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February 13 Evening Edition

ABC7
— PILSEN PROTESTERS SAY 25TH WARD SCHOOLS HIT HARD BY $46M CPS BUDGET FREEZE – Tanja Babich
http://abc7chicago.com/education/pilsen-protesters-say-25th-ward-schools-hit-hard-by-$46m-cps-budget-freeze/1752330/

 

NBC5
— 2 Chicago Suburbs Named Among Top 10 Safest Cities in US for 2017
http://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/safest-cities-in-america-2017-413579093.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Lake in The Hills in Chicago’s northwest suburbs came in the No. 7 spot, with west suburban Bartlett ranking as the No. 9 safest city in the country, according to Neighborhood Scout. Bartlett reported only 26 violent crimes last year, which is 90 percent less than most cities in the U.S., according to the study’s data. A total of 219 crimes were reported in the city for 2016, Neighborhood Scout’s report shows, with 193 of them being non-violent and property related crimes. Crime rates were even lower for Lake in The Hills, according to Neighborhood Scout’s research, with a total of 148 crimes reported during the course of the year. Only 19 of those crimes were violent in nature, the report showed. Buffalo Grove (No. 12), Wheaton (No. 32), Hanover Park (No. 37), Huntley (No. 43), Hoffman Estates (No. 46) and Arlington Heights (No. 49) all also made the top 50.)

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Let loathsome Lewandowski speak at U of C – Mark Brown
http://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/brown-let-loathsome-lewandowski-speak-at-u-of-c/
— Emanuel at White House for meetings with Kushner, other top aides Fran Spielman
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/emanuel-in-washington-for-meetings-on-crime-infrastructure/
— Rauner: ‘Looking forward’ to meeting with Chance the Rapper – Tina Sfondeles
http://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/chance-the-rapper-to-rauner-love-to-have-meeting/
— Voters await economic revival in a part of pro-Trump America (Prairie Du Chien, Wisconsin) – Claire Galofaro
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/voters-await-economic-revival-in-a-part-of-pro-trump-america/
— In Immigration Court, few criminals, far more minor offenders – Dan Mihalopoulos and Mick Dumke
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/in-immigration-court-few-criminals-far-more-minor-offenders/
— CPS holds more budget hearings, still needs another $111 million – Lauren FitzPatrick
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/cps-holds-more-budget-hearings-still-needs-another-111-million/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats promote abortion.
http://chicago.suntimes.com/opinion/doubek-she-chose-an-abortion-so-she-could-be-a-mother-today/

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Naperville Ribfest organizers: Toby Keith tickets selling fast – Erin Hegarty
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/naperville-sun/ct-nvs-toby-keith-sales-naperville-st-0215-20170213-story.html
— Thousands protest Milwaukee County sheriff’s immigration crackdown  (DIERSEN: Anti-Trumps side with foreign countries against America.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/midwest/ct-milwaukee-immigration-protest-20170213-story.html
— How Illinois pols enable failure at Chicago State – Editorial
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/editorials/ct-chicago-state-csu-rauner-vallas-reform-edit-0214-jm-20170213-story.html
— Wake up, Bruce Rauner. Bring back Illinois. – Diana Sroka Rickert
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/commentary/ct-bruce-rauner-failure-budget-address-perspec-0214-20170213-story.html
— Candidate says lawsuit prompting him to quit District 181 race – Chuck Fieldman
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/burr-ridge/news/ct-dhd-d181-clarin-withdraws-tl-0216-20170213-story.html

 

DAILY HERALD
— Sears steps back from reports it’s dropping Trump-branded items
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20170213/business/170219652/

 

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Illinois lawmakers pitch automatic voter registration again – AP
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20170213/NEWS02/170219967/illinois-lawmakers-pitch-automatic-voter-registration-again

 

TIMES
— Kinzinger denounces ‘fake news’ – David Giuliani  (DIERSEN: Since 2000, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have hinted/implied/argued/shouted that GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails are full of fake news. According to them, all news is fake unless they publish it.)
http://www.mywebtimes.com/news/local/kinzinger-denounces-fake-news/article_2d50a18c-5f12-5cee-88f2-b6e01bd8c1e9.html

 

WTTW
— Parents, Teachers Call on CPS to Take Budget Matters Into Its Own Hands – Matt Masterson
http://chicagotonight.wttw.com/2017/02/13/parents-teachers-call-cps-take-budget-matters-its-own-hands

 

WBEZ
— Chicago Parents Blame Gov. Bruce Rauner For CPS Budget Cuts – Sarah Karp
https://www.wbez.org/shows/wbez-news/chicago-parents-blame-gov-bruce-rauner-for-cps-budget-cuts/cd7ed7d2-3e41-4d24-9afa-95595414eb4d

 

WSIU
— The Abortion Issue Is Receiving More Attention In The Illinois General Assembly
http://news.wsiu.org/post/abortion-issue-receiving-more-attention-illinois-general-assembly#stream/0

 

BELLEVILLE NEWS DEMOCRAT
— It’s time for Bruce Rauner to do the governor’s job – Editorial
http://www.bnd.com/opinion/letters-to-the-editor/article132468519.html

 

BLOOMINGTON PANTAGRAPH
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Northwestern University and the University of Chicago side with foreign countries against America.
http://www.pantagraph.com/news/state-and-regional/illinois/northwestern-chicago-join-schools-opposed-to-travel-ban/article_284372d8-6436-539b-a717-e2ed59a42e6a.html

 

PEORIA JOURNAL STAR
— How does Madigan dodge darts of candidate’s criticism? – Editorial
http://www.pjstar.com/opinion/20170213/editorial-how-does-madigan-dodge-darts-of-candidates-criticism

 

PEORIA PUBLIC RADIO
— Analyst Says Budget Crisis Leaves Illinois Vulnerable – BRIAN MACKEY
http://peoriapublicradio.org/post/analyst-says-budget-crisis-leaves-illinois-vulnerable#stream/0

 

DUPAGE POLICY JOURNAL
— Madigan camp downplays severity of business exodus from state – Chandra Lye
http://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/511060619-madigan-camp-downplays-severity-of-business-exodus-from-state
— Winfield GOP candidate Smith scores approval from county health board leader – Carol Ostrow
http://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/511081347-winfield-gop-candidate-smith-scores-approval-from-county-health-board-leader

 

MCHENRY TIMES
— Skillicorn, Ives preparing state budget counterproposal with no tax hike – Karen Kidd
http://mchenrytimes.com/stories/511078439-skillicorn-ives-preparing-state-budget-counterproposal-with-no-tax-hike

 

CHICAGO AUTO SHOW
— The 2017 Chicago Auto Show Now Open To The Public
http://www.theautochannel.com/news/2017/02/13/346524-2017-chicago-auto-show-now-open-to-public.html
(FROM THE PRESS RELEASE: The 2017 Chicago Auto Show is officially underway. The 109th edition of the largest automotive exhibition in North America is officially open to the public through Monday, Feb. 20, 2017 at McCormick Place. Illinois Governor Bruce Rauner, Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel, Illinois Secretary of State Jesse White and Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle joined 2017 Chicago Auto Show Chairman Mike McGrath and General Manager Dave Sloan on stage to cut the ribbon to open the show.)

 

ILLINOIS POLICY INSTITUTE
— EMPLOYERS IN DUPAGE AND COOK COUNTIES REPORTED 429 LAYOFFS IN JANUARY  Numbers from the January 2017 Illinois WARN report show most of the mass layoffs were in the service industry. – Brendan Bakala  (DIERSEN: How many of those 429 are Trump supporters?)
https://www.illinoispolicy.org/employers-in-dupage-and-cook-counties-reported-429-layoffs-in-january/

 

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— ILLINOISANS EXPERIENCING SECOND-WORST INCOME GROWTH IN THE NATION
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2017/02/report-illinoisans-experiencing-second-worst-income-growth-in-the-nation.html

 

WORLD NET DAILY
— SINGER ROCKETS TO NO. 1, SALES JUMP 18 MILLION PERCENT WITH PRO-TRUMP DRESS  But death threats also stream in: ‘Attack! Kill her!’ – JOE KOVACS
http://www.wnd.com/2017/02/dress-for-success-singers-sales-rocket-with-trump-gown/

 

THE BLAZE
— Apparently, unborn babies are only human when they belong to Beyonce – Matt Walsh
http://www.theblaze.com/contributions/matt-walsh-apparently-unborn-babies-are-only-human-when-they-belong-to-beyonce/

 

GOPUSA
— Liberals Pitch Hissy Fit Over Pro-Trump GRAMMY Dress
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=20634
— Deeply Offensive? Flyers at Penn State call for reporting presence of illegal aliens
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=20586
— Translating what Democrats say
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=20561
— Death To America Protests Spread From Berkley To Tehran
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=20617

 

DAILY CALLER
— Nigel Farage: Most People Coming To U.S. Aren’t Refugees, They’re ‘Economic Migrants’ – Peter Hasson
http://dailycaller.com/2017/02/13/nigel-farage-most-people-coming-to-u-s-arent-refugees-theyre-economic-migrants-video/
— Kellyanne Conway: Mike Flynn Enjoys ‘The Full Confidence Of The President’ – Kaitlan Collins  (DIERSEN: My nasty/troubled/failed/vicious critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes talk and act like they have “the full confidence” of those who have the most religious, government, political, and/or financial clout in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois.)
http://dailycaller.com/2017/02/13/kellyanne-conway-mike-flynn-enjoys-the-full-confidence-of-the-president/
— D’Souza: ‘America Is A Nation Of Immigrants’ But Not ‘A Nation Of Refugees’ – Christian Datoc
http://dailycaller.com/2017/02/13/dsouza-america-is-a-nation-of-immigrants-but-not-a-nation-of-refugees-video/
— Black Lives Matter Leader: White People Are Sub-Human – Peter Hasson
http://dailycaller.com/2017/02/13/black-lives-matter-leader-white-people-are-sub-human/

 

CONSERVATIVE REPUBLICAN NEWS
— KRISTOL: WHITE WORKING CLASS ‘DECADENT, LAZY, SPOILED,’ SHOULD BE REPLACED WITH ‘NEW AMERICANS’ – Kent Kellar  (DIERSEN: Are/were you a member of the White working class?  I was 1964-1997.  In my defense, I earned a) a job-related bachelor’s degree when I was 21 and job-related master’s degrees when I was 27, 31, and 48, b) job-related professional certifications when I was 30, 32, 41, 45, 47, and 48, and c) a job-related professional license when I was 33.)
http://conservativerepublicannews.com/2017/02/13/kristol-white-working-class-decadent-lazy-spoiled-should-be-replaced-with-new-americans/

 

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Schumer: Trump’s populist rhetoric belies his ‘hard-right agenda’ – SUSAN CRABTREE
http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/schumer-trumps-populist-rhetoric-belies-his-hard-right-agenda/article/2614663

 

CATHOLIC VOTE
— CatholicVote.org Warns Rauner: Support for Abortion Funding Will Sink Re-Election
https://www.yahoo.com/news/catholic-group-warns-rauner-support-abortion-funding-sink-200600759.html

 

NATIONAL REVIEW
— Help the Poor Move – KEVIN D. WILLIAMSON
http://www.nationalreview.com/article/444841/help-poor-relocate-find-better-jobs-opportunity

 

AOL
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “President Trump’s golf course diplomacy raises ethical questions.”
https://www.aol.com/article/news/2017/02/13/president-trumps-golf-course-diplomacy-raises-ethical-questions/21713026/

 

THE HILL
— Webb: Democratic Party has moved ‘very far to the left’ – REBECCA SAVRANSKY  (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, to say that you are a Democrat is to say that you are anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than your ancestors.)
http://thehill.com/homenews/sunday-talk-shows/319131-webb-dem-party-has-moved-very-far-to-the-left

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— Top Wall Street Journal Editor Defends Trump Coverage – SYDNEY EMBER
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/02/13/business/media/wall-street-journal-wsj2020.html
— Trump Friend Suggests Reince Priebus Is in Over His Head – MICHAEL D. SHEAR  (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always hinted/implied/argued/shouted that I have always been in over my head.  They are furious that I earned a) a job-related bachelor’s degree when I was 21 and job-related master’s degrees when I was 27, 31, and 48, b) job-related professional certifications when I was 30, 32, 41, 45, 47, and 48, and c) a job-related professional license when I was 33.  They are especially furious that I passed the CPA and the Certified Internal Auditor examinations on my first attempt.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/02/12/us/politics/reince-priebus-donald-trump-christopher-ruddy.html

 

THE DAILY BEAST
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps ask “To Bork or Not to Bork?” and say “The Old Fight That Shows Democrats Why, and How, to Stop Gorsuch  Trump, like Reagan, squandered his chance to offer a unifying pick to satisfy his most conservative supporters.”
http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2017/02/13/to-bork-or-not-to-bork-the-old-fight-that-shows-democrats-why-and-how-to-stop-gorsuch.html

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Millennials Are Less Mobile Than Young People Have Been in Decades  The trend underscores a pattern across all demographic groups, which has ramifications for housing and job markets – LAURA KUSISTO  (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes in Wheaton continue to demonize me, to denigrate me, and to condemn me as being a newcomer a) because I have lived in Wheaton only since 1978, b) because I have never attended any schools in Wheaton, c) because I have never been a member of any church in Wheaton, and d) because I have never raised any children in Wheaton.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/millennials-are-less-mobile-than-young-people-have-been-in-decades-1487017646

 

FORTUNE
— This Is the 420-Foot Yacht Donald Trump Wanted—Before He Filed for Bankruptcy – Geoffrey Smith
http://fortune.com/2017/02/13/donald-trump-bankruptcy-yacht/

 

MONEY MAGAZINE
— Politics Is Killing Workplace Productivity – Martha C. White  (DIERSEN: From what I see, employers are overwhelmingly anti-Trump. How soon, if not already, will they a) stop hiring those who are not anti-Trump and b) get rid of their employees who are not anti-Trump?)
http://time.com/money/4666057/politics-workplace-productivity/

 

NEW YORKER
— DEVOS SAYS TRUMP’S FORTY-PER-CENT APPROVAL RATING MEANS MORE THAN HALF OF COUNTRY SUPPORTS HIM – Andy Borowitz
http://www.newyorker.com/humor/borowitz-report/devos-says-trumps-forty-per-cent-approval-rating-means-more-than-half-of-country-supports-him

 

ALJAZEERA
— Six journalists arrested over ‘false news’ on mutiny  Journalist and media owners held for ‘spreading false information’ about a mutiny by security forces, officials say.  (DIERSEN: Of course, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes would love to get me arrested for what I do for you as your GOPUSA Illinois Editor.)
http://www.aljazeera.com/news/2017/02/journalists-arrested-false-news-mutiny-170213035829283.html

 

GOPUSA ILLINOIS
— What do you use to communicate and who is your target audience (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Target_audience)?  Since 2000, I have used GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails to communicate.  My target audience includes all Illinois Republicans, but especially Republican activists, candidates, elected officials, party leaders, major donors, and political consultants. Elected officials include Congressman Roskam and all the other Republican Congressmen, Governor Rauner, Lt. Governor Sanguinetti, Republican Senate Leader Radogno, Republican House Leader Durkin, all the Republican Senators and Representatives, Republican county officials, Republican township and Chicago ward officials, and Republican municipal officials. Party leaders include Illinois Republican Party (IRP) National Committeeman Porter, IRP National Committeewoman DeMonte, IRP Chairman Schneider, the other IRP officers, the IRP State Central Committee members and their Deputies, the county party chairmen, the township and Chicago ward party chairmen, and all the precinct committeemen and captains. – Dave Diersen
https://gopillinois.com

February 6 Evening Edition

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— State GOP chief slams Lisa Madigan as doing ‘father’s bidding’ – Mark Brown
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/state-gop-chief-slams-lisa-madigan-as-doing-fathers-bidding/
— Rauner-led GOP elevates Lisa Madigan on party hit list – Mark Brown
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/brown-rauner-led-gop-elevates-lisa-madigan-on-party-hit-list/

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Toby Keith decried as too ‘political’ for Naperville Ribfest – Erin Hegarty
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/naperville-sun/news/ct-nvs-ribfest-toby-keith-trump-st-0208-20170206-story.html
— CPS freezes some school spending on nonpersonnel items – Juan Perez Jr.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/ct-chicago-school-spending-reductions-met-20170206-story.html
— Lisa Madigan presses Rauner to oppose Trump immigration push – Rick Pearson  (DIERSEN: That is, Lisa Madigan presses Rauner to encourage people to come to America illegally, to stay in America illegally, and to bring others to America illegally.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-lisa-madigan-bruce-rauner-trump-immigration-met-0207-20170206-story.html
— Trump defends immigration restrictions during first trip to CENTCOM base
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/ct-trump-centcom-visit-20170206-story.html
— Even for reporters, sad tales too much to bear – William Lee
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/commentary/ct-bad-week-in-crime-column-20170206-story.html

 

DAILY HERALD
— McSweeney reintroduces bill to abolish lieutenant governor – Jake Griffin
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20170206/news/170209246/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Last fiscal year, Lt. Gov. Evelyn Sanguinetti of Wheaton spent a little more than $1.1 million to run her office, according to financial records from the Illinois comptroller’s office. The lieutenant governor position pays $135,669 a year, but Sanguinetti wasn’t paid the full amount in either 2015 or 2016, receiving $120,000 in 2015 and $68,000 in 2016, according to state records. Sanguinetti chaired the Local Government Consolidation and Unfunded Mandates Task Force, which highlighted DuPage County consolidation efforts and made 27 recommendations in December 2015. Sanguinetti “has advocated for consolidation at all levels of government — including her office and other constitutional offices like the Treasurer and Comptroller,” spokeswoman Marcela Cartagena said.)

 

ABC7
— IL STATE SENATORS CRAFT BUDGET DEAL, AIM TO END STALEMATE – Charles Thomas
http://abc7chicago.com/politics/il-state-senators-craft-budget-deal-aim-to-end-stalemate/1740694/
— CPS TO FREEZE $46 MILLION IN SCHOOL SPENDING
http://abc7chicago.com/education/cps-to-freeze-$46-million-in-school-spending/1740452/

 

NBC5
— Illinois State Rep. Looks to Eliminate Office of Lieutenant Governor – Tom Schuba
http://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/illinois-state-rep-legislation-eliminate-office-lieutenant-governor-412924563.html
— President Trump: Allow Those Into US Who ‘Want to Love Our Country’  President lunches with troops on first visit to MacDill Base
http://www.nbcchicago.com/news/politics/President-Trump-Making-Monday-Visit-to-CENTCOM-Headquarters-in-Tampa-412888963.html

 

CBS2
— McSweeney Proposes Eliminating Illinois Lieutenant Governor Job – Craig Dellimore
http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2017/02/06/lawmaker-proposes-eliminating-illinois-lieutenant-governor-job/
— Chicago Schools Chief Blames Gov. Rauner’s ‘Trump Tactics’ For Latest Budget Cuts – Vince Gerasole
http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2017/02/06/chicago-schools-chief-blames-gov-rauners-trump-tactics-for-latest-budget-cuts/

 

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— CPS hits schools with new cuts, blames Rauner – GREG HINZ
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20170206/BLOGS02/170209898/cps-hits-schools-with-new-cuts-blames-rauner
— Time for Roskam to show up and meet with his critics – GREG HINZ
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20170206/BLOGS02/170209905/time-for-roskam-to-show-up-and-meet-with-his-critics
— Durbin on blocking Trump cabinet picks: ‘That’s my job’ – GREG HINZ
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20170206/BLOGS02/170209907/durbin-on-blocking-trump-cabinet-picks-thats-my-job
— Cullerton: ‘If not this plan, then what?’ – GREG HINZ
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20170206/BLOGS02/170209899/cullerton-if-not-this-plan-then-what
— What about jobless Americans? – DAVE GORAK, Executive Director, Midwest Coalition to Reduce Immigration
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20170203/ISSUE07/170209930
(FROM THE LETTER: There are some critical elements missing from any discussion about President Donald Trump’s executive order and his threat to withhold federal funding to cities like Chicago that provide “sanctuary” to illegal aliens. First, the federal government cannot “force” local governments to enforce its immigration laws. As long as these cities honor detainers for illegal aliens in their custody and do not prohibit federal agents from doing their jobs, they aren’t likely to lose any federal money because they have not violated 8 U.S. Code Section 1324. Second, why aren’t the defenders of “immigrants” and “refugees” showing equal concern for the 50 million working-age Americans the federal government says are jobless? Why aren’t they demanding to know why the government is permitting 8 million illegal aliens to remain in their payroll jobs in the construction, manufacturing and service industries? Are these jobs Americans won’t do? Not according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, which says the majority of those jobs are already being done by Americans. If you haven’t noticed, nobody in or out of Congress, especially the media, can be bothered with such questions. These are issues far more critical in the long run than how much cities like Chicago deserve to lose financially if they are breaking the law.)

 

WBEZ
— CPS Freezes Nearly $70 million In School Spending – Becky Vevea
https://www.wbez.org/shows/wbez-news/cps-freezes-nearly-70-million-in-school-spending/5cca5275-9901-4410-8f70-b1fa1508418a

 

BLOOMINGTON PANTAGRAPH
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Republicans seek distance from Trump’s comments on Putin, U.S.”
http://www.pantagraph.com/ap/national/republicans-seek-distance-from-trump-s-comments-on-putin-u/article_45026472-721d-5b33-8e65-b967ba370209.html

 

ALTON TELEGRAPH
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: “Attorney General Madigan urges Governor Rauner to protect Illinois immigrants,” that is, Lisa Madigan urges Rauner to encourage people to come to America illegally, to stay in America illegally, and to bring others to America illegally.
http://thetelegraph.com/news/96368/attorney-general-madigan-urges-governor-rauner-to-protect-illinois-immigrants

 

CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Rep. Maxine Waters: Trump’s actions ‘leading himself’ to impeachment. I have not called for the impeachment yet”
http://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/rep-maxine-waters-trumps-actions-leading-himself-to-impeachment/650405762

 

WSIL TV
— Tech cos. take stand against travel ban, risking backlash – AP
http://www.wsiltv.com/story/34432569/tech-cos-take-stand-against-travel-ban
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Anti-Trump protests complicate start of his presidency.”
http://www.wsiltv.com/story/34439007/anti-trump-protests-complicate-start-of-his-presidency

 

CHAMPAIGN/URBANA NEWS GAZETTE
—  ‘Government of the casinos … for the casinos’ – JOHN KINDT
http://www.news-gazette.com/opinion/guest-commentary/2017-02-05/guest-commentary-government-casinos-casinos.html

 

JOURNAL TOPICS
— ‘We Just Want Roskam To Hear Our Voice’  Hundreds Of Protesters Call On Congressman To Host Open Town Hall Meeting – TOM ROBB
http://www.journal-topics.com/news/article_9a7d8548-ec9f-11e6-8e17-973c9e1826bf.html
http://www.journal-topics.com/image_4571817a-eca0-11e6-8cd5-ff3668076d3a.html
http://www.journal-topics.com/image_895d12ae-eca1-11e6-bcf2-af1c6eeb8718.html

 

KANKAKEE TIMES
— Congresswoman Robin Kelly targeted by new GOP ad campaign against Madigan – Ruth de Jauregui
http://kankakeetimes.com/stories/511078852-congresswoman-targeted-by-new-gop-ad-campaign-against-madigan

 

SOUTHERN
— Cullerton: Budget deal would solve worker-pay dispute – AP
http://thesouthern.com/news/local/govt-and-politics/cullerton-budget-deal-would-solve-worker-pay-dispute/article_8068ee08-3118-5d24-b7fb-31ab66c6c256.html

 

SUBURBAN LIFE
— Wheaton College panel addresses election, divisions within society – ERIC SCHELKOPF
http://www.mysuburbanlife.com/2017/01/31/wheaton-college-panel-addresses-election-divisions-within-society/a92oewb/

 

POSITIVELY NAPERVILLE
— ILLINOIS MANUFACTURERS CHALLENGE ILLINOIS STATE OF AFFAIRS
http://www.positivelynaperville.com/2017/02/06/illinois-manufacturers-challenge-illinois-state-affairs/69660

 

NAPERVILLE COMMUNITY TELEVISION
— Rising Property Values in Naperville
http://www.nctv17.com/rising-property-values-in-naperville/

 

DNA NEWS
— ‘Obama Day’ Could Be Illinois’ First New Holiday In 40 Years – Sam Cholke
https://www.dnainfo.com/chicago/20170206/ashburn/obama-day-august-4-andr-thapedi-illinois-holiday-barack-obama-birthday

 

MCHENRY TIMES
— Wheeler opposes current Senate budget deal – Cheyenne Dickerson
http://mchenrytimes.com/stories/511077819-wheeler-opposes-current-senate-budget-deal

 

WILL COUNTY GAZETTE
— Ossyra urges Naperville to back low-tax platform – Carol Ostrow
http://willcountygazette.com/stories/511079501-ossyra-urges-naperville-to-back-low-tax-platform

 

DUPAGE POLICY JOURNAL
— McNeily envisions bright future for Wheaton with council campaign – Carol Ostrow
http://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/511079453-mcneily-envisions-bright-future-for-wheaton-with-council-campaign

 

ILLINOIS POLICY INSTITUTE
— ILLINOIS NOW SURROUNDED BY RIGHT-TO-WORK STATES – Michael Lucci
https://www.illinoispolicy.org/illinois-now-surrounded-by-right-to-work-states/

 

ILLINOIS FAMILY ACTION
— Conservatives Worry About Trump Caving to LBGT Pressure on Religious Liberty – Peter LaBarbera
https://illinoisfamilyaction.org/2017/02/conservatives-worry-about-trump-caving-to-lbgt-pressure-on-religious-liberty/

 

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— DI LEO: WHO WE ARE – AND WHO THE AMERICAN PEOPLE ARE NOT
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2017/02/who-we-are-and-who-the-american-people-are-not.html
— CELEBRATE BLACK CONSERVATIVES: ILLINOIS’ DR. ERIC WALLACE
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2017/02/celebrate-black-conservatives-illinois-dr-eric-wallace.html

 

CAPITOL FAX
— ILGOP: “Lisa Madigan is working for the Speaker”
http://capitolfax.com/2017/02/06/ilgop-lisa-madigan-is-working-for-the-speaker/
— It’s still all about the suburbs
http://capitolfax.com/2017/02/06/its-still-all-about-the-suburbs/

 

GOPUSA
— Squishy, soft GOP establishment has trouble with Trump’s remarks
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=20329?omhide=true
— Time for Deplorables to Boycott Hollywood  (DIERSEN: From what I see, Hollywood wants to get rid of those individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=20296

 

THE HILL
— Spicer: New York Times owes Trump an apology – JORDAN FABIAN
http://thehill.com/homenews/administration/318142-spicer-new-york-times-owes-trump-an-apology
— Trump: ‘Dishonest press’ won’t report terrorist attacks – JORDAN FABIAN  (DIERSEN: Anti-Trumps would want protests, BUT NOT TERRORIST ATTACKS, committed by members of the following groups to be reported: those who are anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
http://thehill.com/homenews/administration/318100-trump-dishonest-press-wont-report-terrorist-attacks

 

REUTERS
— Illinois’ low credit rating at risk without budget action : S&P
http://www.reuters.com/article/us-illinois-budget-s-p-idUSKBN15L2EQ

 

WASHINGTON POST
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “California and President Trump are going to war with each other.”
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/politics/wp/2017/02/06/california-and-president-trump-are-going-to-war-with-each-other/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Investors are worried about Wall Street rollbacks by Trump.”
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/get-there/wp/2017/02/06/investors-worried-about-wall-street-rollbacks-by-trump/

 

ASHEBORO COURIER TRIBUNE
— Duke alumni blast Trump adviser Stephen Miller – Jane Stancill
http://www.courier-tribune.com/news/20170206/duke-alumni-blast-trump-adviser

 

SACRAMENTO BEE
— Republican John Cox exploring campaign for California governor – Christopher Cadelago
http://www.sacbee.com/news/politics-government/capitol-alert/article131067164.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Cox, a trained certified public accountant and attorney who once ran the Republican Party in Cook County, Illinois, previously mounted long-shot campaigns for the U.S. Senate, where he debated then-Senate candidate Barack Obama in 2003. Five years later, Cox ran for U.S president, reasoning at the time that too often Republicans ran as “conservative when they wanted our votes; only to watch them almost turn into liberals once they were elected.” “I am a long term, dyed-in-the-wool conservative, brought to the Republican Party by Ronald Reagan; believing that government isn’t the answer to our problems, government is the problem,” he wrote at the time. Since moving to California, Cox has settled in Rancho Santa Fe, working to lessen the influence of special-interest money in the Democratically-controlled state.)

 

NEW YORKER
— THE LOVING, WARLIKE UNITY OF GAY AMERICANS AGAINST TRUMP – Daniel Wenger
http://www.newyorker.com/culture/culture-desk/the-loving-warlike-unity-of-gay-americans-against-trump

 

FED SMITH
— Life Without Civil Service Protections? Ask Georgia – Michael Wald  (DIERSEN: Because I have always been a Republican, were it not for federal civil service protections, a) the Post Office would NOT have hired me in 1966 or let me work there for almost 3 years, b) IRS would NOT have hired me in 1971 or let me work there for almost 9 years, c) IRS would NOT have promoted me in 1972, 1973, or 1974, d) GAO would NOT have hired me in 1980 or let me work there for almost 18 years, and d) GAO would NOT have promoted me in 1986.)
http://www.fedsmith.com/2017/02/06/life-without-civil-service-protections-ask-georgia/
— Removal of Federal Employees for Misconduct or Performance – Ralph R. Smith   (DIERSEN: All during the almost 30 years that I worked for the federal government, I blew the whistle on political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, and age discrimination.  In 1988, when I was 40 years old, I became an active member in a class action lawsuit that charged GAO with reverse discrimination, age discrimination, and retaliation.  My Democrat GAO superiors retaliated by forcing me to retire in 1997 when I was 49 years old, by not promoting me beyond GS-13, by keeping me off audits of IRS for all but 3 of the almost 18 years that I worked for GAO, and by forcing me to take an $18,847 pay cut in today’s dollars to transfer from IRS to GAO in 1980.  My Democrat IRS superiors did not promote me beyond GS-12, disallowed my education deductions, and disallowed my partial day per diem claims.  My Democrat Post Office superiors forced me to resign in 1969 and disallowed my sick leave requests.  If I had not blown any whistles, the federal government would have promoted me into its Senior Executive Service long before I was 40 years old.)
http://www.fedsmith.com/2017/02/06/removal-of-federal-employees-for-misconduct-or-performance/

February 5 Morning Edition

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

February 4 Morning Edition

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Nordstrom to drop Ivanka Trump’s clothing, accessories line – AP  (DIERSEN: Are you a Trump supporter?  How soon, if not already, will the anti-Trumps drop you?  How soon, if not already, will the anti-Trumps post signs that say members of the following groups are NOT WANTED: Trump supporters, Protestants, conservatives, Republicans, Americans, Whites, males, older people, rich people, gun owners, German Americans, draft avoiders, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time?)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/sns-bc-us–nordstrom-ivanka-trump-20170203-story.html
— Troubled times call for congressmen to open doors to constituents – Editorial
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/elgin-courier-news/opinion/ct-ecn-editorial-congress-roskam-immigration-st-0205-20170203-story.html
— Illinois’ students need fair school funding – Allison Jack, River Forest  (DIERSEN: Jack would be one of those who would hint/imply/argue/shout that Crete-Monee School District 201-U was filthy rich when I attended Crete-Monee High School 1962-1966 and that is why I got into the upper 20% of my class, why I got an ACT score of 24, and why UIC accepted me in 1966.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/letters/ct-illinois-students-need-fair-school-funding-20170203-story.html
— Arlington Heights candidate facing backlash after Facebook post about women’s marches – Karen Ann Cullotta
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/arlington-heights/news/ct-womens-march-facebook-candidate-tl-0209-20170203-story.html

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Munger vows to ‘help people in need’ in new job – Michael Sneed  (DIERSEN: Have you ever been “in need?” I have not. Because of that, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always demonized me, denigrated me, and condemned me as being someone who was born with a silver spoon in his mouth and as being someone who has always been privileged.  If that were true, I never would have taken the bad dead end jobs that I did doing yard work, delivering newspapers, washing dishes, cleaning golf shoes, chipping slag, pumping gasoline, delivering mail, working on an automobile assemble line, working as a security guard, selling tires, automotive services, and major appliances, collecting delinquent taxes, and auditing federal agencies.)
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/sneed-exclusive-munger-appointed-to-deputy-guv-post/
— Political football: Bears battle players union over workers’ comp – TINA SFONDELES AND PATRICK FINLEY
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/political-football-bears-battle-players-union-over-workers-comp/

 

DAILY HERALD
— EDITORIAL: Don’t keep secrets  The already embattled DuPage County Election Commission didn’t help itself by waiting more than a month to announce that longtime Executive Director Robert Saar effectively retired in mid-December, although his last day isn’t really until March 14. Saar has the right to his accumulated time off, but why keep his departure secret for so long?
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20170204/discuss/170209512/
— EDITORIAL: Congressman speaking up  Despite the risks he took criticizing President Trump’s immigration ban, U.S. Rep. Randy Hultgren didn’t go far enough for several dozen people who showed up at his Campton Hills office this week. A spokesman said the 14th District congressman will host a town-hall meeting and promised appointments to all who showed. That’s decent service.
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20170204/discuss/170209512/

 

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— If only voters got as flabbergasted as ratings agencies over state budget – RICH MILLER
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20170203/NEWS02/170209923/if-only-voters-got-as-flabbergasted-as-ratings-agencies-over-state

 

NAVIGATOR
— State Representative David Reis named Assistant House Republican Leader
http://www.navigatorjournal.com/news/article_5be05f70-ea26-11e6-9363-0bb0319fff51.html

 

WVIK
— A Look At How Rauner, Emanuel Are Handling Trump – LAUREN CHOOLJIAN AND TONY ARNOLD
http://wvik.org/post/look-how-rauner-emanuel-are-handling-trump#stream/0

 

WJBC
— OUTSTANDING: Normal could prohibit new video gaming establishments close to single family neighborhoods – Adam Studzinski
http://www.wjbc.com/2017/02/03/normal-could-prohibit-new-video-gaming-establishments-close-to-single-family-neighborhoods/

 

HERALD & REVIEW
— Hello? People swamp Congress with calls in era of Trump – RYAN VOYLES
http://herald-review.com/news/local/hello-people-swamp-congress-with-calls-in-era-of-trump/article_26f56af1-30f3-5410-b69d-d48f7d7f3ed3.html

 

BELLEVILLE NEWS DEMOCRAT
— Could the next state holiday be Obama’s birthday? – AP
http://www.bnd.com/news/local/article130743344.html

 

SUBURBAN LIFE
— District 89 superintendent recommends delaying boundary changes  Parents had voiced concerns about proposal – ERIC SCHELKOPF
http://www.mysuburbanlife.com/2017/02/03/district-89-superintendent-recommends-delaying-boundary-changes/ax6z9j4/

 

CHICAGO PATCH
— Illinois Budget Deal: The Wheels Can’t Come Off Until There’s a Cart – Reboot Illinois
http://patch.com/illinois/chicago/illinois-budget-deal-wheels-cant-come-until-theres-cart

 

CHICAGO BUSINESS JOURNAL
— Here are Chicagoland’s wealthiest ZIPs (INTERACTIVE MAP)  (DIERSEN: According to this, South Wheaton (60189) has a population of 30,184, 11,775 households, $98,856 median household income, and $347,663 median net worth.)
http://www.bizjournals.com/chicago/news/2017/02/04/here-are-chicagolands-wealthiest-zips.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: According to Esri, the Top 10 wealthiest ZIP codes in the Chicago area are: 60043 – Kenilworth, 60022 – Glencoe, 60093 – Winnetka, 60521 – Hinsdale, 60045 – Lake Forest, 60091 – Wilmette, 60558 – Western Springs, 60523 – Oak Brook, 60184 – Wayne, 60015 – Deerfield)

 

ILLINOIS BUSINESS JOURNAL
— Jeremy Plank earns Certified Fraud Examiner credential  (DIERSEN: I became a CFE in 1990 based on my having a) worked for GAO for more than 10 years, the last 4 years of which at the GS-13 level, b) worked for IRS for almost 9 years, the last 5 1/2 years of which at the GS-12 level, c) passed the Certified Internal Auditor examination in 1981, d) becoming a licensed CPA in 1981, e) passing the CPA examination in 1979, f) earning a master’s degree in accounting in 1980, g) earning an MBA in 1976, and h) earning a bachelor’s degree in management in 1970.)
http://www.ibjonline.com/local-headlines/5277-plank-earns-certified-fraud-examiner-credential
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The Association of Certified Fraud Examiners, the world’s largest anti-fraud organization and leading provider of anti-fraud training and education, has awarded Jeremy Plank, of Wood River, the Certified Fraud Examiner credential. Plank met a stringent set of criteria and passed a rigorous exam administered by the ACFE. Plank had to demonstrate knowledge in four areas critical to the fight against fraud: fraudulent financial transactions, fraud prevention and deterrence, legal elements of fraud and fraud investigation. Plank is currently a CPA with CJ Schlosser and Company, LLC in Edwardsville and Alton. CFEs have the ability to: examine data and records to detect and trace fraudulent transactions; interview suspects to obtain information and confessions; write investigation reports; advise clients as to their findings; testify at trial; understand the law as it relates to fraud and fraud investigations; and identify the underlying factors that motivate individuals to commit fraud. CFEs on six continents have investigated more than 1 million suspected cases of civil and criminal fraud.)

 

BELOIT DAILY NEWS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “BOYCOTTS, TRUMP’S TIRADES PART OF NEW BUSINESS LANDSCAPE.”
http://www.beloitdailynews.com/article/20170204/AP/302049936

 

NORTHWEST INDIANA TIMES
— Crete CSX intermodal rail terminal is subject of open house – Andrew Steele
http://www.nwitimes.com/business/transportation/crete-csx-intermodal-rail-terminal-is-subject-of-open-house/article_8303046c-73b0-5ef4-9aaf-5b9b4572d95c.html

 

TIMES
— GOP introduces federal ‘right-to-work’ bill – Brent Bader
http://www.mywebtimes.com/news/local/gop-introduces-federal-right-to-work-bill/article_5983d0c9-8a7b-5c5d-a67c-3d376608d671.html

 

GOPUSA
— California Democrats want to make entire state a sanctuary for illegal aliens
http://www.gopusa.com/california-democrats-want-to-make-entire-state-a-sanctuary-for-illegal-aliens/
— Hail the Gender-Fluid Scouts?
http://www.gopusa.com/hail-the-gender-fluid-scouts/

 

DAILY CALLER
— Whites Need Not Apply To Teach At Barnard – David Krayden  (DIERSEN: From what I see, anti-Trumps want to post signs or have already posted signs that say members of the following groups are NOT WANTED: Trump supporters, Protestants, conservatives, Republicans, Americans, Whites, males, older people, rich people, gun owners, German Americans, draft avoiders, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
http://dailycaller.com/2017/02/03/whites-need-not-apply-to-teach-at-barnard/

 

THE BLAZE
— Protesters plan to expose their rears at Trump Tower in Chicago to get Trump to release his tax returns – Brandon Morse  (DIERSEN: Those who protest against you say more about you than anything that you can say about yourself.  I should write a book about my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes.)
http://www.theblaze.com/news/2017/02/03/protesters-plan-to-expose-their-rears-at-trump-tower-to-get-trump-to-release-his-tax-returns/

 

LIFE SITE NEWS
— Over 25 groups unite to fight sex trafficking at the Super Bowl  (DIERSEN: What is the Libertarian Party’s position on this?  I should write a book about Libertarians and about Libertarian plants in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois who have always worked against me. They demonize, denigrate, and condemn me as being much “too conservative” on social issues.)
https://www.lifesitenews.com/news/we-must-tackledemand-for-sex-trafficking-at-the-super-bowl-and-beyond

 

DAILY CALLER
— Federal Employees Trying To Undermine Trump Need To Go – Neil Siefring  (DIERSEN: While I worked for the federal government for almost 30 years, I never tried to undermine its Affirmative Action (AA), Diversity, or Inclusion efforts. The federal government never charged me with that because I always carried out all the AA, Diversity, and Inclusion orders that I was given.  I can provide many examples in which I was ordered to give preference to my subordinates because they were Democrat, minority, female, younger, and/or veteran, and that I carried out those orders.)
http://dailycaller.com/2017/02/03/federal-employees-trying-to-undermine-trump-need-to-go/
— $27B In Federal Funds Now At Risk For Sanctuary Cities – Ethan Barton
http://dailycaller.com/2017/02/03/27b-in-federal-funds-now-at-risk-for-sanctuary-cities/

 

WASHINGTON FREE BEACON
— Sanctuary Cities Received $27 Billion From Feds Each Year  1 in 5 city residents in Los Angeles are illegal immigrants – Elizabeth Harrington  (DIERSEN: What percent of Chicago residents are illegals?)
http://freebeacon.com/national-security/report-sanctuary-cities-received-27-billion-feds-year/
— Gun Sales Dip in January as Trump Takes Office  FBI ran half a million fewer checks than same time last year – Stephen Gutowski  (DIERSEN: As anti-Trumps increase their threats of violence, Trump supporters will start buying more firearms and ammunition again for their self-defense.)
http://freebeacon.com/issues/gun-sales-dip-january-trump-takes-office/

 

INDEPENDENT JOURNAL REVIEW
— ‘Refuse Fascism’ Group That Fanned Anti-Free Speech Flames at UC Berkeley is Soros-Funded – ANGIE MCPHERSON
http://ijr.com/2017/02/793907-refuse-fascism-group-that-fanned-anti-free-speech-flames-at-uc-berkeley-is-soros-funded/

 

NATIONAL REVIEW
— The open war between the establishment and President Trump – MATTHEW CONTINETTI (DIERSEN: Who heads The Establishment in your municipality, in your township/ward, in your county, and in Illinois?  Are they at war with Trump and his supporters?)
http://www.nationalreview.com/article/444602/donald-trump-establishment-washington-insiders-everything-they-can-destroy

 

THE HILL
— The Trump opposition: Hell hath no fury like Democrats’ scorn – RUSSELL PAUL LA VALLE  (DIERSEN: What plans do the Democrats and the RINOs have to get rid of Republicans in your precinct, in your municipality, in your township/ward, in your county, in Illinois, and in America?)
https://origin-nyi.thehill.com/blogs/pundits-blog/national-party-news/317785-the-trump-opposition-hell-hath-no-fury-like-democrats

 

HUFFINGTON POST
— Black History Month: A Time to Celebrate, but Also a Time to Remember the Work Left Undone – Marsha Levick  (DIERSEN: Levick would agree with my critics/opponents, with their operatives, and with their dupes who say that a) that instead of me, the Post Office should have hired a Black in 1966, b) that the Post Office should gotten rid of me much sooner than it did so that a Black could have my job, c) that instead of me, IRS should have hired a Black in 1971, d) that instead of me, IRS should have promoted Blacks in 1972, 1973, and 1974, e) that instead of me, GAO should have hired a Black in 1980, f) that instead of me, GAO should have promoted a Black in 1986, and g) that GAO should gotten rid of me much sooner than it did so that a Black could have my job and my preferred corner office.  Further, Levick would agree with those who say that instead of me, Blacks should have been hired to do yard work, deliver newspapers, wash dishes, clean golf shoes, chip slag, pump gasoline, work on an automobile assembly line, work as a security guard, and sell tires, automotive services, and major appliances during the 1960s and 1970s.)
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/the-tragedy-of-wordsworth-academy_us_5894faaee4b061551b3dfe87

 

REUTERS
— German magazine sparks furor with image of Trump beheading Statue of Liberty  (DIERSEN: From what I see, anti-Trumps have NO PROBLEM with this image. Anti-Trumps are anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.  Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps promote Islam.)
http://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-germany-spiegel-idUSKBN15J0EU

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— Not ‘Lone Wolves’ After All: How ISIS Guides Plots by Remote Control – RUKMINI CALLIMACHI  (DIERSEN: Operatives and dupes for my critics/opponents in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois try to paint themselves as being “lone wolves.”  My critics/opponents have lots of clout in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois. They blame me for all of their problems, for all of your problems, for all of my problems, and for all of everyone’s problems.  I should write a book about them.  They would love it.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/02/04/world/asia/isis-messaging-app-terror-plot.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say that Pence tells Trump what to do and that Trump does what Pence tells him to do.
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/02/03/opinion/trump-with-a-tail.html
— ‘White Privilege’ Essay Contest Stirs Up a Connecticut Town – DANIEL VICTOR  (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always demonized, denigrated, and condemned me as being some who has benefited immensely from “White privilege.”  They hint/imply/argue/shout that the only reason why I was able to get jobs, to buy cars, to earn college degrees, to buy real estate, to past professional certification tests, to get a professional license, to get promotions, to get professional certifications, to save for retirement, to etc., WAS BECAUSE OF WHITE PRIVILEGE.  Should I write a book about those in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois who DEMONIZE ME, DENIGRATE ME, AND CONDEMN ME THE MOST?  NOTE: ALL OF THE AFORESAID ARE WHITE.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/02/03/nyregion/white-privilege-essay-contest-westport-connecticut.html

 

WASHINGTON POST
— Ninth Circuit battle: May Arizona deny driver’s licenses to beneficiaries of Obama’s Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program? -Eugene Volokh
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/volokh-conspiracy/wp/2017/02/04/ninth-circuit-battle-may-arizona-deny-drivers-licenses-to-beneficiaries-of-obamas-deferred-action-for-childhood-arrivals-program/

 

NEW YORK POST
— White House to investigate leaks of Trump’s calls to Mexico, Australia – Reuters  (DIERSEN: Just kidding, but not completely – my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes will hint/imply/argue/shout that I am the leaker.)
http://nypost.com/2017/02/04/white-house-to-investigate-leaks-of-trumps-calls-to-mexico-australia/
— Ocean may one day swallow Trump’s ‘Winter White House’ – Jackie Salo  (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps blame Trump and blame his supporters for everything that is bad, including bad weather.)
http://nypost.com/2017/02/04/ocean-may-one-day-swallow-trumps-winter-white-house/

 

USA TODAY
— What is a Black Bloc? The tactic that unleashed chaos in Berkeley.
http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation-now/2017/02/02/what-black-bloc/97393870/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “As concerns mount over LGBT rights, study shows lack of protections.”  From what I see, those who promote LGBTQ activity run America, run Illinois, run Cook County, run Chicago, run etc. and they will get rid of you if you do not promote LGBTQ activity.  Ever-increasingly, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes promote LGBTQ activity.
http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2017/02/03/concerns-mount-over-lgbt-rights-study-shows-lack-protections/97402482/

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— FRONT PAGE: Will Lady Gaga Take on Trump at the Super Bowl? Place Your Bets!  Offshore bookmakers are split on whether the outspoken pop star will mention the president in her halftime show; ‘I believe in a passion for inclusion’ – HANNAH KARP  (DIERSEN: The more that you demonize, denigrate, and condemn Trump, Trump’s supporters, Protestants, conservatives, Republicans, Americans, Whites, males, older people, rich people, gun owners, German Americans, draft avoiders, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time, the more money that members of the following groups will give you: anti-Trumps, anti-Protestants, anti-conservatives, anti-Republicans, anti-Americans, anti-Whites, anti-males, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/a-super-bowl-tossup-will-lady-gaga-take-on-donald-trump-1486143787

 

FORBES
— Another Travel Ban: IRS Moves To Revoke Passports For Unpaid Taxes – Robert W. Wood
http://www.forbes.com/sites/robertwood/2017/02/02/another-travel-ban-irs-moves-to-revoke-passports-for-unpaid-taxes/#1e10b18c7df6

 

SPARTANBURG HERALD JOURNAL
— Loose talk of being ‘un-American’  A pause in immigration from seven Muslim-majorities countries isn’t a violation of our nation’s creed. – RICH LOWRY  (DIERSEN: If there had been as many illegal and legal immigrants in America during the 1960s, 1970s, and 1980s as there are today, in all likelihood, they would have gotten the jobs that I did doing yard work, delivering newspapers, washing dishes, cleaning golf shoes, chipping slag, pumping gasoline, delivering mail, working on an automobile assemble line, working as a security guard, selling tires, automotive services, and major appliances, collecting delinquent taxes, and auditing federal agencies.)
http://www.goupstate.com/opinion/20170203/lowry-loose-talk-of-being-un-american
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Levels of immigration spiked in the 1880s, dropped in the 1890s, and reached new highs before World War I. They declined precipitously during the war and bounced back afterward. Then the 1924 immigration law brought a new phase of lower immigration that didn’t end until the late 1960s. In 1965, fewer than 300,000 immigrants were admitted to the United States. We have been at elevated levels for decades since then and now admit about 1 million a year. The proportion of the foreign-born population is set to hit a record in 2025.)

 

WYOMING NEWS
— Keep illegal immigrants at bay by axing freebies – Joe Elkins, Cheyenne
http://www.wyomingnews.com/opinion/keep-illegal-immigrants-at-bay-by-axing-freebies/article_832ac2b0-ea9d-11e6-b706-cb7f7fcfb0ca.html

 

WTOP
— Protesters dance from Trump Hotel to White House – Michelle Basch
http://wtop.com/dc/2017/02/protesters-dance-trump-hotel-white-house/slide/1/

 

KRGV
— GAO: IRS Falls Short of Protecting Taxpayers Against Fraud  (DIERSEN: I should write a book about those who have wasted my knowledge of IRS.  I worked for IRS for almost 9 years, the last 5 1/2 years of which at the GS-12 Step 1-5 levels, currently $79,563-$90,173.  I worked for GAO on audits of IRS’s Criminal Investigation Division for 3 years at the GS-13 Step 1-3 levels, currently $94,610-$100,917.)
http://www.krgv.com/story/34424851/gao-irs-falls-short-of-protecting-taxpayers-against-fraud

 

OPPOSING VIEWS
— Neighbors Greet Obama Family With Yard Signs – Lauren Briggs
http://www.opposingviews.com/i/society/neighbors-greet-obama-family-yard-signs-photos-0

 

NPR
— Trump Backers Want Ideology Test For Extreme Vetting – Deborah Amos  (DIERSEN: From what I see, anti-Trumps have NO PROBLEM with letting into America those who despise, if not hate, if not want to get rid of members of the following groups: Trump supporters, non-Muslins, conservatives, Republicans, Americans, Whites, males, older people, rich people, gun owners, German Americans, draft avoiders, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
http://www.npr.org/sections/parallels/2017/02/04/513289953/trump-backers-want-ideology-test-for-extreme-vetting
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “It’s Not Just The Media — Trump Administration Closed-Lipped With Public Too.”  (DIERSEN: I should write a book about activists, candidates, elected officials, party leaders, major donors, political consultants, etc. in Wheaton in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois who claim to be religious, conservative, and/or Republican, but a) who do not want me to know about their activities or their events, do not want me to promote their events, do not want me to attend their events, and/or do not want me to report on their events and b) who pander to Rich Miller and to the rest of the Democrat news media.)
http://www.npr.org/2017/02/03/513311281/advocates-fear-trumps-stance-against-media-will-block-flow-of-information

 

GUARDIAN
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Americans protest in Australia.
https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2017/feb/04/protests-held-across-australia-against-donald-trumps-travel-ban
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Trump’s courtiers bring chaotic and capricious style to White House.  Two weeks in, the new administration resembles the court of a Renaissance king, with favorites infighting and Steve Bannon a Cardinal Richelieu in cargo pants.”
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2017/feb/04/trump-inner-circle-white-house-court

 

NAPERVILLE AREA AAUW
— Pink Brain, Blue Brain: A Fascinating Look At Gender Differences  (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats promote gender confusion.)
https://www.meetup.com/American-Association-of-University-Women-Naperville-Area/events/236728719/

January 31 Morning Edition

ABC7
— AS THE DEMOCRAT PARTY’S STRANGLEHOLD ON CHICAGO TIGHTENS: AT LEAST 50 KILLED, 300 SHOT IN CHICAGO SO FAR IN JANUARY, CPD SAYS – Jessica D’Onofrio
http://abc7chicago.com/news/at-least-50-killed-300-shot-in-chicago-so-far-in-january-cpd-says/1729577/

 

CBS2
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps promote “Growing Outrage As Trump Stands By Travel Ban.”
http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2017/01/30/growing-outrage-as-trump-stands-by-travel-ban/

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Senate tax hike is a raw deal for Illinoisans – Jeanne Ives
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/commentary/ct-illinois-budget-tax-increase-pensions-perspec-0131-jm-20170130-story.html
— Breaking silence, Obama speaks out on Trump immigrants order – AP
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/sns-bc-us–obama-trump-20170130-story.html
— Rauner administration tells workers ‘a strike against the taxpayers is reckless’ – Monique Garcia
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-bruce-rauner-strike-reckless-story.html
— Balmoral school in Crete stays open despite water scare – Susan DeMar Lafferty
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/daily-southtown/news/ct-sta-balmoral-school-water-st-0131-20170130-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats promote J.B. Pritzker
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/chicagoinc/ct-pritzker-silberman-0131-chicago-inc-20170131-story.html
— Steve Forbes at North Central College – Michelle Mullins
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/naperville-sun/ct-nvs-naperville-news-digest-st-0129-20170127-story.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Steve Forbes, chairman and editor-in-chief of Forbes Media, will speak about capitalism at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 31, at North Central College’s Wentz Concert Hall, 171 E. Chicago Ave.  Forbes was invited by the college’s student Republican organization. The event is free and open to the public, but a ticket is required to enter. Tickets can be obtained by calling the college’s box office at 630-637-7469. “Mr. Forbes brings a wealth of knowledge that spans across the business world, politics and journalism,” senior Ryan T. Schuring, president of the college’s Student Government Association and vice president of the College Republicans, said in a statement. “A speaker with his stature will help foster and promote civil discourse within the walls of institutional learning and beyond.”)
— Geraci’s lawsuit to keep dogs off condo elevators moving forward – Robert Channick
http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/ct-geraci-dog-condo-lawsuit-0131-biz-20170130-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Trump asks “Trump’s refugee order: Which side are you on?”  Overwhelmingly, those who oppose the order are anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors AND THOSE WHO SUPPORT THE ORDER ARE Protestant, conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/huppke/ct-trump-muslim-ban-huppke-20170130-story.html

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Appointees owe allegiance to Constitution, not Trump – Linda Chavez  (DIERSEN: Operatives and dupes for my critics/opponents who have lots of Republican political clout in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois hint/imply/argue/shout that I OWE ALLEGIANCE TO MY CRITICS/OPPONENTS AND a) NOT to the Milton Township Republican Central Committee by-laws or resolution against video gambling and b) NOT to the DuPage County Republican Central Committee by-laws and c) NOT to the Illinois Republican Party by-law or platform and d) NOT to the Republican Party by-laws or platform.)
http://chicago.suntimes.com/opinion/opinion-appointees-owe-allegiance-to-constitution-not-trump/
— Trump shows he revels in dangerous chaos – Jesse Jackson
http://chicago.suntimes.com/opinion/jesse-jackson-trump-shows-he-revels-in-dangerous-chaos/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “When a president knows nothing, others creep in.”  On what do you base your knowledge and your opinions of the federal government?  For me, it includes my working for the federal government for almost 30 years, and especially the almost 18 years that I worked for GAO, the last 11 years of which at the GS-13 Step 1-10 levels, currently $94,610-$122,991.  I worked on audits of federal financial industry regulators for almost 9 years, on audits of IRS for 3 years, and on audits of many other federal agencies for almost 6 years.  I served on the Association of Government Accountants Chicago Chapter Executive Committee for 13 years.
http://chicago.suntimes.com/opinion/editorial-when-a-president-knows-nothing-others-creep-in/

 

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Caterpillar to move HQ to Chicago area  (DIERSEN: Of course, anti-Trumps will urge Caterpiller to move to a precinct, a municipality, a township/ward, and a county that voted overwhelmingly for Clinton.)
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20170131/NEWS05/170139971/caterpillar-to-move-hq-to-chicago-area

 

CHAMPAIGN/URBANA NEWS GAZETTE
— Is Lisa Madigan rescuing ‘Dadigan’? – Jim Dey
http://www.news-gazette.com/news/local/2017-01-31/jim-dey-lisa-madigan-rescuing-dadigan.html

 

MADISON RECORD
— Lisa Madigan still trying to stiff state workers – Editorial (DIERSEN: Since the beginning of time, government employees and government retirees have been hated.  Virtually every individual, virtually every organization, virtually every company, virtually every government, and virtually every country wants to stiff government employees and to stiff government retirees. Those who hate government employees and government retirees just love that.  Overwhelmingly, those who hate government employees and government retirees have not and will not seek a job with the federal government a) because the pay and benefits are terrible, b) because the advancement opportunities are terrible, c) because they lack required education, work experience, professional certifications, and/or professional licenses, d) because they cannot pass an employment examination, e) because they cannot pass a background investigation, f) because they cannot pass a physical examination, g) because they cannot take the demonization, denigration, and condemnation that comes with being a federal employee or federal retiree, and/or h) because they are Republican, White, male, older, and/or non-veteran and they know that the federal government discriminates against its employees who are Republican, White, male, older, and/or non-veteran.)
http://madisonrecord.com/stories/511078281-lisa-madigan-still-trying-to-stiff-state-workers

 

WTTW
— Behind the Court Case That Could Shut Down State Government – Amanda Vinicky
http://chicagotonight.wttw.com/2017/01/30/behind-court-case-could-shut-down-state-government

 

DEKALB DAILY CHRONICLE
— NIU president, Illinois congressmen respond to Muslim immigration ban  (DIERSEN: NIU accepted me as a transfer student from UIC in 1969 when I was 20 yeas old.  If I was 20 today, I doubt that NIU would accept me because I am NOT anti-Trump, because I am NOT anti-Protestant, because I am NOT anti-conservative, because I am NOT anti-Republican, because I am NOT anti-American, because I am NOT anti-White, because I am NOT anti-male, because I am NOT anti-older people, because I am NOT anti-rich people, because I am NOT anti-gun owners, because I am NOT anti-German Americans, because I am NOT anti-draft avoiders, and because I am NOT anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
http://www.daily-chronicle.com/2017/01/30/niu-president-illinois-congressmen-respond-to-muslim-immigration-ban/aowcxsa/

 

PEORIA JOURNAL STAR
— Navy SEAL who died in Yemen raid was from Peoria – Andy Kravetz
http://www.pjstar.com/news/20170130/navy-seal-who-died-in-yemen-raid-was-from-peoria

 

JOURNAL COURIER
— Stopping pay a political move with bad results – Editorial  (DIERSEN: From what I see, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes are so full of hatred of federal employees and retirees, that they would strongly support any cut or elimination of compensation for federal employees and retirees.)
http://myjournalcourier.com/news/105210/editorial-stopping-pay-a-political-move-with-bad-results

 

HERALD & REVIEW
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, “Illinois churches, community groups” act as operatives or as dupes for the Democrat Party.
http://herald-review.com/business/central-illinois-churches-community-groups-protest-trump-order/article_a5926459-405f-5d64-aacd-536983ffc75c.html

 

MCHENRY TIMES
— 27 solutions offered to curb rising property taxes in Illinois – Giovanni Whaley
http://mchenrytimes.com/stories/511077493-27-solutions-offered-to-curb-rising-property-taxes-in-illinois

 

FOX ILLINOIS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Hundreds Rallying Travel Ban On Campus Announcing A New U Of I Petition.”
http://foxillinois.com/news/local/hundreds-rallying-travel-ban-on-campus-announcing-a-new-u-of-i-petition

 

WSIL TV
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Democratic state attorneys general begin Trump pushback.”
http://www.wsiltv.com/story/34385048/democratic-state-attorneys-general-begin-trump-pushback

 

CHICAGO READER
— Illinois owes around $11 billion in unpaid bills (plus interest) after 18 months without a budget deal – Kate Shepherd
http://www.chicagoreader.com/Bleader/archives/2017/01/31/illinois-owes-around-11-billion-in-unpaid-bills-plus-interest-after-18-months-without-a-budget-deal-and-other-chicago-news

 

DAILY NORTHWESTERN
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Feinberg students hold demonstration in support of Affordable Care Act.” How soon, if not already, will schools a) stop accepting students who are not Democrats and b) expel students who do not hate Republicans?)
https://dailynorthwestern.com/2017/01/30/campus/feinberg-students-hold-demonstration-in-support-of-affordable-care-act/

 

SOUTHEAST ILLINOIS NEWS
— Saline County GOP sees economic opportunities with new administration – Michael Carroll (DIERSEN: What do you see with the new administration?  I see increased hatred by those who are anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.)
http://seillinoisnews.com/stories/511071525-saline-county-gop-sees-economic-opportunities-with-new-administration

 

MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— Hultgren on Trump’s Immigration Executive Order, Calls It “Overly Broad”
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2017/01/30/hultgren-on-trumps-immigration-executive-order-calls-it-overly-broad/
— Skillicorn Introduces Right to Work Bill
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2017/01/30/skillicorn-introduces-right-to-work-bill/
— Highest Spending Campaign May Be for Algonquin Township Road Commissioner
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2017/01/30/highest-spending-campaign-may-be-for-algonquin-township-road-commissioner/

 

ILLINOIS FAMILY INSTITUTE
— Identity Politics and Paraphilias: Body Integrity Identity Disorder – John Biver
https://illinoisfamily.org/religious/identity-politics-paraphilias-body-integrity-identity-disorder/

 

ILLINOIS POLICY INSTITUTE
— INSTEAD OF TAX HIKES, ELIMINATE THE SICK-DAY PERK DRIVING UP PENSION COSTS  Illinois state senators are considering a budget with massive tax hikes, but is short on critical pension reforms, which would save taxpayers billions. – Eric Kohn  (DIERSEN: My Civil Service Retirement System pension is slightly higher because I got credit for unused sick days.  My Democrat superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates in the federal government did not like that at all; almost all of them used their sick days as fast as they earned them.)
https://www.illinoispolicy.org/instead-of-tax-hikes-eliminate-the-sick-day-perk-driving-up-pension-costs/

 

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— SIX ILLINOIS ORGANIZATIONS CERTIFIED AS BEST CHRISTIAN WORKPLACES FOR 2017
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2017/01/six-illinois-organizations-honored-as-certified-best-christian-workplaces-for-2017.html
— CITING CHICAGO MURDER CRISIS, GINGRICH MOCKS SCHUMER’S TEARS
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2017/01/citing-chicago-murder-crisis-gingrich-mocks-schumers-tears.html
— RACIAL WEALTH GAP IN DEMOCRAT-CONTROLLED CHICAGO WORSE THAN NATIONAL AVERAG
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2017/01/racial-wealth-gap-in-democrat-controlled-chicago-worse-than-national-average.html
— ILLINOIS REPUBLICAN PARTY RELEASES NEW AD: “DROP THE MIKE”
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2017/01/illinois-republican-party-releases-new-ad-drop-the-mike.html
— SHOTT: SHOWDOWN IN BLOODY CHICAGO
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2017/01/shott-showdown-in-bloody-chicago.html

 

CAPITOL FAX
— Illinois Policy Institute: Slash funding for local governments, universities, schools, Medicaid
http://capitolfax.com/2017/01/31/illinois-policy-institute-slash-funding-for-local-governments-universities-schools-medicaid/
— Maybe it’s time to consider consolidating villages?
http://capitolfax.com/2017/01/31/maybe-its-time-to-consider-consolidating-villages/

 

GOPUSA
— Classless Ex-prez Weighs in to Encourage Protesters
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=20040
— Starbucks: We’ll hire 10,000 refugees  (DIERSEN: How soon, if not already, will Starbucks post signs that say the following are not wanted: Trump supporters, Protestants, conservatives, Republicans, Americans, Whites, males, older people, rich people, gun owners, German Americans, draft avoiders, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time?)
http://www.gopusa.com/starbucks-well-hire-10000-refugees/
— Boy Scouts to allow girls who think they are boys to join
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=20046
— Mexico earmarks $50M to fight individual deportations (DIERSEN: Are you a Trump supporter?  How much money has Mexico earmarked to get rid of you?)
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=20048
— End the Foreign-Aid Racket
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=20038

 

CONSERVATIVE REPUBLICAN NEWS
— TRUMP TO GIVE PERSECUTED CHRISTIANS PRIORITY REFUGEE STATUS
http://conservativerepublicannews.com/2017/01/30/trump-to-give-persecuted-christians-priority-refugee-status/

 

BREITBART
— Trump Administration to Publish Crimes Committed by Illegal Aliens in Sanctuary Cities – KATIE MCHUGH
http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2017/01/25/trump-administration-publish-crimes-committed-illegal-aliens-sanctuary-cities/

 

NATIONAL REVIEW
— The Myth of the Virtuous Poor – DAVID FRENCH  (DIERSEN: If you are not poor, what do your critics/opponents attribute that to?  My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes hint/imply/argue/shout I am not poor a) because I was born a White male, b) because I have been blessed with good health (aside from poor eyesight and partial red-green color blindness), c) because I avoided the draft, d) because I got married, e) because my wife and I gave up trying to have children, we did not adopt, and we did not become foster parents, f) because the federal government overpaid me, and g) because my federal pension and health, dental, and vision insurance subsidy is too generous.)
https://www.nationalreview.com/magazine/2017-02-06-0000/poverty-morality-conservatives

 

WASHINGTON FREE BEACON
— Trump Halted $181 Billion in Regulatory Costs on First Day in Office  Regulation freeze stops Obama administration’s pending rules – Elizabeth Harrington  (DIERSEN: What about the many trillions of dollars in regulatory costs since the 1960s a) to give preference to minorities and b) to give preference to females?)
http://freebeacon.com/issues/report-trump-halted-181-billion-regulatory-costs-first-day-office/

 

THE HILL
— McConnell: If GOP unites, we will win – ALEXANDER BOLTON AND BOB CUSACK  (DIERSEN: For RINOs, uniting means getting rid of those who support the Republican Party platform, that is, getting rid of those who voted for Trump.)
http://thehill.com/homenews/senate/317001-mcconnell-if-gop-unites-we-will-win
— Democrats boycott confirmation votes for Trump nominees – PETER SCHROEDER
http://thehill.com/homenews/senate/317076-dems-boycott-confirmation-votes-for-trump-nominees

 

ASSOCIATED PRESS
— Syria warns of setting up safe zones for civilians as unsafe – BASSEM MROUE  (DIERSEN: Just kidding, but not completely, will Trump have to set up “safe zones” for his supporters in precincts, in municipalities, in townships/wards, in counties, and in states that are anti-Trump?  Provably not because Trump supporters have bought a tremendous amount of firearms and ammunition for their self-defense.)
http://www.concordmonitor.com/Syria-warns-of-setting-up-safe-zones-for-civilians-as-unsafe-7798776

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— Are You Married to Your Party? A measure of Identity. – Lynn Vavreck  (DIERSEN: The more planks in the Republican Party platform that you reject, the more planks in the Illinois Republican Party platform that you reject, and the more that you reject the Milton Township Republican Central Committee resolution against video gambling, the harder that you work against me and against all Republicans.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/01/31/upshot/are-you-married-to-your-party.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Trump’s Immigration Order Tests Limits of Law and Executive Power.”
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/01/30/us/politics/trump-immigration-muslim-ban.html
— Obama’s Protections for L.G.B.T. Workers Will Remain Under Trump – JEREMY W. PETERS  (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, under the Democrats and under the RINOs, if you do not promote LGBTQ activity, you will be wasted and you will be gotten rid of.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/01/30/us/politics/obama-trump-protections-lgbt-workers.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps promote foreign countries and their citizens.
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/01/30/us/politics/daca-dreamer-immigrant-trump.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps demonize, denigrate, and condemn Trump and his supporters.
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/01/31/opinion/the-republican-fausts.html
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/01/31/opinion/make-china-great-again.html
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/01/30/upshot/republicans-have-one-big-incentive-to-stick-with-trump.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Refugees Entering the U.S. Already Face a Rigorous Vetting Process.”
https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2017/01/29/us/refugee-vetting-process.html

 

WASHINGTON POST
— Priebus: ‘maybe we need to expand’ immigration ban
https://www.washingtonpost.com/video/politics/priebus-maybe-we-need-to-expand-immigration-ban/2017/01/31/e900224e-e77b-11e6-903d-9b11ed7d8d2a_video.html
— Trump’s First 100 Days: Get with the program or get out – Elise Viebeck  (DIERSEN: It was get with the Democrat Party platform or get out while I worked for the federal government for almost 30 years. Nevertheless, I survived for almost 3 years at the Post Office, for almost 9 years at IRS, and for almost 18 years at GAO.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/powerpost/wp/2017/01/30/trumps-first-100-days-get-with-the-program-or-get-out/
— To resist or not, the federal employees’ dilemma – Joe Davidson  (DIERSEN: While I worked for the federal government for almost 30 years, I never resisted any order, including orders my Democrat superiors carried out to give preference to my supervisors, to my coworkers, and to my subordinates because they were Democrat, minority, female, younger, and/or veteran.  However, because I complained about the aforesaid orders, and especially because in 1988 I became an active member in a class action lawsuit that charged the federal government with reverse discrimination, age discrimination, and retaliation, my Democrat GAO superiors forced me to retire in 1997 when I was 49 years old, did not promote me beyond GS-13, kept me off audits of IRS for all but 3 of the almost 18 years that I worked for GAO, and forced me to take an $18,847 pay cut in today’s dollars to transfer from IRS to GAO in 1980.  My Democrat IRS superiors did not promote me beyond GS-12, disallowed my education deductions, and disallowed my partial day per diem claims.  My Democrat Post Office superiors forced me resign in 1969 and disallowed my sick leave requests.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/powerpost/wp/2017/01/31/to-resist-or-not-the-federal-employees-dilemma/

 

USA TODAY
— Advocacy groups leverage anger to target Trump – John Bacon  (DIERSEN: Who in your precinct, who in your municipality, who in your township/ward, who in your county, and who in Illinois takes the lead in promoting hatred against Trump and against those who voted for Trump?  What plans do they have to get rid of those who voted for Trump in your precinct, in your municipality, in your township/ward, in your county, and in Illinois?)
http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2017/01/30/advocacy-groups-leverage-anger-target-trump/97240668/
— FRONT PAGE: Trump Nation says controversial immigration order is no surprise to them – Rick Hampson  (DIERSEN: How big is the “Trump Nation” in your precinct, in your municipality, in your township/ward, and in your county?)
http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2017/01/30/trump-nation-says-controversial-immigration-order-no-surprise-them/97248710/
— Trump targets tech’s H-1B visa hiring tool – Marco della Cava, Elizabeth Weise and Jon Swartz
http://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/news/2017/01/30/trump-targets-techs-h1b-visa-hiring-tool/97240588/
— Older workers feel on track for retirement. Are they? – Paul Davidson
http://www.usatoday.com/story/money/2017/01/31/older-workers-feel-track-retirement-they/97162652/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: All of that has taken a toll. Twenty-seven percent of the 45- to 65-year-olds surveyed have no retirement savings or investments and another 22% have less than $100,000. About 14% have at least $500,000 and 5% have $1 million or more. By contrast, nearly 50% believe they’ll need at least $500,000 to be comfortable and about a quarter say they’ll need at least $1 million. Rheaume says there’s no one-size-fits-all benchmark for a retirement fund — despite the oft-cited $1 million standard — adding it depends on the retiree’s lifestyle and spending patterns. Still, he says, the number of aging Americans with less than $100,000 “is very concerning.” Not surprisingly, there’s a stark contrast between lower- and higher-income workers. Of those earning $50,000 or more, 84% have retirement savings, compared to 45% of those with lower salaries, the survey shows.)
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps ask “Trump ban effect?” and say “World is going to start closing the door.”  Anti-Trumps want America to pander to foreign countries and to their citizens.
http://www.usatoday.com/story/money/2017/01/30/donald-trump-immigration-muslim-travel/97247774/

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— When You Need to Face Facts in Your Life  Getting past information avoidance to deal with health issues, financial difficulties and other worries – ELIZABETH BERNSTEIN  (DIERSEN: My critic/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes promote “information avoidance” big time.  They do not want you to read GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails.  They want you to get all your information from them.  They a) reject planks in the Republican Party platform and work against those like me who support those planks, b) reject planks in the Illinois Republican Party platform and work against those like me who support those planks, c) reject the Milton Township Republican Central Committee resolution against video gambling and work against those like me who support that resolution, d) focus on destroying those like me who they cannot manipulate/dominate, e) were defendants in lawsuits that I have filed, f) are operatives for the aforesaid, and/or g) are dupes for the aforesaid and/or they are anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/when-you-need-to-face-facts-in-your-life-1485791641
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps glorify and praise foreign countries and their citizens.  Ever-increasingly, the longer that your ancestors have been in America, the more that anti-Trumps want to get rid of you.
https://www.wsj.com/articles/a-trump-protest-under-lady-libertys-gaze-1485821234
— The Press Deserves Freedom, Not Privilege  Don’t tell journalists to shut up. Subject them to increased competition instead. – WILLIAM MCGURN
https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-press-deserves-freedom-not-privilege-1485821387
— Even Jimmy Carter Was Cautious About Admitting Refugees  He refused entry to 40,000 Cambodians—but later took a humane approach to communism’s victims. – SETH LIPSKY
https://www.wsj.com/articles/even-jimmy-carter-was-cautious-about-admitting-refugees-1485821291
— How State Lawmakers Can Restore Freedom on Campus  Use the power of the purse to abolish speech codes—making public colleges into a model for private ones. – PETER BERKOWITZ
https://www.wsj.com/articles/how-state-lawmakers-can-restore-freedom-on-campus-1485821338

 

FORBES
— Obama Department Of Education Drastically Underestimated Student-Loan Debt – Tom Lindsay
http://www.forbes.com/sites/tomlindsay/2017/01/31/__trashed/#2e3299913ccb

 

JACKSON SUN
— Low-paid illegal workers benefit Sanctuary Restaurants – MICHAEL SHANNON  (DIERSEN: Democrats want illegals because they vote for Democrats.  RINOs want illegals because they want cheap labor.)
http://www.jacksonsun.com/story/opinion/columnists/2017/01/31/low-paid-illegal-workers-benefit-sanctuary-restaurants/97239168/

 

NEW YORKER
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “NEW YORK STANDS UP TO TRUMP.”
http://www.newyorker.com/culture/cultural-comment/new-york-stands-up-to-trump

 

NEW YORK MAGAZINE
— Don’t Blame Ivanka and Jared, They Were Observing Shabbat – Margaret Hartmann  (DIERSEN: What do you say to my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes who demonize me, who denigrate me, and who condemn me for putting GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails together and sending them out on weekends?)
http://nymag.com/daily/intelligencer/2017/01/ivanka-and-jared-dont-blame-us-we-were-observing-shabbat.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: But now sources close to the First Couple, Jr. are claiming that they had nothing to do with the discriminatory travel ban or its chaotic rollout – and they even have an alibi. President Trump announced his executive order minutes before the sun set on Friday night, and Vanity Fair reports that Ivanka and Jared were initially unaware of the uproar because they were observing Shabbat. The couple, who are both orthodox Jews, do not use technology or do work from sundown on Friday to sundown on Saturday. Kushner is often portrayed as a moderating force, both on his father-in-law and between the different factions in his orbit. One source suggested that’s why both Saturdays of the Trump administration were especially tumultuous. “He wasn’t rolling calls on Saturday when this happened,” a source said of the day after the inauguration. “To me, that’s not a coincidence.”  Sources tell Vanity Fair that Kushner can’t really be blamed for the other six days of the week either, because his influence over his father-in-law is already waning.)

 

AMERICAN PROSPECT
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Trump’s Immigration Crackdown is Dangerous for Workers (Not Just Immigrants)”
http://prospect.org/article/trump%E2%80%99s-immigration-crackdown-dangerous-workers-not-just-immigrants

 

INSIDE HIGHER EDUCATION
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps provide “10 Ways to Support Students Facing Immigration Crises.” How soon, if not already, will schools a) stop accepting students who are not Democrats and b) expel students who do not hate Republicans?)
https://www.insidehighered.com/views/2017/01/31/how-faculty-members-and-administrators-can-help-immigrant-students-essay

 

FEDERAL TIMES
— Forget the hiring freeze, OMB plan could alter the workforce – Carten Cordell (DIERSEN: Republicans downsized GAO during all the almost 18 years that I worked for the agency 1980-1997. Because of that, the Democrats who ran the agency focused on wasting the careers of and getting rid of their employees who were Republican, White, male, older, and/or non-veteran.)
http://www.federaltimes.com/articles/forget-the-hiring-freeze-omb-plan-could-alter-the-workforce
(FROM THE ARTCLE: The more important thing is the Phase 2, which is the creation of the downsizing plan,” said Don Kettl, a professor at the University of Maryland’s School of Public Policy and a nonresident senior fellow at the Brookings Institution. “What kind of plan will it be in trying to reduce the size of the federal government through attrition? That really raises two questions: First, does the size of the federal workforce need to be reduced. And the second is, if you are going to reduce it, does it make sense to do it through attrition?” By using attrition as a tool to whittle down the workforce, the Trump administration would be trying to leverage the increasing number of federal employees eligible for retirement to achieve its goals. Some estimates have pegged the eligible number of retirees at 40 percent of the total workforce by 2020, which would accomplish the Trump administration’s goal, but runs the risk leaving a very large skills gap. “The one thing we know about doing it through attrition is that you are never going to end up with the kind of workforce that you need because the people that are leaving aren’t necessarily the jobs you need to replace,” Kettl said. “And the jobs you need to replace aren’t necessarily matched by the people who are leaving.”)

January 24 Evening Edition

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Trump to sign executive actions on immigration Wednesday, officials say
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/politics/ct-trump-immigration-actions-20170124-story.html
— VERY SAD: Evanston Township High School students stage anti-Trump administration protest – Genevieve Bookwalter
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/evanston/news/ct-evr-eths-student-walk-out-tl-0126-20170124-story.html
— White House doubles down on Trump’s claim that millions voted illegally, but provides no evidence
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/ct-illegal-votes-fraud-claim-20170124-story.html
— Trump admin orders EPA contract freeze and media blackout
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/ct-epa-contract-freeze-media-blackout-20170124-story.html
— Sweeping Illinois budget plan faces new uncertainty – Monique Garcia
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-rauner-preview-senate-action-met-0125-20170124-story.html
— Trump says he’ll announce Supreme Court nominee next week
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/ct-trump-supreme-court-nominee-20170124-story.html
— State legislation would ban red light cameras at Route 83 and 22nd Street – Chuck Fieldman
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/elmhurst/news/ct-dob-red-light-bill-tl-0126-20170124-story.html
— Trump to auto chiefs: environmental regulations ‘out of control’ – Steven Overly
http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/ct-trump-meets-with-auto-chiefs-20170124-story.html
— Naperville ranks tops for families in yet another survey – Erin Hegarty
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/naperville-sun/ct-nvs-naperville-best-awards-st-0125-20170124-story.html
— Trump’s budget nominee defends support for cuts to Social Security, Medicare – Ylan Q. Mui
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/politics/ct-budget-nominee-mulvaney-confirmation-hearing-20170124-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Trump says “Trump’s bizarre cult of personality.”
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/chapman/ct-trump-pence-priebus-flattery-lies-20170124-story.html
— Sexist, vulgar posts on women’s marches rebound on officials – AP
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/daily-southtown/news/ct-sta-womens-march-social-media-posts-st-0125-20170124-story.html
— Liberals press Democrats to block Trump’s nominees, to little effect – David Weigel, Ed O’Keefe
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/politics/ct-democrats-trump-nominees-20170124-story.html

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Rauner, Emanuel disagree sharply on State of State – Tina Sfondeles
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/rauner-to-voice-optimism-in-state-of-state-address/

— Senate ‘grand bargain’ hits speed bump – Tina Sfondeles
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/senate-grand-bargain-hits-speed-bump/
— Playing the Trump card in Bolingbrook mayoral race – Mark Brown  (DIERSEN: Who are anti-Trumps punishing the most in your precinct, in your municipality, in your township/ward, in your county, and in Illinois?)
http://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/brown-playing-the-trump-card-in-bolingbrook-mayoral-race/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Longtime Bolingbrook Mayor Roger Claar hosted a big fundraiser for Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump last fall at the fancy village-owned golf clubhouse known locally as the “Rog Mahal.”  Barely a month later, residents of the southwest suburban village voted 66 percent for Hillary Clinton to 27 percent for Trump. Will County board member Jackie Traynere, a Democrat, hopes to use that apparent political disconnect between Claar and his constituents to bring an end to his sometimes controversial 30 years in office. Since announcing her intention to run against Claar in the April 4 municipal elections, Traynere has sought to make the race in part a referendum on Claar’s support for the new president. “Trump isn’t the reason Roger should go. It really is his management of the village,” Traynere, 54, told me recently in a phone interview from Leavenworth, Kansas, where she was traveling on business in her role as a union organizer for the American Federation of Government Employees. But she adds: “The Trump support really pushed people over the edge.” Claar, just back from Trump’s inauguration, argued Tuesday that traditional party politics don’t belong in municipal elections and that he will gladly run on the record that has made him one of the longest serving mayors in the Chicago area. “I think people are generally pretty happy with what’s going on in Bolingbrook,” said the 71-year-old Claar, who aggressively steered the village’s growth from a population of about 33,000 when he took over to more than 75,000 today. Indeed, it’s a tricky business to inject national politics into a municipal election. Candidates don’t even run under party labels. And voter turnout is usually only a small fraction of what it is in a presidential election. But the fact is that Bolingbrook, an increasingly diverse community in every sense of the word, has been trending Democratic in statewide and national elections for the past decade. That suggests an opening for a Democrat mounting a serious campaign, and Traynere seems to be doing just that. She has hired a professional campaign manager and claims the endorsements of Sen. Dick Durbin and Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle among others. Traynere was just re-elected to her third term on the Will County Board and served last year as a Bernie Sanders delegate to the Democratic National Convention. Claar starts the election season with a campaign fund of more than $500,000, barely half of what he once kept on hand, but says he has what he needs. “This whole thing is about power. They see this as an opportunity to take over. They want to be in charge of Bolingbrook,” said Claar, who vowed that he will not seek endorsements from any Republicans, including Trump. That doesn’t mean Claar is backing down from his support for Trump, whom he describes as a “breath of fresh air” on the political scene. “He called it like it is. That’s kind of the way I operate,” said Claar. Claar operates as a full-time mayor and pays himself commensurately with a salary of $140,102, not including a $6,000 car allowance. He emphasizes that’s less than Bolingbrook paid the village administrator whose job he eliminated. Claar also is collecting two public pensions: $55,757 from his previous life as a school administrator and $4,532 from his tenure on the Illinois Tollway Authority. His total annual taxpayer compensation of $200,000 looms as a potential campaign issue. Claar resigned from the tollway board in 2000 after the Sun-Times reported he was raising campaign funds from tollway vendors. That was just one of many minor scandals that have dogged Claar through the years, but nothing that has turned the voters of Bolingbrook against him. “I have been vetted on numerous occasions over false accusations,” Claar declared. He predicts Traynere’s emphasis on Trump could backfire. I predict it will make for a more interesting than usual municipal election season.)

 

DAILY HERALD
— U-46 board member: New curriculum ‘glorifies communism,’ presents ‘pseudoscience’ – Madhu Krishnamurthy
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20170124/news/170129496/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: A proposal for new digital literacy curriculum and resources has one Elgin school board member concerned about students being indoctrinated. The Elgin Area School District U-46 school board Monday night voted 5-2 to approve curriculum for prekindergarten through 12th grades. One school board member voting against, Jeanette Ward, objected to some of the materials that are part of the digital curriculum. “I will be voting ‘no’ on any curriculum proposal that relies on any text or resource that glorifies communism and denigrates capitalism, deliberately misrepresents Israel’s history and right to live in its own land, presents the pseudoscience of climate change as established scientific fact, or celebrates Planned Parenthood Founder Margaret Sanger as a champion for women when, in fact, she was a racist who believed in eugenics, more specifically in killing as many unborn African-American babies as possible,” Ward said.)
— Parents pack meeting to protest school board member’s misogynistic tweets – Chacour Koop and Doug Graham
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20170123/news/170129614/
— Trump expands anti-abortion ban to all US global health aid – AP
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20170124/news/301249822/

 

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— New, wider tax plan rolls out in Springfield – GREG HINZ
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20170124/BLOGS02/170129931/new-wider-tax-plan-rolls-out-in-springfield
– Springfield budget deal hits a bump – GREG HINZ
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20170124/BLOGS02/170129931/springfield-budget-deal-hits-a-bump
— How are home values doing where you live? – DENNIS RODKIN  (DIERSEN: What drives home values up/down in your precinct, in your municipality, in your township/ward, in your county, and in Illinois?)
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/realestate/20170124/CRED0701/170129937/how-are-home-values-doing-where-you-live
— Survey: Are you on a path to promotion?  (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always promoted patronage. They continue to be furious a) that IRS promoted me in 1972, 1973, and 1974 and b) that GAO promoted me in 1986.)
https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/GVYHZXZ

 

ABC7
— TRUMP ADMINISTRATION ORDERS EPA MEDIA BLACKOUT, CONTRACT FREEZE
http://abc7chicago.com/politics/trump-admin-orders-epa-media-blackout-contract-freeze/1719161/

 

NBC5
— What You Need to Know About the Senate Budget Plan  The plan, which was devised by Senate President John Cullerton and Senate Minority Leader Christine Radogno, is comprised of 13 interdependent bills. – Tom Schuba
http://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/What-You-Need-to-Know-About-the-Senate-Budget-Plan-411668155.html
— Sen. Duckworth Meets with Cubs Co-Owner Todd Ricketts  The senator said she had a “good conversation” with Ricketts Tuesday about supporting small businesses and creating good-paying jobs in Illinois. – Tom Schuba
http://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/Duckworth-Meets-with-Cubs-Co-Owner-Todd-Ricketts-411702915.html

 

CBS2
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Lindsey Graham hints/implies/argues/shouts that few if any illegals voted for Clinton.
http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2017/01/24/lindsey-graham-calls-trumps-voter-fraud-claims-inappropriate/
— Latest Target Of Mean Tweeting: Donald Trump’s 10-Year-Old Son – Mai Martinez
http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2017/01/23/latest-target-of-mean-tweeting-donald-trumps-10-year-old-son/

 

FOX NEWS CHICAGO
— Critics of Senate budget plan multiply; skepticism grows – AP
http://www.fox32chicago.com/home/231331665-story

 

WTTW
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps promote environmentalists
http://chicagotonight.wttw.com/2017/01/24/chicago-activists-prepare-defend-environment-under-trump

 

FOX ILLINOIS
— Some Illinois Senate Members Not Ready To Vote On Budget – AP
http://foxillinois.com/news/local/some-illinois-senate-members-not-ready-to-vote-on-budget

 

MADISON RECORD
— ‘Independent’ legislators toe the Madigan line – Editorial (DIERSEN: Many, if not most, if not virtually all individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that claim to be independent are NOT independent.)
http://madisonrecord.com/stories/511076305-independent-legislators-toe-the-madigan-line

 

KANE COUNTY CHRONICLE
— Andersson speaks about Illinois budget woes – BRENDA SCHORY
http://www.kcchronicle.com/2017/01/23/andersson-speaks-about-illinois-budget-woes/ajan89j/

 

BUREAU COUNTY REPUBLICAN
— A new role for a qualified public servant  We congratulate former state Rep. Don Moffitt in his new position as assistant director of the state Agriculture Department
http://www.bcrnews.com/2017/01/23/a-new-role-for-a-qualified-public-servant/akn2dy2/

 

CHAMPAIGN/URBANA NEWS GAZETTE
— Who said rules should be fair? – Editorial
http://www.news-gazette.com/opinion/editorials/2017-01-24/who-said-rules-should-be-fair.html
— Farm Bureau sees bright future ahead – Tim Mitchell (DIERSEN: What are your demographics?  How bright is your future?)
http://www.news-gazette.com/news/local/2017-01-24/farm-bureau-sees-bright-future-ahead.html

 

JOURNAL COURIER
— Some say budget being rushed, lacks spending controls
http://myjournalcourier.com/news/104926/some-say-budget-being-rushed-lacks-spending-controls

 

PEORIA JOURNAL STAR
— Illinois Senate plans to plow ahead with its own budget plan – AP  (DIERSEN: What are you going to plow ahead with?  For me, its putting together and sending out a GOPUSA ILLINOIS email each and every morning and each and every evening, raising money to support Wheaton’s Independence Day Parades, etc.)
http://www.pjstar.com/news/20170124/illinois-senate-plans-to-plow-ahead-with-its-own-budget-plan

 

WAND
—  Service tax and higher income tax considered – AP
http://www.wandtv.com/story/34337032/the-latest-budget-opposition-arises-senate-still-pushing

 

WSIL TV
— U.S. Senate Democrats propose $1 trillion infrastructure plan – AP
http://www.wsiltv.com/story/34329512/senate-democrats-propose-1-trillion-infrastructure-plan

 

ILLINOIS STATE UNIVERSITY
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps promote diversity and social justice
https://news.illinoisstate.edu/2017/01/on-common-grounds-dialogues-on-diversity-and-social-justice/

 

CONGRESSMAN HULTGREN
— Americans should not have to pay for abortions through Obamacare
http://hultgren.house.gov/newsroom/in-the-news/americans-should-not-have-to-pay-for-abortions-through-obamacare

 

ILLINOIS NEWS NETWORK
— Rauner to deliver his third State of the State Address
https://ilnews.org/11850/rauner-deliver-third-state-state-address/

 

ILLINOIS FAMILY INSTITUTE
— Abortion Rate Decreases! Next: Defund Planned Parenthood – Chris Iverson
https://illinoisfamily.org/life/abortion-rate-decreases-next-defund-planned-parenthood/

 

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— ILLINOIS TAXPAYERS PREPARE FOR POSSIBLE 40 PERCENT STATE INCOME TAX HIKE
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2017/01/springfield-weary-taxpayers-are-tired-of-working-hard-to-pay-taxes-when-at-the-state-level-both-republican-and-democrat.html
— THORNER: LAKE FOREST/LAKE BLUFF WOMEN’S REPUBLICAN CLUB SPONSORS TRUMP INAUGURATION PARTY
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2017/01/thorner-lake-forestlake-bluff-womens-republican-club-sponsors-trump-inauguration-party.html
— SKILLICORN FILES BILL TO ALLOW DEBT-RIDDEN MUNICIPALITIES TO SEEK BANKRUPTCY
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2017/01/skillicorn-files-legislation-to-protect-taxpayers-by-allowing-debt-ridden-municipalities-to-seek-bankruptcy.html

 

GOPUSA
— Texas governor threatens funding cut over sanctuary cities  (DIERSEN: When will Rauner do that?  Illinois could easily balance its budget if it cut off funding for its sanctuary cities.  Sanctuary cites drag Illinois down.)
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=19678
— Pope Francis warns against Hitler-like populism  (DIERSEN: The Democrat Party platform is extremely anti-Catholic.  When will the Pope warn about that?)
http://www.gopusa.com/pope-francis-warns-against-hitler-like-populism/
— Pro-Sharia law middle school worksheet angers parents
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=19596
— Chicago: 29 people shot in about 24 hours
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=19646
— Trump: America for the Americans! – Patrick J. Buchanan  (DIERSEN: Anti-Republicans hint/imply/argue/shout that America belongs to foreign countries and to the citizens of foreign countries.)
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=19693

 

BREITBART
— Idaho Dems Exec Director: DNC Should Train People In ‘How to Shut Their Mouths If They’re White’ – IAN HANCHETT
http://www.breitbart.com/video/2017/01/23/idaho-dems-exec-director-dnc-should-train-people-in-how-to-shut-their-mouths-if-theyre-white/
— Sen. Liz Warren Refuses to Disavow Madonna’s Wish to ‘Blow Up the White House’ – NEIL W. MCCABE
http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2017/01/23/sen-liz-warren-refuses-to-disavow-madonnas-wish-to-blow-up-the-white-house/

 

THE BLAZE
— Governor Greg Abbott hammers a Texas sheriff after she refuses to comply with immigration laws – Brandon Morse  (DIERSEN: When will Rauner do that?  How many illegals are there in Cook County?  How many illegals are there in your county?)
http://www.theblaze.com/news/2017/01/23/governor-greg-abbott-hammers-a-texas-sheriff-after-she-refuses-to-comply-with-immigration-laws/

 

DAILY CALLER
— Secret Service Agent: I Wouldn’t Take A Bullet For Trump – Peter Hasson
http://dailycaller.com/2017/01/24/secret-service-agent-i-wouldnt-take-a-bullet-for-trump/
— That DC Limo Trump Protesters Torched Belonged To A Muslim Immigrant – Rachel Stoltzfoos
http://dailycaller.com/2017/01/24/that-dc-limo-trump-protesters-torched-belonged-to-a-muslim-immigrant/
— Dems Force Trump’s Ed. Nominee To Answer 1,397 Questions In Writing — Obama’s TWO Had 109, Combined – Christian Datoc
http://dailycaller.com/2017/01/24/dems-force-trumps-ed-nominee-to-answer-1397-questions-in-writing-obamas-two-had-109-combined/
— Spicer Calls On A Conservative Outlet First And Pisses Off Reporters Yet Again – Alex Pfeiffer  (DIERSEN: www.gopillinois.com is a “conservative outlet.”)
http://dailycaller.com/2017/01/24/spicer-calls-on-a-conservative-outlet-first-and-pisses-off-reporters-yet-again/

 

DAILY SIGNAL
— How Many Will Be Affected by Trump’s Government Hiring Freeze – Rachel Greszler  (DIERSEN: While I worked for the Democrats who ran GAO 1980-1997, the agency was almost always under Republican-led hiring freezes and/or promotion freezes.)
http://dailysignal.com/2017/01/24/how-many-will-be-affected-by-trumps-government-hiring-freeze/

 

NATIONAL REVIEW
— America’s Second Civil War – DENNIS PRAGER
http://www.nationalreview.com/article/444160/american-culture-new-civil-war
— Government Accountability Starts with Local Action – AUSTIN YACK  (DIERSEN: What have you done to promote government accountability?  I worked for the U.S. Government Accountability Office for almost 18 years, the last 11 years of which at the GS-13 Step 1-10 levels, currently $94,610-$122,991. I worked on audits of federal financial industry regulators for almost 9 years, on audits of IRS for 3 years, and on audits of many other federal agencies for almost 6 years. While I worked for GAO, I earned a master’s degree accounting from DePaul; I passed the Certified Internal Auditor examination on my first attempt; I became a licensed CPA; I became a Certified Fraud Examiner, Certified Government Financial Manager, Certified Financial Services Manager, and Forensic Accountant; and I earned a master’s degree in financial markets and trading from IIT.)
http://www.nationalreview.com/article/444148/government-accountability-local-watchdogs-citizen-action-makes-big-difference
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The experience inspired Allen to co-found the Edgar County Watchdogs along with fellow Edgar County resident John Kraft, who was also frustrated with government officials. Since the small-town Illinoisans founded their group, they have forced out 185 public officials in the state, all of whom resigned or chose not to seek reelection. More impressive still, the pair has accomplished all of this without any funding, through the use of FOIA requests, pro se litigation, and comments at public government meetings. Due to their exemplary achievements, Allen and Kraft won the State Policy Network’s 2016 Unsung Hero Award, a cash prize of $25,000 that is sponsored by the Vernon K. Krieble Foundation. The award is part of the foundation’s citizenship program, “Lens of Liberty,” which encourages citizens to defend their rights and freedom.)

 

THE HILL
— Trump clamps down on federal agencies – JORDAN FABIAN  (DIERSEN: During the 1980s and 1990s, Newt Gingrich clamped down viciously on GAO and on other legislative branch agencies.  If Gingrich had not done that, the Democrats who ran GAO in 1997 would not have forced me to retire on September 30, 1997 when I was 49 years old, and they would not have taken other adverse actions against me before that.)
http://thehill.com/homenews/administration/315989-trump-clamps-down-on-federal-agencies
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Don’t let Trump roll back gains for workers.”  Are/were you a worker, that is, paid for what you do/did?  I was 1964-1997.  One could argue that my Civil Service Retirement System pension continues to pay me for my federal employment 1966-1969 and 1971-1997.)
http://thehill.com/blogs/pundits-blog/labor/315742-dont-let-trump-repeal-union-gains

 

POLITICO
— Immigration hardliners angered by Trump’s softer tone on ‘Dreamers’  They worry he’s backtracking on a central campaign promise to reverse Barack Obama’s policy. – SEUNG MIN KIM
http://www.politico.com/story/2017/01/trump-immigration-dreamers-234126

 

WASHINGTON POST
— Donald Trump tells Detroit auto CEOs that environmental regulations are ‘out of control’ – Steven Overly
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/innovations/wp/2017/01/24/donald-trump-tells-detroit-auto-ceos-environmental-regulations-are-out-of-control/

 

NEW YORK POST
— Conway gets Secret Service protection due to death threats – Daniel Halper
http://nypost.com/2017/01/24/conway-gets-secret-service-protection-due-to-death-threats/

 

FORTUNE
— Marijuana and Labor Shortages Are Giving the Wine Industry a Headache – John Kell
http://fortune.com/2017/01/24/wine-industry-marijuana-labor/

 

FEDERAL TIMES
— Senators pepper OMB nominee on Trump hiring freeze – Carten Cordell (DIERSEN: While I worked for the Democrats who ran GAO 1980-1997, the agency was almost always under Republican-led hiring freezes and/or promotion freezes.)
http://www.federaltimes.com/articles/senators-pepper-omb-nominee-on-trump-hiring-freeze

 

FED SMITH
— Federal Hiring Freeze: Some Questions, Some Answers – Jeff Neal  (DIERSEN: While I worked for the Democrats who ran GAO 1980-1997, frequent and lengthy hiring freezes frustrated their efforts to replace me with a Democrat, minority, female, and/or younger person because those freezes stopped them from hiring someone to replace me.)
http://www.fedsmith.com/2017/01/24/federal-hiring-freeze-some-questions-some-answers/

 

NEW REPUBLIC
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: QUESTION: Which individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries are mad/furious that Trump won?  ANSWER: Those that are anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.
https://newrepublic.com/article/140070/case-unity
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: The Democrat Party uses women as cannon fodder.
https://newrepublic.com/article/140065/myth-well-behaved-womens-march

 

RASMUSSEN REORTS
— Voters Strongly Share Trump’s Criticism of D.C. Establishment  (DIERSEN: What does The Establishment, that is, individuals, organizations, companies, governments, countries, etc. that have lots of religious, government, political, and/or financial clout, think of you? The Establishment wants to get rid of me because it cannot manipulate/dominate me. Operatives and dupes for The Establishment have succeeded in ending my TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairmanship, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce Government Affairs Committee membership, Milton Township Republican Central Committee webmaster service, Illinois Center Right Coalition Steering Committee membership, American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter board membership, GAO employment, etc.)
http://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/general_politics/january_2017/voters_strongly_share_trump_s_criticism_of_d_c_establishment

 

PEOPLE
— Get a First Look at the Palm Springs Home Where the Obamas Vacationed After Leaving Office – STEELE MARCOUX
http://people.com/home/president-obama-in-palm-springs-house/

January 24 Morning Edition

ABC7
— TRUMP ORGANIZATION: PRESIDENT TRUMP NO LONGER INVOLVED IN ILLINOIS BUSINESSES – Ross Weidner
http://abc7chicago.com/news/trump-organization-president-no-longer-involved-in-illinois-businesses/1717202/

 

NBC5
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Trump Wrongly Blames Voter Fraud for Loss of Popular Vote.” Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps glorify and praise those many millions who come to America illegally, who stay in America illegally, and who bring others to America illegally.
http://www.nbcchicago.com/news/national-international/Trump-Repeats-Unproven-Claim-of-Illegal-Votes-411597055.html

 

FOX NEWS CHICAGO
— Chicago State University’s spending raises questions – AP  (DIERSEN: Who questions the federal government’s wasting my career and GAO’s forcing the Civil Service Retirement System to give me $983,216 in today’s dollars (232 months X $4,238) since September of 1997 when I was 49 years old to stop me from coming to work?  While I worked for GAO 1980-1997, I earned a master’s degree accounting from DePaul in 1980;  I passed the Certified Internal Auditor examination on my first attempt in 1981; I became a licensed CPA in 1981; I became a Certified Fraud Examiner in 1990, a Certified Government Financial Manager in 1994, a Certified Financial Services Manager in 1996, and a Forensic Accountant in 1997; and  I earned a master’s degree in financial markets and trading from IIT in 1997.)
http://www.fox32chicago.com/news/local/231169776-story

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Women’s March may threaten Trump most.”
http://chicago.suntimes.com/opinion/editorial-womens-march-may-threaten-trump-most/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Trump repeats unproven claim of illegal votes.”
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/president-donald-trump-repeats-unproven-claim-of-illegal-votes/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Jesse Jackson wants Trump to listen to those who are anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.
http://chicago.suntimes.com/opinion/jesse-jackson-will-trump-learn-to-listen/

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Whereabouts of Trump Chicago street signs a mystery – John Byrne
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-donald-trump-chicago-street-signs-story.html
— After tweets insulting women marchers, school board member resigns – Jennifer Johnson and Tony Briscoe
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/park-ridge/news/ct-prh-park-ridge-protest-twitter-tl-0126-20170123-story.html
— Shootings, homicides in Chicago both higher than start of violent 2016 – Megan Crepeau
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/ct-weekend-shootings-violence-chicago-2016-20170123-story.html
— Lake County losing 80 veteran employees to early retirement – Luke Hammill  (DIERSEN: Between 1993 and 1997, the Democrats who ran GAO used early retirement to get rid of GAO’s older employees, and especially those who were Republican, White, male, and/or non-veteran.  I became eligible in 1993 when I was 45 years old because I had 25 years of federal service – almost 3 with the Post Office 1966-1969, almost 9 with IRS 1971-1980 and almost 14 with GAO 1980-1993.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/lake-county-news-sun/news/ct-lns-lake-county-downsizing-effects-st-0121-20170123-story.html

 

DAILY HERALD
— Gail Borden to host ‘Librarians vs. Fake News’ Tuesday  (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents have lots of religious, government, political, and/or financial clout in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in DuPage County, and in Illinois.  They blame me for their problems, for your problems, for my problems, and for everyone’s problems.  They hint/imply/argue/shout that they determine what is news and what is fake news.  For them, if it makes them look good, it is news, and if it makes them look bad, it is fake news.)
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20170123/submitted/170129506/
— Mayor: Naperville bar disturbance ‘pretty contained’ – Marie Wilson
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20170123/news/170129527/
— Universities cave to snowflakes – Walter E. Williams
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20170124/discuss/170129554/
— Demonstrators demand that Roskam address climate change – Robert Sanchez  (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats blame Republicans for everything that is bad including bad weather.)
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20170123/news/170129515/

 

DNA INFO
— 40 Murders In 22 Days: Chicago Violence Not Slowing After Bloody 2016 – Kelly Bauer and Andrea V. Watson
https://www.dnainfo.com/chicago/20170123/downtown/chicago-january-murders-shootings-crime-rate

 

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Cullerton, Radogno say budget will be balanced – Doug Finke
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20170123/cullerton-radogno-say-budget-will-be-balanced
— Bound for college? New report suggests it’s not for everyone – Jason Nevel  (DIERSEN: When you were in grade school and in high school, who believed that you were college material?  I should write a book about my critics/opponents back then who hinted/implied/argued/shouted that I was NOT college material.  They stressed that neither of my parents had attended college, that my father was the first of his ancestors to earn a high school diploma, that my mother had never attended high school, and that I was a part-time dishwasher.  My critics/opponents were disappointed that I made it into the upper 20% of my high school class, that I scored 24 on the ACT test, and that I got accepted by UIC.)
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20170123/bound-for-college-new-report-suggests-its-not-for-everyone

 

DEKALB DAILY CHRONICLE
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Illinois farmers stood to benefit from TPP.”
http://www.daily-chronicle.com/2017/01/23/our-view-illinois-farmers-stood-to-benefit-from-tpp/anxwrxi/

 

CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Frerichs promotes pot. If you promote pot, you promote destruction.
http://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/local-news/treasurer-sends-letter-to-president-wants-to-protect-medical-marijuana-patients/644662347

 

QUAD CITIES ONLINE
— Illinois Democrats’ straw poll looks to assess possible Rauner challengers – Dennis Moran
http://www.qconline.com/news/local/illinois-dems-straw-poll-testing-backing-for-possible-gubernatorial-candidates/article_eb00fc89-2db6-50c8-ab5d-4a709f7d9ece.html
— What Trump, Congress can do for Illinois in 2017 – Diana Sroka Rickert
http://www.qconline.com/opinion/what-trump-congress-can-do-for-illinois-in/article_a6f80ac6-3291-52fe-91a7-b239e1338d1b.html

 

TIMES
— Schock prosecutor pursues Mautino – David Giuliani
http://www.mywebtimes.com/news/local/schock-prosecutor-pursues-mautino/article_b00d8d6d-afa7-5ee6-86c1-a84c8bda92a7.html

 

SOUTHWEST ILLINOIS NEWS
— Randolph County GOP aims to focus on candidate recruitment
http://swillinoisnews.com/stories/511075108-randolph-county-gop-aims-to-focus-on-candidate-recruitment
— Illinois GOP targets Rep. Costello for his support of Madigan
http://swillinoisnews.com/stories/511074989-illinois-gop-targets-rep-costello-for-his-support-of-madigan

 

SANGAMON SUN
— How Rauner’s wish list has fared in the General Assembly – Vimbai Chikomo
http://sangamonsun.com/stories/511076357-how-rauner-s-wish-list-has-fared-in-the-general-assembly

 

WILL COUNTY GAZETTE
— Warren Dixon III, Naperville Township assessor seeks reelection – Glenn Minnis
http://willcountygazette.com/stories/511075168-warren-dixon-iii-naperville-township-assessor-seeks-reelection

 

CHICAGO NOW
— Trump likely to nominate Judge Bill Pryor to the U. S. Supreme Court in 14 days – Jeff Berkowitz
http://www.chicagonow.com/public-affairs-with-jeff-berkowitz/2017/01/trump-likely-to-nominate-judge-bill-pryor-to-the-u-s-supreme-court-in-14-days/

 

ILLINOIS STATE UNIVERSITY
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Trump speech worrisome.”
https://news.illinoisstate.edu/2017/01/isu-professor-ali-riaz-says-trump-speech-worrisome/

 

ILLINOIS NEWS NETWORK
— McCarter: Package being rushed, taxpayers won’t support higher taxes without spending controls
https://ilnews.org/11830/mccarter-package-rushed-taxpayers-wont-support-higher-taxes-without-spending-controls/

 

ILLINOIS POLICY INSTITUTE
— ILLINOIS EXTENDS FAILED CORPORATE TAX CREDIT PROGRAM  Gov. Bruce Rauner signed an extension of the EDGE tax credit program, though the program has an unsuccessful record of using taxpayer money. – Joe Kaiser
https://www.illinoispolicy.org/illinois-extends-failed-corporate-tax-credit-program/
— THE ILLINOIS STATE SENATORS WHO PLEDGED NOT TO RAISE TAXES  As pressure mounts on state senators and representatives to vote in favor of multibillion-dollar tax hikes, lawmakers should remember the promises they’ve made to taxpayers. – Brendan Bakala
https://www.illinoispolicy.org/the-illinois-state-senators-who-pledged-not-to-raise-taxes/?linkId=33678902

 

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— BATINICK: HEY DEMS, TIME TO RETURN POWER TO GENERAL ASSEMBLY’S RANK AND FILE
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2017/01/batinick-.html
— STATE REP. BREEN FILES BILL TO STOP RED LIGHT CAMERAS AT OAK BROOK MALL
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2017/01/state-rep-breen-files-bill-to-stop-red-light-cameras-at-oak-brook-mall.html
— ROSKAM TO MANUFACTURERS: TAX REFORM IS ON THE WAY
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2017/01/roskam-to-manufacturers-tax-reform-is-on-the-way.html
— THORNER/O’NEIL: GENDER EQUALITY IN MILITARY UNDER GENERAL JAMES MATTIS
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2017/01/thorneroneil-gender-equality-in-military-under-general-james-mattis.html

 

CAPITOL FAX
— New House rules proposed by Leader Durkin
http://capitolfax.com/2017/01/24/new-house-rules-proposed-by-leader-durkin/

 

DAILY CALLER
— White Candidate For DNC Chair Says Her Job Will Be ‘To Shut Other White People Down’ – Chuck Ross  (DIERSEN: What do you say to Whites in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois a) who pander to anti-Whites and b) who demonize, denigrate, and condemn Whites as being racists, sexists, bigots, and even worse things?)
Read more: http://dailycaller.com/2017/01/23/white-candidate-for-dnc-chair-says-her-job-will-be-to-shut-other-white-people-down-video/#ixzz4WgNm0OOs
http://dailycaller.com/2017/01/23/white-candidate-for-dnc-chair-says-her-job-will-be-to-shut-other-white-people-down-video/
— The 7 Most Egregious Acts Of ‘Social Justice’ In Obama’s Military – Jonah Bennett  (DIERSEN: How soon, if not already, will Obama’s military ban those like me who were baptized, raised, and confirmed as Missouri Synod Lutherans?)
http://dailycaller.com/2017/01/23/the-7-most-egregious-acts-of-social-justice-in-obamas-military/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: 1. Handbook tells soldiers not to criticize pedophilia. . .2. The Bible disrespects diversity. . .3. An Air Force base banned the greeting, “Have a blessed day.”. . .4. Army ROTC cadets pressured to walk around in bright red heels for social justice. . .5. DOD-approved training listed the Declaration of Independence as a document that perpetuates sexism. . .6. Navy domestic violence training said traditional gender roles are an example of male privilege. . .7. Navy tried to fire a chaplain for Biblical teaching on sexuality)

 

PJ MEDIA
— How the Women’s March Reinforced Every Negative Stereotype about Women EVER – Susan L.M. Goldberg
https://pjmedia.com/trending/2017/01/22/how-the-womens-march-reinforced-every-negative-stereotype-about-women-ever/

 

FOX NEWS
— After harsh scolding, Spicer and press avoid fisticuffs. Is this a truce? – Howard Kurtz
http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2017/01/24/after-harsh-scolding-spicer-and-press-avoid-fisticuffs-is-this-truce.html
— Trump tells Congressional leaders 3-5 million ‘illegals’ cost him popular vote – Samuel Chamberlain
http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2017/01/24/trump-tells-congressional-leaders-3-5-million-illegals-cost-him-popular-vote.html
— Conway: Reporters covering Trump ‘ought to think about what they’re really doing’  (DIERSEN: What do you say reporters who deny that they are Democrats, but who focus on electing Democrats and who focus on defending and advancing the Democrat Party platform?)
http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2017/01/24/conway-reporters-covering-trump-ought-to-think-about-what-theyre-really-doing.html

 

FRONTPAGE MAGAZINE
— PRESIDENT TRUMP SHOULD DUMP THE MEDIA  Kick the press corps out of the White House. – Daniel Greenfield  (DIERSEN: In Illinois, in DuPage County, in Milton Township, in Glen Ellyn, and in Wheaton, Democrats and Democrat plants, Libertarians and Libertarian plants, Greens and Green plants, and RINOs a) pander to the Democrat media and b) discourage everyone from reading GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails.)
http://www.frontpagemag.com/fpm/265566/president-trump-should-dump-media-daniel-greenfield

 

AMERICAN THINKER
— An idea for $60 billion per year in federal savings – Bob Fitzhenry  (DIERSEN: Does Fitzhenry approve or disapprove of the federal government’s wasting my career and forcing me to retire in 1997 when I was 49 years old?  Democrats and Democrat plants, Libertarians and Libertarian plants, Greens and Green plants, and RINOs HAVE NO PROBLEM WITH the federal government’s wasting my career and forcing me to retire in 1997 when I was 49 years old.)
http://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2017/01/an_idea_60_billion_per_year_in_federal_savings.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: I dusted off an old idea of mine because of President Trump’s freeze on federal hiring, his tasking to create an attrition plan, and a statistic I read yesterday in a Washington Post article by Juliet Eilperin.  Eilperin reported that in the federal workforce, “there are nearly three times as many employees over age 60 as under age 30.”  Yikes.  That’s no way to run a railroad. The idea I’d roughed out gave a way to cut back the federal workforce by tempting people to retire or move on earlier than they would otherwise.  Depending on whom I’d run the idea past, I’d hear that it’s fantasy, fantastic, or the best sense of fantastical. The cliché to address what I’d like to see happen is, “You’ve got to spend money to make money.”  What if we spent a bunch of money offering departure incentives high enough to entice 750,000 feds to resign or retire?  Then, how about filling one third of the vacated positions with veterans, graduates, and the un- and underemployed?  We’d be spending billions to save billions more every year, and to get 250,000 people into careers they and the country need them to have.)

 

NATIONAL REVIEW
— The Top Five Worst Speeches at the Women’s March on Washington – PAUL CROOKSTON
http://www.nationalreview.com/article/444154/womens-march-speeches-marked-left-wing-extremism-social-justice

 

THE HILL
— Republicans defend Trump on media coverage – CRISTINA MARCOS  (DIERSEN: The following defend my critics/opponents, defend their operatives, and defend their dupes: those who a) reject planks in the Republican Party platform and work against those like me who support those planks, b) reject planks in the Illinois Republican Party platform and work against those like me who support those planks, c) reject the Milton Township Republican Central Committee resolution against video gambling and work against those like me who support that resolution, d) focus on destroying those like me who they cannot manipulate/dominate, e) were defendants in lawsuits that I have filed, f) are operatives for the aforesaid, and/or g) are dupes for the aforesaid and/or are anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.)
http://thehill.com/blogs/floor-action/house/315792-republicans
— Trump told leaders ‘illegals’ cost him popular vote – MIKE LILLIS AND SCOTT WONG
http://thehill.com/homenews/administration/315791-trump-told-leaders-illegals-cost-him-popular-vote

 

REUTERS
— Far-reaching Illinois budget fix faces long odds
http://www.reuters.com/article/us-illinois-budget-idUSKBN1581OM

 

CNN
— Trump gets to work for his blue-collar base – Stephen Collinson  (DIERSEN: Anti-Trumps look down not only on those who are blue collar, anti-Trumps look down on those who are Protestant, conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.)
http://edition.cnn.com/2017/01/24/politics/donald-trump-unions-trade/

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say that “In Meeting With Congressional Leaders, Trump Falsely Blames Illegal Immigrants for Loss of Popular Vote.”
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/01/23/us/politics/donald-trump-congress-democrats.html
— Trump’s Cabinet So Far Is More White and Male Than Any First Cabinet Since Reagan’s – JASMINE C. LEE  (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, to get their votes, Democrats hint/imply/argue/shout at those who are anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors THAT DEMOCRATS WILL USE GOVERNMENT TO GET RID OF THOSE WHO ARE Protestant, conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time. That is why Republican Trump won and Democrat Clinton lost.)
https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2017/01/13/us/politics/trump-cabinet-women-minorities.html

 

WASHINGTON POST
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “The first days inside Trump’s White House: Fury, tumult and a reboot.”
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/the-first-days-inside-trumps-white-house-fury-tumult-and-a-reboot/2017/01/23/7ceef1b0-e191-11e6-ba11-63c4b4fb5a63_story.html

 

USA TODAY
— HARDCOPY ARTICLE TITLE: White House urges media to back off its ‘negative narrative.’ – David Jackson  (DIERSEN: What prompts you to go negative?  For me, it is when individuals and organizations that claim to be religious, conservative, and/or Republican say or do things that are anti-religious, anti-conservative, and/or anti-Republican, for example, promoting dependency on government, dependency on charity, LGBTQ activity, abortion, mass/illegal immigration, booze, pot, gambling, race based preference giving, gender based preference giving, patronage, political affiliation discrimination, age discrimination, abolition of the First and Second Amendments, etc.)
http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2017/01/23/sean-spicer-donald-trump-white-house/96953692/

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: HARDCOY ARTICLE TITLE: Auto Makers in the Crosshairs – MIKE COLIAS, CHRISTINA ROGERS and JOANN S. LUBLIN  (DIERSEN: Virtually all my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes despise if not hate a) General Motors, Ford, and Chrysler, b) those who own/owned General Motors, Ford, or Chrysler vehicles, c) unions, and d) past and present union members.)
http://www.wsj.com/articles/auto-industrys-no-1-preoccupation-trump-1485189599

 

FORBES
— Trump Nominee Ricketts And Family See Fortune Jump $700M Since Election – Dan Alexander
http://www.forbes.com/sites/danalexander/2017/01/18/trump-nominee-ricketts-and-family-see-fortune-jump-700m-since-election/#6f1f64985bf2

 

MARKET WATCH
— Trump’s government hiring freeze: more symbolism than savings  Federal employment basically flat since end of Bush presidency – Jeffry Bartash  (DIERSEN: While I worked for the Democrats who ran GAO 1980-1997, the agency was almost always under Republican-led hiring freezes and/or promotion freezes.)
http://www.marketwatch.com/story/trumps-government-hiring-freeze-more-symbolism-than-savings-2017-01-23

 

THE BEAST
— Donald Trump Has Already Broken Promises on Immigration  Not only has the president failed to ‘immediately’ reverse Obama’s ‘executive amnesty’ protecting young Dreamers from deportation, his advisers are signaling he has no plans to do so. – Betsy Woodruff
http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2017/01/23/donald-trump-has-already-broken-promises-on-immigration.html

 

THE WEEK
— Kellyanne Conway received death threats, reportedly has her own Secret Service detail
http://theweek.com/speedreads/675338/kellyanne-conway-received-death-threats-reportedly-secret-service-detail

 

PBS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Trump administration wastes no time in fighting the press over facts.”
http://www.pbs.org/newshour/bb/trump-administration-wastes-no-time-fighting-press-facts/

 

FEDERAL TIMES
— Unions: Trump’s hiring freeze ‘disastrous’ for public service – Carten Cordell  (DIERSEN: I was a union member for almost 12 years 1966-1969 and 1971-1980.  Virtually all of my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes despise if not hate unions, union members, and former union members.)
http://www.federaltimes.com/articles/unions-roiled-by-trumps-federal-hiring-freeze

 

FEDERAL NEWS RADIO
— Hiring freeze result of Trump team’s review of federal agencies – Nicole Ogrysko (DIERSEN: While I worked for the Democrats who ran GAO 1980-1997, the agency was almost always under Republican-led hiring freezes and/or promotion freezes.)
http://federalnewsradio.com/hiringretention/2017/01/trump-team-review-federal-agencies-triggers-hiring-freeze/

 

GALLUP
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps crow over their success in demonizing, denigrating, and condemning Trump and those who voted for him.
http://www.gallup.com/poll/202811/trump-sets-new-low-point-inaugural-approval-rating.aspx

 

SOCIALIST WORKER
— Just work harder for Democrats?  Is an enemy of labor’s enemy in Illinois really a friend, asks Criage Lynnette Althage?  (DIERSEN: Individuals, organizations, companies, governments, countries, etc. that work against you or work for you say more about you than anything that you can say about yourself.  Those that work against me a) reject planks in the Republican Party platform and work against those like me who support those planks, b) reject planks in the Illinois Republican Party platform and work against those like me who support those planks, c) reject the Milton Township Republican Central Committee resolution against video gambling and work against those like me who support that resolution, d) focus on destroying those like me who they cannot manipulate/dominate, e) were defendants in lawsuits that I have filed, f) are operatives for the aforesaid, and/or g) are dupes for the aforesaid and/or are anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.)
https://socialistworker.org/2017/01/24/just-work-harder-for-democrats
— The millions who said “Not our president”  Nicole Colson rounds up reports of massive demonstrations from around the country.  (DIERSEN: Obviously, those who say “Not our president” are anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.)
https://socialistworker.org/2017/01/24/the-millions-who-said-not-our-president

January 19 Evening Edition

ABC7
— Trump Tells Supporters: ‘You’re Not Forgotten Anymore’ – ABC News
https://abc7chicago.com/news/trump-boasts-about-his-cabinets-high-iq-on-arrival-in-dc-/1709797/
— DONALD TRUMP ATTENDS PRE-INAUGURAL EVENTS IN WASHINGTON – Kathy Brock, Charles Thomas and Evelyn Holmes
http://abc7chicago.com/politics/donald-trump-arrives-in-washington-inauguration-celebrations-begin/1710320/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps rally in New York City
http://abc7chicago.com/politics/nyc-rally-underway-on-inauguration-eve-to-protect-shared-values/1711135/

 

NBC5
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Illinois Lawmakers Have Mixed Reactions to Trump’s Inauguration.”
http://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/illinois-lawmakers-trump-inauguration-reaction-411264555.html
— Rauner Once Again Attempting to Sell Thompson Center  Sen. Christine Radogno and Rep. Jim Durkin, the state’s ranking Republicans, are reportedly introducing legislation that would allow the state to sell the massive Thompson Center and move state workers to leased space elsewhere. – Tom Schuba
http://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/Rauner-Once-Again-Attempting-to-Sell-Thompson-Center-Report-411262985.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Women’s March on Chicago Changes Start Location Again as 50K Expected to Attend.  The second location change comes just two days after organizers held a press conference to detail their plans for the event.”
http://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/Womens-March-on-Chicago-Changes-Start-Location-Again-as-50K-Expected-to-Attend-411225575.html

 

CBS2
— Illinois Republicans Optimistic About Trump’s Inauguration – Derrick Blakley
http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2017/01/19/illinois-republicans-optimistic-about-trumps-inauguration/
— Former President George H.W. Bush Battles Pneumonia, Wife Has Bronchitis
http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2017/01/19/former-president-george-h-w-bush-battles-pneumonia-wife-has-bronchitis/

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— CTU stages anti-Trump demonstrations at schools across Chicago – Juan Perez Jr.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-chicago-teachers-union-trump-protest-met-20170120-story.html
— AFSCME strike vote is an insult to middle-class Illinoisans – Austin Berg
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/daily-southtown/opinion/ct-sta-berg-column-st-0120-20170119-story.html
— Illinois farmers hopeful about Sonny Perdue, Trump’s pick for ag secretary – Greg Trotter
http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/ct-sonny-perdue-reaction-0120-biz-20170119-story.html
— Ex-U.S. Sen. Kirk may open lobbying offices in Washington, Highland Park – Kim Janssen
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/chicagoinc/ct-mark-kirk-to-open-lobbying-firm-0120-chicago-inc-20170119-story.html

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Hastert seeks $1.7 million in hush money repayment – Sam Charles
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/hastert-seeks-1-7-million-in-hush-money-repayment/amp/
— City sells $1.16B in bonds, but pays a heavy price for CPS crisis – Fran Spielman
http://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/city-sells-1-16b-bonds-pays-heavy-price-for-cps-crisis/

 

DAILY HERALD
— Illinois Republicans head to inauguration with more unity than before – Kerry Lester
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20170119/news/170118693/
— Trump inauguration shaping up to be Washington’s smallest party in years – Maura Judkis
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20170119/news/170118713/
— Mayor says new businesses in Wheaton ‘a welcome sign’ – Jessica Cilella  (DIERSEN: Attendees included Suzanne Fitch, Marty Keller, Bobby McNeily, Yadav Nathwani, and Tim Whelan.)
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20170119/news/170118689/

 

WTTW
— Cullerton, Radogno Discuss Budget ‘Grand Bargain’ – Evan Garcia
http://chicagotonight.wttw.com/2017/01/19/cullerton-radogno-discuss-budget-grand-bargain

 

ALTON DAILY NEWS
— State Says It’s Ready For Strike – Greg Bishop
http://altondailynews.com/news/details.cfm?clientid=17&id=234666#.WIEn3xHxZZI

 

QUAD CITY TIMES
— U.S. court cites right to gun-range use, tosses Chicago limits – AP
http://qctimes.com/news/state-and-regional/illinois/us-court-cites-right-to-gun-range-use-tosses-chicago/article_80ae2e18-17bf-567d-89bd-ca182318de7b.html

 

PEORIA PUBLIC RADIO
— Elected Illinois Officials See Their Presence At Trump’s Inauguration As A Political Statement – TONY ARNOLDTONY ARNOLD
http://peoriapublicradio.org/post/elected-illinois-officials-see-their-presence-trumps-inauguration-political-statement#stream/0

 

CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD
— Judge recuses herself from Schock case – Jaymee Toler
http://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/local-news/judge-recuses-herself-from-schock-case/642898799
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “No honeymoon: Protests to greet President Trump  Protests expect across DC Friday.”
http://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/no-honeymoon-protests-to-greet-president-trump/642764507

 

WAND
— Senator Dick Durbin To Attend Trump Inauguration – Doug Wolfe
http://www.wandtv.com/story/34302596/senator-dick-durbin-to-attend-trump-inauguration

 

WSIL TV
— First day goal? Make White House feel like home for Trump – AP
http://www.wsiltv.com/story/34301317/first-day-goal-make-white-house-feel-like-home-for-trump

 

GALESBURG REGISTER MAIL
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps promote anti-Trump women.
http://www.galesburg.com/news/20170119/galesburg-among-communities-organizing-sister-marches

 

NADIG NEWSPAPERS
— Regime change unlikely in elections in suburbs – Russ Stewart
http://nadignewspapers.com/2017/01/19/regime-change-unlikely-in-elections-in-suburbs/

 

ILLINOIS NEWS NEWS NETWORK
— AFSCME strike vote is an insult to middle-class Illinoisans – Austin Berg
https://ilnews.org/11774/opinion-afscme-strike-vote-insult-middle-class-illinoisans/

 

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— THORNER: YOUTH CRUSADERS FOR LIFE DESERVE PRAISE IN MARCH FOR LIFE CHICAGO
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2017/01/thorner-youth-crusaders-for-life-deserve-praise-in-march-for-life-chicago.html

 

MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— Rauner Wants to Sell Thompson Center – Cal Skinner
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2017/01/19/rauner-wants-to-sell-thompson-center/
— Authority to Hire Jack Franks’ Two Democratic Party Patronage Workers
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2017/01/19/authroity-to-hire-jack-franks-two-democratic-party-patronage-workers/
— Chris Christensen Wins County Board Seat with $11,794, Mike Walkup with $17,017
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2017/01/19/chris-christensen-wins-county-board-seat-with-11794-mike-walkup-with/
— Kelly Liebmann’s Message to the County Board
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2017/01/18/kelly-liebmanns-message-to-the-county-board/
— Franks Denies Photos of His Two New Democratic Party Patronage Hires
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2017/01/18/franks-denies-photos-of-his-two-new-democratic-party-patronage-hires/
— Yvonne Barnes Wins County Board Seat with Less than $5,000, Tom Wilbeck Spends $6,285
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2017/01/18/yvonne-barnes-wins-county-board-seat-with-less-than-5000-tom-wilbeck-spends-6285/
— Democrat Paula Yensen Withdraws Name from Consideration for Human Resources Committee Chairman
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2017/01/17/paula-yensen-withdraws-name-from-consideration-of-human-resources-committee/
— Advisory Referendums Killed
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2017/01/17/advisory-referendums-killed/
— County Board Member Craig Wilcox Spends $10,070 To Win, Kay Bates – $2,623
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2017/01/17/county-board-member-craig-wilcox-spends-10070-to-win-kay-bates-2623/
— Jack Franks Spends $452,116 to Win County Board Chairmanship, $5.65 per Vote
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2017/01/17/jack-franks-spends-452116-to-win-county-board-chairmanship-5-65-per-vote/
— Steve Reick Raises $1,108,661, Spends $1,108,661 in Winning State Rep. Race Over John Bartman
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2017/01/17/steve-reick-raises-1108-661-spends-1108661-in-winning-state-rep-race-over-john-bartman/
— Former County Board Members Assesses, Advises
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2017/01/16/former-county-board-members-assesses-advises/
— Will New Transportation “Lock Box” Constitutional Amendment Prohibit Payment of Jack Franks’ Press Aide from McDOT Money?
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2017/01/15/will-new-transportation-lock-box-constitutional-amendment-prohibit-payment-of-jack-franks-press-aid-from-mcdot-money/
— Hultgren Asks & Gets Advice on Obamacare
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2017/01/15/hultgren-asks-advice-on-obamacare/
— Steve Reick Rejects Legislative Pension
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2017/01/15/steve-reick-rejects-legislative-pension/
— Employment Papers for Jack Franks’ Democratic Party Patronage Hires
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2017/01/14/employment-papers-for-jack-franks-democratic-party-patronage-hires/
— Franks Trying Second Time to Make Only Democrat a Committee Chairman
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2017/01/14/franks-trying-second-time-to-make-only-democrat-a-chairman/

 

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— FORMER IL GOP SENATE CANDIDATE JAMES MARTER VISITS D.C. FOR TRUMP INAUGURATION
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2017/01/former-il-gop-senate-candidate-visits-dc-for-trump-inauguration-.html

 

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Unlikely chairman led unlikely candidate to victory – Ralph Z. Hallow
http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2017/jan/19/how-reincepriebus-led-donald-trump-to-victory/
— Trump inauguration boycott grows to third of Democratic caucus  President-elect’s feud with John Lewis fuels unity – Valerie Richardson
http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2017/jan/18/trump-inauguration-boycott-grows-to-third-of-democ/

 

GOPUSA
— Islamists have begun new colonization of U.S.
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=19381
— Anti-Trump celebrities pose on cover of Variety with Old Glory dragging on the floor
http://www.gopusa.com/anti-trump-celebrities-pose-on-cover-of-variety-with-old-glory-dragging-on-the-floor/

 

NEWS BUSTERS
— NBC Hypes ‘Fears’ of Hispanics & Muslims on Eve of Trump Inauguration – Kyle Drennen
http://www.newsbusters.org/blogs/nb/kyle-drennen/2017/01/19/nbc-hypes-fears-hispanics-muslims-eve-trump-inauguration

 

DAILY SIGNAL
— Trump Team Right to Consider ‘Dramatic’ Cuts to Federal Budget – Rachel Bovard (DIERSEN: Democrats run the federal government and they will continue to run the federal government under Trump. Those Democrats will use Trump’s cuts a) first, to get rid of federal employees who are Republican, if there are any left, b) second, they will get rid of federal employees who are White, male, non-veteran, and old, that is, over age 40, c) third, they will get rid of federal employees who are White, male, and/or non-veteran.)
http://dailysignal.com/2017/01/19/trump-team-right-to-consider-dramatic-cuts-to-federal-budget/

 

DAILY CALLER
— Public School Parents Angry After Middle Schoolers Learn How Sharia Law Is TOTALLY AWESOME – Eric Owens
http://dailycaller.com/2017/01/19/public-school-parents-angry-after-middle-schoolers-learn-how-sharia-law-is-totally-awesome/
— Journalists Apologize For Spreading Bogus New York Times Story About Rick Perry – Rachel Stoltzfoos  (DIERSEN: Since 2000, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have hinted/implied/argued/shouted that my GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails are full of bogus stories.  How should I react to that?)
http://dailycaller.com/2017/01/19/journalists-apologize-for-spreading-bogus-new-york-times-story-about-rick-perry/
— Mnuchin Savages Obama: ‘The Average Worker Has Gone Nowhere’ – Katie Frates  (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always been furious that my salary as a federal employee 1966-1969 and 1971-1997 increased every year because of cost of living adjustments, step increases, and/or promotions, except in 1980 when I took an $18,847 (21%) pay cut in today’s dollars to transfer from IRS to GAO.  In today’s dollars: $15.56/hour (GS-4) in 1966 when I was 18 years old, $44,853 (GS-7) in 1971, $54,864 (GS-9) in 1972, $66,379 (GS-11) in 1973, $79,653 (GS-12) in 1974, $90,171 in 1979 (GS-12 Step 5), $94,610 in 1986 (GS-13), and $122,991 (GS-13 Step 10) in 1997.)
http://dailycaller.com/2017/01/19/mnuchin-savages-obama-the-average-worker-has-gone-nowhere-video/
— RNC Selects Ronna Romney McDaniel To Lead Party – Kerry Picket
http://dailycaller.com/2017/01/19/rnc-selects-ronna-romney-to-lead-party/

 

BREITBART
— Oakland Braces for Anti-Trump Inauguration Mob Violence – JOEL B. POLLAK
http://www.breitbart.com/california/2017/01/19/inauguration-oakland-businesses-brace-anti-trump-mob-violence/

 

BLAZE
— Women’s March: Pro-life groups not allowed, but ‘sex workers’ welcome? – Kate Scanlon
http://www.theblaze.com/news/2017/01/19/womens-march-pro-life-groups-not-allowed-but-sex-workers-welcome/
— Tucker Carlson’s ratings in Megyn Kelly’s time slot have been stunning – Sara Gonzales
http://www.theblaze.com/news/2017/01/19/tucker-carlsons-ratings-in-megyn-kellys-time-slot-have-been-stunning/

 

CHRISTIAN SCIENCE MONITOR
— Who’s showing up to protest in Washington this weekend?  Women are taking the lead on protests. But the inauguration weekend could draw some unexpected faces. – David Iaconangelo
http://www.csmonitor.com/USA/Politics/2017/0119/Who-s-showing-up-to-protest-in-Washington-this-weekend

 

THE HILL
— Trump keeping 50 Obama administration officials – JORDAN FABIAN AND BEN KAMISAR
http://thehill.com/homenews/administration/315049-trump-keeping-50-obama-administration-officials

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— Your Guide to Inauguration Day 2017 – NICHOLAS FANDOS
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/01/19/us/politics/inauguration-day-guide.html

 

WASHINGTON POST
— What happens now to Justice Dept.’s civil rights enforcement? – Joe Davidson
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/powerpost/wp/2017/01/19/what-happens-now-to-justice-dept-s-civil-rights-enforcement/

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— RNC Chair Reince Priebus Passes Baton to Ronna Romney McDaniel – JANET HOOK
http://blogs.wsj.com/washwire/2017/01/19/rnc-chair-reince-priebus-passes-baton-to-ronna-romney-mcdaniel/

 

BLOOMBERG
— Mnuchin Calls for Boosting IRS Despite House Plan to Streamline – Sahil Kapur and Kaustuv Basu
https://www.bloomberg.com/politics/articles/2017-01-19/mnuchin-calls-for-boosting-irs-despite-house-plan-to-streamline

 

WASHINGTONIAN
— Newt Gingrich Sounds Like He Wants to Turn the Civil Service Back Into a Patronage System  That’s bad for democracy, and bad for Washington. – Benjamin Freed  (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes in the federal government, in the Illinois government, in the DuPage County government, in the Milton Township government, and in the Wheaton government a) have always promoted patronage and b) have always demonized, denigrated, and condemned my work experience, my education, my professional certifications, and my professional license.)
https://www.washingtonian.com/2017/01/19/newt-gingrich-sounds-like-wants-turn-civil-service-back-patronage-system/

 

DAILY MAIL
— Trump boasts intellectual firepower among his top nominees, saying he recruited ‘the highest IQ of any cabinet ever assembled’ – DAVID MARTOSKO  (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always been furious that in 1979, when I was 30 years old, I passed the CPA examination on my first attempt, and in 1981, I passed the Certified Internal Auditor examination on my first attempt.)
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-4137674/Trump-boasts-highest-IQ-cabinet-assembled.html

 

BUZZFEED
— These Men Could Be The Most Powerful Gay Activists In Trump’s America  Unlike many liberal LGBT leaders, they’re making inroads with the Trump transition team. They say this, finally, is their moment. – Dominic Holden  (DIERSEN: Who works the hardest against you?  The following work the hardest against me: activists, candidates, elected officials, party leaders, major donors, political consultants, their operatives, and their dupes in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois who claim to be religious, conservative, and/or Republican, but who promote LGBTQ activity.)
https://www.buzzfeed.com/dominicholden/the-gay-republican-moment

January 15 Morning Edition

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: In a front page editorial with a color picture unethically made to look like a news article, anti-Trumps promote Islam.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-benedictine-university-muslims-met-20170115-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps side with those who demonize, denigrate, and condemn police.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/page/ct-ferguson-painting-congress-controversy-perspec-0115-20170113-story.html
— It’s not fake news, it’s web dung – Rex W. Huppke (DIERSEN: Since 2000, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have hinted/implied/argued/shouted that my GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails are full of fake news. My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes a) demonize/denigrate/condemn everything as being fake, except that which they agree with; b) have virtually every individual, organization, company, government, and country on their blacklists; and c) blacklist me because I refuse to carry out their blacklist orders.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/huppke/ct-fake-news-trump-huppke-20170113-story.html

 

DAILY HERALD
— Capitol architect says pig painting breaks rules – AP
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20170113/news/301139786/

 

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— BGA continues to work for fair, efficient government residents deserve – Andy Shaw  (DIERSEN: Your GOPUSA Illinois Editor continues to send out emails each and every morning and evening free of charge and without any advertising a) to keep Illinois Republicans up to date on political and government news and commentary posted on websites within the previous 12 hours and upcoming Republican events and b) to promote the Republican Party platform, the Illinois Republican Party platform, and the Milton Township Republican Central Committee resolution against video gambling. Since 2004, GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails have included links to almost 258,000 articles and information on many upcoming events.)
http://www.sj-r.com/opinion/20170114/andy-shaw-bga-continues-to-work-for-fair-efficient-government-residents-deserve
— DelGiorno says Democrats would be better without Madigan – Bernard Schoenburg  (DIERSEN: What would be better off without you?  Do you agree with my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes that a) Illinois Republicans would be better off without my GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails, b) TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois is better off without me, c) Wheaton Chamber of Commerce Government Affairs Committee is better off without me, d) Milton Township Republican Central Committee and Milton Township Precinct 9 would be better off without me, e) Illinois Center Right Coalition Steering Committee is better off without me, f) American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter board of directors is better off without me, and g) GAO, IRS, Post Office, etc. are better off without me?)
http://www.sj-r.com/opinion/20170114/bernard-schoenburg-delgiorno-says-democrats-would-be-better-without-madigan
— It’s up to us if MLK’s legacy of service continues – Editorial  (DIERSEN: What will you do on MLK Day? I will mark the day with service. I will spend 10+ hours during the day putting together and sending out a GOPUSA ILLINOIS email in the morning and in the evening. The emails will be free of charge and they will not contain any advertising.  What will my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes do on MLK Day?  They will discourage everyone from reading GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails.)
http://www.sj-r.com/opinion/20170114/our-view-its-up-to-us-if-mlks-legacy-of-service-continues

 

BENTON EVENING NEWS
— Lt. Gov. highlights rural health  Illinois Lt. Gov. Evelyn Sanguinetti toured Franklin Hospital late last week and witnessed a demonstration of the TeleHealth Network. – Holly Kee
http://www.bentoneveningnews.com/news/20170114/lt-gov-highlights-rural-health

 

CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trump women from Illinois to ride buses to DC.  From what I see, anti-Trump women are anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.
http://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/local-news/central-illinois-women-set-to-march-in-washington/640662704

 

WJBD RADIO
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Illegals and their supporters say “We are here to stay.” In my opinion, it is a crime to come to America illegally, to stay in America illegally, and to bring others to America illegally. In my opinion, it is a crime to encourage people to come to America illegally, to stay in America illegally, and to bring others to America illegally.  If legal and illegal immigration were as high during the 1960s as it is today, I doubt that I would have gotten the jobs that did doing yard work, delivering newspapers, washing dishes, cleaning golf shoes, chipping slag, pumping gasoline, and delivering mail. If legal and illegal immigration were as high during the 1970s as it is today, I doubt that I would have gotten the jobs that did working on an automobile assemble line, working as a security guard, selling tires, automotive services, and major appliances, pumping gasoline, and collecting delinquent taxes. If legal and illegal immigration were as high during the 1980s as it is today, I doubt that I would have gotten the job that did auditing federal agencies.  My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes hint/imply/argue/shout that all the jobs that I had were bad jobs, but nevertheless, jobs that should be given to immigrants.)
http://www.wjbdradio.com/politics/2017/01/14/thousands-rally-for-immigrant-rights-in-dc

 

ALTON TELEGRAPH
— Rauner to embark on learning tour – Brittany Johnson (DIERSEN: Democrats and Democrat plants, Libertarians and Libertarian plants, Greens and Green plants, and RINOs want Republicans to “learn” from Democrats and Democrat plants, from Libertarians and Libertarian plants, from Greens and Green plants, and from RINOs.)
http://thetelegraph.com/news/95158/rauner-to-embark-on-learning-tour

 

NORTHWEST HERALD
— Crystal Lake School District 47 students to see Trump’s inauguration in person – Nate Linhart
http://www.nwherald.com/2017/01/13/crystal-lake-school-district-47-students-to-see-trumps-inauguration-in-person/aytjofp/

 

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Reince Priebus calls on Obama to defend Trump legitimacy: ‘It’s time to come together’ – S.A. Miller
http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2017/jan/15/reince-priebus-calls-on-obama-to-defend-trump-legi/

 

FOX NEWS
— Some Chicago leaders want to meet with Trump to talk about violence, DOJ report
http://www.foxnews.com/us/2017/01/15/some-chicago-leaders-want-to-meet-with-trump-to-talk-about-violence-doj-report.html

 

BREITBART
— Report Reveals Massive Indoctrination of Students at Universities Through ‘Transformative Civic Engagement’ – Tom Tancredo  (DIERSEN: Those who promote “social justice” want to get rid of those who are Protestant, conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, non-poor, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.)
http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2017/01/14/tancredo-report-reveals-massive-indoctrination-students-universities-transformative-civic-engagement/

 

THE HILL
— ‘SNL’ mocks Trump news conference – KYLE BALLUCK
http://thehill.com/blogs/in-the-know/in-the-know/314382-snl-mocks-trump-news-conference

 

POLITICO
— Trump slow to vet ultra-rich ambassador candidates  Donors with past business troubles are scrambling for ‘cocktail ambassador’ posts. – TARA PALMERI
http://www.politico.com/story/2017/01/trump-slow-to-vet-ultra-rich-ambassador-candidates-233631

 

ABC NEWS
— Pay Gap Between College Grads and Everyone Else at a Record – CHRISTOPHER S. RUGABER  (DIERSEN: In 1970, Firestone Stores would not have offered me a job if I had not had a bachelor’s degree in business. In 1971, Oldsmobile and IRS would not have offered me a job if I had not had a bachelor’s degree in business. In 1972, 1973, and 1974, IRS might not have promoted me if I had not been taking graduate business classes.  In 1980, GAO would not have offered me a job if I had not had an MBA and if I had not passed the CPA examination. The Democrats who ran GAO would have succeeded in getting rid of me even sooner than they did if I had not earned a master’s degree in accounting in 1980, passed the Certified Internal Auditor examination in 1981, became a licensed CPA in 1981, became a Certified Fraud Examiner in 1990, became a Certified Government Financial Manager in 1994, became a Certified Financial Services Auditor in 1996, and became Forensic Accountant in 1997 and if I had not earned a master’s degree in financial markets and trading in 1997.)
http://abcnews.go.com/Business/wireStory/pay-gap-college-grads-record-44731539

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— Eight Was Enough  The Obama years, which left us divided and angry, paved the way for the ascent of Donald J. Trump. – Peter Wehner (DIERSEN: Under Obama, America became even more anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.  My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes took Obama’s election in 2008 and reelection in 2012 AS A MADATE TO GET RID OF ME AND TO GET RID THOSE WHO SHARE MY DEMOCRAPHICS.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/01/14/opinion/sunday/eight-was-enough.html
— Making America Great Again Isn’t Just About Money and Power – ROBERT J. SHILLER  (DIERSEN: Anti-Trumps do not want America to be great.  Anti-Trumps want America to be just like the countries that they, their parents, their grandparents, and the rest of their ancestors came from.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/01/12/upshot/make-america-great-again-isnt-just-about-money-and-power.html
— The Real Problem With Hypocrisy – JILLIAN JORDAN, ROSEANNA SOMMERS and DAVID RAND  (DIERSEN: What do you say to hypocritical people who hate Republicans, but move to and/or stay in Republican areas to take advantage of the safety and the prosperity that Republicans created?  Why would anyone who voted for Clinton want to live in DuPage County, in Milton Township, in Wheaton, or in Milton Township Precinct 9?)
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/01/13/opinion/sunday/the-real-problem-with-hypocrisy.html
— Turkey’s Relentless Attack on the Press – Editorial  (DIERSEN: I should write a book about those in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois who focus on attacking me and attacking my GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails.  They talk and act like they have been promised lots of money, a new home, a new car, a sweetheart job, a sweetheart contract, favorable legislation, and much more if the succeed in stopping me from sending out GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/01/14/opinion/sunday/turkeys-relentless-attack-on-the-press.html
— What the Obama Presidency Looked Like to the Opposition  He started with an outstretched hand. Then that changed. – ERIC CANTOR
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/01/14/opinion/sunday/eric-cantor-what-the-obama-presidency-looked-like-to-the-opposition.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Obama supporters demonize, denigrate, and condemn those who are not Obama supporters.
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/01/14/opinion/sunday/how-black-america-saw-obama.html
— When He Goes Low, They Go … Where? Democrats Mull How to Confront Trump – JONATHAN MARTIN  (DIERSEN: I should write a book about what my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes and what they have done, are doing, and will continue to do a) to stop me from putting GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails together and sending them out and b) to stop everyone from reading those emails. My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes are moral relativists who believe that their end justifies their means, they are disciples of Saul Alinsky.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/01/14/us/politics/democrats-donald-trump.html
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: DIERSEN HEADLINE: Obama promoters deny that under Obama, a) America became more anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors and b) that is why so many who are Protestant, conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time VOTED FOR TRUMP.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/01/14/us/politics/obama-presidency-race.html

 

NEW YORK POST
— Trump involved in ‘every detail’ of upcoming inaugural festivities – Dana Schuster
http://nypost.com/2017/01/15/trump-involved-in-every-detail-of-upcoming-inaugural-festivities/

 

NEW YORK DAILY NEWS
— Donald Trump’s incoming administration considering White House without press corps – Nicole Hensley
http://www.nydailynews.com/news/politics/trump-team-white-house-press-corp-article-1.2946818
— Donald Trump cancels Martin Luther King Day visit to national African American history museum – Jason Silverstein
http://www.nydailynews.com/news/politics/trump-cancels-holiday-visit-african-american-history-museum-article-1.2946846

 

USA TODAY
— Cuban-Americans at odds over ‘wet foot, dry foot’ repeal – Alan Gomez  (DIERSEN: Many of my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes side with Castro against America.  They continue to blame me for George Ryan’s problems.)
http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2017/01/13/cuban-americans-migrant-policy-repeal/96545720/

 

DENVER POST
— A wall isn’t “the” answer to our immigration problem – TOM TANCREDO
http://www.denverpost.com/2017/01/14/a-wall-isnt-the-answer-to-our-immigration-problems/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The answer is called E-Verify, an internet-based system for verifying legal work status, the infrastructure for which already exists. It’s is a program operated by the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services bureau of the Department of Homeland Security. In less than one minute, any employer can use it to verify the legal status of the person seeking employment. Today it is a voluntary program used by over a half-million private sector employers that do not rely on illegal labor. We can halt probably 95 percent of unlawful hiring of illegal labor if E-Verify is made mandatory for all employers except those using a legal guest worker program to obtain temporary employees. But here’s the really scary part to my former colleagues: once in place, it is largely self-enforcing and does not depend on an army of immigration agents doing on-site inspections of paper records. It works, and that’s why it is so vigorously opposed. Mandatory E-verify will reduce illegal immigration dramatically. If we remove the magnet of jobs, far fewer people try to enter illegally, and once fully implemented, most of those already here will be forced to return home and start on a legal path of entry into the United States.)

 

LOCKPORT JOURNAL
— DAILY HERALD ARTICLE TITLE: Obama poised for an active retirement – AP  (DIERSEN: Are you retired? If so, how active are you?  Do you disapprove of me?  Do you hate me?  Do you blame me for your problems, for my problems, and/or for everyone’s problems?  Do you, or someone who you manipulate/dominate, want to be the GOPUSA Illinois Editor?  My critics/opponents might hire you to harass me, but I doubt that they would pay you more than $15 an hour.)
http://www.lockportjournal.com/news/obama-will-be-busy-in-retirement/article_dd86181c-c80d-5280-8d13-86d962242598.html

 

CAPITOL HILL BLUE
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD IN THE DAILY HERALD WITH COLOR PHOTOS OF TRUMP AND LEWIS: Trump attacks black leader – AP
http://www.capitolhillblue.com/node/64398

 

TASS
— London attempts undermining Trump’s work as president – Russian embassy
http://tass.com/politics/925106

 

GUARDIAN
— Fear and loathing in Washington DC: progressives dread Trump inauguration
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2017/jan/15/donald-trump-inauguration-washington-progressives

 

CHRISTIAN TODAY
— 5 Ways Christians Can Resist Trump – Ed Cyzewski  (DIERSEN: One could argue that the Democrat Party’s conquest of religion in America is all but complete.)
http://www.christiantoday.com/article/5.ways.christians.can.resist.trump/103834.htm

January 14 Morning Edition

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps promote anti-Trump women.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/daily-southtown/news/ct-sta-vickroy-womens-march-st-0116-20170113-column.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Rauner blames Rauner for Illinois’ problems.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/letters/ct-don-t-blame-madigan-for-illinois-problems-8212-blame-rauner-20170113-story.html

— Man injured during robbery of computer he planned to sell at Glen Ellyn coffee shop – Alex Keown
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/wheaton-glen-ellyn/news/ct-glen-ellyn-starbucks-robbery-0113-20170113-story.html
— Who shaped cop culture laid out in DOJ report? They weren’t saints. – John Kass  (DIERSEN: Democrats run the federal government.  Those Democrats shape the federal employee culture.  That culture is anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, and anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/columnists/kass/ct-chicago-police-justice-kass-0115-20170113-column.html

— Obama as symbol of hope, possibility for blacks, key to racial legacy, scholars say – Zak Koeske  (DIERSEN: Under Obama, America became more anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, and anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.  Americans did not like that and that is why Trump won.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-sta-king-obama-legacy-st-0116-20170113-story.html
— The financial security their parents enjoy may be out of reach for millennials: research – Agatha French
http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/ct-millennials-financial-security-20170114-story.html

 

DAILY HERALD
— Why millennials are worse off than Baby Boomers – AP  (DIERSEN: What about the draft? Millennials have never been subject to the draft. I was subject to the draft, that is, I was draft bait, 1966-1971. Employers did not want to hire those who are subject to the draft.  My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always hinted/implied/argued/shouted that if I had not avoided the draft with student draft deferments 1966-1970 and a financial hardship draft deferment 1970-1971, I never would have been able to a) graduate from NIU debt-free in 1970, earn an MBA from Loyola in 1976, earn a master’s degree in accounting from DePaul in 1980, etc., b) get job offers from the Post Office in 1966, from Firestone Stores in 1970, from Oldsmobile and IRS in 1971, and from GAO in 1980, c) pass the CPA examination in 1979, pass the Certified Internal Auditor examination in 1981, become a licensed CPA in 1981, etc., d) buy new cars in 1966, 1967, 1968, 1971, 1978, etc., e) buy a new town home in 1972, a studio condo in 1974, a one bedroom condo in 1976, f) get married in 1978, g) buy a home in Wheaton with my wife in 1978, h) etc.)
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20170113/business/170119480/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: With a median household income of $40,581, millennials earn 20 percent less than boomers did at the same stage of life, despite being better educated, according to a new analysis of Federal Reserve data by the advocacy group Young Invincibles. The analysis being released Friday gives concrete details about a troubling generational divide that helps to explain much of the anxiety that defined the 2016 election. Millennials have half the net worth of boomers. Their homeownership rate is lower, while their student debt is drastically higher. The generational gap is a central dilemma for the incoming presidency of Donald Trump, who essentially pledged a return to the prosperity of post-World War II America. The analysis also hints at the issues of culture and identity that divided many voters, showing that white millennials — who still earn much more than their blacks and Latino peers — have seen their incomes plummet the most relative to boomers. . .The analysis of the Fed data shows the extent of the decline. It compared 25 to 34 year-olds in 2013, the most recent year available, to the same age group in 1989 after adjusting for inflation. Education does help boost incomes. But the median college-educated millennial with student debt is only earning slightly more than a baby boomer without a degree did in 1989. The homeownership rate for this age group dipped to 43 percent from 46 percent in 1989, although the rate has improved for millennials with a college degree relative to boomers. The median net worth of millennials is $10,090, 56 percent less than it was for boomers. Whites still earn dramatically more than Blacks and Latinos, reflecting the legacy of discrimination for jobs, education and housing. Yet compared to white baby boomers, some white millennials appear stuck in a pattern of downward mobility. This group has seen their median income tumble more than 21 percent to $47,688. Median income for black millennials has fallen just 1.4 percent to $27,892. Latino millennials earn nearly 29 percent more than their boomer predecessors to $30,436. The analysis fits into a broader pattern of diminished opportunity. Research last year by economists led by Stanford University’s Raj Chetty found that people born in 1950 had a 79 percent chance of making more money than their parents. That figure steadily slipped over the past several decades, such that those born in 1980 had just a 50 percent chance of out-earning their parents. This decline has occurred even though younger Americans are increasingly college-educated. The proportion of 25 to 29 year-olds with a college degree has risen to 35.6 percent in 2015 from 23.2 percent in 1990, a report this month by the Brookings Institution noted. The declining fortunes of millennials could impact boomers who are retired or on the cusp of retirement. Payroll taxes from millennials helps to finance the Social Security and Medicare benefits that many boomers receive — programs that Trump has said won’t be subject to spending cuts. And those same boomers will need younger generations to buy their homes and invest in the financial markets to protect their own savings. “The challenges that young adults face today could forecast the challenges that we see down the road,” said Tom Allison, deputy policy and research director at Young Invincibles.)

 

BLOOMINGTON PANTAGRAPH
— Activists don’t trust Chicago mayor to reform police – AP
http://www.pantagraph.com/news/state-and-regional/illinois/latest-activists-don-t-trust-chicago-mayor-to-reform-police/article_8c96cbe8-1461-57a0-82bf-051884f6dde2.html

 

ALTON DAILY NEWS
— Commission on Government Forecasting and Accountability Report Paints Disappointing Economic Picture – Greg Bishop  (DIERSEN: Under the Democrats, ever-increasingly, Illinois is anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
http://altondailynews.com/news/details.cfm?clientid=17&id=234270#.WHoDJRsrKM8
(FROM THE ARTICLE: It suggested Illinois will remain an underperformer in the region thanks to manufacturing struggles and the state’s poor finances. The joint report with Moody’s Analytics said Illinois is the Midwest’s weakest link. With soft job creation, a decreasing labor force, continued manufacturing slump and population losses, the report said the state must navigate its fiscal challenges without doing lasting damage to its business climate. The COGFA/Moody’s report said Illinois is the only state in the region where no metro area has entered the expansion phase of the business cycle. Four metro areas — Elgin, Danville, Decatur and Kankakee — have recoveries that are at risk of coming undone. Four other areas are in recession: Bloomington, Carbondale, Peoria and the Quad Cities. “An uncomfortably high share of state residents are unemployed, underemployed or discouraged workers,” according to the report. It also said that, at 11 percent, “the proportion of marginally attached and involuntary part-time workers in the labor force is the highest in the Midwest.” House Minority Leader Jim Durkin, R-Western Springs, said the status quo is what’s hurting the middle class. “In the last three years, we have lost approximately 80,000 citizens,” he said. “We’ve lost 29,000 jobs over the last 16 years. I don’t call that standing up for the middle class. Is that protecting anyone? The numbers speak for themselves.” It’s possible to come back after a recession like neighboring states have, Durkin said, and he’s encouraged by Democrats recognizing the need for reforms to grow the economy.)

 

OUR QUAD CITIES
— School leaders concerned about cost of water testing  Illinois lawmakers pass a bill that requires schools to test for lead – Ashe Simpson (DIERSEN: How much lead was in the water that you drank when you were young?)
http://www.ourquadcities.com/news/schools-express-concern-over-budget-for-potential-law-mandating-water-testing-for-lead/640383139

 

CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD
— Trudeau takes thinly veiled swipe at Trump – CNN  (DIERSEN: Anti-Trumps want Trump to be mad at them.  I should write a book about anti-Diersens who want me to be mad at them.)
http://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/trudeau-takes-thinly-veiled-swipe-at-trump/640474612

 

EVANSTON NOW
— Popup political groups keeping Biss busy – Charles Bartling  (DIERSEN: QUESTION: Who considered TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois to be a “popup political group?”  ANSWER: Those who a) reject planks in the Republican Party platform and work against those like me who support those planks, b) reject planks in the Illinois Republican Party platform and work against those like me who support those planks, c) reject the Milton Township Republican Central Committee resolution against video gambling and work against those like me who support that resolution, d) focus on destroying those like me who they cannot manipulate/dominate, e) were defendants in lawsuits that I have filed, f) are operatives for the aforesaid, and/or g) are dupes for the aforesaid and those who are anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.  In 2012, the aforesaid succeeded in a) ending my TAPROOT chairmanship and b) destroying TAPROOT.)
http://evanstonnow.com/story/government/charles-bartling/2017-01-13/76714/popup-political-groups-keeping-biss-busy

 

NAPERVILLE COMMUNITY TELEVISION
— Public Speaks on DuPage’s Potential Election Merger
http://www.nctv17.com/public-speaks-on-dupages-potential-election-merger/

 

ILLINOIS LEAKS
— Lisle CUSD 202 Backtracks On Copyright Claims – John Kraft
http://edgarcountywatchdogs.com/2017/01/lisle-cusd-202-backtracks-on-copyright-claims/

 

MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— Skillicorn’s Property Tax Referendum Thrown Off Ballot – Cal Skinner
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2017/01/13/skillicorns-property-tax-referendum-thrown-off-ballot/
— Rauner Appoints Former Dem Candidate for Governor Paul Vallas and Just Retired State Rep. Don Moffitt
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2017/01/13/rauner-appoints-former-dem-candidate-for-governor-paul-vallas-and-just-retired-state-rep-don-moffitt/
— Franks Continues Trying to Keep County Board Off Balance
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2017/01/13/franks-continues-to-try-to-keep-county-board-off-balance/
— Jack Franks Skeptic Addresses Second Advisory Referendum to Cut the Size of the County Board
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2017/01/13/jack-franks-skeptic-addresses-second-advisory-referendum-to-cut-the-size-of-the-county-board/

 

FOX NEWS
— Democratic Rep. Lewis: Trump not a ‘legitimate president’ (DIERSEN: Who hints/implies/argues/shouts that you are not legitimate?  Should I write a book about my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes who hint/imply/argue/shout that I am not legitimate because no one pays me for what I do as your GOPUSA Illinois Editor?  According to my critics/opponents, the only legitimate people are themselves, their operatives, and their dupes.)
http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2017/01/14/democratic-rep-lewis-trump-not-legitimate-president.html

 

DAILY CALLER
— Getting Mexico To Pay For The Wall Might Be Trump’s Hardest Promise To Keep – Alex Pfeiffer  (DIERSEN: Anti-Trumps put the interests of Mexico and of its citizens, millions of whom are in America legally or illegally, ahead of the interests of America and of its citizens.  One could say that anti-Trumps are anti-American.)
http://dailycaller.com/2017/01/14/getting-mexico-to-pay-for-the-wall-might-be-trumps-hardest-promise-to-keep/

 

GOPUSA
— OUTSTANDING: Black Caucus Painting Depicting Cops as Pigs to Come Down Permanently
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=19238
— Precious little snowflakes will wear pussyhats to inaugural protest
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=19230
— Our Warmonger President and the Lapdog Press
http://www.gopusa.com/our-warmonger-president-and-the-lapdog-press/
— Pew Survey: Ferguson Effect is real
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=19179
— Trump’s Enemies See an Opening
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=19200

 

BREITBART
— Cubans Say Obama Shut Migration Path in Revenge for Trump’s Win – EDWIN MORA
http://www.breitbart.com/national-security/2017/01/13/cubans-say-obama-shut-migration-path-in-revenge-for-trumps-win/

 

NATIONAL REVIEW
— If fashion designers can refuse service to the Trumps based on principle, why can’t bakers and florists follow their own principles? -David French
http://www.nationalreview.com/article/443849/fashion-designers-trump-inaugural-freedom

 

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Trump just raised a record-high $90 million for inauguration festivities – ANNA GIARITELLI
http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/trump-just-raised-a-record-high-90-million-for-inauguration-festivities/article/2611864

 

THE HILL
— Trump could alter Supreme Court for decades to come – MARK C. MILLER
https://origin-nyi.thehill.com/blogs/pundits-blog/the-judiciary/314237-trump-could-alter-supreme-court-for-decades-to-come
— CNN in Trump’s crosshairs – JONATHAN EASLEY AND JOE CONCHA
http://thehill.com/homenews/media/314239-cnn-in-trumps-crosshairs

 

HUFFINGTON POST
— Juan Williams: It’s ‘Up To Donald Trump to Prove He’s Legitimate’ – IAN HANCHETT  (DIERSEN: Who hints/implies/argues/shouts that you are not legitimate?  Should I write a book about my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes who hint/imply/argue/shout that I am not legitimate? Should I draw attention to all the skeletons in the closets of my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes?)
http://www.breitbart.com/video/2017/01/13/juan-williams-its-up-to-donald-trump-to-prove-hes-legitimate/
— Scientists In Last-Minute Scramble To Save Environmental Data Before Trump Takes Over  Sierra Club files major request for records to buy some time. – Mary Papenfuss  (DIERSEN: What do you say to political party leaders who delete records of who attended and who spoke at their predecessors’ meetings?)
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/scientists-save-environmental-data-before-trump_us_58797f6de4b09281d0eb07fa
— Donald Trump’s Voters Say They’d Side With Him Against Congressional Republicans  That means you, too, Speaker Paul Ryan. – Ariel Edwards-Levy  (DIERSEN: From what I see, Republicans believe that if/when push comes to shove, the Congressional RINOs will flush Republicans down the toilet.)
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/donald-trump-republican-poll_us_58792e13e4b0e58057feb075

 

ASSOCIATED PRESS
— GOP lawmakers go after ethics official who criticized Trump – STEPHEN OHLEMACHER (DIERSEN: Who goes after you? Should I go after my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes?)
http://cumberlink.com/news/national/govt-and-politics/gop-lawmakers-go-after-ethics-official-who-criticized-trump/article_dcd6aea0-2a93-50cb-9d37-3bb713752d13.html

 

NBC NEWS
— Mexican Gas Price Hike, Fear of Trump Trigger Protests – F. BRINLEY BRUTON
http://www.nbcnews.com/news/mexico/analysis-mexican-gas-price-hike-fear-trump-trigger-protests-n705156

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps blast those White women who voted for Trump.
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/01/14/us/women-voters-trump.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Triumps say “Donald Trump’s Dangerous Attacks on the Press.”  What do you say to Democrat plants, Libertarian plants, Green plants, and RINOs who attack me to curry favor with the Democrat press?
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/01/13/opinion/donald-trumps-dangerous-attacks-on-the-press.html
— Justices Will Hear Challenges to Mandatory Employee Arbitration – ADAM LIPTAK  (DIERSEN: I have been an arbitrator for the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority since 1998.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/01/13/us/politics/scotus-mandatory-employee-arbitration.html

 

NEW YORK POST
— Civil-rights legend skipping Trump’s inauguration: Not a ‘legitimate president’ – Bob Fredericks  (DIERSEN: Who hints/implies/argues/shouts that you are not legitimate?  Should I write a book about my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes who hint/imply/argue/shout that I am not legitimate because no one pays me for what I do as your GOPUSA Illinois Editor?  According to my critics/opponents, the only legitimate people are themselves, their operatives, and their dupes.)
http://nypost.com/2017/01/13/civil-rights-legend-skipping-trumps-inauguration-not-a-legitimate-president/

 

BOSTON GLOBE
— In 2008, they thought their world had changed. But did it? – Astead W. Herndon  (DIERSEN: Under Obama, America became more anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, and anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.  Americans did not like that and that is why Trump won.)
https://www.bostonglobe.com/news/politics/2017/01/13/president-obama-said-yes-did-but-did/PKlfUmpTjkCIuuHDzryDTK/story.html

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— The ‘Deplorables’ Aren’t So Bad, Once You Get to Know Us  If you’ve lost your bearings in Trump’s America, your conservative friend can help you find them. – LOU WEISS  (DIERSEN: In your precinct, in your municipality, in your township/ward, in your county, in Illinois, in America, and in the world, how full of hatred are the anti-Trumps?)
http://www.wsj.com/articles/the-deplorables-arent-so-bad-once-you-get-to-know-us-1484353087

 

BUSINESS INSIDER
— Here are all the lawmakers boycotting Trump’s inauguration – Chris Sanchez (DIERSEN: Who from your precinct, from your municipality, from your township/ward, from your county, and from Illinois is boycotting Trump’s inauguration? How strongly will the anti-Trumps reward the boycotters?  If you say that you are a Republican, the higher the government or political office that you hold/held and the more money that you have, if you are not attending the inauguration, the more that you are presumed to be boycotting the inauguration.)
http://www.businessinsider.com/who-is-skipping-boycotting-trumps-inauguration-2017-1

 

WSAW
— Barron Trump to be the first little boy to live in the White House in 50 years.
http://www.wsaw.com/content/news/Barron-Trump-to-be-the-first-little-boy-to-live-in-the-White-House-in-50-years-410707745.html

 

PRESS ENTERPRISE
— Riverside police shut down two ‘internet cafes’; one for a second time – BRIAN ROKOS
http://www.pe.com/articles/busted-823162-services-offer.html

 

FEDERAL NEWS RADIO
— GAO: Improper payments rose to $144B in 2016 – Jason Miller
http://federalnewsradio.com/agency-oversight/2017/01/improper-payments-rose-144b-2016/
— ‘Continue the momentum with employee engagement’ says outgoing HUD secretary – David Thornton  (DIERSEN: While I worked for GAO 1980-1997, the Democrats who ran the agency focused on downsizing the agency, that is, getting rid of GAO employees who were Republican, White, male, older, and/or non-veteran.)
http://federalnewsradio.com/hiringretention/2017/01/outgoing-hud-secretary-says-new-admin-focus-employee-engagement-hiring/

 

THINK PROGRESS
— Obama administration acts to protect poor children from lead poisoning – Bryce Covert  (DIERSEN: How much “lead-based residential paint” was there in the residences that you lived in when you were young?   I am sure that there was lots of lead-based paint in the apartment above Crete’s only hardware store where I lived 1948-1954 and in 1286 Wood Street in Crete where I lived 1954-1972.)
https://thinkprogress.org/hud-lead-final-rule-22833d46a904#.fp4risb2k

 

GUARDIAN
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Americans say “Don’t treat Donald Trump as if he’s a normal president. He’s not.”
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2017/jan/14/donald-trump-not-normal-president-congress-theresa-may