to put millions of current and future federal retirees on a zero-calorie COLA (as in cost-of-living-adjustment) diet for life. Why? Because federal retirees and their families are a major factor — both in finances and voting — in most states and many communities.)

 

RASMUSSEN REPORTS
— 53% Say Media Leaks Are Act of Treason  (DIERSEN: Since 2000, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have blamed me and my GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails for all the losses that Republicans have suffered in Illinois.  All my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes are Democrats or Democrat plants, Libertarians or Libertarian plants, Greens or Green plants, or RINOs. They also blame Republican losses on what I did as the TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairman 2005-2012, a Wheaton Chamber of Commerce Government Affairs Committee member 2003-2011, the Milton Township Republican Central Committee webmaster 2008-2010 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.)
http://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/general_politics/may_2017/53_say_media_leaks_are_act_of_treason

May 31 Morning Edition

ABC7
— Illinois budget deadline looms, lawmakers did not work overnight – Laura Podesta
http://abc7chicago.com/politics/illinois-budget-deadline-looms-lawmakers-did-not-work-overnight/2058529/
— Protesters stage overnight sit-in over budget outside Gov. Rauner’s office – Sarah Schulte
http://abc7chicago.com/politics/protesters-stage-overnight-sit-in-over-budget-outside-governors-office/2056593/

 

NBC5
— Chicago Dem Chris Kennedy Touts ‘Radical Change’ Agenda  Kennedy added that, if elected, if he can’t balance Illinois’ budget in his first term as governor, he won’t seek re-election – Charlie Wojciechowski
http://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/Chicago-Dem-Chris-Kennedy-Touts-Radical-Change-Agenda-425363284.html

 

FOX NEWS CHICAGO
— Budget protesters in Springfield demand lawmakers ‘tax the rich’ – AP  (DIERSEN: According to Democrats, anyone who is not on welfare is rich.)
http://www.fox32chicago.com/news/local/257850517-story

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES

— White House has names for new U.S. Attorneys in Illinois – Jon Seidel and Lynn Sweet
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/durbin-duckworth-escalate-battle-over-federal-appointments/

— As clock ticks, future of Illinois state budget up in air – Tina Sfondeles
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/future-of-budget-up-in-air-ahead-of-last-scheduled-day/

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— FRONT POAGE TOP OF FOLD WITH COLOR PICTURE: Lawmakers begin last scheduled day without budget plan, just like last year – Monique Garcia, Kim Geiger and Haley BeMiller
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-illinois-legislature-budget-met-0531-20170530-story.html
— Will flaying Trump bring us to normalcy? – John Kass
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/columnists/kass/ct-donald-trump-america-kass-met-0531-20170530-column.html
— U.S. home prices rising 2 times faster than wages – Josh Boak
http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/breaking/ct-home-prices-20170530-story.html
— Trump misspells press ‘covfefe,’ and Twitter takes notice – Brian de los Santos
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/politics/ct-trump-tweet-covfefe-20170530-story.html
— Emanuel praises CPS chief a week after union’s no-confidence vote – Hal Dardick
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-rahm-emanuel-forrest-claypool-20170531-story.html

 

DAILY HERALD
— RACIST: Growing pot industry offers breaks to entice minorities – AP  (DIERSEN: If you want to destroy a demographic, you push pot on that demographic.)
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20170531/news/305319975/
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: Where rising assessments are boosting property tax bills most – Jake Griffin
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20170531/where-rising-assessments-are-boosting-property-tax-bills-most
— Kane may resort to layoffs to address midyear budget deficit – James Fuller
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20170531/kane-may-resort-to-layoffs-to-address-midyear-budget-deficit
— Local TV news continues sharp drop in ratings – Robert Feder
http://www.dailyherald.com/entlife/20170530/feder-local-tv-news-continues-sharp-drop-in-ratings
— The value of independent thinking in Springfield – Editorial  (DIERSEN: Political parties exist to help elect candidates who can and will defend and advance their platform.)
http://www.dailyherald.com/discuss/20170530/editorial-the-value-of-independent-thinking-in-springfield
— While other controversies rage, work on border wall moves forward – Byron York
http://www.dailyherald.com/discuss/20170531/while-other-controversies-rage-work-on-border-wall-moves-forward

 

WTTW
— Protesters Demand Budget as Legislators Edge Closer to Adjourning – Amanda Vinicky
http://chicagotonight.wttw.com/2017/05/30/protesters-demand-budget-legislators-edge-closer-adjourning

 

CHAMPAIGN/URBANA NEWS GAZETTE
— Budget issue tests House Dems – Editorial
http://www.news-gazette.com/opinion/editorials/2017-05-31/budget-issue-tests-house-dems.html

 

PEORIA PUBLIC RADIO
— House Dem On Budget: ‘We Can’t Do It On Our Own’ – BRIAN MACKEY
http://peoriapublicradio.org/post/house-dem-budget-we-cant-do-it-our-own#stream/0

 

QUAD CITIES ONLINE
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Republicans want Rauner to “sign smart voter registration bill.”
http://www.qconline.com/editorials/editorial-gov-rauner-sign-smart-voter-registraton-bill/article_e7eb1984-a5bb-5a46-bc3c-37d305b51ae9.html

 

DUPAGE POLICY JOURNAL
— Ives argues wage theft bill would put business owners behind bars – Hoang Tran
http://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/511121775-ives-argues-wage-theft-bill-would-put-business-owners-behind-bars
— Ives works to defeat bill allowing noncitizens to become Illinois pharmacists – Giovanni Whaley
http://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/511119274-ives-works-to-defeat-bill-allowing-noncitizens-to-become-illinois-pharmacists
— Ives wants Chicago as testing ground before raising minimum wage statewide – Hoang Tran
http://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/511121797-ives-wants-chicago-as-testing-ground-before-raising-minimum-wage-statewide

 

ILLINOIS FAMILY ACTION
— Illinois: Saturated in Vice – Benjamin Smith
https://illinoisfamilyaction.org/2017/05/illinois-saturated-in-vice/

 

PUBLIUS FORUM
— Political Bias or Sloppiness? – Gary Krasner
http://www.publiusforum.com/2017/05/30/political-bias-sloppiness/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: On CNN’s State of the Union, with Dana Bash, on May 28, 2017, the topic of Sanctuary Cities was discussed with Sanctuary City Mayor Rahm Emanuel of Chicago. The definition of a “sanctuary city” is one which allows illegal aliens to reside within its jurisdiction, flouting state and federal immigration laws. And the operative word is “illegal.” But, the word “immigration” was spoken 8 times, without the prefix “illegal”. “Immigrant” was used spoken 4 times, with the prefix “illegal” zero times, but “undocumented” used only once.)

 

LUTHERAN CHURCH CHARITIES
— Keeping Your Anger in Check – Tim Hetzner  (DIERSEN: So far, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have failed in their efforts to make me angry.)
http://devotions.lccharities.org/2017/05/31/keeping-anger-check/

 

CONSERVATIVE REPUBLICAN NEWS
— LIBERAL UNIVERSITIES INDOCTRINATE STUDENTS BEFORE THEY EVEN ARRIVE FOR THE FALL SEMESTER – Kent Kellar
http://conservativerepublicannews.com/2017/05/30/study-liberal-universities-indoctrinate-students-before-they-even-arrive-for-the-fall-semester/

 

FEDERALIST
— Illinois Purges Social Workers And Foster Families Who Don’t ‘Facilitate’ Transgenderism  Illinois’s child welfare agency has proclaimed staff must ‘affirm’ gender ideology and ‘facilitate’ LGBT identities for kids—or be fired. – Mary Hasson
https://thefederalist.com/2017/05/30/illinois-purges-social-workers-foster-families-dont-facilitate-transgenderism/

 

FREEDOM’S JOURNAL
— TRUMP BUDGET FIXES OUR BROKEN CULTURE – Star Parker
https://freedomsjournalinstitute.org/latest-news/opinion/trump-budget-fixes-our-broken-culture/
— FREE TRADE MUST BE FAIR TO AMERICAN WORKERS – Ken Blackwell
https://freedomsjournalinstitute.org/latest-news/opinion/free-trade-must-be-fair-to-american-workers/

 

THE HILL
— Trump’s impatience with GOP grows – ALEXANDER BOLTON
http://thehill.com/homenews/senate/335715-trumps-impatience-with-gop-grows
— Trump faces shrinking talent pool for new hires – JONATHAN EASLEY AND JORDAN FABIAN  (DIERSEN: GAO hired me in 1980 because it could not find a qualified Democrat, minority, female, younger person, or veteran who would take the job. IRS hired me in 1971 because it could not find a qualified Democrat, minority, female, or veteran who would take the job. The Post Office hired me in 1966 because it could not find a qualified Democrat, minority, female, or veteran who would take the job.)
http://thehill.com/homenews/administration/335711-trump-faces-shrinking-talent-pool-for-new-hires

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— As Trump Weighs Shake-Up, He Faces Recruiting Challenge – PETER BAKER and MAGGIE HABERMAN  (DIERSEN: GAO hired me in 1980 because it could not find a qualified Democrat, minority, female, younger person, or veteran who would take the job. IRS hired me in 1971 because it could not find a qualified Democrat, minority, female, or veteran who would take the job. The Post Office hired me in 1966 because it could not find a qualified Democrat, minority, female, or veteran who would take the job.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/05/30/us/politics/trump-dubke-white-house-staff-changes.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats have no problem with poor people using illegal drugs.
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/05/31/opinion/scott-walker-drug-test-medicaid.html

 

NEW YORK POST
— Trump to personally take over his battles with the press – Marisa Schultz and Bob Fredericks
http://nypost.com/2017/05/31/trump-to-personally-take-over-his-battles-with-the-press/

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— HARDCOPY ARTICLE HEADLINE: Just one drink can harm – Sumathi Reddy
https://www.wsj.com/articles/just-one-drink-raises-the-risk-of-breast-cancer-1496055603

 

BLOOMBERG
— Illinois Budget Crisis Is About to Get Even Harder to Resolve – Elizabeth Campbell
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2017-05-31/illinois-budget-crisis-is-about-to-get-even-harder-to-resolve

 

GOVERNMENT EXECUTIVE
— D.C.-Area Lawmakers Vow to Fight Proposed Federal Retirement Benefit Cuts  Republican Rep. Barbara Comstock, Va., said: “We cannot balance the federal budget on the backs of our federal workers.” – Erich Wagner
http://www.govexec.com/pay-benefits/2017/05/dc-area-lawmakers-vow-fight-proposed-federal-retirement-benefit-cuts/138266/

 

BENZINGA
— Civil Servants Push Back At Trump, GOP Characterizations Of Career Feds As Lazy, Entitled Sloths Nursed On Taxpayer Dollars – Mark Fritz
https://www.benzinga.com/markets/futures/17/05/9524780/civil-servants-push-back-at-trump-gop-characterizations-of-career-feds
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The GOP-controlled Congress and President Donald Trump have hammered away at what they characterize as slackers with too many benefits and too much time on their hands, and, frankly, civil servants are sick of it. “Contrary to what you may have heard in a recent congressional hearing, my members are barely holding on to a middle-class standard of living,” Pam Sturm, president of the National Treasury Employees Union, which represents 822 IRS workers in St. Louis, said in a statement. “They struggle to pay for housing, utilities, rising health-care costs, tuition and care for children or elderly parents,” Sturm said. She said 65 percent of her members are Grade 5 to Grade 8, which means their starting salary is $33,000. The highest salary for Grade 8 employees is $58,962.)

 

ALTERNET
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Republicans say “Endangered GOP Lawmaker Darrell Issa Hides out on Roof While Avoiding Angry Constituents. Instead of engaging with constituents, Issa cowers and lashes out at reporters.”
http://www.alternet.org/right-wing/darrell-issa-hides-out-roof-while-avoiding-angry-constituents