March 7 Evening Edition

CBS2
— Emanuel Slams Rauner’s CPS Funding Ideas: “Emperor Wears No Clothes” – Craig Dellimore  (DIERSEN: Emanuel and the rest of the Democrats are disciples of Saul Alinsky.  Alinsky’s fifth rule calls for using ridicule.)
http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2017/03/07/emanuel-slams-rauners-cps-funding-ideas-emperor-wears-no-clothes/
— Mayor Rahm Emanuel said he had nothing to do with Chance the Rapper’s criticism of Gov. Bruce Rauner. – Jim Williams
http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2017/03/07/mayor-emanuel-on-chance-the-rappers-criticism-of-gov-rauner/
— AAA Asks Illinois Lawmakers To Vote Down 75 MPH Interstate Speed Limit
http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2017/03/07/aaa-asks-illinois-lawmakers-to-vote-down-75-mph-interstate-speed-limit/

 

NBC5
— Rep. Roskam Holds Telephone Town Hall Amid Complaints of Short Notice – Mary Ann Ahern
http://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/roskam-telephone-town-hall-415629903.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Pot pushers push medical pot. Pot pushers hint/imply/argue/shout that because pot is a medicine, it must be good for you. Pot pushers want everyone in America to be a stoner, that is, pot pushers want to destroy America.
http://www.nbcchicago.com/news/politics/illinois-treaurer-asks-trump-details-marijuana-enforcement-415595233.html
— Rauner Open to Signing CPS, Pension Bills Without ‘Grand Bargain’ – Tom Schuba
http://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/rauner-open-to-signing-cps-pension-bills-without-grand-bargain-415611993.html

 

ABC7
— RAHM, RAUNER TRADE BARBS OVER CHICAGO PUBLIC SCHOOLS FUNDING – Liz Nagy
http://abc7chicago.com/news/rahm-rauner-trade-barbs-over-chicago-public-schools-funding/1789650/
— TRUMP PRAISES NEW HEALTH CARE BILL AS GOP TRIES TO SELL IT – AP
http://abc7chicago.com/politics/trump-praises-new-health-care-bill-as-gop-tries-to-sell-it/1788863/

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Emanuel labels Rauner the “emperor who wears no clothes” – Fran Spielman  (DIERSEN: Emanuel and the rest of the Democrats are disciples of Saul Alinsky.  Alinsky’s fifth rule calls for using ridicule.)
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/emanuel-labels-rauner-the-emperor-who-wears-no-clothes/
— Trump: New GOP healthcare plan will ‘have tremendous support’ – Ricardo Alonso-Zaldivar and Alan Fram
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/trump-lauds-health-care-bill-democrats-conservatives-skeptical/
— Amid pressure, Rauner says he wants pension, CPS bill passed now – Tina Sfondeles
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/amid-pressure-rauner-says-he-wants-pension-cps-bill-passed-now/
— Democrat Mendoza slams Rauner for state’s ‘abysmal’ finances – Andy Grimm
http://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/democrat-mendoza-slams-rauner-for-states-abysmal-finances/
— Chance the Rapper tweets out thanks for #CPSsupport – Lauren FitzPatrick (DIERSEN: Democrats put all their eggs in the Chance the Rapper basket. Chance the Rapper IS the Democrat Party in Illinois.)
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/chance-the-rapper-tweets-out-thanks-for-cpssupport/

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Emanuel calls governor emperor without clothes; Rauner aide suggests mayor has ‘Napoleon complex’ – Kim Geiger and Monique Garcia
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-bruce-rauner-senate-grand-bargain-met-20170307-story.html
— Rauner: Illinois ‘won’t do very well’ under Republican health insurance plan – John Byrne and Kim Geiger  (DIERSEN: To turn them against me, my critics/opponents would have their operatives and their dupes shout at the 3 million on Medical in Illinois that because I am a federal retiree, my wife and I pay only $5,763 a year for $23,051 worth of health, dental, and vision insurance.  Sadly, most if not virtually all of the operatives and dupes who work for my critics/opponents have severe financial, health, and other problems and they appear to be on Medicaid.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-bruce-rauner-rahm-emanuel-trump-healthcare-plan-met-20170307-story.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: In Illinois, about 3 million, or 1 of every 4, residents are on Medicaid, including about 650,000 people insured under Medicaid expansion. The state is getting an estimated $14.1 billion in federal money this year to support traditional Medicaid and Medicaid expansion. The House GOP plan would switch state reimbursement from a federal match to a limited amount of money, blowing a big hole in a state budget that’s already severely out of whack amid a record impasse in Springfield.)
— Rauner looks for more budget talks as Democrats say they’re waiting for Republicans – Kim Geiger
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-bruce-rauner-senate-grand-bargain-met-20170307-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats put all their eggs in the Chance the Rapper basket. Chance the Rapper IS the Democrat Party in Illinois.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/editorials/ct-chance-the-rapper-chicago-schools-rauner-emanuel-edit-0308-jm-20170307-story.html
— Rauner ranks low in polls – Rich Miller  (DIERSEN: Generally, those who have the most religious, government, political, and/or financial clout determine who will be high in the polls and who will be low in the polls. Who has the most religious, government, political, and/or financial clout in your municipality, in your township/ward, in your county, and in Illinois?  Who do they want to be high in the polls and why?  Who do they want to be low in the polls and why?)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/daily-southtown/opinion/ct-sta-miller-column-st-0308-20170307-story.html
— Trump and Republicans see a ‘deep state’ foe: Barack Obama – David Weigel
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/politics/ct-trump-republicans-obama-deep-state-20170307-story.html
— The massive tax cuts for the rich inside the GOP health care plan – Max Ehrenfreund  (DIERSEN: Democrats have always shouted that the purpose of government is to take money from Republicans and to give that money to Democrats.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/politics/ct-gop-health-care-plan-tax-cuts-analysis-20170307-story.html
— Pelosi’s dodge on Kellyanne Conway teaches sad lesson on how to shame – John Kass  (DIERSEN: If you do not promote abortion, Democrats and RINOs do everything that they can to destroy you.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/columnists/kass/ct-kellyanne-conway-pelosi-kass-0308-20170307-column.html
— Conservatives lash out at House GOP’s Obamacare replacement bill – Elise Viebeck, Mike Debonis, Amy Goldstein, Kelsey Snell
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/politics/ct-gop-obamacare-replacement-bill-20170307-story.html
— Chicago businesses prepare for ‘A Day Without a Woman’ – Becky Yerak and Ally Marotti (DIERSEN: Ever-increasing, anti-Trumps encourage women to hate men.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/ct-day-without-woman-0308-biz-2-20170307-story.html
— In small, local meetings, volunteers plot strategies for women’s movement – Grace Wong and Marwa Eltagouri (DIERSEN: Ever-increasing, anti-Trumps encourage women to hate men.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-womens-movement-met-20170306-story.html
— Complaint seeks to remove Zion school board candidate – Emily K. Coleman
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/lake-county-news-sun/news/ct-lns-zion-district-6-mclemore-st-0308-20170307-story.html

 

DAILY HERALD
— Bloomingdale mayor Franco Coladipietro: Residents will be heard on Indian Lakes – Robert Sanchez
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20170307/news/170309144/
— West Suburban Irish gearing for St. Patrick’s Day Parade in Naperville – Ann Piccininni
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20170307/news/170309172/
— Women-friendly Elgin gun range plans move forward – Elena Ferrarin
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20170307/news/170309154/

 

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Mendoza criticizes Illinois’ ‘lawless’ fiscal climate – KRISTEN SCHORSCH
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20170307/NEWS03/170309901/mendoza-criticizes-illinois-lawless-fiscal-climate

 

DNA INFO
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats put all their eggs in the Chance the Rapper basket.  Chance the Rapper IS the Democrat Party in Illinois.
https://www.dnainfo.com/chicago/20170307/chatham/chance-rapper-exposed-rauner-as-unable-do-his-job-rahm-says

 

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Senate frustrated by Rauner agencies’ budget-cut silence – AP  (DIERSEN: Obviously, during the 1980s and 1990s, when the Democrats who ran GAO were asked how GAO could/should cut its spending, those Democrats said get rid of GAO employees who were Republican, White, male, older, and/or non-veteran and especially those who did not make GS-13 (currently $94,610) by age 25, GS-14 (currently $111,801) by age 30, GS-15 (currently $131,508) by age 35, and Senior Executive Service (currently $161,900) by age 40.)
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20170307/senate-frustrated-by-rauner-agencies-budget-cut-silence
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Gov. Bruce Rauner’s administration is frustrating state senators by refusing to answer questions about where agencies could tighten their belts. Several Senate committees grilled agency directors Tuesday about spending cuts to deal with a multibillion-dollar deficit. The Democratic-controlled committees teamed up to put Rauner on the spot. They blame him for scuttling the Senate’s negotiated budget compromise last week.)

 

WSIU
— Illinois Senators Put Gov. Rauner’s Agency Directors Under Magnifying Glass – BRAD PALMER (DIERSEN: Obviously, during the 1980s and 1990s, when the Democrats who ran GAO were asked how GAO could/should cut its spending, those Democrats said get rid of GAO employees who were Republican, White, male, older, and/or non-veteran and especially those who did not make GS-13 (currently $94,610) by age 25, GS-14 (currently $111,801) by age 30, GS-15 (currently $131,508) by age 35, and Senior Executive Service (currently $161,900) by age 40.)
http://news.wsiu.org/post/illinois-senators-put-gov-rauners-agency-directors-under-magnifying-glass#stream/0

 

BELLEVIEW NEWS DEMOCRAT
— O’Fallon City leaders add insult to injury of illegal secret meeting – Editorial
http://www.bnd.com/opinion/editorials/article136774098.html

 

SHELBYVILLE DAILY UNION
— OUTSTANDING: No additional liquor licenses for Shelbyville gaming – Stan Polanski
http://www.shelbyvilledailyunion.com/news/local_news/no-more-liquor-licenses-for-shelbyville-gaming/article_77c9263b-0611-5737-84a4-0ff926b27e52.html

 

NAPERVILLE COMMUNITY TELEVISION
— COD Board of Trustees Candidate Forum in Naperville
http://www.nctv17.com/cod-board-of-trustees-candidate-forum-in-naperville/

 

CHICAGO READER
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Rauner says “How Chance the Rapper forced Governor Rauner to do his job.”
http://www.chicagoreader.com/chicago/chance-rapper-rauner-cps-funding/Content?oid=25793645

 

DUPAGE COUNTY
— DuPage Election Commission Seeking High School Workers for April 4 Election
http://www.dupageco.org/Content.aspx?id=54705

 

CAPITOL FAX
— Rauner isn’t thrilled with ACA replacement proposal
https://capitolfax.com/2017/03/07/rauner-isnt-thrilled-with-aca-replacement-proposal/

 

PJ MEDIA
— Conway Says Trump ‘Has Information and Intelligence’ We Don’t – DEBRA HEINE  (DIERSEN: Operatives and dupes for my critics/opponents have always hinted/implied/argued/shouted that they have lots of damaging “information and intelligence” on me.  They threaten to go public with that damaging information if I do not do what they want – a) stop sending out GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails, b) resign as a Republican Precinct Committeeman, c) glorify and praise my critics/opponents, d) pander to my critics/opponents, and e) give lots of money to my critics/opponents.)
https://pjmedia.com/trending/2017/03/06/obamagate-conway-says-trump-has-information-and-intelligence-we-dont/

 

DAILY CALLER
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Pot pushers push medical pot. Pot pushers hint/imply/argue/shout that because pot is a medicine, it must be good for you. Pot pushers want everyone in America to be a stoner, that is, pot pushers want to destroy America.
http://dailycaller.com/2017/03/07/democrats-demand-trump-clarify-stance-on-medical-marijuana/
— Obamacare Officials Gave Tax Credit Payments To Prison Inmates, Illegal Immigrants – Kathryn Watson
http://dailycaller.com/2017/03/06/obamacare-officials-gave-tax-credit-payments-to-prison-inmates-illegal-immigrants/
— Clinton Campaign Staffers Now Driving Anti-Trump ‘Women’s March’ Organization – Peter Hasson
http://dailycaller.com/2017/03/06/revealed-clinton-campaign-staffers-now-driving-anti-trump-womens-march-organization/

 

HOT AIR
— When arresting employers of illegal immigrants actually works – JAZZ SHAW
http://hotair.com/archives/2017/03/07/when-arresting-employers-of-illegal-immigrants-actually-works/

 

BREITBART
— CNN Promotes False Claim Taxpayer Funds Do Not Aid Planned Parenthood in Providing Abortion Services – DR. SUSAN BERRY
http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2017/03/07/cnn-promotes-false-claim-taxpayer-funds-not-aid-planned-parenthood-providing-abortion-services/

 

BARBWIRE
— COULD THE RISE OF ANTI-SEMITISM BE RELATED TO THE GROWTH OF ISLAM IN AMERICA? WHAT? IT’S IMPOSSIBLE! – DON FEDER
http://barbwire.com/2017/03/07/rise-anti-semitism-related-growth-islam-america-impossible/

 

AMERICAN CONSERVATIVE
— Why Silicon Valley Really Wants More Diversity  Political correctness seems like a small price to pay for Washington’s largess – PRATIK CHOUGULE  (DIERSEN: Democrats promote Affirmative Action, Diversity, and Inclusion to get votes from minorities, from females, from younger people, from LGBTQ people, from recent immigrants, from anti-Protestants, from disabled people, from etc.)
https://www.theamericanconservative.com/articles/why-silicon-valley-really-wants-more-diversity/

 

NATIONAL REVIEW
— Women Shouldn’t Strike – CARRIE LUKAS  (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps encourage women to hate men.)
http://www.nationalreview.com/article/445556/womens-strike-bad-idea-based-failure-recognize-their-contributions

 

INDEPENDENT JOURNAL REVIEW
— Hiring More ‘Conservative’ College Professors May Sound Smart – But It Would Be A Waste Of Money – PAUL H. YARBROUGH  (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://ijr.com/opinion/2017/03/264332-hiring-conservative-college-professors-may-sound-smart-waste-money/

 

ROLL CALL
— Rep. Roskam Blames Trump for Ugly Politics  Says his constituent aren’t interested in judgments, only solutions – Aileen Chuang  (DIERSEN: If Roskam polled those who voted for him in the November 8, 2016 election, what percent would agree with him on this?  Of course, those who would never vote for Roskam agree with him on this.)
http://www.rollcall.com/news/politics/rep-roskam-blames-trump-ugly-politics

 

THE HILL
— Conservative groups blast GOP healthcare plan – SCOTT WONG
http://thehill.com/policy/healthcare/322717-conservative-groups-blast-gop-healthcare-plan
— Trump: ‘Proud to support’ GOP replacement ObamaCare plan – JORDAN FABIAN
http://thehill.com/policy/healthcare/322790-trump-proud-to-support-gop-replacement-obamacare-plan
— Trump begins healthcare push: ‘Let’s get it done’ – JORDAN FABIAN
http://thehill.com/policy/healthcare/322829-trump-begins-healthcare-push-lets-get-it-done
— Right revolts on ObamaCare bill – PETER SULLIVAN
http://thehill.com/policy/healthcare/322864-right-revolts-on-obamacare-bill

 

POLITICO
— White House official terrorizes network green rooms  Boris Epshteyn, who pushes Trump’s message out on the airwaves, has offended network bookers and contributors across Washington. – ANNIE KARNI
http://www.politico.com/story/2017/03/boris-epshteyn-television-networks-behavior-235787

 

CNN
— Calls for more security as new threats made against Jewish centers – Ray Sanchez and David Shortell
http://www.cnn.com/2017/03/07/us/adl-jcc-bomb-threats/index.html

 

SAN FRANCISCO GATE
— Republican businessman John Cox enters 2018 governor’s race – Joe Garofoli  (DIERSEN: Residents of my precinct and residents of the precincts to the east and to the west got to meet Cox along with Oberweis and the other four announced U.S. Senate candidates on July 5, 2003 at a picnic in the Prairie Path Park in my precinct that I organized. The 200+ attendees included now Congressman Randy Hultgren.)
http://www.sfgate.com/politics/article/Republican-businessman-John-Cox-enters-2018-10984307.php

 

KMTV
— Yes, federal departments are tweeting less under the Trump administration  Dept. of Education and EPA Water account hard hit – Miranda Green
http://www.kmtv.com/decodedc/yes-federal-departments-are-tweeting-less-under-the-trump-administration

March 7 Morning Edition

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— It’s do-over duty in Springfield: Rauner and the GOP must repair or replace the broken compromise – Editorial
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/editorials/ct-springfield-rauner-madigan-cullerton-bargain-budget-edit-0307-jm-20170306-story.html
— HARDCOPY ARTICLE TITLE: Charities eager for Caterpiller’s arrival – Robert Reed  (DIERSEN: Because Democrats run Cook County and especially Chicago, if Caterpiller moves to Cook County and especially to Chicago, it will come under tremendous pressure from Democrats who have tremendous religious, government, political, and/or financial clout to give lots of money to charities that promote dependency on charities, dependency on government, LGBTQ activity, abortion, illegal immigration, mass immigration, vices including booze, pot, and gambling, reverse discrimination, age discrimination, patronage, political affiliation discrimination, abolition of the First and Second Amendments, and even worse things. Caterpiller may very will be forced to get rid of all its non-Democrat employees and especially its non-Democrat employees who are Protestant, conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time. Caterpiller may very will be forced to viciously condemn not only Trump and his supporters, but to viciously condemn all non-Democrats.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/columnists/ct-cat-charity-giving-robert-reed-0307-biz-20170306-column.html
— Is the American elite really elite? – Victor Davis Hanson  (DIERSEN: Who are the elites in your municipality, in your township/ward, in your county, and in Illinois?  Elites have lots of religious, government, political, and/or financial clout. Those who work against me the hardest hint/imply/argue/shout that they are operatives or dupes for the elites in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois who have lots of religious, government, political, and/or financial clout.  From what I see, elites focus on destroying those individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that they cannot manipulate/dominate.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/commentary/ct-trump-war-media-elites-20170307-story.html

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Chance the Rapper’s charity includes two Rahm Emanuel allies – Lauren FitzPatrick, Fran Spielman, Dan Mihalopoulos and Andy Grimm
http://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/chance-the-rapper-plans-cps-funding-announcement-monday-at-2-pm/
— ALL OF THE FRONT PAGE: DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps stress that a White male “Synagogue hate crime suspect” . . . “graduated from Hinsdale Central High School in 2003 and went on to the University of Iowa. He later received a master’s degree in accounting from DePaul University.”  My nastier critics/opponents, their nastier operatives, and their nastier dupes will stress that I “received a master’s degree in accounting from DePaul University” in 1980.)
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/synagogue-hate-crime-suspect-was-educated-suburban-accountant/

 

WLS AM
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Pot pushers push medical pot. Pot pushers hint/imply/argue/shout that because pot is a medicine, it must be good for you. Pot pushers want everyone in America to be a stoner, that is, pot pushers want to destroy America.
http://www.wlsam.com/2017/03/06/state-treasurer-seeks-clarity-to-protect-med-pot-patients/

 

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— What Trump’s immigration policies could cost Chicago – Christina Le Beau  (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps a) glorify and praise citizens of foreign countries and b) demonize, denigrate, and condemn citizens of America. That is a big reason why Trump won and why Clinton lost. How soon, if not already, will anti-Trump individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries post signs that say members of the following groups are NOT WANTED: Trump supporter, Protestant, conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for long time?)
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20170307/NEWS02/170309909
(FROM THE ARTICLE: But immigration analysts say the economic benefits of curbing immigration are overblown. Economists, in general, have found immigration adds more to the economy than it takes away. That means that in cities like Chicago, where population declines and workforce shortages are offset by immigrants, policies advocated by the new administration not only aren’t likely to help—they could actually hurt.)

 

MADISON RECORD
— Are reporters informing the public well enough amidst state’s financial crisis? – Amanda Robert (DIERSEN: Diersen has been sending GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails out since 2000, every morning since 2004, and also every evening since 2015. Virtually every one of those emails has included a link to at least one article about the “state’s financial crisis.”  But sadly, my critics/opponents in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois have lots of religious, government, political, and/or financial clout, and they have made it very clear that they will have their operatives and their dupes viciously destroy anyone who reads the emails or encourages others to read the emails. Ives and I are both members of the Milton Township Republican Central Committee (MTRCC), but sadly, few MTRCC members read GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails, and many of them read the emails only to get information to harm me.)
http://madisonrecord.com/stories/511087491-are-reporters-informing-the-public-well-enough-amidst-state-s-financial-crisis
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Ives says that when she tries to inform the public through town hall meetings, less than a dozen people show up. “I have three town halls scheduled this month and if I am lucky, maybe 100 people will show up even after having sent media alerts out, posting on Facebook and e-mail, and sending out district-wide robo calls,” she said. Ives explains that most people are too busy, or have given in to the idea that “nothing will change” or “all politicians are corrupt.” “I find most people have little understanding of the issues that created our budget crisis, the possible solutions and their implications, and the truth that Illinois is way outside the norm in terms of financial stability compared to other states,” Ives said. “To steal from an old saying, you can offer the information, but people can still refuse to take it in.” In a state like Illinois, with its history of complicated financial struggles and political battles, what is the responsibility of media that is supposed to serve as watchdog? Are reporters telling all of the stories that need to be told, monitoring the conduct of government officials and alerting citizens when they have acted irresponsibly or improperly? Diana Rickert, vice president of communications at the Illinois Policy Institute, who previously worked as a journalist, contends that most citizens are aware of the culture of corruption and political machines. They realize that they pay immense property taxes and face massive public pension debt, now up to $130 billion in their state. She says the media should not be complicit in the financial crisis or give public officials a free pass, particularly as Illinois saw record outmigration in the past year and lost more than 1 million people in the past decade. “The very best journalists are skeptical of government and question everything they say, and journalists owe it to their readers to do this,” Rickert said. “Journalists should not be a publicity arm for local, state or federal government, or trade tough stories for access.” Stephanie Craft, an associate professor of journalism at the University of Illinois, points out that the financial situation in Illinois serves as an example of polarization that is occurring across the country. She says the media has the responsibility of identifying things the public should know, and then getting public officials, business leaders or others in power to talk about them. She says that role becomes more crucial when “you have two sides that are dug in,” like Illinois party leaders over the state’s budget. “If they aren’t talking to each other, it makes it tricky for journalists, but also more of a priority for them to step in and try to get information from those sides that might be harder to get otherwise,” Craft said. “I feel like, as a citizen of Illinois, not only are the two sides not talking to each other, but they’re not talking to anyone. “If there weren’t journalists pressing for answers, there would just be a whole lot of silence.” Craft adds that citizens, as well as public officials, share in that responsibility. Citizens need to seek out a variety of sources of information and demand a certain level of performance from the media and public officials, she says, while public officials need to consider the importance of the media and not see its work as something negative. She contends that the current level of trust in several different institutions, especially the media, is low. She says that puts reporters in a difficult position, because while they are trying to obtain information and present it in an understandable way, they are also fighting criticism about how they do their jobs. Craft also says that when facing a public that may not trust them, reporters should consider being more explicit about their sources and methods. For example, she says, they should mention the people they tried to interview, even if they didn’t talk to them, and the parts of the story they don’t know, but are still trying to figure out. “I think more of that might help, as a byproduct, educate people about the journalism news gathering process and help them understand better the news that they’re reading,” Craft said. Craft adds that even in the current environment, where more people can quickly participate in creating and sharing the news through cell phone photos and video, and social media, reporters should appreciate that they are the only group committing a significant amount of time and resources to uncovering and disseminating information. “There is a role that an institutional kind of press can play in being that entity that can try to hold those in power to account in a way that is harder, not impossible, but harder for a general mass of online people to do,” she said.)

 

PEORIA JOURNAL STAR
— Rauner, Mendoza feud reaches St. Clair County court – Doug Finke
http://www.pjstar.com/news/20170306/rauner-mendoza-feud-reaches-st-clair-county-court

 

QUAD CITY TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, universities give preference to citizens of foreign countries, that is, ever-increasingly, universities discriminate against citizens of America.
http://qctimes.com/news/local/education/western-joins-in-you-are-welcome-here/article_61ac64b8-6534-5c1f-b35d-a0c0fd7d8f12.html

 

WSIL TV
— Poll: Americans divided on admitting refugees – AP  (DIERSEN: Democrats want refugees because they vote for Democrats and because they want cheap labor.  RINOs want refugees because they want cheap labor.)
http://www.wsiltv.com/story/34681673/poll-americans-divided-on-admitting-refugees

 

KANE COUNTY CONNECTS
— WHO’S ON THE APRIL 4 BALLOT? KANE COUNTY MUNICIPAL RACES AT A GLANCE
http://kanecountyconnects.com/2017/03/whos-on-the-april-4-ballot-kane-county-municipal-races-at-a-glance/

 

CHICAGO PATCH
— Women’s Strike: Chicago’s Weekly Trump Protest Will Show Support For Wednesday’s Global Event  Organizers for “Resist Trump Tuesday” have planned their demonstration to be a lead-in to “A Day Without a Woman” protest. – Joe Vince  (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps focus on making women hate men.)
http://patch.com/illinois/chicago/womens-strike-chicagos-weekly-trump-protest-will-show-support-wednesdays-global

 

CHICAGOIST
— Prank Signs Advertising ‘Future Internment Camp’ Pop Up At Chicago Sites – STEPHEN GOSSETT (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps a) glorify and praise citizens of foreign countries and b) demonize, denigrate, and condemn citizens of America. That is a big reason why Trump won and why Clinton lost. How soon, if not already, will anti-Trump individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries post signs that say members of the following groups are NOT WANTED: Trump supporter, Protestant, conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for long time?)
http://chicagoist.com/2017/03/06/signs_advertising_future_internment.php

 

CHAMPAIGN/URBANA NEWS GAZETTE
— Illini Republicans’ affirmative-action bake sale cooks up controversy – Ben Zigterman (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, if you do not shout that minorities and women should get preference, that is, that Whites and men should be discriminated against, Democrats, Democrat plants, and RINOs viciously demonize you, viciously denigrate you, and viciously condemn you as being a racist, a sexist, and even worse things.)
http://www.news-gazette.com/news/local/2017-03-07/illini-republicans-affirmative-action-bake-sale-cooks-controversy.html

 

DAILY ILLINI
— Illini Republicans new logo continues debate over the Chief likeness – Jessica Bursztynsky
http://dailyillini.com/news/2017/03/06/illini-republicans-new-logo-continues-debate-chief-likeness/#photo

 

THE MAROON
— College Republicans Travel to CPAC  According to attendees, the convention was noticeably more unified than last year’s. – Lauren Pankin (DIERSEN: If I had been active in Republican politics while I was in high school, the Post Office would not have offered me a job in 1966. If I had been active in Republican politics while I was in college, IRS would not have offered me a job in 1971 and GAO would not have offered me a job in 1980.)
https://www.chicagomaroon.com/article/2017/3/6/college-republicans-travel-cpac/

 

REBOOT ILLINOIS
— Which county governments have highest and lowest average salaries?
https://rebootillinois.com/2017/03/06/which-county-governments-have-the-highest-and-lowest-average-salaries/

 

ILLINOIS POLICY INSTITUTE
— INTEREST ON ILLINOIS’ PENSION DEBT IS $9.1B PER YEAR  A golden rule of finance is this: Debt that can’t be paid won’t be paid. – Michael Lucci
https://www.illinoispolicy.org/interest-on-illinois-pension-debt-is-9-1b-per-year/?linkId=35169292

 

CAPITOL FAX
— Mendoza: “Rauner is trying to drive our State into bankruptcy”
https://capitolfax.com/2017/03/07/mendoza-rauner-is-trying-to-drive-our-state-into-bankruptcy/
— Playing with fire . . . Remember, it was Gov. Rauner who reached out to Chance with that congratulatory tweet on Grammy night. It was Rauner who agreed to a sitdown with the guy. It was Rauner who exchanged private phone numbers with him last Friday and then talked again to Chance over the weekend. This wasn’t some scheme hatched at the Grammy’s to entrap the governor. The governor did this on his own.
https://capitolfax.com/2017/03/07/playing-with-fire/

 

CONSERVATIVE REPUBLICAN NEWS
— CAN POLITICIANS SAVE THE WELFARE STATE BY URGING – OR EVEN SUBSIDIZING – MORE BABY-MAKING? – Kent Kellar  (DIERSEN: My wife and I have paid the marriage penalty (
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marriage_penalty) big time ever since we got married in 1978.)
http://conservativerepublicannews.com/2017/03/07/can-politicians-save-the-welfare-state-by-urging-or-even-subsidizing-more-baby-making/

 

CONSERVATIVE HQ
— Facebook Labels ConservativeHQ “Malicious” Blocks Pro-Trump Content  (DIERSEN: If my critics/opponents succeed in stopping me from sending out GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails, who will come to my defense?  My critics/opponents in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois have lots of religious, government, political, and/or financial clout, and they have made it very clear that they will have their operatives and their dupes viciously destroy anyone who reads the emails or encourages others to read the emails.)
http://www.conservativehq.com/node/25232
(FROM THE ARTICLE: It is no secret that the Wall Street – Washington – Silicon Valley Axis hates Donald Trump and the millions of “deplorable” Americans who elected him to stop the globalist destruction of our country and to end the PC culture that liberals use to enforce their worldview on the rest of America. We have long shared the view of then-Senator Jeff Sessions that “prominent amnesty advocates, including [Facebook CEO] Mark Zuckerberg and top Obama administration officials, have argued that amnesty is a civil right. Mr. Zuckerberg’s motivation is not elusive. He heads a lobbying group representing many of his industry’s wealthiest CEOs, and their companies wish to extract generous guest-worker programs from Congress. Similar efforts are underway from other CEOs seeking new workers for everything from manufacturing to construction to restaurant jobs. Presumably, Mr. Zuckerberg believes it is more advantageous to frame the group’s lobbying as a civil-rights crusade than as a corporate crusade for lower-cost foreign labor.” So, it should surprise no one that California’s Far Left tech oligarchs have begun to surreptitiously use their control of social media platforms and media to undermine support for President Trump and his agenda by blocking pro-Trump content to starve conservative online media outlets of viewers and advertising dollars. Our problems with Facebook censorship began when we made attacking globalism a major editorial effort in the final crucial weeks before the election and we suddenly discovered that our pro-Trump or anti-Hillary Clinton articles posted to Facebook were being taken down or the links were being disabled. The message “Warning: This Message Contains Blocked Content. Your message couldn’t be sent because it includes content that other people on Facebook have reported as abusive” would pop up when CHQ readers tried to post or distribute CHQ content through Facebook. Inquiries to Facebook produced the excuse that “community objections” were to blame and after a lag of hours or days the links would be restored. In responses that sounded like they were written by Lois Lerner, we were assured that the problem had nothing to do with ConservativeHQ’s name or the conservative content of our articles, but the problem continued to grow. After much back-and-forth, the next excuse offered was that ConservativeHQ’s landing page had too many ads and redirects, and that we should “Avoid ad creative that baits people to click on it, such as overly cropped ad images or ad copy that may be shocking or sexual.”  This was patent nonsense.)

 

GOPUSA
— The Obama Administration engaged in eight years of political payback and heavy-handed bullying that specifically targeted their “political enemies.”  (DIERSEN: Who considers you to be their enemy?  Activists, candidates, elected officials, party leaders, major donors, political consultants, etc. should be required a) to identify who their enemies are and b) to provide the evidence on which they base their hatred of their enemies.)
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=21548http://www.gopusa.com/

 

FEDERALIST
— Why It’s ‘Devastatingly Selfish’ For Strikers To Hijack International Women’s Day  Women’s strikers’ decision to hijack this day shows just how far out of touch they are with the more serious problems facing hundreds of millions of women worldwide. – Kelsey Harkness
https://thefederalist.com/2017/03/07/devastatingly-selfish-strikers-hijack-international-womens-day/

 

BERNARD GOLDBERG
— The Beltway Conspiracy to Break Trump – PATRICK BUCHANAN
http://bernardgoldberg.com/the-beltway-conspiracy-to-break-trump/

 

THE HILL
— Left-leaning groups are sending a stern message to Democrats who consider backing President Trump’s nominee for the Supreme Court: Do it and risk a primary challenge in 2018. – ALEXANDER BOLTON (DIERSEN: My “Republican” critics/opponents have lots of religious, government, political, and/or financial clout in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois.  They are really Democrat plants, Libertarian plants, Green plants, or RINOs. They have always made it clear that they will have their operatives and their dupes vicious destroy anyone who supports me.)
http://thehill.com/homenews/senate/322629-liberals-threaten-to-primary-over-gorsuch
— Americans divided on removing individual mandate: poll – MALLORY SHELBOURNE  (DIERSEN: Sadly, virtually all the operatives and all the dupes who work for my critics/opponents have severe financial, health, and/or other problems. I certainly hope that my critics/opponents provide their operatives and their dupes with free healthcare insurance.  Sadly, as my critics/opponents know full well, people who have severe financial, health, and/or other problems are far more likely to be willing do anything to get money, including doing things that are unfair, outrageous, rude, crude, disgusting, revolting, despicable, unethical, immoral, illegal, and even worse things.)
http://thehill.com/policy/healthcare/322656-half-of-americans-against-removing-individual-mandate-poll
— Trump: Reports of White House infighting are ‘fake news’ – JONATHAN EASLEY
http://thehill.com/homenews/administration/322676-trump-reports-of-white-house-infighting-are-fake-news

 

HUFFINGTON POST
— Obama Leaves Office And Gun Sales Collapse – Mike Weisser (DIERSEN: Those who voted for Obama make it clear that they want to get rid of those who are Protestant, conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for long time.)
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/obama-leaves-office-and-gun-sales-collapse_us_58bde674e4b09ab537d62891

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps promote Islam. Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps talk and act like they will get rid of you if you do not become a Muslim.
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/03/06/opinion/president-trumps-muslim-ban-lite.html
— The Hard Truth About Refugees  Refugees bring with them problems that liberals would do well to recognize. Failing to do so opens the political door to right-wing xenophobes. – JAMES TRAUB  (DIERSEN: Anti-Trumps a) glorify and praise refugees and b) demonize, denigrate, and condemn those who are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for long time.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/03/07/opinion/the-hard-truth-about-refugees.html
— Since Trump, Quiet Upstate Road Becomes a Busy Exit From U.S. – RICK ROJAS  (DIERSEN: Who wants to leave America?  ANSWER: Those who are anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/03/07/nyregion/champlain-ny-canada-migrants.html
— Sean Spicer Meets the Press. No Cameras Allowed, Again. – MICHAEL M. GRYNBAUM  (DIERSEN: I should wear a body camera to better document insults, threats, etc. against me by my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes. My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes count on me to continue my policy of forgiving those who trespass against me.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/03/06/business/sean-spicer-press-briefing-off-camera.html
— White Supremacists Step Up Recruiting on Campus – TAMARA BEST  (DIERSEN: If you are White, ever-increasingly, Democrats and RINOs make it clear that they will get rid of you if you do not demonize, denigrate, and condemn Whites.  That is a big reason why Trump won and Clinton lost.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/03/06/us/hate-groups-campus-recruiting.html

 

USA TODAY
— Facebook begins flagging ‘disputed’ (fake) news – Jessica Guynn  (DIERSEN: Of course, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes demonize, denigrate, and condemn all the articles linked to in GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails as being fake.)
http://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/news/2017/03/06/facebook-begins-flagging-disputed-fake-news/98804948/
— Some secrets should be leaked – Gabriel Schoenfeld  (DIERSEN: Of course, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes want all the skeletons in their closets to be kept secret.)
http://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/2017/02/28/some-leaks-are-necessary-flynn-fbi-russia-gabriel-schoenfeld-column/98453310/
— Hitler’s bad trip: Was Nazi Germany amped up on drugs? – Matt McCarthy  (DIERSEN: Those who want to destroy America want Americans to be “amped up on drugs.”)
http://www.usatoday.com/story/life/books/2017/03/07/blitzed-drugs-in-the-third-reich-norman-ohler-book-review/98530622/
— Women teachers strike causes D.C. suburb to call off school Wednesday – Heidi M Przybyla
http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2017/03/06/women-teachers-strike–alexandria-trumps-backyard/98816126/
— FRONT PAGE WITH COLOR GRAPHIC: Your odds of facing an IRS audit are 1-in-143 – Kevin McCoy  (DIERSEN: I worked for IRS 1971-1980 and I worked for GAO on audits of IRS 1986-1988.)
http://www.usatoday.com/story/money/2017/03/06/your-odds-facing-irs-audit-1–143/98808612/
— Supreme Court: Racism can upend jury verdicts – Richard Wolf (DIERSEN: Anti-Whites shout a) that all Whites are racist and b) that minorities can never be racist.)
http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2017/03/06/surpeme-court-jury-deliberations-racism-mexican/95015868/

 

SUN HERALD
— Can Ronna Romney McDaniel unite a fractured Republican Party? – KATIE GLUECK  (DIERSEN: Anti-Trumps want McDaniel to banish from the Republican Party those who are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders, and those whose ancestors have been in America for long time.)
http://www.sunherald.com/news/politics-government/article136770448.html

 

TEXAS TRIBUNE
— To fight anti-“sanctuary” bill, Democrats may highlight “sanctuary industries” – JULIÁN AGUILAR  (DIERSEN: How many sanctuary industries operate in your municipality, in your township/ward, in your county, and in Illinois?  How much money do politicians in your municipality, in your township/ward, in your county, and in Illinois take from these industries to not enforce immigration laws, that is, to screw Americans?)
https://www.texastribune.org/2017/03/07/house-democrats-all-options-table-fight-immigration-proposals/

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Illinois Is Prepared—for Zombies  The state readies for an undead apocalypse while its financial situation grows worse. – GERALD SKONING
https://www.wsj.com/articles/illinois-is-preparedfor-zombies-1488847032
— What Employees Want – Lori Goler and Juliet de Baubigny  (DIERSEN: While I worked for GAO 1980-1997, my Democrat superiors hinted/implied/argued/shouted that GAO employees who were Democrat, minority, female, younger, and/or veteran wanted GAO to get rid of its employees who were Republican, White, male, older, and/or non-veteran.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/what-tech-employees-want-1488856262
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, a) anti-Whites glorify and praise minorities, b) anti-men glorify and praise women, and c) anti-Americans glorify and praise citizens of foreign countries.
https://www.wsj.com/articles/americas-got-immigrant-talent-1488847644
— Supreme Court Says Jury Secrecy Not Guaranteed If Racial Bias Exists – JESS BRAVIN  (DIERSEN: Anti-Whites shout a) that all Whites are racist and b) that minorities can never be racist.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/supreme-court-says-jury-deliberations-can-be-reviewed-for-racist-statements-1488838703
— FRONT PAGE: Facebook, Rushing Into Live Video, Wasn’t Ready for Its Dark Side  Nearly a year after Facebook Live’s rollout, the company is wrestling with how to censor violent live streaming; two months in ‘lockdown’ – DEEPA SEETHARAMAN
https://www.wsj.com/articles/in-rush-to-live-video-facebook-moved-fast-and-broke-things-1488821247

 

FORTUNE
— Here’s What a Day Without Women Will Actually Look Like – Madeline Farber (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps focus on making women hate men.)
http://fortune.com/2017/03/06/day-without-a-woman-strike-march-8/

 

FORBES
— Be Bold For Change: Tackling Sexism Head On This International Women’s Day – Margie Warrell (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps focus on making women hate men.)
https://www.forbes.com/sites/margiewarrell/2017/03/06/be-bold-for-change-tackling-sexism-head-this-international-womens-day/

 

FED SMITH
— What Does It Take to be a Thrift Savings Plan Millionaire? – Lyn Alden (DIERSEN: While I worked for IRS 1971-1980 and for GAO 1980-1997, my Democrat superiors a) knew how much my Civil Service Retirement System pension would be, b) knew when my wife and I paid off our mortgage, c) knew how much money we had saved for our retirement, and d) knew much more about our finances. They used that information to paint us as being filthy rich DINKs (dual income, no kids). My Democrat superiors were moral relativists who believed that their end justifies their means.  They used their knowledge of our wealth a) to justify their wasting my career and b) to justify their forcing me to retire in 1997 when I was 49 years old.)
http://www.fedsmith.com/2017/03/06/what-does-it-take-to-be-a-tsp-millionaire/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Thanks to the slow but steady march of inflation year after year, a million dollars isn’t what it used to be. Still, it’s a target that few people achieve in their lifetimes, and it can go a long way to a comfortable retirement. FedSmith regularly keeps track of the number of TSP millionaires, federal employees that have accumulated more than $1 million in their TSP account. The number fluctuates each year, having grown from about 200 in early 2012 to well past 3,000 today, thanks to the eight-year bull market we’ve all enjoyed. But what does it take to get to that level? For starters, here’s a chart that shows how much wealth you can build based on your monthly saving amount (vertical axis) and annualized rate of return (horizontal axis) in 25 years: . . . The chart is inflation-adjusted to 2.5% per year. Values over $1 million are highlighted in green. This chart applies broadly to a variety of investment types, but when looking specifically at the TSP, there are two main constraints: Assuming a buy-and-hold strategy, TSP rates of return are limited, roughly, by the maximum rate of return of the C fund, S fund, and I fund, the three equity funds available for investment. This caps TSP long-term returns at around 10% per year or less, based on historical performance of the best of these indices. This will be lower for a more balanced portfolio that includes some fixed-income investments with the G fund or F fund. You can only contribute up to $18,000 per year, with another 5% from agency-matching. If you earn $120,000 per year, for example, the maximum you can save per year in your TSP is $24,000, or $2,000 per month on that chart. Depending on how the markets perform over the next two and a half decades, it may be possible for federal employees that max out their TSP contributions each and every year to hit a million in inflation-adjusted value (or about $1.8 million in face value) during that timeline. For most federal investors, however, it will take longer than that. John Bogle, the founder of Vanguard, currently expects about 4% annual returns over the next 10 years from the US stock market, due to the high valuations of the market currently. A report in 2016 by McKinsey & Company estimates 4-6.5% annual returns for US markets over the next 20 years. Nobody can know for sure what returns will be going forward, but due to how highly valued the markets are currently (based on metrics like the Shiller PE ratio), the chance of reaching or exceeding the historical 9-10% rate of return is arguably not very likely going forward. Here are three examples for how a TSP account may grow over a federal career:)

 

DAILY KOS
— New poll shows Illinois’ Republican governor winning just 32 percent of the vote – David Nir
http://www.dailykos.com/story/2017/3/6/1640767/-New-poll-shows-Illinois-Republican-governor-winning-just-32-percent-of-the-vote

 

GUARDIAN
— Outrage as Ben Carson calls slaves ‘immigrants’ – AFP
https://guardian.ng/news/outrage-as-ben-carson-calls-slaves-immigrants/

March 6 Evening Edition

ABC7
— REP. PETER ROSKAM RESPONDS TO ACCUSATIONS HE’S AVOIDING TOWN HALLS – Sarah Schulte
http://abc7chicago.com/politics/rep-peter-roskam-responds-to-town-hall-controversy/1787802/
— HOUSE GOP RELEASES BILL TO REPEAL AND REPLACE OBAMACARE – AP
http://abc7chicago.com/news/house-gop-releases-bill-to-repeal-and-replace-obamacare/1787698/
— CHANCE THE RAPPER DONATES $1M TO CHICAGO PUBLIC SCHOOLS – Liz Nagy  (DIERSEN: How much money do you give away?  My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes demonetize me, denigrate me, and condemn me because I do not give my money away. In my defense, I give my time away — 10+ hours a day, 70+ hours a week, 300+ hours a month, 3,650+ hours a year, and 36,500+ hours a decade putting GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails together and sending out free of charge and without any advertising. At $100 an hour, that is $1,000+ a day, $7,000+ a week, $30,000+ a month, $365,000+ a year, and $3,650,000+ a decade.  Since 2004, the emails have included links to more than 264,100 articles and information on many upcoming events.  They have gone out each and every morning since 2004 and also each and every evening since 2015.)
http://abc7chicago.com/education/chance-the-rapper-donates-$1m-to-cps/1787263/

 

NBC5
— Emanuel Calls Latest Trump Travel Ban ‘Wolf in Sheep’s Clothing’  “Today’s iteration is nothing more than a wolf in sheep’s clothing – different packaging intended to achieve the same result,” Emanuel said in a statement. – Tom Schuba  (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps want Jews to unite with Muslims to get rid of Trump, Trump supporters, Protestants, conservatives, Republicans, Americans, Whites, males, older people, rich people, gun owners, German Americans, draft avoiders, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
http://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/emanuel-trump-travel-ban-chicago-415489773.html
— Chance the Rapper Donating $1M to Chicago Schools  “This isn’t about politics. This isn’t about posturing,” Bennett told reporters at Westcott Elementary School. “This is about taking care of the kids.” – Tom Schuba
http://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/Chance-the-Rapper-to-Hold-Press-Conference-on-CPS-Funding-415493633.html

 

CBS2
— Rep. Roskam Avoids Angry Constituents At Chicago Appearance – Derrick Blakley
http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2017/03/06/rep-roskam-avoids-angry-constituents-at-chicago-appearance/
— Critics Slam New Trump Travel Ban As ‘Wolf In Sheep’s Clothing’ – Bernie Tafoya
http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2017/03/06/critics-slam-new-trump-travel-ban-as-wolf-in-sheeps-clothing/
— Chance The Rapper To Donate $1 Million To Chicago Public Schools – Suzanne Le Mignot
http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2017/03/06/chance-the-rapper-to-donate-1-million-to-chicago-public-schools/

 

FOX NEWS CHICAGO
— Chance the Rapper donates $1M to Chicago Public Schools – AP
http://www.fox32chicago.com/news/local/239863018-story
— Ben Carson compares slavery to immigration to America – AP  (DIERSEN: What do those say who define immigrants as people who come to a country willingly?)
http://www.fox32chicago.com/news/239905183-story

 

WGN TV
— GOP congressman Roskam takes more heat for town hall stance – TONYA FRANCISCO
http://wgntv.com/2017/03/06/gop-congressman-takes-more-heat-for-town-hall-stance/

 

WGN RADIO
— AUDIO CLIP: City Club of Chicago: Rep. Peter Roskam
http://wgnradio.com/2017/03/06/city-club-of-chicago-rep-peter-roskam/

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Rauner tries to avoid being upstaged by Chance the Rapper – Mark Brown
http://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/brown-rauners-pitch-to-avoid-being-upstaged-by-chance/
— Chance the Rapper to donate $1 million to CPS – Stefano Esposito and Tina Sfondeles
http://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/chance-the-rapper-plans-cps-funding-announcement-monday-at-2-pm/
— Michelle Obama to Chance the Rapper: Thanks for giving back Tina Sfondeles – Tina Sfondeles  (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois have lots of religious, government, political, and/or financial clout. They have made it very clear that they viciously destroy anyone who thanks me for sending out GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails.)
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/michelle-obama-to-chance-thanks-for-giving-back/amp/
— Trump’s revised travel ban still inspires protests in Chicago – Maudlyne Ihejirika
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/trumps-revised-travel-ban-still-inspires-protests-in-chicago/
— Consumer debt and identity theft back on annual complaints list  Consumer debt complaints including mortgages, collection agencies and banks were first on the list, with 2,783 complaints out of 24,000 received. – Andrea Salcedo
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/consumer-debt-and-identity-theft-back-on-annual-complaints-list/
— Supreme Court won’t rule on transgender bathroom rights case – AP
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/supreme-court-scraps-case-on-transgender-bathroom-rights/

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Rep. Roskam blames Trump, presidential campaign, social media for lack of ‘civility’ in politics – Rick Pearson  (DIERSEN: Government is nasty.  Politics is nasty.  The more that you blame Trump for problems, the less that anti-Trumps harass you.  My critics/opponents have always wanted Roskam to blame me for all past, present, and future problems.  My critics/opponents will be disappointed that Roskam blames Trump for anything.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-peter-roskam-city-club-met-20170306-story.html
— Chance the Rapper writes $1 million check to CPS as a ‘call to action’ – Monique Garcia and Juan Perez Jr.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-chance-the-rapper-chicago-schools-plan-met-20170306-story.html
— Willie Wilson pushes bail reform with new TV ad – Rick Pearson
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-willie-wilson-cook-county-jail-bond-tv-ad-story.html
— Education, immigration complaints on the rise, attorney general says – Robert Channick
http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/ct-top-consumer-complaints-2016-0307-biz-20170306-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Democrats side with foreign countries and with their citizens AGAINST America and AGAINST its citizens.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/ct-doctors-visas-suspended-0307-biz-20170306-story.html
— Invest in Chicago’s schools, teachers to reduce violence – Karen Lewis
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/commentary/ct-chicago-school-funding-violence-karen-lewis-perspec-0307-20170306-story.html
— Governors State cuts 22 degrees, hikes tuition 15 percent due to budget stalemate – Dawn Rhodes
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/ct-governors-state-university-budget-cuts-20170306-story.html
— It’s do-over duty in Springfield: Rauner and the GOP must repair or replace the broken compromise – Editorial
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/editorials/ct-springfield-rauner-madigan-cullerton-bargain-budget-edit-0307-jm-20170306-story.html
—  Trump’s undisciplined tirades undercut his mission – Editorial
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/editorials/ct-trump-wiretap-tweet-obama-edit-20170306-story.html
— Donald Trump’s wiretap tweets raise his risk of impeachment – Noah Feldman
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/commentary/ct-trump-impeachment-wiretapping-20170306-story.html
— College of DuPage Officials, Revelers Celebrate St. Patrick’s Day in Elmhurst
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/elmhurst/community/chi-ugc-article-college-of-dupage-officials-revelers-celebra-2017-03-06-story.html

 

DAILY HERALD
— Roskam talks taxes at luncheon, skips protesters – Kerry Lester
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20170306/news/170309263/
— State Rep. Peter Breen to address Wheeling Township GOP March 11
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20170306/news/170309267/
— Attorney general reviewing vote by Lisle library board – Robert Sanchez
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20170306/news/170309264/

 

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Illinois senators call Trump’s travel ban unconstitutional – AP  (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Duckworth and Durbin side with foreign countries and with their citizens AGAINST America and AGAINST its citizens.)
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20170306/NEWS07/170309913/illinois-senators-call-trumps-travel-ban-unconstitutional

 

WBEZ
— Chance The Rapper To Donate $1 Million To CPS – Becky Vevea
https://www.wbez.org/shows/wbez-news/cps-city-dismiss-gov-bruce-rauners-plan-to-fix-cps-budget/8cc4250b-0ad1-4aef-9640-49c3e89757a5

 

DNA INFO
— School To Get $535,000 In Air Conditioners Just Before It Closes – Sam Cholke
https://www.dnainfo.com/chicago/20170306/woodlawn/wadsworth-elemetary-school-getting-air-conditioners-empty-university-of-chicago-charter

 

BELLEVILLE NEWS DEMOCRAT
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Duckworth sides with foreign countries and with their citizens AGAINST America and AGAINST its citizens.  I regret letting her goons throw me out of a public event that she had in Wheaton in 2006.  But of course, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes side with Duckworth against me.)
http://www.bnd.com/news/local/article136762033.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Davis and Bost issue statements that anti-trumps will use against Trump.
http://www.bnd.com/news/local/article136770763.html
http://www.bnd.com/news/local/article136759668.html

 

STATELINE
— Illinois Looking for Clarification from President Trump on Medical Marijuana Laws  Unclear what enforcement could be taken against doctors who prescribe marijuana. – Owen Stiffler
http://www.mystateline.com/news/illinois-looking-for-clarification-from-president-trump-on-medical-marijuana-laws/667382275

 

FOX ILLINOIS
— Latest In The Battle Between Rauner And Mendoza – Jordan Abudayyeh
http://foxillinois.com/news/local/latest-in-the-battle-between-rauner-and-mendoza-03-06-2017

 

1470 WMBD
— Rauner Administration Files Suit Against Comptroller – AP
http://www.1470wmbd.com/rauner-administration-files-suit-comptroller/

 

CHICAGOIST
— Gutierrez, Duckworth & Local Advocates Blast Trump’s ‘More Of The Same’ ‘Muslim Ban’ – STEPHEN GOSSETT  (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, “Gutierrez, Duckworth, & Local Advocates” side with foreign countries and with their citizens AGAINST America and AGAINST its citizens.)
http://chicagoist.com/2017/03/06/gutierrez_duckworth_local_organizat.php
— Chance The Rapper Tells Rauner To ‘Do Your Job,’ Donates $1M To Chicago Public Schools – STEPHEN GOSSETT (DIERSEN: “Do your job” is code for raising taxes on Republicans.)
http://chicagoist.com/2017/03/06/chance_the_rapper_donates_1m_to_chi.php

 

CHICAGO PATCH
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps want Jews to unite with Muslims to get rid of Trump, Trump supporters, Protestants, conservatives, Republicans, Americans, Whites, males, older people, rich people, gun owners, German Americans, draft avoiders, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.
http://patch.com/illinois/chicago/trumps-new-travel-ban-wolf-sheeps-clothing-mayor-rahm-emanuel

 

CHICAGO CITY WIRE
— No Republicans to be found at WBEZ public radio  (DIERSEN: Do not expect to find any Republicans at GAO’s Chicago office.)
http://chicagocitywire.com/stories/511084455-no-republicans-to-be-found-at-wbez-public-radio#.WLmuO1Psoj8.facebook

 

DUPAGE POLICY JOURNAL
— Breuder vs. College of DuPage motions yield split results – Carol Ostrow
http://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/511087387-breuder-vs-college-of-dupage-motions-yield-split-results

 

DUPAGE COUNTY
— Employment Opportunity: Supervisor of Voting Facilities
http://www.dupageco.org/HR/Jobs/54688/

 

SANAMON SUN
— Proft: Grand Bargain “neither grand nor is it a bargain” – Matt Smith
http://sangamonsun.com/stories/511086577-proft-grand-bargain-neither-grand-nor-is-it-a-bargain
— State Rep. Dwight Kay (R-Glen Carbon) calls for investigation into Mautino’s campaign finances – Karen Kidd
http://sangamonsun.com/stories/511087336-state-rep-calls-for-investigation-into-mautino-s-campaign-finances

 

ILLINOIS FAMILY INSTITUTE
— 900 Absentees on New Trier’s Progressive Dogma Day – Laurie Higgins
https://illinoisfamily.org/uncategorized/900-absentees-on-new-triers-progressive-dogma-day/

 

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— CHICAGO ‘PAPARAZZI’ CHASE ROSKAM AFTER CITY CLUB LUNCHEON
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2017/03/chicago-media-paparazzis-roskam-.html

 

GOPUSA ILLINOIS
— Mexico opens ‘defender centers’ in U.S. consulates  (DIERSEN: Constructively, Mexico has declared war on America a) because it has sent many millions of its citizens into America illegally, b) because it has kept many millions of its citizens in America illegally, and c) because it has sent many mountains of illegal drugs into America illegally.)
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=21532
— Media Collusion with the ‘Espionage Establishment’
http://www.gopusa.com/media-collusion-with-the-espionage-establishment/

 

DAILY CALLER
— Gowdy: ‘Congress Is Much Better Equipped To Do Investigations Than Journalists Are’ – Christian Datoc  (DIERSEN: GAO is Congress’ investigative arm. I worked for GAO for almost 18 years, the last 11 years at the GS-13 Step 1-10 levels, currently, $94,610-$122,991. For 3 of those 18 years, I worked on audits of IRS. I passed the CPA and Certified Internal Auditor examinations on my first attempt.  I became a licensed CPA, Certified Fraud Examiner, Certified Government Financial Manager, Certified Financial Services Auditor, and a Forensic Accountant.)
http://dailycaller.com/2017/03/06/gowdy-congress-is-much-better-equipped-to-do-investigations-than-journalists-are-video/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Trey Gowdy criticized journalists reporting on alleged wire-tapping at Trump Tower in New York City, for relying on “anonymous sources” and “leaked information” during a Monday interview on Fox News. “I think Congress is much better equipped to do investigations than journalists are,” the South Carolina Republican told host bill Hemmer. “We can’t rely on anonymous sources. We can’t rely on leaked information, classified information which in and of itself is a crime.” “So with all due respect, to the reporters, I can’t cross-examine anonymous sources. You can’t even directly examine them. It’s a lot easier to write a news piece than it is to conduct an investigation.”  “What Congress needs is access to the witnesses, access to the documents and they need to understand we don’t run parallel, criminal investigations,” Gowdy continued. “We have a job to do, but it is not to investigate crime.”)
— Trump Is No Fan Of Refugees, But It’s Hillary Country That Gets Saddled With Them – ALEX PFEIFFER  (DIERSEN: One could argue that the more votes that Hillary got in a precinct, in a municipality, in a county, and in a state, the more refugees that precinct, that municipality, that county, and that state precinct should have to take.)
http://dailycaller.com/2017/03/05/trump-is-no-fans-of-refugees-but-its-hillary-country-that-gets-saddled-with-them/
— Trump Admin Quietly Gives Illegal Immigrants Work Permit Extensions – Alex Pfeiffer
http://dailycaller.com/2017/03/05/trump-admin-quietly-gives-illegal-immigrants-work-permit-extensions/
— College Honors Program Pays Students To Take ‘White Privilege’ And BLM Courses – Rob Shimshock  (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, schools crank out “good little Democrats,” that is young people who are anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.
http://dailycaller.com/2017/03/05/college-honors-program-pays-students-to-take-white-privilege-and-blm-courses/
— NYT Columnist Encourages IRS Agents To Commit Felony By Leaking Trump’s Taxes – Chuck Ross  (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats encourage individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries to commit crimes.)
http://dailycaller.com/2017/03/06/nyt-columnist-encourages-irs-agents-to-commit-felony-by-leaking-trumps-taxes/
— The FBI Is Investigating Approximately 300 Refugees For Terrorism – Alex Pfeiffer  (DIERSEN: How many these 300 are the Democrats and the RINOs sending to Illinois, to your county, to your township/ward, to your municipality and to your precinct?)
http://dailycaller.com/2017/03/06/the-fbi-is-investigating-approximately-300-refugees-for-terrorism/

 

BLAZE
— GOP congressman Steve King (R-Iowa), calls on Trump to ‘purge leftists’ from the White House before they ‘sink us’ – Tre Goins-Phillips
http://www.theblaze.com/news/2017/03/06/gop-congressman-calls-on-trump-to-purge-leftists-from-the-white-house-before-they-sink-us/
— Left-wing vandals targeting Berkeley College Republicans — and right in front of their faces– Dave Urbanski
http://www.theblaze.com/news/2017/03/06/left-wing-vandals-targeting-berkeley-college-republicans-and-right-in-front-of-their-faces/
— NY Times writer asks IRS to leak Trump’s tax returns — receives hefty dose of legal advice instead – Chris Enloe
http://www.theblaze.com/news/2017/03/06/ny-times-writer-asks-irs-to-leak-trumps-tax-returns-receives-hefty-dose-of-legal-advice-instead/

 

PJ MEDIA
— Social Justice Syndrome: ‘Rising Tide of Personality Disorders Among Millennials’ – EWAN MORRISON
https://pjmedia.com/blog/social-justice-syndrome-rising-tide-of-personality-disorders-among-millenials/

 

THE HILL
— GOP releases bills to repeal and replace ObamaCare – PETER SULLIVAN
http://thehill.com/policy/healthcare/322609-gop-releases-bill-to-repeal-and-replace-obamacare

 

POLITICO
— Roskam calls experience with town halls ‘miserable’ – NATASHA KORECKI
http://www.politico.com/states/illinois/story/2017/03/roskams-calls-experience-with-town-halls-miserable-110101
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Chance the Rapper serves as an operative/dupe for anti-Trumps and for anti-Rauners.
http://www.politico.com/story/2017/03/chance-rapper-illinois-235744

 

THE HILL
— Trump taps Giuliani’s son for White House job – JORDAN FABIAN (DIERSEN: Did your father help you get a job?  My outstanding father died suddenly in 1969 when he was 47 and I was a 21-year-old full-time NIU student.)
http://thehill.com/homenews/administration/322618-trump-taps-giulianis-son-for-wh-job

 

ABC NEWS
— Gay conversion therapy advocates heartened by Pence, Republican electoral victories – BRIAN ROSS BRIAN EPSTEIN
http://abcnews.go.com/US/gay-conversion-therapy-advocates-heartened-pence-republican-electoral/story?id=45940488

 

WASHINGTON POST
— Trump’s ‘evidence’ for Obama wiretap claims relies on sketchy, anonymously sourced reports – Glenn Kessler  (DIERSEN: Please join me in demanding that my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes put their “evidence” against me in writing.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/fact-checker/wp/2017/03/05/trumps-evidence-for-obama-wiretap-claims-relies-on-sketchy-anonymously-sourced-reports/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Members of the following groups say “we need to win over Muslims to beat the jihadists:” anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/democracy-post/wp/2017/03/06/president-trump-does-the-right-thing-for-once-and-heres-why-its-incredibly-ironic/

 

THE NATION
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: QUESTION: Which individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries promote Islam? ANSWER: Those that are anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.
https://www.thenation.com/article/the-real-goal-of-trumps-travel-ban-is-to-make-america-white-again/

 

PBS
— Ben Carson refers to slaves as ‘immigrants’ in first speech to HUD – JOSHUA BARAJAS  (DIERSEN: What do those say who define immigrants as people who come to a country willingly?)
http://www.pbs.org/newshour/rundown/ben-carson-refers-slaves-immigrants-first-speech-hud/

March 6 Morning Edition

ABC7
— PRESIDENT TRUMP SIGNS NEW TRAVEL BAN EXECUTIVE ORDER- AP
http://abc7chicago.com/politics/president-trump-signs-new-travel-ban-executive-order/1786668/
— SUPREME COURT SCRAPS CASE ON TRANSGENDER BATHROOM RIGHTS – AP
http://abc7chicago.com/politics/supreme-court-scraps-case-on-transgender-bathroom-rights/1786910/
— WITH TWEETSTORM, TRUMP MAY HAVE EXERCISED EXCLUSIVE DECLASSIFICATION AUTHORITY – ABC News
http://abc7chicago.com/news/with-tweetstorm-trump-may-have-exercised-exclusive-declassification-authority/1785796/

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: If you try to make your municipality a sanctuary city, anti-Trumps will glorify and praise you.  If/when anti-Trumps try to make your municipality a sanctuary city, who will oppose it?  If anti-Trumps try to make Wheaton a sanctuary city, I will oppose it big time. Anti-Trumps know that, so they are ramping up their efforts to demonize me, denigrate me, and condemn me as being a racist, sexist, bigot, and even worse things.  Anti-Trumps are moral relativists who believe that their end justifies their means.  They are disciples of Saul Alinsky.)

http://chicago.suntimes.com/opinion/garcia-in-calumet-city-anxious-immigrants-seek-protection/
— Rauner memo: Tax-increment funds one option to fund CPS – Tina Sfondeles
http://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/rauner-memo-tax-increment-funds-one-option-to-fund-cps/

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Naperville goes green Saturday with annual St. Patrick’s Parade – David Sharos
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/naperville-sun/ct-nvs-st-patricks-parade-advance-st-0308-20170306-story.html
— President Trump privately signs new travel ban targeting those seeking new visas – AP
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/politics/ct-trump-travel-ban-new-order-20170305-story.html
— FRONT PAGE WITH COLOR PICTURE: How ‘Da Icehouse’ got a late-night liquor license in high-crime Austin – David Heinzmann
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/watchdog/ct-icehouse-liquor-ervin-20170306-story.html
— Hiring mistakes that can sink your team – Travis Katz (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.chicagotribune.com/business/success/inc/tca-hiring-mistakes-that-can-sink-your-team-20170227-story.html
— Despite borrowing limit, tiny Skokie school district seeks to get around state law for new school – Diane Rado
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-school-debt-limit-legislation-met-20170305-story.html

 

DAILY HERALD
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasing, anti-Trumps glorify and praise immigrants.
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20170306/discuss/170309433/ (FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD WITH BIG COLOR PICTURE.)
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20170306/discuss/170309433/

 

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Throw the bums out? Let the voters decide. – ANDY SHAW  (DIERSEN: Bad people vote for bad people. Democrats vote for Democrats.)
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20170304/ISSUE07/170309934

 

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Local children gather to fill care packages for Syrian refugees in Chicago – Jason Nevel (DIERSEN: How soon will these local children gather to fill care packages for the many millions of Democrat victims of Democrat rule in Chicago, in Cook County, and in Illinois?  These Democrat victims have severe financial, health, and/or other problems. How soon will these local children gather to fill care packages for the many thousands of Democrat victims of Democrat rule who recently fled to DuPage County, to Milton Township, to Wheaton, and to my precinct?)
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20170305/local-children-gather-to-fill-care-packages-for-syrian-refugees

 

EFFINGHAM DAILY NEWS
— March 4 Trump rally peaceful, upbeat – Dawn Schabbing  (DIERSEN: If you held a rally for Trump in your municipality, in your township/ward, or in your county, which Republican activists, candidates, elected officials, party leaders, major donors, political consultants, etc. would attend?  Which of the aforesaid would speak at the rally for Trump?)
http://www.effinghamdailynews.com/news/local_news/march-trump-rally-peaceful-upbeat/article_5004d76a-0eb9-5a31-9a91-bb927445c74b.html

 

SAUK VALLEY
— Stakes are high in Illinois as Congress rethinks Medicaid
http://www.saukvalley.com/2017/03/05/stakes-are-high-in-illinois-as-congress-rethinks-medicaid/acqttf0/
— Vote Rauner? Back soda tax? Decisions, decisions  Governor’s poll numbers down, and new tax on sugary drinks is the only one public will swallow – Rich Miller  (DIERSEN: Democrats run Illinois, but Democrats blame Rauner for Illinois’ problems.)
http://www.saukvalley.com/2017/03/03/springfield-spotlight-vote-rauner-back-soda-tax-decisions-decisions/ca1tyyi/

 

NORTHERN PUBLIC RADIO
— Bob Evans: Illinois Must Find Bipartisanship – VICTOR YEHLING (DIERSEN: Bipartisanship is code for Republicans surrendering to Democrats.)
http://northernpublicradio.org/post/illinois-must-find-bipartisanship

 

BETTER GOVERNMENT ASSOCIATION
— DOROTHY BROWN OFFERS POLITICAL ADVICE — FOR A PRICE – Katie Drews and Dane Placko
http://www.bettergov.org/news/dorothy-brown-offers-political-advice-%E2%80%94-for-a-price
(FROM THE ARTICLE: WHY IT MATTERS: Cook County Circuit Court Clerk Dorothy Brown has long been dogged by allegations of pay-to-play in the administration of her office even as she also faces criticism for sloppy and inefficient record keeping. The day after federal prosecutors said Cook County Circuit Court Clerk Dorothy Brown received what they described as bribe money from an employee, Brown was collecting money in a different way – by selling political advice for nearly $200 a head. Brown, who was elected last year to her fifth term as clerk despite a federal grand jury investigation of the hiring and promotion practices within her office, hosted a training seminar on a Saturday last month for people interested in running for public office. For $175 a ticket, plus $19.95 for an optional handbook, the day-long event promised “instruction on every aspect of being a candidate as a whole,” according to a flyer for the event. “I realized that a lot of people want to run for public office but they don’t really know what to do,” Brown said during the program. “I’m about the business of not being selfish but giving back, and that’s what this is all about.” As part of a Better Government Association and FOX 32 investigation, a BGA reporter paid the fees and attended the first half of the seminar, which took place in a hotel conference room in the Illinois Medical District on Chicago’s West Side. Among the eight other participants, whose names the BGA obtained either from a sign-in sheet or when they introduced themselves to the others in the room: a Cook County judge, one of Brown’s neighbors and two individuals with apparent ties to Brown’s office – a man named Christopher Hodges and a woman named Zoe Neely. A Christopher Hodges has worked in the clerk’s office since 2004 and is a manager making $56,000 a year, according to 2016 payroll records. A Facebook profile page that identifies Hodges as an employee of Brown’s office has a photo of the same man who attended the seminar. The Facebook page also states Hodges is a “servant” at Brown’s church, King of Glory Tabernacle Church of God in Christ, on Chicago’s South Side. Neely is identified on LinkedIn as Zalita Zoe Neely. Her mother is Madina Neely, who has been employed in the clerk’s office since 2008 and has worked as Brown’s scheduler, according to sources. According to payroll records, Madina Neely was an office assistant in 2015 making $37,000 a year but last year made $63,000 as a manager. None of them could be reached for comment. Brown’s spokeswoman Jalyne Strong declined to answer questions about their employment or on the seminar as a whole. Instead, Strong said in an emailed statement the seminar was “not a part of the operations” of the clerk’s office and that she had “no information about it.” She added that “any attendees would have had to learn about it independent of the clerk’s office.” Experts contacted by the BGA questioned whether it’s appropriate for the clerk to accept money from her employees. Even though the event was open to the public and outside work hours, the experts said Brown opened herself up to the criticism that employees could feel obligated to participate since she is their boss. “You want to make sure protections are in place to make sure they don’t feel pressure to be part of anything they don’t want to,” said Sarah Brune, executive director of the Illinois Campaign for Political Reform. “It’s a delicate relationship when it’s boss to employee.” This isn’t the first time questions have been raised about Brown’s interactions with her employees.)

 

JOLIET PATCH
— Alleged Hooker Blames Trump For Arrest  She said she had no trouble in Crest Hill until Donald Trump was elected president. – Joseph Hosey  (DIERSEN: Have hookers in your municipality, in your township/ward, and/or in your county complained about Trump?)
http://patch.com/illinois/joliet/patch-exclusive-alleged-hooker-blames-trump-arrest

 

COOK COUNTY RECORD
— Man suing U of Chicago for ‘anti-male’ assault policies settles with female accuser, keeps suing school – Scott Holland
http://cookcountyrecord.com/stories/511086997-man-suing-u-of-chicago-for-anti-male-assault-policies-settles-with-female-accuser-keeps-suing-school

 

DEPAULIA
— John Minster, President of the DePaul College Republicans and Vice Chair of DePaul’s Young Americans for Freedom Chapter, responds to criticism of party
http://depauliaonline.com/2017/03/06/republican-responds-criticism/

 

DUPAGE COUNTY
— Employment Opportunity: Supervisor of Vote by Mail  Department: Election Commission
http://www.dupageco.org/HR/Jobs/54688/
— Employment Opportunity: Administrative/Clerical  Department: Election Commission
http://www.dupageco.org/HR/Jobs/54687/

 

ILLINOIS LEAKS
— Wheeling’s Mayor Dean Argiris’ Prostitution Solicitation Arrest Record – John Kraft
http://edgarcountywatchdogs.com/2017/03/wheelings-mayor-dean-argiris-prostitution-solicitation-arrest-record/

 

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— THORNER: EXPERT SAYS WEAK FIRST AMENDMENT DEFENSE COULD ENDANGER ITS FUTURE
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2017/03/thorner-first-amendment-expert-.html

 

GOPUSA
— Jewish groups have to ‘think security at all times’ amidst antisemitism wave  (DIERSEN: Those who are anti-Trump are anti-Jew.)
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=21507

 

FEDERALIST
— But He Folds! 5 Big Fights Where Trump Is Backing Down  The whole point of Donald Trump was supposed to be: BUT HE FIGHTS. But we shouldn’t be surprised to see the Trump administration’s bluster melting away. – Robert Tracinski
http://thefederalist.com/2017/03/06/but-he-folds-5-big-fights-where-trump-is-backing-down/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: 5) Sending up trial balloons about amnesty for illegal immigrants. Just before his recent address to Congress, Trump sent up trial balloons to the press about opening up a “path to citizenship” for some illegal immigrants, precisely the sort of thing he condemned during his campaign as “amnesty.” This caused some of his supporters, including that guy with the lovely avatar of Lady Liberty telling pesky immigrants to get off her lawn—to panic. Now, maybe Trump was just yanking the media’s chain. But this looks to me more like a negotiator taking a hard line in public while trying to hint behind the scenes that he’s really open to a deal. We know from Trump’s history with “Dreamers” that he probably wants to support some form of amnesty. But he painted himself into a corner by starting his campaign with disparaging remarks about immigrants and recruiting a support base of anti-immigration fanatics. So he’s trying to figure a way out of the box and toward a deal. Maybe it’s true that “Most Trump supporters can recognize that his initial promises of mass deportation were an opening bid that would eventually get bargained down to something more humane.” But that kind of sounds like politics as usual, right? I’ll grant that some of these issues are not settled yet, and maybe Trump will stick to a hard line on some of them. My point is that we shouldn’t be surprised at signs that he won’t. We shouldn’t be surprised if the bluster of the campaign season is melting as it encounters the reality of political compromise and our political system’s natural resistance to radical change. I’ve known all along that the reason you’re not getting everything you want isn’t because we didn’t have the right leader who would be bolder and more shirtlessly manly than everyone else. The reason is that the American people are not overwhelmingly in favor of your wish list, or mine. This has been true for all of my adult life. I’ve managed to get used to it and to expect a series of close contests, some incremental victories, and if we’re lucky now and again a bold step forward, while we work at the more difficult job of long-term ideological change. It’s a job that calls for the real tough guys, the ones who are willing to put in hard and unrewarding work over the long haul. Trump supporters who are ready to grow out of seductively easy tactics like calling their opponents rude names are welcome to join us. In the meantime, take what you can get from the Trump administration, but don’t be too crushed when he turns out to be just another politician.)

 

BLAZE
— Mainstream media’s double standard on anonymous sources – Chris Enloe (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always used anonymous sources against me.  They use anonymous sources to justify their harming me.)
http://www.theblaze.com/news/2017/03/05/watch-trump-spox-schools-martha-raddatz-over-mainstream-medias-double-standard-on-anonymous-sources/

 

ACCURACY IN MEDIA
— Betsy DeVos Pledged to Protect Free Speech at Schools – Malcolm A. Kline  (DIERSEN: Democrats run public education in America. They increasingly make it clear that “cranking out good little Democrats” is their top priority, if not their only priority.  I am far more conservative today because my outstanding parents sent me to Trinity Lutheran Grade School in Crete 1953-1962 and then to Hope Lutheran Grade School in Park Forest 1961-1962 to stay with the Missouri Synod.)
https://www.academia.org/betsy-devos-pledged-to-protect-free-speech-at-schools/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: If U. S. Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos came to the Conservative Political Action Conference in order to establish her street cred with conservatives, she probably succeeded. “I am, perhaps, the first person in America to tell Bernie Sanders that there is no free lunch,” she told the audience at CPAC. Perhaps more importantly, she showed the audience of college students that in current and upcoming battles over free speech on campus, she has their back. “The faculty, from adjuncts to deans, tell you what to do and, more ominously, what to think,” she said at CPAC. She urged the students to take a page from her boss’s book and “e-mail, tweet and snapchat every politician who thinks the status quo is okay.” The National Education Association (NEA) teachers union famously opposed DeVos’s nomination. “Betsy DeVos, who has spent decades working to dismantle public education and privatize public schools, is dangerously unqualified and lacks the experience we should all demand in America’s secretary of education,” NEA President Lily Eskelsen García stated in January. “If confirmed, she would become the first secretary of education with zero experience with public schools.”)
— The Millennial Morass of ‘Free Stuff’ – Malcolm A. Kline
https://www.academia.org/the-millennial-morass-of-free-stuff/

 

POLITICO
— Knives are out for Reince – ALEX ISENSTADT and JOSH DAWSEY (DIERSEN: Who blames you for what?  My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always blamed me for all of their problems, for all of your problems, for all of my problems, and for all of everyone’s problems.  They blame me for all the defeats that Republicans have suffered in Illinois since 2000. They blame me for all the problems that the following have had, are having, and will have: Milton Township Republican Central Committee, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, Illinois Republican Party, TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce, Illinois Center Right Coalition, American Association of Political Consultants, Wheaton Bowl, City of Wheaton, Milton Township, DuPage County, and Illinois.)
http://www.politico.com/story/2017/03/trump-reince-priebus-white-house-235703

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that are a member of one or more of the following groups increasing use religious arguments to destroy America: those that are anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/03/05/us/sanctuary-cities-movement-1980s-political-asylum.html
— Here’s the Reality About Illegal Immigrants in the United States – VIVIAN YEE, KENAN DAVIS and JUGAL K. PATEL  (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that are a member of one or more of the following groups glorify and praise citizens of foreign countries and demonize, denigrate, and condemn citizens of America: those that are anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.)
https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2017/03/06/us/politics/undocumented-illegal-immigrants.html
— What if the Court in the Loving Case Had Declared Race a False Idea? – BRENT STAPLES  (DIERSEN: From what I saw while I worked for the federal government for almost 30 years, if a White federal employee married a minority or adopted a minority, that White federal employee got all the Affirmative Action, Diversity, and Inclusion benefits of being a minority.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/03/06/opinion/what-if-the-court-in-the-loving-case-had-declared-race-a-false-idea.html
— ‘Really Sick and Really Scared’ Voters Temper Action on Health Law – JENNIFER STEINHAUER  (DIERSEN: How healthy are you?  How healthy have you been.  My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes hint/imply/argue/shout that I owe my good health to my being born as a White male, my being born with a silver spoon in my mouth, my having always been privileged, and my avoiding the draft.  Many, if not most of my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes a) drink lots of booze, smoke, and/or otherwise abuse their bodies and b) talk and/or act like they want to or do smoke pot, use other illegal drugs, and/or engage in LGBTQ activity.).
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/03/05/us/politics/affordable-care-act-health-law-republicans.html
— Repeal of Health Law Faces a New Hurdle: Older Americans – ROBERT PEAR  (DIERSEN: How old are you?  I am 68.  My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes are beyond furious at me because my wife and I will have health, dental, and vision insurance for the rest of our lives because I am a federal retiree.  Currently, we pay $5,763/year and the federal government pays $17,288/year.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/03/05/us/politics/health-care-law-obamacare-repeal-older-americans.html

 

WASHINGTON POST
— Inside Trump’s fury: The president rages at leaks, setbacks and accusations – Philip Rucker, Robert Costa and Ashley Parker  (DIERSEN: At who/what do the following rage at: a) those who run your municipality, your township/ward, and your county, b) those Republican elected officials who represent your municipality, your township/ward, and your county, c) the officers of your Republican township/ward and county party organizations, and d) your representative on the Illinois Republican Party State Central Committee?)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/inside-trumps-fury-the-president-rages-at-leaks-setbacks-and-accusations/2017/03/05/40713af4-01df-11e7-ad5b-d22680e18d10_story.html

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— The Exhaustion of American Liberalism  White guilt gave us a mock politics based on the pretense of moral authority. – SHELBY STEELE  (DIERSEN: Who despises you, if not hates you? The following despise me, if not hate me: those who are anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-exhaustion-of-american-liberalism-1488751826
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The recent flurry of marches, demonstrations and even riots, along with the Democratic Party’s spiteful reaction to the Trump presidency, exposes what modern liberalism has become: a politics shrouded in pathos. Unlike the civil-rights movement of the 1950s and ’60s, when protesters wore their Sunday best and carried themselves with heroic dignity, today’s liberal marches are marked by incoherence and downright lunacy—hats designed to evoke sexual organs, poems that scream in anger yet have no point to make, and an hysterical anti-Americanism. All this suggests lostness, the end of something rather than the beginning. What is ending? America, since the ’60s, has lived through what might be called an age of white guilt. We may still be in this age, but the Trump election suggests an exhaustion with the idea of white guilt, and with the drama of culpability, innocence and correctness in which it mires us. White guilt is not actual guilt. Surely most whites are not assailed in the night by feelings of responsibility for America’s historical mistreatment of minorities. Moreover, all the actual guilt in the world would never be enough to support the hegemonic power that the mere pretense of guilt has exercised in American life for the last half-century. White guilt is not angst over injustices suffered by others; it is the terror of being stigmatized with America’s old bigotries—racism, sexism, homophobia and xenophobia. To be stigmatized as a fellow traveler with any of these bigotries is to be utterly stripped of moral authority and made into a pariah. The terror of this, of having “no name in the street” as the Bible puts it, pressures whites to act guiltily even when they feel no actual guilt. White guilt is a mock guilt, a pretense of real guilt, a shallow etiquette of empathy, pity and regret. It is also the heart and soul of contemporary liberalism. This liberalism is the politics given to us by white guilt, and it shares white guilt’s central corruption. It is not real liberalism, in the classic sense. It is a mock liberalism. Freedom is not its raison d’être; moral authority is. When America became stigmatized in the ’60s as racist, sexist and militaristic, it wanted moral authority above all else. Subsequently the American left reconstituted itself as the keeper of America’s moral legitimacy. (Conservatism, focused on freedom and wealth, had little moral clout.) From that followed today’s markers of white guilt—political correctness, identity politics, environmental orthodoxy, the diversity cult and so on. This was the circumstance in which innocence of America’s bigotries and dissociation from the American past became a currency of hardcore political power. Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton, good liberals both, pursued power by offering their candidacies as opportunities for Americans to document their innocence of the nation’s past. “I had to vote for Obama,” a rock-ribbed Republican said to me. “I couldn’t tell my grandson that I didn’t vote for the first black president.”)
— Should Parents Use Retirement Savings for College Tuition?  Most financial pros advise against it: You can borrow for college, but not for your retirement – CHANA R. SCHOENBERGER  (DIERSEN: Do you have children?  Government is nasty.  Politics is nasty.  People are nasty. Ever since the 1980s, when my wife and I gave up trying to have children, we did not adopt, and we did not become foster parents, my nasty critics/opponents, their nasty operatives, and their nasty dupes have demonized, denigrated, and condemned my wife and I as being selfish rich DINKs (dual income, no kids). They would not have done that if I had been a Democrat, a minority, a female, or a veteran.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/should-parents-use-retirement-savings-for-college-tuition-1488559632

 

USA TODAY
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD WITH BIG COLOR PICTURE: If you oppose the Wall, anti-Trumps will glorify you and praise you.
http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/2017/03/05/arizona-lawman-challenging-president-trumps-border-wall/98492128/

 

NEW YORK MAGAZINE
— White House Staffers Blame Reince Priebus, Not Erratic Boss, for Chaotic Start – Margaret Hartmann  (DIERSEN: Who blames you for what?  My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always blamed me for all of their problems, for all of your problems, for all of my problems, and for all of everyone’s problems.  They blame me for all the defeats that Republicans have suffered in Illinois since 2000. They blame me for all the problems that the following have had, are having, and will have: Milton Township Republican Central Committee, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, Illinois Republican Party, TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce, Illinois Center Right Coalition, American Association of Political Consultants, Wheaton Bowl, City of Wheaton, Milton Township, DuPage County, and Illinois.)
http://nymag.com/daily/intelligencer/2017/03/reince-priebus-blamed-white-house-chaos.html

 

THE WEEK
— Reince Priebus is quickly becoming the Trump administration’s scapegoat  (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes pride themselves as being effective and efficient scapegoaters. They have always blamed me for all of their problems, for all of your problems, for all of my problems, and for all of everyone’s problems.  They blame me for all the defeats that Republicans have suffered in Illinois since 2000. They blame me for all the problems that the following have had, are having, and will have: Milton Township Republican Central Committee, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, Illinois Republican Party, TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce, Illinois Center Right Coalition, American Association of Political Consultants, Wheaton Bowl, City of Wheaton, Milton Township, DuPage County, and Illinois.)
http://theweek.com/speedreads/684023/reince-priebus-quickly-becoming-trump-administrations-scapegoat

 

DAILY BEAST
—  White House Blames Reince Priebus for Missteps (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes pride themselves as being effective and efficient scapegoaters. They have always blamed me for all of their problems, for all of your problems, for all of my problems, and for all of everyone’s problems.  They blame me for all the defeats that Republicans have suffered in Illinois since 2000. They blame me for all the problems that the following have had, are having, and will have: Milton Township Republican Central Committee, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, Illinois Republican Party, TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce, Illinois Center Right Coalition, American Association of Political Consultants, Wheaton Bowl, City of Wheaton, Milton Township, DuPage County, and Illinois.)
http://www.thedailybeast.com/cheats/2017/03/06/report-white-house-blames-reince-priebus-for-missteps.html

 

NPR
— Trump Has Many Jobs Unfilled; Is He ‘Deconstructing The Administrative State’? – Brian Naylor (DIERSEN: Many millions have not and will not seek a job with the federal government a) because the pay and benefits are terrible, b) because the advancement opportunities are terrible, c) because they lack required education, work experience, professional certifications, and/or professional licenses, d) because they cannot pass an employment examination, e) because they cannot pass a background investigation, f) because they cannot pass a physical examination, g) because they cannot take the demonization, denigration, and condemnation that comes with being a federal employee or federal retiree, and/or h) because they are Republican, White, male, older, and/or non-veteran and they know that the federal government discriminates against its employees who are Republican, White, male, older, and/or non-veteran.)
http://www.npr.org/2017/03/06/518403153/trump-has-many-jobs-unfilled-is-he-deconstructing-the-administrative-state

 

ECONOMIC TIMES
— Durbin slams Trump for not acting on H-1B reform  (DIERSEN: What do you say to employers a) that demonize, denigrate, and condemn citizens of America and b) that glorify and praise citizens of foreign countries?)
http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/nri/visa-and-immigration/democratic-senator-slams-trump-for-not-acting-on-h-1b-reform/articleshow/57461633.cms

 

ENTREPRENEUR
— 18 Destructive Habits Holding You Back From Success  Rarely is one thing we do more consequential than what we do habitually. – DEEP PATEL
https://www.entrepreneur.com/article/288411

 

FEDERAL TIMES
— New bill looks to fix COLA gap with elderly index – Carten Cordell  (DIERSEN: The purchasing power of my Civil Service Retirement System pension and my Social Security has been cut dramatically because inflation has been far higher than COLAs.  Further, the purchasing power of my and my wife’s savings has also been cut dramatically because inflation has been far higher than interest rates.)
http://www.federaltimes.com/articles/new-bill-looks-to-fix-cola-gap-with-elderly-index

March 4 Evening Edition

WAND TV
— OUTSTANDING: Springfield participates in nationwide March 4 Trump rally – Michon Lindstrom
http://www.wandtv.com/story/34666615/springfield-participates-in-nationwide-march-4-trump-rally
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Springfield- Dozens gathered on the steps of the Illinois State Capitol to show their support for President Donald Trump. “It’s time that America realizes that Trump is our president.” said Mel Cordani, a supporter. “I love him, and he is going to change America, and make it great again. I know that he has done so much already and I just wanted to be here to show him how much we love him.” said Doug Dukeman, another supporter. The crowd was filled with many local supporters, and three Illinois politicians came to show their support for President Trump. Senator Kyle McCarter (R)-Vandalia, Representative Reggie Phillips (R)-Charleston, and Representative Brad Halbrook (R)-Shelbyville, gave speeches to the crowd. “There is only 3 of us here, and it’s because it is important for us to know what we know is right. To support our president to let him know that Illinois is supporting our president, and they we need change in the state of Illinois.” said Rep. Reggie Phillips (R)-Charleston. Some of the attendees, like Shane Bouvet, know President Trump personally.. “He’s such a beautiful guy, and that’s what you see here in the crowd is beautiful. Who are patriotic, coming to support out president and show love for our country.” he said. “Donald  Trump is a president who loves all people. You see everyone who came out to support him and people who don’t support him, you know Donald Trump loves everyone. He cares about our country.” Many of Trump’s supporters spoke of his accomplishments since taking office in January. “He’s doing what he said he was going to do, and we want to be supportive of that effort for the first time, we actually have a president that is doing what he said he would do.” said Rep. Brad Halbrook, (R)-Shelbyville. “Mr. Trump has done more already in he short time than what others have done in eight years.” added Dukeman. For many of the supporters, they hope that President Trump will be able to help to fix the trouble that Illinois is in. “We need people to have respect and want to work again in Illinois and that is a federal issue, and I think Trump is going to start answering.” Said Rep. Phillips. This was just one of many March 4 Trump rallies happening nationwide.)
— Union membership in Illinois last year matches historic low – AP
http://www.wandtv.com/story/34665270/union-membership-in-illinois-last-year-matches-historic-low

 

WSIL TV
— OUTSTANDING: Trump supporters declare pride in president, slam opponents – AP
http://www.wsiltv.com/story/34665073/trump-supporters-declare-pride-in-president-slam-opponents
— Trump claims Obama had phones wiretapped; Obama denies it – AP
http://www.wsiltv.com/story/34664558/obama-spokesman-says-trumps-wiretapping-allegation-is-false
http://www.wsiltv.com/story/34664558/trump-accuses-obama-of-tapping-his-phones-cites-no-evidence
— Immigration courts: record number of cases, many problems – AP
http://www.wsiltv.com/story/34664911/immigration-courts-record-number-of-cases-many-problems

 

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— OUTSTANDING: Trump supporters gather at Illinois Capitol – John Reynolds
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20170304/trump-supporters-gather-at-illinois-capitol

 

QUAD CITIES ONLINE
— OUTSTANDING: Trump supporters rally in President’s honor – Leon Lagerstam
http://www.qconline.com/news/local/trump-supporters-rally-in-president-s-honor/article_dfd675ef-89c3-52c9-b368-2aea8fde0fc6.html

 

OUR QUAD CITIES
— OUTSTANDING: Pro-Trump rally draws hundreds in QC  Spirit of America rallies around nation aim to send positive message to Trump – Krista Burris
http://www.ourquadcities.com/news/pro-trump-rally-draws-hundreds-in-qc/666711749

 

FOX NEWS CHICAGO
— OUTSTANDING: Supporters gather for ‘March 4 Trump’ rallies in suburban Chicago, around the country – AP
http://www.fox32chicago.com/news/239539656-story

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— OUTSTANDING: Trump supporters declare pride in president, slam opponents – AP
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/supporters-gather-for-march-4-trump-rallies-around-us/
— Democrats say Rauner bungling ‘bargain’ — gov calls that ‘goofy’ – Tina Sfondeles
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/democrats-say-rauner-bungling-bargain-gov-calls-that-goofy/

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— OUTSTANDING: Trump supporters declare pride in president, slam opponents at nationwide rallies – AP
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/ct-march-4-trump-rallies-20170304-story.html
— Trump: Not to blame for ‘sad end’ to ‘Celebrity Apprentice’ – AP
http://www.chicagotribune.com/entertainment/ct-trump-celebrity-apprentice-tweet-20170304-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: VERY SAD: Waubonsie Valley High School promotes LGBTQ activity.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/naperville-sun/ct-nvs-naperville-transgender-bathrooms-st-0301-20170305-story.html
— Local boards have to face critics while congressmen avoid town halls – Editorial
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/aurora-beacon-news/opinion/ct-abn-editorial-face-constituents-st-0305-20170304-story.html
— Noble charter school teachers take a step toward forming a union – Juan Perez Jr.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-chicago-charter-union-organize-met-20170303-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Trump accused Obama of ‘McCarthyism.’ But Trump’s lifelong mentor had a crucial role in its rise.”
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/ct-trump-obama-wiretap-mccarthy-cohn-20170304-story.html

 

DAILY NERALD
— Thousands attend Elmhurst St. Patrick’s Day Parade
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20170304/news/170309426/
— Trump’s wiretap claim based on Breitbart news; Obama spokesman denies – Bloomberg
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20170304/news/170309434/
— Elgin hears plans for gun shop, shooting range catering to women – Elena Ferrarin
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20170303/news/170309515/

 

ABC7
— TRUMP CLAIMS OBAMA HAD HIS PHONES WIRETAPPED; NO PROOF CITED – AP
http://abc7chicago.com/politics/trump-claims-obama-had-his-phones-wiretapped;-no-proof-cited/1784509/

 

CBS2
— Proposed Illinois Law Allows Those Under 21 To Drink With A Parent – Mike Krauser
http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2017/03/04/proposed-illinois-law-allows-those-under-21-to-drink-with-a-parent/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: But a bar owner told our sister station in Rockford, WIFR, that he does not support the notion. “I don’t believe that 18-year-olds are ready to consume alcohol even under the supervision of their parents. And how can you regulate?”)

 

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Could Trump and Emanuel find common ground? – GREG HINZ  (DIERSEN: What about Rauner?  Which planks in the Republican Party platform do not conflict with planks in the Democrat Party platform?  Which conservative principles do not conflict with liberal principles?)
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20170304/ISSUE05/170309932/could-donald-trump-and-rahm-emanuel-find-common-ground

 

PEORIA JOURNAL STAR
— Madigan to blame? Not this time – Doug Finke
http://www.pjstar.com/news/20170304/statehouse-insider-madigan-to-blame-not-this-time

 

SAUK VALLEY
— Highest pay in nation not good enough for Illinois workers  If AFSCME strikes, what will happen? – Editorial  (DIERSEN: Are you non-veteran, White, male, and/or older?  Are/were you accused of being overpaid?  My critics/opponents have always accused me of being overpaid. In my defense, I earned a) a job-related bachelor’s degree when I was 21 and job-related master’s degrees when I was 27, 31, and 48, b) job-related professional certifications when I was 30, 32, 41, 45, 47, and 48, and c) a job-related professional license when I was 33.)
http://www.saukvalley.com/2017/03/02/highest-pay-in-nation-not-good-enough-for-illinois-workers/a9qh90r/

 

WJBD RADIO
— Governor Says State Comptroller Has Put Pay for Nearly 600 Employees and Human Service Agencies in Jeopardy  Comptroller Susana Mendoza Is Asked to Stop Depleting Government Shutdown Prevention Funds
http://www.wjbdradio.com/local-news/2017/03/03/governor-says-state-comptroller-has-put-pay-for-nearly-600-employees-and-human-service-agencies-in-jeopardy

 

NORTHWEST INDIANA TIMES
— Indiana state government rated most effective in country – Dan Carden
http://www.nwitimes.com/news/local/govt-and-politics/indiana-state-government-rated-most-effective-in-country/article_3cbbbbce-938c-5c8f-8b12-2f7a0e9aec3f.html

 

NAPERVILLE COMMUNITY TELEVISION
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Democrats promote Islam.  How soon, if not already, will Democrats a) call for, if not demand,  that Islam be America’s “official religion” and b) call for, if not demand, that everyone in America becomes a Muslim?
http://www.nctv17.com/naperville-student-attends-joint-address/

 

NORTH COOK NEWS
— National group’s backing of New Trier ‘white privilege’ seminar criticized – Glenn Minnis
http://northcooknews.com/stories/511086763-national-group-s-backing-of-new-trier-white-privilege-seminar-criticized

 

DAILY CALLER
— Leaked Audio Reveals Anti-Trump Forces Manufacturing Hostile Town Hall – Peter Hasson
http://dailycaller.com/2017/02/27/leaked-audio-reveals-anti-trump-forces-manufacturing-hostile-town-hall/
— ‘Pray On Your Own Time!’ — Protesters Freak Out After GOP Town Hall Opens With A Prayer – Peter Hasson
http://dailycaller.com/2017/02/24/pray-on-your-own-time-protesters-freak-out-after-gop-town-hall-opens-with-a-prayer-video/

 

WORLD NET DAILY
— ‘RACIST!’ U.S. COLLEGES INFECTED WITH SPREADING ‘VICTIMHOOD’ FEVER  ‘There is a case of this happening at nearly every campus’ – GREG COROMBOS  (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats promote hatred against Republicans, and especially against Republicans who are White.)
http://www.wnd.com/2017/03/racist-u-s-colleges-infected-with-spreading-victimhood-fever/

 

CNS NEWS
— EEOC’s Budget Should Be Cut to Protect Free Speech and Jobs – Hans Bader  (DIERSEN: In 1971, I became a federal employee because Oldsmobile withdrew a job offer that I had accepted.  Oldsmobile withdrew that job offer because it had just agreed to stop hiring Whites to settle an EEOC complaint.  My employer at the time, Firestone Stores, had fired me because I had accepted Oldsmobile’s job offer.)
http://www.cnsnews.com/commentary/hans-bader/eeocs-budget-should-be-cut-protect-free-speech-and-jobs

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— A Different Bargain on Race – Ross Douthat  (DIERSEN: Are you White?  How long have your ancestors been in America?  How much did you benefit from discrimination against Blacks by your parents, by your grandparents, by your great grandparents, and by the rest of your ancestors?  My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes a) have always hinted/implied/argued/shouted that I benefited tremendously from discrimination against Blacks by my parents, by my grandparents, by my great grandparents, and by the rest of my ancestors. My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes stress that my ancestors have been in America since 1844.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/03/04/opinion/sunday/a-different-bargain-on-race.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: So, this week’s immodest proposal: Abolish racial preferences in college admissions, phase out preferences in government hiring and contracting, eliminate the disparate-impact standard in the private sector, and allow state-sanctioned discrimination only on the basis of socioeconomic status, if at all. Then at the same time, create a reparations program — the Frederick Douglass Fund, let’s call it — that pays out exclusively, directly and one time only to the proven descendants of American slaves. What would it pay out? Reparations advocates talk in trillions, which would take this already-unrealistic proposal into the realm of the utopian. But right now, giving every single African-American $10,000, perhaps in a specially-designed annuity, would cost about $370 billion, modest relative to supply-side tax plans and single-payer schemes alike. The wealth of the median black household in the United States was $11,200 as of 2013; a $10,000 per-person annuity would more than double it. In so doing it would hardly eliminate racial disadvantage, but then again neither has 50 years of affirmative action. What it would offer is a meaningful response to an extraordinary injustice, but a response that does not involve permanent discrimination. There is no clear or easy path to becoming a multiracial nation that isn’t divided politically by race. But reparations for the descendants of slaves today, rather than affirmative action for nonwhites forever, might be a better path than the one we’re on right now.)

 

WASHINGTON POST
— Gangs reap guns from trains in violent Chicago neighborhoods – AP
https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/railroad-thefts-and-guns-a-deadly-mix-in-chicago/2017/03/03/0846c65e-ffdb-11e6-9b78-824ccab94435_story.html
— After decades in America, the newly deported return to a Mexico they barely recognize – Antonio Olivo  (DIERSEN: When will Mexico stop sending its citizens into America illegally?  When will Mexico recall its citizens who are in America illegally?  To go into a country illegally is to disrespect that country. The longer that you stay in a county illegally, the more that you disrespect that country.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/the_americas/mexico-prepares-to-absorb-a-wave-of-deportees-in-the-trump-era/2017/03/03/a7bd624a-f86c-11e6-aa1e-5f735ee31334_story.html
— A conservative author tried to speak at a liberal arts college. He left fleeing an angry mob. – Peter Holley
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/grade-point/wp/2017/03/04/a-conservative-author-tried-to-speak-at-a-liberal-college-he-left-fleeing-an-angry-mob/

 

HOUSTON CHRONICLE
— Bill would protect Texas workers’ jobs over their political beliefs – Bobby Cervantes  (DIERSEN: Political affiliation discrimination, that is, patronage, has always been rampant in the federal government. 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.houstonchronicle.com/local/texas-politics/texas-legislature/article/Bill-would-protect-workers-jobs-over-their-10976239.php
— Safe space: Lawmaker wants to forbid discrimination based on political beliefs – Brett Barrouquere  (DIERSEN: Political affiliation discrimination, that is, patronage, has always been rampant in the federal government. 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.chron.com/local/texas-politics/texas-legislature/article/Safe-space-Lawmaker-wants-to-forbid-10977149.php

 

BLOOMBERG
— Growing number of Americans are changing employers in search of more money – Steve Matthews  (DIERSEN: GAO audits IRS. In 1980, after working for IRS 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 transferred to GAO. Because I was an old (31) non-veteran White male Republican who complained about political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, age discrimination, and retaliation, the Democrats who ran GAO forced me to accept an $18,847 pay cut in today’s dollars to transfer from IRS to GAO.  To justify that pay cut, they ignored the fact that much of what I had done for IRS was very similar to what I would be doing for GAO including fact gathering, interviewing, summarizing and analyzing data, investigating, report writing, and developing recommendations.  My Democrat GAO superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates were furious when I passed the Certified Internal Auditor examination on my first attempt in 1981 and that I became a licensed CPA in 1981.)
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2017-02-27/fed-turns-to-job-hoppers-as-1950s-inflation-guide-shows-its-age

 

FEDSMITH
— Job Openings at Border Patrol and Customs and Border Protection – Ralph R. Smith
http://www.fedsmith.com/2017/03/04/job-openings-at-border-patrol-and-customs-and-border-protection/

March 3 Morning Edition

CBS2
— Town Hall Complainers Are Like ‘Orientals’ Screaming At You: Illinois Congressman Mike Bost
http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2017/03/02/town-hall-complainers-are-like-orientals-screaming-at-you-southern-illinois-congressman/

 

NBC5
— Pence Used a Private Email Account to Conduct State Business  The vice president’s spokesman, Marc Lotter, said Pence “maintained a state email account and a personal email account” like previous governors in the state – Ken Thomas  (DIERSEN: While I worked for GAO 1980-1997, I never used my private email accounts to conduct GAO business.)
http://www.nbcchicago.com/news/politics/Pence-Used-a-Private-Email-Account-to-Conduct-State-Business–415285353.html

 

ABC7
— ATTORNEY GENERAL JEFF SESSIONS WILL RECUSE HIMSELF FROM RUSSIAN PROBES – Charles Thomas and Rob Elgas
http://abc7chicago.com/politics/ag-jeff-sessions-will-recuse-himself-from-russian-probes/1781059/

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— NYC Mayor de Blasio in Chicago to raise money, give speech – Bill Ruthhart
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-bill-deblasio-city-club-speech-met-story.html
— Downstate Illinois Rep. Mike Bost refers to ‘Orientals’ in describing town halls – AP
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-illinois-congressman-orientals-town-halls-20170302-story.html
— At Chicago State, locals search for silver lining amid budget woes – Brett Christie
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/arlington-heights/sports/ct-mgc-chicago-state-cougars-athletics-tl-0227-20170303-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps paint Trump as being a dictator.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/commentary/ct-trump-dictatorship-memories-grossman-20170302-story.html

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Sessions steps aside from Russia probe under pressure – AP
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/trump-total-confidence-in-sessions-unaware-of-russian-contact/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Bring on a special prosecutor to probe Russia scandal.”
http://chicago.suntimes.com/opinion/editorial-bring-on-a-special-prosecutor-to-probe-russia-scandal/
— Pols work on tax on private eyes, tattoos, piercings—little else – AP  (DIERSEN: Of course, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes want Illinois to tax GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails.  Will they argue that GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails are worth $10 each, and that therefore, I have to charge, collect, and turn over to Illinois a 6.25 percent sales tax ($62.5 cents) each time a GOPUSA ILLINOIS email is opened?)
http://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/senate-toys-with-tax-on-private-eyes-piercings-but-little-else/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Pot pushers push pot.  To push pot in America is to push the destruction of America.
http://chicago.suntimes.com/opinion/jacob-sullum-marijuana-is-where-federalist-principles-go-to-die/

 

DAILY HERALD
— Endorsements: Broda for Lisle mayor; Hettich, Carballo, Grau for village board.
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20170303/discuss/170309655/
— Gambling’s growing pervasiveness – Jerry Skogmo, Executive Director, Renz Addiction Counseling Center, Elgin  (DIERSEN: Gambling is a vice.  If you promote gambling, you promote vice.)
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20170302/discuss/170309695/
(FROM THE LETTER: Each year it seems that gambling becomes more pervasive. In Illinois, video gambling sites have increased significantly in the past 18 months, and there is serious discussion about expanding the number of casinos. For most people gambling is entertaining, but for the problem gambler it can eventually lead to the loss of a home, job, family and friends. Common signs of a problem gambler often include lying to your partner about where you’ve been and how you’ve spent your money; lost sleep due to gambling stress and anxiety; reducing time one spends with family and work to gamble; feeling guilty about gambling; trying to cut back in gambling without success. Gambling disorders are treatable, but professional help is needed. Renz Addiction Counseling Center is offering free gambling assessments throughout 2017 and free treatment during National problem Gambling Awareness Month this March at our Two American Way location in Elgin. For more information on Renz Center’s problem gambling services, visit www.RenzCenter.org or call the Center at (847) 742-3545.)

 

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Raid raises questions about Caterpillar’s cooperation – CLAIRE BUSHEY
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20170303/NEWS05/170309945
— From one working woman to another: About that fear of being ‘bitchy’… – ANDEE HARRIS  (DIERSEN: Have you ever worked for a woman? A woman was my supervisor during my last 4 years at GAO 1993-1997 and she was my supervisor’s supervisor for the 4 years before that 1989-1993.)
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20170303/OPINION/170309947

 

NORTHWEST HERALD
— Illinois Senate spells out proposed services for sales tax – AP  (DIERSEN: Of course, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes want Illinois to tax GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails.  Will they argue that GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails are worth $10 each, and that therefore, I have to charge, collect, and turn over to Illinois a 6.25 percent sales tax ($62.5 cents) each time a GOPUSA ILLINOIS email is opened?)
http://www.nwherald.com/2017/03/03/illinois-senate-spells-out-proposed-services-for-sales-tax/agnpecn/

 

PEORIA JOURNAL STAR
— Day after ‘grand bargain’ hopes dashed, some lawmakers think it can still be salvaged – Brian Robbins
http://www.pjstar.com/news/20170302/day-after-grand-bargain-hopes-dashed-some-lawmakers-think-it-can-still-be-salvaged

 

ILLINOIS TIMES
— The vanishing Statehouse press corps  In an era of mainstream news cutbacks, ideological media step in – Tara McClellan McAndrew  (DIERSEN: Since 2000, your GOPUSA Illinois Editor has increasingly stepped in a) to counter the media’s ever-increasingly pro-Democrat slant and b) to fill Republican communication voids.)
http://illinoistimes.com/article-18344-the-vanishing-statehouse-press-corps.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: As mainstream coverage of government has decreased, new media have risen to fill the void. According to the Pew’s 2014 study, there was a boom across the nation in “ideological” organizations covering state government after the Great Recession. That includes outlets funded by politicians or partisan groups which can be designed to look like mainstream media. A couple examples are the Illinois Policy Institute and Local Government Information Services, which have links to the Republican Party. Currently, there are no known media outlets covering Illinois government that have ties to other parties. In 2015, the Illinois Policy Institute, which already ran Illinois News Network, purchased Illinois Radio Network. It covers state government, among other topics. In 2013 and 2014, the Institute’s Illinois News Network tried to get press credentials from the Illinois House of Representatives and the Illinois Senate, but was denied because of its relationship to a partisan, lobbying group – the Institute. The Institute sued and took its case all of the way to the U.S. Supreme Court, but lost. State Journal-Register reporter Bernard Schoenburg has written several columns about Republican ties to the Institute and Local Government Information Services, including donations Governor Bruce Rauner made to both groups, totaling at least $3 million. Local Government Information Services has online websites with articles about communities around the state. One called the Sangamon Sun covers the Springfield area. On Feb. 13, its headline was: “State Comptroller Mendoza added to BossMadigan.com,” referring to an Illinois Republican Party site. Some ideological media, like the Illinois News Network, make their audio and articles available for free. In an Oct. 7, 2015, column, Schoenburg wrote: “Any of those papers or stations using that content and not clearly identifying the source as the Illinois Policy Institute are doing a disservice to their readers and listeners.” Free content is very attractive to small radio stations or newspapers with limited staff and budgets, Wheeler says. “Having fewer Statehouse reporters and fewer independent, unbiased sources of news committed to the consistent practices of journalism will make it easier for the folks who are peddling the slant to have their stuff accepted and used.” In a democracy, media have an important task, Wheeler adds, especially at a time when the federal government is making many decisions that could affect the responsibilities of state governments. “The First Amendment wasn’t created with the idea that we have to help people who are going to be running newspapers to make a lot of money.” As one Statehouse reporter I talked to put it: “Somebody has to cover the news!”)

 

PEORIA JOURNAL STAR
— When it raids on Caterpillar’s parade – Phil Luciano
http://www.pjstar.com/news/20170302/luciano-when-it-raids-on-caterpillars-parade

OUR QUAD CITIES

— Relieving student debt in Illinois – Rachel Taylor  (DIERSEN: Because I paid for all my college expenses with money that I earned doing yard work, delivering newspapers, washing dishes, cleaning golf shoes, chipping slag, pumping gasoline, delivering mail, working on an automobile assembly line, working as a security guard, selling tires, automotive services, and major appliances, collecting delinquent taxes, and auditing federal agencies, my critics/opponents have always demonized me, denigrated me, and condemned me as being someone who was born with a silver spoon in his mouth and who has always been privileged.)
http://www.ourquadcities.com/news/relieving-student-debt-in-illinois/665815131

 

STATELINE
— Illinois Budget ‘Grand Bargain’ Falls Through at Last Minute  Democrats blame last minute ‘interference’ from Governor – Emilee Fannon
http://www.mystateline.com/news/illinois-budget-grand-bargain-falls-through-at-last-minute/665263276

 

FOX ILLINOIS
— Rauner Administration: Hundreds Already Signing Up Through Job Portal
http://foxillinois.com/news/local/rauner-administration-hundreds-already-signing-up-through-job-portal-03-03-2017

 

NEWS CHANNEL 20
— Rauner Administration: Hundreds Already Signing Up Through Job Portal
http://newschannel20.com/news/local/rauner-administration-hundreds-already-signing-up-through-job-portal

 

  1. LOUIS PUBLIC RADIO
    — As ‘Grand Bargain’ Is Blocked, Democrats Point To Rauner – BRIAN MACKEY
    http://news.stlpublicradio.org/post/grand-bargain-blocked-democrats-point-rauner#stream/0

 

DAILY NORTHWESTERN
— Hope for grand bargain dissipates in state Senate – Nora Shelly
https://dailynorthwestern.com/2017/03/03/city/hope-for-grand-bargain-dissipates-in-state-senate/

 

CHICAGO MAGAZINE
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats and RINOs crow over their success in a) driving Whites out of the Chicago area and b) replacing them with citizens of foreign countries.
http://www.chicagomag.com/city-life/March-2017/How-Chicagoland-Is-Changing-By-Race-and-Age-And-How-Its-Not/

 

ILLINOIS NEWS NETWORK
— State Rep. Jeanne Ives on gym mandate: Take away the cupcakes first
https://ilnews.org/12383/lawmaker-gym-mandate-take-away-cupcakes-first/

 

SANGAMON SUN
— Illinois Policy Institute sees grand illusion in ‘grand bargain’ – Glenn Minnis
http://sangamonsun.com/stories/511081517-think-tank-sees-grand-illusion-in-grand-bargain

 

ILLINOIS LEAKS
— COD Foundation Attorney attacked Chicago Tribune during Appellate Court hearing with false claim about ECWd – John Kraft and Kirk Allen
http://edgarcountywatchdogs.com/2017/03/cod-foundation-attorney-attacked-chicago-tribune-during-appellate-court-hearing-with-false-claim-about-ecwd/

 

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Press coverage of Trump in first month of office: 88 percent ‘hostile,’ says new study – Jennifer Harper
http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2017/mar/2/press-coverage-of-trump-in-first-month-of-office-8/

 

DAILY CALLER
— Angry Students Disrupt Conservative Scholar’s Speech At Middlebury College – Scott Greer
http://dailycaller.com/2017/03/02/angry-students-disrupt-conservative-scholars-speech-at-middlebury-college/

 

WESTERN JOURNALISM
— Conway: Democrat Never Apologized For Sexist Remark  “… it is important to clarify what I meant.” – Jack Davis
http://www.westernjournalism.com/conway-democrat-never-apologized-for-sexist-remark/

 

CATHOLIC HERALD
— The media’s moment of truth  Mainstream news sources used to define reality. Now that their dominance is ending, Christians face a new culture war – Maggie Gallagher
http://www.catholicherald.co.uk/issues/march-3rd-2017/the-medias-moment-of-truth/

 

BREITBART
— Washington Post Likens Donald Trump to Adolf Hitler – JOEL B. POLLAK  (DIERSEN: Are you a Trump supporter?  If you are, soon if not already, the anti-Trumps who run your municipality, who run your township/ward, who run your county, who run Illinois, and who run America will liken you to Adolph Hitler, and especially if you are Protestant, conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, non-poor, a gun owner, German American, draft avoider, and/or your ancestors have been in America for a long time.  How have you reacted to that?  How will your react to that?  Recently, I publicly shouted at one of the aforesaid anti-Trumps three times that “I WILL NOT BE INTIMIDATED BY YOU!!!”)
http://www.breitbart.com/big-journalism/2017/03/02/adolf-hitler-washington-post-likens-donald-trump-voice/

 

FEDERATION FOR AMERICAN IMMIGRATION REFORM
— The Impact of New and Expanded  E-Verify Measures on Unemployment Rates Since the Great Recession  (DIERSEN: Needless-to-say, all employers should be required to use E-Verify. If an employer does not use E-Verify, a) it shouts that it wants cheap labor, b) it shouts that it hires and exploits illegals, c) it shouts that it despises if not hates American workers, d) it shouts that it encourages people to come to America illegally, e) it shouts that it encourages people to stay in America illegally, and f) it shouts that it encourages people to bring other people to America illegally.)
http://www.fairus.org/issue/the-impact-of-new-and-expanded-e-verify-measures-on-unemployment-rates-since-the-great-recession
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Congress created E-Verify in 1996, and launched the program in 1997, to assist employers in verifying new employees’ eligibility to work in the United States. The stated goal is to provide fast and reliable verification by comparing an employee’s I-9 form to U.S. Department of Homeland Security and Social Security Administration databases.(1)
Though easy to use and accessible to all employers, participation in the E-Verify program is not required by federal law. However, the 2011 Supreme Court case Chamber of Commerce v Whiting affirmed that states may constitutionally pass legislation requiring some or all employers within their jurisdiction to use E-Verify. Unfortunately, most states have left its use optional, or only require certain employers to use the program.(2) Does E-Verify Work? The E-Verify program protects job opportunities for American workers by ensuring that employers using the program only hire individuals who are authorized by the federal government to work in the United States. Opponents of E-Verify often claim, however, that the program’s 99.7 percent verification accuracy rate isn’t reliable enough and assert that any false-positive returns will remain uncorrected, even when appealed.(3) Some opponents go as far as to argue that requiring widespread usage of the program will result in increased unemployment rates. To determine whether state E-Verify laws impact job markets after their implementation, this report examines the U-6 unemployment rate(4) in states one year after instituting or expanding E-Verify requirements. The U-6 unemployment rate includes discouraged job-seekers who have stopped searching for employment and those who are working part time for purely economic reasons – as opposed to those who may be working part time by choice.)

 

FOX NEWS CHANNEL
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Bost spokesman George O’Connor said Bost’s use of Orientals was a reference to sessions during China’s Cultural Revolution when individuals were publicly humiliated and subjected to verbal abuse by a crowd.
http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2017/03/03/illinois-congressman-uses-derogatory-term-when-describing-raucous-town-halls.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: “While there was no malicious intent, I regret that my words may have distracted from an important point,” Bost said. “When the booing and shouting drowns out the conversation we’re trying to have with our constituents, it becomes that much harder to govern.” Some Republicans in Congress have participated in rowdy town halls in which crowds have expressed concerns about President Donald Trump’s policies. A few, like Utah Congressman Jason Chaffetz, have been shouted down and booed. Bost described the town halls as “out of control, which means you don’t actually get to talk to people and listen, and we’re looking for ways to do that.” In an editorial, the Southern Illinoisan noted that the people of his district want to have their voices heard, and doing it over the phone or the internet just won’t do. It went on to say, “It is part of his job description to, from time to time, take the heat. A leader should not be reluctant to meet with his constituents personally.”)

 

AMERICAN THINKER
— When Did Barack Obama Become an Overt Black Racist? – Richard Winchester (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, if you are not anti-White, Democrats and RINOs not only do not accept you, they try to get rid of you. Because I am not anti-White, Democrats and RINOs do not accept me and they try very hard to get rid of me.  Ever-increasing, Democrats and RINOs have their operatives and their dupes insult me and threaten me in public. Needless-to-say, their insults and their threats not only do not intimidate me, they motivate me.)
http://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2017/03/when_did_barack_obama_become_an_overt_black_racist.html

 

AMERICAN CONSERVATIVE
— Does Heated Rhetoric Lead to Hate Crimes? The connection between speech and violence is not as simple as some say. – ADDISON DEL MASTRO (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps promote hatred against those who are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.)
https://www.theamericanconservative.com/articles/does-speech-lead-to-hate-crimes/

 

GOPUSA
— Cruz to Trump: Rev up economy and you’ll be re-elected in a landslide
http://www.gopusa.com/cruz-to-trump-rev-up-economy-and-youll-be-re-elected-in-a-landslide/

 

CONSERVATIVE REPUBLICAN NEWS
— NINE POSITIVE AND EIGHT NEGATIVE OBSERVATIONS FROM TRUMP’S SPEECH – Kent Kellar  (DIERSEN: Kellar comes across as being more of a Libertarian than a Conservative.)
http://conservativerepublicannews.com/2017/03/02/nine-positive-and-eight-negative-observations-from-trumps-speech/

 

ACCURACY IN ACADEMIA
— Kellyanne Conway Won’t Play the Victim Card – Malcolm A. Kline
https://www.academia.org/kellyanne-conway-wont-play-the-victim-card/
— Illegal Border Crossings are Down 50% – Malcolm A. Kline, Leave a comment
https://www.academia.org/illegal-border-crossings-are-down-50/

 

LIFEZETTE
— OUTSTANDING: Study: E-Verify States Lead in Job Gains  Unemployment fell faster in states with mandatory use of immigration status system – Brendan Kirby
http://www.lifezette.com/polizette/study-e-verify-states-lead-in-job-gains/

 

NATIONAL REVIEW
— Trump Did Not Hint at the ‘Comprehensive Reform’ That Sank Rubio – PETER SPILIAKOS
http://www.nationalreview.com/corner/445374/amnesty-illegal-aliens-trump-comprehensive-immigration-reform-marco-rubio-compromise-enforcement
— Class and the Trump Resistance – JONATHAN S. TOBIN  (DIERSEN: What class do your critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes paint you as being in?  When my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes paint me as being low class, they hint/imply/argue/shout that a) I am 100% German national origin, b) none of my ancestors attended college, c) my father was the first of his ancestors to earn a high school diploma, d) my mother never attended high school, e) I do not have a degree from an Ivy League college, f) all the jobs that I have held were bad jobs, g) I never earned more than $122,991/year in today’s dollars, h) I was forced to retire in 1997 when I was 49 years old, i) I have never been an entrepreneur, j) I was not born and raised in Wheaton or Glen Ellyn, k) I am not Catholic, and l) while I am an elected Republican Precinct Committeeman, I am not an elected official in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, in Illinois, or in America.)
http://www.nationalreview.com/article/445424/trump-resistance-rooted-class-warfare-elite-snobbery

 

POLITICO
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Democrats dismiss Trump’s immigration reform talk.  Trump’s crackdown on immigrants may have poisoned the well for a comprehensive deal.”
http://www.politico.com/story/2017/03/trump-immigration-democrats-235588

 

CNN
— Congressman Mike Bost: ‘I regret’ using a derogatory term while comparing town halls to Maoist China – Eli Watkins
http://www.cnn.com/2017/03/02/politics/mike-bost-struggle-sessions/

 

UPI
— Bi-partisan bill encourages firms to help pay workers’ student loans – Allen Cone (DIERSEN: Because I paid for all my college expenses with money that I earned doing yard work, delivering newspapers, washing dishes, cleaning golf shoes, chipping slag, pumping gasoline, delivering mail, working on an automobile assembly line, working as a security guard, selling tires, automotive services, and major appliances, collecting delinquent taxes, and auditing federal agencies, my critics/opponents have always demonized me, denigrated me, and condemned me as being someone who was born with a silver spoon in his mouth and who has always been privileged.)
http://www.upi.com/Top_News/US/2017/03/02/Bi-partisan-bill-encourages-firms-to-help-pay-workers-student-loans/2831488512219/

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— Under Trump, an Already Depleted I.R.S. Could Face Deep Cuts – ALAN RAPPEPORT  (DIERSEN: I worked for IRS 1971-1980 and I worked for GAO on audits of IRS 1986-1988.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/03/02/us/politics/trump-mnuchin-irs.html
— A ‘Sanctuary City’ Seizes the Moment, and the Name – LAWRENCE DOWNES (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps encourage people to come to America illegally, to stay in America, and to bring others to America illegally.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/03/03/opinion/a-sanctuary-city-seizes-the-moment-and-the-name.html
— Paul Ryan’s Misguided Sense of Freedom  The rich are the only ones who could be truly free in his vision of the country.- BRYCE COVERT  (DIERSEN: Democrats and RINOs hint/imply/argue/shout that if you are in America legally or illegally, if you need something like medical care, housing, food, clothing, education, transportation, or just about anything else, those who pay taxes in American are obligated to give it to you. What percent of those who immigrate to America do so because of that?)
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/03/03/opinion/paul-ryans-misguided-sense-of-freedom.html

 

NEW YORK POST
— Stop playing politics with hate – Editorial  (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps promote hatred against those who are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.)
http://nypost.com/2017/03/02/stop-playing-politics-with-hate/

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Journalists Demand Access, but Sometimes They’re Selective   An Illinois reporter Scott Reeder lost his press credential when he left the legacy media to work for a nonprofit. – JACOB HUEBERT
https://www.wsj.com/articles/journalists-demand-access-but-sometimes-theyre-selective-1488498959
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The national press was outraged after reporters from CNN, the New York Times, Politico, BuzzFeed and the Los Angeles Times were kept out of an off-camera White House press briefing last week. CNN anchor Jake Tapper called the action “un-American.” Washington Post executive editor Marty Baron said it was “appalling” and “undemocratic.” National Press Club president Jeffrey Ballou labeled the exclusion “deeply disturbing and completely unacceptable.” Their concerns are valid: Government officials can silence critics by picking and choosing who gets access. But few have noted that the Trump administration’s actions are far from unprecedented. Similar scenes have played out at all levels of government and media, yet the press rarely object so vociferously. Worse, mainstream outlets sometimes are complicit in helping the government limit the access of other journalists. A prime example comes from Illinois. As an attorney for the Liberty Justice Center, I represented a veteran journalist who was denied statehouse press credentials in Springfield. Scott Reeder had been a reporter and editor for more than 25 years. He spent the first 20 years of his career at newspapers in Texas, Nevada and Illinois, racking up journalism awards along the way. He became a well-known fixture in the Illinois Capitol. Then he decided to start a statehouse news service to keep doing the same work he had always done. Joining with the Illinois Policy Institute, a government watchdog organization, Mr. Reeder planned to launch his new venture in 2013. But when he applied for statehouse press credentials, Mr. Reeder got the cold shoulder from lawmakers who decide which outlets can cover them. Mr. Reeder was a tough reporter, ruffling feathers of politicians on both sides of the aisle—as journalists should—and his application was denied because of his association with the institute. Officials determined that under the legislature’s rules Mr. Reeder was no longer entitled to a pass because the institute was registered as a lobbyist and wasn’t “primarily” engaged in news reporting. But the legislature never excluded reporters from for-profit newspapers simply because their parent companies lobbied and engaged in other businesses besides news. The Chicago Tribune had no trouble getting credentials when its then-owner, the Tribune Co., hired a firm to lobby on its behalf and operated businesses unrelated to news, such as the Chicago Cubs. We challenged Mr. Reeder’s exclusion from the press gallery on First Amendment grounds. The courts declined to consider the claim, holding that “absolute legislative immunity” precludes lawsuits over credentialing decisions. The precedent was a 1975 case involving access to the congressional press galleries. In 1972 the Standing Committee of Correspondents had voted to exclude writers from Consumer Reports because the magazine was published by a nonprofit advocacy group rather than a traditional news organization. The publisher sued. A federal judge ruled that the exclusion violated the First Amendment, which prohibits the government from arbitrarily keeping reporters out of press facilities based on who employs them or the ideas they advocate. But the decision was overturned on appeal. The judges held they could not interfere with the internal operations of Congress, even to vindicate the First Amendment. In the Consumer Reports case, it was journalists who made the decision to exclude. The Standing Committee, to which Congress delegates authority over credentials, is composed of journalists from traditional news organizations (including, in some years, The Wall Street Journal). As for Mr. Reeder, he got little support from fellow reporters. Some even published articles attempting to delegitimize his work because he was no longer employed by a legacy media outlet. The White House has not always provided equal access either. In 2009 the Obama administration tried to exclude Fox News reporters from a round of interviews with a Treasury official. A top White House staffer had recently described Fox as “not really a news station.” In that case, other media organizations lined up behind Fox, and the White House eventually relented. But the incident didn’t get nearly as much attention as last week’s brouhaha. It’s good that the media united in objection to the Trump administration last week. Perhaps the incident will serve as an important civics lesson about the dangers of the government granting special privileges to select media outlets. Here’s to hoping the media will continue to advocate equal access, just as forcefully as they are now, for journalists of all stripes covering all levels of government.)
— The Left Learns to Love Dubya  Liberals call Bush a hero now that there’s a new Republican Hitler in town. – KIMBERLEY A. STRASSEL
https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-left-learns-to-love-dubya-1488499163
— More Than 1,800 Boeing Employees Accept Voluntary Buyouts – DOUG CAMERON  (DIERSEN: I worked for GAO 1980-1997.  In 1993, when I was 45 years old, all GAO employees who had 25 or more years of federal service like me were “offered” $25,000 buyouts.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/boeing-seeking-1-500-layoffs-union-says-1488476457

 

DENVER POST
— Retirement anxiety is gripping America  80 percent of those surveyed said the average worker “cannot save enough on their own to guarantee a secure retirement.” – Bloomberg  (DIERSEN: I began saving for a “secure retirement” in 1966 when I was 18 years old when I started working part-time for the Park Forest Post Office and earning Civil Service Retirement System credits. My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always been extremely furious about that.)
http://www.denverpost.com/2017/02/28/retirement-anxiety-america/

 

FORTUNE
— Federal Officials Raid 3 Caterpillar Offices in Illinois – Reuters
http://fortune.com/2017/03/02/caterpillar-investigation-illinois/

 

BLOOMBERG
— Caterpillar Goes From White House Kudos to Multi-Agency Raid – Joe Deaux, Mario Parker, and David Voreacos
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2017-03-02/caterpillar-falls-most-in-eight-months-as-facilities-raided

 

FED SMITH
— Legislation Reintroduced in Congress to Make It Easier to Fire VA Employees – Ian Smith  (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always promoted patronage. Because I have always been a Republican, were it not for federal civil service protections, a) the Post Office would NOT have hired me in 1966 or let me work there for almost 3 years, b) IRS would NOT have hired me in 1971 or let me work there for almost 9 years, c) IRS would NOT have promoted me in 1972, 1973, or 1974, d) GAO would NOT have hired me in 1980 or let me work there for almost 18 years, and d) GAO would NOT have promoted me in 1986.)
http://www.fedsmith.com/2017/03/03/legislation-reintroduced-in-congress-to-make-it-easier-to-fire-va-employees/

 

WORLD SOCIALIST WEBSITE
— Illinois state workers vote overwhelmingly to strike – Alexander Fangmann
https://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2017/03/03/afsc-m03.html

March 1 Evening Edition

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps ask “Was Trump tribute to fallen soldier fitting or calculated?”
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/politics/ct-trump-tribute-fallen-soldier-20170301-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “The night Donald Trump killed conservatism.”
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/commentary/ct-trump-big-government-conservatism-dead-20170301-story.html
— Two teachers attacked in Naperville by Villa Park alternative school student, sheriff’s office says – Suzanne Baker
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/naperville-sun/ct-nvs-alternative-school-incident-st-0303-20170303-story.html
— White Sox’s Jose Abreu to jury: I ate fake passport on way to U.S. – Paula McMahon
http://www.chicagotribune.com/sports/baseball/whitesox/ct-jose-abreu-ate-passport-smuggling-trial-20170301-story.html
— Metra’s deep pockets: Yours – Editorial
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/editorials/ct-metra-orseno-pension-emanuel-edit-0302-jm-20170301-story.html
— Donald Trump’s grand fantasy of what government can do – Steve Chapman
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/chapman/ct-trump-speech-health-care-jobs-fantasy-20170228-story.html
— Should Sean Spicer, or any boss, be allowed to check employees’ phones? – Eric Zorn
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/zorn/ct-sean-spicer-phone-checks-leaks-perspec-0301-jm-20170228-column.html
— Rush says Trump agreed to come to Chicago; White House won’t confirm the two talked – Katherine Skiba
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-bobby-rush-invites-trump-to-chicago-met-0301-20170301-story.html

— Senate Democrats accuse Rauner of derailing budget deal talks – Monique Garcia and Haley BeMiller
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-illinois-senate-budget-cullerton-rauner-met-0302-20170301-story.html

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Cullerton: Rauner sold out ‘grand bargain’ by injecting himself – AP
http://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/cullerton-rauner-sold-out-grand-bargain-by-injecting-himself/
— Bobby Rush says Donald Trump has agreed to visit Chicago – Tina Sfondeles (DIERSEN: It may come out that in 1997, Rush succeeded in getting my Democrat GAO superiors to force me to retire in when I was 49 years old so that my Black Democrat subordinate could have my job and have my preferred corner office.  Jim Thompson, Jim Edgar, and their supporters would have no problem with that because they all promote patronage.  SEE: http://www.nytimes.com/1996/03/13/us/seeking-return-to-ways-of-patronage-in-politics.html)
http://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/bobby-rush-says-donald-trump-has-agreed-to-visit-chicago/
— Emanuel says shortening school year ‘not the right choice’ – Fran Spielman and Lauren FitzPatrick
http://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/emanuel-says-shortening-school-year-not-the-right-choice/
— WH says Conway promo of Ivanka Trump fashion line inadvertent – AP
http://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/wh-says-conway-promo-of-ivanka-trump-fashion-line-inadvertent/

 

DAILY HERALD
— Breuder lawsuit to continue against COD trustees – Robert Sanchez
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20170301/news/170309938/
— Naperville ready to boost water rates – Marie Wilson
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20170301/news/170309956/
— Teachers protest Fenton school board’s superintendent choice, to be voted on Saturday – Justin Kmitch
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20170301/news/170309856/
— Kane state’s attorney employee bonuses play role in unfulfilled budget promise – James Fuller
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20170301/news/170309852/

 

NBC5
— Senate Fails to Vote on ‘Grand Bargain’ Items, Cullerton Blames Rauner  “I’ve been informed that the governor has decided to interject himself in this process, and doesn’t want this approved in this form,” Cullerton said. – Tom Schuba
http://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/Senate-Fails-to-Vote-on-Grand-Bargain-Items-Cullerton-Blames-Rauner-415159483.html
— Former Munger Employees Fired From Comptroller’s Office – Mary Ann Ahern  (DIERSEN: If you promote patronage, one could say that you cannot complain about this.  All my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes promote patronage. Unlike the positions that these former Munger employees held, I never held a “policy level” position at GAO.  It may come out that Bobby Rush succeeded in getting my Democrat GAO superiors to force me to retire in 1997 when I was 49 years old so that my Black Democrat subordinate could have my job and have my preferred corner office.  Jim Thompson, Jim Edgar, and their supporters would have no problem with that because they all promote patronage.  SEE: http://www.nytimes.com/1996/03/13/us/seeking-return-to-ways-of-patronage-in-politics.html)
http://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/Former-Munger-Employees-Fired-From-Comptrollers-Office-Source-415138123.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: In all, 13 former Munger employees have been fired by Mendoza in recent weeks. Their positions are described as jobs that are policy level, exempt ranks that are often at risk when there’s a change of administration. They are not union employees.)

 

WLS AM
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say: “Trump’s immigration reform talk lands with thud on Hill.”
http://www.wlsam.com/news/trumps-immigration-reform-talk-lands-with-thud-on-hill/

 

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Cullerton to Rauner: ‘Grow up’ – AP
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20170301/cullerton-to-rauner-grow-up
— Weather cancels meeting between Illinois governor, rapper – AP
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20170301/weather-cancels-meeting-between-illinois-governor-rapper

 

WSIL TV
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Trump’s immigration mixed message draws skepticism.”
http://www.wsiltv.com/story/34638662/trumps-immigration-mixed-message-draws-skepticism
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Trump speech leaves GOP encouraged, but still divided.”
http://www.wsiltv.com/story/34632274/trump-speech-leaves-gop-encouraged-but-still-divided
— Former ABC News employees urge strong stand against Trump – AP
http://www.wsiltv.com/story/34636298/former-abc-news-employees-urge-strong-stand-against-trump

 

HENDERSON COUNTY QUILL
— Lieutenant Governor Evelyn Pacino Sanguinetti Speaks At Henderson County Republican Lincoln Day Banquet – Dessa Rodeffer
http://quillnewspaper.com/2017/ed/ed0301.html

 

CHICAGO PATCH
— Chicago Company Fires Ex-Clinton Volunteer for Tweet About Navy SEAL’s Widow  Tweet reportedly blasted the wife of Illinois Navy SEAL for “clapping like an idiot.” – Shannon Antinori
http://patch.com/illinois/chicago/chicago-company-fires-ex-clinton-volunteer-tweet-navy-seals-widow-report

 

CHICAGO READER
— Some advice for Chance the Rapper when he meets with Governor Rauner – Ben Joravsky  (DIERSEN: If got a chance to meet with Rauner, what advice would you get?  My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes would advise me to tell Rauner that me and my GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails are responsible a) for all the losses that Republicans have suffered in Illinois since 2000 and b) for everything else that has been bad in Illinois since 1948.)
http://www.chicagoreader.com/Bleader/archives/2017/03/01/some-advice-for-chance-the-rapper-when-he-meets-with-governor-rauner

 

MIDILL REPORTS
— CHICAGO BUSINESS BAROMETER JUMPS TO HIGHEST LEVEL IN 2 YEARS – Yingcong FU
http://news.medill.northwestern.edu/chicago/chicago-business-barometer-jumps-to-highest-level-in-2-years/

 

MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— Grafton Township Write-in Results: Al Zielinski for Assessor, Matthew Cooper for Trustee
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2017/03/01/grafton-township-write-in-results-al-zielinski-for-assessor-matthew-cooper-elected-trustee/

 

ILLINOIS LEAKS
— College of DuPage – Breuder claim of tortious interference by board members in their individual capacity denied – Kirk Allen
http://edgarcountywatchdogs.com/2017/03/college-of-dupage-breuder-claim-of-tortious-interference-by-board-members-in-their-individual-capacity-denied/

 

ILLINOIS NEWS NETWORK
— State Sen. Kyle McCarter, R-Lebanon, says his constituents would jump at jobs vacated by possible striking workers  (DIERSEN: What jobs have you had?  My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always demonized, denigrated, and condemned the jobs that I have had. 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://ilnews.org/12355/senator-says-constituents-jump-jobs-vacated-possible-striking-workers/

 

ILLINOIS FAMILY ACTION
— School District U-46’s Policy Allowing Gender-Dsyphoric Boys to Use Girls Locker Room Challenged – John Biver
https://illinoisfamilyaction.org/2017/03/school-district-u-46s-policy-allowing-gender-dsyphoric-boys-to-use-girls-locker-room-challenged/

 

ILLINOIS FAMILY INSTITUTE
— TRAGIC: Illinois Senate Expands, then Passes Another Huge Gambling Bill – Anita Bedell
https://illinoisfamily.org/gambling/illinois-senate-expands-passes-another-massive-gambling-bill/

 

ILLINOIS POLICY INSTITUTE
— 10 REASONS ILLINOIS’ ‘GRAND BARGAIN’ FAILS TAXPAYERS  The Illinois Senate’s proposed budget deal is full of tax hikes because it lacks the necessary spending reforms needed to right Illinois’ fiscal ship. – Ted Dabrowski
https://www.illinoispolicy.org/10-reasons-illinois-grand-bargain-fails-taxpayers/

 

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— RYAN OWENS, HONORED DURING TRUMP’S SPEECH, GRADUATED FROM PEORIA HIGH SCHOOL
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2017/03/ryan-owens-honored-during-trumps-speech-graduated-from-peoria-high-school.html
— DABROWSKI: “GRAND BARGAIN” IS TAXPAYER BAILOUT OF SPRINGFIELD’S FAILURES
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2017/03/dabrowski-grand-bargain-is-taxpayer-bailout-of-springfields-failures.html

 

CAPITOL FAX
— Radogno responds – Tillman weighs in *** Proft warns Rauner, Senate Repubs on grand bargain votes
https://capitolfax.com/2017/03/01/proft-warns-rauner-senate-repubs-on-grand-bargain-votes/
— How much do county employees make?
https://capitolfax.com/2017/03/01/how-much-do-county-employees-make/
— Rauner admin responds *** How the state’s other union contracts compare to the AFSCME situation
https://capitolfax.com/2017/03/01/how-the-states-other-union-contracts-compare-to-the-afscme-situation/

 

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Marco Rubio: We can get something done on immigration if Democrats are realistic – David Sherfinski
http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2017/mar/1/marco-rubio-we-can-get-something-done-immigration-/

 

GOPUSA
— Obamas cash in on story of ruining America
http://www.gopusa.com/obamas-cash-in-on-story-of-ruining-america/

 

RELIGIOUS NEWS SERVICE
— Trump’s missing agenda in Congress speech? Moral issues – David Gibson
http://religionnews.com/2017/03/01/trumps-missing-agenda-in-congress-speech-moral-issues/

 

CHRISTIAN TODAY
— U.S. Muslims Must Have Same Religious Freedoms As Christians, Say Evangelical Leaders – Harry Farley  (DIERSEN: Islam is more like a political party or a country without borders than a religion.)
http://www.christiantoday.com/article/us.muslims.must.have.same.religious.freedoms.as.christians.say.evangelical.leaders/105156.htm

 

DAILY CALLER
— Illinois Governor Stands His Ground As Public Employees Threaten Strike – TED GOODMAN
http://dailycaller.com/2017/03/01/illinois-governor-stands-his-ground-as-public-employees-threaten-strike/
— Here’s 7 Things Democrats Didn’t Stand For During Trump’s Address To Congress – Amber Randall
http://dailycaller.com/2017/03/01/heres-7-things-democrats-didnt-stand-for-during-trumps-address-to-congress-video/

 

DAILY WIRE
— Half Of America’s College Students Believe The Federal Government Will Forgive Their Loans – Eric Owens
http://dailycaller.com/2017/03/01/half-of-americas-college-students-believe-the-federal-government-will-forgive-their-loans/
— Awful: Top Democrats Refuse To Stand, Clap For Navy SEAL Widow Honored By Trump – BEN SHAPIRO
http://www.dailywire.com/news/13970/awful-top-democrats-refuse-stand-clap-navy-seal-ben-shapiro#

 

BREITBART
— Wendy’s Installing Self-Order Kiosks in 1,000 Stores to Cut Labor Costs – KATHERINE RODRIGUEZ
http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2017/02/27/wendys-plans-kiosks-cut-labor-costs/

 

NATIONAL REVIEW
— Trump’s Speech Was Effective – and It Gave the Markets Reason for Cautious Optimism – DAVID L. BAHNSEN
http://www.nationalreview.com/article/445351/donald-trump-congress-speech-markets-react-cautious-optimism
— Will Trump Start to See the Value in Virtue? – DAVID FRENCH
http://www.nationalreview.com/article/445356/donald-trump-speech-congress-virtue-valuable

 

ROLL CALL
— Graham to Trump: Send the Senate an Immigration Bill  Predicts even Democrats would support wall if it was in a comprehensive plan – Niels Lesniewski
http://www.rollcall.com/news/politics/graham-trump-send-senate-immigration-bill

 

THE HILL
— A Trumpless White House Correspondents’ dinner — now what? – JUDY KURTZ
http://thehill.com/blogs/in-the-know/in-the-know/321666-media-divided-over-trump-skipping-correspondents-dinner

 

CNN
— Dow soars 300 points, closes above 21,000 for the first time – Matt Egan
http://money.cnn.com/2017/03/01/investing/dow-21000-trump-speech/index.html

 

WASHINGTON POST
— The Latest: Cullerton to Rauner: ‘Grow up’ – AP
https://www.washingtonpost.com/national/the-latest-cullerton-to-rauner-grow-up/2017/03/01/c3bcae58-fee1-11e6-9b78-824ccab94435_story.html
— Illinois Senate cancels budget votes; leader blames Rauner  Senate Fails to Vote on ‘Grand Bargain’ Items, Cullerton Blames Rauner “I’ve been informed that the governor has decided to interject himself in this process, and doesn’t want this approved in this form,” Cullerton said. – Tom Schuba
https://www.washingtonpost.com/national/illinois-senate-cancels-budget-votes-leader-blames-rauner/2017/03/01/d9de6638-fedf-11e6-9b78-824ccab94435_story.html

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Dow Surges 303 Points to Top 21000 for First Time  Milestone comes after Trump strikes an optimistic tone in his speech and as Fed officials hint at higher interest rates – AARON KURILOFF and CHRISTOPHER WHITTALL
https://www.wsj.com/articles/global-markets-higher-ahead-of-trump-address-1488332430

 

BOSTON GLOBE
— Democrats bristle at Trump as GOP sings his praises – Astead W. Herndon and Tyler Pager
https://www.bostonglobe.com/news/nation/2017/02/28/democrats-bristle-trump-while-gop-sings-his-praises/dwUd1WPSqngqd7gXYox7GN/story.html

 

GALLUP
— Illinois Residents Least Confident in Their State Government
http://www.gallup.com/poll/189281/illinois-residents-least-confident-state-government.aspx

February 28 Morning Edition

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— In response to possible AFSCME strike, Rauner launches jobs website at
https://statejobs.illinois.gov
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20170228/in-response-to-possible-afscme-strike-rauner-launches-jobs-website

 

CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD
— Rauner Administration Prepares for Strike  Launches job portal for temporary workers at
https://statejobs.illinois.gov – Megan Briesath
http://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/local-news/rauner-administration-prepares-for-strike/663979241

 

FOX ILLINOIS
— New State of Illinois Jobs Portal Launched at
https://statejobs.illinois.gov
http://foxillinois.com/news/local/new-state-of-illinois-jobs-portal-launched

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Legislature looking out for you — or somebody else? – Editorial
http://chicago.suntimes.com/opinion/editorial-legislature-looking-out-for-you-or-somebody-else/
— Johnson defends changes to merit promotion process – Fran Spielman  (DIERSEN: What promotions have you had and what happened to those who promoted you?  My Democrat IRS superiors got rid of the IRS manager who promoted me in 1972, 1973, and 1974.  My Democrat GAO superiors got rid of the GAO manager who hired me in 1980, who got me assigned to audits of IRS in 1986, and who promoted me in 1986.  Since 1972, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have hinted/implied/argued/shouted that the promotions that I got should have been given to Democrats, to minorities, to females, to younger people, and to veterans. My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes promote Affirmative Action, Diversity, Inclusion, and Veterans Preference.)
http://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/johnson-defends-changes-to-merit-promotion-process/

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Trump says “Only a war can boost President Trump’s low approval ratings.”
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/columnists/glanton/ct-trump-war-glanton-20170227-story.html
— FRONT PAGE WITH COLOR PICTURE: Jesse Jackson Jr. says he feels ‘attacked from all angles’ – Kim Janssen
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/ct-jackson-divorce-case-status-0228-20170227-story.html
— PROOF that liberal protesters are paid – Rex W. Huppke
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/huppke/ct-paid-protesters-huppke-20170227-story.html

 

DAILY HERALD
— Former McHenry County politician Albert Jourdan Jr. remembered as Republican powerhouse – Lauren Rohr
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20170227/news/170229025/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Elgin police side with illegals, except those illegals who are “known gang members, sex offenders and felons.”  What if Elgin police sided with other groups, except those who are “known gang members, sex offenders and felons?”  For example, what if Elgin police sided with those who are anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors, except those who are “known gang members, sex offenders and felons?”)
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20170227/news/170229030/
— Four candidates to back in District 200 – Daniel Wagner, Wheaton
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20170228/discuss/170228987/

 

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Will CPS really close early for the year? – GREG HINZ
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20170228/BLOGS02/170229890/will-cps-really-close-early-for-the-year
— Donald Trump, Alexander Hamilton and the case for a new federalism – MARILYN KATZ
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20170228/OPINION/170229886/donald-trump-alexander-hamilton-and-a-new-federalism-marilyn-katz
— Wheaton residents balk over Pulte’s plan to demolish historic mansion – DENNIS RODKIN  (DIERSEN: Several “historical Chicago Golf houses” are in my Milton Township Precinct 9.)
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/realestate/20170228/CRED0701/170229891
(FROM THE ARTICLE: ON ENDANGERED BUILDINGS WATCHLIST  Constructed in 1897, the red brick mansion on the site is now attached to a chapel and the dormitory, both of which were built by the nuns’ order after they took ownership of the property in 1946. The mansion was one of 12 built by original members of Chicago Golf, the Wheaton club that in 1894 built what is now the oldest 18-hole golf course in North America. Illinois Steel president Jay C. Morse built the house for his daughter, Carolyn Morse Ely, and her husband, Arthur Ely, at about the time their marriage was breaking up. It was one of several mansions architect Jarvis Hunt designed for Chicago Golf members. Hunt also designed the course’s clubhouse, which faces the old Ely house across about a half-mile of lawn. Jarvis Hunt’s other buildings included one at the 1893 World’s Columbian Exposition in Jackson Park, and railroad stations in several cities. For Kansas City, Hunt designed the 900-room Union Station. Wheaton has no landmarks ordinances that prevent demolition of the convent’s building, said Michael Dzugan, the city manager. “The developer at this point is not interested in restoring the historic structure,” Dzugan said, “so that’s where we’re at with it.” A few weeks ago, Pulte announced it would give the building to anyone wiling to move it, “but nobody has spoken up, as far as I know,” Dzugan said. Wheaton resident Jean Follett said the lack of ordinances protecting the house is “an excuse. People in Wheaton have known the building was threatened since 2009, and have been saying they want it preserved” she said. In 2009, Landmarks Illinois, the historic-buildings advocacy group, included the historical Chicago Golf houses, including the convent, on its Watch List of endangered buildings. “The city could have done something about it any time since 2009,” said Follett, a former Landmarks Illinois board member. Landmarks has sent two letters in recent months to Wheaton officials, urging the city to require Pulte to reuse the mansion. It could house several condos, a park district recreation center, or both, both Follett and the Casas said.)

 

NORTHWEST HERALD
— Longtime McHenry County GOP kingmaker Albert M. “Al” Jourdan dies – JORDYN REILAND
http://www.nwherald.com/2017/02/27/longtime-mchenry-county-gop-kingmaker-albert-m-al-jourdan-dies/amx9fy3/

 

QUAD CITY TIMES
— Rauner can’t dodge Trump forever – Jon Alexander
http://qctimes.com/news/opinion/editorial/columnists/jon-alexander/alexander-rauner-can-t-dodge-trump-forever/article_79eed7be-b858-57aa-ae2c-b12e7d6a30cb.html

 

ALTON DAILY NEWS
— Rauner Wants More Technical Education – Benjamin Yount  (DIERSEN: When you were in grade school and in high school, who believed that you were “college material?”  I should write a book about my critics/opponents back then who hinted/implied/argued/shouted that I was NOT college material.  They stressed that neither of my parents had attended college, that my father was the first of his ancestors to earn a high school diploma, that my mother had never attended high school, and that I was a part-time dishwasher.  My critics/opponents were disappointed that I made it into the upper 20% of my high school class, that I scored 24 on the ACT test, and that I got accepted by UIC.)
http://altondailynews.com/news/details.cfm?clientid=17&id=237882#.WLV7GxHxZZI
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Not every high school graduate will go to a four-year university, many won’t go to community college.  Governor Bruce Rauner told the State Board of Education last week that Illinois’ schools need to do more to get those students ready to work. “Technical classes and apprenticeships should be a core part of what we do in our school system,” Rauner said. The governor added those classes should be taught in high school, if not earlier.)

 

GALESBURG REGISTER MAIL
— Lt. gov. highlights efficiencies in Warren, Mercer counties – Gary Tomlin
http://www.galesburg.com/news/20170227/lt-gov-highlights-efficiencies-in-warren-mercer-counties

 

DEKALB DAILY CHRONICLE
— New Trier High School seminar sparks civil rights, race debate – AP
http://www.daily-chronicle.com/2017/02/27/school-seminar-near-chicago-sparks-civil-rights-race-debate/a8r108r/

 

CHICAGO NOW
— Berkowitz w/IL Chamber of Commerce’s Todd Maisch on State budget impasse and IL business litigation climate
http://www.chicagonow.com/public-affairs-with-jeff-berkowitz/2017/02/watch-berkowitz-wil-chamber-of-commerces-todd-maisch-on-state-budget-impasse-and-il-business-litigation-climate-cableweb/

 

JOLIET PATCH
— ‘Inebriated’ 9-Months-Pregnant Mom Left 2-Year-Old Home Alone: Cops  The inebriated, pregnant mom was hospitalized, and the 2-year-old was turned over to her brother-in-law, police said. – Joseph Hosey
http://patch.com/illinois/joliet/inebriated-9-months-pregnant-mom-left-2-year-old-home-alone-cops

 

MCHENRY TIMES
— State rep unfazed by highway boss’ nepotism – Glenn Minnis
http://mchenrytimes.com/stories/511084149-state-rep-unfazed-by-highway-boss-s-nepotism

 

ILLINOIS NEWS NETWORK
— Former U.S. Comptroller General David Walker: Higher taxes won’t solve Illinois’ problems  (DIERSEN: I worked for GAO 1980-1997.)
https://ilnews.org/12317/former-us-comptroller-general-higher-taxes-wont-solve-illinois-problems/

 

ILLINOIS POLICY INSTITUTE
— FLOW OF ILLINOISANS INTO INDIANA IS BECOMING A FLOOD  Nearly 20,000 Illinoisans on net moved to the Hoosier State in 2015. – Madelyn Harwood
https://www.illinoispolicy.org/flow-of-illinoisans-into-indiana-is-becoming-a-flood/
— ILLINOIS SPENDS THE MOST PER STUDENT OF ANY STATE IN THE MIDWEST  On average, Illinois schools spend $13,077 per student. – Ted Dabrowski
https://www.illinoispolicy.org/illinois-spends-the-most-per-student-of-any-state-in-the-midwest/

 

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— FOUR ILLINOIS CONGRESS MEMBERS (Hultgren, Bost, LaHood, and Roskam) WIN FAMILY RESEARCH COUNCIL’S “TRUE BLUE” AWARD
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2017/02/four-illinois-congress-members-win-family-research-councils-true-blue-award.html

 

CAPITOL FAX
— AFSCME responds *** Rauner admin has new website for potential strike breakers
https://capitolfax.com/2017/02/28/rauner-admin-has-new-website-for-potential-strike-breakers/

— Is Rauner betting on “Little Trump”?
https://capitolfax.com/2017/02/28/is-rauner-betting-on-little-trump/

 

GOPUSA
— VERY SAD: After 8 years of silence for Obama, George Bush is talking to the media
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=21232
— What ‘rollback’ on rights? Trump did no such thing  (DIERSEN: Democrats want those who are anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors to have SPECIAL RIGHTS OVER THOSE WHO ARE Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.)
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=21242

 

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Deportation agency ignored 1.6 million visa overstays under Obama – Stephen Dinan
http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2017/feb/27/deportation-agency-ignored-16-million-visa-oversta/

 

DAILY CALLER
— Trump Pushes For Massive Budget, Staff Cuts At EPA – MICHAEL BASTASCH  (DIERSEN: I worked for GAO 1980-1997. During that time, and especially after 1988, Republican politicians pushed for and got massive budget and staff cuts at GAO.  Because I was virtually the only non-veteran White male Republican in GAO’s Chicago office, my Democrat superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates in GAO’s Chicago office took their anger against Republican politicians like Newt Gingrich out on me.  Prior to 1988, they forced me to take an $18,847 pay cut in today’s dollars to transfer from IRS to GAO in 1980, they kept me off audits of IRS 1980-1985, and they did not promote me beyond GS-13. After 1988, they kept me off audits of IRS, they did not promote be beyond GS-13, they always ranked me in the bottom half of my coworkers for pay-for-performance purposes, and they forced me to retire in 1997 when I was 49 years old.)
http://dailycaller.com/2017/02/27/trump-pushes-for-massive-budget-staff-cuts-at-epa/

 

NEWSMAX
— Trump to Breitbart: New York Times Has ‘Evil’ Intent, ‘They Write Lies’ – Greg Richter  (DIERSEN: Government is nasty.  Politics is nasty.  My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always hinted/implied/argued/shouted that I have evil intent and that all my motives are evil. My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes a) are moral relativists who believe that their end justifies their means, b) are disciples of Saul Alinsky, c) are filled with envy and hatred, and d) are anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors. If my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes cannot manipulate/dominate you, they destroy you.)
http://www.newsmax.com/Newsfront/donald-trump-interview-breitbart-new-york-times/2017/02/27/id/775892/
— Trump: Obama Behind Protests, Leaks – Greg Richter
http://www.newsmax.com/Politics/leaks-Democrats-resist-White-House/2017/02/27/id/775918/

 

PUBLIUS FORUM
— A Liberal Professor Says He is DONE With ‘Obscene, Abusive, Fanatical, Intolerant’ People on the Left – Warner Todd Huston
http://www.publiusforum.com/2017/02/27/liberal-professor-says-done-obscene-abusive-fanatical-intolerant-people-left/

 

FEDERALIST
— Sanctuary Cities Use Legal Tactics From The Civil War South  The current sanctuary movement is more akin to the ‘nullification’ movement in South Carolina before the Civil War than to the biblical sanctuary cities. – Thomas Ascik
http://thefederalist.com/2017/02/27/leaders-sanctuary-cities-using-tactics-civil-war-south/

 

COLLEGE FIX
— Parents revolt after New Trier Township High School forces students to attend all-day social justice seminar – JORIN BURKHART
http://www.thecollegefix.com/post/31411/

 

CONSERVATIVE REPUBLICAN NEWS
— ROGUE ADMINISTRATIVE STATE NEEDS TO GO ONCE AND FOR ALL – Kent Kellar  (DIERSEN: What about stopping patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, age discrimination, and retaliation for complaining about the aforesaid? 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://conservativerepublicannews.com/2017/02/27/rogue-administrative-state-needs-to-go-once-and-for-all/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Part of the problem is former President Barack Obama changed civil service rules to make it easier to hire federal employees. Trump has solved that by initiating his hiring freeze. But federal rules also make it extremely difficult to fire civil servants. It is a process that can take up to two years, even when there is cause. That said, problem employees who, say, don’t show up for work should be dealt with through this process immediately. But to do more requires Congress to step in, which can assist this process three-fold: 1) By incentivizing early retirement via the appropriations process with limited-time-only buy-outs; 2) cutting the personnel budgets of non-defense civilian departments and agencies, reducing the enacted full-time equivalent number for each department, agency and office by 10 to 20 percent in the workforce on a last-one-in, first-one-out basis; and 3) defunding existing preferences under federal rules being given to those laid off being later rehired on a first-in-line basis. That would eliminate politicized Obama administration holdovers, and prevent them from being rehired should it become necessary to fill in some gaps. Other ideas include eliminating automatic dues deduction for federal employees unions and getting rid of any full-time official time union personnel.)

 

POLITICO
— OUTSTANDING: Sessions pushes tougher line on marijuana – JOSH GERSTEIN
http://www.politico.com/blogs/under-the-radar/2017/02/jeff-sessions-marijuana-235461
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: One could argue that Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s main reason for living is to stop Trump from naming her replacement on the U.S. Supreme Court. What is your main reason for living?  My reasons include using GOPUSA LLINOIS emails to promote the Republican Party platform, the Illinois Republican Party platform, and the Milton Township Republican Central Committee resolution against video gambling to stop Wheaton, Milton Township, DuPage County, and Illinois from moving further to the left.
http://www.politico.com/magazine/story/2017/02/rbg-ruth-bader-ginsburg-workout-personal-trainer-elena-kagan-stephen-breyer-214821

 

CBS NEWS
— Trouble brewing for Deputy Commerce Secretary nominee Todd Ricketts – Major Garrett
http://www.cbsnews.com/news/trouble-brewing-for-deputy-commerce-secretary-nominee-todd-ricketts/

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— Trump Fans Rally Across the Nation to Support the President – JACK HEALY
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/02/27/us/trump-rallies.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps ask “Who Belongs in Trump’s America?”  Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps make it clear that they want only those who are anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders. and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors TO BE IN AMERICA.
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/02/27/opinion/who-belongs-in-trumps-america.html
— Trump and Paul Ryan Head for a Clash Over the Budget, and Ideology – JENNIFER STEINHAUER  (DIERSEN: Have you signed up for Social Security?  I did when I was 62 in 2010. Have you signed up for Medicare?  I did when I was 65 in 2013.  Of course, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes are furious about that. They know that because I am a federal retiree, I get a Civil Service Retirement System (CSRS) pension, currently $50,856, and a federal health, dental, and vision insurance subsidy, currently $17,288.  In my defense, my Social Security is dramatically reduced, currently, it is only $2,028, because I get a CSRS pension.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/02/27/us/politics/trump-budget-proposal-republican-ideology.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: President Trump’s proposal to slash domestic spending in order to preserve the two biggest drains on the federal government — Social Security and Medicare — has set up a battle to determine who now controls the Republican Party’s ideology.)

 

WASHINGTON POST
— Chance the Rapper is meeting with Illinois’ governor about education funding. Really. – Valerie Strauss (DIERSEN: What have you done lately a) that Rauner might congratulate you for and b) that Rauner might meet with you about?)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/answer-sheet/wp/2017/02/28/chance-the-rapper-is-meeting-with-illinois-governor-about-education-funding-really/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: If it seems likes nothing more than a publicity stunt to you that Rauner would welcome talks with a rapper about funding (but not educators or city officials), this may make it even starker:  Chance the Rapper’s father is Ken Williams-Bennett, deputy chief of staff to Emanuel. Williams-Bennett once worked for Barack Obama when he was a U.S. senator from Illinois. Chance’s birth name is Chancellor Johnathan Bennett. . .The rapper-governor meeting evolved from Rauner’s tweet on Feb. 13 congratulating Chance on winning three Grammy Awards.)

 

SACRAMENTO BEE
— Community colleges fear deportation concerns are driving away undocumented students – LORETTA KALB
http://www.sacbee.com/news/local/education/article135341519.html

 

FEDERAL TIMES
— Former Border Patrol heads question rush to accelerate hiring – Tony Ware (DIERSEN: Many millions have not and will not seek a job with the federal government a) because the pay and benefits are terrible, b) because the advancement opportunities are terrible, c) because they lack required education, work experience, professional certifications, and/or professional licenses, d) because they cannot pass an employment examination, e) because they cannot pass a background investigation, f) because they cannot pass a physical examination, g) because they cannot take the demonization, denigration, and condemnation that comes with being a federal employee or federal retiree, and/or h) because they are Republican, White, male, older, and/or non-veteran and they know that the federal government discriminates against its employees who are Republican, White, male, older, and/or non-veteran.)
http://www.federaltimes.com/articles/former-border-patrol-heads-question-rush-to-accelerate-hiring
(FROM THE ARTICLE: A shared concern among those interviewed was that a rapid hiring initiative could pose logistical issues and result in a compromised vetting stage. “When you speed up the process and don’t take the requisite time, you pay a price later in things like corruption,” said Gil Kerlikowske, CBP head for three years under President Barack Obama. During the post-9/11 manpower push, which doubled CBP border patrol agents from 10,000 to 20,000 by 2008, internal corruption cases increased to the point the Anti-Border Corruption Act of 2010 was passed, making polygraph testing mandatory for all border patrol agents. In addition, current applicants undergo a cognitive exam, fingerprinting, financial disclosure, fitness tests, medical examinations and background checks.)

 

AUTOWEEK
— Turns out millennials sure are buying a lot of cars THE FASTEST-GROWING SEGMENT OF VEHICLE BUYERS HAPPENS TO BE THE ONE THAT SUPPOSEDLY DOESN’T CARE ABOUT CARS  (DIERSEN: What cars did you buy when you were young? I bought a 1958 Chevy BelAir in 1964 when I was 16, a new 1966 Pontiac Tempest Sprint in 1966, a new 1968 Oldsmobile 442 in 1967, a new 1969 Dodge Charger SE in 1968, a new 1972 Corvette in 1971, a 1962 Chevy BelAir in 1971, a new 1974 Dodge Dart in 1973, a new 1978 Chevy Chevette in 1978, and a new 1978 Oldsmobile Delta 88 Royale in 1978.)
http://autoweek.com/article/car-news/bucking-trends-millenials-fastest-growing-segment-vehicle-buyers

 

RASMUSSEN REPORTS
— Most Say Democrats Hurt Themselves With Anti-Trump Strategy
http://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/general_politics/february_2017/most_say_democrats_hurt_themselves_with_anti_trump_strategy

February 27 Morning Edition

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Trump hosts 46 governors: Rauner boycotts White House dinner – Lynn Sweet  (DIERSEN: Who boycotts you and why?  The following boycott me and my GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails: Individuals, organizations, companies, and governments that a) reject planks in the Republican Party platform and work against those like me who support those planks, b) reject planks in the Illinois Republican Party platform and work against those like me who support those planks, c) reject the Milton Township Republican Central Committee resolution against video gambling and work against those like me who support that resolution, d) focus on destroying those like me who they cannot manipulate/dominate, e) were defendants in lawsuits that I have filed, f) are operatives for the aforesaid, and/or g) are dupes for the aforesaid and/or they are anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.)
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/trump-hosts-46-governors-rauner-boycotts-white-house-dinner/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: QUESTION: Who supports Giangreco’s anti-Trump tweet?  ANSWER: 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, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.
http://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/steinberg-mark-giangreco-busted-for-groping-at-the-twitter-orgy/
— Plan for higher speed limit begs for a speed bump – Editorial
http://chicago.suntimes.com/opinion/editorial-plan-for-higher-limits-needs-a-speed-bump/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Democrats and RINOs glorify and praise a) those who come to America illegally, b) those who stay in America illegally, and c) those who bring others to America illegally.  Democrats want immigrants because they vote for Democrats. RINOs want immigrants because they want cheap labor.
http://chicago.suntimes.com/opinion/opinion-new-rules-same-humans/

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Democrats promote LGBTQ activity.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/ct-transgender-rights-rally-met-0226-20170225-story.html
— Rauner to meet with Chance the Rapper this week – Haley BeMiller  (DIERSEN: What are your demographics?  When will Rauner meet with those who represent those who share your demographics?)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-bruce-rauner-chance-the-rapper-20170224-story.html
— Retirement: Retire when you want by analyzing your current expenses, spending – Jane Bennett Clark  (DIERSEN: When can you “afford” to retire?  Since 1997, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois have been beyond furious that my wife and I could “afford” to lose $72,135 a year in today’s dollars ($122,991 salary minus $50,856 pension) by my taking my Democrat GAO superiors’ early retirement “offer” in 1997 when I was 49 years old. They hint/imply/argue/shout that we could do that only a) because I avoided the draft, b) because we gave up trying to have children, we did not adopt, and we did not become foster parents, c) because the federal government grossly overpaid me, d) because my Civil Service Retirement System pension is too generous, and e) because my federal health, dental, and vision insurance subsidy (currently $17,288) is too generous.  Last year, our out-of-pocket medical expenses were $21,433.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/sns-201702021000–tms–kplngmpctnkm-a20170222-20170222-story.html
— Blue brands vs. red brands  You might be wearing your politics on your sleeve. – Virgininia Postrel  (DIERSEN: How soon, if not already, will anti-Trump businesses post signs that say members of the following groups are NOT WANTED: Trump supporter, Protestant, conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owner, German American, draft avoider, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time?)
https://www.pressreader.com/usa/chicago-tribune/20170227/281784218870879

 

DAILY HERALD
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats run Illinois. Because of those Democrats, more and more and more in Illinois cannot afford to pay for food, that is, they are hungry.  The Northern Illinois Food Bank tries to mitigate the damage caused by Democrats.
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20170227/news/170229357/
— Schaumburg mayor Al Larson cited for leaving crash scene – Eric Peterson
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20170226/news/170229110/
— Just how ill-prepared are Americans for retirement? – Abha Bhattarai  (DIERSEN: When can you “afford” to retire?  Since 1997, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois have been beyond furious that my wife and I could “afford” to lose $72,135 a year in today’s dollars ($122,991 salary minus $50,856 pension) by my taking my Democrat GAO superiors’ early retirement “offer” in 1997 when I was 49 years old. They hint/imply/argue/shout that we could do that only a) because I avoided the draft, b) because we gave up trying to have children, we did not adopt, and we did not become foster parents, c) because the federal government grossly overpaid me, d) because my Civil Service Retirement System pension is too generous, and e) because my federal health, dental, and vision insurance subsidy (currently $17,288) is too generous.  Last year, our out-of-pocket medical expenses were $21,433.)
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20170226/business/170229318/
— Taxpayers deserve respect in budget battle – Ted Dabrowski, Vice President of Policy, Illinois Policy Institute
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20170227/discuss/170229180/

 

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Speaker Ryan plans huge fundraiser in Chicago March 23 – GREG HINZ  (DIERSEN: I should write a book about past and present activists, candidates, elected officials, party leaders, major donors, political consultants, fundraisers, etc., in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois who since I became the GOPUSA Illinois Editor in 2000 have stated that they are Republican, but who nevertheless have made it clear that they do not want me to a) know about their activities or events, b) promote their activities or events, c) attend their events, or d) report on their activities or events.)
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20170227/BLOGS02/170229912/speaker-ryan-plans-huge-fundraiser-in-chicago

 

CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD
— Editor cautions journalists: Don’t ‘spin out of control’ about Trump’s media attacks  Goldberg advises against being distracted – TIM SKOCZEK
http://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/editor-cautions-journalists-dont-spin-out-of-control-about-trumps-media-attacks/663457297

 

JOURNAL COURIER
— Disappearing company towns search for identity – AP
http://myjournalcourier.com/news/106230/disappearing-company-towns-search-for-identity
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Peoria Mayor Jim Ardis planned to open this year’s State of the City speech by thanking Caterpillar Inc. for its longtime commitment to the central Illinois town, declaring “We wouldn’t be Peoria without Caterpillar.”  It’s been that way for decades in Peoria and in other company towns across the United States. A major employer provided generations of locals with jobs and gave the cities a central identity, while executives helped keep cultural institutions, Rotary clubs and higher-end housing markets healthy. Now many of those midsize communities are looking for a new identity as more companies trade their longtime hometowns for major cities with easier access to global markets and to the lifestyle talented young workers want, with public transit, nightlife and trendy restaurants. Caterpillar’s recent decision to move 300 top headquarters jobs to the Chicago area made Peoria the latest city with a vacuum to fill. In 2014, Decatur lost Archer Daniels Midland’s headquarters to Chicago after 40 years in the town. ConAgra Foods moved 1,000 jobs last year from Omaha to Chicago.)

 

DU QUOIN EVENING CALL
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats run Illinois, but Democrats blame Republicans for Illinois’ problems.
http://www.duquoin.com/article/20170226/opinion/170229817/

 

QUAD CITIES ONLINE
— Fiscal follies continue as Illinois suffers – Jim Nowlan
http://www.qconline.com/opinion/fiscal-follies-continue-as-illinois-suffers/article_75b5b32a-01ff-5349-8426-ac9e09d3f04a.html

 

HERALD & REVIEW
— Illinois has revenue, and tax loopholes – Carly Wolfram, Crystal Lake  (DIERSEN: What loopholes have your critics/opponents, their operatives, or their dupes accused you of exploiting?  Money Magazine and my Democrat IRS and GAO superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates hinted/implied/argued/shouted that the graduate business courses that took at Loyola 1972-1976, the graduate accounting courses that I took at DePaul 1976-1980, and the graduate finance courses that I took at IIT 1992-1997 were NOT deductible because they a) were not job-related, b) did not help me carry out my job duties, c) were taken by me to get a job in the private sector, and d) were a distraction. To keep their jobs and to get promoted, my Democrat IRS and GAO superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates focused on getting rid of federal employees who were Republican, White, male, older, and/or non-veteran.)
http://herald-review.com/blogs/letters/illinois-has-revenue-and-tax-loopholes/article_0cbb91a1-c723-5751-a1e5-ddf55e3f7881.html

 

TIMES
— Keeping it civil sets a good example for all – Editorial
http://www.mywebtimes.com/news/editorial/our-view-keeping-it-civil-sets-a-good-example-for/article_f03b6c23-7567-55b6-bfe5-694f0f7f34a0.html

 

WIBQ AM
— Rauner Is Staying Home More Than Previous Governors
http://wibqam.com/news/articles/2017/feb/27/rauner-is-staying-home-more-than-previous-governors/

 

WSIL TV
— Trump toasts nation’s governors ahead of health care talks – AP
http://www.wsiltv.com/story/34609493/trump-toasts-nations-governors-ahead-of-health-care-talks

 

UPSTREAM IDEAS
— New Trier Is Moving Ahead With Its Race Seminar
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XpA0Bq6sbJk
— Predatory Government Targets The Poor
http://upstream-ideas.com/upstream-ideas/ideas/predatory-government-targets-the-poor
— Your Tax Dollars Pay $400k To One Family – Each Year
http://upstream-ideas.com/upstream-ideas/ideas/your-tax-dollars-pay-400k-to-one-family-each-year

 

CHICAGO NOW
— Gov. Rauner’s path to 2018 Re-election starts w/ Four Leader-Gov. Rauner negotiations – Jeff Berkowitz
http://www.chicagonow.com/public-affairs-with-jeff-berkowitz/2017/02/gov-rauners-path-to-2018-re-election-starts-w-four-leader-gov-rauner-negotiations/

 

SANGAMON SUN
— Pat Hughes: Radogno’s poor showing in Grand Bargain should cost her leadership post – Karen Kidd
http://sangamonsun.com/stories/511082845-hughes-radogno-s-poor-showing-in-grand-bargain-should-cost-her-leadership-post
— CatholicVote.org warns Rauner about supporting taxpayer-funded abortions – Glenn Minnis
http://sangamonsun.com/stories/511082476-catholicvote-org-warns-rauner-about-supporting-taxpayer-funded-abortions

 

ILLINOIS NEWS NETWORK
— Rauner: Reform pensions to address main driver of taxpayer debt
https://ilnews.org/12307/rauner-reform-pensions-address-main-driver-taxpayer-debt/

 

ILLINOIS FAMILY INSTITUTE
— New Trier High School Needs Accounting, Diversity, and Logic Lessons – Laurie Higgins
https://illinoisfamily.org/education/new-trier-high-school-needs-accounting-diversity-logic-lessons/

 

MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— Liberty PAC Goes Local, Opposing Bob Miller for Algonquin Township Road Commissioner
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2017/02/27/liberty-pac-goes-local-endorsing-andrew-gasser-for-algonquin-township-road-commissioner/
— Nunda Township Non-Incumbent Team Knocks on Doors
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2017/02/26/nunda-township-non-incumbent-team-knocks-on-doors/

 

CAPITOL FAX
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: The anti-Trump Rich Miller says “Emulate Trump at your peril.” Anti-Trumps run Illinois.  Ever-increasingly, those anti-Trumps talk and act like they have enough power to viciously destroy any individual, any organization, any company, and any government that supports Trump.
https://capitolfax.com/2017/02/27/emulate-trump-at-your-peril/

 

GOPUSA
— Veterans remind Elizabeth Warren that illegal aliens didn’t elect her
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=21217
— Barbarians at the Gate: Town Halls Under Siege
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=21173

 

FOX NEWS CHANNEL
— Bush 43: I Take Trump at His Word That He Wants to Unify the Country
http://insider.foxnews.com/2017/02/27/george-w-bush-interview-today-show-take-donald-trump-his-word

 

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Trump’s speech could be marked by disruption or decorum – AP
http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2017/feb/27/sotu-donald-trump-speech-could-be-marked-disruptio/
— Conservatives rally around Trump agenda – David Sherfinski and Stephen Dinan
http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2017/feb/26/conservatives-rally-around-trump-agenda-president-/

 

GATEWAY PUNDIT
— Tom Perez: ‘White People NOT Entitled to Protection Under Voting Rights Act’ – Ryan Saavedra
http://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2017/02/tom-perez-white-people-not-entitled-protection-voting-rights-act/

 

BLAZE
— One organizer of ‘A Day Without a Woman’ is a convicted terrorist – Sarah Lee
http://www.theblaze.com/news/2017/02/26/one-organizer-of-a-day-without-a-woman-is-a-convicted-terrorist/
— VERY SAD: Transgender teenager taking testosterone wins Texas state girls’ wrestling tournament – Chris Enloe
http://www.theblaze.com/news/2017/02/26/transgender-teenager-taking-testosterone-wins-texas-state-girls-wrestling-tournament/

 

NEWSMAX
— Poll: Majority of Americans Say ‘Media Too Critical’ of Trump – Eric Mack
http://www.newsmax.com/Politics/poll-media-donald-trump-trump/2017/02/26/id/775672/
— Petition Urges Return of Spanish Content on White House Website – Brian Freeman  (DIERSEN: QUESTION: Who discourages everyone from speaking English, reading English, and writing English?  ANSWER: 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, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.)
http://www.newsmax.com/Politics/petition-Spanish-White-House-website/2017/02/26/id/775692/

 

WORLD NET DAILY
— NOT JUST MILO: CHILD SEX ABUSE OFTEN PRECEDES ‘GAY’ LIFESTYLE  ‘They blame themselves, and it’s very, very tragic’ – GREG COROMBOS
http://www.wnd.com/2017/02/not-just-milo-child-sex-abuse-often-precedes-gay-lifestyle/

 

DAILY WIRE
— ‘Fahrenheit 451’ Perfectly Predicted the Left Morphing Into Intolerant, Crybully Sissies – JOHN NOLTE
http://www.dailywire.com/news/13852/fahrenheit-451-perfectly-predicted-left-morphing-john-nolte

 

THE HILL
— Peoria: After companies leave, small towns down but not out – NANCY BRINKER
http://thehill.com/blogs/pundits-blog/economy-budget/321283-after-companies-leave-small-towns-down-but-not-out

 

CNN
— Trump unites GOP as Democrats bicker – Gregory Krieg
http://www.cnn.com/2017/02/27/politics/cpac-dnc-republicans-unite-democrats-fight/

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— FRONT PAGE WITH COLOR PICTURE: He’s a Local Pillar in a Trump Town (WEST FRANKFORT, Illinois). Now He Could Be Deported. – MONICA DAVEY  (DIERSEN: If you are in America illegally, Democrats and RINOs will glorify you and praise you.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/02/27/us/immigration-trump-illinois-juan-pacheco.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps are filled with hatred.
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/02/27/opinion/trump-archenemy-of-truth.html
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: Assailing the White House From Hollywood’s Glass House – Jim Rutenberg
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/02/26/business/media/oscars-trump-hollywood.html
— How the New Feminist Resistance Leaves Out American Women – LAUREN ENRIQUEZ
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/02/27/opinion/how-the-new-feminist-resistance-leaves-out-american-women.html

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Many Americans Disapprove of Trump but Are Open to His Agenda, Poll Finds  WSJ/NBC News poll shows negative views at a historically high level for a new president but support from a ‘critical middle’ – MICHAEL C. BENDER
https://www.wsj.com/articles/many-americans-disapprove-of-trump-but-are-open-to-his-agenda-poll-finds-1488117602
— Is the Media Too Tough on Donald Trump? More Than Half of Americans Think So  A large minority believes coverage of the president has been fair and objective, new WSJ/NBC News poll finds – JASON BELLINI
https://www.wsj.com/articles/is-the-media-too-tough-on-donald-trump-more-than-half-of-americans-think-so-1488117601
— More than half of Americans think U.S. news media have been too negative in their coverage of the Trump administration, according to a new Wall Street Journal/NBC News Poll. Who thinks that and why? – Jason Bellini
https://www.wsj.com/video/media-too-tough-on-trump-say-51-of-americans/F7C5DE59-E2DA-4C77-8A8A-C5FD39D50C72.html

 

USA TODAY
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD WITH BIG COLOR PICTURE: Democratic legislators in 30 states to rebut Trump’s Congress address – Heidi M Przybyla
http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2017/02/27/democratic-legislators-30-states-rebut-trumps-congress-address/98314184/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps blame Trump for everything that is bad and especially for racism, sexism, and bigotry.
http://www.pressreader.com/usa/usa-today-us-edition/20170227/281719794361428
— Millennials wonder: ‘Where’s my money going?’ – Susan Tompor  (DIERSEN: How closely do you monitor your a) income, b) outgo, c) assets, and c) liabilities?  I have always closely monitored the aforesaid. For many years, I have used Quicken to do that.)
http://www.usatoday.com/story/money/personalfinance/2017/02/26/millennials-wonder-wheres-my-money-going/98306238/

 

LAS VEGAS SUN
— ‘The hurricane is about to hit’: Trump’s crackdown on illegal immigration sparking fear, action in Las Vegas – Mick Akers, April Corbin, Chris Kudialis, Camalot Todd, Ricardo Torres-Cortez, and Ian Whitaker
https://lasvegassun.com/news/2017/feb/27/president-donald-trump-illegal-immigration-plan/

 

BUZZ FEED NEWS
— TREASONOUS: Churches Are Readying Homes And Underground Railroads To Hide Immigrants From Deportation Under Trump  “I really feel like what we’re doing is what God would want us to do.”  (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, churches serve as operatives and as dupes for anti-religious Democrats and anti-religious RINOs.  Democrats want immigrants because they vote for Democrats. RINOs want immigrants because they want cheap labor.)
https://www.buzzfeed.com/salvadorhernandez/sanctuary-churches-v-trump-deportation-mandate

February 26 Evening Edition

WHITE HOUSE
— Joint Address Issues Survey  Now is your chance to give your input. Let us know what issues you want President Trump to focus on and your ideas for the future of our country. Take the survey and share your thoughts:
https://www.whitehouse.gov/joint-address-issues-survey

 

ABC7
— FATHER OF DEAD NAVY SEAL FROM ILLINOIS REFUSED TO MEET PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP AT CEREMONY – AP
http://abc7chicago.com/politics/father-of-dead-navy-seal-refused-to-meet-trump-at-ceremony/1774199/

 

NBC5
— New DNC Chief Faces a Trump-Era Reckoning  The reaction Saturday — and the unusual campaign that preceded it — underscores the challenges Perez and Democrats face as they look to recover from a disastrous electoral slide – Bill Barrow
http://www.nbcchicago.com/news/politics/New-DNC-Chief-Faces-Divided-Party-and-Trump-414806153.html

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Did the 2011 White House correspondents’ dinner spur Trump to run for president? – Amy B Wang  (DIERSEN: Democrats are disciples of Saul Alinsky.  Alinsky’s fifth rule encourages the use of ridicule.  I should write a book about those in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois who use ridicule.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/politics/ct-white-house-correspondents-dinner-trump-20170226-story.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: If several media and political pundits are to be believed, President Donald Trump sits in the White House today as the result of several hours one warm April evening nearly six years ago: the 2011 White House Correspondents’ Association dinner. That year, at the invitation of none other than The Washington Post, Trump — then best known for “Celebrity Apprentice” – attended the event, an annual gathering of journalists that typically has been headlined by the sitting president. Or, as The Post’s Roxanne Roberts once described it, a dinner “devolved from a little-known media evening into a black-tie mash-up of the Super Bowl, the Oscars and Davos, Washington-style.” Trump was no ordinary celebrity guest in 2011, however. In addition to being a reality TV fixture, he was one of the most vocal opponents of President Barack Obama, leading the “birther” movement that had demanded Obama release his birth certificate. Trump had also been hinting, not for the first time, that he might launch his own bid for the presidency. All of those things coalesced to make Trump the target of a large swath of jokes at the 2011 correspondents’ dinner. First came Obama, who roasted Trump for a full five minutes that evening, seeming to delight in directing zingers at the man who had questioned whether he was a legitimate president. (Unbeknown to the world then, the president was also, at the same time, authorizing the raid that would kill Osama bin Laden.) “No one is happier, no one is prouder to put this birth certificate matter to rest than the Donald,” Obama said. “That’s because he can finally get back to focusing on the issues that matter, like: Did we fake the moon landing? What really happened in Roswell? And where are Biggie and Tupac?” Obama also joked about Trump’s experience to lead the nation. “All kidding aside, obviously, we all know about your credentials and breadth of experience,” he said. “For example, no, seriously, just recently in an episode of ‘Celebrity Apprentice,’ at the steakhouse, the men’s cooking team did not impress the judges from Omaha Steaks. And there was a lot of blame to go around, but you, Mr. Trump, recognized that the real problem was a lack of leadership and so, ultimately, you didn’t blame Little John or Meatloaf — you fired Gary Busey. And these are the kinds of decisions that would keep me up at night. Well-handled, sir. Well-handled.” But it was comedian Seth Meyers, the host of that year’s dinner, who really laid into Trump. For several minutes, Meyers lobbed one joke after another at Trump’s expense, even wedging in a prescient imitation of Trump hosting a White House news conference: “Gary Busey said recently that Donald Trump would make an excellent president. Of course, he said the same thing about an old, rusty birdcage he found.” “Donald Trump has been saying that he will run for president as a Republican – which is surprising, since I just assumed that he was running as a joke.” “Donald Trump owns the Miss USA pageant, which is great for Republicans because it will streamline their search for a vice president.” Video from the dinner would later show Trump seemingly frozen in the audience, lips pursed, staring straight ahead with his face set into something between a squint and a hard scowl, as Meyers continued. Several publications have since seized upon the 2011 dinner as the moment in which Trump’s political ambitions crystallized. “That evening of public abasement, rather than sending Mr. Trump away, accelerated his ferocious efforts to gain stature within the political world,” the New York Times wrote last March. “And it captured the degree to which Mr. Trump’s campaign is driven by a deep yearning sometimes obscured by his bluster and bragging: a desire to be taken seriously.”)

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Stop stalling on school funding for kids – Editorial  (DIERSEN: “Funding” is code for increasing taxes.)
http://chicago.suntimes.com/opinion/editorial-stop-stalling-on-school-funding-for-kids/

 

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— More taxes? Really? – PAUL FICHTNER, Member, DuPage County Board
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20170224/ISSUE07/170229911
(FROM THE LETTER: I read with interest a recent opinion piece (“Here’s a way to stop Illinois’ shame spiral,” Feb. 15) by Michael Belsky that calls for a “tax revision commission.” I suspect his main goal is to call for a tax on services when he says, “Today only 17 percent comes from the sale of goods and 71 percent is derived from services. The service economy is benefiting from the state and not sharing in the cost. This is wrong.” In 1965, there was no state income tax. Today it is 3.75 percent, soon to go higher. Sales taxes that were 4 percent in 1965 are now over 10 percent in Chicago. These large increases in taxation rates over the years have made up for any “lack of service tax revenue” and were probably designed with the fact that services are not taxed. Last year, 37,508 people moved out of Illinois, and companies have made decisions not to locate here. Residents are leaving because of high tax rates that have also caused businesses to not move or expand. An additional service tax will hurt the very service industry that he shows is such an important part of our economy. It is very disappointing to hear the drumbeat of more revenue as the “only way” to recover from bad fiscal management. The crisis I see is the lack of urgency in addressing ideas to reduce expenses, smart consolidation of governments and exploring privatization of some government functions. Pushing aside my 10.75 percent sales-taxed breakfast in Chicago this fine morning, I call for the creation of an Expense/Efficiency Revision Commission, on par with any Tax Revision Commission.)

 

NEWS CHANNEL 20
— Sanctuary State Bill Causes Dueling Rallies in The Capital City – Matthew Witkos
http://newschannel20.com/news/local/sanctuary-state-bill-causes-dueling-rallies-in-the-capital-city

 

ALTON TELEGRAPH
— Overly generous compensation drives Illinois’ budget woes – Rachel Greszler (DIERSEN: Are/were you accused of being overpaid?  My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always accused me of being overpaid. In my defense, I earned a) a job-related bachelor’s degree when I was 21 and job-related master’s degrees when I was 27, 31, and 48, b) job-related professional certifications when I was 30, 32, 41, 45, 47, and 48, and c) a job-related professional license when I was 33.)
http://thetelegraph.com/opinion/op-ed/97462/op-ed-overly-generous-compensation-drives-illinois-budget-woes

 

PEORIA JOURNAL STAR
— LaHood, Bustos could reach out more to voters during next recess – Chris Kaergard and Nick Vlahos
http://www.pjstar.com/news/20170226/lahood-bustos-could-reach-out-more-to-voters-during-next-recess

 

HERALD & REVIEW
— Hey, lawmakers! Budget mess not a laughing matter – Editorial
http://herald-review.com/news/opinion/editorial/our-opinion-hey-lawmakers-budget-mess-not-a-laughing-matter/article_1b412e21-4cc5-5654-95ad-f6ae819f64f6.html

 

TIMES
— For Illinois Governor: The search for rich guys – David Giuliani
http://www.mywebtimes.com/opinion/columnists/as-it-is-the-search-for-rich-guys/article_8640ed3f-c987-5b2e-b508-92a0483ac573.html

 

RIVER CITY READER
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trump Rich Miller says “Trump’s Tactics Just Don’t Work for Anybody Else.”
http://www.rcreader.com/commentary/trump-tactics-dont-work-for-anybody-else

 

WSIL TV
— New Dem Party chairman Perez pledges to repair, unite party – AP  (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, the Democrat Party is united against individuals, against organizations, against companies, against governments, and against countries that are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
http://www.wsiltv.com/story/34606642/new-dem-party-chairman-perez-pledges-to-repair-unite-party
— Congress returns, with health care, Supreme Court on agenda – AP
http://www.wsiltv.com/story/34607098/congress-returns-with-health-care-supreme-court-on-agenda

 

CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps but India and its citizens ahead of America and its citizens.
http://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/indian-tech-graduates-fear-america-may-shut-them-out/663188419

 

CHAMPAIGN/URBANA NEWS GAZETTE
— Finding Rodney Davis – Tom Kacich  (DIERSEN: Can people find you?  People have been able to find me at 630-653-0462 since April of 1978 and at
diersen@aol.com since January 8, 1995.
http://www.news-gazette.com/news/local/2017-02-26/tom-kacich-finding-rodney-davis.html

 

JOURNAL GAZETTE TIMES COURIER
— Governor candidate Ameya Pawar: Progressive tax structure possible fix to Illinois debt – JARAD JARMON  (DIERSEN: Progressive tax rates discourage people from earning more money.)
http://jg-tc.com/news/governor-candidate-progressive-tax-structure-possible-fix-to-illinois-debt/article_2cd88c4e-4d5d-5b39-b113-8ae7e84721a5.html

 

SOUTHERN
— Time for HUD to deliver for Cairo – Editorial
http://thesouthern.com/news/opinion/voice-of-the-southern/voice-of-the-southern-time-for-hud-to-deliver-for/article_9cbb01bd-532f-5c13-9fc7-4646bfd411f1.html

 

DANVILLE COMMERCIAL NEWS
— TRAGIC: Casino legislation watch still in effect – JENNIFER BAILEY
http://www.commercial-news.com/news/local_news/casino-legislation-watch-still-in-effect/article_f7e5df94-b69e-5f29-870c-fca92cc3cc80.html

 

BELOIT DAILY NEWS
— NEW TRIER HIGH SCHOOL SEMINAR SPARKS CIVIL RIGHTS, RACE DEBATE – AP
http://www.beloitdailynews.com/article/20170226/AP/302269891

 

WIREPOINTS
— Illinois Bill to Prioritize Bondholders Over the Public Must Be Stopped – Mark Glennon
http://www.wirepoints.com/illinois-bill-to-prioritize-bondholders-over-the-public-and-taxpayers-must-be-stopped-wirepoints-original/

 

MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— Target Practice, Then Car Demolition Near Algonquin Township Road District with Road District Equipment
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2017/02/24/target-practice-then-car-demolition-at-algonquin-township-road-district-property/
— Former School Supt. Bob Blazier and Former St. Rep. Mike Tryon Send Postcard Endorsing Bob Miller for Algonquin Township Road Commissioner
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2017/02/25/blazier-and-tryon-send-postcard-endorsing-miller/
— Early and Absentee Votes That Have Been Cast
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2017/02/25/early-and-absentee-votes-that-have-been-cast/
— Early McHenry Signs for April Election
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2017/02/25/early-mchenry-signs-for-april-election/
— Team Nunda Mails Post Card
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2017/02/25/team-nunda-mails-post-card/
— Nunda Incumbent Slate Buys Sticker on Saturday NWH
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2017/02/25/nunda-incumbent-slate-buys-sticker-on-saturday-nwh/
— Pro-Life PAC Endorsements in Nunda Township
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2017/02/26/pro-life-pac-endorsements-in-nunda-township/
— Pro-Life PAC Endorsements in Algonquin Township
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2017/02/26/pro-life-pac-endorsements-in-algonquin-township/
— Algonquin Township’s Hot GOP Road Commissioner Race Mailings
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2017/02/25/algonquins-hot-road-commissioner-race-mailings/
— Linda Moore Passing Out Door Hangers in Write-In Campaign for Grafton Township Trustee
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2017/02/26/linda-moore-passing-out-door-hangers-in-write-in-campaign-for-grafton-township-trustee/
— Nunda’s Mainly Non-Incumbents’ Mailing
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2017/02/26/nundas-mainly-non-incumbent-mailing/
— The Race for Algonquin Township Supervisor
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2017/02/26/the-race-for-algonquin-township-supervisor/
— Jack Schaffer Robo-Calls for Bob Miller
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2017/02/26/jack-schaffer-robo-calls-for-bob-miller/
— Dueling GOP Slates Emerge in Algonquin Township
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2017/02/26/dueling-gop-slates-emerge-in-algonquin-township/
— Slots in Lakewood – Part 1
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2017/02/24/slots-in-lakewood-part-1/
— Slots in Lakewood – Part 2
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2017/02/25/slots-in-lakewood-part-2/
— Slots in Lakewood – Part 3
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2017/02/26/slots-in-lakewood-part-3/

 

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Pleading poverty, demanding new taxes  States are going broke because they broke the bank – Stephen Moore
http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2017/feb/26/states-pleading-poverty-demanding-new-taxes/

 

GATEWAY PUNDIT
— FAKE NEWS: New York Times Caught MAKING-UP False Quote From Trump’s CPAC Speech – Ryan Saavedra
http://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2017/02/fake-news-new-york-times-caught-making-false-quote-trumps-cpac-speech/

 

FOX NEWS
— Trump Has Thrown The Press Into A Tailspin
http://nation.foxnews.com/2017/02/26/watters-trump-has-thrown-press-tailspin

 

BREITBART
— Trump Fans Urge Oscars Boycott: ‘Put The Lying, Socialist Perverts Out of Business’ – DANIEL NUSSBAUM  (DIERSEN: What percent of Hollywood is anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors – 97%,98%, 99+%?)
http://www.breitbart.com/big-hollywood/2017/02/26/trump-fans-urge-oscars-boycott/
— DNC Chair Perez: Trump Immigration Order a ‘Racist’ Action Against Muslims – PAM KEY
http://www.breitbart.com/video/2017/02/26/dnc-chair-perez-trump-immigration-order-a-racist-action-against-muslims/

 

BLAZE
— Starbucks pledged to hire 10K refugees after Trump’s ‘travel ban’ — then Americans responded in force – Chris Enloe
http://www.theblaze.com/news/2017/02/25/starbucks-pledged-to-hire-10k-refugees-after-trumps-travel-ban-then-americans-responded-in-force/

 

AMERICAN THINKER
— Just How Bad Is Tom Perez? – Monica Showalter
http://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2017/02/just_how_bad_is_tom_perez.html

 

WORLD NET DAILY
— 2 TOPICS TRUMP OVERLOOKED AT CPAC – Chuck Norris
http://www.wnd.com/2017/02/2-topics-trump-overlooked-at-cpac/

 

PJ MEDIA
— Straw Poll Shows CPAC Really Was TPAC … Trump PAC – TYLER O’NEIL
https://pjmedia.com/trending/2017/02/25/straw-poll-shows-cpac-really-was-tpac-trump-pac/

 

DAILY CALLER
— Poll: More Than Half Of The Country Thinks The Media Is Too Tough On President Trump – Kaitlan Collins
http://dailycaller.com/2017/02/26/poll-more-than-half-of-the-country-thinks-the-media-is-too-tough-on-president-trump/

 

OBSERVER
— Media Ignores Disturbing Alliance Between ‘Progressives’ and Anti-Semites  What good is a free press if they’re just as agenda-driven as the politicians they’re supposed to keep honest and accountable? – Paul Miller
http://observer.com/2017/02/jan-schakowsky-alliance-progressives-anti-semites-rasmea-odeh/

 

THE HILL
— Perez fires back at Trump: ‘Our unity as a party is our greatest strength and his worst nightmare’ – REBECCA SAVRANSKY  (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, the Democrat Party is united against individuals, against organizations, against companies, against governments, and against countries that are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
http://thehill.com/homenews/sunday-talk-shows/321227-perez-responds-to-trump-tweet-our-unity-as-a-party-is-our-greatest

 

HUFFINGTON POST
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Trump says “Trump’s Unprecedented War on the First Amendment Has Gone Nuclear. Trump and his administration have launched an unprecedented attack on freedom of speech and of the press. Are individual Twitter users next?”
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/trumps-unprecedented-war-on-the-first-amendment-has_us_58b26916e4b0658fc20f9672

 

ABC NEWS
— President Trump, first lady host governors for dinner at White House – JORDYN PHELPS
http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/president-trump-lady-host-governors-dinner-white-house/story?id=45753442

 

NBC NEWS
— Trump Attacks New York Times Oscars Ad Before It Airs – JANE C. TIMM
http://www.nbcnews.com/politics/donald-trump/watch-new-york-times-oscars-ad-trump-attacked-it-aired-n725821

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— Trump’s Soft Spot for Dreamers Alienates Immigration Hard-Liners – JULIE HIRSCHFELD DAVIS and JENNIFER STEINHAUER  (DIERSEN: Question: Which individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries use children as cannon fodder?  ANSWER: Those that are anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/02/26/us/politics/daca-dreamers-immigration-trump.html
— Trump Embraces ‘Enemy of the People,’ a Phrase With a Fraught History – ANDREW HIGGINS  (DIERSEN: If you want the Democrats and Democrat plants, Libertarians and Libertarian plants, Greens and Green plants, and/or RINOs to like you, you must 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, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/02/26/world/europe/trump-enemy-of-the-people-stalin.html

 

WASHINGTON POST
— Advocates warn ‘dreamers’ to lie low as Trump ramps up deportation plans – David Nakamura
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/advocates-warn-dreamers-to-lie-low-as-trump-ramps-up-deportation-plans/2017/02/26/4483abaa-f1fd-11e6-b9c9-e83fce42fb61_story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Trump says “The White House’s big ‘fake news’ cop-out.”
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-fix/wp/2017/02/26/fake-news-is-a-potent-political-strategy-its-also-a-cop-out/

 

LOS ANGELES TIMES
— Trump supporters rally against ‘Hollywood elites’ ahead of the Oscars – Brittny Mejia
http://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-me-pro-trump-oscars-rally-20170226-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Trump asks “Do Trump supporters care about Reagan?”
http://www.latimes.com/opinion/op-ed/la-oe-mcmanus-cpac-gop-division-20170226-story.html

 

NEWSWEEK
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Trump says “TRUMP’S BUSINESS BACKGROUND DIDN’T PREPARE HIM FOR PRESIDENCY.”  (DIERSEN: What did your work prepare you for?  GAO audits IRS.  In 1980, after working for IRS 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 transferred from IRS to GAO.  Because I was a Republican, because I was NOT a minority, because I was NOT a female, because I was old (31), and because I was NOT a veteran, my Democrat GAO superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates shouted that what I did for IRS did NOT prepare me for GAO work. They ignored/belittled my GS-12 IRS Special Procedures Staff position description that I worked under 1976-1980.  They ignored/belittled the GS-12 IRS Revenue Officer position description that I worked under 1974-1976. They ignored/belittled that had passed the CPA examination on my first attempt in 1979.  They ignored/belittled the fact that I had almost completed the requirements for a master’s degree in accounting from DePaul.  They ignored/belittled the fact that I had earned an MBA from Loyola in 1976.  To transfer, the Democrats who ran GAO forced me to take an $18,847 pay cut in today’s dollars, that is, a downgrade from GS-12 Step 5, currently $90,173, to GS-9 Step 10, currently $71,326.)
http://www.newsweek.com/trump-business-background-no-preparation-presidency-560161

 

NPR
— Across The Divide, Identity Politics Unites The Base At Both CPAC And DNC – DOMENICO MONTANARO  (DIERSEN: Democrats are anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.)
http://www.npr.org/2017/02/26/517366995/across-the-divide-identity-politics-unites-the-base-at-both-cpac-and-dnc

 

SALON
— Trump’s punishment of the press is a gift to his supporters — and a hint of his re-election strategy  Sean Spicer’s ban on major news outlets is chilling — and is a big wet kiss to Trump’s base, with an eye on 2020 – BOB CESCA  (DIERSEN: Should I write a book about those who “punish” me and why the “punish” me?  They would love it.)
http://www.salon.com/2017/02/26/trumps-punishment-of-the-press-is-a-gift-to-his-supporters-and-a-hint-of-his-re-election-strategy/

 

NPR & DIVERSE EDUCATION
— For Black College Prospects, Belonging And Safety Often Top Ivy Prestige – DENENE MILLNER  (DIERSEN: What colleges(s) did you attend?  I attended UIC 1966-1968, NIU 1969-1971, Loyola 1972-1976, DePaul 1976-1980, Roosevelt 1980-1981, and IIT 1992-1997.  My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes hint/imply/argue/shout that instead of me, those colleges should have accepted minorities, females, and/or veterans.)
http://www.npr.org/sections/codeswitch/2017/02/26/516468502/for-black-college-prospects-belonging-and-safety-often-top-ivy-prestige
http://diverseeducation.com/article/93109/

 

WORKERS WORLD
– U.S. women plan for international women’s strike – Sue Davis  (DIERSEN: What percent of anti-Trump women hate those who are Protestant, conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.  From what I see, the percentages are very high.)
http://www.workers.org/2017/02/26/u-s-women-plan-for-international-womens-strike/#.WLMkxjsrKM8