Tag: diversity

January 18 Evening Edition

ABC7
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “DISCONTENT IN DC: LAWMAKERS, CITIZENS PROTEST TRUMP INAUGURATION.”
http://abc7chicago.com/news/discontent-in-dc-lawmakers-citizens-protest-trump-inauguration/1709029/
— SPOKESMAN: GEORGE H.W. BUSH ADMITTED TO ICU, WIFE BARBARA BUSH ALSO HOSPITALIZED – CNN
http://abc7chicago.com/news/both-george-hw-bush-and-barbara-bush-hospitalized/1708003/

 

NBC5
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps promote anti-Trump women.
http://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/Womens-March-on-Chicago-Everything-You-Need-to-Know-411092025.html
— Trump Hotel Bans Media During Inauguration Week
http://www.nbcchicago.com/news/national-international/Trump-Hotel-Bans-Media-During-Inauguration-Week-411127315.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Swastikas, Pro-Trump Fliers Found on UC Berkeley Printers.”
http://www.nbcchicago.com/news/national-international/Swastikas-Pro-Trump-Fliers-Found-on-UC-Berkeley-Printers-411081265.html
— Girl Scouts Defend Their Involvement in Donald Trump Inauguration  “Every girl has a home at Girl Scouts, every girl in our movement is allowed her own ideas, opinions, beliefs and political ideology”
http://www.nbcchicago.com/news/national-international/Girl-Scouts-Defend-Their-Involvement-in-Donald-Trump-Inauguration-411133315.html

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Schakowsky joins Democratic boycott of Trump’s inauguration.”
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/schakowsky-inauguration-met-20170118-story.html
— Rauner aides say Senate budget plan short $4.3 billion – Haley BeMiller and Monique Garcia (DIERSEN: Are you spending more than your income?  The cost of living in Wheaton is very high.  My wife and I are spending more than our income because my Civil Service Retirement System pension is dramatically less because my Democrat superiors in the federal government wasted my career and forced me to retire in 1997 when I was 49 years old.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-bruce-rauner-illinois-budget-met-0119-20170118-story.html
— Indiana GOP lawmaker wants police to use ‘any means necessary’ to stop protesters from blocking traffic
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/midwest/ct-indiana-protest-bill-20170118-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Six agencies — including FBI, CIA, Treasury — probing possible Russian aid to Trump’s campaign.”
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/ct-fbi-kremlin-probe-20170118-story.html
— Obama was a foreign-policy failure – Stephen M. Walt
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/sns-wp-obama-policy-2b58fd4c-ddad-11e6-acdf-14da832ae861-20170118-story.html
— District 181 loans itself money while waiting on referendum lawsuit – Chuck Fieldman
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/burr-ridge/news/ct-dhd-hms-bond-delay-tl-0126-20170118-story.html
— Lisle village clerk gets work-release jail sentence in DUI plea deal – Clifford Ward
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/ct-lisle-clerk-dui-plea-0118-20170118-story.html
— Are you facing mom bias at work? – Nara Schoenberg
http://www.chicagotribune.com/lifestyles/parenting/sc-mom-bias-family-0117-20170117-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Trumps says “On ethics: Obama went high, Trump goes low.”
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/chapman/ct-ethics-trump-obama-chapman-perspec-0119-md-20170118-column.html
— Preckwinkle: Emanuel could have acted sooner on police issues – Hal Dardick
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-toni-preckwinkle-doj-report-met-0119-20170118-story.html
— Chicago drone photographer pays FAA $200,000 over alleged airspace violations – Robert Channick
http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/ct-drone-faa-settlement-0119-biz-20170118-story.html
— Rauner-Madigan feud leads to $31 million spent by outside groups on state races last year – Rick Pearson
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-illinois-campaign-spending-met-0119-20170118-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps glorify and praise those who come to America illegally, who stay in America illegally, and who bring others to America illegally.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-immigrants-mixed-status-trump-met-20170118-story.html
— Emanuel has $1 million in campaign fund, spent thousands on legal fees – Bill Ruthhart
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-rahm-emanuel-campaign-finance-report-met-0119-20170118-story.html

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Preckwinkle: CPD afflicted by ‘pervasive racism’ – Mitch Dudek
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/preckwinkle-cpd-afflicted-by-pervasive-racism/
— Chicago fiscal wizard Jeremy Katz joins Trump team – Michael Sneed
http://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/sneed-chicago-fiscal-wizard-joins-trump-team/
— Senate budget’s ‘work in progress’ includes filling $4.3B hole Tina Sfondeles
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/senate-budgets-work-in-progress-includes-filling-4-3b-hole/amp/
— Rahm says CPD must work ‘double hard’ to attract minorities – Fran Spielman  (DIERSEN: To attract younger Democrats, and especially those who are minority and/or female, the Democrats who run GAO could draw their attention to Diersen v. GAO at https://gopillinois.com/documents/)
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/rahm-says-cpd-must-work-double-hard-to-attract-minorities/
— Mayor defends CPS furloughs as CTU joins school-cut protests – Lauren FitzPatrick and Fran Spielman
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/mayor-defends-cps-furloughs-as-ctu-joins-school-cut-protests/
— City employee accused of sending ‘sexually explicit’ emails – Fran Spielman
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/city-employee-accused-of-sending-sexually-explicit-emails/

 

DAILY HERALD
— Proposal could eliminate pay for DuPage election panel – Robert Sanchez  (DIERSEN: What do you do that you are not paid for?  My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes shout that what I do for you as your GOPUSA Illinois Editor is absolutely worthless because I am not paid for what I do.)
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20170118/news/170118804/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: State Sen. David Olsen, a Downers Grove Republican, is co-sponsoring legislation to end the $27,500 salary for members of DuPage County’s board of election commissioners. . .The measure is being co-sponsored by state Rep. Jeanne Ives, a Wheaton Republican. . .Having unpaid board members, Olsen said, helps ensure they’re “serving for the right reasons, which is to serve the people and ensure the election process is carried out properly.”)
— Students from Naperville, Wheaton to witness Trump make history – Madhu Krishnamurthy and Marie Wilson
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20170118/news/170118853/
— Chicago-area home sales strengthened in 2016  (DIERSEN: Have home sales strengthened in your precinct, in your municipality, in your township/ward, and in your county?  If not, why not?)
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20170118/entlife/170118814/

 

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Illegal campaign cash, sexy emails highlights of City Hall inspector’s latest report – GREG HINZ
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20170118/BLOGS02/170119862/illegal-campaign-cash-sexy-emails-highlights-of-city-hall-inspectors
— Roskam revives effort to block Boeing’s Iran deal – GREG HINZ
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20170118/BLOGS02/170119858/roskam-revives-effort-to-block-boeings-iran-deal

 

NBC5
— Christie: Wife Refused to Move to Washington for Trump Post  Trump on Monday told The Wall Street Journal, “at some point, we’re going to do something with Chris.”
http://www.nbcchicago.com/news/national-international/Christie-Wife-refused-to-move-to-Washington-for-Trump-post–411088815.html

 

WTTW
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “State Receives Mixed Grade on Reproductive Rights Ahead of Women’s March.”
http://chicagotonight.wttw.com/2017/01/18/state-receives-mixed-grade-reproductive-rights-ahead-women-s-march

 

DNA INFO
— Bank Robbers Strike On Fridays To Fuel Drug, Booze, Gambling Habits: FBI – Tanveer Ali  (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes promote pot, promote booze, promote gambling, and/or promote even worse things.)
https://www.dnainfo.com/chicago/20170117/albany-park/bank-robbers-strike-on-fridays-fuel-drug-booze-gambling-habits-fbi

 

NORTHWEST HERALD
— McHenry County Board shoots down Jack Franks’ request for advisory tax freeze referendum – KEVIN P. CRAVER
http://www.nwherald.com/2017/01/18/mchenry-county-board-shoots-down-jack-franks-request-for-advisory-tax-freeze-referendum/ame1d9l/

 

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Rauner budget office says Senate plan won’t erase deficit – AP  (DIERSEN: Are you spending more than your income?  The cost of living in Wheaton is very high.  My wife and I are spending more than our income because my Civil Service Retirement System pension is dramatically less because my Democrat superiors in the federal government wasted my career and forced me to retire in 1997 when I was 49 years old.)
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20170118/rauner-budget-office-says-senate-plan-wont-erase-deficit

 

ROCKFORD REGISTER STAR
— Illinois budget deal is a real stinker – Scott Reeder
http://www.rrstar.com/opinion/20170118/my-view-illinois-budget-deal-is-real-stinker

 

BELLEVILLE NEWS DEMOCRAT
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Edwardsville group to join in Women’s March on Washington.”
http://www.bnd.com/news/local/article127170489.html

 

MADISON RECORD
— If it could, Illinois should declare bankruptcy – Editorial
http://madisonrecord.com/stories/511074953-if-it-could-illinois-should-declare-bankruptcy

 

SOUTHERN
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Illinois leaders split on attending Trump inauguration.”
http://thesouthern.com/news/local/govt-and-politics/illinois-leaders-split-on-attending-trump-inauguration/article_754e8b92-c2e1-557f-9b67-d8a4aec95376.html

 

DAILY ILLINI
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps promote anti-Trump women.
http://dailyillini.com/news/2017/01/18/community-members-march-womens-rights/

 

CHICAGO READER
— Bill Ayers believes opposition to Trump should come from the people—not the Democratic Party  The author and former Weatherman says modern revolutionaries also don’t have to look to the 1960s for inspiration. – Ryan Smith
http://www.chicagoreader.com/chicago/bill-ayers-interview/Content?oid=25115256

 

NORTH COOK NEWS
— Morrison: Right-to-work laws would make Illinois more economically competitive – Vimbai Chikomo
http://northcooknews.com/stories/511074306-morrison-right-to-work-laws-would-make-illinois-more-economically-competitive

 

DUPAGE POLICY JOURNAL
— Ramey offers Wayne Township service via campaign – Carol Ostrow
http://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/511074484-ramey-offers-wayne-township-service-via-campaign
— TRAGIC: Wood Dale City Council increases liquor licenses – Philip Gonzales
http://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/511066447-wood-dale-city-council-increases-liquor-licenses

 

ILLINOIS NEWS NETWORK
— Rauner: More money for higher ed classrooms instead of ‘bureaucratic bloat’  (DIERSEN: Are/were you bureaucratic bloat?  My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always demonized me, denigrated me, and condemned me as being federal bureaucratic bloat.  Further, they have always hinted/implied/argued/shouted that all the jobs and promotions that I got should have been given to poor Democrats, to poor minorities, to poor females, to poor younger people, and/or to poor veterans.)
https://ilnews.org/11766/rauner-money-higher-ed-classrooms-instead-bureaucratic-bloat/
— Trump’s pick for education secretary to push for greater school choice  (DIERSEN: Government is nasty.  Politics is nasty.  Democrats and Democrat plants, Libertarians and Libertarian plants, Greens and Green plants, and RINOs are nasty. Do your critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes demonize, denigrate, and condemn your parents as being filthy rich?  Mine do because my outstanding parents had enough money to send me to Trinity Lutheran Grade School in Crete 1953-1961 and then to Hope Lutheran Grade School in Park Forest 1961-1962 to stay with the Missouri Synod.)
https://ilnews.org/11758/trumps-pick-education-secretary-push-greater-school-choice/

 

ILLINOIS FAMILY ACTION
— Barack Obama’s Deplorable Race Relations Legacy – Steve McCann
https://illinoisfamilyaction.org/2017/01/barack-obamas-deplorable-race-relations-legacy/

 

BREITBART
— Tourists Flee ‘Nightmare’ Paris Amidst Rising Theft, Assaults, Terror – VIRGINIA HALE
http://www.breitbart.com/london/2017/01/18/chinese-tourists-flee-nightmare-paris/

 

THE BLAZE
— Rand Paul slams Bernie Sanders’ assertion that the US is ‘not compassionate’ – Tre Goins-Phillips  (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes a) glorify and praise themselves as being compassionate and/or b) crow that they are church members, attend church services, and/or give money to churches.)
http://www.theblaze.com/news/2017/01/18/rand-paul-slams-bernie-sanders-assertion-that-the-us-is-not-compassionate/
— ‘We are the future’: Young ACLU advocate mocks elderly white people – Tre Goins-Phillips  (DIERSEN: I should write a book about those who want Republicans to dump those who are Protestant, conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders, and those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
http://www.theblaze.com/news/2017/01/18/we-are-the-future-young-aclu-advocate-mocks-elderly-white-people/

 

GOPUSA
— ‘Toxic masculinity’? Dude, now America’s universities are turning men into women
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=19428
— Teachers in Philadelphia Plan Black Lives Matter Week
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=19269
— On his last Wednesday in office, Biden warns of the collapse of democracy
http://www.gopusa.com/on-his-last-wednesday-in-office-biden-warns-of-the-collapse-of-democracy/
— When the Press Loses Credibility
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=19366

 

DAILY CALLER
— ACLU Official Mocks Elderly White People, Tells Them They Have ‘Five Years Left’ – Alex Pfeiffer  (DIERSEN: To varying degrees, all of my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes promote age discrimination.  I should write a book about that.)
http://dailycaller.com/2017/01/17/aclu-official-mocks-elderly-white-people-tells-them-they-have-five-years-left/

 

CNS NEWS
— Trump’s IRS Can Avoid Needless Payments to Illegals: Only Genuine SSNs Produce Refunds – David North
http://www.cnsnews.com/commentary/david-north/trumps-irs-can-avoid-needless-payments-illegals-only-genuine-ssns-produce

 

CONSERVATIVE REPUBLICAN NEWS
— THOMAS JEFFERSON WARNED US ABOUT SOCIAL SECURITY – Kent Kellar
http://conservativerepublicannews.com/2017/01/18/thomas-jefferson-warned-us-about-social-security/

 

THE HILL
— How left-wing and racist radicals are infiltrating our children’s minds – TERESA MULL
http://thehill.com/blogs/pundits-blog/education/314789-how-left-wing-and-racist-radicals-are-infiltrating-our-childrens
— Under Trump, the disruptors return to Washington (that’s a good thing) – THOMAS A. SCHATZ, Citizens Against Government Waste  (DIERSEN: Of course, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes hint/imply/argue/shout that all the salary and benefits that the Post Office, IRS, GAO, and the Civil Service Retirement System has paid me, is paying me, and will pay me is waste.)
http://thehill.com/blogs/pundits-blog/economy-budget/314837-under-trump-the-disruptors-return-to-washington-thats-a

 

HUFFINGTON POST
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Republican Men Think Women Have It Better Than Them.”  All during the almost 30 years that I worked for the federal government, my superiors were under tremendous pressure from Democrat politicians to give preference to their employees who were Democrat, minority, female, and/or younger, that is, to discriminate against their employees who were Republican, White, male, and/or older.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/republican-men-sexism-poll_us_587fc369e4b0c147f0bcbe0a

 

CNN
— CNN President: Donald Trump Wants To ‘Delegitimize Journalism’ – Kaitlan Collins  (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, journalists talk, act, and write like they are getting paid a) to help elect Democrats and b) to defend and advance the Democrat Party platform. No one pays me a) to help elect Republicans or b) to defend and advance the Republican Party platform.)
http://dailycaller.com/2017/01/18/cnn-president-donald-trump-wants-to-delegitimize-journalism/

 

WASHINGTON POST
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Out with the ‘art of being honest,’ in with Trump’s art of the deal.”
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/out-with-the-art-of-being-honest-in-with-trumps-art-of-the-deal/2017/01/18/b4c4b43a-ddcc-11e6-ad42-f3375f271c9c_story.html

 

FORTUNE
— Republican Men Think Its Easier to Be a Woman than a Man, Survey Finds – Madeline Farber (DIERSEN: All during the almost 30 years that I worked for the federal government, my superiors were under tremendous pressure from Democrat politicians to give preference to their employees who were Democrat, minority, female, and/or younger, that is, to discriminate against their employees who were Republican, White, male, and/or older.)
http://fortune.com/2017/01/18/republican-men-easier-being-woman/

 

FORBES
— Are Half of Americans Approaching Retirement with No Savings? – Andrew Biggs  (DIERSEN: Constructively, I began saving for my retirement in 1966 when I was 18 years old when I started earning full-time Civil Service Retirement System credits working part-time for the Park Forest Post Office.  My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always been furious about that.)
http://www.forbes.com/sites/andrewbiggs/2017/01/18/are-half-of-americans-approaching-retirement-with-no-savings/#3f3cd1047df5

 

FED SMITH
— I Do Solemnly Swear That I Will… – Jeff Neal (DIERSEN: My Democrat superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates in the federal government hinted/implied/argued/shouted that the Constitution of the United States required them to get rid of federal employees who were Republican, White, male, older, and/or non-veteran. It is called Affirmative Action, Diversity, and Inclusion.)
http://www.fedsmith.com/2017/01/18/i-do-solemnly-swear-that-i-will/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: People in the private sector do not take an oath of office when they get a job. They get an offer, report to work, and that’s it. For federal employees it is different. Reading so many articles about the inauguration that refer to the president-elect taking the oath of office on the 20th of January got me thinking about oaths and what they mean. I have taken that oath of office as a civil service employee. Raising your right hand and swearing to “support and defend the Constitution of the United States” is not something most people take lightly. It is a solemn oath and it means something to most people who take it.)

 

THE NATION
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “How to Resist Donald Trump in DC This Weekend.”
https://www.thenation.com/article/how-to-resist-donald-trump-in-dc-this-weekend/

 

STAMFORD ADVOCATE
— The government is suing Oracle for discriminatory hiring practices — Oracle says it’s ‘politically motivated’ – Matt Weinberger
http://www.stamfordadvocate.com/technology/businessinsider/article/The-government-is-suing-Oracle-for-discriminatory-10866563.php

 

BERKELEY NEWS
— Berkeley among top U.S. universities for upward mobility – Kathleen Maclay
http://news.berkeley.edu/2017/01/18/berkeley-among-top-u-s-universities-for-upward-mobility/

January 17 Evening Edition

CBS2
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps promote anti-Trump women.
http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2017/01/17/chicago-knitters-make-hundreds-of-pink-pussyhats-for-womens-march/

 

NBC5
— Rauner: Skipping Trump’s Inauguration Won’t Hurt Illinoisans  “People understand in Washington and around the country that Illinois has big challenges,” Rauner said. – Tom Schuba
http://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/Rauner-Says-Missing-Trump-Inauguration-Wont-Hurt-Illinoisans-410983025.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps promote anti-Trump women.
http://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/More-Than-40000-Expected-to-Attend-Womens-March-on-Chicago-Organizers-Say-410983825.html
http://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/Womens-March-on-Chicago-See-the-Route-410957105.html
http://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/Street-Closures-Anticipated-as-Womens-March-on-Chicago-410953675.html

 

ABC7
— CHICAGOANS TRAVEL TO INAUGURATION TO PROTEST, CELEBRATE – Karen Jordan and Kathy Brock
http://abc7chicago.com/news/chicagoans-travel-to-inauguration-to-protest-celebrate/1707222/
— MEET THE TRUMPS: A CLOSER LOOK AT THE NEW FIRST FAMILY – Kathy Brock
http://abc7chicago.com/politics/meet-the-trumps-a-closer-look-at-the-new-first-family-/1707072/

 

FOX NEWS CHICAGO
— Rauner will not attend inauguration, but wants to work closely with Trump Administration – Mike Flannery
http://www.fox32chicago.com/news/local/229717425-story
— Curiosity abounds ahead of Trump inauguration – Mike Flannery
http://www.fox32chicago.com/politics/229507081-story

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Rauner says sweeping Senate budget plan not fully baked – Monique Garcia
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-bruce-rauner-budget-deal-met-0118-20170117-story.html
— List of Illinois Democrats skipping Trump inauguration grows – Katherine Skiba, Kim Janssen and Kim Geiger
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-trump-inaugural-no-shows-illinois-20170117-story.html
— In search of a new religion to survive President Trump – Garrison Keillor  (DIERSEN: Beyond tragically, ever-increasingly, religions talk and act like they are arms of the Democrat Party.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/commentary/ct-trump-christians-garrison-keillor-20170117-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps promote anti-Trump women.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/ct-womens-march-details-met-20170117-story.html
— What’s behind Chicago’s surge in violence? – Editorial
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/editorials/ct-chicago-crime-increase-causes-edit-0118-md-20170117-story.html

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Garry McCarthy subpoenaed about gifts, trips in Jackson divorce – TINA SFONDELES and MICHAEL SNEED
http://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/garry-mccarthy-among-three-issued-subpoenas-in-jackson-divorce/
— Wayne County is glad it voted 84 percent for Trump – Neil Steinberg  (DIERSEN: In states, counties, townships/wards, municipalities, and precincts where Clinton got substantially more votes than Trump got, will those who voted for Clinton try to get rid of those who voted for Trump?  How should those who voted for Trump protect/defend themselves?)
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/neil-steinberg-wayne-county-illinois-glad-it-voted-84-percent-for-donald-trump/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps promote anti-Trump women.
http://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/brown-local-womens-march-aims-higher-than-trump-bashing/
— Emanuel and Vice President-elect Pence huddle in Washington – Lynn Sweet
http://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/rahm-emanuel-and-vice-president-elect-pence-huddle-in-washington/
— Ex-leaders of FALN, Gangster Disciples get breaks from Obama – Frank Main
http://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/man-who-fought-for-puerto-rican-independence-gets-obama-clemency/
— Top cop: Bad training bothers me the most – Mitch Dudek  (DIERSEN: While I worked for IRS 1971-1980 and for GAO 1980-1997, those agencies provided me with extensive and outstanding training.)
http://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/top-cop-bad-training-bothers-me-the-most/

CHICAGO TRIBUNE

— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Trump asks “Would an impulsive Trump hit the nuclear button?”
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/commentary/ct-nuclear-war-trump-missiles-button-perspec-0118-md-20170117-story.html
— How Russian ‘kompromat’ destroys political opponents – Sarah Oates  (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents would brag about how they use their operatives and their dupes to destroy individuals, to destroy organizations, to destroy companies, to destroy governments, to destroy etc.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/commentary/ct-russia-kompromat-blackmail-trump-20170117-story.html

 

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Growing list of Illinois lawmakers to skip Trump’s inauguration – GREG HINZ
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20170117/BLOGS02/170119879/growing-list-of-illinois-lawmakers-to-skip-trumps-inauguration

 

NORTHERN PUBLIC RADIO
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps promote anti-Trump women.
http://northernpublicradio.org/post/illinoisans-gear-womens-march-capitol-hill

 

WJBC
— Illinois first lady ‘excited’ by visit to Chestnut Health Systems – Adam Studzinski
http://www.wjbc.com/2017/01/17/illinois-first-lady-excited-by-visit-to-chestnut-health-systems/

 

SAUK VALLEY
— Bustos won’t skip inauguration
http://www.saukvalley.com/2017/01/17/bustos-wont-skip-inauguration/arq2gnc/

 

PEORIA PUBLIC RADIO
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps promote anti-Trump women.
http://peoriapublicradio.org/post/illinois-women-head-washington-march#stream/0

— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps promote anti-Trump women.
http://peoriapublicradio.org/post/illinois-women-head-washington-march#stream/0

 

PEORIA JOURNAL STAR

— Former U.S. Rep. Aaron Schock’s trial set for July 11 – Andy Kravetz  (DIERSEN: In 1998, my attorney, Walter T. Charlton (http://www.martindale.com/Walter-T-Charlton/1728803-lawyer.htm), filed Diersen v. GAO (https://gopillinois.com/documents/) in Washington, DC, but in 2000, the lawsuit was transferred to Chicago.)
http://www.pjstar.com/news/20170117/former-us-rep-aaron-schocks-trial-set-for-july-11

 

DAILY EGYPTIAN
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps promote anti-Trump women.
http://dailyegyptian.com/64597/showcase/southern-illinoisans-prepare-march-equality-social-justice/

 

MADISON RECORD
— State Sen. McCarter headed to Washington for Trump inauguration – Ann Maher
http://madisonrecord.com/stories/511074730-mccarter-headed-to-washington-for-trump-inauguration

 

ALTON TELEGRAPH
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps promote the anti-Trump John J. Dunphy
http://thetelegraph.com/opinion/95238/dunphy-trump-should-step-down

 

CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD
— Trial Date Set for Former Congressman Aaron Schock  Schock is accused of using his political office for personal profit. – Hannah Hilyard
http://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/local-news/trial-date-set-for-former-congressman-aaron-schock/641592715
— Donald Trump’s childhood home heads to auction  Home built by Trump’s father – KATHRYN VASEL
http://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/donald-trumps-childhood-home-heads-to-auction/641550673
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The home has previously been listed on the market for as much as $1.65 million. The 2,500-square foot house is located in Jamaica Estates, a wealthy neighborhood in Queens. It has four full bathrooms, a library, finished basement and a two-car garage. To participate in the auction, potential bidders must pay $20 for due diligence information that includes a title report, the terms of sale, and a copy of the purchase and sale agreement. According to Misha Haghani, owner of Paramount Realty USA, the home was built by Trump’s father. “A property as prominent as this has intangible value that goes beyond just the real estate — it’s like art and that’s why an auction is the perfect platform in which to sell it,” he said in the December press release. In September, The Tonight Show host Jimmy Fallon asked the then-presidential nominee about the home being sold. “That is where I was born,” Trump said when Fallon showed him a photo of the home. “I had a really good childhood; oh that’s sad to look at that, I want to buy it.”)

 

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— DURKIN APPOINTS NEW HOUSE GOP CAUCUS LEADERSHIP TEAM
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2017/01/durkin-appoints-new-house-gop-caucus-leadership-team.html

 

CAPITOL FAX
— Rauner won’t say where he stands on “repeal and replace”  (DIERSEN: If you get elected or appointed as a Republican, you obligate yourself to defend and advance the Republican Party platform.  Political parties exist to help elect candidates who can and will defend and advance their platform.)
http://capitolfax.com/2017/01/17/rauner-wont-say-where-he-stands-on-repeal-and-replace/

 

AMERICAN  AMERICAN CONSERVATIVE UNION
— Sen. Ted Cruz Set to Address CPAC 2017
http://conservative.org/ted-cruz-set-to-address-cpac-2017/

 

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Michigan’s magician for Trump poised for ‘exciting two years’ as RNC chair – Ralph Z. Hallow
http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2017/jan/17/ronna-romney-mcdaniel-rncs-likely-chair-drives-tru/

 

NEWSMAX
— GAO Warns Federal Debt Is ‘Unsustainable’ – Mark Swanson (DIERSEN: What did you do 1980-1997? I worked for GAO, the last 11 years of which at the GS-13 Step 1-10 levels, currently $94,610-$122,991.)
http://www.newsmax.com/Finance/Newsfront/gao-warns-federal-debt/2017/01/17/id/769035/
— Operatives Sought, Offered $2,500 to Protest at Trump Inauguration – Mark Swanson  (DIERSEN: All the operatives and all the dupes that do the dirty work for my critics/opponents are desperate for money, they all do just about anything for money, including claiming to be religious, claiming to be conservative, and/or claiming to be Republican.)
http://www.newsmax.com/Politics/inauguration-protest-millennials/2017/01/17/id/768996/
— Trump Blasts Pollsters for ‘Rigged’ Approval Ratings  (DIERSEN: In your precinct, in your municipality, in your township/ward, in your county, and in Illinois, who takes the lead in driving down the approval ratings for conservatives? I should write a book about those who do/did that in my precinct, in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois.)
http://www.newsmax.com/Politics/approval-ratings-president-inauguration/2017/01/17/id/768918/

 

NEWS BUSTERS
— State Run TV: Brian Williams Declares Obama Had ‘No Personal Scandals’ – Scott WhitlocK
https://www.newsbusters.org/blogs/nb/scott-whitlock/2017/01/17/state-run-tv-brian-williams-declares-obama-had-no-personal

 

GOPUSA
— Putin accuses Obama administration of undermining Trump’s legitimacy (DIERSEN: Who focuses on undermining your legitimacy?  I should write a book about those in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois who focus/focused on undermining my legitimacy.)
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=19350
http://www.gopusa.com/putin-accuses-obama-administration-of-undermining-trumps-legitimacy/
— Reagan and Trump: American Nationalists – Patrick J. Buchanan
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=19327
— Christians, feminists fight Obama’s restroom mandate
http://www.gopusa.com/christians-feminists-fight-obamas-restroom-mandate/
— Wife of Orlando nightclub shooter arrested by FBI
http://www.gopusa.com/wife-of-orlando-nightclub-shooter-arrested-by-fbi/
— Gas mileage matters down the road  (DIERSEN: The Democrats condemned my 1996 Ford Thunderbird LX V-8 as being a clunker even though it gets 24 MPG on the highway.)
http://www.gopusa.com/gas-mileage-matters-down-the-road/

 

DAILY CALLER
— Border Patrol Won’t Prosecute Illegals Because Of DOJ Inaction – David Krayden
http://dailycaller.com/2017/01/17/report-border-patrol-wont-prosecute-illegals-because-of-doj-inaction/
— Fake Polls? How CNN And ABC Are Fudging The Numbers To Tank Trump’s Favorability – Christian Datoc
http://dailycaller.com/2017/01/17/fake-polls-how-cnn-and-abc-are-fudging-the-numbers-to-tank-trumps-favorability/
— ‘Never Trump’ Republicans Shocked They Can’t Find Jobs In Trump’s White House – Rachel Stoltzfoos
http://dailycaller.com/2017/01/17/never-trump-republicans-shocked-they-cant-find-jobs-in-trumps-white-house/
— Whoops! Definitely-Not-Senile John Lewis Says He FORGOT He Boycotted W’s Inauguration – Christian Datoc
http://dailycaller.com/2017/01/17/john-lewis-says-he-forgot-he-boycotted-bushs-inauguration/
— Race Activist Calls Black Band Playing At Trump Inauguration ‘Coons’ – Amber Randall
http://dailycaller.com/2017/01/17/race-activist-calls-black-band-playing-at-trump-inauguration-coons/

 

CONSERVATIVE REPUBLICAN NEWS
— DOCTORS FIRING MEDICARE PATIENTS – Kent Kellar
http://conservativerepublicannews.com/2017/01/17/doctors-firing-medicare-patients/

 

BREITBART
— Inaugural Rioters Urged to ‘Go Hard’ in ‘Only Chance’ to ‘Rove the City’ Under ‘Protocol of the Obama Era’ – LEE STRANAHAN
http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2017/01/17/inaugural-rioters-urged-go-hard-chance-rove-city-protocol-obama-era/
— Paul Ryan Picks Fight with Donald Trump Over Big Pharma Corruption: ‘I Don’t Speak Like That, Generally Speaking’ – MATTHEW BOYLE  (DIERSEN: Who tries to pick fights with you?  The following try to pick fights with me: those who a) reject planks in the Republican Party platform and work against those like me who support those planks, b) reject planks in the Illinois Republican Party platform and work against those like me who support those planks, c) reject the Milton Township Republican Central Committee resolution against video gambling and work against those like me who support that resolution, d) focus on destroying those like me who they cannot manipulate/dominate, e) were defendants in lawsuits that I have filed, f) are operatives for the aforesaid, and/or g) are dupes for the aforesaid and those who are anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, 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.breitbart.com/big-government/2017/01/17/paul-ryan-picks-fight-donald-trump-big-pharma-dont-speak-like-generally/
— Donald Trump: John Lewis Lied About Not Skipping Inaugurations Before Mine – CHARLIE SPIERING
http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2017/01/17/trump-john-lewis-lied-not-skipping-inaugurations-before-mine/
— TREASONOUS: GQ Mag: ‘There’s No Such Thing As an Illegal Immigrant’ – JOHN BINDER
http://www.breitbart.com/texas/2017/01/16/gq-mag-theres-no-thing-illegal-immigrant/

 

BLAZE
— If your lifestyle is none of my business, stop demanding that I celebrate it – Matt Walsh  (DIERSEN: Under the Democrats and under the RINOs, ever-increasingly, Americans are forced to celebrate those individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that are anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, 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.  I should write a book about how the federal government forces its employees to celebrate the aforesaid.  It is done under the guise of Affirmative Action, Diversity, and Inclusion.)
http://www.theblaze.com/contributions/matt-walsh-if-your-lifestyle-is-none-of-my-business-stop-demanding-that-i-celebrate-it/
— Rush Limbaugh fires back after Obama blames him for partisanship in Washington – Kate Scanlon  (DIERSEN: Should I “fire back” at those who blame me for their problems, those who blame me for your problems, those who blame me for my problems, and/or those who blame me for everyone’s problems?)
http://www.theblaze.com/news/2017/01/17/rush-limbaugh-fires-back-after-obama-blames-him-for-partisanship-in-washington/

 

TOWNHALL
— Proposed Law Would Punish Countries That Refuse to Take Back Their Illegal Immigrant Criminals – Leah Barkoukis (DIERSEN: How many illegal immigrant criminals are there in America, in Illinois, in your county, in your township/ward, in your municipality, and in your precinct?)
http://townhall.com/tipsheet/leahbarkoukis/2017/01/17/proposed-law-would-punish-countries-that-refuse-to-take-back-their-illegal-immigrant-criminals-n2272404
— Planned Parenthood Trained Employees On How to Identify Undercover Journalists Instead of Sex Traffickers – Cortney O’Brien
http://townhall.com/tipsheet/cortneyobrien/2017/01/17/new-report-shows-planned-parenthood-covering-up-sex-trafficking-n2272707
— Bikers For Trump: We’ll Form A ‘Wall of Meat’ To Block Anti-Trump Protestors At Inauguration – Matt Vespa
http://townhall.com/tipsheet/mattvespa/2017/01/17/bikers-for-trump-well-for-a-wall-of-meat-to-block-antitrump-protestors-n2272522

 

NATIONAL REVIEW
— A Guide to Basic Differences between Left and Right – DENNIS PRAGER  (DIERSEN: What do you say to those who claim to be on the right, but who focus on destroying individuals like me who are on the right and organizations like TAPTROOT Republicans of Illinois that are on the right?  I should write a book about the aforesaid destroyers in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois.  They are Democrat plants, Libertarian plants, Green plants, or RINOs.)
http://www.nationalreview.com/article/443900/liberal-conservative-americans-opposed-first-principles-key-terms

 

CHRISTIAN TODAY
— Dr. Ben Carson Says LGBT Americans Should Not Get ‘Extra Rights’ – Czarina Ong
http://www.christiantoday.com/article/dr.ben.carson.says.lgbt.americans.should.not.get.extra.rights/103925.htm

 

WASHINGTON FREE BEACON
— GAO Audit: Federal Government Remains on Unsustainable Fiscal Path  Net operating cost more than doubled over past year – Ali Meyer
http://freebeacon.com/issues/audit-federal-government-remains-unsustainable-fiscal-path/

 

CNN
— Who has Donald Trump’s ear? – Dana Bash and Abigail Crutchfield  (DIERSEN: Who has the ear of those who have the most religious, government, political, and financial clout in your municipality, in your township/ward, in your county, and in Illinois?)
http://www.cnn.com/2017/01/17/politics/donald-trump-advisers/

 

CBS NEWS
— GAO: U.S. government spending “unsustainable”  (DIERSEN: What did you do 1980-1997? I worked for GAO, the last 11 years of which at the GS-13 Step 1-10 levels, currently $94,610-$122,991.)
http://www.cbsnews.com/news/gao-federal-spending-revenue-unsustainable/

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Trump Entering White House Unbent and Unpopular.”
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/01/17/us/politics/donald-trump-obama-approval-rating.html

 

LOS ANGELES TIMES
— ‘Frontline’ examines right-left rift in ‘Divided States of America’ – Meredith Blake  (DIERSEN: In states, counties, townships/wards, municipalities, and precincts where Clinton got substantially more votes than Trump got, will those who voted for Clinton try to get rid of those who voted for Trump?  How should those who voted for Trump protect/defend themselves?)
http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/tv/la-et-st-frontline-divided-states-of-amer-20170116-story.html

 

JOURNAL STAR
— Corvette show helps abused kids, hungry families – Dennis Buckley
http://journalstar.com/niche/neighborhood-extra/fun-and-fundraisers/corvette-show-helps-abused-kids-hungry-families/article_50555ba8-7f05-59d0-a28f-17c79d0755df.html

 

U.S. NEWS & WORLD REPORT
— Flight, Not Fight  Democrats hiding from the Trump inauguration are just doing what their party does best. – Peter Roff
http://www.usnews.com/opinion/thomas-jefferson-street/articles/2017-01-17/why-democrats-are-really-skipping-donald-trumps-inauguration

 

MONEY MAGAZINE
— Get in Formation: The Working Girl’s Guide to Joining the Trump Resistance – Kristen Bahler  (DIERSEN: I should write a book about Money Magazine’s February 1978 4-page article on me and a) how Money Magazine got IRS to disallow my education deductions and b) how Money Magazine foisted negative government employee stereotypes on me.)
http://time.com/money/4635757/trump-inauguration-march-washington-resistance/

 

FED SMITH
— Proving Retaliation is ‘In Reprisal For’ Blowing the Whistle – Mathew B. Tully, Esq.
http://www.fedsmith.com/2017/01/17/proving-retaliation-is-in-reprisal-for-blowing-the-whistle/

 

FED WEEK
— Office of Government Ethics Issues Policies for Ethics Notices when Hiring
http://www.fedweek.com/federal-managers-daily-report/oge-issues-policies-ethics-notices-hiring/

 

TALK MEDIA NEWS
— Senate expected to consider GAO reform bill on Tuesday evening – Bryan Renbaum
http://www.talkmedianews.com/featured/2017/01/17/senate-expected-consider-gao-reform-bill-tuesday-evening/

January 15 Evening Edition

ABC7
— ILLINOIS SENATE VOWS SWIFT ACTION ON AMBITIOUS BUDGET PLAN – AP
http://abc7chicago.com/politics/illinois-senate-vows-swift-action-on-ambitious-budget-plan/1703416/
— WHAT ARE DONALD TRUMP’S PRIORITIES?  (DIERSEN: What are your priorities?  My priorities include using GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails a) to help keep Illinois Republicans up to date with the latest government and political news and commentary and b) to help defend and advance the Republican Party platform, the Illinois Republican Party platform, and the Milton Township Central Committee resolution against video gambling.)
http://abc7chicago.com/politics/newsviews-what-are-donald-trumps-priorities/1702447/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: On January 20, Donald Trump will be sworn in as our country’s 45th president. Like any candidate, he’s made a lot of promises to voters. Among those pledges getting the most attention, repealing Obamacare and building a wall along the border with Mexico. But once he’s in office, what are likely to be his top priorities? Talking about all this are ABC7 Political Analyst Laura Washington and Illinois Republican Party Chairman Tim Schneider.)
— FACEBOOK TO BEGIN WARNING USERS OF FAKE NEWS BEFORE GERMAN ELECTION – CNN  (DIERSEN: Since 2000, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have hinted/implied/argued/shouted that my GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails are full of fake news. My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes a) demonize/denigrate/condemn everything as being fake, except that which they agree with; b) have virtually every individual, organization, company, government, and country on their blacklists; and c) blacklist me because I refuse to carry out their blacklist orders.)
http://abc7chicago.com/politics/facebook-to-begin-warning-users-of-fake-news-before-german-election/1704021/

 

CBS2
— Hundreds Rally Against Repealing The Affordable Care Act  (DIERSEN: One reason to become a federal employee is membership in the Federal Employees Health Benefits Program (https://www.opm.gov/healthcare-insurance/healthcare/) for you, your spouse, and your dependent children. One reason to stay a federal employee long enough to retire is continued membership in that program for you, your spouse, and your dependent children.)
http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2017/01/15/hundreds-rally-against-repealing-the-affordable-care-act/

 

WGN TV
— Gutierrez among growing list of Democrats boycotting Trump’s inauguration – CNN  (DIERSEN: Who boycotts you? Those who boycott me a) reject planks in the Republican Party platform and work against those like me who support those planks, b) reject planks in the Illinois Republican Party platform and work against those like me who support those planks, c) reject the Milton Township Republican Central Committee resolution against video gambling and work against those like me who support that resolution, d) focus on destroying those like me who they cannot manipulate/dominate, e) were defendants in lawsuits that I have filed, f) are operatives for the aforesaid, and/or g) are dupes for the aforesaid and/or are anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, 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://wgntv.com/2017/01/15/illinois-rep-gutierrez-among-growing-list-of-democrats-boycotting-trumps-inauguration/

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps “call for unity after Trump’s election,” that is, anti-Trumps call for those who are anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft adoiders, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors TO BETTER UNITE AGAINST THOSE WHO ARE pro-Trump, Protestant, conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/lake-county-news-sun/news/ct-lns-king-day-lake-county-st-0116-20170115-story.html
— Priebus to Obama: ‘Step up’ and quiet Democrats who question Trump’s legitimacy – Mike Debonis  (DIERSEN: I was elected to the Illinois Center Right Coalition Steering Committee in 2003.  Since then, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have hinted/implied/argued/shouted that my election was NOT LEGITIMATE.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/ct-reince-priebus-donald-trump-legitimacy-20170115-story.html
— Democrats rally across the country to save and expand Obamacare  (DIERSEN: One reason to become a federal employee is membership in the Federal Employees Health Benefits Program (https://www.opm.gov/healthcare-insurance/healthcare/) for you, your spouse, and your dependent children. One reason to stay a federal employee long enough to retire is continued membership in that program for you, your spouse, and your dependent children.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/politics/ct-bernie-sanders-michigan-healthcare-rally-20170115-story.html
— Trump says Brexit is ‘a great thing,’ predicts EU will continue to break apart
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/politics/ct-trump-brexit-20170115-story.html
— Pfleger responds to Trump’s treatment of Rep. John Lewis
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/media/92340737-132.html
— Zion Dairy Queen owner selling property as company wants signs removed – Luke Hammill
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/lake-county-news-sun/news/ct-lns-zion-dairy-queen-update-st-0114-20170115-story.html
— Alec Baldwin returns as Trump on ‘SNL’ to take on Russian dossier, inauguration plans
http://www.chicagotribune.com/entertainment/tv/ct-snl-alec-baldwin-donald-trump-20170115-story.html

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— University of Illinois to review diversity plan for vendors – AP  (DIERSEN: To give preference to one group is to discriminate against another group.)
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/university-of-illinois-to-review-diversity-plan-for-vendors/

 

QUAD CITY TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps promote anti-Trumps in Los Angeles.
http://qctimes.com/news/state-and-regional/illinois/the-latest-hundreds-rally-for-immigrants-in-los-angeles/article_4767ec54-1645-5738-a85b-c68586789bd0.html

 

WJBC
— Barickman: ‘Unbelieveable challenges’ ahead – Adam Studzinski
http://www.wjbc.com/2017/01/15/barickman-unbelieveable-challenges-ahead/

 

RIVER CITIES’ READER
— Madigan’s Re-election a Joyless Affair – Rich Miller
http://www.rcreader.com/commentary/madigan-reelection-joyless-affair

 

SAGAMON SUN
— Support for ‘block granting’ food stamps continues to grow – Cheyenne Dickerson
http://sangamonsun.com/stories/511071719-support-for-block-granting-food-stamps-continues-to-grow

 

ILLINOIS LEAKS
— College of DuPage – Board Examiner finds 49 signatures that should be stricken; validates only 37. – Kirk Allen
http://edgarcountywatchdogs.com/2017/01/college-of-dupage-board-examiner-finds-49-signatures-that-should-be-stricken-validates-only-37/
— College of DuPage – Candidate admits photo-copying petitions-blames COD for failure to comply with law – Kirk Allen
http://edgarcountywatchdogs.com/2017/01/college-of-dupage-candidate-admits-photo-copying-petitions-blames-cod-for-failure-to-comply-with-law/
— Mayor Renner’s Clerk Finally Produces Uncensored City Council Meeting Video – John Kraft
http://edgarcountywatchdogs.com/2017/01/mayor-renners-clerk-finally-produces-uncensored-city-council-meeting-video/

 

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Trump eyeing move for White House press room as journalists’ group raises objections – Dave Boyer (DIERSEN: Ever increasingly, “journalists” make it clear that their top priority is destroying Trump, destroying Trump’s supporters, and destroying the Republican Party.)
http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2017/jan/15/trump-eyeing-move-for-white-house-press-room-as-jo/

 

BREITBART
— Six False Accusations by John Lewis, Hero-Turned-Hack – JOEL B. POLLAK
http://www.breitbart.com/big-journalism/2017/01/15/john-lewis-false-racism-hero-partisan/

 

BLAZE
— Reince Priebus blasts Democrats and John Lewis for questioning Trump’s legitimacy – Chris Enloe  (DIERSEN: I was elected to the Illinois Center Right Coalition Steering Committee in 2003.  Since then, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have hinted/implied/argued/shouted that my election was NOT LEGITIMATE.)
http://www.theblaze.com/news/2017/01/15/watch-reince-priebus-blasts-democrats-and-john-lewis-for-questioning-trumps-legitimacy/
— CNN host blasts the hypocrisy of Democratic Rep. John Lewis calling Trump ‘illegitimate’ – Chris Enloe  (DIERSEN: I was elected to the Illinois Center Right Coalition Steering Committee in 2003.  Since then, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have hinted/implied/argued/shouted that my election was NOT LEGITIMATE.)
http://www.theblaze.com/news/2017/01/14/watch-cnn-host-blasts-the-hypocrisy-of-democratic-rep-john-lewis-calling-trump-illegitimate/
— Obama’s legacy: A deeper party divide in America – Sarah Lee
http://www.theblaze.com/news/2017/01/14/obamas-legacy-a-deeper-party-divide-in-america/

 

AMERICAN THINKER
— The ‘News’ Media as We Knew It Is Finished – Barry Casselman  (DIERSEN: The press in America has always acted like it is an arm of the Democrat Party.  That is one reason why people voted for Republican Trump.)
http://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2017/01/the_news_media_as_we_knew_it_is_finished.html

 

DAILY CALLER
— Inauguration Protesters Plan To Destroy Property And Disrupt Balls – Alex Pfeiffer
http://dailycaller.com/2017/01/14/inauguration-protesters-plan-to-destroy-property-and-disrupt-balls/
— Bob Woodward: ‘Trump’s Right’ — Intel Community Has Treated Him Like ‘Garbage’ – Christian Datoc  (DIERSEN: Those who anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, 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 TREAT MEMBERS OF THE FOLLWING GROUPS LIKE THEY ARE GARBAGE: Protestant, conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, and/or those whose ancestors have been in for America long time. Those who have been treated like garbage voted for Trump.)
http://dailycaller.com/2017/01/15/bob-woodward-trumps-right-intel-community-has-treated-him-like-garbage-video/

 

REAL CLEAR POLITICS
— Priebus: “President Obama Should Step Up,” Lewis Putting The U.S. Down Across The World – Ian Schwartz (DIERSEN: During 2011 and 2012, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes focused a) on putting TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois down, b) on putting TAPROOT events down, c) on putting speakers at TAPROOT events down, and d) on putting my TAPROOT chairmanship since 2005 down.  Tragically, virtually no one aside from me defended TAPROOT, defended TAPROOT events, defended TAPROOT speakers, or defended my TAPROOT chairmanship. What does that say?)
http://www.realclearpolitics.com/video/2017/01/15/priebus_president_obama_should_step_up_lewis_putting_the_us_down_across_the_world.html

 

NEW AMERICAN
— CNN and BuzzFeed Run “Fake News” in Attempt to Damage Trump – C. Mitchell Shaw
http://www.thenewamerican.com/usnews/politics/item/25139-cnn-and-buzzfeed-run-fake-news-in-attempt-to-damage-trump

 

HARVARD POLITICAL REVIEW
— A Fake America: Cultural Fragmentation and Polarization – Justin Curtis  (DIERSEN: Democrats and Democrat plants, Libertarians and Libertarian plants, Greens and Green plants, and RINOs focus on fragmenting and polarizing everyone.  I should write a book about the aforesaid fragmenters and polarizers in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois.  I should write a book about the aforesaid fragmenters and polarizers in the Milton Township Republican Central Committee, the DuPage County Republican Central Committee, the Illinois Republican Party, the Wheaton Chamber of Commerce, the Illinois Center Right Coalition, the American Association of Political Consultants, etc.)
http://harvardpolitics.com/hprgument-posts/fake-america-cultural-fragmentation-polarization/

 

THE HILL
— Trump, House GOP could clash over ‘Buy America’ – MELANIE ZANONA  (DIERSEN: Many, if not most, if not virtually all of my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes hate unions, hate past and present union members, hate General Motors, hate Ford, hate Chrysler, and hate past and present owners of General Motors, Ford, and Chrysler vehicles.)
http://thehill.com/policy/transportation/314304-trump-house-gop-could-clash-over-buy-america
— Priebus: John Lewis’s comments ‘irresponsible’ – MALLORY SHELBOURNE
http://thehill.com/homenews/sunday-talk-shows/314400-priebus-john-lewis-comments-on-trump-irresponsible
— Trump thanks Bob Woodward, blasts intelligence community over dossier – CYRA MASTER
http://thehill.com/homenews/administration/314421-trump-thanks-bob-woodward-blasts-intelligence-community-over-dossier

 

HUFFINGTON POST
— Mike Pence Is ‘Deeply Disappointed’ That Civil Rights Icon John Lewis Bad-Mouthed Donald Trump – Julia Craven  (DIERSEN: Who are the leading badmouthers in your precinct, in your municipality, in your township/ward, in your county, and in Illinois?)
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/mike-pence-john-lewis_us_587b8955e4b0b3c7a7b1cc91
— Reince Priebus Warns Ethics Chief To ‘Be Careful’ – Igor Bobic (DIERSEN: Government is nasty.  Politics is nasty.  Democrats are nasty. Democrats are moral relativists who believe that their end justifies their means.  If you are a Republican, sooner or later, Democrats will hint/imply/argue/shout that you are unethical.  During the 1970s, my Democrat IRS superiors hinted/implied/argued/shouted that my education deductions and my partial day per diem claims were unethical.  During the 1960s, my Democrat Post Office superiors hinted/implied/argued/shouted that my sick leave requests were unethical.)
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/reince-priebus-ethics-careful_us_587b9be8e4b0e58057ff493e

 

ABC NEWS
— Reince Priebus Calls John Lewis’ Criticism of Trump ‘Irresponsible’ – ALI DUKAKIS  (DIERSEN: When you are criticized, who comes to your defense?  I should write a book about my critics/opponents who have lots of religious, government, political, and/or financial clout in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois who have made it clear that they will viciously destroy any individual, any organization, any company, and any government that might come to my defense.)
http://abcnews.go.com/ThisWeek/reince-priebus-calls-john-lewis-criticism-trump-irresponsible/story?id=44791506

 

CNN
— Is Trump White House preparing to treat press as ‘opposition party’? (DIERSEN: The press in America has always acted like it is an arm of the Democrat Party.  That is one reason why people voted for Republican Trump.)
http://gantdaily.com/2017/01/15/is-trump-white-house-preparing-to-treat-press-as-opposition-party/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “How MLK can get you out of your Trump Slump.”
http://www.cnn.com/2017/01/15/us/mlk-trump/
http://gantdaily.com/2017/01/15/how-mlk-can-get-you-out-of-your-trump-slump/

 

REUTERS
— Trump threatens BMW with border tax on cars built in Mexico
http://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-bmw-idUSKBN14Z0XY

 

ASSOCIATED PRESS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “PROTESTERS ACROSS US DECRY TRUMP’S ANTI-IMMIGRANT STANCE.”
http://www.beloitdailynews.com/article/20170114/AP/301149864
— A look at some of the groups who plan to protest Trump
http://www.dailyjournal.net/2017/01/15/us-trump-inauguration-protests-whos-coming/

 

MCCLATCHY DC
— Trump team says ethics official too ‘political’ – AP  (DIERSEN: Government is nasty.  Politics is nasty.  Democrats are nasty. Democrats are moral relativists who believe that their end justifies their means.  If you are a Republican, sooner or later, Democrats will hint/imply/argue/shout that you are unethical.  During the 1970s, my Democrat IRS superiors hinted/implied/argued/shouted that my education deductions and my partial day per diem claims were unethical.  During the 1960s, my Democrat Post Office superiors hinted/implied/argued/shouted that my sick leave requests were unethical.)
http://www.mcclatchydc.com/news/politics-government/national-politics/article126700079.html

 

WASHINGTON POST
— Trump team on attack headed into week of president-elect’s inauguration – Abby Phillip and Mike DeBonis (DIERSEN: Should I go “on attack?”  Would that prompt my critics/opponents to get their operatives and their dupes out of their closets, out of their gutters, and out of their sewers?)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/trump-team-on-attack-headed-into-week-of-president-elects-inauguration/2017/01/15/9d73e21e-db57-11e6-ad42-f3375f271c9c_story.html

 

LOS ANGELES TIMES
— Fake News 101? Lawmakers want California schools to teach students how to evaluate what they read on the web – Melanie Mason
http://www.latimes.com/politics/essential/la-pol-ca-essential-politics-updates-los-angeles-assemblyman-proposes-bill-1484182108-htmlstory.html
— Pence and Priebus want to turn toward an ‘optimistic’ Trump inauguration and leave behind a touchy transition – Cathleen Decker
http://www.latimes.com/nation/politics/trailguide/la-na-trailguide-updates-incoming-trump-administration-battles-1484505280-htmlstory.html

 

WASHINGTON POST
— Trump’s feud with John Lewis echoes a long, difficult relationship with African Americans – Janell Ross and Vanessa Williams  (DIERSEN: Democrats continue to be furious that they lost the Civil War.  Ever since the Civil War, Democrats have shouted at Blacks that Republicans have caused all the problems that Blacks have had, that Republicans are causing all the problems that Blacks have, and that Republicans will forever cause all the problems that Blacks will have.  Democrats want Blacks to hate Republicans.  Lewis is a product of the aforesaid.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/trumps-feud-with-john-lewis-echoes-a-long-difficult-relationship-with-african-americans/2017/01/15/03126080-daa1-11e6-9a36-1d296534b31e_story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Rep. John Lewis’s books sell out following his attack on Donald Trump.  If you want to make lots of money from members of the following groups, you attack Trump: anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, 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.washingtonpost.com/news/the-fix/wp/2017/01/15/rep-john-lewiss-books-sell-out-following-donald-trumps-attacks/
— Animal activists finally have something to applaud at Ringling Bros. circus: Its closure – Amy B Wang
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/animalia/wp/2017/01/15/animal-activists-finally-have-something-to-applaud-at-the-ringling-bros-circus-its-closure/

 

BLOOMBERG
— Trump Team May Move West Wing Briefings to Expand Capacity – Ros Krasny
https://www.bloomberg.com/politics/articles/2017-01-15/trump-team-may-move-briefings-from-west-wing-to-accommodate-more

 

HERALD AND NEWS
— Organization says illegal immigrants hurt Oregon’s economy – RICHARD F. LaMOUNTAIN
http://www.heraldandnews.com/members/forum/guest_commentary/organization-says-illegal-immigrants-hurt-state-s-economy/article_a7bfbfd7-3a6a-5ea4-9428-6649647ef6f0.html

 

  1. AUGUSTINE RECORD
    — Irresponsible press and sore losers – Eric Erickson
    http://staugustine.com/opinion/2017-01-15/guest-editorial-irresponsible-press-and-sore-losers

 

SEA COAST ONLINE
— Republicans are Putin’s useful idiots – Stephen D. Clark, Stratham (DIERSEN: Should I write a book about those in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois who consider me to be one of their “useful idiots?”)
http://www.seacoastonline.com/article/20170112/NEWS/170119673

 

EVERETT HERALD NET
— Press is biased; supporters need Trump newsletter – Robert Rivera, Marysville, Washington
http://www.heraldnet.com/opinion/press-is-biased-supporters-need-trump-newsletter/

 

FED SMITH
— Buyouts and Early Outs – John Grobe  (DIERSEN: Democrats run the federal government.  Those Democrats use buyouts and early outs to get rid of federal employees who are Republican, White, male, older, and/or non-veteran.)
http://www.fedsmith.com/2017/01/15/buyouts-and-early-outs/

 

GUARDIAN
— Merkel made catastrophic mistake over open door to refugees, says Trump  US president-elect tells German newspaper Gild that chancellor was wrong ‘letting all these illegals into the country’ – Kate Connolly
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2017/jan/15/angela-merkel-refugees-policy-donald-trump

 

DAILY MAIL
— Reince Priebus calls on President Obama to scold John Lewis for questioning the legitimacy of Donald Trump  Reince Priebus said on Meet the Press that President Obama should call John Lewis’ comments on Donald Trump’s legitimacy ‘wrong’ The incoming White House chief of staff was angered that some Democrats were boycotting Trump’s inauguration over the Russian hacks  Priebus was also mad that Democrats were fundraising off the tiff between Lewis and Trump  Earlier this week, Lewis, the House’s most prominent civil rights leader, said he didn’t consider Trump to be a ‘legitimate president’ – Nikki Schwab  (DIERSEN: I was elected to the Illinois Center Right Coalition Steering Committee in 2003.  Since then, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have hinted/implied/argued/shouted that my election was NOT LEGITIMATE.)
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-4122260/Reince-Priebus-calls-President-Obama-scold-John-Lewis-questioning-legitimacy-Donald-Trump.html

January 13 Morning Edition

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Why the press must unite when Trump attacks.”
http://chicago.suntimes.com/opinion/s-e-cupp-why-the-press-must-united-when-trump-attacks/
— $400M property tax increase could save CPS finances: Moody’s – Sam Charles
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/400m-property-tax-increase-could-save-cps-finances-moodys/
— Chicago man charged with sending threats to governor, DuPage sheriff – Jacob Wittich
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/chicago-man-charged-with-sending-threats-to-governor-sheriff/

— Goodbye to one selfie president, hello to another – Mona Charen
http://chicago.suntimes.com/opinion/charen-goodbye-to-one-selfie-president-hello-to-another/
— Amazon plans to hire 100,000 over the next 18 months – AP  (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, under the Democrats and under the RINOs, employers act like they do NOT want hire those who are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, non-poor, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/amazon-plans-to-hire-100000-over-the-next-18-months/

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— FRONT PAGE IN THE NAPERVILLE SUN: Naperville students to view Trump inauguration in person – Suzanne Baker
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/naperville-sun/news/ct-nvs-naperville-inauguration-st-0113-20170111-story.html
— Speaker Madigan — public servant, not prom king – Kristen McQueary
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/commentary/ct-michael-madigan-speaker-illinois-democrats–perspec-0113-md-20170112-story.html
— Trump’s will be a presidency ‘like you’ve never seen before’ – Editorial
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/editorials/ct-trump-president-inauguration-edit-20170115-story.html
— Budget woes trickle down to municipalities – Linda McDaniel-Hale
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/elgin-courier-news/opinion/ct-ecn-linda-mcdaniel-hale-st-0115-20170113-story.html
— Will County to seek grant for work near proposed Crete intermodal site – Susan DeMar Lafferty
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/daily-southtown/news/ct-sta-crete-overpass-grant-st-0113-20170112-story.html
— Chicago man arrested for allegedly threatening Rauner, DuPage County sheriff – Elyssa Cherney
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/ct-chicago-man-arrested-rauner-threats-0113-20170112-story.html
— Crisis communication firms are early beneficiaries of Trump presidency – Ally Marotti  (DIERSEN: You would think that anti-Trumps would want Trump to blast them.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/ct-crisis-communications-trump-tweets-0112-biz-20170111-story.html
— Trump says buy LL Bean, but many products are made in China – AP
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/sns-bc-us–ll-bean-heiress–trump-pac-20170112-story.html
— Chicago Housing Authority stockpiles cash, pays debts as families languish on waiting list – Jason Grotto
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/ct-cha-finances-report-met-20170112-story.html
— Senior real estate tax deferral application period begins in DuPage – Bill Bird  (DIERSEN: The cost of living in DuPage County is very high.  One could argue that if your annual household income is not at least $55,000, you need help from government and/or from charities to live in the county.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/naperville-sun/crime/ct-nvs-dupage-senior-tax-break-st-0113-20170112-story.html

— Two years into his term, Rauner says he ‘will never give up’ – Monique Garcia  (DIERSEN: What would your critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes say that you gave up on?  For me, they would say that in 2012, I gave up on being the TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairman; in 2011, a Wheaton Chamber of Commerce Government Affairs Committee chairman; in 2010 and 2004, the Milton Township Republican Central Committee webmaster; in 2007, an Illinois Center Right Coalition Steering Committee member; in 2004, an American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter board member; in 1997, a GAO employee; in 1980, an IRS employee; in 1971, a full-time Firestone Stores employee; and in 1969, a Post Office employee.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-bruce-rauner-facebook-live-two-years-story.html

— What happened to Trump’s honeymoon phase? – Charles Krauthammer  (DIERSEN: GAO audits IRS.  When I transferred from IRS to GAO when I was 31 years old in 1980, my Democrat GAO superiors, Democrat GAO supervisors, Democrat GAO coworkers, and Democrat GAO subordinates gave me no honeymoon at all.  From the very beginning, they did everything that they could to get rid of me.  Among many things, they viciously demonized, viciously denigrated, and viciously condemned my knowledge of IRS’s policies, procedures, practices, terminology, etc. that I had gained by working for IRS for almost 9 years, the last 5 1/2 years of which at the GS-12 Step 1-5 levels, currently $79,563-$90,173.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/commentary/ct-trump-administration-chaotic-perspec-0113-md-20170112-story.html

 

DAILY HERALD
— Carol Stream man accused of threatening governor, DuPage sheriff – Sara Hooker
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20170112/news/170119533/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps demonize, denigrate, and condemn Russia.
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20170113/discuss/170119577/

— Elgin’s violent crime rate rose more than Chicago’s – Charles Keeshan and Susan Sarkauskas  (DIERSEN: In your precinct, in your municipality, in your township/ward, in your county, and in Illinois, who works the hardest a) to attract violent criminals and b) to drive up the violent crime rate?)
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20170113/news/170119513/

 

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Feds release report on Chicago police – AP
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20170113/NEWS02/170119918/feds-release-report-on-chicago-police

 

CBS2
— 2 Investigators: Cal City Pol Thaddeus Jones Accused Of Misusing Campaign Funds – Brad Edwards
http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2017/01/12/2-investigators-cal-city-pol-accused-of-misusing-campaign-funds/

 

HERALD NEWS
— Will County Board approves sponsorship of CSX grant application  Residents continue to fight possible intermodal in Crete Township – MIKE MALLORY
http://www.theherald-news.com/2017/01/12/will-county-board-approves-sponsorship-of-csx-grant-application/a70pso1/

 

PEKIN DAILY TIMES
— Illinois prepares to celebrate 200 years with new state logo – AP  (DIERSEN: Government is nasty.  Politics is nasty.  How long have your ancestors been in Illinois?  All my ancestors immigrated during the 1840s and 1850s to northeast Illinois from what is now Germany.  I should write a book about my nasty/troubles/failed/vicious critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, and in DuPage County who continue to viciously demonize me, to viciously denigrate me, and to viciously condemn me as being a newcomer.  They stress that I have lived in DuPage County, Milton Township, and Wheaton only since 1978 and that I have lived in my precinct only since 1984.  They stress that I have a) never attended any schools in DuPage County, b) never sent any children to schools in DuPage County, and c) never became a member of any church in DuPage County. Government is nasty.  Politics is nasty.)
http://www.pekintimes.com/news/20170112/illinois-prepares-to-celebrate-200-years-with-new-state-logo

 

NORTHERN PUBLIC RADIO
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps promote Bustos and Kinzinger
http://northernpublicradio.org/post/two-us-representatives-northern-illinois-seek-cooperation-time-turmoil

 

QUAD CITIES ONLINE
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Quad Cities Online says that when you act badly, you are not an adult.  What do young people have to say about that?
http://www.qconline.com/editorials/editorial-at-last-adults-are-in-the-room-let-s/article_ab18c7e1-bb89-5629-8b0a-9aa89767378b.html

 

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Thumbs Down: To the Illinois Republican Party for its multi-day countdown to Jan. 11, the day the 100th General Assembly was sworn in and Michael J. Madigan, D-Chicago, was again elected as speaker of the Illinois House.
http://www.sj-r.com/opinion/20170112/our-view-thumbs-up-to-innovative-city-employees-working-to-better-serve-residents

 

  1. LOUIS TODAY
    — Man arrested for sending threatening letter to Illinois governor – Nassim Benchaabane
    http://www.stltoday.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/man-arrested-for-sending-threatening-letter-to-illinois-governor/article_b2c57c67-b160-5fa2-a992-958e58998437.html
    (FROM THE ARTICLE: A Chicago man was arrested Thursday after he allegedly sent threatening messages to Illinois Gov. Bruce Rauner and the sheriff of a suburban county. Eric M. Pence, 24, sent a threatening letter to Rauner and threatening emails to DuPage County Sheriff John Zaruba, according to Illinois State Police.)

 

MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— Deal Between McHenry Township Republican Factions Puts All on Ballot – Cal Skinner
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2017/01/12/deal-between-mchenry-township-republican-factions-puts-all-on-ballot/
— McConnaughay Praises Term Limits for Senate Leaders – Cal Skinner
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2017/01/12/mcconnaughay-praises-term-limits-for-senate-leaders/

 

ILLINOIS POLICY INSTITUTE
— MADIGAN’S ECONOMIC AGENDA IS NOT AGGRESSIVE AND IT’S NOT REFORM  The newly re-elected House speaker is pushing a new tax on businesses, an increase to the minimum wage and more spending, while doing nothing to address salient problems such as workers’ compensation and pension debt. – Michael Lucci
https://www.illinoispolicy.org/madigans-economic-agenda-is-not-aggressive-and-its-not-reform/

 

ILLINOIS FAMILY INSTITUTE
— My Facebook Conversation with “Progressives” – Laurie Higgins
https://illinoisfamily.org/homosexuality/facebook-conversation-with-liberals/

 

CAPITOL FAX
— AFSCME sets strike authorization vote
http://capitolfax.com/2017/01/13/afscme-sets-strike-authorization-vote/

 

CONSERVATIVE REPUBLICAN NEWS
— IN REVEALING ARTICLE, OBAMA PUTS ‘PROGRESSIVE GOALS’ BEFORE DUE PROCESS  (DIERSEN: Democrats are moral relativists who believe that their end justifies their means.  My Democrat GAO superiors believed that achieving their party’s Affirmative Action, Diversity, and Inclusion quotas, goals, and targets justified their forcing me to retire in 1997 when I was 49 years old, not promoting me beyond GS-13, keeping me off audits of IRS for all but 3 of the almost 18 years that I worked for GAO, and forcing me to take an $18,459 pay cut in today’s dollars to transfer from IRS to GAO in 1980. My Democrat IRS superiors believed that achieving their party’s Affirmative Action, Diversity, and Inclusion quotas, goals, and targets justified their not promoting me beyond GS-12, disallowing my education deductions, and disallowing my partial day per diem claims.  My Democrat Post Office superiors believed that achieving their party’s Affirmative Action, Diversity, and Inclusion quotas, goals, and targets justified their forcing me resign in 1969 and disallowing my sick leave requests.)
http://conservativerepublicannews.com/2017/01/12/in-revealing-article-obama-puts-progressive-goals-before-due-process/

 

GOPUSA
— Anarchists Plan to Paralyze Washington During Inauguration (DIERSEN: What actions do you expect that Trump voters in your precinct, in your municipality, in your township/ward, in your county, and in Illinois will take to protect themselves from anti-Trumps?  Will they stay in their homes more?  Will they buy more guns and ammunition?  Will they get concealed carry permits?)
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=19183
— Hollywood Vs. the ‘Fascist’ Election Result
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=19210
— Pope Francis: God promised the land to the people of Israel  (DIERSEN: Of course, individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that are anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, 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 WANT THE POPE TO SAY THAT GOD PROMISED AMERICA TO THOSE WHO ARE anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, 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.gopusa.com/?p=19206

 

THE BLAZE
— Celebrities make yet another anti-Trump video to prepare themselves for inauguration day – Brandon Morse
http://www.theblaze.com/news/2017/01/12/celebrities-make-yet-another-anti-trump-video-to-prepare-themselves-for-inauguration-day/

 

FREEDOM’S JOURNAL
— AMERICANS, NOT MOSCOW, ARE SENDING PRESIDENT-ELECT TRUMP TO THE WHITE HOUSE – Armstrong Williams
https://freedomsjournalinstitute.org/latest-news/opinion/americans-not-moscow-are-sending-president-elect-trump-to-the-white-house/

 

LIFE SITE NEWS
— Ben Carson rips ‘extra rights’ for LGBT at confirmation hearing – Lisa Bourne (DIERSEN: Virtually all of my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes promote LGBTQ activity.)
https://www.lifesitenews.com/news/ben-carson-rips-extra-rights-for-lgbt-at-confirmation-hearing

 

WESTERN JOURNALISM
— Uproar Follows After Fox News Anchor Rebukes Trump For ‘Belittling’ CNN – Jack Davis  (DIERSEN: Should I write a book about the nasty, troubled, failed, and/or vicious activists, candidates, elected officials, party leaders, major donors, political consultants, etc. in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois who belittle me?  The aforesaid blame me for their problems, blame me for your problems, blame me for my problems, and blame me for everyone’s problems.)
http://www.westernjournalism.com/uproar-follows-after-fox-news-anchor-rebukes-trump-for-belittling-cnn/

 

NATIONAL REVIEW
— Liberals Have Enemies to Their Left – JOE SIMONSON  (DIERSEN: To their credit, some of my Democrat superiors and supervisors in the federal government did like having to carry orders from Democrat politicians to waste the careers of and to get rid of their subordinates who were Republican, White, male, older, and/or non-veteran.)
http://www.nationalreview.com/article/443804/new-left-dirtbag-left-chapo-trap-house-jacobin-magazine-liberals-democratic-party

 

ASSOCIATED PRESS
— Lie detectors trip applicants at border agency – ELLIOT SPAGAT  (DIERSEN: Those who come to America illegally, who stay in America illegally, and/or who bring others to America illegally are moral relativists who believe that their end justifies their means.  Moral relativists vote for Democrats.)
http://journaltimes.com/news/national/ap-exclusive-lie-detectors-trip-applicants-at-border-agency/article_5a01dacc-a707-5a79-bfa3-5a30891d44b7.html

 

CNN
— Chicago police use excessive force, DOJ finds – Jason Hanna
http://www.cnn.com/2017/01/13/us/chicago-police-federal-investigation/index.html

 

CBS NEWS
— Workers with no college degree fall further behind than ever  (DIERSEN: I earned a) a job-related bachelor’s degree in 1970 when I was 21 and job-related master’s degrees when I was 27, 31, and 48, b) job-related professional certifications when I was 30, 32, 41, 45, 47, and 48, and c) a job-related professional license when I was 33.  Of course, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes use the aforesaid against me.  They hint/imply/argue/shout that with the aforesaid, if I was not such a loser, I would have much more money now than I do.)
http://cbsnews.cbs.com/news/workers-with-no-college-degree-fall-further-behind-than-ever/

 

AOL NEWS
— Protests will aim to disrupt Trump inauguration – JOHN CLARKE
http://www.aol.com/article/news/2017/01/13/protests-aim-disrupt-trump-inauguration-organizers/21653938/

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— Chicago Police Routinely Trampled on Civil Rights, Justice Dept. Says – JULIE BOSMAN and MITCH SMITH
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/01/13/us/chicago-police-justice-department-report.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “As Trump Berates News Media, a New Strategy Is Needed to Cover Him.”
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/01/12/business/media/trump-media-news-conference.html
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD HARDCOPY ARTICLE TITLE: A Table Full of Trump Voters Who Don’t Regret It One Bit – Trip Gabrial  (DIERSEN: What actions do you expect that Trump voters in your precinct, in your municipality, in your township/ward, in your county, and in Illinois will take to protect themselves from anti-Trumps?  Will they stay in their homes more?  Will they buy more guns and ammunition?  Will they get concealed carry permits?)
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/01/12/us/donald-trump-iowa-conservatives.html

 

WASHINGTON POST
— Obama’s federal workplace legacy is mixed, but he’ll be missed – Joe Davidson  (DIERSEN: Democrats run America.  Democrats run the federal government.  Democrats want each and every federal employee to be a Democrat, and as many as possible of them to also be LGBTQ, minority, female, younger, disabled, and/or veteran.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/powerpost/wp/2017/01/13/obamas-federal-workplace-legacy-mixed-but-hell-be-missed/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: But with one week to go in Obama’s presidency, we take a look at his federal workforce legacy through the words of employees and retirees who lived it and experts who studied it. He was praised for supporting diversity, gay rights, improved labor relations, telework, streamlined hiring procedures, employing veterans and people with disabilities. His work-life balance programs and stand against Republican attacks on staffing were applauded.)
— Is a college degree the new high school diploma? Here’s why your degree’s worth is stagnant. – Jeffrey J. Selingo  (DIERSEN: I earned a) a job-related bachelor’s degree in 1970 when I was 21 and job-related master’s degrees when I was 27, 31, and 48, b) job-related professional certifications when I was 30, 32, 41, 45, 47, and 48, and c) a job-related professional license when I was 33.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/grade-point/wp/2017/01/13/is-a-college-degree-the-new-high-school-diploma-heres-why-your-degrees-worth-is-stagnant/

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Justice Department Finds Chicago Police Use Excessive Force in Violation of Constitution  City officials have agreed to negotiate a consent decree aimed at reform – SHIBANI MAHTANI and JOE BARRETT
http://www.wsj.com/articles/justice-department-finds-chicago-police-use-excessive-force-in-violation-of-constitution-1484325190
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Employers who are Democrats or Democrat plants, Libertarians or libertarian plants, Greens or Green plants, or RINOs a) want cheap labor and b) look down on, despise, if not hate their employees and potential employees who are Protestant, conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
http://www.wsj.com/articles/trumps-immigration-chance-1484266731
— Chicago: Live Video Grows as Platform to Broadcast Violence  Experts say Facebook Live, Twitter’s Periscope are increasingly used to stream—and provoke—violence – SHIBANI MAHTANI and DEEPA SEETHARAMAN
http://www.wsj.com/articles/live-video-grows-as-platform-to-broadcast-violence-1484226002

 

BLOOMBERG
— Facebook’s Hiring Process Hinders Its Effort to Create a Diverse Workforce  Despite incentivizing recruiters to prioritize women, black and Latino engineering candidates, the department’s demographics have not changed much in the past few years. – Ellen Huet  (DIERSEN: Facebook should consider hiring Charles Bowsher.  Bowsher had great success during the 1980s and 1990s getting rid of the agency’s employees who were Republican, White, male, older, and/or non-veteran.)
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2017-01-09/facebook-s-hiring-process-hinders-its-effort-to-create-a-diverse-workforce

 

USA TODAY
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Pot pushers push pot.
http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2017/01/12/cannabis-can-help-some-patients-but-doctors-say-more-research-needed/96495582/

 

TIME
— Millennials Keep Losing Ground to Their Parents – Kate Samuelson
http://time.com/money/4634274/millennials-losing-ground-parents/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Millennial children are earning around 20% less than their baby boomer parents despite being better educated, new research says. Analysis of Federal Reserve data by the advocacy group Young Invincibles, laid out in an Associated Press report, discovered that millennials have less than half the net worth of boomers and their home ownership rate is lower, while their student debt is “drastically” higher. For the research, the analysts compared 25 to 34 year-olds in 2013, the most recent year available, to the same age group in 1989 after adjusting for inflation. They found that education has helped lessen the gap between millennials and boomers, but white millennials still earn significantly more than their black and Latino peers. This “reflect[s] the legacy of discrimination for jobs, education and housing,” the report says. According to AP, research last year by economists led by Stanford University’s Raj Chetty agrees with Young Invincibles’ findings. The Stanford report found that people born in 1950 had a 79% chance of making more money than their parents but those born in 1980 had just a 50% chance of out-earning their parents.)

 

MASHABLE
— Sunny Obama rides last week out with a bang, bites visitor on face – LAURA VITTO
http://mashable.com/2017/01/12/sunny-obama-bites-white-house-visitor/

 

VOX
— A wayward drone almost hit Duckworth’s plane. Now she’s a drone safety hawk. – Timothy B. Lee
http://www.vox.com/new-money/2017/1/11/14241312/tammy-duckworth-drone-safety

January 10 Morning Edition

NBC5
— Illinois Pundits Respond to Trump, Streep Beef at City Club Event
http://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/Illinois-Pundits-Respond-to-Trump-Streep-Beef-410188475.html
— In Final Speech, Obama Must Reconcile His Hopes with Trump’s
http://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/In-Final-Speech-Obama-Must-Reconcile-His-Hopes-with-Trumps-410233035.html

 

ABC7
— Mother, son followed 28 miles from casino, violently robbed – Eric Horng
https://abc7chicago.com/news/mother-son-followed-28-miles-from-casino-violently-robbed/1685113/

 

WGN RADIO
— What will President Barack Obama’s legacy be? – PETER ZIMMERMAN
http://wgnradio.com/2017/01/09/what-will-president-barack-obamas-legacy-be/
(FROM THE POSTING: Are you ready for another spirited political debate? As Barack Obama prepares to deliver his farewell address in Chicago tomorrow, Republican analyst Chris Robling and Democratic analyst Dave Lundy join Justin to debate the legacy of President Barack Obama.)

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Rauner: $50 million campaign check is about encouraging ‘bipartisan compromise’ – Monique Garcia
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-bruce-rauner-50-million-bipartisan-compromise-met-story.html
— Court strikes down Lincolnshire right-to-work ordinance
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/lincolnshire/news/ct-lsr-right-to-work-law-overturned-tl-0109-20170109-story.html
— Ethics reports lag for Trump nominees facing confirmation hearings this week – Michael Kranish, Abby Phillip
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/politics/ct-donald-trump-cabinet-hearings-20170109-story.html
— Kendall County circuit clerk posts bond for battery charge – Hannah Leone
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/aurora-beacon-news/crime/ct-abn-kendall-clerk-booked-st-0109-20170109-story.html
— Naperville: ‘Drive Sober of Get Pulled Over’ at Success
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/naperville-sun/community/chi-ugc-article-drive-sober-of-get-pulled-over-at-success-2017-01-09-story.html
— Illinois companies warn of more than 600 layoffs – Ally Marotti
http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/ct-illinois-layoffs-warn-0110-biz-20170109-story.html
— Betsy DeVos a smart choice for education secretary – Mitt Romney
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/commentary/ct-betsy-devos-education-secretary-trump-romney-20170109-story.html
— The General Assembly without Madigan? Imagine the possibilities – Diana Sroka Rickert
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/commentary/ct-michael-madigan-illinois-government-perspec-0110-jm-20170109-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLNE: For Democrats, their top priority is promoting LGBTQ activity.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-lgbtq-liaison-public-health-met-20170109-story.html
— Voters to decide on township roads merger – Erin Hegarty
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/naperville-sun/ct-nvs-naperville-township-road-merger-st-01111-20170110-story.html

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Emanuel to appeal ruling forcing public input at Council meetings – Fran Spielman
http://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/emanuel-to-appeal-ruling-forcing-public-input-at-council-meetings/

 

DAILY HERALD
— Glen Ellyn District 41 will ask voters for $24.2 million – Katlyn Smith
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20170110/news/170119968/

 

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps want to make it “harder to sell a Trump condo.”
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/realestate/20170110/CRED0701/170109876
— As Trump eyes Dodd-Frank, Chicago’s trading interests gear up for a battle – LYNNE MAREK  (DIERSEN: What do you know about swaps?  In 1997, I knew as much about swaps as anyone at GAO.  GAO audits federal financial industry regulators.  All during my last 8 years at GAO, I worked on audits that involved swaps.  In addition, I earned a master’s degree from IIT in financial markets and trading in 1997.  GAO wasted my knowledge of swaps when it forced me to retire in 1997.  GAO would not have done that if I had been a Democrat, a minority, a woman, younger, or a veteran.)
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20170107/ISSUE01/301079996/as-trump-eyes-dodd-frank-chicago-derivatives-biz-gears-up-for-fight
(FROM THE ARTICLE: For all the Trump team talk about gutting President Barack Obama’s landmark financial law, Chicago’s trading community is wagering that at least part of it will stick: swaps reform. Swaps were a villain in the Great Recession, and Obama’s 2010 Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform & Consumer Protection Act pushed them from clubby, private bank transactions onto public platforms. There they became a welcome addition to the Chicago trading world. President-elect Donald Trump’s incoming team has vowed to dismantle the law, but Chicago’s trading interests won’t easily give up the companies, products and venues created after Wall Street banks’ grip on the swaps market was loosened. Financial exchanges like CME Group and trading firms such as Citadel have generated tens of millions of dollars in new swaps business, and they’ll be reluctant to let go of the new infrastructure built on Dodd-Frank’s Title VII, which set up a framework for the regulation of swaps markets. “People now are getting used to the standards,” says Brian Liston, co-founder and president of Seed CX, which launched a new Chicago swaps trading platform. “They should really change Title VII slowly if they have to, and ultimately I don’t think they’re going to.” Swaps are financial shorthand for arrangements in which parties agree to swap the risk associated with financial contracts tied to underlying values, like interest rates. In the 2008 financial crisis, those privately negotiated deals in the subprime mortgage market blew up and swamped major institutions with defaults.)

 

PEORIA JOURNAL STAR
— AFSCME to accept wage freeze, higher health costs – Doug Finke  (DIERSEN: Civil Service Retirement System recipients have always accepted a) COLAs that are far below inflation and b) higher health insurance costs.)
http://www.pjstar.com/news/20170109/afscme-to-accept-wage-freeze-higher-health-costs

 

NORTHWEST HERALD
— Illinois Senate’s budget plan to end deadlock stalls – AP
http://www.nwherald.com/2017/01/10/illinois-senates-budget-plan-to-end-deadlock-stalls/aj7f9g6/

 

FOX ILLINOIS
— AFSCME Sends Letter To Rauner Administration In Hope To Restart Negotiations
http://foxillinois.com/news/local/afscme-sends-letter-to-rauner-administration-in-hope-to-restart-negotiations

 

TIMES
— Legislation would require Illinois schools to test for lead
http://www.mywebtimes.com/news/local/legislation-would-require-illinois-schools-to-test-for-lead/article_55750a09-f8e2-52f4-a4da-baca0fa95f5b.html

 

NAPERVILLE PATCH
— Mayors Formally Object to Naperville Annexation Petition  Naperville and three nearby towns oppose the petition, which was circulated by an unknown entity – Patrick Martin
http://patch.com/illinois/naperville/mayors-formally-object-naperville-annexation-petition

 

NORTH COOK NEWS
— Patlak to explain property tax appeal procedures in Schaumburg – Ruth de Jauregui
http://northcooknews.com/stories/511070577-patlak-to-explain-property-tax-appeal-procedures-in-schaumburg

 

ROCK ISLAND TODAY
— Halpin added to GOP website’s list of Madigan allies
http://rockislandtoday.com/stories/511060956-halpin-added-to-gop-website-s-list-of-madigan-allies

 

WILL COUNTY GAZETTE
— New House GOP Conference chair says voters have mandated reform – Karen Kidd
http://willcountygazette.com/stories/511068681-new-house-gop-conference-chair-says-voters-have-mandated-reform

 

ILLINOIS LEAKS
— Orland Park Public Library Board Still Hates the Public – John Kraft
http://edgarcountywatchdogs.com/2017/01/orland-park-public-library-board-still-hates-the-public/

 

ILLINOIS FAMILY INSTITUTE
— New Trier High School Avoids Diversity Like the Plague – Laurie Higgins
https://illinoisfamily.org/education/new-trier-high-school-avoids-diversity-like-the-plague/

 

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— ROSKAM NAMED WAYS & MEANS TAX POLICY CHAIRMAN
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2017/01/roskam-named-ways-means-tax-policy-chairman.html

 

BREITBART
— Archbishop of Chicago Calls for Amnesty Ahead of Trump Inauguration – JOHN BINDER  (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, religious leaders act as operatives or as dupes for the Democrat Party.)
http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2017/01/09/archbishop-chicago-calls-amnesty-ahead-trump-inauguration/

 

GOPUSA
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, the federal government promotes LGBTQ activity.
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=19029

 

FOX NEWS
— Get ready for Dems to play race card to ‘Bork’ Trump nominees – Sean Hannity
http://www.foxnews.com/opinion/2017/01/10/sean-hannity-get-ready-for-dems-to-play-race-card-to-bork-trump-nominees.html
— The Meryl Streep performance: Why Hollywood hates Trump playing the presidential role – Howard Kurtz
http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2017/01/10/meryl-streep-performance-why-hollywood-hates-trump-playing-presidential-role.html

 

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Making good on the promise  Trump must build the border wall because he said he would – Editorial
http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2017/jan/9/editorial-making-good-on-the-promise/

 

TOWNHALL
— As Gun Violence Rages, Chicago Pols Play Politics – Bob Barr
http://townhall.com/columnists/bobbarr/2017/01/10/as-gun-violence-rages-chicago-pols-play-politics-n2269197

 

AMERICAN SPECTATOR
— President Trump’s Opportunity to Gut Regulations That Harm Effective Drug Policy  A special series on the real problem: drug addiction – MAIA SZALAVITZ  (DIERSEN: Many, if not most of my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes are Libertarian plants who talk and act like they smoke pot or want to smoke pot legally.)
https://spectator.org/bumpy-term-ahead/

 

THE HILL
— Meghan McCain: ‘This Meryl Streep speech is why Trump won’ – REBECCA SAVRANSKY
http://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/news/313294-meghan-mccain-this-meryl-streep-speech-is-why-trump-won

 

POLITICO
— White House win provides a stimulus for the Trump brand  The Trump brand is worth more since his election than ever before, adding to his portfolio and raising questions about conflicts of interest. – DARREN SAMUELSOHN
http://www.politico.com/story/2017/01/donald-trump-brand-business-233385

 

CNN
— Sessions defends himself against allegations of racism – Tal Kopan and Phil Mattingly
http://www.cnn.com/2017/01/10/politics/jeff-sessions-confirmation-hearing-expectations/

 

WASHINGTON POST
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Donald Trump’s first attempt to ignore the law.”
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-fix/wp/2017/01/10/donald-trumps-first-attempt-to-ignore-the-law/

 

NEW YORK POST
— Bernie Sanders heaps praise on Donald Trump – Daniel Halper
http://nypost.com/2017/01/10/bernie-sanders-heaps-praise-on-donald-trump/

 

LOS ANGELES TIMES
— FRONT PAGE IN THE CHICAGO TRIBUNE: Opponents of legal immigration hope their ties to Jeff Sessions will influence Trump – Joseph Tanfani
http://www.latimes.com/politics/la-na-pol-sessions-immigration-20170109-story.html

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— The Obama Legacy  A Presidency of great promise ends in rancor and disappointment. – Editorial
http://www.wsj.com/articles/the-obama-legacy-1484006700
— Firing Richard Cordray  Trump will have ample cause to fire the rogue financial regulator. – Editorial
http://www.wsj.com/articles/firing-richard-cordray-1484007098

 

FED SMITH
— Planning to Resign on Inauguration Day? Here’s What Will Happen to Your Pay – Ian Smith
http://www.fedsmith.com/2017/01/10/planning-to-resign-on-inauguration-day-heres-what-will-happen-to-your-pay/

 

FED WEEK
— Limits on Agency Regulatory Authority Advance
http://www.fedweek.com/federal-managers-daily-report/limits-agency-regulatory-authority-advance/

 

GUARDIAN
— Want to fix gun violence in America? Go local. – Aliza Aufrichtig, Lois Beckett, Jan Diehm and Jamiles Lartey
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-interactive/2017/jan/09/special-report-fixing-gun-violence-in-america

January 7 Evening Edition

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— U.S. consular official in Mexico shot in his car – Amy B. Wang and Joshua Partlow
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/ct-us-consular-official-shot-mexico-20170107-story.html
— Marist High School welcomes back ‘several’ students disciplined over alleged racially charged texts – Zak Koeske
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/daily-southtown/news/ct-sta-marist-students-return-st-0107-20170106-story.html
— Elite South Side golf course by Tiger Woods has skeptics, raises questions – Kathy Bergen
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/ct-jackson-park-golf-met-20170106-story.html
— As Obama exits scene, Chicago legacy debated – Bill Ruthhart, Rick Pearson and John Byrne
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-barack-obama-presidency-chicago-met-0108-20170106-story.html
— Illinois’ financial watchdog finds himself embroiled in spending scandal of his own – Kim Geiger
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-frank-mautino-auditor-general-campaign-spending-met-20161229-story.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Tucked along the main drag that runs through this tiny Illinois River town is an unassuming gas station where Auditor General Frank Mautino’s now-defunct campaign fund reported spending more than $247,000 on fuel and car repairs over 16 years. Ornamental duck figurines adorn antique-style fuel pumps outside Happy’s Super Service & Food Mart, a convenience store with an attached auto shop now at the center of a federal investigation into Mautino’s political spending during his time as a state lawmaker. The State Board of Elections also is looking at Mautino’s accounting of campaign funds, questioning whether he properly disclosed where the money went and, in some cases, if the expenses were allowed.)

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Zion’s nuclear fallout; still reeling from ’98 closing – John Carpenter
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/zions-nuclear-fallout-town-still-reels-from-1998-plant-closing/

 

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— State cuts blamed for Springfield hotel occupancy rates at four-year low – Tim Landis
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20170107/state-cuts-blamed-for-springfield-hotel-occupancy-rates-at-four-year-low

 

KANKAKEE DAILY JOURNAL
— Proposed pot dispensary site needs OK from city, state – Lee Provost  (DIERSEN: Ever more tragically, sooner or later, if not already, pot pushers will want a site in your precinct to push pot.)
http://www.daily-journal.com/news/local/proposed-pot-dispensary-site-needs-ok-from-city-state/article_f2997583-678d-5407-8872-3c54c44ddc5c.html

 

WJBC
— Lt. Gov Sanguinetti visits Bloomington, supports American Dream – Patrick Baron  (DIERSEN: From what I see, ever-increasingly, under the Democrats and under the RINOs, a) those who are Protestant, conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, gun owners, German American, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time are demonized, denigrated, and condemned as being privileged,  b) Democrats and RINOs use government to give preference to those who are NOT members of the aforesaid groups, and c) therefore, the American Dream is further and further and further out of reach for those who are members of the aforesaid groups.)
http://www.wjbc.com/2017/01/07/lt-gov-sanguinetti-visits-bloomington-supports-american-dream/

 

WSIL TV
— Trump: Only ‘stupid’ people, fools oppose better Russia ties – AP
http://www.wsiltv.com/story/34205616/report-on-election-hacking-says-russia-plans-to-do-more

 

WOODRIDGE PATCH
— Anonymous Petition Circulates Suggesting Woodridge, Other Communities Be Annexed Into Naperville  Local mayors are meeting about the subject Monday. – Anicka Slachta
http://patch.com/illinois/woodridge/anonymous-petition-circulates-suggesting-woodridge-other-communities-be-annexed

 

NORTH COOK NEWS
— Fake news “nudges way” into Park Ridge school board election
http://northcooknews.com/stories/511070166-fake-news-nudges-way-into-park-ridge-school-board-election

 

MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— Republican Candidates for McHenry Township Clerk & Trustee Kicked Off the Ballot – Cal Skinner
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2017/01/07/republican-candidates-for-mchenry-township-clerk-trustee-kicked-off-the-ballot/

 

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— SOUTH SHORE DRILL TEAM WITHDRAWS FROM TRUMP INAUGURAL PARADE, OLIVET NAZARENE UNIVERSITY RESISTS PRESSURE
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2017/01/chicago-area-group-withdraws-from-trump-inaugural-parade-another-resists-pressure.html

 

BREITBART
— Mandatory E-Verify for Employment Should be Donald Trump’s Top Immigration Priority – TOM TANCREDO
http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2017/01/07/mandatory-e-verify-for-employment-should-be-donald-trumps-top-immigration-priority/

 

GOPUSA
— Facebook refuses to explain why live video of Chicago hate crime wasn’t flagged sooner
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=18913
— GOP Lawmaker Duncan Hunter Removes Capitol Hill Painting Depicting Police as Pigs
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=18941

 

WASHINGTON TIMES
— IRS prioritized Obamacare over taxpayer customer service, IG report says – Stephen Dinan
http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2017/jan/5/irs-cut-money-customer-service-moved-money-keep-ob/
— Trump gets payback against Kasich with ouster of Ohio GOP chair Matt Borges  President-elect personally lobbied for new chairwoman Jane Timken – Seth McLaughlin  (DIERSEN: One could ask my critics/opponents who they wanted a) the next TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairman  to be after they ousted me, b) the next Wheaton Chamber of Commerce Government Affairs Committee member to be after they ousted me, c) the next Milton Township Republican Central Committee webmaster  to be after they ousted me, d) the next Illinois Center Right Coalition Steering Committee member  to be after they ousted me, e) the next American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter board member  to be after they ousted me, and f) the next GAO employee to be after they ousted me.)
http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2017/jan/6/trump-gets-payback-against-gov-kasich-ouster-matt-/

 

BLAZE
— Michael Moore calls for ‘100 days of protest’ against Donald Trump – Sarah Lee
http://www.theblaze.com/news/2017/01/07/michael-moore-calls-for-100-days-of-protest-against-donald-trump/

 

DAILY CALLER
— Facebook’s New Arbiter Of News Is A Former CNN Anchor Who Can Barely Hide Her Anti-Conservative Bias – Eric Lieberman
http://dailycaller.com/2017/01/06/facebooks-new-arbiter-of-news-is-a-former-cnn-anchor-who-can-barely-hide-her-anti-conservative-bias/

 

DAILY SIGNAL
— Federal Worker Union Is Blocking Republican VA Reforms – Luke Rosiak
http://dailysignal.com/2017/01/06/federal-worker-union-is-blocking-republican-va-reforms/

 

NEWSMAX
— Bill Gross: Trump Targeting Companies Reminiscent of Mussolini
http://www.newsmax.com/Finance/StreetTalk/bill-gross-donald-trump-mussolini-italy/2017/01/06/id/767175/
— Millennials Think the Trump Economy Is Going to Implode
http://www.newsmax.com/Finance/Economy/donald-trump-millennials-economy-implode/2017/01/06/id/767131/

 

NATIONAL REVIEW
— It’s Still a Mad, Mad California – VICTOR DAVIS HANSON
http://www.nationalreview.com/article/443466/california-madness-hypocritical-coastal-elites-soak-middle-class
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Coastal elites set rules for others, exempt themselves, and tolerate rampant lawlessness from illegal aliens. One reason for the emergence of outsider Donald Trump is the old outrage that elites seldom experience the consequences of their own ideologically driven agendas. Hypocrisy, when coupled with sanctimoniousness, grates people like few other human transgressions: Barack Obama opposing charter schools for the inner city as he puts his own children in Washington’s toniest prep schools, or Bay Area greens suing to stop contracted irrigation water from Sierra reservoirs, even as they count on the Yosemite’s Hetch Hetchy project to deliver crystal-clear mountain water to their San Francisco taps. The American progressive elite relies on its influence, education, money, and cultural privilege to exempt itself from the bad schools, unassimilated immigrant communities, dangerous neighborhoods, crime waves, and general impoverishment that are so often the logical consequences of its own policies — consequences for others, that is. Abstract idealism on behalf of the distant is a powerful psychological narcotic that allows caring progressives to dull the guilt they feel about their own privilege and riches.)

 

THE HILL
— Ex-CIA director: Trump’s comments will lead to ‘wave’ of resignations – MALLORY SHELBOURNE  (DIERSEN: While I worked for GAO 1980-1997, my Democrat GAO superiors constantly glorified and praised GAO employees who were minority, female, and/or younger (under 30). That was a message to GAO employees who were White, male, and/or older that they should resign.)
http://thehill.com/policy/national-security/313173-ex-cia-director-trumps-comments-will-lead-to-wave-of-resignations
— Intel experts worry Trump will go rogue – KATIE BO WILLIAMS  (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents want everyone to see everything there way, and if you don’t, they destroy you.)
http://thehill.com/policy/national-security/313123-intel-experts-worry-trump-will-go-rogue
— Ethics office accuses GOP of rushing Trump Cabinet confirmations – MAX GREENWOOD
http://thehill.com/homenews/senate/313175-ethics-office-accuses-gop-of-rushing-trump-cabinet-confirmations

 

HUFFINGTON POST
— Sad Inauguration Workers Prepare To Celebrate A Man They Despise  Some federal workers have no choice but to be at inauguration for Donald Trump. – Amanda Terkel  (DIERSEN: Virtually all federal employees are Democrats. How hard will they work against Trump and against his appointees? Anti-Trumps want Trump to fail. They will work much harder against Trump than they worked against Bush 2001-2009, against Bush 1989-1993, against Reagan 1981-1989, against Ford 1974-1977, and against Nixon 1969-1974.)
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/donald-trump-inauguration-workers-sad_us_586ea7bce4b02b5f8587d787

 

CNBC
— The U.S. is ‘almost out’ of qualified workers, and more immigration is the answer, JPMorgan strategist says – Matthew J. Belvedere  (DIERSEN: What are your qualifications? I earned a) a job-related bachelor’s degree when I was 21 and job-related master’s degrees when I was 27, 31, and 48, b) job-related professional certifications when I was 30, 32, 41, 45, 47, and 48, and c) a job-related professional license when I was 33.)
http://www.cnbc.com/2017/01/06/the-us-is-almost-out-of-qualified-workers-and-more-immigration-is-the-answer-jpmorgan-strategist-says.html

 

NEW YORK POST
— Russians Ridicule U.S. Charge That Kremlin Meddled to Help Trump – ANDREW HIGGINS
http://www.nytimes.com/2017/01/07/world/europe/russians-ridicule-us-charge-that-kremlin-meddled-to-help-trump.html

 

WASHINGTON POST
— Here’s Betsy DeVos’s financial disclosure form. Read what Trump’s billionaire education nominee included — and left out. – Valerie Strauss
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/answer-sheet/wp/2017/01/07/heres-betsy-devoss-financial-disclosure-form-read-what-trumps-billionaire-education-nominee-included-and-left-out/

 

NEW YORK POST
— The 5 key things Trump must do to crush his critics – Michael Walsh
http://nypost.com/2017/01/07/the-5-key-things-trump-must-do-to-crush-his-critics/

 

LOS ANGELES TIMES
— LGBT characters now permeate some of Hollywood’s best work. But the community is bracing for backlash – Trevell Anderso  (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, under the Democrats and under the RINOs, you are viciously demonized, viciously denigrated, and viciously condemned if you do not promote LGBTQ activity. My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes viciously demonize me, viciously denigrate me, and viciously condemn me because I do not promote LGBTQ activity.)
http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/la-et-hollywood-values-updates-lgbt-hollywood-braces-for-diversity-1483652579-htmlstory.html

 

FORBES
— The Dejected And Rejected Of Russia Would Vote For A Donald Trump Too, If They Could – Toby Latta
http://www.forbes.com/sites/riskmap/2017/01/07/the-dejected-and-rejected-of-russia-would-vote-for-a-donald-trump-too-if-they-could/#38713cf341df

 

NEWSWEEK
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: QUESTION: Why did Trump win?  ANSWER: Ever-increasingly, Democrats make it clear that they want to get rid of individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that are Protestant, conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.
http://www.newsweek.com/increased-diversity-sparked-voters-implicit-racial-biases-study-539089

 

FED SMITH
— OPM Touts Its Accomplishments During the Obama Administration – Ian Smith  (DIERSEN: The Post Office hired me in 1966 when I was 18; IRS hired me in 1971 when I was 22; and GAO hired me in 1980 when I was 31.  If I was 18, 22, or 31 today, those agencies would NOT hire me because I am NOT a Democrat, NOT a minority, NOT a female, and NOT a veteran. IRS promoted me in 1972, 1973, and 1974 when I was 23, 24, and 25 and GAO promoted me in 1986 when I was 38.  If I was 23, 24, 25, or 38 today, those agencies would NOT promote me because I am NOT a Democrat, NOT a minority, NOT a female, and NOT a veteran.)
http://www.fedsmith.com/2017/01/07/opm-touts-its-accomplishments-during-the-obama-administration/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Expanding Diversity and Inclusion  OPM has made a strong push to expand diversity among the federal workforce over the last few years. Consequently, many of the accomplishments highlighted in the report were centered around diversity and inclusion. For example, the report touted accomplishments such as hiring disabled federal employees in record numbers, hiring more veterans, expanding the rights of LGBT employees, establishing the Diversity and Inclusion Government-wide council in 2015, combating implicit bias through leadership training, and highlighting efforts to close the gender pay gap. OPM said in the report, however, that there was more work to be done to further expand diversity and inclusion among the federal workforce: Building a diverse and inclusive workforce is not a task to be delegated. It is a core principle of human capital management that is critical to the success of every project, team, or organization. This should be a priority for senior leaders across government, and agencies should take an enterprise wide approach based on research-informed best practices for hiring, retention, and development.)

January 6 Evening Edition

ABC7
— SOUTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY WON’T BECOME SANCTUARY CAMPUS – AP
http://abc7chicago.com/news/southern-illinois-university-wont-become-sanctuary-campus/1689926/

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— ‘Drain the swamp’ movement having some effect on township elections – Ted Slowik
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/daily-southtown/opinion/ct-sta-slowik-township-elections-st-0108-20170106-story.html
— Communities to formally challenge Naperville annexation proposal – Erin Hegarty
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/naperville-sun/ct-nvs-naperville-annexation-process-st-0108-20170106-story.html
— Trump spokesman on Rauner snub: There’s been ‘unbelievable demand’ to attend inauguration – Katherine Skiba
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/ct-rauner-trump-inauguration-20170106-story.html
— Food stamp program faces uncertain future as power shifts in Washington – Greg Trotter
http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/ct-food-stamps-block-grants-0108-biz-20170105-story.html
— Illinois EDGE jobs program could see new life – Ally Marotti
http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/ct-edge-tax-credit-extension-0107-biz-20170106-story.html
— Bill to require school lead testing stalls in Springfield – Michael Hawthorne
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/ct-school-lead-testing-legislation-20170106-story.html
— Obama, please! Tough talk, not lofty rhetoric in your farewell speech – Eric Zorn
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/zorn/ct-obama-farewell-speech-chicago-zorn-perspec-0108-md-20170106-column.html
— Buffalo Grove receives highest bond rating from Moody’s but with negative outlook
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/buffalo-grove/news/ct-bgc-moody-ratings-tl-0112-20170106-story.html
— The great ‘hillbilly’ scapegoat – Heather Wilhelm
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/commentary/ct-hillbilly-rednecks-trump-voters-perspec-0106-md-20170106-story.html
— Top Democrat Barbara Flynn Currie: No deal on Chicago schools money expected soon – John Byrne
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-flynn-currie-cps-cuts-met-20170106-story.html
—  ‘Who is my representative?’ Google knows, even if you don’t – Editorial
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/editorials/ct-google-congress-districts-ethics-edit–0108-jm-20170106-story.html

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Trump taunts Arnold Schwarzenegger on ‘Apprentice’ ratings – AP
http://chicago.suntimes.com/entertainment/arnold-schwarzenegger-responds-to-trumps-apprentice-taunts/
— New Illinois prisoner ID law is weak medicine – David M. Shapiro
http://chicago.suntimes.com/opinion/opinion-new-illinois-prisoner-id-law-is-weak-medicine/
— Even efforts of hometown president couldn’t stem Chicago violence – Lynn Sweet
http://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/efforts-of-homegrown-president-couldnt-stem-chicago-violence/
— Senate budget deal brewing ahead of lame duck session – Tina Sfondeles
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/senate-budget-deal-brewing-ahead-of-lame-duck-session/

 

DAILY HERALD
— Mayors fight back against merger with Naperville – Bob Smith
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20170106/news/170109258/
— Glenbard event in Spanish to help parents influence teens to be drug-free
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20170106/submitted/170109313/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats focus on turning all the religions of the world against Republicans.
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20170106/submitted/170109339/
— Four DuPage tax increases still hang in limbo – Robert Sanchez
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20170106/news/170109267/

 

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— The need for a state budget deal just got more urgent – GREG HINZ
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20170106/BLOGS02/170109908/time-for-madigan-rauner-to-deal-as-illinois-morass-deepens
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Rich Miller sides with Madigan against Rauner.  My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes officially or unofficially side with Rich Miller.
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20170106/NEWS02/170109897/mike-madigan-is-rauners-white-whale-will-anyone-win

 

WTTW
— Budget ‘Grand Bargain’ Shaping Up in Springfield – Paris Schutz and Amanda Vinicky
http://chicagotonight.wttw.com/2017/01/06/budget-grand-bargain-shaping-springfield

 

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— 23 former Munger workers hired by Rauner administration – Bernard Schoenburg  (DIERSEN: GAO hired me in 1980 because it could not find a qualified Democrat, minority, female, younger person, or veteran who would take the job.  IRS hired me in 1971 because it could not find a qualified Democrat, minority, female, or veteran who would take the job.  The Post Office hired me in 1966 because it could not find a qualified Democrat, minority, female, or veteran who would take the job.)
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20170106/23-former-munger-workers-hired-by-rauner-administration

 

BLOOMINGTON PANTAGRAPH
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Crimes against whites equals small percentage of hate crimes.”
http://www.pantagraph.com/news/state-and-regional/illinois/crimes-against-whites-equals-small-percentage-of-hate-crimes/article_64f25328-990d-5bfe-a925-79dd81f87af3.html

 

WREX
— Congressmen Mike Bost and John Shimkus from Southern Illinois push for earmarks return – AP
http://www.wrex.com/story/34202745/congressmen-from-southern-illinois-push-for-earmarks-return

 

WICS
— New Law Aimed At Reducing Illinois’ Teacher Shortage – AP  (DIERSEN: GAO hired me in 1980 because it could not find a qualified Democrat, minority, female, younger person, or veteran who would take the job.  IRS hired me in 1971 because it could not find a qualified Democrat, minority, female, or veteran who would take the job.  The Post Office hired me in 1966 because it could not find a qualified Democrat, minority, female, or veteran who would take the job.)
http://newschannel20.com/news/local/rauner-signs-bill-to-alleviate-burdens-on-teachers-moving-to-illinois

 

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— IL GOP LAUNCHES “BOSS MADIGAN” CONTEST
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2017/01/chicago-the-illinois-republican-party-continues-its-publicity-campaign-attack-on-house-speaker-mike-madigan-ridiculing-r.html
— WHERE’S WEYERMULLER? TALKING TWITTER WITH DONALD TRUMP’S PRESS SECRETARY
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2017/01/wheres-weyermuller-talking-twitter-with-donald-trumps-press-secretary-1.html

 

CAPITOL FAX
— Retirement system belatedly admits huge Mautino error
http://capitolfax.com/2017/01/06/retirement-system-belatedly-admits-huge-mautino-error/
— Yet another goofy ILGOP press release on Madigan
http://capitolfax.com/2017/01/06/yet-another-goofy-ilgop-press-release-on-madigan/
— Rauner gets the celebrity treatment in Rockford
http://capitolfax.com/2017/01/06/the-celebrity-treatment-in-rockford/

 

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Peter Roskam to head tax subcommittee ahead of overhaul effort – JOSEPH LAWLER
http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/peter-roskam-to-head-tax-subcommittee-ahead-of-overhaul-effort/article/2611134

 

GOPUSA
— How many more criminals will Obama set free?
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=18861
— Freedom of Association Is Great … for Liberals
http://www.gopusa.com/freedom-of-association-is-great-for-liberals/

 

AMERICAN THINKER
— Who Has More Privilege Than Barack Obama? – Jonathan F. Keiler  (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always hinted/implied/argued/shouted that I was born with a silver spoon in my mouth and that I have always been privileged, and that because of that, I should pay the price of Affirmative Action, Diversity, and Inclusion.)
http://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2017/01/who_has_more_privilege_than_barack_obama.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Obama was not born into substantial wealth, but his family on both sides was well connected, providing a traditional advantage that allowed him entry into elite society.  This old-style leg up then combined with modern leftist ethnic-racial privileges, overwhelmingly present in academia and the media, to advance Obama at every turn.  This created a powerful cocktail of built-in benefits that gave Obama almost every conceivable benefit of the doubt while at the same time allowing him to claim victim status.  More than anything else, it is this dynamic that explains his rise and his selfishness.  It also clarifies Obama’s heavy narcissism, bullying behavior, and utter lack of graciousness. Without these privileges, Obama gets nowhere.  If you are inclined to learn more about how Obama got this way, read David Maraniss’s much heralded, largely hagiographic biography of Obama’s early years, if you can bear it.  Before I bought it, I noted a two-star review on Amazon: “Boring.”  Often such smart-aleck one-word reviews are off the mark, but not this time.)

 

BREITBART
— Celebs to Host Progressive ‘Love-a-Thon’ During Trump Inauguration – JEROME HUDSON  (DIERSEN: Anti-Trumps love those individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that are anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, 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-hollywood/2017/01/05/celebrity-telethon-facebook-live-inauguration-day/
— Obama to Free Gitmo Detainees Who Have Vowed to Behead Americans – EDWIN MORA  (DIERSEN: Obama loves those individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that are anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, 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/national-security/2017/01/05/report-obama-mass-transfer-gitmo-detainees-threatened-behead-bomb-americans/
— Obama Family Building a Wall Around New Home – CHARLIE SPIERING
http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2017/01/06/tmz-obama-building-wall-around-new-home/
— Obama: ‘For The Most Part, Race Relations Have Gotten Better’ Under My Presidency – PAM KEY  (DIERSEN: From what I see, Obama made America and the rest of the world more anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, 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/video/2017/01/05/obama-part-race-relations-gotten-better-presidency/
— Blue State Blues: Hate Crime in the Chicago Obama Created – JOEL B. POLLAK
http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2017/01/06/hate-crime-obama-chicago-blue-state-blues/
— Carlson on Anti-Trump Protesters: Not About Policy, But ‘Moral Vanity’ — They Think They’re Better Than Him – JEFF POOR
http://www.breitbart.com/video/2017/01/06/carlson-on-anti-trump-protesters-not-about-policy-but-moral-vanity-they-think-theyre-better-than-him/

 

DAILY CALLER
— Michelle Obama: ‘Diversity Is Not A Threat To Who We Are’ – Kaitlan Collins  (DIERSEN: Democrats want everyone in America to be a member of as many of the following groups as possible: anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, 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://dailycaller.com/2017/01/06/michelle-obama-diversity-is-not-a-threat-to-who-we-are/

 

INDEPENDENT JOURNAL REVIEW
— GOP Congressman Duncan Hunter Rips Down Painting of Cops Portrayed as Pigs in the Capitol – JOE PERTICONE
http://ijr.com/2017/01/772173-gop-congressman-rips-down-painting-of-cops-portrayed-as-pigs-in-the-capitol/

 

NEW AMERICAN
— N.Y. Times Aids Communist-socialist-feminist-LGBT-anarchist Plans for Inauguration Day Mayhem – William F. Jasper
http://www.thenewamerican.com/usnews/politics/item/25074-ny-times-aids-communist-socialist-feminist-lgbt-anarchist-plans-for-inauguration-day-mayhem

 

LIFEZETTE
— Anti-Trump, Anti-White Hate in Chicago  Hate crime charges brought in brutal, racially charged torture of disabled white man – Brendan Kirby
http://www.lifezette.com/polizette/anti-trump-anti-white-hate-chicago/

 

COLLEGE FIX
— College can’t force conservative students to lobby for leftist causes, groups tell high court – SHANNON GOLDEN
http://www.thecollegefix.com/post/30579/

 

THE HILL
— Roskam named new chairman for House tax-policy subcommittee – NAOMI JAGODA
http://thehill.com/policy/finance/313124-new-chairman-named-for-house-tax-policy-subcommittee
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Trump blasts away from new bully pulpit.”
http://thehill.com/homenews/administration/312959-trump-blasts-away-from-new-bully-pulpit
— Kerry: Mexico won’t ‘pony up’ for Trump’s wall – MARK HENSCH
http://thehill.com/policy/international/americas/313134-kerry-mexico-wont-pony-up-for-trumps-wall
— There is little conservative about Trump – JORDAN BARKIN
http://thehill.com/blogs/congress-blog/politics/313092-there-is-little-conservative-about-trump

 

HUFFINGTON POST
— Trump’s Purge Of Non-Loyalists Takes Shape – Eric Schmeltzer (DIERSEN: Who/what are you loyal to?  I am loyal to the Republican Party platform, to the Illinois Republican Party platform, and to the Milton Township Republican Central Committee resolution against video gambling.)
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/trumps-purge-of-non-loyalists-takes-shape_us_586f9b3ee4b08052400ee18c
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, “religious leaders” talk and act like they are operatives or dupes for the Democrat Party.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/resistance-is-patriotic-and-christian_us_586fbaa9e4b0a5e600a78a07

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— Trump Insists Mexico Will Pay for Wall After U.S. Begins the Work – MICHAEL D. SHEAR and EMMARIE HUETTEMAN
http://www.nytimes.com/2017/01/06/us/politics/trump-wall-mexico.html

 

WASHINGTON POST
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Members of Congress are learning to play Trump’s ethical blame game.”
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/members-of-congress-are-learning-to-play-trumps-ethical-blame-game/2017/01/06/48283d62-d410-11e6-9cb0-54ab630851e8_story.html
— House Republicans revive obscure rule that allows them to slash the pay of individual federal workers to $1 –  Jenna Portnoy and Lisa Rein (DIERSEN: What about Civil Service Retirement System (CSRS) pensions and health, dental, and vision insurance subsidies for federal retirees?  If they have not done so already, will my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes shout at my Congressman Peter Roskam a) that I caused all of his problems and b) that he should cut my CSRS pension and my health, dental, and vision insurance subsidies to $1?)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/virginia-politics/house-republicans-revive-obscure-rule-that-could-allow-them-to-slash-the-pay-of-individual-federal-workers-to-1/2017/01/04/4e80c990-d2b2-11e6-945a-76f69a399dd5_story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “How Trump got his party to love Russia.”
https://www.washingtonpost.com/posteverything/wp/2017/01/06/how-trump-got-his-party-to-love-russia/

 

LOS ANGELES TIMES
— Congress begins to search for funds to help Trump build border wall – Noah Bierman , Brian Bennett and Noah Bierman
http://www.latimes.com/politics/la-na-pol-border-wall-20170106-story.html

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Intelligence Agencies Say Russia Ordered ‘Influence Campaign’ to Aid Donald Trump in Election  Report says CIA, FBI have ‘high confidence’ in Putin findings; NSA has ‘moderate confidence’ – DAMIAN PALETTA and CAROL E. LEE
http://www.wsj.com/articles/donald-trump-continues-attacks-on-intelligence-agencies-ahead-of-classified-briefing-on-russia-1483728966

 

FED SMITH
— House Votes to Limit Rule Making Authority of Federal Agencies – Ian Smith
http://www.fedsmith.com/2017/01/06/house-votes-to-limit-rule-making-authority-of-federal-agencies/

 

FEDERAL NEWS RADIO
— How federal employee groups hope to change negative view of the workforce – Nicole Ogrysko
http://federalnewsradio.com/workforce/2017/01/federal-employee-groups-hope-change-negative-view-workforce/

 

ESQUIRE
— If You’re a Federal Employee and Congress Doesn’t Like You, They Can Slash Your Pay to a Dollar  Looking at you, Department of Energy workers who believe in climate change. – CHARLES P. PIERCE (DIERSEN: What about Civil Service Retirement System (CSRS) pensions and health, dental, and vision insurance subsidies for federal retirees?  If they have not done so already, will my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes shout at my Congressman Peter Roskam a) that I caused all of his problems and b) that he should cut my CSRS pension and my health, dental, and vision insurance subsidies to $1?)
http://www.esquire.com/news-politics/politics/news/a52096/holman-rule-congress-federal-workers/

 

ADVOCATE
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: QUESTION: Who says “The Wall Is a Racist Monument.” ANSWER: Those who are anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, 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.advocate.com/politics/2017/1/06/wall-racist-monument

January 6 Morning Edition

DAILY HERALD
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Sooner or later, if not already, anti-Trumps will blame Trump and blame those who voted for Trump for what Jordan Hill, Brittany Covington, Tesfaye Cooper, and Tanishia Covington did.
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20170105/discuss/170109451/
— FRONT PAGE: Is Chicago gang violence seeping into the suburbs? – Charles Keeshan and Susan Sarkauskas (DIERSEN: What do you say to those who hate Republicans, but nevertheless hypocritically move into Republican areas to take advantage of the prosperity and the safety that Republican values bring?)
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20170106/news/170109405/
— FRONT PAGE: Why do youths post videos of bad behavior online? – Marie Wilson
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20170105/news/170109434/
— West Chicago mayoral candidate knocked off ballot – Jessica Cilella
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20170105/news/170109458/
 — Mondelez, one of Trump’s corporate punching bags, slips back into obscurity – Craig Giammona  (DIERSEN: Who/what are the punching bags for those who have the most religious, government, political, and/or financial clout in your precinct, in your municipality, in your township/ward, in your county, and in Illinois?)
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20170106/business/170109389/
— Global migration threatens a global disaster – Georgie Anne Geyer  (DIERSEN: Those individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries THAT WANT TO DESTROY AMERICA ENCOURAGE PEOPLE TO COME TO AMERICA ILLEGALLY, TO STAY IN AMERICA ILLEGALLY, AND TO BRING OTHERS TO AMERICA ILLEGALLY.)
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20170106/discuss/170109512/

— U of Illinois employees to get 2 percent mid-year raises – AP  (DIERSEN: 2017 will be another year in which the federal COLA is far less than inflation.)
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20170105/news/301059893/

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Illinois Senate leaders talk budget in face of major obstacles – Monique Garcia
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-cullerton-radogno-budget-talks-met-story.html
— Trump blasts Arnold Schwarzenegger for ‘Apprentice’ ratings in Friday morning tweets
http://www.chicagotribune.com/entertainment/tv/ct-trump-schwarzenegger-apprentice-ratings-20170106-story.html
— Chicago political gurus team up to help more women run for office – Heidi Stevens (DIERSEN: Does this “Chicago political gurus team” agree with my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes who hint/imply/argue/shout a) that instead of me, the TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairman 2005-2012 should have been a woman, b) that instead of me, the Wheaton Chamber of Commerce Government Affairs Committee member 2003-2011 should have been a woman, c) that instead of me, the Milton Township Republican Central Committee webmaster 2008-2010 and 2000-2004 should have been a woman, d) that instead of me, the Illinois Center Right Coalition Steering Committee member 2003-2007 should have been a woman, e) that instead of me, the American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter board member 2001-2004 should have been a woman, f) that instead of me, the Post Office should have hired a woman in 1966, g) that the Post Office should gotten rid of me much sooner than it did so that a woman could have my job, h) that instead of me, IRS should have hired a woman in 1971, i) that instead of me, IRS should have promoted women in 1972, 1973, and 1974, j) that instead of me, GAO should have hired a woman in 1980, k) that instead of me, GAO should have promoted a woman in 1986, and l) that GAO should gotten rid of me much sooner than it did so that a woman could have my job and my preferred corner office?)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/lifestyles/stevens/ct-getting-more-women-to-run-for-office-balancing-0105-20170105-column.html
— HARDCOPY ARTICLE TITLE: Just a matter of time before a robot eyes your job – Mark Gilbert  (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always hinted/implied/argued/shouted that they, that anyone who they manipulate/dominate, and/or that a robot could put together and send out GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails much faster than I do.  However, since 2000, all my many direct competitors have failed or are failing.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/commentary/ct-ford-motors-mexico-jobs-robots-trump-20170105-story.html

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Obama never shook his faculty lounge arrogance  This is in line with the standoffish relations Obama has had with members of Congress, even with Democrats. – Michael Barone  (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes are extremely arrogant.  I should write a book about them.  They would love it.)
http://chicago.suntimes.com/opinion/opinion-obama-never-shook-his-faculty-lounge-arrogance/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Trump promotes those individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that are anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, 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://chicago.suntimes.com/opinion/opinion-mr-trump-we-are-not-the-enemy/
— Facts, not emotions, define a hate crime – Editorial
http://chicago.suntimes.com/opinion/editorial-facts-not-emotions-define-a-hate-crime/
— Are you shunning Trump to hurt him or to help you? – Neil Steinberg  (DIERSEN: Who shuns you?  I should write a book about those in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois who shun me. They a) reject planks in the Republican Party platform and work against those like me who support those planks, b) reject planks in the Illinois Republican Party platform and work against those like me who support those planks, c) reject the Milton Township Republican Central Committee resolution against video gambling and work against those like me who support that resolution, d) focus on destroying those like me who they cannot manipulate/dominate, e) were defendants in lawsuits that I have filed, f) are operatives for the aforesaid, and/or g) are dupes for the aforesaid and/or they are anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, 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://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/steinberg-are-you-shunning-trump-to-hurt-him-or-to-help-you/

 

WBEZ
— What’s That Building? Trump Tower
https://www.wbez.org/shows/morning-shift/whats-that-building-trump-tower/634a821f-b8d2-4389-b53a-e38bd402bec0

 

JOURNAL STANDARD
— Unions have helped Americans thrive – Chuck and Pat Wemstrom  (DIERSEN: What does Gettleman think of you? In 2000, when Diersen v. GAO (https://gopillinois.com/documents/) was transferred from Washington, DC to Chicago, it was assigned to Gettleman.  In open court, Gettleman made it very clear that he despised if not hated me and my claims against GAO.)
http://www.journalstandard.com/opinion/20170105/their-view-unions-have-helped-americans-thrive
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Scott Reeder, in a recent column, praised the actions of Mark Janus, “just an ordinary Joe,” who, with two other Illinois state employees, is continuing with litigation challenging “fair share” fees that non-union members pay to unions. The fees do not support political candidates but help pay for the collective bargaining that benefits all employees. Reeder gives the impression that Janus is a hero of the common people, fighting the big bad union for his individual rights: a Don Quixote battling the huge, anti-human windmills of the AFL-CIO. The truth is that Janus is part of a powerful, concerted effort to destroy unions. The original lawsuit was filed, in fact, by Gov. Bruce Rauner. In May U.S. District Judge Robert W. Gettleman dismissed Rauner’s action, deciding, correctly, that Rauner had no standing to sue. We don’t know why the governor of Illinois is instigating lawsuits against unions. One would think he’d have better things to do, such as governing the state and learning how to get along with a legislature duly elected by the people. Reeder quotes conservative Supreme Court justices, declaring everything a union does is political.)

 

SOUTHERN
— Bringing back the bacon: Southern Illinois’ congressmen push for return of earmarks – MOLLY PARKER  (DIERSEN: What bacon do you want for your precinct, for your municipality, for your township/ward, for your county, and for Illinois?)
http://thesouthern.com/news/local/govt-and-politics/bringing-back-the-bacon-southern-illinois-congressmen-push-for-return/article_f41d4e9d-0928-5015-a8a4-9acc5b94e3cb.html

 

KFVS12
— Gov. Rauner to sign bill about teacher hiring process in Carbondale on Friday – Nichole Cartmell  (DIERSEN: GAO hired me in 1980 because it could not find a qualified Democrat, minority, female, younger person, or veteran who would take the job.  IRS hired me in 1971 because it could not find a qualified Democrat, minority, female, or veteran who would take the job.  The Post Office hired me in 1966 because it could not find a qualified Democrat, minority, female, or veteran who would take the job.)
http://www.kfvs12.com/story/34198821/gov-rauner-to-sign-bill-about-teacher-hiring-process-in-carbondale-on-friday

 

ILLINOIS POLICY INSTITUTE
— ILLINOIS LOST 150,000 UNIVERSITY STUDENTS FROM 2000-2014  Misplaced priorities in education funding have driven students out of the state and skyrocketed tuition costs. – Madelyn Harwood
https://www.illinoispolicy.org/illinois-lost-150000-university-students-from-2000-2014/

 

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— THORNER: FORCES BUILD TO ASSURE TRUMP FILLS SUPREME COURT VACANCY WITH PRO-LIFE JUDGE
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2017/01/thorner-forces-build-to-assure-trump-fills-supreme-court-vacancy-with-pro-life-judge.html

 

CAPITOL FAX
— Slaughter to replace Rep. Monique Davis
http://capitolfax.com/2017/01/05/slaughter-to-replace-rep-monique-davis/

 

DAILY CALLER
— After Obama’s Betrayal, Trump Is Chicago’s Only Hope – William J. Kelly
http://dailycaller.com/2017/01/03/after-obamas-betrayal-trump-is-chicagos-only-hope/

 

FREEDOM’S JOURNAL
— HERE ARE SIX BLACK REPUBLICANS THAT TRUMP SHOULD PUT IN CABINET POSITIONS – Raynard Jackson  (DIERSEN: What does Trump owe your precinct, your municipality, your township/ward, your county, and Illinois?  Because so many voted for Clinton in my precinct, in Wheaton, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois, Trump owes the aforesaid ABSOLUTELY NOTHING.)
https://freedomsjournalinstitute.org/latest-news/opinion/here-are-six-black-republicans-that-trump-should-put-in-cabinet-positions/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: President-elect Donald Trump owes the Black community absolutely nothing. Let me repeat that: HE OWES US NOTHING! Blacks gave Trump just 8 percent of their vote and Hillary Clinton won 88 percent; Clinton’s share of Black voters was considerably lower than Obama’s 93 percent in 2008 and 96 percent in 2012. Trump has said that he will make things a lot better for Blacks and that he wants to be president of all of America. Trump won the election and “to the victor belong the spoils,” but if he’s serious about making things better for Blacks, he’s going to need the expertise and wealth of experience of Black Republicans during his transition to the White House and in his administration.)

 

WASHINGTON TIMES
— The ‘most transparent’ president in history issues record number of ‘midnight’ regulations –  Dave Boyer
http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2017/jan/5/obama-issuing-record-number-midnight-regulations/

 

CONSERVATIVE HQ
— Establishment GOP Seizes Most Important Job In Trump White House – George Rasley
http://www.conservativehq.com/node/24852

 

BREITBART
— CNN’s Don Lemon on Chicago Torture Video: ‘I Don’t Think It Was Evil’ – KATIE MCHUGH
http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2017/01/05/cnns-don-lemon-on-chicago-torture-video-i-dont-think-it-was-evil/

 

BLAZE
— Rand Paul savagely takes down new Republican budget that adds trillions in debt – Brandon Morse
http://www.theblaze.com/news/2017/01/05/watch-rand-paul-savagely-takes-down-new-republican-budget-that-ads-trillions-in-debt/

 

NATIONAL REVIEW
— AS THE DEMOCRAT PARTY’S STRANGLEHOLD ON CHICAGO TIGHTENS: Chicago Is Breaking – DAVID FRENCH
http://www.nationalreview.com/article/443589/black-thugs-torture-white-disabled-man-speak-truth-leftists

 

THE HILL
— Trump plan for Mexico to pay for wall hasn’t changed – NIKITA VLADIMIROV
http://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/news/312986-conway-trump-plan-for-mexico-to-pay-for-wall-hasnt-changed
— Trump: Mexico will pay US back for ‘Great Wall’ – TRISTAN LEJEUNE
http://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/news-other-administration/312972-trump-mexico-will-pay-us-back-for-great
— Trump, GOP crafting border wall plan – MARK HENSCH
http://thehill.com/homenews/administration/312966-trump-gop-crafting-border-wall-plan-report
— Trump orders ambassadors to leave posts by inauguration – JESSIE HELLMANN
http://origin-nyi.thehill.com/homenews/news/312965-report-trump-orders-ambassadors-to-leave-posts-by-inauguration
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trump Biden says to Trump: “It’s time to grow up.”
http://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/news/312944-biden-to-trump-its-time-to-grow-up
— Schwarzenegger fires back at Trump: I hope you’ll work as hard for Americans as you did for ratings – NEETZAN ZIMMERMAN
http://thehill.com/blogs/in-the-know/in-the-know/312994-schwarzenegger-fires-back-at-trump-i-hope-youll-work-as-hard

 

CNN
— Conway: Stop trying to ‘delegitimize’ Trump victory – Eugene Scott  (DIERSEN: Who are the leading delegitimizers in your precinct, in your municipality, in your township/ward, in your county, and in Illinois?  My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes focus on delegitimizing everyone and everything that they cannot manipulate/dominate.)
http://www.cnn.com/2017/01/06/politics/kellyanne-conway-cuomo-russia/

 

ABC NEWS
— Chicago Police Describe Chronology of Alleged Hate Crime – AP
http://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/latest-police-race-motive-video-attack-44570046

 

MSNBC
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Trump, easily distracted, picks proxy fight with Ohio’s Kasich.”
http://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow-show/trump-easily-distracted-picks-proxy-fight-ohios-kasich

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD WITH COLOR PICTURE: 4 Black Suspects Charged in Videotaped Beating of White Teenager in Chicago – MITCH SMITH and MONICA DAVEY
http://www.nytimes.com/2017/01/05/us/chicago-racially-charged-attack-video.html
— The Home Buying Decision  Choosing where you rest your head is a story of falling in love and knowing yourself. – David Brooks  (DIERSEN: What do you say to those who hate Republicans, but nevertheless hypocritically buy homes in Republican areas to take advantage of the prosperity and the safety that Republican values bring?)
http://www.nytimes.com/2017/01/06/opinion/the-home-buying-decision.html

 

WASHINGTON POST
— One administration, two styles: Trump the brawler and Pence the cajoler – Ashley Parker and Robert Costa  (DIERSEN: What style do your critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have?  Many, if not most, if not virtually all of my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes paint themselves as being nasty, powerful, vicious, moral relativists, and disciples of Saul Alinsky.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/one-administration-two-styles-trump-the-brawler-and-pence-the-cajoler/2017/01/05/65e93554-d370-11e6-945a-76f69a399dd5_story.html

 

NEW YORK DAILY NEWS
— Here’s what Donald Trump should do if he’s serious about restoring good-paying jobs to the working class – Ginger Adams Otis  (DIERSEN:  Are/were you overpaid?  My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always hinted/implied/argued/shouted that I was overpaid. In my defense, I earned a) a job-related bachelor’s degree when I was 21 and job-related master’s degrees when I was 27, 31, and 48, b) job-related professional certifications when I was 30, 32, 41, 45, 47, and 48, and c) a job-related professional license when I was 33.)
http://www.nydailynews.com/news/politics/trump-restore-good-paying-jobs-article-1.2937170

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Haters Gonna Hate  A Chicago case exposes the divisiveness of the hate-crime obsession. – Editorial
http://www.wsj.com/articles/haters-gonna-hate-1483662667
— VERY SAD: Developers Build on Home Rental Success With Whole Communities  Property firms see continued demand for single-family homes from millennials, aging boomers who don’t want to buy – CHRIS KIRKHAM  (DIERSEN: I have owned real estate since I was 24 years old in 1972.)
http://www.wsj.com/articles/developers-build-on-home-rental-success-with-whole-communities-1483632000

 

BLOOMBERG
— Bill Gross Says Trump Targeting Companies Reminiscent of Mussolini – Margaret Collins
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2017-01-06/gross-says-trump-targeting-companies-reminiscent-of-mussolini

 

DENVER POST
— House GOP revives rule that could allow cutting federal worker salaries to $1 – Jenna Portnoy and Lisa Rein  (DIERSEN: What about Civil Service Retirement System (CSRS) pensions and health, dental, and vision insurance subsidies for federal retirees?  If they have not done so already, will my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes shout at my Congressman Peter Roskam a) that I caused all of his problems and b) that he should cut my CSRS pension and my health, dental, and vision insurance subsidies to $1?)
http://www.denverpost.com/2017/01/05/house-gop-rule-cutting-federal-worker-salaries-to-1/

 

USA TODAY
— Jesse Jackson to Uber: Release diversity data – Jessica Guynn  (DIERSEN: All during the almost 30 years that I worked for the federal government, my superiors were under tremendous pressure from Democrat politicians to hire, to retain, and to promote Democrats, and especially Democrats who were minority, female, and/or younger.  It is called Affirmative Action, Diversity, and Inclusion, but it really is political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, and age discrimination.)
http://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/news/2017/01/05/jesse-jackson-uber-diversity-data/96173986/
— Women’s march an ‘entry point’ for a new activist wave – Heidi M. Przybyla  (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, members of the following groups promote hatred of Trump and hatred of those who voted for him: anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, 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.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2017/01/05/womens-march-searches-themes-amid-concern-trump-gop-congress/96199000/
— New status anxiety fuels Trump derangement: Trump didn’t just beat the gentry liberals, after all. He also humiliated them. – Glenn Harlan Reynolds
http://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/2017/01/05/gentry-liberals-trump-college-campuses-elite-glenn-reynolds-column/96155458/

 

EXPRESS NEWS
— House ethics office derives power from public embarrassment – Gilbert GarciaJa  (DIERSEN: My Democrat GAO superiors made sure that GAO employees knew that they forced me to retire in 1997 when I was 49 years old, did not promote me beyond GS-13, 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 $18,459 pay cut in today’s dollars to transfer from IRS to GAO in 1980.  My Democrat IRS superiors made sure that IRS employees knew that they did not promote me beyond GS-12, disallowed my education deductions, and disallowed my partial day per diem claims.  My Democrat Post Office superiors made sure that Post Office employees knew that they forced me resign in 1969 and disallowed my sick leave requests.  Their message was we waste the careers of, and we get rid of Republicans, and especially Republicans who are White, male, older, and/or non-veteran.)
http://www.expressnews.com/news/news_columnists/gilbert_garcia/article/House-ethics-office-derives-power-from-public-10838544.php
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The Office of Congressional Ethics isn’t allowed to subpoena anyone, doesn’t have the power to hold hearings and can’t recommend sanctions. Its only real juice comes from the power to embarrass, to shame unethical members of the U.S. House (and deter future ethical lapses) by investigating allegations of corruption and submitting reports to the chronically worthless House Ethics Committee. It’s a power that former U.S. Rep. Michele Bachmann, R-Minnesota, decried back in 2008 when the office was created. Bachmann, through a spokesman, predicted that the OCE would prolong “the game of gotcha politics” and create an “unaccountable board of gossips and partisans that can sling mud.” It’s a power that motivated House Republicans — in a closed-door Monday vote — to approve a rules package that would have gutted the OCE, before they reversed course in the face of a public backlash. Bachmann saw negatives in all the positive aspects of the OCE. The office’s best virtue — that it’s independent of Congress — made it “unaccountable” in her eyes. Its willingness to dig into complaints the House Ethics Committee sweeps under the rug made it a “board of gossips.” Bachmann ultimately found herself on the receiving end of an OCE investigation into issues related to her 2012 presidential campaign, including the use of campaign funds to promote her autobiography and the improper mixing of funds between her campaign and her political action committee. The OCE referred the matter to the House Ethics Committee, which dragged its feet for a year, allowing Bachmann to leave office with no repercussions. You could argue, however, that the ongoing embarrassment of the ethics probe persuaded Bachmann to not seek re-election. The political shorthand on the OCE is that it’s a Democratic creation despised by Republicans. There’s some truth in that, because 159 Republicans — compared to only 23 Democrats — voted against its formation in 2008. But the bigger truth is that House members, regardless of party, have viewed the six-member panel largely through the prism of their own experiences with it.)

 

FEDERAL TIMES
— Federal employee unions wary of Holman Rule reemergence – Carten Cordell (DIERSEN: What about Civil Service Retirement System (CSRS) pensions and health, dental, and vision insurance subsidies for federal retirees?  If they have not done so already, will my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes shout at my Congressman Peter Roskam a) that I caused all of his problems and b) that he should cut my CSRS pension and my health, dental, and vision insurance subsidies to $1?)
http://www.federaltimes.com/articles/federal-employee-union-wary-of-holman-rule-reemergence

 

INSIDE HIGHER ED
— Growth in Numbers of Older Student Loan Borrowers – Andrew Kreighbaum  (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes would stress that a) I paid for my 1976 MBA from Loyola with money that I earned working for IRS and for Firestone Stores, b) I paid for my 1980 master’s degree in accounting from DePaul with money that I earned working for IRS and for GAO, and c) I paid for my 1997 master’s degree in financial markets and trading from IIT with money that I earned working for GAO.)
https://www.insidehighered.com/quicktakes/2017/01/06/growth-numbers-older-student-loan-borrowers

 

DAILY KOS
— GOP goes nuclear on federal workers: instating potential to slash annual salaries to $1 – Kerry Eleveld  (DIERSEN: What about Civil Service Retirement System (CSRS) pensions and health, dental, and vision insurance subsidies for federal retirees?  If they have not done so already, will my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes shout at my Congressman Peter Roskam a) that I caused all of his problems and b) that he should cut my CSRS pension and my health, dental, and vision insurance subsidies to $1?)
http://www.dailykos.com/story/2017/1/5/1617368/-GOP-goes-nuclear-on-federal-workers-instating-the-ability-to-slash-annual-salaries-to-1

 

LGBT WEEKLY
— Thank You, President Obama – STAMPP CORBIN  (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, under the Democrats and under the RINOs, you are viciously demonized, viciously denigrated, and viciously condemned IF YOU DO NOT PROMOTE LGBT ACTIVITY.)
http://lgbtweekly.com/2017/01/05/thank-you-president-obama/

January 5 Morning Edition

CBS2
— Gov. Rauner Not Optimistic About State Budget Breakthrough, Blames Madigan – Derrick Blakley
http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2017/01/04/gov-rauner-not-optimistic-about-state-budget-breakthrough-blames-madigan/
— Chicago Police Investigate Live-Streamed Torture
http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2017/01/04/four-people-in-custody-after-alleged-kidnapping-torture-is-live-streamed/

 

FOX NEWS CHICAGO
— Rauner says his pro-business, turnaround agenda would help reduce Chicago violence – Mike Flannery  (DIERSEN: What percent of those who commit crime in Chicago want to be wage earners?  I was a lowly wage earner 1964-1997.  My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes a) look down on wage earners, b) glorify and praise entrepreneurs, c) glorify and praise elected officials, and/or d) glorify and praise those who I have sued.)
http://www.fox32chicago.com/news/local/227171643-story

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— 4 held in attack broadcast on Facebook that included anti-Trump profanities – Nereida Moreno
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/ct-trump-cursed-man-attacked-facebook-video-20170104-story.html
— Rauner’s former budget director lands new job – Monique Garcia
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-rauner-former-budget-director-new-job-met-story.html
— Bias meets DNA: Students at Pennsylvania college asked to learn their ancestry – Susan Svrluga  (DIERSEN: Many, if not most of my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes are anti-German-American.  Then again, they are anti- everything that they cannot manipulate/dominate.  What if from the beginning I had pretended to be Swedish-American?  While all my ancestors immigrated from what is now Germany to northeast Illinois during the 1840s and 1850s, according to DNA Ancestry at http://dna.ancestry.com, my ancestry is 33% Europe West, 28% Scandinavia, 24% Great Britain, 11% Ireland, 2% Europe East, 1% Finland/Northwest Russia, and 1% Italy/Greece.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/ct-college-class-dna-testing-20161229-story.html
— Ronald Reagan lifeguard-statue plan standing still in Dixon – Ted Gregory
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-ronald-reagan-lifeguard-statue-met-20170104-story.html

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— AS THE DEMOCRAT PARTY’S STRANGLEHOLD ON CHICAGO TIGHTENS: Chicago violence mystifies a nation – Phil Kadner
http://chicago.suntimes.com/author/Phil-Kadner/
— Second mail carrier robbed on South Side in two days – Jordan Owen  (DIERSEN: My 1962 Chevy BelAir was stolen in 1973 while worked for IRS in its office at 63rd and Halsted.)
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/reward-offered-in-armed-robbery-of-mail-carrier-in-south-shore/

— Rahm says he ‘wasn’t bragging’ about cutting retiree health care – Fran Spielman  (DIERSEN: If my critics/opponents succeed in cutting the $16,854 health, dental, and vision insurance subsidy that I get each year as a federal retiree, they will brag about it big time.  My critics/opponents have always viciously demonized me, viciously denigrated me, and viciously condemned me as being overpaid. In my defense, I earned a) a job-related bachelor’s degree when I was 21 and job-related master’s degrees when I was 27, 31, and 48, b) job-related professional certifications when I was 30, 32, 41, 45, 47, and 48, and c) a job-related professional license when I was 33.)
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/rahm-says-he-wasnt-bragging-about-cutting-retiree-health-care/

 

DAILY HERALD
— Roskam won’t say where he stood on ethics vote – Kerry Lester
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20170105/news/170109541/
— Body camera debate continues for DuPage deputies – Jessica Cilella  (DIERSEN: Should Trump supporters wear body cameras to document anti-Trump threats and violence?)
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20170104/news/170109568/

 

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Caterpillar might end machine making at Aurora factory – CLAIRE BUSHEY  (DIERSEN: What do Rauner and Trump have to say about that?)
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20170104/NEWS05/170109934/caterpillar-might-end-machine-making-at-aurora-factory

 

WTTW
— Gov. Rauner on Budget: ‘I’m Flexible’ – Paris Schutz
http://chicagotonight.wttw.com/2017/01/04/gov-rauner-budget-i-m-flexible

 

BLOOMINGTON PANTAGRAPH
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Race not motive behind video attack.”
http://www.pantagraph.com/news/state-and-regional/illinois/the-latest-police-race-not-motive-behind-video-attack/article_d755ca04-9d9e-520b-a2c5-32419a79fa95.html

 

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Orthopedic Center requiring up-front payments from state workers – Dean Olsen
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20170104/orthopedic-center-requiring-up-front-payments-from-state-workers
— Five state government reforms that can reinvigorate the Illinois economy – Todd Maisch
http://www.sj-r.com/opinion/20170104/guest-column-five-state-government-reforms-that-can-reinvigorate-illinois-economy

 

BLOOMINGTON PANTAGRAPH
— Abortion bill could see action during lame-duck session – Dan Petrella
http://www.pantagraph.com/news/state-and-regional/illinois/government-and-politics/abortion-bill-could-see-action-during-lame-duck-session/article_2f82711d-3e5f-5081-a68c-66327d576d16.html

 

PEKIN TIMES
— Remembering the Black Panthers – Bill Knight
http://www.pekintimes.com/news/20170105/knight-remembering-black-panthers

 

NPR ILLINOIS
— Weak Tax Collection Could Take Illinois’ Finances From Bad To Worse – BRIAN MACKEY  (DIERSEN: I worked for IRS’s Collection Division 1971-1980 and I worked for GAO on audits of IRS 1986-1988.)
http://nprillinois.org/post/weak-tax-collection-could-take-illinois-finances-bad-worse#stream/0

 

ILLINOIS ISSUES
— A Crash Course In Economics – HANNAH MEISEL
http://nprillinois.org/post/illinois-issues-crash-course-economics#stream/0

 

ILLINOIS LEAKS
— Bloomington Censors Council Meeting Video & Violated FOIA – John Kraft
http://edgarcountywatchdogs.com/2017/01/bloomington-censors-council-meeting-video-violated-foia/

 

CAPITOL FAX
— ILGOP launches new video ad against Madigan
http://capitolfax.com/2017/01/05/ilgop-launches-new-video-ad-against-madigan/
— Rauner again strains all credulity
http://capitolfax.com/2017/01/05/rauner-again-strains-all-credulity/

 

FREE BEACON
— Rep. Hudson Introduces National Concealed Carry Reciprocity Bill  ‘Our Second Amendment right doesn’t disappear when we cross state lines’ – Stephen Gutowski
http://freebeacon.com/issues/rep-hudson-introduces-national-concealed-carry-reciprocity-bill/
— 2016 Smashed Previous Gun Sales Record  Feds carried out 27.5 million gun-related background checks in 2016 – Stephen Gutowski
http://freebeacon.com/issues/2016-gun-sales-record/

 

GOPUSA
— Liberal Struggle Against Reality – Walter E. Williams
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=18761?omhide=true

 

NEWSMAX
— Hillary Clinton Urged to Run for New York Mayor – John Gizzi
http://www.newsmax.com/Headline/New-York-city-mayor-Bill-de-Blasio/2017/01/04/id/766889/

 

BREITBART
— ‘Dems Own the Failed ObamaCare Disaster,’ Donald Trump Tweets – ALEX SWOYER
http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2017/01/04/dems-own-the-failed-obamacare-disaster-donald-trump-tweets/

 

THE HILL
— GOP aims to rein in liberal cities – REID WILSON  (DIERSEN: How liberal is the municipality that you live in, that is, how strongly is it anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, 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?  I should write a book about those individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that focus on making Wheaton, Glen Ellyn, Milton Township, DuPage County, Illinois, and America even more liberal than they are now. They promote dependency on government, dependency on charity, LGBTQ activity, abortion, mass/illegal immigration, race and gender based preference giving, age discrimination, political affiliation discrimination, booze, pot, gambling, and other vices, abolition of the First and Second Amendments, and even worse things.)
http://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/312766-gop-aims-to-rein-in-liberal-cities
— How Sessions lost in ’86 confirmation battle – LYDIA WHEELER  (DIERSEN: What battles have you lost?  If you sought a government office, a political office, or anything else, what lost battles would your critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes stress?  For me, they would stress that I am no longer a) TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairman, b) Wheaton Chamber of Commerce (WCC) Government Affairs Committee member, c) Milton Township Republican Central Committee (MTRCC) webmaster, d) Illinois Center Right Coalition (ICRC) Steering Committee member, e) American Association of Political Consultants (AAPC) Midwest Chapter board member, f) GAO employee, g) etc.  They would stress my unsuccessful bid to be a MTRCC Treasurer.  They would hint/imply/argue/shout that I caused each and every defeat that Republicans suffered in Illinois since 2000.  They would blame me for all the problems that MTRCC, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, Illinois Republican Party, TAPROOT, WCC, ICRC, AAPC, GAO, etc. has had, is having, and will have. They would stress that only 137 in my precinct voted for Trump/Pence in the November 8, 2016 election. They would stress that they would viciously destroy anyone who might come to my defense.)
http://thehill.com/homenews/senate/312668-how-sessions-lost-his-first-confirmation-battle

 

POLITICO
— Despite Rauner’s efforts, Madigan poised to be shoo-in as speaker – NATASHA KORECKI
http://www.politico.com/states/illinois/story/2017/01/despite-all-the-noise-madigan-poised-to-be-shoo-in-as-speaker-heres-why-108483

 

HUFFINGTON POST
— Obama Called Inequality ‘The Defining Challenge Of Our Time.’ He Didn’t Do Much About It.  It’s a sad legacy. – Zach Carter  (DIERSEN: From what I see, under Obama, income and net worth increased more for those individuals, organizations, and companies that are anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, 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 THAN THOSE THAT ARE Protestant, conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/obama-income-inequality_us_5866836ce4b0de3a08f808dd

 

CNN
— 100 Best Jobs in America  CNNMoney/PayScale.com’s top 100 careers with big growth, great pay and satisfying work  (DIERSEN: What jobs have you had?  My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes LOOK DOWN on the jobs that I had auditing federal agencies 1980-1997, collecting delinquent taxes 1971-1980, pumping gasoline 1971-1972, selling tires, automotive services, and major appliances 1970-1971, working as a security guard and on an automobile assembly line in 1970, delivering mail 1966-1969, pumping gasoline, chipping slag, and cleaning golf shoes in 1966, washing dishes 1964-1966, and doing yard work and delivering newspapers 1962-1964.)
http://money.cnn.com/pf/best-jobs/index.html

 

REUTERS
— Chicago’s gang violence catches expressway drivers in crossfire – Timothy Mclaughlin  (DIERSEN: Do/did you drive Chicago expressways a lot? I drove the Dan Ryan a lot 1966-1968, first in my 1966 Pontiac Tempest Sprint, and then my 1968 Oldsmobile 442 while I was a full-time student at UIC, lived with my parents and brother in Crete, and worked part-time for the Park Forest Post Office.)
http://www.reuters.com/article/us-chicago-police-highway-idUSKBN14P150

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— Reality Politics, Starring Donald Trump  It’s here and it can’t be canceled for four years. – Gail Collins
http://www.nytimes.com/2017/01/05/opinion/reality-politics-starring-donald-trump.html
— Why Rural America Voted for Trump – ROBERT LEONARD  (HARDCOPY SUBCAPTION: Their world is under siege – by liberals.)
http://www.nytimes.com/2017/01/05/opinion/why-rural-america-voted-for-trump.html
— HARDCOPY ARTICLE TITLE: Ivanka Trump Plans Move Near Obamas’ New Home – JULIE HIRSCHFELD DAVIS
http://www.nytimes.com/2017/01/04/us/politics/ivanka-trump-house-kalorama-washington.html
— Women and Minorities Make Slow Progress in Filling Ranks at Law Firms – ELIZABETH OLSON
http://www.nytimes.com/2017/01/04/business/dealbook/law-firm-diversity-women-minorities.html
— Why Men Don’t Want the Jobs Done Mostly by Women – Claire Cain Miller  (DIERSEN: I washed dishes part-time for the minimum wage in the basement of the S.S. Kresges in Chicago Heights 1964-1966 while I attended Crete-Monee High School.  My understanding is that I was the FIRST AND ONLY WHITE AND THE FIRST AND ONLY MALE THAT HELD THAT JOB. My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always used that against me. They hint/imply/argue/shout that my having that job proves that I am a complete loser and even worse things.)
http://www.nytimes.com/2017/01/04/upshot/why-men-dont-want-the-jobs-done-mostly-by-women.html
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: In an editorial unethically made to look like a news article, anti-Trumps glorify and praise Mexico and glorify and praise Mexico’s citizens.
http://www.nytimes.com/2017/01/04/world/americas/mexico-donald-trump-nafta.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Without Megyn Kelly, Fox News’s prime-time lineup is a complete joke.”
https://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/right-turn/wp/2017/01/04/without-megyn-kelly-fox-newss-prime-time-lineup-is-a-complete-joke/

 

WASHINGTON POST
— Children, parents, U.S. suffer because quality, affordable child care is lacking – Joe Davidson  (DIERSEN: Did your father earn enough money that your mother could stay at home and raise you?  My father did.  My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes use that to paint my father as being filthy rich. My outstanding father fought type 1 diabetes from age 14, he was the first of his ancestors to earn a high school diploma, he never attended college, he worked in the office of a chemical plant, he almost always worked second jobs to pay the family’s bills, he did not buy a new car until 1967 he was 45 years old and it was a bottom of the line 2-door Chevy, and he died suddenly of heart failure in 1969.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/powerpost/wp/2017/01/05/children-parents-u-s-suffer-because-quality-affordabe-child-care-is-lacking/

 

USA TODAY
— Is Mark Zuckerberg considering White House run? – Jessica Guynn  (DIERSEN: What does Zuckerberg think of those who share your demographics?  What demographics do you share with him?)
http://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/talkingtech/2017/01/04/facebook-ceo-mark-zuckerberg-political-ambitions/96161822/
— Mark Zuckerberg’s 2017 resolution: Meet more Americans – Jessica Guynn
http://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/news/2017/01/03/mark-zuckerberg-2017-personal-challenge-resolution-travel-to-30-states/96127870/
— Trump’s election has changed Obama’s post-presidency plans – Gregory Korte
http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2017/01/03/trumps-election-obama-post-presidency-plans/95892386/

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Trump and Black Americans  FDR offered the hope of prosperity. Can the new president do the same? – DANIEL HENNINGER  (DIERSEN: How much blame do you get for the problems that Blacks have?  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 gotten rid of me much sooner than it did so that a Black could have my job and my preferred corner office.)
http://www.wsj.com/articles/trump-and-black-americans-1483575028
— Trump, ‘Lies’ and Honest Journalism  Why editors should be careful about making selective moral judgments about false statements. – GERARD BAKER
http://www.wsj.com/articles/trump-lies-and-honest-journalism-1483557700
— The M.B.A. Classroom That Knows When You’re Bored  Business school gets a digital upgrade as more programs combine online components with face-to-face elements – PARMINDER BAHRA  (DIERSEN: How old is your MBA?  My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes would stress that my MBA is 41 years old.)
http://www.wsj.com/articles/disrupting-business-school-m-b-a-classrooms-get-a-digital-upgrade-1483542001
— Digital Disruption and the Future of the M.B.A.
http://www.wsj.com/video/digital-disruption-and-the-future-of-the-mba/7BA52199-9E36-471C-AB52-BA7A4CDC0F87.html

 

BALTIMORE SUN
— The Democrats are down and out and don’t seem to know it – Perry L. Weed  (DIERSEN: Who LOOKS DOWN down on you? I should write a book about those activists, candidates, elected officials, party leaders, major donors, political consultants, etc. in my precinct, in Wheaton’s West District, in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois WHO LOOK DOWN ON ME.  I could group them as follows: those who a) have lots of religious clout, b) those who have lots of government clout, c) those who have lots of political clout, d) those who have lots of financial clout, e) those who I have sued, f) operatives for the aforesaid, and g) dupes for the aforesaid.)
http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/opinion/oped/bs-ed-democrats-denial-20170104-story.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The Democrats have lost their way. They no longer represent the working class or the middle class as they continue to fall behind. They have lost America’s heartland and small towns and rural areas. Look at the political power shift to the right. The Democrats have 12 fewer U.S. senators than when President Barack Obama was sworn in, 63 fewer House members and 16 fewer governors. They have the lowest number of state legislators in more than 100 years. In only six states do Democrats control both the governorship and the legislature — the lowest number in our history. Other than President Obama, Democrats have a severe messaging problem and a dearth of winning candidates; the party is a fundamental mess. Most importantly, Democrats have forgotten their roots in the economic goals of the Roosevelt New Deal and the Johnson Great Society. They have abandoned an inclusive message. They slice and dice the electorate. They are now the party of diversity, and ethnic- and racial- and gender- identity. They advocate cultural issues at the expense of jobs and other working class issues. Too many of them they look down on “the deplorables” and the poorly educated, the very ones who turned to Donald Trump for change and some glimmer of hope for themselves. This election revealed the emergence of white and other working class Americans who feel abandoned and threatened by Washington and Wall Street and the institutions and elites they represent. Some of this was nativism, e.g., a reaction to the persistent flow of illegal immigrants into the country, now augmented by new refugees from the Middle East. These white Americans feel their very identity is under attack.)

 

CIRCLEVILLE HERALD
— Democrats Need to Come Back Forward – Jack Burgess (DIERSEN: Who LOOKS DOWN down on you? I should write a book about those activists, candidates, elected officials, party leaders, major donors, political consultants, etc. in my precinct, in Wheaton’s West District, in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois WHO LOOK DOWN ON ME.  I could group them as follows: those who a) have lots of religious clout, b) those who have lots of government clout, c) those who have lots of political clout, d) those who have lots of financial clout, e) those who I have sued, f) operatives for the aforesaid, and g) dupes for the aforesaid.)
http://www.circlevilleherald.com/comment/democrats-need-to-come-back-forward/article_b9280c40-803a-57e6-a8ce-3475f7a6c9c3.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Millions of people are still in shock over the election to the Presidency of someone with such questionable qualifications as Donald Trump, who seems intent on rolling back many of the governmental programs vital to the lives of ordinary people. For the good of the nation and their party, to come back, Democrats need to get beyond simple opposition, to proposing the improved programs and services the people need. And they must communicate better with ordinary Americans, especially in what pundits call “flyover land,” outside the coastal areas and big cities, to go forward from this defeat. . .It’s counterproductive to look down on people who voted Republican. Given the Democrats’ communication disadvantage, it’s not surprising that people voted to “make America great again”—for themselves—over candidates who seemed to promise little, except when pressured by Bernie’s supporters. Democrats have a history of losing when they don’t communicate a strong economic message. They need to go on the offensive—as in ’92 when “It’s the economy stupid” was the successful working slogan and strategy.)

 

ATLANTIC
— Being Trans, and an Immigrant, Under the Trump Administration  Many transgender Americans have only been openly trans under an Obama administration that respected their rights. That is about to change. – MEREDITH TALUSAN  (DIERSEN: Under Obama, his supporters got rid of you if you did not promote LGBTQ activity. TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois did not promote LGBTQ activity. It certainly looks like Obama’s supporters got rid of TAPROOT.)
https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2017/01/being-trans-and-an-immigrant-under-the-trump-administration/512201/

 

GOVERNMENT EXECUTIVE
— Republicans Expected to Reduce Federal Employees’ Pensions, Outsource More Work – Eric Katz  (DIERSEN: I expect that my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes will focus on getting Trump a) to cut if not eliminate Civil Service Retirement System (CSRS) pensions and b) to cut if not eliminate federal health, dental, and vision insurance subsidies for CSRS retirees.)
http://www.govexec.com/pay-benefits/2017/01/republicans-expected-slash-feds-pensions-outsource-more-work/134333/

 

FED WEEK
— Largest Federal Pay Raise Since 2010 Set to Take Effect, with Differences  (DIERSEN: In 1997, when I was 49 years old, GAO paid me at the GS-13 Step 10 rate.  That rate is now $122,991.)
http://www.fedweek.com/fedweek/largest-federal-pay-raise-since-2010-set-take-effect-differences/
http://www.fedweek.com/pay-tables/2017-gs-pay-table-chicago-naperville-il-wi/

 

FEDERAL TIMES
— Trump picks Wall Street lawyer Clayton for SEC – AP (DIERSEN: GAO audits SEC. For 9 of the almost 18 years that I worked for GAO, I worked on audits that involved SEC.)
http://www.federaltimes.com/articles/trump-picks-wall-street-lawyer-clayton-for-sec

 

FEDERAL NEWS RADIO
— Government accountability legislation gets House backing, heads to Senate – Meredith Somers
http://federalnewsradio.com/congress/2017/01/government-accountability-legislation-gets-house-backing-heads-senate/
— ‘Boomers’ fear inadequate retirement income. Is now really the right time for them to step down? – Randy Silvey
http://federalnewsradio.com/commentary/2017/01/boomers-fear-inadequate-retirement-income-now-really-right-time-step/

 

RAUMUSSEN REPORTS
— 57% of Democrats Want Trump to Succeed  (DIERSEN: Many believe that the typical Democrat south of Route 80 in Illinois is more conservative than the typical Republican north of Route 80 in Illinois.  But those downstate Democrats do not become Republicans because they see how badly conservatives are treated by those who dominate the Illinois Republican Party.  The Democrat Party exists to promote liberal principles.  The Republican party exists to promote conservative principles.)
http://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/trump_administration/january_2017/57_of_democrats_want_trump_to_succeed

January 4 Evening Edition

ABC7
— GOV. RAUNER DISCUSSES STATE BUDGET, RELATIONSHIP WITH MADIGAN – Stacey Baca
http://abc7chicago.com/politics/gov-rauner-discusses-state-budget-relationship-with-madigan/1686702/
— JESSE JACKSON JR. FIGHTS TO KEEP DIVORCE CASE IN ILLINOIS – Evelyn Holmes
http://abc7chicago.com/news/jesse-jackson-jr-fights-to-keep-divorce-case-in-illinois/1685974/

 

NBC5
— ‘I’m Not Going to Go’: Rauner Says He Won’t Attend Trump’s Inauguration Later This Month  “I’m not going to go,” Rauner said. “I’m focused on Illinois. I really try to minimize the distractions. I minimize my time out of state.” – Tom Schuba and Mary Ann Ahern
http://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/Rauner-Wont-Attend-Trumps-Inauguration-409697945.html

 

CBS2
— DISGUSTING: Marijuana Advocates To Hand Out Joints At Trump Inauguration – AP
http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2017/01/04/marijuana-advocates-to-hand-out-joints-at-trump-inauguration/

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Chicago’s Honey Butter Fried Chicken signs on to ‘sanctuary restaurant’ movement – Alexia Elejalde-Ruiz  (DIERSEN: How soon, if not already, will Honey Butter Fried Chicken post signs that say members of the following groups are NOT WANTED: Trump supporters, Protestants, conservatives, Republicans, Americans, Whites, males, older people, rich people, gun owners, German-Americans, draft avoiders, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time?)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/ct-sanctuary-restaurants-honey-butter-0105-biz-20170104-story.html
— Rauner to skip Trump inauguration – Kim Geiger
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-bruce-rauner-trump-inauguration-met-20170104-story.html
— Compromise should not be a dirty word in Springfield – John McCarron
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/commentary/ct-rauner-compromise-springfield-madigan-perspec-0105-md-20170104-story.html
— Suburban residents should urge officials to address Chicago’s violence epidemic – Ted Slowik
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/daily-southtown/opinion/ct-sta-slowik-chicago-violence-st-0105-20170104-story.html
— With Obamacare, GOP faces the ‘Pottery Barn rule’: You break it, you own it – Paul Kane
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/ct-obamacare-repeal-analysis-20170104-story.html
— Referendum petitions submitted seeking voter OK to annex Lisle, Warrenville and Woodridge into Naperville – Erin Hegarty
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/naperville-sun/ct-nvs-naperville-annex-false-st-0104-20170104-story.html

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Jackson Jr.’s lawyer: Wife committed ‘acts’ to spur divorce – Tina Sfondeles
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/jackson-jr-s-lawyer-wife-committed-acts-that-caused-divorce/amp/
— Johnson denies McCarthy claim that CPD is ‘in crisis’  Chicago Police Supt. Eddie Johnson disputed his predecessor’s claim on a national TV news program that the city is “reaching a state of lawlessness.” – Fran Spielman
http://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/johnson-denies-mccarthy-claim-that-cpd-is-in-crisis/
— Scuttled Ford plant has Mexico fearing more under Trump – AP
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/scuttled-ford-plant-has-mexico-fearing-more-under-trump/
— Chicago Police detectives are questioning four African-Americans suspected of torturing a white mentally disabled man on videotape while someone yelled “F— Trump!” and “F— white people!,” a police spokesman confirmed Wednesday. “The video is reprehensible,” said Anthony Guglielmi, the police spokesman. The white victim lives in northwest suburban Crystal Lake, Guglielmi said. – Frank Main
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/black-captors-torture-white-victim-rant-against-trump-cpd-says/

 

DAILY HERALD
— Electoral college overrides popular vote – Nancy J. Thorner, Lake Bluff
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20170104/discuss/170109781/
— DuPage deputy who fatally shot teen placed on leave – John McCarron
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20170104/news/170109659/
— Citizens group building trust between police, minorities in DuPage – Marie Wilson
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20170104/news/170109586/
— No one kicked off Des Plaines ballot yet; more hearings scheduled – Chacour Koop
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20170104/news/170109584/
— Elburn election challenge hearing delayed till Monday – Susan Sarkauskas
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20170104/news/170109705/
— Lawsuit seeks to ban Google from US government contracts – AP
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20170104/news/301049821/
— GOP House panel: Halt federal money for Planned Parenthood – AP
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20170104/news/301049820/

 

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Rauner to skip Trump inauguration – GREG HINZ
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20170104/BLOGS02/170109949/rauner-to-skip-trump-inauguration
— What’s Roskam’s role in House ethics meltdown? – GREG HINZ
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20170103/BLOGS02/170109985/whats-roskams-role-in-house-ethics-meltdown
— Ford’s Chicago factory building new hybrid police vehicle – CLAIRE BUSHEY
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20170104/NEWS05/170109948/fords-chicago-factory-building-new-hybrid-police-vehicle

 

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Rev. Jackson meets with Gov. Rauner on crime, poverty – AP
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20170104/rev-jackson-meets-with-gov-rauner-on-crime-poverty
— Chicago Ald. Pawar wants progressive agenda for Illinois – Bernard Schoenburg
http://www.sj-r.com/opinion/20170104/bernard-schoenburg-chicago-ald-pawar-wants-progressive-agenda-for-illinois

 

FOX ILLINOIS
— President-elect Donald Trump’s former Campaign Manager, Corey Lewandowski, is coming to Springfield to be the keynote speaker for the Sangamon County Republicans Lincoln Day dinner next month.
http://foxillinois.com/news/local/former-trump-campiagn-manager-coming-to-springfield-01-04-2017

 

ROCK RIVER TIMES
— Illinois set to lose one, maybe two seats in Congress
http://rockrivertimes.com/2017/01/04/illinois-set-to-lose-one-maybe-two-seats-in-congress/

 

QUAD CITY TIMES & BLOOMINGTON PANTAGRAPH
— Obama racial legacy: Pride, promise, regret and deep rift – AP (DIERSEN: QUESTION: Under Obama, which individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries have gained power and influence?  ANSWER: Those that are anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, 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://qctimes.com/news/state-and-regional/illinois/obama-racial-legacy-pride-promise-regret-and-deep-rift/article_dc12bfe0-72c2-50f9-8fc4-0d28804c19b9.html
http://www.pantagraph.com/news/state-and-regional/illinois/obama-racial-legacy-pride-promise-regret-and-deep-rift/article_60b7cfa7-6092-54c2-8ede-c94d32b07cdf.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: He entered the White House a living symbol, breaking a color line that stood for 220 years. Barack Obama took office, and race immediately became a focal point in a way that was unprecedented in American history. No matter his accomplishments, he seemed destined to be remembered foremost as the first black man to lead the world’s most powerful nation. But eight years later, Obama’s racial legacy is as complicated as the president himself. To many, his election was a step toward realizing the dream of a post-racial society. He was dubbed the Jackie Robinson of politics. African-Americans, along with Latinos and Asians, voted for him in record numbers in 2008, flush with expectations that he’d deliver on hope and change for people of color. Some say he did, ushering in criminal justice reforms that helped minorities, protecting hundreds of thousands of immigrants from deportation, and appointing racially diverse leaders to key jobs, including the first two black attorneys general. These supporters say he deserves more credit than he gets for bringing America back from the worst recession since the Great Depression, the killing of Osama bin Laden, and a major expansion of health care that secured insurance for millions of minorities. They celebrate his family as a sterling symbol of black success. But Obama also frustrated some who believe he didn’t speak out quickly or forcefully enough on race or push aggressively enough for immigration reform. And his presidency did not usher in racial harmony. Rather, both blacks and whites believe race relations have deteriorated, according to polls. Mounting tensions over police shootings of African-Americans prompted protests in several cities and the emergence of the Black Lives Matter movement. Perhaps most strikingly, the president’s successor, Donald Trump, is seen by many as the antithesis of a colorblind society, a one-time leader of the “birther” movement that spread the falsehood that Obama was born in Africa. Trump’s strong reliance on white voters was in sharp contrast to the multiracial coalition that gave Obama his two victories. “President Obama represents the face of the future — multicultural America. Donald Trump represents the old racial order of the black-white divide,” says Fredrick Cornelius Harris, director of the Center on African American Politics and Society at Columbia University. “And for the next decades to come, there will be a battle between those two viewpoints of what America is.”  It took more than two centuries for America to elect a black president. It will take many years after he leaves office to sort out what it all meant.)

 

CHICAGO PATCH
— Bound, Gagged White Man Tortured, Taunted, Called ‘Donald Trump’ By Black Tormenters: Video  Chicago police are questioning several persons of interest. Gagged man recovering at nearby hospital in stable condition. – Lorraine Swanson
http://patch.com/illinois/chicago/bound-gagged-white-man-tortured-taunted-called-donald-trump-black-tormenters-video

 

ILLINOIS LEAKS
— Two College of DuPage Trustee Candidate Petitions Challenged – Kirk Allen
http://edgarcountywatchdogs.com/2017/01/two-college-of-dupage-trustee-candidate-petitions-challenged/

 

ILLINOIS POLICY INSTITUTE
— 20 LOCAL GOVERNMENTS RAISE SALES TAX IN ILLINOIS – Brendan Bakala
https://www.illinoispolicy.org/20-local-governments-raise-sales-tax-in-illinois/?linkId=33002888

 

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— OUTGOING HOUSE DEMOCRAT SPILLS HIS GUTS ABOUT SPEAKER MADIGAN
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2017/01/outgoing-house-democrat-spills-his-guts-about-speaker-madigan.html
— HOLLYWOOD DEMANDS CONGRESS BLOCK TRUMP NOMINEES AND EFFORTS
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2017/01/hollywood-demands-congress-block-trump-nominees-and-efforts.html

 

CAPITOL FAX
— Illinois Policy Institute planning Madigan protest
http://capitolfax.com/2017/01/04/illinois-policy-institute-planning-madigan-protest/
— Defeated legislator says Madigan has “kinda outlived his usefulness”
http://capitolfax.com/2017/01/04/defeated-legislator-says-madigan-has-kinda-outlived-his-usefulness/

 

NATIONAL REVIEW
— Chicago: The Nation’s Abattoir – Rich Lowry
http://www.nationalreview.com/article/443496/chicago-death-toll-passive-policing-begets-aggressive-criminals

 

AMERICAN THINKER
— People fleeing New York outnumber those moving in by 2-1 – Rick Moran
http://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2017/01/people_fleeing_new_york_outnumber_those_moving_in_by_21.html

 

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Sheriff wants to give inmates community service hours to build Trump’s border wall – Stephen Dinan
http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2017/jan/4/sheriff-thomas-hodgson-offers-inmates-community-se/

 

NEWSMAX
— New House Rules Allows Congress to Cut Federal Workforce – Todd Beamon
http://www.newsmax.com/Politics/house-rules-congress-cut/2017/01/04/id/766832/
— Democratic Party Starts ‘War Room’ to Stop Trump – Mark Swanson  (DIERSEN: To stop Trump, will the anti-Trumps start war rooms in each state, in each county, in each township/ward, in each municipality, and in each precinct?)
http://www.newsmax.com/Politics/Democratic-party-war-room/2017/01/04/id/766707/

 

DAILY CALLER
— House Makes It Easier To Cut Federal Salaries – KATHRYN WATSON  (DIERSEN: Will my critics/opponents ask Durbin, Duckworth, Roskam, and the rest of the Illinois congressional delegation to use the Holman rule to cut, if not eliminate, my Civil Service Retirement System pension and my federal health, dental, and vision insurance subsidy?  My critics/opponents continue to blame me for their problems, for your problems, for my problems, and for everyone’s problems.  They viciously demonize me, viciously denigrate me, and viciously condemn me as being a Trump supporter.  They blame me for each and every defeat that Republican candidates have suffered in Illinois since 2000.  They demand that I be punished for the aforesaid.)
http://dailycaller.com/2017/01/04/house-makes-it-easier-to-cut-federal-salaries/

 

BREITBART
— Remittances to Mexico Rose 25 Percent After Trump’s Election – KATIE MCHUGH
http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2017/01/04/reuters-remittances-to-mexico-rose-25-percent-after-trumps-election/
— Liberals Panic as Trump Could Flip Left-Leaning Ninth Circuit – JOEL B. POLLAK
http://www.breitbart.com/california/2017/01/03/liberals-panic-trump-flip-left-leaning-ninth-circuit/

 

THE BLAZE
— Chicago foursome in custody after live streaming kidnapping and torturing Trump supporter – Brandon Morse
http://www.theblaze.com/news/2017/01/04/chicago-foursome-in-custody-after-live-streaming-kidnapping-and-torturing-trump-supporter/
— Rand Paul reintroduces his ‘audit the fed’ bill with Trump’s support – Brandon Morse
http://www.theblaze.com/news/2017/01/04/rand-paul-reintroduces-his-audit-the-fed-bill-with-trumps-support/
— Fireworks explode on Fox News when Krauthammer challenges O’Reilly over Trump inauguration – Chris Enloe  (DIERSEN: How strongly have the anti-Trumps in your precinct, in your municipality, in your township/ward, in your county, and Illinois threatened to harm Trump supporters?  One thing that restrains anti-Trumps is the fact that since 2008, Trump supporters have purchased a tremendous amount of firearms and ammunition for their self-defense.)
http://www.theblaze.com/news/2017/01/04/watch-fireworks-explode-on-fox-news-when-krauthammer-challenges-oreilly-over-trump-inauguration/
— Paul Ryan stops kid from ‘dabbing’ during the most awkward swearing in you’ll ever see – Brandon Morse
http://www.theblaze.com/news/2017/01/03/paul-ryan-stops-kid-from-dabbing-during-the-most-awkward-swearing-in-youll-ever-see/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: First there was planking, then there was owling, then there was Taylor Swifting, and now there is dabbing. You’ll oftentimes find internet meme sensations popping up here and there, and the latest one is called “dabbing.” It’s where you tuck your head into your forearm as you cross it over your head. People everywhere are doing it, but Speaker of the House Paul Ryan is having none of it.  During the swearing in of Kansas Rep. Roger Marshall, Ryan, Marshall, and his son were putting their hands on the Bible for a photo-op, with Marshall’s son began dabbing. Ryan, either not understanding what the son was doing, or not really feeling like going along with it, put a stop to it. “You alright?” he asks the teen. “I’m alright,” the son responded while still holding the pose. “Do you want…can you put your hand down?” continues Ryan. The teen then put his arm down and apologized. “Were you going to sneeze? Is that it?” asked Ryan. The awkwardness level of this video is turned up to 11, but regardless, it’s still a humorous moment that will live in infamy for the “dabber.”)

 

THE HILL
— ‘Audit the Fed’ bill gets new push under Trump – PETER SCHROEDER  (DIERSEN: For 9 of the almost 18 years that I worked for GAO, I worked on audits that involved the Federal Reserve.)
http://thehill.com/policy/finance/312662-audit-the-fed-bill-gets-new-push
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Under the bill, the Fed’s monetary policy deliberations could be subject to outside review by the Government Accountability Office.  Proponents of the measure argue that the Fed is too powerful and lacks sufficient oversight for its interest rate decisions. But Fed officials from Yellen on down, as well as other critics, have warned that such a policy could subject the Fed to undue political pressure and discourage it from taking unpopular steps for the good of the overall economy. The proposal has garnered some bipartisan support and has passed the House several times in past Congresses.)

 

HUFFINGTON POST
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: QUESTION: Which individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries want churches to be operatives or dupes for the Democrat Party?  ANSWER: those that are anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, 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.huffingtonpost.com/entry/the-absence-of-christianity-in-the-fight-for-social_us_586c2b79e4b068764965c513

 

MSN
— Rauner Blames Madigan For Lack Of Budget Truce
https://www.msn.com/en-us/sports/mlb/rauner-blames-madigan-for-lack-of-budget-truce/vp-BBxUeL1

 

WASHINGTON POST
— Trump probably won’t let Obama go quietly –  E.J. Dionne Jr.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/trump-probably-wont-let-obama-go-quietly/2017/01/04/fe10efdc-d2a5-11e6-a783-cd3fa950f2fd_story.html
— The American auto industry does not need Trump to stage-manage it – Charles Lane
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/the-american-auto-industry-does-not-need-trump-to-stage-manage-it/2017/01/04/d97260c4-d2a1-11e6-9cb0-54ab630851e8_story.html

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Tillerson’s $180M Retirement Pay Raises Questions
http://www.wsj.com/video/tillerson-180m-retirement-pay-raises-questions/E1645ABF-5CF3-41E1-9312-2DDA9382ECD4.html?mod=djemTEW_h
— To Save Themselves, Small Colleges Offer Lifeline to Their Hometowns  Feeling weight of job losses and local flight, rural schools invest in nearby communities; ‘we can’t survive if this town isn’t healthy’ – Douglas Belkin
http://www.wsj.com/articles/to-save-themselves-small-colleges-offer-lifeline-to-their-hometowns-1482316200
— America’s Roster of Public Companies Is Shrinking Before Our Eyes  Gusher of private capital, IPO slump and merger boom cause listings to plunge; ‘There’s no great advantage’ – MAUREEN FARRELL
http://www.wsj.com/articles/americas-roster-of-public-companies-is-shrinking-before-our-eyes-1483545879
— Republican Lawmakers Revive ‘Audit the Fed’ Legislation  Measures would require the Government Accountability Office to examine monetary policy decisions – HARRIET TORRY
http://www.wsj.com/articles/republican-lawmakers-revive-audit-the-fed-legislation-1483561810
— A Treasury Secretary’s Farewell Plea: Get Rid of the Debt Ceiling  Jacob Lew, a veteran of budget battles, says the debt limit merely creates partisan mischief that could end in economic calamity – NICK TIMIRAOS
http://blogs.wsj.com/economics/2017/01/04/a-treasury-secretarys-farewell-plea-get-rid-of-the-debt-ceiling/

 

MONEY MAGAZINE
— DISGUSTING: Trump Inauguration Just Got More Mellow Thanks to 4,200 Free Joints – Brad Tuttle
http://time.com/money/4622174/donald-trump-inauguration-day-free-marijuana/

 

NEW REPUBLICAN
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “The Republican Party’s Corruption Will Bring Them Down—Again. They’ve forgotten just how badly corruption can hobble an administration.”
https://newrepublic.com/article/139618/republican-partys-corruption-will-bring-downagain
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “How to Protect Diversity During Trump’s Presidency.  Liberals should expand the concept to include socioeconomic status.”  What if Affirmative Action, Diversity, and Inclusion was only for those whose parents did not have college degrees? 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.
https://newrepublic.com/article/139620/protect-diversity-trumps-presidency

 

MEDIAITE
— ‘F*ck Donald Trump! F*ck White People!’: 4 in Custody for Torturing Young Man Live on Facebook – Justin Baragona
http://www.mediaite.com/online/f-donald-trump-f-white-people-4-in-custody-for-torturing-man-live-on-facebook/

 

AFGE
— Largest Federal Employee Union Opposes Reinstatement of ‘Holman Rule’  House proposal lets lawmakers slash federal workers’ pay, jobs without due process
https://www.afge.org/publication/largest-federal-employee-union-opposes-reinstatement-of-holman-rule/

 

GOVERNMENT EXECUTIVE
— Federal Employee Accountability Bill Is First Approved by House in New Congress – Eric Katz
http://www.govexec.com/management/2017/01/federal-employee-accountability-bill-first-approved-house-new-congress/134296/

 

FED SMITH
— The Holman rule: How To Quickly Reduce Federal Employee Salaries and Agency Programs – Ralph R. Smith  (DIERSEN: Will my critics/opponents ask Durbin, Duckworth, Roskam, and the rest of the Illinois congressional delegation to use the Holman rule to cut, if not eliminate, my Civil Service Retirement System pension and my federal health, dental, and vision insurance subsidy?  My critics/opponents continue to blame me for their problems, for your problems, for my problems, and for everyone’s problems.  They viciously demonize me, viciously denigrate me, and viciously condemn me as being a Trump supporter.  They blame me for each and every defeat that Republican candidates have suffered in Illinois since 2000.  They demand that I be punished for the aforesaid.)
http://www.fedsmith.com/2017/01/04/how-to-quickly-reduce-federal-employee-salaries-and-agency-programs/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The Holman rule was eliminated in 1983. It is now back in operation under the Rules for the 115th Congress which were adopted on January 2, 2017. The House Rules specifically cite the Holman Rule which will have the following purpose: “The purpose of this provision is to see if the reinstatement of the Holman rule will provide Members with additional tools to reduce spending during consideration of the regular general appropriation bill.” The Holman Rule will enable the House of Representatives to reduce the number of federal workers at specific agencies or cut their compensation. It would be done as a provision of or an amendment to an appropriations bill. The rule will allow Congress to reduce the workforce or compensation for employees in agencies covered by the specific spending bill in which the provision or amendment is included.)

 

RASMUSSEN REPORTS
— Voters Say Media Still Anti-Trump
http://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/general_politics/january_2017/voters_say_media_still_anti_trump
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Voters remain critical of the news coverage of Donald Trump and think the media is still showing the same bias against him that it displayed during the presidential campaign. A new Rasmussen Reports national telephone and online survey finds that nearly half (48%) of all Likely U.S. Voters believe most reporters are biased against the president-elect. Only 12% think they are biased for Trump, while 31% feel most reporters try to be fair and balanced.  (To see survey question wording, click here.) A closer look finds that 74% of Republicans and a plurality (47%) of voters not affiliated with either major political party think most reporters are biased against Trump.  Even Democrats think most reporters are more likely to be biased against Trump (26%) than biased for him (16%). But 47% of voters in President Obama’s party believe most reporters try to be fair and balanced, a view shared by 29% of unaffiliateds and only 15% of GOP voters.)