July 24 Evening Edition

ABC7
— Illinois governor calls another special session on education – AP
http://abc7chicago.com/politics/illinois-governor-calls-another-special-session-on-education/2246136/
— John McCain to return to Senate Tuesday for health care vote – AP
http://abc7chicago.com/politics/john-mccain-to-return-to-senate-tuesday-for-health-care-vote/2247463/

 

NBC5
— Rauner Calls Special Session Over School Funding – Shelby Bremer
http://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/rauner-special-session-school-funding-436331793.html

 

CBS2
— Rauner To Call Another Special Session, Amid School Funding Dispute
http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2017/07/24/bruce-rauner-school-funding-senate-bill-1-special-session/

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Rauner summons lawmakers for Wednesday special session on school funding
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-morning-spin-monday-edition-20170724-story.html
— Employers praise extra H-2B visas; critics say foreign workers take American jobs – Alexia Elejalde-Ruiz (DIERSEN: What jobs did you take that others shunned? I did yard work and delivered newspapers 1962-1964; washed dishes 1964-1966; cleaned golf shoes, chipped slag, and pumped gasoline in 1966; delivered mail 1966-1969; worked on an automobile assemble line and as a security guard in 1970; sold tires, automotive services, and major appliances 1970-1971; pumped gasoline 1971-1972; collected delinquent taxes 1971-1980; and audited federal agencies 1980-1997. 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.chicagotribune.com/business/ct-h2b-visas-illinois-0725-biz-2-20170724-story.html
— Nearing 400, homicides in Chicago continue to outpace last year – Elyssa Cherney and Elvia Malagon
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/ct-weekend-shootings-chicago-violence20170724-story.html
— Mike Madigan doesn’t care – Grant Wehrli
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/commentary/ct-michael-madigan-destroy-illinois-perspec-20170724-story.html
— Trump, Republican allies still running against Clinton, 9 months after election – John Wagner
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/politics/ct-trump-russia-clinton-20170724-story.html

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Rauner to legislators: Come back and stop political games on schools – Tina Sfondeles
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/rauner-dems-play-games-with-schools-cullerton-wants-to-talk/
— Woe to Illinois as Gov. Rauner throws in with the ideologues – Editorial (DIERSEN: Who calls you an ideologue?  Those who call me an ideologue 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 (except Bill Clinton), and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors and/or they a) reject planks in the Republican Party platform and/or the Illinois Republican Party platform and work against those like me who support those planks, b) reject the Milton Township Republican Central Committee resolution against video gambling and work against those like me who support that resolution, c) focus on destroying those like me who they cannot manipulate/dominate, d) were defendants in lawsuits that I have filed, and/or e) are operatives or dupes for the aforesaid and/or they promote dependency on government, dependency of charity, LBGTQ activity, abortion, mass/illegal immigration, vices including booze, gambling, and pot, patronage, political affiliation discrimination, race and gender based preference giving, age discrimination, abolition of the First and Second Amendments, etc.)
http://chicago.suntimes.com/opinion/woe-to-illinois-as-gov-rauner-throws-in-with-the-ideologues/
— Downstaters ready to bail on Rauner over ‘Chicago bailout’? – Mark Brown
http://chicago.suntimes.com/chicago-politics/brown-downstaters-ready-to-bail-on-rauner-over-chicago-bailout/
— Rauner on vetting of new hires: ‘We’re not perfect’ – Tina Sfondeles
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/rauner-on-vetting-of-new-hires-were-not-perfect/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Democrats promote voter fraud.
http://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/jackson-the-voter-fraud-commission-itself-is-fraudulent/
— Loss of quality lawmakers should teach us a lesson – Madeleine Doubek
http://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/doubek-loss-of-quality-lawmakers-should-teach-us-a-lesson/

 

DAILY HERALD
— Rauner: Madigan promotes property taxes for personal profit  (DIERSEN: Since my wife and I had 915 Cove Court built in Wheaton in 1984, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes in my precinct, in Wheaton’s West District, in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois have hinted/implied/argued/shouted that we should pay higher real estate taxes, that is, that the home’s assessed value should be increased.  They side with the home’s builder, with the subdivision’s builder, and with the City of Wheaton that argue that no building or construction code were violated when the subdivision and the home were built. They hint/imply/argue/shout that my wife and I have the “ability to pay” higher taxes because I was born with a silver spoon in my mouth and I have always been privileged, because I avoided the draft, because the federal government grossly overpaid me, because my wife and I gave up trying to have children, we did not adopt, and we did not become foster parents, and because my federal retirement benefits are much too generous. My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes side with Madigan.)
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20170724/rauner-madigan-promotes-property-taxes-for-personal-profit
— DuPage’s Curran looking ahead to new role as state senator – Robert Sanchez
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20170724/dupages-curran-looking-ahead-to-new-role-as-state-senator

 

CRAINS CHICAGO BUSINESS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats crow over their success in stopping Republicans from “fixing health care law.”
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20170724/OPINION/170729944/durbin-time-for-the-gop-to-admit-it-needs-help-fixing-health-care-law
— What’s the budget for your school? CPS releases data. – GREG HINZ
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20170724/BLOGS02/170729931/whats-the-budget-for-your-school-cps-releases-data
— Schools disaster nears as Rauner, Democrats hold firm – GREG HINZ
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20170724/BLOGS02/170729936/schools-disaster-nears-as-rauner-democrats-hold-firm

 

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Rauner: Special sessions start Wednesday for school funding – Doug Finke
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20170724/rauner-special-sessions-start-wednesday-for-school-funding

 

PEORIA JOURNAL STAR
— Washington, Illinois, family meets with Trump as ‘victims of Obamacare’ – Laura Nightengale
http://www.pjstar.com/news/20170724/washington-illinois-family-meets-with-trump-as-victims-of-obamacare

 

WSIL TV
— Trump tells reporter to be “quiet” – AP (DIERSEN: Since I became the GOPUSA Illinois Editor in 2000, to discredit me, nasty Democrats and nasty Democrat plants, nasty Libertarians and nasty Libertarian plants, nasty Greens and nasty Green plats, and nasty RINOs have hinted/implied/argued/shouted that I aggressively ask inappropriate questions that harm Republican activists, candidates, elected officials, party leaders, major donors, political consultants, etc. Since 2005, they have viciously used against me what happened with GOPUSA, Talon News, and Jeff Gannon. SEE:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Talon_News  They paint me as being a clone of Jeff Gannon.)
http://www.wsiltv.com/story/35956841/trump-tells-reporter-to-be-quiet

 

SOUTHERN
— Illinois governor: Democrats are holding school bill ‘hostage’ – AP
http://thesouthern.com/news/local/govt-and-politics/illinois-governor-democrats-are-holding-school-bill-hostage/article_a5b6f9cd-94dd-57ec-9c45-e6b90fe82d38.html

 

JOURNAL TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps argue against efforts to stop voter fraud.
http://journaltimes.com/opinion/editorial/journal-times-editorial-keep-voters-private-data-private/article_6e4f0809-2858-5e5b-ac6f-7f22e6d9f9a7.html

 

CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD
— Democrats to pitch ‘A Better Deal’ agenda: Focus on job training, lowering costs  Party seeks new message, cohesive identity – ASHLEY KILLOUGH
http://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/politics/democrats-to-pitch-better-deal-agenda-on-jobs/773069574

 

CHICAGO NOW
— Berkowitz w/10th CD Republican Primary candidate Doug Bennett: A conservative?
http://www.chicagonow.com/public-affairs-with-jeff-berkowitz/2017/07/berkowitz-w10th-cd-republican-primary-candidate-doug-bennett-on-national-issues-cableweb/

 

DUPAGE POLICY JOURNAL
— Ives condemns Senate education bill as Chicago bailout – Caitlin Nordahl
http://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/511155807-ives-condemns-senate-education-bill-as-chicago-bailout
— JUNE 27, 2017 FLASHBACK: DuPage County fire, police pension funds paid $132 million, lost $7 million on investments in 2016 – Kyle Wahe
http://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/511133514-analysis-dupage-county-fire-police-pension-funds-paid-132-million-lost-7-million-on-investments-in-2016

 

STATE OF ILLINOIS
— VIDEO: Governor Bruce Rauner, Senate Minority Leader Bill Brady, and House Minority Leader Jim Durkin discuss the school funding bill that passed the general assembly in May.
https://www.illinois.gov/cms/agency/media/video/sitepages/videos.aspx

 

ILLINOS REVIEW
— GOVERNOR RAUNER CALLS GENERAL ASSEMBLY BACK INTO SPECIAL SESSION FOR SCHOOL FUNDING
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2017/07/governor-rauner-calls-general-assembly-back-into-special-session-for-school-funding-.html
— THORNER/O’NEIL: IMMIGRATION: AN ISSUE OF IMPORTANCE TO ALL AMERICANS (PART 2)
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2017/07/thorneroneil-immigration-an-issue-of-importance-to-all-americans-part-2.html
— 16TH CD CONSERVATIVE VOICES FRUSTRATION WITH KINZINGER
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2017/07/16th-cd-conservative-voices-frustration-with-kinzinger.html

 

CAPITOL FAX
— ILGOP pounces on Madigan – DGA responds *** Rauner still won’t release details of his proposed AV
https://capitolfax.com/2017/07/24/rauner-still-wont-release-details-of-his-proposed-av/
— Oops in proclamation? – Pawar, Koehler, Kennedy, Biss, ILGOP, Pritzker respond *** Special session proclamation issued
https://capitolfax.com/2017/07/24/special-session-proclamation-issued/

 

NEWSMAX
— Mayor Emanuel Fiddles in Europe as Chicago Shootings Continue – James A. Gagliano
http://www.newsmax.com/JamesAGagliano/rahm-emanuel-europe-chicago-shottings/2017/07/24/id/803436/

 

GOPUSA
— Jeb Bush criticizes Republicans who support President Trump (DIERSEN: Political parties exist to help elect candidates who can and will defend and advance their platform. My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes criticize me for supporting the Republican Party platform, the Illinois Republican Party platform, and the Milton Township resolution against video gambling. My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes talk and act like they are Democrats, Libertarians, Greens, or RINOs. None of them should seek or hold any kind of government or political office as a Republican.)
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=27572
— Texas’ lieutenant governor blames truck deaths on sanctuary cities that ‘enable human smugglers’
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=27587

 

THE BLAZE
— Former heavy metal frontman claims he loses followers when he talks about his faith in Jesus – Tré Goins-Phillips
http://www.theblaze.com/news/2017/07/24/former-heavy-metal-frontman-claims-he-loses-followers-when-he-talks-about-his-faith-in-jesus/

 

ONE NEWS NOW
— U.N. plot to replace Europeans now using ‘refugee crisis’ – Michael F. Haverluck
https://www.onenewsnow.com/national-security/2017/07/23/un-plot-to-replace-europeans-now-using-refugee-crisis

 

NATIONAL REVIEW
— Smuggling Deaths: What Is to Blame? – MARK KRIKORIAN  (DIERSEN: ANSWER: Anti-Trump individuals, anti-Trump organizations, anti-Trump companies, anti-Trump governments, and anti-Trump countries that encourage people to come to America illegally, to stay in America illegally, and to bring others to America illegally.)
http://www.nationalreview.com/corner/449785/smuggling-deaths-what-blame
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Without E-Verify and worksite enforcement, we send the message that hiring illegal aliens is okay. Without prosecution of immigration-related Social Security fraud and tax fraud we send the message that lying and cheating is okay. Without tracking the departure of temporary visitors, and following up on those who overstay, we send the message that violating the terms of admission is okay. Foreigners hear that message loud and clear, which is why they’re so willing to pay criminals to smuggle them here.)

 

ROLL CALL
— Democrats Want to Seize Populism From Trump  Prepare their agenda with a new focus on antitrust policy – Niels Lesniewski
http://www.rollcall.com/news/politics/democrats-want-to-seize-populism-from-trump

 

THE HILL
— McCain returning to Senate on Tuesday – JORDAIN CARNEY
http://thehill.com/homenews/senate/343563-mccain-to-return-to-washington-tuesday

 

WASHINGTON POST
— Morning links: GAO’s fake police agency got $1.2 million in gear from the Pengaton – Radley Balko
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-watch/wp/2017/07/24/morning-links-gaos-fake-police-agency-got-1-2-million-in-gear-from-the-pengaton/

 

FED SMITH
— Should the Government Fire More People? And How Should They Do It? – Jeff Neal  (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes side with my Democrat superiors in the federal government against me.  Constructively, my Democrat GAO superiors fired me in 1997 when I was 49 years old. Since then, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have used that to viciously demonize me, to viciously denigrate me, and to condemn me. Further, they stress a) that my Democrat GAO superiors always ranked me in the bottom half of my coworkers for pay-for-performance purposes, 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 $18,847 pay cut in today’s dollars to transfer from IRS to GAO in 1980; b) that my Democrat IRS superiors did not promote me beyond GS-12, disallowed my education deductions in 1978, and disallowed my partial day per diem claims in 1974; and c) that my Democrat Post Office superiors forced me resign in 1969 and disallowed my sick leave requests in 1969 and 1968.)
https://www.fedsmith.com/2017/07/24/should-government-fire-more-people-how-should-they-do-it/

July 22 Morning Edition

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— How Rauner’s focus on messaging played into staff shakeup – Kim Geiger, Monique Garcia and Rick Pearson
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-bruce-rauner-messaging-illinois-policy-institute-met-20170721-story.html
— Durbin, Graham file Dream Act, hoping to ward off legal challenge to DACA – Maria Sacchetti
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/politics/ct-durbin-graham-dream-act-immigration-20170720-story.html

 

DAILY HERALD
— Madigan tactics result in income tax hike – Mike Formento, Glen Ellyn  (DIERSEN: Outstandingly, Formento appointed me webmaster for the Milton Township Republican Central Committee while he was its chairman 2008-2010.)
http://www.dailyherald.com/discuss/20170722/madigan-tactics-result-in-income-tax-hike
— Bernie Sanders to speak Aug. 30 in Aurora about teen-focused book – Marie Wilson  (DIERSEN: What does Sanders think of you and think of what you did when you were young?  From what I see, Sanders would demonize me, denigrate me, and condemn me as being selfish and undeservedly rich because I bought a 1958 Chevy BelAir in 1964, a new Pontiac Tempest Sprint in 1966, a new 1968 Oldsmobile 442 in 1967, and a new 1969 Dodge Charger SE in 1968 and I paid for all my college expenses and graduated debt-free in 1970 with money that I earned doing yard work and delivering newspapers 1962-1964; washing dishes 1964-1966; cleaning golf shoes, chipping slag, and pumping gasoline in 1966; delivering mail 1966-1969; and working on an automobile assemble line and as a security guard in 1970.)
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20170721/bernie-sanders-to-speak-aug-30-in-aurora-about-teen-focused-book
— Kudos to Kellogg’s – Editorial (DIERSEN: I lived in Crete 1948-1972.  If I sought a government office or a political office, my critics/opponents, their operatives, their dupes would hint/imply/argue/shout that during those years, Crete was full of rich racists, rich sexists, rich bigots, and rich even worse things. They would stress that during those years, very few depended on government, on charity, or on welfare and that Crete was overwhelmingly White, German-American, Lutheran, conservative, and Republican.)
http://www.dailyherald.com/discuss/20170722/the-soapbox-daily-herald-editors-offer-brief-thoughts-on-suburban-topics-in-the-news
(FROM THE EDITORIAL: Each week the Northern Illinois Food Bank feeds more than 71,500 people in 13 counties. It relies on hundreds of people, including volunteers. This week about 250 people from Kellogg’s pitched in to pack food. Kellogg’s also donated $10,000 toward hunger relief programs. Yet another ray of sunshine keeps the food bank thriving. I should write a book about the leading Crete-haters in Wheaton and in Glen Ellyn.)
— Republicans embrace tax hike targeting Democratic states – AP
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20170722/news/307229984/
— Trump tweets that Spicer’s future is ‘bright’ – AP (DIERSEN: QUESTION: What would my Democrat GAO superiors say about my future?  ANSWER: They would stress that they forced me to retire in 1997 when I was 49 years old, always ranked me in the bottom half of my coworkers for pay-for-performance purposes, did not promote me beyond GS-13, 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 $18,847 pay cut in today’s dollars to transfer from IRS to GAO in 1980.)
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20170722/news/307229993/

 

WBEZ
— A Closer Look At The Illinois Policy Institute, The Group That Could Inform Rauner’s Agenda – Tony Arnold  (DIERSEN: What does the Illinois Policy Institute think of you, think of what you have done with your life, and think of what you are doing now?  Has the Illinois Policy Institute ever sought your input on anything?)
https://www.wbez.org/shows/wbez-news/a-closer-look-at-the-group-that-could-inform-rauners-agenda/f8758701-cb4e-49cc-b988-d9b2f1f7c629

 

CHAMPAIGN/URBANA NEW GAZETTE
— UI trustee nominee Dr. Stuart King often gives to GOP candidates – Tom Kacich
http://www.news-gazette.com/news/local/2017-07-22/ui-trustee-nominee-often-gives-gop-candidates.html

 

BELLEVILLE NEWS DEMOCRAT
— End the legislative extortion: Send the school bill to governor now – Editorial
http://www.bnd.com/opinion/editorials/article162967943.html

 

ALTON DAILY NEWS
— Election Authority to Answer Trump Questions – Greg Bishop  (DIERSEN: How well does your Republican Precinct Committeeman/Captain know your precinct, that is, how prepared is he/she to deter and detect voter fraud?  How well do the election judges for your precinct know your precinct, that is, how prepared are they to deter and detect voter fraud?)
http://www.altondailynews.com/news/details.cfm?clientid=17&id=248809#.WXMo6hFSRZI

 

CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD
— Spicer: The President did not want me to go – MIRANDA GREEN  (DIERSEN: My Democrat superiors in the federal government always wanted me to go.  They always wanted to give my job to a Democrat, and especially to a Democrat who was minority, female, and/or younger than me.  It is called patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, age discrimination, Affirmative Action, Diversity, and Inclusion.)
http://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/politics/spicer-the-president-did-not-want-me-to-go/771631212

 

EFFINGHAM RADIO
— Governor Rauner: Put Kids Ahead Of Politics  (DIERSEN: My Democrat superiors in the federal government put Democrats ahead of Republicans, minorities ahead of Whites, women ahead of men, younger employees ahead of older employees, and veterans ahead of non-veterans. It is called patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, age discrimination, Affirmative Action, Diversity, Inclusion, and the Veterans Preference. The Veterans Preference is an earned preference.)
http://www.effinghamradio.com/2017/07/21/governor-rauner-put-kids-ahead-of-politics/

 

LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR EVELYN SANGUINETTI
— Sign the Petition to send SB1 to the Governor
https://www.illinois.gov/ltg/pages/sb1petition.aspx

 

NAVISTAR
— Welcome to Navistar Careers (FROM THE POSTING: Navistar Uses E-Verify: Navistar, Inc. participates in E-Verify, a federal pilot program that enables employers to verify the identity and employment eligibility for all persons hired to work in the United States by providing the Social Security Administration (SSA) and, if necessary, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), with information from each new employee’s Form I-9 to confirm work authorization. For more information on E-Verify, please contact DHS at (888) 464-4218.)
https://salary-navistar.icims.com/jobs/intro?hashed=124489256

 

GOPUSA
— McDonald’s drive-thru: ‘I ain’t servin’ no police!’  (DIERSEN: What do McDonald’s executives, shareholders, customers, suppliers, etc. have to say about that?  What percent of McDonald’s executives, shareholders, customers, suppliers, etc. 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 (except Bill Clinton), and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors?)
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=27520
— Denver Moves To Cut Off Communication With ICE  (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Colorado shouts that it is 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 (except Bill Clinton), and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=27551
— Boston fears Islamophobia, blankets city bus stops with ‘building the safe space’ guides (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Massachusetts shouts that it is 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 (except Bill Clinton), and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=27421
— Without reform, is universal healthcare inevitable? (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats make it clear that they want Republicans to pay for Democrats’ health care.)
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=27474

 

DAILY CALLER
— Report: Senate Bill Would Legalize 1.8 Million ‘Dreamers’ – Will Racke  (DIERSEN: QUESTION: Who will work the hardest to defeat Republicans in 2018 and to defeat Trump and all Republicans 2020?  ANSWER: The 1.8 million Dreamers.)
http://dailycaller.com/2017/07/21/report-senate-bill-would-legalize-1-8-million-dreamers/

 

DAILY SIGNAL
— The Media’s Use of ‘Hate Group’ Label Puts Conservatives’ Safety at Risk – Katrina Trinko
http://dailysignal.com/2017/07/13/the-medias-use-of-this-hate-group-label-puts-conservatives-safety-at-risk/
— JULY 26, 2016 FLASHBACK: As a Teen Cashier Seeing Food Stamp Use, I Changed My Mind About the Democrat Party – J.D. Vance  (DIERSEN: I should write a book about what I saw when I did yard work and delivered newspapers 1962-1964; washed dishes 1964-1966; cleaned golf shoes, chipped slag, and pumped gasoline in 1966; delivered mail 1966-1969; worked on an automobile assemble line and as a security guard in 1970; sold tires, automotive services, and major appliances 1970-1971; pumped gasoline 1971-1972; collected delinquent taxes 1971-1980; and audited federal agencies 1980-1997.)
http://dailysignal.com/2016/07/26/as-a-teen-cashier-seeing-food-stamp-use-i-changed-my-mind-about-the-democrat-party/
— The Key Facts About Slavery That the Left Conveniently Ignores – Walter E. Williams
http://dailysignal.com/2017/07/19/key-facts-slavery-left-conveniently-ignores/

 

NEWSMAX
— CBO: GOP Health Bill’s $13,000 Deductibles Would Be Illegal (DIERSEN: Operatives and dupes who work for my critics/opponents have severe financial and/or health problems. They are furious that my wife and I have Medicare and that the federal government subsidizes $17,288 a year of our health, dental, and vision insurance because I am a federal retiree.)
http://www.newsmax.com/Finance/Economy/gop-health-bill-deductible/2017/07/21/id/802982/

 

BREITBART
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Lindsey Graham hints/implies/argues/shouts that Dreamers will take jobs that U.S. citizens do not want. From what I see, Dreamers would never stoop to take the bad jobs that did. I did yard work and delivered newspapers 1962-1964; washed dishes 1964-1966; cleaned golf shoes, chipped slag, and pumped gasoline in 1966; delivered mail 1966-1969; worked on an automobile assemble line and as a security guard in 1970; sold tires, automotive services, and major appliances 1970-1971; pumped gasoline 1971-1972; collected delinquent taxes 1971-1980; and audited federal agencies 1980-1997.)
http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2017/07/21/lindsey-graham-vote-oppose-amnesty-outsourcing/

 

WASHINGTON FREE BEACON
— Trump State Dept Unsure Why Palestinian Terrorists Kill Israelis  Stands by report blaming Israel for terror, downplaying Palestinian incitement – Adam Kredo
http://freebeacon.com/politics/trump-state-dept-unsure-palestinian-terrorists-kill-israelis/

 

ONE NEWS NOW
— Proclaiming God’s promise – not ‘pride’ – Steve Jordahl
https://www.onenewsnow.com/culture/2017/07/21/proclaiming-gods-promise-not-pride

 

OPPOSING VIEWS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: 20 Attorneys General encourage people to come to America illegally, to stay in America illegally, and to bring others to America illegally.  Of course, anti-Trumps will use illegals to defeat Trump in 2020.)
http://www.opposingviews.com/i/society/20-attorneys-general-urge-trump-maintain-protections-dreamers

 

THE HILL
— Priebus on Spicer resignation: ‘It’s good to start fresh’ – BRANDON CARTER (DIERSEN: TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois started fresh in 2012, the Wheaton Chamber of Commerce started fresh in 2011, the Milton Township Republican Central Committee started fresh in 2010 and in 2004, the Illinois Center Right Coalition started fresh in 2007, the American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter started fresh in 2004, GAO started fresh in 1997, IRS started fresh in 1980, and the Post Office started fresh in 1969.)
http://thehill.com/homenews/administration/343260-priebus-after-spicer-resignation-its-good-to-start-fresh
— White House: Scaramucci will report directly to Trump – JOHN BOWDEN  (DIERSEN: Who was the highest paid boss that you reported directly to? During my last 4 years at GAO 1993-1997, I reported directly to a GS-15 Step 10 (currently $161,900). Most, if not virtually all of my GAO superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates DID NOT want to work for her or work with her because she was very demanding, female, younger, Jewish, and wealthy. She had an MBA from the University of Chicago and had passed the CPA examination on her first attempt. To turn her against me, my Democrat GAO superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates stressed to her that I was conservative (she was liberal), Republican (she was Democrat), I was 100% German national origin (she was 100% Russian national origin), I was baptized, raised, and confirmed as a Missouri Synod Lutheran (she was Jewish), and that my ancestors had been in America since the 1840s (her ancestors were recent immigrants).)
http://thehill.com/homenews/administration/343253-white-house-scaramucci-will-report-directly-to-trump

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— HARDCOPY ARTICLE TITLE: Working in White House, Still Making Millions – RACHEL ABRAMS and JESSE DRUCKER  (DIERSEN: If I sought a government office or a political office, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes would stress that during the first 18 months that I worked for IRS 1971-1972, I also worked (with official permission) part-time pumping gasoline for the Firestone Store in Chicago Heights. That part-time income helped me a) help support my mother and brother, b) pay for tuition and books for graduate business classes at Loyola, c) pay off my 1972 Corvette car loan, and d) have a down payment to buy a new town home in University Park in September of 1972.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/07/21/business/ivanka-trump-jared-kushner-ethics-filing.html
— After Election, More New Yorkers Tell Volunteer Groups, ‘I Can Help’ – JAMES BARRON  (DIERSEN: Anti-Trumps always glorify and praise other anti-Trumps. If anti-Trumps are glorified and praised in your municipality, in your township/ward, in your county, in Illinois, and in America, then your municipality, your township/ward, your county, Illinois, and America are run by anti-Trumps. From what I see, overwhelmingly, those who are glorified and praised in Wheaton, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, in Illinois, and in America are anti-Trumps. Because I am a Trump supporter, anti-Trumps in Wheaton, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, in Illinois, and in America a) demonize, denigrate, and condemn me and b) demonize, denigrate, and condemn what I do.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/07/21/nyregion/new-york-city-volunteer-groups.html
— The Ethics of Adjusting Your Assets to Qualify for Medicaid – RON LIEBER  (DIERSEN: Are your critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes are filled with envy. Mine are. They are beyond furious that I have a $50,856/year Civil Service Retirement System pension for life, that my wife and subsidized health, dental, and vision insurance for life (currently, the federal government pays $17,288/year), and we both are on Medicare.
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/07/21/your-money/estate-planning/the-ethics-of-adjusting-your-assets-to-qualify-for-medicaid.html

 

POLITICO
— House Republicans try to revive ban on Pentagon transgender surgeries – RACHAEL BADE
http://www.politico.com/story/2017/07/20/house-republicans-try-to-revive-ban-on-transgender-pentagon-surgeries-240770

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— FRONT PAGE: Meet Your New Landlord: Wall Street  Big investors transform suburban neighborhoods by buying up single-family homes and renting them out  Four big companies have bought nearly 700 single-family homes in Spring Hill, Tenn. – Ryan Dezember and Laura Kusisto  (DIERSEN: How many rental homes are there in your precinct, in your municipality, in your township/ward, in your county, and in Illinois?  For what I see, if you are a renter, sadly, most commonly, it is because you have financial problems, and you vote for Democrats who promise to use government to take money away from Republicans and to give that money to you.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/meet-your-new-landlord-wall-street-1500647417
— 2018 Dodge Challenger SRT Demon: A Drag-Racing Beast, Unleashed  Dan Neil rockets down Indianapolis’s Lucas Oil Raceway in a 2018 Dodge SRT Challenger Demon, the quickest production car in existence – Dan Neil  (DIERSEN: Overwhelmingly, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes hate this car.  Of course, that motivates me to want to buy it.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/2018-dodge-demon-a-drag-racing-beast-unleashed-1500572281

 

NEWSWEEK
— DOES TRUMP HATE THE MAINSTREAM MEDIA AS MUCH AS HE CLAIMS? – TOM PORTER  (DIERSEN: I should write a book about Democrats and Democrat plants, Libertarians and Libertarian plants, Greens and Green plants, and RINOs in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois a) who glorify and praise the Democrat news media in Illinois and b) who demonize, denigrate, and condemn me and my GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails.)
http://www.newsweek.com/trump-media-fake-news-640672

 

COSMOPLITAN
— Who Is Anthony Scaramucci? 8 Things to Know About the New White House Communications Director. – Rebecca Nelson  (DIERSEN: What “negatives” do your critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes want everyone to know about you? My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes want everyone to know that I am a Trump supporter, baptized, raised, and confirmed as a Missouri Synod Lutheran, conservative, Republican, American, White, male, old (68), non-poor, a gun owner, a draft avoider, 100% German American, my ancestors have been in America since 1844, a federal employee for almost 30 years, a union member for 12 years, never promoted beyond GS-13, forced to take early retirement, a federal retiree for almost 20 years, childless, pet-less, American-nameplate car owner, and no longer a TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairman, a Wheaton Chamber of Commerce Government Affairs Committee member, the Milton Township Republican Central Committee webmaster, an Illinois Center Right Coalition Steering Committee member, an American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter board member, etc.)
http://www.cosmopolitan.com/politics/a10342532/anthony-scaramucci-white-house-communication-director/

 

GUARDIAN
— The Democrats’ performance as an opposition party? Pathetic – Steven W Thrasher
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2017/jul/22/donald-trump-stands-democrats-who-knows

 

LGBTQ NATION
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Those who promote LGBTQ activity blast McCain.
https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2017/07/john-mccain-may-cancer-doesnt-make-hero/

July 18 Evening Edition

ABC7
— What’s made in your state? White House hosts Made in America Showcase
http://abc7chicago.com/politics/white-house-hosts-made-in-america-showcase/2230831/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps encourage people to come to America illegally, to stay in America illegally, and to bring others to America illegally.
http://abc7chicago.com/politics/father-of-4-forced-to-part-with-family;-will-be-deported-to-mexico/2229776/

 

NBC5
— Republican State Senator Sam McCann May Challenge Rauner in Primary – Mary Ann Ahern
http://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/republican-state-senator-sam-mccann-weighs-run-against-rauner-435230603.html
— Berrios Faces County Board’s Questions on Property Tax System – Mary Ann Ahern
http://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/joe-berrios-hearing-cook-county-board-435267953.html

 

CBS2
— Berrios Under Fire Again Regarding Property Tax System
http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2017/07/18/berrios-under-fire-again-regarding-property-tax-system/

 

WLS AM
— Adam Kinzinger criticizes Trump son over Russian meeting
http://www.wlsam.com/2017/07/18/republican-congressman-criticizes-trump-son-over-russian-meeting/

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Together, Pritzker, Rauner spending $120,000 a day on campaign – Tina Sfondeles and Mitchell Armentrout
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/together-pritzker-rauner-spending-120000-a-day-on-campaign/
— ‘Let Obamacare fail,’ Trump declares as GOP plan collapses – AP
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/health-care-bill-collapse-leaves-divided-gop-at-crossroads/
— Rauner interviewed ‘body man’ fired on first day, former staffers say – Tina Sfondeles
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/rauner-interviewed-body-man-fired-on-first-day-former-staffers-say/
— IG alleges preferential parking scheme on streets near United Center – Fran Spielman
http://chicago.suntimes.com/sports/ig-alleges-preferential-parking-scheme-on-streets-near-united-center/
— Trump is doing exactly what his supporters expect him to do – Neil Steinberg
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/steinberg-trump-is-doing-exactly-what-his-supporters-expect-him-to-do/
— CAMPAIGN SCORECARD: Money raised and spent in governor’s race – Mitchell Armentrout and Tina Sfondeles
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/campaign-scorecard-money-raised-and-spent-in-governors-race/
— Health insurance American-style is always a disaster – Phil Kadner
http://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/kadner-health-insurance-american-style-is-always-a-disaster/
— Rep Steven Andersson who helped end budget impasse is uncommitted on school bill – Mark Brown
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/brown-rep-who-helped-end-budget-impasse-is-uncommitted-on-school-bill/

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— ‘Let Obamacare fail,’ Trump says after GOP health care plan collapses – AP
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/politics/ct-gop-health-care-bill-20170718-story.html
— Big-dollar donations show why governor race to be most expensive in Illinois history – Rick Pearson
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-illinois-governor-race-campaign-fundraising-met-0719-20170718-story.html
— Doings-area lawmakers fear property tax, workers’ comp reforms died with Illinois budget – Kimberly Fornek
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/hinsdale/news/ct-dhd-state-budget-followup-tl-0720-20170718-story.html
— Obamacare wins again as GOP adds to its list of stalled legislation – Clarence Page
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/page/ct-obamacare-health-care-repeal-page-perspec-0719-jm-20170718-story.html
— Nasty Women Oak Park art event to raise funds for Planned Parenthood of Illinois – Caitlin Mullen
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/oak-park/news/ct-oak-nasty-women-art-tl-0720-2-20170718-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Rauner says “Rauner lurches from crisis to crisis.”
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/zorn/ct-rauner-budget-crisis-school-funding-zorn-perspec-0719-md-20170718-column.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Rauner says “Bruce Rauner doesn’t care.”
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/commentary/ct-rauner-flooding-disaster-perspec-20170718-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Trump says “The U.S. will pay a price for Trump’s stunning incompetence.”
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/commentary/ct-donald-trump-incompetent-president-20170718-story.html
— County officials quiz Berrios about fairness of his office – Hal Dardick
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-cook-county-board-assessor-berrios-met-20170718-story.html
— Dennis Hastert released from prison but still faces sex-offender treatment – Christy Gutowski, Jason Meisner and Elyssa Cherney
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/ct-dennis-hastert-released-chicago-20170718-story.html
— ‘Campaign’ by getting things done. Say, Democrats, where are those reforms? – Editorial
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/editorials/ct-rauner-governor-election-campaign-edit-0719-md-20170718-story.html

 

DAILY HERALD
— DuPage starts process to remove land from taxing district – Robert Sanchez
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20170718/dupage-starts-process-to-remove-land-from-taxing-district

 

CHAMPAIGN/URBANA NEWS GAZETTE
— Black backs Vermilion chairman in 104th District GOP race – Tom Kacich
http://www.news-gazette.com/news/local/2017-07-18/black-backs-vermilion-chairman-104th-district-gop-race.html

 

PEORIA JOURNAL STAR
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Caterpillar asks “Does Caterpillar speak with a forked yellow tongue?”
http://www.pjstar.com/news/20170718/luciano-does-caterpillar-speak-with-forked-yellow-tongue

 

BELLEVILLE NEWS DEMOCRAT
— Here’s where Illinois stands on Trump’s Voter Fraud Commission – Roger Schlueter
http://www.bnd.com/living/liv-columns-blogs/answer-man/article161905908.html

 

PEORIA PUBLIC RADIO
— Illinois’ Gubernatorial Race: One of the Nation’s Priciest – TONY ARNOLD
http://peoriapublicradio.org/post/illinois-gubernatorial-race-one-nations-priciest#stream/0

 

MILWAUKEE JOURNAL SENTINEL
— Democrats say Gov. Scott Walker accepted donation from marijuana trade group – Lillian Price
http://www.jsonline.com/story/news/politics/2017/07/18/walkers-drug-testing-proposal-faces-criticism-democrats/487578001/

 

ILLINOIS NEWS NETWORK
— Breen: Democrat’s school funding bill latest in series of “blackmail” bills – Greg Bishop
https://www.ilnews.org/news/state_politics/breen-democrat-s-school-funding-bill-latest-in-series-of/article_6a391f56-6b56-11e7-8dc7-4f031db91327.html

 

DUPAGE POLICY JOURNAL
— Ives calls Besler ideal choice for Rauner re-election bid – Caitlin Nordahl
http://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/511149745-ives-calls-besler-ideal-choice-for-rauner-re-election-bid

 

CAPITOL FAX
— The real danger with the way the Rauner purge is being handled
https://capitolfax.com/2017/07/18/the-real-danger-with-the-way-the-rauner-purge-is-being-handled/
— Bill Black endorses candidate for Hays seat
https://capitolfax.com/2017/07/18/bill-black-endorses-candidate-for-hays-seat/

 

DAILY CALLER
— Congress’ Plan To Eliminate Government Waste: Create A New Commission – Thomas Phippen
http://dailycaller.com/2017/07/18/congress-plan-to-eliminate-government-waste-create-a-new-commission/

 

CNN
— Hastert victim ‘surprised’ at former speaker’s early release – Sophie Tatum
http://www.cnn.com/2017/07/18/politics/dennis-hastert-investigation-cnntv/index.html

 

WASHINGTON POST
— GOP again hits federal retirement in latest budget plan – Joe Davidson
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/powerpost/wp/2017/07/18/gop-again-hits-federal-retirement-in-latest-budget-plan/
— Report calls for new civil service system with more power to agencies – Joe Davidson  (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always promoted patronage. Because I have always been a Republican, were it not for federal civil service protections, a) the Post Office would NOT have hired me in 1966 or let me work there for almost 3 years, b) IRS would NOT have hired me in 1971 or let me work there for almost 9 years, c) IRS would NOT have promoted me in 1972, 1973, or 1974, d) GAO would NOT have hired me in 1980 or let me work there for almost 18 years, and e) GAO would NOT have promoted me in 1986.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/powerpost/wp/2017/07/18/report-calls-for-new-civil-service-system-with-more-power-to-agencies/

 

CATO
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasing, CATO makes it clear that it exists a) to elect and reelect Democrats and b) to promote cheap labor.
https://www.cato.org/blog/north-carolina-other-states-should-reconsider-e-verify
https://www.cato.org/blog/e-verify-does-not-lower-unemployment

 

FED SMITH
— Union Exec: EPA Has Sent Over 1,000 Buyout Notices to Employees – Ian Smith (DIERSEN: Have you gotten a buyout notice?  I did in 1993 when I was 45 years old. In 1993, GAO sent $25,000 buyout notices to all its employees like me who had 25 or more years of federal service.)
https://www.fedsmith.com/2017/07/18/union-exec-epa-sent-1000-buyout-notices-employees/

May 23 Evening Edition

ABC7
— Chris Kennedy gubernatorial campaign persists as Pritzker garners support – Sarah Schulte
http://abc7chicago.com/news/chris-kennedy-gubernatorial-campaign-persists-as-pritzker-garners-support/2028140/

 

NBC5
— Illinois Senate Approves Income Tax Hike  The measure passed 32-26 a little more than a week ahead of the May 31 budget deadline. – Mary Ann Ahern
http://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/illinois-senate-approves-income-tax-hike-423929014.html
— Students Have Become ‘Collateral Damage’ in State Budget Battle  “With what’s going on, it’s scary,” says student – Carol Marin and Don Moseley
http://www.nbcchicago.com/investigations/Students-Have-Become-collateral-Damage-in-State-Budget-Battle-423765474.html

 

CBS2
— Rauner Signals He’ll OK Budget Deal For ‘Lasting’ Property Tax Freeze – Derrick Blakley
http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2017/05/23/rauner-signals-hell-ok-budget-deal-for-lasting-property-tax-freeze/

 

WGN TV
— Trump budget: More for the military, less for the poor – AP
http://wgntv.com/2017/05/23/trump-budget-more-for-the-military-less-for-the-poor/

 

CLTV
— Cook County sheriff Tom Dart says half of county jail’s population should not be there  (DIERSEN: What percent should be in jail in the foreign county that they are a citizen of?)
http://cltv.com/2017/05/22/cook-county-sheriff-says-half-of-county-jails-population-should-not-be-there/#new_tab

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Senate Dems pass ‘compromise’ budget plan – as Rauner draws line in sand – Tina Sfondeles
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/senate-dems-try-to-go-it-alone-on-budget-again/
— Budget: Unacceptable, yes. Pathetic, too – Editorial
http://chicago.suntimes.com/opinion/unacceptable-yes-pathetic-too/
— Ald. O’Shea proposes crackdown on massage parlors – Fran Spielman
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/ald-oshea-proposes-crackdown-on-massage-parlors/
— Sponsors pull out of NY Puerto Rican parade over Oscar Lopez Rivera – AP  (DIERSEN: He who pays the piper calls the tunes.)
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/sponsors-pull-out-of-ny-puerto-rican-parade-over-oscar-lopez-rivera/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: If you promote gambling, you promote destruction.
http://chicago.suntimes.com/opinion/always-bet-on-the-taxpayer-to-gamble/

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Karen Lewis finds J.B. Pritzker’s progressive credentials ‘hilarious’ – Kim Janssen  (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have lots of progressive credentials.  They promote dependency on government and on charity, LGBTQ activity, abortion, mass/illegal immigration, booze, gambling, pot, and other vices, patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, age discrimination, and even worse things.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/chicagoinc/ct-karen-lewis-j-b-pritzker-0524-chicago-inc-20170523-story.html
— Why do voters continue to fall for candidate commercials? – Paul Sassone
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/northbrook/news/ct-ppn-column-sassone-tl-0601-20170523-story.html
— CTU says members have no confidence in schools chief Claypool – Juan Perez Jr.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-karen-lewis-chicago-teachers-confidence-vote-met-20170523-story.html
— Bad press? Sometimes Trump begs for it – Clarence Page  (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, the press serves as an arm of the Democrat Party.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/page/ct-page-trump-obama-media-perspec-0524-jm-20170523-story.html

 

DAILY HERALD
— Ryan says Trump budget favors taxpayers – AP  (DIERSEN: Overwhelmingly, those who pay little or no taxes voted for Democrats.  Those who vote for Democrats want to tax the rich, that is, to tax Republicans.)
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20170523/news/305239923/
— Sergeant seeks Republican nod for Kane County sheriff post – Susan Sarkauskas  (DIERSEN: What offices will be on the ballot in your precinct next year?  Which Republicans are running for those offices?  Which Republicans does Rauner want to run?)
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20170522/sergeant-seeks-republican-nod-for-kane-county-sheriff-post
— Trump budget: More for the military, less for the poor – AP  (DIERSEN: If you have less money than others, Democrats shout at you that it is because of individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.  Democrats always promise to use government take money away from members of the aforesaid groups and to give that money to those who have less money. It is called socialism.  Socialism destroys motivation to become/remain a productive member of society.)
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20170523/news/305239924/
— Could Wheaton Park District help save Loretto Convent historic building? – Katlyn Smith
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20170523/could-wheaton-park-district-help-save-historic-building
— Illinois House Democrats propose college grant program – AP
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20170523/news/305239928/

 

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Senate OKs $5.4 billion Dem tax-hike plan – GREG HINZ
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20170523/BLOGS02/170529975/senate-oks-5-4-billion-dem-tax-hike-plan
— Here’s what you probably don’t know about Illinois pensions – BGA
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20170523/NEWS02/170529966/heres-what-you-probably-dont-know-about-illinois-pensions
— Why this Illinois equal pay act is unwarranted – JESSICA CAUSGROVE  (DIERSEN: If you are/were a government employee, your past/present salary a) is public record and b) is presumed to be 10%, 20%, 30%, 40%, 50+% higher than it should be/had been. In 1997, when I was 49 years old, in today’s dollars, GAO paid me $122,991/year. 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.chicagobusiness.com/article/20170523/OPINION/170529978/why-this-illinois-equal-pay-act-is-unwarranted
— Next month’s electricity price hike is just the start – STEVE DANIELS
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20170523/NEWS11/170529964/next-months-electricity-price-hike-is-just-the-start

 

WTTW
— Illinois Agency Awarded Controversial Counter-Extremism Grant – Alex Ruppenthal
http://chicagotonight.wttw.com/2017/05/23/illinois-agency-awarded-controversial-counter-extremism-grant

 

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Sounding the Alarm: Unacceptable – Editorial
http://www.sj-r.com/opinion/20170523/sounding-alarm-unacceptable
— Budget showdown: Senate Dems approve $5B tax increase
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20170523/budget-showdown-senate-dems-approve-5b-tax-increase

 

JOURNAL TOPICS
— Roskam Tells Trump: Dump Your Tweeting – TODD SWESSELL
http://www.journal-topics.com/news/article_0a9ea530-3fef-11e7-a0e5-13a02cd1b7ef.html

 

FOX ILLINOIS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Chicago Democrats treasonously encourage people to come to America illegally, to stay in America illegally, and to bring others to America illegally.
http://foxillinois.com/news/local/chicago-seeks-to-assure-immigrants-theyre-welcome-in-city-05-22-2017

 

WREX
— Illinois Senate approves tax hike, $37B budget plan – AP
http://www.wrex.com/story/35496863/the-latest-senate-dems-float-less-severe-budget-cuts

 

WJBC
— LaHood critical of Trump’s proposed cuts to education, agriculture – Eric Stock
http://www.wjbc.com/2017/05/23/lahood-critical-of-trumps-proposed-cuts-to-education-agriculture/

 

MADISON RECORD
— Metro East schools to get total of $14.4M less per year under state Senate funding proposal; Rauner vows to veto bill
http://madisonrecord.com/stories/511118689-metro-east-schools-to-get-total-of-14-4m-less-per-year-under-state-senate-funding-proposal-rauner-vows-to-veto-bill

 

CHICAGO MAGAZINE
— Will Illinois Ever Solve Its Pension Problem?  Almost four years after the first try, pension reforms seems politically realistic—and perhaps legally as well. – WHET MOSER
http://www.chicagomag.com/city-life/May-2017/Will-Illinois-Ever-Get-Pension-Reform/

 

CHICAGO CITY WIRE
— Chicago Teachers Pension fund paid out $1.5 billion in ’16, earned $7.8 million  (DIERSEN: If I was still working for GAO as a GS-13 Step 10, in 2016, I would have paid $8,609 into the Civil Service Retirement System instead of getting $50,856 out of it.)
http://chicagocitywire.com/stories/511118108-chicago-teachers-pension-fund-paid-out-1-5-billion-in-16-earned-7-8-million#new_tab

 

ILLINOIS POLICY INSTITUTE
— Illinois’ economic weakness results in nation’s highest black unemployment rate – Michael Lucci
https://files.illinoispolicy.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/Black-Unemployment-FINAL.pdf

 

ILLINOIS NEWS NETWORK
— Poll: More jobless Illinoisans have stopped looking for work than in other states – Cole Lauterbach  (DIERSEN: From what I see, employers in Illinois do not to hire those who are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), those whose ancestors have been in America for along time, current or former government employees, etc.)
https://www.ilnews.org/news/economy/poll-more-jobless-illinoisans-have-stopped-looking-for-work-than/article_84ca80b4-3f03-11e7-93e9-9b4fea85827d.html

 

CAPITOL FAX
— Rep. Ives pre-files for Senate tax hike sponsorship
https://capitolfax.com/2017/05/23/rep-ives-pre-files-for-senate-tax-hike-sponsorship/
— Radogno responds – Madigan responds – ILGOP responds, blames Madigan *** Senate passes tax hike bill
https://capitolfax.com/2017/05/23/senate-passes-tax-hike-bill/

 

BREITBART
— AP Hires Leftist Activist as Freelancer to Sneak Into Closed Press NH GOP Event to Attack KellyAnne Conway – PENNY STARR  (DIERSEN: I should write a book about Democrat plant, Libertarian plant,  and RINO 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 a) who do not want me to know about their events or their other activities, b) who do not want me to promote their events or their other activities, c) who do not want me to attend their events, and d) who do not want me to report on their events or their other activities.)
http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2017/05/22/reporter-attends-and-falsely-reports-on-closed-press-gop-fundraiser/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: A freelancer for the Associated Press has drawn the ire of the GOP in New Hampshire after working her way into a “closed press” fundraiser last week and then falsely reporting on the event–all after it turns out that the so-called “reporter” is actually a hardcore leftwing activist. Following the fundraiser, the Associated Press published a short story without a byline that was “grossly inaccurate,” NHGOP adviser Patrick Hynes told local television outlet WMUR-9. “President Donald Trump’s counselor Kellyanne Conway has told supporters in New Hampshire they should ‘just ignore’ his critics and the incessant chatter about the scandals dogging him,” the “reporter,” later learned to be Melanie Plenda, wrote for the AP. The report also said about 150 attended, and attendees were “largely friendly” to Conway, but “some people in attendance withheld applause when Conway let loose with snarky comments about Democrat Hillary Clinton.” “The Associated Press in New Hampshire appears to be engaged in leftwing activism rather than journalism,” Hynes told Breitbart News. “And Melanie Plenda is a leftwing activist not a journalist.” “They conspired to sneak this leftwing activist into an event for which they were not credentialed and deliberately misreported on the attendance and the enthusiasm with which Kellyanne Conway was greeted,” Hynes said. “Republicans across the country should be aware that the AP cannot be trusted to be fair and balanced,” Hynes said. Breitbart News has obtained a screenshot of Plenda’s Facebook page from Nov. 10, 2016–just days after Donald Trump won the presidential election–that shows her making an explicit call to action against the then-incoming Trump administration.)
— OUTSTANDING: Expert: Mandatory E-Verify ‘Is Coming’ – JOHN BINDER
http://www.breitbart.com/texas/2017/05/23/expert-mandatory-e-verify-coming/

 

GOPUSA
— Lecture: Chelsea Clinton Warns of Sexism, Racism, Islamophobia in Trump’s America  (DIERSEN: Democrats want everyone in America to be 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 (except Bill Clinton), and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.)
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=24772
— Number of girls and women at risk of genital mutilation triples in U.S.
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=24748

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps side with foreign countries and with their citizens AGAINST America and AGAINST its citizens.
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/05/23/magazine/is-it-possible-to-resist-deportation-in-trumps-america.html

 

WASHINGTON POST
— How Trump’s budget helps the rich at the expense of the poor – Max Ehrenfreund  (DIERSEN: If you have less money than others, Democrats shout at you that it is because of individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time. Democrats always promise to use government take money away from members of the aforesaid groups and to give that money to those who have less money. It is called socialism.  Socialism destroys motivation to become/remain a productive member of society.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/wonk/wp/2017/05/23/how-trumps-budget-helps-the-rich-at-the-expense-of-the-poor/
— Trump proposes dramatic changes to federal government, slashing safety net programs that affect up to a fifth of Americans – Damian Paletta (DIERSEN: If you have less money than others, Democrats shout at you that it is because of individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time. Democrats always promise to use government take money away from members of the aforesaid groups and to give that money to those who have less money. It is called socialism.  Socialism destroys motivation to become/remain a productive member of society.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/wonk/wp/2017/05/23/trump-proposes-dramatic-changes-to-federal-government-slashing-safety-net-programs-that-affect-up-to-a-fifth-of-americans/
— Trump called terrorists ‘losers’ — the same insult he has thrown at CNN, Ted Cruz and many others – Callum Borchers  (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always hinted/implied/argued/shouted that I have always been a loser.  Should I write a book about them?)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-fix/wp/2017/05/23/trump-called-terrorists-losers-the-same-insult-he-has-thrown-at-cnn-ted-cruz-and-many-others/
— On track for Public Service Loan Forgiveness? Good news, you’re not in danger from Trump’s budget. – Danielle Douglas-Gabriel (DIERSEN: Back when I was young, it was a positive to be able to say that you worked yourself through college.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/grade-point/wp/2017/05/23/on-track-for-public-service-loan-forgiveness-good-news-youre-not-in-danger-from-trumps-budget/

 

BLOOMBERG
— Trump’s Budget Bites Deeply Into Programs Benefiting His Voters – Erik Wasson , Steven T. Dennis, and John McCormick  (DIERSEN: The more financial, health, and/or other problems that you have, the more likely that you vote for Democrats.  In your precinct, in your municipality, in your township/ward, in your county, and in Illinois, what percent of voters who have financial, health, and/or other problems voted for Trump?  Because many, if not most, if not virtually all voters have financial, health, and/or other problems and because Trump got so few votes in my precinct, in Wheaton, in DuPage County, and in Illinois, they obviously voted for Clinton.)
https://www.bloomberg.com/politics/articles/2017-05-23/trump-seeks-3-6-trillion-in-spending-cuts-to-reshape-government
(FROM THE ARTICLE: President Donald Trump made an impassioned plea for support from minority voters during his election campaign by asking them, “What do you have to lose?” On Tuesday, they got an answer, as did many of the rural, poor and working-class voters who propelled him into office. In his fiscal 2018 budget proposal, Trump asked Congress for $3.6 trillion in spending cuts that would mean steep reductions in food stamps, Medicaid health insurance payments, disability benefits, low-income housing assistance and block grants that fund meals-on-wheels for the elderly. The plan found little favor in Congress, even among Republican lawmakers from districts and states that gave Trump wide margins in the November election, and it had Democrats talking about a deal on spending that would exclude the White House.)
— Rep. Roskam Sees Tax Reform Passing This Year
https://www.bloomberg.com/politics/videos/2017-05-23/rep-roskam-sees-tax-reform-passing-this-year-video

 

FEDERAL NEWS RADIO
— COLA trumps pay raise? – Mike Causey (DIERSEN: One reason why my Democrat GAO superiors succeeded in forcing me to retire in 1997 when I was 49 years old was that Civil Service Retirement System (CSRS) pensions were adjusted for inflation with COLAs.  However, the CSRS COLAs that I have received have been far less than inflation.)
https://federalnewsradio.com/federal-report/2017/05/cola-trumps-pay-raise/

 

FEDERAL TIMES
— Trump budget to carve $4B from federal employee retirement – Carten Cordell
http://www.federaltimes.com/articles/trump-budget-to-carve-4b-from-federal-employee-retirement

 

FED WEEK
— Trump Budget Proposal Would Cost Federal Employees, Retirees Big Bucks
http://www.fedweek.com/fedweek/trump-budget-proposal-cost-federal-employees-retirees-big-bucks/

 

FED SMITH
— 2018 Budget Proposes Eliminating COLAs, Increasing Retirement Contributions – Ian Smith (DIERSEN: One reason why my Democrat GAO superiors succeeded in forcing me to retire in 1997 when I was 49 years old was that Civil Service Retirement System (CSRS) pensions were adjusted for inflation with COLAs.  However, the CSRS COLAs that I have received have been far less than inflation.)
https://www.fedsmith.com/2017/05/23/2018-budget-proposes-eliminating-colas-increasing-retirement-contributions/

 

AMERICAN FEDERATION OF GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES
— Trump budget cuts civil service pay, jobs, and benefits to line CEO pockets, union says  Budget delivers huge tax breaks to CEOs and wealthy on backs of federal workers
http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/trump-budget-cuts-civil-service-pay-jobs-and-benefits-to-line-ceo-pockets-union-says-300462668.html

 

PEOPLE’S WORLD
— Trump Resistance movement takes aim at McDonald’s today
http://www.peoplesworld.org/article/trump-resistance-movement-takes-aim-at-mcdonalds-today/

May 16 Evening Edition

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Rauner, Madigan start annual push to avoid blame for lack of budget – Monique Garcia and Haley BeMiller  (DIERSEN: Will they blame Dave Diersen and his GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails?  Just kidding, but not completely. Today, a Trump supporter blamed me for Rauner being elected and for Pat Brady being the face of the Illinois Republican Party.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-rauner-madigan-state-budget-met-0517-20170516-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Rauner Chicago Alderman Carrie Austin on Chicago Public Schools: “Take Rauner by his neck and wring it.”
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-rauner-austin-cps-comments-met-0517-20170516-story.html
— Crippling overdue penalties — another reason to fix the state budget now – Eric Zorn
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/zorn/ct-illinois-overdue-bills-zorn-perspec-0517-md-20170516-column.html
— Is Putin the alt-right’s BFF? – Clarence Page  (DIERSEN: Russians have a much higher opinion of members of the following groups than anti-Trumps do: Protestant, conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.  Actually, anti-Trumps despise if not hate members of the aforesaid groups.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/page/ct-trump-putin-russia-perspec-0517-20170516-story.html
— Southland residents urge budget passage in march to Springfield – Ted Slowik  (DIERSEN: According to the Democrats, you are rich if you are not on welfare.  Democrats always want Republicans to pay more taxes.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/daily-southtown/opinion/ct-sta-slowik-budget-march-st-0517-20170516-story.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: I admire the people walking 200 miles from Chicago to Springfield to urge lawmakers and the governor to pass a fair state budget. They’re expending a tremendous amount of energy for their personal convictions. They’re raising awareness about their desire for Illinois to tax the rich more to fund state services.)
— BEYOND TRAGIC: Workplace drug testing finds cocaine, marijuana use at 12-year high – Alexia Elejalde-Ruiz
http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/ct-drug-testing-workplace-0517-biz-20170516-story.html
— Why you can’t afford a house (Hint: It’s not the avocado toast) – Jessica Roy  (DIERSEN: When did you buy your first home, where, and how old were you?  I bought a new town home in University Park in 1972 when I was 24 years old.  What helped you buy your first home? I had no debts, I had earned a bachelor’s degree in management from NIU in 1970, I was taking graduate business courses at Loyola, IRS was paying me $54,864/year in today’s dollars, I worked part-time pumping gasoline, I owned a 1972 Corvette and a 1962 Chevy BelAir, and I was no longer subject to the draft.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/national/ct-avocado-toast-housing-20170516-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps demonize, denigrate, and condemn Trump.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/politics/ct-trump-credibility-crisis-20170516-story.html

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Rauner accuses Madigan, House Dems of trying to ‘derail’ Senate talks – Tina Sfondeles
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/rauner-accuses-madigan-house-dems-of-trying-to-derail-senate-talks/
— Emanuel’s CPS rescue plan gets cool reception from aldermen – Fran Spielman
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/emanuels-cps-rescue-plan-gets-cool-reception-from-aldermen/
— Callista Gingrich gets nod to be ambassador to the Vatican – AP
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/callista-gingrich-gets-nod-to-be-ambassador-to-the-vatican/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: If you promote illegal drugs in America, you promote the destruction of America.
http://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/is-the-war-on-drugs-a-bigger-threat-than-illegal-drugs/
http://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/jeff-sessions-cruel-and-stupid-ramping-up-of-drug-punishments/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps demonize, denigrate, and condemn Trump.
http://chicago.suntimes.com/opinion/a-president-who-throws-away-his-credibility-cannot-lead/

 

DAILY HERALD
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps “slam Trump over sharing information with Russians.”
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20170516/suburban-democratic-lawmakers-slam-trump-over-sharing-information-with-russians
— Democrat takes Maine Township office after recount – Chacour Koop
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20170516/democrat-takes-maine-township-office-after-recount
— Congressman Roskam congratulates Palatine for making safe cities list – Bob Susnjara
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20170516/congressman-roskam-congratulates-palatine-for-making-safe-cities-list

 

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— AS THE DEMOCRAT PARTY’S STRANGLEHOLD ON ILLINOIS TIGHTENS: A decade later and still down. Homeowners in many Chicago-area ZIP codes have yet to share in the recovery that is boosting values in hot city neighborhoods and a handful of suburbs. – DENNIS RODKIN
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/realestate/20170516/CRED0701/170519900/a-decade-later-and-still-playing-catch-up
— Look who turned down the Sun-Times –
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20170516/NEWS06/170519884/look-who-turned-down-the-sun-times
— Here’s how much new college grads can expect to make – JUDITH RUIZ-BRANCH (DIERSEN: In 1971, in today’s GS-7 dollars, IRS hired me at $44,853. I had earned a bachelor’s degree in management from NIU in 1970.  My critics/opponents have always accused me of being overpaid. In my defense, I earned a) 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.chicagobusiness.com/article/20170516/NEWS13/170519886/heres-how-much-new-college-grads-can-expect-to-make
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Based on those 25 positions, 2017 college grads nationwide can expect an average salary of $49,785, compared to $48, 270 last year. In Chicago, the average is $54,515, up from $51,649 last year.)
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trump “Quigley calls Trump’s Russia disclosure a horrible mistake.”  My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have called just about everything that I have done since 1948 as being a “horrible mistake.”  They would not have done that if I had been a Democrat, a minority, a female, or a veteran.)
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20170516/BLOGS02/170519891/quigley-calls-trumps-russia-disclosure-a-horrible-mistake

 

NBC5
— Pritzker Defends Property Tax Reduction Application – Mary Ann Ahern
http://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/Pritzker-Defends-Property-Tax-Reduction-Application-422628984.html

 

FOX NEWS CHICAGO
— Rauner calls Dems offer to discuss budget terms ‘distraction’ – AP
http://www.fox32chicago.com/news/local/254960397-story

 

WLS AM
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trump Kinzinger says “If true, Trump leaking is highly irregular and highly problematic.”
http://www.wlsam.com/2017/05/16/kinzinger-if-true-trump-leaking-is-highly-irregular-and-highly-problematic/

 

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Lawmakers want investigation into Springfield warehouse lease – Brian Robbins
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20170516/lawmakers-want-investigation-into-springfield-warehouse-lease
— House Democrats, Republicans say they’ll talk, then point fingers – Doug Finke  (DIERSEN: Who points their fingers at you and what do they blame you for?  I should write a book about a) those who point their fingers at me and b) what they blame me for.)
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20170516/house-democrats-republicans-say-theyll-talk-then-point-fingers

 

NORTHWEST HERALD
— New Algonquin Township highway commissioner fires predecessor’s sons-in-law in first minutes on the job  Local 150 files grievance over “outrageous” action – KEVIN P. CRAVER  (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always promoted patronage. Because I have always been a Republican, were it not for federal civil service protections, a) the Post Office would NOT have hired me in 1966 or let me work there for almost 3 years, b) IRS would NOT have hired me in 1971 or let me work there for almost 9 years, c) IRS would NOT have promoted me in 1972, 1973, or 1974, d) GAO would NOT have hired me in 1980 or let me work there for almost 18 years, and e) GAO would NOT have promoted me in 1986.)
http://www.nwherald.com/2017/05/15/new-algonquin-township-highway-commissioner-fires-predecessors-sons-in-law-in-first-minutes-on-the-job/axxh4bp/

 

ALTON TELEGRAPH
— American Health Care Act making the rich even richer – John J. Dunphy
http://thetelegraph.com/opinion/102086/dunphy-american-health-care-act-making-the-rich-even-richer

 

  1. LOUIS TODAY
    — Latest bipartisanship ranking of Congress may surprise you – Chuck Raasch  (DIERSEN: To be bipartisan is to reject planks in your political party’s platform.  Political parties exist to help elect candidates who can and will defend and advance their platform.  The more bipartisan that you are, the sooner that you should leave your political party and run as an Independent.)
    http://www.stltoday.com/news/local/govt-and-politics/latest-bipartisanship-ranking-of-congress-may-surprise-you/article_5968e035-6b31-5ee7-881d-1873cdd6c2c4.html

 

CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD
— ‘Pay Trump bribes here’ sign projected onto Trump’s DC hotel – NICOLE CHAVEZ AND EMILY SMITH
http://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/politics/pay-trump-bribes-here-sign-projected-onto-trumps-dc-hotel/714714702

 

FOX NEWS ILLINOIS
— Dueling Press Conferences held by House Democrats and Republicans – Rachel Droze
http://foxillinois.com/news/local/dueling-press-conferences-held-by-house-democrats-and-republicans

 

WYMG
— Rauner’s response: House Dems want “distraction”
http://wymg.com/news/101101-rauners-response-house-dems-want-distraction/

 

HARDWARE RETAILING
— 2017 Young Retailer of the Year: Jason Plummer – Hilary Welter (DIERSEN: My grandfather on my father’s side and his father before him ran Crete’s only hardware store for 100 years. I lived with my parents in an apartment above that hardware store 1948-1954.)
http://www.hardwareretailing.com/2017-young-retailer-year-jason-plummer/

 

DUPAGE POLICY JOURNAL
— Ives rejects allowing undocumented students to be university trustees – Hoang Tran  (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps make it clear that they want to replace citizens of America with citizens of foreign countries.)
http://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/511116628-ives-rejects-allowing-undocumented-students-to-be-university-trustees

 

WIRE POINTS
— New Stanford Study Exposes Illinois Pensions as the Farce They Are – Mark Glennon
http://www.wirepoints.com/new-stanford-study-exposes-illinois-pensions-for-the-farce-they-are-wirepoints-original/

 

REAL GOP ILLINOIS
— Trump to end Rauner’s $32 million dollar tax dodge  (DIERSEN: What tax dodges have your critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes charged you with taking advantage of unfairly, unethically, and/or immorally?  Since 1972, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have charged me with unfairly, unethically, and immorally taking advantage of the education tax dodge. I deducted job-related graduate business, accounting, and finance courses 1972-1980 and 1992-1997 while I worked for IRS and then for GAO.  My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes shout that those courses were not job-related, did not help me carry out my job duties, were taken by me to get a job in the private sector, and were a distraction.)
https://realgopillinois.com/2017/05/16/trump-promises-end-rauners-32-million-dollar-tax-dodge/

 

ILLINOIS NEWS NETWORK
— AS THE DEMOCRAT PARTY’S STRANGLEHOLD ON ILLINOIS TIGHTENS: Realtors: Most Illinois homes worth less than their value 10 years ago – Cole Lauterbach (DIERSEN: What was your home worth in 2007 and what is it worth today?)
https://ilnews.org/news/economy/realtors-most-illinois-homes-worth-less-than-their-value-years/article_576b0a60-38e8-11e7-bd45-5b6607fa2847.html
— Illinois a good state to be a cop – Cole Lauterbach (DIERSEN: QUESTION: Who demonizes, denigrates, and condemns law enforcement? 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, anti-draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.)
https://ilnews.org/news/justice/illinois-a-good-state-to-be-a-cop/article_e82dbac2-39a4-11e7-b855-2bef9225b307.html#new_tab

 

CAPITOL FAX
— ILGOP accuses Pritzker of lying
https://capitolfax.com/2017/05/16/ilgop-accuses-pritzker-of-lying/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Rich Miller sides with Madigan and Cullerton against Rauner.
https://capitolfax.com/2017/05/16/because-madigan-37/
— GOP Rep. Dave Severin takes sick day after pressure from above  (DIERSEN: To what extent can/do those “above” you pressure you to do things? Those who are “above” me are furious that they cannot take away from me my Civil Service Retirement System pension ($50,856/year), my federal health, dental, and vision insurance subsidy ($17,288/year), or my Social Security ($2,028/year).  However, they have succeeded in taking the following away from me: my TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairmanship, my Wheaton Chamber of Commerce Government Affairs Committee membership, my service as the Milton Township Republican Central Committee webmaster, my Illinois Center Right Coalition Steering Committee membership, my American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter board membership, my GAO employment, etc.)
https://capitolfax.com/2017/05/16/gop-rep-takes-sick-day-after-pressure-from-above/
— Pritzker addresses racism in unions that endorsed him
https://capitolfax.com/2017/05/16/pritzker-addresses-racism-in-unions-that-endorsed-him/
— Pritzker makes eerily familiar pledge to black banks
https://capitolfax.com/2017/05/16/pritzker-makes-eerily-familiar-pledge-to-black-banks/

 

CONSERVATIVE REPUBLICAN NEWS
— IS ANN COULTER OFF THE TRUMP TRAIN?  (DIERSEN: Anti-Trumps want everyone to be “off the Trump train.”)
http://conservativerepublicannews.com/2017/05/15/is-ann-coulter-off-the-trump-train/

 

BREITBART
— Student Journalist Fired for Tweeting Video of Muslim Panelist’s Comments on Non-Believers Under Koranic Law – TOM CICCOTTA  (DIERSEN: All my critics/opponents in the media can be fired by their bosses and/or by those who they depend on for money.  If their bosses or those who they depend on for money tell them to harm me, of course, they harm me.  He who pays the piper calls the tunes.)
http://www.breitbart.com/tech/2017/05/16/student-journalist-fired-for-tweeting-video-of-muslim-panelists-comments-on-non-believers-under-koranic-law/

 

THE BLAZE
— Ben Sasse: Our country has created perpetual adolescence like ‘Peter Pan’ – Brandon Morse  (DIERSEN: Dr. Dan Kiley had 910 Cove Court built in my cul-de-sac with profits from his book titled “The Peter Pan Syndrome.”  SEE:
http://www.nytimes.com/1996/02/27/us/dan-kiley-54-dies-wrote-peter-pan-syndrome.html  FROM THE ARTICLE: After the book was published by Dodd, Mead, it became an immediate sensation, staying on The New York Times best-seller list for months and selling more than 200,000 copies in hardcover. Millions of copies of the book have been sold in the Avon paperback and international editions; it has been translated into 22 languages and was a best seller in both Brazil and Japan. The success of the book made Dr. Kiley, a big, bearded, silver-haired man, a fixture on the television talk-show circuit and led him to write a 1984 spinoff, “The Wendy Dilemma,” about women who inappropriately mother the men in their lives.)
http://www.theblaze.com/news/2017/05/16/ben-sasse-our-country-has-created-perpetual-adolescence-like-peter-pan/

 

GOPUSA
— Illegal alien teens arrested for kidnapping of county attorney from his home
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=24470

 

NEWSMAX
— Trump’s Not Draining the Swamp, He’s Only Restocking It – Michael Shannon
http://www.newsmax.com/MichaelShannon/fbi-leakers-republican-yates/2017/05/16/id/790518/

 

DAILY CALLER
— Immigration Opponents Trash GOP Border Security Bill – WILL RACKE
http://dailycaller.com/2017/05/16/immigration-opponents-trash-gop-border-security-bill/
— Only Named Source In WaPo Report On Trump’s Leaking Of Classified Information Denies It – RYAN PICKRELL
http://dailycaller.com/2017/05/15/only-named-source-in-wapo-report-on-trumps-leaking-of-classified-information-denies-it/
— Before Lois Lerner Targeted The Tea Party, She Helped The Clinton Foundation – Mark Tapscott
http://dailycaller.com/2017/05/15/before-lois-lerner-targeted-the-tea-party-she-helped-the-clinton-foundation/
— Mizzou Hemorrhages More Students And Cuts Jobs Because Of Black Lives Matter Protests – Eric Owens
http://dailycaller.com/2017/05/16/mizzou-hemorrhages-more-students-and-cuts-jobs-because-of-black-lives-matter-protests/
— Washington Post Writer Sneers At Rubio For Posting Bible Verses On Twitter – Peter Hasson  (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes always sneer at everything in GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails.)
http://dailycaller.com/2017/05/16/washington-post-writer-sneers-at-rubio-for-posting-bible-verses-on-twitter/

 

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— GAO: Veterans discharged for misconduct need better mental health evaluations – Todd Shepherd  (DIERSEN: Since 1966, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have hinted/implied/argued/shouted that if I had not avoided the draft, I would have been severely injured physically and/or mentally in Vietnam if not killed because I am stupid and lazy and because my judgment and motives are terrible.)
http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/gao-veterans-discharged-for-misconduct-need-better-mental-health-evaluations/article/2623269

 

HUFFINGTON POST
— Mitch McConnell Shrugs Off Trump’s Leak To Russia As ‘Drama’ And Distraction  Even Republicans who cried foul offered zero suggestions to hold the president accountable. – Michael McAuliff
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/mcconnell-shrugs-off-trump-russian-leak-as-drama-and-distraction_us_591b12d4e4b0809be1585269
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Whites say “Lawmaker Running For Jeff Sessions’ Old Seat Is Obsessed With ‘War On Whites’  Rep. Mo Brooks is cut from the same anti-immigrant cloth.”
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/mo-brooks-alabama-senate-jeff-sessions_us_591a093de4b0809be1574519

 

ABC NEWS
— New Miss USA responds to health care backlash  (DIERSEN: While I was a federal employee for almost 30 years, being a member of the Federal Employees Health Benefit plan (SEE:
https://www.opm.gov/healthcare-insurance/healthcare/plan-information/plans/2017/state/il) and knowing that my wife and I could continue as members after I retired, helped me overcome tremendous pressure from my Democrat superiors to get rid of me and to replace me with a young Democrat minority or a young Democrat female.)
http://abcnews.go.com/GMA/video/miss-usa-responds-health-care-backlash-47434180

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Trump says “Free Advice to Trump Aides: Quit While You Can.”  (DIERSEN: With only rare exceptions, the longer that you work for the federal government, the more impossible it is to get a job outside of the federal government. By the time I was 21, I had worked for the federal government for almost 3 years. By the time I was 49, I had worked for the federal government for almost 30 years.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/05/16/opinion/free-advice-to-trump-aides-quit-while-you-can.html

 

WASHINGTON POST
— I was arrested for asking Tom Price a question. I was just doing my job.  I wasn’t trying to make news. I was trying to report it. – Dan Heyman  (DIERSEN: Since I became the GOPUSA Illinois Editor in 2000, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have hinted/implied/argued/shouted that I disrupt press conferences.  Needless-to-say, that is slander, and I should sue those who slander me. The aforesaid slanderers did not notify me of the Illinois Republican Party’s May 9, 2017 press conference and they almost succeeded in keeping me out of Roskam’s press conference Thursday evening, May 4, 2017, at Sanguinetti’s fundraiser at Arrowhead Golf Club in Wheaton.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/posteverything/wp/2017/05/16/i-was-arrested-for-asking-tom-price-a-question-i-was-just-doing-my-job/

 

NEW YORK DAILY NEWS
— GAO: Majority of troops booted from military for misconduct suffered from PTSD, brain injury and other mental issues – Megan Cerullo  (DIERSEN: Since 1966, my critics/opponents, their operatives, their dupes a) have demonized me, denigrated me, and condemned me for avoiding the draft and b) have hinted/implied/argued/shouted at veterans that I am a patriotic hypocrite, a coward, and even worse things.)
http://www.nydailynews.com/news/national/troops-booted-military-misconduct-sufferd-ptsd-article-1.3170594

 

USA TODAY
— Most troops booted from the military for misconduct had mental issues – Tom Vanden Brook  (DIERSEN: Democrats make it clear that they believe that if you do not promote the Democrat Party platform, you have “mental issues.”)
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2017/05/16/most-troops-booted-military-misconduct-had-mental-issues/101611276/

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— AS THE DEMOCRAT PARTY’S STRANGLEHOLD ON ILLINOIS AND ON AMERICA TIGHTENS: Big Developers Roll Out Co-Living Units to Woo Millennials  One real-estate firm offers apartment-sharing option in Chicago; ‘All you want is a room’ – Peter Grant
https://www.wsj.com/articles/big-developers-roll-out-co-living-units-to-woo-millennials-1494956907
— McMaster Says Information Trump Shared With Russians Was ‘Wholly Appropriate’  National security adviser says Trump didn’t discuss Islamic State-controlled territories that weren’t already publicly known – Louise Radnofsky and Rebecca Ballhaus
https://www.wsj.com/articles/mcmaster-says-information-trump-shared-with-russians-was-wholly-appropriate-1494954616

 

FORBES
— Sean Spicer: What Happens When Credibility Goes Up In Smoke – John Baldoni  (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always done everything that they could to destroy my credibility.  They crow that I am no longer the TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairman, that I am no longer a Wheaton Chamber of Commerce Government Affairs Committee member, that I am no longer the Milton Township Republican Central Committee webmaster, that I am no longer an Illinois Center Right Coalition Steering Committee member, that I am no longer an American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter board member, that I am no longer a GAO employee, that I am no longer etc.)
https://www.forbes.com/sites/johnbaldoni/2017/05/16/sean-spicer-what-happens-when-credibility-goes-up-in-smoke/#66320a5f3e52

 

MONEY MAGAZINE
— Millionaire to Millennials: Stop Buying Avocado Toast If You Want to Buy a Home – Jennifer Calfas  (DIERSEN: When did you buy your first home, where, and how old were you?  I bought a new town home in University Park in 1972 when I was 24 years old.  What helped you buy your first home? I had no debts, I had earned a bachelor’s degree in management from NIU in 1970, I was taking graduate business courses at Loyola, IRS was paying me $54,864/year in today’s dollars, I worked part-time pumping gasoline, I owned a 1972 Corvette and a 1962 Chevy BelAir, and I was no longer subject to the draft.)
http://time.com/money/4778942/avocados-millennials-home-buying/

 

FED SMITH
— Smart and Pretty: Federal Employee Crowned Miss USA – Ralph R. Smith
https://www.fedsmith.com/2017/05/16/federal-employee-crowned-miss-usa/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: For the second year in a row, the winner of the Miss USA pageant is from Washington, D.C.  Miss District of Columbia, Kara McCullough, was crowned as the new Miss USA last Sunday at the Las Vegas pageant. McCullough is a 25-year-old scientist who works for the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission in Rockville, Maryland. She was born in Naples, Italy and raised in Virginia Beach, Virginia. She is the daughter of a now retired US Navy Chief Petty Officer. As a result, she has traveled and lived in numerous locations around the world including Sicily, Japan, South Korea and Hawaii. Her salary at the agency is $77,490.00 according to data from FedsDataCenter.com. McCullough earned her Bachelor of Science degree in Chemistry with a concentration in Radiochemistry from South Carolina State University. Her major provided her the opportunity to intern at several universities. This paved the way to her current career at the Nuclear Regulatory Commission. The newly crowned Miss USA said she wants to inspire children to pursue careers in the fields of science, technology, engineering and mathematics. Last year, District of Columbia resident Deshauna Barber became the first-ever military member to win Miss USA. Perhaps one of the hardest parts of becoming a celebrity overnight is learning how to deal with the media. The new Miss USA quickly found herself embroiled in the health care controversy. When asked during Sunday night’s pageant whether she thinks that affordable health care for all U.S. citizens is a right or a privilege, she said it is a privilege. As a government employee, I’m granted health care and I see firsthand that for one to have health care, you need to have job. That, predictably, was not what some people wanted to hear as they believe health care is a guaranteed right. Twitter, of course, lit up with various views reflecting some of the issues in political divide in America that now infects most of our lives. Here is a brief sample of the variety of comments.)
— Is Social Security a Safety-Net or a Stipend For Wealthy Seniors? – Brenton Smith  (DIERSEN: According to Democrats, anyone who is not on welfare is wealthy, if not undeservedly filthy rich.  My Social Security ($2,028/year) is dramatically reduced because I get a $50,856 Civil Service Retirement System (CSRS) pension.  My CSRS pension is dramatically reduced because my Democrat superiors in the federal government wasted my career and forced me to take their early retirement “offer” in 1997 when I was 49 yeas old.)
https://www.fedsmith.com/2017/05/16/social-security-safety-net-stipend-wealthy-seniors/

 

GOVERNMENT EXECUTIVE
— A Chemist at a Federal Agency Wins Miss USA – Eric Katz
http://www.govexec.com/federal-news/fedblog/2017/05/chemist-federal-agency-wins-miss-usa/137853/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: A federal employee working at the Nuclear Regulatory Commission was named Miss USA on Sunday evening, and pledged to spend her year with the crown encouraging more women to join government and eventually, agency leadership ranks. Kara McCullough, a 25-year-old chemist in NRC’s Office of Nuclear Security and Incident Response, represented Washington, D.C., in the annual competition. McCullough grew up in the federal ranks as a military brat, with her father serving as a Navy chief petty officer. In addition to her NRC employment, McCullough volunteers annually at a science fair hosted by the Food and Drug Administration as a judge. McCullough said she would be an ambassador to bring more women into government science, technology, engineering and mathematics positions. She noted that in her experience in federal service, women are often underrepresented. “Personally, I want to see more women possessing leadership positions in private and government energy and health sciences agencies; not just conducting laboratory research,” McCullough said after her victory. “As a woman scientist in the government, I have witnessed and been in many meetings where the ratio of men to women is 10:2. I believe more women should be given the opportunity to be representatives in the energy and medical fields.” On stage, McCullough even made a passing reference to the Federal Employees Health Benefits Program. Asked whether she believed affordable health care for all Americans is a privilege or a right, she said in a response that made waves that it was a privilege, explaining: “As a government employee, I am granted health care and I see first-hand that for one to have health care, you have to have jobs.” NRC tweeted out a congratulatory message to McCullough on Monday.)

 

ATLANTIC
— Did the Russians Dupe Trump?  Putin has long used the pretext of counterterrorism cooperation to get what he wants from the West. It just paid off again. – JULIA IOFFE  (DIERSEN: I should write a book about those in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois who have had the greatest success in duping individuals, duping organizations, duping companies, and duping governments against me.  They have had great success in getting individuals, organizations, companies, and governments to blame me for their problems, for your problems, for my problems, and for everyone’s problems.)
https://www.theatlantic.com/international/archive/2017/05/trump-disclosure-russia-intelligence/526845/

 

CATO
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, CATO acts like it is a paid agent for individuals, for organizations, for companies, for governments, and for 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 (except Bill Clinton), and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.
https://www.cato.org/blog/e-verify-has-held-or-cost-jobs-half-million-legal-workers

May 11 Evening Edition

ABC7
— MAYOR, GOVERNOR STILL AT ODDS OVER BUDGET AT JOBS EVENT – Sarah Schulte
http://abc7chicago.com/news/mayor-governor-still-at-odds-over-budget-at-jobs-event/1981480/

 

NBC5
— Howland Announces Candidacy for 2018 6th District Race  Democrats nationally are targeting the 6th District and as many as five candidates may enter the race – Mary Ann Ahern
http://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/Howland-Announces-Candidacy-for-2018-Race-in-6th-District-422018313.html
— Rauner, Emanuel Cut Ribbon at Factory Amidst CPS Funding Battle  The new factory will create 300 jobs, but the peaceful atmosphere was strained by divisions over CPS funding – Mary Ann Ahern
http://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/rauner-emanuel-cut-ribbon-at-south-side-factory-amidst-cps-funding-battle-422049963.html

 

CBS2
— Rauner, Emanuel Take Credit For Job Project, Blame Each For School Funding – Derrick Blakley
http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2017/05/11/illinois-governor-chicago-mayor-spat/
— Gov. Rauner Booed At Chicago State Commencement – Bob Roberts
http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2017/05/11/governor-bruce-rauner-booed-chicago-state-graduation/
— President Trump On Stephen Colbert: ‘No-Talent Guy’
http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2017/05/11/president-trump-on-stephen-colbert-no-talent-guy/

 

CLTV
— Gov. Rauner booed at Chicago State University Commencement
http://cltv.com/2017/05/11/gov-rauner-booed-at-chicago-state-university-commencement/

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Illinois Lottery director questions privatization model – Joe Mahr and Matthew Walberg
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/ct-illinois-lottery-director-met-20170510-story.html
— Shortage of caregivers for people with disabilities intensifies statewide – Vikki Ortiz Healy
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/ct-disabled-support-shortage-update-met-20170506-story.html
— Despite negative perceptions, Illinois sees increase in tourism – Eric Scott
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/lincolnshire/lifestyles/ct-lsr-column-scott-tl-0518-20170511-column.html
— After being booed at Chicago State, Rauner says he’d ‘love to boo our system as well’ – Kim Geiger
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-bruce-rauner-chicago-state-met-0512-20170511-story.html

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Rahm, Rauner share stage, but not school funding solutions – Tina Sfondeles
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/rahm-rauner-share-stage-but-not-school-funding-solutions/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, members of the following groups call for Rauner to encourage people to come to America illegally, to stay in America illegally, and to bring others to America illegally: 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 (except Bill Clinton), and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.)
http://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/576584/
— Springfield’s failure to fund schools is a form of child neglect – Phil Kadner
http://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/springfields-failure-to-fund-schools-is-a-form-of-child-neglect/

 

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Durkin appoints people to work with Democrats on non-budget issues – Doug Finke
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20170511/durkin-appoints-people-to-work-with-democrats-on-non-budget-issues
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Democrats promote abortion.
http://www.sj-r.com/opinion/20170511/point-injustice-of-denying-low-income-women-access-to-abortion-care

 

BELLEVILLE NEWS DEMOCRAT
— Metro-east legislator Sen. Kyle McCarter, R-Lebanon, could be the next ambassador to Kenya – KARA BERG
http://www.bnd.com/news/local/article150084452.html

 

CHICAGO BUSINESS JOURNAL
— Chicago company admits to concealing more than $11M in wages from IRS – Gina Hall
http://www.bizjournals.com/chicago/news/2017/05/11/chicago-company-admits-to-concealing-more-than-11m.html

 

ILLINOIS FAMILY ACTION
— Republicans Guarding the Swamp – Rob Chambers
https://illinoisfamilyaction.org/2017/05/republicans-guarding-the-swamp/

 

ILLINOIS POLICY INSTITUTE
— EAST AURORA TEACHERS UNION PUTS BRAKES ON SCHOOL BUSING – Mailee Smith
https://www.illinoispolicy.org/east-aurora-teachers-union-puts-brakes-on-school-busing/

 

CAPITOL FAX
— Republican congressional delegation recommends McCarter for Kenya ambassador
https://capitolfax.com/2017/05/11/republican-congressional-delegation-recommends-mccarter-for-kenya-amabassador/
— Durkin appoints non-budget negotiators in response to Madigan offer
https://capitolfax.com/2017/05/11/durkin-appoints-non-budget-negotiators-in-response-to-madigan-offer/

 

NEWSMAX
— Joe Walsh: I Support Trump But Firing Comey Was Wrong – Theodore Bunker
http://www.newsmax.com/Politics/Walsh-Trump-Comey/2017/05/11/id/789520/

 

NATIONAL REVIEW
— U of Arizona Is Hiring Students to Tattle on Others for ‘Bias Incidents’ – KATHERINE TIMPF
http://www.nationalreview.com/article/447510/university-arizona-hires-students-tattle-bias-incidents

 

GOPUSA
— Target Pushes LGBT Pride Campaign  (DIERSEN: To shop at Target is to promote LGBTQ activity.)
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=24213

 

DAILY CALLER
— TWILIGHT ZONE: Mexicans Are Upset About Immigrants Bringing Crime To Their City – Alex Pfeiffer
http://dailycaller.com/2017/05/10/twilight-zone-mexicans-are-upset-about-immigrants-bringing-crime-to-their-city/
— Comey: Trump Can Fire FBI Director For Any Reason He Wants – Jonah Bennett  (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always promoted patronage. Because I have always been a Republican, were it not for federal civil service protections, a) the Post Office would NOT have hired me in 1966 or let me work there for almost 3 years, b) IRS would NOT have hired me in 1971 or let me work there for almost 9 years, c) IRS would NOT have promoted me in 1972, 1973, or 1974, d) GAO would NOT have hired me in 1980 or let me work there for almost 18 years, and e) GAO would NOT have promoted me in 1986.)
http://dailycaller.com/2017/05/10/comey-trump-can-fire-fbi-director-for-any-reason-he-wants/

 

THE HILL
— Reducing employer risk with federal E-Verify mandate – DAVID FOWLER  (DIERSEN: Needless-to-say, all employers should be required to use E-Verify.)
http://thehill.com/blogs/congress-blog/homeland-security/333015-reducing-employer-risk-with-federal-e-verify-mandate

 

MSN
— Rauner Jeered At Chicago State Commencement
https://www.msn.com/en-us/health/medical/rauner-jeered-at-chicago-state-commencement/vp-BBB1YtO

 

AOL
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “When thinking of Trump, U.S. voters say ‘idiot’ is the first word that comes to mind.”
https://www.aol.com/article/news/2017/05/10/poll-trump-idiot-buffoon-bigot-narcissist-unqualified-stupid-crazy-disaster/22080411/

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— What Facebook Could Learn From China’s Censors  Facebook’s 7,500 content reviewers wouldn’t be enough to meet standards in China, executives there say – Li Yuan  (DIERSEN: Who wants to censor you and why?  My critics/opponents want censor me because they a) reject planks in the Republican Party and/or Illinois Republican Party platforms and work against those like me who support those planks, b) reject the Milton Township Republican Central Committee resolution against video gambling and work against those like me who support that resolution, c) focus on destroying those like me who they cannot manipulate/dominate, d) were defendants in lawsuits that I have filed, e) are operatives or dupes for the aforesaid, and/or f) 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 (except Bill Clinton), and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/what-facebook-could-learn-from-chinas-censors-1494514804

 

BILL MOYERS
— The Loyalists  The right-wing Vortex lines up behind the Supreme Leader as he cheerily proclaims that he’s not under investigation. – TODD GITLIN  (DIERSEN: All my critics/opponents demand that everyone be blindly loyal to them.)
http://billmoyers.com/story/the-loyalists-trump-james-comey/

 

CATO
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, CATO acts as an agent of 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 (except Bill Clinton), and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.
https://www.cato.org/blog/high-cost-e-verify

 

FEDERAL NEWS RADIO
— Senate accountability bill eliminates MPSB appeal rights for VA senior executives – Nicole Ogrysko  (DIERSEN: If GAO had been unionized in 1997, I might still be a GAO employee.)
https://federalnewsradio.com/legislation/2017/05/senate-accountability-bill-eliminates-mpsb-appeal-rights-for-va-senior-executives/
— IGs say budget cuts to their offices will do more harm than good – Scott Maucione
https://federalnewsradio.com/congress/2017/05/igs-say-budget-cuts-to-their-offices-will-do-more-harm-than-good/

May 10 Morning Edition

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Tribune wins decision in FOIA case against College of DuPage, foundation – Jodi S. Cohen and Stacy St. Clair  (DIERSEN: He who pays the piper calls the tunes.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/watchdog/ct-college-of-dupage-foia-appeal-ruling-20170509-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: ANTI-RELIGIOUS & ANTI-CONSERVATIVE: Ever-increasingly Democrat teachers encourage their students to engage in LGBTQ activities. Needless-to-say, parents who are religious and/or conservative should take their children out of public schools.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/naperville-sun/news/ct-nvs-lavender-ceremony-naperville-st-0510-20170509-story.html
— CPS says it may fall short on upcoming pension payment – Juan Perez Jr. and Hal Dardick
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/ct-chicago-school-budget-plan-state-aid-met-20170510-story.html
— Quigley calls Trump’s firing of Comey ‘out of the Nixon playbook’ – Katherine Skiba
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-james-comey-illinois-delegation-met-0511-20170510-story.html
— More jobless Illinoisans are giving up the job search, study finds – Alexia Elejalde-Ruiz  (DIERSEN: From what I see, the more of the following that you are, the less that Illinois employers want to hire you: Trump supporter, Protestant, conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owner, German American, draft avoider (except Bill Clinton), and/or if your ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/ct-illinois-unemployed-harris-poll-0511-biz-20170510-story.html

— Trump’s firing of Comey looks like a politically motivated hatchet job – Editorial  (DIERSEN: Constructively, being forced to retire is the same as being fired.  QUESTION: What reasons did my Democrat GAO superiors have to fire me in 1997? ANSWER: Since 1988, I had been an active member in a class action lawsuit that charged GAO with reverse discrimination, age discrimination, and retaliation.  I had always complained about patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, age discrimination, and retaliation.  I was an old (49) non-veteran White male who had always been a conservative Republican. Employees in the office who were liberal, Democrat, minority, female, and/or younger talked and acted like they would leave GAO if GAO did not rid of its employees who were conservative, Republican, White, male, and/or older. Diersen could and would be used as an “example” to send a “message” to everyone a) that GAO gives tremendous preference to its employees who are liberal, Democrat, minority, female, younger, and/or veteran and b) that GAO does everything that it can to not hire and to get rid of its employees who are conservative, Republican, White, male, older, and/or non-veteran.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/editorials/ct-james-comey-fired-fbi-trump-russia-edit-20170509-story.html

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— It falls to Gov. Rauner, above all, to get budget deal done – Editorial
http://chicago.suntimes.com/opinion/it-falls-to-gov-rauner-above-all-to-get-budget-deal-done/
— Nobody fooled by Trump’s excuse for firing James Comey – Editorial  (DIERSEN: Constructively, being forced to retire is the same as being fired.  QUESTION: What excuses did my Democrat GAO superiors have to fire me in 1997? ANSWER: Since 1988, I had been an active member in a class action lawsuit that charged GAO with reverse discrimination, age discrimination, and retaliation.  I had always complained about patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, age discrimination, and retaliation.  I was an old (49) non-veteran White male who had always been a conservative Republican. Employees in the office who were liberal, Democrat, minority, female, and/or younger talked and acted like they would leave GAO if GAO did not rid of its employees who were conservative, Republican, White, male, and/or older. Diersen could and would be used as an “example” to send a “message” to everyone a) that GAO gives tremendous preference to its employees who are liberal, Democrat, minority, female, younger, and/or veteran and b) that GAO does everything that it can to not hire and to get rid of its employees who are conservative, Republican, White, male, older, and/or non-veteran.)
http://chicago.suntimes.com/opinion/nobody-fooled-by-trumps-excuse-for-firing-james-comey/

 

DAILY HERALD
— Kellyanne Conway: It’s ‘inappropriate’ to question timing of Comey’s firing – Philip Rucker  (DIERSEN: My Democrat GAO superiors picked September of 1997 to force me to take their early retirement “offer” that expired September 30, 1997.  They knew that if I did not take their “offer,” I would not again be eligible to retire for 6 years – in 2003 when I would be 55 years old.  During September of 1997, they made it very clear to me that they would kill me figuratively if not literally if I did not take their “offer.” They would not have done that if I had been a Democrat, a minority, a female, younger, a veteran, and/or if GAO had been unionized.  GAO unionized in 2007.)
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20170510/kellyanne-conway-itx2019s-x2018inappropriatex2019-to-question-timing-of-comeyx2019s-firing
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: Why Lake Villa Township wants to buy a failing golf course – Jake Griffin
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20170510/why-lake-villa-township-wants-to-buy-a-failing-golf-course
— Warren Township teachers believe they might have been overcharged for health insurance – Bob Susnjara
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20170510/warren-township-teachers-believe-they-might-have-been-overcharged-for-health-insurance
— Illinois senators, suburban Democratic congressmen question Comey firing
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20170509/illinois-senators-suburban-democratic-congressmen-question-comey-firing
— What do leftists celebrate? – Walter E. Williams  (DIERSEN: What do your critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes celebrate?
My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes celebrate their success in destroying individuals, organizations, companies, and governments that are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for long time.  They particularly celebrate their success in destroying the Milton Township Republican Central Committee, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, Illinois Republican Party, TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce Government Affairs Committee, Illinois Center Right Coalition, and American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter.)
http://www.dailyherald.com/discuss/20170510/what-do-leftists-celebrate
— Drug culture video is important watching for suburbs – Editorial
http://www.dailyherald.com/discuss/20170509/editorial-drug-culture-video-is-important-watching-for-suburbs

 

CBS2
— Aldermen Want To Reinstate “Head Tax,” Use TIF Surplus To Bail Out CPS  (DIERSEN: Do/did you work in Chicago? I worked for IRS in Chicago during the last 6 months of 1971 and then 1973-1980.  I worked for GAO in Chicago 1980-1997.)
http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2017/05/09/aldermen-want-to-reinstate-head-tax-use-tif-surplus-to-bail-out-cps/

 

WBEZ
— What Questions Do You Want To Ask Gov. Rauner?  (DIERSEN: Questions could include: When will you outlaw sanctuary cities in Illinois?  When will you require all employers in Illinois to use E-Verify?  When will you announce that you will veto legalizing recreational pot in Illinois?  When will you announce that you will veto any expansion of gambling in Illinois?  When will you announce that you will veto any legislation that promotes a) dependency on government or on charity, b) LGBTQ activity, c) abortion, d) illegal immigration, e) booze, gambling, pot, or other vices, f) patronage, g) political affiliation discrimination, h) reverse discrimination, i) age discrimination, j) retaliation for complaining about the aforesaid, k) erosion of Second Amendment rights, l) etc.?)
https://www.wbez.org/shows/morning-shift/what-questions-do-you-want-to-ask-gov-rauner/78505ce3-6cc1-469c-a4b7-b675dd5c6a33

 

MADISON RECORD
— A 1972 court order prohibits political hiring for non-political state positions. – Editorial
http://madisonrecord.com/stories/511113728-illegally-hired-state-employees-need-to-be-fired
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Did you know that patronage hiring is illegal in Illinois? Well, it is.  A 1972 court order prohibits political hiring for non-political state positions. It’s been ignored too often for many of the last 45 years, but it’s still in effect, and we now have a governor who wants to abide by it and thinks it should be enforced. The big problem for Bruce Rauner is that state employee rolls are already riddled with patronage hires and any attempt to identify them and weed them out is going to be resisted by the public employee unions to which they belong. In 2014, Federal Magistrate Judge Sidney Schenkier, who is overseeing ongoing proceedings in the case (Shakman) that led to the 1972 court order, appointed Noelle Brennan as a special master to investigate the hiring practices of the Illinois Department of Transportation (IDOT). On April 24 of this year, Special Master Brennan reported that state officials (including Rep. Jay Hoffman of Belleville and Sen. James Clayborne of East St. Louis) had abused a special hiring exemption to place at least dozens of friends, family, and supporters into so-called “staff assistant” positions at IDOT and other state agencies, in violation of the 1972 court order. “The governor’s office [in the previous administration] received, reviewed, forwarded, and tracked resumes,” Brennan affirmed; “most of those candidates had a political connection; and many of the politically connected candidates hired … lacked any policy or other relevant experience.” The following day, Gov. Rauner  filed a “motion for clarification” in Chicago federal court, asking for guidance as to whether state employees improperly hired through political connections can use collective bargaining agreements to remain in their positions, transfer to others, or be promoted. In other words, do the state’s collective bargaining agreements and related labor relations documents trump the court decree prohibiting patronage hiring? The abuses perpetrated by Pat Quinn, Mike Madigan, and other insubordinate public servants need to stopped.)

 

KANE COUNTY CHRONICLE
— DISGUSTING: Hultgren’s office scene of die-in to protest health care vote  ‘The Republican health care bill is immoral’ – BRENDA SCHORY
http://www.kcchronicle.com/2017/05/09/hultgrens-office-scene-of-die-in-to-protest-health-care-vote/a7k1d7l/

 

BLOOMINGTON PANTAGRAPH
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps protest as Davis visits Normal.
http://www.pantagraph.com/news/local/government-and-politics/constituents-protest-as-davis-visits-normal/article_1f80f274-1028-588f-abaa-1afffd7e8ba6.html

 

CHAMPAIGN/URBANA NEWS GAZETTE
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps protest as Davis visits Normal.
http://www.news-gazette.com/news/local/2017-05-09/most-those-davis-office-hours-not-happy-wvideo.html

 

ROCKFORD REGISTER STAR
— Illinois congressional reps weigh in on the firing of FBI Director James Comey
http://www.rrstar.com/news/20170509/illinois-congressional-reps-weigh-in-on-firing-of-fbi-director-james-comey

 

HERALD & REVIEW
— Competence, bravery in short supply – Editorial
http://herald-review.com/news/opinion/editorial/our-views-competence-bravery-in-short-supply/article_da09dbca-2b43-5372-bd79-80d13a8851dc.html

 

LASALLE NEWS TRIBUNE
— Could Rauner win again? – Tom Collins
http://www.newstrib.com/free/could-rauner-win-again/article_2fbce786-34f6-11e7-9cb0-63ad04643ec3.html

 

NEWS CHANNEL 20
— Civic Federation will not Support Governor Rauner’s Proposed Budget – Em Nguyen
http://newschannel20.com/news/local/civic-federation-will-not-support-governor-rauners-proposed-budget-05-10-2017
— Gov. Bruce Rauner Host Facebook Live for Questions from Viewers
http://newschannel20.com/news/local/gov-bruce-rauner-host-facebook-live-for-questions-from-viewers

 

FOX ILLINOIS
— Civic Federation will not Support Governor Rauner’s Proposed Budget – Em Nguyen
http://foxillinois.com/news/local/civic-federation-will-not-support-governor-rauners-proposed-budget
— Childcare Advocates: Shame on Lawmakers for Letting Kids Suffer – Jaclyn Driscoll  (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, in Illinois, those who have less money are becoming more and more and more dependent on the State of Illinois, that is, on the fewer and fewer and fewer taxpayers in Illinois.)
http://foxillinois.com/news/local/childcare-advocates-shame-on-lawmakers-for-letting-kids-suffer

 

WMAY
— William Kelly to Challenge Governor Rauner in Republican Primary
http://www.wmay.com/2017/05/09/william-kelly-to-challenge-governor-rauner-in-republican-primary/

 

NPR ILLINOIS
— Two High Schools: Putting A Face On Inequity – DUSTY RHODES  (DIERSEN: What reputation did/does your high school have?  I graduated from Crete-Monee High School in 1966.  My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always hinted/implied/argued/shouted that because of that, I have always been privileged.)
http://nprillinois.org/post/two-schools-putting-face-inequity#stream/0

 

SUBURBAN LIFE
— Downers Grove swears in 4 returning commissioners – BOB RAKOW
http://www.mysuburbanlife.com/2017/05/03/downers-grove-swears-in-4-returning-commissioners/adanmmj/

 

DAILY NORTHWESTERN
— College Republicans to host Daily Wire’s Ben Shapiro – Mariana Alfaro
https://dailynorthwestern.com/2017/05/10/campus/college-republicans-to-host-daily-wires-ben-shapiro/

 

LAKE COUNTY GAZETTE
— Wynes urges voters to take partisanship out of politics by electing him to US House
http://lakecountygazette.com/stories/511113724-wynes-urges-voters-to-take-partisanship-out-of-politics-by-electing-him-to-us-house

 

CHICAGO CITY WIRE
— Study: Seven in ten City of Chicago employees earn $100K+
http://chicagocitywire.com/stories/511113823-seven-in-ten-city-of-chicago-employees-earn-100k#new_tab

 

REAL GOP ILLINOIS
— VIDEO: Not a fiscal conservative: Rauner’s budget is $4.6 billion short
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Agr7h3S4Bg0

 

ILLINOIS HOME PAGE
— Rauner budget $4.6 billion out of balance  Study warns against stopgap budget – Mark Maxwell
http://www.illinoishomepage.net/news/local-news/report-rauner-budget-46-billion-out-of-balance/710606292
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Rauner says “people dying under budget crisis.”
http://www.illinoishomepage.net/news/local-news/mendoza-people-dying-under-budget-crisis/710628959

 

ILLINOIS FAMILY INSTITUTE
— Plain Talk about Law School Rot – Mark Pulliam
https://illinoisfamily.org/education/plain-talk-law-school-rot/

 

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— WEYERMULLER: CNN MISIDENTIFIES DAN RUTHERFORD AS GOVERNOR RAUNER
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2017/05/weyermuller-cnn-misidentifies-gov-rauner-as-dan-rutherford.html
— ILLINOIS LAWMAKERS PUSH ANTI-LIFE MEASURES
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2017/05/il-lawmakers-continue-to-push-for-anti-life-measures-video.html

 

GOPUSA
— Democrats Wanted Comey Fired — Until Tuesday  (DIERSEN: Who wants/wanted you to be fired?  Democrats run the federal government.  Democrats are moral relativists who believe that their end justifies their means.  Democrats are nasty.  Because I have always been a Republican, while I worked for the federal government for almost 30 years, my Democrat superiors, Democrat supervisors, Democrat coworkers, and Democrat subordinates, and especially those who were minority, female, younger, and/or veteran, always wanted me to be fired. Were it not for federal civil service protections, a) the Post Office would NOT have hired me in 1966 or let me work there for almost 3 years, b) IRS would NOT have hired me in 1971 or let me work there for almost 9 years, c) IRS would NOT have promoted me in 1972, 1973, or 1974, d) GAO would NOT have hired me in 1980 or let me work there for almost 18 years, and e) GAO would NOT have promoted me in 1986.)
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=24197
— Public Has a Right to See Trump Ad
http://www.gopusa.com/public-has-a-right-to-see-trump-ad/
— Can Cops Get a Fair Trial in America? – Michelle Malkin (DIERSEN: One could ask the same question about those who are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.  Ever-increasingly, America is anti-Trump supporters, 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 (except Bill Clinton), and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.)
http://www.gopusa.com/can-cops-get-a-fair-trial-in-america/

 

FOX NEWS
— Colorado High School Students Bash Trump Piñata on Cinco De Mayo (DIERSEN: Democrat high school teachers focus on cranking out “good little Democrats.”)
http://insider.foxnews.com/2017/05/09/trump-pinata-leads-high-school-teacher-suspension
— Liberal Activists to Hold Mock Funerals, Send Ashes to GOP Lawmakers
http://insider.foxnews.com/2017/05/09/liberal-activists-hold-mock-funerals-send-ashes-gop-lawmakers

 

FREEDOM’S JOURNAL
— WHAT DO LEFTISTS CELEBRATE? – Walter E. Williams  (DIERSEN: What do your critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes celebrate?
My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes celebrate their success in destroying individuals, organizations, companies, and governments that are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for long time.  They particularly celebrate their success in destroying the Milton Township Republican Central Committee, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, Illinois Republican Party, TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce Government Affairs Committee, Illinois Center Right Coalition, and American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter.)
https://freedomsjournalinstitute.org/uncategorized/what-do-leftists-celebrate/

 

THE BLAZE
— Maryland Democrats are surprised legal immigrants oppose sanctuary city policies – Tre Goins-Phillips
http://www.theblaze.com/news/2017/05/09/maryland-democrats-are-surprised-legal-immigrants-oppose-sanctuary-city-policies/

 

THE HILL
— Comey learned he was fired from TV, thought it was prank: reports – JORDAN FABIAN
http://thehill.com/homenews/administration/332662-comey-learned-he-was-fired-from-tv-reports

 

HUFFINGTON POST
— Trump’s Army Secretary Pick Is Victim Of ‘Gay Gestapo’ – Curtis M. Wong
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/mark-green-gay-gestapo_us_591214f7e4b0a58297e01bd0

 

CNBC
— Justice Department was told to come up with reasons to fire Comey, reports say – Jacob Pramuk  (DIERSEN: Constructively, being forced to retire is the same as being fired.  QUESTION: What reasons did my Democrat GAO superiors have to fire me in 1997? ANSWER: Since 1988, I had been an active member in a class action lawsuit that charged GAO with reverse discrimination, age discrimination, and retaliation.  I had always complained about patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, age discrimination, and retaliation.  I was an old (49) non-veteran White male who had always been a conservative Republican. Employees in the office who were liberal, Democrat, minority, female, and/or younger talked and acted like they would leave GAO if GAO did not rid of its employees who were conservative, Republican, White, male, and/or older. Diersen could and would be used as an “example” to send a “message” to everyone a) that GAO gives tremendous preference to its employees who are liberal, Democrat, minority, female, younger, and/or veteran and b) that GAO does everything that it can to not hire and to get rid of its employees who are conservative, Republican, White, male, older, and/or non-veteran.)
http://www.cnbc.com/2017/05/09/justice-department-was-told-to-come-up-with-reasons-to-fire-comey-reports-say.html

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Days Before He Was Fired, Comey Asked for Money for Russia Investigation.”
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/05/10/us/politics/comey-russia-investigation-fbi.html
— Owning Your Own Future  Stop learning and you could find yourself without a job. – Thomas L. Friedman  (DIERSEN: While I worked for the federal government for almost 30 years, virtually none of my superiors, supervisors, coworkers, or subordinates took job-related courses, earned job related professional certifications, or earned job-related professional licenses.  I earned a job-related bachelor’s degree when I was 21 and job-related master’s degrees when I was 27, 31, and 48. I earned job-related professional certifications when I was 30, 32, 41, 45, 47, and 48. I earned a job-related professional license when I was 33.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/05/10/opinion/owning-your-own-future.html
— Deputy Attorney General’s Memo Breaks Down Case Against Comey – CHARLIE SAVAGE  (DIERSEN: Constructively, being forced to retire is the same as being fired.  QUESTION: What reasons did my Democrat GAO superiors have to fire me in 1997? ANSWER: Since 1988, I had been an active member in a class action lawsuit that charged GAO with reverse discrimination, age discrimination, and retaliation.  I had always complained about patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, age discrimination, and retaliation.  I was an old (49) non-veteran White male who had always been a conservative Republican. Employees in the office who were liberal, Democrat, minority, female, and/or younger talked and acted like they would leave GAO if GAO did not rid of its employees who were conservative, Republican, White, male, and/or older. Diersen could and would be used as an “example” to send a “message” to everyone a) that GAO gives tremendous preference to its employees who are liberal, Democrat, minority, female, younger, and/or veteran and b) that GAO does everything that it can to not hire and to get rid of its employees who are conservative, Republican, White, male, older, and/or non-veteran.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/05/09/us/politics/comey-fbi-memo-rod-rosenstein.html
— With ‘Sanctuary Cities’ Ban, Texas Pushes Further Right – MANNY FERNANDEZ and DAVID MONTGOMERY  (DIERSEN: To be to the right is respect the rule of law.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/05/09/us/texas-sanctuary-cities-immigration.html
— Sanctuary Bills in Maryland Faced a Surprise Foe: Legal Immigrants – SABRINA TAVERNISE
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/05/08/us/legal-immigrants-who-oppose-illegal-immigration.html

 

WASHINGTON POST
— Trump’s relationship with anonymous sources is still highly inconsistent – Callum Borchers  (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always used anonymous sources, that is, fake sources, to demonize me, to denigrate me, and to condemn me.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-fix/wp/2017/05/09/trump-says-he-hates-anonymously-sourced-media-reports-but-he-just-fired-james-comey-because-of-one/
— West Virginia journalist arrested after asking HHS Secretary Tom Price a question – Samantha Schmidt  (DIERSEN: Since I became the GOPUSA Illinois Editor in 2000, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have hinted/implied/argued/shouted that I disrupt press conferences.  Needless-to-say, that is slander, and I should sue those who slander me. The aforesaid slanderers almost succeeded in keeping me out of Roskam’s press conference Thursday evening, May 4, 2017, at Sanguinetti’s fundraiser at Arrowhead Golf Club in Wheaton.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/morning-mix/wp/2017/05/10/west-virginia-journalist-arrested-after-asking-hhs-secretary-tom-price-a-question/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: West Virginia reporter Dan Heyman attempted to ask Health and Human Services Secretary Tom Price a question about the Republican health-care bill on May 9. He was arrested for “Willful Disruption of State Government Processes.”)

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps use alleged drop in illegal immigration to argue for dropping efforts to stop illegal immigration.
https://www.wsj.com/articles/border-apprehensions-plunged-in-early-months-of-trump-era-1494354327
— The Never-Ending Performance Review  Companies are transitioning to more-frequent evaluations – Rachel Feintzeig  (DIERSEN: In the federal government, Democrat supervisors use performance reviews to discourage/demotivate their employees who are Republican, and especially those who are White, male, older, and/or non-veteran.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-never-ending-performance-review-1494322200

 

USA TODAY
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps use alleged drop in illegal immigration to argue for dropping efforts to stop illegal immigration.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/2017/05/09/illegal-border-crossings-drop-immigration-enforcement-trump/101472618/

 

SOCIALIST WORKER
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps ask “Will they get away with punishing the sick?” My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes  hint/imply/argue/shout that I should be punished for spending so much time putting GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails together and sending them out instead of either exercising or helping those who have less money than I have.)
https://socialistworker.org/2017/05/10/will-they-get-away-with-punishing-the-sick

 

GOVERNMENT EXECUTIVE
— How Unions Hope to Protect Their Members Amid Upcoming Agency Reforms – Erich Wagner  (DIERSEN: My Democrat GAO superiors succeeded in forcing me to retire in 1997 when I was 49 years old.  GAO unionized in 2007.  If GAO had been unionized in 1997, I might still be a GAO employee.)
http://www.govexec.com/pay-benefits/2017/05/how-unions-hope-protect-their-members-upcoming-agency-reforms/137701/

 

GOVERNMENT TECHNOLOGY
— Illinois’ Voter Registration Database Hackers Home in on Galesburg Residents  The hackers were able to access the information through the portion of the board’s online voter registration tool that requires voters to type in their driver’s license number or state identification number. – REBECCA SUSMARSKI
http://www.govtech.com/security/Illinois-Voter-Registration-Database-Hackers-Hone-in-on-Galesburg-Residents.html

 

NET RIGHT DAILY
— Would you let the IRS automatically file your taxes on your behalf? – Peter Hong  (DIERSEN: While I worked for IRS’s Collection Division 1971-1980, I filed “substitute returns” for individuals, organizations, and companies that failed/refused to file.)
http://netrightdaily.com/2017/05/would-you-let-the-irs-automatically-file-your-taxes-on-your-behalf/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: What’s the second most dangerous pickup line in America? “Hi, I’m from the government and I’m here to help.” The most dangerous, you ask? “I’m from the IRS, and I’m here to help.” Yet, that’s exactly what every American taxpayer will be hearing if the “Tax Filing Simplification Act” is ever enacted into law. Introduced by Senator Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts, this bill would direct our friends at the Internal Revenue Service to fill out your tax returns with information the IRS collects from your employer and your bank. All you have to do is sign on the dotted line — and pay the amount the IRS has so generously pre-determined for you.)
— Clock-watchers: Federal employees get raises about every other year on the job – Robert Romano  (DIERSEN: Except for 1980, when I took an $18,847 (21%) pay cut in today’s dollars to transfer from IRS to GAO, my salary increased every year that I worked for the federal government 1966-1969 and 1971-1997 because of COLAs, step increases, and/or promotions.  In my defense, I earned a) a job-related bachelor’s degree when I was 21 in 1970 and job-related master’s degrees when I was 27, 31, and 48, b) job-related professional certifications when I was 30, 32, 41, 45, 47, and 48, and c) a job-related professional license when I was 33.)
http://netrightdaily.com/2017/05/clock-watchers-federal-employees-get-raises-every-year-job/

May 3 Morning Edition

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Pay for news?  More than half of Americans say yes – AP  (DIERSEN: GOPUSA ILLINOIS email subscriptions are worth at lease $1,000 a year. But because I do not charge anything for the emails, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes hint/imply/argue/shout that the emails are worthless.)
https://www.pressreader.com/usa/chicago-tribune/20170503/281840053570951
— Pool: Most teenagers have taken social media break  For an adult to understand what it might be like … consider disconnecting from email – or your phone – for a couple of weeks. – Barbara Ortutay  (DIERSEN: I have put together a GOPUSA ILLINOIS email and sent it out each and every morning since 2004 and each and every evening to since 2015.)
https://www.pressreader.com/usa/chicago-tribune/20170503/281831463636359
— Heroin epidemic expands its grip on America – Steven Reinberg  (DIERSEN: Pot is a gateway drug. What do you say to those who say that they are religious, conservative, and/or Republican, but who hypocritically promote booze, gambling, pot, and other vices?)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/lifestyles/health/sc-heroin-epidemic-grows-white-males-health-0426-20170330-story.html
— More older women hitting the bottle hard – Steven Reinberg  (DIERSEN: What do you say to those who say that they are religious, conservative, and/or Republican, but who hypocritically promote booze, gambling, pot, and other vices?)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/lifestyles/health/sc-more-older-women-drinking-hard-health-0426-20170331-story.html
— Getting treatment for problem drinking – Nara Schoenberg  (DIERSEN: What do you say to those who say that they are religious, conservative, and/or Republican, but who hypocritically promote booze, gambling, pot, and other vices?)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/lifestyles/health/sc-alcohol-abuse-harm-reduction-health-0426-20170420-story.html
— Interns at these 25 companies make more than the median U.S. worker – Jena McGregor  (DIERSEN: If you seek a government office or a political office, sooner or later, your critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes will use against you what you did with your summers when you were young. I delivered newspapers and did yard work during the summers of 1962, 1963, and 1964.  I washed dishes during the summer of 1965.  I cleaned golf shoes, chipped slag, and pumped gasoline during the summer of 1966.  I delivered mail during the summers of 1967, 1968, and 1969.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/ct-glassdoor-high-paying-internships-20170502-story.html
— Memories a good trade for Take Your Child to Work Day challenges – Rob Manker  (DIERSEN: I should write a book about those who demonize, who denigrate, and who condemn my wife and I for giving up trying to have children, for not adopting, and for not becoming foster parents.  Do you agree with those who demonize, who denigrate, and who condemn those who give up trying to have children, who do not adopt, and who do not become foster parents?)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/naperville-sun/news/ct-nvs-manker-column-st-0503-20170502-story.html
— Evanston High School Dist. 202 approves changes on transgender student access to locker rooms – Genevieve Bookwalter
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/evanston/news/ct-evr-evanston-eths-district-202-transgender-vote-tl-0504-20170504-story.html

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— No trial balloons: Trump flips script with startling ideas – AP
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/no-trial-balloons-trump-flips-script-with-startling-ideas/

 

DAILY HERALD
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: Why your tax bill could go up if homeowner’s exemption changes – Jake Griffin
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20170503/why-your-tax-bill-could-go-up-if-homeowners-exemption-changes
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps are filled with hatred of individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German Americans, draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.)
http://www.dailyherald.com/discuss/20170503/the-language-of-hatred-increasingly-normalized-by-trump

 

FOX NEWS CHICAGO
— Rauner, Emanuel square off over future of the Thompson Center
http://www.fox32chicago.com/news/local/252260335-story

 

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— UIS professors hit picket line; many classes called off – John Reynolds
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20170502/uis-professors-hit-picket-line-many-classes-called-off
— Courts shouldn’t have to force state to honor contracts – Editorial
http://www.sj-r.com/opinion/20170502/our-view-courts-shouldnt-have-to-force-state-to-honor-contracts

 

QUAD CITIES ONLINE
— Property tax freeze opposition is premature – Editorial
http://www.qconline.com/editorials/editorial-property-tax-freeze-opposition-is-premature/article_fd116146-95a2-5d31-8250-4709e1779f3e.html

 

DUPAGE WATCHDOG
— Donors to the “yes” campaign – Janet Shaw
http://dupagewatchdog.org/2017/05/donors-to-the-yes-campaign/

 

COLLEGE OF DUPAGE COURIER
— Local couple steals $200,000 from financial aid at COD – Kitt Fresa
http://codcourier.org/6035/news/local-couple-steals-200000-from-financial-aid-at-cod/

 

DUPAGE POLICY JOURNAL
— Ives counting on Rauner to stop abortion bill – Glenn Minnis
http://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/511110185-ives-counting-on-rauner-to-stop-abortion-bill

 

ILLINOIS FAMILY ACTION
— Contact Kinzinger To Defund Planned Parenthood – Chris Iverson
https://illinoisfamilyaction.org/2017/05/contact-kinzinger-to-defund-planned-parenthood/

 

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— STUDENTS DESPISE OBAMA POLICIES…WHEN CREDITED TO TRUMP
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2017/05/students-despise-obama-policieswhen-credited-to-trump.html
— THORNER: TRUMP’S TAX REFORMS AREN’T RADICAL, BUT THEY ARE BETTER, EXPERT SAYS
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2017/05/thorner-trumps-tax-reforms-arent-radical-but-they-are-better-expert-says.html

 

DAILY CALLER
— We Need To Expand E-Verify To Fight Illegal Immigration – Joanne Butler
http://dailycaller.com/2017/05/03/we-need-to-expand-e-verify-to-fight-illegal-immigration/

 

JP MEDIA
— Former RNC Chair Michael Steele on Paul Ryan: ‘Amazing’ His Hair Isn’t Gray or Gone – NICHOLAS BALLASY
https://pjmedia.com/news-and-politics/2017/05/02/former-rnc-chair-on-paul-ryan-amazing-his-hair-isnt-gray-or-gone/

 

RUSH LIMBAUGH
— Why Do We Vote Republican? What Trump Must Do to Avoid More Disastrous Budget Deals
https://www.rushlimbaugh.com/daily/2017/05/01/its-time-for-trump-to-take-over-leadership-from-the-house-republicans/

 

MASS RESISTANCE
— VIDEO: How big corporations support the radical LGBT agenda – Peter LaBarbera
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Qn_ssyCu8g

 

PHYLLIS SCHLAFLY CENTER
— VIDEO: Defending Trump on Islam – Babette Francis
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Eb2K9pDnwUY

 

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Trump’s takeover of the GOP, one year later – W. James Antle III
http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/trumps-takeover-of-the-gop-one-year-later/article/2621948

 

THE HILL
— Minn. GOP chair apologizes for Facebook post calling Ellison ‘Muslim Goat Humper’ – JOHN BOWDEN
http://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/331541-minnesota-gop-chair-apologizes-for-muslim-goat-humper-post
— Obama’s Wall Street payday triggers Dem angst – JONATHAN EASLEY
http://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/331676-obamas-wall-street-payday-triggers-dem-angst

 

NBC NEWS
— Trump Nominee Jovita Carranza Would Be 7th Latina US Treasurer – SUZANNE GAMBOA
http://www.nbcnews.com/news/latino/trump-nominee-jovita-carranza-would-be-7th-latina-us-treasurer-n754081

 

WASHINGTON POST
— Trump’s ‘good shutdown’ tweet sullies spending-plan agreement – Joe Davidson
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/powerpost/wp/2017/05/03/trumps-good-shutdown-tweet-sullies-spending-plan-agreement/

 

CHARLESTON POST AND COURIER
— GAO assigns spring cleaning  (DIERSEN: I worked for GAO for almost 18 years, the last 11 years of which at the GS-13 Step 1-10 levels, currently $94,610-$122,991.)
http://www.postandcourier.com/opinion/editorials/gao-assigns-spring-cleaning/article_92ad0062-2f86-11e7-b9c9-df4efce05ec7.html
— South Carolina’s Jim DeMint officially out as president of Heritage Foundation – Emma Dumain
http://www.postandcourier.com/news/south-carolina-s-jim-demint-officially-out-as-president-of/article_af4cd4a2-2f79-11e7-89a9-2f93f1528b1a.html

 

THE WEEK
— Trump’s fusillade on the press – Edward Morrissey  (DIERSEN: I should write a book about the fusillades that have been thrown against me by 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.  The aforesaid blame me for their problems, for your problems, for my problems, and for everyone’s problems. If the aforesaid did not have me to blame, who would they blame?)
http://theweek.com/articles/696145/trumps-fusillade-press

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— The Military Needs Modern Ways to Attract and Manage Talent  A rigid, bureaucratic personnel system made sense in 1947. Now it’s dangerously out of date. – Leon Panetta and Jim Talent  (DIERSEN: Democrats do not want you in the military or in any other government job unless you promote a) dependency on government and on charity, b) booze, gambling, pot, and other vices, c) LGBTQ activity, d) abortion, e) mass/illegal immigration, f) race and gender based preference giving, g) age discrimination, and h) hatred of those who are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German Americans, draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-military-needs-modern-ways-to-attract-and-manage-talent-1493766438
— IRAs Mostly Serve People Who Need Them the Least  More people use IRAs to roll over 401(k) plans after changing jobs than to save for retirement – Lauren Weber  (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes a) have always been furious that my wife and I have always put the maximum allowed each year into IRA, 401(k), 403(b), etc. savings accounts and b) have always hinted/implied/argues/shouted that we have been able to do that because I was born with a silver spoon in my mouth and I have always been privileged, I avoided the draft, I have always been grossly overpaid, and my wife and I gave up trying to have children, we did not adopt, and we did not become foster parents.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/iras-dont-do-what-they-are-supposed-to-do-study-finds-1493722800
— How Heritage Went Wrong  The think tank abandoned ideas for political muscle. – Editorial
https://www.wsj.com/articles/how-heritage-went-wrong-1493767510
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: He who pays the piper calls the tunes. I should write a book about those who have lots of financial clout in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois and who use their financial clout a) to promote those who pander to them, who glorify and praise them, who serve as their operatives or dupes, and/or who give them money and b) to destroy those like me WHO DO NOT pander to them, WHO DO NOT glorify or praise them, WHO DO NOT serve as their operatives or dupes, and/or WHO DO NOT give them money.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/in-praise-of-modern-medicis-1493766061
— College Enrollment Among High-School Grads Nears Record High – SARAH CHANEY  (DIERSEN: How hard were you pushed to be successful when you were in high school?  Few thought that I was “college material” because neither of my parents had attended college, my father was the first of his ancestors to earn a high school diploma, and my mother never attended high school. What if Affirmative Action was only for those whose parents did not have a college degree?)
https://blogs.wsj.com/economics/2017/05/01/u-s-college-enrollment-among-high-school-grads-nears-record-high/

 

INSTITUTIONAL INVESTOR
— Trump’s first 100 days get a warm embrace from Ken Griffin – Imogen Rose-Smith
http://www.institutionalinvestor.com/article/3713874/asset-management-macro/trumps-first-100-days-get-a-warm-embrace-from-ken-griffin.html

 

CHEAT SHEET
— 7 People You Should Never Take Financial Advice From – Sheiresa Ngo  (DIERSEN: I have offered my services as a consultant since 1998.  Statements that are defamatory “per se” include statements that claim that the plaintiff is incompetent in his job, trade, or profession. I should write a book about my slanderous critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes who hint/imply/argue/shout at everyone a) that I am incompetent as a consultant and b) that no one should seek my advice about anything or take my advice about anything.)
http://www.cheatsheet.com/money-career/people-never-take-financial-advice.html/

 

THINK PROGRESS
— Trump campaign accuses CNN of censorship for refusing to run ad calling it ‘FAKE NEWS’  CNN says it’s under no obligation to run ads featuring false smears.  (DIERSEN: Unlike CNN, GOPUSA ILLINOIS does not “run ads.”)
https://thinkprogress.org/trump-cnn-fake-news-100-days-ad-48787f87aef7

April 19 Morning Edition

NBC NEWS
— Homeland Secretary John Kelly: Marijuana is a ‘Dangerous Gateway Drug’ – ANDREW RAFFERTY
http://www.nbcnews.com/politics/politics-news/homeland-sec-kelly-marijuana-dangerous-gateway-drug-n747901
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Homeland Security Secretary John Kelly Tuesday called marijuana a “gateway drug” and vowed his agency will uphold federal laws against its possession, a sterner message than he delivered on the topic just last week. “Let me be clear about marijuana. It is a potentially dangerous gateway drug that frequently leads to the use of harder drugs,” Kelly said during a speech about his agency’s mission at George Washington University in Washington, D.C. “Its use and possession is against federal law and until the law is changed by the United States Congress, we in DHS, along with the rest of the federal government, are sworn to uphold all the laws that are on the books,” he added.)

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Chicago law firms cultivate marijuana practices – Ally Marotti  (DIERSEN: If you promote pot in Illinois, you promote the destruction of Illinois.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/ct-medical-marijuana-lawyers-0420-biz-20170418-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Pot promoters promote pot in America.  If you promote pot in America, you promote the destruction of America.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/commentary/ct-canada-legal-marijuana-investments-20170418-story.html
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD WITH COLOR PHOTO OF TESSA NEWMAN IN NAPERVILLE SUN: Teen hopeful Naperville North petition will bring change – Suzanne Baker  (DIERSEN: Students should be advised that if you are a Republican, or if you become a Republican — Democrats, Libertarians, Greens, and RINOs will use against you everything that you did or did not do while you were a student.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/naperville-sun/news/ct-nvs-203-naperville-petition-writer-st-0419-20170418-story.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: In the essay, Tessa said students often are pushed to take college-prep and Advance Placement courses and to participate in multiple extracurricular activities in leadership roles to improve their chances of getting into the best colleges. Students who don’t follow that path or who don’t excel are often looked down upon, and Tessa called out the school community to “stop paving the one true path to success.”)
— FRONT PAGE: Trump’s ‘Buy American, Hire American’ plan short on particulars – Alexia Elejalde-Ruiz and Lauren Zumbach  (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps make it clear that they want to ‘buy foreign, hire foreign.’)
https://www.pressreader.com/usa/chicago-tribune/20170419/281517930997077

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Bolingbrook mayor Roger Claar holds on for 9th term after Trump backlash – Mitchell Armentrout
http://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/bolingbrook-mayor-holds-on-for-9th-term-after-trump-backlash/
— Aldermen vent at CPS as June 1 closing date draws closer – Fran Spielman
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/aldermen-vent-at-cps-as-june-1-closing-date-draws-closer/

 

DAILY HERALD
— Rep. Randy Hultgren gets jeers, cheers at St. Charles forum – James Fuller
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20170418/rep-randy-hultgren-gets-jeers-cheers-at-st-charles-forum
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: Spending per student ranges from $8,500 to $32,000 in suburbs – Jake Griffin  (DIERSEN: In today’s dollars, I wonder how much the Crete-Monee School District spent per student while my brother and I attended Trinity Lutheran Grade School in Crete and then Hope Lutheran Grade School in Park Forest during the 1950s and 1960s.  If it was the suburban average of $14,456 in today’s dollars, my parents saved the Crete-Monee School District $260,208 in today’s dollars.)
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20170419/spending-per-student-ranges-from-8500-to-32000-in-suburbs
— Suit claims Kane County clerk unlawfully collected fees – Harry Hitzeman
https://www.dailyherald.com/article/20170416/news/170419034/
— Worse than racists – Walter E. Williams  (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always hinted/implied/argued/shouted a) that instead of me, the Post Office should have hired a minority in 1966, b) that the Post Office should gotten rid of me much sooner than it did so that a minority could have my job, c) that instead of me, IRS should have hired a minority in 1971, d) that instead of me, IRS should have promoted minorities in 1972, 1973, and 1974, e) that instead of me, GAO should have hired a minority in 1980, f) that instead of me, GAO should have promoted a minority in 1986, and g) that GAO should have gotten rid of me much sooner than it did so that a minority could have my job and my preferred corner office.)
http://www.dailyherald.com/discuss/20170419/worse-than-racists

 

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Durbin to Trump: it takes two to tango – GREG HINZ
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20170419/BLOGS02/170419848

 

ABC7
— HEARING ON CPS LAWSUIT AGAINST ILLINOIS, RAUNER COULD DETERMINE LAST DAY OF SCHOOL – Laura Podesta
http://abc7chicago.com/education/hearing-on-cps-lawsuit-against-illinois-rauner-could-determine-last-day-of-school/1891278/

 

CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Pot promoters promote pot in America.  If you promote pot in America, you promote the destruction of America.
http://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/national/melissa-etheridge-smokes-weed-with-her-adult-kids/693755413

 

NORTHWEST HERALD
— Lt. Gov. Evelyn Sanguinetti honors McHenry County for service-sharing cost saving – KEVIN P. CRAVER
http://www.nwherald.com/2017/04/18/lt-gov-evelyn-sanguinetti-honors-mchenry-county-for-service-sharing-cost-saving/auyc9w0/
— McHenry County Board Chairman Jack Franks says life threatened on blog post comments
http://www.nwherald.com/2017/04/07/mchenry-county-board-chairman-jack-franks-says-life-threatened-on-blog-post-comments/ay0bmx6/

 

QUAD CITY TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Rauners blast Rauner.
http://qctimes.com/news/opinion/editorial/editorial-rauner-flies-white-flag-in-q-c/article_c80028b1-8671-5153-9e98-f6da45384ca8.html

 

PEKIN TIMES
— DIRERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Rauner says “Bring back Jim Edgar.”
http://www.pekintimes.com/opinion/20170419/nowlan-bring-back-jim-edgar

 

NPR ILLINOIS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps promote Islam.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qNM-HJVrwYQ
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps promote Sen. Elizabeth Warren.
http://nprillinois.org/post/sen-elizabeth-warrens-call-action-fight-will-take-everybody#stream/0

 

SOUTHERN
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Rauners call for tax increases.  “Get a budget done” is code for increasing taxes on Republicans.
http://thesouthern.com/news/opinion/voice-of-the-southern/voice-of-the-southern-time-s-up-get-a-budget/article_515cb515-0f80-552a-bd6a-f6dc791a8322.html

 

PEORIA STANDARD
— Rauner plays to local crowd in Peoria – Ruth de Jauregui
http://peoriastandard.com/stories/511104828-rauner-plays-to-local-crowd-in-peoria

 

ILLINOIS FAMILY ACTION
— Stop the Anemic Responses to School Indoctrination Days – Laurie Higgins
https://illinoisfamily.org/education/stop-anemic-responses-glsens-day-silence/

 

WASHINGTON TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Pot promoters promote pot in America.  If you promote pot in America, you promote the destruction of America.
http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2017/apr/18/83-percent-americans-favor-legalizing-medical-weed/

 

DAILY CALLER
— Nevada Sec. State: DMV Instructed Employees To Register Non-Citizens To Vote – Kerry Picket
http://dailycaller.com/2017/04/17/nevada-sec-state-dmv-instructed-employees-to-register-non-citizens-to-vote/

 

THE BLAZE
— Black separatist kills three in Fresno, yells ‘Allahu Akbar’ at police – Carlos Garcia
http://www.theblaze.com/news/2017/04/18/black-separatist-kills-three-in-fresno-yells-allahu-akbar-at-police/
— Bill O’Reilly statement blasts far-left ‘brutal campaign of character assassination’ – Carlos Garcia  (DIERSEN: Who are the lead character assassinators in your precinct, in your municipality, in your township/ward, in your county, and in Illinois?)
http://www.theblaze.com/news/2017/04/18/bill-oreilly-statement-blasts-far-left-brutal-campaign-of-character-assassination/

 

WASHINGTON FREE BEACON
— Taxpayers Potentially Paid Thousands of Union Officials  New bill would prevent full-time union workers from getting taxpayer-funded bonuses, pensions – Bill McMorris  (DIERSEN: One could argue that bad management promotes unionization. GAO unionized in 2007.  If GAO had been unionized in 1997, I might still be a GAO employee.)
http://freebeacon.com/issues/report-taxpayers-potentially-paid-thousands-union-officials/

 

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Estimated 700 federal employees do only union work – Sean Higgins (DIERSEN: One could argue that bad management promotes unionization. GAO unionized in 2007.  If GAO had been unionized in 1997, I might still be a GAO employee.)
http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/estimated-700-federal-employees-do-only-union-work/article/2620611

 

CNN
— CNN Completely Ignores Anti-White Fresno Murders – Chuck Ross  (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, CNN acts as an arm of the Democrat Party.)
http://dailycaller.com/2017/04/18/cnn-completely-ignores-anti-white-fresno-murders/
— Kinzinger calls on Trump to release tax returns – Elissa Nunez
http://www.cnn.com/2017/04/18/politics/kinzinger-trump-tax-returns-cnntv/

 

WASHINGTON POST
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Pot promoters promote pot in America.  If you promote pot in America, you promote the destruction of America.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/wonk/wp/2017/04/19/11-charts-that-show-marijuana-has-truly-gone-mainstream/

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: FRONT PAGE: Anti-Trumps say “Bill O’Reilly’s Future at Fox Grows Dim as the Murdochs’ Support Erode.”
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/04/18/business/media/fox-bill-oreilly.html

 

USA TODAY
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: In a front page top of fold editorial with a big color picture unethically made to look like a news article, anti-Trumps glorify and praise DREAMers.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2017/04/18/first-protected-dreamer-deported-under-trump/100583274/
— Liberals went off the deep end on immigration  Loose rhetoric from advocates and the left distorted the debate during the Obama years. – Saritha Prabhu
https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/nation-now/2017/04/17/liberals-went-off-deep-end-immigration-column/100548156/
— FRONT PAGE WITH COLOR PICTURE: The USA can learn from these foreign health care systems – Jane Onyanga-Omara
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2017/04/18/foreign-health-care-systems-united-states/100115642/
— How to fix America’s broken retirement system – Michael Molinski
https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/personalfinance/retirement/2017/04/19/how-fix-americas-broken-retirement-system/100185208/

 

DENVER POST
— Hating the IRS this Tax Day? Blame Abe Lincoln (and maybe the New York Times)  Many don’t remember recall Lincoln’s seminal role in creating the country’s most despised and vilified government agency: The IRS – MICHAEL S. ROSENWALD  (DIERSEN: To encourage everyone to hate me, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always stressed that I worked for IRS for almost 9 years.)
http://www.denverpost.com/2017/04/19/tax-day-internal-revenue-service-abraham-lincoln/

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— White House Pushes Link Between Immigrants and Crime – Beth Reinhard and  Aruna Viswanatha  (DIERSEN: Unless you glorify and praise immigrants, anti-Trumps viciously demonize you, viciously denigrate you, and viciously condemn you as being a racist, a sexist, a bigot, and even worse things.  I should write a book about anti-Trumps in Wheaton, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/white-house-pushes-link-between-immigrants-and-crime-1492552420
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-O’Reilly says “Fox Is Preparing to Cut Ties With Bill O’Reilly.  Popular host has been implicated in a sexual-harassment scandal.”
https://www.wsj.com/articles/fox-is-preparing-to-cut-ties-with-bill-oreilly-1492566611
— How the GOP Could Nudge the Uninsured Toward Coverage  Automatically enroll many Americans in no-premium, high-deductible policies unless they opt out. – James C. Capretta and Lanhee J. Chen  (DIERSEN: I have paid health insurance premiums since 1970.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/how-the-gop-could-nudge-the-uninsured-toward-coverage-1492555423

 

TIME
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Pot promoters promote pot in America.  If you promote pot in Ameruca, you promote the destruction of America.
http://time.com/4745692/marijuana-drive-through-parachute-colorado-weed/

 

INC.
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Pot promoters promote pot in America.  If you promote pot in America, you promote the destruction of America.
https://www.inc.com/magazine/201705/maria-aspan/flying-high.html

 

FISCAL TIMES
— Here’s Why Trump Should Forget the Wall and Push for E-Verify – Liz Peek
http://www.thefiscaltimes.com/Columns/2017/04/19/Here-s-Why-Trump-Should-Forget-Wall-and-Push-E-Verify

 

DAILY MAIL
— ‘I hate white people’: What man screaming ‘Allahu Akbar’ told police after he was arrested for randomly shooting dead three people on the streets of Fresno, California – ANNA HOPKINS
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-4422714/1-killed-2-hurt-shooting-downtown-Fresno-California.html

 

EDITOR & PUBLISHER
— Should Journalists Be Allowed to Participate in Political Events If They Aren’t Covering Them? – Sean Stroh (DIERSEN: ANSWER: Yes, but only if they are a member of a political party.  I am a member of the Republican Party.)
http://www.editorandpublisher.com/columns/critical-thinking-should-journalists-be-allowed-to-participate-in-political-events-if-they-arent-covering-them/

April 18 Morning Edition

ILLINOIS FAMILY INSTITUTE
— Lawmakers Want to Put POT SHOPS in Your Neighborhood – Kathy Valente  (DIERSEN: Please join me in filing an opposition witness slip and in attending the hearing at noon tomorrow, Wednesday, April 19, 2017, in room C-600, 6th Floor Michael A. Bilandic Building, 160 North LaSalle Street, Chicago. Please phone me at 630-653-0462 if you have any questions.)
https://illinoisfamily.org/uncategorized/lawmakers-want-put-pot-shops-neighborhood/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Illinois State Senator Heather Steans (D-Chicago) and Illinois State Representative Kelly Cassidy (D-Chicago) believe that legalizing marijuana for recreational use will be good for Illinois so they have introduced SB 316 and HB 2353 and, as part of the public relations push, formed the Coalition for a Safer Illinois. Yes, Safer. It’s hard to imagine how adding more drugged drivers on the roads and putting more drugs into the hands of our children could possibly make Illinois safer. The bills before the General Assembly would legalize the possession of up to 28 grams of marijuana and allow facilities to sell marijuana products for adults over 21 and tax and regulate those sales “in a manner similar to alcohol.” “Safer?”  Hardly.  We just have to look to the examples of Colorado and Washington State to see the consequences.  Both states legalized marijuana for recreational use in 2013 and 2012 respectively. Colorado now has more pot shops than Starbucks and McDonald’s combined. . .You, too, can help! Call your state representative today and urge him/her to oppose any attempts to legalize or decriminalize marijuana. CLICK HERE. Your rep will be listed as the last entry on the page, once you fill in your zip code and address. Simply click on his/her name. You may also want to fill out an opposition slip to this bill. The proponents are. A hearing is being held (AT NOON) on Wednesday, April 19th, 2017. It’s easy if you follow these steps.)

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: In a front page top of fold editorial with a big color picture unethically made to look like a news article, anti-Trumps promote the Democrat Party’s position on illegals.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/immigration/ct-daca-chicago-trump-met-20170415-story.html
— Trump visits Kenosha today to tout manufacturing message – Rick Pearson
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-donald-trump-kenosha-visit-morning-spin-story.html
— HARDCOPY ARTICLE TITLE: Those who skirt ‘fair share’ annoy tax filers most – Gail MarksJarvis  (DIERSEN: Should everyone be required to disclose, or better yet, should IRS be required to disclose, how much federal income tax, adjusted for inflation, that each and every person, organization, and company paid during the last a) year, b) 5 years, c) 10 years, d) 15 years, e) 20 years, f) 25 years, g) 30 years, h) 35 years, i) 40 years, j) 45 years, k) 50+ years, and l) during their lifetime?  From what I see, members of the following groups are expected to pay much more income than others: Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), those who do not have dependents, and those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.  One could argue that the more federal income tax that you have paid during your lifetime adjusted for inflation, the more that you are a “contributing member of society.”)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/ct-tax-frustrations-poll-0418-biz-20170417-story.html

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Democrats boast millions in campaign funds — but Rauner still has more – Tina Sfondeles
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/dems-boast-millions-in-campaign-funds-but-rauner-still-has-more/amp/
— Ferguson casts new questions on CPD’s merit promotion process – Fran Spielman  (DIERSEN: While I worked for the federal government for almost 30 years, my superiors were always under tremendous pressure from Democrat politicians to promote Democrats, and especially Democrats who were minority, female, and/or younger.  My Democrat IRS superiors got rid of the IRS manager who promoted me in 1972, 1973, and 1974.  My Democrat GAO superiors got rid of the GAO manager who promoted me in 1986.)
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/ferguson-cast-new-questions-on-cpds-merit-promotion-process/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Jesse Jackson Sr. wants the City of Chicago to act “as an employer of last resort” for those who graduate from Chicago high schools. QUESTION: Who considers the federal government to be America’s employer of last resort, that is, the employer who hires losers?  ANSWER: Those who have not and will not seek a job with the federal government a) because the pay and benefits are terrible, b) because the advancement opportunities are terrible, c) because they lack required education, work experience, professional certifications, and/or professional licenses, d) because they cannot pass an employment examination, e) because they cannot pass a background investigation, f) because they cannot pass a physical examination, g) because they cannot take the demonization, denigration, and condemnation that comes with being a federal employee or federal retiree, and/or h) because they are Republican, White, male, older, and/or non-veteran and they know that the federal government discriminates against members of the aforesaid groups.)
http://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/mayor-emanuels-education-plan-falls-short/

 

DAILY HERALD
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD WITH TABLE: Suburban voter turnout down, hot races or not – Kerry Lester  (DIERSEN: QUESTIONS: In your opinion, how many more votes do Republican candidates get in your precinct because of the efforts of your Republican Precinct Committeeman?  What does your Republican Precinct Committeeman do to encourage voters in your precinct to vote for Republican candidates?  How strongly do the following support your Republican Precinct Committeeman in his/her efforts to encourage voters in your precinct to vote for Republican candidates: the officers of your Republican township/ward/county party organizations, your representative on the Illinois Republican Party (IRP) State Central Committee, the IRP officers, the IRP National Committeeman and Committeewoman, your Republican Congressman, Governor Rauner, your Republican Illinois Senator and Representative, your Republican county elected officials, your Republican township/ward elected officials, and your Republican municipal elected officials?)
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20170418/suburban-voter-turnout-down-hot-races-or-not
— Glen Ellyn, DuPage forest preserve nearing deal on McKee lease – Katlyn Smith and Robert Sanchez
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20170418/glen-ellyn-dupage-forest-preserve-nearing-deal-on-mckee-lease
— Know your enemy – Georgie Anne Geyer  (DIERSEN: Who has declared themselves to be your enemy?  The following have declared themselves to be my enemy: 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/or 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 avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.)
http://www.dailyherald.com/discuss/20170418/know-your-enemy

 

ABC7
— SCHOCK ATTORNEYS CLAIM GOVERNMENT ON ‘FISHING EXPEDITION’ FOR WRONGDOING – Chuck Goudie
http://abc7chicago.com/news/schock-attorneys-claim-government-on-fishing-expedition-for-wrongdoing/1885117/

 

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Pritzker says state needs progressive tax structure – Bernard Schoenburg
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20170417/pritzker-says-state-needs-progressive-tax-structure
— Shots fired, people stabbed at weekend party on Illinois State Fairgrounds – Jason Nevel
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20170417/shots-fired-people-stabbed-at-weekend-party-on-illinois-state-fairgrounds

 

QUAD CITY TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLNE: Pot promoters promote pot in Illinois, that is, pot promoters promote the destruction of Illinois.
http://qctimes.com/news/opinion/editorial/columnists/jon-alexander/alexander-illinois-pot-grower-wary-of-legalization-push/article_18bde1e1-adb7-58cf-ae6e-a0f5926de020.html

 

PEORIA JOURNAL STAR
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps promote Meals on Wheels program.
http://www.pjstar.com/news/20170417/meals-on-wheels-program-touted-as-budget-cuts-loom

 

CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD
— OUTSTANDING: Trump to push ‘Buy American, Hire American’ policy at Wisconsin visit  President to sign executive order – JEREMY DIAMOND
http://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/politics/trump-to-push-buy-american-hire-american-policy-at-wisconsin-visit/693403506
— Trump claims immunity as president in lawsuit  Lawsuit alleges Trump incited rally-goers – TAL KOPAN
http://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/politics/trump-claims-immunity-as-president-in-lawsuit/693369597

 

KWQC
— Illinois Governor stops in Quad Cities Monday, protesters fed up – Ashley Davis
http://www.kwqc.com/content/news/Illinois-Governor-stops-in-Quad-Cities-Monday-protesters-fed-up-419664624.html

 

MILWAUKEE JOURNAL SENTINEL
— Liberals went off the deep end on immigration  Loose rhetoric from advocates and the left distorted the debate during the Obama years.- Saritha Prabhu
http://www.jsonline.com/story/opinion/nation-now/2017/04/17/liberals-went-off-deep-end-immigration-column/100548156/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: It is hard to have the same feelings, though, toward the 40% of undocumented immigrants who came here on a plane, willfully overstayed their tourist visas, then hunkered down and waited for the next round of legalization. And I have some animus toward our dysfunctional immigration system that punishes (by deportation) undocumented immigrants but completely lets off the hook their partners-in-law-breaking, the businesses and individuals that have used their cheap labor over the years. Fact is, if E-verify had been strictly enforced all these years, Trump’s proposed wall would have been rendered unnecessary.)

 

CHICAGO NOW
— Heather Mac Donald debates Jeff Berkowitz on “The War on Cops,” & reasons for the spiking shooting/murder rate – Jeff Berkowitz
http://www.chicagonow.com/public-affairs-with-jeff-berkowitz/2017/04/heather-mac-donald-debates-wjeff-berkowitz-the-war-on-cops-and-reasons-for-the-spiking-shootingmurder-rate-webcable/

 

AMERICANS FOR TRUTH ABOUT HOMOSEXUALITY
— White House Easter Egg Roll Under Trump Lacks Obama’s LGBTQ Activism – Peter LaBarbera
http://americansfortruth.com/2017/04/17/white-house-easter-egg-roll-under-trump-lacks-obamas-lgbtq-activism/

 

PUBLIUS FORUM
— Daniel W. Drezner: How Liberals Lie to Thousands to Smear Conservatives, Then ‘Apologize’ to Dozens – Warner Todd Huston
http://www.publiusforum.com/2017/04/17/daniel-w-drezner-liberals-lie-thousands-smear-conservatives-apologize-dozens/

 

BREITBART
— Trump Official: Paul Ryan’s ‘Schedule Did Not Mesh’ with President’s Trip to Paul’s Wisconsin District – MICHELLE MOONS
http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2017/04/17/trump-official-paul-ryans-schedule-did-not-mesh-with-presidents-trip-to-his-wisconsin-district/

 

THE BLAZE
— California arrests fewer people, frees criminals – here’s what happened to crime – Carlos Garcia
http://www.theblaze.com/news/2017/04/17/california-arrests-fewer-people-frees-criminals-heres-what-happened-to-crime/

 

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— What makes Washington wealthy – Editorial
http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/what-makes-washington-wealthy/article/2620490

 

POLITICO
— RAUNER’s data-mining investment – Natasha Korecki  (DIERSEN: Because I have been a “social anchor” since 2000, the following continue to work very hard to get rid of 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/or 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 avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.)
http://www.politico.com/tipsheets/illinois-playbook/2017/04/politico-illinois-playbook-rauners-data-mining-219823
(FROM THE ARTICLE: A new expense filing reveals how Gov. Bruce Rauner’s campaign is investing heavily in an online mapping technology aimed at influencing voters — and potentially elected officials. The filing shows the Rauner camp’s biggest recent expenditure — more than $338,000 — went to a New York-based company called Project Applecart. (See Rauner’s filing). The technology uses unorthodox ways of collecting data on individuals, including through high school yearbooks and obituaries, according to this explainer: watch here. It identifies a “social anchor” who has links to voters with similar ideals.)

 

NEW YOURK TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps demonize, denigrate, and condemn “conservative men.”
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/04/17/us/politics/why-gorsuch-may-not-be-so-genteel-on-the-bench.html

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Cities Push Employers to Ignore Pay History  New laws seek to bar hiring managers from asking about an applicant’s current salary – Kelsey Gee  (DIERSEN: If I had not been denied my 7th Amendment rights in Diersen v. GAO, I would presented the jury with many examples of GAO paying my Democrat coworkers a) who were minority, female, and/or younger than me and/or b) who had less job-related work experience, less job-related education, and/or fewer job-related certifications and/or licenses, more than GAO paid me.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/cities-push-employers-to-ignore-pay-history-1492254003