Tag: Committeeman

February 15 Morning Edition

GOVERNOR BRUCE RAUNER
— LIVE STREAMING: Governor Rauner Delivers the Budget Address, Wednesday, February 15, 2017, 12:00 p.m.
https://www.illinois.gov/gov/Pages/RaunerLive.aspx

 

NBC5
— Rauner Still ‘Frustrated’ Ahead of Wednesday’s Budget Address  “I am the most frustrated person in the state that we haven’t been able to work with the General Assembly to get a balanced budget passed,” Rauner said. “We need to pass it now.” – Tom Schuba and Mary Ann Ahern
http://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/rauner-budget-address-facebook-live-413773753.html

 

CBS2
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Rauners say “Gov. Rauner Blamed For Contract Impasse With AFSCME.”
http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2017/02/14/gov-rauner-slammed-for-contract-impasse-with-afscme/

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— ‘Frustrated’ Rauner to push for ‘grand bargain’ in budget address – Tina Sfondeles
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/frustrated-rauner-to-push-for-grand-bargain-in-budget-address/
— Rauner asks court to reject Lisa Madigan state worker motion – Tina Sfondeles
http://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/rauner-asks-court-to-reject-lisa-madigan-state-worker-motion/
— Toddler and man killed, woman wounded in North Lawndale shooting while woman was on Facebook Live – Sam Charles, Andy Grimm and Jordan Owen
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/police-two-dead-including-toddler-in-north-lawndale-shooting/
— Big money in final days of presidential race – Shia Kapos
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/kapos-big-money-in-final-days-of-presidential-race/
— “Straight White Men” homes in on oppressive ambition – Hedy Weiss (DIERSEN: How bad are your demographics?  My demographics are terrible: Trump supporter (I have been a Trump supporter ever since he won the nomination and especially since he won the election.), Protestant (I was baptized, raised, and confirmed as a Missouri Synod Lutheran.), conservative, Republican (A contributing member of the party since 1976 and a Republican Precinct Committeeman since 1999.), American, White, male, older (I was born in 1948.), non-poor, gun owner, German American (I am 100% German American.), ancestors have been in America for a long time (My ancestors have been in America since 1844), former federal employee (I was a federal employee for almost 30 years 1966-1969 and 1971-1997.), retired federal employee (I have been a retired federal employee since 1997.), former union member (I was a union member for almost 12 years 1966-1969 and 1971-1980.), American-nameplate car owner, childless, petless, etc.)
http://chicago.suntimes.com/entertainment/straight-white-men-homes-in-on-oppressive-ambition/
— Nobody wants to give up those deplored federal handouts – John Stossel
http://chicago.suntimes.com/opinion/opinion-once-they-have-them-people-fight-to-keep-subsidies/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps promote abortion.
http://chicago.suntimes.com/opinion/opinion-being-a-good-catholic-in-age-of-trump-is-complicated/
— Northwestern University fraternity ordered to cease social activities – Stefano Esposito
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/nu-fraternity-ordered-to-cease-social-activities/
— Big election change coming—but don’t get hopes up too high – Mark Brown
http://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/brown-big-election-change-coming-but-dont-get-hopes-up-too-high/

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Mike Pence’s delayed knowledge of Flynn’s fibs hint he is outside Trump’s inner circle.”
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/politics/ct-mike-pence-trump-inner-circle-20170214-story.html
— Home for new and expectant single moms expected to open this year in Wheaton – Bob Goldsborough
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/wheaton-glen-ellyn/news/ct-wheaton-group-home-20170214-story.html
— Embattled NU fraternity suspended amid reports of drugging, sex assaults – Genevieve Bookwalter and Robert McCoppin
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/evanston/news/ct-evr-evanston-sae-suspension-tl-0216-20170213-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Democrats encourage people to come to America illegally, to stay in America illegally, and to bring others to America illegally.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-devon-resource-center-preview-met-20170214-story.html
— Rauner cracks wise into hot mic before Facebook Live appearance – Rick Pearson
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-bruce-rauner-valentines-day-met-story.html
— $9 million cut from domestic violence programs, Rauner administration blames ‘confusion’ – AP
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/ct-illinois-budget-domestic-violence-20170215-story.html
— Readers react: New Trier’s civil rights seminar  (DIERSEN: Joseph A. Morris comment on the “Helicopter parents” letter: “Professor Ebner writes, “I taught American history at colleges and universities in New York City and Illinois for 40 years.  Never did I encounter criticism from parents — or administrators — about the design of courses I offered or the content of their subject matter.” Mr. Ebner’s stunning admission — that for 40 years no one paid any attention to what he was doing in his classrooms — explains how and why American higher education has gone to hell in a handbasket in the last 40 years, setting the stage for infectious political correctness and related boobery to pass from the colleges to the high schools.” Morris comment on the “Inquire, commit, serve” letter: “Ms. Koerner writes: “Now, more than ever, our young people need to be reading and hearing authors like Colson Whitehead and Andrew Aydin.” At the ceremony held in New York City last fall just days after the national election, as the prestigious national book award was presented to Mr. Whitehead, the honoree said, “We’re happy in here; outside is the blasted hellhole wasteland of Trumpland. Be kind to everybody, make art and fight the power.”  Will he convey a similarly objective, politically-neutral, uplifting, and dignified message to the students of New Trier High School? Andrew Aydin’s day job is as the “Digital Director and Policy Advisor” to Congressman John Lewis (D-Georgia) in the latter’s office on Capitol Hill;  before that he was employed on the Lewis campaign staff in Georgia. I suspect that the number of paid Republican political operatives who will be paid by New Trier High School to grace the Seminar Day can be counted on zero fingers, and I suspect, further, that the disparity is no accident. Odd that Ms. Koerner doesn’t swell with gleeful anticipation of the visits by others among the Seminar Day’s speakers, such as Monica Trinidad (who organizes boycotts of ballet companies featuring Jewish artists because she doesn’t want to “dance with Israeli apartheid”); and the “poet” whose nom de plume is “John the Author” and whose oeuvre includes “poetry” such as the following stirring anthem to racial tolerance and what education can accomplish, an exhortation that no doubt embodies what Ms. Koerner imagines to be the school’s lofty goals to “inspire, commit, and serve”: “Not graduate from back, Give back, nigga, Tell them get back, nigga”.”  Morris comment on the “Mandatory seminar” letter: “Mr. Sloane of Glendale Heights may or may not have learned to read in the feeder schools that serve the upscale New Trier Township High School, but it is puzzling that he wonders “if the high school is focusing on the fight for equal rights in the 1950s and 1960s” when the title of the Seminar Day program is “Understanding Today’s Struggle for Racial Civil Rights” (emphasis added).  The word “Today’s” is probably a dead giveaway that the aim of the program is not a retrospective on the history of half a century and more ago.  Another dead giveaway of the aim of the program is the insertion of the word “Racial” which, of course, undermines the fundamental American proposition that “rights”, civil and otherwise, belong to individuals and not to races.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/letters/ct-readers-react-new-trier-s-civil-rights-seminar-20170214-story.html

 

DAILY HERALD
— Teaching news literacy can make students better citizens – Editorial  (DIERSEN: What do you say to those who focus on discouraging everyone from reading GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails?)
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20170214/discuss/170219396/

 

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Rauner set for his most important speech ever – GREG HINZ
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20170215/BLOGS02/170219937
— Here’s a way to stop Illinois’ fiscal shame spiral – MICHAEL BELSKY
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20170215/OPINION/170219938

 

ALTON TELEGRAPH
— Don’t look for a miracle from Gov. Rauner’s budget speech – Editorial
http://thetelegraph.com/opinion/96816/our-view-dont-look-for-a-miracle-from-gov-rauners-budget-speech

 

BELOIT DAILY NEWS
—  Some University of Chicago students and faculty are vowing to protest the appearance of a former manager of President Donald Trump’s run for the White House. – AP
http://www.beloitdailynews.com/article/20170215/AP/302159914
— PHOENIX FACES ARIZONA LAW THAT BARS SANCTUARY-CITY STATUS – AP  (DIERSEN: Needless-to-say, Illinois law should bar sanctuary-city status.)
http://www.beloitdailynews.com/article/20170215/AP/302159939

 

  1. LOUIS TODAY
    — Rauner’s 3rd budget likely to be shelved like the first 2 – AP
    http://www.stltoday.com/news/national/govt-and-politics/rauner-s-rd-budget-likely-to-be-shelved-like-the/article_ab2cdadf-77c1-5255-9737-4f9d5c82cbd3.html

 

METROPOLITAN PLANNING COUNCIL
— The persistent problem of segregation in Chicago’s public schools – Alden Loury  (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, the fewer minorities that were your classmates, the more that Democrats demonize you, denigrate you, and condemn you are being a racist and even worse things.)
http://www.metroplanning.org/news/7395/The-persistent-problem-of-segregation-in-Chicagos-public-schools#.WJz6Wk-HQNU.twitter

 

CHICAGO REPORTER
— Chicago’s lax enforcement of minimum wage hike leaves workers in the lurch – Melissa Sanchez  (DIERSEN: I ask my critics/opponents, are you paying your operatives and your dupes at least the minimum wage?  Operatives and dupes for my critics/opponent talk and act like they have severe financial problems and like they will do just about anything for money.)
http://chicagoreporter.com/chicagos-lax-enforcement-of-minimum-wage-hike-leaves-workers-in-the-lurch/

 

DUPAGE POLICY JOURNAL
— DuPage County Municipal/County Intergovernmental Committee sets legislative priorities for 2017 – Louie Torres
http://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/511082343-dupage-county-municipal-county-intergovernmental-committee-sets-legislative-priorities-for-2017

 

UPSTREAM IDEAS
— Why Illinois Is The Worst Place In America To Own A Home
http://upstream-ideas.com/upstream-ideas/ideas/why-illinois-is-the-worst-place-in-america-to-own-a-home

 

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— NEW ILLINOIS STATE REP STEVE REICK FOCUSES ON STATE TAX REFORMS
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2017/02/new-illinois-state-rep-focuses-on-state-tax-reforms.html

 

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Trump counsel was warned Flynn could be blackmailed – Dave Boyer  (DIERSEN: If you “could be blackmailed,” you should not seek or hold a government or political office.)
http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2017/feb/14/trump-counsel-don-mcgahn-was-warned-michael-flynn-/

 

PUBLIUS FORUM
— Democrats Demanding that Immigration Officials Stop Deporting Illegals Convicted of Violent Crimes – Warner Todd Huston
http://www.publiusforum.com/2017/02/14/democrats-demanding-immigration-officials-stop-deporting-illegals-convicted-violent-crimes/

 

FREEDOM’S JOURNAL
— PAWNS OF LIBERALS – Walter E. Williams  (DIERSEN: Democrats crow about their success making individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries 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 American, anti-draft avoiders, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.)
https://freedomsjournalinstitute.org/latest-news/opinion/pawns-of-liberals/

 

GOPUSA
— Democrats are now ‘Party of Hate’
http://www.gopusa.com/dems-are-now-party-of-hate/

 

NEWSMAX
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Some anti-Americans falsely claim to be “pro-family.”
http://www.newsmax.com/US/los-angeles-mayor-eric-garcetti-deportation-family/2017/02/14/id/773528/

 

DAILY CALLER
— Now You Can Wear A Puzzle-Piece Pin To Show How Bad You Feel About Being White – JIM TREACHER  (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats make it clear that to be Democrat is to be anti-White.)
http://dailycaller.com/2017/02/14/now-you-can-wear-a-puzzle-piece-pin-to-show-how-bad-you-feel-about-being-white/
— Chaffetz Sent Fake Invoice For Paid Protester Hours – PHILLIP STUCKY  (DIERSEN: How much money per hour do anti-Trumps pay protestors in your municipality, in your township/ward, in your county, and in Illinois?)
http://dailycaller.com/2017/02/14/chaffetz-sent-fake-invoice-for-paid-protester-hours/

 

ASSOCIATED PRESS
— Some Illinois veterans will have access to free child care while attending doctor appointments or job interviews. (DIERSEN: Government is nasty.  Politics is nasty.  My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes would bring this article to my attention and stress I should be gotten rid of a) because I avoided the draft with student draft deferments 1966-1970 and a financial hardship draft deferment 1970-1971 and b) because my wife and I gave up trying to have children, we did not adopt, and we did not become foster parents.)
http://pilotonline.com/news/military/veterans/program-to-provide-free-child-care-to-some-illinois-veterans/article_92a28df4-1452-5363-84f1-91f89802d183.html

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps a) glorify and praise foreign countries and their citizens and b) demonize, denigrate, and condemn America and its citizens.
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/02/14/business/economy/immigration-productivity-economists.html
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/02/15/opinion/sanctuary-cities-in-name-only.html
— Liberal Activists Join Forces Against a Common Foe: Trump – YAMICHE ALCINDOR
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/02/14/us/politics/protesters-resist-trump.html
— HARDCOPY ARTICLE TITLE: For Tech-Savvy Students, Apathy to Current Events Is a Thing of the Past. – Elizabeth Harris  (DIERSEN: To keep up to date with current news and commentary on government and politics, read GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/02/14/nyregion/social-media-schools-politics-civics.html
— Who’d Want to Limit Retirement Plans? House Republicans – Editorial
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/02/14/opinion/whod-want-to-limit-retirement-plans-house-republicans.html

 

WASHINGTON POST
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Trump’s toxicity has Republicans running away from their constituents.”  (DIERSEN: Anti-Trump constituents are toxic.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/republicans-are-running-away-from-their-constituents/2017/02/14/3fc4dd66-f2f0-11e6-a9b0-ecee7ce475fc_story.html
— GAO Report lists ‘high risks’ needing Trump’s attention – Joe Davidson  (DIERSEN: I worked for GAO for almost 18 years, the last 11 years of which at the GS-13 Step 1-10 levels, currently $94,610-$122,991.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/powerpost/wp/2017/02/15/report-lists-high-risks-needing-government-attention/
— Trump is dividing American Jews over domestic politics, not Israel – Sarah Posner  (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats try to get Jews to join Muslims against Christians.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/posteverything/wp/2017/02/15/trump-is-dividing-american-jews-over-domestic-politics-not-israel/

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— In Trump Age, Taking a Different Tack on Workplace Diversity – JOHN SIMONS  (DIERSEN: To promote workplace diversity is to get rid of employs who are White, male, older, and/or non-veteran.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/in-trump-age-taking-a-different-tack-on-workplace-diversity-1487080801
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, the WSJ sides with foreign countries and with their citizens AGAINST America and AGAINST America’s citizens.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/seeking-their-own-refuge-sanctuary-cities-go-to-court-1487116166
— A Generation Living for Likes  Only 19% of surveyed college students agreed that “I am open about my emotions on social media.” A full 73% said they always try to appear happy. Laura Vanderkam reviews “The Happiness Effect” by Donna Freitas. – LAURA VANDERKAM  (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes either are liked or want to be liked by those individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that are anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/a-generation-living-for-likes-1487115843
— Your Blueprint for Career Advancement Needs Updating  How to take a more regular, active role in making your professional life as good as it can be – SUE SHELLENBARGER  (DIERSEN: What have you done to advance your career?  Aside from working hard, 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.  To advance their careers in the federal government, my Democrat superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates focused on promoting Affirmative Action, Diversity, and Inclusion, that is, they focused on getting rid of federal employees who were Republican, White, male, older, and/or non-veteran.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/your-blueprint-for-career-advancement-needs-updating-1487086846
— Colleges, Faced With Funding Cuts, Target Tenure Trims  GOP state lawmakers and schools look to winnow longtime faculty positions with fewer job protections – Douglas Belkin
https://www.wsj.com/articles/colleges-faced-with-funding-cuts-target-tenure-trims-1487068202

 

VOICE OF AMERICA NEWS
— U.S. Ethics Office Calls for Investigation of Trump Aide’s Comments  (DIERSEN: I should write book about elected officials and party leaders in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois who misuse their position.  Most commonly, they misuse their position by demonizing, denigrating, and condemning a) those who do not pander to them, b) those who fail/refuse to serve as one of their operatives or dupes, and c) those who do not give them money.  Those who attended the January 19, 2017 Wheaton Chamber of Commerce State of the City address saw such misuse of position at the end of the program.)
http://www.voanews.com/a/us-ethics-office-calls-for-investigation-of-trump-aide-conway-comments/3725496.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: In the letter, OGE Director Walter M. Shaub, Jr. encouraged the White House to punish Conway if necessary. “These facts, if true, would establish a clear violation of the prohibition against misuse of position,” Shaub wrote. “Therefore, I recommend that the White House investigate Ms. Conway’s actions and consider taking disciplinary action against her.” Shaub also noted in his letter that Conway’s actions are almost identical to an example used during ethics training about what not to do while employed by the White House. “I note that OGE’s regulation on misuse of position offers as an example the hypothetical case of a Presidential appointee appearing in a television commercial to promote a product,” he wrote. “Ms. Conway’s actions track that example almost exactly.”)

 

USA TODAY
— Millennial drivers are highway hazards, survey shows – Bart Jansen  (DIERSEN: I have been driving since 1964 and I have never caused an accident.)
http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/2017/02/15/millennial-drivers-highway-hazards-survey-shows/97888336/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Millennial drivers are the worst. That’s not just their elders talking. The AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety found 88% of drivers 19- to 24-years-old acknowledged engaging in risky behavior such as texting while driving, running red lights or speeding during the previous month, according to a report released Wednesday.)

 

SAN FRANCISCO GATE
— Congressman’s staffer injured during protest at office – AP
http://www.sfgate.com/news/article/Congressman-claims-staffer-injured-during-OC-10933082.php
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Rep. Dana Rohrabacher said a 71-year-old staff member was knocked unconscious Tuesday while protesters gathered at his Southern California office. Rohrabacher is a conservative Republican who has voiced support for some of President Donald Trump’s actions. He released a statement that said his longtime district director, Kathleen Staunton, fell and hit her head when a protester yanked open the office door as she was leaving.)

 

SAN FRANCISCO PUBLIC PRESS
— Deportation Fears Depress California Dream Act College Aid Applications  (DIERSEN: Nothing should be done that encourages people to come to America illegally, to stay in America illegally, or to bring others to America illegally.  Anti-Americans use Dreamers to encourage people to come to America illegally, to stay in America illegally, and to bring others to America illegally.)
http://sfpublicpress.org/news-notes/2017-02/deportation-fears-depress-california-dream-act-college-aid-applications

 

U.S. & WORLD REPORT
— Students, Faculty Oppose Ex-Trump Campaign Manager’s Visit  Some University of Chicago students and faculty are vowing to protest the appearance of a former manager of President Donald Trump’s run for the White House. – AP
http://www.usnews.com/news/illinois/articles/2017-02-15/students-faculty-oppose-ex-trump-campaign-managers-visit

 

NEW YORK MAGAZINE
— Breitbart Blames Priebus for All of the Trump Administration’s Problems – Ed Kilgore  (DIERSEN: Who blames you and what do they blame you for?  My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes blame me for all of their problems, for all of your problems, for all of my problems, and for all of everyone’s problems.)
http://nymag.com/daily/intelligencer/2017/02/breitbart-wants-priebus-to-die-for-d-c-s-sins-against-trump.html

 

MANAGED CARE MAGAZINE
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: To promote LGBTQ activity is to promote STDs. Democrats focus on promoting LGBTQ activity, that is, Democrats focus on promoting STDs.
https://www.managedcaremag.com/archives/2017/2/far-over-stds-have-made-comeback
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Sexually transmitted disease (STD) rates in the United States are at record highs, and many experts fear they will continue to climb because of meager funding of public health clinics and diminished sex education in schools. Throw the repeal of large chunks of the ACA and the end of federal government funds for Planned Parenthood into the mix, and a bad situation will only get worse, say some experts. “It’s a perfect storm that would allow more people to become infected” as education that could help prevent the spread of STDs falters and the places where people can go to be tested dwindle, says John Steever, MD, an assistant professor of pediatrics and a member of the faculty at the Adolescent Health Center of the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai in New York. The cost of STDs is enormous for those infected but also for society as a whole. The direct cost of treating STDs is almost $16 billion per year, according to the CDC. That is more than twice the CDC’s annual budget. The cost of STD care “is the magnitude of a natural disaster every year,” says Supriya Mehta, an associate professor at the University of Illinois at Chicago School of Public Health. The CDC estimates that, at any given time, more than 100 million Americans have an STD. Roughly 20 million new cases occur each year, with half of those affecting young people between the ages of 15 and 24. In addition, one quarter of sexually active adolescent females have an STD. Blacks and men who have sex with men also tend to have a higher prevalence of STDs.)

 

GQ
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Congressional Republicans Are Scared of Holding Town Halls Now For Some Reason.”
http://www.gq.com/story/republicans-are-ducking-town-halls

 

BLOOMBERG
— The Political Assassination of Michael Flynn – Eli Lake  (DIERSEN: Who are the political assassinators in your municipality, in your township/ward, in your county, and in Illinois?  I should write about political assassinators in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois.)
https://www.bloomberg.com/view/articles/2017-02-14/the-political-assassination-of-michael-flynn

 

MONEY MAGAZINE
— Get a Look Inside Ivanka Trump’s $5.5 Million D.C. Home – Colleen Kane
http://time.com/money/4670427/get-a-look-inside-ivanka-trumps-5-5-million-d-c-home/

 

EDITOR AND PUBLISHER
— Should Journalists Be Required to Earn a License in Order to Practice Journalism? – Sean Stroh  (DIERSEN: When it serves their purposes, my critics/opponents hint/imply/argue/shout that I am NOT a journalist.  My critics/opponents hint/imply/argue/shout that you are a journalist ONLY IF YOU ARE PAID TO BE A JOURNALIST. In my defense, I stress that I have served as the GOPUSA Illinois Editor since 2000, that thousands of Republican activists, candidates, elected officials, party leaders, major donors, political consultants, etc. across Illinois regularly read GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails, that since 2004, those emails have gone out each and every morning, that since 2015, those emails have gone out each and every evening too, that since 2004, those emails have included links to almost 262,000 articles and information on many upcoming events, that much of what I did 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, is very similar to what journalists do, that my wife and I have enough income and net worth that I do not need to be paid for what I do as your GOPUSA Illinois Editor, nor do I want to be paid for what I do for you as your GOPUSA Illinois Editor, he who pays the piper calls the tunes, and I do not want anyone to call my tunes.)
http://www.editorandpublisher.com/columns/critical-thinking-should-journalists-be-required-to-earn-a-license-in-order-to-practice-journalism/

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 13 Morning Edition

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Media criticism of Kellyanne Conway reveals a double standard – Jonah Goldberg
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/commentary/ct-kellyanne-conway-credibility-lies-20170213-column.html
— Roskam says he prefers doing town hall meetings over the phone – Rick Pearson  (DIERSEN: Outstandingly, both Roskam and Hultgren endorsed me in 2000 when I first ran for Republican Precinct Committeeman.  My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always hinted/implied/argued/shouted at Roskam that I have caused all of his problems, that I am causing all of his problems, and that I will forever cause all of his problems. They blame my GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails, and in the past, they blamed what I did as a TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairman, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce Government Affairs Committee member, Milton Township Republicans Central Committee webmaster, Illinois Center Right Coalition Steering Committee member, American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter board member, etc.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-peter-roskam-town-halls-met-story.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: While Roskam and Hultgren both have traditionally strong Republican-leaning districts, that didn’t prove to be the case in the balloting for president. Research from the FiveThirtyEight.com website shows the Democratic presidential nominee, Hillary Clinton, defeated Trump by 7 percentage points in Roskam’s district. In Hultgren’s district, regarded as more strongly Republican than Roskam’s, Trump won by 3.9 percentage points over Clinton.)
— Frank-Walter Steinmeier, the man just elected as Germany’s next president once called Trump a ‘hate preacher’ – Erik Kirschbaum  (DIERSEN: Will Steinmeier urge Germany to again declare war on America?  My grandfather on my father’s side fought the Germans in WWI. My uncles on my mother’s side fought the Germans in WWII. My father would have fought the Germans in WWII if he had not been 4-F.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/la-fg-germany-president-20170212-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps glorify and praise those in Broadview who come to America illegally, who stay in America illegally, and who bring others to America illegally.
https://www.pressreader.com/usa/chicago-tribune/20170213/281599535250206
— Pastors and Politics – Editorial (DIERSEN: From what I see, ever-increasingly, “religious leaders” talk and act like they are operatives or dupes for the Democrat Party.  Government is nasty. Politics is nasty.  My nasty churchgoing critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes in Wheaton and in Glen Ellyn hint/imply/argue/shout a) that they pray for GOD to send me straight to HELL and b) that the “religious leaders” in Wheaton and in Glen Ellyn despise if not hate me and want to send me straight to HELL.)
https://www.pressreader.com/usa/chicago-tribune/20170213/281818578582302
— Trust this  5 ways to tell if co-workers are unreliable – Thomas Koulopoulos (DIERSEN: My Democrat co-workers in the federal government helped my Democrat superiors and supervisors in the federal government get rid of their employees who were Republican, White, male, older, and/or non-veteran.)
https://www.pressreader.com/usa/chicago-tribune/20170213/281908772895518
— Job interview red flags – Laura Garnett  (DIERSEN: The first red flag is “More certifications and degrees than actual work experience.”  When my Democrat superiors succeeded in forcing me to take their early retirement “offer” in 1997 when I was 49 years old, I had almost 18 years experience working for GAO, the last 11 years of which at the GS-13 Step 1-10 levels, currently $94,610-$122,991 and almost 9 years experience working for IRS, the last 5 1/2 years of which at the GS-12 Step 1-5 levels, currently $79,563-$90,173. But potential employers dismiss that hinting/implying/arguing/shouting that all GAO employees and that all IRS employees have always been grossly overpaid.)
https://www.pressreader.com/usa/chicago-tribune/20170213/281977492372254

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps promote abortion big time.
http://chicago.suntimes.com/opinion/editorial-in-trump-era-keep-abortion-safe-and-legal-in-illinois/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps promote LGBTQ activity big time.
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/museum-of-surgery-to-feature-sex-reassignment-exhibit/
— Job skills and opportunities deter violence – Laura Washington  (DIERSEN: What jobs have you had that could/should have been given to minorities, to females, to younger people, and/or to veterans?  According to my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes, all the jobs that I had could/should have been given to minorities, to females, to younger people, and/or to veterans.  During the 1960s, I did yard work, delivered newspapers, washed dishes, cleaned golf shoes, chipped slag, pumped gasoline, and delivered mail.  During the 1970s, I worked on an automobile assemble line, worked as a security guard, sold tires, automotive services, and major appliances, and collected delinquent taxes.  During the 1980s and 1990s, I audited federal agencies.)
http://chicago.suntimes.com/opinion/laura-washington-2/

 

DAILY HERALD
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD WITH COLOR PHOTO OF TOBY KEITH: DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps demonize, denigrate, and condemn Toby Keith and his fans.
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20170213/news/170219666/
— FRONT PAGE: What the numbers reveal about suburban commutes – Marni Pyke
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20170213/news/170219665/

 

CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Trump approval rating at new low.”
http://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/gallup-poll-trump-approval-rating-at-new-low/655336564

 

QUAD CITY TIMES
— S&P laid blame at Rauner’s feet – Rich Miller (DIERSEN: Who lays blame at your feet?  My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes lay blame at my feet for all of their problems, for all of your problems, for all of my problems, and for all of everyone’s problems. But wait, I am just the lowly GOPUSA Illinois Editor and a lowly Republican Precinct Committeeman.  I am not an officer of any township, ward, or county Republican party organization.  I am not an Illinois Republican Party (IRP) State Central Committee member.  I am not an officer of the IRP and I am not the IRP National Committeeman.  Further, I am not an elected or appointed Republican official at the municipal, township, ward, county, state, or federal level.)
http://qctimes.com/news/opinion/editorial/columnists/guest/miller-s-p-laid-blame-at-rauner-s-feet/article_984bcb06-4bce-5a5b-b48a-b4e2c864d430.html

 

WSIL TV
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps side with Iraq against America.
http://www.wsiltv.com/story/34487025/trump-moves-spark-iraqi-anger-calls-against-future-alliance

 

JACKSONVILLE JOURNAL COURIER
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps glorify and praise Mexico and its citizens.
http://myjournalcourier.com/news/105718/melting-spot-policies-strain-ties-binding-a-mexican-village-to-illinois

 

SAUK VALLEY
— With no budget deal soon, huge tax hikes on horizon  Not dealing with governor puts Dems on risky course – Rich Miller
http://www.saukvalley.com/2017/02/11/springfield-spotlight-with-no-budget-deal-soon-huge-tax-hikes-on-horizon/cm2wus1/

 

WHEATON RECORD
— Keeping Kosher: Jesus and Judaism at Wheaton College – Esther Kao  (DIERSEN: Anti-Trumps want Jews to side with Muslims against Christians.)
http://www.wheatonrecord.com/features/keeping-kosher-jesus-judaism-wheaton/

 

CHICAGO NOW
— Will Gov. Rauner Carpe Diem in this Wednesday’s Budget Speech by proposing real reforms, spending cuts and new revenue? – Jeff Berkowitz
http://www.chicagonow.com/public-affairs-with-jeff-berkowitz/2017/02/will-gov-rauner-carpe-diem-in-this-wednesdays-budget-speech-by-proposing-real-reforms-spending-cuts-and-new-revenue/

 

SANGAMON SUN
— State GOP: Madigan’s democracy talk ‘doublespeak’ for dictatorship – Carol Ostrow
http://sangamonsun.com/stories/511057577-state-gop-madigan-s-democracy-talk-doublespeak-for-dictatorship

 

WILL COUNTY GAZETTE
— Naperville trustee Santucci gears up for re-election – Carol Ostrow
http://willcountygazette.com/stories/511080797-naperville-trustee-santucci-gears-up-for-re-election

 

DUPAGE POLICY JOURNAL
— Ramey takes team approach in GOP bid for Wayne Township supervisor – Carol Ostrow
http://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/511081334-ramey-takes-team-approach-in-gop-bid-for-wayne-township-supervisor
— Manna vies for Winfield trustee spot – Carol Ostrow
http://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/511079358-manna-vies-for-winfield-trustee-spot
— Tornga runs on efficiency for Winfield supervisor – Carol Ostrow
http://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/511081342-tornga-runs-on-efficiency-for-winfield-supervisor

 

DAILY ILLINI
— Across the state, student body presidents compel legislature to end budget impasse – Gillian Dunlop (DIERSEN: “End budget impasse” is code for making Republicans pay higher taxes.  What percent of “student body presidents” 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://dailyillini.com/news/2017/02/13/across-state-student-body-presidents-compel-legislature-end-budget-impasse/

 

ILLINOIS FAMILY INSTITUTE
— Should Public School Teachers Participate in World Hijab Day (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats make it clear that they are anti-Christian and pro-Muslim.)
https://illinoisfamily.org/education/public-school-teachers-participate-world-hijab-day/

 

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— ROSKAM GIVES A TAX REFORM UPDATE ON VARNEY & CO.
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2017/02/roskam-gives-a-tax-reform-update-on-varney-co.html
— HULTGREN NAMED CO-CHAIR OF HOUSE VALUES ACTION TEAM
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2017/02/hultgren-named-co-chair-of-house-values-action-team.html
— THORNER: GORSUCH REMARKS RAISE CONCERNS ABOUT ‘JUDICIAL SUPREMACY’
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2017/02/thorner-gorsuch-remarks-raise-concerns-about-judicial-supremacy.html

 

PUBLIUS FORUM
— Replace White Working Class With Mexican Immigrants, Says ‘Weekly Standard’ Editor Bill Kristol – Warner Todd Huston  (DIERSEN: Anti-Trumps want replace more than just the White working class with Mexicans, they want to replace everyone in America with citizens of foreign countries. Anti-Trumps are anti-America and anti-Americans.)
http://www.publiusforum.com/2017/02/12/replace-white-working-class-mexican-immigrants-says-weekly-standard-editor-bill-kristol/

 

FOX NEWS
— Singer Joy Villa wears Trump dress to the Grammys
http://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/2017/02/13/singer-joy-villa-wears-trump-dress-to-grammys.html

 

GOPUSA
— Assad: Some of the refugees are ‘terrorists’
http://www.gopusa.com/assad-some-of-the-refugees-are-terrorists/

 

FREEDOM’S JOURNAL
— AMERICA AS A HOUSE DIVIDED – Ben Kinchlow  (DIERSEN: Democrats focus on dividing 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-draft avoiders, anti-German Americans, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors AGAINST THOSE WHO ARE Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://freedomsjournalinstitute.org/latest-news/opinion/america-as-a-house-divided/

 

CHRISTIAN TIMES
— Illinois pregnancy centers sue governor over law requiring them to promote abortions – Jardine Malado
http://www.christiantimes.com/article/illinois-pregnancy-centers-sue-governor-over-law-requiring-them-to-promote-abortions/71192.htm

 

CHRISTIAN MEDIA MAGAZINE
— 5 Encouraging Tips for Christians Working in Media  (DIERSEN: My critics/opponent DO NOT WANT YOU TO BE INFORMED.)
http://christianmediamagazine.com/5-tips-for-christians-working-in-media/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Be informed  In every way, shape and form just be informed. Read constantly and take in all kinds of information. Watch the news, local and otherwise. The more information you can take in can influence how you communicate with the world. If you are writing about a certain topic, you do your research. But why stop there? Strike up a conversation with your coworkers and get their opinions and views on different subjects. God teaches us to be in the world, so be in the world. Learn and listen to everything so you can properly communicate with others.)

 

BREITBART
— California Dems Want Forced Savings; Republican Congress Resists  (DIERSEN: Federal employees in the Civil Service Retirement System are “forced” to contribute 7% of their salary into it.)
http://www.breitbart.com/california/2017/02/13/californias-obamacare-styled-forced-retirement-savings-program-in-jeopardy/

 

THE BLAZE
— Liberals pressure music festival to cut Toby Keith because he sang at Trump’s inauguration – Chris Enloe  (DIERSEN: Since 2000, RINOs have pressured the Milton Township Republican Central Committee, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, Illinois Republican Party, TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce, Illinois Center Right Coalition, American Association of Political Consultants, etc. to drop me because I support Pat O’Malley instead of Jim Ryan in the 2002 Republican gubernatorial primary.)
http://www.theblaze.com/news/2017/02/12/liberals-pressure-music-festival-to-cut-toby-keith-because-he-sang-at-trumps-inauguration/

 

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— 5 up-and-coming GOP governors to watch – W. JAMES ANTLE III  (DIERSEN: When were you “up-and-coming?” I was an up-and-coming IRS employee 1971-1974. In those 3 years, I went from GS-7 (currently $44,853) to GS-12 (currently $79,563).  But then, my Democrat superiors succeeded in getting rid of the IRS manager who had promoted me in 1972, 1973, and 1974. It was all downhill from there.  I was somewhat of an up-and-coming GAO employee 1986-1988.  In those 3 years, I got assigned to audits of IRS’s Criminal Investigation Division and promoted to GS-13 (currently $94,610).  But then, my Democrat superiors succeeded in getting rid of the GAO manager who had hired me, who had gotten me assigned to audits of IRS, and who had promoted me to GS-13. It was all downhill from there.)
http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/5-up-and-coming-gop-governors-to-watch/article/2614392

 

ROLL CALL
— ‘Gang of Eight’ Revival Unlikely on Immigration Overhaul – DEAN DeCHIARO AND BRIDGET BOWMAN
http://www.rollcall.com/news/policy/gang-eight-revival-unlikely-immigration-overhaul

 

POLITICO
— VERY SAD: States find new ways to troll Trump  Lawmakers are getting creative in their attempts to mock, challenge and repudiate the president. – NATASHA KORECKI
http://www.politico.com/story/2017/02/state-legislators-trump-trolling-234919

 

HUFFINGTON POST
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “In contrast to the exit poll, official election results in Illinois show Latino turnout was up and vote for Trump was down.”  How many of the illegals in Illinois voted for Clinton?  How many illegals are in your precinct, in your municipality, in your township/ward, in your county, and in Illinois?)
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/in-contrast-to-the-exit-poll-official-election-results_us_589ca858e4b0985224db5e6e

 

AOL NEWS
— Survey: Nearly half of Trump voters support a white history month  (DIERSEN: To be accepted by the Democrats, you not only have to be anti-White, you have to be anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders, and anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.aol.com/article/news/2017/02/12/survey-nearly-half-of-trump-voters-support-a-white-history-mont/21712381/

 

NBC NEWS
— Widespread Anti-Trump Protests Take Place Across Mexico – MARIANA ATENCIO  (DIERSEN: Anti-Trumps side with Mexico against America.)
http://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/wide-spread-anti-trump-protests-take-place-across-mexico-n719996

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— Canada’s Conservatives Seek a Champion, and Redemption- IAN AUSTEN  (DIERSEN: Who is the champion of the conservatives in your municipality, in your township/ward, in your county, and in Illinois?  Who is the champion of conservatives in Wheaton, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois?)
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/02/12/world/canada/canada-conservative-candidates.html
— All Joking Aside, Here’s How Sean Spicer Is Shaking Up the White House Press Briefing – LARRY BUCHANAN and KAREN YOURISH (DIERSEN: Since 2005, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have viciously used what happened with GOPUSA, Talon News, and Jeff Gannon (SEE: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Talon_News) against me.  They paint me as being a clone of Jeff Gannon.)
https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2017/02/11/us/politics/sean-spicer-white-house-press-briefing.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The 49 seats in the photo above (and chart below) have been assigned by the independent White House Correspondents’ Association since 1981, largely because administrations of both parties wanted to avoid the appearance of favoritism. The briefings in the first few weeks of the Trump administration have been packed, with many reporters who do not have assigned seats standing in the aisles or sitting in empty chairs. In the past, White House press secretaries tended to prioritize the reporters sitting in the first two rows. They would give the first question to The Associated Press (after decades of starting with Helen Thomas, long known as the dean of the White House press corps). Then it was on to the major networks, newspapers and other wire services. Mr. Spicer has bypassed this convention. As he goes around the room, Mr. Spicer typically calls on media organizations outside the mainstream before getting to more traditional news outlets.)
— For Religious Conservatives, Success and Access at the Trump White House – JEREMY W. PETERS  (DIERSEN: Many believe that Bush viewed religious conservatives as being his useful idiots.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/02/13/us/politics/trump-religious-conservatives.html
— For Democrats, Being Out of Power Has Its Perks – EMMARIE HUETTEMAN  (DIERSEN: For me, my no longer being the TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairman, a Wheaton Chamber of Commerce Government Affairs Committee member, the Milton Township Republican Central Committee webmaster, an Illinois Center Right Coalition Steering Committee member, an American Association of Political Consultants Midwest chapter board member, a GAO employee, etc. has its perks.  I now have less or no interaction with my nasty/troubled/failed/vicious critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes in the aforesaid organizations.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/02/12/us/politics/democrats-relish-shifting-responsibility.html

 

WASHINGTON POST
— Cummings counters Chaffetz on federal workforce – Joe Davidson
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/powerpost/wp/2017/02/13/cummings-counters-chaffetz-on-federal-workforce/

 

USA TODAY
— FRONT PAGE WITH COLOR PHOTO OF MAJOR GENERAL SNOW: Army to spend $300 million on bonuses and ads to get 6,000 more recruits – Tom Vanden Brook (DIERSEN: Democrats run the military.  Democrats 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://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2017/02/12/army-spend-300-million-bonuses-and-ads-get-6000-more-recruits/97757094/
— European (ANTI-TRUMPS) break the law to smuggle in migrants – Nikolia Apostolou
http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2017/02/09/greece-refugees-europeans/97093410/

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps promote anti-Trump candidates.
https://www.wsj.com/articles/mexican-presidential-candidate-wins-support-with-trump-stance-1486900805
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps oppose harsh punishment for voter fraud.
https://www.wsj.com/articles/voter-fraud-and-punishment-1486940940
— The Biggest Surprises in Retirement  We asked readers to tell us about the things they didn’t anticipate when they stopped working. They had plenty to say. – GLENN RUFFENACH
https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-biggest-surprises-in-retirement-1486955341
— Great Movies to Watch About Retirement  These films give viewers an inspiring message for later life
https://www.wsj.com/articles/great-movies-to-watch-about-retirement-1486738810

 

FORBES
— Artists Urge Americans To ‘Resist’ Trump At Grammys – Brett Edkins (DIERSEN: Who urges individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries to resist you?  The following urge everyone and everything to resist my GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails: those who a) reject planks in the Republican Party platform and work against those like me who support those planks, b) reject planks in the Illinois Republican Party platform and work against those like me who support those planks, c) reject the Milton Township Republican Central Committee resolution against video gambling and work against those like me who support that resolution, d) focus on destroying those like me who they cannot manipulate/dominate, e) were defendants in lawsuits that I have filed, f) are operatives for the aforesaid, and/or g) are dupes for the aforesaid and 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://www.forbes.com/sites/brettedkins/2017/02/13/artists-urge-americans-to-resist-trump-at-grammys/#4162b57b4f08

 

NEW YORK MAGAZINE
— Will Trump Stand by Michael Flynn? – Chas Danner  (DIERSEN: Who stands by you?  My critics/opponents have lots of religious, government, political., and/or financial clout in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois.  They have made it very clear that they have and that they will use their clout to viciously destroy any individual, any organization, any company, and any government that stands by me.)
http://nymag.com/daily/intelligencer/2017/02/will-trump-stand-by-michael-flynn.html

 

CORNELL DAILY SUN
— Why Affirmative Action is Necessary – Narayan Reddy  (DIERSEN: Democrats and RINOs use Affirmative Action, Diversity, and Inclusion to get rid of those who are Republican, White, male, and/or older.)
http://cornellsun.com/2017/02/12/reddy-why-affirmative-action-is-necessary/

 

RASMUSSEN REPORTS
— Many Voters Are Unsure Who Soros, Koch Brothers Are  (DIERSEN: If you read GOPUSA and GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails, you know who Soros and the Koch brothers are.  My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes do not want anyone to read GOPUSA or GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails.)
http://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/general_politics/february_2017/many_voters_are_unsure_who_soros_koch_brothers_are

February 11 Morning Edition

FOX NEWS CHICAGO
— Rauner opposed to Trump sending in National Guard into Chicago – Mike Flannery
http://www.fox32chicago.com/news/local/235146405-story

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Rauner’s Chicago violence plan — more state police – Michael Sneed
http://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/sneed-exclusive-rauners-chicago-violence-plan-more-state-police/
— Civic Federation plan mirrors some of Senate ‘grand bargain’ – Tina Sfondeles
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/civic-federation-plan-mirrors-some-of-senate-grand-bargain/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Trump says “Why ISIS and Iran’s mullahs love Trump.”
http://chicago.suntimes.com/opinion/lyons-why-isis-and-irans-mullahs-love-trump/

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps crow that “Swarming crowds and hostile questions are the new normal at GOP town halls.”
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/politics/ct-gop-town-halls-20170210-story.html
— Partisan fears emerge as DuPage County election commission merger moves forward – Gary Gibula
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/naperville-sun/ct-nvs-election-commission-merger-opposition-st-0212-20170210-story.html
— Illinois has the wrong legislature – Editorial
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/editorials/ct-illinois-budget-cullerton-radogno-rauner-madigan-edit-0212-20170210-story.html
— Plans for intermodal terminal in Crete draw a crowd – Mike Nolan
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/daily-southtown/news/ct-sta-crete-intermodal-st-0212-20170210-story.html
— Kellyanne Conway expands White House influence by hiring her own chief of staff – Philip Rucker, Ashley Parker
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/politics/ct-kellyanne-conway-hires-chief-of-staff-20170210-story.html
— Elect Lake County Board chair sooner than later – Editorial
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/lake-county-news-sun/opinion/ct-lns-editorial-county-board-chair-st-0211-20170210-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps crow that “Roughly 1/4 of refugees in Aurora from countries targeted by Trump ban.”
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/aurora-beacon-news/news/ct-abn-aurora-refugee-st-0212-20170210-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps crow that “evangelical leaders” talk and act like they are operatives or dupes for the Democrat Party.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/naperville-sun/ct-nvs-refugee-st-0210-20170210-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps promote Islam.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/naperville-sun/ct-nvs-coffee-cake-islam-naperville-st-0212-20170210-story.html
— Don’t look for a political message in Ribfest lineup – Editorial  (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps show that they are full of hate.  Anti-Trumps are anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/naperville-sun/ct-nvs-editorial-ribfest-trump-st-0212-20170210-story.html
— Support Naperville Township Team for Lower Taxes slate – Roy Ozols, Naperville
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/aurora-beacon-news/opinion/ct-abn-voice-letters-opinion-st-0212-20170210-story.html
— Trump says he’s considering writing ‘brand new’ executive order on immigration – Matt Zapotosky, Philip Rucker, Rachel Weiner
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/politics/ct-trump-immigration-order-rewrite-20170210-story.html
— ‘Targeted’ immigration operations in Chicago are ‘routine,’ not part of Trump crackdown: officials
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/ct-immigration-officials-national-enforcement-operation-is-routine-not-part-of-trump-crackdown-20170210-story.html
— Mexican mayors visiting Chicago send defiant message to Trump – Robert Channick (DIERSEN: Constructively, Mexico has always been at war against America.  Mexico’s acts of war include a) sending many millions of its citizens into America illegally, b) keeping many millions of its citizens in America illegally, and c) sending many mountains of illegal drugs into America illegally.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/ct-mayor-mexico-city-chicago-trade-immigration-0211-biz-20170209-story.html

 

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Having a plan beats no plan, Illinois – RICH MILLER
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20170210/OPINION/170219976/having-a-plan-beats-no-plan-illinois

 

PEORIA JOURNAL STAR
— Governor candidate Chris Kennedy slams Bruce Rauner, talks up Peoria’s potential – Chris Kaergard
http://www.pjstar.com/news/20170210/governor-candidate-chris-kennedy-slams-bruce-rauner-talks-up-peorias-potential

 

QUINCY HERALD WHIG
— Trump’s Florida estate stirs protests, spurs ethics debate – AP
http://www.whig.com/article/20170211/AP/302119923#

 

BELLEVILLE NEWS DEMOCRAT
— Illinois lawmakers pitch automatic voter registration again – AP  (DIERSEN: What percent of illegals use “automatic voter registration?”)
http://www.bnd.com/latest-news/article132037509.html

 

BLOOMINGTON PANTAGRAPH
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Steve Vogel says “What Rauner could, should say next week.”
http://www.pantagraph.com/news/opinion/columns/vogel-what-rauner-could-should-say-next-week/article_3c5bfa75-c7b1-5738-91af-3268388363dd.html

 

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— More cameras, police will watch downtown bar crowd this weekend – Mary Hansen (DIERSEN: How problematic is the “bar crowd” in your municipality?  Virtually all my critics/opponents, their operatives, and dupes are heavy drinkers or want to be heavy drinkers.)
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20170210/more-cameras-police-will-watch-downtown-bar-crowd-this-weekend
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The stepped-up patrol is in response to recent fights near late-night bars. “Hopefully, it’ll serve as a deterrent to any devious behavior and capture any issues there might be,” said Chief Kenny Winslow. The bars came under scrutiny after a video of a fight New Year’s Eve surfaced on social media and was aired on local television news. Police also reported a stabbing that took place downtown in the early morning hours last weekend. Bar owners, police and city officials have been discussing ways to address the issues, including adding more patrol officers and upgrading the city’s surveillance camera system.)

 

FOX ILLINOIS
— Springfield Welcomes 61 New U.S. Citizens – Matthew Witkos  (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats shout at new U.S. citizens that Republicans have caused all the problems that new U.S. citizens have had, that Republicans are causing all the problems that new U.S. are having, and that Republicans will forever cause all the problems that new U.S. citizens will have.)
http://foxillinois.com/news/local/springfield-welcomes-61-new-us-citizens-02-11-2017

 

WQAD
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Rauners promote Kennedy.
http://wqad.com/2017/02/10/chris-kennedy-says-hes-ready-to-take-on-rauner-in-illinois-governors-race/

 

QUAD CITIES ONLINE
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Rauners promote Kennedy.
http://www.qconline.com/news/local/governor-candidate-kennedy-blasts-rauner/article_a4262ff9-0abb-5eef-a310-172a62db9f0a.html

 

PEORIA PUBLIC RADIO
— Rauner Brings in Mediator to Help Strike a Deal – TONY ARNOLD
http://peoriapublicradio.org/post/rauner-brings-mediator-help-strike-deal#stream/0

 

JOURNAL TOPICS
— Roskam Responds To Critics Who Claim He Dodges Town Halls  Next Campaign ‘Tele-Town Hall’ Feb. 13; ‘All Are Welcome’ – TOM ROBB
http://www.journal-topics.com/news/article_4faf480e-efd2-11e6-a502-db8f62d0c329.html

 

SOUTHEAST ILLINOIS NEWS
— BGA: Elected leaders averse to watchdog group oversight  (DIERSEN: I worked for GAO 1980-1997, the last 11 years of which at the GS-13 level, currently $94,610-$122,991.)
http://seillinoisnews.com/stories/511081396-bga-elected-leaders-averse-to-watchdog-group-oversight

 

ILLINOIS FAMILY ACTION
— Will Illinois Republican Politicians Lead or Raise Taxes? – John Biver
https://illinoisfamilyaction.org/2017/02/will-illinois-republican-politicians-lead-or-raise-taxes/

 

DAILY CALLER
— There Are Still 117 Court Vacancies To Be Filled By Trump – GAGE COHEN
http://dailycaller.com/2017/02/10/there-are-still-117-court-vacancies-to-be-filled-by-trump/

 

WORLD NET DAILY
— TEACHER: ‘THE ONLY GOOD TRUMP SUPPORTER IS A DEAD TRUMP SUPPORTER’  Facebook post: ‘Not until the 1st shot is fired will the recovery begin’ (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps show that they are full of hate.  Anti-Trumps are anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.)
http://www.wnd.com/2017/02/teacher-the-only-good-trump-supporter-is-a-dead-trump-supporter/

 

JP MEDIA
— He’s Back: Bob Creamer Community Organizing Angry Protests in Illinois – DEBRA HEINE
https://pjmedia.com/trending/2017/02/10/hes-back-bob-creamer-community-organizing-angry-protests-in-illinois/

 

NEWS BUSTERS
— Networks Swoon Over GOP ‘Feeling the Wrath’ of Liberal Town Hall Protesters – Curtis Houck
https://www.newsbusters.org/blogs/nb/curtis-houck/2017/02/10/networks-swoon-over-gop-feeling-wrath-liberal-town-hall-protesters

 

AMERICAN THINKER
— A Federalist Solution to the Federal Bureaucracy – Fred Gentry  (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always promoted patronage. Because I have always been a Republican, were it not for federal civil service protections, a) the Post Office would NOT have hired me in 1966 or let me work there for almost 3 years, b) IRS would NOT have hired me in 1971 or let me work there for almost 9 years, c) IRS would NOT have promoted me in 1972, 1973, or 1974, d) GAO would NOT have hired me in 1980 or let me work there for almost 18 years, and d) GAO would NOT have promoted me in 1986.)
http://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2017/02/a_federalist_solution_to_the_federal_bureaucracy.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The federal bureaucracy was created by Congress and is managed by the executive branch. The structure of the bureaucracy was intended to make it difficult for employees to be fired for political reasons. The Civil Service is comprised for the most part of men and women who perform their daily duties admirably and with distinction. Sadly, the result of Obama’s politicized and weaponized bureaucracy has been a fundamental lack of trust in government by average citizens. The very worst federal employees are shielded from the consequences of their incompetence, indolence, and outright corruption by recalcitrant administrators and union lawyers. Personal accountability appears to have taken a permanent vacation. Indeed, the power of the civil service grows every time an unfireable federal employee thumbs his nose at the rules that govern the private sector. Throughout history no attempt by any president to rein in this bureaucracy has been able to do more than slow its growth; simply put, there is no elected official in Washington DC capable of bringing Leviathan to heel.)

 

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— ‘Bring your rump’ to Chicago, Bobby Rush tells Trump – ANNA GIARITELLI (DIERSEN: It may come out that Rush succeeded in getting my Democrat GAO superiors to force me to retire in 1997 when I was 49 years old so that my Black Democrat subordinate could have my job and have my preferred corner office.  Jim Thompson, Jim Edgar, and their supporters would have no problem with that because they all promote patronage.  SEE: http://www.nytimes.com/1996/03/13/us/seeking-return-to-ways-of-patronage-in-politics.html)
http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/bring-your-rump-to-chicago-bobby-rush-tells-trump/article/2614569
— Democrats skeptical over Trump review of ‘Gang of Eight’ immigration – AL WEAVER
http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/democrats-skeptical-over-trump-review-of-gang-of-eight-immigration/article/2614489
— Federal agencies weigh how to satisfy Trump’s demand for ‘extreme vetting’ – GABBY MORRONGIELLO
http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/federal-agencies-weigh-how-to-satisfy-trumps-demand-for-extreme-vetting/article/2614404

 

THE HILL
— Trump: I won’t allow immigration to be ‘turned against us’ – MARK HENSCH  (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps side with foreign countries and with their citizens AGAINST America and AGAINST its citizens.)
http://thehill.com/homenews/administration/319064-trump-immigration-cant-be-turned-against-us
— Trump line of home items removed from Kmart, Sears – BROOKE SEIPEL  (DIERSEN: How soon, if not already, will anti-Trump individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries post signs that not only say that members of the following groups are NOT WANTED, but that they should GO TO HELL: Trump supporters, Protestants, conservatives, Republicans, Americans, Whites, males, older people, rich people, gun owners, German Americans, draft avoiders, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time?)
http://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/news/319068-trump-line-of-home-items-removed-from-k-mart-sears-report
— Trump taunts Dems for letting ‘Pocahontas’ Warren become ‘face of your party’ – BROOKE SEIPEL (DIERSEN: In your precinct, your Republican Precinct Committeeman/Captain is the face of the Republican Party.  In your township/ward, the officers of your Republican township/ward party organization are the face of the Republican Party.  In your county, the officers of your Republican county party organization are the face of the Republican Party. In your congressional district, your Illinois Republican Party (IRP) State Central Committee member is the face of the Republican Party. In Illinois, the IRP officers are the face of the Republican Party.  The aforesaid are obligated a) to defend and advance the IRP platform and b) to help elect candidates who can and will defend and advance the IRP platform.)
http://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/news/319060-trump-taunts-dems-for-letting-pocahontas-warren-become-face-of

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— Reports of Raids Have (ILLEGALS) Bracing for Enforcement Surge – NICHOLAS KULISH, CAITLIN DICKERSON and LIZ ROBBINS
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/02/10/us/immigration-raids-enforcement.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps crow at their success in filling Republican events with anti-Trumps.
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/02/10/opinion/help-my-constituents-are-after-me.html
— Shopping Becomes a Political Act in the Trump Era – JULIE CRESWELL and RACHEL ABRAMSF  (DIERSEN: How soon, if not already, will anti-Trump individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries post signs that say not only that members of the following groups are NOT WANTED, but that they should GO TO HELL: Trump supporters, Protestants, conservatives, Republicans, Americans, Whites, males, older people, rich people, gun owners, German Americans, draft avoiders, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time?)
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/02/10/business/nordstrom-trump.html
— Campus Politics in the Age of Trump – Brittany Bronson  (DIERSEN: How soon, if not already, will anti-Trump colleges post signs that not only say that members of the following groups are NOT WANTED, but that they should GO TO HELL: Trump supporters, Protestants, conservatives, Republicans, Americans, Whites, males, older people, rich people, gun owners, German Americans, draft avoiders, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time?)
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/02/10/opinion/campus-politics-in-the-age-of-trump.html
— African Nations Increasingly Silence Internet to Stem Protests – DIONNE SEARCEY and FRANCOIS ESSOMBA  (DIERSEN: Who wants to silence you?  Those who want to silence me 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 and/or 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.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/02/10/world/africa/african-nations-increasingly-silence-internet-to-stem-protests.html
— Illegal Voting Gets Texas Woman 8 Years in Prison, and Certain Deportation – MICHAEL WINES
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/02/10/us/illegal-voting-gets-texas-woman-8-years-in-prison-and-certain-deportation.html

 

WASHINGTON POST
— Conservative evangelicals leaders join letter denouncing Trump’s order on refugees – Sarah Pulliam Bailey  (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, “religious leaders” talk and act like they are operatives or dupes for the Democrat Party.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/acts-of-faith/wp/2017/02/08/conservative-evangelicals-join-letter-denouncing-trumps-order-on-refugees/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Rauners promote Kennedy.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-fix/wp/2017/02/10/a-kennedy-is-running-for-governor-in-illinois-does-that-mean-the-kennedys-are-back/

 

LOS ANGELES TIMES
— Trump has been sued more than 60 times since becoming president: A partial survey – Matt Pearce  (DIERSEN: Have you filed lawsuits?  I have.  You should know that with only the rarest of exceptions, defendants in lawsuits spend the rest of their lives trying to destroy those who sued them.  I should write a book about the individuals, companies, and governments that I have sued and their continuing efforts to destroy me.  They would love it.)
http://www.latimes.com/nation/la-na-trump-lawsuits-20170210-story.html

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps crow at their success in filling town hall meetings with anti-Trumps.
https://www.wsj.com/articles/angry-crowds-rule-at-republicans-town-halls-1486716269
— Mexicans Vow to Fight Trump by Jamming U.S. Courts  Group says it will urge compatriots targeted for extradition to fight in court; government allocates funds – JOSÉ DE CÓRDOBA and SANTIAGO PEREZ  (DIERSEN: Constructively, Mexico has always been at war against America.  Mexico’s acts of war include a) sending many millions of its citizens into America illegally, b) keeping many millions of its citizens in America illegally, and c) sending many mountains of illegal drugs into America illegally.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/mexicans-vow-to-fight-trump-by-jamming-u-s-courts-1486768500

 

NEW YORK POST
— Trump calls US legal system ‘broken’ and ‘dangerous’ – Kathianne Boniello  (DIERSEN: What about summary judgment abuse in civil lawsuits, that is, what about Seventh Amendment abuse in civil lawsuits?  From what I see, most if not virtually all plaintiffs in civil lawsuits are improperly denied their Seventh Amendment right to a jury trial.)
http://nypost.com/2017/02/11/trump-calls-us-legal-system-broken-and-dangerous/

 

WDAZ
– (ILLEGAL) Immigrants cross border to Canada following Trump’s travel ban – Scott Cook
http://www.wdaz.com/news/north-dakota/4216332-immigrants-cross-border-canada-following-trumps-travel-ban

 

THE NEW YORKER
— FOOTBALL AND POLITICS – Samuel G. Freedman
http://www.newyorker.com/culture/culture-desk/football-and-politics

 

THE ATLANTIC
— Red State, Blue City  The United States is coming to resemble two countries, one rural and one urban. What happens when they go to war? – Stephan Schmitz  (DIERSEN: What do you say to those who hate Protestants, hate conservatives, an/or hate Republicans, but who hypocritically move into or hypocritically stay in Protestant, conservative, and/or Republican areas to hypocritically take advantage of the prosperity and safety that Protestants, conservatives, and/or Republicans have created?)
https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2017/03/red-state-blue-city/513857/
— Can Megyn Kelly Escape Her Past?  Fox News’s former star has downplayed her full role in an ugly election. – CAITLIN FLANAGAN
https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2017/03/can-megyn-kelly-escape-her-past/513842/

 

GOVERNMENT EXECUTIVE
— White House Floats Federal Employee Pay Reform, Privatization in Name of Innovation – Eric Katz Februar  (DIERSEN: I worked for the federal government for almost 30 years. My critics/opponents have always viciously demonized me, viciously denigrated me, and viciously condemned me as being overpaid. In my defense, I earned a) a job-related bachelor’s degree when I was 21 and job-related master’s degrees when I was 27, 31, and 48, b) job-related professional certifications when I was 30, 32, 41, 45, 47, and 48, and c) a job-related professional license when I was 33. Many millions have not and will not seek a job with the federal government a) because the pay and benefits are terrible, b) because the advancement opportunities are terrible, c) because they lack required education, work experience, professional certifications, and/or professional licenses, d) because they cannot pass an employment examination, e) because they cannot pass a background investigation, f) because they cannot pass a physical examination, g) because they cannot take the demonization, denigration, and condemnation that comes with being a federal employee or federal retiree, and/or h) because they are Republican, White, male, older, and/or non-veteran and they know that the federal government discriminates against its employees who are Republican, White, male, older, and/or non-veteran.)
http://www.govexec.com/pay-benefits/2017/02/calling-government-innovation-white-house-floats-pay-reform-privatization/135341/

February 2 Morning Edition

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Hundreds gather in Loop to protest Trump order on immigration – Nader Issa
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/hundreds-gather-in-loop-to-protest-trump-order-on-immigration/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Trump says “How Trump delegitimized Trump.”
http://chicago.suntimes.com/opinion/s-e-cupp-how-trump-delegitimized-trump/
— Just say no to tackle football until kids become teens – Editorial
http://chicago.suntimes.com/opinion/editorial-just-say-no-to-tackle-football-until-kids-become-teens/

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Protesters call for reversal of Trump travel ban order: ‘We will not stand for the politics of fear’ – Elyssa Cherney
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/ct-trump-travel-ban-protest-0202-20170201-story.html
— Group upset with Trump wants Town Hall meeting with Hultgren – Linda Girardi  (DIERSEN: Hultgren and Roskam endorsed me when I first ran for Republican Precinct Committeeman in 2000.  All politics is local. Are you a Republican Precinct Committeeman/Captain? How soon, if not already, will the anti-Trumps in your precinct demand a town hall meeting with you?  What will they accuse you of doing to help elect Trump?  211 voted for Clinton in my precinct and only 137 voted for Trump.  Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps threaten violence.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/aurora-beacon-news/news/ct-abn-hultgren-crowd-st-0202-20170201-story.html
— Rep. Roskam’s office cancels ACA meeting when reporter shows up – Linda Girardi  (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps threaten violence.  Roskam and Hultgren endorsed me when I first ran for Republican Precinct Committeeman in 2000.  What do your critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes say to your congressman about you?  From the beginning, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always badmouthed me to Roskam.  They hint/imply/argue/shout that if Roskam did not have such a low opinion of me, I would still be the TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairman, a Wheaton Chamber of Commerce Government Affairs Committee member, the Milton Township Republican Central Committee webmaster, an Illinois Center Right Coalition Steering Committee member, an American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter board member, etc.  Certain of my nastiest critics/opponents hint/imply/argue/shout that they have tremendous influence over Roskam.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/aurora-beacon-news/news/ct-abn-roskam-helath-care-meeting-canceled-st-0202-20170201-story.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: A group of 16 constituents that arranged to meet with staff members at the West Chicago district office of U.S. Rep. Peter Roskam (R-Wheaton) Wednesday about their concerns with a repeal of the Affordable Care Act were abruptly told they would have to reschedule after staff realized a member of the press was present. Sandra Alexander said she scheduled the meeting weeks ago and was stunned that they were turned away. “We are going to be respectful and see if they will change their minds,” Alexander said. After several minutes, no one returned to speak with the group. The constituents decided to hold the meeting in the lobby without the presence of Roskam’s staff. “I am stunned at what happened,” Alexander said. After several minutes, no one returned to speak with the group. The constituents decided to hold the meeting in the lobby without the presence of Roskam’s staff. “I am stunned at what happened,” Alexander said. Alexander, of Glen Ellyn, said she arranged to meet with Roskam’s district director Lee Campuzano and outreach coordinator Eddie Corrigan. Corrigan told The Beacon-News reporter before the group had arrived that the press is not allowed in private meetings with constituents. “It is a meeting with constituents — we are not shutting down the press,” Corrigan said. Corrigan said the meeting was planned between constituents and high level staff. When the group arrived, another staff member behind a sliding glass window criticized the group for having invited the press and said that there was only to be about eight people at the meeting. “We will reschedule the meeting,” he told the group. Alexander said she was not informed of any conditions of the meeting. She acknowledged that she did inform the congressman’s office that there would be about eight constituents present. Alexander said by Wednesday, she didn’t know how many people to expect and that she did prepare the group that it was likely not everyone would be invited into the meeting. Alexander told the staff member that the reporter did not have to come into the meeting. The staffer walked away, and no one returned to provide any other explanation. “He just ran off,” Alexander said. “They never told me that the media could not be here, and the reporter was willing to leave so that we could have our meeting,” she said. “I am flabbergasted that Peter Roskam and his staff would turn us away,” the constituent said. “They didn’t have the courtesy to listen to us. We are a peaceful group.” “I told him nobody communicated to me that the media could not come. I also told him that the press was willing to leave. This is Freedom of the Press — the media has a right to be here and we have the right to talk with the media. I really don’t understand what happened here today. Shame on Peter Roskam. It is very sad that this is how he feels about his constituents,” Alexander said.)
— Emanuel spoke with Trump’s chief of staff about Chicago violence – John Byrne, Rick Pearson
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-rahm-emanuel-reince-priebus-met-story.html

 

DAILY HERALD
— Roskam backs Trump on travel, refugee ban; Duckworth appeals to Mattis – Marni Pyke
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20170201/news/170209841/
— Federal funds meant for educating poor kids go to pay down state pension debt – Kerry Lester  (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, pensions are blamed for all past, present, and future problems.  Knowing that I was building credits toward a Civil Service Retirement System pension  helped me overcome tremendous efforts by my Democrat superiors in the federal government to waste my career and to get rid of me.)
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20170202/news/170209809/

 

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— President Trump, please stop bullying Chicago – MIKE QUIGLEY  (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, the Democrats who run Chicago proudly paint themselves as being bullies.  How soon, if not already, will they issue an Executive Order banishing members of the following groups from Chicago: Trump supporters, Protestants, conservatives, Republicans, Americans, Whites, males, older people, rich people, gun owners, German Americans, draft avoiders, and those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time?)
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20170202/OPINION/170139959

 

SUBURBAN LIFE
— Bill proposes elimination of DuPage Election Commission pay – ANDREA EARNEST
http://www.mysuburbanlife.com/2017/01/31/bill-proposes-elimination-of-dupage-election-commission-pay/ao1ua53/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: State Reps. David Olsen, R-Downers Grove, and Jeanne Ives, R-Wheaton, have sponsored a bill that would amend the Election Code so that election commissioners will serve in an unpaid capacity. This bill would eliminate the $27,500 annual salary paid to the DuPage County Election Commission. Olsen said the initiative was actually brought forward by a constituent in DuPage County. The constituent thought the pay was disproportionate compared to other elected boards. “I thought it would be worthwhile to put that idea forward and include it in the conversation,” he said. “I want to make sure the Election Commission is as responsive as possible to the people of DuPage County.” He said he wanted people to serve on the Election Commission because they care about elections in DuPage County being conducted fairly. “Ultimately, we are trying to ensure that people are on this board for the right reasons,” Olsen said.)

 

NORTHWEST HERALD
— It’s time to cut Illinois property taxes by 10 percent – State Rep. David McSweeney
http://www.nwherald.com/2017/02/01/rep-mcsweeney-its-time-to-cut-illinois-property-taxes-by-10-percent/a7g91z6/

 

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Gov. Rauner’s travel to Koch summit draws notice – Bernard Schoenburg
http://www.sj-r.com/opinion/20170201/bernard-schoenburg-gov-rauners-travel-to-koch-summit-draws-notice
— Dozens of local athletes make college commitments – Ryan Mahan  (DIERSEN: What you do with your last 2 years in high school has a tremendous impact on the rest of your life.  My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always stressed that during my last 2 years in high school, I washed dishes for the minimum wage in the basement of the S.S. Kresges in Chicago Heights.  In my defense, I had Osgood-Schlatter disease (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Osgood%E2%80%93Schlatter_disease) back then which severely limited my ability to play sports.)
http://www.sj-r.com/sports/20170201/dozens-of-local-athletes-make-college-commitments

 

BUREAU COUNTY REPUBLICAN NEWS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps encourage Kinzinger to work against Trump.
http://www.bcrnews.com/2017/02/01/a-request-for-courage/axmnav2/

 

TIMES
— Illinois Manufacturers Association says Illinois spurns factory jobs – David Giuliani
http://www.mywebtimes.com/news/local/group-state-spurns-factory-jobs/article_078fdc53-382c-5a49-9086-db191001652f.html

 

NEWS TRIBUNE
— Manufacturers group CEO: Illinois ‘needs to step up its game’ – Ben Hohenstatt  (DIERSEN: What are your demographics?  Who wants Illinois to step up its game for those who share your demographics?)
http://www.newstrib.com/business/manufacturers-group-ceo-illinois-needs-to-step-up-its-game/article_5f43689e-e8b7-11e6-af8c-d30fced22346.html

 

CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps want Trump to pander to Australia.
http://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/could-trump-fracture-usaustralia-great-alliance/648584668

 

WJBD RADIO
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Those who promote LGBTQ activity say “Trump Executive Order Draft Could Curtail LGBT Rights.”
http://www.wjbdradio.com/politics/2017/02/01/trump-executive-order-draft-could-curtail-lgbt-rights

 

WSIL TV
— Trump raps Schwarzenegger at National Prayer Breakfast – AP
http://www.wsiltv.com/story/34410846/trump-raps-schwarzenegger-at-national-prayer-breakfast
— Things to know about Black History Month – AP (DIERSEN: Democrats and RINOs have always used Black History Month to paint Republicans as being racists. My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always hinted/implied/argued/shouted a) that instead of me, the Post Office should have hired a Black in 1966, b) that the Post Office should gotten rid of me much sooner than it did so that a Black could have my job, c) that instead of me, IRS should have hired a Black in 1971, d) that instead of me, IRS should have promoted Blacks in 1972, 1973, and 1974, e) that instead of me, GAO should have hired a Black in 1980, f) that instead of me, GAO should have promoted a Black in 1986, and g) that GAO should gotten rid of me much sooner than it did so that a Black could have my job and my preferred corner office.)
http://www.wsiltv.com/story/34407388/things-to-know-about-black-history-month
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Every president since Gerald R. Ford through Barack Obama has issued a statement honoring the spirit of Black History Month. Ford first honored Black History Week in 1975, calling the recognition “most appropriate,” as the country developed “a healthy awareness on the part of all of us of achievements that have too long been obscured and unsung.” The next year, in 1976, Ford issued the first Black History Month commemoration, saying with the celebration “we can seize the opportunity to honor the too-often neglected accomplishments of black Americans in every area of endeavor throughout our history.” President Jimmy Carter added in 1978 that the celebration “provides for all Americans a chance to rejoice and express pride in a heritage that adds so much to our way of life,” with President Ronald Reagan saying in 1981 that “understanding the history of black Americans is a key to understanding the strength of our nation.” The White House said Trump also plans an official proclamation as well as other events. “President Trump is excited to honor the contributions, culture and rich history of African-Americans in our country,” Trump spokeswoman Omarosa Manigault said.)

 

WGEM
— Illinois gets over $4 million for water system at veterans’ home – Travis Sloan
http://www.wgem.com/story/34402891/illinois-gets-over-4-million-for-water-system-at-veterans-home

 

CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD
— Trump holds ‘little breakfast’ to kick off Black History Month  President holds listening session – CNN
http://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/trump-holds-little-breakfast-to-kick-off-black-history-month/648427894

 

PEORIA PUBLIC RADIO
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: To call for “More Equitable School Funding” is to call for even more money to be taken from Republican areas and given to Democrat areas.
http://peoriapublicradio.org/post/education-panel-calls-more-equitable-school-funding#stream/0

 

CHICAGO MAROON
— Student President Arrested at Protest Against Betsy DeVos for Education Secretary – Deepti Sailappan  (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps commit violence and promote violence.)
https://www.chicagomaroon.com/article/2017/2/1/student-president-arrested-protest-agains-betsy-de/

 

DAILY NORTHWESTERN
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Democrats promote Islam. How soon, if not already, will Democrats get rid of you if you do not convert to Islam?
https://dailynorthwestern.com/2017/02/01/campus/hundreds-gather-for-walkout-in-show-of-solidarity-with-muslim-students/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Illinois Democrats warn Rauner over potential Obamacare repeal impacts.”
https://dailynorthwestern.com/2017/02/02/city/illinois-democrats-warn-rauner-over-potential-obamacare-repeal-impacts/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Illinois senators oppose Tillerson, other Trump nominees.”
https://dailynorthwestern.com/2017/02/02/city/illinois-senators-oppose-tillerson-other-trump-nominees/

 

CHICAGO MAGAZINE
— Illinois’s High School Grads Are Fleeing the State at Record Speed  Illinois’s budget woes are a huge factor for young people choosing to go to other states’ public colleges. – JUDITH CROWN  (DIERSEN: Another huge factor for students who are Trump supporters, Protestants, conservatives, Republicans, Americans, Whites, males, gun owners, German Americans, and those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time is that the Democrats who run Illinois increasing make it clear that they want to get rid of the aforesaid.)
http://www.chicagomag.com/Chicago-Magazine/February-2017/Illinois-College-Student-Loss/

 

ILLINOIS NEWS NETWORK
— State rep Jeanne Ives, R-Wheaton,  hopes fifth time’s the charm for employment contract transparency measure
https://ilnews.org/11949/state-rep-hopes-fifth-times-charm-employment-contract-transparency-measure/

 

CAPITOL FAX
— Rauner says he doesn’t read stories about him, then slams stories about him  (DIERSEN: It would great if Rauner regularly read GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails.  But short of that, it would great if he would ask all his supporters to read the emails, and to use the emails to keep him up to date with government and political news and commentary what is of interest to Illinois Republicans.)
http://capitolfax.com/2017/02/02/rauner-says-he-doesnt-read-stories-about-him-then-slams-stories-about-him/

 

FOX NEWS
— DHS secretary: Border wall should be finished in two years – Catherine Herridge and Matthew Dean
http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2017/02/01/dhs-secretary-border-wall-should-be-finished-in-two-years.html

 

GOPUSA
— Not All Refugees Are Welcome – Michelle Malkin
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=20170
— Left-Wing Companies Against Trump: Apple Considering Legal Action Against Travel Ban
http://www.gopusa.com/left-wing-companies-against-trump-apple-considering-legal-action-against-travel-ban/
— Lord, protect Judge Gorsuch from the pack of rabid, liberal jackals  (DIERSEN: Who are the “rabid, liberal jackals” in your precinct, in your municipality, in your township/ward, in your county, and in Illinois?)
http://www.gopusa.com/lord-protect-judge-gorsuch-from-the-pack-of-rabid-liberal-jackals/
— De Blasio protects illegals with DUIs in NYC  (DIERSEN: DUIs end careers for Republicans, but not for Democrats, Libertarians, Greens, or RINOs.)
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=20151
— Foreign nationals do not have the right to unfettered admission to the U.S.  (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats and RINOs put foreign countries and their citizens ahead of America and its citizens.  That is a big reason why Trump won and Clinton lost.)
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=20080
— California dreamin’ that they can get away
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=20086
— Austrian government calls for ban of full-face veils
http://www.gopusa.com/austrian-government-calls-for-ban-of-full-face-veils/
— VA buffoonery proves government can’t manage health care
http://www.gopusa.com/va-buffoonery-proves-government-cant-manage-health-care/

 

NEWSMAX
— Trump to Mexico: Take Care of ‘Bad Hombres’ or US Might  (DIERSEN: What about getting Mexico a) to stop sending its citizens and citizens of other countries into America illegally, b) to recall all its citizens who are in America illegally, and c) to stop sending pot and other illegal drugs into America illegally?  Another words, what about getting Mexico to stop its war on America?)
http://www.newsmax.com/International/US-Trump-Mexico/2017/02/01/id/771572/
— Trump Loses Cool With Australian Prime Minister – Eric Mack  (DIERSEN: My nasty critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes are always trying to get me to lose my cool.  They want me to throw my shoes at them. SEE: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bush_shoeing_incident)
http://www.newsmax.com/Politics/trump-australia-prime-minister/2017/02/01/id/771594/

 

DAILY CALLER
— It’s Naive To Think Illegal Aliens Aren’t Voting – By The Millions – Tom Fitton
http://dailycaller.com/2017/01/30/its-naive-to-think-illegal-aliens-arent-voting-by-the-millions/

 

BLAZE
— Media falls for ‘fake news’ story blaming Trump ban for Iraqi mother’s death – Carlos Garcia
http://www.theblaze.com/news/2017/02/01/media-falls-for-fake-news-story-blaming-trump-ban-for-iraqi-mothers-death/

 

LUTHERAN CHURCH CHARIRIES
— God Never Wastes an Experience – Tim Hetzner  (DIERSEN: Who wastes/wasted your experience?  GAO audits IRS. My Democrat GAO superiors wasted the experience that I gained a) working for IRS for almost 9 years, the last 5 1/2 years of which at the GS-12 Step 1-5 levels, currently $79,562-$90,173, b) earning a job-related bachelor’s degree when I was 21 and job-related master’s degrees when I was 27, 31, and 48, c) earning job-related professional certifications when I was 30, 32, 41, 45, 47, and 48, and d) earning a job-related professional license when I was 33.  My Democrat GAO superiors would not have wasted all that if I had been a Democrat, a minority, a female, younger, or a veteran.  I should write a book about Democrats and Democrat plants, Libertarians and Libertarian plants, Greens and Green plants, and RINOs in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois a) who have lots of religious, government, political, and/or financial clout and b) who have wasted my experience.)
http://devotions.lccharities.org/2017/02/02/god-never-wastes-experience/

 

CONSERVATIVE REVIEW
— THESE 73 SITTING DEMOCRATS VOTED TO BAN VISAS FROM SOME MUSLIM COUNTRIES. THAT LAW STILL EXISTS. – Daniel Horowitz
https://www.conservativereview.com/commentary/2017/01/these-73-sitting-democrats-voted-to-ban-visas-from-some-muslim-countries-that-law-still-exists

 

CONSERVATIVE WIRE
— THESE 73 SITTING DEMOCRATS VOTED TO BAN VISAS FROM SOME MUSLIM COUNTRIES. THAT LAW STILL EXISTS. – Daniel Horowitz
https://www.conservativereview.com/commentary/2017/01/these-73-sitting-democrats-voted-to-ban-visas-from-some-muslim-countries-that-law-still-exists

 

ACCURACY IN MEDIA
— Trump Joins Ranks of DNA Deniers – Cliff Kincaid
http://www.aim.org/aim-column/trump-joins-ranks-of-dna-deniers/

 

DAILY WIRE
— DNC Calls Trump ‘Tyrannical’ For Firing Person Who Answers To Him. Here Are 7 Times Democrats Did Just That. – AARON BANDLER
http://www.dailywire.com/news/13000/dnc-calls-trump-tyrannical-firing-person-who-aaron-bandler

 

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Morale at Homeland Security has ‘skyrocketed’ under Trump – GABBY MORRONGIELLO  (DIERSEN: To boost the moral of federal employees who are Democrat, minority, female, younger, and/or veteran, the federal government wastes the careers of and gets rid of its employees who are Republican, White, male, older, and/or non-veteran. It is called Affirmative Action, Diversity, Inclusion, patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, and age discrimination.  My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes not only have no problem with the aforesaid, they promote the aforesaid.)
http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/morale-at-homeland-security-has-skyrocketed-under-trump/article/2613681

 

THE HILL
— Democrats plot protest for Trump’s speech to Congress – MIKE LILLIS AND RAFAEL BERNAL
http://thehill.com/homenews/house/317473-democrats-plot-protest-for-trumps-speech-to-congress
— Democrat offers bill to remove Bannon from National Security Council – CRISTINA MARCOS  (DIERSEN: What do you say to those who have succeeded in banning DuPage County Republican Precinct Committeemen like me from attending DuPage County Republican Central Committee meetings?)
http://thehill.com/blogs/floor-action/house/317347-dem-offers-bill-to-remove-bannon-from-security-council
— Gutiérrez: Democrats now the pro-immigrant party – RAFAEL BERNAL AND MIKE LILLIS  (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, the Democrat Party is the 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 party.  That is why Trump won and Clinton lost.)
http://thehill.com/homenews/house/317475-gutierrez-democrats-now-the-pro-immigrant-party
— In defense of federal employees – KORI BLALOCK KELLER  (DIERSEN: I was a federal employee for almost 30 years.)
http://thehill.com/blogs/congress-blog/labor/317532-in-defense-of-federal-employees

 

HUFFINGTON POST
— From Resisting Trump to What? – Les Leopold (DIERSEN: Who is leading the effort to get rid of Trump supporters in your precinct, in your municipality, in your township/ward, in your county, and in Illinois?)
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/from-resisting-trump-to-what_us_58926664e4b08ab684ca7aef

 

CBS NEWS
— Ever-increasingly, CBS News acts as an arm of the Democrat Party.
http://www.cbsnews.com/news/undocumented-students-daca-immigrants-fears-under-trump/

 

NBC NEWS
— Protests, Violence Prompt UC Berkeley to Cancel Milo Yiannopoulos Event – PHIL HELSEL  (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps engage in “violent protests.”  What does that say about anti-Trumps?)
http://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/protests-violence-prompts-uc-berkeley-cancel-milo-yiannopoulos-event-n715711

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— Trump Vows to ‘Destroy’ Law Banning Political Activity by Churches – MARK LANDLER  (DIERSEN: Trump should consider that ever increasingly, churches talk and act like they are arms of the Democrat Party.  Soon, if not already, churches will condemn to HELL those who are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/02/02/us/politics/trump-vows-to-destroy-law-banning-political-activity-by-churches.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps make it clear that they are anti-American.
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/02/02/opinion/trumps-mexican-shakedown.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Democrats promote Islam.  How soon, if not already, will Democrats banish you from your home, from your precinct, from your municipality, from your township/ward, from your county, from Illinois, and from America if you do not become a Muslim?)
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/02/01/us/politics/donald-trump-islam.html  (FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD)
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/02/02/opinion/an-apology-to-muslims-for-president-trump.html
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/02/01/opinion/quebecs-response-to-hate-more-tolerance.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps demonize, denigrate, and condemn Trump.
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/02/02/opinion/fruit-of-a-poison-tree.html
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/02/02/opinion/pences-presidential-pet.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Democrats and RINOs promote LGBTQ activity. How soon, if not already, will Democrats and RINOs banish you from your home, from your precinct, from your municipality, from your township/ward, from your county, from Illinois, and from America if you do not promote LGBTQ activity?
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/02/02/opinion/welcoming-transgender-boy-scouts.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats, Libertarians, Greens, and RINOs shout that you are not “mainstream” if you do not promote dependency on government, dependency on charity, LGBTQ activity, abortion, mass/illegal immigration, booze, pot, gambling, race based preference giving, gender based preference giving, age discrimination, patronage, political affiliation discrimination, abolishment of the First and Second Amendments, and that you want to 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.
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/02/01/opinion/neil-gorsuch-and-the-search-for-the-supreme-court-mainstream.html
— HARDCOPY ARTICLE TITLE: Conservative Heavy Hitters Mobilize and Unify Behind Cout Pick- Jeremy Peters  (DIERSEN: Who are the conservative heavy hitters in your municipality, in your township/ward, in your county, and in Illinois?  Which of them promote the traditional family, right to life, immigration, and other planks in the Republican Party platform and Illinois Republican Party platform?)
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/02/01/us/politics/neil-gorsuch-conservative-confirmation.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps crow that “Protesters Vow Defiance After Miami Heeds Immigration Order.”
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/02/01/us/miami-mayor-carlos-gimenez.html
— Immigrant Shock: Can California Predict the Nation’s Future? – Emily Badger  (DIERSEN: Anti-Trumps want to get rid of those who are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/02/01/upshot/strife-over-immigrants-can-california-foretell-nations-future.html

 

LOS ANGELES TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “America’s fate is in the hands of Trump’s bizarre inner circle of advisors.”
http://www.latimes.com/opinion/topoftheticket/la-na-tt-inner-circle-20170201-story.html

 

WASHINGTON POST
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “‘Black bloc’ protests return for Trump era, leaving flames, broken windows from D.C. to Berkeley.”  Since the Civil War, Democrats have shouted at Blacks that Republicans have caused, are causing, and will forever cause all the problems that Blacks have had, are having, and will have.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/morning-mix/wp/2017/02/02/black-bloc-protests-return-for-trump-era-leaving-flames-broken-windows-from-dc-to-berkeley/
— Arab-American Republican lawmakers divided on Trump’s travel ban –  Elise Viebeck
https://www.washingtonpost.com/powerpost/arab-american-republican-lawmakers-divided-on-trumps-travel-ban/2017/02/01/d75e7d10-e8cf-11e6-80c2-30e57e57e05d_story.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Abraham, Rep. Garret Graves (R-La.) and Rep. Darin LaHood (R-Ill.), all of Lebanese descent, support Trump’s executive order. “I am proud of my heritage and appreciate the contributions of our forefathers, but the future greatness of the United States depends upon the safety and security of Americans today,” Graves said in a statement Monday. LaHood, son of former GOP congressman and secretary of transportation Ray LaHood, said the travel ban “should be viewed as protecting our homeland and its citizens.” “The United States will continue to be a beacon of hope and opportunity for those looking to immigrate to a better way of life, but first and foremost, national security for our American citizens and our homeland must be priority No. 1,” he said in a statement Monday. Neither Graves nor LaHood agreed to be interviewed for this article.)

 

NEW YORK POST
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Neil Gorsuch started Fascism Forever Club in high school.”  What did you do while you were in high school?  I washed dishes for the minimum wage in the basement of the S.S. Kresges in Chicago Heights.
http://nypost.com/2017/02/02/neil-gorsuch-started-fascism-forever-club-in-high-school/

 

USA TODAY
— Rep. Hunter: ‘Trump is doing things right’ – Duncan Hunter
http://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/2017/02/01/president-trump-executive-orders-duncan-hunter-editorials-debates/97358284/
— Trump blasts ‘fake news,’ CNN at African-American history event – David Jackson  (DIERSEN: What events do Trump-haters in your municipality, in your township/ward, in your county, and in Illinois use to blast Trump supporters?  In Wheaton, they use the Milton Township Republican Central Committee meetings and Wheaton Chamber of Commerce State of the City addresses.  They paint me as being the leading Trump supporter in Wheaton. Should Trump supporters start throwing shoes? SEE: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bush_shoeing_incident)
http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2017/02/01/donald-trump-african-americancnn/97336628/

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Voter Fraud a Myth? That’s Not What New York Investigators Found  Only one fake voter was refused a ballot. The clerk was the mother of the felon he was impersonating. – LARRY LEVY
https://www.wsj.com/articles/voter-fraud-a-myth-thats-not-what-new-york-investigators-found-1485994200

 

BUSINESS INSIDER
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Trump-ordered raid in Yemen that killed US Navy SEAL was approved without sufficient intelligence.”
http://www.businessinsider.com/us-military-officials-trump-ordered-raid-in-yemen-that-killed-us-navy-seal-was-approved-without-sufficient-intelligence-2017-2

 

STATESMAN
— Trump threatens to revoke federal funds from UC Berkeley after protests – Frank Luna
http://www.statesman.com/news/national/trump-threatens-revoke-federal-funds-from-berkeley-after-protests/VxkJmRvny8L9vOqF07jkSP/

 

NEW REPUBLIC
— Donald Trump Is No Friend to Veterans – SARAH JONES  (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always a) reminded veterans that I avoided the draft and b) hinted/implied/argued/shouted that draft avoiders should be punished.)
https://newrepublic.com/article/140357/donald-trump-no-friend-veterans

 

FEDERAL TIMES
— 5 unexpected exemptions to federal 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/5-unexpected-exemptions-to-federal-hiring-freeze

 

MARKET WATCH
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “chaos in the Trump White House is bad for business.”
http://www.marketwatch.com/story/why-chaos-in-the-trump-white-house-is-bad-for-business-2017-02-02

 

CPA PRACTICE ADVISOR
— IRS Selects New Advisory Council Members
http://www.cpapracticeadvisor.com/news/12300992/irs-selects-new-advisory-council-members

 

OCCUPY OAKLAND
— We won this night. We will control the streets. We will liberate the land. We will fight fascists. We will dismantle the state. This is war.
https://twitter.com/OccupyOakland/status/827007309922476032

January 30 Morning Edition

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Rauner avoids taking stand on Trump refugee executive order – Rick Pearson  (DIERSEN: If you “take a stand” against Trump, the anti-Trump media will glorify and praise you.  How soon, if not already, if you fail/refuse to “take a stand” against Trump, will the anti-Trump media demonize you, denigrate you, and condemn you?)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-bruce-rauner-donald-trump-syrian-refugees-executive-order-20170129-story.html
— Strike vote by big Illinois worker union starts Monday – Kim Geiger
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-afscme-strike-vote-monday-story.html
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: Interest payments on Illinois’ unpaid bills add to vast cost of budget impasse – Monique Garcia
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-illinois-budget-impasse-cost-met-20170129-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps crow that “Refugees in Illinois: More than 40 percent from banned countries.”
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/ct-muslim-refugees-in-illinois-htmlstory.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps crow that “Chicagoans decry travel restrictions as family, friends held at O’Hare.”
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/ct-ohare-immigration-met-20170129-story.html
— Does it ever make sense to work for free? – Amy Morin  (DIERSEN: Because no one pays me for what I do for you as your GOPUSA Illinois Editor, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes viciously demonize, viciously denigrate, and viciously condemn what I do for you as your GOPUSA Illinois Editor as being WORHLESS. How much an hour are my critics/opponents paying their operatives and their dupes to harass me?  Is at least $15 an hour?)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/success/inc/tca-does-it-ever-make-sense-to-work-for-free-20170125-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Trump says “President Trump, keep your ‘Feds’ to yourself.”
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/columnists/glanton/ct-trump-chicago-crime-glanton-20170127-column.html

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps demonize, denigrate, and condemn Trump.
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/trumps-travel-ban-puts-chicago-on-edge/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats want the “sports world” to promote the Democrat Party platform, that is, to serve as operatives or as dupes for Democrat politicians.
http://chicago.suntimes.com/sports/hatefulness-of-trumps-immigration-ban-exposed-by-sports-world/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats a) glorify and praise foreign countries and their citizens and b) demonize, denigrate, and condemn Trump and those who voted for him.
http://chicago.suntimes.com/opinion/ask-a-chicagoan-mr-president-about-dangerous-immigrants/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Trump glorifies and praises another anti-Trump.
http://chicago.suntimes.com/opinion/laura-washington-emanuel-displays-skillful-touch-vs-trump/

 

DAILY HERALD
— Joe Walsh speaking to Elk Grove Republicans  (DIERSEN: Are you a Republican Precinct Committeeman/Captain? Who will the speaker be at your next monthly township, ward, and/or county party meeting?  Who spoke at the last meeting?  Which candidates, elected officials, and party leaders attended the last meeting?  How many precinct committeemen/captains attended?)
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20170129/news/170128736/
(FROM THE ANNOUNCEMENT: Former congressman and radio host Joe Walsh will be the guest speaker at the Republican Organization of Elk Grove Township meeting 9 a.m. Saturday, Feb. 18 at Elk Grove Township Meeting Hall, 2400 S. Arlington Heights Road, Arlington Heights. Admission is free, the meeting is open and refreshments will be served.)
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Elgin High teacher fears Trump will restrict climate change research.”
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20170130/news/170139968/
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD WITH COLOR PHOTO OF MARNI PYKE: OK or ‘outrageous’? Metra’s latest fare hike arrives this week – Marni Pyke
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20170130/news/170139967/
— FRONT PAGE WITH BIG COLOR PICTURE: Many DuPage voters will face tax hike questions in April – Robert Sanchez
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20170130/news/170139963/
— Cronyism alive and well in DuPage – Bob Peickert, Chairman, Democratic Party of DuPage County, Lombard  (DIERSEN: If someone were to charge me with benefiting from cronyism in Wheaton, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and/or in Illinois, what facts would they cite?)
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20170130/discuss/170139984/

 

DNA INFO
— ‘Open Up Your Homes’ To DREAMers, Says Rahm, Who Will Host In His House – Alex Nitkin  (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats treasonously encourage people to come to America illegally, to stay in America illegally, and to bring others to America illegally.)
https://www.dnainfo.com/chicago/20170129/ohare/rahm-emanuel-ohare-protest-trump-executive-order-travel-restrictions
(FROM THE ARTICLE: O’HARE — Mayor Rahm Emanuel’s name evoked boos and hisses from the hundreds of demonstrators outside at O’Hare Airport when a speaker mentioned his name. Few realized he had joined them. The mayor ducked into the airport’s international terminal Sunday, shook hands with volunteer attorneys and called on residents across the city to host refugees and immigrants in their homes as an act of defiance to President Donald Trump’s restrictive executive order. Trump’s order, signed on Friday, suspends all U.S. refugee resettlement for 120 days, bars Syrian refugees indefinitely, and blocks travel into the U.S. for 90 days for citizens of Iran, Iraq, Libya, Somalia, Sudan, Syria and Yemen. It will also stop green card holders from those seven countries from entering the U.S. again if they travel abroad. On Saturday, after more than a thousand protesters marched inside and outside the terminal, Emanuel released a statement saying the travel restrictions had “tarnished America’s standing as a beacon of hope for the free world.” The next evening, he bypassed the crowds and made for the dozens of volunteer lawyers who had set up a makeshift office at a McDonald’s inside the terminal. He huddled and shook hands with organizers, asking which law firms they represented. Some volunteers held up signs in Arabic and Farsi offering counsel to travelers who had been detained, while others huddled around laptops drafting writs of habeas corpus on their behalf. “I want to thank all the lawyers here who are assuring people that when they come, what they’re met with is support, security and safety,” Emanuel said. “That’s who we are, and that is what we’re doing.” Meanwhile, officials from the city’s aviation department, which runs operations at the airport, dropped off a shipment of coffee and pastries for the lawyers. While Emanuel was at the airport, his office released a statement saying he would host immigrants in his home who had been granted legal status under the DREAM Act. Trump has so far laid off the legislation, which outlines a path to citizenship for immigrants who enter the country illegally as young children. “At a moment of unease and vulnerability for so many, let’s come together as a city and put action behind our words and the values we hold dear as a welcoming city,” the statement read. Emanuel and the City Council last week affirmed Chicago’s status as a “sanctuary city,” which bars local law enforcement from helping federal officials identify or deport undocumented immigrants. Trump has threatened to withhold federal funding from the city over its status. Here is Emanuel’s statement: “One hundred years ago, the people of Chicago opened their hearts and their homes to my grandfather when he immigrated to this great city, fleeing the pogroms of Eastern Europe in search of freedom and opportunity. In that spirit, in the coming days my family and I will host DREAMers attending Chicago Public Schools and Chicago City Colleges for a meal, a conversation, and a recognition and celebration of all that unites us, rather than what divides us. I am asking every interested resident of the City of Chicago to join us by hosting a similar meal in your own homes and at restaurants in your own neighborhoods, or by sharing welcoming words through a phone call or email. At a moment of unease and vulnerability for so many, let’s come together as a city and put action behind our words and the values we hold dear as a welcoming city. Lets show the world that the City of Big Shoulders is also a city of big hearts.”)

 

CHAMPAIGN/URBANA NEWS GAZETTE
— Davis throws support behind Trump move – Tom Kacich
http://www.news-gazette.com/news/local/2017-01-30/davis-throws-support-behind-trump-move.html

 

SAUK VALLEY
— Attorney general ups ante on budget brinksmanship  Court filing might quickly precipitate a shutdown of government – Rich Miller
http://www.saukvalley.com/2017/01/27/springfield-spotlight-attorney-general-ups-ante-on-budget-brinksmanship/ckoa9nd/

 

PEORIA PUBLIC RADIO
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “ACA Repeal Would Hurt Illinois’ Economy.”
http://peoriapublicradio.org/post/analysts-project-aca-repeal-would-hurt-illinois-economy#stream/0
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Hundreds Attend Rally For Immigrants in Champaign-Urbana.”
http://peoriapublicradio.org/post/hundreds-attend-rally-immigrants-champaign-urbana#stream/0

 

BELLEVILLE NEWS DEMOCRAT
— That ain’t Monopoly money those Springfield characters are playing with – Editorial
http://www.bnd.com/opinion/editorials/article129217714.html
— Here’s what your local congressmen say about Trump’s immigration order – KELSEY LANDIS
http://www.bnd.com/news/local/article129517214.html

 

ALTON DAILY NEWS
— Governor and AFSCME Agree on Worker Pay – Greg Bishop
http://altondailynews.com/news/details.cfm?clientid=17&id=235461#.WI9K6RHxZZJ

 

DAILY EGYPTIAN
— Illinois among states expected to continue course toward clean energy future – JEN FIFIELD
http://dailyegyptian.com/65339/state/illinois-among-states-expected-to-continue-course-toward-clean-energy-future/

 

EFFINGHAM RADIO
— Governor Rauner Discusses Growth and Opportunity in Illinois with U.S. Chamber of Commerce – Samantha Leturno
http://www.effinghamradio.com/2017/01/29/governor-rauner-discusses-growth-and-opportunity-in-illinois-with-u-s-chamber-of-commerce/

 

CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “How Donald Trump’s travel ban could change American history.  Ban becomes defining moment in Trump’s presidency.”
http://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/how-donald-trumps-travel-ban-could-change-american-history/647084853

 

FOX ILLINOIS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps promote anti-Trumps.
http://foxillinois.com/news/local/protesters-in-savoy-rally-against-trumps-order-01-30-2017
http://foxillinois.com/news/local/organizing-for-action-march-in-downtown-springfield-01-30-2017

 

  1. LOUIS TODAY
    — Illinois AG Madigan asks court to force action by her speaker father and governor – Kevin McDermott
    http://www.stltoday.com/news/local/govt-and-politics/illinois-ag-madigan-asks-court-to-force-action-by-her/article_6ae62d0d-98a0-5bde-8dd5-7dc9e261a818.html

 

BELOIT DAILY NEWS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Members of the following groups crow that”CHICAGO MAYOR CALLS FOR ACTIONS TO WELCOME IMMIGRANTS:” 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.
http://www.beloitdailynews.com/article/20170130/AP/301309943
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps crow “ENVIRONMENTALISTS PREPARING TO BATTLE TRUMP, GOP IN COURT.”
http://www.beloitdailynews.com/article/20170129/AP/301299988

 

TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats say “Let’s face it: Taxes are going up.” Democrats always want non-Democrats to pay more taxes.
http://www.mywebtimes.com/news/local/as-it-is-let-s-face-it-taxes-are-going/article_1256ddb9-bf51-51c5-9dd2-3d5a52229299.html

 

MADISON RECORD
— Illinois held hostage to a ‘Grand Bargain’ – State Rep. Jeanne Ives (R-Wheaton)
http://madisonrecord.com/stories/511077780-illinois-held-hostage-to-a-grand-bargain

 

WSIL TV
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, “religious groups” act as operatives or as dupes for the Democrat Party.
http://www.wsiltv.com/story/34374101/religious-groups-join-outpouring-against-trump-refugee-order
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trump Lisa Madigan sides with the anti-Trumps.
http://www.wsiltv.com/story/34373839/madigan-condemns-trump-immigration-order
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Trump denies immigration restriction caused airport chaos.”
http://www.wsiltv.com/story/34375480/white-house-defends-immigration-order-in-face-of-protests

 

WGEM
— Governor Rauner takes to social media to voice concerns about employee pay – Don Dwyer (DIERSEN: What concerns do you voice?  Since 2000, I have used GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails to voice concerns that politicians who are elected/appointed as Republicans in Illinois, in DuPage County, in Milton Township, in Glen Ellyn, and in Wheaton far too often fail/refuse to defend/advance far too many planks in the Republican Party platform and in the Illinois Republican Party platform.)
http://www.wgem.com/story/34375258/2017/01/30/governor-rauner-takes-to-social-media-to-voice-concerns-about-employee-pay

 

ENEWS PARK FOREST
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps crow “In Wake of Trump Executive Orders, Over 1000 From Chicago Suburbs March and Rally Against Muslim Ban, Call For Sanctuary Cities.”
https://enewspf.com/2017/01/29/wake-trump-executive-orders-1000-chicago-suburbs-march-rally-muslim-ban-call-sanctuary-cities/

 

NILES PATCH
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps crow “‘Muslim Ban’ Protests Create New Allies at Chicago, Morton Grove Rallies.  Hundreds march through Morton Grove, hundreds more return to O’Hare to oppose Trump’s immigration orders.”
http://patch.com/illinois/niles/muslim-ban-creates-new-allies-chicago-area-rallies

 

COLUMBIA CHRONICLE
— Voters vs Donors: $95.8 million circling Illinois legislative races creates loyalty concerns – Rric Bradach  (DIERSEN: What do you say to candidates, to elected officials, and to party leaders who talk and/or act like they are operatives or dupes for those individuals, organizations, companies, and governments that give them the most money?  My critics/opponents give lots of money to candidates, to elected officials, and to party leaders in Illinois, in DuPage County, in Milton Township, and in Wheaton.)
http://www.columbiachronicle.com/metro/article_36162eb2-e500-11e6-9fac-7b7539e77256.html

 

NORTHEASTERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY
— THE DANIEL L. GOODWIN DISTINGUISHED LECTURE SERIES PRESENTS  James Carville and Mary Matalin  Thursday, February 2 at 7:30 p.m.  NEIU Auditorium, 3701 W. Bryn Mawr Ave., Chicago
http://neiu.edu/university-life/arts-northeastern/guest-lectures

 

DAILY ILLINI
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, universities talk and act like they are arms of the Democrat Party.
http://dailyillini.com/opinions/editorials/2017/01/30/editorial-university-must-continue-to-foster-global-community/

 

ILLINOIS HOMEPAGE
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps promote anti-Trumps.
http://www.illinoishomepage.net/news/local-news/protestors-take-to-the-airport/647011768

 

UPSTREAM IDEAS
— Rahm Emanuel Worst Elected Official
http://upstream-ideas.com/upstream-ideas/ideas/two-minute-warning-rahm-emanuel-worst-elected-official

 

DUPAGE POLICY JOURNAL
— Ramey calls out McManamon for ‘almost abusive’ behavior – Tabitha Fleming
http://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/511077756-ramey-calls-out-mcmanamon-for-almost-abusive-behavior

 

SANGAMON SUN
— Critics say ‘House of Madigan’ continues to play by own rules – Carol Ostrow  (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents have lots of religious, government, political, and or financial clout in Wheaton, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois.  They make it very clear that they will use their operatives and their dupes to destroy any individual, any organization, any company, or any government that does not play by the rules that my critics/opponent have set.)
http://sangamonsun.com/stories/511077159-critics-say-house-of-madigan-continues-to-play-by-own-rules

 

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— REP. IVES BLASTS SENATE LEADERSHIP FOR BUDGET DEAL “OUT OF TOUCH” WITH ILLINOIS TAXPAYERS
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2017/01/rep-ives-blasts-senate-leadership-for-budget-deal-out-of-touch-with-illinois-taxpayers.html
— WHAT’S HOLDING THE ARAB WORLD BACK?
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2017/01/whats-holding-the-arab-world-back.html
— THORNER: WILL TRUMP BE MISLED TO PICK ANOTHER SOUTER?
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2017/01/thorner-will-trump-be-misled-to-pick-another-souter.html

 

FEDERALIST
— Islamists Join Environmentalists At Standing Rock To Delegitimize America  What unites these two seemingly antithetical movements is their shared desires to accumulate power and topple a common enemy. – Shireen Qudosi
http://thefederalist.com/2017/01/30/islamists-join-environmentalists-standing-rock-delegitimize-america/

 

ANDY MARTIN
— The New York Times lies when it says President Trump’s voter fraud claims are a “fantasy”
https://contrariancommentary.wordpress.com/2017/01/30/andy-martin-the-new-york-times-lies-when-it-says-president-trumps-voter-fraud-claims-are-a-fantasy/

 

BREITBART
— Times columnist and author India Knight has called for the assassination of U.S. President, Donald J. Trump. – DONNA RACHEL EDMUNDS
http://www.breitbart.com/london/2017/01/29/times-journo-calls-for-assassination-of-president-trump/

 

BLAZE
— Don’t be fooled — protests and marches aren’t coming ‘out of nowhere’ – Sarah Lee  (DIERSEN: Operatives and dupes for my critics/opponents do not come out of nowhere.  They are manipulated/dominated,if not paid by my critics/opponents.)
http://www.theblaze.com/news/2017/01/29/commentary-dont-be-fooled-protests-and-marches-arent-coming-out-of-nowhere/

 

GOPUSA
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anarchists say “From Palestine to Mexico, all the borders got to go!”
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=19969

 

DAILY CALLER
— Most Of The Muslim Countries Trump Targeted Have Discriminatory Entry Policies – RYAN PICKRELL
http://dailycaller.com/2017/01/28/most-of-the-muslim-countries-targeted-by-trump-have-discriminatory-visa-policies/

 

CONSERVATIVE HQ
— President Trump Stops Suicidal Immigration Policy – Left Goes Nuts – George Rasley
http://www.conservativehq.com/node/24989

 

CONSERVATIVE REPUBLICAN NEWS
— TRUMP DECLARES WAR ON SANCTUARY CITIES – Kent Kellar
http://conservativerepublicannews.com/2017/01/30/trump-declares-war-on-sanctuary-cities/
— TRUMP REFUGEE ORDER BALANCES SECURITY AND COMPASSION
http://conservativerepublicannews.com/2017/01/30/trump-immigration-order-an-extension-of-obama-policy/

 

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Lawlessness is Obama’s real legacy – KEN PAXTON
http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/lawlessness-is-obamas-real-legacy/article/2613235

 

POLITICO
— Illinois GOP largely silent on Trump’s travel ban – NATASHA KORECKI (DIERSEN: If you criticize Trump, the anti-Trump media will glorify and praise you.  How soon, if not already, if you fail/refuse to criticize Trump, will the anti-Trump media demonize you, denigrate you, and condemn you?)
http://www.politico.com/states/illinois/story/2017/01/blue-states-gop-largely-silent-on-trumps-travel-ban-109157
— Rauner sees ‘serious concerns’ with Trump’s travel ban – NATASHA KORECKI
http://www.politico.com/states/illinois/story/2017/01/rauner-admits-serious-concerns-over-trumps-immigration-order-109151
— Trump signs executive order requiring that for every one new regulation, two must be revoked – NOLAN D. MCCASKILL and MATTHEW NUSSBAUM
http://www.politico.com/story/2017/01/trump-signs-executive-order-requiring-that-for-every-one-new-regulation-two-must-be-revoked-234365

 

HUFFINGTON POST
— Kellyanne Conway: Reporters Who ‘Talked Smack’ About Trump Should Be Fired  The Trump administration continues its threats toward the media. – Marina Fang  (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents want me to be fired.  Their operatives and their dupes 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 they succeeded in getting me fired.  Should I write a book about my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes?)
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/kellyanne-conway-media_us_588e3df1e4b0b065cbbcaf48?

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— Google, in Post-Obama Era, Aggressively Woos Republicans – CECILIA KANGJA  (DIERSEN: What does Google think of you?  What does Google think of Dave Diersen and his GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails?)
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/01/27/technology/google-in-post-obama-era-aggressively-woos-republicans.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Few companies have been as intimately tied to the Democratic Party in recent years as Google. So now that Donald J. Trump is president, the giant company, in Silicon Valley parlance, is having to pivot. The shift was evident a day after Congress began its new session this month. That evening, about 70 lawmakers, a majority of them Republicans, were feted at the stately Smithsonian Arts and Industries Building, where they clinked champagne and bourbon glasses and posed for selfies with the 600 guests assembled in their honor. The event’s main host was not from the Republican establishment. Instead, the party was primarily financed and anchored by Google. “We’ve partnered with Google on events before, but nothing like this party,” said Alex Skatell, founder of The Independent Journal Review, a news start-up with a right-leaning millennial audience, which also helped host the event. “I’ve never heard of an event as big.”)
— Generation X More Addicted to Social Media Than Millennials, Report Finds – JONAH ENGEL BROMWICH
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/01/27/technology/millennial-social-media-usage.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, “religious leaders” talk and act like they are operatives or dupes for the Democrat Party.
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/01/29/us/christian-leaders-denounce-trumps-plan-to-favor-christian-immigrants.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps demonize, denigrate, and condemn Trump.
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/01/28/opinion/donald-trumps-muslim-ban-is-cowardly-and-dangerous.html
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/01/30/opinion/building-a-wall-of-ignorance.html
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/01/30/opinion/no-trump-not-on-our-watch.html
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/01/29/us/politics/donald-trump-democrats-backlash-executive-orders.html
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/01/29/us/donald-trump-perception-foreign-policy.html

 

WASHINGTON POST
— Trump transition leader’s goal is two-thirds cut in EPA employees – Joe Davidson  (DIERSEN: While I worked for GAO 1980-1997, Republican Senators and Republican Representatives cut the number of the agency’s employees in half.  Virtually all those gotten rid of were Republicans, Whites, males, older employees, and/or non-veterans.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/powerpost/wp/2017/01/30/trump-transition-leaders-goal-is-two-thirds-cut-in-epa-employees/

 

LOS ANGELES TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “GOP-led Congress starting to worry about its role in the Trump era.”
http://www.latimes.com/politics/la-na-pol-trump-gop-whiplash-20170130-story.html

 

USA TODAY
— Executive order makes U.S. safer – Rep. Marsha Blackburn
http://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/2017/01/29/president-trump-executive-order-marsha-blackburn-editorials-debates/97215084/

 

BOWLING GREEN DAILY NEWS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, if government is subsidizing your health insurance, if you are earning credits toward a government pension, and/or if you are getting a government pension, you are demonized, denigrated, and condemned by those who are NOT getting government subsidized health insurance, by those who are NOT earning credits toward a government pension, and/or by those who are NOT getting a government pension.
http://www.bgdailynews.com/opinion/commentary/pension-disclosures-surely-raise-eyebrows/article_d55759e4-3557-5ae8-b0b5-8a074c4ad486.html

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— The President’s Right to Say ‘You’re Fired’  Today’s civil-service system violates the Constitution. Trump has the power to fix it. – PHILIP K. HOWARD  (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes promote patronage, that is, they promote political affiliation discrimination.  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.wsj.com/articles/the-presidents-right-to-say-youre-fired-1485732801
— States’ Revenue Shortfalls Exacerbate Budget Crunch  Possible federal cuts to Medicaid funding also weigh on governors – JON KAMP
http://www.wsj.com/articles/states-revenue-shortfalls-exacerbate-budget-crunch-1485741515
— How Liberals Killed the Freedom of Movement  By suppressing debate about Islam, nationalism and terror, the left set the stage for today’s backlash. – SOHRAB AHMARI
http://www.wsj.com/articles/how-liberals-killed-the-freedom-of-movement-1485464612
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps demonize, denigrate, and condemn Trump.
http://www.wsj.com/articles/trumps-refugee-bonfire-1485735021
http://www.wsj.com/articles/president-trumps-mexican-standoff-1485733389

http://www.wsj.com/articles/the-presidents-right-to-say-youre-fired-1485732801
— New Mnuchin Pay Disclosure Shows a $5.6 Million Payout  Treasury secretary nominees pay topped median for other regional bank chiefs – RACHEL LOUISE ENSIGN
http://www.wsj.com/articles/new-mnuchin-pay-disclosure-shows-a-5-6-million-payout-1485548650

 

NEW YORK MAGAZINE
— Democrats’ Secret Weapon: Republicans Own Everything Now – Ed Kilgore (DIERSEN: One could say that Republicans own everything in DuPage County and in each of its nine townships.)
http://nymag.com/daily/intelligencer/2017/01/democrats-secret-weapon-republicans-own-everything-now.html

 

NATIONAL
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Trump’s Muslim ban is the first step in a great unraveling of America.”
http://www.thenational.ae/opinion/comment/trumps-muslim-ban-is-the-first-step-in-a-great-unravelling-of-america

 

FEDERAL TIMES
— How to hack a hiring freeze – Carten Cordell
http://www.federaltimes.com/articles/how-to-hack-trumps-hiring-freeze

 

GUARDIAN
— Trump’s America, where even park employees have become enemies of the state – Sarah Kendzior
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2017/jan/29/trump-america-parks-employees-enemies-of-state

 

DAILY MAIL
— Reince Priebus says there is a ‘buffet of options’ on paying for wall which could include taxing drug cartels or fining illegal immigrants – AP  (DIERSEN: What about fining those individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that encourage people to come to America illegally, to stay in America illegally, and/or to bring others to America illegally?  There are far too many of the aforesaid in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois.)
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-4169480/White-House-cites-buffet-options-paying-wall.html

 

WORLD SOCIALIST WEBSITE
— Illinois attorney general files request to halt state workers’ pay – George Gallanis
https://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2017/01/30/illi-j30.html

 

RASMUSSEN REPORTS
— Most Support Temporary Ban on Newcomers from Seven Nations
http://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/current_events/immigration/january_2017/most_support_temporary_ban_on_newcomers_from_seven_nations

 

GOPUSA ILLINOIS
— From what I see, news outlets on the following draft list are overwhelmingly anti-Trump; do you agree?  Which news outlets would you add to the list and/or delete from list?  Trump supporters in Illinois should monitor the news outlets on the list for opposition research. The best way to do that is to read GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails. – Dave Diersen
https://gopillinois.com
ABC7
NBC5
CBS2
FOX NEWS CHICAGO
CHICAGO TRIBUNE
CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
DAILY HERALD
CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
NORTHWEST HERALD
KANE COUNTY CHRONICLE
QUAD CITY TIMES
QUAD CITIES ONLINE
HERALD & REVIEW
BLOOMINGTON PANTAGRAPH
CHAMPAIGN/URBANA NEWS GAZETTE
ROCKFORD REGISTER STAR
PEORIA JOURNAL STAR
JOURNAL STANDARD
ST. LOUIS POST-DISPATCH
SOUTHERN
RIVER CITIES’ READER
CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD
FOX ILLINOIS
WQAD
WSIL
WAND
WJBD
CHICAGOIST
DAILY ILLINI
CAPITOLFAX
THE HILL
HUFFINGTON POST
POLITICO
ASSOCIATED PRESS
REUTERS
CNN
UPI
ABC NEWS
NBC NEWS
CBS NEWS
MSNBC
NEW YORK TIMES
WASHINGTON POST
LOS ANGELES TIMES
USA TODAY
WALL STREET JOURNAL
FORTUNE
FORBES
MONEY MAGAZINE
DAILY BEAST
FEDERAL TIMES
FED SMITH
GOVERNMENT EXECUTIVE
GUARDIAN
DAIL MAIL
FACEBOOK
GOOGLE

January 28 Morning Edition

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps promote opposition to “Trump’s order on refugees, migrants.”
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/ct-chicago-reaction-trump-immigration-suspension-met-20170127-story.html

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Reach that ‘grand bargain’ or watch workers get hurt – Editorial
http://chicago.suntimes.com/opinion/editorial-reach-that-grand-bargain-or-watch-workers-get-hurt/

 

DAILY HERALD
— FRONT PAGE: Possible motive for 4-town merger push: Lowering property taxes – Marie Wilson  (DIERSEN: What percent of the real estate in your municipality, in your township/ward, in your county, and in Illinois is off the real estate tax roles?)
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20170127/news/170128917/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The attorney representing petitioners who want to merge Lisle, Warrenville and Woodridge with Naperville says the initiative is all about money. Annexing the smaller communities to Naperville would allow the larger city to use economies of scale to reduce the property tax burden on residents, Frank Avila said. The Chicago attorney said he still “is not authorized” to say who is behind the merger push. “This is about making life more affordable,” Avila said. But mayors of the four communities say talk of lowering taxes is “smoke and mirrors” and those behind the proposal have a political motive, especially because of the “clandestine and haphazard” way the idea has come to the fore. “People with serious issues bring it forward in a little more responsible manner, and this certainly was not done in a responsible manner,” Warrenville Mayor David Brummel said. “I just don’t think it’s all about taxes.”)

 

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Seaway’s struggle ends in failure; Texas bank to assume deposits – STEVE DANIELS
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20170127/NEWS01/170129844/seaways-struggle-ends-in-failure-texas-bank-to-assume-deposits

 

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL
— Local lawmakers upset over Lisa Madigan’s actions – Brian Robbins
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20170127/local-lawmakers-upset-over-lisa-madigans-actions

 

DEKALB DAILY CHRONICLE
— Trump proposes big import tax, triggering fight with Mexico – AP (DIERSEN: Obviously, there would be no need for a wall or an import tax if Mexico would end its war on America, that is, if Mexico a) stopped sending its citizens into America illegally, b) recalled its citizens who are in America illegally, and c) stopped sending pot and other illegal drugs into America illegally.)
http://www.daily-chronicle.com/2017/01/27/trump-proposes-big-import-tax-triggering-fight-with-mexico/ap6jgkz/

 

HERALD & REVIEW
— Central Illinoisans carry faith at March for Life – HUEY FREEMAN
http://herald-review.com/news/local/govt-and-politics/central-illinois-pro-lifers-enjoy-support-from-new-administration/article_b82fc0f5-32bd-5cab-a2ff-404fee8eb1da.html
— ‘Opportunity tax’ could cost businesses thousands – CHRIS LUSVARDI  (DIERSEN: What is next?  Will precincts, municipalities, townships/wards, counties, states, and countries charge “opportunity taxes” to live and/or work in their jurisdictions? How will the amount of the tax be determined?  Democrats and RINOs would want members of the following groups to pay much higher taxes: those who are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
http://herald-review.com/news/state-and-regional/govt-and-politics/opportunity-tax-could-cost-businesses-thousands/article_fface362-0a7f-5e19-9c52-0de5cfc871ca.html

 

ROCK RIVER TIMES
— Rauner criticizes AG’s move on worker pay  (DIERSEN: Who criticizes what you do/did? The following criticize what I have done as your GOPUSA Illinois since 2000 and what I have done as a Republican Precinct Committeeman since 1999 and the following criticize what I did as the TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairman 2005-2012, a Wheaton Chamber of Commerce Government Affairs Committee member 2003-2011, the Milton Township Republican Central Committee webmaster 2008-2010 and 2000-2004, an Illinois Center Right Coalition Steering Committee member 2003-2007, an American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter board member 2001-2004, a GAO employee 1980-1997, an IRS employee 1971-1980, a Post Office employee 1966-1969, etc.: 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, anti-draft avoiders, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.)
http://rockrivertimes.com/2017/01/27/rauner-criticizes-ags-move-on-worker-pay/

 

WSIL TV
— Trump voters thrilled with promised action on border wall – AP
http://www.wsiltv.com/story/34360604/trump-voters-thrilled-with-promised-action-on-border-wall

 

WJBD RADIO
— Governor Sends Letter to State Workers Promising to Fight for Their Paychecks  Asks For Attorney General Lisa Madigan to Reconsider Her Decision  (DIERSEN: If/when Republicans cut/end federal employee paychecks/benefits and/or cut/end federal retiree pensions/benefits, who will “fight” for federal employees and/or for federal retirees?  From what I see, virtually everyone despises if not hates federal employees and federal retirees.  What should federal employees and federal retires do to defend themselves?  I was a federal employee for almost 30 years and I have been an involuntarily retired federal employee for more than 19 years.)
http://www.wjbdradio.com/local-news/2017/01/27/governor-sends-letter-to-state-workers-promising-to-fight-for-their-paychecks–
— Trump Pushes Voter Fraud Claim Citing Fringe Blogger Gregg Phillips – ABC News (DIERSEN: Since 2000, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have demonized me, denigrated me, and condemned me as being a “fringe blogger” and even worse things.)
http://www.wjbdradio.com/politics/2017/01/27/trump-pushes-voter-fraud-claim-citing-fringe-blogger
(FROM THE ARTICLE: President Trump cited a new study Thursday to back up his claim that millions of ballots were cast illegally in the 2016 election – this one from a widely discredited blogger who has thus far declined to provide any evidence. The president’s latest source: 56-year old Gregg Phillips of Austin, Texas, a man who has been roundly criticized by mainstream academics and political opponents as a conspiracy theorist. His critics note that Phillips has claimed the Obama Department of Homeland Security hacked the election. Asked by ABC News if he had evidence to support his claim that millions of people voted illegally, Phillips demurred, saying he “is building that case right now.” “I may be a whacko, I may be a nut, I don’t know, I don’t really care what they say about me,” he said. Trump thought enough of Phillips’s theory that he cited it on Twitter. “Gregg Phillips and crew say at least 3,000,000 votes were illegal. We must do better!” he tweeted on Friday morning. To Phillips, who has argued that a recent tax lien against him is the product of political persecution by the IRS, the presidential attention came as a shock. “That was a little unexpected,” Phillips said of the Trump tweet. “What are you going to say? I mean, I’m just a regular guy and all of a sudden the President tweets my name and my whole world lit up for a little while today.” . . . On Thursday, Trump made Phillips the newest expert to bolster his voter fraud claims.)

 

EFFINGHAM RADIO
— Rauner Calls Madigan’s Budget Move “Political” – Ethan Kruger (DIERSEN: While I worked for the federal government for almost 30 years, my Democrat superiors made many political moves against me.  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.)
http://www.effinghamradio.com/2017/01/28/rauner-calls-madigans-budget-move-political/

 

FOX ILLINOIS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say anti-Trump “U of I Students Develop Resource for Undocumented Students.”
http://foxillinois.com/news/local/u-of-i-students-develop-resource-for-undocumented-students
— Illinois Senator Proposes Amusement Tax – Lindsey Hess
http://foxillinois.com/news/local/illinois-senator-proposes-amusement-tax-01-28-2017

 

NILES PATCH
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Resisting Trump, Multi-Faith Group Gathers Sunday in Morton Grove  Calling for solidarity with targeted groups, afternoon rally and march will urge suburban town governments pass laws shielding immigrants.”  Ever-increasingly, “religious leaders” act as operative or as dupes for anti-Trumps.  Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps side with foreign countries against America. Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps side with citizens of foreign countries against citizens of America.
http://patch.com/illinois/niles/resisting-pres-trump-multi-faith-group-gathers-sunday-morton-grove

 

DEERFIELD PATCH
— Schneider Calls Trump’s Executive Order on Immigration ‘Disgraceful’  Democratic Illinois congressman says order presents “a de facto religious test for entry.” – Tim Moran  (DIERSEN: Islam is more like a political party or a country without borders than a religion.)
http://patch.com/illinois/deerfield/schneider-calls-trumps-executive-order-immigration-disgraceful

 

DAILY ILLINI
— The New York Times attorney who defended stories concerning sexual assault allegations against President Donald Trump is set to give the College of Media’s commencement speech in May. – Megan Jones
http://dailyillini.com/featured/2017/01/27/college-media-commencement-speaker-get-mr-trump-appeals-good-people/

 

INDIANAPOLIS STAR
— March for Life blog: Mike Pence, others urge end to abortion – Dwight Adams and Maureen Groppe
http://www.indystar.com/story/news/2017/01/27/march-life-live-organizers-excited-mike-pence-appearance/97132990/

 

UPSTREAM IDEAS
— Mark Glennon Is One Of The Most Dangerous Men In Illinois
http://upstream-ideas.com/upstream-ideas/ideas/mark-glennon-is-one-of-the-most-dangerous-men-in-il

 

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— KINZINGER HOPEFUL TO “SEE GREAT THINGS” FROM TRUMP
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2017/01/kinzinger-hopeful-to-see-great-things-from-trump.html
— WHY IS AMERICA SO RICH?  Why is America the world’s richest nation? Is it mostly because of the government, or is it thanks to entrepreneurs and businessmen? Historian Burt Folsom of Hillsdale College explains.  (DIERSEN: What do you say to my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois who are filled with hatred of the federal government, federal employees, and federal retirees?  The are especially filled with hatred of me because I worked for the federal government for almost 30 years and because I have been a federal retiree for more than 19 years.)
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2017/01/why-is-america-so-rich.html

 

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Trump backs group examining voter fraud – Dave Boyer
http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2017/jan/27/donald-trump-backs-group-examining-voter-fraud/
— Forty years ago, Congress enacted the Hyde Amendment — a law that continues to this day to proscribe federal Medicaid funds from being used to subsidize abortion in most circumstances. – Chris Smith
http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2017/jan/24/strengthening-the-hyde-amendment/

 

GOPUSA
— ‘Sanctuary’ restaurant movement grows  (DIERSEN: How soon, if not already, will Democrat, Libertarian, Green, and RINO restaurants post signs that say members of the following groups are NOT WANTED: Trump supporters, Protestants, conservatives, Republicans, Americans, Whites, males, older people, non-poor people, gun owners, German Americans, draft avoiders, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time?)
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=19765
— California ready to begin secession attempt
http://www.gopusa.com/california-ready-to-begin-secession-attempt/
— Trump admin debates designating Muslim Brotherhood as terrorist group
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=19923

 

FOX NEWS
— Secret Service agent who suggested she won’t take bullet for Trump on paid leave  (DIERSEN: Constructively, my Democrat GAO superiors have had me on dramatically reduced paid leave ($50,856 pension instead of $122,991 salary) since 1997 when I was 49 years old.  Why? Because in 1988, I became an active member in a class action lawsuit that charged GAO with reverse discrimination, age discrimination, and retaliation.)
http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2017/01/28/secret-service-agent-who-suggested-won-t-take-bullet-for-trump-on-paid-leave-report-says.html

 

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Obama gave foreign ‘students’ 180,000 U.S. jobs, $32B in lost wages – PAUL BEDARD  (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrat employers and RINO employers make it clear that they prefer citizens of foreign countries over citizens of America.)
http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/obama-gave-foreign-students-180000-u.s.-jobs-32b-in-lost-wages/article/2613146
(FROM THE ARTICLE: A pro-immigrant program was expanded under President Obama that paid U.S. firms $2.7 billion to hire 180,000 foreign “students,” jobs that likely otherwise would have gone to Americans, according to a new report. The so-called “Optional Practical Training” was supposedly set up for foreign students but actually included no training and put college graduates in the high-paying jobs for three years. The Center for Immigration Studies, which on Friday urged President Trump to stop the program, estimated that the jobs paid $60,000, suggesting a total of $11 billion in annual wages lost to American workers, over $32 billion over three years. In his Inaugural Address, Trump advocated an “America First” theme. The Center said the program, also used under former President George W. Bush, paid companies $10,000-$15,000 to hire the foreigner college grads for three years.)

 

CONSERVATIVE REPUBLICAN NEWS
— TRUMP UNLOADS ON ‘DISGUSTING’ MADONNA
http://conservativerepublicannews.com/2017/01/27/trump-unloads-on-disgusting-madonna/

 

TOWNHALL
— It’s “Christmas in January” for Conservatives – Wayne Allyn Root
http://townhall.com/columnists/wayneallynroot/2017/01/28/its-christmas-in-january-for-conservatives-n2277737

 

COLLEGE FIX
— Ohio State class teaches students to detect and respond to microaggressions, white privilege – AMANDA TIDWELL (DIERSEN: Are you White?  How privileged are you?  My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always hinted/implied/argued/shouted a) that instead of me, the Post Office should have hired a minority in 1966, b) that the Post Office should gotten rid of me much sooner than it did so that a minority could have my job, c) that instead of me, IRS should have hired a minority in 1971, d) that instead of me, IRS should have promoted minorities in 1972, 1973, and 1974, e) that instead of me, GAO should have hired a minority in 1980, f) that instead of me, GAO should have promoted a minority in 1986, and g) that GAO should gotten rid of me much sooner than it did so that a minority could have my job and my preferred corner office.)
http://www.thecollegefix.com/post/30923/

 

HUFFINGTON POST
— Donald Trump Promised To Bring Back Jobs. For Potential Federal Employees, He’s Taking Them Away.  The federal hiring freeze means people who thought they have positions no longer do. Dave Jamleson, Sam Stein, and Amanda Terkel (DIERSEN: Many millions have not and will not seek a job with the federal government a) because the pay and benefits are terrible, b) because the advancement opportunities are terrible, c) because they lack required education, work experience, professional certifications, and/or professional licenses, d) because they cannot pass an employment examination, e) because they cannot pass a background investigation, f) because they cannot pass a physical examination, g) because they cannot take the demonization, denigration, and condemnation that comes with being a federal employee or federal retiree, and/or h) because they are Republican, White, male, older, and/or non-veteran and they know that the federal government discriminates against its employees who are Republican, White, male, older, and/or non-veteran.)
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/trump-hiring-freeze_us_588b9f18e4b08a14f7e5c121
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Trump as a Utopian Thinker.”
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/trump-as-a-utopian-thinker_us_588c299be4b0cd25e49048f1
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Democrats and RINOs argue against trying to stop illegal immigration.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/mexico-tax-goods-more-expensive_us_588b52a0e4b0303c07530f6f
— Trump Is Not the Real Nightmare. Congress Is.  While we wait for a GOP mutiny, they keep giving their useful idiot just enough rope to hang himself. – Misha Pinkhasov  (DIERSEN: Who considers you to be one of their useful idiots?  Should I write a book about my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes who consider me to be one of their useful idiots?  They stress that I send them GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails free of charge and without any advertising.  They stress that I include links to their articles in the emails.  They stress that I promote their events.  They stress that I attend their events.  They stress that I report on their events.  While all that time, they are doing everything that they can to destroy me and to destroy my supporters.  Again, I should write a book about my those who consider me to be one of their useful idiots?)
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/trump-is-not-the-nightmare-congress-is_us_588a1906e4b01ea697898991
— Welcome To A New Era Of Activism – Mary Anne Hitt  (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, under the Democrats and under the RINOs, 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 PROTEST AGAINST THOSE WHO ARE Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/welcome-to-a-new-era-of-activism_us_588b759de4b0020b224b43e7

 

REUTERS
— Trump aides divided over policy shielding ‘dreamer’ immigrants – Julia Edwards Ainsley and Richard Cowan
http://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-immigration-idUSKBN15C0BV

 

UPI
— Google recalls staff to U.S., criticizes Trump immigration order – Daniel Uria
http://www.upi.com/Top_News/US/2017/01/28/Google-recalls-staff-to-US-criticizes-Trump-immigration-order/2071485618595/

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— Refugees Detained at U.S. Airports, Prompting Legal Challenges to Trump’s Immigration Order – NICHOLAS KULISH and MANNY FERNANDEZ
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/01/28/us/refugees-detained-at-us-airports-prompting-legal-challenges-to-trumps-immigration-order.html
— Trump Bars Refugees and Citizens of 7 Muslim Countries – MICHAEL D. SHEAR and HELENE COOPER
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/01/27/us/politics/trump-syrian-refugees.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps argue against trying to stop illegal immigration.
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/01/28/business/mexico-border-wall-trump.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps demonize, denigrate, and condemn Trump.
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/01/27/us/politics/president-donald-trump-first-week.html
— How to Buy a Used Car in an Age of Widespread Recalls – RON LIEBER
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/01/27/your-money/used-cars-takata-recalls.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: QUESTION: Which individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries oppose fighting voter fraud, that is, which of the aforesaid promote voter fraud?  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://www.nytimes.com/2017/01/27/opinion/the-voter-fraud-fantasy.html
— The Trump War on Public Schools – Gail Collins  (DIERSEN: From what I see, ever-increasingly, public schools focus on a) defending and advancing the Democrat, Libertarian, and Green party platforms and b) cranking out “good little Democrats” who are anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/01/27/opinion/the-trump-war-on-public-schools.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Democrats and RINOs side with foreign countries against America. Ever-increasingly, Democrats and RINOs side with citizens of foreign countries against citizens of America.
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/01/27/opinion/donald-trumps-un-american-refugee-policy.html
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/01/27/opinion/mexicos-forceful-resistance.html
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/01/27/world/americas/mexico-border-tijuana-migrants-haitians-trump-wall.html

 

WASHINGTON POST
— Refugees detained at U.S. airports challenge Trump’s executive order – Emma Brown and David Nakamura
https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/social-issues/refugees-detained-at-us-airports-challenge-trumps-executive-order/2017/01/28/e69501a2-e562-11e6-a547-5fb9411d332c_story.html

 

USA TODAY
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats, RINOs, and those who brought children to America illegally use those children as cannon fodder.
http://college.usatoday.com/2017/01/27/how-dreamers-are-preparing-in-case-trump-ends-obama-immigration-actions/

 

NEW YOUR POST
— Peru, Colombia vow to stand with Mexico against Trump – Reuters  (DIERSEN: QUESTION: Which countries stand against Trump? ANSWER: Those that are anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.)
http://nypost.com/2017/01/28/peru-colombia-vow-to-stand-with-mexico-against-trump/

 

NEW YORK DAILY NEWS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Under Trump, America recedes.” 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.  If you are an anti-Trump, how many of the aforesaid groups are you a member of?
http://www.nydailynews.com/opinion/trump-america-recedes-article-1.2956849

 

BOSTON GLOBE
— The end of manly labor – Rob Walker
https://www.bostonglobe.com/ideas/2017/01/29/the-end-manly-labor/WjzhrUhDCFnWGN1NcR0clL/story.html

 

EXPRESS TRIBUNE
— Trump campaign against bureaucracy alarms federal workers – AFP  (DIERSEN: I was a federal employee for almost 30 years and I have been a federal retiree for more than 19 years.  What is your attitude toward federal employees and toward federal retirees?  From what I see, virtually everyone despises if not hates federal employees and retirees. In my defense, I have always been a Republican.  Virtually all federal employees and retiree are Democrats.  Virtually all of my Democrat superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates despised if not hated Republicans.)
http://tribune.com.pk/story/1307394/trump-campaign-bureaucracy-alarms-federal-workers/

 

WSJM
— Lawmaker: Focus Should Be On Workers Who Have Stopped Looking For Employment  (DIERSEN: I should write a book about what my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, in Illinois, and in Washington, DC have done since 1997 to stop me from getting work that is appropriate for someone with my work experience, my education, my professional certifications, and my professional license.  I could group them as follows: activists, candidates, elected/appointed officials, party leaders, major donors, political consultants, and defendants in lawsuits that I have filed.)
http://www.wsjm.com/2017/01/28/lawmaker-focus-should-be-on-workers-who-have-stopped-looking-for-employment/

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Immigration Standoff Brewing Between Texas Governor, County Sheriff  Greg Abbott threatens to withhold funding to Travis County, whose sheriff reversed policy on detaining undocumented immigrants – DAN FROSCH  (DIERSEN: When will Rauner insist that all of America’s immigration laws be enforced in Illinois?  When will Rauner insist that all employers in Illinois use E-Verify?)
http://www.wsj.com/articles/immigration-standoff-brewing-between-texas-governor-county-sheriff-1485555737
— Trump Tries to Build a ‘Different Party’ – Peggy Noonan  (DIERSEN: Trump promised that if elected, he would defend and advance the Republican Party platform.)
http://www.wsj.com/articles/trump-tries-to-build-a-different-party-1485478386
— Google Criticizes Impact on Staff of Trump Immigration Order  Google Chief Executive Sundar Pichai tells staff ‘it’s painful to see the personal cost’ on colleagues – JACK NICAS  (DIERSEN: What do you say to big “American” companies that put their interests ahead of America’s interests?  Under the Democrats, and under the RINOs, ever-increasingly, big “American” companies talk and act like they are anti-American.)
http://www.wsj.com/articles/google-criticizes-impact-on-staff-of-trump-immigration-order-1485596067
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Democrats and RINOs side with foreign countries against America. Ever-increasingly, Democrats and RINOs side with citizens of foreign countries against citizens of America.
http://www.wsj.com/articles/enrique-pena-nieto-put-in-tough-spot-by-donald-trump-1485556405

 

FORTUNE
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “How Sanctuary Cities Plan to Dodge President Trump’s Funding Cuts.”
http://fortune.com/2017/01/27/sanctuary-cities-president-trump-funding-cuts-illegal-immigrants/

 

BUSINESS INSIDER
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Democrats and RINOs side with foreign countries against America. Ever-increasingly, Democrats and RINOs side with citizens of foreign countries against citizens of America.
http://www.businessinsider.com/trump-extreme-vetting-refugees-lawmakers-respond-2017-1

 

MONEY MAGAZINE
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Democrats and RINOs argue against trying to stop illegal immigration.
http://time.com/money/4651919/trump-import-tax-mexico-build-wall/

January 22 Evening Edition

WGN RADIO
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps and anti-Rauners promote Pat Brady.
http://wgnradio.com/2017/01/22/thoughts-on-trump/
http://wgnradio.com/2017/01/22/the-sunday-spin-politics-with-rick-pearson-full-show-12317/

 

ABC7
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps promote anti-Trump women.
http://abc7chicago.com/politics/women-return-to-chicago-after-marching-in-washington-dc/1715003/
— 3 CHARGED AFTER MELEE AT NAPERVILLE BAR
http://abc7chicago.com/news/3-charged-after-melee-at-naperville-bar/1714940/

 

NBC5
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps promote anti-Trump women.
http://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/chicagoans-return-home-womens-march-washington-411460185.html

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “The traditional way of reporting on a president is dead. And Trump’s press secretary killed it.”
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/commentary/ct-alternative-facts-media-commentary-20170122-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps encourage women to be full-time anti-Trumps.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/politics/ct-march-protests-what-comes-next-20170122-story.html
— It shouldn’t have taken a law to force lead tests for water in schools – Editorial
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/elgin-courier-news/opinion/ct-ecn-editorial-lead-schools-st-0122-20170122-story.html
— Trump adviser Kellyanne Conway calls incorrect White House claims ‘alternative facts’  (DIERSEN: In Diersen v. GAO, none of the “alternative facts” that GAO presented disproved my argument that because of its illegal political affiliation discrimination, because of its illegal reverse discrimination, because of its illegal age discrimination, and because of its illegal retaliation, GAO 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.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/politics/ct-white-house-alternative-facts-sean-spicer-20170122-story.html

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Trump offers scattershot response to global protests.”
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/trump-offers-scattershot-response-to-global-protests/

 

DAILY HERALD
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps promote anti-Trump women.
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20170121/news/170129695/
— Alec Baldwin’s Trump wasn’t on ‘SNL,’ but mock-Putin was – AP
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20170122/entlife/301229985/

 

QUAD CITIES ONLINE
— Illinois governor extends tax incentive program – AP
http://www.qconline.com/news/illinois/illinois-governor-extends-tax-incentive-program/article_37e16d54-e0ca-11e6-a441-bfac0d9d4cd9.html

 

CHAMPAIGN/URBANA NEWS GAZETTE
— ‘Compromise’ is no compromise at all – Scott Reeder
http://www.news-gazette.com/opinion/columns/2017-01-22/scott-reeder-compromise-no-compromise-all.html
— A key week for the fiscal future of Illinois – Tom Kacich
http://www.news-gazette.com/news/local/2017-01-22/tom-kacich-key-week-fiscal-future-illinois.html

 

KANE COUNTY CHRONICLE
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats blame Republicans for everything that is bad, including bad weather.
http://www.kcchronicle.com/2017/01/22/activists-to-urge-roskams-effort-to-address-climate-change/ackz9h6/

 

CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD
— Conway: Trump White House offered ‘alternative facts’ on crowd size – CNN  (DIERSEN: In Diersen v. GAO, none of the “alternative facts” that GAO presented disproved my argument that because of its illegal political affiliation discrimination, because of its illegal reverse discrimination, because of its illegal age discrimination, and because of its illegal retaliation, GAO 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.)
http://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/conway-trump-white-house-offered-alternative-facts-on-crowd-size/643969523

 

NORTHWEST HERALD
— Reject plan for huge tax hikes – Editorial  (DIERSEN: Democrats always want Republicans to pay more taxes.)
http://www.nwherald.com/2017/01/20/our-view-reject-plan-for-huge-tax-hikes/agzojhb/

 

HERALD & REVIEW
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Decatur residents help swell anti-Trump protest crowds.”
http://herald-review.com/news/national/decatur-residents-help-swell-anti-trump-protest-crowds/article_e712f23e-bdf2-546c-95bf-d64c72eb6635.html

 

NORTHWEST INDIANA TIMES
— GOP should be upfront in precinct reduction push – RICH JAMES  (DIERSEN: Are you a Republican Precinct Committeeman/Captain?  If your precinct lines have been redrawn recently, how adversely were you impacted?)
http://www.nwitimes.com/news/opinion/columnists/guest-commentary/rich-james-gop-should-be-upfront-in-precinct-reduction-push/article_bd45106f-aad8-5973-818a-be1206846a3f.html

 

MCDONOUGH VOICE
— Jil Tracy Back in the General Assembly – Lainie Steelman
http://www.mcdonoughvoice.com/news/20170122/back-in-general-assembly

 

CARBONDALE REPORTER
— Illinois has nation’s steepest ‘wealth flight’ income differential
http://carbondalereporter.com/stories/511075616-analysis-illinois-has-nation-s-steepest-wealth-flight-income-differential

 

DUPAGE POLICY JOURNAL
— DuPage representatives Deb Conroy (D-Villa Park), Stephanie Kifowit (D-Oswego), and Michelle Mussman (D-Schaumburg) called out for support of Madigan – Ruth de Jauregui
http://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/511072619-dupage-representatives-called-out-for-support-of-madigan

 

ILLINOIS LEAKS
— Supreme Court cites Allen v. Clark Co. Park District in Opinion on Springfield School District 186 v. Atty. Gen. – John Kraft
http://edgarcountywatchdogs.com/2017/01/supreme-court-cites-allen-v-clark-co-park-district-in-opinion-on-springfield-school-district-186-v-atty-gen/

 

MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— Jack Franks Moves to Limit McHenry County Blog Reporting
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2017/01/22/jack-franks-moves-to-limit-mchenry-county-blog-reporting/

 

FOX NEWS
— Priebus hints Trump has no immediate plan to end Obama’s DACA for young illegals  (DIERSEN: That encourages people to come to America illegally, encourages people to stay in America illegally, and encourages people to bring others to America illegally.)
http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2017/01/22/priebus-hints-trump-has-no-immediate-plan-to-end-obamas-daca-for-young-illegals-seeks-long-term-fix.html
— Priebus: We will not let media ‘delegitimize this president’  (DIERSEN: Who is focuses on delegitimizing you?  The following focus on delegitimizing me: 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-Trump, anti-Rauner, 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. Attendees at the Wheaton Chamber of Commerce January 19, 2017 State of the City Address saw that.)
http://www.foxnews.com/transcript/2017/01/22/priebus-will-not-let-media-delegitimize-this-president-mcconnell-on/
— Trump on throngs of Sunday protesters: ‘Why didn’t these people vote?’
http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2017/01/22/trump-on-throngs-sunday-protesters-why-didnt-these-people-vote.html

 

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Trump’s $10 trillion stimulus plan – Stephen Moore
http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2017/jan/22/donald-trumps-10-trillion-stimulus-plan/
— Trump team blasts Madonna: ‘Can you imagine saying that about President Obama?’ – Bradford Richardson
http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2017/jan/22/trump-team-blasts-madonna-can-you-imagine-saying-t/

 

NEWSMAX
— White House Says Media Delegitimizing Trump, Won’t ‘Take It’ (DIERSEN: Who is focuses on delegitimizing you?  The following focus on delegitimizing me: 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-Trump, anti-Rauner, 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. Attendees at the Wheaton Chamber of Commerce January 19, 2017 State of the City Address saw that.)
http://www.newsmax.com/Headline/priebus-conway-attack-media/2017/01/22/id/769820/

 

DAILY CALLER
— CNN Analyst Says Women’s March About Liberalism, Not Women – Katie Frates
http://dailycaller.com/2017/01/21/cnn-analyst-says-womens-march-about-liberalism-not-women-video/
— Kellyanne Drops Rhetorical Atom Bomb On Chuck Todd Over Media’s Crowd Obsession – Katie Frates
http://dailycaller.com/2017/01/22/kellyanne-drops-rhetorical-atom-bomb-on-chuck-todd-over-medias-crowd-obsession-video/
— Here Are 17 Pictures From Inside The ‘Peaceful’ Protest On Inauguration Day – Grae Stafford
http://dailycaller.com/2017/01/22/here-are-17-pictures-from-inside-the-peaceful-protest-on-inauguration-day/

 

NEWS BUSTERS
— ABC, NBC Tout Women’s March, Downplay Hate and Bomb Threat
http://www.newsbusters.org/video/abc-nbc-tout-womens-march-downplay-hate-and-bomb-threat

 

BREITBART
— Reince Priebus: Media Obsessed With Trying to ‘Delegitimize’ President Trump – Pam Key  (DIERSEN: Who is obsesses with delegitimizing you?  The following obsess with delegitimizing me: 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-Trump, anti-Rauner, 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. Attendees at the Wheaton Chamber of Commerce January 19, 2017 State of the City Address saw that.)
http://www.breitbart.com/video/2017/01/22/reince-priebus-media-obsessed-with-trying-to-delegitimize-president-trump/

 

BLAZE
— Sean Spicer thumps the media at first press conference: ‘We’re going to hold the press accountable’ – Chris Enloe (DIERSEN: Since I became your GOPUSA Illinois Editor in 2000, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always held me accountable, that is, they have always blamed me for their problems, for your problems, for my problems, and for everyone’s problems.)
http://www.theblaze.com/news/2017/01/21/sean-spicer-thumps-the-media-at-first-press-conference-were-going-to-hold-the-press-accountable/

 

WORLD NET DAILY
— FIERCE BACKLASH AFTER HEATHER LOWREY SUGGESTS ASSASSINATING TRUMP  ‘This will stay with her for a long time, if not forever’ – JOE KOVACS
http://www.wnd.com/2017/01/fierce-backlash-after-woman-suggests-assassinating-trump/

 

CAMPUS REFORM
— Universities hire buses to take students to Women’s March  Several universities are paying for their students to attend the Women’s March on Washington, a post-Inauguration protest intended to show solidarity with marginalized communities and speak out against Donald Trump. – Amber Athey
http://www.campusreform.org/?ID=8666

 

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— It has been a really bad week for journalism – T. BECKET ADAMS
http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/it-has-been-a-really-bad-week-for-journalism/article/2612586

 

ROLL CALL
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Democratic Lawmakers Feel Boost from Women’s March  Minority party hopes movement will help Congress rein in Trump.”
http://www.rollcall.com/news/politics/democratic-lawmakers-womens-march

 

HUFFINGTON POST
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Sunday Show Hosts Hit Back On Trump Administration’s Lies.”
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/trump-assault-press_us_5884c85fe4b0e3a73569a11d

 

ABC NEWS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Bruce Springsteen says E Street Band’s ‘hearts and spirits’ with Donald Trump protesters.”
http://www.abc.net.au/news/2017-01-23/bruce-springsteen-talks-trump-on-first-night-of-australian-tour/8201896

 

CBS NEWS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Aziz Ansari skewers Donald Trump, “racist” supporters in “SNL” monologue.”
http://www.cbsnews.com/news/aziz-ansari-skewers-donald-trump-racist-supporters-in-snl-monologue/

 

REUTERS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “First days of Trump era signal America’s deepening political divide.”  Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps call Trump and his supporters racists, sexists, bigots, and even worse things.  How should Trump and his supporters respond?)
http://mobile.reuters.com/article/idUSKBN156142
— White House says media delegitimizing Trump, won’t ‘take it’ (DIERSEN: Who is focuses on delegitimizing you?  The following focus on delegitimizing me: 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-Trump, anti-Rauner, 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. Attendees at the Wheaton Chamber of Commerce January 19, 2017 State of the City Address saw that.)
http://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-priebus-idUSKBN1560RM

 

WASHINGTON POST
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “The traditional way of reporting on a president is dead. And Trump’s press secretary killed it.”
https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/style/the-traditional-way-of-reporting-on-a-president-is-dead-and-trumps-press-secretary-killed-it/2017/01/22/75403a00-e0bf-11e6-a453-19ec4b3d09ba_story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Trump wages war against the media as demonstrators protest his presidency.”
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/trump-wages-war-against-the-media-as-demonstrators-protest-his-presidency/2017/01/21/705be9a2-e00c-11e6-ad42-f3375f271c9c_story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Sean Spicer held a press conference. He didn’t take questions. Or tell the whole truth.” (DIERSEN: Based on what I saw at the Wheaton Chamber of Commerce State of the City Address on January 19, 2017, anti-Trump elected officials, their anti-Trump operatives, and their anti-Trump dupes are going punish me to punish Trump.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-fix/wp/2017/01/21/sean-spicer-held-a-press-conference-he-didnt-take-questions-or-tell-the-whole-truth/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps promote anti-Trump signs.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/post-partisan/wp/2017/01/21/my-favorite-signs-at-the-womens-march-on-washington/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “In SNL’s first post-inauguration episode, Putin roasts Trump on crowd sizes.”
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/arts-and-entertainment/wp/2017/01/22/in-snls-first-post-inauguration-episode-putin-roasts-trump-on-crowd-sizes/

 

LOS ANGELES TIMES
— Trump is dismissive of women’s marches but acknowledges right to protest – Brian Bennett
http://www.latimes.com/nation/politics/trailguide/la-na-trailguide-updates-trump-advisor-called-women-s-march-a-1485114018-htmlstory.html

 

ABC ACTION NEWS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps encourage women to be full-time anti-Trumps.
http://www.abcactionnews.com/decodedc/can-the-womens-marches-become-a-womens-movement

 

BURLINGTON COUNTY TIMES
— Will Trump evict reporters from the White House?  (DIERSEN: Will anti-Trumps in Diersen’s precinct try to evict Diersen?  Will anti-Trumps in Wheaton’s West District try to evict Diersen?  Will anti-Trumps in Wheaton try to evict Diersen?  Will anti-Trumps in Milton Township try to evict Diersen?  Will anti-Trumps in DuPage County try to evict Diersen?  Will anti-Trumps in Illinois try to evict Diersen? Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps who have lots of religious, government, political, and/or financial clout make it clear that they are going to get rid of Trump supporters.  How should Trump supporters respond?)
http://www.burlingtoncountytimes.com/opinion/op-ed/will-trump-evict-reporters-from-the-white-house/article_ed41aaf1-4fc3-5728-a73d-55b21429195e.html

 

FORBES
— Five Ways to Keep Valued Employees – David K. Williams  (DIERSEN: In the federal government, the more of the following that employees are, the more that they are valued: Democrat, minority, female, younger, yes-man/woman.)
http://www.forbes.com/sites/davidkwilliams/2017/01/22/five-ways-to-keep-valued-employees/#6130fb365f8d

 

FORTUNE
— Lack of Latinos in Trump Cabinet Draws Ire for ‘Setback’ – AP  (DIERSEN: What jobs and promotions have you had that Latinos should have been given?  My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always hinted/implied/argued/shouted a) that instead of me, the Post Office should have hired a Latino in 1966, b) that the Post Office should gotten rid of me much sooner than it did so that a Latino could have my job, c) that instead of me, IRS should have hired a Latino in 1971, d) that instead of me, IRS should have promoted Latinos in 1972, 1973, and 1974, e) that instead of me, GAO should have hired a Latino in 1980, f) that instead of me, GAO should have promoted a Latino in 1986, and g) that GAO should gotten rid of me much sooner than it did so that a Latino could have my job and my preferred corner office.)
http://fortune.com/2017/01/22/trump-cabinet-latinos-diversity/

 

THE NEW YORKER
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “TRUMP’S ATTACK ON THE PRESS SHOWS WHY PROTESTS ARE NECESSARY.” What do anti-Trumps have to say about Wheaton Mayor Mike Gresk’s attack on me at the January 19, 2017 Wheaton Chamber of Commerce State of the City Address? How proud are they of  Gresk?
http://www.newyorker.com/news/john-cassidy/trumps-attack-on-the-press-shows-why-protests-are-necessary

 

FED SMITH
— Proposed Retirement Changes for Federal Employees – Ralph R. Smith  (DIERSEN: Giving federal employees bigger cost of living adjustments than federal retirees discourages federal Employees from retiring.)
http://www.fedsmith.com/2017/01/22/proposed-retirement-changes-for-federal-employees/

 

ALTERNET
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “America’s President Will Try to Rule Like a Roman Emperor.  Donald Trump appears destined to follow in the tyrannical footsteps of Augustus before him.”)
http://www.alternet.org/news-amp-politics/americas-next-president-will-rule-roman-emperor
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “State of Resistance: California in the Age of Trump. The battle begins now.”
http://www.alternet.org/election-2016/state-resistance-california-age-trump

January 22 Morning Edition

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— 7 truths Democrats need to understand – Robert Reich
http://chicago.suntimes.com/opinion/robert-reich-7-truths-democrats-need-to-understand/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The Party is on life support. . .We are now in a populist era. . .The economy is not working for most Americans. . .The Party’s moneyed establishment – big donors, major lobbyists, retired members of congress who have become bundlers and lobbyists – are part of the problem. . .It’s not enough for Democrats to be “against Trump,” and defend the status quo. . .The life of the Party – its enthusiasm, passion, youth, principles, and ideals – was elicited by Bernie Sanders’s campaign. . .The Party must change from being a giant fund-raising machine to a movement.)
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps promote anti-Trump women.
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/illinois-teacher-at-d-c-march-were-not-going-to-be-ignored/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps make clear that they are anti-America, but also 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.
http://chicago.suntimes.com/opinion/editorial-our-new-nationalist-president/
— ‘Hidden Figures’ pave way for next generation  Abbott Labs exec Corlis Murray didn’t have to see ‘Hidden Figures to appreciate the challenges the African-American women the movie portrayed faced. – Mary Mitchell (DIERSEN: Are you a White male?  What jobs and promotions were you given that African-American women should have been given?  My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always hinted/implied/argued/shouted a) that instead of me, the Post Office should have hired an African-American woman in 1966, b) that the Post Office should gotten rid of me much sooner than it did so that an African-American woman could have my job, c) that instead of me, IRS should have hired an African-American woman in 1971, d) that instead of me, IRS should have promoted African-American women in 1972, 1973, and 1974, e) that instead of me, GAO should have hired an African-American woman in 1980, f) that instead of me, GAO should have promoted an African-American woman in 1986, and g) that GAO should gotten rid of me much sooner than it did so that an African-American woman could have my job and my preferred corner office.)
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/mitchell-hidden-figures-pave-way-for-next-generation/

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— President Trump and the forgotten man – John Kass
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/columnists/kass/ct-donald-trump-inauguration-kass-0122-20170120-column.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: In an editorial unethically made to look like a news article, pot pushers push pot.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/ct-cresco-labs-marijuana-bachtell-exec-qa-0122-biz-20170117-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Trump asks “How to cover Trump?” and answers “Literally and seriously.”
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/page/ct-trump-media-coverage-twitter-perspec-0122-md-20170120-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps promote foreign countries and their citizens.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-international-students-post-trump-met-20170112-story.html
— In ‘SNL’s’ first post-inauguration episode, Putin roasts Trump on crowd sizes – Elahe Izadi
http://www.chicagotribune.com/entertainment/tv/ct-snl-post-inauguration-episode-putin-trump-20170122-story.html

 

DAILY HERALD
— FRONT PAGE WITH THREE COLOR PHOTOS: Two officers injured in dispute at Bar Louie in Naperville – Doug T. Graham
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20170121/news/170129725/

 

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— The budget ball is in your court – RICH MILLER
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20170121/ISSUE11/170129973/an-illinois-budget-breakthrough-is-in-house-gops-hands

 

QUINCY HERALD WHIG
— Lead testing joins long list of unfunded mandates imposed on Illinois schools – Matt Dutton  (DIERSEN: Affirmative Action, Diversity, and Inclusion are unfunded mandates that have cost America many trillions of dollars. Those mandates a) require employers to hire, to retain, and to promote minorities and females and b) require employers to waste the careers of and to get rid of their employees who are White or male.)
http://www.whig.com/20170121/lead-testing-joins-long-list-of-unfunded-mandates-imposed-on-illinois-schools#

 

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps promote anti-Trump women.
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20170121/springfield-area-group-makes-voices-heard-in-dc
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20170121/unity-rally-draws-more-than-1000-to-old-capitol-plaza
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20170121/womens-march-hundreds-of-thousands-protest-trump
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20170121/over-1-million-join-anti-trump-womens-marches-worldwide
— Illinois Senate to try again on pension reform – Doug Finke
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20170121/illinois-senate-to-try-again-on-pension-reform
— AS THE DEMOCRAT PARTY’S STRANGLEHOLD ON ILLINOIS TIGHTENS: Springfield not alone in seeing revenue shortfall – Mary Hansen
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20170121/springfield-not-alone-in-seeing-revenue-shortfall
— Rauner’s lawyer takes comfort in high court budget decision – Bernard Schoenburg
http://www.sj-r.com/opinion/20170121/schoenburg-rauners-lawyer-takes-comfort-in-high-court-budget-decision
— Illinois treasurer seeks payout of unclaimed life insurance – AP
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20170122/illinois-treasurer-seeks-payout-of-unclaimed-life-insurance

 

WSIL TV
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps promote anti-Trump women.
http://www.wsiltv.com/story/34316035/trump-offers-scattershot-response-to-global-protests

 

WJBD
— Trump Spokesman Slams Media Over Inauguration Coverage – Alex Wong  (DIERSEN: Since 2000 when I became the GOPUSA Illinois Editor, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always slammed me for my coverage of everything.)
http://www.wjbdradio.com/politics/2017/01/21/trump-spokesman-slams-media-over-inauguration-coverage

 

WSIL TV
— European nationalists flaunt strength, buoyed by Trump win – AP  (DIERSEN: Will this slow down the Islamic conquest of Europe?)
http://www.wsiltv.com/story/34312685/europes-nationalist-leaders-kick-off-year-of-election-hopes

 

CHAMPAIGN/URBANA NEWS GAZETTE
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps promote anti-Trump women.
http://www.news-gazette.com/news/local/2017-01-21/womens-march-champaign.html

 

SOUTHERN
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps promote anti-Trump women.
http://thesouthern.com/news/local/communities/carbondale/hundreds-gather-in-carbondale-to-march-for-human-rights/article_616ca5a9-dd07-57da-9a8e-ee3a9317bd05.html

 

DAILY EGYPTIAN
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps promote anti-Trump women.
http://dailyegyptian.com/64889/showcase/carbondale-womens-march-draws-hundreds-in-a-show-of-equality-solidarity/
http://dailyegyptian.com/64917/multimedia/gallery-southern-illinois-womens-march-daily-egyptian/

 

NAVIGATOR
— Democrats ‘joyless’ in Speaker vote – Rich Miller
http://www.navigatorjournal.com/opinion/article_d5867a9c-e0b4-11e6-8955-c7291acafc0c.html

 

CHICAGO CITY WIRE
— Pawar not a serious Democratic contender for governor, Proft says – Karen Kidd  (DIERSEN: What do your critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes say to Proft about you?  My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes urge Proft get rid of me.  They want him to stop me from serving as the GOPUSA Illinois Editor and as a Republican Precinct Committeeman.  They would hint/imply/argue/shout that Proft wanted to end my TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairmanship, my Wheaton Chamber of Commerce Government Affairs Committee membership, my service as the Milton Township Republican Central Committee webmaster, my Illinois Center Right Coalition Steering Committee membership, and my American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter board membership.)
http://chicagocitywire.com/stories/511074515-pawar-not-a-serious-democratic-contender-for-governor-critic-says

 

NORTHWEST INDIANA TIMES
— Political Experience – Dan Carden  (DIERSEN: What political experience do you have?  I have been a Republican Precinct Committeeman since 1999 and the GOPUSA Illinois Editor since 2000.  I served as the TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairman 2005-2012, a Wheaton Chamber of Commerce Government Affairs Committee member 2003-2011, the Milton Township Republican Central Committee webmaster 2008-2010 and 2000-2004, an Illinois Center Right Coalition Steering Committee member 2003-2007, and an American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter board member 2001-2004.  What government experience do you have?  I worked for GAO 1980-1997, the last 11 years of which at the GS-13 Step 1-10 levels, currently $94,610-$122,991.  I worked for IRS 1971-1980, the last 5 1/2 years of which at the GS-12 Step 1-5 levels, currently $79,563-$90,173.  I served on the American Association of Government Accountants Chicago Chapter Executive Committee 1983-1996.)
http://www.nwitimes.com/news/statehouse/crossing-the-line/crossing-the-line-political-experience/article_23158a54-e9be-5697-88a9-c651ccbe05a8.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: For the first time in the nation’s history, the United States has a president, Republican Donald Trump, who never previously held elected office at any level or a government job of any kind. Similarly, Illinois Gov. Bruce Rauner, a multimillionaire Republican businessman elected in 2014, began his political career running for and winning the top office in the state.)

 

WASHINGTON TIMES
— White House Chief of Staff Reince Priebus on media: ‘We are going to fight back’ – Bradford Richardson  (DIERSEN: Should I start fighting back at those in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois who demonize me, who denigrate me, and who condemn me.  So far, I have believed in forgiving those who trespass against me.)
http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2017/jan/22/reince-priebus-white-house-chief-of-staff-on-media/

 

LUTHERAN CHURCH CHARITIES
— Make Every Day Count – Tim Hetzner  (DIERSEN: What do you do to make every day count?  I put together and send out a GOPUSA ILLINOIS email each and every morning and each and every evening, including Sundays.)
http://devotions.lccharities.org/2017/01/22/make-every-day-count/

 

THE BLAZE
— White House press secretary slams mainstream media journalist for always wanting to ‘tweet first check facts later’ – Chris Enloe  (DIERSEN: What do you say to those who want me to get their permission before I include links to articles in GOPUSA Illinois emails?)
http://www.theblaze.com/news/2017/01/21/wh-press-sec-slams-mainstream-media-journalist-for-always-wanting-to-tweet-first-check-facts-later/

 

NEWSMAX
— Madonna: ‘I Have Thought an Awful Lot About Blowing Up the White House’ – Solange Reyner
http://www.newsmax.com/Newsfront/madonna-womens-march-washington-march/2017/01/21/id/769778/

 

CHRISTIAN POST
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, “Evangelical groups” act as operatives or as dupes for the anti-Evangelical Democrat Party.
http://www.christianpost.com/news/evangelical-groups-urge-congress-to-codify-obamas-dreamers-action-for-undocumented-immigrants-173259/

 

DAILY CALLER
— Women’s March Organizer Recently Met Ex-Hamas Operative, Has Family Ties To Terror Group – Chuck Ross
http://dailycaller.com/2017/01/21/womens-march-organizer-recently-met-ex-hamas-operative-has-family-ties-to-terror-group/

 

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Priebus slams media ‘obsession’ with undermining Trump – SARAH WESTWOOD  (DIERSEN: Who is obsessed with undermining you?  The following are obsessed with undermining me: 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-Trump, anti-Rauner, 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.washingtonexaminer.com/priebus-slams-media-obssession-with-undermining-trump/article/2612607

 

THE HILL
— Franken emerges as liberal force – LISA HAGEN  (DIERSEN: I should write a book about RINOs who are emerging as liberal forces in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois.  They promote dependency on government, dependency on charity, LGBTQ activity, abortion, mass/illegal immigration, patronage, booze, pot, gambling, race based preference giving, gender based preference giving, age discrimination, abolition of the First and Second Amendments, and even worse things.)
http://thehill.com/homenews/senate/315393-franken-emerges-as-liberal-force-in-hearings
— Priebus on media: ‘We’re not going to sit around and take it’ – REBECCA SAVRANSKY  (DIERSEN: Since 1948, when my parents had me baptized as a Missouri Synod Lutheran, my nasty/troubled/failed/vicious critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have counted on me to “sit around and take it.” Attendees at the Wheaton Chamber of Commerce January 19, 2017 State of the City Address saw that.)
http://thehill.com/homenews/administration/315520-priebus-on-media-were-not-going-to-sit-around-and-take-it

 

HUFFINGTON POST
— Reince Priebus Complains About The Press Trying To Delegitimize Donald Trump  (DIERSEN: Who is focuses on delegitimizing you?  The following focus on delegitimizing me: 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-Trump, anti-Rauner, 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.huffingtonpost.com/entry/reince-priebus-trump-birther_us_5884bfa3e4b070d8cad3200b

 

POLITICO
— Trump doling out plum adviser jobs to rich friends  The arrangement has worried ethics experts, especially because the advisers may sidestep conflict-of-interest rules. – JOSH DAWSEY and ISAAC ARNSDORF  (DIERSEN: Who does NOT ask for your advice?  The following do NOT ask for my advice: 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-Trump, anti-Rauner, 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.politico.com/story/2017/01/trump-jobs-rich-allies-233975
— Priebus dismisses former CIA boss Brennan as ‘bitter’ – CONNOR O’BRIEN  (DIERSEN: Who dismisses you as being bitter?  My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes dismiss me as being bitter because I am no longer the TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairman, a Wheaton Chamber of Commerce Government Affairs Committee member, the Milton Township Republican Central Committee webmaster, an Illinois Center Right Coalition Steering Committee member, an American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter board member, a GAO employee, an IRS employee, a Post Office employee, etc.)
http://www.politico.com/story/2017/01/reince-priebus-john-brennan-cia-233990
— Priebus charges media out to ‘de-legitimize’ Trump, vows to fight back – CONNOR O’BRIEN (DIERSEN: Who is focuses on delegitimizing you?  The following focus on delegitimizing me: 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-Trump, anti-Rauner, 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.politico.com/story/2017/01/reince-priebus-inauguration-crowds-233987

 

CNN
— Trump says he has “running war” with media – Brian Stelter (DIERSEN: Has the Gresk Administration gone to war with me over my promotion of Wheaton’s Independence Day parades?  Attendees at the Wheaton Chamber of Commerce January 19, 2017 State of the City Address would think so.)
http://money.cnn.com/2017/01/21/media/donald-trump-war-with-the-media/

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— Where Americans Still Stand Together  A year of photographs from parades on the nation’s streets, where communities become visible to themselves. – GEORGE GEORGIOU  (DIERSEN: What do you know about Wheaton’s Independence Day Parades? I have attended and/or participated in them since 1978 and I have raised money from Republicans each and every year for them since 2006.  I should write a book about the Democrats and Democrat plants, Libertarians and Libertarian plants, Greens and Green plants, and RINOs in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois a) who work against the parades and against patriotism, b) who work against Republican participation in the parades, and/or c) who work against my efforts to raise money from Republicans to support the parades. If their treatment of me at the Wheaton Chamber of Commerce January 19, 2017 State of the City Address is any indication, now that Trump is our President, they are dramatically increasing their efforts a) to harm the parade and patriotism, b) to discourage/stop Republican participation in the parade, and c) to discourage/stop Republicans from donating for the parade.  They are fully aware that I will raise $2,500 for the parade this year from Republicans, even if that means that I donate all of that $2,500.)
https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2017/01/19/magazine/parades-across-america-george-georgiou.html
— Politics’ Newest Empty Gesture: The Disavowal – WESLEY MORRIS  (DIERSEN: Who wants others to disavow you? The following want everyone to disavow me: 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-Trump, anti-Rauner, 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/2017/01/18/magazine/politics-newest-empty-gesture-the-disavowal.html
— San Francisco Asks: Where Have All the Children Gone? – THOMAS FULLER
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/01/21/us/san-francisco-children.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps demonize, denigrate, and condemn Trump.
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/01/21/opinion/sunday/the-president-who-buried-humility.html
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/01/21/opinion/sunday/why-i-cannot-fall-in-line-behind-trump.html
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/01/21/opinion/sunday/the-tempting-of-the-media.html
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/01/21/opinion/sunday/finding-myself-marching.html
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/01/21/opinion/sunday/the-america-we-lost-when-trump-won.html
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/01/21/opinion/sunday/racial-progress-is-real-but-so-is-racist-progress.html
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/01/21/opinion/sunday/how-to-listen-to-donald-trump-every-day-for-years.html
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/01/20/opinion/sunday/how-not-to-be-afraid.html
https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/projects/cp/opinion/presidential-inauguration-2017/america-first-britain-frets
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/01/21/us/politics/trump-white-house-briefing-inauguration-crowd-size.html (FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD)

 

NEW YORK POST
— How these unemployed people survive in America – John Crudele  (DIERSEN: Are you unemployed?  If so, how do you get by? As a 68-year-old unemployed retired federal employee, I have received a dramatically reduced Civil Service Retirement System pension (currently $50,856 a year) since 1997.  In addition, I have received dramatically reduced Social Security (currently $2,028 a year) since 2010.)
http://nypost.com/2017/01/22/how-these-unemployed-people-survive-in-america/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Dear John: In a nutshell, I am getting by because I still have a good credit score (690, I believe). I am a 66-year-old retired civilian federal employee. I was able to retire when I was age 55 after 32 years of service and receive my full pension (currently about $3,600 net monthly). I retired to “pursue other interests,” as the cliche goes.)

 

USA TODAY
— Fake Muslim registry appears at women’s march – Sean Rossman
http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/onpolitics/2017/01/21/fake-muslim-registry-appears-womens-march/96885144/

 

NPR & WNPR
— Trump Administration Goes To War With The Media Over Inauguration Crowd Size – JESSICA TAYLOR  (DIERSEN: Has the Gresk Administration gone to war with me over my promotion of Wheaton’s Independence Day parades?  Attendees at the Wheaton Chamber of Commerce January 19, 2017 State of the City Address would think so.)
http://www.npr.org/2017/01/21/510994742/trump-administration-goes-to-war-with-the-media-over-inauguration-crowd-size
http://wnpr.org/post/trump-administration-goes-war-media-over-inauguration-crowd-size

 

FORTUNE
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps promote anti-Trump women.
http://fortune.com/2017/01/21/womens-march-photos/

 

THE BEAST
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps ask “Where Were All The Women’s March Protesters in November?” and say “It was huge. It was emotional. But it’s hard not to wonder what all these people were doing during the election, and what they will do after the protest has ended.”  What will the anti-Trump women in your precinct, in your municipality, in your township/ward, in your county, and in Illinois do to get rid of Trump and to get rid of Trumps’s supporters?
http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2017/01/21/where-were-all-the-women-s-march-protesters-in-november.html

January 20 Morning Edition

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Illinois companies pony up to sponsor state’s inaugural ball – Rick Pearson
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-illinois-trump-inaugural-ball-sponsors-story.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: A slew of Illinois companies sponsored Thursday night’s Inaugural Heartland Ball, a gala put on by the D.C.-based state societies of Illinois, Ohio, Missouri and Wisconsin. The Illinois State Society listed a series of sponsors: $25,000 from Abbott Labs and Motorola Solutions; $15,000 from ADM, Monsanto and CME Group; $10,000 from Constellation Brands and Molina Healthcare; and $5,000 from Abbvie and Great Lakes Dredge & Dock. On Thursday morning, we noticed the sponsor list also included the Illinois Senate Democrats at the $5,000 level. The ball is a nonpartisan event, so that was a little odd. Senate Democrats said they would inquire. By the afternoon, the Senate Democrats had disappeared from the Illinois State Society website. Organizers expected as many as 1,5000 guests at the Marriott Marquis. Tickets were $500 for dinner and the ball and $300 for just the ball. You can read more about the event here. Among those Illinoisans in attendance who will have some clout with the new administration is Ron Gidwitz, a businessman who led Donald Trump’s Illinois campaign fundraising effort. Gidwitz has been in Washington for much of the week, attending major events featuring Trump, including a dinner with many of Washington’s foreign diplomatic corps in which he sat with Trump’s nominee for housing secretary, Dr. Ben Carson. Others scheduled to be part of the Illinois contingent include national and local conservative fundraiser Richard Uihlein; business consultant Robert Blackwell; state Republican chairman Tim Schneider, a Cook County commissioner; Richard Porter, Illinois’ Republican national committeeman; Trump assistant commerce secretary nominee Todd Ricketts of the Cubs-owning family; prominent Marion businessman Harry Crisp; and Jack Dorgan, a Rosemont trustee and member of the state GOP central committee. Also in town is Bolingbrook Mayor Roger Claar, a member of the state GOP central committee, who hosted a Trump fundraiser; and David MacNeil, the CEO of Bolingbrook-based WeatherTech auto parts who backed Trump after initially supporting Jeb Bush.)
— Illinois prepares for diminished D.C. stature as Trump replaces Obama – Kim Geiger and Katherine Skiba
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-illinois-inaugaration-politics-met-0120-20170119-story.html
— Trump taps low-profile Illinois GOP’ers to serve in his administration – Kim Janssen
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/chicagoinc/ct-roskam-aide-hired-by-trump-0120-chicago-inc-20170119-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps promote anti-Trump women.
http://www.redeyechicago.com/news/redeye-womens-march-on-washington-20170118-story.html
— Illinois Senate leaders want to grab momentum for massive budget plan next week – Rick Pearson
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-cullerton-radogno-meeting-met-0120-20170119-story.html
— ‘This is the greatest guy’: Trump meets FedEx courier Shane Bouvet from Illinois, offers him $10K – Justin Jouvenal
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/politics/ct-donald-trump-inauguration-fans-20170119-story.html
— Trump boasts about his ‘big victory’: ‘I outworked anybody who ever ran for office’ – John Wagner
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/politics/ct-trump-boasts-about-win-20170119-story.html
— New Illinois laws loosen employment restrictions for ex-offenders – Alexia Elejalde-Ruiz  (DIERSEN: Virtually all of those who glorify and praise ex-offenders demonize, denigrate, and condemn me.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/ct-illinois-laws-criminal-records-118-biz-20170117-story.html
— Local CEOs fight Trump’s immigration plan – Robert Reed  (DIERSEN: Democrats want mass/illegal immigration because immigrants vote for Democrats.  RINOs want mass/illegal immigration because they want cheap labor.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/columnists/ct-trump-ceo-immigration-letter-robert-reed-0122-biz-20170119-column.html
— FRONT PAGE WITH COLOR PICTURE IN NAPERVILLE SUN: DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps promote anti-Trump women.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/naperville-sun/ct-nvs-womens-march-dc-nolan-st-0120-20170119-story.html

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Kinzinger warns about Russia. Kirk: No ‘white Republicans’ on AF1 – Lynn Sweet and Suzanne McBride
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/kinzinger-warns-about-russia-kirk-no-white-republicans-on-af1/
— Rare and refreshing—Democrat, Republican working together – Mark Brown
http://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/brown-rare-and-refreshing-democrat-republican-working-together/
— Listen to Illinois Senate leaders and say uncle – Editorial
http://chicago.suntimes.com/opinion/editorial-listen-to-illinois-senate-leaders-and-say-uncle/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Trump haters promote hatred of Trump.
http://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/steinberg-inauguration-day-a-hard-rains-gonna-fall/
— Illinois Senate leaders push budget plan, won’t cap income tax hike – Tina Sfondeles
http://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/senate-leaders-push-budget-plan-wont-cap-income-tax-hike/
— Ditka a Trump fan, but Da Coach not attending inauguration – Michael Sneed
http://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/sneed-ditka-a-trump-fan-but-da-coach-not-attending-inauguration/

 

DAILY HERALD
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps demonize, denigrate, and condemn Trump and those who voted for him.
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20170120/discuss/170129963/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: QUESTION: Which individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries do not want Trump to succeed?  ANSWER: Those that are anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20170119/discuss/170118687/
— 1 in 4 US men have cancer-linked HPV genital infections – AP
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20170119/news/301199904/
— Broda says he’s ‘as enthusiastic as ever about Lisle’s future’ – Robert Sanchez
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20170119/news/170118668/
— FRONT PAGE WITH COLOR PICTURE: DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps promote anti-Trumps and Trump-hater promote Trump-haters.
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20170120/news/170129945/

 

ABC7
— CPS TEACHERS, STUDENTS, PARENTS STAND UNITED AFTER DEVOS HEARING – Sarah Schulte and Laura Podesta  (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps promote anti-Trumps.)
http://abc7chicago.com/education/cps-teachers-students-parents-stand-united-after-devos-hearing/1709891/

 

NBC5
— ‘Why I Am Attending the Inauguration of Donald Trump’: Durbin Explains Decision to Attend Inauguration  “My presence is an acknowledgement that once again America has achieved what so many nations have failed to do: peacefully transition to new leadership,” Durbin said in a statement. – Tom Schuba  (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps promote anti-Trumps.)
http://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/Durbin-Explains-Decision-to-Attend-Trumps-Inauguration-411238385.html

 

CLTV
— Illinois contingent in Washington to celebrate Trump’s presidency
http://cltv.com/2017/01/19/illinois-contingent-in-washington-to-celebrate-trumps-presidency/

 

DNA INFO
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps promote anti-Trump women.
https://www.dnainfo.com/chicago/20170119/downtown/chicagos-womens-march-estimate-swells-50000

 

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Soldier from Springfield an emphatic part of inaugural ceremony – Bernard Schoenburg  (DIERSEN: Government is nasty. Politics is nasty. I worked for the federal government 1966-1969 and 1971-1997.  My Democrat superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates in the federal government were nasty. Beginning in 1966, when I was 18 years old and started working part-time for the Park Forest Post Office, they used against me the fact that I sought and obtained student draft deferments 1966-1970 and a financial hardship draft deferment 1970-1971. They always hinted/implied/argued/shouted a) that instead of me, the Post Office should have hired a veteran in 1966, b) that the Post Office should gotten rid of me much sooner than it did so that a veteran could have my job, c) that instead of me, IRS should have hired a veteran in 1971, d) that instead of me, IRS should have promoted veterans in 1972, 1973, and 1974, e) that instead of me, GAO should have hired a veteran in 1980, f) that instead of me, GAO should have promoted a veteran in 1986, and g) that GAO should gotten rid of me much sooner than it did so that a veteran could have my job and my preferred corner office.)
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20170119/soldier-from-springfield-emphatic-part-of-inaugural-ceremony
(FROM THE ARTICLE: In high school, Wilcox was editor of Capitoline – the Springfield High yearbook. After he joined the Army, it was early in his basic training at Fort Benning, Georgia, that he was among people contacted by a recruiter for The Old Guard. At 6-foot-3, he said, he met the height requirement, which he said is about 6 feet, “but you can get away with 5-11.” General testing scores on subjects including math and literature also qualified him, he said.)

 

WSIL TV
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Protesters make their mark on Trump’s inauguration.”
http://www.wsiltv.com/story/34305219/protesters-make-their-mark-on-trumps-inauguration

 

WIBQ AM
— Illinois’ ‘Grand Bargain’ Adds Two-Billion More In Unpaid Bills
http://wibqam.com/news/articles/2017/jan/19/illinois-grand-bargain-adds-two-billion-more-in-unpaid-bills/

 

BELLEVILLE NEWS DEMOCRAT
— Trump’s Illinois supporters are excited to watch him become president – NONA TEPPER
http://www.bnd.com/news/local/article127555069.html

 

CARMI TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps promote anti-Trump women.
http://www.carmitimes.com/news/20170119/southern-illinois-solidarity

 

WILL COUNTY GAZETTE
— Naperville councilman targets real estate taxes – Carol Ostrow
http://willcountygazette.com/stories/511074486-naperville-councilman-targets-real-estate-taxes

 

HERALD & REVIEW
— Inauguration trip chance to witness history for local residents – RYAN VOYLES
http://herald-review.com/news/local/inauguration-trip-chance-to-witness-history-for-local-residents/article_f3a219ef-07eb-5f96-b084-6cd63037814b.html

 

JOURNAL STANDARD
— Teaching Trump: Educators look for teachable moments in tumultuous campaign, new presidency – Corina Curry  (DIERSEN: From what I see, teachers in America are overwhelmingly anti-Republican and overwhelmingly anti-Trump. How successful will they be in turning their students against Republicans and against Trump?  Further, based on the way the majority of their students talk and act, teachers in America are overwhelmingly 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.journalstandard.com/news/20170119/teaching-trump-educators-look-for-teachable-moments-in-tumultuous-campaign-new-presidency

 

CHICAGOIST
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps promote anti-Trumps.
http://chicagoist.com/2017/01/19/how_to_prepare_yourself_for_friday.php

 

CHICAGO PATCH
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps promote anti-Trumps.
http://patch.com/illinois/chicago/donald-trumps-inauguration-chicago-protests-marches-will-welcome-new-president

 

NPR ILLINOIS
— Rick Perry, Energy Nominee, Says He No Longer Wants To Dissolve Agency – JEFF BRADY  (DIERSEN: In 1981, Charles Bowsher left Arthur Andersen and ran GAO for the next 15 years. Many of his critics believed that he wanted to dissolve GAO and give the agency’s functions to Arthur Andersen.)
http://nprillinois.org/post/rick-perry-energy-nominee-says-he-no-longer-wants-dissolve-agency#stream/0

 

ILLINOIS HOME PAGE
— Illinois now Purple Heart State (DIERSEN: Government is nasty. Politics is nasty. I worked for the federal government 1966-1969 and 1971-1997.  My Democrat superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates in the federal government were nasty. Beginning in 1966, when I was 18 years old and started working part-time for the Park Forest Post Office, they used against me the fact that I sought and obtained student draft deferments 1966-1970 and a financial hardship draft deferment 1970-1971. They always hinted/implied/argued/shouted a) that instead of me, the Post Office should have hired a veteran in 1966, b) that the Post Office should gotten rid of me much sooner than it did so that a veteran could have my job, c) that instead of me, IRS should have hired a veteran in 1971, d) that instead of me, IRS should have promoted veterans in 1972, 1973, and 1974, e) that instead of me, GAO should have hired a veteran in 1980, f) that instead of me, GAO should have promoted a veteran in 1986, and g) that GAO should gotten rid of me much sooner than it did so that a veteran could have my job and my preferred corner office.)
http://www.illinoishomepage.net/news/local-news/illinois-now-purple-heart-state/642724469

 

ILLINOIS NEWS NETWORK
— Congressmen say planned boycott and demonstrations distract from true meaning of inauguration
https://ilnews.org/11781/congressmen-say-planned-boycott-demonstrations-distract-true-meaning-inauguration/

 

CHICAGO MAROON
— Government employees are overly protected from employer sanctions. – Brian Dong  (DIERSEN: Dong should rail against patronage. Democrats run the federal government. I have always been a Republican. GAO hired me in 1980 because it could not find a qualified Democrat who would take the job.  IRS hired me in 1971 because it could not find a qualified Democrat who would take the job.  The Post Office hired me in 1966 because it could not find a qualified Democrat who would take the job.  Needless-to-say, those in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in DuPage County, and in Illinois who promote patronage would never hire me to do anything.)
https://www.chicagomaroon.com/article/2017/1/20/state-union/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: It is not a foreign concept that some government agencies are awfully slow and are experts at giving low quality service. Surely, in a private company that offers comparable services, effective managers could make a tangible impact on the quality of service. Alas, the solution will never be as simple for federal organizations with the current system. Lawmakers passed numerous government worker protection laws as part of the civil servant protection system to shield them from arbitrary or political terminations. Today, government employees have been afforded a staggering amount of job overprotection. An investigation by CBS News reported just how difficult it can be to fire a government employee. One official at the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) was allowed to keep his job after being caught watching porn for several hours per day. Two managers from General Services Administration (GSA) were rehired and even received bonuses after initially being terminated for spending almost $1 million on luxury goods for a conference. There is absolutely no reason why they should be allowed to avoid proper disciplinary action for their professional shortcomings. When employees are allowed to keep their job even when watching porn, performing poorly, slacking off, and participating in other unprofessional and unethical activities, it creates a toxic culture of apathetic mediocrity. There is very little incentive for people to do their jobs adequately if they are almost certain to not be fired. This morale-killing culture is exactly why agencies like the DMV are saturated with incompetent and rude staff. These protections not only make a high-performing federal employee a rarity, but also cause a lot of taxpayer money to be wasted. New York City’s infamous rubber room exemplifies this waste. Due to tenure and union agreements, teachers who are accused of criminal conduct are sent there until they receive hearings. While they wait for their hearings for an indefinite time in the Rubber Room, they continue to receive their salaries and increase their pensions while literally doing nothing. NYC hemorrhages $22 million per year from taxpayers’ wallets, keeping these teachers in limbo because union agreements make the firing process unbearably long and complicated. Clearly, the American public suffers from these practices. However, the intricate web of bureaucratic regulations and union decrees make it anything but easy to effect change. There may only be one Scott Walker, but more people should be cracking down on unions. Making it easy for a manager to fire an employee for simply doing a bad job shouldn’t be a liberal or conservative issue—it’s a common sense issue. The term “civil servant” implies a great amount of accountability and loyalty to one’s country. Indeed, public employees like soldiers, policemen, and firefighters risk their lives every day to defend peoples’ lives. The EPA strives to sustain a better planet to live in. The Food and Drug Administration serves to protect public health. These responsibilities were handed to federal agencies because they are presumably more trustworthy than private institutions and corporations. This greater purpose though, is often completely eroded by the sheer lack of accountability of federal agencies’ employees. With ghoulish bureaucratic procedures, strong union protection, and tenure, it can be very difficult to translate an individual agency’s mission to the United States down to its employees, and this undermines the honor the job is supposed to carry. It’s time government workers are held accountable for their actions and performance.)

 

MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— Rachael Lawrence Trump Inaugural Fundraiser at Pablo’s Friday, Channel 7 May Come – Cal Skinner
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2017/01/19/rachael-lawrence-kicking-off-algonquin-township-trustee-campaign-day-trump-sworn-in-copy/

 

ILLINOIS FAMILY INSTITUTE
— The Audacity of Obama – Laurie Higgins
https://illinoisfamily.org/uncategorized/the-audacity-of-obama/

 

ILLINOIS LEAKS
— Why Governor Rauner Must Veto SB 3319 – Kirk Allen
http://edgarcountywatchdogs.com/2017/01/why-governor-rauner-must-veto-sb-3319/

 

GOPUSA
— CNN Report Speculates on Who Would Take Power If Trump Were Assassinated Today
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=19492
— More speech, not less  (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents do not want me or anyone else to say or do anything without first getting their specific permission.)
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=19394

 

THE BLAZE
— Chicago gun control advocates dealt yet another major blow – Jon Street
http://www.theblaze.com/news/2017/01/19/chicago-gun-control-advocates-dealt-yet-another-major-blow/
— Rand Paul absolutely destroys Bernie Sanders’ talk about how uncompassionate America is – Brandon Morse  (DIERSEN: My nasty/troubled/failed/vicious critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always a) stressed that they are a member of a church, that they attend church services, and/or that they give money to a church, b) painted themselves as being extremely compassionate, and c) viciously demonized me, denigrated me, and condemned me as being not compassionate.  Should I write a book about the aforesaid. They talk and act like they want me to.)
http://www.theblaze.com/news/2017/01/19/rand-paul-absolutely-destroys-bernie-sanders-talk-about-how-uncompassionate-america-is/

 

PUBLIUS FORUM
— Black Professor and CNN Mouth Calls All Blacks Who Dare Meet With Trump ‘Mediocre Negroes’ – Warner Todd Huston
http://www.publiusforum.com/2017/01/19/black-professor-cnn-mouth-calls-blacks-dare-meet-trump-mediocre-negroes/

 

LIFE SITE NEWS
— Archbishop: I ‘will not comply’ with law forcing Church to hire abortion activists – Lianne Laurence
https://www.lifesitenews.com/news/archbishop-will-defy-proposed-st.-louis-law-forcing-church-to-hire-abortion

 

THE HILL
— The Trump era begins – NIALL STANAGE (DIERSEN: From now on, how strongly will anti-Trumps blame Trump supporters for their problems, for your problems, for my problems, and for everyone’s problems?)
http://thehill.com/homenews/administration/315155-the-trump-era-begins

 

ASSOCIATED PRESS
— Protesters, Trump supporters clash outside ‘DeploraBall’ in Washington, DC
http://www.wsiltv.com/story/34304985/protesters-trump-supporters-clash-outside-deploraball
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Protesters and supporters of President-elect Donald Trump clashed outside a pro-Trump event in Washington the night before his inauguration. Police used chemical spray on some protesters in an effort to control the unruly crowd. Hundreds of protesters gathered outside the National Press Club in downtown Washington, where the “DeploraBall” was being held. The name is a play on a campaign remark by Hillary Clinton, who once referred to many of Trump’s supporters as a “basket of deplorables.” Protesters booed any time presumed ball-goers in suits, tuxedos or dresses came in or out of the event. One man waving a pro-Trump flag had debris thrown at him and was chased to the nearby Warner Theater, where Fox News Channel personalities Sean Hannity and Geraldo Rivera happened to be outside waiting to go into another event. Hannity engaged hecklers by raising his fist; Rivera laughed and smiled before entering the theater.)
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Russian political elites revel in Trump’s inauguration.”  If Putin ran the United States, I doubt that he would have let Mexico and other foreign countries invade the United States like Obama and Bush did.
http://www.wsiltv.com/story/34305030/russian-political-elites-revel-in-trumps-inauguration

 

NBC NEWS
— Democrats: Left in the Lurch  The curious decline and uncertain future of the Democratic Party – ALEX SEITZ-WALD and SAM PETULLA
http://www.nbcnews.com/specials/democrats-left-in-the-lurch

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps promote anti-Trump Wall Street women.
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/01/19/business/dealbook/womens-march-wall-street.html
— New Yorkers Rediscover Activism in the Trump Presidency Era – GINIA BELLAFANTE (DIERSEN: Which individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and counties do New York activists want to get rid of the most, those that are Protestant, conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders, or those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors?)
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/01/20/nyregion/trump-presidency-new-york-city.html
— A Trump Administration, With Obama Staff Members Filling In the Gaps – MAGGIE HABERMAN and GLENN THRUSH
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/01/19/us/trump-cabinet-picks-inauguration.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps promote anti-Trumps and Trump-haters promote Trump haters.
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/01/20/opinion/the-internal-invasion.html
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/01/20/opinion/donald-the-unready.html
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/01/19/opinion/obama-shouldnt-go-quietly.html
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/01/20/opinion/how-the-womens-march-could-resurrect-the-democratic-party.html

 

LOS ANGELES TIMES
— As soon as he is inaugurated, Trump will move to clamp down on immigration – Brian Bennett
http://www.latimes.com/nation/la-na-pol-trump-immigration-actions-20170119-story.html

 

USA TODAY
— Trump: ‘The next time we’re going to win the old-fashioned way’ – Gregory Korte
http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/onpolitics/2017/01/20/trump-next-time-were-going-win-old-fashioned-way/96817236/
— DIERSEN HEATLINE: Those who are anti-men promote those who are anti-men.
http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2017/01/19/womens-march-on-washington-survey-trump-clinton/96731542/

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Companies Pony Up for Donald Trump’s Inauguration  UPS, Wal-Mart and Coca-Cola all didn’t give or reduced donations to last year’s GOP convention – REBECCA BALLHAUS
http://www.wsj.com/articles/companies-pony-up-for-donald-trumps-inauguration-1484843370
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Donald Trump Seen Bringing ‘Deliberate Chaos’ to the White House.”
http://www.wsj.com/articles/donald-trump-seen-bringing-deliberate-chaos-to-the-white-house-1484843995
— Protesters Look to Disrupt Trump’s Inauguration Weekend  Authorities prepare for hundreds of thousands of demonstrators; Women’s March is expected to be biggest –  BYRON TAU, JANET HOOK and BEN KESLING
http://www.wsj.com/articles/protesters-look-to-disrupt-trumps-inauguration-weekend-1484840632

 

BLOOMBERG
— Imagine a Gracious Trump – Albert R. Hunt  (DIERSEN: Should I write a book about the rudest 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?  They would love it.  They are very proud of their rudeness.)
https://www.bloomberg.com/view/articles/2017-01-20/imagine-a-gracious-trump

 

FED SMITH
— Trump Administration Proposing Drastic Cuts to Federal Workforce – Ian Smith  (DIERSEN: Most, if not virtually all of my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes who claim to be religious, conservative, and/or Republican hate past, present, and future federal employees.  I was a federal employee for almost 30 years 1966-1969 and 1971-1997.  What do you say to the aforesaid haters?)
http://www.fedsmith.com/2017/01/20/trump-administration-proposing-drastic-cuts-to-federal-workforce/

 

FEDERAL NEWS RADIO
— I do solemnly swear that I will … – Jeff Neal (DIERSEN: My Democrat superiors in the federal government treated me as though I had failed/refused to carry out their orders to give preference to their employees because they were Democrat, minority, female, and/or younger. They never charged me with the aforesaid because I never did the aforesaid; I always carried out their orders to give preference to their employees because they were Democrat, minority, female, and/or younger.  Nevertheless, because I disagreed with the aforesaid and because I objected to the aforesaid, 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.)
http://federalnewsradio.com/commentary/2017/01/i-do-solemnly-swear-that-i-will/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: People in the private sector do not take an oath of office when they get a job. They get an offer, report to work, and that’s it. For federal employees it is different. Reading so many articles about the inauguration that refer to the president-elect taking the oath of office on Jan. 20 got me thinking about oaths and what they mean. I have taken that oath of office as a civil service employee. Raising your right hand and swearing to “support and defend the Constitution of the United States” is not something most people take lightly. It is a solemn oath and it means something to most people who take it. . .The oath is relatively straightforward, but what does it mean? I see the oath as having three important aspects. First, the employee swears to support and defend the Constitution against enemies. Second, s/he swears allegiance to the Constitution. Finally, the employee promises to do his/her job well. How does the oath manifest itself in day-to-day work? Does it provide any protection for an employee who refuses an order s/he believes would be a violation of the oath? That question is far more complex than the oath itself. Federal employees are required to follow lawful orders, even if they disagree with them. 5 USC 2302(b)(9)(D) gives employees the “right to refuse” with respect to unlawful orders. But what happens when an order violates a regulation or rule, but is not technically illegal? A 2015 Merit Systems Protection Board decision directly answered that question. MSPB outlined the issues in the case, writing “Specifically, the appellant asserted that the agency violated 5 U.S.C. § 2302(b)(9)(D), which protects employees from retaliation “for refusing to obey an order that would require the individual to violate a law.” 5 U.S.C. § 2302(b)(9)(D). He alleged that the agency improperly stripped him of particular job duties and gave him a subpar performance rating for disobeying an order that would have required that he violate (1) a Federal Acquisition Regulation that limits the authority of a contracting officer’s representative (COR), and (2) “PA296: How to be a COR,” the agency’s training course for COR certification, which further clarifies the limitations to this authority.” MSPB’s final decision said “… we hold that the right-to-disobey provision at section 2302(b)(9)(D) extends only to orders that would require the individual to take an action barred by statute. Because the appellant in this case contends that he disobeyed an order that would have required him to violate an agency rule or regulation, his claim falls outside of the scope of section 2302(b)(9)(D).” The oath of office does not grant any protection for deciding that an order is a bad idea, bad policy, or morally or ethically wrong. In fact, the oath does not grant any protection from anything. It is an oath of allegiance and a promise to do good work. Employees who believe they are being ordered to act in a manner inconsistent with their oath of office may pursue other options, such as whistleblower complaints or any other avenue provided by law or regulation, but disobeying direct orders is generally not one of the available options. That means an employee who wants to argue that s/he is adhering to the oath of office by disobeying orders has a very tough hill to climb. There is also the option of going to the press, but that can bring its own set of risks.)

 

THE DAILY BEAST
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Rain, Mass Protests Loom for Trump’s Inauguration.”
http://www.thedailybeast.com/cheats/2017/01/20/trump-inauguration-crowds-gather-as-dc-braces-for-protests.html

 

BUZZFEED NEWS
— Lawyers Are Descending On Washington To Help Protesters  Hundreds of legal volunteers are fanning out across the city to document potential abuses of protesters and are ready to go to court if needed. – Zoe Tillman
https://www.buzzfeed.com/zoetillman/lawyers-descend-on-washington-to-aid-trump-protesters

 

NATIONAL CORVETTE MUSEUM
— CORVETTE MUSEUM AND MOTORSPORTS PARK ACHIEVE INCREASED ATTENDANCE FOR 2016
http://www.corvettemuseum.org/corvette-museum-and-motorsports-park-achieve-increased-attendance-for-2016/