Tag: diversity

February 11 Evening Edition

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Some who helped Arthur Jones get on the ballot say they didn’t know his politics – Frank Main (DIERSEN: Who are the Republican Precinct Committeemen/Captains in the precincts in which Jones gathered petition signatures? Do the Republican voters in those precincts keep their Republican Precinct Committeemen/Captains posted on what is going on in their precincts? Who are the officers of the Republican township parties in the townships in which Jones gathered petition signatures? Do the Republican Precinct Committeemen/Captains in those townships keep the officers of their Republican township parties posted on what is going on in their precincts? I have been gathering petition signatures in my DuPage County Milton Township Precinct 9 in Wheaton since 1999 for myself and for all the Republican candidates who seek to be on Republican primary ballots in my precinct. I would hope that if a Jones-type candidate sought petition signatures from Republicans in my precinct, they would let me know. I would certainly let the Milton Township Republican Central Committee officers know.)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/arthur-jones-nominating-petitions-bridgeview-holocaust-denier-anti-semitic-views/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: On an unusually warm afternoon last fall, residents in Bridgeview opened their doors to a stranger. Arthur Jones was going house to house in the southwest suburb on Oct. 5, rounding up signatures for his primary election petition for Congress. Voters signed it after Jones told them he was hoping to run as a Republican against Democrat Rep. Dan Lipinski in the 3rd Congressional District. What Jones didn’t say is that he’s an avowed anti-Semite, Holocaust denier and the former leader of the New American Nazi Party. “He seemed like a nice guy,” said Michal Bodyziak, whose wife, Anna, signed her name to the petition. Now Jones is the sole GOP candidate in the 3rd District on the primary ballot March 20, which means he is on track to be the Republican Party nominee in the November general election. On a 10-degree evening last week, residents in Bridgeview opened their doors once again to tell a Chicago Sun-Times reporter how Jones went about collecting some of the 603 signatures he needed. Of the six people who agreed to be interviewed, none had heard of Jones until he rang their doorbells. Jones, 70, of Lyons, is now the subject of national and international news after the Sun-Times reported on Feb. 4 that the he was poised to clinch the nomination. In an interview with the Sun-Times, Jones has said he’s in charge of an organization called the American First Committee, whose membership is limited to “any white American citizen of European, non-Jewish descent.” But while he was collecting signatures, Jones didn’t mention any of that. “He just told us he was all about the people,” Michal Bodyziak said. Bodyziak said he and his wife are immigrants from Poland. Jones didn’t say that he denies there was a Holocaust in which 6 million Jews died, many of them in Poland. “No, he said none of that,” Anna Bodyziak said. According to her husband, Jones said he “wanted to help the state make everything better, lower taxes and that. Yes, it was very positive.” When a reporter showed the couple video snippets of Jones’ controversial statements on Jews, they winced. They said they could never support Jones for Congress after seeing that. A neighbor down the block also gave Jones his signature. The man said he’d never heard of Jones, either, but he agreed to sign the petition “because I want people to run for office. If I knew he stood for any of that, I wouldn’t have signed.” About a mile away, Medardo Elizalde was sitting on his couch when his son opened the door to a reporter. The son said his father mostly speaks Spanish and translated for him. He asked his dad if he remembered signing Jones’ petition. Jones had said people wanted to keep him off the ballot, Elizalde recalled. Elizalde said he gave his signature so Jones would go away. Jones managed to collect 834 signatures in Bedford Park, Bridgeview, Chicago Ridge, Countryside, Hickory Hills, Homer Glen, Justice, La Grange, Oak Lawn, Orland Park, Palos Hills, Stickney, Summit and Worth — but none in Chicago. “I waited on the last day, Dec. 4, to file my signatures. I turned them in, fully expecting for an objection or that there would be a candidate that they’re putting up against me,” he has told the Sun-Times. Though GOP officials in his own party have now repudiated Jones and his candidacy, he still thinks he’s got a shot even though the district is overwhelmingly Democratic. Lipinski, of Western Springs, faces Marie Newman, of LaGrange, in the Democratic primary. Said Jones, “Listen, I don’t go to all this damn trouble if I didn’t believe I had a chance to win.”)
— 2 Cook County commissioners missed over 40 percent of Forest Preserve meetings – Rachel Hinton and Dan Mihalopoulos (DIERSEN: Since 1999, I have the best record by far for attending Milton Township Republican Central Committee monthly meetings and fundraisers.)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/chicago-politics/cook-county-forest-preserve-meetings-missed-jerry-butler-bridget-gainer/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Trump demonizes, denigrates, and condemns Fox News Channel.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/trump-military-parade-tweets-fox-news-donald-trump-fiasco/
— GOP candidate for attorney general: Gary Grasso
https://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/gop-candidate-for-attorney-general-gary-grasso-2018-illinois-primary/
— GOP candidate for attorney general: Erika Harold
https://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/gop-candidate-for-attorney-general-erika-harold-2018-illinois-primary/

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— McCarthy offers campaign preview during fundraiser: Emanuel’s Chicago ‘a mess’ – Bill Ruthhart and John Byrne
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-met-garry-mccarthy-campaign-fundraiser-20180211-story.html
— Real estate market unfazed by changes to tax law – Kenneth R. Harney (DIERSEN: My wife and I have paid the marriage penalty big time since we got married in 1978. Under the new Republican tax law, if there was no marriage penalty, instead of $10,000, the SALT cap would be $20,000 for married filing jointly.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/classified/realestate/ct-re-0211-kenneth-harney-20180206-story.html
— Yes, you: Lawmakers, put the remap amendment on the ballot – Editorial
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/editorials/ct-edit-remap-amendment-illinois-gerrymandering-20180208-story.html
— Waukegan approves new video gambling regulations – Emily K. Coleman
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/lake-county-news-sun/news/ct-lns-waukegan-video-gaming-st-0209-20180211-story.html

 

DAILY HERALD
— DuPage GOP candidates tout experience in county board District 3 race – Robert Sanchez
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20180211/dupage-gop-candidates-tout-experience-in-county-board-district-3-race
— What the Porter accusations say about the White House – Kathleen Parker
http://www.dailyherald.com/discuss/20180211/what-the-porter-accusations-say-about-the-white-house

 

NBC5
— Democratic Candidates Attend Church Services to Shore Up African-American Support – Mary Ann Ahern (DIERSEN: Do you attend church services? I do not. Should I write a book about those in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois who viciously demonize me, who viciously denigrate me, who viciously condemn me because I am not a member of any church, because I do not attend church services, and because I do not give money to a church? The aforesaid not only paint themselves as being far superior to you and I, they focus on destroying those like me who do not glorify and praise them, who do not pander to them, who do not serve as their operatives or dupes, and who do not give them money.)
https://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/candidates-for-governor-attend-church-services-to-shore-up-african-american-support-473737063.html

 

FOX NEWS CHICAGO
— Registered sex offender in small Pennsylvania town elected fire chief
http://www.fox32chicago.com/news/registered-sex-offender-in-small-pennsylvania-town-elected-fire-chief

 

SAUK VALLEY
— Marter: It’s time to take our money back Congressional candidate talks spending, immigrant and education funding during Dixon visit – BOB TOMASZEWSKI
http://www.saukvalley.com/2018/02/10/marter-its-time-to-take-our-money-back/aq7bb1g/

 

BREITBART
— Jeanne Ives Targets Illinois ‘Sanctuary State’ Law in Republican Primary – Warner Todd Huston
http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2018/02/11/jeanne-ives-sanctuary-state-becoming-major-issue-il-governor-primary/

 

NEWS BUSTERS
— New York Times Revels In Chicago Nazi’s GOP Nod, Skips Democrat Hugs of Farrakhan – Tim Graham
https://www.newsbusters.org/blogs/nb/tim-graham/2018/02/11/ny-times-revels-chicago-nazis-gop-nod-skips-democrat-hugs-farrakhan

 

FOX NEWS
— Fast food workers set to protest in push for $15 minimum wage – Matthew Kazin
http://www.foxnews.com/us/2018/02/11/fast-food-workers-set-to-protest-in-push-for-15-minimum-wage.html

 

HOT AIR
— Rob Porter Is A National Security Scandal, Too (DIERSEN: If you have ever done anything that subjects you to blackmail, you should not seek or hold any kind of government or political office.)
https://hotair.com/headlines/archives/2018/02/rob-porter-national-security-scandal/

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— The ‘Manly’ Jobs Problem – Susan Chira (DIERSEN: Were the jobs that you held “manly?” 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. Because very few qualified women or minorities wanted the bad jobs that I had, it was very difficult for my superiors to meet their Affirmative Action, Diversity, and Inclusion quotas, goals, and targets.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/02/08/sunday-review/sexual-harassment-masculine-jobs.html

 

GOPUSA ILLINOIS

— NOVEMBER 27, 2017 MORNING EDITION FLASHBACK: Nominating Petitions
https://gopillinois.com/uncategorized/november-27-morning-edition-2/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Since 2000, I have gathered signatures on nominating petitions for all the candidates who seek to be on Republican primary ballots in my precinct. For the March 20, 2018 Republican primary, I gathered 667 signatures from 19 households in my precinct for the following candidates:

U.S. CONGRESS: Peter Roskam
STATE OF ILLINOIS: Bruce Rauner, Governor and Evelyn Sanguinetti, Lieutenant Governor; Jeanne Ives, Governor and Rich Morthland, Lieutenant Governor; William Kelly, Governor and Brian Leggero, Lieutenant Governor; Erika Harold, Attorney General; Jason Helland, Secretary of State; Jim Dodge, Treasurer; and Darlene Senger, Comptroller
ILLINOIS SENATE: Michael Connelly
ILLINOIS HOUSE: Amy Grant, Jeanne Ives, Burt Minor
DUPAGE COUNTY: Dan Cronin, Board Chairman; James Mendrick and Frank Bibbiano, Sheriff; Paul Hinds, Clerk; Gwen Henry, Treasurer; Darlene Ruscitti, Regional Superintendent of Schools
DUPAGE COUNTY BOARD District 4: Ron Almiron, Grant Eckhoff, Amy Grant, Paula McGowen, Thommen Poozhikunnel, Beth Tatro, and Chris Zaruba
DUPAGE COUNTY FOREST PRESERVE: Joseph Cantore, President
CIRCUIT COURT JUDGE: Jeff MacKay, Richard Russo, Karen Wilson)

— OCTOBER 7, 2017 MORNING EDITION FLASHBACK: Nominating Petitions (DIERSEN: Subsequently, I circulated nominating petitions in my precinct for Ives/Morthland, Kelly/Leggero, Dodge & Senger, Helland, Minor, Almiron, MacKay, and Russo.)
https://gopillinois.com/uncategorized/october-7-morning-edition-2/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: So far, from 19 homes in my DuPage County Milton Township Precinct 9 in Wheaton, I have gathered 559 signatures from registered Republican voters on 56 nominating petition sheets for the 19 announced candidates who will be on the March 20, 2018 Republican primary ballot in my precinct. The candidates are: U.S. CONGRESS: Peter Roskam; STATE OF ILLINOIS: Bruce Rauner, Governor and Evelyn Sanguinetti, Lieutenant Governor and Erika Harold, Attorney General; ILLINOIS SENATE: Michael Connelly; ILLINOIS HOUSE: Jeanne Ives; DUPAGE COUNTY: Dan Cronin, Board Chairman; James Mendrick and Frank Bibbiano, Sheriff; Paul Hinds, Clerk; Gwen Henry, Treasurer; Darlene Ruscitti, Regional Superintendent of Schools; DUPAGE COUNTY BOARD District 4: Grant Eckhoff, Amy Grant, Paula McGowen, and Beth Tatro; DUPAGE COUNTY FOREST PRESERVE: Joseph Cantore, President; CIRCUIT COURT JUDGE: Richard Russo and Karen Wilson; and REPUBLICAN PRECINCT COMMITTEEMAN: Dave Diersen. Outstandingly, yesterday evening, my State Farm Insurance Agent Mark Prutzman notarized the aforesaid 56 nominating petitions and my Statement of Candidacy, Oath of Registration Officer, and Loyalty Oath. Ever since I was first elected Republican Precinct Committeeman in 2000, my policy has been to gather signatures on nominating petition sheets for all the candidates who will be on Republican primary ballots in my precinct.)

February 10 Morning Edition

NORTH COOK NEWS
— Ives beats Rauner in Wayne Township Republican Organization straw poll – Glenn Minnis (DIERSEN: If I was still the TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairman, the organization would be conducting straw polls for a) Rauner/Sanguinetti v. Ives/Morthland, b) Harold v. Grasso, c) Diganvker v. Jhingan, d) Stella v. Vlakancic, e) Minor v. Grant v. Byrne, f) Kinzler v. Orozco, g) Zito v. Khouri, h) Mendrick v. Bibbiano, i) Tornatore v. DeMichele v. Gavanes, j) Hart v. Abbott v. Tully, k) McGowen v. Almiron v. Eckhoff v. Zaruba v. Tatro v. Chinchilla, l) Wiley v. Zay v. McQuade, m) Illinois Republican Party State Central Committee candidates, n) etc.)
https://northcooknews.com/stories/511332446-ives-beats-rauner-in-wayne-township-republican-organization-straw-poll
(FROM THE ARTICLE: State Rep. Jeanne Ives (R-Wheaton} easily bested Gov. Bruce Rauner in a Republican primary straw poll vote conducted by the Wayne Township Republican Organization (WTRO), 88 percent to 12 percent. Ives also topped Rauner by a better than 3-to-1 margin (76 percent to 24 percent) on the question of “Who has the best chance of beating the democratic candidate.” The WTRO straw vote takes on added significance with some given how accurate it was in predicting the 2016 presidential race won by Donald Trump. “I have always felt the GOP committeemen in Wayne Township have the pulse of the voters,” organization chairman Jerry Marchese said in a press release. “We shall anxiously await the results of this poll and how it matches the outcome from the March 20th primary elections.” In the WTRO straw vote for sheriff, James Mendrick topped Frank Bibbiano, 69 percent to 31 percent; while Burt Minor topped Amy Grant in the race for state representative in the 42nd District, 85 percent to 15 percent; and Tonia Khouri squeaked by Nic Zito, 53 percent to 47 percent in the 49th District. Another poll of all the races is slated to take place on March 8, less than two weeks before voters formally go to the polls. “As always, we encourage everyone to get out to vote on Tuesday, March 20th, and vote for the candidate of their choice,” Marchese added in the press release. “Our committeeman will be stopping by or knocking on doors from now until Election Day to encourage voters to come out to vote.”)

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Budget finally OK, Congress heads into big fight over immigration, Dreamers – AP (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, if you do not glorify and praise citizens of foreign countries, Democrats and RINOs call you a White supremacist, a Nazi, a KKK member, a hater, a racist, a sexist, a bigot, and even worse things. Democrats want immigrants because they vote for Democrats. RINOs want immigrants because they work for less money.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/politics/ct-congress-budget-immigration-fight-20180209-story.html
— Transgender student appeals after judge denies unrestricted access to Palatine locker room – Angie Leventis Lourgos
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/ct-met-transgender-locker-room-appeal-20180208-story.html
— Student says 1st Amendment rights violated when school ‘threatened’ him to be quiet during Cary mayor’s visit – Amanda Marrazzo (DIERSEN: Should I start filing lawsuits again? My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes demonize, denigrate, and condemn me as being litigious, but I have not filed a lawsuit since 1998. Should I write a book about all the lawsuits and demands for arbitration that I have filed? In 1988, when I was 40 years old, I became an active member in a class action lawsuit that charged GAO with reverse discrimination, age discrimination, and retaliation.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/ct-met-cary-grove-first-amendment-20180209-story.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: A Cary-Grove High School senior said his First Amendment rights were violated when Cary’s mayor came to his school for a question-and-answer session and the student was told not to interrupt, according to a lawsuit filed in federal court. Matthew Ahmann, 18, a self-described political journalist, has been outspoken against Mayor Mark Kownick in recent years through his politically driven Facebook account. In his lawsuit filed against the school board of Crystal Lake-based District 155, Ahmann said that on Sept. 26 he did as he was told by the school’s dean, James Kelly, after receiving a “threatening ultimatum” and kept quiet during the mayor’s visit to his advanced placement politics class. Ahmann, who also is seeking $50,000 in compensatory damages, said in the lawsuit that Kelly approached him after having a conversation with Kownick. Kelly told him not to “say or do anything” during Kownick’s visit “or negative consequences would follow.” According to the lawsuit, “Mayor Kownick and Dean Kelly, working in concert and prior to the mayor’s speech, conspired to stifle Matt’s continued political journalism by having Dean Kelly threaten and intimidate Matt.” Ahmann did however record the session on his cellphone and weeks later posted it on his politically charged Facebook page. He said the district in retaliation punished him by placing him on a one-day in-school suspension. Ahmann said in the lawsuit he wants this expunged from his record because having this “permanent academic record of suspension” hurts his future chances of being accepted into colleges and earning scholarships.)

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— As snow blankets Chicagoland, a third of Cook County jail guards called in sick – Andy Grimm (DIERSEN: While I worked for the Park Forest Post Office 1966-1969, I was frequently called in to work because my coworkers had called in sick.)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/chicago-politics/as-snow-blankets-chicagoland-a-third-of-cook-county-jail-guards-called-in-sick/

 

DAILY HERALD
— State appeals adding ‘pain’ as medical marijuana qualifier – AP (DIERSEN: If you promote pot, you promote destruction.)
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20180209/news/302099905/

 

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Illinois’ lousy credit rating: It’s contagious
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/section/bonds

 

BLOOMINGTON PANTAGRAPH
— Rauner makes re-election case as ‘proud Republican’ – RYAN VOYLES and TOM LISI (DIERSEN: Political parties exist to help elect candidates who can and will defend and advance their platform. In Illinois, if you do not defend and advance the Illinois Republican Party platform, you should not seek or hold any kind of government or political office as a Republican.)
http://www.pantagraph.com/news/state-and-regional/illinois/government-and-politics/elections/rauner-makes-re-election-case-as-proud-republican/article_f6871c3d-134f-5195-9225-0ca5551d816a.html

 

HERALD & REVIEW
— Polls don’t bode well for Rauner – RICH MILLER
http://herald-review.com/news/opinion/editorial/columnists/miller-polls-don-t-bode-well-for-rauner/article_99984a5a-4ce7-5ae3-9d7e-214f4546a82d.html

 

CHAMPAIGN/URBANA NEWS GAZETTE
— Rauner pushes for term limits, end to Madigan’s reign – Tom Kacich
http://www.news-gazette.com/news/local/2018-02-10/rauner-pushes-term-limits-end-madigans-reign-visit-n-g.html

 

WGEM
— Illinois looking into medical marijuana instead of opioids – Patrick Doss (DIERSEN: If you promote pot or opioids, you promote destruction.)
http://www.wgem.com/story/37472301/2018/02/Friday/illinois-looking-into-medical-marijuana-instead-of-opioids
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The bill passed through a senate committee with a 16-1 vote, with the lone opposition vote coming from Republican Senator Bill Brady of Bloomington, Illinois. His office said Friday that the reasoning behind that opposition vote was concerns from the Illinois Department of Health over being able to staff the additional people needed to streamline the process. If it becomes a law, it would allow people applying for the medical marijuana program in the first year, to do so without a physician’s certification, or the fingerprint background check.)

 

NPR ILLINOIS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, if you are charged with anything bad, the more of the following that you are, the more that you are presumed to be guilty: Trump supporter, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owner, German Americans, draft avoider, and/or if your ancestors have been in America for a long time.
http://nprillinois.org/post/why-men-remain-high-power-positions-despite-claims-abuse#stream/0

 

WJBD RADIO
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, if you are charged with anything bad, the more of the following that you are, the more that you are presumed to be guilty: Trump supporter, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owner, German Americans, draft avoider, and/or if your ancestors have been in America for a long time.
http://www.wjbdradio.com/politics/2018/02/09/white-house-speechwriter-resigns-after-domestic-abuse-allegations

 

IVES FOR GOVERNOR
— Ives Releases New TV Spot To Honor the Life of Denny McCann: Repeal Sanctuary State
https://mailchi.mp/592bb3b94198/ives-releases-new-tv-spot-to-honor-the-life-of-denny-mccann-repeal-sanctuary-state

 

ILLINOIS NEWS NETWORK
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly pot pushes use opioid problems to push pot.
https://www.ilnews.org/news/health/dispensary-owner-medical-pot-for-pain-would-be-better-quality/article_089ee400-0d14-11e8-8f00-1f34e4a07e45.html

 

ILLINOIS FAMILY INSTITUTE
— The Walgreens Restroom Kerfuffle – Laurie Higgins
https://illinoisfamily.org/homosexuality/walgreens-restroom-kerfuffle-2/

 

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— NEW IVES’ AD: “NOW THAT I’VE GOT YOUR ATTENTION …”
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2018/02/new-ives-ad-now-that-ive-got-your-attention-.html


— BETWEEN A FARMER AND A DISABLED VETERAN, WHO DESERVES TAXPAYER SUBSIDIES MORE?
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2018/02/between-a-farmer-and-a-disabled-veteran-who-deserves-taxpayer-subsidies-more.html

 

AMERICAN FAMILY ASSOCIATION
— BEYOND OUTRAGEOUS: Walgreens’ new policy welcomes men into women’s restrooms
https://www.afa.net/activism/action-alerts/2018/walgreens-new-policy-welcomes-men-into-womens-restrooms/

 

BREITBART
— Illinois Candidate for Gov. Jeanne Ives Releases Ad Aimed at Conservatives – WARNER TODD HUSTON
http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2018/02/09/illinois-candidate-for-governor-jeanne-ives-releases-ad-aimed-at-conservatives/
— Democrats, Business Sacrifice ‘Dreamers’ To Preserve Chain Migration – NEIL MUNRO (DIERSEN: Democrats want immigrants because they vote for Democrats. RINOs want immigrants because they work for less money.)
http://www.breitbart.com/2018-elections/2018/02/09/democrats-sacrifice-dreamers-to-preserve-chain-migration-immigration-inflow/

 

AMERICAN THINKER
— Democrats Helped Create Neo-Nazi Arthur Jones – Rich Logis
http://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2018/02/democrats_helped_create_neonazi_arthur_jones.html

 

LIFE SITE NEWS
— Shame: 2018 Winter Olympics allows men claiming to be ‘women’ to compete against real women – DOROTHY CUMMINGS MCLEAN
https://www.lifesitenews.com/blogs/shame-2018-winter-olympics-allows-men-claiming-to-be-women-to-compete-again

 

GOPUSA
— Bermuda repeals same-sex marriage
http://www.gopusa.com/bermuda-repeals-same-sex-marriage/

 

THE HILL
— Second White House aide resigns amid past abuse allegations – AVERY ANAPOL
http://thehill.com/homenews/administration/373227-second-white-house-official-in-one-week-resigns-over-domestic-abuse

 

HUFFINGTON POST
— Democrats Give Up Fighting For Dreamers. Again. – Cesar Vargas (DIERSEN: What are your demographics? Who fights for those who share your demographics?)
https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/opinion-vargas-dreamers-democrats_us_5a7e2bebe4b08dfc9304249f

 

REUTERS
— U.S. budget deals grants $1.5 billion for opioid-addicted babies, families – Duff Wilson, John Shiffman
https://www.reuters.com/article/usa-congress-opioids/u-s-budget-deals-grants-1-5-bln-for-opioid-addicted-babies-families-idUSL2N1PZ112

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— Fox News Removes a Top Executive’s Column on Olympic Team Diversity – Michael M. Grynbaum (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps demonize you, denigrate you, and condemn you as being a White supremacist, Nazi, KKK member, hater, racist, sexist, bigot and even worse things if you do not promote diversity, that is, if you do not promote getting rid of individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, draft avoiders, German Americans, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/02/09/business/media/fox-news-olympics-john-moody.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Fox News on Friday removed an incendiary op-ed article by one of its top executives, after the piece drew criticism for mocking American Olympic officials who had emphasized the diversity of this year’s team of athletes. The column suggested, sarcastically, that the United States Olympic Committee adopt a new motto: “Darker, Gayer, Different.” The piece, published on Wednesday and written by John Moody, an executive vice president and executive editor of Fox News, caused an uproar on social media. Some of the network’s employees expressed dismay that Fox News had allowed the article to be published on its website. “John Moody’s column does not reflect the views or values of Fox News and has been removed,” the network said in a statement. Mr. Moody, a Time magazine alumnus who was one of the network’s earliest senior news managers, was close to Roger E. Ailes, Fox News’s former chairman. Mr. Moody’s role at Fox News has dwindled over the years; despite his lofty title, he has little formal oversight over the channel’s day-to-day coverage.)
— How Taxpayers Who Want Help Can Find a Reputable Preparer – Ann Carrns (DIERSEN: Do you prepare and file your own income tax returns? I have since 1964. I worked for IRS 1971-1980 and for GAO on audits of IRS 1986-1988. I itemized 1972-1977 and my wife and I have itemized since 1978. I won a split decision in Tax Court when my Democrat IRS superiors and Money Magazine disallowed my education deductions in 1978. I passed the CPA examination on my first attempt in 1979. I earned a master’s degree in accounting from DePaul in 1980. I have used Quicken and Turbotax since they became available. Notwithstanding the aforesaid, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes viciously demonize, viciously denigrate, and viciously condemn my knowledge of IRS and of federal taxes. What do you say to people who do not even know if they take the standard deduction or if they itemize who viciously demonize, viciously denigrate, and viciously condemn my knowledge of IRS and of federal taxes?)
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/02/09/your-money/find-tax-return-preparers.html
— Select the Worst Trump Minion – Gail Collins (DIERSEN: I should write a book about those who serve as minions for my critics/opponents.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/02/09/opinion/worst-trump-minion.html
— The Great Republican Power Grab – Editorial (DIERSEN: Should I write a book about a) those who succeeded in 2015 in gerrymandering my DuPage County Milton Township Precinct 9 in Wheaton and b) why they did it?)
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/02/08/opinion/republicans-gerrymandering-power.html
— For Republicans, the Tea Party Is Over – Carl Hulse
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/02/09/us/politics/republicans-budget.html
— Fight Over Cambodian Leader’s Facebook ‘Likes’ Reaches a U.S. Court – Julia Wallace (DIERSEN: Facebook is a Democrat website.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/02/09/world/asia/cambodia-facebook-hun-sen.html
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: The Era of Fiscal Austerity Is Over. Here’s What Big Deficits Mean for the Economy. It depends on whether you look at the short, medium or long term. – Neil Irwin
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/02/09/upshot/the-era-of-fiscal-austerity-is-over-heres-what-big-deficits-mean-for-the-economy.html

 

WASHINGTON POST
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Trump asks “Why might the White House have kept Rob Porter?” and says “Everyone else was incompetent.”
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/why-might-the-white-house-have-kept-rob-porter-everyone-else-was-incompetent/2018/02/09/f2ab30ac-0de2-11e8-8b0d-891602206fb7_story.html

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— There’s One Thing Worse Than Paying Bad Teachers Not to Work Bill de Blasio’s New York has started putting them back in the classroom, especially in poor areas. – Marcus A. Winter (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes hint/imply/argue/shout that I am so BAD that since 1997, my GAO superiors have had the Civil Service Retirement System pay me $1,058,890 ($4,322 X 245 months) in today’s dollars to not work.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/theres-one-thing-worse-than-paying-bad-teachers-not-to-work-1518219111
— Free Speech Gets Expensive A university sent the College Republicans a $17,000 security bill. – Editorial
https://www.wsj.com/articles/free-speech-gets-expensive-1518221133
— College Republicans Avoid Security Fees for Campus Event University of Washington blocked from charging college GOP group security fees – Michelle Hackman
https://www.wsj.com/articles/republican-group-avoids-school-fees-1518217236
— Will China Impose a New World Order? When Pax Britannica gave way to Pax Americana, the transition was peaceful. A repeat is unlikely, says the author of ‘Safe Passage.’ – Tunku Varadarajan (DIERSEN: What do you say to those who have no problem with China running the world? Those who promote China want to get rid of me.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/will-china-impose-a-new-world-order-1518219178
— The Enlightenment Is Working Don’t listen to the gloom-sayers. The world has improved by every measure of human flourishing over the past two centuries, and the progress continues – Steven Pinker (DIERSEN: Has America been good to you? Are you doing better than your parents? Neither of my outstanding parents attended college. My mother never attended high school. My father was the first of his ancestors to earn a high school diploma. I earned three master’s degrees, six professional certifications, and a professional license. My father did not buy a new car until he was 45, and it was a bottom of the line 2-door Chevy. I bought my first new car in 1966 when I was 17. My daily driver is a 2003 Chevy Cavalier LS that I bought from my aunt in 2010. Other cars that I own are: 1972 Chevy Corvette*, 1996 Ford Thunderbird LX*, 2005 Chevy Corvette*, 2013 Dodge Charger R/T Max*, and 2016 Ford Mustang*. Previously, I bought a 1958 Chevy BelAir, 1962 Chevy BelAir, 1962 Chevy Impala SS, 1966 Pontiac Tempest Sprint*, 1968 Oldsmobile 442*, 1968 Dodge Charger R/T, 1969 Dodge Charger SE*, 1974 Dodge Dart*, 1978 Chevy Chevette*, 1978 Oldsmobile Delta 88 Royale*, 1990 Ford Thunderbird LX*, 1993 Ford Thunderbird*, and 1997 Chevy Cavalier*. (* = bought new))
https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-enlightenment-is-working-1518191343
— In Collective Identities, We Both Lose and Find Ourselves Races, nations and even generations are thought of as having personalities, talents—even destinies. – Crispin Sartwell (DIERSEN: Who in your precinct, in your municipality, in your township, in your county, and in Illinois takes the lead in demonizing, denigrating, and condemning members of the following groups as being White supremacists, Nazis, KKK members, haters, racists, sexists, and bigots, and even worse things: Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German Americans, draft avoiders, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time?)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/in-collective-identities-we-bothe-lose-and-find-ourselves-1518216561
— Despite U.S. Push, Most NATO Allies Fail to Fulfill Military-Spending Goals Even as European military outlays rise, the majority of allies won’t meet 2%-of-GDP benchmark, officials say – Julian E. Barnes (DIERSEN: As everyone knows, were it not for America’s military might, virtually every country in the world invade and would attempt to conquer the countries around them.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/despite-u-s-push-most-nato-allies-fail-to-fulfill-military-spending-goals-1518200382

 

KIPLINGER
— Tax Planning for Newlyweds Will getting married cut your tax bill or will you fall victim to the marriage tax penalty? (DIERSEN: My wife and I have paid the marriage penalty big time since we got married in 1978. Under the new Republican tax law, if there was no marriage penalty, instead of $10,000, the SALT cap would be $20,000 for married filing jointly.)
https://www.kiplinger.com/article/taxes/T055-C000-S001-marriage-and-taxes.html

 

NEW YORK MAGAZINE
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Trump says: Dumbed-Down Security Briefings Still Too Difficult for Trump to Read.” My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes hint/imply/argue/shout that my GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails contain links to too many articles from too many sources.)
http://nymag.com/daily/intelligencer/2018/02/dumbed-down-security-briefings-still-too-difficult-for-trump.html

 

RAW STORY
— Conservative group enriches its leaders with questionable dealings as its political influence grows – Pro Publica
https://www.rawstory.com/2018/02/conservative-group-enriches-leaders-questionable-dealings-political-influence-grows/

 

NEXT GENERATION STRATEGIES
— The only way Illinois Policy Institute survives is if it purges itself of Tillman, Proft and Hughes. Will be interesting to see as this unfolds what exactly Proft and Hughes did to justify the nearly $300,000 in consulting fees. – Pat Brady
https://twitter.com/pat_brady/status/962017458969182208

February 8 Evening Edition

GOPUSA ILLINOIS
— Republican candidates who participated in the League of Women voters of Wheaton meet and greet this evening included Almiron, Bibbiano, Byrne, Chinchilla, Eckhoff, Grant, Henry, McGowen, Mendrick, Minor, Tatro, Wiley, Wilson, Zaruba, Zay, and Zito. – Dave Diersen
https://gopillinois.com

 

ABC7
— Midnight government shutdown creeps closer as Congress debates budget – AP
http://abc7chicago.com/politics/midnight-government-shutdown-creeps-closer-as-congress-debates-budget/3052220/
— BGA and ABC7 host IL attorney general forums (DIERSEN: If I was still the TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairman, the organization would be hosting debates for a) Rauner v. Ives, b) Sanguinetti v. Morthland, c) Harold v. Grasso, d) Diganvker v. Jhingan, e) Stella v. Vlakancic, f) Minor v. Grant v. Byrne, g) Kinzler v. Orozco, h) Zito v. Khouri, i) Mendrick v. Bibbiano, j) Tornatore v. DeMichele v. Gavanes, k) Hart v. Abbott v. Tully, l) McGowen v. Almiron v. Eckhoff v. Zaruba v. Tatro v. Chinchilla, m) Wiley v. Zay v. McQuade, n) Illinois Republican Party State Central Committee candidates, o) etc.)
http://abc7chicago.com/politics/bga-and-abc7-host-il-attorney-general-forums/3019513/

 

NBC5
— Pritzker Slipping in New Polls as Biss Gains Ground Pritzker’s lead over Biss is down to 3.3 percent according to new polling data
https://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/jb-pritzker-slipping-in-new-polls-as-daniel-biss-gains-ground-473442763.html
— Illinois Early Voting Starts, but Not Available to All
https://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/illinois-early-voting-473369643.html

 

CBS2
— Rauner Responds To Pritzker Tapes The governor said his campaign was not behind the newly leaked wiretaps of JB Pritzker speaking the disgraced Gov. Rod Blagojevich. – Derrick Blakley
http://chicago.cbslocal.com/video/category/spoken-word-wbbmtv/3807171-rauner-responds-to-pritzker-tapes/

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Rauner won’t give ‘another nickel’ to former ally Illinois Policy Institute – Kim Geiger
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-met-bruce-rauner-illinois-policy-institute-20180208-story.html
— What’s to blame for the candidacy of a Neo-Nazi? Start with the maps – Randy Blaser
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/ct-ppn-column-blaser-tl-0215-20180208-story.html
— Lauzen helped recruit candidates challenging Democrats in Kane County primary races – Kate McCann
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/aurora-beacon-news/news/ct-abn-kane-lauzen-races-st-0209-20180207-story.html
— Why Illinois’ richest person, Citadel CEO Ken Griffin, sees some rough weather ahead – Robert Reed
http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/columnists/reed/ct-biz-griffin-citadel-stocks-economy-robert-reed-0208-story.html
— Chicago Democrats, where’s your outrage for local politicians? – Andrew Buchanan
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/commentary/ct-perspec-politics-chicago-democrats-madigan-berrios-burke-0209-20180208-story.html
— Facing lack of money, Kennedy says Dem voters ‘quite capable of learning on their own’ – Rick Pearson
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-met-chris-kennedy-lack-of-money-20180208-story.html

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Rauner ‘very troubled’ by Sun-Times-ProPublica report on past conservative ally John Tillman – Tina Sfondeles and Mick Dumke
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/rauner-very-troubled-by-sun-times-propublica-report-on-past-conservative-ally/
— Poll taken day after FBI wiretap release finds Pritzker, Biss in ‘dead heat’ – Tina Sfondeles
https://chicago.suntimes.com/chicago-politics/poll-taken-day-after-fbi-wiretap-release-finds-pritzker-biss-in-dead-heat/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-conservative says “New rot in the White House shakes this conservative’s confidence.”
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/new-rot-in-the-white-house-shakes-this-conservatives-confidence/
— Near Biss: Polls show Biss-Pritzker ‘dead heat’ – and either Dem beating Rauner – Tina Sfondeles
https://chicago.suntimes.com/chicago-politics/poll-taken-day-after-fbi-wiretap-release-finds-pritzker-biss-in-dead-heat/
— Illinois GOP congressional delegation condemns Holocaust denier Arthur Jones – Lynn Sweet
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/illinois-gop-congressional-delegation-condemns-gop-holocaust-denier-arthur-jones/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Pot pushers push pot. If you push pot, you push destruction.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/opinion/medical-marijuana-opioid-crisis-solution/

 

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Rauner focuses on this above all: Madigan, Madigan, Madigan – GREG HINZ
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20180208/BLOGS02/180209888/rauner-focuses-on-this-above-all-madigan-madigan-madigan
— Here’s the real problem with Pritzker’s Blago convo – GREG HINZ
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20180207/BLOGS02/180209915/j-b-pritzkers-blagojevich-problem-is-about-more-than-race
— Grubhub lawsuit ruling: Drivers are contractors, not employees – Bloomberg
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20180208/EMPLOYMENT/180209875/grubhub-lawsuit-ruling-drivers-are-contractors-not-employees

 

DAILY HERALD
— District 220 to pay $1.1 million for new headquarters – Bob Susnjara
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20180208/district-220-to-pay-11-million-for-new-headquarters-
— How the suburbs might become more attractive to millennials – Marie Wilson (DIERSEN: When you were young, what attracted you to where you lived? For my wife and I, when we got married in 1978, it was Wheaton’s being religious, conservative, Republican, safe, prosperous, and on a commuter rail line. We both worked in the Loop and we were both taking night classes in the Loop.)
http://www.dailyherald.com/business/20180208/how-the-suburbs-might-become-more-attractive-to-millennials

 

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Rauner clashes with Illinois Policy Institute’s Tillman – Bernard Schoenburg
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20180208/gov-rauner-clashes-with-illinois-policy-institutes-tillman
— Under the Dome Podcast: ‘Thank you, Bruce Rauner’ ad, Pritzker-Blago tapes
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20180208/under-dome-podcast-thank-you-bruce-rauner-ad-pritzker-blago-tapes

 

NPR ILLINOIS
— At Prayer Breakfast, Trump Says Faith Central To American Life – BRIAN NAYLOR
http://nprillinois.org/post/prayer-breakfast-trump-says-faith-central-american-life#stream/0

 

CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD
— White House wants to change pay for federal workers – AP (DIERSEN: According to this article, “people with advanced degrees earn 18 percent less in the government.” While I worked for the federal government for almost 30 years, I earned three job-related masters degrees, I earned six job-related professional certifications, and I earned a job-related professional license.).
http://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/white-house-wants-to-change-pay-for-federal-workers/961484011
— Trump picks California lawyer to head IRS – AP
http://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/trump-picks-california-lawyer-to-head-irs/961012056

 

ILLINOIS STUDENT ASSISTANCE COMMISSION
— Minority Teachers of Illinois Scholarship Program (DIERSEN: Who should pay the price of Affirmative Action, Diversity, and Inclusion? According to members of Group A, it should be members of Group B. Members of Group A are anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors and members of Group B are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German Americans, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
http://www.isac.org/students/during-college/types-of-financial-aid/scholarships/minority-teachers-of-illinois-mti-scholarship-program.html

 

IVES FOR GOVERNOR
— New Poll Finds Rauner Can’t Win As Republicans Flee
https://mailchi.mp/362a9ef3250d/new-poll-finds-rauner-cant-win-as-republicans-flee


— Bruce Rauner Allies: The Anti-Family Forces that Fund Chicago Democrats: Personal PAC and Planned Parenthood
https://ivesforillinois.com/bruce-rauner-allies-that-anti-family-forces-the-fund-chicago-democrats-personal-pac-and-planned-parenthood/

 

PRAIRIE STATE WIRE
— Palatine Township GOP endorsement session called a sham – Glenn Minnis
https://prairiestatewire.com/stories/511330532-palatine-township-gop-endorsement-session-called-a-sham

 

ILLINOIS NEWS NETWORK
— Rauner to ask lawmakers for $1.1 billion supplemental to pay unappropriated FY17 spending – Greg Bishop
https://www.ilnews.org/news/state_politics/rauner-to-ask-lawmakers-for-billion-supplemental-to-pay-unappropriated/article_6b72179e-0c58-11e8-97ff-6bf9daecd427.html

 

ILLINOIS TIMES
— A rise in polls could mean a rise in problems for Biss – Megan Swett
http://illinoistimes.com/article-19673-a-rise-in-polls-could-mean-a-rise-in-problems-for-biss.html

 

ILLINOIS FAMILY ACTION
— Voters Need to Know Where Their Republican Candidates Stand on the Issue of Leadership – John Biver
https://illinoisfamilyaction.org/2018/02/voters-need-to-know-where-their-republican-candidates-stand-on-the-issue-of-leadership/

 

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— ILLINOIS CONGRESSMAN HULTGREN CO-HOSTS ANNUAL PRAYER BREAKFAST FEATURING PRESIDENT TRUMP
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2018/02/illinois-congressman-hultgren-co-hosts-annual-prayer-breakfast-featuring-president-trump.html
— WEYERMULLER: IVES TELLS CITY CLUB WHY RAUNER IS UNELECTABLE IN 2018
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2018/02/weyermuller-ives-tells-city-club-why-rauner-is-unelectable-in-2018.html
— PALATINE TOWNSHIP GOP UPHEAVAL CONTINUES: REP. MORRISON RESPONDS TO AARON DEL MAR
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2018/02/palatine-township-gop-upheaval-continues-rep-morrison-responds-to-aaron-del-mar-.html

 

CAPITOL FAX
— IPI retorts – Nybo shoots back – Tillman responds *** GOP Sen. Nybo wants Legislature to call for federal/state Tillman probe
https://capitolfax.com/2018/02/08/gop-sen-nybo-wants-legislature-to-call-for-federalstate-tillman-probe/
— Rauner says Madigan has told his members that he’d “love to see another budget stalemate this year”
https://capitolfax.com/2018/02/08/rauner-says-madigan-has-told-his-members-that-hed-love-to-see-another-budget-stalemate-this-year/
— AG: Reviewing *** Rauner throws Tillman under the bus, Tillman responds in kind
https://capitolfax.com/2018/02/08/rauner-throws-tillman-under-the-bus-tillman-responds-in-kind/
— Biss poll: Biss outperforms Pritzker over badly tanking Rauner
https://capitolfax.com/2018/02/08/biss-poll-biss-outperforms-pritzker-over-badly-tanking-rauner/
— Shocker poll: Biss surges to within 4 of Pritzker
https://capitolfax.com/2018/02/08/shocker-poll-biss-surges-to-within-4-of-pritzker/
— Lots more budgetary pain on the way
https://capitolfax.com/2018/02/08/lots-more-budgetary-pain-on-the-way/
— Rickert apparently gets what she wants, asks to dismiss FOIA lawsuit
https://capitolfax.com/2018/02/08/rickert-apparently-gets-what-she-wants-asks-to-dismiss-foia-lawsuit/
— BGA looks at Pritzker’s charitable giving (DIERSEN: He who pays the piper calls the tunes.)
https://capitolfax.com/2018/02/08/bga-looks-at-pritzkers-charitable-giving/
— Director said caught off guard in 2015 – Rep. Kifowit responds *** Rauner says state did “exceptionally well” and “we would not do anything different” after Quincy veterans’ home deaths
https://capitolfax.com/2018/02/08/rauner-says-state-did-exceptionally-well-and-we-would-not-do-anything-different-after-quincy-veterans-home-deaths/

 

BREITBART
— George W. Bush Praises Cheap Labor Immigration: ‘We Ought to Say Thank You and Welcome Them’ – JOHN BINDER (DIERSEN: I should write a book about those like Bush who would never stoop to take the bad jobs that I took. 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.)
http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2018/02/08/george-w-bush-praises-mass-immigration-we-ought-to-say-thank-you-and-welcome-them/
— Paul Ryan: DACA Amnesty Is ‘Next Big Priority’ – NEIL MUNRO
http://www.breitbart.com/2018-elections/2018/02/08/ryan-daca-amnesty-is-next-big-priority/

 

GOPUSA
— Pelosi filibusters for 8 hours in support of illegal aliens
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=38921
— Chicago homeless couple sues city for removing their tents
http://www.gopusa.com/chicago-homeless-couple-sues-city-for-removing-their-tents/
— VERY SAD: Establishment Darling George W. Bush talks illegal aliens, Russian meddling
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=38955
— Study: 62.1% of transgender youth report mental health woes
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=38753

 

REAL CLEAR POLITICS
— Open the Books: $20 Billion Hidden in the Swamp: Feds redact 255,000 Salaries – Adam Andrzejewski (DIERSEN: It would be great if Open the Books would analyze federal salaries broken out by political affiliation, race, gender, age, job-related education, job-related work experience, job-related professional certifications, and job-related professional licenses.)
https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2018/02/08/20_billion_hidden_in_the_swamp_feds_redact_255000_salaries.html

 

THE HILL
— CPAC chief predicts Trump to attend conservative event
http://thehill.com/video/in-the-news/372986-watch-cpac-chief-predicts-trump-to-attend-conservative-event
— Budget deal is brimming with special tax breaks – ALEXANDER BOLTON (DIERSEN: Since 1972, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have painted itemized deductions, and especially mortgage interest, real estate tax, education expenses, 501(c)(3) donations, and medical and dental expenses, as being “special tax breaks.”)
http://thehill.com/policy/finance/372992-budget-deal-is-brimming-with-special-tax-breaks

 

REUTERS
— Trump tax cuts trickle across America, bringing glee and skepticism (DIERSEN: Those who pay the marriage penalty like, my wife and I have since 1978, are not gleeful. If there was no marriage penalty, instead of $10,000, the SALT cap would be $20,000 for married filing jointly. My wife and I have paid the marriage penalty big time since we got married in 1978.)
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-tax-voices/trump-tax-cuts-trickle-across-america-bringing-glee-and-skepticism-idUSKBN1FS26M

 

WASHINGTON POST
— The White House’s Rob Porter debacle is a sign of incompetence or hubris — or both – Aaron Blake
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-fix/wp/2018/02/08/the-white-houses-rob-porter-debacle-is-either-a-sign-of-incompetence-or-hubris-or-both/
— Understaffing, lack of training at agencies hampering agency services to public, personnel agency says – Eric Yoder (DIERSEN: Needless-to-say, if the federal government reimbursed job-related education, I would not have had to spend lots of my money on tuition and books 1966-1983 and 1992-1997.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/powerpost/wp/2018/02/08/understaffing-lack-of-training-at-agencies-hampering-agency-services-to-public-personnel-agency-says/

 

ATLANTIC
— How a Nazi Made the Ballot in Illinois The strange candidacy of Arthur Jones points to failures of democratic safeguards on every level. – ELAINE GODFREY
https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2018/02/how-a-nazi-made-the-ballot-in-illinois/552758/

 

FEDERAL NEWS RADIO
— When workforce reductions aren’t an option, here’s a few strategies to improve performance management – David Thornton (DIERSEN: “Workforce reduction” is no longer an option when there are no more employees left to get rid of who are Republican, White, male, older, and/or non-veteran.)
https://federalnewsradio.com/workforce/2018/02/when-workforce-reductions-arent-an-option-heres-a-few-strategies-to-improve-performance/

February 7 Morning Edition

CBS2
— Rauner, Pritzker Run Attack Ads Against Each Other
http://chicago.cbslocal.com/video/3791336-gov-rauner-j-b-pritzker-run-attack-ads-against-each-other/

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Sanguinetti blasts Ives big time.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-met-bruce-rauner-jeanne-ives-20180206-story.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: And Rauner’s running mate Lt. Gov. Evelyn Sanguinetti separately called the spot “offensive and disgusting.” “I was just taken aback. I don’t think it speaks to policies at all, I just think it’s offensive to individuals,” Sanguinetti said. Sanguinetti and Ives briefly served together on the Wheaton City Council before Ives entered the Illinois House and Sanguinetti later became lieutenant governor. Sanguinetti said she and Ives are “not friends.” “The Jeanne Ives that you folks are seeing in that commercial, that sort of spirit, is the same Jeanne Ives that I have known for the last seven to eight years,” Sanguinetti said. “I saw it from the dais, I’ve seen it in my community and now all of you are getting a taste of it, and I’m hopeful that that will be rejected.”)
— Pritzker apologizes for remarks on African-American politicians, as rivals say he’s now unelectable – Rick Pearson, John Byrne and Monique Garcia (DIERSEN: What facts do your critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes hint/imply/argue/shout that make you unelectable? My critics/opponents stress that I am no longer a TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairman, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce Government Affairs Committee member, Milton Township Republican Central Committee webmaster, Illinois Center Right Coalition Steering Committee member, American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter board member, GAO employee, etc. They hint/imply/argue/shout that if I had any kind of support, I would still hold the aforesaid positions. Further, they stress that unlike Rich Miller, no one pays me for my emails and my website contains no advertising.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-met-jb-pritzker-apologizes-african-american-voters-20180206-story.html
— Rauner gets backing over Ives from Cook County Republicans
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-bruce-rauner-jeanne-ives-cook-county-20180207-story.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Cook County was important in the 2014 Republican governor primary, when Rauner prevailed by more than 27,000 votes over his nearest competitor, then-state Sen. Kirk Dillard. Rauner won the nomination by fewer than 24,000 votes statewide. Though the county is a Democratic stronghold in statewide elections, it also had the most Republican primary voters in Illinois that year. More than 168,000 people in Cook County voted for a GOP candidate for governor in the 2014 primary. Compare that to a little more than 92,000 in DuPage County, traditionally home turf for Republicans. (It’s also the home county of Dillard and Ives. Last time, Rauner won there too. The March 20 primary election’s dynamics are different this time, of course — it’s a one-on-one battle instead of a four-candidate field. . .Ives’ campaign put out a statement late Tuesday noting the candidate’s numerous collar county GOP township endorsements. “The taxpayers will defeat Rauner in March, the Democrats in November. And they will do that behind the charge of Rep. Jeanne Ives,” the statement read in part. The Cook endorsement announcement came as Rauner’s campaign for the first time unveiled a TV ad attacking Ives. In response, Ives called him “an unrepentant liar.”)
— Duckworth: I swore an oath to the Constitution, not to clap when Trump demands – Kristine Phillips (DIERSEN: Anti-Trumps clap only when someone says something that is anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-tammy-duckworth-trump-treason-20180206-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats want to flood America with people who vote for Democrats, that is, with people who are anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/politics/ct-trump-immigration-plan-white-majority-20180206-story.html
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD WITH BIG COLOR PICTURE IN THE NAPERVILLE SUN: Naperville businesses receive $1.7M in city tax rebates in 2017 – Erin Hegarty
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/naperville-sun/news/ct-nvs-naperville-tax-incentives-st-0204-20180206-story.html

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Rauner promoters say “Jeanne Ives goes for the bully vote with her TV ad.”
https://chicago.suntimes.com/opinion/jeanne-ives-ad-transgender-bully-vote/
— Rauner talks Trump: Not ‘particularly close,’ big concern ‘rhetoric … tone’ – Tina Sfondeles
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/rauner-talks-trump-not-particularly-close-big-concern-rhetoric-tone/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Ives’ campaign responded to Rauner’s statements about his relationship with Trump, saying he has “no relationship” with him “because Rauner has spent his three years in office as a big government Republican pursuing a radical Left social agenda.”)
— How Holocaust denier Jones got on ballot: Illinois GOP let guard down – Lynn Sweet
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/how-holocaust-denier-jones-got-on-ballot-illinois-gop-let-guard-down/
— You can’t vote if you don’t have a ballot – Editorial
https://chicago.suntimes.com/opinion/early-voting-elections-you-cant-vote-if-you-dont-have-a-ballot/

 

DAILY HERALD
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD WITH COLOR GRAPHICS: Suburban taxpayers could wind up covering $76 million police pension shortfall – Jake Griffin
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20180207/suburban-taxpayers-could-wind-up-covering-76-million-police-pension-shortfall-
— Phones, hotel stays about to get pricier in Naperville – Marie Wilson
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20180207/phones-hotel-stays-about-to-get-pricier-in-naperville

 

WGN RADIO
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: WGN RADIO promotes Chicago Tribune Political Reporter Rick Pearson. Who promotes you? My nasty/troubled/vicious critics/opponents in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and Illinois a) have lots of religious, government, political, and/or financial clout. They have made it very clear that they will have their nasty/troubled/vicious operatives and dupes viciously destroy any individual, any organization, or any company that might promote me. I should write a book about my nasty/troubled/vicious critics/opponents.
http://wgnradio.com/2018/02/06/chicago-tribune-political-reporter-rick-pearson-the-fact-that-this-is-being-seen-as-a-joke-by-rod-blagojevich-and-could-be-very-problematic/

 

CHAMPAIGN/URBANA NEWS GAZETTE
— Ives’ strategist Dan Proft backing more than one horse – Tom Kacich (DIERSEN: I should write a book about “Republican” strategists who demonize me, who denigrate me, and who condemn me a) because I do not glorify and praise them, b) because I do not pander to them, c) because they cannot manipulate/dominate me, d) because I refuse to serve as one of their operatives or dupes, and/or e) because I refuse to give them money. They blame me for all of their problems, for all of your problems, for all of my problems, and for all of everyone’s problems. They blame me for all losses that Republicans have suffered in Illinois since 2000. They will blame me for every vote that Ives/Morthland and Rauner/Sanguinetti get or do not get in the March 20, 2018 primary election.)
http://www.news-gazette.com/news/local/2018-02-07/tom-kacich-ives-strategist-backing-more-one-horse.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Speaking of Ives Her appearance Saturday night in Champaign drew a crowd of about 50 people, none of whom included her Republican legislative colleagues from East Central Illinois. None of them has endorsed her, and it may be because she doesn’t spare anyone with her criticism. Take this example where she hit both Rauner and the 15 House Republicans who joined with Democrats last year to pass a state budget and end a long impasse. “You can make deals, but you cannot adjust and continually cave. He caved to pressure on the education bill. He caved to pressure on the budget bill,” Ives said of Rauner. “He made not a single phone call to get Republicans to hold off on that permanent 32 percent tax increase. He owns that tax increase. He caved, as did many of my colleagues. Many of them have been taken control of by lobbyists. It’s frightening down there. Frightening.” The only past or present Republican officeholders I saw at the Ives function were Savoy Mayor Joan Dykstra, Champaign County Board member Jim McGuire, Parkland College Board member Greg Knott and former county board member Scott Tapley, who is coordinating the Ives campaign in Champaign County. Ives also said the “entire Democratic ticket is like a bunch of socialists. They picked out the most extreme in terms of that. We think we have a fighting chance in this state to get out that message.” The most socially conservative candidate for governor since at least 2010, Ives insisted she can win in the fall. “When it comes to November, the reason we win is because my message is universal, and I can back it up with real bills and real action I’ve taken on the most critical issues in the state of Illinois which are property taxes, the tax burden overall and public corruption,” she said. Also, she knows how to pick up free publicity. Ives has spent little money on broadcast television in the Champaign-Decatur-Springfield market (just $13,948 at WCIA, according to records), but she got lots of free coverage earlier this week from her controversial TV ad attacking Rauner for his support of legislation benefiting transgender individuals, undocumented immigrants, abortion rights and funding for Chicago schools. “We’re happy to have them chatter among the media to raise my name i.d.,” she said. “Go ahead. Love it.”)

 

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Bills to increase smoking age to 21 approved by Statehouse committees – Maximilian Kwiatkowski
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20180206/bills-to-increase-smoking-age-to-21-approved-by-statehouse-committees

 

MADISON RECORD
— Ives describes how Chicago’s new bond scheme sold out pensioners and taxpayers
https://madisonrecord.com/stories/511330425-ives-describes-how-chicago-s-new-bond-scheme-sold-out-pensioners-and-taxpayers

 

QUAD CITIES ONLINE
— Ives has character to lead Illinois – Bruce Peters, Coal Valley
http://qconline.com/opinion/letters/letter-ives-has-character-to-lead-illinois/article_271dfb28-8a90-5a15-8741-991551f09dd5.html

 

NPR ILLINOIS
— Illinois Private School Tax Break Proposed – SAM DUNKLAU (DIERSEN: My outstanding parents saved Crete-Monee School District 201-U (http://www.cm201u.org/) lots of money during the 1950s and 1960s by sending my brother and me to Trinity Lutheran Grade School in Crete and then to Hope Lutheran Grade School in Park Forest to stay with the Missouri Synod. But my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes, and especially those who are anti-Protestant and/or who are anti-German American, have always used that against me.)
http://nprillinois.org/post/illinois-private-school-tax-break-proposed#stream/0

 

CHICAGO READER
— Pritzker under fire for comments about African-American elected officials in newly released Blagojevich tape – Kate Shepherd (DIERSEN: In private conversations, what do your critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes say about you and those who share your demographics? My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes make it very clear that they despise, if not hate, me and those who share my demographics. They a) do not want me to know about their events or other activities, b) promote their events or other activities, c) attend their events, or d) report on their events or other activities.)
https://www.chicagoreader.com/Bleader/archives/2018/02/07/jb-pritzker-under-fire-for-comments-about-african-american-elected-officials-in-newly-released-blagojevich-tape-and-other-chicago-news

 

CHICAGO NOW
— Watch R Gov candidate Jeanne Ives discuss w Berkowitz eliminating Illinois’ Corporate tax
http://www.chicagonow.com/public-affairs-with-jeff-berkowitz/2018/02/watch-r-gov-candidate-jeanne-ives-discuss-w-berkowitz-eliminating-the-corporate-tax-cable-web/

 

LOYOLA PHOENIX
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, “religious leaders” a) act as operatives or as dupes for the anti-religious Democrat Party and b) encourage people to come to America illegally, to stay in America illegally, and to bring others to America illegally.
http://loyolaphoenix.com/2018/02/jesuit-universities-join-together-support-dreamers/

 

MCHENRY TIMES
— Only Rauner, advisers know why there’s no Ives debate, Wilcox says – Angela Underwood
https://mchenrytimes.com/stories/511328329-only-rauner-advisers-know-why-there-s-no-ives-debate-wilcox-says

 

WILL COUNTY GAZETTE
— Balich believes Rauner ducking debate because he leads polls – Angela Underwood
https://willcountygazette.com/stories/511327793-balich-believes-rauner-ducking-debate-because-he-leads-polls

 

IVES FOR GOVERNOR
— Cook County Republican Endorsement Reaction
https://mailchi.mp/539d99038b47/cook-county-republican-endorsement-reaction

 

PRAIRIE STATE WIRE
— IL Rising: Why Conservative Lawmakers Are Picking Ives Over Rauner
https://prairiestatewire.com/stories/511329651-il-rising-why-conservative-lawmakers-are-picking-ives-over-rauner

 

ILLINOIS POLICY INSTITUTE
— ILLINOIS TEACHERS SAW UNION DUES FLOW TO CHICAGO GROUPS, POLITICS AND MADIGAN – Mailee Smith
https://www.illinoispolicy.org/illinois-teachers-saw-union-dues-flow-to-chicago-groups-politics-and-madigan/

 

ILLINOIS FAMILY ACTION
— The Meaning of Rage Over a Campaign Ad – Laurie Higgins
https://illinoisfamilyaction.org/2018/02/the-meaning-of-rage-over-a-campaign-ad/

 

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— SOUTHERN IL UNIV. PAYS $10K TO SETTLE FREE-SPEECH LAWSUIT
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2018/02/southern-il-univ-pays-10k-to-settle-free-speech-lawsuit.html
— UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO STUDENTS DEMAND ‘DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION’ GRAD REQUIREMENT (DIERSEN: To demand “diversity and inclusion” is to demand getting rid of those who are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2018/02/chicago-students-demand-diversity-and-inclusion-grad-requirement.html
— WHO WILL GOOGLE SILENCE NEXT? (DIERSEN: Who wants Google to silence you? My competitors, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes want Google to silence me. The aforesaid 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 Milton Township Republican Central Committee 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 and/or 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 longer than their ancestors.)
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2018/02/who-will-google-silence-next.html
— COOK COUNTY ASSESSOR BERRIOS SHOULD PAY FOR HIS OWN LAWSUIT: STATE ATTORNEY’S OFFICE
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2018/02/-cook-county-assessor-berrios-should-pay-for-his-own-lawsuit-state-attorneys-office.html
— RHOADS: STUPID IS AS STUPID DOES IN LYONS
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2018/02/stupid-is-as-supid-does-in-lyons.html

 

CAPITOL FAX
— Fallout: Emil Jones explodes at Pritzker, “safe blacks”; Bishop Trotter disinvites; Staffer quits
https://capitolfax.com/2018/02/06/fallout-emil-jones-explodes-at-pritzker-safe-blacks-bishop-trotter-disinvites-rally-canceled-staffer-quits/

 

GOPUSA
— MAGA: General Motors workers to get $11,750 profit-sharing checks
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=38768

 

FOX NEWS
— Billionaire Dem running for Illinois governor is caught making insensitive remarks about black politicians – Frank Miles
http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2018/02/06/billionaire-dem-running-for-illinois-governor-is-caught-making-insensitive-remarks-about-black-politicians.html

 

BREITBART
— Incumbent Republican Illinois Governor Bruce Rauner Attacks Surging Conservative Jeanne Ives – WARNER TODD HUSTON
http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2018/02/06/bruce-rauner-first-attack-jeanne-ives-2018/
— Democrat Frontrunner for Illinois Governor Apologizes for ‘God D*mn America’ Joke – WARNER TODD HUSTON
http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2018/02/06/democrat-candidate-illinois-gov-caught-tape-god-dmn-america-jokes-scheming-place-token-blacks-government/
— Poll: 73% of Republicans Believe FBI & DOJ Working to ‘Delegitimize’ Trump – SEAN MORAN (DIERSEN: Who has worked the hardest to delegitimize you? Should I write a book about those who have worked the hardest delegitimize me? Should I start delegitimizing those who delegitimize me?)
http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2018/02/06/poll-73-of-republicans-believe-fbi-doj-working-to-delegitimize-trump/
— Washington Post on Immigration: Celebrate Demographic Change, Ignore Economic Impact – NEIL MUNR (DIERSEN: Democrats want to flood America with people who vote for Democrats, that is, with people who are anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.)
http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2018/02/06/wash-post-immigration-celebrate-demographic-change-ignore-economic-impact/

 

WORLD NET DAILY
— PLEASE, NO MORE ‘LGBT’ LAWS! Linda Harvey spotlights GOP in Ohio pushing ‘protections’ for ‘gender rebels’
http://www.wnd.com/2018/02/please-no-more-lgbt-laws/

 

LAW
— After Student Outcry, Chicago Law School Immigration Debate Is Spiked A gathering of Edmund Burke Society members at the University of Chicago Law School that was promoted by a document referring to immigrants as “other nations’ wretched refuse” has been postponed indefinitely. – Karen Sloan (DIERSEN: Democrats want immigrants because immigrants vote for Democrats. RINOs want immigrants because immigrants work for less money.)
https://www.law.com/sites/almstaff/2018/02/05/after-student-outcry-chicago-law-school-immigration-debate-is-spiked/

 

CAMPUS REFORM
— University of Chicago students demand ‘diversity and inclusion’ grad requirement – Mitchell Gunter (DIERSEN: To demand “diversity and inclusion” is to demand getting rid of those who are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.campusreform.org/?ID=10462

 

LIFE SITE NEWS
— Christian governor-candidate Jeanne Ives takes heat for ad highlighting GOP governor’s pro-abortion-LGBT record – Claire Chretien
https://www.lifesitenews.com/news/christian-politician-slammed-as-bigot-for-ad-highlighting-gop-governors-pro

 

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Trump’s immigration plan betrays his supporters and America First agenda – Deena Flinchum
http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/trumps-immigration-plan-betrays-his-supporters-and-america-first-agenda/article/2648317
— Democrats confront John Kelly over ‘lazy’ Dreamers remark at immigration meeting – Al Weaver (DIERSEN: Who hints/implies/argues/shouts that you are lazy? Since 1966 when I was 18 years old, because I was a federal employee 1966-1969 and 1971-1997, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always hinted/implied/argued/shouted that I am lazy and even worse things. In my defense, I earned a) a job-related bachelor’s degree when I was 21 in 1970 and job-related master’s degrees when I was 27, 31, and 48, b) job-related professional certifications when I was 30, 32, 41, 45, 47, and 48, and c) a job-related professional license when I was 32.)
http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/democrats-confront-john-kelly-over-lazy-dreamers-remark-at-immigration-meeting/article/2648330

 

THE HILL
— Americans deserve the certainty of knowing that the individual tax cuts are permanent – REPS. MARK MEADOWS (R-N.C.) AND RODNEY DAVIS (R-ILL.) (DIERSEN: What about getting rid of the marriage penalty? If there was no marriage penalty, instead of $10,000, the SALT cap would be $20,000 for married filing jointly. My wife and I have paid the marriage penalty big time since we got married in 1978.)
http://thehill.com/blogs/congress-blog/economy-budget/372471-americans-deserve-the-certainty-of-knowing-that-the

 

POLITICO
— Whose boats is tech really lifting? A lucrative industry comes to grips with its diversity problem. – ASHLEY GOLD (DIERSEN: Will the lucrative tech industry bring in Charles Bowsher? During the 1980s and 1990s, Bowsher had great success in promoting diversity at GAO, that is, he had great success in wasting the careers of and getting rid of GAO employees like me who were Republican, White, male, and/or non-veteran who failed to make GS-13 (currently $96,403) by age 25, GS-14 (currently $113,920) by age 30, GS-15 (currently $134,000) by age 35, and Senior Executive Service (currently $164,200) by age 40.)
https://www.politico.com/agenda/story/2018/02/07/diverse-workforce-silicon-valley-congress-000627

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— He’s a Nazi, Republicans Warn, but He’s Probably Going to Be Their Nominee for Congress – Liam Stack
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/02/07/us/nazi-congress-illinois.html
— Democratic Group Targets All-G.O.P. States to Attack Gerrymandering – Alexander Burns (DIERSEN: Should I write a book about a) those who succeeded in 2015 in gerrymandering my DuPage County Milton Township Precinct 9 in Wheaton and b) why they did it?)
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/02/06/us/politics/democrats-gerrymandering-election-maps.html

 

NEW YORK POST
— Vintage Corvettes lured Cuomo to $125K fundraiser – Priscilla DeGregory and Bruce Golding
https://nypost.com/2018/02/07/vintage-corvettes-lured-cuomo-to-125k-fundraiser-testimony/

 

WASHINGTON POST
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats want to flood America with people who vote for Democrats, that is, with people who are anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/wonk/wp/2018/02/06/trump-immigration-plan-could-keep-whites-in-u-s-majority-for-up-to-five-more-years/

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— The End of IRS Targeting? President Trump prepares to name a new chief tax collector. – James Freeman (DIERSEN: In 1978, when I was 29 years old, Money Magazine and the Democrats who ran IRS disallowed my education deductions. They would not have done that if I had been a Democrat, a minority, a female, and/or a veteran.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-end-of-irs-targeting-1517956572
— The Case for Merit-Based Immigration Beyond economics, it makes people feel the system is working in the national interest. – William A. Galston (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes oppose anything that is merit-based because they promote patronage big time. Because I have always been a Republican, were it not for federal civil service protections, a) the Post Office would NOT have hired me in 1966 or let me work there for almost 3 years, b) IRS would NOT have hired me in 1971 or let me work there for almost 9 years, c) IRS would NOT have promoted me in 1972, 1973, or 1974, d) GAO would NOT have hired me in 1980 or let me work there for almost 18 years, and e) GAO would NOT have promoted me in 1986.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-case-for-merit-based-immigration-1517963380
— Poland’s Controversial Holocaust Bill Becomes Law   Law mandates fines or imprisonment for people who accuse the Polish population of responsibility or complicity in war crimes – Drew Hinshaw (DIERSEN: Needless-to-say, my critics/opponents want the power to fine or imprison anyone who fails/refuses to a) glorify and praise them, b) pander to them, c) be manipulated/dominated by them, d) serve as one of their operatives or dupes, and/or e) give them money.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/polands-controversial-holocaust-bill-becomes-law-1517928756

 

USA TODAY
— Illegal immigrant suspected in NFL player’s death had been deported – AP
https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/nfl/2018/02/06/trump-crash-that-killed-nfl-player-is-disgraceful/110149834/

 

SACRAMENTO BEE
— ‘Serious marital infidelities’ charged in California governor’s race – CHRISTOPHER CADELAGO (DIERSEN: Needless-to-say, voters can hold those who seek or hold government or political offices to much higher standards. Needless-to-say, if you have any marital infidelities, you should not seek or hold any kind of government or political office.)
http://www.sacbee.com/news/politics-government/capitol-alert/article198773549.html

 

HOUSTON CHRONICLE
— Black Americans mostly left behind by progress since Dr. King’s death – SHARON AUSTIN (DIERSEN: Since the Civil War, Democrats have always blamed Republicans for all the problems that Blacks have had, are having, and will have.)
http://www.houstonchronicle.com/news/article/Black-Americans-mostly-left-behind-by-progress-12557790.php

 

WINDY CITY TIMES
— Equality Illinois PAC announces endorsements (DIERSEN: Given all that Rauner/Sanguinetti has done a) to promote LGBTQ activity and b) to demonize, denigrate, and condemn those who do not promote LGBTQ activity, the least that Equality Illinois should do is to endorse them.)
http://www.windycitymediagroup.com/lgbt/Equality-Illinois-PAC-announces-endorsements/61818.html

February 4 Morning Edition

ABC7
— Illinois GOP chairman calls for Ives to take controversial ad off the air – Michelle Gallardo (DIERSEN: Democrats and RINOs want Rauner and his supporters to do more to demonize, to denigrate, and to condemn Republicans as being White supremacists, Nazis, KKK members, haters, racists, sexists, sexual harassers, bigots, and even worse things. One could ask which Rauner supporters are leading his administration’s efforts to drive out of the Illinois Republican Party (IRP) those who support the traditional family, right to life, and immigration planks in the IRP platform.)
http://abc7chicago.com/politics/ill-gop-chairman-calls-for-ives-to-take-controversial-ad-off-the-air/3030306/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Appearing at Saturday’s gala for Equality Illinois, Gov. Rauner did not directly address the ad, but his presence and a $25,000 donation to the state’s LGBTQ civil rights organization did the talking. “Diana and I believe that fairness is in the DNA of the State of Illinois. The proof of that is in your work,” said Gov. Rauner at the gala. The governor was just one of nearly 100 elected officials at the event, which has become a veritable who’s who of Illinois politics. “LGBTQ equality is not a partisan issue. What we hope to hear from our speakers and our leaders is ‘We stand with you. Your full equality is consistent with the values of Illinois. We won’t go back,'” said Brian Johnson with Equality Illinois. Ives campaign stands by the ad, insisting that the commercial represents and quote, “a fair and accurate representation” of Rauner’s policy choices. It remains to be seen, whether pressure from the state’s republican leaders will change their minds. For now, a 30-second and 60 second version of the ad continues to run.)

 

WGN TV
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats and RINOs want Rauner and his supporters to do more to demonize, to denigrate, and to condemn Republicans as being White supremacists, Nazis, KKK members, haters, racists, sexists, sexual harassers, bigots, and even worse things. One could ask which Rauner supporters are leading his administration’s efforts to drive out of the Illinois Republican Party (IRP) those who support the traditional family, right to life, and immigration planks in the IRP platform.
http://wgntv.com/2018/02/03/political-ad-at-center-of-controversy/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Governor Rauner speaking tonight at the Equality Illinois Gala, did not address it publicly. Some have labeled it transphobic , sexist and racist. The chair of the Illinois Republican Party called on Ives to take the ad down and apologize immediately. All of this comes as Gov. Rauner made his first appearance ever at the annual Equality Illinois Gala. Rauner and his wife donated 25-thousand dollars to be platinum sponsors. The organization supports Civil rights work for the LGBTQ community. Mayor Emanuel and several Democratic candidates for governor were among the politicians packing the Hilton’s grand ballroom. Governor Rauner did not stop to answer questions from reporters and he was heckled a bit during very brief remarks. A spokesperson for the Ives campaign says Ives is traveling downstate today, and She is not pulling the ad, because she is not intimidated by Gov. Rauner and what she called his paid party mouthpieces.)

 

DAILY HERALD
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD WITH COLOR PHOTO OF IVES: Suburban backers stand by Ives after controversial ad – Katlyn Smith
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20180203/suburban-backers-stand-by-ives-after-controversial-ad
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Suburban Republicans backing primary challenger Jeanne Ives in her bid to unseat Gov. Bruce Rauner are defending the Wheaton lawmaker who faces intense criticism for a television ad that state party leaders and Rauner allies have denounced as racist and homophobic. Lawmakers on Saturday stood by their endorsements of Ives amid the backlash over the statewide ad that began airing this weekend, but suggested the spot would provide campaign fodder for her opponents who cast Ives as a divisive social conservative and a longshot in the March primary. . .State Rep. Barb Wheeler, a Crystal Lake Republican, called the ad cringe-worthy and ridiculous. She said Ives still has her vote, but urged her messages to stick to what Wheeler considers her political strengths as a fiscal policy wonk. “I have been in the General Assembly with her since 2013. And if I believed in my heart of hearts that she was a racist or a hater, I wouldn’t have supported her in the first place,” Wheeler said. “She is right on the issues. I don’t always agree with the way she messages.” Wheeling Township Republican Committeeman Ruth O’Connell argued the ad appeals to Ives’ conservative base. “It is going to create talk, and the ad will bring the attention to the voters, and I think a lot of them care about the issues she covered in the ad,” she said. . .The Ives’ campaign dismissed Schneider’s statement, calling the Illinois GOP an arm of Rauner’s campaign because the organization is almost entirely funded by Rauner, a wealthy former private equity investor. “Rauner betrayed Illinois conservatives. He and his paid-for mouthpieces don’t like his betrayals being illustrated and his radical left-wing social agenda being exposed,” campaign spokeswoman Kathleen Murphy said. Rauner signed a bill last year making it easier for transgender people to change the gender listed on their birth certificates. He has not signed a bill on restroom access for transgender individuals. The release of the ad comes as Rauner and Ives battle for endorsements in the suburbs. The Cook County Republican Central Committee votes on Monday on who to back in the gubernatorial race. . .State Rep. Tom Morrison, a Palatine Republican, said the ad was “jarring,” but meant to “stimulate conversation.” “That’s what campaigns are about,” said Morrison, an Ives supporter. “It’s discussing candidates. It’s discussing issues, and I think this ad will spark some discussions on specific bills cited in the ad.”)
— 10th District GOP hopefuls differ on term limits – Russell Lissau
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20180203/10th-district-gop-hopefuls-differ-on-term-limits
— Debate over drug rehab plan heads to Wheaton city council – Katlyn Smith
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20180203/debate-over-drug-rehab-plan-heads-to-wheaton-city-council

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Fact check: Does the GOP memo show the FBI spied on the Trump campaign? – Glenn Kessler (DIERSEN: Needless-to-say, anyone who gets paid to be a fact checker should be required to disclose their qualifications. No one pays me, that is, I have enough money that I do not have to ask anyone for money. Nevertheless, while I worked for GAO 1980-1997, the last 11 years of which at GS-13 Step 1-10 levels, currently $96,403-$125,325, I increasingly worked as a referencer, that is, as a fact checker. That work required assuring the accuracy and support for each and every word, number, table, graph, chart, conclusion, opinion, and recommendation in GAO reports. I worked for IRS 1971-1980, the last 5 1/2 years of which at the GS-12 Step 1-5 levels, currently $81,071-$91,880. My other fact checking qualifications include becoming a Forensic Accountant in 1997, a Certified Fraud Examiner in 1990, a licensed CPA in 1981, a Certified Internal Auditor in 1981, and a CPA in 1979.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/politics/factcheck/ct-fact-check-gop-memo-20180203-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Who should pay the price of Affirmative Action (AA), Diversity, and Inclusion? My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always hinted/implied/argued/shouted that the more of following that you are, the more that you should pay the price of AA, Diversity, and Inclusion: citizen of America, White, male, older, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, rich, gun owner, draft avoider, German American, and if your ancestors have been in America for a long time.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/columnists/schmich/ct-met-black-history-mary-schmich-20180202-story.html
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: The tea costs $60, but the weed is free: Cannabis capitalists exploit loopholes by ‘gifting’ the drug – AP
http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/ct-biz-free-marijuana-loopholes-20180201-story.html
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD IN THE NAPERVILLE SUN: Naperville park director’s pay is $50K more than Fox Valley, others – Erin Hegarty (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents viciously demonize, denigrate, and condemn federal employees and retirees as being grossly over-compensated. My ending GAO salary in today’s dollars was $125,325. My Civil Service Retirement System pension is $51,864. In my defense, I earned a) a job-related bachelor’s degree when I was 21 in 1970 and job-related master’s degrees when I was 27, 31, and 48, b) job-related professional certifications when I was 30, 32, 41, 45, 47, and 48, and c) a job-related professional license when I was 32.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/naperville-sun/news/ct-nvs-mcgury-park-district-salary-st-0202-20180202-story.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: A recently approved 3 percent raise for Naperville Park District Executive Director Ray McGury locks him in as the highest paid park director in the area with a base salary of $207,618. McGury, hired to lead the park district in 2008, is also set to collect $5,634.28 a month in pension payments from the 21 years he spent with the Naperville Police Department, according to the Naperville Police Pension Fund board. In addition to his base salary, McGury was also approved for $10,000 in deferred compensation and $7,200 in auto allowance for 2018. The parks director has been receiving the car allowance and deferred compensation in those amounts since 2015.)
— New van to provide mobile veterinary services in DuPage County – Gary Gibula (DIERSEN: Of course, this will encourage low income people a) to move to DuPage County, b) to stay in DuPage County, and c) buy more pets. One reason why I can afford to spend 10+ hours each and every day and thousands of dollars each and every year to put GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails together and send them out free of charge and without any advertising is that neither my wife nor I have never had a pet.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/naperville-sun/news/ct-nvs-dupage-mobile-spay-neuter-vehicle-st-0126-20180202-story.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: DuPage County officials are thrilled that their animal care and control department soon will make use of a new mobile spay and neutering van. The 26-foot conversion vehicle will be outfitted with a number of features to allow veterinary services to be provided at remote locations, similar to a bookmobile or bloodmobile. “This is going to be a game-changer that allows us to save more animals and better serve the community,” said Dr. Barbara Hanek, administrator veterinarian. With ongoing concerns about pet overpopulation, a mobile spay and neuter vehicle can serve low-income residents who may not have the ability to drive to the animal care facility at the county campus in Wheaton. “Also, our spay and neuter program is free of charge for DuPage residents who qualify,” said Kristie Lecaros, humane initiatives and special projects manager. Valued at $250,000, the van is made possible by a donation from the Brooks McCormick Jr. Trust for Animal Rights Law and Policy, which will be honored at the Feb. 27 county board meeting. “We’re an open admission shelter in the county,” said Brian Krajewski, chairman of the board’s animal care and control committee. “That means we take in every animal and try to find them a home. But we also do education, and this new van will help us to get out to many events, highlight animal rescues, and help us do some medical procedures like feral fixes, where we spay and neuter, microchip and vaccinate for rabies.” Free spay and neutering is available for all pets in DuPage County households where the owner has an Illinois LINK card that indicates low-income assistance. Officials said the van will be delivered in May. One side of it opens to reveal cages that may contain pets available for immediate adoption. Inside, the van will have two surgical tables, countertop work space and veterinary pharmacy supplies. “It’s also going to have a dental unit and an x-ray machine,” Hanek said. “We don’t even have an x-ray machine here at the main building. That’s a $50,000 piece of equipment right there.” The donation of $300,000 and a statement were facilitated by volunteer Amanda Yancey. “The Brooks McCormick Jr. Trust for Animal Rights Law and Policy is a progressive think-tank for national animal welfare,” the donor wrote. “… Amanda has seen the improvements at DuPage County Animal Care & Control. To further the momentum, the exciting possibility of a specialty veterinary vehicle is seen as revolutionary for the animals of DuPage and beyond.” Hanek said veterinary medicine at shelters has shifted from a philosophy of addressing overpopulation with euthanasia “to now using more proactive measures like targeted spaying and neutering. That’s what this new van will help us do.” Hanek met with Kane County animal control officials who demonstrated the use of geo-coding to map locations throughout the county prone to feral and stray animals. “From that data, we can then determine the most effective areas where we can target our spay and neuter van,” Hanek said. “We want to be more proactive to provide our services in the areas where they’re needed.” A veterinary surgeon has been designated for the van, which will travel to a remote location at least once a week, officials said. “We should be able to do up to 30 spays and neuters per day,” Hanek said. “It all depends on the amount of time, whether it’s neutering a male cat versus spaying a large dog.” All pets under treatment are implanted with a microchip to identify the animal and the owner. Walk-ins may obtain microchips for their pets for $30. The goal is for police departments to be able to scan a chip and return the animal to its owner. “We also are very indebted to other rescue groups that have helped us in the past,” Hanek said. “With the new vehicle, we now can come out and do procedures for them. The whole idea is to fill a void for pet owners who can’t afford veterinary care and to lessen the burden on the animal shelter system.” DuPage County Chairman Dan Cronin is an animal enthusiast who has two dogs, two cats and a horse, all spayed and neutered. “I think this is a great idea,” he said. “You’ve got to take the services to the neighborhoods, which is a much more effective way to get to the overpopulation of feral cats and other animals, particularly low-income areas. I encourage all the residents to participate and start looking out for the van.”)

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Man poses as Water Division employee in Wheaton burglary – Taylor Hartz
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/man-poses-as-water-division-employee-in-wheaton-robbery/

 

QUAD CITY TIMES
— 3 Life Changes That Will Impact Your Taxes – Maurie Backman (DIERSEN: If there was no marriage penalty, instead of $10,000, the SALT cap would be $20,000 for married filing jointly.)
http://qctimes.com/business/investment/markets-and-stocks/life-changes-that-will-impact-your-taxes/article_6bd0d449-3a57-593e-b70d-8a54208ef0a3.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Like it or not, taxes are a part of life, so it stands to reason that when things change in your life, your taxes might follow suit. Here are three significant milestones that could end up impacting your taxes — ideally for the better. 1. Getting married  Getting married can have a huge effect on your taxes because once you tie the knot, you’re eligible to shift your status to married filing jointly. This not only changes your standard deduction, but determines the marginal tax bracket you ultimately fall into.)

 

HERALD & REVIEW
— Ives short on cash, but full of fight – RICH MILLER
http://herald-review.com/news/opinion/miller-ives-short-on-cash-but-full-of-fight/article_297e65d2-25e1-51e2-803b-4fca51857b9c.html

QUAD CITIES ONLINE
— All signs are positive – if you’re wealthy – DON WOOTEN (DIERSEN: If you are not struggling, that is, if you are wealthy, what do your critics/opponents attribute that to?)
http://qconline.com/opinion/columnists/all-signs-are-positive—if-you-re-wealthy/article_82b5117f-1845-5283-8117-044c2272f25f.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: I meet folks who are struggling to keep themselves afloat by working two or three part-time jobs (no wonder unemployment figures are low). Some who can no longer afford health insurance, thanks to repeal of Obama’s individual mandate. People who haven’t the means to care for their elderly, sick relatives. Others whose poverty has made Dollar General stores the fastest-growing retail chain in America. The growing number of those without a home; women forced to choose between caring for their children or working several jobs to feed them.)

 

CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD
— Rauner promotes business-friendliness during trip to local brewery – Jaymee Toler (DIERSEN: One could ask about employee-friendliness. Are/were you an employee? I was 1964-1997.)
http://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/local-news/rauner-promotes-business-friendliness-during-trip-to-local-brewery/951123966
— Abortion is a focus of early action in legislative sessions – AP
http://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/national/abortion-is-a-focus-of-early-action-in-legislative-sessions/950976761

 

WJBD RADIO
— Illinois Governor Candidate Stands by Ad Blasted as ‘Racist’ – AP
http://www.wjbdradio.com/local-news/2018/02/03/illinois-governor-candidate-stands-by-ad-blasted-as-racist

 

WILL COUNTY GAZETTE
— Focus on economic growth, control of pension crisis needed in Illinois, Batinick says – Glenn Minnis (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Rauner and his supporters focus on driving out of the Illinois Republican Party (IRP) those like me who are involved in politics to defend and advance the IRP platform. Ever-increasingly, Rauner and his supporters focus on driving out of the IRP those like me who support the traditional family, right to life, immigration, and the rest of the planks in the IRP platform.)
https://willcountygazette.com/stories/511327637-focus-on-economic-growth-control-of-pension-crisis-needed-in-illinois-batinick-says

 

FOX NEWS
— Paul Ryan calls to ‘cleanse’ the FBI – Mike Emanuel (DIERSEN: What do you say to those who fear/believe that Rauner and his supporters want to cleanse the Illinois Republican Party of all its members who support the traditional family, right to life, immigration, and other planks in the Illinois Republican Party platform? What do Trump and Pence have to say about that?) |
http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2018/01/30/paul-ryan-calls-to-cleanse-fbi-backs-surveillance-memo-release.html

 

DAILY CALLER
— Answer Facebook’s Attacks Against Freedom Of Speech — Complain, Sue, Compete – Alan Keyes (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, the anti-conservative Facebook is succeeding in a) stopping people from visiting websites, b) stopping people and organizations from sending and reading emails, and c) stopping organizations, activists, candidates, elected officials, etc. from publishing and maintaining websites. Ever-increasingly, everyone talks and acts like anti-conservative Facebook is the internet.)
http://dailycaller.com/2018/02/04/answer-facebooks-attacks-against-freedom-of-speech-complain-sue-compete/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Lately Facebook appears to be making particularly aggressive moves against freedom of speech by conservatives. Particularly targeted are those who express views that offer facts and reasoning which contradict the specious Constitutional jurisprudence that demands respect for various gender claims, and equal public regard for a variety of sexual practices. Yet these demands deny or disparage God-endowed unalienable rights, attributes of humanity (like the sexual distinction for purposes of procreation) that are necessarily antecedent to all human laws and constitutions. Moreover, as the term “unalienable” plainly requires, people retain such rights no matter what human laws or edicts purport to gainsay them. . .Such are the forces now at work at Facebook and other such social networking businesses, whose commerce is, or else includes, communication. They mean to suppress speech that challenges any prejudices not their own. But isn’t the United States still governed by its laws and Constitution? Aren’t businesses that accommodate public exchanges and conveyances still subject to the Civil Rights Act? Instead of just publicizing Facebook’s growing abuses, isn’t it long past time for the victims of its attacks on free speech to seek such justice as that law provides? . . . Two things are urgently needed: 1) An avalanche of formal complaints to appropriate Civil Rights Offices if the US Government, and attendant lawsuits against Facebook’s attacks on freedom of speech; and 2) promotion of a competitive alternative(s) to Facebook committed to respecting the logic and purpose of the U.S. Constitution’s enumeration of freedom of speech in the Bill of Rights, as well as the Ninth Amendment’s language prohibiting any construction of the enumeration of rights that denies or disparages rights retained by the people. These latter include, foremost of all, the God-endowed, unalienable rights whose surrender entails the loss of humanity itself.)
— There’s A Newfound Hatred Of Silicon Valley – Eric Lieberman
http://dailycaller.com/2018/02/03/newfound-hatred-of-silicon-valley/

 

ONE NEWS NOW
— On McCabe: Retirement w/ benefits? That’s justice? More needs to be done than just allowing disgraced federal officials to retire with full benefits. – Chad Groening (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes who claim to be conservative and/or Republican are overjoyed that my Democrat superiors in the federal government disgraced me. My Democrat GAO superiors forced me to retire in 1997 when I was 49 years old, always ranked me in the bottom half of my coworkers for pay-for-performance purposes, did not promote me beyond GS-13, got rid of my mentor in 1987, kept me off audits of IRS for all but 3 of the almost 18 years that I worked for GAO, and forced me to take an $19,203 pay cut in today’s dollars to transfer from IRS to GAO in 1980. My Democrat IRS superiors did not promote me beyond GS-12, disallowed my education deductions in 1978, got rid of my mentor in 1975, and disallowed my partial day per diem claims in 1974. My Democrat Post Office superiors forced me resign in 1969 and disallowed my sick leave requests in 1969 and 1968.)
https://www.onenewsnow.com/politics-govt/2018/01/31/on-mccabe-retirement-w-benefits-thats-justice

 

BLAZE
— State legislatures hit with flurry of Republican abortion bills – Teri Webster
https://www.theblaze.com/news/2018/02/03/state-legislatures-hit-with-flurry-of-republican-abortion-bills

 

AMERICAN THINKER
— IL Governor Rauner’s conservative challenger making waves – Rick Moran
http://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2018/02/il_governor_rauners_conservative_challenger_making_waves.html
— Riot erupts following Charles Kirk lecture at Colorado State University – Rick Moran
http://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2018/02/riot_erupts_following_charles_kirk_lecture_at_colorado_state_university.html

 

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— FBI unpopular among Republicans: Poll – Joel Gehrke
http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/fbi-unpopular-among-republicans-poll/article/2648039

 

COLLEGE FIX
— Professor: Former VP Dick Cheney not qualified to speak at Cornell – DAVE HUBER
http://www.thecollegefix.com/post/41579/

 

THE HILL
— Ryan calls for a ‘cleanse’ of the FBI – BRETT SAMUELS (DIERSEN: What do you say to those who fear/believe that Rauner and his supporters want to cleanse the Illinois Republican Party of all its members who support the traditional family, right to life, immigration, and other planks in the Illinois Republican Party platform? What do Trump and Pence have to say about that?)
http://thehill.com/homenews/house/371429-ryan-calls-for-a-cleanse-of-the-fbi
— Polls swing toward GOP, easing fears of midterm disaster – ALEXANDER BOLTON
http://thehill.com/homenews/senate/372101-gop-growing-optimistic-about-midterm-chances

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— A ‘Blue’ Florida? There Are No Quick Demographic Fixes for Democrats – Nate Cohn (DIERSEN: Because members of the following groups vote for Democrats, Democrats want to flood your precinct, your municipality, your township/ward, your county, Illinois, and America with them: 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 longer than their ancestors.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/02/01/upshot/a-blue-florida-there-are-no-quick-demographic-fixes-for-democrats.html
— Who’s Able-Bodied Anyway? The 400-year history of how we talk about the deserving versus the undeserving poor. – Emily Badger and Margot Sanger-Katz (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, employers talk and act like they do not want hire, retain, or promote those who are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, draft avoiders, German American, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time. The Post Office hired me in 1966 because it could not find a qualified Democrat, minority, female, or veteran who would take the job. IRS hired me in 1971 because it could not find a qualified Democrat, minority, female, or veteran who would take the job. GAO hired me in 1980 because it could not find a qualified Democrat, minority, female, younger person, or veteran who would take the job.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/02/03/upshot/medicaid-able-bodied-poor-politics.html?rref=collection%2Fsectioncollection%2Fsunday

 

NEW YORK POST
— The GOP memo proves the ‘deep state’ is real – Michael Goodwin
https://nypost.com/2018/02/03/the-gop-memo-proves-the-deep-state-is-real/

 

USA TODAY
— Protestors chanting Nazi slogan storm crowd outside Charlie Kirk speech at Colorado State University – Nick Coltrain
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation-now/2018/02/03/protestors-chanting-nazi-slogan-storm-crowd-outside-charlie-kirk-speech-colorado-state-university/303489002/

 

ON TOP MAGAZINE
— RNC Backs Trump’s Ban On Transgender Troops – CARLOS SANTOSCOY
http://www.ontopmag.com/article/37309/RNC_Backs_Trumps_Ban_On_Transgender_Troops

February 3 Evening Edition

ILLINOIS REPUBLICAN PARTY
— ILGOP Chairman Tim Schneider Statement on State Rep. Jeanne Ives’ Campaign Ad Illinois Republican Party Chairman Tim Schneider released the following statement on State Representative Jeanne Ives’ recently released campaign advertisement: “There is no place in the Illinois Republican Party for rhetoric that attacks our fellow Illinoisans based on their race, gender or humanity. Representative Ives’ campaign ad does not reflect who we are as the Party of Lincoln and as proud residents of our great and diverse state. She should pull down the ad and immediately apologize to the Illinoisans who were negatively portrayed in a cowardly attempt to stoke political division.” (DIERSEN: The ad does NOT attack “our fellow Illinoisans based on their race, gender or humanity.” It attacks Rauner’s failure/refusal to defend/advance the Illinois Republican Party (IRP) platform and especially its traditional family, right to life, and immigration planks. In the interest of full disclosure, Schneider should disclose the amount and percent of the IRP’s donations that comes from Rauner and from Rauner’s supporters.)
https://illinois.gop/category/news/

 

ERIKA HAROLD
— Erika Harold Calls on Ives Campaign to Take Down Offensive Ad Republicans must promote dignity and value of every Illinoisan (DIERSEN: The ad does NOT denigrate, mock, or marginalize any group of Illinoisans. It attacks Rauner’s failure/refusal to defend/advance the Illinois Republican Party platform and especially its traditional family, right to life, and immigration planks. In the interest of full disclosure, Harold should disclose the amount and percent of her campaign’s donations that comes from Rauner and from Rauner’s supporters.)
https://mailchi.mp/erikaharold/ives-ad?e=92ab74215a
(FROM THE STATEMENT: Republican Attorney General Candidate Erika Harold released the following statement on new Ives campaign ad: “This ad denigrates, mocks and marginalizes groups of Illinoisans and cannot represent our Republican Party. I call on the Ives campaign to immediately take it off the air. The Republican Party must be about fighting for the ideals and values that have made our country the envy of the world and promoting the dignity and value of every Illinoisan.”)

 

JIM DODGE
— GOP Candidate For Treasurer Jim Dodge Statement on State Rep. Jeanne Ives’ Campaign Ad (DIERSEN: The ad does NOT attack Illinois’ diversity. It attacks Rauner’s failure/refusal to defend/advance the Illinois Republican Party platform and especially its traditional family, right to life, and immigration planks. In the interest of full disclosure, Dodge should disclose the amount and percent of his campaign’s donations that comes from Rauner and from Rauner’s supporters.)
https://illinois.gop/category/news/
(FROM THE STATEMENT: Republican Candidate for Treasurer Jim Dodge issued the following statement on State Representative Jeanne Ives’ campaign ad: “Our nation’s collective diversity gives us our strength and makes us a beacon of freedom to the world. Illinois is a strong and diverse state – a microcosm of America. Representative Ives’ campaign advertisement is wrong on so many levels and an insult to everything that makes us Illinoisans and Americans. I believe this advertisement does not represent the Republican Party or our shared American values, and should never again see the light of day.”)

 

DARLENE SENGER
— GOP Candidate For Comptroller Darlene Senger Statement on State Rep. Jeanne Ives’ Campaign Ad (DIERSEN: The ad does NOT attack Illinoisans. It attacks Rauner’s failure/refusal to defend/advance the Illinois Republican Party platform and especially its traditional family, right to life, and immigration planks. In the interest of full disclosure, Senger should disclose the amount and percent of her campaign’s donations that comes from Rauner and from Rauner’s supporters.)
https://illinois.gop/category/news/
(FROM THE STATEMENT: Republican Candidate for Comptroller Darlene Senger issued the following statement on State Representative Jeanne Ives’ campaign ad: “Illinois is facing real challenges that require common-sense, bi-partisan solutions. Hyper-partisan attacks that focus on our fellow Illinoisans do little to advance debate nor reach consensus. The Republican Party — The Party of Lincoln — has always served as a beacon of freedom and individual rights. Now more than ever, we need to demonstrate our commitment to that standard.”)

 

ABC7
— Cook County property tax system – BGA
http://abc7chicago.com/politics/weekend-watch-cook-county-property-tax-system/3023485/

 

NBC5
— Illinois GOP Chairman Criticizes Controversial Ives Ad – James Neveau (DIERSEN: The ad does NOT attack “our fellow Illinoisans based on their race, gender or humanity.” It attacks Rauner’s failure/refusal to defend/advance the Illinois Republican Party (IRP) platform and especially its traditional family, right to life, and immigration planks. In the interest of full disclosure, Schneider should disclose the amount and percent of the IRP’s donations that comes from Rauner and from Rauner’s supporters.)
https://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/illinois-gop-criticizes-controversial-jeanne-ives-ad-472508653.html
— Thompson Retires, Rauner’s ‘G’ Problem – Carol Marin and Mary Ann Ahern (DIERSEN: My Democrat IRS and GAO superiors treated me just like Thompson treated Rutan. My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always promoted patronage, rejected civil service protections, and rejected the Rutan decision (http://www.nytimes.com/1996/03/13/us/seeking-return-to-ways-of-patronage-in-politics.html), so therefore, they side with my Democrat superiors in federal government against me. Because I have always been a Republican, were it not for federal civil service protections, a) the Post Office would NOT have hired me in 1966 or let me work there for almost 3 years, b) IRS would NOT have hired me in 1971 or let me work there for almost 9 years, c) IRS would NOT have promoted me in 1972, 1973, or 1974, d) GAO would NOT have hired me in 1980 or let me work there for almost 18 years, and e) GAO would NOT have promoted me in 1986.)
https://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/WEB-governor-rauner-jim-thompson-472420173.html
— Campaign Text Messages the Next Frontier in Politics – Mary Ann Ahern
https://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/campaign-text-messages-the-next-frontier-in-politics-472447513.html

 

CBS2
— Riverside Police: Man Talks Up Nazis To Girls In Candy Store
http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2018/02/03/man-lectured-girls-about-nazis/

 

FOX NEWS CHICAGO
— GOP candidate stands by ad others call racist, homophobic – AP
http://www.fox32chicago.com/politics/gop-candidate-stands-by-ad-others-call-racist-homophobic

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Paul Ryan celebrated the tax cut with a tweet about a secretary saving $1.50 a week – Avi Selk
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/politics/ct-paul-ryan-tax-cut-tweet-20180203-story.html

 

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Ives team – Bernard Schoenburg
http://www.sj-r.com/opinion/20180203/bernard-schoenburg-londrigan-jones-lead-fundraising-in-13th-dem-race
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The GOP gubernatorial primary campaign of state Rep. JEANNE IVES, R-Wheaton, recently put out a list of county coordinators and contacts. Among them, in Macoupin County, is CHRISTOPHER HICKS. Hicks was removed from the ballot as a GOP candidate in the 48th Senate District for lack of adequate signatures. He was also questioned by police after a visit to State Rep. AVERY BOURNE’s office in Litchfield, where he told an aide there would be “political blood and vengeance” if the representative did not co-sponsor a bill. No charges resulted, and Hicks said his comment was political and not a threat. Meanwhile, in Sangamon County, the Ives contact list includes STEVEN WESTERFIELD. Westerfield also was removed from the ballot for the 99th House District GOP race. He and Hicks are both running as write-in candidates in the March 20 primary. Also listed for Ives in Sangamon County is LIZ EILERS BRON, whose political involvement has included being 2012 state director for the HERMAN CAIN presidential campaign; and ARI SHROYER, a government affairs associate with the Illinois Policy Institute. In Lake County, the campaign contact is DENISE ROTHEIMER, who was recently in the news as she accused state Sen. IRA SILVERSTEIN, D-Chicago, of harassment. The legislative inspector general said Silverstein made inappropriate comments to her, but did not sexually harass her. “I am happy to help Ives any way I can,” Rotheimer said. Bourne, by the way, was among lawmakers who took to social media to criticize the planned speaker for an Ives fundraiser in McHenry County last week. Ives ended up canceling a speech by BILL WHITTLE, who had, among other things, called the Democratic Party “the largest slaveholder in the history of the world,” and, the Chicago Tribune reported, has said blacks are inferior to whites. “Whittle’s racially-charged comments are embarrassing and reprehensible,” Bourne had tweeted. “Rep. Ives should do the right thing — cancel her fundraiser.” Speaking of racially charged: BLAIR GARBER of Evanston, who last week resigned as chairman of the Illinois Lottery Control Board after using a profane word on Twitter to describe East St. Louis, also resigned from the Republican State Central Committee.)
— Sometimes Rauner sounds Trumpian – Doug Finke
http://www.sj-r.com/opinion/20180203/statehouse-insider-sometimes-rauner-sounds-trumpian
— Hopes for pot legalization not high this year in Illinois – Brenden Moore (DIERSEN: If you promote pot, you promote destruction.)
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20180203/hopes-for-pot-legalization-not-high-this-year-in-illinois
— How Illinois governor candidates would fix transportation – AP
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20180203/how-illinois-governor-candidates-would-fix-transportation

 

CHAMPAIGN/URBANA NEWS GAZETTE
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps promote anti-Trump marchers.
http://www.news-gazette.com/news/local/2018-02-03/marchers-brave-cold-support-dreamers.html

 

BELLEVILLE NEWS DEMOCRAT
— Fantasy fight card does not read Rauner vs. Pritzker – Editorial
http://www.bnd.com/opinion/editorials/article197927354.html

 

ROCK RIVER TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ives stands by her ad. Rauner supporters say that the ad is “racist, homophobic.”
http://rockrivertimes.com/2018/02/03/ives-stands-by-racist-homophobic-ad-for-governors-race/

 

SOUTHERN
— Illinois governor candidate Ives stands by ad blasted as racist – AP
http://thesouthern.com/news/local/govt-and-politics/illinois-governor-candidate-ives-stands-by-ad-blasted-as-racist/article_26712129-ac13-5b6c-8599-90286e1ed58a.html

 

WBEZ
— Ives v. Rauner: Two Vastly Different Republicans — And Getting Pedantic In The Pedway
https://www.wbez.org/shows/illinois-elections-2018/february-2-2018-two-vastly-different-republicans-and-getting-pedantic-in-the-pedway/5c6c2e05-9451-4d09-bfe9-c2a08062e1a0

 

WRAL
— Ives stands by ad blasted as ‘racist’
http://www.wral.com/illinois-governor-candidate-stands-by-ad-blasted-as-racist-/17311068/

 

WVNS TV
— Illinois governor candidate stands by ad blasted as racist – AP
http://www.wvnstv.com/news/politics-do-not-use/illinois-governor-candidate-stands-by-ad-blasted-as-racist/950722037

 

  1. LOUIS TODAY
    — Illinois governor candidate stands by ad blasted as ‘racist’ – AP
    http://www.stltoday.com/entertainment/illinois-governor-candidate-stands-by-ad-blasted-as-racist/article_3afc11dd-abba-51b6-abab-7225cd91b27d.html

 

WGLT
— Schneider and Blumenshine To Ives: Take Down Offensive Rauner Video – RYAN DENHAM
http://wglt.org/post/republicans-ives-take-down-offensive-rauner-video#stream/0
— Rauner: Video ‘Shows How Unelectable Jeanne Ives Really Is’ – RYAN DENHAM & STUDENT REPORTER BAYLEE STEELMAN •
http://wglt.org/post/rauner-video-shows-how-unelectable-jeanne-ives-really#stream/0

 

NPR ILLINOIS
— Even When Black Unemployment Is At Record Lows, It’s Dangerously High – GENE DEMBY (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always hinted/implied/argued/shouted a) that instead of me, the Post Office should have hired a Black in 1966, b) that the Post Office should gotten rid of me much sooner than it did so that a Black could have my job, c) that instead of me, IRS should have hired a Black in 1971, d) that instead of me, IRS should have promoted Blacks in 1972, 1973, and 1974, e) that instead of me, GAO should have hired a Black in 1980, f) that instead of me, GAO should have promoted a Black in 1986, and g) that GAO should have gotten rid of me much sooner than it did so that a Black could have my job and my preferred corner office.)
https://www.npr.org/sections/codeswitch/2018/02/03/582936744/even-when-black-unemployment-is-at-record-lows-its-dangerously-high

 

CHICAGO CITY WIRE
— OUTRAGEOUS: Rauner, Rahm headline Chicago fundraiser for transgender activist group (DIERSEN: The Illinois Republican Party platform promotes the traditional family.)
https://chicagocitywire.com/stories/511328342-rauner-rahm-headline-chicago-fundraiser-for-transgender-activist-group

 

NORTH COOK NEWS
— Rauner’s refusal to debate Ives is out of fear, Miller says – Angela Underwood
https://northcooknews.com/stories/511327762-rauner-s-refusal-to-debate-ives-is-out-of-fear-miller-says

 

IVES FOR GOVERNOR
— Rauner Is The Most Unpopular Republican Governor Running For Re-Election
https://mailchi.mp/8ac0c783960e/icymi-rauner-is-the-most-unpopular-governor-running-for-re-election

 

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— GOP GOV POKES IL SOCIAL CONSERVATIVES IN EYE ATTENDING ABORTION, GAY RIGHTS EVENT
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2018/02/gop-governor-pokes-il-social-conservatives-in-eye-keynoting-abortion-gay-rights-banquet.html
— NEW SURVEY RANKS RAUNER ONE OF THE MOST UNPOPULAR GOVERNORS UP FOR ELECTION
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2018/02/new-survey-ranks-rauner-one-of-the-most-unpopular-governors-up-for-election.html

 

CAPITOL FAX
— Ad is “shameful” *** Rauner still hasn’t commented directly on the Ives ad, but will he tonight?
https://capitolfax.com/2018/02/03/rauner-still-hasnt-commented-directly-on-the-ives-ad-but-will-he-tonight/

 

THE HILL
— GOP turns Pelosi’s words into weapon for tax law – NAOMI JAGODA
http://thehill.com/policy/finance/372096-gop-eager-to-use-pelosis-crumbs-remark-against-dems-in-midterms

 

TPM
— Ryan Celebrates School Secretary’s ‘$1.50 A Week’ Paycheck Increase From Tax Bill – Matt Shuham
https://talkingpointsmemo.com/livewire/ryan-celebrates-school-secretarys-1-50-a-week-pay-raise-from-tax-bill

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— U.S. Pays Billions for ‘Assisted Living,’ but What Does It Get? – Robert Pear (DIERSEN: My aunt is paying $239 a day out of what is left of her own money for assisted living.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/02/03/us/politics/assisted-living-gaps.html

 

WASHINGTON POST
— The Latest: Illinois GOP leader wants ad pulled, apology – AP (DIERSEN: The ad does NOT attack “our fellow Illinoisans based on their race, gender or humanity.” It attacks Rauner’s failure/refusal to defend/advance the Illinois Republican Party (IRP) platform and especially its traditional family, right to life, and immigration planks. In the interest of full disclosure, Schneider should disclose the amount and percent of the IRP’s donations that comes from Rauner and from Rauner’s supporters.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/entertainment/tv/the-latest-illinois-gop-leader-wants-ad-pulled-apology/2018/02/03/acb06f2c-0905-11e8-aa61-f3391373867e_story.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The chairman of the Illinois Republican Party says a GOP governor candidate should stop airing a campaign ad that critics have called racist and homophobic. Tim Schneider said in a release Saturday that conservative state Rep. Jeanne Ives should “immediately apologize to the Illinoisans who were negatively portrayed in a cowardly attempt to stoke political division.” He says there’s no room in the Illinois GOP “for rhetoric that attacks our fellow Illinoisans based on their race, gender or humanity.” The ad features actors portraying a transgender woman and an African-American union member, among others, all thanking Rauner for his policies. The transgender woman is deep-voiced and wears a dress that shows chest hair. Ives says the ad illustrates Republican Gov. Bruce Rauner’s “betrayals of conservatives.” The Illinois GOP is almost entirely funded by Rauner.)
— High-skilled Indian workers rally for Trump’s merit-based immigration plan – Antonio Olivo (DIERSEN: QUESTION: What indicates that someone is high skilled? ANSWER: He/she has lots of job-related work experience, education, professional certifications, and professional licenses.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/dc-politics/high-skilled-indian-workers-rally-for-trumps-merit-based-immigration-plan/2018/02/03/702e617e-08fd-11e8-8777-2a059f168dd2_story.html

 

NEW YORK POST
— Illinois lawmaker defends ‘repulsive’ ad in governor’s race – AP
https://nypost.com/2018/02/03/lawmaker-defends-repulsive-ad-in-governors-race/

 

U.S. NEWS & WORLD REPORT
— Illinois Governor Candidate Stands by Ad Blasted as ‘Racist’ A Republican lawmaker trying to unseat Illinois Gov. Bruce Rauner is standing by a campaign ad that’s being blasted as racist, homophobic and “repulsive.”
https://www.usnews.com/news/best-states/illinois/articles/2018-02-03/illinois-governor-candidate-stands-by-ad-blasted-as-racist

 

WENY
— Group discourages Amazon from building in Atlanta, says city isn’t LGBT-friendly – Giovanna Drpic
http://www.weny.com/story/37420052/group-discourages-amazon-from-building-in-atlanta-says-city-isnt-lgbt-friendly

 

CHICAGO PRIDE
— VERY SAD: Tributes, celebration, and next steps for LGBTQ civil rights to mark 2018 Equality Illinois Gala
http://chicago.gopride.com/news/article.cfm/articleid/91330704

February 2 Evening Edition

ABC7
— Jeanne Ives ‘Thank You’ ad stirs controversy – Craig Wall
http://abc7chicago.com/politics/jeanne-ives-thank-you-ad-stirs-controversy-/3025076/
— House Republicans release partisan memo on Russia probe – AP
http://abc7chicago.com/politics/house-republicans-release-partisan-memo-on-russia-probe/3023390/
— Delays in Cook County assessor’s office probe raises red flags – Craig Wall
http://abc7chicago.com/politics/delays-in-cook-county-assessors-office-probe-raises-red-flags/3025011/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Republican candidate for Attorney General Gary Grasso is going beyond just criticizing the current property tax system in Cook County. He has sent a letter to Attorney General Jeff Sessions requesting that his office launch an investigation. “I don’t know that he will or won’t. But I believe that he should and that’s because no one locally here will take this on,” said Gary Grasso, R-Candidate for Attorney General. The Department of Justice could not immediately confirm receipt of the letter. Grasso pointed to published reports which have criticized Cook County Assessor Joe Berrios for giving tax breaks to the rich who use politically-connected law firms to get their assessments lowered at the expense of the poor.)

 

NBC5
— Ives Releases Advertisement Criticizing Rauner’s ‘Betrayals’
https://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/jeanne-ives-releases-controversial-new-ad-attacking-governor-bruce-rauner-472421723.html
— Early Voting to Be Delayed in Chicago, Cook County: Officials – Mary Ann Ahern
https://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/Early-Voting-to-Be-Delayed-in-Chicago-Cook-County-472379413.html

 

CBS2
— Controversial Republican Memo Released; Pelosi Warns Of Possible ‘Constitutional Crisis’
http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2018/02/02/pelosi-nunes-trump-gop-memo/

 

FOX NEWS CHICAGO
— Officials: Chicago area could see delay in early voting – AP
http://www.fox32chicago.com/news/local/officials-chicago-area-could-see-delay-in-early-voting-1

 

WLS AM
— Optimism at RNC meeting, but chair says 2018 election ‘is not going to be easy’
http://www.wlsam.com/news/optimism-at-rnc-meeting-but-chair-says-2018-election-is-not-going-to-be-easy/

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— After Uihlein cash boost, Rauner rival Ives begins airing TV campaign ads – TINA SFONDELES
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/after-uihlein-cash-boost-rauner-rival-ives-begins-airing-tv-campaign-ads/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Ives says “Ives ad targets transgender community, immigrants and women who get abortions.” Who targets you? The following target me: those who promote class warfare, dependency on government, dependency on charity, LBGTQ activity, abortion, mass/illegal immigration, booze, gambling, pot, and other vices, patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, age discrimination, abolition of the First and Second Amendments, etc.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/chicago-politics/ives-ad-targets-transgender-community-immigrants-and-women-who-get-abortions/
— Cook County judge knocks Scott Drury from ballot for attorney general – Tina Sfondeles
https://chicago.suntimes.com/chicago-politics/cook-county-judge-knocks-scott-drury-from-ballot-for-attorney-general/
— Banning free speech in Poland is no way to end accusations of Holocaust complicity – Jacob Sullum
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/banning-free-speech-in-poland-is-no-way-to-end-accusations-of-holocaust-complicity/
— Chicago’s young African-Americans don’t count in Trump’s job numbers – LAURA WASHINGTON
https://chicago.suntimes.com/opinion/trump-state-of-the-union-speech-excludes-black-chicago-youth/
— State Sen. Ira Silverstein survives ballot challenge by two signatures – Mitchell Armentrout
https://chicago.suntimes.com/chicago-politics/state-sen-ira-silverstein-survives-ballot-challenge-by-two-signatures/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Ives says “The debate splash by Rep. Jeanne Ives probably won’t last.”
https://chicago.suntimes.com/opinion/jeanne-ives-debate-splash-probably-wont-last-rich-miller/

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Illinois college presidents want more money. What do they offer in return? – Editorial
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/editorials/ct-edit-colleges-illinois-higher-education-board-20180123-story.html
— Democratic Rep. Quigley says Republican memo release ‘will come at the great expense of our national security’ – Katherine Skiba
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-met-donald-trump-fbi-memo-illinois-20180202-story.html
— Walker’s welfare overhaul bills cost Wisconsin more than $90 million – AP
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/midwest/ct-walker-welfare-overhaul-cost-wisconsin-20180202-story.html
— RNC sides with Trump ban of transgender people in military – AP
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/politics/ct-rnc-transgender-military-20180202-story.html

 

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Jeanne Ives hits social issues in anti-Rauner ad – Bernard Schoenburg
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20180202/jeanne-ives-hits-social-issues-in-anti-rauner-ad

 

CHAMPAIGN/URBANA NEWS GAZETTE
— UI student leaders’ requests for early-voting expansion rejected – Tom Kacich
http://www.news-gazette.com/news/local/2018-02-02/ui-student-leaders-requests-early-voting-expansion-rejected.html

 

DEKALB DAILY CHRONICLE
— Ives attacks Rauner, Pritchard in DeKalb visit – KEVIN SOLARI
http://www.daily-chronicle.com/2018/02/02/ives-attacks-rauner-pritchard-in-dekalb-visit/duf7g4j/

 

NORTHERN PUBLIC RADIO
— Ives Blasts Rauner During DeKalb Meet-And-Greet – GUY STEPHENS
http://northernpublicradio.org/post/ives-blasts-rauner-during-dekalb-meet-and-greet

 

FOX ILLINOIS
— Rauner says he talks with leaders all the time, Madigan’s office disagrees – Emily Manley
http://foxillinois.com/news/local/rauner-says-he-talks-with-leaders-all-the-time-madigans-office-disagrees-02-03-2018

 

WGLT
— Pritzker: Campaign Will Carry Down-Ballot Democrats In November – RYAN DENHAM
http://wglt.org/post/pritzker-campaign-will-carry-down-ballot-democrats-november#stream/0
— Normal Council’s Scott Preston Considers Run For McLean County GOP Chair – RYAN DENHAM
http://wglt.org/post/normal-councils-scott-preston-considers-run-mclean-county-gop-chair#stream/0

 

THE X RADIO
— Focus on Inclusion and Diversity as Part of Illinois Bicentennial (DIERSEN: Generally, if you are a White male, the less privileged that you are, the more that you have to pay the price of Affirmative Action, Diversity, and Inclusion. Neither of my outstanding parents attended college. My father was the first of his ancestors to earn a high school diploma. My mother never attended high school.)
http://www.thexradio.com/news/78-local-news/32208-focus-on-inclusion-and-diversity-as-part-of-illinois-bicentennial

 

ILLINOIS HOMEPAGE
— Protest march seeks clean Dream Act – Betty Simpson (DIERSEN: Overwhelmingly, Democrats hint/imply/argue/shout at illegals and at everyone else that Republicans are White supremacists, Nazis, KKK members, haters, racists, sexists, sexual harassers, bigots, and even worse things. One should expect that if Trump lets the illegals stay, Democrats will use the illegals to get rid of Republicans once and for all.)
http://www.illinoishomepage.net/news/local-news/protest-march-seeks-clean-dream-act/949730840

 

MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— Jeanne Ives Event at Bull Valley Golf Club Large Crowd Attends $100 Per Person Fundraiser – Cal Skinner
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2018/02/02/jeanne-ives-event-at-bull-valley-golf-club/

 

DUPAGE POLICY JOURNAL
— Despite Nybo’s objections, Senate backs limits on voter data sharing – Angela Underwood
https://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/511325637-despite-nybo-s-objections-senate-backs-limits-on-voter-data-sharing

 

SOUTHEAST ILLINOIS NEWS
— Bailey points to Rauner’s record as reason for not debating Ives – Glenn Minnis
https://seillinoisnews.com/stories/511325654-bailey-points-to-rauner-s-record-as-reason-for-not-debating-ives

 

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— IVES RELEASES NEW TELEVISION AD
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2018/02/ives-releases-new-television-ad.html
— IVES CAMPAIGN RELEASES ‘THANK YOU BRUCE RAUNER’ AD
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2018/02/ives-campaign-releases-thank-you-bruce-rauner-ad.html
— GOP AG CANDIDATE ASKS FEDS TO LOOK INTO SUSPECT COOK COUNTY PROPERTY TAX SYSTEM
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2018/02/gop-ag-candidate-asks-feds-to-look-into-suspect-cook-county-property-tax-system.html
— LOCALS POINT TO ANTI-BLACK AGENDA FLOSSMOOR’S NEW PLANNED PARENTHOOD CLINIC BRINGS IN
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2018/02/locals-respond-to-new-planned-parenthood-clinic-in-flossmoor.html
— THORNER: 10TH CD GOP HOPEFULS FACE LAKE FOREST/LAKE BLUFF GOP WOMEN’S CLUB
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2018/02/10th-cd-gop-hopeful-faces-womens-republican-of-lake-forestlake-bluff.html

 

CAPITOL FAX
— Pat Brady, Equality Illinois respond – Pritzker campaign responds – ACLU responds – Will air this weekend – Biss responds – Ives unveils 60-second version – Kennedy campaign responds – Rauner campaign responds, kinda *** Ives’ other TV ad is gonna cause a huge controversy if it airs
https://capitolfax.com/2018/02/02/ives-other-tv-ad-is-gonna-cause-a-huge-controversy-if-it-airs/
— Garber also quit Republican State Central Committee post (DIERSEN: The 18 members of the Illinois Republican Party (IRP) State Central Committee (SCC) runs the IRP. Who represents you on the IRP SCC? Their term is ending soon. Have they announced that they are running again? Who wants to represent you on the IRP SCC and why? What promises did they make to get elected? Whose endorsements have they gained so far? Rauner? Ives? The Republican U.S. The congressman who represents their district? The Illinois representatives and senators who represent the district? The chairmen of the Republican county, township, and ward party organizations who represent their district? Your Republican precinct committeeman?)
https://capitolfax.com/2018/02/02/garber-also-quit-republican-state-central-committee-post/
(Illinois Republican State Central Committee: Chairman: Tim Schneider 1st Congressional District: Shaun Murphy 2nd Congressional District: Judy Diekelman 3rd Congressional District: Sean Morrison 4th Congressional District: Jay Reyes 5th Congressional District: Jack Dorgan 6th Congressional District: Brian Colgan 7th Congressional District: Carol Smith Donovan 8th Congressional District: Ryan Higgins 9th Congressional District: Blair Garber 10th Congressional District: Mark Shaw 11th Congressional District: Roger Claar 12th Congressional District: Michael Neubert 13th Congressional District: Fred Floreth 14th Congressional District: Stanton Bond 15th Congressional District: Robert Winchester, Sr. 16th Congressional District: John McGlasson 17th Congressional District: Jan Weber 18th Congressional District: Michael Bigger SOURCE: https://illinois.gop/who-we-are/officials/)
— Rauner says state audit of managed care program was “fundamentally inaccurate” and “misinformation” (DIERSEN: What do you know about auditing? GAO audits the federal government. I worked for GAO for almost 18 years 1980-1997, the last 11 years of which at the GS-13 Step 1-10 levels, currently, $96,403-$125,325. I worked for IRS for almost 9 years 1971-1980, the last 5 1/2 years of which at the GS-12 Step 1-5 levels, currently $81,071-$91,880. I passed the CPA examination on my first attempt in 1979. I passed the Certified Internal Auditor Examination on my first attempt in 1981. I became a licensed CPA in 1981, a Certified Fraud Examiner in 1990, a Certified Government Financial Manager in 1994, a Certified Financial Services Auditor in 1996, and a Forensic Accountant in 1997. I earned a bachelor’s degree in management from NIU in 1970, an MBA from Loyola in 1976, a master’s degree in accounting from DePaul in 1980, and a master’s degree in financial markets and trading from IIT in 1997. I served on the Executive Committee of the Association of Government Accountants 1983-1996.)
https://capitolfax.com/2018/02/02/rauner-says-state-audit-of-managed-care-program-was-fundamentally-inaccurate-and-misinformation/

 

GOPUSA
— Black Lives Matter Minnesota is advising black visitors and other people of color to “exercise caution” while visiting St. Paul during Super Bowl LII.
http://www.gopusa.com/black-lives-matter-minnesota-issues-travel-alert-for-st-paul/

 

DAILY CALLER
— Photo Catches Democrats Literally Playing iPhone Games During Trump’s SOTU Speech – Benny Johnson
http://dailycaller.com/2018/01/31/photo-catches-democrats-literally-playing-iphone-games-during-trumps-sotu-speech/

 

THE HILL
— Trump’s State of the Union makes clear: No amount of amnesty can please Democrats – DAVE RAY
http://thehill.com/opinion/immigration/371995-trumps-state-of-the-union-makes-clear-no-amount-of-amnesty-can-please

 

BLOOMBERG
— GOP Plans to Put Tax Cuts at Forefront of 2018 Campaign – Anna Edgerton and Laura Litvan (DIERSEN: What about those who will have to pay more federal income tax, most commonly, those who pay more than $10,000 a year in real estate tax and state income tax?)
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-02-02/gop-campaign-battle-plan-relies-on-putting-tax-cuts-at-forefront

 

RIPON ADVANCE
— Republican-led House oversight subcommittee, House colleagues urge IRS reform
https://riponadvance.com/featured/republican-led-house-oversight-subcommittee-house-colleagues-urge-irs-reform/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Among the witnesses testifying before the subcommittee were U.S. Reps. Peter Roskam (R-IL) and Jim Renacci (R-OH), who each outlined two bills they separately introduced and would like to have members consider. Rep. Roskam, for instance, last August introduced the Free File Permanence Act of 2017, H.R. 3641, which has been referred to the House Ways and Means Committee. The bill would require the U.S. Treasury Department to continue operating the IRS Free File Program and to work with state government agencies and the private sector to expand and enhance the program, which offers free commercial-type online individual income tax preparation and electronic filing services to the lowest 70 percent of taxpayers by income, according to the bill’s summary. “As an added bonus, the program actually saves the federal government an estimated $13 million a year because electronic filings are less expensive for the IRS to process than paper versions,” said Roskam. The bipartisan bill has 123 cosponsors, including subcommittee chairman Jenkins and subcommittee members Bishop, Walorski, LaHood, and Curbelo. Rep. Roskam also introduced the bipartisan Restraining Excessive Seizure of Property through the Exploitation of Civil Asset Forfeiture Tools Act, H.R. 1843, on March 30, 2017, which would limit IRS authority to seize the funds of law-abiding citizens under false pretenses, said Roskam. Multiple incidences uncovered by House Oversight Subcommittee members showed that the IRS has abused its authority “and was stealing legally earned funds solely because the owners ran afoul of structuring laws,” he said. An identical bill, S. 824, was introduced in the Senate by U.S. Sen. Tim Scott (R-SC) on April 4, 2017. Roskam’s bill passed the House on a voice vote in September and now awaits consideration by the Senate Finance Committee.)

January 30 Evening Edition

ABC7
— State of the Union 2018: Donald Trump makes first address tonight – Rob Elgas
http://abc7chicago.com/politics/state-of-the-union-trump-makes-first-address-tonight/3007383/
— Celebs, activists speak at ‘hopeful, public alternative to Trump’s State of the Union’
http://abc7chicago.com/politics/celebs-speak-at-counter-event-to-state-of-the-union/3007780/
— 2 candidates drop out of 4th Congressional District race ahead of forum – Craig Wall
http://abc7chicago.com/politics/2-candidates-drop-out-of-4th-congressional-district-race-ahead-of-forum/3008182/

 

NBC5
— Trump to Call for Unity in Address After Divisive Year Democrats, seeking to set the tone for their election-year strategy, have tapped Massachusetts Rep. Joe Kennedy, the grandson of Robert F. Kennedy, to deliver a post-speech rebuttal – Julie Pace and Zeke Miller
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/politics/Trump-State-of-the-Union-Address-471729224.html
— Board Says Silverstein Is 1 Signature Short in Ballot Challenge
https://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/ira-silverstein-signatures-ballot-challenge-illinois-primary-471802484.html

 

WLS AM
— RTA’s Dillard: Gas tax increase needed for Trump infrastructure push – Bill Cameron
http://www.wlsam.com/2018/01/30/rtas-dillard-gas-tax-increase-needed-for-trump-infrastructure-push/

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats promote Democrat candidates for the 6th Congressional District.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/chicago-politics/democrats-in-6th-cd-look-to-send-trump-message-by-sending-roskam-home/
— McCarthy gets $5,600 from Giuliani, won’t be goaded into talking about Trump – Fran Spielman
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/mccarthy-gets-5600-from-giuliani-wont-be-goaded-into-talking-about-trump/
— The same old flimflam game on school funding – Phil Kadner
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/kadner-the-same-old-flimflam-game-on-school-funding/
— Democrat Schneider, Republican Hultgren sitting together at State of the Union – Lynn Sweet
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/democrat-schneider-republican-hultgren-sitting-together-at-state-of-the-union/
— Before Trump’s 2018 State of the Union: Democrats pitching for millennials – Lynn Sweet (DIERSEN: What are your demographics? Which candidates pitch for those who share your demographics?)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/before-trumps-2018-state-of-the-union-democrats-pitching-for-millennials/
— Report shows Cook County’s revenue flow misses projected mark – Rachel Hinton
https://chicago.suntimes.com/chicago-politics/report-shows-countys-revenue-flow-misses-projected-mark/
— More job-selling allegations emerge in Dorothy Brown investigation – Robert Herguth and Jon Seidel (DIERSEN: GAO hired me in 1980 because it could not find a qualified Democrat, minority, female, younger person, or veteran who would take the job. IRS hired me in 1971 because it could not find a qualified Democrat, minority, female, or veteran who would take the job. The Post Office hired me in 1966 because it could not find a qualified Democrat, minority, female, or veteran who would take the job. Because I have always been a Republican, were it not for federal civil service protections, a) the Post Office would NOT have hired me in 1966 or let me work there for almost 3 years, b) IRS would NOT have hired me in 1971 or let me work there for almost 9 years, c) IRS would NOT have promoted me in 1972, 1973, or 1974, d) GAO would NOT have hired me in 1980 or let me work there for almost 18 years, and e) GAO would NOT have promoted me in 1986.)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/more-job-selling-allegations-emerge-in-dorothy-brown-investigation/
— Rauner to call for end to ‘partisan sniping’ in State of State speech – AP
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/rauner-to-call-for-end-to-partisan-sniping-in-state-of-state-speech/

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Two Chicago-area ‘Dreamers’ to attend Trump’s State of the Union address.”
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/immigration/ct-met-chicago-dreamers-state-of-the-union-0131-story.html
— Rep. Paul Gosar, R-Ariz., calls for police to arrest undocumented immigrants at State of the Union – Elise Viebeck
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/politics/ct-state-of-the-union-gosar-immigration-arrests-20180130-story.html
— Cubs co-owner Todd Ricketts expected to take RNC finance job – Katherine Skiba (DIERSEN: At the September 28, 2016 Trump fundraiser in Bolingbrook, Todd Ricketts predicted a) that the Cubs would win the World Series and b) that Trump would win the presidency.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-todd-ricketts-wynn-rnc-finance-chair-20180130-story.html
— Harley-Davidson shuts plant as woes worsen for Trump’s model manufacturer – Bloomberg
http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/ct-biz-harley-davidson-shuts-down-plant-20180130-story.html
— By Rauner’s own standards, he’s a miserable failure on jobs – Eric Zorn
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/zorn/ct-perspec-zorn-rauner-jobs-ives-illinois-governor-0131-20180129-story.html
— Rauner to issue bipartisan call in Wednesday speech after ripping Madigan – Monique Garcia and Kim Geiger
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-met-rauner-state-of-state-preview-20180130-story.html
— The smart way to dispatch Chief Illiniwek – Editorial
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/editorials/ct-edit-chief-illiniwek-mascot-university-20180130-story.html
— Ex-Mississippi Gov. Haley Barbour arrested with gun at airport – AP
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/ct-former-mississippi-governor-arrested-20180130-story.html

 

DAILY HERALD
— Rep. Paul Gosar, R-Ariz.: Police should arrest undocumented immigrants at State of the Union – Elise Viebeck
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20180130/congressman-police-should-arrest-undocumented-immigrants-at-state-of-the-union
— Cubs co-owner Todd Ricketts could succeed Wynn as RNC fundraiser – Bloomberg (DIERSEN: At the September 28, 2016 Trump fundraiser in Bolingbrook, Todd Ricketts predicted a) that the Cubs would win the World Series and b) that Trump would win the presidency.)
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20180130/cubs-co-owner-todd-ricketts-could-succeed-wynn-as-rnc-fundraiser
— Lawmakers sending their own messages during Trump’s speech – AP
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20180130/news/301309994/

 

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Cubs co-owner Todd Ricketts to be named RNC finance chair (DIERSEN: At the September 28, 2016 Trump fundraiser in Bolingbrook, Todd Ricketts predicted a) that the Cubs would win the World Series and b) that Trump would win the presidency.)
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20180130/NEWS02/180139981/todd-ricketts-to-be-named-rnc-finance-chair-report
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: The Democrat news media gives Rauner advice on how to defeat Ives.
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20180130/BLOGS02/180139983/jeanne-ives-is-vulnerable-if-gov-rauner-dares-to-attack
(FROM THE ARTICLE: You want to avoid that fate, governor? Then quit whining about Mike Madigan and start acting like you would against any Democratic foe: Attack. Engage. Contrast your views and record with hers. There’s plenty of material to use, if Rauner chooses to do so. For instance, Ives told Crain’s editorial board last week she’d balance the state budget in large part by shifting the tax load to the people of Chicago and suburban Cook County. She’d do so by slashing aid to Chicago Public Schools under the state’s new formula, and by working to end the Obamacare expansion, which shifted to the federal government and, to a lesser degree, the state hundreds of millions of dollars a year in costs for caring for indigent patients at Cook County’s network of hospitals and clinics. Yes, that might mean a local tax hike, she conceded. Are you listening, Governor? Your opponent seems to favor a tax hike in Cook County, which, despite its reputation of being a Democratic stronghold, cast more than a third of the vote statewide in the 2014 GOP primary—a cool 428,345. When pressed if dropping Obamacare might also result in a reduction of health care to people without the funds to pay for it, Ives notes they run a nice voluntary dental clinic in DuPage County. Now, there’s a campaign plank that will sell with moderate voters, not only in Cook County but also in the five suburban collar counties, which provided another quarter of the statewide vote in the 2014 Republican primary. It has a real ring, doesn’t it? “Let ’em go to the free clinic.” Of course, most voters don’t know that Ives said that, because Rauner hasn’t told them. Over at the Tribune, Ives had another budget solution. If employee groups won’t cave with financial concessions, “lay them off,” she said. Right! Start with the state troopers and prison guards, and work your way down to university professors and doctors in the health department. The latter can use their free time to volunteer at the community clinic! Of course, Ives could spark another crisis like the one that left Illinois without a budget for two years. That certainly was a big success. Ives, at the Trib, also bragged about being one of a handful of lawmakers to vote against extending the state’s Edge payroll incentive program to woo jobs. I understand her zeal that lower taxes for everybody is the libertarian gold standard. But in a country in which almost every state offers something like Edge, unilateral disarmament would leave Illinois even worse off. Guv, you might consider communicating Ives’ stance on Edge to people who work for Amazon in Will County, Sears in Hoffman Estates and Ford at the Torrence Avenue plant, all of which received Edge. And you might cc: everyone who hopes to land a job at Amazon’s possible HQ2 here. There’s other material out there, material that could be effective not only in a general election against a Democrat, but in a primary against Ives. Sure, doing so would provoke some conservative voters who might not come home in November. But I suspect most of them already are mad over Rauner’s actions on abortion and so-called sanctuary cities. The question this fall: Would they rather have a liberal—or very liberal—Democrat in office? “I think Rauner’s folks are making a mistake. They need to take her straight on,” says one top party insider, who asks not to be named. In this predominantly blue state, that insider adds, the message ought to be: “A vote for Jeanne Ives is a vote for (Illinois House Speaker) Mike Madigan to draw the new legislative map that will be in place until 2031.” That source is right. You want to keep your job, Governor? It’s time to start acting like you mean it.)
— Condo owners: New law erodes privacy – DENNIS RODKIN (DIERSEN: What do you say to those who want to be Republican Precinct Committeemen, but do not want anyone to know their home address, email address, or phone number? I have been a Republican Precinct Committeeman since 1999. I have lived at 915 Cove Court in Wheaton since June of 1984. My email address has been diersen@aol.com since January of 1995. My phone number has been 630-653-0462 since April of 1978.)
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/realestate/20180130/CRED0701/180139995/condo-owners-new-law-erodes-privacy
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Two Chicago aldermen want to give condo boards in the city the power to ignore a piece of Illinois condo law that some homeowners consider a threat to their privacy. The state rule, which went into effect Jan. 1, requires a condo association to provide a list of contact information—including mailing address, phone number and email address—on all unit owners to any owner who requests it. The rule is intended to “provide transparency,” said state Rep. Andre Thapedi, the chief sponsor of HB 189. His district runs from Park Manor on the city’s South Side west to suburban Hickory Hills.)
— One guess who Rauner is blaming for the state of the state – GREG HINZ
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20180130/BLOGS02/180139968/one-guess-who-rauner-is-blaming-for-the-state-of-the-state

 

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— What happened to last year’s State of the State goals? – Doug Finke (DIERSEN: What were your goals for 2017 and did you meet them? My goals included sending out a GOPUSA ILLINOIS email each and every morning and each and every evening and I met that goal.)
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20180130/what-happened-to-last-years-state-of-state-goals
— Jeb Bush praises Gov. Rauner for private school scholarship program
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20180130/jeb-bush-praises-gov-rauner-for-private-school-scholarship-program

 

QUINCY HERALD WHIG
— Pritzker blames Rauner for vets home crisis – Doug Wilson (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes blame me for a) all the losses that Republicans have suffered in Illinois since 2000, b) their problems, c) your problems, d) my problems, and e) everyone’s problems. Should I write a book about my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes? Unlike many of them, I have never been a Milton Township Republican Central Committee officer, DuPage County Republican Central Committee officer or employee, Illinois Republican Party (IRP) State Central Committee member, IRP officer or employee, Wheaton elected official or employee, Milton Township elected official or employee, DuPage County elected official or employee, State of Illinois official or employee, or federal elected official.)
http://www.whig.com/20180130/pritzker-blames-rauner-for-vets-home-crisis#

 

ALTON DAILY NEWS
— State of the State Preview – Doug Jenkins
http://altondailynews.com/news/details.cfm?clientid=17&id=259397#.WnD-EsuKSM8

 

PEORIA PUBLIC RADIO
— GOP’s Erika Harold: Public Corruption Focus Goes Beyond Politics – RYAN DENHAM
http://peoriapublicradio.org/post/gops-erika-harold-public-corruption-focus-goes-beyond-politics#stream/0

 

WAND TV
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Pot promoters promote pot. If you promote pot, you promote destruction.
http://www.wandtv.com/story/37384182/state-hashes-out-details-for-the-legalization-of-recreational-marijuana

 

PRAIRIE STATE WIRE
— Ives blames Rauner for stalling property tax reform effort – Glenn Minnis
https://prairiestatewire.com/stories/511323742-ives-blames-rauner-for-stalling-property-tax-reform-effort

 

CAPITOL FAX
— Should Rauner retaliate against Ives?
https://capitolfax.com/2018/01/30/question-of-the-day-2612/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Trump’s 2017 Illinois job disapproval rating was 62 percent.”
https://capitolfax.com/2018/01/30/gallup-trumps-2017-illinois-job-disapproval-rating-was-62-percent/

 

BREIBART
— WATCH: Conservative Jeanne Ives Debates Republican Establishment Gov. Bruce Rauner – WARNER TODD HUSTON
http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2018/01/30/jeanne-ives-crushes-gop-gov-bruce-rauner-illinois-candidates-meet-first-time/
— John Kass: Conservative Jeanne Ives ‘Crushed’ Gov. Bruce Rauner in Chicago Tribune ‘Debate’ – JOEL B. POLLAK
http://www.breitbart.com/big-journalism/2018/01/30/columnist-jeanne-ives-crushed-gov-bruce-rauner-chicago-tribune-debate/

 

GOPUSA
— If Pelosi Brings Illegals to SOTU, Trump Should Bring ICE Agents
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=38180
— Judge rules illegals have constitutional right to ‘say goodbye’ to family (DIERSEN: I should write a book about those lawsuits in which judges denied me my 7th Amendment right to a jury trial. The judges did not like the law and/or facts on which I based my arguments, they disapproved of my demographics, they had a tremendous conflict of interest, they believed that a jury would not rule in my favor because I lack “jury appeal,” and/or the defendants had tremendous clout.)
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=38155
— Obama’s presidential library ripped as ‘ugly waste of taxpayer resources’ by Chicagoans
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=38153

 

NEWSMAX
— Newsmax’s 30 Most Influential Republicans Under 30 – Jen Krausz
https://www.newsmax.com/bestlists/30-under-30-influential-republicans/2018/01/30/id/840225/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: 13. Diante Johnson—At only 21 years old, Johnson has already founded the Black Conservative Foundation, a millennial-targeted organization that promotes policies that lead to economic stability, educational opportunities, and community service and leadership. The Chicago native has run for local office in Illinois, been featured on CNN and other media outlets, and recently wrote a piece for the Washington Examiner about the benefits of the tax reform bill — all while attending college at the University of Illinois as a political science major.)

 

FOX NEWS
— Trump’s border wall prototypes virtually impassable, pass rigorous testing – William La Jeunesse
http://www.foxnews.com/us/2018/01/30/trump-s-border-wall-prototypes-virtually-impassable-pass-rigorous-testing.html

 

DAILY SIGNAL
— Immigration Legislation Should Stress Border Security and Enforcement, Not Incentivize Bad Behavior – Hans von Spakovsky
http://dailysignal.com/2018/01/30/immigration-legislation-stress-border-security-and-enforcement/

 

DAILY CALLER
— Steve Scalise Tells Illegal Immigrants To ‘Get In Line Like Everybody Else’ – Nick Givas
http://dailycaller.com/2018/01/30/steve-scalise-illegal-immigrants-fox-news/

 

TOWNHALL
— Guess Who Kirsten Gillibrand Is Bringing as Her Plus One to the State of the Union – Cortney O’Brien
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/cortneyobrien/2018/01/30/gillibrand-trolling-trump-with-her-state-of-the-union-guest-n2441289

 

JUDICIAL WATCH
— Trump EEOC Gets Settlement for Muslim Security Guard Discriminated by Co.’s Grooming Policy (DIERSEN: Under Trump, Democrats continue to run the federal government just like they did under Nixon, Ford, Reagan, and the Bushes. Further, Democrats continue to run GAO no matter which party controls the U.S. House and/or the U.S. Senate.)
https://www.judicialwatch.org/blog/2018/01/trump-eeoc-gets-settlement-muslim-security-guard-discriminated-co-s-grooming-policy/

 

NATIONAL REVIEW
— Three Reasons the Left Wants Ever More Immigrants – Dennis Prager (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, because immigrants overwhelmingly vote for Democrats, Democrats want to give immediate U.S. citizenship to ANYONE who promises to vote for Democrats.)
http://www.nationalreview.com/article/455887/democrats-immigration-policy-even-more

 

THE HILL
— If Dreamers get a deal, it will be because of Trump, not Schumer – NOLAN RAPPAPORT
http://thehill.com/opinion/immigration/371380-if-dreamers-get-a-deal-it-will-be-because-of-trump-not-schumer

 

REUTERS
— #MeToo movement puts pressure on U.S. banks to disclose diversity data – Ross Kerber (DIERSEN: The federal government has always been under far more pressure than any other employer to meet Affirmative Action, Diversity, and Inclusion quotas, goals, and targets, that is, the federal government has always been under far more pressure than other employers a) to hire, retain, and promote young Democrat minorities and young Democrat females and b) to make way for them by getting rid of employees who were Republican, White, male, older, and/or non-veteran. Because of the aforesaid, extremely few federal employees who are Republican, White, male, and/or non-veteran make GS-13 (currently $96,403) by age 25, GS-14 (currently $113,920) by age 30, GS-15 (currently $134,000) by age 35, and Senior Executive Service (currently $164,200) by age 40.)
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-financials-diversity/metoo-movement-puts-pressure-on-u-s-banks-to-disclose-diversity-data-idUSKBN1FJ2WF

 

LOS ANGELES TIMES
— Bill to evade President Trump’s tax overhaul gets watered down – LIAM DILLON
https://www.latimes.com/politics/essential/la-pol-ca-essential-politics-updates-legislation-to-help-californians-evade-1517344326-htmlstory.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: A bid to help Californians dodge the effects of President Trump’s tax plan has gotten a little less generous. State Senate President Pro Tem Kevin de León (D-Los Angeles) has changed his bill allowing those who donate to a new state-run nonprofit to receive relief on both their state and federal taxes. In the new version of the bill, those who give to the nonprofit will reduce their state income taxes by 85% of the donation plus receive a federal charitable deduction. Previously, De León was aiming to provide a dollar-for-dollar reduction in state taxes for those who donated. But tax law experts working on the bill with De León worried that amount could cause the federal Internal Revenue Service to crack down on the plan, and advised that a lower percentage was more legally defensible. “The proposed 85% tax credit … will give Californians the opportunity to fund programs they care deeply about while at the same time shielding them from some of the most egregious elements of Trump’s tax reform plan,” De León said in a statement. De León, who also is running for U.S. Senate, introduced his bill after Trump and the GOP-led Congress passed a federal tax overhaul that capped state and local tax deductions at $10,000, an amount that disproportionately affects high-tax states like California. De León’s measure aims to allow Californians who previously used the state and local tax deduction — primarily single- and joint-filers reporting annual incomes of $100,000 or more — to instead take advantage of the charitable deduction.)

 

NEWSWEEK
— GOOD-LOOKING PEOPLE TEND TO VOTE REPUBLICAN BECAUSE THEY’VE HAD EASIER LIVES, SAYS STUDY – DANA DOVEY
http://www.newsweek.com/attractive-people-vote-democrat-republican-easier-lives-study-794966

 

FORBES
— 10 Cars Owners Keep 10 Years Or More – Jim Gorzelany (DIERSEN: I have owned my 1972 Corvette since 1971, my 1996 Thunderbird LX since 1995, my 2003 Cavalier since 2010, my 2005 Corvette since 2005, my 2013 Charger R/T since 2012, and my 2016 Mustang since 2016.)
http://www3.forbes.com/business/10-cars-owners-keep-10-years-or-more/

 

REASON
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: QUESTION: Which individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries oppose E-Verify? ANSWER: Those that are Democrat, Libertarian, Green, and/or 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 longer than their ancestors.
http://reason.com/blog/2018/01/30/national-id-by-any-other-name-still-stin

 

GUARDIAN
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps promote “celebrities” who are “protesting at Trump’s State of the Union.”
https://www.theguardian.com/culture/2018/jan/30/how-celebrities-are-protesting-trumps-state-of-the-union

 

GOPUSA ILLINOIS
— QUESTION: If you are a Republican in Illinois, are the following legitimate reasons to NOT support a Republican candidate in a primary election? – Dave Diersen
https://gopillinois.com
— The candidate lacks education, experience, professional certifications, etc. needed for the office sought
— The candidate’s opponent(s) is doing better in the polls
— The candidate’s opponent(s) has more money
— You believe the candidate’s opponent(s) has a better chance of winning in the general election
— You believe that the candidate has little or no chance of winning in the general election
— The candidate rejects planks in the Republican Party platform and/or the Illinois Republican Party platform
— The candidate has said and/or done things that hint/imply/argue/shout that the candidate does not want your support
— Those who the candidate support and/or those who support the candidate have said and/or done things that hint/imply/argue/shout that the candidate does not want your support
— The candidate, those who the candidate supports, and/or those who the support the candidate hint/imply/argue/shout that they have a low opinion of you and/or those who share your demographics, values, priorities, etc.
— The candidate, those who the candidate supports, and/or those who the support the candidate demonize, denigrate, and condemn you and others who they cannot manipulate/dominate
— The candidate, those who the candidate supports, and/or those who the support the candidate have threatened you if you support the candidate’s opponent(s)

 

My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always hinted/implied/argued/shouted that any Republican candidate who I might support in contested Republican primary election is “too conservative” to win in the general election, and therefore, no Republican candidate should seek or accept my support in a contested Republican primary election.

January 29 Evening Edition

CBS2
— Rauner, Ives Tangle At Only Governor’s Debate
http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2018/01/29/rauner-ives-governors-debate/
— Sen. Durbin To Bring ‘Dreamer’ To Trump’s State Of The Union Address (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats put foreign countries and their citizens ahead of America and its citizens.)
http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2018/01/29/durbin-trump-state-of-the-union/
— Trump To Roll Out Immigration Plan
http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2018/01/29/president-trump-immigration-plan/

 

NBC5
— How to Watch President Donald Trump’s State of the Union Live on TV and Online
https://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/watch-president-donald-trump-state-of-the-union-live-tv-online-471652784.html

 

ABC7
— Dreamers, sexual assault victims, San Juan mayor among Democrat guests for State of the Union
http://abc7chicago.com/politics/dreamers-metoo-leaders-among-state-of-the-union-guests/3003216/
— Viral petition asks for food stamps to pay for pet food – Alex Meier (DIERSEN HEADLINE: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes would stress that one reason why I can afford to spend 10+ hours each and every day and to spend thousands of dollars each year putting GOPUSA ILLINOIS together and sending them out is that I have never owned a pet. SEE: Owning a pet can cost you $42,000, or 7 times as much as you expect by Zack Guzman at https://www.cnbc.com/2017/04/27/how-much-does-it-cost-to-own-a-dog-7-times-more-than-you-expect.html)
http://abc7chicago.com/pets-animals/should-food-stamps-cover-cost-of-pet-food-/3003900/
— Illinois, IRS begin accepting tax returns today, Monday
http://abc7chicago.com/finance/illinois-irs-begin-accepting-tax-returns-monday/3003472/
— Silverstein accuser says IG report sets up narrative of ‘victim blaming’ – Sarah Schulte
http://abc7chicago.com/politics/silverstein-accuser-ig-report-sets-up-narrative-of-victim-blaming-/3004158/

 

FOX NEWS CHICAGO
— Rauner, Ives square off before March GOP governor primary – AP
http://www.fox32chicago.com/news/local/rauner-ives-square-off-before-march-gop-governor-primary-1

 

WLS AM
— Rauner, Ives debate strategy of attacking Mike Madigan – Bill Cameron
http://www.wlsam.com/2018/01/29/rauner-ives-debate-strategy-of-attacking-mike-madigan/

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Rauner challenger Ives goes on attack during only forum of Republican governor race – Rick Pearson and Kim Geiger
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-met-bruce-rauner-jeanne-ives-debate-20180129-story.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Ives, who was on the attack for nearly the entire time, offered a blunt assessment of Rauner’s anti-Madigan strategy. “He’s never going to have a chance,” Ives said. “Republicans across the state don’t trust him. He’s betrayed everything that we stand for.” Rauner repeatedly sought to paint a larger picture for Illinois during a second term and to look past Ives, a three-term Republican state lawmaker from Wheaton. He vowed a “revolution” using term limits and opposition to Madigan would take “power back from the corrupt insiders and (give) it back to the people of Illinois.” Ives, who’s not well known statewide and lacks the personal wealth of Rauner, used the forum to repeatedly attack Rauner’s credibility among GOP conservatives. She said fellow Republican lawmakers can attest to a lack of trustworthiness with the governor. Ives contended Rauner’s signature on legislation that expanded taxpayer-subsidized abortions for women covered by Medicaid and state employee health insurance demonstrated that all the governor accomplished in his first term was a “progressive social agenda.” “He told us he would veto the bill,” she said. He lied to a cardinal,” she said, a reference to Cardinal Blase Cupich. Rauner would not say what he told Cupich about the abortion legislation, but called Ives’ allegations “outrageous.” “There are a lot of politics swirling around the bill,” said Rauner, who repeatedly added that “the simple fact is I support a woman’s right to decide.” The governor said his choice to sign the bill was either to “follow what I believe or do politics.” But Ives said the March 20 primary contest was a referendum on “character and courage” and that by signing the bill, Rauner was following the “agenda” of his wife, Democrat Diana Rauner. “This is more false vicious attacks,” Rauner replied. “Madigan loves everything that you’re saying, everything that you’re doing.” Ives interjected frequently while Rauner answered questions, seeking to make the most of their only scheduled forum. Rauner repeatedly asked Ives to allow him to finish and at one point used one of his favorite condemnations, “such baloney,” to describe one of her attacks. Ives contended Rauner was “responsible” for the state income tax increase that was enacted over his veto and that he now was making “unrealistic promises” by calling for it to be phased out. Rauner said he “sure as heck did” work to block Republicans from ultimately supporting the veto override and said he was “devastated” when it and a state budget were enacted. The governor maintained that he expected federal court victories that would grant him the power to weaken the influence of unions, which are traditionally aligned with Democrats. “I’m not going to wait for Speaker Madigan to do it with me. I’m going to do it unilaterally,” Rauner said of his union-weakening efforts. “You watch us boom when we get the rest of the changes made in the court system, even if Madigan is still in power.” Rauner said if the courts rule against him, “We keep working, we keep changing, we keep fighting.” Ives, who has backed Rauner’s agenda taking on unions in the past, said her answer to dealing with public employee unions has been to fire workers who don’t accept conditions. “If you can’t impose your final best offer because the courts have blocked it, you start laying off people,” Ives said.)
— Proposal for Wheaton drug treatment center fails to win planning board support – Bob Goldsborough
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/wheaton/news/ct-met-wheaton-drug-treatment-proposal-20180124-story.html
— A savings plan for each generation – Jill Schlesinger (DIERSEN: What stopped you from saving more money for your retirement? My Democrat GAO superiors a) forced me to retire in 1997 when I was 49 years old, b) always ranked me in the bottom half of my coworkers for pay-for-performance purposes, c) did not promote me beyond GS-13, d) got rid of my mentor in 1987, e) kept me off audits of IRS for all but 3 of the almost 18 years that I worked for GAO, and f) forced me to take an $19,203 pay cut in today’s dollars to transfer from IRS to GAO in 1980. My Democrat IRS superiors a) did not promote me beyond GS-12, b) disallowed my education deductions in 1978, c) got rid of my mentor in 1975, and d) disallowed my partial day per diem claims in 1974. My Democrat Post Office superiors a) forced me resign in 1969 and b) disallowed my sick leave requests in 1969 and 1968.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/success/jillonmoney/tca-a-savings-plan-by-generation-20180122-story.html
— Sitting on sidelines shortchanges your retirement – Ryan Ermey (DIERSEN: My wife and I have always been conservative investors. Consequently, we have not benefited that much from stock market gains.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/success/kiplinger/tca-sitting-on-sidelines-shortchanges-your-retirement-20180119-story.html
— The last gasps of America’s outrage culture – Heather Wilhelm
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/commentary/ct-perspec-wilhelm-0129-story.html
— Chicago’s shoddy defense of police lawsuits – Editorial
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/editorials/ct-edit-law-department-chicago-police-20180124-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An Trump says “Trump’s ‘Dreamers’ plan unfair deal for detestable wall.” Democrats make it very clear that if/when they get back into power, they will immediately tear down any wall that has been built and give immediate U.S. citizenship to ANYONE who promises to vote for Democrats.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/columnists/glanton/ct-met-donald-trump-dahleen-glanton-20180126-story.html
— Reps. Bobby Rush, Danny Davis to skip Trump’s State of the Union address – Katherine Skiba
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-met-illinois-state-of-the-union-20180129-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: In an editorial unethically made to look like a news article, anti-Trumps encourage people to come to America illegally, to stay in America illegally, and to bring others to America illegally.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/aurora-beacon-news/news/ct-abn-aurora-daca-group-st-0129-20180129-story.html
— Chicago State ends contract with Paul Vallas, accusing him of using college for political boost – Dawn Rhodes
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-met-paul-vallas-leaves-chicago-state-20180128-story.html
— Veteran of war in Afghanistan loses appeal, could be deported soon, attorney says – Gregory Pratt (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, if you are not a veteran, and especially if you are a draft dodger, anti-Trumps use that against you.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/immigration/ct-met-green-card-veteran-20180129-story.html
— Quincy Jones says Chicago was way worse when he was a kid – Tracy Swartz
http://www.chicagotribune.com/entertainment/chicagoinc/ct-ent-quincy-jones-chicago-childhood-20180129-story.html
— Study: White House plan slashes legal immigration rates by 44 percent – David Nakamura
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/politics/ct-white-house-legal-immigration-20180129-story.html

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— GOP mega donor Uihlein makes beeline to Rauner rival Ives
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/gop-mega-donor-uihlein-makes-b-line-to-rauner-rival-ives/
— Rauner, Ives spar in only debate: She says he ‘betrayed’ GOP, he says ‘baloney’ – Tina Sfondeles
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/rauner-ives-spar-in-only-debate-she-says-he-betrayed-gop-he-says-baloney/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Ives supported Rauner when he first ran for governor in 2014, but on Monday she portrayed him as a failure. “I understood very quickly that Gov. Rauner isn’t who he, who I thought he was. … I just saw him for what he was. He was ineffective, didn’t go and try to get things done that he could have gotten done … and then he doubled down on just ridiculing you if you were a social conservative.” “Oh, come on,” Rauner interrupted. “And financially hurting us,” Ives said. “Come on,” Rauner replied again.)
— Year after chaos of first travel ban, tumult still rules immigration landscape – Maudlyne Ihejirika
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/travel-ban-immigration-protests-chaos/
— OUTSTANDING: Fewer Chicago high-schoolers smoke, new health department report says – Julie Whitehair
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/teen-smoking-cigarettes-chicago-high-schoolers/
— North to freedom on Illinois’ Underground Railroad – Jake Griffin (DIERSEN: All my ancestors immigrated to northeast Illinois during the 1840s and 1850s.)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/illinois-200/north-to-freedom-on-illinois-underground-railroad/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Despite Illinois’ status as a free state, runaway slaves and free blacks did not find the state accommodating in its earliest days. Slave owners in southern Illinois were allowed to keep their slaves when Illinois joined the union in 1818. Then they were permitted to commit newer generations of freed black residents to indentured servitude for decades. Illinois’ early years are also littered with laws subverting black residents’ freedoms, the welcoming of slave catchers and on at least one occasion an attempt to change the state Constitution to allow slavery statewide.)
— Trump State of the Union speech: Who is boycotting from Illinois – Lynn Sweet
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/rep-bobby-rush-to-boycott-president-trumps-state-of-the-union-speech/

 

DAILY HERALD
— Sun-Times sidelines Richard Roeper while investigating Twitter account – Robert Feder
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20180129/feder-sun-times-sidelines-richard-roeper-while-investigating-twitter-account
— Tollway should show credentials for connected executive – Editorial (DIERSEN: What credentials could your employers show for you? GAO could show that my ending salary in 1997 in today’s dollars was $125,325 and that I a) earned a master’s degree in financial markets and trading from IIT in 1997, b) became a Forensic Accountant in 1997, c) became a Certified Financial Services Auditor in 1996, d) became a Certified Government Financial Manager in 1994, e) became a Certified Fraud Examiner in 1990, f) became a licensed CPA in 1981, g) passed the Certified Internal Auditor examination on my first attempt in 1981, and h) earned a master’s degree in accounting from DePaul in 1980. IRS could show that my ending salary in 1980 in today’s dollars was $91,880 and that I a) passed the CPA examination on my first attempt in 1979, b) earned an MBA from Loyola in 1976, c) earned a bachelor’s degree in management from NIU in 1970, and d) passed the Federal Service Entrance Examination in 1970. The Post Office could show that my ending salary in 1969 in today’s dollars was $16.91/hour and that I a) earned a diploma from Crete-Monee High School in 1966 and b) passed the Post Office’s employment examination in 1966.)
http://www.dailyherald.com/discuss/20180129/editorial-tollway-should-show-credentials-for-connected-executive
— Suburban opposition to cellular antenna bill growing – Bob Susnjara and Eric Peterson
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20180129/suburban-opposition-to-cellular-antenna-bill-growing

 

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Jeanne Ives gets $500,000 donation from Dick Uihlein – GREG HINZ
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20180129/BLOGS02/180129885/ives-gets-500000-donation-from-dick-uihlein
— Latest magic pension plan has some problems – GREG HINZ
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20180129/BLOGS02/180129887/latest-magic-pension-plan-has-some-problems

 

PEORIA JOURNAL STAR
— New Peoria Township supervisor shakes up his office a little – Chris Kaergard and Nick Vlahos
http://www.pjstar.com/news/20180128/word-on-street-new-peoria-township-supervisor-shakes-up-his-office-little

 

SOUTHERN
— Rauner, Ives square off before March GOP governor primary – AP
http://thesouthern.com/news/local/govt-and-politics/rauner-ives-square-off-before-march-gop-governor-primary/article_296211b2-3bda-51e4-b085-5ed9186bdcc0.html

 

BELLEVILLE NEWS DEMOCRAT
— Lawmakers are going back to work in Springfield. Here’s what they’ll be talking about. – JOSEPH BUSTOS
http://www.bnd.com/news/local/article197256894.html

 

IVES FOR GOVERNOR
— “Madigan, Madigan, Madigan:” Ives Embarrasses Rauner In Chicago Tribune Editorial Board Interview Ives forcefully and effectively prosecuted the case against Bruce Rauner.
https://mailchi.mp/046a751651d9/madigan-madigan-madigan-ives-embarrasses-rauner-in-chicago-tribune-editorial-board-interview?e=985ad8c00b

 

MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— Jeanne Ives Literature Piece – Cal Skinner
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2018/01/29/jeanne-ives-literature-piece/

 

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— AFTER “CRUSHING” RAUNER BEFORE TRIBUNE EDITORIAL BOARD, IVES DISCLOSES $500K DONATION
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2018/01/after-chicago-tribune-editorial-board-ives-discloses-500k-donation-.html
— CONSERVATIVE FAMILY GROUP ENDORSES IVES FOR GOVERNOR; MORE IN PRIMARY RACES
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2018/01/conservative-family-group-endorses-ives-for-governor-others-in-primary-races.html
— DURBIN AND EXPECTANT DUCKWORTH LIKELY TO OPPOSE PROTECTING 20-WEEK-OLD PREBORN BABIES
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2018/01/durbin-and-expectant-duckworth-likely-to-oppose-protecting-20-week-old-preborn-babies.html

 

GOPUSA
— 2018 Grammys: #MeToo, Dreamers, Hillary Clinton pass for entertainment
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=38079

 

CONSERVATIVE HQ
— Trump Immigration Plan: Making America Into California – George Rasley
http://www.conservativehq.com/node/27287

 

BREITBART
— Dave Brat: White House Amnesty Plan ‘Does Not Represent Promises President Trump Made to the American People’ – JOHN BINDER
http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2018/01/29/brat-white-house-amnesty-plan-does-not-represent-promises-trump-made-american-people/
— More Than a Photo: Obama’s Close Associations With Notorious Anti-Semite Louis Farrakhan – AARON KLEIN
http://www.breitbart.com/jerusalem/2018/01/29/photo-obamas-close-associations-notorious-anti-semite-louis-farrakhan/

 

NATIONAL REVIEW
— California’s Soft Secession Accelerates – David French
http://www.nationalreview.com/article/455820/california-secession-good-done-soft-correctly

 

TRANSFORMING HEALTH
— Is smoking pot while pregnant safe for the baby? – Sarah Varney/Kaiser Heal
http://www.transforminghealth.org/stories/2018/01/is-smoking-pot-while-pregnant-safe-for-the-baby.php

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— How the Finance Industry Is Trying to Cash In on #MeToo – Matthew Goldstein and Jessica Silver-Greenberg (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, if you are charged with sexual harassment, the more of the following that you are, the more that you are presumed to be guilty: Trump supporter, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoider, and/or if your ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/01/28/business/metoo-finance-lawsuits-harassment.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Accusations of sexual harassment have felled dozens of executives, but in one quiet corner of the financial world, the #MeToo movement looks like a golden opportunity. Companies that offer money to plaintiffs in anticipation of future legal settlements are racing to capitalize on sexual harassment lawsuits. That is setting off alarms in some quarters because the industry, like payday lenders, has a history of providing cash at exorbitant interest rates to customers who need the money for living and sometimes medical expenses. The largely unregulated companies have operated with less public scrutiny than the rest of the litigation finance industry, which provides money to law firms to fund commercial lawsuits.)
— It’s Trump’s Economy Now – Stephen Moore
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/01/28/opinion/trump-economy-credit.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps make it clear that they want America to surrender to Mexico and to the rest of the foreign countries.
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/01/28/opinion/immigrations-border-enforcement-myth.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps promote abortion.
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/01/28/opinion/editorials/white-house-religious-freedom-doctors.html
— The Subway Is Next Door. Should New Yorkers Pay Extra for That? – James Barron (DIERSEN: Of course, my critics/opponents hint/imply/argue/shout that the assessed valuation of my home should be higher because it is in walking distance of the Wheaton train station.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/01/29/nyregion/subway-real-estate-nyc.html
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD WITH BIG COLOR PICTURE: DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps hint/imply/argue/shout that the longer that your ancestors have been in America, a) the more that you have benefited from their discrimination against minorities and against females and b) the more that you should pay the price of Affirmative Action, Diversity, and Inclusion.
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/01/28/us/indian-slaves-genizaros.html

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— What About Social-Media Neutrality? Facebook’s algorithms have outsize power, both culturally and economically. – Daniel Gallant (DIERSEN: What percent of Facebook employees want to promote the Democrat Party platform, the Libertarian Party platform, and/or the Green Party platform?)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/what-about-social-media-neutrality-1517175805
— The Truth in Trump’s Vulgarity Migrants leave their homes for a reason—often fleeing chaos from poor governance. – Mary Anastasia O’Grady (DIERSEN: What if your ancestors had not immigrated to America? I would like to think that my ancestors would have opposed those who caused WWI and WWII. My grandfather on my father’s side fought the Germans in WWI. My uncles on my mother’s side fought the Germans in WWII. My father would have fought the Germans in WWII if he had not been 4-F.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-truth-in-trumps-vulgarity-1517175367

 

USA TODAY
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD WITH BIG COLOR PICTURE: Opioids are adding a dangerous wrinkle to violent cities – Aamer Madhani
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/2018/01/25/murder-opioid-epidemic-violence-st-louis/1065533001/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Asians were ‘refuse and dregs’ in the 1880s” and ask “Is that how Trump sees Haitians and Africans?”
https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/2018/01/15/asians-were-refuse-dregs-1880-s-how-trump-sees-haitians-africans-now-gee-shen-column/1032758001/
— Why self-driving cars will likely be light-colored – Nathan Bomey (DIERSEN: Red was the color of my first new car in 1966 and red has been the color of all the new cars that I have bought since 1989.)
https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/cars/2018/01/29/self-driving-cars-paint-detroit-auto-show/1032397001/

 

NEW YORK MAGAZINE
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Trump says “Trump Expects Justice Department to Serve Him Instead of Justice.”
http://nymag.com/daily/intelligencer/2018/01/trump-expects-justice-department-to-serve-him-not-justice.html

 

FED SMITH
— SWAMP Act Would Require Agencies to Relocate Their Headquarters Outside of Washington – Ian Smith (DIERSEN: The U.S. Railroad Retirement Board in headquartered in Chicago.)
https://www.fedsmith.com/2018/01/29/swamp-act-require-agencies-relocate-headquarters-outside-washington/

January 28 Evening Edition

ABC7
— Trump wants Jay-Z to know black jobless rate at record low – AP
http://abc7chicago.com/politics/trump-wants-jay-z-to-know-black-jobless-rate-at-record-low/3000198/
— In State of Union, Trump to make case that America is back – AP
http://abc7chicago.com/politics/what-to-expect-during-trumps-state-of-the-union/3000144/

 

NBC5
— #MeToo Movement Starting to Show Generational Divides Baby Boomer women “took it for granted they wouldn’t be heard” by men, especially in sexual situations – David Crary and Tamara Lush
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/national-international/Me-Too-Movement-Starting-Generational-Divides-471543283.html

 

FOX NEWS CHICAGO
— Trump trades barbs with Jay-Z over remarks on African-American unemployment
http://www.fox32chicago.com/politics/trump-trades-barbs-with-jay-z-over-remarks-on-african-american-unemployment

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Trump expected to tout infrastructure plan this week, but funding remains murky – Mary Wisniewski
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/columnists/wisniewski/ct-met-trump-infrastructure-getting-around-20180124-story.html
— Trump says he rejects feminism because he is ‘for everyone’ – Eugene Scott (DIERSEN: Affirmative Action (AA), Diversity, and Inclusion laws, regulations, rules, policies, procedures, etc. require everyone in America to give preference to those who are minority and/or female, that is, to discriminate against those who are White and/or male. Democrats use AA, Diversity, and Inclusion to get rid of those who are Republican, and especially Republicans who are White, male, older, and/or non-veteran. Of course, the aforesaid encourages minorities and females a) to come to America illegally, to stay in America illegally, and to bring other minorities and females to America illegally. What percent of those who are in America illegally are minority and/or female – 97%, 98%, 99%?)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/politics/ct-trump-feminism-20180128-story.html
— State Sen. Silverstein should stay on March ballot, election official says – Kim Geiger
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-met-ira-silverstein-ballot-20180128-story.html
— Two Republicans vie to represent Lake County’s 3rd District – Emily K. Coleman
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/lake-county-news-sun/news/ct-lns-lake-county-board-3rd-primary-st-0127-20180128-story.html

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Celebrity chef provides “no further details” on Ivanka Trump alleged party snub (DIERSEN: Since 2000, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have hinted/implied/argued/shouted at everyone that if I include a link to an article in a GOPUSA ILLINOIS email that you do not like, it is because I am snubbing you.)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/celebrity-chef-jose-andres-ivanka-trump-afterparty/

 

WGN RADIO
— McSweeney: IL Needs To See A Detailed Budget
http://wgnradio.com/2018/01/28/il-needs-to-see-a-detailed-budget/

 

DAILY HERALD
— Delaying retirement can have remarkable benefits – Bloomberg (DIERSEN: My $51,864/year Civil Service Retirement System pension is only 41% of my $125,325/year ending salary in today’s dollars a) because my Democrat GAO superiors had refused to promote me beyond GS-13, b) because they always ranked me in the bottom half of my coworkers for pay-for-performance purposes, and c) because I succumbed to their efforts to force me to take their early retirement “offer” in 1997 when I was 49 years old. I would not again be eligible to retire until I was 55 years old in 2003. They had made it very clear to me that if did not take their early retirement “offer” that expired on September 30, 1997, they would kill me figuratively if not literally.)
http://www.dailyherald.com/business/20180128/analysis-delaying-retirement-can-have-remarkable-benefits
(FROM THE ARTICLE: You’re 49 years old, you make $113,000 a year and you’re starting to get worried about financing your retirement. You could take the drastic step of upping your retirement savings by 10 percent of your salary. Or you could achieve the same result by retiring two years and five months later than you had been planning to. This is one of a number of such comparisons in a remarkable new National Bureau of Economic Research working paper, “The Power of Working Longer,” that I imagine is going to become a staple of retirement advice in the coming years. . .The basic result is that delaying retirement by 3-6 months has the same impact on the retirement standard of living as saving an additional one-percentage point of labor earnings for 30 years. The working-longer effect is strongest for those with the lowest incomes.)

 

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Hundreds march in Springfield to share pro-life message – Jason Nevel
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20180128/hundreds-march-in-springfield-to-share-pro-life-message

 

SOUTHERN
— All eyes on Gov. Rauner as Wednesday’s State of the State address quickly approaches – DEREK BEIGH
http://thesouthern.com/news/local/govt-and-politics/all-eyes-on-gov-rauner-as-wednesday-s-state-of/article_27310da0-77c3-54ff-9d69-4e498c41f740.html
— Illinois 200: Through many decades of challenges, newspapers remain strong voice for information, democracy- TARA MCCLELLAN MCANDREW (DIERSEN: I should write a book about those who have worked the hardest since 2000 to a) stop me from putting GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails together and sending them out and b) stop everyone from reading those emails.)
http://thesouthern.com/news/local/state-and-regional/illinois-through-many-decades-of-challenges-newspapers-remain-strong-voice/article_26b890fe-6247-52f0-88a2-21f5b224582e.html

 

PEORIA JOURNAL STAR
— Bruce Rauner, attorney general hopeful Erika Harold to appear at Stark County event – Gary L. Smith
http://www.pjstar.com/news/20180128/bruce-rauner-attorney-general-hopeful-erika-harold-to-appear-at-stark-county-event

 

HERALD NEWS
— Despite regulations, video gambling provides benefits for some local businesses – ALEX ORTI (DIERSEN: If you promote video gambling, you promote destruction.)
http://www.theherald-news.com/lists/2018/01/28/6fc00521fe2c4581801d4049daae0161/index.xml

 

NPR ILLINOIS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: QUESTION: Which individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries oppose the wall? ANSWER: Those that are anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.
http://nprillinois.org/post/former-mexican-president-vicente-fox-trump-and-false-prophets#stream/0

 

DAILY CALLER
— Here’s Why Trump’s Offering Amnesty To 1.8 Million Illegal Immigrants – SAAGAR ENJETI
http://dailycaller.com/2018/01/28/trump-offers-amnesty-1-8-million-illegal-immigrants/

 

THE HILL
— GOP goes on offense with 20-week abortion vote – JESSIE HELLMANN
http://thehill.com/policy/healthcare/370992-gop-goes-on-offense-with-20-week-abortion-vote?rnd=1517136487

 

ABC NEWS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Dreamers reject White House immigration framework for restricting family-based migration.”
http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/dreamers-reject-white-house-immigration-framework-restricting-family/story?id=52652720

 

NBC NEWS
— Millions of ex-cons lost their right to vote. Now they might get it back. – JANE C. TIMM (DIERSEN: What percent of criminals vote for Democrats?)
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/politics-news/felony-disenfranchisement-bars-millions-voting-might-be-about-change-n841566
— Poll: Americans want government to “do more” – DANTE CHINNI (DIERSEN: QUESTION: Who wants government to do more? ANSWER: Those who promote class warfare, dependency on government, dependency on charity, LGBTQ activity, abortion, mass/illegal immigration, booze, gambling, pot, and other vices, reverse discrimination, age discrimination, abolition of the First and Second Amendments, and those who are anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft dodgers (except Bill Clinton), and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.)
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/first-read/poll-americans-want-government-do-more-n841731