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February 28 Morning Edition

DAILY HERALD
— Endorsement: Almiron for Republicans in primary for DuPage County recorder
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20200228/endorsement-almiron-for-republicans-in-primary-for-dupage-county-recorder
(FROM THE ENDORSEMENT: It’s easy to understand why both candidates for the Republican nomination for DuPage County recorder consider the position a perfect fit for their credentials. Ron Almiron, an attorney from Wheaton, has a long and deep history of service in local projects, service agencies, school and community boards and even more recently treasurer and CFO for the Wheaton Mosquito Abatement District. Babette Holder Youngberg, a communications professional from Wheaton, boasts a long history in real estate and property management that is specifically relevant to the duties of this office. Both candidates speak knowledgeably and think creatively about a role that demands a disciplined combination of attention to detail and customer service. Choosing between them is no simple matter for voters. The distinction for us comes down to depth of community involvement and level of detail in the vision for the office. Almiron’s diverse range of community, school and government activities gives him a slightly more refined sense for operating a government office, and he approaches the role with compelling intensity. Whoever ultimately wins the election in November, there is a possibility he or she will not serve long. If voters approve a consolidation measure in the General Election, the elected recorder’s position will be eliminated and the duties folded into other county offices. Youngberg and Almiron argue that the public is best served by an elected recorder but both agree to work cooperatively toward a smooth transition if voters decide to eliminate the office. Republican voters can’t go wrong with either candidate in this primary. Our choice is Almiron.)
— Endorsement: Grogan for Republicans for DuPage County auditor
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20200228/endorsement-grogan-for-republicans-for-dupage-county-auditor
(FROM THE ENDORSEMENT: In nearly 12 years as DuPage County auditor, Bob Grogan has produced an impressive reputation for transparency, efficiency and competence. With justifiable pride, the Downers Grove Republican points to various state firsts he has implemented — including the first county checkbook online, the first transparency portal and the first auditor hotline. He has served as the president of the Association of Illinois County Auditors and notes that he knows how “to ask the awkward questions” that an auditor must raise when working with county officials to fix errors, find wrongdoing or just make things work better. His challenger for the party’s nomination in the March 17 primary is retired bank officer Jeffrey Mack, of Downers Grove. Mack has an appropriate financial background for auditor and a reasonable familiarity with the duties of the office. His strongest argument, however, is that he could bring a “fresh set of eyes” to the operation. That’s not an irrelevant point, but Mack doesn’t build on it by demonstrating why a new perspective alone would justify replacing an auditor with Grogan’s record and credentials. Grogan is Republicans’ strongest alternative for the November ballot, and he gets our endorsement.)

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— DuPage County Board to spend $32,600 on study analyzing the benefits of eliminating the recorder’s office – ALICIA FABBRE
https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/naperville-sun/ct-nvs-dupage-recorders-office-study-st-0228-20200226-oi5c4eel45hntew5ze4xpv4nzu-story.html
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD WITH BIG COLOR PICTURE: DIERSEN HEADLINE: DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Pot pushers use medial pot to push recreational pot.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/marijuana/illinois/ct-illinois-marijuana-home-grow-20200228-2uzeysxfwnanpormf67dvmpvw4-story.html

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Pritzker yanks three Racing Board members from the saddle over campaign contributions Leaders of the regulatory agency are barred from political activity under the state’s new gambling expansion law. – Mitchell Armentrout
https://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/2020/2/27/21156913/illinois-racing-board-pritzker-brincat-resign-sronce-ramirez
— The rest of the nation is rooting for an Illinois progressive income tax Other states know a progressive tax would be one more self-inflicted blow to the economy of Illinois, certain to drive dollars, jobs and families into their waiting arms. – Todd Maisch
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2020/2/27/21156157/illinois-graduated-income-tax-progressive-chamber-commerce-todd-maisch

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Chicago’s largest employers 2020 As always, the public sector dominates the top five in our annual ranking. See who else made the list. – KASEY HARIMAN 
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/crains-list/chicagos-largest-employers-2020
— AS THE DEMOCRAT PARTY’S STRANGLEHOLD ON CHICAGO TIGHTENS: The damaging divide Long-standing racial and ethnic disparities in Chicago are growing ever wider, and researchers say the cost will be borne by everybody, regardless of color.
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/crains-forum-racial-gaps/forum-self-defeating-divide

CBS2
— Chicago Conventions Affected By Coronavirus Concerns – Vince Gerasole
https://chicago.cbslocal.com/2020/02/27/chicago-conventions-affected-by-coronavirus-concerns/

WLS AM
— Democratic donors struggle for a solution as Bernie Sanders hurtles toward a potential nomination
https://www.wlsam.com/news/democratic-donors-struggle-for-a-solution-as-bernie-sanders-hurtles-toward-a-potential-nomination/

WBEZ
— Alderman Says ‘Army of Italians’ To Protest Switch From Columbus To Indigenous Peoples’ Day – Sarah Karp
https://www.wbez.org/shows/wbez-news/alderman-says-army-of-italians-to-protest-switch-from-columbus-to-indigenous-peoples-day/171322f9-5acf-42aa-a0ac-83021880b84e

BELLEVILLE NEWS DEMOCRAT
— Which Democrat will Southern Illinois choose to challenge Trump? Voters weigh in. – KELSEY LANDIS (DIERSEN: What do you say to those who vote for the candidate who promises to use government a) to take the most income, assets, and opportunities away from those who do NOT share their demographics (for example, Republican, White, male, older, non-poor, Protestant, German American, and/or non-recent immigrant) and b) to give most income, assets, and opportunities to those who share their demographics (for example, Democrat, minority, female, younger, poor, non-Protestant, non-German American, and/or recent immigrant)?) 
https://www.bnd.com/news/politics-government/election/article240695806.html

ILLINOIS TIMES
— Blagojevich emerges from prison unchanged – Rich Miller
https://www.illinoistimes.com/springfield/blagojevich-emerges-from-prision-unchanged/Content?oid=11867986

FOX MILWAUKEE
— BBB: Scammers using phony political fundraising calls to trick Americans into donating
https://fox6now.com/2020/02/27/bbb-scammers-using-phony-political-fundraising-calls-to-trick-americans-into-donating/

WQAD
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Pot pushers push pot.
https://www.wqad.com/article/news/hickey-brothers-pushes-for-marijuana-lounge/526-b2d6c286-d257-42c7-a75e-30acae9860cd

ROBERT FEDER
— Before he became ‘Mayor Pete,’ Buttigieg worked as NBC 5 investigative intern (DIERSEN: Were you an intern? GAO audits IRS. When I transferred from IRS to GAO in 1980 when I was 31 years old, my Democrat GAO superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinated did not want me to transfer, but failing that, they wanted me to transfer as a GS-4 Step 1 (currently $34,610/year) intern, that is, to suffer a $61,821/year (64%) pay cut in today’s dollars. They painted what GAO Analysts do as being a unique “trade or occupation.” They would not have done that if I had been a Democrat, minority, female, or veteran. They viciously demonized, denigrated, and condemned the fact a) that I had worked for IRS for almost 9 years, the last 5 1/2 years of which at the GS-12 Step 1-5 levels, currently $85,084-$96,431/year, b) that much of what IRS Revenue Officers do is similar to what GAO Analysts do, c) that I had passed the CPA examination on my first attempt in 1979, d) that I had earned an MBA from Loyola in 1976, and e) that I had almost completed the requirements for a master’s degree in accounting from DePaul. They were furious that I transferred with me almost 12 years of federal seniority, 30 days of unused vacation days, and 130 unused sick days.)
https://www.robertfeder.com/2020/02/28/became-mayor-pete-buttigieg-worked-nbc-5-investigative-intern/

MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— Chicago Sun-Times Legislative Questionnaire
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2020/02/28/chicago-sun-times-legislative-questionnaire/ 
— TP Mathews Defends McHenry Township Trustees Anderson, Verr and Rakestraw
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2020/02/28/tp-mathews-defends-mchenry-township-trustees-anderson-verr-and-rakestraw/ 
— Marijuana Grow Facility Meeting in Harvard
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2020/02/28/marijuana-grow-meeting-in-harvard/

CAPITOL FAX
— Pritzker over Rauner, 130-10
https://capitolfax.com/2020/02/28/pritzker-over-rauner-130-10/

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Dems’ presidential wannabes pander to Sanders and the crazy leftists Democrats are surrendering control of their party – David Keene
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2020/feb/27/democratic-presidential-wannabes-pander-to-bernie-/

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: It should be illegal to encourage illegal activity.
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/in-united-states-v-sineneng-smith-supreme-court-should-stand-up-for-the-right-to-encourage-illegal-immigration

GOPUSA
— Bernie Sanders’ Brand Of Socialism Is Communism
https://www.gopusa.com/?p=85437
— Media Peddles Coronavirus Panic, Indulges In Trump Bashing
https://www.gopusa.com/?p=85435

AMERICAN THINKER
— Bernie to Biden: The Democrat candidate spectrum is a mess – Josh Kantrow
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2020/02/bernie_to_biden_the_democrat_candidate_spectrum_is_a_mess.html

DAILY CALLER
— ‘Sanders Hates The Country He Seeks To Lead’: Tucker Breaks Down Bernie’s ‘Radical Open Borders Policy’ – SCOTT MOREFIELD
https://dailycaller.com/2020/02/27/tucker-carlson-bernie-sanders-immigration/

DAILY WIRE
— Democrats Lie About Coronavirus To Attack Trump. Their Policies Could Make Fighting Pandemics More Difficult. – Ryan Saavedra
https://www.dailywire.com/news/democrats-lie-about-coronavirus-to-attack-trump-their-policies-could-make-fighting-disease-more-difficult

FEDERALIST
— Refusing To Attend AIPAC Underscores Bernie’s Reliance On People Who Hate Jews By hypocritically labeling the AIPAC lobby a source of bigotry, the Democratic front-runner helps boosts his supporters’ efforts to delegitimize the Jewish state. – Jonathan S. Tobin
https://thefederalist.com/2020/02/27/refusing-to-attend-aipac-underscores-bernies-reliance-on-people-who-hate-jews/

THE HILL
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: To defeat Trump, Trump-haters will do everything that they can to destroy America’s economy.
https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/485078-republicans-growing-nervous-about-2020-economy
— Sanders, socialism emerge as top targets at CPAC – JULIA MANCHESTER AND TAL AXELROD
https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/485063-sanders-socialism-emerge-as-top-targets-at-cpac
— White House chief of staff claims press covering coronavirus to take Trump down – MORGAN CHALFANT
https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/485114-white-house-chief-of-staff-claims-press-covering-coronavirus-to-take

POLITICO
— GOP scramble is on to succeed Donald Trump in 2024 From Mike Pence and Mike Pompeo to Nikki Haley and Ted Cruz, the cast of potential White House hopefuls is out in force at CPAC. – ALEX ISENSTADT
https://www.politico.com/news/2020/02/28/2024-republicans-trump-cpac-117991

NEW YORK TIMES
— How Bloomberg Outspent His Rivals, and Sanders Outraised Them All – Sarah Almukhtar, Thomas Kaplan, K.K. Rebecca Lai and Rachel Shorey (DIERSEN: What motivates you to give money to candidates? For me, it includes the candidate’s record of defending and advancing the Republican Party platform, including its traditional family, right to life, immigration, Second Amendment, illegal drugs, and equal opportunity (no race or gender based preference giving) planks. For me, it includes their record of opposing the promotion of dependency on government, dependency on charity, LGBTQ activity, abortion, mass/illegal immigration, abolition of the First and Second Amendments, booze, gambling, pot, and other vices, patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, age discrimination, and retaliation for opposing promotion of the aforesaid.)
https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2020/02/21/us/politics/democratic-fundraising-numbers-february.html
— FRONT PAGE: Democratic Leaders Willing to Risk Party Damage to Stop Bernie Sanders Interviews with dozens of Democratic Party officials, including 93 superdelegates, found overwhelming opposition to handing Mr. Sanders the nomination if he fell short of a majority of delegates. – Lisa Lerer and Reid J. Epstein
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/02/27/us/politics/democratic-superdelegates.html
— Pelosi, Trying to Save House Majority, Fends Off Angst Over Sanders At a closed-door meeting, Speaker Nancy Pelosi urged Democrats to “keep our eye on the ball” and mocked President Trump’s skin color: “The ball has an orange face.” – Sheryl Gay Stolberg and Nicholas Fandos
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/02/27/us/politics/pelosi-sanders-democrats.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: RINOs want immigrants because RINOs want cheap labor.
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/02/27/business/economy/immigration-economy-mulvaney-trump.html
— Most Coronavirus Cases Are Mild. That’s Good and Bad News. More than 80 percent of confirmed coronavirus cases are not severe, according to a large Chinese study. But mild symptoms could also make the epidemic harder to contain. – Vivian Wang
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/02/27/world/asia/coronavirus-treament-recovery.html

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Bernie Sanders’s Biggest Problem Isn’t Socialism It’s his disdain for his country. That’s the lesson Democrats should draw from Corbyn’s catastrophe. – Joseph C. Sternberg
https://www.wsj.com/articles/bernie-sanderss-biggest-problem-isnt-socialism-11582827748
— Whistleblower Says Federal Employees Flown From Coronavirus Sites Didn’t Follow Safety Protocols Employees weren’t tested for virus before leaving California quarantine sites on commercial flights, complaint says – Stephanie Armour and Natalie Andrews
https://www.wsj.com/articles/whistleblower-says-federal-employees-flown-from-coronavirus-sites-didnt-follow-safety-protocols-11582840144
— Some Southern Democrats Say Sanders Nomination Would Hurt Down-Ballot Candidates Party leaders in Carolinas, Florida worry about a democratic socialist as the Democratic nominee – Valerie Bauerlein
https://www.wsj.com/articles/some-southern-democrats-say-sanders-nomination-would-hurt-down-ballot-candidates-11582885802
— A Big Question in Retirement Planning: How Long Will I Live? How to factor lifespan and health—two big wild cards—into financial planning – Anne Tergesen (DIERSEN: What do you say to those who talk and/or act like they want to die young? They drink lots of booze, gamble lots of money, smoke lots of pot, etc. They certainly do not save for their retirement.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/a-big-question-in-retirement-planning-how-long-will-i-live-11582803000

EXAMINER ENTERPRISE
— Lawmakers push back against effort to reduce qualifications for agency heads – Carmen Forman (DIERSEN: If I had not had a high school diploma, the Post Office would not have hired me in 1966. If I had not had a bachelor’s degree in management, Firestone Stores would not have hired me in 1970, Oldsmobile would not have offered me a job in 1971, and IRS would not have hired me in 1971. If I had not been taking graduate business courses, IRS might not have promoted me in 1972, 1973, and 1974. If I had not earned an MBA and passed the CPA examination on my first attempt, GAO would not have hired me in 1980. If I had not earned a master’s degree in accounting and passed the Certified Internal Auditor examination on my first attempt, GAO would not have promoted me in 1986. If I had not been taking graduate finance courses and earned a master’s degree in finance, GAO would have succeeded in forcing me to retire earlier than it did.) 
https://www.examiner-enterprise.com/entertainment/20200227/lawmakers-push-back-against-effort-to-reduce-qualifications-for-agency-heads

FEDERAL NEWS NETWORK
— Virginia lawmaker asks presidential candidates for plans to reinvigorate federal service – Eric White (DIERSEN: My Democrat superiors in the federal government reinvigorated their employees who were Democrat, minority, female, younger, and/or veteran by getting rid of their employees who were Republican, White, male, and/or non-veteran who they had not promoted to GS-13 (currently $101,176) by age 25, GS-14 (currently $119,559) by age 30, GS-15 (currently $140,634) by age 35, and Senior Executive Service (currently $170,800) by age 40.) 
https://federalnewsnetwork.com/federal-newscast/2020/02/virginia-lawmaker-asks-presidential-candidates-for-plans-to-reinvigorate-federal-service/

GAO
— FISCAL YEAR 2021 BUDGET REQUEST
https://www.gao.gov/products/GAO-20-429T
(FROM THE WEBSITE: The majority of the people at GAO who are engaged in mission work are analysts. Analysts review federal agency programs and operations and federal activities in all areas. Working on audits in certain areas (such as Information Technology or Financial Management) may require specific experience or qualifications. Typically, an analyst works as part of a team and uses methodological, research, documenting, writing, and presenting skills.)

BBC
— Are you a ‘cultural fit’ for your job? – Chris Baraniuk (DIERSEN: Democrats run the federal government. According to them, the more of the following that you are, the more of a cultural fit that you are: Democrat, minority, female, younger, veteran, non-Protestant, non-German American, non-conservative, and if your ancestors have not been in America for a long time.) 
https://www.bbc.com/worklife/article/20200227-are-you-a-cultural-fit-for-your-job-machines-can-now-tell

CHARTERED MANAGEMENT INSTITUTE
— PROMOTING POTENTIAL OVER EXPERIENCE – Rachel Willcox (DIERSEN: Democrats run the federal government. According to them, federal employees who are Republican, White, male, and/or non-veteran have potential only if they make GS-13 (currently $101,176) by age 25, GS-14 (currently $119,559) by age 30, GS-15 (currently $140,634) by age 35, and Senior Executive Service (currently $170,800) by age 40. Extremely few federal employees make the aforesaid promotion deadlines.) 
https://www.managers.org.uk/insights/news/2020/february/promoting-potential-over-experience

February 27 Morning Edition

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— ENDORSEMENT: Randy Ramey for Illinois House in 45th District Republican primary  There’s no substitute for prior experience in public office, which Ramey has. (DIERSEN: If you ran for an office, what experience would you stress? I would stress the experience that I gained a) serving as a Republican Precinct Committeeman since 1999 and as the Milton Township Republican Organization webmaster 2008-2010 and 2000-2004, b) serving as the GOPUSA Illinois Editor since 2000, c) serving as the TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairman 2005-2012, d) serving on the Illinois Center Right Coalition Steering Committee 2003-2007, e) working for GAO as an Analyst 1980-1997, the last 11 years of which at the GS-13 Step 1-10 levels, currently $101,176-$131,532/year, f) serving on the Association of Government Accountants Chicago Chapter Executive Committee 1983-1996, g) working for IRS as a Revenue Officer 1971-1980, the last 5 1/2 years of which at the GS-12 Step 1-5 levels, currently $85,084-$96,431/year, h) earning a job-related bachelor’s degree (NIU-management) when I was 21 in 1970 and job-related master’s degrees when I was 27 (Loyola-MBA), 31 (DePaul-accounting), and 48 (IIT-finance), i) earning job-related professional certifications when I was 30 (CPA), 32 (Certified Internal Auditor), 41 (Certified Fraud Examiner), 45 (Certified Government Financial Manager), 47 (Certified Financial Services Auditor), and 48 (Forensic Accountant), j) earning a job-related professional license (CPA) when I was 32, and k) serving as a Financial Industry Regulatory Authority arbitrator since 1998.) 
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2020/2/27/21135215/endorsement-randy-ramey-illinois-house-45th-district-republican-primary-2020-election
— Obama demands TV stations stop airing ‘despicable’ anti-Biden ad from Pro-Trump PAC that misuses his words – Savannah Behrmann
https://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/2020/2/26/21155591/obama-demands-tv-stations-stop-airing-despicable-anti-biden-ad-pro-trump-pac-misuses-his-words

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Days after new immigration restrictions take effect, federal judges in Chicago grill Trump administration lawyer on so-called public charge rule – ELVIA MALAGÓN
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-immigration-wealth-test-public-charge-illinois-court-20200227-xood6pswtzbo3kugsd6spmpeee-story.html

DAILY HERALD
— Endorsement: Wehrli for Republicans in DuPage Forest Preserve District 5
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20200227/endorsement-wehrli-for-republicans-in-dupage-forest-preserve-district-5

CBS2
— Rod Blagojevich Admits To Mistakes, But Maintains He Was Imprisoned For ‘Practicing Politics’ – Dana Kozlov (DIERSEN: I should write a book about politicians who talk and/or act like “practicing politics” is a) protecting/promoting those who glorify and praise them, who pander to them, who serve as their operatives or dupes, and/or who give them money and b) harming/destroying those who fail/refuse to do the aforesaid.) 
https://chicago.cbslocal.com/2020/02/26/rod-blagojevich-admits-to-mistakes-but-maintains-he-was-imprisoned-for-practicing-politics/

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Democrats encourage children to be LGBTQers.
https://www.sj-r.com/news/20200226/bill-would-require-more-inclusive-k-12-sex-education

LASALLE NEWS TRIBUNE
— The trouble with billionaire money in politics – Jim Nowlan
https://www.newstrib.com/2020/02/23/column-the-trouble-with-billionaire-money-in-politics/a7hsihr/

WREX
— Digging Deeper: Number of cannabis DUI in single digits, ISP considers new test – James Stratton (DIERSEN: Disgustingly, tragically, and ever-increasingly, Illinois Democrats push pot.)
https://wrex.com/2020/02/26/digging-deeper-number-of-cannabis-dui-in-single-digits-isp-considers-new-test/

WAND TV
— Thousands eligible for expungement after IL cannabis legalization (DIERSEN: Your past predicts your future. If you have used an illegal drug, you have shouted that you disrespect the rule of law.)
https://www.wandtv.com/news/thousands-eligible-for-expungement-after-cannabis-legalization/article_0b40e06c-590e-11ea-8b85-0f15f0e8b7d0.html

MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— McSweeney’s Red-Light Camera Ban Bill Overwhelmingly Passes House
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2020/02/26/mcsweeneys-red-light-camera-ban-bill-overwhelmingly-passes-house/ 
— Tribune Endorses Mark Curran in GOP U.S. Senate Race
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2020/02/26/tribune-endorses-mark-curran-in-gop-u-s-senate-race/ 
— Law Enforcement Decry Pritzker Anti-ICE Action
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2020/02/26/law-enforcement-decry-pritzker-anti-ice-action/

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Insisting on election integrity isn’t ‘racist’ Opposition to voter-ID laws is ‘the soft bigotry of low expectations’ – Editorial
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2020/feb/26/editorial-insisting-on-election-integrity-isnt-rac/
— Bernie Sanders: Russia’s ideal socialist-communist candidate Democrats’ Russian interference fantasy runs counter to their lead presidential candidate – Cal Thomas
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2020/feb/26/bernie-sanders-russias-ideal-socialist-communist-c/

BREITBART
— Washington Post: Wages Are Rising in ‘Tight Labor Market,’ but Import More Workers for Business – NEIL MUNRO
https://www.breitbart.com/the-media/2020/02/26/washpost-donald-trumps-policies-boosts-wages-so-import-more-workers/
— Globalist Response to Coronavirus: Open America’s Borders to the World – JOHN BINDER
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2020/02/26/globalist-response-to-coronavirus-open-americas-borders-to-the-world/

CNS NEWS
— EU Defends Open Border Decision as Coronavirus Spreads – James Carstensen 
https://www.cnsnews.com/article/international/james-carstensen/eu-defends-open-border-decision-coronavirus-spreads

DAILY CALLER
— Democrats Feature American-Indian Tribe Known For Rampant Drug-Smuggling To Speak Against Border Wall – JASON HOPKINS
https://dailycaller.com/2020/02/26/drug-smuggling-tribe-opposes-border-wall/
— Trump Administration-Erected Billboards In Central America Contain A Warning For Would-Be Migrants – SCOTT MOREFIELD
https://dailycaller.com/2020/02/26/central-america-billboards-migrant-warning/

FOX NEWS
— Warren revives disputed pregnancy discrimination claim at Democratic debate – Ronn Blitzer (DIERSEN: According to my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes, a) my Democrat superiors in the federal government never discriminated against me or retaliated against me for complaining about discrimination and b) all the adverse actions that they took against me were justified. In my defense, I earned a) a job-related bachelor’s degree when I was 21 in 1970 and job-related master’s degrees when I was 27, 31, and 48, b) job-related professional certifications when I was 30, 32, 41, 45, 47, and 48, and c) a job-related professional license when I was 32.)
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/warren-revives-disputed-pregnancy-discrimination-claim-at-democratic-debate

ROLL CALL
— Hostile workplace persists at Architect of the Capitol, lawsuit alleges – Chris Marquette (DIERSEN: In Illinois, the more of the following that you are, the more hostility that you will face in the workplace: Trump supporter, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, non-poor, gun owner, German American, draft avoider, and/or if your ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.rollcall.com/2020/02/27/hostile-workplace-persists-at-architect-of-the-capitol-lawsuit-alleges/

WASHINGTON POST
— Electing an older candidate carries risks. Just ask the life insurance industry. How much should age matter to Democratic primary voters? – Hilary Hurd and Benjamin Wittes (DIERSEN: How is your health? Should all candidates be required to disclose all their health problems?) 
https://www.washingtonpost.com/outlook/2020/02/27/electing-an-older-candidate-carries-risks-just-ask-life-insurance-industry/
— Democrats shouldn’t marginalize Bernie Sanders’s ideas and supporters – Elizabeth Tandy Shermer (DIERSEN: Who takes the lead in marginalizing others in your precinct, in your municipal district, in your municipality, in your township, in your county, in Illinois, and in the organizations that you are a member of? I should write a book about those who take the lead in marginalizing others in my precinct, in Wheaton’s West District, in Wheaton, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, in Illinois, in the Milton Township Republican Organization, in the DuPage County Republican Central Committee, and in the Illinois Republican Party.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/outlook/2020/02/27/democrats-shouldnt-marginalize-bernie-sanderss-ideas-supporters/
— Molson Coors employee shot and killed five co-workers before turning the gun on himself, police say – Dan Simmons, Hannah Knowles,
Reis Thebault and Mark Berman 
https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2020/02/27/milwaukee-shooting-molson-coors-miller/
— Bernie Sanders would be the first Jewish nominee — and he’s triggered a fight over Jewish identity – Michelle Boorstein 
https://www.washingtonpost.com/religion/sanders-rejects-aipac/2020/02/25/4048f0fa-57fc-11ea-9b35-def5a027d470_story.html

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— No Asylum for Sanctuary States The Second Circuit says the feds can withhold funds for defying the law. – Editorial
https://www.wsj.com/articles/no-asylum-for-sanctuary-states-11582763779
— Coronavirus Creates Dilemma for Europe’s Public Gatherings, Open Borders Some sports events are rescheduled while many fashion shows go on in Paris, Milan – Joshua Robinson and Matthew Dalton
https://www.wsj.com/articles/coronavirus-creates-dilemma-for-europes-public-gatherings-open-borders-11582799401
— Bernie Sanders’s Plan to Wipe Out Student Debt Faces Hurdles Democratic candidate wants to free up money for young adults, but 57% of voters are opposed – Josh Mitchell (DIERSEN: I doubt that I could have gotten a student loan. When I was in high school, I was not viewed as being “college material.” Neither of my outstanding parents attended college. My father was the first of his ancestors to earn a high school diploma. My mother never attended high school. I just barely made into the upper 20% of my class. My ACT score was only 24. I was 1-A for draft notwithstanding the fact that 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). I spent my junior and senior years in high school and the summer in between washing dishes.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/bernie-sanderss-plan-to-wipe-out-student-debt-faces-hurdles-11582799400
— OK Boomer? Bernie, Biden and Bloomberg Are Older Still By Inauguration Day 2021, all three of them would have reached the average U.S. male’s life expectancy. – Lance Morrow (DIERSEN: How is your health? Should all candidates be required to disclose all their health problems?)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/ok-boomer-bernie-biden-and-bloomberg-are-older-still-11582763316

NEWS ONE
— Who Is Anthony Ferrill? Social Media Identifies Milwaukee Brewery Shooter As Longtime Employee Unconfirmed reports speculated that the gunman’s possible motive came from the racism of other brewery workers. – Bruce C.T. Wright
https://newsone.com/3904853/anthony-ferrill-milwaukee-brewery-shooter-identified/

WASHINGTON MONTHLY
— The Political Ramifications of Dramatic Changes in Suburban America – Nancy LeTourneau (DIERSEN: What do you say to hypocritical Democrats who hypocritically move into Republican areas to hypocritically take advantage of the prosperity and safety that Republicans created there?) 
https://washingtonmonthly.com/2020/02/26/the-political-ramifications-of-dramatic-changes-in-suburban-america/

FED WEEK
— Report Suggests How to Build a Case for Talent Development (DIERSEN: My Democrat superiors in the federal government treated me like I had no talent notwithstanding the fact that 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. They would not have done that if I had been a Democrat, minority, female, and/or veteran.) 
https://www.fedweek.com/federal-managers-daily-report/report-suggests-how-to-build-a-case-for-talent-development/

FEDERAL SOUP
— White House actively hunting ‘disloyal’ feds (DIERSEN: While I worked for the federal government for almost 30 years, I opposed political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, age discrimination, and retaliation for opposing the aforesaid. Democrats use Affirmative Action, Diversity, Inclusion, up-or-out, etc. a) to hire, retain, and promote young Democrat minorities and young Democrat females and b) to get rid of employees who are Republican, White, male, and/or non-veteran who did not make GS-13 (currently $101,176) by age 25, GS-14 (currently $119,559) by age 30, GS-15 (currently $140,634) by age 35, and Senior Executive Service (currently $170,800) by age 40.) 
https://federalsoup.com/articles/2020/02/25/wh-actively-hunting-disloyal-feds.aspx

February 25 Morning Edition

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— COLLAR COUNTY ENDORSEMENTS: Grogan, Holder Youngberg, Felice, Byrnes, and Hansen
https://www.chicagotribune.com/opinion/editorials/ct-editorial-collar-county-endorsements-dupage-kane-lake-mchenry-will-20200225-qki3ytqupzatrkj27624mn6uk4-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Pot pushers push pot.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/marijuana/sns-ny-gov-cuomo-marijuana-legalization-advice-20200224-bsgbsmvc5navxdsjuod4l4w3q4-story.html
— High-rollers like Mettawa Mayor Casey Urlacher wagered while state’s sportsbooks stood pat – Charles Selle
https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/lake-county-news-sun/opinion/ct-lns-selle-sports-gambling-st-0225-20200224-3pgf2dfl6nhmlbyeueoudeyyyy-story.html
— Judicial candidate shows up as voters tried to learn how to vote for judicial candidates – GEORGE CASTLE
https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/lincolnwood/ct-lwr-ballot-party-tl-0227-20200224-dzskucz4vvd3rk7p2rw7nh6fiu-story.html
— Trump dodges question on India’s religious citizenship law, calls for Ginsburg and Sotomayor to recuse themselves from ‘anything having to do with Trump, or Trump-related’ – AP
https://www.chicagotribune.com/nation-world/ct-nw-trump-india-trump-narendra-modi-20200225-xlyf7co2mzeszac3b2ftlm3gqm-story.html
— Democrats unload on front-runner Bernie Sanders in likely preview of tonight’s debate – AP
https://www.chicagotribune.com/politics/elections/ct-nw-democratic-debate-south-carolina-20200225-slucqpasx5dijbrgv2pminauua-story.html

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Bernie Sanders’ media bashing undercuts U.S. journalism – Lynn Sweet (DIERSEN: I should write a book about those who have bashed me and bashed my GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails the most. I would focus on those who have lots of religious, government, political, and/or financial clout in Wheaton’s West District, Wheaton, Milton Township, DuPage County, and Illinois who paint themselves as being religious, conservative, and/or Republican.) 
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/2020/2/24/21151304/bernie-sanders-media-bashing-undercuts-u-s-journalism-debate-south-carolina
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: To get votes from minorities, from women, from younger people, and from those who have less money than others, Democrats promise to use government to take income, assets, opportunities, etc. away from Republicans, Whites, men, older people, and those who have more money and to give that income, those assets, and those opportunities to those who vote for Democrats.)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/2020/2/24/21151126/democratic-socialism-bernie-sanders-elizabeth-warren-presidential-primary-jesse-jackson
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Pot profs, cannabis clinicians and lawyers among white-collar workers flocking to marijuana jobs “I never thought I’d be using cannabis as a medication,” said Dr. Rahul Khare, a former emergency physician at who now runs a clinic in Lincoln Park that certifies medical pot patients. – Tom Schuba
https://chicago.suntimes.com/cannabis/2020/2/25/21144343/marijuana-pot-cannabis-jobs-oakton-innovative-wellness

DAILY HERALD
— Endorsement: Ramey for Republicans in state House Dist. 45
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20200225/endorsement-ramey-for-republicans-in-state-house-dist-45

WTTW
— Survey: 81% of Illinois Residents Worry About Future Cost of Health Care – Kristen Thometz 
https://news.wttw.com/2020/02/24/survey-81-illinois-residents-worry-about-future-cost-health-care

LINCOLN COURIER
— Proposed state gun law misses the target – Scott Reeder
https://www.lincolncourier.com/opinion/20200223/scott-reeder-proposed-state-gun-law-misses-target

WSIL TV
— Should Chicago leave Illinois? (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, the Democrats who run Chicago promote hated against individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, heterosexual, non-poor, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders, and those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://wsiltv.com/2020/02/24/should-chicago-leave-illinois/

WGLT
— Election Officials: Indecision Slows Early Voting In McLean County – ERIC STOCK
https://www.wglt.org/post/election-officials-indecision-slows-early-voting-mclean-county#stream/0

KMOX
— Marijuana legalization creates quandary for employers Many questions will have to be answered by the courts – BRIAN KELLY (DIERSEN: I would not want to work for, work with, or supervise anyone who uses pot.) 
https://kmox.radio.com/articles/news/marijuana-legalization-creates-quandary-for-employers

CENTER SQUARE
— Measures to increase speed limit to 75 mph sent to Illinois Senate committee with no members – Greg Bishop 
https://www.thecentersquare.com/illinois/measures-to-increase-speed-limit-to-mph-sent-to-illinois/article_e49e1b3e-5744-11ea-a65a-83d9024a61f2.html

ILLINOIS POLICY INSTITUTE
— GREATER INDEPENDENCE FOR ILLINOIS’ LEGISLATIVE INSPECTOR GENERAL DRAWS BIPARTISAN SUPPORT Greater independence for Illinois’ Legislative Inspector General draws bipartisan support Illinois’ Legislative Inspector General currently is subjected to political influence or even silencing by members of the General Assembly. – Ben Szalinski (DIERSEN: He who pays the piper calls the tunes. What would you stress to stress your independence? I would stress my financial independence. I would stress a) the Civil Service Retirement System, Social Security, interest, and dividend income that my wife and I have, b) the federal health, dental, and vision insurance subsidy that we have, c) the real estate (915 Cove Court in Wheaton and 50% interest in 1286 Wood Street in Crete) that we own, d) the financial assets that we own, e) the six cars and one SUV that we own, f) that we have no debts, and g) we have no children or pets to support. In addition, I would stress my good health. Neither health problems, nor any other kind of problem, have stopped me from putting together a GOPUSA ILLINOIS email and sending it out each and every morning since 2004 and each and every evening too since 2015.)
https://www.illinoispolicy.org/greater-independence-for-illinois-legislative-inspector-general-draws-bipartisan-support/

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Secession fever spikes in five states as conservatives seek to escape blue rule – Valerie Richardson (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, the Democrats who run Chicago and Cook County make it clear that they want to get rid of the following once and for all: individuals, organizations, companies, and governments that are: Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, non-poor, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders, and those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2020/feb/19/secession-fever-spikes-conservatives-seek-escape-b/

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Bernie Sanders and the Democratic Party have pulled each other to the left – Joseph Lawler
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/policy/economy/bernie-sanders-and-the-democratic-party-have-pulled-each-other-to-the-left

FOX NEWS
— Gingrich: The Dem party’s essence is now ‘hate Trump’ and giveaways paid for by the rich – Joshua Nelson
https://www.foxnews.com/media/newt-gingrich-democrats-essence-hate-trump

AMERICAN THINKER
— OUTSTANDING: ICE ignores California laws and arrests illegal aliens at the courthouse door – Andrea Widburg (DIERSEN: How soon will Democrats succeed in getting California to leave the United States and join up with Mexico?)
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2020/02/ice_ignores_california_laws_and_arrests_illegal_aliens_at_the_courthouse_door.html

BREITBART
— Kris Kobach: Bernie Sanders Supports Flying Deported Illegal Alien Criminals Back to USA – John Binder
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2020/02/23/exclusive-kris-kobach-new-way-forward-illegal-alien-criminals/
— Bernie Sanders: Illegal Immigrants Are ‘Our People’ – NEIL MUNRO (DIERSEN: Democrats count on using illegals to get rid of not only Republicans for once and for all, but to get rid of America once and for all.)
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2020/02/24/bernie-sanders-illegal-immigrants-are-our-people/

DAILY CALLER
— Bernie Sanders Doubles Down On Castro Comments By Defending Communist China – SCOTT MOREFIELD
https://dailycaller.com/2020/02/24/bernie-sanders-fidel-castro-cuba-china/

TOWNHALL
— Failed Never Trump Pundits Don’t Speak for You, But MSM Can’t Get Enough of Them – Larry O’Connor
https://townhall.com/columnists/larryoconnor/2020/02/24/never-trump-more-irrelevant-than-ever-n2561822
— Unhinged: Trump Haters Film Themselves Running Bicycling Kids Off Road in Apparent Politically-Motivated Attack – Guy Benson
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/guybenson/2020/02/24/unhinged-antitump-adults-arrested-for-running-kids-on-bikes-off-road-over-political-hatred-n2561755

FEDERALIST
— Why Democrats Shouldn’t Keep Taking Minority Voters For Granted It is insulting for the left to think black and brown voters will always vote en masse for the Democratic Party. – Saritha Prabhu (DIERSEN: To get votes from minorities, from women, from younger people, and from those who have less money than others, Democrats promise to use government to take income, assets, opportunities, etc. away from Republicans, Whites, men, older people, and those who have more money and to give that income, those assets, and those opportunities to those who vote for Democrats.) 
https://thefederalist.com/2020/02/24/why-democrats-shouldnt-keep-taking-minority-voters-for-granted/

NEWSMAX
— The Problems (and Irony) of Sanders’ Free College for Illegal Immigrants – Michael Dorstewitz 
https://www.newsmax.com/michaeldorstewitz/berniesanders-freecollegetuition-illegalimmigrants/2020/02/24/id/955396/

PJ MEDIA
— SAVAGE: Chicago’s Dem Mayor Turns on Jussie Smollett: ‘He Committed a Crime … a Total Hoax’
https://pjmedia.com/news-and-politics/savage-chicagos-dem-mayor-turns-on-jussie-smollett-he-committed-a-crime-a-total-hoax/

NATIONAL REVIEW
— American Business Must Rethink Its Relation to Politics – STANLEY KURTZ (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, businesses paint themselves as being anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.) 
https://www.nationalreview.com/corner/american-business-must-rethink-its-relation-to-politics/

THE HILL
— Trump administration mulls expelling Chinese journalists after WSJ reporters banned – JOHN BOWDEN (DIERSEN: I have been the GOPUSA Illinois Editor since 2000. I should write a book about those who have expelled and/or banned me. I would focus on those who have/had lots of clout in the Illinois Republican Party, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, and Milton Township Republican Organization.) 
https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/484376-trump-administration-considering-expelling-chinese-journalists-in
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Democrats view Sanders as having best shot to defeat Trump: poll – JONATHAN EASLEY (DIERSEN: To promote Sanders is to promote hatred against individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, non-poor, gun owners, German American, and those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)_
https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/484371-democrats-view-sanders-as-having-best-shot-to-defeat-trump-poll

CNN
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, to get votes from minorities, from females, from younger people, and from those who have less money, politicians promise to use government a) to take income, assets, and opportunities away from Republicans, Whites, from men, from older people, and from those who have more money and b) to give that income, those assets, and those opportunities to minorities, to females, to younger people, and to those who have less money.
https://www.cnn.com/videos/politics/2020/02/25/pete-buttigieg-minority-vote-trust-south-carolina-2020-town-hall-bts-vpx.cnn

REUTERS
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Increasing numbers of older Baby Boomers are using marijuana – Linda Carroll
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-marijuana-seniors/increasing-numbers-of-older-baby-boomers-are-using-marijuana-study-idUSKCN20I1UX

CNBC
— Trump calls on Supreme Court’s Sotomayor and Ginsburg to recuse from ‘anything having to do with Trump’ – Tucker Higgins
https://www.cnbc.com/2020/02/25/trump-calls-on-supreme-courts-sotomayor-and-ginsburg-to-recuse.html

WASHINGTON POST
— This chart is the best explanation of middle-class finances you will ever see A year of wages no longer covers a year of family expenses – Christopher Ingraham 
https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2020/02/24/this-chart-is-best-explanation-middle-class-finances-you-will-ever-see/

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— ‘Facebook: The Inside Story’ Review: The Path to Domination – David A. Shaywitz (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes promote the Democrat Facebook.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/facebook-the-inside-story-review-the-path-to-domination-11582606800
— Facebook Investigated Suspicious Pro-Sanders Content – Emily Glazer and Dustin Volz (DIERSEN: The internet is full of suspicious content 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, patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, age discrimination, and retaliation for opposing the aforesaid. The internet is full of suspicious content that promotes hatred against individuals, organizations, companies, and governments that are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, non-poor, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders, and those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/facebook-investigated-suspicious-pro-sanders-content-11582576009
— Coronavirus Tests Europe’s Open Borders as Italy Death Toll Rises Schools are closed and gatherings are banned as Italy reports a sixth virus-related death – Margherita Stancati in Rome and Eric Sylvers in Milan
https://www.wsj.com/articles/coronavirus-tests-europes-open-borders-as-italy-death-toll-rises-11582542159

NEW YORK TIMES
— Divisiveness Among 2020 Democratic Hopefuls Hits New Level As the primary race becomes a battle of all against all, and the field suddenly seems to be constricting, the divisiveness and negative attacks are rising. – Trip Gabriel
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/02/25/us/politics/divisiveness-among-2020-democratic-hopefuls-hits-new-level.html
— ‘America Loves India,’ Trump Declares at Rally With Modi President Trump was feted with music, dancers and more than 100,000 cheering attendees — if not the 10 million he says he was promised. – Michael Crowley (DIERSEN: Because of WWI, WWII, and the Holocaust, America hates Germany and America hates German Americans.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/02/24/world/asia/trump-india.html

USA TODAY
— Home alone: The share of single homeowners hits a record, even as housing costs climb – Paul Davidson (DIERSEN: While I was single, I owned a new town home in University Park 1972-1978, a studio condo in the Outer Drive East building 1974-1976, and a one bedroom condo in that building 1976-1978.) 
https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/2020/02/25/housing-share-homeowners-who-single-hits-record-despite-costs/4829865002/

FORBES
— The Unique Challenges Facing Baby Boomers In The Workforce (And How Employers Can Help) – Rachel Lyubovitzky (DIERSEN: From what I see, employers want to get rid of baby boomers, and especially baby boomers who are Republican, White, male, and/or non-veteran.)
https://www.forbes.com/sites/forbeshumanresourcescouncil/2020/02/24/the-unique-challenges-facing-baby-boomers-in-the-workforce-and-how-employers-can-help/
— Laid Off Before You’re Ready To Retire? A Checklist To Plan Accordingly – Jonathan I. Shenkman (DIERSEN: I should write a book about being forced to retire early.)
https://www.forbes.com/sites/jonathanshenkman/2020/02/24/laid-off-before-youre-ready-to-retire-a-checklist-to-plan-accordingly/

YAHOO MONEY
— Millennial wealth is still lagging behind previous generations at the same age – Dhara Singh
https://money.yahoo.com/millennials-wealth-baby-boomer-180141608.html

BLOOMBERG LAW
— OUTSTANDING: Encouraging Illegal Immigration Could Put Grandmas in Jail – Jordan S. Rubin
https://news.bloomberglaw.com/us-law-week/encouraging-illegal-immigration-could-put-grandmas-in-jail

LADDERS
— 5 signs you’re going to make (a lot) more money in the future – Ayodeji Awosika (DIERSEN: I spent a) almost 30 years working for the federal government 1966-1969 and 1971-1997, b) 4 years earning a bachelor’s degree in management from NIU in 1970, c) 4 years earning an MBA from Loyola in 1976, d) many hours studying to pass the CPA examination on my first attempt in 1979, e) 4 years earning a master’s degree in accounting from DePaul in 1980, f) many hours studying to pass the Certified Internal Auditor examination on my first attempt in 1981, and g) 5 years earning a master’s degree in finance from IIT in 1997.) 
https://www.theladders.com/career-advice/5-signs-youre-going-to-make-a-lot-more-money-in-the-future
(FROM THE ARTICLE: You Are Willing to Commit Years of Your Life)

NEW YORK MAGAZINE
— If Democrats Aren’t Terrified of Bernie, They’re Not Paying Attention – Jonathan Chait (DIERSEN: How many votes do you predict that Bernie will get in your precinct, in your municipal district, in your municipality, in your township, in your county, and in Illinois? To vote for Bernie is to shout that you are anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.) 
https://nymag.com/intelligencer/2020/02/bernie-sanders-nomination-electable-democrats-socialist-unpopular.html

VANITY FAIR
— TRUMP HAS A “HIT LIST” OF INSUFFICIENTLY DEVOTED EMPLOYEES TO ELIMINATE The White House and its allies have assembled “detailed lists of disloyal government officials to oust—and trusted pro-Trump people to replace them.” – BESS LEVIN (DIERSEN: Whose hit lists are/were you on? My critics/opponents demand total loyalty to them and to them only. I should write a book about a) my critics/opponents in the Milton Township Republican Organization, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, Illinois Republican Party, TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce, Illinois Center Right Coalition, American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter, GAO, IRS, Post Office, etc.; b) their sycophants; and c) all the times that I have been eliminated.)
https://www.vanityfair.com/news/2020/02/donald-trump-government-hit-list

RAW STORY
— Trump leveled by Dem lawmaker for purging ‘disloyal’ officials so he can surround himself with a ‘team of sycophants’ – Tom Boggioni (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents demand total loyalty to them and to them only. I should write a book about a) my critics/opponents in the Milton Township Republican Organization, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, Illinois Republican Party, TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce, Illinois Center Right Coalition, American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter, GAO, IRS, Post Office, etc.; b) their sycophants; and c) all the times that I have been purged.)
https://www.rawstory.com/2020/02/trump-leveled-by-dem-lawmaker-for-purging-disloyal-officials-so-he-can-surround-himself-with-a-team-of-sycophants/

FED SCOOP
— Following redesign, GAO’s public website goes down – Dave Nyczepir
https://www.fedscoop.com/gao-redesigned-website-down/

February 24 Morning Edition

ABC7
— Presidential candidate Mike Bloomberg’s campaign office vandalized in Edgewater on North Side, police say
https://abc7chicago.com/politics/mike-bloombergs-campaign-office-vandalized-in-edgewater-on-north-side-police/5962919/?cmp=emc-wls-news-headlines-2/24/2020
— 22 shot, 5 fatally, in Chicago weekend shootings
https://abc7chicago.com/22-shot-5-fatally-in-chicago-weekend-shootings/5963006/?cmp=emc-wls-news-headlines-2/24/2020

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Graffiti spray-painted on Bloomberg campaign office in Edgewater “Racist,” “sexist,” “GOP” and “oligarch” were scrawled across four windows on the front of the former New York mayor’s campaign office, 1130 W. Bryn Mawr. – Luke Wilusz and Carly Behm
https://chicago.suntimes.com/crime/2020/2/24/21150374/mike-bloomberg-edgewater-campaign-office-graffiti-vandalism-bryn-mawr

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— With Democrats caught up in corruption probe, Illinois GOP appeared to have a ready-made campaign message. Then Trump freed Blgojevich. ‘It doesn’t help the argument.’ – RICK PEARSON
https://www.chicagotribune.com/politics/ct-rod-blagojevich-illinois-republicans-20200224-qf6poxyv4vdybnggbkyt7fuf7i-story.html
— FRONT PAGE: 7 in GOP line up for shot to reclaim 14th District – Rick Pearson
https://www.pressreader.com/usa/chicago-tribune/20200224/281509343215533
— Expelling Wall Street Journal reporters returns China to a darker age – BRET STEPHENS (DIERSEN: In Illinois, the more planks in the Illinois Republican Party platform that you support, the more likely that Democrat plant, Libertarian plant, Green plant, and RINO activists, candidates, elected officials, party leaders, major donors, political consultants, fundraisers, etc. will expel you.) 
https://www.chicagotribune.com/opinion/ct-nyt-china-wall-street-journal-20200221-2tzdu75bkzapnlh7c2adzzavea-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: What volunteer work, that is, what unpaid work, have you spent a lot of time doing? For me, it includes serving as the GOPUSA Illinois Editor since 2000, Republican Precinct Committeeman since 1999, TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairman 2005-2012, Milton Township Republican Organization webmaster 2008-2010 and 2000-2004, Illinois Center Right Coalition Steering Committee member 2003-2007, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce Government Affairs Committee member 2003-2011, American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter board member 2001-2004, Association of Government Accountants Chicago Chapter Executive Committee member 1983-1996, and Illinois CPA Society Membership Committee member 1989-1998. 
https://www.pressreader.com/usa/chicago-tribune/20200224/281861530533805

WGN RADIO
— Illinois House Republican leader Jim Durkin discusses the new budget plan
https://wgnradio.com/2020/02/23/illinois-house-republican-leader-jim-durkin-comes-on-this-weeks-episode-of-the-sunday-spin/

WBEZ
— For The First Time In More Than A Decade, The Waitlist For Suburban Public Housing Is Opening – Kristen Schorsch
https://www.wbez.org/shows/wbez-news/for-the-first-time-in-more-than-a-decade-the-waitlist-for-suburban-public-housing-is-opening/5278515b-3592-45dd-b333-86493c2a0f4d

FOX ST. LOUIS
— Choice to separate Chicago from Illinois to appear on some primary ballots – JOE MILLITZER
https://fox2now.com/2020/02/21/choice-to-separate-illinois-from-chicago-to-appear-on-some-primary-ballots/#new_tab

WCBU
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Democrats encourage minorities and women to wear protest hairstyles.
https://wcbu.drupal.publicbroadcasting.net/post/gordon-booth-spearheads-anti-hairstyle-discrimination-effort#stream/0

DEPAULIA
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Democrats side with foreign countries and with their citizens against America and against its citizens.
https://depauliaonline.com/46663/nation/trump-under-fire-for-sanctuary-cities-crackdown/

CHICAGO CITY WIRE
— 14% of Illinois residents enrolled in food stamp program in July
https://chicagocitywire.com/stories/525864077-analysis-14-of-illinois-residents-enrolled-in-food-stamp-program-in-july#new_tab

ILLINOIS NEWSROOM
— Lawmaker Wants To Waive Concealed Carry Fee For Veterans – Mike Smith
https://illinoisnewsroom.org/2020/02/23/lawmaker-wants-to-waive-concealed-carry-fee-for-veterans/
— Vermilion Co. Treasurer Darren Duncan Seeks 15th Congressional District GOP Nomination – Jim Meadows
https://illinoisnewsroom.org/2020/02/23/vermilion-co-treasurer-darren-duncan-runs-for-15th-congressional-dis-gop-nomination/

ILLINOIS FAMILY ACTION
— Buttigieg’s Shameful Political Exploitation of a Child – Laurie Higgins
https://illinoisfamilyaction.org/2020/02/buttigiegs-shameful-political-exploitation-of-a-child/

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Warren shreds Bloomberg’s ‘history with women’ after calling nondisclosure agreement releases ‘not good enough’ – Anthony Leonardi 
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/warren-shreds-bloombergs-history-with-women-after-calling-nondisclosure-agreement-releases-not-good-enough

FOX NEWS
— Trump administration rule to restrict green cards for welfare-reliant immigrants takes effect – Adam Shaw
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/rule-to-restrict-welfare-reliant-immigrants-from-green-cards-goes-into-effect

BLAZE
— Sanders doubles down on support for communist dictator Fidel Castro in ’60 Minutes’ interview He’s literally repeating communist propaganda in 2020 – Giancarlo Sopo
https://www.theblaze.com/news/bernie-sanders-doubles-down-on-his-support-for-communist-fidel-castro-in-60-minutes-interview

PJ MEDIA
— RNC Crushing Democrats in Fundraising – RICK MORAN
https://pjmedia.com/election/rnc-crushing-democrats-in-fundraising/

THE HILL
— Sanders won’t attend American Israel Public Affairs Committee conference, accuses it of providing platform for ‘bigotry’ – JOHN BOWDEN
https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/484294-sanders-wont-attend-aipac-conference-accuses-it-of-providing-platform-for

NEW YORK TIMES
— The Week in Business: Even Billionaires Can’t Buy Debate Skills – Charlotte Cowles
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/02/23/business/this-week-in-business-debate-michael-bloomberg.html


— Digital Edits, a Paid Army: Bloomberg Is ‘Destroying Norms’ on Social Media His campaign is testing the boundaries of what platforms like Twitter and Facebook allow in politics. They’re having trouble coming up with an answer. – Sheera Frenkel and Davey Alba
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/02/22/technology/bloomberg-social-media.html

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Bernie Sanders Looks Ahead After Nevada Caucus Win Contests in 15 states over the coming week and a half could determine the course of the race – Eliza Collins
https://www.wsj.com/articles/bernie-sanders-looks-ahead-after-nevada-caucuses-win-11582459203
— Joe Biden Faces Competition for Diverse Coalition From Bernie Sanders The race for the Democratic nomination heads to South Carolina, where black voters make up more than half of the party electorate – Ken Thomas
https://www.wsj.com/articles/joe-biden-faces-competition-for-diverse-coalition-from-bernie-sanders-11582483693
— Nine Ways to Make Your Work Day Better – Bruce Daisley (DIERSEN: While I was a federal employee, I could have, but I refused, to make my work days better by a) becoming a Democrat and b) helping my Democrat superiors get rid of their employees who were Republican, White, male, and/or non-veteran who had not made GS-13 (currently $101,176) by age 25, GS-14 (currently $119,559) by age 30, GS-15 (currently $140,634) by age 35, and Senior Executive Service (currently $170,800) by age 40.) 
https://www.wsj.com/articles/nine-ways-to-make-work-less-awful-11582281002

BLOOMBERG
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats crow about their success in getting Blacks to hate Republicans.
https://www.bloombergquint.com/gadfly/why-black-voters-keep-picking-democrats

ABC NEWS
— Fired Chicago Police superintendent getting $190K pension A report says Chicago’s fired police superintendent is receiving a monthly pension of more than $15,800 – AP (DIERSEN: In defense of my $54,168/year $4,514/month Civil Service Retirement System pension, I worked for GAO for almost 18 years, the last 11 years of which at the GS-13 Step 1-10 levels, currently $101,176-$131,532/year, I worked for IRS for almost 9 years, the last 5 1/2 years of which at the GS-12 Step 1-5 levels, currently $85,084-$96,431/year, and I worked for the Post office for almost 3 years at the GS-4 Step 1-3 levels, currently $16.64-$17.75/hour. In addition, 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://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/fired-chicago-police-superintendent-190k-pension-69104186#new_tab

CNBC
— Bloomberg says he can’t use TurboTax. Here are the options for most taxpayers – Sarah O’Brien
https://www.cnbc.com/2020/02/20/bloomberg-doesnt-use-turbotax-here-are-options-for-most-taxpayers.html

USA TODAY
— Nearly two-thirds of voters expect Trump to win reelection in November, poll finds – William Cummings
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/elections/2020/02/23/poll-two-thirds-trump-will-win-reeelection/4850074002/

FOX BALTIMORE
— George Zimmerman files suit against Elizabeth Warren and Pete Buttigieg – Danielle Jackson (DIERSEN: What do you say to politicians who hint/imply/argue/shout that their opponents and their supporters are White supremacists, Nazis, KKK members, haters, racists, sexists, bigots, and even worse things? I should write a book about such politicians in Wheaton, Glen Ellyn, Milton Township, DuPage County, and Illinois.) 
https://foxbaltimore.com/news/nation-world/george-zimmerman-files-suit-against-elizabeth-warren-and-pete-buttigieg

PBS
— Reliability of pricey new voting machines questioned – AP
https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/reliability-of-pricey-new-voting-machines-questioned

COLUMBIAN
— Community must have voice in selecting trustees – Willy Cushwa
https://www.columbian.com/news/2020/feb/23/local-view-community-must-have-voice-in-selecting-trustees/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Candidates would have to publicly explain and defend their qualifications, positions on issues, and vision for the college — which doesn’t happen in the current selection process. Improved communication with constituents would also be necessary during a term of service, especially if a trustee sought re-election. I suspect that local reporters and community members would appreciate a more direct way to obtain information and answers to questions, instead of relying on public record requests. I have no doubts that the current and former Clark College Trustees are educated, professionally experienced, and committed to the community. However, I believe the more pertinent question is “Are they the most qualified and suitable individuals to guide the college and oversee its operations?”)

NEW YORKER
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Democrat Black activists blame Whites for all the problems that Blacks have had, are having, and will have.
https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2020/03/02/how-did-the-democrats-end-up-here

BUSINESS AM LIVE
— How essential are certificates and degrees today? – Nnanyelugo Ike-Muonso (DIERSEN: If I had not had a high school diploma, the Post Office would not have hired me in 1966. If I had not had a bachelor’s degree in management, Firestone Stores would not have hired me in 1970, Oldsmobile would not have offered me a job in 1971, and IRS would not have hired me in 1971. If I had not been taking graduate business courses, IRS might not have promoted me in 1972, 1973, and 1974. If I had not earned an MBA and passed the CPA examination on my first attempt, GAO would not have hired me in 1980. If I had not earned a master’s degree in accounting and passed the Certified Internal Auditor examination on my first attempt, GAO would not have promoted me in 1986. If I had not been taking graduate finance courses and earned a master’s degree in finance, GAO would have succeeded in forcing me to retire earlier than it did.)  
https://www.businessamlive.com/how-essential-are-certificates-and-degrees-today/

February 23 Morning Edition

CHICAGO TRIBUNE

— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Will Utah decriminalize polygamy? – Steve Chapman
https://www.chicagotribune.com/columns/steve-chapman/ct-column-polygamy-utah-mormon-chapman-20200221-kdfs7p6fyzc7phoicllruw646a-story.html
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: U.S. medical schools boost LGBTQ students, doctor training
https://www.chicagotribune.com/lifestyles/health/health-fitness/sns-united-states-medical-schools-boost-lgbtq-students-doctor-training-20200221-nj4ve7wy75fbzp2embbprqkcpu-story.html
— They like to party — without the booze. A new Chicago LGBTQ social club is drawing the sober, the sober curious, and drinkers looking for a break from the bar scene – Nara Schoenberg (DIERSEN: How strongly is LGBTQ activity promoted in your neighborhood, in your precinct, in your municipal district, in your municipality, in your township, in your county, in Illinois, in America, and in the world? Of course, those who do not want LGBTQ activity to be promoted DO NOT buy homes where LGBTQ is promoted.)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/lifestyles/ct-life-queer-sober-social-tt-02172020-20200219-uauas6ifnbg25knufsbsx3wzsu-story.html
— Actually, we may need more immigrants. Ask Team Trump. – Clarence Page (DIERSEN: Democrats want immigrants because immigrants vote for Democrats. RINOs want immigrants because RINOs want cheap labor.)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/columns/clarence-page/ct-column-mulvaney-immigration-trump-page-20200221-xndfqjk7prdw3p4i3ktcx5vl44-story.html
— In the GOP race for top prosecutor: Christopher Pfannkuche
https://www.chicagotribune.com/opinion/editorials/ct-editorial-states-attorney-endorsement-christopher-pfannkuche-20200221-t5pgevf7vvcshadwtho4agd6qm-story.html
— Police end investigation after US Senate candidate backs away from claim she brought a gun inside Hinsdale Central High School – KIMBERLY FORNEK
https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/hinsdale/ct-dhd-central-hubbard-gun-tl-0227-20200222-cmrt5ugqgndxhjy5fozsxzklwa-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Pot pushers push pot in Aurora.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/aurora-beacon-news/ct-abn-aurora-marijuana-st-0221-20200220-nnkpthkjmbhxxilsl7w7efytwq-story.html

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— George Ryan has good wishes for Blago, but would like him to put a lid on it Ryan says the former governor just released from prison should spend more time with his family and less time in front of cameras – Michael Sneed (DIERSEN: I should write a book about those who have blamed me and my GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails the most for the problems that George Ryan, Jim Ryan, Judy Baar Topinka, Bill Brady, and many others have had. I would focus on past and present Illinois Republican Party, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, and Milton Township Republican Organization leaders.) 
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/2020/2/21/21147510/george-ryan-rod-blagojevich-inaugarion-family-prison-corruption-donald-trump-lura-lynn-scott-turow

DAILY HERALD
— Endorsement: O’Brien for Republicans in Cook County state’s attorney primary
https://www.dailyherald.com/discuss/20200222/endorsement–obrien-for-republicans-in-cook-county-states-attorney-primary

HERALD & REVIEW
— States have stepped up funding for Planned Parenthood clinics. What has Illinois done? – AP
https://herald-review.com/news/state-and-regional/govt-and-politics/states-have-stepped-up-funding-for-planned-parenthood-clinics-what/article_2fe669b4-c3e5-511c-89ac-d255c35248e1.html

PEORIA JOURNAL
— Cannabis use could harm male fertility, Rockford and national experts say – Georgette Braun
https://www.pjstar.com/news/20200222/cannabis-use-could-harm-male-fertility-rockford-and-national-experts-say

DEKALB DAILY CHRONICLE
— NIU student charged with aggravated arson after he lit a fire in dorm to mask weed smell NIU police say student set intentional fire in Stevenson Hall – KELSEY RETTKE
https://www.daily-chronicle.com/2020/02/22/niu-student-charged-with-aggravated-arson-after-he-lit-a-fire-in-dorm-to-mask-weed-smell/ay3vqtg/

BLOOMINGTON PANTAGRAPH
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: WIU adding another cannabis-related minor, this one about pot culture – Nick Vlahos
https://www.pjstar.com/news/20200222/wiu-adding-another-cannabis-related-minor-this-one-about-pot-culture

SOUTHERN
— Blagojevich still hasn’t apologized for the mess he made – Rich Miller
https://thesouthern.com/opinion/columnists/opinion-rich-miller-blagojevich-still-hasn-t-apologized-for-the/article_4685e7e8-f9b7-56cb-8e3d-3e2371bada27.html

LINCOLN COURIER
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats, Libertarians, Greens, and RINOs crow about their success in destroying Christianity.
https://www.lincolncourier.com/news/20200222/learning-at-jesus-feet

CHICAGO READER
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Pot pushers push pot on women.
https://www.chicagoreader.com/chicago/illinois-women-in-cannabis-2020-conference/Event?oid=77649317

EVANSTON NOW
— Realtor: Make grants to home buyers for reparations – Bill Smith (DIERSEN: Where did the money come from for your first down payment? Mine came from the money that I earned a) working for IRS the previous 15 months, b) working part-time for Firestone Stores the previous 19 months, and c) working full-time for Firestone stores the previous 7 months before that.)
https://evanstonnow.com/story/government/bill-smith/equity-affordable-housing/2020-02-22/84211/realtor-make-grants-to-home

MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— McSweeney Continues His Attacks on House GOP Leader Jim Durkin
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2020/02/22/mcsweeney-continues-his-attacks-on-house-gop-leader-jim-durkin/ 
— GOP Senate Candidate Creates High School Gun Controversy
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2020/02/22/141618/ 
— IL-14: Six Months of Candidacy and Catalina Lauf Includes a Joke
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2020/02/23/il-14-six-months-of-candidacy-and-catalina-lauf-includes-a-joke/ 
— Chuck Wheeler Says Board Has No Tolerance for Bullying, People Being “Yelled at or Sexually Assaulted”
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2020/02/23/141556/ 
— IL-14: Both Sue Rezin and Jim Oberweis Called Out on Residency Questions
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2020/02/23/il-14-both-sue-rezin-and-jim-oberweis-called-out-on-residency-questions/ 
— IL-14: From a Supporter of James Marter
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2020/02/23/il-14-from-a-supporter-of-james-marter/

WASHINGTON TIMES
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Sanders cruises to victory in Nevada to cement frontrunner role – S.A. Miller
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2020/feb/22/sanders-cruises-victory-nevada-cement-frontrunner-/

BREITBART
— Pope Francis ‘Angry’ over Manipulation of Meeting with LGBT Jesuit James Martin – THOMAS D. WILLIAMS, PH.D. (DIERSEN: Of course, Democrats and Democrat plants, Libertarians and Libertarian plants, Greens and Green plants, and RINOs are doing everything that they can to get the Pope, and everyone else, to promote LGBTQ activity.)
https://www.breitbart.com/faith/2020/02/21/pope-francis-angry-over-manipulation-of-meeting-with-lgbt-jesuit-james-martin/

BIZ PAC REVIEW
— Teacher’s unhinged lesson comparing Trump to Nazism and Communism has parents fuming – Vivek Saxena 
https://www.bizpacreview.com/2020/02/22/teachers-unhinged-lesson-comparing-trump-to-nazism-and-communism-has-parents-fuming-889773

HUFFINGTON POST
— JULY 20, 2017 FLASHBACK: What It Means To Be A Democrat – Chris Cormier Maggiano (DIERSEN: To be a Democrat is to be anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders, and anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time. To be a Democrat is to promote dependency on government, dependency on charity, Islam, LGBTQ activity, abortion, mass/illegal immigration, abolition of the First and Second Amendments, booze, gambling, pot, and other vices, patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, age discrimination, and retaliation for opposing the aforesaid.)
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/why-youre-a-democrat_b_597119b2e4b0f1feb89b4231

POLITICO
— POLITICO Playbook: It’s Sanders’ party – ANNA PALMER and JAKE SHERMAN
https://www.politico.com/newsletters/playbook/2020/02/23/its-sanders-party-488389

NEW YORK TIMES
— FRONT PAGE: Trump’s Efforts to Remove the Disloyal Heightens Unease Across His Administration – Peter Baker (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents a) demand blind loyalty to them and to them only and b) destroy those like me who fail/refuse to be blindly loyal to them. I should write a book about my critics/opponents. I would focus on those who were/are leaders of the Milton Township Republican Organization, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, Illinois Republican Party, TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce, Illinois Center Right Coalition, American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter, Wheaton’s West District, Wheaton, Milton Township, DuPage County, Illinois, etc.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/02/22/us/politics/trump-disloyalty-turnover.html
— How Bernie Sanders Dominated in Nevada A multiracial coalition brought the senator’s long-promised political revolution to vivid life, for perhaps the first time in the 2020 race. – Jennifer Medina and Astead W. Herndon (DIERSEN: Which individuals dominate politics in your municipal district, in your municipality, in your township, and in your county? I should write a book about those individuals who dominate politics in Wheaton’s West District, Wheaton, Milton Township, and DuPage County. I would focus on those who focus on getting rid of those who are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders, and those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/02/22/us/politics/how-sanders-won-nevada.html
— How to Find a Mentor – Malia Wollan (DIERSEN: My Democrat IRS superiors got rid of my IRS mentor because he promoted me in 1972, 1973, and 1974. My Democrat GAO superiors got rid of my GAO mentor because he hired me in 1980, got me assigned to audits of IRS in 1986, and promoted me in 1986.)
https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2020/02/19/magazine/worker-tips.html
— These Students Are Learning About Fake News and How to Spot It News literacy instruction is flourishing in the wake of the 2016 election as worries about fake news grow. – Alina Tugend (DIERSEN: According to my critics/opponents, all government and political news and commentary is fake except for the government and political news and commentary that they put out or bless. I should write a book about my aforesaid critics/opponents. I would focus on those who claim to be religious, conservative, and/or Republican and who work the hardest against me and against my GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/02/20/education/learning/news-literacy-2016-election.html
— In College and Homeless – Kyle Spencer (DIERSEN: Of course, needless-to-say, obviously, because of Democrat, Libertarian, Green, and RINO success in destroying traditional marriage and in destroying the traditional family, more, and more, and more college students will be homeless.) 
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/02/20/education/learning/college-homeless-students.html
— So You Got Financial Aid for College. But How Do You Pay for the Rest of It? More families are now struggling to fill the tuition gap after their financial aid falls short, forcing them to make some difficult decisions. – Jeffrey Selingo
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/02/20/education/learning/financial-aid-gap-college.html

WASHINGTON POST
— As Bernie Sanders’s momentum builds, down-ballot Democrats move to distance themselves – Mike DeBonis and Michael Scherer 
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/as-bernie-sanderss-momentum-builds-down-ballot-democrats-move-to-distance-themselves/2020/02/22/3364ddd8-5516-11ea-9e47-59804be1dcfb_story.html

NEW YORK POST
— Richard Grenell now highest-ranking openly gay official in US government history – Jon Levine (DIERSEN: How strongly is LGBTQ activity promoted in your neighborhood, in your precinct, in your municipal district, in your municipality, in your township, in your county, in Illinois, in America, and in the world? Of course, those who do not want LGBTQ activity to be promoted DO NOT buy homes where LGBTQ is promoted.)
https://nypost.com/2020/02/22/richard-grenell-now-highest-ranking-openly-gay-official-in-us-government-history/
— Democrats happily backing Bernie Sanders, the most left-wing presidential candidate ever – John Podhoretz
https://nypost.com/2020/02/22/democrats-happily-backing-bernie-sanders-the-most-left-wing-presidential-candidate-ever/

NORTHWEST ARKANSAS DEMOCRAT GAZETTE
— Republican lawmakers can expect loyalty checking, candidates told – Doug Thompson (DIERSEN: Political parties exist to help elect candidates who can and will defend and advance their platform. I should write a book about those RINO elected officials and those RINO party leaders have done the most to destroy the Illinois Republican Party, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, Milton Township Republican Organization, TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce Government Affairs Committee, Illinois Center Right Coalition, American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter, etc.) 
https://www.nwaonline.com/news/2020/feb/19/republican-lawmakers-can-expect-loyalty/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Republican state lawmakers from Benton County will be checked on their adherence to the party platform, state House candidates were told Tuesday at a meeting of the Benton County Republican Women. A subcommittee of the Republican Party of Benton County was formed in December to check compliance with the party platform, subcommittee member Randy Alexander of Rogers told the group. The decision triggered discussion within the state party, he said. A proposal to have the state party do the checking instead is set for discussion at the state convention in July, he said. Benton County is the only county party he knows of that undertook such a procedure but he isn’t familiar with other operations, Alexander said after the meeting. The subcommittee didn’t release its findings on lawmakers but was authorized by the county party to give notice if any delegation member was seriously out of line with the platform, he said. No such finding went out, he said. A group within the Republican Women’s group will monitor faithfulness to the platform even if the county committee stops, said group member Lisa Richards. The topic came up while the 50 or so members and associates of the women’s group met with candidates in two GOP primaries. Candidates in the District 91 and 94 race all attended Tuesday’s forum. Early voting in the March 3 primary began Tuesday.)

BLOOMBERG
— A Year Is Too Short for a U.S. Worker to Earn Middle-Class Life – Ben Holland
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-02-21/a-year-s-too-short-for-a-u-s-worker-to-earn-a-middle-class-life

YAHOO FINANCE
— In America’s Richest Town, $500k a Year Is Now Below Average – Shelly Hagan, Wei Lu and Sophie Alexander
https://finance.yahoo.com/news/america-richest-town-500k-now-100000759.html

WTSP
— Need a change? Move to ‘welcoming’ Colorado An ad campaign invites members of the LGBTQ community in Florida to consider a cross-country move. (DIERSEN: How strongly is LGBTQ activity promoted in your neighborhood, in your precinct, in your municipal district, in your municipality, in your township, in your county, in Illinois, in America, and in the world? Of course, those who do not want LGBTQ activity to be promoted DO NOT buy homes where LGBTQ is promoted.)
https://www.wtsp.com/article/news/regional/florida/need-a-change-move-to-colorado-lgbt/67-6787b5dc-59c9-4837-bf44-7d273ef8ec78

RAW STORY
— They like to party — without the booze. A new Chicago LGBTQ social club is drawing the sober, the sober curious, and drinkers looking for a break from the bar scene (DIERSEN: How strongly is LGBTQ activity promoted in your neighborhood, in your precinct, in your municipal district, in your municipality, in your township, in your county, in Illinois, in America, and in the world? Of course, those who do not want LGBTQ activity to be promoted DO NOT buy homes where LGBTQ is promoted.)
https://www.rawstory.com/2020/02/they-like-to-party-without-the-booze-a-new-lgbtq-social-club-is-drawing-the-sober-the-sober-curious-and-drinkers-looking-for-a-break-from-the-bar-scene/

LGBTQ NATION
— Conservatives fear Trump’s gay cabinet member will work to ‘impose’ homosexuality While LGBTQ people rightfully have concerns about Rick Grenell’s appointment, far-right figures believe he’ll put his ‘gay activism’ first. – Juwan J. Holmes (DIERSEN: How strongly is LGBTQ activity promoted in your neighborhood, in your precinct, in your municipal district, in your municipality, in your township, in your county, in Illinois, in America, and in the world? Of course, those who do not want LGBTQ activity to be promoted DO NOT buy homes where LGBTQ is promoted.)
https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2020/02/conservatives-fear-trumps-gay-cabinet-member-will-work-impose-homosexuality/

WIKIPEDIA
— Organizational life cycle (DIERSEN: At what life cycle stage are the organizations at that you are/were a member of? I should write a book about the Illinois Republican Party (IRP), DuPage County Republican Central Committee (DCRCC), Milton Township Republican Organization (MTRO), TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce, Illinois Center Right Coalition (ICRC), American Association of Political Consultants (AAPC), Illinois CPA Society, and Association of Government Accountants (AGA). I have attended all the IRP state conventions since 2000 and I served on the IRP Platform and Resolutions Committee in 2008. I have served as a Republican Precinct Committeeman in DuPage County Milton Township Precinct 9 since 1999. I served as the MTRO Webmaster 2008-2010 and 2000-2004. I served as the TAPROOT Chairman 2005-2012. I served as a WCC Government Affairs Committee member 2003-2011. I served as an ICRC Steering Committee member 2003-2007. I served as an AAPC Midwest Chapter Board Member 2001-2004. I served as an Illinois CPA Society Membership Committee member 1989-1998. I served as an AGA Chicago Chapter Executive Committee member 1983-1996.) 
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Organizational_life_cycle
(FROM THE POSTING: Stage 5: Decline : This stage initiates the death of an organization. The decline is identified by the focus on political agenda and authority within an organization, whereby individuals start to become preoccupied with personal objectives, instead of focusing on the objectives of the organization itself. This slowly destroys the functionality and feasibility of the entire organization.)

February 21 Evening Edition

FOX NEWS CHICAGO
— Trump 2020 rakes in $60 million in January as Democrats war over Bloomberg – AP
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/trump-2020-rakes-in-60-million-in-january-as-democrats-war-over-bloomberg

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Chicago’s Bleeping Golden Corruption Quote Hall of Fame. Did we land ‘the tuna’? – John Kass
https://www.chicagotribune.com/columns/john-kass/ct-chicago-corruption-hall-of-fame-kass-20200222-qvvgtnkjajembaxyuzzirhdjtu-story.html
— To stop Bernie Sanders, panicked Democratic establishment turns to Mike Bloomberg. But he’s the wrong candidate at the wrong time. – John Kass
https://www.chicagotribune.com/columns/john-kass/ct-mike-bloomberg-democratic-establishment-kass-20200221-rydiqwqyi5aifawjr4btgkw5ye-story.html

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— ENDORSEMENT: Beth Goncher for Illinois Senate in 25th District Republican primary Goncher is a staunch fiscal conservative with legislative know-how, thanks to her work as a top congressional aide.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2020/2/21/21133428/endorsement-beth-goncher-illinois-senate-25th-district-republican-primary-election-2020-ward
— Video gambling ‘push tax’ sparks industry pushback — but is proposed ban a favor to operators? Oak Lawn imposed a new per-play local tax on slot machines, but new legislation could shut it down for towns seeking more revenue from the video gambling industry. – Mitchell Armentrout
https://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/2020/2/21/21147917/oak-lawn-video-gambling-push-tax-industry-rita

DAILY HERALD
— DuPage County recorder candidates say they would help transition if office is dissolved – Robert Sanchez
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20200221/dupage-county-recorder-candidates-say-they-would-help-transition-if-office-is-dissolved

WGN TV
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Pot pushers push pot.
https://wgntv.com/2020/02/21/wgn-morning-news-mr-rogers-visits-chicago-marijuana-dispensary/

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— ‘The face of public corruption in Illinois’ is all smiles Blago’s release shines a harsh national spotlight on exactly what’s still wrong with Illinois—and signals to those responsible that even if they are someday held accountable, it may not be for long. – Editorial
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/opinion/face-public-corruption-illinois-all-smiles

FOX ILLINOIS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Russia-haters and Trump-haters say “Russia’s boosting Trump candidacy.” 
https://foxillinois.com/news/connect-to-congress/report-intel-officials-say-russias-boosting-trump-candidacy

ELMHURST PATCH
— Fixing Pension Problems are a Necessity, Not a Fantasy State Rep. Mazzochi Pushes For Pension Reform With Constitutional Amendment – Rep Deanne Mazzochi
https://patch.com/illinois/elmhurst/mazzochi-fixing-pension-problems-are-necessity-not-fantasy

EVANSTON PATCH
— Election 2020 In Evanston: We Want To Hear From Voters With primaries just a month away and the 2020 presidential election coming up fast, Patch wants to know what issues are on voters’ minds. – Jonah Meadows (DIERSEN: What percent of Evanston voters 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?)
https://patch.com/illinois/evanston/election-2020-evanston-we-want-hear-voters

MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— IL-14: Gradel Mailing Hits Oberweis on One Side, Promotes Self on Other
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2020/02/21/il-14-gradel-hits-oberweis-on-one-side-promotes-self-on-other/ 
— NWH Asks Skillicorn about Ghost Votes
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2020/02/21/nwh-asks-skillicorn-about-ghost-votes/ 
— IL-14: Jim Oberweis Launches Negative TV Commercial Against Sue Rezin
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2020/02/21/il-14-jim-oberweis-launches-negative-tv-commercial-against-sue-rezin/
— IL-14: Jerry Evans Personal Letter Mailer Hits the Street
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2020/02/21/il-14-jerry-evans-personal-letter-mailer-hits-the-street/

ILLINOIS FAMILY INSTITUTE
— Public Schools Failing Illinois Children Academically – Alex Newman
https://illinoisfamily.org/education/public-schools-failing-illinois-children-academically/

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— COOK COUNTY GOP ENDORSES FOR MARCH 2020 PRIMARY ELECTION
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2020/02/cook-county-gop-endorses-for-march-2020-primary-election.html
— GLENNON: GOVERNOR PRITZKER, PENSION REFORM IS NOT FANTASY. OTHER STATES PROVE IT.
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2020/02/glennon-governor-pritzker-pension-reform-is-not-fantasy-other-states-prove-it.html

CAPITOL FAX
— Urlacher resigns from Civil Service Commission *** Corruption roundup
https://capitolfax.com/2020/02/21/corruption-roundup-13/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: What would the pros and cons be if I sought/accepted advertisements from candidates to run on my www.gopillinois.com website and/or on my GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails? 
https://capitolfax.com/2020/02/21/team-il-for-mike-is-growing/

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Mulvaney cites $20K as reason to remain acting chief of staff – Mike Brest (DIERSEN: In 1980, when I was 31 years old, I took a $20,157 (21%) pay cut in today’s dollars to transfer from IRS to GAO. Since then, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have used that to hint/imply/argue/shout that IRS overpaid me. In my defense, I had worked for IRS for almost 9 years, I had almost completed the requirements for a master’s degree in accounting from DePaul, I had passed the CPA examination on my first attempt in 1979, I had earned an MBA from Loyola in 1976, and I had earned a bachelor’s degree in management from NIU in 1970.) 
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/mulvaney-cites-20k-as-reason-to-remain-acting-chief-of-staff
(FROM THE ARTICLE: “Because it’s a $20,000 pay cut,” he said about leaving the OMB position, according to the New York Times. Mulvaney’s deputy, Russell Vought, took on the role of acting director of OMB in early 2019. Through OMB, Mulvaney makes $203,500 a year. That salary is set by law. The position also requires Senate confirmation. Reince Priebus and John Kelly, President Trump’s first two chiefs of staff, earned $179,700 apiece, according to the Wall Street Journal. The maximum salary allowed for a White House aide is $183,000. That’s what senior adviser Kellyanne Conway and Larry Kudlow, the president’s top economic adviser, make. If Mulvaney were to remove the temporary part of his title, he’d be forced to accept a decreased salary at or below that $183,000 marker.)

AMERICAN THINKER
— Democrats, you did build that: Chicago named most corrupt city in US – Ethel C. Fenig
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2020/02/democrats_you_did_build_that_chicago_named_most_corrupt_city_in_us.html
— Donald Trump Is America’s Chief Law Enforcement Officer – John Leonard
https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2020/02/donald_trump_emisem_americas_chief_law_enforcement_officer.html

CONSERVATIVE HQ
— Democrat Platform: Make you do things you don’t want to do – George Rasley
http://www.conservativehq.com/node/31990

DAILY SIGNAL
— OUTSTANDING: Bills Would Deny Federal Funds to Sanctuary States for Illegal Aliens – Virginia Aabram
https://www.dailysignal.com/2020/02/21/bills-would-deny-federal-funds-to-sanctuary-states-for-illegal-aliens/

PJ MEDIA
— Democrats Didn’t Care When Obama Granted Clemency to a Terrorist, But Want to Investigate Trump’s Pardons – MATT MARGOLIS
https://pjmedia.com/trending/democrats-didnt-care-when-obama-granted-clemency-to-a-terrorist-but-want-to-investigate-trumps-pardons/

24/7 WALL STREET
— Higher Wages Are Spread Unequally Among US Workers: EPI – Paul Ausick
https://247wallst.com/economy/2020/02/21/higher-wages-are-spread-unequally-among-us-workers-epi/

FEDERAL NEWS NETWORK
— How average are you and what does it matter? – Mike Causey (DIERSEN: Few, if not very few, of my superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates in the federal government were Republican, conservative, Protestant, German American, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time. Many were veterans.) 
https://federalnewsnetwork.com/mike-causey-federal-report/2020/02/how-average-are-you-and-what-does-it-matter/

February 18 Morning Edition

ABC7
— OUTSTANDING: Trump administration deploys elite Border Patrol agents to sanctuary cities, including Chicago – Michelle Gallardo
https://abc7chicago.com/5940681/
— Illinois 2020 election threats include hacking, disinformation, security experts say – Chuck Goudie and Ross Weidner (DIERSEN: According to my critics/opponents, all government and political news and commentary is disinformation except for the government and political news and commentary that they publish or bless.)
https://abc7chicago.com/politics/illinois-2020-election-threats-include-hacking-disinformation-experts-say/5941130/?cmp=emc-wls-news-headlines-2/18/2020

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— FRONT PAGE: Rep. Dan Lipinski’s social conservatism at heart of challenges from Marie Newman and Rush Darwish in Democratic primary – RICK PEARSON (DIERSEN: Democrats, Libertarians, Greens, and RINOs hate social conservatives and do everything that they can to destroy social conservatives. I should write a book about the success that Democrat plants, Libertarian plants, Green plants, and RINOs in the Milton Township Republican Organization, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, Illinois Republican Party, TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce, Illinois Center Right Coalition, American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter, etc. have had in destroying the aforesaid organizations.) 
https://www.chicagotribune.com/politics/ct-illinois-congress-third-district-primary-20200218-lz7cui4ocvhlxpgqln42cecsoy-story.html
— Endorsements for Illinois Senate: Goncher, Bailey
https://www.chicagotribune.com/opinion/editorials/ct-edit-tribune-endorsements-illinois-senate-20200218-dskywtgvofbnra447xva2ololi-story.html

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Construction company owner lied about being minority-owned to get over $2 million in CHA contracts: feds  The indictment also states Lester Coleman, of Englewood-based Coleman Development Corp., was paying wages below the required federal prevailing wage. – David Struett
https://chicago.suntimes.com/crime/2020/2/17/21141218/lester-coleman-development-corporation-minority-owned-business-chicago-housing-authority-charges
— ‘Glaring’ lack of diversity at city’s tech giants drives creation of new pipeline for people of color Re:work training helps companies like Google, LinkedIn and Groupon find candidates outside of their traditional recruitment pipelines. – Evan F. Moore 
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2020/2/17/21076129/shelton-banks-google-facebook-twitter-re-work-training-tech-diversity

DAILY HERALD
— FRONT PAGE WITH COLOR PHOTOS: Republican U.S. Senate challengers voice concerns about socialism, Islamic jihadists, crime – Russell Lissau
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20200218/republican-senate-challengers-voice-concerns-about-socialism-islamic-jihadists-crime
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD WITH BIG COLOR PICTURE: DIERSEN HEADLINE: DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Ever-increasingly, Trump-haters encourage citizens of foreign countries a) to come to America illegally and b) to stay in America illegally.
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20200218/constable-how-two-waukegan-brothers-went-from-undocumented-to-the-ivy-league—
— DuPage forest Dist. 5 candidates disagree on whether progress is being made on barn – Robert Sanchez
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20200217/dupage-forest-dist-5-candidates-disagree-on-whether-progress-is-being-made-on-barn
— Endorsement: Hanson for GOP in 5th Congressional District
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20200218/endorsement-hanson-for-gop-in-5th-congressional-district

WGN RADIO
— New IRS migration numbers confirm flight of Illinois’ wealthy: Wirepoints.org founder Mark Glennon explains why this is happening.
https://wgnradio.com/2020/02/17/the-push-to-change-illinois-redistricting-process-wirepoints-org-founder-mark-glennon-explains-why-this-is-gaining-support/

JOURNAL GAZETTE TIMES COURIER
— The primary election is coming; take time to study candidates (DIERSEN: Your Republican Precinct Committeeman/Captain should know more about the candidates on the Republican March 17, 2020 primary ballot for your precinct than anyone else in your precinct. How long has your Republican Precinct Committeeman/Captain been in office? I have been in office for 20 years. Does your Republican Precinct Committeeman/Captain regularly attend Republican meetings and events? Since 1999, I have had the best record by far for attending Milton Township Republican Organization meetings and events.)
https://jg-tc.com/opinion/editorial/our-view-the-primary-election-is-coming-take-time-to/article_679971fd-3d4e-571d-9fe2-9f2851b7637c.html

WGIL
— ILLINOIS STATE PRESIDENT CREATES ROLE FOCUSED ON DIVERSITY (DIERSEN: To promote Diversity is to discriminate against those who are White, male, and/or older. Many of those who are White, male, and/or older are conservative, Republican, Protestant, and/or German American.) 
https://www.wgil.com/2020/02/18/illinois-state-president-creates-role-focused-on-diversity/

CHICAGO MAGAZINE
— Candidates Cry Foul in North Side Statehouse Race Appointed to a legislative vacancy 38 days before an election, Yoni Pizer’s candidacy seems inevitable. In most states, it wouldn’t be so easy. – EDWARD MCCLELLAND
http://www.chicagomag.com/city-life/February-2020/12th-District-House-Race-Yoni-Pizer-Margaret-Croke-Lori-Lightfoot-JB-Pritzker/

ILLINOIS FAMILY ACTION
— Limbaugh Gives Judgmental, Intolerant “Progressives” the Fake-Vapors–Again – Laurie Higgins
https://illinoisfamilyaction.org/2020/02/limbaugh-gives-judgmental-intolerant-progressives-the-fake-vapors-again/

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Bernie the puppet master – Editorial
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2020/feb/17/editorial-bernie-sanders-love-for-socialism-strong/

FOX NEWS
— Bloomberg’s long record of vulgar comments haunting presidential bid – Ronn Blitzer
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/bloombergs-long-record-of-vulgar-comments-haunting-presidential-bid

GOPUSA
— Perverts Bring Boy Scouts Of America Down To This
https://www.gopusa.com/?p=84953
— Eleven Children Were Shot In Chicago Last Weekend
https://www.gopusa.com/?p=84942

BREITBART
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Biden encourages illegal immigration.
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2020/02/17/watch-biden-nobody-will-be-deported-from-u-s-until-they-commit-a-felony/
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2020/02/17/watch-biden-daca-illegal-aliens-are-more-american-than-most-americans/
— Immigrants are needed to rescue Americans who cannot keep pace with the high-tech economy, Mike Bloomberg told an elite audience at Oxford University. – Neil Munro (DIERSEN: What percent of immigrants lack education, job skills, and/or work experience? What percent of immigrants have financial, health, and/or other problems? What percent of immigrants fail/refuse to speak, read, and/or write English? What percent of immigrants need/want/demand massive government assistance?)
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2020/02/17/bloomberg-elite-immigrants-can-save-americans-in-a-high-tech-economy/

BLAZE
— Border Patrol released more than 375,000 illegal immigrants directly into US last year: report More than 850,000 immigrants illegally entered the US in FY2019 – Chris Enloe
https://www.theblaze.com/news/border-patrol-released-more-than-375000-illegal-immigrants-directly-into-us-last-year-report

CNS NEWS
— Kellyanne Conway: The Way Bloomberg Treated Female Employees Is ‘Problematic’ – Melanie Arter 
https://www.cnsnews.com/article/washington/melanie-arter/kellyanne-conway-way-bloomberg-treated-female-employees

RUSH LIMBAUGH
— Ignorant and Arrogant Bloomberg Insults Farmers
https://www.rushlimbaugh.com/daily/2020/02/17/bloomberg-says-some-really-stupid-stuff/

LEGAL INSURRECTION
— Journalists Are Really Mad Trump Attended Daytona 500 – Kemberlee Kaye (DIERSEN: Overwhelmingly, all my critics/opponents, all their operatives, and all their dupes have been anti-car.) 
https://legalinsurrection.com/2020/02/journalists-are-really-mad-trump-attended-daytona-500/

THE HILL
— Democrats worried about Trump’s growing strength – ALEXANDER BOLTON
https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/483189-democrats-worried-about-trumps-growing-strength

NEW YORK TIMES
— HARDCOPY ARTICLE TITLE: The Politics of Covering Your Boss, the Candidate – Michael M. Grynbaum (DIERSEN: Who is your boss? According to my critics/opponents, because I am a Republican Precinct Committeeman, my bosses include past and present leaders of the Milton Township Republican Organization, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, Illinois Republican Party, TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce, Illinois Center Right Coalition, American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter, Wheaton, Milton Township, DuPage County, and Illinois and all Republican activists, all Republican candidates, all Republican elected officials, all Republican party leaders, all Republican political consultants, etc. According to my critics/opponents, the aforesaid can and should destroy me if I fail/refuse a) to glorify and praise them, b) to pander to them, c) to serve as one of their operatives or dupes, and d) to give them money.) 
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/02/17/business/media/bloomberg-news-conflict-of-interest.html
— Facing a Wave of Sex-Abuse Claims, Boy Scouts of America Files for Bankruptcy The nonprofit group, which counts more than two million youth participants, follows Catholic dioceses and U.S.A. Gymnastics in seeking bankruptcy protection amid sex-abuse cases. – Mike Baker
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/02/18/us/boy-scouts-bankruptcy-sex-abuse.html
— What’s Driving the Millennial Political Takeover? – Kate Nocera
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/02/18/books/review/the-ones-weve-been-waiting-for-charlotte-alter.html

LOS ANGELES TIMES
— Bernie Sanders and Michael Bloomberg’s attacks turn sharper, online and at Bay Area rally – JOHANA BHUIYAN, MICHAEL FINNEGAN
https://www.latimes.com/politics/story/2020-02-17/bernie-sanders-bloomberg-bay-area-rally

WASHINGTON POST
— Boy Scouts of America files for bankruptcy amid wave of potential lawsuits – Samantha Schmidt 
https://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2020/02/18/boy-scouts-bankruptcy/

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— HARDCOPY ARTICLE TITLE: Democrats Diverge on What Voters Want – Gerald Seib (DIERSEN: According to Democrats, Libertarians, Greens, and RINOs, voters want government to get rid of individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, non-poor, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders, and those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/sanders-bloomberg-offer-differing-theories-of-democratic-desires-11581956838
— Teens Are Deleting Instagrams Almost as Fast as They Post Them Regularly culling their feeds helps ensure teens are putting their best face forward and youthful transgressions don’t come back to haunt them – Julie Jargon (DIERSEN: Democrats are nasty. Republicans should assume a) that Democrats have archived everything that you have ever posted anywhere and b) that if you run for a government office, they will use what you have posted to destroy you and to destroy everyone around you.) 
https://www.wsj.com/articles/teens-are-deleting-instagrams-almost-as-fast-as-they-post-them-11582021801
— Amazon Changes the Way It Recruits M.B.A.s – Patrick Thomas (DIERSEN: I earned an MBA from Loyola in 1976 when I was 27 years old. Of course, my Democrat IRS superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates were furious because that frustrated their efforts to discredit me. They were even more furious when I passed the CPA examination on my first attempt in 1979.) 
https://www.wsj.com/articles/amazon-changes-the-way-it-recruits-m-b-a-s-11582021802
— A Bernie Nomination Could Destroy the Left It took progressives 48 years to recover the last time the Democrats chose one. – Ted Rall
https://www.wsj.com/articles/a-bernie-nomination-could-destroy-the-left-11581962615
— Europeans Try to Have It Both Ways They expect American protection but aren’t prepared to defend their own countries. – Walter Russell Mead
https://www.wsj.com/articles/europeans-try-to-have-it-both-ways-11581974424

USA TODAY
— Nevada’s changing demographics are a road map showing Democrats how to win elections – Manuel Pastor (DIERSEN: Of course, needless-to-say, Democrats encourage Democrats to move into and to stay in their neighborhoods, their precincts, their municipal districts, their municipalities, their townships, their counties, and their states. Of course, needless-to-say, that means that Democrats encourage those who are more likely to vote for Democrats, that is, a) those who lack education, job skills, and/or work experience, b) those who have severe financial, health, and/or other problems, c) those who need/want/demand massive government assistance, d) those who are minority, female, younger, LGBTQers, non-conservative, non-Protestant, and/or non-German American, and e) those whose ancestors have not been in America for a long time to move in and to stay.) 
https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/2020/02/17/democrats-2020-nevada-latinos-minorities-how-to-win-column/4780245002/
— Will my employee accuse me of discrimination for firing him? – Michael Smith (DIERSEN: In retrospect, with benefit of hindsight, my Democrat GAO Chicago office superiors wanted me a) to become an active member in a class action lawsuit that charged them with reverse discrimination, age discrimination, and retaliation in 1988 and b) to sue them for political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, age discrimination, and retaliation in 1998. My Democrat GAO Chicago office superiors could use the aforesaid to help them hire and retain young Democrat minorities and young Democrat females.) 
https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/columnist/2020/02/18/employees-should-treated-equally-when-comes-job-performance/4785854002/

DAILY FREE PRESS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Boston to do more to get rid of its employees who are White.
https://dailyfreepress.com/2020/02/17/city-requests-proposals-for-racial-equity-training-programs-for-employees/

BUCKS COUNTY COURIER TIMES
— Does white privilege exist? (DIERSEN: According to my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes, I got everything that I have because of a) White privilege, b) male privilege, c) Protestant privilege, e) German American privilege, f) draft avoider privilege, and g) etc. privilege. But in my defense, I have always been a Republican, and all during the almost 30 years that I worked for the Democrats who ran the federal government, they did everything that they could to get rid of Republicans, and especially to get rid of Republicans who were White, male, Protestant, German American, and/or non-veteran.) 
https://www.buckscountycouriertimes.com/opinion/20200218/listen-does-white-privilege-exist

FORBES
— How Explainable AI Is Helping Algorithms Avoid Bias – Simon Chandler (DIERSEN: What percent of those who design algorithms 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?)
https://www.forbes.com/sites/simonchandler/2020/02/18/how-explainable-ai-is-helping-algorithms-avoid-bias/#ae95f895ed37

February 11 Morning Edition

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— ENDORSEMENT: Mike Fricilone for Congress in 3rd District Republican Primary Fricilone, a Will County Board member who lives in Homer Glen, is a by-the-numbers conservative.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2020/2/11/21058447/endorsement-mike-fricilone-3rd-district-congress-republican-primary-dan-lipinski-2020-election
— What do African Americans want? – REV. JESSE JACKSON (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, divisive Republican-haters promote a) race based preference giving, b) gender based preference giving, c) sexual preference based preference giving, d) age based preference giving, e) religion based preference giving, f) national origin based preference giving, and g) etc. based preference giving.)
https://tribunecontentagency.com/article/what-do-african-americans-want/

DAILY HERALD
— FRONT PAGE: DIERSEN HEADLINE: DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Naperville: Ever-increasingly, those who promote LGBTQ activity promote LGBTQ activity. To promote LGBTQ activity is a) to destroy traditional marriage and b) to destroy the traditional family.
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20200210/together-under-the-big-top-the-theme-of-first-naper-pride-fest–
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Through the city’s Special Events and Cultural Amenities Fund, supported by a citywide food and beverage tax, Naper Pride is receiving $83,536 to offset festival costs. Eva-Genevieve Scarborough thanked city council members for their support during a meeting last week, saying now is the time for the city’s LGBTQ residents to become more outspoken. “For a long time, we have, of necessity, kept a low profile because who we are by nature was considered too controversial,” Scarborough said.)
— James T. Marter: Candidate profile
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20200211/james-t-marter-candidate-profile
— Robert Marshall: Candidate profile
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20200211/robert-marshall-candidate-profile
— Rick Laib: Candidate profile
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20200211/rick-laib-candidate-profile
— Tom Tarter: Candidate profile
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20200211/tom-tarter-candidate-profile
— Tommy Hanson: Candidate profile
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20200211/tommy-hanson-candidate-profile
— Kimball Ladien: Candidate profile
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20200211/kimball-ladien-candidate-profile
— Peggy Hubbard: Candidate profile
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20200211/peggy-hubbard-candidate-profile
— Sue Rezin: Candidate profile
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20200211/sue-rezin-candidate-profile
— Mark Curran Jr.: Candidate profile
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20200211/mark-curran-jr-candidate-profile
— Jim Oberweis: Candidate profile
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20200211/jim-oberweis-candidate-profile
— Carolyn Schofield: Candidate profile
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20200211/carolyn-schofield-candidate-profile
— Mary Lou Wehrli: Candidate profile
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20200211/mary-lou-wehrli-candidate-profile
— Randy Ramey: Candidate profile
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20200211/randy-ramey-candidate-profile
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: HARDCOPY ARTICLE TITLE: 50 people to get paid training to become teachers – Madhu Krishnamurthy (DIERSEN: If you wanted to teach, what experience would you draw on? I would draw on the experience that I gained a) serving as a Republican Precinct Committeeman since 1999, b) serving as the GOPUSA Illinois Editor since 2000, c) serving as the TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairman 2005-2012, d) serving on the Illinois Center Right Coalition Steering Committee 2003-2007, e) working for GAO as an Analyst 1980-1997, the last 11 years of which at the GS-13 Step 1-10 levels, currently $101,176-$131,532/year, f) serving on the Association of Government Accountants Chicago Chapter Executive Committee 1983-1996, g) working for IRS as a Revenue Officer 1971-1980, the last 5 1/2 years of which at the GS-12 Step 1-5 levels, currently $85,084-$96,431/year, h) earning a job-related bachelor’s degree (NIU-management) when I was 21 in 1970 and job-related master’s degrees when I was 27 (Loyola-MBA), 31 (DePaul-accounting), and 48 (IIT-finance), i) earning job-related professional certifications when I was 30 (CPA), 32 (Certified Internal Auditor), 41 (Certified Fraud Examiner), 45 (Certified Government Financial Manager), 47 (Certified Financial Services Auditor), and 48 (Forensic Accountant),  j) earning a job-related professional license (CPA) when I was 32, and k) serving as a Financial Industry Regulatory Authority arbitrator since 1998.) 
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20200211/why-golden-apple-is-offering-50-students-a-full-ride-to-earn-a-teaching-certificate

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— After Facebook settles class action, Google is sued – JOHN PLETZ (DIERSEN: Have you ever been a member of a class in a class action lawsuit? I was. In 1988, when I was 40 years old, I became an active member in a class action lawsuit that charged my Democrat GAO superiors with reverse discrimination, age discrimination, and retaliation. The members of the class were GAO employees who were White, male, and over age 40. The lawsuit failed because instead of uniting, class members “cut deals” with their Democrat superiors “under the table” to keep their jobs. Class members agreed to help their Democrat superiors get rid of other class members. I should write a book about the class members in GAO’s Chicago office who did everything that they could to get rid of me to keep their jobs. They kept me off audits of IRS. They gave me unfair performance expectations and appraisals. They always ranked me in the bottom half of my coworkers for pay-for-performance purposes. They did not promote me beyond GS-13. They stressed the following to demonize me, to denigrate me, and to condemn me: a) I was conservative, b) I was Republican, c) I had avoided the draft, d) I was baptized, raised and confirmed as a Missouri Synod Lutheran, e) I was 100% German American, f) I lived in Crete 1948-1972, g) I had lived in Wheaton since 1978, h) my wife had a good job and we had retirement savings, i) my wife and I had given up trying to have children, j) we did not adopt, k) we did not become foster parents, l) I had owned a 1972 Corvette since 1971, a 1962 Chevy Impala SS collector car since 1989, and a 1968 Dodge Charger R/T collector car since 1994, m) my ancestors had been in America since 1844, n) etc. And then, in 1997, when I was 49 years old, they helped my GAO superiors force me to take their early retirement “offer.”) 
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/john-pletz-technology/after-facebook-settles-class-action-google-sued

ABC7
— Chicago USPS mail delivery problems can cost money, time, even jobs, residents say – Jason Knowles and Ann Pistone and Jonathan Fagg (DIERSEN: I worked part-time for the Park Forest Post Office 1966-1969.) 
https://abc7chicago.com/chicago-residents-say-mail-delivery-problems-can-cost-money-time-even-jobs/5918599/?cmp=emc-wls-news-headlines-2/11/2020

WTTW
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Trump-haters promote Trump-haters.
https://news.wttw.com/2020/02/10/joe-walsh-i-would-support-any-democrat-over-trump

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Lincoln mortgage document found in Tazewell County Recorder of Deeds office – Mike Kramer
https://www.sj-r.com/news/20200210/lincoln-mortgage-document-found-in-tazewell-county-recorder-of-deeds-office

TIMES
— Rezin still 2nd in 14th according to Oberweis poll Kinzinger campaign’s contributions indicate his preference – Scott T. Holland
https://www.mywebtimes.com/2020/02/09/salmagundi-rezin-still-2nd-in-14th-according-to-oberweis-poll/adearnq/

DEKALB DAILY CHRONICLE
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: DeKalb hookah bar will allow BYOB for marijuana smokers thanks to city code amendments  Amendments to city code allow for bring your own marijuana at certain establishments – KELSEY RETTKE 
https://www.daily-chronicle.com/2020/02/11/dekalb-hookah-bar-will-allow-byob-for-marijuana-smokers-thanks-to-city-code-amendments/adul077/

KANE COUNTY CHRONICLE
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Democrats, Libertarians, Greens, and RINOs promote LGBTQ activity, that is, ever-increasingly, they destroy traditional marriage and destroy the traditional family.
https://www.kcchronicle.com/2020/02/10/st-charles-native-authors-book-series-for-children-with-nontraditional-families/al0jvhu/

LASALLE NEWS TRIBUNE
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Verilife adding workers to Ottawa dispensary – Brent Bader
https://www.newstrib.com/2020/02/11/verilife-adding-workers-to-ottawa-dispensary/ahe0v1d/

QUAD CITY TIMES
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Cannabis cafes may be allowed Rock Island – Sarah Hayden
https://qctimes.com/news/local/govt-and-politics/cannabis-cafes-may-be-allowed-rock-island/article_92612e1b-87a5-5182-b81a-0fdca814f552.html

CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Pekin will soon be able to grow, package, sell cannabis – Munashe Kwangwari III
https://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/local-news/pekin-will-soon-be-able-to-grow-package-sell-cannabis/

NPR ILLINOIS
— FBI Announces That Racist Violence Is Now Equal Priority To Foreign Terrorism – HANNAH ALLAM (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Trump-haters encourage violence against individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, non-poor, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.) 
https://www.nprillinois.org/post/fbi-announces-racist-violence-now-equal-priority-foreign-terrorism#stream/0

ILLINOIS NEWSROOM
— Student Survey: 1 In 5 U Of I Women Experience Sexual Assault, Most Tell No One – Christine Herman
https://illinoisnewsroom.org/2020/02/10/new-survey-nearly-1-in-5-women-experience-sexual-assault-while-at-the-u-of-i-and-most-tell-no-one/

WIREPOINTS
— Who wants to be a “millionaire” in Illinois? – Ted Dabrowski and John Klingner
https://wirepoints.org/who-wants-to-be-a-millionaire-in-illinois-wirepoints-original/

WASHINGTON TIMES
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Western Illinois University to offer cannabis-growing minor – AP
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2020/feb/10/western-illinois-university-to-offer-cannabis-grow/
— Trump lampoons Democrats at New Hampshire rally ahead of primary – David Sherfinski and Dave Boyer
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2020/feb/10/trump-lampoons-democrats-new-hampshire-rally-ahead/
— Nonpartisanship tossed out the window at Trump’s ‘National Prayer Breakfast’ A missed opportunity for Republicans and Democrats to heal rifts – Cal Thomas (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats and Democrat plants, Libertarians and Libertarian plants, Greens and Green plants, and RINOs hint/imply/argue/shout that GOD HATES REPUBLICANS.) 
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2020/feb/10/nonpartisanship-tossed-out-the-window-at-president/

AMERICAN THINKER
— The Trump administration is finally going after sanctuary cities – Andrea Widburg (DIERSEN: What does your municipality, your township, and your county do to encourage illegal immigration?) 
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2020/02/the_trump_administration_is_finally_going_after_sanctuary_cities.html

BREITBART
— Donald Trump’s Budget Promises 1,000 Miles of Border Wall – Neil Munro
https://www.breitbart.com/immigration/2020/02/10/donald-trumps-budget-promises-1000-miles-of-border-wall/

DAILY CALLER
— Attorney General William Barr Vows Lawsuits And ‘Significant Escalation’ Against Sanctuary Jurisdictions – JASON HOPKINS (DIERSEN: What does your municipality, your township, and your county do to encourage illegal immigration?)
https://dailycaller.com/2020/02/10/barr-escalates-fight-with-sanctuary-cities/

PATRIOT POST
— Illegal Immigration Has Outsized Negative Impact on Smaller U.S. States New study finds that illegal immigration costs 10 low-population states $454 million annually. – Thomas Gallatin
https://patriotpost.us/articles/68481-illegal-immigration-has-outsized-negative-impact-on-smaller-us-states-2020-02-11

ONE NEWS NOW
— Obama judge sides with illegals in marriage cases – AP (DIERSEN: GAO works for Congress. The Democrats who ran GAO wasted my career and ousted me in 1997 when I was 49 years old. My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes stress that Peter Fitzgerald, my U.S. Senator back then, did not come to my defense. They stress that concerning Diersen v. GAO, a) Republican Fitzgerald appointed the judge in the case and GAO’s defense attorney, b) that Republican Dennis Hastert was the Speaker of the House while the lawsuit was pending, c) that Republican Henry Hyde was my U.S. Representative while the lawsuit was pending, and d) that Republican George Bush was President while the lawsuit was pending. My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes ignore Rutan v. Republican Party of Illinois and use the aforesaid to hint/imply/argue/shout that because Republican elected officials did not come to my defense, a) that my claims have no merit and b) that GAO wasted my career and ousted me because I am a White supremacist, Nazi, KKK member, hater, racist, sexist, bigot, and even worse things.) 
https://onenewsnow.com/ap/legal/obama-judge-sides-with-illegals-in-marriage-cases

PJ MEDIA
— Is America In the Civil War Phase of Ancient Roman History?
https://pjmedia.com/news-and-politics/is-america-in-the-civil-war-phase-of-ancient-roman-history/

LUTHERAN CHURCH CHARITIES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats, Libertarians, Greens, and RINOs use Affirmative Action, Diversity, and Inclusion to get rid of Republicans, and especially to get rid of Republicans who are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, White, male, older, non-poor, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders, and those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time. 
http://devotions1.lccharities.org/2020/02/11/diversity-sharpens-you/

LIFE NEWS
— 2,411 Aborted Babies Abortionist Hoarded Will be Buried Wednesday, Finally Given Proper Burial – MICAIAH BILGER
https://www.lifenews.com/2020/02/10/2411-aborted-babies-abortionist-hoarded-will-be-buried-wednesday-finally-given-proper-burial/

EPOCH TIMES
— Barr Announces ‘Significant Escalation’ Efforts to Combat Sanctuary Policies – JANITA KAN (DIERSEN: What does your municipality, your township, and your county do to encourage illegal immigration?)
https://www.theepochtimes.com/barr-announces-significant-escalation-efforts-to-combat-sanctuary-policies_3233781.html

CAMPUS REFORM
— University of Massachusetts invites professor to help ‘disrupt the whiteness in us’ – Clay Robinson (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, to be a Democrat, Libertarian, Green, or RINO is to be a White-hater, that is, to be a racist.)
https://campusreform.org/?ID=14355

THE HILL
— Trump envisions beefed up Treasury Department in budget proposal – NAOMI JAGODA 
https://thehill.com/policy/finance/482383-trump-envisions-beefed-up-treasury-department-in-budget-proposal
— 2020 Democratic candidates vow to beef up IRS – NAOMI JAGODA (DIERSEN: I worked for IRS for almost 9 years. I worked for GAO on audits of IRS for 3 years.) 
https://thehill.com/policy/finance/481761-2020-democratic-candidates-vow-to-beef-up-irs

POLITICO
— This Democratic field is so flawed that even Biden still has a chance When every candidate has a serious shortcoming, any candidate can win. – RYAN LIZZA (DIERSEN: Who stresses your flaws and your shortcomings? I should write a book about those who stress my flaws and who stress my shortcomings. I would focus on those who have lots of religious, government, political, and/or financial clout in Wheaton, Glen Ellyn, Milton Township, DuPage County, and Illinois who paint themselves as being religious, conservative, and/or Republican. I would focus on past and present leaders of the Milton Township Republican Organization, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, Illinois Republican Party, TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce, Illinois Center Right Coalition, American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter, etc. The aforesaid stress not only my flaws and shortcomings, but they stress the flaws and shortcomings of all those who they cannot manipulate/dominate.) 
https://www.politico.com/news/2020/02/11/joe-biden-has-a-chance-win-democratic-nomination-113836
— Kellyanne Conway says more officials may be ousted after Trump’s Senate acquittal – QUINT FORGEY (DIERSEN: First, the way that employers treat their employees sends strong messages to everyone. I should write a book about the way that GAO, IRS, and the Post Office treated those who shared my demographics. Second, the way that organizations treat their members sends strong messages to everyone. I should write a book about the way that Milton Township Republican Organization (MTRO), DuPage County Republican Central Committee (DCRCC), Illinois Republican Party (IRP), Wheaton Chamber of Commerce (WCC), and American Association of Political Consultants (AAPC) treat those who share my demographics and the way that TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois and Illinois Center Right Coalition (ICRC) treated those who shared my demographics. Third, the way that governments treat their residents sends strong messages to everyone. I should write a book about the way that Wheaton, Milton Township, DuPage County, and Illinois treat those who share my demographics. I would focus on the adverse actions that GAO, IRS, Post Office, MTRO, DCRCC, IRP, WCC, AAPC, TAPROOT, and ICRC have taken against those who share my demographics. Fourth, adverse actions taken by the aforesaid employers, organizations, and governments drive people who share my demographics away from the aforesaid employers, organizations, and governments.) 
https://www.politico.com/news/2020/02/10/kellyanne-conway-says-more-officials-ousted-trump-acquittal-113138

CNN
— Trump cites ‘serious economic conditions’ in proposing 1% pay raise for federal employees – Paul LeBlanc (DIERSEN: Ever since I started working part-time for the Post Office in 1966 when I was 18 years old, my critics/opponents have demonized me, denigrated me, and condemned as being overpaid. In my defense, I earned a) a job-related bachelor’s degree when I was 21 in 1970 and job-related master’s degrees when I was 27, 31, and 48, b) job-related professional certifications when I was 30, 32, 41, 45, 47, and 48, and c) a job-related professional license when I was 32.) 
https://www.cnn.com/2020/02/10/politics/trump-federal-employee-pay-adjustments/index.html

WASHINGTON POST
— The largest federal employee union punches back at Trump – Joe Davidson (DIERSEN: I was a federal employee for almost 30 years, and a union member for 12 of those years. Of course, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes use that against me.) 
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/the-largest-federal-employee-union-punches-back-at-trump/2020/02/10/2f25cd70-4c5d-11ea-9b5c-eac5b16dafaa_story.html

USA TODAY
— A decade of change 2010-2020: LGBTQ equality report shows leaps forward – Susan Miller (DIERSEN: Because I do not promote LGBTQ activity, ever-increasingly, anti-religious, anti-conservative, and anti-Republican activists, candidates, elected officials, party leaders, major donors, political consultants, etc. in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and Illinois do everything that they can to destroy me. I should write a book about the aforesaid LGBTQ promoters and what they do to destroy me.)
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2020/02/11/lgbtq-equality-map-report-shows-advances-challenges-2010-2020/4667911002/

LOS ANGELES TIMES
— Trump’s budget proposal shreds Social Security and Medicaid benefits – MICHAEL HILTZIK (DIERSEN: My Social Security is dramatically reduced because I get a Civil Service Retirement System pension.)
https://www.latimes.com/business/story/2020-02-10/trump-budget-shreds-the-federal

DALLAS NEWS
— Is there room in the United States for legal immigrants who need assistance? – Editorial (DIERSEN: What percent of immigrants need assistance? It seems like the percentage is extremely high. Overwhelmingly, those who need assistance vote for Democrats.)
https://www.dallasnews.com/opinion/editorials/2020/02/11/is-there-room-in-the-united-states-for-legal-immigrants-who-need-assistance/

DETROIT FREE PRESS
— Crossover voting could create political mischief in Michigan’s March 10 primary – Kathleen Gray (DIERSEN: For the March 17 primary, how much crossover voting do you anticipate in your precinct, your municipal district, your municipality, your township, your county, and Illinois?) 
https://www.freep.com/story/news/politics/elections/2020/02/11/crossover-voting-political-mischief-michigan-presidential-primary/4695608002/

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Democrats Want a Prophet, Not a President They’re increasingly rigid and orthodox, even as Republicans have shown a new flexibility. – Bobby Jindal
https://www.wsj.com/articles/democrats-want-a-prophet-not-a-president-11581379101

DUKE CHRONICLE
— Why is a white supremacist coming to Duke? – Lily Levin (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Trump-haters call you a White supremacist if you do not hate Whites.)
https://www.dukechronicle.com/article/2020/02/duke-university-politics-ags-geopolitics-foreign-policy-why-is-a-white-supremacist-coming-to-duke

February 10 Morning Edition

ABC7
— AS THE DEMOCRAT PARTY’S STRANGLEHOLD ON CHICAGO TIGHTENS: 23 shot, 9 fatally in Chicago weekend violence
https://abc7chicago.com/23-shot-9-fatally-in-chicago-weekend-violence/5917255/?cmp=emc-wls-news-headlines-2/10/2020

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Lake County Dems seek to dump Sen. Link as party’s chair – CHARLES SELLE (DIERSEN: Who has declared their candidacy to serve as officers of your Republican county and township party organizations? Questions to ask them include: If elected, how would the following help you carry out your duties: a) your education, b) your political experience and work experience, c) your professional certifications and licenses, and d) length of time that you have lived in your municipality, township, county, and Illinois? What have you done and what will you do if elected to: a) discourage the sale and use of pot, b) discourage gambling, c) discourage the sale and drinking of booze, d) promote traditional marriage and the traditional family, e) promote homeownership, f) discourage abortion, g) discourage mass/illegal immigration, h) discourage diminution of First and Second Amendment rights, i) discourage patronage and political affiliation discrimination, j) discourage reverse discrimination, k) discourage age discrimination, l) encourage people to save for their retirement, m) discourage dependency on government, and n) discourage dependency on charity?) 
https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/lake-county-news-sun/opinion/ct-lns-selle-new-lake-county-democrat-chair-st-0204-20200203-qyd4oq2qazfwlnbzyo4uwnrjsm-story.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Regardless, party leaders expect to replace him as chair of county Democrats and coalesce behind party volunteer activist Lauren Beth Gash of Highland Park. In anticipation of change at the top, Gash, who founded the 10th Congressional District Democrats, has the support of a diverse group of prominent Lake County Democrats, I was told. Democrat committeemen and women will elect the party’s chair to a two-year term following the March 17 primary election, when the grassroots functionaries from both parties will be elected.)
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A Republican-hater promotes hatred against Republicans.
https://www.pilotonline.com/opinion/columns/vp-ed-column-pitts-0210-20200210-7i5zlcpdpbamxh67t7pvylv6h4-story.html

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: If you promote Buttigieg, you promote LGBTQ activity.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/2020/2/9/21130748/pete-buttigieg-bernie-sanders-amy-klobuchar-donald-trump-joe-biden-new-hampshire-primary

DAILY HERALD
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: HARDCOPY ARTICLE TITLE: 9 CHA alums on tollway’s payroll – Marin Pyke (DIERSEN: What do CHA employees know about tollways? I should write a book about the first 6 years (1980-1985) and the last 9 years (1989-1997) that I worked for the Democrats who ran GAO. They assigned their employees who were Democrat, minority, female, and/or young to audits of IRS a) who knew absolutely nothing about IRS, b) who had never taken a course in accounting, and/or c) did not want to be assigned to audits of IRS. Except 1986-1988, my Democrat GAO superiors wasted my knowledge of IRS that I had gained working for IRS for almost 9 years (1971-1980), the last 5 1/2 years of which at the GS-12 Step 1-5 levels, currently $85,084-$96,431/year. They wasted what I had learned passing the CPA examination on my first attempt in 1979, earning a master’s degree in accounting from DePaul in 1980, and passing the Certified Internal Auditor Examination on my first attempt in 1981. They would not have done that if I had been a Democrat, minority, female, younger, and/or a veteran.) 
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20200210/tollway-director-has-hired-9-fellow-chicago-housing-authority-alums-

CBS2
— Illinois Election Officials Say System In Place To Avoid Mishaps From Iowa Caucus – Vince Gerasole
https://chicago.cbslocal.com/2020/02/08/illinois-election-officials-say-system-in-place-to-avoid-mishaps-from-iowa-caucus/
— ‘Lost Corvettes’ Featured At Chicago Auto Show Will Benefit War Vets
https://chicago.cbslocal.com/2020/02/09/lost-corvettes-featured-at-chicago-auto-show-will-benefit-war-vets/

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Wealthy Illinoisans (like me) should pay more income taxes Gov. J.B. Pritzker says his graduated income tax proposal would stabilize the state’s finances while allowing middle-class families to pay less. – J.B. PRITZKER (DIERSEN: With graduated income taxes, soon, if not immediately, everyone in Illinois would pay higher income taxes.)
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/forum-ideas-taxes/wealthy-illinoisans-me-should-pay-more-income-taxes
— WHY ARE MY PROPERTY TAXES SO HIGH?
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/crains-forum-taxes/forum-why-are-my-property-taxes-so-high

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Life’s lessons concerning politics – Jack Hellner
https://www.sj-r.com/opinion/20200209/lifes-lessons-concerning-politics

BLOOMINGTON PANTAGRAPH
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Pot pushers push pot on Illinois State University students.
https://www.pantagraph.com/news/local/govt-and-politics/photos-legal-or-illegal—a-pop-quiz-for/collection_529b7ba4-417c-50ee-a6a1-882bf76f9c36.html#1

ST. LOUIS PUBLIC RADIO
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Pot pushers push pot.
https://news.stlpublicradio.org/post/surprised-strong-demand-collinsville-marijuana-dispensary-finds-quick-fix-lack-parking#stream/0

Q985 ONLINE
— Legislation Proposed to Ban Pumping Your Own Gas in Illinois (DIERSEN: I pumped gasoline for John’s Sinclair South Chicago Heights in 1966 and then for the Firestone Store in Chicago Heights 1970-1972.)
https://q985online.com/legislation-proposed-to-ban-pumping-your-own-gas-in-illinois/#new_tab

DEPAULIA
— On a campus that promotes diversity, DePaul’s faculty demographics say different – Lacey Latch (DIERSEN: Of course, to promote diversity at DePaul, DePaul will get rid of its faculty members who are White, male, and/or older. It is called reverse discrimination and age discrimination.)
https://depauliaonline.com/46275/news/on-a-campus-that-promotes-diversity-depauls-faculty-demographics-say-different/

CENTER SQUARE
— Consensus in Illinois grows around fully disclosing citizen legislators’ conflicts of interest – Greg Bishop (DIERSEN: Government is nasty, politics is nasty, Democrats are nasty. I should write a book about my Democrat IRS and GAO superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates who hinted/implied/argued/shouted that the ONLY REASON why I wanted GAO to assign me to audits of IRS was that I unethically wanted to punish those in IRS who had taken adverse actions against me.) 
https://www.thecentersquare.com/illinois/consensus-in-illinois-grows-around-fully-disclosing-citizen-legislators-conflicts/article_d236e79e-49ea-11ea-9548-dfecac01f1f7.html
— New bill would establish 60-day time limit for Illinois State Police to consider FOID appeals – Cole Lauterbach
https://www.thecentersquare.com/illinois/new-bill-would-establish–day-time-limit-for-illinois/article_ad42b10e-49e8-11ea-98d5-9b957fd2767f.html

WIREPOINTS
— While Ohio cuts health benefits to save pensions, Illinois’ crisis deepens – Ted Dabrowski and John Klingner (DIERSEN: Of course, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes are beyond furious that because I am a federal retiree, the federal government pays 75% of my and my wife’s health, dental, and vision insurance. Of course, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes would never stoop to seek or take a job with the federal government. Many millions have not and will not seek a job with the federal government a) because the pay and benefits are terrible, b) because the advancement opportunities are terrible, c) because they lack required education, work experience, professional certifications, and/or professional licenses, d) because they cannot pass an employment examination, e) because they cannot pass a background investigation, f) because they cannot pass a physical examination, g) because they cannot take the demonization, denigration, and condemnation that comes with being a federal employee or federal retiree, and/or h) because they are Republican, White, male, older, and/or non-veteran and they know that the federal government discriminates against the aforesaid.)
https://wirepoints.org/while-ohio-cuts-health-benefits-to-save-pensions-illinois-crisis-deepens-wirepoints-original/

MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— IL-14: Jim Oberweis Hit Piece Traced to Ted Gradel Contributor
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2020/02/10/il-14-jim-oberweis-hit-piece-traced-to-ted-gradel-contributor/ 
— Has “Underwood Now” Outlined Jack Franks’ Defense? Just in Case You Missed This over the Weekend
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2020/02/10/has-underwood-now-outlined-jack-franks-defense-copy/ 
— IL-14: Catalina Lauf’s 15 Seconds of Shame
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2020/02/10/il-14-catalina-laufs-15-seconds-of-shame/ 
— Secretary of State Refuses to Disclose Information about Jack Franks Banning from Capitol Complex Without Escort
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2020/02/10/secretary-of-state-refuses-to-disclose-information-about-jack-franks-banning-from-capitol-complex-without-escort/

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— ILLINOIS POLITICAL CHAMELEON JOE WALSH SAYS HE’LL DO ANYTHING TO ELECT DEMOCRAT IN 2020
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2020/02/illinois-political-chameleon-joe-walsh-says-hell-do-anything-to-elect-democrat-in-2020.html

CAPITOL FAX
— Oberweis mail mystery solved?
https://capitolfax.com/2020/02/10/oberweis-mail-mystery-solved/

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Pete Buttigieg runs as a moderate while championing far-left policies Democrats see more socialism than centrism in front-runner – David Sherfinski and S.A. Miller
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2020/feb/9/pete-buttigieg-runs-moderate-champions-far-left-po/

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Biden falsely says Trump has ‘yet once to condemn white supremacy’ – Emily Larsen (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats, Libertarians, Greens, and RINOs call you a White supremacist, Nazi, KKK member, hater, racist, sexist, bigot, and even worse things if you do not promote reverse discrimination (Affirmative Action, Diversity, and Inclusion), age discrimination, political affiliation discrimination, patronage, LGBTQ activity, abortion, mass/illegal immigration, booze, gambling, pot, and other vices, abolition of the First and Second Amendments, etc.)
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/biden-falsely-says-trump-has-yet-once-to-condemn-white-supremacy
— Democrats should be very afraid of Trump’s powerful pitch to black voters – Editorial
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/editorials/democrats-should-be-very-afraid-of-trumps-powerful-pitch-to-black-voters
— Trump will win because he knows how to market himself – Shermichael Singleton 
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/trump-will-win-because-he-knows-how-to-market-himself

GOPUSA
— Things Are Going Great And Everyone Knows It
https://www.gopusa.com/?p=84509

FOX NEWS
— Democrats’ radical immigration legislation would help foreign criminals move to US – Tucker Carlson 
https://www.foxnews.com/opinion/tucker-carlson-democrats-radical-immigration-legislation-would-help-foreign-criminals-move-to-us#new_tab

AMERICAN THINKER
— The Week When Trump Was Reelected – Brian C. Joondeph
https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2020/02/the_week_when_trump_was_reelected.html
— Jussie Smollett should not be rewarded for his crime – Lloyd Marcus
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2020/02/jussie_smollett_should_not_be_rewarded_for_his_crime.html

BREITBART
— TV Host Jorge Ramos: ‘Trump Got His Wish. Mexico Is Now the Wall’ – NEIL MUNRO
https://www.breitbart.com/economy/2020/02/09/tv-host-jorge-ramos-trump-got-his-wish-mexico-now-wall/

TOWNHALL
— In New Hampshire, Trump Supporters are Letting Democrats Know They’re Ready for Them – Matt Vespa
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/mattvespa/2020/02/09/in-new-hampshire-trump-supporters-are-letting-democrats-know-theyre-ready-for-them-n2561033

FEDERALIST
— Joe Walsh Couldn’t Even Get As Many Primary Votes As A Prison Inmate – Rich Cromwell
https://thefederalist.com/2020/02/10/joe-walsh-couldnt-even-get-as-many-primary-votes-as-a-prison-inmate/

COLLEGE FIX
— Massachusetts college rolls out racial affinity housing, but says students of all races can apply – JEREMIAH POFF
https://www.thecollegefix.com/massachusetts-college-rolls-out-racial-affinity-housing-but-says-students-of-all-races-can-apply/

THE HILL
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A Trump-hater promotes hatred against Trump and Rush.
https://thehill.com/opinion/white-house/482242-rush-limbaugh-medal-an-insult-to-latinos-immigrants

NEW YORK TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Trump-haters promote hatred of Trump.
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/02/10/us/politics/mitt-romney-trump-utah.html
— How to Navigate Your Most Dangerous Decade – Liz Weston (DIERSEN QUESTION: What could Diersen have done to avoid being forced by his Democrat GAO superiors to take early retirement in 1997 when he was 49 years old? ANSWER: a) Diersen should NOT have become an active member in a class action lawsuit in 1988 when he was 40 years old that charged his superiors with reverse discrimination, age discrimination, and retaliation, b) Diersen should NOT have complained about political affiliation, reverse discrimination, or age discrimination, c) Diersen should have been a yes-man, d) Diersen should NOT have avoided the draft, and e) Diersen should have always been a Democrat.) 
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Losing a job is almost always traumatic. In your 50s, job loss can be devastating — and devastatingly common. More than half the workers who entered their 50s with stable, full-time jobs were laid off or pushed out at least once by age 65, according to an analysis of employment data from 1990 to 2016 by the nonprofit newsroom ProPublica and the Urban Institute, a nonprofit think tank. Only 10% of those who lost a job ever found another that paid as much, and most never recovered financially. Such concerns may seem remote in a booming economy, when the official unemployment rate is 3.5% overall and just 2.4% for those 55 and over. But recessions are inevitable, and even in good times older workers can be more vulnerable to involuntary job loss because of age discrimination. These realities make it important to have a plan for navigating what could be your most dangerous decade.)
https://www.nytimes.com/aponline/2020/02/10/business/ap-nerdwallet-liz-weston-dangerous-decade.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Democrats promote voter fraud,
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/02/07/opinion/15th-amendment-voting-anniversary.html
— In Saving a California Newspaper, a Widower Saves Himself High in the Sierras, Downieville, Calif., was about to become the latest American community to lose its newspaper. In stepped Carl Butz, a 71-year-old retiree. – Tim Arango (DIERSEN: In 2005, I became the chairman of TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois because no one else would take the job.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/02/10/us/california-newspaper-sierra-messenger.html

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Do You Have to Be Active to Have a ‘Successful’ Retirement? – Glenn Ruffenach (DIERSEN: If you are retired, what do you do with your time and money? I spend 10+ hours each and every day putting together and sending out a GOPUSA ILLINOIS email each and every morning and each and every evening. I should write a book about critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes who hint/imply/argue/shout a) that I am wasting my time and money by doing that and/or b) that my emails have caused all the losses that Republicans have suffered in Illinois since 2000.) 
https://www.wsj.com/articles/do-you-have-to-be-active-to-have-a-successful-retirement-11581004667

USA TODAY
— #SiliconValleySoWhite: Black Facebook and Google employees speak out on big tech racism – Jessica Guynn
https://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/2020/02/10/racial-discrimination-persists-facebook-google-employees-say/4307591002/

DENVER POST
— More millennials are considering the unthinkable: Life in suburbia Children change everything, including wanting to live in family-friendly settings – ALDO SVALDI (DIERSEN: Municipal districts, municipalities, townships, counties, states, and counties that promote LGBTQ activity, abortion, mass/illegal immigration, booze, gambling, pot, and other vices, and abolition of the First and Second Amendments SHOUT THAT THEY ARE NOT FAMILY FRIENDLY.) 
https://www.denverpost.com/2020/02/10/denver-millennials-considering-suburbs/

NPR
— LGBTQ Advocates In Chicago React To Pete Buttigieg’s Strong Iowa Results (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats, Libertarians, Greens, and RINOs destroy you if you fail/refuse to promote LGBTQ activity. I should write a book about Democrats, Libertarians, Greens, and RINOs in Wheaton’s West District, Wheaton, Glen Ellyn, Milton Township, DuPage County, Illinois, and America who focus on destroying those fail/refuse to promote LGBTQ activity.)
https://www.npr.org/2020/02/06/803508844/lgbtq-advocates-in-chicago-react-to-pete-buttigiegs-strong-iowa-results

FORBES
— How Your Leadership Team Might Be Setting A Terrible Example – Ron Carucci (DIERSEN: I should write a book about how members of organizations are encouraged/forced to emulate the leaders of those organizations. I would focus on the Milton Township Republican Organization, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, and the Illinois Republican Party. I would focus on those leaders who glorify, praise, and pander to those members who glorify, praise, and pander to them. I would focus on those leaders who demonize, denigrate, condemn, and destroy those members who do not glorify, praise, and pander to them.)
https://www.forbes.com/sites/roncarucci/2020/01/13/how-your-leadership-team-might-be-setting-a-terrible-example/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: In the everyday intensity of leading an organization, teams at the top can lose sight of the signals they send, and whether or not the example they’re setting is one they’d actually want followed. The team at the top of an part of any organization (enterprise, function, region, business unit) has disproportionate levels of influence over those it leads. People further down in the organization look to their leaders for cues on what’s acceptable (and what isn’t) and the team’s behaviors – both good and bad – will be emulated. Having your actions play out publicly as if on a jumbotron, is a huge responsibility, but unfortunately too many teams don’t take this responsibility as seriously as they should. The consequences can be farther reaching than most leadership teams realize. . .If a video camera captured your leadership team in action for a full day, how would you feel about having that video used as training for the rest of the organization? Being on a leadership team should be viewed as a privilege. And along with that privilege comes a responsibility to behave in ways you would be proud to have the rest of the organization emulate.)

INC.
— 5 Tips for Impressing Your Candidates During an Interview You need to appeal to talented people who can make an impact. – Jared Hecht (DIERSEN: To appeal to candidates who are Democrat, minority, female, and/or younger, the Democrats who run the federal government can stress that the federal government gives preference big time to its employees who are Democrat, minority, female, and/or younger, that is, that the federal government discriminates against its employees who are Republican, White, male, and/or older unless they make GS-13 (currently $101,176) by age 25, GS-14 (currently $119,559) by age 30, GS-15 (currently $140,634) by age 35, and Senior Executive Service (currently $170,800) by age 40. Extremely few federal employees make the aforesaid promotion deadlines.) 
https://www.inc.com/jared-hecht/5-tips-for-impressing-your-candidates-during-an-interview.html
— CHICAGO TRIBUNE ARTICLE TITLE: Thank you for your feedback – Kevin Daum (DIERSEN: Needless-to-say, you should NOT seek or take feedback from those who want you to fail. I should write a book about those who want me to fail. I would focus on Democrat plants, Libertarian plants, Green plants, and RINOs in Wheaton, Glen Ellyn, Milton Township, DuPage County, and Illinois. I would focus on those who have lots of religious, government, political, and/or financial clout.)
https://www.inc.com/kevin-daum/whats-getting-in-way-of-your-success-probably-your-ego-heres-how-to-solve-problem.html

MULTIBRIEFS
— Lazy thinking perpetuates stereotypes. Here’s how to stop it – Simma Lieberman (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats, Libertarians, Greens, and RINOs stereotype Republicans as being White supremacists, Nazis, KKK members, haters, racists, sexists, bigots, and even worse things who should be gotten rid of once and for all. The more of the following that Republicans are, the more that they are stereotyped: Trump supporter, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, White, male, older, non-poor, gun owner, German American, draft avoider, and/or if their ancestors have been in America for a long time.) 
http://exclusive.multibriefs.com/content/lazy-thinking-perpetuates-stereotypes.-heres-how-to-stop-it/association-management

ATLANTIC
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Ever-increasingly, individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that are members of the following groups promote the destruction of traditional marriage and the destruction of the traditional family: 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.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2020/03/the-nuclear-family-was-a-mistake/605536/

February 9 Morning Edition

ABC7
— Man arrested after allegedly driving van into Florida GOP registration tent – JON HAWORTH
https://abc7chicago.com/man-arrested-after-allegedly-driving-van-into-gop-registration-tent/5915182/

NBC5
— Romney, Vilified in D.C. for Vote to Convict Trump, Finds Respect, Support Back Home NBC News interviewed dozens of Utah residents to find out what they thought about their senator bucking the GOP on impeachment (DIERSEN: Trump-haters promote Trump-haters.)
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/national-international/romney-vote-to-convict-trump-finds-respect-support-utah/2216001/

DAILY HERALD
— Endorsements will seek leaders whose first priority is finding solutions – Editorial (DIERSEN: The Daily Herald should ask the candidates the following questions: If elected, how would the following help you carry out your duties: a) your education, b) your political experience and work experience, c) your professional certifications and licenses, and d) length of time that you have lived in your municipality, township, county, and Illinois? What have you done and what will you do if elected to: a) discourage the sale and use of pot, b) discourage gambling, c) discourage the sale and drinking of booze, d) promote traditional marriage and the traditional family, e) promote homeownership, f) discourage abortion, g) discourage mass/illegal immigration, h) discourage diminution of First and Second Amendment rights, i) discourage patronage and political affiliation discrimination, j) discourage reverse discrimination, k) discourage age discrimination, l) encourage people to save for their retirement, m) discourage dependency on government, and n) discourage dependency on charity?) 
https://www.dailyherald.com/discuss/20200209/editorial-endorsements-will-seek-leaders-whose-first-priority-is-finding-solutions
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD WITH COLOR PICTURE: Fighting crime or invading privacy? Police deals with Ring video doorbell have advocates and critics
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20200209/fighting-crime-or-invading-privacy-police-deals-with-ring-video-doorbell-have-advocates-and-critics

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Trump-haters promote Trump-haters.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/opinion/ct-nyt-stephens-mitt-romney-20200209-ur57q5qmurgf5dcer3xhhclsqa-story.html
— ‘It’s a lot tougher nowadays’: Millennial homebuyers challenged with down payments – CHRISTEN A. JOHNSON (DIERSEN: Where did the money come from for your first down payment? Mine came from the money that I earned a) working for IRS the previous 15 months, b) working part-time for Firestone Stores the previous 19 months, and c) working full-time for Firestone stores the previous 7 months before that.) 
https://www.chicagotribune.com/real-estate/ct-re-millennial-home-buying-report-tt-0123-20200129-267ybc5govb2lkjbh57gt7xab4-story.html
— Midcentury modern 5-bedroom home in Wheaton sells for $350,000 – BOB GOLDSBOROUGH (DIERSEN: This home is in my precinct.)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/real-estate/elite-street/ct-elite-street-wheaton-midcentury-0203-20200205-a52wa4legrdahhajn36y4oc4mq-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Democrats, Libertarians, Greens, and RINOs get rid of you if you do not shout that Whites are racists. – Bob Susnjara 
https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/naperville-sun/opinion/ct-nvs-mcgrath-column-st-0205-20200207-hj5bkwkyxnh4fpjdpudlncflsy-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Trump-haters promote hatred of Trump.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/opinion/ct-nyt-dowd-trump-20200209-euqrmg3kqvfanfmi24irlu2riy-story.html

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Londrigan fourth quarter fundraising outpaces Davis – Bernard Schoenburg (DIERSEN: If you give money to a Democrat candidate, you shout that you are not only anti-Trump, but that you are 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.sj-r.com/news/20200208/londrigan-fourth-quarter-fundraising-outpaces-davis
— Ethics test will be reforming legislative inspector general – Doug Finke (DIERSEN: What factors show that you are independent? For me, those factors include my having a) a Civil Service Retirement System pension for life, b) subsidized health, dental, and vision insurance for life, c) good health, d) an outstanding spouse for almost 42 years, e) retirement savings, f) a home and vehicles, and e) no debts. What qualifications do you have to serve as a legislative inspector general? For me, those qualifications include the experience that I gained a) working for GAO for almost 18 years, the last 11 years of which at the GS-13 Step 1-10 levels, currently $101,176-$131-532, b) working for IRS for almost 9 years, the last 5 1/2 years of which at the GS-12 Step 1-5 levels, currently $85,084-$96,431, c) passing the CPA and Certified Internal Auditor examinations on my first attempt, and d) earning three job-related master’s degrees in management, accounting, and finance. Further, I became a Certified Fraud Examiner, Certified Government Financial Manager, Certified Financial Services Auditor, and Forensic Accountant.) 
https://www.sj-r.com/news/20200208/ethics-test-will-be-reforming-legislative-inspector-general
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Porter, former legislative inspector general TOM HOMER and current LIG CAROL POPE all testified last week that the office has to have more independence to be effective.)

KANKAKEE DAILY JOURNAL
— Why the Democrats won’t stop Bernie – Ben Shapiro
https://www.daily-journal.com/opinion/columnists/ben-shapiro-why-the-democrats-won-t-stop-bernie/article_dcdb4f72-481f-11ea-a32a-93ae2ad4e782.html

HERALD & REVIEW
— Southern Illinois could lose another congressman. Will rural voices still matter? – KELSEY LANDIS
https://herald-review.com/news/state-and-regional/govt-and-politics/southern-illinois-could-lose-another-congressman-will-rural-voices-still/article_61e65a84-43d5-5a52-a631-8659a3445b7c.html

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Collins is getting death threats after impeachment acquittal – AP
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2020/feb/8/collins-is-getting-death-threats-after-impeachment/

BREITBART
— Biden: Trump ‘Has Yet Once to Condemn White Supremacy’ – PAM KEY (DIERSEN: To get votes a) from LGBTQers, b) from minorities, c) from women, d) from younger people, e) from non-Protestants, f) from non-German Americans, g) from those who have less money than others, and h) from those whose ancestors have not been in America for a long time, will Biden officially promise to use the presidency to get rid of a) heterosexuals, b) Whites, c) men, d) older people, e) Protestants, f) German Americans, g) those who have more money than others, and h) those whose ancestors have not been in America for a long time?) 
https://www.breitbart.com/clips/2020/02/09/biden-trump-has-yet-once-to-condemn-white-supremacy/

FEDERALIST
— 5 Biggest James Carville Warnings To Woke Democrats Democrat strategist James Carville warned that the smug, urbanist mindset is causing the Democratic Party to be distracted by the wrong issues. – Madeline Osburn (DIERSEN: I should write a book about Democrat plants, Libertarian plants, Green plants, and RINOs in Wheaton, Glen Ellyn, Milton Township, DuPage County, and Illinois who have the biggest “smug, urbanist mindset.” I would focus on those who have lots of religious, government, political, and/or financial clout.)
https://thefederalist.com/2020/02/09/5-biggest-james-carville-warnings-to-woke-democrats/

HOT AIR
— You’ll Never Know Which Candidate Is Electable – MAGGIE KOERTH (DIERSEN: I should write a book about those who hint/imply/argue/shout the loudest that the more of the following that you are, the LESS ELECTABLE that you are: White, male, older, conservative, Republican, Trump supporter, Protestant, gun owner, German American, draft avoider, and if your ancestors have been in America for a long time. I would focus on those in Wheaton, Milton Township, DuPage County, and Illinois who have lots of religious, government, political, and/or financial clout. I would focus on those who paint themselves as being religious, conservative, and/or Republican.) 
https://hotair.com/headlines/archives/2020/02/youll-never-know-candidate-electable/

NBC NEWS
— ‘SNL’ takes aim at Democratic presidential debate in New Hampshire “Hey I have an idea for an app,” says Larry David’s Bernie Sanders. “It’s called no apps.” – Dennis Romero
https://www.nbcnews.com/pop-culture/tv/snl-takes-aim-democratic-presidential-debate-new-hampshire-n1133091

CNN
— ‘There’s way more hate in this business than there ever used to be’: Retiring lawmaker reflects on state of politics – Clare Foran (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Trump-haters promote hatred against individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that do not hate Trump.)
http://www.wicz.com/story/41677627/theres-way-more-hate-in-this-business-than-there-ever-used-to-be-retiring-lawmaker-reflects-on-state-of-politics

NEW YORK TIMES
— ‘S.N.L.’ Takes Aim at the Democratic Debate and Trump’s Acquittal Hosted by RuPaul and featuring Justin Bieber as musical guest, this week’s show also had another memorable Oscar segment. – Dave Itzkoff
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/02/09/arts/television/saturday-night-live-rupaul.html
— Saturday in New Hampshire: Democrats Start Unloading on One Another (DIERSEN: Government is nasty. Politics is nasty. Democrats, Libertarians, Greens, and RINOs are nasty. If you sought a government office or political office, to defeat you, what would your critics/opponents stress about you? Mime would stress my demographics and that I am no longer a TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairman, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce (WCC) Government Affairs Committee member, Milton Township Republican Organization (MTRO) webmaster, Illinois Center Right Coalition Steering (ICRC) Committee member, American Association of Political Consultants (AAPC) Midwest Chapter board member, GAO employee, etc. They would stress the adverse actions that TAPROOT, WCC, MTRO, ICRC, AAPC, GAO, IRS, Post Office, etc. took against me and hint/imply/argue/shot that the aforesaid took those adverse actions against me because I am a White supremacist, Nazi, KKK member, hater, racist, sexist, bigot, and even worse things. Needless-to-say, I should sue my critics/opponents.) 
https://www.nytimes.com/live/2020/new-hampshire-primary-02-08
— Republican Senators Tried to Stop Trump From Firing Impeachment Witness A handful of senators reached out to the White House to warn the president not to dismiss Gordon D. Sondland, the ambassador to the European Union who testified in the House hearings. But Mr. Trump went ahead anyway. – Peter Baker, Michael S. Schmidt and Maggie Haberman (DIERSEN: It would have been great if my Republican elected officials had stopped my Democrat GAO superiors from a) forcing me to retire in 1997 when I was 49 years old, giving me unfair performance expectations and appraisals, always ranking me in the bottom half of my coworkers for pay-for-performance purposes, not promoting me beyond GS-13, getting rid of my mentor in 1987, keeping me off audits of IRS for all but 3 of the almost 18 years that I worked for GAO, and forcing me to take a $20,157 (21%) pay cut in today’s dollars to transfer from IRS to GAO in 1980. It would have been great if my Republican elected officials had stopped my Democrat IRS superiors from a) not promoting me beyond GS-12, disallowing my education deductions in 1978, getting rid of my mentor in 1975, and disallowing my partial day per diem claims in 1974. It would have been great if my Republican elected officials had stopped my Democrat Post Office superiors from forcing me resign in 1969 and disallowing my sick leave requests in 1969 and 1968.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/02/08/us/politics/trump-vindman-sondland-fired.html

NEW YORK POST
— AOC, boyfriend talk about ‘combating racism as a white person’ in Instagram stories – Jon Levine (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, to be a Democrat, Libertarian, Green, or RINO is to be anti-White if not a White-hater.)
https://nypost.com/2020/02/08/aoc-boyfriend-talk-about-combating-racism-as-a-white-person-in-instagram-stories/

WASHINGTON POST
— Meet the 71-year-old staging a one-man protest in his Trump-loving retirement community – Brittany Shammas (DIERSEN: The more that you hate Trump, the more that Trump-haters glorify and praise you.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2020/02/08/trump-protest-the-villages-golf-cart/

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Biden Mocks Buttigieg’s Mayoral Accomplishments in New Ad Campaign ad contrasts the former vice president’s experience with Mr. Buttigieg’s local achievements – Chad Day and John McCormick (DIERSEN: I should write a book about those who demonize, denigrate, and condemn the experience that I gained a) working for GAO for almost 18 years, the last 11 years of which at the GS-13 Step 1-10 levels, currently $101,176-$131-532, b) working for IRS for almost 9 years, the last 5 1/2 years of which at the GS-12 Step 1-5 levels, currently $85,084-$96,431, c) passing the CPA and Certified Internal Auditor examinations on my first attempt, and d) earning three job-related master’s degrees. I would focus on those in Wheaton, Milton Township, DuPage County, and Illinois who have lots of religious, government, political, and/or financial clout. I would focus on those who paint themselves as being religious, conservative, and/or Republican.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/biden-mocks-buttigiegs-mayoral-accomplishments-in-new-ad-11581246000

NPR
— Campaigning Takes A Negative Turn In Closing Days Of New Hampshire Race – SAM GRINGLAS
https://www.npr.org/2020/02/09/804210013/campaigning-takes-a-negative-turn-in-closing-days-of-new-hampshire-race

BUZZ FEED NEWS
— The Democratic Primary Is A Mess. Michael Bloomberg Is Taking Advantage. “There’s still 46 states to hear from, and that’s where I’m gonna compete,” Bloomberg told BuzzFeed News. – Rosie Gray
https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/rosiegray/michael-bloomberg-2020-democratic-primary-biden

VARIETY
— ‘Saturday Night Live’ Delivers Democratic Debate Cold Open Ahead of New Hampshire Primary – DANIELLE TURCHIANO
https://variety.com/2020/tv/news/saturday-night-live-democratic-debate-jason-sudeikis-larry-david-rachel-dratch-kate-mckinnon-watch-1203497755/

NEW YORK MAGAZINE
— Biden Launches Attacks on Buttigieg, Who Nears Sanders in New Hampshire – Chas Danner (DIERSEN: To get votes a) from LGBTQers, b) from minorities, c) from women, d) from younger people, e) from non-Protestants, f) from non-German Americans, g) from those who have less money than others, and h) from those whose ancestors have not been in America for a long time, will Biden officially promise to use the presidency to get rid of a) heterosexuals, b) Whites, c) men, d) older people, e) Protestants, f) German Americans, g) those who have more money than others, and h) those whose ancestors have not been in America for a long time?) 
https://nymag.com/intelligencer/2020/02/biden-attacks-buttigieg-who-nears-sanders-in-new-hampshire.html

VANITY FAIR
— Saturday Night Live: RuPaul Sashays Away with the Show SNL felt energized by the Drag Race icon—and a breakout showcase for new cast member Chloe Fineman. – KAREN VALBY
https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2020/02/saturday-night-live-rupaul-host

AXIOS
— The demographic shifts disrupting the political world – Stef W. Kight (DIERSEN: The more of the following that you are, the more that Democrats, Libertarians, Greens, and RINOs dump you: Trump supporter, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, gun owner, German American, draft avoider, and/or if your ancestors have been in America for a long time.) 
https://www.axios.com/demographic-shifts-what-matters-2020-424161bf-1e6e-4da9-b2b2-9a6b2b2099fa.html

MEDIAITE
— Biden Launches Brutal Ad Mocking Mayor Pete’s Experience; Buttigieg Campaign Punches Back – Sarah Rumpf (DIERSEN: I should write a book about those who demonize, denigrate, and condemn the experience that I gained a) working for GAO for almost 18 years, the last 11 years of which at the GS-13 Step 1-10 levels, currently $101,176-$131-532, b) working for IRS for almost 9 years, the last 5 1/2 years of which at the GS-12 Step 1-5 levels, currently $85,084-$96,431, c) passing the CPA and Certified Internal Auditor examinations on my first attempt, and d) earning three job-related master’s degrees. I would focus on those in Wheaton, Milton Township, DuPage County, and Illinois who have lots of religious, government, political, and/or financial clout. I would focus on those who paint themselves as being religious, conservative, and/or Republican.)
https://www.mediaite.com/tv/biden-launches-brutal-ad-mocking-mayor-petes-experience-buttigieg-campaign-punches-back/

ECONOMIC TIMES
— Joe Biden, a presidential frontrunner in trouble (DIERSEN: To defeat Biden, Democrats will ever-increasingly stress that Biden shares many demographics with Trump. They both are old, White, male, heterosexual, married with children, Christian, draft avoiders, gun owners, and their ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/international/world-news/joe-biden-a-presidential-frontrunner-in-trouble/articleshow/74043737.cms