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April 14 Morning Edition

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— All Rauner’s horses, and all Rauner’s men … – John Kass
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/columnists/kass/ct-met-bruce-rauner-republicans-20180413-story.html
— At least 3 Southland districts (Country Club Hills School District 160, Thornton District 154, and Crete-Monee 201U) join Lincoln-Way on financial watch list, state school board says – Susan DeMar Lafferty
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/daily-southtown/news/ct-sta-school-finance-reports-st-0405-20180414-story.html
— Acquittal of Greitens wouldn’t guarantee political survival – AP (DIERSEN: What have you been charged with? Have you survived? To end my career in 1974, my Democrat IRS superiors not only disallowed my partial day per diem claims, they hinted/implied/argued/shouted that my filing the claims was fraudulent. I won in 1977 (SEE: https://www.gao.gov/products/463866), that is, I defeated my Democrat IRS superiors, but by then, my IRS career was irreparably damaged. To further destroy me in 1978, my Democrat IRS superiors not only disallowed my education deductions, they hinted/implied/argued/that I my claiming the deductions was fraudulent. I won a split decision in tax court in 1979, that is, I defeated my Democrat IRS superiors, but by then, my IRS career was further irreparably damaged. The tax court allowed all of my graduate business courses, but disallowed all of my graduate accounting courses by creating a new rule that accounting courses are not deductible until you have taken enough of them to qualify to take the CPA examination.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/sns-bc-us–missouri-governor-indicted-20180413-story.html

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— DCCC chair Lujan said Trump will ‘talk about himself more than anyone else will’ – Lynn Sweet
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/dccc-chair-lujan-trump-2018-midterms-challengers/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Chicago Sun-Times promotes pot. To promote pot is to promote destruction.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/cannabis/pot-topics-roundup-cannabis-news-marijuana-weed/

DAILY HERALD
— GOP consultant Chris Robling talks to Wheeling Republicans
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20180413/gop-consultant-talks-to-wheeling-republicans
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Roskam newspaper publishes another anti-Roskam letter.
http://www.dailyherald.com/discuss/20180414/congressman-has-reason-to-be-worried
— Facebook’s default privacy settings are worse than Zuckerberg says – Staci D. Kramer (DIERSEN: What information about you do your critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes use against you? My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes use the following information about me against me: I am a Trump supporter; Protestant (baptized, raised, and confirmed as a Missouri Synod Lutheran); conservative; patriotic; Republican; American; White; male; old (born in 1948); non-poor; gun owner; draft avoider; 100% German American; my ancestors have been in America since 1844; federal retiree since 1997; former union member; American nameplate car owner; childless; pet-less; not a church member; I do not attend church services; I do not give money to a church; the federal government never promoted me beyond GS-13 and forced me to retire in 1997 when I was 49 years old; I lived in Crete 1948-1972; I have lived in Wheaton only since 1978; I am no longer a TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairman, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce Government Affairs Committee member, Milton Township Republican Central Committee webmaster (MTRCC), Illinois Center Right Coalition Steering Committee member, or American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter board member; I support the traditional family, right to life, immigration, Second Amendment, illegal drugs, equal opportunity (no race or gender based preference giving), and the rest of the planks in the Republican Party platform and the Illinois Republican Party platform; I support the MTRCC resolution against video gambling; I oppose the promotion of 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; very few who say that they are religious, conservative, and/or Republican defend me; I send out GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails; etc.)
http://www.dailyherald.com/business/20180414/analysis-facebooks-default-privacy-settings-are-worse-than-zuckerberg-says

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Openly carried guns not allowed at Illinois Capitol gun rights rally – AP
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20180412/openly-carried-guns-not-allowed-at-illinois-capitol-gun-rights-rally
(FROM THE ARTICLE: “Illinois is not an open-carry state,” said Beth Kaufman, a spokeswoman for the Illinois Secretary of State’s Office, which oversees the Capitol Complex. ”… They’ve been advised to not bring firearms to the event.” A group called the National Constitutional Coalition of Patriotic Americans is spreading word of the gun-rights gatherings on social media. Organizers have permits for rallies Saturday outside 45 statehouses, including Illinois, said David Clayton of West Virginia, one of the coalition’s founders. The group’s event at the Illinois Capitol is set for 1-5 p.m. Saturday near the Abraham Lincoln statue at Second Street and Capitol Avenue. The rallies come less than three weeks after hundreds of thousands marched in Washington, New York and other U.S. cities to demand tougher gun laws after the February school shooting that killed 17 in Parkland, Florida. It’s unclear how many will show up — turnout predictions of national organizers are vastly higher than those of local planners. As of Thursday afternoon, 86 people had indicated on Facebook that they planned to attend the Springfield event. Clayton said a new gun law in Florida and similar measures being considered in other states threaten the rights of law-abiding gun owners. He said those attending rallies are encouraged to carry rifles — unloaded, with no magazines inserted — in states where it’s legal. “This is a very peaceful approach to a show of force,” Clayton said. “What that means is we’re not going to go there looking for a fight. We’re saying, ‘Look at all the people gathered here. We have a voice, too.’”)

NORTHWEST HERALD
— Democratic Party to protest GOP tax bill Sunday on Woodstock Square (DIERSEN: Government should encourage marriage and homeownership. Roskam should increase the $10,000 SALT cap to $20,000 for married filing jointly.)
http://www.nwherald.com/2018/04/12/democratic-party-to-protest-gop-tax-bill-sunday-on-woodstock-square/a4yh7u6/

HERALD & REVIEW
— Illinois has a $130 billion pension shortfall. Why aren’t Gov. Bruce Rauner and J.B. Pritzker talking about it? – BGA
https://herald-review.com/news/state-and-regional/illinois-has-a-billion-pension-shortfall-why-aren-t-gov/article_73e4463a-a992-5865-8ee3-0a1190e1a448.html

ALTON DAILY NEWS & STATELINE
— TREASONOUS: Illinois Senate votes no to National Guard on border (DIERSEN: Anti-Trumps side with foreign countries and their citizens against America and its citizens.)
http://altondailynews.com/news/details.cfm?clientid=17&id=263485#.WtHKrIyKSM8
http://www.mystateline.com/news/illinois-senate-votes-no-to-national-guard-on-border/1120667773

QUINCY HERALD WHIG
— Illinois school districts get ‘much-needed help’ in recruiting teachers – Deborah Gertz Husar (DIERSEN: GAO hired me in 1980 because it could not find a qualified Democrat, minority, female, younger person, or veteran who would take the job. IRS hired me in 1971 because it could not find a qualified Democrat, minority, female, or veteran who would take the job. The Post Office hired me in 1966 because it could not find a qualified Democrat, minority, female, or veteran who would take the job.)
http://www.whig.com/20180413/illinois-school-districts-get-much-needed-help-in-recruiting-teachers#//

WMAY
— Bad Blood Remains Between Rauner and Ives (DIERSEN: Of course, if Rauner loses on November 6, 2018, his supporters will blame Ives and her supporters, just like Jim Ryan’s supporters have continued to blame Pat O’Malley’s supporters since 2002.)
http://www.wmay.com/2018/04/13/bad-blood-remains-between-rauner-and-ives/

WHIO TV
— Kids skip school for Cubs home opener, run into school-missing principal at ballpark – Natalie Dreier
https://www.whio.com/news/national/kids-skip-school-for-cubs-home-opener-run-into-school-missing-principal-ballpark/ZLvHA6Fp6X6vwZQStHGmhP/

ILLINOIS NEWS NETWORK
— Rep. Jeanne Ives and Denise Rotheimer talk complainant rights – Greg Bishop
https://www.ilnews.org/rep-jeanne-ives-and-denise-rotheimer-talk-complainant-rights/video_d59d3e3c-3f39-11e8-8986-839274376f0a.html

ILLINOIS FAMILY ACTION
— SPOTLIGHT: 2018 Illinois Primary Recap (Part 2) Illinois is NOT a Dark Blue State – John Biver
https://illinoisfamilyaction.org/2018/04/spotlight-2018-illinois-primary-recap-part-2/
— Planned Parenthood: Killing the Pre-born and Perverting the Already Born – Tami Jackson
https://illinoisfamily.org/education/planned-parenthood-killing-the-pre-born-and-perverting-the-already-born/

REAL CLEAR POLITICS
— Budget Woes, Out-Migration Color Illinois Gov. Race – Hilary Gowins
https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2018/04/14/budget_woes_out-migration_color_illinois_gov_race.html

NEWS BUSTERS
— Alt-Left Insanity: Companies Should Provide Pet Bereavement Leave – Matt Philbin
https://www.newsbusters.org/blogs/culture/matt-philbin/2018/04/13/alt-left-insanity-companies-should-provide-pet-bereavement

FOX NEWS & STANDARD REPUBLIC
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Trump now backs marijuana ‘states rights’ bill
http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2018/04/14/trump-now-backs-marijuana-states-rights-bill-senator-says.html
https://www.standardrepublic.com/news/top-news-trump-now-backs-marijuana-states-rights-bill-senator-says/

NBC NEWS
— Zuckerberg’s testimony raises new questions about Facebook’s lobbying practices – Brandy Zadrozny (DIERSEN: Needless-to-say, Republicans should not seek or accept money from lobbyists to oppose planks in the Republican Party platform.)
https://www.nbcnews.com/tech/tech-news/zuckerberg-s-testimony-raises-new-questions-facebook-s-lobbying-practices-n865726

MCCLATCHY DC
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say that America First policy is divisive. Anti-Trumps side with foreign countries and their citizens against America and its citizens.
http://www.mcclatchydc.com/news/politics-government/article208790409.html

NEW YORK TIMES
— Who Is a Public Servant? Borrowers Have a Lot Riding on the Answer – Ron Lieber (DIERSEN: Are/were you a public servant. I was a public servant for almost 30 years 1966-1969 and 1971-1997. Ever since the beginning of time, public servants have been viciously demonized, viciously demonized, and viciously condemned. I should write a book about those in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois who have demonized, denigrated, and condemned me and my public service the most since 1966.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/04/13/your-money/public-servant-loan-forgiveness.html
— Facebook Takes the Punches While Rest of Silicon Valley Ducks – Daisuke Wakabayashi and Jack Nicas
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/04/13/technology/facebook-silicon-valley.html
— China’s Communists Rewrite the Rules for Foreign Businesses The party is strengthening its influence — often gaining direct decision-making power — over the international firms doing business in China. – Alexandra Stevenson (DIERSEN: From what I see, China would want Americans who do business in China to get rid of individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, and those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/04/13/business/china-communist-party-foreign-businesses.html

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— School Is Expensive. Is It Worth It? For your kids, yes—at least assuming they graduate. But the author of ‘The Case Against Education’ says the benefits to society are vastly overstated. – James Taranto (DIERSEN: Was your college degree worth it? If I had not had a job-related bachelor’s degree, Firestone Stores would not have offered me a job in 1970, and Oldsmobile and IRS would not have offered me jobs in 1971. If I had not been taking job-related graduate business classes, IRS might not have promoted me in 1972, 1973, or 1974. If I had not had a job-related master’s degree, if I had not almost completed the requirements for a second job-related master’s degree, and I had not had a job-related professional certification, GAO might not have offered me a job in 1980. If I had not completed the requirements for a second job-related master’s degree, if I had not earned a second job-related professional certification, and if I had not earned a job-related professional license, GAO might not have promoted me in 1986. If I had not earned job-related professional certifications in 1990, 1994, 1996, and 1997, my Democrat superiors might have gotten rid of me sooner than they did.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/school-is-expensive-is-it-worth-it-1523658384
— Look Out, Meghan Markle! The IRS Is Watching Some timely advice before a royal wedding that will raise daunting and complex tax issues – Laura Saunders
https://www.wsj.com/articles/look-out-meghan-markle-the-irs-is-watching-1523611800

FORBES
— Taxpayer Costs Soared as Illinois Public College & University Enrollment Dropped – Adam Andrzejewski
https://www.forbes.com/sites/adamandrzejewski/2018/04/13/taxpayer-costs-soar-as-illinois-public-college-university-enrollment-drops/#48b2698c1018

DAILY COMMERCIAL
— GOP should follow FDR’s example, purge extremists – David J. Meltsner (DIERSEN: Who is a Republican extremist? According to Democrats and Democrat plants, Libertarians and Libertarian plants, Greens and Green plants, and RINOs in Illinois, in DuPage County, and in Milton Township, Republican extremists support all the planks in the Illinois Republican Party (IRP) and should be purged. I should write a book about past and present IRP, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, and Milton Township Republican Central Committee leaders who focus on purging those like me who support all the planks in the IRP platform, including its traditional family, right to life, immigration, and Second Amendment planks.)
http://www.dailycommercial.com/opinion/20180413/david-j-meltsner-gop-should-follow-fdrs-example-purge-extremists

PEOPLE’S WORLD
— Sanders rouses progressive candidates with call to fight party establishments – MARK GRUENBERG (DIERSEN: What do those who dominate the Republican establishments in your municipality, in your township/ward, in your county, and in Illinois hint/imply/argue/shout about you? Those who dominate the Republican establishments in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois hint/imply/argue/shout that I am “too conservative” because a) I support all the planks in the Republican Party platform and the Illinois Republican Party platform and b) I support the Milton Township Republican Central Committee (MTRCC) resolution against video gambling. Those who dominate the aforesaid reject the traditional family, right to life, immigration, Second Amendment, and/or other planks and/or reject the MTRCC resolution.)
https://www.peoplesworld.org/article/sanders-rouses-progressive-candidates-with-call-to-fight-party-establishments/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Sen. Bernie Sanders, Ind-Vt., roused a crowd of hundreds of progressives running for political office—from county board to Congress—with a call to fight back against the political establishments of both parties. “When we have the least-qualified president in our history and right-wing extremists in governors chairs, our job is to stand up, to fight back, to bring our brothers and sisters and friends and neighbors into the political process by providing hope,” he declared. “It is to transform America.” Sanders keynoted the opening all-day session on April 12 of a 4-day D.C. conference and training for prospective candidates, organized by the Progressive Change Campaign Committee. Some 450 hopefuls, more than half of them women, 18 percent of them unionists, 40 percent people of color, and 20 percent LGBTQ, signed up. And the union count doesn’t include those, such as two female county board hopefuls from Will County, Ill., and a congressional candidate from Nevada, whose fathers and grandfathers were unionists, or a third Will County candidate whose doctoral thesis was on how German and Irish immigrants created Chicago’s unions. Most attendees are first-time hopefuls, motivated by either disgust at the GOP-run Congress and President Donald Trump, duplication of the right-wing agenda at the state and local levels, or local issues the hopefuls said veteran politicians don’t address, such as criminal justice reform, good roads, infrastructure, child care, and well-paying jobs.)

NEW CIVIL RIGHTS MOVEMENT
— TRUMP POISED TO PURGE JUSTICE DEPARTMENT – TOM BOGGIONI (DIERSEN: Democrats run the federal government. While I worked for the federal government for almost 30 years, my Democrat superiors constantly purged their employees who were Republican, and especially those like me who were White, male, and/or non-veteran who they had not promoted to GS-13 (currently $96,403) by age 25, GS-14 (currently $113,920) by age 30, GS-15 (currently $134,000) by age 35, and Senior Executive Service (currently $164,200) by age 40. In retrospect, with benefit of hindsight, I am extremely proud that they failed to purge me for almost 3 years at the Post Office, almost 9 years at IRS, and almost 18 years at GAO.)
http://www.thenewcivilrightsmovement.com/2018/04/trump-poised-to-purge-justice-department-a-matter-of-when-not-if-says-confidante/

GOPUSA ILLINOIS
— How much free time do you have, why do you have that free time, and what do you do with that free time? – Dave Diersen
https://gopillinois.com

What you do with your free time (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leisure) says more about you than anything that you can say about yourself.

I have lots of free time a) because my Democrat GAO superiors succeeded in forcing me to take their early retirement “offer” in 1997 when I was 49 years old, b) because my Democrat GAO superiors successfully did everything that they could to assure that I would never get a job that was appropriate for someone with my education, work experience, professional certifications, and professional license, c) because I was denied my 7th Amendment rights in Diersen v. GAO, d) because my Republican U.S. Senators, U.S. Representatives, their staffs, and others dumped me, e) because my wife and I gave up trying to have children, we did not adopt, and we did not become foster parents, f) because my wife and I have no debts and we saved for our retirement, g) because my Civil Service Retirement System pension is $51,864/year, my federal health, dental, and vision insurance subsidy is $18,000/year, and my Social Security is $2,064/year, h) because I have good health, i) because I am not a member of a church, I do not attend church services, and I do not give money to a church, j) because my wife and I have not gone on any vacations since the early 1990s, k) because my wife and I do not have any pets, and l) because I do not exercise.

I have more free time because my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes succeeded in ending my TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairmanship in 2012, ending my Wheaton Chamber of Commerce Government Affairs Committee membership in 2011, ending my Milton Township Republican Central Committee (MTRCC) webmaster service in 2010 and 2004, ending my Illinois Center Right Coalition Steering Committee membership in 2007, and ending my American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter board membership in 2004. Some of my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes brag about their ending my aforesaid roles, but others deny it and hint/imply/argue/shout that I brought it all on myself.

I use thousands of my dollars each year and 10+ hours of my free time each and every day to put GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails together and send them out each and every morning and each and every evening. That is 70+ hours a week, 300+ hours a month, 3,650+ hours a year, and 36,500+ hours a decade. The emails are free of charge and contain no advertising. The emails promote religious principles, promote conservative principles, promote the Republican Party platform, promote the Illinois Republican Party platform, and promote the MTRCC resolution against video gambling.

Again, how much free time do you have, why do you have that free time, and what do you do with that free time? What you do with your free time says more about you than anything that you can say about yourself.

April 13 Morning Edition

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— RAUNER AND DEMOCRATS’ CAMPAIGNS TRICKED CENTRAL ILLINOIS GOPERS IN FINAL DAYS OF PRIMARY (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly it seems, candidates who spend the most money on false and/or negative ads win.)
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2018/04/rauner-and-democrats-campaigns-tricked-central-illinois-gopers-in-final-days-of-primary.html
— EXCLUSIVE: SIX PRO-LIFE ORGANIZATIONS TO WITHHOLD GOP ENDORSEMENTS OVER SENATE ERA VOTES
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2018/04/exclusive-six-pro-life-organizations-to-withhold-gop-endorsements-over-senate-era-votes.html
— RHOADS: THIS WEEK’S ERA SENATE VICTORY IS BOGUS
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2018/04/era-backers-try-to-move-goal-posts-again.html

CAPITOL FAX
— Rauner spent $1.7 million to air “Conservative Voter Alert” ad over just four days (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly it seems, candidates who spend the most money on false and/or negative ads win.)
https://capitolfax.com/2018/04/13/rauner-spent-17-million-to-air-conservative-voter-alert-ad-over-just-four-days/
— Madigan sets state party chairman vote
https://capitolfax.com/2018/04/13/madigan-sets-state-party-chairman-vote/
— GOP unity watch
https://capitolfax.com/2018/04/13/gop-unity-watch/
— Pritzker campaign has some fun with “National Blame Someone Else Day” (DIERSEN: I should write a book about those who blame me and my GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails the most for their problems, for your problems, for my problems, and for everyone’s problems.)
https://capitolfax.com/2018/04/13/pritzker-campaign-has-some-fun-with-national-blame-someone-else-day/

— Ives denies any promise to meet again (DIERSEN: During 2002, I included links in GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails to articles about this kind of thing between Pat O’Malley and Jim Ryan. Of course, since 2002, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have hinted/implied/argued/shouted that caused Ryan to lose in the general election.)
https://capitolfax.com/2018/04/12/ilgop-unity-watch/

FOX ILLINOIS
— TREASONOUS: Illinois bill could provide safe zones for immigrants – Cymphanie Sherman (DIERSEN: Such safe zones encourage people to come to America illegally, to stay in America illegally, and to bring others to America illegally. If anything, Illinois should provide safe zones for members of the following groups because ever-increasingly, the Democrats who run Illinois promote hatred against them: Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German Americans, draft avoiders, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
http://foxillinois.com/news/local/illinois-bill-could-provide-safe-zones-for-immigrants
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Others, like Rosanna Pulido, who is against illegal immigration, worry the bill would hurt the state. “What the General Assembly is doing is they are taking discretion away from local police departments, law enforcement, sheriff’s,” said Pulido, with the Illinois Minuteman Project. She is a woman of Mexican descent, who was born and raised in Chicago. She believes everyone should follow the same rules. “It seems to me like the General Assembly is more worried about safe zones for illegal aliens, Rauner, (with) the Trust Act. Then I wish there was a safe zone for Illinois taxpayers,” said Pulido. The bill passed the Senate Judiciary Committee 8 to 4. It now moves to the full senate for consideration. If the senate passes it, it moves to the house for debate.)

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Rauner, Ives meet briefly at brewery, share first ‘hello’ since brutal primary race – Bill Lukitsch (DIERSEN: During 2002, I included links in GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails to articles about this kind of thing between Pat O’Malley and Jim Ryan. Of course, since 2002, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have hinted/implied/argued/shouted that caused Ryan to lose in the general election.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-bruce-rauner-jeanne-ives-20180413-story.html
— The Democratic State Central Committee will meet April 23 in Springfield to pick party officers. “Voters in the March primary elected new members of the State Central Committee, and now it is our job to choose party officials and begin planning to elect Democrats up and down the ballot in November,” party chairman and House Speaker Michael Madigan said in a statement.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-bruce-rauner-jeanne-ives-20180413-story.html
— Behind by six votes, Kane County Board candidate plans to ask for recount – Sarah Freishtat
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/aurora-beacon-news/news/ct-abn-ishmael-lewis-county-board-recount-st-0413-story.html
— FRONT PAGE: Cook County tax officials take excess campaign donations from appeals firms, ethics panel says – Ray Long, Hal Dardick
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/watchdog/ct-met-appeal-lawyers-campaign-cash-20180406-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Pot pushers want everyone to be a stoner.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/ct-biz-cannabis-online-advertising-20180406-story.html
— A lesson from the Holocaust: Never stop telling the terrible stories – Editorial (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always stressed to Jewish people a) that I am 100% German national origin and that I was baptized, raised, and confirmed as a Missouri Synod Lutheran. In my defense, I stress a) that all my ancestors immigrated to northeast Illinois from what is now Germany a long time ago, during the 1840s and 1850s, b) that my grandfather on my father’s side fought the Germans during WWI, c) that my uncles on my mother’s side fought the Germans during WWII, d) that my father would have fought the Germans during WWII if he had not been 4-F, and e) that according to http://dna.ancestry.com, my ancestry is 33% Europe West, 28% Scandinavia, 24% Great Britain, 11% Ireland, 2% Europe East, 1% Finland/Northwest Russia, and 1% Italy/Greece.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/editorials/ct-edit-holocaust-nazi-concentration-camp-20180412-story.html

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Harassment handling no big hitch to Madigan holding reins of Democratic Party – Mitchell Armentrout (DIERSEN: Have you ever been the chairman of a political organization? I was the chairman of TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois 2005-2012. My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes demonized, denigrated, and condemned those who I recruited to speak at TAPROOT events.)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/chicago-politics/harassment-handling-no-big-hurdle-to-madigan-holding-reins-of-democratic-party/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Despite months of criticism over his handling of sexual harassment allegations in his political organization, powerful Illinois House Speaker Mike Madigan appears poised to hold onto his seat as chairman of the state Democratic Party. Madigan spokesman Steve Brown said he “doesn’t do predictions,” but noted he wasn’t aware of any opponents throwing their names in the ring as the 36 state central committeemen and committeewomen prepare to vote for the party chair on April 23. “Voters in the March primary elected new members of the State Central Committee, and now it is our job to choose party officials and begin planning to elect Democrats up and down the ballot in November,” Madigan said in a statement. The only one breaking ranks with Madigan is newly elected progressive committeeman Peter Janko, who said Democrats in his McHenry-area district were “almost universal” in their desire to oust Madigan. Before the primary, numerous Democrats called for an independent investigation of the speaker over revelations of allegedly ignored harassment complaints, with some calling for Madigan to step down from his post as party chair. Madigan’s organization is facing a federal lawsuit from a former strategist who claims he stonewalled her complaints about barrages of text messages from a top Madigan aide. Madigan also forced out a top lobbyist accused of “inappropriate behavior.” Under that pressure, Madigan enlisted the Democratic big guns ahead of the primary with robocalls by U.S. Sens. Dick Durbin and Tammy Duckworth, urging voters in his Southwest Side stronghold to support him as committeeman — a strong precaution for the obscure party post that has held on lock for two decades. Madigan has led the party since 1998, and if elected to a sixth term on April 23, he would become the longest-tenured Democratic party chairman in state history.)
— After criticizing Amazon, Trump orders postal review – AP
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/trump-convenes-task-force-to-study-us-postal-system/

DAILY HERALD
— FRONT PAGE: Legislation would let police withhold arrest details for weeks – Charles Keeshan and Susan Sarkauskas
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20180413/legislation-would-let-police-withhold-arrest-details-for-weeks
— Why Fair Maps Amendment needs to be the next big thing – Editorial
http://www.dailyherald.com/discuss/20180412/why-fair-maps-amendment-needs-to-be-the-next-big-thing
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats crow over their success in using students as their operatives and as their dupes.
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20180412/aurora-students-to-replicate-parents-immigration-journey-with-225-mile-walk
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats crow over their success in using faith leaders as their operatives and as their dupes.
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20180412/suburban-faith-leaders-seek-nuance-in-religion-reporting

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— The $130 billion question Rauner and Pritzker won’t answer – BGA
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20180413/NEWS02/180419935
— Best Places to Work (DIERSEN: For Democrats, and especially for Democrats who are minority, female, younger, and/or veteran, the federal government is the best place to work because the federal government gives preference big time to the aforesaid. To make way for the aforesaid, the federal government wastes the careers of and gets rid of its employees who are Republican, White, male, and/or non-veteran who do not make GS-13 (currently $96,403) by age 25, GS-14 (currently $113,920) by age 30, GS-15 (currently $134,000) by age 35, and Senior Executive Service (currently $164,200) by age 40.)
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/section/best-places-to-work
— What’s Rauner up to in Germany and Poland? – GREG HINZ
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20180413/BLOGS02/180419930/whats-illinois-gov-bruce-rauner-up-to-in-germany-and-poland

NPR ILLINOIS
— Will Illinois Face Another Budget Impasse? – BRIAN MACKEY
http://nprillinois.org/post/will-illinois-face-another-budget-impasse#stream/0
— After Last Year’s Defeat, Rauner Trying To Reassert Role In Budget Process – BRIAN MACKEY
http://nprillinois.org/post/after-last-years-defeat-rauner-trying-reassert-role-budget-process#stream/0
— In ‘A Higher Loyalty,’ James Comey Describes An ‘Unethical, Untethered’ President – RON ELVING (DIERSEN: Who/what are you loyal to? I am loyal to the Republican Party platform, the Illinois Republican Party platform, the Milton Township Republican Central Committee resolution against video gambling, religious principles, conservative principles, and Republican principles. My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes reject some or all of the aforesaid.)
http://nprillinois.org/post/higher-loyalty-james-comey-describes-unethical-untethered-president#stream/0

WJBD RADIO
— Progressive candidates flood Washington for targeted training (DIERSEN: Of course, the training focuses on demonizing, denigrating, and condemning individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders, and those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
http://www.wjbdradio.com/politics/2018/04/13/progressive-candidates-flood-washington-for-targeted-training

MCHENRY TIMES
— Skillicorn wants Rauner to get on board with reforms now – Karen Kidd
https://mchenrytimes.com/stories/511387930-skillicorn-wants-rauner-to-get-on-board-with-reforms-now

ILLINOIS WATCHDOG
— Illinois lawmakers move on effort to expand voting from jail – Cole Lauterbach (DIERSEN: What percent of criminals do not vote for Republicans – 98%, 99%, 100%?)
https://www.watchdog.org/illinois/illinois-lawmakers-move-on-effort-to-expand-voting-from-jail/article_d644dd79-8b63-58b5-81b3-9785c7ebd4e8.html

ILLINOIS NEWS NETWORK
— New plan would guarantee Illinois teacher pay starts at $40,000 a year – Benjamin Yount (DIERSEN: In June of 1971, when I was 22 years old, my starting GS-7 pay as an IRS Revenue Officer was $45,703 in today’s dollars. I had earned a bachelor’s degree in management from NIU in August of 1970, I had worked for Firestone Stores since August of 1970, I was taking graduate business courses at UIC, I was living with my mother and brother in Crete, and I owned a 1969 Dodge Charger SE.)
https://www.ilnews.org/news/schools/new-plan-would-guarantee-illinois-teacher-pay-starts-at-a/article_cca1015a-3e54-11e8-968d-fb1d2a8eab1b.html

POLITICO ILLINOIS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, the candidate who spends the most money on negative ads wins.
https://www.politico.com/newsletters/illinois-playbook/2018/04/13/rauner-calls-for-greitens-resignation-brain-damaging-lead-in-chicago-water-governors-most-costly-primary-ad-264220
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The other top-dollar spot from Rauner may surprise you. Data kept by Advertising Analytics show the single ad that Team Rauner put the most money behind aired just four days before the March 20 primary. It was a response to an ad the Democratic Governors Association released that called Rauner challenger, state Rep. Jeanne Ives, too conservative for Illinois, a spot aimed to strategically push Republican primary voters toward Ives. In a sign of the potential impact of the DGA ad, Rauner’s campaign spent more than $1.7 million to air this response 1,162 times over four days. It’s the highest dollar amount the governor’s reelection campaign spent on any single ad throughout the campaign. Of that, more than $1.2 million was dedicated to a single market: Champaign-Springfield-Decatur, that central Illinois swath Rauner desperately needed to keep from defecting to Ives. “Conservative voter alert,” the ad begins in all red. “The same Washington liberals that support J.B. Pritzker are now helping Jeanne Ives with last-second ads. Why? Because Jeanne Ives has already surrendered to Mike Madigan. Liberals are highjacking the Republican primary in Illinois.” In the end, Ives lost to Rauner by fewer than 3 percentage points.)

BRUCE RAUNER
— Governor’s Volunteer Service Awards – 2018 (DIERSEN: What service do you volunteer? I spend my own money and 10+ hours each and every day of what is left of my life putting GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails together and sending them out. I continue to do that notwithstanding my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes constantly demonizing, denigrating, and condemning the many thousands of decisions that I make each and every day a) to include or to not include links to articles in the emails, b) what if any comments I should make on those articles, c) what if any text from the articles to include in the emails, d) etc. The more important that I think articles are, the more that I agree with articles, and/or that I disagree with articles, the more text from those articles that I want to include in the emails. Religious, conservative, and/or Republican GOPUSA ILLINOIS readers know that and are more likely to click on an article’s link and read that article at the source because I do not include paragraph breaks or pictures in the emails. Since 2004, the emails have included links to more than 299,000 articles.)
https://www2.illinois.gov/sites/serve/Pages/GVSA2018.aspx

FOX NEWS
— Comey attacks Trump’s integrity, questions his marriage in new book – Samuel Chamberlain (DIERSEN: Should I write a book about my critics/opponents who have done the most to harm me?)
http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2018/04/12/comey-attacks-trumps-integrity-questions-his-marriage-in-new-book.html

BREITBART
— Hello Amazon! Donald Trump Orders Task Force to Investigate Post Office Finances – CHARLIE SPIERING
http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2018/04/12/hello-amazon-donald-trump-orders-task-force-to-investigate-post-office-finances/

GOPUSA
— Liberals grasp at ‘news deserts’ to explain Donald Trump’s win
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=43644
— Bank of America to stop lending to ‘military-style’ weapons makers (DIERSEN: How soon will Bank of America stop lending to individuals, organizations, companies, governments, countries, etc., that are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time?)
http://www.gopusa.com/bank-of-america-to-stop-lending-to-military-style-weapon-makers/
— Another conservative censored by Facebook? (DIERSEN: I never stop sending GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails to my subscribers’ email addresses unless the subscriber asks me to stop or they unsubscribe on their own. It seems like many hundreds of GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails that Constant Contact sends out for me every day DO NOT SHOW IN MY SUBSCRIBERS’ INBOXES. It seems like I am a victim of “shadow banning” or “stealth banning.”)
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=43448
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Imagine the horror if the post office took letters you sent and instead of delivering them, secretly threw them in the trash. That’s what I strongly suspect is happening on social media networks like Twitter, Facebook and others — run by activist liberals — who appear to be discriminating against conservatives. It’s called “shadow banning” or “stealth banning” where users’ posts are blocked from appearing in followers’ news feeds. I fear this type of deceptive censorship is happening to me, as well as scores of other conservatives throughout the country — including Prager University, an educational company whose ads promoting right-leaning videos were blocked by Twitter in February.)
— Boehner’s new, hypocritical marijuana money-making gig
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=43536

WORLD NET DAILY
— GOP pushes bill to STOP Trump from firing Mueller (DIERSEN: Just kidding, but what if those Republican U.S. Senators and those Republican U.S. Representatives who represented me between 1966 and 1997 had gotten bills passed that would have a) stopped my Democrat GAO superiors from 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 an $19,203 pay cut in today’s dollars to transfer from IRS to GAO in 1980; b) stopped my Democrat IRS superiors from 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; and c) stopped my Democrat Post Office superiors from forcing me resign in 1969 and disallowing my sick leave requests in 1969 and 1968?)
http://www.wnd.com/2018/04/gop-pushes-bill-to-stop-trump-from-firing-mueller/

INDEPENDENT JOURNAL REVIEW
— Senators Call for Investigation Into Sinclair for ‘News Distortion’ Following Viral Video – WILLIAM STEAKIN (DIERSEN: According to my critics/opponents, all news is fake except for the news that they put out or bless. Of course, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes a) focus on demonizing, denigrating, and condemning my intelligence, my judgment, my motives, my etc., b) focus on stopping me from putting GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails together and sending them out, and c) focus on stopping everyone from reading the emails. They want you to know ONLY what they tell you or bless.)
https://ijr.com/2018/04/1084769-senators-want-to-investigate-sinclair-for-news-distortion-following-viral-video/

THE HILL
— GOP authors of tax law double down in campaigns – NAOMI JAGODA (DIERSEN: Roskam should immediately raise the $10,000 SALT cap to $20,000 for married filing jointly. Government should encourage marriage and homeownership.)
http://thehill.com/policy/finance/382936-gop-authors-of-tax-law-double-down-in-campaigns
(FROM THE ARTICLE: “This is something that is right at the heart of what I’m talking about in 2018,” said Rep. Peter Roskam (R-Ill.), a senior member of Ways and Means whose race is considered a toss up by the non-partisan Cook Political Report. Roskam’s campaign estimates that his district will get $1 billion in tax relief in 2019 for individual and pass-through businesses, citing data from the IRS and the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy. While Democrats seeking to unseat the GOP tax-writers say voters have concerns about the new tax law, they expect that other issues are likely to be more important in November. “The bill was not structured to do anything of note for voters who are not extremely wealthy,” said Sean Casten, Roskam’s Democratic challenger. Of the 24 Republicans on the Ways and Means Committee, eight are in races that may be competitive, according to the nonpartisan Cook Political Report, providing a test case of whether the tax law will yield electoral benefits for the GOP. Three House GOP tax-writers — Roskam, Erik Paulsen (Minn.) and Carlos Curbelo (Fla.) — are in races that Cook rates as tossups. The group rates Rep. Mike Bishop’s (Mich.) race as leaning Republican, and rates the races involving Reps. Vern Buchanan (Fla.), Jackie Walorski (Ind.), Mike Kelly (Pa.) and George Holding (N.C.) as likely Republican. . .“The single most important thing Republican members should be doing is educating their constituents on the benefits of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act,” said Michael Byerly, a spokesperson for the Congressional Leadership Fund, a Super PAC aligned with House GOP leadership. CLF has field offices in the districts held by Roskam, Paulsen, Curbelo and Bishop. . .Democratic criticisms of GOP tax-writers vary by district. In some races, Democrats have noted that the lawmakers may have personally benefited from aspects of the new law. In Roskam and Paulsen’s districts — located in fairly affluent suburbs of Chicago and Minneapolis, respectively — some of the criticisms are focused on the law’s $10,000 cap on the state and local tax (SALT) deduction. “The capping of the SALT deduction had a tremendous impact on a disproportionate amount of people in which I’m running,” said Dean Phillips, another Democrat challenging Paulsen. Roskam and Paulsen said their constituents will benefit from the new law even with the SALT cap, due to other features such as the lower tax rates and the increased exemption amount for the alternative minimum tax.)

ABC NEWS
— Comey book claims President Trump sought loyalty like mafia boss ‘Sammy the Bull’s’ induction ceremony – RICK KLEIN (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents have lots of religious, government, political, and/or financial clout in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, DuPage County, and/or Illinois. They demand blind loyalty, and if you do not give it to them, they destroy you. I should write a book about them, their operatives, and their dupes.)
http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/comey-book-claims-president-trump-sought-loyalty-mafia/story
— Progressive candidates flood Washington for targeted training – MARYALICE PARKS (DIERSEN: Of course, the training focuses on demonizing, denigrating, and condemning individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders, and those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/progressive-candidates-flood-washington-targeted-training/story?id=54435969

NBC NEWS
— Comey, in new book, paints Trump as a liar divorced from reality – Alex Johnson
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/comey-new-book-paints-trump-liar-divorced-reality-n865651

NEW YORK TIMES
— Tom Steyer v. Richard Uihlein: Billionaire vs. Billionaire: A Tug of War Between 2 Rogue Donors – ALEXANDER BURNS, JASMINE C. LEE and RACHEL SHOREY
https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2018/04/12/us/politics/top-donors-2018-elections.html
— Comey’s Memoir Offers Visceral Details on a President ‘Untethered to Truth’ – Michael D. Shear
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/04/12/us/politics/trump-comey-book.html

WASHINGTON POST
— ‘Untruthful slime ball’: Trump blasts Comey as details emerge from scathing book – John Wagner
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/politics/wp/2018/04/13/trump-lashes-out-at-james-comey-calling-former-fbi-director-an-untruthful-slime-ball-in-response-to-reports-about-his-new-book/

USA TODAY
— U.S. should lower its alcohol recommendation because its shortening our lives, study says – Sean Rossman
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation-now/2018/04/12/u-s-should-lower-its-alcohol-recommendation-because-its-shortening-our-lives-study-says/510323002/
— Tax cut savings flow to company stockholders, trickle to hourly workers – Adam Shell
https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/2018/04/13/how-companies-spend-tax-windfall/505122002/

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Paul Ryan Rejects Giving Up Speaker Post Before January Some Republican lawmakers suggested donors would be less willing to give to Ryan knowing he won’t be leading GOP in House next year – Kristina Peterson and Siobhan Hughes
https://www.wsj.com/articles/paul-ryan-says-he-wont-give-up-speaker-post-until-january-1523555895
— Ex-FBI Director James Comey in Memoir Compares Donald Trump to Mafia Boss Director fired by Trump calls his presidency a ‘forest fire’ and defends his disclosures on Clinton probe; White House plans campaign to counter claims – Erica Orden (DIERSEN: I should write a book about my critics/opponents who paint themselves as be Mafia Bosses.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/ex-fbi-director-james-comey-in-memoir-compares-donald-trump-to-mafia-boss-1523588611
— Mike Pompeo Promises Not to Be a ‘Yes Man’ Nominee for secretary of state tells lawmakers he wouldn’t hesitate to disagree with President Trump – Michael R. Gordon and Nancy A. Youssef (DIERSEN: Do you paint yourself as being a yes man? I do not. Are you a yes man? I am not.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/lawmakers-to-hear-from-pompeo-mattis-in-midst-of-syria-crisis-1523525400
— Top 20% of Americans Will Pay 87% of Income Tax Households with $150,000 or more in income make up 52% of total income nationally but pay large portion of total taxes – Laura Saunders (DIERSEN: Some hint/imply/argue/shout that the more federal income tax that you pay, the more that you are a “contributing member of society.” Should everyone be required to disclose/publish how much federal income tax adjusted for inflation that they have paid during the last year, 5 years, 10 years, 15 years, 20 years, 25 years, 30 years, 35 years, 40 years, 45 years, and 50+ years?)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/top-20-of-americans-will-pay-87-of-income-tax-1523007001
— The Women’s March Holds a One-Way ‘Discussion’ When its leaders came to my campus, photos and recording were barred, and questions were screened. – Kassy Dillon
https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-womens-march-holds-a-one-way-discussion-1523574525

FORBES
— Taxpayer Costs Soared as Illinois Public College & University Enrollment Dropped – Adam Andrzejewski (DIERSEN: According to my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes, your college degree is worthless unless you earned it at an Ivy League University. My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes demonize, denigrate, and condemn UIC, NIU, Loyola, DePaul, Roosevelt, and IIT.)
https://www.forbes.com/sites/adamandrzejewski/2018/04/13/taxpayer-costs-soar-as-illinois-public-college-university-enrollment-drops/#76b1216e1018

NEWSWEEK
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: What do you say to those who encourage pregnant women a) to come to America illegally and b) to stay in America illegally?
http://www.newsweek.com/ice-must-end-detention-pregnant-women-hundreds-human-rights-organizations-883294

FEDERAL TIMES
— Federal employees face sizable pay gap with private sector – Jessie Bur (DIERSEN: What is the prevailing wage for those who have education, work experience, professional certifications, and professional licenses comparable to what you have? In today’s dollars, in 1997, when I was 49 years old, GAO paid me $125,325/year or $60.25/hour. I had almost 18 years of experience working for GAO and almost 9 years of experience working for IRS. I had 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 (CPA), 32 (Certified Internal Auditor), 41 (Certified Fraud Examiner), 45 (Certified Government Financial Manager), 47 (Certified Financial Services Auditor), and 48 (Forensic Accountant), and c) a job-related professional license (licensed CPA) when I was 32.)
https://www.federaltimes.com/management/pay-benefits/2018/04/12/federal-employees-face-nearly-32-percent-pay-disparity-with-private-sector/

THE BEAST
— The Fallen Heroes Who Went to Vietnam in John Bolton’s Place They all had the same birthday and same draft number. But while the now-hawkish national security adviser rode out the war in safety, these brave young soldiers never came home. – Michael Daly (DIERSEN: Needless-to-say, if I sought a government office or a political office, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes would have Duckworth viciously demonize me, viciously denigrate me, and viciously condemn me as being a draft avoider, a draft dodger, a patriotic hypocrite, a coward, and even worse things.)
https://www.thedailybeast.com/the-fallen-heroes-who-went-to-vietnam-in-john-boltons-place
(FROM THE ARTICLE: They all had the same birthday and same draft number. But while the now-hawkish national security adviser rode out the war in safety, these brave young soldiers never came home. Our new national security adviser, John Bolton, was born on the same day in 1948 as Weyman Cook, Jerry Miller, and Richard Lassiter, whose own chances for future achievements ended when they were killed in Vietnam. Their common birthday was Nov. 20, number 185 in the 1969 draft lottery, which was based on date of birth and ended student deferments—such as the one Bolton had until then enjoyed at Yale. He might well have been called up, as the draft went up to 195, but he managed to get a spot in the Maryland National Guard and then a local Army reserve unit. The Guard and the Reserves had long waiting lists, as they offered a way to avoid being sent to Vietnam. “I confess I had no desire to die in a Southeast Asian rice paddy,” Bolton wrote in his Yale 25th reunion class book. “I considered the war in Vietnam already lost.” Instead, Bolton went to Yale Law School, interning in the summer for the stridently pro-war Vice President Spiro Agnew, who told everybody that the fight in Vietnam was progressing far better than the effete media suggested. Bolton later served at no peril in the Justice Department and the State Department, all the while being quick to recommend the use of military force. He was an ardent supporter of the Iraq War and has gained a reputation for being ever ready, almost eager to send others into combat. We will never know what Cook, Miller, and Lassiter might have accomplished. Cook had seemed like he might be one of the lucky ones after a helicopter he was in went down in Vinh Long on March 6, 1969. The married 20-year-old from Corinth, Mississippi, miraculously survived and stepped away unhurt. He could have just stood there with his whole young life before him. But a number of comrades were trapped in the burning wreckage and in his last minutes he demonstrated that he possessed the stuff of greatness. The citation of the Soldier’s Medal he was subsequently awarded “for exceptionally valorous actions while serving as crew chief of a UH-1D helicopter” reads:)

SOUTHERN POVERTY LAW CENTER
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: What are your demographics? Who promotes hatred against those who share your demographics? SPLC promotes hatred against individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.
https://www.splcenter.org/hatewatch/2018/04/12/hatewatch-headlines-41218

April 12 Morning Edition

GOPUSA ILLINOIS
— The Milton Township Republican Central Committee held an outstanding meeting Wednesday evening, April 11, 2018, at the Wheaton Bowl Banquet Hall. Seth Lewis announced a) his withdrawal from the Illinois Republican Party 6th Congressional District State Central Committee race and b) his throwing his support to Bob Grogan. Meeting attendees included Almiron, Carlson, Caruso, Cooper, Crane, Elliott, Falbo, Fitzpatrick, Galvin, Grogan, Holder, Keller, Kmiecik, A. & C. LeVan, Lofgren, Lollino, MacKay, McGowen, Mendrick, Menna, Mollitor, Monino, Muehlfelt, A. Murphy, Nathwani, Rash, Romano, Ryan, Senak, Shaw, Slinger, Tatro, Thomas, Wehling, Whelan, Wilson, and C. Zaruba. – Dave Diersen
https://gopillinois.com

WGN TV
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that want to abolish the Second Amendment want Illinois lawmakers to override Governor Rauner’s gun licensing bill veto.
http://wgnradio.com/2018/04/11/will-illinois-lawmakers-override-governor-rauners-gun-licensing-bill-veto/

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Rauner off to Poland, Germany next week – Kim Geiger
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-bruce-rauner-travel-20180412-story.html
— Collegiate ‘brain drain’ adding to lackluster Illinois standing – Charles Selle (DIERSEN: Because Democrats run Illinois, you have a future in Illinois only if you are anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/lake-county-news-sun/opinion/ct-lns-selle-illinois-college-brain-drain-st-0412-story.html
— $30,000 rumor? National Enquirer paid for, buried salacious Trump tip – AP
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/ct-national-enquirer-trump-20180412-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats promote Duckworth.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/chicagoinc/ct-met-inc-duckworth-letter-to-self-chicago-inc-20180411-story.html
— Asking salary history is bad company culture – Anthony Gargiulo Jr. (DIERSEN: What do say to those who would never seek or take a government job because government salaries are too low, but who nevertheless demonize, denigrate, and condemn government employees as being overpaid?)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/commentary/ct-perspec-salary-history-equal-pay-0412-story.html

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— How Speaker Ryan’s exit shakes up November mid-terms: What Rep. Kinzinger wants – Kynn Sweet
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/how-speaker-ryan-exit-shakes-up-november-midterms-what-rep-kinzinger-wants/
— For fifth time in six months, aldermen strengthen sexual harassment ordinance – Fran Spielman
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/for-fifth-time-in-six-months-aldermen-strengthen-sexual-harassment-ordinance/

DAILY HERALD
— Senate bill would limit severance payouts to government executives – Madeleine Doubek
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20180411/senate-bill-would-limit-severance-payouts-to-government-executives
— Lawsuit against Oak Brook schools over geography bee headed to trial – Justin Kmitch (DIERSEN: If I had not been denied my 7th Amendment rights in Diersen v. GAO, I would have provided a jury with many examples in which GAO paid its employees who were minority and/or female not only more for the same work, but more for lesser work, including one example in which GAO paid one of my subordinates who was a minority, a female, and a veteran more than it paid me. She had less job-related work experience, less job-related education, no professional certifications, and no professional licenses. I had almost 18 years experience working for GAO, the last 11 years of which at the GS-13 Step 1-10 levels, currently $96,403-$125,325; almost 9 years experience working for IRS, the last 5 1/2 years of which at the GS-12 Step 1-5 levels, currently $81,071-$91,880; three job-related master’s degrees; six job-related professional certifications, and a job-related professional license.)
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20180412/lawsuit-against-oak-brook-schools-over-geography-bee-headed-to-trial
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD WITH BIG COLOR PICTURE: Holocaust Remembrance Day: Barrington man recalls when Nazis came for him in Denmark – Burt Constable (DIERSEN: Many, if not most of my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes are anti-German-American. What if from the beginning I had pretended to be Swedish-American? While all my ancestors immigrated from what is now Germany to northeast Illinois during the 1840s and 1850s, according to DNA Ancestry at https://www.ancestry.com/dna/ my ancestry is 33% Europe West, 28% Scandinavia, 24% Great Britain, 11% Ireland, 2% Europe East, 1% Finland/Northwest Russia, and 1% Italy/Greece. My grandfather on my father’s side fought the Germans in WWI. My uncles on my mother’s side fought the Germans in WWII. My father would have fought the Germans in WWII if he had not been 4-F.)
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20180412/holocaust-remembrance-day-barrington-man-recalls-when-nazis-came-for-him-in-denmark
— Election board let voters down – Jamie Smith, Wheaton
http://www.dailyherald.com/discuss/20180412/election-board-let-voters-down

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— A 5-part plan to reverse the opioid epidemic – SIDNEY WEISSMAN AND ARTHUR LURIGIO
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20180412/OPINION/180419969
— Why aren’t more Chicagoans putting their houses on the market? – DENNIS RODKIN (DIERSEN: Those who are members of the following groups like it in Chicago and want to stay in Chicago: 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.)
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/realestate/20180412/CRED0701/180419955

WTTW
— Why More Illinois Towns Could Follow Harvey’s Fate – Paris Schutz (DIERSEN: I worked for IRS in its Harvey office 1972-1973.)
https://chicagotonight.wttw.com/2018/04/11/why-more-illinois-towns-could-follow-harvey-s-fate

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Rauner denies threatening McCann; McCann sticks to story – Bernard Schoenburg
http://www.sj-r.com/opinion/20180411/bernard-schoenburg-rauner-denies-threatening-mccann-mccann-sticks-to-story

CHAMPAIGN/URBANA NEWS GAZETTE
— University of Illinois grads turned White House press room insiders to share insight on Trump era – Adalberto Toledo (DIERSEN: Ever since I became the GOPUSA Illinois Editor in 2000, to discredit me, nasty Democrats and nasty Democrat plants, nasty Libertarians and nasty Libertarian plants, nasty Greens and nasty Green plants, and nasty RINOs have hinted/implied/argued/shouted that I aggressively ask inappropriate questions that harm Republican activists, candidates, elected officials, party leaders, major donors, political consultants, etc. Since 2005, they have viciously used against me what happened with GOPUSA, Talon News, and Jeff Gannon. SEE: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Talon_News They paint me as being a clone of Jeff Gannon. Ever since I became a GOPUSA reporter in 2000, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have hinted/implied/argued/shouted that because I ask bad questions, activists, candidates, elected officials, party leaders, major donors, political consultants, etc. should a) stop me from learning about their events and other activities, b) stop me from promoting their events and other activities, c) stop me from attending their events, and c) stop me from reporting on their events and other activities.)
http://www.news-gazette.com/news/local/2018-04-12/ui-grads-turned-white-house-press-room-insiders-share-insight-trump-era.html

BLOOMINGTON PANTAGRAPH
— Rauner hits Pritzker, illegal immigration at GOP dinner – Derek Beigh (DIERSEN: Rauner says “I am passionately against sanctuary states and against illegal immigration.” What do those who voted for Rauner because he signed the Trust Act have to say about that? For its annual Lincoln/Reagan Day Dinner, the McLean County Republican Party was able to recruit Rauner, Dodge, Harold, Helland, and Senger to speak. How much clout does your Republican county party organization have to recruit statewide Republican candidates to speak at their events? My TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes viciously demonized, viciously denigrated, and viciously condemned the speakers that I recruited for TAPROOT events.)
http://www.pantagraph.com/news/state-and-regional/illinois/government-and-politics/rauner-hits-pritzker-illegal-immigration-at-gop-dinner/article_60ab35c5-83b3-5b1f-b204-84852f0d1178.html

HERALD & REVIEW
— Rauner willing to spend own money to beautify Springfield – AP (DIERSEN: What have you spent lots your time and/or money on? I spent lots of my time and/or money a) putting GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails together and sending them out since 2000, b) earning a master’s degree in financial markets and trading from IIT in 1997, c) passing the Certified Internal Auditor examination on my first attempt in 1981, d) earning a master’s degree in accounting from DePaul in 1980, e) passing the CPA examination on my first attempt in 1979, f) earning an MBA from Loyola in 1976, and g) earning a bachelor’s degree in management from NIU in 1970.)
https://herald-review.com/news/state-and-regional/rauner-willing-to-spend-own-money-to-beautify-springfield/article_d38bc392-a289-5938-9316-79ca18323956.html

JOURNAL & TOPICS
— Elk Grove Village Trustee’s Gun Control Letter Shot Down – Tom Robb
https://www.journal-topics.com/articles/elk-grove-village-trustees-gun-control-letter-shot-down/

TIMES
— Voters: Don’t forget you still have power – Editorial (DIERSEN: Democrats and RINOs want everyone to vote for candidates who are anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
http://www.mywebtimes.com/2018/04/11/our-view-voters-dont-forget-you-still-have-power/as0zvno/
— Illinois political parties morally bankrupt – Jim Nowlan
http://www.mywebtimes.com/2018/04/11/state-affairs-illinois-political-parties-morally-bankrupt/az0wb8l/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: It’s no better on the Republican side. Gov. Bruce Rauner has literally bought the state Republican Party apparatus, lock, stock and barrel. He has contributed a hundred million dollars or so to take over the staff and elected membership of the Illinois Republican State Central Committee. There is a Rauner Party, but no longer a true state Republican Party. Illinois politics offers but an illusion of democracy.)

SUBURBAN LIFE
— New Downers Grove stormwater regulations could be in place this summer (DIERSEN: The construction of 928 Golf Lane in Wheaton significantly increased the flow of storm water onto 915 Cove Court in Wheaton.)
http://www.mysuburbanlife.com/2018/04/09/new-downers-grove-stormwater-regulations-could-be-in-place-this-summer/aeij5kr/

FOX ST. LOUIS
— Democrats call for Greitens to resign after scathing report – ROCHE MADDEN (DIERSEN: Needless-to-say, if you have ever done anything that subjects you to blackmail or to prosecution, you should not seek or hold any kind of government or political office.)
http://fox2now.com/2018/04/11/democrats-call-for-greitens-to-resign-after-scathing-report/

WAND
— Illinois Senate plan would include LGBT history in schools – AP (DIERSEN: In Illinois, to be a Democrat or to be a RINO is to be someone who encourages children to engage in LGBTQ activity.)
http://www.wandtv.com/story/37931441/illinois-senate-plan-would-include-lgbt-history-in-schools

NPR ILLINOIS
— Illinois Prison System’s Budget, A ‘Five-Alarm Fire’ – MARY HANSEN
http://nprillinois.org/post/illinois-prison-systems-budget-five-alarm-fire#stream/0

CHICAGO READER
— ‘Women are the most powerful political force in America right now,’ Cecile Richards says The Planned Parenthood leader will be in town this weekend to talk with David Axelrod about her memoir Make Trouble. (DIERSEN: Democrats shout at women and at everyone else that Republicans are White supremacists, Nazis, KKK members, haters, racists, sexists, bigots, and even worse things.)
https://www.chicagoreader.com/chicago/cecile-richards-make-trouble-planned-parenthood/Content?oid=45273362

BUILT IN CHICAGO
— Why Chicago? 4 tech transplants share why they relocated to the Windy City – MICHAEL HINES (DIERSEN: The Democrats who run Chicago do everything that they can to make Chicago 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.)
https://www.builtinchicago.org/2018/04/11/top-talent-relocating-chicago

LAWNDALE NEWS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Americans “Denounce Decision to Send Illinois National Guard to U.S.-Mexico Border.”
http://www.lawndalenews.com/2018/04/officials-denounce-decision-to-send-illinois-national-guard-to-u-s-mexico-border/

WILMETTE PATCH
— North Shore Towns Among Nation’s Richest ZIP Codes 2 of the top 20 most affluent communities in the country are on Chicago’s North Shore. – Jonah Meadows
https://patch.com/illinois/wilmette/north-shore-zip-codes-among-richest-midwest

DUPAGE POLICY JOURNAL
— Kinzler says taxing retirement income is a bad idea – Justin Stoltzfus (DIERSEN: How much retirement income are you getting now? How much retirement income will you get in the future? Of course, ever since I started getting retirement income in 1997 when I was 49 years old, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have wanted Illinois to tax retirement income.)
https://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/511386998-kinzler-says-taxing-retirement-income-is-a-bad-idea
— Bellock, Ives discuss two education-related proposals during House panel session – Angela Underwood
https://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/511387027-bellock-ives-discuss-two-education-related-proposals-during-house-panel-session

NORTH COOK NEWS
— Arlington Heights’ state Rep. Harris bucks GOP, could support progressive tax hike
https://northcooknews.com/stories/511388664-arlington-heights-state-rep-harris-bucks-gop-could-support-progressive-tax-hike

ILLINOIS FAMILY INSTITUTE
— ERA Passes Illinois Senate – Laurie Higgins
https://illinoisfamily.org/politics/era-passes-illinois-senate-2/

POLITICO ILLINOIS
— RAUNER’S anti-momentum – Natasha Korecki (DIERSEN: On who/what do Rauner, his advisors, and supporters blame this on? Do they blame it on those voters who support the traditional family, right to life, and immigration planks in the Illinois Republican Party platform?)
https://www.politico.com/newsletters/illinois-playbook/2018/04/12/rauners-anti-momentum-hillary-clinton-in-town-trump-lawyers-chicago-ties-264029
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Gov. Bruce Rauner’s unpopularity has plummeted once again, dropping 10 percentage points since January, according to a Morning Consult poll out today. The new numbers, which show that three in five Illinois voters disapprove of the Republican governor’s job performance, ranks Rauner as the third most unpopular governor in America. Gov. Dan Malloy (D-Conn.) won the honor of the least popular governor. The rankings come as Rauner is trying to find his footing following a poor showing in the March primary election. Rauner nearly lost to little-known state lawmaker Jeanne Ives. Rauner ranked lower than even Gov. Eric Greitens (R-Mo.), indicted Feb. 22 for felony invasion of privacy. “Greitens dropped 18 percentage points and began the second quarter of 2018 with his approval rating 1 point in the black — 40 percent approval versus 39 percent disapproval. A jury trial is scheduled for May 14.”)

CAPITOL FAX
— ILGOP unity watch
https://capitolfax.com/2018/04/12/ilgop-unity-watch/
— It doesn’t look like much got done at the leaders meeting
https://capitolfax.com/2018/04/12/it-doesnt-look-like-much-got-done-at-the-leaders-meeting/
— Morning Consult poll: Rauner approve/disapprove at 26/60 (DIERSEN: Who focuses on a) driving your approval rating down and b) driving your disapproval rating up? I should write a book about those who have lots of religious, government, political, and/or financial clout in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois who have worked the hardest to drive my approval rating down and to drive my disapproval rating up.)
https://capitolfax.com/2018/04/12/morning-consult-poll-rauner-approvedisapprove-at-2660/
— DGA wants Rauner to speak out about Greitens
https://capitolfax.com/2018/04/12/dga-wants-rauner-to-speak-out-about-greitens/

DAILY CALLER
— Here Is How You Can Stop Facebook From Censoring The News You Want To See (DIERSEN: Should I write a book about those who have worked the hardest since 2000 a) to stop me from putting GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails together and sending them out and b) to stop everyone from reading those emails?)
http://dailycaller.com/2018/04/11/how-to-stop-facebook-censoring-news-you-want-to-see/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Nearly 50 US senators and congressmen grilled Mark Zuckerberg this week about Facebook’s political bias. The bottom line: Facebook is blocking you from seeing the news you want directly in your Facebook news feed. . .Here’s how to make sure that you keep seeing The Daily Caller’s articles and videos (and you can use the same steps to fix this issue for any other news outlet that you want to add). FOLLOW THE DAILY CALLER ON OUR OTHER SOCIAL MEDIA ACCOUNTS Facebook isn’t the only social media platform TheDC uses and if you aren’t following our other accounts, odds are you’re already missing out on content specifically produced for those mediums. SUBSCRIBE TO THE DAILY CALLER’S YOUTUBE CHANNEL FOR EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEWS AND VIDEO CONTENT FOLLOW US ON INSTAGRAM FOR BEHIND-THE-SCENES LOOKS AT THE WHITE HOUSE, CAPITOL HILL AND OUR OFFICE JOIN US ON TWITTER. WHEN NEWS BREAKS, THAT’S WHERE WE’RE REPORTING IT FIRST ACTIVELY TELL FACEBOOK YOU WANT TO SEE OUR CONTENT If you go and like The Daily Caller on Facebook, you can actually set your preferences to make sure you see every piece of our content, not just what Zuckerberg wants you to see.)

INDEPENDENT JOURNAL REVIEW
— Zuckerberg Says ‘We Don’t Think What We Are Doing Is Censoring Speech’ – TRE GOINS-PHILLIPS (DIERSEN: Should I write a book about those who have worked the hardest since 2000 a) to stop me from putting GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails together and sending them out and b) to stop everyone from reading those emails?)
https://ijr.com/2018/04/1084442-mark-zuckerberg-facebook-censor-speech/

PHYLLIS SCHLAFLY
— Illinois Senate Ignores History, Passes ERA; House Should Not Take Up
https://mailchi.mp/b0d917880c6e/stop-con-con-in-iowa-1225925?e=665804f6c7

GOPUSA
— Brown: No wall building or immigration enforcement for CA National Guard
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=43540
— Trump orders top-to-bottom review of welfare programs
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=43552
— FBI lovers, Trump hating agents still have top security clearance
http://www.gopusa.com/fbi-lovers-and-trump-hating-agents-still-have-top-security-clearance/

BLAZE
— Missouri State Senator who said she hoped Trump would be assassinated calls for reparations for slavery – Breck Dumas
https://www.theblaze.com/news/2018/04/12/state-senator-who-said-she-hoped-trump-would-be-assassinated-calls-for-reparations-for-slavery

NEWS BUSTERS
— Media, Celebs Fall for ‘Equal Pay Day’ Agenda With Gap as Low as 1-2 Cents – Julia A. Seymour
https://www.newsbusters.org/blogs/business/julia-seymour/2018/04/11/media-celebs-fall-equal-pay-day-agenda-gap-low-1-2-cents

NEWSMAX
— NY Times Admits Pro-Trump ‘Killing Deep State’ Bestseller (DIERSEN: My Democrat superiors in the federal government hinted/implied/argued/shouted that their employees like me who were Republican where members of a “deep state” that blocked their efforts to hire, retain, and promote young Democrat minorities and young Democrat females.)
https://www.newsmax.com/newsfront/killing-the-deep-state-the-new-york-times-bestseller-jerome-corsi/2018/04/11/id/853901/

THE HILL
— Illinois lawmakers advance bill requiring schools to teach LGBT history – MORGAN GSTALTER (DIERSEN: In Illinois, to be a Democrat or to be a RINO is to be someone who encourages children to engage in LGBTQ activity.)
http://thehill.com/homenews/state-watch/382677-illinois-lawmakers-advance-bill-requiring-schools-to-teach-lgbt-history
— Excessive review of IRS laws delays needed government revenue – EILEEN J. O’CONNOR
http://thehill.com/opinion/finance/382725-excessive-review-of-irs-laws-delays-needed-government-revenue

POLITICO
— The Tragedy of Paul Ryan He began as a Jack Kemp conservative. He ended as Donald Trump’s man on Capitol Hill. – TIM ALBERTA
https://www.politico.com/magazine/story/2018/04/12/how-donald-trump-upended-paul-ryans-plans-217989

CNN
— National Enquirer paid doorman with gossip on Trump $30,000 to keep quiet – Chris Isidore
http://money.cnn.com/2018/04/12/media/trump-national-enquirer-doorman/index.html

CNBC
— Top CEOs made over $40 million each last year Average CEO pay at the biggest U.S. companies was up 5 percent in 2017. But increases in executive compensation don’t always reflect company performance. Newly reported figures show how much CEOs make compared with employees, but it’s complicated. – Nick Wells (DIERSEN: Are/were you accused of being overpaid? My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always accused me of being overpaid. In my defense, I earned a) a job-related bachelor’s degree when I was 21 and job-related master’s degrees when I was 27, 31, and 48, b) job-related professional certifications when I was 30, 32, 41, 45, 47, and 48, and c) a job-related professional license when I was 32.)
https://www.cnbc.com/2018/04/11/top-ceos-made-over-40-million-each-last-year.html

NEW YORK TIMES
— A Perplexing Marijuana Side Effect Relieved by Hot Showers – Roni Caryn Rabin
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/04/05/well/a-perplexing-marijuana-side-effect-relieved-by-hot-showers.html

WASHINGTON POST
— Median CEO pay for the 100 largest companies reached a record $15.7 million in 2017 – Jena McGregor (DIERSEN: Are/were you accused of being overpaid? My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always accused me of being overpaid. In my defense, I earned a) a job-related bachelor’s degree when I was 21 and job-related master’s degrees when I was 27, 31, and 48, b) job-related professional certifications when I was 30, 32, 41, 45, 47, and 48, and c) a job-related professional license when I was 32.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/on-leadership/wp/2018/04/11/median-ceo-pay-for-the-100-largest-companies-reached-a-record-15-7-million-in-2017/

OPEN SECRETES
— What’s next for the youngest House speaker (just 48 years old) to retire since the 1800s? – Matthew Kelly (DIERSEN: What work experience do you have? I did yard work and delivered newspapers 1962-1964; washed dishes 1964-1966; cleaned golf shoes, chipped slag, and pumped gasoline in 1966; delivered mail 1966-1969; worked on an automobile assembly line and as a security guard in 1970; sold tires, automotive services, and major appliances 1970-1971; pumped gasoline 1971-1972; collected delinquent taxes 1971-1980; and audited federal agencies 1980-1997.)
https://www.opensecrets.org/news/2018/04/whats-next-for-paul-ryan/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: When Paul Ryan retires from Congress this year, he will become the youngest speaker of the House to willingly surrender his seat since Theodore Pomeroy, who served for just a few hours in 1869. Ryan told reporters Wednesday that he’s leaving to spend more time with his three children, but at just 48 years old, he has little experience in the private sector. Fresh out of college, Ryan worked as a personal trainer, later waiting tables at a Tex-Mex restaurant in his early days as an aide on Capitol Hill. Before winning his seat at age 28, he spent a year as a marketing consultant for his family’s construction company.)

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Worried About Your Tax Bill? Hedge-Fund Star John Paulson Owes $1 Billion The investor’s once-in-a-lifetime bet before the financial crisis made him $4 billion. Now the IRS wants its cut. – Gregory Zuckerman
https://www.wsj.com/articles/worried-about-your-tax-bill-hedge-fund-star-john-paulson-owes-1-billion-1523458528

FORTUNE
— Here’s How Washington Could ‘Unfriend’ Facebook – BLOOMBERG
http://fortune.com/2018/04/12/delete-facebook-donald-trump/

DEMOCRATIC GOVERNORS ASSOCIATION
— VIDEO: Day 22: Three Weeks In, Rauner Cannot Escape Questions about Ives (DIERSEN: What do you say to those who advise Rauner a) to completely dump those voters in Illinois who support the traditional family, right to life, immigration, and/or other planks in the Illinois Republican Party (IRP) platform, b) to run as someone who is 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, c) to assure that on April 18, 2018, enough pro-Rauner IRP State Central Committee (SCC) candidates are elected to keep control of the IRP SCC, d) to have those IRP SCC members appoint members to the IRP State Convention Platform and Resolutions Committee in 2020 who will gut if not cut the traditional family, right to life, immigration, and/or other planks in the IRP platform, and e) to in the meantime, have the IRP SCC get rid of Republican individuals, organizations, companies, governments, activists, candidates, elected officials, party leaders, major donors, political consultants, etc., who support the traditional family, right to life, immigration, and/or other planks in the IRP platform?)
https://democraticgovernors.org/news/video-day-22-three-weeks-in-rauner-cannot-escape-questions-about-ives/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: It’s been three-weeks since the Republican primary election, and Governor Bruce Rauner’s failure to bury the hatchet with state Representative Jeanne Ives is taking its toll on the Governor’s reelection. On Monday, Rauner wanted to talk about his legislative agenda, but he was instead bombarded with question after question about Ives and Republican disunity. (VIDEO) “Bruce Rauner could have reached out to Jeanne Ives three weeks ago, but he decided to ignore Ives and the 48% of Republicans who supported her” said DGA Illinois Communications Sam Salustro. “Now, questions about Ives and Republican disunity are threating to sink the most vulnerable incumbent’s reelection campaign.”)

April 10 Morning Edition

NBC5
— Fate of Gun Reform Bill Unclear as Legislature Convenes – Mary Ann Ahern (DIERSEN: Are you a conservative, that is, are you part of the “they” that Bill Brady talks about? Since at least the 1970s, those who dominate the Illinois Republican Party (IRP) have wanted to banish conservatives from the IRP.)
https://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/fate-of-gun-reform-legislation-unclear-as-legislature-reconvenes-479200613.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Ives has returned to Springfield, and she isn’t sure how the governor will achieve his stated goals of a balanced budget and pension reform. “People are very skeptical on the budget,” she said. “First of all, politically speaking I think House Speaker Mike Madigan wants to make sure Rauner doesn’t have any success, but Rauner needs success if he’s going to do anything in November to get elected.” Even though Ives has been publicly critical of the governor, GOP Leader Bill Brady believes the representative and her supporters will be in Rauner’s corner by the time the election rolls around. “They know. They’re smart. They’re activists,” he said. “They know staying home is a vote for JB Pritzker and Mike Madigan and I believe they’re smart enough to know that.”)

FOX ILLINOIS
— Rauner calls on General Assembly to pass balanced budget without raising taxes – Rachel Droze
http://foxillinois.com/news/local/rauner-calls-on-general-assembly-to-pass-balanced-budget-without-raising-taxes-04-10-2018

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Keep women in the workforce and men win too – EMILIA DIMENCO (DIERSEN: Dimenco should write an article about the preference that the federal government gives its female employees who are Democrats, and especially the preference it gives those who are minority and/or younger. To give them preference, the federal government wastes the careers of and gets rid of its employees who are Republican, White, male, and/or non-veteran who do not make GS-13 (currently $96,403) by age 25, GS-14 (currently $113,920) by age 30, GS-15 (currently $134,000) by age 35, and Senior Executive Service (currently $164,200) by age 40.)
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20180410/OPINION/180419999

EFFINGHAM DAILY NEWS
— OUTSTANDING: Effingham County considers opposition to state gun legislation Resolution would make county a ‘sanctuary’ for gun owners – Graham Milldrum (DIERSEN: In your county, in your township/ward, and in your municipality, who is leading similar efforts? The many adverse actions that Democrats and RINOs have taken in Illinois ever-increasingly make it clear that sanctuaries are needed for those who 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.)
http://www.effinghamdailynews.com/news/local_news/effingham-county-considers-opposition-to-state-gun-legislation/article_03988c5d-35ec-5984-a122-38f461ea634a.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The Effingham County Board is considering a resolution opposing recent proposals in the state legislature for gun control measures. The resolution started as a suggestion by local firearms owners and the businesses that cater to them, said Effingham County Board member David Campbell. He modeled the legislation on a similar resolution passed by the Iroquois County Board on March 13. Campbell consulted with Effingham County State’s Attorney Bryan Kibler, who added a “sanctuary county” section, which attracted the most attention during legislative committee meeting on Monday. Kibler explained the goal is to protect those people affected by future state legislation by prohibiting the county from enforcing “unconstitutional actions.” He drew a parallel with actions in other fields. “If you can be a sanctuary county for undocumented immigrants, why can’t you be one for firearms?” Kibler said. He explained that the section, like the rest of the resolution, is largely symbolic.)

QUAD CITY TIMES
— Mendoza leaves Rauner with few good options – Jon Alexander
http://qctimes.com/opinion/columnists/alexander-mendoza-leaves-rauner-with-few-good-options/article_eb099f1b-ca2b-52bf-98ad-22ba7705bb77.html

NORTHWEST HERALD
— McHenry County Board Chairman Jack Franks nominates Shannon Teresi as auditor
http://www.nwherald.com/2018/04/09/mchenry-county-board-chairman-jack-franks-nominates-shannon-teresi-as-auditor/ai39rl1/

CHAMPAIGN/URBANA NEWS GAZETTE
— UI student ends bid to challenge Rose for state Senate seat in November – Tom Kacich
http://www.news-gazette.com/news/local/2018-04-09/ui-student-ends-bid-challenge-rose-state-senate-seat-november.html

CHICAGO MAGAZINE
— Tammy Duckworth Just Gave Birth, But She Can’t Take Maternity Leave She also can’t bring her newborn onto the floor of the Senate to breastfeed. She and other female lawmakers are fighting to change the rules for moms here and abroad. – AMY MERRICK (DIERSEN: Merrick should write an article about the preference that the federal government gives its female employees who are Democrats, and especially the preference it gives those who are minority and/or younger. To give them preference, the federal government wastes the careers of and gets rid of its employees who are Republican, White, male, and/or non-veteran who do not make GS-13 (currently $96,403) by age 25, GS-14 (currently $113,920) by age 30, GS-15 (currently $134,000) by age 35, and Senior Executive Service (currently $164,200) by age 40.)
http://www.chicagomag.com/city-life/April-2018/Tammy-Duckworth-Just-Gave-Birth-But-She-Cant-Take-Maternity-Leave/

CHICAGO ARGUS
— Rauner, Trump have one thing in common, both play scapegoat game – Gregory Tejeda (DIERSEN: What do you think of scapegoaters? My critics/opponents are scapegoaters supreme. They blame me for their problems, for your problems, for my problems, and for everyone’s problems. They blame me for all the losses that Republicans have suffered in Illinois since 2000. They blame me for all the problems that my Democrat superiors have had hiring and retaining young Democrat minorities and young Democrat females a) at GAO since 1980, b) at IRS since 1971, and c) at USPS since 1966. Of course, all the defendants in all the lawsuits that I have filed have blamed me for all their problems ever since I sued them.)
http://chicagoargus.blogspot.com/2018/04/rauner-trump-have-one-thing-in-common.html

POLITICO ILLINOIS
— ROSKAM MONEY — He’s been under almost constant attack over the last year, but U.S. Rep. Peter Roskam is still raising some serious cash. We have a first look at the numbers. Roskam spokeswoman Veronica Vera: “We had an incredibly strong first quarter fundraising, raising almost a million dollars. Our total first quarter fundraising was $966,000. Right now we have $2.24 million cash on hand.” Roskam faces Democrat Sean Casten in the general election. – Natasha Korecki
https://www.politico.com/newsletters/illinois-playbook/2018/04/10/rauner-campaigns-cambridge-ties-duckworth-makes-senate-herstory-roskams-cash-haul-263760

PUBLIC NOW
— Franks Nominates Shannon Teresi To Fill County Auditor Vacancy
http://www.publicnow.com/view/4079A0325407FB3DB5A8130915DBB20F94C5F43E?2018-04-09-20:30:09+01:00-xxx3048
(FROM THE ANNOUNCEMENT: Teresi is a certified public accountant, a certified internal auditor, and a certified fraud examiner. She started her career in the Auditor’s Office in 2010 as an internal auditor, and was promoted in 2016 to financial reporting manager and chief deputy auditor. Teresi received her master’s degree in accounting in 2007 from Northern Illinois University. A lifelong McHenry County resident, Teresi grew up in Marengo and lives in Crystal Lake with her husband and two children.)

WIREPOINTS
— A booming market can’t save Illinois pensions – John Klingner
http://www.wirepoints.com/a-booming-market-cant-save-illinois-pensions-wirepoints-original/

DUPAGE POLICY JOURNAL
— Khouri making lower taxes a key part of her platform – Glenn Minnis
https://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/511386439-khouri-making-lower-taxes-a-key-part-of-her-platform

PRAIRIE STATE WIRE
— Voters need to ‘do a little digging’ after Rauner ads linking Ives to Madigan, Morrison says – W.J. Kennedy (DIERSEN: Who do your critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes link you to?)
https://prairiestatewire.com/stories/511386502-voters-need-to-do-a-little-digging-after-rauner-ads-linking-ives-to-madigan-morrison-says

CHRISTIAN TODAY
— Donald Trump proclaims ‘Second Chance Month’ for prisoners to ‘reach God-given potential’ – Rachel Cruz (DIERSEN: What chances have you been given? My Democrat superiors at USPS 1966-1969, IRS 1971-1980, and GAO 1980-1997 gave me many chances to become a Democrat. My critics/opponents in TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce, Milton Township Republican Central Committee, Illinois Center Right Coalition, American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter, etc. gave me many chances to become one of their operatives or one of their dupes.)
https://www.christiantoday.com/article/donald-trump-proclaims-second-chance-month-for-prisoners-to-reach-god-given-potential/128204.htm

DAILY CALLER
— Students Pursuing Risky Degrees Draw More Than $25 Billion In Yearly Federal Loans – ANDREW KERR (DIERSEN: Did you pursue degrees that were risky, that is, degrees that do not qualify you for good-paying jobs? I earned a bachelor’s degree in management from NIU in 1970 when I was 21, an MBA from Loyola in 1976, a master’s degree in accounting from DePaul in 1980, and a master’s degree in financial markets and trading from IIT in 1997.)
http://dailycaller.com/2018/04/09/student-loan-default-by-major/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Noël Flynn is spending more than 80 percent of her income to pay back tens of thousands of dollars in debt for her Art Therapy degree. In 2016 alone, the Department of Education loaned $25.9 billion to students who, like Flynn, chose degrees under the umbrella of the liberal arts and humanities, an analysis by The Daily Caller News Foundation found. A significant portion of those students are unlikely to have the means to pay back their debt after graduating. “I find myself struggling financially, and the biggest reason why is student loans,” said Flynn, 23, who says she was told the loans “wouldn’t be overwhelming” once she graduated. Most federal student loan programs do not require a credit check, nor do they require a cosigner. Rather, the loans are backed by nothing more than the borrower’s future earnings with a college degree, but the kind of degree isn’t a consideration in the loan process.)

PHYLLIS SCHLAFLY
— Illinois ERA Vote Expected This Week; It Must Be Defeated
https://mailchi.mp/f76b0cc57cf7/stop-con-con-in-iowa-1225881

THE HILL
— GOP looks to reduce spending after hearing criticism back home – MELANIE ZANONA
http://thehill.com/homenews/house/382300-gop-looks-to-reduce-spending-after-hearing-criticism-back-home

NEW YORK TIMES
— Lilly Ledbetter: My #MeToo Moment (DIERSEN: Ledbetter should write an article about the preference that the federal government gives its female employees who are Democrats, and especially the preference it gives those who are minority and/or younger. To give them preference, the federal government wastes the careers of and gets rid of its employees who are Republican, White, male, and/or non-veteran who do not make GS-13 (currently $96,403) by age 25, GS-14 (currently $113,920) by age 30, GS-15 (currently $134,000) by age 35, and Senior Executive Service (currently $164,200) by age 40.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/04/09/opinion/lilly-ledbetter-metoo-equal-pay.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps promote anti-Trumps.
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/04/09/opinion/working-families-party.html
— Syrian Forces Aimed to Kill Journalists, U.S. Court Is Told – Anne Barnard
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/04/09/world/middleeast/syria-marie-colvin-death.html

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— The GOP Needs a Free Facebook Regulation would turn the social-media giant into just another media filter—with the usual bias. – Chris Wilson (DIERSEN: Sooner or later, if not already, Zukerberg will say that Facebook’s “mistakes” elected Trump.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-gop-needs-a-free-facebook-1523315383
— Forget Snow and Rain, Washington Can Stop the Postal Service USPS’s governing board sits empty as agency’s problems pile up – Heidi Vogt (DIERSEN: If my Democrat USPS superiors had not succeeded in forcing me to resign in 1969 when I was 20 years old, I might still be a USPS employee.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/forget-snow-and-rain-washington-can-stop-the-postal-service-1523352601

USA TODAY
— National Guard needed at border: Arizona governor – Doug Ducey, Governor, Arizona
https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/2018/04/09/national-guard-needed-arizona-governor-editorials-debates/33685793/
— Taxpayer-funded ads on Facebook for House offices topped $340,000 last year – Herb Jackson
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2018/04/09/taxpayers-bought-340000-facebook-ads-house-offices/498409002/
— How I kicked my news addiction – Jeff Stibel (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents have lots of religious, government, political, and/or financial clout in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois. They want to be everyone’s one and only source for government and political news and commentary. That is why they, their operatives, and their dupes work so hard to destroy me and my GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails.)
https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/columnist/2018/04/10/how-kicked-my-news-addiction/480157002/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: My thinking was pretty simple: News is inherently temporary and seems like it is becoming increasingly hollow. Between print, radio, television and digital, news is now recycled repeatedly. A breaking story can be noteworthy, but by the end of a news cycle, you can’t help but feel overwhelmed by meaningless dribble. I figured there was a better use of my time. And if something important happened, I figured the news would find me. Since Thanksgiving, all of my news has come from friends, colleagues and family. My wife, Cheryl, told me about fires and mudslides in Los Angeles, my neighbor Howard told me about political misdeeds, my chief financial officer informed me of stock market ups and downs, my friend Pete alerted me to a TMZ segment that featured me as the reincarnation of an arguably better-looking dead serial killer.)
— Equal Pay Day: How does your state stack up on pay equity for women? – Charisse Jones (DIERSEN: Jones should write an article about the preference that the federal government gives its female employees who are Democrats, and especially the preference it gives those who are minority and/or younger. To give them preference, the federal government wastes the careers of and gets rid of its employees who are Republican, White, male, and/or non-veteran who do not make GS-13 (currently $96,403) by age 25, GS-14 (currently $113,920) by age 30, GS-15 (currently $134,000) by age 35, and Senior Executive Service (currently $164,200) by age 40.)
https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/2018/04/10/equal-pay-day-how-does-your-state-stack-up-pay-equity-women/500016002/
— Retirement obstacles to overcome? Here’s how to live comfortably later in life – Robert Powell (DIERSEN: Sadly, virtually all the operatives and all the dupes who work for my critics/opponents have financial problems. I doubt that my critics/opponents pay them more than $15/hour to demonize me, to denigrate me, and to condemn me. They hint/imply/argue/shout that I “live comfortably later in life” a) because I was born with a silver spoon in my mouth and I have always been privileged, b) because I have had good health, c) because I avoided the draft, d) because the federal government grossly overpaid me, e) because I married someone who had income and savings, f) because we gave up trying to have children, we did not adopt, and we did not become foster parents, g) because my federal pension and retirement benefits are much too generous, h) because I do not give money to a church, i) etc.) https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/columnist/powell/2018/04/04/retirement-obstacles-heres-how-live-comfortably-later-life/454201002/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Spend less. . .Save more. . .Pay down debt. . .Delay Social Security. . .Keep working. . .Find meaning)

DENVER POST
— Court: Women can’t be paid less than men based on past wages – AP (DIERSEN: If I had not been denied my 7th Amendment rights in Diersen v. GAO, I would have provided a jury with many examples in which GAO paid its employees who were minority and/or female not only more for the same work, but more for lesser work, including one example in which GAO paid one of my subordinates who was a minority, a female, and a veteran more than it paid me. She had less job-related work experience, less job-related education, no professional certifications, and no professional licenses. I had almost 18 years experience working for GAO, the last 11 years of which at the GS-13 Step 1-10 levels, currently $96,403-$125,325; almost 9 years experience working for IRS, the last 5 1/2 years of which at the GS-12 Step 1-5 levels, currently $81,071-$91,880; three job-related master’s degrees; six job-related professional certifications, and a job-related professional license.)
https://www.denverpost.com/2018/04/09/women-cant-be-paid-less-than-men/

WMOT
— Are Professional Certifications Worth Your Time and Money? – KATIE MORITZ (DIERSEN: Of course, overwhelmingly, according to my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes, the answer is NO! My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes were beyond furious a) in 1979, when I was 30 years old, when I passed the CPA examination on my first attempt, b) in 1981, when I passed the Certified Internal Auditor examination on my first attempt, c) in 1981, when I became a licensed CPA, d) in 1990, when I became a Certified Fraud Examiner, e) in 1994, when I became a Certified Government Financial Manager, f) in 1996, when I became a Certified Financial Services Auditor, and g) in 1997, when I became a Forensic Accountant. The aforesaid frustrates efforts by my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes to demonize me, to denigrate me, and to condemn me as being stupid, lazy, and even worse things.)
http://wmot.org/post/are-professional-certifications-worth-your-time-and-money#stream/0

POLITICUS USA
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Older, white, educated Trump voters trending toward Democrats bigly.”
https://www.politicususa.com/2018/04/09/older-white-educated-voters-helped-donald-trump-win-the-white-house-in-2016-now-they-are-trending-toward-democrats.html

April 6 Morning Edition

ABC7
— Surgeon general urges Americans to carry opioid overdose antidote (DIERSEN: Of course, those who make money selling naloxone and opioid are overjoyed.)
http://abc7chicago.com/health/surgeon-general-urges-americans-to-carry-opioid-overdose-antidote/3305186/

NBC5
— Group Attacks 2 People in Violent Robberies – Sandra Torres
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/robberies-south-loop-river-north-chicago-478958013.html

CBS2
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats crow about their success in getting eight graders to serve as their operatives and as their dupes.
http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2018/04/05/local-student-activists-want-their-voices-heard/

CAPITOL FAX
— Unity, or a lack thereof (18 comments as of 9:45 AM) (DIERSEN: What are the leaders of the Illinois Republican Party, your Republican county party organization, and your Republican township/ward party organization doing to unite the aforesaid organizations? What are the aforesaid leaders doing to unite the winning and losing primary candidates and their supporters to defeat the Democrats on November 6, 2018?)
https://capitolfax.com/2018/04/06/unity-or-a-lack-thereof/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The best thing about a March primary is that there’s plenty of time to heal wounds by the November general. But these are obviously gonna fester a while longer. Dan Proft, by the way, just had the Libertarian Party’s candidate on his radio show for a friendly interview. The candidate went out of his way to praise Jeanne Ives’ campaign.)
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: What percent of those in Illinois are “in severe pain” or will be “in severe pain” sooner or later – 98%, 99%, 100%?)
https://capitolfax.com/2018/04/06/more-problems-at-idph/

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: Conservative Illinois publications blur lines between journalism, politics – Joe Mahr (DIERSEN: Government is nasty. Politics is nasty. Journalism is nasty. According to my critics/opponents, all news is fake except for the news that they put out or bless. My critics/opponents focus on destroying individuals, organizations, companies, governments, etc. that they cannot manipulate/dominate. My critics/opponents are “rule-or-ruin” types. My critics/opponents blame me and my GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails for their problems, for your problems, for my problems, and for everyone’s problems. They blame me and my GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails for all defeats that Republicans have suffered in Illinois since 2000. Since 2000, my critics/opponents have unsuccessfully focused on stopping me from putting GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails and sending them out. Failing that, they successfully focused on ending my TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairmanship, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce Government Affairs Committee membership, Milton Township Republican Central Committee webmaster service, Illinois Center Right Coalition Steering Committee membership, and American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter board membership.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-met-illinois-conservative-news-20180327-story.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: A copy of the East Central Reporter landed in select mailboxes in 2016 with the look of a typical local newspaper. It had a community calendar. It listed high school sports statistics. And it contained an article about a statehouse candidate’s pitch to voters. But was that story news? Or was it a novel form of political advertising? Recently obtained documents and interviews show that an organization called Think Freely Media helped fund the operation that produced the article for the East Central Reporter’s website. As a nonprofit, Think Freely is forbidden by federal law from engaging in politics, and it has described the articles it funded as news. But State Board of Elections records also show a political committee, Liberty Principles, paid the same private company to publish the story in a print newspaper and mail it. That group, which state law says must spend its money on politicking, has labeled such content political ads. What these organizations have in common is one of the state’s most visible and controversial political figures, Dan Proft. Though Proft is known for backing conservative candidates for office through Liberty Principles, recent tax, business and campaign filings illuminate how other organizations with ties to Proft helped spread his political views through publications that showcase candidates he supports. It’s a situation that encompasses not only ethical questions about a modern tool of Illinois political warfare but also the national discussion over what constitutes “fake news.” Since 2015, thousands of articles have been published in more than two dozen print and online publications tied to Proft, who in addition to heading Liberty Principles has served as a consultant to Think Freely Media. The first articles were produced by a firm run by media entrepreneur Brian Timpone, a longtime friend of Proft’s who has frequently discussed Illinois politics as a guest on Proft’s morning radio show. Timpone’s firm, called Newsinator, also has a history of doing paid political work and offers marketing services to companies under the name Interactive Content Services. After Proft’s political committee paid Newsinator in 2016 to mail print versions of some publications to voters, the state elections board ordered Liberty Principles to identify such materials as political advertising more clearly in the future. But regulators did not impose fines, and since then, records and interviews show, Proft has doubled down on his media venture by teaming with Timpone to start a new private company, Local Government Information Services, that now runs the websites and publications created by Newsinator. (GRAPHIC) The new firm lists 29 websites it controls and 11 print publications, with names ranging from the Grundy Reporter to the North Cook News. The sites typically mix community calendars and local sports coverage, largely computer-generated, with articles that range from statistical dives into local government spending to stories that feature candidates whom Proft’s political committee has supported. The publications’ emergence over the past three years has drawn a range of critics, including Proft’s political opponents in both parties as well as journalists who have worked for traditional news organizations. Among them is Charlie Wheeler, a former longtime Chicago Sun-Times reporter who now directs the public affairs reporting program at the University of Illinois at Springfield. “They purport to be newspapers, but in my judgment they don’t subscribe to the tenets of traditional journalism. They do not provide balanced coverage,” Wheeler said. . .Different views of news. . .Funding a network. . .An ‘electioneering’ paper. . .New company takes over)
— Jeb Bush comes to Rauner’s defense; Pritzker aide responds: ‘Please clap’ – Rick Pearson
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-bruce-rauner-jb-pritzker-20180406-story.html
— Walker to fundraise for Rauner – Rick Pearson
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-bruce-rauner-jb-pritzker-20180406-story.html
— Growing brain drain: University of Alabama’s gain in drawing Illinois students is a loss for Illinois schools – Dawn Rhodes (DIERSEN: Did you have the option to attend an out-of-state college? I did not. Then again, I did not want that option.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-met-illinois-students-brain-drain-20180405-story.html
— Why I won’t go to college in Illinois – Abbie Lukas, Mundelein (DIERSEN: Did you have the option to attend an out-of-state college? I did not. Then again, I did not want that option.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/letters/ct-illinois-college-tuition-leaving-taxes-20180404-story.html
— In Illinois, my Social Security benefits barely pay for my property taxes – Robert Martier, Glenview
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/letters/ct-social-security-illinois-property-taxes-unaffordable-20180405-story.html
— ‘Trump effect’: GOP should be freaking out – Ed Rogers (DIERSEN: How much hatred is there in your precinct, in your municipality, in your township/ward, in your county, and in Illinois against individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time?)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/commentary/ct-perspec-panic-gop-wisconsin-supreme-court-midterms-red-states-trump-effect-0406-story.html
— Why so many veterans commit suicide – Thomas E. Ricks (DIERSEN: Since 1966 when I was 18 years old, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have hinted/implied/argued/shouted that if I had not avoided the draft, a) I would have been severely injured physically and/or mentally in Vietnam, if not killed in Vietnam and b) I would never had been able to get any kind of job, earn any college degree, buy any new car, buy any real estate, earn any professional certification, earn any professional license, get married, save for retirement, etc.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/commentary/ct-perspec-military-veterans-suicide-0406-story.html
— India introduces, then quickly cancels, a plan to blacklist reporters for spreading ‘fake news’ – Shashank Bengali and Parth M.N. (DIERSEN: Should I publish a list of individuals, organizations, companies, and governments that blacklist me and my GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails?)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/la-fg-india-fake-news-20180403-story.html

DAILY HERALD
— Demonstration of fake news’ impact is important, but consider it carefully – Editorial (DIERSEN: The Daily Herald should write an article about my critics/opponents. According to my critics/opponents, all news is fake except for the news that they put out or bless.)
http://www.dailyherald.com/discuss/20180405/editorial-demonstration-of-fake-news-impact-is-important-but-consider-it-carefully
— 111-year-old’s lessons for a life well lived – Editorial (DIERSEN: What do your critics/opponents want you to do to live longer? My critics/opponents want me to stop putting GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails together and sending them out. What does that say about my critics/opponents?)
http://www.dailyherald.com/discuss/20180404/editorial-111-year-olds-lessons-for-a-life-well-lived
— Why suburban school districts will be getting $395 million more in funding – Madhu Krishnamurthy
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20180405/why-suburban-school-districts-will-be-getting-395-million-more-in-funding

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Lower property taxes? Pretty much everywhere else. – DENNIS RODKIN
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/realestate/20180406/CRED0701/180409929
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Homeowners in the Chicago area are paying higher property tax bills, on average, than 93 percent of the country, according to a new report. The average 2017 tax bill on a single-family home in Lake County was higher than nearly 99 percent of the 1,414 U.S. counties covered by the report, released April 5 by Attom Data Solutions. The region’s other counties aren’t far behind. The average bill in DuPage County is higher than nearly 98 percent, followed by Kane County and McHenry County (both 96 percent), Cook County (94 percent) and Will County (93 percent). The report covers only counties where there are 10,000 single-family homes or more. In all, the nation has 3,144 counties, or more than twice the number in Attom’s study. Attom’s report includes a county-by-county map of the average property tax bill for single-family homes.)

QUINCY HERALD WHIG
— Rauner lives in a warped, make-believe land – Jim Young, Mount Sterling
http://www.whig.com/20180406/rauner-lives-in-a-warped-make-believe-land#//

FOX ILLINOIS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Illinois farmers could take a big hit if China imposes pork and soybean tariffs.”
http://foxillinois.com/features/on-the-farm/illinois-farmers-could-take-a-big-hit-if-china-imposes-pork-and-soybean-tariffs

GAZETTE CHICAGO
— In the aftermath of the March Primary, it’s a tale of two parties – Editorial
http://www.gazettechicago.com/index/2018/04/in-the-aftermath-of-the-march-primary-its-a-tale-of-two-parties/
— New faces, close races highlight results of March 20 primary elections – William S. Bike
http://www.gazettechicago.com/index/2018/04/new-faces-close-races-highlight-results-of-march-20-primary-elections/

POLITICO ILLINOIS
— Taking apart PROFT’s publications – Natasha Korecki
https://www.politico.com/newsletters/illinois-playbook/2018/04/06/taking-apart-profts-publications-scott-walker-boosts-rauner-special-view-from-top-of-the-willis-tower-263030

SOUTHEAST ILLINOIS NEWS
— Bailey sees Pritzker tax plan as prescription for ‘doom and gloom’ – Glenn Minnis
https://seillinoisnews.com/stories/511383367-bailey-sees-pritzker-tax-plan-as-prescription-for-doom-and-gloom

PRO LIFE ACTION
— Protest Pro-Abortion Gov. Bruce Rauner (DIERSEN: Of course, Rauner will use such protests to get votes from pro-abortion voters.)
https://prolifeaction.org/event/protestrauner/

GOPUSA
— IRS smackdown, as judge OKs $3.5 million to tea partyers
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=43148

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Border Patrol mismanages manpower with agents stuck on desk duty Just 12 percent of agents actually patrolled border in key Texas sector – Stephen Dinan
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2018/apr/5/border-patrol-agents-stuck-desk-duty-amid-trump-ca/

BLAZE
— Another city strikes back against California ‘sanctuary’ laws for illegals – here’s how – Carlos Garcia (DIERSEN: When will your municipality, your township/ward, and your county strike back against Illinois sanctuary laws for illegals?)
https://www.theblaze.com/news/2018/04/06/another-city-joins-trump-lawsuit-against-california-sanctuary-laws-after-fiery-debate
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The Escondido City Council voted four to one to join the lawsuit challenging the legality of California’s policies meant to undermine the enforcement of federal immigration law. The decision was made after hours of angry public comment, including outbursts and testy recriminations.)

POLITICO
— Trump plans to again skip the White House Correspondents’ Dinner
https://www.politico.com/story/2018/04/06/trump-plans-to-again-skip-the-white-house-correspondents-dinner-505507
— Trump’s Man on Campus Turning Point USA has a rising-star founder, close ties to Trumpworld, and a roster of wealthy conservative donors. What are they really paying for? – JOSEPH GUINTO
https://www.politico.com/magazine/story/2018/04/06/trump-young-conservatives-college-charlie-kirk-turning-point-usa-217829

AOL NEWS
— Target settles claims it screened blacks, Hispanics out of jobs – JONATHAN STEMPEL
https://www.aol.com/article/finance/2018/04/05/target-settles-lawsuit-claims-screened-blacks-hispanics-out-of-jobs/23404165/

NEW YORK TIMES
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: HARDCOPY ARTICLE TITLE: Officials at E.P.A. raised concerns and were ousted – Eric Lipton, Kenneth P. Vogel and Lisa Friedman (DIERSEN: Have you raised concerns? I have. All during the almost 30 years that I worked for the federal government, I raised concerns about my superiors using Affirmative Action, Diversity, and Inclusion to waste the careers of and to get rid of their employees who were Republican, White, male, and/or non-veteran who they had not promoted to GS-13 (currently $96,403) by age 25, GS-14 (currently $113,920) by age 30, GS-15 (currently $134,000) by age 35, and Senior Executive Service (currently $164,200) by age 40. Consequently, my Democrat GAO superiors forced me to retire in 1997 when I was 49 years old, gave me unfair performance expectations and appraisals, always ranked me in the bottom half of my coworkers for pay-for-performance purposes, did not promote me beyond GS-13, got rid of my mentor in 1987, kept me off audits of IRS for all but 3 of the almost 18 years that I worked for GAO, and forced me to take an $19,203 pay cut in today’s dollars to transfer from IRS to GAO in 1980. My Democrat IRS superiors did not promote me beyond GS-12, disallowed my education deductions in 1978, got rid of my mentor in 1975, and disallowed my partial day per diem claims in 1974. My Democrat Post Office superiors forced me resign in 1969 and disallowed my sick leave requests in 1969 and 1968.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/04/05/business/epa-officials-questioned-scott-pruitt.html
— The True Damage of Trump’s ‘Fake News’ – Editorial (DIERSEN: Government is nasty. Politics is nasty. Journalism is nasty. According to my critics/opponents, all news is fake except for the news that they put out or bless. My critics/opponents focus on destroying individuals, organizations, companies, governments, etc. that they cannot manipulate/dominate. My critics/opponents are “rule-or-ruin” types. My critics/opponents blame me and my GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails for their problems, for your problems, for my problems, and for everyone’s problems. They blame me and my GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails for all defeats that Republicans have suffered in Illinois since 2000. Since 2000, my critics/opponents have unsuccessfully focused on stopping me from putting GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails and sending them out. Failing that, they successfully focused on ending my TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairmanship, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce Government Affairs Committee membership, Milton Township Republican Central Committee webmaster service, Illinois Center Right Coalition Steering Committee membership, and American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter board membership.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/04/04/opinion/trump-washington-post-amazon.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Constructively, MADELEINE ALBRIGHT calls for Trump’s assassination.
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/04/06/opinion/sunday/trump-fascism-madeleine-albright.html
— Consumer Bureau’s Chief Gives Big Raises, Even as He Criticizes Spending – Stacy Cowley (DIERSEN: In 1980, my Democrat GAO superiors forced me to take a $19,203/year (26%) pay cut in today’s dollars to transfer from IRS to GAO, a downgrade from GS-12 Step 5 to GS-9 Step 10. If I had been a Democrat, a minority, a female, and/or a veteran, GAO would have offered me a $4,523/year (5%) pay increase in today’s dollars to transfer, that is, a promotion from GS-12 Step 5 ($91,880) to GS-13 Step 1 ($96,403). GAO audits IRS. I had worked for IRS for almost 9 years, the last 5 1/2 years of which at the GS-12 Step 1 (currently $81,071/year) – GS-12 Step 5 (currently $91,880) levels. I had passed the CPA examination on my first attempt in 1979. I had earned an MBA from Loyola in 1976. I had almost completed the requirements for a master’s degree in accounting from DePaul.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/04/05/business/cfpb-mick-mulvaney-pay-raises.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Mr. Mulvaney appointed two senior staff members who are paid salaries of more than $230,000, amounts that are far above what they had been earning in their previous government jobs in Washington, according to agency documents obtained by The New York Times through a public records request. The consumer bureau, as well as fellow financial regulators like the Securities and Exchange Commission and the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, is allowed under federal law to pay employees significantly more than other government agencies can pay. The rationale is that the higher salaries are necessary to recruit skilled employees who otherwise might land jobs on Wall Street. As a result, the C.F.P.B. is stocked with employees who earn more than the average Washington bureaucrat. Of the agency’s 1,600 employees, 219 make more than $200,000, according to the records reviewed by The Times.)
— Civil society groups in Myanmar on Thursday criticized Facebook’s chief executive, Mark Zuckerberg, arguing that he mischaracterized his company’s effectiveness at detecting and quashing messages encouraging violence in the country. – Paul Mozur (DIERSEN: Facebook is a Democrat website. Needless-to-say, Democrats and Democrat plants, Libertarians and Libertarian plants, Greens and Green plants, and RINOs want Facebook to quash Dave Diersen and his GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/04/05/technology/zuckerberg-facebook-myanmar.html

WASHINGTON POST
— OPM to federal agencies: Tell job applicants where they stand – Eric Yoder
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/powerpost/wp/2018/04/05/opm-to-federal-agencies-tell-job-applicants-where-they-stand/

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps make it clear that they are anti-American.
https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-vanishing-caravan-1522970881

USA TODAY
— Facebook a big contributor to the committees in Congress that will question Mark Zuckerberg – Herb Jackson
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2018/04/04/facebook-gave-most-contributions-house-committee-question-zuckerberg-also-got-most-contributions-fac/486313002/

TIME
— It’s Time to Tell Your Kids It Doesn’t Matter Where They Go To College – WILLIAM STIXRUD (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes dismiss/belittle/badmouth the four universities that I have degrees from – NIU, Loyola, DePaul, and IIT.)
http://time.com/5210848/prestigious-college-doesnt-matter/

DAILY KOS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: I would be greatly honored if Daily Kos named me its 667th “Crazy/Stupid Republican of the Day.”
https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2018/4/6/1754866/-Crazy-Stupid-Republican-of-the-Day-Jeanne-Ives

April 5 Morning Edition

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Kevin Morrison v. Timothy Schneider: Every vote matters – Hal Dardick
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-bruce-rauner-godfather-20180405-story.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: One of two Democrats vying to take on Republican Cook County Board Commissioner Timothy Schneider of Bartlett declared victory this week, after he was 12 votes ahead when provisional ballot counting ended Monday. Barring any last-minute hitches before the county election results are certified Tuesday, Kevin Morrison of Elk Grove Village will face Schneider, chairman of the state GOP and an ally of Gov. Rauner, in November. Democrats figure Schneider could be vulnerable, given that Hillary Clinton got 57 percent of the vote in his northwest suburban district in 2016, compared with 37 percent for President Donald Trump. “The status quo isn’t working for our families,” Morrison said in his statement declaring victory in the primary. Schneider enthusiastically cast the state Republican Party’s votes for Trump at the 2016 Republican National Convention. On Wednesday, he acknowledged Trump fared poorly in his district, but said that was a countywide phenomenon and not an indication of a broader political shift. “My district is historically Republican, and I believe it will remain that way,” he said. Morrison is a 28-year-old former special projects coordinator for Democratic U.S. Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi of Schaumburg. He’s backed by the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees — a union that Rauner has battled and pejoratively referred to as “Af-Scammy.” Schneider, 62, is a fiscally conservative golf course owner who in 2016 voted against the now-repealed county pop tax and in 2015 against the county’s 1-percentage-point increase in the sales tax. Over the years, he’s also often been the lone “no” vote against county worker labor contracts.)
— Rauner donated ‘The Godfather’ author’s papers to Dartmouth, in an offer it couldn’t refuse
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-bruce-rauner-godfather-20180405-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Trump’s tariffs could help Democrats in midterms.”
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/politics/ct-trump-tariffs-midterm-election-20180404-story.html
— Wife wants to spend down retirement nest egg – Amy Dickinson (DIERSEN: Do you have “between 1.5 and 2 million dollars” saved for your retirement or are you on track to have that much saved when you retire? I do not have “between 1.5 and 2 million dollars” saved for my retirement because my Democrat superiors in the federal government wasted my career and forced me to take their early retirement “offer” in 1997 when I was 49 years old. My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes side with my Democrat superiors in the federal government.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/lifestyles/askamy/ct-ask-amy-ae-0405-story.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: According to a basic calculator offered on AARP’s website (aarp.org), most people will need the equivalent of 10 to 12 times their base yearly income in order to generate enough income to retire and maintain their lifestyle through retirement. This will differ according to where and how you live. This can amount to between 1.5 and 2 million dollars, based on various factors such as your age, your health and other financial obligations.)
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “L cars, whiskey, soybeans and more: Illinois products could be socked by Chinese tariffs as trade dispute escalates.”)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/ct-biz-china-tariffs-reaction-20180404-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Trump says “Sinclair is NOT buying the Chicago Tribune” and asks “But is it hiring?”
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/huppke/ct-met-sinclair-television-news-huppke-20180404-story.html
— Keep the census nonpartisan – Penny Pritzker and Carlos Gutterrez (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats encourage people to come to America illegally, to stay in America illegally, and to bring others to America illegally. Ever-increasingly, Democrats use illegals to get rid of individuals, organizations, companies, and governments that are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders, and those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.pressreader.com/usa/chicago-tribune/20180405/282686162791762
— Mexico starts giving caravan migrants transit visas – AP (DIERSEN: How soon will Mexico officially declare war on America? Constructively, Mexico has declared war on America a) by its illegally sending many millions of its citizens into America illegally, b) by its illegally keeping many millions of its citizens in America illegally, and c) by its illegally sending mountains of illegal drugs into America illegally.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/sns-bc-lt–mexico-migrant-caravan-20180404-story.html
— Pfleger warns America will ‘go to hell’ if it does not follow Martin Luther King’s legacy – Kim Janssen (DIERSEN: What do you say to those who hint/imply/argue/shout that following King’s legacy is to get rid of individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time?)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/chicagoinc/ct-met-pfleger-0405-chicago-inc-20180404-story.html
— Lawsuit abuse in Illinois gets lost amid state’s other many problems – Dan McCaleb (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, and especially those who I have filed lawsuits against, demonize me, denigrate me, and condemn me as being litigious. They stress that those who dominate the Republican Party in America, in Illinois, in DuPage County, in Milton Township, and in Wheaton a) side with businesses, b) side with self-employed, and c) side with employers and a) side against consumers and b) side against employees, and that all the lawsuits that I have filed have been a) against businesses, b) self-employed, or c) against employers. I should write a book about the lawsuits that I have filed.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/daily-southtown/opinion/ct-sta-mccaleb-column-st-0401-20180330-story.html

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats promote Castens.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/chicago-politics/democrats-hosting-fundraisers-to-bolster-castens-challenge-to-rep-roskam/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Trump says “Sinclair’s journalists should stand up for journalism, reject company scripts.”
https://chicago.suntimes.com/opinion/sinclairs-journalists-should-stand-up-for-journalism-reject-company-scripts/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Two tariffs on Canadian newsprint threaten good journalism.”
https://chicago.suntimes.com/opinion/tariffs-canadian-newsprint-threaten-chicago-journalism-newspapers-illinois-press-association-sam-fisher/

DAILY HERALD
— Former Elgin water director files discrimination complaint – Elena Ferrarin
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20180404/former-elgin-water-director-files-discrimination-complaint

BLOOMINGTON PANTAGRAPH
— Davis: Wait and see if U.S., China can reach trade agreement – RYAN VOYLES (DIERSEN: The eternal optimist that I have always been, while I worked for the federal government for almost 30 years, I always hoped that opportunities for advancement would improve for employees who shared my demographics, but I was wrong.)
http://www.pantagraph.com/business/farming/davis-wait-and-see-if-u-s-china-can-reach/article_1ae2e9a5-176c-5fa5-901b-e0dfe4d99d1a.html

HERALD & REVIEW
— U.S. Rep. Davis touts tax reform benefits at Decatur McDonald’s – RYAN VOYLES
https://herald-review.com/news/local/u-s-rep-davis-touts-tax-reform-benefits-at-decatur/article_76b4df6c-9323-5976-804d-a4d80be8d7f4.html

LOUIS TODAY
— Fake news vs. ‘Fake news’ – Kathleen Parker (DIERSEN: According to my critics/opponents, all news is fake except for the news that they put out or bless.)
http://www.stltoday.com/opinion/columnists/national/kathleen-parker-breaking-fake-news-vs-fake-news/article_82a77436-af3f-58b5-bb6f-8e53d5534360.html

MCDONOUGH VOICE
— Western Illinois University CPA program announces high exam pass rate – Jared DuBach (DIERSEN: In 1979, my Democrat IRS superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates were furious when I passed the CPA examination on my first attempt. In 1976, they were furious when I earned an MBA from Loyola. My passing the CPA examination and earning an MBA frustrated their efforts to demonize me, denigrate me, and condemn me as being stupid, lazy, and even worse things. In 1980, my Democrat GAO superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates were furious when I earned a master’s degree in accounting from DePaul. In 1981, they were furious when I passed the Certified Internal Auditor examination on my first attempt and became a licensed CPA. They were furious in 1990 when I became a Certified Fraud Examiner, in 1994 when I became a Certified Government Financial Manager, in 1996 when I became a Certified Financial Services Auditor, in 1997 when I became a Forensic Accountant, and in 1997, when I earned a master’s degree in financial markets and trading from IIT. They were furious because the aforesaid frustrated their efforts to demonize me, denigrate me, and condemn me as being stupid, lazy, and even worse things.)
http://www.mcdonoughvoice.com/news/20180404/educational-excellence-and-personal-growth

WJBC
— Pritzker hard to pin down on tax plan – Howard Packowitz
http://www.wjbc.com/2018/04/05/pritzker-hard-to-pin-down-on-tax-plan/

ILLINOIS TIMES
— Rosanna Pulido: The anti-welcome lady A veteran immigration fighter finds her voice in Springfield – Fletcher Farrar
http://illinoistimes.com/article-19857-the-anti-welcome-lady.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Rosanna Pulido was nearly unknown in Springfield until last fall when she emerged as the strongest citizen voice opposing the city council resolution to make Springfield a “Welcoming City.” The resolution is positive, progressive and innocuous, with phrases like, “the City of Springfield is committed to continue building a neighborly and welcoming atmosphere in our community, where all are welcome, accepted and appreciated.” But to Pulido, there is nothing innocuous about opening the city’s doors to immigrants and refugees, who she equates with “illegal aliens.” Her arguments that the resolution would be a foot in the door leading to all kinds of harm, from increased crime to increased costs for public services, helped persuade aldermen to table the resolution on a 7-3 vote, with Mayor Jim Langfelder, the son of an immigrant, announcing his opposition as well. She is well known nationally for her past anti-immigrant activism in Chicago. Pulido has only recently become vocal in Springfield, where she moved three years ago. She had spent several years caring for her parents in their final years – first her mother until her death, then her father. After the death of her father, who lived in Texas, she accepted the offer of a friend for whom she had been maid of honor to stay at her home in LaSalle County while she was deciding what to do next. Pulido found peace and quiet there, then moved to Springfield. She speaks of wanting to retire, perhaps from activism, but still has some fight left, now that the national mood seems headed in her direction. “I love Donald Trump,” she says. “He’s with me on immigration. I’ve been battling that since 2003 – fighting, fighting, fighting. Now I see a ray of hope.” In 2001 a friend who was police chief helped her land a job as police dispatcher in Northfield, Illinois, a northern suburb of Chicago. She was appalled when a police detective brought in four different fake IDs, each one slightly different, from a crime suspect who had been arrested. “That opened my eyes to what was going on,” she said. Soon there was a movement to “give driver’s licenses to illegal aliens” and she became active in the fight against that. In 2005 she joined the national group the Minuteman Project in its gathering of some 1,200 volunteers on the Arizona-Mexico border for a citizens patrol to prevent Mexicans from illegally crossing into the U.S. Upon her return she organized an Illinois chapter of the Minutemen. The Minuteman Project has been called a “hate group” for its zeal in the fight against undocumented immigrants. Is it a hate group? “We’re all just regular people,” Pulido says. Over the years she’s associated with other groups accused of being hate groups, including the Federation for American Immigration Reform, for which she is now state adviser. Labeling groups as hate groups is “the way they do things now,” she says. “Everything is blown out of proportion. I’m not going to worry about it.” She then names several left-leaning groups that oppose her point of view. “They’re hate groups. They’re anti-American. They want to change America and our way of life.” Much of Pulido’s public record of controversial statements comes from her 2009 run for Congress as the Republican nominee in the special election to fill the seat vacated by Rahm Emanuel, a race she lost to Democrat Mike Quigley. The Illinois Coalition for Immigrant and Refugee Rights has listed her statements on two fact sheets titled, “The Real Hate in the Debate.” “They hate me,” she says of ICIRR. But she doesn’t deny the statements the group attributes to her, one of which is an off-color joke about gays she had posted on the internet before she began her political campaign. “I made a joke about gays,” she tells me in our interview. “I’m not perfect. I’m going to screw up. I make mistakes.” She says her joke was brought up at a campaign appearance at a gay bar. “I told them I did it, and if I offended anybody I’m sorry. The whole gay bar stood up and gave me a standing ovation.” In Chicago she accused the Catholic church of deliberately luring illegal immigrants to support Catholic social programs. “If the church succeeds in their mission, they will destroy the United States of America,” she said in testimony to an Illinois House committee. “That’s absolutely true,” she says now, while insisting she is not anti-Catholic, having attended a Catholic grade school and an all-girls Catholic high school. No longer Catholic, she is now an evangelical Christian, but she admires her father for remaining a staunch Catholic to the end. She also had posted a comment about Muslims praying. “It reminds me of my dog, smelling butts,” she wrote in 2003. She apologized for that also during the campaign. “Because I’m human. I make mistakes.” She said conservatives make jokes among themselves that may not be appropriate for a wider audience. “If I were with other Hispanics, I could make jokes about Hispanics,” she told me. I asked her if she is a bigot. “I’m a Mexican,” she replies. “I can’t be bigoted.” Pulido often refers to her Mexican heritage, though she was born in Chicago and her parents were both born in Texas. When I asked in an email how far back are her Mexican roots, her reply said in part, “We’re all immigrants from somewhere,” with a clip of President Bill Clinton in 1995 saying it is wrong for a “nation of immigrants” to permit abuse of immigration laws. In Springfield, Pulido may get her second wind. “I’m not afraid to speak out,” she says. “I am not afraid.”)

ILLINOIS LEAKS
— Algonquin Township and Road District facing FOIA Lawsuit – KIRK ALLEN
http://edgarcountywatchdogs.com/2018/04/algonquin-township-and-road-district-facing-foia-lawsuit/

ILLINOIS CHRONICLE
— Post-primary poll has Rauner down 22 points (DIERSEN: In Illinois, almost always, when Republican candidates lose in general elections, they blame those who supported their opponents in primary elections. In Illinois, almost always, Republicans who win in primary elections, but lose in general elections, fail/refuse to defend/advance the traditional family, right to life, immigration, and/or other planks in the Illinois Republican Party platform.)
https://theillinoischronicle.com/chronicle-post-primary-poll-has-rauner-down-22-points/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: A new poll taken after Illinois’s bruising gubernatorial primary does not have good news for Governor Bruce Rauner, who is losing to Democratic nominee J.B. Pritzker by 22 points in the survey. Perhaps even more ominously, Rauner’s unfavorable ratings are double his favorable. Polling like this one, by Odgen & Fry, have led analysts to rate Rauner the country’s most vulnerable governor. A Politico analysis takes note of the strong challenge waged by Republican primary opponent, State Rep. Jeanne Ives, who Politico wrote, ran “incendiary television ads aimed at turning conservatives against the incumbent.” Rauner barely won the primary. Last month, a poll found Rauner is even much less liked than President Donald Trump statewide. Rauner’s favorable rating has sunk to an epic low with just 26% of Illinois voters saying they have a favorable view of the Governor. 63% have an unfavorable view. Meanwhile President Donald Trump has a favorability of 37% of voters statewide, while 58% rated him unfavorably. Among just Republican voters, the poll found that just 49% view Rauner favorably, while President Trump’s scores 73% favorable among those voters. “That’s just spectacularly lousy for a governor who isn’t under criminal investigation,” said Illinois political blogger Rich Miller, of the results. In June, an overview of governors’ races by the respected non-partisan political prognosticator The Cook Report agreed with Politico’s view and labeled Illinois Governor Bruce Rauner as the most vulnerable incumbent seeking re-election in 2018. The analysis noted that “Rauner has been under siege for much of his term,” due to his failure to pass a state budget.)

ILLINOIS FAMILY INSTITUTE
— Banning and Confiscating Guns in Deerfield, Illinois – Laurie Higgins
https://illinoisfamily.org/ifi_news/banning-and-confiscating-guns-in-deerfield-illinois/
https://illinoisfamily.org/podcast/podcast-banning-and-confiscating-guns-in-deerfield-illinois/

CAPITOL FAX
— Rauner accused of “blatant cover up”
https://capitolfax.com/2018/04/05/rauner-accused-of-blatant-cover-up/

GOPUSA
— Parkland students say depression setting in, ‘a lot of us are not doing well’
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=43035

NEWSMAX
— Amazon Bans Ad for Pro-Trump Book (DIERSEN: Amazon is a Democrat company.)
https://www.newsmax.com/politics/amazon-bans-advertising-trump/2018/04/04/id/852617/

DAILY CALLER
— Orange County Plunges Into Trumpworld With Immigrant Detainer Battle – Raoul Lowery-Contreras (DIERSEN: What has your county done that shows that it wants to enforce federal immigration laws?)
http://dailycaller.com/2018/04/05/orange-county-immigrant-detainer-battle/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Supporters of President Donald Trump in Orange County California could not deliver their famous Republican county for Donald Trump in the 2016 election. Part of the reason was that the county seat, the city of Santa Ana, was and is the second largest Mexican-American city in the country after San Antonio, Texas. Trump barely scored 20 percent with Hispanic voters around the country — and probably less in California. Now, 17 months after Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton swamped Trump in California by 4 million votes and Orange County by 102,000, Orange County’s allegedly conservative political leaders are rebelling against the governor and legislature that have passed laws making the state a “sanctuary” state; that is, affording some illegal immigrants protection from federal law enforcement. President Trump is cheering the county sheriff and county board by tweets like an energetic girl cheerleader who starts her day with two expressos. Orange County is rebelling against the state of California that passed into law prohibitions of state employees and private businesses from actively helping federal authorities violate federal court orders on immigration sweeps and detention of prisoners until the federal government gets around to securing judge-signed arrest warrants. Some observers wonder how the Orange County Board of Supervisors can sue the state when, in fact, California counties are mere subdivisions of the state. Specifically, how can Orange County sue when the very actions the Trump administration wants to implement in California have been ruled unconstitutional by a federal judge? The Los Angeles Times: “A federal judge in Los Angeles has ruled that police departments violate the Constitution if they detain inmates at the request of immigration agents…U.S. District Judge Andre Birotte Jr. found that…the constitutional rights of inmates who were kept in custody at the behest of Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers (their rights were violated)…police cannot legally honor such detainer requests from ICE…‘officers have no authority to arrest individuals for civil immigration offenses, and thus, detaining individuals beyond their date for release violated the individuals’ Fourth Amendment rights.” So, what is Orange County up to? The county sheriff’s department has come up with a way that is side-stepping the state law (SB 54) that limits cooperation between the sheriff and the federal government. The department is publishing a list of all inmates with their release dates on the internet.)
— Killing Someone Over A Racial Slur Is Still Murder – Scott Greer
http://dailycaller.com/2018/04/04/racism-defense-murder/

AMERICAN THINKER
— Unhinged snowflakes and the targeting of YouTube – Monica Showalter
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2018/04/unhinged_snowflakes_and_the_targeting_of_youtube.html

THE HILL
— Kelly said to be losing influence with Trump – NIALL STANAGE (DIERSEN: Who has the most influence with those who run your municipality, your township/ward, your county, and Illinois?)
http://thehill.com/homenews/administration/381713-the-memo-kelly-said-to-be-losing-influence-with-trump

NEW YORK TIMES
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: DIERSEN HEADLINE: Thousands of Google employees, including dozens of senior engineers, side with America’s enemies.
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/04/04/technology/google-letter-ceo-pentagon-project.html

WASHINGTON POST
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Trump’s easy campaign promises run into the difficulties of reality.”
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/trumps-easy-campaign-promises-run-into-the-difficulties-of-reality/2018/04/04/410dcb3a-3820-11e8-acd5-35eac230e514_story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: GAO says “implicit racial bias causes black boys to be disciplined at school more than whites.” But wait, Democrats run public education in America and Democrats crow that they give preferential treatment to Blacks.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/answer-sheet/wp/2018/04/05/implicit-racial-bias-causes-black-boys-to-be-disciplined-at-school-more-than-whites-federal-report-finds/

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Facebook Data on 87 Million Users May Have Been Improperly Shared Mark Zuckerberg says he made a ‘huge mistake’ in not focusing on protecting privacy of user data – Georgia Wells and John D. McKinnon (DIERSEN: Facebook is a Democrat website. What data does Facebook have on you that your critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes use against you? For me, that data includes that I am a Trump supporter, Protestant (baptized, raised, and confirmed as a Missouri Synod Lutheran), conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, old (born in 1948), non-poor, gun owner, 100% German American, my ancestors have been in America since 1844, federal retiree, former union member, childless, pet-less, American nameplate car owner, etc.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/mark-zuckerberg-to-testify-before-house-committee-on-april-11-1522844990
— DeVos Hears Arguments on Obama-Era School Discipline Policy concerns allegedly disproportionate actions against African-American, Hispanic students – Michelle Hackman
https://www.wsj.com/articles/devos-hears-arguments-on-obama-era-school-discipline-1522880275
— Navigating the rules of office engagement in the #MeToo era, males seek guidance on mentoring women without crossing a line – John Simons (DIERSEN: What happened to your mentors? In 1975, my Democrat IRS superiors got rid of my mentor who had promoted me in 1972, 1973, and 1974. In 1987, my Democrat GAO superiors got rid of my mentor who had hired me in 1980, got me assigned to audits of IRS in 1986, and promoted me in 1986.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/men-learn-how-to-be-allies-without-fear-to-female-colleagues-1522849814

FINANCIAL TIMES

— Don’t get distracted. John Bolton is a huge threat –
SIMON KUPER (DIERSEN: According to my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes, GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails, the articles linked in those emails, my comments on those articles, and upcoming events are huge distractions. My critics/opponents want to you to rely on them, and only them, to provide you with all the information that you need.)

https://www.ft.com/content/476adbc2-379d-11e8-8eee-e06bde01c544

ATLANTIC
— Why Big Business Isn’t Defending Amazon Against Trump Many of the administration’s policies have been favorable to corporate America. The tradeoff? A president committed to publicly stoning companies that cross him. – RONALD BROWNSTEIN (DIERSEN: QUESTION: Why do those who say that they are religious, conservative, and/or Republican do not defend me? ANSWER: They are not really religious, conservative, and/or Republican; my critics/opponents have threatened to destroy them if they defend me; and/or my critics/opponents have offered them a bribe if they do not defend me.)
https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2018/04/why-big-business-isnt-defending-amazon-against-trump/557264/

FEDERAL NEWS RADIO
— DeVos joins debate on racial inequities in school discipline – AP (DIERSEN: If school discipline should be equal based on the child’s race, why not then also equal based on the child’s political affiliation, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, national origin, language, religion, health, height, weight, BMI, hair color, eye color, parents’ income, parents’ net worth, length of time ancestors have been in America, etc.?)
https://federalnewsradio.com/government-news/2018/04/devos-reviews-obama-discipline-rule-with-educators/

April 4 Morning Edition

ABC7
— YouTube shooter identified as user Nasim Aghdam
http://abc7chicago.com/sources-youtube-shooter-identified-as-user-nasim-aghdam/3298743/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: According to her website, a possible motivation for the shooting could have been tied to her many YouTube accounts, which she says have seen a decline in viewership over the past few months. She embedded videos from the biggest YouTubers on the platform on the site, including massive creator Casey Neistat. In them, they talk about the YouTube “Ad-apocalypse” where many users are seeing massive dips in traffic, subscriber count loss, and de-monetization of videos. Neistat has more than 9,000,000 subscribers and made a famous video about the YouTube ad revenue scare for creators. It appears that Aghdam was disgruntled by the changes in the YouTube platform. She wrote on her website, “Be aware! Dictatorship exists in all countries but with different tactics! They only care for personal and short-term profits and do anything to reach their goals even by fooling simple-minded people, hiding the truth, manipulating science and everything, putting public mental and physical health at risk, abusing non-human animals, polluting the environment, destroying family values, promoting materialism and sexual degeneration in the name of freedom and turning people into programmed robots!” She goes on to quote Adolf Hitler saying, “Make the lie big, make it simple, keep saying it and eventually they will believe it.” The rest of her message targets YouTube and censorship. “There is no free speech in the real world and you will be suppressed for telling the truth that is not supported by the system. Videos of targeted users are filtered and merely relegated so that people can hardly see their videos.” Aghdam’s website shows screenshots of her “reduced” and “supressed” videos. She referred to a specific video that appeared to be an instructional video for a workout saying, “This video got age-restricted after new, close-minded YouTube employees got control of my farsi YouTube channel last year, 2016, and began filtering my videos to reduce views and suppress and discourage me from making my videos!” Feb. 20, YouTube enacted a new advertising policy that demonetized channels with less than 1,000 subscribers and 4,000 hours of watch time. Though Aghdam’s main English channel had more than 5,000 subscribers, many of her videos appeared to be demonetized.)

NBC5
— YouTube Shooting Suspect ID’d; Parents Reported Her Missing – Kiki Intarasuwan, Brendan Weber, Riya Bhattacharjee and Kristofer Noceda
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/national-international/Gunshots-Youtube-Office-San-Bruno-478682453.html

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Joining census lawsuit is Emanuel’s latest legal move against Trump administration – John Byrne (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Emanuel paints Chicago as being anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders, and anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-rahm-emanuel-donald-trump-census-20180404-story.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: White House Press Secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders has said the census citizenship question is “necessary for the Department of Justice to protect voters, specifically to help us better comply with the Voting Rights Act, which is something that’s important and a part of this process.”)
— Illinois is in line to receive $13 million from the federal government to help beef up election security, but officials on Tuesday raised questions about whether the money will make it to the counties that need it in time for the November election. – Kim Geiger)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-rahm-emanuel-donald-trump-census-20180404-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Chicago awards more than $440,000 to Catholic Charities, Phalanx Family Services, and Chicago Citywide Literacy Coalition to encourage people to come to America illegally, to stay in Chicago illegally, and to bring others to America illegally.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-rahm-emanuel-donald-trump-census-20180404-story.html
— When Trump tries to destroy your reputation – Jill McCabe (DIERSEN: Should I sue those individuals, those organizations, those companies, those governments, those countries, those etc. that try to destroy my reputation? Most commonly, they hint/imply/argue/shout that I use my GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails to spread fake news.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/commentary/ct-perspec-reputation-andrew-mccabe-jill-hillary-clinton-james-comey-trump-reputation-fbi-0403-story.html
— Democratic principles will always thwart the creep of authoritarianism – Cass R. Sunstein (DIERSEN: Who wants authority over you? My critics/opponents want authority over me. They want to stop me from sending out GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails, but failing that, they want authority a) over which articles I link to in the emails and what my comments, if any, are on those articles. They want to stop everyone from reading the emails, but failing that, they want to stop as many people as they can from reading the emails.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/commentary/ct-perspec-trump-democracy-threat-authoritarian-20180403-story.html
— Free speech takes another hit from thin-skinned liberals – Cal Thomas
https://www.pressreader.com/usa/chicago-tribune/20180404/281878708937573
— Student Michael Brown applies to 20 colleges: all accept – Amy Wang
https://www.pressreader.com/usa/chicago-tribune/20180404/281779924689765
— Orland Park trustees reconsider full-time mayor position – Mike Nolan
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/daily-southtown/news/ct-sta-orland-park-mayor-st-0404-20180403-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: In a front page top of fold editorial with a big color picture unethically made to look like a news article, Democrats call for the abolition of the Second Amendment.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/naperville-sun/news/ct-nvs-foster-gun-violence-forum-st-0404-20180403-story.html

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: The anti-Trump Durbin says Trump is unreliable, unprepared, and unstable.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/durbin-on-trump-he-is-unreliable-he-is-unprepared-and-he-is-unstable/

DAILY HERALD
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, since the Civil War, Democrats shout at Blacks that Republicans have caused, are causing, and will forever cause all the problems that Blacks have had, are having, and will have.)
http://www.dailyherald.com/discuss/20180403/editorial-we-all-must-work-to-complete-dr-kings-dream

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— VERY SAD: Hultgren and Roskam duck on citizenship query (DIERSEN: Political consultants who want Hultgren and Roskam to lose advise them to dump voters who are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders, and those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time. Political consultants who want Hultgren and Roskam to lose advise them to pander to voters who promote 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, retaliation, and even worse things. Political consultants who want Hultgren and Roskam to lose advise them to not only dump Diersen and his GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails, but to destroy Diersen and his GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails.)
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20180403/BLOGS02/180409967/local-gop-congressmen-duck-on-citizenship-query
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Two others would not take a public stance—Randy Hultgren of Plano and Wheaton’s Peter Roskam—perhaps because both face what are shaping up to be re-election challenges this November.)

BLOOMINGTON PANTAGRAPH
— Could sports betting come to Illinois? Lawmakers listen to options – BILL LUKITSCH (DIERSEN: Gambling is a vice. If you promote gambling, you promote destruction.)
http://www.pantagraph.com/jg-tc/news/state-and-regional/could-sports-betting-come-to-illinois-lawmakers-listen-to-options/article_60133d8b-ad07-5750-8085-cd37d61f2467.html

CHAMPAIGN/URBANA NEWS GAZETTE
— Champaign County’s results for 2018 primary are certified — and historic – Tom Kacich
http://www.news-gazette.com/news/local/2018-04-04/champaign-countys-results-2018-primary-are-certified-%E2%80%94-and-historic.html
— UI student group hosting town hall meeting on gun violence Thursday – Tim Mitchell (DIERSEN: Democrats a) blame Republicans for gun violence and b) want to abolish the Second Amendment.)
http://www.news-gazette.com/news/local/2018-04-03/ui-student-group-hosting-town-hall-meeting-gun-violence-thursday.html
— Rates missing from progressive-tax talk – Jim Dey
http://www.news-gazette.com/opinion/columns/2018-04-04/jim-dey-rates-missing-progressive-tax-talk.html
— Pensions: A problem without solution? – Editorial (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have made it extremely clear to everyone that if they could, they would immediately end a) my $51,864/year Civil Service Retirement System pension, b) my $18,000/year federal health, dental, and vision insurance subsidy, and c) my $2,064/year Social Security. I should write a book about my hate-filled critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes, and especially those who read my GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails.)
http://www.news-gazette.com/opinion/editorials/2018-04-04/editorial-problem-without-solution.html

ROCKFORD REGISTER STAR
— Public invited to Rockford town hall meeting on school gun violence – Corina Curry (DIERSEN: Even though Democrats run Illinois, ever-increasingly Democrats blame Republicans for gun violence in Illinois.)
http://www.rrstar.com/news/20180403/public-invited-to-rockford-town-hall-meeting-on-school-gun-violence
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats, Libertarians, Greens, and RINOs oppose any and all efforts to discourage people from coming to America illegally, from staying in America illegally, and from bringing others to America illegally.
http://www.rrstar.com/news/20180402/questionable-immigration-flyers-spread-in-boone-county

JOURNAL & TOPICS
— Ready For General Election Races In 8th State Senate, 15th, 20th State House Villivalam Awaits GOP Challenger, D’Amico, Biela Continue Door-To-Door Canvassing, McAuliffe, Marwig Not Yet Fully In Campaign Mode – Tom Robb
https://www.journal-topics.com/articles/ready-for-general-election-races-in-8th-state-senate-15th-20th-state-house/

DEKALB DAILY JOURNAL
— Rauner is no Sister Jean – Scott Reeder
http://www.daily-journal.com/opinion/columnists/local/scott-reeder-rauner-is-no-sister-jean/article_6e069fb4-3806-11e8-b6f4-b3c527b6e7b1.html

NPR ILLINOIS
— Illinois Business Pushes Back on Public Right to Sue Bills – SAM DUNKLAU (DIERSEN: What lawsuits have you filed? Of course, to demonize me, to denigrate me, and to condemn me as being litigious and even worse things, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes stress the lawsuits that I have filed. Of course, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes side with the defendants in all the lawsuits that I have filed.)
http://nprillinois.org/post/illinois-business-pushes-back-public-right-sue-bills-0

CHICAGO NOW
— Town hall meeting w/Pritzker & Rauner on Opioids & helping ex-offenders? – Jeff Berkowitz
http://www.chicagonow.com/public-affairs-with-jeff-berkowitz/2018/04/town-hall-meeting-wpritzker-rauner-on-opioids-helping-ex-offenders-watch-berkowitz-wa-safe-havens-neli-vazquez-rowland-cableweb/

PROPUBLICA ILLINOIS
— How Do You Identify Fake News? Solid sources and some healthy skepticism can help. – Vignesh Ramachandran (DIERSEN: According to my critics/opponents, the only news that is not fake is the news that they put out or bless.)
https://www.propublica.org/article/ask-propublica-illinois-how-do-you-identify-fake-news

LAKE COUNTY GAZETTE
— Lake County GOP to select party leaders at upcoming county convention – Glenn Minnis (DIERSEN: Are you an elected Republican Precinct Committeeman? If so, has your Republican County Central Committee notified you of the date, time, location, agenda, candidates, and your weighted vote for your county convention? If the Illinois Republican Party State Central Committee race is contested for your congressional district, have the candidates contacted you concerning their candidacy? What percent of the Republican ballots cast in your county were cast in precincts in which no one ran for Precinct Committeeman? The chairman of your Republican County Central Committee will cast those votes.)
https://lakecountygazette.com/stories/511381743-lake-county-gop-to-select-party-leaders-at-upcoming-county-convention
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The Lake County Republican Party is slated to hold its official county GOP convention on April 18 at Concorde Banquets in Kildeer. “All Lake County Republican precinct committeemen who were duly elected and certified in the March 20, 2018, Republican primary election are called on to attend the county convention and cast their respective weighted votes for chairman of the Lake County Republican Central Committee, Central Committeemen of the Illinois Republican Party from their respective congressional districts, duly proposed amendments to the bylaws of the Lake County Republican Central Committee, various legislative and representative committees and certain other important business of the Lake County Republican Central Committee,” Lake County Republican Party Chairman Mark Shaw said in a press release. Shaw added “all 18 Republican Township Organizations will convene to conduct business relevant to their respective organizations and to caucus regarding the business to be conducted at the county convention, which (will be) gaveled to order at 7 p.m. that same evening.” “Recently, I announced my candidacy for re-election and would be honored if you would be my guest at the event,” Shaw said in the release disbursed among GOP leaders. Shaw is also committeeman for the 10th Congressional District and ran for representative in the 58th House District in 2012, losing to Scott Drury (D-Highwood). Among the Republican winners in the March 20, primary that will be on the ballot for the Nov. 6 general election are Gov. Bruce Rauner, states attorney candidate Erika Harold and secretary of state candidate Jason Helland. In other races on the fall ballot where GOP incumbents will be seeking another term, U.S. Rep. Peter Roskam (R-Wheaton) is set to face Democrat Sean Casten in the 6th Congressional District, Rep. Randy Hultgren (R-Plano) takes on Lauren Underwood in the 14th Congressional District, state Rep. David McSweeney (R-Barrington Hills) squares off against Democrat Bill Downs in the 52nd House District, and state Sen. Dan McConchie (R-Hawthorn Hills) faces Tom Georges in the 26th Senate District.)

CAPITOL FAX
— Pritzker uses Ives to slam Rauner on Quincy veterans’ home
https://capitolfax.com/2018/04/04/pritzker-uses-ives-to-slam-rauner-on-quincy-veterans-home/
— More answers needed on Pritzker’s “artificial progressive income tax”
https://capitolfax.com/2018/04/04/more-answers-needed-on-pritzkers-artificial-progressive-income-tax/
— Pritzker says he’ll immediately end “back-door voucher program”
https://capitolfax.com/2018/04/04/pritzker-says-hell-immediately-end-back-door-voucher-program/

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Trump to deploy military to guard border until wall completed President says caravan of illegals crossing Mexico ‘is broken up’ – Stephen Dinan
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2018/apr/3/trump-says-hell-guard-mexican-border-military/

GOPUSA
— Another California city votes to sue state over sanctuary law (DIERSEN: When will your municipality, your township/ward, and your county sue Illinois over its sanctuary law?)
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=42937
— Gun control students unhappy with their clear backpacks
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=42923
— YouTube shooter described as animal rights vegan, born in Iran
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=42954
— Caravans, Churches and Criminal Sanctuaries
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=42959
— Chicago wants to ban body armor (DIERSEN: One could argue that depending on where you are in Chicago, for your self-defense, you should definitely wear body armor and pack heat.)
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=42831

ONE NEWS NOW
— Next up: Gov’t-endorsed bullying, taunting? If LGBTQ advocates in Illinois get their way, all public school students will be indoctrinated with pro-homosexual propaganda from the time they’re five years old. – Bob Kellogg
https://www.onenewsnow.com/education/2018/04/04/next-up-govt-endorsed-bullying-taunting
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Homosexual and transgender activists have persuaded liberal legislators to sponsor legislation that would require all public school (K-12) textbooks, regardless of the subject, to proclaim positive contributions of homosexuals to society. “[This legislation] would require that any book or book substitute that will be used as a text or text substitute include the ‘role and contributions’ of homosexuals and men and women who adopt opposite-sex persona [a.k.a., transgenderism],” explains Laurie Higgins with the Illinois Family Institute. Two Democratic lawmakers – State Senator Heather Steans and State Representative Anna Moeller – are the sponsors of SB 3249 and HB 5596 respectively. The bills also “require every public elementary school and high school to include in its curriculum a unit of instruction studying the significant role of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender individuals in society.” Higgins warns parents that those who live outside of Illinois shouldn’t brush aside this information, believing it will not affect them. “This will come to other states,” she warns. “It started in California; now it’s coming to Illinois. All it takes is a couple of homosexuals and/or leftists in your state legislature to bring this bill and it will be in your schools, too.” And the danger in that, according to Stella Morabito at The Federalist, is that the highly politicized nature of public schools will essentially “draw virtual targets” on the backs of students whose beliefs don’t align with the school’s. “A bully [would be] free to target with the taunt ‘bigot’ any child who comes from a traditional Christian home – and the curricula will back them up,” Morabito writes. Higgins is convinced that should the legislation pass, Republican Governor Bruce Rauner would sign it into law. It would become effective July 1, 2019. She recommends a two-fold approach to parents at this time: fight the bills – but at the same time “plan an escape route for your children from government schools.”)

AMERICAN SPECTATOR
— Marching Orders for Trump’s New VA Secretary – BETSY MCCAUGHEY (DIERSEN: What work experience do you have? My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always viciously demonized, viciously denigrated, and viciously condemned the work experience that I gained working for IRS 1971-1980, the last 5 1/2 years of which at the GS-12 Step 1-5 levels, currently $81,071-$91,880 and for GAO 1980-1997, the last 11 years of which at the GS-13 Step 1-10 levels, currently $96,403-$125,325. What opinion do those who represent you in government and in politics have of the work experience that you have? Based on their words and their actions, many, if not most, if not virtually all of those who represent me in government and in politics have an extremely low opinion of the work experience that I have.)
https://spectator.org/marching-orders-for-trumps-new-va-secretary/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Since President Trump ousted Veterans Administration Secretary David Shulkin, the question reverberating in Washington is whether Trump’s new pick, Admiral Ronny Jackson, is capable of heading a department with 360,000 employees and 9 million vets under its care. Senate Democrats carp he lacks experience running “a complex organization.” Experience is overrated. President Obama’s VA Secretary, Robert McDonald, failed miserably, despite having run Procter & Gamble. Vets died on phony wait lists on McDonald’s watch. . .Pundits are predicting a confirmation battle. The smart money should be on Jackson. He’s combat tested. Disregard the partisan drivel about his lack of experience running a big organization. It’s coming from the same people who had no problem making a community organizer the President.)

FREEDOM’S JOURNAL
— DISCRIMINATION AND DISPARITIES – Walter E. Williams
https://freedomsjournalinstitute.org/latest-news/opinion/discrimination-and-disparities/

CONSERVATIVE HQ
— GOP Response To Illegal Alien Caravan Will Decide 2018 Midterms – George Rasley (DIERSEN: Democrats and Democrat plants, Libertarians and Libertarian plants, Greens and Green plants, and RINOs a) side with Mexico and with other foreign countries against America and b) side with the citizens of Mexico and with the citizens of other foreign countries against the citizens of America.)
http://www.conservativehq.com/node/27706

BREITBART
— Secretary Ben Carson on Illegals: HUD Is ‘Going to Cooperate Very Much with the Justice Department’ – AMANDA HOUSE
http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2018/04/03/exclusive-secretary-ben-carson-on-illegals-hud-is-going-to-cooperate-very-much-with-the-justice-department/

POLITICO
— Conway responds to claim she’s the No. 1 leaker – LOUIS NELSON (DIERSEN: I should write a book about those who hint/imply/argue/shout that I am a leaker. They blame me and my GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails for their problems, for your problems, for my problems, and for everyone’s problems.)
https://www.politico.com/story/2018/04/02/kellyanne-conway-number-one-leaker-494436

CNN
— Prices of 20 brand-name drugs that are most prescribed to seniors have skyrocketed – Max Richtman
https://www.cnn.com/2018/04/03/opinions/prescription-prices-opinion-richtman/index.html

NBC NEWS
— Trump under investigation, but not criminal target (DIERSEN: My Democrat IRS superiors had me “under investigation” a) 1974-1977 for my claiming partial day per diem (SEE: https://www.gao.gov/products/463866) and b) 1978-1979 for my deducting educational expenses. Of course, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes side with my Democrat IRS superiors.)
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/donald-trump/report-trump-under-investigation-not-criminal-target-mueller-probe-n862576

NEW YORK TIMES
— GAO Finds Racial Bias in School Discipline – Erica L. Green (DIERSEN: Democrats run the public schools in America.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/04/04/us/politics/racial-bias-school-discipline-policies.html
— India’s ‘Fake News’ Crackdown Crumbles Over Journalists’ Outrage – Kai Schultz and Suhasini Raj (DIERSEN: Should I sue those individuals, those organizations, those companies, those governments, those countries, those etc. that hint/imply/argue/shout that I use my GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails to spread fake news?)
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/04/03/world/asia/india-fake-news.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The Indian government called the decree a crackdown on fake news. It lasted less than a day. On Monday evening, the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting abruptly announced that it would penalize journalists who spread “fake news,” the term popularized by President Trump to disparage what he has regarded as unfair coverage of his 2016 American presidential campaign and first year in office. The term is now widely used around the world by authoritarian politicians and governments to describe reporting that they find objectionable. Members of India’s freewheeling press expressed shock and outrage at the announcement, seeing the hidden hand of Prime Minister Narendra Modi — who enjoys warm relations with Mr. Trump — to quell negative media coverage ahead of India’s general election next year.)

WASHINGTON POST
— Trump claimed his plan to put troops on the border is extraordinary. It was routine for Obama. – Alex Horton
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/checkpoint/wp/2018/04/04/trump-claimed-his-plan-to-put-troops-on-the-border-is-extraordinary-it-was-routine-for-obama/

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— California: A ‘Sanctuary’ for Criminals The state threw out the rule of law, but Orange County will join the resistance. – Michelle Park Steel (DIERSEN: When will DuPage County “join the resistance?” Which DuPage County Board Members will lead the resistance?)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/california-a-sanctuary-for-criminals-1522793743
(FROM THE ARTICLE: In Orange County, we reject this kind of reckless behavior. As a member of the Board of Supervisors, I have a say in how to improve my community of 3.2 million residents. We are home to large groups of immigrant communities, and we fully embrace the diverse cultures of our immigrant population. Our concern is about criminal illegal aliens who are falling through the cracks because our sheriff can’t talk to federal immigration agents. On March 27 I introduced a resolution to condemn the state sanctuary law and to direct county counsel to take legal action. Every Orange County supervisor present voted in favor. We currently are reviewing the best ways in which to intervene in the federal government’s lawsuit against California. States cannot simply opt out of federal laws they don’t like. If tomorrow California decided that the First Amendment was a nuisance and passed legislation to restrict this constitutional right, Americans wouldn’t accept the new law. I came to this country with a great respect for the freedom and safety that the Constitution affords its citizens. Condemning the sanctuary law has nothing to do with race or politics. It’s about protecting Americans and their constitutional rights. There’s a long road ahead in fixing our broken immigration system, but, along the way, local law enforcement should cooperate fully with the federal law.)
— Nebraska: A Model for Licensing Reform – Editorial (DIERSEN: I became a licensed CPA in 1981 based on my having a) passed the CPA examination on my first attempt in 1979, b) worked for IRS for almost 9 years, the last 5 1/2 years at the GS-12 Step 1-5 levels, currently $81,071-$91,880, c) worked for GAO for 1 year at the GS-9 Step 10 level, currently $72,677, d) passed the Certified Internal Auditor examination on my first attempt in 1981, e) earned a master’s degree in accounting from DePaul in 1980, f) earned an MBA from Loyola in 1976, and g) earned a bachelor’s degree in management from NIU in 1970.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/a-model-for-licensing-reform-1522795235
— Martin Luther King: ‘We Can’t Keep On Blaming the White Man’ Fifty years after his death, many pay lip service to his ideals, but far too few are following his example. – Jason L. Riley (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, since the Civil War, Democrats shout at Blacks that Republicans have caused, are causing, and will forever cause all the problems that Blacks have had, are having, and will have.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/martin-luther-king-we-cant-keep-on-blaming-the-white-man-1522792580
— Trump Plunges Ahead With America-First, Nationalist Approach Actions on immigration, trade and U.S. military presence in Syria signal a new phase in presidency – Gerald F. Seib
https://www.wsj.com/articles/trump-plunges-ahead-with-america-first-nationalist-approach-1522793064

FRESNO BEE
— Republican gubernatorial candidate John Cox urges Valley cities to reject sanctuary policies – ROBERT RODRIGUEZ
http://www.fresnobee.com/news/local/article207803219.html

GOVERNING
— Election Expands Liberals’ Presence on Wisconsin Supreme Court
http://www.governing.com/topics/politics/Liberals-Expand-Their-Presence-on-Wisconsin-Supreme-Court.html

BLOOMBERG
— It’s So Bad in Illinois Its Bonds Pay Like a Reviled Jersey Mall – Elizabeth Campbell
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-04-03/it-s-so-bad-in-illinois-its-bonds-pay-like-a-reviled-jersey-mall

FORBES
— Why We Are Failing To Win The Arguments For Free Speech – Dr. Wolf von Laer (DIERSEN: According to my critics/opponents, the only news that is not fake is the news that they put out or bless.)
https://www.forbes.com/sites/steveforbes/2018/04/04/why-we-are-failing-to-win-the-arguments-for-free-speech/#178c7ced76fd

NEW YORK MAGAZINE
— Sinclair Chairman Claims Entire Print Media Has ‘No Credibility’ – Olivia Nuzzi (DIERSEN: According to my critics/opponents, the only news that is not fake is the news that they put out or bless.)
http://nymag.com/daily/intelligencer/2018/04/sinclair-chairman-entire-print-media-has-no-credibility.html

FED WEEK
— More Employees Report Seeing Prohibited Personnel Practices (DIERSEN: While I worked for the federal government for almost 30 years, I saw my Democrat superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates commit many PPPs, most commonly, a) discriminating against federal employees because they were Republican, White, male, and/or non-veteran and had not made GS-13 (currently $96,403) by age 25, GS-14 (currently $113,920) by age 30, GS-15 (currently $134,000) by age 35, and Senior Executive Service (currently $164,200) by age 40 and b) wasting the careers of and getting rid of employees who complained about patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, age retaliation, and/or retaliation.)
http://www.fedweek.com/fedweek/more-employees-report-seeing-prohibited-personnel-practices/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: More federal employees reported in 2016 that they had seen prohibited personnel practices in the workplace than in 2010, MSPB has said in a preview of an upcoming report. A budget-related document notes that until the MSPB board has a quorum—it has lacked one for more than a year although nominees for the two vacant seats recently were named—it cannot issue the kind of studies it conducts regularly into federal personnel issues. However, it gave some detail regarding reports in progress. One shows that in a survey MSPB conducted in 2016, more employees reported observing “PPPs”—which include whistleblower retaliation, various forms of discrimination, decisions not based on merit, and more—compared with a similar survey in 2010. “Notably, only 54 percent of respondents in 2016 indicated that they had observed no PPPs, compared to 78 percent in 2010,” it says. The later survey also found high rates of employees reporting that their agencies are not complying with new PPP created in 2012, that non-disclosure policies must include language stating that the policies do not reduce employee whistleblowing rights. MSPB added that it is working on several other studies that rely in part on the survey data. “Those studies cover areas such as individual drivers of employee engagement, sexual harassment, performance management, effectiveness of the HR workforce, and the Pathways program,” it said.)

April 2 Morning Edition

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Pritzker gives his campaign $7 million more, first check since primary win
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-jb-pritzker-campaign-cash-20180402-story.html
— Poll: 50 years after MLK, civil rights goals unmet – AP (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, since the Civil War, Democrats blame Republicans for all the problems that Blacks have had, are having, and will have.)
https://www.pressreader.com/usa/chicago-tribune/20180402/281638190764348

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Ex-V.A. chief: I didn’t ‘resign,’ I was fired – Hope Yen (DIERSEN: Constructively, I did not ‘retire’ September 30, 1997. Constructively, my Democrat GAO superiors fired me and forced the Civil Service Retirement System (CSRS) to start paying me $51,864/year in today’s dollars for the rest of my life. So far, in today’s dollars, CSRS has paid me $1,063,212. My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes side with my Democrat GAO superiors.)
https://www.pressreader.com/usa/chicago-sun-times/20180402/281689730371682

DAILY HERALD
— Madigan builds power from the ground up … and sometimes from the basement – Mick Dumke (DIERSEN: Is the polling place for your precinct “in the middle of” your precinct? The polling place for my precinct in not in my precinct, let alone in the middle of it.)
http://www.dailyherald.com/discuss/20180402/madigan-builds-power-from-the-ground-up
(FROM THE ARTICLE: But inside the precincts of Madigan’s district on Election Day, I had a clear look at how his political machine keeps churning along, and how it probably will for as long as he wants. The power of the most powerful politician in Illinois starts with his election operation and service delivery in his home ward. When I stepped into the basement polling place, I was greeted by an election judge who noted my surprise. “It’s not uncommon in our community,” she said. As I later learned, she was partly right. At one time, dozens of Chicago houses served as voting sites — as many as 150 in 1989, according to a Chicago Tribune article that year. Most were picked as polling places years or even decades earlier, when election officials favored locations in the middle of each precinct. That was also a time when the Democratic Machine had a tighter grip on the entire electoral process. The house on 68th Street has been used as a polling place since at least 2007, according to the available Chicago Board of Election records, but probably far longer. The owners didn’t respond to inquiries about it. By the primary this year, it was the only single-family house still used as a polling place in Chicago, records show.)
— Jeb Bush to speak at Elmhurst College forum April 18 (DIERSEN: How strongly will he demonize, denigrate, and condemn individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time?)
http://www.dailyherald.com/submitted/20180322/jeb-bush-to-speak-at-elmhurst-college-forum
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: In a front page top of fold editorial with color photos of Underwood and Hultgren unethically made to look like a news article, Democrats promote Underwood.
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20180402/underwood-hopes-winning-primary-formula-carries-over-against-hultgren

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— In a shrinking metro area, Kendall County is adding residents – JOHN PLETZ
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20180330/ISSUE01/180329848
— AS THE DEMOCRAT PARTY’S STRANGLEHOLD ON CHICAGO TIGHTENS: Why are metro Chicago’s home values so weak? – DENNIS RODKIN (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, the Democrats who run Chicago make it clear that they do not want you to buy a home in Chicago unless 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 (except Bill Clinton), and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20180330/ISSUE01/180329888

CHICAGO READER
— Another ‘grass gap’ in Chicago opens between blacks and whites on legalization – Ben Joravsky (DIERSEN: If you promote pot, you promote destruction.)
https://www.chicagoreader.com/Bleader/archives/2018/04/02/another-grass-gap-in-chicago-opens-between-blacks-and-whites-on-legalization
— Should the CTA be free? Why not? Making it easier for people to get to jobs, schools, and health care could save society a ton of money. – John Greenfield (DIERSEN: What else besides transportation and K-12 education should government, that is, taxpayers, provide people for “free?” Housing, food, clothing, medical care, booze, pot, entertainment, spending money, etc.?)
https://www.chicagoreader.com/chicago/free-cta-why-not/Content?oid=44499862

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— MCSWEENEY: HIGH TAXES ARE DRIVING PEOPLE OUT OF ILLINOIS (DIERSEN: In addition, individuals, organizations, companies, and governments that are members of the following groups drive people out of Illinois: anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2018/04/mcsweeney-high-taxes-are-driving-people-out-of-illinois.html
— BLACKS IN POWER DON’T EMPOWER BLACKS
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2018/04/blacks-in-power-dont-empower-blacks.html
— SCHOOL CHOICE COULD BE THE ANSWER FOR PEER BULLYING
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2018/04/school-choice-could-be-the-answer-for-peer-bullying.html

CAPITOL FAX
— Good morning! What did I miss? (DIERSEN: GOPUSA ILLINOIS morning edition emails had links to 39 articles on 3/24, 44 articles on 3/25, 25 articles on 3/26, 45 articles on 3/27, 47 articles on 3/28, 49 articles on 3/29, 37 articles on 3/30, 30 articles on 3/31, and 41 articles on 4/1. The GOPUSA ILLINOIS evening edition emails had links to 28 articles on 3/24, 26 articles on 3/25, 26 articles on 3/26, 37 articles on 3/27, 48 articles on 3/28, 30 articles on 3/29, 29 articles on 3/30, 25 articles on 3/31, and 22 articles on 4/1.)
https://capitolfax.com/2018/04/02/good-morning-125/

TOWNHALL
— Obnoxious Liberal Overreach on Guns Gives Us a Shot at Victory in November – Kurt Schlichter
https://townhall.com/columnists/kurtschlichter/2018/04/02/obnoxious-liberal-overreach-on-guns-gives-us-a-shot-at-victory-in-november-n2466846

HUFFINGTON POST
— How Chicago’s Leading Latino Progressive Bested The Democratic Party Machine “The southwest side was ripe for change,” said Jesús “Chuy” García. – Daniel Marans
https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/chuy-garcia-chicago-congress_us_5abe9a84e4b055e50acd9d74

GOPUSA
— The leftist romance with lawlessness
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=42751

CNN
— Hillary Clinton re-emerges as GOP’s reliable boogeyman – Eric Bradner (DIERSEN: In your precinct, how many voted for Clinton and how many voted for Trump? In my precinct, 211 voted for Clinton and only 137 voted for Trump.)
https://www.cnn.com/2018/03/30/politics/clinton-midterms-boogeyman/index.html

NEW YORK TIMES
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: In a front page top of fold editorial with two big color pictures unethically made to look like a news article, Democrats promote abolition of the Second Amendment.
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/04/01/us/politics/gun-control-marches-protests.html
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: DIERSEN HEADLINE: RINOs want cheap labor. Have you ever had any bad jobs? My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always hinted/implied/argued/shouted a) that they infinitely superior to me, b) that all the jobs that I had were bad jobs, c) that they have never stooped to take a bad job, and c) that they never will stoop to take a bad job. I did yard work and delivered newspapers 1962-1964; washed dishes 1964-1966; cleaned golf shoes, chipped slag, and pumped gasoline in 1966; delivered mail 1966-1969; worked on an automobile assembly line and as a security guard in 1970; sold tires, automotive services, and major appliances 1970-1971; pumped gasoline 1971-1972; collected delinquent taxes 1971-1980; and audited federal agencies 1980-1997.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/04/01/business/economy/labor-recruit.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: With forecasters expecting the unemployment rate to sink further this week, the chorus of complaints about worker shortages — from custodians to computer prodigies — has swelled. Yet companies that turn to labor recruiters like Ray Wiley tend to have an especially tough time: The jobs they offer are in out-of-way places; the work is low-paid and disagreeable; and native-born Americans, particularly white men, are generally not interested.)
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: TRAGIC: ‘I Can’t Stop’: Schools Struggle With Vaping Explosion – Kate Zernike
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/04/02/health/vaping-ecigarettes-addiction-teen.html

WASHINGTON POST
— Trump’s DACA tweetstorm speaks volumes about his presidency – James Hohmann
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/powerpost/paloma/daily-202/2018/04/02/daily-202-trump-s-daca-tweetstorm-speaks-volumes-about-his-presidency/5ac19e9430fb042a378a2fe2/
— Emerging Democratic Party united on liberal policies but divided on how to win – Sean Sullivan, Mike DeBonis, Paul Kane and Jenna Portnoy (DIERSEN: Democrats are united. Democrats call Republicans White supremacists, Nazis, KKK members, haters, racists, sexists, bigots, and even worse things. Democrats promote dependency on government, dependency charity, LGBTQ activity, abortion, mass/illegal immigration, abolition of the First and Second Amendments, patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, age discrimination, retaliation, and even worse things. Democrats use government to get rid of individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German Americans, draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/powerpost/emerging-democratic-party-united-on-liberal-policies-but-divided-on-how-to-win/2018/03/31/757fdd0c-3386-11e8-8bdd-cdb33a5eef83_story.html

USA TODAY
— No cake on International Fact-Checking Day. Celebrate by correcting fake news. Fact-checking is growing but there aren’t enough journalists in the world to fight fake news. We need everyone to support facts and denounce fakery. – Jane Elizabeth (DIERSEN: According to my critics/opponents, all news is fake except for the news that they put out or bless. What are your fact checking qualifications? While I worked for GAO 1980-1997, the last 11 years of which at GS-13 Step 1-10 levels, currently $96,403-$125,325, I increasingly worked as a referencer, that is, as a fact checker. That work required assuring the accuracy and support for each and every word, number, table, graph, chart, conclusion, opinion, and recommendation in GAO reports. I worked for IRS 1971-1980, the last 5 1/2 years of which at the GS-12 Step 1-5 levels, currently $81,071-$91,880. My other fact checking qualifications include my becoming a Forensic Accountant in 1997, a Certified Fraud Examiner in 1990, a licensed CPA in 1981, a Certified Internal Auditor in 1981, and a CPA in 1979.)
https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/2018/04/02/international-fact-checking-day-correct-fake-news-column/466774002/

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: DIERSEN HEADLINE: RINOs want cheap labor.
https://www.wsj.com/articles/iowas-employment-problem-too-many-jobs-not-enough-people-1522580400
— Citizenship and the Census – Editorial (DIERSEN: RINOs want cheap labor.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/citizenship-and-the-census-1522612777
— Trump Suggests Any DACA Deal With Democrats Is Dead In Easter morning tweets, he also rebukes Mexico for ‘doing very little, if not NOTHING’ to stop immigrants crossing border – Andrew Ackerman
https://www.wsj.com/articles/trump-suggests-any-daca-deal-with-democrats-is-dead-1522607871

BLOOMBERG
— How the Failure of a ‘Dreamer’ Deal May Tip Control of Congress – Sahil Kapur (DIERSEN: RINOs want cheap labor.)
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-04-02/how-the-failure-of-a-dreamer-deal-may-tip-control-of-congress

REAL CLEAR POLITICS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats promote Bost’s opponent.
https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2018/04/02/_dems_boost_conor_lamb_clone_in_illinois_race_136675.html

DAILY BEAST
— Democrats Hate Gerrymandering—Except When They Get to Do It In Maryland, New Mexico, and elsewhere, Democrats are just as guilty as the Republicans are in other states—which tells us that the real problem is deeper. – Matt Lewis (DIERSEN: Based on the success that my critics/opponents had in gerrymandering my precinct and dumping my precinct’s polling place, I suggest that elected precinct committeemen always be on guard for attempts by your critics/opponents to a) gerrymander your precinct to harm you, if not to get rid of you and b) make the polling place for your precinct as distant, as inconvenient, and as hard to find as possible.)
https://www.thedailybeast.com/democrats-hate-gerrymanderingexcept-when-they-get-to-do-it

April 1 Morning Edition

GOPUSA ILLINOIS
— What were you doing 40 years ago today? My wife Karen and I were getting married at her Catholic church in Chicago. We both worked in downtown Chicago. I had worked for IRS since 1971 and she had worked for the U.S. League of Savings Institutions since 1970. In today’s dollars, IRS paid me $89,178/year. We used her savings for the down payment to buy 1017 East Harrison in Wheaton and we used the profit from the sale of my one bedroom condo in the Outer Drive East building to buy a new 1978 Oldsmobile Delta 88 Royale and a new 1978 Chevy Chevette. I soon sold my 1962 Chevy BelAir and I continued to store my 1972 Corvette in my mother’s garage in Crete. I took graduate accounting courses at DePaul’s downtown building and Karen soon started taking courses there toward a bachelor’s degree in finance. Because of Money Magazine’s February 1978 4-page article on us, IRS had disallowed all the graduate business courses that I had taken at Loyola and all the graduate accounting courses that I had taken at DePaul. Eventually, I won a split decision in Tax Court. The judge imposed a new rule that you cannot deduct accounting courses until you are qualified to take the CPA examination. I continued to rent out a town home in University Park that I had bought new in 1972. I sold it in 1984 when we had 915 Cove Court built in Wheaton. – Dave Diersen
https://gopillinois.com

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— For the Department of Veterans Affairs, a Trump toady – Steve Chapman (DIERSEN: Who/what are you a toady for? I am a toady for the Republican Party platform, the Illinois Republican Party (IRP) platform, and the Milton Township Republican Central Committee resolution against video gambling. Will those who dominate the IRP work even harder in the future to water down, to emasculate, and to destroy the aforesaid documents? Will they succeed in electing IRP State Central Committee members on April 18, 2018 who will appoint members to the 2020 IRP State Convention Platform and Resolutions Committee who will water down, emasculate, and destroy the IRP platform?)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/chapman/ct-perspec-chapman-trump-jackson-shulkin-veterans-0401-20180330-story.html
– Fact check: Trump administration departs from reality on wall, census, Amazon – AP (DIERSEN: What are your fact checking qualifications? While I worked for GAO 1980-1997, the last 11 years of which at GS-13 Step 1-10 levels, currently $96,403-$125,325, I increasingly worked as a referencer, that is, as a fact checker. That work required assuring the accuracy and support for each and every word, number, table, graph, chart, conclusion, opinion, and recommendation in GAO reports. I worked for IRS 1971-1980, the last 5 1/2 years of which at the GS-12 Step 1-5 levels, currently $81,071-$91,880. My other fact checking qualifications include my becoming a Forensic Accountant in 1997, a Certified Fraud Examiner in 1990, a licensed CPA in 1981, a Certified Internal Auditor in 1981, and a CPA in 1979.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/politics/factcheck/ct-fact-check-trump-wall-census-amazon-20180331-story.html
— Republican candidate for 9th District state Senate stresses fiscal responsibility, help for foster kids – Genevieve Bookwalter (DIERSEN: I should write a book about those who, since the 1980s, have demonized me, denigrated me, and condemned me the most because my wife and I gave up trying to have children, because we did not adopt, and because we did not become foster parents. They viciously demonize us, denigrate us, and condemn us as being selfish rich DINKs (dual income, no kids). They glorify and praise themselves for having kids.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/evanston/news/ct-evr-lasonde-senate-republican-tl-0405-20180331-story.html
— FRONT PAGE WITH PICTURE: Rage, riots and ruin Parts of Chicago’s West Side were destroyed after Martin Luther King Jr.’s death in 1968. Some haven’t recovered – Tony Briscoe and Ese Olumhense
https://www.pressreader.com/usa/chicago-tribune/20180401/281505046776875
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD IN NAPERVILLE SUN: DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats promote diversity. Democrats would NOT promote diversity if the majority of minorities, females, younger people, poor people, recent immigrants, non-Protestants, non-gun-owners, etc. voted for Republicans.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/naperville-sun/news/ct-nvs-india-mall-patel-grocery-st-0401-20180331-story.html

BLOOMINGTON PANTAGRAPH
— Illinois should switch to a non-partisan primary ballot. – Editorial (DIERSEN: Democrats are morale relativists who believe that their end justifies their means. How many Democrats in your precinct, in your municipality, in your township/ward, in your county, and in Illinois a) cast Republican ballots in primary elections to do whatever damage that they can and b) vote for Democrats in general elections. Why did 105 in my precinct cast Republican primary ballots and voted for either Rauner/Sanguinetti or Ives/Morthland, but in the uncontested races, only 81 voted for Helland, only 81 voted for Senger, only 80 voted for Dodge, only 87 voted for Roskam, only 84 voted for Connelly, only 78 voted for Ruscitti, only 81 voted for Cronin, only 80 voted for Hinds, only 84 voted for Henry, only 75 voted for Cantore, only 76 voted for Wilson, only 75 voted for Mackay, and only 77 voted for me. Maybe 21 to 30 of those who cast Republican primary ballots in my precinct are Democrats.)
http://www.pantagraph.com/opinion/editorial/editorial-change-ballots-change-turnout/article_86445a9a-42cb-5094-87e4-27f3917407b1.html

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Rauner, state need to move ahead on workers’ raises – Editorial
http://www.sj-r.com/opinion/20180331/our-view-rauner-state-need-to-move-ahead-on-workers-raises
— Trump needs to name top prosecutor for Central Illinois – Editorial
http://www.sj-r.com/opinion/20180331/our-view-trump-needs-to-name-top-prosecutor-for-central-illinois

QUINCY HERALD WHIG
— Chamber’s diversity and inclusion sessions start May 2 – Steve Eighinger (DIERSEN: To promote diversity and inclusion is to get rid of those who are Republican, White, male, older, and/or non-veteran.)
http://www.whig.com/20180401/chambers-diversity-and-inclusion-sessions-start-may-2#//

GALESBURG REGISTER MAIL
— Galesburg Democratic vote increases in 2018 primary – Rebecca Susmarski
http://www.galesburg.com/news/20180331/galesburg-democratic-vote-increases-in-2018-primary

QUAD CITIES ONLINE
— Trump tariffs threaten Midwest, Q-C farmers – Editorial
http://qconline.com/opinion/editorial/editorial-trump-tariffs-threaten-midwest-q-c-farmers/article_c37e1ba3-e84d-5d37-b8fb-692a38ad0d9d.html

NPR ILLINOIS
— What A Booming Economy Means For The Midterms – ASMA KHALID (DIERSEN: Because the economy is booming under Trump, Democrats, Libertarians, Greens, and RINOs a) will belittle/badmouth that and b) will promote dependency on government, dependency on charity, LGBTQ activity, abortion, mass/illegal immigration, abolition of the First and Second Amendments, booze, gambling, pot, and other vices, patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, age discrimination, retaliation, and even worse things.)
http://nprillinois.org/post/what-booming-economy-means-midterms#stream/0

WSIL TV
— Will the #NeverAgain actually have an impact? – Andrew Feather (DIERSEN: What impact does #NeverAgain want? From what I see, #NeverAgain wants to get rid of individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
http://www.wsiltv.com/story/37853762/will-the-neveragain-actually-have-an-impact

WASHINGTON TIMES
— David Hogg would’ve made a good brownshirt – Cheryl K. Chumley
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2018/mar/30/david-hogg-wouldve-been-good-brownshirt/
— Trump says The Washington Post should register as ‘lobbyist’ – Dave Boyer
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2018/mar/31/donald-trump-says-washington-post-should-register-/
— Trump blasts Calif. Gov. Jerry Brown for pardoning illegal immigrants – Dave Boyer
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2018/mar/31/donald-trump-blasts-jerry-brown-calif-governor-par/

BREITBART
— Ann Coulter: ‘Former Trumpers Should Put the Fear of God’ in Trump as Border Wall Remains Unbuilt – JOHN BINDER
http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2018/03/31/ann-coulter-former-trumpers-should-put-the-fear-of-god-in-trump-as-border-wall-remains-unbuilt/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Weeks ago, Trump set off a firestorm among his base of supporters when he signed off on House Speaker Paul Ryan’s omnibus spending bill that does not include a single provision from the president’s 70-point list of pro-American immigration reforms. Those reforms include building a wall along the southern border, ending chain migration (which would cut legal immigration in half), mandating E-Verify to ban employers from hiring illegal aliens, and ending the “Catch and Release” program that releases illegal aliens into the interior of the country. At the time, Coulter blasted Trump, saying “in one generation,” the U.S. would become South Africa.)

AMERICAN THINKER
— Hogg’s tantrum boycott about to crash headlong into a bigger one – Monica Showalter (DIERSEN: Who boycotts you and why? I should write a book about the individuals, organizations, companies, and governments that boycott me and my GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails. They blame me for their problems, for your problems, for my problems, and for everyone’s problems.)
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2018/03/hoggs_tantrum_boycott_about_to_crash_headlong_into_a_bigger_one.html
— America Not to Blame for Mexico’s Problems – John Massoud
https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2018/03/america_not_to_blame_for_mexicos_problems.html

TOWNHALL
— 20 Questions You’re Not Supposed to Ask in 2018 America – John Hawkins
https://townhall.com/columnists/johnhawkins/2018/03/31/20-questions-youre-not-supposed-to-ask-in-2018-america-n2466241

PJ MEDIA
— In France, ‘Diversity’ Claims Two More Innocent Lives – MICHAEL WALSH
https://pjmedia.com/michaelwalsh/france-diversity-claims-two-innocent-lives/

NEW AMERICAN
— “Conservative” Gov. Kasich Praises Anti-gun March; Gets Liberal-NeoCon Boost for 2020 White House Bid – William F. Jasper
https://www.thenewamerican.com/usnews/politics/item/28639-conservative-gov-kasich-praises-anti-gun-march-gets-liberal-neocon-boost-for-2020-white-house-bid

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Brother of Parkland shooting victim disagrees with David Hogg, says he was snubbed from March for our Lives – Katie Leach
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/brother-of-parkland-shooting-victim-disagrees-with-david-hogg-about-march-for-our-lives-snub

THE HILL
— Social media users criticize White House interns lack of diversity – JACQUELINE THOMSEN (DIERSEN: Anti-Trumps shout at young people and at everyone else that Republicans are White supremacists, Nazis, KKK members, haters, racists, sexists, bigots, and even worse things.)
http://thehill.com/homenews/administration/381088-social-media-users-criticize-white-house-interns-lack-of-diversity

AOL NEWS
— Roseanne Barr strikes back against criticism: ‘Diversity of opinion is part of diversity’ – JENNIFER KLINE
https://www.aol.com/article/entertainment/2018/03/31/roseanne-barr-strikes-back-against-criticism-diversity-of-opinion-is-part-of-diversity/23400111/

NEW YORK TIMES
— HARDCOPY ARTICLE TITLE: Marriage between elites widens class gap, researchers say Upper-income students marry at higher rates than their lower-income peers. – Kevin Carey (DIERSEN: Since 1978, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have been furious that I got married and that I am still married 40 years later. They paint me as being someone who no one would marry or stay married to. Many, if not most, of my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes a) have never been married, b) are divorced, c) have serious marital problems, and/or d) have spouses who have little or no income or assets.)
https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2018/03/29/upshot/college-marriage-class-differences.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, you are viciously demonized, viciously denigrated, and viciously condemned as being a racist if you do not glorify and praise minorities, pander to minorities, serve as an operative or a dupe for minorities, and/or give money to minorities.
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/03/31/opinion/sunday/spiro-agnew-mlk.html

WASHINGTON POST
— Trump says ‘no more’ DACA deal and threatens to ‘stop’ NAFTA if Mexico does not better secure border – Philip Rucker (DIERSEN: What if America declared war on Mexico and a) sent many millions of American citizens into Mexico illegally, b) kept many millions of American citizens in Mexico illegally, and c) sent many mountains of illegal drugs into Mexico illegally?)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/post-politics/wp/2018/04/01/deal-on-daca-no-more-trump-says/

BOSTON HERALD
— Pope quoted as saying there’s no hell – Brian Dowling (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always talked and acted like there is no hell. My churchgoing critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always talked and acted like being a member of a church, attending church services, and/or giving money to a church gives them license to sin.)
http://www.bostonherald.com/news/local_coverage/2018/04/pope_quoted_as_saying_there_s_no_hell
— Study: Bias in jobs with highest pay White-to-black ratio ‘wide’ – AP (DIERSEN: If I had not been denied my 7th Amendment rights in Diersen v. GAO, I would have provided a jury with many examples in which GAO paid its employees who were minority and/or female not only more for the same work, but more for lesser work, including one example in which GAO paid one of my subordinates who was a minority, a female, and a veteran more than it paid me. She had less job-related work experience, less job-related education, no professional certifications, and no professional licenses. I had almost 18 years experience working for GAO, the last 11 years of which at the GS-13 Step 1-10 levels, currently $96,403-$125,325; almost 9 years experience working for IRS, the last 5 1/2 years of which at the GS-12 Step 1-5 levels, currently $81,071-$91,880; three job-related master’s degrees; six job-related professional certifications, and a job-related professional license.)
http://www.bostonherald.com/business/business_markets/2018/04/study_bias_in_jobs_with_highest_pay

INDIANA GAZETTE
— Integration now and forever – David Brooks (DIERSEN: Democrats used to promote integration, but now they promote segregation. Democrats want members of Group A to become the voting majorities in precincts, in municipalities, in townships/wards, in counties, in states, and in America so that they have enough voting power to get rid of members of Group B once and for all. Members of Group A are anti-Trump supporters, 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 and members of Group B are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.indianagazette.com/opinion/integration-now-and-forever/article_26c787f4-677d-5a14-8142-ee4e09b18254.html

GAZETTE
— Four tips for creating a diverse workforce – Wilford H. Stone (DIERSEN: To promote diversity is to get rid of those who are Republican, White, male, older, and/or non-veteran.)
http://www.thegazette.com/subject/news/business/four-tips-for-creating-a-diverse-workforce-20180331

LINCOLN JOURNAL STAR
— We all must fight realities of racism – ESTHER J. CEPEDA (DIERSEN: Anti-Trumps shout at young people and at everyone else that Republicans are White supremacists, Nazis, KKK members, haters, racists, sexists, bigots, and even worse things.)
http://journalstar.com/opinion/columnists/esther-j-cepeda-we-all-must-fight-realities-of-racism/article_50453e4d-cefb-53f9-a815-cdb3ecd18e33.html

FORBES
— Hogg’s Advertising Boycott Is Not Suppressing Ingraham’s Free Speech – Fruzsina Eordogh (DIERSEN: Who boycotts you and why? I should write a book about the individuals, organizations, companies, and governments that boycott me and my GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails. They blame me for their problems, for your problems, for my problems, and for everyone’s problems.)
https://www.forbes.com/sites/fruzsinaeordogh/2018/03/31/hoggs-advertising-boycott-is-not-suppressing-ingrahams-free-speech/#474440153921

BLOOMBERG
— How Facebook Helps Shady Advertisers Pollute the Internet “They go out and find the morons for me.” – Zeke Faux (DIERSEN: GOPUSA ILLINOIS does not seek, nor will it accept, any kind of advertising. He who pays the piper calls the tunes. My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes hint/imply/argue/shout that the more advertising that is on a website or an email, the more legitimate and credible that website or email is.)
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/features/2018-03-27/ad-scammers-need-suckers-and-facebook-helps-find-them
— Why pay equality is still out of reach – CLAIRE SUDDATH, DAVID HELLIER, LUCY MEAKIN, STEPHEN MORRIS, SUZI RING, AND JANET PASKIN (DIERSEN: The Illinois Equal Pay Act requires men and women to be paid the same for similar work. If I had not been denied my 7th Amendment rights in Diersen v. GAO, I would have provided a jury with many examples in which GAO paid its female employees not only more for the same work, but more for lesser work, including one example in which GAO paid one of my subordinates who was a female, a minority, and a veteran more than it paid me. She had less job-related work experience, less job-related education, no professional certifications, and no professional licenses. I had almost 18 years experience working for GAO, the last 11 years of which at the GS-13 Step 1-10 levels, currently $96,403-$125,325; almost 9 years experience working for IRS, the last 5 1/2 years of which at the GS-12 Step 1-5 levels, currently $81,071-$91,880; three job-related master’s degrees; six job-related professional certifications, and a job-related professional license.)
https://www.scribd.com/article/375119358/Why-Pay-Equality-Is-Still-Out-Of-Reach

RASMUSSEN REPORTS
— Voters See Reporters As More Anti-Trump These Days
http://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/general_politics/march_2018/voters_see_reporters_as_more_anti_trump_these_days

CPA PRACTICE ADVISOR
— IRS Collected $3.4 Trillion in 2017, Gave Out $437 Billion in Refunds – ISAAC M. O’BANNON (DIERSEN: I worked for IRS for almost 9 years and I worked for GAO on audits of IRS for 3 years.)
http://www.cpapracticeadvisor.com/news/12405718/irs-collected-34-trillion-in-2017-gave-out-437-billion-in-refunds

DAILY MAIL
— 50 years later, echoes of 1968 resonate in U.S. (DIERSEN: What were you doing in 1968? I was a full-time student at UIC and a part-time employee for the Park Forest Post Office. I lived with my parents and brother in Crete. I sold my 1968 Oldsmobile 442 and bought a new 1969 Dodge Charger SE. I saved money for college expenses.)
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/wires/afp/article-5566261/50-years-later-echoes-1968-resonate-US.html

INDEPENDENT
— Company gender pay gap reporting is already helping, and will continue to help tackle inequalities The historical evidence, such as Northern Ireland’s attempt to reduce the gap between Catholic and Protestant employment, suggests that when it comes to various dimensions of equality in the workplace, some information is better than no information – Ben Chu (DIERSEN: I should write a book about those who have lots of religious, government, political, and/or financial clout in Wheaton and/or in Glen Ellyn who discriminate against those who are not a member of their church.)
https://www.independent.co.uk/voices/gender-pay-gap-reporting-inequality-companies-northern-ireland-catholic-protestant-julian-jessop-a8283641.html

March 30 Morning Edition

GOPUSA ILLINOIS
— Who speaks for you? Who speaks for those who voted for Rauner/Sanguinetti? Who speaks for those who voted for Ives/Morthland? Who speaks for the Illinois Republican Party (IRP)? According to the City Club of Chicago SEE: https://www.cityclub-chicago.org/event/2/1298/the-future-of-the-republican-party-in-illinois, Pat Brady speaks for the 360,000 who voted for Rauner/Sanguinetti and Dan Proft speaks for the 340,000 who voted for Ives/Morthland. IRP Chairman Tim Schneider, IRP National Committeeman Richard Porter, and IRP National Committeewoman Demetra DeMonte speak for the IRP. Who speaks for those like me who support the traditional family, right to life, immigration, Second Amendment, and the rest of the planks in the IRP platform? – Dave Diersen
https://gopillinois.com

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Gov. Rauner expecting to add another title: Grandpa – Bill Lukitsch
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-bruce-rauner-grandfather-20180329-story.html
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: Robberies spike in the Loop, other downtown areas in 2018 – Jeremy Gorner (DIERSEN: Have you ever lived, worked, and/or took classes in Chicago? I lived in Chicago in 1971 and then 1974-1978. I worked in Chicago in 1971 and then 1973-1997. I took classes in Chicago 1966-1968, 1971-1983, and 1992-1997.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/ct-met-chicago-violence-downtown-robberies-spike-20180328-story.html
— Marijuana-friendly states want meeting with Sessions – AP (DIERSEN: If you promote pot, you promote destruction.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/ct-biz-marijuana-friendly-states-sessions-meeting-20180330-story.html

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Conservatism goes AWOL in Washington – Mona Charen
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/conservatism-goes-awol-in-washington/

DAILY HERALD
— Return sales tax-collection overage to local agencies – Editorial
http://www.dailyherald.com/discuss/20180329/editorial-return-sales-tax-collection-overage-to-local-agencies

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Pot promoters promote pot. If you promote pot, you promote destruction.
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20180330/OPINION/180339997
— Dear downstate Illinois: Please soak Chicago – THOMAS GEOGHEGAN
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20180329/OPINION/180329858/downstate-illinois-profits-from-chicago-with-a-progressive-income-tax

ALTON DAILY NEWS
— Rauner and the TRUST Act (DIERSEN: Republicans do not do anything that encourages people to come to America illegally, to stay in America illegally, or to bring others to America illegally.)
http://www.altondailynews.com/news/details.cfm?clientid=17&id=262694#.Wr5BqsuKSM8

HERALD & REVIEW
— Now Trump is targeting the paper on which your news is printed. Here’s why that’s alarming. – Editorial (DIERSEN: I pay many thousands of dollars each year for home delivery of the Chicago Tribune, Chicago Sun-Times, Daily Herald, Naperville Sun, Wheaton Leader, USA Today, New York Times, Wall Street Journal, Crain’s Chicago Business, etc.)
https://herald-review.com/news/opinion/our-view-now-trump-is-targeting-the-paper-on-which/article_da77200c-d51b-52b3-a314-b1231aab1c80.html

BELLEVILLE NEWS DEMOCRAT
— With the primary behind us, how often will we see Rauner and Pritzker downstate? – JOSEPH BUSTOS
http://www.bnd.com/latest-news/article207128804.html

DEKALB DAILY JOURNAL & NORTHWEST HERALD
— Concealed carry instructor and longtime firearm handler weigh in on gun control proposals – CHRISTOPHER HEIMERMAN
http://www.daily-chronicle.com/2018/03/29/concealed-carry-instructor-longtime-firearm-handler-weigh-in-on-gun-control-proposals/dr2oy0c/
http://www.nwherald.com/2018/03/29/concealed-carry-instructor-and-longtime-firearm-handler-weigh-in-on-gun-control-proposals/axqlm94/

SUBURBAN LIFE
— Wheaton names former councilman Richard Gerig ‘outstanding citizen’ 95-year-old continues to keep active at Windsor Park retirement community – ERIC SCHELKOPF
http://www.mysuburbanlife.com/2018/03/27/wheaton-names-former-councilman-outstanding-citizen/au0tmxf/

NPR ILLINOIS
— Audit Dings Rauner Administration For Lost Property, Vacant Appointments – BRIAN MACKEY
http://nprillinois.org/post/audit-dings-rauner-administration-lost-property-vacant-appointments#stream/0

WGLT
— Rodney Davis Stands Firm For Second Amendment – CHARLIE SCHLENKER (DIERSEN: What do you stand firm for? I stand firm for a) all the planks in the Republican Party platform and in the Illinois Republican Party platform and b) the Milton Township Republican Central Committee resolution against video gambling. My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes reject some, most, or all of the aforesaid.)
http://wglt.org/post/rodney-davis-stands-firm-second-amendment#stream/0

CHICAGO MAGAZINE
— Two Graphs Show Why the Chicago Area Is Losing Population Chicagoland’s been adding relatively high earners for the past decade—and while its poor and middle-class population leaves. – WHET MOSER
http://www.chicagomag.com/city-life/March-2018/Two-Graphs-Show-Why-the-Chicago-Area-Is-Losing-Population/

MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— State Central Committeeman Races Gearing Up Bob Grogan Looking for Support in 6th Congressional District – Chris Yaeger
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2018/03/26/state-central-committeeman-races-gearing/

WILL COUNTY GAZETTE
— Batinick says Exelon bailout bill had many problems – Marian Johns
https://willcountygazette.com/stories/511373091-batinick-says-exelon-bailout-bill-had-many-problems

POLITICO ILLINOIS
— CASTEN RESPONDS (DIERSEN: Will Casten call for Roskam to increase the $10,000 SALT cap to $20,000 for married filing jointly? Government should encourage marriage and homeownership.)
https://www.politico.com/newsletters/illinois-playbook/2018/03/30/rahm-gives-deposition-in-police-shooting-case-chicagos-population-draining-while-high-earners-are-moving-in-casten-and-roskam-debate-parallel-tax-claims-261106
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Sean Casten, Democratic nominee for Congress challenging incumbent Peter Roskam in the 6th District, refuses to define Roskam’s claims this week involving a property tax deduction as “a success.” Roskam’s office received word from the U.S. Treasury Department that suggested Illinois taxpayer who filed before Jan. 1 can deduct their property taxes. Casten called a foul, asking, “Does Roskam think we’re going to forget that he was largely responsible for hitting us with this unfair tax hike in the first place?” He writes: “Hard-working homeowners throughout our district were counting on that property tax deduction, and Roskam sold them out in favor of the wealthy special interests that fund his campaign. Instead of writing self-serving letters to the Treasury Department, Roskam should try doing the job he was elected to do — working on behalf of the people who live right here in the 6th District.”)
— ROSKAM HITS BACK
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Also on Thursday, Roskam released a statement that blasted Casten for not saying whether he agrees or not with a tax plan proposed by Congressional Democrats if they win the majority in the midterm elections. Democrats are proposing a repeal of major pieces of President Trump’s tax reform legislation. Their plan would raise taxes on corporations and high-income households in order to pay for a $1 trillion infrastructure package. “The thousands of families who have received meaningful tax relief this year deserve to know whether Sean Casten fully supports his party’s efforts to raise tax rates and fully reinstate the Alternative Minimum Tax,” said Roskam for Congress spokesman Veronica Vera. “Now that his party has committed to increasing taxes on families and small businesses, Sean Casten has a responsibility to Sixth District voters to be honest about his intentions to raise their taxes.”)
https://www.politico.com/newsletters/illinois-playbook/2018/03/30/rahm-gives-deposition-in-police-shooting-case-chicagos-population-draining-while-high-earners-are-moving-in-casten-and-roskam-debate-parallel-tax-claims-261106

GOPUSA
— Ingraham apologizes; Hogg says not enough (DIERSEN: What applications have you made that were rejected? After 1974, my Democrat IRS superiors rejected all my applications for GS-13 positions. Between 1980 and 1985 and after 1988, my Democrat GAO superiors rejected all my applications to be assigned to audits of IRS. After 1986, my Democrat GAO superiors rejected all my applications for GS-14 positions.)
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=42614
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The backlash began earlier in the week, when Ingraham made fun of Hogg, who has been a vocal activist after the Feb. 14 shooting that claimed 17 lives, for being rejected from four universities in the University of California school system. She tweeted a story by the Daily Wire addressing the rejections, adding on Twitter, “David Hogg Rejected By Four Colleges To Which He Applied and whines about it. (Dinged by UCLA with a 4.1 GPA…totally predictable given acceptance rates.)” Hogg, who has a 4.2 GPA, was accepted by Florida Atlantic University, Cal Poly and Cal State San Marcos. The Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School senior was in the school when shooter Nikolas Cruz opened fire, killing 14 students and three faculty members.)

IMMIGRATION REFORM
— California Sheriff Rejects “Sanctuary” Law, Makes Information on Illegals Public – JOE GOMEZ (DIERSEN: Needless-to-say, DuPage County Sheriff John Zaruba should do this immediately. Federal law trumps state law.)
https://immigrationreform.com/2018/03/27/california-sheriff-rejects-sanctuary-law-makes-information-illegals-public/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The Orange County Sheriff’s Department has announced that it will begin publishing a list of criminal aliens who are inmates in the county jail, as part of its existing “Who’s in Jail,” online database. The information made public will also include when criminal aliens are released from jail, a move that comes in direct retaliation to the state’s “sanctuary” laws which prohibit cooperation between police and federal immigration officials. “This is in response to SB-54 limiting our ability to communicate with federal authorities and our concern that criminals are being released to the street when there’s another avenue to safeguard the community by handing them over (to ICE for potential deportation),” Orange County Undersheriff Don Barnes said. California’s “sanctuary law” has recently encountered resistance to this dangerous policy from multiple communities in California. Most notably, the City Council in Los Alamitos voted last week on an ordinance to exempt the city from state law over concerns that it is unconstitutional. The Yorba Linda City Council agreed to file an amicus brief to a lawsuit filed by the Department of Justice against California. The Orange County Board of Supervisors are also expected to consider a range of possible actions against the state law as well. Open borders groups like the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) have been actively working to prevent cities in California from opposing the states “sanctuary” laws.)
— “Progressives” are Campaigning to Abolish Immigration Enforcement. Here’s What They Would Get – SPENCER RALEY
https://immigrationreform.com/2018/03/28/progressives-campaigning-abolish-immigration-enforcement-heres-get/

BREITBART
— Democrats Fear Illegal Aliens Losing Elected Representation After 2020 Census – JOHN BINDER (DIERSEN: Of course, Democrats what to fill all the states, counties, township/wards, municipalities, and precincts in America with illegals and then demand that elected officials “represent” those illegals.)
http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2018/03/29/democrats-fear-illegal-aliens-losing-elected-representation-after-2020-census/

DAILY CALLER
— ‘Should We Be Able To Vote In Mexico?’ — Tucker Takes On Supporter Of Illegal Immigrants Voting In U.S. – Justin Caruso (DIERSEN: What if America illegally sent many millions of its citizens illegally into Mexico illegally? What if America illegally kept many millions of its citizens illegally in Mexico illegally? What if America illegally sent many mountains of illegal drugs illegally into Mexico illegally?)
http://dailycaller.com/2018/03/29/tucker-illegal-immigrant-vote/

LIFEZETTE NEWS
— Cabinet Member Allegedly Downplays Diversity, Meets with Adversity CNN controversy swirls as interior secretary continues to face blowback over statements that seemed to favor merit-based hiring – Michele Blood (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always a) opposed merit-based hiring, retention, and promotion and b) promoted patronage. Because I have always been a Republican, were it not for federal civil service protections, a) the Post Office would NOT have hired me in 1966 or let me work there for almost 3 years, b) IRS would NOT have hired me in 1971 or let me work there for almost 9 years, c) IRS would NOT have promoted me in 1972, 1973, or 1974, d) GAO would NOT have hired me in 1980 or let me work there for almost 18 years, and e) GAO would NOT have promoted me in 1986.)
https://www.lifezette.com/popzette/cabinet-member-allegedly-downplays-diversity-meets-with-adversity/

THE HILL
— GOP tax message hits a snag – NAOMI JAGODA AND NIV ELIS
http://thehill.com/policy/finance/380886-gop-tax-message-hits-a-snag?rnd=1522404325
— Trump prizes loyalty over experience in Cabinet – NIALL STANAGE (DIERSEN: Who demands blind loyalty? My critics/opponents demand blind loyalty. They have lots of religious, government, political, and/or financial clout in Wheaton, Glen Ellyn, Milton Township, DuPage County, and Illinois. They have their operatives and their dupes destroy those like me who they cannot manipulate/dominate.)
http://thehill.com/homenews/administration/380953-the-memo-trump-prizes-loyalty-over-experience-in-cabinet

POLITICO
— Federal workers spill on life in Trump’s Washington From marital strife to high anxiety, civil servants reveal how the Trump administration has changed agency life. – ANDREW RESTUCCIA (DIERSEN: Do you know anyone who is or was a federal employee? I should write a book about the a) almost 3 years that I worked for the Democrats who ran the Park Forest Post office 1966-1969, b) almost 9 years that I worked for the Democrats who ran IRS in Chicago 1971-1980, and c) the almost 18 years that I worked for the Democrats who ran GAO in Chicago 1980-1997. When Republicans got elected, my Democrat superiors worked even harder to get rid of me.)
https://www.politico.com/story/2018/03/30/trump-washington-civil-servants-492347
(FROM THE ARTICLE: One Health and Human Services employee swore off online dating after potential suitors repeatedly got upset that he worked for the Trump administration. An Education Department fellow eagerly returned to teaching after listening to Betsy DeVos bash public schools. And one Environmental Protection Agency official said staffers are distraught at having to personally dismantle regulations they spent years crafting. This is Donald Trump’s government 14 months into his presidency. Interviews with nearly three dozen current and recently departed workers across the ideological spectrum and across the federal bureaucracy — from the State Department to the Interior Department — show that Trump’s presidency has fundamentally altered the lives of government workers in ways big and small. Trump’s frequent attacks on the “deep state” have engendered deep distrust between career and political employees, pushing many long-time civil servants toward the exits and raising the possibility of a government-wide brain drain. And while some workers, such as Border Patrol agents, are feeling newly empowered under Trump, morale at other agencies is so low that some employees said they were suffering from increased anxiety and depression that has complicated their personal relationships and even led to heavier drinking. Several career employees said they were keeping their heads down and ignoring possible avenues for promotions because they have little interest in being subjected to the political infighting that has taken hold in many agencies. “It’s the worst administration and I’ve dealt with all of them from Ronald Reagan all the way forward,” said Jeffrey David Cox, the national president of the American Federation of Government Employees, the country’s largest federal employee union. “The worst with morale of employees. The worst with constantly wanting to take away rights and benefits. And the worst in trying to starve the agencies of resources.”)

NEW YORK TIMES
— Parkland Activist Got Some College Rejections. He’ll Major in ‘Changing the World’ – Audra D. S. Burch (DIERSEN: In retrospect, with benefit of hindsight, what would your undergraduate major have been? For me, it would have been accounting. I did not major in accounting because I thought I could never pass the CPA examination. However, almost 9 years after I graduated with a degree in management, I passed the CPA examination on my first attempt. I credit my having taken the Becker CPA review course, my taking graduate accounting courses at DePaul, my taking graduate business courses at Loyola, and my having worked for IRS for almost 8 years.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/03/29/us/parkland-students-college-admission.html

WASHINGTON POST
— Trump’s pick to head veterans department faces skepticism over his experience – Lisa Rein, Seung Min Kim, Emily Wax-Thibodeaux and Josh Dawsey (DIERSEN: What work experience do you have? I worked for the federal government 1966-1969 and 1971-1997. My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always viciously demonized, viciously denigrated, and viciously condemned the work experience that I gained working for the Post Office 1966-1969, for IRS 1971-1980, the last 5 1/2 years of which at the GS-12 Step 1-5 levels, currently $81,071-$91,880, and for GAO 1980-1997, the last 11 years of which at the GS-13 Step 1-10 levels, currently $96,403-$125,325. What opinion do those who dominate your municipality, your township/ward, your county, and Illinois have of the work experience that you have? Based on their words and their actions, those who dominate Wheaton, Milton Township, DuPage County, and Illinois have an extremely low opinion of the work experience that I have.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/trumps-pick-to-head-veterans-department-faces-skepticism-over-his-experience/2018/03/29/b2677c4e-335d-11e8-94fa-32d48460b955_story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats crow over their success in using people as their operatives and as their dupes.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/monkey-cage/wp/2018/03/30/even-before-the-march-for-our-lives-protests-against-gun-violence-multiplied-in-february/

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— John Bolton to Exit Politics Ahead of White House Job Future national security adviser must end political groups that bear his name, leave conservative nonprofit chairmanship, officials say – Julie Bykowicz (DIERSEN: If I had been active in Republican politics while I attended Crete-Monee High School 1962-1966, the Post Office would NOT have hired me in 1966. If I had been active in Republican politics while I attended UIC 1966-1968 or NIU 1969-1970, IRS would NOT have hired me in 1971. If I had been active in Republican politics while I attended Loyola 1972-1976 or DePaul 1976-1980, GAO would NOT have hired me in 1980.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/john-bolton-to-exit-politics-ahead-of-white-house-job-1522407600

FORBES
— From Diversity To Inclusion: Three Strategies To Become An Employer Of Choice – Stacey Gordon (DIERSEN: To attract and retain Democrats, minorities, females, younger people, and veterans, GAO could stress how it treats its employees who share my demographics, that is, how it wastes the careers of and gets rid of its employees who are Republican, White, male, and/or non-veteran who GAO does not promote to GS-13 (currently $96,403) by age 25, to GS-14 (currently $113,920) by age 30, to GS-15 (currently $134,000) by age 35, and to Senior Executive Service (currently $164,200) by age 40.)
https://www.forbes.com/sites/forbescoachescouncil/2018/03/29/from-diversity-to-inclusion-three-strategies-to-become-an-employer-of-choice/#312187cc2d08

EAST COUNTY TODAY
— John Cox Praises Orange County Supervisors for Courageously Standing up to Attorney General Xavier Becerra (DIERSEN: Do those who run your county oppose sanctuary state policies?)
http://eastcountytoday.net/john-cox-praises-orange-county-supervisors-for-courageously-standing-up-to-attorney-general-xavier-becerra/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: California – Republican gubernatorial candidate John Cox praised the Orange County Board of Supervisors’ for supporting the rule of law and opposing Governor Jerry Brown and Lieutenant Governor Gavin Newsom’s devastating Sanctuary State policy. “I applaud the Orange County Supervisors who have courageously stood up to California Attorney General Xavier Becerra illegal actions,” said Cox. “They have made clear their intent to obey federal immigration law and uphold their oaths to the Constitution”. “I am thrilled to see communities like Escondido in my home county of San Diego and our San Diego County Board of Supervisors potentially following suit,” Cox said.)

NEW YORK MAGAZINE
— The Final Surrender of Anti-Trump Conservatism – Jonathan Chait
http://nymag.com/daily/intelligencer/2018/03/the-final-surrender-of-anti-trump-conservatism.html

GOVERNING
— Can Democrats Flip Crucial Governors’ Seats? In the 36 gubernatorial races this fall, all but 10 of the states are currently led by Republicans. – LOUIS JACOBSON
http://www.governing.com/topics/politics/gov-2018-governors-races-republicans-election.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Illinois Gov. Bruce Rauner (R) Even before the March 20 primary, Rauner was vulnerable, thanks in part to an ongoing battle with the Democratic-controlled legislature, which kept the state without a full budget for more than two years, as well as from a conservative backlash over his decision to sign a bill providing state funding for abortions for low-income women. On primary day, he barely edged out socially conservative challenger Jeanne Ives. Meanwhile, J.B. Pritzker, a multibillionaire and the brother of the former Commerce Secretary Penny Pritzker, easily defeated Chris Kennedy, a businessman and the son of Robert F. Kennedy, and progressive state Sen. Daniel Biss. The contest between Rauner and Pritzker is expected to get ugly, as Rauner has already been spending money on TV ads attacking Pritzker, linking him to impeached and jailed former Gov. Rod Blagojevich. But in a Democratic state in a Democratic year and with an unpopular Republican governor who has lost faith on the right, this is Pritzker’s race to lose.)