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February 20 Morning Edition

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

 

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— Aurora police: No record we were told shooter’s firearm owner’s ID was revoked – Jon Seidel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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

February 16 Morning Edition

ABC7
— Willowbrook Sterigenics plant shut down Friday night
https://abc7chicago.com/health/willowbrook-sterigenics-plant-shut-down-friday-night/5141207/

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— ‘Dark money’ fund spends over $700K in TV ads against Bill Daley in Chicago mayor’s race – Gregory Pratt
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-met-chicago-mayors-race-ad-blitz-20190215-story.html
— Lake Ridge teen honored for volunteer work – Meredith Colias-Pete (DIERSEN: Are you a Republican Precinct Committeeman? What discourages you from volunteering to serve as an officer of your Republican township/county party organization? Do those who dominate your Republican township/county party organization demand blind loyalty to them and to them only? Are your demographics bad, for example, are you a Trump supporter, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, White, male, older, rich, gun owner, German American, draft avoider, and/or have your ancestors have been in America for a long time? Ever-increasingly, the Republican Party makes it clear a) that it wants those who are minority, female, and/or young and b) that it wants to get rid of those who are White, male, and/or old.)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/post-tribune/news/ct-ptb-lake-ridge-flowers-volunteer-award-st-20190207-story.html

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— In wake of scandal, Democratic Party of Illinois taps new executive director – Lynn Sweet
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/scandal-illinois-democratic-party-mary-morrissey-tim-mapes/
— Pritzker budget to boost education, use marijuana money, freeze income tax – Tina Sfondeles (DIERSEN: To push pot is to destroy Illinois.)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/cannabis/pritzker-budget-boost-education-recreational-marijuana-money-freeze-income-tax-sports-betting-vaping/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: In his first budget address, Democratic Gov. J.B. Pritzker plans to pitch an “austere” spending blueprint with no increase in the state income tax rate, a bump in education funding and revenue from business licenses to sell recreational marijuana. Pritzker told the Chicago Sun-Times he will also push for taxes on e-cigarettes and vaping, and for the legalization of sports betting to help bring in more immediate revenue. As for his plan to legalize recreational marijuana — which will take time to negotiate and pass in the Illinois General Assembly — the governor’s office said the budget is “banking some revenues,” from legalizing marijuana, “but just from the selling of the licenses.”)
— Smollett beating investigation bombshell gives fresh fodder to Trump supporters – Mary Mitchell
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/smollett-beating-investigation-bombshell-gives-fresh-fodder-to-trump-supporters/

— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Legislation would greatly expand reproductive rights in Illinois – Rebecca Anzel
https://chicago.suntimes.com/health/abortion-reproductive-rights-illinois-general-assembly/

 

DAILY HERALD
— Suburban lawmakers (Casten, Foster, and Schneider) among those seeking to overturn Trump emergency – Marni Pyke
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20190215/suburban-lawmakers-among-those-seeking-to-overturn-trump-emergency

 

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— New GOP exec director – Bernard Schoenburg
https://www.sj-r.com/opinion/20190112/bernard-schoenburg-davis-votes-for-funding-on-agency-by-agency-basis
(FROM THE ARTICLE: ANTHONY SARROS, a Decatur native who has also lived in Springfield and is now in Chicago, is the new executive director of the Illinois Republican Party. Sarros, 28, went to Mount Zion High School and has a political science degree, with a minor in business, from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. His parents still live in Decatur. Sarros was political director of Gov. BRUCE RAUNER’S re-election campaign, and had earlier been political director of the state GOP, data director for the House Republican Organization, and field office manager on Rauner’s 2014 campaign. When LaHood first ran for Congress in special primary and general elections in 2015, Sarros was deputy campaign manager and field director. Before getting into politics, he worked in jobs including being assistant to the Midwest scout for the Pittsburgh Pirates. “In the wake of the 2018 election, Republicans have the opportunity to offer a stark contrast from the governing Democrats to the voters in Illinois,” Sarros said. “It will be a challenge.” Sarros took over for TRAVIS STERLING, who took a job as director of development at the American Principles Project. That Arlington, Virginia-based organization also has an executive director from Illinois — TERRY SCHILLING, son of and one-time campaign manager for former U.S. Rep. BOBBY SCHILLING, R-Colona. The elder Schilling won a single term in the old 17th Congressional District in 2010, when that oddly shaped district included part of Springfield.)

 

ROCKFORD REGISTER STAR
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Legislation would greatly expand abortion rights in Illinois – Rebecca Anzel
https://www.rrstar.com/news/20190215/legislation-would-greatly-expand-abortion-rights-in-illinois

 

PEORIA JOURNAL STAR
— GOP leader Richard Porter with “storied history” to speak at Stark County Lincoln lunch – Gary L. Smith
https://www.pjstar.com/news/20190215/gop-leader-with-storied-history-to-speak-at-stark-county-lincoln-lunch

 

ALTON DAILY NEWS
— Davis Continues Advocacy for Bipartisanship – Doug Jenkins (DIERSEN: Overwhelmingly, bipartisanship has meant a) Democrats win and b) Republicans lose.)
http://altondailynews.com/news/details.cfm?clientid=17&id=279617#.XGgkKch_OM8

 

MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— Lincoln Day Dinner Scheduled for February 23rd Features Jeannie Ives –
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2019/02/15/lincoln-day-dinner-scheduled-for-february-23rd-features-jeannie-ives-copy/

 

WBEZ
— What’s That Building? Blanchard Hall At Wheaton College And The Underground Railroad – Dennis Rodkin
https://www.wbez.org/shows/morning-shift/whats-that-building-blanchard-hall-at-wheaton-college-and-the-underground-railroad/484bc97e-b846-4763-bbd4-fc215a2efab7

 

PRAIRIE STATE WIRE
— Ideas Illinois chair: Legislators should release their own tax returns – Glenn Minnis
https://prairiestatewire.com/stories/511774432-ideas-illinois-chair-legislators-should-release-their-own-tax-returns
— ‘Illinois is already the abortion capital of the Midwest,’ Pro-Life advocate Eric J. Scheidler says – Karen Kidd
https://prairiestatewire.com/stories/511774447-illinois-is-already-the-abortion-capital-of-the-midwest-pro-life-advocate-says

 

CHICAGO CITY WIRE
— Lowering taxes at top of list for self-made man, mayoral candidate Wilson – Glenn Minnis (DIERSEN: Are you “self-made?” My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes would shout that I am not. They would shout that I was a lowly failed wage-earner 1964-1997 and I have been a lowly failed retiree since 1997.)
https://chicagocitywire.com/stories/511766880-lowering-taxes-at-top-of-list-for-self-made-man-mayoral-candidate-wilson
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Enter the 70-year-old Wilson, who is running for mayor of Chicago amid a field of candidates that seems to grow by the day. Wilson, a self-made millionaire businessman, said his greatest selling point is that he’s different from the career politicians now in the race. “I’m not running for a paycheck,” Wilson said, adding that he plans to use his own money to finance his campaign. “The truth is I’m running to help all the people of this city who still do need a paycheck to be able to make a better living.” A resident of Chicago since 1965, Wilson went from picking cotton during the Jim Crow era, making 20 cents an hour, to being one of the first black owners of a McDonald’s restaurant. He took a struggling location and turned it around within a year, earning top accolades including the Outstanding Store Award and Top Sales Performer. The restaurant’s performance led to Wilson owning several around Chicago.)
— Hernandez endorsement: Mayoral candidate Wilson outshines ‘tired old players’ in Chicago – Glenn Minnis (DIERSEN: Are you a “tired old player?” My critic/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes stress that I am 70 years old.)
https://chicagocitywire.com/stories/511775916-hernandez-endorsement-mayoral-candidate-wilson-outshines-tired-old-players-in-chicago

— City of Wheaton City Council met January 22 – Angelica Saylo Pilo
https://chicagocitywire.com/stories/511777291-city-of-wheaton-city-council-met-january-22

 

OPEN THE BOOKS
— VIDEO CLIP: The War on Waste on Fox Nation’s Deep Dive (DIERSEN: What have you done to fight government waste? GAO fights government waste. I worked for GAO for almost 18 years, the last 11 years of which at the GS-13 Step 1-10 levels, currently $96,403-$125,325/year. Of course, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes dismiss, belittle, badmouth, demonize, denigrate, and condemn that.)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HRbmFK2sYgI&feature=youtu.be

 

ILLINOIS FAMILY INSTITUTE
— Public Libraries Still Unsafe – David E. Smith
https://illinoisfamily.org/pornography/public-libraries-still-unsafe-for-families-and-children/

 

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Key moments in actor Jussie Smollett’s Chicago attack – AP
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2019/feb/16/key-moments-in-actor-jussie-smolletts-chicago-atta/

 

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Why Trump doesn’t like Ann Coulter anymore – Editorial
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/why-trump-doesnt-like-ann-coulter-anymore

 

FOX NEWS
— Aurora workplace shooter was set to be fired by company, police chief says – Louis Casiano (DIERSEN: Have you been fired? My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes stress that constructively, the federal government fired me in 1997 when I was 49 years old. They hint/imply/argue/shout that I must be ONE OF THE WORSE PEOPLE ON EARTH a) because the federal government fires extremely few of its employees and b) because I had far more job qualification than my coworkers. I had earned job-related master’s degrees when I was 48, 31, and 27 and a job-related bachelor’s degree when I was 21. I had earned job-related professional certifications when I was 48, 47, 45, 41, 32, and 30. I had earned a job-related professional license when I 32.)
https://www.foxnews.com/us/aurora-workplace-shooter-was-set-to-be-fired-by-comapny

— Political malpractice forced Amazon out of NYC — And it wasn’t just Ocasio-Cortez – Steve Levy
https://www.foxnews.com/opinion/political-malpractice-forced-amazon-out-of-nyc-and-it-wasnt-just-ocasio-cortez

 

RUSH LIMBAUGH
— Why I Haven’t Mentioned Jussie Smollett Until Now
https://www.rushlimbaugh.com/daily/2019/02/15/why-i-havent-mentioned-jussie-smollett-until-now/
— They Want You to Lose Faith in Trump
https://www.rushlimbaugh.com/daily/2019/02/15/a-trump-supporter-begins-to-lose-faith/

 

LIFESITE NEWS
— Police investigating whether ‘MAGA’ attack on gay actor another left-wing hoax – Calvin Freiburger
https://www.lifesitenews.com/news/report-police-investigating-whether-maga-attack-on-gay-actor-another-left-w

 

WORLD NET DAILY
— DEMOCRATS’ SEMANTIC ABSURDITY OVER BORDER WALL Brent Smith notes hatred for Trump ‘clouds what little judgment they have
https://www.wnd.com/2019/02/democrats-semantic-absurdity-over-border-wall/

 

BREITBART
— ‘Undocumented, Unafraid’–Illegal Immigrants Protest ICE, Demand Amnesty – Penny Starr
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2019/02/15/watch-undocumented-unafraid-illegal-immigrants-protest-ice-demand-amnesty/
— Trump Pledges to ‘Take Care of ICE,’ Then Signs Bill Crippling Agency’s Power to Deport Illegal Aliens – John Binder
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2019/02/15/trump-pledges-to-take-care-of-ice-then-signs-bill-crippling-agencys-power-to-deport-illegal-aliens/
— Trump Decries Catch and Release While Expanding Release of Illegal Aliens – John Binder
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2019/02/15/trump-decries-catch-release-while-expanding-release-illegal-aliens/

 

AMERICAN THINKER
— Trump Should Just Let the Democrats Self-Destruct – Gary Gindler
https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2019/02/trump_should_just_let_the_democrats_selfdestruct.html
— Breaking the Left’s Deception of Black Americans – Lloyd Marcus
https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2019/02/breaking_the_lefts_deception_of_black_americans.html

 

NEW AMERICAN
— Is California Dreamin’ Now California Nightmare? – Steve Byas
https://www.thenewamerican.com/usnews/item/31501-is-california-dreamin-now-california-nightmare

 

TOWNHALL
— Democrats Can’t Hide Crazy – Wayne Allyn Root
https://townhall.com/columnists/wayneallynroot/2019/02/16/democrats-cant-hide-crazy-n2541597

 

NEWSMAX
— Illinois Governor Eyes Bond Sale, Tax Hike to Save Pensions
https://www.newsmax.com/finance/streettalk/illinois-governor-bond-sale/2019/02/15/id/902903/
— Ann Coulter: Trump’s an ‘Idiot,’ That’s the National Emergency – Jason Devaney
https://www.newsmax.com/newsfront/ann-coulter-donald-trump-border-wall/2019/02/15/id/902974/

 

FRONTPAGE MAGAZINE
— THE NATIONAL EMERGENCY ISN’T JUST AT THE BORDER, IT’S IN WASHINGTON D.C. – Daniel Greenfield
https://www.frontpagemag.com/point/272887/national-emergency-isnt-just-border-its-washington-daniel-greenfield

 

WORLD NET DAILY
— EXPERTS: BILL WILL SPARK ‘LARGEST SURGE’ EVER OF MINORS Immigration groups warn of budget’s ‘landmines,’ ‘poison pills’
https://www.wnd.com/2019/02/experts-bill-will-spark-largest-surge-ever-of-minors/

 

CONSERVATIVE REVIEW
— Why isn’t Trump using the most obvious and effective executive actions for the border? – Daniel Horowitz
https://www.conservativereview.com/news/isnt-trump-using-obvious-effective-executive-actions-border/

 

THE HILL
— Democrats ready aggressive response to Trump emergency order, as GOP splinters – MIKE LILLIS AND SCOTT WONG (DIERSEN: Republicans support the emergency order. RINOs oppose the emergency order. RINOs want cheap labor.)
https://thehill.com/homenews/house/430292-dems-ready-aggressive-response-to-trump-emergency-order-as-gop-splinters
— CNN, MSNBC to air ad turned down by Fox over Nazi imagery – TAL AXELROD (DIERSEN: How bad are your demographics? Ever-increasingly, the more of the following that you are, the more that Democrats and RINOs hint/imply/argue/shout that you are a Nazi: Trump supporter, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owner, German American, draft avoider, and if your ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://thehill.com/homenews/media/430323-cnn-msnbc-to-air-ad-turned-down-by-fox-over-nazi-imagery
— Business, conservative groups slam Trump’s national emergency declaration – NIV ELIS (DIERSEN: Republicans support the emergency order. RINOs oppose the emergency order. RINOs want cheap labor.)
https://thehill.com/policy/finance/430271-business-conservative-groups-slam-trumps-national-emergency-declaration

 

ABC NEWS
— JANUARY 10, 2019 FLASHBACK: Here’s a list of the 31 national emergencies that have been in effect for years Here’s a list of the presidents who declared still ongoing national emergencies. – Kendall Heath
https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/list-31-national-emergencies-effect-years/story

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Trump-haters promote hatred against Trump.
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/02/15/us/politics/trump-presidency-national-emergency.html
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/02/15/opinion/trump-border-wall-national-emergency.html
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/02/15/us/politics/trump-border-emergency-announcement.html
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/02/15/us/politics/trump-national-emergency-congress.html
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/02/15/us/politics/fact-checking-trump-emergency-border.html

https://www.nytimes.com/2019/02/15/us/politics/national-emergency-trump.html
— The Power of Raw, Honest Stories About Money – Ron Lieber (DIERSEN: Everyone involved in government, politics, and/or journalism should be required to disclose where their money came from. Since 1966, virtually all my money has come from a) Social Security (since 2010, currently $2,118/year), b) Civil Service Retirement System (since 1997, currently $53,316/year), c) GAO (1980-1997, $125,325/year in 1997 in today’s dollars), d) IRS (1971-1980, $91,880/year in 1980 in today’s dollars), Firestone Stores (1970-1972), and Post Office (1966-1969, $16.91/hour in 1969 in today’s dollars).)
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/02/15/your-money/gaby-dunn-chanel-reynolds-vicki-robin-interview.html
— Bill Weld Will Challenge Trump for 2020 Republican Nomination – Alexander Burns (DIERSEN: In your precinct, how strongly will the anti-Trumps support Weld?)
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/02/15/us/politics/bill-weld-trump-2020.html

 

WASHINGTON POST
— CNN and MSNBC will run anti-Nazi ad that Fox News rejected – Steven Zeitchik (DIERSEN: How bad are your demographics? Ever-increasingly, the more of the following that you are, the more that Democrats and RINOs hint/imply/argue/shout that you are a Nazi: Trump supporter, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owner, German American, draft avoider, and if your ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2019/02/16/cnn-msnbc-will-run-anti-nazi-ad-that-fox-news-rejected-filmmakers-say/
— TREASONOUS: Border communities begin legal challenges to Trump’s emergency declaration, wall construction – Robert Moore and Daniel Tyx
https://www.washingtonpost.com/national/border-communities-begin-legal-challenges-to-trumps-emergency-declaration-wall-construction/2019/02/15/78fae72a-316d-11e9-8ad3-9a5b113ecd3c_story.html

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— A Look at African-American History, Through the Numbers In recognition of Black History Month, here are a few facts and figures about the African-American experience in the U.S. – Jo Craven McGinty (DIERSEN: According to this article, “Black representation in Congress is coming closer to mirroring U.S. demographics.” Does German-American representation in Congress mirror U.S. demographics? Does Missouri Synod Lutheran representation in Congress mirror U.S. demographics? Does CPA representation in Congress mirror U.S. demographics?)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/a-look-at-african-american-history-through-the-numbers-11550232000

 

USA TODAY
— Google plans to add tens of thousands of new jobs as it expands in 14 states – Edward C. Baig (DIERSEN: From what I see, the more of the following that you are, the LESS LIKELY THAT GOOGLE WILL OFFER YOU A JOB: Trump supporter, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, non-poor, gun owner, German American, draft avoider, and/or if your ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/talkingtech/2019/02/13/google-hire-tens-thousands-new-data-centers-offices/2862599002/

 

BOSTON GLOBE
— In challenge to Trump, Bill Weld exploring 2020 run as a Republican – Michael Levenson (DIERSEN: In your precinct, how strongly will the anti-Trumps support Weld?)
https://www.bostonglobe.com/news/politics/2019/02/15/former-massachusetts-governor-bill-weld-explore-running-for-president-says/wgPTWQR2t0iHIVHigO7vYO/story.html

 

PHILADELPHIA TRIBUNE
— Should Blacks challenge Black candidates more than white ones? (DIERSEN: Should Whites challenge White candidates more than minority ones? Should males challenge male candidates more than female ones? Should older people challenge older candidates more than younger ones? Should Christians challenge Christian candidates more than non-Christian ones? Should German Americans challenge German American candidates more than non-German American ones? Should non-veterans challenge non-veteran candidates more than veteran ones? Should rich people challenge rich candidates more than non-rich ones?)
https://www.phillytrib.com/should-blacks-challenge-black-candidates-more-than-white-ones/article_655526fe-6fb7-550f-8bac-59628156e80c.html

 

ALBUQUERQUE JOURNAL
— A new ‘freedom caravan’ of primarily Cuban migrants is trying to reach US – MARIO J. PENTON
https://www.abqjournal.com/1281280/a-new-freedom-caravan-of-primarily-cuban-migrants-is-trying-to-reach-us.html

 

WIRO SEATTLE
— Hate groups allowed to flourish underground largely unchecked – Deborah Horne (DIERSEN: According to the Democrats, a hate group is one that does NOT promote dependency on government, dependency on charity, LGBTQ activity, abortion, mass/illegal immigration, abolition of the First and Second Amendments, booze, gambling, pot, and other vices, patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, age discrimination, retaliation, and even worse things. According to the Democrats, a hate group is one that is NOT anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.kiro7.com/news/local/hate-groups-allowed-to-flourish-underground-largely-unchecked/921027688

 

KELO
— Never Too Old To Make A Difference – Kelli Volk (DIERSEN: Are you a Republican Precinct Committeeman/Captain? How old are you? How soon will the age limit a) to serve as a Republican Precinct Committeeman/Captain be set at say age 25, b) to serve as an officer of a Republican township/ward/county organization be set at say age 30, c) to serve as an Illinois Republican Party (IRP) State Central Committee member be set at say age 35, and d) to serve as an IRP officer, IRP National Committeeman, or IRP National Committeewoman be set at say age 40? How soon will you have to be a minority or a female to hold any of the aforesaid positions? All my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes promote a) age discrimination and b) reverse discrimination to curry favor with those who are younger, minority, and/or female.)
https://www.keloland.com/news/eye-on-keloland/never-too-old-to-make-a-difference/1786149544

 

FORTUNE
— TREASONOUS: Parties Line Up to Sue Trump on ‘National Emergency’ Declaration – KARTIKAY MEHROTRA, ANDREW HARRIS, and BLOOMBERG
http://fortune.com/2019/02/15/trump-declared-national-emergency/

 

DAILY NATION
— How to keep your career moving forward – JAMES KAHONGEH (DIERSEN: What hindered your career from moving forward? For me, for a career in the private sector, it was my being draft bait until I was 22 years old in 1971 and Oldsmobile withdrawing a job offer in 1971 that I had accepted because it had just agreed to stop hiring Whites to settle an EEOC complaint. For me, for a career in the federal government, it was my avoiding the draft, my being a Republican, my complaining about political affiliation discrimination, my complaining about reverse discrimination, my complaining about age discrimination, and my becoming in 1988 an active member in a class action lawsuit that charged the federal government with reverse discrimination, age discrimination, and retaliation. For me, for careers in both the private sector and the federal government, it was my not having a degree from an Ivy League university, my not earning an MBA until I was 27, my not passing the CPA examination until I was 30, my not earning master’s degree in accounting until I was 31, my not passing the Certified Internal Auditor examination until I was 32, and my not becoming a licensed CPA until I was 32. For me, for careers in both the private sector and the federal government, because since the 1960s employers have been under tremendous pressure to hire, retain, and promote minorities and females and because they have always been under tremendous pressure to hire veterans, it was my being a White male non-veteran.)
https://www.nation.co.ke/lifestyle/mynetwork/How-to-keep-your-career-moving-forward/3141096-4981820-mscuhl/index.html

February 14 Morning Edition

WGN TV
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Revenue from video gaming exceeds state casinos for the first time – BEN BRADLEY (DIERSEN: What percent of the money lost gambling in Illinois is lost by those a) who have saved little or nothing for their retirement, b) who have severe financial and/or health problems, c) who are wards of the state or will be wards of the state, and/or d) who are also addicted to booze, opioids, pot, etc. – 98%, 99%, 100%?)
https://wgntv.com/2019/02/13/revenue-from-video-gaming-exceeds-state-casinos-for-the-first-time/

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Aldermanic candidate David Krupa files $4 million defamation suit against CTU – Tom Schuba
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/aldermanic-candidate-files-4-million-defamation-suit-against-ctu/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The latest suit holds that Muir, a teacher at Nathan Hale Elementary School in the 13th Ward, used a CTU letterhead when she penned a note to ward residents accusing Krupa of cyberbullying and cyberstalking. “Mr. Krupa harassed and bullied me through breaching a school computer system and posting disturbing language and images that shocked me and my student,” Muir wrote in the letter, which implores residents not to vote for Krupa. “My sense of personal safety and security were violated, and this letter is part of my effort to hold him accountable for his behavior,” she wrote.)
— Democrats expect to send minimum wage bill to Pritzker Thursday — as GOP balks – Jerry Nowicki (DIERSEN: Did you ever work for the minimum wage? I did 1964-1966 washing dishes in the basement of the S.S. Kresges in Chicago Heights during my junior and senior years at Crete-Monee High School. If S.S. Kresges had to pay me $15/hour in today’s dollars back then, it probably would have hired an illegal instead of me. If you had earned $15/hour in today’s dollars when you were young, what would you have done with that money? I did not start earning $15/hour in today’s dollars until I was 18 in September of 1966. I earned far less than $15/hour in today’s dollars when I did yard work and delivered newspapers 1962-1964; washed dishes 1964-1966; and cleaned golf shoes, chipped slag, and pumped gasoline in 1966. If had earned $15/hour in today’s dollars 1962-1966, I probably would have bought a new loaded 1966 Pontiac GTO in 1966 instead of the new 1966 Pontiac Tempest Sprint that I bought. What job requirements did you have to meet before you first earned $15/hour in today’s dollars? Job requirements that I had to meet in 1966 included: be a United States citizen, be 18 years old, have a high school diploma, pass an employment test, pass a physical examination, have a driver’s license, pass a truck driving test, pass a background investigation, and have a car to use to make deliveries with.)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/business/democrats-send-minimum-wage-bill-pritzker-thursday-house-vote-gop-against/

 

DAILY HERALD
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A Trump-hater promotes hatred of Trump.
https://www.dailyherald.com/discuss/20190214/dont-make-it-easy-for-trump-to-hide-his-failure
— Want transparency? Get rid of ‘shell’ bills – Editorial
https://www.dailyherald.com/discuss/20190213/want-transparency-get-rid-of-shell-bills
— No tollway board, no matter: Route 53 study keeps bringing consultants millions – Marni Pyke
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20190214/no-tollway-board-no-problem-controversial-route-53-study-keeps-bringing-consultants-millions

 

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Biz faces life without clout in Springfield A higher minimum wage. Signs of more pension borrowing. A push for a graduated income tax. If you thought the business community still had significant influence in a Democrat-dominated capitol, this week offered a kick to the gut. – GREG HINZ
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/greg-hinz-politics/biz-faces-life-without-clout-springfield

 

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Minimum wage is not an issue to rush – Editorial
https://www.sj-r.com/opinion/20190209/our-view-minimum-wage-is-not-issue-to-rush

 

NORTHWEST HERALD
— Illinois lawmaker Tom Bennett, R-Pontiac, eyeing 4 to 6 new statues at Capitol complex – Grant Morgan
https://www.nwherald.com/2019/02/14/illinois-republican-lawmaker-eyeing-4-to-6-new-statues-at-capitol-complex/awl0qvb/

 

NORTHWEST HERALD & HERALD & REVIEW
— Illinois Republican lawmaker Patrick Windhorst proposes tighter restrictions on late-term abortions – Rebecca Anzel
https://www.nwherald.com/2019/02/13/illinois-republican-lawmaker-proposes-tighter-restrictions-on-late-term-abortions/apy963n/
https://herald-review.com/news/state-and-regional/govt-and-politics/gop-lawmaker-proposes-tighter-restrictions-on-late-term-abortions-in/article_8527df58-c1dd-5483-a0a2-dcd8b673e619.html

 

FOX ILLINOIS
— Despite border funding compromise, McCarthy backs Trump on declaring an emergency – Stephen Loiaconi
https://foxillinois.com/news/connect-to-congress/despite-border-funding-compromise-mccarthy-backs-trump-on-declaring-an-emergency

 

KANE COUNTY CONNECTS
— KANE COUNTY MOURNS LOSS OF MONTGOMERY TRUSTEE STAN BOND
http://kanecountyconnects.com/2019/02/kane-county-mourns-loss-of-montgomery-trustee-stan-bond/

 

ILLINOIS NEWS NETWORK
— Spin machine on full throttle in graduated income tax debate – Dan McCaleb
https://www.ilnews.org/opinion/op-ed-spin-machine-on-full-throttle-in-graduated-income/article_def7e65a-2f19-11e9-927e-93f1666b9a73.html

 

ILLINOIS FAMILY ACTION
— Going on Offense with Pro-Life Candidates – Benjamin Smith
https://illinoisfamilyaction.org/2019/02/spotlight-going-on-offense-with-pro-life-candidates/

 

GOPUSA
— Texas Republicans to propose tapping rainy day fund for border wall (DIERSEN: If immigration is not limited/stopped, anti-Americans will soon be the majorities in Texas, New Mexico, Arizona, California, etc. and those state will vote to leave the United States and join up with Mexico.)
http://www.gopusa.com/texas-republicans-to-propose-tapping-rainy-day-fund-for-border-wall-2/
— HUD examines racial, ethnic disparities within homeless populations (DIERSEN: Democrats blame Republicans for homelessness.)
http://www.gopusa.com/hud-examines-racial-ethnic-disparities-within-homeless-populations/

 

NEWSMAX
— Trump Says Wall Will Be Harder to Climb Than Mt. Everest – Solange Reyner
https://www.newsmax.com/politics/mount-everest-border-wall-resistance-obstructionists/2019/02/13/id/902615/

 

CONSERVATIVE DAILY NEWS
— And They Call Themselves “Progressives”? – Dave King
https://www.conservativedailynews.com/2019/02/and-they-call-themselves-progressives/

 

COMMUNITIES DIGITAL NEWS
— Nancy Pelosi spreading Socialist Democracy like a modern Typhoid Mary – Paul H. Yarbrough
https://www.commdiginews.com/politics-2/pelosi-socialist-democracy-typhoid-mary-113557/

 

TOWNHALL
— Can Any Of These Democrat Goofs Beat Trump? – Kurt Schlichter
https://townhall.com/columnists/kurtschlichter/2019/02/14/can-any-of-these-democrat-goofs-beat-trump-n2541404

 

DAILY CALLER
— BETO’S RALLY SHOWED A CAMPAIGN DEAD ON ARRIVAL – Harlan Hill
https://dailycaller.com/2019/02/13/hill-beto-dead/
— DEMOCRATS EXPRESS OPENNESS TO FEDERAL GUN REGISTRY – Kerry Picket
https://dailycaller.com/2019/02/13/dems-open-allow-doj-firearms-registry/
— TRUMP DEMANDS CALIFORNIA PAY BACK FEDERAL GOVERNMENT FOR CANCELED BULLET TRAIN PROJECT – Evie Fordham
https://dailycaller.com/2019/02/13/trump-california-money-train/
— LIBERAL HATRED AND HYPOCRISY TOOK CENTER STAGE YESTERDAY – Derek Hunter
https://dailycaller.com/2019/02/14/liberal-hatred-and-hypocrisy/

 

HOT AIR
— Red Flag Gun Confiscations Already Number In The Thousands – JAZZ SHAW
https://hotair.com/archives/2019/02/13/red-flag-gun-confiscations-already-number-thousands/

 

LIFE SITE
— Every 2020 Democrat candidate is pro-abortion and pro-LGBT – Calvin Freiburger
https://www.lifesitenews.com/news/2020-democrat-hopefuls-united-against-life-marriage-religious-freedom

 

LIFEZETTE
— U.S. Will Hurtle ‘Down the Tracks to Fiscal Ruin’ If Progressives Win in 2020 – Kathryn Blackhurst
https://www.lifezette.com/2019/02/u-s-will-hurtle-down-the-tracks-to-fiscal-ruin-if-progressives-win-in-2020/
— AS CITIZENS OF FOREIGN COUNTRIES TAKE OVER CALIFORNIA: Democrat Threatens Trump with ‘Heavy Price’ if He Bypasses Congress for Wall Funding California’s Garamendi warned of severe consequences – Kathryn Blackhurst
https://www.lifezette.com/2019/02/democrat-threatens-trump-with-heavy-price-if-he-bypasses-congress-for-wall-funding/

 

EPOCH TIMES
— How ‘Illegal Immigrant’ Amnesty Could Destroy American Liberty – Trevor Loudon
https://www.theepochtimes.com/how-illegal-immigrant-amnesty-could-destroy-american-liberty_2784861.html
— Over 1.4 Million Households Drop Out of Food Stamp Program Under Trump – PETR SVAB AND ZACHARY STIEBER
https://www.theepochtimes.com/over-1-4-million-households-drop-out-of-food-stamp-program-under-trump_2799356.html

 

THE HILL
— FEBRUARY 4, 2014 FLASHBACK: Building name recognition – DAVID HILL (DIERSEN: Government is nasty. Politics is nasty. Democrats and Democrat plants, Libertarians and Libertarian plants, Greens and Green plants, and RINOs are nasty. Since 2000, I have wanted to increase GOPUSA ILLINOIS email readership. Since 2000, my critics/opponents have worked very hard to discourage everyone from reading my emails. What should I do? Since 2000, my critics/opponents have hinted/implied/argued/shouted that my emails have caused each and every defeat that Republicans have suffered in Illinois, and especially the defeats that they have suffered in DuPage County, in Milton Township, in Wheaton, and in Glen Ellyn. Since 2000, my critics/opponents have hinted/implied/argued/shouted that I am a White supremacist, Nazi, KKK member, racist, sexist, bigot, and even worse things. Should I sue my critics/opponents?)
https://thehill.com/opinion/david-hill/197474-building-name-recognition

 

NBC NEWS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Migrants waiting in a Mexican shelter riot over long waits, poor conditions. Nonprofit says scenes could be first glimpse of how Trump’s ‘remain in Mexico’ policy actually plays out when implemented.”
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/latino/migrants-waiting-mexican-shelter-riot-over-long-waits-poor-conditions-n971321

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: Trump Puts Best Face on Border Deal, as Aides Try to Assuage an Angry Right – Peter Baker and Maggie Haberman
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/02/13/us/politics/deal-government-shutdown.html
— How Do You Apologize? – Jeremy Engle (DIERSEN: Of course, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes want me to apologize a) for each and every GOPUSA ILLINOIS email that I have sent out, b) for each and every article that I have linked to in those emails, and c) for each and every comment that I have included in those emails. My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes want me to apologize for causing all of the problems that they, that you, that I, and that everyone else has had, is having, and will have. My critics/opponents have lots of religious, government, political, and financial clout in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/02/13/learning/how-do-you-apologize.html
— Navigating the Male-Female Work Relationship – Nicholas Kristof (DIERSEN: While I worked for the Democrats who ran GAO’s Chicago office 1980-1997, at one time or another, they assigned me to supervise virtually every female that they hired. Of course, to get rid of me, they hoped those females would charge me with sexual harassment or even worse things. During my last 4 years there, a female supervised me, and the 4 years before that, she supervised my supervisor.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/02/13/opinion/me-too-male-bosses.html

 

WASHINGTON POST
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Trump says “More border surveillance tech could be worse for human rights than a wall.”
https://www.washingtonpost.com/outlook/2019/02/13/more-border-surveillance-tech-could-be-worse-human-rights-than-wall/

 

USA TODAY
— Why ‘NBC Nightly News’ anchor Lester Holt is teaching teens about fact-checking – Nathan Bomey (DIERSEN: What are your qualifications to be a fact checker? While I worked for GAO 1980-1997, the last 11 years of which at GS-13 Step 1-10 levels, currently $96,403-$125,325, I increasingly worked as a referencer, that is, as a fact checker. That work required assuring the accuracy and support for each and every word, number, table, graph, chart, conclusion, opinion, and recommendation in GAO reports. I worked for IRS 1971-1980, the last 5 1/2 years of which at the GS-12 Step 1-5 levels, currently $81,071-$91,880. My other fact checking qualifications include my becoming a Forensic Accountant in 1997, a Certified Fraud Examiner in 1990, a licensed CPA in 1981, a Certified Internal Auditor in 1981, and a CPA in 1979.)
https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/2019/02/13/nbc-ester-holt-poynter-institute-mediawise-fact-checking/2857328002/

 

DALLAS NEWS
— Migrants enter U.S. in large groups near El Paso as tighter asylum controls lead them to new tactics – Alfredo Corchado
https://www.dallasnews.com/news/immigration/2019/02/13/migrants-enter-us-large-groups-near-el-paso-tighter-asylum-controls-lead-new-tactics

 

WTNH
— Bill combating age discrimination looks to protect seniors searching for jobs (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes a) stress that I was born way back in 1948, b) acknowledge that I earned a bachelor’s degree in management, but stress that it was way back in 1970, c) acknowledge that I earned an MBA, but stress that it was way back in 1976, d) acknowledge that I passed the CPA examination on my first attempt, but stress that it was way back in 1979, e) acknowledge that I earned master’s degree in accounting, but stress that it was way back in 1980, f) acknowledge that I passed the Certified Internal Auditor examination on my first attempt, but stress that it was way back in 1981, g) acknowledge that I became a licensed CPA, but stress that it was way back in 1981, h) acknowledge that I earned master’s degree in financial markets and trading, but stress that it was way back in 1997, i) acknowledge that I worked for IRS for almost 9 years, but stress that it was way back 1971-1980, and j) acknowledge that I worked for GAO for almost 18 years, but stress that it was way back 1980-1997.)
https://www.wtnh.com/news/politics/bill-combating-age-discrimination-looks-to-protect-seniors-searching-for-jobs/1779349850
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Some politicians are looking to protect seniors who are searching for jobs. State lawmakers are introducing a bill that looks to combat age discrimination. The legislation would make it illegal for employers to ask for date of birth or graduation dates on job applications. According to an AARP survey, 61 percent of older workers have experienced discrimination due to their age.)

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Janus Barely Dents Public-Sector Union Membership Blue-state officials make legal moves to shore up an important source of political support. – Daniel DiSalvo
https://www.wsj.com/articles/janus-barely-dents-public-sector-union-membership-11550100582
— Let’s Make It Easier for People to Work Later in Life – Josh Gotbaum and Bruce E. Wolfe (DIERSEN: What do Gotbaum and Wolfe have to say about GAO’s policy of flushing its employees who are Republican, White, male, and/or non-veteran down the toilet if they do not make GS-13 (currently $96,403) by age 25, GS-14 (currently $113,920) by age 30, GS-15 (currently $134,000) by age 35, and Senior Executive Service (currently $164,200) by age 40?)
https://blogs.wsj.com/experts/2019/02/13/lets-make-it-easier-for-people-to-work-later-in-life/
— In Need of Workers, the Midwest Recruits From Puerto Rico Companies recruit on the island, which is losing population, to find people to work in Ohio, Iowa and Nebraska. – Erin Ailworth and Arian Campo-Flores (DIERSEN: GAO hired me in 1980 because it could not find a qualified Democrat, minority, female, younger person, or veteran who would take the job. IRS hired me in 1971 because it could not find a qualified Democrat, minority, female, or veteran who would take the job. The Post Office hired me in 1966 because it could not find a qualified Democrat, minority, female, or veteran who would take the job.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/in-need-of-workers-the-midwest-recruits-from-puerto-rico-11550140201
— Make Trump Popular Again While he strikes a tone of unity, his opponents seek ideological purity. – Karl Rove
https://www.wsj.com/articles/make-trump-popular-again-11550100806
— The Border Wall, Mile by Mile What has been built so far along the U.S.-Mexico border, and what is expected next – Louise Radnofsky
https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-border-wall-mile-by-mile-11550152535

 

FORBES
— Illinois Is Still Not Serious About Pension Funding – Elizabeth Bauer
https://www.forbes.com/sites/ebauer/2019/02/13/illinois-is-still-not-serious-about-pension-funding/#746eff47a901

 

WIRED
— AMERICANS ARE ABANDONING PUBLIC TRANSIT – AARIAN MARSHALL (DIERSEN: Do/did you regularly use public transit to get to/from work and/or school? I did in 1971, 1973, 1974, and 1978-1997.)
https://www.wired.com/story/transit-center-census-americans-public-transportation/

 

EDITOR & PUBLISHER
— Critical Thinking: Will Robot Journalism Replace Human Journalists? – Evelyn Mateos
https://www.editorandpublisher.com/columns/critical-thinking-will-robot-journalism-replace-human-journalists/

 

AD WEEK
— DECEMBER 28, 2018 FLASHBACK: People Who Share News Articles Trust Them, But People Who Research Them Don’t The Knight Foundation and Gallup released the results of a recent experiment – David Cohen (DIERSEN: I do not “trust” the articles that I share. I fully disclose their source and their author.)
https://www.adweek.com/digital/people-who-share-news-articles-trust-them-but-people-who-esearch-them-dont/

 

ADVOCATE
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Democrats promote LGBTQ activity.
https://www.advocate.com/politics/2019/2/13/gay-hiv-positive-and-running-illinois

February 13 Morning Edition

CAPITOL FAX
— ILGOP Leader Stan Bond passed. Rom. 8:38-39 I am convinced that neither death nor life neither angels nor demons neither present nor future nor any powers neither height nor depth, nor anything else in creation will be able to separate us from the love of GOD in Christ Jesus – Allen Skillicorn
https://capitolfax.com/2019/02/13/live-coverage-161/
— Everybody, calm down (DIERSEN: Pot pushers do everything that they can to get rid of me, just like those who push dependency on government, dependency on charity, LGBTQ activity, abortion, mass/illegal immigration, booze, gambling, and other vices, patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, and age discrimination. I should write a book about those who have worked the hardest to paint themselves as being anti-Diersen. They would love it.)
https://capitolfax.com/2019/02/13/everybody-calm-down-2/
— AS THE DEMOCRAT PARTY’S STRANGLEHOLD ON ILLINOIS, ON COOK COUNTY, AND ON CHICAGO TIGHTENS: The black exodus
https://capitolfax.com/2019/02/13/the-black-exodus/
— Daley called “Bruce Rauner’s mayor” for taking $1 million from Ken Griffin
https://capitolfax.com/2019/02/13/daley-called-bruce-rauner%e2%80%99s-mayor-for-taking-1-million-from-ken-griffin/

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Unhappy with border fence deal, Trump still expected to sign it and avoid shutdown – AP
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/politics/ct-trump-shutdown-wall-20190213-story.html
— Illinois’ wealthiest man giving $1 million to Chicago mayoral candidate Bill Daley – Gregory Pratt
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-met-ken-griffin-bill-dailey-donation-20190212-story.html
— Civic Federation says Illinois should tax retirement income and cap spending, but Pritzker unlikely to go along – Dan Petrella (DIERSEN: A major reason why more taxpayers have not left Illinois is that Illinois has not taxed their retirement income. Overwhelmingly, those who have more retirement income, say more than $50,000/year, own their homes and pay big real estate taxes.)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-met-illinois-budget-civic-federation-20190212-story.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The call to tax retirement income echoes a similar proposal last week from the Civic Committee of the Commercial Club of Chicago, which is made up of the city’s business elite. The Civic Federation has been pushing the idea for several years, though its recommendation hasn’t gained traction in Springfield. The watchdog group’s report notes that Illinois is one of only three states that have an income tax but don’t tax any retirement income. All of Illinois’ neighbor states tax retirement income in some form. Civic Federation President Laurence Msall called the state’s policy “an outdated and expensive exemption” that shifts the tax burden from wealthy retirees to working people. By taxing all retirement income that is subject to the federal income tax, Illinois could bring in $2.5 billion during the budget year that begins July 1, according to the report. Last week, the Pritzker administration projected a $3.2 billion budget deficit for the next fiscal year in a report that set the stage for a low-expectations budget plan next week.)
— Trump can only win again if Democrats keep moving leftward – Jonah Goldberg
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/columnists/sns-201902121032–tms–jgoldbrgctnjg-a20190213-20190213-column.html
— A teaching moment from Virginia Democrats: The dogma lives loudly within them – John Kass
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/columnists/kass/ct-met-virginia-democrats-kass-20190212-story.html
— IRS watchdog: Shutdown caused ‘shocking’ drop in phone help – AP (DIERSEN: 45 years ago, in 1974, when I was a 25-year-old GS-11 (currently $67,638/year) IRS employee, I was in charge of all the many IRS employees in IRS’s Chicago office who answered taxpayer phone inquiries. Because of my performance on that assignment, IRS promoted me to GS-12 (currently $81,071/year.)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/business/sns-ap-us-irs-watchdog-impact-of-shutdown-20190212-story.html

 

DAILY HERALD
— Glen Ellyn trustee reverses course, won’t resign from current term – Katlyn Smith
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20190212/glen-ellyn-trustee-reverses-course-wont-resign-from-current-term

 

HERALD & REVIEW
— Four Democratic lawmakers propose expanding reproductive, abortion rights in Illinois – REBECCA ANZEL
https://herald-review.com/news/state-and-regional/govt-and-politics/four-democratic-lawmakers-propose-expanding-reproductive-abortion-rights-in-illinois/article_f2ab69f0-d8e5-5fb2-ad1b-66913ade87c8.html

 

MARION
— Illinois faces $3.2M budget deficit – Jeff Rogers
http://www.dailyrepublicannews.com/news/20190211/illinois-faces-32m-budget-deficit

 

FOX ILLINOIS
— Budget deal allows far less money than Trump wanted for wall – AP
https://foxillinois.com/news/connect-to-congress/budget-deal-allows-far-less-money-than-trump-wanted-for-wall
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Taxpayer-funded abortions increase by 1,758 percent in one year – Rachel Droze
https://newschannel20.com/news/local/taxpayer-funded-abortions-increase-by-1758-percent-in-one-year
— National debt hits new milestone, topping $22 trillion – MARTIN CRUTSINGER
https://foxillinois.com/news/nation-world/national-debt-hits-new-milestone-topping-22-trillion
— Ted Cruz wants to pass ‘El Chapo Act’ to make notorious drug lord pay for border wall – Quixem Ramirez (DIERSEN: All individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that have encouraged illegal immigration should pay for The Wall.)
https://foxillinois.com/news/nation-world/ted-cruz-wants-to-pass-el-chapo-act-to-make-notorious-drug-lord-pay-for-border-wall
— New bill working to repeal Illinois Parental Notice Abortion Act – Leslie Moreno
https://foxillinois.com/news/local/it-could-soon-be-legal-for-your-daughter-to-undergo-a-medical-procedure-without-your-conse
— Sangamon County ranked as one of the best places to retire – Katie Bandish
https://foxillinois.com/news/local/sangamon-county-ranks-as-one-of-the-best-places-to-retire

 

NPR ILLINOIS
— As Goes Journalism, So Goes the Community
http://www.nprillinois.org/post/attend-goes-journalism-so-goes-community#stream/0
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The number of news reporters has been declining for years – in print and broadcast, and markets of all sizes. One need only look at the Illinois State House Press Corps, whose numbers have dwindled from several dozen full-time, year-round reporters to a handful of credentialed journalists today, or the decreased size of local media news staff, to see the trend in our area.)

 

MCHENRY TIMES
— Rep Skillicorn: Pritzker ‘does not have what it takes to reform’ – Karen Kidd
https://mchenrytimes.com/stories/511773044-rep-skillicorn-pritzker-does-not-have-what-it-takes-to-reform

 

ILLINOIS POLICY INSTITUTE
— DUPED: HOW MILLIONS OF DOLLARS IN AFSCME MEMBER DUES FLOW TO POLITICS – Vincent Caruso
https://www.illinoispolicy.org/duped-how-millions-of-dollars-in-afscme-member-dues-flow-to-politics/

 

ILLINOIS NEWS NETWORK
— Williamson County State’s Attorney Brandon Zanotti says he won’t enforce proposed assault weapons ban – Cole Lauterbach
https://www.ilnews.org/news/justice/prosecutor-says-he-won-t-enforce-proposed-assault-weapons-ban/article_9249b6fc-2efc-11e9-81d9-43ea345d4568.html

 

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— CONSERVATIVE GROUP URGES “NO” TO VOTE-BY-MAIL BILL
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2019/02/oppose-vote-by-mail.html
— THERE ARE BETTER CHOICES THAN GOVERNMENT SCHOOLS (DIERSEN: I should write a book about my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes who have used against me the most the fact that I attended Trinity Lutheran Grade School in Crete 1953-1961 and Hope Lutheran Grade School in Park Forest 1961-1962. Ever-increasingly, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes paint themselves as being anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2019/02/get-them-out-of-public-schools.html

 

FREEDOM’S JOURNAL
— MARIJUANA, MENTAL ILLNESS A​ND VIOLENCE – Walter E. Williams
https://freedomsjournalinstitute.org/latest-news/opinion/marijuana-mental-illness-a%e2%80%8bnd-violence/

 

BREITBART
— Tech Elites, Donor Class Unite with GOP/Dems to Outsource White-Collar American Jobs – John Binder (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, employers talk and act like they want to get rid of their employees who are citizens of America and replace them with citizens of foreign countries.)
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2019/02/12/tech-elites-donor-class-unite-with-gop-dems-to-outsource-white-collar-american-jobs/
— GOP/Dem Deal Keeps Catch and Release for Thousands of Illegal Aliens – John Binder
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2019/02/12/gop-dem-deal-keeps-catch-and-release-for-thousands-of-illegal-aliens/
— Extremism, Scandals Rip Apart Democrat Party: Radicalism, Racism, Anti-Semitism, Sexism, Socialism Threaten Left’s Return to Power – Matthew Boyle
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2019/02/12/extremism-scandals-rip-apart-democrat-party-radicalism-racism-anti-semitism-sexism-socialism-threaten-lefts-return-to-power/
— GOP/Dem Deal Keeps Catch and Release for Thousands of Illegal Aliens John Binder
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2019/02/12/gop-dem-deal-keeps-catch-and-release-for-thousands-of-illegal-aliens/

 

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Republicans claim victory with border wall ‘down payment’ in spending deal – David Sherfinski and Stephen Dinan
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2019/feb/12/republicans-secure-border-wall-down-payment-spendi/
— Black Virginia voters may forgive Democrats: ‘I can’t oust Gov. Northam for acting white in America’ – S.A. Miller (DIERSEN: Will Northam hint/imply/argue/shout at Black Virginia voters that if the let him say, he will do everything that he can to get rid of Whites?)
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2019/feb/12/ralph-northam-virginia-democrats-may-be-forgiven-b/
— How Castro’s communism drives illegal immigration – Steve Hecht
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2019/feb/12/how-castros-communism-drives-illegal-immigration/
— Migrant mini-caravan breaches border near site of Trump wall rally – Stephen Dinan
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2019/feb/12/migrant-mini-caravan-breaches-border-near-donald-t/

 

WASHINGTON FREE BEACON
— Media Won’t Admit Walls Work—Study Shows Otherwise – Elizabeth Harrington
https://freebeacon.com/blog/media-wont-admit-walls-work-study-shows-otherwise/
— Report: More Than 1,700 Red Flag Orders in 2018 Law allows for temporary seizure of firearms from those deemed a threat to themselves or others – Stephen Gutowski
https://freebeacon.com/issues/report-more-than-1700-red-flag-orders-in-2018/
— Ocasio-Cortez Living in Luxury Navy Yard Apartment Building Democratic socialist had publicly worried about whether she could afford rent – Brent Scher
https://freebeacon.com/politics/ocasio-cortez-living-in-luxury-navy-yard-apartment-building/

 

HOT AIR
— Looks Like The Citizenship Question Is Back On The Census Again – JAZZ SHAW
https://hotair.com/archives/2019/02/12/looks-like-citizenship-question-back-census/

 

CONSERVATIVE HQ
— Capitol Hill GOP Caves On Border Wall Deal
http://www.conservativehq.com/node/29674

 

CONSERVATIVE DAILY NEWS
— Trump: Money from Border Deal ‘Will Be Hooked Up With Lots of Money from Other Sources’ – R. Mitchell
https://www.conservativedailynews.com/2019/02/trump-money-from-border-deal-will-be-hooked-up-with-lots-of-money-from-other-sources/
— Menendez Attacks Trump For Classifying Drunk Driving Illegals As ‘Criminal’ – Tim Pearce (DIERSEN: If you are in a country illegally, you are a criminal.)
https://www.conservativedailynews.com/2019/02/menendez-attacks-trump-for-classifying-drunk-driving-illegals-as-criminal/
— More than 300 Illegal Aliens Taken into Custody by Border Patrol Agents in New Mexico – R. Mitchell
https://www.conservativedailynews.com/2019/02/more-than-300-illegal-aliens-taken-into-custody-by-border-patrol-agents-in-new-mexico/

 

TOWNHALL
— Sheriff Organizations and Law Enforcement Officials Concerned About Dem ‘Poison Pill’ on Border Funding – Sarah Lee
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/sarahlee/2019/02/12/sheriff-organizations-and-law-enforcement-officials-concerned-about-dem-poison-pill-on-border-funding-n2541370

 

FRONTPAGE MAGAZINE
— AN INCOMPLETE COMPROMISE BORDER DEAL Will President Trump accept and fill in the gaps on his own? – Joseph Klein
https://www.frontpagemag.com/fpm/272857/incomplete-compromise-border-deal-joseph-klein

 

DAILY CALLER
— GINSBURG’S HEALTH RAISES FRIGHTENING HISTORY OF INCAPACITY AND DISABILITY ON THE SUPREME COURT – Kevin Daley
https://dailycaller.com/2019/02/12/supreme-court-ginsburg-incapacity/

 

AMERICAN THINKER
— Single-Payer: The Gateway to Socialist Paradise – Andrew Thomas
https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2019/02/singlepayer_the_gateway_to_socialist_paradise.html

 

AMERICAN GREATNESS
— White Privilege Doesn’t Mean Anything—And That’s the Point – Mark Bauerlein (DIERSEN: How have Affirmative Action (AA), Diversity, and Inclusion impacted you? Because of AA, Diversity, and Inclusion, I became a federal employee. In 1971, when I was 22 years old, Oldsmobile withdrew a job offer that I had accepted saying that it had just agreed to stop hiring Whites to settle an EEOC complaint. That made me unemployed because Firestone Stores, my employer at the time, had fired me for accepting Oldsmobile’s offer. My being unemployed directly resulted in my accepting a job offer from IRS.)
https://www.amgreatness.com/2019/02/12/white-privilege-doesnt-mean-anything-and-thats-the-point/

 

AMERICAN CONSERVATIVE
— When Irish Eyes Are Closed to History If Ireland stops teaching its past, are they doomed to repeat it? – JOHN RODDEN AND JOHN ROSSI
https://www.theamericanconservative.com/articles/when-irish-eyes-are-closed-to-history/

 

LIFE SITE NEWS
— Trump shreds Dems for wanting to ‘execute’ babies, promises to protect ‘millions’ of innocent unborn – Calvin Freiburger
https://www.lifesitenews.com/news/trump-shreds-northam-for-infanticide-millions-of-innocent-beautiful-babies

 

EPOCH TIMES
— Trump Jabs at Beto O’Rourke for Smaller Rally Size – PETR SVAB
https://www.theepochtimes.com/trump-jabs-at-beto-orourke-for-smaller-rally-size_2798684.html

 

THE HILL
— Presidential hopefuls underline Democrats’ strong leftward drift – DAVID WEBB
https://thehill.com/opinion/campaign/429711-webb-presidential-hopefuls-underline-democrats-strong-leftward-drift
— Americans continue their march to low-tax states – JONATHAN WILLIAMS
https://thehill.com/opinion/finance/429623-americans-continue-their-march-to-low-tax-states

 

CNN
— Trump intends to sign border deal to avoid another shutdown – Dana Bash, Betsy Klein and Veronica Stracqualursi
https://www.cnn.com/2019/02/13/politics/trump-border-security-deal/index.html

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— HARDCOPY ARTICLE TITLE: For Parade, Trump Asks If July 4 Would Work – Helene Cooper (DIERSEN: Every year, Democrats and Democrat plants, Libertarians and Libertarian plants, Greens and Green plants, and RINOs work harder a) to discourage Republican candidates, Republican elected officials, Republican organizations, Republican party leaders, and Republican major donors from contributing money to help sponsor Wheaton’s Independence Day parades and b) to discourage Republican candidates, Republican elected officials, Republican organizations, and Republican party leaders from participating in the parades.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/02/12/us/politics/trump-parade-washington.html
— HARDCOPY ARTICLE TITLE: After Shutdown, Americans Feel ‘Extreme Frustration’ Toward I.R.S. – Jim Tankersley and Patricia Cohen (DIERSEN: A major reason why I left IRS in 1980 when I was 31 years old was to get away from the extreme hatred toward IRS employees.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/02/12/your-money/irs-government-shutdown.html
— Women Sue Yale Over a Fraternity Culture They Say Enables Harassment – Anemona Hartocollis
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/02/12/us/yale-fraternities.html

 

WASHINGTON POST
— Federal employees prepare for shutdown if tentative budget deal falters “I’m stronger. … I survived 35 days” of recent shutdown. – Joe Davidson (DIERSEN: My Democrat superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates in the federal government wanted all federal employees to be painted as being underpaid, and therefore, as having financial problems. In 1978, when I was 29 years old, they were BEYOND FURIOUS when Money Magazine reported a) that IRS was paying me $89,178/year in today’s dollars, b) that I owned a one-bedroom condo in the Outer Drive East building in downtown Chicago, c) that I was renting out a town home in University Park, d) that I owned a 1972 Corvette, e) that I had earned an MBA from Loyola in 1976, f) that I was taking graduate accounting courses at DePaul, and g) that I had gone on vacations to Jamaica, Mexico, Hawaii, the Bahamas.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2019/02/12/employees-prepare-shutdown-if-tentative-budget-deal-falters/
— On El Paso’s Shelter Place, an American divide over immigrants and immigration – Jenna Johnson
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/on-el-pasos-shelter-place-an-american-divide-over-immigrants-and-immigration/2019/02/12/083d76fa-2e3a-11e9-813a-0ab2f17e305b_story.html

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— He Has a Purple Heart, but the VA Wouldn’t Call Him a Veteran Because he left the service with ‘bad paper,’ Alejandro Garcia was denied benefits for almost nine years. – Rose Carmen Goldberg (DIERSEN: My Democrat GAO superiors gave me extremely “bad paper.” They forced me to retire in 1997 when I was 49 years old, gave me unfair performance expectations and appraisals, always ranked me in the bottom half of my coworkers for pay-for-performance purposes, did not promote me beyond GS-13, got rid of my mentor in 1987, kept me off audits of IRS for all but 3 of the almost 18 years that I worked for GAO, and forced me to take a $19,203 (26%) pay cut in today’s dollars to transfer from IRS to GAO in 1980.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/he-has-a-purple-heart-but-the-va-wouldnt-call-him-a-veteran-11550015053
— Shutdown Inflicted ‘Real Harm’ on Taxpayers, IRS Watchdog Says Americans are waiting longer to get help from overburdened agency, report finds – Richard Rubin
https://www.wsj.com/articles/shutdown-inflicted-real-harm-on-taxpayers-irs-watchdog-says-11549985281

 

EL PASO TIMES
— Miles from Trump rally in El Paso, 300 immigrants walk around border wall into US – Daniel Borunda
https://www.elpasotimes.com/story/news/immigration/2019/02/12/trump-rally-el-paso-border-patrol-detains-300-migrants-wall-sunland-park-nm/2852894002/

 

VIRGINIA PIOLET
— Why Wisconsin’s Marsha Howard, a Chicago native who played at Crete-Monee High School, sits alone while her teammates stand for the national anthem – Shannon Ryan
https://pilotonline.com/sports/college/elsewhere/basketball/article_d19b0c5a-0a47-5952-aa0f-8423c53351be.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Howard also played flute in the band and was passionate about cheerleading. On the basketball court, she was ferocious. She was a leader, a three-star recruit ranked No. 10 in the state. Off the court, she encouraged teammates with complicated home lives to stick with basketball. “She was always a voice of reason,” Crete-Monee coach Christina Cobbins said. “We always knew she was special. She realized she was a leader.” After seeing Kaepernick take a knee on the sideline when he played for the 49ers to protest racial injustice in 2016 — an act he and others believe has resulted in him being blackballed from the NFL — Howard understood she could also use sports to urge fans to think about inequities in society. She talked to other black student-athletes and students at Wisconsin, some of whom encouraged the athletes to use their platforms for all of them.)

 

WBUR
— FEBRUARY 6, 2019 FLASHBACK: Political Strategists React To Trump’s State Of The Union Remarks (DIERSEN: QUESTION: What do political strategists who are Democrat plants, Libertarian plants, Green plants, or RINOs advise Republican candidates and political organizations in Illinois to do? ANSWER: Do NOT defend or advance the traditional family, right to life, immigration, Second Amendment, illegal drugs, and equal opportunity (no race or gender based preference giving) planks in the Illinois Republican Party platform and the Republican Party platform. Get rid of individuals, organizations, companies, and governments that support the aforesaid planks. Disgustingly, tragically, ever-increasingly, it looks like Republican candidates and political organizations in Illinois are taking that advice.)
https://www.wbur.org/hereandnow/2019/02/06/trump-state-union-praise-criticism

 

STARS AND STRIPES
— Federal employees brace for another shutdown, just in case – TODD C. FRANKEL, KIMBERLY KINDY AND LISA REIN (DIERSEN: My Democrat superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates in the federal government wanted all federal employees to be painted as being underpaid, and therefore, as having financial problems. In 1978, when I was 29 years old, they were BEYOND FURIOUS when Money Magazine reported a) that IRS was paying me $89,178/year in today’s dollars, b) that I owned a one-bedroom condo in the Outer Drive East building in downtown Chicago, c) that I was renting out a town home in University Park, d) that I owned a 1972 Corvette, e) that I had earned an MBA from Loyola in 1976, f) that I was taking graduate accounting courses at DePaul, and g) that I had gone on vacations to Jamacia, Mexico, Hawaii, the Bahamas.)
https://www.stripes.com/news/us/federal-employees-brace-for-another-shutdown-just-in-case-1.568414

 

GOPUSA ILLINOIS
— In what ways are/were you a minority? – Dave Diersen
(THE ARTICLE: In what ways are/were you a minority a) in the employer(s) that you work/worked for, b) in the organization(s) that you are/were a member of, c) in your precinct, d) in your municipality, e) in your township/ward, f) in your county, g) in Illinois, and h) in America? While I worked for the federal government 1966-1969 and 1971-1980, I was almost always a minority because I am Republican, conservative, Protestant (baptized, raised, and confirmed as a Missouri Synod Lutheran (MSL)), German American, non-veteran, gun owner, my ancestors have been in America for a long time (1844), and I have no financial problems or major health problems. Since I became a member of the Milton Township Republican Central Committee in 1999 and while I was a TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairman 2005-2012, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce Government Affairs Committee member 2003-2011, Illinois Center Right Coalition Steering Committee member 2003-2007, and American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter board member 2001-2004, I have almost always a minority because I am Republican (not a Democrat plant, Libertarian plant, Green plant, or RINO), conservative (I have always supported all the planks in the Illinois Republican Party platform and the Republican Party platform, MSL, German American, non-veteran, gun owner, my ancestors have been in America for a long time (1844), and I have no financial problems or major health problems. Since 1984, because I am a Republican, I am increasingly a minority in Illinois, in DuPage County, in Milton Township, in Wheaton, and in my precinct as more and more and more vote for Democrat candidates.)
http://www.gopillinois.com

February 12 Morning Edition

CBS2
— AS THE DEMOCRAT PARTY’S STRANGLEHOLD ON CHICAGO TIGHTENS: Chicago Is The Most Corrupt American City
https://chicago.cbslocal.com/2019/02/11/chicago-most-corrupt-city/

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Democrats encourage Hispanic illegals to use children to invade America.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/huppke/ct-met-family-separation-border-children-trump-huppke-20190211-story.html

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— A moral argument for the rich in Illinois paying a fairer share – Editorial
https://chicago.suntimes.com/opinion/j-b-pritzker-income-inequality-civic-committee-commercial-club-progressive-income-tax/

 

DAILY HERALD
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD WITH COLOR PHOTO OF MCSWEENEY: McSweeney takes aim at business group’s proposal to tax retirement income.
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20190211/lawmaker-takes-aim-at-business-groups-proposal-to-tax-retirement-income
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, anti-males and those who pander to anti-males blame males for all problems that women have had, are having, and will have.
https://www.dailyherald.com/discuss/20190211/editorial-women-presidential-candidates-inspire-as-they-aim-for-highest-glass-ceiling-
— Economic development a key issue in Downers Grove mayoral race Three (Marge Earl, Bob Barnett and David Olsen) vying for mayor in Downers Grove – Robert Sanchez
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20190211/economic-development-a-key-issue-in-downers-grove-mayoral-race

 

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Lake Shore Drive emergency hints at struggling Chicago infrastructure “An emergency creates an actual cost,” notes one economist. “When you’re failing to make the necessary investments to keep your infrastructure in shape, then you can get into these crisis situations.” – BEN WINCK
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/transportation/lake-shore-drive-emergency-hints-struggling-chicago-infrastructure

 

WTTW
— Illinois Lawmakers Debate Financial Steps Amid Pritzker Deficit Report – Alexandra Silets
https://news.wttw.com/2019/02/11/illinois-lawmakers-debate-financial-steps-amid-pritzker-deficit-report

 

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Local business owners warn of consequences from minimum wage hike – Doug Finke
https://www.sj-r.com/news/20190211/local-business-owners-warn-of-consequences-from-minimum-wage-hike
— New exhibit comes to grips with race, slavery in Illinois history – Steven Spearie (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always stressed that my ancestors came to America during the 1840s and 1850s while slavery was still legal. In their and my defense, I stress that they always lived in northeast Illinois and that they never had enough money to discriminate against anyone even if they wanted to.)
https://www.sj-r.com/news/20190211/new-exhibit-comes-to-grips-with-race-slavery-in-illinois-history
— Uncertainty surrounds Abraham Lincoln’s early years – Tara McClellan McAndrew
https://www.sj-r.com/news/20190211/uncertainty-surrounds-abraham-lincolns-early-years

 

ALTON DAILY NEWS
— Another Gun Law – Greg Bishop
http://altondailynews.com/news/details.cfm?clientid=17&id=279396#.XGKyhFxKiM8

 

FOX ILLINOIS
— California governor rebukes Trump in border troop withdrawal – AP
https://foxillinois.com/news/nation-world/california-governor-rebukes-trump-in-border-troop-withdrawal
— In El Paso, Trump and O’Rourke go head-to-head over wall – AP
https://foxillinois.com/news/nation-world/in-el-paso-trump-and-orourke-go-head-to-head-over-wall
— Budget talks resuming amid pessimism over border differences – AP
https://foxillinois.com/news/nation-world/budget-talks-resuming-amid-pessimism-over-border-differences

 

WTAX
— Retailers suggest $11 downstate minimum wage
https://wtax.com/news/101101-retailers-suggest-11-downstate-minimum-wage/

 

STATELINE
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Democrats encourage children to engage in LGBTQ activity.
https://www.mystateline.com/news/proposed-illinois-bill-would-make-lgbtq-curriculum-mandatory-in-public-schools/1774939800

 

DAILY NORTHWESTERN
— Gov. Pritzker considering vape tax to reduce deficit – Catherine Henderson
https://dailynorthwestern.com/2019/02/11/lateststories/gov-pritzker-considering-vape-tax-to-reduce-deficit/

 

  1. LOUIS AMERICAN
    — DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, White-haters promote hatred of Whites.
    http://www.stlamerican.com/black_history/black-history-and-white-privilege-applying-the-lessons-of-dr/article_26a9e590-2e32-11e9-b2d2-e3d79bcfe47b.html

 

WIREPOINTS
— Illinois’ crisis: 20 facts Pritzker doesn’t want ordinary Illinoisans to know – Ted Dabrowski and John Klingner
https://wirepoints.org/illinois-crisis-20-facts-pritzker-doesnt-want-ordinary-illinoisans-to-know/

 

DUPAGE POLICY JOURNAL
— News reports more of a threat to public than Sterigenics, air quality expert says – W.J. Kennedy
https://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/511768482-news-reports-more-of-a-threat-to-public-than-sterigenics-air-quality-expert-says

 

ILLINOIS POLICY INSTITUTE
— PROPERTY TAX RATES NEARLY DOUBLE SINCE 2007 AS RESIDENTS LEAVE HARVEY, ILLINOIS – Vincent Caruso (DIERSEN: What are your connections with Harvey? I worked for IRS in its Harvey office 1972-1973.)
https://www.illinoispolicy.org/property-tax-rates-nearly-double-since-2007-as-residents-leave-harvey-illinois/

 

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— CHICAGO BUSINESS LEADERS JOIN CALL TO PROTECT DREAMERS (DIERSEN: Soon, to curry favor with citizens of foreign countries, with minorities, with females, with younger people, and/or with LGBTQers, employers will brag a) that they hired and/or promoted Dreamers and b) that they did not hire or that they got rid of their employees who were citizens of America, White, male, older, and/or straight.)
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2019/02/chicago-business-leaders-join-call-to-protect-dreamers.html

 

FOX NEWS
— Trump holds rally in Texas amid border wall debate – Nicole Darrah
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/trump-holds-maga-rally-in-texas

 

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Beto O’Rourke counters Trump in El Paso: ‘We are making a stand for the truth’ – Seth McLaughlin
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2019/feb/11/beto-orourke-leads-el-paso-march-against-trump-bor/

— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Democrats promote LGBTQ activity. Soon, if not already, if you do not promote LGBTQ activity, you will barred from a) getting an education, b) getting a job, c) owning a vehicle, d) owning real estate, e) etc.
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2019/feb/11/1964-civil-rights-act-lgbtq-expansion-hinges-relig/

 

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Biggest CPAC ever to kick off 2020, theme ‘What Makes America Great’ – Paul Bedard
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/washington-secrets/biggest-cpac-ever-to-kick-off-2020-theme-what-makes-america-great
— Trump: Congress can negotiate, but ‘we’re building the wall anyway’ – Anna Giaritelli
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/trump-congress-can-negotiate-but-were-building-the-wall-anyway

 

BREITBART
— Trump Holds Texas Rally at Border; Beto Headlines Anti-Wall Protest – Tony Lee
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2019/02/11/live-updates-trump-holds-texas-rally-at-border-beto-headlines-anti-wall-protest/
— President Donald Trump: I Will Never Abolish ICE – Michelle Moons
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2019/02/11/president-donald-trump-i-will-never-abolish-ice/
— Democrats Seeking End to Immigration Enforcement, GOP Conceding on Wall – John Binder
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2019/02/11/democrats-seeking-end-to-immigration-enforcement-gop-conceding-on-wall/
— GOP/Dem Border Deal: $1.3B for Wall, No Increase in Detention Space – John Binder
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2019/02/11/gop-dem-border-deal-1-3b-for-wall-no-increase-in-detention-space/
— ICE Official: Artificial Cap on Detentions ‘Will Lead to Disastrous Results’ – Michelle Moons
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2019/02/11/ice-official-artificial-cap-on-detentions-will-lead-to-disastrous-results/

 

DAILY CALLER
— TRUMP DRAWS RED LINE ON BORDER WALL NEGOTIATIONS – Saagar Enjeti
https://dailycaller.com/2019/02/11/trump-draws-red-line-border-wall-negotiations/
— DEMOCRAT WHO SOUGHT TO REGULATE DRUDGE RUNNING TO REPRESENT SILICON VALLEY IN CALIFORNIA SENATE – RUDY TAKALA (DIERSEN: According to my critics/opponents, all news and commentary is fake except for the news and commentary that they put out or bless.)
https://dailycaller.com/2019/02/12/drudge-silicon-valley/

 

CONSERVATIVE DAILY NEWS
— Border Patrol Agents Arrest 290 Illegal Aliens in New Mexico – R. Mitchell
https://www.conservativedailynews.com/2019/02/border-patrol-agents-arrest-290-illegal-aliens-in-new-mexico/

 

LIFE SITE NEWS
— This is how the State Department purges Trump’s conservative political appointees – Gualberto Garcia Jones, Esq. (DIERSEN: I should write a book about what my Democrat superiors in the federal government did to purge federal employees who were Republican, White, male, older, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, non-poor, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders, and those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time. I should write a book about what Democrat plants, Libertarian plants, Green plants, and RINOs in the 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, and American Association of Political Consultants have done to purge those who were Republican, White, male, older, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, non-poor, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders, and those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.lifesitenews.com/opinion/this-is-how-the-state-department-purges-trumps-conservative-political-appoi

 

EPOCH TIMES
— Trump Rallies in El Paso in Renewed Push for Border Wall – BOWEN XIAO
https://www.theepochtimes.com/trump-rallies-to-el-paso-in-renewed-push-for-border-wall_2797444.html
— Socialism Ruins the Traditional Family Structure, Warns Expert – EMEL AKAN
https://www.theepochtimes.com/socialism-ruins-the-traditional-family-structure-warns-expert_2797509.html

 

GOPUSA
— Trump Has Accomplished Much in 2 Years
http://www.gopusa.com/trump-has-accomplished-much-in-2-years/
— Democrat politicians stand for nothing but themselves
http://www.gopusa.com/democrat-politicians-stand-for-nothing-but-themselves/
— Survey: Americans’ optimism about personal finances at 16-year high
http://www.gopusa.com/survey-americans-optimism-about-personal-finances-at-16-year-high/

 

RUSH LIMBAUGH
— It Takes Enormous Character to Do What Trump’s Doing
https://www.rushlimbaugh.com/daily/2019/02/11/it-takes-enormous-character-to-do-what-trumps-doing/

 

AMERICAN THINKER
— Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez: ‘Reconquistador!’ – Jonathon Moseley
https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2019/02/alexandria_ocasiocortez__reconquistador.html
— When will social justice warriors come after the US Capitol? – Stephen Ryan
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2019/02/when_will_social_justice_warriors_come_after_the_us_capitol.html
— Beto O’Rourke: The last minstrel – Patricia McCarthy
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2019/02/beto_orourke_the_last_minstrel.html
— Bezos’ recklessness risks Amazon loss of $100 billion DoD cloud business – Chriss Street
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2019/02/bezos_recklessness_risks_amazon_loss_of_100_billion_dod_cloud_business.html

 

NEW AMERICAN
— Gallup: 5M Illegals Headed for U.S. Within the Year; 42M Want to Come – R. Cort Kirkwood
https://www.thenewamerican.com/usnews/immigration/item/31458-gallup-5m-illegals-headed-for-u-s-within-the-year-42m-want-to-come

 

AMERICAN GREATNESS
— Who’s Afraid of Socialism? – Christopher Roach
https://www.amgreatness.com/2019/02/11/whos-afraid-of-socialism/

 

PJ MEDIA
— DECEMBER 28, 2018 FLASHBACK: Top 50 Conservative Websites for 2018 – PAULA BOLYARD (DIERSEN: Besides me, who else in Illinois brings to your attention every morning and every evening articles posted on conservative websites? GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails regularly include links to articles posted on this list of top 50 conservative websites: Breitbart, Daily Caller, Western Journal, Washington Examiner, Blaze, Townhall, World Net Daily, National Review, Newsmax, PJ Media, American Thinker, Hot Air, Federalist, Rush Limbaugh, Judicial Watch, NewsBusters, Washington Free Beacon, Heritage Foundation, Daily Signal, Weekly Standard, CNS News, LifeSite News, American Conservative, Independent Journal Review, LifeZette, FrontPage Magazine, American Greatness, Spectator, and Campus Reform.)
https://pjmedia.com/trending/top-conservative-websites-for-2018/

 

CAMPUS REFORM
— Student gov weighs in on ‘ethnic cleansing’ of illegals – Jesse Stiller (DIERSEN: I should write a about what my Democrat superiors in the federal government did to cleanse the federal government of its employees who were Republican, White, male, older, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, non-poor, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders, and those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time. I should write a book about what Democrat plants, Libertarian plants, Green plants, and RINOs in the 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, and American Association of Political Consultants have done to cleanse the aforesaid organizations of those who are Republican, White, male, older, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, non-poor, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders, and those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.campusreform.org/?ID=11860

 

THE HILL
— Trump, O’Rourke battle over wall at dueling El Paso rallies – JORDAN FABIAN
https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/429532-trump-swipes-at-orourke-at-texas-rally

 

POLITICO
— Beto takes on Trump in tale of 2 mega-rallies The president held a campaign event in the hometown of his likely 2020 rival — and O’Rourke hit back with a speech blasting the border wall. – DAVID SIDERS and ANITA KUMAR
https://www.politico.com/story/2019/02/11/trump-beto-orourke-el-paso-border-wall-1163893

 

UPI
— Trump holds El Paso re-election rally to chants of ‘Finish the Wall’ – Patrick Timmons
https://www.upi.com/Trump-holds-El-Paso-re-election-rally-to-chants-of-Finish-the-Wall/9741549934186/

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD WITH FOUR BIG COLOR PICTURES: DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, male-haters and those who pander to male-haters blame males for all problems that women have had, are having, and will have.
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/02/11/us/politics/sexism-double-standard-2020.html
— Trump Takes Border Wall Fight to El Paso; Beto O’Rourke Fires Back – Mark Landler and Simon Romero
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/02/11/us/politics/donald-trump-el-paso.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A Trump-hater promotes hatred of Trump.
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/02/11/opinion/trump-warren-trail-tears.html
— Trevor Noah Says Northam’s ‘Racism Debt’ Might Be a Good Thing – Giovanni Russonello (DIERSEN: Far too many activists, candidates, elected officials, party leaders, major donors, political consultants, etc. in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois who claim to be religious, conservative, and/or Republican talk and/or act a) like they have tremendous skeletons rattling around in their closets and b) like are being blackmailed. Needless-to-say, if you have ever done anything that subjects you to blackmail, you should not seek or hold any kind of government or political office.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/02/12/arts/television/trevor-noah-ralph-northam-white-guilt.html
— HARDCOPY ARTICLE TITLE: Our Grandkids Are Already in Debt – Paul Krugman
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/02/11/opinion/democrats-federal-deficit.html
— Bill O’Reilly’s Invitation to Speak at a Police Charity Event in New York Ignites #MeToo Protest – Azi Paybarah
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/02/11/nyregion/bill-oreilly-police-athletic-league.html

 

WASHINGTON POST
— Power Up: Trump rallies for wall in Texas as lawmakers agree to something less in Washington – Jacqueline Alemany
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/powerpost/paloma/powerup/2019/02/12/powerup-trump-rallies-for-wall-in-texas-as-lawmakers-agree-to-something-less-in-washington/5c61c3e31b326b66eb098684/
— Americans can’t decide how much to tax the rich — but they want to tax the rich – Philip Bump (DIERSEN: Who wants you to pay more taxes? What do they stress to justify that? For me, they stress a) I bought a new 1966 Pontiac Tempest Sprint in 1966 when I was 17 years old, b) I avoided the draft, c) I worked for the Post Office 1966-1969, d) I bought a new 1968 Oldsmobile 442 in 1967, e) I bought a new 1969 Dodge Charger SE in 1968, f) I earned a bachelor’s degree in management from NIU in 1970, g) I worked for IRS 1971-1980, g) I bought a new 1972 Corvette in 1971, h) IRS promoted me in 1972, 1973, and 1974, i) I bought a new town home in 1972, j) I bought a studio condo in the Outer Drive East building in 1974 and traded it in to the building’s developer for I one bedroom condo in 1976, k) I earned an MBA in 1976, l) I got married in 1978 and my wife and I bought 1017 East Harrison in Wheaton, m) I passed the CPA examination on my first attempt in 1979, n) I worked for GAO 1980-1997, o) I earned a master’s degree in accounting from DePaul in 1980, p) I passed the Certified Internal Auditor examination on my first attempt in 1981, q) I became a licensed CPA in 1981, r) my wife and I had 915 Cove Court built in Wheaton in 1984, s) GAO promoted me in 1986, t) my wife and I gave up trying to have children, we did not adopt, and we did not become foster parents, u) I bought collector cars in 1989 and 1994, v) I earned a master’s degree in financial markets and trading from IIT in 1997, w) my wife and I saved money for our retirement, x) etc.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2019/02/11/americans-cant-decide-how-much-tax-rich-they-want-tax-rich/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps glorify and praise illegals.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/outlook/2019/02/12/trump-says-central-americans-are-threat-my-son-is-proof-hes-wrong/

 

NEW YORK POST
— Trump blasts Beto O’Rourke, stands by wall at Texas rally – Marisa Schultz
https://nypost.com/2019/02/11/trump-blasts-beto-orourke-stands-by-wall-at-texas-rally/

 

LOS ANGELES TIMES
— America has a farm labor shortage. We need a better guest worker program – Zippy Duvall
https://www.latimes.com/opinion/op-ed/la-oe-duvall-farm-labor-shortage-20190212-story.html

 

DALLAS NEWS
— Trump defiantly takes his wall message to predominantly Democrat El Paso – Alfredo Corchado
https://www.dallasnews.com/news/elections-2020/2019/02/11/tense-el-paso-braces-trump-message-diverse-safe-city-decades

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Andrew Cuomo’s Tears of SALT He wants Donald Trump to repeal one of tax reform’s best features. – Editorial (DIERSEN: The purposes of the $10,000 SALT cap are a) to punish those states that have high real estate taxes and/or income taxes, b) to punish those taxpayers in the aforesaid states who pay lots of real estate tax and/or state income tax, and especially those who are married, c) to punish the aforesaid taxpayers who do not move out of the aforesaid states, and/or d) to get the aforesaid taxpayers to vote for Republicans.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/andrew-cuomos-tears-of-salt-11549930778
— Democrats Face Great Opportunity—and High Peril Party risks that perceptions of extremism or stridency could alienate the center – Gerald F. Seib (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats promote a) dependency on government, b) dependency on charity, c) LGBTQ activity, d) abortion, e) mass/illegal immigration, f) abolition of the First and Second Amendments, g) booze, gambling, pot, and other vices, h) patronage and political affiliation discrimination, i) reverse discrimination, j) age discrimination, k) retaliation, and l) even worse things.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/democrats-face-great-opportunityand-high-peril-11549896588
— Your Company Wants to Know if You’ve Lost Weight As more employers launch high-tech wellness programs that keep tabs on workers’ exercise, sleep and nutrition, employees worry about privacy and the consequences of opting out – Te-Ping Chen (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats promote booze, gambling, pot, and other health-destroying and wealth-destroying vices.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/does-your-company-need-to-know-your-body-mass-index-11549902536

 

USA TODAY
— Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam slammed for referring to ‘first indentured servants from Africa’ instead of slaves – William Cummings
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2019/02/11/ralph-northam-cbs-interview/2835591002/#
— HARDCOPY ARTICLE TITLE: Most federal employee can’t afford to miss a paycheck Survey of federal workers brings home the perils of a shutdown – Janna Herron (DIERSEN: What do my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have to say about this? I was a federal employee for almost 30 years and they have always viciously demonized me, viciously denigrated me, and viciously condemned me as being grossly overpaid. In my defense, I earned a) a job-related bachelor’s degree when I was 21 in 1970 and job-related master’s degrees when I was 27, 31, and 48, b) job-related professional certifications when I was 30, 32, 41, 45, 47, and 48, and c) a job-related professional license when I was 32.)
https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/2019/02/12/government-shutdown-looms-federal-workers-still-hurting-financially/2840443002/

 

INVESTOR’S BUSINESS DAILY
— Democrats Revealed Their True Open Border Stripes – Editorial
https://www.investors.com/politics/editorials/border-protection-democrats-open-borders/

 

CHARLESTON GAZETTE MAIL
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Of course, those who promote LGBTQ activity want a) your Republican township, ward, and county party organizations, b) your representative on the Illinois Republican Party (IRP) State Central Committee, c) the IRP, and d) the Republican Party to banish those like me who do not promote LGBTQ activity.
https://www.wvgazettemail.com/news/legislative_session/gop-chairwoman-condemns-anti-gay-comments-committees-nix-lgbt-protection/article_95dc9e77-8145-57ea-81f0-a8ffdcfaed5b.html

 

NEWSWEEK
— WEST VIRGINIA LAWMAKER COMPARES LGBTQ COMMUNITY TO KKK, ‘TERRORIST GROUP’ – DANIEL MORITZ-RABSON (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats promote LGBTQ activity. Soon, if not already, if you do not promote LGBTQ activity, you will barred from a) getting an education, b) getting a job, c) owning a vehicle, d) owning real estate, e) etc.)
https://www.newsweek.com/west-virginia-lawmaker-compares-lgbtq-kkk-1327148
— SEAN HANNITY SLAMS ALEXANDRIA OCASIO-CORTEZ’S ‘OUTRAGEOUSLY EXPENSIVE’ GREEN NEW DEAL – BRENDAN COLE
https://www.newsweek.com/video-sean-hannity-slams-alexandria-ocasio-cortezs-outrageously-expensive-1327435

 

ATLANTIC
— Democrats Overplay Their Hand on Abortion In New York and Virginia, state governments are working to loosen restrictions on late-term abortion—and giving the anti-abortion movement an opportunity. – Alexandra DeSanctis
https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2019/02/new-york-and-virginia-push-expand-abortion-rights/581959/

 

GUARDIAN
— Trump: ‘Just so you know, we’re building the wall anyway.’
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/video/2019/feb/12/donald-trump-just-so-you-know-were-building-the-wall-anyway-video

 

DAILY MAIL
— Trump whips his Texas faithful into a frenzy as he uses rally to trash Beto’s rival speech, rips the ‘Green New Deal’, goes after Virginia Gov. for his near-Moonwalk and vows to ‘finish the wall’ – GEOFF EARLE
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-6694023/Trump-uses-Texas-campaign-rally-trash-young-man-Beto-ORourke-rips-green-new-deal.html

 

WORLD SOCIALIST WEB SITE
— Democrats capitulate to Trump, agree to wall funding – Eric London
https://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2019/02/12/wall-f12.html

February 10 Evening Edition

FOX NEWS CHICAGO
— Border wall talks break down ahead of second possible government shutdown – Gregg Re
http://www.fox32chicago.com/news/national/border-wall-talks-break-down-ahead-of-second-possible-government-shutdown
— Chicago task force recommends $1,000 a month for struggling families  (DIERSEN: How much money would it take to get you a) to stop qualifying yourself for better paying jobs and b) stop working?)
http://www.fox32chicago.com/news/local/chicago-task-force-recommends-1-000-a-month-for-struggling-families

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Border talks at impasse as shutdown looms Friday, officials say – Erica Werner and Damian Paletta
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/politics/ct-border-wall-government-shutdown-20190210-story.html

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Shutdown deadline looms as wall negotiations hit a snag – AP
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/shutdown-deadline-looms-as-donald-trump-mexico-border-wall-negotiations-hit-a-snag/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: How much money do you have to give people to stop them from committing crime?
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/universal-basic-income-may-be-a-way-to-break-cycle-of-violence/
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/task-force-universal-basic-income-1000-a-month-chicago-city-council-ameya-pawar/
— Trump’s schedule is 60 percent ‘executive time,’ leak reveals – AP (DIERSEN: What does your schedule include? My schedule includes a) 5+ hours each and every day between 3:00 AM and Noon putting together and sending out a GOPUSA ILLINOIS Morning Edition email and b) 5+ hours each and every day between Noon and 9:00 PM putting together and sending out a GOPUSA ILLINOIS Evening Edition email.)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/donald-trump-private-schedule-60-percent-executive-time-axios-leak/

 

DAILY HERALD
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: How soon, if not already, will the majority of those in El Paso be anti-American? How soon will they vote to leave America and to join up with Mexico?
https://www.dailyherald.com/article/20190210/news/302109965/

 

CHAMPAIGN/URBANA NEWS GAZETTE
— More gambling? – Editorial (DIERSEN: Overwhelmingly, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes promote vices including booze, gambling, and pot.)
http://www.news-gazette.com/opinion/editorials/2019-02-10/editorial-more-gambling.html

 

BLOOMINGTON PANTAGRAPH
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Democrats blame Republicans for all problems that Democrats, minorities, females, young people, immigrants, etc. have had, are having, and will have.
https://www.pantagraph.com/opinion/columnists/cepeda-trump-doesn-t-deserve-praise-for-appalling-employment-gaps/article_81c1ede8-3dd9-5203-a8c4-acd40a6e53de.html

 

GALESBURG REGISTER MAIL
— Democrats destroying moral fabric – Thomas E. Mosher, Victoria
https://www.galesburg.com/opinion/20190210/letter-dems-destroying-moral-fabric

 

INDIANA DAILY STUDENT
— The predatory nature of video games – JACK PALMER
https://www.idsnews.com/article/2019/02/the-predatory-nature-of-video-games

 

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Beto O’Rourke hopes to ambush Trump in El Paso – Jennifer Harper
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2019/feb/10/inside-the-beltway-beto-orourke-hopes-to-ambush-tr/

 

AMERICAN THINKER
— Ready for the next 5 million illegals getting ready to enter the U.S. in 2019? – Monica Showalter
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2019/02/ready_for_the_next_5_million_illegals_getting_ready_to_enter_the_us_in_2019.html
— Trump’s wild popularity overseas is one of media’s best kept secrets – Thomas Lifson
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2019/02/trumps_wild_popularity_overseas_is_one_of_medias_best_kept_secrets.html

 

AMERICAN GREATNESS
— Progressing America Into the Abyss – Thaddeus G. McCotter
https://www.amgreatness.com/2019/02/10/progressing-americaninto-the-abyss/

 

NEW AMERICAN
— Illinois Bill Requires Gun License Applicants to Give Police Access to Social Media Accounts – Joe Wolverton, II, J.D.
https://www.thenewamerican.com/usnews/crime/item/31448-illinois-bill-requires-gun-license-applicants-to-give-police-access-to-social-media-accounts

 

FOX NEWS
— Gun seizures spike nationally, as states pass laws aimed at curbing mass shootings – Gregg Re
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/gun-seizures-spike-nationally-as-states-pass-laws-aimed-at-curbing-mass-shootings
— Tammy Bruce on Warren Launching 2020 Campaign in Sanctuary City: ‘It’s a Very Strange Disconnect’ (DIERSEN: To get elected, how strongly will Warren promise to use the federal government of get rid of once and for all those individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders, and those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time?)
https://insider.foxnews.com/2019/02/10/tammy-bruce-elizabeth-warren-launching-2020-campaign-sanctuary-city-very-strange

 

BREITBART
— Central American Migrant Families Overwhelming Border Patrol, Say Officials – Bob Price
https://www.breitbart.com/border/2019/02/10/central-american-migrant-families-overwhelming-border-patrol-say-officials/
— Texas Police Form Wall of Vehicles to Help Border Patrol Stop Caravan Migrants – Bob Price
https://www.breitbart.com/border/2019/02/10/texas-police-form-wall-of-vehicles-to-help-border-patrol-stop-caravan-migrants/
— Border-Security Advocates Join Trump’s ‘Human Wall’ in New Mexico – Bob Price
https://www.breitbart.com/border/2019/02/10/border-security-advocates-join-trumps-human-wall-in-new-mexico/

 

NEWSMAX
— Trump Cites Gallup: 42M Latin Americans Want to Come to U.S. – Eric Mack (DIERSEN: What percent of these 42 million a) would vote for Democrats, b) lack education, c) lack job skills, d) have serious financial problems, and/or e) have serious health problems? Democrats shout at these 42 million that Republicans are White supremacists, Nazis, KKK members, haters, racists, sexists, bigots, and even worse things who should be gotten rid of. Democrats count on these 42 million to help them get rid of Republicans once and for all.)
https://www.newsmax.com/politics/galluppoll-migration-illegals-borderwall/2019/02/10/id/902050/
— Bloomberg Rips Trump’s Work on Immigration as ‘Xenophobic’ – Eric Mack (DIERSEN: To get elected, how strongly will Bloomberg promise to use the federal government of get rid of once and for all those individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders, and those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time?)
https://www.newsmax.com/politics/borderwall-illegals-criminal-michaelbloomberg/2019/02/10/id/902039/

 

FRONTPAGE MAGAZINE
— LOS ANGELES IS A SANCTUARY CITY FOR ILLEGAL ALIENS AND TYPHUS – Daniel Greenfield
https://www.frontpagemag.com/point/272824/los-angeles-sanctuary-city-illegal-aliens-and-daniel-greenfield

 

DAILY CALLER
— LIZ CHENEY REFUSES TO ATTACK TRUMP, CALLS WARREN ‘A LAUGHINGSTOCK’ INSTEAD – Virginia Kruta
https://dailycaller.com/2019/02/10/liz-cheney-trump-calls-warren-laughingstock/
— TRUMP SAYS OPEN BORDERS COULD ATTRACT 42 MILLION LATIN AMERICAN MIGRANTS – Evie Fordham (DIERSEN: What percent of these 42 million a) would vote for Democrats, b) lack education, c) lack job skills, d) have serious financial problems, and/or e) have serious health problems? Democrats shout at these 42 million that Republicans are White supremacists, Nazis, KKK members, haters, racists, sexists, bigots, and even worse things who should be gotten rid of. Democrats count on these 42 million to help them get rid of Republicans once and for all.)
https://dailycaller.com/2019/02/10/trump-latin-america-migration/

 

WORLD NET DAILY
— BUCKETS OF BABIES Barbara Simpson laments dehumanizing of unborn children nothing new
https://www.wnd.com/2019/02/buckets-of-babies/
— SOTU: TRUMP DEFEATS DEMOCRAT WOMEN WITH LOGIC Rev. Jesse Lee Peterson applauds president’s brilliant speech (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrat women paint themselves as being Trump-haters, Protestant-haters, conservative-haters, patriotic-haters, Republican-haters, American-haters, White-haters, male-haters, older people-haters, rich people-haters, gun owner-haters, German American-haters, draft avoider-haters, and haters of those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.wnd.com/2019/02/trump-defeats-democrat-women-with-logic/

 

STUDY INTERNATIONAL
— Financial mistakes university students need to avoid at all costs
https://www.studyinternational.com/news/financial-mistakes-university-students-need-to-avoid-at-all-costs/

 

THE HILL
— Border talks stall as another shutdown looms – ALEXANDER BOLTON
https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/429337-border-talks-stall-as-another-shutdown-looms

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: America-haters crow about their success in El Paso promoting hatred of America.
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/02/10/us/trump-el-paso-rally.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: How soon, if not already, will the majority of those in El Paso be anti-American? How soon will they vote to leave America and to join up with Mexico?
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/02/10/us/trump-el-paso-rally.html

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Trump Signals Shift on Legal Immigration President’s recent comments suggest administration is open to easing curbs on high-skilled immigration – Louise Radnofsky (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, employers make it clear that they want to a) get rid of their employees who are citizens of America and b) replace them with citizens of foreign countries.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/trump-signals-shift-on-legal-immigration-11549820702
— Can We Afford Sen. Warren’s Wealth Tax? It is not a question of if, but when, Elizabeth Warren’s 2% wealth tax on the very rich will be ratcheted down deep into the middle-class. – Stuart A. Levy
https://www.wsj.com/articles/can-we-afford-sen-warrens-wealth-tax-11549826967
— From Tennessee to Chicago, Free College Programs Take Off These programs are proliferating amid a crisis in college affordability and a tight labor market – Douglas Belkin and Michelle Hackman
https://www.wsj.com/articles/from-tennessee-to-chicago-free-college-programs-take-off-11549800000

 

MARIETTA DAILY JOURNAL
— Is marriage obsolete? – MELVYN FEIN
https://www.mdjonline.com/opinion/melvyn-fein-is-marriage-obsolete/article_04a0a668-2d57-11e9-bb2e-b3a8f4d1bfed.html

 

RENO GAZETTE JOURNAL
— No border compromise needed to start E-Verify enforcement – Robert Greenhalgh
https://www.rgj.com/story/opinion/voices/2019/02/10/no-border-compromise-needed-start-e-verify-enforcement-greenhalgh/2829358002/

 

TRIB LIVE
— It’s time for illegal ingrates to go – MICHELLE MALKIN
https://triblive.com/opinion/featuredcommentary/14600044-74/michelle-malkin-its-time-for-illegal-ingrates-to-go

February 4 Morning Edition

GOPUSA ILLINOIS
— REQUEST: As a GOPUSA ILLINOIS email reader, I ask for your suggestions for what I should do to get more Illinois voters to read the emails. The only legitimate reason to read the emails is to get information to help elect Republican candidates in Illinois who can and will defend and advance the Illinois Republican Party platform and the Republican Party platform. I am all too painfully aware of a) those who discourage me from putting the emails together and sending them out, b) those who discourage others from reading the emails, and c) those who could encourage others to read the emails, but do not. Please email me at diersen@aol.com or phone me at 630-653-0462. Thanks  – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com

 

ABC7
— Proposal to withhold pay from Congress, president during government shutdowns
https://abc7chicago.com/politics/proposal-to-withhold-pay-from-congress-during-government-shutdowns/5119862/
— O’Hare Airport ranked as busiest airport in US
https://abc7chicago.com/travel/ohare-ranked-as-busiest-airport-in-us/5119789/

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Trump trash talking Pelosi ahead of his State of the Union address on Tuesday – Lynn Sweet (DIERSEN: Who trash talks you and why? I should write a book about those who trash talk me and my GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails and why they do that.)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/trump-trashing-talking-pelosi-state-of-the-union-address-on-tuesday/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Democrats promote LGBTQ activity.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/trans-folks-are-lucrative-night-of-the-living-dead-threat-to-frightened-faithful/

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Amara Enyia’s financial problems: Underreporting income, tax lien, lawsuits – David Heinzmann
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/watchdog/ct-met-amara-enyia-income-tax-problems-20190201-story.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Chicago mayoral hopeful Amara Enyia omitted one-third of her income on her 2017 federal tax return, the latest in a series of money missteps for a candidate who is campaigning as a public finance expert, a Tribune investigation has found. Enyia did not report to the IRS $21,000 paid to her by Chris Kennedy’s governor campaign, where she worked as a consultant for several months. Contacted by the Tribune, Enyia acknowledged the error, but offered different responses to explain it. At first, she blamed the Kennedy campaign for not providing her a tax form in a timely fashion. Later, Enyia said she forgot to give the form to her accountant. “That was an oversight. That’s just basically it,” she told the Tribune. Enyia, 35, has seen her political star rise during the mayoral campaign as she pairs support from celebrity rappers and a savvy social media strategy with credentials that include a law degree and doctorate in education. But as she cuts an increasingly high profile among the large field of candidates, a closer look at her history reveals Enyia struggling with her own personal finances. Enyia, who is asking voters to elect her to run a city with an $8.9 billion budget, has been sued over rent and student loans, faced a lien for unpaid federal taxes and been fined tens of thousands of dollars for failing to file quarterly campaign finance reports. Asked what her financial troubles say about her readiness to be mayor, Enyia said they are a result of her decision to work in public service. “There are many things I could have done that would be more lucrative because I do have a vast amount of credentials and experience. I could make a lot of money if I wanted to. But I’ve made the decision to work in spaces that are not lucrative,” she said. “To me, drawing a line between, if you can’t manage your personal finances, you can’t manage the city’s finances, is a very faulty line.” Enyia’s most significant government job, as village manager of south suburban University Park in 2017, quickly ended amid disagreements over her salary demands and concerns about whether she was spending enough time at Village Hall.)

 

DAILY HERALD
— Contrary to popular belief, manufacturing is booming – Nicole Wolter
https://www.dailyherald.com/discuss/20190204/contrary-to-popular-belief-manufacturing-is-booming

 

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— ASKED & ANSWERED Tacking the issues: Crain’s asked each of the candidates to answer in writing the same set of questions about key issues on voters’ minds, from political corruption and taxes to public safety and job creation. Click on each to read their replies. (DIERSEN: Suggested questions to ask municipal candidates: If elected, would you vote for or against measures that a) encourage dependency on government, b) encourage dependency on charity, c) encourage LGBTQ activity, d) encourage abortion, e) encourage mass/illegal immigration, f) encourage consumption of booze, g) encourage gambling, h) encourage the use of pot, i) diminish First Amendment rights, j) diminish Second Amendment rights, k) encourage patronage, l) encourage political affiliation discrimination, m) encourage reverse discrimination, and n) encourage age discrimination?)
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/html-page/833531
(QUESTIONS INCLUDE: Do you favor or oppose creation of a Chicago gambling casino or legal sale of marijuana for recreational use to provide revenues?)

 

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Springfield-area Venezuelans say ‘fake’ President Maduro has to go – Steven Spearie
https://www.sj-r.com/news/20190203/springfield-area-venezuelans-say-fake-president-maduro-has-to-go

 

BLOOMINGTON PANTAGRAPH
— A Q&A with Central Illinois’ newest state lawmaker State Rep. Dan Caulkins, R-Decatur – Jerry Nowicki
https://www.pantagraph.com/news/state-and-regional/govt-and-politics/a-q-a-with-central-illinois-newest-state-lawmaker/article_30580eb4-1d5d-567d-8931-a2f3a53dd55e.html

 

NPR ILLINOIS
— Poor Students More Likely To Play Football, Despite Brain Injury Concerns – MICHEL MARTIN & AMANDA MORRIS
http://www.nprillinois.org/post/poor-students-more-likely-play-football-despite-brain-injury-concerns#stream/0

 

MDJ ONLINE
— Illinois v. Indiana: Crossing the Line — LGBTQ Protections – Dan Carden
https://www.mdjonline.com/neighbor_newspapers/extra/news/crossing-the-line-lgbtq-protections/article_69640bab-95eb-52aa-b3e9-bc37ed84116f.html

 

DAILY NORTHWESTERN
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Americans want Northwestern University to promote illegal immigration.
https://dailynorthwestern.com/2019/02/03/lateststories/lte-nu-leaders-endanger-students-employees-through-e-verify/

 

ILLINOIS WATCHDOG
— Should Illinois students be required to pass a financial literacy class to graduate high school? – Cole Lauterbach
https://www.watchdog.org/illinois/should-illinois-students-be-required-to-pass-a-financial-literacy/article_0ba8bd89-ed77-5a45-8ae2-35b57bec1d34.html

 

ILLINOIS FAMILY INSTITUTE
— A True Tale of the Facebook Overlords – Laurie Higgins (DIERSEN: Facebook is a Democrat/Libertarian/Green website that wants to get rid of Republicans.)
https://illinoisfamily.org/media/a-true-tale-of-the-face-book-overlords/

 

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— ILLINOIS TOWN HALL: MARIJUANA FROM AN ADDICTIONS SPECIALIST PERSPECTIVE
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2019/02/illinois-town-hall-marijuana-from-an-addictions-specialist-perspective.html
— ROSSI: THE CRITICAL AMERICAN CULTURE WAR
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2019/02/rossi-the-critical-american-culture-war.html
— DESPITE GOVERNMENT SHUTDOWN, JOB GROWTH SOARS IN JANUARY
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2019/02/despite-government-shutdown-job-growth-soars-in-january.html
— KAMALA HARRIS ADMITS “MEDICARE FOR ALL” WOULD KILL PRIVATE HEALTH INSURANCE — BUT SO WOULD A “PUBLIC OPTION”
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2019/02/kamala-harris-admits-medicare-for-all-would-kill-private-health-insurance-but-so-would-a-public-opti.html
— ELIZABETH WARREN’S WEALTH TAX IS A STUNT POLICY THAT OTHER COUNTRIES HAVE TRIED AND DISCARDED
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2019/02/elizabeth-warrens-wealth-tax-is-a-stunt-policy-that-other-countries-have-tried-and-discarded.html
— IT’S TIME FOR THE TRUTH ABOUT LATE-TERM ABORTIONS
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2019/02/its-time-for-the-truth-about-late-term-abortions.html

 

CAPITOL FAX
— OUTSTANDING: Catholic bishops say “No” to cannabis legalization
https://capitolfax.com/2019/02/04/catholic-bishops-say-no-to-cannabis-legalization/

 

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Roger Stone will face jurors from America’s most anti-Trump electorate GOP operative fighting federal charges – Rowan Scarborough (DIERSEN: How anti-Trump is the electorate in your precinct, in your municipality, in your township/ward, in your county, and in Illinois? To justify granting GAO summary judgment in Diersen v. GAO, one could argue that a jury would never rule in my favor because the electorate is a) anti-Republican, b) anti-federal employee, c) anti-draft avoider, d) anti-White, e) anti-male, f) anti-older people, g) anti-rich people, h) anti-Protestant, i) anti-German American, and k) anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2019/feb/3/roger-stone-will-face-jurors-from-americas-most-an/

 

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Democrats push to revive Obama-era aid to illegal immigrants in border talks – Susan Ferrechio
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/congress/democrats-push-to-revive-obama-era-aid-to-illegal-immigrants-in-border-talks

 

FOX NEWS
— ‘Big Brother’: AI pioneer fears China’s use of technology for surveillance and control – Christopher Carbone (DIERSEN: According to the Democrats, any behavior that does not defend and advance the Democrat Party platform is “anti-social” behavior.)
https://www.foxnews.com/tech/big-brother-ai-pioneer-fears-chinas-use-of-technology-for-surveillance-and-control
(FROM THE ARTICLE: China’s communist government has already begun using closed-circuit cameras and facial recognition to surveil its citizens in public spaces, according to Bloomberg. China also created an app that allows people to know whether they are near someone who is in debt, and it reportedly rolled out a National Credit Information Sharing Platform that is reportedly being used to blacklist rail and air passengers for “anti-social” behavior. “The use of your face to track you should be highly regulated,” Bengio told Bloomberg.)

 

BREITBART
— A Wake-Up Call for NeverTrump – John Hayward
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2019/02/03/hayward-wake-up-call-nevertrump/
— UK Universities Must Close Ethnic Achievement Gaps or Face Sanctions – Virginia Hale
https://www.breitbart.com/europe/2019/02/03/uk-govt-universities-close-ethnic-gaps/
— Democrats Offer Plan to Release All Child Traffickers at Border into U.S. – John Binder
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2019/02/03/democrats-offer-plan-to-release-all-child-traffickers-at-border-into-u-s/

 

DAILY CALLER
— RGA OPPO RESEARCHERS NEVER FOUND RACIST NORTHAM PHOTO FOR GILLESPIE CAMP – Kerry Picket (DIERSEN: If your ran of a government office or political office, what would opposition researchers find out about you? I should write a book about what opposition researchers would find about me. More importantly, I should write a book about opposition researchers.)
https://dailycaller.com/2019/02/03/rga-oppo-researcher-northam-photo-gillespie/
— SUPER BOWL ADS LECTURE AMERICA ON GIRL POWER, WIND POWER AND OBJECTIFYING MERMAIDS – Virginia Kruta
https://dailycaller.com/2019/02/03/super-bowl-ads-lecture-america/

 

AMERICAN THINKER
— Texas Can Get Trump’s Border Wall Accomplished – Jonathon Moseley
https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2019/02/texas_can_get_trumps_border_wall_accomplished.html
— Gov. Ralph Northam: Forgive me, but this is not who I am – Robert Arvay
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2019/02/forgive_me_but_this_is_not_who_i_am.html

 

AMERICAN GREATNESS
— Congress Has a Little Time to Get Immigration Right – Rachel Bovard
https://www.amgreatness.com/2019/02/03/congress-has-a-little-time-to-get-immigration-right/
— The Nazification of the Democrats – Robert Miller
https://amgreatness.com/2019/02/03/the-nazification-of-the-democrats/

 

AMERICAN CONSERVATIVE
— Ralph Northam and Democrats’ Dishonest Whataboutism Progressives are pathetically trying to spin their embarrassment and surprise, turn it around on Republicans. – HUNTER DERENSIS
https://www.theamericanconservative.com/articles/ralph-northam-and-democrats-dishonest-whataboutism/

 

CONSERVATIVE HQ
— The Establishment Media And Ed Gillespie Made Racist Ralph Northam Governor – George Rasley (FROM THE ARTICLE: We agree that Republicans campaigns hiring incompetents, grifters, and rent-seekers foisted upon them by outsiders is the hallmark of any establishment GOP campaign.) (DIERSEN: I should write a book about Republican candidates and their teams in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois that since 2000 have blamed me and my GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails the most for their problems.)
http://www.conservativehq.com/article/29610-establishment-media-and-ed-gillespie-made-racist-ralph-northam-governor
(FROM THE ARTICLE: But the second biggest question in the Ralph Northam racist yearbook scandal is why didn’t the Ed Gillespie campaign’s opposition research team find the offensive image? According to reporting by Daniel Chaitin of the Washington Examiner, a source from Big League Politics told the Washington Post an individual reached out to the website because of “anger” over Northam’s recent comments about a bill that would loosen restrictions on abortions. “The revelations about Ralph Northam’s racist past were absolutely driven by his medical school classmate’s anger over his recent very public support for infanticide,” the unnamed source said according to Chaitin. Amazing how Republican gubernatorial candidate Ed Gillespie’s team missed it. President Trump tweeted the same question: “Ed Gillespie, who ran for Governor of the Great State of Virginia against Ralph Northam, must now be thinking Malpractice and Dereliction of Duty with regard to his Opposition Research Staff. If they find that terrible picture before the election, he wins by 20 points!” As Christian Vasquez reported for Politico, Gillespie appears to remain a sore spot for Trump, who was shunned by the Republican nominee during the high-profile 2017 election. Some have suggested that Gillespie had it and refused to use it because it would have muddied the distinctions they were trying to draw, with the Washington Post’s Glen Kessler tweeting, “Several astute readers have suggested Gillespie’s campaign may have known of this but chose not to use it…” The writers at Red State were of the same mind saying, “Having observed a boat-load of GOP campaigns over the years, I find nothing at all implausible about the Gillespie campaign having the material and deciding not to use it. From what I’ve seen of Vichy Republicans in action at fairly close range, I’d actually be more shocked if it was used than finding it wasn’t… We agree that Republicans campaigns hiring incompetents, grifters, and rent-seekers foisted upon them by outsiders is the hallmark of any establishment GOP campaign.)

 

WORLD NET DAILY
— BILLIONAIRE RULES Lowell Ponte blasts ‘strong-arm confiscatory asset forfeiture’ by the left
https://www.wnd.com/2019/02/billionaire-rules/

 

ROLL CALL
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A Trump-hater says “Cracks in GOP support for Trump emerge, but White House claims ‘we’re all good.’ ‘What was boiling under the surface … has now come to the surface,’ Republican insider says.”
http://www.rollcall.com/news/whitehouse/cracks-gop-support-trump-emerge-white-house-claims-good

 

HUFFINGTON POST
— Sherrod Brown Calls Trump A Flat-Out ‘Racist’: ‘He Built His Political Career’ On It Brown ripped Trump for his history of racism, including spreading the birther conspiracy against Barack Obama for years. – Amy Russo (DIERSEN: Brown believes that he can slander Trump because Trump is a “public figure.” SEE: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Public_figure My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes believe that they can slander me because I am a “public figure.” To convince a jury that I am a “public figure,” they would have to argue a) that many religious, government, political, and financial leaders in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois read my GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails and b) that aforesaid opinions and actions are strongly influenced by my emails.)
https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/sherrod-brown-trump-racist_us_5c57d657e4b00187b55234b1

 

CBS NEWS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Trump-haters say “Most oppose Trump declaring national emergency for wall funding.”
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/cbs-news-poll-most-americans-oppose-trump-declaring-national-emergency-for-wall/

 

AOL NEWS
— ‘I wasn’t happy’: Trump says he pushed Mattis to resign (DIERSEN: My Democrat GAO superiors were not happy with me. They forced me to retire in 1997 when I was 49 years old, gave me unfair performance expectations and appraisals, always ranked me in the bottom half of my coworkers for pay-for-performance purposes, did not promote me beyond GS-13, got rid of my mentor in 1987, kept me off audits of IRS for all but 3 of the almost 18 years that I worked for GAO, and forced me to take a $19,203 (26%) pay cut in today’s dollars to transfer from IRS to GAO in 1980. They were not happy with me a) because I opposed patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, age discrimination, and retaliation, b) because in 1988, when I was 40 years old, I became an active member of a class action lawsuit that charged them with reverse discrimination, age discrimination, and retaliation, c) because I refused to help them get rid of their employees who they wanted to get rid of, and d) because my demographics did not help them meet any of their Affirmative Action, Diversity, or Inclusion quotas, goals, or targets.)
https://www.aol.com/article/news/2019/02/03/i-wasnt-happy-trump-says-he-pushed-mattis-to-resign/23660369/

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— What’s Really Radical? Not Taxing the Rich It’s time to reverse the extreme upward redistribution of the last 40 years. – David Leonhardt
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/02/03/opinion/democrats-wealth-tax.html

 

NEW YORK POST
— More troops heading to border as Trump weighs national emergency – Marisa Schultz
https://nypost.com/2019/02/03/more-troops-heading-to-border-as-trump-weighs-national-emergency/

 

BOSTON HERALD
— Ralph Northam and Democrats have explaining to do – ADRIANA COHEN
https://www.bostonherald.com/2019/02/03/cohen-northam/

 

USA TODAY
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, a) Trump-haters promote hatred against Trump and against his supporters, b) Protestant-haters promote hatred against Protestants, c) conservative-haters promote hatred against conservatives, d) patriotic people-haters promote hatred against patriotic people, e) Republican-haters promote hatred against Republicans, f) American-haters promote hatred against Americans, g) White-haters promote hatred against Whites, h) male-haters promote hatred against males, i) older people-haters promote hatred against older people, j) rich people-haters promote hatred against rich people, k) gun owner-haters promote hatred against gun owners, l) German American-haters promote hatred against German Americans, m) draft avoider-haters promote hatred against draft avoiders, and n) those who hate those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time promote hatred against those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/2019/02/04/identity-politics-trump-julian-castro-stacey-abrams-beto-orourke-column/2733935002/
— Here are two truths to help you build a successful career and future – Ken Fisher
https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/columnist/2019/02/03/how-to-succeed-build-your-career-with-these-tips/2733832002/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: That’s your goal! To endlessly build your future. For that you need two truths: First, make sure your employer is like that. And if they aren’t, move to one that is. How hard is your employer really striving to grow? How much effort and money do they invest each year into truly new growth oriented initiatives? . . . The second truth: You must make yourself indispensable – which has two components. Once you’re done with college and working, you need to be permanently learning. You can do it informally online. But keep building your human capital. Google endlessly about anything and everything that touches, even peripherally, on what your firm does, and beyond the functions you perform there. Then, at work, keep volunteering, for everything and anything. Raise your hand repeatedly. Make your boss and boss’s boss know you are not about what you “can do,” which is about your capacity, but what you “will do” which is above, beyond, and more than that sorry sap next to you. If your firm does shrink, you will be among the last 20 percent they let go, giving you time to maneuver to a more futuristic employer. In our future, anyone who isn’t eager is meager. Great attitude and activity will always equal success. Complacency now equals eventual failure. Sustainable success is only yours to build.)
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Democrats promote LGBTQ activity.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/2019/01/31/lgbt-report-public-support-but-state-opposition-equality-act-distant/2738550002/

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Women Claim New Turf on Wall Street Women are managing billions of dollars and beating male competitors in the booming collateralized loan obligation market – Matt Wirz
https://www.wsj.com/articles/women-claim-new-turf-on-wall-street-11549108800
— Five Ways to Pay for Grad School We hear a lot about college students’ loans. But graduate students really build up debt, too. – Cheryl Winokur Munk (DIERSEN: Where did the money come from to pay for your graduate degree(s)? The money to pay for my 1976 MBA from Loyola came from my Firestone Stores and IRS salaries. The money to pay for my 1980 master’s degree in accounting came from my IRS and GAO salaries. The money to pay for my 1997 master’s degree in financial markets and trading from IIT came from my GAO salary.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/five-ways-to-pay-for-grad-school-11549039644
— Tips for Tapping Your Retirement Savings Tools do exist for doing it right, but a good adviser can be invaluable – Glenn Ruffenach (DIERSEN: What has caused you to have less retirement savings? For me, it was the success that my Democrat superiors in the federal government had in wasting my career and forcing me to take their early retirement “offer” in 1997 when I was 49 years old.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/tips-for-tapping-your-retirement-savings-11548949857
— Elizabeth Warren Doesn’t Understand Wealth Taxes There’s a reason real estate is treated differently from income-generating assets. – Alan Cole (DIERSEN: Real estate taxes are wealth taxes.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/elizabeth-warren-doesnt-understand-wealth-taxes-11549228772
— The Left’s Idea of Generosity Progressives across the West are eager to spend other people’s money on moral vanity projects. – Bobby Jindal
https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-lefts-idea-of-generosity-11549228822
— Ralph Northam’s Racial Education The Virginia Governor and Democrats owe an apology to Ed Gillespie. – Editorial
https://www.wsj.com/articles/ralph-northams-racial-education-11549233081

 

FORBES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, members of the following groups promote LGBTQ activity: anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.
https://www.forbes.com/sites/debtfreeguys/2019/02/03/the-growing-demographic-marketers-dont-know-about/#7be0501b206e
— Either Ban Government Shutdowns Or Insure Furloughed Workers – Dante Disparte
https://www.forbes.com/sites/dantedisparte/2019/02/04/either-ban-government-shutdowns-or-insure-furloughed-workers/#206f427d5cdd

 

MONDAQ
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Seventh Circuit rules that employers can use experience requirements to discriminate against older job applicants.
http://www.mondaq.com/unitedstates/x/777312/employee+rights+labour+relations/Seventh+Circuit+Limits+ADEA+Protections+For+Job+Applicants

 

U.S. NEWS & WORLD REPORT
— Fighting Food Insecurity on College Campuses High prices and changing demographics have helped create a cadre of college students faced with the prospect of going hungry. – Joseph P. Williams (DIERSEN: Where did the money come from to pay for the food that you ate while you earned your bachelor’s degree? My outstanding parents provided me with room and board a) 1966-1968 while I attended UIC, b) weekends during my first semester at NIU in 1969, and c) the summer of 1969. The money to pay for my room and board at NIU a) weekdays during my first semester there, b) my second and third semesters there, and c) the summer of 1970 came from what I earned a) delivering mail for the Park Forest Post office 1966-1969, b) working on an automotive assembly line in 1970, and c) working as a security guard in 1970. I graduated debt-free from NIU in August of 1970 owning a 1969 Dodge Charger SE.)
https://www.usnews.com/news/healthiest-communities/articles/2019-02-04/a-fight-against-food-insecurity-hunger-on-college-campuses

 

GALLUP
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Trump-haters say “Solid Majority Still Opposes New Construction on Border Wall.”
https://news.gallup.com/poll/246455/solid-majority-opposes-new-construction-border-wall.aspx

 

DAILY MAIL
— Top Democrat suggests ‘enhanced barrier’ instead of a wall could be an option, as Trump insists Republicans ‘must be prepared to do whatever is necessary’ for strong border security – JENNY STANTON and EMILY GOODIN
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-6663787/Top-Democrat-suggests-enhanced-barrier-instead-wall-option.html

 

GUARDIAN
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A Trump-hater says “State of disunion: Democrats must not give in to Trump’s hateful speech. Pelosi’s party must not be distracted by the president – or corporate voices on their side. Inequality is pulling the U.S. apart.”
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2019/feb/04/trump-state-of-the-union-democrats-pelosi

February 1 Morning Edition

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Trump enters the 2020 election cycle with a massive fundraising lead over Democrats – Michelle Ye Hee Lee, Anu Narayanswamy
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/politics/ct-trump-reelection-campaign-fundraising-20190131-story.html

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Trump calls Jussie Smollett attack ‘horrible,’ family calls it ‘domestic terrorism’ – Nader Issa
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/empire-actor-jussie-smollett-racist-homophobic-attack-police-trump-pelosi/
— Madigan deposition: The speaker speaks — on Burke, Rauner, politics and church – Tina Sfondeles
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/madigan-deposition-speaker-offers-answers-and-digs-to-rivals-questions/

 

QUINCY HERALD WHIG
— Jil Tracy gets seven Illinois Senate committee assignments
https://www.whig.com/20190131/tracy-gets-seven-illinois-senate-committee-assignments#

 

QUAD CITIES ONLINE
— Democrats for border security? No – STEPHEN MOORE
https://qconline.com/opinion/columnists/democrats-for-border-security-no/article_d1d2a59a-4287-5a61-9380-ecfea0ff4f32.html

 

PEORIA JOURNAL STAR
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, pot pushers use problems with opioids to push pot.
https://www.pjstar.com/news/20190131/opioid-alternative-program-begins-processing-medical-marijuana-applications

 

FOX ILLINOIS
— Trump says Pelosi is ‘playing games’ on wall funds – AP
https://foxillinois.com/news/nation-world/trump-says-pelosi-is-playing-games-on-wall-funds

 

NPR ILLINOIS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, pot pushers use problems with opioids to push pot.
http://www.nprillinois.org/post/marijuana-opioid-alternative-program-begins-accepting-patients-illinois#stream/0

 

DAILY LINE
— Bill Daley: ‘Progressive’ is just because Democrats didn’t want to call themselves liberals anymore’ – A.D. Quig
http://thedailyline.net/chicago/02/01/2019/bill-daley-progressive-is-just-because-democrats-didnt-want-to-call-themselves-liberals-anymore/

 

ILLINOIS NEWS NETWORK
— State Senator Tony McCombie pushes back as gun control measures gain traction in Springfield – Greg Bishop
https://www.ilnews.org/news/state_politics/state-senator-pushes-back-as-gun-control-measures-gain-traction/article_025a559e-259f-11e9-a386-0bf5d62af94e.html

 

NEWS BUSTERS
— Cuomo Argues in Favor of Allowing the Banning of MAGA Hat Wearers from Businesses – Nicholas Fondacaro
https://www.newsbusters.org/blogs/nb/nicholas-fondacaro/2019/02/01/cuomo-argues-favor-allowing-banning-maga-hat-wearers

 

FOX NEWS
— Dishonest Democrats won’t work with Trump on immigration because they’re scared to death of radical leftists – David N. Bossie
https://www.foxnews.com/opinion/dishonest-democrats-wont-work-with-trump-on-immigration-because-theyre-scared-to-death-of-radical-leftists

 

WASHINGTON TIMES
— California Gov. Gavin Newsom calls for $25 million emergency fund to aid asylum seekers – AP (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, California moves toward leaving the United States and joining up with Mexico and with other foreign countries.)
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2019/jan/31/gavin-newsom-calls-25-million-emergency-fund-aid-a/

 

NEW AMERICAN
— Trump Says Border Security Talks With Dems a Waste of Time – Selwyn Duke
https://www.thenewamerican.com/usnews/immigration/item/31354-straight-talk-trump-says-border-security-talks-with-dems-a-waste-of-time

 

AMERICAN GREATNESS
— AOC Shows Why a Libertarian-Progressive Alliance Will Fail – Edward Ring
https://www.amgreatness.com/2019/01/31/aoc-shows-why-a-libertarian-progressive-alliance-will-fail/

 

NEWSMAX
— Reformer Krupa, 19, Could Make History in Chicago Feb. 26 – John Gizzi
https://www.newsmax.com/john-gizzi/chicago-david-krupa-teenager-history/2019/01/31/id/900737/

 

FRONTPAGE MAGAZINE
— WORLD-WIDE THREAT ASSESSMENT MAKES POWERFUL CASE FOR BORDER SECURITY Senate hears from leaders of the intelligence community. – Michael Cutler
https://www.frontpagemag.com/fpm/272739/world-wide-threat-assessment-makes-powerful-case-michael-cutler

 

TOWNHALL
— MAGA and the March: Why Pro-Lifers Are Right to Support Trump – Frank Cannon
https://townhall.com/columnists/frankcannon/2019/02/01/maga-and-the-march-why-prolifers-are-right-to-support-trump-n2540613

 

DAILY CALLER
— BAY AREA RESTAURANT BANS MAGA HATS – Hillary Silverman
https://dailycaller.com/2019/01/31/san-francisco-restaurant-bans-maga-hats/
— IT’S NOW CONSIDERED ‘OFFENSIVE’ TO TELL LAID-OFF JOURNALISTS ‘LEARN TO CODE’—IT WASN’T FOR COAL MINERS – Stephanie Hamill
https://dailycaller.com/2019/01/31/twitter-restricts-learn-to-code-hashtag/

 

MEDIA RESEARCH CENTER
— Cuomo Argues in Favor of Allowing the Banning of MAGA Hat Wearers – Nicholas Fondaca
https://www.mrctv.org/index.php/videos/cuomo-argues-favor-allowing-banning-maga-hat-wearers

 

PJ MEDIA
— Silicon Valley Restaurant Chef Says Patrons Wearing MAGA Hats Won’t Get Served – DEBRA HEINE
https://pjmedia.com/trending/silicon-valley-restaurant-chef-says-patrons-wearing-maga-hats-wont-get-served/

 

BREITBART
— San Francisco Eatery Bans MAGA Hat-Wearing Customers – Katherine Rodriguez
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2019/01/31/san-francisco-eatery-bans-maga-hat-wearing-customers/
— Congressional Research Service: President Can Build Border Wall Without National Emergency or Additional Action by Congress – Michael Patrick Leahy
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2019/01/31/congressional-research-service-president-can-build-border-wall-without-national-emergency-or-additional-action-by-congress/
— Democrats’ 2019 DHS Spending Bill Opens the Border to Migrants – Neil Munro
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2019/02/01/democrats-2019-dhs-bill-opens-the-border-to-migrants/

 

LIFEZETTE
— San Francisco Restaurant Bans ‘Make America Great Again’ Hats Chef J. Kenji Lopez-Alt compared the pro-Trump attire to the KKK’s white hoods – Zachary Leeman
https://www.lifezette.com/2019/01/san-francisco-restaurant-bans-make-america-great-again-hats/
— Pro-Abortion Democrats: Are They Now the Deathocrats? Extreme move to the Left by those who say it’s a ‘woman’s right to choose’ has many people outraged, including this opinion writer – Nina May
https://www.lifezette.com/2019/01/pro-abortion-democrats-are-they-now-the-deathocrats/

 

WORLD NET DAILY
— DEMS CLAIM MORAL SUPERIORITY WHILE HIGH-FIVING INFANTICIDE David Kupelian on real reason left continually attacks GOP, Trump, supporters as ‘immoral’
https://www.wnd.com/2019/01/dems-claim-moral-superiority-while-high-fiving-infanticide/

 

REAL CLEAR POLITICS
— Democrats’ Leftward March – Adriana Cohen
https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2019/02/01/democrats_leftward_march_139336.html

 

RENEW AMERICA
— Can a Christian vote for a Democrat? – Bryan Fischer (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, to vote for Democrats is to shout that you are anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
http://www.renewamerica.com/columns/fischer/190130

 

ROLL CALL
— Border wall debate ignores biggest source of illegal immigration: visa overstays But stopping travelers from overstaying their visas isn’t a simple fix – Dean DeChiaro
https://www.rollcall.com/news/congress/border-illegal-immigration-visa-overstays

 

THE HILL
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A Trump-hater says “Endorsing Trump isn’t the easiest decision for some Republicans.”
https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/427973-endorsing-trump-isnt-the-easiest-decision-for-some-republicans?userid=3526

 

HUFFINGTON POST
— Fox News’ Laura Ingraham Wants To Turn MAGA Hats Into A Symbol Of Kindness The Fox News host wants people to continue wearing their MAGA hats, even though it’s now “basically considered a hate crime.” – Lee Moran
https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/fox-news-laura-ingraham-maga-hat_us_5c541a37e4b0bdf0e7da19b1
— Trump Mulls ‘Emergency’ After Mexico, GOP And Now Pelosi Won’t Pay For His Wall But funding a border wall wasn’t even the president’s priority until just before the midterm elections. – S.V. Date
https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/trump-wall-national-emergency_us_5c53660be4b01d3c1f11c320
Seth Meyers: ‘What Does Trump Have Against Dogs?’
— The president repeatedly refers to dogs when he’s attacking people. – Carla Baranauckas (DIERSEN: Overwhelmingly, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes worship dogs. They a) own dogs, b) spend lots of time and money on dogs, c) crow that they love dogs, d) crow that dogs love them, and e) hint/imply/argue/shout that you are scum like me who should be gotten rid of if you do not own a dog, if you do not love dogs, and if dogs do not love you. They hint/imply/argue/shout that all that you have to do to get into heaven is a) own a dog, b) spend lots on time and money on dogs, and c) destroy those like me who do own a dog.)
https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/seth-meyers-trump-dogs_us_5c53e21fe4b0bdf0e7d9cbcb

 

CNN
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A Republican-hater says “Here’s why Republicans don’t want an Election Day holiday.”
https://edition.cnn.com/2019/01/31/politics/election-day-holiday-republicans/

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— He Says ‘Wall,’ They Say ‘Border Security’: A Glossary of the Border Debate – Glenn Thrush
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/01/31/us/politics/border-wall-types.html
— This Is Your Brain Off Facebook – Benedict Carey (DIERSEN: Facebook is a Democrat website.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/01/30/health/facebook-psychology-health.html

 

WASHINGTON POST
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Trump-haters promote hatred against Trump and against Trump’s supporters.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/religion/2019/02/01/this-black-history-month-dont-pretend-racism-has-disappeared-church/

 

LOS ANGELES TIMES
— Gov. Gavin Newsom touts proposed $25 million in California aid to asylum seekers – TARYN LUNA and CHARLES CLARK (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, California moves toward leaving the United States and joining up with Mexico and with other foreign countries.)
https://www.latimes.com/politics/la-pol-ca-gavin-newsom-immigration-funds-20190131-story.html

 

USA TODAY
— Trump says lawmakers are ‘wasting their time’ on border security talks. – Ledyard King and William Cummings
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2019/02/01/border-security-trump-says-talks-wasting-time-what-does-history-say/2703506002/
— ‘Like white hoods except stupider’: California chef says he won’t serve diners wearing ‘MAGA’ hats – Ryan W. Miller
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2019/01/31/j-kenji-lopez-alt-says-he-wont-serve-maga-hat-wearers-san-mateo-restaurant/2738187002/

 

BOSTON HERALD
— Trump should call Dems’ bluff on border security – MARC A. THIESSEN
https://www.bostonherald.com/2019/02/01/trump-should-call-dems-bluff-on-border-security/

 

FOX CLEVELAND
— California restaurant owner says he won’t serve anyone wearing MAGA hats – NATASHA ANDERSON
https://fox8.com/2019/01/31/california-restaurant-owner-says-he-wont-serve-anyone-wearing-maga-hats/

 

NEWS ONE
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A Trump-hater promotes hatred of Trump. I should write a book about those in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois who are a member of a church, who attend church services, and/or who give money to a church who use the aforesaid a) to glorify and praise themselves, b) to give themselves standing to demonize, to denigrate, and to condemn those like me who are not a member of a church, who do not attend church services, and/or do not give money to a church, c) to give themselves license to sin, d) to give themselves standing to be arrogant, judgmental, nasty, rude, condescending, and even worse things, and e) to give themselves standing to NOT oppose the promotion of welfare, dependency on government, dependency on charity, LGBTQ activity, abortion, mass/illegal immigration, booze, gambling, pot, and other vices, patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, age discrimination, retaliation, and even worse things. They hint/imply/argue/shout that they are operatives or dupes for GOD and that GOD hates those who are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders, and those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://newsone.com/3845090/trumps-former-pastor/

 

DAILY MAIL
— California restaurant owner bans customers wearing MAGA hats and compares them to a ‘swastika or white hood’ J. Kenji López-Alt said he would refuse to serve patrons wearing MAGA hats In a tweet he compared the hats to ‘a swastika, white hood’ or other hate symbol The popular chef said since posting the tweet he has received hate mail but he has refused to back down, even though he deleted the comments Since Donald Trump’s presidential campaign, red ‘MAGA’ caps have become a divisive symbol in the United States – LEAH MCDONALD
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-6656265/California-restaurant-owner-bans-customers-wearing-MAGA-hats.html
— Thousands of Central American migrants resume northern trek to the border as Trump announces plans to send 2,350 troops to stop the caravan A group of 2,400 migrants left Mexico City on Thursday to journey northwards Around 11,500 migrants have made the journey through Mexico since last year Donald Trump said Thursday he plans to send thousands of troops to the border – GEORGE MARTIN
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-6656661/Thousands-Central-American-migrants-resume-northern-trek-border.html

 

GUARDIAN
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Trump-haters promote hatred against Trump and against Trump’s supporters.
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2019/feb/01/forget-trumps-border-distraction-the-real-threat-is-inside-the-house

 

MEXICO NEWS DAILY
— Migrants’ caravan leaves Mexico City, bound for northern border Nearly 2,400 left a temporary shelter, looking for rides to Querétaro
https://mexiconewsdaily.com/news/migrants-caravan-leaves-mexico-city/

January 30 Morning Edition

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— ‘Operation Illinois Politics’: The FBI is on the prowl – Editorial
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/editorials/ct-edit-madigan-burke-corruption-fbi-illinois-chicago-solis-election-20190129-story.html

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Marie Newman exploring rematch against Rep. Dan Lipinski – Lynn Sweet
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/marie-newman-exploring-rematch-against-rep-dan-lipinski/

 

DAILY HERALD
— ABC 7 newsroom has family ties to three politicians – Robert Feder
https://www.dailyherald.com/entlife/20190129/feder-abc-7-newsroom-has-family-ties-to-three-politicians
— ‘Empire’ cast member alleges homophobic attack in Chicago – AP
https://www.dailyherald.com/article/20190129/news/301299921/
— Fair graduated income tax would be good for Illinois – Ralph Martire
https://www.dailyherald.com/discuss/20190130/fair-graduated-income-tax-would-be-good-for-illinois
— State lawmakers, governor should ban teen tobacco sales – Editorial
https://www.dailyherald.com/discuss/20190129/editorial-state-lawmakers-governor-should-ban-teen-tobacco-sales

 

WBEZ
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Ever-increasingly, pot pushers push pot.
https://www.wbez.org/shows/wbez-news/illinois-legalized-pot-push-moving-forward-prohibition-plain-just-does-not-work/3e48df46-7423-4e7c-a988-1a4a0127ff33

 

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— State bill would revoke FOID cards for social-media posts – Phil Luciano
https://www.sj-r.com/news/20190129/luciano-state-bill-would-revoke-foid-cards-for-social-media-posts

 

HERALD & REVIEW
— GOP lawmakers seek to stop ‘revolving door,’ pension payouts – GRANT MORGAN
https://herald-review.com/news/state-and-regional/govt-and-politics/gop-lawmakers-seek-to-stop-revolving-door-pension-payouts/article_9ef2b19d-1671-568f-bc4a-4ac85ae122f0.html

 

FOX ILLINOIS
— HUD’s Carson awards $2 billion to help homeless – MICHELLE MACALUSO (DIERSEN: What do you say to Democrats who send their homeless to DuPage County, to Milton Township, to Glen Ellyn, and to Wheaton and tell them to paint themselves as being home-grown products of failed religious, conservative, and/or Republican principles?)
https://foxillinois.com/news/nation-world/huds-carson-awards-2-billion-to-help-homeless

 

WILL
— Lawsuit: Racial Harassment Is ‘Standard Operating Procedure’ At U Of I – LEE V. GAINES AND CHRISTINE HERMAN
https://will.illinois.edu/news/story/lawsuit-racial-harassment-is-standard-operating-procedure-at-u-of-i

 

POLITICO ILLINOIS
— Lawmakers yesterday took part in sexual harassment training that was described as intense. It prompted chatter all day long about what’s appropriate in the comfy confines of the Capitol. It’s not OK, for example, to greet colleagues with a hug or kiss without their permission. The no-touching rule touched off a debate among lawmakers who see their colleagues as friends. For some, a hug and peck on the cheek are how you say hello. A woman legislator, though, said it really shouldn’t be so difficult to say “Do you mind if I hug you?” The discussion was moderated by an investigator for the Illinois Department of Human Rights, according to one attendee. Fresham Democratic Rep. Anne Stava-Murray, who has been a lightning rod on the issue, attended the training and took part in discussions. “It was worth it to be the voice in the room that said the things that needed to be said,” she told POLITICO. Stava-Murray previously said she was “forcibly kissed” by a lawmaker at a gathering for freshman legislators. Tuesday’s sexual harassment training was instituted after the #MeToo movement hit the statehouse. Among some incidents: Tim Mapes, former chief of staff to Mike Madigan, was fired after a state employee accused him of sexual harassment. – Shia Kapos
https://www.politico.com/newsletters/illinois-playbook/2019/01/30/presume-everyone-wears-a-wire-no-touching-rule-chuy-garcia-shocked-by-solis-revelations-383837

 

LOYOLA PHOENIX
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Democrats promote LGBTQ activity in the military.
http://loyolaphoenix.com/2019/01/who-can-and-cannot-fight-for-this-country-according-to-trump/

 

AMERICANS FOR TRUTH ABOUT HOMOSEXUALITY
— Interview with Laurie Higgins on Transgender Agenda – Peter LaBarbera
https://americansfortruth.com/2019/01/29/episode-12-americans-for-truth-live-01-29-2019/

 

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— WHY TRUMP WON
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2019/01/why-trump-won.html
— HUMANS HAVE MINIMAL IMPACT ON ATMOSPHERE
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2019/01/global-warming-myth-debunked-humans-have-minimal-impact-on-atmospheres-carbon-dioxide-and-climate.html

 

CAPITOL FAX
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Ever-increasingly, pot pushers push pot.
https://capitolfax.com/2019/01/30/prohibition-plain-just-does-not-work/

 

FOX NEWS
— Journalists now hate Twitter — because it exposes their excesses? – Howard Kurtz
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/journalists-now-hate-twitter-because-it-exposes-their-excesses

 

NEWSMAX
— Democrats Ignore Base as They Move Further Left – Michael Dorstewitz (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, to be a Democrat, is to be anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.newsmax.com/michaeldorstewitz/democratic-party-primaries-bernie-sanders/2019/01/29/id/900358/

 

FRONTPAGE MAGAZINE
— OBSTRUCTIONIST DEMOCRATS VOW LAWSUIT IF TRUMP DECLARES WALL EMERGENCY The Left runs out of excuses for not securing the southern border. – Matthew Vadum
https://www.frontpagemag.com/fpm/272712/obstructionist-democrats-vow-lawsuit-if-trump-matthew-vadum

 

TOWNHALL
— The Manure-Spreaders of Media Sensationalism – Michelle Malkin
https://townhall.com/columnists/michellemalkin/2019/01/30/the-manurespreaders-of-media-sensationalism-n2540472
— Demonizing White Men – Walter E. Williams (DIERSEN: What do you say to those who are White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time, and those who claim to be Protestant, conservative, patriotic, and/or Republican who demonize, denigrate, and condemn those who are White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, and/or Republican TO CURRY FAVOR WITH those who are anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, and/or anti-Republican?)
https://townhall.com/columnists/walterewilliams/2019/01/30/demonizing-white-men-n2540336

 

BREITBART
— Billionaire Kochs Unite Plutocrats for Amnesty, Vow Not to Back Trump in 2020 – John Binder
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2019/01/29/billionaire-kochs-unite-plutocrats-for-amnesty-vow-not-to-back-trump-in-2020/

 

DAILY CALLER
— WALLS ACROSS AMERICA: CELEBRITY EDITION – Benny Johnson
https://dailycaller.com/2019/01/29/walls-across-america-celebrity-edition/
— TUCKER CARLSON CALLS OUT CELEBRITY HYPOCRISY ON BORDER WALL – Mike Brest
https://dailycaller.com/2019/01/29/tucker-carlson-celebrity-hypocrisy-border-wall/

 

AMERICAN GREATNESS
— Stymied for Now, Trump Can Still Outflank the Democrats – Karl Spence
https://amgreatness.com/2019/01/29/stymied-for-now-trump-can-still-outflank-the-democrats/
— Trump Offered Compromise, Pelosi Offered Nothing – Harlan Hill
https://amgreatness.com/2019/01/29/trump-offered-compromise-pelosi-offered-nothing/

 

AMERICAN MILITARY NEWS
— Illinois proposes ‘assault weapons’ ban, social media history review – LAURA WIDENER
https://americanmilitarynews.com/2019/01/il-proposes-assault-weapons-ban-social-media-history-review/

 

CONSERVATIVE DAILY NEWS
— When Only Leftist Blather-Heads Control Media Outlets, All You’ll Ever Hear Is Leftist Blather – Dave King
https://www.conservativedailynews.com/2019/01/when-only-leftist-blather-heads-control-media-outlets-all-youll-ever-hear-is-leftist-blather/

 

CONSERVATIVE HQ
— Assault on America, Day 28: SOTU postponed but Trump will enjoy last word in standoff – Jeffrey A. Rendall
http://www.conservativehq.com/article/29582-assault-america-day-28-sotu-postponed-trump-will-enjoy-last-word-standoff

 

CHRISTIAN HEADLINES
— 13 States that Have Ruled Unborn Babies Are Children – Kayla Koslosky
https://www.christianheadlines.com/blog/13-states-that-have-ruled-unborn-babies-are-children.html

 

FEDERALIST
— Federal Employees Should Plan For Shutdowns, Not Get Caught Penniless After One Delayed Paycheck In some cases, living paycheck-to-paycheck is unavoidable. In other cases, people need to wake up and take a long look at their foolish finance habits. – Christopher Jacobs (DIERSEN: From the beginning of time, government employees have been viciously demonized, viciously denigrated, and viciously condemned as being grossly overpaid, lazy, stupid, and even worse things.)
http://thefederalist.com/2019/01/30/federal-employees-plan-shutdowns-not-get-caught-penniless-one-delayed-paycheck/

 

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— TRAGIC: Gone, baby, gone – Timothy P. Carney
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/gone-baby-gone
(FROM THE ARTICLE: American women have averaged fewer and fewer babies every year this decade, and the latest numbers show the biggest drop yet. The total fertility rate in 2017 fell to 1.7655 babies per woman of childbearing age. The replacement level is 2.1. The number of babies born has been falling every year since 2007. Without immigration, America would be dying off. What’s the cause? Health writers at NBC News explained the drop and regional variations by pointing to “women with more education,” “the growth of sex education in the schools,” and “the passage of the Affordable Care Act,” which by expanding Medicaid “would have impacted access to family planning services.” In other words, NBC News sees the birth dearth as a story of progress and policy. In truth, however, it is a story of culture and decline. Women are having fewer babies largely because America is abandoning the institution of marriage, from which babies typically arise. Only half of all adults are married, down from 72 percent in 1960. Some of that is because college-educated people tend to delay marriage until they are older. But most of the slump is because working-class people either do not stay married or else don’t marry at all. Only half of working-class, 40-year-old women are married, compared to 85 percent in 1960. This isn’t making parenthood disappear. There are an increasing number of babies born to unmarried, working-class women. So much for the efficacy of “sex education in the schools.” Unmarried women without a college degree are disproportionately likely to have only one child. So the problem — it certainly is a problem, even though NBC News won’t tell you so — is that the culture which nurtures children is falling apart. Community strength is collapsing among the working class, as Charles Murray documented in his book, Coming Apart. If communities are not strong, getting married and having a family are less desirable and less achievable. It takes a village, after all, to raise a child. Utah, which is famously communal in its culture, is one of only two states where the birth rate is above replacement rate. Throw in falling wages for working-class men, interminable education among elites, and you get a country with less marriage, less sex, fewer families, and fewer babies. Hardly progress.)
— White suburbia the source of Trump’s Texas troubles – David M. Drucker
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/campaigns/white-suburbia-the-source-of-trumps-texas-troubles
— Eric Trump: I want my father to declare an emergency at the border – Katelyn Caralle
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/policy/defense-national-security/eric-trump-i-want-my-father-to-declare-an-emergency-at-the-border
— Nearly 900,000 immigration cases outstanding as 82,000 hearings canceled during shutdown – Anna Giaritelli
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/nearly-900-000-immigration-cases-outstanding-as-82-000-hearings-canceled-during-shutdown

 

THE HILL
— Trump’s company to expand checks on employees’ legal status – BRETT SAMUELS (DIERSEN: Needless-to-say, E-Verify should be mandatory.)
https://thehill.com/regulation/business/427586-trumps-company-to-expand-checks-on-employees-legal-status
— No GOP appetite for a second shutdown – JORDAIN CARNEY
https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/427574-no-gop-appetite-for-a-second-shutdown

 

HUFFINGTON POST
— Eric Trump Torches Democrats As ‘Almost Anti-American’ Radicals “They’ve become crazy,” he claimed during a Fox News appearance. – Amy Russo
https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/eric-trump-hannity-democrats_us_5c51346ae4b00906b26e83f9

 

POLITICO
— Liz Cheney rises amid GOP rubble The hawkish House Republican with a famous last name is seen as a possible senator or even speaker of the House. – SARAH FERRIS
https://www.politico.com/story/2019/01/29/liz-cheney-republicans-1128132
— Is Trump really winning over Hispanics? – GABBY ORR (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Trump-haters shout at Hispanics that Trump and his supporters are White supremacists, Nazis, KKK members, haters, racists, sexists, bigots, and even worse things who Hispanics should help Democrats, help Libertarians, help Greens, and help RINOs get rid of once and for all.)
https://www.politico.com/story/2019/01/29/trump-hispanic-support-poll-2020-1136373

 

MERCURY NEWS
— Google urged U.S. to limit protection for activist workers Company pushed to reinstate ban on organizing via workplace emails – Josh Eidelson, Hassan Kanu and Mark Bergen
https://www.mercurynews.com/2019/01/24/google-urged-u-s-to-limit-protection-for-activist-workers/

 

YAHOO NEWS
— Sean Hannity doubles down that Trump is in control of border wall negotiations
https://news.yahoo.com/sean-hannity-doubles-down-trump-222055649.html

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— Trump Organization to Use E-Verify to Prevent Hiring Undocumented Immigrants – Miriam Jordan (DIERSEN: Needless-to-say, E-Verify should be mandatory.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/01/29/us/trump-organization-everify.html
— Trump Administration’s Asylum-Seeker Policy Takes Effect – Paulina Villegas and Kirk Semple (DIERSEN: Democrats want all the citizens of all the countries of all the world who promise to vote for Democrats to seek asylum in America. Those most likely to make that promise a) have severe financial problems, b) have severe health problems, c) have little or no education, d) have few if any job skills, e) have dependents, f) are minorities, g) are females, and/or h) are younger.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/01/29/world/americas/asylum-seekers.html
— The Many Ways to Leave the White House – Annie Karni and Maggie Haberman
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/01/29/us/politics/white-house-firings-resign.html
— Howard Schultz knocks Ocasio-Cortez, Warren and Harris for ‘extreme,’ ‘punitive’ and ‘not American’ policies – John Wagner (DIERSEN: Who hints/implies/argues/shouts that you are an extremist? Democrats and Democrat plants, Libertarians and Libertarian plants, Greens and Green plants, and RINOs in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois hint/imply/argue/shout that I am an extremist because I oppose the promotion of welfare, dependency on government, dependency on charity, LGBTQ activity, abortion, mass/illegal immigration, abolition of the First and Second Amendments, booze, gambling, pot, and other vices, patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, age discrimination, and retaliation.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/howard-schultz-calls-alexandria-ocasio-cortez-a-bit-misinformed-when-it-comes-to-taxing-the-wealthy/2019/01/29/b00db19e-23c5-11e9-90cd-dedb0c92dc17_story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Trump-haters glorify and praise illegals.
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/01/29/us/border-wall-crossings.html

 

WASHINGTON POST
— Activists making ‘water drops’ for migrants near border say government intimidation is rising – Teresa Tomassoni (DIERSEN: Needless-to-say, the following should be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law: a) anyone who encourages people to come to America illegally, b) anyone who encourages people to stay in America illegally, and c) anyone who encourages people to help people come to America illegally and/or stay in America illegally.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/national/activists-making-water-drops-for-migrants-near-southern-border-say-government-intimidation-is-rising/2019/01/29/1f832464-1f52-11e9-8b59-0a28f2191131_story.html
— Trump’s company plans to expand check of employees’ legal status following report that it hired undocumented workers for years – Jonathan O’Connell, Elise Viebeck and Tracy Jan (DIERSEN: Needless-to-say, E-Verify should be mandatory.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/economy/trumps-company-plans-to-check-the-legal-status-of-employees-following-report-that-it-hired-undocumented-workers-for-years/2019/01/29/88974678-23fe-11e9-81fd-b7b05d5bed90_story.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: President Trump’s company plans to institute E-Verify, a federal program that allows employers to check whether new hires are legally eligible to work in the United States, in every one of its golf clubs, hotels and resorts, following a Washington Post report that its club in Westchester County, N.Y., employed undocumented immigrants for years. “We are instituting E-Verify on all of our properties as soon as possible,” Eric Trump, one of the president’s sons and executive vice president of the Trump Organization, said Tuesday, acknowledging that the company currently uses the program only at some locations. “We’re starting with the golf properties, and we are going to be doing all of them.”)
— Loads of houses are up for sale — but middle-class buyers are still shut out – Taylor Telford (DIERSEN: I bought a new town home in University Park in 1972 when I was 24 years old. I had worked for IRS for 15 months, the last 9 months of which in IRS’s Harvey office. My GS-9 salary was $55,905/year in today’s dollars. I was working part-time for the Firestone Store in Chicago Heights. I was taking graduate business classes at Loyola. I owned a 1972 Corvette and a 1962 Chevy BelAir. I had earned a bachelor’s degree in management from NIU in 1970.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2019/01/24/loads-houses-are-up-sale-middle-class-buyers-are-still-shut-out/

 

LOS ANGELES TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Americans are “are uneasy about using military money and active-duty troops at border.”
https://www.latimes.com/politics/la-na-pol-troops-border-20190129-story.html

 

USA TODAY
— ‘As soon as possible’: Trump Organization to increase checks after reports about undocumented employees – Christal Hayes (DIERSEN: Needless-to-say, E-Verify should be mandatory.)
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2019/01/29/trump-organization-increase-checks-undocumented-employees/2716885002/
— FRONT PAGE: Pentagon to send thousands more troops to border in an operation that’s cost $235 million and counting – Tom Vanden Brook
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2019/01/29/increase-troops-pentagon-border-security-military-national-guard-house-armed-services-committee/2702965002/

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— How a Billionaire Spends His Money Is His Own Business Progressives are more interested in scapegoating the wealthy than they are in relieving poverty. – Jason L. Riley (DIERSEN: Who demonizes, denigrates, and condemns you as being wealthy? I should write a book about those who have worked the hardest since 1966 to demonize, denigrate, and condemn me as being wealthy.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/how-a-billionaire-spends-his-money-is-his-own-business-11548807054

 

BLOOMBERG
— Oracle’s College-Recruiting Bias Case Highlights Risks (DIERSEN: How bad are your demographics? My demographics have always been terrible: White, male, old (born in 1948), 100% German nation origin, Protestant (baptized, raised, and confirmed as a Missouri Synod Lutheran), conservative, draft avoider, Republican, non-poor, gun owner, my ancestors have been in America since 1844, etc.)
https://news.bloomberglaw.com/daily-labor-report/oracles-college-recruiting-bias-case-highlights-risks
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Corporate recruiting and college campuses are such a natural combination, what could possibly go wrong? A number of workers—and the federal government—say some employers use it as a way to exclude minorities and older people. Oracle Corp. is being sued by the Labor Department’s contractor watchdog, which alleges that the tech giant discriminated against minorities when hiring recent college and university graduates. Hewlett Packard and PricewaterhouseCoopers face similar claims, related to possible age bias over their recruiting practices, brought by private parties. Recruiting on college campuses is perfectly legal, if done correctly, according to management and plaintiffs’ attorneys. But as these cases show, the displacement of certain groups is a legal problem, even if it’s only an unintended consequence of the recruiting. Meanwhile the Seventh Circuit has thrown a wrench into the issue—at least in the Midwest—by holding that only employees, not job applicants, are protected against the unintentional effects of neutral recruitment practices. Seemingly Neutral, but Problematic The complaint against Oracle alleges that the company “strongly preferred hiring Asian recent college graduates,” resulting in a refusal to hire “more than 100 qualified, non-Asian, applicants.”)

 

TIME
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Democrats promote LGBTQ activity.
http://time.com/5514826/scotus-trans-troops-history/

 

KANSAS CITY STAR
— Kansas lawmaker sues The Star, contributing columnist Steve Rose for defamation – JONATHAN SHORMAN
https://www.kansas.com/news/politics-government/article225208765.html

 

WINONA DAILY NEWS
— Redistribute the pain – Leonard Pitts Jr. (DIERSEN: According to Democrats, Republicans who are White, male, older, and/or non-veteran should pay the price of Affirmative Action, Diversity, and Inclusion.
https://www.winonadailynews.com/opinion/columnists/leonard-pitts-jr-redistribute-the-pain/article_7aa2de4e-ac0c-585f-91a2-f5f496596cf7.html

 

GOVERNMENT EXECUTIVE
— Shutdown Stretched Services of Federal Employee Charity – Charles S. Clark (DIERSEN: From the beginning of time, government employees have been viciously demonized, viciously denigrated, and viciously condemned as being grossly overpaid, lazy, stupid, and even worse things.)
https://www.govexec.com/pay-benefits/2019/01/shutdown-stretched-services-federal-employee-charity/154494/

 

CROWNE REALTY
— FOR SALE: 609 Frazier Court, Wheaton – $499,000
http://www.crownerealty.com/real-estate/609-frazier-court-wheaton-il-60189/09881430/52605328
— FOR SALE: 204 West Elm Street, Wheaton – $499,900
http://www.crownerealty.com/real-estate/204-west-elm-street-wheaton-il-60187/10139144/62650899

January 27 Morning Edition

DAILY HERALD
— Fake news and the public’s obligation to know – Editorial (DIERSEN: The Daily Herald should write an article, or maybe a book, about my critics/opponents. According to my critics/opponents, all news and commentary is fake except for the news and commentary that they put out or bless. My critics/opponents focus on a) stopping me from putting GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails together and sending them out and b) stopping everyone from reading those emails. My critics/opponents dominate the Milton Township Republican Central Committee (MTRCC), DuPage County Republican Central Committee, and the Illinois Republican Party. They crow that even though I have been a MTRCC member since 1999, MTRCC has never asked me to serve as chairman of a MTRCC committee, let alone as a MTRCC officer. They crow that they defeated me 69-13 when I ran for the open MTRCC Treasurer office in 2004. They crow that I am no longer a TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairman, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce Government Affairs Committee member, MTRCC webmaster, Illinois Center Right Coalition (ICRC) Steering Committee member, American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter board member, GAO employee, etc. They crow that they almost succeeded in getting ICRC to censure in 2006 me for my GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails.)
https://www.dailyherald.com/discuss/20190126/editorial-fake-news-and-the-publics-obligation-to-know

 

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Income disparity between black, white Springfield households largest in country – Crystal Thomas
https://www.sj-r.com/news/20190126/report-income-disparity-between-black-white-springfield-households-largest-in-country
— Illinois pension cost savings plans get started – Doug Finke
https://www.sj-r.com/news/20190126/illinois-pension-cost-savings-plans-get-started

 

QUAD CITY TIMES
— Steve King faces friendly audience at town hall – Mason Dockter
https://qctimes.com/news/local/government-and-politics/steve-king-faces-friendly-audience-at-town-hall/article_b5ac49de-652b-5666-a2ab-4b9fb8a1085c.html

 

KANKAKEE DAILY JOURNAL
— Expansion of abortion counterproductive – David E. Smith, Executive Director, Illinois Family Institute
https://www.daily-journal.com/opinion/letters/voice-of-the-people-expansion-of-abortion-counterproductive/article_4dd64080-201a-11e9-a954-0be44cab8298.html

 

DANVILLE COMMERCIAL NEWS
— March for Life: Schlarman students stand up for ‘what’s right’ – Christopher Morrical
https://www.commercial-news.com/news/local_news/march-for-life-schlarman-students-stand-up-for-what-s/article_2697e7ca-c688-5a31-90ea-e9f6d9aa9ac2.html

 

ALTON DAILY NEWS
— Illinois Democrats File Bill to Ban “Assault Weapons” – Cole Lauterbach
http://altondailynews.com/news/details.cfm?clientid=17&id=278483#.XE2QsVxKiM8

 

QUAD CITIES ONLINE
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Trump-haters glorify and praise illegals.
https://qconline.com/opinion/columnists/who-s-in-the-immigrant-caravans/article_25e6a761-9016-5454-be27-ba1fe19f78d8.html

 

CHICAGO NOW
— Why aren’t progressives more outspoken against age discrimination? (DIERSEN: All my critics/opponents, all their operatives, and all their dupes promote age discrimination a) to get rid of those who are older than they are and/or b) to curry favor with those who promote age discrimination. “Up-or-out” is code for age discrimination. If you are a federal employee who is Republican, White, male, and/or non-veteran, the federal government gets rid of you if you do not make GS-13 (currently $96,403) by age 25, GS-14 (currently $113,920) by age 30, GS-15 (currently $134,000) by age 35, and Senior Executive Service (currently $164,200) by age 40.)
http://www.chicagonow.com/windy-city-legal-geek/2019/01/why-arent-progressives-more-outspoken-against-age-discrimination/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: I can be forgiven if I’m a little pissed off right now. The Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals decided a few days ago that it’s okay for employers to discriminate against me. As I explained in my June 9 blog post, a man named Dale Kleber sued CareFusion Corp. for discriminatory hiring practices in violation of the Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA). A three-judge panel of the Seventh Circuit found that CareFusion violated the Act when it published a job description seeking an in-house attorney “with no more than 7 years’ relevant legal experience.” Kleber claimed that was really code for younger candidates, in light of the fact the company hired a 29-year-old instead of him.)

 

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Washington Post article attacks Trump ‘MAGA’ hat, says it represents ‘acid hatred’ – Paul Bedard
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/washington-secrets/wapo-attacks-trump-maga-hat-represent-acid-hatred

 

CBN NEWS
— Democrats for Border Security? It’s a Hoax – Stephen Moore (DIERSEN: How soon, if not already, will Democrats publicly crow about specific things that they did to get illegals into America?)
https://www1.cbn.com/cbnnews/politics/2019/january/democrats-for-border-security-its-a-hoax-nbsp

 

TOWNHALL
— 56% of Registered Voters Say Government Is Doing ‘Too Little’ To Keep Illegal Immigrants From Coming To U.S. – Timothy Meads
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/timothymeads/2019/01/26/56-of-registered-voters-say-government-is-doing-too-little-to-keep-illegal-immigrants-from-coming-here-n2540286
— Trump National Golf Club Fires Illegal Alien Workers – Beth Baumann
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/bethbaumann/2019/01/26/rumor-mill-trump-national-golf-club-fires-illegal-alien-workers-n2540305
— The Art Of The Fail? – Derek Hunter
https://townhall.com/columnists/derekhunter/2019/01/27/the-art-of-the-fail-n2540302

 

DAILY CALLER
— TRUMP GOLF COURSE FIRES ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS – William Davis (DIERSEN: Have you worked for a golf course? During the summer of 1966, I cleaned golf shoes for the Flossmoor Golf Club. If there had been as many illegals back then as there are now, I doubt that job would have been available to me.)
https://dailycaller.com/2019/01/26/trump-golf-course-fires-illegals/

 

BREITBART
— Opponents of President Donald Trump’s “racist” border wall on Saturday protested against what they claimed is a “symbol of hate” in El Paso, Texas. – Tony Lee
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2019/01/26/resisting-the-wall-march-no-to-racist-symbol-of-hate/

 

FOX NEWS
— Deroy Murdock: The Trump-hating media are demolishing themselves – Deroy Murdock
https://www.foxnews.com/opinion/deroy-murdock-the-trump-hating-media-are-demolishing-themselves
— Texas says it found 95,000 non-citizens on voter rolls; 58,000 have voted – Adam Shaw (DIERSEN: How many non-citizens are on the voter rolls in Illinois, in your county, in your township/ward, in your municipality, and in your precinct?)
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/texas-says-it-has-discovered-95000-non-citizens-on-voter-rolls-58000-have-voted

 

NEWS BUSTERS
— Washington Post Fashionista Rips the MAGA Hat as ‘Brimming with Grotesque Hubris’ – Tim Graham
https://www.newsbusters.org/blogs/nb/tim-graham/2019/01/27/washington-post-fashionista-rips-maga-hat-brimming-grotesque-hubris

 

NEWSMAX
— Elizabeth Warren Wealth Tax Could Cost US Billionaires $85B a Year (DIERSEN: Real estate taxes are wealth taxes.)
https://www.newsmax.com/finance/streettalk/warren-wealth-tax-billionaires/2019/01/26/id/899922/

 

HOT AIR
— Elizabeth Warren’s Unconstitutional Wealth Tax (DIERSEN: Real estate taxes are wealth taxes.)
https://hotair.com/headlines/archives/2019/01/elizabeth-warrens-unconstitutional-wealth-tax/

 

AMERICAN THINKER
— The Democrats’ stealth jihad – Amil Imani
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2019/01/the_democrats_stealth_jihad.html
— Christopher Columbus gets the shaft at Notre Dame – J. Marsolo
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2019/01/christopher_columbus_gets_the_shaft_at_notre_dame.html
— Not all persons here illegally are alike; The wall keeps the worst ones out – Constantinos E. Scaros
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2019/01/not_all_persons_here_illegally_are_alike_the_wall_keeps_the_worst_ones_out.html
— Forcing our congressmen to try to resolve the government shutdown – Martin Marcus
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2019/01/forcing_our_congressmen_to_try_to_resolve_the_government_shutdown.html
— Ocasio-Cortez: Socialism can cure ringworm, and also everything else – Deborah C. Tyler
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2019/01/ocasiocortez_socialism_can_cure_ringworm_and_also_everything_else.html
— No MAGA Hats in the Opinion Workers Union Hall – Clarice Feldman
https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2019/01/no_maga_hats_in_the_opinion_workers_union_hall.html

 

AMERICA GREATNESS
— Census Fight Is About Dollars and Votes – Rachel Bovard
https://amgreatness.com/2019/01/26/census-fight-is-about-dollars-and-votes/

 

AMERICA FREE PRESS
— Will Immigration Bloodshed Continue? – John Friend
http://americanfreepress.net/will-immigration-bloodshed-continue/

 

CANADA FREE PRESS
— God Told Nehemiah To Build a Wall When Nancy Pelosi says that it is immoral to build a wall, she proves she knows nothing of morality or, for that matter, God, The Book of Nehemiah shows that God protects His people. Whose people are we? – Ray DiLorenzo
https://canadafreepress.com/article/god-told-nehemiah-to-build-a-wall

 

THE HILL
— Warren stakes out 2020 ground with wealth-tax proposal – NAOMI JAGODA
https://thehill.com/policy/finance/427075-warren-courts-progressives-with-wealth-tax-proposal

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— Trump Meets With Hard-Right Group Led by Ginni Thomas – Maggie Haberman and Annie Karni (DIERSEN: How “hard right” are you? I oppose government doing anything that promotes a) welfare, b) dependency on government, c) dependency on charity, d) LGBTQ activity, e) abortion, f) mass/illegal immigration, g) diminishment of First and Second Amendment rights, h) booze, gambling, pot, and other vices, i) patronage, j) political affiliation discrimination, k) reverse discrimination, and l) age discrimination.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/01/26/us/politics/trump-ginni-thomas-meeting.html

(FROM THE ARTICLE: President Trump met last week with a delegation of hard-right activists led by Ginni Thomas, the wife of Justice Clarence Thomas, listening quietly as members of the group denounced transgender people and women serving in the military, according to three people with direct knowledge of the events. For 60 minutes Mr. Trump sat, saying little but appearing taken aback, the three people said, as the group also accused White House aides of blocking Trump supporters from getting jobs in the administration. It is unusual for the spouse of a sitting Supreme Court justice to have such a meeting with a president, and some close to Mr. Trump said it was inappropriate for Ms. Thomas to have asked to meet with the head of a different branch of government. A vocal conservative, Ms. Thomas has long been close to what had been the Republican Party’s fringes, and extremely outspoken against Democrats. Her activism has raised concerns of conflicts of interest for her husband, who is perhaps the most conservative member of the Supreme Court.)
— Hospitals Are Asking Their Own Patients to Donate Money – Phil Galewitz (DIERSEN: Do political parties do “wealth screenings?”)
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/01/24/business/hospitals-asking-patients-donate-money.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Many hospitals conduct nightly wealth screenings — using software that culls public data such as property records, contributions to political campaigns and other charities — to gauge which patients are most likely to be the source of large donations. Those who seem promising targets for fund-raising may receive a visit from a hospital executive in their rooms, as well as extra amenities like a bathrobe or a nicer waiting area for their families. Some hospitals train doctors and nurses to identify patients who have expressed gratitude for their care, and then put the patients in touch with staff fund-raisers. These various tactics, part of a strategy known as “grateful patient programs,” make some people uncomfortable. “Wealth screenings strike me as unseemly but not illegal or unethical,” said Arthur Caplan, a bioethicist at the New York University School of Medicine.)
— How Every Member Got to Congress – Sahil Chinoy and Jessia Ma (DIERSEN: It looks like none of them were federal employees. I was a federal employee for almost 30 years. GAO works for Congress. I worked for GAO for almost 18 years, the last 11 years of which, at the GS-13 Step 1-10 levels, currently $96,403-$125,325/year. Before that, 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 $81,071-$91,880/year. Further, it looks like none of them are CPAs, Certified Internal Auditors (CIA), licensed CPAs, Certified Fraud Examiners (CFE), Certified Government Financial Managers (CGFM), Certified Financial Service Auditors CFSA), or Forensic Accountants (FA). I became a CPA in 1979, a CIA in 1981, a licensed CPA in 1981, a CFE in 1990, a CGFM in 1994, a CFSA in 1996, and a FA in 1997.)
https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2019/01/26/opinion/sunday/paths-to-congress.html
— The Loneliness of the Moderate Democrat ‘It takes a lot of spine to be a centrist in America today.’ – Frank Bruni (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats paint themselves as being anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/01/26/opinion/sunday/gina-raimondo-2020.html
— A Frat Boy and a Gentleman – Alexandra Robbins (DIERSEN: Were you a member of a fraternity? I was not.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/01/26/opinion/sunday/fraternity-sexual-assault-college.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An America-hater argues against borders.
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/01/26/opinion/sunday/border-wall-immigration-trump.html
— With Pain Still Fresh, Lawmakers Make Push to Outlaw Shutdowns – Carl Hulse
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/01/26/us/politics/government-shutdown-legislation.html
— FRONT PAGE WITH COLOR PICTURE: How the Shutdown Reordered American Life – Julie Bosman (DIERSEN: I was an IRS employee 1971-1980.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/01/26/us/government-shutdown-over.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: CHICAGO — On Day 1 of what would become the longest government shutdown in the country’s history, Mary Kelly had a typically American view of the situation: She was optimistic. As an employee of the Internal Revenue Service, she had been through shutdowns before. This one would not last long, she figured. On Day 24, weeks into her mandatory furlough, she applied for unemployment benefits. Ten days after that, she left her home in the Chicago suburbs, rode a train downtown and joined demonstrators on a windswept Federal Plaza, her cheeks mottled pink from the cold. “I was never scared during shutdowns in the past,” Ms. Kelly, a union officer, said during the protest on Thursday, wearing woolen gloves and clutching a sign. “But now who knows what’s going to happen?” And then on Day 35, with no resolution seemingly in sight, she had her answer in news leaked from Washington: The shutdown was finally coming to an end.)
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: A Bruised Trump Faces Uncertain 2020 Prospects. His Team Fears a Primary Fight. – Alexander Burns, Jonathan Martin and Maggie Haberman
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/01/26/us/politics/trump-rnc-2020.html

 

WASHINGTON POST
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Trump-haters say “Rep. Steve King is spurned in Washington.”
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/rep-steve-king-is-spurned-in-washington-in-iowa-sentiment-is-mixed/2019/01/26/a55867f8-1e57-11e9-8b59-0a28f2191131_story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A Trump-haters say “Republicans reeling from political damage caused by shutdown.”
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/i-hope-we-get-some-common-sense-republicans-reeling-from-political-damage-cause-by-shutdown/2019/01/26/d50b87d4-2189-11e9-8e21-59a09ff1e2a1_story.html

 

NEW YORK POST
— Rep. Steve King gets standing ovation at first event since white supremacy comments – AP
https://nypost.com/2019/01/26/rep-steve-king-gets-standing-ovation-at-first-event-since-white-supremacy-comments/
— President Trump is down, but not out – Michael Goodwin
https://nypost.com/2019/01/26/president-trump-is-down-but-not-out/

 

MIAMI HERALD
— Could you live on your retirement savings for 23 years? – DAYANA YOCHIM (DIERSEN: The lower a retiree’s standard of living, the longer before that retiree’s savings runs out. Last year, my 88-year-old aunt’s expenses were $93,501 including $87,116 for assisted living, $2,532 for income taxes, $1,715 for medications, and $1,572 for Medicare. Her income was $33,691 and she withdrew $72,831 from her retirement savings. That resulted in her retirement savings decreasing by $56,136 or from $497,958 down to $441,823. Simplistically, $56,136 divided by $441,823 is 8, her retirement savings will be exhausted in less than 8 years.)
https://www.miamiherald.com/news/article225007550.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The average budget for a retiree, according to Bureau of Labor Statistics data, provides even more color on what to expect when you’re expecting to retire. Older households, defined as ones headed by someone 65 or older, spend $46,000 annually, versus the $57,000 average spent by all U.S. households combined. The top three monthly expenses for those 65 and older are housing ($1,322), health care ($500) and food ($484). On average, about half of a retired household’s income comes from Social Security and private and government pensions, according to the BLS, with personal savings and investment and rental income providing 6.9 percent.)

 

GAZETTE
— Democrats veer left on their treks to Iowa Once taboo topics for the party are de rigueur today
https://www.thegazette.com/subject/news/government/democrats-veer-left-on-their-treks-to-iowa-20190126

 

LAS VEGAS REVIEW JOURNAL
— The liberal immigration deniers – Wayne Allyn Root
https://www.reviewjournal.com/opinion/opinion-columns/wayne-allyn-root/commentary-the-liberal-immigration-deniers-1583089/

 

LAS VEGAS SUN
— Border wall is out of sync with the Southwest’s changing politics – Trip Gabriel (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, the percentage of voters in the border states who hate America increases. How soon will they have enough votes to get the border states to leave America and join up with Mexico?)
https://lasvegassun.com/news/2019/jan/27/border-wall-is-out-of-sync-with-the-southwests-cha/

 

BOWLING GREEN DAILY NEWS
— Democrats and their voters go left, counting on rest of country to follow as 2020 nears – David Weigel
https://www.bgdailynews.com/washington_post/democrats-and-their-voters-go-left-counting-on-rest-of/article_71578f1e-0959-509b-bf80-9ed764d73da4.html

 

PRESTON BUSINESS REVIEW
— GOP Rep. Brooks: ‘There Is No Border Security If You Do Not Have the Border Wall Component‘ – Caroline Biscotti
https://prestonbusinessreview.com/gop-rep-brooks-there-is-no-border-security-if-you-do-not-have-the-border-wall-component/77671/
— When the Swamp Tackles Immigration, America’s Interests Are Ignored – Caroline Biscotti
https://prestonbusinessreview.com/wilcox-when-the-swamp-tackles-immigration-americas-interests-are-ignored/77657/
— Meghan McCain: I Hate America Without My Father‘s Leadership – Caroline Biscotti
https://prestonbusinessreview.com/meghan-mccain-i-hate-america-without-my-fathers-leadership/77643/

 

SIOUXLAND NEWS
— Steve King holds town hall meeting; says NYT reporter took his words out of context – Jetske Wauran
https://siouxlandnews.com/news/local/steve-king-holds-town-hall-meeting-says-nyt-reporter-took-his-words-out-of-context

 

HAVASU NEWS
— Release illegal immigrants in ‘selected’ congressional districts – Bruce Warner (DIERSEN: How many illegals do Democrat U.S. Senators and Democrat governors want released into their states? How many illegals do Democrat U.S. Congressmen want released into their districts? How many illegals do Democrat state senators and Democrat state representatives want released into their districts? Which counties, townships/wards, municipalities, precincts, and neighborhoods would these illegals be released into?)
https://www.havasunews.com/opinion/bruce-warner-release-illegal-immigrants-in-selected-congressional-districts/article_5c707b20-21fe-11e9-99c6-278984505ba5.html

 

NEWSWEEK
— MEGHAN MCCAIN NO LONGER CALLS HERSELF A REPUBLICAN, SAYS THE GOP’S CHARACTER ‘SEEMS TO BE GONE’ – DONICA PHIFER
https://www.newsweek.com/meghan-mccain-no-longer-calls-herself-republican-says-gops-character-seems-be-1306607

 

INDEPENDENT
— Another illegal immigrant caravan moves north As an even larger illegal immigrant caravan moves north, we should ask Congress: Are they representing U.S. citizens or Latin America? – Michael Shannon
http://suindependent.com/another-illegal-immigrant-caravan-moves-north/

 

DAILY BEAST
— Texas AG Claims Nearly 60,000 Non-Citizens Voted in State Elections Over Last Two Decades
https://www.thedailybeast.com/texas-ag-claims-nearly-60000-non-citizens-voted-in-state-elections-over-last-two-decades