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March 6 Morning Edition

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

 

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

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

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Naperville goes green Saturday with annual St. Patrick’s Parade – David Sharos
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/naperville-sun/ct-nvs-st-patricks-parade-advance-st-0308-20170306-story.html
— President Trump privately signs new travel ban targeting those seeking new visas – AP
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/politics/ct-trump-travel-ban-new-order-20170305-story.html
— FRONT PAGE WITH COLOR PICTURE: How ‘Da Icehouse’ got a late-night liquor license in high-crime Austin – David Heinzmann
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/watchdog/ct-icehouse-liquor-ervin-20170306-story.html
— Hiring mistakes that can sink your team – Travis Katz (DIERSEN: GAO hired me in 1980 because it could not find a qualified Democrat, minority, female, younger person, or veteran who would take the job.  IRS hired me in 1971 because it could not find a qualified Democrat, minority, female, or veteran who would take the job.  The Post Office hired me in 1966 because it could not find a qualified Democrat, minority, female, or veteran who would take the job.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/success/inc/tca-hiring-mistakes-that-can-sink-your-team-20170227-story.html
— Despite borrowing limit, tiny Skokie school district seeks to get around state law for new school – Diane Rado
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-school-debt-limit-legislation-met-20170305-story.html

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

March 4 Morning Edition

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Trump tweets that ‘bad (or sick) guy!’ Obama had phones wiretapped during campaign – Phillip Rucker and Ellen Nakashima
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/politics/ct-trump-wiretaps-20170304-story.html
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: Legal hurdle looms for fast deportations – David G. Savage  (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps side with foreign countries and with their citizens AGAINST America and AGAINST its citizens.)
https://www.pressreader.com/usa/orlando-sentinel/20170304/281668254764655
— Aurora: Guzman, Irvin define leadership their way – Denise Crosby
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/aurora-beacon-news/opinion/ct-abn-crosby-mayoral-candidates-st-0305-20170305-column.html
— Despite raid by feds, Caterpillar reputation may emerge unscathed, experts say – Ally Marotti
http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/ct-caterpillar-federal-raid-aftermath-0304-biz-20170303-story.html
— HARDCOPY ARTICLE TITLE: Chicago can’t hide its age: 180 today  History museum to celebrate city’s 1837 incorporation – Leonor Vivanco  (DIERSEN: How long have your ancestors been in America?  In 1844, my ancestors on my father’s side immigrated from what is now Germany to Chicago. During the 1840s and 1850s, all of my ancestors immigrated from what is now Germany to northeast Illinois and they have stayed there ever since. What do you say to those who hint/imply/argue/shout that if you are a Republican, the longer that your ancestors have been in America, the more that you have benefited from their discrimination against minorities and against females?)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-chicago-birthday-celebration-met-20170303-story.html

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Trump alleges Obama had Trump phones wiretapped during race – AP
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/trump-alleges-obama-had-trump-phones-wiretapped-during-race/
— Schwarzenegger on ‘Celebrity Apprentice’: I quit – AP  (DIERSEN: Schwarzenegger blames Trump for his problems. Who do you blame for your problems?  I should write a book about those who run Wheaton, who run Milton Township, who run DuPage County, and who run Illinois who blame me and my GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails for their past, present, and future problems.)
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/schwarzenegger-on-celebrity-apprentice-i-quit/
— AS THE DEMOCRAT PARTY’S STRANGLEHOLD ON CHICAGO TIGHTENS: Jim Crow home-buying scheme comes back to haunt Chicago – Editorial
http://chicago.suntimes.com/opinion/editorial-jim-crow-home-buying-scheme-comes-back-to-haunt/

 

DAILY HERALD
— Batavia candidates discuss sanctuary city status – Susan Sarkauskas  (DIERSEN: To promote sanctuary cities is to promote treason.)
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20170303/news/170309625/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Asked if Batavia should become a sanctuary city for undocumented immigrants, Stoops said “yes.”  “We should not only be focusing on our residents, but we should be looking out for one another. Who are we to start rounding them up from a government initiative that some of our residents may not agree with?” he said. Schielke did not answer the question directly, speaking instead about how Batavia’s immigrant history and how it adopted a fair housing ordinance decades ago and is an integrated community. Dinwiddie said the city should not become a sanctuary city because it would put a burden on police, and Salvati said he didn’t know if he would “put the onus” on police to “be out there looking proactively.”)

 

NBC5
— Tension Mounts Ahead of Berkeley Trump Rallies  The event in Berkeley is the only event planned in the Bay Area and one of three planned in California. – Thom Jensen and Bay City News  (DIERSEN: Anti-Trumps are moral relativists who believe that their end justifies their means. Anti-Trumps are disciples of Saul Alinsky.  Anti-Trumps are anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.)
http://www.nbcchicago.com/news/national-international/March-4-Trump-Planned-in-Berkeley-415372443.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: “We’re going to confront and defeat the Trump movement,” protect organizer Benjamin Lynch said. On Friday, Lynch said his group’s motto is “By any means necessary” or BAMN. They plan to gather two hours before the pro-Trump group so the marchers will see the already gathered crowd and move on before they even get started. “We hope they’re demoralized,” Lynch said. “We hope they drive on by. We hope they decide to hold their rally somewhere else.” Lynch says he doesn’t promote violence or vandalism, but noted that hate speech could incite some of the protestors. “We’re not going to let a fringe group of bigots come in and target our immigrant and local communities,” he said.)
— Immigrant With Support in Illinois Town Released on Bond (DIERSEN: If you glorify and praise illegals, Democrats and RINOs will praise you.)
http://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/Immigrant-With-Support-in-Illinois-Town-Released-on-Bond–415374093.html

 

WBEZ
— New York Mayor: ‘I Am Sick Of President Trump Denigrating Chicago’ – Lauren Chooljian
https://www.wbez.org/shows/wbez-news/new-york-mayor-i-am-sick-of-president-trump-denigrating-chicago/75b89a62-575f-4f5a-abf6-1abe2a54fcfd

 

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Federal raid at Caterpillar may examine issues beyond tax strategy – Matt Buedel
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20170303/federal-raid-at-caterpillar-may-examine-issues-beyond-tax-strategy

 

JOURNAL COURIER
— ‘Grand bargain’ not dead, Republicans push for more modifications
http://myjournalcourier.com/news/106541/grand-bargain-not-dead-republicans-push-for-more-modifications

 

DEKALB DAILY CHRONICLE
— Petition started to bring Metra to DeKalb; cost one of biggest obstacles – STEPHANIE MARKHAM
http://www.daily-chronicle.com/2017/03/02/petition-started-to-bring-metra-to-dekalb-cost-one-of-biggest-obstacles/aj7d4hy/

 

POSITIVELY NAPERVILLE
— NAPERVILLE MAYOR WILL PRESENT STATE OF THE CITY ADDRESS MARCH 20 – Lauren Holtz  (DIERSEN: Unlike members of the Wheaton Chamber of Commerce like me who attend state of the city addresses, members of the Naperville Area Chamber of Commerce who attend state of the city addresses can count on not being insulted by the mayor.  What do you say to mayors of cities who publicly insult members of their city’s Chamber of Commerce?)
http://www.positivelynaperville.com/2017/03/04/naperville-mayor-will-present-state-city-address-march-20/70236
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The 2017 State of the City Address hosted by the Naperville Area Chamber of Commerce (NACC) will be held on Monday, March 20, at Embassy Suites Chicago-Naperville, 1823 Abriter Court in Naperville.  This luncheon event is presented by BMO Harris Bank N.A. The address serves as an inspiring recap of the year’s events.  The discussion will highlight the monumental progression of the area’s growth including new and existing businesses.  Additionally, the address will turn an eye toward the future, as highlighting a number of programs and initiatives scheduled for the coming year. The NACC has hosted the State of the City Address for the past 33 years for the Naperville community starting with Mayor Peg Price. “The Naperville Area Chamber of Commerce plays an important role in success and retention of businesses in our region,” said Nicki Anderson, NACC President/CEO.  “Our partnership with the City and Naperville Development Partnership are crucial to the strength and viability of a successful business climate.” The Mayor also uses the program as a time to not only to recognize Naperville’s accomplishments, but also the people who made it possible.  The State of the City Address honors city officials and their years of service to the community. “The State of the City address is an important venue to showcase the City’s commitment to economic growth, efficient government and serving our community well,” Mayor Steve Chirico stated in the news release.  “This year’s address will celebrate our shared accomplishments, provide a roadmap for the year to come and inspire our businesses to continue making Naperville the premier location to live, work and play in the region.”)

 

GAZETTE CHICAGO
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps urge everyone to be anti-Trump.
http://www.gazettechicago.com/index/2017/03/if-youre-willing-to-stand-up-in-the-era-of-trump-then-resist-engage-and-make-change-happen/
http://www.gazettechicago.com/index/2017/03/chicago-has-many-options-to-rise-up-in-era-of-trump/

 

SANGAMON SUN
— Republican Rep. Reggie Phillips among Trump rally speakers in Springfield – Glenn Minnis
http://sangamonsun.com/stories/511086923-phillips-among-trump-rally-speakers-in-springfield

 

NORTH COOK NEWS
— School spending grows, home values shrink in northwest suburbs
http://northcooknews.com/stories/511084124-school-spending-grows-home-values-shrink-in-northwest-suburbs

 

PUBLIUS FORUM
— Chicago Reveals How Evil the Democrat Party Has Become – Warner Todd Huston
http://www.publiusforum.com/2017/03/03/chicago-reveals-evil-democrat-party-become/

 

WORLD NET DAILY
— ILLEGALS CUT 9,287 HOLES IN OBAMA-ERA BORDER FENCE  ‘Once breached, illegal entrants can cross through or smuggle people and contraband’
http://www.wnd.com/2017/03/illegals-cut-9287-holes-in-obama-era-border-fence/

 

NEWSMAX
— Trump Leads Lost GOP Away From Globalist Heresy – Patrick Buchanan
http://www.newsmax.com/PatrickBuchanan/congress-republicans-globalist-nationalism/2017/03/03/id/776754/
— Caterpillar, a Trump Darling, Lands in Government Crosshairs
http://www.newsmax.com/Finance/StreetTalk/caterpillar-trump-irs-probes/2017/03/03/id/776684/

 

TOWNHALL
— Under The Obama Presidency, Illegal Immigrants Cut Almost 10,000 Holes In Border Fence – Matt Vespa  (DIERSEN: Democrats and RINOs glorify and praise those who cut those holes.)
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/mattvespa/2017/03/04/under-the-obama-presidency-illegal-immigrants-cut-almost-10000-holes-in-border-fence-n2293920
— 10 Examples of “Hate Crimes” That Turned Out to be Scams – John Hawkins
https://townhall.com/columnists/johnhawkins/2017/03/04/10-examples-of-hate-crimes-that-turned-out-to-be-scams-n2293923

 

NATIONAL RIGHT TO LIFE NEWS
— Pro-aborts and Media mercilessly and unfairly target Kellyanne Conway – Dave Andrusko
http://www.nationalrighttolifenews.org/news/2017/03/pro-aborts-and-media-mercilessly-and-unfairly-target-kellyanne-conway/

 

AMERICAN THINKER
— Women’s History Month 2017: An Opportunity to Reflect and Reverse – Christine A. Goss (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps demonize, denigrate, and condemn men, and especially men who are Protestant, conservative, Republican, American, White, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
http://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2017/03/womens_history_month_2017_an_opportunity_to_reflect_and_reverse.html

 

NATIONAL REVIEW
— Facts on the Ground Moving Immigration in Trump’s Direction – MICHAEL BARONE
http://www.nationalreview.com/article/445446/donald-trump-immigration-policy

 

WASHINGTON FREE BEACON
— Border Security Programs Riddled With Mismanagement  IG: Border fence the ‘most significant factor’ to decreasing illegal immigration, narcotic smuggling – Elizabeth Harrington
http://freebeacon.com/national-security/report-border-security-programs-riddled-mismanagement/

 

HUFFINGTON POST
— Evangelist Franklin Graham Calls For Disney Boycott Over Gay Characters  Gaston’s BFF LeFou is gay in the upcoming “Beauty and the Beast” remake, for one. – Sara Boboltz
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/evangelist-franklin-graham-calls-for-beauty-and-the-beast-boycott_us_58ba9ee6e4b05cf0f400e0f8

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— Against Protests, Republicans Must Stand Strong – SCOTT WALKER  (DIERSEN: In your precinct, in your municipality, in your township/ward, in your county, and in Illinois, who stands the strongest for the Illinois Republican Party (IRP) platform?  In Illinois, if you are not going to stand strong for the IRP platform, YOU SHOULD NOT SEEK OR HOLD ANY KIND OF GOVERNMENT OR POLITICAL OFFICE AS A REPUBLICAN.  Political parties exist to help elect candidates who can and will defend and advance their platform.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/03/03/opinion/against-protests-republicans-must-stand-strong.html
— When Teachers Face the Task of Fixing Their Retirement Accounts – RON LIEBER
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/03/03/your-money/401ks-and-similar-plans/when-teachers-face-the-task-of-fixing-their-retirement-accounts.html
— The Pope on Panhandling: Give Without Worry – EDITIORAL (DIERSEN: How much money do you give to those who have financial, health, and/or other problems, that is, how much money do you give to those who have less money than you have?  My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always hinted/implied/argued/shouted a) that they give lots of money to charities and b) that I do not give enough money to charities.  They demonize me, denigrate me, and condemn me as being rich and selfish.  They hint/imply/argue/shout that I am filthy rich a) because I was born healthy, White, and male, b) because I was born with a silver spoon in my mouth and I have always been privileged, c) because I avoided the draft, d) because the federal government overpaid me, e) because my wife and I gave up trying to have children, we did not adopt, and we did not become foster parents, and f) because my federal pension and health/dental/vision insurance subsidies are much too generous.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/03/03/opinion/the-pope-on-panhandling-give-without-worry.html

 

LOS ANGELES TIMES
— Trump won’t require Keystone XL pipeline to use American steel after all – David Lauter
http://www.latimes.com/politics/washington/la-na-essential-washington-updates-trump-won-t-require-keystone-pipeline-1488585551-htmlstory.html

 

USA TODAY
— Silicon Valley’s dirty little secret: The way it treats women – Jessica Guynn and Marco della Cava  (DIERSEN: How does/did your employer(s) treat women?  All my federal employers were always under tremendous pressure from Democrat politicians to give preference to women. Consequently, all my federal superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates who were women were given preference. To give preference to one group is to discriminate against another group. Therefore, to give preference to women is to discriminate against men.  My federal employers were GAO 1980-1997, IRS 1971-1980, and Post Office 1966-1969.)
http://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/news/2017/03/03/silicon-valleys-dirty-little-secret-sexual-harassment-discrimination-of-women/98646108/

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Donald Trump Highlights Support for School Choice in Orlando Trip  President has backed government efforts to help public-school students attend private and parochial schools – Ted Mann  (DIERSEN: If you attended parochial schools like I did (Trinity Lutheran Grade School in Crete 1953-1962 and then Hope Lutheran Grade School in Park Forest 1961-1962 to stay with the Missouri Synod), your critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes will use that against you for the rest of your life.  I should write a book about those in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois who despise if not hate Missouri Synod Lutherans (MSL).  They demonize, denigrate, and condemn MSLs as being “too conservative.”)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/donald-trump-highlights-support-for-school-choice-in-orlando-trip-1488581631
— We All Know the Oscar Accountant — But Who Does Your Company’s Audit?  New rule makes information public for the first time – MICHAEL RAPOPORT  (DIERSEN: I worked for GAO on many audits 1980-1997.  GAO publishes in its reports the names and titles of those who worked on those reports.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/we-all-know-the-oscar-accountant-but-who-does-your-companys-audit-1488558182

 

BLOOMBERG
— Caterpillar Sued by Investor After Corporate Offices Raided – Chris Dolmetsch
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2017-03-03/caterpillar-sued-by-investor-after-corporate-offices-raided

 

MARKET WATCH
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Rauners use Chance the Rapper to demonize, to denigrate, and to condemn Rauner and Rauner’s supporters.
http://www.marketwatch.com/story/chance-the-rapper-stop-using-kids-as-pawns-in-education-fight-2017-03-03

 

DAILY KOS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Democrats and RINOs blame Republicans for all the problems that minorities, women, young people, people who have financial, health, and/or other problems, people who have less money than others, etc. have had, are having, and will have.
http://www.dailykos.com/story/2017/3/3/1639875/-Racism-continues-to-make-its-way-in-schools-via-curriculum-and-we-are-all-screwed-because-of-it

 

SALON
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: According to this article, Runer and Chance the Rapper “plan to work together on presenting a school funding plan to the state Legislature when it reconvenes.” On what issues would you want “to work together” with Rauner on to present “to the state legislature when it reconvenes?” For me, the issues would include a) defending/advancing the Republican Party platform, the Illinois Republican Party platform, and the Milton Township Republican Central Committee resolution against video gambling, b) defending/promoting traditional marriage, c) discouraging/stopping the promotion of LGBTQ activity, d) discouraging/stopping the promotion of abortion, e) discouraging/stopping illegal immigration, and f) discouraging/stopping the promotion of vices including booze, pot and gambling.)
http://www.salon.com/2017/03/04/chance-the-rapper-advocates-for-chicagos-public-school-funding/

March 2 Evening Edition

NBC5
— What’s Next for AFSCME After Strike Approved? – Mary Ann Ahern
http://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/Whats-Next-for-AFSCME-After-Strike-Approved-415242533.html
— Rep. Rush Says Trump Agreed to Visit Chicago – Tom Schuba
http://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/rush-says-trump-agreed-visit-chicago-415248963.html

 

CBS2
— Chance The Rapper To Meet Rauner On Friday To Talk CPS Funding  (DIERSEN: Are you an elected official? If so, who are you going to meet with on Friday and why?)
http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2017/03/02/chance-the-rapper-to-meet-rauner-on-friday-to-talk-cps-funding/

 

FOX NEWS CHICAGO
— Ex-Clinton volunteer loses job after swipe at widow of fallen SEAL
http://www.fox32chicago.com/politics/239128392-story

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Feds raid Caterpillar headquarters in Peoria – Ally Marotti
http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/ct-law-enforcement-search-caterpillar-0303-biz-20170302-story.html
— Rauner, Chance the Rapper to meet Friday – Haley BeMiller  (DIERSEN: Are you an elected official? If so, who are you going to meet with on Friday and why?)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-bruce-rauner-chance-the-rapper-met-20170302-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Trump says “Trump would rather build walls than carve out space for effective leadership.”
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/commentary/ct-leadership-trump-wall-dan-walker-governor-perspec-0303-jm-20170302-story.html
— Will CPS pull an ‘I’ for incomplete? – Editorial
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/editorials/ct-chicago-school-year-funding-lawsuit-edit-20170302-story.html
— Illinois attorney general warns CareerBuilder, other job-search firms about age bias – Alexia Elejalde-Ruiz  (DIERSEN: How old are you?  Are you a loser?  The federal government writes off its non-veteran White male employees as being losers if they do not make GS-13 ($94,610) by age 25, GS-14 ($111,801) by age 30, GS-15 ($131,508) by age 35, and Senior Executive Service ($161,900) by age 40.  Needless-to-say, if the federal government writes you off as being a loser, the private sector flushes you down its toilet.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/ct-age-discrimination-careerbuilder-job-search-0303-biz-20170302-story.html
— Chicago man terminated for tweet about widow of Navy SEAL killed in Yemen – Corilyn Shropshire
http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/ct-man-tweets-navy-seal-widow-gets-fired-0303-biz-20170302-story.html
— Naperville Country Club ordered to refund $700,000 in ex-members’ fees – Bill Bird  (DIERSEN: Several years ago, the DuPage County Republican Central Committee (DCRCC) amended its bylaws to bar DuPage County Republican Precinct Committeemen like me from attending its meetings.  What is your opinion on that?  Of course, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes support the bar.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/naperville-sun/crime/ct-nvs-naperville-country-club-lawsuit-st-0303-20170302-story.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The Naperville Country Club Board of Directors acted improperly when it amended the club’s bylaws concerning initiation fees, and must return nearly $700,000 to 27 former club members, a DuPage County judge has ruled. Attorneys for the board of directors have asked Circuit Judge Dorothy French Mallen to reconsider her Feb. 8 ruling in favor of the ex-club members. That request is to be heard March 24, according to court documents.)
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps a) paint themselves as being anti-male and b) paint Trump and his supporters as being anti-female. Anti-Trumps are disciples of Saul Alinsky.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/lifestyles/stevens/ct-womens-history-museum-balancing-0302-20170302-column.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps glorify and praise immigrants.  Generally, anti-Trumps glorify and praise foreign countries, but in this case, they do not glorify and praise Nigeria.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/commentary/ct-unoma-azuah-nigeria-city-refuge-perspec-0303-jm-20170302-story.html

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Chance the Rapper to meet with Rauner the governor Friday – Tina Sfondeles (DIERSEN: Are you an elected official? If so, who are you going to meet with on Friday and why?)
http://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/chance-the-rapper-to-meet-with-rauner-the-governor-friday/
— Pence used personal email for Ind. state business—and was hacked – USA TODAY
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/pence-used-personal-email-for-state-business-and-was-hacked/amp/
— Senate toys with tax on private eyes, piercings — but little else – AP
http://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/senate-toys-with-tax-on-private-eyes-piercings-but-little-else/

 

DAILY HERALD
— Federal agents raid Caterpillar offices – AP
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20170302/business/170309747/
— Wheaton board recommends approval of controversial Loretto subdivision – Katlyn Smith
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20170302/news/170309647/

 

WQAD
— Lawmakers move to have employers help pay student loans – SARAH TISINGER  (DIERSEN: Because I paid for all my college expenses with money that I earned doing yard work, delivering newspapers, washing dishes, cleaning golf shoes, chipping slag, pumping gasoline, delivering mail, working on an automobile assembly line, working as a security guard, selling tires, automotive services, and major appliances, collecting delinquent taxes, and auditing federal agencies, my critics/opponents have always demonized me, denigrated me, and condemned me as being someone who was born with a silver spoon in his mouth and who has always been privileged.)
http://wqad.com/2017/03/02/lawmakers-move-to-have-employers-help-pay-student-loans-tmwsp/

 

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISSTER
— Rauner, Mendoza squabble over how to pay hundreds of workers – Doug Finke
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20170302/rauner-mendoza-squabble-over-how-to-pay-hundreds-of-workers

 

JOURMAL COURIER
— Interest in state jobs high, but some worry about effect (DIERSEN: Many millions have not and will not seek a job with the federal government a) because the pay and benefits are terrible, b) because the advancement opportunities are terrible, c) because they lack required education, work experience, professional certifications, and/or professional licenses, d) because they cannot pass an employment examination, e) because they cannot pass a background investigation, f) because they cannot pass a physical examination, g) because they cannot take the demonization, denigration, and condemnation that comes with being a federal employee or federal retiree, and/or h) because they are Republican, White, male, older, and/or non-veteran and they know that the federal government discriminates against its employees who are Republican, White, male, older, and/or non-veteran.)
http://myjournalcourier.com/news/106460/interest-in-state-jobs-high-but-some-worry-about-effect

 

BELLEVILLE NEWS DEMOCRAT
— How can you improve your community’s health? A national expert weighs in. – JAMIE FORSYTHE  (DIERSEN: I suggest discouraging vices including booze, pot, and gambling.)
http://www.bnd.com/news/local/article136107038.html

 

KEWANEE STAR COURIER
— Gov. Rauner to speak at Stark County GOP event April 4 – Tammy Wilkinson
http://www.starcourier.com/news/20170302/gov-rauner-to-speak-at-stark-county-gop8200event

 

MEDILL REPORTS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “DOMESTIC WORKERS FILLED WITH FEAR OVER TRUMP’S THREAT OF DEPORTATION.” What do you say to those who come to America illegally, who stay in America illegally, and who bring others to America illegally?  Democrats and RINOs glorify and praise the aforesaid.
http://news.medill.northwestern.edu/chicago/domestic-workers-filled-with-fear-over-trumps-threat-of-deportation/

 

CHICAGO NOW
— Gov. Rauner puts a brick on the Cullerton-Radogno Grand Bargain – Jeff Berkowitz
http://www.chicagonow.com/public-affairs-with-jeff-berkowitz/2017/03/gov-rauner-puts-a-brick-on-the-cullerton-radogno-grand-bargain/

 

ILLINOIS FAMILY INSTITUTE
— Beauty and the Beast A Gay Tale for the Kiddies
https://illinoisfamily.org/podcast/podcast-beauty-beast-gay-tale-kiddies/

 

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— GOVERNOR RE-SKEDS WITH CHANCE THE RAPPER FOR FRIDAY (DIERSEN: Are you an elected official? If so, who are you going to meet with on Friday and why?)
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2017/03/chance-the-rapper.html
— FEDERAL OFFICIALS SEARCH CATERPILLAR’S ILLINOIS FACILITIES
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2017/03/federal-officials-search-caterpillars-illinois-facilities.html

 

CAPITOL FAX
— Gov office says in 3 days 1,700 have applied on new jobs website, preparing for possible #AFSCME strike – Mary Ann Ahern
https://capitolfax.com/2017/03/02/1700-applications-received-in-three-days/

 

WASHINGTON TIMES
— ‘Hitler was nice to his dogs’ tweets Andy Richter, dismissing praise for Trump’s speech – Ken Shepherd  (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps paint Trump as being Hitler and Trump supporters as being Nazis.  How should Trump and his supporters react?)
http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2017/mar/1/andy-richter-reacts-praise-trumps-speech-congress-/
— Facts, not feelings: Snowflakes, safe spaces and trigger warnings – Madison Gesiotto
http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2017/mar/2/facts-not-feelings-snowflakes-safe-spaces-and-trig/

 

AMERICAN THINKER
— Welcome to the real world, federal bureaucrats – Thomas Lifson  (DIERSEN: Rather than demonizing, denigrating, and condemning the benefits that federal employees have, why not call for private sector employers to provide such benefits?  Far too many who say that they are Republican talk and act like they are operatives or dupes for private sector employers who screw their employees.)
http://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2017/03/welcome_to_the_real_world_federal_bureaucrats.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: A specter haunts Washington, D.C.: federal workers, accustomed to job security, may actually be reduced in status to the level of private-sector peasants, who must live with the possibility of being laid off due to workforce reductions.  The Washington Post, in many ways the trade paper of the government industry, shares the anxiety of its readership: “Federal workers are growing increasingly anxious at the prospect of massive budget cuts President Trump proposed this week that would pave the way for increased military spending. Employees who list endangered species, collect taxes and distribute aid to foreign countries are fearing for their livelihoods as they sift through rumors and wait to see whether their offices will be targeted for steep reductions.”  Those of us who work in the private sector have never had the job security of a federal employee.  And few of us have the retirement benefits they enjoy, so we have the constant issue of providing for ourselves beyond our working years.  Frankly, it is a lot of stress, and I find that in my case, at least, it provides quite a lot of motivation for hard work.  After all, I have no rich Uncle Sam to rely on to keep money coming in to pay for the groceries, much less fund an extended vacation called “retirement.” Ordinarily, in the rare case of a government agency reducing its workforce, attrition is relied upon.  Deaths and retirements (and hardly ever firing for cause) automatically reduce the number of working bodies in a large organization.  If you don’t bring in replacements, the workforce declines in number.)

 

BLAZE
— OUTSTANDING: Laws being proposed to criminalize sanctuary cities – Chris Salcedo
http://www.theblaze.com/podcasts/laws-being-proposed-to-criminalize-sanctuary-cities/
— Democratic rep makes crude sex joke about Kellyanne Conway – Sara Gonzales
http://www.theblaze.com/news/2017/03/02/watch-democratic-rep-makes-crude-sex-joke-about-kellyanne-conway/

 

BREITBART
— Ten Incidents in Ten Days That Proved Trump Right on Sweden’s Migration Problem – CHRIS TOMLINSON
http://www.breitbart.com/london/2017/03/02/ten-incidents-sweden-ten-days-trump-highlighted-mass-migration-problems/

 

GOPUSA
— Democrats, women of The View, claim President Trump ‘exploited’ widow of fallen Navy SEAL
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=21382
— ‘Dreamer’ with expired DACA status detained following press conference
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=21377
— New Sheriff Releasing Criminal Aliens
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=21345

 

DAILY CALLER
— Deployed U.S. Navy Has A Pregnancy Problem, And It’s Getting Worse – Richard Pollock
http://dailycaller.com/2017/03/01/exclusive-deployed-us-navy-has-a-pregnancy-problem-and-its-getting-worse/
— Kellyanne Conway Speaks Out After Congressman Said She Looked ‘Familiar’ On Her Knees – Peter Hasson
http://dailycaller.com/2017/03/02/kellyanne-cedric-richmonds-joke-was-sexist-but-the-media-doesnt-care-because-im-pro-life/

 

ASSOCIATED PRESS
— Illinois Senate spells out proposed services for sales tax
http://www.islandpacket.com/news/business/article135921428.html

 

HUFFINGTON POST
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps promote charges of bad behavior by CPAC attendees.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/cpac-harassment_us_58b7360fe4b0284854b3a2a4

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Across the Country, a Republican Push to Rein In Protesters.”
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/03/02/us/when-does-protest-cross-a-line-some-states-aim-to-toughen-laws.html

 

WASHINGTON POST
— George W. Bush warns against ‘isolationist tendency’ in U.S. – AP  (DIERSEN: Islam does not allow for democracy.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/national/george-w-bush-warns-against-isolationist-tendency-in-us/2017/03/01/ec72da3e-feff-11e6-9b78-824ccab94435_story.html
— Ben Carson, outsider with no government experience, confirmed to lead HUD – Jose A. DelReal
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/ben-carson-outsider-with-no-government-experience-confirmed-to-lead-hud/2017/03/02/326e5e8e-e8d3-11e6-80c2-30e57e57e05d_story.html
— Should the media boycott the White House? – Jay Rosen, Erik Wemple and James Downie  (DIERSEN: Who boycotts you? The following boycott me and my GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails: those who a) reject planks in the Republican Party platform and work against those like me who support those planks, b) reject planks in the Illinois Republican Party platform and work against those like me who support those planks, c) reject the Milton Township Republican Central Committee resolution against video gambling and work against those like me who support that resolution, d) focus on destroying those like me who they cannot manipulate/dominate, e) were defendants in lawsuits that I have filed, f) are operatives for the aforesaid, and/or g) are dupes for the aforesaid and/or are anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/should-the-media-boycott-the-white-house/2017/03/01/57d3968e-fed2-11e6-8ebe-6e0dbe4f2bca_story.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE:  In the wake of President Trump’s tweet calling the media “the enemy of the American people” and White House press secretary Sean Spicer’s exclusion of major media outlets from a briefing, some have called for the media to consider some kind of boycott of the White House. On Wednesday afternoon, Post Opinions digital editor James Downie moderated an email discussion on this topic between Post Opinions media blogger Erik Wemple and New York University journalism professor Jay Rosen. The exchange is reprinted below and has been edited for style and clarity.)

 

NEW YORK DAILY NEWS
— Illinois Republican lawmaker Michael Bost compared town hall meetings to being yelled at by ‘Orientals’ – ELIZABETH ELIZALDE
http://www.nydailynews.com/news/politics/gop-rep-compared-town-halls-yelled-orientals-article-1.2987535

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Refugees Trek to Canada as U.S. Tightens Rules on Immigration  Spike in illegal border crossings by asylum seekers reported despite winter weather – PAUL VIEIRA
https://www.wsj.com/articles/refugees-trek-to-canada-as-u-s-tightens-rules-on-immigration-1488475641
— Federal Agents Search Caterpillar Locations  The search appeared to escalate an investigation into tax issues and Swiss subsidiaries –  ANDREW TANGEL
https://www.wsj.com/articles/federal-agents-search-caterpillar-locations-1488475293
— The German Right Believes It’s Time to Discard the Country’s Historical Guilt  As part of the nationalist tide sweeping Europe, the Alternative for Germany is pushing to change how the country views its Nazi past, upending decades of consensus – ANTON TROIANOVSKI  (DIERSEN: How old are you and what is your national origin(s)? I am 68 years old and I am 100% German national origin. I should write a book about how my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have used that against me. In my defense, my uncles on my mother’s side fought the Germans in WWII, my father would have fought the Germans in WWII if he had not been 4-F, my grandfather on my father’s side fought the Germans in WWI, and all my ancestors immigrated to America during the 1840s and 1850s.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-german-right-believes-its-time-to-discard-their-countrys-historical-guilt-1488467995
— When Neil Gorsuch was a Rebel College Journalist – JACOB GERSHMAN  (DIERSEN: I have been the GOPUSA Illinois Editor since 2000.)
http://blogs.wsj.com/law/2017/03/02/when-neil-gorsuch-was-a-rebel-college-journalist/

 

ACCOUNTING TODAY
— Caterpillar lands in government’s crosshairs – Bloomberg
https://www.accountingtoday.com/news/caterpillar-a-trump-darling-lands-in-governments-crosshairs

 

ACCURACY IN ACADEMIA
— Like Betsy DeVos, Governor Scott Walker was Once Blocked from Entering a School – Malcolm A. Kline
https://www.academia.org/like-betsy-devos-governor-scott-walker-was-once-blocked-from-entering-a-school/

 

FEDERAL NEWS RADIO
— Is the White House’s background check process comprehensive enough? – Eric White  (DIERSEN: Many millions do not seek federal jobs because they know that they cannot pass a background check.  So instead, they viciously demonize, denigrate, and condemn federal employees.)
http://federalnewsradio.com/federal-headlines/2017/03/is-the-white-houses-background-check-process-comprehensive-enough/
— Employee morale declining since hiring freeze, NTEU members say – Nicole Ogrysko  (DIERSEN: During almost all of the almost 18 years that I worked for GAO 1980-1997, the agency was under Republican-led hiring freezes and/or promotion freezes.  Virtually all my GAO Chicago office superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates were Democrats and they were furious about those freezes. They took their anger against Republicans, if not their hatred of Republicans, out on me, one of the few non-veteran White male Republicans in the office.)
http://federalnewsradio.com/unions/2017/03/employee-morale-declining-since-hiring-freeze-nteu-members-say/

 

FED SMITH
— Congress Considering Change in Calculating retiree COLAs – Michael Wald  (DIERSEN: The purchasing power of my $50,856 Civil Service Retirement System pension and my $2,028 Social Security decreases dramatically each year as inflation is far greater than COLAs.)
http://www.fedsmith.com/2017/03/01/congress-considering-change-in-calculating-retiree-benefit-increases/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Congressman John Garamendi (D-Modesto, CA) has introduced the CPI-E Act of 2017 (H.R. 1251). The bill would require the Cost of Living Adjustment (COLA) methodology to use CPI-E as opposed to the currently used CPI-W when calculating changes in retiree benefits for both Social Security recipients and annuities provided under the Civil Service Retirement System (CSRS) and the Federal Employees Retirement System (FERS). “The fact that we do not do this already is shocking. Instead, cost-of-living adjustments, or COLAs, for seniors collecting Social Security and those retired from the military or federal service, are based on the costs experienced by, quote: urban wage earners and clerical workers. They are not based on the costs that they – as elderly individuals – experience. And that doesn’t make a lot of sense,” stated Richard Thissen, president of the National Active and Retired Federal Employees Association (NARFE). Retirees began receiving automatic annual COLAs in 1975. When Congress first approved automatic cost-of-living adjustments as part of the 1972 Social Security Amendments, the only Consumer Price Index available was the index now designated as CPI-W. Before that, benefits were increased only when Congress enacted special legislation.)

 

PEOPLES’S WORLD
— National Treasury Employees Union (NTEU) members “storm Capitol Hill” – MARK GRUENBERG (DIERSEN: I was a NTEU member 1971-1980 while I worked for IRS.)
http://www.peoplesworld.org/article/treasury-employees-storm-capitol-hill/

February 27 Evening Edition

ABC7
— GOV. RAUNER NO-SHOW AT TRUMP’S GOVERNORS’ EVENTS – Charles Thomas
http://abc7chicago.com/politics/gov-rauner-no-show-at-trumps-governors-events/1776292/
— CHANCE THE RAPPER TO MEET WITH GOV. RAUNER: ‘I’M EAGER TO HEAR HIS IDEAS’ – CNN  (DIERSEN: If you were fortunate enough to meet with Rauner, what would you bring up?  I would stress the importance of a) helping Trump succeed and b) defending and advancing the Republican Party platform, the Illinois Republican Party platform, and the Milton Township Republican Central Committee resolution against video gambling.)
http://abc7chicago.com/politics/chance-the-rapper-to-meet-with-gov-rauner-im-eager-to-hear-his-ideas/1776026/
— TRUMP MEETS WITH GOVERNORS BEFORE CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET ADDRESS – AP
http://abc7chicago.com/politics/trump-meets-with-governors-before-congressional-budget-address/1776237/

 

CBS2
— Gov. Rauner Says He’s Working With White House To Curb Violence – Derrick Blakley  (DIERSEN: Yes, but what about also working with the White House to create good jobs in Illinois; to end the promotion of dependency on government and on charity in Illinois; to end sanctuary cities in Illinois; to send the illegals in Illinois back to their motherlands; to end abortion in Illinois; to end the promotion of LGBTQ activity in Illinois, that is, end the destruction of the traditional family in Illinois; to end the promotion of vices in Illinois including booze, pot, and gambling; to end patronage in Illinois, that is, end political affiliation discrimination in Illinois; to end race and gender based preference giving in Illinois, that is, end reverse discrimination in Illinois; to end age discrimination in Illinois; to end further erosion of the Second Amendment in Illinois; etc.?)
http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2017/02/27/gov-rauner-says-hes-working-with-white-house-on-violence-in-illinois/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Gov. Bruce Rauner contends he’s working with the Trump White House to attack crime in Illinois.  Just who he’s working with he won’t say, and Rauner continues to try to distance himself from the new administration. CBS 2 Political Reporter Derrick Blakley has more. President Trump met with at least 46 of the nation’s governor’s today, fellow Republican Rauner wasn’t there. Rauner returned to Chicago Sunday night, after spending the weekend huddling with other Republican governors. “I have personally been in communication with members of the Trump administration on the violence issue — the folks who are developing the policy,” he says. Unclear is what policy that is. Rauner would not elaborate, nor say who he met from the Trump administration. What’s clear is Rauner still hasn’t met with President Trump, unlike Mayor Rahm Emanuel and a host of other governors. Because he wasn’t with Trump on Monday, Rauner missed another trump verbal barrage directed at the state’s biggest city. It’s no secret Rauner is not exactly fond of the president. He didn’t endorse him, skipped the inauguration, and refuses to even use the words “President” and “Trump” together. It’s fair to ask if avoiding Trump is helping Rauner. A new poll shows Rauner losing in 2018, to an un-named generic Democrat by about 15 points.)
— Chicago Public Schools May Close Early Without State Funding Boost
http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2017/02/27/chicago-public-schools-may-close-3-weeks-early-without-state-funding-boost/

 

NBC5
— Trump Targets Chicago Crime After Rauner Skips Gov’s Meetings  “You look what’s happening in Chicago,” Trump told members of the National Governors Association. ” What’s going on in Chicago?” – Tom Schuba
http://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/Rauner-Skips-Governors-Meetings-Trump-Slams-Chicago-Violence-414908673.html

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— No Trump time on trip, but Rauner says he can visit him ‘anytime’ – Tina Sfondeles and Lynn Sweet
http://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/no-trump-time-on-trip-but-rauner-says-he-can-visit-him-anytime/
— CPS could end school year on June 1 if state money doesn’t come – Lauren FitzPatrick
http://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/cps-could-end-school-year-on-june-1-if-state-money-doesnt-come/
— A ‘bit of certainty’ key to stronger Illinois economy – Madeleine Doubek  (DIERSEN: From what I see, it is all but certain that those who run Illinois will forever increase their efforts to dive out of Illinois those individuals, organizations, and companies that are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.  Of course, that guarantees that Illinois, Cook County, and Chicago will all file for bankruptcy.)
http://chicago.suntimes.com/opinion/doubek-a-bit-of-certainty-key-to-stronger-illinois-economy/

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Rauner skips dinner with Trump in D.C., is ‘in conversations’ with administration about violence – Kim Geiger
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-bruce-rauner-trump-violence-met-20170227-story.html
— Let’s ‘ILexit’ — for the good of America – Tom Bevan, Real Clear Politics
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/commentary/ct-illinois-failed-state-ilexit-perspec-0228-20170227-story.html
— Kane Democrats say election of Trump has energized party – Linda Girardi  (DIERSEN: The more planks in the Republican Party platform that you promote, the harder that Democrats and Democrat plants, Libertarians and Libertarian plants, Greens and Green plants, and RINOs work against you.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/aurora-beacon-news/news/ct-abn-kane-democrat-st-0228-20170227-story.html

 

DAILY HERALD
— Naperville council candidates’ views vary on consolidation – Marie Wilson
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20170227/news/170229008/
— Primaries sending some DuPage voters back to the polls
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20170227/news/170229002/

 

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— CPS might end school year weeks early
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20170227/NEWS13/170229895/cps-might-end-school-year-weeks-early-reports
— Rauner on a quest for more Medicaid savings – KRISTEN SCHORSCH
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20170227/NEWS03/170229908/illinois-gov-rauners-medicaid-savings-move

 

WBEZ
— Pastors, Savvy Connections and Chicago Schools: How One Private Company Raked In $50 Million – Sarah Karp
https://www.wbez.org/shows/wbez-news/holy-alliances-how-one-school-company-learned-the-chicago-way/949a1a9f-8d92-464c-a3c6-38d04d89e768

 

CHAMPAIGN/URBANA NEWS GAZETTE
— One more step toward a strike – Editorial
http://www.news-gazette.com/opinion/editorials/2017-02-27/one-more-step-toward-strike.html

 

ROCKFORD REGISTER STAR
— Proposed casino legislation dictates more bankruptcy, education losses for Illinois – John Kindt
http://www.rrstar.com/opinion/20170225/my-view-proposed-casino-legislation-dictates-more-bankruptcy-education-losses-for-illinois

 

QUAD CITY TIMES
— AFSCME wouldn’t work with us – Dennis Murashko, General Counsel, Illinois Office of the Governor
http://qctimes.com/news/opinion/editorial/columnists/guest/guest-view-afscme-wouldn-t-work-with-us/article_7729d299-14a5-5827-8a63-178adc298002.html

 

QUINCY HERALD WHIG
— GAO: Medicaid paid out $36.3 billion improperly in fiscal 2016
http://www.whig.com/20170227/medicaid-paid-out-363-billion-improperly-in-fiscal-2016#

 

NORTHERN PUBLIC RADIO
— Illinois Legislature Expected To Vote On Budget Deal – BRIAN MACKEY
http://northernpublicradio.org/post/illinois-legislature-expected-vote-budget-deal
— Chicago-Area Lawmaker Says He Was Stopped By Police Over Get-Out-The-Vote Message – TOM LISI
http://northernpublicradio.org/post/chicago-area-lawmaker-says-he-was-stopped-police-over-get-out-vote-message

 

CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD
— Trump to propose $54 billion in cuts to ‘most federal agencies’  President speaks to nation’s governors – DAN MERICA
http://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/trump-to-propose-54-billion-in-cuts-to-most-federal-agencies/663532011

 

CHICAGOIST
— Gov. Rauner Is Meeting With Chance The Rapper This Week To Talk ‘Important Issues’ (DIERSEN: If you were fortunate enough to meet with Rauner, what “important issues” would you bring up?  I would stress the importance of helping Trump succeed and defending and advancing the Republican Party platform, the Illinois Republican Party platform, and the Milton Township resolution against video gambling.)
http://chicagoist.com/2017/02/27/rauner_chance_the_rapper_to_meet_th.php

 

DEPAULIA
— Three DePaul professors on Turning Point USA watchlist – Jack Chelsky
http://depauliaonline.com/2017/02/27/three-depaul-professors-watchlist/

 

CHICAGO PATCH
— House Speaker Paul Ryan Plans Massive GOP Fundraiser In Chicago  Donors will need to contribute at least $1,000 to attend the event in March. – Joe Vince
http://patch.com/illinois/chicago/house-speaker-paul-ryan-plans-massive-gop-fundraiser-chicago

 

NORTH COOK NEWS
— Veering left, education advocacy group pushes identity politics at New Trier
http://northcooknews.com/stories/511085486-veering-left-education-advocacy-group-pushes-identity-politics-at-new-trier

 

WILL COUNTY GAZETTE
— Naperville’s Ossyra touts fiscal responsibility, restraint – Robert Hadley
http://willcountygazette.com/stories/511085429-naperville-s-ossyra-touts-fiscal-responsibility-restraint

 

MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— “Spirit of America” Woodstock Square Rally Planned for March 4th Featuring Joe Walsh
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2017/02/27/spirit-of-america-woodstock-square-rally-planned-for-march-4th/
— Al Jourdan, RIP
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2017/02/27/al-jourdan-rip/
— Rauner Speaking at $100 GOP Lincoln Day Dinner
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2017/02/27/rauner-speaking-at-100-gop-lincoln-day-dinner/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: McHenry County Republican Party Chairman Sandra Salgado has informed McHenry County Blog that Governor Bruce Rauner will speak at the this year’s Lincoln Day Dinner at the Crystal Lake Holiday Inn on Saturday, March 11th. He will join Captain, Rtd., Thomas Frosch, Blue Angels Captain and pilot. Reservations may be made by calling 815-276-2317.)
— Pro-Life PAC Emails Endorsements
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2017/02/27/pro-life-pac-emails-endorsements/
— Liberty PAC Goes Local, Opposing Bob Miller for Algonquin Township Road Commissioner
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2017/02/27/liberty-pac-goes-local-endorsing-andrew-gasser-for-algonquin-township-road-commissioner/

 

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— RAUNER’S BOYCOTT OF WHITE HOUSE EVENT DOESN’T SET WELL WITH TRUMP SUPPORTERS
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2017/02/rauner-.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Governor Rauner’s actions were noticed by Macoupin County’s GOP Chairman Terri Koyne, who said Rauner not attending the White House event was disrespectful, but not surprising. “Trump won Illinois in the Primary election – the Republican voters spoke,” she told Illinois Review. “If Rauner chooses to disrespect the voters, that is his choice.” In Koyne’s Macoupin County, more votes were cast for Trump in the General Election than any other presidential candidate – Republican or Democrat – in decades. “It seems by his actions that counties like mine don’t matter to the governor in his re-election strategy,” Koyne said. “It will be interesting to see if Rauner can help the lower offices in their races in Central/Southern Illinois in the next election as much as Trump did in this past election.” To be noted, those statewide races in November where GOP candidates were more closely aligned with Rauner than Trump didn’t turn out so well.)
— DOES RAUNER PLAN TO “PATCO” STATE EMPLOYEES?
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2017/02/does-rauner-plan-to-patco-state-employees.html
— WEYERMULLER: SETTING POSSIBLE NEW SELFIE RECORD AT CPAC 2017
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2017/02/weyermuller-setting-possible-new-selfie-record-at-cpac-2017.html
— RAUNER TO MEET WITH CHANCE THE RAPPER
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2017/02/rauner-to-meet-with-chance-the-rapper-.html

 

BREITBART
— President Trump: Oscars ‘Were Focused so Hard on Politics’ They Could Not Get the Basics of the Ceremony Right – MATTHEW BOYLE
http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2017/02/27/exclusive-president-trump-oscar-fail-focused-hard-politics-not-get-basics-right/
— Marco Rubio on Why He Skips Town Halls: Activists Will ‘Heckle and Scream at Me’ – KATHERINE RODRIGUEZ
http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2017/02/26/marco-rubio-skips-town-halls-heckle/

 

ONE NEWS NOW
— University of Wisconsin-Madison ‘educates’ students about white privilege – Bob Kellogg  (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always hinted/implied/argued/shouted that I have always benefited immensely from White privilege. They hint/imply/argue/shout that were it not for White privilege, I never would have gotten the jobs that I did doing yard work, delivering newspapers, washing dishes, cleaning golf shoes, chipping slag, pumping gasoline, delivering mail, working on an automobile assembly line, working as a security guard, selling tires, automotive services, and major appliances, collecting delinquent federal taxes, and auditing federal agencies. But wait, they demonize, denigrate, and condemn all the aforesaid jobs as being so “bad” a) that they themselves would never take those jobs and b) that no minority, no female, no younger person, and no veteran should ever have to take.)
https://www.onenewsnow.com/education/2017/02/27/university-educates-students-about-white-privilege

 

NEWSMAX
— Ex-NAACP Leader Dolezal Says She Is on Food Stamps, Nearly Homeless – Rachel Dolezal  (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always hinted/implied/argued/shouted a) that instead of me, the Post Office should have hired a Black in 1966, b) that the Post Office should gotten rid of me much sooner than it did so that a Black could have my job, c) that instead of me, IRS should have hired a Black in 1971, d) that instead of me, IRS should have promoted Blacks in 1972, 1973, and 1974, e) that instead of me, GAO should have hired a Black in 1980, f) that instead of me, GAO should have promoted a Black in 1986, and g) that GAO should gotten rid of me much sooner than it did so that a Black could have my job and my preferred corner office.)
http://www.newsmax.com/Newsfront/Rachel-Dolezal/2017/02/27/id/775764/

 

CONSERVATIVE HQ
— Radical Democrats Rebranding Themselves Into Permanent Minority – Richard A. Viguerie
http://www.conservativehq.com/node/25178

 

DAILY CALLER
— Trump Ends National Governors Association Presser By Jabbing The Media – CHRISTIAN DATOC
http://dailycaller.com/2017/02/27/trump-ends-national-governors-association-presser-by-jabbing-the-media-video/
— George W. Bush Favors A ‘Welcoming’ Immigration Policy, Says Media Is ‘Indispensable’ To Democracy – Kaitlan Collins  (DIERSEN: How many millions have come to America illegally since 2000 because of Bush’s “welcoming” immigration policy?”)
http://dailycaller.com/2017/02/27/george-w-bush-favors-a-welcoming-immigration-policy-says-media-is-indispensable-to-democracy/

 

FOX NEWS CHANNEL
— Rosie O’Donnell to Headline WH Rally Before Trump’s Speech to Congress
http://insider.foxnews.com/2017/02/27/rosie-odonnell-leads-white-house-protest-donald-trump-congress-speech
— OUTSTANDING: Veterans Group Blasts Sen. Warren for Support of Undocumented Immigrants
http://insider.foxnews.com/2017/02/26/veterans-assisting-veterans-elizabeth-warren-immigration-policies

 

GOPUSA
— White House cracks down on press leaks
http://www.gopusa.com/white-house-cracks-down-on-press-leaks/
— NAACP Calls for Economic Boycott of North Carolina  (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always boycotted me.  Should I boycott them?  Should I call for others to boycott them?)
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=21205?omhide=true

 

TOWNHALL
— Unreal: Chicago Names City Street After Terrorist – Leah Barkoukis
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/leahbarkoukis/2017/02/26/chicago-to-name-city-streets-after-terrorist-n2289531

 

CHRISTIAN POST
— Republicans Should Pass Laws to Protect Conservative Student Speech, CPAC Panelist Says – Samuel Smith
http://www.christianpost.com/news/republicans-should-pass-laws-to-protect-conservative-student-speech-cpac-panelist-says-175929/

 

WORLD NET DAILY
— ‘CENTURIES OF RELIGIOUS CONFLICT’ NOW ON U.S. SOIL ‘To leave would be like giving up on our Constitution’ – LEO HOHMANN  (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats make it clear that if you do not promote Islam, they will get rid of you.)
http://www.wnd.com/2017/02/centuries-of-religious-conflict-now-on-u-s-soil/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: After the Sterling Heights City Council agreed to settle a lawsuit with the U.S. Justice Department and allow a third mosque to be built in the city, this time right in the midst of a neighborhood populated by Christian refugees who escaped persecution from Islam, some residents said they planned to move out of the city. Sterling Heights, Michigan, is home to the nation’s second largest community of Chaldean and Assyrian Christians, many of them coming directly from Iraq where their families were the victims of a genocide by ISIS, al-Qaida and other Islamic militants over the past 50 years. While understandable, picking up and moving in the wake of a mosque approval is exactly the wrong response, say Michigan activists. “This is our city and our country and our community,” said Tom Mitchell, a 52-year resident of Sterling Heights who says the council’s vote gave him renewed determination to help support his Chaldean neighbors. “To leave would be like giving up on our Constitution, giving up to a culture that doesn’t believe in our Constitution and our laws. I tell people to stick it out, get more active but don’t move out.” Mitchell is a former member of the Army’s 82nd Airborne unit. “I never surrender. I’m a veteran,” he said. “God, family, country, that’s where I stand.” But real-estate transactions are often a fact of life when a mosque gets built in a previously non-Muslim area. The newly released book, “Stealth Invasion,” documents homes being snatched up by Middle-Eastern buyers in certain neighborhoods of Idaho and Minnesota after the U.S. State Department began sending heavy numbers of Islamic refugees to those areas. The same trend has been seen in Warren, which borders Sterling Heights in Macomb County, Michigan.)

 

THE HILL
— Congress should ensure background screens truly protect the public – MELISSA SORENSON  (DIERSEN: Many millions have not and will not seek federal jobs because they know that they cannot pass a background investigation.)
https://origin-nyi.thehill.com/blogs/congress-blog/judicial/321280-congress-should-ensure-background-screens-truly-protect-the

 

CNN
— Chance the Rapper to meet with Illinois governor: ‘I’m eager to hear his ideas’ – Deena Zaru  (DIERSEN: If you were fortunate enough to meet with Rauner, what “important issues” would you bring up?  I would stress the importance of helping Trump succeed and defending and advancing the Republican Party platform, the Illinois Republican Party platform, and the Milton Township resolution against video gambling.)
http://www.cnn.com/2017/02/27/politics/chance-the-rapper-meeting-illinois-governor-rauner/

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— Protesters Gather to Support the Press, From Fox News to The New York Times – SARAH MASLIN NIR
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/02/26/nyregion/protest-new-york-times-support-press-freedom-media.html

 

WASHINGTON POST
— North Carolina needed 6,500 farm workers. Only 7 Americans stuck it out. – Dylan Matthews  (DIERSEN: I washed dishes part-time for the minimum wage in the basement of the S.S. Kresges in Chicago Heights 1964-1966.  My understanding is a) that I was first and only White male who held that job and b) I held that job longer than anyone else.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/wonk/wp/2013/05/15/north-carolina-needed-6500-farm-workers-only-7-americans-stuck-it-out/
— Hundreds allege sex harassment, discrimination at Kay and Jared jewelry company – Drew Harwell
https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/economy/hundreds-allege-sex-harassment-discrimination-at-kay-and-jared-jewelry-company/2017/02/27/8dcc9574-f6b7-11e6-bf01-d47f8cf9b643_story.html

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— As Donald Trump Heads to Congress, a New Polarization Is Hardenin  An inability to find common ground could test the president’s agenda – GERALD F. SEIB  (DIERSEN: QUESTION: Which individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries oppose Trump?  ANSWER: Those that are anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/as-donald-trump-heads-to-congress-a-new-polarization-is-hardening-1488212273

 

NBC WASHINGTON
— Dozens of Federal Employees Watched Abundance of Porn on the Job in Recent Years  Almost 100 employees have admitted or been caught in the past five years – Scott MacFarlane, Rick Yarborough and Jeff Piper
http://www.nbcwashington.com/investigations/Dozens-of-Federal-Employees-Watched-Abundance-of-Porn-on-the-Job-in-Recent-Years-414743293.html

 

NEW REPUBLIC
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Those who hate Trump blame Trump for hate.
https://newrepublic.com/article/140110/hate-age-trump-photo-essay-van-jones-johnny-milano

 

INQUISITR
— WHO DID TRUMP BAN FROM HIS PRESS CONFERENCE? REPORTERS NOT ONLY ONES BARRED
http://www.inquisitr.com/4018637/donald-trump-press-conference-approval-rating-polls-democratic-party-failed-obamacare-governors/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: On Friday, the Donald Trump White House barred several media organizations that have published stories critical of Trump from an official press briefing. On Monday, the press conference ban hit another group — Democratic governors, who were at the White House to attend a meeting with Trump, followed by a question-and-answer session with the press outside the West Wing.)
— Caitlyn Jenner Calls Trump Bathroom Policy Change A Disaster
http://www.inquisitr.com/4016214/caitlyn-jenner-calls-trump-bathroom-policy-change-a-disaster-drama-ensues/

 

DAILY BEAST
— ‘Moonlight’ and the Oscars’ Middle Finger to Trumpism  Don’t let the shock over the Best Picture snafu drown out the importance of ‘Moonlight’s’ win, and the power of a terrific, political, fiercely anti-Trump Oscars telecast. – Kevin Fallon
http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2017/02/27/moonlight-and-the-oscars-middle-finger-to-trumpism.html

 

FED SMITH
— Is a Law Needed to Prevent Federal Employees From Watching Porn at Work? – Ian Smith
http://www.fedsmith.com/2017/02/27/is-a-law-needed-to-prevent-federal-employees-from-watching-porn-at-work/

 

MARKET WATCH
— College loans are making it harder for parents to retire – JILLIAN BERMAN  (DIERSEN: Were you a burden on your parents?  So far, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have NOT accused me of being a burden on my parents. All I asked of them was to provide me with room and board in their home in Crete during a) 1966-1968 while I attended UIC, b) weekends during my first semester at NIU in 1969, and c) the summer of 1969.)
http://www.marketwatch.com/story/college-loans-are-making-it-harder-for-parents-to-retire-2017-02-27

 

WASHINGTON BLADE
— Human Rights Campaign targets closeted Republicans at CPAC – Mariah Cooper  (DIERSEN: Because I have always opposed the promotion of LGBTQ activity, closeted Republicans, their operatives, and their dupes have always worked very hard against me.)
http://www.washingtonblade.com/2017/02/27/human-rights-campaign-targets-closeted-republicans-cpac/

February 15 Evening Edition

ABC7
— RAUNER BEMOANS ‘AUTOMATIC SPENDING’ DURING BUDGET ADDRESS – AP
http://abc7chicago.com/politics/gov-rauner-bemoans-automatic-spending-during-budget-address/1755771/
— Texas Gov. Greg Abbott: NFL ‘walking on thin ice’ by wading into politics – ESPN
https://abc7chicago.com/sports/texas-gov-greg-abbott-nfl-walking-on-thin-ice-by-wading-into-politics/1756169/
— CAREGIVERS CONTINUE TO WORK WITHOUT SALARY DUE TO BUDGET CRISIS – Sarah Schulte
http://abc7chicago.com/politics/caregivers-continue-to-work-without-salary-due-to-budget-crisis/1756797/

 

NBC5
— Rauner Lauds Senate Plan During Latest Budget Address  “For the first time, legislators from both parties are standing together to say that Illinois must have structural change to grow our economy and create good jobs in every part of our state,” Rauner said. – Tom Schuba
http://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/Rauner-Touts-Senate-Plan-During-Latest-Budget-Address-413866123.html
— Rauner’s 3rd Budget Likely to be Shelved Like First 2 – John O’Connor
http://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/Rauners-3rd-Budget-Likely-to-be-Shelved-Like-The-First-2-413817413.html
—  Oklahoma Lawmaker Defends Abortion Bill Labeling Women ‘Hosts’
http://www.nbcchicago.com/news/national-international/Abortion-Bill-Labels-Women-Hosts_Dallas-Fort-Worth-413865323.html
— Chef Rick Bayless to Close Multiple Chicago Restaurants ‘Out of Respect’ For Immigration Demonstrations  Twitter users responded with support and criticism after Bayless made the announcement.  (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps paint themselves as being anti-American.)
http://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/Chicago-Chef-Rick-Bayless-to-Close-Multiple-Restaurants-Out-of-Respect-For-Immigration-Civil-Action-413898163.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Organizers in cities across the U.S. are telling immigrants to miss class, miss work and not shop on Thursday as a way to show the country how important they are to America’s economy and way of life. The protests have been dubbed “A Day Without Immigrants.”)
— Demonstrators Protest Former Trump Aide’s Appearance at University of Chicago – Chris Hush  (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps paint themselves as being anti-American.)
http://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/university-of-chicago-protest-corey-lewandowski-trump-413899173.html

 

CBS2
— Rauner Offers Tax-Hike Guidance To End Illinois Budget Stalemate – Derrick Blakley
http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2017/02/15/rauner-offers-tax-hike-guidance-to-end-illinois-budget-stalemate/
— Americans Would Choose Money Over True Love, According To A Survey
http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2017/02/15/americans-choose-money-true-love/

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Rauner’s teleprompter gives out, Madigan jokes ‘It’s the Russians’ – Rick Pearson
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-bruce-rauner-teleprompter-budget-speech-met-0216-20170215-story.html
— Emanuel keeps up Rauner attacks, this time on budget impasse – John Byrne
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-emanuel-rauner-budget-speech-met-20170215-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Trump says “Trump’s White House is falling apart.”
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/commentary/ct-trump-russia-scandals-white-house-leaks-20170215-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Rauner Eric Zorn says “Rauner delivers a laughable budget address.”
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/zorn/ct-rauner-budget-speech-laughable-zorn-20170215-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps promote anti-Trumps.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/letters/ct-rep-roskam-must-meet-face-to-face-with-voters-20170215-story.html
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/letters/ct-when-will-rep-roskam-meet-with-his-constituents-20170215-story.html
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/commentary/ct-trump-republican-town-halls-protesters-perspec-0216-md-20170215-story.html
— Former Lake County coroner Thomas Rudd indicted on perjury charges – Tony Briscoe and Jim Newton
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/ct-lake-county-former-coroner-rudd-charged-met-20170215-story.html
— Senate votes to block rule meant to prevent people with mental disorders from purchasing guns – AP  (DIERSEN: Democrats are moral relativists who believe that their end justifies their means.  Democrats are disciples of Saul Alinsky.  Ever-increasingly, Democrats hint/imply/argue/shout that you are mentally impaired if you are NOT anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/politics/ct-senate-gun-regulation-20170215-story.html
— In Chicago area, apartment developers increasingly look to the suburbs – Gail MarksJarvis
http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/ct-suburban-chicago-apartments-0216-biz-20170215-story.html
— Naperville St. Patrick’s Day 5k, parade set for March 11 – Erin Hegarty
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/naperville-sun/ct-nvs-st-patricks-day-naperville-st-0217-20170215-story.html
— More students turn to GoFundMe to raise money for college costs – Leonor Vivanco  (DIERSEN: Where did the money come from to pay for your college expenses?  For me, it came from what I earned and saved doing yard work, delivering newspapers, washing dishes, cleaning golf shoes, chipping slag, pumping gasoline, delivering mail, working on an automobile assembly line, working as a security guard, selling tires, automotive services, and major appliances, collecting delinquent taxes, and auditing federal agencies.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-go-fund-me-college-tuition-met-20170215-story.html
— Musician John Oates, of Hall & Oates Fame, Set to Visit Naperville – Candy Purdom
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/aurora-beacon-news/community/chi-ugc-article-musician-john-oates-of-hall-oates-fame-se-2017-02-15-story.html
— Free speech for Corey Lewandowski at University of Chicago – Steve Chapman
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/chapman/ct-corey-lewandowski-university-chicago-speech-perspec-0216-20170215-column.html
— Whatever happened to liberal Democrats, anyway? – John Kass
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/columnists/kass/ct-michael-flynn-kass-0216-20170215-column.html
— Illinois senators, fly the plane – Editorial
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/editorials/ct-rauner-illinois-budget-compromise-senate-edit-0216-20170215-story.html

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Rauner: Stop ‘pointing fingers’ and pass that ‘grand bargain’ – Tina Sfondeles  (DIERSEN: Who points their fingers at you? I should write a book about past and present officials and employees of the following who pointed/point their fingers at me: a) Wheaton, Milton Township, DuPage County, Illinois, and the federal government, b) Milton Township Republican Central Committee, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, and the Illinois Republican Party, and c) TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce, Illinois Center Right Coalition, and the American Association of Political Consultants.  All of the aforesaid paint themselves as being nasty failed scapegoaters.)
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/rauner-to-push-permanent-property-tax-freeze-senate-bargain/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps oppose improving Obamacare.
http://chicago.suntimes.com/opinion/phil-kadner-obamacare-reform-a-high-risk-business-for-sick/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Rauner says “Rauner doing no favors for Senate leaders — or schools.”
http://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/brown-rauner-doing-no-favors-for-senate-leaders-or-schools/
— Axelrod plays peacemaker as UC flares up over Lewandowski – Michael Sneed
http://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/sneed-axelrod-plays-peacemaker-as-uc-flares-up-over-lewandowski/

 

DAILY HERALD
— Rauner indicates what kind of tax increases he’d accept – AP  (DIERSEN: To accept tax increases, will Rauner demand that the Democrats stop promoting a) dependency on government and on charity, b) LGBTQ activity, c) abortion, d) mass/illegal immigration, e) booze, pot, and gambling, f) race and gender based preference giving, g) age discrimination, h) patronage and political affiliation discrimination, i) erosion of the First and Second Amendments, j) etc.?)
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20170215/news/170219293/
— Lake in the Hills village president candidates debate lack of board diversity – Madhu Krishnamurthy  (DIERSEN: To promote diversity is to get rid of those who are White, male, and/or older.)
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20170215/news/170219235/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats charge Rauner with “playing politics with budget.”
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20170215/news/170219293/
— Road chief accused of taking payments, not passing them on to Dundee Township – Jake Griffin
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20170215/news/170219341/
— Controversial former Lake County coroner Dr. Thomas Rudd indicted on perjury charges – Lee Filas
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20170215/news/170219261/

 

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Rauner lays out his terms for a budget deal – GREG HINZ
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20170215/BLOGS02/170219927/rauner-lays-out-his-terms-for-a-budget-deal
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20170215/BLOGS02/170219927/rauner-spells-out-his-terms-to-end-budget-standoff
— Chicago gains vast majority of Illinois’ new jobs – GREG HINZ
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20170215/BLOGS02/170219922/chicago-gains-vast-majority-of-illinois-new-jobs

 

PEORIA PUBLIC RADIO
— Rauner: No Tax on Retirement Income – BRIAN MACKEY  (DIERSEN: Of course, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes are furious about this.  My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes are filled with envy and have always been furious a) that I started earning Civil Service Retirement System (CSRS) credits in 1966 when I was 18 years old, b) that I have been getting a CSRS pension since 1997 when I was 49 years old, and c) that the pension is $50,856. Extremely few of my current critics/opponents, their operatives, and the dupes are in line to get a pension or are getting a pension.)
http://peoriapublicradio.org/post/rauner-no-tax-retirement-income#stream/0
— Rauner pauses speech after teleprompter troubles – AP  (DIERSEN: How is your eyesight?  My eyesight has never been correctable to better than 20/40 in one eye and 20/70 in the other.  Also, I have always had mild red/green color blindness.  The aforesaid ended my grade school plans of becoming a commercial airline pilot.)
http://peoriapublicradio.org/post/rauner-pauses-speech-after-teleprompter-troubles#stream/0
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Gov. Bruce Rauner put his annual budget speech on a short hold because of problems with the teleprompter. The Republican was speaking Wednesday when the teleprompter where the speech is displayed for him to read apparently stopped working. A lawmaker handed Rauner a printed copy. But Rauner said he didn’t have his reading glasses and “I’m a little old for this type.”  The delay lasted for several minutes, during which Rauner asked if anyone had “a good story” and told the audience he wouldn’t sing because he’s no good at it. After turning briefly to Democratic House Speaker Michael Madigan, Rauner said Madigan had quipped: “It’s the Russians.” That remark drew laughter from across the chamber.)
— Has Gov. Rauner Ever Introduced A Balanced Budget? – BRIAN MACKEY
http://peoriapublicradio.org/post/has-gov-rauner-ever-introduced-balanced-budget#stream/0

 

NORTHERN PUBLIC RADIO
— 18,000 Call In To Illinois GOP Congressman Roskam’s Phone Town Hall – AP
http://northernpublicradio.org/post/18000-call-illinois-gop-congressmans-phone-town-hall

 

WSIL
— Congress blocks rule barring mentally impaired from guns – AP  (DIERSEN: Democrats are moral relativists who believe that their end justifies their means.  Democrats are disciples of Saul Alinsky.  Ever-increasingly, Democrats hint/imply/argue/shout that you are mentally impaired if you are NOT anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.)
http://www.wsiltv.com/story/34511064/congress-blocks-rule-barring-mentally-impaired-from-guns

 

CHAMPAIGN/URBANA NEWS GAZETTE
— Rauner urges OK of budget deal now in Senate – Tom Kacich
http://www.news-gazette.com/news/state/2017-02-15/rauner-urges-ok-budget-deal-now-senate.html

 

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Local lawmakers weigh in on Rauner’s budget address – Brian Robbins
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20170215/local-lawmakers-weigh-in-on-rauners-budget-address

 

NORTHWEST HERALD
— Rauner encourages “grand bargain” with stronger reforms – KEVIN P. CRAVER
http://www.nwherald.com/2017/02/15/illinois-gov-bruce-rauner-encourages-grand-bargain-with-stronger-reforms/am6cbfm/
— OUTSTANDING: Lakewood Village Board keeps video gambling ban in place – KEVIN P. CRAVER
http://www.nwherald.com/2017/02/15/lakewood-village-board-keeps-video-gambling-ban-in-place/ad7hfy9/

 

HERALD & REVIEW
— Democrats laugh at Rauner quips during state budget speech – AP
http://herald-review.com/news/state-and-regional/govt-and-politics/democrats-laugh-at-rauner-quips-during-state-budget-speech/article_f1e39c75-e283-5f5d-a664-06b6053dcca4.html

 

SOUTHERN
— Rauner: Shootings mean troopers needed on Chicago highways – AP
http://thesouthern.com/news/state-and-regional/rauner-shootings-mean-troopers-needed-on-chicago-highways/article_0c3c218c-3577-52f8-9323-1f90f052ff40.html

 

DAILY EGYPTIAN
— Rauner open to income tax hike, rejects tax on food, medicine – MONIQUE GARCIA, KIM GEIGER AND HALEY BEMILLER
http://dailyegyptian.com/66222/state/rauner-open-to-income-tax-hike-rejects-tax-on-food-medicine/

 

  1. LOUIS TODAY
    — 18,000 call in to Illinois GOP congressman Roakam’s phone town hall – AP
    http://www.stltoday.com/news/state-and-regional/call-in-to-illinois-gop-congressman-s-phone-town-hall/article_d870e387-e8d4-58e6-b4eb-692ee0fe8cac.html

 

SUBURBAN LIFE
— Efforts continue to preserve historic Wheaton mansion  Concerns raised over demolishing building – ERIC SCHELKOPF
http://www.mysuburbanlife.com/2017/02/15/efforts-continue-to-preserve-historic-wheaton-mansion/auiwvf7/
— Domo 77 restaurant in Wheaton to be razed for new commercial building – ERIC SCHELKOPF
http://www.mysuburbanlife.com/2017/02/10/domo-77-restaurant-in-wheaton-to-be-razed-for-new-commercial-building/ac6d6jf/

 

NAPERVILLE COMMUNITY TELEVISION
— Naperville Islamic Center Discusses Executive Orders
http://www.nctv17.com/naperville-islamic-center-discusses-executive-orders/

 

CHICAGO READER
— Are some ideas too ‘dangerous’ for the University of Chicago? – Michael Miner
http://www.chicagoreader.com/Bleader/archives/2017/02/15/are-some-ideas-too-dangerous-for-the-university-of-chicago

 

MEDILL REPORTS
— HIGHER GASOLINE PRICES BOLSTER JANUARY RETAIL SALES – Rachel Newman  (DIERSEN: How much gasoline do you buy?  I buy very little because I sit at home 10+ hours a day, 70+ hours a week, 300+ hours a month, 3,650+ hours a year, and 36,500+ hours a decade putting GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails together and sending them out.)
http://news.medill.northwestern.edu/chicago/higher-gas-prices-bolster-january-retail-sales/

 

DUPAGE POLICY JOURNAL
— Wayne Township supervisor candidate Randy Ramey responds to opponent’s attack – Ruth de Jauregui
http://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/511075896-wayne-township-supervisor-candidate-responds-to-opponent-s-attack

 

UPSTREAM IDEAS
— Gay Journalist Comes Out As Conservative
http://upstream-ideas.com/upstream-ideas/ideas/gay-journalist-comes-out-as-conservative

 

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— CONGRESSMAN HULTGREN RELEASES NEW REPORT ON 14TH CD’S HEROIN, OPIOID EPIDEMIC
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2017/02/congressman-hultgren-releases-new-report-on-14th-cds-heroin-opioid-epidemic.html
— STATE REP CHALLENGES ILLINOIS GOVERNMENT TO CUT DOWN BUDGET WEIGHT
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2017/02/state-rep-challenges-illinois-government-to-cut-down-budget-weight.html
— MCCONCHIE ON GOV’S 2017 BUDGET SPEECH: RAUNER SHOWED REAL LEADERSHIP
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2017/02/mcconchie-on-govs-2017-budget-speech-rauner-showed-real-leadership.html
— REP. MCDERMED: ILLINOIS NEEDS RESPONSIBLE BUDGET TO CLIMB OUT OF DOWNWARD SPIRAL
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2017/02/rep-mcdermed-illinois-needs-responsible-budget-to-climb-out-of-downward-spiral.html
— SENATOR REZIN: BUDGET SOLUTION WILL INCLUDE THINGS NOT EVERYONE WILL LIKE
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2017/02/senator-rezin-budget-solution-will-include-things-not-everyone-will-like.html
— ILLINOIS POLICY INSTITUTE CEO: SPRINGFIELD DOESN’T DESERVE ANOTHER PENNY
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2017/02/illinois-policy-institute-ceo-springfield-doesnt-deserve-another-penny.html
— RAUNER DELIVERS ANOTHER “RINSE AND REPEAT” BUDGET ADDRESS
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2017/02/rauner-delivers-another-rinse-and-repeat-budget-address.html

 

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Think tank backs Trump, says large number of non-citizens vote illegally – Rowan Scarborough
http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2017/feb/12/noncitizen-voters-feud-between-academics-resurface/

 

GOPUSA
— 30,000 expected at Nation of Islam convention in Detroit
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=20720

 

BLAZE
— Steve Bannon ‘could care less’ about repairing White House’s relationship with media – Tre Goins-Phillips
http://www.theblaze.com/news/2017/02/15/steve-bannon-could-care-less-about-repairing-white-houses-relationship-with-media/

 

BREITBART
— Poll: Majority of Hispanics Support Deporting Criminal Illegal Aliens, Plurality Back Defunding of Sanctuary Cities – KATIE MCHUGH15
http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2017/02/15/poll-majority-of-hispanics-support-deporting-criminal-illegal-aliens-plurality-back-defunding-of-sanctuary-cities/
— 36 Top State Republican Party Attorneys Sign Letter Supporting Judge Neil Gorsuch for SCOTUS – NEIL W. MCCABE
http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2017/02/15/32-gop-state-attorneys-general-sign-letter-senate-supporting-judge-neil-gorsuch-scotus/

 

THE PHYLLIS SCHLAFLY REPORT
— Judges Join the ‘Resistance’ – John and Andy Schlafly
http://www.pseagles.com/Judges_Join_the_%E2%80%98Resistance%E2%80%99

 

DAILY CALLER
— ‘Not Freedom Of The Press’: Journalists Upset Trump Keeps Calling On Conservative Media – Alex Pfeiffer  (DIERSEN: I have been a member of the “conservative media” since 2000.)
http://dailycaller.com/2017/02/15/not-freedom-of-the-pressjournalists-upset-trump-keeps-calling-on-conservative-media/
— GAO Declares Medicaid Waste Worse Than Official Estimates – Kathryn Watson
http://dailycaller.com/2017/02/15/comptroller-general-declares-medicaid-waste-worse-than-official-estimates/

 

REUTERS
— Illinois governor raises prospect of tax hike in budget speech – Dave McKinney and Karen Pierog
http://www.reuters.com/article/illinois-budget-idUSL1N1G015U

 

FEDERAL TIMES
— Hiring freeze exacerbates High Risk issue, GAO says – Carten Cordell  (DIERSEN: While I worked for GAO 1980-1997, the agency was almost always under hiring freezes and/or promotion freezes.)
http://www.federaltimes.com/articles/hiring-freeze-exacerbates-high-risk-issue-gao-says

 

FEDERAL NEWS RADIO
— 18,000 call in to Illinois GOP congressman Roskam’s phone town hall – AP
http://federalnewsradio.com/government-news/2017/02/18000-call-in-to-illinois-gop-congressmans-phone-town-hall/

 

DAILY MAIL
— Illinois governor offers tax-hike guidance to end stalemate – AP
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/wires/ap/article-4228604/Illinois-governor-offers-tax-hike-guidance-end-stalemate.html

February 12 Evening Edition

NBC5
— Illinois Worker Pay Battle to Resurface in Court, Legislature – Kiannah Sepeda-Miller
http://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/illinois-worker-pay-battle-resurface-court-legislature-413533223.html

 

CBS2
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Pfleger works to better unite anti-Trumps.  Anti-Trumps are anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.  Ever-increasingly, Pfleger acts as an operative for the Democrat Party.
http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2017/02/12/st-sabina-hosts-gathering-hopes-to-unite-over-trump-admin-concerns/

 

WGN RADIO
— Congressman Peter Roskam addresses tax reform, the Affordable Care Act, and future sanctions on the Iranian government – JASMINE COOPER
http://wgnradio.com/2017/02/12/congressman-peter-roskam-addresses-tax-reform-the-affordable-care-act-and-future-sanctions-on-the-iranian-government/

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Sears, Kmart join other retailers in dropping Trump-branded items – Kristine Guerra  (DIERSEN: Sooner or later, if not already, if you support Trump, anti-Trump individuals, anti-Trump organizations, anti-Trump companies, anti-Trump governments, and anti-Trump countries will drop you. I should write a book about anti-Trump individuals, anti-Trump organizations, anti-Trump companies, and anti-Trump governments in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois that have dropped me.  These anti-Trumps blame me and my GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails for all the votes that Trump got in Illinois, in DuPage County, in Milton Township, in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, and in my precinct.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/ct-sears-kmart-drop-trump-brands-20170212-story.html
— Bernie Sanders calls Trump a ‘pathological liar’; Al Franken says some Republicans are concerned about Trump’s temperament – Ed O’Keefe
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/ct-democrats-donald-trump-20170212-story.html

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Social media mocks Education Department for misspelled tweets – AP
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/social-media-mocks-education-department-for-misspelled-tweets/
— 71 percent of Chicago cops’ street stops are of blacks – Mick Dumke
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/watchdogs-71-percent-of-chicago-cops-street-stops-are-of-blacks/

 

DAILY HERALD
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, under the Democrats and under the RINOs, you are demonized, denigrated, and condemned if you do not glorify and praise foreign countries and their citizens.
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20170212/news/170219688/

 

ALTON DAILY NEWS
— Rauner: “Crisis Shutdown” – Greg Bishop
http://www.altondailynews.com/news/details.cfm?clientid=17&id=236578#.WKDuvRHxZZI

 

BLOOMINGTON PANTAGRAPH
— Rauner right to hold firm on state budget – Editorial
http://www.pantagraph.com/news/opinion/editorial/editorial-rauner-right-to-hold-firm-on-state-budget/article_2f208273-ac5f-57dc-beb1-f4981fe088f2.html
— Kennedy on Trump: ‘We’re not an authoritarian country’  (DIERSEN: Democrats are far more authoritarian than Trump. Democrats get rid of you if you do not promote Islam, dependency on government and charity, class warfare, LGBTQ activity (that is, the destruction of the traditional family), abortion, mass/illegal immigration, surrender to Mexico and to the other foreign countries, booze, pot, gambling, abolition of the First and Second Amendments, race based preference giving, gender based preference giving, age discrimination, banishing those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time, and even worse things.)
http://www.pantagraph.com/news/state-and-regional/illinois/kennedy-on-trump-we-re-not-an-authoritarian-country/article_1fca55a7-cf3b-5b85-b6aa-1660997ef958.html

 

HERALD & REVIEW
— Worker pay issue to heat up this week – AP
http://herald-review.com/news/worker-pay-issue-to-heat-up-this-week/article_6f5c1338-27a5-5fcf-8457-c3de3f4f0806.html

 

ROCK RIVER TIMES
— ACLU sees Trump-era surge in members, donations – AP
http://rockrivertimes.com/2017/02/12/aclu-sees-trump-era-surge-in-members-donations/

 

CBS ST. LOUIS
— Illinois Govt. Pay Squabble Centered In St. Clair County – AP
http://stlouis.cbslocal.com/2017/02/12/illinois-govt-pay-squabble-centered-in-st-clair-county/

 

TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Rauners promote Kennedy.
http://www.mywebtimes.com/news/local/governor-candidate-kennedy-critical-of-rauner/article_4071e6d4-bef0-5adb-8705-a9c0f2a73dff.html

 

WSIL TV
— (ILLEGAL) Immigrants wait in fear after raids; Trump takes credit – AP  (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps make it clear that they want to replace all the members of all the following groups with illegals: Trump supporters, Protestants, conservatives, 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.)
http://www.wsiltv.com/story/34485306/immigrants-wait-in-fear-after-raids-trump-takes-credit

 

CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD
— Franken calls Trump’s ‘Pocahontas’ remark ‘racist’  Trump regularly calls Warren derogatory name – ERIC BRADNER
http://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/franken-calls-trumps-pocahontas-remark-racist/655112704

 

REPRESENTATIVE SKILLICORN
— Skillicorn Bill Aims to Counter Legislation Endorsing Sanctuary Cities in Illinois
http://www.repskillicorn.com/2017/02/skillicorn-bill-aims-to-counter.html

 

PUBLIUS FORUM
— Replace White Working Class With Mexican Immigrants, Says ‘Weekly Standard’ Editor Bill Kristol – Warner Todd Huston
http://www.publiusforum.com/2017/02/12/replace-white-working-class-mexican-immigrants-says-weekly-standard-editor-bill-kristol/

 

FOX NEWS
— Top Trump aide says White House has ‘enormous evidence’ of voter fraud – Joseph Weber
http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2017/02/12/top-trump-aide-says-white-house-has-enormous-evidence-voter-fraud.html
— Lazy Republicans need to get up to Trump speed, or out of the way – Sean Hannity  (DIERSEN: Now that Trump has won, when are Rauner, Sanguinetti, Radogno, Durkin, and the rest of the Republican leaders in Illinois going to move to STOP the Democrat Party’s promotion of Islam, dependency on government and charity, mass/illegal immigration, LGBTQ activity (that is, destruction of the traditional family), abortion, booze, pot, gambling, patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, age discrimination, etc. in Illinois?)
http://www.foxnews.com/opinion/2017/02/10/sean-hannity-lazy-republicans-need-to-get-up-to-trump-speed-or-out-way.html

 

NEWSMAX
— Trump: I’m Keeping My Campaign Promise, Cracking Down on Illegals – Cathy Burke
http://www.newsmax.com/Politics/trump-travel-ban-cracking-down-campaign-promise/2017/02/12/id/773173/

 

PJ MEDIA
— Illegal Alien Voter Convicted in Texas is Tip of the Iceberg – J. CHRISTIAN ADAMS
https://pjmedia.com/jchristianadams/2017/02/11/illegal-alien-voter-convicted-in-texas-is-tip-of-the-iceberg/

 

THE BLAZE
— SNL airs controversial skit about Kellyanne Conway that they wouldn’t dare do to a liberal woman – Chris Enloe  (DIERSEN: SNL is anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft dodgers, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
http://www.theblaze.com/news/2017/02/12/snl-aires-controversial-skit-about-kellyanne-conway-that-they-would-never-do-to-a-liberal-woman/
— Two more stores drop Ivanka Trump merchandise – Sara Gonzales (DIERSEN: Sooner or later, if not already, if you support Trump, anti-Trump individuals, anti-Trump organizations, anti-Trump companies, anti-Trump governments, and anti-Trump countries will drop you. I should write a book about anti-Trump individuals, anti-Trump organizations, anti-Trump companies, and anti-Trump governments in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois that have dropped me. These anti-Trumps blame me and my GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails for all the votes that Trump got in Illinois, in DuPage County, in Milton Township, in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, and in my precinct.)
http://www.theblaze.com/news/2017/02/12/two-more-stores-drop-ivanka-trump-merchandise/

 

DAILY CALLER
— Jim Webb: D.C. Insiders Are Trying To ‘Personally Discredit’ The Trump Administration – Peter Hasson  (DIERSEN: Who takes the lead in discrediting individuals, organizations, companies, and governments in your municipality, in your township/ward, in your county, and in Illinois?  I should write a book about those who focus on discrediting and everyone and everything in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois.)
http://dailycaller.com/2017/02/12/jim-webb-d-c-insiders-are-trying-to-personally-discredit-the-trump-administration/
— Scott Greer Talks ‘No Campus For White Men’ On ‘Tucker Carlson Tonight’ – IAN MASON
http://dailycaller.com/2017/02/11/scott-greer-talks-no-campus-for-white-men-on-tucker-carlson-tonight-video/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Scott Greer, author and Daily Caller columnist, joined Tucker Carlson on Fox News Friday night to discuss his new book on college radicalism called “No Campus for White Men.”  Carlson was acutely aware of the changing face of higher education in America. “In the last five years or so campuses seem to have been hit by a fever they haven’t experienced since the 1950s,” he said. “Millions of students and professors have made far-left politics their only reason for being at school. The result is this: everybody gets a safe space expect for white men. They are hated and despised,” he continued, introducing Greer. Greer lamented the state of campus politics today, pointing to a near complete takeover by the radical left. “Identity politics and victimhood culture have taken over higher education,” he explained. “More important in some ways is victimhood culture, where everyone competes to be the biggest victim.”  The problem, as Greer sees it, is the complete dominance of the leftist moral outlook on university campuses. “The reason that they do that is we assign moral status in the college moral culture that’s being created to who’s the bigger victim,” he explained, “If you’re privileged, that’s the worst thing you can be.” Greer then explained what he feels is the total irrationality of the modern “privilege” ideology. “You can be the son of a poor coal miner from West Virginia and you’re privileged. And you can be the son of a wealthy multi-millionaire but African-American and you’re oppressed.” The indoctrination about which Greer is concerned does not stop at the classroom door either. “When you have an English course, the fact that Shakespeare and John Milton are the primary writers that are studied in that course, that’s a problem because they’re white males.” Tucker closed the interview by expressing his disbelief at the whole situation. “It’s just so bizarre, standing on this bucolic leafy campus in New England fall, sixty grand a year, none of them have jobs, and they’re angry.”)
— Islamic Georgetown Prof Offers Tortured Defense Of Slavery And Non-Consensual Sex Under Islam – Chuck Ross
http://dailycaller.com/2017/02/11/islamic-georgetown-prof-offers-tortured-defense-of-slavery-and-non-consensual-sex-under-islam-video/

 

DAILY WIRE
— BE AFRAID: The Left’s Resistance Movement Is EXACTLY as Orwell Depicted It
http://www.dailywire.com/news/13393/be-afraid-lefts-resistance-movement-exactly-orwell-john-nolte

 

THE HILL
— Trump friend who slammed Priebus now says his plans are ‘impressive’ – WILL SOMMER
http://thehill.com/homenews/administration/319164-trump-friend-who-slammed-priebus-now-says-his-plans-are-impressive
— Trump aide sees sexism in Tapper’s Conway interview
https://origin-nyi.thehill.com/319140-trump-aide-sees-sexism-in-tappers-conway-interview
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Trump’s job approval rating hits a new low.”
https://origin-nyi.thehill.com/homenews/administration/319152-trump-hits-new-low-in-job-approval-rating

 

HUFFINGTON POST
— Newsmax CEO And Trump Friend Blames Reince Priebus For Rocky Start  “He clearly doesn’t know how the federal agencies work.” – Igor Bobic  (DIERSEN: When did you learn the most about “how the federal agencies work?” GAO audits federal agencies.  I worked for GAO for almost 18 years, the last 11 years of which at the GS-13 Step 1-10 levels (currently $94,610-$122,991). For almost 9 of those years, I worked on audits of federal financial industry regulators; for almost 6 years, on audits of many other federal agencies; and for 3 years, on audits of IRS.  I worked for IRS for almost 9 years, the last 5 1/2 years of which at the GS-12 Step 1-5 levels, currently $79,563-$90,173. I served on the Executive Committee of the Chicago Chapter of the Association of Government Accountants for 13 years.)
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/chris-ruddy-trump-reince-priebus_us_58a0aac9e4b094a129ec0be9

 

AOL NEWS
— More major retailers ‘dump’ products by President Trump and Ivanka Trump – Aaron Dickens  (DIERSEN: Are you a Trump supporter?  What have anti-Trumps done to harm you?)
https://www.aol.com/article/news/2017/02/12/more-major-retailers-dump-products-by-president-trump-and-ivan/21712231/

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— Trump Criticized Obama for Golfing. Now He Spends Weekends on the Links. – ERIN McCANN  (DIERSEN: One of my jobs during the summer of 1966 was cleaning golf shoes at the Flossmoor County Club (http://www.flossmoorcc.org/).)
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/02/12/us/politics/donald-trump-golf-obama.html

 

NEW YORK POST
— Al Franken: ‘A few’ Republicans worried about Trump’s mental health – Marisa Schultz  (DIERSEN: Government is nasty. Politics is nasty. Democrats are nasty. Democrats are disciples of Saul Alinsky. Democrats run the federal government. While I worked for the federal government for almost 30 years, my Democrat superiors, Democrat supervisors, Democrat coworkers, and Democrat subordinates hinted/implied/argued/shouted that I had mental problems a) because I was a Republican, b) because opposed patronage and political affiliation discrimination, c) because I opposed reverse discrimination, and d) because I opposed age discrimination.)
http://nypost.com/2017/02/12/al-franken-a-few-republicans-worried-about-trumps-mental-health/

 

WASHINGTON POST
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Trump friend says Priebus is in way over his head.”
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/powerpost/wp/2017/02/12/trump-friend-says-priebus-is-in-way-over-his-head/
— Mexicans march to protest Trump – David Agren  (DIERSEN: Anti-Trumps side with Mexico against America.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/the_americas/mexicans-march-to-protest-trump–but-also-their-own-leaders-and-politicians/2017/02/12/6cc9b29a-efcc-11e6-a100-fdaaf400369a_story.html

 

EPOCH TIMES
— GOP States Are Moving to Kill Sanctuary Cities After Trump Order – Jack Phillips (DIERSEN: Is Rauner moving to kill the sanctuary cities in Illinois?)
http://www.theepochtimes.com/n3/2222492-gop-states-are-moving-to-kill-sanctuary-cities-after-trump-order/

 

FED SMITH
— ‘Antiquated Assumptions’ About Federal Pay and Benefits – Ralph R. Smith
http://www.fedsmith.com/2017/02/12/antiquated-assumptions-about-federal-pay-and-benefits/

 

ALJAZEERA
— Mexico: Massive anti-Trump rallies staged across nation  Marches get under way in some 20 cities across country to protest US President Trump’s anti-Mexican rhetoric. (DIERSEN: Anti-Trumps side with Mexico against America.)
http://www.aljazeera.com/news/2017/02/mexico-massive-anti-trump-rallies-staged-nation-170212193436943.html

February 12 Morning Edition

ABC7
— GOP Reps Face Town Hall Protests Over Obamacare Repeal Efforts – ABC News
https://abc7chicago.com/news/gop-reps-face-town-hall-protests-over-obamacare-repeal-efforts/1750350/

 

NBC5
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Those who are anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors rally in Raleigh, North Carolina.
http://www.nbcchicago.com/news/national-international/Opposition-to-Trump-HB2-beef-up-Moral-March-on-Raleigh-413498323.html

 

WGN TV
— Hundreds rally against immigration policies – MIKE LOWE  (DIERSEN: How soon, if not already, will protesters carry signs that say that members of the following groups should GO TO HELL: Trump supporters, Protestants, conservatives, Republicans, Americans, Whites, males, older people, rich people, gun owners, German Americans, draft avoiders, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time?)
http://wgntv.com/2017/02/11/hundreds-rally-against-immigration-policies/

 

FOX NEWS CHICAGO
— Illinois National Guard troops deploying to Kuwait
http://www.fox32chicago.com/news/local/235257717-story
— Lawyer: Pro-Trump mindset behind 8-year voter fraud sentence
http://www.fox32chicago.com/news/235188176-story

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: On Devon Avenue in Chicago, news of immigration raids intensifies fears – Marwa Eltagouri
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/ct-enforcement-raids-devon-avenue-20170211-story.html
— Meryl Streep renews harsh criticism of Trump in emotional speech
http://www.chicagotribune.com/entertainment/ct-meryl-streep-donald-trump-speech-20170212-story.html
— A restive, active and aggressive base is a gift — and a challenge — for Democrats – David Weigel, Karen Tumulty  (DIERSEN: QUESTION: What do anti-Trumps promote?  ANSWER: Islam, dependency on government and charity, class warfare, LGBTQ activity, abortion, mass/illegal immigration, surrender to Mexico and to the other foreign countries, booze, pot, gambling, abolition of the First and Second Amendments, race based preference giving, gender based preference giving, age discrimination, banishing those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time, and even worse things.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/politics/ct-democrats-base-activism-movement-20170211-story.html
— Review: Melissa McCarthy returns as Sean Spicer on Alec Baldwin-hosted ‘SNL’ – Nina Metz
http://www.chicagotribune.com/entertainment/tv/ct-alec-baldwin-snl-host-20170211-column.html
— Want a raise? Get Trump to insult your company – Rex Huppke  (DIERSEN: If Trump insults an employer, members of the following groups will promote that employer: anti-Trumps, anti-Protestants, anti-conservatives, anti-Republicans, anti-Americans, anti-Whites, anti-males, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/careers/ijustworkhere/ct-huppke-work-advice-trump-nordstrom-0212-biz-20170209-story.html
— Thanks to recession, millennials trail their boomer parents financially – Gail MarksJarvis
http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/ct-millennials-money-0212-biz-20170210-story.html
— Millennials: Here’s how to jump-start your saving habits – Gail MarksJarvis  (DIERSEN: The federal government jump-started my saving for my retirement by requiring me to contribute 7% of my salary into the Civil Service Retirement System.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/columnists/ct-how-millennials-build-wealth-columnist-marksjarvis-0212-20170210-column.html

 

DAILY HERALD
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD WITH PHOTO OF MCSWEENEY: McSweeney wants to ban red-light cameras statewide – Madhu Krishnamurthy
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20170211/news/170219718/
— A family thing: Don’t mess with political dads and daughters – AP
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20170211/news/302119963/
— Good luck getting government, military discounts at Trump’s D.C. hotel – Abha Bhattarai  (DIERSEN: While I worked for GAO 1980-1997, I stayed in D.C. hotels often for job meetings and for training.)
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20170212/business/170219935/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats glorify and praise courts and judges when they defend and advance the Democrat Party platform.
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20170211/discuss/170219751/
— Fourth Muslim group rejects federal grant to fight extremism – AP
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20170211/news/302119984/

 

QUAD CITIES ONLINE
— AS THE DEMOCRAT PARTY’S STRANGLEHOLD ON ILLINOIS TIGHTENS: Illinois tops U.S. in population loss
http://www.qconline.com/news/local/illinois-tops-us-in-population-loss/article_516aba7b-0878-5800-8970-e97e2c77c26b.html

 

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Budget options would help Illinois determine best path forward – Editorial
http://www.sj-r.com/opinion/20170211/our-view-budget-options-would-help-illinois-determine-best-path-forward
— Where is ‘moral outrage’ for Illinois high schools, Kennedy asks – Bernard Schoenburg
http://www.sj-r.com/opinion/20170211/schoenburg-where-is-moral-outrage-for-illinois-high-schools-kennedy-asks
— Sometimes timing is everything – Doug Finke
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20170211/statehouse-insider-sometimes-timing-is-everything
— Dual rallies advocate both sides of Planned Parenthood funding issue – John Reynolds
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20170211/dual-rallies-advocate-both-sides-of-planned-parenthood-funding-issue

 

CHAMPAIGN/URBANA NEWS GAZETTE
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats promote Kennedy.
http://www.news-gazette.com/opinion/editorials/2017-02-12/dems-look-oust-rauner.html
http://www.news-gazette.com/opinion/columns/2017-02-12/jim-dey-kennedy-immediate-contender-take-rauner.html

 

FOX ILLINOIS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Locals promote abortion.
http://foxillinois.com/news/local/locals-protesting-to-keep-planned-parenthood-federally-funded

 

JACKSONVILLE JOURNAL COURIER
— State facing further downgrades if budget deal not reached – Eric Englert
http://myjournalcourier.com/news/105692/state-facing-further-downgrades-if-budget-deal-not-reached

 

BELLEVILLE NEWS DEMOCRAT
— Illinois’ big pile of woe needs a big stack of fixes, but tower is shaking – Editorial
http://www.bnd.com/opinion/editorials/article132128349.html

 

WSIL
— Host Alec Baldwin, ‘SNL’ cast skewer Trump White House – AP
http://www.wsiltv.com/story/34483588/host-alec-baldwin-snl-cast-skewer-trump-white-house

 

SOUTHERN
— Illinois leaders need to get on same page – Editorial
http://thesouthern.com/news/opinion/voice-of-the-southern/voice-of-the-southern-illinois-leaders-need-to-get-on/article_b491c118-c3a5-5b2a-88e5-30c74715b64d.html

 

CHICAGO WIRE
— ‘Drop the Mike’ crusade lashes out at Madigan, cronies – Carol Ostrow
http://chicagocitywire.com/stories/511079065-drop-the-mike-crusade-lashes-out-at-madigan-cronies

 

CHICAGO NOW
— Does Gov. Rauner want to govern Illinois? Or, has he become Governor Mush? – Jeff Berkowitz
http://www.chicagonow.com/public-affairs-with-jeff-berkowitz/2017/02/does-gov-rauner-want-to-govern-illinois-or-is-he-governor-mush/

 

HEARTLAND INSTITUTE
— Suburban Chicago High School to Host One-Sided Race Seminar – Nancy Thorner
http://blog.heartland.org/2017/02/suburban-chicago-high-school-to-host-one-sided-race-seminar/

 

UPSTREAM IDEAS
— New Trier’s Race Seminar Features Both Kinds Of Public K-12 Education – Dan Proft
http://upstream-ideas.com/upstream-ideas/ideas/new-triers-race-seminar-features-both-kinds-of-public-k-12-education

 

NEWSMAX
— Chaffetz: Town Hall Crowd Was Paid to ‘Bully and Intimidate’  House Judiciary Committee member Rep. Jason Chaffetz – Solange Reyner  (DIERSEN: Who pays who to “bully and intimidate” in your precinct, in your municipality, in your township/ward, in your county, and in Illinois?)
http://www.newsmax.com/Newsfront/jason-chaffetz-republican-donald-trump-trump/2017/02/11/id/773149/

 

TOWNHALL
— Netflix Announces New Series ‘Dear White People’ and Shows Their True Colors – Brian Lenney
http://townhall.com/notebook/brianlenney/2017/02/11/netflix-announces-new-series-dear-white-people–shows-their-true-colors-n2284230

 

NEWS BUSTERS
— Major Media Need a Long, Hard Look in the Mirror – Cal Thomas (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, major media acts as an operative or as a dupe for the Democrat Party.)
https://www.newsbusters.org/blogs/nb/cal-thomas/2017/02/11/major-media-need-long-hard-look-mirror

 

FOX NEWS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Massive crowd protests Trump and promotes LGBTQ activity in North Carolina.
http://www.foxnews.com/us/2017/02/12/massive-crowd-protests-trump-anti-lgbt-law-in-north-carolina.html
— ‘We’re going to see more’: Sanctuary cities cave in face of Trump’s funding threats – Elizabeth Llorente
http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2017/02/10/were-going-to-see-more-sanctuary-cities-cave-in-face-trumps-funding-threats.html
— Actress Meryl Streep renews harsh criticism of Trump in emotional speech
http://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/2017/02/12/actress-meryl-streep-renews-harsh-criticism-trump-in-emotional-speech.html

 

AMERICAN THINKER
— ‘Forced government speech’ in Illinois (and California) – Matt C. Abbott
http://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2017/02/forced_government_speech_in_illinois_and_california.html

 

BREITBART
— Alec Baldwin’s Trump Faces 9th Circuit Judges in ‘People’s Court’ Parody – TRENT BAKER
http://www.breitbart.com/video/2017/02/11/watch-alec-baldwins-trump-faces-9th-circuit-judges-in-peoples-court-parody/
— Germany to Elect ‘Anti-Trump’ President Sunday  (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes side with Germany and with other foreign countries against America.  My uncles on my mother’s side fought the Germans in WWII.  My father would have fought the Germans in WWII if he had not been 4-F. My grandfather on my father’s side fought the Germans in WWI.)
http://www.breitbart.com/london/2017/02/12/germany-elect-anti-trump-president-sunday/
— Mexican Immigrant Designer Debuts ‘F*ck Your Wall’ Underwear as New York Fashion Week Goes Anti-Trump – JEROME HUDSON
http://www.breitbart.com/big-hollywood/2017/02/11/mexican-immigrant-designer-debuts-fck-wall-underwear-new-york-fashion-week-anti-trump/

 

DAILY SIGNAL
— ‘Indivisible,’ With Ties to George Soros, Sows Division Against Trump, GOP Lawmakers – Fred Lucas
http://dailysignal.com/2017/02/10/indivisible-with-ties-to-george-soros-sows-division-against-trump-gop-lawmakers/

 

DAILY CALLER
— There’s An Alt-Left, And It’s Trying To Make America Ungovernable – GINNI THOMAS
http://dailycaller.com/2017/02/11/theres-an-alt-left-and-its-trying-to-make-america-ungovernable-video/

 

WORLD NET DAILY
— GOP SENATE CANDIDATE CALLS COUNCIL ON AMERICAN-ISLAMIC RELATIONS A ‘TERRORIST’ GROUP  Backed by FBI evidence, Justice Department and UAE designations – ART MOORE
http://www.wnd.com/2017/02/gop-senate-candidate-calls-cair-terrorist-group/

 

INDEPENDENT JOURNAL REVIEW
— Self-Described ‘Open-Minded’ Libs Seeking Roommates Say Trump Supporters Need Not Apply – JENNI FINK
http://ijr.com/2017/02/799998-self-described-open-minded-libs-seeking-roommates-say-trump-supporters-need-not-apply/

 

THE HILL
— Anti-Trump employees quit their jobs at companies with Trump ties – BROOKE SEIPEL  (DIERSEN: From what I see, ever-increasingly, employers are anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
http://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/news/319107-anti-trump-employees-quit-their-jobs-at-companies-with-trump
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Trump says “Weak congressional Republicans are not standing up to Trump as they should.”
http://thehill.com/blogs/pundits-blog/national-party-news/318858-weak-congressional-republicans-are-not-standing-up-to

 

HUFFINGTON POST
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Whites promote “Dear White People.”
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/dear-white-people-get-a-grip_us_589f843ee4b080bf74f03d04

 

CNN
— What is Indivisible? Political group hopes to be flip side of tea party – Doug Criss
http://www.cnn.com/2017/02/11/politics/indivisible-profile-trnd/

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: State G.O.P. Leaders Move Swiftly as Party Bickers in Congress – ALEXANDER BURNS and MITCH SMITH  (DIERSEN: Now that Trump has won, when are Rauner, Sanguinetti, Radogno, Durkin, and the rest of the Republican leaders in Illinois going to move to STOP the Democrat Party’s promotion of Islam, dependency on government and charity, mass/illegal immigration, LGBTQ activity (that is, destruction of the traditional family), abortion, booze, pot, gambling, patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, age discrimination, etc. in Illinois?)
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/02/11/us/state-republican-leaders-move-swiftly.html
— Meryl Streep Pledges to Stand Up to ‘Brownshirts’ in Tirade Against Trump – SOPAN DEB
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/02/12/movies/meryl-streep-brownshirts-trump-golden-globes.html
— Review: ‘S.N.L.’ Targets Trump Again, With a Hint of Exhaustion – MIKE HALEFE
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/02/12/arts/television/saturday-night-live-review-alec-baldwin-donald-trump-melissa-mccarthy-sean-spicer-kellyanne-conway.html
— On ‘S.N.L.,’ Alec Baldwin and Melissa McCarthy Take On Trump and Sean Spicer – DAVE ITZKOFF
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/02/12/arts/television/saturday-night-live-alec-baldwin-melissa-mccarthy-donald-trump-sean-spicer.html
— Why Falling Home Prices Could Be a Good Thing – Conor Dougherty
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/02/10/upshot/popping-the-housing-bubbles-in-the-american-mind.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trump Nicholas Kristof says “Husbands Are Deadlier Than Terrorists.” Those who hate men will love Kristof for saying that.  Does Kristof hate men or is he just pandering to those who hate men?  Those who hate men voted for Clinton.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/02/11/opinion/sunday/husbands-are-deadlier-than-terrorists.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: ARIEL DORFMAN paints Trump as being a terrorist.
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/02/11/opinion/sunday/how-we-overcame-tyranny-before.html
— Since When Is Being a Woman a Liberal Cause? – SUSAN CHIRA  (DIERSEN: Democrats crow over their success in making women hate those who are Trump supporters, Protestants, conservatives, Republicans, Americans, Whites, males, older people, rich people, gun owners, German Americans, draft avoiders, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/02/11/sunday-review/since-when-is-being-a-woman-a-liberal-cause.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Trump says “Trump Says Refugees Are Flooding U.S. in Misleading Allusion.”
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/02/11/us/politics/refugees-donald-trump-syria.html
— FRONT PAGE WITH BIG COLOR PICTURE OF FOUR WOMEN: More Women in Their 60s and 70s Are Having ‘Way Too Much Fun’ to Retire – Claire Cain Miller (DIERSEN: While I worked for the federal government 1966-1969 and 1971-1997, my Democrat superiors used Affirmative Action, Diversity, Inclusion, and budget cuts to get rid of their employees who were Republican, White, male, older, and/or non-veteran.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/02/11/upshot/more-women-in-their-60s-and-70s-are-having-way-too-much-fun-to-retire.html

 

WASHINGTON POST
— Rural Americans felt abandoned by Democrats in 2016, so they abandoned them back. Can the party fix it? – David Weigel
https://www.washingtonpost.com/powerpost/rural-americans-felt-abandoned-by-democrats-in-2016-so-they-abandoned-them-back-can-the-party-fix-it/2017/02/08/76a96074-ee16-11e6-b4ff-ac2cf509efe5_story.html

 

LOS ANGELES TIMES
— Inside the black bloc militant protest movement as it rises up against Trump – Paige St. John
http://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-me-black-bloc-20170212-story.html
— Does Trump have the authority to ‘send in the feds’ to Chicago? – Kurtis Lee
http://www.latimes.com/politics/la-na-trump-feds-20170210-story.html
— Trump vowed to end ‘catch and release,’ but on the border, it’s business as usual – Jenny Jarvie
http://www.latimes.com/nation/la-na-border-texas-20170206-story.html

 

NEW YORK POST
– A theory about how the jobless survive in America – John Crudele  (DIERSEN: If you are jobless, that is, not paid for what you do, how long have you been jobless and how do you survive? I have been jobless since September 30, 1997, and my $50,856 Civil Service Retirement System pension, my $17,288 federal health, dental, and vision insurance subsidy, and my $2,028 Social Security help me survive.  GAO was paying me $122,991 in today’s dollars when my Democrat GAO superiors succeeded in forcing me to take their early retirement “offer” in 1997 when I was 49 years old.)
http://nypost.com/2017/02/12/a-theory-about-how-the-jobless-survive-in-america/

 

BOSTON GLOBE
— Anti-Trump wave lifts and worries Democrats – Victoria McGrane  (DIERSEN: What lifts your critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes? My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes are lifted by every vote that is cast for a Democrat in my Precinct, in Wheaton, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, Illinois, and in America.  My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes are Democrats and Democrat plants, Libertarians and Libertarian plants, Greens and Green plants, and RINOs.)
https://www.bostonglobe.com/news/nation/2017/02/11/democrats-struggling-rebuild-their-base/BVrCklRumdy8rq7EKC27iN/story.html

 

BLOOMBERG
— Germany Picks Anti-Trump President as Trans-Atlantic Bonds Fray – Patrick Donahue
https://www.bloomberg.com/politics/articles/2017-02-12/germany-picks-anti-trump-president-as-trans-atlantic-bonds-fray

 

DAILY MAIL
— Thousands of anti-Trump protesters gather on San Francisco beach and spell out ‘RESIST!!’ – JORDAN GASS-POORE
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-4215846/Anti-Trump-protesters-spell-RESIST-beach.html

 

MEXICO NEWS DAILY
— Anti-Trump marches to be held on Sunday  Vibra México march set for at least 16 cities in Mexico as well as three other countries  (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes side with Mexico and with other foreign countries against America.)
http://mexiconewsdaily.com/news/anti-trump-marches-to-be-held-on-sunday/

February 8 Evening Edition

GOPUSA ILLINOIS
— Roskam speaks at Milton Township Republican Central Committee Meeting – Dave Diersen
https://gopillinois.com
(THE ARTICLE: Congressman Peter Roskam spoke at the outstanding Milton Township Republican Central Committee meeting Wednesday evening, February 8, 2017, at the Wheaton Bowl Banquet Hall.  Attendees included Almiron, Austin, Berlin, Carlson, Cherry, Chirchirillo, Cooper, Crane, Dangelo, Eckhoff, Elliott, Falbo, Fawell, Fitch, Fitzpatrick, Grant, Hinkle, Holder, Keller, Krzyzewski, LeVan, Loebach, Lofgren, Lonks, McGowen, McNeily, Mendrick, Molitor, Nathwani, Orel, Ryan, Shaw, Slinger, Thomas, Whelan, Wilson, and Zaruba.)

 

ABC7
— CHRIS KENNEDY RUNNING FOR ILLINOIS GOVERNOR – Charles Thomas
http://abc7chicago.com/news/chris-kennedy-running-for-illinois-governor/1743825/
— SILENCING OF WARREN OVER SESSIONS CRITICISM THROWS SENATE INTO TURMOIL – AP
http://abc7chicago.com/politics/silencing-of-warren-throws-senate-into-turmoil/1743676/
— SENATE CONFIRMS SEN. JEFF SESSIONS FOR ATTORNEY GENERAL OVER STRONG DEMOCRATIC OPPOSITION – AP
http://abc7chicago.com/politics/senate-confirms-sen-jeff-sessions-for-attorney-general/1744950/

 

NBC5
— Trump Blames Chicago Violence on Undocumented Gang Members  “So many of the problems are caused by gang members, many of whom are not even legally in our country,” Trump told a group of police chiefs Wednesday in Washington. – Tom Schuba
http://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/trump-blames-chicago-violence-undocumented-gang-members-413191773.html

 

CBS2
— Claypool Hurls More Insults At Gov. Rauner Over School Budget Mess – Steve Miller
http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2017/02/08/claypool-hurls-more-insults-at-gov-rauner-over-school-budget-mess/
— Trump Links Chicago Gang Violence, Undocumented Immigrants
http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2017/02/08/trump-attributes-chicago-gang-violence-to-undocumented-immigrants/

 

FOX NEWS CHICAGO
— Republicans lodge ethics complaint over CPS letter – AP
http://www.fox32chicago.com/news/local/234617833-story

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Republicans cry foul over CPS chief’s letter to parents – Juan Perez Jr.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-republican-claypool-ethics-complaint-met-20170208-story.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Chicago’s Republican Party chairman filed an ethics complaint with the Chicago Public Schools inspector general Wednesday alleging district CEO Forrest Claypool improperly used taxpayer resources to deliver a “blatantly political letter” to parents this week. “It was misusing taxpayer money for political purposes,” Chicago Republican Chairman Chris Cleveland said during a news conference with a small group of GOP volunteers and staffers outside Inspector General Nicholas Schuler’s office. “It is not only improper; it is entirely illegal.”)
— Wake up, Illinois. You’re surrounded. – Editorial
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/editorials/ct-right-to-work-illinois-rauner-edit-0209-20170208-story.html
— CPS, get your fiscal house in order – Troy LaRaviere
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/commentary/ct-cps-claypool-school-funding-rauner-perspec-0209-jm-20170208-story.html
— Illinois Democrats push back against Trump on abortion
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-legis-abortion-legislation-met-20170208-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Trump says “Donald Trump’s war on his own credibility.”
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/chapman/ct-trump-low-approval-ratings-credibility-20170208-story.html
— Melania, Ivanka and the Trump family’s definition of public service – Timothy L. O’Brien
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/commentary/ct-melania-trump-lawsuit-ivanka-nordstrom-profits-20170208-story.html
— Kennedy enters 2018 Illinois governor’s race ripping Rauner for causing ‘economic chaos’ – Rick Pearson
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-chris-kennedy-illinois-governor-20170208-story.html

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Senate confirms Sessions for attorney general on nearly party-line vote – AP
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/senate-confirms-sessions-for-attorney-general/amp/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats promote Kennedy.
http://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/sneed-kennedy-sees-gubernatorial-run-as-a-call-to-service/
— Republicans deliver ethics complaint over CPS Rauner letter – Lauren FitzPatrick
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/republicans-to-file-ethics-complaint-over-cps-rauner-letter/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Angry about an anti-Rauner letter that went home to Chicago Public School parents earlier this week, Chicago’s Republican Party announced an ethics complaint Wednesday against schools CEO Forrest Claypool. Chris Cleveland, head of the city’s Republican party, met with reporters Wednesday afternoon outside the office of the schools’ inspector general, where he dropped off his complaint. “It’s entirely improper to send political propaganda home with children,” said Cleveland, whose child attends Lincoln Elementary School in Lincoln Park. He was surrounded by sign-waving supporters — Republican activists, not CPS parents. “Earlier this week, Chicago Public Schools CEO Forrest Claypool used taxpayer resources to send a blatantly political letter home with students,” read a copy of Cleveland’s complaint to the schools’ watchdog. “Using public time and resources on such a letter should always be considered a misuse of taxpayer funds, but it is made even more egregious in light of CPS’s self-declared financial crisis.” Mayor Rahm Emanuel and Gov. Bruce Rauner have battled over Rauner’s veto of a bill that would have sent $215 million to CPS for teacher pensions. The governor nixed the measure in December right after Illinois Senate President John Cullerton said it wasn’t tied to overall pension reform. The money is now attached to the Illinois Senate’s grand bargain package, which also now includes a statewide fix to how the state doles out money to school districts. This week, Claypool and Gov. Bruce Rauner ramped up their rhetoric, each blaming the other for CPS’ budget woes. On Monday, Claypool likened Rauner to unpopular President Donald Trump, while announcing another $69 million in mid-year cuts he’s calling spending freezes at the state’s largest school district. He gave principals letters to distribute to parents and to Local School Council members the same day he told them that half of their discretionary spending for things like school supplies would be frozen indefinitely. “Governor Rauner, just like President Trump, has decided to attack those who need the most help. Governor Rauner and President Trump regularly attack Chicago because they hope to score political points. It is shameful,” read the first line of the parents’ communique. Tuesday, Rauner fired back via an open letter penned by his education secretary Beth Purvis who told Claypool to look in the mirror. She placed the blame for the financial mess squarely on CPS’ “continued mismanagement” and calling the latest cuts “curiously timed.” She called the spending freezes “a shock to all of us,” noting that CPS’ pension payment isn’t due until June. CPS’ code of ethics does specifically prohibit political campaigning, saying that, “No Official or Employee shall use his or her official Board position to engage in Political Activity or endorse a Candidate for Elective Office” and “No Official or Employee is permitted to use Board resources to perform any Political Activity. But as long as no staffer is coerced into the activity, “Nothing in this Section prohibits Political Activities that are otherwise appropriate for an Employee to engage in as part of his or her official employment duties,” the policy reads. Inspector general Nicholas Schuler confirmed he had received the complaint and then declined to comment on it. Not all principals actually printed the letter or emailed it home. CPS wouldn’t immediately say how much district money had been spent on its distribution.)
— Chris Kennedy comes out swinging, calls Gov. Rauner ‘heartless’ – Tina Sfondeles
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/chris-kennedy-comes-out-swinging-calls-gov-rauner-heartless/
— Pension bill fizzles, but ‘grand bargain’ is ‘still on track’ – Tina Sfondeles
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/pension-bill-fails-leaders-still-sold-on-passing-grand-bargain/

 

DAILY HERALD
— DuPage against state eliminating pay for election panel – Robert Sanchez
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20170208/news/170208947/
— Lisle mayor happy ‘frivolous’ four-town merger won’t be on ballot – Marie Wilson
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20170208/news/170209001/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats promote Kennedy.
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20170208/news/170208931/
— DuPage homicides on record pace, but officials say it won’t last – Justin Kmitch
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20170208/news/170208948/
— Lake County Board supports plan to ask voters if they want to pick chairman – Russell Lissau
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20170208/news/170208938/

 

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Kennedy’s in—and here’s what he has to say – GREG HINZ
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20170208/BLOGS02/170209854/kennedys-in-x2014-and-heres-what-he-has-to-say
— A third of young Chicago homebuyers in 2015 were single – DENNIS RODKIN  (DIERSEN: I bought a new town home in University Park when I was single in 1972 when I was 24 years old.)
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/realestate/20170208/CRED0701/170209850/a-third-of-young-chicago-homebuyers-in-2015-were-single
— Rauner borrows from Trump’s playbook in war with CPS – GREG HINZ
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20170208/BLOGS02/170209849/rauner-cps-war-mirrors-trump-playbook

 

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Failed Senate budget votes won’t kill compromise, lawmakers say – Doug Finke
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20170208/failed-senate-budget-votes-wont-kill-compromise-lawmakers-say
— Pence, Haley among Rauner connections to Trump administration – Bernard Schoenburg
http://www.sj-r.com/opinion/20170208/bernard-schoenburg-pence-haley-among-rauner-connections-to-trump-administration

 

JOURNAL & TOPICS
— Proft To Speak At Wheeling Township GOP Meeting
http://www.journal-topics.com/news/article_ac9b2408-ee46-11e6-be74-e39224ec6c7b.html

 

CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD
— Trump to judges: Even a ‘bad high school student’ would rule in my favor  ‘We want security’ – KEVIN LIPTAK
http://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/trump-to-judges-even-a-bad-high-school-student-would-rule-in-my-favor/652843545

 

MADISON RECORD
— John Cullerton feeds the rumor mill to deflect blame for his failures – Editorial
http://madisonrecord.com/stories/511080681-john-cullerton-feeds-the-rumor-mill-to-deflect-blame-for-his-failures

 

CBS ST. LOUIS
— As Illinois Budget Stalemate Persists, Patience Wears Thin In Springfield
http://stlouis.cbslocal.com/2017/02/08/as-illinois-budget-stalemate-persists-patience-wears-thin-in-springfield/

 

CHICAGOIST
— Gov. Rauner’s Office Sent A Letter Home To CPS Parents, Too – EMMA G. GALLEGOS
http://chicagoist.com/2017/02/08/dueling_cps_letters.php

 

SAGAMON SUN
— Pritzker accused of trying to ‘whitewash history,’ ties with Blagojevich – Carol Ostrow
http://sangamonsun.com/stories/511058420-pritzker-accused-of-trying-to-whitewash-history-ties-with-blagojevich

 

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— THEY’RE BACK: DCCC, BOB CREAMER PUSH ANTI-ROSKAM AND -DAVIS PROTESTS IN ILLINOIS
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2017/02/dccc-pushing-anti-roskam-protests-in-illinois.html
— CHICAGO PUBLIC SCHOOL PARENT FILES ETHICS COMPLAINT OVER ANTI-GOP LETTER
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2017/02/chicago-public-school-parent-files-ethics-complaint-over-anti-gop-letter.html

 

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Chicago Public Schools send 381K kids home with letter blasting Trump, GOP governor – Douglas Ernst
http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2017/feb/8/chicago-public-schools-send-381k-kids-home-with-le/

 

WASHINGTON FREE BEACON
— Chicago Public Schools Send Students Home With Politically Biased Letter – Jack Heretik
http://freebeacon.com/politics/chicago-public-schools-send-students-home-politically-biased-letter/

 

FOX NEWS
— Trump Rips Liberal Media: They Always Pull the ‘Racist Card’ on Conservatives
http://insider.foxnews.com/2017/02/07/bill-oreilly-president-donald-trump-super-bowl-interview-media-voter-fraud
— Cruz Slams Warren for ‘Slanderous, Ugly’ Attack on Sessions
http://insider.foxnews.com/2017/02/08/cruz-blasts-warren-slanderous-comments-about-sessions

 

DAILY CALLER
— Democrat U.S. Senator Bill Nelson : ‘Despite The Passage Of Time,’ We’re Just As Racist As We Were In 1963 – Christian Datoc  (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly Democrats say that Republicans are racists, and especially Republicans who are Protestant, conservative, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.  How should Republicans react to that?)
http://dailycaller.com/2017/02/08/dem-senator-despite-the-passage-of-time-were-just-as-racist-as-we-were-in-1963-video/
— Chicago Schools Send Students Home With ‘Propaganda’ Letter Trashing Trump, Illinois Governor – Peter Hasson
http://dailycaller.com/2017/02/08/chicago-schools-send-students-home-with-propaganda-letter-trashing-trump-illinois-governor/

 

GOPUSA
— After Conquering the Boy Scouts, What’s Next?
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=20420
— We need extreme vetting in the judicial system, too
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=20391
— Jesse Jackson Jr. ordered to pay child support
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=20431

 

COLLEGE FIX
— The most despised minorities on campus are conservatives
http://www.thecollegefix.com/bulletin-board/student-op-ed-despised-minorities-campus-conservatives/

 

NEWS BUSTERS
— MSNBC: GOP ‘Trying to Shut Up’ One of ‘Most Influential Women in Politics Today’ – Kristine Marsh
http://www.newsbusters.org/blogs/nb/kristine-marsh/2017/02/08/msnbc-gop-trying-shut-one-most-influential-women-politics-today

 

BARBWIRE
— LIBERALISM AND THE END OF CIVILIZATION – DON FEDER
http://barbwire.com/2017/02/08/liberalism-end-civilization/
— WHAT WE’RE UP AGAINST: REBRANDING SIN AS VIRTUE – LEE DUIGON
http://barbwire.com/2017/02/08/what-were-up-against/
— SUPER BOWLED OVER BY LIBERAL ADS – TONY PERKINS
http://barbwire.com/2017/02/08/super-bowled-over-by-liberal-ads/

 

THE BLAZE
— Democrat Rahm Emanuel says the Democratic Party won’t be back in power anytime soon
http://www.theblaze.com/news/2017/02/08/democrat-rahm-emanuel-says-the-democratic-party-wont-be-back-in-power-anytime-soon/
— If you find it easy to be a Christian, you probably aren’t one – Matt Walsh  (DIERSEN: What do you say to those who claim to be Christian, but do things that a Christian would not do, including promoting dependency on government and charity, LGBTQ activity, abortion, illegal immigration, booze, pot, gambling, etc.?)
http://www.theblaze.com/contributions/matt-walsh-if-you-find-it-easy-to-be-a-christian-you-probably-arent-one/
— Trump Has Brought European-Style Nationalism to the U.S. – BEN SHAPIRO  (DIERSEN: Anti-Trumps put foreign countries ahead of America.)
http://www.nationalreview.com/article/444687/donald-trump-nationalism-should-worry-conservatives

 

THE HILL
— Pelosi backs all-female ‘SNL’ portrayals of Trump administration – CRISTINA MARCOS
http://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/news/318520-pelosi-backs-all-female-snl-portrayals-of-trump-administration

 

POLITICO
— RFK’s son to run for Illinois governor – NATASHA KORECKI
http://www.politico.com/story/2017/02/chris-kennedy-rfk-son-illinois-governor-234793

 

CNN
— Trump labor nominee said 40% of his workers were once undocumented – Chris Massie and Andrew Kaczynski
http://money.cnn.com/2017/02/08/news/kfile-labor-nominee-undocumented-workers/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The CKE restaurants executive made the comments, reviewed by CNN’s KFile, while speaking about how the E-Verify system–a database that enables businesses to check the citizenship status of their prospective employees–made it easier for his company to comply with the law. The news comes after Puzder admitted in a statement Tuesday to having employed an undocumented maid for years. Puzder has long been an advocate of comprehensive immigration reform to make it easier for U.S. employers to legally hire foreign workers. He has at times cited his own fast food workers as willing to work jobs that regular Americans won’t do.)

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Senate Confirms Jeff Sessions as Attorney General  Vote elevates close Trump ally to lead Justice Department – ARUNA VISWANATHA
https://www.wsj.com/articles/senate-is-poised-to-confirm-sessions-along-party-lines-1486584469
— Supreme Court Nominee Neil Gorsuch Calls Trump’s Comments on Judiciary ‘Demoralizing’  Comment made in closed-door meeting with Sen. Richard Blumenthal, confirmed by confirmation team – BETH REINHARD
https://www.wsj.com/articles/supreme-court-nominee-neil-gorsuch-calls-trumps-comments-on-judiciary-demoralizing-1486591960
— President Trump Criticizes Nordstrom for Dropping Daughter’s Fashion Label  Department store decided not to buy Ivanka Trump’s spring collection – SUZANNE KAPNER
https://www.wsj.com/articles/president-trump-criticizes-nordstrom-for-dropping-ivankas-fashion-label-1486573728

 

FORBES
— Is It Legal For Donald Trump To Delete Tweets As President?
http://www.forbes.com/sites/quora/2017/02/08/is-it-legal-for-donald-trump-to-delete-tweets-as-president/

 

FED SMITH
— Whistleblower Wins at Appeals Court – Susan McGuire Smith
http://www.fedsmith.com/2017/02/08/whistleblower-wins-at-appeals-court/

February 8 Morning Edition

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Chris Kennedy to announce run for governor – Michael Sneed
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/chris-kennedy-announces-run-for-governor/amp/
— Some optimism, some ‘trepidation’ as Senate mulls ‘grand bargain’ – Tina Sfondeles
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/some-optimism-some-trepidation-as-senate-mulls-grand-bargain/
— Obama jumps back into the water – Shia Kapos
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/kapos-obama-jumps-back-into-the-water/

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Naperville to Caterpillar: ‘We’re open for business’ – Erin Hegarty
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/naperville-sun/news/ct-nvs-naperville-caterpillar-st-0208-20170207-story.html
— Elgin doctor charged with trespassing during Roskam protest – Elizabeth Owens-Schiele
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/elgin-courier-news/news/ct-ecn-elgin-doctor-arrest-protest-st-0208-20170207-story.html
— How a Facebook post led women to protest Arlington Heights ‘backdoor boys’ club.’ – Karen Ann Cullotta  (DIERSEN: In your municipality, which of the following groups are despised/hated the most: Trump supporters, Protestants, conservatives, Republicans, Americans, Whites, males, older people, rich people, gun owners, German Americans, draft avoiders, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time?)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/arlington-heights/news/ct-ahp-women-local-politics-arlington-heights-tl-0209-20170207-story.html
— Rauner dismisses ‘overblown emotion’ on DeVos pick – Kim Geiger
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-bruce-rauner-betsy-devos-trump-education-secretary-story.html
— In Ribfest music flap, freedom and neighborliness must prevail – Rob Manker  (DIERSEN: From what I see, anti-Trumps are full of hatred.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/naperville-sun/opinion/ct-nvs-manker-column-st-0208-20170207-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Trump demonizes, denigrates, and condemns Naperville.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/naperville-sun/ct-nvs-mego-column-st-0205-20170203-story.html
— TRAGIC: When it comes to booze, Americans are opting for the hard stuff – Greg Trotter
http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/ct-spirits-industry-growth-0208-biz-20170207-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trump lawyers help anti-Trump travelors.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/ct-immigration-lawyers-trump-travel-ban-0208-biz-20170206-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: In an editorial unethically made to look like a news article, Democrats promote Syrian refugees.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/ct-syrian-refugee-family-chicago-met-20170207-story.html
— Left seeks Democratic control as Chicago mayor tells them to just ‘chill’ – John Kass
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/columnists/kass/ct-rahm-emanuel-democrats-kass-0208-20170207-column.html
— Adviser: Chris Kennedy to run for Illinois governor – Rick Pearson
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-chris-kennedy-illinois-governor-20170208-story.html

 

DAILY HERALD
— It’s easy to support elimination of lieutenant governor position – Editorial
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20170207/discuss/170209069/
— Minimum wage and discrimination – Walter E. Williams  (DIERSEN: How long did you work for the minimum wage? I did for 18 months 1964-1966 washing dishes in the basement of the S.S. Kresges in Chicago Heights.  My understanding is that I was first and only White male that held that job in that store.)
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20170208/discuss/170209133/

 

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Chris Kennedy running for governor
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20170208/NEWS02/170209862/chris-kennedy-running-for-governor

 

WBEZ
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps hint/imply/argue/shout that citizens of foreign countries are superior to citizens of America.
https://www.wbez.org/shows/wbez-news/banned-together-how-the-travel-ban-hurts-uics-engineering-program/4c5375ff-ff14-4c16-bc16-806b66e5431f

 

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— It’s time for the tough votes on ‘grand bargain’ budget – Editorial
http://www.sj-r.com/opinion/20170207/our-view-its-time-for-tough-votes-on-grand-bargain-budget
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps blast Trump in Springfield.
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20170207/students-faculty-discuss-trump-policy-at-uis-forum
— Latest state budget plan: Lower sales tax, but expanded scope – Doug Finke
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20170207/latest-state-budget-plan-lower-sales-tax-but-expanded-scope
— Disappointed in Rauner’s hiring of Munger – Scott Reeder  (DIERSEN: Who is disappointed that you were hired?  GAO hired me in 1980 because it could not find a qualified Democrat, minority, female, younger person, or veteran who would take the job.  IRS hired me in 1971 because it could not find a qualified Democrat, minority, female, or veteran who would take the job.  The Post Office hired me in 1966 because it could not find a qualified Democrat, minority, female, or veteran who would take the job.)
http://www.sj-r.com/opinion/20170207/scott-reeder-disappointed-in-rauners-hiring-of-munger

 

FOX 2 NOW
— Illinois program promotes diversity in advanced classes  (DIERSEN: Democrats and RINOs always blamed Republicans for problems that “low-income and minority students” have had, are having, and will have.)
http://fox2now.com/2017/02/07/illinois-program-promotes-diversity-in-advanced-classes/

 

  1. LOUIS POST DISPATCH
    — Opinions are anti-Trump every day – Robert Barnard
    http://www.stltoday.com/news/opinion/mailbag/opinions-are-anti-trump-every-day/article_f340e9a8-10f3-525e-aa66-4744cd322aea.html

 

DAILY NORTHWESTERN
— Biss introduces bill requiring presidential candidates in Illinois to release tax returns – Nora Shelly
https://dailynorthwestern.com/2017/02/08/city/biss-introduces-bill-requiring-presidential-candidates-in-illinois-to-release-tax-returns/

 

NPR ILLINOIS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats and RINOs promote opposition to Trump’s executive orders.
http://nprillinois.org/post/trumps-refugee-and-immigration-executive-order-congress-tracker#stream/0
http://nprillinois.org/post/muslim-families-join-springfield-trump-protest#stream/0

 

THE REPUBLIC
— Lawsuit filed against company that runs Illinois Lottery
http://www.therepublic.com/2017/02/07/il-illinois-lottery/

 

INDIANAPOLIS BUSINESS JOURNAL
— Lawsuit filed against company that runs Illinois Lottery – AP
http://www.ibj.com/articles/62390-lawsuit-filed-against-company-that-runs-illinois-lottery

 

LOYOLA PHOENIX
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Democrats and RINOs encourage people to come to America illegally, to stay in America illegally, and to bring others to America illegally.
http://loyolaphoenix.com/2017/02/trump-presidency-undocumented-students-loyola-face-uncertain-future/

 

ILLINOIS FAMILY INSTITUTE
— Are Progressives Targeting Minorities with Abortion? – John Biver
https://illinoisfamily.org/politics/are-progressives-targeting-minorities-with-abortion/

 

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— TAXPAYERS TO PROTEST PLANNED PARENTHOOD NATIONWIDE SATURDAY
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2017/02/taxpayers-to-protest-planned-parenthood-nationwide-saturday.html

 

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Elementary school, high school students face taunts for supporting Trump  Adult behavior inspires students –  Bradford Richardson
http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2017/feb/7/anti-trump-bullying-breaks-out-against-students-at/
— ‘Five Pillars of Islam’ worksheet for six-graders angers in South Carolina  Parent: ‘They should be getting permission to teach religious values’ – Douglas Ernst  (DIERSEN: Islam is more like a political party or a country without borders than a religion.)
http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2017/feb/7/five-pillars-of-islam-worksheet-for-six-graders-an/

 

WASHINGTON FREE BEACON
— Congress Moves to Cut Immigration to U.S. By Half  New bill would limit the number of refugees, lower total immigration levels – Adam Kredo  (DIERSEN: Of course, those who exploit immigrants will oppose this.)
http://freebeacon.com/national-security/congress-moves-cut-immigration-u-s-half/
— Merriam-Webster Adds ‘Safe Space,’ ‘Microaggression’ to Dictionary – Elizabeth Harrington  (DIERSEN: How soon, if not already, will the Democrats and the RINOs in your municipality, in your township/ward, in your county, in Illinois, and in America set up “safe places” to protect everyone from those who are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time?  How hard are Democrats and the RINOs working to banish members of the aforesaid groups from your precinct, from your municipality, from your township/ward, from your county, from Illinois, and from America?)
http://freebeacon.com/culture/merriam-webster-adds-safe-space-microaggression-to-dictionary/

 

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Chicago Public Schools sent a letter home with every pupil trashing Gov. Rauner
http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/chicago-public-schools-sent-a-letter-home-with-every-pupil-trashing-gov.-rauner/article/2614234

 

GOPUSA
— Women’s March plans strike: Day without a woman
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=20418

 

FREEDOM’S JOURNAL
— MINIMUM WAGE AND DISCRIMINATION – Walter E. Williams (DIERSEN: How long did you work for the minimum wage? I did for 18 months 1964-1966 washing dishes in the basement of the S.S. Kresges in Chicago Heights.  My understanding is that I was first and only White male that held that job in that store.)
https://freedomsjournalinstitute.org/latest-news/opinion/minimum-wage-and-discrimination/

 

RENEW AMERICA
— LGBTQ vs. unalienable rights: Can Trump have it both ways? – Alan Keyes
http://www.renewamerica.com/columns/keyes/170207

 

FOX NEWS
— Democrats Trying to Paint Steve Bannon as a ‘Scarier’ Karl Rove
http://insider.foxnews.com/2017/02/07/dems-trying-paint-steve-bannon-scarier-karl-rove

 

AMERICAN THINKER
— Liberals Now Getting a Taste of How the Obama Years Felt for Conservatives – James Lewis  (DIERSEN: I should write a book about those in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois who claim to be Christian, conservative, and/or Republican, but were obviously happier with the anti-Christian, anti-conservative, and anti-Republican Obama than they are now with the pro-Christian, pro-conservative, and pro-Republican Trump.  The aforesaid talk and act like they are Democrat plants, Libertarian plants, Green plants, or RINOs.)
http://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2017/02/liberals_now_getting_a_taste_of_how_the_obama_years_felt_for_conservatives.html

 

NEWSMAX
— Gallup: Economic Confidence at Historic Highs Under Trump
http://www.newsmax.com/Finance/Economy/Gallup-Economic-Confidence-Index-Trump/2017/02/07/id/772496/

 

BREITBART
— Hillary Clinton Declares ‘Future is Female’ – BEN KEW  (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, to say that you are a Democrat is to say that you are anti-male.)
http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2017/02/07/hillary-clinton-praises-anti-trump-womens-march-claims-future-female/

 

THE BLAZE
— New York assembly passes ‘sanctuary state’ bill in defiance of Trump – Brandon Morse
http://www.theblaze.com/news/2017/02/07/new-york-assembly-passes-sanctuary-state-bill-in-defiance-of-trump/
— Watch: Citizen journalist asks LAX protesters why they are protesting, and it doesn’t go well – Sara Gonzales
http://www.theblaze.com/news/2017/02/07/watch-citizen-journalist-asks-lax-protesters-why-they-are-protesting-and-it-doesnt-go-well/

 

CENTER FOR FAMILY & HUMAN RIGHTS
— New UN LGBT Expert Doubles Down Against Religious Freedom, Describes “Entry Points” for Homosexual and Transgender Rights  (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats promote LGBTQ activity.  Soon, if not already, you will be banished from everything if you do not promote LGBTQ activity.)
https://c-fam.org/friday_fax/new-un-lgbt-expert-doubles-religious-freedom-describes-entry-points-homosexual-transgender-rights/

 

THE HILL
— Senate votes to silence Warren after speech against Sessions – JORDAIN CARNEY
http://thehill.com/blogs/floor-action/senate/318422-senate-votes-to-silence-warren-after-sessions-speech

 

POLITICO
— Republicans fear for their safety as Obamacare protests grow  At a closed-door meeting, House lawmakers discuss strategies to counter potential violence. – RACHAEL BADE  (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps promote, threaten, and/or engage in violence against Trump supporters.  What does that say about anti-Trumps?)
http://www.politico.com/story/2017/02/republicans-obamacare-protests-safety-234733

 

ASSOCIATED PRESS
— Trump paints dark picture in defense of travel ban – Julie Pace
http://journalstar.com/news/national/govt-and-politics/analysis-trump-paints-dark-picture-in-defense-of-travel-ban/article_9fc5f772-e3eb-5dc9-97ae-00f88f369a18.html

 

REUTERS
— Illinois House speaker makes his money lowering property taxes – Dave McKinney
http://www.reuters.com/article/usa-illinois-madigan-lawyer-idUSL1N1FS20V
— Michael Madigan, the man behind the fiscal fiasco in Illinois – Dave McKinney
http://www.reuters.com/investigates/special-report/usa-illinois-madigan/

 

CNBC
— NYC protesters march on Goldman Sachs, JPMorgan for Trump ties – Elizabeth Gurdus  (DIERSEN: What are your “Trump ties?” If you asked those who run your municipality, your township/ward, your county, and Illinois who has the strongest “Trump ties,” what would they say?)
http://www.cnbc.com/2017/02/07/nyc-protesters-march-on-goldman-sachs-jpmorgan-chase-for-trump-ties.html

 

CNN
— Warren cut off during Sessions debate after criticism – Ted Barrett
http://www.cnn.com/2017/02/07/politics/elizabeth-warren-mitch-mcconnell/index.html

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: White House Weighs Terrorist Designation for Muslim Brotherhood – PETER BAKER
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/02/07/world/middleeast/muslim-brotherhood-terrorism-trump.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Democrats and RINOs glorify and praise citizens of foreign countries.  Democrats want immigrants because they vote for Democrats.  RINOs want immigrants because the work for less money.
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/02/07/business/economy/restricting-immigration-would-make-america-smaller-not-greater.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Democrats use Jews to demonize, to denigrate, and to condemn Trump and Trump’s supporters.
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/02/08/opinion/american-universities-must-take-a-stand.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Democrats demonize, denigrate, and condemn DeVos.
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/02/07/opinion/betsy-devos-teaches-the-value-of-ignorance.html

 

WASHINGTON POST
— Democrats to plot anti-Trump strategy — in Congress and at the polls — in Baltimore – David Weigel and Mike DeBonis
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/powerpost/wp/2017/02/07/democrats-to-plot-anti-trump-strategy-in-congress-and-at-the-polls-in-baltimore/

 

NEW YORK POST
— Rabbis among group of anti-Trump protesters arrested – Jazmin Rosa
http://nypost.com/2017/02/07/rabbis-among-group-of-anti-trump-protesters-arrested/

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— At the Trump Trauma Center, Nobody Comes for Treatment  A sickness that makes sufferers feel terribly good about themselves. – JOSEPH EPSTEIN, Evanston, Illinois  (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps glorify and praise themselves.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/at-the-trump-trauma-center-nobody-comes-for-treatment-1486512151
— An Antipoverty Veteran Now Wages War on Dependency  How Peter Cove came to realize that jobs, not government aid, offered the route to prosperity. – JASON L. RILEY
https://www.wsj.com/articles/an-antipoverty-veteran-now-wages-war-on-dependency-1486512266

 

USA TODAY
— IBM employees’ anti-Trump petition is growing – Jon Swartz
http://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/talkingtech/2017/02/07/ibm-employees-anti-trump-petition-growing/97609426/
— Tech’s latest start-up: Anti-Trump activism – Jon Swartz and Jessica Guynn
http://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/news/2017/02/07/techs-latest-start-up-anti-trump-activism/97564884/
— How much do you need to fund retirement? More than you think – Robert Powell
http://www.usatoday.com/story/money/personalfinance/retirement/2017/02/07/how-much-do-you-need-fund-retirement-more-than-you-think/96784474/

 

DIAMONBACK
— Are violent protests acceptable in the Trump era? “Just War” theory says no. – Max Foley-Keene  (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps promote, threaten, and/or engage in violence against Trump supporters.  What does that say about anti-Trumps?)
http://www.dbknews.com/2017/02/08/violent-protests-trump-administration-just-war-theory/

 

EDITOR AND PUBLISHER
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: How soon will everyone in California be a stoner?
http://www.editorandpublisher.com/a-section/the-cannifornian-covers-impact-of-recreational-marijuana-legalization-in-california/

 

FED SMITH
— First Agency Up for Elimination: Election Assistance Commission – Ralph R. Smith  (DIERSEN: I worked for GAO 1980-1997, IRS 1971-1980, and the Post Office 1966-1969.  Constructively, those who hate the federal government have always had those agencies “up for elimination.”  Who hates the federal government the most in your precinct, in your municipality, in your township/ward, in your county, and in Illinois?  Which current and former federal employees in your precinct, in your municipality, in your township/ward, in your county, and in Illinois do they hate the most?)
http://www.fedsmith.com/2017/02/07/first-agency-up-for-elimination-election-assistance-commission/
— After Trump: A Surge of Federal Employees Leaving Government? – Ralph R. Smith
http://www.fedsmith.com/2017/02/07/after-trump-a-surge-of-federal-employees-leaving-government/

 

NEW REPUBLIC
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps ask “Who Benefits From Trump’s Chaos?” and say “Elites have always used a climate of fear to push their own agendas.”
https://newrepublic.com/article/140494/benefits-trumps-chaos

 

DAILY KOS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Trump is SO easy to mess with—he telegraphs his weak points, and his staff is happy to leak.”
http://www.dailykos.com/story/2017/2/7/1631017/-Trump-is-SO-easy-to-mess-with-He-telegraphs-his-weak-points-and-his-staff-is-happy-to-leak

February 5 Morning Edition

ABC7
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “APPEALS COURT DENIES PRESIDENT TRUMP REQUEST TO IMMEDIATELY RESTORE TRAVEL BAN.”
http://abc7chicago.com/politics/court-denies-trump-request-to-immediately-restore-travel-ban/1738506/

 

CBS2
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Hundreds Protest Rep. Peter Roskam In Palatine.”
http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2017/02/04/hundreds-protest-rep-peter-roskam-in-palatine/

 

FOX NEWS CHICAGO
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Some residents push for resolution to make Oak Park a Sanctuary City.”
http://www.fox32chicago.com/politics/233799764-story

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Justice Department files notice of appeal to restore Trump immigration ban.”
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/politics/ct-trump-travel-ban-20170204-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Appeals court declines to reinstate Trump’s travel ban as his administration copes with its first major setback.”
http://www.chicagotribune.com/la-na-pol-visa-cancellations-20170204-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say O’Reilly says that “Putin is a killer.”
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/politics/ct-trump-oreilly-interview-20170204-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Companies standing up to Trump may become common.”  (DIERSEN: How soon, if not already, will companies post signs that say members of the following groups are NOT WANTED: Trump supporters, Protestants, conservatives, Republicans, Americans, Whites, males, older people, rich people, gun owners, German Americans, draft avoiders, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a longer time?)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/careers/ijustworkhere/ct-huppke-work-advice-0205-biz-20170202-column.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: The more that is given Dreamers, the more people that will come into America illegally, that will stay in America illegally, and that will bring others to America illegally.  How soon will America reach the point where 100% of those in America are citizens of foreign countries?
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/editorials/ct-daca-trump-dreamers-immigration-edit-0130-jm-20170127-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Trump demonizes, denigrates, and condemns Trump and Trump’s supporters.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/daily-southtown/opinion/ct-sta-arvia-column-st-0124-20170123-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: To promote diversity is to get rid of those who are Trump supporters, Protestants, conservatives, Republicans, Americans, Whites, males, older people, rich people, gun owners, German Americans, draft avoiders, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/naperville-sun/ct-nvs-multicultural-market-naperville-st-0205-20170204-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Trump demonizes, denigrates, and condemns Naperville and its past, present, and future residents.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/naperville-sun/ct-nvs-mego-column-st-0205-20170203-story.html
— Several school candidate forums to be held in February, March – Suzanne Baker
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/naperville-sun/ct-nvs-school-district-forums-st-0205-20170203-story.html

 

HERALD NEWS
— Thumbs up to hiring Leslie Munger to new role – Editorial (DIERSEN: Would the Herald News have given a thumbs up if an Illinois Republican U.S. Senator or an Illinois Republican U.S. Representative had hired me in 1997 when I was 49 years old after the Democrats who ran GAO succeeded in forcing me to take their early retirement “offer?”  GAO works for Congress.  I had worked for GAO for almost 18 years, the last 11 years of which at the GS-13 Step 1-10 levels, currently $94,610-$122,991. I had worked on audits of federal financial industry regulators for almost 9 years, on audits of IRS for 3 years, and audits of many other federal agencies for almost 6 years. I had become a Forensic Accountant in 1997, a Certified Financial Services Auditor in 1996, a Certified Government Financial Manager in 1994, a Certified Fraud Examiner in 1990, a licensed CPA in 1981, and a Certified Internal Auditor in 1981.  I had earned a master’s degree in financial markets and trading in 1997, a master’s degree in accounting in 1980, an MBA in 1976, and I bachelor’s degree in management in 1970.  I had served on the Association of Government Accountants Chicago Chapter Executive Committee 1983-1996. I had worked for IRS for almost 9 years 1971-1980, the last 5 1/2 years at the GS-12 Step-1-5 levels, currently $79,563-$90,173.  One could argue that Republicans have wasted my knowledge of the federal government even more than the Democrats did.)
http://www.theherald-news.com/2017/02/03/our-view-thumbs-up-to-hiring-leslie-munger-to-new-role/a7pnznp/

 

HERALD & REVIEW
— Shutdown is what the state needs – Editorial
http://herald-review.com/news/opinion/editorial/editorial-shutdown-is-what-the-state-needs/article_fa1b45d1-9bf0-56a4-aa78-cb3f76103bea.html

 

CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD
— Is anti-Trump furor papering over Democrats’ working-class woes?  Kaine: ‘We love the energy’ – ERIC BRADNER  (DIERSEN: Members of the working-class should know that Democrats will help you only if you promote dependency on government, dependency on charity, LGBTQ activity, abortion, mass/illegal immigration, race and gender based preference giving, age discrimination, patronage, political affiliation discrimination, booze, pot, gambling, abolition of the First and Second Amendments, and even worse things.  To be a Democrat, you have to be anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders, and anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
http://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/is-antitrump-furor-papering-over-democrats-workingclass-woes/649855881

 

QUINCY HERALD WHIG
— It’s long past time for action on Illinois budget – Editorial
http://www.whig.com/20170205/its-long-past-time-for-action-on-illinois-budget#

 

PEORIA JOURNAL STAR
— Grieving over Caterpillar, still asking ‘Why?’ – David Koehler
http://www.pjstar.com/opinion/20170204/spotlight-grieving-over-caterpillar-still-asking-why

 

CHAMPAIGN/URBANA NEWS GAZETTE
— Illinois is a nice state that’s heading the wrong way – Jim Dey
http://www.news-gazette.com/opinion/columns/2017-02-05/jim-dey-illinois-nice-state-thats-heading-wrong-way.html
— Making sense of combined precincts; Davis, Shimkus campaign finances; Local presidential money/vote comparisons – Tom Kacich
http://www.news-gazette.com/news/local/2017-02-05/tom-kacich-making-sense-combined-precincts.html

 

RIVER CITIES READER
— Illinois’ Sixth Credit-Rating Downgrade Doesn’t Mince Words – Rich Miller
http://www.rcreader.com/commentary/credit-downgrade-minces-no-words

 

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— A framework isn’t a bill – Doug Finke
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20170204/statehouse-insider-framework-isnt-bill
— Should Springfield pursue a casino? Proponents say ‘why not?’- Mary Hansen  (DIERSEN: If you claim to be religious, conservative, and/or Republican, you should say NO!)
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20170204/should-springfield-pursue-casino-proponents-say-why-not?utm_source=SFMC&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=GHM_Daily_NL&utm_content=GTDT_SJR
— Sangamon County Democrats’ resolution calls Rauner ‘plutocrat,’ Madigan ‘champion’ – Bernard Schoenburg  (DIERSEN: Government is nasty.  Politics is nasty. What would your critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes call you?  My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes would call me a) a religious hypocrite because I put GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails together and send them out on Sunday mornings instead of attending church services, b) a patriotic hypocrite because I sought and obtained student and financial hardship draft deferments, c) selfish because my wife and I gave up trying to have children, we did not adopt, and we did not become foster parents, d) unpopular/despised/hated because certain past and present Wheaton, Milton Township, DuPage County, and Illinois officials treat me rudely, e) unpopular/despised/hated because certain past and present Milton Township Republican Central Committee (MTRCC), DuPage County Republican Central Committee (DCRCC), and Illinois Republican Party (IRP) officials treat me rudely, f) too conservative because I support all the planks in the Republican Party platform and the Illinois Republican Party platform, and the MTRCC resolution against video gambling, g) someone who has far too many bad demographics because I was baptized, raised, and confirmed as a Missouri Synod Lutheran and I am conservative, Republican, White, male, old (68), non-poor, a gun owner, 100% German American, a draft avoider, and my ancestors have been in America since the 1840s, h) unpopular/despised/hated because I am no longer the 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, an American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter board member, a GAO employee, an IRS employee, a Post Office employee, etc., i) an overpaid but failed former federal employee because I was paid $122,991 in 1997 in today’s dollars but forced to retire in 1997, j) an over-compensated federal retiree because my pension is $50,856 and my federal health, dental, and vision insurance subsidy is $17,288, and k) unpopular/despised/hated because so few past and present activists, candidates, elected officials, MTRCC, DCRCC, and IRP officials, major donors, political consultants encourage people to read GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails. Government is nasty.  Politics is nasty.)  http://www.sj-r.com/opinion/20170204/bernard-schoenburg-dems-resolution-calls-rauner-plutocrat-madigan-champion

 

DANVILLE COMMERCIAL NEWS
— Stop expansion of gambling – Anita Bedell, Executive director, Illinois Church Action on Alcohol & Addiction Problems, Springfield
http://www.commercial-news.com/opinion/letters_to_the_editor/letter-stop-expansion-of-gambling/article_da7b595c-069f-545d-b509-879dea21bfc5.html

 

BELLEVILLE NEWS DEMOCRAT
— Rauner, Madigan, think tank agree: This will hurt you more than it hurts me – Editorial
http://www.bnd.com/opinion/editorials/article130591004.html

 

DAILY EGYPTIAN
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say that an anti-Trump group “rallies against Trump’s immigration ban.”
http://dailyegyptian.com/65675/news/southern-illinois-community-group-rallies-against-trumps-immigration-ban/

 

EVANSTON PATCH
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly Democrat promote Islam.  How soon, if not already, will Democrats banish non-Muslims from your precinct, from your municipality, from your township/ward, from your county, from Illinois, from America, and from the world?)
http://patch.com/illinois/evanston/schakowsky-president-trump-s-muslim-ban-immoral-unconstitutional-dangerous

 

WASHINGTON FREE BEACON
— GOP Defectors Have Received Thousands From Teachers Union  Collins, Murkowski will vote no on DeVos – Bill McMorris (DIERSEN: If you get elected/appointed to a government/political office as a Republican, and if you take money to vote against the Republican Party platform, you should be immediately removed from office.)
http://freebeacon.com/politics/gop-defectors-received-thousands-teachers-union/

 

BREITBART
— Activists: Anti-Trump Protests are the New ‘Occupy’ – JOEL B. POLLAK
http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2017/02/05/anti-trump-milo-non-violent-anarchists-worry-black-bloc-tactics/

 

DAILY CALLER
— Google Redefines The Word ‘Fascism’ To Smear Conservatives, Protect Liberal Rioters – DEREK HUNTER
http://dailycaller.com/2017/02/04/google-redefines-the-word-fascism-to-smear-conservatives-protect-liberal-rioters/

 

FOX NEWS
— Trump supporters vow to boycott Starbucks over CEO’s plan to hire refugees
http://www.foxnews.com/food-drink/2017/01/31/trump-supporters-vow-to-boycott-starbucks-over-ceos-plan-to-hire-refugees.html
— Coffee company takes on Starbucks’ refugee plan, pledges to hire 10,000 veterans
http://www.foxnews.com/food-drink/2017/02/02/coffee-company-takes-on-starbucks-refugee-plan-pledges-to-hire-10000-veterans.html

 

TOWNHALL
— Wait–Sanctuary Cities Get How Much In Federal Funds Every Year? (Hint: It’s In The Billions) – Matt Vespa
http://townhall.com/tipsheet/mattvespa/2017/02/03/waitsanctuary-cities-get-how-much-in-federal-funds-every-year-n2281270

 

PJ MEDIA
— British PM Theresa May Blasts Labour Leader for Insulting Trump – MICHAEL VAN DER GALIEN
https://pjmedia.com/trending/2017/02/04/british-pm-theresa-may-blasts-labour-leader-for-insulting-trump/

 

REUTERS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Americans say “ruling against Trump travel ban is move in right direction.”
http://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-immigration-iraq-idUSKBN15K0EE

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— A ‘Resistance’ Stands Against Trump. But What Will It Stand For? – BEVERLY GAGE  (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Anti-Trumps make it clear that they are anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/01/31/magazine/a-resistance-stands-against-trump-but-what-will-it-stand-for.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps demonize, denigrate, and condemn Trump and Trump’s supporters.
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/02/04/opinion/me-me-me-me-me.html
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/02/04/opinion/sunday/why-nobody-cares-the-president-is-lying.html
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/02/04/opinion/sunday/my-resistance-movement.html
— DIERSEN HEADFLINE: Anti-Trumps demonize, denigrate, and condemn past, present, and future Americans.
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/02/04/opinion/who-are-we.html
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: In Fall of Gorsuch’s Mother, a Painful Lesson in Politicking – By ADAM LIPTAK, PETER BAKER, NICHOLAS FANDOS and JULIE TURKEWITZ  (DIERSEN: Government is nasty. Politics is nasty. QUESTION: In 1997, when I was 49 years old, why didn’t I stay and fight instead of succumbing to my Democrat GAO superiors’ threats and taking their early retirement “offer?” ANSWER: A major reason was my conclusion that in the end, my Republican U.S. Senators, my Republican U.S. Representatives, and their staff members would not support me. Their actions and their inactions since 1997 have proven that my 1997 conclusion was correct.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/02/04/us/politics/neil-gorsuch-supreme-court-nominee.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Judge Neil M. Gorsuch’s first taste of rough-and-tumble Washington politics was bitter and lingering. He was 15 years old and his mother was a high-ranking official in the Reagan administration caught in an ugly showdown with Congress. When she was forced to step down, her reputation in tatters, young Neil was furious. “You should never have resigned,” he told his mother, Anne Gorsuch Burford, by her later account. “You didn’t do anything wrong. You only did what the president ordered. Why are you quitting? You raised me not to be a quitter. Why are you a quitter?” More than three decades later, Judge Gorsuch, a federal appeals court judge in Denver, has been nominated to the Supreme Court by President Trump and faces a political culture even more caustic than the one that destroyed his mother’s public career. Like her, he is a committed conservative and can expect strong opposition, but where she was bold and brash, he has advanced to the pinnacle of the judiciary with understatement and polish.)

 

WASHINGTON POST
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Trump may be tilting toward compassion on Dreamers.” Anti-Trumps know that the more “compassion” that is shown Dreamers, the more people who will come into America illegally, the more people who will stay in America illegally, and the more people who will be brought into America illegally.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/trump-may-be-tilting-toward-compassion-on-dreamers/2017/02/04/fa06b82a-e279-11e6-a547-5fb9411d332c_story.html

 

LOS ANGELES TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “South of the border, Mexicans are puzzled by Trump’s relentless and pointless antagonism.”
http://www.latimes.com/local/abcarian/la-me-abcarian-baja-trump-20170205-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Under Obama, the Justice Dept. aggressively pursued police reforms” and ask “Did it work – and will it continue under Trump?”
http://www.latimes.com/nation/la-na-baltimore-chicago-police-2016-story.html

 

USA TODAY
— Decades after civil rights gains, black teachers a rarity in public schools – Greg Toppo and Mark Nichols
http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation-now/2017/02/01/decades-after-civil-rights-gains-black-teachers-rarity-public-schools/96721684/
— Know your rights if the IRS breaks the rules – Tina Orem
http://www.usatoday.com/story/money/personalfinance/2017/02/05/know-your-rights-if-irs-breaks-rules/97199038/

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Court Denies Justice Department’s Request to Immediately Reinstate Trump Travel Ban  Appeals court asks Trump administration, Washington state to file more arguments – AP
https://www.wsj.com/articles/court-denies-justice-departments-request-to-immediately-reinstate-trump-travel-ban-1486286937

 

FORBES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Microsoft’s Immigration Ban Exemptions Will Bolster Our National Security.”
http://www.forbes.com/sites/chrisversace/2017/02/04/microsofts-immigration-ban-exemptions-will-bolster-our-national-security/#842df2f1f1ae

 

LGBTQ NATION
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “LGBTQ Trump supporters complain about being ‘excommunicated’ by peers.”
http://www.lgbtqnation.com/2017/02/watch-lgbtq-trump-supporters-complain-excommunicated-peers/

 

DAIL MAIL
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Stony-faced Trump attends Red Cross gala with Melania as Court of Appeal REJECTS White House bid to overturn Seattle judge’s ‘terrible and ridiculous’ halt on his immigration ban amid country-wide protests.”
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-4192582/Trump-looks-stony-faced-attending-Red-Cross-gala.html

 

BBC
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: QUESTION: How soon, if not already, will all entertainment be propaganda for the Democrat Party?
http://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-38872362