March 5 Morning Edition

LEONARD MEMORIAL FUNERAL HOME
— Barbara Murphy DECEMBER 24, 1937 ~ MARCH 3, 2019 (AGE 81)
https://www.leonardmemorialhome.com/notices/Barbara-Murphy
(FROM THE POSTING: Barbara A Murphy, a resident of Glen Ellyn since 1962, passed away Sunday March 3rd. Barbara was the longest serving DuPage County Republican Chairwoman. She was dedicated to good government and the Republican Party. She began her career as a volunteer for Richard Nixon’s campaign in California in 1960. She was the first woman to be elected as a Milton Township Trustee and the first woman to be elected as Chairman of the Milton Township Republican Central Committee’s organization. Barbara served under Secretaries of State George Ryan and later, Jesse White as a member of the Illinois Motor Vehicle Review Board. By the appointment of Governor Jim Edgar, she served for 5 years on the Illinois Toll Highway Advisory Board. Barbara was a State Central Committeewoman for the 6th Congressional District in the 1980’s. Concurrently she was on the Board of DuPage Civic Center Authority and the DuPage County Domestic Violence Task Force. She always credited Chairman James ‘Pate’ Philip for including her as the only woman in the proverbial “all male smoke filled” meetings. Just as the Republican National Conventions were the highlight of her political career, her satisfaction in mentoring a person who wanted to become involved in the political system was her greatest Fulfillment. Barbara was a strong believer in inclusiveness and loyalty. Barbara was a member of the Inland Western Retail Sales Trust Board. She was a founding member of “The Friends of Family Shelter.” And a former co-owner of the “Daffy Down Dilly” gift shop. Growing up in Connecticut, Barbara attended Greenwich Academy and Skidmore College. She is survived by her sons, David (Patti), Jeffrey (Kim), Brooks (Amy), Bradley (Bridget), nine grandchildren and five great-grandchildren. Arrangement details coming soon.)

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Southland coalition formed to keep youth safe – Jerry Shnay
https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/daily-southtown/news/ct-sta-shnay-column-st-0305-story.html

 

DAILY HERALD
— Pritzker: Illinois needs progressive income tax to help the budget – Marni Pyke
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20190304/pritzker-illinois-needs-progressive-income-tax-to-help-the-budget
— When Trump demeans others, he is undermining democracy – Michael Gerson (DIERSEN: Who demeans you and why? I should write a book about those who demean me. They a) reject planks in the Republican Party platform and/or the Illinois Republican Party platform and work against those like me who support those planks, b) reject the Milton Township Republican Central Committee resolution against video gambling and work against those like me who support that resolution, c) focus on destroying those like me who they cannot manipulate/dominate, d) were defendants in lawsuits that I have filed, and/or e) are operatives or dupes for the aforesaid. They all played major roles in ending my TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairmanship, ending my Wheaton Chamber of Commerce Government Affairs Committee membership, ending my Milton Township Republican Central Committee (MTRCC) webmaster service, ending my Illinois Center Right Coalition (ICRC) Steering Committee membership, almost getting ICRC to censure me, defeating my bid to serve as MTRCC Treasurer, ending my American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter board membership, ending my GAO employment, etc. Of course, the aforesaid deny that they demean me. According to them, I brought all the aforesaid adverse actions on me all by myself.)
https://www.dailyherald.com/discuss/20190305/when-trump-demeans-others-he-is-undermining-democracy

 

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Wooing Illinois to Indiana? It’s not just businesses doing it. A Chicago real estate agent is sprinkling Illinois suburbs with postcards pitching affluent homeowners on the property tax benefits of jumping the border. The only hitch: She hasn’t found any takers yet. – DENNIS RODKIN
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/residential-real-estate/wooing-illinois-indiana-its-not-just-businesses-doing-it

 

WLS AM
— Pro Gun Sanctuary Movement Growing
http://www.wlsam.com/2019/03/04/pro-gun-sanctuary-movement-growing/

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Illinois gets ready to go all in on sports betting – Robert Channick
https://www.sj-r.com/news/20190304/illinois-gets-ready-to-go-all-in-on-sports-betting

 

CAPITOL FAX
— Illinois Policy ramps up spending (DIERSEN: Should I consider running ads to promote GOPUSA ILLINOIS email readership?)
https://capitolfax.com/2019/03/04/illinois-policy-ramps-up-spending/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: And that doesn’t include what they’re spending on my website, or on other platforms like YouTube, Google, etc. Click here to see the ads they’ve been running on Facebook. Unsurprisingly, the main focus is the progressive income tax.)

 

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Is belief in traditional marriage now disqualifying for judges? – Rick Esenberg (DIERSEN: One could ask if belief in traditional marriage is now disqualifying to hold leadership positions in the Republican Party.)
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/is-belief-in-traditional-marriage-now-disqualifying-for-judges
— Trump’s CPAC speech was a road map for 2020 campaign – Melissa Quinn
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/trumps-cpac-speech-was-a-rhetorical-road-map-for-the-2020-campaign

 

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Trump welcomes fight against his 2020 Democratic opponent, socialism – Tom Howell Jr.
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2019/mar/4/donald-trump-embraces-anti-socialism-message-2020-/
— Hillary Clinton rules out 2020 bid: ‘I’m not running’ – Victor Morton
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2019/mar/4/hillary-clinton-rules-out-2020-bid-im-not-running/
— Axelrod corners Warren on claims of Native American ancestry: ‘Why did you check those boxes?’ – Douglas Ernst (DIERSEN: What is your national origin? What if I had claimed Swedish ancestry? 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. What if I had claimed Swedish ancestry?)
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2019/mar/4/david-axelrod-corners-elizabeth-warren-on-claims-o/

 

FEDERALIST
— Illinois Fast-Tracks Abortion Legislation So Extreme You Won’t Believe It The leftist caucus of the Illinois General Assembly looked at New York and West Virginia’s late-term abortion legislation and said, ‘Hold my beer.’
https://thefederalist.com/2019/03/05/illinois-fast-tracks-abortion-legislation-extreme-wont-believe/

 

FOX NEWS CHANNEL
— Trump at CPAC gets a lot of love, but here are two areas where he must do better – Ying Ma
https://www.foxnews.com/opinion/trump-at-cpac-gets-a-lot-of-love-but-here-are-two-areas-where-he-must-do-better

 

FRONTPAGE MAGAZINE
— TRUMP GOES ON THE OFFENSIVE IN THE CULTURE WAR We finally have a president willing to put everything on the line. – Karen Kataline
https://www.frontpagemag.com/fpm/273043/trump-goes-offensive-culture-war-karen-kataline

 

AMERICAN THINKER
— ‘Red-state hate’ by liberals will re-elect Donald Trump in 2020 – Rick Moran
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2019/03/redstate_hate_by_liberals_will_reelect_donald_trump_in_2020.html
— ‘Second Amendment sanctuaries’ a growing phenomenon – Rick Moran
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2019/03/second_amendment_sanctuaries_a_growing_phenomenon.html

 

DAILY CALLER
— THE ATLANTIC: THE MOST POLITICALLY INTOLERANT AMERICANS ARE OLDER WHITE LIBERALS – Scott Morefield (DIERSEN: I should write a book about the most politically intolerant people in my precinct, in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois. They a) reject planks in the Republican Party platform and/or the Illinois Republican Party platform and work against those like me who support those planks, b) reject the Milton Township Republican Central Committee resolution against video gambling and work against those like me who support that resolution, c) focus on destroying those like me who they cannot manipulate/dominate, d) were defendants in lawsuits that I have filed, and/or e) are operatives or dupes for the aforesaid.)
https://dailycaller.com/2019/03/04/the-atlantic-politically-intolerant-white-liberals/
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: RAND PAUL SAYS 10 REPUBLICAN SENATORS WILL VOTE AGAINST TRUMP’S NATIONAL EMERGENCY DECLARATION – Henry Rodgers
https://dailycaller.com/2019/03/04/rand-paul-senators-trump-national-emergency/
— NEW JERSEY UNIVERSITY DEAN RESIGNS OVER CHICK FIL-A BAN – Neetu Chandak
https://dailycaller.com/2019/03/04/dean-resigns-chick-fil-a-ban/
— BERKELEY ASSAULT VICTIM SAYS HE’S NOT DISCOURAGED AND WILL CONTINUE TO PROMOTE CONSERVATISM – Stephanie Hamill (DIERSEN: While I have never been physically assaulted, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have worked extremely hard to discourage me from promoting conservativism. I should write a book about my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes. They include past and present activists, candidates, elected officials, party leaders, major donors, political consultants, etc. in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois who falsely claim to be conservative and/or Republican to give themselves standing to destroy individuals and organizations that are conservative and/or Republican.)
https://dailycaller.com/2019/03/04/berkeley-assault-victim-speaks-out/

 

BREITBART
— Michelle Malkin: ‘Establishment GOP Ruling Class’ Doesn’t Want Americans Questioning Legal Immigration – John Binder (DIERSEN: RINOs want cheap labor.)
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2019/03/04/michelle-malkin-establishment-gop-ruling-class-doesnt-want-americans-questioning-legal-immigration/
— Pelosi to House Dems: Get Ready to Pass Dream Act – Tony Lee
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2019/03/05/pelosi-to-house-dems-get-ready-to-pass-dream-act/
— Border Rush May Hit 100,000 Migrants in March – Neil Muro
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2019/03/04/washington-post-border-rush-may-hit-100000-migrants-in-march/
— Donald Trump Jr. Calls Out Microsoft Partner NewsGuard’s ‘Inherent Bias’ – Charlie Nash
https://www.breitbart.com/tech/2019/03/04/donald-trump-jr-calls-out-microsoft-partner-newsguards-inherent-bias/
— Hillary Clinton: ‘Racist and White Supremacist Views Are Lifted Up’ in the White House – Pam Key
https://www.breitbart.com/clips/2019/03/03/hillary-clinton-racist-and-white-supremacist-views-are-lifted-up-in-the-white-house/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Sanders promotes hatred against Trump.
https://www.breitbart.com/clips/2019/03/04/bernie-sanders-trumps-ugly-divisiveness-is-disgusting/

 

TOWNHALL
— House Dems’ Civil War Keeps Burning: Moderates Slam AOC’s Enemies List – Guy Benson (DIERSEN: Whose enemy lists are you on? I should write a book about all those who have me on their enemies lists. They include past and present activists, candidates, elected officials, party leaders, major donors, political consultants, etc. who a) reject planks in the Republican Party platform and/or the Illinois Republican Party platform and work against those like me who support those planks, b) reject the Milton Township Republican Central Committee resolution against video gambling and work against those like me who support that resolution, c) focus on destroying those like me who they cannot manipulate/dominate, d) were defendants in lawsuits that I have filed, and/or e) are operatives or dupes for the aforesaid.)
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/guybenson/2019/03/04/dem-civil-war-continued-n2542503

 

WORLD NET DAILY
— THE FAKE POPULARITY OF SOCIALISM Erik Rush tells of influential leftists, ‘moronic’ millennials
https://www.wnd.com/2019/02/the-fake-popularity-of-socialism/
— THE RADICAL CONSPIRACY THEORISTS BEHIND BIG TECH Joseph Farah warns of ‘biggest Satanic media cartel since the Tower of Babel’
https://www.wnd.com/2019/03/the-radical-conspiracy-theorists-behind-big-tech/

 

LIFE SITE NEWS
— Ex-Facebook employee provides evidence that Facebook censors conservatives – Corinne Weaver
https://www.lifesitenews.com/news/ex-facebook-employee-provides-evidence-that-facebook-censors-conservatives

 

LIFE NEWS
— Trump Slams Democrats Pushing Abortion Up to Birth: “They Cheered Ripping Babies From Their Mother’s Womb” – STEVEN ERTELT
https://www.lifenews.com/2019/03/04/trump-slams-democrats-supporting-abortions-up-to-birth-they-cheered-ripping-babies-from-their-mothers-womb/

 

THE HILL
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A Trump-hater promotes hatred of Trump.
https://thehill.com/opinion/white-house/432413-juan-williams-trumps-witches-brew-has-made-america-sick
— CNN’s Axelrod presses Warren on Native American claim: ‘Why did you check those boxes?’ – JOE CONCHA (DIERSEN: What is your national origin? What if I had claimed Swedish ancestry? 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. What if I had claimed Swedish ancestry?)
https://thehill.com/homenews/media/432470-cnns-axelrod-presses-warren-on-native-american-claim-why-did-you-check-those

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Trump-haters hint/imply/argue/shout that nothing can or should be done to stop illegal immigration.
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/03/05/us/border-patrol-deaths-migrant-children.html

 

WASHINGTON POST
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Trump-haters hint/imply/argue/shout that nothing can or should be done to stop illegal immigration.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/national/wp/2019/03/04/feature/after-cold-busy-month-at-border-illegal-crossings-expected-to-surge-again/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Trump-haters say “President Trump has made 9,014 false or misleading claims over 773 days.”
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2019/03/04/president-trump-has-made-false-or-misleading-claims-over-days/

 

USA TODAY
— Should I say I’m a minority on job application if company values workplace diversity? – Johnny C. Taylor, Jr. (DIERSEN: How have your demographics harmed your career? All the employers that I applied to work for in the Chicago area were under tremendous pressure from Democrat politicians to hire, retain, and promote a) young Democrat minorities, b) young Democrat females, and/or c) veterans. My career was harmed because I am White, male, and non-veteran. I should write a book about it.)
https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/careers/2019/02/26/workplace-diversity-should-list-minority-status-job-application/2950883002/

 

DAILY JOURNAL
— Don’t blame conservatives, business for your personal failures – Mike Pflum, Martinsville (DIERSEN: What do your critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes blame your personal failures on? Of course, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes blame me and blame me only for my personal failures. They hint/imply/argue/shout that if they were me, they would still be the TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairman, a Wheaton Chamber of Commerce Government Affairs Committee member, the Milton Township Republican Central Committee webmaster, an Illinois Center Right Coalition Steering Committee member, an American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter board member, a GAO employee, etc.)
http://www.dailyjournal.net/2019/03/05/letter_dont_blame_conservatives_business_for_your_personal_failures/
(FROM THE LETTER: When our youth increasingly quit school, take drugs, commit a felony or produce a child, often prior to their first job interview, they trigger a death spiral from which most never recover. That, Mr. Smith, is why so many Americans are living a nightmare of declining quality of life. That is why the speed of an increasingly technical world frequently leaves them behind. I am always saddened when I see our youth willingly saddle themselves with these crippling obstructions to personal success. However that pales in comparison to the anger I feel for those who enable personal failure by assigning blame everywhere other than where it belongs. Life is the sum total of the individual choices we make — good and bad. Unfortunately, that means the real world is often a cruel and unfair place that is hardly ever welcoming of the unprepared. It does not mean it is the fault of conservatives or big business.)

 

FOX COLUMBUS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Kasich makes it even more clear that he is an anti-Republican, if not a Republican-hater.
https://fox45now.com/news/local/kasich-to-republicans-put-country-over-party-and-oppose-emergency-declaration

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— FRONT PAGE: High-Speed Rail in the U.S. Remains Elusive: Illinois Shows Why A $2 billion Chicago-St. Louis project will offer a top speed of just 110 mph and shave an hour off the trip – Shayndi Raice and Paul Overberg

https://www.wsj.com/articles/high-speed-rail-in-the-u-s-remains-elusive-illinois-shows-why-11551713342
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A Trump-hater says and blames Trump for “Hateful Propaganda From White Supremacists Spreads Number of incidents nearly triple; It’s unlike anything we’ve ever seen.”
https://www.wsj.com/articles/spread-of-hateful-propaganda-by-white-supremacists-climbs-11551783601

 

FORBES
— Google Finds Gender Bias Against Men, Really? – Kim Elsesser (DIERSEN: I should write a book about the tremendous pressure that Democrat politicians have put on schools, on employers, and on everyone and everything else a) to give preference to young Democrat minorities and b) to give preference to young Democrat females since the 1960s. Of course, giving preference to the aforesaid means discriminating against those who are Republican, White, male, and/or older.)
https://www.forbes.com/sites/kimelsesser/2019/03/05/google-finds-gender-bias-against-men-really/#4165670ba6a9
— Trump Jumps 51 Spots On Forbes Billionaires List – Chase Peterson-Withorn and Dan Alexander
https://www.forbes.com/sites/chasewithorn/2019/03/05/trump-jumps-51-spots-on-forbes-billionaires-list/#3ceea7f825b0

 

BUSINESS INSIDER
— Lawmakers Look to Crack Down on Federal Employee Travel (DIERSEN: While I worked for GAO for almost 30 years, I traveled often for out-of-town for audit assignments and in-house training.)
https://businessnewspress.com/lawmakers-look-to-crack-down-on-federal-employee-travel-govexec-com/

 

CATO
— Illegal Immigrants and Crime – Assessing the Evidence – ALEX NOWRASTEH (DIERSEN: To be in America illegally is a) to shout that you disrespect the rule of law, b) to shout that you disrespect America, and c) to shout that you disrespect the citizens of America.)
https://www.cato.org/blog/illegal-immigrants-crime-assessing-evidence

 

FED SMITH
— How Much Money Do You Need in Each State for an Early Retirement? – Ian Smith
https://www.fedsmith.com/2019/03/04/much-money-need-state-early-retirement/

 

INSIDE HIGHER EDUCATION
— Major survey shows that professors worry about discrimination but aren’t prepared to deal with classroom conflicts over diversity. Other findings touch on mentoring, pay and politics. – Colleen Flaherty (DIERSEN: Political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, and age discrimination did not cause me that much stress in the classroom (IIT 1992-1997, DePaul 1976-1980, Loyola 1972-1980, NIU 1969-1970, and UIC 1966-1968), but it certainly caused me lots of stress in the workplace (GAO 1980-1997, IRS 1971-1980, and Post Office 1966-1969.)
https://www.insidehighered.com/news/2019/03/05/major-survey-shows-professors-worry-about-discrimination-arent-prepared-deal
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Discrimination is a source of stress for many faculty members, especially women and ethnic minorities.)

 

SOUTHERN POVERTY LAW CENTER
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: SPLC says that the Federation for American Immigration Reform (FAIR) is a hate group. Sooner or later, SPLC will call your group at hate group if it does not promote mass/illegal immigration.
https://www.splcenter.org/hatewatch/2019/03/04/trump-cites-hate-group-conservative-political-action-conference

 

LBGTQ NATION
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A Trump-hater says “Evangelicals are starting to abandon their churches because of Trump.”
https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2019/03/evangelicals-starting-abandon-churches-trump/

 

GOPUSA ILLINOIS
— How can www.gopillinois.com get a better NewsGuard rating? Please consider NewsGuard’s rating criteria at https://www.newsguardtech.com/ratings/rating-process-criteria/ or below and email me at diersen@aol.com or phone me at 630-653-0462 with your suggestions. – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com
(FROM THE POSTING: RATING CRITERIA  Here are the nine criteria that NewsGuard uses to assess websites. Each criterion is worth a certain number of points out of 100, as indicated below. A site with a score of 60 points or higher receives a green rating. A site with a score lower than 60 points receives a red rating. In every case, the NewsGuard Nutrition Labels that are provided for each site (by clicking on the rating) spell out the site’s adherence to each of the nine criteria that yielded that source’s particular rating.

 

The criteria below are listed in order of their importance in determining a red rating. For example, failure to adhere to the first criteria—publishing false content—is more influential in determining a red rating than failure to reveal information about content creators.

 

Credibility

— Doesn’t repeatedly publish false content: In the last three years the site has not produced multiple stories that have been found—either by journalists at NewsGuard or elsewhere—to be clearly false, and which have not been quickly and prominently corrected. (22 Points. A label with a score lower than 60 points gets a red rating.)

 

— Gathers and presents information responsibly: Content on the site is created by reporters, writers, videographers, researchers, or other information providers who generally seek to be accurate and fair in gathering, reporting, and interpreting information, even if they approach their work from a strong point of view. They do this by referencing multiple sources, preferably those that present direct, first-hand information on a subject or event. (18 Points)

 

— Regularly corrects or clarifies errors: The site makes clear how to contact those in charge and has effective practices for publishing clarifications and corrections. (12.5 Points)

 

— Handles the difference between news and opinion responsibly: Content providers who convey the impression that they report news or a mix of news and opinion distinguish opinion from news reporting, and when reporting news, they do not regularly or egregiously misstate, distort, or cherry pick facts, or egregiously cherry pick stories, to advance opinions. Content providers whose clearly expressed purpose is to advance a particular point of view do not regularly and egregiously misstate or distort facts to make their case. (12.5 Points)

 

— Avoids deceptive headlines: The site generally does not publish headlines that include false information, significantly sensationalize, or otherwise do not reflect what is actually in the story. (10 Points)

 

Transparency


— Website discloses ownership and financing: The site discloses its ownership and/or financing, as well as any notable ideological or political positions held by those with a significant financial interest in the site, in a user-friendly manner. (7.5 Points)

 

— Clearly labels advertising: The site makes clear which content is paid for and which is not. (7.5 Points)

 

— Reveals who’s in charge: Information about those in charge of the content is made accessible on the site. (5 Points)

 

— The site provides the names of content creators, along with either contact information or biographical information: Information about those producing the content is made accessible on the site. (5 Points))

March 4 Evening Edition

ABC7
— Chicago mayoral election: Hispanic vote up for grabs in mayors race – Craig Wall
https://abc7chicago.com/politics/hispanic-vote-up-for-grabs-in-chicago-mayoral-election/5167227/
— Caught on Camera: Lincolnwood trustee tears down opponent’s campaign sign – John Garcia
https://abc7chicago.com/politics/caught-on-camera-lincolnwood-trustee-tears-down-campaign-sign/5166670/

 

NBC5
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Illinois Governor Looks to Legal Sports Betting for Revenue Pritzker said during his budget address last month that the state could count on $200 million from legalized sports gambling licensing fees
https://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/illinois-governor-looks-to-legal-sports-betting-for-revenue-506650471.html

 

CBS2
— Lightfoot: ‘I Have The Right Experience To Lift This City Up And Forward’ – Derrick Blakley (DIERSEN: My Democrat GAO superiors knew that I had the right experience to audit IRS’s Collection Division, but completely wasted that experience. GAO audits IRS. I transferred from IRS to GAO in 1980 after having worked for IRS’s Collection Division for almost 9 years, the last 5 1/2 years of which at the GS-12 Step 1-5 levels, currently $81,071-$91,880. I had passed the CPA examination on my first attempt in 1979, completed the requirements for a master’s degree in accounting from DePaul in 1980, passed the Certified Internal Auditor examination on my first attempt in 1981, and became a licensed CPA in 1981. All during the almost 18 years that I worked for GAO, my Democrat GAO superiors refused to assign me to audits of IRS’s Collection Division.)
https://chicago.cbslocal.com/2019/03/04/lori-lightfoot-says-she-has-right-experience/

 

FOX NEWS CHICAGO
— California sues over Trump’s new abortion rule; Illinois, other states to follow – AP
http://www.fox32chicago.com/news/national/california-sues-over-trump-s-new-abortion-rule-illinois-other-states-to-follow
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Democrats encourage children to be promiscuous.)
http://www.fox32chicago.com/politics/proposed-illinois-bill-defines-consent-for-sex-education-classes

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Poll shows Lightfoot trouncing Preckwinkle; CTU dismisses it as ‘trash’ – Fran Spielman
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/poll-lightfoot-preckwinkle-ctu-teachers-union-stand-for-children-election-mayor-chicago-2019/

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— California sues over Trump abortion rule; 20 states, including Illinois, to follow – AP
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/ct-trump-states-abortion-lawsuit-20190304-story.html
— Cicero cop files lawsuit alleging sexual harassment by supervisors – Katherine Rosenberg-Douglas
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/ct-met-cicero-cop-sexual-harassment-lawsuit-20190304-story.html
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Pot pushers push pot.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/huppke/ct-met-illinois-marijuana-legalization-huppke-20190303-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Trump-haters want to abolish the First and Second Amendments.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/commentary/ct-perspec-trump-free-speech-college-campus-first-amendment-0305-20190304-story.html
— Why Illinois voters should rebel against Gov. Pritzker’s ‘fair tax’ – Kristen McQueary
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/mcqueary/ct-perspec-mcqueary-pritzker-graduated-income-tax-0305-20190304-story.html
— The Midwest mindset: Why does Trump undervalue trade? – Editorial
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/editorials/ct-edit-trade-trump-china-midwest-tariff-illinois-20190304-story.html

 

DAILY HERALD
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: McConnell: Enough Senate votes to reject Trump’s wall move – AP
https://www.dailyherald.com/article/20190304/news/303049931/
— Pritzker: State won’t force pension responsibilities onto local schools, governments – Marni Pyke
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20190304/pritzker-state-wont-force-pension-responsibilities-onto-local-schools-governments
— Proposed order on campus speech follows wave of complaints – AP
https://www.dailyherald.com/article/20190304/news/303049866/
— In Aurora’s wake, Lake County sheriff to chase down revoked FOID, CCL cards – Lee Filas
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20190304/in-auroras-wake-lake-county-sheriff-to-chase-down-revoked-foid-ccl-cards

 

WTTW
— What Maggie Hickey’s Appointment Means for Chicago Police Reform – Paris Schutz
https://news.wttw.com/2019/03/04/maggie-hickey-chicago-police-reform

 

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: LGBTQ promoters suffer rare setback.
https://www.sj-r.com/news/20190303/united-methodist-church-deals-with-hurt-after-vote

 

BELLEVILLE NEWS DEMOCRAT
— Sponsors say updates to abortion law long overdue; opponents say right to object will be lost – REBECCA ANZEL
https://www.bnd.com/news/politics-government/article227080914.html

 

ILLINOIS NEWS NETWORK
— Greg Baise, the leader of Ideas Illinois, wants progressive income tax talks made public – Greg Bishop
https://www.ilnews.org/news/state_politics/group-wants-progressive-income-tax-talks-made-public/article_62abc852-3ea8-11e9-85e3-731ef5d6a818.html

 

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— UNEXPECTEDLY: NEW YORK’S MINIMUM WAGE EXPERIMENT HAS BEEN A DISASTER
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2019/03/unexpectedly-new-yorks-minimum-wage-experiment-has-been-a-disaster.html
— BLACKS, WHITES, HISPANICS, GOPERS & DEMS OPEN SOUTH SUBURBAN PREGNANCY CARE CENTER
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2019/03/aid-for-women-flossmoor-opening-event-demonstrates-the-power-of-unity-in-saving-the-lives-of-women-and-children.html

 

CAPITOL FAX
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Pot pushers push pot.
https://capitolfax.com/2019/03/04/dont-bogart-that-supply-my-friends/

 

GOPUSA
— Harris leads the pack as legalizing prostitution proves very popular with Democrats
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=65957
— How Low will They Go in Their Hate Trump Obsession?
http://www.gopusa.com/how-low-will-they-go-in-their-hate-trump-obsession/
— Muslim Ilhan Omar continues to assail Jews in Congress
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=65962
— Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s worst hypocrisy yet? Staff loves some burgers, cars, and planes
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=65996

 

WASHINGTON FREE BEACON
— Bernie Sanders Opposes Reparations in the Form of Cash Payouts Dem 2020 hopefuls Harris and Warren support some form of reparations – Joe Schoffstall (DIERSEN: Affirmative Action, Diversity, and Inclusion are reparations.)
https://freebeacon.com/politics/bernie-sanders-opposes-reparations-in-the-form-of-cash-payouts/

 

NEWSMAX
— Defiant Sheriffs Push Gun Sanctuaries, Imitating Liberals on Immigration
https://www.newsmax.com/newsfront/sheriffs-gun-sanctuaries-republicans/2019/03/04/id/905295/

 

BREITBART
— Mitch McConnell Fails to Prevent Revolt Against Trump’s National Emergency Declaration – Jashua Caplan
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2019/03/04/mitch-mcconnell-fails-to-prevent-revolt-against-trumps-national-emergency-declaration/
— Violent Criminals, Drug Smugglers Exploit Incomplete Border Barriers in Texas – Bob Price
https://www.breitbart.com/border/2019/03/04/violent-criminals-drug-smugglers-exploit-incomplete-border-barriers-in-texas/

 

CONSERVATIVE DAILY NEWS
— Bernie Pulls in Trump-Sized Crowd to Socialist Rally – R. Mitchell
https://www.conservativedailynews.com/2019/03/bernie-pulls-in-trump-like-crowd-to-socialist-rally/

 

DAILY CALLER
— DEMOCRATS SEEK TO INVESTIGATE EVERYONE WHO’S EVER MET TRUMP – Derek Hunter
https://dailycaller.com/2019/03/04/nadler-democrats-probe-trump-60-associates-podcast/
— TRUMP IS THE ‘NEW FORM OF IDOLATRY’: FORMER RNC CHAIR MICHAEL STEELE CRITICIZED TRUMP’S CPAC SPEECH – Phillip Stucky
https://dailycaller.com/2019/03/04/trump-steel-new-form-idolatry/
— BERNIE: ‘I NEARLY COUGHED MY BRAINS OUT’ THE FEW TIMES I SMOKED MARIJUANA – Phillip Stucky
https://dailycaller.com/2019/03/04/bernie-coughed-brains-out-from-weed-breakfast-club/
— BERNIE SANDERS DESPERATELY TRIES TO MAKE UP FOR HIS STATUS AS A WHITE MAN IN BREAKFAST CLUB INTERVIEW – Amber Athey
https://dailycaller.com/2019/03/04/bernie-sanders-white-man-breakfast-club/

 

LIBERTY HEADLINES
— Democrats’ Racist Legacy Is the Linchpin of Reparations Push – Ben Sellers
https://www.libertyheadlines.com/plantation-mentality-reparations/

 

NATIONAL REVIEW
— Ex-Obama NSC Aide Equates Trump’s ‘Reclaiming . . . Heritage’ Remark to Nazi Propaganda – JACK CROWE
https://www.nationalreview.com/news/ex-obama-nsc-aide-equates-trumps-reclaiming-heritage-remark-to-nazi-propaganda/

 

THE HILL
— Dems unleash sprawling probe of Trump family, administration – OLIVIA BEAVERS AND MORGAN CHALFANT
https://thehill.com/policy/cybersecurity/432469-dems-unleash-sprawling-probe-of-trump-family-administration
— Radio host asks Bernie Sanders if country needs more ‘white men’ as president – JOE CONCHA
https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/432507-radio-host-asks-bernie-sanders-if-country-needs-more-white-men-as-president

 

ROLL CALL
— Republicans, seeing opportunities in the suburbs, advance paid leave plans Current GOP proposals on tap in Congress could be the first of many in 2020 cycle – Stephanie Akin
https://www.rollcall.com/news/congress/republicans-seeing-opportunities-suburbs-advance-paid-leave

 

POLITICO
— Bernie Sanders: ‘Too many lives are being destroyed’ by pot policy – KATIE GALIOTO (DIERSEN: Smoking pot destroys lives.)
https://www.politico.com/story/2019/03/04/bernie-sanders-marijuana-reparations-1201388

 

CNN
— House Democrats announce broad probe into allegations of obstruction of justice – Manu Raju and Jeremy Herb
https://www.cnn.com/2019/03/04/politics/congress-investigates-obstruction-justice-jerry-nadler/index.html

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— With Sweeping Document Request, Democrats Launch Broad Trump Corruption Inquiry – Nicholas Fandos
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/03/04/us/politics/obstruction-of-justice-jerrold-nadler-trump.html
— Big Tech, Once a CPAC Sponsor, Is Now Its Boogeyman – Michael M. Grynbaum
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/03/04/business/media/cpac-google-facebook.html

 

WASHINGTON POST
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A Trump-hater says “Trump’s unhinged CPAC speech should concern us all.”
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/trumps-unhinged-cpac-speech-should-concern-us-all/2019/03/04/96395a9e-3ecc-11e9-922c-64d6b7840b82_story.html

 

EBONY
— A Realistic Expectation of Reparations for Blacks A direct cost of slavery is the cost of an African-American life. How much is a life worth depends on a lot of personal factors.
https://www.ebony.com/news/race-culture/realistic-expectation-reparations-blacks/

March 3 Morning Edition

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Just 4 votes separating Ald. Roderick Sawyer from runoff – Sam Charles (DIERSEN: Just a few votes could mean the difference between winning or losing for candidates on April 2, 2019 ballots. Candidates who are Republican should expect that Democrats are hinting/implying/arguing/shouting at voters a) that Republicans are White supremacists, Nazis, KKK members, haters, racists, sexists, bigots, and even worst things who should be gotten rid of once and for all and b) that they should punish Trump by voting for candidates who are Democrat.)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/6th-ward-aldermanic-election-results-sawyer-wooten-foster-bonner-runoff/
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Pot pushers push pot.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/business/marijuana-cannabis-legalization-medicinal-tax-revenue/
— VERY SAD: The last Ford Taurus, an American success story, rolls off the line in Chicago – Neil Steinberg (DIERSEN: Overwhelmingly, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes are filled with hatred of American-nameplate vehicles. What does that say about them? I have owned cars since 1964, and all of them were American-nameplate. I own six cars now, and all of them are American-nameplate.)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/autos/last-ford-taurus-chicago-assembly-discontinued-cars-motor-company/
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: As many as 5 socialists could join City Council after election successes Tuesday – Ryan Smith
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/socialist-democrats-city-council-election-dsa/

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— After loss in mayor’s race, Susana Mendoza’s political future in limbo – Dan Petrella (DIERSEN: What has put your political future in limbo? For me, it was the success that my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes had in a) ending my TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairmanship and destroying TAPROOT in 2012, b) ending my Wheaton Chamber of Commerce Government Affairs Committee membership in 2011, c) ending my Milton Township Republican Central Committee (MTRCC) webmaster service in 2010 and 2004, d) ending my Illinois Center Right Coalition Steering Committee (ICRC) membership in 2007, e) almost getting ICRC to censure me in 2006, and f) ending my American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter board membership in 2004.)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/politics/elections/ct-met-susana-mendoza-political-future-20190228-story.html
— Transgender troops tell Congress they excel in military – AP
https://www.chicagotribune.com/lifestyles/health/sns-bc-us–transgender-troops-20190227-story.html
— How long do you have to live in Chicago before you can say you’re from here? – Mary Schmich (DIERSEN: I should write a book about those in Wheaton, in Milton Township, and in DuPage County who continue to demonize me, denigrate me, and condemn me as being a newcomer because I have lived in Wheaton only since 1978.)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/columnists/schmich/ct-met-schmich-chicago-natives-20190301-story.html

 

DAILY HERALD
— Task force expands DuPage’s response to opioid crisis – Robert Sanchez
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20190302/task-force-expands-dupages-response-to-opioid-crisis
— In Miami, your skin color is a better predictor of wealth than where your ancestors came from – Tracy Jan (DIERSEN: In your neighborhood, in your precinct, in your municipality, in your township/ward, in your county, and in Illinois, what demographics predict wealth? According to the Democrats, if you are Republican male who is wealthy, it is a) because you benefitted from your parents’, grandparents’, great grandparents’, and the rest of your ancestors’ discrimination against minorities and against females and/or b) because you discriminate against minorities and against females.)
https://www.dailyherald.com/business/20190303/in-miami-your-skin-color-is-a-better-predictor-of-wealth-than-where-your-ancestors-came-from
— SALT cap will leave about 10.9 million people feeling tax pain – Laura Davison (DIERSEN: Trump should increase the $10,000 SALT cap to $20,000 for married filing jointly.)
https://www.dailyherald.com/business/20190303/salt-cap-will-leave-about-109-million-people-feeling-tax-pain

 

QUINCY HERALD WHIG
— OUTSTANDING: Big crowd turns out to hear speakers talk about preserving gun rights – Edward Husar
https://www.whig.com/20190303/big-crowd-turns-out-to-hear-speakers-talk-about-preserving-gun-rights#

 

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— State needs to do more to address gambling addiction – Editorial
https://www.sj-r.com/opinion/20190302/our-view-state-needs-to-do-more-to-address-gambling-addiction

 

KANKAKEE DAILY JOURNAL
— Michelle Malkin: I’ve been Silicon Valley Sharia’d
https://www.daily-journal.com/opinion/columnists/michelle-malkin-i-ve-been-silicon-valley-sharia-d/article_2b739b64-3aa0-11e9-979b-c7db15fa7458.html

 

JACKSONVILLE JOURNAL COURIER
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Democrats encourage children to engage in LGBTQ activity.
https://www.myjournalcourier.com/news/article/Push-is-on-for-8216-non-discriminatory-8217-13659080.php

 

BLOOMINGTON PANTAGRAPH
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A Trump-hater says “Trump ’emergency’ anything but.”
https://www.pantagraph.com/opinion/letters/trump-emergency-anything-but/article_fbb98d8e-a699-577c-95c6-a6677dd5dd24.html

 

CHAMPAIGN/URBANA NEWS GAZETTE
— Draft registration and gender discrimination – Brett Kepley (DIERSEN: Were you draft bait? I was draft bait 1966-1971. Employers are extremely reluctant to hire, to retain, or to promote those who are draft bait. I graduated from NIU in August of 1970. During 1970 and 1971, potential employers did not believe that my application for a financial hardship draft deferment to help support my mother and brother would be approved. Consequently, in August of 1970, I took the only job that was offered me, a job that did not really require a college degree.)
http://www.news-gazette.com/living/2019-03-03/the-law-qa-draft-registration-and-gender-discrimination.html
— Democrats, the rise of reparations and universalism – Sundiata Cha-Jua (DIERSEN: How much reparations do your critics/opponents want you to pay? My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always wanted me to pay lots of reparations. They stress that I am a Trump supporter, Protestant (baptized, raised, and confirmed as a Missouri Synod Lutheran), conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, old (born in 1948), non-poor, gun owner, 100% German American, draft avoider, married, childless, pet-less, and my ancestors have been in America since 1844. They shout that the federal government grossly overpaid me and that my federal retirement benefits are much too generous. In my defense, my ancestors always lived in northeast Illinois, they all were Republicans, and they never had enough money to discriminate against anyone even if they wanted to.)
http://www.news-gazette.com/opinion/columns/2019-03-03/real-talk-democrats-the-rise-reparations-and-universalism.html

 

EDWARDSVILLE INTELLIGENCER
— Playing the victim in vogue – Gary W. Moore (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats shout at everyone that they are victims of Trump supporters, Protestants, conservatives, patriotic people, Republicans, Americans, Whites, males, older people, rich people, gun owners, German Americans, draft avoiders, and those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.theintelligencer.com/opinion/article/Positively-speaking-Playing-the-victim-in-vogue-13659052.php

 

DANVILLE COMMERCIAL NEWS
— Nichols qualified to be mayor – Stephen Foster (DIERSEN: What offices are you qualified to run for? I am qualified to run for the following offices: a) Wheaton City Councilman West District, b) Wheaton City Councilman At Large, c) Wheaton Mayor, d) Milton Township Trustee, e) Milton Township Supervisor, f) DuPage County Board District 4, g) DuPage County Board Chairman, h) State Representative 42nd District, i) State Senator 21th District, j) Illinois Governor, k) U.S. Representative 6th District, l) U.S. Senator Illinois, and m) U.S. President. I have lived a) in Wheaton’s West District since 1984, b) in Wheaton, Milton Township, and DuPage County since 1978, and c) in Illinois since 1948. I have served as an elected Republican Precinct Committeeman since 2000. I became a Forensic Accountant in 1997, Certified Financial Services Auditor in 1996, Certified Government Financial Manager in 1994, Certified Fraud Examiner in 1990, licensed CPA in 1981, Certified Internal Auditor in 1981, and CPA in 1979. I earned a master’s degree in financial markets and trading from IIT in 1997, a master’s degree in accounting from DePaul in 1980, an MBA from Loyola in 1976, and a bachelor’s degree in management from NIU in 1970. I worked for GAO 1980-1997, the last 11 years of which at the GS-13 Step 1-10 levels, currently $96,403-$125,325/year. I worked for IRS 1971-1980, the last 5 1/2 years of which at the GS-12 Step 1-5 levels, currently $81,071-$91,880/year.)
https://www.commercial-news.com/opinion/letters_to_the_editor/my-turn-nichols-qualified-to-be-mayor/article_63badf26-8a61-5303-bb10-5f2f942a1848.html

 

SUBURBAN LIFE
— Forum to address risky behaviors facing teens Vaping, sexting, drug and alcohol use to be discussed at March 6 presentation – Mary Stroka (DIERSEN: I should write a book about my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes who focus on promoting booze, gambling, pot, and other vices.)
https://www.mysuburbanlife.com/2019/02/27/forum-to-address-risky-behaviors-facing-teens/aq8nq42/

 

DAILY CALLER
— CNN ANALYST COMPARES TRUMP’S CPAC SPEECH TO HITLER – Mike Brest
https://dailycaller.com/2019/03/02/cnn-analyst-trump-cpac-hitler/

 

WORLD NET DAILY
— WHY ARE DEMOCRATS OBSESSED ABOUT SLAVERY? Craige McMillan says gov’t dependence is based on ‘a master-slave relationship’ (DIERSEN: Democrats and RINOs always promote dependency on government.)
https://www.wnd.com/2019/03/why-are-democrats-obsessed-about-slavery/
— STUDENTS SAY THEY WERE ‘DISRESPECTED’ FOR MAGA GEAR ON ‘USA DAY’ ‘They were like trying to make us feel bad for wearing what I wear’
https://www.wnd.com/2019/03/students-say-they-were-disrespected-for-maga-gear-on-usa-day/

 

REAL CLEAR POLITICS
— Full Video: President Trump Addresses CPAC 2019 – Ian Schwartz
https://www.realclearpolitics.com/video/2019/03/02/trump_hits_mueller_probe_at_cpac_theyre_trying_to_take_you_out_with_bullsht.html

 

BREITBART
— Bernie Sanders Mocks Trump: My Father Didn’t Give Me Millions to Build Country Clubs – Joshua Caplan (DIERSEN: What did your father give you? My outstanding father died suddenly in 1969 when he was 47 and I was 21. He fought type 1 diabetes from age 14, was the first of his ancestors to earn a high school diploma, never attended college, worked in the office of a nasty chemical plant, almost always worked second jobs to pay the family’s bills, and did not buy a new car until he was 45, and it was a bottom of the line 2-door Chevy. He and my outstanding mother gave me room and board in their home in Crete 1966-1968 while I attended UIC, weekends during my first semester at NIU in 1969, and the summer of 1969.)
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2019/03/02/sanders-mocks-trump-my-father-didnt-give-me-millions-build-country-clubs/

 

TOWNHALL
— How Low Will They Go In Their Hate Trump Obsession? – Jeff Crouere
https://townhall.com/columnists/jeffcrouere/2019/03/02/how-low-will-they-go-in-their-hate-trump-obsession-n2542466
— The Worst People Ever (This Week) – Derek Hunter
https://townhall.com/columnists/derekhunter/2019/03/03/the-worst-people-ever-this-week-n2542485

 

AMERICAN SPECTATOR
— Top Form, Trump Promises Campus Free Speech Executive Order – ROBERT STACY MCCAIN
https://spectator.org/cpac-in-top-form-trump-promises-campus-free-speech-executive-order/

 

AMERICAN THINKER
— The Political Suicide Hotline: Ringing Nonstop – Clarice Feldman
https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2019/03/the_political_suicide_hotline_ringing_nonstop.html

 

NEW AMERICAN
— Congress Advances Gun Registry Via “Universal Background Checks” – Alex Newman
https://www.thenewamerican.com/usnews/congress/item/31619-congress-advances-gun-registry-via-universal-background-checks

 

CONSERVATIVE DAILY NEWS
— ‘He Took A Hard Punch In The Face For All Of Us’: Trump Brings Conservative Attacked At Berkeley On Stage – Alec Schemmel
https://www.conservativedailynews.com/2019/03/he-took-a-hard-punch-in-the-face-for-all-of-us-trump-brings-conservative-attacked-at-berkeley-on-stage/

 

ACCURACY IN MEDIA
— Reporters Blame Victim for MAGA Hat Incident in Massachusetts – Brian McNicoll (DIERSEN: If you wore a MAGA hat, what would the Trump-haters in your neighborhood, in your precinct, in your municipality, in your township/ward, in your county, and in Illinois do to you?)
https://www.aim.org/aim-column/reporters-blame-victim-for-maga-hat-incident-in-massachusetts/

 

HOT AIR
— House Dem On AOC Threat To Centrists: “Since When Is It Okay To Put You On A Nixonian List?” (DIERSEN: What lists are/were you on? Since I became a Republican Precinct Committeeman in 1999, I have been on the lists of those who dominate the Milton Township Republican Central Committee (MTRCC). Since I became the GOPUSA Illinois Editor in 2000, I have been on the lists of those who dominate the MTRCC, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, and the Illinois Republican Party. While I served as a TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairman, a Wheaton Chamber of Commerce Government Affairs Committee member, the MTRCC webmaster, an Illinois Center Right Coalition Steering Committee member, and an American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter board member, I was always on the lists of those who dominated the aforesaid organizations. While I worked for the federal government for almost 30 years, I was always on my Democrat superiors’ lists of their employees to get rid of.
https://hotair.com/archives/2019/03/02/house-dem-aoc-threat-centrists-since-okay-put-nixonian-list/

 

CANADA FREE PRESS
— Trump puts socialism on trial for 2020 elections – David Singer
https://canadafreepress.com/article/trump-puts-socialism-on-trial-for-2020-elections
— Dems Planning to Eliminate Red States – Ray DiLorenzo
https://canadafreepress.com/article/dems-planning-to-eliminate-red-states

 

BIZ PAC REVIEW
— Gorka calls CNN analyst ‘a dangerous lunatic’ for comparing Trump’s CPAC speech to Hitler, suggests Putin wrote it – Tom Tillison (DIERSEN: I should write a book about, better yet, I should sue those who have hinted/implied/argued/shouted that I am a Nazi, White supremacist, KKK member, hater, racist, sexist, bigot, etc.)
https://www.bizpacreview.com/2019/03/03/gorka-calls-cnn-analyst-a-dangerous-lunatic-for-comparing-trumps-cpac-speech-to-hitler-suggests-putin-wrote-it-729182

 

THE HILL
— ‘SNL’ knocks Trump’s speech at CPAC: ‘What the hell was that?’ – JUSTIN WISE
https://thehill.com/blogs/in-the-know/in-the-know/432352-snl-knocks-trumps-speech-at-cpac-what-the-hell-was-that
— 5 takeaways as Republicans close ranks at CPAC – MAX GREENWOOD
https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/432263-5-takeaways-as-republicans-close-ranks-at-cpac

 

CNN
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A Trump-hater says “CPAC used to be about conservative ideas — now it’s just a circus.”
https://www.cnn.com/2019/03/02/opinions/trump-cpac-history-zelizer/index.html

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— Trump Says He Will Sign Free Speech Order for College Campuses – Michael D. Shear
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/03/02/us/politics/trump-free-speech-colleges.html

 

WASHINGTON POST
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A Trump-hater says “Republicans rally around Trump as threats mount.”
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/were-not-going-to-turn-on-our-own-republicans-rally-around-trump-as-threats-mount/2019/03/02/6b9786ac-3bb2-11e9-aaae-69364b2ed137_story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats get 29 parents separated from their children and deported last year to cross U.S. border to request asylum. Ever-increasingly, Democrats use children as cannon fodder.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/the_americas/29-parents-separated-from-their-children-and-deported-last-year-arrive-at-us-border-to-request-asylum/2019/03/02/38eaba7a-2e48-11e9-8781-763619f12cb4_story.html

 

NEW YORK POST
— Don’t listen to the naysayers — Trump’s economy is booming – Jonathon Trugman
https://nypost.com/2019/03/02/dont-listen-to-the-naysayers-trumps-economy-is-booming/

 

USA TODAY
— Parents say students at Arizona school were told to remove MAGA gear, one was suspended – Ellie Nakamoto-White (DIERSEN: If you wore a MAGA hat, what would the Trump-haters in your neighborhood, in your precinct, in your municipality, in your township/ward, in your county, and in Illinois do to you?)
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2019/03/02/maga-hats-pro-trump-gear/3044138002/#

 

BLOOMBERG
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A Trump hater says “Trump’s Base Clings Tight Despite Rising Tide of Troubles.”
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2019-03-02/donald-trump-s-base-clings-tight-despite-rising-tide-of-troubles

 

BUSINESS INSIDER
— Trump said he wanted more ‘highly skilled’ immigrants to come to the US. But skilled, educated foreign workers are leaving the US dejected, saying Trump doomed their American dreams — leaving businesses in the lurch. – Michelle Mark (DIERSEN: What did you do to qualify yourself for better paying jobs? I earned a) a job-related bachelor’s degree when I was 21 in 1970 and job-related master’s degrees when I was 27, 31, and 48, b) job-related professional certifications when I was 30, 32, 41, 45, 47, and 48, and c) a job-related professional license when I was 32.)
https://www.businessinsider.sg/h1b-visa-foreign-worker-says-trump-immigration-crackdown-doomed-american-dream-2019-3/

 

MESSENGER NEWS
— Grassley looks out for older Iowans The senator from Iowa seeks better protection against workplace discrimination – Editorial (DIERSEN: How old are you? All my critics/opponents, all their operatives, and all their dupes promote age discrimination a) because they want to get rid of those who are older than they are and/or b) because they want to curry favor with those who promote age discrimination.)
http://www.messengernews.net/opinion/editorial/2019/03/grassley-looks-out-for-older-iowans/

 

FORT WORTH STAR TELEGRAM
— What a terrible idea to let major cities pick who’s president – CORBIN DOUTHITT, HURST (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, under the Democrats, big cities are anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.star-telegram.com/opinion/letters-to-the-editor/article227001699.html

 

JACKSONVILLE JOURNAL COURIER
— It’s time to fix outdated system of military ‘draft’ – Editorial (DIERSEN: Were you draft bait? I was draft bait 1966-1971. Employers are extremely reluctant to hire, to retain, or to promote those who are draft bait. I graduated from NIU in August of 1970. During 1970 and 1971, potential employers did not believe that my application for a financial hardship draft deferment to help support my mother and brother would be approved. Consequently, in August of 1970, I took the only job that was offered me, a job that did not really require a college degree.)
https://www.myjournalcourier.com/opinion/article/Editorial-It-8217-s-time-to-fix-outdated-system-13658948.php

 

ALBUQUERQUE JOURNAL
— California may run out of rich people – VICTOR DAVIS HANSON (DIERSEN: How soon will your municipality, your township/ward, your county, and Illinois run out of rich people?)
https://www.abqjournal.com/1287436/california-may-run-out-of-rich-people.html

 

PITTSBURGH POST GAZETTE
— Can kids wear MAGA hats to school if they can wear black armbands? A 50-year-old free-speech precedent says ‘yes,’ but the Supreme Court may be slowly overturning it – MICHAEL MCGOUGH
https://www.post-gazette.com/opinion/Op-Ed/2019/03/03/Michael-McGough-Can-kids-wear-MAGA-hats-to-school-if-they-can-wear-black-armbands/stories/201903030064

 

FLORIDA POLITICS
— Anyone who runs a negative campaign will not run a positive administration – Janelle Irwin Taylor (DIERSEN: Candidates who really are Protestant, conservative, and/or Republican should expect that sooner or later, their opponents will run a negative campaign against them. In addition, candidates who are Trump supporters, patriotic, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time should expect that sooner or later, their opponents will use the aforesaid against them.)
https://floridapolitics.com/archives/289511-dick-greco-jr-denies-negative-campaigning-tactics

 

TIME
— President Trump: Some Serving in the U.S. Congress ‘Hate Our Country’ – TARA LAW
http://time.com/5542399/trump-immigrants-congress-hate-country/

 

CHARLOTTE OBSERVER
— South Carolina bill seeks to ban felons from being sheriffs – JEFFREY COLLINS
https://www.charlotteobserver.com/news/state/south-carolina/article227024019.html

 

CHESTNUT POST
— Bernie Contrasts Modest Childhood With Trump’s Lavish Past In First 2020 Rally
https://thechestnutpost.com/news/bernie-contrasts-modest-childhood-with-trumps-lavish-past-in-first-2020-rally/

 

HOLLYWOOD LIFE
— If You’d Love To Run For Political Office But Need Help- Meet Run For Something’s Amanda Litman – Bonnie Fuller (DIERSEN: What motivates you to run for a political office? For me, it is political parties and politicians that promote a) dependency on government, b) dependency on charity, c) LGBTQ activity, d) abortion, e) mass/illegal immigration, f) further diminishment of Second Amendment rights, g) booze, gambling, pot, and other vices, h) patronage, i) political affiliation discrimination, j) reverse discrimination, k) age discrimination, and l) retaliation. If you get motivated enough, what political offices might you run for? I am qualified to run for the following political offices: a) Wheaton City Councilman West District, b) Wheaton City Councilman At Large, c) Wheaton Mayor, d) Milton Township Trustee, e) Milton Township Supervisor, f) DuPage County Board District 4, g) DuPage County Board Chairman, h) State Representative 42nd District, i) State Senator 21th District, j) Illinois Governor, k) U.S. Representative 6th District, l) U.S. Senator Illinois, and m) U.S. President.)
https://hollywoodlife.com/2019/02/25/run-for-something-amanda-litman-helping-political-candidates/

 

VARIETY
— Trump at CPAC: ‘Hollywood Discriminates Against Our People’ – TED JOHNSON
https://variety.com/2019/politics/news/trump-cpac-speech-hollywood-discriminates-against-our-people-1203153862/

 

HORNCASTLE NEWS
— Nearly one in three jobseekers in East Lindsey are over 50
https://www.horncastlenews.co.uk/news/nearly-one-in-three-jobseekers-in-east-lindsey-are-over-50-1-8827200

 

GUARDIAN
— ‘We will keep fighting’: inside the push to put Democratic women in power for the long haul – Lauren Gambino (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats shout at women, and at everyone else, that Republicans are White supremacists, Nazis, KKK members, haters, racists, sexists, bigots, and even worse things who should be gotten rid of once and for all.)
https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2019/mar/03/women-politics-democrats-emerge-america-virginia

March 1 Evening Edition

FOX NEWS CHICAGO
— New spokeswoman for Bernie Sanders can’t vote for him in 2020: she’s an illegal immigrant
http://www.fox32chicago.com/news/new-spokeswoman-for-bernie-sanders-can-t-vote-for-him-in-2020-she-s-an-illegal-immigrant
— Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez warns of ‘list’ for moderate Dems who vote with Republicans (DIERSEN: What list are you on? I am on the list of Republicans who support Trump and the traditional family, right to life, immigration, Second Amendment, illegal drugs, equal opportunity (no race or gender based preference giving), and the rest of the planks in the Illinois Republican Party platform and the Republican Party platform.)
http://www.fox32chicago.com/news/report-alexandria-ocasio-cortez-warns-of-list-for-moderate-dems-who-vote-with-republicans

 

ABC7
— Lightfoot, Preckwinkle signal bruising battle in 5 weeks to mayoral runoff – Craig Wall
https://abc7chicago.com/politics/lightfoot-preckwinkle-signal-bruising-battle-in-5-weeks-to-mayoral-runoff/5161814/

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Judge picks former Rauner watchdog Hickey to oversee Chicago Police Department reforms – Dan Hinkel
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/ct-met-consent-decree-monitor-20190228-story.html
— Reparations and that Chicago story Cohen told about Trump – Clarence Page (DIERSEN: Democrats use Affirmative Action, Diversity, Inclusion, and “up-or-out” to get rid of Republicans who are White, male, older, and/or non-veteran. 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 minority 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.)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/page/ct-perspec-page-reparations-harris-warren-cohen-trump-sanders-brown-0303-20190301-story.html
— Ignorance, apathy, or just the weather? How come young people blew off Chicago’s recent election – Dawn Rhodes and Lolly Bowean
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/politics/elections/ct-met-chicago-election-young-voters-turnout-20190301-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Those who promote LGBTQ activity suffer a rare setback.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/commentary/ct-perspec-methodists-church-queer-gay-marriage-clergy-0304-20190301-story.html
— Poor People’s Campaign to hold bus tours of poverty areas – AP
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/sns-bc-us–poor-peoples-campaign-20190225-story.html
— 2020 Democratic hopefuls embrace new meaning of reparations – AP (DIERSEN: Democrats want all the members of all the following groups to get reparations: anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders, and anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/sns-bc-us–election-2020-reparations-20190225-story.html
— Trump bashes Michael Cohen’s testimony to Congress, calls lawyer ‘totally discredited’ – John Wagner
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/politics/ct-trump-criticizes-cohen-book-20190301-story.html
— Democrats want ‘what Stalin dreamt about’: Take away Americans’ hamburgers, former Trump aide says – Antonia Noori Farzan
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/politics/ct-cpac-take-away-your-hamburgers-20190301-story.html

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Preckwinkle begins the task of trying to demonize Lightfoot – Fran Spielman (DIERSEN: Who are the lead demonizers where you live and in the organizations that you are a member of? I should write a book about the lead demonizers in Wheaton and in the Milton Township Republican Central Committee. They focus on demonizing me and those who share my demographics.)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/fran-spielman-show-chicago-mayoral-runoff-toni-preckwinkle-lori-lightfoot/
— OUTSTANDING: Hawaii’s plan to legalize pot goes up in smoke – AP
https://chicago.suntimes.com/cannabis/hawaiis-plan-to-legalize-pot-goes-up-in-smoke/

 

DAILY HERALD
— For Naperville mayor: Steve Chirico – Editorial
https://www.dailyherald.com/discuss/20190301/for-naperville-mayor-steve-chirico
— Endorsements: Gustin, Hinterlong, Hanson and Kelly for Naperville council
https://www.dailyherald.com/discuss/20190301/endorsements-gustin-hinterlong-hanson-and-kelly-for-naperville-council
— House Democrats explode in recriminations as liberals lash out at moderates – Mike DeBonis
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20190301/house-democrats-explode-in-recriminations-as-liberals-lash-out-at-moderates
— DuPage County is looking for new ways to regulate adult businesses – Robert Sanchez
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20190228/dupage-county-is-looking-for-new-ways-to-regulate-adult-businesses
— OUTSTANDING: Liberal Hawaii decides again not to legalize marijuana – AP
https://www.dailyherald.com/article/20190301/news/303019880/
— Eyeing 2020, White House steps up ‘socialism’ attack on Dems – AP
https://www.dailyherald.com/article/20190301/news/303019916/
— Opponents of Trump border emergency close to votes needed – AP
https://www.dailyherald.com/article/20190301/news/303019994/

 

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Planned Parenthood flexes some political muscle in Chicago No less than six local Democratic representatives appeared at an event to oppose Trump’s proposed “gag rule” on federal funds for family planning. – GREG HINZ (DIERSEN: To be a Democrat is to do everything that you can to promote abortion. To be a Republican is to promote traditional marriage, to promote traditional family, and to discourage abortion.)
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/greg-hinz-politics/planned-parenthood-flexes-some-political-muscle-chicago
— Who’s less popular than Madigan and Trump in Illinois? The answer: pharmaceutical companies. Drug pricing has become a bipartisan issue, and that’s why a new package of legislation taking aim at the issue is picking up steam in Springfield. – RICH MILLER
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/rich-miller-springfield/whos-less-popular-madigan-and-trump-illinois

 

DEKALB DAILY CHRONICLE
— Funds threat won’t end Planned Parenthood abortion referrals
https://www.daily-chronicle.com/2019/02/28/funds-threat-wont-end-planned-parenthood-abortion-referrals/am8ac61/

 

DAILY REPUBLICAN
— ‘Voters want to know their vote is equal’ – GRANT MORGAN (DIERSEN: One could argue that you should move if you are a Republican, but the majority of the voters in your precinct, in your township/ward, in your county, and/or in your state are Democrats.)
http://www.dailyrepublicannews.com/news/20190228/voters-want-to-know-their-vote-is-equal

 

NPR ILLINOIS
— Court Ruling Renews Debate On Women And The Draft – DAVID WELNA (DIERSEN: Were you draft bait? I was draft bait 1966-1971. Employers are extremely reluctant to hire, to retain, or to promote those who are draft bait. I graduated from NIU in August of 1970. During 1970 and 1971, potential employers did not believe that my application for a financial hardship draft deferment to help support my mother and brother would be approved. Consequently, in August of 1970, I took the only job that was offered me, a job that did not really require a college degree.)
http://www.nprillinois.org/post/court-ruling-renews-debate-women-and-draft#stream/0

 

DUPAGE POLICY JOURNAL
— Wheaton City Council candidate, Planned Parenthood supporter Bray-Parker avoids taking position on legislation legalizing abortion at any stage of pregnancy – W.J. Kennedy
https://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/511784975-wheaton-city-council-candidate-planned-parenthood-supporter-bray-parker-avoids-taking-position-on-legislation-legalizing-abortion-at-any-stage-of-pregnancy

 

ILLINOIS VALLEY TIMES
— LaSalle County GOP leader opposed proposed income tax hike – Glenn Minnis
https://illinoisvalleytimes.com/stories/511803059-lasalle-county-gop-leader-opposed-proposed-income-tax-hike

 

ILLINOIS NEWS NETWORK
— ‘Fight For 51’ measure highlights regional differences in Illinois – Greg Bishop
https://www.ilnews.org/news/state_politics/fight-for-measure-highlights-regional-differences-in-illinois/article_7d46d324-3c54-11e9-a9de-8b7f58c4c380.html
— Illinois one of two states to shrink since recession – Cole Lauterbach
https://www.ilnews.org/news/economy/illinois-one-of-two-states-to-shrink-since-recession/article_b6c9cd7a-3b93-11e9-b847-83134d62b6c8.html

 

ILLINOIS FAMILY ACTION
— Bernie’s Bolshevik Bona Fides – Robert Knight
https://illinoisfamilyaction.org/tag/occupy-wall-street/

 

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— WHERE’S WEYERMULLER? MINGLING WITH DUPAGE COUNTY GOPERS (DIERSEN: I had the honor of being at the table in the first picture in this article.)
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2019/03/wheres-weyermuller-mingling-with-dupage-county-gopers.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: These are some of the issues in contention among the IL GOP faithful: Abortion 2nd amendment Border wall Illinois new minimum wage President Donald J Trump Some party leaders have indicated the IL GOP might have to take surveys of what Republicans believe and want for Illinois. Some Illinois Republicans do not wish to highlight these subjects. Many in the state – especially the conservative base – wants the party to ramp it up on these issues. The fact the Peter Roskam and Randy Hultgren lost their Congressional re-elections indicates they played it too close to the vest trying to be “moderate.” The days of Jim Edgar, Bruce Rauner, and Mark Kirk are over. To win elections in the future, Republicans need to go back to traditional values. Socialism and expansion of government with more tax, spend, regulate, and borrow needs to be shown that it doesn’t work. The Illinois GOP Platform needs to be inclusive, conservative, pro-family, pro 2nd amendment, pro less taxes, pro Trump, pro-freedom, and pro-America.)
— BEDELL: TELL ILLINOIS LEGISLATORS TO REJECT MORE BAD BETS
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2019/03/bedell-tell-illinois-legislators-to-reject-more-bad-bets.html
— ILLINOIS DRAWS NATIONAL ATTENTION FOR EXTREME ABORTION PROPOSALS
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2019/03/illinois-draws-national-attention-for-extreme-abortion-proposals.html
— THORNER/O’NEIL: THERE’S ANOTHER IGNORED SIDE TO AMERICA’S IMMIGRATION DILEMMA
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2019/03/thorneroneil-theres-another-ignored-side-to-americas-immigration-dilemma-.html
— BEDELL: TELL ILLINOIS LEGISLATORS TO REJECT MORE BAD BETS
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2019/03/bedell-tell-illinois-legislators-to-reject-more-bad-bets.html
— TRUMP’S TARIFFS MAY CLASSIFY IMPORTED CARS AS NATIONAL SECURITY RISKS
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2019/03/trumps-tariffs-may-classify-imported-cars-as-national-security-risks.html

 

CAPITOL FAX
— Preckwinkle launches first negative TV ad of the runoff
https://capitolfax.com/2019/03/01/preckwinkle-launches-first-negative-tv-ad-of-the-runoff/
— Illinois population down about 6,000 residents since 2008
https://capitolfax.com/2019/03/01/illinois-population-down-about-6000-residents-since-2008/

 

BREITBART
— Michelle Malkin Delivers Scorching Immigration Speech at CPAC – Michelle Moons
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2019/03/01/michelle-malkin-delivers-scorching-immigration-speech-cpac/
— 13 Scary Things in Democrats’ ‘Medicare for All’ – Joel B. Pollak
https://www.breitbart.com/health/2019/03/01/13-scary-things-in-democrats-medicare-for-all/
— SPLC’s Hate Map Hysteria Enables Hoaxes – Dale Wilcox
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2019/03/01/wilcox-splcs-hate-map-hysteria-enables-hoaxes/

 

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Michelle Malkin slams ‘ghost of John McCain’ at CPAC – Jessica Chasmar
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2019/mar/1/michelle-malkin-slams-ghost-john-mccain-cpac/
— Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez threatens primary challenges to Dems who vote with GOP – Bailey Vogt (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois have lots of religious, government, political, and/or financial clout. They threaten candidates, elected officials, and party leaders with running candidates against them if they do not help them get rid of me.)
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2019/mar/1/alexandria-ocasio-cortez-threatens-primary-challen/

 

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Tom Rogan sides with foreign countries against America.
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/at-cpac-a-grave-dishonor-to-john-mccain-and-america

 

FOX NEWS CHANNEL
— From reparations to Green New Deal, liberal litmus tests put 2020 Dems in risky territory – Adam Shaw
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/from-reparations-to-green-new-deal-liberal-litmus-tests-put-2020-dems-in-risky-territory

 

GOPUSA
— Rashida Tlaib accuses Mark Meadows of racism for inviting black woman to Cohen hearing
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=65857
— Second Amendment Sanctuaries: A Growing Trend
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=65866

 

NEWSMAX
— Polls: Trump Approval Dropping in Midwest – Theodore Bunker
https://www.newsmax.com/politics/poll-donaldtrump-approvalrating-midwest/2019/03/01/id/905098/

 

AMERICAN THINKER
— Democrats wheel out an ‘Illegal Immigration Stimulus Act’ for 2019 – Monica Showalter
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2019/03/democrats_wheel_out_an_illegal_immigrant_stimulus_plan_for_2019.html

 

CONSERVATIVE REVIEW
— Trump admin extends TPS amnesty and bows to judicial supremacy – Daniel Horowitz
https://www.conservativereview.com/news/trump-admin-extends-tps-amnesty-bows-judicial-supremacy/

 

DAILY CALLER
— TRUMP’S ‘REMAIN IN MEXICO’ POLICY IS CHANGING HOW IMMIGRANTS TRY TO ENTER THE US – Jason Hopkins
https://dailycaller.com/2019/03/01/asylum-illegal-crossings/
— NEW MEDIA FLAK FOR SEN. BERNIE SANDERS IS AN ILLEGAL IMMIGRANT – David Krayden
https://dailycaller.com/2019/03/01/sanders-spokeswoman-illegal/

 

NATIONAL REVIEW
— A Company’s Politics Rarely Matches Its Actions – JIM GERAGHTY
https://www.nationalreview.com/the-morning-jolt/a-companys-politics-rarely-matches-its-actions/

 

ONE NEWS NOW
— Dems dangle dollars with reparation talk – Chad Groening, Billy Davis
https://onenewsnow.com/politics-govt/2019/03/01/dems-dangle-dollars-with-reparation-talk

 

ONE AMERICA NEWS NETWORK
— Creator Of Calif.’S Sanctuary State Law Admits Family Is Here Illegally
https://www.oann.com/watch-creator-of-calif-s-sanctuary-state-law-admits-family-is-here-illegally/

 

LIBERTY HEADLINES
— Historically Guilty Dems Alone Should Foot Bill for Slavery ‘Reparations’ ‘Democrats have tortured blacks for centuries and hammer us even today…’- Deroy Murdock
https://www.libertyheadlines.com/murdock-historically-guilty-dems-alone-should-foot-bill-for-slavery-reparations/

 

THE HILL
— Sanders on reparations: There are better ways than ‘just writing a check’ – JOHN BOWDEN (DIERSEN: Democrats use Affirmative Action, Diversity, Inclusion, and “up-or-out” to get rid of Republicans who are White, male, older, and/or non-veteran. 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 minority 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.)
https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/432254-sanders-on-reparations-there-are-better-ways-than-just-writing-a-check
— Poll finds 37 percent found Cohen testimony credible (DIERSEN: How credible are you? If your critics/opponents polled those who are members of organizations that you are a member of, what percent would say that you are credible? If my critics/opponents polled the members of the Milton Township Republican Central Committee (MTRCC), what percent would say that I am credible? From what I see, MTRCC members give tremendous weight to the opinions of those who dominate the MTRCC. Those who dominate the MTRCC include a) past and present MTRCC, DuPage County Republican Central Committee (DCRCC), and Illinois Republican Party (IRP) officers, b) past and present Milton Township officials, c) past and present DuPage County officials, d) past and present Illinois officials, and e) past, present, and potential major MTRCC donors.)
https://thehill.com/hilltv/what-americas-thinking/432187-americans-havent-decided-whether-to-believe-michael-cohen-poll

 

FORTUNE
— American Conservative Union Chairman Matt Schlapp Defends Nationalism – ERIN CORBETT
http://fortune.com/2019/03/01/cpac-2019-defends-nationalism/

 

BUSINESS INSIDER
— Inside the lives of surprisingly frugal millionaires and billionaires, from businessmen like Warren Buffett and Richard Branson to A-list celebs like Jay Leno and Jennifer Lawrence – Hillary Hoffower
https://www.businessinsider.com/frugal-billionaires-millionaires-lifestyle-money-car-house-habits-net-worth-2019-2

 

BLOOMBERG GOVERNMENT
— Trump Administration Seeks Tools to Retrain Federal Workforce – Chris Cornillie (DIERSEN: Between 1992 and 1997, I paid for my own “retraining.” In 1989, the Democrats who ran GAO’s Chicago office a) made it clear that they would never again assign me to audits of IRS and b) assigned me to audits of federal financial industry regulators. Between 1992 and 1997, I took graduate finance courses at IIT, and in 1997 earned a master’s degree in financial markets and trading.)
https://about.bgov.com/news/trump-administration-seeks-tools-to-retrain-federal-workforce/

 

FORBES
— New Tool Can Help You Measure Whether Your Organization Is Inclusive – Dr. Janice Gassam (DIERSEN: As I worked for the federal government for almost 30 years, fewer and fewer and fewer of my superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates were Republican, White, male, and/or older.)
https://www.forbes.com/sites/janicegassam/2019/03/01/new-tool-can-help-you-measure-whether-your-organization-is-inclusive/#35ba9a931c89

 

GOVERNMENT EXECUTIVE
— Lawmaker Reintroduces Bill to Boost Morale at Homeland Security – Erich Wagner (DIERSEN: Democrats run the federal government. Those Democrats do everything that they can to destroy the morale of federal employees who are Republican, White, male, and/or non-veteran who did not make GS-13 (currently $96,403) by age 25, GS-14 (currently $113,920) by age 30, GS-15 (currently $134,000) by age 35, and Senior Executive Service (currently $164,200) by age 40. It is called Affirmative Action, Diversity, Inclusion, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, and age discrimination.)
https://www.govexec.com/management/2019/03/lawmaker-reintroduces-bill-boost-morale-homeland-security/155250/

 

NEW REPUBLIC
— The Sensible Politics of Soaking the Rich Democrats are avoiding questions about how to pay for Medicare for All and the Green New Deal. The answer is quite simple. – ALEX SHEPHARD (DIERSEN: Who wants you to pay more taxes? My critics/opponents have always wanted me to pay more taxes, and especially since 1971 when I became an IRS employee, and especially since 1972 when I started itemizing my deductions.)
https://newrepublic.com/article/153193/sensible-politics-soaking-rich

 

LAWYERS
— Planned Parenthood Mistreats Pregnant Employees – Sidney L. Gold (DIERSEN: Democrats run the federal government. Those Democrats mistreat federal employees who are Republican, White, male, and/or non-veteran who did not make GS-13 (currently $96,403) by age 25, GS-14 (currently $113,920) by age 30, GS-15 (currently $134,000) by age 35, and Senior Executive Service (currently $164,200) by age 40. It is called Affirmative Action, Diversity, Inclusion, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, and age discrimination.)
https://blogs.lawyers.com/attorney/discrimination/planned-parenthood-mistreats-pregnant-employees-53773/

 

AD AGE
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: THE PGA TOUR LIFTS LIQUOR TV AD BAN AND WILL TAKE GAMBLING SPONSORSHIPS Booze and gambling sports marketing barriers keep falling – E.J. Schultz.
https://adage.com/article/cmo-strategy/pga-tour-lifts-liquor-tv-ad-ban/316797/

March 1 Morning Edition

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— House passage of gun safety bills reflects political shift – AP (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats make it clear that they want to abolish the Second Amendment.)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/house-passage-of-gun-safety-bills-reflects-political-shift/

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— BEYOND DISGUSTING, BEYOND TRAGIC: Demand for legal marijuana in Illinois would far exceed licensed growers’ ability to supply it, study shows – John Keilman (DIERSEN: Pot pushers want you to be a stoner, as well as your spouse, your children, your grandchildren, your parents, your grandparents, your brothers and sisters, the rest of your relatives, and everyone else.)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/ct-met-illinois-legalized-marijuana-study-20190228-story.html
— Massachusetts woman who knocked MAGA hat off man’s head in Mexican restaurant may be deported – Katie Mettler (DIERSEN: If you wore a MAGA hate in your neighborhood, in your precinct, in your municipality, in your township/ward, in your county, and in Illinois, what would the Trump-haters do to you? When you wear a MAGA hat, you should also wear a body camera and always have it turned on.)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/ct-massachusetts-woman-maga-hat-deportation-20190228-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Republicans falsely argue that if legal gambling is increased, there will be less illegal gambling.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/business/ct-biz-legal-sports-betting-illinois-20190227-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Trump-haters promote hatred against Trump.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/editorials/ct-edit-trump-north-korea-kim-jong-un-michael-cohen-nuclear-fbi-comey-20190228-story.html
— Can Lightfoot and Preckwinkle compete without demonizing each other? Now that would be historic. – Mary Schmich (DIERSEN: Who demonizes you the most and why? Have you considered writing a book about them, or maybe suing them? I should write a book about those who demonize me the most and why they do that. I would focus on those who falsely claim to be religious, conservative, and/or Republican. But maybe I should just sue them.)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/columnists/schmich/ct-met-schmich-lightfoot-preckwinkle-chicago-mayor-20190228-story.html

 

DAILY HERALD
— Attending College of DuPage can help ease student debt – Brian Caputo (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes look down on those like me who do not a degree from an Ivy League university.)
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20190301/attending-college-of-dupage-can-help-ease-student-debt

 

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— U.S. House finally moves on guns, and voters need to remember Illinois lawmakers split strictly along party lines on a sensible measure to require universal background checks. Will backers get the praise they deserve? – GREG HINZ (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats make it clear a) that they blame Republicans for gun violence and b) that they want to abolish the Second Amendment.)
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/greg-hinz-politics/us-house-finally-moves-guns-and-voters-need-remember

 

CHAMPAIGN/URBANA NEWS GAZETTE
— Surprise in the Windy City Chicago voters face an unprecedented choice in the race for mayor. – Editorial
http://www.news-gazette.com/opinion/editorials/2019-03-01/editorial-surprise-the-windy-city.html

 

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— State forecasters see modest economic growth next year, but warning signs ahead – Peter Hancock (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, the Democrats who run Illinois make it clear that want individuals, organizations, and companies that are members of the following groups to leave Illinois: Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders, and those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.sj-r.com/news/20190228/state-forecasters-see-modest-economic-growth-next-year-but-warning-signs-ahead

 

ROCKFORD REGISTER STAR
— Rodney Davis at Lincoln Day Dinner set for March 24
https://www.rrstar.com/entertainmentlife/20190228/lincoln-day-dinner-set-for-march-24

 

QUAD CITIES ONLINE
— Illinois, others, face economic Apocalypse – Stephen Moore
https://qconline.com/opinion/columnists/illinois-others-face-economic-apocalypse/article_b295a292-52f0-58f6-9018-fa8d8af66a10.html

 

QUINCY HERALD WHIG
— ISRA schedules town hall meeting Saturday in Quincy – Steve Eighinger
https://www.whig.com/20190228/isra-schedules-town-hall-meeting-saturday-in-quincy

 

SAUK VALLEY
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Democrats encourage children to engage in LGBTQ activity.
https://www.saukvalley.com/2019/02/27/lawmaker-pushes-for-non-discriminatory-textbooks-that-highlight-lgbt-contributions/a6zcpek/

 

OAK PARK
— Questions for Oak Park trustee candidates – Les Golden (DIERSEN: Questions for municipal candidates: If elected, would you always vote AGAINST measures that promote a) dependency on government, b) dependency on charity, c) LGBTQ activity, d) abortion, e) mass/illegal immigration, f) diminishment of Second Amendment rights, g) booze, gambling, pot, and other vices, h) patronage, i) political affiliation discrimination, j) reverse discrimination, and k) age discrimination? Put another way, would you always vote FOR measures that promote a) individual responsibility, b) traditional marriage and family, c) right to life, d) compliance with immigration laws, e) enforcement of gun laws, f) avoidance of vices, g) civil service laws, and h) equal opportunity, that is, no race or gender based preference giving?)
https://www.oakpark.com/News/Articles/2-26-2019/Questions-for-Oak-Park-trustee-candidates/

 

ILLINOIS WATCHDOG
— Retirees object to governor’s pension holiday plan – Cole Lauterbach
https://www.watchdog.org/illinois/retirees-object-to-governor-s-pension-holiday-plan/article_ab8f8480-23da-516d-bcf7-1bfd3f288623.html

 

ILLINOIS NEWS NETWORK
— Illinois students could soon get lessons in fake news – Benjamin Yount (DIERSEN: According to my critics/opponents, all news and commentary is fake except for the news and commentary that they put out or bless.)
https://www.ilnews.org/news/schools/illinois-students-could-soon-get-lessons-in-fake-news/article_6072193a-3b59-11e9-8cab-c37a8450fecd.html

 

ILLINOIS FAMILY INSTITUTE
— Shocking Information About Illinois Medicaid and Pregnant Women – Laurie Higgins
https://illinoisfamily.org/life/27455/

 

GOPUSA
— Venezuela and the Myth of Kinder, Gentler Socialism
http://www.gopusa.com/venezuela-and-the-myth-of-kinder-gentler-socialism/

 

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Trump’s call to stop Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Democrats’ socialist agenda resonates at CPAC – Alex Swoyer and Gabriella Muñoz
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2019/feb/28/alexandria-ocasio-cortez-democrats-socialist-agend/
— 45-year tradition: CPAC still has the energy, influence, inner mettle – Jennifer Harper
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2019/feb/28/inside-the-beltway-cpac-full-of-energy-influence-i/

 

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Poll: Half of voters reject socialism, Democrats scared of label – Paul Bedard
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/washington-secrets/poll-half-of-voters-reject-socialism-democrats-scared-of-label

 

FOX NEWS
— Ingraham at CPAC: Dems Respond to ‘Peace and Prosperity’ With Socialism
https://insider.foxnews.com/2019/02/28/laura-ingraham-cpac-democrats-respond-prosperity-launching-socialism-ocasio-cortez
— Diamond and Silk bring CPAC to its feet with fiery address on socialism, Dems in Congress – Gregg Re
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/diamond-and-silk-bring-cpac-to-its-feet-with-fiery-address-on-socialism-dems-in-congress

 

FRONTPAGE MAGAZINE
— CONGRESS ORDERS “SHIELDS DOWN” BY BLOCKING EMERGENCY DECLARATION Willfully ignoring threats to national security. – Michael Cutler
https://www.frontpagemag.com/fpm/273000/congress-orders-shields-down-blocking-emergency-michael-cutler

 

CONSERVATIVE REVIEW
— Lefties didn’t mind when Obama ‘reprogrammed’ billions in taxpayer funds for illegal alien welfare – Daniel Horowitz
https://www.conservativereview.com/news/lefties-didnt-mind-obama-reprogrammed-billions-taxpayer-funds-illegal-alien-welfare/
— Limbaugh: Dems’ deceit and moral bankruptcy on abortion – David Limbaugh
https://www.conservativereview.com/news/limbaugh-dems-deceit-moral-bankruptcy-abortion/

 

PJ MEDIA
— Diamond and Silk Tell Kamala Harris: ‘You Keep Your Reparations’ – TYLER O’NEIL
https://pjmedia.com/trending/diamond-and-silk-tell-kamala-harris-you-keep-your-reparations/

 

NEWSMAX
— Wisconsin Democrat Governor Proposing ID Cards for Illegal Immigrants – Cathy Burke (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats make it clear that they are anti-American.)
https://www.newsmax.com/newsfront/wisconsin-id-illegals-drivers-permits/2019/02/28/id/904951/
— Dems’ Reparations Push ‘Gift Wraps’ 2020 for Trump, Pollsters Warn – Michael Dorstewitz
https://www.newsmax.com/platinum/democrat-slave-reparations-trump/2019/03/01/id/904993/

 

FEDERALIST
— Illinois Considers Another Terrifying Law Allowing Infanticide Illinois is climbing on the infanticide bandwagon with a bill that removes any limits on abortion. It is sponsored by one-third of the state House. This bill is terrifying in its scope. – Elizabeth Bauer
http://thefederalist.com/2019/03/01/illinois-considers-another-terrifying-law-allowing-infanticide/

 

BREITBART
— Bernie Sanders Campaign Hires Illegal Immigrant as Deputy Press Secretary – Joshua Caplan (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Trump-haters make it clear that they want to get rid of once and for all individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders, and those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2019/03/01/bernie-sanders-campaign-hires-illegal-immigrant-as-deputy-press-secretary/
— Trump’s DHS Extends ‘Temporary’ Amnesty for 300K Foreign Nationals – John Binder
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2019/02/28/trumps-dhs-extends-temporary-amnesty-for-300k-foreign-nationals/
— Van Jones Booed at CPAC for Claiming Illegal Aliens Commit Less Crime than Americans – John Binder (DIERSEN: To be in America illegally shows that you a) disrespect the rule of law, b) disrespect America, and c) disrespect America’s citizens.)
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2019/02/28/watch-van-jones-booed-at-cpac-for-claiming-illegal-aliens-commit-less-crime-than-americans/

 

TOWNHALL
— CPAC Video Shows Reagan’s Chilling Warning That Is Now America’s Reality – Beth Baumann
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/bethbaumann/2019/02/28/watch-new-video-cpac-video-shows-reagans-chilling-warning-that-is-now-americas-reality-n2542385
— Dems’ Deceit and Moral Bankruptcy on Abortion – David Limbaugh
https://townhall.com/columnists/davidlimbaugh/2019/03/01/dems-deceit-and-moral-bankruptcy-on-abortion-n2542402

 

IMMIGRATION REFORM
— Democrats’ Hobson’s Choice: Generous Welfare Or Open Borders – PAWEL STYRNA
https://immigrationreform.com/2019/03/01/democrats-hobsons-choice-generous-welfare-or-open-borders/

 

WORLD NET DAILY
— CPAC CONSERVATIVES NOW EMBRACING TRUMP ‘Who has accomplished this many of his promises in less than 2 years?’
https://www.wnd.com/2019/02/cpac-conservatives-now-embracing-trump/
— ELIZABETH WARREN INVENTS NEW ‘FUNDAMENTAL RIGHT’ Massachusetts Democrat proposes ‘bold’ plan for America’s kids – ART MOORE
https://www.wnd.com/2019/02/elizabeth-warren-invents-new-fundamental-right/
— TEXAS SUED AFTER ELECTION WORKER THREATENS TO CALL COPS OVER MAGA HAT Pacific Legal Foundation won similar case, against Minnesota, only year ago
https://www.wnd.com/2019/02/texas-sued-after-election-worker-threatens-to-call-cops-over-maga-hat/
— OSCARS: A 3-HOUR 2020 CAMPAIGN AD — BUT THERE’S GOOD NEWS … Joseph Farah explains why he sat through entire anti-Trump awards
https://www.wnd.com/2019/02/oscars-a-3-hour-2020-campaign-ad-but-theres-good-news/

 

AMERICAN THINKER
— The end of polls? – Monica Showalter (DIERSEN: According to Democrats and according to RINOs, a) the majority of voters want dependency on government, dependency on charity, LGBTQ activity, abortion, mass/illegal immigration, diminishment of Second Amendment rights, booze, gambling, pot, and other vices, patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, and age discrimination and b) the majority of voters want to get rid of Republicans once and for all.)
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2019/02/the_end_of_polls.html

 

AMERICAN SPECTATOR
— CPAC: The Fight Against Online Censorship – ROBERT STACY MCCAIN (DIERSEN: Since 2000, my critics/opponents have a) wanted me to stop putting GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails together and sending them out and b) wanted to stop everyone from reading those emails. Failing that, they have done everything that they can to censor me. I am no longer a TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairman, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce Government Affairs Committee member, Milton Township Republican Central Committee (MTRCC) webmaster, Illinois Center Right Coalition (ICRC) Steering Committee member, and American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter board member. In 2006, they almost got ICRC to censure me, and in 2004, they defeated my bid to serve a MTRCC Treasurer.)
https://spectator.org/cpac-the-fight-against-online-censorship/

 

AMERICAN GREATNESS
— Why Trump is Destined for an Historic 2020 Win – Conrad Black
https://amgreatness.com/2019/02/28/why-trump-is-destined-for-an-historic-2020-win/

 

AMERICAN ENTERPRISE INSTITUTE
— Democrats getting out on dangerously left-wing limb – Michael Barone
https://www.aei.org/publication/democrats-getting-out-on-dangerously-left-wing-limb/

 

NATIONAL REVIEW
— Reparations? Let Democrats Pay for Their Anti-Black Abuses – DEROY MURDOCK
https://www.nationalreview.com/2019/02/slavery-reparations-democratic-party-politics/

 

REAL CLEAR POLITICS
— OUTRAGEOUS: Anti-Trump Secret Service Agent Leaving With Pay, Pension – Susan Crabtre
https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2019/03/01/anti-trump_secret_service_agent_leaving_with_pay_pension_139615.html

 

EPOCH TIMES
— Why We Should Embrace President Trump’s Nationalism – Carol M. Swain
https://www.theepochtimes.com/why-we-should-embrace-president-trumps-nationalism_2817896.html

 

THE HILL
— Embracing reparations debases blacks, raises troubling questions – ROBERT L. WOODSON SR.
https://thehill.com/opinion/civil-rights/431573-embracing-reparations-debases-blacks-raises-troubling-questions
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Trump-haters and America-haters crow that “GOP bristles over plan to shift military funding to border wall.”
https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/432129-gop-bristles-over-plan-to-shift-military-funding-to-border-wall

 

ROLL CALL
— China is building soft power in U.S. schools, Senate report warns The country has shelled out $158 million to seed a network of Confucius Institutes in the United States – Rachel Oswald
https://www.rollcall.com/news/congress/china-building-soft-power-schools

 

REUTERS
— Illinois budget debate raises key questions on taxing retirement income – Mark Miller
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-column-miller-taxation/column-illinois-budget-debate-raises-key-questions-on-taxing-retirement-income-idUSKCN1QH1F4

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— A Clash at the Cohen Hearing Reveals the Left’s Racial Divide – Sheryl Gay Stolberg
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/02/28/us/politics/race-divide-democrats-republicans.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Trump-haters promote hatred of Trump.
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/02/28/opinion/meadows-tlaib.html
— Dents Begin to Show at Top End of Classic Car Market – Rob Sass
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/02/28/business/dents-begin-to-show-at-top-end-of-classic-car-market.html
— Socialism and the Self-Made Woman What Ivanka Trump doesn’t know about social mobility. – Paul Krugman (DIERSEN: To falsely demonize, denigrate, and condemn me as being privileged and filthy rich, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always falsely demonized, denigrated, and condemned my parents as being privileged and filthy rich.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/02/28/opinion/ivanka-trump-social-mobility.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The key observation, based on a growing body of research, is that when it comes to upward social mobility, the U.S. is truly exceptional — that is, it performs exceptionally badly. Americans whose parents have low incomes are more likely to have low incomes themselves, and less likely to make it into the middle or upper class, than their counterparts in other advanced countries. And those who are born affluent are, correspondingly, more likely to keep their status.)

 

WASHINGTON POST
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A Trump-hater likens Trump supporters to Mussolini supporters.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/outlook/2019/02/28/when-americans-loved-benito-mussolini/

 

WBUR
— How Chicago Politics Produced A Deeply Entrenched Culture Of Corruption – Chris Bentley and Jeremy Hobson
https://www.wbur.org/hereandnow/2019/02/28/chicago-politics-corruption

 

LOWELL SUN
— Reparations coming to everyone, including Sen. Warren – Peter Lucas
http://www.lowellsun.com/peterlucas/ci_32485085/reparations-coming-everyone-including-sen-warren

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— OUTSTANDING: U.S. Homeownership Rate Hits Highest Level Since 2014 Fourth-quarter data suggests shift from renting to owning, especially among 35-to-44-year-olds – Laura Kusisto
https://www.wsj.com/articles/u-s-homeownership-rate-hits-highest-level-since-2014-11551389595
— The Hidden Costs of Stressed-Out Workers Companies often don’t realize how much they pay for lost time and productivity from unhealthy workplace dynamics. But there are ways to lower the stress level. – Jeffrey Pfeffer (DIERSEN: To get rid of them, my Democrat superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates in the federal government always did everything that they could to promote stress in federal employees who were Republican, White, male, and/or non-veteran who had not made GS-13 (currently $96,403) by age 25, GS-14 (currently $113,920) by age 30, GS-15 (currently $134,000) by age 35, and Senior Executive Service (currently $164,200) by age 40.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-hidden-costs-of-stressed-out-workers-11551367913
— Inside the Hottest Job Market in Half a Century A look at who’s getting ahead, who could be left behind and how long the boom can last – Eric Morath and Lauren Weber (DIERSEN: GAO hired me in 1980 because it could not find a qualified Democrat, minority, female, younger person, or veteran who would take the job. IRS hired me in 1971 because it could not find a qualified Democrat, minority, female, or veteran who would take the job. The Post Office hired me in 1966 because it could not find a qualified Democrat, minority, female, or veteran who would take the job.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/inside-the-hottest-job-market-in-half-a-century-11551436201
— How Do You Stack Up in Today’s Job Market? Put in your info to see if you’re one of the many workers benefiting from a strong U.S. labor market – Soo Oh
https://www.wsj.com/articles/how-do-you-stack-up-in-todays-job-market-11551436216
— Female Factor: Women Drive the Labor-Force Comeback The share of women participating in the workforce is rising much faster than for men – Vanessa Fuhrmans
https://www.wsj.com/articles/female-factor-women-drive-the-labor-force-comeback-11551436214
— The Phony Retirement Crisis Contrary to the alarms, household savings are growing. But government plans are underfunded. – Andrew Biggs (DIERSEN: Have you saved at least $1 million for your retirement, and if not, are you on track to save at least $1 million saved for your retirement?)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-phony-retirement-crisis-11551398196

 

U.S. NEWS & WORLD REPORT
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats promote LGBTQ activity.
https://www.usnews.com/news/best-states/articles/2019-02-28/states-aim-to-ban-conversion-therapy-protect-lgbtq-youth

 

NATION
— Socialists Win Big in Chicago In city elections this week, progressive candidates shocked the Democratic machine. – Miles Kampf-Lassin
https://www.thenation.com/article/socialists-progressives-chicago-election-rahm-emanuel/

 

MONEY MAGAZINE
— Falling property prices are an opportunity, not a tragedy – Marcus Padley (DIERSEN: Democrats run Illinois. How fast are property prices falling in your neighborhood, in your precinct, in your municipality, in your township/ward, in your county, and in Illinois?) Whys are they falling?)
https://moneymag.com.au/falling-property-prices-opportunity/

 

GALLUP
— Reparations and Black Americans’ Attitudes About Race – FRANK NEWPORT (DIERSEN: How much in reparations do your critics/opponents hint/imply/argue/shout that you should pay and why? My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always hinted/implied/argued/shouted that I should pay lots of reparations because I am White, male, old (born in 1948), Protestant (baptized, raised, and confirmed as a Missouri Synod Lutheran), conservative, Republican, non-poor, draft avoider, I worked for the federal government for almost 30 years, that is, I held jobs that minorities and females should have had instead of me, and my ancestors have been in America since 1844. In my defense, my ancestors have always lived in northeast Illinois and they discriminated against no one. In my defense, in 1997, I succumbed to my Democrat superiors and took their early retirement “offer” so that they could my job and my preferred corner office to a Democrat minority.)
https://news.gallup.com/opinion/polling-matters/247178/reparations-black-americans-attitudes-race.aspx
(FROM THE ARTICLE: One key finding: Only 18% of blacks are satisfied with the way blacks are treated in this country today, compared with 51% of whites who say they are satisfied with the way blacks are treated. Well over half of blacks believe that blacks are treated less favorably than whites in dealing with the police, in stores and malls, and on the job. About half of blacks say blacks are treated less favorably in neighborhood shops, in restaurants and in getting healthcare. More than one in five black Americans say that within the last 30 days they were treated unfairly in stores, in restaurants or by the police. Slightly fewer, but still substantial numbers, say that they have been treated unfairly at work or in receiving healthcare. A slight majority of blacks are pessimistic about the future, saying that relations between blacks and whites will always be a problem in this country. Black Americans also clearly believe that government actions should be taken to help bring about change. Over seven in 10 blacks favor affirmative action programs for racial minorities in this country, and a majority of 57% of whites agree. Previous Gallup research has shown that about two-thirds of black Americans believe the U.S. government should play a major role in trying to improve the social and economic position of blacks and other minority groups in this country. Over seven in 10 blacks believe that new civil rights laws are needed in this country to reduce discrimination against blacks. What about reparations per se? Several polls in recent years have shown majority black support for the concept. A YouGov online survey in 2014 showed roughly six in 10 black Americans said that the U.S. government should offer cash payments and education and job training programs to the descendants of slaves. A Kaiser Family Foundation/CNN survey from 2015 found that 52% of blacks said that “as a way to make up for the harm caused by slavery” the government should “make cash payments to Black Americans who are descendants of slaves” (8% of whites agreed). A Marist poll from 2016 showed that 58% of blacks supported the idea for reparations for African-American descendants of slaves. Overall, blacks in the U.S. have continuing concerns about discrimination and structural impediments to their success, and most believe that the government must step in and do more to help this situation. The concept of reparations per se is broad, and the exact level of black support for the idea depends on how it is defined. But we know that at least a majority of blacks appear from past polling to be in favor — not surprising given the general context of black support for the government actively addressing race inequalities in the U.S. today.)

 

GUARDIAN
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, White-haters and America-haters promote hatred against Whites and against America.
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2019/feb/28/donald-trump-michael-cohen-racist-conman-america

 

ZILLOW
— FOR SALE: 1041 Golf Lane, Wheaton – $489,000
https://www.zillow.com/wheaton-il/X1-SS1apc9gppw622z_3o1g1_sse/4447906_zpid/

February 26 Morning Edition

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Trump wooing Pritzker: Calls him ‘friend’ at White House, taps him for panel – Lynn Sweet
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/donald-trump-wooing-jb-pritzker-calls-him-friend-white-house-taps-him-for-panel/

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— DeVos overhaul could make campus sex misconduct harder to prove. Will that protect the accused or silence accusers? – Dawn Rhodes (DIERSEN: Trump-haters want members of the following groups to be presumed to be guilty as charged: Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older people, rich people, gun owners, German Americans, draft avoiders, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/ct-met-illinois-campus-sex-assault-title-ix-guidelines-devos-20190123-story.html

 

DAILY HERALD
— Library officials called short-sighted in Vernon Hills – Rick Kambic (DIERSEN: Who calls you short-sighted? Of course, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes call me short-sighted. They want me to see everything their way.)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/vernon-hills/news/ct-vhr-vernon-hills-library-project-tl-0228-story.html

 

ABC7
— Man plans to spend retirement at the Holiday Inn because it’s cheaper (DIERSEN: My 88-year-old aunt is paying $252 per day at an assisted living facility.)
https://abc7chicago.com/society/man-plans-holiday-inn-retirement-because-its-cheaper/5157421/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Robison wrote on Facebook that the average cost of nursing home care is about $188 per day. A long-term stay with a senior discount at Holiday Inn, on the other hand, is $59.23 per day. “That leaves $128.77 a day for lunch and dinner in any restaurant we want, or room service, laundry, gratuities and special TV movies,” he wrote. “Plus, they provide a spa, swimming pool, a workout room, a lounge and washer-dryer, etc.” The benefits of Holiday Inn, Robison added, also include free toothpaste, razors, shampoo and soap. An additional $5 a day in tips will “have the entire staff scrambling to help you” as well, he wrote. “They treat you like a customer, not a patient,” he said. Holiday Inn also provides a spa, swimming pool, gym, lounge and washer-dryers, but the amenities don’t stop there. The location where Robison checked out reservations has a city bus stop right in front, where seniors can ride for free. In addition, guests can “take the airport shuttle bus” to eat at one of the restaurants at the local airport for “a change of scenery,” he wrote. From there, they can take a flight to another Holiday Inn as well, he mused. “You’re not stuck in one place forever — you can move from Inn or Inn, or even from city to city,” he wrote. The competition to find a comfortable room isn’t as steep either, Robison wrote. “It takes months to get into decent nursing homes,” he wrote. “Holiday Inn will take your reservation today.” The maintenance is virtually nonexistent, Robison figured. “TV broken? Light bulbs need changing? Need a mattress replaced? No problem,” Robison wrote. “They fix everything, and apologize for the inconvenience.” Robison did not mention what kind of health he is in, but said staff like a security guard or maid could check to see if he is OK as well as call an ambulance or an undertaker, whichever is needed. “If you fall and break a hip, Medicare will pay for the hip, and Holiday Inn will upgrade you to a suite for the rest of your life,” he wrote, adding that he’d face his “golden age” with “a grin.” A representative for InterContinental Hotels Group, which Holiday Inn is a subsidiary of, did not immediately respond to ABC News’ request for comment.)

 

WTTW
— Illinois Senate Democratic, Republican Leaders on Budget Priorities – Nick Blumberg
https://news.wttw.com/2019/02/25/illinois-senate-democratic-republican-leaders-budget-priorities

 

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Springfield mayoral candidates talk race – Crystal Thomas (DIERSEN: Sooner or later, Democrats blame Republicans for all problems that minorities have had, are having, and will have.)
https://www.sj-r.com/news/20190225/springfield-mayoral-candidates-talk-race

 

HERALD & REVIEW
— Central Illinois lawmaker Tim Butler proposes change to how state allocates presidential electoral votes – GRANT MORGAN
https://herald-review.com/news/state-and-regional/govt-and-politics/central-illinois-lawmaker-proposes-change-to-how-state-allocates-presidential/article_c0edde4a-b625-5662-9347-b921a84ede0a.html

 

EDWARDSVILLE INTELLIGENCER
— Thomas More Society says Illinois could become ‘Abortion Capital of America’ Conservative legal group outlines objections to reproductive rights proposal – Rebecca Anzel
https://www.theintelligencer.com/news/article/Pro-life-law-firm-says-Illinois-could-become-13642779.php

 

BUGLE
— Downers Grove Firefighters back Olsen for Mayor – Ryan Ostry (DIERSEN: If you ran for an office, what endorsements would you seek? I would seek endorsements from organizations, activists, candidates, elected officials, party leaders, major donors, political consultants, etc. that defend and advance the Illinois Republican Party platform and the Republican Party platform, and especially their traditional family, right to life, immigration, Second Amendment, illegal drugs, and equal opportunity (no race of gender based preference giving) planks.)
https://buglenewspapers.com/downers-grove-firefighters-back-olsen-for-mayor

 

ALTON TELEGRAPH
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, to curry favor with women who hate men, men promote hatred of men.
https://www.thetelegraph.com/entertainment/article/Book-World-The-Trouble-With-Men-offers-an-13642885.php

 

FOX ILLINOIS
— Dems block Senate GOP bill designed to protect infants who survive abortions – AP
https://foxillinois.com/news/connect-to-congress/dems-block-senate-gop-bill-on-infants-surviving-abortions

 

WGEM
– Iowa business leaders seek federal fixes to immigration issues – AP
https://wgem.com/2019/02/25/business-leaders-seek-federal-fixes-to-immigration-issues/

 

CHICAGO CITY WIRE
— Substitute teacher who opted out of Chicago Teachers Union saw no benefit in membership – Robert Hadley (DIERSEN: I was a union member 1966-1969 while I worked for the Post Office and 1971-1980 while I worked for IRS. Even though I was a Republican and a draft avoider, those unions defended me against my Democrat superiors.)
https://chicagocitywire.com/stories/511785422-substitute-teacher-who-opted-out-of-chicago-teachers-union-saw-no-benefit-in-membership

 

ILLINOIS NEWS NETWORK
— Pritzker pushes repeal of tax deduction cap critics say subsidizes high-tax states – Greg Bishop (DIERSEN: Trump should increase the $10,000 SALT cap to $20,000 for married filing jointly.)
https://www.ilnews.org/news/state_politics/pritzker-pushes-repeal-of-tax-deduction-cap-critics-say-subsidizes/article_d3759688-394b-11e9-92ee-bb7daabda34d.html

 

GOPUSA
— Jorge Ramos, Univision, experience Socialism first hand
http://www.gopusa.com/jorge-ramos-univision-experience-socialism-first-hand/
— Microsoft workers protest nearly $480M military deal that provides jobs (DIERSEN: What percent of “Microsoft workers” are anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time?)
http://www.gopusa.com/microsoft-workers-protest-nearly-480m-military-deal-that-provides-jobs/

 

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Democrats call Trump’s plan to fund border wall a ‘mockery of the federal budget process’ – Lauren Meier
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2019/feb/25/dems-slam-trump-plan-use-defense-dollars-wall/
— Jorge Ramos, Univision anchorman and Trump campaign nemesis, detained in Venezuela Released after three hours over questions Maduro disliked; team’s equipment confiscated – Victor Morton (DIERSEN: I should write a book about Maduro-type activists, candidates, elected officials, party leaders, major donors, and political consultants in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois.)
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2019/feb/25/jorge-ramos-univision-anchorman-detained-venezuela/
— Left the intolerant ones – JACK LEBO, Haymarket, Va.
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2019/feb/25/letters-to-the-editor-left-the-intolerant-ones/

 

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Democrats block bill to ensure medical care for abortion survivors – Kimberly Leonard
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/policy/healthcare/democrats-block-bill-to-ensure-medical-care-for-abortion-survivors
— George Washington University to host debate tournament excluding men – John Patrick
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/red-alert-politics/george-washington-university-to-host-debate-tournament-excluding-men
— Bernie Sanders scores early endorsement from Senate colleagues – Naomi Lim (DIERSEN: If you ran for an office, what endorsements would you seek? I would seek endorsements from organizations, activists, candidates, elected officials, party leaders, major donors, political consultants, etc. that defend and advance the Illinois Republican Party platform and the Republican Party platform, and especially their traditional family, right to life, immigration, Second Amendment, illegal drugs, and equal opportunity (no race of gender based preference giving) planks.)
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/bernie-sanders-scores-early-endorsement-from-senate-colleagues

 

TOWNHALL
— Left’s Latest Demand: Race-Based Reparations – Pat Buchanan (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 minority in 1966, b) that the Post Office should gotten rid of me much sooner than it did so that a minority could have my job, c) that instead of me, IRS should have hired a minority in 1971, d) that instead of me, IRS should have promoted minorities in 1972, 1973, and 1974, e) that instead of me, GAO should have hired a minority in 1980, f) that instead of me, GAO should have promoted a minority in 1986, and g) that GAO should have gotten rid of me much sooner than it did so that a minority could have my job and my preferred corner office.)
https://townhall.com/columnists/patbuchanan/2019/02/26/lefts-latest-demand-racebased-reparations-n2542192
— Why Do Blacks and Leftists Wish the Attack on Smollett Happened? – Dennis Prager
https://townhall.com/columnists/dennisprager/2019/02/26/why-do-blacks-and-leftists-wish-the-attack-on-smollett-happened-n2542201
— Bernie’s Bolshevik Bona Fides – Robert Knight
https://townhall.com/columnists/robertknight/2019/02/26/bernies-bolshevik-bona-fides-n2542149
— Media Response to Trump’s Initiative To Defend Gay Human Rights Riddled With Hypocrisy – Christian Whiton
https://townhall.com/columnists/christianwhiton/2019/02/26/media-response-to-trumps-initiative-to-defend-gay-human-rights-riddled-with-hypocrisy-n2542204

 

NUMBERS USA
— Make E-Verify the Norm, Not the Exception – Dr. Mark Thies
https://www.numbersusa.com/news/op-ed-make-e-verify-norm-not-exception

 

SEAN HANNITY
— New Bill Would Make Illinois Most ‘Abortion-Friendly’ in the Nation, Permit ‘Self-Abortions’
https://www.hannity.com/media-room/report-new-bill-would-make-illinois-most-abortion-friendly-in-the-nation-permit-self-abortions/

 

REAL CLEAR POLITICS
— Tucker Carlson: Lesson Of Jussie Smollett Isn’t To Be More Skeptical Of Hate Crimes, But To Be More Credulous – Ian Schwartz (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, members of the following groups commit hate crimes: anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.realclearpolitics.com/video/2019/02/25/tucker_carlson_lesson_of_jussie_smollett_isnt_to_be_more_skeptical_of_hate_crimes_but_to_be_more_credulous.html

 

PJ MEDIA
— You’ve Come a Long Way, Baby — or Have You? – MICHAEL WALSH (DIERSEN: Were you draft bait? I was draft bait 1966-1971. Employers are extremely reluctant to hire, to retain, or to promote those who are draft bait. I graduated from NIU in August of 1970. During 1970 and 1971, potential employers did not believe that my application for a financial hardship draft deferment to help support my mother and brother would be approved. Consequently, in August of 1970, I took the only job that was offered me, a job that did not really require a college degree.)
https://pjmedia.com/michaelwalsh/youve-come-a-long-way-baby-or-have-you/

 

AMERICAN THINKER
— Anti-Trump congressman Kinzinger comes out in support of president’s emergency declaration – Rick Moran
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2019/02/antitrump_congressmen_comes_out_in_support_of_presidents_emergency_declaration.html


— Harry Reid on Trump: ‘I just have trouble accepting him as a person’ – J. Marsolo
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2019/02/harry_reid_on_trump_i_just_have_trouble_accepting_him_as_a_person.html

 

AMERICA GREATNESS
— Media Wolves and Their Sheep’s Clothing – Julie Kelly
https://www.amgreatness.com/2019/02/25/media-wolves-and-their-sheeps-clothing/
— Why Do Blacks and Leftists Wish the Attack on Smollett Happened? – Dennis Prager
https://amgreatness.com/2019/02/25/why-do-blacks-and-leftists-wish-the-attack-on-smollett-happened/

 

BREITBART
— Study: Chicago’s Middle Class ‘Almost Gone,’ Majority Either Rich or Poor – John Binder
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2019/02/25/study-chicagos-middle-class-almost-gone-majority-either-rich-or-poor/
— ‘Fund That Wall’ Demonstrators Speak Out at 1600 Pennsylvania Ave – Robert Kraychik
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2019/02/25/fund-wall-demonstrators-speak-1600-pennsylvania-ave/
— Former GOP Lawmakers Demand Congress Terminate Trump’s National Emergency at Border – John Binder
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2019/02/25/former-gop-lawmakers-demand-congress-terminate-trumps-national-emergency-at-border/

 

BLAZE
— There is at least one tribe willing to accept Elizabeth Warren as a member It’s not likely one you’ve heard of – Aaron Colen (DIERSEN: What is you ancestry? 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. To what extent would the leaders of the aforesaid groups accept me?)
https://www.theblaze.com/news/there-is-at-least-one-tribe-willing-to-accept-elizabeth-warren-as-a-member

 

WORLD NET DAILY
— WHY DO BLACKS WISH ATTACK ON SMOLLETT HAPPENED? Dennis Prager asserts, ‘The left … is morally and psychologically impaired’
https://www.wnd.com/2019/02/why-do-blacks-wish-attack-on-smollett-happened/
— OCASIO-CORTEZ: ‘IS IT OK TO STILL HAVE CHILDREN?’ Limbaugh:’She is tremendously deficient in maturity development’ – JOE KOVACS
https://www.wnd.com/2019/02/ocasio-cortez-is-it-ok-to-still-have-children/
— DEMS’ 2020 CENSUS GOAL: TURN PURPLE STATES BLUE Rich Logis has 3 options for party hoping illegals will be counted next year
https://www.wnd.com/2019/02/dems-2020-census-goal-turn-purple-states-blue/

 

DAILY CALLER
— BORN-ALIVE SURVIVORS PROTECTION ACT FAILS IN THE SENATE – Grace Carr
https://dailycaller.com/2019/02/25/senate-born-alive-act-abortion/
— ROBIN ROBERTS: THERE WERE ‘RED FLAGS’ IN THE SMOLLETT CASE – Mike Brest
https://dailycaller.com/2019/02/25/gma-roberts-smollett-hate-crime/

 

LIBERTY HEADLINES
— ICE Raids Outrage Liberals, But Don’t Bother Legal Immigrants – Lionel Parrott
https://www.libertyheadlines.com/charlotte-ice-legal-immigrant/

 

CHRISTIAN TODAY
— Christian campaigners accuse Government of downgrading marriage and sidelining parents
https://www.christiantoday.com/article/christian-campaigners-accuse-government-of-downgrading-marriage-and-sidelining-parents/131875.htm

 

LIFE SITE NEWS
— Senate bill to stop infanticide of born-alive babies fails as Democrats oppose – Calvin Freiburger
https://www.lifesitenews.com/news/breaking-senate-votes-53-44-to-end-infanticide-of-born-alive-babies-but-fai
— Are US bishops afraid of disciplining dissident Catholic political leaders? – Fr. Michael P. Orsi
https://www.lifesitenews.com/opinion/are-us-bishops-afraid-of-disciplining-dissident-catholic-political-leaders
— Gay author with Vatican connections names who’s allegedly helping Pope homosexualize Church – Jeanne Smits
https://www.lifesitenews.com/news/gay-author-with-vatican-connections-names-whos-allegedly-helping-pope-homos
— Prominent journal retracts 2014 study hailed as proof gays suffer poor health due to social stigma – Doug Mainwaring (DIERSEN: Soon, if not already, unless you promote LGBTQ activity, you will be barred from getting an education, barred from getting a job, barred from etc.)
https://www.lifesitenews.com/news/prominent-journal-retracts-2014-study-hailed-as-proof-gays-suffer-poor-heal
— Southern Poverty Law Center forgets how much ‘hate’ Democrats have for unborn babies, Christianity – STEPHEN KOKX
https://www.lifesitenews.com/blogs/far-left-law-centers-report-forgets-how-much-hate-democrats-have-for-unborn

 

NEWS BUSTERS
— ABC Gives Dictator Maduro Megaphone to Spread Lies, Bash America With Impunity – Nicholas Fondacaro
https://www.newsbusters.org/blogs/nb/nicholas-fondacaro/2019/02/25/abc-gives-dictator-maduro-megaphone-spread-lies-bash-america

 

COLLEGE FIX
— Syracuse mum on rejecting conservative club for requiring members to praise the Constitution Conservatives are ‘inflammatory’ but socialists are not? – MAGGIE MALECKI
https://www.thecollegefix.com/syracuse-mum-on-rejecting-conservative-club-for-requiring-members-to-praise-the-constitution/

 

CAMPUS REFORM
— UW-Madison compares migrant crisis to Nazi Germany – Victoria Snitsar
https://www.campusreform.org/?ID=11914

 

NATIONAL REVIEW
— Why Do Some People Wish the Attack on Smollett Happened? – DENNIS PRAGER
https://www.nationalreview.com/2019/02/jussie-smollett-case-left-believes-america-racist/

 

EPOCH NEWS
— Woman Assaults Man Wearing ‘MAGA’ Hat at Restaurant, Video Shows – ZACHARY STIEBER
https://www.theepochtimes.com/woman-assaults-man-wearing-maga-hat-at-restaurant-video-shows_2815055.html

 

HILL REPORTER
— Trump Jr: You’d Be Shot If You Wore a MAGA Hat in Chicago – TODD NEIKIRK
https://hillreporter.com/trump-jr-youd-be-shot-if-you-wore-a-maga-hat-in-chicago-25643

 

THE HILL
— Drag queens hold protest at border, raise funds for LGBT asylum seekers – JUSTIN WISE
https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/431462-drag-queens-hold-protest-at-border-to-protest-wall-and-raise-funds

 

NBC NEWS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Soon, if not already, unless you promote LGBTQ activity, you will be barred from getting an education, barred from getting a job, barred from etc.
https://www.nbcnews.com/feature/nbc-out/gop-lawmaker-backtracks-anti-gay-bill-after-daughter-publicly-shames-n975876

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— FRONT PAGE: Chicago, Seeking a New Mayor, Sees Many Black Residents Voting With Their Feet – Monica Davey
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/02/25/us/chicago-mayoral-election.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Trump-haters want America to give money to countries that illegally send their citizens to America illegally.
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/02/25/opinion/trump-central-america.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Trump-haters promote hatred of Trump.
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/02/26/opinion/trump-democrats-2020.html

 

WASHINGTON POST
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, to curry favor with women who hate men, men promote hatred of men.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/entertainment/books/the-trouble-with-men-offers-an-intimate-look-at-its-subject/2019/02/22/b569e4e4-3457-11e9-854a-7a14d7fec96a_story.html

 

LOS ANGELES TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats hint/imply/argue/shout that only bad people bristle.
https://www.latimes.com/business/hollywood/la-fi-ct-jorge-ramos-univision-captive-venezuela-20190225-story.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The Venezuelan government briefly detained Jorge Ramos, the star Spanish-language television journalist, during an interview with the country’s embattled president, Nicolas Maduro. Ramos and the Univision News television crew accompanying him were subsequently released. The journalists were detained nearly three hours at Venezuela’s presidential palace after Maduro bristled over Ramos’ questions, a Univision News representative said late Monday. “They have now been released, but their equipment and interview material has been confiscated,” Univision News spokesman Jose Zamora said in an email to The Times. “They will be deported from Venezuela in the morning. It has been a clear attack against freedom of the press.”)

 

PACIFIC STANDARD
— SHOULD THERE BE AN AGE CAP ON THE PRESIDENT? Some argue Bernie Sanders and Donald Trump are too old to be president. Would an age maximum requirement be legal? – JARED KELLER (DIERSEN: How old are you? Do you promote age discrimination? All my critics/opponents, all their dupes, and all their operatives promote age discrimination big time a) because they want to get rid of those who are older than they are and/or b) because they want to curry favor with those who promote age discrimination.)
https://psmag.com/social-justice/should-there-be-an-age-cap-on-the-president

 

NWAH
— “Heaven Has Strict Laws, Hell Has Open Borders,” Local Church Marquee Reads – Kelly O’Neill
https://www.nwahomepage.com/news/-heaven-has-strict-laws-hell-has-open-borders-local-church-marquee-reads/1810386408

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— No One Listening? Maybe You’re the Problem Listeners typically shoulder the blame for disconnected conversations, distracted by screens and multitasking. But communication experts say talkers should examine their own actions, too. – Elizabeth Bernstein (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes blame me and my GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails for all of their problems, for all of your problems, for all of my problems, and for all of everyone’s problems. They stress those organizations, 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 that claim to be conservative and/or Republican a) that do NOT encourage me to put GOPUSA ILLINOIS together and sending them out, b) that do NOT encourage anyone to read the emails, c) that DISCOURAGE me from putting the emails together and sending them out, and/or d) that DISCOURAGE everyone from reading the emails. Organizations that they would cite would include the Illinois Conservative Union, Milton Township Republican Central Committee, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, and the Illinois Republican Party. Many, if not virtually all, members of organizations only read what the officers of those organizations tell them to read.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/no-one-listening-maybe-youre-the-problem-11551105839
— Bernie Sanders Needs to Move Left He no longer stands out now that Democrats have all embraced his ideas. – Ted Rall
https://www.wsj.com/articles/bernie-sanders-needs-to-move-left-11551137743

 

BLOOMBERG
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, companies a) promote LGBTQ activity and b) destroy those individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that do not promote LGBTQ activity.
https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2019-02-26/republicans-face-a-test-on-same-sex-marriage

 

FORBES
— This Demographic Will Drive Interior Design And Trends In Coming Years – Megy Karydes
https://www.forbes.com/sites/megykarydes/2019/02/25/this-demographic-will-drive-interior-design-and-trends-in-coming-years/

 

NEWSWEEK
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Trump-haters promote hatred of Trump.
https://www.newsweek.com/donald-trump-tweet-spike-lee-racist-cnn-oscar-speech-1343583

 

MOTHER JONES
— Trump Just Lost Another Election In California The state Republican Party just picked a new leader. Pro-Trump diehards aren’t happy. – BRYAN SCHATZ
https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2019/02/trump-just-lost-another-election-in-california/

 

REGISTER
— IBM so very, very sorry after jobs page casually asks hopefuls: Are you white, black… or yellow? Tech giants under fire? Hold my beer, says Big Blue as it spins up race slur recruitment websites – Katyanna Quach
https://www.theregister.co.uk/2019/02/26/ibm_racist_job_applications/

 

GUARDIAN
— Univision’s Jorge Ramos detained in Venezuela after Maduro interview, network says Anchor, who has reportedly been released, asked question embattled leader did not approve of, according to Univision executive – Joe Parkin Daniels (DIERSEN: If you want to demonize, denigrate, and condemn someone, you call them “combative.” My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes would call me “combative.”)
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/feb/25/jorge-ramos-univision-detained-venezuela-maduro-interview
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The Univision anchor Jorge Ramos has been detained in the Miraflores presidential palace in Caracas, Venezuela, the network announced on Monday evening. The Mexican-born journalist was interviewing Venezuela’s embattled president Nicolás Maduro when he and his crew were detained after asking a question the combative Maduro did not approve of, according to a tweet by the network’s US president, Daniel Coronell. The team’s equipment had also been confiscated, Coronell said. Coronell later said Ramos and his team had been released and he had spoken to the journalist. The equipment as well as the material that upset Maduro were confiscated. Reuters reported that Venezuela was going to deport the group. Ramos told Univision that the offending line of questioning came when he showed Maduro images taken on Ramos’ phone of Venezuelans eating out of the trash to prove people were living a humanitarian crisis. Ramos is arguably the best-known journalist in the Spanish-speaking world. He has gained particular notoriety for regularly locking horns with Donald Trump, who had him ejected from a press conference while on the campaign trail in 2015. The have since sparred over the US president’s proposed border wall among other contentious issues.)

 

GOPUSA ILLINOIS
— Candidate endorsements: What Democrat newspapers do – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com


(THE ARTICLE: To justify their endorsement of Democrat candidates, Democrat newspapers:

 

— Paint Republican candidates as being Trump-like, for example, they bristle, they get riled up, they are shortsighted, they argue an obscure point well past the point of usefulness, and they are combative;

 

— Downplay if not ignore strengths that Republican candidates have;

 

— Highlight if not stress weaknesses that Republican candidates have, for example, they have lost elections;

 

— Downplay if not ignore weaknesses that Democrat candidates have;

 

— Highlight if not stress strengths that Democrat candidates have, for example, they are unflappable, they get along;

 

— If a Republican candidate is White, male, and/or older, highlight that if not stress that;

 

— If a Democrat candidate is minority, female, and/or younger, highlight that if not stress that;

 

— If a Democrat candidate is White, male, and/or older, downplay if not ignore that; and

 

— If a Republican candidate is minority, female, and/or younger, downplay if not ignore that.)

February 24 Evening Edition

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— After deployment to U.S. border, Rep. Adam Kinzinger says he backs Trump’s emergency declaration for wall – Lisa Donovan
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-met-adam-kinzinger-supports-trump-border-emergency-20190224-story.html

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Fact-check: Checking the resumes in mayor’s race – BGA
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/fact-check-politifact-resume-recap-mayors-race/

 

DAILY HERALD
— Mazzochi steps down from College of DuPage board; replacement Heidi Holan appointed – Steve Zalusky
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20190224/mazzochi-steps-down-from-college-of-dupage-board-replacement-appointed
— Big life changes bring big financial challenges – SEAN PYLES
https://www.dailyherald.com/business/20190224/big-life-changes-bring-big-financial-challenges

 

CHAMPAIGN/URBANA NEWS GAZETTE
— Legal wheels keep turning in Schock saga – Jim Dey
http://www.news-gazette.com/opinion/columns/2019-02-24/jim-dey-legal-wheels-keep-turning-schock-saga.html

 

  1. LOUIS TODAY
    — DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats blame Republicans for Illinois’ fiscal problems
    https://www.stltoday.com/opinion/editorial/editorial-illinois-fiscal-crisis-isn-t-over-but-its-self/article_9c27c1fc-b5a5-5d6e-b7ca-63bf09fc191d.html

 

CITY COUNCIL WATCHDOG
— How About A Standing Ovation For Naperville Councilman Kevin Coyne
https://citycouncilwatchdog.com/2019/02/how-about-a-standing-ovation-for-naperville-councilman-kevin-coyne

 

CHEROKEE TRIBUNE LEDGER NEWS
— State Rep. Darren Bailey, R-Louisville, doesn’t want Chicago policies to spread – Greg Bishop
https://www.tribuneledgernews.com/extra/news/southern-illinois-state-representative-doesn-t-want-chicago-policies-to/article_867329a3-774c-5096-a064-0692f367fa15.html
— Measure filed to prohibit gun sanctuary counties in Illinois – Greg Bishop
https://www.tribuneledgernews.com/extra/news/measure-filed-to-prohibit-gun-sanctuary-counties-in-illinois/article_4a8a9aec-1026-5038-a8ed-dc02dc706d42.html

 

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Seeing red: Trump opponents say the MAGA hat is much more ominous than a show of support – S.A. Miller
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2019/feb/24/donald-trump-maga-hat-powerful-political-symbol/

 

FOX NEWS
— DNC chair: GOP concerns over socialism are a ‘trick’ to distract from ‘real’ issues – Gregg Re
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/dnc-chair-says-gop-concerns-over-socialism-are-a-trick-to-distract-from-real-issues
— Microsoft employees slam $480M HoloLens military contract, refuse to create tech for ‘warfare and oppression’ – Christopher Carbone
https://www.foxnews.com/tech/microsoft-employees-slam-480m-hololens-military-contract-demand-its-cancellation

 

NEWSMAX
— Hispanic Vote Key to Trump’s Re-election – Eric Mack
https://www.newsmax.com/politics/hispanicvote-2020-borderwall-illegals/2019/02/24/id/904094/

 

AMERICAN THINKER
— Media blitz foiled: conservatives outnumber liberals in far more states, since Trump’s election – Rick Moran
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2019/02/gallup_liberals_outnumber_conservatives_in_only_6_states.html
— Ocasio-Cortez and Newsom: Stupid-East Meets Stupid-West – Scott Mayer
https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2019/02/ocasiocortez_and_newsom_stupideast_meets_stupidwest.html
— Medicare for all? How about paying for the Medicare we have now? – Rick Moran
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2019/02/medicare_for_all_how_about_paying_for_the_medicare_we_have_now.html

 

BREITBART
— Gang Members, Sex Offenders Continue Crossing Unsecured Border – Bob Price
https://www.breitbart.com/border/2019/02/24/gang-members-sex-offenders-continue-crossing-unsecured-border/
— Dem New Mexico Gov: Trump’s Wall Is ‘Sowing Fear, Racism, Hate and Discrimination’ – Pam Key
https://www.breitbart.com/clips/2019/02/24/dem-new-mexico-gov-trumps-wall-is-sowing-fear-racism-hate-and-discrimination/

 

WORLD NET DAILY
— THE CATASTROPHE OF FAKE NEWS Joseph Farah outlines most important battle this nation has ever faced
https://www.wnd.com/2019/02/the-catastrophe-of-fake-news/

 

CANADA FREE PRESS
— No Dreamin’ Anymore: California Nightmare – Daniel Wiseman
https://canadafreepress.com/article/no-dreamin-anymore-california-nightmare
— Nearly Half of New Mexico’s Counties Declared ‘2nd Amendment Sanctuaries’
https://canadafreepress.com/article/nearly-half-of-new-mexicos-counties-declared-2nd-amendment-sanctuaries

 

LIBERTY NATION
— Iowa Targets Employers Of Illegal Aliens Making sure no more Mollie Tibbetts are killed for cheap labor. – Joe Schaeffer
https://www.libertynation.com/iowa-targets-employers-of-illegal-aliens/
— Child Fanatics: The Left’s Contribution To The Future Reigns of terror begin when clueless children castigate their elders for being disrespectful for not bowing to the orders they bark. – Graham J Noble
https://www.libertynation.com/child-fanatics-the-lefts-contribution-to-the-future/

 

ASSOCIATED PRESS
— Trump books Lincoln Memorial for July 4th gala he’ll host – CATHERINE LUCEY
https://news4sanantonio.com/news/nation-world/trump-books-lincoln-memorial-for-july-4th-gala-hell-host
— California’s hurting Republicans pick insider to lead party – KATHLEEN RONAYNE
https://newschannel9.com/news/nation-world/californias-hurting-republicans-pick-insider-to-lead-party

 

WASHINGTON POST
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Trump-haters say that Trump and his supporters are extremists.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/history-will-mark-how-many-republicans-shy-from-trumps-extremism/2019/02/24/e8e21514-36e4-11e9-af5b-b51b7ff322e9_story.html

 

LOS ANGELES TIMES
— For victims of hate crimes, Jussie Smollett case is a giant betrayal – JAWEED KALEEM, SARAH PARVINI and MARISA GERBER
https://www.latimes.com/nation/la-me-jussie-smollett-hate-crime-hoax-20190224-story.html

 

MOTLEY FOOL
— The 5 Expenses Derailing Americans’ Retirement Savings Are these expenses affecting your ability to save for the future? – Christy Bieber (DIERSEN: What helped you save for your retirement? For me, according to my critics/opponents, it was a) my good health, b) my avoiding the draft, c) my being grossly overpaid by the federal government, e) my wife and I giving up trying to have children, e) our not adopting, f) our not becoming foster parents, and g) my not giving money to churches.)
https://www.fool.com/personal-finance/2019/02/24/the-5-expenses-derailing-americans-retirement-savi.aspx

 

BARRONS
— Everything You Need to Do Before You Retire – Alessandra Malito
https://www.barrons.com/articles/everything-to-do-before-you-retire-51550768594

 

LIVE MINT
— The art of managing the first 90 days in a new job – Charu Sabnavis (DIERSEN: I should write a book about the first 90 days that I worked for GAO in 1980. My Democrat GAO superiors, supervisors, and coworkers focused on getting information about me and from me to use against me. They focused on confirming that I opposed political affiliation discrimination, that I opposed reverse discrimination, that I opposed age discrimination, that I was old (born in 1948), a draft dodger, conservative, Republican, Protestant (baptized, raised, and confirmed as a Missouri Synod Lutheran), 100% German national origin, lived in Crete 1948-1972, my ancestors had been in America since 1844, my wife and I owned a home in Wheaton, she had a good job, we had no children, I had owned a 1972 Corvette since 1971, I was renting out a town home in University Park, GAO had forced me to take a $19,203 (26%) pay cut in today’s dollars to transfer from IRS to GAO, my IRS superiors did not promote me beyond GS-12, they disallowed my education deductions in 1978, they got rid of my mentor in 1975, and they disallowed my partial day per diem claims in 1974, my Democrat Post Office superiors had forced me resign in 1969 and had disallowed my sick leave requests in 1969 and 1968, etc.)
https://www.livemint.com/mint-lounge/business-of-life/the-art-of-managing-the-first-90-days-in-a-new-job-1551030496221.html

 

EBONY
— Dem. Presidential Candidate Calls for $100B in Slavery Reparations “We need a moral and spiritual awakening in the country.” – Christina Santi (DIERSEN: How much of that $100B do the Democrats want you to pay? From what I see, the more of the following that you are, the more that the Democrats want you to pay: Trump supporter, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owner, German American, draft avoider, and if your ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.ebony.com/news/dem-presidential-candidate-calls-100b-slavery-reparations/

 

WORLD TRIBUNE
— ‘Tolerant’ Left inciting hatred against those wearing MAGA hats
https://www.worldtribune.com/columnist-tolerant-left-inciting-hatred-against-those-wearing-maga-hats/

 

DAILY MAIL
— ‘I believe in white supremacy!’ Calls for John Wayne Airport to be renamed after screen legend’s 1971 Playboy interview resurfaces sparking outrage over his racist and homophobic views – JAMES GORDON
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-6739597/John-Wayne-Airport-renamed-screen-legends-1971-Playboy-interview-sparks-controversy.html

February 24 Morning Edition

FOX NEWS CHICAGO
— Woman assaults man wearing ‘MAGA’ hat at Mexican eatery, claims she’s the victim – Lucia I. Suarez Sang (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Trump-haters shout at immigrants, at minorities, at females, at younger people, at poor people, at LGBTQers, and at everyone else a) that they are victims of Trump, b) that they are victims of Trump’s supporters, and c) that they should get rid of Trump and his supporters once and for all.)
http://www.fox32chicago.com/news/national/woman-assaults-man-wearing-maga-hat-at-mexican-eatery-claims-she-s-the-victim

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— ‘This is an ongoing battle.’ Workers at the forefront of the Fight for $15 relish minimum wage victory, press on for union rights. – Alexia Elejalde-Ruiz (DIERSEN: What did you do to qualify yourself for better paying jobs? I earned a) a job-related bachelor’s degree when I was 21 in 1970 and job-related master’s degrees when I was 27, 31, and 48, b) job-related professional certifications when I was 30, 32, 41, 45, 47, and 48, and c) a job-related professional license when I was 32.)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/business/ct-biz-fight-for-15-victory-illinois-20190221-story.html
— Single mother goes from traffic stop to bench warrant to jail over unpaid ambulance bill: ‘It just isn’t right’ – Jerry Davich
https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/post-tribune/opinion/ct-ptb-davich-from-traffic-stop-to-outstanding-warrant-to-jail-st-0225-story.html
— NFL commissioner Roger Goodell has wide-ranging powers to fine or suspend New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft – AP (DIERSEN: Chairmen of organizations have wide-ranging powers to punish the members of their organizations. I should write a book about how the chairmen of organizations that I have been a member of have punished me. They do not want me to use GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails a) to promote the traditional family, right to life, immigration, Second Amendment, illegal drugs, equal opportunity (no race or gender based preference giving), and other planks in the Illinois Republican Party platform and in the Republican Party platform or b) to promote the Milton Township Republican Central Committee resolution against video gambling. They punish me because they cannot manipulate me or dominate me. They punish me to curry favor with those who I have sued and with those who have lots of religious, government, political, and/or financial clout.)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/sports/football/ct-spt-roger-goodell-robert-kraft-punishment-20190223-story.html
— No one wants to hear ‘You’re fired.’ Is there a better way to dismiss a worrisome worker? – Lauren Zumbach (DIERSEN: To be forced to take early retirement is to be fired. To get me to take GAO’s early retirement “offer” in 1997 when I was 49 years old, my Democrat GAO supervisor made lots of nasty vicious threats, but she did stress that if I did retire, a) I would have an inflation-adjusted Civil Service Retirement System pension for life (that pension is currently $53,316/year) and b) my wife and I would have federally-subsidized health insurance for life (that subsidy is currently $18,000/yr.)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/business/ct-biz-aurora-shooting-workplace-violence-firing-policies-20190221-story.html
— Income inequality is rising so fast that economic data can’t keep up – Christopher Ingraham
https://www.chicagotribune.com/business/national/ct-biz-income-inequality-economics-20190221-story.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Nevertheless, the available data paints a clear picture of broadening disparities between top earners and everyone else. Adjusted for inflation, wages for the top 5 percent of earners rose from $50.46 an hour in 2000 to $63.10 in 2018, an increase of 25 percent. The median worker’s hourly wage, meanwhile, rose by 7 percent over that period, to $18.80. The divide was particularly stark among men: The wages of the top 5 percent of male workers rose by 42 percent from 2000 to 2018, while those of the median male worker rose by 0.8 percent. One way to capture that dispersion is to look at the ratio between wages at the top and wages at the middle. In 2000, for instance, the top 5 percent of workers earned 2.87 times as much, per hour, as the typical, or median, worker. By 2018, that ratio had increase to 3.36. Among men only, the ratio between the top 5 percent and the median increased from 2.83 to 3.98. However, there was little change in wage variation at the bottom of the distribution: The median worker earned roughly twice as much as the bottom 10 percent of workers in 2000 and 2018, among all workers and among men only.)
— With new raise, Naperville Park District executive director earns $14K more than Naperville city manager – Erin Hegarty
https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/naperville-sun/news/ct-nvs-mcgury-park-district-salary-increase-st-0217-story.html
— Who provides the more accurate home valuation: Zillow or Redfin? – Kenneth R. Harney
https://www.chicagotribune.com/classified/realestate/ct-re-0224-kenneth-harney-20190224-story.html

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Chicago cop’s pension sweetened while under investigation for molesting teenager – Robert Herguth and Tim Novak (DIERSEN: Of course, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes hint/imply/argue/shout that my Democrat GAO superiors sweetened my Civil Service Retirement System pension to get me to succumb to their efforts to force me to take their early retirement “offer” in 1997 when I was 49 years old.)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/eric-elkins-chicago-police-department-pension-sex-crime-teenage-boy-bar-fight-andersonville/

 

DAILY HERALD
— Facts Matter: No truth to claim Smollett was offered job at CNN – Bob Oswald
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20190223/facts-matter-no-truth-to-claim-smollett-was-offered-job-at-cnn
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps and Trump-haters promote Underwood.
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20190223/underwood-worries-about-debt-as-she-considers-universal-healthcare
— Are you picking the wrong money goals? – LIZ WESTON (DIERSEN: What have you saved money for? I saved money for new cars, for college expenses, for real estate, and for retirement.)
https://www.dailyherald.com/business/20190224/are-you-picking-the-wrong-money-goals

 

PEORIA JOURNAL STAR
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps use Smollett to paint Trump and his supporters as being White supremacists, Nazis, KKK members, haters, racists, sexists, bigots, and even worse things who should be gotten rid of once and for all.
https://www.pjstar.com/opinion/20190223/i-listen-to-real-victims-of-bias-all-time-jussie-smollett-is-infuriating

 

SOUTHERN
— Some Southern Illinois state’s attorneys push back on possible Illinois semi-automatic weapons ban – GABRIEL NEELY-STREIT (DIERSEN: Because Illinois Democrats have the power now, they will enact laws that drive out of Illinois individuals, organizations, and companies that are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders, and those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://thesouthern.com/news/local/govt-and-politics/some-southern-illinois-state-s-attorneys-push-back-on-possible/article_2435b41b-bcee-52aa-bef2-a944ae9e86c5.html

 

NORTHWEST INDIANA TIMES
— Focus attention on USA – Thomas Pappas, Portage (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes do NOT want me to use GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails to focus attention on the traditional family, right to life, immigration, Second Amendment, illegal drugs, equal opportunity (no race or gender based preference giving), and other planks in the Illinois Republican Party platform and in the Republican Party platform.)
https://www.nwitimes.com/opinion/letters/focus-attention-on-usa-not-foreign-lands/article_62ad67f8-b73a-5768-96a4-0997e2958c0a.html

 

NPR ILLINOIS
— After Stinging Presidential Loss, Popular Vote Movement Gains Momentum In States – SAM BRASCH (DIERSEN: What percent of the voters in America, in Illinois, in your county, in your township/ward, in your municipality, in your precinct, and in your neighborhood are anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time? How soon will the aforesaid have enough votes to get rid of individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders, and those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time once and for all?)
http://www.nprillinois.org/post/after-stinging-presidential-loss-popular-vote-movement-gains-momentum-states#stream/0
— United Methodist Church To Debate LGBTQ Clergy And Same-Sex Weddings – SHAHLA FARZAN (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, churches act like they are arms of the Democrat Party.)
http://www.nprillinois.org/post/united-methodist-church-debate-lgbtq-clergy-and-same-sex-weddings#stream/0

 

REPUBLICAN NEWS WATCH
— Smollett AND Chicago owe Trump supporters an apology – DOUG E. IBENDAHL
http://republicannewswatch.com/wp/?p=14669

 

MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— Illinois Dems Seeking to Make Illinois Abortion Capital of America
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2019/02/24/illinois-dems-seeking-to-make-illinois-abortion-capital-of-america/

 

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Trump says July 4 ‘Salute to America’ is all set – Tom Howell Jr. (DIERSEN: Outrageously, tragically, I anticipate that anti-Trumps in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, in Illinois, and in America will do everything that they can to stop Republican candidates and Republican elected officials a) from participating in Wheaton’s Independence Day Parade and b) from helping sponsor the parade.)
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2019/feb/24/donald-trump-says-july-4-salute-america-set-lincol/

 

CONSERVATIVE DAILY NEWS
— The Smollett Case Sheds Light On The Lies Of The Left – Dave King
https://www.conservativedailynews.com/2019/02/the-smollett-case-sheds-light-on-the-lies-of-the-left/

 

FOX NEWS
— John Wayne Airport should be renamed, some say, after screen legend’s 1971 Playboy interview sparks controversy – Louis Casiano
https://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/john-waynes-1971-controversial-playboy-interview-prompts-debate-to-rebrand-california-airport-named-in-his-honor
— Jussie Smollett news coverage was just one many media failures – Dan Gainor
https://www.foxnews.com/opinion/jussie-smollett-news-coverage-was-just-one-many-media-failures

 

GOPUSA
— Miley Cyrus promised to leave US if Trump won but she’s staying for you
http://www.gopusa.com/miley-cyrus-promised-to-leave-us-if-trump-won-but-shes-staying-for-you/

 

TOWNHALL
— Make E-Verify the Norm, Not the Exception – Mark Thies
https://townhall.com/columnists/markthies/2019/02/24/make-everify-the-norm-not-the-exception-n2542054
— The Reason People Fake Hate Crimes – Derek Hunter
https://townhall.com/columnists/derekhunter/2019/02/24/the-reason-people-fake-hate-crimes-n2542109
— Starbucks Is Stuck With Howard Schultz’s Legacy – Peter Flaherty
https://townhall.com/columnists/peterflaherty/2019/02/23/starbucks-is-stuck-with-howard-schultzs-legacy-n2542101

 

AMERICAN THINKER
— Trump’s Presidency Triggered a Wave of Fake Hate Crimes – Frank Hawkins
https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2019/02/trumps_presidency_triggered_a_wave_of_fake_hate_crimes.html
— A huge story about sex trafficking yesterday, but somehow the focus was on Robert Kraft – Jack Hellner
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2019/02/a_huge_story_about_sex_trafficking_yesterday_but_somehow_the_focus_was_on_robert_kraft.html

 

BREITBART
— GOP Rep. Gaetz Slams House Dem Resolution Condemning Trump Emergency Order — ‘Allows Nancy Pelosi to Virtual Signal’ – Jeff Poor
https://www.breitbart.com/clips/2019/02/23/gop-rep-gaetz-slams-house-dem-resolution-condemning-trump-emergency-order-allows-nancy-pelosi-to-virtual-signal/

 

BLAZE
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, former Republican National Committee chairman Michael Steele promotes hatred against individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders, and those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.
https://www.theblaze.com/news/michael-steele-trump-white-nationalist

 

PJ MEDIA
— Women May Have to Register for the Draft as Men’s Group Wins Selective Service Lawsuit – TYLER O’NEIL (DIERSEN: Were you draft bait? I was draft bait 1966-1971. Employers are extremely reluctant to hire, to retain, or to promote those who are draft bait. I graduated from NIU in August of 1970. During 1970 and 1971, potential employers did not believe that my application for a financial hardship draft deferment to help support my mother and brother would be approved. Consequently, in August of 1970, I took the only job that was offered me, a job that did not really require a college degree.)
https://pjmedia.com/trending/women-may-have-to-register-for-the-draft-as-mens-group-wins-selective-service-lawsuit/

 

LIBERTY NATION
— Red Flag Rules Spark 2A Revolution? The Democrat majorities may push gun control bills through legislature, but a growing number of counties aren’t standing for it. – Sarah Cowgill
https://www.libertynation.com/red-flag-rules-spark-2a-revolution/

 

AMERICA’S 1ST FREEDOM
— CPAC 2019 Should Set Attendance Record
https://www.americas1stfreedom.org/articles/2019/2/24/cpac-2019-should-set-attendance-record/

 

THE HILL
— Lower income tax refunds amplify calls to increase the SALT cap. – NAOMI JAGODA (DIERSEN: Trump should increase the $10,000 SALT cap to $20,000 for married filing jointly.)
https://thehill.com/policy/finance/431227-tax-filing-season-heats-up-fight-over-key-deduction
— Kansas GOP lawmaker apologizes for anti-LGBT bill after daughter scorns him – ARIS FOLLEY (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, parents start promoting LGBTQ activity after their children start promoting LGBTQ activity.)
https://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/news/431296-kansas-gop-lawmaker-pulls-name-from-anti-lgbtq-bill-after

 

POLITICO
— Rahm’s retirement sets off wild Chicago scramble A corruption scandal upends the mayor’s race and creates an opening for another Daley in City Hall. – NATASHA KORECKI and SHIA KAPOS
https://www.politico.com/story/2019/02/24/chicago-mayor-daley-rahm-emanuel-1182428

 

CNN
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Those who hate religious people, hate conservatives, and/or hate Republicans are overjoyed with Trump administration efforts to promote LGBTQ activity.
https://www.cnn.com/2019/02/23/opinions/trump-admin-lgbti-opinion-sheffield/index.html

 

ABC NEWS
— Wisconsin court: Judge’s Facebook friendship could show bias A Wisconsin appeals court has ruled that a judge created at least the appearance of bias by Facebook friending a woman whose child custody case he was hearing – AP
https://abcnews.go.com/Technology/wireStory/wisconsin-court-judges-facebook-friendship-show-bias-61189065

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— Stop Counting Women Quotas and tallies won’t bring real progress on gender parity. – Katherine Mangu-Ward (DIERSEN: While I worked for the federal government for almost 30 years, my superiors were always under tremendous pressure from Democrat politicians to hire, retain, and promote young Democrat minorities and young Democrat females. Ever-increasingly, Republican Party leaders talk and act like they are under tremendous pressure a) to recruit, retain, and promote young Republican minorities and young Republican females and b) to get rid of those like me who are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, non-poor, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders, and those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/02/23/opinion/sunday/women-directors-quotas.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Trump-haters call for millennials to “vote shame” to defeat Trump.
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/02/22/sunday-review/2020-election-voting-apps.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, female Trump-haters demonize, denigrate, and condemn all men as being rapists who should be gotten rid of once and for all.
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/02/23/opinion/sunday/sexual-consent-college.html
— Everything Is War and Nothing Is True When democracy becomes combat, facts become weapons. – William Davies
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/02/23/opinion/sunday/war-brexit-border-wall.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats want Blacks to wear hair styles that are anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/02/21/nyregion/black-hair-decriminalization-ny.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats and RINOs want to hire illegals because illegals are far more easy to exploit.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/02/22/nyregion/car-wash-wage-dispute.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats and RINOs want the Republican Party to dump its base.
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/02/23/us/politics/larry-hogan-trump-2020.html
— The Most Talked About Non-Topic at the Vatican? Homosexuality – Jason Horowitz and Elisabetta Povoledo
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/02/23/world/europe/vatican-summit-gay-priests.html

 

SANTA FE NEW MEXICAN
— Is America for everyone? – Jennifer Rubin (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats make it clear that they want to get rid of individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders, and those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
http://www.santafenewmexican.com/opinion/commentary/is-america-for-everyone/article_1f8fd9d3-6f0c-58b7-820f-1f9f3695d98d.html

 

MARIETTA DAILY JOURNAL
— Associated Press is a ‘hate group’ – Wayne E. Beyea, Mableton
https://www.mdjonline.com/opinion/letters_to_editor/ap-is-a-hate-group/article_84173780-37e4-11e9-b74e-bb2e53013749.html

 

WASHINGTON SQUARE NEWS
— Unpopular Opinions – Guru Ramanathan, Claire Fishman, Alex Cullina, Nicole Rosenthal, and Dante Sacco (DIERSEN: Do you have unpopular opinions? According to my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes, the following opinions that I have are unpopular in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, in Illinois, in America, and in the world: a) traditional marriage and the traditional family should be promoted and LGBTQ activity and abortion should be discouraged, b) America’s immigration laws should be enforced and mass/illegal immigration should be stopped, c) First and Second Amendment rights should not be diminished, d) booze, gambling, pot, and other vices should be discouraged, and e) patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, and age discrimination should be stopped.)
https://nyunews.com/2019/02/20/arts-unpopular-opinions-oscar-hosts/

February 23 Morning Edition

GOPUSA ILLINOIS
— Fox News Political Analyst Gianno Caldwell and Inland Real Estate CEO Dan Goodwin spoke at an outstanding DuPage County Republican Central Committee Lincoln Day Dinner Friday evening, February 22, 2019 at the Drury Lane Theatre in Oakbrook Terrace. Tony Cuzzone served as Master of Ceremonies. Nicole Prater led the Pledge of Allegiance. Robyn Vitson sang the National Anthem. Deanne Wilkins gave the Invocation. Cuzzone introduced Goodwin. Brian Krajewski recognized the event sponsors and introduced Caldwell. Becky Rudolph oversaw the 50/50 Raffle. Mark Incrocci and Annette Corrigan recognized the elected officials in the audience. The nearly 500 attendees included current state party leaders Claar, Grogan, and Schneider; past and present Illinois officials Curran, Daniels, Dillard, Durkin, Grant, Ives, Olsen, Oberweis, Robeletti, Sanguinetti, Skillicorn, and Senger; past and present DuPage County officials Anderson, Berlin, Bucholz, Cronin, Eckhoff, Elloitt, Hanzelin, Hart, Healy, Henry, Hinds, Jorgensen, Kachiroubas, Khouri, McGowen, Mendrick, A. Murphy, M. Murphy, Napolitano, Nero, Noonan, Painter, Puchalski, Ramano, Ruscitti, Schillerstrom, Tornatore, Whelan, Zannis, and Zay; past and present township officials Boltz, Czernek, Dabrowski, Donner, Grimsby, Hovde, Hundhausen, Keller, Kelly, Klaeren, C. LeVan, Monino, Moretti, Morrissey, Musson, Nathwani, Ramey, Srch, and Valle; past and present party leaders P. Brady, Carlson, Durante, Fisher, A. LeVan, Pacilli, Ruhl, and Zito; judges Brennan, Burke, Cerne, McCluskey, Popejoy, Rome, Russo, Walsh, and Wilson; and many others including Almiron, Bohn, Caruso, Coyne, Crane, Dangelo, Hanson, Hogan, Holder, Kmiecik, Kubinski, Krupa, Lofgren, McNeily, Nero, Pineda, Pollastrini, Pruter, Ryan, Shaw, Smith, Suess, Vician, and Wagner. Event sponsors and table hosts included the Republican township party organizations, Almiron/Suess/Ives/Grant, Asian American GOP Coalition, Berlin, Bucholz/Ruscitti, Claar, Cronin, DuPage Young Republicans, Durkin, Grogan/Jorgensen, Hart, Henry, Inland Real Estate Corporation, Kachiroubas, Keller, Knight E/A Inc., Krajewski, Mendrick, Noonan, Romano, Sanguinetti, Walsh, C., William Merchantz, and Zay/Luetkehans. My wife and I had the honor of sitting at a table with Ives, Grant, Whelan, Suess, and Almiron. Needless-to-say, any mistakes and/or omissions in the above are intentional. – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— FEBRUARY 7, 2019 FLASHBACK: House Democrats prioritize Underwood, Casten 2020 re-election – Lynn Sweet (DIERSEN: Are you a Republican who lives in the 6th Congressional District? If so, which Republican candidate do you believe has the best chance of defeating Casten in 2020? Which Republican candidate do the following believe has the best chance of defeating Casten in 2020: Trump, the NRCC, former 6th Congressional District Congressman Peter Roskam, Illinois Republican Party State Central Committee Member for the 6th Congressional District Bob Grogan, the present and past Illinois senators and representatives who represent/represented parts of the 6th Congressional District, the present and past Republican county and township party organization officers who represent/represented parts of the 6th Congressional District, your Republican Precinct Committeeman, major donors, political consultants, etc.?)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/house-democrats-prioritize-underwood-casten-2020-re-election/
— Pritzker makes DC debut as governor; joins with Cuomo to protest Trump tax hit – Lynn Sweet (DIERSEN: Trump should increase the $10,000 SALT cap to $20,000 for married filing jointly.)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/pritzker-cuomo-state-local-taxes-deduction-trump-national-governors-association/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: At issue is what is nicknamed the “SALT” (state and local taxes) provision in the Trump tax bill Republicans pushed through Congress in 2017 that placed a $10,000 cap on federal income taxes deductions for state and local taxes. In states like Illinois and New York, with higher state and property taxes, the SALT cap could outweigh other breaks in the tax bill. Cuomo organized the “Governors Coalition for Tax Fairness,” with five Democratic governors on Friday kicking off a lobbying drive to lift the SALT cap. The new Democratic run House has the votes to restore or revise the SALT cap; the GOP controlled Senate is likely to resist, because the added revenues were needed to finance what Cuomo and other Democrats call a “tax cut for the rich.” “The states that have state and local taxes tend to be Democratic states. I’m sure that was a coincidence,” Cuomo said with muted sarcasm. He added the “politically motivated” SALT cap “was a declaration of civil war between Democratic states and Republican states.” Pritzker said the SALT cap could impact some two million Illinoisans “in a very negative way.” Almost every Illinois Democrat in Congress is protesting the loss of a full SALT deduction on federal income taxes.)
— Pritzker’s budget aims more at spending than doom and gloom – Rich Miller
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/pritzker-budget-speech-illinios/
— ‘David vs. Goliath’ in 13th Ward? Or ‘Trump guy’ vs. Madigan’s ‘General’? – Tina Sfondeles (DIERSEN: I spoke with Krupa yesterday evening at the DuPage County Republican Lincoln Day Dinner.)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/david-vs-goliath-13th-ward-trump-guy-vs-madigans-general-quinn-krupa/
— Campaign publicly shames residents who didn’t vote in mailers sent across city – Alexandra Arriaga
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/vote-shaming-mayor-election-campaign/
— Dart says task forces should seize illegal guns from people like Aurora shooter – Frank Main
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/tom-dart-foid-cards-revoked-gun-seizures/

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Enforcing gun laws might prevent the next Aurora – Editorial
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/editorials/ct-edit-aurora-shooting-martin-foid-gun-rights-control-20190222-story.html
— Jussie Smollett case could hurt hate-crime survivors, LGBTQ advocates say – Nara Schoenberg and Kate Thayer
https://www.chicagotribune.com/lifestyles/ct-life-jussie-smollett-hate-crime-lgbt-rights-setback-20190221-story.html
— Aurora mass shooter lost his gun license but kept his gun — as have thousands of other Illinoisans. Here’s a look at what went wrong. – Stacy St. Clair and Annie Sweeney
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/ct-aurora-shooting-gary-martin-gun-20190221-story.html
— Pritzker banking on $200 million from legal sports betting, but efforts to expand gambling have never been easy in Illinois – Dan Petrella
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-met-pritzker-budget-sports-betting-20190222-story.html

 

DAILY HERALD
— How Cook County sheriff wants to fix the FOID revocation, weapons retrieval process – Jake Griffin
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20190222/how-cook-county-sheriff-wants-to-fix-the-foid-revocation-weapons-retrieval-process
— Thomas More Society outlines objections to Illinois’ reproductive rights proposal – Rebecca Anzel
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20190222/conservative-group-outlines-objections-to-illinois-reproductive-rights-proposal

 

ABC7
— Voter shaming: Mailer sent to Chicago voters claims to tell which neighbors have voted in recent elections
https://abc7chicago.com/politics/voter-shaming-mailer-sent-to-chicago-voters-claims-to-tell-which-neighbors-have-voted-in-recent-elections/5152212/

 

BELLEVILLE NEWS DEMOCRAT
— Exhibit comes to grips with slavery in Illinois – STEVEN SPEARIE (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, to get votes from Blacks, Democrats hint/imply/argue/shout that the longer that your ancestors have been in America, the more reparations that you owe.)
https://www.bnd.com/news/state/illinois/article226611614.html

 

FOX ILLINOIS
— House Dems fight back against President Trump’s national emergency declaration – Michelle Macaluso
https://foxillinois.com/news/connect-to-congress/house-dems-fight-back-against-president-trumps-national-emergency-declaration

 

CHICAGO MAROON
— High-Profile Aldermanic Candidate Admits to Sex Abuse Allegation, College Republicans President Claims – Elaine Chen and Caroline Kubzansky
https://www.chicagomaroon.com/article/2019/2/22/high-profile-aldermanic-candidate-admits-sex-abuse/

 

CATHOLIC CITIZENS OF ILLINOIS
— Illinois Bishops Warn Against Extreme Legislation in General Assembly – Mary Anne Hackett
https://catholiccitizens.org/news/84083/illinois-bishops-warn-against-extreme-legislation-in-general-assembly/

 

DUPAGE POLICY JOURNAL
— Covert champions diversity and inclusion in DuPage County – Carrie Bradon (DIERSEN: To promote “diversity and inclusion” is to get rid of individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/511779256-covert-champions-diversity-and-inclusion-in-dupage-county
— Sanguinetti committee reports nearly $1K in contributions during fourth quarter
https://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/511753568-sanguinetti-committee-reports-nearly-1k-in-contributions-during-fourth-quarter

 

PRAIRIE STATE WIRE
— Mazzochi files resolution to amend pension clause of state constitution – Glenn Minnis
https://prairiestatewire.com/stories/511785045-mazzochi-files-resolution-to-amend-pension-clause-of-state-constitution

 

ILLINOIS NEWS NETWORK
— Freshman state Rep. Terra Costa Howard, D-Glen Ellyn, has filed House Bill 3553, which prohibits local governments from passing any ordinance restricting enforcement of any state gun law. – Greg Bishop (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats make it clear that they want to a) abolish the Second Amendment and b) take away all firearms and ammunition from Republicans.)
https://www.ilnews.org/news/justice/measure-filed-to-prohibit-gun-sanctuary-counties-in-illinois/article_050ef5e4-36e6-11e9-9562-e7d469f4c6a7.html

 

ILLINOIS FAMILY ACTION
— The Left Is Hateful and Discriminatory – Walker Wildmon
https://illinoisfamilyaction.org/2019/02/the-left-is-hateful-and-discriminatory/

 

CAPITOL FAX
— S&P: Pritzker budget “punts measures to address fiscal progress to future years”
https://capitolfax.com/2019/02/22/sp-pritzker-budget-punts-measures-to-address-fiscal-progress-to-future-years/

 

FOX NEWS
— Chicago turns on Jussie Smollett, claim he’s ‘full of sh*t,’ hurting ‘real’ victims – Barnini Chakraborty
https://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/chicagoans-turn-on-smollett-claim-hes-full-of-sht-hurting-real-victims
— More troops being dispatched to the southern border – Lucas Tomlinson
https://www.foxnews.com/us/more-troops-being-dispatched-to-the-southern-border

 

ACCURACY IN MEDIA
— New York Times Overlooks Major Details in Latest ERA Explainer – Carrie Sheffield
https://www.aim.org/aim-column/ny-times-overlooks-major-details-in-latest-explainer/

 

CBN NEWS
— Worse Than New York: Radical Abortion Law Will Make Illinois the ‘Abortion Capital of America’ – Emily Jones
http://www1.cbn.com/cbnnews/us/2019/february/worse-than-new-york-radical-abortion-law-will-make-illinois-the-abortion-capital-of-america

 

DAILY CALLER
— TRUMP DECLARES A NATIONAL EMERGENCY — AFTER HE SIGNS LEGISLATION CREATING IT – Dan Stein
https://dailycaller.com/2019/02/22/stein-trump-emergency/

 

AMERICAN GREATNESS
— When Crying Hate Is Hate Speech – Rabbi Yaakov Menken
https://www.amgreatness.com/2019/02/22/when-crying-hate-is-hate-speech/

 

AMERICAN THINKER
— ISIS Brides: A Litmus Test for Birthright Citizenship – Taylor Day
https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2019/02/isis_brides_a_litmus_test_for_birthright_citizenship.html
— The existential threat to the Democratic Party – Lloyd Brown
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2019/02/the_existential_threat_to_the_democratic_party.html
— The elderly gentleman wearing a MAGA cap – Lloyd Marcus
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2019/02/the_elderly_gentleman_wearing_a_maga_cap.html
— Fake Hate, Fake Collusion: All in the Name of Destroying the Trump Presidency – Trevor Thomas
https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2019/02/fake_hate_fake_collusion_all_in_the_name_of_destroying_the_trump_presidency.html

 

THOMAS MOORE SOCIETY
— Illinois Would Become Third-Trimester Abortion Destination and Underage Abortion Haven Under New Bills – Peter Breene
https://www.thomasmoresociety.org/illinois-would-become-third-trimester-abortion-destination-and-underage-abortion-haven-under-new-bills/

 

THOMAS SOWELL
— Too many journalists see their work as an opportunity to promote their own pet political notions, rather than a responsibility to inform the public and let their readers and viewers decide for themselves. (DIERSEN: I should write a book about those who state that they are religious, conservative, and/or Republican, but who make it clear that they do not want me to use GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails a) to promote the traditional family, right to life, immigration, Second Amendment, illegal drugs, equal opportunity (no race or gender based preference giving), and/or other planks in the Illinois Republican Party platform and the Republican Party platform, b) to promote the Milton Township Republican Central Committee resolution against video gambling, and/or c) to oppose promoting dependency on government, dependency on charity, LGBTQ activity, abortion, mass/illegal immigration, abolition of the First and Second Amendments, booze, gambling, pot, and other vices, patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, age discrimination, and other bad things.)
https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1098654702160494593

 

LIFE SITE NEWS
— Illinois Democrats propose New York-style abortion-till-birth legislation – Thomas More Society
https://www.lifesitenews.com/news/illinois-democrats-propose-new-york-style-abortion-till-birth-legislation

— LGBTQ ‘rainbow’ is a political symbol that doesn’t belong on soccer fields, says ‘Let All Play’ – Martin M. Barillas (DIERSEN: The LGBTQ ‘rainbow’ is anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders, and anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.lifesitenews.com/news/lgbtq-rainbow-is-a-political-symbol-that-doesnt-belong-on-soccer-fields-say

 

CANADA FREE PRESS
— Trump “fake news” media becomes major 2020 election issue – David Singer
https://canadafreepress.com/article/trump-fake-news-media-becomes-major-2020-election-issue

 

THE HILL
— Firing bad federal government workers should not be difficult – TOM SCHATZ (DIERSEN: According to my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes, I was a bad federal government worker. They stress that my superiors forced me to retire in 1997 when I was 49 years old and took other adverse actions against me before that. They reject my argument that my superiors wasted my career and got rid of me a) because I complained about political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, age discrimination, and retaliation and b) because I became an active member in a class action lawsuit in 1988 that charged them with reverse discrimination, age discrimination, and retaliation. They stress that my Republican U.S. Senators and Republican U.S. Representatives did not come to my defense.)
https://thehill.com/opinion/finance/431187-firing-bad-federal-government-workers-should-not-be-difficult
(FROM THE ARTICLE: A significant hurdle to getting rid of bad federal employees is the Merit Systems Protection Board. The agency was originally created to ensure the effectiveness of human capital in the federal government, but it has since metastasized into an institutional nightmare that makes it almost impossible to fire any worker for any reason. Through the early 1880s, the federal civil service operated under a spoils system by which the winning political party gave civil service jobs to its supporters. This system caused large numbers of government employees to be replaced every time there was an administration change, and it led to an insecure federal workforce. It routinely drove thousands of job seekers to Washington who believed they were owed a job based on their political support of the president. The spoils system was abolished after the assassination of James Garfield by a disgruntled federal job seeker. Reforms were enacted over the years to establish principles for handling federal employees and adjudicating appeals of removal. The Merit Systems Protection Board was created in 1978 as an independent authority to manage federal employee appeals of furlough, suspension, retirement, and removal decisions. It can develop its own legal procedures, call witnesses, issue subpoenas, and enforce the compliance of federal agencies with its internal decisions. Of the two million federal employees within the jurisdiction of the Merit Systems Protection Board, around 200,000 leave the government each year, but only about 10,000 are removed for performance or misconduct reasons. The rest retire, resign, or finish a temporary appointment.)

 

HUFFINGTON POST
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: White-haters and men-haters say that Steve King has “white supremacist views.”
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/trump-steve-king-reelection_n_5c704c15e4b00eed0833ee21

 

NBC NEWS
— The Jussie Smollett case’s far-reaching consequences: ‘The worst possible thing at the worst possible time’ Analysis: Hoaxes, much like hate crime, can stoke America’s outrage machine, engulfing reason at a moment when deeper thought is needed. – Janell Ross (DIERSEN: Of course, Democrats will use Smollett to demonize, to denigrate, and to condemn Republicans as being White supremacists, Nazis, KKK members, haters, racists, sexists, bigots, and even worse things.)
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/nbcblk/jussie-smollett-case-s-far-reaching-consequences-worst-possible-thing-n974751

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, to get votes from minorities, Democrats paint Republicans as being White supremacists, Nazis, KKK members, haters, racists, sexists, bigots, and even worse things who minorities join with Democrats to get rid of once and for all.
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/02/22/opinion/christopher-hasson-extremism.html
— Parking an Investment in Your Garage Collectible cars require time and upkeep and are not easy to sell. But for some, they’re irresistible. – Paul Sullivan (DIERSEN: I own a 1972 Chevy Corvette, 1996 Ford Thunderbird LX, 2003 Chevy Cavalier LS (daily driver), 2005 Chevy Corvette, 2013 Dodge Charger R/T, and 2016 Ford Mustang.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/02/22/your-money/collectible-cars-investment.html
— Don’t Abolish Billionaires Abolish bad policy instead. Will Wilkinson
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/02/21/opinion/billionaires-innovation.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, the New York Times acts like it is a paid agent for countries that want to destroy America.
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/02/22/opinion/national-emergency-senate-republicans-trump.html

 

WASHINGTON POST
— ‘Make America Great Again’ is no longer just a slogan. It’s a symbol of rebellion. – Kathleen Parker (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps make it clear that they are also anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/make-america-great-again-is-no-longer-just-a-slogan-its-a-symbol-of-rebellion/2019/02/22/69710bb0-36f2-11e9-af5b-b51b7ff322e9_story.html
— Elizabeth Warren opens door to reparations for Native Americans – Annie Linskey (DIERSEN: When did your ancestors come to America? Mine came during 1840s and 1850s and have always lived in northeast Illinois, in Crete and in Grant Park to be exact. From what I see, ever-increasingly, the longer that your ancestors have been in America, the bigger trouble that you are in, that is, the more reparations that Democrats will make you pay.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/elizabeth-warren-proposes-reparations-for-native-americans/2019/02/22/ed9529fc-3711-11e9-af5b-b51b7ff322e9_story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats and RINOs want LGBTQers to have even more power. From what I see, sooner or later, if you do not promote LGBTQ activity, a) Democrats and RINOs will stop you from getting an education, b) Democrats and RINOs will be stop you from getting a job, and c) Democrats and RINOs will get rid of you.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2019/02/22/trump-administration-wants-help-lgbtq-people-abroad-maybe-it-should-start-home/
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/why-its-important-for-lgbtq-people-to-be-clear-about-their-sexuality/2019/02/22/7e343dfe-35f5-11e9-8375-e3dcf6b68558_story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: The federal government discriminates based on sexual orientation, that is, the federal government wastes your career and gets rid of you if you do not promote LGBTQ activity.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/education/2019/02/23/teacher-says-he-was-dismissed-his-sexuality-he-filed-lawsuit-protect-others-like-him/

 

PITTSBURG POST GAZETTE
— America’s fake newspeople prejudge the facts The Jussie Smollett debacle shows how bias and carelessness hurt the press – BEN SHAPIRO
https://www.post-gazette.com/opinion/Op-Ed/2019/02/23/America-s-fake-newspeople-prejudge-the-facts/stories/201902230006

 

BOSTON HERALD
— Discrimination at the root of hair requirements – DAN WARNER
https://www.bostonherald.com/2019/02/23/discrimination-at-the-root-of-hair-requirements/

 

ATLANTA JOURNAL CONSTITUTION
— The pathway to graduation is difficult for many transfer students – Eric Stirgus (DIERSEN: I transferred from UIC to NIU in 1969 and graduated from NIU in August of 1970.)
https://www.ajc.com/news/local-education/the-pathway-graduation-difficult-for-many-transfer-students/ZAaueW7PHW18evzOBwxbvN/

 

SALT LAKE TRIBUNE
— Will the nation’s third-largest church split up over LGBTQ debate? Methodist leaders try to reach an answer. – Julie Zauzmer and Sarah Pulliam Bailey (DIERSEN: Those who promote LGBTQ activity, their operatives, and their dupes have always a) stressed that I was baptized, raised, and confirmed as a Missouri Synod Lutheran and b) worked very hard to destroy me.)
https://www.sltrib.com/religion/2019/02/22/will-nations-third/

 

SAN DIEGO UNION TRIBUNE
— Smollett reactions epitomize polarized state of US politics – AP
https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/news/sns-bc-us–empire-cast-member-discourse-20190221-story.html

 

NEW YORKER
— In Chicago’s Mayoral Race, the Establishment Leads the Outsiders – Peter Slevin
https://www.newyorker.com/news/dispatch/in-the-chicago-mayors-race-a-slew-of-outsiders-face-the-citys-establishment

 

REASON
— America Is Not as Racist as Jussie Smollet’s Defenders Fear or White Supremacists Hope We make a mistake when we think outliers somehow represent who we are as a country. – Nick Gillespie
https://reason.com/blog/2019/02/22/america-is-not-as-racist-as-jussie-smoll

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— California Republicans Get Ready to Vote on Trump After electoral wipeout in November, state GOP must decide whether to pick a leader closely allied with the president – Alejandro Lazo
https://www.wsj.com/articles/california-republicans-get-ready-to-vote-on-trump-11550847600
— A Mad Dash for City Hall in the Windy City Chicago is a fiscal wreck, and none of the 13 candidates for mayor have a serious plan to fix it. – Aaron M. Renn
https://www.wsj.com/articles/a-mad-dash-for-city-hall-in-the-windy-city-11550878847
— Are Hate-Crime Laws Helping? Such statutes seem to encourage dubious claims like Jussie Smollett’s more than they promote justice. – Holman W. Jenkins, Jr.
https://www.wsj.com/articles/are-hate-crime-laws-helping-11550878156
— Don’t Give to Your Alma Mater Any politically incorrect moment from a major donor’s past could be used to excoriate him. – Crispin Sartwell
https://www.wsj.com/articles/dont-give-to-your-alma-mater-11550878729

 

FORBES
— How One Platform Is Helping Companies Overcome Age Discrimination – Janice Gassam (DIERSEN: The federal government promotes age discrimination big time. It wastes the careers of and gets rid of its employees who are Republican, White, male, and/or non-veteran who do not make GS-13 (currently $96,403) by age 25, GS-14 (currently $113,920) by age 30, GS-15 (currently $134,000) by age 35, and Senior Executive Service (currently $164,200) by age 40. Extremely few federal employees make the aforesaid promotion deadlines.)
https://www.forbes.com/sites/janicegassam/2019/02/22/how-one-platform-is-helping-companies-overcome-age-discrimination/#20e6f79f4421
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Research indicates that age discrimination has become more rampant. Employers must figure out how to retain their experienced workers, especially given the fact that they will comprise such a large portion of the American workforce in coming years.)

 

INDEPENDENT
— Girl banned from wearing MAGA hat claims school is violating her First Amendment rights Conservative activist Maddie Mueller previously received dress code violations for wearing ‘build the wall’ T-shirt – Deanna Paul
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/maga-hat-california-student-banned-high-school-challenge-maddie-mueller-clovis-north-trump-a8793321.html

February 20 Morning Edition

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Promises, promises. Pritzker’s pension fix is more smoke and mirrors – Kristen McQueary
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/mcqueary/ct-perspec-mcqueary-kristen-pritzker-budget-unfunded-pensions-0220-20190219-story.html

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Illinois has done little to address addiction 6½ years into legal video gambling – Jason Grotto, Sandhya Kambhampati, and Dan Mihalopoulos (DIERSEN: How much of the more than $5 billion that was lost by video gamblers since 2012 was lost by those a) who have severe financial, health, and/or other problems, b) who have saved little or nothing for their retirement, c) who drink lots of booze or want to drink lots of booze, d) who smoke pot or want to smoke pot, or e) who are wards of the state or will be wards of the state – 98%, 99%, 100%?)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/legalized-video-gambling-addiction-illinois-bad-bet-propublica-wbez/
— Trump says he’ll be very ‘successful’ against emergency declaration lawsuit – AP
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/donald-trump-emergency-declaration-border-wall-lawsuit-states/
— Oberweis trying again for Congress; Will pour own money into Underwood challenge – Lynn Sweet
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/jim-oberweis-trying-again-congress-will-pour-own-money-lauren-underwood-challenge/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Oberweis will kick off his latest bid for Congress by making the rounds of Lincoln Day dinners in Dundee, DuPage and maybe McHenry County in the coming days.)
— Politicians change their tune in wake of Smollett case revelations – Sam Charles
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/politicians-change-tune-jussie-smollett-case-empire/
— Aurora police: No record we were told shooter’s firearm owner’s ID was revoked – Jon Seidel
https://chicago.suntimes.com/crime/aurora-police-department-says-it-cant-find-record-shooters-foid-revocation/

 

DAILY HERALD
— Aurora police say they can’t find proof they knew about shooter’s revoked FOID – Susan Sarkauskas
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20190219/aurora-police-say-they-cant-find-proof-they-knew-about-shooters-revoked-foid
— Oberweis eyeing 14th Congressional run against Underwood – James Fuller
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20190219/oberweis-eyeing-14th-congressional-run-against-underwood
(FROM THE ARTICLE: In 2004, a U.S. Senate campaign commercial featuring dairy magnate Jim Oberweis flying over Soldier Field with a warning that, “Illegal aliens are coming here to take American workers’ jobs,” was a doomed introduction to the national political stage. Fifteen years later, a modified version of that message may help propel him into Congress. In an interview, Oberweis confirmed reports he’ll seek the 14th Congressional District seat represented by newly-elected Democrat Lauren Underwood in the next cycle. And he said he’s learned a lot about politics and cooperating across the aisle since 2004. Much of that education stems from his service as an Illinois state senator from Sugar Grove since 2013. He pointed to his support for legalizing medical marijuana and successfully raising some speed limits to 70 mph as examples of where he’s listened to both sides of an issue. Oberweis also sponsored legislation to raise the state’s minimum wage. His bill would have raised it gradually to $10 per hour, in what he believes was a more realistic increase. He sees Illinois’ new plan to gradually increase the minimum wage to $15 as a threat to the number of available jobs and the motivation for upward mobility. “A $15 minimum wage is going to create problems for people wanting to enter the workforce,” Oberweis said. “Minimum wage jobs are designed to teach people how to work and how to secure employment. They are not meant to be the end of the line, feed-my-family-of-four kind of job.” . . . “I still feel immigration is a significant problem with a potentially significant cost,” Oberweis said. “On the other hand, those kids who were brought here by their parents and only know this country? We don’t blame kids for the mistakes of their parent. I’m much more inclined to talk about a path to citizenship for those kids than their parents who broke laws.” Oberweis said he also doesn’t believe in family separation. So the compromise is a nonimmigrant visa for those parents. That visa would allow them to remain in the country but not become citizens or be eligible for government benefits.)

 

WGN TV
— Some voters, experts cold on Chicago’s February election tradition – BEN BRADLEY, JORDAN MUCK
https://wgntv.com/2019/02/19/some-voters-experts-cold-on-chicagos-february-election-tradition/

 

WBEZ
— Chicago City Council Average Attendance Grade: D – Claudia Morell, A.D. Quig (DIERSEN: Since 1999, I have had the best record by far for attending Milton Township Republican Central Committee monthly meetings and fundraisers.)
https://www.wbez.org/shows/wbez-news/chicago-city-council-average-attendance-grade-d/cf4d1d05-7c7a-4537-923a-3fec5c6cfef7
— The Middle Class Is Shrinking Everywhere — In Chicago It’s Almost Gone – Linda Lutton
https://www.wbez.org/shows/wbez-news/the-middle-class-is-shrinking-everywhere-in-chicago-its-almost-gone/e63cb407-5d1e-41b1-9124-a717d4fb1b0b

 

ROCKFORD REGISTER STAR
— Cabello bill would make Illinois elected officials wear body cameras – Ken DeCoster (DIERSEN: To better document harassment, insults, threats, violence, etc. against them by Trump-haters, members of the following groups should wear body cameras: Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older people, rich people, gun owners, German Americans, draft avoiders, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.rrstar.com/news/20190219/cabello-bill-would-make-illinois-elected-officials-wear-body-cameras

 

DEKALB DAILY CHRONICLE
— Pritzker: ‘Time to celebrate’ signing of $15 minimum wage bill First increase will take effect in January 2020 – JERRY NOWICKI (DIERSEN: What salary gains have you celebrated? I celebrated when IRS promoted me in 1972, 1973, and 1974 and when GAO promoted me in 1986. I would not have gotten those promotions if I had not a) earned a job-related bachelor’s degree when in 1970 when I was 21 years old and job-related master’s degrees in 1976 and 1980, b) earned job-related professional certifications in 1979 and 1981, and c) earned a job-related professional license in 1981.)
https://www.daily-chronicle.com/2019/02/19/pritzker-time-to-celebrate-signing-of-15-minimum-wage-bill/a983oh4/

 

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats discourage assimilation.
https://www.sj-r.com/news/20190219/students-learn-indian-culture-language-at-new-school

 

BELLEVILLE NEWS DEMOCRAT
— U.S. Rep. Bost says national emergency on border security was right move – DERIK HOLTMANN
https://www.bnd.com/news/local/article226482415.html

 

BLOOMINGTON PANTAGRAPH
— LaHood touts electric vehicle tax credits to boost Rivian, wants tariffs curtailed – DEREK BEIGH
https://www.pantagraph.com/autos/lahood-touts-electric-vehicle-tax-credits-to-boost-rivian-wants/article_cefce95e-a157-5e3f-a9b8-fc0a9a30308a.html

 

CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD
— 7-year-old raises money for border wall with hot chocolate stand (DIERSEN: Should I raise money for the border wall by charging $1,000/year for GOPUSA ILLINOIS email subscriptions and by paywalling www.gopillinois.com?)
https://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/national/7-year-old-raises-money-for-border-wall-with-hot-chocolate-stand/1793962793

 

ILLINOIS STATE UNIVERSITY
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Democrats encourage children to engage in LGBTQ activity.
https://news.illinoisstate.edu/2019/02/lgbtq-literacy-advocates-authors-of-reading-the-rainbow-to-speak-march-6/

 

PROPUBLICA
— How Has the “Crack Cocaine of Gambling” Affected Illinois? The State Hasn’t Bothered to Check. Since video gambling went live in 2012, more than 30,000 video slot and poker machines have been installed in the state and gamblers have lost more than $5 billion. Yet Illinois has failed to address the issue of gambling addiction in any meaningful way. – Jason Grotto and Sandhya Kambhampati, and Dan Mihalopoulos (DIERSEN: How much of that “more than $5 billion” was lost by people a) who have severe financial, health, and/or other problems, b) who have saved little or nothing for their retirement, c) who drink lots of booze or want to drink lots of booze, d) who smoke pot or want to smoke pot, or e) who are wards of the state or will be wards of the state – 98%, 99%, 100%?)
https://features.propublica.org/the-bad-bet/video-gambling-addiction-illinois/

 

DUPAGE POLICY JOURNAL
— Oberweis considering U.S. House run – Robert Hadley
https://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/511779305-oberweis-considering-u-s-house-run
(FROM THE ARTICLE: State Sen. Jim Oberweis (R-North Aurora) recently announced in a statement he is “exploring a bid” for the 2020 Republican nomination in for the 14th District U.S. House seat. Oberweis, who earned a Master of Business Administration from the University of Chicago, said in a statement provided to the DuPage Policy Journal his business background would assure economic stability.)

 

ILLINOIS NEWS NETWORK
— State Rep. Kathleen Willis, D-Addison, eyes bill to require fingerprints, increasing FOID card fee after Aurora shooting – Greg Bishop
https://www.ilnews.org/news/justice/lawmaker-eyes-bill-to-require-fingerprints-increasing-foid-card-fee/article_3fe09004-348b-11e9-b014-13b004a4e100.html

 

WASHINGTON TIMES
— The left is openly cheering for the demise of America – Joseph Curl
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2019/feb/19/the-left-is-openly-cheering-for-the-demise-of-amer/
— On the national emergency, Trump is crazy like a fox – Gary Anderson
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2019/feb/19/on-the-national-emergency-trump-is-crazy-like-a-fo/

 

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— The Democratic Party is in a socialist spiral – Noah Wall
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/the-democratic-party-is-in-a-socialist-spiral
— Hate-crime hoaxers beware, the law does not bow to your intersectional caste system – Editorial
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/editorials/hate-crime-hoaxers-beware-the-law-does-not-bow-to-your-intersectional-caste-system

 

WASHINGTON FREE BEACON
— Gillibrand Agrees With Activist Saying Wall Cuts ‘Indigenous People’ Off From United States – David Rutz (DIERSEN: If your ancestors were not born in America, your ancestors are not “indigenous” Americans.)
https://freebeacon.com/issues/gillibrand-agrees-with-activist-saying-souther-border-cuts-indigenous-people-off-from-united-states/

 

FOX NEWS
— 103 illegal aliens arrested at Arizona border; CBP alarmed at uptick in border crossings by large groups – Frank Miles
https://www.foxnews.com/us/103-illegal-aliens-arrested-at-arizona-border-says-cbp-alarmed-at-uptick-of-border-crossing

 

GOPUSA
— Kamala Harris backs push to rename Columbus Day ‘Indigenous Peoples Day’ (DIERSEN: Why isn’t she calling for “Anti-Immigrant Day?”)
http://www.gopusa.com/kamala-harris-backs-push-to-rename-columbus-day-indigenous-peoples-day/
— Elizabeth Warren: Trump administration officials are obligated to invoke 25th Amendment
http://www.gopusa.com/elizabeth-warren-trump-administration-officials-are-obligated-to-invoke-25th-amendment/

 

BREITBART
— Potentially Half a Million Illegal Aliens Projected to Enter U.S. this Year – John Binder
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2019/02/19/potentially-half-a-million-illegal-aliens-projected-to-enter-u-s-this-year/
— Yale University Hosts Event to Help Illegal Aliens Get Jobs – Alana Mastrangelo
https://www.breitbart.com/tech/2019/02/19/yale-university-hosts-event-to-help-illegal-aliens-get-jobs/
— If Smollett Isn’t Charged with a Hate Crime, No One Should Be – John Hayward
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2019/02/19/hayward-if-smollett-isnt-charged-with-a-hate-crime-no-one-should-be/
— Kirsten Gillibrand: Border Wall Cuts ‘Indigenous People’ Off from America – Kyle Morris (DIERSEN: If your ancestors were not born in America, your ancestors are not “indigenous” Americans.)
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2019/02/19/kirsten-gillibrand-border-wall-cuts-indigenous-people-off-from-america/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Gillibrand promotes hatred against Trump and against his supporters.
https://www.breitbart.com/clips/2019/02/19/gillibrand-trumps-darkness-has-caused-increase-in-hate-crimes/

 

BLAZE
— Fake hate crimes target Trump supporters to push ‘racist’ narrative ‘Liberals have to make up crimes … so that they can continue to relish their self-imposed victimhood’
https://www.theblaze.com/jon-miller/fake-hate-crime
— Family of Covington teen nails Washington Post with a massive lawsuit And many more are coming soon – Carlos Garcia
https://www.theblaze.com/news/breaking-family-of-covington-teen-nails-washington-post-with-a-massive-lawsuit

 

NEWSMAX
— WSJ: ATF Agents Inundated With Gun Retrieval Requests – Solange Reyner
https://www.newsmax.com/newsfront/atf-guns-agents-firearms/2019/02/19/id/903402/

 

NEWS BUSTERS
— Paradise Lost: WashPost Covers All-LGBT City Council That’s Not Diverse Enough – Matt Philbin
https://www.newsbusters.org/blogs/culture/matt-philbin/2019/02/19/paradise-lost-wash-po-covers-all-lgbt-city-council-thats-not
— Smollett and the ‘Fakes First’ Media – Brent Bozell and Tim Graham
https://www.newsbusters.org/blogs/nb/tim-graham/2019/02/19/bozell-graham-column-smollett-and-fakes-first-media
— The Media’s Smollett Coverage Has Made MAGA Synonymous with Hate – Bill D’Agostino
https://www.newsbusters.org/blogs/nb/bill-dagostino/2019/02/19/medias-smollett-coverage-has-made-maga-synonymous-hate

 

TOWNHALL
— Gun Control Advocates Use Aurora Shooting to Call for More Background Checks – John R. Lott
https://townhall.com/columnists/johnrlottjr/2019/02/20/gun-control-advocates-use-aurora-shooting-to-call-for-more-background-checks-n2541858
— Smollett And the ‘Fakes First’ Media – Brent Bozell and Tim Graham
https://townhall.com/columnists/brentbozellandtimgraham/2019/02/20/smollett-and-the-fakes-first-media-n2541906

 

HOT AIR
— The Frenzied Search For Racism – HEATHER MACDONALD
https://hotair.com/headlines/archives/2019/02/frenzied-search-racism/

 

DAILY CALLER
— IT’S NOT ABOUT NEW GUN LAWS; IT’S ABOUT IMPLEMENTING THE ONES WE HAVE
https://dailycaller.com/2019/02/19/its-not-about-new-gun-laws-its-about-implementing-the-ones-we-have/
— JUSSIE SMOLLETT PLEADED NO CONTEST FOR GIVING OFFICIALS FALSE INFORMATION IN 2007 – Neetu Chandak
https://dailycaller.com/2019/02/19/jussie-smollett-false-information/
— ‘WHAT YOU ARE SAYING IS A LIE’ — TUCKER CALLS OUT DEMOCRATIC ACTIVIST ARGUING FOR IDENTITY POLITICS – Scott Morefield
https://dailycaller.com/2019/02/19/tucker-carlson-identity-politics/

 

DAILY SIGNAL
— How Many Times Trump’s Predecessors Declared a National Emergency – Fred Lucas
https://www.dailysignal.com/2019/02/19/how-many-times-trumps-predecessors-declared-a-national-emergency/

 

CONSERVATIVE DAILY NEWS
— ICE Catches 26 Illegal Aliens at San Diego Market Then Releases Them – R. Mitchell
https://www.conservativedailynews.com/2019/02/ice-catches-26-illegal-aliens-at-san-diego-market-then-releases-them/

 

CONSERVATIVE REVIEW
— Border county commissioner: Ranchers are scared to report drug trafficking crimes – Daniel Horowitz
https://www.conservativereview.com/news/border-county-commissioner-ranchers-scared-report-drug-trafficking-crimes/
— The national emergency panic is another opportunity for activist judges to embarrass themselves and the Constitution – Nate Madden
https://www.conservativereview.com/news/national-emergency-panic-another-opportunity-activist-judges-embarrass-constitution/

 

AMERICAN CONSERVATIVE
— The Republicans’ Millennial Problem It’s going to take more than policy gimmicks to compete with the growing allure of victimology. – PAUL GOTTFRIED (DIERSEN: Are/were you a victim? My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes viciously demonize me, viciously denigrate me, and viciously condemn me for my complaining about political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, age discrimination, and retaliation. They hint/imply/argue/shout that my Democrat superiors in the federal government and others took adverse actions against me because I am a White supremacist, Nazi, KKK member, hater, racist, sexist, bigot, and even worse things. They stress that I am a Trump supporter, Protestant (baptized, raised, and confirmed as a Missouri Synod Lutheran), conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, old (born in 1948), non-poor, childless, pet-less, gun owner, draft avoider, 100% German American, my ancestors have been in America since 1844, I lived in Crete 1948-1972, and I have filed lawsuits.)
https://www.theamericanconservative.com/articles/the-republicans-millennial-problem/

 

NEW AMERICAN
— How Did the Aurora, Illinois, Shooter Obtain His FOID Card? He Lied. – Bob Adelmann
https://www.thenewamerican.com/usnews/crime/item/31515-how-did-the-aurora-illinois-shooter-obtain-his-foid-card-he-lied

 

LIFESITE NEWS
— Nick Sandmann files $250 million lawsuit against Washington Post – Claire Chretien
https://www.lifesitenews.com/news/breaking-nick-sandmann-files-250-million-lawsuit-against-washington-post

 

FEDERALIST
— Mass Shooting In Aurora Shows Why Gun Control Doesn’t Work The shooter was able to carry out an act of violence not because of a lack of gun laws, but because of a bureaucratic failure to enforce the existing ones. – Madeline Osburn
https://thefederalist.com/2019/02/20/mass-shooting-aurora-shows-gun-control-doesnt-work/

 

NATIONAL REVIEW
— White Progressives Are Polarizing America – DAVID FRENCH (DIERSEN: Who are lead polarizers in your neighborhood, in your precinct, in your municipality, in your township/ward, in your county, and in Illinois? The lead polarizers in my neighborhood, in my precinct, in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois are anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.nationalreview.com/2019/02/white-progressives-polarizing-america/

 

THE HILL
— Trump declares New York Times ‘enemy of the people’ – BRETT SAMUELS
https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/430716-trump-declares-new-york-times-enemy-of-the-people

 

POLITICO
— Warren: Tax millionaires to pay for free child care – KIMBERLY HEFLING (DIERSEN: I should write a book about those who have demonized me, denigrated me, and condemned me the most because my wife and I gave up trying to have children, we did not adopt, and we did not become foster parents.)
https://www.politico.com/story/2019/02/19/warren-tax-millionaires-free-child-care-2709295

 

NBC NEWS
— ACLU sues Trump over his national emergency for border wall This move comes after 16 states filed a separate lawsuit challenging the president’s declaration. – Dartunorro Clark
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/politics-news/aclu-sues-trump-over-his-national-emergency-border-wall-n973306

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— Is America Becoming a Four-Party State? Fractures are growing among both Democrats and Republicans. – Thomas L. Friedman (DIERSEN: From what I see in Illinois, those who dominate the Illinois Republican Party believe that “Republicans” can win in Illinois if they dump individuals, organizations, companies, and governments that are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders, and those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/02/19/opinion/four-party-america-politics.html
— Democrats Want to Tax the Wealthy. Many Voters Agree. A proposal to tax wealth finds support across party lines, along with the premise that the government should combat inequality. – Ben Casselman and Jim Tankersley (DIERSEN: According to the Democrats, if you are not on welfare, you are wealthy.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/02/19/business/economy/wealth-tax-elizabeth-warren.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Democrats promote LGBTQ activity.
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/02/19/opinion/catholic-church-gay-discrimination.html
— Has Republican Resistance to Trump Collapsed? William Weld has offered a glimmer of hope to NeverTrumpers. But many Republicans once opposed to the president are jumping on his 2020 bandwagon. – Liz Mair
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/02/19/opinion/trump-william-weld.html

 

WASHINGTON POST
— HARDCOPY TITLE IN THE DAILY HERALD: Suburban divide University of Chicago poll shows residents bring urban/rural politics when they move – AP (DIERSEN: QUESTION: Why do Republican-haters move to and/or stay in Republican areas? ANSWER: To avoid/escape poverty-stricken and crime-stricken Democrat areas and hypocritically take advantage of the prosperity and safety that Republican principles bring forth.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/poll-ruralurban-political-divisions-also-split-the-suburbs/2019/02/19/f06ce65e-34bb-11e9-8375-e3dcf6b68558_story.html
— I was passed over for a promotion. Is it disloyal to apply for other jobs? (DIERSEN: If you are a federal employee who is Republican, White, male, and/or non-veteran, the federal government gets rid of you if you do not make GS-13 (currently $96,403) by age 25, GS-14 (currently $113,920) by age 30, GS-15 (currently $134,000) by age 35, and Senior Executive Service (currently $164,200) by age 40. It is called Affirmative Action, Diversity, Inclusion, up-or-out, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, and age discrimination.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/boss-fought-to-retain-an-employee–then-looked-elsewhere-for-promotion/2019/02/15/29e01490-308b-11e9-86ab-5d02109aeb01_story.html

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Armed and Dangerous: How the ATF Retrieves Guns From Banned Buyers A firearms purchase can proceed after three business days, whether or not the federal background check is complete – Dan Frosch and Zusha Elinson
https://www.wsj.com/articles/thousands-of-guns-are-mistakenly-sold-to-banned-buyers-its-the-atfs-job-to-get-them-back-11550591324
— Why Service Is Lousy in High-Tax States There’s an almost inverse relationship between burdensome levies and infrastructure quality. – Steven Malanga
https://www.wsj.com/articles/why-service-is-lousy-in-high-tax-states-11550619841

 

FORBES
— The Agency That Monitors Employment Discrimination Just Lost Its Only Openly Gay Commissioner – Tom Spiggle
https://www.forbes.com/sites/tomspiggle/2019/02/19/the-agency-that-monitors-employment-discrimination-just-lost-its-only-openly-gay-commissioner/#580e01cf7e85

 

ZERO HEDGE
— Illinois Considering “Asset Transfers” To Pensions: Be Afraid – Tyler Durden
https://www.zerohedge.com/news/2019-02-19/illinois-considering-asset-transfers-pensions-be-afraid

 

USA TODAY
— Losing a job in your 50s is especially tough. Here are 3 steps to take when layoffs happen – Peter Dunn
https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/columnist/2019/02/15/layoffs-3-steps-take-when-you-lose-job-your-50-s/2873673002/

 

VICE
— This Is How People Can Actually Afford to Live in Chicago “There are no poor white neighborhoods in Chicago.” – Meghan Murphy-Gill
https://www.vice.com/en_ca/article/nex35g/this-is-how-people-can-actually-afford-to-live-in-chicago

 

U.S. NEWS & WORLD REPORT
— Illinois Mass Shooting Reveals Gaps in Gun Laws; State Seeks to Close Them – STEVE GORMAN AND Daniel Trotta
https://www.usnews.com/news/us/articles/2019-02-19/illinois-mass-shooting-reveals-gaps-in-gun-laws-state-seeks-to-close-them

 

PRESTON BUSINESS REVIEW
— New Trump push: Make homosexuality legal everywhere – Caroline Biscotti
https://prestonbusinessreview.com/new-trump-push-make-homosexuality-legal-everywhere/125498/

 

HAWTHORN CALLER
— Invasion of the US Southern Border Guided by Leftists – Mike Billings
https://hawthorncaller.com/invasion-of-the-us-southern-border-guided-by-leftists/

 

FED SMITH
— Why Public Service is Not a Regular Job – Jeff Neal (DIERSEN: I should write a book about those in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois a) who are the most filled with hatred against past, present, and future federal employees and retirees and b) who focus their hatred on me. I was a federal employee for almost 30 years and I have been a federal retiree for more than 21 years.)
https://www.fedsmith.com/2019/02/19/public-service-not-regular-job/

 

NEW YORKER
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A Trump-hater asks “Does Congress Care About Trump’s Emergency?”
https://www.newyorker.com/news/daily-comment/does-congress-care-about-trumps-emergency

 

IN THESE TIMES
— We’ve Been Fighting for $15 For 7 Years. Today I’m Celebrating a Historic Victory. – JEFF SCHUHRKE (DIERSEN: Did you ever work for the minimum wage? I did 1964-1966 washing dishes in the basement of the S.S. Kresges in Chicago Heights during my junior and senior years at Crete-Monee High School. If S.S. Kresges had to pay me $15/hour in today’s dollars back then, it probably would have illegally hired an illegal instead of me. If you had earned $15/hour in today’s dollars when you were young, what would you have done with that money? I did not start earning $15/hour in today’s dollars until I was 18 in September of 1966. I earned far less than $15/hour in today’s dollars when I did yard work and delivered newspapers 1962-1964; washed dishes 1964-1966; and cleaned golf shoes, chipped slag, and pumped gasoline in 1966. If had earned $15/hour in today’s dollars 1962-1966, I probably would have bought a new loaded 1966 Pontiac GTO in 1966 instead of the new 1966 Pontiac Tempest Sprint that I bought. What job requirements did you have to meet before you first earned $15/hour in today’s dollars? Job requirements that I had to meet in 1966 included: be a United States citizen, be 18 years old, have a high school diploma, pass an employment test, pass a physical examination, have a driver’s license, pass a truck driving test, pass a background investigation, and have a car to use to make deliveries with.)
http://inthesetimes.com/working/entry/21750/15_minimum_wage_illinois_pritzker_seiu_labor

 

LGBTQ NATION
— Trump administration launches campaign to decriminalize homosexuality worldwide – Bil Browning
https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2019/02/trump-administration-launches-campaign-decriminalize-homosexuality-worldwide/
— Trump is abandoning his only gay judicial nominees – Alex Bollinger (DIERSEN: Who has abandoned you? I should write a book about those who have abandoned me. I would focus on activists, candidates, elected officials, party leaders, major donors, political consultants, etc. in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois who blame me and my GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails for their problems, for your problems, for my problems, and for everyone’s problems.)
https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2019/02/trump-abandoning-gay-judicial-nominees/

 

ADVOCATE
— Bernie Sanders Announces Presidential Bid With LGBTQ Focus
https://www.advocate.com/politics/2019/2/19/bernie-sanders-announces-presidential-bid-lgbtq-focus

 

DAILY MAIL
— Trump says he has ‘absolute right’ to put a wall on the U.S.-Mexico border and predicts he’ll win ‘open and closed case’ against Democrats suing over his national emergency order – EMILY GOODIN
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-6722259/Trump-says-absolute-right-wall-border-predicts-hell-win-lawsuit.html

 

GOPUSA ILLINOIS
— If you help fill a void, what void do you help fill? Since 2000, I have increasingly helped fill a tremendous communications void in Illinois, in DuPage County, in Milton Township, and in Wheaton. The individuals, organizations, companies, and governments that dominate Republican politics in Illinois, DuPage County, Milton Township, and Wheaton do not want anyone to promote the traditional family, right to life, immigration, Second Amendment, illegal drugs, equal opportunity (no race or gender based preference giving), and other planks in the Illinois Republican Party (IRP) platform and in the Republican Party platform. I help fill the aforesaid tremendous communications void with GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails. Those who do not want me to do that work against me. If you are not going to defend and advance the IRP platform and the Republican Party platform, you should not seek or hold any kind of elected or appointed government or political office as a Republican in Illinois, DuPage County, Milton Township, or Wheaton. – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com