Tag: age

May 9 Morning Edition

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— Forget Taxes, Warren Buffett Says. The Real Problem Is Health Care. – Andrew Ross Sorkin  (DIERSEN: Last year, for my wife and I, our health care, dental, and vision insurance and our out-of-pocket medical expenses, mainly, my out-of-pocket dental expenses, were $21,433.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/05/08/business/dealbook/09dealbook-sorkin-warren-buffett.html
— Divided Senate Republicans Turn to Health Care With a Rough Road Ahead – ROBERT PEAR
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/05/08/us/politics/women-health-care-senate.html
— The Kushners and Their Golden Visas – Editorial
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/05/08/opinion/the-kushners-and-their-golden-visas.html
— How the White House Explains Waiting 18 Days to Fire Michael Flynn – MICHAEL D. SHEAR (DIERSEN: Because I have always been a Republican, were it not for federal civil service protections, a) the Post Office would NOT have hired me in 1966 or let me work there for almost 3 years, b) IRS would NOT have hired me in 1971 or let me work there for almost 9 years, c) IRS would NOT have promoted me in 1972, 1973, or 1974, d) GAO would NOT have hired me in 1980 or let me work there for almost 18 years, and e) GAO would NOT have promoted me in 1986.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/05/09/us/politics/michael-flynn-russia.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps promote anger against Trump supporters.
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/05/08/health/republican-health-care-bill-protests.html

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

FED SMITH
— Agencies and Employees Celebrating Public Service Recognition Week – Ian Smith  (DIERSEN: While I worked for the federal government for almost 30 years 1966-1969 and 1971-1997, my Democrat superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates always hinted/implied/argued/shouted that I was a “bad” federal employee, if not even worse things. In my defense, I earned a) a job-related bachelor’s degree when I was 21 in 1970 and job-related master’s degrees when I was 27, 31, and 48, b) job-related professional certifications when I was 30, 32, 41, 45, 47, and 48, and c) a job-related professional license when I was 33.  They would not have demonized, denigrated, and condemned me as being a “bad” federal employee and even worse things if I had been a Democrat, a minority, a female, or a veteran.)
https://www.fedsmith.com/2017/05/08/agencies-employees-celebrating-public-service-recognition-week/
— Thank a Government Employee This Week
https://www.fedsmith.com/2017/05/08/thank-government-employee-this-week/

 

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

 

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

May 8 Evening Edition

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

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

May 7 Evening Edition

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

 

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

 

DAILY HERALD
— How drones help suburban police investigate crashes, get roads open – Bob Susnjara
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20170506/how-drones-help-lake-county-police-investigate-crashes-get-roads-open-faster
— Survey: Workers even more stressed by politics since election than during campaign – Jena McGregor  (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always promoted patronage. Because I have always been a Republican, were it not for federal civil service protections, a) the Post Office would NOT have hired me in 1966 or let me work there for almost 3 years, b) IRS would NOT have hired me in 1971 or let me work there for almost 9 years, c) IRS would NOT have promoted me in 1972, 1973, or 1974, d) GAO would NOT have hired me in 1980 or let me work there for almost 18 years, and e) GAO would NOT have promoted me in 1986.)
http://www.dailyherald.com/business/20170507/survey-workers-even-more-stressed-by-politics-since-election-than-during-campaign
— White House disputes political risks for 2018 – AP
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20170507/news/305079961/
— Naperville North student writes about school’s ‘pressure culture’ — and community responds – Marie Wilson  (DIERSEN: What does success mean for federal employees?  Non-veteran White males who are seeking a job with the federal government should be advised that with only rare exceptions, you will be deemed to be a failure, your career will be wasted, and you will be gotten rid of if you do not make GS-13 ($94,610) by age 25, GS-14 ($111,801) by age 30, GS-15 ($131,508) by age 35, and Senior Executive Service ($161,900) by age 40. Notwithstanding the fact that extremely few meet the aforesaid promotion deadlines, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always used the aforesaid to demonize me, to denigrate me, and to condemn me as being a failure and even worse things.)
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20170507/naperville-north-student-writes-about-schools-pressure-culture—and-community-responds
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Tessa Newman, a junior at Naperville North High School, wrote an online petition called “The Naperville North Pressure Culture Must Change” to call for the school, parents and students to work together to make more career options seem desirable and redefine a broader idea of success.)

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

May 6 Evening Edition

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

May 5 Morning Edition

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

May 4 Evening Edition

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Gov cites ‘deep concern,’ analysis finds 481K may lose coverage – Tina Sfondeles
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/gov-cites-deep-concern-analysis-finds-481k-may-ose-coverage/
— After Obamacare repeal vote, GOP Gov. Rauner sounds an alarm – Lynn Sweet
http://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/obamacare-house-repeal-vote-today-illinois-undecides/amp/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “House Republicans leave America’s sick and old high and dry.”
http://chicago.suntimes.com/opinion/house-republicans-leave-americas-sick-and-old-high-and-dry/
— GOP doesn’t get it; insurance isn’t complicated – Neil Steinberg
http://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/steinberg-gop-doesnt-get-it-insurance-isnt-complicated/
— Trump celebrates health vote win with jubilant Republicans – AP
http://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/gop-revives-health-care-bill-and-plans-house-vote-today/
— Republicans will oversell new health care plan — and doom it – Linda Chavez
http://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/republicans-will-oversell-new-health-care-plan-and-doom-it/
— All you angry Dems? Take a breath – Rick Shenkman
http://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/all-you-angry-dems-take-a-breath/
— Trump breaking the chains of government regulation – Johnn Stossel
http://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/trump-breaking-the-chains-of-government-regulation/

 

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

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

GOPUSA
— Seattle Council votes to pursue city income tax on high earners  (DIERSEN: While I worked for the federal government for almost 30 years, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes always demonized me, denigrated me, and condemned me as being overpaid.  In my defense, I earned a) a job-related bachelor’s degree when I was 21 and job-related master’s degrees when I was 27, 31, and 48, b) job-related professional certifications when I was 30, 32, 41, 45, 47, and 48, and c) a job-related professional license when I was 33.)
http://www.gopusa.com/seattle-council-votes-to-pursue-city-income-tax-on-high-earners/

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

May 3 Evening Edition

ABC7
— ILLINOIS GUBERNATORIAL CANDIDATES ALREADY SPENDING BIG MONEY – Sarah Schulte
http://abc7chicago.com/news/illinois-gubernatorial-candidates-already-spending-big-money/1949840/

 

NBC5
— Pritzker Becomes First Democratic Candidate to Release Ad in Race for Governor – Mary Ann Ahern
http://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/Pritzker-Becomes-First-Democratic-Candidate-to-Release-Ad-in-Race-for-Governor-421143924.html

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Pritzker gets union backing; Democratic rival suggests Madigan intervened – Rick Pearson
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-jb-pritzker-union-endorsement-democratic-governor-met-0504-20170503-story.html
— Chicago-area Republicans haven’t said how they’ll vote on latest health care plan – Katherine Skiba
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-illinois-congressmen-health-care-vote-0504-met-20170503-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “People are scared: Mexican restaurant owners on how life and business have changed since January.”
http://www.chicagotribune.com/dining/restaurants/ct-immigration-mexican-restaurant-owners-chicago-story.html
— Emanuel and Rauner: Is revenge blocking a good deal on the Thompson Center? – Editorial
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/editorials/ct-thompson-center-rauner-emanuel-edit-0504-jm-20170503-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: The anti-Trump Steve Chapman says “Donald Trump is a lazy president. We should all be grateful for that.”
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/chapman/ct-donald-trump-lazy-president-golf-20170503-column.html
— Joe Walsh’s tweets about Jimmy Kimmel’s baby shed light on health care debate – Eric Zorn
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/zorn/ct-kimmel-walsh-health-care-zorn-perspec-0505-md-20170503-column.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: If you promote pot in Illinois, you promote the destruction of Illinois.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/commentary/ct-illinois-legalize-marijuana-revenue-perspec-0504-20170503-story.html
— Aurora teen stopped for jaywalking faces weapons charges – Hannah Leone
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/aurora-beacon-news/crime/ct-abn-teen-charged-stolen-gun-st-0503-20170503-story.html

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Activists plan 15-day march to Springfield for state budget – Andrea Salcedo  (DIERSEN: “State Budget” is code for increasing taxes on Republicans.)
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/activists-plan-15-day-march-to-springfield-for-state-budget/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trump Jesse Jackson Sr. blasts Trump.
http://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/president-donald-trump-succeeds-in-trashing-civil-rights/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Cold-hearted Obamacare replacement is bad medicine.”
http://chicago.suntimes.com/opinion/flawed-obamacare-replacement-is-bad-medicine/

 

DAILY HERALD
— Kane Co. grants drying up along with riverboat profits – James Fuller
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20170503/kane-co-grants-drying-up-along-with-riverboat-profits

 

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Ken Griffin urges big-bank breakup – Bloomberg
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20170503/NEWS01/170509937/ken-griffin-urges-big-bank-breakup

 

CHAMPAIGN/URBANA NEWS GAZETTE
— Corruption must be a top priority – Editorial
http://www.news-gazette.com/opinion/editorials/2017-05-03/corruption-must-be-top-priority.html

 

WSIL TV
— Ryan reassures conservatives wary of spending bill – AP
http://www.wsiltv.com/story/35326520/ryan-reassures-conservatives-wary-of-spending-bill

 

ALTON DAILY NEWS
— Rauner Asks Judge to Allow Patronage Firing – Cole Lauterbach  (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always promoted patronage. Because I have always been a Republican, were it not for federal civil service protections, a) the Post Office would NOT have hired me in 1966 or let me work there for almost 3 years, b) IRS would NOT have hired me in 1971 or let me work there for almost 9 years, c) IRS would NOT have promoted me in 1972, 1973, or 1974, d) GAO would NOT have hired me in 1980 or let me work there for almost 18 years, and e) GAO would NOT have promoted me in 1986.)
http://altondailynews.com/news/details.cfm?clientid=17&id=242951#.WQpUHRFSRZI

 

BELLEVILLE NEWS DEMOCRAT
— Unqualified? Unreasonable salary expectations? You’re hired in Illinois – Editorial  (DIERSEN: 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.bnd.com/opinion/editorials/article148172769.html

 

SUBURBAN LIFE
— Glen Ellyn approves McKee House lease agreement  Village would lease historic home from Forest Preserve District of DuPage County – ERIC SCHELKOPF
http://www.mysuburbanlife.com/2017/05/02/glen-ellyn-approves-mckee-house-lease-agreement/auuy2rl/

 

ILLINOIS POLICY INSTITUTE
— EVENT: Breaking Down Barriers  Unleashing Human Capitol in Illinois  (DIERSEN: What professional licenses and professional certifications do you have?  I became a CPA in 1979, a Certified Internal Auditor in 1981, a licensed CPA in 1981, a Certified Fraud Examiner in 1990, a Certified Government Financial Manager in 1994, a Certified Financial Services Auditor in 1996, and a Forensic Accountant in 1997.  Of course, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes demonize, denigrate, and condemn the aforesaid.)
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/breaking-down-barriers-unleashing-human-capital-in-illinois-tickets-34251565354

 

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— HULTGREN OPPOSES FEDERAL BUDGET BILL CITING LITTLE REFORM OR SPENDING REDUCTIONS
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2017/05/hultgren-opposes-federal-budget-bill-citing-little-reform-or-spending-reductions.html
— WARREN TELLS CHICAGO AUDIENCE SHE’D LIKE TO “CUT OPEN” DONATED REPUBLICANS’ BODIES
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2017/05/warren-tells-chicago-audience-shed-like-to-cut-open-donated-republicans-bodies.html
— TRUMP “FIRST 100 DAYS” AD CIRCULATING DESPITE CNN BAN
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2017/05/trump-first-100-day-ad-circulating-despite-cnn-ban.html

 

WASHINGTON TIMES
— College freshman more polarized than ever; most still identify as ‘middle of the road’ – Andrew Blake  (DIERSEN: If I had been active in Republican politics while I was a student at Crete-Monee High School 1962-1966, the Post Office would NOT have hired me in 1966 or let me work there for almost 3 years. If I had been active in Republican politics while I was a student at UIC 1966-1968 or NIU 1969-1970, IRS would NOT have a) hired me in 1971, b) let me work there for almost 9 years, or c) promoted me in 1972, 1973, or 1974.  If I had been active in Republican politics while I was a student at Loyola 1972-1976, DePaul 1976-1980, or IIT 1992-1997, GAO would NOT have a) hired me in 1980, b) let me work there for almost 18 years, or c) promoted me in 1986.)
http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2017/may/3/college-freshman-more-polarized-ever-most-still-id/

 

GOPUSA
— Limbaugh asks Pence: Why Vote Republican?
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=23867
— Nixon’s Revenge: The Fall of the Adversary Press – Patrick J. Buchanan
http://www.gopusa.com/nixons-revenge-the-fall-of-the-adversary-press/
— Hillary Trots Out to Blame Comey, Russia and WikiLeaks One More Time (DIERSEN: I should write a book about candidates, their operatives, and their dupes who blame me for their defeats.)
http://www.gopusa.com/hillary-trots-out-to-blame-comey-russia-and-wikileaks-one-more-time/

 

DAILY CALLER
— With More Dems Than GOPs, House Passes $1.1 Trillion Spending Bill – Amber Athey
http://dailycaller.com/2017/05/03/house-passes-1-1-trillion-spending-bill-2/

 

BARBWIRE
— WITHOUT GOD, FREEDOM BECOMES SLAVERY – DR. ALAN KEYES
http://barbwire.com/2017/05/03/without-god-freedom-becomes-slavery/

 

NATIONAL REVIEW
— Republicans Abandon Conservatism – ALEXANDRA DESANCTIS
http://www.nationalreview.com/article/447303/donald-trump-white-house-gop-conservatism

 

WASHINGTON FREE BEACON
— DHS Uncovered More Than 60 Cross-Border Tunnels along Mexican Border Used for Smuggling  DHS also reports incursions by boat, ultralight aircraft – Natalie Johnson
http://freebeacon.com/national-security/dhs-uncovered-60-cross-border-tunnels-along-mexican-border-used-smuggling/

 

HUFFINGTON POST
— Trump Considering 1st Amendment Clampdown – David Pakman  (DIERSEN: Since 2000, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have worked very hard to a) stop me from putting GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails together and sending them out and b) stop everyone from reading those emails.)
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/shock-trump-considering-1st-amendment-clampdown_us_5909e15be4b084f59b49fe76

 

CBS NEWS
— Chicago detective still on the job despite her own rap sheet  (DIERSEN: I am no longer “on the job,” but then again, a) I failed/refused to become a Democrat, b) I opposed patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, age discrimination, and retaliation, c) I failed/refused to help my superiors get rid of their employees because they were Republican, White, male, older, and/or non-veteran, and d) I became an active member in a class action lawsuit that charged my employer with reverse discrimination, age discrimination, and retaliation.)
http://www.cbsnews.com/news/chicago-detective-cherie-hendricks-arrested-for-shoplifting/

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— House Passes $1.1 Trillion Spending Bill That Excludes Some Trump Priorities  Must-pass legislation is being touted as a win by Republicans and Democrats – Natalie Andrews
https://www.wsj.com/articles/house-passes-1-1-trillion-spending-bill-that-excludes-some-trump-priorities-1493842854

 

WHIO
— OUTSTANDING: Texas Legislature passes ban on so-called ‘sanctuary cities’
http://www.whio.com/news/national/texas-legislature-passes-ban-called-sanctuary-cities/ZJcTljtKdQDnxxNghtSnwM/

 

NEWSWEEK
— HAPPY WORLD PRESS FREEDOM DAY, SAYS SECRETARY OF STATE WHO DOESN’T SEEM TO CARE FOR JOURNALISTS – TIM MARCIN
http://www.newsweek.com/happy-world-press-freedom-day-says-state-department-594089

 

GOVERNING
— From ‘Sidewalk Lady’ to America’s First Latina Lieutenant Governor  Evelyn Sanguinetti’s career in politics all started with a bad fall. – MATTIE QUINN
http://www.governing.com/23-percent-podcast/gov-evelyn-sanguinett.html

 

RASMUSSEN REPORTS
— Americans See Free Speech on Campuses as a Thing of the Past  (DIERSEN: From what I see, ever-increasingly, Democrats will not let you into college or let you graduate from college unless you promote a) dependency on government and on charity, b) booze, gambling, pot, and other vices, c) LGBTQ activity, d) abortion, e) mass/illegal immigration, f) race and gender based preference giving, g) age discrimination, and h) hatred of those who are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German Americans, draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.)
http://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/lifestyle/education/americans_see_free_speech_on_campuses_as_a_thing_of_the_past
— Voters Are Less Sure Trump Will Undo Obama’s Accomplishments
http://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/trump_administration/may_2017/voters_are_less_sure_trump_will_undo_obama_s_accomplishments

May 3 Morning Edition

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Pay for news?  More than half of Americans say yes – AP  (DIERSEN: GOPUSA ILLINOIS email subscriptions are worth at lease $1,000 a year. But because I do not charge anything for the emails, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes hint/imply/argue/shout that the emails are worthless.)
https://www.pressreader.com/usa/chicago-tribune/20170503/281840053570951
— Pool: Most teenagers have taken social media break  For an adult to understand what it might be like … consider disconnecting from email – or your phone – for a couple of weeks. – Barbara Ortutay  (DIERSEN: I have put together a GOPUSA ILLINOIS email and sent it out each and every morning since 2004 and each and every evening to since 2015.)
https://www.pressreader.com/usa/chicago-tribune/20170503/281831463636359
— Heroin epidemic expands its grip on America – Steven Reinberg  (DIERSEN: Pot is a gateway drug. What do you say to those who say that they are religious, conservative, and/or Republican, but who hypocritically promote booze, gambling, pot, and other vices?)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/lifestyles/health/sc-heroin-epidemic-grows-white-males-health-0426-20170330-story.html
— More older women hitting the bottle hard – Steven Reinberg  (DIERSEN: What do you say to those who say that they are religious, conservative, and/or Republican, but who hypocritically promote booze, gambling, pot, and other vices?)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/lifestyles/health/sc-more-older-women-drinking-hard-health-0426-20170331-story.html
— Getting treatment for problem drinking – Nara Schoenberg  (DIERSEN: What do you say to those who say that they are religious, conservative, and/or Republican, but who hypocritically promote booze, gambling, pot, and other vices?)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/lifestyles/health/sc-alcohol-abuse-harm-reduction-health-0426-20170420-story.html
— Interns at these 25 companies make more than the median U.S. worker – Jena McGregor  (DIERSEN: If you seek a government office or a political office, sooner or later, your critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes will use against you what you did with your summers when you were young. I delivered newspapers and did yard work during the summers of 1962, 1963, and 1964.  I washed dishes during the summer of 1965.  I cleaned golf shoes, chipped slag, and pumped gasoline during the summer of 1966.  I delivered mail during the summers of 1967, 1968, and 1969.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/ct-glassdoor-high-paying-internships-20170502-story.html
— Memories a good trade for Take Your Child to Work Day challenges – Rob Manker  (DIERSEN: I should write a book about those who demonize, who denigrate, and who condemn my wife and I for giving up trying to have children, for not adopting, and for not becoming foster parents.  Do you agree with those who demonize, who denigrate, and who condemn those who give up trying to have children, who do not adopt, and who do not become foster parents?)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/naperville-sun/news/ct-nvs-manker-column-st-0503-20170502-story.html
— Evanston High School Dist. 202 approves changes on transgender student access to locker rooms – Genevieve Bookwalter
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/evanston/news/ct-evr-evanston-eths-district-202-transgender-vote-tl-0504-20170504-story.html

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— No trial balloons: Trump flips script with startling ideas – AP
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/no-trial-balloons-trump-flips-script-with-startling-ideas/

 

DAILY HERALD
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: Why your tax bill could go up if homeowner’s exemption changes – Jake Griffin
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20170503/why-your-tax-bill-could-go-up-if-homeowners-exemption-changes
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps are filled with hatred of individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German Americans, draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.)
http://www.dailyherald.com/discuss/20170503/the-language-of-hatred-increasingly-normalized-by-trump

 

FOX NEWS CHICAGO
— Rauner, Emanuel square off over future of the Thompson Center
http://www.fox32chicago.com/news/local/252260335-story

 

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— UIS professors hit picket line; many classes called off – John Reynolds
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20170502/uis-professors-hit-picket-line-many-classes-called-off
— Courts shouldn’t have to force state to honor contracts – Editorial
http://www.sj-r.com/opinion/20170502/our-view-courts-shouldnt-have-to-force-state-to-honor-contracts

 

QUAD CITIES ONLINE
— Property tax freeze opposition is premature – Editorial
http://www.qconline.com/editorials/editorial-property-tax-freeze-opposition-is-premature/article_fd116146-95a2-5d31-8250-4709e1779f3e.html

 

DUPAGE WATCHDOG
— Donors to the “yes” campaign – Janet Shaw
http://dupagewatchdog.org/2017/05/donors-to-the-yes-campaign/

 

COLLEGE OF DUPAGE COURIER
— Local couple steals $200,000 from financial aid at COD – Kitt Fresa
http://codcourier.org/6035/news/local-couple-steals-200000-from-financial-aid-at-cod/

 

DUPAGE POLICY JOURNAL
— Ives counting on Rauner to stop abortion bill – Glenn Minnis
http://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/511110185-ives-counting-on-rauner-to-stop-abortion-bill

 

ILLINOIS FAMILY ACTION
— Contact Kinzinger To Defund Planned Parenthood – Chris Iverson
https://illinoisfamilyaction.org/2017/05/contact-kinzinger-to-defund-planned-parenthood/

 

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— STUDENTS DESPISE OBAMA POLICIES…WHEN CREDITED TO TRUMP
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2017/05/students-despise-obama-policieswhen-credited-to-trump.html
— THORNER: TRUMP’S TAX REFORMS AREN’T RADICAL, BUT THEY ARE BETTER, EXPERT SAYS
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2017/05/thorner-trumps-tax-reforms-arent-radical-but-they-are-better-expert-says.html

 

DAILY CALLER
— We Need To Expand E-Verify To Fight Illegal Immigration – Joanne Butler
http://dailycaller.com/2017/05/03/we-need-to-expand-e-verify-to-fight-illegal-immigration/

 

JP MEDIA
— Former RNC Chair Michael Steele on Paul Ryan: ‘Amazing’ His Hair Isn’t Gray or Gone – NICHOLAS BALLASY
https://pjmedia.com/news-and-politics/2017/05/02/former-rnc-chair-on-paul-ryan-amazing-his-hair-isnt-gray-or-gone/

 

RUSH LIMBAUGH
— Why Do We Vote Republican? What Trump Must Do to Avoid More Disastrous Budget Deals
https://www.rushlimbaugh.com/daily/2017/05/01/its-time-for-trump-to-take-over-leadership-from-the-house-republicans/

 

MASS RESISTANCE
— VIDEO: How big corporations support the radical LGBT agenda – Peter LaBarbera
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Qn_ssyCu8g

 

PHYLLIS SCHLAFLY CENTER
— VIDEO: Defending Trump on Islam – Babette Francis
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Eb2K9pDnwUY

 

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Trump’s takeover of the GOP, one year later – W. James Antle III
http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/trumps-takeover-of-the-gop-one-year-later/article/2621948

 

THE HILL
— Minn. GOP chair apologizes for Facebook post calling Ellison ‘Muslim Goat Humper’ – JOHN BOWDEN
http://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/331541-minnesota-gop-chair-apologizes-for-muslim-goat-humper-post
— Obama’s Wall Street payday triggers Dem angst – JONATHAN EASLEY
http://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/331676-obamas-wall-street-payday-triggers-dem-angst

 

NBC NEWS
— Trump Nominee Jovita Carranza Would Be 7th Latina US Treasurer – SUZANNE GAMBOA
http://www.nbcnews.com/news/latino/trump-nominee-jovita-carranza-would-be-7th-latina-us-treasurer-n754081

 

WASHINGTON POST
— Trump’s ‘good shutdown’ tweet sullies spending-plan agreement – Joe Davidson
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/powerpost/wp/2017/05/03/trumps-good-shutdown-tweet-sullies-spending-plan-agreement/

 

CHARLESTON POST AND COURIER
— GAO assigns spring cleaning  (DIERSEN: I worked for GAO for almost 18 years, the last 11 years of which at the GS-13 Step 1-10 levels, currently $94,610-$122,991.)
http://www.postandcourier.com/opinion/editorials/gao-assigns-spring-cleaning/article_92ad0062-2f86-11e7-b9c9-df4efce05ec7.html
— South Carolina’s Jim DeMint officially out as president of Heritage Foundation – Emma Dumain
http://www.postandcourier.com/news/south-carolina-s-jim-demint-officially-out-as-president-of/article_af4cd4a2-2f79-11e7-89a9-2f93f1528b1a.html

 

THE WEEK
— Trump’s fusillade on the press – Edward Morrissey  (DIERSEN: I should write a book about the fusillades that have been thrown against me by activists, candidates, elected officials, party leaders, major donors, political consultants, etc. in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois.  The aforesaid blame me for their problems, for your problems, for my problems, and for everyone’s problems. If the aforesaid did not have me to blame, who would they blame?)
http://theweek.com/articles/696145/trumps-fusillade-press

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— The Military Needs Modern Ways to Attract and Manage Talent  A rigid, bureaucratic personnel system made sense in 1947. Now it’s dangerously out of date. – Leon Panetta and Jim Talent  (DIERSEN: Democrats do not want you in the military or in any other government job unless you promote a) dependency on government and on charity, b) booze, gambling, pot, and other vices, c) LGBTQ activity, d) abortion, e) mass/illegal immigration, f) race and gender based preference giving, g) age discrimination, and h) hatred of those who are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German Americans, draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-military-needs-modern-ways-to-attract-and-manage-talent-1493766438
— IRAs Mostly Serve People Who Need Them the Least  More people use IRAs to roll over 401(k) plans after changing jobs than to save for retirement – Lauren Weber  (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes a) have always been furious that my wife and I have always put the maximum allowed each year into IRA, 401(k), 403(b), etc. savings accounts and b) have always hinted/implied/argues/shouted that we have been able to do that because I was born with a silver spoon in my mouth and I have always been privileged, I avoided the draft, I have always been grossly overpaid, and my wife and I gave up trying to have children, we did not adopt, and we did not become foster parents.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/iras-dont-do-what-they-are-supposed-to-do-study-finds-1493722800
— How Heritage Went Wrong  The think tank abandoned ideas for political muscle. – Editorial
https://www.wsj.com/articles/how-heritage-went-wrong-1493767510
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: He who pays the piper calls the tunes. I should write a book about those who have lots of financial clout in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois and who use their financial clout a) to promote those who pander to them, who glorify and praise them, who serve as their operatives or dupes, and/or who give them money and b) to destroy those like me WHO DO NOT pander to them, WHO DO NOT glorify or praise them, WHO DO NOT serve as their operatives or dupes, and/or WHO DO NOT give them money.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/in-praise-of-modern-medicis-1493766061
— College Enrollment Among High-School Grads Nears Record High – SARAH CHANEY  (DIERSEN: How hard were you pushed to be successful when you were in high school?  Few thought that I was “college material” because neither of my parents had attended college, my father was the first of his ancestors to earn a high school diploma, and my mother never attended high school. What if Affirmative Action was only for those whose parents did not have a college degree?)
https://blogs.wsj.com/economics/2017/05/01/u-s-college-enrollment-among-high-school-grads-nears-record-high/

 

INSTITUTIONAL INVESTOR
— Trump’s first 100 days get a warm embrace from Ken Griffin – Imogen Rose-Smith
http://www.institutionalinvestor.com/article/3713874/asset-management-macro/trumps-first-100-days-get-a-warm-embrace-from-ken-griffin.html

 

CHEAT SHEET
— 7 People You Should Never Take Financial Advice From – Sheiresa Ngo  (DIERSEN: I have offered my services as a consultant since 1998.  Statements that are defamatory “per se” include statements that claim that the plaintiff is incompetent in his job, trade, or profession. I should write a book about my slanderous critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes who hint/imply/argue/shout at everyone a) that I am incompetent as a consultant and b) that no one should seek my advice about anything or take my advice about anything.)
http://www.cheatsheet.com/money-career/people-never-take-financial-advice.html/

 

THINK PROGRESS
— Trump campaign accuses CNN of censorship for refusing to run ad calling it ‘FAKE NEWS’  CNN says it’s under no obligation to run ads featuring false smears.  (DIERSEN: Unlike CNN, GOPUSA ILLINOIS does not “run ads.”)
https://thinkprogress.org/trump-cnn-fake-news-100-days-ad-48787f87aef7

May 2 Evening Edition

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Pritzker the first Democrat to air TV ads in bid to take on Rauner – Rick Pearson
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-jb-pritzker-illinois-governor-ad-met-0503-20170502-story.html
— Trump donor Gidwitz’s trustworthiness placed at heart of court case – Kim Janssen  (DIERSEN: Who focuses on destroying your credibility? I should write a book about those in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois who focus on destroying my credibility.  Of course, they include those who I have sued, their operatives, and their dupes.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/chicagoinc/ct-gidwitz-lawsuit-attorney-fees-0503-chicago-inc-20170502-story.html
— Emanuel says Thompson Center sale tied to ‘L’ station – John Byrne
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-rahm-emanuel-thompson-center-sale-met-20170502-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: The anti-Trump and anti-GOP Eric Zorn says “Trump and GOP, not campus radicals, pose the real threat to freedom.”
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/zorn/ct-trump-gop-real-threats-to-liberty-zorn-perspec-0503-20170502-column.html

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Rauner fans and Madigan fans all so pleased while Illinois fails – Phil Kadner
http://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/rauner-fans-and-madigan-fans-all-so-pleased-while-illinois-fails/
— Emanuel puts brakes on Rauner plan to sell Thompson Center – Fran Spielman
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/emanuel-puts-brakes-on-rauner-plan-to-sell-thompson-center/
— Friends gave Rahm Emanuel sports tickets, covered travel expenses – Mitchell Armentrout and Fran Spielman
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/friends-gave-rahm-emanuel-sports-tickets-covered-travel-expenses/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Pot pushers push pot in Illinois.  If you push pot in Illinois, you promote the destruction of Illinois.
http://chicago.suntimes.com/opinion/why-there-is-an-urgent-need-to-legalize-recreational-marijuana/
— Would this read better if Medill were accredited? – Neil Steinberg  (DIERSEN: Since I became the GOPUSA Illinois Editor in 2000, to discredit me, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have shouted that I do not have a degree in journalism.  In my defense, I worked for GAO for almost 18 years 1980-1997, the last 11 years of which, at the GS-13 Step 1-10 levels, currently $94,610-$122,991. Much of what I did for GAO is similar to what journalists do – interviewing, conducting surveys, gathering facts, summarizing facts, analyzing facts, and writing reports. Two of the GAO reports that I worked on are at http://www.gao.gov/assets/160/154342.pdf (FINANCIAL DERIVATIVES: Actions Needed to Protect the Financial System) and at http://www.gao.gov/assets/160/156011.pdf (OTC DERIVATIVES: Additional Oversight Could Reduce Costly Sales Practice Disputes).)
http://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/steinberg-would-this-read-better-if-medill-were-accredited/

 

DAILY HERALD
— Hultgren, Roskam undecided on Obamacare repeal – Marni Pyke
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20170502/hultgren-roskam-undecided-on-obamacare-repeal

 

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— State gets new reminder of slipping finances – GREG HINZ
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20170502/BLOGS02/170509957/as-illinois-budget-feud-continues-new-reminder-of-slipping-finances

 

FOX NEWS CHICAGO
— Vandalism at Ald. Joe Moreno’s office targets gentrification
http://www.fox32chicago.com/news/crime/252243761-story

 

CBS2
— Sen. Durbin On Recent Heart Procedure – Derrick Blakley
http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2017/05/02/sen-durbin-on-recent-heart-procedure/
— Vandals Target Alderman’s Office, Gentrification Of Neighborhood
http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2017/05/02/vandals-target-aldermans-office-gentrification-of-neighborhood/
— Retired Police Officer Waits On Online Lottery Winnings – Dana Kozlov
http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2017/05/01/retired-police-officer-waits-on-online-lottery-winnings/

 

NBC5
— Sale of Thompson Center Hits Snag – Mary Ann Ahern
http://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/thompson-center-sale-chicago-421083384.html
— University of Illinois-Springfield Professors Go on Strike
http://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/university-of-illinois-springfield-professors-strike-421066964.html
— Sen. Durbin Undergoes Outpatient Procedure at Northwestern
http://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/Sen-Durbin-Undergoes-Outpatient-Procedure-at-Northwestern-421053954.html

 

ABC7
— SEN. DURBIN TREATED FOR IRREGULAR HEARTBEAT – APSEN. DURBIN TREATED FOR IRREGULAR HEARTBEAT
http://abc7chicago.com/news/sen-durbin-treated-for-irregular-heartbeat/1945716/

 

DNA INFO
— G Whiz: Rauner Explainin’ About Talkin’ The Way He Does – David Matthews
https://www.dnainfo.com/chicago/20170502/downtown/g-whiz-rauner-explainin-about-talkin-way-he-does

 

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— A week before final exams, UIS professors go on strike
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20170501/week-before-final-exams-uis-professors-go-on-strike

 

CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say that the Trump administration has “discriminatory public policy.”)
http://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/politics/civil-rights-group-discriminatory-public-policy-under-trump-administration/704856306

 

NORTHERN PUBLIC RADIO
— Kinzinger Faces Challenges From Left And Right: How Safe Is He? – DAN KLEFSTAD (DIERSEN: What does Kinzinger think of those who share your demographics?)
http://northernpublicradio.org/post/kinzinger-faces-challenges-left-and-right-how-safe-he

 

CHICAGO MAGAZINE
— Does Recreational Weed Have a Chance in Illinois?  The political tide has turned against marijuana in recent months. So why are two state lawmakers introducing a legalization bill now? – TATIANA WALK-MORRIS  (DIERSEN: If you promote pot in Illinois, you promote the destruction of Illinois.)
http://www.chicagomag.com/city-life/May-2017/Recreational-Marijuana/

 

COOK COUNTY RECORD
— Rauner seeks court guidance on what to do with illegally hired patronage workers in wake of special report – Jonathan Bilyk
http://cookcountyrecord.com/stories/511110910-rauner-seeks-court-guidance-on-what-to-do-with-illegally-hired-patronage-workers-in-wake-of-special-report

 

DUPAGE POLICY JOURNAL
— Ives strengthens push for Mautino ouster – Matt Smith
http://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/511108479-ives-strengthens-push-for-mautino-ouster

 

ILLINOIS POLICY INSTITUTE
— ILLINOIS HOUSE PASSES BILL TO ALLOW DISSOLUTION OF TOWNSHIP ROAD DISTRICTS – Mindy Ruckman
https://www.illinoispolicy.org/illinois-house-passes-bill-to-allow-dissolution-of-township-road-districts/

 

CAPITOL FAX
— Illinois Republican Party: Hotel Scion Pritzker Using Inherited Wealth on Inherited Agenda  (DIERSEN: Should everyone involved in government, politics, news media, etc. be required to disclose exactly how they acquired their wealth?  For me, it was money that I earned doing yard work and delivering newspapers 1962-1964; washing dishes 1964-1966; cleaning golf shoes, chipping slag, and pumping gasoline in 1966; delivering mail 1966-1969, working on an automobile assemble line and as a security guard in 1970; selling tires, automotive services, and major appliances 1970-1971; pumping gasoline 1971-1972; collecting delinquent taxes 1971-1980; auditing federal agencies 1980-1997; collecting a Civil Service Retirement System pension since 1997; collecting Social Security since 2010; and inheriting from my mother $56,073 and half interest in 1286 Wood Street in Crete last year.)
https://capitolfax.com/2017/05/02/question-of-the-day-2462/
— New Planned Parenthood TV ad targets Roskam
https://capitolfax.com/2017/05/02/new-planned-parenthood-tv-ad-targets-roskam/

 

LIFE SITE NEWS
— Popular homeschooling resource quietly promotes LGBT to children – Fr. Mark Hodges
https://www.lifesitenews.com/news/popular-homeschooling-platform-quietly-promotes-lgbt-to-children

 

AMERICAN CONSERVATIVE UNION
— Federal Legislative Ratings  (FOR 2016: Hultgren-88, LaHood-84, Roskam-67, Shimkus-64, Bost-52, Kinzinger-44)
http://acuratings.conservative.org/acu-federal-legislative-ratings/

 

DAILY CALLER
— CNN Refuses To Run Trump’s ‘100 Days’ Ad That Calls Mainstream Media ‘Fake News’ – Peter Hasson
http://dailycaller.com/2017/05/02/trump-camp-claims-cnn-refused-to-run-100-days-ad/
— Hillary: I Am Now ‘Part Of The Resistance’ – Amber Athey
http://dailycaller.com/2017/05/02/hillary-i-am-now-part-of-the-resistance-video/
— ‘It Was An Invasion’: How Hungary Managed To Erase Illegal Immigration In Just A Few Months – JACOB BOJESSON
http://dailycaller.com/2017/04/30/exclusive-it-was-an-invasion-how-hungary-managed-to-erase-illegal-immigration-in-just-a-few-months/
— Al Franken Wonders Aloud If Steve Bannon Inspires Hate Crimes – Chuck Ross  (DIERSEN: Soon, if not already, all anti-Trumps will accuse all Trump supporters of inspiring hate crimes.)
http://dailycaller.com/2017/05/02/al-franken-wonders-aloud-if-steve-bannon-inspires-hate-crimes-video/
— Immigrant Workers Stunned To Be Fired After Skipping Work For Protest – WILL RACKE
http://dailycaller.com/2017/05/01/immigrant-workers-surprised-to-be-fired-after-missing-work-for-protest/
— DNC Chairman Claims ‘No Human Being Is Illegal’ – TED GOODMAN (DIERSEN: How soon, if not already, will the DNC officially declare war on America?)
http://dailycaller.com/2017/05/01/dnc-chairman-claims-no-human-being-is-illegal/

 

NEWS BUSTERS
— New York Times Promotes Attack on Christians Who ‘Shield’ Bill O’Reilly – Tim Graham
http://www.newsbusters.org/blogs/nb/tim-graham/2017/05/02/ny-times-promotes-attack-christians-who-shield-bill-oreilly

 

GOPUSA
— Austin, Texas: All day sit-in protest of ‘sanctuary cities’ bill ends in arrests
http://www.gopusa.com/all-day-sit-in-protest-of-sanctuary-cities-bill-ends-in-arrests/
— Which side are you on? Illegals are given “sanctuary” by liberals. Where is the sanctuary for American conservatives?
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=23780
— Legislatures tell universities ‘free speech’ or else
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=23771

 

FOX NEWS
— Ingraham: GOP Will Have ‘Hell to Pay’ as Dems Claim Victory on Spending
http://insider.foxnews.com/2017/05/02/laura-ingraham-gop-paul-ryan-will-have-hell-pay-dems-claim-victory-spending

 

NEWSMAX
— Trump Campaign Claims CNN Rejected 100 Days Ad – Jeffrey Rodach
http://www.newsmax.com/Politics/trump-campaign-cnn-rejected/2017/05/02/id/787654/

 

NATIONAL REVIEW
— Will the Second Civil War Turn Violent? – DENNIS PRAGER
http://www.nationalreview.com/article/447253/violence-left-campus-streets

 

BREITBART
— Public Employees and the Shadow World of American Carnage – JOHN CARNEY  (DIERSEN: Many millions have not and will not seek a job with the federal government a) because the pay and benefits are terrible, b) because the advancement opportunities are terrible, c) because they lack required education, work experience, professional certifications, and/or professional licenses, d) because they cannot pass an employment examination, e) because they cannot pass a background investigation, f) because they cannot pass a physical examination, g) because they cannot take the demonization, denigration, and condemnation that comes with being a federal employee or federal retiree, and/or h) because they are Republican, White, male, older, and/or non-veteran and they know that the federal government discriminates against the aforesaid.)
http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2017/05/02/public-employees-shadow-american-carnage/

 

THE HILL
— Trump’s quest to stop bad media coverage threatens our Constitution – JONATHAN TURLEY  (DIERSEN: What do you say to those who focus on a) stopping me from putting GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails together and sending them out and b) stopping everyone from reading those emails?  Further, what do you say to those who read the emails, but fail/refuse to come to my defense?)
http://thehill.com/blogs/pundits-blog/the-administration/331524-trumps-quest-to-curb-freedom-of-the-press-is-at-odds

 

CNN
— Jim DeMint officially ousted at Heritage Foundation – Theodore Schleifer
http://www.cnn.com/2017/05/02/politics/jim-demint-ousted-heritage/

 

ABC NEWS
— Could libel laws change under President Trump? – LAUREN PEARLE and MEGHAN KENEALLY
http://abcnews.go.com/US/libel-laws-change-president-trump/story?id=47128197

 

ASSOCIATED PRESS
— GAO report says government not doing enough against fraud
http://www.thenewstribune.com/news/state/washington/article148027214.html

 

WASHINGTON POST
— A week to publicly recognize the good work of federal employees – Tom Fox  (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, just about everyone viciously demonizes, viciously denigrates, and viciously condemns federal employees and federal retirees. How would you react if you were a member of a group that is ever-increasingly viciously demonized, viciously denigrated, and viciously condemned?)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/on-leadership/wp/2017/05/02/a-week-to-publicly-recognize-the-good-work-of-federal-employees/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “The real reason Trump is so frustrated with Congress: He keeps on taking bullets for Republicans.”  Trump has promised to defend and advance the Republican Party platform.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-fix/wp/2017/05/02/the-real-reason-trump-is-so-frustrated-with-congress-he-keeps-on-taking-bullets-for-republicans/
— Interns at these 25 companies make more than the median U.S. worker – Jena McGregor  (DIERSEN: What are/were you paid? In 1971, when I was 22 years old, IRS hired at the GS-7 level, currently $44,853/year. In 1972, IRS promoted me to GS-9, currently $54,864/year. In 1973, IRS promoted me to GS-11, currently $66,379/year. In 1974, IRS promoted me to GS-12, currently $79,563/year. My critics/opponents have always accused me of being overpaid. In my defense, I earned a) a job-related bachelor’s degree when I was 21 and job-related master’s degrees when I was 27, 31, and 48, b) job-related professional certifications when I was 30, 32, 41, 45, 47, and 48, and c) a job-related professional license when I was 33.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/on-leadership/wp/2017/05/02/interns-at-these-25-companies-make-more-than-the-median-u-s-worker/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Summer is nearing, and workplaces everywhere are awaiting the arrival of this year’s interns to help out on extra projects and shoulder the seasonal load. But among certain companies, they’re likely doing more than getting coffee and making copies. Or at least, they’re being paid that way. According to a new report by the jobs site Glassdoor, the 25 best-paying companies for internships each pay their median summer worker more than $4,500 a month. That amount, if it was paid over the course of a full year, would be north of $54,000, exceeding the median annual pay for a U.S. worker, according to Glassdoor’s own local pay reports ($51,350), and the annual figure calculated from the Bureau of Labor Statistics’ latest weekly earnings data for full-time wage and salary workers ($44,460). Topping the list was Facebook, where the median pay for interns is $8,000 a month, according to the reports from the newest analysis. That’s $1,800 more than the $6,200 the social media giant reportedly paid interns when Glassdoor last issued its last highest paying internship report, in 2014. The next three were Microsoft (which pays a median $7,100 a month), ExxonMobil ($6,507) and Salesforce ($6,450).)
— Why did Trump win? New research by Democrats offers a worrisome answer. – Greg Sargent
https://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/plum-line/wp/2017/05/01/why-did-trump-win-new-research-by-democrats-offers-a-worrisome-answer/
— Kansas City Archdiocese boots Girl Scouts, calls group reflective of ‘troubling trends’ – Samantha Schmidt  (DIERSEN: To what extent have the Girl Scouts been taken over by those who are anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors?)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/morning-mix/wp/2017/05/02/kansas-city-archdiocese-boots-girl-scouts-calls-group-reflective-of-troubling-trends/

 

MINNEAPOLIS STAR TRIBUNE
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Trump administration continues to threaten a free press. Newest attacks by the president, Preibus erode U.S. moral authority.”
http://www.startribune.com/trump-administration-continues-to-threaten-a-free-press/421077723/

 

U.S. NEWS & WORLD REPORT
— Professors Walk Picket Lines at U of Illinois-Springfield  Officials with the union that represents nearly 170 professors at the University of Illinois-Springfield say they’re going on strike starting at 9 a.m. on Tuesday. – AP
https://www.usnews.com/news/best-states/illinois/articles/2017-05-02/nearly-170-professors-to-strike-at-u-of-illinois-springfield

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Medill Drops Efforts at Accreditation in Blow to Watchdog Groups  Northwestern’s journalism school says process delivers little value; students loans not at risk – Douglas Belkin (DIERSEN: Since I became the GOPUSA Illinois Editor in 2000, to discredit me, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have shouted that I do not have a degree in journalism.  In my defense, I worked for GAO for almost 18 years 1980-1997, the last 11 years of which, at the GS-13 Step 1-10 levels, currently $94,610-$122,991. Much of what I did for GAO is similar to what journalists do – interviewing, conducting surveys, gathering facts, summarizing facts, analyzing facts, and writing reports. Two of the GAO reports that I worked on are at http://www.gao.gov/assets/160/154342.pdf (FINANCIAL DERIVATIVES: Actions Needed to Protect the Financial System) and at http://www.gao.gov/assets/160/156011.pdf (OTC DERIVATIVES: Additional Oversight Could Reduce Costly Sales Practice Disputes).)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/medill-drops-efforts-at-accreditation-in-blow-to-watchdog-groups-1493748441
— Facebook’s Female Engineers Claim Gender Bias  Analysis found female engineers received 35% more rejections of their code than men – Deepa Seetharaman
https://www.wsj.com/articles/facebooks-female-engineers-claim-gender-bias-1493737116

 

INVESTORS BUSINESS DAILY
— How Soaring Benefit Costs Are Coming Back To Haunt Gov’t Workers – STEVEN MALANGA  (DIERSEN: From the beginning of time and ever-increasingly, government workers have been viciously demonized, viciously denigrated, and viciously condemned.  Because of that, governments have had to provide better salaries and better benefits to hire and to retain workers.)
http://www.investors.com/politics/commentary/how-soaring-benefit-costs-are-coming-back-to-haunt-govt-workers/

 

MONEY MAGAZINE
— Zillow Launched A New Tool To Help Millennials Buy Their First Home – Jennifer Calfas  (DIERSEN: How old were you when you bought your first home?  I bought a new town home in University Park in 1972 when I was 24 years old.)
http://time.com/money/4763206/zillow-millennials-buy-homes/

 

FOX 11
— More than half not saving for retirement – Mark Leland  (DIERSEN: When did you start saving for your retirement?  Since 1966, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have been furious that constructively, I started saving for my retirement in 1966 when I started working part-time for the Park Forest Post Office and earning BOTH full-time Civil Service Retirement System (CSRS) credits AND Social Security credits.  However, my Social Security is dramatically reduced because I get a CSRS pension.)
http://fox11online.com/news/fox-11-investigates/fox11-investigates-finds-more-than-half-not-saving-for-retirement

 

NBC2
— Girls Who Code founder Reshma Saujani to Ivanka Trump: Don’t use my story – CNN  (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps promote hatred.)
http://www.nbc-2.com/story/35322791/girls-who-code-founder-to-ivanka-trump-dont-use-my-story

 

NEWS & OBSERVER
— Why a Congress that’s protesting wasteful spending wants $77 million more for itself – KATE IRBY
http://www.newsobserver.com/news/politics-government/article148128104.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The legislative increase primarily goes to the Library of Congress, with $32 million more; the Capitol Police, with $18.3 million more and the Government Accountability Office, Congress’ auditing arm, with $13.5 million more.)

 

FED SMITH
— Pay Parity For Federal Employees and Military? – Ralph R. Smith
https://www.fedsmith.com/2017/05/02/pay-parity-federal-employees-military/

 

FEDERAL NEWS RADIO
— House passes enhancement to Whistleblower Protections Act – Eric White  (DIERSEN: While I worked for the federal government for almost 30 years, I blew the whistle on patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, age discrimination, and retaliation.  Because they benefited personally from one or more of the aforesaid, virtually none of my superiors, supervisors, coworkers, or subordinates sided with me.)
https://federalnewsradio.com/federal-headlines/2017/05/enhancement-to-whistleblower-protections-act-passes-house/

 

INDEPENDENT
— Barack Obama’s former lawyers sue Donald Trump’s team over alleged intimidation of federal workers  United to Protect Democracy says its goal is ‘protecting the civil service from purges, intimidation or politicisation’ – Samuel Osborne (DIERSEN: Were it not for federal civil service protections, a) the Post Office would NOT have hired me in 1966 or let me work there for almost 3 years, b) IRS would NOT have hired me in 1971 or let me work there for almost 9 years, c) IRS would NOT have promoted me in 1972, 1973, or 1974, d) GAO would NOT have hired me in 1980 or let me work there for almost 18 years, and e) GAO would NOT have promoted me in 1986. In Diersen v. GAO, all of the following made it very clear that they favored patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, age discrimination, and retaliation: the District Court Judge Amy J. St. Eve and the U.S. Attorney for GAO Patrick Fitzgerald, U.S. Senator Peter Fitzgerald who appointed the aforesaid, and the 7th Circuit Appellate Court Justices.)
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/barack-obama-lawyers-donald-trump-federal-workers-intimidation-united-to-protect-democracy-a7713696.html

 

SALON
— The next 100 days will be even worse: Right-wing bigots urge Trump to sign anti-LGBT order allowing broad discrimination  Conservatives have been pressuring Trump to take even more action targeting the LGBT community for months. – NICO LANG  (DIERSEN: From what I see, ever-increasingly, the less that you promote LGBTQ activity, the more that you are discriminated against.)
http://www.salon.com/2017/05/02/the-next-100-days-will-be-even-worse-right-wing-bigots-urge-trump-to-sign-anti-lgbt-order-allowing-broad-discrimination/

May 2 Morning Edition

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Democrats confident they can block Trump’s agenda after spending-bill win.”
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/politics/ct-democrats-spending-bill-20170501-story.html
— Northwestern journalism school lets accreditation lapse – Dawn Rhodes  (DIERSEN: Since I became the GOPUSA Illinois Editor in 2000, to discredit me, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have shouted that I do not have a degree in journalism.  In my defense, I worked for GAO for almost 18 years 1980-1997, the last 11 years of which, at the GS-13 Step 1-10 levels, currently $94,610-$122,991. Much of what I did for GAO is similar to what journalists do – interviewing, conducting surveys, gathering facts, summarizing facts, analyzing facts, and writing reports. Two of the GAO reports that I worked on are at http://www.gao.gov/assets/160/154342.pdf (FINANCIAL DERIVATIVES: Actions Needed to Protect the Financial System) and at http://www.gao.gov/assets/160/156011.pdf (OTC DERIVATIVES: Additional Oversight Could Reduce Costly Sales Practice Disputes).)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/ct-met-northwestern-university-medill-accreditation-20170501-story.html
— Trump’s first 100 days have been a disaster — for Democrats – Marc A. Thiessen
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/commentary/ct-trump-first-100-days-disaster-for-democrats-20170501-story.html
— Illinois’ medical debt spiral injures people, economy – Robert Reed
http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/ct-illinois-hospitals-hurt-state-budget-robert-reed-0502-biz-20170501-column.html
— Rauner, Madigan offer new buzzword on impasse: ‘focus’ – Monique Garcia  (DIERSEN: What do your critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes focus on?  My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes focus on a) stopping me from putting GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails together and sending them out and b) stopping everyone from reading those emails.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-bruce-rauner-michael-madigan-focus-20170501-story.html
— Kane County evaluates impact of video gaming on Grand Victoria grants – Gloria Casas  (DIERSEN: How strongly does your municipality, your township/ward, and your county promote booze, gambling, and other vices?)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/elgin-courier-news/news/ct-ecn-kane-gambling-poker-st-0502-20170501-story.html

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Planned Parenthood targets Roskam in TV ad, poll – Tina Sfondeles  (DIERSEN: What kinds of slanderous things do your critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes say about you a) to your congressman, b) to your state senator, b) to your state representative, c) to Rauner, d) to Sanguinetti, e) to Radogno, f) to Durkin, g) to the elected officials in your county, in your township/ward, and in your municipality, and h) to the leaders of the Illinois Republican Party, your county party organization, and your township/ward party organization? Do the aforesaid treat you like they believe the slanderous things that were said about you?  My slanderous critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always blamed me for all the problems that Roskam has had, is having, and will have.)
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/planned-parenthood-targets-roskam-in-tv-ad-poll/
— Byrd-Bennett’s sentence doesn’t teach needed lesson – Mary Mitchell  (DIERSEN: What lessons were you taught?  My Democrat GAO superiors forced me to retire in 1997 when I was 49 years old, did not promote me beyond GS-13, kept me off audits of IRS for all but 3 of the almost 18 years that I worked for GAO, and forced me to take an $18,847 pay cut in today’s dollars to transfer from IRS to GAO in 1980.  My Democrat IRS superiors did not promote me beyond GS-12, disallowed my education deductions in 1978, and disallowed my partial day per diem claims in 1974.  My Democrat Post Office superiors forced me resign in 1969 and disallowed my sick leave requests in 1969. My Democrat plant, Libertarian plant, Green plant, and RINO critics/opponents ended my TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairmanship in 2012, my Wheaton Chamber of Commerce Government Affairs Committee membership in 2011, my service as the Milton Township Republican Central Committee webmaster in 2010 and in 2004, my Illinois Center Right Coalition Steering Committee membership in 2007, and my American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter board membership in 2004.)
http://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/mitchell-byrd-bennetts-sentence-doesnt-teach-needed-lesson/

 

DAILY HERALD
— Arlington Heights won’t follow county’s wage, sick leave rules – Sara Hooker and Lee Filas
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20170502/dawn-patrol-arlington-heights-wonx2019t-follow-countyx2019s-wage-sick-leave-rules
— Cut the number of judges in primary elections – Editorial  (DIERSEN: For many, the longer that you have to stand in line to vote, the less likely that you will vote in the future.)
http://www.dailyherald.com/discuss/20170501/editorial-cut-the-number-of-judges-in-primary-elections
— Eight charged in connection with Naperville prostitution sting
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20170501/eight-charged-in-connection-with-naperville-prostitution-sting

 

CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Trump says “Teachers Concerned About the Future of Education. Some students are focused on immigration instead of learning.”  Ever-increasingly, Democrat teachers focus on cranking out “good little Democrats.”)
http://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/local-news/teachers-concerned-about-the-future-of-education/704246882

 

WSIL TV
— With Obama, Clinton gone, GOP revives Pelosi as boogeyman – AP (DIERSEN: Who determines who the bogeymen are in your Republican township/ward party organization, in your Republican county party organization, in the Illinois Republican Party, in TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois, in the Wheaton Chamber of Commerce Government Affairs Committee, in the Illinois Center Right Coalition Steering Committee, in the American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter, in GAO, in IRS, in etc.?)
http://www.wsiltv.com/story/35289996/with-obama-clinton-gone-gop-revives-pelosi-as-boogeyman

 

WJBD RADIO
— Evander Holyfield’s son arrested on marijuana charges
http://www.wjbdradio.com/national-sports/2017/05/02/evander-holyfields-son-arrested-on-marijuana-charges
— Could libel laws change under President Trump?
http://www.wjbdradio.com/politics/2017/05/02/could-libel-laws-change-under-president-trump
— Trump adds the Philippines’ Duterte to list of authoritarian world leaders he’s praised
http://www.wjbdradio.com/politics/2017/05/01/trump-adds-the-philippines-duterte-to-list-of-authoritarian-world-leaders-hes-praised

 

OUR QUAD CITIES
— President Trump has no one else to blame if unable to fulfill campaign priorities  First 100 days demonstrate president’s learning curve – Jim Niedelman
http://www.ourquadcities.com/news/4-the-record/president-trump-has-no-one-else-to-blame-if-unable-to-fulfill-campaign-priorities/704287257
— Longshot Democratic gubernatorial candidate banking on social media over money in Illinois  Alex Paterakis is the youngest candidate in the race at 29 – Jim Niedelman
http://www.ourquadcities.com/news/4-the-record/longshot-democratic-gubernatorial-candidate-banking-on-social-media-over-money-in-illinois/704296041
— Paterakis not afraid to stand up to Michael Madigan if elected governor  Democratic candidate favors term limits and turnover in leadership – Jim Niedelman
http://www.ourquadcities.com/news/4-the-record/paterakis-not-afraid-to-stand-up-to-michael-madigan-if-elected-governor/704288061

 

NPR ILLINOIS
— Trump’s Budget Proposal Threatens Funding For Major After School Program – PAM FESSLER (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always hinted that I was born with a silver spoon in my mouth, that I have always been privileged, and that my parents were filthy rich because my father made enough money that my mother could stay home and raise me during the 1940s, 1950s, and 1960s in Crete.)
http://nprillinois.org/post/trumps-budget-proposal-threatens-funding-major-after-school-program#stream/0
— DIERSEN HEADLE: Democrats crow over their success in making evangelicals anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.
http://nprillinois.org/post/why-white-evangelicals-are-splintering-politically#stream/0

 

BELOIT DAILY NEWS
— DOZENS ARRESTED AS MAY DAY MARCHES TURN VIOLENT IN NORTHWEST – GILLIAN FLACCUS and AMY TAXIN
http://www.beloitdailynews.com/article/20170502/AP/305029978

 

ILLINOIS NEWS NETWORK
— Economist: Illinois’ biggest companies winners under Trump tax plan – Benjamin Yount  (DIERSEN: From what I see, the bigger the company, the more likely that it 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 (except Bill Clinton), and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://ilnews.org/news/economy/economist-illinois-biggest-companies-winners-under-trump-tax-plan/article_6b9bcf02-2e74-11e7-be4a-ff23cad4df08.html

 

CAPITOL FAX
— AG Madigan says she and her father don’t talk about impasse
https://capitolfax.com/2017/05/02/ag-madigan-says-she-and-her-father-dont-talk-about-impasse/

 

DAILY CALLER
— School District: Berkeley Riot Organizers Tried To ‘Brainwash’ Students Into Left-Wing Activism – Peter Hasson
http://dailycaller.com/2017/05/02/school-district-berkeley-riot-organizers-tried-to-brainwash-students-into-left-wing-activism-video/

 

HUFFINGTON POST
— Trump Administration’s Attack On Free Speech Sets A Dangerous Precedent  American democracy is at stake. – Matthew Menendez  (DIERSEN: What does Menendez say to my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes who focus on a) stopping me from putting GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails together and sending them out and b) stopping everyone from reading those emails?)
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/trump-administrations-attack-on-free-speech-sets-a-dangerous-precedent_us_5907bf64e4b02655f83f9f5b
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “May Day Strikes Hit Cities Around The Country.  Workers all over the country are protesting Trump’s immigration crackdown.”
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/may-day-strikes_us_59066888e4b05c3976807052

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— FRONT PAGE: HARDCOPY ARTICLE TITLE: Fox News, Pledging New Culture, Ousts Another Symbol of Old One – MICHAEL M. GRYNBAUM and EMILY STEEL  (DIERSEN: Anti-Trumps want Fox News to promote a) dependency on government and on charity, b) booze, gambling, pot, and other vices, c) LGBTQ activity, d) abortion, e) mass/illegal immigration, f) race and gender based preference giving, g) age discrimination, and h) hatred of those who are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German Americans, draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/05/01/business/media/fox-news-bill-shine.html
— In Europe’s Election Season, Tech Vies to Fight Fake News – MARK SCOTT  (DIERSEN: In America, according to the Democrats, any news that does not promote the Democrat Party platform is fake news.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/05/01/business/europe-election-fake-news.html
— School Vouchers Aren’t Working, but Choice Is – David Leonhardt  (DIERSEN: During the 1950s and 1960s, my parents saved Crete-Monee School District 200 lots of money by sending my brother and I to Missouri Synod Lutheran grade schools.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/05/02/opinion/school-vouchers-charters-betsy-devos.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, in America, you are considered to be guilty of whatever you are accused of, for example, racism, sexism, bigotry, and even worse things, if you are a Trump supporter, Protestant, conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owner, German American, draft avoider (except Bill Clinton), and/or if your ancestors have been in America for a long time.
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/05/02/opinion/bill-oreilly-shielded-by-christians.html

 

USA TODAY
— Campus mobs muzzle free speech. Administrators and student groups play a role in the growing intolerance. – Editorial
https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/2017/05/01/campus-protesters-free-speech-editorials-debates/100885962/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Free speech issue is a diversion.  There is no government plot to abridge or abolish the rights of the anti-immigrant bigots.”
https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/2017/05/01/free-speech-issue-diversion-editorials-debates/101174882/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps a) glorify and praise foreign countries and their citizens and b) demonize, denigrate, and condemn America and its citizens.)
https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/2017/05/01/immigrant-talent-pushed-away-from-us-column/100955662/
— How female business owners will save America – Rhonda Abrams  (DIERSEN: In America, since the 1960s, ever-increasingly, laws, regulations, policies, etc. require individuals, organizations, companies, governments, etc. to give preference to females.  It is called Affirmative Action, Diversity, and Inclusion.)
https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/columnist/abrams/2017/04/26/rhonda-abrams-women-business-owners-save-america/100913152/
— Facebook can tell when teens feel insecure – Jessica Guynn
https://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/news/2017/05/01/facebook-can-tell-when-teens-feel-insecure-advertiser-target/101158752/

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— ‘Nationalist’ Shouldn’t Be a Dirty Word  Trump will be successful if he puts U.S. interests first—while still helping to maintain global order. – Walter Russell Mead
https://www.wsj.com/articles/nationalist-shouldnt-be-a-dirty-word-1493678981

 

BLOOMBERG
— Provocateur-in-Chief Trump Pokes His Own Party’s Power Centers – Margaret Talev, Jennifer Jacobs, and Shannon Pettypiece
https://www.bloomberg.com/politics/articles/2017-05-02/provocateur-in-chief-trump-pokes-his-own-party-s-power-centers

 

WINDY CITY TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Chicago May Day rally and march draws unprecedented numbers.”
http://www.windycitymediagroup.com/lgbt/Chicago-May-Day-rally-and-march-draws-unprecedented-numbers/58973.html

 

AGORA FINANCIAL
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Pot pushers uses email lists from “conservative” websites to push pot.  If you push pot, you are anti-conservative.
https://pro.agorafinancial.com/p/TEK_secretpot2_0217/LTEKT446/