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February 4 Morning Edition

GOPUSA ILLINOIS
— REQUEST: As a GOPUSA ILLINOIS email reader, I ask for your suggestions for what I should do to get more Illinois voters to read the emails. The only legitimate reason to read the emails is to get information to help elect Republican candidates in Illinois who can and will defend and advance the Illinois Republican Party platform and the Republican Party platform. I am all too painfully aware of a) those who discourage me from putting the emails together and sending them out, b) those who discourage others from reading the emails, and c) those who could encourage others to read the emails, but do not. Please email me at diersen@aol.com or phone me at 630-653-0462. Thanks  – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com

 

ABC7
— Proposal to withhold pay from Congress, president during government shutdowns
https://abc7chicago.com/politics/proposal-to-withhold-pay-from-congress-during-government-shutdowns/5119862/
— O’Hare Airport ranked as busiest airport in US
https://abc7chicago.com/travel/ohare-ranked-as-busiest-airport-in-us/5119789/

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Trump trash talking Pelosi ahead of his State of the Union address on Tuesday – Lynn Sweet (DIERSEN: Who trash talks you and why? I should write a book about those who trash talk me and my GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails and why they do that.)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/trump-trashing-talking-pelosi-state-of-the-union-address-on-tuesday/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Democrats promote LGBTQ activity.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/trans-folks-are-lucrative-night-of-the-living-dead-threat-to-frightened-faithful/

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Amara Enyia’s financial problems: Underreporting income, tax lien, lawsuits – David Heinzmann
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/watchdog/ct-met-amara-enyia-income-tax-problems-20190201-story.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Chicago mayoral hopeful Amara Enyia omitted one-third of her income on her 2017 federal tax return, the latest in a series of money missteps for a candidate who is campaigning as a public finance expert, a Tribune investigation has found. Enyia did not report to the IRS $21,000 paid to her by Chris Kennedy’s governor campaign, where she worked as a consultant for several months. Contacted by the Tribune, Enyia acknowledged the error, but offered different responses to explain it. At first, she blamed the Kennedy campaign for not providing her a tax form in a timely fashion. Later, Enyia said she forgot to give the form to her accountant. “That was an oversight. That’s just basically it,” she told the Tribune. Enyia, 35, has seen her political star rise during the mayoral campaign as she pairs support from celebrity rappers and a savvy social media strategy with credentials that include a law degree and doctorate in education. But as she cuts an increasingly high profile among the large field of candidates, a closer look at her history reveals Enyia struggling with her own personal finances. Enyia, who is asking voters to elect her to run a city with an $8.9 billion budget, has been sued over rent and student loans, faced a lien for unpaid federal taxes and been fined tens of thousands of dollars for failing to file quarterly campaign finance reports. Asked what her financial troubles say about her readiness to be mayor, Enyia said they are a result of her decision to work in public service. “There are many things I could have done that would be more lucrative because I do have a vast amount of credentials and experience. I could make a lot of money if I wanted to. But I’ve made the decision to work in spaces that are not lucrative,” she said. “To me, drawing a line between, if you can’t manage your personal finances, you can’t manage the city’s finances, is a very faulty line.” Enyia’s most significant government job, as village manager of south suburban University Park in 2017, quickly ended amid disagreements over her salary demands and concerns about whether she was spending enough time at Village Hall.)

 

DAILY HERALD
— Contrary to popular belief, manufacturing is booming – Nicole Wolter
https://www.dailyherald.com/discuss/20190204/contrary-to-popular-belief-manufacturing-is-booming

 

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— ASKED & ANSWERED Tacking the issues: Crain’s asked each of the candidates to answer in writing the same set of questions about key issues on voters’ minds, from political corruption and taxes to public safety and job creation. Click on each to read their replies. (DIERSEN: Suggested questions to ask municipal candidates: If elected, would you vote for or against measures that a) encourage dependency on government, b) encourage dependency on charity, c) encourage LGBTQ activity, d) encourage abortion, e) encourage mass/illegal immigration, f) encourage consumption of booze, g) encourage gambling, h) encourage the use of pot, i) diminish First Amendment rights, j) diminish Second Amendment rights, k) encourage patronage, l) encourage political affiliation discrimination, m) encourage reverse discrimination, and n) encourage age discrimination?)
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/html-page/833531
(QUESTIONS INCLUDE: Do you favor or oppose creation of a Chicago gambling casino or legal sale of marijuana for recreational use to provide revenues?)

 

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Springfield-area Venezuelans say ‘fake’ President Maduro has to go – Steven Spearie
https://www.sj-r.com/news/20190203/springfield-area-venezuelans-say-fake-president-maduro-has-to-go

 

BLOOMINGTON PANTAGRAPH
— A Q&A with Central Illinois’ newest state lawmaker State Rep. Dan Caulkins, R-Decatur – Jerry Nowicki
https://www.pantagraph.com/news/state-and-regional/govt-and-politics/a-q-a-with-central-illinois-newest-state-lawmaker/article_30580eb4-1d5d-567d-8931-a2f3a53dd55e.html

 

NPR ILLINOIS
— Poor Students More Likely To Play Football, Despite Brain Injury Concerns – MICHEL MARTIN & AMANDA MORRIS
http://www.nprillinois.org/post/poor-students-more-likely-play-football-despite-brain-injury-concerns#stream/0

 

MDJ ONLINE
— Illinois v. Indiana: Crossing the Line — LGBTQ Protections – Dan Carden
https://www.mdjonline.com/neighbor_newspapers/extra/news/crossing-the-line-lgbtq-protections/article_69640bab-95eb-52aa-b3e9-bc37ed84116f.html

 

DAILY NORTHWESTERN
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Americans want Northwestern University to promote illegal immigration.
https://dailynorthwestern.com/2019/02/03/lateststories/lte-nu-leaders-endanger-students-employees-through-e-verify/

 

ILLINOIS WATCHDOG
— Should Illinois students be required to pass a financial literacy class to graduate high school? – Cole Lauterbach
https://www.watchdog.org/illinois/should-illinois-students-be-required-to-pass-a-financial-literacy/article_0ba8bd89-ed77-5a45-8ae2-35b57bec1d34.html

 

ILLINOIS FAMILY INSTITUTE
— A True Tale of the Facebook Overlords – Laurie Higgins (DIERSEN: Facebook is a Democrat/Libertarian/Green website that wants to get rid of Republicans.)
https://illinoisfamily.org/media/a-true-tale-of-the-face-book-overlords/

 

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— ILLINOIS TOWN HALL: MARIJUANA FROM AN ADDICTIONS SPECIALIST PERSPECTIVE
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2019/02/illinois-town-hall-marijuana-from-an-addictions-specialist-perspective.html
— ROSSI: THE CRITICAL AMERICAN CULTURE WAR
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2019/02/rossi-the-critical-american-culture-war.html
— DESPITE GOVERNMENT SHUTDOWN, JOB GROWTH SOARS IN JANUARY
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2019/02/despite-government-shutdown-job-growth-soars-in-january.html
— KAMALA HARRIS ADMITS “MEDICARE FOR ALL” WOULD KILL PRIVATE HEALTH INSURANCE — BUT SO WOULD A “PUBLIC OPTION”
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2019/02/kamala-harris-admits-medicare-for-all-would-kill-private-health-insurance-but-so-would-a-public-opti.html
— ELIZABETH WARREN’S WEALTH TAX IS A STUNT POLICY THAT OTHER COUNTRIES HAVE TRIED AND DISCARDED
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2019/02/elizabeth-warrens-wealth-tax-is-a-stunt-policy-that-other-countries-have-tried-and-discarded.html
— IT’S TIME FOR THE TRUTH ABOUT LATE-TERM ABORTIONS
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2019/02/its-time-for-the-truth-about-late-term-abortions.html

 

CAPITOL FAX
— OUTSTANDING: Catholic bishops say “No” to cannabis legalization
https://capitolfax.com/2019/02/04/catholic-bishops-say-no-to-cannabis-legalization/

 

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Roger Stone will face jurors from America’s most anti-Trump electorate GOP operative fighting federal charges – Rowan Scarborough (DIERSEN: How anti-Trump is the electorate in your precinct, in your municipality, in your township/ward, in your county, and in Illinois? To justify granting GAO summary judgment in Diersen v. GAO, one could argue that a jury would never rule in my favor because the electorate is a) anti-Republican, b) anti-federal employee, c) anti-draft avoider, d) anti-White, e) anti-male, f) anti-older people, g) anti-rich people, h) anti-Protestant, i) anti-German American, and k) anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2019/feb/3/roger-stone-will-face-jurors-from-americas-most-an/

 

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Democrats push to revive Obama-era aid to illegal immigrants in border talks – Susan Ferrechio
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/congress/democrats-push-to-revive-obama-era-aid-to-illegal-immigrants-in-border-talks

 

FOX NEWS
— ‘Big Brother’: AI pioneer fears China’s use of technology for surveillance and control – Christopher Carbone (DIERSEN: According to the Democrats, any behavior that does not defend and advance the Democrat Party platform is “anti-social” behavior.)
https://www.foxnews.com/tech/big-brother-ai-pioneer-fears-chinas-use-of-technology-for-surveillance-and-control
(FROM THE ARTICLE: China’s communist government has already begun using closed-circuit cameras and facial recognition to surveil its citizens in public spaces, according to Bloomberg. China also created an app that allows people to know whether they are near someone who is in debt, and it reportedly rolled out a National Credit Information Sharing Platform that is reportedly being used to blacklist rail and air passengers for “anti-social” behavior. “The use of your face to track you should be highly regulated,” Bengio told Bloomberg.)

 

BREITBART
— A Wake-Up Call for NeverTrump – John Hayward
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2019/02/03/hayward-wake-up-call-nevertrump/
— UK Universities Must Close Ethnic Achievement Gaps or Face Sanctions – Virginia Hale
https://www.breitbart.com/europe/2019/02/03/uk-govt-universities-close-ethnic-gaps/
— Democrats Offer Plan to Release All Child Traffickers at Border into U.S. – John Binder
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2019/02/03/democrats-offer-plan-to-release-all-child-traffickers-at-border-into-u-s/

 

DAILY CALLER
— RGA OPPO RESEARCHERS NEVER FOUND RACIST NORTHAM PHOTO FOR GILLESPIE CAMP – Kerry Picket (DIERSEN: If your ran of a government office or political office, what would opposition researchers find out about you? I should write a book about what opposition researchers would find about me. More importantly, I should write a book about opposition researchers.)
https://dailycaller.com/2019/02/03/rga-oppo-researcher-northam-photo-gillespie/
— SUPER BOWL ADS LECTURE AMERICA ON GIRL POWER, WIND POWER AND OBJECTIFYING MERMAIDS – Virginia Kruta
https://dailycaller.com/2019/02/03/super-bowl-ads-lecture-america/

 

AMERICAN THINKER
— Texas Can Get Trump’s Border Wall Accomplished – Jonathon Moseley
https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2019/02/texas_can_get_trumps_border_wall_accomplished.html
— Gov. Ralph Northam: Forgive me, but this is not who I am – Robert Arvay
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2019/02/forgive_me_but_this_is_not_who_i_am.html

 

AMERICAN GREATNESS
— Congress Has a Little Time to Get Immigration Right – Rachel Bovard
https://www.amgreatness.com/2019/02/03/congress-has-a-little-time-to-get-immigration-right/
— The Nazification of the Democrats – Robert Miller
https://amgreatness.com/2019/02/03/the-nazification-of-the-democrats/

 

AMERICAN CONSERVATIVE
— Ralph Northam and Democrats’ Dishonest Whataboutism Progressives are pathetically trying to spin their embarrassment and surprise, turn it around on Republicans. – HUNTER DERENSIS
https://www.theamericanconservative.com/articles/ralph-northam-and-democrats-dishonest-whataboutism/

 

CONSERVATIVE HQ
— The Establishment Media And Ed Gillespie Made Racist Ralph Northam Governor – George Rasley (FROM THE ARTICLE: We agree that Republicans campaigns hiring incompetents, grifters, and rent-seekers foisted upon them by outsiders is the hallmark of any establishment GOP campaign.) (DIERSEN: I should write a book about Republican candidates and their teams in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois that since 2000 have blamed me and my GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails the most for their problems.)
http://www.conservativehq.com/article/29610-establishment-media-and-ed-gillespie-made-racist-ralph-northam-governor
(FROM THE ARTICLE: But the second biggest question in the Ralph Northam racist yearbook scandal is why didn’t the Ed Gillespie campaign’s opposition research team find the offensive image? According to reporting by Daniel Chaitin of the Washington Examiner, a source from Big League Politics told the Washington Post an individual reached out to the website because of “anger” over Northam’s recent comments about a bill that would loosen restrictions on abortions. “The revelations about Ralph Northam’s racist past were absolutely driven by his medical school classmate’s anger over his recent very public support for infanticide,” the unnamed source said according to Chaitin. Amazing how Republican gubernatorial candidate Ed Gillespie’s team missed it. President Trump tweeted the same question: “Ed Gillespie, who ran for Governor of the Great State of Virginia against Ralph Northam, must now be thinking Malpractice and Dereliction of Duty with regard to his Opposition Research Staff. If they find that terrible picture before the election, he wins by 20 points!” As Christian Vasquez reported for Politico, Gillespie appears to remain a sore spot for Trump, who was shunned by the Republican nominee during the high-profile 2017 election. Some have suggested that Gillespie had it and refused to use it because it would have muddied the distinctions they were trying to draw, with the Washington Post’s Glen Kessler tweeting, “Several astute readers have suggested Gillespie’s campaign may have known of this but chose not to use it…” The writers at Red State were of the same mind saying, “Having observed a boat-load of GOP campaigns over the years, I find nothing at all implausible about the Gillespie campaign having the material and deciding not to use it. From what I’ve seen of Vichy Republicans in action at fairly close range, I’d actually be more shocked if it was used than finding it wasn’t… We agree that Republicans campaigns hiring incompetents, grifters, and rent-seekers foisted upon them by outsiders is the hallmark of any establishment GOP campaign.)

 

WORLD NET DAILY
— BILLIONAIRE RULES Lowell Ponte blasts ‘strong-arm confiscatory asset forfeiture’ by the left
https://www.wnd.com/2019/02/billionaire-rules/

 

ROLL CALL
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A Trump-hater says “Cracks in GOP support for Trump emerge, but White House claims ‘we’re all good.’ ‘What was boiling under the surface … has now come to the surface,’ Republican insider says.”
http://www.rollcall.com/news/whitehouse/cracks-gop-support-trump-emerge-white-house-claims-good

 

HUFFINGTON POST
— Sherrod Brown Calls Trump A Flat-Out ‘Racist’: ‘He Built His Political Career’ On It Brown ripped Trump for his history of racism, including spreading the birther conspiracy against Barack Obama for years. – Amy Russo (DIERSEN: Brown believes that he can slander Trump because Trump is a “public figure.” SEE: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Public_figure My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes believe that they can slander me because I am a “public figure.” To convince a jury that I am a “public figure,” they would have to argue a) that many religious, government, political, and financial leaders in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois read my GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails and b) that aforesaid opinions and actions are strongly influenced by my emails.)
https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/sherrod-brown-trump-racist_us_5c57d657e4b00187b55234b1

 

CBS NEWS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Trump-haters say “Most oppose Trump declaring national emergency for wall funding.”
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/cbs-news-poll-most-americans-oppose-trump-declaring-national-emergency-for-wall/

 

AOL NEWS
— ‘I wasn’t happy’: Trump says he pushed Mattis to resign (DIERSEN: My Democrat GAO superiors were not happy with me. They 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 a $19,203 (26%) pay cut in today’s dollars to transfer from IRS to GAO in 1980. They were not happy with me a) because I opposed patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, age discrimination, and retaliation, b) because in 1988, when I was 40 years old, I became an active member of a class action lawsuit that charged them with reverse discrimination, age discrimination, and retaliation, c) because I refused to help them get rid of their employees who they wanted to get rid of, and d) because my demographics did not help them meet any of their Affirmative Action, Diversity, or Inclusion quotas, goals, or targets.)
https://www.aol.com/article/news/2019/02/03/i-wasnt-happy-trump-says-he-pushed-mattis-to-resign/23660369/

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— What’s Really Radical? Not Taxing the Rich It’s time to reverse the extreme upward redistribution of the last 40 years. – David Leonhardt
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/02/03/opinion/democrats-wealth-tax.html

 

NEW YORK POST
— More troops heading to border as Trump weighs national emergency – Marisa Schultz
https://nypost.com/2019/02/03/more-troops-heading-to-border-as-trump-weighs-national-emergency/

 

BOSTON HERALD
— Ralph Northam and Democrats have explaining to do – ADRIANA COHEN
https://www.bostonherald.com/2019/02/03/cohen-northam/

 

USA TODAY
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, a) Trump-haters promote hatred against Trump and against his supporters, b) Protestant-haters promote hatred against Protestants, c) conservative-haters promote hatred against conservatives, d) patriotic people-haters promote hatred against patriotic people, e) Republican-haters promote hatred against Republicans, f) American-haters promote hatred against Americans, g) White-haters promote hatred against Whites, h) male-haters promote hatred against males, i) older people-haters promote hatred against older people, j) rich people-haters promote hatred against rich people, k) gun owner-haters promote hatred against gun owners, l) German American-haters promote hatred against German Americans, m) draft avoider-haters promote hatred against draft avoiders, and n) those who hate those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time promote hatred against those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/2019/02/04/identity-politics-trump-julian-castro-stacey-abrams-beto-orourke-column/2733935002/
— Here are two truths to help you build a successful career and future – Ken Fisher
https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/columnist/2019/02/03/how-to-succeed-build-your-career-with-these-tips/2733832002/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: That’s your goal! To endlessly build your future. For that you need two truths: First, make sure your employer is like that. And if they aren’t, move to one that is. How hard is your employer really striving to grow? How much effort and money do they invest each year into truly new growth oriented initiatives? . . . The second truth: You must make yourself indispensable – which has two components. Once you’re done with college and working, you need to be permanently learning. You can do it informally online. But keep building your human capital. Google endlessly about anything and everything that touches, even peripherally, on what your firm does, and beyond the functions you perform there. Then, at work, keep volunteering, for everything and anything. Raise your hand repeatedly. Make your boss and boss’s boss know you are not about what you “can do,” which is about your capacity, but what you “will do” which is above, beyond, and more than that sorry sap next to you. If your firm does shrink, you will be among the last 20 percent they let go, giving you time to maneuver to a more futuristic employer. In our future, anyone who isn’t eager is meager. Great attitude and activity will always equal success. Complacency now equals eventual failure. Sustainable success is only yours to build.)
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Democrats promote LGBTQ activity.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/2019/01/31/lgbt-report-public-support-but-state-opposition-equality-act-distant/2738550002/

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Women Claim New Turf on Wall Street Women are managing billions of dollars and beating male competitors in the booming collateralized loan obligation market – Matt Wirz
https://www.wsj.com/articles/women-claim-new-turf-on-wall-street-11549108800
— Five Ways to Pay for Grad School We hear a lot about college students’ loans. But graduate students really build up debt, too. – Cheryl Winokur Munk (DIERSEN: Where did the money come from to pay for your graduate degree(s)? The money to pay for my 1976 MBA from Loyola came from my Firestone Stores and IRS salaries. The money to pay for my 1980 master’s degree in accounting came from my IRS and GAO salaries. The money to pay for my 1997 master’s degree in financial markets and trading from IIT came from my GAO salary.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/five-ways-to-pay-for-grad-school-11549039644
— Tips for Tapping Your Retirement Savings Tools do exist for doing it right, but a good adviser can be invaluable – Glenn Ruffenach (DIERSEN: What has caused you to have less retirement savings? For me, it was the success that my Democrat superiors in the federal government had in wasting my career and forcing me to take their early retirement “offer” in 1997 when I was 49 years old.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/tips-for-tapping-your-retirement-savings-11548949857
— Elizabeth Warren Doesn’t Understand Wealth Taxes There’s a reason real estate is treated differently from income-generating assets. – Alan Cole (DIERSEN: Real estate taxes are wealth taxes.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/elizabeth-warren-doesnt-understand-wealth-taxes-11549228772
— The Left’s Idea of Generosity Progressives across the West are eager to spend other people’s money on moral vanity projects. – Bobby Jindal
https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-lefts-idea-of-generosity-11549228822
— Ralph Northam’s Racial Education The Virginia Governor and Democrats owe an apology to Ed Gillespie. – Editorial
https://www.wsj.com/articles/ralph-northams-racial-education-11549233081

 

FORBES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, members of the following groups promote LGBTQ activity: anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.
https://www.forbes.com/sites/debtfreeguys/2019/02/03/the-growing-demographic-marketers-dont-know-about/#7be0501b206e
— Either Ban Government Shutdowns Or Insure Furloughed Workers – Dante Disparte
https://www.forbes.com/sites/dantedisparte/2019/02/04/either-ban-government-shutdowns-or-insure-furloughed-workers/#206f427d5cdd

 

MONDAQ
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Seventh Circuit rules that employers can use experience requirements to discriminate against older job applicants.
http://www.mondaq.com/unitedstates/x/777312/employee+rights+labour+relations/Seventh+Circuit+Limits+ADEA+Protections+For+Job+Applicants

 

U.S. NEWS & WORLD REPORT
— Fighting Food Insecurity on College Campuses High prices and changing demographics have helped create a cadre of college students faced with the prospect of going hungry. – Joseph P. Williams (DIERSEN: Where did the money come from to pay for the food that you ate while you earned your bachelor’s degree? My outstanding parents provided me with room and board a) 1966-1968 while I attended UIC, b) weekends during my first semester at NIU in 1969, and c) the summer of 1969. The money to pay for my room and board at NIU a) weekdays during my first semester there, b) my second and third semesters there, and c) the summer of 1970 came from what I earned a) delivering mail for the Park Forest Post office 1966-1969, b) working on an automotive assembly line in 1970, and c) working as a security guard in 1970. I graduated debt-free from NIU in August of 1970 owning a 1969 Dodge Charger SE.)
https://www.usnews.com/news/healthiest-communities/articles/2019-02-04/a-fight-against-food-insecurity-hunger-on-college-campuses

 

GALLUP
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Trump-haters say “Solid Majority Still Opposes New Construction on Border Wall.”
https://news.gallup.com/poll/246455/solid-majority-opposes-new-construction-border-wall.aspx

 

DAILY MAIL
— Top Democrat suggests ‘enhanced barrier’ instead of a wall could be an option, as Trump insists Republicans ‘must be prepared to do whatever is necessary’ for strong border security – JENNY STANTON and EMILY GOODIN
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-6663787/Top-Democrat-suggests-enhanced-barrier-instead-wall-option.html

 

GUARDIAN
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A Trump-hater says “State of disunion: Democrats must not give in to Trump’s hateful speech. Pelosi’s party must not be distracted by the president – or corporate voices on their side. Inequality is pulling the U.S. apart.”
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2019/feb/04/trump-state-of-the-union-democrats-pelosi

February 3 Evening Edition

WGN RADIO
— Politics with Rick Pearson (DIERSEN: Guests include Adam Kinzinger and David McSweeney.)
https://wgnradio.com/2019/02/03/the-sunday-spin-politics-with-rick-pearson-full-show-2-3-2019/

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Pentagon sending another 3,750 troops to Southwest border – AP
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/pentagon-sending-another-3750-troops-mexico-border/

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Trump ties racist photo in Virginia to abortion, election – AP
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/sns-bc-us–trump-virginia-governor-20190203-story.html
— Virginia governor clings to office, ignoring calls to resign – AP
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/sns-bc-us–governor-klan-blackface-20190203-story.html
— Racist yearbook photo becomes a test for 2020 Democrats – AP
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/sns-bc-us–election-2020-virginia-governor-20190202-story.html
— Democratic contenders hoping to run on soaking the rich – AP
https://www.chicagotribune.com/business/sns-bc-us–election-2020-democrats-taxes-20190203-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, pot pushers use problems with opioids to push pot.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/business/ct-biz-illinois-opioid-marijuana-law-20190130-story.html

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— UIC to pay nearly $700,000 to former CSU provost Angela Henderson wrongly accused of plagiarism – Maudlyne Ihejirika (DIERSEN: In 1974, to get rid of me, my Democrat IRS superiors constructively charged me with submitting fraudulent travel vouchers. I filed a grievance, my Democrat IRS superiors dragged out the grievance process, but I won in 1977. SEE: https://www.gao.gov/products/463866. In retrospect, with benefit of hindsight, I should have sued my Democrat IRS superiors.)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/working/uic-plagiarism-lawsuit-chicago-state/
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: After prison stint, George Papadopoulos joins pro-Trump pot startup – Tom Schuba
https://chicago.suntimes.com/business/papadopoulos-pot-startup-trump-george-idrasil-russia-mueller/
— Grammy-nominated rapper 21 Savage faces deportation after ICE detainment – AP
https://chicago.suntimes.com/entertainment/21-savage-illegal-immigration-britain-rapper-ice-deportation/

 

WLS AM
— Trump’s State of the Union aims for a unifying tone – AM
http://www.wlsam.com/2019/02/03/trumps-state-of-the-union-aims-for-a-unifying-tone/

 

CHAMPAIGN/URBANA NEWS GAZETTE
— Columnist Leonard Pitts fails to report the truth – LINDA GINGERICH, rural Arthur
http://www.news-gazette.com/opinion/letters-the-editor/2019-02-03/letter-the-editor-columnist-fails-report-the-truth.html

 

ALTON TELEGRAPH
— State sets sights on gun rights ‘Assault weapon’ ban, other gun bills working through General Assembly – Scott Cousins
https://www.thetelegraph.com/news/article/State-sets-sights-on-gun-rights-13585585.php

 

CHEROKEE TRIBUNE LEDGER NEWS
— State Senator Tony McCombie pushes back as gun control measures gain traction in Springfield – Greg Bishop
https://www.tribuneledgernews.com/extra/news/state-senator-pushes-back-as-gun-control-measures-gain-traction/article_4ece6e23-9bfc-5f51-abc2-61f2a40c47a3.html

 

WASHINGTON TIMES
— A growing record of insanity ‘They really have become the party of Karl Marx’ – ROBERT KNIGHT
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2019/feb/3/a-growing-record-of-insanity/

 

AMERICAN THINKER
— Is America’s fate sealed? – Carol Brown
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2019/02/is_americas_fate_sealed.html
— Democrats’ policies are not moral, ethical or humane – Jack Hellner
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2019/02/democrats_policies_are_not_moral_ethical_or_humane_.html

 

TOWNHALL
— Behold the CNN Segment in Which They Discuss Wearing MAGA Hats at Length – Cortney O’Brien
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/cortneyobrien/2019/02/03/behold-the-cnn-segment-in-which-they-discuss-wearing-maga-hats-at-length-n2540692

 

FOX NEWS
— Malkin: Fallout From Northam Yearbook Photo Showed Dems’ ‘Screwed-Up Priorities’
https://insider.foxnews.com/2019/02/03/michelle-malkin-fallout-ralph-northam-yearbook-photo-showed-democrats-screwed-priorities

 

BREITBART
— Hillary Clinton: Northam ‘Must Resign’ – Katherine Rodriguez
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2019/02/03/hillary-clinton-northam-must-resign/
— Roseanne Barr: Trump ‘Loves Jewish People’ – Deborah Danan
https://www.breitbart.com/middle-east/2019/02/03/exclusive-roseanne-barr-trump-loves-jewish-people/

 

DAILY CALLER
— TRUMP: PELOSI ‘WANTS OPEN BORDERS’ AND ‘DOESN’T MIND HUMAN TRAFFICKING’ – Scott Morefield
https://dailycaller.com/2019/02/03/trump-negotiating-nancy-pelosi/

 

CONSERVATIVE DAILY NEWS
— A Border Wall is Not Enough – Rohan Kapur
https://www.conservativedailynews.com/2019/02/a-border-wall-is-not-enough/

 

HOT AIR
— Abortion And Infanticide: The Spin Never Dies – RAMESH PONNURU
https://hotair.com/headlines/archives/2019/02/abortion-infanticide-spin-never-dies/

 

INDEPENDENT JOURNAL REVIEW
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A Trump-hater says ‘We Have a President Who’s a Racist’ and Uses Northam Controversy to Accuse Trump of Racism.
https://ijr.com/sherrod-brown-uses-northam-controversy-to-accuse-trump-of-racism/

 

REAL CLEAR POLITICS
— Trump: Nancy Pelosi Is “Playing Games,” Wants Open Borders, “Doesn’t Mind Human Trafficking” – Tim Hains
https://www.realclearpolitics.com/video/2019/02/03/trump_nancy_pelosi_wants_open_borders_doesnt_mind_human_trafficking.html
— Trump: President Can’t Always Trust Intelligence Agencies – Tim Hains (DIERSEN: While I worked for the federal government for almost 30 years, it was extremely difficult for me to trust any of my superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates because I knew that they were all under tremendous pressure from Democrat politicians to get rid of those who shared my demographics – Republican, White, male, and non-veteran – who had not made GS-13 (currently $96,403) by age 25, GS-14 (currently $113,920) by age 30, GS-15 (currently $134,000) by age 35, and Senior Executive Service (currently $164,200) by age 40.)
https://www.realclearpolitics.com/video/2019/02/03/trump_i_dont_always_have_to_agree_with_intelligence_agencies.html

 

THE HILL
— Taxing the rich becomes hot topic of debate for 2020 hopefuls – NAOMI JAGODA (DIERSEN: Who wants you to pay more taxes? Those who want me to pay more taxes a) hate past, present, and future IRS employees, b) hate draft avoiders, c) hate those who gave up trying to children, who did not adopt, and/or who did not become foster parents, d) hate those who are not a member of a church, who do not attend church services, and/or who do not give money to a church, e) hate those like me who they cannot manipulate or dominate, f) hate those like me who have sued them, and/or g) hate those who have more money than they have.)
https://thehill.com/policy/finance/428141-taxing-the-rich-becomes-hot-topic-of-debate-for-2020-hopefuls
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A Trump-hater says “Intelligence briefers warn of ‘willful ignorance’ on Trump’s part.”
https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/428258-intelligence-briefers-warn-on-willful-ignorance-on-trumps-part

 

CNN
— Analysis: The most shocking part of the racist yearbook photo is what critics leave out: Some of the biggest champions for black people in America’s past have been white politicians who were racists. – John Blake
https://www.cnn.com/2019/02/03/us/racist-photo-northam-blake-analysis/index.html

 

YAHOO SPORTS
— President Trump just sounded the alarm the NFL fears most – Dan Wetzel
https://sports.yahoo.com/president-trump-just-sound-alarm-nfl-fears-183218956.html

 

WASHINGTON POST
— Northam controversy threatens to complicate Democrats’ bid to draw sharp contrast with Trump, GOP on race – Sean Sullivan and Chelsea Janes
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/northam-controversy-threatens-to-complicate-democrats-bid-to-draw-sharp-contrast-with-trump-gop-on-race/2019/02/03/58b75b6e-27c8-11e9-8eef-0d74f4bf0295_story.html
— Why 2020 Democrats rushed to condemn Ralph Northam – Felicia Sonmez
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/paloma/the-trailer/2019/02/03/the-trailer-why-2020-democrats-rushed-to-condemn-ralph-northam/5c5739601b326b66eb098600/
— Pressure mounts for Northam to resign as allies press him on national TV – Jenna Portnoy (DIERSEN: Who are/were your allies? Tragically for me and for my allies, my critics/opponents have had great success in destroying my allies. I want to take this opportunity to again thank my allies who did what they could to stop my critics/opponents from ending a) my TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairmanship in 2012, b) my Wheaton Chamber of Commerce Government Affairs Committee membership in 2011, c) my Milton Township Republican Central Committee (MTRCC) webmaster service in 2010 and 2004, d) my Illinois Center Right Coalition (ICRC) Steering Committee membership in 2007, e) my American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter board membership in 2004, f) my GAO employment in 1997, g) etc. I want to especially thank my allies a) who voted against ICRC censuring me in 2006 and b) who voted for me to be MTRCC’s Treasurer in 2004.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/virginia-politics/pressure-mounts-for-northam-to-resign-as-allies-press-him-on-national-tv/2019/02/03/572f4538-27c1-11e9-b2fc-721718903bfc_story.html
— A tip from a ‘concerned citizen’ helps a reporter land the scoop of a lifetime about Northam – Paul Farhi
https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/style/a-tip-from-a-concerned-citizen-helps-a-reporter-land-the-scoop-of-a-lifetime/2019/02/03/e30762ea-2765-11e9-ad53-824486280311_story.html

 

YAKIMA HERALD
— Wall is cheap compared to cost of dealing with ‘illegals’ – Paul Dimon, Yakima
https://www.yakimaherald.com/opinion/wall-is-cheap-compared-to-cost-of-dealing-with-illegals/article_ec97fa1a-25b0-11e9-a488-332727d325f6.html

 

NEWSWEEK
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A Trump-hater says “TRUMP’S SHOW BUSINESS POLITICS DEMOLISHED AMERICAN CREDIBILITY ABROAD. HE MUST BE RESTRAINED.”
https://www.newsweek.com/trump-foreign-affairs-america-credibility-show-business-ratings-1316173

— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A Republican-hater promotes a Republican-hater who says “REPUBLICANS HAVE NO MORALS AT ALL AND TRUMP IS MUCH WORSE THAN NORTHAM.”
https://www.newsweek.com/republicans-no-morals-trump-worse-northam-1316223

February 3 Morning Edition

DAILY HERALD
— Research shows risks of pot use – Nancy Thorner, Lake Bluff
https://www.dailyherald.com/discuss/20190201/research-shows-risks-of-pot-use

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— HARDCOPY ARTICLE TITLE: Promoting black pride isn’t anti-white – John Fountain (DIERSEN: Under the Democrats, promoting White pride is viciously demonized, viciously denigrated, and viciously condemned as being racist and even worse things; but promoting Black pride is OK, promoting Hispanic pride is OK, and promoting Asian pride is OK. Under the Democrats, promoting male pride is viciously demonized, viciously denigrated, and viciously condemned as being sexist and even worse things, but promoting female pride is OK. Under the Democrats, promoting Republican pride is viciously demonized, viciously denigrated, and viciously condemned, but promoting Democrat pride is glorified and praised.)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/buying-black-racism-john-fountain-chicago/

 

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Davis looks forward to second Trump term – Bernard Schoenburg
https://www.sj-r.com/opinion/20190202/bernard-schoenburg-davis-looks-forward-to-second-trump-term
— Meet Springfield’s first Homeless Outreach Team officer – Crystal Thomas (DIERSEN: Legalizing pot will dramatically increase homelessness.)
https://www.sj-r.com/news/20190202/meet-springfields-first-homeless-outreach-team-officer

 

PEORIA JOURNAL STAR
— Commit now to drawing fair legislative maps – Editorial
https://www.pjstar.com/opinion/20190202/editorial-commit-now-to-drawing-fair-legislative-maps

 

ALTON DAILY NEWS
— Lobbyist Changes Considered – Cole Lauterbach
http://altondailynews.com/news/details.cfm?clientid=17&id=278868#.XFbHklxKiM8

 

WSIL TV
— Schimpf talks gun laws and minimum wage – Emily Manley
http://www.wsiltv.com/story/39897153/schimpf-talks-gun-laws-and-minimum-wage

 

FOX NEWS ILLINOIS
— Trump says he wouldn’t steer son Barron toward playing football – AP (DIERSEN: Did your father steer you toward football? Mine did not. He had Osgood-Schlatter disease (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Osgood%E2%80%93Schlatter_disease) when he was in high school, and so did I. My eyesight could not be corrected to 20/20 and I had partial red/green color blindness.)
https://foxillinois.com/news/nation-world/donald-trump-wouldnt-son-barron-playing-football
(FROM THE ARTICLE: President Donald Trump says he wouldn’t steer son Barron toward football, saying it’s “a dangerous sport,” but also wouldn’t stand in the way if the soccer-playing 12-year-old wanted to put on pads. The NFL fan tells CBS’ “Face the Nation” in an interview taped before the Super Bowl that football is “really tough.” He says equipment, including helmets, has improved “but it hasn’t solved the problem.” Trump thinks the NFL “is a great product.” But as for Barron playing, the president calls it a “very tough question.”)

 

NPR ILLINOIS
— Democrats Tap Leader Of ‘Resistance’ To Trump For Spanish State Of The Union Response – SCOTT SHAFER (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats side with Mexico and with other foreign countries against America.)
http://www.nprillinois.org/post/democrats-tap-leader-resistance-trump-spanish-state-union-response#stream/0
— Va. Gov. Ralph Northam Defies Calls To Resign, Doesn’t Recall Being In Racist Photo – SARAH MCCAMMON & SHANNON VAN SANT
http://www.nprillinois.org/post/va-governor-says-he-wont-resign-over-racist-photo#stream/0

 

POSITIVELY NAPERVILLE
— Public candidate forums will address local issues prior to 2019 consolidated election
https://www.positivelynaperville.com/2019/02/02/organizations-plan-public-forums-to-address-local-issues-prior-to-consolidated-election/95907

 

ILLINOIS LEAKS
— Algonquin Township Road District – Anna May Miller -political work….from work – KIRK ALLEN
https://edgarcountywatchdogs.com/2019/02/algonquin-township-road-district-anna-may-miller-political-work-from-work/
— DuPage Township Supervisor resigned; who signs checks? – JOHN KRAFT
https://edgarcountywatchdogs.com/2019/02/dupage-township-supervisor-resigned-who-signs-checks/

 

ILLINOIS FAMILY INSTITUTE
— Embracing Infanticide
https://illinoisfamily.org/uncategorized/embracing-infanticide/

 

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Bill Maher’s fried-chicken joke to black GOP congressman sparks controversy – Andrew Blake
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2019/feb/2/bill-maher-accused-racism-over-fried-chicken-remar/

 

FOX NEWS
— Walls work. Democrats know this but they want Trump to fail – Deroy Murdock
https://www.foxnews.com/opinion/deroy-murdock-walls-work-democrats-know-this-but-they-want-trump-to-fail
— Bill Bennett: Democrats have made a sharp left turn – Here’s what’s behind it – William J. Bennett
https://www.foxnews.com/opinion/bill-bennett-democrats-have-made-a-sharp-left-turn-heres-whats-behind-it

 

FRONTPAGE MAGAZINE
— TRUMP SHOULD INVITE THE WOMAN SEXUALLY HARASSED BY A KAMALA HARRIS AIDE TO THE STATE OF THE UNION – Daniel Greenfield
https://www.frontpagemag.com/point/272760/trump-should-invite-woman-sexually-harassed-kamala-daniel-greenfield

 

WORLD NET DAILY
— AMERICANS WARNED ‘IT’S GOING TO BE A ROUGH RIDE’ Charlie Daniels: Democrats showing ‘lust for power, control over the lives of others’
https://www.wnd.com/2019/02/americans-warned-its-going-to-be-a-rough-ride/

 

TOWNHALL
— Mr. President, Just Do It! – Bruce Bialosky
https://townhall.com/columnists/brucebialosky/2019/02/03/mr-president-just-do-it-n2540661

 

WESTERN JOURNAL
— Christian University Blocks Ben Shapiro from Speaking on Campus To Avoid ‘Divisive Atmosphere – Savannah Pointer (DIERSEN: Obviously, my critics/opponents disapproved of those who I recruited speak at TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois events 2005-2012 while I was its chairman.)
https://www.westernjournal.com/christian-university-blocks-ben-shapiro/

 

BLAZE
— Federal investigation breaks up massive operation that brought foreign nationals into US to give birth Clients paid tens thousands of dollars so babies could get birthright citizenship – Teri Webster
https://www.theblaze.com/news/federal-investigators-crackdown-birth-tourism

 

BREITBART
— Illinois Democrats Push ‘Assault Weapons’ Ban, Firearm Registration – Awr Hawkins
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2019/02/02/illinois-democrats-push-assault-weapons-ban-firearm-registration/
— Jeb Bush Praises Donald Trump’s Boost for H-1B Outsourcing Program – Neil Munro (DIERSEN: From what I see, ever-increasingly, employers want to hire citizens of foreign countries rather than citizens of America because citizens of foreign countries are much easier to exploit.)
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2019/02/02/jeb-bush-praises-donald-trumps-boost-for-h-1b-outsourcing-program/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: “New H-1B rules would result in up to 5,340 more immigrants with a master’s degree or higher getting selected for a visa,” Jeb Bush tweeted February 1. “A good change in policy.” Bush’s endorsement is a problem for Trump, who ran against Bush’s pro-Wall Street policies. In the 2016 campaign, Bush promised to jump-start economic growth for investors by accelerating the inflow of foreign consumers and workers. In contrast, Trump promised to help voters by reforming the immigration system and visa worker programs. On his Inauguration Day, Trump announced his policy of “Hire American.” The “Hire American” policy has successfully pushed down the arrival of migrants and refugees and is forcing employers to hire and pay Americans at higher rates than ever before. In 2018, for example, wages rose by 3 percent, putting Trump on track to raise wages by a huge 10 percent during his first term. The policy is also helping his electoral base — wages for several categories of blue-collar workers rose quickly while wages in the critical Minneapolis region rose by 5.2 percent. But Trump’s “Hire American” policy has not helped the many professional, college-educated Americans who are losing jobs and careers to a flood of government-subsidized visa workers imported from Indian and Chinese colleges. In November 2018, many of GOP-leaning American college voters backed Democratic candidates instead of Trump’s GOP allies. The foreign visa workers arrive via numerous visa programs, including the H-1B, OPT, CPT, L-1, TN, E-3, J-1, H4EAD, and O-1 programs. The huge annual inflow keeps an army of roughly 1.5 million visa-workers in U.S.-based jobs. Most of the visa workers will work long hours for low wages because they hope to get hugely valuable green cards for themselves — and their extended family — from the federal government. This flood of foreign labor aids investors by lowering salaries for Americans graduates, many of whom need decent salaries to pay down their college debts, to buy homes, and to get their own children to get into college.)

 

CNS NEWS
— When Democracy Fails to Deliver – Patrick J. Buchanan
https://www.cnsnews.com/commentary/patrick-j-buchanan/when-democracy-fails-deliver

 

LUTHERAN CHURCH CHARITIES
— Trust Your Advocate and Not Your Accuser – Tim Hetzner (DIERSEN: My accusers have had great success in destroying my advocates. I should write a book about my accusers. They have lots of religious, government, political, and/or financial clout in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois.)
http://devotions.lccharities.org/2019/02/02/trust-your-advocate-and-not-your-accuser-part-1/
http://devotions.lccharities.org/2019/02/03/trust-your-advocate-and-not-your-accuser-part-2/

 

ABC NEWS
— Despite focus on Washington, data shows how shutdown hurt federal workers nationwide Data shows Alaska, Wyoming, New Mexico and California were all hard hit. – Annika Merrilees and Cheyenne Haslett
https://abcnews.go.com/beta-story-container/Politics/focus-washington-data-shows-shutdown-hurt-federal-workers/story?id=60733011

 

INDIANAPOLIS STAR
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, anti-Americans make it clear that they are anti-American. Ever-increasingly, anti-Whites make it clear that they are anti-White. Ever-increasingly, anti-men make it clear that they are anti-men.
https://www.indystar.com/story/opinion/2019/02/03/esther-cepeda-citizenship-inquiries-could-cost-u-s-census/2745198002/

 

TRIB LIVE
— Costs of Trump’s ‘cave’ on wall – CAL THOMAS
https://triblive.com/opinion/featuredcommentary/14573738-74/cal-thomas-costs-of-trumps-cave-on-wall

 

KLEW TV
— Whitman County GOP ejects far right activist James Allsup
https://klewtv.com/news/local/whitman-county-gop-ejects-far-right-activist-james-allsup

 

WHYY
— Members of Congress are inviting federal workers who went without pay for 35 days and are worried about a repeat. – AP (DIERSEN: Have you been adversely affected financially by the Democrats who run the federal government? I have been adversely affected financially by them big time, but none of my Republican U.S. Senators or Republican U.S. Representatives ever invited me to be their guest at a State of the Union address.)
https://whyy.org/articles/women-will-surround-trump-at-state-of-the-union-address-tuesday/

 

ARMY TIMES
— After a rough 2018, Army recruiting is trying to turn around both its strategies and its notorious culture – Meghann Myers (DIERSEN: I should write books about the culture of a) Milton Township Republican Central Committee, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, and Illinois Republican Party since 1999, b) TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois 2005-2012, c) Wheaton Chamber of Commerce Government Affairs Committee 2003-2011, c) Illinois Center Right Coalition 2003-2007, d) American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter 2001-2004, e) GAO 1980-1997, f) IRS 1971-1980, g) Firestone Stores 1970-1972, h) Post Office 1966-1969, i) etc.)
https://www.armytimes.com/news/your-army/2019/01/29/after-a-rough-2018-army-recruiting-is-trying-to-turn-around-both-its-strategies-and-its-notorious-culture/

 

LOYOLA MAROON
— How well does ‘snowflake’ rhetoric hold up under logical scrutiny? – Jc Canicosa
https://www.loyolamaroon.com/10021157/showcase/opinion-how-well-does-snowflake-rhetoric-hold-up-under-logical-scrutiny/

 

STANFORD REVIEW
— Failed and Racist: Why Stanford Should Ditch Affirmative Action – Annika Nordquist and Jose Antonio Avalos (DIERSEN: Democrats use Affirmative Action, Diversity, and Inclusion to get rid of Republicans, and especially to get rid of Republicans who are White, male, older, and/or non-veteran.)
https://stanfordreview.org/failed-and-racist-why-stanford-should-ditch-of-affirmative-action/

 

DAILY BEAST
— Trump Blames Northam’s GOP Opponent, Ed Gillespie, for Not Finding Racist Photo
https://www.thedailybeast.com/trump-blames-northams-gop-opponent-ed-gillespie-for-not-finding-racist-photo

 

SUNDAY TIMES
— What happened when I wore a ‘Maga’ cap in Donald Trump’s home city The ‘Make America great again’ hat has become the most divisive clothing in America. So what happens when you wear one in liberal New York? – Laura Pullman
https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/my-trump-cap-triggers-scowls-growls-and-spit-in-his-home-city-jdc6tjdf8

February 2 Evening Edition

ABC7
— ‘Choosing greatness’: Pres. Trump’s State of the Union aims for a unifying tone – AP
https://abc7chicago.com/politics/choosing-greatness-trumps-state-of-the-union-aims-for-a-unifying-tone/5118023/
— Va. Governor Northam admits to previous blackface incident but says he is not in racist photo, will not resign – AP
https://abc7chicago.com/politics/va-governor-northam-admits-to-previous-blackface-incident-but-says-he-is-not-in-racist-photo-will-not-resign/5117943/

 

NBC5
— Governor Pritzker Calls on Northam to Step Down After Controversial Photo Emerges After initially apologizing, Gov. Northram now says he wasn’t in the controversial photo
https://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/governor-jb-pritzker-calls-on-ralph-northram-to-resign-after-blackface-photo-505246351.html
— Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam Won’t Resign, Says He Wasn’t In Racist Photo Northam admitted to wearing blackface with a Michael Jackson costume at a dance contest, but denied appearing in a racist 1984 yearbook photo – Sophia Barnes and Christian Paz
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/politics/Virginia-Gov-Ralph-Northam-Facing-Immense-Pressure-to-Resign-Over-1984-Photo-of-Blackface-KKK-Robe-505244632.html

 

FOX NEWS CHICAGO
— Northam denies being in racist yearbook photo, says he will not be resigning as governor
http://www.fox32chicago.com/facebook-instant/virginia-democrats-call-on-gov-northam-to-resign-over-racist-photo

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, pot pushers use problems with opioids to push pot.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/business/opioid-patient-medical-marijuana-buy-dispensary-illinois/
https://chicago.suntimes.com/business/papadopoulos-pot-startup-trump-george-idrasil-russia-mueller/
— No way to know if feds have any leverage on Madigan – Rich Miller
https://chicago.suntimes.com/opinion/michael-madigan-edward-burke-daniel-solis/

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Virginia governor says he wasn’t in racist photo and will not resign, but admits to dressing in blackface – Laura Vozzella and Gregory S. Schneider
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/politics/ct-virginia-governor-blackface-kkk-20190202-story.html
— Gov. Pritzker, Jesse Jackson join prominent Democrats calling on Virginia’s governor to resign for yearbook photo
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-met-pritzker-ralph-northam-photo-20190202-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Those who are filled with hatred use Jussie Smollett to promote hatred against those who 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.chicagotribune.com/news/columnists/glanton/ct-met-dahleen-glanton-jussie-smollett-attack-20190201-story.html
— Racist yearbook photo becomes a test for 2020 Democrats – AP
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/sns-bc-us–election-2020-virginia-governor-20190202-story.html
— Trump appears to sour on congressional border security talks – AP
https://www.chicagotribune.com/bluesky/technology/sns-bc-us–trump-border-security-20190131-story.html
— 90 state lawmakers accused of sexual misconduct since 2017 – AP90 state lawmakers accused of sexual misconduct since 2017
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/sns-bc-us–sexual-misconduct-state-legislatures-glance-20190202-story.html
— Naperville residents with ties to Family Shelter Service will attend State of the Union as guests of local legislators – Erin Hegarty
https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/naperville-sun/news/ct-nvs-congress-underwood-casten-state-of-the-union-st-0203-story.html
— ‘Can You Afford to Retire?’ Class Set for Feb. 20th at Wheaton Park District – Matt Baron
https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/hinsdale/community/chi-ugc-article-can-you-afford-to-retire-class-set-for-feb-8-2019-02-01-story.html

 

DAILY HERALD
— Virginia’s Gov. Northam says that wasn’t him in racist photo – AP
https://www.dailyherald.com/article/20190202/news/302029908/
— Retirement expert to offer ‘Can You Afford to Retire?’ Feb. 20 in Wheaton – Matt Baron
https://www.dailyherald.com/submitted/20190201/retirement-expert-to-offer-can-you-afford-to-retire-feb-20-in-wheaton

 

KANKAKEE DAILY JOURNAL
— The manure-spreaders of media sensationalism – Michelle Malkin
https://www.daily-journal.com/opinion/columnists/michelle-malkin-the-manure-spreaders-of-media-sensationalism/article_38b6f918-249f-11e9-a6e1-2b7c03ef74a8.html

 

PEORIA JOURNAL STAR
— Pritzker may get minimum wage hike as first big victory – Doug Finke
https://www.pjstar.com/news/20190202/statehouse-insider-pritzker-may-get-minimum-wage-hike-as-first-big-victory

 

GALESBURG REGISTER MAIL
— Democrats are obstructionists, hate mongers – Thomas E. Mosher, Victoria
https://www.galesburg.com/opinion/20190202/letter-dems-are-obstructionists-hate-mongers

 

ALTON TELEGRAPH
— In the crosshairs? State of Illinois sets sights on gun rights ‘Assault weapon’ ban, other gun bills working through General Assembly – Scott Cousins
https://www.thetelegraph.com/news/article/In-the-crosshairs-State-of-Illinois-sets-sights-13584107.php

 

FOX ILLINOIS
— President Trump on golf course with Jack Nicklaus, Tiger Woods – AP
https://foxillinois.com/sports/president-trump-on-golf-course-with-jack-nicklaus-tiger-woods

 

CHICAGO NOW
— Does New York love abortions? – James Kirk Wall
http://www.chicagonow.com/an-atheist-in-illinois/2019/02/does-new-york-love-abortions/

 

DUPAGE POLICY JOURNAL
— Watchdogs say Burgess must resign from DuPage township board before he can be named supervisor – Glenn Minnis
https://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/511750270-watchdogs-say-burgess-must-resign-from-dupage-board-before-he-can-be-named-supervisor

 

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— CNN misidentifies Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam as a Republican during his apology for racist yearbook photo – Allison Elyse Gualtieri
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/cnn-misidentifies-virginia-gov-ralph-northam-as-a-republican-during-his-apology-for-racist-yearbook-photo

 

BREITBART
— Nancy Pelosi Calls ‘Racist’ Ralph Northam Photo Un-American but Doesn’t Demand Resignation – Joshua Caplan
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2019/02/02/nancy-pelosi-calls-racist-ralph-northam-photo-un-american-but-doesnt-demand-resignation/

 

GOPUSA
— NFL grant goes to anti-ICE, anti-cop group
http://www.gopusa.com/nfl-grant-goes-to-anti-ice-anti-cop-group/

 

FOX NEWS
— Kamala Harris’ State of the Union guest will be a federal employee financially affected by shutdown, she says – Elizabeth Zwirz (DIERSEN: Have you been financially affected by the Democrats who run the federal government? I have been financially affected big time, but none of my Republican U.S. Senators or Republican U.S. Representatives ever invited me to be their guest at a State of the Union address.)
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/kamala-harris-state-of-the-union-guest-will-be-a-federal-employee-affected-by-shutdown-she-says

 

AMERICAN THINKER
— Democrats roll out their big border security package – featuring an icebreaker for the Arctic Circle – Monica Showalter
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2019/02/democrats_roll_out_their_big_border_security_package__featuring_an_ice_breaker_for_the_coast_guard.html
— Border cowards – Robert Potts
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2019/02/border_cowards.html
— Northam campaign used racist ‘separate but equal’ campaign flyer omitting his black running mate – to cater to white racists? – Thomas Lifson
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2019/02/northam_campaign_used_racist_separate_but_equal_campaign_flyer_omitting_his_black_running_mate__to_cater_to_white_racists.html

 

CHRISTIAN POST
— MAGA: Make America Godly Again – Michael Brown
https://www.christianpost.com/voice/maga-make-america-godly-again.html

 

EPOCH TIMES
— Trump: ‘Good Chance’ He’ll Declare National Emergency to Fund Border Wall
https://www.theepochtimes.com/videos-of-the-day-trump-good-chance-hell-declare-national-emergency-to-fund-border-wall_2787654.html
— More Central American Asylum Seekers Returned to Mexico Under New Policy – KIMBERLY HAYEK
https://www.theepochtimes.com/more-central-american-asylum-seekers-returned-to-mexico-under-new-policy_2788269.html

 

COLLEGE FIX
— The Jussie Smollett case sounds a lot like college race hoaxes – DAVE HUBER
https://www.thecollegefix.com/the-jussie-smollett-case-sounds-a-lot-like-college-race-hoaxes/

 

THE HILL
— Northam says he will not resign over blackface, KKK photo – TAL AXELROD
https://thehill.com/homenews/state-watch/428187-northam-backtracks-says-he-does-not-believe-he-was-in-blackface-kkk

 

ABC NEWS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Democrats use children as cannon fodder.
https://abcnews.go.com/beta-story-container/Health/immigration-concerns-parents-kids-health-services/story?id=60802163

 

CNN
— Northam denies being in racist photo but recalls darkening his skin in Michael Jackson dance contest in 1984 – Dan Merica and Ryan Nobles
https://www.cnn.com/2019/02/02/politics/northam-racist-yearbook-photo/index.html

 

RT
— ‘R’ is for… Democrat? CNN labels Virginia governor ‘Republican’ in segment on KKK photo
https://www.rt.com/usa/450421-cnn-calls-northam-republican/

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— Virginia Governor, Ralph Northam, Defies Calls to Resign Over Racist Photo – Jonathan Martin, Trip Gabriel and Alan Blinder
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/02/02/us/politics/ralph-northam-virginia-governor.html

 

WASHINGTON POST
— If Democrats want to be the party of diversity, they need to push Northam out There’s no way to defend his 1984 medical school yearbook photo. – Eugene Scott (DIERSEN: What were you doing in 1984? I completed my fourth year working for GAO. My wife and I sold 1017 East Harrison in Wheaton and had 915 Cove Court built in Wheaton. My wife worked for the U.S. League of Savings Institutions. We went on vacations in connection with her business trips. We continued to try to have children. We owned a 1978 Oldsmobile Delta 88 Royale, a 1978 Chevette, and a 1972 Corvette.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2019/02/02/if-democrats-want-be-party-diversity-they-need-push-northam-out/
— Ralph Northam is resigning. He just doesn’t know it yet. – Dana Milbank
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/the-backlash-to-ralph-northam-is-backlash-to-the-trump-era/2019/02/02/4c008844-26fd-11e9-90cd-dedb0c92dc17_story.html
— ‘Shocked, saddened and offended’: Swift reaction to Va. Gov. Ralph Northam’s racist photo
https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/virginia-politics/shocked-saddened-and-offended-swift-reaction-to-va-gov-ralph-northams-racist-photo/2019/02/01/ee319196-269c-11e9-ad53-824486280311_story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: What do you say to those who ever-increasingly hint/imply/argue/shout that the older that you are, the more that you are a White supremacist, Nazi, KKK member, hater, racist, sexist, bigot, and even worse things who should be gotten rid of?
https://www.washingtonpost.com/arts-entertainment/2019/02/02/this-is-yearbook-not-don-lemon-blasts-gov-northams-racist-photo/
— Ralph Northam is about to moonwalk out of the governor’s mansion – Dana Milbank
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/the-backlash-to-ralph-northam-is-backlash-to-the-trump-era/2019/02/02/4c008844-26fd-11e9-90cd-dedb0c92dc17_story.html

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Virginia Gov. Northam Says He Won’t Resign Over Racist Yearbook Photo The 1984 Eastern Virginia Medical School picture depicted one person in blackface and another in Ku Klux Klan garb – Jon Kamp and Scott Calvert
https://www.wsj.com/articles/virginia-governor-to-make-statement-amid-calls-for-ouster-over-racist-photo-11549125616

 

FORTUNE
— Virginia Governor Ralph Northam Refuses to Resign Over Racist Yearbook Photo – KIM CHIPMAN, SARAH KOPIT, and BLOOMBERG
http://fortune.com/2019/02/02/ralph-northam-racist-yearbook-photo/

 

BOSTON GLOBE
— Virginia governor now says he did not appear in offensive yearbook image – Kim Chipman and Sarah Kopit
https://www.bostonglobe.com/news/nation/2019/02/01/virginia-governor-medical-school-yearbook-page-shows-men-blackface-kkk-robe/bBqqtCqp2ew0QmV2ylQ45N/story.html
— Question for Democrats: Are some candidates too old? – Robert Weisman (DIERSEN: How old are you? All my critics/opponents, all their operatives, and all their dupes promote age discrimination a) to get rid of those who are older than they are and/or b) to curry favor with those who promote age discrimination. Will they get the Milton Township Republican Central Committee, the DuPage County Republican Central Committee, the Illinois Republican Party, and the Republican Party to set maximum age limits for a) Precinct Committeemen/Captains (21?), township/ward party officers (25?), county party officers (30?), state central committee members (35?), state party officers, national committeemen, and national committeewomen (40?)? Will they get the aforesaid to set maximum age limits for municipal, township, and ward officials (25?), county officials (30?), state officials (35?), U.S. Representatives (40?), U.S. Senators (45?), and U.S. Presidents (50?)?)
https://www.bostonglobe.com/metro/2019/02/01/too-old-lead-nation-that-sounds-like-ageism-some/n30ZMSfRYG02utQ6A5Ya8M/story.html

 

DES MOINES REGISTER
— Trump has history and economy working in favor of his re-election – Jonathan Yates
https://www.desmoinesregister.com/story/opinion/columnists/iowa-view/2019/02/02/trump-has-history-and-economy-working-favor-his-re-election/2728530002/

 

CLEBURNET TIMES REVIEW & FORT BEND HERALD
— Who benefits from immigration? Not you! – ANN COULTER
https://www.cleburnetimesreview.com/opinion/ann-coulter-who-benefits-from-immigration-not-you/article_6ad35930-266d-11e9-94ca-6fdd6aca347d.html
http://www.fbherald.com/opinion/who-benefits-from-immigration-not-you/article_4aa76299-53f9-5b8a-98cf-999e3b5f41d5.html

 

GREENFIELD REPORTER
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A Trump-hater says “Trump’s border wall is another Maginot Line.”
http://www.greenfieldreporter.com/2019/02/02/michael_adkins_trumps_border_wall_is_another_maginot_line/

 

STARS AND STRIPES
— The left’s irrational behavior is what stands in the way of an immigration compromise – Rick Scott
https://www.stripes.com/news/us/the-left-s-irrational-behavior-is-what-stands-in-the-way-of-an-immigration-compromise-1.567049

 

MEXICO NEWS DAILY
— Remittances hit a new record high of $33 billion in 2018 Increase attributed to US President Trump’s stance on illegal immigration and a strong economy (DIERSEN: How much money do illegals send to Mexico from your neighborhood, from your precinct, from your municipality, from your township/ward, from your county, and from Illinois each year?)
https://mexiconewsdaily.com/news/remittances-hit-a-new-record-high/

 

GLOBE AND MAIL
— Welcome to the Asian century Asia is the most powerful force reshaping world order today. Asians once again see themselves as the center of the world – and its future – PARAG KHANNA (DIERSEN: America-haters have absolutely no problem with that.)
https://www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/article-welcome-to-the-asian-century/

February 2, 2019

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Madigan under the microscope: Did cautious speaker finally slip on trip wire? – Tina Sfondeles (DIERSEN: What if you had “secretly recorded” those who had succeeded in harming you the most? Because they view me as being litigious, those who have succeeded in harming me the most have been extremely careful to not put anything in writing that could be used against them.)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/madigan-analysis-cautious-speaker-recording-trip-wire-solis/
— Bobby Rush’s endorsement could give Bill Daley a big boost – Mary Mitchell (DIERSEN: GAO works for Congress. I would not be surprised at all to learn that Bobby Rush directed my GAO superiors a) to force me to retire in 1997 when I was 49 years old, b) to give me unfair performance expectations and appraisals, c) to always rank me in the bottom half of my coworkers for pay-for-performance purposes, d) to not assign me to audits of IRS, and e) to not promote me beyond GS-13.)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/bobby-rush-endorsement-bill-daley-boost-mayoral-race/

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Illinois not doing enough to cut down tobacco, e-cigarette use: American Lung Association – Dawn Rhodes
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/ct-met-e-cigarettes-illinois-lung-association-grade-f-20190201-story.html
— 3 Naperville-area school districts tell legislators they’d like input on such issues as length of class days and pension reform – Suzanne Baker
https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/naperville-sun/news/ct-nvs-school-legislative-breakfast-st-0203-story.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Schuler said because of staff shortages, teachers often are asked to substitute internally or assume extra responsibilities as coaches or activity sponsors. Annual contractual raises for longtime teachers accompanied by the stipends from the added work can put teachers over the 3 percent threshold, causing a district to face penalties, he said. Districts can’t tell veteran teachers to stop taking on extra work because that would be age discrimination, and he said often school districts don’t know when teachers are retiring because they don’t give several years’ notice. The District 200 leader said he’s willing to sit down with legislators to help come up with a system in which districts aren’t penalized in those instances.)
— The odd memory lapses of Speaker Michael Madigan – Editorial
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/editorials/ct-edit-speaker-michael-madigan-deposition-jason-gonzales-illinois-politics-jesse-jackson-20190201-story.html

 

DAILY HERALD
— Downers Grove mayoral hopefuls make their pitch – Robert Sanchez
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20190201/downers-grove-mayoral-hopefuls-make-their-pitch
— How to sell a home without a realty agent – Edith Lank (DIERSEN: In 1984, to get money to have 915 Cove Court in Wheaton (https://www.redfin.com/IL/Wheaton/915-Cove-Ct-60189/home/18126600) built, I sold 1017 East Harrison in Wheaton (https://www.redfin.com/IL/Wheaton/1017-E-Harrison-Ave-60187/home/18135528) for $104,000 without a realty agent. Realtors had recommended listing it from a high of $107,000 to a low of $79,000.)
https://www.dailyherald.com/entlife/20190202/how-to-sell-a-home-without-a-realty-agent
— Amazing newspaper carriers Subzero temperatures chased most of us inside. And still the newspaper somehow got delivered. To all of the devoted carriers who found a way, we say, thanks, stay warm and stay safe. – Editorial (DIERSEN: I pay lots of money for full internet access and home delivery of the Chicago Tribune, Chicago Sun-Times, Daily Herald, New York Times, USA Today, Wall Street Journal, Naperville Sun, and Wheaton Leader. I get six newspapers every Monday and Tuesday; seven newspapers every Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday; and five newspapers every Saturday and Sunday. They are all delivered very early by the same carrier.)
https://www.dailyherald.com/discuss/20190202/the-soapbox-daily-herald-editors-offer-brief-thoughts-on-suburban-topics-in-the-news
— Freshman Democrats in legislature need to get behind Fair Maps – Editorial
https://www.dailyherald.com/discuss/20190201/editorial-freshman-democrats-in-legislature-need-to-get-behind-fair-maps
— Wear your MAGA hat with pride – Michael Fuechtmann, Roselle
https://e-edition.dailyherald.com/html5/reader/production/default.aspx?pubname=&pubid=3e6b7a1a-154f-4405-805e-038015cdb648

 

ABC7
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Pot pushers use problems with opioids to push pot.
https://abc7chicago.com/health/new-law-allows-patients-to-opt-for-medical-marijuana-instead-of-opioids-/5116960/

 

NORTHWEST HERALD
— Underwood, Casten call for IRS to help with local tax burden
https://www.nwherald.com/2019/02/01/underwood-casten-call-for-irs-to-help-with-local-tax-burden/afq9vym/
— Sen. Durbin praises McLean County Democrats for party’s statewide success, eyes own re-election plans – Howard Packowitz (DIERSEN: Democrats win by successfully promoting hatred against Republicans.)
http://www.wjbc.com/2019/02/01/sen-durbin-praises-mclean-county-democrats-for-partys-statewide-success-eyes-own-re-election-plans/

 

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Rep. Davis hears Lincoln Home workers’ shutdown stories- Bernard Schoenburg (DIERSEN: What stories about you do/did your U.S. Representatives and U.S. Senators what to hear from you? Because of the Rutan v. Republican Party of Illinois decision, my U.S. Senators and their staff members and my U.S. Representatives and their staff members made it very clear that they did NOT want to hear my stories about political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, age discrimination, and retaliation in the federal government. All my critics/opponents, all their operatives, and all their dupes promote patronage and political affiliation discrimination and reject the decision in Rutan v. Republican Party of Illinois (SEE: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rutan_v._Republican_Party_of_Illinois and http://www.nytimes.com/1996/03/13/us/seeking-return-to-ways-of-patronage-in-politics.html). My Democrat IRS and GAO superiors treated me like I was part of a plot to stop them from hiring, retaining, and promoting young Democrat minorities and young Democrat females. They knew that my wife had helped elect Jim Thompson. They were fully aware of the arguments that Thompson, Jim Edgar, and Lee Daniels made in Rutan that government employers should be allowed to engage in political affiliation discrimination.)
https://www.sj-r.com/news/20190201/rep-davis-hears-lincoln-home-workers-shutdown-stories

 

HERALD & REVIEW
— GOP lawmaker Steve Reick wants commission to examine waste in Illinois government (DIERSEN: What are your qualifications to examine government waste? GAO examines government waste. I worked for GAO for almost 18 years, the last 11 years of which at GS-13 Step 1-10 levels, currently $96,403-$125,325. I worked for IRS for almost 9 years, the last 5 1/2 years of which at the GS-12 Step 1-5 levels, currently $81,071-$91,880. My other government waste examining qualifications include my becoming a Forensic Accountant in 1997, a Certified Financial Services Auditor in 1996, a Certified Government Financial Manager in 1994, a Certified Fraud Examiner in 1990, a licensed CPA in 1981, a Certified Internal Auditor in 1981, and a CPA in 1979.)
https://herald-review.com/news/state-and-regional/govt-and-politics/capitol-recap-gop-lawmaker-wants-commission-to-examine-waste-in/article_7f884e94-f783-55b3-84ff-c6efb5e5409e.html

 

FOX ILLINOIS
— Unexpectedly strong jobs report suggests shutdown had little impact on labor market – Stephen Loiaconi
https://foxillinois.com/news/nation-world/unexpectedly-strong-jobs-report-suggests-shutdown-had-little-impact-on-labor-market

 

CHICAGO NOW
— Is Bill Daley the political equivalent of a “Made” guy? His own rules? Skips Chicago Mayoral forums & still wins? – Jeff Berkowitz
http://www.chicagonow.com/public-affairs-with-jeff-berkowitz/2019/02/bill-daley-the-political-equivalent-of-a-made-guy-his-own-rules-he-can-skip-forums-interviews-still-win/

 

MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— Illinois Leaks’ Kirk Allen Takes Time to Answer Critics
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2019/01/31/illinois-leaks-kirk-allen-takes-time-to-answer-critics/


— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: McHenry County Residents Put $600,000,000 in Slot Machines
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2019/01/28/mchenry-county-residents-put-600000-in-slot-machines/

 

PRAIRIE STATE WIRE
— HB 181 calls for fining parents who bully their children – Glenn Minnis
https://prairiestatewire.com/stories/511750673-hb-181-calls-for-fining-parents-who-bully-their-children
— Center for Immigration Studies research shows only 10 percent of Americans compete with illegal immigrants for jobs – Kyla Asbury (DIERSEN: If you were younger today, would you be competing with illegals for jobs? I would be. When I was younger, I did yard work and delivered newspapers, washed dishes, cleaned golf shoes, chipped slag, pumped gasoline, delivered mail, worked on an automobile assembly line and as a security guard, sold tires, automotive services, and major appliances, collected delinquent taxes, and audited federal agencies.)
https://prairiestatewire.com/stories/511739129-center-for-immigration-studies-research-shows-only-10-percent-of-americans-compete-with-illegal-immigrants-for-jobs

 

DUPAGE POLICY JOURNAL
— Market Watch: Ankit Patel loses over $101,000 on sale of Naperville home (DIERSEN: In your neighborhood, in your precinct, and in your municipality, which homes lost the most value during the last year, last 5 years, last 10 years, last 15 years, last 20 years, etc.?)
https://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/511750299-market-watch-ankit-patel-loses-over-101-000-on-sale-of-naperville-home
— Market Watch: George & Judith Thompson lose over $156,000 on sale of Naperville home
https://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/511743942-market-watch-george-judith-thompson-lose-over-156-000-on-sale-of-naperville-home
— Market Watch: Scott Holder loses over $60,000 on sale of Naperville home
https://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/511746237-market-watch-scott-holder-loses-over-60-000-on-sale-of-naperville-home

 

CHAMBANA SUN
— University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign freezes tuition – but still higher than 12 of 13 Big 10 conference peers (DIERSEN: If you did not apply to University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, why not? My reasons include a) neither I nor my parents could afford my attending college there, b) not that anyone would have lent me or my parents any money for me to attend college there, my and my parents’ belief was “borrower nor lender be,” c) in all likelihood, any application that I might have made would have been rejected – I just barely made into the top 20% of my high school class, my ACT score was only 24, I had not demonstrated any leadership potential, and I had spent my free time while I was a junior and senior washing dishes for the minimum wage in the basement of the S.S. Kresges in Chicago Heights.)
https://chambanasun.com/stories/511750696-university-of-illinois-freezes-tuition-but-still-higher-than-12-of-13-big-10-conference-peers

 

ILLINOIS FAMILY INSTITUTE
— ER Doc Says “Recreational” Pot Has Ruined My Town – David E. Smith
https://illinoisfamily.org/marijuana-2/er-doc-says-recreational-pot-has-ruined-my-town/

 

GOPUSA
— Democrats were fine with governor’s infanticide comments but erupt in fury over yearbook photo
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=64455
— MSNBC host claims ‘almost no middle class’ left in America; citizens ‘living on the poverty line’
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=64401
— It’s the season of discarded politicians looking for work (DIERSEN: Have you been discarded because of politics? In 1997, when I was 49 years old, my Democrat GAO superiors succeeded in forcing me to take their early retirement “offer” a) because I was an active member in a class action lawsuit that charged them with reverse discrimination, age discrimination, and retaliation and b) because I was Republican, White, male, and non-veteran, and I had not made GS-13 (currently $96,403) by age 25, GS-14 (currently $113,920) by age 30, GS-15 (currently $134,000) by age 35, and Senior Executive Service (currently $164,200) by age 40.)
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=64452

 

FOX NEWS
— Why I wear a MAGA hat these days (and I didn’t start out as a Trump fan) – Kristan Hawkins
https://www.foxnews.com/opinion/why-i-wear-a-maga-hat-these-days-and-i-didnt-start-out-as-a-trump-fan
— Second Democrat invites former illegal immigrant who worked for Trump to State of the Union – Lukas Mikelionis
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/second-democrat-invites-former-illegal-immigrant-who-worked-for-trump-to-state-of-the-union-address

 

BLAZE
— Trump hints at big announcement for the State of the Union on immigration A lot of people are looking forward to this – Carlos Garcia
https://www.theblaze.com/news/trump-hints-at-big-announcement-for-the-state-of-the-union-on-immigration

 

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Characterizing all men as predators – Tammy Bruce (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, a) to get all women to vote for Democrats, b) to promote LGBTQ activity, c) to destroy traditional marriage, d) to destroy the traditional family, e) to promote abortion, f) to promote out of wedlock birth, and g) to make women more and more and more dependent on government and on charity, Democrats characterize all men as being predators. To characterize me as being a predator, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes stress that I worked for IRS’s Collection Division for almost 9 years 1971-1980 and that I have owned a Corvette since 1971.)
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2019/jan/16/how-liberals-and-gillette-jump-on-the-men-are-horr/

 

TOWNHALL
— Kellyanne: If Cory Booker Was Republican, His Campaign Would Be Called Sexist – Cortney O’Brien
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/cortneyobrien/2019/02/01/kellyanne-cory-booker-sounds-like-a-hallmark-card-n2540688

 

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Illegal immigrants jump the line, making legal immigrants wait – Adam Barsouk
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/op-eds/illegal-immigrants-jump-the-line-making-legal-immigrants-wait

 

AMERICAN THINKER
— Will America’s Rich Fund Their Own Dispossession? – Jim Daws
https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2019/02/will_americas_rich_fund_their_own_dispossession.html

 

AMERICAN GREATNESS
— Putting Families First to Trump the Ruling Class – Cindy Simpson
https://www.amgreatness.com/2019/02/01/putting-families-first-to-trump-the-ruling-class/

 

PJ MEDIA
— Reminder: Ralph Northam Won After Calling Ed Gillespie Racist – TYLER O’NEIL
https://pjmedia.com/trending/reminder-ralph-northam-won-after-calling-ed-gillespie-racist/

 

WORLD NET DAILY
— THE NEW LEFT IS JUST PLAGIARIZING THE OLD Brent Smith describes policies as ‘failed ideas from a century or more ago’
https://www.wnd.com/2019/02/the-new-left-is-just-plagiarizing-the-old/

 

LIBERTY HEADLINES
— Scalise Speaks on the Human Cost of Left’s Support for Open Borders
https://www.libertyheadlines.com/scalise-human-cost-open-borders/

 

THE HILL
— Schultz greeted by protesters at book event in hometown Seattle – CHRIS MILLS RODRIGO (DIERSEN: What is your hometown? My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes in Wheaton and in Glen Ellyn are full of hatred. They have made it very clear that if I ever sought a government office or a political office, they would shout from their rooftops that my hometown Crete was full of German Lutherans who were White supremacists, Nazis, KKK members, haters, racists, sexists, bigots, and even worse things while I lived there 1948-1972. Should I sue my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes?)
https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/428021-schultz-greeted-by-protests-at-book-event-in-hometown-seattle
— Support for Northam withers as Dems urge him to step down – TAL AXELROD (DIERSEN: Who has urged you to step down? Government is nasty. Politics is nasty. I should write a book about those who have urged me to step down as a GOPUSA Illinois Editor, Republican Precinct Committeeman, TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairman, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce Government Affairs Committee member, Milton Township Republican Central Committee (MTRCC) webmaster, Illinois Center Right Coalition Steering Committee member, American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter board member, GAO employee, etc. All those who have urged me to step down a) reject planks in the Republican Party platform and/or the Illinois Republican Party platform and work against those like me who support those planks, b) reject the MTRCC resolution against video gambling and work against those like me who support that resolution, c) focus on destroying those like me who they cannot manipulate/dominate, d) were defendants in lawsuits that I have filed, and/or e) are operatives or dupes for the aforesaid.)
https://thehill.com/homenews/state-watch/428171-support-for-northam-withers-in-richmond-as-dems-urge-him-to-step-down-as

 

ABC NEWS
— Trump scrutinized by Democrats, watchdogs as he returns to Mar-a-Lago club The president is visiting his private club for the first time this year. – Benjamin Siegel
https://abcnews.go.com/beta-story-container/Politics/trump-scrutinized-democrats-watchdogs-returns-mar-lago-club/story?id=60792606

 

NBC NEWS
— Booker 2020 campaign: ‘Folks are feeling left out…left behind’ The 49-year-old Democratic senator from New Jersey is the second African-American to enter the contest to take on Trump. – Dartunorro Clark (DIERSEN: In the organizations that you are/were a member of and in the employers that you work/worked for, what are the demographics of those who are/were “left out…left behind?” From what I see, ever-increasingly, organizations and employers are dumping those 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.)
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2020-election/democratic-new-jersey-sen-cory-booker-announces-2020-presidential-campaign-n965601

 

CBS NEWS
— Pelosi is “very bad for our country,” Trump says in exclusive CBS News interview (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes say that I have been very bad for the a) Republican candidates who I have backed, b) Milton Township Republican Central Committee, c) DuPage County Republican Central Committee, d) Illinois Republican Party, e) TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois, f) Wheaton Chamber of Commerce, g) Illinois Center Right Coalition, h) American Association of Political Consultants, i) GAO, j) etc. I should write a book about my critics/opponents. They have lots of religious, government, political, and financial clout in Wheaton, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois. They are scapegoaters supreme.)
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/donald-trump-interview-face-the-nation-margaret-brennan-today-2019-02-01/

 

MCCLATCHY DC
— Democrats ready to deal on border barrier — just not a ‘wall’ – DAVID LIGHTMAN (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats make it clear that their plan to get in power and to stay in power is to ever-increasingly flood America with illegals.)
https://www.mcclatchydc.com/news/politics-government/congress/article225392700.html

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— Undocumented Workers Lose Their Jobs at Yet Another Trump Property – Miriam Jordan and Ben Protess
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/02/01/us/trump-workers-fired.html
— Taxing the Wealthy Sounds Easy. It’s Not. – Paul Sullivan
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/02/01/your-money/tax-wealthy.html
— How Republicans Erased Trumpism G.O.P. congressional leaders used tactics to minimize the president’s influence and maximize their own control over public policy. – Matthew Glassman
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/02/01/opinion/how-republicans-erased-trumpism.html

 

WASHINGTON POST
— Va. Gov. Northam is refusing to step down, despite flood of calls for his resignation for ‘racist and offensive’ photo, party says – Laura Vozzella, Jim Morrison and Gregory S. Schneider
https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/virginia-politics/northam-mum-about-his-plans-after-a-flood-of-calls-for-his-resignation-for-racist-and-offensive-photo/2019/02/02/5883402a-26e9-11e9-90cd-dedb0c92dc17_story.html
— Gov. Ralph Northam admits he was in 1984 yearbook photo showing figures in blackface, KKK hood – Laura Vozzella, Jim Morrison and Gregory S. Schneider  (DIERSEN:  Since 1971, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have stressed that I have owned a Corvette since 1971.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/virginia-politics/va-gov-northams-medical-school-yearbook-page-shows-men-in-blackface-kkk-robe/2019/02/01/517a43ee-265f-11e9-90cd-dedb0c92dc17_story.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The yearbook page is labeled “Ralph Shearer Northam” and has photos of him in a jacket and tie, casual clothes and alongside his restored Corvette.)
— McConnell privately cautions Trump about emergency declaration on border wall – Sean Sullivan, Erica Werner and Seung Min Kim
https://www.washingtonpost.com/powerpost/mcconnell-privately-cautioned-trump-about-emergency-declaration-on-border-wall/2019/02/01/5ff1262c-2646-11e9-81fd-b7b05d5bed90_story.html

 

LOS ANGELES TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Trump-haters say “The problem with Trump’s ‘national emergency’ plan is much bigger than any wall.”
https://www.latimes.com/opinion/editorials/la-ed-trump-emergency-border-wall-20190202-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Trump-hating “immigrant rights attorneys and journalists” want to go to Mexico to promote illegal immigration.
https://www.latimes.com/la-me-immigration-attorneys-detained-20190202-story.html

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Sorry for the Good News A bang-up jobs report reveals underlying economic strength. – Editorial
https://www.wsj.com/articles/sorry-for-the-good-news-11549063609
— Over 60, and Crushed by Student Loan Debt Older Americans are struggling under the burden of student loans—their children’s and their own. – AnnaMaria Andriotis
https://www.wsj.com/articles/over-60-and-crushed-by-student-loan-debt-11549083631
— Can the Government Help You Save for Retirement? Lawmakers are looking to expand access to tax-advantaged plans, boost savings rates and enhance long-term income sustainability – Anne Tergesen
https://www.wsj.com/articles/can-the-government-help-you-save-for-retirement-11549035000
— California’s Liberal Governor Hauls a Conservative City to Court To solve a problem made in Sacramento, Newsom asks judges to intervene in local zoning decisions. – Allysia Finley
https://www.wsj.com/articles/californias-liberal-governor-hauls-a-conservative-city-to-court-11549060961

 

BLOOMBERG
— Booker Joins Race, Preaching Optimism in Contrast With Trump – Laura Litvan and Terrence Dopp (DIERSEN: As Democrats gain more and more and more power, it is increasingly difficult for members of the following groups to be optimistic: Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older people, rich people, gun owners, German Americans, draft avoiders, and those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2019-02-01/senator-cory-booker-announces-2020-democratic-presidential-bid

 

COLUMBIAN
— Hometown protest, fans greet Schultz as he mulls presidential run – AP (DIERSEN: What is your hometown? My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes in Wheaton and in Glen Ellyn are full of hatred. They have made it very clear that if I ever sought a government office or a political office, they would shout from their rooftops that my hometown Crete was full of German Lutherans who were White supremacists, Nazis, KKK members, haters, racists, sexists, bigots, and even worse things while I lived there 1948-1972. Should I sue my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes?)
https://www.columbian.com/news/2019/feb/01/hometown-protest-fans-greet-schultz-as-he-mulls-presidential-run/

 

PEOPLE FOR THE AMERICAN WAY
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Republican-haters promote hatred against Republicans. In your neighborhood, in your precinct, in your municipality, in your township/ward, in your county, and in Illinois, which Republican-haters take the lead in promoting hatred against Republicans? I should write a book about Republican-haters in my neighborhood, in my precinct, in Wheaton, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois who take the lead in promoting hatred against Republicans.
http://www.pfaw.org/blog-posts/tracking-the-evolution-of-the-rights-anti-immigrant-movement/
http://www.pfaw.org/blog-posts/the-progressive-happy-hour-fighting-for-racial-justice-in-2019/

 

GUARDIAN
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: America-haters use Jesse Jackson to promote hatred of individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders, and those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2019/feb/02/jesse-jackson-interview-jussie-smollett-hate-violence-us
— Trump to pitch optimism, ‘greatness’ in State of Union (DIERSEN: As Democrats gain more and more and more power, it is increasingly difficult for members of the following groups to be optimistic: Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older people, rich people, gun owners, German Americans, draft avoiders, and those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://guardian.ng/news/trump-to-pitch-optimism-greatness-in-state-of-union/
— Why record job growth in America hides a troubling reality High employment rates gloss over a ‘much more complicated story’ of stagnant wages and vanishing mid-level jobs – Jana Kasperkevic
https://www.theguardian.com/business/2019/feb/02/america-record-job-growth-economics-wage-stagnation

February 1 Morning Edition

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Trump enters the 2020 election cycle with a massive fundraising lead over Democrats – Michelle Ye Hee Lee, Anu Narayanswamy
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/politics/ct-trump-reelection-campaign-fundraising-20190131-story.html

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Trump calls Jussie Smollett attack ‘horrible,’ family calls it ‘domestic terrorism’ – Nader Issa
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/empire-actor-jussie-smollett-racist-homophobic-attack-police-trump-pelosi/
— Madigan deposition: The speaker speaks — on Burke, Rauner, politics and church – Tina Sfondeles
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/madigan-deposition-speaker-offers-answers-and-digs-to-rivals-questions/

 

QUINCY HERALD WHIG
— Jil Tracy gets seven Illinois Senate committee assignments
https://www.whig.com/20190131/tracy-gets-seven-illinois-senate-committee-assignments#

 

QUAD CITIES ONLINE
— Democrats for border security? No – STEPHEN MOORE
https://qconline.com/opinion/columnists/democrats-for-border-security-no/article_d1d2a59a-4287-5a61-9380-ecfea0ff4f32.html

 

PEORIA JOURNAL STAR
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, pot pushers use problems with opioids to push pot.
https://www.pjstar.com/news/20190131/opioid-alternative-program-begins-processing-medical-marijuana-applications

 

FOX ILLINOIS
— Trump says Pelosi is ‘playing games’ on wall funds – AP
https://foxillinois.com/news/nation-world/trump-says-pelosi-is-playing-games-on-wall-funds

 

NPR ILLINOIS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, pot pushers use problems with opioids to push pot.
http://www.nprillinois.org/post/marijuana-opioid-alternative-program-begins-accepting-patients-illinois#stream/0

 

DAILY LINE
— Bill Daley: ‘Progressive’ is just because Democrats didn’t want to call themselves liberals anymore’ – A.D. Quig
http://thedailyline.net/chicago/02/01/2019/bill-daley-progressive-is-just-because-democrats-didnt-want-to-call-themselves-liberals-anymore/

 

ILLINOIS NEWS NETWORK
— State Senator Tony McCombie pushes back as gun control measures gain traction in Springfield – Greg Bishop
https://www.ilnews.org/news/state_politics/state-senator-pushes-back-as-gun-control-measures-gain-traction/article_025a559e-259f-11e9-a386-0bf5d62af94e.html

 

NEWS BUSTERS
— Cuomo Argues in Favor of Allowing the Banning of MAGA Hat Wearers from Businesses – Nicholas Fondacaro
https://www.newsbusters.org/blogs/nb/nicholas-fondacaro/2019/02/01/cuomo-argues-favor-allowing-banning-maga-hat-wearers

 

FOX NEWS
— Dishonest Democrats won’t work with Trump on immigration because they’re scared to death of radical leftists – David N. Bossie
https://www.foxnews.com/opinion/dishonest-democrats-wont-work-with-trump-on-immigration-because-theyre-scared-to-death-of-radical-leftists

 

WASHINGTON TIMES
— California Gov. Gavin Newsom calls for $25 million emergency fund to aid asylum seekers – AP (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, California moves toward leaving the United States and joining up with Mexico and with other foreign countries.)
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2019/jan/31/gavin-newsom-calls-25-million-emergency-fund-aid-a/

 

NEW AMERICAN
— Trump Says Border Security Talks With Dems a Waste of Time – Selwyn Duke
https://www.thenewamerican.com/usnews/immigration/item/31354-straight-talk-trump-says-border-security-talks-with-dems-a-waste-of-time

 

AMERICAN GREATNESS
— AOC Shows Why a Libertarian-Progressive Alliance Will Fail – Edward Ring
https://www.amgreatness.com/2019/01/31/aoc-shows-why-a-libertarian-progressive-alliance-will-fail/

 

NEWSMAX
— Reformer Krupa, 19, Could Make History in Chicago Feb. 26 – John Gizzi
https://www.newsmax.com/john-gizzi/chicago-david-krupa-teenager-history/2019/01/31/id/900737/

 

FRONTPAGE MAGAZINE
— WORLD-WIDE THREAT ASSESSMENT MAKES POWERFUL CASE FOR BORDER SECURITY Senate hears from leaders of the intelligence community. – Michael Cutler
https://www.frontpagemag.com/fpm/272739/world-wide-threat-assessment-makes-powerful-case-michael-cutler

 

TOWNHALL
— MAGA and the March: Why Pro-Lifers Are Right to Support Trump – Frank Cannon
https://townhall.com/columnists/frankcannon/2019/02/01/maga-and-the-march-why-prolifers-are-right-to-support-trump-n2540613

 

DAILY CALLER
— BAY AREA RESTAURANT BANS MAGA HATS – Hillary Silverman
https://dailycaller.com/2019/01/31/san-francisco-restaurant-bans-maga-hats/
— IT’S NOW CONSIDERED ‘OFFENSIVE’ TO TELL LAID-OFF JOURNALISTS ‘LEARN TO CODE’—IT WASN’T FOR COAL MINERS – Stephanie Hamill
https://dailycaller.com/2019/01/31/twitter-restricts-learn-to-code-hashtag/

 

MEDIA RESEARCH CENTER
— Cuomo Argues in Favor of Allowing the Banning of MAGA Hat Wearers – Nicholas Fondaca
https://www.mrctv.org/index.php/videos/cuomo-argues-favor-allowing-banning-maga-hat-wearers

 

PJ MEDIA
— Silicon Valley Restaurant Chef Says Patrons Wearing MAGA Hats Won’t Get Served – DEBRA HEINE
https://pjmedia.com/trending/silicon-valley-restaurant-chef-says-patrons-wearing-maga-hats-wont-get-served/

 

BREITBART
— San Francisco Eatery Bans MAGA Hat-Wearing Customers – Katherine Rodriguez
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2019/01/31/san-francisco-eatery-bans-maga-hat-wearing-customers/
— Congressional Research Service: President Can Build Border Wall Without National Emergency or Additional Action by Congress – Michael Patrick Leahy
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2019/01/31/congressional-research-service-president-can-build-border-wall-without-national-emergency-or-additional-action-by-congress/
— Democrats’ 2019 DHS Spending Bill Opens the Border to Migrants – Neil Munro
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2019/02/01/democrats-2019-dhs-bill-opens-the-border-to-migrants/

 

LIFEZETTE
— San Francisco Restaurant Bans ‘Make America Great Again’ Hats Chef J. Kenji Lopez-Alt compared the pro-Trump attire to the KKK’s white hoods – Zachary Leeman
https://www.lifezette.com/2019/01/san-francisco-restaurant-bans-make-america-great-again-hats/
— Pro-Abortion Democrats: Are They Now the Deathocrats? Extreme move to the Left by those who say it’s a ‘woman’s right to choose’ has many people outraged, including this opinion writer – Nina May
https://www.lifezette.com/2019/01/pro-abortion-democrats-are-they-now-the-deathocrats/

 

WORLD NET DAILY
— DEMS CLAIM MORAL SUPERIORITY WHILE HIGH-FIVING INFANTICIDE David Kupelian on real reason left continually attacks GOP, Trump, supporters as ‘immoral’
https://www.wnd.com/2019/01/dems-claim-moral-superiority-while-high-fiving-infanticide/

 

REAL CLEAR POLITICS
— Democrats’ Leftward March – Adriana Cohen
https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2019/02/01/democrats_leftward_march_139336.html

 

RENEW AMERICA
— Can a Christian vote for a Democrat? – Bryan Fischer (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, to vote for Democrats is to shout that you are anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
http://www.renewamerica.com/columns/fischer/190130

 

ROLL CALL
— Border wall debate ignores biggest source of illegal immigration: visa overstays But stopping travelers from overstaying their visas isn’t a simple fix – Dean DeChiaro
https://www.rollcall.com/news/congress/border-illegal-immigration-visa-overstays

 

THE HILL
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A Trump-hater says “Endorsing Trump isn’t the easiest decision for some Republicans.”
https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/427973-endorsing-trump-isnt-the-easiest-decision-for-some-republicans?userid=3526

 

HUFFINGTON POST
— Fox News’ Laura Ingraham Wants To Turn MAGA Hats Into A Symbol Of Kindness The Fox News host wants people to continue wearing their MAGA hats, even though it’s now “basically considered a hate crime.” – Lee Moran
https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/fox-news-laura-ingraham-maga-hat_us_5c541a37e4b0bdf0e7da19b1
— Trump Mulls ‘Emergency’ After Mexico, GOP And Now Pelosi Won’t Pay For His Wall But funding a border wall wasn’t even the president’s priority until just before the midterm elections. – S.V. Date
https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/trump-wall-national-emergency_us_5c53660be4b01d3c1f11c320
Seth Meyers: ‘What Does Trump Have Against Dogs?’
— The president repeatedly refers to dogs when he’s attacking people. – Carla Baranauckas (DIERSEN: Overwhelmingly, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes worship dogs. They a) own dogs, b) spend lots of time and money on dogs, c) crow that they love dogs, d) crow that dogs love them, and e) hint/imply/argue/shout that you are scum like me who should be gotten rid of if you do not own a dog, if you do not love dogs, and if dogs do not love you. They hint/imply/argue/shout that all that you have to do to get into heaven is a) own a dog, b) spend lots on time and money on dogs, and c) destroy those like me who do own a dog.)
https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/seth-meyers-trump-dogs_us_5c53e21fe4b0bdf0e7d9cbcb

 

CNN
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A Republican-hater says “Here’s why Republicans don’t want an Election Day holiday.”
https://edition.cnn.com/2019/01/31/politics/election-day-holiday-republicans/

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— He Says ‘Wall,’ They Say ‘Border Security’: A Glossary of the Border Debate – Glenn Thrush
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/01/31/us/politics/border-wall-types.html
— This Is Your Brain Off Facebook – Benedict Carey (DIERSEN: Facebook is a Democrat website.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/01/30/health/facebook-psychology-health.html

 

WASHINGTON POST
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Trump-haters promote hatred against Trump and against Trump’s supporters.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/religion/2019/02/01/this-black-history-month-dont-pretend-racism-has-disappeared-church/

 

LOS ANGELES TIMES
— Gov. Gavin Newsom touts proposed $25 million in California aid to asylum seekers – TARYN LUNA and CHARLES CLARK (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, California moves toward leaving the United States and joining up with Mexico and with other foreign countries.)
https://www.latimes.com/politics/la-pol-ca-gavin-newsom-immigration-funds-20190131-story.html

 

USA TODAY
— Trump says lawmakers are ‘wasting their time’ on border security talks. – Ledyard King and William Cummings
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2019/02/01/border-security-trump-says-talks-wasting-time-what-does-history-say/2703506002/
— ‘Like white hoods except stupider’: California chef says he won’t serve diners wearing ‘MAGA’ hats – Ryan W. Miller
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2019/01/31/j-kenji-lopez-alt-says-he-wont-serve-maga-hat-wearers-san-mateo-restaurant/2738187002/

 

BOSTON HERALD
— Trump should call Dems’ bluff on border security – MARC A. THIESSEN
https://www.bostonherald.com/2019/02/01/trump-should-call-dems-bluff-on-border-security/

 

FOX CLEVELAND
— California restaurant owner says he won’t serve anyone wearing MAGA hats – NATASHA ANDERSON
https://fox8.com/2019/01/31/california-restaurant-owner-says-he-wont-serve-anyone-wearing-maga-hats/

 

NEWS ONE
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A Trump-hater promotes hatred of Trump. I should write a book about those in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois who are a member of a church, who attend church services, and/or who give money to a church who use the aforesaid a) to glorify and praise themselves, b) to give themselves standing to demonize, to denigrate, and to condemn those like me who are not a member of a church, who do not attend church services, and/or do not give money to a church, c) to give themselves license to sin, d) to give themselves standing to be arrogant, judgmental, nasty, rude, condescending, and even worse things, and e) to give themselves standing to NOT oppose the promotion of welfare, dependency on government, dependency on charity, LGBTQ activity, abortion, mass/illegal immigration, booze, gambling, pot, and other vices, patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, age discrimination, retaliation, and even worse things. They hint/imply/argue/shout that they are operatives or dupes for GOD and that GOD hates those 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.)
https://newsone.com/3845090/trumps-former-pastor/

 

DAILY MAIL
— California restaurant owner bans customers wearing MAGA hats and compares them to a ‘swastika or white hood’ J. Kenji López-Alt said he would refuse to serve patrons wearing MAGA hats In a tweet he compared the hats to ‘a swastika, white hood’ or other hate symbol The popular chef said since posting the tweet he has received hate mail but he has refused to back down, even though he deleted the comments Since Donald Trump’s presidential campaign, red ‘MAGA’ caps have become a divisive symbol in the United States – LEAH MCDONALD
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-6656265/California-restaurant-owner-bans-customers-wearing-MAGA-hats.html
— Thousands of Central American migrants resume northern trek to the border as Trump announces plans to send 2,350 troops to stop the caravan A group of 2,400 migrants left Mexico City on Thursday to journey northwards Around 11,500 migrants have made the journey through Mexico since last year Donald Trump said Thursday he plans to send thousands of troops to the border – GEORGE MARTIN
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-6656661/Thousands-Central-American-migrants-resume-northern-trek-border.html

 

GUARDIAN
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Trump-haters promote hatred against Trump and against Trump’s supporters.
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2019/feb/01/forget-trumps-border-distraction-the-real-threat-is-inside-the-house

 

MEXICO NEWS DAILY
— Migrants’ caravan leaves Mexico City, bound for northern border Nearly 2,400 left a temporary shelter, looking for rides to Querétaro
https://mexiconewsdaily.com/news/migrants-caravan-leaves-mexico-city/

January 31 Evening Edition

WHITE HOUSE
— A message from President Trump on the wall
https://www.whitehouse.gov/1600daily/

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Secret depositions in Madigan lawsuit show ties between Illinois House speaker’s operatives, alleged sham candidates – Ray Long
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-met-mike-madigan-jason-gonzales-lawsuit-2019-0131-story.html
— Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan gave his first-ever deposition. Here’s what he said. – Ray Long
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-met-mike-madigan-deposition-under-oath-20190131-story.html
— Pelosi and Trump harden positions on border wall – AP
https://www.chicagotribune.com/bluesky/technology/sns-bc-us–trump-border-security-20190131-story.html
— What became of country before party? – Cal Thomas (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps talk and act like they are paid agents of foreign countries.)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/columnists/sns-201901301149–tms–cthomastq–b-a20190131-20190131-column.html
— Trump considers former GOP presidential candidate Herman Cain, once a pizza chain CEO, for Federal Reserve board – Damian Paletta and Robert Costa
https://www.chicagotribune.com/business/ct-biz-trump-considers-herman-cain-fed-board-20190131-story.html

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Madigan deposition: Speaker offers answers — and digs — to rival’s questions – Tina Sfondeles
https://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/madigan-deposition-speaker-offers-answers-and-digs-to-rivals-questions/
— Feds: Solis used campaign cash for tuition, toddler togs, trips to Mario Tricoci – Jon Seidel
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/feds-solis-campaign-cash-personal-use-tuition-toddler-togs-mario-tricoci/
— Pelosi to headline Schakowsky’s ‘Ultimate Woman Power Lunch’ fundraiser – Lynn Sweet (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Trump-haters make it clear that they want to get rid of men, and especially men who are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/pelosi-to-headline-schakowskys-ultimate-woman-power-lunch-fundraiser/

 

DAILY HERALD
— The Latest: Trump says Pelosi ‘playing games’ on wall funds – AP
https://www.dailyherald.com/article/20190131/news/301319912/
— Democrats open budget talks with plan lacking wall money – AP
https://www.dailyherald.com/article/20190131/news/301319988/

 

ABC7
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Trump-haters use children as cannon fodder.
https://abc7chicago.com/politics/video-mom-baby-separated-at-us-mexico-border-reunite/5114282/

 

HERALD NEWS
— Underwood, Casten call for IRS to help with local tax burden – ALEX ORTIZ
https://www.theherald-news.com/2019/01/31/underwood-casten-call-for-irs-to-help-with-local-tax-burden/a95ddu4/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Rep. Lauren Underwood, D-Naperville, and Rep. Sean Casten, D-Downers Grove, are urging the Internal Revenue Service to address what they call the disproportionate tax burden on Illinois taxpayers due to the changes in the law, which limit the state and local tax deduction, according to a news release. Underwood and Casten wrote a letter expressing their concern about IRS efforts being “insufficient.” “Illinoisans are already facing higher federal taxes due to the Republican tax law, which places a uniquely large burden on middle-class families in the Illinois 6th and 14th Congressional Districts,” Underwood and Casten wrote in the letter. The representatives argued the law limited the state and local tax deduction to just $10,000 for individuals and families. They called that part of the law a “devastating financial blow to many.”)

 

BELLEVILLE NEWS DEMOCRAT
— How did McCarter land ambassadorship to Kenya, and what’s his future when the job ends? – JOSEPH BUSTOS
https://www.bnd.com/news/local/article225238830.html

 

EDWARDSVILLE INTELLIGENCER
— Five-member committee can prevent movement of any bill – JERRY NOWICKI
https://www.theintelligencer.com/news/article/Five-member-committee-can-prevent-movement-of-any-13578485.php

 

FOX ILLINOIS
— Silicon Valley eatery bans ‘Make America Great Again’ hats – AP (DIERSEN: How soon, if not already, will Trump-hating companies officially ban those who are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time?)
https://foxillinois.com/news/nation-world/silicon-valley-eatery-bans-make-america-great-again-hats
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Pot pushers use problems with opioids to push pot.
https://foxillinois.com/news/local/some-illinois-residents-can-now-chose-marijuana-over-opioids-to-treat-pain

 

NPR ILLINOIS
— Failed Virginia Bill Sparks National Debate About Abortion – SARAH MCCAMMON
http://www.nprillinois.org/post/failed-virginia-bill-sparks-national-debate-about-abortion#stream/0

 

CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD
— President Trump comments on ‘Empire’ star Jussie Smollett attack – Kevin Schwaller
https://www.centralillinoisproud.com/entertainment/president-trump-comments-on-empire-star-jussie-smollett-attack/1742837785

 

ILLINOIS BUSINESS IMMIGRATION COALITION
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps promote the “foreign-born.” Anti-Trumps stress that the “foreign-born” take the BAD jobs like I had that citizens of America refuse to take. 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.publicnewsservice.org/2019-01-31/immigrant-issues/illinois-economy-stands-to-lose-in-immigration-fight/a65392-1

 

WIREPOINTS
— Illinois education officials want half of state budget for K-12 education – Tedd Dabrowski and John Klingner
https://www.wirepoints.com/illinois-education-officials-want-half-of-state-budget-for-k-12-education/

 

REPRESENTATIVE GRANT WEHRLI
— Rep. Wehrli Signs On as Chief Co-Sponsor of Bill to Institute Term Limits for Legislative Leaders
http://www.repwehrli.com/2019/01/rep-wehrli-signs-on-as-chief-co-sponsor.html

 

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Pelosi suggests Normandy fence for the border, but not a wall – Susan Ferrechio
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/congress/pelosi-suggests-normandy-fence-for-the-border-but-not-a-wall

 

DAILY CALLER
— CHICAGO POLICE SAY ‘EMPIRE’ ACTOR REFUSES TO TURN OVER PHONE RECORDS DURING ALLEGED ‘MAGA’ ATTACK – Neetu Chandak
https://dailycaller.com/2019/01/31/maga-attack-jussie-smollett-phone/
— TRUMP SAYS PAUL RYAN RENEGED ON DEAL TO FUND WALL FOR OMNIBUS SIGNATURE – Vince Coglianese and Saagar Enjeti
https://dailycaller.com/2019/01/30/trump-blames-paul-ryan-wall-funding/

— TRUMP: PELOSI WILL BE BEGGING FOR A WALL AFTER MORE CARAVANS – Saagar Enjeti
https://dailycaller.com/2019/01/31/trump-pelosi-begging-wall-migrant-caravans/

 

DAILY SIGNAL
— House Democrats Raise Pay for Federal Employees Disciplined for Sexual Misconduct – Fred Lucas (DIERSEN: Have you been disciplined? 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 a $19,203 (26%) 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.dailysignal.com/2019/01/31/house-democrats-raise-pay-for-federal-employees-disciplined-for-sexual-misconduct/

 

BREITBART
— Trump Taunts Nancy Pelosi: ‘If Walls Are Immoral, Maybe We Should Take Down’ California’s – Charlie Spiering
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2019/01/31/trump-taunts-nancy-pelosi-if-walls-are-immoral-maybe-we-should-take-down-californias/

 

HOT AIR
— Pelosi: No Wall Money In Immigration Deal. Trump: No Immigration Deal Without Wall Money.
https://hotair.com/archives/2019/01/31/pelosi-no-wall-money-immigration-deal-trump-no-immigration-deal-without-wall-money/

 

CONSERVATIVE HQ
— Trump Tweets On The Wall, Is Congress Listening?
http://www.conservativehq.com/node/29593

 

HILLSDALE COLLEGIAN
— CPAC undermines conservatism The toxic person-worship at CPAC is a consequence of this spirit of party that Washington warns us against.
http://hillsdalecollegian.com/2019/01/cpac-undermines-conservatism/

 

NATIONAL REVIEW
— Walls Work – DEROY MURDOCK
https://www.nationalreview.com/2019/01/border-walls-democrat-partisan-politics/
— ‘Safe and Rare’ Also Means ‘Post-Birth Abortion’ – JIM GERAGHTY
https://www.nationalreview.com/the-morning-jolt/safe-and-rare-also-means-post-birth-abortion/

 

THE HILL
— Trump, Dem talk of ‘smart wall’ thrills tech companies – EMILY BIRNBAUM
https://thehill.com/policy/technology/427929-trump-dem-talk-of-smart-wall-thrills-tech-companies

 

CNN
— Facebook’s real test: Are you still logging in every day? – Brian Stelter
https://www.cnn.com/2019/01/30/media/reliable-sources-01-30-19/index.html

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— As Trump Demands His Wall, Lawmakers Plead for Space to Negotiate – Emily Cochrane
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/01/31/us/politics/trump-wall-congressional-negotiators.html
— The Six Forms of Media Bias A media critic inveighs against the bias toward centrism, which inspires me to come up with my own list. – David Leonhardt
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/01/31/opinion/media-bias-howard-schultz.html

 

WASHINGTON POST
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A Republican-hater says “Mitch McConnell just made it much easier for Democrats to accuse Republicans of voter suppression.”
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2019/01/31/mitch-mcconnell-just-made-it-much-easier-democrats-accuse-republicans-voter-suppression/
— Facebook has declared sovereignty – Molly Roberts
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2019/01/31/facebook-has-declared-sovereignty/

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Trump Says He Is Willing to Move Without Congress on Border Wall The president said the White House and congressional negotiators are no closer to an immigration deal – Michael C. Bender and Kristina Peterson
https://www.wsj.com/articles/trump-says-he-is-willing-to-move-without-congress-on-border-wall-11548960181
— Resilient U.S. Economy Fuels Best January For Stocks in 30 Years Gains by banks and small caps helped lift the Dow and S&P to their best starts since the 1980s – Amrith Ramkumar
https://www.wsj.com/articles/resilient-u-s-economy-fuels-january-stock-market-recovery-11548939600

 

EDITOR AND PUBLISHER
— Loss of Newspapers Contributes to Political Polarization – AP
http://www.editorandpublisher.com/news/loss-of-newspapers-contributes-to-political-polarization/

January 31 Morning Edition

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Laughing matter: Rauner amazed anyone surprised by Madigan ‘news’ – Tina Sfondeles
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/laughing-rauner-overdue-madigan-recording-solis-burke/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Trump-haters are full of hatred against Trump and against Trump’s supporters. Ever-increasingly, Trump-haters a) promote hatred against Trump and against his supporters and b) blame Trump for hate crimes.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/empire-actors-tale-beating-puts-spotlight-rise-hate-crime-gun-crime-chicago/

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Power outage in subzero cold changes one’s perspective – John Kass
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/columnists/kass/ct-met-chicago-cold-weather-kass-20190130-story.html

 

PEORIA JOURNAL STAR
— Illinois lawmakers plan $15 minimum wage bill – Doug Finke
https://www.pjstar.com/news/20190130/illinois-lawmakers-plan-15-minimum-wage-bill

 

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— National Democrats look again to unseat Rep. Rodney Davis – Bernard Schoenburg (DIERSEN: What are the officers of your township, ward, and county Republican organizations, your representative on the Illinois Republican Party (IRP) State Central Committee, the IRP officers, the IRP National Committeeman, the IRP National Committeeman, the Illinois House Republican Leader, the Illinois Senate Republican Leader, NRCC, NRSC, and the RNC doing to recruit candidates to unseat Democrats on the November 6, 2020 ballot in your precinct?)
https://www.sj-r.com/opinion/20190130/bernard-schoenburg-national-democrats-look-again-to-unseat-rep-rodney-davis

 

CHAMPAIGN/URBANA NEWS GAZETTE
— Who signs bill? Legislative maneuver raises question – Jim Dey
http://www.news-gazette.com/opinion/columns/2019-01-31/jim-dey-who-signs-bill-legislative-maneuver-raises-question.html

 

KANKAKEE DAILY JOURNAL
— Democrats for border security? – Stephen Moore
https://www.daily-journal.com/opinion/columnists/stephen-moore-democrats-for-border-security/article_3590e61c-23d8-11e9-9315-0b87e001dd02.html

 

NPR ILLINOIS
— Jury Awards Sen. Rand Paul More Than $580,000 In Damages In Attack By Neighbor – RICHARD GONZALES
http://www.nprillinois.org/post/jury-awards-sen-rand-paul-more-580000-damages-attack-neighbor#stream/0

 

FOX ILLINOIS
— Clock ticking toward another government shutdown – SCOTT THUMAN
https://foxillinois.com/news/nation-world/clock-ticking-toward-another-government-shutdown

 

FOX ST. LOUIS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Pot pushers use problems with opioids to push pot.
https://fox2now.com/2019/01/30/starting-thursday-illinois-will-allow-some-patients-to-substitute-medical-marijuana-for-opioid-prescriptions/

 

EFFINGHAM NEWS LEADER
— Plummer Says Proposed Legislation Regarding Owning Firearms an “Overreach”
http://www.thexradio.com/news/78-local-news/37657-plummer-says-proposed-legislation-regarding-owning-firearms-an-overreach

 

POLITICO ILLINOIS
— EVENT: “Queer Clout Happy Hour,” an event for LGBTQ folks who work in government/politics, is tonight at 5:30 p.m. at Vice District in the South Loop. – Shia Kapos
https://www.politico.com/newsletters/illinois-playbook/2019/01/31/wage-hike-gets-a-nod-chicago-united-solis-campaign-funds-rauner-feeling-smug-384464

 

PRAIRIE STATE WIRE
— Gov. Pritzker’s new climate strategy is all pain, no gain – Jay Lehr, Ph.D and Tom Harris
https://prairiestatewire.com/stories/511750205-editorial-gov-pritzker-s-new-climate-strategy-is-all-pain-no-gain

 

ILLINOIS TIMES
— Picking up the pieces The future of Republicans in Illinois – Lindsey Salvatelli
https://illinoistimes.com/article-20876-picking-up-the-pieces.html

 

ILLINOIS POLICY INSTITUTE
— ILLINOIS TOLLWAY CHAIR RESIGNS FOLLOWING PATRONAGE SCANDAL – Vincent Caruso
https://www.illinoispolicy.org/illinois-tollway-chair-resigns-following-patronage-scandal/

 

ILLINOIS FAMILY INSTITUTE
— Marijuana Meeting – Feb. 16th in Mt. Prospect
https://illinoisfamily.org/event/marijuana-meeting-feb-16th-in-mt-prospect/

 

CAPITOL FAX
— Rauner on Madigan’s “Mafia empire”
https://capitolfax.com/2019/01/31/rauner-on-madigans-mafia-empire/

 

GOPUSA
— How the Republican-controlled Congress failed President Trump
http://www.gopusa.com/how-the-republican-controlled-congress-failed-president-trump/
— Democrat election reform: Restore voting rights to felons and restrict campaign speech
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=64286
— Mark Steyn: 2020 Dem hopefuls all imitate Bernie Sanders, repackage ‘full horror’ of socialism
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=64289

 

FEDERALIST
— New York Is So Liberal, People Are Leaving In Droves Tax hikes, expansive and morally abominable new abortion laws, plus potential restrictions on gun rights make New York a worse and worse place to live. – Elad Hakim
http://thefederalist.com/2019/01/31/new-york-liberal-people-leaving-droves/

 

FOX NEWS
— Rep. Kinzinger: Trump Shouldn’t Air ‘Dirty Laundry’ With His Intel Brass on Twitter
https://insider.foxnews.com/2019/01/30/adam-kinzinger-donald-trump-should-not-post-division-intelligence-officials-twitter
— Federal workers linked to sexual misconduct deserve same pay raise as others, House Dems agree, rejecting GOP proposal – Lukas Mikelionis (DIERSEN: To get rid of me, my Democrat superiors in the federal government never charged me with sexual misconduct, but they constructively charged me with a) opposing patronage b) opposing political affiliation discrimination, c) opposing reverse discrimination, d) opposing age discrimination, and e) opposing retaliation.)
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/house-dems-block-gop-proposal-to-exempt-sexual-harassers-from-receiving-federal-workers-pay-rise

 

AMERICAN GREATNESS
— Much Has Changed for the Better Since 2016—Not That Trump Will Get Credit – Victor Davis Hanson
https://amgreatness.com/2019/01/30/much-has-changed-for-the-better-since-2016-not-that-trump-will-get-credit/
— The Argument Against Illegal Immigration No One Wants to Make – Annine Madok
https://www.amgreatness.com/2019/01/30/the-argument-against-illegal-immigration-no-one-wants-to-make/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell This is the same sentiment shared by 90 percent of the well-heeled, white, liberal Democrats in my suburban Southern California community, as well as the few remaining well-heeled Republicans. Illegals are here, and we can afford to employ them because they are a source of cheap, domestic labor. Our nannies, gardeners and housekeepers could all be here illegally. We don’t ask and don’t care. Because they are trapped. Same goes for the dishwashers, busboys, car wash employees and day laborers we hire without batting an eye. We don’t ask and they don’t tell. We give them a job, without a green card, and pay them less—often significantly less—than what we would have to pay someone here legally. We also trap them into an employment cycle from which there is no upward mobility and no escape. It didn’t start out this way. This underclass showed up at our southern border, slipped through a dilapidated piece of chain mail, and sighed a happy sigh. They were in the land of milk and honey! Sorry folks, not so fast.)

 

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Pennsylvania admits to 11,000 noncitizens registered to vote – Rowan Scarborough and Stephen Dinan
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2019/jan/30/pennsylvania-11000-non-citizens-registered-vote/
— Dems’ border security proposal would release illegal immigrants into U.S. – Stephen Dinan
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2019/jan/30/dems-border-security-proposal-releases-illegals/

 

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— 29 Republicans vote with Democrats to boost federal salaries 2.6 percent – Susan Ferrechio
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/congress/29-republicans-vote-with-democrats-to-boost-federal-salaries-2-6-percent
— Democrats pitch ‘cutting edge technology,’ but no border wall money – Susan Ferrechio
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/congress/democrats-pitch-cutting-edge-technology-but-no-border-wall-money
— Democrats push for expanded asylum capacity in border talks – Anna Giaritelli
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/democrats-push-for-expanded-asylum-capacity-in-border-talks
— Maxine Waters: Trump is ’emboldening’ people such as those behind ‘Empire’ star attack – Naomi Lim (DIERSEN: Trump-haters are full of hatred against Trump and against Trump’s supporters. Ever-increasingly, Trump-haters a) promote hatred against Trump and against his supporters and b) blame Trump for hate crimes.)
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/maxine-waters-trump-is-emboldening-people-such-as-those-behind-empire-star-attack

 

BREITBART
— Senior DOD Official: Three Migrant Caravans Headed to U.S., One with 12,000 – Kristina Wong
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2019/01/30/senior-dod-official-three-migrant-caravans-headed-to-u-s-one-with-12000/
— Illegal Alien Fired from Trump Golf Club to Attend SOTU Address – Joshua Caplan
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2019/01/30/illegal-alien-fired-from-trump-golf-club-to-attend-sotu-address/
— House Gives Victims of Illegal Alien Crime Bipartisan Standing Ovation on Chamber Floor – Matthew Boyle
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2019/01/30/house-gives-victims-of-illegal-alien-crime-bipartisan-standing-ovation-on-chamber-floor/
— Previously Deported Felon Attempts Illegal Re-Entry as Family Unit – Bob Price
https://www.breitbart.com/border/2019/01/30/previously-deported-felon-attempts-illegal-re-entry-as-family-unit/
— Over 95% of GOP Voters Support Trump Using ‘Emergency Powers’ to Build Wall – Mark Meckler
https://www.breitbart.com/radio/2019/01/30/mark-meckler-over-95-of-gop-voters-support-trump-using-emergency-powers-to-build-wall/
— Kevin McCarthy from House Floor Names 50 Americans Killed by Illegal Aliens – Michelle Moons
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2019/01/30/kevin-mccarthy-from-house-floor-names-50-americans-killed-by-illegal-aliens/
— Mo Brooks: Trump ‘Ought to Declare a National Emergency,’ Build the Wall, Save American Lives – Sean Moran
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2019/01/30/exclusive-mo-brooks-trump-ought-to-declare-a-national-emergency-build-the-wall-save-american-lives/

 

DAILY CALLER
— LINDSEY GRAHAM: ‘WE’RE GOING TO BUILD THE WALL ONE WAY OR THE OTHER’ – Scott Morefield
https://dailycaller.com/2019/01/30/lindsey-graham-border-wall/
— ACTIVISTS JUMP CALIFORNIA GOVERNOR’S MANSION WALL IN SOMBREROS, PONCHOS — GET ARRESTED – Benny Johnson
https://dailycaller.com/2019/01/30/activists-jump-ca-governors-mansion-wall/

 

NEWSMAX
— Civil Libertarians, Democrats Silent About Roger Stone Raid
https://www.newsmax.com/clarencevmckee/civil-liberties-roger-stone-raid/2019/01/30/id/900538/

 

CNS NEWS
— Pelosi: If Asylum-Seekers Illegally Cross Border into US, ‘That’s Okay Too’ – Patrick Goodenough
https://www.cnsnews.com/news/article/patrick-goodenough/pelosi-if-asylum-seekers-illegally-cross-border-us-thats-okay-too

 

WORLD NET DAILY
— EU HYPOCRITES SLAM TRUMP WALL BUT BUILD THEIR OWN Hanne Nabintu Herland hits media for silence about barrier keeping out refugees
https://www.wnd.com/2019/01/eu-hypocrites-slam-trump-wall-but-build-their-own/
— WILL SPIKE LEE WIN AN AFFIRMATIVE ACTION OSCAR? Jack Cashill takes Variety to task for prioritizing ‘diversity’ in film industry
https://www.wnd.com/2019/01/will-spike-lee-win-an-affirmative-action-oscar/
— DEFEAT SOCIALISTS NOW — BEFORE IT’S TOO LATE Erik Rush says ultimate target of D.C. ‘Deep-Staters’ is every Trump supporter
https://www.wnd.com/2019/01/defeat-socialists-now-before-its-too-late/
— HOW TRUMP UNMASKED THE LEFT Joseph Farah notes president got Democrats to admit ‘they hate America’
https://www.wnd.com/2019/01/how-trump-unmasked-the-left/

 

NATIONAL REVIEW
— On Assimilation – VICTOR DAVIS HANSON
https://www.nationalreview.com/corner/on-assimilation/

 

CHRISTIAN HEADLINES
— An Indictment against Hollywood and Washington: We Are Not Progressing – Shane Idleman
https://www.christianheadlines.com/columnists/shane-idleman/an-indictment-against-hollywood-and-washington-we-are-not-progressing.html

 

LIFE SITE NEWS
— Notre Dame willing to cover up Christopher Columbus mural but not graphic porn
https://www.lifesitenews.com/opinion/notre-dame-willing-to-cover-christopher-columbus-mural-but-not-graphic-porn

 

POLITICO
— White House preps emergency wall plan while Congress negotiates Congress has until Feb. 15 to discuss a border security deal, but the White House is already finalizing its plan B — declaring a national emergency. – NANCY COOK
https://www.politico.com/story/2019/01/30/trump-border-national-emergency-immigration-1138308

 

ABC NEWS
— Democrat meets with undocumented immigrants who were fired from Trump’s golf club – MARIAM KHAN
https://abc11.com/democrat-meets-with-undocumented-immigrants-who-were-fired-from-trumps-golf-club/5113745/

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— Undocumented Immigrant Who Worked at a Trump Golf Club Will Attend State of the Union – Matt Stevens
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/01/30/us/politics/Victorina-Morales-trump-golf-club.html
— Does Facebook Really Know How Many Fake Accounts It Has? The social network has disclosed an estimate for years, but a closer look raises lots of questions. – Jack Nicas
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/01/30/technology/facebook-fake-accounts.html

 

WASHINGTON POST
— Trump’s loyal commentators are beginning to make their break – Ed Rogers
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/opinions/wp/2019/01/30/trumps-loyal-commentators-are-beginning-to-make-their-break/

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— ‘Medicare for All’ Will Terrify Voters It sounds good until people realize it means losing their existing plans. – Karl Rove
https://www.wsj.com/articles/medicare-for-all-will-terrify-voters-11548890737
— Democrats Ask if Trump Administration Misspent Funds During Shutdown White House kept parts of government open by interpreting rules to use money Congress didn’t appropriate – Kate Davidson and Peter Nicholas
https://www.wsj.com/articles/democrats-ask-if-trump-administration-misspent-funds-during-shutdown-11548936001

 

FEDERAL NEWS NETWORK
— Plan to give civilian federal employees pay raise gets more Congressional support – Eric White
https://federalnewsnetwork.com/federal-newscast/2019/01/plan-to-give-civilian-federal-employees-pay-raise-gets-more-congressional-support/

 

NEWSWEEK
— MITCH MCCONNELL RIDICULES HOUSE BILL THAT WOULD MAKE ELECTION DAY A FEDERAL HOLIDAY – CHRISTINA ZHAO
https://www.newsweek.com/mitch-mcconnell-ridicules-house-bill-election-day-federal-holiday-1312034

 

NEW YORKER
— Wisconsin’s Foxconn Debacle Keeps Getting Worse – Eric Lach
https://www.newyorker.com/news/current/wisconsins-foxconn-debacle-keeps-getting-worse

 

DAILY MAIL
— Rep. Maxine Waters blames Trump for ‘MAGA hate attack’ on her Empire star friend Jussie Smollett in Chicago, claiming the President is ’emboldening’ racists – JESSICA GREEN (DIERSEN: Trump-haters are full of hatred against Trump and against Trump’s supporters. Ever-increasingly, Trump-haters a) promote hatred against Trump and against his supporters and b) blame Trump for hate crimes.)
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-6652645/Rep-Maxine-Waters-blames-President-Trump-hate-attack-Empire-star-Jussie-Smollett.html

 

GLOBE AND MAIL
— Don’t go, baby boomers. The economy still needs you – Editorial (DIERSEN: In 1997, when I was 49 years old, my Democrat GAO superiors succeeded in forcing me to take their early retirement “offer.” If I did not take their “offer,” I would not be eligible to retire until I was 55 in 2003. Why didn’t I reject their “offer?” They had made it very clear that if I did not take their “offer,” they would completely destroy me. They had given me unfair performance expectations and appraisals, they had always ranked me in the bottom half of my coworkers for pay-for-performance purposes, they had not promoted me beyond GS-13, they gotten rid of my mentor in 1987, they had kept me off audits of IRS for all but 3 of the almost 18 years that I worked for GAO, and they had forced me to take a $19,203 (26%) pay cut in today’s dollars to transfer from IRS to GAO in 1980. They and I knew that because of the pro-patronage position that Republican elected officials in Illinois had in Rutan v. Republican Party of Illinois, Republican elected officials in Illinois would not come to my defense.)
https://www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/editorials/article-globe-editorial-dont-go-baby-boomers-the-economy-still-needs-you/

January 30 Evening Edition

WHITE HOUSE
— Crisis at Our Southern Border Is Real and Growing Worse Without the Wall
https://www.whitehouse.gov/westwingreads/
— Here is where American voters stand on immigration
https://www.whitehouse.gov/1600daily/

 

ABC7
— Ban government shutdowns? Some Republicans and Democrats want to make it the law – BENJAMIN SIEGEL
https://abc7chicago.com/ban-government-shutdowns-some-republicans-and-democrats-want-to-make-it-the-law-/5113024/

 

NBC5
— Dems Make Opening Offer, With No Money for Trump’s Wall The high-stakes talks are taking place against the backdrop of another possible shutdown in mid-February – Andrew Taylor and Alan Fram
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/politics/Lawmakers-Agreement-Prevent-Shutdown-505070282.html

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— AS THE DEMOCRAT PARTY’S STRANGLEHOLD ON CHICAGO TIGHTENS: Chicago has a problem — many millennials want to leave – Editorial (DIERSEN: By the Democrats that they elect, the majority of voters in Chicago make it clear that they want individuals, organizations, and companies that are members of the following groups to leave Chicago: 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://chicago.suntimes.com/opinion/chicago-millennials-university-of-chicago-study-mayoral-election/
— Welcome to tax filing season — and good luck – David J. Roberts, Associate Professor of Accountancy, DePaul University
https://chicago.suntimes.com/opinion/income-taxes-filing-irs-chicago-mayoral-election-polar-vortex/

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Dems make opening offer, with no money for Trump’s wall – AP
https://www.chicagotribune.com/bluesky/technology/sns-bc-us–trump-border-security-20190130-story.html
— Illinois business groups pitch geography-based minimum wage – AP
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/sns-bc-il-xgr–minimum-wage-20190130-story.html
— Timeline of Ken Griffin’s real estate purchases: From Chicago to a record-breaking $240 million penthouse on Central Park – Bob Goldsborough, Randi Stevenson and Chad Yoder
https://www.chicagotribune.com/classified/realestate/elitestreet/ct-re-viz-elite-street-ken-griffin-properties-20190130-htmlstory.html
— Wisconsin is finally facing the reality of Foxconn’s plans – Tim Culpan
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/commentary/ct-perspec-foxconn-apple-deal-wisconsin-walker-manufacturing-0131-20190130-story.html
— Foxconn factory jobs touted by Trump will not come to pass – AP
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/sns-bc-us–foxconn-wisconsin-20190130-story.html
— Loss of newspapers contributes to political polarization -AP
https://www.chicagotribune.com/entertainment/sns-bc-us–media-news-deserts-20190130-story.html
— Trump Organization to use E-Verify for worker status checks – AP
https://www.chicagotribune.com/business/sns-bc-us–trump-organization-immigrant-workers-20190130-story.html
— San Francisco mayor pledges more housing, sanctuary for all – AP
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/sns-bc-ca–san-francisco-mayor-state-of-the-city-20190130-story.html
— The dangerous allure of ‘Medicare for all’ – Steve Chapman
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/chapman/ct-perspec-chapman-medicare-for-all-harris-democrats-0131-20190130-story.html
— Snowflakes: Kentucky governor says America is ‘getting soft’ for closing schools during bitter cold – Isaac Stanley-Becker
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/politics/ct-kentucky-governor-bevin-soft-cold-20190130-story.html

 

DAILY HERALD
— Trump digs in on border-wall funds as congressional negotiators prepare to convene – Erica Werner, John Wagner and Mike DeBonis
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20190130/trump-digs-in-on-border-wall-funds-as-congressional-negotiators-prepare-to-convene
— Foxconn reconsiders Wisconsin plan to produce LCD screens – AP
https://www.dailyherald.com/article/20190130/news/301309913/
— People living outside in the suburbs: Homeless census ensures they count – James Fuller
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20190130/people-living-outside-in-the-suburbs-homeless-census-ensures-they-count

 

BLOOMING PANTAGRAPH
— House Rules Committee to maintain power in Illinois legislative process – JERRY NOWICKI
https://www.pantagraph.com/news/state-and-regional/govt-and-politics/house-rules-committee-to-maintain-power-in-illinois-legislative-process/article_dd7585d5-993b-56d1-b96a-f583ac771737.html

 

HERALD NEWS
— Two trustees walk out of DuPage Township meeting Board could not vote to fill supervisor vacancy – ALEX ORTIZ
https://www.theherald-news.com/2019/01/30/two-trustees-walk-out-of-dupage-township-meeting/axs5pua/

 

TIMES
— Pritzker, Dems need to join GOP in pushing for fair maps amendment – Editorial
https://www.mywebtimes.com/2019/01/27/our-view-pritzker-dems-need-to-join-gop-in-pushing-for-fair-maps-amendment/ahsabk5/

 

LASALLE NEWS TRIBUNE
— Term limits? Not for the rank-and-file but … – Tom Collins
http://www.newstrib.com/opinion/column-term-limits-not-for-the-rank-and-file-but/article_a523bc22-23db-11e9-92b7-57bbd74c9beb.html

 

EFFINGHAM DAILY NEWS
— Senate Labor Committee discusses path to $15 minimum wage – Jerry Nowicki
https://www.effinghamdailynews.com/news/senate-labor-committee-discusses-path-to-minimum-wage/article_62ed8d68-1611-59f3-b3b2-056f4a0bd349.html

 

POSITIVELY NAPERVILLE
— Meet & Greet the Candidates in the 2019 Consolidated Election
https://www.positivelynaperville.com/2019/01/30/meet-greet-the-candidates-in-the-2019-consolidated-election/95536

 

UIS JOURNAL
— Illinois Under J.B. Pritzker – Emily Albrecht
https://uisjournal.com/news/2019/01/30/illinois-under-j-b-pritzker/

 

ILLINOIS REPUBLICAN PARTY
— Corrupt Chicago Alderman Referred Legal Business To Mike Madigan, FBI Recorded The Meeting
https://illinois.gop/category/news/

 

ILLINOIS LEAKS
— DuPage Township Clerk ignored her duties – KIRK ALLEN
https://edgarcountywatchdogs.com/2019/01/dupage-township-clerk-ignored-her-duties/
— DuPage Twp Trustees walk out; refuse to participate in felony crime – JOHN KRAFT
https://edgarcountywatchdogs.com/2019/01/dupage-twp-trustees-walk-out-refuse-to-participate-in-felony-crime/

 

ILLINOIS NEWS NETWORK
— Democrats again grant broad powers to House Rules Committee – Greg Bishop
https://www.ilnews.org/news/state_politics/democrats-again-grant-broad-powers-to-house-rules-committee/article_be4a31fc-24d2-11e9-98d4-1bc5aa17662f.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: DISGUSTING, OUTRAGEOUS: Pot pushers push pot.
https://www.ilnews.org/news/health/illinois-pain-patients-can-ditch-opioids-for-medical-marijuana-under/article_5c0021a0-24dc-11e9-a398-933db967311f.html

 

ILLINOIS FAMILY INSTITUTE
— Selling Weed to the Public
https://illinoisfamily.org/marijuana-2/selling-weed-to-the-public/

 

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— LETTER TO EDITOR: THE IL GOP HAS THE NERVE TO ASK FOR DONATIONS?
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2019/01/letter-to-editor-the-il-gop-has-the-nerve-to-ask-for-donations-.html
— MADIGAN IN THE NEWS: POWER. PRIVILEGE. POLITICS
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2019/01/madigan-in-the-news-power-privilege-politics-.html
— ILLINOIS SAFEST STATE FOR ANIMALS, NOT HUMAN BABIES
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2019/01/illinois-safe-for-animals-not-babies.html
— THORNER: ILLINOIS NATIVE ADAM ANDRZEJEWSKI LEADS EFFORT TO UNVEIL HIDDEN GOVERNMENT SPENDING
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2019/01/thorner-illinois-native-leads-movement-to-unveil-government-spending.html

 

CAPITOL FAX
— Schillerstrom, Brooks resign tollway seats
https://capitolfax.com/2019/01/30/schillerstrom-brooks-resign-tollway-seats/

 

GOPUSA
— U.S. tracking three migrant caravans, one with 12,000 people
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=64265


— Eliminate ‘Super Duper’ Non-essentials and Fund Trump’s Border Wall – Bobby Eberle (DIERSEN: Of course, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes would say that I was a super duper non-essential federal employee. They would stress that a) 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 a $19,203 (26%) pay cut in today’s dollars to transfer from IRS to GAO in 1980; b) my Democrat IRS superiors did not promote me beyond GS-12, disallowed my education deductions in 1978, got rid of my mentor in 1975, and disallowed my partial day per diem claims in 1974; and c) my Democrat Post Office superiors forced me resign in 1969 and disallowed my sick leave requests in 1969 and 1968.)
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=64305
— Duke professor forced out after telling Chinese grad students to ‘commit to using English’
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=64122
— Dems’ Dangerous Ideas on Fighting Inequality
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=64298

 

ACCURACY IN MEDIA
— Media Silent on Democrats’ Abortion Bills – Brian McNicoll
https://www.aim.org/aim-column/media-silent-on-democrats-abortion-bills/

 

AMERICAN THINKER
— Fact-Checkers or Feelings-Checkers? – Andrew Syrios
https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2019/01/factcheckers_or_feelingscheckers.html

 

BREITBART
— Poll: Trump Will Lose 43% of His Support if Wall Isn’t Built – John Nolte
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2019/01/30/poll-trump-will-lose-43-of-his-support-if-wall-isnt-built/
— Hispanic Caucus Chair Castro: ‘Confident’ We Can Pass DREAM Act – Tony Lee
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2019/01/28/hispanic-caucus-chair-castro-confident-we-can-pass-dream-act/

 

NEW YORK POST
— Trump: Lawmakers ‘wasting their time’ unless they consider wall funding – Mark Moore
https://nypost.com/2019/01/30/trump-lawmakers-wasting-their-time-unless-they-consider-wall-funding/

 

RASMUSSEN REPORTS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “No Wall, Another Shutdown Likely.”
http://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/current_events/immigration/january_2019/most_voters_say_no_wall_another_shutdown_likely

January 30 Morning Edition

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— ‘Operation Illinois Politics’: The FBI is on the prowl – Editorial
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/editorials/ct-edit-madigan-burke-corruption-fbi-illinois-chicago-solis-election-20190129-story.html

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Marie Newman exploring rematch against Rep. Dan Lipinski – Lynn Sweet
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/marie-newman-exploring-rematch-against-rep-dan-lipinski/

 

DAILY HERALD
— ABC 7 newsroom has family ties to three politicians – Robert Feder
https://www.dailyherald.com/entlife/20190129/feder-abc-7-newsroom-has-family-ties-to-three-politicians
— ‘Empire’ cast member alleges homophobic attack in Chicago – AP
https://www.dailyherald.com/article/20190129/news/301299921/
— Fair graduated income tax would be good for Illinois – Ralph Martire
https://www.dailyherald.com/discuss/20190130/fair-graduated-income-tax-would-be-good-for-illinois
— State lawmakers, governor should ban teen tobacco sales – Editorial
https://www.dailyherald.com/discuss/20190129/editorial-state-lawmakers-governor-should-ban-teen-tobacco-sales

 

WBEZ
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Ever-increasingly, pot pushers push pot.
https://www.wbez.org/shows/wbez-news/illinois-legalized-pot-push-moving-forward-prohibition-plain-just-does-not-work/3e48df46-7423-4e7c-a988-1a4a0127ff33

 

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— State bill would revoke FOID cards for social-media posts – Phil Luciano
https://www.sj-r.com/news/20190129/luciano-state-bill-would-revoke-foid-cards-for-social-media-posts

 

HERALD & REVIEW
— GOP lawmakers seek to stop ‘revolving door,’ pension payouts – GRANT MORGAN
https://herald-review.com/news/state-and-regional/govt-and-politics/gop-lawmakers-seek-to-stop-revolving-door-pension-payouts/article_9ef2b19d-1671-568f-bc4a-4ac85ae122f0.html

 

FOX ILLINOIS
— HUD’s Carson awards $2 billion to help homeless – MICHELLE MACALUSO (DIERSEN: What do you say to Democrats who send their homeless to DuPage County, to Milton Township, to Glen Ellyn, and to Wheaton and tell them to paint themselves as being home-grown products of failed religious, conservative, and/or Republican principles?)
https://foxillinois.com/news/nation-world/huds-carson-awards-2-billion-to-help-homeless

 

WILL
— Lawsuit: Racial Harassment Is ‘Standard Operating Procedure’ At U Of I – LEE V. GAINES AND CHRISTINE HERMAN
https://will.illinois.edu/news/story/lawsuit-racial-harassment-is-standard-operating-procedure-at-u-of-i

 

POLITICO ILLINOIS
— Lawmakers yesterday took part in sexual harassment training that was described as intense. It prompted chatter all day long about what’s appropriate in the comfy confines of the Capitol. It’s not OK, for example, to greet colleagues with a hug or kiss without their permission. The no-touching rule touched off a debate among lawmakers who see their colleagues as friends. For some, a hug and peck on the cheek are how you say hello. A woman legislator, though, said it really shouldn’t be so difficult to say “Do you mind if I hug you?” The discussion was moderated by an investigator for the Illinois Department of Human Rights, according to one attendee. Fresham Democratic Rep. Anne Stava-Murray, who has been a lightning rod on the issue, attended the training and took part in discussions. “It was worth it to be the voice in the room that said the things that needed to be said,” she told POLITICO. Stava-Murray previously said she was “forcibly kissed” by a lawmaker at a gathering for freshman legislators. Tuesday’s sexual harassment training was instituted after the #MeToo movement hit the statehouse. Among some incidents: Tim Mapes, former chief of staff to Mike Madigan, was fired after a state employee accused him of sexual harassment. – Shia Kapos
https://www.politico.com/newsletters/illinois-playbook/2019/01/30/presume-everyone-wears-a-wire-no-touching-rule-chuy-garcia-shocked-by-solis-revelations-383837

 

LOYOLA PHOENIX
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Democrats promote LGBTQ activity in the military.
http://loyolaphoenix.com/2019/01/who-can-and-cannot-fight-for-this-country-according-to-trump/

 

AMERICANS FOR TRUTH ABOUT HOMOSEXUALITY
— Interview with Laurie Higgins on Transgender Agenda – Peter LaBarbera
https://americansfortruth.com/2019/01/29/episode-12-americans-for-truth-live-01-29-2019/

 

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— WHY TRUMP WON
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2019/01/why-trump-won.html
— HUMANS HAVE MINIMAL IMPACT ON ATMOSPHERE
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2019/01/global-warming-myth-debunked-humans-have-minimal-impact-on-atmospheres-carbon-dioxide-and-climate.html

 

CAPITOL FAX
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Ever-increasingly, pot pushers push pot.
https://capitolfax.com/2019/01/30/prohibition-plain-just-does-not-work/

 

FOX NEWS
— Journalists now hate Twitter — because it exposes their excesses? – Howard Kurtz
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/journalists-now-hate-twitter-because-it-exposes-their-excesses

 

NEWSMAX
— Democrats Ignore Base as They Move Further Left – Michael Dorstewitz (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, to be a Democrat, is to be anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.newsmax.com/michaeldorstewitz/democratic-party-primaries-bernie-sanders/2019/01/29/id/900358/

 

FRONTPAGE MAGAZINE
— OBSTRUCTIONIST DEMOCRATS VOW LAWSUIT IF TRUMP DECLARES WALL EMERGENCY The Left runs out of excuses for not securing the southern border. – Matthew Vadum
https://www.frontpagemag.com/fpm/272712/obstructionist-democrats-vow-lawsuit-if-trump-matthew-vadum

 

TOWNHALL
— The Manure-Spreaders of Media Sensationalism – Michelle Malkin
https://townhall.com/columnists/michellemalkin/2019/01/30/the-manurespreaders-of-media-sensationalism-n2540472
— Demonizing White Men – Walter E. Williams (DIERSEN: What do you say to those who are White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time, and those who claim to be Protestant, conservative, patriotic, and/or Republican who demonize, denigrate, and condemn those who are White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, and/or Republican TO CURRY FAVOR WITH those who are anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, and/or anti-Republican?)
https://townhall.com/columnists/walterewilliams/2019/01/30/demonizing-white-men-n2540336

 

BREITBART
— Billionaire Kochs Unite Plutocrats for Amnesty, Vow Not to Back Trump in 2020 – John Binder
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2019/01/29/billionaire-kochs-unite-plutocrats-for-amnesty-vow-not-to-back-trump-in-2020/

 

DAILY CALLER
— WALLS ACROSS AMERICA: CELEBRITY EDITION – Benny Johnson
https://dailycaller.com/2019/01/29/walls-across-america-celebrity-edition/
— TUCKER CARLSON CALLS OUT CELEBRITY HYPOCRISY ON BORDER WALL – Mike Brest
https://dailycaller.com/2019/01/29/tucker-carlson-celebrity-hypocrisy-border-wall/

 

AMERICAN GREATNESS
— Stymied for Now, Trump Can Still Outflank the Democrats – Karl Spence
https://amgreatness.com/2019/01/29/stymied-for-now-trump-can-still-outflank-the-democrats/
— Trump Offered Compromise, Pelosi Offered Nothing – Harlan Hill
https://amgreatness.com/2019/01/29/trump-offered-compromise-pelosi-offered-nothing/

 

AMERICAN MILITARY NEWS
— Illinois proposes ‘assault weapons’ ban, social media history review – LAURA WIDENER
https://americanmilitarynews.com/2019/01/il-proposes-assault-weapons-ban-social-media-history-review/

 

CONSERVATIVE DAILY NEWS
— When Only Leftist Blather-Heads Control Media Outlets, All You’ll Ever Hear Is Leftist Blather – Dave King
https://www.conservativedailynews.com/2019/01/when-only-leftist-blather-heads-control-media-outlets-all-youll-ever-hear-is-leftist-blather/

 

CONSERVATIVE HQ
— Assault on America, Day 28: SOTU postponed but Trump will enjoy last word in standoff – Jeffrey A. Rendall
http://www.conservativehq.com/article/29582-assault-america-day-28-sotu-postponed-trump-will-enjoy-last-word-standoff

 

CHRISTIAN HEADLINES
— 13 States that Have Ruled Unborn Babies Are Children – Kayla Koslosky
https://www.christianheadlines.com/blog/13-states-that-have-ruled-unborn-babies-are-children.html

 

FEDERALIST
— Federal Employees Should Plan For Shutdowns, Not Get Caught Penniless After One Delayed Paycheck In some cases, living paycheck-to-paycheck is unavoidable. In other cases, people need to wake up and take a long look at their foolish finance habits. – Christopher Jacobs (DIERSEN: From the beginning of time, government employees have been viciously demonized, viciously denigrated, and viciously condemned as being grossly overpaid, lazy, stupid, and even worse things.)
http://thefederalist.com/2019/01/30/federal-employees-plan-shutdowns-not-get-caught-penniless-one-delayed-paycheck/

 

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— TRAGIC: Gone, baby, gone – Timothy P. Carney
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/gone-baby-gone
(FROM THE ARTICLE: American women have averaged fewer and fewer babies every year this decade, and the latest numbers show the biggest drop yet. The total fertility rate in 2017 fell to 1.7655 babies per woman of childbearing age. The replacement level is 2.1. The number of babies born has been falling every year since 2007. Without immigration, America would be dying off. What’s the cause? Health writers at NBC News explained the drop and regional variations by pointing to “women with more education,” “the growth of sex education in the schools,” and “the passage of the Affordable Care Act,” which by expanding Medicaid “would have impacted access to family planning services.” In other words, NBC News sees the birth dearth as a story of progress and policy. In truth, however, it is a story of culture and decline. Women are having fewer babies largely because America is abandoning the institution of marriage, from which babies typically arise. Only half of all adults are married, down from 72 percent in 1960. Some of that is because college-educated people tend to delay marriage until they are older. But most of the slump is because working-class people either do not stay married or else don’t marry at all. Only half of working-class, 40-year-old women are married, compared to 85 percent in 1960. This isn’t making parenthood disappear. There are an increasing number of babies born to unmarried, working-class women. So much for the efficacy of “sex education in the schools.” Unmarried women without a college degree are disproportionately likely to have only one child. So the problem — it certainly is a problem, even though NBC News won’t tell you so — is that the culture which nurtures children is falling apart. Community strength is collapsing among the working class, as Charles Murray documented in his book, Coming Apart. If communities are not strong, getting married and having a family are less desirable and less achievable. It takes a village, after all, to raise a child. Utah, which is famously communal in its culture, is one of only two states where the birth rate is above replacement rate. Throw in falling wages for working-class men, interminable education among elites, and you get a country with less marriage, less sex, fewer families, and fewer babies. Hardly progress.)
— White suburbia the source of Trump’s Texas troubles – David M. Drucker
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/campaigns/white-suburbia-the-source-of-trumps-texas-troubles
— Eric Trump: I want my father to declare an emergency at the border – Katelyn Caralle
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/policy/defense-national-security/eric-trump-i-want-my-father-to-declare-an-emergency-at-the-border
— Nearly 900,000 immigration cases outstanding as 82,000 hearings canceled during shutdown – Anna Giaritelli
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/nearly-900-000-immigration-cases-outstanding-as-82-000-hearings-canceled-during-shutdown

 

THE HILL
— Trump’s company to expand checks on employees’ legal status – BRETT SAMUELS (DIERSEN: Needless-to-say, E-Verify should be mandatory.)
https://thehill.com/regulation/business/427586-trumps-company-to-expand-checks-on-employees-legal-status
— No GOP appetite for a second shutdown – JORDAIN CARNEY
https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/427574-no-gop-appetite-for-a-second-shutdown

 

HUFFINGTON POST
— Eric Trump Torches Democrats As ‘Almost Anti-American’ Radicals “They’ve become crazy,” he claimed during a Fox News appearance. – Amy Russo
https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/eric-trump-hannity-democrats_us_5c51346ae4b00906b26e83f9

 

POLITICO
— Liz Cheney rises amid GOP rubble The hawkish House Republican with a famous last name is seen as a possible senator or even speaker of the House. – SARAH FERRIS
https://www.politico.com/story/2019/01/29/liz-cheney-republicans-1128132
— Is Trump really winning over Hispanics? – GABBY ORR (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Trump-haters shout at Hispanics that Trump and his supporters are White supremacists, Nazis, KKK members, haters, racists, sexists, bigots, and even worse things who Hispanics should help Democrats, help Libertarians, help Greens, and help RINOs get rid of once and for all.)
https://www.politico.com/story/2019/01/29/trump-hispanic-support-poll-2020-1136373

 

MERCURY NEWS
— Google urged U.S. to limit protection for activist workers Company pushed to reinstate ban on organizing via workplace emails – Josh Eidelson, Hassan Kanu and Mark Bergen
https://www.mercurynews.com/2019/01/24/google-urged-u-s-to-limit-protection-for-activist-workers/

 

YAHOO NEWS
— Sean Hannity doubles down that Trump is in control of border wall negotiations
https://news.yahoo.com/sean-hannity-doubles-down-trump-222055649.html

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— Trump Organization to Use E-Verify to Prevent Hiring Undocumented Immigrants – Miriam Jordan (DIERSEN: Needless-to-say, E-Verify should be mandatory.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/01/29/us/trump-organization-everify.html
— Trump Administration’s Asylum-Seeker Policy Takes Effect – Paulina Villegas and Kirk Semple (DIERSEN: Democrats want all the citizens of all the countries of all the world who promise to vote for Democrats to seek asylum in America. Those most likely to make that promise a) have severe financial problems, b) have severe health problems, c) have little or no education, d) have few if any job skills, e) have dependents, f) are minorities, g) are females, and/or h) are younger.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/01/29/world/americas/asylum-seekers.html
— The Many Ways to Leave the White House – Annie Karni and Maggie Haberman
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/01/29/us/politics/white-house-firings-resign.html
— Howard Schultz knocks Ocasio-Cortez, Warren and Harris for ‘extreme,’ ‘punitive’ and ‘not American’ policies – John Wagner (DIERSEN: Who hints/implies/argues/shouts that you are an extremist? Democrats and Democrat plants, Libertarians and Libertarian plants, Greens and Green plants, and RINOs in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois hint/imply/argue/shout that I am an extremist because I oppose the promotion of welfare, dependency on government, dependency on charity, LGBTQ activity, abortion, mass/illegal immigration, abolition of the First and Second Amendments, booze, gambling, pot, and other vices, patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, age discrimination, and retaliation.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/howard-schultz-calls-alexandria-ocasio-cortez-a-bit-misinformed-when-it-comes-to-taxing-the-wealthy/2019/01/29/b00db19e-23c5-11e9-90cd-dedb0c92dc17_story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Trump-haters glorify and praise illegals.
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/01/29/us/border-wall-crossings.html

 

WASHINGTON POST
— Activists making ‘water drops’ for migrants near border say government intimidation is rising – Teresa Tomassoni (DIERSEN: Needless-to-say, the following should be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law: a) anyone who encourages people to come to America illegally, b) anyone who encourages people to stay in America illegally, and c) anyone who encourages people to help people come to America illegally and/or stay in America illegally.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/national/activists-making-water-drops-for-migrants-near-southern-border-say-government-intimidation-is-rising/2019/01/29/1f832464-1f52-11e9-8b59-0a28f2191131_story.html
— Trump’s company plans to expand check of employees’ legal status following report that it hired undocumented workers for years – Jonathan O’Connell, Elise Viebeck and Tracy Jan (DIERSEN: Needless-to-say, E-Verify should be mandatory.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/economy/trumps-company-plans-to-check-the-legal-status-of-employees-following-report-that-it-hired-undocumented-workers-for-years/2019/01/29/88974678-23fe-11e9-81fd-b7b05d5bed90_story.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: President Trump’s company plans to institute E-Verify, a federal program that allows employers to check whether new hires are legally eligible to work in the United States, in every one of its golf clubs, hotels and resorts, following a Washington Post report that its club in Westchester County, N.Y., employed undocumented immigrants for years. “We are instituting E-Verify on all of our properties as soon as possible,” Eric Trump, one of the president’s sons and executive vice president of the Trump Organization, said Tuesday, acknowledging that the company currently uses the program only at some locations. “We’re starting with the golf properties, and we are going to be doing all of them.”)
— Loads of houses are up for sale — but middle-class buyers are still shut out – Taylor Telford (DIERSEN: I bought a new town home in University Park in 1972 when I was 24 years old. I had worked for IRS for 15 months, the last 9 months of which in IRS’s Harvey office. My GS-9 salary was $55,905/year in today’s dollars. I was working part-time for the Firestone Store in Chicago Heights. I was taking graduate business classes at Loyola. I owned a 1972 Corvette and a 1962 Chevy BelAir. I had earned a bachelor’s degree in management from NIU in 1970.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2019/01/24/loads-houses-are-up-sale-middle-class-buyers-are-still-shut-out/

 

LOS ANGELES TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Americans are “are uneasy about using military money and active-duty troops at border.”
https://www.latimes.com/politics/la-na-pol-troops-border-20190129-story.html

 

USA TODAY
— ‘As soon as possible’: Trump Organization to increase checks after reports about undocumented employees – Christal Hayes (DIERSEN: Needless-to-say, E-Verify should be mandatory.)
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2019/01/29/trump-organization-increase-checks-undocumented-employees/2716885002/
— FRONT PAGE: Pentagon to send thousands more troops to border in an operation that’s cost $235 million and counting – Tom Vanden Brook
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2019/01/29/increase-troops-pentagon-border-security-military-national-guard-house-armed-services-committee/2702965002/

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— How a Billionaire Spends His Money Is His Own Business Progressives are more interested in scapegoating the wealthy than they are in relieving poverty. – Jason L. Riley (DIERSEN: Who demonizes, denigrates, and condemns you as being wealthy? I should write a book about those who have worked the hardest since 1966 to demonize, denigrate, and condemn me as being wealthy.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/how-a-billionaire-spends-his-money-is-his-own-business-11548807054

 

BLOOMBERG
— Oracle’s College-Recruiting Bias Case Highlights Risks (DIERSEN: How bad are your demographics? My demographics have always been terrible: White, male, old (born in 1948), 100% German nation origin, Protestant (baptized, raised, and confirmed as a Missouri Synod Lutheran), conservative, draft avoider, Republican, non-poor, gun owner, my ancestors have been in America since 1844, etc.)
https://news.bloomberglaw.com/daily-labor-report/oracles-college-recruiting-bias-case-highlights-risks
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Corporate recruiting and college campuses are such a natural combination, what could possibly go wrong? A number of workers—and the federal government—say some employers use it as a way to exclude minorities and older people. Oracle Corp. is being sued by the Labor Department’s contractor watchdog, which alleges that the tech giant discriminated against minorities when hiring recent college and university graduates. Hewlett Packard and PricewaterhouseCoopers face similar claims, related to possible age bias over their recruiting practices, brought by private parties. Recruiting on college campuses is perfectly legal, if done correctly, according to management and plaintiffs’ attorneys. But as these cases show, the displacement of certain groups is a legal problem, even if it’s only an unintended consequence of the recruiting. Meanwhile the Seventh Circuit has thrown a wrench into the issue—at least in the Midwest—by holding that only employees, not job applicants, are protected against the unintentional effects of neutral recruitment practices. Seemingly Neutral, but Problematic The complaint against Oracle alleges that the company “strongly preferred hiring Asian recent college graduates,” resulting in a refusal to hire “more than 100 qualified, non-Asian, applicants.”)

 

TIME
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Democrats promote LGBTQ activity.
http://time.com/5514826/scotus-trans-troops-history/

 

KANSAS CITY STAR
— Kansas lawmaker sues The Star, contributing columnist Steve Rose for defamation – JONATHAN SHORMAN
https://www.kansas.com/news/politics-government/article225208765.html

 

WINONA DAILY NEWS
— Redistribute the pain – Leonard Pitts Jr. (DIERSEN: According to Democrats, Republicans who are White, male, older, and/or non-veteran should pay the price of Affirmative Action, Diversity, and Inclusion.
https://www.winonadailynews.com/opinion/columnists/leonard-pitts-jr-redistribute-the-pain/article_7aa2de4e-ac0c-585f-91a2-f5f496596cf7.html

 

GOVERNMENT EXECUTIVE
— Shutdown Stretched Services of Federal Employee Charity – Charles S. Clark (DIERSEN: From the beginning of time, government employees have been viciously demonized, viciously denigrated, and viciously condemned as being grossly overpaid, lazy, stupid, and even worse things.)
https://www.govexec.com/pay-benefits/2019/01/shutdown-stretched-services-federal-employee-charity/154494/

 

CROWNE REALTY
— FOR SALE: 609 Frazier Court, Wheaton – $499,000
http://www.crownerealty.com/real-estate/609-frazier-court-wheaton-il-60189/09881430/52605328
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http://www.crownerealty.com/real-estate/204-west-elm-street-wheaton-il-60187/10139144/62650899