Tag: Committeeman

May 26 Morning Edition

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Will Illinois pony up to save Lincoln’s prized possessions? – Nick Kalm, vice chair, Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library Foundation
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/letters/ct-hamilton-lincoln-library-museum-loan-20180525-story.html
— TRAGIC: Prime minister, abortion rights groups claim victory in Ireland: ‘The people have spoken’ – AP (DIERSEN: To promote abortion is to promote promiscuity.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/ct-ireland-abortion-election-results-20180526-story.html
— Trump’s executive orders roll back civil-service protections for federal employees – Lisa Rein (DIERSEN: Because I have always been a Republican, were it not for federal civil service protections, a) the Post Office would NOT have hired me in 1966 or let me work there for almost 3 years, b) IRS would NOT have hired me in 1971 or let me work there for almost 9 years, c) IRS would NOT have promoted me in 1972, 1973, or 1974, d) GAO would NOT have hired me in 1980 or let me work there for almost 18 years, and e) GAO would NOT have promoted me in 1986.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/politics/ct-trump-executive-orders-public-unions-20180525-story.html

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— At $25.3 million, Ventas’ Debra Cafaro is highest-paid CEO in Illinois – AP (DIERSEN: Are/were you demonized, denigrated, and condemned as being overpaid? In my defense, to qualify myself for better paying jobs, I earned a) a job-related bachelor’s degree when I was 21 in 1970 and job-related master’s degrees when I was 27, 31, and 48, b) job-related professional certifications when I was 30, 32, 41, 45, 47, and 48, and c) a job-related professional license when I was 32.)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/business/hightest-paid-ceo-state-debra-cafaro-ventas-illinois/

 

DAILY HERALD
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Again, the Daily Herald publishes an anti-Roskam letter. I am a Roskam supporter and I have always been a Roskam supporter. Both Roskam and Hultgren endorsed me in 2000 when I first ran for Republican Precinct Committeeman. Roskam supporters should read anti-Roskam letters that are published. It is called opposition research. Reading the letters help you understand the arguments that Democrats are making, and therefore, help you counter those arguments.
http://www.dailyherald.com/discuss/20180526/congressman-is-detached-from-district

 

QUAD CITY TIMES
— Thumbs up to Rock Island County GOP Chairman Drue Mielke, for seeking the end of Glen Evans’ campaign for the Illinois House. – Editorial (DIERSEN: How successful have your critics/opponents been in getting rid of you? My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes stress that I am no longer a TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairman, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce Government Affairs Committee member, Milton Township Republican Central Committee webmaster, Illinois Center Right Coalition Steering Committee member, American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter board member, a GAO employee, etc. They stress that extremely few have come to my defense.)
http://qctimes.com/opinion/editorial/editorial-thumbs-up-thumbs-down/article_72ce75e8-3ca9-59c8-95c1-142ee5157692.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The Republican Evans would have Democratic Rep. Mike Halpin in November should he remain on the ballot. But Mielke and several party officials this week sought the suspension of Evans’ campaign after a background check uncovered a raft of charges related to domestic violence stretching back decades. While most were dropped, an Indiana judge issued a warrant for Evans arrest after he failed to appear for a probation hearing. In 2009, Evans’ wife filed an emergency order of protection. Evans’ history is clearly problematic, if not troubling. Mielke was right to try to expunge him.)

 

SAUK VALLEY
— Voter dilemma haunts Christian conservatives Hold their noses and vote Rauner, or skip it and let Pritzker win easily? – Jim Nowlan (DIERSEN: It certainly seems like Rauner’s political consultants tell him that Republicans will vote for him no matter what, and that therefore, he should pander to voters who are anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
http://www.saukvalley.com/2018/05/19/voter-dilemma-haunts-christian-conservatives/ahcxbbo/

 

NEWS CHANNEL 20
— Low attendance delays major votes in the final days of the spring legislative session – Rachel Droze
http://newschannel20.com/news/local/low-attendance-delays-major-votes-in-the-final-days-of-the-spring-legislative-session

 

ILLINOIS FAMILY INSTITUTE
— A Big and Bold Illinois Tax Reform Plan is Needed – John Biver (DIERSEN: If you are not retired, how much retirement income do you expect to have. If you are retired, how much retirement income do you have? Sooner, or later, I expect representatives of those who expect to have little retirement income and those who have little retirement income to call for taxing retirement income above $50,000, $40,000, $30,000, $20,000, etc.)
https://illinoisfamily.org/politics/a-big-and-bold-illinois-tax-reform-plan-is-needed-3/

 

GOPUSA
— Depression ‘surges’ among the young — report says social media, video games might be why
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=46754
— Supermarket chain caves: Suspends political giving amid anti-NRA protest (DIERSEN: How soon, if not already, will individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and companies that reject planks in the Republican Party platform use their clout to destroy you? If you have a job, they will get you fired. If you are self-employed, they will drive you out of business. If you hold a leadership position in an organization, they will get you dumped.)
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=46738
— Families of Parkland victims sue maker, seller of gun used in shooting (DIERSEN: What about the blunt instruments, knives, vehicles, jets, etc. that criminals use to kill people?)
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=46647

 

FOX NEWS
— Trump makes it easier to fire poor-performing federal workers – Alex Pappas (DIERSEN: Assessing job performance is extremely subjective. The Democrats who run the federal government use that subjectivity a) to promote Democrats, and especially those who are minority, female, and/or younger and b) to get rid of Republicans, and especially those who are White, male, older, and/or non-veteran. My Democrat GAO superiors always ranked me in the lower half of my coworkers for pay-for-performance purposes.)
http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2018/05/25/trump-makes-it-easier-to-fire-poor-performing-federal-workers.html

 

DAILY CALLER
— There Have Been Five Successful Or Attempted Mass Shootings In The Past Nine Days – Anders Hagstrom
http://dailycaller.com/2018/05/25/united-states-five-mass-shootings-in-nine-days/

 

LIFE SITE NEWS
— Ireland votes to legalize abortion: ‘a tragedy of historic proportions’ – Claire Chretien (DIERSEN: To promote abortion is to promote promiscuity.)
https://www.lifesitenews.com/news/breaking-ireland-votes-to-legalize-abortion

 

AMERICAN THINKER
— How Republicans Can Win in November – Thomas O’Malley
https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2018/05/how_republicans_can_win_in_november.html
— Bill Kristol barks at the moon – Peter Skurkiss
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2018/05/bill_kristol_barks_at_the_moon.html

 

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Bill Fawell, Illinois GOP candidate, revealed as 9/11 truther – Andrew Blake (DIERSEN: Who gets the blame for Fawell winning the Republican primary?)
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2018/may/25/bill-fawell-gop-candidate-revealed-911-truther/

 

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Trump signs three executive orders taking aim at unions – Steven Nelson (DIERSEN: Are you anti-union? Virtually all my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes are anti-union. I was a union member for almost 12 years.)
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/white-house/trump-guts-union-perks-speeds-up-civil-service-firings-to-save-100-million-a-year

 

CNN
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever increasingly, Democrats hint/imply/argue/shout that the Pope promotes LGBTQ activity.
https://www.cnn.com/2018/05/25/world/pope-lgbt/index.html

 

NBC NEWS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats say “A record 4.5 percent of U.S. adults identify as LGBT, Gallup estimates. The increase was driven primarily by millennials, 8.2 percent of whom identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual or transgender, according to the findings.”
https://www.nbcnews.com/feature/nbc-out/record-4-5-percent-u-s-adults-identify-lgbt-gallup-n877486
— Trump signs orders targeting federal workers, union activities The new rules make it easier for the government to fire federal employees. – Jonathan Allen (DIERSEN: Because I have always been a Republican, were it not for federal civil service protections, a) the Post Office would NOT have hired me in 1966 or let me work there for almost 3 years, b) IRS would NOT have hired me in 1971 or let me work there for almost 9 years, c) IRS would NOT have promoted me in 1972, 1973, or 1974, d) GAO would NOT have hired me in 1980 or let me work there for almost 18 years, and e) GAO would NOT have promoted me in 1986.)
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/white-house/trump-signs-orders-targeting-federal-workers-union-activities-n877706

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— Conservatives Fail the N.F.L.’s Free Speech Test – David French (DIERSEN: Democrats oppose the new NFL rules. Democrats love protestors who are anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time. One could say that Democrats have succeeded in getting the aforesaid to act as their operatives and as their dupes.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/05/24/opinion/conservatives-fail-the-nfls-free-speech-test.html
You’re Not a Drug Dealer? Here’s Why the Police Might Disagree
— People who thought they were just partying when someone else overdosed can find themselves charged with murder. – Rosa Goldensohn
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/05/25/us/overdoses-murder-crime-police.html

 

LOS ANGELES TIMES
— Trump nominates anti-immigration activist to head agency for immigrants and refugees – Tracy Wilkinson
http://www.latimes.com/nation/la-na-pol-trump-immigration-nominee-20180525-story.html

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— TRAGIC: Irish Supporters of Legal Abortions Celebrate After Referendum With a decisive result expected in favor of a repeal of Ireland’s abortion ban, supporters of the move took to the streets in celebration (DIERSEN: To promote abortion is to promote promiscuity.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/irish-supporters-of-legal-abortions-celebrate-after-referendum-1527343808
— Democrats Cash In on Tax Reform How progressive states are quietly exploiting the new federal tax law. – Editorial
https://www.wsj.com/articles/democrats-cash-in-on-tax-reform-1527287909
— FRONT PAGE: Mike Meru Has $1 Million in Student Loans. How Did That Happen? Escalating tuition and easy credit have yielded a class of student-loan borrowers with spectacular debt they may never pay back – Josh Mitchell
https://www.wsj.com/articles/mike-meru-has-1-million-in-student-loans-how-did-that-happen-1527252975

 

WMUR
— MAY 12, 2018 FLASHBACK: New Hampshire GOP takes no action on proposals to drop platform support for ‘traditional’ marriage Party convention adjourns leaving existing platform in place – John DiStaso (DIERSEN: I have asked my representative on the Illinois Republican Party (IRP) State Central Committee Bob Grogan to appoint me to the 2020 IRP State Convention Platform and Resolutions Committee. I anticipate even greater efforts by Democrat plants, Libertarian plants, Green plants, and RINOs a) to destroy the IRP platform and b) to destroy the IRP.)
http://www.wmur.com/article/wmur-first-nhgop-delegates-to-be-asked-to-drop-platform-support-for-traditional-marriage/20668085

 

NEW BOSTON POST
— MAY 14, 2018 FLASHBACK: New Hampshire GOP Keeps Marriage in Platform (DIERSEN: I have asked my representative on the Illinois Republican Party (IRP) State Central Committee Bob Grogan to appoint me to the 2020 IRP State Convention Platform and Resolutions Committee. I anticipate even greater efforts by Democrat plants, Libertarian plants, Green plants, and RINOs a) to destroy the IRP platform and b) to destroy the IRP.)
http://newbostonpost.com/around-new-england/new-hampshire-gop-keeps-marriage-in-platform/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The New Hampshire Republican Party continues to support marriage as only between one man and one woman in its platform, despite the efforts of a former chairman. Jennifer Horn, former state party chairman, was excluded from participating in the state party convention over the weekend on a technicality. She had sought to amend the party’s platform plank on marriage, which states that party members: “Recognize marriage as the legal and sacred union between one man and one woman as ordained by God, encouraged by the state and traditional to humankind, and the core of the family.” Horn also wanted to change the party’ support for “traditional families” to “nurturing families,” according to The Union Leader. Horn has recently moved from one ward in Nashua to another, and on that basis convention delegates meeting in Meredith voted to exclude her from taking part in the meeting, according to The Union Leader.)

 

NEW YORK MAGAZINE
— Mega-Donor Tom Steyer Is Forcing Democrats to Talk Impeachment. Is It a Losing Strategy? – Gabriel Debenedetti (DIERSEN: How successful have your critics/opponents been in getting rid of you? My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes stress that I am no longer a TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairman, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce Government Affairs Committee member, Milton Township Republican Central Committee webmaster, Illinois Center Right Coalition Steering Committee member, American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter board member, a GAO employee, etc. They stress that extremely few have come to my defense.)
http://nymag.com/daily/intelligencer/2018/05/why-tom-steyer-is-forcing-democrats-to-talk-impeachment.html

 

PATHEOS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats want to destroy the traditional family.
http://www.patheos.com/blogs/lovejoyfeminism/2018/05/what-does-traditional-family-values-actually-mean.html

 

BLOOMBERG LAW
— Trump Civil Service Order Makes It Easier to Say ‘You’re Fired’ (DIERSEN: Because I have always been a Republican, were it not for federal civil service protections, a) the Post Office would NOT have hired me in 1966 or let me work there for almost 3 years, b) IRS would NOT have hired me in 1971 or let me work there for almost 9 years, c) IRS would NOT have promoted me in 1972, 1973, or 1974, d) GAO would NOT have hired me in 1980 or let me work there for almost 18 years, and e) GAO would NOT have promoted me in 1986.)
https://www.bna.com/trump-order-easier-n57982092951/

 

STARS AND STRIPES
— Trump issues orders aimed at weakening civil-service protections – NIKKI WENTLING (DIERSEN: Because I have always been a Republican, were it not for federal civil service protections, a) the Post Office would NOT have hired me in 1966 or let me work there for almost 3 years, b) IRS would NOT have hired me in 1971 or let me work there for almost 9 years, c) IRS would NOT have promoted me in 1972, 1973, or 1974, d) GAO would NOT have hired me in 1980 or let me work there for almost 18 years, and e) GAO would NOT have promoted me in 1986.)
https://www.stripes.com/news/veterans/trump-issues-orders-aimed-at-weakening-civil-service-protections-1.529301

 

DAILY MAIL
— Trump signs executives orders making it easier to fire federal workers – Reuters & AP (DIERSEN: Because I have always been a Republican, were it not for federal civil service protections, a) the Post Office would NOT have hired me in 1966 or let me work there for almost 3 years, b) IRS would NOT have hired me in 1971 or let me work there for almost 9 years, c) IRS would NOT have promoted me in 1972, 1973, or 1974, d) GAO would NOT have hired me in 1980 or let me work there for almost 18 years, and e) GAO would NOT have promoted me in 1986.)
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-5773349/Trump-eases-firing-federal-workers-cracks-unions.html

 

KNIFE MEDIA
— Elon Musk plans a media credibility site. The media’s response may support his argument. (DIERSEN: Of course, my critics/opponents demonize, denigrate, and condemn a) each and every decision that I make to include links to articles in GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails and b) each and every comment that I make on those articles. They want me to only include links to articles that glorify and praise issues, individuals, organizations, companies, governments, countries, etc. that they are currently promoting. They want me to only include links to articles that demonize, denigrate, and condemn issues, individuals, organizations, companies, governments, countries, etc. that they are currently trying to destroy. They do not want me to make any comments on the articles, but failing that, they want me to only make comments a) that glorify and praise issues, individuals, organizations, companies, governments, countries, etc. that they are currently promoting and b) that demonize, denigrate, and condemn issues, individuals, organizations, companies, governments, countries, etc. that they are currently trying to destroy.)
https://www.theknifemedia.com/world-news/elon-musk-plans-media-credibility-site-medias-response-may-support-argument/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Elon Musk tweets about media, creating a site to rate journalists On Wednesday, Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk tweeted, “The holier-than-thou hypocrisy of big media companies who lay claim to the truth, but publish only enough to sugarcoat the lie, is why the public no longer respects them.” Musk later tweeted, “Going to create a site where the public can rate the core truth of any article & track the credibility score over time of each journalist, editor & publication. Thinking of calling it Pravda ….” . . . The media’s response to Elon Musk’s comments may have done more to support his argument than to refute it. In many cases, news outlets distorted their coverage with sensational language, one-sided reporting and faulty reasoning. This is reflected in The Knife’s objectivity ratings, which found The Wall Street Journal, The New York Times, The Washington Post and USA Today scored between 35 and 42 percent out of 100. These low scores may highlight the importance of applying standards that can hold news outlets accountable for distorted reporting. There are four parts to The Knife’s ratings — spin (the amount of subjective and dramatic language in an article), slant (how much an article supports a single viewpoint), logic (the amount of faulty reasoning in an article), and data (inaccuracies and missing information). Below we’ll examine how spin, slant and faulty reasoning contributed to the overall objectivity ratings for these outlets.)

 

TEEN VOGUE
— Reporters in the Trump Era Are Facing New Challenges When he or his administration face judgment, Trump targets news outlets publicizing criticism. – STEPHANIE CASELLA (DIERSEN: Are you a Trump supporter? Anti-Trumps viciously demonize me, viciously denigrate me, and viciously condemn me as being the biggest Trump supporter in Illinois, in DuPage County, in Milton Township, and in Wheaton. Do you agree with my Trump-supporting critics/opponents a) who want me to stop including links in GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails that are critical of Trump and b) who want me to stop making comments on articles that I include links to in GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails?)
https://www.teenvogue.com/story/reporters-in-the-trump-era-are-facing-new-challenges

 

GOPUSA ILLINOIS
— The only legitimate reason to read GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails is to get information to help elect and reelect Republicans who can and will defend and advance the Republican Party platform. But what about those who falsely state that they are religious, conservative, and/or Republican who read the emails to get information to:

– Dump the traditional family plank in the Republican Party platform,
– Dump the right to life plank in the platform,
– Dump the immigration plank in the platform,
– Dump the illegal drugs plank in the platform,
– Dump the Second Amendment plank in the platform,
– Dump the equal opportunity (no race or gender based preference giving) plank in the platform,
– Dump other planks in the platform,
– Dump those individuals, organizations, companies, governments, etc. that support the aforesaid planks,
– Promote dependency on government,
– Promote dependency on charity,
– Promote LGBTQ activity,
– Promote abortion,
– Promote mass/illegal immigration,
– Promote booze, gambling, pot, and other vices,
– Promote abolition of the First and Second Amendments,
– Promote patronage,
– Promote political affiliation discrimination,
– Promote reverse discrimination,
– Promote age discrimination,
– Promote legislation that promotes their personal financial and/or other personal interests, and
– Dump those individuals, organizations, companies, governments, etc. that fail/refuse to promote the aforesaid? – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com

May 25 Morning Edition

GOPUSA ILLINOIS
— He who pays the piper calls the tunes. Political parties exist to help elect candidates who can and will defend and advance their platform. What percent of money given to Republican activists, to Republican candidates, to Republican elected officials, and to Republican party leaders is given to get the aforesaid to:

 

– Dump the traditional family plank in the Republican Party platform,
– Dump the right to life plank in the platform,
– Dump the immigration plank in the platform,
– Dump the illegal drugs plank in the platform,
– Dump the Second Amendment plank in the platform,
– Dump the equal opportunity (no race or gender based preference giving) plank in the platform,
– Dump other planks in the platform,
– Dump those individuals, organizations, companies, governments, etc. that support the aforesaid planks,
– Promote dependency on government,
– Promote dependency on charity,
– Promote LGBTQ activity,
– Promote abortion,
– Promote mass/illegal immigration,
– Promote booze, gambling, pot, and other vices,
– Promote abolition of the First and Second Amendments,
– Promote patronage,
– Promote political affiliation discrimination,
– Promote reverse discrimination,
– Promote age discrimination,
– Promote legislation that promotes their personal financial and other interests, and
– Dump those individuals, organizations, companies, governments, etc. that fail/refuse to promote the aforesaid?

 

Needless-to-say, Republican activists, Republican candidates, Republican elected officials, and Republican party leaders should not seek or accept money from individuals, organizations, companies, etc. that want to dump planks in the Republican Party platform or to promote anything that is anti-Republican. – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com

 

POLITICO
— VERY SAD: Trump donor to cut off GOP contributions over DACA – NATASHA KORECKI (DIERSEN: Overwhelmingly, those who support DACA are anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.politico.com/story/2018/05/24/trump-donor-daca-gop-david-macneili-607973
(FROM THE ARTICLE: A Chicago-area businessman who has donated more than $1 million to President Donald Trump is threatening to deny contributions to Republican candidates unless they act on an immigration bill before Congress. David MacNeil, who employs 1,600 people through his Bolingbrook-based WeatherTech automotive company, told POLITICO in an interview that the issue has grown deeply personal, given that a top employee in his company could face deportation if a deal isn’t reached for the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program. MacNeil is the second prominent Chicago-area businessman and GOP donor in a week to cut off or threaten to withhold campaign contributions over the immigration debate. On Wednesday, former Exelon CEO John Rowe told POLITICO he would cut off resources to Republicans who refuse to sign onto a discharge petition that would force a vote on legislation related to so-called “Dreamers,” while rewarding those who did with contributions and fundraising events. Both Rowe and MacNeil belong to the Illinois Business Immigration Coalition, which is calling on GOP lawmakers to sign the DACA discharge petition. “I’m saying this as a political donor who’s donated seven figures in the last couple of years: I will not donate any more money to anyone who doesn’t support DACA, period,” MacNeil said in a phone call while traveling in Italy. “I’m putting my money where my mouth is.” MacNeil is among the CEOs who backed Trump before the 2016 election, inspired by the campaign’s “Make America Great Again,” mantra. A Canadian emigrant who is now a U.S. citizen, MacNeil has long touted that his own products are made in America. He underwrote a Trump fundraiser in Bolingbrook just before the 2016 election, then gave $1 million to Trump’s inaugural committee. MacNeil said that a top-performing employee who has been with him for more than 10 years will represent the WeatherTech at the Governor’s Export Awards reception Thursday night, in which the company is a finalist. The employee was brought to the country as a toddler.)

 

POLITICO ILLINOIS
— VERY SAD: Trump donor to cut off GOP contributions over DACA – Natasha Korecki (DIERSEN: Overwhelmingly, those who support DACA are anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.politico.com/newsletters/illinois-playbook/2018/05/25/dorothy-browns-office-not-normal-different-take-on-cassidys-side-gig-272187
(FROM THE ARTICLE: “A Chicago-area businessman who has donated more than $1 million to President Donald Trump is threatening to deny contributions to Republican candidates unless they act on an immigration bill before Congress. David MacNeil, who employs more than 1,600 people through his Bolingbrook-based WeatherTech automotive company, told POLITICO in an interview that the issue has grown deeply personal, given that a top employee in his company could face deportation if a deal isn’t reached for the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program … “I’m saying this as a political donor who’s donated seven figures in the last couple of years: I will not donate any more money to anyone who doesn’t support DACA, period,” MacNeil said in a phone call while traveling in Italy. “I’m putting my money where my mouth is.” MacNeil said Dreamers represent both “a national treasure” and “a national asset,” adding: “Think of the value of 800,000 U.S. educated people with all the skills and knowledge they have and then deporting them.”)

 

BOLINGBROOK PATCH
— VERY SAD: WeatherTech’s CEO May Stop Donating To GOP David MacNeil, who employs more than 1,100 people through Bolingbrook-based WeatherTech, spoke with POLITICO this week. – John Ferak (DIERSEN: Overwhelmingly, those who support DACA are anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://patch.com/illinois/bolingbrook/weathertechs-ceo-may-stop-donating-millions-gop-report
(FROM THE ARTICLE: A story published on Thursday in POLITICO is reporting that David MacNeil, CEO of Bolingbrook’s WeatherTech company, may stop donating to GOP candidates. The news article reminds readers that MacNeil was a huge financial backer of President Donald Trump and that MacNeil’s current frustration involves the issue of immigration, mainly the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program. “I’m saying this as a political donor who’s donated seven figures in the last couple of years: I will not donate any more money to anyone who doesn’t support DACA, period,” MacNeil told POLITICO, according to the article. “I’m putting my money where my mouth is.”)

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Ives backer Uihlein tells magazine he’ll vote for Rauner over Pritzker – Rick Pearson (DIERSEN: Obviously, Rauner’s political consultants tell him a) that Republicans will vote for him no matter what because Pritzker rejects more planks in the Illinois Republican Party (IRP) platform than he does, b) that Rauner should focus on getting votes from those who reject planks in the IRP platform, and c) that means dumping voters, dumping organizations, dumping companies, dumping etc. that support the traditional family, right to life, immigration, Second Amendment, and other planks in IRP platform. Further, obviously, Rauner’s political consultants tell him that more anti-Trumps than pro-Trumps will vote in the November 6, 2018 election, so he should dump voters, dump organizations, dump companies, dump etc. that support Trump. Needless-to-say, no political consultant who is a Republican would give Rauner the aforesaid advice.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-met-richard-uihlein-bruce-rauner-20180524-story.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: But Uihlein broke from Rauner after his signature on legislation expanding taxpayer-subsidized abortions and backed Ives, the three-term Wheaton Republican who narrowly lost to Rauner in March. Uihlein gave her $2.5 million. “Jeanne proved that people are hungry for change,” Uihlein says in the article. Author John J. Miller writes that Uihlein is “now skeptical about Rauner’s ability to deliver (change) but says that the Democratic gubernatorial candidate, J.B. Pritzker, would be a disaster for Illinois: ‘I will vote for Rauner over Pritzker.’ ” State Sen. Sam McCann, a Republican from Downstate Plainview, is also mounting a third-party bid. The article also recounts how Uihlein met John Tillman, chairman and CEO of the Illinois Policy Institute. Last decade, Tillman was looking for work after selling his used sporting goods store. “I’d been getting the Uline catalog for a while,” Tillman said. “So I wrote a letter to the owner.” The article says Tillman and Uihlein met, but their conversation turned to what was described as “Tillman’s real passion: creating a network of freedom-minded organizations in Illinois.” “Dick became my anchor donor,” Tillman says in the article, adding that Uihlein gave him $50,000 in seed money to start the institute. Millions more from Uihlein have flowed since. In February, Rauner said he wouldn’t give the institute “another nickel.”)
— Other donations – Rick Pearson
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-met-richard-uihlein-bruce-rauner-20180524-story.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Not mentioned in the article is Uihlein’s relationship with conservative talk show host and political operative Dan Proft, who played a leading role in Ives’ campaign for governor. Uihlein gave $95,000 to Proft’s failed bid for the GOP governor nomination in 2010, then gave him an additional $500,000 later to help seed Proft’s political operation. Since then, Uihlein has given Proft’s Liberty Principles political action committee $12.1 million, including $3 million in January. And Uihlein has become a prolific donor to federal candidates, including giving $100,000 to a super PAC backing Republican Roy Moore in a special Senate election in Alabama. Moore was accused of sexually molesting or assaulting teens ages 14 and 16 while he was in his 30s. Moore denied the allegations but lost the election to Democrat Doug Jones.)
— Confronting Madigan’s culture of intimidation – Editorial (DIERSEN: Who are the lead intimidators in your municipality, in your township, in your county, and in Illinois. I should write a book about the lead intimidators in Wheaton, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/editorials/ct-edit-madigan-cassidy-harassment-intimidate-20180523-story.html
— EPA deal marks dramatic shift away from dirty coal power in Chicago area – Michael Hawthorne
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-met-chicago-area-coal-settlement-20180518-story.html
— GOP immigration rebels push ahead to force vote despite Trump veto pledge – Mike DeBonis
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/politics/ct-gop-immigration-trump-veto-pledge-20180524-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, anti-Americans use children as cannon fodder.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/commentary/ct-perspec-children-abused-immigrants-rights-0525-20180523-story.html
— Trump’s spiral into ‘criminal deep state’ madness continues – Rex Huppke (DIERSEN: My Democrat superiors in the federal government hinted/implied/argued/shouted that their employees who were Republican, White, male, and/or non-veteran who did not make GS-13 (currently $96,403) by age 25, GS-14 (currently $113,920) by age 30, GS-15 (currently $134,000) by age 35, and Senior Executive Service (currently $164,200) by age 40 frustrated their efforts to hire, retain, and promote young Democrat minorities and young Democrat females. I should write a book about Democrat plant, Libertarian plant, Green plant, and RINO Republican party leaders who hint/imply/argue/shout that Republican Precinct Committeemen/Captains who are White, male, older, and/or non-veteran frustrate their effort to promote young minorities and young females.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/huppke/ct-met-trump-spy-russia-mueller-huppke-20180523-story.html
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD WITH BIG COLOR PICTURE IN NAPERVILLE SUN: First-time AP students tell D204 school board they relished the challenge – Suzanne Baker (DIERSEN: When you were in high school, were you considered to be “college material?” While I attended Crete-Monee High School 1962-1966, I took college preparatory courses notwithstanding the fact that many, if not most, if not virtually everyone at the time viewed me as NOT being “college material.” Neither of my parents had attended college. My father was the first of his ancestors to earn a high school diploma. My mother never attended high school. I spent my junior and senior years and the summer in between washing dishes for the minimum wage in the basement of the S.S. Kresges in Chicago Heights. I just barely made into the upper 20% of my class, my ACT score was only 24, I was draft bait, my eyesight could not be corrected to 20/20, I had partial red/green color blindness, and I had Osgood-Schlatter disease (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Osgood%E2%80%93Schlatter_disease).)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/naperville-sun/news/ct-nvs-204-ap-minorities-achievement-gap-st-0525-story.html

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Gov. Rauner says Texas is more union job friendly than Illinois – BGA
https://chicago.suntimes.com/business/fact-check-gov-bruce-rauner-says-texas-more-union-job-friendly-than-illinois-politifact-better-government-association/
— AS THE DEMOCRAT PARTY’S STRANGLEHOLD ON CHICAGO TIGHTENS: Emanuel’s private emails filled with complaints about crime – Fran Spielman
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/emanuels-private-emails-filled-with-complaints-about-crime/

 

DAILY HERALD
— How new state funding helps pay District 204 teachers – Marie Wilson
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20180524/how-new-state-funding-helps-pay-districtr-204-teachers
— 4 years of raises coming for Dist. 204 teachers – Marie Wilson
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20180522/4-years-of-raises-coming-for-dist-204-teachers

 

NORTHWEST HERALD
— McHenry Township trustee Bob Anderson seeking money for consolidation campaign Supporters want to educate voters – ED KOMENDA
http://www.nwherald.com/2018/05/24/mchenry-township-trustee-seeking-money-for-consolidation-campaign/adec20g/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: “We cannot underestimate the desperation of the opposition,” he wrote. “We can no longer trust them to police themselves. They have demonstrated their willingness to treat our tax dollars like they are in their own personal piggy banks.” Anderson pointed to “shameful spending” in Algonquin Township, McHenry County’s most populous township and the center of budget-busting legal fees, corruption allegations and political infighting. He noted that the names of contributors will appear on reports to the state of Illinois if they donate $150 or more. “If you strongly support us but do not want to be identified by the entrenched politicians who want to perpetuate the current system, send us $149.00 and encourage your spouse, kids or a friend to make a contribution,” Anderson wrote. “It has been said that evil thrives when good people do nothing. Please do something.”)

 

HERALD & REVIEW
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Pot pushers use problems with opioids to push pot.
https://herald-review.com/news/state-and-regional/illinois-house-panel-oks-marijuana-to-fight-opioid-abuse/article_eba685b9-52e9-57e9-8385-d81682eae0bd.html

 

JOURNAL TOPICS
— Public Pensions: People Must Be Voice Of Change – Maureen Pekosh
https://www.journal-topics.com/articles/maureen-pekosh-people-must-be-voice-of-change/

 

NPR ILLINOIS
— Roman Catholics And Evangelicals Move Apart In Their Political Priorities – TOM GJELTEN (DIERSEN: According to this article, “For the Catholic church, the welfare of immigrants has risen as a concern.” Tragically, overwhelmingly, immigrants promote Democrats. Tragically, overwhelmingly, Democrats are vehemently anti-Catholic. The more immigrants that are in America, the more power that Democrats have to get rid of Catholics.)
http://nprillinois.org/post/roman-catholics-and-evangelicals-move-apart-their-political-priorities
— Despite IRS Warning, Illinois Senate Approves Federal Tax Workaround – BRIAN MACKEY (DIERSEN: Roskam should increase the $10,000 SALT cap to $20,000 for married filing jointly.)
http://nprillinois.org/post/despite-irs-warning-illinois-senate-approves-federal-tax-workaround#stream/0

 

DAILY NORTHWESTERN
— New food service provider says it won’t use federal E-Verify program – Alan Perez (DIERSEN: To not use E-Verify is to not only shout that you hire, retain, and promote illegals, it is to shout that you prefer illegals over citizens of America.)
https://dailynorthwestern.com/2018/05/24/lateststories/new-food-service-provider-says-it-wont-use-federal-e-verify-program/

 

WIREPOINTS
— ‘Just Blow It Up’: Will That $7.2 Billion School Funding Lawsuit Do It To Illinois? The lawsuit appears viable, thanks to the state’s own admissions, but there’s no way to pay it. – Mark Glennon (DIERSEN: What do you admit to being? My critics/opponents stress that I admit to being a Trump supporter, Protestant (baptized, raised, and confirmed as a Missouri Synod Lutheran), conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, old (born in 1948), non-poor, gun owner, 100% German American, draft avoider, my ancestors have been in America since 1844, union member for almost 12 years, federal employee for almost 30 years, forced to retire in 1997 when I was 49 years old, federal retiree for more than 20 years, childless, pet-less, American nameplate car owner, GOPUSA Illinois Editor since 2000, Republican Precinct Committeeman since 1999, etc.)
http://www.wirepoints.com/just-blow-it-up-will-that-7-2-billion-school-funding-lawsuit-do-it-to-illinois-wirepoints-original/
— IRS puts states, taxpayers on notice over SALT workaround plans – IL Watchdog (DIERSEN: Roskam should increase the $10,000 SALT cap to $20,000 for married filing jointly.)
http://www.wirepoints.com/irs-puts-states-taxpayers-on-notice-over-salt-workaround-plans-il-watchdog/

 

MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— Once in Lifetime Opportunity to See Magnificence of the Vietnam Memorial in Johnsburg
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2018/05/25/lifetime-opportunity-see-magnificence-vietnam-memorial-johnsburg/.
— Commenter Lays Out What Township Abolition Bill Should Include
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2018/05/25/commenter-lays-township-abolition-bill-include/
— Hultgren & Roskam Join Congressional Climate Solutions Caucus
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2018/05/25/hultgren-roskam-join-congressional-climate-solutions-caucus/
— A Look at Bob MIller’s Wife’s Pay After Her Husband Lost the GOP Primary
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2018/05/25/117108/
— Anna May Miller’s Vacation Pay in the Spotlight
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2018/05/24/anna-may-millers-vacation-pay-spotlight/
— Nunda Township Reports No Written Work Product as a Consultant from Bob Miller, Paid Over $11,000 (DIERSEN: What is your written work product? My written work products are printouts of GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails. Since 2004 those emails have included links to almost 302,600 articles and information on many upcoming events.)
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2018/05/24/nunda-township-reports-no-work-product-consultant-bob-miller-paid-10000/

 

LAKE COUNTY GAZETTE
— Rep. Olsen abstains from voting on anti-Trump legislation, allowing it to pass
https://lakecountygazette.com/stories/511427345-rep-olsen-abstains-from-voting-on-anti-trump-legislation-allowing-it-to-pass

 

ILLINOIS NEWS NETWORK
— Despite IRS warning, Illinois lawmakers vote for tax deduction workaround – Cole Lauterbach (DIERSEN: Roskam should increase the $10,000 SALT cap to $20,000 for married filing jointly.)
https://www.ilnews.org/news/economy/despite-irs-warning-illinois-lawmakers-vote-for-tax-deduction-workaround/article_809d26da-5f8d-11e8-b257-8f53b54c99a3.html

 

FREEDOM’S JOURNAL
— NFL’S KNEELING POLICY – ERIC M. WALLACE, PHD
https://freedomsjournalinstitute.org/video/nfls-kneeling-policy/

 

CAPITOL FAX
— A couple more weird Republican candidates slip through the screens (DIERSEN: Did the Illinois Republican Party (IRP) encourage anyone to run against Fawell? Did anyone run against Fawell in the primary? If so, did the IRP back that candidate?)
https://capitolfax.com/2018/05/25/a-couple-more-weird-republican-candidates-slip-through-the-screens/

 

GOPUSA
— Republicans in Congress face death threats from anti-Trump #Resistance
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=46671
— Democrats recruiting Parkland interns to work on gun control legislation (DIERSEN: When I transferred from IRS to GAO in 1980 when I was 31 years old, my Democrat GAO superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates wanted me to transfer in as a GS-4 (currently $32,978) intern instead of as a GS-9 Step 10 (currently $72,677), that is, to suffer a $58,902 (64%) pay cut instead of a $19,203 (26%) pay cut in today’s dollars.)
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=46650

 

DAILY CALLER
— Chicago Is Holding American Law Enforcement Hostage – Jeff Landry
http://dailycaller.com/2018/05/25/chicago-holds-usa-law-enforcement-hostage/
— Pit Bull Turns On Owner’s Family, Sends 3 To The Hospital – Scott Greer
http://dailycaller.com/2018/05/24/pit-bull-attacks-family/

 

TOWNHALL
— Grassley Reminds FBI Agents Wanting to Blow the Whistle: You Are Legally Protected to Do So – Katie Pavlich Katie Pavlich (DIERSEN: I blew the whistle on political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, and age discrimination in the federal government. Officially, whistleblowers like me are protected, but in reality, they are not.)
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/katiepavlich/2018/05/25/grassley-reminds-fbi-agents-wanting-to-blow-the-whistle-you-are-legally-protected-to-do-so-n2484151

 

CNN
— GOP House candidate Bill Fawell in Illinois is a 9/11 truther, said Beyonce had ties to the Illuminati – Nathan McDermott and Andrew Kaczynski (DIERSEN: Did the Illinois Republican Party (IRP) encourage anyone to run against Fawell? Did anyone run against Fawell in the primary? If so, did the IRP back that candidate?)
https://www.cnn.com/2018/05/25/politics/kfile-illinois-republican-nominee-illuminati/index.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The Illinois Republican Party did not respond to a request for comment. Another Illinois Republican nominee for a House seat, neo-Nazi Arthur Jones, has been rejected by national Republicans and the state party for denying the Holocaust. In a 2014 post, Fawell speculated that New York City was going to be destroyed in a false flag attack by the deep state in either the year 2016 or 2017. New York City is going to be destroyed in the biggest, baddest false flag attack ever made by any organization upon the American People in a Pearl Harbor redux,” Fawell wrote. (False flag attacks are acts designed by perpetrators to look like they were carried out by other individuals or groups.) He said that the attack would be made in an attempt to drag America into war, and that financial institutions were already withdrawing money from New York in preparation for the supposed attack. In another post in 2014, he wrote that then-President Barack Obama created false flag attacks to shore up support for his foreign policy intervention against ISIS. In addition to alleging conspiracies, Fawell used sexist and racist slurs against politicians.)

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— Concerned by Trump, Some Republicans Quietly Align With Democrats – Kenneth P. Vogel (DIERSEN: Trump has promised to defend and advance the Republican Party platform.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/05/24/us/politics/republicans-democrats-coalition-trump.html
— ‘Mustang Means Freedom’: Why Ford Is Saving an American Icon Ford is phasing out its passenger cars, except one: the Mustang. The car
may be only modestly profitable for Ford, but it has deep emotional power. – JAMES B. STEWART (DIERSEN: I own a 2016 Mustang.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/05/24/business/ford-mustang-american-icon.html
— The Supreme Court Sticks It to Workers, Again – Editorial (DIERSEN: Overwhelmingly, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes side with employers and side against employees. I was a lowly employee 1964-1997. I washed dishes 1964-1966; cleaned golf shoes, chipped slag, and pumped gasoline in 1966; delivered mail 1966-1969; worked on an automobile assembly line and as a security guard in 1970; sold tires, automotive services, and major appliances 1970-1971; pumped gasoline 1971-1972; collected delinquent taxes 1971-1980; and audited federal agencies 1980-1997.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/05/24/opinion/supreme-court-workers-payment.html
— Ready and Willing, for $13 an Hour or Whatever – Jim Dwyer
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/05/24/nyregion/about-nyc-job-fair-minimum-wage.html
— Trump’s Crackdown on Students Who Overstay Visas Rattles Higher Education – Erica L. Green (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, colleges side with foreign countries and with their citizens against America and against its citizens.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/05/24/us/politics/trump-crackdown-student-visas.html

 

WASHINGTON POST
— Hillary Clinton warns of ‘a full-fledged crisis in our democracy’ at Yale – James Hohmann
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/powerpost/paloma/daily-202/2018/05/21/daily-202-hillary-clinton-warns-of-a-full-fledged-crisis-in-our-democracy-at-yale/5b01aaf630fb0425887995e5/
— Democrats’ newest midterm pitch: A crackdown on corruption – Mike DeBonis
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/powerpost/wp/2018/05/21/democrats-newest-midterm-pitch-a-crackdown-on-corruption/

 

LOS ANGELES TIMES
— Border Patrol union calls Trump’s National Guard deployment ‘colossal waste’
http://www.latimes.com/nation/la-na-border-patrol-national-guard-2018-story.html

 

SACRAMENTO BEE
— Discharged and jobless: Veterans seek change in hiring rules – AP (DIERSEN: Have you been discharged? My Democrat GAO superiors discharged me in 1997 when I was 49 years old. Further, as documents filed in Diersen v. GAO show, my Democrat GAO superiors want me to be jobless. They want to send a message to current and potential future GAO employees that a) GAO gives preference to its employees who are Democrat, minority, female, and/or younger and b) gets rid of its employees who are Republican, White, male, and/or non-veteran who do not make do not make GS-13 (currently $96,403) by age 25, GS-14 (currently $113,920) by age 30, GS-15 (currently $134,000) by age 35, and Senior Executive Service (currently $164,200) by age 40.)
http://www.sacbee.com/news/article211891489.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Military veterans who were discharged for relatively minor offenses say they often can’t get jobs, and they hope a recent warning to employers by the state of Connecticut will change that. The state’s human rights commission told employers last month they could be breaking the law if they discriminate against veterans with some types of less-than-honorable discharges. Blanket policies against hiring such veterans could be discriminatory, the commission said, because the military has issued them disproportionately to black, Latino, gay and disabled veterans. At least one other state, Illinois, already prohibits hiring discrimination based on a veteran’s discharge status, advocates say, but Connecticut appears to be the first to base its decision on what it deems discrimination by the military. Regardless of the state’s reasons, veterans say, the attention there could at least educate employers.)

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Best-Paying Industry? It’s Not Banking Biotech and energy firms stand out among more than 100 companies in the S&P 500 that had a median pay of $100,000 or more in 2017 – Kelsey Gee and Theo Francis (DIERSEN: When did you start earning $100,000-a-year in to today’s dollars? I did in 1988 when I was 40 years old. By then, I had worked for GAO for almost 9 years, I had worked for IRS for almost 9 years, I had become a licensed CPA in 1981, I had passed the Certified Internal Auditor examination on my first attempt in 1981, I had earned a master’s degree in accounting from DePaul in 1980, I had passed the CPA examination on my first attempt in 1979, and I had earned an MBA from Loyola in 1976.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/best-paying-industry-its-not-banking-1527240601

 

BUSINESS INSIDER
— These 10 American colleges have minted more than 500 billionaires, including Elon Musk, Warren Buffett, and the founders of Google – Tanza Loudenback
http://www.businessinsider.com/where-billionaires-elon-musk-warren-buffett-google-founders-went-to-college-2018-5

 

POLITICUS USA
— Sen. Jeff Flake Tells Harvard Grads: Our Presidency Has Been Debased – LEO VIDAL
https://www.politicususa.com/2018/05/24/sen-jeff-flake-tells-harvard-grads-our-presidency-has-been-debased.html

May 22 Morning Edition

GOPUSA ILLINOIS
— The charges made in Winchester v. Illinois Republican Party (IRP) are extremely serious. Constructively, Winchester has charged the IRP with voter fraud. What does the IRP, that is, Bruce Rauner, want Illinois Republican Precinct Committeemen/Captains to know about Winchester v. IRP? From what I see, the answer is absolutely nothing. Needless-to-say, the less informed that Illinois Republican Precinct Committeemen/Captains are, the less creditable that they are. By its failure/refusal to communicate, the IRP motivates me to fill the communication void with GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails. – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com

 

MADISON RECORD
— State central committeeman Winchester sues state GOP; case removed to federal court
https://madisonrecord.com/stories/511424774-state-central-committeeman-winchester-sues-state-gop-case-removed-to-federal-court
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Bob Winchester, central committeeman of the Illinois Republican Party since 1992, claims in U.S. district court that the party rigged an election against him. His lawyer, Stephen Boulton of Chicago, alleges that the party improperly favored State Sen. Chapin Rose of Champaign for committeeman in an election on April 18. According to Boulton’s complaint, irregularities occurred at county conventions across the 15th Congressional district. He wrote that irregularities changed the vote “from the true result, a majority in favor of Winchester, to a false result, an alleged majority in favor of Rose.” In an interview on May 21, Boulton said that he had “a number” of affidavits from Madison County which demonstrate that Bob Winchester won the election. Last month, the Record reported that precinct committee men and women in Madison County chose Winchester over Rose by a margin of approximately 60 to 40 percent, and then as a sign of unity voted by acclamation to place 100 percent of the county’s vote in favor of Winchester. Winchester filed the suit in Hardin County, against state central committee members and State Board of Elections members who certified Rose’s election. The party removed the action to federal court on May 18. Boulton’s complaint described a county convention where, “only Rose was presented as a candidate for whom votes could be cast.” “Rose alone was nominated, and by the chairman of the convention,” the complaint states. He wrote that the chairman reported a unanimous vote for Rose to party staff. Boulton said it happened in Fayette County, where Randy Pollard serves as county GOP chairman. “It was over in 45 seconds,” Boulton said. “No understood what happened.” In the complaint, he wrote that several county chairmen reported incorrect results to staff, favoring Rose and that county chairmen and staff acted as agents of the state party. He wrote that the party, through staff, participated in the election by recruiting candidates and directing candidates to withdraw. He wrote that staff opposed Winchester due to “a strong likelihood of losing their positions if the present chairman is not re-elected.” The central committee re-elected its chairman, Tim Schneider, on May 19. Boulton said the committee seated Rose over an objection. “We expected that,” he said. “If Winchester was sitting there rather than Rose, the outcome might have been different.” The court clerk assigned the action to District Judge Staci Yandle.)

 

PRAIRIE STATE WIRE
— Sen. Rose ‘railroaded’ over incumbent by GOP in State Central Committeeman race, affidavit says – Karen Kidd
https://prairiestatewire.com/stories/511425048-sen-rose-railroaded-over-incumbent-by-gop-in-state-central-committeeman-race-affidavit-says
(FROM THE ARTICLE: A Fayette County Precinct committeeman said he was “confused” by a “nomination process” in April that somehow led to a win for state Sen. Chapin Rose (R-Mahomet) over Robert Winchester, the longtime incumbent in the race for Republican State Central Committeeman in the 15th Congressional District, according to an affidavit obtained by Prairie State Wire. “After this sequence of rapid nomination and voice vote on closing nominations, which in my best estimate took much less than a minute, I turned to a colleague and asked, ‘What just happened?’,” Fayette County Precinct Committeeman Glen Mills said in the affidavit filed with the Illinois Board of Elections. Mills, a Brownstown resident, said in his affidavit that he “later learned” Randy Pollard, Rauner’s downstate director who acted as chair during the convention when the election took place, “reported the vote for Fayette County as unanimous in favor of Chapin Rose.” Mills claims in his affidavit that draft minutes from the convention back up his own memories about how Rose came to win the seat on the Republican State Central Committee that had been held by Winchester since 1992. “The only word I can use to describe the election proceeding on a subjective level is that the election of Mr. Rose was intentionally ‘railroaded’ through the convention at high speed while this precinct committeeman (Mills) was confused by the process,” Mills said in his affidavit. “I do not believe I was given a fair chance to vote for Mr. Winchester in the election for State Central Committeeman for the 15th District conducted on April 18, 2018, or even the opportunity to vote ‘present’ or otherwise not have my precinct’s weighted vote be counted for Mr. Rose.” In April, sources informed Prairie State Wire that Winchester had retained counsel to launch a challenge to voting procedures in his Republican State Central Committee re-election bid. Rose, an assistant Republican caucus leader, has represented the 51st district since 2013, having previously been a member of the state House for about a decade. The Illinois state Senate’s 51st District encompasses all of Dewitt, Piatt, Moultrie, Douglas and Shelby counties and parts of McLean, Champaign, Vermilion, Edgar and Macon counties. Sources told Prairie State Wire in April that the state GOP had run Rose against the incumbent Winchester to punish Winchester for backing Rep. Jeanne Ives (R-Wheaton) in her strong but unsuccessful March primary bid against Gov. Bruce Rauner. Earlier this month, Winchester’s attorney, Steve Boulton of Peraica & Associates in Chicago, said in a letter to state GOP General Counsel John Fogarty that the race results had been determined by a “group of unelected and merely appointed staff members” with “personal and financial interests” in the re-election of current state GOP Chairman Tim Schneider. “The procedure may have well have been employed before, but it is not properly authorized and stands in contravention of the plain language of the Election Code,” Boulton wrote in his letter. “Repetition of an unlawful practice does not make it legal. If such were true bank robbery would be legal today.” In his complaint filed in federal court, Winchester alleged the Illinois Republican party rigged the April 18 election against him. In an interview published this week in the Madison-St. Clair Record, Boulton claimed to have “a number” of affidavits that prove Winchester actually won the election. A source told the Prairie State Wire that Winchester was not even mentioned as an option by Pollard and that he’d called for a voice vote during the April 18 election. “Pollard asked for a voice vote by acclamation for Chapin (Rose) and just moved on,” a source said. “He didn’t even mention Winchester was a candidate, much less the incumbent.” Mills, in his affidavit, described what happened as slightly different from what the source described. Pollard, “very politically powerful in Fayette County,” supported Rose before the convention, “which was confirmed when Mr. Pollard had papers distributed to the Convention supporting Mr. Chapin (Rose), including to me, an action which I considered improper,” Mills said in his affidavit. “At the commencement of the election Mr. Pollard announced that there were two candidates for State Central Committeeman, Chapin Rose and Robert Winchester,” the affidavit said. “After announcing the candidates, Mr. Pollard immediately called for ‘nominations’ which caused me great confusion since he had just announced the two candidates. I did not know what the nominations were for, or what purpose they served, given that the candidates had just been announced.” Pollard then nominated Rose, who “received an immediate second,” the affidavit said. “I remained confused by this procedure, since the candidates were already announced by Mr. Pollard and I was trying to grasp why a nomination process was being conducted at all. In very short order, a voice vote to close nominations occurred, and Mr. Pollard declared the election over. I do not recall any actual vote for Mr. Chapin (Rose) at all.” Mills said in his affidavit that he reviewed draft minutes from the convention, a copy of which was attached to his affidavit, and found they “comport with my recollection that no election vote was actually taken.” “Further, the minutes reflect that Mr. Pollard nominated Mr. Rose only after asking for nominations three times,” the affidavit said. “This comports with my recollection that the actual sequence of from [sic] nomination of Mr. Rose to closing of nominations was very quick.” Pollard, Mills and Rose did not immediately respond to Prairie State Wire requests for comment.)
— Demmer questions immigration legislation – Angela Underwood
https://prairiestatewire.com/stories/511423662-demmer-questions-immigration-legislation

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Drama continues in state GOP ranks – Rick Pearson
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-met-chicago-fop-protest-20180521-story.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The Illinois Republican Party held its organizational meeting Saturday and re-elected Gov. Rauner’s handpicked chairman as part of a compromise with insurgent conservatives. But despite that attempt to show unity, the battle is continuing and may end up in a federal courtroom. Bob Winchester, a former state representative from Rosiclare, had been the longest-serving member of the Republican State Central Committee, serving since 1992. Winchester is an opponent of Rauner and party Chairman Tim Schneider, and he was challenged for re-election by state Sen. Chapin Rose of Mahomet. The State Board of Elections certified Rose as the winner at a special May 10 meeting and said it didn’t have the authority to investigate what Winchester alleges were misdeeds that made Rose the victor to represent the 15th Congressional District GOP. Winchester’s attorney, Stephen Boulton, said he filed suit a week ago in Downstate Hardin County to try to stop Rose from being seated, but his office said the case was not electronically recorded as being filed until late last week, too late to prevent Rose from being seated. The lawsuit contends both the state GOP and the State Board of Elections violated Winchester’s federally constitutionally protected due process rights and that county vote totals were changed to a “false result” in favor of Rose. The Illinois GOP has filed notice to move the case to the U.S. District Court in Benton. “The Illinois Republican Party is confident that the State Central Committee elections were conducted in accordance with state law, our party bylaws, and in an open and transparent manner,” Illinois Republican Party Executive Director Andrew Collins said in a statement. “We are also confident that the results reported to the party by the county Republican central committees were accurate, that the State Board (of Elections) certification of those results was proper and that the results are now final,” Collins said.)
— Watchdog report: Rauner administration mismanaged patronage positions – Kim Geiger
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-met-bruce-rauner-inspector-general-20180521-story.html

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— ‘Retaliation’? — state rep says questioning Madigan on harassment cost her job – Tina Sfondeles
https://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/retaliation-state-rep-says-questioning-madigan-on-harassment-cost-her-job/
— CPD Supt. Johnson on minority hiring push: happy with effort, not results – Mitch Dudek (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always hinted/implied/argued/shouted a) that instead of me, the Post Office should have hired a minority in 1966, b) that the Post Office should gotten rid of me much sooner than it did so that a minority could have my job, c) that instead of me, IRS should have hired a minority in 1971, d) that instead of me, IRS should have promoted minorities in 1972, 1973, and 1974, e) that instead of me, GAO should have hired a minority in 1980, f) that instead of me, GAO should have promoted a minority in 1986, and g) that GAO should have gotten rid of me much sooner than it did so that a minority could have my job and my preferred corner office.)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/cpd-supt-johnson-on-minority-hiring-push-happy-with-effort-not-with-outcome/
— It’s ‘gut-check time’ for lawmakers on legislation to curb sexual harassment – Madeleine Doubek
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/its-gut-check-time-for-lawmakers-on-legislation-to-curb-sexual-harassment/
— Housing aid shouldn’t buy pricey digs in trendy neighborhoods – Editorial
https://chicago.suntimes.com/opinion/rahm-emanuel-infrastructure-trust-wrigleyville-housing-grants-misused/
— A president ordering up political investigations attacks rule of law – Editorial
https://chicago.suntimes.com/opinion/president-donald-trump-ordering-political-investigations-erodes-rule-law/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Whites demonize, denigrate, and condemn Whites.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/facts-may-not-change-minds-of-anti-immigrant-bigots-but-here-they-are/

 

DAILY HERALD
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Those who want to stop immigrants from being successful discourage them from speaking English. Those who are anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time discourage immigrants from speaking English.
http://www.dailyherald.com/discuss/20180521/editorial-village-takes-step-forward-with-repeal-of-official-language-ordinance

 

ABC7
— Rolling Stones singer Mick Jagger writes letter to Illinois lawmakers in support of Equal Rights Amendment – AP
http://abc7chicago.com/politics/mick-jagger-asks-illinois-lawmakers-to-pass-equal-rights-amendment/3502300/
— Homeless man accused of sexual assault in Wheaton
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20180521/homeless-man-accused-of-sexual-assault-in-wheaton

 

NBC5
— State Rep. Kelly Cassidy Says She’s Facing Retaliation for Speaking Out Against Madigan – Mary Ann Ahern
https://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/kelly-cassidy-mike-madigan-483237651.html
— Rauner Gets Hearing on Reinstating Death Penalty in Illinois – AP
https://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/rauner-gets-hearing-on-reinstating-death-penalty-in-illinois-483208991.html–
— Illinois Democrats Grill Rauner Aide on Death Penalty Plan — The prospect of returning capital punishment is a long shot in Illinois, where executions were halted in 2000 when then-Gov. George Ryan warned of “the demon of error.”
https://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/illinois-rauner-aide-death-penalty-483269241.html

 

CBS2
— Southern Illinois University President Says He Won’t Resign – AP
http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2018/05/21/southern-illinois-university-president-wont-resign/

 

WGN TV
— Illinois residents fleeing state for financial reasons – BEN BRADLEY (DIERSEN: Democrats want you to flee Illinois if you do not promote dependency on government, dependency on charity, LGBTQ activity, abortion, mass/illegal immigration, abolition of the First and Second Amendments, booze, gambling, pot, and other vices, patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, age discrimination, retaliation, and even worse things.)
http://wgntv.com/2018/05/21/illinois-residents-fleeing-state-for-financial-reasons/

 

WTTW
— Roundtable: Spring Legislative Session and Chicago Politics – Alexandra Silets
https://chicagotonight.wttw.com/2018/05/21/roundtable-spring-legislative-session-and-chicago-politics

 

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Want to stop carjacking? Invest in poor neighborhoods – BRANDON JOHNSON (DIERSEN: How many cars have you had stolen from you in Chicago? In 1971, I had my 1969 Dodge Charger SE stolen from me while I worked for IRS in its Chicago Loop office. In 1973, I had my 1962 Chevy BelAir stolen from me while I worked for IRS in its Chicago office at 63rd and Halsted.)
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20180522/OPINION/180529987

 

NORTHWEST HERALD
— No painless fix for Illinois pension crisis – ERIC OLSON
http://www.nwherald.com/2018/05/18/olson-no-painless-fix-for-illinois-pension-crisis/ayu3a69/

 

SHELBYVILLE DAILY UNION
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: If you promote gambling, you promote destruction.
http://www.shelbyvilledailyunion.com/opinion/our-view-in-illinois-bet-on-expanded-gambling/article_46860b4a-4707-507c-92ea-9b5d19de188f.html

 

NPR ILLINOIS
— School Supts Sue State For $7.2 Billion – DUSTY RHODES
http://nprillinois.org/post/school-supts-sue-state-72-billion#stream/0

 

DAILY NORTHWESTERN
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Student activists unite to get rid of individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.
https://dailynorthwestern.com/2018/05/22/lateststories/student-activists-unite-during-community-teach-in-stress-importance-of-coalitions/

 

CHICAGO NOW
— Berkowitz w Vince Kolber on whether Chicago & IL are at a tax and bankruptcy crisis
http://www.chicagonow.com/public-affairs-with-jeff-berkowitz/2018/05/watch-berkowitz-w-vince-kolber-on-whether-chicago-il-are-at-a-tax-and-bankruptcy-crisis-cable-web/

 

CITY CLUB OF CHICAGO
— TODAY: 11:30 a.m. reception/12:00 p.m. luncheon The Future of the Republican Party in Illinois moderated by Tom Cross A Conversation with Pat Brady and Dan Proft (FROM THE ANNOUNCEMENT: All City Club of Chicago events are livestreamed at www.cityclub-chicago.org/live.
https://www.cityclub-chicago.org/event/2/1298/the-future-of-the-republican-party-in-illinois

 

WIRE POINTS
— Who does Illinois’ Civic Federation really champion? – Ted Dabrowski
http://www.wirepoints.com/who-does-illinois-civic-federation-really-champion-wirepoints-original/

 

DUPAGE POLICY JOURNAL
— Ives: Ratifying Equal Rights Amendment a bad idea – Angela Underwood
https://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/511424295-ives-ratifying-equal-rights-amendment-a-bad-idea

 

METRO EAST SUN
— Republican senators (McCarter, Righter, & Rose) discuss budget cuts – Angela Underwood
https://metroeastsun.com/stories/511424337-republican-senators-discuss-budget-cuts

 

CAPITOL FAX
— ILGOP lambastes Madigan over Cassidy allegations
https://capitolfax.com/2018/05/22/ilgop-lambastes-madigan-over-cassidy-allegations/

 

COLLEGE FIX
— Affirmative action policies punish minorities, too. I’m one of them. – NEETU CHANDAK (DIERSEN: What if Affirmative Action, Diversity, and Inclusion was only for those who neither of their parents had college degrees?)
https://www.thecollegefix.com/post/45131/

 

MERCURY NEWS
— Republican congressman introduces ‘Libby Schaaf Act’ to criminalize immigration raid warnings – CASEY TOLAN
https://www.mercurynews.com/2018/05/21/republican-congress-immigration-libby-schaaf/

 

WASHINGTON POST
— Rauner aide says death penalty plan fixes errors – AP
https://www.washingtonpost.com/national/the-latest-rauner-aide-says-death-penalty-plan-fixes-errors/2018/05/21/dd56ddfe-5d43-11e8-b656-236c6214ef01_story.html
— Inside the numbers on firing – Eric Yoder (DIERSEN: Of course, my critics/opponents a) stress that being forced to take retirement is the same as being fired and b) hint/imply/argue/shout that because few federal employees are fired, I must have been one of the worse of the worse federal employees.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/powerpost/wp/2018/05/22/qa-for-federal-workers-inside-the-numbers-on-firing/

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Campus Censorship Hits Pro-Lifers Hard When antifa issued threats to my student group, Cal State Fullerton did nothing. – Kristan Hawkins
https://www.wsj.com/articles/campus-censorship-hits-pro-lifers-hard-1526942093
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: What bad jobs did you have that immigrants would have gotten if more immigrants had been in America back then? I did yard work and delivered newspapers 1962-1964; washed dishes 1964-1966; cleaned golf shoes, chipped slag, and pumped gasoline in 1966; delivered mail 1966-1969; worked on an automobile assembly line and as a security guard in 1970; sold tires, automotive services, and major appliances 1970-1971; pumped gasoline 1971-1972; collected delinquent taxes 1971-1980; and audited federal agencies 1980-1997.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/an-immigration-debate-distinct-from-economic-realities-1526908154

 

FORBES
— Closing The Gap For The Retirement Haves And Have-Nots – Peter Fisher
https://www.forbes.com/sites/forbesfinancecouncil/2018/05/22/closing-the-gap-for-the-retirement-haves-and-have-nots/#42cf1bd01872

 

KSDK
— Former White House press secretary Sean Spicer says daily briefing is ‘not worth it’ – William Cummings (DIERSEN: Of course, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes say that GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails are “not worth it.” They want you to know only what they tell you, no more and no less.)
https://www.ksdk.com/article/news/nation-now/former-white-house-press-secretary-sean-spicer-says-daily-briefing-is-not-worth-it/465-921624be-6607-462e-838c-ac062109a6ea

May 19 Morning Edition

GOPUSA ILLINOIS
— Are you a Republican Precinct Committeeman/Captain? What information do you hope to get about today’s Illinois Republican County Chairman’s Association (IRCCA) meeting and today’s Illinois Republican Party (IRP) State Central Committee (SCC) meeting, from who do you hope to get that information, and when do you hope to get that information? I hope to get a report on who spoke at the meetings, major announcements that were made, votes that were taken, the outcomes of those votes, and when and where the next meeting will be held. Most importantly, what did Mark Shaw specifically promise to do concerning conservatives?  I hope to get email reports from my IRP county chairman and from my IRP SCC member. I hope to get those reports before I send out this evening’s GOPUSA ILLINOIS email. Historically, beyond outrageously, beyond unacceptably, Illinois Republican Precinct Committeemen/Captains have only gotten reports of what happened at IRCCA and IRP SCC meetings from the Democrat news media. According to my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes, Republican Precinct Committeemen/Captains should only know what the chairman of their Republican township/ward/county organizations tell them, no more and no less. – Dave Diersen
https://gopillinois.com

 

REAL GOP ILLINOIS
— Was there a deal? Ives-endorsed Shaw says we need to re-elect Bruce Rauner
https://realgopillinois.com/2018/05/18/was-there-a-deal-ives-endorsed-shaw-says-we-need-to-re-elect-bruce-rauner/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Conservatives, burned by Rauner twice, are asking: Was there a deal? Did Shaw sell us out?)

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— School shooters are a symptom of a culture that is ill – John Kass
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/columnists/kass/ct-met-school-shootings-kass-0520-story.html
— Outcomes in school shootings can differ wildly despite presence of resource officers – Ted Gregory
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-met-school-shootings-resource-officers-20180518-story.html
— AS THE DEMOCRAT PARTY’S STRANGLEHOLD ON ILLINOIS TIGHTENS: Tell us again why we pay Illinois lawmakers? – Editorial
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/editorials/ct-edit-springfield-budget-rauner-pensions-20180518-story.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: As lawmakers in Springfield careen toward a May 31 adjournment deadline, let’s get a few things straight. They haven’t agreed yet on a balanced budget for the fiscal year that starts in six weeks. They haven’t passed legislation to deal with the state’s alarming pension debt. They haven’t negotiated changes to programs that would make Illinois more business and tax friendly. The willful negligence of floating past the most serious challenges facing Illinois is repeating itself. No one should be surprised. The Illinois legislature is an avoidance expert. Fed-up residents respond by fleeing the state in alarming droves. State universities struggle to attract and keep students. Property taxes remain among the highest in the country.)
— Pope Francis’ mistrust of free markets: A Chicago retort – Editorial (DIERSEN: GAO audits federal financial industry regulators. In 1997, when my Democrat GAO superiors succeeded in forcing me to take their early retirement “offer,” I knew as much about derivatives as anyone at GAO. I had worked on audits involving derivatives for almost 9 years, I had earned a master’s degree in financial markets and trading from IIT in 1997, and I had become a Certified Financial Services Auditor in 1996.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/editorials/ct-edit-pope-capitalism-vatican-chicago-20180518-story.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: A lengthy document released Thursday by the Roman Catholic Church goes into surprising detail in its takedown of business, competition, deregulation and the shareholder system. Concepts named and vilified in the paper include derivatives (a class of financial instrument that includes futures), credit default swaps and offshore banking. Debt securitization, a complex pool of assets that can be risky for investors, is a “ticking time bomb ready sooner or later to explode,” the paper says.)
— ‘DO SOMETHING’: Parkland school shooting survivors outraged after Texas shooting – AP (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats blame Republicans for everything that is bad.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/ct-parkland-survivors-texas-school-shooting-20180518-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, anti-Whites demonize, denigrate, and condemn Whites.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/huppke/ct-met-bill-gates-trump-huppke-20180518-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Trump demonizes, denigrates, and condemns Trump supporters and hints/implies/argues/shouts that sooner or later, anti-Trumps will get rid of Trump supporters once and for all. For their self-defense, Trump supporters are buying more and more and more firearms and ammunition.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/lifestyles/books/ct-books-austin-channing-brown-im-still-here-20180514-story.html
— When Harry marries Meghan, a most uncommon commoner – Clarence Page (DIERSEN: When you got married, how did your critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes react? My Democrat IRS superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates were furious when I got married in 1978. They were beyond furious that my wife had a good job and savings. They had always hinted/implied/argued/shouted that I would never get married because I was such a “bad” person. They stressed that I avoided the draft, that I am Protestant (baptized, raised, and confirmed as a Missouri Synod Lutheran), that I am conservative, that I am patriotic, that I am Republican, that I am White, that I am a male, that I am old (born in 1948), that I owned a one bedroom condo in the Outer Drive East building and a town home in University Park that I rented out, that I had earned an MBA from Loyola in 1976 and that I was taking graduate accounting courses at DePaul, that I am a gun owner, that I am 100% German American, that my ancestors have been in America since 1844, that I am pet-less, that I owned a Corvette, etc. They strongly hinted/implied/argued/shouted that a) IRS should NOT have hired me in 1971, b) IRS should NOT have promoted me in 1972, c) IRS should NOT have promoted me in 1973, and d) IRS should NOT have promoted me in 1974.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/page/ct-perspec-page-prince-harry-meghan-markle-royal-family-0520-20180518-story.html

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Mick Jagger wants to get satisfaction from Illinois reps on Equal Rights Amendment – Mitchell Armentrout
https://chicago.suntimes.com/entertainment/mick-jagger-wants-get-some-satisfaction-from-illinois-lawmakers-on-equal-rights-amendment/
— Trump nominates Chicago businessman Ron Gidwitz as ambassador to Belgium – Mitchell Armentrout
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/trump-nominates-chicago-businessman-ron-gidwitz-as-ambassador-to-belgium/

 

DAILY HERALD
— Gay-friendly Apple weighs North Carolina despite LGBT laws – AP (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, if you do not promote LGBTQ activity, individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries get rid of you.)
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20180518/news/305189885/

 

ABC7
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats crow about their success in getting students to act as their operatives and as their dupes.
http://abc7chicago.com/chicago-teens-determined-to-change-gun-laws-schools-evaluate-security-after-texas-shooting/3493078/

 

NBC5
— Illinois Senate Votes to Raise Minimum Teacher Salary to $40,000 Some lawmakers worry about the increased cost of pensions (DIERSEN: If the minimum salary should be $40,000 for jobs that require a job-related bachelor’s degree, what should the minimum be for jobs that require a job-related master’s degree, job-related professional certification, job-related professional license, etc.?)
https://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/illinois-legislature-votes-to-raise-minimum-teacher-salary-483067491.html

 

CBS2
— Giuliani Defends ‘Stormtroopers’ Comments About FBI – CNN (DIERSEN: Who hints/implies/argues/shouts that you are a “bad” person? I should write a book about those who since 1966 have hinted/implied/argued/shouted that I am a “bad” person. They stress that I avoided the draft, that I was a federal employee 1966-1969 and 1980-1997, that I have been a federal retiree since 1997, that I was a union member 1966-1969 and 1971-1980, that the federal government forced me to retire in 1997 when I was 49 years old, that I am a Trump supporter, that I am Protestant (baptized, raised, and confirmed as a Missouri Synod Lutheran), that I am conservative, that I am patriotic, that I am Republican, that I am White, that I am a male, that I am old (born in 1948), that I am not poor, that I am a gun owner, that I am 100% German American, that my ancestors have been in America since 1844, that I am childless, that I am pet-less, that I own American nameplate cars, etc.)
http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2018/05/18/rudy-giuliani-fbi-stormtroopers-donald-trump-michael-cohen/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Giuliani went on to say that he believes there are some “bad people” in federal law enforcement. “Yes, we get bad people, and it’s my job to flush them out,” Giuliani said.)

 

BLOOMINGTON PANTAGRAPH
— Good politics isn’t good government – Rich Miller
http://www.pantagraph.com/opinion/columnists/miller-good-politics-isn-t-good-government/article_c9c54194-7203-5b3c-a62b-4bb0e3e5dbe1.html

 

FRANKLIN COUNTY NEWS
— Gov. Rauner moves to increase African-American business participation in state procurement – Jim Muir (DIERSEN: While I worked for the federal government for almost 30 years, my Democrat superiors always moved to increase Democrat, minority, female, and younger people participation in the federal workforce. They wasted the careers of and got rid of their Republican, White, male, and non-veteran employees who had not made GS-13 (currently $96,403) by age 25, GS-14 (currently $113,920) by age 30, GS-15 (currently $134,000) by age 35, and Senior Executive Service (currently $164,200) by age 40.)
http://www.franklincounty-news.com/2018/05/19/gov-rauner-moves-to-increase-african-american-business-participation-in-state-procurement/

 

BUREAU COUNTY NEWS
— Online sports betting will create more problem gamblers – Anita Bedell, Chatham
http://www.bcrnews.com/2018/05/17/online-sports-betting-will-create-more-problem-gamblers/a91xalz/

 

NORTHERN PUBLIC RADIO
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, those who promote LGBTQ activity demonize, denigrate, and condemn those who do not promote LGBTQ activity.
http://northernpublicradio.org/post/real-reason-shame

 

MCHENRY TIMES
— Skillicorn proposing resolution in response to suggested state property tax – Karen Kidd
https://mchenrytimes.com/stories/511416787-skillicorn-proposing-resolution-in-response-to-suggested-state-property-tax

 

DUPAGE POLICY JOURNAL
— Clarendon Hills pays $5.71 for every $1 pensioners contribute to Clarendon Hills Firefighters Pension Fund (DIERSEN: I contributed 7% of all my federal salary to the Civil Service Retirement System.)
https://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/511391162-analysis-clarendon-hills-pays-5-71-for-every-1-pensioners-contribute-to-clarendon-hills-firefighters-pension-fund
— Wood Dale Police Pension Fund would go broke in 14 years without taxpayer subsidy
https://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/511406309-analysis-wood-dale-police-pension-fund-would-go-broke-in-14-years-without-taxpayer-subsidy

 

ILLINOIS FAMILY INSTITUTE
— Mormon Exodus from Scouting Is Good for Boys
https://illinoisfamily.org/marriage/mormon-exodus-from-scouting-is-good-for-boy/

 

GOPUSA
— Gov. Cuomo demands Trump, Congress ‘DO SOMETHING’ in aftermath of Texas HS shooting (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats blame Republicans for everything that is bad.)
http://www.gopusa.com/gov-cuomo-demands-trump-congress-do-something-in-aftermath-of-texas-hs-shooting/
— Jerry Brown signs bill preventing disclosure of immigration status in court (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats treasonously encourage people to come to America illegally, to stay in America illegally, and to bring others to America illegally.)
http://www.gopusa.com/jerry-brown-signs-bill-preventing-disclosure-of-immigration-status-in-court/

 

BREITBART
— OUTSTANDING: Donald Trump Endorses California Candidate John Cox in Battle for Governor’s Seat – Michelle Moons (DIERSEN: We can forever ask ourselves, what if Trump had endorsed Ives?)
http://www.breitbart.com/california/2018/05/18/donald-trump-endorses-california-candidate-john-cox-in-battle-for-governors-seat/

 

TOWNHALL
— OUTSTANDING: President Trump Endorses John Cox For California Governor – Timothy Meads (DIERSEN: We can forever ask ourselves, what if Trump had endorsed Ives?)
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/timothymeads/2018/05/18/president-trump-endorses-john-cox-for-california-governor-n2482261
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Cox demonizes, denigrates, and condemns John Cox. Cox and I served together on the Illinois Center Right Coalition Steering Committee. On July 5, 2003, Cox came with the other four announced candidates for U.S. Senate candidates (Chirinjeev Kathuria, Andy McKenna, Jim Oberweis, and Jack Ryan) to a picnic that I arranged in the Prairie Path Park in my precinct. The 200 attendees included Randy Hultgren. We can forever ask ourselves, what if Trump had endorsed Ives?)
https://townhall.com/columnists/arthurschaper/2018/05/19/another-strange-endorsement-n2482288

 

FOX NEWS
— OUTSTANDING: Trump endorses John Cox for California governor – Bradford Betz (DIERSEN: We can forever ask ourselves, what if Trump had endorsed Ives?)
http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2018/05/18/trump-endorses-john-cox-for-california-governor.html
— GOP pours cash into bid to repeal California gas tax hike – and save House majority – Joseph Weber
http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2018/05/19/gop-pours-cash-into-bid-to-repeal-california-gas-tax-hike-and-save-house-majority.html

 

ASSOCIATION OF MATURE AMERICAN CITIZENS
— ‘Speech Police’ Roam America’s College Campuses – John Grimaldi (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, the only speech that is allowed is speech that promotes dependency on government, dependency on charity, LGBTQ activity, abortion, mass/illegal immigration, booze, gambling, pot, and other vices, abolition of the First and Second Amendments, giving more preference to minorities, giving more preference to females, giving more preference to those who are younger, and even worse things.)
https://amac.us/speech-police-roam-americas-college-campuses-says-amac/

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— Which Poor People Shouldn’t Have to Work for Aid? The lines set by policymakers risk embedding regional and racial biases about who counts as “left behind.” – Emily Badger and Margot Sanger-Katz (DIERSEN: Who do you paint yourself as being an advocate for? My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always painted themselves as being advocates for the poor. Since 1966, they have hinted/implied/argued/shouted a) that instead of me, the Post Office should have hired a poor person in 1966, b) that the Post Office should gotten rid of me much sooner than it did so that a poor person could have my job, c) that instead of me, IRS should have hired a poor person in 1971, d) that instead of me, IRS should have promoted poor people in 1972, 1973, and 1974, e) that instead of me, GAO should have hired a poor person in 1980, f) that instead of me, GAO should have promoted a poor person in 1986, and g) that GAO should have gotten rid of me much sooner than it did so that a poor person could have my job and my preferred corner office.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/05/15/upshot/medicaid-poor-michigan-work-requirements.html

 

WASHINGTON POST
— Republican chaos on immigration shows issue’s risks for GOP – AP (DIERSEN: Democrats and Democrat plants, Libertarians and Libertarian plants, Greens and Green plants, and RINOs want to destroy the Republican Party. Ever-increasingly, they want the Republican Party to dump its immigration plank and all those individuals, organizations, and companies that support it.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/congress/republican-chaos-on-immigration-shows-issues-risks-for-gop/2018/05/19/66082e56-5b72-11e8-9889-07bcc1327f4b_story.html

 

LOS ANGELES TIMES
— OUTSTANDING: Trump endorses Republican John Cox for California governor – SEEMA MEHTA and PHIL WILLON (DIERSEN: We can forever ask ourselves, what if Trump had endorsed Ives?)
http://www.latimes.com/politics/la-pol-ca-john-cox-trump-endorsement-20180518-story.html

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Identity Politics Threatens the American Experiment Increasingly we sort each other into groups, making sweeping assumptions based on binary labels. – Orrin Hatch (DIERSEN: Overwhelmingly, if you reject one plank in the Republican Party platform, a) soon or later, you will reject more planks and b) sooner or later, you will focus on destroying those who do not reject the planks that you reject.
https://www.wsj.com/articles/identity-politics-threatens-the-american-experiment-1526680162?mod=searchresults&page=1&pos=1
— News Organizations Flag Concerns on Facebook’s Political-Ad Rules Saying rules are too broad, media outlets fear ads promoting news stories will be lumped in with political messaging – Benjamin Mullin
https://www.wsj.com/articles/news-organizations-flag-concerns-on-facebooks-political-ad-rules-1526674206?mod=searchresults&page=1&pos=1
— Sports Gamblers Get the Freedom to Lose Their Shirts Help for an industry that thrives on the public’s inability to get things right – Joe Queenan
https://www.wsj.com/articles/sports-gamblers-get-the-freedom-to-lose-their-shirts-1526569930

 

SAN DIEGO UNION TRIBUNE
— Basic journalism wasn’t done, and it led to big mistake – Adrian Vore (DIERSEN: Since 2000, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have hinted/implied/argued/shouted not only that my GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails are full of “big mistakes,” but that I purposely make them. Should I sue my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes?)
http://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/opinion/readers-rep/sd-me-readersrepnb-0520-story.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: he correction ran on the upper left corner of B1 May 12. Experienced news readers know that if a correction runs on a front page, the error has to be big. Indeed, it was. The entire premise of the Michael Smolens column that ran the day before was erroneous. Smolens, a highly experienced former political reporter and government editor, wrongly reported that John Cox, a Republican gubernatorial candidate, discusses issues with disgraced ex-San Diego Mayor Bob Filner. The factual error was bad enough, but it also has led to suspicions of biased coverage and “gotcha journalism” over fairness. What appeared to be a tantalizing news lead came out of a meeting Cox had with the U-T editorial board April 23. Smolens was sitting in on the meeting to gather possible subject matter for his column. Cox was talking about getting a statistic on pensions and developing a relationship with Bob Fellner — NOT Filner.)

NEW YORK MAGAZINE
— Trump Leaps Into California Governor’s Race, Endorsing John Cox – Ed Kilgore (DIERSEN: We can forever ask ourselves, what if Trump had endorsed Ives?)
http://nymag.com/daily/intelligencer/2018/05/trump-endorses-john-cox-in-california-governors-race.html

 

ATLANTIC
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps a) glorify and praise illegals and b) demonize, denigrate, and condemn Trump supporters.
https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2018/05/the-real-risk-of-trumps-dehumanization-of-immigrants/560762/

May 18 Morning Edition

GOPUSA ILLINOIS
— Are you a Republican Precinct Committeeman/Captain in Illinois? Tomorrow, all 102 Illinois Republican Party (IRP) county party chairman and all 18 IRP State Central Committee (SCC) members are scheduled to meet in Springfield. Have you received notification of the time and location of the Illinois Republican County Chairman’s Association (IRCCA) meeting and/or IRP SCC meeting? Have you been invited to attend the meetings? Have you been asked to provide input for the agendas for the meetings, and if so, what input did you provide? Have you received a copy of the agendas for the meetings? Are you going to attend the meetings? Have you been provided with all the details of the deal struck between Bruce Rauner and Mark Shaw to placate the “conservative insurgents” in the IRP, that is, the 342,906 who voted for Ives? Do you approve or disapprove of that deal? Why? Have you asked your IRP county chairman and your IRP SCC member to vote for or against the deal? Will your IRP county party chairman email you a report of what happened at the May 19 IRCCA meeting? Will your IRP SCC member email you a report of what happened at the May 19 IRP SCC meeting?

 What do you want Mark Shaw to do in his roles as the Co-Chairman of the IRP and the President of the IRCCA to organize Illinois conservatives and to “lead conservative and grassroots outreach for the” IRP? Should he:

  1. Encourage Rauner to sign a pledge to defend and advance all the planks in the IRP platform, including its traditional family, right to life, immigration, and Second Amendment planks?
  2. Identify who the conservative leaders are in each county in Illinois, meet with them on a one on one basis, meet with them at regional meetings, and/or meet with them at statewide meetings?
  3. Identify who the conservative leaders are in Illinois on a platform plank basis, including those who have taken the lead on the traditional family, right to life, immigration, and Second Amendment planks and meet with them on a one on one basis, meet with them at regional meetings, and/or meet with them at statewide meetings?
  4. Encourage Dave Diersen to form the “Republican Assembly of DuPage County” to reach out to and organize the conservatives in DuPage County?
  5. Encourage all Illinois conservatives and Republicans to read GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails?
  6. Encourage all Illinois conservative and Republican leaders to keep diersen@aol.com on their press advisory and press release lists? – Dave Diersen
    https://gopillinois.com

 

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— RAUNER – YAY!
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2018/05/rauner-yay.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Yay! Yay, teachers! Yay, [Democrat Illinois Supreme Court Justice] Ann Burke! Yay, Israel! Yay, Eunice Shriver! Yay, Kennedys! Yay, [Loyola] Ramblers! CapitolFax’s Rich Miller pulled together Governor Rauner uncomfortably “yaying” for an array of interesting folks, groups and other miscellaneous cheering reasons. Missing from the collection, though, is Governor Rauner’s “Yay, Planned Parenthood! Yay, Sanctuary state! Yay, Rauner Party leadership that stopped the IL GOP Platform-hugging conservative wing’s insurgent takeover!”)
— THORNER/O’NEIL: TIME TO HOLD CHURCH LEADERS RESPONSIBLE FOR PARISHIONERS’ POLITICS (DIERSEN: I should write a book about those who are a member of a church, attend church services, and/or give money to a church who claim to be Republican, but a) who promote dependency on government and on charity, b) who promote booze, gambling, pot, and/or other vices, c) who promote LGBTQ activity, d) who promote abortion, e) who promote illegal immigration, and/or f) who promote other planks in the Democrat, Libertarian, and/or Green platforms.)
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2018/05/thorneroneil-time-to-hold-church-leaders-responsible-for-parishioners-politics.html

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats, Libertarians, Greens, and RINOs a) demonize, denigrate, and condemn those who voted for Ives as being “conservative insurgents;” b) say that “Rauner is happy GOP is ‘working together’ after leadership squabble;” c) say that Rauner said “Well, I love seeing everybody coming together and working together and forming partnerships and alliances. That’s all good;” d) say that Rauner sees the recent Illinois Republican Party (IRP) leadership deal as giving Ives voters a “larger voice” in the IRP; and d) say that Rauner sees the deal as “a sign of unity for his re-election efforts.” Are you a “conservative insurgent,” that is, were you one of the 342,906 who voted for Ives? I did. Do you believe the deal will give you a greater voice in the IRP? How did you learn of the deal? If you are a Republican Precinct Committeeman/Captain, did you first learn of the deal a) from the IRP, b) from your representative on the IRP State Central Committee, c) from the officers of your IRP county party organization, d) from the officers of your IRP township/ward party organization, e) from the Democrat news media, or f) from Dave Diersen and his GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails?)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-met-rauner-republican-leadership-20180517-story.html

 

ABC7
— Emanuel allies raise integrity concerns about Lightfoot – Craig Wall (DIERSEN: How many hats do you wear? Since 2000, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have raised “integrity concerns” about me. To discredit/harm/slander me, they hint/imply/argue/shout that I can claim to be only one of the following: political reporter/journalist, political consultant, or Republican Precinct Committeeman. I should write a book about my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes. Better yet, I should sue them.)
http://abc7chicago.com/politics/emanuel-allies-raise-integrity-concerns-about-lightfoot/3488251/

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— CPS senior joins ranks of students with over $1 million in college scholarships – Maudlyne Ihejirika (DIERSEN: When you were in high school, did you apply for scholarships? I did not. When you were in high school, were you considered to be “college material?” While I attended Crete-Monee High School 1962-1966, I took college preparatory courses notwithstanding the fact that many, if not most, if not virtually everyone at the time viewed me as NOT being “college material.” Neither of my parents had attended college. My father was the first of his ancestors to earn a high school diploma. My mother never attended high school. I spent my junior and senior years and the summer in between washing dishes for the minimum wage in the basement of the S.S. Kresges in Chicago Heights. I just barely made into the upper 20% of my class, my ACT score was only 24, I was draft bait, my eyesight could not be corrected to 20/20, I had partial red/green color blindness, and I had Osgood-Schlatter disease (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Osgood%E2%80%93Schlatter_disease).)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/education/cps-senior-joins-ranks-of-students-with-over-1-million-in-college-scholarships/

 

DAILY HERALD
— Business Ledger honors 75 companies as “Best Places to Work in Illinois’ – Richard Klicki (DIERSEN: One could hint/imply/argue/shout that the federal government is a “best place to work” for those who are Democrat, minority, female, younger, and/or veteran because the federal government gets rid of its employees who are Republican, White, male, and/or non-veteran who do not make GS-13 (currently $96,403) by age 25, GS-14 (currently $113,920) by age 30, GS-15 (currently $134,000) by age 35, and Senior Executive Service (currently $164,200) by age 40.)
http://www.dailyherald.com/business/20180518/business-ledger-honors-75-companies-as-x201cbest-places-to-work-in-illinois

 

CHAMPAIGN/URBANA NEWS GAZETTE
— Don’t keep voters in the dark – Editorial
http://www.news-gazette.com/opinion/editorials/2018-05-18/editorial-dont-keep-voters-the-dark.html

 

PEORIA JOURNAL STAR
— Do voters have a threshold regarding politicians’ lies? Editorial Star
http://www.pjstar.com/opinion/20180517/editorial-do-voters-have-threshold-regarding-politicians-lies

 

SOUTHERN
— The Southern Illinoisan newsroom votes to form union (DIERSEN: I was a union member for almost 12 years. Overwhelmingly, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes despise if not hate past, present, and future union members. Further, overwhelmingly, they despise if not hate wage earners. I was a wage earner 1964-1997. Further, overwhelmingly, they despise if not hate past, present, and future federal employees and retirees. I was a federal employee for almost 30 years and I have been a federal retiree for more than 20 years.)
http://thesouthern.com/news/local/communities/carbondale/the-southern-illinoisan-newsroom-votes-to-form-union/article_0d5d7c7d-8f6a-5afb-8b0d-0e4fef5d1a27.html

 

DAILY NORTHWESTERN
— Evanston residents advocate for ratification of ERA in Illinois – Syd Stone (DIERSEN: How soon, if not already, will Evanston officially banish all individuals, all organizations, and all companies that are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time?)
https://dailynorthwestern.com/2018/05/17/lateststories/evanston-residents-advocate-for-ratification-of-era-in-illinois/

 

CHICAGO ARGUS
— Political strategist Madigan vs. amateur-hour gov Rauner – Gregory Tejeda (DIERSEN: There are extremely few Republican political consultants in Illinois, and I am one of them. While Rauner does not seek or take my advice, he ever-increasingly seems to take advice from his wife and from political consultants who are Democrat or Democrat plant, Libertarian or Libertarian plant, Green or Green plant, or RINO. Ever-increasingly, he seems to be taking their advice to not only dump, but to destroy voters who support the traditional family, right to life, immigration, Second Amendment, and other planks in the Illinois Republican Party (IRP) platform. Ever-increasingly, he seems to be taking their advice to destroy the IRP. One could fault Trump and the IRP leaders for letting this happen.)
http://chicagoargus.blogspot.com/2018/05/extra-political-strategist-madigan-vs.html

 

PRAIRIE STATE WIRE
— Illegal immigrant lawyers, teachers couldn’t be denied state licenses if bill becomes Illinois law (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats and RINOs make it clear that they want drive members of the following groups out of Illinois: Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older people, rich people, gun owners, German Americans, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://prairiestatewire.com/stories/511421002-illegal-immigrant-lawyers-teachers-couldn-t-be-denied-state-licenses-if-bill-becomes-illinois-law

 

MCHENRY TIMES
— Skillicorn backing resolution opposed to state property tax – Marian Johns
https://mchenrytimes.com/stories/511420214-skillicorn-backing-resolution-opposed-to-state-property-tax

 

DUPAGE POLICY JOURNAL
— Ives says a state property tax ‘would be thievery’ – Glenn Minnis
https://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/511417225-ives-says-a-state-property-tax-would-be-thievery
— Khouri calls economists’ proposed hike in property taxes ‘dumbest idea’ ever – Glenn Minnis
https://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/511420971-khouri-calls-economists-proposed-hike-in-property-taxes-dumbest-idea-ever

 

ILLINOIS HOMEPAGE
— Black Caucus blames Rauner for shrinking black state contracts – Raquel Martin (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, since the Civil War, Democrats blame Republicans for problems that Blacks have. Democrats run the federal government and they blame their employees who are Republican for the problems that their employees who are Democrat, minority, female, younger, and/or veteran have.)
http://www.illinoishomepage.net/news/local-news/black-caucus-blames-rauner-for-shrinking-black-state-contracts/1186323523

 

CAPITOL FAX
— NRA and Rauner in close step on two bills
https://capitolfax.com/2018/05/18/nra-and-rauner-in-close-step-on-two-bills/
— Peoria paper compares Rauner to Trump – and not in a good way
https://capitolfax.com/2018/05/18/peoria-paper-compares-rauner-to-trump-and-not-in-a-good-way/
— Harmon essentially claims Madigan is living in Rauner’s head rent-free
https://capitolfax.com/2018/05/18/harmon-essentially-claims-madigan-is-living-in-rauners-head-rent-free/

 

GOPUSA
— Apple, Google, Facebook should ‘hire more women than men’ (DIERSEN: Why did I accept IRS’s job offer in 1971 when I was 22 years old? ANSWER: I was unemployed and seeking a financial hardship draft deferment to help support my mother and brother. I was unemployed because Firestone Stores had fired me for accepting a job offer from Oldsmobile. But Oldsmobile withdrew that job offer saying that it had just agreed to stop hiring Whites to settle an EEOC complaint.)
http://www.gopusa.com/apple-google-facebook-should-hire-more-women-than-men/
— Gun Control: Bruce Rauner, pro-confiscations governor of Illinois
http://www.gopusa.com/gun-control-bruce-rauner-pro-confiscations-governor-of-illinois/

 

NUMBERS USA
— OUTSTANDING: SSA Director Calls on Congress to Mandate E-Verify
https://www.numbersusa.com/news/ssa-director-calls-congress-mandate-e-verify

 

LIFEZETTE NEWS
— GOP Helps Dems Kill Conservative Amendments to Farm Bill Bipartisan votes in the House kill reform proposals to expand work requirements, cut subsidies, and mandate E-Verify – Brendan Kirby
https://www.lifezette.com/polizette/gop-helps-dems-kill-conservative-amendments-to-farm-bill/

 

BREITBART
— Steve King: ‘Rotten’ GOP Amnesty Petition Gives Paul Ryan Final ‘Authority’ on Immigration Bill – Ian Mason
http://www.breitbart.com/radio/2018/05/17/steve-king-rotten-gop-amnesty-petition-gives-paul-ryan-final-authority-on-immigration-bill/


— BEYOND OUTRAGEOUS: Ryan’s Super PAC Gives Millions to GOP’s Amnesty Discharge Signers – Neil Munro
http://www.breitbart.com/immigration/2018/05/17/ryan-ally-spending-millions-to-aid-gop-amnesty-discharge-reps/

 

CNN
— Trump quiet on probe on camera, not on Twitter President Trump went on a tweetstorm to call special counsel Robert Mueller’s investigation a “disgusting, illegal and unwarranted witch hunt” as the investigation officially enters its second year. (DIERSEN: Starting in 1974, to get rid of me, my Democrat IRS superiors not only disallowed my partial day per diem claims, they hinted/implied/argued/shouted that my claims were fraudulent. I won in 1977 (SEE: https://www.gao.gov/products/463866),but by then, they had succeeded in ending my IRS career.)
https://www.cnn.com/videos/politics/2018/05/17/mueller-probe-one-year-trump-witch-hunt-collins-dnt-lead.cnn

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— An Aggrieved Trump Wants Better Press, and He Blames Leaks for Not Getting It – Maggie Haberman and Katie Rogers (DIERSEN: I should write a book about those who blame their problems on me and on my GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/05/17/us/politics/white-house-leaks.html

 

WASHINGTON POST
— Pay freeze, retirement cuts trump discussion of president’s management agenda – Joe Davidson
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/powerpost/wp/2018/05/18/pay-freeze-retirement-cuts-trump-discussion-of-presidents-management-agenda/

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— New policy aimed to address criticism that minority students were disproportionately punished – Michelle Hackman (DIERSEN: If male students are punished more than female students, if conservative students are punished more than liberal students, if heterosexual students are punished more than LGBTQ students, if dumb students are punished more than smart students, if poor students are punished more than rich students, if German American students are punished more than non-German American students, if etc. students are punished more than etc. students, what about that?)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/fewer-suspensions-more-hugs-and-bubbles-oklahoma-citys-experiment-in-school-discipline-1526549401
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: RINOs want cheap labor.
https://www.wsj.com/articles/exporting-jobs-instead-of-food-1526600254
— Not Everyone Should Go to College Vocational education won’t succeed so long as society consigns it to second-class status. Oren Cass (DIERSEN: When you were in high school, were you considered to be “college material?” While I attended Crete-Monee High School 1962-1966, I took college preparatory courses notwithstanding the fact that many, if not most, if not virtually everyone at the time viewed me as NOT being “college material.” Neither of my parents had attended college. My father was the first of his ancestors to earn a high school diploma. My mother never attended high school. I spent my junior and senior years and the summer in between washing dishes for the minimum wage in the basement of the S.S. Kresges in Chicago Heights. I just barely made into the upper 20% of my class, my ACT score was only 24, I was draft bait, my eyesight could not be corrected to 20/20, I had partial red/green color blindness, and I had Osgood-Schlatter disease (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Osgood%E2%80%93Schlatter_disease).)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/not-everyone-should-go-to-college-1526598817

 

USA TODAY
— Republican candidates embracing Trump in campaign ads (DIERSEN: Is the Republican congressional candidate for your district embracing Trump, if not, why not?)
https://www.usatoday.com/videos/news/politics/2018/05/17/republican-candidates-embracing-trump-campagin-ads/618154002/
— CEOs aren’t disclosing their real compensation. The pay gap is much worse than you think. The pay gap between workers and CEOs is already high. Add in gains on stock options, and it’s infuriating. We need to keep CEOs accountable. – Ralph Nader and Steven Clifford (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have no problem with the pay gap. They either have lots of money or they pander to those who have lots of money.)
https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/2018/05/17/ceos-real-wages-pay-gap-column/612615002/
— How difficult will it be for Meghan Markle to get British citizenship? – Jane Onyanga-Omara, Kim Hjelmgaard and Maria Puente
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2018/05/16/royal-wedding-how-hard-meghan-markle-become-british/606986002/

 

PROPUBLICA
— Federal Watchdog Launches Investigation of Age Bias at IBM After a ProPublica story spotlighting IBM’s practices in shedding older workers, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission consolidated age discrimination complaints against the company from around the country. – Peter Gosselin
https://www.propublica.org/article/federal-watchdog-launches-investigation-of-age-bias-at-ibm

 

CHRONICLE OF HIGHER EDUCATION
— After Years of State Budget Woes, the U. of Illinois Will Hire Hundreds of Faculty Members – Emma Kerr (DIERSEN: Of course, all those hired will be anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.chronicle.com/article/After-Years-of-State-Budget/243442

 

FORBES
— Google’s Parent Company Pledges Protection For All Political Groups As Midterms Loom – Thomas Fox-Brewster (DIERSEN: Democrats run the federal government. 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 e) GAO would NOT have promoted me in 1986.)
https://www.forbes.com/sites/thomasbrewster/2018/05/16/google-anti-ddos-offered-to-all-political-groups/#5eebe95dd862

 

BLOOMBERG
— Pope Calls Financial Derivatives Market a ‘Ticking Time Bomb’ – Sridhar Natarajan (DIERSEN: GAO audits federal financial industry regulators. In 1997, when my Democrat GAO superiors succeeded in forcing me to take their early retirement “offer,” I knew as much about financial derivatives as anyone at GAO. I had worked on audits involving financial derivatives for almost 9 years, I had earned a master’s degree in financial markets and trading from IIT in 1997, and I had become a Certified Financial Services Auditor in 1996.)
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-05-17/pope-goes-off-on-cds-market-calls-derivatives-ticking-time-bomb

 

CLASSIC CARS
— Forecast isn’t all gloom for car museums Corvette museum looks toward expansion – Larry Edsall (DIERSEN: Overwhelmingly, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have been anti-union, anti-car, anti-American nameplate car, and especially anti-Corvette.)
https://journal.classiccars.com/2018/05/17/forecast-isnt-all-gloom-for-car-museums/

 

GOPUSA ILLINOIS
— Illinois RINOs focus on driving conservatives out of the Illinois Republican Party (IRP) and destroying the IRP. Since 2000, my RINO critics/opponents, their RINO operatives, and their RINO dupes a) have viciously demonized, denigrated, and condemned me as being a leaker and b) have blamed me and my GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails for all of their problems, for all of your problems, for all of my problems, and for all of everyone’s problems and for all the losses that Republicans have suffered in Illinois since 2000. Needless-to-say, I should sue them. They want the confidentiality notice and disclaimer below to be included in all emails that Republicans send me. – Dave Diersen
https://gopillinois.com
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May 14 Evening Edition

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Pritzker signs pledge not to diminish abortion rights – Bernard Schoenburg (DIERSEN: When will Rauner sign a pledge that he will not take any action against any of the planks in the Illinois Republican Party (IRP) platform, including its traditional family, right to life, and immigration planks? When will Rauner sign a pledge that he will defend and advance all the planks in the IRP platform, including its traditional family, right to life, and immigration planks?)
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20180514/pritzker-signs-pledge-not-to-diminish-abortion-rights

 

ABC7
— Rauner calls for reinstatement of death penalty in Illinois for mass murderers, police killers – Jessica D’Onofrio
http://abc7chicago.com/politics/gov-rauner-calls-for-narrow-reinstatement-of-death-penalty-/3472009/

 

NBC5
— Take Me Out to the Ball Game: Illinois Political Leaders Spend Hundreds of Thousands on Sports Tickets – Carol Marin and Don Moseley
https://www.nbcchicago.com/investigations/illinois-political-leaders-spend-hundreds-of-thousands-on-sports-tickets-482566241.html
— Pfleger Suggests Rauner ‘Should Be Charged With a Hate Crime’ for Proposing Return of Death Penalty – Mary Ann Ahern
https://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/father-pfleger-rauner-proposes-bringing-back-death-penalty-in-illinois-482560801.html
— Rauner Proposes Reinstating Death Penalty for Some Cases Illinois hasn’t put a criminal to death since 1999’s execution of Andrew Kokoraleis
https://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/Rauner-Proposes-Death-Penalty-for-Some-Cases-482556011.html

 

CBS2
— Rauner Proposes Death Penalty For Illinois Governor wants the punishment, currently banned in Illinois, but only in certain cases. – Derrick Blakley
http://chicago.cbslocal.com/video/category/spoken-word-wbbmtv/3863696-rauner-proposes-death-penalty-for-illinois/
— Supreme Court Strikes Down Federal Law Banning Sports Gambling In Most States
http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2018/05/14/supreme-court-sports-gambling-ruling/

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Rauner proposes reinstating Illinois death penalty in cases of mass killings, police slayings – Kim Geiger
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-met-bruce-rauner-guns-bill-20180514-story.html
— Morality a non-factor as Illinois, others weigh sports betting – Phil Rosenthal
http://www.chicagotribune.com/sports/breaking/ct-spt-sports-gambling-illinois-morality-rosenthal-20180514-story.html
— Rauner’s death penalty ploy – Editorial
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/editorials/ct-edit-rauner-death-penalty-election-20180514-story.html
— Illinois should legalize sports betting – Editorial (DIERSEN: To promote gambling is to promote vice.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/editorials/ct-edit-sports-betting-illinois-supreme-court-20180514-story.html
— American Airlines bans emotional support amphibians, ferrets, goats and more – Lauren Zumbach
http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/ct-biz-american-airlines-emotional-support-animals-20180514-story.html
— Pets on planes and our indulgent culture – Kristen McQueary
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/commentary/ct-perspec-mcqueary-column-pets-airlines-20180515-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats want immigrants because immigrants overwhelmingly vote for Democrats. RINOs want immigrants because RINOs want cheap labor.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/huppke/ct-met-immigration-trump-kelly-deport-huppke-20180514-story.html

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Bruce Rauner plays pure politics with death penalty and guns – Editorial
https://chicago.suntimes.com/opinion/bruce-rauner-plays-politics-death-penalty-guns-illinois-governor/
— Rauner pushes to reinstate death penalty for cop killers, mass murderers – Tina Sfondeles
https://chicago.suntimes.com/crime/in-amendatory-veto-rauner-pushes-death-penalty-for-cop-killers-mass-murderers/

 

DAILY HERALD
— Chief judge: Kane County will hire others if striking workers don’t return Tuesday – Lauren Rohr and Susan Sarkauskas
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20180514/chief-judge-kane-county-will-hire-others-if-striking-workers-dont-return-tuesday
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Illinois expected to accelerate work to legalize sports betting – Bob Susnjara (DIERSEN: The more that you gamble, the faster that you will become a ward of the state.)
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20180514/illinois-expected-to-accelerate-work-to-legalize-sports-betting
— Can Illinois get sports gambling right? – Barry Rozner
http://www.dailyherald.com/sports/20180514/rozner-can-illinois-get-sports-gambling-right

 

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Republicans say “Rauner finally gets something right with anti-gun gambit.”
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20180514/BLOGS02/180519940/rauner-finally-gets-something-right-with-anti-gun-gambit
— Amazon’s HQ2 quandary: Go for lower taxes or liberal voters – Bloomberg (DIERSEN: Based on the candidates that they vote for, Chicago voters are overwhelmingly anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20180514/NEWS02/180519946/amazons-hq2-quandary-go-for-lower-taxes-or-liberal-voters
— Jack up property taxes for pensions, say 3 Fed economists – DENNIS RODKIN (DIERSEN: My wife and I have been paying high real estate taxes in Wheaton since 1978, but a) we have never attended any school in DuPage County and b) we have never sent any children to any school in DuPage County.)
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/realestate/20180514/CRED0701/180519952/jack-up-property-taxes-for-pensions-say-3-fed-economists
(FROM THE ARTICLE: “In our view, Illinois’ best option is to impose a statewide residential property tax,” they wrote, in part because it would be fair: “Illinois residents who have benefited most from the past services of governmental employees are more likely to be homeowners, so it seems reasonable that they should pay a larger share of the costs.”)
— Facebook’s on a Chicago hiring binge – LYNNE MAREK (DIERSEN: From what I see, all those who Facebook hires would be anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20180514/NEWS06/180519945/facebooks-on-a-chicago-hiring-binge
— 20 in their 20s Meet the 2018 class Looking for the next big thing in Chicago business, tech and innovation? Follow these 20 young change-makers to find clues. Among their ranks: social problem-solvers, emerging entrepreneurs and money masters. Some generate big revenues. Others challenge the status quo. Not one is older than 29. Click here to get to know them all. (DIERSEN: Did anyone write about you when you were in your 20s? When I was 29, in 1978, the Democrats who ran Money Magazine published a 4-page article on me in their February edition. They painted my education deductions as being improper and foisted negative government employee stereotypes on me. They hinted/implied/argued/shouted that the graduate business and accounting courses that I had taken at Loyola and DePaul a) were not job-related, b) did not help me carry out my job duties, c) were taken by me to get a job in the private sector, and d) were a distraction.)
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/section/20s

 

WTTW
— Rauner Wants to Reinstate Death Penalty, Put 72-Hour Hold on All Gun Sales – Amanda Vinicky
https://chicagotonight.wttw.com/2018/05/14/rauner-wants-reinstate-death-penalty-put-72-hour-hold-all-gun-sales

 

WQAD
— Rauner unveils plan on gun control and partial death penalty re-instatement
http://wqad.com/2018/05/14/rauner-unveils-plan-on-gun-control-and-partial-death-penalty-re-instatement/

 

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— IN AMENDMENTARY VETO, RAUNER SUPPORTS 72-HOUR WAITING PERIOD FOR ALL GUN PURCHASES
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2018/05/in-amendmentary-veto-rauner-supports-72-hour-waiting-period-for-all-gun-purchases.html

 

CAPITOL FAX
— ISRA applauds Rauner AV
https://capitolfax.com/2018/05/14/isra-applauds-rauner-av/

 

GOPUSA
— NASCAR makes a push for ‘diversity’ (GOPUSA Editor Bobby Eberle’s Note: Or a person (not cynical) might see it as just another corporation that is bowing to the will of political correctness and “diversity”. If racing is a “rich man’s sport,” then how about a program to develop drivers from poor backgrounds REGARDLESS of the color of his or her skin? Hmmmmm??? Is there really a point here?)
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=45788
(FROM THE ARTICLE: A cynical person might write off NASCAR’s diversity efforts as a response to declining attendance and sagging ratings, a desperate attempt to tap into new demographics that could shore up the sport’s financials.)
— How much does a media kingpin make?
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=45848

 

NATIONAL REVIEW
— Stormy Daniels’s Lawyer Threatens to Sue Reporters for Digging into His Background – JACK CROWE (DIERSEN: What would reporters who disapproved of you find if they dug into your background? If reporters who disapproved of me dug into my background, they would find that a) I am no longer the TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairman, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce Government Affairs Committee member, Milton Township Republican Central Committee webmaster, Illinois Center Right Coalition Steering Committee member, or American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter board member. They would find a) that my Democrat GAO superiors forced me to retire in 1997 when I was 49 years old, gave me unfair performance expectations and appraisals, always ranked me in the bottom half of my coworkers for pay-for-performance purposes, did not promote me beyond GS-13, got rid of my mentor in 1987, kept me off audits of IRS for all but 3 of the almost 18 years that I worked for GAO, and forced me to take an $19,203 pay cut in today’s dollars to transfer from IRS to GAO in 1980; b) that my Democrat IRS superiors did not promote me beyond GS-12, disallowed my education deductions in 1978, got rid of my mentor in 1975, and disallowed my partial day per diem claims in 1974; and c) that my Democrat Post Office superiors forced me resign in 1969 and disallowed my sick leave requests in 1969 and 1968. They would find that I have been a Republican Precinct Committeeman since 1999 and the GOPUSA Illinois Editor since 2000. They would find that I am a Trump supporter, Protestant (baptized, raised, and confirmed as a Missouri Synod Lutheran, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, old (born in 1948), non-poor, gun owner, 100% German American, my ancestors have been in America since 1844, union member for almost 12 years, federal employee for almost 30 years, federal retiree for more than 20 years, childless, pet-less, American nameplate car owner, and even worse things. They would use the aforesaid to demonize, to denigrate, and to condemn me as being a White supremacist, Nazi, KKK member, hater, racist, sexist, bigot, and even worse things.)
https://www.nationalreview.com/news/stormy-daniels-lawyer-threatens-sue-reporters-digging-into-background/

 

THE HILL
— Trump blasts White House leakers as ‘traitors’ – JORDAN FABIAN (DIERSEN: Of course, ever since I became the GOPUSA Illinois Editor in 2000, I have been demonized, denigrated, and condemned as being a leaker by Democrats and Democrat plants, by Libertarians and Libertarian plants, by Greens and Green plants, and by RINOs. Should I sue the aforesaid? I have never been a leaker.)
http://thehill.com/homenews/administration/387642-trump-blasts-white-house-leakers-as-traitors

 

HUFFINGTON POST
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats use Affirmative Action, Diversity, and Inclusion to get rid of Republicans, and especially to get rid of Republicans who are White, male, older, and/or non-veteran.
https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/opinion-young-asian-american-affirmative-action_us_5af5e145e4b0e57cd9f951c4

 

ABA JOURNAL
— Officials resigned reportedly after pressure to cancel temporary protected status for immigrants – LORELEI LAIRD (DIERSEN: Of course, my Democrat IRS and GAO superiors hoped that pressuring me to give preference to my subordinates who were Democrat, minority, female, younger, disabled, and/or veteran would prompt me to resign rather than complain about it. I have always opposed patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, age discrimination, and retaliation.)
http://www.abajournal.com/news/article/officials_resigned_after_pressure_to_cancel_temporary_protected_status

 

BOSTON HERALD
— Immigration crackdown shifts to employers as audits surge – AP
http://www.bostonherald.com/business/business_markets/2018/05/immigration_crackdown_shifts_to_employers_as_audits_surge

 

NEW YORK MAGAZINE
— Donald Trump and Sean Hannity Like to Talk Before Bedtime – OLIVIA NUZZI
http://nymag.com/daily/intelligencer/2018/05/sean-hannity-donald-trump-late-night-calls.html

 

MARKET WATCH
— Why American teenagers are less likely to find a summer job – Jacob Passy (DIERSEN: What about teenagers taking “bad” jobs? What did you do during the summer between your junior and senior high school years? I washed dishes for the minimum wage in the basement of the S.S. Kresges in Chicago Heights. My understanding is a) that I am the only White male who held that job and b) that I held it longer than anyone else: November of 1964 through May of 1966. I earned and saved enough money doing that to buy a new 1966 Pontiac Tempest Sprint in May of 1966.)
https://www.marketwatch.com/story/record-low-unemployment-doesnt-mean-teens-will-find-summer-jobs-this-year-2018-05-07

May 12 Evening Edition

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Contested race for state GOP chair continues party strife – Bernard Schoenburg (DIERSEN: This article includes quotes from Chris Mooney, Greg Baise, David McSweeney, Bruce Rauner, Mark Shaw, Jeanne Ives, Bob Winchester, Mike Bigger, Fred Floreth, Rosemarie Long, and Sam McCann.)
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20180512/contested-race-for-state-gop-chair-continues-party-strife
— Precariously balanced is better than unbalanced – Doug Finke
http://www.sj-r.com/opinion/20180512/statehouse-insider-precariously-balanced-is-better-than-unbalanced
— Gush of news from White House in age of Trump – Bernard Schoenburg
http://www.sj-r.com/opinion/20180512/bernard-schoenburg-gush-of-news-from-white-house-in-age-of-trump
— Critics: Illinois Governor’s race shows need for campaign finance reform – AP
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20180512/critics-governors-race-shows-need-for-campaign-finance-reform
— The power of civics education – Sheila Smith (DIERSEN: From what I see, ever-increasingly, students that come out of Democrat-run schools are anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
http://www.sj-r.com/opinion/20180511/guest-view-power-of-civics-education

 

ABC7
— Rauner’s budget questioned by leaders – BGA
http://abc7chicago.com/politics/weekend-watch-rauners-budget-questioned-by-leaders/3461203/

 

CBS2
— Trump Announces Plan To Lower Drug Prices: ‘This Is A Total Rip Off, And We Are Ending It’
http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2018/05/11/donald-trump-prescription-drug-prices/

NBC5
— Immigration Detention Centers in Midwest Proposed – AP
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/immigration-detention-centers-in-midwest-proposed-482455501.html

 

FOX NEWS CHICAGO
— Delaware becomes first state to fully ban child marriage – AP
http://www.fox32chicago.com/politics/delaware-becomes-first-state-to-fully-ban-child-marriage-1

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Campaign-finance reform bill stalls during big-money Illinois governor’s race – AP
https://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/campaign-finance-reform-bill-stalls-during-big-money-illinois-governors-race/
— New immigration detention centers proposed for Illinois, other Midwest states – AP
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/new-immigration-detention-centers-proposed-for-illinois-other-midwest-states/
— Lori Lightfoot plans to tap LGBT voting bloc to make history and reach City Hall – Laura Washington
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/lori-lightfoot-plans-to-tap-lgbt-voting-bloc-to-make-history-and-reach-city-hall/

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Number of moms in U.S. prisons on the rise, but each time that happens ‘you incarcerate the whole family,’ Chicago woman says of experience – Morgan Greene
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-met-incarcerated-mothers-day-20180511-story.html

 

DAILY HERALD
— St. Charles Democrats to host ‘Concert for Our Candidates’ May 15
http://www.dailyherald.com/submitted/20180509/st-charles-democrats-to-host-concert-for-our-candidates-may-15
— Runners raise money in Geneva to help Haitians
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20180512/runners-raise-money-in-geneva-to-help-haitians

 

OUR QUAD CITIES
— Illinois Senate tries to define synthetic pot after multiple deaths
http://www.ourquadcities.com/news/illinois-senate-tries-to-define-synthetic-pot-after-multiple-deaths/1175145134

 

NORTH WEST INDIANA TIMES
— Whiting woman sentenced to 27 months in prison after gambling away $491K stolen from credit union – Carmen McCollum
http://www.nwitimes.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/whiting-woman-sentenced-to-months-in-prison-after-gambling-away/article_950577d1-84fe-57df-ab1a-cc5438672358.html

 

NORTH COOK NEWS
— Smolenski doesn’t rule out bankruptcy for ailing municipalities – Hoang Tran
https://northcooknews.com/stories/511414339-smolenski-doesn-t-rule-out-bankruptcy-for-ailing-municipalities

 

SOUTHEAST ILLINOIS NEWS
— Windhorst willing to make tough decisions to save Illinois – Glenn Minnis
https://seillinoisnews.com/stories/511414536-windhorst-willing-to-make-tough-decisions-to-save-illinois

 

EAST CENTRAL REPORTER
— East Central Illinois cities reap $991,000 for housing projects (DIERSEN: In your precinct, how many homes need to be rehabilitated or torn down? Should I seek government funds to rehabilitate or tear down homes in my precinct?)
https://eastcentralreporter.com/stories/511414849-east-central-illinois-cities-reap-991-000-for-housing-projects

 

PEORIA STANDARD
— City of Cuba reaps nearly $370,000 for housing projects (DIERSEN: In your precinct, how many homes need to be rehabilitated or torn down? Should I seek government funds to rehabilitate or tear down homes in my precinct?)
https://peoriastandard.com/stories/511414870-city-of-cuba-reaps-nearly-370-000-for-housing-projects

 

LAKE COUNTY GAZETTE
— Julie Morrison complicit in denying voters chance at fair maps in November, Republican challenger says – Karen Kidd
https://lakecountygazette.com/stories/511414875-morrison-complicit-in-denying-voters-chance-at-fair-maps-in-november-republican-challenger-says

 

SANGAMON SUN
— McMillan critical of Manar’s stance on immigration – Glenn Minnis
https://sangamonsun.com/stories/511414639-mcmillan-critical-of-manar-s-stance-on-immigration

 

DUPAGE POLICY JOURNAL
— Khouri: Time to give people what they want — and it isn’t more taxes – Glenn Minnis (DIERSEN: According to Democrats and Democrat plants, Libertarians and Libertarian plants, Greens and Green plants, and RINOs, a) people want dependency on government, dependency on charity, LGBTQ activity, abortion, mass/illegal immigration, booze, gambling, pot, and other vices, abolition of the First and Second Amendments, patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, age discrimination, and even worse things and b) people want government to get rid of individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders, and those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/511414396-khouri-time-to-give-people-what-they-want-and-it-isn-t-more-taxes
— Analysis: Lisle Police Pension Fund would go broke in 20 years without taxpayer subsidy
https://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/511406287-analysis-lisle-police-pension-fund-would-go-broke-in-20-years-without-taxpayer-subsidy

 

ILLINOIS NEWS NETWORK
— Illinois Senator Dick Durbin leaves door open to work requirement for food stamps – Cole Lauterbach
https://www.ilnews.org/news/state_politics/illinois-senator-leaves-door-open-to-work-requirement-for-food/article_df2e6ffc-553c-11e8-b994-6bd2d0c39458.html

 

DAILY SIGNAL
— The Consequences of Historical Ignorance – Jarrett Stepman
https://www.dailysignal.com/2018/05/03/the-consequences-of-historical-ignorance/
— How a ‘Far-Left Propaganda Machine’ Got a Respected Legal Group (Alliance Defending Freedom) Expelled by Amazon – Greg Scott
https://www.dailysignal.com/2018/05/03/how-a-far-left-propaganda-machine-got-a-respected-legal-group-expelled-by-amazon/

 

THE HILL
— Democrats worry Trump will win over economy – AMIE PARNES (DIERSEN: Overwhelmingly, those who have financial problems vote for Democrats. Democrats shout at them that Republicans caused all their past, present, and future financial problems. Who has financial problems? Overwhelmingly, they are anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
http://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/387356-dems-worry-trump-will-win-over-economy

 

ASSOCIATED PRESS
— Critics: Illinois Gov’s race shows need for campaign finance reform – Sarah Zimmerman
https://www.lmtonline.com/news/article/Critics-Gov-s-race-shows-need-for-campaign-12909388.php
https://pilotonline.com/news/government/politics/article_c2f24ef3-45a9-5ee5-9c82-6721934a5339.html
https://www.seattletimes.com/nation-world/nation-politics/critics-govs-race-shows-need-for-campaign-finance-reform/

 

YAHOO NEWS
— John Kelly: Most undocumented immigrants can’t assimilate easily (DIERSEN: Democrats talk and act like they do not want immigrants to assimilate.)
https://www.yahoo.com/news/john-kelly-most-undocumented-immigrants-204450749.html

 

WASHINGTON POST
— JANUARY 26, 2016 FLASHBACK: 600 ‘requests’ from Benghazi for better security: What this statistic really means – Glenn Kessler (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents hint/imply/argue/shout that there is no need for Illinois Republican Party (IRP) State Central Committee (SCC) members to communicate with Republican Precinct Committeemen/Captains directly because they communicate with a) Randy Pollard, the President of the Illinois Republican County Chairman’s Association, b) the chairmen of the Republican county/township/ward party organizations in their district, and c) the Republican elected officials in their district. However, far too often, far too many of the aforesaid fail/refuse to communicate with Republican Precinct Committeemen/Captains. I should write a book about it. Far too often, far too many of them communicate only with those Republican Precinct Committeemen who a) glorify and praise them, b) pander to them, c) serve as their operative or dupe, and/or d) give them money.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/fact-checker/wp/2016/01/26/600-requests-from-benghazi-for-better-security-what-this-statistic-really-means/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: A key point that Republicans on the committee have tried to make was that Ambassador Chris Stevens — who perished in the 2012 attacks on U.S. facilities that left three others dead — did not directly communicate with Clinton on her private email system. (Generally, ambassadors would send messages through the chain of command.) So none of these came directly from Stevens to Clinton, “asking for help,” as Trump put it.)
— Trump’s welfare reform plan misses a key piece: transportation – Martine Powers (DIERSEN: What cars did you use to get to/from work? I used a:
– 1958 Chevy BelAir 1964-1966,
– 1966 Pontiac Tempest Sprint 1966-1967,
– 1968 Oldsmobile 442 1967-1968,
– 1969 Dodge Charger SE 1968-1971,
– 1962 Chevy BelAir 1971-1974, and
– 1974 Dodge Dart 1973-1974.
I walked to work 1974-1978.
I took public transportation to work in 1971 and 1978-1997.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/trafficandcommuting/trumps-welfare-reform-plan-misses-a-key-piece-transportation/2018/05/12/9e7ba684-538c-11e8-abd8-265bd07a9859_story.html

 

RECODE
— Amazon shareholders are getting opposite advice on whether diversity should be mandated for the company’s board – Jason Del Rey (DIERSEN: How successful would Amazon be today if it had operated like the federal government? The federal government gives tremendous preference to its employees who are Democrat, and especially to those who are minority and/or female and b) wastes the careers of and gets rid of its employees who are Republican, White, male, and/or non-veteran if they do not make GS-13 (currently $96,403) by age 25, GS-14 (currently $113,920) by age 30, GS-15 (currently $134,000) by age 35, and Senior Executive Service (currently $164,200) by age 40.)
https://www.recode.net/2018/5/12/17345502/amazon-jeff-bezos-rooney-rule-diversity-proposal-board-iss-glass-lewis

 

TACOMA STANDARD
— Green funerals are a must – Noah Wingard (DIERSEN: What are you funeral plans? Our not having children is a major reason why my wife and I will be cremated. What are your major life accomplishments? Mine include:
– Buying 774-5 Sunset Court in University Park in 1972 when I was 24 years old
– Buying condos in the Outer Drive East building in downtown Chicago 1974 and 1976
– Buying 1017 East Harrison in Wheaton in 1978
– Having 915 Cove Court in Wheaton built in 1984
– Earning a bachelor’s degree in management from Northern Illinois University in 1970
– Earning an MBA from Loyola in 1976
– Earning a master’s degree in accounting from DePaul in 1980
– Passing the CPA examination on my first attempt in 1979
– Passing the Certified Internal Auditor examination on my first attempt in 1981
– Earning a master’s degree in finance from IIT in 1997
– Working for S.S. Kresges in Chicago Heights 1964-1966
– Working for the Park Forest Post Office 1966-1969
– Working for Firestone Stores in Chicago Heights 1970-1972
– Working for IRS in Harvey, Joliet, and Chicago 1971-1980
– Getting promoted by IRS in 1972, 1973, and 1974
– Working for GAO in Chicago 1980-1997
– Getting promoted by GAO in 1986
– Owning my 1972 Corvette since I bought it new in 1971
– Dealing with the many negatives in a nasty 1978 Money Magazine article on me
– Marrying Karen in 1978 and being married to her ever since
– Taking many vacations with Karen in connection with her many business trips to many luxury resorts across America 1978-1992
– Serving on the Association of Government Accountants Chicago Chapter Executive Committee 1983-1996
– Pursuing lawsuits in state and federal courts during the 1980s, 1990s, and 2000s
– Serving as a Republican Precinct Committeeman since 1999
– Serving as the GOPUSA Illinois Editor since 2000
– Serving as the Milton Township Republican Central Committee webmaster 2000-2004 and 2008-2010
– Serving on the Illinois Center Right Coalition Steering Committee 2003-2007
– Serving as the TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairman 2005-2012
http://thetacomaledger.com/2018/05/07/opinion-green-funerals-are-a-must/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Nothing says classy quite like death. That is, dying in a way that gives back to others, whether that’s giving your possessions to charity or making your life’s accomplishments an example of what hard work and determination can earn. However, there’s one way we can all give back in death: ourselves. No, not in a metaphorical sense. Our bodies are rich in carbon, bacteria and other stuff that naturally decomposes into the environment with relative ease. That being said, it seems odd that to this day burial seems to be the preferred route of putting a loved one to eternal rest. Burial of an entire body in a metal and plastic coffin seems so off-putting and gaudy, not to mention contrary to the natural process of decomposition. While there are certain religious justifications, nonethe­less the modern practice of burial is environmen­tally unfriendly and creates a future environmen­tal crisis. Graveyards alone contain hundreds if not thousands of bodies, both subterranean and in mausoleums. With a large elderly and baby boom­er population beginning to die off, many of these locations will be hard pressed to make room for more. The process, money and storage it takes to put the deceased in their own plot of land or on a marble shelf makes no sense. Furthermore, the resources that go into buri­als aren’t necessarily friendly to the earth. Since most coffins are made of plastic and varying metal alloys, they aren’t really known for their ability to break down. While the idea of being able to visit a loved one’s final resting place can be therapeutic or provide emotional closure, this practice is as wasteful as it is impractical.)

 

REASON
— Where Are You on the ‘Happiness Curve’? – Nick Gillespie (DIERSEN: What were the major stages of your life? For me, they include:
– Living at Main & Exchange in Crete 1948-1954
– Living at 1286 Wood Street in Crete 1954-1972
– Living at 774-5 Sunset Court in University Park 1972-1976
– Living in the Outer Drive East building in downtown Chicago 1976-1978
– Living at 1017 East Harrison in Wheaton 1978-1984
– Living at 915 Cove Court in Wheaton since 1984
– Attending Trinity Lutheran Grade School in Crete 1953-1961
– Attending Hope Lutheran Grade School in Park Forest 1961-1962
– Attending Crete-Monee High School 1962-1966
– Attending University of Illinois in Chicago 1966-1968
– Attending Northern Illinois University in DeKalb 1969-1970
– Taking graduate business classes at Loyola in Chicago 1972-1976
– Taking graduate accounting courses at DePaul in Chicago 1976-1980
– Taking CPA review courses 1978-1979
– Taking Certified Internal Auditor review courses 1980-1981
– Taking graduate finance courses at IIT in Chicago 1992-1997
– Working for S.S. Kresges in Chicago Heights 1964-1966
– Working for the Park Forest Post Office 1966-1969
– Working for Firestone Stores in Chicago Heights 1970-1972
– Working for IRS in Harvey, Joliet, and Chicago 1971-1980
– Working for GAO in Chicago 1980-1997
– Dealing with being forced to retire in 1997 since 1997
– Owning my 1972 Corvette since I bought it new in 1971
– Dealing with the many negatives in a nasty 1978 Money Magazine article on me since 1978
– Being married to Karen since 1978
– Taking many vacations with Karen in connection with her many business trips to many luxury resorts across America 1978-1992
– Serving on the Association of Government Accountants Chicago Chapter Executive Committee 1983-1996
– Pursuing lawsuits in state and federal courts during the 1980s, 1990s, and 2000s
– Serving as a Republican Precinct Committeeman since 1999
– Serving as the GOPUSA Illinois Editor since 2000
– Serving as the Milton Township Republican Central Committee webmaster 2000-2004 and 2008-2010
– Serving on the Illinois Center Right Coalition Steering Committee 2003-2007
– Serving as the TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairman 2005-2012
https://reason.com/blog/2018/05/09/jonathan-rauch-podcast
(FROM THE ARTICLE: In a country that fetishizes youth, writing a book subtitled Why Life Gets Better After 50 is practically an act of revolution. But that’s exactly what the Jonathan Rauch has done. The Happiness Curve: Why Life Gets Better After 50 is a mind-blowing synthesis of social science and deeply moving personal accounts that will change the way you think about every stage of your life. Whether you’re in your early twenties, the thick of middle age, or your golden years, The Happiness Curve will help to explain not just what’s going on in your life now, but what to expect down the road. If knowledge is power, this book is pure dynamite. In a wide-ranging conversation with Nick Gillespie, Rauch explains why being aware of the aging process can help individuals be more productive and more fulfilled at every stage of life.)

May 12 Morning Edition

GOPUSA ILLINOIS
— Are you a Republican Precinct Committeeman/Captain in Illinois? Do you agree with me that your Illinois Republican Party (IRP) State Central Committee (SCC) member should always:

 a) advise you by email of the date, time, and location of the next IRP SCC meeting,

 b) seek your input by email for agenda items for those meetings,

 c) provide you by email with the agendas for those meetings as soon as they are available,

 d) insist that all IRP SCC meetings include a public comment period and that only appropriate items are relegated to executive sessions,

 e) seek your input by email on how to vote on agenda items,

 f) advise you by email of what the their weighted vote is,

 g) promptly provide you by email with summaries of major actions taken, including all votes taken, at IRP SCC meetings,

 h) seek your recommendation by email on who they should appoint as their deputy,

 i) advocate for Republican organizations, Republican companies, Republican governments, Republican activists, Republican candidates, Republican elected officials, Republican party leaders, Republican major donors, Republican political consultants, Republican etc. in their congressional district,

 j) promote those who defend and advance the IRP platform, and

 k) work against those who work against the IRP platform? – Dave Diersen


http://www.gopillinois,com

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Illinois Democrats want Illinois taxpayers to do even more to encourage people to come to America illegally, to stay in America illegally, and to bring others to America illegally. Ever-increasingly, Illinois Democrats focus on driving individuals, organizations, and companies out of Illinois that are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time. Ever-increasingly, Illinois Democrats act like they are paid agents for criminals in Mexico and in other foreign countries.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/opinion/immigration-illinois-laws-legislature-editorial/
— It’s way past time for Gov. Rauner to do his job and negotiate a budget – Rich Miller
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/its-way-past-time-for-gov-rauner-to-do-his-job-and-negotiate-a-budget/
— ALL OF THE FRONT PAGE: Hat in hand? Abraham Lincoln museum may sell artifacts to pay debts – Mitchell Armentrout
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/abraham-lincoln-presidential-library-museum-artifacts/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats use “New art installation looks like Divvy station for guns” to wage war against the Second Amendment.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/public-art-guns-divvy-station-gun-control-daley-plaza/
— OCTOBER 9, 2017 FLASHBACK: When government sues to keep you in the dark – Madeleine Doubek (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents want to keep you in the dark, that is, they do not want you or anyone else to first learn of anything by reading GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails. They want you to first learn of things only from them, or from those who they manipulate/dominate or who they are in bed with. Should I write a book about the aforesaid who claim to be religious, conservative, and/or Republican? Virtually all of them reject planks in the Republican Party and/or the Illinois Republican Party platforms, most commonly, the traditional family, right to life, immigration, and/or equal opportunity (no race or gender based preference giving) planks. Most commonly, they promote LGBTQ activity, abortion, mass/illegal immigration, booze, gambling, pot, and other vices, abolition of First and Second Amendment rights, patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, age discrimination, and retaliation.)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/doubek-when-government-sues-to-keep-you-in-the-dark/

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Former Lake in the Hills cop in prison for sex assault on teen girl will keep $84K pension – George Houde (DIERSEN: How much is the pension that you a) are in line to get or b) are getting? Of course, since 1997, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have hinted/implied/argued/shouted that my COLA-adjusted Civil Service Retirement System (CSRS) pension, currently $51,864/year, is excessive. In my defense, I worked for federal government for almost 30 years – almost 3 years for the Post Office 1966-1969, almost 9 years for IRS 1971-1980, and almost 18 years for GAO 1980-1997. In today’s dollars, my ending GS-13 Step 10 GAO salary was $125,325. My $51,864/year CSRS pension is $6,224/year less because my Democrat GAO superiors succeeded in forcing me to take their early retirement “offer” in 1997 and suffer a 12% early retirement penalty (2% X 6 years). Of course, my CSRS pension would be much higher if my Democrat superiors in the federal government had not wasted my career and forced me to take their early retirement “offer” in 1997 when I was 49 years old. If the Democrats who run the federal government had promoted me into their Senior Executive Service, my CSRS pension would be $131,360/year (80% of $164,200/year.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/ct-met-ex-cop-sex-assault-pension-20180511-story.html

 

DAILY HERALD
— College of DuPage students define their own success – Ann Rondeau (DIERSEN: In retrospect, with benefit of hindsight, what could you have done that would have made your career more successful? For me, as a federal employee, it would have been my a) becoming a Democrat, b) becoming a veteran, c) painting myself as being a yes-man, and d) helping my superiors get rid of their employees who were Republican, White, male, and/or non-veteran who did not make GS-13 (currently $96,403) by age 25, GS-14 (currently $113,920) by age 30, GS-15 (currently $134,000) by age 35, and Senior Executive Service (currently $164,200) by age 40.)
http://www.dailyherald.com/submitted/20180510/cod-students-define-their-own-success
— District 200 school board, teachers union ink 4-year contract – Katlyn Smith
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20180511/district-200-school-board-teachers-union-ink-4-year-contract
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Union members will receive across-the-board base salary increases of 2.5 percent in the first year. The district will determine annual salary increases in remaining years by averaging the rate of inflation over two levy years. The pact also establishes a 2.5 percent floor and 3.5 percent ceiling for annual cost-of-living raises in the remaining years. A first-year teacher now makes $44,525. Under the new contract, that teacher will make $45,416. The highest-paid teacher under the previous agreement received $114,616. The new contract eliminates scheduled salary steps based on longevity in the district, so there won’t be a set top salary. Instead, teachers will receive lane increases tied to their education and professional development.)

 

WLS AM
— Gutierrez passes on presidential bid, will focus on mobilizing Latino voters (DIERSEN: What are your demographics? Who focuses on motivating those who share your demographics?)
http://www.wlsam.com/2018/05/11/rep-gutierrez-passes-on-presidential-bid-will-focus-on-mobilizing-latino-voters/

 

FOX NEWS CHICAGO
— Companies propose immigration detention centers for Midwest, including Illinois – AP
http://www.fox32chicago.com/news/local/companies-propose-immigration-detention-centers-for-midwest-including-illinois

 

QUAD CITY TIMES
— Thumbs down to Gov. Bruce Rauner for yet another failure to lead. – Editorial (DIERSEN: What percent voted for Rauner in 2014 because he said that he was “not interested in waging a culture war.” To promote LGBTQ activity, abortion, and illegal immigration is to wage a culture war.)
http://qctimes.com/opinion/editorial/editorial-thumbs-up-thumbs-down/article_b32a8a4e-82c4-5c0b-b141-c165f47eea0b.html
(FROM THE EDITORIAL: Illinois’ Republican governor won’t say whether he would back a state ratification of the long-stalled Equal Rights Amendment. The center-right politician is battling conservatives angered by his handling of abortion and immigration. And he’s facing Democrats frothing over his role in Illinois’ continued budgetary morass. We supported Rauner because he was precisely the kind of Republican the country needs. He’s business minded. He’s not interested in waging a culture war. He’s a man whose party has abandoned him. And that’s unfortunate. But, decades ago, Illinois was key player in stalling the proposed constitutional amendment that would guarantee women equal rights. The country has changed. And Rauner should muster Republican support in the Illinois House in order to ensure its passage.)

 

HERALD NEWS
— Summit on opioid epidemic in Illinois held in Romeoville Experts tackle the causes, solutions and progress – ALEX ORTIZ
http://www.theherald-news.com/2018/05/11/summit-on-opioid-epidemic-in-illinois-held-in-romeoville/a7oai4j/

 

NPR ILLINOIS
— Counties In Southern Illinois Declare That They Are Gun Sanctuaries – RACHEL OTWELL (DIERSEN: When will your county declare that it is a sanctuary for individuals, for organizations, and for companies that are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time? Ever-increasingly, the Democrats who run Illinois make it clear that they want to drive the aforesaid out of Illinois.)
https://www.npr.org/2018/05/11/610315769/counties-in-southern-illinois-declare-that-they-are-gun-sanctuaries

 

WJBD RADIO
— Salem Receives $363,244 For Housing Rehabilitation Work Salem Is One of 14 Communities to Share in $6-Million in Federal Funding (DIERSEN: In your precinct, how many homes need to be rehabilitated or torn down? Should I seek government funds to rehabilitate or tear down homes in my precinct?)
http://www.wjbdradio.com/local-news/2018/05/11/salem-receives-363244-for-housing-rehabilitation-work

 

POLITICO ILLINOIS
— Welcome to the POLITICO Illinois Playbook! Please send tips, events, announcements to nkorecki@politico.com or @natashakorecki (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents want to keep you in the dark, that is, they do not want you or anyone else to first learn of anything by reading GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails. They want you to first learn of things only from them, or from those who they manipulate/dominate or who they are in bed with. Should I write a book about the aforesaid who claim to be religious, conservative, and/or Republican? Virtually all of them reject planks in the Republican Party and/or the Illinois Republican Party platforms, most commonly, the traditional family, right to life, immigration, and/or equal opportunity (no race or gender based preference giving) planks. Most commonly, they promote LGBTQ activity, abortion, mass/illegal immigration, booze, gambling, pot, and other vices, abolition of First and Second Amendment rights, patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, age discrimination, and retaliation.)
https://www.politico.com/newsletters/illinoisplaybook

 

CAPITOL FAX
— Who watches the watchdogs? (DIERSEN: In the federal government, GAO watches the federal watchdogs. I worked for GAO for almost 18 years, the last 11 years of which at the GS-13 Step 1-10 levels, currently $96,403/year – $125,325/year.)
https://capitolfax.com/2018/05/11/who-watches-the-watchdogs/

 

GOPUSA
— Rosie O’Donnell’s excess donations to Democratic candidates break law
http://www.gopusa.com/rosie-odonnells-excess-donations-to-democratic-candidates-break-law/

 

BREITBART
— Speaker Ryan Splits From President Trump Over Amnesty – NEIL MUNRO (DIERSEN: Needless-to-say, if you got elected or appointed to a government or political office as a Republican, and if you do not defend and advance the Republican Party platform, you should immediately resign.)
http://www.breitbart.com/immigration/2018/05/11/speaker-ryan-splits-from-president-trump-over-amnesty/

 

BLAZE
— California teachers pension fund threatens companies financially over gun control issues – Aaron Colen (DIERSEN: How soon, if not already, will Illinois Democrats prohibit pension funds in Illinois from investing in or lending to companies that have employees who are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time?)
https://www.theblaze.com/news/2018/05/11/california-teachers-pension-fund-threatens-companies-financially-over-gun-control-issues
— Harley-Davidson jobs reportedly being shipped to Thailand – Breck Dumas
https://www.theblaze.com/news/2018/05/11/harley-davidson-jobs-reportedly-being-shipped-to-thailand

 

INTELLECTUAL CONSERVATIVE
— Google Censoring Christian Ads – Rachel Alexander (DIERSEN: I should write a book about those in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois who have lots of religious, government, political, and/or financial clout who talk and act like they hate Missouri Synod Lutherans.)
http://www.intellectualconservative.com/google-censoring-christian-ads/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Google said no to the conservative Lutheran publisher because … it’s religious. Concordia Publishing House CEO Bruce Kintz says Google will no longer accept ads for its Remarketing AdWords program because “the items in the ad and on the CPH website refer to Jesus and/or the Bible.” According to a Concordia press release, Google told CPH its ads were “disabled due to a violation of Google’s policy for advertising based on interests and location.” When CPH objected, the company told them it did not allow remarketing ads based on Christian beliefs. CPH could either remove the offending words or apply for a different type of ad. When asked, the Google rep refused to send the decision to reject the ads up for review. Remarketing ads are targeted at users who have visited a website. Google describes them as showing “ads to people who’ve visited your website or used your mobile app. When people leave your website without buying anything, for example, remarketing helps you reconnect with them by showing relevant ads across their different devices.”)

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Democrats want American taxpayers to do even more to encourage people to come to America illegally, to stay in America illegally, and to bring others to America illegally. Ever-increasingly, Democrats focus on driving individuals, organizations, and companies out of America that are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time. Ever-increasingly, Democrats act like they are paid agents for criminals in Mexico and other foreign countries.
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/05/12/us/immigrants-family-separation.html
— White House Refuses to Apologize for Aide’s Joke About McCain – Peter Baker (DIERSEN: What do your critics/opponents want you to apologize for? My critics/opponents want me to apologize for causing all of their problems, for causing all of your problems, for causing all of my problems, for causing all of everyone’s problems, and especially for causing all the defeats that Republicans have suffered in Illinois since 2000. Of course, they will blame me for all the defeats that Republicans suffer on November 6, 2018. I should write a book about my critics/opponents.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/05/11/us/politics/mccain-kelly-sadler-comments.html
— Colleges Hire Consultants to Help Manipulate Student Loan Default Rates – Erica L. Green (DIERSEN: What percent of defaulted student loans were for degrees that are not job-related? My undergraduate degree and my three graduate degrees are job-related. Nevertheless, my Democrat superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates in the federal government always hinted/implied/argued/shouted that those degrees a) were not job-related, b) did not help me carry out my job duties, c) were taken by me to get a job in the private sector, and d) were a distraction.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/05/11/us/politics/colleges-student-loan-default-rates.html
— First-Time Home Buyers Learn to Move Quickly in Tight Markets – Ann Carrns (DIERSEN: Where did the money come from that enabled you to buy your first home? For me, it came from money that I had earned a) working for IRS for the previous 15 months, b) working part-time for Firestone Stores the previous 18 months, and c) working full-time for Firestone Stores for 7 months before that. I bought a new town home in University Park in September of 1972 when I was 24 years old.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/05/11/your-money/first-time-home-buyers.html

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— NRA Sues New York After Insurance Crackdown Group accuses state of unconstitutional ‘political blacklisting campaign’ to stop banks, insurers from doing business with it – Leslie Scism and Joseph De Avila (DIERSEN: Who blacklists you? Should I sue those who have lots of religious, government, political, and/or financial clout in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois who blacklist me? Should I sue their many operatives and dupes?)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/nra-sues-new-york-after-insurance-crackdown-1526075373

 

WDTV
— Federal Air Marshal Service accused of alcohol abuse, harassment within ranks – CBS
http://www.wdtv.com/content/news/Federal-Air-Marshal-Service-accused-of-alcohol-abuse-harassment-within-ranks-482412881.html

 

GOVERNMENT EXECUTIVE
— OPM Retirement Cut Legislative Proposal Draws Bipartisan Opposition – Erich Wagner (DIERSEN: How many federal employees and federal retirees live in your precinct, in your municipality, in your township/ward, in your county, in your congressional district, and in Illinois? Who takes the lead in promoting hatred against federal employees and against federal retirees? I should write a book about those in my precinct, in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, in the 6th congressional district, and in Illinois who take the lead in promoting hatred against federal employees and against federal retirees. Because I am a federal retiree, if I was a “single issue” person like many, if not most of my critics/opponents, their operatives, their dupes are, I WOULD BE A DEMOCRAT. Most commonly, they promote LGBTQ activity, abortion, mass/illegal immigration, booze, gambling, pot, and other vices, patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, and age discrimination.)
https://www.govexec.com/pay-benefits/2018/05/opm-retirement-cut-proposal-draws-bipartisan-opposition/148157/

May 10 Morning Edition

GOPUSA ILLINOIS
— The Illinois State Board of Elections is scheduled to certify the Illinois Republican Party State Central Committee election results at 3:00 PM today. – Dave Diersen
https://gopillinois.com

 

ILLINOIS HOMEPAGE
— Ives: “We’ve got a fight going on” – Mark Maxwell (DIERSEN: Who in your precinct, in your municipality, in your township/ward, in your county, and in Illinois represents Republicans, that is, who represents those who support the traditional family, right to life, immigration, and the rest of the planks in Illinois Republican Party (IRP) platform? Those who reject the aforesaid planks voted for Rauner in the March 20, 2018 Republican primary. However, political parties exist to help elect candidates who can and will defend and advance their platform. What if Rauner promised that from now on, he would defend and advance all the planks in the IRP platform?)
http://www.illinoishomepage.net/capitol-connection/ives-weve-got-a-fight-going-on/1170723791
(FROM THE ARTICLE: “They want all controversy to go away, which would make sense from their standpoint,” Ives said with an air of defiance. “They are trying to pretend like there is a unified party and the truth is that they have dismissed the conservative voters who came out in droves to vote for me in the primary. They essentially want to have what looks like a unified party and not any controversy, but the truth is that we will not, our voices will be heard one way or the other.” . . . The Illinois Republican Party, which currently receives most of its funding from Rauner, is poised to declare an initial — if not premature — victory on Thursday when the Illinois State Board of Elections “certifies” the election results from the State Central Committee contest. Sources close to the party and the Rauner campaign predict the final results will secure enough votes to guarantee a re-election victory for Chairman Schneider. However, according to Matt Dietrich, a spokesman for the State Board of Elections, the certification process is more of a formality and bears no actual legal weight. “If there is a dispute within the Republican party about the conduct of the county conventions, that will have to be litigated in court. We have nothing to do with rules and procedures within the parties,” Dietrich said in an email. Shaw argues Thursday’s announcement party will make little difference in the outcome of his race, and says a judge will make the final determination. He says the party, even as a private entity, is “heavily regulated by the Illinois state election code.” . . . If Ives gets her way, party unity will have to wait for a judge’s gavel. “I think it is going to be up to the courts to determine this in the end,” she said. “From what we were told, there was some inappropriate voting going on.” “I don’t think that [Rose] will be certified as the winner of the 15th,” Shaw said. “It’s not totally clear who gets to make that decision. I do not agree that he is the winner of the 15th.” Party bylaws provide very few specifics to determine the election process of the chair and its members. Winchester hired corporate attorney Steve Boulton to challenge the voting procedures. Boulton works for Peraica and Associates, a firm with longstanding ties to conservative radio talk show host and political schemer Dan Proft. Peraica and Proft, both strident tea party conservatives who have long yearned for a smaller state government, are hardly strangers to losing elections and then swiftly protesting the results. Neither Proft nor Winchester returned messages seeking a comment for this story, but both are working to thwart Rose’s victory and elect Shaw to the party chair position. While he may stand to benefit from Proft’s behind-the-scenes machinations, Shaw sought to distance himself from the provocative radio host on Wednesday, choosing rather to embrace an embattled governor — and the party’s top donor — in pursuit of his own narrow election win. “I don’t really know Dan that well,” Shaw claimed. “I know he’s a radio personality. I’ve seen him at a few events.” Operatives aligned with Rauner and Schneider have privately suggested Proft and Ives are backing Shaw’s candidacy to settle a political score from a bitter primary. “If I’m such a big fan of Dan Proft, why did I have choice words with him?” Shaw said, referring to a December shouting match between the two men at a Republican event. “He came in and gave a speech and I thought unfairly criticized precinct organizing efforts,” Shaw said. “I got up and questioned his credentials to have a position like that.” Sources close to Ives believe Rauner’s general election loss to billionaire Democrat J.B. Pritzker is inevitable. They are seeking a statewide reset at the party level, which includes a plan to purge Rauner’s allies from the controls over the upcoming four-year term and realign the party closer to the nationalist themes from President Trump’s 2016 campaign. . . “As long as they want to paint a rosy picture, I’d ask them to keep thinking that way because they’re in for a surprise in November,” Shaw predicted. “Bruce Rauner is a fighter. I predict Bruce Rauner gets re-elected governor and I’m going to be there standing by his side as his chairman. He’s my governor and he’s going to be my governor another four years.”)
— VIDEO: Ives gears up for fight over control of ILGOP
http://www.illinoishomepage.net/video/ives-gears-up-for-fight-over-control-of-ilgop_20180510053720/1170721724

 

JOURNAL & TOPICS
— Tim Schneider Faces Challenge For State Party Leadership Post Mark Shaw Backed By Ives, McSweeney; Schneider Backed By Rauner, GOP Leaders – Tom Robb
https://www.journal-topics.com/articles/tim-schneider-faces-challenge-for-state-party-leadership-post/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Schneider said he has the support of Ryan Higgins, 8th District state central committeeman and Schaumburg Township committeeman, and Sean Morrison, 6th District state central committeeman, Cook County GOP chairman and a fellow Cook County commissioner. Locally, some state central committeemen in the Northwest suburbs are playing it closer to the vest. “I know them both and hold them both in high regard,” Rosemont resident Jack Dorgan, 5th Congressional District state central committeeman and former Illinois GOP chairman, told the Journal. “Mark’s a good guy and Tim’s been a good leader.” Dorgan would not say who he would vote for. Dorgan said Republican leaders need to focus on the governor’s race and look ahead to redistricting after the 2020 U.S. Census. The party in power in Springfield after the Census will have control over drawing state and federal legislative district boundaries. The Journal was unable to reach Char Foss-Eggemann, 9th District state central committeeman and Maine Township Republican committeeman. Several who know Foss-Eggemann say she is on the fence over who to support. She was appointed to the Illinois Human Rights Commission in May 2017 by Rauner.)

 

CAPITOL FAX
— The Circular Firing Squad goes to the mattresses
https://capitolfax.com/2018/05/10/the-circular-firing-squad-goes-to-the-mattresses/
— Once again, it’s all or nothing for Gov. Rauner
https://capitolfax.com/2018/05/10/once-again-its-all-or-nothing-for-gov-rauner/

 

GOPUSA ILLINOIS
— The Milton Township Republican Central Committee held an outstanding meeting Wednesday evening, May 9, 2018, at the Wheaton Bowl Banquet Hall. The many speakers included Darlene Senger and Jay Kinzler. Meeting attendees included Almiron, Carlson, Caruso, Cherry, Cooper, Crane, Eckhoff, Elliott, Falbo, Fitzpatrick, Grant, Keller, A. & C. LeVan, Lofgren, MacKay, McCluskey, McGowen, Mollitor, Monino, Muehlfelt, A. Murphy, Nathwani, Rash, Romano, Ryan, Thomas, Wehling, Wiley, and Wilson. – Dave Diersen
https://gopillinois.com

 

NBC5
— Rauner Urges Democrats’ Agreement on Revenue Estimate for Budget – John O’Connor
https://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/rauner-urges-democrats-agreement-on-revenue-for-budget-482179651.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Emerging earlier from the same meeting, Senate President John Cullerton said there’s “a general understanding about how much money we have coming in” while he obliquely mentioned a “gap that needs to be closed” without specifics. The Chicago Democrat downplayed Republicans’ call for a revenue estimate. “I wouldn’t be hung up on that,” Cullerton said. “That gets into somewhat of a ‘gotcha’ game and a political fight. That’s not what’s holding us up.” The Legislature’s bipartisan financial analyst, the Commission on Government Forecasting and Accountability, estimated in February that state revenue — more than half from income taxes, but also sales taxes, transfers from other state sources and federal grants — would be $37.964 billion in the 2019 fiscal year. The Governor’s Office of Management and Budget’s estimate was $37.865 billion, $99 million less. Most of that money is already spoken for, because of obligated state spending for Medicaid, pensions, and other programs.)

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Republicans want Rauner to get Republicans to support the Equal Rights Amendment
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-bruce-rauner-equal-rights-amendment-20180510-story.html
— Flower and gifting business FTD to move HQ from Downers Grove to Chicago – Corilyn Shropshire
http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/ct-biz-ftd-moves-headquarters-downtown-20180508-story.html
— Bill Brady wants McCann complaint dismissed – Monique Garcia
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-bruce-rauner-equal-rights-amendment-20180510-story.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Attorneys for Brady countered in court documents filed Wednesday that he has “legislative immunity” to make decisions about how staff and resources are distributed within his caucus. They argued the lawsuit “opens the door for a federal court to engage in extraordinary micromanaging of the internal affairs of elected state legislators.”)
— Mayors’ coalition fights cuts in local share of tax revenue – Rick Pearson
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-bruce-rauner-equal-rights-amendment-20180510-story.html
— Sen. Duckworth, 12 Dems call for Nicholson to apologize for comments about veterans – AP (DIERSEN: Democrats and Democrat plants, Libertarians and Libertarian plants, Greens and Green plants, and RINOs routinely hint/imply/argue/shout that Republicans have mental problems.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/midwest/ct-duckworth-nicholson-apology-20180509-story.html

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Rauner’s own administration critical of Legionnaires’ notification: documents – Dave McKinney and Tony Arnold
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/gov-bruce-rauner-quincy-veterans-home-legionnaires-notification-critical-documents/
— FRONT PAGE WITH VERY BIG PICTURE: McCarthy fires back at Lightfoot for saying he never should have been hired – Fran Spielman (DIERSEN: Because I have always been a Republican, were it not for federal civil service protections, a) the Post Office would NOT have hired me in 1966 or let me work there for almost 3 years, b) IRS would NOT have hired me in 1971 or let me work there for almost 9 years, c) IRS would NOT have promoted me in 1972, 1973, or 1974, d) GAO would NOT have hired me in 1980 or let me work there for almost 18 years, and e) GAO would NOT have promoted me in 1986.)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/mccarthy-fires-back-lightfoot-hired-emanuel-laquan/

 

DAILY HERALD
— FRONT PAGE: After election night debacle, DuPage officials cut ties with voting machine vendor – Robert Sanchez
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20180509/after-election-night-debacle-dupage-officials-cut-ties-with-voting-machine-vendor
— The power of the press – and its limits – Jim Slusher (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, a) if news can be spun to promote the Democrat, Libertarian, and/or Green party platforms, the press promotes it and b) if news promotes the Republican Party platform, the press buries it.)
http://www.dailyherald.com/discuss/20180510/slusher-the-power-of-the-press—and-its-limits
— Schools are right to teach dangers of vaping – Editorial
http://www.dailyherald.com/discuss/20180509/editorial-schools-are-right-to-teach-dangers-of-vaping

 

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Democrats: Rauner needs to introduce cost-saving bills – Doug Finke
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20180509/democrats-rauner-needs-to-introduce-cost-saving-bills
— Clark alleges conflict; Bourne calls foul – Bernard Schoenburg
http://www.sj-r.com/opinion/20180509/bernard-schoenburg-clark-alleges-conflict-bourne-calls-foul
— University of Illinois graduating first class of online MBAs – AP (DIERSEN: While I worked for IRS as a Revenue Officer, I completed 16 graduate business courses at Loyola and earned an MBA from Loyola in 1976. Back then, IRS encouraged its Revenue Officers to take graduate business, accounting, and law courses, but IRS did not provide any reimbursement for tuition or books. I paid for the courses with my IRS salary and deducted the tuition and books. My Democrat IRS superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates hinted/implied/argued/shouted that the courses as well as and the graduate accounting courses that I had taken at DePaul a) were not job-related, b) did not help me carry out my job duties, c) were taken by me to get a job in the private sector, and d) were a distraction. In 1978, Money Magazine and IRS disallowed my education deductions. They would not have done that if I had been a Democrat, a minority, a female, or a veteran.)
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20180509/university-of-illinois-graduating-first-class-of-online-mbas

 

NORTHWEST HERALD
— McHenry County Board gives letter to Rauner opposing McSweeney’s township consolidation bill 21 of 24 County Board members against measure – ED KOMENDA
http://www.nwherald.com/2018/05/09/mchenry-county-board-gives-letter-to-rauner-opposing-mcsweeneys-township-consolidation-bill/a986r87/

 

ROCKFORD REGISTER STAR
— Democrats say Rauner is stalling new state budget
http://www.rrstar.com/news/20180509/democrats-say-rauner-is-stalling-new-state-budget

 

CHAMPAIGN/URBANA NEWS GAZETTE
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: University of Illinois professors demonize, denigrate, and condemn “right-wing groups and publications such as Turning Point USA and the Campus Reform website.”
http://www.news-gazette.com/news/local/2018-05-09/ui-professors-tackle-targeting.html

 

BENTON EVENING NEWS
— All talk, no action; politicians fail to put end to gerrymandering – Editorial (DIERSEN: If you are an elected official, you should assume that your critics/opponents are always trying to gerrymander you out of office. I should write a book about my critics/opponents who in 2015 gerrymandered my DuPage County Milton Township Precinct 9 to gerrymander me out of office. They drew me into Ives’ precinct.)
http://www.bentoneveningnews.com/opinion/20180509/our-view-all-talk-no-action-politicians-fail-to-put-end-to-gerrymandering

 

FOX ILLINOIS
— 7th Annual Latino Unity Day – Nikki McGee (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats and RINOs work to unify Latinos against Republicans. Democrats and RINOs work especially hard to unify Latinos against Republicans who are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, White, male, older, non-poor, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
http://foxillinois.com/news/local/latino-unity-day-05-10-2018

 

WMAY
— McSweeney Speaks Out on Rauner’s Meeting With Evertsen
http://www.wmay.com/2018/05/09/mcsweeney-speaks-out-on-rauners-meeting-with-evertsen/

 

DUPAGE COUNTY REPUBLICAN PARTY
— Lincoln Day Dinner 2018 SPECIAL GUEST Texas Land Commissioner George P. Bush
https://mailchi.mp/dupagegop/save-the-date-lincoln-day-dinner-with-tx-land-commissioner-george-p-bush?e=a628291559
(FROM THE ANNOUNCEMENT: Wednesday, June 6, 2018, 6:00 – 9:00pm, Marriott Hotel, Oak Brook)

 

WIRE POINTS
— Chicago Fed’s Answer For Illinois Pension Crisis Is A Statewide Property Tax! – Mark Glennon
http://www.wirepoints.com/chicago-feds-answer-for-illinois-pension-crisis-is-a-statewide-property-tax-wirepoints-original/
— “Nobody is winning; everybody is losing” Wirepoints testifies before the House Committee on Cities and Villages – Video
http://www.wirepoints.com/nobody-is-winning-everybody-is-losing-wirepoints-testifies-before-the-house-committee-on-cities-and-villages-video/

 

CHICAGO CITY WIRE
— Former Utah lawmaker has no further comment on Preckwinkle’s remark about self-employment – Karen Kidd (DIERSEN: Overwhelmingly, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes are either self-employed or unemployed. Overwhelmingly, they belittle, badmouth, demonize, denigrate, and/or condemn wage earners. I was a lowly wage earner 1964-1997.)
https://chicagocitywire.com/stories/511408912-former-utah-lawmaker-has-no-further-comment-on-preckwinkle-s-remark-about-self-employment
(FROM THE ARTICLE: In that brief exchange, Preckwinkle reportedly told Liljenquist that she was opposed to self-employment because it gave people false hope that they could support themselves.)

 

PRAIRIE STATE WIRE
— Ives foretells bleak bankruptcy future for Illinois municipalities – Angela Underwood
https://prairiestatewire.com/stories/511411896-ives-foretells-bleak-bankruptcy-future-for-illinois-municipalities

 

WILL COUNTY GAZETTE
— DuPage Township embroiled in financial, legal battles – W.J. Kennedy
https://willcountygazette.com/stories/511412441-dupage-township-embroiled-in-financial-legal-battles

 

ILLINOIS POLICY INSTITUTE
— SENATE PRESIDENT JOHN CULLERTON SAYS ILLINOIS DOESN’T NEED A REVENUE ESTIMATE – Adam Schuster
https://www.illinoispolicy.org/senate-president-john-cullerton-says-illinois-doesnt-need-a-revenue-estimate/

 

ILLINOIS FAMILY INSTITUTE
— National Review Online Demagogue Taunts Conservatives – Laurie Higgins
https://illinoisfamily.org/homosexuality/national-review-online-demagogue-taunts-conservatives/

 

DAILY CALLER
— Sarah Sanders Goes Off On Reporter Who Asked About Pulling The Press Credentials For ‘Fake News’ – Benny Johnson (DIERSEN: Should I write a book about those who falsely claim to be conservative and/or Republican who have worked the hardest since 2000 to get everyone to pull my GOPUSA press credentials?)
http://dailycaller.com/2018/05/09/sarah-sanders-pulling-press-credentials-fake-news-video/

 

ONE NEWS NOW
— Is your state covering for lazy slackers? A new report highlights abuse of work requirement waivers for food stamps. – Chris Woodward
https://www.onenewsnow.com/politics-govt/2018/05/10/is-your-state-covering-for-lazy-slackers

 

LIFE SITE NEWS
— TRAGIC: With great ‘Pride,’ 23 Major League Baseball teams to host pro-homosexual nights – Calvin Freiburger
https://www.lifesitenews.com/news/with-great-pride-23-major-league-baseball-teams-to-host-pro-homosexual-nigh

 

REUTERS
— Trump says will go forward with border wall plans in California
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-immigration-sandiego/trump-says-will-go-forward-with-border-wall-plans-in-california-idUSKBN1IA2NT

 

WASHINGTON POST
— Trump is trying to strong-arm the news media – Callum Borchers (DIERSEN: I should write a book about those in Illinois who claim to be conservative and/or Republican, but who request/demand that others a) do not include diersen@aol.com on their press advisory or press release lists, b) do not tell Diersen anything, and c) do not return Diersen’s phone calls. I should also write a book about those in Illinois who claim to be conservative and/or Republican, but who succumb/agree to those requests/demands. The aforesaid glorify and praise, pander to, give news scoops to, return phone calls from, and/or give money a) to my competitors who claim to be conservative and/or Republican and/or b) to Rich Miller and to the rest of the Democrat news media in Illinois.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-fix/wp/2018/05/09/trump-is-trying-to-strong-arm-the-news-media/
— The White House Correspondents’ Association gets a spine – Erik Wemple (DIERSEN: Should I get a spine? Should I write a book about those who have worked the hardest since 2000 a) to destroy me and my GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails, b) to destroy those who fail/refuse to destroy me, and c) to destroy those who read my emails?)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/erik-wemple/wp/2018/05/09/the-white-house-correspondents-association-gets-a-spine/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: This time, the WHCA followed with a statement from President Margaret Talev: “Some may excuse the president’s inflammatory rhetoric about the media, but just because the president does not like news coverage does not make it fake. A free press must be able to report on the good, the bad, the momentous and the mundane, without fear or favor. And a president preventing a free and independent press from covering the workings of our republic would be an unconscionable assault on the First Amendment.” Strong verbs, simple sentences, a constitutional reference and an unmistakable message: Have we heard anything so fiery from the WHCA during the Trump presidency? It doesn’t appear that way.)

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— The Unresolved IRS Scandal Congress should take tax collectors out of the business of regulating political activity. – Bradley A. Smith

https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-unresolved-irs-scandal-1525905500
— Brewers’ Dry Patch: Americans Turn From Beer to Harder Drinks AB InBev’s volumes fall in U.S.; Molson Coors and Heineken face weakness, too – Saabira Chaudhuri and Nick Kostov (DIERSEN: Overwhelmingly, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes a) drink lots of booze, b) want to drink even more booze, and/or c) want others to drink lots of booze.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/ab-inbev-stumbles-in-u-s-but-profits-rise-elsewhere-1525860679
— Discontent Among Female Execs at Visa Leads to CEO Meeting Female executives at card giant are concerned about advancement opportunities – AnnaMaria Andriotis (DIERSEN: My Democrat superiors in the federal government talked and acted like their employees who were Democrat, minority, female, and/or younger had demanded that they use Affirmative Action, Diversity, Inclusion to get rid of their employees who were Republican, White, male, older, and/or non-veteran.)

https://www.wsj.com/articles/visa-ceo-confronts-women-s-issues-at-the-card-giant-1525867323

 

BUSINESS INSIDER
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Kim seeks a promise from the United States that its military will not invade North Korea. When will Trump seek a promise from Mexico and from all the other countries of the world that their militaries will not invade the United States? Already, ever-increasingly, Mexico and all the other countries of the world are illegally sending more and more and more of their citizens into the United States illegally.)
http://www.businessinsider.com/south-koreas-usb-drive-to-north-korea-could-be-kim-jong-uns-death-2018-5

 

NBC BAY AREA
— Data Points to Wide Gap in Asylum Approval Rates at Nation’s Immigration Courts – Stephen Stock, Rachel Witte and Jeremy Carroll (DIERSEN: What if Democrats who want flee the crime and poverty in Democrat areas had to officially file asylum requests and get those requests approved by Republicans before they could move to Republican areas? What do you say to Democrats who flee the crime and poverty in Democrat areas and move to Republican areas, but who continue to demonize, denigrate, and condemn Republicans? These asylum seekers blame Republicans for the crime and poverty in Democrat areas.)
https://www.nbcbayarea.com/news/local/Data-Points-to-Wide-Gap-in-Asylum-Approval-Rates-at-Nations-Immigration-Courts-482182911.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: From 2016 through the first part of 2018, immigration courts in Los Angeles and San Francisco consistently ranked in the nation’s top 15 courts when it comes to the number of asylum requests granted. Phoenix, Philadelphia, San Antonio, New York and Boston were also in the top 15 each year. Court data show each of those courts grants asylum requests more than 50 percent of the time. On the opposite end of the spectrum, U.S. immigration courts that are vastly less likely to approve asylum petitions include Atlanta, Lumpkin, Georgia, Charlotte, Dallas and Houston. In some of those courts, asylum is granted around 20 percent of the time. In other jurisdictions, like the court in Lumpkin, judges grant asylum only 10 percent of the time.)

 

GAO
— Recognizing the Federal Workforce
https://blog.gao.gov/2018/05/09/recognizing-the-federal-workforce/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The most vital resource at any federal agency is its workforce. During Public Service Recognition Week, we’re celebrating the contributions of federal employees. This year is especially noteworthy because it’s the 40th anniversary of the Civil Service Reform Act of 1978, which established the basis for our modern federal workforce, including the creation of the Office of Personnel Management. Today’s WatchBlog continues our tradition of celebrating federal employees.)

May 5 Evening Edition

ABC7
— $100k-a-year Chicago tree trimmers – BGA (DIERSEN: When did you start earning $100,000-a-year in to today’s dollars? I did in 1988 when I was 40 years old. By then, I had worked for GAO for almost 9 years, I had worked for IRS for almost 9 years, I had become a licensed CPA in 1981, I had passed the Certified Internal Auditor examination on my first attempt in 1981, I had earned a master’s degree in accounting from DePaul in 1980, I had passed the CPA examination on my first attempt in 1979, and I had earned an MBA from Loyola in 1976.)
http://abc7chicago.com/politics/weekend-watch-$100k-a-year-chicago-tree-trimmers/3429335/

 

NBC5
— Illinois Nightclub Institutes Criminal Background Checks at Door
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/peoria-nightclub-institutes-criminal-background-checks-at-door-481839911.html

 

FOX NEWS CHICAGO
— Trump promotes ‘America First’ in Ohio ahead of primaries – AP
http://www.fox32chicago.com/news/trump-meets-ohio-supporters-highlights-tax-law

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Those who encourage people to come to America illegally, to stay in America illegally, and to bring others to America illegally rally in Aurora.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/aurora-beacon-news/news/ct-abn-immigration-rally-st-0506-story.html

 

DAILY HERALD
— Illinois legislators snub voters on fair maps again – Editorial
http://www.dailyherald.com/discuss/20180505/editorial-illinois-legislators-snub-voters-on-fair-maps-again
— Trump suggests US ‘close up’ to stop immigrants – AP
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20180505/news/305059930/

 

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Illinois’ dilemma: Billions in capital needs, but prospects dim for funding plan – Doug Finke
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20180505/illinois-dilemma-billions-in-capital-needs-but-prospects-dim-for-funding-plan
— Legionnaires’ outbreaks prompt bills to mandate faster notifications – Maximilian Kwiatkowski
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20180505/legionnaires-outbreaks-prompt-bills-to-mandate-faster-notifications

 

PEORIA JOURNAL STAR
— Sorry, no amendments this year – Doug Finke
http://www.pjstar.com/news/20180505/statehouse-insider-sorry-no-amendments-this-year

 

KANKAKEE DAILY JOURNAL
— Neighboring towns subsidize Bradley – David Giuliani
http://www.daily-journal.com/news/local/david-giuliani-neighboring-towns-subsidize-bradley/article_3761e278-39ca-11e8-af16-4f248bf95341.html

 

NPR ILLINOIS
— Iowa Bans Most Abortions As Governor Signs ‘Heartbeat’ Bill – SASHA INGBER
http://nprillinois.org/post/iowa-bans-most-abortions-governor-signs-heartbeat-bill#stream/0

 

COLUMBIA CHRONICLE
— Immigrant workers protest on May Day, insist policy change – Savannah Eadens
http://www.columbiachronicle.com/metro/article_f77c1aaa-4ff1-11e8-8e55-2705b1a02d1d.html

 

WILLIAM J KELLY
— Flashback: Kelly exposes Rauner’s sanctuary state bill
http://www.williamjkelly.org/news/flashback-kelly-exposes-rauners-sanctuary-state-bill

 

JEFF BERKOWITZ
— JANUARY 2005 FLASHBACK: DIERSEN HEADLINE: Report on the January 15, 2005 Illinois Republican Party chairman election. (DIERSEN: I attended this event and I organized a candidate forum in the hotel the evening before the election.)
http://jeffberkowitz.blogspot.com/2005/01/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: During Chicago Left in Review’s episode a week before the Republican State Central Committee (“SCC”) election of a new Republican State GOP Chairman in Springfield on January 15, 2005 and during its shows that followed over the last two weeks after the election—the host and his panel chose to ignore the event. Not a mention– nothing, nada, zero, zip. The event attracted about 500 Republican activists, operatives, party functionaries, office holders and wannabees– including more than 150 County, Ward and Township Committeemen; State GOP Chairman candidates Andy McKenna, Jr., Steve McGlynn, Jim Oberweis, John Cox and Jim Nalepa. Andy McKenna, Jr., who is known for his father’s and perhaps his own fundraising prowess and business contacts and who ran in the Republican U. S. Senate Primary in 2004, garnering 14% and a 4th out of 7 candidates finish, won the State GOP chairmanship vote, primarily because of the backing of the Illinois Republican Party Finance Committee, i.e., in large part the Chicago Metropolitan Republican Business Interests and Donors. McGlynn, who had campaigned vigorously for the position, withdrew prior to the vote when he saw he could not get a majority of the SCC weighted vote. Nalepa, who drew acclaim and cheers from the assembled for his stirring speech, came in a very distant second to McKenna– who, in addition to the aforementioned money interests, had the New Republican Establishment behind him– Lahood-Kirk, for sure, and most likely Cross. Of course, the New Republican Establishment and money interests go together like ham and cheese.)

 

NEWSMAX
— Local Illinois Pension Funding Woes Raise Credit Concerns
https://www.newsmax.com/finance/economy/illinois-pension-funding-credit/2018/05/05/id/858532/

 

ONE NEWS NOW
— 39% of colleges have 0 Republican professors – Michael F. Haverluck
https://www.onenewsnow.com/education/2018/05/05/39-of-colleges-have-0-republican-professors

 

HUMAN EVENTS
— JANUARY 2005 FLASHBACK: DIERSEN HEADLINE: John Gizzi report on the January 15, 2005 Illinois Republican Party chairman election. (DIERSEN: I attended this event and I organized a candidate forum in the hotel the evening before the election.)
http://humanevents.com/2005/01/28/politics-2005-week-of-january-31/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: McKenna Takes ‘The Titanic’ There really was no surprise when the State Central Committee of the Illinois Republican Party met in Springfield January (15) to elect a new party chairman. Although more than 500 county party leaders, GOP activists, and reporters jammed the Renaissance Hotel, the chairmanship was being decided by just the 19 SCC members–all of whom had weighted votes–in executive session. Thus, while Chicago businessman and onetime GOP U.S. House hopeful Jim Nalepa held the crowd spellbound with his presentation and his call for beginning the meeting with the under-attack Pledge of Allegiance, the SCC gave 86% of its votes to rival Andy McKenna, Jr. and made him chairman. (Two other contenders, state Vice Chairman Steve McGlynn and Cook County GOP Chairman Gary Skoien, withdrew before the vote). The chief executive officer of the Schwarz Paper Co. and third-place finisher in the Republican Senate primary last year, McKenna is considered a strong conservative who makes no bones about his pro-life stance. His position is in sharp contrast to that of the outgoing chairman (and lone GOPer in statewide office), Treasurer Judy Baar Topinka, long criticized by party conservatives. A successful businessman and proven fund-raiser (he raised more than $2 million for his Senate bid), McKenna is also light years removed from the old statehouse gang of Republicans who are presently targets of corruption probes. Asked by reporters about how the Illinois GOP–which lost both a Senate and U.S. House seat last fall as well as the state’s electoral votes–could withstand the racketeering trial of former Republican Gov. (1998-2002) George Ryan, the chairman-elect replied: “The people in the Ryan trial are not part of this party.” Although many conservatives praised McKenna as a fresh leader, others were critical of his failure so far to denounce the Democratic machine of Chicago Mayor Richard M. Daley or to hint that he would fire any of the Topinka staff at state party headquarters. Many conservatives do not like the selective, back-room mechanism for choosing a chairman, convinced that had a new state convention been called with delegates more representative of the party grass-roots, Nalepa and his magnetic speaking style would have carried the day. Jack Roeser, head of the conservative Renew Illinois group, led a delegation to Springfield to demand that the SCC refuse to elect a chairman and that a new convention be called for this task. Prior to the vote, Roeser hinted to me that he and his allies on the right might well pursue a change of the party rules to permit such a convention and a vote on party officers–especially on Roeser’s longtime arch-enemy, Republican National Committeeman Robert Kjellander. As for Nalepa, Chicago political strategist Bill Pascoe told me that Nalepa’s remarks “wowed the crowd” and that his “moving around the room with a microphone, Elizabeth Dole-style, was visually riveting.” Pascoe noted that the former U.S. Army ranger was unrecognized by most Republicans two months ago. “But after this campaign for chairman,” he added, “there are a number of leading Republicans trying to figure out how to put Jim Nalepa to good use for a party in desperate need of new leadership.” Hinting strongly that the runner-up would yet have his day in the sun, Illinois political blogger par excellence Jeff Berkowitz concluded: “Andy McKenna, Jr., was elected this afternoon. … Jim Nalepa, who won the hearts and minds of many in the one hour or so public portion of the Republican State Central Committee meeting, came in second. …”)

 

THE HILL
— Younger lawmakers ignite new push for term limits – MELANIE ZANONA (DIERSEN: Term limits are similar to “up-or-out.” Were you faced with “up-or-out?” Non-veteran White male federal employees are “out” if they do not make GS-13 (currently $96,403) by age 25, GS-14 (currently $113,920) by age 30, GS-15 (currently $134,000) by age 35, and Senior Executive Service (currently $164,200) by age 40.)
http://thehill.com/homenews/house/386283-younger-lawmakers-ignite-new-push-for-term-limits

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Trump Turns to Outsiders, Not White House Staff, for Key Advice – Michael C. Bender and Peter Nicholas
https://www.wsj.com/articles/trump-turns-to-outsiders-not-white-house-staff-for-key-advice-1525476592

 

FORBES
— Sure, Unemployment Went Down – Because More People Left The Workforce, Erik Sherman
https://www.forbes.com/sites/eriksherman/2018/05/05/sure-unemployment-went-down-because-the-number-of-people-working-did/#24af27af408b