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December 9 Morning Edition

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Pot pushers push pot.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/business/cannabis-top-ten-illinois-medical-marijuana-pot-donte-townsend-jb-pritzker-mike-madigan-ben-kovler-heather-steans-kelly-cassidy/
— Across the city, Chicagoans are becoming more educated, Census Bureau estimates – Tanveer Ali
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/chicago-more-educated-census-bureau-estimates/

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Nearly 1 in 3 US physicians were born abroad – Marie McCullough
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/sns-tns-bc-med-foreignborn-doctors-20181205-story.html
— Here’s a challenge: Can you take a holiday from Trump-related news? – Jerry Davich (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents want you to always take a holiday from Trump-related news and from news related to the traditional family, right to life, immigration, Second Amendment, illegal drugs, and equal opportunity (no race or gender based preference giving) planks in the Illinois Republican Party IRP platform and in the Republican National Committee (RNC) platform. According to them, Republicans would win in Illinois, in DuPage County, in Milton Township, and in Wheaton if the IRP and RNC would dump Trump, dump the aforesaid platform planks, and dump those like me who support the aforesaid planks.)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/post-tribune/opinion/ct-ptb-davich-one-week-without-president-trump-st-1205-story.html
— Facing a long wait at the border, many members of the migrant caravan look for work – AP (DIERSEN: According to anti-Trumps, citizens of foreign countries take only the BAD jobs that citizens of America refuse to take. According to my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes, all the jobs that I had were BAD. I did yard work and delivered newspapers 1962-1964; washed dishes 1964-1966; cleaned golf shoes, chipped slag, and pumped gasoline in 1966; delivered mail 1966-1969; worked on an automobile assembly line and as a security guard in 1970; sold tires, automotive services, and major appliances 1970-1971; pumped gasoline 1971-1972; collected delinquent taxes 1971-1980; and audited federal agencies 1980-1997. My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have made it very clear that they would never have stooped to take the BAD jobs that I took.)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/ct-migrant-caravan-20181208-story.html

 

HERALD & REVIEW
— Gov.-elect Pritzker visits Taylorville, lauds ‘neighbor helping neighbor’ week after tornado – VALERIE WELLS (DIERSEN: Anti-Trumps are filled with hatred against Trump supporters. Are you a Trump supporter? If tragedy struck you, would your anti-Trump neighbors help you?)
https://herald-review.com/news/local/gov–elect-pritzker-visits-taylorville-lauds-neighbor-helping-neighbor/article_d8b4bab4-bbef-510b-ba0d-af09935a133b.html

 

QUAD CITIES ONLINE
— Illinois 200: Rich history feeds hope for even better future – Editorial (DIERSEN: From what I see, because of the Democrats, the future in Illinois a) is bright for those who are anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time and b) is bleak for those who are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://qconline.com/opinion/editorial/editorial-rich-history-feeds-hope-for-even-better-future/article_2354e6f5-4228-54f3-8b46-959dfc782411.html

 

DUPAGE POLICY JOURNAL
— Governor race: Republican Rauner wins voter tally in Milton Township Precinct 85 (DIERSEN: About 100 residences and about 200 voters in this precinct used to be in my precinct before it was gerrymandered in 2015.)
https://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/511638369-governor-race-republican-rauner-wins-voter-tally-in-milton-township-precinct-85

 

ILLINOIS NEWS NETWORK
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Pot pushers push pot.
https://www.ilnews.org/news/justice/bill-to-clear-some-past-marijuana-convictions-gets-new-support/article_8a5ea6b6-fa5c-11e8-8a9b-ef95ffdf87b2.html

 

ILLINOIS FAMILY INSTITUTE
— Virginia Teacher Fired for Upholding Pronoun Truth – Laurie Higgins
https://illinoisfamily.org/homosexuality/virginia-teacher-fired-for-upholding-pronoun-truth/

 

BREITBART
— David Hogg Pushes Federal Tax on Firearm Sales – Awr Hawkins
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2018/12/08/david-hogg-pushes-federal-tax-on-firearm-sales/

 

AMERICAN THINKER
— Perez blaming the messenger rather than the message? – Silvio Canto, Jr.
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2018/12/perez_blaming_the_messenger_rather_than_the_message.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: What do the people at the DNC think of voters? I guess that they think that voters are too influenced by the messages from the pulpit or something like that. In other words, those priests and pastors are talking too much about protecting life or defending traditional marriage.)

 

HOT AIR
— Wild Theories And Empty Seats At CPAC-Style Conference For The MAGA Set
https://hotair.com/headlines/archives/2018/12/wild-theories-empty-seats-cpac-style-conference-maga-set/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Rather than organize around belief in the tenets of conservatism — like free markets and traditional family values — American Priority seeks to united anyone who supports American nationalism and opposes establishment elites. In practice, this means supporters of President Donald Trump.)

 

REAL CLEAR POLITICS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Michael Beckerman argues that the anti-conservatives who control the internet a) do not discriminate against conservatives and b) want conservatives to succeed. Beckerman should look into how the anti-conservatives who run the internet treat www.gopillinois.com, Dave Diersen, and his GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails. Democrats and Democrat plants, Libertarians and Libertarian plants, Greens and Green plants, and RINOs who dominate the Illinois Republican Party, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, and the Milton Township Republican Central Committee want the anti-conservatives who run the internet to shut me down completely.
https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2018/12/08/conservatives_dont_fret_internet_firms_help_you_succeed.html

 

THE HILL
— John Kelly was always doomed to fail as chief of staff – DAVID B. COHEN (DIERSEN: Are/were you doomed to fail? Needless-to-say, because I have always been a Republican, I was always doomed to fail as federal employee. Nevertheless, a) I survived for almost 3 years at the Post Office 1966-1969, b) I survived for almost 9 years at IRS 1971-1980, c) I survived for almost 18 years at GAO 1980-1997, d) IRS promoted me in 1972, 1973, and 1974, and e) GAO promoted me in 1986.)
https://thehill.com/opinion/white-house/420416-john-kelly-was-always-doomed-to-fail-as-chief-of-staff

— Heather Nauert is the wrong choice for UN ambassador – HARRY J. KAZIANIS (DIERSEN: What do/did you have the right experience to do? For me, in 1980, when I was 31 years old, when I transferred from IRS to GAO, it was auditing IRS. GAO audits IRS. I had worked for IRS for almost 9 years, the last 5 1/2 years of which at the GS-12 Step 1-5 levels, currently $81,071-$91,880. I had passed the CPA examination on my first attempt in 1979. I had earned an MBA from Loyola in 1976. I had almost completed the requirements for a master’s degree in accounting from DePaul. But my Democrat GAO superiors succeeded in stopping me from being assigned to audits of IRS until 1986. They treated assignments to audits of IRS to be “preferred assignments” that should only be given to GAO employees who were Democrat, minority, female, younger, and/or veteran.)
https://thehill.com/opinion/international/420282-heather-nauert-is-the-wrong-choice-for-un-ambassador

— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps crow about their success in destroying women who support Trump.
https://thehill.com/homenews/house/420338-gop-women-face-steeper-climb-in-trump-era

 

HUFFINGTON POST
— Paul Ryan Was Always More Political Hack Than Policy Genius – Neil J. Young
https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/opinion-paul-ryan-speaker-of-the-house-retirement_us_5c0ac1afe4b0a606a9a87bc1

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: QUESTION: Which individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries want open borders? ANSWER: Those that are anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/12/09/world/americas/tijuana-mexico-border-wall-migrant-caravan.html

— What Straight-A Students Get Wrong If you always succeed in school, you’re not setting yourself up for success in life. – Adam Grant (DIERSEN: For you, what harmed your efforts to get better grades? For me, a) while I attended Crete-Monee High School, UIC, and NIU, it was working part-time jobs and b) while I attended Loyola, Roosevelt, and IIT, it was working full-time jobs.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/12/08/opinion/college-gpa-career-success.html
— The Housing Boom Is Already Gigantic. How Long Can It Last? – Robert J. Shiller (DIERSEN: What encourages and discourages people from buying homes in your neighborhood, in your precinct, in your municipality, in your township/ward, in your county, and in Illinois?)
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/12/07/business/housing-boom-how-long-can-it-last.html
— Taking College One Meal at a Time Facing mounting costs at Cornell, Samuel Issiah Williams decided to skip a meal plan his senior year and think creatively to get by. – Andrew R. Chow (DIERSEN: Concerning my earning college degrees during the 1960s, 1970s, 1980s, and 1990s, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes would stress that tuition and books were far less expensive back then.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/12/08/neediest-cases/taking-college-one-meal-at-a-time.html

 

WASHINGTON POST
— Who wants to be a police officer? Job applications plummet at most U.S. departments. Perceptions of policing, healthy economy contribute to decreased applications at 66 percent of departments. – Tom Jackman (DIERSEN: GAO hired me in 1980 because it could not find a qualified Democrat, minority, female, younger person, or veteran who would take the job. IRS hired me in 1971 because it could not find a qualified Democrat, minority, female, or veteran who would take the job. The Post Office hired me in 1966 because it could not find a qualified Democrat, minority, female, or veteran who would take the job.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/crime-law/2018/12/04/who-wants-be-police-officer-job-applications-plummet-most-us-departments/
— He’s a U.S. soldier deployed on the southern border — and an unlawful immigrant – Alex Horton
https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2018/12/05/hes-us-soldier-deployed-southern-border-an-unlawful-immigrant/

 

LAS VEGAS REVIEW JOURNAL
— November border arrests leap to highest in Trump era – AP
https://www.reviewjournal.com/news/nation-and-world/november-border-arrests-leap-to-highest-in-trump-era-1546176/

 

DAILY PROGRESS
— Some fear holidays will exacerbate postal problems – BRYAN MCKENZIE (DIERSEN: The Post Office hired me in 1966 when I was 18 years old to help it deal with the Christmas rush that year.)
https://www.dailyprogress.com/news/local/some-fear-holidays-will-exacerbate-postal-problems/article_d98493f6-fb3b-11e8-8e44-3b5bb0308d85.html

 

BEND BULLETIN
— Oregon Republicans debate their future – Gary A. Warner (DIERSEN: To win, the Democrats and Democrat plants, Libertarians and Libertarian plants, Greens and Green plants, and RINOs who dominate the Illinois Republican Party (IRP), DuPage County Republican Central Committee (DCRCC), and the Milton Township Republican Central Committee (MTRCC) a) want the IRP to strike the traditional family, right to life, immigration, Second Amendment, and the rest of the planks from the IRP platform, b) want the IRP, DCRCC, and MTRCC to condemn Trump and banish Trump’s supporters from the IRP, DCRCC, and MTRCC, c) want the IRP, DCRCC, and MTRCC to banish from Illinois, from DuPage County, and from Milton Township individuals, organizations, companies, and governments that are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders, and those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time, and d) want the IRP, DCRCC, and MTRCC to promote massive welfare, dependency on government, dependency on charity, LGBTQ activity, abortion, mass/illegal immigration, abolition of the First and Second Amendments, booze, gambling, pot, and other vices, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, age discrimination, retaliation, and even worse things.)
https://www.bendbulletin.com/home/6742601-151/oregon-republicans-debate-their-future

 

NEW YORK MAGAZINE
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Trump says “Trump 2020 Shaping Up to Be a Campaign to Stay Out of Prison.”
http://nymag.com/intelligencer/2018/12/mueller-sentencing-memos-michael-cohen-trump-2020-prison.html

 

GOPUSA ILLINOIS
— What encourages and discourages Republicans from buying homes in your precinct? Of course, the number of votes that Republican candidates get in general elections in the precinct encourages Republicans and the number votes that Democrat candidates get in general elections in the precinct discourages Republicans. – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com
(THE ARTICLE: In my DuPage County Milton Township Precinct 9 in Wheaton, in the November 6, 2018 general election, the following candidates got the following number of votes:

 

REPUBLICAN

 

UNITED STATES
164 – Peter Roskam, U.S. Congressman, 6th Congressional District

STATE OF ILLINOIS
177 – Bruce Rauner & Evelyn Sanguinetti, Governor & Lieutenant Governor
177 – Erika Harold, Attorney General
118 – Jason Helland, Secretary of State
160 – Darlene Senger, Comptroller
176 – Jim Dodge, Treasurer
182 – Mike Connelly, Senator, 21th District
176 – Amy Grant, Representative, 42nd District

DUPAGE COUNTY
192 – Dan Cronin, Chairman
190 – James Mendrick, Sheriff
172 – Paul Hinds, Clerk
259 – Gwen Henry, Treasurer
178 – Grant Eckhoff, County Board, District 4
138 – Chris Zaruba, County Board, District 4
248 – Darlene Ruscitti, Regional Superintendent of Schools

DUPAGE COUNTY FOREST PRESERVE
187 – Joseph Cantore, President

CIRCUIT COURT
190 – Karen Wilson, Judge
163 – Jeff MacKay, Judge

 

DEMOCRAT

 

UNITED STATES
196 – Sean Casten, U.S. Congressman, 6th Congressional District

STATE OF ILLINOIS
154 – JB Pritzker and Juliana Stratton, Governor & Lieutenant Governor
171 – Kwame Raoul, Attorney General
229 – Jesse White, Secretary of State
182 – Susana Mendoza, Comptroller
162 – Michael Frerichs, Treasurer
166 – Laura Ellman, Senator, 21th District
170 – Kathleen Carrier, Representative, 42nd District

DUPAGE COUNTY
154 – Lynn LaPlante, Chairman
153 – Gregory Whalen, Sheriff
169 – Jean Kaczmarek, Clerk
161 – Mary Ozog, County Board, District 4
118 – Hadiya Afzal, County Board, District 4

DUPAGE COUNTY FOREST PRESERVE
152 – Daniel Hebread, President

CIRCUIT COURT
146 – Jeffrey Jacobson, Judge
175 – Linda Davenport, Judge

 

In the 2016 general election, Trump got only 137 votes while Clinton got 211. In the 2016 Republican primary, Trump got only 21 votes while Kasich got 93.)

December 8 Evening Edition

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Pot pushers push pot.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/cannabis/marlboro-cannabis-michigan-legalizes-pot-wiz-khalifa-marlboro-cannabis-marijuana/
— No regrets speaking out about abuse: Trump resort worker – AP
https://chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/no-regrets-speaking-out-about-abuse-trump-resort-worker/

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— The path to legal immigration — and the risk of being a ‘public charge’ – Jasmine Saavedra
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/commentary/ct-perspec-immigration-public-charge-medicaid-chip-trump-1210-20181205-story.html

 

DAILY HERALD
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A Democrat letter writer ignores the fact that Paul Hind’s “biggest responsibility will be to oversee the treasurer office’s transition next year to a new property tax administration system. Henry said she was planning to hire a consultant to help with the implementation of the new system. Now that’s no longer necessary.”
https://www.dailyherald.com/discuss/20181207/how-to-really-save-money
— A pension system that needs fixing – Jack Guttentag
https://www.dailyherald.com/entlife/20181208/a-pension-system-that-needs-fixing

 

SUBURBAN LIFE

— OCTOBER 2, 2014 FLASHBACK: DuPage County clerk candidate Jean Kaczmarek says opponent used government resources for campaign – NATHAN LURZ
https://www.mysuburbanlife.com/2014/09/30/dupage-county-clerk-candidate-says-opponent-used-government-resources-for-campaign/aq59scb/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: During her remarks, she also said the clerk’s office gave employee Adam Johnson paid leave to try to unseat State Rep. Jeanne Ives, R-Wheaton, in this spring’s Republican primary election, for which she said the county’s personal leave policy had no provision. Kaczmarek compared the allegations against Hinds to recent lawsuits against DuPage County Sheriff John Zaruba. Several veteran deputies have claimed they were punished by Zaruba for unionizing and refusing to support the sheriff politically. One suit has been settled, but more are pending. “Prohibited political activity is a big problem in DuPage County. It impacts all of us,” she said. “Yet, this problem is so easy to fix with tougher policies, better training and a willingness to enforce laws which already exist. Our county officials have chosen to do nothing and here we are today.” Hinds did not respond to requests for comment and Paul Darrah, spokesman for the state’s attorney’s office, confirmed receipt of the complaint but said he could not speak further on the matter.)

 

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— A decade later, shock of Blagojevich arrest not all gone – Bernard Schoenburg
https://www.sj-r.com/opinion/20181208/bernard-schoenburg-decade-later-shock-of-blagojevich-arrest-not-all-gone

 

FOX ILLINOIS
— For first time, prosecutors connect Trump to a federal crime – AP
https://foxillinois.com/news/nation-world/for-first-time-prosecutors-connect-trump-to-a-federal-crime

 

NPR ILLINOIS
— Trump Golf Club Allegedly Employed Undocumented Immigrants – IAN STEWART
http://www.nprillinois.org/post/trump-golf-club-allegedly-employed-undocumented-immigrants#stream/0

 

DUPAGE POLICY JOURNAL
— Governor race: Republican Rauner wins voter tally in Milton Township Precinct 79
https://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/511638365-governor-race-republican-rauner-wins-voter-tally-in-milton-township-precinct-79
— Sanguinetti committee reports nearly $2K in contributions during third quarter
https://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/511657825-sanguinetti-committee-reports-nearly-2k-in-contributions-during-third-quarter

 

GOPUSA
— Et tu Tucker?
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=60742

 

FOX NEWS CHANNEL
— Media use coverage of Bush funeral to criticize Trump – Dan Gainor
https://www.foxnews.com/opinion/media-use-coverage-of-bush-funeral-to-criticize-trump

 

BREITBART
— Retiring Paul Ryan Pushes Stealth Outsourcing, Amnesty for Irish Lobbies – Neil Munro
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2018/12/08/paul-ryan-pushes-stealth-outsourcing-amnesty-irish/
— Migrant Family Border Apprehensions Skyrocket 270 Percent in Nov. over Prior Year – Bob Price
https://www.breitbart.com/border/2018/12/08/migrant-family-border-apprehensions-skyrocket-270-percent-in-nov-over-prior-year/

 

NBC NEWS
— Nick Ayers, Mike Pence’s right hand, likely to be Trump’s next chief of staff The 36 year-old has a reputation as a polarizing and hard-charging fixture in Republican politics. – Vaughn Hillyard, Hallie Jackson, Kristen Welker, Geoff Bennett and Carol E. Lee
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/white-house/nick-ayers-mike-pence-s-right-hand-likely-be-trump-n945656

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— The Case Against Meritocracy An aristocracy that can’t admit it. – Ross Douthat (DIERSEN: What tests have you passed and what do your critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes attribute that to? I passed all the tests that were necessary to get hired by the Post Office in 1966 when I was 18 years old, to earn a bachelor’s degree in management from NIU in 1970, to get hired by IRS in 1971, to earn an MBA from Loyola in 1976, to pass the CPA examination on my first attempt in 1979, to earn a master’s degree in accounting from DePaul in 1980, to pass the Certified Internal Auditor examination on my first attempt in 1981, and to earn a master’s degree in financial markets and trading from IIT in 1997. My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes attribute the aforesaid to my being born a healthy White male, my avoiding the draft, my getting married, my wife and I giving up trying to have children, our not adopting, and our not becoming foster parents.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/12/08/opinion/sunday/wasps-meritocracy-ross-douthat.html

 

WASHINGTON POST
— How a chilling Saudi cyberwar ensnared Jamal Khashoggi – David Ignatius
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/global-opinions/how-a-chilling-saudi-cyberwar-ensnared-jamal-khashoggi/2018/12/07/f5f048fe-f975-11e8-8c9a-860ce2a8148f_story.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: “When Jamal Khashoggi entered the Saudi Consulate in Istanbul on Oct. 2, he didn’t know he was walking into a killing zone,” Ignatius writes. “He had become the prime target in a 21st-century information war — one that involved hacking, kidnapping and ultimately murder — waged by Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman and his courtiers against dissenters. “How did a battle of ideas, triggered by Khashoggi’s outspoken journalism for The Post, become so deadly? That’s the riddle at the center of the columnist’s death.”)

 

USA TODAY
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Pot pushers push pot.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/2018/12/06/recreational-marijuana-legal-michigan-what-does-say-talker/2225426002/

 

NEW JERSEY
— Trump says he doesn’t hire undocumented immigrants. Here’s how it happened at his N.J. golf club – Kelly Heyboer
https://www.nj.com/expo/news/erry-2018/12/9a8eb82994256/trump-says-he-doesnt-hire-undo.html

 

ECONOMIST
— Donald Trump is kryptonite for centre-right media The Weekly Standard, a bastion of conservative criticism of the president, appears to be closing
https://www.economist.com/united-states/2018/12/08/donald-trump-is-kryptonite-for-centre-right-media

 

MOTLEY FOOL
— Americans’ 5 Biggest Budget-Busters, and What to Do About Them Are these items zapping your money as well? – Maurie Backman (DIERSEN: Because my retirement income is only 43% of what my salary was in 1997 in today’s dollars, I spend far less on meals out, clothing, entertainment, etc.)
https://www.fool.com/retirement/2018/12/08/americans-5-biggest-budget-busters-and-what-to-do.aspx

 

LGBTQ NATION
— The new head of the Log Cabin Republicans calls Trump’s anti-LGBTQ policies ‘hiccups’ – Daniel Villarreal (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, sooner or later, politicians get rid of you if you do not promote LGBTQ activity.)
https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2018/12/new-head-log-cabin-republicans-calls-trumps-anti-lgbtq-policies-hiccups/

 

ON TOP MAGAZINE
— Leader Of Gay GOP Group Describes Trump’s Attacks On LGBT Community As ‘Hiccups’ – CARLOS SANTOSCOY (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, sooner or later, politicians get rid of you if you do not promote LGBTQ activity.)
http://www.ontopmag.com/article/46484/Leader_Of_Gay_GOP_Group_Describes_Trumps_Attacks_On_LGBT_Community_As_Hiccups

 

COLDWELL BANKER
— Community Stats for 518 West Roosevelt Road, WHEATON, IL 60187
https://www.coldwellhomes.com/Property/Community/MRED/10150761/518-West-Roosevelt-Road-WHEATON-IL-60187

December 8 Morning Edition

ABC7
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats want immigrants because immigrants vote for Democrats. RINOs want immigrants because RINOs want cheap labor. Ever-increasingly, Democrats and RINOs make it clear that they want to replace citizens of America with citizens of foreign countries.
https://abc7chicago.com/politics/pritzker-joins-call-for-immigration-reform/4855618/

 

CBS2
— Some Chicago Firefighters Doubling Their Salaries Through Overtime
https://chicago.cbslocal.com/2018/12/06/some-chicago-firefighters-doubling-their-salaries-through-overtime/
— ‘Golden Parachutes’ May Be Gone For Public Officials In 2019 – Derrick Blakley
https://chicago.cbslocal.com/2018/12/07/public-officials-golden-parachutes-to-be-gone-2019/

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Illegal hush-money over extramarital affair claims was paid at Trump’s ‘direction’: prosecutors – AP
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/politics/ct-trump-cohen-hush-money-justice-department-20181207-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Trump-haters say that Trump promotes racism. Overwhelmingly, those who hate Trump promote hatred against individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.
https://www.pressreader.com/usa/the-capital/20181202/282888026755342

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Heather Nauert likely to be quizzed on her diplomatic resume – AP
https://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/heather-nauert-likely-to-be-quizzed-on-her-diplomatic-resume/
— Working while they wait, migrants seek jobs at US border – AP (DIERSEN: Anti-Trumps stress that citizens of foreign countries take bad jobs that citizens of America will not take. Anti-Trumps could/should stress my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes. They have made it very clear that they would never stoop to take the bad jobs that I took. I did yard work and delivered newspapers 1962-1964; washed dishes 1964-1966; cleaned golf shoes, chipped slag, and pumped gasoline in 1966; delivered mail 1966-1969; worked on an automobile assembly line and as a security guard in 1970; sold tires, automotive services, and major appliances 1970-1971; pumped gasoline 1971-1972; collected delinquent taxes 1971-1980; and audited federal agencies 1980-1997.)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/working-while-wait-central-america-migrants-caravan-seek-jobs-at-us-border/
— Prosecutors: Illegal hush-money paid at Trump’s ‘direction’ – AP
https://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/prosecutors-illegal-hush-money-paid-donald-trump-direction-stormy-daniels-karen-mcdougal-michael-cohen/

 

DAILY HERALD
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD WITH BIG COLOR PICTURE OF PRITZKER: DIERSEN HEADLINE: Illinois residents who have severe financial, health, and/or other problems and who are wards of the state or look forward to becoming wards of the state LOOK FORWARD TO PRITZKER GIVING THEM POT.
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20181207/pritzker-banking-on-fully-legal-marijuana-next-year-what-about-wage-hike
— College of DuPage students reap benefits of experienced instructors
https://www.dailyherald.com/submitted/20181207/college-of-dupage-students-reap-benefits-of-experienced-instructors

 

BLOOMINGTON PANTAGRAPH
— Trump: Some GOP candidates ‘choke like dogs’ – CNN
https://www.pantagraph.com/news/national/govt-and-politics/trump-says-some-gop-candidates-choke-like-dogs/article_ed591647-0834-5f29-b019-9e180dad4b90.html

 

SAUK VALLEY
— Expect record election turnout in 2020
https://www.saukvalley.com/2018/12/07/expect-record-election-turnout-in-2020/asrnkk3/

 

PRAIRIE STATE WIRE
— State Report: 39K+ abortions performed in Illinois in 2017
https://prairiestatewire.com/stories/511658475-state-report-39k-abortions-performed-in-illinois-in-2017
— State facing huge debt for public-sector retiree health benefits, says Wirepoints – Karen Kidd (DIERSEN: Of course, to promote hatred against federal retirees like me, those who hate federal retirees like me stress that the federal government pays 75% of my and my wife’s health, dental, and vision insurance. We pay only $6,000/year for $24,000/year worth of insurance. I should write a book about my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes who never sought a federal job 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 the aforesaid.)
https://prairiestatewire.com/stories/511655773-state-facing-huge-debt-for-public-sector-retiree-health-benefits-says-wirepoints

 

DUPAGE POLICY JOURNAL
— Average Hinsdale SD 181 teacher comp is $112K
https://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/511656874-analysis-average-hinsdale-sd-181-teacher-comp-is-112k
— Average Hinsdale SD 86 teacher comp is $154K
https://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/511655827-analysis-average-hinsdale-sd-86-teacher-comp-is-154k

 

CHICAGO CITY WIRE
— Patlak ‘disappointed’ by Board of Review inequities – Karen Kidd
https://chicagocitywire.com/stories/511655882-patlak-disappointed-by-board-of-review-inequities

 

WASHINGTON TIMES
— GAO: U.S. taxpayers spend $27M over the past four years to ease deportees’ lives in Central America – Stephen Dinan
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2018/dec/7/american-taxpayers-27m-ease-deportees-lives/

 

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Trump accuses Democrats of putting ‘criminal aliens’ before Americans – Robert Donachie
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/white-house/trump-accuses-democrats-of-putting-criminal-aliens-before-americans
— Appeals court frustrates Trump quest to bring back asylum ban – Caitlin Yilek
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/appeals-court-frustrates-trump-quest-to-bring-back-asylum-ban

 

NEWS BUSTERS
— NBC Workplace Comedy Promotes Giving ‘Undocumented’ Employees a Pass – Annie Piper
https://www.newsbusters.org/blogs/culture/annie-piper/2018/12/06/superstore-nbc-comedy-promotes-undocumented-employees

 

HOT AIR
— Confirmed: Trump’s Housekeeper At His New Jersey Golf Course Is An Illegal
https://hotair.com/archives/2018/12/06/confirmed-trumps-housekeeper-new-jersey-golf-course-illegal/
— Bloomberg: I Could Shut Down Bloomberg News’ Political Coverage If I Run For President – ED MORRISSEY
https://hotair.com/archives/2018/12/07/bloomberg-shut-bloombergs-political-coverage-run-president/
— Pelosi On Immigration Compromise: We’re Not Funding Trump’s “Immoral” Border Wall
https://hotair.com/archives/2018/12/07/pelosi-immigration-compromise-not-funding-trumps-immoral-border-wall/

 

BREITBART
— William Barr Prioritized Illegal Immigration Crackdown in 1990s–Similar to Sessions – John Binder
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2018/12/07/william-barr-prioritized-illegal-immigration-crackdown-1990s-similar-sessions/
— GAO: Americans Billed $27M over the last 4 years to Fund ‘Reintegration’ Gift Bags for Deported Central Americans – John Binder
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2018/12/07/americans-billed-27m-fund-reintegration-gift-bags-deported-central-americans/

 

BLAZE
— Breaking: 9th Circuit issues stunning ruling on Trump’s ban on asylum You can probably guess how they ruled – Carlos Garcia
https://www.theblaze.com/news/breaking-9th-circuit-issues-stunning-ruling-on-trumps-ban-on-asylum

 

NEW AMERICAN
— Democrat Congresswoman Helps Illegals Into Country – R. Cort Kirkwood
https://www.thenewamerican.com/usnews/immigration/item/30843-democrat-congresswoman-helps-illegals-into-country

 

AMERICAN GREATNESS
— Only Two Weeks Left for Republicans to Get It – Rachel Bovard
https://amgreatness.com/2018/12/07/only-two-weeks-left-for-republicans-to-get-it/

 

CNS NEWS
— Trump: Politicians Should Protect U.S. Citizens, ‘Not Criminal Aliens’ – Melanie Arter
https://www.cnsnews.com/news/article/melanie-arter/trump-politicians-should-protect-us-citizens-not-criminal-aliens

 

CONSERVATIVE REVIEW
— Immigration flood numbers STILL rising. Will Trump be the president to stop it? – Daniel Horowitz
https://www.conservativereview.com/news/immigration-flood-numbers-still-rising-will-trump-be-the-president-to-stop-it/

 

CONSERVATIVE NEWS DAILY
— Illegal Border Crossings Are Down Because Migrants Are Applying For Asylum Instead – Jason Hopkins
https://www.conservativedailynews.com/2018/12/illegal-border-crossings-are-down-because-migrants-are-applying-for-asylum-instead/

 

CHRISTIAN HEADLINES
— Student Leaders at Wheaton College Declare African American Pro-Life Speaker Caused Them to Feel ‘Unsafe’ – Sarah Curlee
https://www.christianheadlines.com/blog/student-leaders-at-wheaton-college-declare-african-american-pro-life-speaker-caused-them-to-feel-unsafe.html

 

CAMPUS REFORM
— Wheaton College bashes pro-life speech by guy conceived by rape – Marissa Gentry
https://www.campusreform.org/?ID=11612

 

POLITICO
— State GOP chairman warns California is ‘canary in the coal mine’ for national party – CARLA MARINUCCI
https://www.politico.com/story/2018/12/07/california-elections-2018-republican-party-jim-brulte-1048192
— Wild theories and empty seats at CPAC-style conference for the MAGA set Talk of QAnon, George Soros and ‘retarded’ reporters at the American Priority Conference. – BEN SCHRECKINGER
https://www.politico.com/story/2018/12/07/american-priority-conference-trump-1052214

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— If America Had a Parliament What would its political parties look like? And what does the answer say about where the two parties stand today? – Michael Tomasky (DIERSEN: Instead of a Democrat Party, there would be an a) Anti-Trump Party, b) Anti-Protestant Party, c) Anti-Conservative Party, d) Anti-Patriotic Party, e) Anti-Republican Party, f) Anti-American Party, g) Anti-White Party, h) Anti-Male Party, i) Anti-Older People Party, j) Anti-Rich People Party, k) Anti-Gun Owners Party, l) Anti-German Americans Party, m) Anti-Draft Avoiders Party, and n) Anti-Those Whose Ancestors Have Been in America for a Long Time Party.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/12/07/opinion/america-politics-parliament.html
— 2 More Immigrants Say They Worked for Trump Despite Lacking Legal Status – Miriam Jordan
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/12/07/us/trump-undocumented-workers-bedminster-golf-course.html
— HARDCOPY EDITORIAL TITLE: Where Does Mr. Barr’s Loyalty Lie? (DIERSEN: Where does your loyalty lie? My loyalty lies with the Republican Party platform. That is why those who reject planks in that platform work so hard to destroy me. Most commonly, they reject the traditional family, right to life, immigration, Second Amendment, illegal drugs, and/or equal opportunity (no race or gender based preference giving) planks.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/12/07/opinion/william-barr-attorney-general-trump.html
— Eric Trump Weighs In on Kellyanne Conway’s Husband. He Doesn’t Like Him. – Annie Karni
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/12/07/us/politics/eric-trump-kellyanne-george-conway.html
— HARDCOPY ARTICLE TITLE: Resume Heavy on TV Journalism, Light on Politics, Heather Nauert May See New Title: U.N. Envoy – Peter Baker and Michael M. Grynbaum (DIERSEN: What is your resume heavy on? For me, it is auditing federal agencies. I worked for GAO for almost 18 years, the last 11 years of which at the GS-13 Step 1-10 levels, currently $96,403-$125,325. I worked for IRS for almost 9 years, the last 5 1/2 years of which at the GS-12 Step 1-5 levels, currently $81,071-$91,880. I passed the CPA and Certified Internal Auditor examinations on my first attempt. I became a licensed CPA, Certified Fraud Examiner, Certified Government Financial Manager, Certified Financial Services Auditor, and Forensic Accountant. But since 2000, my resume has been increasingly heavy on finding news and commentary articles on websites that are of interest to Illinois Republicans and bringing those articles to the attention of Illinois Republicans.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/12/07/us/politics/heather-nauert-un-ambassador.html
— Trump Says Tillerson Is ‘Dumb as a Rock’ After Former Secretary of State Criticizes Him – Peter Baker
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/12/07/us/politics/trump-tillerson.html
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD WITH BIG COLOR PICTURE: Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps a) demonize, denigrate, and condemn citizens of America and b) glorify and praise citizens of foreign countries.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/12/07/business/economy/hiring-slowdown-job-market.html

 

WASHINGTON POST
— Tucker Carlson is willing to overlook Trump’s personality because of his nationalist rhetoric – Philip Bump
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2018/12/07/tucker-carlson-is-willing-overlook-trumps-personality-because-his-nationalist-rhetoric/

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Illegal Immigration Is Down, but Asylum Requests Are at an All-Time High Changing dynamic contributes to bottleneck at U.S. border – Jo Craven McGinty (DIERSEN: What percent of those in foreign countries who have financial, health, and/or other problems want to claim asylum in America – 98%, 99%, 100%? What percent of the aforesaid are minority, female, and/or younger – 98%, 99%, 100%? America promises to give the aforesaid massive government assistance – free housing, free food, free medical care, free clothing, free education, free transportation, free etc. America promises to give the aforesaid massive preference over citizens of America.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/illegal-immigration-is-down-but-asylum-requests-are-at-an-all-time-high-1544184001
— Tillerson Says President Was Undisciplined; Trump Calls Him ‘Dumb as a Rock’ President Trump reacted on Twitter to ex-aide’s remarks, also calling his former top diplomat ‘lazy as hell’ – Courtney McBride
https://www.wsj.com/articles/tillerson-says-he-and-trump-had-different-styles-values-1544212643
— Looking to Double Your Salary? Try an M.B.A. – Kelsey Gee (DIERSEN: According to this article, salary increases for government employees who earn MBAs are the smallest. Officially, IRS encourages its employees to take graduate business, accounting, and law courses. Nevertheless, my Democrat IRS superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates were furious when I earned an MBA from Loyola in 1976.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/looking-to-double-your-salary-try-an-m-b-a-1544187623

 

BLOOMBERG
— Wall Street Rule for the #MeToo Era: Avoid Women at All Cost – Gillian Tan and Katia Porzecanski (DIERSEN: While I worked for GAO for almost 18 years, my Democrat superiors assigned me to supervise virtually all the women that they hired. Of course, they wanted those women to charge me with sexual harassment and even worse things.)
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-12-03/a-wall-street-rule-for-the-metoo-era-avoid-women-at-all-cost

 

ORANGE COUNTY REGISTER
— Can GOP win back Orange County? Republicans disagree about path forward Does party need new messaging tools, or new message? – JORDAN GRAHAM (DIERSEN: If you asked all those in your precinct who voted for Democrats in the November 6, 2018 election what would it take for them to vote for Republicans in the November 3, 2020 election, what would they say?)
https://www.ocregister.com/2018/12/07/can-gop-win-back-orange-county-republicans-disagree-about-path-forward/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: On the heels of a historic election that swept Republicans from congressional power in Orange County, members of the GOP already are brainstorming how to win back the seats they lost to Democrats. But as party leaders and strategists talk, one thing seems clear: Republicans don’t agree on why they lost their one-time stronghold. Was it pure backlash against President Donald Trump? Did Democrats merely outspend and out-hustled the GOP? Were Republicans lousy at expressing their ideas? Or, on the other hand, has the GOP brand become toxic in an increasingly diverse county? And, perhaps most importantly, will local Republicans need to change their politics in order to win in the future? It all means that as Republicans devise a strategy to retake the four Orange County congressional seats they lost this cycle – and as Democrats prepare to defend them – any description of the political messaging of 2020 is, at best, a guess.)

 

OREGON LIVE
— Young Oregonians fight to buy guns, ammo — and sue when they’re denied
https://www.oregonlive.com/news/2018/12/young-oregonians-fight-to-buy-guns-ammo-and-sue-when-theyre-denied.html

 

U.S. NEWS & WORLD REPORT
— AS THE DEMOCRAT PARTY’S STRANGLEHOLD ON ILLINOIS TIGHTENS: Illinois’ Unfunded Pension Liability Climbs to $133.5 Billion – Reuters
https://money.usnews.com/investing/news/articles/2018-12-07/illinois-unfunded-pension-liability-climbs-to-1335-billion

 

NEWSWEEK
— DONALD TRUMP IS ‘TRULY RACIST’ CONGRESSWOMAN-ELECT RASHIDA TLAIB SAYS, CITES HIS WORDS, POLICIES – JENNI FINK
https://www.newsweek.com/donald-trump-racist-rashida-tlaib-congresswoman-elect-says-1249310

 

FEDERAL TIMES
— Federal employees report on where they stand – Jessie Bur (DIERSEN: My Democrat superiors and supervisors in the federal government hinted/implied/argued/shouted that their employees who were Democrat, minority, female, and/or veteran wanted the federal government to get rid of its employees who were Republican, White, male, older, and/or non-veteran.)
https://www.federaltimes.com/management/2018/12/07/federal-employees-report-on-where-they-stand/

December 7 Morning Edition

NBC5
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Democrats promote gender confusion.
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/CTAs-Insurance-Will-Cover-Gender-Reassignment-Surgery-502032441.html

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— A college kid running for 13th Ward alderman gets a lesson in the Chicago Way – John Kass
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/columnists/kass/ct-met-chicago-13th-ward-alderman-race-kass-20181206-story.html
— Illinois and 38 other states are fighting back against robocalls – Robert Channick
https://www.chicagotribune.com/business/ct-biz-robocall-state-coalition-20181206-story.html
— City’s architects know the Chicago way — they shower aldermen with campaign cash – Blair Kamin and Todd Lighty (DIERSEN: He who pays the piper calls the tunes. How much cash has been given to Republican activists, candidates, elected officials, party leaders, political consultants, etc. in Illinois by individuals, organizations, and companies that want the Illinois Republican Party (IRP) a) to officially strike from its platform its traditional family, right to life, immigration, Second Amendment, and other planks, b) to officially reject the illegal drugs, equal opportunity (no race or gender based preference giving), and other planks in the Republican Party platform, and c) to officially banish/dump from the IRP those who are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time?)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/business/ct-biz-architects-campaign-contributions-1209-story.html
— Cruelty is creeping in everywhere — and it’s not all Trump’s fault – Hugh Hewitt (DIERSEN: Who are the cruelest people that you have had to deal with? I should write a book about the cruelest people who I have had to deal with.)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/commentary/ct-perspec-cruelty-twitter-snl-trump-bush-hugh-hewitt-1207-20181206-story.html
— US household wealth jumps $2T, led by rising stock market – AP
https://www.chicagotribune.com/business/sns-bc-us–net-worth-20181206-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps use children of non-citizens to demonize, to denigrate, and to condemn Trump and his supporters.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/sns-tns-bc-immigration-greencards-20181204-story.html
— Black and Hispanic Americans have a harder time quitting cigarettes. Will this study find a way to help? – Aneri Pattani
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/sns-tns-bc-med-smoking-quitting-20181204-story.html
— Naperville council approves $451M budget, still open to new revenue sources to offset small property tax hike – Erin Hegarty
https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/naperville-sun/news/ct-nvs-budget-naperville-property-tax-increase-st-1207-story.html
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD WITH BIG COLOR PICTURE IN THE NAPERVILLE SUN: Those who oppose gasoline-powered cars promote electric-powered cars.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/naperville-sun/news/ct-nvs-electric-hybrid-retailer-st-1202-story.html

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Ban on pushy panhandlers quietly repealed: ‘This is an important victory’ – Fran Spielman
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/aggressive-panhandling-ban-aclu-first-amendment-repeal/

 

DAILY HERALD
— The new sheriffs in town: Hain, Idleburg, Mendrick discuss first days on the job – Charles Keeshan and Susan Sarkauskas
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20181207/the-new-sheriffs-in-town-hain-idleburg-mendrick-discuss-first-days-on-the-job
— What does it really mean to be patriotic? – Lee Hamilton (DIERSEN: According to anti-Trumps, to be patriotic is to be anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.dailyherald.com/discuss/20181207/what-does-it-really-mean-to-be-patriotic

 

WBEZ
— Clear Signs Of The Digital Divide Between Chicago’s North And South Sides – Maria Ines Zamudio
https://www.wbez.org/shows/wbez-news/clear-signs-of-the-digital-divide-between-chicagos-north-and-south-sides/85c7c288-7ef7-475c-a7f6-79bd9cb050b6

 

HERALD & REVIEW
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Pot pushers push pot.
https://herald-review.com/lifestyles/as-michigan-legalizes-marijuana-the-race-is-on-with-illinois/article_937acce8-9067-537c-8b2d-4d528acbddb3.html

 

SOUTHERN
— Trump’s history of hiring undocumented workers
https://thesouthern.com/news/national/govt-and-politics/trump-s-history-of-hiring-undocumented-workers/video_e75eec4f-b0e8-5a28-b5dc-fd744ea8ff4f.html

 

NPR ILLINOIS
— Showing Students College Isn’t The Only Option For Success – MARY HANSEN (DIERSEN: My father’s not having a college degree harmed his career advancement. That motivated me to earn a) a job-related bachelor’s degree when I was 21 in 1970 and job-related master’s degrees when I was 27, 31, and 48, b) job-related professional certifications when I was 30, 32, 41, 45, 47, and 48, and c) a job-related professional license when I was 32.)
http://www.nprillinois.org/post/showing-students-college-isnt-only-option-success#stream/0

 

GAZETTE CHICAGO
— Blue wave becomes blue tsunami as Democrats sweep in this community – Mattie Hunter
http://www.gazettechicago.com/index/2018/12/blue-wave-becomes-blue-tsunami-as-democrats-sweep-in-this-community/

 

CHICAGO CITY WIRE
— Illinois passes state law giving pension boost to one Chicago alderman – Glenn Minnis (DIERSEN: My Democrat GAO superior who focused on wasting my career and getting rid of me boasted that he got a federal employee benefit reduced because of me. He was beyond furious that I got almost 3 years of Civil Service Retirement System (CSRS) credit 1966-1969 while I worked for the Park Forest Post Office even though I had worked only part-time. He got the benefit reduced so that future retirees got only a pro-rated CSRS credit based on the number of hours that they worked. For example, instead of the almost 3 years of CSRS credit that I got, I would have gotten only half of that if I had worked only 20 hours a week on average.)
https://chicagocitywire.com/stories/511654418-illinois-passes-state-law-giving-pension-boost-to-one-chicago-alderman

 

LASALLE COUNTY REPUBLICAN PARTY
— Illinois Conservative Union calls for IL GOP State Chairman Tim Schneider to resign
https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?id=903123143037107&story_fbid=2431182470231159

 

ILLINOIS POLICY INSTITUTE
— CARTERVILLE PASSES LARGEST PROPERTY TAX HIKE IN CITY HISTORY TO PAY FOR PENSIONS – Vincent Caruso
https://www.illinoispolicy.org/carterville-passes-largest-property-tax-hike-in-city-history-to-pay-for-pensions/

 

ILLINOIS FAMILY ACTION
— Monument to Satan Goes Up In Springfield – David E. Smith
https://illinoisfamilyaction.org/2018/12/monument-to-satan-goes-up-in-springfield/

 

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— DEMOCRAT POLICIES BRING DESTRUCTION
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2018/12/democrat-policies-bring-destruction.html
— TEACHING AMERICANS TO DESPISE AMERICA
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2018/12/teaching-americans-to-despise-america.html
— THE FARM BILL: ON SNAP, CONGRESS CHOOSES WELFARE OVER WORK ONCE AGAIN
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2018/12/the-farm-bill-on-snap-congress-chooses-welfare-over-work-once-again.html
— NEW STUDY PROVES MYTH OF GENDER ‘WAGE’ GAP
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2018/12/new-study-proves-myth-of-gender-wage-gap.html

 

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Trump business empire shuns E-Verify, hires illegal immigrants – Stephen Dinan and S.A. Miller
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2018/dec/6/donald-trump-companies-ignoring-e-verify-hiring-il/

 

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Jim Inhofe defends Trump from service members who ‘probably’ hate Trump – Travis J. Tritten
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/policy/defense-national-security/jim-inhofe-defends-trump-from-service-members-who-probably-hate-trump
— Modern feminism is no less sexist than the misogyny it claims to fight – Kimberly Ross
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/modern-feminism-is-no-less-sexist-than-the-misogyny-it-claims-to-fight

 

BREITBART
— NYT Admits Trump Hotels Tightened Policy Against Hiring Illegals in 2015 – Neil Munro
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2018/12/06/nyt-admits-trump-hotels-tightened-policy-against-hiring-illegals-in-2015/

 

CHRISTIAN POST
— Pro-life leader accuses Wheaton of ‘demonizing a fellow evangelical’ after talk on race and abortion – Stoyan Zaimov,
https://www.christianpost.com/news/pro-life-leader-accuses-wheaton-student-leaders-of-demonizing-fellow-evangelicals-after-controversy.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: A black pro-life activist has hit back at the student body leaders of the Christian Wheaton College after a school-wide email positioned that a recent talk of his made students feel “unsafe” on campus. The controversy stemmed from a speech Ryan Bomberger of the The Radiance Foundation delivered at Wheaton called “Black Lives Matter, In and Out of the Womb” on November 14, which was organized by the Wheaton College Republicans. Student leaders claimed that Bomberger made several comments at the time that “deeply troubled members of the community,” making “many students, staff and faculty of color — feel unheard, and unsafe on our campus.”)

 

GOPUSA
— DNC head Tom Perez laments ‘the pulpit,’ religious messages that sour voters on Democrats (DIERSEN: However, but of course, Perez is overjoyed with those “religious leaders” who promote tax increases, massive welfare, dependency on government, dependency on charity, LGBTQ activity, abortion, mass/illegal immigration, abolition of the First and Second Amendments, booze, gambling, pot, and other vices, patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, age discrimination, retaliation, and even worse things.)
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=60683
— Jeb Bush: ‘Gracious’ Trump ‘couldn’t have been nicer’ after my father’s death
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=60677

 

NEWSMAX
— Joe Biden: U.S. Leadership to Blame for Rise in Hate Crimes – Jeffrey Rodack (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, those who are members of Group A make it clear that they are going to get rid of those who are members of Group B. Members of Group A are anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time and members of Group B are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older people, rich people, gun owners, German Americans, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.newsmax.com/newsfront/joe-biden-trump-hate-crimes-us/2018/12/06/id/893469/

 

NEWS BUSTERS
— On Fox News, Rush Limbaugh Slams Media’s ‘Phony’ Respect for George H.W. Bush – Ryan Foley
https://www.newsbusters.org/blogs/nb/ryan-foley/2018/12/06/rush-limbaugh-slams-medias-phony-respect-george-hw-bush

 

FRONTPAGE MAGAZINE
— HOW THE TWO BIGGEST WIRELESS COMPANIES IN AMERICA CAME AFTER DAVID HOROWITZ Verizon and AT&T are comfortable with anti-Semitism, not with Horowitz. – Daniel Greenfield
https://www.frontpagemag.com/fpm/272170/how-two-biggest-wireless-companies-america-came-daniel-greenfield

 

DAILY CALLER
— THE MEDIA PUT BUSH, MCCAIN ON PEDESTALS AFTER THEIR DEATHS TO ATTACK TRUMP – Mike Brest
https://dailycaller.com/2018/12/06/media-hw-bush-mccain-death-legacy/
— TRUMP HONORS HOLOCAUST SURVIVORS DURING WH HANUKKAH CEREMONY – Mike Brest (DIERSEN: Government is nasty. Politics is nasty. Democrats are nasty. While I worked for the federal government for almost 30 years, many, if not most, and at times, virtually all of my supervisors and superiors were Jewish. To turn them against me, my Democrat superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates stressed to them a) that I was 100% German-American and b) that I was baptized, raised, and confirmed as a Missouri Synod Lutheran. In my defense, I stressed a) that all my ancestors immigrated during the 1840s and 1850s, b) that my grandfather on my father’s side fought the Germans in WWI, c) that my uncles on my mother’s side fought the Germans in WWII, d) that my father would have fought the Germans in WWII if he had not been 4-F, e) that I no longer attended church services, and f) that I no longer gave money to a church.)
https://dailycaller.com/2018/12/06/trump-hanukkah-holocaust-survivors/
— GET YOUR HEALTHCARE BEFORE IT’S TOO LATE (DIERSEN: Of course, to promote hatred against federal retirees like me, those who hate federal retirees like me stress that the federal government pays 75% of my and my wife’s health, dental, and vision insurance. We pay only $6,000/year for $24,000/year worth of insurance. I should write a book about my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes who never sought a federal job 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 the aforesaid.)
https://dailycaller.com/2018/12/05/get-your-healthcare-before-its-too-late/

 

REAL CLEAR POLITICS
— Pelosi: Democrats Are Not Going To Fund Trump’s “Immoral” Border Wall – Ian Schwartz (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats make it clear a) that Democrats will get rid of you if you do not promote mass/illegal immigration and b) that Democrats are going to use citizens of foreign countries to get rid of Republicans once and for all.)
https://www.realclearpolitics.com/video/2018/12/06/pelosi_democrats_are_not_going_to_fund_trumps_immoral_border_wall.html
— Maureen Dowd: Bush Represented Decency While Trump Is An “Endless Odyssey Of Narcissistic Self-Discovery” – Ian Schwartz
https://www.realclearpolitics.com/video/2018/12/06/maureen_dowd_bush_represented_decency_while_trump_is_an_endless_odyssey_of_narcissistic_self-discovery.html

 

COWGER NATION
— Mainstream Media attacks Trump for being a Protestant and not reciting the Catholic Apostles’ Creed. – Caiden Cowger (DIERSEN: Government is nasty. Politics is nasty. Democrats are nasty. While I worked for the federal government for almost 30 years, many, if not most, and at times, virtually all of my supervisors and superiors were Catholic. To turn them against me, my Democrat superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates stressed to them that I was baptized, raised, and confirmed as a Missouri Synod Lutheran. In my defense, I stressed a) that I no longer attended church services and b) that I no longer gave money to a church.)
http://cowgernation.com/2018/12/07/mainstream-media-attacks-trump-for-being-a-protestant-and-not-reciting-the-catholic-apostles-creed/

 

EPOCH TIMES
— ABC News Criticized for Joking About President Trump’s Funeral During Bush Service – JACK PHILLIPS (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes would joke that if I had a funeral, no one would attend. They stress that I am no longer a TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairman, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce Government Affairs Committee member, Milton Township Republican Central Committee webmaster, Illinois Center Right Coalition Steering Committee member, American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter board member, GAO employee, etc. They hint/imply/argue/shout that I am no longer any of the aforesaid because NO ONE SUPPORTS ME.)
https://www.theepochtimes.com/abc-news-criticized-for-joking-about-president-trumps-funeral-during-bush-service_2732564.html

 

THE HILL
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Pot pushers push pot.
https://thehill.com/homenews/state-watch/420154-advocates-see-state-legislatures-as-next-frontier-for-pot-legalization
— NRA’s Loesch: Gillibrand’s ‘future Is female’ tweet ‘is pretty sexist’ – JOE CONCHA (DIERSEN: Because I have always supported the equal opportunity (no race or gender based preference giving) plank in the Republican Party platform, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes had always hinted/implied/argued/shouted that I am a racist, a sexist, and even worse things. Needless-to-say, I should sue my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes.)
https://thehill.com/homenews/media/420047-nras-loesch-gillibrands-future-is-female-tweet-is-pretty-sexist

 

HUFFINGTON POST
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasing, if you do not demonize, denigrate, and condemn Whites, anti-Trumps call you a White supremacist.
https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/veterans-affairs-white-supremacy-charlottesville_us_5c09161de4b069028dc71273

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— ‘There Isn’t Hope for Us’: Once Dominant, California Republicans Are on the Ropes – Adam Nagourney
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/12/06/us/california-republicans-midterms.html
— Diagnosing California’s G.O.P. – Jill Cowan (DIERSEN: Of course, anti-Trumps want anti-Trumps to diagnose Illinois’ G.O.P.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/12/07/us/california-today-california-gop.html
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: Elizabeth Warren Stands by DNA Test. But Around Her, Worries Abound. – Astead W. Herndon (DIERSEN: What if I had pretended to be of Swedish national origin? What is your national origin? During the 1840s and 1850s, all my ancestors immigrated to northeast Illinois from what is now Germany. Of course, needless-to-say, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always used that against me. In my defense, I stress that my grandfather on my father’s side fought the Germans during WWI, that my uncles on my mother’s side fought the Germans during WWII, and that my father would have fought the Germans during WWII if he had not been 4-F. Further, according to http://dna.ancestry.com, my ancestry is 33% Europe West, 28% Scandinavia, 24% Great Britain, 11% Ireland, 2% Europe East, 1% Finland/Northwest Russia, and 1% Italy/Greece. What if I had pretended to be of Swedish national origin?)
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/12/06/us/politics/elizabeth-warren-dna-test-2020.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Democrats promote sexual confusion.
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/12/06/opinion/trans-gender-dysphoria-mental-disorder.html
— Artificial Intelligence as Talent Scout: Unorthodox Hires, and Maybe Lower Pay A form of A.I. is finding candidates with perfect attributes, if not ideal credentials. – Noam Scheiber (DIERSEN: GAO hired me in 1980 because it could not find a qualified Democrat, minority, female, younger person, or veteran who would take the job. IRS hired me in 1971 because it could not find a qualified Democrat, minority, female, or veteran who would take the job. The Post Office hired me in 1966 because it could not find a qualified Democrat, minority, female, or veteran who would take the job.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/12/06/business/economy/artificial-intelligence-hiring.html

 

WASHINGTON POST
— How the left is already writing the platform for 2020 Democrats – David Weigel (DIERSEN: I have asked Bob Grogan, my representative on the Illinois Republican Party (IRP) State Central Committee, to appoint me to serve on the 2020 IRP State Convention Platform and Resolutions Committee. I served on the 2008 IRP State Convention Platform and Resolutions Committee.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/paloma/the-trailer/2018/12/06/the-trailer-how-the-left-is-already-writing-the-platform-for-2020-democrats/5c07ff011b326b60d1280128/

 

NEW YORK DAILY NEWS
— Undocumented maids at President Trump’s N.J. golf club say boss called them racial slurs, threatened deportation – CHRIS SOMMERFELDT
https://www.nydailynews.com/news/politics/ny-pol-maid-trump-golf-club-racist-deportation-20181206-story.html

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Impose Boundaries on Immigration Law Inconsistent rulings by circuit courts, especially the Ninth, have created chaos. Here’s a solution. – Rod Rosenstein
https://www.wsj.com/articles/impose-boundaries-on-immigration-law-1544139768
— Macron’s Warning to America’s Ascendant Left The French president thought he could steamroll the rural minority on fuel taxes. Riots ensued. – Joseph C. Sternberg
https://www.wsj.com/articles/macrons-warning-to-americas-ascendant-left-1544139254
— FRONT PAGE WITH BIG COLOR PICTURE: DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps stress problems in Latin America to justify mass/illegal immigration. If America is full of White supremacists, Nazis, KKK members, haters, racists, sexists, bigots, and even worse people like anti-Trumps say it is, then do people want to immigrate to America?
https://www.wsj.com/articles/in-a-continent-awash-in-crime-citizens-impose-their-own-brutal-justice-1544110959
https://www.wsj.com/articles/fleeing-poverty-and-violence-central-american-women-explain-why-they-join-caravans-1543947664

 

BUSINESS INSIDER & THE WEEK
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasing, if you do not demonize, denigrate, and condemn Whites, anti-Trumps call you a White supremacist.
https://www.businessinsider.com/va-official-told-not-to-condemn-white-supremacy-after-charlottesville-2018-12
https://theweek.com/speedreads/811165/vas-diversity-chief-wanted-condemn-kkk-neonazis-after-charlottesville-trump-appointee-said-no

 

USA TODAY
— The dirty little secret behind jobless claims: record-low numbers aren’t all they seem – Paul Davidson
https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/2018/12/06/jobless-claims-near-record-lows-but-its-not-just-fewer-layoffs/2163481002/
— Half of Americans have family members who’ve been incarcerated – Christal Hayes
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2018/12/06/half-americans-have-family-who-have-been-jailed-new-study-shows/2206521002/

 

ATLANTIC
— The Charter-School Teachers’ Strike in Chicago Was ‘Inevitable’ The move could signal a shift in the long, contentious relationship between teachers’ unions and these privately run schools. – ALIA WONG and NATALIE ESCOBAR
https://www.theatlantic.com/education/archive/2018/12/charter-school-strike-chicago/577459/

 

MEDIAITE
— Tucker Carlson: Trump Has Not Kept His Promises, Incapable of ‘Sustained Focus’ – Evan Rosenfeld
https://www.mediaite.com/online/tucker-carlson-trump-has-not-kept-his-promises-incapable-of-sustained-focus/

 

FEDERAL NEWS NETWORK
— Military pay has been rising faster than civilian pay – Eric White
https://federalnewsnetwork.com/federal-newscast/2018/12/study-shows-military-pay-has-been-rising-faster-than-civilian-pay/

 

GUARDIAN
— U.S. senators keen to punish Saudi crown prince but divided on tactics (DIERSEN: Who doles out punishment a) for the employers that you work/worked for, b) for the organizations that you are/were a member of, and c) the municipalities, townships/wards, counties, states, and countries that you live/lived in and/or work/worked in? I should write a book about those who dole/doled out punishment for a) the Post Office, b) IRS, c) GAO, d) Milton Township Republican Central Committee, e) DuPage County Republican Central Committee, f) Illinois Republican Party, g) TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois, h) Wheaton Chamber of Commerce, i) Illinois Center Right Coalition, j) American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter, k) Wheaton, l) Milton Township, m) DuPage County, n) Illinois, and o) America. Far too many people seek/hold government and political offices so that they can a) punish those like me who they cannot manipulate/dominate, b) punish those like me who do not pander to them, c) punish those like me who fail/refuse to serve as their operatives/dupes, and d) punish those like me who do not give them money.)
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2018/dec/06/us-senators-keen-to-punish-saudi-crown-prince-but-divided-on-tactics

December 6 Morning Edition

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Even pension loopholes are protected? Then amend the Illinois Constitution. – Editorial
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/editorials/ct-edit-pension-abuse-illinois-ruling-20181204-story.html
— FRONT PAGE WITH BIG COLOR PICTURE: DIERSEN HEADLINE: In an editorial unethically made to look like a news article, pot pushers push pot.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-met-michigan-legal-marijuana-illinois-20181205-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A Trump-hater promotes hatred of Trump.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/chapman/ct-perspec-chapman-republicans-saudi-yemen-wall-1206-20181205-story.html
— George H.W. Bush was indeed a prudent man, and the world was better for it – John Kass
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/columnists/kass/ct-met-george-bush-funeral-kass-20181205-story.html

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Ald. Burke did not lose ‘legitimacy’ after FBI raid — he never had it – Editorial (DIERSEN: Who paints/painted you as not being legitimate? I should write a book about those who paint/painted me as not being a legitimate member of the media. They stress that according to the ILLINOIS SENATE MEDIA GUIDELINES FOR THE 100TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY (http://www.ilga.gov/senate/SenateMediaGuidelines.pdf), “Persons eligible to apply for a media credential must be a bona fide resident correspondent of reputable standing, giving their chief attention to the gathering and reporting of news. Applicants must be employed by newspapers, periodicals, radio or other news services (hereinafter “news organization”) that regularly publishes a substantial volume of news material of either general, economic, industrial, technical, cultural, or trade character whether on television, in print, on the Internet or a combination thereof. The news organization must engage in and require coverage of Illinois on a continuing basis and must be owned and operated independently of any industry, institution, association, or lobbying organization. All applicants must also be employed by a news organization that is published for profit and is supported chiefly by advertising or by subscription, or is published by a nonprofit organization. Each applicant must operate independently of any industry, or institution, and not engage, directly or indirectly, in any lobbying or other activity intended to influence any matter before the General Assembly or before any department or other instrumentality of the Executive branch.)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/opinion/edward-burke-lori-lightfoot-workers-compensation/

 

DAILY HERALD
— #MeToo’s unintended consequences – Kathleen Parker (DIERSEN: Government is nasty. Politics is nasty. While I worked for the Democrats who ran GAO’s Chicago office 1980-1997, they assigned me to supervise virtually every woman that they hired after 1980. Of course, they wanted those women to charge me with sexual harassment and even worse things.)
https://www.dailyherald.com/discuss/20181206/metoos-unintended-consequences
(FROM THE ARTICLE: A recent Bloomberg News headline came as no surprise: “Wall Street Rule for the #MeToo Era: Avoid Women at All Cost.” In a word, it was inevitable. Some men are so concerned about the possible repercussions of what they might say or do that they’re steering clear of women in the workplace altogether. And as a result, according to Bloomberg, Wall Street “risks becoming more of a boy’s club, rather than less of one.”)

 

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— As hard times continue for black residents, many moving away   A new CMAP analysis of census data suggests that African-Americans badly lag other groups in economic growth and are leaving metro Chicago in response. – GREG HINZ (DIERSEN: It certainly seems like those who dominate Chicago want to dump Blacks and replace them with Hispanics.)
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/greg-hinz-politics/hard-times-continue-black-residents-many-moving-away

 

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Bush remembered in Springfield as warm, gracious – Bernard Schoenburg (DIERSEN: How do your critics/opponents want you to be remembered? My critics/opponents want me to be remembered as someone who was a White supremacist, Nazi, KKK member, hater, racist, sexist, bigot, and even worse things. They want me to be remembered as someone who was a Trump supporter, Protestant (baptized, raised, and confirmed as a Missouri Synod Lutheran), conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, rich, gun owner, 100% German Americans, draft avoider, and someone whose ancestors had been in America since 1844. They want me to be remembered as being someone who opposed the promotion of a) dependency on government, b) dependency on charity, c) LGBTQ activity, d) abortion, e) mass/illegal immigration, f) abolition of the First and Second Amendments, g) booze, gambling, pot, and other vices, h) patronage, i) political affiliation discrimination, j) reverse discrimination, k) age discrimination, and l) retaliation. They want me to be remembered as someone who filed false and frivolous lawsuits. They want me to be remembered as someone who they could not manipulate or dominate. They want me to be remembered as someone who was not a member of a church, who did not attend church services, and who did not give money to a church. Even though there are two large cemeteries in my precinct, because so many of my critics/opponents are/were in Wheaton, I do not want to be buried in Wheaton, I want to be cremated so that they cannot urinate/defecate on my grave.)
https://www.sj-r.com/opinion/20181205/bernard-schoenburg-bush-remembered-in-springfield-as-warm-gracious
— Transportation officials: Illinois gas tax increase is needed – Brenden Moore
https://www.sj-r.com/news/20181205/transportation-officials-illinois-gas-tax-increase-is-needed

 

KANE COUNTY REPORTER
— Ugaste urges civility, common ground in legislature – Glenn Minnis
https://kanecountyreporter.com/stories/511653085-ugaste-urges-civility-common-ground-in-legislature

 

ILLINOIS NEWS NETWORK
— Illinois seeks waiver from SNAP work requirements Congressman says waiver reform not part of farm bill – Greg Bishop (DIERSEN: What do you say to those who want “government” to provide not only “free” education, but also “free” housing, “free” food, “free” clothing, “free” healthcare, “free” transportation, and “free” everything else? Why get an education, why get a job, why save for your retirement, why etc. if “government” is going to give you everything for “free?”)
https://www.ilnews.org/news/economy/illinois-seeks-waiver-from-snap-work-requirements/article_c2bc7bdc-f8cc-11e8-ac70-7b3f28138897.html

 

HULTGREN FUNERAL HOME
— OBITUARY: Thomas Lee “Tom” Johnson
https://www.hultgrenfh.com/obituary/tom-johnson
(FROM THE OBITUARY: Thomas Lee “Tom” Johnson, age 73, of West Chicago, went peacefully to be with his Lord on Monday, December 3, 2018, following a four-month battle with cancer. . .Tom worked hard to pattern a life of service around his personal faith, his family, and his deep-seated commitment to basic American ideals. Tom graduated from Oak Lawn Community High School (IL) in 1963. From 1966-68, Tom served in the U.S. Army, including a tour of duty in Vietnam (1967-68). Tom pursued his interest in law, receiving degrees from the University of Michigan (B.A., Political Science) in 1970 and DePaul University College of Law (J.D.) in 1974. Following law school, Tom joined the DuPage County State’s Attorney’s Office as Assistant State’s Attorney, where he became chief of the White Collar Crime Division. In 1979, he co-founded a private practice, Johnson & Westra, in Wheaton, IL. He took his first steps toward public office when he entered the 1984 race for the 14th U.S. Congressional District, campaigning door-to-door in 550 precincts, losing the race by just 776 votes. In 1993, he was elected to the Illinois House of Representatives and served the 50th District until 2003. While in the House, Tom chaired the Judiciary Committee and was co-chairman of the Illinois Prison Reform Committee. From 2011-13, Tom was the Illinois State Senator for the 48th District.)

 

FREEDOM’S JOURNAL
— FAKE PRAISE FOR GHWB: WHERE WERE MEDIA WHEN HE NEEDED THEM? – Larry Elder
https://freedomsjournalinstitute.org/latest-news/opinion/fake-praise-for-ghwb-where-were-media-when-he-needed-them/

 

BREITBART
— Retiring Rep. Bob Goodlatte: E-Verify Should Be Mandatory, Jobs Biggest Magnet for Illegal Immigration – Penny Starr (DIERSEN: Democrats want immigrants because immigrants vote for Democrats. RINOs want immigrants because RINOs want cheap labor. Democrats do not promise immigrants public sector jobs. Democrats promise immigrants massive welfare, massive public assistance, dependency on government, dependency on charity, LGBTQ activity, abortion, mass/illegal immigration, abolition of the First and Second Amendments, booze, gambling, pot, and other vices, patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, age discrimination, retaliation, and even worse things. RINOs promise immigrants bad jobs, that is, jobs like I had.)
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2018/12/05/goodlatte-e-verify-should-be-mandatory-jobs-biggest-magnet-for-illegal-immigration/

 

AMERICAN THINKER
— Trump’s Enemies: A Book for the Ages – Ed Timperlake (DIERSEN: Who has painted themselves as being your enemy? I should write a book about a) those who have painted themselves as being my enemies and b) the adverse actions that they have taken against me.)
https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2018/12/trumps_enemies_a_book_for_the_ages.html

 

THE HILL
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps promote anti-Trumps.
https://thehill.com/homenews/media/419819-former-rnc-chair-difference-between-republicanism-and-conservatism-in-age-of
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps what the Republican Party to dump men.
https://thehill.com/homenews/house/419976-wake-up-dudes-gender-gap-confounds-gop-women

 

POLITICO
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Trump-haters use Bush funeral to promote hatred of Trump.
https://www.politico.com/magazine/story/2018/12/05/george-hw-bush-funeral-trump-washington-222763

 

ABC NEWS
— Memos to federal workers: Leave that #ResistTrump coffee mug at home – ANNE FLAHERTY
https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/memos-federal-workers-leave-resisttrump-coffee-mug-home/story?id=59609400

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Smoke a Joint, Save the Subway? – Emma G. Fitzsimmons
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/12/05/nyregion/marijuana-legalized-nyc-subway.html
— The End of Privacy Began in the 1960s – Margaret O’Mara (DIERSEN: Federal employees and federal retirees have absolutely no privacy.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/12/05/opinion/google-facebook-privacy.html
— Facebook Emails Show Its Real Mission: Making Money and Crushing Competition – Kevin Roose
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/12/05/technology/facebook-emails-privacy-data.html
— To Reduce Privacy Risks, the Census Plans to Report Less Accurate Data Guaranteeing people’s confidentiality has become more of a challenge, but some scholars worry that the new system will impede research. (DIERSEN: Federal employees and federal retirees have absolutely no privacy.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/12/05/upshot/to-reduce-privacy-risks-the-census-plans-to-report-less-accurate-data.html

— Inside the Emails Facebook Never Thought You’d Read
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/12/06/business/dealbook/facebook-email-data.html
— Facebook Used People’s Data to Favor Certain Partners and Punish Rivals, Documents Show – Adam Satariano and Mike Isaac
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/12/05/technology/facebook-documents-uk-parliament.html
— From Homeless to Dream Job in Just One Year – Remy Tumin (DIERSEN: How long did it take for you to get your “dream job?” My critics/opponents stress that my Democrat GAO superiors a) did not promote me to GS-13 until I was 38, b) forced me to retire in 1997 when I was 49 years old, c) gave me unfair performance expectations and appraisals, d) always ranked me in the bottom half of my coworkers for pay-for-performance purposes, e) did not promote me beyond GS-13, f) got rid of my mentor in 1987, g) kept me off audits of IRS for all but 3 of the almost 18 years that I worked for GAO, and h) forced me to take a $19,203 (26%) pay cut in today’s dollars to transfer from IRS to GAO in 1980.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/12/05/neediest-cases/homeless-to-dream-job.html

 

WASHINGTON POST
— George H.W. Bush praised for respecting federal employees, supporting equitable pay His record, however, is not totally clean – Joe Davidson (DIERSEN: I was a federal employee for 12 years while Bush was Vice President and President. I worked for GAO 1981-1989 while he was Vice President and 1989-1993 while he was President. Of course, because I have always been a Republican, my Democrat GAO superiors used everything that Bush did or did not do against me. If Bush had been reelected in 1992, I might still be a GAO employee.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2018/12/05/bush-praised-respect-shown-federal-employees-supporting-equitable-pay/

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Trump Didn’t Kill the Bush Values The opposition to traditional virtues was evident at the 1992 convention. – Daniel Henninger (DIERSEN: I should write a book about those who falsely claim to be religious, conservative, and/or Republican to give themselves standing to promote massive welfare, massive public assistance, dependency on government, dependency on charity, LGBTQ activity, abortion, mass/illegal immigration, abolition of the First and Second Amendments, booze, gambling, pot, and other vices, patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, age discrimination, retaliation, and even worse things.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/trump-didnt-kill-the-bush-values-1544053897


— State Funeral for President George H.W. Bush Suggests It’s Possible to Unite as Well as Divide ‘He looked for the good in each person. And he usually found it,’ his son said in his eulogy – Gerald F. Seib
https://www.wsj.com/articles/state-funeral-for-president-george-h-w-bush-suggests-its-possible-to-unite-as-well-as-divide-1544048342
(FROM THE ARTICLE: There are ample grounds for skepticism. Even as this Bush moment was marked, it wasn’t possible to put aside entirely the passions and divisions of the moment. When President Trump arrived, he strode past and then sat down in the same pew as former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, who opposed him in a presidential campaign in which Mr. Trump led supporters in chanting, “Lock her up.” Mrs. Clinton sat stony-faced, staring straight ahead. . .Yet for all the talk of unity, there were no Democratic speakers at Wednesday’s service, and no handshakes between Mr. Trump and Bill and Mrs. Clinton.)
— Few N.Y. Businesses Sign Up for State Program to Bypass Trump SALT Tax Limits Program had been touted by Cuomo – Jimmy Vielkind
https://www.wsj.com/articles/few-n-y-businesses-sign-up-for-state-program-to-bypass-trump-tax-limits-1543766400
— HARDCOPY ARTICLE TITLE: Facebook Emails Shed Light on Tactics – Kirsten Grind and Deepa Seetharaman
https://www.wsj.com/articles/facebook-emails-give-inside-look-at-how-it-shared-user-data-1544046770
— A Campus Free-Speech Dustup With No Conservatives A speech by a porn star tests the University of Wisconsin’s commitment to the First Amendment. – Jillian Kay Melchior
https://www.wsj.com/articles/a-campus-free-speech-dustup-with-no-conservatives-1544053876

 

USA TODAY
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD WITH BIG COLOR PICTURE: DIERSEN HEADLINE: In an editorial unethically made to look like a news article, Trump-haters use the Bush funeral to promote hatred against Trump.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2018/12/05/funeral-subtle-show-contrasts-between-bush-trump/2213012002/
— Silence, straight-ahead stares and candy mark rare full meeting of presidents’ club at Bush funeral – John Fritze, David Jackson and William Cummings
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2018/12/05/presidents-club-trump-obama-clinton-carter-george-bush-funeral/2213863002/
— How a small Tennessee flag business carved out a market too large to handle – Cassandra Stephenson
https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/usaandmain/2018/12/06/tennessee-business-rustic-flag-company-cant-keep-up-demand/2191888002/

 

KANSAS
— Kansas House Republicans pick conservative leader – JONATHAN SHORMAN (DIERSEN: Who are the conservative leaders in your municipality, in your township/ward, in your county, and in Illinois? What do they do to defend and advance the Illinois Republican Party and Republican Party platforms, including their traditional family, right to life, immigration, Second Amendment, and equal opportunity (no race or gender based preference giving) planks? Do they have a website and do they post to it regularly? Do they send out emails regularly? How many visit their websites and read their emails? Who visits their websites and reads their emails? What do you say to those who claim to be conservative leaders in Illinois, in DuPage County, and in Wheaton, but who a) discourage me from putting GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails together and sending them out and b) discourage everyone from reading those emails? They treat me like me and my GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails never existed. They fail/refuse to keep diersen@aol.com on their press advisory and press release lists. They do not want me a) to know about their events and other activities, b) to promote their events and other activities, c) to attend their events, and d) to report on their events and other activities. They read my GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails to get information to use against me.)
https://www.kansas.com/news/politics-government/article222555815.html

 

HOUSTON CHRONICLE
— The government can’t keep employees from talking about impeachment – Kathleen Clark (DIERSEN: My Democrat superiors and supervisors in the federal government hinted/implied/argued/shouted that their employees who were Democrat, minority, female, younger, and/or veteran wanted the federal government to get rid of its employees who were Republican, White, male, older, and/or non-veteran.)
https://www.houstonchronicle.com/opinion/outlook/article/The-government-can-t-keep-employees-from-talking-13443934.php

 

FEDERAL TIMES
— OPM to begin project, program manager assessments next year – Jessie Bur (DIERSEN: While I worked for the federal government, the most important directive that Democrat politicians gave my superiors and supervisors was a) to NOT hire, retain, or promote Republicans and b) to hire, retain, and promote young Democrat minorities and young Democrat females.)
https://www.federaltimes.com/management/2018/12/05/opm-to-begin-project-program-manager-assessments-next-year/

December 4 Evening Edition

ABC7
— FULL COVERAGE: George HW Bush funeral plans, legacy and a look back at his life
https://abc7chicago.com/society/watch-george-hw-bush-funeral-plans-life-and-legacy/4808060/
— More than 50,000 hens killed in egg farm fire in Grant Park, Illinois (DIERSEN: I am related to the Mussmans. I visited this farm with my parents and brother many times during the 1950s and 1960s. For many years, the Mussmans and the Diersens got together once a month on a Saturday evening alternating between their homes. In the early 1950s, Ralph Mussman (https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-xpm-2008-03-06-0803051510-story.html)  saved me from drowning when I fell off a pier at a lake in Wisconsin.   He  took me on my first plane ride; his daughter Sandy and I sat in the back seat of a rented Piper Cub. During the 1970s, his getting a major contract to supply McDonald’s with eggs for its new Egg McMuffin (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/McMuffin) helped him to dramatically expand his egg business. I hunted pheasants on his farm a number of times. During the 1960s, my father worked for him part-time for a while delivering eggs to homes in Park Forest.  During the 1970s, a friend of mine who worked for the Secret Service rented a small plane in northwest Indiana and we landed on the air strip on this farm and visited with Ralph. Ralph owned a 1964 Oldsmobile Starfire that helped spark my interest in cars.)
https://abc7chicago.com/more-than-50000-hens-killed-in-egg-farm-fire/4829385/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The fire broke out at about 2:30 a.m. at Mussman’s Back Acres at 9998 N 16000E Road in Grant Park, Ill. and the fire was raised to a fifth alarm before it was struck out, fire officials said. Chopper 7HD flew overhead as firefighters poured water onto the farm. The Grant Park Fire Department said five buildings at the plant were damaged, with two receiving heavy fire damage and the other three damaged by heavy smoke. The company said two of the two barns are a total loss. A spokesperson for the farm, Brian Birch, said the quick actions of the Grant Park Fire Department help to save at least 250,000 to 300,000 hens. No people were hurt. Michigan-based Konos purchased the farm in 2015. Mussman’s serves several Chicagoland retailers. Despite the fire, Birch says Konos will be able to fulfill all of its contracts. The cause of the fire remains under investigation. Firefighters from a number of south suburban departments responded, including from Orland Park, Palos and Frankfort. Mussman’s Back Acres’ website says it is a family-owned farm and they also grow their own feed. The company said there should be no supply interruption.)

 

NBC5
— Which Mayoral Candidates Are Challenging Opponents’ Petitions – Shelby Bremer
https://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/chicago-mayor-petition-challenges-501917571.html
— Illinois Looks To Its Past, Future Amid 200th Birthday Party
https://chicago.cbslocal.com/2018/12/04/illinois-looks-to-its-past-future-amid-200th-birthday-party/

 

FOX NEWS CHICAGO
— GOP campaign committee reports ‘cyber intrusion’
http://www.fox32chicago.com/news/gop-campaign-committee-reports-cyber-intrusion-
— Joe Biden says he’s the ‘most qualified person in the country to be president’
http://www.fox32chicago.com/politics/joe-biden-says-he-s-the-most-qualified-person-in-the-country-to-be-president-

 

WGN TV
— Thousands of chickens killed in fire at Mussman’s Back Acres egg farm – AP
https://wgntv.com/2018/12/04/large-fire-reported-at-mussmans-back-acres-egg-farm/

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Say Cheese: Pritzker and Rauner smile and try to look like they like one another – Tina Sfondeles
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/pritzker-rauner-photograph-bicentennial-illinois-navy-pier-veterans/
— Preckwinkle’s petition pounce: Challenges Mendoza, four other women – Mark Brown and Rachel Hinton
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/preckwinkle-mayor-race-petition-challenges-mendoza-brown-cook-chico-daley-joyce-wilson-green/
— Here’s how to pay your property taxes now (if you want) — 3 months early – Rachel Hinton
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/county-county-property-tax-treasurer-2019-pay-early/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The decision to post the bills now is in response to a large number of requests from taxpayers, accountants and tax advisors, the treasurer’s office said in a press release. This is the earliest that first installment payments have been accepted by the county. Treasurer Maria Pappas said making the tax bills available this far in advance makes the process easier and more transparent and gives taxpayers more time to get questions answered — particularly about the federal tax law that went into effect earlier this year. Before that law, all local income and property taxes were deductible from income taxes. Now, there is a $10,000 cap on deductions for state and local taxes. “If they want to pay now, they can, and if they want to go to an accountant to understand the new Trump law, they can,” Pappas said.)
— Biden says he’ll decide on presidential run within 2 months – AP
https://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/joe-biden-says-hell-decide-on-2020-presidential-run-within-2-months/
— Wisconsin’s Walker defies protesters on lame-duck session – AP
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/wisconsin-legislature-republicans-weaken-democratic-governor/
— Remember this, Mr. Pritzker: We’re your boss, and public records belong to us – Phil Kadner
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/illinois-foia-open-meetings-act-jb-pritzker-public-records-access/

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Wisconsin Republicans plan dramatic lame-duck votes to limit the powers of incoming Democrats – AP
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/ct-wisconsin-governor-power-vote-20181204-story.html
— Berrios sister, friend quickly land jobs with Illinois secretary of state after assessor ouster – Hal Dardick
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-met-berrios-family-new-jobs-20181204-story.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: t didn’t take long for former Cook County Assessor Joseph Berrios’ sister and one of his close friends to land new government jobs, though they did have to take a major pay cut. Carmen Berrios and Victoria LaCalamita started work Monday with the Illinois secretary of state. That office is led by Jesse White, who cut a campaign radio ad for Berrios, the former chairman of the Cook County Democratic Party and an unabashed defender of old-school patronage politics. The secretary of state’s office, which has around 3,700 jobs, has long been known as a patronage haven under both Democrats and Republicans. The two women will each make $37,992 a year as public service supervisors in the Vehicle Services Department, said Dave Druker, White’s spokesman. Druker said the two were hired to fill open positions after going through an application process and were “graded based on experience and training.” Carmen Berrios and LaCalamita both resigned their executive jobs in the assessor’ office last weekend, before newly elected Assessor Fritz Kaegi took over Monday. Carmen Berrios was being paid $126,000 as deputy assessor in charge of tax services and outreach, and LaCalamita was being paid $139,000 as deputy assessor of financial operations.)
— In 1943, George H.W. Bush trained at Naval Air Station Glenview and was ‘terrified the entire time’ – Alexandra Kukulka
https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/glenview/news/ct-gla-george-hw-bush-naval-station-glenview-tl-1206-story.html
— Satanic Temple statue among holiday displays at Illinois Capitol – AP
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/ct-met-satanic-display-in-state-capitol-20181204-story.html
— Former Cook County commissioner Ed Moody, House Speaker Madigan ally appointed recorder of deeds – Gregory Pratt
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-met-ed-moody-appointed-recorder-of-deeds-20181204-story.html
— Challenges filed in treasurer’s race against signatures turned in by Ald. Ameya Pawar, Rep. Melissa Conyears-Ervin – John Byrne
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-met-city-treasurer-challenges-20181204-story.html
— Bush 41 was ‘an American closer,’ says GOP rival Pat Buchanan – Clarence Page
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/page/ct-perspec-page-bush-buchanan-trump-20181204-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Someone who wants to abolish the Second Amendment and the GOP uses Bush to bash the NRA and the GOP.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/commentary/ct-perspec-rubin-nra-bush-republican-party-20181203-story.html

 

DAILY HERALD
— Trevor seeks discovery recount in narrow House race loss to Morrison – Christopher Placek
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20181204/trevor-seeks-discovery-recount-in-narrow-house-race-loss-to-morrison
— St. Michael Church in Wheaton to expand parking – Katlyn Smith
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20181204/st-michael-church-in-wheaton-to-expand-parking
— Special prosecutor sought in narrow sheriff’s race dispute – AP
https://www.dailyherald.com/article/20181204/news/312049889/
— DuPage forest preserve plans to allocate $12 million for clubhouse – Robert Sanchez
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20181204/dupage-forest-preserve-plans-to-allocate-12-million-for-clubhouse

 

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Pritzker shows ‘deep gratitude’ for Rauner at Illinois bicentennial – Mike Riopell
https://www.sj-r.com/news/20181204/pritzker-shows-deep-gratitude-for-rauner-at-illinois-bicentennial

 

KANKAKEE DAILY JOURNAL
— Fire damages egg production facility in rural Grant Park – Jeff Bonty
https://www.daily-journal.com/news/local/fire-damages-egg-production-facility-in-rural-grant-park/article_f3fe0f80-f7d2-11e8-9c79-bfa11bcd629a.html

 

WREX
— Gov. Bruce Rauner will attend funeral services for former President Bush
https://wrex.com/category/2018/12/04/gov-bruce-rauner-will-attend-funeral-services-for-former-president-bush/

 

FOX NEWS CHANNEL
— Court cites free speech in striking down part of federal law over statements on illegal immigration – Bill Mears (DIERSEN: What do you say to those individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries in your precinct, in your municipality, in your township/ward, in your county, in Illinois, and in the world that encourage illegal immigration?)
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/court-cites-free-speech-in-striking-down-part-of-federal-law-over-statements-on-illegal-immigration
(FROM THE ARTICLE: A federal appeals court has tossed out parts of a law that would punish those who would knowingly encourage immigrants to come to, or remain, in the U.S. illegally. A three-judge panel of the San Francisco-based 9th Circuit concluded the federal law unconstitutionally bans a range of protected speech. The Justice Department prosecuted a San Jose woman who ran an immigration consulting firm, for allegedly helping arrange green cards for those working in the country illegally. The judges concluded the law’s reach was overbroad.)

 

GOPUSA
— A college president turns a chicken sandwich into an intellectual adversary
http://www.gopusa.com/a-college-president-turns-a-chicken-sandwich-into-an-intellectual-adversary/

 

HOT AIR
— Social Media Checks To Get A Gun License? – JAZZ SHAW
https://hotair.com/archives/2018/12/04/social-media-checks-get-gun-license/

 

TOWNHALL
— 90,000 Illegal Aliens Have Come to America Since the Caravan Formed in October – Katie Pavlich
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/katiepavlich/2018/12/04/illegal-immigrants-literally-drop-children-over-the-border-fence-n2536948
— Rep. Scalise Explains to ‘The View’ Why His Position on Gun Control Hasn’t Changed After Being Shot – Lauretta Brown
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/laurettabrown/2018/12/04/rep-scalise-explains-to-the-view-why-his-position-on-gun-control-hasnt-changed-after-being-shot-n2536978
— Truly Disgusting: ‘Conservative’ WaPo Columnist Uses Bush 41’s Death to Chide Republicans And the NRA – Beth Baumann
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/bethbaumann/2018/12/04/truly-disgusting-conservative-wapo-columnist-uses-bush-41s-death-to-chide-rep-n2536917

 

FRONTPAGE MAGAZINE
— CARTER/CLINTON JUDGES RULE AIDING ILLEGAL ALIENS IS PROTECTED BY 1ST AMENDMENT – Daniel Greenfield
https://www.frontpagemag.com/point/272143/carterclinton-judges-rule-aiding-illegal-aliens-daniel-greenfield

 

DAILY SIGNAL
— Money, Support for Migrant ‘Caravans’ Flow Through Chicago – Kevin Mooney
https://www.dailysignal.com/2018/12/04/money-support-for-migrant-caravans-flow-through-chicago/

 

DAILY CALLER
— MIGRANTS BREAK THROUGH BORDER, SOME MAY HAVE ESCAPED CAPTURE – David Krayden
https://dailycaller.com/2018/12/04/report-caravan-migrants-crash-border-potentially-escape-tijuana/
— NED RYUN PREDICTS ‘VIOLENCE IN THE STREETS’ FROM ILLEGAL IMMIGRATION AND MASS AUTOMATION – Nick Givas
https://dailycaller.com/2018/12/04/ned-ryun-immigration-violence-fox-news/

 

CNS NEWS
— Federal Employee Downloaded 9,000 Pages of Porn, Infecting Network with Russian Malware – Craig Bannister
https://www.cnsnews.com/news/article/craig-bannister/ig-fed-employee-downloaded-9000-pages-pornography-infecting-network

 

NEWSMAX
— Frustrated Migrants Breach Border at Tijuana – Sandy Fitzgerald
https://www.newsmax.com/newsfront/migrants-mexico-tijuana-caravan/2018/12/04/id/893044/

 

AMERICAN THINKER
— Illegals scarf up welfare, with new Census data confirming 63% of non-citizens helping themselves – Monica Showalter
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2018/12/illegals_scarf_up_welfare_with_new_census_confirmation_of_63_helping_themselves.html

 

BREITBART
— Conservative Leaders Demand Congress Fund Border Wall for National Security – Ken Klukowski (DIERSEN: Who are the “conservative leaders” in your municipality, in your township/ward, in your county, and in Illinois? What do they do to promote the traditional family, right to life, immigration, Second Amendment, illegal drugs, equal opportunity (no race or gender based preference giving), and the rest of the planks in the Illinois Republican Party platform and the Republican Party platform? Do they have a website? If so, how often do the post things on it? Do they send out emails? If so, how often, how many read them, and who reads them?)
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2018/12/04/conservative-leaders-demand-congress-fund-border-wall-national-security/
— Michelle Malkin: Bush Legacy ‘Impoverishes the American Worker’ and ‘Grows the Deep State’ – Robert Kraychik
https://www.breitbart.com/radio/2018/12/04/michelle-malkin-bush-legacy-impoverishes-american-worker-grows-deep-state/

 

FEDERALIST
— New Documentary Reveals How Border Insecurity Exacerbates Opioid Deaths – Ericka Andersen
https://thefederalist.com/2018/12/04/opioid-documentary-reveals-how-border-insecurity-exacerbates-the-drug-crisis/

 

CONSERVATIVE HQ
— Outsiders vs. Insiders: Wall funding debate shows DC elites fiddle while the nation burns – Jeffrey A. Rendall
http://www.conservativehq.com/article/29237-outsiders-vs-insiders-wall-funding-debate-shows-dc-elites-fiddle-while-nation-burns

 

CONSERVATIVE REVIEW
— House GOP runs out the clock on its majority; First Step Act stalls in the Senate – Drew White
https://www.conservativereview.com/news/the-weekly-watchman-house-gop-runs-out-the-clock-on-its-majority-first-step-act-stalls-in-the-senate/

 

NATIONAL REVIEW
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Trump asks “Can Republicans Acknowledge Their Midterm Defeat?”
https://www.nationalreview.com/2018/12/can-republicans-acknowledge-their-midterm-defeat/

 

ROLL CALL
— Tornado Strikes Congressman’s Hometown, Grazes McDonald’s His Dad Built Rodney Davis breaks out the chain saw after rare December tornadoes – Michael Teitelbaum
https://www.rollcall.com/news/hoh/rodney-davis-chainsaw-december-tornadoes

 

THE HILL
— Dozens of migrants from caravan breach border – TAL AXELROD
https://thehill.com/policy/international/americas/419587-dozens-of-migrants-from-caravan-breach-border
— Trump: Border wall ‘pays for itself in two months’ – RAFAEL BERNAL
https://thehill.com/latino/419669-trump-claims-us-loses-250-billion-a-year-to-illegal-border-crossings
— Court rules that encouraging illegal immigration is protected by First Amendment – MEGAN KELLER
https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/419656-court-rules-encouraging-undocumented-immigrants-to-enter-us-is
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Americans promote illegal immigration.
https://thehill.com/policy/international/americas/419585-thousands-of-migrants-traveling-to-us-dead-or-missing-over-last

 

REUTERS
— Pentagon extends Mexico border mission until end of January
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-immigration-caravan-military/pentagon-extends-mexico-border-mission-until-end-of-january-idUSKBN1O32QY

 

CBS NEWS
— Asylum denials hit record-high in 2018 as Trump administration tightens immigration policy – KATE SMITH
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/asylum-seekers-asylum-denials-hit-record-high-in-2018-as-trump-administration-tightens-immigration-policy-as-the-caravan-arrives/

 

WASHINGTON POST
— The government wants to keep its employees from talking about impeachment. It can’t do that. – Kathleen Clark
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2018/12/04/government-wants-keep-its-employees-talking-about-impeachment-it-cant-do-that/

 

USA TODAY
— Child care costs and strict hours are crippling working parents, especially the single ones – Briana Williams
https://www.usatoday.com/story/life/allthemoms/2018/12/04/child-care-costs-crippling-working-parents-especially-single-ones/2116870002/

 

FORTUNE
— Migrants Breach the U.S. Border Fence in a Bid for Asylum
http://fortune.com/2018/12/04/migrants-breach-border-fence-asylum/

 

AMERICA MAGAZINE
— As immigration denial rates increase, asylum seekers face setback at U.S. border – J.D. Long-García
https://www.americamagazine.org/politics-society/2018/12/04/immigration-denial-rates-increase-asylum-seekers-face-setback-us-border

 

MEDIA MATTERS
— Fox guest: Donating to migrants in the caravan is “aiding and abetting criminals on the border” Campus Reform’s Lawrence Jones: UC Berkeley students sending money to migrants “should concern most Americans”
https://www.mediamatters.org/video/2018/12/04/fox-guest-donating-migrants-caravan-aiding-and-abetting-criminals-border/222219

 

NIEMAN LAB
— The information demands on the modern digital journalist are overwhelming and leading to burnout – JOHN CROWLEY
http://www.niemanlab.org/2018/12/alert-alert-the-information-demands-on-the-modern-digital-journalist-are-overwhelming-and-leading-to-burnout/

December 3 Morning Edition

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trump “doctors say Trump immigration proposal already scaring away patients.”
https://www.chicagotribune.com/business/ct-biz-immigration-proposal-scaring-people-from-medicaid-1202-story.html
— Fewer Chicago-area residents taking buses, trains – Mary Wisniewski
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/ct-biz-transit-ridership-decline-20181130-story.html

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— A tax on commuters? Here’s what Chicago mayoral candidates say – Editorial
https://chicago.suntimes.com/opinion/commuter-tax-mayoral-candidates-bill-daley-election/

 

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— AS THE DEMOCRAT PARTY’S STRANGLEHOLD ON CHICAGO TIGHTENS: 1 in 10 Chicago households threatened with gas cutoffs this year While the disconnection notices flew, fewer households than usual actually got cut off. Meanwhile, the utility’s uncollectible costs, potentially recoverable from ratepayers, mount. – STEVE DANIELS
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/utilities/1-10-chicago-households-threatened-gas-cutoffs-year

 

CHAMPAIGN/URBANA NEWS GAZETTE
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats crow over their success in using video gambling a) to take money away from those who can least afford it and b) to create new and future wards of the state. How much money do video gamblers have saved for their retirement?
http://www.news-gazette.com/opinion/columns/2018-12-02/jim-dey-video-gambling-paying-big-way-state.html

 

KANKAKEE DAILY JOURNAL
— Sheriff collects $90K pension – David Giuliani
https://www.daily-journal.com/news/local/sheriff-collects-k-pension/article_4f2534cc-f352-11e8-87f5-fb5619284ca0.html

 

FOX ILLINOIS
— Rep. Rodney Davis tours hometown after tornado strikes (DIERSEN: Government is nasty. Politics is nasty. What is your hometown? My hometown is Crete. I lived there 1948-1972. My brother continues to live there in a home that our grandfather, who fought the Germans in WWI, had built in 1926 on land that his grandfather bought in 1864 after he had homesteaded a farm in Crete in 1854. He had immigrated from what is now Germany in 1844 and worked in a brick factory in Chicago. I get defensive when my anti-German American anti-Lutheran critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes demonize, denigrate, and condemn Crete as always having been full of German-American Lutherans who are White supremacists, Nazis, KKK members, haters, racists, sexists, bigots, and even worse things.)
https://foxillinois.com/news/local/rep-rodney-davis-tours-hometown-after-tornado-strikes

 

WCIA
— Baise: Rauner ‘turning his back on organized labor community hurt’ (DIERSEN: What communities are/were you a member of? I was a member of the labor community for almost 12 years 1966-1969 and 1971-1980. Currently, I am a member of the following communities: Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older people, married people, non-poor people, gun owners, draft avoiders, German Americans, those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time, retired federal employees, homeowners, American-nameplate car owners, childless people, pet-less people, etc.)
https://www.wcia.com/video/baise-rauner-turning-his-back-on-organized-labor-community-hurt-_20181203060212/1635512411

 

BGA
— Taxpayer Tab for Chicago-area #MeToo Cases $55 Million and Growing Legal costs mount as hundreds of public bodies in the Chicago region over the last decade have faced allegations of sexual assault, harassment or abuse. – Jared Rutecki
https://www.bettergov.org/news/taxpayer-tab-for-chicago-area-metoo-cases-55-million-and-growing

 

CHICAGO ARGUS
— Illinois gave us a low-key Bicentennial – Gregory Tejeda (DIERSEN: What discourages you from celebrating the Bicentennial? For me, it is seeing the future of Illinois under the Democrats as being extremely bleak for those who share my demographics. Ever-increasingly, the Democrats who run Illinois make it clear that they will get rid of those who are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders, and those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
http://chicagoargus.blogspot.com/2018/12/illinois-gave-us-low-key-bicentennial.html

 

PRAIRIE STATE WIRE
— The party of hate – Dr. Jeffrey Leef
https://prairiestatewire.com/stories/511652975-leef-the-party-of-hate

 

DUPAGE POLICY JOURNAL
— Duckworth, Durbin taking advantage of Willowbrook scare – W.J. Kennedy
https://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/511651322-duckworth-durbin-taking-advantage-of-willowbrook-scare

 

WILL COUNTY GAZETTE
— Griffin calls on Kitowit to resign – Glenn Minnis
https://willcountygazette.com/stories/511652856-griffin-calls-on-kitowit-to-resign

 

FOX NEWS
— Migrant caravans and the American taxpayer – Ned Ryun
https://www.foxnews.com/opinion/ned-ryun-migrant-caravans-and-the-american-taxpayer

 

DAILY CALLER
— PRESIDENT TRUMP NEEDS TO HOLD FIRM AND BUILD THE WALL – Jenny Beth Martin
https://dailycaller.com/2018/12/02/trump-firm-build-wall/

 

WORLD NET DAILY
— GOOGLE, FACEBOOK, AMAZON PUSH CENTRAL CONTROL Governments, courts go along for the authoritarian ride (DIERSEN: Google, Facebook, and Amazon are run by Democrats. Democrats want to get rid of Republicans once and for all, and especially Republicans who are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders, and those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.wnd.com/2018/12/google-facebook-amazon-push-central-control/
— FAKE NEWS MEDIA RUN PR CAMPAIGN FOR ILLEGAL ‘MIGRANTS’ Rev. Jesse Lee Peterson stands behind Trump’s ‘America first’ position.
https://www.wnd.com/2018/12/fake-news-media-run-pr-campaign-for-illegal-migrants/

 

AMERICAN THINKER
— The Word ‘Mean’ is Leftists’ Lethal Weapon – Lloyd Marcus (DIERSEN: Democrats say that you are mean if you do not promote dependency on government, dependency on charity, LGBTQ activity, abortion, mass/illegal immigration, abolition of the First and Second Amendments, booze, gambling, pot, and other vices, patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, age discrimination, and even worse things.)
https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2018/12/the_word_mean_is_leftists_lethal_weapon.html
— So What if Trump Wanted to Build a Tower in Moscow? – Brian C. Joondeph
https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2018/12/so_what_if_trump_wanted_to_build_a_tower_in_moscow.html

 

AMERICAN GREATNESS
— The Best Argument Yet for Keeping the Caravan Out – Pedro Gonzalez
https://www.amgreatness.com/2018/12/02/the-best-argument-yet-for-keeping-the-caravan-out/

 

COLLEGE FIX
— University hosts ‘critical look at whiteness’ forum – DREW VAN VOORHIS (DIERSEN: What do you say to Whites who pander to those who hate Whites by demonizing, denigrating, and condemning those who are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time? I should a book about those in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois who pander to White-haters.)
https://www.thecollegefix.com/university-hosts-critical-look-at-whiteness-forum/

 

CBS NEWS
— Pelosi pledges to pass Dream Act with Democratic House majority – CAMILO MONTOYA-GALVEZ
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/house-minority-leader-nancy-pelosi-pledges-to-pass-dream-act-with-democratic-house-majority/

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— Macron Returns to Turmoil, as France Weighs State of Emergency – Alissa J. Rubin
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/12/02/world/europe/france-macron-yellow-vest-protests.html
— HARDCOPY ARTICLE TITLE: Tracking Your Purchases? It’s Time Well Spent. – Kristin Wong
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/11/28/smarter-living/budget-money-lessons.html
— When a Mentor Might Need to Let Go – Rob Walker (DIERSEN: What happened to your mentors? I should write a book about my mentors and how my critics/opponents got rid of them.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/12/02/business/mentor-when-to-let-go.html

 

WASHINGTON POST
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Make a wall-for-dreamers deal, Congress. The clock is ticking.” Anti-Trumps shout at Dreamers that Republicans are White supremacists, Nazis, KKK members, haters, racists, sexists, bigots, and even worse things who should be gotten rid of once and for all. Anti-Trumps are counting on Dreamers to help them get rid of Republicans once and for all.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/make-a-wall-for-dreamers-deal-congress-the-clock-is-ticking/2018/12/02/c6081c08-e9de-11e8-a939-9469f1166f9d_story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps use illegals to demonize, to denigrate, and to condemn America.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/social-issues/a-makeshift-shower-in-a-muddy-courtyard-donated-meals-too-far-apart/2018/12/03/43c6e078-f67f-11e8-863a-8972120646e0_story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A Trump-hater says “The world’s tyrants are laughing at Trump — and America.”
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/trump-may-have-had-his-most-successful-outing-at-g-20-but-he-didnt-accomplish-much/2018/12/02/fd54526c-f66d-11e8-8c9a-860ce2a8148f_story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps crow about their success in making millennials anti-American.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/monkey-cage/wp/2018/12/03/the-republicans-hard-line-stance-on-immigration-may-alienate-millennials-for-years/

 

LOS ANGELES TIMES
— Democrats have a mega-majority in the California Legislature. Expect them to swing for the fences – GEORGE SKELTON (DIERSEN: Democrats have a mega-majority in Illinois. Will they use it to drive out of Illinois once and for all those individuals, organizations, and companies that are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, non-poor, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders, and those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time?)
https://www.latimes.com/politics/la-pol-sac-skelton-democrats-legislature-supermajority-20181203-story.html

 

USA TODAY
— Looking for your roots? For Asians, blacks and Latinos, DNA tests don’t tell whole story – Elizabeth Weise (DIERSEN: What is your national origin? During the 1840s and 1850s, all my ancestors immigrated to northeast Illinois from what is now Germany. Of course, needless-to-say, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always used that against me. In my defense, I stress that my grandfather on my father’s side fought the Germans during WWI, that my uncles on my mother’s side fought the Germans during WWII, and that my father would have fought the Germans during WWII if he had not been 4-F. Further, according to http://dna.ancestry.com, my ancestry is 33% Europe West, 28% Scandinavia, 24% Great Britain, 11% Ireland, 2% Europe East, 1% Finland/Northwest Russia, and 1% Italy/Greece. What if I had pretended to be of Swedish national origin?)
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/2018/12/02/asians-blacks-latinos-genealogical-tests-dont-tell-full-story/2132681002/

 

ALBUQUERQUE JOURNAL
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps use illegals to demonize, to denigrate, and to condemn America.
https://www.abqjournal.com/1252927/mexico-bearing-the-brunt-of-migrant-crisis.html

 

LAS VEGAS SUN
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Racist sexist anti-Trumps crow about their success in defeating Mia Love.
https://lasvegassun.com/news/2018/dec/03/black-female-republican-and-gone/

 

PRESTON REVIEW
— Harvard Student Faces Eviction After Roommates Saw MAGA Hat, Ransacked Her Room for (Legal) Guns   A local landlord in Massachusetts is trying to boot a female Harvard graduate student from her apartment because of her legally owned guns. (DIERSEN: What would the Trump-haters do to you if you wore a MAGA hat outside of your residence, in your neighborhood, in your precinct, in your municipality, in your township/ward, in your county, or in Illinois? In my precinct, only 21 voted for Trump in the 2016 Republican primary and only 137 voted for Trump in the 2016 general election. I should write a book about those in my precinct, in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois a) who claim to be religious, conservative, and/or Republican and b) who are ever-increasingly filled with hatred of Trump. In my precinct, they voted for all the Democrats on the ballot in the November 6, 2016 election. To punish Trump, they voted for Casten, Pritzker/Stratton, Raoul, White, Mendoza, Frerichs, Ellman, Carrier, LaPlante, Whalen, Kaczmarek, Ozog, Afzal, Hebreard, Jacobsen, and Davenport.)
https://prestonbusinessreview.com/harvard-student-faces-eviction-after-roommates-saw-maga-hat-ransacked-her-room-for-legal-guns/35229/

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Iowa Democrats Say They Want Generational Change – Reid J. Epstein and Janet Hook (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, those who dominate America are dumping America’s citizens who are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, White, male, older, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders, and those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time. In 2016, members of the foresaid groups voted for Trump to slow down if not stop their being dumped. I should write a book about those in my neighborhood, in my precinct, in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois who ever-increasingly make clear that they want government to get rid of those individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, White, male, older, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders, and those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/iowa-democrats-say-they-want-generational-change-1543833001
— Insulin Quest: When Lifesaving Drugs Are Out of Reach Why some diabetics are taking extreme measures to access the insulin they need to survive – Spencer Macnaughton and Conall Jones (DIERSEN: My father had type 1 diabetes from age 14. One reason why he and his father had less money was their having pay the high cost of insulin.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/insulin-quest-when-lifesaving-drugs-are-out-of-reach-1543833037

 

BLOOMBERG
— Why Politicians Want the U.S. to Guarantee You a Job – Katia Dmitrieva (DIERSEN: I should write a book about those who demonize, denigrate, and condemn a) the federal government as being the “employer of last resort” and b) past, present, and future federal employees as being bad, lazy, stupid, the dregs of society, and even worse things. I would focus on federal employee-haters who talk and/or act like they are White supremacists, Nazis, KKK members, haters, racists, sexists, bigots, and even worse things. They want the federal government to hire and retain minorities and females so that the private sector does not have to.)
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-09-21/why-politicians-want-the-u-s-to-guarantee-you-a-job-quicktake

(FROM THE ARTICLE: The vision of President Roosevelt, and of some recent proponents, is for the government to act as the employer of last resort. Teaching, child care, after-school programs, health care, elderly care and construction are among the types of jobs mentioned. More recent versions would have nonprofit groups and state and local governments act as the employers, with the federal government playing a secondary role as a provider of training. The basic idea is that every citizen would have a job at a decent-enough wage to cover housing, transportation and food. Booker’s legislation would create federally funded pilot programs in up to 15 communities. Most proposals would also provide benefits such as health care and sick leave.)

 

DAILY BEAST
— George H.W. Bush Modeled the Kinder, Gentler and More Colorful GOP That Could Have Been The 41st president’s own family gave him reason to work toward a more inclusive and diverse Republican Party. – Keli Goff (DIERSEN: My Democrat GAO superiors took Bush’s 1991 Civil Rights Act as being a directive to get rid of once and for all their employees who were Republican, White, male, and/or non-veteran who they had not promoted to GS-13 (currently $96,403) by age 25, GS-14 (currently $113,920) by age 30, GS-15 (currently $134,000) by age 35, and Senior Executive Service (currently $164,200) by age 40.)
https://www.thedailybeast.com/george-hw-bush-modelled-the-kinder-gentler-and-more-colorful-gop-that-could-have-been
(FROM THE ARTICLE: But more than one GOP source has told me over the years that while President Bush wasn’t a cheerleader for liberal affirmative action policies, you could call him a pioneer of what is now called “The Rooney Rule.” Named after Dan Rooney, the late owner of the Pittsburgh Steelers, the rule calls for the NFL to interview qualified minority candidates for coaching openings. Due to its effectiveness, the rule has formally and informally been adopted across other industries. Bush was known to be conscientious of asking for qualified minority candidates to be included for consideration to fill major roles. This was allegedly one of the ways Colin Powell went from unlikely candidate, to the first black chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.)

 

DISSENT MAGAZINE
— The New Demand for an Old Idea: Guaranteed Jobs Now The demand for genuine full employment broadens our imagination of what a federal government committed to caring for its people would look like. – David Stein and Ady Barkan (DIERSEN: I should write a book about those who demonize, denigrate, and condemn a) the federal government as being the “employer of last resort” and b) past, present, and future federal employees as being bad, lazy, stupid, the dregs of society, and even worse things. I would focus on federal employee-haters who talk and/or act like they are White supremacists, Nazis, KKK members, haters, racists, sexists, bigots, and even worse things. They want the federal government to hire and retain minorities and females so that the private sector does not have to.)
https://www.dissentmagazine.org/online_articles/job-guarantee-new-demand-old-idea-democratic-party

(FROM THE ARTICLE: There has not been this much attention for a federal job guarantee since 1978, when the Humphrey-Hawkins Full Employment Act limped across the legislative finishing line. Amid tremendous lobbying from business organizations, the bill lost its key proposal to make the federal government the employer of last resort when private employers were not up to the task.)

 

CATALYST NEWSPAPER
— The DNC is Becoming the Party of Wealthy Elites – NATE HOCHMAN (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents are wealthy elites. They and their operatives and dupes look down on me, belittle me, and badmouth me a) because I was a lowly wage earner for 33 years 1964-1997, b) because I was a federal employee for almost 30 of those 33 years, and c) because I do not a degree from an Ivy League university.)
http://catalystnewspaper.com/opinion/the-dnc-is-becoming-the-party-of-wealthy-elites/

 

DAILY MAIL
— A group of Hondurans in the migrant caravan scale the Mexican border wall in Tijuana, and are immediately taken into US custody as they set foot in San Diego – CHRIS PLEASANCE
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-6454103/Honduran-caravan-migrants-scale-Mexico-border-fence.html

 

WORLD SOCIALIST WEB SITE
— Media, political establishment laud George H. W. Bush – Patrick Martin
https://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2018/12/03/bush-d03.html

December 2 Evening Edition

CBS2
— Former President Bush’s Chicago Connections Remembered Locally – Chelsea Irving
https://chicago.cbslocal.com/2018/12/02/president-bush-chicago/

 

FOX NEWS CHICAGO
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Trump administration vows to target illegals.
http://www.fox32chicago.com/politics/trump-administration-vows-to-targets-migrants-in-future

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps promote anti-Trumps.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/politics/ct-never-trump-republicans-20181202-story.html

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— The world keeps turning for state of Illinois manufacturers – Neil Steinberg
https://chicago.suntimes.com/business/made-in-illinois-manufacturing-replogle-globes-caterpillar-john-deere/

 

DAILY HERALD
— ‘Recovery-friendly’ workplaces welcome those with imperfect records – Lenny Bernstein (DIERSEN: GAO hired me in 1980 because it could not find a qualified Democrat, minority, female, younger person, or veteran who would take the job. IRS hired me in 1971 because it could not find a qualified Democrat, minority, female, or veteran who would take the job. The Post Office hired me in 1966 because it could not find a qualified Democrat, minority, female, or veteran who would take the job.)
https://www.dailyherald.com/business/20181202/recovery-friendly-workplaces-welcome-those-with-imperfect-records
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The company is one of 70 employers in the state that are casting themselves as “recovery friendly,” a wide-ranging term that signifies a new approach to the millions of people whose lives have been interrupted by drug and alcohol addiction. These workplaces are willing to overlook employment gaps and some brushes with police that accompany drug use. They encourage open discussion of addiction in the workplace to reduce stigma. Perhaps most significantly, they treat substance abuse and relapse as medical issues like surgery or maternity — a time for the company to support, not abandon, the employee.)

 

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Low budget kept Illinois 200th birthday party on the low-key side – Brenden Moore
https://www.sj-r.com/news/20181202/low-budget-kept-illinois-200th-birthday-party-on-low-key-side

 

BLOOMINGTON PANTAGRAPH
— Illinois gears up for 200th birthday party Monday – AP
https://www.pantagraph.com/news/state-and-regional/illinois-gears-up-for-th-birthday-party-monday/article_f2ca7659-b684-58d2-be1a-d954cc0986d4.html

 

CHAMPAIGN/URBANA NEWS GAZETTE
— Women’s results mixed in state, local races – Tom Kacich
http://www.news-gazette.com/news/local/2018-12-02/tom-kacich-womens-results-mixed-state-local-races.html

 

QUAD CITIES ONLINE
— Rauner has chance to spur consolidation statewide – Editorial
https://qconline.com/opinion/editorial/editorial-rauner-has-chance-to-spur-consolidation-statewide/article_5a35c73c-5b4a-5771-80f6-a8857dc2b2a3.html

 

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Democrats v. Chick-fil-A: More absurdity from the ivory tower – Everett Piper
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2018/dec/2/a-college-president-turns-a-chicken-sandwich-into-/

 

FOX NEWS
— Immigration: The conversation we need to be having around America’s kitchen tables — but aren’t – Peggy Grande
https://www.foxnews.com/opinion/immigration-the-conversation-we-need-to-be-having-around-americas-kitchen-tables-but-arent

 

DAILY SIGNAL
— We Hear You: No, the Migrants in That Caravan Have No ‘Right’ to Cross Our Border – Ken McIntyre
https://www.dailysignal.com/2018/12/02/we-hear-you-no-the-migrants-in-that-caravan-have-no-right-to-cross-our-border/

 

HOT AIR
— Tijuana Closes Caravan Shelter, Moves Migrants Further From Border – JAZZ SHAW
https://hotair.com/archives/2018/12/02/tijuana-closes-caravan-shelter-moves-migrants-border/

 

COLLEGE FIX
— University of Wisconsin groups demand abolition of ICE, national borders – DAVE HUBER
https://www.thecollegefix.com/u-wisconsin-groups-demand-abolition-of-ice-national-borders/

 

CAMPUS REFORM
— Antifa vandalizes Purdue College Republicans adviser’s home with ‘Nazi lives here’ – Marissa Gentry
https://www.campusreform.org/?ID=11583

 

THE HILL
— Trump chooses words carefully regarding border — for a reason – RYAN BURKE
https://thehill.com/opinion/immigration/418933-trump-chooses-words-carefully-regarding-border-for-a-reason

 

HUFFINGTON POST
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Bush says “The Media Is Erasing George H.W. Bush’s Catastrophic Harm To LGBTQ People.”
https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/opinion-george-hw-bush-lgbtq_us_5c0366ffe4b0606a15b5efa7

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Get in Line, Long-Suffering Asylum Seekers Tell Caravan Arrivees   Refugees at U.S.-Mexican border say new influx is sowing chaos in their delicate effort to maintain order – Alejandro Lazo
https://www.wsj.com/articles/get-in-line-long-suffering-asylum-seekers-tell-caravan-arrivees-1543628131
— Tensions at U.S.-Mexico Border Revive Fears From Decades Past After years of calm amid families seeking asylum, the crowds and mayhem of the 1990s are back – Alicia A. Caldwell
https://www.wsj.com/articles/tensions-at-u-s-mexico-border-revive-fears-from-decades-past-1543752000

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— Despite Big House Losses, G.O.P. Shows No Signs of Course Correction – Jonathan Martin
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/12/02/us/politics/republicans-midterms-house-losses.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: With a brutal finality, the extent of the Republicans’ collapse in the House came into focus last week as more races slipped away from them and their losses neared 40 seats. Yet nearly a month after the election, there has been little self-examination among Republicans about why a midterm that had seemed at least competitive became a rout. President Trump has brushed aside questions about the loss of the chamber entirely, ridiculing losing incumbents by name, while continuing to demand Congress fund a border wall despite his party losing many of their most diverse districts. Unlike their Democratic counterparts, Republicans swiftly elevated their existing slate of leaders with little debate, signaling a continuation of their existing political strategy. And neither Speaker Paul D. Ryan nor Representative Kevin McCarthy, the incoming minority leader, have stepped forward to confront why the party’s once-loyal base of suburban supporters abandoned it — and what can be done to win them back.)

 

NEW YORK POST
— Trump is prepping for all-out political war – Michael Goodwin
https://nypost.com/2018/12/01/trump-is-prepping-for-all-out-political-war/

 

NEW YORKER
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps make it clear that they want to use illegals to get rid of Trump supporters, and especially those who are Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owner, German American, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.
https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2018/12/10/countering-trump-at-the-border

 

NEWS ONE
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Trump-haters use Mia Love to promote hatred against Trump.
https://newsone.com/3838949/mia-love-warns-gop-hostility-minorities-women/

November 29 Morning Edition

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Opponents of legal marijuana in Illinois say it would amount to companies ‘pimping’ black, Hispanic customers – Robert McCoppin
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/ct-met-illinois-marijuana-legalize-opponents-20181128-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Trump says “Trump slams the Fed to dodge responsibility — again.”
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/chapman/ct-perspec-chapman-trump-fed-powell-interest-rates-20181128-story.html
— Illinois lawmakers push back against Trump administration’s expansion of short-term health insurance – Lisa Schencker
https://www.chicagotribune.com/business/ct-biz-lawmakers-override-short-term-insurance-veto-1129-story.html
— Thompson Center gets a temporary reprieve from state sale – Blair Kamin
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/columnists/kamin/ct-biz-thompson-center-kamin-1129-story.html
— Mayoral candidate Bill Daley says Chicago should consider a commuter tax – Bill Ruthhart (DIERSEN: I should write a book about my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes a) who have never worked in Chicago and b) stress that I worked in Chicago 1973-1997 and in 1971. Virtually none of them have worked for Democrats like I did 1964-1997.)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-met-chicago-mayors-race-bill-daley-neighborhoods-20181127-story.html
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD WITH COLOR PICTURE: Hundreds of sexual violence complaints pour into new CPS Title IX office – Juan Perez Jr. and Jennifer Smith Richards (DIERSEN: How many sexual violence complaints were filed when you were in grade school, in middle school, in high school, and in college?)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/ct-met-chicago-council-school-abuse-hearing-20181128-story.html

 

DAILY HERALD
— Death wish crosses line of acceptable political hyperbole – Dan McCaleb
https://www.dailyherald.com/discuss/20181129/opinion-death-wish-crosses-line-of-acceptable-political-hyperbole
— Fix road funding with eye toward state’s future – Editorial
https://www.dailyherald.com/discuss/20181128/fix-road-funding-with-eye-toward-states-future

 

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Daley’s goal: 3 million Chicagoans or bust In a speech today the mayoral hopeful said he wants to reverse one of the city’s most pernicious problems: the population drain, especially among African-Americans. – GREG HINZ (DIERSEN: Democrats want people to move to Chicago who are anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/greg-hinz-politics/daleys-goal-3-million-chicagoans-or-bust

 

WTTW
— Legislator Apologizes for Remarks Met With ‘Applause Instead of Handcuffs’ – Amanda Vinicky (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats make it clear that the more power that they have, the sooner that they will use that power to get rid of individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders, and those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://news.wttw.com/2018/11/28/legislator-apologizes-remarks-met-applause-instead-handcuffs

 

GALESBURG REGISTER MAIL
— Illinois’ pension problem still growing – Scott Reeder
https://www.galesburg.com/opinion/20181128/scott-reeder-illinois-pension-problem-still-growing

 

BELLEVILLE NEWS DEMOCRAT
— OUTSTANDING: Activist voices opposition to legal Illinois marijuana sales – AP
https://www.bnd.com/news/state/illinois/article222349210.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: An opponent to legal marijuana in Illinois says it will allow white corporate exploitation of minority customers. Chicago activist the Rev. Gregory Seal Livingston on Wednesday called the effort to take over a lucrative illegal market “a gangsta move worthy of Al Capone.” He added “profit is the motive,” in legalizing the drug. Illinois has already decriminalized the possession of small amounts of marijuana. Livingston was joined in voicing opposition to legal marijuana sales by members of Healthy and Productive Illinois. That is a group that opposes legalization and is supported by Smart Approaches to Marijuana, a national anti-cannabis organization. Gov. Bruce Rauner signed legislation this summer that expands medical marijuana use to people prescribed opioids. The move increased the number of medical marijuana users by more than 46,000 patients. Democrat governor-elect J.B. Pritzker has said he hopes to legalize cannabis soon after he takes office.)

 

NPR ILLINOIS
— Immigrants Get Their “Voice”: Illinois House Overrides Voices Act Veto – SAM DUNKLAU (DIERSEN: Ever-increasing, anti-Trumps illegally encourage people a) to illegally come to America, b) to illegally stay in America illegally, and c) to illegally bring others to America illegally.)
http://www.nprillinois.org/post/immigrants-get-their-voice-illinois-house-overrides-voices-act-veto#stream/0

 

SUBURBAN CHICAGOLAND
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats falsely deny that Republicans lost on November 6, 2018 in Illinois because of Democrat success a) in promoting hatred against Trump and b) in getting voters to punish Trump by voting for Democrats.
https://suburbanchicagoland.com/2018/11/28/madigan-was-never-the-real-issue-in-the-last-election/

 

ILLINOIS TIMES
— Another day, another circus ALPLM foundation goes begging – Bruce Rushton
https://illinoistimes.com/article-20676-another-day-another-circus.html

 

WIRE POINTS
— Half of Illinois’ 650 public safety funds are less than 60 percent funded – Ted Dabrowski and John Klingner
http://www.wirepoints.com/half-of-illinois-650-public-safety-funds-are-less-than-60-percent-funded/
— “Politicians’ pension ‘fixes’ will kick the can, pass the bill onto your children and grandchildren” – Ted on WJPF
http://www.wirepoints.com/politicians-pension-fixes-will-kick-the-can-pass-the-bill-onto-your-children-and-grandchildren-ted-on-wjpf/

 

ONE ILLINOIS
— RAUNER SUES AG MADIGAN, ONE ILL. TO WITHHOLD EMAILS EVEN THOUGH HE LOST HIS RE-ELECTION BID, THE GOVERNOR PERSISTS IN FIGHTING A BINDING OPINION ORDERING THE RELEASE OF FOIA’D DOCUMENTS – Ted Cox
https://www.oneillinois.com/stories/2018/11/26/rauner-sues-ag-madigan-one-illinois-to-withhold-emails

 

COOK COUNTY RECORD
— Federal appeals judges: ‘Politics in politics’ did not violate rights of GOP state senator Sam McCann who challenged Rauner – Scott Holland (DIERSEN: Politics is politics. To demonize me, to denigrate me, and to condemn me, my critics/opponents stress that those who dominate the Milton Township Republican Central Committee (MTRCC) a) have never asked me to serve as a chairman of a MTRCC committee, b) rudely fired me as MTRCC’s webmaster in 2010 and 2004, c) crushed me when I ran for the open MTRCC Treasurer position in 2004, and d) fail/refuse to promote my GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails and my fundraising for Republican sponsorship of Wheaton’s Independence Day Parades. They further stress that I am no longer a TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairman, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce Government Affairs Committee member, Illinois Center Right Coalition Steering Committee, American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter board member, GAO employee, etc. They stress that virtually all MTRCC members side with them against me. Those who dominate the MTRCC a) reject planks in the Republican Party platform and/or the Illinois Republican Party platform and work against those like me who support those planks, b) reject the MTRCC resolution against video gambling and work against those like me who support that resolution, c) focus on destroying those like me who they cannot manipulate/dominate, d) were defendants in lawsuits that I have filed, and/or e) are operatives or dupes for the aforesaid. I should write a book about past and present MTRCC members who have worked much harder against me than they have ever worked against any Democrat.)
https://cookcountyrecord.com/stories/511648572-federal-appeals-judges-politics-in-politics-did-not-violate-rights-of-gop-state-senator-who-challenged-rauner

 

ILLINOIS NEWS NETWORK
— Bill to abolish some local townships, road districts moves ahead – Cole Lauterbach
https://www.ilnews.org/news/state_politics/bill-to-abolish-some-local-townships-road-districts-moves-ahead/article_42fce92a-f29d-11e8-907f-43c10b5649ca.html

 

ILLINOIS POLICY INSTITUTE
— ILLINOIS PASSES STATE LAW GIVING PENSION BOOST TO ONE CHICAGO ALDERMAN – Vincent Caruso (DIERSEN: My Democrat GAO superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates were furious that when I transferred from IRS to GAO in 1980 when I was 31 years old, I brought with me almost 12 years of Civil Service Retirement System (CSRS) credit – almost 9 years that worked for IRS 1971-1980 and almost 3 years that I worked for the Post Office 1966-1969. They were beyond furious that while I worked for the Post Office part-time, I earned full-time CSRS credit. The aforesaid made me eligible for GAO’s $25,000 buyout and early retirement offer in 1993 when I was 45 years old. Overwhelmingly, those who GAO hires have no job-related work experience, let alone experience working for other federal agencies. GAO audits IRS and the Post Office.)
https://www.illinoispolicy.org/illinois-passes-state-law-giving-pension-boost-to-one-chicago-alderman/

(FROM THE ARTICLE: State lawmakers overrode Gov. Rauner’s veto of a bill that allows one former firefighter serving as a Chicago alderman to credit his political salary toward a more lucrative fire pension. The pension boost will also apply to future aldermen with a history of fire department work.)

 

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— 200th Anniversary of Illinois’ Statehood Celebration
https://illinoisfamily.org/event/200th-anniversary-of-illinois-statehood-celebration/

 

CAPITOL FAX
— Rauner sues attorney general, One Illinois over FOIA issue
https://capitolfax.com/2018/11/29/rauner-sues-attorney-general-one-illinois-over-foia-issue/
— House expunges Kifowit’s remarks
https://capitolfax.com/2018/11/29/house-expunges-kifowits-remarks/
— Rauner’s VOICES Act veto overridden by both chambers
https://capitolfax.com/2018/11/29/rauners-voices-act-veto-overridden-by-both-chambers/

 

TOWNHALL
— Sick Puppy: Illinois Democrat Wishes Death Upon GOP Colleague’s Family…Because She Disagrees With Him – Matt Vespa
https://townhall.com/tipsheet//mattvespa/2018/11/28/sick-puppy-illinois-democrat-wishes-death-upon-gop-colleagues-familybecause-she-disagrees-with-him-n2536628

 

GOPUSA
— Hispanic Democrats say feds should eliminate all money for border wall (DIERSEN: Constructively, for many decades, Mexico and other Hispanic countries have declared war on America. What if during WWI and WWII, German-America elected officials called for eliminating all money for fighting Germany?)
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=60117
— Idaho family harassed by neighbors due to Christmas decorations awarded $75,000
http://www.gopusa.com/idaho-family-harassed-by-neighbors-due-to-christmas-decorations-awarded-75000/

 

FOX NEWS CHANNEL
— ‘Broth of Legionella’ remark about GOP colleague’s kin gets Democrat in hot water in Illinois – Louis Casiano
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/illinois-democrat-sais-she-wanted-to-a-mix-broth-of-legionella-bacteria-into-republican-colleagues-water-supply

 

AMERICAN GREATNESS
— No Aid for Censors: The Case for Quitting Twitter – Boris Zelkin
https://amgreatness.com/2018/11/28/no-aid-for-censors-the-case-for-quitting-twitter/

 

BREITBART
— OUTRAGEOUS: GOP’s H-2B Expansion Gives Business Unlimited Supply of Foreign Workers – John Binder (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, employers make it clear that they want cheap labor, that is, that they want foreign labor.)
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2018/11/28/gops-h-2b-expansion-gives-business-unlimited-supply-of-foreign-workers/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Republican lawmakers are looking to slip the more than doubling of the H-2B visa program into a last-second spending bill that is expected to be passed before the new year. In total, there are roughly 1.5 million foreign workers in U.S. college-graduate jobs, plus at least 300,000 blue-collar or manual labor jobs. Meanwhile, there are five million Americans who are not in the labor force who want a job with more than 500,000 Americans saying they are discouraged by their job prospects. Every year, America’s working and middle class have their wages reduced by an inflow of more than 1.5 million mostly low-skilled foreign workers who are admitted to the country. This importation of illegal and legal foreign workers has left the country’s bottom line of workers with stagnant wages since the 1970s and forces them to compete with foreign workers for blue-collar jobs.)

 

CBS NEWS
— Required Minimum Distribution (RMD): An IRS rule that can aid your retirement income strategy – STEVE VERNON (DIERSEN: Every year, the purchasing power of my Civil Service Retirement System (CSRS) pension and my Social Security (SS) drops. Next year, my RMD will help offset that. Why is your retirement income lower or will it be lower? For me, it is the success that my Democrat superiors in the federal government had in wasting my career and forcing me to take their early retirement “offer” in 1997 when I was 49 years old. Every year, as the purchasing power of my CSRS, SS, and RMD drops, the more angry that I am a) against my Democrat superiors and b) against those who side with my Democrat superiors.)
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/an-irs-rule-that-can-aid-your-retirement-income-strategy/

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— HARDCOPY ARTICLE TITLE: China preys on Taiwan’s Openness – Yi-Zheng Lian (DIERSEN: If you are open, who preys on your openness? I should write a book about those who prey on my openness.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/11/27/opinion/taiwan-election-china-interference-domino-theory.html

 

WASHINGTON POST
— U.S. life expectancy declines again, a dismal trend not seen since World War I – Lenny Bernstein (DIERSEN: As legalization of pot gets more and more and more to smoke pot, U.S. life expectancy will drop even faster.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/national/health-science/us-life-expectancy-declines-again-a-dismal-trend-not-seen-since-world-war-i/2018/11/28/ae58bc8c-f28c-11e8-bc79-68604ed88993_story.html

 

USA TODAY
— Using tear gas on illegal migrants isn’t a ‘war crime.’ It’s nothing new and saves lives. – James S. Robbins
https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/2018/11/28/tear-gas-use-illegal-migrant-caravan-border-crossing-trump-column/2126309002/

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Trump Ridicules Republicans The president could pay a price for kicking the defeated members of his own party. – Daniel Henninger (DIERSEN: Who ridicules and kicks you? Should I write a book about those who ridicule and kick me a) for my no longer being a TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairman, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce Government Affairs Committee member, Illinois Center Right Coalition Steering Committee, American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter board member, GAO employee, etc. and b) for my never having been asked to serve as a chairman of a Milton Township Republican Central Committee (MTRCC) committee, b) for my being rudely fired as MTRCC’s webmaster in 2010 and 2004, c) for my being crushed when I ran for the open MTRCC Treasurer position in 2004, and d) for my GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails and my fundraising for Republican sponsorship of Wheaton’s Independence Day Parades not being promoted by MTRCC?)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/trump-ridicules-republicans-1543448552

— Where Are the Corporate Patriots? – Samantha F. Ravich (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, big businesses paint themselves as being anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/where-are-the-corporate-patriots-1543447418
— Trump Tax Cut to Be Eroded Next Year by Inflation Switch IRS announces details of change in calculations required by tax law, meaning brackets and deductions now grow more slowly – Richard Rubin (DIERSEN: Every year, the purchasing power of my Civil Service Retirement System pension and my Social Security drops.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/trump-tax-cut-to-be-eroded-next-year-by-inflation-switch-1542302217
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: U.S. Life Expectancy Falls Further Data highlight rising suicide rates, deaths from opioid drugs; ‘we are losing too many Americans, too early and too often, to conditions that are preventable,’ CDC head says – Betsy McKay (DIERSEN: As legalization of pot gets more and more and more to smoke pot, U.S. life expectancy will drop even faster.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/u-s-life-expectancy-falls-further-1543467660?mod=djemwhatsnews
— 2019 Corvette ZR1: The Last, and Best, of Its Kind Chevy’s Corvette is being redesigned next year with a mid-engine configuration to keep up with its competition. That’s a pity, says Dan Neil. because this year’s front-engine ZR1 is the most dynamic ’Vette yet – Dan Neil (DIERSEN: I own a 1972. Per Wikipedia “1972 was the last year for chrome bumpers at both front and rear, the vacuum actuated pop-up windshield wiper door, as well as the removable rear window common to all 1968-72 coupes. The key activated anti-theft alarm system became standard. The increasingly popular choice of an automatic transmission was installed in most Corvettes for the first time, with nearly 54 percent so equipped. This year SAE net measurement for horsepower was now utilized (away from the previous SAE gross standard), and was largely responsible for the much lower engine output figures such as the 200 hp (149 kW) rating on the standard 350 cu in (5.7 L) motor.”)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/2019-corvette-zr1-the-last-and-best-of-its-kind-1543428205
(FROM THE ARTICLE: MY BROTHER-IN-LAW recently acquired his dad’s well-preserved 1982 Chevrolet Corvette, which he drove to Thanksgiving dinner. It being a holiday, we even let him park it in the driveway. The ’82 Corvette—the last of the third-generation (C3) design—is perhaps the least-loved model-year of all, due to the fact that these wildly fast-looking cars were so shockingly slow and underpowered. Trapped inside that wasp-waisted fiberglass bod is a 5.7-liter V8 wheezing out a mere 200 hp due to its crude emissions-control plumbing. The 1982 Corvette is that zoologically unlikely thing, a sexy slug.)
— Stopping the Socialist Resurgence Republicans need to fight the wild ideas of the Democratic Party’s left wing. – Karl Rove
https://www.wsj.com/articles/stopping-the-socialist-resurgence-1543448445

November 28 Evening Edition

FOX NEWS CHICAGO
— Illinois House expunges Democrat’s threatening remark from record – AP
http://www.fox32chicago.com/news/local/illinois-house-expunges-democrat-s-threatening-remark-from-record

 

NBC5
— Crowded Mayoral Field Braces for Potential Petition Challenges – Mary Ann Ahern
https://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/chicago-mayor-candidates-petition-challenges-501488281.html

 

WGN RADIO
— Bill Brady on the state of the Republican Party in Illinois – MARY SANDBERG BOYLE
https://wgnradio.com/2018/11/27/bill-brady-on-the-state-of-the-republican-party-in-illinois/

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Democrat Kifowit apologizes for death wish that Republican Breen says deserves ‘handcuffs’ – Tina Sfondeles
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/democrat-kifowit-apology-legionnaires-death-wish-republicans-peter-breen-quincy-veterans-home/
— Ugly attack on legislator diverts attention from worthy goal – Editorial
https://chicago.suntimes.com/opinion/legionnaires-quincy-veterans-ugly-attack-legislator/
— Aldermen condemn Trump’s ‘blatant discrimination’ against transgender community – Fran Spielman
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/city-council-transgender-rights-trump-policy/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps blame Trump for “climate change,” that is, for bad weather.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/s-e-cupp-climate-change-trump-conservatives-republicansk-denial/

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Democratic lawmaker Stephanie Kifowit apologizes for saying she wanted to pump a bacteria broth into Republican family’s water – Mike Riopell
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-met-illinois-legislature-legionella-broth-apology-20181128-story.html
— Illinois lawmakers don’t raise statewide legal age to buy tobacco to 21, leaving Gov. Bruce Rauner’s veto intact – Mike Riopell
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-met-illinois-legislature-tobacco-veto-20181128-story.html

 

DAILY HERALD
— Departing DuPage clerk Paul Hinds gets new job — working for treasurer Gwen Henry – Robert Sanchez
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20181128/departing-dupage-clerk-hinds-gets-new-job-x2014-working-for-treasurer
— Kifowit apologizes to Breen for saying she’d like his loved ones to ‘ultimately die’ – Justin Kmitch
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20181128/kifowit-apologizes-to-breen-for-saying-shed-like-his-loved-ones-to-ultimately-die
— ‘Facebook has a black people problem:’ Ex-employee spotlights race issues in public memo – Eli Rosenberg
https://www.dailyherald.com/business/20181128/facebook-has-a-black-people-problem-ex-employee-spotlights-race-issues-in-public-memo
— Veto override votes on key issues remain for lawmakers
https://www.dailyherald.com/article/20181128/news/311289962/

 

CHAMPAIGN/URBANA NEWS GAZETTE
— McCann loses bid for more time in limelight – Jim Dey
http://www.news-gazette.com/opinion/columns/2018-11-28/jim-dey-mccann-loses-bid-more-time-limelight.html

 

TIMES
— Courts routinely allow promises to be broken – Scott Reeder
https://www.mywebtimes.com/2018/11/27/statehouse-reeder-courts-routinely-allow-promises-to-be-broken/a9v4qqo/

 

DUPAGE POLICY JOURNAL
— Yadav Nathwani appointed to state senate – Glenn Minnis
https://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/511646163-yadav-nathwani-appointed-to-state-senate

 

ILLINOIS LEAKS
— IL. State Rep. Stephanie Kifowit (D) reads cold apology, filled with excuses – JOHN KRAFT
http://edgarcountywatchdogs.com/2018/11/il-state-rep-stephanie-kifowit-d-reads-cold-apology-filled-with-excuses/
— Rep. Stephanie Kifowit (D) files Motion to expunge death wish comments from record – JOHN KRAFT
http://edgarcountywatchdogs.com/2018/11/rep-stephanie-kifowit-d-files-motion-to-expunge-death-wish-comments-from-record/
— IL State Rep Stephanie Kifowit’s (D) Death Wish on Rep Breen (R) and his family – then she lied about it – JOHN KRAFT
http://edgarcountywatchdogs.com/2018/11/il-state-rep-stephanie-kifowits-d-death-wish-on-rep-breen-r-and-his-family-then-she-lied-about-it/

 

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— SENATE GOP LEADER BILL BRADY PAINTS BLUE SKIES OVER STATE CAPITOL IN UPCOMING SESSION
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2018/11/senate-gop-leader-bill-brady-paints-blue-skies-over-state-capitol-in-upcoming-session.html
– STATE REP. BREEN RESPONDS TO DEMOCRAT COLLEAGUE’S “SINCERE APOLOGY” FOR DEATH WISH
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2018/11/state-rep-breen-responds-to-democrat-colleagues-sincere-apology-for-death-wish.html
— NATIVITY SCENE RETURNS TO IL STATE CAPITOL
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2018/11/nativity-scene-returns-to-il-state-capitol-.html
— CHICAGO’S THOMAS MORE SOCIETY APPEALS TO US SUPREME COURT IN DEFENSE OF PROLIFE JOURNALIST’S 1ST AMENDMENT RIGHTS
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2018/11/chicagos-thomas-more-society-appeals-to-us-supreme-court-in-defense-of-prolife-journalists-1st-amend.html
— THORNER: DEEP STATE CANCER THRIVES UNCHECKED AT FEDERAL LEVELS
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2018/11/thorner-deep-state-cancer-thrives-unchecked-at-federal-levels.html

 

CAPITOL FAX
— Ives’ new pension legal theory
https://capitolfax.com/2018/11/28/ives-new-pension-legal-theory/

— AFSCME: Rauner has spent $6 million on outside attorneys to fight unions
https://capitolfax.com/2018/11/28/afscme-rauner-has-spent-6-million-on-outside-attorneys-to-fight-unions/
— Kifowit apologizes *** Tone it down, please
https://capitolfax.com/2018/11/28/tone-it-down-please-9/

 

INDEPENDENT JOURNAL REVIEW
— Backlash Came Quickly After Illinois Dem’s Remark on Infecting Republican’s ‘Loved One’ with ‘Broth of Legionella’ – Sydney Monduy
https://ijr.com/dem-remark-infecting-republicans-loved-one/

 

GOPUSA
— Money, resources running out for Tijuana migrant shelter
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=60048
— Analysis shows that Trump was correct on ideological bent of judges
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=59909

 

 

BREITBART
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Democrats side with those who want to destroy America and turn America into their motherland.
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2018/11/28/barack-obama-trumps-nationalism-not-pride-country-hatred-somebody-other-side-border/

 

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— DHS: 110 percent surge in migrant men using kids to enter US, ‘rampant fraud’ – Paul Bedard
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/washington-secrets/dhs-110-surge-in-migrant-men-using-kids-to-enter-us-rampant-fraud
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Those who want open borders argue against E-Verify.
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/if-you-value-privacy-resist-any-form-of-national-id-cards

 

THE HILL
— Illinois GOP calls for Dem to resign after she wishes ‘broth of legionella’ on Republican colleague’s family – OWEN DAUGHERTY
https://thehill.com/homenews/state-watch/418655-illinois-gop-calls-for-dem-to-resign-after-she-wishes-broth-of
— Trump floats new auto tariffs in response to GM layoffs – JORDAN FABIAN –
https://thehill.com/business-a-lobbying/418645-trump-floats-new-auto-tariffs-in-response-to-gm-layoffs
— Trump threatens government shutdown over border wall funding In an interview with POLITICO, the president drew a red line in his funding fight with Democrats and said he doesn’t ‘do anything … just for political gain.’ – JAKE SHERMAN and ANNA PALMER
https://www.politico.com/story/2018/11/28/trump-politico-interview-1023306

 

WASHINGTON POST
— ‘I would like to make him a broth of Legionella’: Illinois lawmaker regrets death wish comment – Kristine Phillips
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2018/11/28/i-would-like-make-him-broth-legionella-lawmaker-regrets-death-wish-comment/
— Illinois House expunges lawmaker’s tainted water threat – AP
https://www.washingtonpost.com/national/health-science/illinois-house-expunges-lawmakers-tainted-water-threat/2018/11/28/8c65a848-f36c-11e8-99c2-cfca6fcf610c_story.html

 

USA TODAY
— Illinois Dem says she’d like to infect GOP colleague’s family with ‘broth of legionella’ – William Cummings
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/onpolitics/2018/11/28/illinois-democrat-broth-legionella/2137492002/

 

NEWSWEEK
— DEMOCRATIC ILLINOIS LAWMAKER SAYS SHE WANTED TO MAKE ‘BROTH OF LEGIONELLA’ FOR REPUBLICAN’S ‘LOVED ONE’ – MARIA PEREZ
https://www.newsweek.com/broth-legionella-democratic-lawmaker-remark-gop-colleague-family-1234971