February 13 Morning Edition

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Media criticism of Kellyanne Conway reveals a double standard – Jonah Goldberg
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/commentary/ct-kellyanne-conway-credibility-lies-20170213-column.html
— Roskam says he prefers doing town hall meetings over the phone – Rick Pearson  (DIERSEN: Outstandingly, both Roskam and Hultgren endorsed me in 2000 when I first ran for Republican Precinct Committeeman.  My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always hinted/implied/argued/shouted at Roskam that I have caused all of his problems, that I am causing all of his problems, and that I will forever cause all of his problems. They blame my GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails, and in the past, they blamed what I did as a TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairman, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce Government Affairs Committee member, Milton Township Republicans Central Committee webmaster, Illinois Center Right Coalition Steering Committee member, American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter board member, etc.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-peter-roskam-town-halls-met-story.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: While Roskam and Hultgren both have traditionally strong Republican-leaning districts, that didn’t prove to be the case in the balloting for president. Research from the FiveThirtyEight.com website shows the Democratic presidential nominee, Hillary Clinton, defeated Trump by 7 percentage points in Roskam’s district. In Hultgren’s district, regarded as more strongly Republican than Roskam’s, Trump won by 3.9 percentage points over Clinton.)
— Frank-Walter Steinmeier, the man just elected as Germany’s next president once called Trump a ‘hate preacher’ – Erik Kirschbaum  (DIERSEN: Will Steinmeier urge Germany to again declare war on America?  My grandfather on my father’s side fought the Germans in WWI. My uncles on my mother’s side fought the Germans in WWII. My father would have fought the Germans in WWII if he had not been 4-F.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/la-fg-germany-president-20170212-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps glorify and praise those in Broadview who come to America illegally, who stay in America illegally, and who bring others to America illegally.
https://www.pressreader.com/usa/chicago-tribune/20170213/281599535250206
— Pastors and Politics – Editorial (DIERSEN: From what I see, ever-increasingly, “religious leaders” talk and act like they are operatives or dupes for the Democrat Party.  Government is nasty. Politics is nasty.  My nasty churchgoing critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes in Wheaton and in Glen Ellyn hint/imply/argue/shout a) that they pray for GOD to send me straight to HELL and b) that the “religious leaders” in Wheaton and in Glen Ellyn despise if not hate me and want to send me straight to HELL.)
https://www.pressreader.com/usa/chicago-tribune/20170213/281818578582302
— Trust this  5 ways to tell if co-workers are unreliable – Thomas Koulopoulos (DIERSEN: My Democrat co-workers in the federal government helped my Democrat superiors and supervisors in the federal government get rid of their employees who were Republican, White, male, older, and/or non-veteran.)
https://www.pressreader.com/usa/chicago-tribune/20170213/281908772895518
— Job interview red flags – Laura Garnett  (DIERSEN: The first red flag is “More certifications and degrees than actual work experience.”  When my Democrat superiors succeeded in forcing me to take their early retirement “offer” in 1997 when I was 49 years old, I had almost 18 years experience working for GAO, the last 11 years of which at the GS-13 Step 1-10 levels, currently $94,610-$122,991 and almost 9 years experience working for IRS, the last 5 1/2 years of which at the GS-12 Step 1-5 levels, currently $79,563-$90,173. But potential employers dismiss that hinting/implying/arguing/shouting that all GAO employees and that all IRS employees have always been grossly overpaid.)
https://www.pressreader.com/usa/chicago-tribune/20170213/281977492372254

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps promote abortion big time.
http://chicago.suntimes.com/opinion/editorial-in-trump-era-keep-abortion-safe-and-legal-in-illinois/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps promote LGBTQ activity big time.
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/museum-of-surgery-to-feature-sex-reassignment-exhibit/
— Job skills and opportunities deter violence – Laura Washington  (DIERSEN: What jobs have you had that could/should have been given to minorities, to females, to younger people, and/or to veterans?  According to my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes, all the jobs that I had could/should have been given to minorities, to females, to younger people, and/or to veterans.  During the 1960s, I did yard work, delivered newspapers, washed dishes, cleaned golf shoes, chipped slag, pumped gasoline, and delivered mail.  During the 1970s, I worked on an automobile assemble line, worked as a security guard, sold tires, automotive services, and major appliances, and collected delinquent taxes.  During the 1980s and 1990s, I audited federal agencies.)
http://chicago.suntimes.com/opinion/laura-washington-2/

 

DAILY HERALD
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD WITH COLOR PHOTO OF TOBY KEITH: DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps demonize, denigrate, and condemn Toby Keith and his fans.
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20170213/news/170219666/
— FRONT PAGE: What the numbers reveal about suburban commutes – Marni Pyke
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20170213/news/170219665/

 

CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Trump approval rating at new low.”
http://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/gallup-poll-trump-approval-rating-at-new-low/655336564

 

QUAD CITY TIMES
— S&P laid blame at Rauner’s feet – Rich Miller (DIERSEN: Who lays blame at your feet?  My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes lay blame at my feet for all of their problems, for all of your problems, for all of my problems, and for all of everyone’s problems. But wait, I am just the lowly GOPUSA Illinois Editor and a lowly Republican Precinct Committeeman.  I am not an officer of any township, ward, or county Republican party organization.  I am not an Illinois Republican Party (IRP) State Central Committee member.  I am not an officer of the IRP and I am not the IRP National Committeeman.  Further, I am not an elected or appointed Republican official at the municipal, township, ward, county, state, or federal level.)
http://qctimes.com/news/opinion/editorial/columnists/guest/miller-s-p-laid-blame-at-rauner-s-feet/article_984bcb06-4bce-5a5b-b48a-b4e2c864d430.html

 

WSIL TV
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps side with Iraq against America.
http://www.wsiltv.com/story/34487025/trump-moves-spark-iraqi-anger-calls-against-future-alliance

 

JACKSONVILLE JOURNAL COURIER
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps glorify and praise Mexico and its citizens.
http://myjournalcourier.com/news/105718/melting-spot-policies-strain-ties-binding-a-mexican-village-to-illinois

 

SAUK VALLEY
— With no budget deal soon, huge tax hikes on horizon  Not dealing with governor puts Dems on risky course – Rich Miller
http://www.saukvalley.com/2017/02/11/springfield-spotlight-with-no-budget-deal-soon-huge-tax-hikes-on-horizon/cm2wus1/

 

WHEATON RECORD
— Keeping Kosher: Jesus and Judaism at Wheaton College – Esther Kao  (DIERSEN: Anti-Trumps want Jews to side with Muslims against Christians.)
http://www.wheatonrecord.com/features/keeping-kosher-jesus-judaism-wheaton/

 

CHICAGO NOW
— Will Gov. Rauner Carpe Diem in this Wednesday’s Budget Speech by proposing real reforms, spending cuts and new revenue? – Jeff Berkowitz
http://www.chicagonow.com/public-affairs-with-jeff-berkowitz/2017/02/will-gov-rauner-carpe-diem-in-this-wednesdays-budget-speech-by-proposing-real-reforms-spending-cuts-and-new-revenue/

 

SANGAMON SUN
— State GOP: Madigan’s democracy talk ‘doublespeak’ for dictatorship – Carol Ostrow
http://sangamonsun.com/stories/511057577-state-gop-madigan-s-democracy-talk-doublespeak-for-dictatorship

 

WILL COUNTY GAZETTE
— Naperville trustee Santucci gears up for re-election – Carol Ostrow
http://willcountygazette.com/stories/511080797-naperville-trustee-santucci-gears-up-for-re-election

 

DUPAGE POLICY JOURNAL
— Ramey takes team approach in GOP bid for Wayne Township supervisor – Carol Ostrow
http://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/511081334-ramey-takes-team-approach-in-gop-bid-for-wayne-township-supervisor
— Manna vies for Winfield trustee spot – Carol Ostrow
http://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/511079358-manna-vies-for-winfield-trustee-spot
— Tornga runs on efficiency for Winfield supervisor – Carol Ostrow
http://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/511081342-tornga-runs-on-efficiency-for-winfield-supervisor

 

DAILY ILLINI
— Across the state, student body presidents compel legislature to end budget impasse – Gillian Dunlop (DIERSEN: “End budget impasse” is code for making Republicans pay higher taxes.  What percent of “student body presidents” are anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors?)
http://dailyillini.com/news/2017/02/13/across-state-student-body-presidents-compel-legislature-end-budget-impasse/

 

ILLINOIS FAMILY INSTITUTE
— Should Public School Teachers Participate in World Hijab Day (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats make it clear that they are anti-Christian and pro-Muslim.)
https://illinoisfamily.org/education/public-school-teachers-participate-world-hijab-day/

 

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— ROSKAM GIVES A TAX REFORM UPDATE ON VARNEY & CO.
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2017/02/roskam-gives-a-tax-reform-update-on-varney-co.html
— HULTGREN NAMED CO-CHAIR OF HOUSE VALUES ACTION TEAM
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2017/02/hultgren-named-co-chair-of-house-values-action-team.html
— THORNER: GORSUCH REMARKS RAISE CONCERNS ABOUT ‘JUDICIAL SUPREMACY’
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2017/02/thorner-gorsuch-remarks-raise-concerns-about-judicial-supremacy.html

 

PUBLIUS FORUM
— Replace White Working Class With Mexican Immigrants, Says ‘Weekly Standard’ Editor Bill Kristol – Warner Todd Huston  (DIERSEN: Anti-Trumps want replace more than just the White working class with Mexicans, they want to replace everyone in America with citizens of foreign countries. Anti-Trumps are anti-America and anti-Americans.)
http://www.publiusforum.com/2017/02/12/replace-white-working-class-mexican-immigrants-says-weekly-standard-editor-bill-kristol/

 

FOX NEWS
— Singer Joy Villa wears Trump dress to the Grammys
http://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/2017/02/13/singer-joy-villa-wears-trump-dress-to-grammys.html

 

GOPUSA
— Assad: Some of the refugees are ‘terrorists’
http://www.gopusa.com/assad-some-of-the-refugees-are-terrorists/

 

FREEDOM’S JOURNAL
— AMERICA AS A HOUSE DIVIDED – Ben Kinchlow  (DIERSEN: Democrats focus on dividing those who are anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-draft avoiders, anti-German Americans, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors AGAINST THOSE WHO ARE Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://freedomsjournalinstitute.org/latest-news/opinion/america-as-a-house-divided/

 

CHRISTIAN TIMES
— Illinois pregnancy centers sue governor over law requiring them to promote abortions – Jardine Malado
http://www.christiantimes.com/article/illinois-pregnancy-centers-sue-governor-over-law-requiring-them-to-promote-abortions/71192.htm

 

CHRISTIAN MEDIA MAGAZINE
— 5 Encouraging Tips for Christians Working in Media  (DIERSEN: My critics/opponent DO NOT WANT YOU TO BE INFORMED.)
http://christianmediamagazine.com/5-tips-for-christians-working-in-media/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Be informed  In every way, shape and form just be informed. Read constantly and take in all kinds of information. Watch the news, local and otherwise. The more information you can take in can influence how you communicate with the world. If you are writing about a certain topic, you do your research. But why stop there? Strike up a conversation with your coworkers and get their opinions and views on different subjects. God teaches us to be in the world, so be in the world. Learn and listen to everything so you can properly communicate with others.)

 

BREITBART
— California Dems Want Forced Savings; Republican Congress Resists  (DIERSEN: Federal employees in the Civil Service Retirement System are “forced” to contribute 7% of their salary into it.)
http://www.breitbart.com/california/2017/02/13/californias-obamacare-styled-forced-retirement-savings-program-in-jeopardy/

 

THE BLAZE
— Liberals pressure music festival to cut Toby Keith because he sang at Trump’s inauguration – Chris Enloe  (DIERSEN: Since 2000, RINOs have pressured the Milton Township Republican Central Committee, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, Illinois Republican Party, TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce, Illinois Center Right Coalition, American Association of Political Consultants, etc. to drop me because I support Pat O’Malley instead of Jim Ryan in the 2002 Republican gubernatorial primary.)
http://www.theblaze.com/news/2017/02/12/liberals-pressure-music-festival-to-cut-toby-keith-because-he-sang-at-trumps-inauguration/

 

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— 5 up-and-coming GOP governors to watch – W. JAMES ANTLE III  (DIERSEN: When were you “up-and-coming?” I was an up-and-coming IRS employee 1971-1974. In those 3 years, I went from GS-7 (currently $44,853) to GS-12 (currently $79,563).  But then, my Democrat superiors succeeded in getting rid of the IRS manager who had promoted me in 1972, 1973, and 1974. It was all downhill from there.  I was somewhat of an up-and-coming GAO employee 1986-1988.  In those 3 years, I got assigned to audits of IRS’s Criminal Investigation Division and promoted to GS-13 (currently $94,610).  But then, my Democrat superiors succeeded in getting rid of the GAO manager who had hired me, who had gotten me assigned to audits of IRS, and who had promoted me to GS-13. It was all downhill from there.)
http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/5-up-and-coming-gop-governors-to-watch/article/2614392

 

ROLL CALL
— ‘Gang of Eight’ Revival Unlikely on Immigration Overhaul – DEAN DeCHIARO AND BRIDGET BOWMAN
http://www.rollcall.com/news/policy/gang-eight-revival-unlikely-immigration-overhaul

 

POLITICO
— VERY SAD: States find new ways to troll Trump  Lawmakers are getting creative in their attempts to mock, challenge and repudiate the president. – NATASHA KORECKI
http://www.politico.com/story/2017/02/state-legislators-trump-trolling-234919

 

HUFFINGTON POST
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “In contrast to the exit poll, official election results in Illinois show Latino turnout was up and vote for Trump was down.”  How many of the illegals in Illinois voted for Clinton?  How many illegals are in your precinct, in your municipality, in your township/ward, in your county, and in Illinois?)
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/in-contrast-to-the-exit-poll-official-election-results_us_589ca858e4b0985224db5e6e

 

AOL NEWS
— Survey: Nearly half of Trump voters support a white history month  (DIERSEN: To be accepted by the Democrats, you not only have to be anti-White, you have to be anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders, and anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.aol.com/article/news/2017/02/12/survey-nearly-half-of-trump-voters-support-a-white-history-mont/21712381/

 

NBC NEWS
— Widespread Anti-Trump Protests Take Place Across Mexico – MARIANA ATENCIO  (DIERSEN: Anti-Trumps side with Mexico against America.)
http://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/wide-spread-anti-trump-protests-take-place-across-mexico-n719996

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— Canada’s Conservatives Seek a Champion, and Redemption- IAN AUSTEN  (DIERSEN: Who is the champion of the conservatives in your municipality, in your township/ward, in your county, and in Illinois?  Who is the champion of conservatives in Wheaton, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois?)
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/02/12/world/canada/canada-conservative-candidates.html
— All Joking Aside, Here’s How Sean Spicer Is Shaking Up the White House Press Briefing – LARRY BUCHANAN and KAREN YOURISH (DIERSEN: Since 2005, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have viciously used what happened with GOPUSA, Talon News, and Jeff Gannon (SEE: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Talon_News) against me.  They paint me as being a clone of Jeff Gannon.)
https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2017/02/11/us/politics/sean-spicer-white-house-press-briefing.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The 49 seats in the photo above (and chart below) have been assigned by the independent White House Correspondents’ Association since 1981, largely because administrations of both parties wanted to avoid the appearance of favoritism. The briefings in the first few weeks of the Trump administration have been packed, with many reporters who do not have assigned seats standing in the aisles or sitting in empty chairs. In the past, White House press secretaries tended to prioritize the reporters sitting in the first two rows. They would give the first question to The Associated Press (after decades of starting with Helen Thomas, long known as the dean of the White House press corps). Then it was on to the major networks, newspapers and other wire services. Mr. Spicer has bypassed this convention. As he goes around the room, Mr. Spicer typically calls on media organizations outside the mainstream before getting to more traditional news outlets.)
— For Religious Conservatives, Success and Access at the Trump White House – JEREMY W. PETERS  (DIERSEN: Many believe that Bush viewed religious conservatives as being his useful idiots.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/02/13/us/politics/trump-religious-conservatives.html
— For Democrats, Being Out of Power Has Its Perks – EMMARIE HUETTEMAN  (DIERSEN: For me, my no longer being the TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairman, a Wheaton Chamber of Commerce Government Affairs Committee member, the Milton Township Republican Central Committee webmaster, an Illinois Center Right Coalition Steering Committee member, an American Association of Political Consultants Midwest chapter board member, a GAO employee, etc. has its perks.  I now have less or no interaction with my nasty/troubled/failed/vicious critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes in the aforesaid organizations.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/02/12/us/politics/democrats-relish-shifting-responsibility.html

 

WASHINGTON POST
— Cummings counters Chaffetz on federal workforce – Joe Davidson
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/powerpost/wp/2017/02/13/cummings-counters-chaffetz-on-federal-workforce/

 

USA TODAY
— FRONT PAGE WITH COLOR PHOTO OF MAJOR GENERAL SNOW: Army to spend $300 million on bonuses and ads to get 6,000 more recruits – Tom Vanden Brook (DIERSEN: Democrats run the military.  Democrats are anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.)
http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2017/02/12/army-spend-300-million-bonuses-and-ads-get-6000-more-recruits/97757094/
— European (ANTI-TRUMPS) break the law to smuggle in migrants – Nikolia Apostolou
http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2017/02/09/greece-refugees-europeans/97093410/

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps promote anti-Trump candidates.
https://www.wsj.com/articles/mexican-presidential-candidate-wins-support-with-trump-stance-1486900805
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps oppose harsh punishment for voter fraud.
https://www.wsj.com/articles/voter-fraud-and-punishment-1486940940
— The Biggest Surprises in Retirement  We asked readers to tell us about the things they didn’t anticipate when they stopped working. They had plenty to say. – GLENN RUFFENACH
https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-biggest-surprises-in-retirement-1486955341
— Great Movies to Watch About Retirement  These films give viewers an inspiring message for later life
https://www.wsj.com/articles/great-movies-to-watch-about-retirement-1486738810

 

FORBES
— Artists Urge Americans To ‘Resist’ Trump At Grammys – Brett Edkins (DIERSEN: Who urges individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries to resist you?  The following urge everyone and everything to resist my GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails: those who a) reject planks in the Republican Party platform and work against those like me who support those planks, b) reject planks in the Illinois Republican Party platform and work against those like me who support those planks, c) reject the Milton Township Republican Central Committee resolution against video gambling and work against those like me who support that resolution, d) focus on destroying those like me who they cannot manipulate/dominate, e) were defendants in lawsuits that I have filed, f) are operatives for the aforesaid, and/or g) are dupes for the aforesaid and those who are anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.)
http://www.forbes.com/sites/brettedkins/2017/02/13/artists-urge-americans-to-resist-trump-at-grammys/#4162b57b4f08

 

NEW YORK MAGAZINE
— Will Trump Stand by Michael Flynn? – Chas Danner  (DIERSEN: Who stands by you?  My critics/opponents have lots of religious, government, political., and/or financial clout in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois.  They have made it very clear that they have and that they will use their clout to viciously destroy any individual, any organization, any company, and any government that stands by me.)
http://nymag.com/daily/intelligencer/2017/02/will-trump-stand-by-michael-flynn.html

 

CORNELL DAILY SUN
— Why Affirmative Action is Necessary – Narayan Reddy  (DIERSEN: Democrats and RINOs use Affirmative Action, Diversity, and Inclusion to get rid of those who are Republican, White, male, and/or older.)
http://cornellsun.com/2017/02/12/reddy-why-affirmative-action-is-necessary/

 

RASMUSSEN REPORTS
— Many Voters Are Unsure Who Soros, Koch Brothers Are  (DIERSEN: If you read GOPUSA and GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails, you know who Soros and the Koch brothers are.  My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes do not want anyone to read GOPUSA or GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails.)
http://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/general_politics/february_2017/many_voters_are_unsure_who_soros_koch_brothers_are

February 11 Morning Edition

FOX NEWS CHICAGO
— Rauner opposed to Trump sending in National Guard into Chicago – Mike Flannery
http://www.fox32chicago.com/news/local/235146405-story

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Rauner’s Chicago violence plan — more state police – Michael Sneed
http://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/sneed-exclusive-rauners-chicago-violence-plan-more-state-police/
— Civic Federation plan mirrors some of Senate ‘grand bargain’ – Tina Sfondeles
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/civic-federation-plan-mirrors-some-of-senate-grand-bargain/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Trump says “Why ISIS and Iran’s mullahs love Trump.”
http://chicago.suntimes.com/opinion/lyons-why-isis-and-irans-mullahs-love-trump/

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps crow that “Swarming crowds and hostile questions are the new normal at GOP town halls.”
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/politics/ct-gop-town-halls-20170210-story.html
— Partisan fears emerge as DuPage County election commission merger moves forward – Gary Gibula
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/naperville-sun/ct-nvs-election-commission-merger-opposition-st-0212-20170210-story.html
— Illinois has the wrong legislature – Editorial
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/editorials/ct-illinois-budget-cullerton-radogno-rauner-madigan-edit-0212-20170210-story.html
— Plans for intermodal terminal in Crete draw a crowd – Mike Nolan
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/daily-southtown/news/ct-sta-crete-intermodal-st-0212-20170210-story.html
— Kellyanne Conway expands White House influence by hiring her own chief of staff – Philip Rucker, Ashley Parker
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/politics/ct-kellyanne-conway-hires-chief-of-staff-20170210-story.html
— Elect Lake County Board chair sooner than later – Editorial
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/lake-county-news-sun/opinion/ct-lns-editorial-county-board-chair-st-0211-20170210-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps crow that “Roughly 1/4 of refugees in Aurora from countries targeted by Trump ban.”
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/aurora-beacon-news/news/ct-abn-aurora-refugee-st-0212-20170210-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps crow that “evangelical leaders” talk and act like they are operatives or dupes for the Democrat Party.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/naperville-sun/ct-nvs-refugee-st-0210-20170210-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps promote Islam.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/naperville-sun/ct-nvs-coffee-cake-islam-naperville-st-0212-20170210-story.html
— Don’t look for a political message in Ribfest lineup – Editorial  (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps show that they are full of hate.  Anti-Trumps are anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/naperville-sun/ct-nvs-editorial-ribfest-trump-st-0212-20170210-story.html
— Support Naperville Township Team for Lower Taxes slate – Roy Ozols, Naperville
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/aurora-beacon-news/opinion/ct-abn-voice-letters-opinion-st-0212-20170210-story.html
— Trump says he’s considering writing ‘brand new’ executive order on immigration – Matt Zapotosky, Philip Rucker, Rachel Weiner
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/politics/ct-trump-immigration-order-rewrite-20170210-story.html
— ‘Targeted’ immigration operations in Chicago are ‘routine,’ not part of Trump crackdown: officials
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/ct-immigration-officials-national-enforcement-operation-is-routine-not-part-of-trump-crackdown-20170210-story.html
— Mexican mayors visiting Chicago send defiant message to Trump – Robert Channick (DIERSEN: Constructively, Mexico has always been at war against America.  Mexico’s acts of war include a) sending many millions of its citizens into America illegally, b) keeping many millions of its citizens in America illegally, and c) sending many mountains of illegal drugs into America illegally.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/ct-mayor-mexico-city-chicago-trade-immigration-0211-biz-20170209-story.html

 

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Having a plan beats no plan, Illinois – RICH MILLER
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20170210/OPINION/170219976/having-a-plan-beats-no-plan-illinois

 

PEORIA JOURNAL STAR
— Governor candidate Chris Kennedy slams Bruce Rauner, talks up Peoria’s potential – Chris Kaergard
http://www.pjstar.com/news/20170210/governor-candidate-chris-kennedy-slams-bruce-rauner-talks-up-peorias-potential

 

QUINCY HERALD WHIG
— Trump’s Florida estate stirs protests, spurs ethics debate – AP
http://www.whig.com/article/20170211/AP/302119923#

 

BELLEVILLE NEWS DEMOCRAT
— Illinois lawmakers pitch automatic voter registration again – AP  (DIERSEN: What percent of illegals use “automatic voter registration?”)
http://www.bnd.com/latest-news/article132037509.html

 

BLOOMINGTON PANTAGRAPH
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Steve Vogel says “What Rauner could, should say next week.”
http://www.pantagraph.com/news/opinion/columns/vogel-what-rauner-could-should-say-next-week/article_3c5bfa75-c7b1-5738-91af-3268388363dd.html

 

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— More cameras, police will watch downtown bar crowd this weekend – Mary Hansen (DIERSEN: How problematic is the “bar crowd” in your municipality?  Virtually all my critics/opponents, their operatives, and dupes are heavy drinkers or want to be heavy drinkers.)
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20170210/more-cameras-police-will-watch-downtown-bar-crowd-this-weekend
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The stepped-up patrol is in response to recent fights near late-night bars. “Hopefully, it’ll serve as a deterrent to any devious behavior and capture any issues there might be,” said Chief Kenny Winslow. The bars came under scrutiny after a video of a fight New Year’s Eve surfaced on social media and was aired on local television news. Police also reported a stabbing that took place downtown in the early morning hours last weekend. Bar owners, police and city officials have been discussing ways to address the issues, including adding more patrol officers and upgrading the city’s surveillance camera system.)

 

FOX ILLINOIS
— Springfield Welcomes 61 New U.S. Citizens – Matthew Witkos  (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats shout at new U.S. citizens that Republicans have caused all the problems that new U.S. citizens have had, that Republicans are causing all the problems that new U.S. are having, and that Republicans will forever cause all the problems that new U.S. citizens will have.)
http://foxillinois.com/news/local/springfield-welcomes-61-new-us-citizens-02-11-2017

 

WQAD
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Rauners promote Kennedy.
http://wqad.com/2017/02/10/chris-kennedy-says-hes-ready-to-take-on-rauner-in-illinois-governors-race/

 

QUAD CITIES ONLINE
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Rauners promote Kennedy.
http://www.qconline.com/news/local/governor-candidate-kennedy-blasts-rauner/article_a4262ff9-0abb-5eef-a310-172a62db9f0a.html

 

PEORIA PUBLIC RADIO
— Rauner Brings in Mediator to Help Strike a Deal – TONY ARNOLD
http://peoriapublicradio.org/post/rauner-brings-mediator-help-strike-deal#stream/0

 

JOURNAL TOPICS
— Roskam Responds To Critics Who Claim He Dodges Town Halls  Next Campaign ‘Tele-Town Hall’ Feb. 13; ‘All Are Welcome’ – TOM ROBB
http://www.journal-topics.com/news/article_4faf480e-efd2-11e6-a502-db8f62d0c329.html

 

SOUTHEAST ILLINOIS NEWS
— BGA: Elected leaders averse to watchdog group oversight  (DIERSEN: I worked for GAO 1980-1997, the last 11 years of which at the GS-13 level, currently $94,610-$122,991.)
http://seillinoisnews.com/stories/511081396-bga-elected-leaders-averse-to-watchdog-group-oversight

 

ILLINOIS FAMILY ACTION
— Will Illinois Republican Politicians Lead or Raise Taxes? – John Biver
https://illinoisfamilyaction.org/2017/02/will-illinois-republican-politicians-lead-or-raise-taxes/

 

DAILY CALLER
— There Are Still 117 Court Vacancies To Be Filled By Trump – GAGE COHEN
http://dailycaller.com/2017/02/10/there-are-still-117-court-vacancies-to-be-filled-by-trump/

 

WORLD NET DAILY
— TEACHER: ‘THE ONLY GOOD TRUMP SUPPORTER IS A DEAD TRUMP SUPPORTER’  Facebook post: ‘Not until the 1st shot is fired will the recovery begin’ (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps show that they are full of hate.  Anti-Trumps are anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.)
http://www.wnd.com/2017/02/teacher-the-only-good-trump-supporter-is-a-dead-trump-supporter/

 

JP MEDIA
— He’s Back: Bob Creamer Community Organizing Angry Protests in Illinois – DEBRA HEINE
https://pjmedia.com/trending/2017/02/10/hes-back-bob-creamer-community-organizing-angry-protests-in-illinois/

 

NEWS BUSTERS
— Networks Swoon Over GOP ‘Feeling the Wrath’ of Liberal Town Hall Protesters – Curtis Houck
https://www.newsbusters.org/blogs/nb/curtis-houck/2017/02/10/networks-swoon-over-gop-feeling-wrath-liberal-town-hall-protesters

 

AMERICAN THINKER
— A Federalist Solution to the Federal Bureaucracy – Fred Gentry  (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always promoted patronage. Because I have always been a Republican, were it not for federal civil service protections, a) the Post Office would NOT have hired me in 1966 or let me work there for almost 3 years, b) IRS would NOT have hired me in 1971 or let me work there for almost 9 years, c) IRS would NOT have promoted me in 1972, 1973, or 1974, d) GAO would NOT have hired me in 1980 or let me work there for almost 18 years, and d) GAO would NOT have promoted me in 1986.)
http://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2017/02/a_federalist_solution_to_the_federal_bureaucracy.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The federal bureaucracy was created by Congress and is managed by the executive branch. The structure of the bureaucracy was intended to make it difficult for employees to be fired for political reasons. The Civil Service is comprised for the most part of men and women who perform their daily duties admirably and with distinction. Sadly, the result of Obama’s politicized and weaponized bureaucracy has been a fundamental lack of trust in government by average citizens. The very worst federal employees are shielded from the consequences of their incompetence, indolence, and outright corruption by recalcitrant administrators and union lawyers. Personal accountability appears to have taken a permanent vacation. Indeed, the power of the civil service grows every time an unfireable federal employee thumbs his nose at the rules that govern the private sector. Throughout history no attempt by any president to rein in this bureaucracy has been able to do more than slow its growth; simply put, there is no elected official in Washington DC capable of bringing Leviathan to heel.)

 

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— ‘Bring your rump’ to Chicago, Bobby Rush tells Trump – ANNA GIARITELLI (DIERSEN: It may come out that Rush succeeded in getting my Democrat GAO superiors to force me to retire in 1997 when I was 49 years old so that my Black Democrat subordinate could have my job and have my preferred corner office.  Jim Thompson, Jim Edgar, and their supporters would have no problem with that because they all promote patronage.  SEE:
http://www.nytimes.com/1996/03/13/us/seeking-return-to-ways-of-patronage-in-politics.html)
http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/bring-your-rump-to-chicago-bobby-rush-tells-trump/article/2614569
— Democrats skeptical over Trump review of ‘Gang of Eight’ immigration – AL WEAVER
http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/democrats-skeptical-over-trump-review-of-gang-of-eight-immigration/article/2614489
— Federal agencies weigh how to satisfy Trump’s demand for ‘extreme vetting’ – GABBY MORRONGIELLO
http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/federal-agencies-weigh-how-to-satisfy-trumps-demand-for-extreme-vetting/article/2614404

 

THE HILL
— Trump: I won’t allow immigration to be ‘turned against us’ – MARK HENSCH  (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps side with foreign countries and with their citizens AGAINST America and AGAINST its citizens.)
http://thehill.com/homenews/administration/319064-trump-immigration-cant-be-turned-against-us
— Trump line of home items removed from Kmart, Sears – BROOKE SEIPEL  (DIERSEN: How soon, if not already, will anti-Trump individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries post signs that not only say that members of the following groups are NOT WANTED, but that they should GO TO HELL: Trump supporters, Protestants, conservatives, Republicans, Americans, Whites, males, older people, rich people, gun owners, German Americans, draft avoiders, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time?)
http://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/news/319068-trump-line-of-home-items-removed-from-k-mart-sears-report
— Trump taunts Dems for letting ‘Pocahontas’ Warren become ‘face of your party’ – BROOKE SEIPEL (DIERSEN: In your precinct, your Republican Precinct Committeeman/Captain is the face of the Republican Party.  In your township/ward, the officers of your Republican township/ward party organization are the face of the Republican Party.  In your county, the officers of your Republican county party organization are the face of the Republican Party. In your congressional district, your Illinois Republican Party (IRP) State Central Committee member is the face of the Republican Party. In Illinois, the IRP officers are the face of the Republican Party.  The aforesaid are obligated a) to defend and advance the IRP platform and b) to help elect candidates who can and will defend and advance the IRP platform.)
http://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/news/319060-trump-taunts-dems-for-letting-pocahontas-warren-become-face-of

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— Reports of Raids Have (ILLEGALS) Bracing for Enforcement Surge – NICHOLAS KULISH, CAITLIN DICKERSON and LIZ ROBBINS
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/02/10/us/immigration-raids-enforcement.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps crow at their success in filling Republican events with anti-Trumps.
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/02/10/opinion/help-my-constituents-are-after-me.html
— Shopping Becomes a Political Act in the Trump Era – JULIE CRESWELL and RACHEL ABRAMSF  (DIERSEN: How soon, if not already, will anti-Trump individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries post signs that say not only that members of the following groups are NOT WANTED, but that they should GO TO HELL: Trump supporters, Protestants, conservatives, Republicans, Americans, Whites, males, older people, rich people, gun owners, German Americans, draft avoiders, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time?)
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/02/10/business/nordstrom-trump.html
— Campus Politics in the Age of Trump – Brittany Bronson  (DIERSEN: How soon, if not already, will anti-Trump colleges post signs that not only say that members of the following groups are NOT WANTED, but that they should GO TO HELL: Trump supporters, Protestants, conservatives, Republicans, Americans, Whites, males, older people, rich people, gun owners, German Americans, draft avoiders, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time?)
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/02/10/opinion/campus-politics-in-the-age-of-trump.html
— African Nations Increasingly Silence Internet to Stem Protests – DIONNE SEARCEY and FRANCOIS ESSOMBA  (DIERSEN: Who wants to silence you?  Those who want to silence me are anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors and/or they a) reject planks in the Republican Party platform and work against those like me who support those planks, b) reject planks in the Illinois Republican Party platform and work against those like me who support those planks, c) reject the Milton Township Republican Central Committee resolution against video gambling and work against those like me who support that resolution, d) focus on destroying those like me who they cannot manipulate/dominate, e) were defendants in lawsuits that I have filed, f) are operatives for the aforesaid, and/or g) are dupes for the aforesaid.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/02/10/world/africa/african-nations-increasingly-silence-internet-to-stem-protests.html
— Illegal Voting Gets Texas Woman 8 Years in Prison, and Certain Deportation – MICHAEL WINES
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/02/10/us/illegal-voting-gets-texas-woman-8-years-in-prison-and-certain-deportation.html

 

WASHINGTON POST
— Conservative evangelicals leaders join letter denouncing Trump’s order on refugees – Sarah Pulliam Bailey  (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, “religious leaders” talk and act like they are operatives or dupes for the Democrat Party.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/acts-of-faith/wp/2017/02/08/conservative-evangelicals-join-letter-denouncing-trumps-order-on-refugees/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Rauners promote Kennedy.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-fix/wp/2017/02/10/a-kennedy-is-running-for-governor-in-illinois-does-that-mean-the-kennedys-are-back/

 

LOS ANGELES TIMES
— Trump has been sued more than 60 times since becoming president: A partial survey – Matt Pearce  (DIERSEN: Have you filed lawsuits?  I have.  You should know that with only the rarest of exceptions, defendants in lawsuits spend the rest of their lives trying to destroy those who sued them.  I should write a book about the individuals, companies, and governments that I have sued and their continuing efforts to destroy me.  They would love it.)
http://www.latimes.com/nation/la-na-trump-lawsuits-20170210-story.html

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps crow at their success in filling town hall meetings with anti-Trumps.
https://www.wsj.com/articles/angry-crowds-rule-at-republicans-town-halls-1486716269
— Mexicans Vow to Fight Trump by Jamming U.S. Courts  Group says it will urge compatriots targeted for extradition to fight in court; government allocates funds – JOSÉ DE CÓRDOBA and SANTIAGO PEREZ  (DIERSEN: Constructively, Mexico has always been at war against America.  Mexico’s acts of war include a) sending many millions of its citizens into America illegally, b) keeping many millions of its citizens in America illegally, and c) sending many mountains of illegal drugs into America illegally.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/mexicans-vow-to-fight-trump-by-jamming-u-s-courts-1486768500

 

NEW YORK POST
— Trump calls US legal system ‘broken’ and ‘dangerous’ – Kathianne Boniello  (DIERSEN: What about summary judgment abuse in civil lawsuits, that is, what about Seventh Amendment abuse in civil lawsuits?  From what I see, most if not virtually all plaintiffs in civil lawsuits are improperly denied their Seventh Amendment right to a jury trial.)
http://nypost.com/2017/02/11/trump-calls-us-legal-system-broken-and-dangerous/

 

WDAZ
– (ILLEGAL) Immigrants cross border to Canada following Trump’s travel ban – Scott Cook
http://www.wdaz.com/news/north-dakota/4216332-immigrants-cross-border-canada-following-trumps-travel-ban

 

THE NEW YORKER
— FOOTBALL AND POLITICS – Samuel G. Freedman
http://www.newyorker.com/culture/culture-desk/football-and-politics

 

THE ATLANTIC
— Red State, Blue City  The United States is coming to resemble two countries, one rural and one urban. What happens when they go to war? – Stephan Schmitz  (DIERSEN: What do you say to those who hate Protestants, hate conservatives, an/or hate Republicans, but who hypocritically move into or hypocritically stay in Protestant, conservative, and/or Republican areas to hypocritically take advantage of the prosperity and safety that Protestants, conservatives, and/or Republicans have created?)
https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2017/03/red-state-blue-city/513857/
— Can Megyn Kelly Escape Her Past?  Fox News’s former star has downplayed her full role in an ugly election. – CAITLIN FLANAGAN
https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2017/03/can-megyn-kelly-escape-her-past/513842/

 

GOVERNMENT EXECUTIVE
— White House Floats Federal Employee Pay Reform, Privatization in Name of Innovation – Eric Katz Februar  (DIERSEN: I worked for the federal government for almost 30 years. My critics/opponents have always viciously demonized me, viciously denigrated me, and viciously condemned me as being overpaid. In my defense, I earned a) a job-related bachelor’s degree when I was 21 and job-related master’s degrees when I was 27, 31, and 48, b) job-related professional certifications when I was 30, 32, 41, 45, 47, and 48, and c) a job-related professional license when I was 33. Many millions have not and will not seek a job with the federal government a) because the pay and benefits are terrible, b) because the advancement opportunities are terrible, c) because they lack required education, work experience, professional certifications, and/or professional licenses, d) because they cannot pass an employment examination, e) because they cannot pass a background investigation, f) because they cannot pass a physical examination, g) because they cannot take the demonization, denigration, and condemnation that comes with being a federal employee or federal retiree, and/or h) because they are Republican, White, male, older, and/or non-veteran and they know that the federal government discriminates against its employees who are Republican, White, male, older, and/or non-veteran.)
http://www.govexec.com/pay-benefits/2017/02/calling-government-innovation-white-house-floats-pay-reform-privatization/135341/

February 10 Morning Edition

NBC5
— Rauner Slams AG Madigan, Pushes Plan to Pay State Workers  “As you know, Attorney General Madigan is going into court asking a judge to end state employee pay,” Rauner said. “The Attorney General now believes the state should be shut down until a budget is passed. We do not agree.” – Tom Schuba
http://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/Rauner-Criticizes-Madigans-Push-to-Halt-Employee-Pay-413327693.html

 

ABC7
— 108 ARRESTED IN ILLINOIS IN SEX STING; 752 ARRESTED ACROSS US
http://abc7chicago.com/news/108-arrested-in-illinois-in-sex-sting;-752-arrested-across-us/1746351/

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— New Trier H.S. swings too far left on civil rights – Mona Charen
http://chicago.suntimes.com/opinion/mona-charen-new-trier-h-s-swings-too-far-left-on-civil-rights/
— ALL OF THE FROMT PAGE: DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps side with any individual, with any organization, with any company, with any government, and with any country that is anti-Trump.  Anti-Trumps are anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-draft avoiders, anti-German Americans, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.
http://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/sweet-court-ruling-on-travel-ban-a-civics-lesson-for-trump/
— Hollywood celebs’ textbook hypocrisy  Then let’s ask ourselves why Hollywood celebrities spend hardly any time hammering the failing schools in their own backyards. – S.E. Cupp
http://chicago.suntimes.com/opinion/s-e-cupp-hollywood-celebs-textbook-hypocrisy/

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Civic Federation calls for 40 percent hike in state income tax rate – Monique Garcia  (DIERSEN: If you ask anti-Trumps in Illinois who can and who should pay more taxes, they will say those who are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders, and those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.  The Civic Federation calls for “eliminating Illinois’ tax exemption on retirement income.”  Of course, operatives and dupes for my critics/opponents favor this because I get a $50,856 Civil Service Retirement System pension, $17,288 federal health, dental, and vision insurance subsidy, and $2,028 Social Security.  Virtually all the operatives and all the dupes for my critics/opponents are filled with envy, have severe financial, health, and/or other problems, are not earning credits toward any pension, are not receiving any pension, and/or have saved little or nothing for their retirement.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-civic-federation-tax-hike-met-story.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: A nonpartisan budget watchdog group is calling for dramatic action to get the state’s budget back on track, saying Republican Gov. Bruce Rauner and Democrats are out of easy choices and need to consider raising taxes, among other things. A five-year plan to be released Friday by the Civic Federation calls for a strict spending limit that caps growth at 1.7 percent a year, hiking the personal income tax rate from 3.75 percent to 5.25 percent, eliminating Illinois’ tax exemption on retirement income and lowering the sales tax rate from 6.25 percent to 5.5 percent but expanding it to apply to more services. The group also calls for the elimination of numerous tax breaks that benefit businesses, saying they “do not provide sufficient public value to justify their cost,” and the consolidation of local units of government. Other suggestions include borrowing billions of dollars to help pay down the state’s massive pile of unpaid bills and creating a rainy day fund to better deal with future cash crises. The sweeping agenda will be a tough sell at the Capitol, where a massive budget proposal with similar tax changes stalled in the Senate this week. But it underlines what Democrats and Republicans alike have acknowledged: The longer the budget impasse continues, the more difficult the solutions could become.)
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Failure to pivot: President Trump so far no different than impulsive campaigner.”
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/politics/ct-candidate-trump-president-trump-20170209-story.html
— AS THE DEMOCRAT PARTY’S STRANGLEHOLD ON ILLINOIS TIGHTENS: Illinois lags in new study that ranks states by residents’ well-being – Robert Channick
http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/ct-illinois-lags-resident-well-being-0210-biz-20170209-story.html
— While politicians bicker, Illinois’ poorest schools slip further behind – Steven Fouts
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/commentary/ct-school-funding-formula-illinois-cps-perspec-0210-jm-20170209-story.html
— No, the future is not female – Heather Wilhelm  (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps promote sexism.  Anti-Trumps want women to hate men.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/commentary/ct-feminists-future-is-not-female-perspec-0210-20170209-story.html
— Northwestern students, faculty march in Evanston against immigration ban – Genevieve Bookwalter  (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, “students” and “faculty” talk and act like they mindless operatives or mindless dupes for the Democrat Party.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/evanston/news/ct-evr-northwestern-immigration-protest-tl-0209-20170209-story.html

 

DAILY HERALD
— Safe suburbs – Charles Keeshan and Susan Sarkauskas  (DIERSEN: Democrats hint/imply/argue/shout a) that people who have financial and other problems are more likely to commit crime and b) that Republicans cause all the financial and other problems that people have.  Wheaton’s relatively low crime rate is especially significant given ever-increasing efforts by Democrats to bring people into Wheaton who have financial and other problems.)
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20170210/news/170219964/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Say what you will about the winter weather, road congestion and state politics, but at least the suburbs are among the safest places in America, according to the website www.Neighborhoodscout.com. The site’s annual list of the country’s 100 safest cities (with populations of more than 25,000) includes three suburbs in the top 12 and 18 among the top 100. The highest ranking are Lake in the Hills at 7, Bartlett at 9 and Buffalo Grove at 12. Others ranking highly include Wheaton (32), Hanover Park (37), Huntley (43), Hoffman Estates (46), Arlington Heights (49) and Palatine (51). The site says it compiles its list by crunching data on criminal offenses from more 18,000 law enforcement agencies nationwide.)

 

WLS AM
— State Launches Program To Help Minority Businesses – Nick Gale  (DIERSEN: Even though Democrats run Illinois, Democrats blame Republicans for all problems that minority businesses have had, are having, and will have.)
http://www.wlsam.com/2017/02/09/state-launches-program-to-help-minority-businesses/

 

WTTW
— Republican-Led Congress Hopes for Sweeping Change – Alexandra Silets
http://chicagotonight.wttw.com/2017/02/09/republican-led-congress-hopes-sweeping-change

 

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Yes, small business owners can do something about Chicago’s violence problem – RICHARD MEYERS  (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always hinted/implied/argued/shouted a) that instead of me, the Post Office should have hired a poor Democrat, a poor minority, a poor female, and/or a poor veteran in 1966, b) that the Post Office should gotten rid of me much sooner than it did so that a poor Democrat, a poor minority, a poor female, a poor younger person, and/or a poor veteran could have my job, c) that instead of me, IRS should have hired a poor Democrat, a poor minority, a poor female, a poor younger person, and/or a poor veteran in 1971, d) that instead of me, IRS should have promoted a poor Democrat, a poor minority, a poor female, a poor younger person, and/or a poor veteran in 1972, 1973, and 1974, e) that instead of me, GAO should have hired a poor Democrat, a poor minority, a poor female, a poor younger person, and/or a poor veteran in 1980, f) that instead of me, GAO should have promoted a poor Democrat, a poor minority, a poor female, a poor younger person, and/or a poor veteran in 1986, and g) that GAO should gotten rid of me much sooner than it did so that a poor Democrat, a poor minority, a poor female, a poor younger person, and/or a poor veteran could have my job and my preferred corner office.)
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20170210/OPINION/170219998
(FROM THE ARTICLE: RECONSIDER YOUR HIRING FRAMEWORK  Small businesses are collectively the largest employer in the Chicago market, yet there is one often overlooked area where they can make a difference: hiring. Here, it is worthwhile to pay attention to the facts, as they differ from intuition. According to a 2015 report from the mayor’s office, once a youth in our city has been detained by the Department of Juvenile Justice, there is an 80 percent chance he or she will return to custody within three years. Understandably, small business owners already face enough challenges in trying to succeed, so they therefore can’t take big risks on employees. But, the data shows, hiring former offenders is not the risk many think it is. The American Job Center network, established by the US Department of Labor and the Department of Education, identifies formerly incarcerated youth who are ready to work, have been prescreened, and have received skill and educational assessments, as well as job readiness, soft skills, and vocational training. By giving former offenders employment opportunities, small businesses can offer them a much better alternative to returning to crime. And according to a study by Florida State University, access to steady jobs can substantially reduce recidivism outcomes. Numerous Fortune 500 corporations, including Apple, AT&T, General Electric, and Kmart, and even the U.S. military, have already paved the way and are hiring these individuals who consistently face significant barriers to employment. Now is the time for small business owners to consider this framework as well.)

 

CHAMPAIGN/URBANA NEWS GAZETTE
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Illinois Democrats promote abortion.
http://www.news-gazette.com/news/state/2017-02-09/illinois-house-panel-backs-abortion-protection.html

 

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Gov. Rauner saddened by, but understands Caterpillar move – Nick Vlahos
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20170209/gov-rauner-saddened-by-but-understands-caterpillar-move
— Springfield officials repealing anti-panhandling ordinance – Mary Hansen (DIERSEN: How many panhandlers will the Democrats send into your county, into your township/ward, into your municipality, and into your precinct?)
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20170209/springfield-officials-repealing-anti-panhandling-ordinance

 

PEORIA PUBLIC RADIO
— State Legislators: Rauner Should Propose School Funding Plan – AP  (DIERSEN: Democrats always want Republicans to pay more taxes.)
http://peoriapublicradio.org/post/state-legislators-rauner-should-propose-school-funding-plan#stream/0

 

CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD
— Travel ban remains sticking point in Trump calls with U.S. allies – KEVIN LIPTAK (DIERSEN: To some extent, all foreign countries want America to be the “dumping ground” for all the people in the world who have problems.)
http://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/travel-ban-remains-sticking-point-in-trump-calls-with-us-allies/654321465

 

WSIL TV
— Trump calls ruling on travel ban a ‘political decision’ – AP
http://www.wsiltv.com/story/34471593/trump-calls-ruling-on-travel-ban-a-political-decision
— Iranians celebrate 1979 revolution with rallies – AP (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats a) glorify and praise foreign countries and their citizens and b) demonize, denigrate, and condemn America and its citizens as being racists, sexists, bigots, and even worse things.)
http://www.wsiltv.com/story/34473101/iranians-celebrate-1979-revolution-with-rallies

 

WAND TV
— Iranians celebrate 1979 revolution with rallies (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats a) glorify and praise foreign countries and their citizens and b) demonize, denigrate, and condemn America and its citizens as being racists, sexists, bigots, and even worse things.)
http://www.wandtv.com/story/34473101/iranians-celebrate-1979-revolution-with-rallies

 

HERALD & REVIEW
— Lawmakers, keep ‘Fight for $15’ going  (DIERSEN: If they win that fight, will they fight for a) $25 for jobs that require a high school diploma, b) $35 for jobs that a require a bachelor’s degree, c) $45 for jobs that require a master’s degree, d) $55 for jobs that require a professional certification, and e) $65 for jobs that require a professional license?)
http://herald-review.com/blogs/letters/lawmakers-keep-fight-for-going/article_c53afd59-c82b-5a37-a1d1-549980674b30.html

 

COOK COUNTY RECORD
— Pension payments likely to continue even in case of Illinois government shutdown – John Breslin  (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois have made it very clear that they would be overjoyed if they could cut if not end a) my Civil Service Retirement System pension, b) my federal health, dental, and vision insurance subsidy, and c) my Social Security.  Virtually all the operatives and the dupes for my critics/opponents are filled with envy and have severe financial problems.)
http://cookcountyrecord.com/stories/511079798-pension-payments-likely-to-continue-even-in-case-of-illinois-government-shutdown

 

KANE COUNTY CONNECTS
— Kane County Sheriff Don Kramer is hosting “Race Forward,” an important dialogue on race relations and law enforcement, at a Feb. 22 forum in Aurora.  (DIERSEN: Ever-increasing Democrats shout that all Whites are vicious racists who should be gotten rid of and especially those Whites who are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, Republican, American, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.  How soon, if not already, will Democrats formally call for minorities to declare war against members of the aforesaid groups?)
http://kanecountyconnects.com/2017/02/sheriff-hosts-important-race-relations-forum-feb-22-in-aurora/

 

SANGAMON SUN
— State records reveal voter fraud in Illinois
http://sangamonsun.com/stories/511081039-state-records-reveal-voter-fraud-in-illinois

 

ILLINOIS FAMILY INSTITUTE
— Will Illinois Pro-Life Citizens Stay Silent? – David E. Smith
https://illinoisfamily.org/life/will-illinois-pro-life-citizens-respond/

 

GOPUSA
— Political opponents target Kellyanne with ethics complaint  (DIERSEN: Democrats run the federal government. While I worked for the federal government for almost 30 years, my Democrat “political opponents” constantly targeted me with all kinds of complaints. They succeeded in getting a) my Democrat GAO superiors to force me to retire in 1997 when I was 49 years old, to not promote me beyond GS-13, to keep me off audits of IRS for all but 3 of the almost 18 years that I worked for GAO, and to force me to take an $18,847 pay cut in today’s dollars to transfer from IRS to GAO in 1980, b) my Democrat IRS superiors to not promote me beyond GS-12, to disallow my education deductions, and to disallow my partial day per diem claims, and c) my Democrat Post Office superiors to force me resign in 1969 and to disallow my sick leave requests.)
http://www.gopusa.com/political-opponents-target-kellyanne-with-ethics-complaint/
— Trump Must Break Judicial Power – Patrick J. Buchanan
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=20508

 

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Left, not Trump supporters, violent – MARIANNE GASIECKI  (DIERSEN: Ever since the Civil War, Democrats have increasingly promoted, threatened, and committed violence to advance their party’s platform which is anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, and anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2017/feb/9/letter-to-the-editor-left-not-trump-supporters-vio/
(FROM THE LETTER: Over the past year the media has incessantly promoted the idea that conservatives (and more specifically “Trump supporters”) have been inciting violence and hate across the country. The truth is precisely the opposite. Examining the violent crimes that have taken place in the past year reveals that the Democratic Party is responsible for inciting the violence, and that this pattern of oppression through violence is repeated throughout history as far back as the Civil War. According to the FBI, in 2015 violent crimes were up from 2014 by 3.9 percent, and the murder rate spiked by 10.8 percent. This trend was particularly visible in Chicago, Baltimore, and Washington, cities heavily dominated by Democratic legislatures and strict gun-control laws. These three cities account for more than half of the increase, and the trend continued into 2016. Recall the Occupy Wall Street movement in 2011. These protests were riddled with rape, drugs, public defecation, the desecration of war memorials and the destruction of public and private properties. The Occupy movement supported communist leaders in Chicago and was endorsed by the American Nazi Party and President Obama, who stated, “We are on their side.” The House Democrats, led by Nancy Pelosi, sent out an email urging leaders to sign a petition supporting the growing movement. Violence was also on display in the Ferguson, Missouri, and Baltimore riots, which had the support of Baltimore’s Democratic mayor. But let’s go back even further. The Civil War represented a battle between the pro-slavery Democrats and the anti-slavery Republicans. Southern Democrats so desperately clung to slavery that they fired the first shot near Fort Sumter, choosing war over equal treatment of their fellow man. Following the war, Southern Democrats founded the Ku Klux Klan. To say that every Democrat supports this pattern of violence would be unfair, I know many that are wonderful people. But why would someone choose a party that has been historically oppressive, rather than the party that has promoted liberty and equality through personal responsibility and appropriate legislation?)

 

CNS NEWS
— ‘Disgrace to the Black Race’: Sen. Tim Scott Illustrates How Liberals Show Tolerance – Susan Jones
http://www.cnsnews.com/news/article/susan-jones/disgrace-black-race-sen-tim-scott-illustrates-how-liberals-show-tolerance

 

BLAZE
— Netflix debuts trailer for ‘Dear White People’ and receives huge backlash – Brandon Morse (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats use Blacks as their operatives and as their dupes to demonize, to denigrate, and to condemn Republicans as being racists.  Democrats see Blacks as being their useful idiots.)
http://www.theblaze.com/news/2017/02/09/netflix-debuts-trailer-for-dear-white-people-and-receives-huge-backlash/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The trailer itself begins with the main character Logan Browning sitting in a DJ booth telling white people what Halloween costumes are, and aren’t appropriate. The voiceover continues as footage of stereotypical white fraternity and sorority students are shown. In between that, the words “America needs a voice of reason” appear. After this, footage of black students are seen storming into a house party where white students are supposedly cultural appropriating black culture, and chase them out as they destroy speakers.)

 

CONSERVATIVE REPUBLICAN NEWS
— BEWARE THE BIG MISTAKE – Kent Kellar  (DIERSEN: Did I make “big mistakes” when I a) did not become a Democrat when I was in grade school and remained a Democrat in recognition of the fact that Democrats have always dominated northeast Illinois, b) took a job washing dishes when I was 16 and held that job for 18 months, c) took jobs cleaning golf shoes, chipping slag, and pumping gasoline when I was 17, d) took a job delivering mail when I was 18 and held that job for almost 3 years, e) obtained and held student draft deferments when I was 18, 19, 20, and 21, f) obtained and held a financial hardship draft deferment when I was 21 and 22, g) became an IRS Revenue Officer when I was 22 and held that job for almost 9 years, h) became a GAO Analyst when I was 31 and held that job for almost 18 years, i) gave up trying to have children, not adopting, and not becoming a foster parent, j) failed to paint myself as being a yes-man, an operative, or a dupe for whoever has the most clout, k) etc.?)
http://conservativerepublicannews.com/2017/02/09/beware-the-big-mistake/

 

REAL CLEAR POLICS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps hint/imply/argue/shout that Trump has appointed too many advisors and that the federal government is paying them too much. My critics/opponents have always accused me of being overpaid. In my defense, I earned a) a job-related bachelor’s degree when I was 21 and job-related master’s degrees when I was 27, 31, and 48, b) job-related professional certifications when I was 30, 32, 41, 45, 47, and 48, and c) a job-related professional license when I was 33.
http://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2017/02/10/trump_pays_top_west_wing_advisers_180000_133048.html

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— Roommates Wanted. Trump Supporters Need Not Apply. – KATIE ROGERS  (DIERSEN: How soon, if not already, will individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries post signs that not only say that members of the following groups are not wanted, but that they should “GO TO HELL,” Trump supporters, Protestants, conservatives, Republicans, Americans, Whites, males, older people, rich people, gun owners, German Americans, draft avoiders, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.  How should members of the aforesaid groups react?)
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/02/10/us/politics/roommates-trump-supporters.html

 

WASHINGTON POST
— Staying true to yourself in the age of Trump: A how-to guide for federal employees – Maria J. Stephan  (DIERSEN: Democrats run the federal government. If I had been a Democrat, the federal government would have promoted me into its Senior Executive Service long before I was 40 years old notwithstanding the fact that I am White, male, and a non-veteran.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/democracy-post/wp/2017/02/10/staying-true-to-yourself-in-the-age-of-trump-a-how-to-guide-for-federal-employees/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Polarizing HHS nominee Tom Price confirmed by Senate on party-line vote.”
https://www.washingtonpost.com/national/health-science/polarizing-hhs-nominee-nears-confirmation-vote-in-the-senate/2017/02/09/a1a81858-eeff-11e6-9662-6eedf1627882_story.html
— Federal managers say Trump’s hiring freeze hurts government – Joe Davidson  (DIERSEN: Democrats run GAO.  During almost all the almost 18 years that I worked for GAO 1980-1997, the agency was under Republican mandated hiring freezes and/or promotion freezes.  My Democrat GAO superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates were furious about that.  They took their anger out on me, one of the few remaining Republicans that the agency employed.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/powerpost/wp/2017/02/10/federal-managers-say-trumps-hiring-freeze-hurts-government/

 

LOS ANGELES TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Democrats find their voice in the protests against President Trump.”
http://www.latimes.com/politics/la-na-pol-democrats-analysis-20170205-story.html

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Retailers Are Caught in Political Fights Over Trump  Social media groups fuel protests as divided nation endorses some brands and boycotts others – SUZANNE KAPNER and  SARA GERMANO  (DIERSEN: How soon, if not already, will anti-Trump retailers post signs that say members of the following groups are NOT WANTED: Trump supporters, Protestants, conservatives, Republicans, Americans, Whites, males, older people, rich people, gun owners, German Americans, draft avoiders, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time?)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/retailers-are-caught-in-political-fights-over-trump-1486685345
— You May Be in a Risky Business if Regulators Find It Distasteful  Obama’s FDIC targeted payday lenders, among others, due to ‘personal moral judgments.’ – CHARLES W. CALOMIRIS  (DIERSEN: What do you do?  I send out GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails.  Who finds that what you do is distasteful? The following find what I do to be distasteful: those who are anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors and those who a) reject planks in the Republican Party platform and work against those like me who support those planks, b) reject planks in the Illinois Republican Party platform and work against those like me who support those planks, c) reject the Milton Township Republican Central Committee resolution against video gambling and work against those like me who support that resolution, d) focus on destroying those like me who they cannot manipulate/dominate, e) were defendants in lawsuits that I have filed, f) are operatives for the aforesaid, and/or g) are dupes for the aforesaid.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/you-may-be-in-a-risky-business-if-regulators-find-it-distasteful-1486686512
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps side with foreign countries and with their citizens against America and against its citizens.
https://www.wsj.com/articles/trade-punishment-for-trump-voters-1486686758

 

USA TODAY
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: In a front page editorial with photos of Bannon and Sessions unethically made to look like a news article, anti-Trumps promote Islam.
http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/2017/02/09/how-some-trump-advisors-see-islam-their-own-words/97662862/
— More and more Americans are renouncing their U.S. citizenship — here’s why – Herb Jackson  (DIERSEN: What do say to those who put making more money ahead of everything else?  My critics/operatives, their operatives, and their dupes put making more money ahead of just about everything else.)
http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2017/02/09/more-and-more-americans-renouncing-their-us-citizenship-heres-why/97697158/
— Being black in tech can cost you $10k a year – Jessica Guynn  (DIERSEN: If Diersen v. GAO had gone to trial, I would have shown the jury many examples in which my Democrat GAO superiors paid my coworkers and subordinates who were minority, female, and/or younger than me and who had less job-related work experience, less job-related education, and/or fewer professional certifications and licenses than I had HIGHER SALARIES THAN GAO PAID ME.)
http://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/news/2017/02/09/being-black-tech-can-cost-you-10k-year/97695196/

February 9 Evening Edition

ABC7
— FEDERAL APPEALS COURT KEEPS RESTRAINING ORDER BLOCKING TRUMP TRAVEL BAN – AP
http://abc7chicago.com/news/federal-appeals-court-refuses-to-reinstate-trump-travel-ban/1746635/
— LAWMAKERS AIM TO MAKE OBAMA’S BIRTHDAY A HOLIDAY IN ILLINOIS – AP
http://abc7chicago.com/politics/lawmakers-aim-to-make-obamas-birthday-a-holiday-in-illinois/1746505/
— KELLYANNE CONWAY HAS BEEN ‘COUNSELED’ FOR IVANKA PITCH – AP
http://abc7chicago.com/politics/white-house-conway-counseled-for-ivanka-pitch/1746664/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Democrats demonize, denigrate, and condemn you if you do not glorify and praise immigrants.
http://abc7chicago.com/society/top-chef-alum-immigrants-made-america-great/1743794/

 

NBC5
— Early and Often? 31 People Voted Twice in Michigan Election
http://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/Early-and-Often-31-People-Voted-Twice-in-Michigan-Election-413350273.html

 

CBS2
— Rep. Rush Likens Madigan-Rauner Political War To ‘King Kong Vs. Godzilla’
http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2017/02/09/rep-rush-likens-madigan-rauner-political-war-to-king-kong-vs-godzilla/

 

FOX NEWS CHICAGO
— CPD officers cleared of allegations by U.S. Rep. Bobby Rush of racial profiling  (DIERSEN: It may come out that Rush succeeded in getting my Democrat GAO superiors to force me to retire in 1997 when I was 49 years old so that my Black Democrat subordinate could have my job and have my preferred corner office.  Jim Thompson, Jim Edgar, and their supporters would have no problem with that because they all promote patronage.  SEE:
http://www.nytimes.com/1996/03/13/us/seeking-return-to-ways-of-patronage-in-politics.html)
http://www.fox32chicago.com/news/local/234830329-story

 

WLS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Rauners report that anti-Rauner Chris Kennedy says that Rauner has been a “failure.”
http://www.wlsam.com/2017/02/09/chris-kennedy-on-wls-rauner-has-been-a-failure/

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— ‘Decision 2018’ complicates search for Illinois budget solution in 2017 – Eric Zorn
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/zorn/ct-rauner-2018-election-illinois-budget–perspec-0210-20170209-column.html
— I have seen first-hand the abuse and fraud in the U.S. refugee program – Mary Doetsch, Wheeling
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/letters/ct-i-have-seen-first-hand-the-abuse-and-fraud-in-the-u-s-refugee-program-20170206-story.html
— Social service groups file second lawsuit against Rauner, other Illinois leaders – Monique Garcia and Haley BeMiller
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-state-social-services-sues-downstate-met-0210-20170209-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps promote CNN.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/commentary/ct-fake-news-cnn-trump-perspec-0210-jm-20170209-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trump Emanuel says “Not good for country if people don’t take what a president says seriously.”
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-emanuel-trump-not-taken-seriously-met-20170209-story.html
— Trump’s travel moratorium: What a hopeless disaster – Charles Krauthammer
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/commentary/ct-trump-muslim-ban-krauthammer-perspec-0210-jm-20170209-story.html

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Rauner tells state workers Madigan is forcing ‘crisis showdown’ – Tina Sfondeles
http://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/rauner-tells-state-workers-madigan-is-forcing-crisis-showdown/
— US appeals court refuses to reinstate Trump’s travel ban – AP
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/appeals-court-decision-on-trump-travel-ban-coming-thursday/
— Diana Rauner’s nonprofit among group again suing governor, state – Tina Sfondeles
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/diana-rauners-nonprofit-among-group-again-suing-governor-state/
— Now let’s hear from the Gov about that ‘grand bargain’ – Editorial
http://chicago.suntimes.com/opinion/editorial-now-lets-hear-from-the-gov-about-that-grand-bargain/
— GOP pol: Kellyanne Conway ‘wrong’ to pitch Ivanka Trump fashions – BERNARD CONDON AND JULIE BYKOWICZ
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/gop-pol-kellyanne-conway-wrong-to-pitch-ivanka-trump-fashions/

 

DAILY HERALD
— DuPage group pushing for all municipalities to get home rule power – Robert Sanchez
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20170209/news/170208818/
— History buffs try to save Wheaton mansion from wrecking ball – Katlyn Smith
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20170209/news/170208901/

 

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Lawmakers aim to make Obama’s birthday an Illinois holiday – AP
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20170209/NEWS02/170209827/chicago-lawmakers-aim-to-make-obamas-birthday-an-illinois-holiday
— Race for guv to star two men not on ballot: Trump and Madigan – GREG HINZ
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20170209/BLOGS02/170209825/race-for-guv-to-star-two-men-not-on-ballot-trump-and-madigan

 

PEORIA JOURNAL STAR
— Caterpillar move saddens Rauner – Nick Vlahos
http://www.pjstar.com/news/20170209/nick-in-am-caterpillar-move-saddens-rauner

 

PEORIA PUBLIC RADIO
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Rauner says “Governor Rauner Ducks State Payment Question.”
http://peoriapublicradio.org/post/governor-rauner-ducks-state-payment-question#stream/0

 

WSIL TV
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “For Trump, a solitary start to life in the White House.”
http://www.wsiltv.com/story/34470502/for-trump-a-solitary-start-to-life-in-the-white-house

 

QUAD CITIES ONLINE
— State jobs landing pads for election losers – Scott Reeder
http://www.qconline.com/opinion/state-jobs-landing-pads-for-election-losers/article_9ac5edcf-b94c-555f-abda-41f842bc3b58.html

 

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL
— Rauner says he will veto Dems’ bill to guarantee state worker pay – Doug Finke
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20170209/rauner-says-he-will-veto-dems-bill-to-guarantee-state-worker-pay

 

SOUTHERN
— Rauner, lawmakers can’t agree who writes school funding plan – AP
http://thesouthern.com/news/local/govt-and-politics/rauner-lawmakers-can-t-agree-who-writes-school-funding-plan/article_10314025-dd5c-510a-a6a3-cee60ee893cd.html

 

DAILY NORTH SHORE
— New Trier Seminar is One-Sided – Nancy Thorner and Joseph Morris
https://jwcdaily.com/2017/02/09/opinion-new-trier-seminar-is-one-sided/

 

CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD
— Governor Rauner Weighs in on Caterpillar Global Headquarters Move  “It’s going to harm central Peoria and Central Illinois” – Alyssa Paldo
http://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/local-news/governor-rauner-weighs-in-on-caterpillar-global-headquarters-move/654243566
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Donald Trump, who never served in the military, goes after Senate veterans. President sends string of tweets Thursday morning.” Since 1966 when I was 18 years old, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have stressed that I am NOT A VETERAN because I sought and obtained student draft deferments 1966-1970 and a financial hardship draft deferment 1970-1971. Since 1966, they have stressed a) that instead of me, the Post Office should have hired a veteran in 1966, b) that the Post Office should gotten rid of me much sooner than it did so that a veteran could have my job, c) that instead of me, IRS should have hired a veteran in 1971, d) that instead of me, IRS should have promoted veterans in 1972, 1973, and 1974, e) that instead of me, GAO should have hired a veteran in 1980, f) that instead of me, GAO should have promoted a veteran in 1986, and g) that GAO should gotten rid of me much sooner than it did so that a veteran could have my job and my preferred corner office.)
http://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/donald-trump-who-never-served-in-the-military-goes-after-senate-veterans/654044539
— Democrats call for Conway investigation after Ivanka Trump plug  Conway urged people to ‘go buy Ivanka’s stuff’ – DEIRDRE WALSH  (DIERSEN: My Democrat superiors in the federal government did not call for any kind of investigations; they just went ahead and disallowed my sick leave requests in 1969, forced me to resign in 1969, disallowed my partial day per diem requests in 1974, disallowed my education deductions in 1978, passed me over for promotions to GS-13, forced me to take an $18,847 pay cut to transfer between agencies, kept me off assignments in which I could contribute the most 1980-1985 and 1989-1997, passed me over for promotions to GS-14, and forced me to take their early retirement “offer” in 1997 when I was 49 years old.  None of the aforesaid would have occurred if I had been a Democrat, a minority, a female, or a veteran.)
http://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/spicer-conway-has-been-counseled-after-ivanka-trump-plug/654111397

 

CHICAGO NOW
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Trump says Dick Durbin says “It’s Time To Resist, NOT Retreat!!”
http://www.chicagonow.com/recesses-mind/2017/02/dick-durbin-its-time-to-resist-not-retreat/

 

NAVAGATOR
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Rauner says “Gov. Rauner failing to lead state.”
http://www.navigatorjournal.com/opinion/article_46e5b174-ef0d-11e6-971d-3fbd3d0e817f.html

 

ILLINOIS HOMEPAGE
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Casino in Springfield?  (DIERSEN: Gambling is a vice.)
http://www.illinoishomepage.net/news/local-news/casino-in-springfield/654260547
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trump “Students protest travel ban.” (DIERSEN: To get hired, how strongly will anti-Trump students stress to potential employers that they are anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors?)
http://www.illinoishomepage.net/news/local-news/students-protest-travel-ban/654169035

 

ILLINOIS POLICY INSTITUTE
— MADIGAN’S MILLIONS: HOW THE SPEAKER SELLS HIS SWAY  The speaker’s law firm makes millions in the clout-heavy game of Cook County property tax appeals. – Austin Berg  (DIERSEN: If you own real estate and if you wanted to sell it, how much less than its assessed value would you end up selling it for?)
https://www.illinoispolicy.org/madigans-millions-how-the-speaker-sells-his-sway/

 

CAPITOL FAX
— ILGOP says Comptroller Mendoza “bought and paid for” by Madigan
http://capitolfax.com/2017/02/09/ilgop-says-comptroller-mendoza-bought-and-paid-for-by-madigan/

 

CONSERVATIVE REPUBLICAN NEWS
— ROGUE GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES NEED TO GO – Kent Kellar (DIERSEN: In 1988, the Democrats who ran GAO deemed me to be a rogue employee that had to go when I became an active member in a class action lawsuit that charged GAO with reverse discrimination, age discrimination, and retaliation.)
http://conservativerepublicannews.com/2017/02/09/rogue-government-employees-need-to-go/
— TIMES CHANGE BUT DEMOCRATS DON’T – Kent Kellar (DIERSEN: Since the Civil War, Democrats have shouted at Blacks that Republicans have caused, are causing, and will forever cause all the problems that Blacks have had, are having, and will have.)
http://conservativerepublicannews.com/2017/02/09/times-change-but-democrats-dont/

 

FOX NEWS
— Chicago schools CEO under fire for blaming financial woes on ‘Trump-like’ governor – Elizabeth Llorente  (DIERSEN: What demographics do you share with Trump?  Both he and I are Protestant (I was baptized, raised, and confirmed as a Missouri Synod Lutheran), conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, married, non-poor, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders, and our ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2017/02/09/chicago-schools-ceo-under-fire-for-blaming-financial-woes-on-trump-like-governor.html
— Protests erupt outside Phoenix ICE office after arrest of illegal immigrant  (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps side with foreign countries and with their citizens AGAINST America and AGAINST its citizens.)
http://www.foxnews.com/us/2017/02/09/protests-erupt-outside-phoenix-ice-office-after-arrest-illegal-immigrant.html

 

NEWSMAX
— Many Conservatives Find it Difficult to Defend Trump – Jonah Goldberg
http://www.newsmax.com/JonahGoldberg/trump-conservatives-pence-policy/2017/02/09/id/772783/
— Trump Blasts McCain: ‘Losing So Long He Doesn’t Know How to Win’ – Joe Crowe
http://www.newsmax.com/Newsfront/McCain-Trump-Ryan-Owens/2017/02/09/id/772735/

 

GOPUSA
— Trump’s Immigration Pause and the Media Backlash
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=20468
— Wisconsin work requirement for parents on food stamps will affect 98K
http://www.gopusa.com/wi-work-requirement-for-parents-on-food-stamps-will-affect-98k/
— Democrats are ‘party of the KKK’ and use racism charge as crutch, Ted Cruz says
http://www.gopusa.com/democrats-are-party-of-the-kkk-and-use-racism-charge-as-crutch-ted-cruz-says/

 

BREITBART
— Retailer Target Abruptly Shuts Expansion Projects amid Boycott over Transgender Policy – WARNER TODD HUSTON
http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2017/02/08/amid-falling-stock-prices-retailer-target-abruptly-shuts-high-profile-growth-projects/

 

CHRISTIAN TODAY
— White Supremacist David Duke Celebrates Appointment Of Jeff Sessions As Attorney General – Joseph Hartropp  (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes work against those individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that are Trump supporters, Protestants, conservatives, Republicans, Americans, Whites, males, older people, rich people, gun owners, German Americans, draft avoiders, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
http://www.christiantoday.com/article/white.supremacist.david.duke.celebrates.appointment.of.jeff.sessions.as.attorney.general/104572.htm

 

LIFE SITE NEWS
— DeVos is not as conservative on social issues as you think – Peter LaBarbera
https://www.lifesitenews.com/news/devos-may-not-be-as-conservative-on-social-issues-as-you-think
— Canadian Federal employees must take and pass ‘gender equality’ test, or else – Pete Baklinski  (DIERSEN: In America, Democrats run the federal government.  If you are a federal employee who does not promote planks in the Democrat Party platform that conflict with planks in Republican Party platform, the Democrats who run the federal government get rid of you.)
https://www.lifesitenews.com/news/canadian-federal-employees-given-three-chances-to-pass-gender-equality-test

 

THE COLLEGE FIX
— Barnard College pledges to hire professors based on skin color, mandates social-justice workshops – TONI AIRAKSINEN (DIERSEN: GAO hired me in 1980 because it could not find a qualified Democrat, minority, female, younger person, or veteran who would take the job.  IRS hired me in 1971 because it could not find a qualified Democrat, minority, female, or veteran who would take the job.  The Post Office hired me in 1966 because it could not find a qualified Democrat, minority, female, or veteran who would take the job.)
http://www.thecollegefix.com/post/31027/

 

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Union tells Congress: Stop focusing on bad federal workers – PETE KASPEROWICZ  (DIERSEN: Of course, since 1966, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have hinted/implied/argued/shouted that I was a “bad federal worker” and that is the ONLY REASON a) WHY my Democrat GAO superiors forced me to retire in 1997 when I was 49 years old, did not promote me beyond GS-13, kept me off audits of IRS for all but 3 of the almost 18 years that I worked for GAO, and forced me to take an $18,847 pay cut in today’s dollars to transfer from IRS to GAO in 1980, b) WHY my Democrat IRS superiors did not promote me beyond GS-12, disallowed my education deductions, and disallowed my partial day per diem claims, and c) WHY my Democrat Post Office superiors forced me resign in 1969 and disallowed my sick leave requests.)
http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/union-tells-congress-stop-focusing-on-bad-federal-workers/article/2614396

 

CNN
— 9th Circuit rules against reinstating travel ban – Ariane de Vogue
http://www.cnn.com/2017/02/09/politics/travel-ban-9th-circuit-ruling/index.html

 

THE HILL
— Durbin calls for Senate hearings on Trump’s immigration orders – REBECCA SAVRANSKY
http://thehill.com/homenews/senate/318648-durbin-requests-senate-hearings-on-trumps-immigration-orders
— Appeals court unanimously rejects Trump on travel ban – MELANIE ZANONA
http://thehill.com/policy/transportation/318327-appeals-court-rejects-trump-on-travel-ban
— GOP states move to block sanctuary cities after Trump order – REID WILSON  (DIERSEN: When will Rauner “move to block sanctuary cities” in Illinois?)
http://thehill.com/homenews/state-watch/318754-gop-states-move-to-block-sanctuary-cities-after-trump-order
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Conway’s hawking for Ivanka triggers outcry.”
http://thehill.com/homenews/administration/318791-conways-hawking-for-ivanka-triggers-outcry
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Bannon and Priebus: The odd couple that holds Trump’s keys to success.”
http://thehill.com/blogs/pundits-blog/the-administration/318718-bannon-and-priebus-the-odd-couple-that-holds-trumps

 

AOL NEWS
— Poll shows Trump administration is more trusted than the news media  (DIERSEN: Who do you trust more?  Me or my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes?)
https://www.aol.com/article/news/2017/02/09/shocking-poll-shows-trump-adminstration-is-more-trusted-than-the/21710627/

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— Court Refuses to Reinstate Travel Ban, Dealing Trump Another Legal Loss – ADAM LIPTAK
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/02/09/us/politics/appeals-court-trump-travel-ban.html

 

LOS ANGELES TIMES
— Trump shows some interest in a dead immigration bill — the one Republicans killed – Lisa Mascaro
http://www.latimes.com/politics/washington/la-na-essential-washington-updates-1486680277-htmlstory.html

 

WASHINGTON POST
— Federal appeals court maintains suspension of Trump’s immigration order – Matt Zapotosky
https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/national-security/federal-appeals-court-maintains-suspension-of-trumps-immigration-order/2017/02/09/e8526e70-ed47-11e6-9662-6eedf1627882_story.html

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Appeals Court Rules Against Trump Travel Ban  Judges say temporary halt on executive order should continue – DEVLIN BARRETT and BRENT KENDALL
https://www.wsj.com/articles/appeals-court-rules-against-trump-travel-ban-1486682025
— Most Undocumented Immigrants Live in 20 Metro Areas  In 2014, the 20 metropolitan areas with the largest undocumented population were home to 6.8 million, or 61%, of the estimated 11.1 million in the U.S. – MIRIAM JORDAN
https://www.wsj.com/articles/most-undocumented-immigrants-live-in-20-metro-areas-1486669245
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Many of those cities are Democratic. Greater New York, with 1.2 million undocumented immigrants, and metropolitan Los Angeles, with one million, were home to the largest number of people in the U.S. unlawfully. They are among several major metropolitan areas with large undocumented populations, including Chicago, San Jose and Boston, whose mayors have pledged not to cooperate with federal efforts to step up immigration enforcement.)

 

INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps ask “Will There Be Another President Kennedy? Chris Kennedy Runs For Illinois Governor, But His Relatives Also Have Political Ambitions.”
http://www.ibtimes.com/will-there-be-another-president-kennedy-chris-kennedy-runs-illinois-governor-his-2489219

 

TIME
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Illinois Democratic State Representative Sara Feigenholtz Proposes Bill to Promote Abortion.
http://motto.time.com/4665811/illinois-abortion-rights-bill/

 

NEW YORK MAGAZINE
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Kellyanne Conway’s Endorsement of Ivanka Products Apparently Violates Federal Law.”
http://nymag.com/daily/intelligencer/2017/02/conways-ivanka-product-endorsement-apparently-broke-the-law.html

 

FED SMITH
— Cutting the Federal Workforce Is Harder Than It Sounds – Jeff Neal
http://www.fedsmith.com/2017/02/09/cutting-the-federal-workforce-is-harder-than-it-sounds/

 

DAILY KOS
— IL-Gov: Chris Kennedy (D) Doesn’t Hold Back, Labels Bruce Rauner (R) As Heartless
http://m.dailykos.com/story/2017/02/09/1631829/-IL-Gov-Chris-Kennedy-D-Doesn-t-Hold-Back-Labels-Bruce-Rauner-R-As-Heartless

 

DAILY MAIL
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “The Counselor gets counseled! Kellyanne gets slap-on-the-wrist from White House after she shamelessly tells Americans to ‘Go buy Ivanka’s stuff’ during TV interview after Nordstrom pulled plug on her label.”
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-4208440/Kellyanne-Conway-tells-Americans-buy-Ivanka-s-stuff.html

February 9 Morning Edition

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Senators question Todd Ricketts’ campaign fundraising ahead of confirmation hearing – Katherine Skiba
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-todd-ricketts-donald-trump-senate-confirmation-story.html
— California goes Confederate – Victor Davis Hanson
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/commentary/ct-california-secession-calexit-trump-20170209-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps glorify and praise foreign countries and their citizens, that is, ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps demonize, denigrate, and condemn those who are Trump supporters, Protestants, conservatives, Republicans, Americans, Whites, males, older people, rich people, gun owners, German Americans, draft avoiders, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/commentary/ct-syria-immigrant-trump-muslim-ban-perspec-0209-jm-20170208-story.html
— Sen. Rand Paul’s war with the neocons – John Kass
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/columnists/kass/ct-rand-paul-kass-0209-20170208-column.html

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— No way around it. Trump represents all of us – Phil Kadner  (DIERSEN: Members of the following groups say that Trump does not represent them: anti-Trumps, anti-Protestants, anti-conservatives, anti-Republicans, anti-Americans, anti-Whites, anti-males, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders, and anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.)
http://chicago.suntimes.com/opinion/kadner-no-way-around-it-trump-represents-all-of-us/
— Johnson identifies ‘nominators’ of 40 sergeants promoted on merit – Fran Spielman  (DIERSEN: My Democrat superiors in the federal government got rid of those who successfully nominated me to be promoted in 1972, 1973, 1974, and 1986.)
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/johnson-identifies-nominators-of-40-sergeants-promoted-on-merit/

 

DAILY HERALD
— Without budget, Illinois can’t fill gaps feds may create – Editorial  (DIERSEN: Just kidding, but not completely.  Will the Democrats who run Illinois, Cook County, and Chicago ask foreign countries, and especially Mexico, to bail out Illinois?)
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20170209/discuss/170208893/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: In a front page top of fold editorial with a big color picture unethically made to look like a news article, Democrats promote Syria and its citizens.
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20170209/news/170208900/

 

WTTW
— Illinois Budget: ‘Grand Bargain’ or Bust? – Amanda Vinicky
http://chicagotonight.wttw.com/2017/02/08/illinois-budget-grand-bargain-or-bust

 

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Lewandowski: Trump tapped anger, understood the people – Bernard Schoenburg
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20170208/lewandowski-trump-tapped-anger-understood-people

 

FOX ILLINOIS
— Former Trump Campaign Manager Makes Stop In Springfield – Esther Kwon
http://foxillinois.com/news/local/former-trump-campaign-manager-makes-stop-in-springfield

 

WSIL TV
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Trump’s assertions echo site filled with tales of dark plots.”
http://www.wsiltv.com/story/34457872/trumps-assertions-echo-site-filled-with-tales-of-dark-plots

 

DAILY NORTH SHORE
— High School Insider: New Trier Parents Challenge Seminar – Maggie Curry
https://jwcdaily.com/2017/02/08/high-school-insider-new-trier-parents-challenge-agenda-of-race-seminar/

 

DAILY NORTHWESTERN
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Democrats promote abortion.
https://dailynorthwestern.com/2017/02/09/city/illinois-democrats-seek-to-protect-abortion-access/

 

CHICAGO INNO
— Facebook Will Boost Chicago Presence in 2017  The social media giant is hiring for 30 new roles, citing Chicago’s talent pipeline and attractiveness to new candidates – Karis Hustad  (DIERSEN: What percent of these 30 new hires will be anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors – 98%, 99%, 100%)
http://chicagoinno.streetwise.co/2017/02/08/facebook-will-boost-chicago-presence-in-2017/

 

CHICAGO NOW
— The Cullerton-Radogno Grand Bargain IL Budget/Reforms not even close to done? – Jeff Berkowitz
http://www.chicagonow.com/public-affairs-with-jeff-berkowitz/2017/02/the-cullerton-radogno-grand-bargain-il-budgetreforms-not-even-close-to-done/

 

SAGAMON SUN
— Illinois voter data analysis finds voters registered two, three, even four times
http://sangamonsun.com/stories/511080504-illinois-voter-data-analysis-finds-almost-25-000-voters-registered-twice

 

ILLINOIS POLICY INSTITUTE
— ILLINOIS LAST IN JOBS GROWTH, FIRST IN MANUFACTURING LOSSES IN 2016 – Michael Lucci
https://www.illinoispolicy.org/illinois-last-in-jobs-growth-first-in-manufacturing-losses-in-2016/

 

CAPITOL FAX
— Rauner takes his anti-Madigan message to state workers, threatens to veto payroll bill
http://capitolfax.com/2017/02/09/rauner-takes-his-anti-madigan-message-to-state-workers/

 

WASHINGTON TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Illinois Democrats and RINOs “get behind” an anti-male agenda.
http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2017/feb/8/the-latest-illinois-lawmakers-get-behind-pro-women/

 

FOX NEWS
— Phony Native American Liz Warren leads Dems twisted anti-Trump charge – Sean Hannity
http://www.foxnews.com/opinion/2017/02/09/sean-hannity-phony-native-american-liz-warren-leads-dems-twisted-anti-trump-charge.html

 

GOPUSA
— Get out of the big cities to find Trump supporters
http://www.gopusa.com/get-out-of-the-big-cities-to-find-trump-supporters/
— Leftists are Fake Feminists
http://www.gopusa.com/leftists-are-fake-feminists/
— Leftists turning blind eye to jihadists
http://www.gopusa.com/leftists-turning-blind-eye-to-jihadists/
— Protesters Try to Prevent Deportation of Woman Convicted of Identity Theft  (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps put foreign criminals ahead of Americans.)
http://www.gopusa.com/protesters-try-to-prevent-deportation-of-woman-convicted-of-identity-theft/

 

PUBLIUS FORUM
— 15 Anti-Trump Fake News Stories: To Destroy Trump the Media Now Leads With Fake News Every Day – Warner Todd Huston
http://www.publiusforum.com/2017/02/08/15-anti-trump-fake-news-stories-destroy-trump-media-now-leads-fake-news-every-day/

 

DAILY CALLER
— Bill Kristol Says ‘Lazy’ White Working Class Should Be Replaced By ‘New Americans’ – Alex Pfeiffer  (DIERSEN: Do your critics/opponents, their operatives, and/or their dupes say that you are lazy? In my defense, I earned a) a job-related bachelor’s degree when I was 21 and job-related master’s degrees when I was 27, 31, and 48, b) job-related professional certifications when I was 30, 32, 41, 45, 47, and 48, and c) a job-related professional license when I was 33.)
http://dailycaller.com/2017/02/08/bill-kristol-says-lazy-white-working-class-should-be-replaced-by-new-americans/
— Leftists Likely To Boycott This Company For Praising Donald Trump – JACK KOCSIS  (DIERSEN: Sooner or later, if not already, if you support Trump, anti-Trump individuals, anti-Trump organizations, anti-Trump companies, anti-Trump governments, and anti-Trump countries will boycott you. I should write a book about anti-Trump individuals, anti-Trump organizations, anti-Trump companies, and anti-Trump governments in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois that boycott me.)
http://dailycaller.com/2017/02/08/under-armour-trump/

 

NEWSMAX
— Ted Cruz Slams Democrats: ‘Filled With Rage and Fury’ – Todd Beamon
http://www.newsmax.com/Newsmax-Tv/Democrats-Senate-election-American/2017/02/08/id/772683/

 

LUTHERAN CHURCH CHARITIES
— The Measure of Your Generosity – Tim Hetzner  (DIERSEN: To give themselves standing to demonize, denigrate, and condemn me and others who share my demographics, my disgusting critic/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes paint themselves as being very generous and they crow that they are a member of a church, that they attend church services, and/or that they give money to a church.)
http://devotions.lccharities.org/2017/02/09/the-measure-of-your-generosity/

 

BLAZE
— As more retailers drop Ivanka’s clothing line, President Trump slaps back on Twitter – Sarah Lee  (DIERSEN: Sooner or later, if not already, if you support Trump, anti-Trump individuals, anti-Trump organizations, anti-Trump companies, anti-Trump governments, and anti-Trump countries will drop you. I should write a book about anti-Trump individuals, anti-Trump organizations, anti-Trump companies, and anti-Trump governments in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois that have dropped me.)
http://www.theblaze.com/news/2017/02/08/as-more-retailers-drop-ivankas-clothing-line-president-trump-slaps-back-on-twitter/
— T.J. Maxx and Marshalls instruct employees to toss out signs for Ivanka Trump products – Brandon Morse
http://www.theblaze.com/news/2017/02/08/t-j-maxx-and-marshalls-instruct-employees-to-toss-out-signs-for-ivanka-trump-products/
— Tim Scott reads bigoted insults tweeted to him for supporting Sessions nomination – Carlos Garcia
http://www.theblaze.com/news/2017/02/08/tim-scott-reads-bigoted-insults-tweeted-to-him-for-supporting-sessions-nomination/

 

CNN
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, “religious leaders” act as operatives or as dupes for the Democrat Party.  Democrats view these “religious leaders” as being “useful idiots.”)
http://www.cnn.com/2017/02/08/politics/evangelicals-ad-trump/

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps promote Islam.  If they succeed in getting rid of Trump, will they force everyone in the world to be a Muslim?
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/02/09/opinion/all-of-islam-isnt-the-enemy.html
— HARDCOPY ARTICLE TITLE: CNN Journalist Braces for Backlash After Clash With Trump Adviser – Daniel Victor (DIERSEN: As your GOPUSA Illinois Editor, I am always bracing for backlashes because each and every GOPUSA ILLINOIS email that I send out contains at least one link to an article that my critics/opponents disapprove of.  My critics/opponents have lots of religious, government, political, and/or financial clout in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn. in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois. It seems to me that they attend church services solely to ask GOD to smite me down.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/02/08/business/media/jake-tapper-kellyanne-conway.html
— A Low-Tech Guide to Becoming More Politically Active – BRIAN X. CHEN  (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents do NOT want you to “stay educated.” They want you to rely on them and only on them for all information.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/02/08/technology/personaltech/a-low-tech-guide-to-becoming-more-politically-active.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Stay Educated  The first challenge to getting more politically active is filtering out the torrent of political news to understand what you should care about. One high-level approach is to read the executive orders posted on the White House website. Beyond that, following your members of Congress is an important way to get deeper information, says Indivisible, an activism guide published by former congressional staff members. These are the people who introduce legislation, so keeping up with them is crucial if you want to be more politically active. After identifying your members of Congress, visit their websites and sign up to receive their newsletters and invitations to local events. You can create Google News alerts on certain lawmakers to keep up with their actions. Another approach is following the legislation you care about. Mr. Tauberer’s tool, GovTrack.us, lets you share your location, select an issue and view the bills that have been introduced. For example, Senator Dianne Feinstein of California introduced a bill to nullify the effect of the executive order on immigration. The site says there is a 7 percent chance of the bill being enacted. You could then contact Ms. Feinstein’s office to say you support or oppose her bill.)
— Federal Workers Get Guidance for Discussing the Politics of Trump – CHARLIE SAVAGE and JONATHAN WEISMAN  (DIERSEN: If I was still working for GAO, my Democrat superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates would have killed me by now figuratively if not literally.  They would blame me for Trump’s election just like anti-Trumps blame me for Trump’s election in my precinct, in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, DuPage County, and Illinois.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/02/09/us/politics/donald-trump-administration.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: With the president already running for re-election, federal workers get guidance on office politics  The day President Trump took the oath of office, he filed paperwork to declare his candidacy for re-election, not so much because he was overeager but because money was still flowing into his campaign coffers, and any funds raised over $5,000 in 2017 would have had to be returned unless Mr. Trump registered as a candidate. And we know the president doesn’t like refunds. So what’s a federal employee to do with a boss who was technically running for office the day he stepped into the Oval Office? The Office of Special Counsel has answers. It has told federal employees that they may not express a view about whether Mr. Trump should be re-elected or defeated in 2020 while on duty or in the workplace, but it assured them that they were otherwise free to express support or disapproval about Mr. Trump and his policies. A new guidance document (https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/3457194-2017-Hatch-Act-Trump-Guidance.html) was issued on Tuesday after the office said that it had received numerous inquiries about the impact of Mr. Trump’s filing for re-election. In contrast, former President Barack Obama filed such paperwork more than two years after his inauguration. The office — an independent agency that watchdogs civil-service protections — said that with the exception of expressly advocating Mr. Trump’s success or failure in the 2020 election, federal employees were still pretty free. “Because the 2020 election is still more than three years away, at this time not all expressions of support or opposition to President Trump constitute political activity for purposes of the Hatch Act,” which prohibits federal employees from politicking, it said. The office also developed a new answer to its list of frequently asked question (https://osc.gov/Pages/HatchAct-FAQs.aspx) that spells out with greater detail the scope and limits of federal employees’ right to express their views while they are at work or on duty. The new answer distinguished between expressing a view about current events, policy issues and matters of public interest — which federal employees are always free to do — and political activity, meaning advocating the success or failure of a particular political candidate or party.)
— TRAGIC: HARDCOPY ARTICLE TITLE: Almost Half of Young Adults Get Rent Help From Parents – Quoctrung Bui (DIERSEN: Did your parents help pay your rent after you graduated from college?  My parents did not.  My father died suddenly in 1969 when he was 47 years old.  I graduated from NIU in 1970 when I was 21 years old. After I graduated, I lived with my mother and brother in Crete and helped pay the bills until September of 1972 when I bought a new town home in University Park.  When I bought the town home, I worked as a GS-9 (currently $54,864) IRS Revenue Officer in Harvey and I worked part-time at the Firestone Store in Chicago Heights.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/02/09/opinion/all-of-islam-isnt-the-enemy.html

 

NEW YORK POST
— Steve Bannon is still making money from ‘Seinfeld’ reruns – Victoria Craw  (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes would say that I am still getting money from the federal government even though my last day of work there was September 30, 1997.)
http://nypost.com/2017/02/08/steve-bannon-is-still-making-money-from-seinfeld-reruns/

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: In a front page top of fold editorial unethically made to look like a news article, members of the following groups promote Mexico over America: those who are anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.
https://www.wsj.com/articles/rexnord-plows-ahead-with-mexico-plans-despite-trumps-pressure-1486555201
— Even Donald Trump Can’t Save Twitter  If Twitter can’t materially benefit from a phenomenon like Trump, it probably won’t from anything else either – STEVEN RUSSOLILLO
https://www.wsj.com/articles/even-donald-trump-cant-save-twitter-1486585567
— Who’s Afraid of Student Journalists?  The American Association of University Professors likens reporting on campus to ‘witch hunts.’ – JOHN J. MILLER (DIERSEN: Those who have lots of religious, government, political, and/or financial clout, their operatives, and their dupes in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, DuPage County, and in Illinois who are terrified of the GOPUSA Illinois Editor are publicly rude to him.  Should I write a book about the aforesaid disgusting losers and their rudeness?  They want me to take my shoes off and throw them at them.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/whos-afraid-of-student-journalists-1486597340
— HARDCOPY ARTICLE TITLE: Canada Puts Stock in Immigrants – DAVID GEORGE-COSH and PAUL VIEIRA  (DIERSEN: What percent of “immigrants” go to Canada because it is easier to get into America illegally from there?)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/canadas-population-hits-35-million-1486576956

 

MONEY MAGAZINE
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, anti-Trump employers make it clear a) that they will only hire those who are anti-Trump and b) that they will get rid of all their current employees who are not anti-Trump.
http://time.com/money/4658376/refugee-jobs-ban-trump-starbucks-chobani/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps call for “All The Companies Still Carrying Ivanka Trump’s Products” to stop carrying the products.  How should Trump react?
http://time.com/money/4663700/companies-selling-ivanka-trump/

 

CAMPAIGNS & ELECTIONS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: The Democrat Party organizes anti-Trumps.
https://www.campaignsandelections.com/campaign-insider/the-trump-opposition-self-organizes

 

FED SMITH
— There are better ways to enact changes to the federal civil service laws than vilifying federal employees – Wayne Coleman  (DIERSEN: Who vilifies you?  The following vilify me, and I take it as a badge of honor: those who are anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.)
http://www.fedsmith.com/2017/02/08/some-thoughts-for-the-new-president-and-congress-regarding-federal-employment/

 

ALJAZEERA
— More Americans joining socialist groups under Trump  Socialist groups see huge spike in membership as they join protests against US President Donald Trump. – Patrick Strickland  (DIERSEN: Anti-Trumps a) promote dependency on government and b) reject individual responsibility.)
http://www.aljazeera.com/indepth/features/2017/02/americans-joining-socialist-groups-trump-170205083615002.html

February 8 Evening Edition

GOPUSA ILLINOIS
— Roskam speaks at Milton Township Republican Central Committee Meeting – Dave Diersen
https://gopillinois.com
(THE ARTICLE: Congressman Peter Roskam spoke at the outstanding Milton Township Republican Central Committee meeting Wednesday evening, February 8, 2017, at the Wheaton Bowl Banquet Hall.  Attendees included Almiron, Austin, Berlin, Carlson, Cherry, Chirchirillo, Cooper, Crane, Dangelo, Eckhoff, Elliott, Falbo, Fawell, Fitch, Fitzpatrick, Grant, Hinkle, Holder, Keller, Krzyzewski, LeVan, Loebach, Lofgren, Lonks, McGowen, McNeily, Mendrick, Molitor, Nathwani, Orel, Ryan, Shaw, Slinger, Thomas, Whelan, Wilson, and Zaruba.)

 

ABC7
— CHRIS KENNEDY RUNNING FOR ILLINOIS GOVERNOR – Charles Thomas
http://abc7chicago.com/news/chris-kennedy-running-for-illinois-governor/1743825/
— SILENCING OF WARREN OVER SESSIONS CRITICISM THROWS SENATE INTO TURMOIL – AP
http://abc7chicago.com/politics/silencing-of-warren-throws-senate-into-turmoil/1743676/
— SENATE CONFIRMS SEN. JEFF SESSIONS FOR ATTORNEY GENERAL OVER STRONG DEMOCRATIC OPPOSITION – AP
http://abc7chicago.com/politics/senate-confirms-sen-jeff-sessions-for-attorney-general/1744950/

 

NBC5
— Trump Blames Chicago Violence on Undocumented Gang Members  “So many of the problems are caused by gang members, many of whom are not even legally in our country,” Trump told a group of police chiefs Wednesday in Washington. – Tom Schuba
http://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/trump-blames-chicago-violence-undocumented-gang-members-413191773.html

 

CBS2
— Claypool Hurls More Insults At Gov. Rauner Over School Budget Mess – Steve Miller
http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2017/02/08/claypool-hurls-more-insults-at-gov-rauner-over-school-budget-mess/
— Trump Links Chicago Gang Violence, Undocumented Immigrants
http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2017/02/08/trump-attributes-chicago-gang-violence-to-undocumented-immigrants/

 

FOX NEWS CHICAGO
— Republicans lodge ethics complaint over CPS letter – AP
http://www.fox32chicago.com/news/local/234617833-story

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Republicans cry foul over CPS chief’s letter to parents – Juan Perez Jr.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-republican-claypool-ethics-complaint-met-20170208-story.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Chicago’s Republican Party chairman filed an ethics complaint with the Chicago Public Schools inspector general Wednesday alleging district CEO Forrest Claypool improperly used taxpayer resources to deliver a “blatantly political letter” to parents this week. “It was misusing taxpayer money for political purposes,” Chicago Republican Chairman Chris Cleveland said during a news conference with a small group of GOP volunteers and staffers outside Inspector General Nicholas Schuler’s office. “It is not only improper; it is entirely illegal.”)
— Wake up, Illinois. You’re surrounded. – Editorial
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/editorials/ct-right-to-work-illinois-rauner-edit-0209-20170208-story.html
— CPS, get your fiscal house in order – Troy LaRaviere
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/commentary/ct-cps-claypool-school-funding-rauner-perspec-0209-jm-20170208-story.html
— Illinois Democrats push back against Trump on abortion
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-legis-abortion-legislation-met-20170208-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Trump says “Donald Trump’s war on his own credibility.”
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/chapman/ct-trump-low-approval-ratings-credibility-20170208-story.html
— Melania, Ivanka and the Trump family’s definition of public service – Timothy L. O’Brien
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/commentary/ct-melania-trump-lawsuit-ivanka-nordstrom-profits-20170208-story.html
— Kennedy enters 2018 Illinois governor’s race ripping Rauner for causing ‘economic chaos’ – Rick Pearson
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-chris-kennedy-illinois-governor-20170208-story.html

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Senate confirms Sessions for attorney general on nearly party-line vote – AP
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/senate-confirms-sessions-for-attorney-general/amp/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats promote Kennedy.
http://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/sneed-kennedy-sees-gubernatorial-run-as-a-call-to-service/
— Republicans deliver ethics complaint over CPS Rauner letter – Lauren FitzPatrick
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/republicans-to-file-ethics-complaint-over-cps-rauner-letter/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Angry about an anti-Rauner letter that went home to Chicago Public School parents earlier this week, Chicago’s Republican Party announced an ethics complaint Wednesday against schools CEO Forrest Claypool. Chris Cleveland, head of the city’s Republican party, met with reporters Wednesday afternoon outside the office of the schools’ inspector general, where he dropped off his complaint. “It’s entirely improper to send political propaganda home with children,” said Cleveland, whose child attends Lincoln Elementary School in Lincoln Park. He was surrounded by sign-waving supporters — Republican activists, not CPS parents. “Earlier this week, Chicago Public Schools CEO Forrest Claypool used taxpayer resources to send a blatantly political letter home with students,” read a copy of Cleveland’s complaint to the schools’ watchdog. “Using public time and resources on such a letter should always be considered a misuse of taxpayer funds, but it is made even more egregious in light of CPS’s self-declared financial crisis.” Mayor Rahm Emanuel and Gov. Bruce Rauner have battled over Rauner’s veto of a bill that would have sent $215 million to CPS for teacher pensions. The governor nixed the measure in December right after Illinois Senate President John Cullerton said it wasn’t tied to overall pension reform. The money is now attached to the Illinois Senate’s grand bargain package, which also now includes a statewide fix to how the state doles out money to school districts. This week, Claypool and Gov. Bruce Rauner ramped up their rhetoric, each blaming the other for CPS’ budget woes. On Monday, Claypool likened Rauner to unpopular President Donald Trump, while announcing another $69 million in mid-year cuts he’s calling spending freezes at the state’s largest school district. He gave principals letters to distribute to parents and to Local School Council members the same day he told them that half of their discretionary spending for things like school supplies would be frozen indefinitely. “Governor Rauner, just like President Trump, has decided to attack those who need the most help. Governor Rauner and President Trump regularly attack Chicago because they hope to score political points. It is shameful,” read the first line of the parents’ communique. Tuesday, Rauner fired back via an open letter penned by his education secretary Beth Purvis who told Claypool to look in the mirror. She placed the blame for the financial mess squarely on CPS’ “continued mismanagement” and calling the latest cuts “curiously timed.” She called the spending freezes “a shock to all of us,” noting that CPS’ pension payment isn’t due until June. CPS’ code of ethics does specifically prohibit political campaigning, saying that, “No Official or Employee shall use his or her official Board position to engage in Political Activity or endorse a Candidate for Elective Office” and “No Official or Employee is permitted to use Board resources to perform any Political Activity. But as long as no staffer is coerced into the activity, “Nothing in this Section prohibits Political Activities that are otherwise appropriate for an Employee to engage in as part of his or her official employment duties,” the policy reads. Inspector general Nicholas Schuler confirmed he had received the complaint and then declined to comment on it. Not all principals actually printed the letter or emailed it home. CPS wouldn’t immediately say how much district money had been spent on its distribution.)
— Chris Kennedy comes out swinging, calls Gov. Rauner ‘heartless’ – Tina Sfondeles
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/chris-kennedy-comes-out-swinging-calls-gov-rauner-heartless/
— Pension bill fizzles, but ‘grand bargain’ is ‘still on track’ – Tina Sfondeles
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/pension-bill-fails-leaders-still-sold-on-passing-grand-bargain/

 

DAILY HERALD
— DuPage against state eliminating pay for election panel – Robert Sanchez
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20170208/news/170208947/
— Lisle mayor happy ‘frivolous’ four-town merger won’t be on ballot – Marie Wilson
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20170208/news/170209001/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats promote Kennedy.
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20170208/news/170208931/
— DuPage homicides on record pace, but officials say it won’t last – Justin Kmitch
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20170208/news/170208948/
— Lake County Board supports plan to ask voters if they want to pick chairman – Russell Lissau
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20170208/news/170208938/

 

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Kennedy’s in—and here’s what he has to say – GREG HINZ
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20170208/BLOGS02/170209854/kennedys-in-x2014-and-heres-what-he-has-to-say
— A third of young Chicago homebuyers in 2015 were single – DENNIS RODKIN  (DIERSEN: I bought a new town home in University Park when I was single in 1972 when I was 24 years old.)
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/realestate/20170208/CRED0701/170209850/a-third-of-young-chicago-homebuyers-in-2015-were-single
— Rauner borrows from Trump’s playbook in war with CPS – GREG HINZ
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20170208/BLOGS02/170209849/rauner-cps-war-mirrors-trump-playbook

 

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Failed Senate budget votes won’t kill compromise, lawmakers say – Doug Finke
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20170208/failed-senate-budget-votes-wont-kill-compromise-lawmakers-say
— Pence, Haley among Rauner connections to Trump administration – Bernard Schoenburg
http://www.sj-r.com/opinion/20170208/bernard-schoenburg-pence-haley-among-rauner-connections-to-trump-administration

 

JOURNAL & TOPICS
— Proft To Speak At Wheeling Township GOP Meeting
http://www.journal-topics.com/news/article_ac9b2408-ee46-11e6-be74-e39224ec6c7b.html

 

CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD
— Trump to judges: Even a ‘bad high school student’ would rule in my favor  ‘We want security’ – KEVIN LIPTAK
http://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/trump-to-judges-even-a-bad-high-school-student-would-rule-in-my-favor/652843545

 

MADISON RECORD
— John Cullerton feeds the rumor mill to deflect blame for his failures – Editorial
http://madisonrecord.com/stories/511080681-john-cullerton-feeds-the-rumor-mill-to-deflect-blame-for-his-failures

 

CBS ST. LOUIS
— As Illinois Budget Stalemate Persists, Patience Wears Thin In Springfield
http://stlouis.cbslocal.com/2017/02/08/as-illinois-budget-stalemate-persists-patience-wears-thin-in-springfield/

 

CHICAGOIST
— Gov. Rauner’s Office Sent A Letter Home To CPS Parents, Too – EMMA G. GALLEGOS
http://chicagoist.com/2017/02/08/dueling_cps_letters.php

 

SAGAMON SUN
— Pritzker accused of trying to ‘whitewash history,’ ties with Blagojevich – Carol Ostrow
http://sangamonsun.com/stories/511058420-pritzker-accused-of-trying-to-whitewash-history-ties-with-blagojevich

 

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— THEY’RE BACK: DCCC, BOB CREAMER PUSH ANTI-ROSKAM AND -DAVIS PROTESTS IN ILLINOIS
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2017/02/dccc-pushing-anti-roskam-protests-in-illinois.html
— CHICAGO PUBLIC SCHOOL PARENT FILES ETHICS COMPLAINT OVER ANTI-GOP LETTER
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2017/02/chicago-public-school-parent-files-ethics-complaint-over-anti-gop-letter.html

 

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Chicago Public Schools send 381K kids home with letter blasting Trump, GOP governor – Douglas Ernst
http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2017/feb/8/chicago-public-schools-send-381k-kids-home-with-le/

 

WASHINGTON FREE BEACON
— Chicago Public Schools Send Students Home With Politically Biased Letter – Jack Heretik
http://freebeacon.com/politics/chicago-public-schools-send-students-home-politically-biased-letter/

 

FOX NEWS
— Trump Rips Liberal Media: They Always Pull the ‘Racist Card’ on Conservatives
http://insider.foxnews.com/2017/02/07/bill-oreilly-president-donald-trump-super-bowl-interview-media-voter-fraud
— Cruz Slams Warren for ‘Slanderous, Ugly’ Attack on Sessions
http://insider.foxnews.com/2017/02/08/cruz-blasts-warren-slanderous-comments-about-sessions

 

DAILY CALLER
— Democrat U.S. Senator Bill Nelson : ‘Despite The Passage Of Time,’ We’re Just As Racist As We Were In 1963 – Christian Datoc  (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly Democrats say that Republicans are racists, and especially Republicans who are Protestant, conservative, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.  How should Republicans react to that?)
http://dailycaller.com/2017/02/08/dem-senator-despite-the-passage-of-time-were-just-as-racist-as-we-were-in-1963-video/
— Chicago Schools Send Students Home With ‘Propaganda’ Letter Trashing Trump, Illinois Governor – Peter Hasson
http://dailycaller.com/2017/02/08/chicago-schools-send-students-home-with-propaganda-letter-trashing-trump-illinois-governor/

 

GOPUSA
— After Conquering the Boy Scouts, What’s Next?
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=20420
— We need extreme vetting in the judicial system, too
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=20391
— Jesse Jackson Jr. ordered to pay child support
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=20431

 

COLLEGE FIX
— The most despised minorities on campus are conservatives
http://www.thecollegefix.com/bulletin-board/student-op-ed-despised-minorities-campus-conservatives/

 

NEWS BUSTERS
— MSNBC: GOP ‘Trying to Shut Up’ One of ‘Most Influential Women in Politics Today’ – Kristine Marsh
http://www.newsbusters.org/blogs/nb/kristine-marsh/2017/02/08/msnbc-gop-trying-shut-one-most-influential-women-politics-today

 

BARBWIRE
— LIBERALISM AND THE END OF CIVILIZATION – DON FEDER
http://barbwire.com/2017/02/08/liberalism-end-civilization/
— WHAT WE’RE UP AGAINST: REBRANDING SIN AS VIRTUE – LEE DUIGON
http://barbwire.com/2017/02/08/what-were-up-against/
— SUPER BOWLED OVER BY LIBERAL ADS – TONY PERKINS
http://barbwire.com/2017/02/08/super-bowled-over-by-liberal-ads/

 

THE BLAZE
— Democrat Rahm Emanuel says the Democratic Party won’t be back in power anytime soon
http://www.theblaze.com/news/2017/02/08/democrat-rahm-emanuel-says-the-democratic-party-wont-be-back-in-power-anytime-soon/
— If you find it easy to be a Christian, you probably aren’t one – Matt Walsh  (DIERSEN: What do you say to those who claim to be Christian, but do things that a Christian would not do, including promoting dependency on government and charity, LGBTQ activity, abortion, illegal immigration, booze, pot, gambling, etc.?)
http://www.theblaze.com/contributions/matt-walsh-if-you-find-it-easy-to-be-a-christian-you-probably-arent-one/
— Trump Has Brought European-Style Nationalism to the U.S. – BEN SHAPIRO  (DIERSEN: Anti-Trumps put foreign countries ahead of America.)
http://www.nationalreview.com/article/444687/donald-trump-nationalism-should-worry-conservatives

 

THE HILL
— Pelosi backs all-female ‘SNL’ portrayals of Trump administration – CRISTINA MARCOS
http://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/news/318520-pelosi-backs-all-female-snl-portrayals-of-trump-administration

 

POLITICO
— RFK’s son to run for Illinois governor – NATASHA KORECKI
http://www.politico.com/story/2017/02/chris-kennedy-rfk-son-illinois-governor-234793

 

CNN
— Trump labor nominee said 40% of his workers were once undocumented – Chris Massie and Andrew Kaczynski
http://money.cnn.com/2017/02/08/news/kfile-labor-nominee-undocumented-workers/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The CKE restaurants executive made the comments, reviewed by CNN’s KFile, while speaking about how the E-Verify system–a database that enables businesses to check the citizenship status of their prospective employees–made it easier for his company to comply with the law. The news comes after Puzder admitted in a statement Tuesday to having employed an undocumented maid for years. Puzder has long been an advocate of comprehensive immigration reform to make it easier for U.S. employers to legally hire foreign workers. He has at times cited his own fast food workers as willing to work jobs that regular Americans won’t do.)

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Senate Confirms Jeff Sessions as Attorney General  Vote elevates close Trump ally to lead Justice Department – ARUNA VISWANATHA
https://www.wsj.com/articles/senate-is-poised-to-confirm-sessions-along-party-lines-1486584469
— Supreme Court Nominee Neil Gorsuch Calls Trump’s Comments on Judiciary ‘Demoralizing’  Comment made in closed-door meeting with Sen. Richard Blumenthal, confirmed by confirmation team – BETH REINHARD
https://www.wsj.com/articles/supreme-court-nominee-neil-gorsuch-calls-trumps-comments-on-judiciary-demoralizing-1486591960
— President Trump Criticizes Nordstrom for Dropping Daughter’s Fashion Label  Department store decided not to buy Ivanka Trump’s spring collection – SUZANNE KAPNER
https://www.wsj.com/articles/president-trump-criticizes-nordstrom-for-dropping-ivankas-fashion-label-1486573728

 

FORBES
— Is It Legal For Donald Trump To Delete Tweets As President?
http://www.forbes.com/sites/quora/2017/02/08/is-it-legal-for-donald-trump-to-delete-tweets-as-president/

 

FED SMITH
— Whistleblower Wins at Appeals Court – Susan McGuire Smith
http://www.fedsmith.com/2017/02/08/whistleblower-wins-at-appeals-court/

February 7 Morning Edition

ABC7
— PENCE MAY HAVE TO BREAK TIE IN DEVOS CONFIRMATION VOTE TODAY – ABC News
http://abc7chicago.com/news/pence-may-have-to-break-tie-in-devos-confirmation-vote-today-/1741503/

 

NBC5
— Senate Set to Confirm Education Secretary by Narrow Margin  Republicans accused Democrats of slow-walking DeVos and other qualified nominees to placate liberal base voters – Erica Werner and Maria Danilova
http://www.nbcchicago.com/news/politics/Senate-in-Round-the-Clock-Session-to-Confirm-Trump-Cabinet-412915023.html

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Lisa Madigan spars with Rauner over immigration ban – ANDY GRIMM  (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats side with foreign countries and with their citizens against America and against its citizens.)
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/lisa-madigan-spars-with-rauner-over-immigration-ban/

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Obama saw low-wage workers as struggling moms. Trump may see them as suburban teens – Jim Puzzanghera  (DERSEN: Are/were you a low-wage suburban teen?  I was.  I did yard work, delivered newspapers, washed dishes, cleaned golf shoes, chipped slag, pumped gasoline, and delivered mail while my outstanding parents provided me with room and board.  With the money that I earned/saved, I bought a 1958 Chevy BelAir in 1964, a new 1966 Pontiac Tempest Sprint in 1966, a new 1968 Oldsmobile 442 in 1967, and a new 1969 Dodge Charger SE in 1968.  In addition, I paid for all my college expenses at UIC 1966-1968 and at NIU 1969-1970.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/ct-low-wage-workers-20170206-story.html
— Suburbs vs. city: Who will win the wooing contest for Caterpillar’s headquarters? – Robert Reed
http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/ct-cat-move-robert-reed-17-biz-20170206-column.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Already, DuPage County Board Chairman Dan Cronin has sent a letter to Caterpillar CEO James Umpleby touting his west suburban area and stressing a willingness to work with Cat’s relocation team. Although no tax breaks or deals are mentioned, Cronin’s letter stresses DuPage’s business base and that the ongoing Western Access O’Hare Project will provide “convenient, hassle-free access” to the airport. That’s true, but it won’t be for a while.)
— China’s middle class anger at its education system is growing – Lauren Teixeira
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/sns-wp-china-schools-35dc34ae-ecae-11e6-b4ff-ac2cf509efe5-20170206-story.html

 

DAILY HERALD
— Mayor, residents decry former Arlington Heights candidate’s Facebook post – Christopher Placek
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20170206/news/170209207/
— Arlington Heights controversy an object lesson in role of acrimony, indiscretion in local politics – Editorial
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20170207/discuss/170209184/
— Take a position, Congressman Roskam – Michael Malone, Glen Ellyn  (DIERSEN: In Illinois, you “take a position” that you are a Republican every time you cast a Republican ballot in a primary election.  Further, in Illinois, if you are elected or appointed to government office or a political office as a Republican, you obligate yourself to defend and to advance the Illinois Republican Party platform.)
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20170207/discuss/170209232/

 

CRAIN’s CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Rauner and Madigan—Lisa Madigan—make war – GREG HINZ
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20170207/BLOGS02/170209890/bruce-rauner-and-lisa-madigan-square-off

 

WTTW
— Left Wing ‘Tea Party’ Growing in Chicago – Paris Schutz
http://chicagotonight.wttw.com/2017/02/06/left-wing-tea-party-growing-chicago

 

ROCKFORD REGISTER STAR
— Fear sparked by Donald Trump’s executive order prompts more immigrants in Rockford area to pursue citizenship – Kristen Zambo
http://www.rrstar.com/news/20170206/fear-sparked-by-donald-trumps-executive-order-prompts-more-immigrants-in-rockford-area-to-pursue-citizenship

 

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Gov. Rauner still staying out of ‘grand bargain’ discussions – Doug Finke
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20170206/gov-rauner-still-staying-out-of-grand-bargain-discussions

 

KANE COUNTY CHRONICLE
— Residents organize with ‘Indivisible Guide’ to counter Trump policies   ‘We can start a movement. We can do this’ – BRENDA SCHORY
http://www.kcchronicle.com/2017/02/05/residents-organize-with-indivisible-guide-to-counter-trump-policies/ajlyn8a/

 

BELLEVILLE NEWS DEMOCRAT
— Madigan joins 15 attorneys general in fight against Trump immigration order – DANA RIECK (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats side with foreign countries and with their citizens against America and against its citizens.)
http://www.bnd.com/news/local/article131093404.html
— TRAGIC: Belleville gives its OK to video gaming at new development – MIKE KOZIATEK
http://www.bnd.com/news/local/community/belleville/article131141739.html
— Illinois took in 11,000 refugees since 2007 from countries in Trump order – CASEY BISCHEL
http://www.bnd.com/news/local/article131179659.html

 

FOX ILLINOIS
— Chamber of Commerce Looking to keep Illinois Competitive – Jordan Abudayyeh
http://foxillinois.com/news/local/chamber-of-commerce-looking-to-keep-illinois-competitive

 

CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD
— Trump’s Labor Dept. pick admits to employing undocumented worker  Puzder’s nomination hearings have been delayed
http://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/trumps-labor-dept-pick-admits-to-employing-undocumented-worker/650571405
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Andrew Puzder, President Donald Trump’s pick to lead the Labor Department, employed an undocumented immigrant for years, the business magnate said in a statement Monday. It’s an admission that in the past has sunk other Cabinet secretary nominees. Puzder’s nomination has been stalled in Congress after a series of delayed hearings from the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions. Puzder, the head of the parent company that owns fast food companies Hardee’s and Carl’s Jr., said he and his wife have already paid back taxes on the employee. “My wife and I employed a housekeeper for a few years, during which I was unaware that she was not legally permitted to work in the US,” Puzder said in a statement. “When I learned of her status, we immediately ended her employment and offered her assistance in getting legal status.” He added: “We have fully paid back taxes to the IRS and the state of California and submitted all required paperwork.” The Huffington Post first reported the fact Puzder employed an undocumented worker.)

 

JOLIET PATCH
— Joliet Mayor to Meet With Community Over Concerns With Trump’s Exec Orders & Immigration  The meeting will be at Our Lady of Mount Carmel Church. – Joseph Hosey
http://patch.com/illinois/joliet/joliet-mayor-meet-community-over-concerns-trumps-exec-orders-immigration

 

CHICAGOIST
— Toby Keith Is Playing Ribfest, & Some People In Naperville Are Pissed – STEPHEN GOSSETT
http://chicagoist.com/2017/02/06/toby_keith_is_playing_ribfest_and_n.php

 

CHICAGO NOW
— The most famous federal appellate judge in the Country tells it like it is: Berkowitz w/Posner (DIERSEN: Have you ever argued a lawsuit before Judge Posner?  I did in 1996. SEE: David J. Diersen v. Chicago Car Exchange, Inc., 110 F.3d 481 (7th Cir. 1997), cert. denied, 118 S.Ct. 178 (1997) (
http://caselaw.findlaw.com/us-7th-circuit/1385001.html) The lawsuit involved the Federal Odometer Act (FOA), the Department of Transportation’s (DOT) authority to grant exemptions from the FOA, and the sufficiency of material facts that would make a dealer suspicious of a car’s mileage. On September 16, 1996, I presented oral arguments to Chief Judge Posner and to Circuit Court Judges Coffey and Kanne.  On March 31, 1997, the Appellate Court agreed with me and ruled that DOT’s exemption for cars over 10 years old was invalid.)
http://www.chicagonow.com/public-affairs-with-jeff-berkowitz/2017/02/the-most-famous-federal-appellate-judge-in-the-country-tells-like-it-is-berkowitz-wposner-cableweb/

 

WILL COUNTY GAZETTE
— Kevin Coyne seeking re-election to finish job on Naperville City Council – Glenn Minnis
http://willcountygazette.com/stories/511075089-kevin-coyne-seeking-re-election-to-finish-job-on-naperville-city-council
— Three candidates removed from DuPage Township ballot – Ruth de Jauregui
http://willcountygazette.com/stories/511079643-three-candidates-removed-from-dupage-township-ballot

 

NORTH COOK NEWS
— Republican Unity Slate sets sights on Maine Township races – Ruth de Jauregui
http://northcooknews.com/stories/511079575-republican-unity-slate-sets-sights-on-maine-township-races
— New Trier H.S. superintendent, school leadership are registered Democrats
http://northcooknews.com/stories/511080084-new-trier-h-s-superintendent-school-leadership-are-registered-democrats

 

SANGOMON SUN
— Illinois offers ample tax breaks but pays the price – Carol Ostrow
http://sangamonsun.com/stories/511065018-illinois-offers-ample-tax-breaks-but-pays-the-price

 

KANE COUNTY CONNECTS
— 9 REFERENDUMS NOW ON APRIL 4 BALLOT
http://kanecountyconnects.com/2017/02/3-fire-district-referendums-so-far-in-april-consolidated-election/

 

ILLINOIS POLICY INSTITUTE
— NEARLY 240 COOK COUNTY CORRECTIONAL OFFICERS CALL IN SICK FOR SUPER BOWL  Super Sunday sees 239 corrections officers – or 19 percent of the staff assigned to work that day – call in sick despite pleas to officers ahead of time from the Cook County Sheriff’s office. – Brendan Bakala
https://www.illinoispolicy.org/nearly-240-cook-county-correctional-officers-call-in-sick-for-super-bowl/

 

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— MISSOURI JOINS MIDWESTERN RIGHT-TO-WORK SURGE SURROUNDING ILLINOIS
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2017/02/missouri-joins-midwestern-right-to-work-surge-.html

 

ACCURACY IN MEDIA
— Ivanka Trump Promotes Gay and Transgender Rights – Cliff Kincaid  (DIERSEN: Those who promote LGBTQ activity work very hard against Republicans.)
https://www.aim.org/aim-column/ivanka-trump-promotes-gay-and-transgender-rights/

 

GOPUSA
— Soros funded anti-Trump Republicans (DIERSEN: If you seek/take money from anti-Republicans, you are NOT a Republican.)
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=20362

 

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Peter Roskam: Congress will overhaul tax code in 2017  Status quo suffocating, unsustainable – Tom Howell Jr.
http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2017/feb/6/peter-roskam-congress-will-overhaul-tax-code-in-20/

 

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Trump is stronger than national polls suggest – DAVID M. DRUCKER
http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/trump-stronger-than-national-polls-suggest/article/2614092

 

FREEDOM’S JOURNAL
— WEAPONS-GRADE IMMIGRATION – Patrick Hall  (DIERSEN: By sending millions of its citizens into America illegally, by keeping millions of its citizens in America illegally, and by sending mountains of illegal drugs into America illegally, Mexico has declared war on America.)
https://freedomsjournalinstitute.org/latest-news/opinion/weapons-grade-immigration/

 

FOX NEWS
— Melania Trump re-files lawsuit against Daily Mail over report she worked as an escort
http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2017/02/07/melania-trump-re-files-lawsuit-against-daily-mail-over-report-worked-as-escort.html

 

BREITBART
— Soros Fund Execs Funded Paul Ryan, Marco Rubio, Jeb Bush, John McCain, John Kasich, Lindsey Graham in 2016 – MATTHEW BOYLE  (DIERSEN: One could argue that if you seek/take money from anti-Republicans, you are an anti-Republican.)
http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2017/02/06/records-soros-fund-execs-funded-paul-ryan-marco-rubio-jeb-bush-john-mccain-john-kasich-lindsey-graham-in-2016/

 

THE BLAZE
— University stops formation of Turning Point USA chapter due to campus leftists feeling ‘unsafe’ – Brandon Morse
http://www.theblaze.com/news/2017/02/06/university-stops-formation-of-conservative-group-due-to-campus-leftists-feeling-unsafe/

 

FEDERALIST
— If College Students Will Protest Mike Huckabee, They’ll Protest Anybody  If people choose to protest with as light a provocation as someone such as Mike Huckabee provides, then life will become miserably dominated by political ideology. – Hunter Baker
http://thefederalist.com/2017/02/07/college-students-will-protest-mike-huckabee-theyll-protest-anybody/

 

WORLD NET DAILY
— LEFT’S NEW CATCHWORDS: ‘NAZIS, WHITE NATIONALISTS’  Author pulls back curtain on strategy to dehumanize Trump advisers, supporters – PAUL BREMMER  (DIERSEN: Who takes the lead in dehumanizing Trump supporters in your precinct, in your municipality, in your township/ward, in your county, and in Illinois?  I should write a book about the lead dehumanizers in my precinct, in Wheaton, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois.)
http://www.wnd.com/2017/02/lefts-new-catchwords-nazis-white-nationalists/
— I’M TIRED OF REPUBLICAN TOUGH-TALK LIES  Brent Smith likens GOP voters to ‘an abused spouse who just keeps going back’
http://www.wnd.com/2017/02/im-tired-of-republican-tough-talk-lies/

 

THE HILL
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “GOP gets bolder in breaking with Trump.”
http://thehill.com/homenews/senate/318189-gop-gets-bolder-in-breaking-with-trump

 

POLITICO
— White House rattled by McCarthy’s spoof of Spicer  Trump ‘doesn’t like his people to look weak,’ a top Trump donor said. – ANNIE KARNI, JOSH DAWSEY and TARA PALMERI
http://www.politico.com/story/2017/02/melissa-mccarthy-sean-spicer-234715
— TREASONOUS: In response to Trump, New York Assembly passes ‘sanctuary state’ bill – JIMMY VIELKIND
http://www.politico.com/states/new-york/albany/story/2017/02/assembly-passes-sanctuary-state-bill-as-trump-response-109389

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: Steve Bannon Carries Battles to Another Influential Hub: The Vatican – JASON HOROWITZ
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/02/07/world/europe/vatican-steve-bannon-pope-francis.html
— Iran’s Supreme Leader Sarcastically Thanks Trump for Showing America’s ‘Real Face’ – THOMAS ERDBRINK
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/02/07/world/middleeast/trump-iran-ayatollah-ali-khamenei.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Members of the following groups argue that if you are pro-life, you should be pro-refugee: anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/02/07/opinion/im-pro-life-and-pro-refugee.html

 

WASHINGTON POST
— A Boycott Budweiser movement begins over Super Bowl immigration ad – Cindy Boren
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/early-lead/wp/2017/02/04/a-boycott-budweiser-movement-begins-over-super-bowl-immigration-ad/

 

LOS ANGELES TIMES
— San Diego venture capitalist John Cox says he’s considering a run for California governor – Phil Willon
http://www.latimes.com/politics/essential/la-pol-ca-essential-politics-updates-san-diego-venture-capitalist-1486425776-htmlstory.html
— California joins 15 other states going to court to challenge Trump’s immigration orders – Patrick McGreevy
http://www.latimes.com/politics/essential/la-pol-ca-essential-politics-updates-california-13-other-states-go-to-court-1486413357-htmlstory.html

 

LOS ANGELES LOYOLAN
— Conservatives on college campuses are minorities – Zachary Hayes  (DIERSEN: In one way or another, members of the following groups are minorities: Trump supporters, Protestants, conservatives, Republicans, Americans, Whites, males, older people, rich people, gun owners, German Americans draft avoiders, and those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
http://www.laloyolan.com/opinion/conservatives-on-college-campuses-are-minorities/article_f6e7b280-40c1-59ae-ba2c-958da1013a47.html

 

DULUTH NEWS TRIBUNE
— Trump administration says ‘aliens’ outside US have no constitutional protections – Maura Dolan  (DIERSEN: Democrats and RINOs always put foreign countries and their citizens ahead of America and its citizens.)
http://www.duluthnewstribune.com/news/politics/4213196-trump-administration-says-aliens-outside-us-have-no-constitutional-protections

 

CBS SAN FRANCISCO
— Bay Area Conservatives Keep Meetups Secret Fearing For Their Safety
http://sanfrancisco.cbslocal.com/2017/02/04/bay-area-conservatives-host-secret-meetups-fearing-for-their-safety/

 

KANSAS CITY STAR
— Stuck in immigration limbo, Dreamers are losing patience – Mary Sanchez
http://www.kansascity.com/opinion/opn-columns-blogs/mary-sanchez/article131113584.html

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Who’s ‘Normalizing’ Donald Trump Now?  The vulgarity and violence of the anti-Trump left may be helping the president. – WILLIAM MCGURN
https://www.wsj.com/articles/whos-normalizing-donald-trump-now-1486426354
— Forget About Being Happy – NAOMI DUGUID
https://www.wsj.com/articles/forget-about-being-happy-1486426247

 

MTV
— WHITE PRIVILEGE IN A LIBERAL TOWN (Westport, Connecticut)  A TEEN ESSAY CONTEST HAS ROILED A PART OF CLINTON COUNTRY – JAMIL SMITH (DIERSEN: Are you White?  My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always hinted/implied/argue shouted a) that instead of me, the Post Office should have hired a minority in 1966, b) that the Post Office should gotten rid of me much sooner than it did so that a minority could have my job, c) that instead of me, IRS should have hired a minority in 1971, d) that instead of me, IRS should have promoted minorities in 1972, 1973, and 1974, e) that instead of me, GAO should have hired a minority in 1980, f) that instead of me, GAO should have promoted a minority in 1986, g) that GAO should gotten rid of me much sooner than it did so that a minority could have my job and my preferred corner office, and h) that instead of me, UIC, NIU, Loyola, DePaul, and IIT should have admitted minorities in 1966, 1969, 1972, 1976, and 1992 respectively.)
http://www.mtv.com/news/2979678/white-privilege-westport-connecticut/

 

DAILY BEAST
— The Civil Service Helped Make America Great. Donald Trump Wants To Change That. Once, government jobs were political rewards, with workers kicking back to the parties they owed their jobs to. Our new president wants to make corruption great again. – RICHARD GREENWALD (DIERSEN: Because I have always been a Republican, were it not for federal civil service protections, a) the Post Office would NOT have hired me in 1966 or let me work there for almost 3 years, b) IRS would NOT have hired me in 1971 or let me work there for almost 9 years, c) IRS would NOT have promoted me in 1972, 1973, or 1974, d) GAO would NOT have hired me in 1980 or let me work there for almost 18 years, and d) GAO would NOT have promoted me in 1986.)
http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2017/02/07/the-civil-service-helped-make-america-great-donald-trump-wants-to-change-that.html

 

BUREAU OF NATIONAL AFFAIRS
— EPA Staff Jittery About Trump’s Hiring Freeze – Stephen Lee and Brian Dabbs  (DIERSEN: While I worked for GAO 1980-1997, the agency was almost always under Republican-led hiring freezes and/or promotion freezes.)
https://www.bna.com/epa-staff-jittery-n57982083433/

 

FED SMITH
— After Trump: A Surge of Federal Employees Leaving Government? – Ralph R. Smith  (DIERSEN: Because I have always been a Republican, were it not for federal civil service protections, a) the Post Office would NOT have hired me in 1966 or let me work there for almost 3 years, b) IRS would NOT have hired me in 1971 or let me work there for almost 9 years, c) IRS would NOT have promoted me in 1972, 1973, or 1974, d) GAO would NOT have hired me in 1980 or let me work there for almost 18 years, and d) GAO would NOT have promoted me in 1986.)
http://www.fedsmith.com/2017/02/07/after-trump-a-surge-of-federal-employees-leaving-government/

 

GUARDIAN
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps make it clear that they are anti-American.
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2017/feb/07/john-bercow-donald-trump-parliament-state-visit-speech-westminster
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2017/feb/07/trump-disempower-institutions-protect-truth
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2017/feb/07/california-donald-trump-jobs-immigration-lgbt-rights

February 6 Morning Edition

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Comptroller Mendoza rips Rauner on budget impasse – Rick Pearson
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-susana-mendoza-bruce-rauner-budget-story.html
— Will Madigan and Rauner act like statesmen or Illinois politicians? – John McCarron
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/commentary/ct-rauner-madigan-llinois-budget-fight-perspec-0206-20170203-story.html
— Republicans decry Trump’s defense of Putin, Russia – Ashley Parker, Mike Debonis
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/politics/ct-gop-senators-trump-putin-defense-20170205-story.html
— Head off harmful office gossip – Marcel Schwantes  (DIERSEN: My Democrat superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates in the federal government promoted office gossip that helped them get rid employees who were Republican, White, male, older, and/or non-veteran.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/success/inc/tca-head-off-harmful-office-gossip-20170130-story.html
— 7 deadly sins of employee communication – Sujan Patel (DIERSEN: My Democrat superiors and supervisors in the federal government focused on the following for their employees who were Republican, White, male, older, and/or non-veteran: Sin #1: Focusing on weaknesses and Sin #2: Disregarding professional development.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/success/inc/tca-7-deadly-sins-of-employee-communication-20170131-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Trump argues that George Washington would be an anti-Trump. Anti-Trumps are anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/commentary/ct-george-washington-trump-religion-tolerance-perspec-0206-20170202-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: In a front page top of fold editorial with a big color picture unethically made to look like a news article, anti-Trumps promote Islam big time.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/politics/ct-trump-travel-ban-visas-20170205-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: In an editorial with a big color picture unethically made to look like a news article, anti-Trumps promote Islam big time.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/ct-ohare-travel-ban-lifted-met-20170205-story.html

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Trump who claims to represent all African-Americans says “President offends African Americans.”
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/laura-washington-president-offends-african-americans/

 

DAILY HERALD
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: Anti-Trumps say “Waukegan’s ties to Mexican town may be tested under Trump.”
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20170206/news/170209345/
— Who’s running against Roskam? – Kerry Lester
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20170206/news/170209344/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: You read in the Daily Herald that the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee hopes to unseat Republican U.S. Rep. Peter Roskam by making his 6th District race one of its 20 top priorities nationwide in 2018. Just who is planning to run against him? I asked longtime DuPage County Democratic Chair Bob Peickert, who said there’s no name yet. Roskam and I spoke by phone this week, and he says he believes the committee is focused on defeating Republicans in districts like the 6th where Hillary Clinton performed strongly in November. Roskam was in the spotlight last month when he wouldn’t say how he voted on a move to declaw the Office of Congressional Ethics. The changes were was scrapped after an outcry.)
— Promotion for Wheeler – Kerry Lester
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20170206/news/170209344/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: A suburban state lawmaker has been named to co-chair of the committee that implements laws across state agencies. Republican state Rep. Keith Wheeler of North Aurora joined the Joint Committee on Administrative Rules in August, with House Republican Leader Jim Durkin praising his “sound judgment, keen analytical skills and team building.” The job does not come with a stipend. Other suburban members include House Assistant Majority Leader Lou Lang, a Skokie Democrat, and state Sen. Don Harmon, an Oak Park Democrat.)
— Chairwoman Deanne Mazzochi: COD ‘in a good place going forward’ – Robert Sanchez
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20170206/news/170209598/
— Eliminate election commission salaries – Jennifer Barron, Naperville  (DIERSEN: Does Barron agree with my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes who hint/imply/argue/shout that because I am not paid for what I do as your GOPUSA Illinois Editor, me and my GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails are worthless?)
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20170206/discuss/170209379/
— Obamacare was a job, business killer – Jan Shaw, Wheaton
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20170206/discuss/170209380/

— FRONT PAGE: Chicago Auto Show roars into town Saturday – Marni Pyke  (DIERSEN: Virtually all my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes are anti-General Motors, anti-Ford, anti-Chrysler, anti-those who own/owned vehicles made by the aforesaid companies, anti-unions, anti-current union members, and/or anti-former union members.)
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20170206/news/170209343/

 

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Why Cat won’t be the last Chicago-bound HQ – STEVEN R. STRAHLER  (DIERSEN: Birds of a feather flock together.  If you move to Chicago, you shout that you are anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft dodgers, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.)
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20170204/ISSUE01/170209919
— More Than 16,500 Chicagoans Apply For Police Force, Officials Say – Heather Cherone (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.dnainfo.com/chicago/20170205/bridgeport/chicago-police-department-16500-applications

 

CHAMPAIGN/URBANA NEWS GAZETTE
— U.S. Senate Democrats looking for scalp – Editorial
http://www.news-gazette.com/opinion/editorials/2017-02-06/senate-dems-looking-scalp.html

 

SAUK VALLEY
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Illinois Democrats encourage people to come to America illegally, to stay in America illegally, and to bring others to America illegally.  That is treason.
http://www.saukvalley.com/2017/02/06/the-land-lincoln-and-immigrants/a38mee8/

 

NORTHWEST HERALD
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps “protest Trump’s executive orders” in McHenry County
http://www.nwherald.com/2017/02/05/mchenry-county-activists-protest-trumps-executive-orders/a9ar0gd/

 

CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD
— Trump: ‘If something happens blame’ the judge  President tweeted over the weekend from Florida – CNN
http://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/trump-if-something-happens-blame-the-judge/650059987

 

DAILY NORTHWESTERN
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Local elections are more important than ever in Trump era.”
https://dailynorthwestern.com/2017/02/05/opinion/editorial-board-local-elections-are-more-important-than-ever-in-trump-era/

 

NORTH LAKE SHORE
— Lake Forest Native Gerrit Lansing Lands White House Job
http://jwcdaily.com/2017/02/05/lake-forest-native-lands-white-house-job/

 

BEYOND THE BELTWAY
— Beyond the Beltway 2-5-17 video.  Panel: Art Cyr, Georgia Logothetis, and Doug Ibendahl
http://beyondthebeltway.com/

 

WIREPOINTS
— Authoritarians at the Gate: How One High School (New Trier) is Ripping its Community Apart – Mark Glennon
http://www.wirepoints.com/authoritarians-at-the-gate-how-new-trier-high-school-is-ripping-its-community-apart-wirepoints-original/

 

ILLINOIS FAMILY INSTITUTE
— Controversy Grows Over Imbalanced New Trier Seminar on Race – Larie Higgins
https://illinoisfamily.org/education/opposition-diverse-viewpoints-public-high-school/
https://illinoisfamily.org/podcast/podcast-controversy-grows-imbalanced-seminar-race/

 

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— NINE HOUSE DEMS PUSH FOR ILLINOIS SCHOOLS, CHURCHES TO BE IMMIGRANT SAFE ZONES  (DIERSEN: Please join me in filing a witness slip in opposition to HB426.)
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2017/02/nine-house-dems-push-for-illinois-schools-churches-to-be-immigrant-safe-zones.html
— SCHLICHTER: THE LEFT HATES YOU. ACT ACCORDINGLY.  (DIERSEN: What do you say to those who claim to be Christian, conservative, and/or Republican, but who fail/refuse to stand up to the left?  Worse yet, what do you say to Democrat plants, to Libertarian plants, to Green plants, and to RINOs who work against those who are Christian, conservative, and/or Republican?)
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2017/02/schlichter-the-left-hates-you-act-accordingly-.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: They hate you. Leftists don’t merely disagree with you. They don’t merely feel you are misguided. They don’t think you are merely wrong. They hate you. They want you enslaved and obedient, if not dead. Once you get that, everything that is happening now will make sense. And you will understand what you need to be ready to do. You are normal, and therefore a heretic. You refuse to bow to their idols, to subscribe to their twisted catechisms, to praise their false gods. This is unforgivable. You must burn. Crazy talk? Just ask them. Go ahead. Go on social media. Find a leftist – it’s easy. Just say something positive about America or Jesus and they’ll come swarming like locusts. Engage them and very quickly they will drop their masks and tell you what they really think. I know. I keep a rapidly expanding file of Twitter leftist death wish screenshots. They will tell you that Christians are idiots and vets are scum. That normals are subhumans whose role is to labor as serfs to subsidize the progressive elite and its clients. That you should die to make way for the New Progressive Man/Woman/Other. Understand that when they call Donald Trump “illegitimate,” what they are really saying is that our desire to govern ourselves is illegitimate. Their beef isn’t with him – it’s with us, the normal people who dared rise up and demand their right to participate in the rule of this country and this culture.)
— THORNER: PHYLLIS SCHLAFLY’S LEGACY HONORED AT RECENT GATHERING IN ST. LOUIS
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2017/02/eagle-forum-.html
— KUSHINER: PLACES WE’D RATHER NOT GO
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2017/02/kushiner-places-wed-rather-not-go.html
— FULL MOON OVER CHICAGO: HUNDREDS PLAN TO DROP TROU IN PROTEST AT TRUMP TOWER
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2017/02/full-moon-over-chicago-hundreds-plan-to-drop-trou-in-protest-at-trump-tower.html

 

PJ MEDIA
— Soros-Funded Group Gave 50K to Goons Who Provoked Berkeley Riot – RICK MORAN
https://pjmedia.com/trending/2017/02/04/soros-funded-group-gave-50k-to-goons-who-provoked-berkley-riot/

 

REAL CLEAR POLITICS
— RNC Navigates Role Under Maverick President – Rebecca Berg  (DIERSEN: One could argue that Trump dominates the RNC like Rauner dominates the Illinois Republican Party.)
http://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2017/02/06/rnc_navigates_role_under_maverick_president.html

 

PUBLIUS FORUM
— Liberals Again Reveal Their Inner Fascist With Anti-Free Speech Riots in Berkeley – Warner Todd Huston
http://www.publiusforum.com/2017/02/05/liberals-reveal-inner-fascist-anti-free-speech-riots-berkeley/
— They Fumble the Ball for Trump Almost EVERY Time – Gary Krasner
http://www.publiusforum.com/2017/02/05/fumble-ball-trump-almost-every-time/

 

ANDY MARTIN
— Without a declaration of martial law, Chicago violence cannot be stopped
https://contrariancommentary.wordpress.com/2017/02/06/eight-years-ago-corruption-fighter-andy-martin-explained-why-martial-law-was-needed-in-chicago-to-stem-the-tide-of-relentless-violence/
http://contrariancommentary.blogspot.com/2017/02/eight-years-ago-corruption-fighter-andy.html

 

GOPUSA
— Minnesota: Gateway to Canada for rejected African migrants
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=20313
— The ACLU stands up for liberal rights
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=20307
— Obama poured $9.2B into U.N. in final year
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=20283

 

FRONTPAGE MAGAZINE
— THE SEDITIOUS LEFT  Prosecute the Berkeley rioters by enforcing federal law. – Matthew Vadum
http://www.frontpagemag.com/fpm/265717/seditious-left-matthew-vadum

 

BLAZE
— See how Ronald Reagan shut down violent UC Berkeley protesters in 1969 when he was Calif. governor – Chris Enloe
http://www.theblaze.com/news/2017/02/05/see-how-ronald-reagan-shut-down-violent-uc-berkeley-protesters-in-1969-when-he-was-calif-governor/
— Point of Boys Scouts is to turn boys into men – Lawrence Jones
http://www.theblaze.com/podcasts/point-of-boys-scouts-is-to-turn-boys-into-men/

 

BREITBART
— ‘Refuse Fascism’ Group Behind Berkeley Riot Received $50k from George Soros –  CHARLIE NASH
http://www.breitbart.com/milo/2017/02/05/refuse-fascism-group-behind-berkeley-riot-funded-george-soros/

 

AMERICAN THINKER
— Trump’s Got a Big Job Reining In Voter Fraud – Michael Kimmitt
http://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2017/02/trumps_got_a_big_job_reining_in_voter_fraud.html

 

FOX NEWS
— Federal workers turn to secret messaging to oppose Trump policies, nominees  (DIERSEN: While I worked for the federal government for almost 30 years, I never tried to sabotage its Affirmative Action (AA), Diversity, or Inclusion efforts. The federal government never charged me with that because I always carried out all the AA, Diversity, and Inclusion orders that I was given.  I can provide many examples in which I was ordered to give preference to my subordinates because they were Democrat, minority, female, younger, and/or veteran, and that I carried out those orders.)
http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2017/02/06/federal-workers-turn-to-secret-messaging-to-oppose-trump-policies-nominees.html

 

REUTERS
— Trump says Pence will lead voter fraud panel – Steve Holland
http://in.reuters.com/article/usa-trump-voterfraud-idINKBN15L0AF

 

CNN
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Trump asks “Does Trump’s ‘management by conflict’ equal chaos?”
http://www.cnn.com/2017/02/06/opinions/does-trump-management-by-conflict-equal-chaos/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, big business sides with foreign countries and with their citizens against America and against its citizens. From what I see, ever-increasingly, immigrants do not come to America for a “better life.”  They come a) to take advantage of the tremendous preferences that America gives minorities and females and b) to turn America into their motherland.
http://money.cnn.com/2017/02/05/technology/trump-travel-ban-tech-companies-legal-brief/

 

MERCURY NEWS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Trump sneers at ‘fake news’ polls critical of travel ban.”
http://www.mercurynews.com/2017/02/06/president-trump-gives-fake-news-sneer-at-polls-critical-of-travel-ban-order/

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: In a front page top of fold editorial with big color pictures unethically made to look like a news article, anti-Trumps promote Islam big time.
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/02/05/us/trump-refugee-travel-ban-lifted-reunited-families.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps “Apple, Facebook and Google Say Trump’s Travel Ban Would Hurt Business.”
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/02/06/business/trump-travel-ban-apple-google-facebook.html
— Not Everyone in Tech Cheers Visa Program for Foreign Workers  DAISUKE WAKABAYASHI and NELSON D. SCHWARTZ  (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, anti-Trump employers make it clear a) that they want to hire/retain/promote those who are citizens of foreign countries and b) that they want to get rid of their employees who are citizens of America.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/02/05/business/h-1b-visa-tech-cheers-for-foreign-workers.html

 

WASHINGTON POST
— Trump’s D.C. hotel is promising government and military discounts, but good luck getting them – Abha Bhattarai
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/business/wp/2017/02/03/trumps-d-c-hotel-is-promising-government-and-military-discounts-but-good-luck-getting-them/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps promote division.  Anti-Trumps want everyone to be anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/worldviews/wp/2017/02/06/trumps-populism-is-about-creating-division-not-unity/

 

NEW YORK POST
— The perils of dating in the time of Trump – Karol Markowicz  (DIERSEN: If your date says that he/she is anti-Trump, in all likelihood, your date is also anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than his/her ancestors.)
http://nypost.com/2017/02/06/the-perils-of-dating-in-the-time-of-trump/

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: Mexico Teeters Between Its Recent U.S. Friendship and 170 Years of Hostility  Comments by Trump have escalated tension, sparking a nationalist backlash south of the border – DAVID LUHNOW and JACOB M. SCHLESINGER  (DIERSEN: Because Mexico sends millions of its citizens into America illegally, because Mexico keeps millions of its citizens in America illegally, and because Mexico sends mountains of illegal drugs into America illegally, Mexico is at war with America.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/mexico-teeters-between-its-recent-u-s-friendship-and-170-years-of-hostility-1486324539
— Coaxing Workers Back to Work  Can faster growth induce idle Americans into the labor force? – Editorial  (DIERSEN: I am not paid for what I do for you as your GOPUSA Illinois Editor.  According to my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes, you are “idle” if you are not paid for what you do.  Do my critics/opponents pay their operatives and their dupes at least $15 an hour to demonize me, to denigrate me, and to condemn me?)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/coaxing-workers-back-to-work-1486334592
— Sharp Left Turn Ahead—Beware  If Democrats have a road back to power, ‘the resistance’ will drive them off it. – DOUGLAS E. SCHOEN(DIERSEN: Anti-Trumps want all individuals, all organizations, all companies, all governments, and all countries to be anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders, and anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/sharp-left-turn-aheadbeware-1486335796
— How a Republican Bill Led to Countries Named in Donald Trump’s Immigration Order  The legislation was aimed at pressuring European allies to share more terror-related intelligence – JOE PALAZZOLO
https://www.wsj.com/articles/how-a-republican-bill-gave-rise-to-countries-in-donald-trumps-order-1486339101
— Why TV Writers Obsess Over Chicago  Grim facts are colliding with TV fiction in series such as ‘APB’ and ‘Chicago P.D.,’ which are set in a city under scrutiny – JOHN JURGENSEN
https://www.wsj.com/articles/why-tv-writers-obsess-over-chicago-1486209600
— Few Recall Gorsuch’s Volunteer Work at Harvard  Questions arise over Trump Supreme Court pick’s level of participation in programs to help less fortunate while in law school – BETH REINHARD and JESS BRAVIN  (DIERSEN: What volunteer work did you do while you were a full-time student?  I did none because I was too busy doing yard work, delivering newspapers, washing dishes, cleaning golf shoes, chipping slag, pumping gasoline, delivering mail, working on an automobile assembly line, and working as a security guard.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/few-recall-gorsuchs-volunteer-work-at-harvard-1486342894

 

USA TODAY
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: In a front page top of fold editorial with a color picture unethically made to look like a news article, anti-Trumps promote Islam big time.
http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2017/02/05/court-denies-trump-request-travel-ban/97517810/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats and RINOs encourage women to run against Republicans.
http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2017/02/06/emilys-list-begins-most-aggressive-female-recruitment-effort/97463724/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, big business sides with foreign countries and with their citizens against America and against its citizens. From what I see, ever-increasingly, immigrants do not come to America for a “better life.”  They come a) to take advantage of the tremendous preferences that America gives minorities and females and b) to turn America into their motherland.
http://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/news/2017/02/06/97-tech-firms-file-court-brief-opposing-immigration-ban/97538208/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps demonize, denigrate, and condemn members of the following groups: Trump supporters, Protestants, conservatives, Republicans, Americans, Whites, males, older people, rich people, gun owners, German Americans, draft avoiders, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.
http://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/nation-now/2017/02/05/wall-ban-immigration-refugees-liberty-mitch-albom-column/97421730/

 

HERALD DISPATCH
— Reasons for population decline vary across states – TIM HENDERSON  (DIERSEN: Illinois Democrats and Illinois RINOs focus on driving out of Illinois those who are Protestant, conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, non-poor, gun owners, German Americans, draft avoiders, and those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
http://www.herald-dispatch.com/news/reasons-for-population-decline-vary-across-states/article_78caed43-ca1e-5694-b1d3-952db70d6ff4.html

 

DAILY BEAST
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps make it clear that they side with Mexico and with other foreign countries against America.
http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2017/02/06/donald-trump-s-cuts-could-increase-illegal-immigration.html

 

ATLANTIC
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An Anti-Trump says “How to Beat Trump  Some advice from the right to the left, on how to effectively oppose the current president.”
https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2017/02/how-to-beat-trump/515736/

 

GUARDIAN
— Super Bowl ad prompts Trump supporters to #BoycottBudweiser – Martin Belam
https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2017/feb/06/super-bowl-ad-prompts-trump-supporters-to-boycott-budweiser

February 5 Evening Edition

WGN TV
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “With Melissa McCarthy playing Spicer, ‘SNL’ cranks up Trump satire.”
http://wgntv.com/2017/02/05/with-melissa-mccarthy-playing-spicer-snl-cranks-up-trump-satire/

 

ABC7
— Democratic Senator: ‘Everything Depends’ on How Trump’s Supreme Court Pick ‘Answers the Questions’ – ABC News  (DIERSEN: I should write a book about the many questions that my Democrat superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates in the federal government asked me during the almost 30 years that I worked for the federal government to bring out the fact that I was baptized, raised and confirmed as a Missouri Synod Lutheran and that I am conservative, Republican, non-poor, gun owner, 100% German American, draft avoider, and that my ancestors have been in America since the 1840s.  Of course, they used my answers against me.)
https://abc7chicago.com/news/democratic-senator-everything-depends-on-how-trumps-supreme-court-pick-answers-the-questions/1738911/
— Mike Pence on LGBT Rights: Discrimination Has ‘No Place’ in Trump Administration – ABC News  (DIERSEN: Under the Democrats and under the RINOs, ever increasingly, if you do not promote LGBTQ activity, Democrats and RINOs get rid of you.)
https://abc7chicago.com/news/mike-pence-on-lgbt-rights-discrimination-has-no-place-in-trump-administration/1738707/
— FOR TRUMP FOES, DEMOCRATIC GAINS MAY REMAIN ELUSIVE IN 2018 – AP
http://abc7chicago.com/politics/for-trump-foes-democratic-gains-may-remain-elusive-in-2018/1739057/

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— TREASONOUS: Lawmakers consider expanding Illinois (ILLEGAL) immigrant protections – AP
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/midwest/ct-illinois-immigrant-protections-20170205-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Milwaukee sheriff’s star rises, but he remains polarizing.”  In Illinois, in DuPage County, in Milton Township, in Glen Ellyn, and in Wheaton, the more planks that you defend/advance in the Republican Party platform and/or the Illinois Republican Party platform and/or the more that you defend/advance the Milton Township Republican Central Committee resolution against video gambling, the more that Democrats and Democrat plants, Libertarians and Libertarian plants, Greens and Green plants, and RINOs demonize you, denigrate you, and condemn you as being polarizing.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/midwest/ct-milwaukee-county-sheriff-david-clarke-20170205-story.html
— Police investigating homicide in Wheaton, seek victim’s car – Matthew Hendrickson
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/police-investigating-homicide-in-wheaton-seek-victims-car/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Investigators were trying to locate two vehicles that may be connected to the case, police said. Leinweber’s vehicle was described as a red, 2009 Kia Spectra with Illinois license plate V264403. The vehicle may have a Hillary Clinton sticker on the rear of the vehicle.)
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Trump’s blasts at judge raise questions for Gorsuch on independence.”
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/politics/ct-trump-judge-gorsuch-20170205-story.html
— WeatherTech founder David MacNeil bets big on Super Bowl ads – Robert Channick
http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/ct-weathertech-david-macneil-exec-qa-0205-biz-20170203-story.html

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— White House predicts courts will reinstate travel ban – AP
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/court-denies-trump-request-to-immediately-restore-travel-ban/
— Pence: Education pick DeVos will be confirmed with his vote – AP
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/pence-education-pick-devos-will-be-confirmed-with-his-vote/
— Former city worker, convicted in Hired Truck, granted pension – Sam Charles
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/former-city-worker-convicted-in-hired-truck-granted-pension/

 

DAILY HERALD
— Lady Gaga said she hopes her Super Bowl halftime show will celebrate “inclusion” and the “spirit of equality” during a time of national division. – AP  (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps glorify and praise themselves and make it clear that they want to get rid of individuals, organizations, governments, and countries that are Protestant, conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long.)
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20170205/entlife/170209589/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps promote Melissa McCarthy who lampoons “White House press secretary Sean Spicer in a “Saturday Night Live” sketch where she taunted reporters as “losers,” fired a water gun at the press corps and even used the lectern to ram a Wall Street Journal journalist.”
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20170205/entlife/302059932/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Pediatrician discusses arrest at Roskam protest in Palatine.”
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20170205/news/170209362/

 

WJBD RADIO
— Trump Threatens Defunding Sanctuary States as ‘Weapon’
http://www.wjbdradio.com/politics/2017/02/05/trump-threatens-defunding-sanctuary-states-as-weapon

 

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Consequences of budget inaction have already been catastrophic – Lisa Madigan
http://www.sj-r.com/opinion/20170205/lisa-madigan-consequences-of-budget-inaction-have-already-been-catastrophic

 

BLOOMINTON PANTAGRAPH
— Shutdown is what Illinois needs right now – Editorial
http://www.pantagraph.com/news/opinion/editorial/editorial-shutdown-is-what-illinois-needs-right-now/article_2b08be6f-edbb-5d1d-82a9-42aadedfdf78.html

 

CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD
— McConnell: No federal money should be spent on Trump’s voter fraud investigation  ‘This sort of thing is handled at the state level’ – CNN  (DIERSEN: But those who run Illinois despise if not hate Trump and Trump’s supporters.)
http://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/mcconnell-no-federal-money-should-be-spent-on-trumps-voter-fraud-investigation/649996171

 

WSIL TV
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasing, anti-Trumps promote foreign countries and their citizens.
http://www.wsiltv.com/story/34430832/travelers-arrive-in-us-to-hugs-and-tears-after-ban-is-lifted

 

GATEWAY PUNDIT
— Full List Of The 231 Leftist Thugs Arrested At Inauguration Day Riots In D.C.
http://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2017/02/report-full-list-231-leftist-thugs-arrested-inauguration-day-riots-d-c/

 

PUBLIUS FORUM
— Another Reason to Reject Muslim Immigrants: They Come Here for Free Stuff, NOT to ‘Better Their Lives’ – Warner Todd Huston
http://www.publiusforum.com/2017/02/04/another-reason-reject-muslim-immigrants-come-free-stuff-not-better-lives/

 

FOX NEWS
— Trump says Pence to lead voter registration fraud probe
http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2017/02/05/trump-says-pence-to-lead-voter-registration-fraud-probe-leaves-door-open-on-scrapping-iran-deal.html

 

WASHINGTON TIMES
— About a 100 people gathered at a rally in support of President Donald Trump outside Trump Tower in Manhattan. – AP
http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2017/feb/5/nyc-demonstrators-rally-in-support-of-trump/
— U.S. taking power back from left – Editorial
http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2017/feb/5/letter-to-the-editor-us-taking-power-back-from-lef/
— TREASONOUS: Lawmakers consider expanding Illinois (ILLEGAL) immigrant protections – AP
http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2017/feb/5/lawmakers-consider-expanding-illinois-immigrant-pr/

 

THE BLAZE
— Can America be united again? – Chris Salcedo  (DIERSEN ANSWER: Not as long as Democrats want everyone to be anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.)
http://www.theblaze.com/podcasts/can-america-be-united-again/
— Neiman Marcus piles on: The retail chain follows Nordstrom in dropping Ivanka’s line – Sarah Lee (DIERSEN: Are you a Trump supporter?  How soon, if not already, will the anti-Trumps drop you?  How soon, if not already, will the anti-Trumps post signs that say members of the following groups are NOT WANTED: Trump supporters, Protestants, conservatives, Republicans, Americans, Whites, males, older people, rich people, gun owners, German Americans, draft avoiders, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time?)
http://www.theblaze.com/news/2017/02/05/neiman-marcus-piles-on-the-retail-chain-follows-nordstrom-in-dropping-ivankas-line/

 

DAILY CALLER
— Protesters March To Mar-a-Lago To Rally Against Trump’s Visa Freeze – Amber Randall
http://dailycaller.com/2017/02/05/protesters-march-to-mar-a-lago-to-rally-against-trumps-visa-freeze/

 

AMERICAN CLARION
— The Foundation of the Family – ROB PUE
http://www.americanclarion.com/2017/02/05/the-foundation-of-the-family-47592/

 

DAILY SIGNAL
— Rogue Federal Bureaucrats Threaten Trump’s Agenda – Fred Lucas  (DIERSEN: While I worked for the federal government for almost 30 years, I never tried to sabotage its Affirmative Action (AA), Diversity, or Inclusion efforts. The federal government never charged me with that because I always carried out all the AA, Diversity, and Inclusion orders that I was given.  I can provide many examples in which I was ordered to give preference to my subordinates because they were Democrat, minority, female, younger, and/or veteran, and that I carried out those orders.)
http://dailysignal.com/2017/02/05/rogue-federal-bureaucrats-threaten-trumps-agenda/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Recent scandals in the Department of Veterans Affairs and the Internal Revenue Service demonstrated that it’s almost impossible to fire federal employees, many of whom reportedly intend to go rogue by not implementing President Donald Trump’s agenda. Conservatives are hopeful the time has come for civil service reform that would rein in this permanent class of government workers who have voiced outright hostility to the new administration. Some have even called it the “fourth branch of government” or “alt-government.” “This is a situation where people voted and elected a president who is lawfully trying to complete those tasks [he promised in the campaign], while unelected bureaucrats are willing to overturn the will of the people,” Ben Wilterdink, director of commerce at the American Legislative Exchange Council, or ALEC, told The Daily Signal. Among federal employees, about 95 percent of political contributions went to Democrat Hillary Clinton during the presidential race, according to an analysis by The Hill. Some of those federal workers are now in consultation with departed Obama administration officials to determine how they can push back against the Trump administration’s agenda, The Washington Post reported last week. At the State Department, for example, nearly 1,000 government workers signed a letter protesting Trump’s executive order on refugees. A few days later, Trump had to fire acting Attorney General Sally Yates after she announced she wouldn’t defend the administration’s refugee policy. White House press secretary Sean Spicer said State Department employees who oppose the policy “should either get with the program, or they can go.” “If a federal employee doesn’t like the ideological foundation or likely outcomes of a presidential directive, it doesn’t mean that the directive is not legal. It means that the views of the federal employee are in conflict with the views of the president who runs the federal government,” said Neil Siefring, vice president of Hilltop Advocacy and a former Republican House staffer, in a column for The Daily Caller. “In that instance,” Siefring added, “the solution should not be to resist the actions of the president in their professional capacity as a career civil servant in the workplace. The solution is for that federal employee to honorably resign, not actively or passively hamper the White House.” What if an employee won’t resign? Addressing the problem with the federal workforce won’t be easy, according to experts interviewed by The Daily Signal. “You can fire federal employees, it’s just that nobody wants to put up with the process,” Don Devine, former director of the Office of Personnel Management during the Reagan administration, told The Daily Signal. Multiple appeals can be made through the U.S. Merit Systems Protection Board, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), and the National Labor Relations Board. “It’s almost impossible to discipline employees because it can be appealed to through the merit system, the labor relations systems, or through the EEOC,” Devine said. “We don’t have a civil service system; we have a dual civil service-labor relations system.” During the Obama administration, two of its biggest scandals involved the IRS and Department of Veterans Affairs. In 2013, a Treasury Department inspector general report determined the IRS had been targeting conservative groups. In 2014, a VA inspector general’s report revealed falsified appointments in which some veterans died while waiting for care. Years later, conservative remain frustrated that federal workers weren’t held accountable. “I will take your IRS employees and raise you the EPA, where story after story, a worker was viewing porn on work time and couldn’t be fired because the process is fraught with appeals,” Wilterdink said. “It’s hard to argue we have an accountable government when someone can’t be fired for years at a time.” Earlier this year, the U.S. House revived the Holman Rule, named after a Democrat congressman who introduced it in 1876. It would allow lawmakers to cut the pay of individual federal workers or a government program. There are other proposals for holding federal workers accountable. House Oversight and Government Reform Chairman Jason Chaffetz, R-Utah, introduced a bill in January to hold seriously tax delinquent people ineligible for federal civilian employment, federal contracts, or government grants. This bill was proposed in response to IRS data found more than 100,000 federal civilian employees owed more than $1 billion in unpaid taxes at the end of fiscal year 2015. Adding to the challenge is the process commonly known as burrowing. Frequently, political appointees from one administration convert to a career position that comes with civil service protections, allowing them to continue implementing policy—or resisting the new administration’s approach. The Pendleton Civil Service Reform Act of 1883 was passed to stop raw political party appointments from securing federal government jobs, or a spoils system. The law introduced the merit system into hiring practices and made numerous civil service positions untouchable after they were filled. However, burrowing has caused a de facto spoils system, Wilterdink said, because, “the pendulum has swung so far to protecting federal employees” that it allows administrations to keep their people in office long term. Significant reform doesn’t mean recreating a spoils system, according to Robert Moffit, a senior fellow at The Heritage Foundation who was an assistant Office of Personnel Management director during the Reagan administration. Moffit said a balanced approach would be more desirable. “You need to have strong managers in each agency to make sure the president’s agenda is properly executed,” Moffit told The Daily Signal. “You must also have a bright line between career and non-career staff so there is no politicization of the merit system.” Moffit also supports legislation to allow the president to order the firing of career officials who either “broke the law or severely undermined the public’s trust.” “Even President Obama referred to what IRS officials did as outrageous and nothing happened,” Moffit said. “The VA matter is still unresolved. The people responsible for those waiting lists aren’t accountable and people died.”)

 

THE HILL
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Trump plays golf amid bipartisan backlash over Putin defense.”
http://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/news/317992-trump-plays-golf-amid-bipartisan-backlash-over-putin-defense

 

CNBC
— OUTSTANDING: Trump to Fox News: I may defund California as ‘a weapon’ to fight illegal immigration – Harriet Taylor
http://www.cnbc.com/2017/02/05/trump-threatens-to-defund-california-in-fight-against-sanctuary-cities.html

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “After 2 Weeks, Trump’s Bungles Have Aides Rethinking Strategy.”
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/02/05/us/politics/trump-white-house-aides-strategy.html
— In Airbnb’s Super Bowl Ad, Implied Criticism of Trump’s Travel Ban – KATIE BENNER  (DIERSEN: How soon, if not already, will the anti-Trump businesses post signs that say members of the following groups are NOT WANTED: Trump supporters, Protestants, conservatives, Republicans, Americans, Whites, males, older people, rich people, gun owners, German Americans, draft avoiders, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time?)
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/02/05/technology/airbnb-super-bowl-ad-trump-travel-ban.html

 

LOS ANGELES TIMES
— Trump: ‘California in many ways is out of control’ – Michael A. Memoli
http://www.latimes.com/politics/washington/la-na-essential-washington-updates-trump-bill-to-make-california-a-1486330796-htmlstory.html

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Trump Rips Judge on Travel-Ban Ruling  Case’s legal path forward may be complicated by current 4-4 ideological split on the Supreme Court – DEVLIN BARRETT and BRENT KENDALL
https://www.wsj.com/articles/court-denies-justice-departments-request-to-immediately-reinstate-trump-travel-ban-1486286937

 

MERCURY NEWS
— Police have to escort California GOP congressman from rowdy town hall meeting – AP
http://www.mercurynews.com/2017/02/04/police-escort-congressman-after-rowdy-california-town-hall/

 

NEW YORK MAGAZINE
— Trump Says Judge and U.S. Court System Deserve Blame ‘If Something Happens’ as a Result of Blocked Travel Ban – Chas Danner
http://nymag.com/daily/intelligencer/2017/02/trump-escalates-attacks-on-judge-and-u-s-court-system.html

 

FED SMITH
— Federal Workers Finding Creative Ways to Push Back Against Trump Administration – Ian Smith
http://www.fedsmith.com/2017/02/05/federal-workers-finding-creative-ways-to-push-back-against-trump-administration/

 

CHICAGO PRIDE
— Equality Illinois shares message of ‘equality and justice for all’ at gala  (DIERSEN: How soon, if not already, will the anti-Trumps post signs that say members of the following groups are NOT WANTED: Trump supporters, Protestants, conservatives, Republicans, Americans, Whites, males, older people, rich people, gun owners, German Americans, draft avoiders, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time?)
http://chicago.gopride.com/news/article.cfm/articleid/81612841

February 5 Morning Edition

ABC7
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “APPEALS COURT DENIES PRESIDENT TRUMP REQUEST TO IMMEDIATELY RESTORE TRAVEL BAN.”
http://abc7chicago.com/politics/court-denies-trump-request-to-immediately-restore-travel-ban/1738506/

 

CBS2
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Hundreds Protest Rep. Peter Roskam In Palatine.”
http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2017/02/04/hundreds-protest-rep-peter-roskam-in-palatine/

 

FOX NEWS CHICAGO
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Some residents push for resolution to make Oak Park a Sanctuary City.”
http://www.fox32chicago.com/politics/233799764-story

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Justice Department files notice of appeal to restore Trump immigration ban.”
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/politics/ct-trump-travel-ban-20170204-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Appeals court declines to reinstate Trump’s travel ban as his administration copes with its first major setback.”
http://www.chicagotribune.com/la-na-pol-visa-cancellations-20170204-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say O’Reilly says that “Putin is a killer.”
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/politics/ct-trump-oreilly-interview-20170204-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Companies standing up to Trump may become common.”  (DIERSEN: How soon, if not already, will companies post signs that say members of the following groups are NOT WANTED: Trump supporters, Protestants, conservatives, Republicans, Americans, Whites, males, older people, rich people, gun owners, German Americans, draft avoiders, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a longer time?)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/careers/ijustworkhere/ct-huppke-work-advice-0205-biz-20170202-column.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: The more that is given Dreamers, the more people that will come into America illegally, that will stay in America illegally, and that will bring others to America illegally.  How soon will America reach the point where 100% of those in America are citizens of foreign countries?
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/editorials/ct-daca-trump-dreamers-immigration-edit-0130-jm-20170127-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Trump demonizes, denigrates, and condemns Trump and Trump’s supporters.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/daily-southtown/opinion/ct-sta-arvia-column-st-0124-20170123-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: To promote diversity is to get rid of those who are Trump supporters, Protestants, conservatives, Republicans, Americans, Whites, males, older people, rich people, gun owners, German Americans, draft avoiders, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/naperville-sun/ct-nvs-multicultural-market-naperville-st-0205-20170204-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Trump demonizes, denigrates, and condemns Naperville and its past, present, and future residents.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/naperville-sun/ct-nvs-mego-column-st-0205-20170203-story.html
— Several school candidate forums to be held in February, March – Suzanne Baker
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/naperville-sun/ct-nvs-school-district-forums-st-0205-20170203-story.html

 

HERALD NEWS
— Thumbs up to hiring Leslie Munger to new role – Editorial (DIERSEN: Would the Herald News have given a thumbs up if an Illinois Republican U.S. Senator or an Illinois Republican U.S. Representative had hired me in 1997 when I was 49 years old after the Democrats who ran GAO succeeded in forcing me to take their early retirement “offer?”  GAO works for Congress.  I had worked for GAO for almost 18 years, the last 11 years of which at the GS-13 Step 1-10 levels, currently $94,610-$122,991. I had worked on audits of federal financial industry regulators for almost 9 years, on audits of IRS for 3 years, and audits of many other federal agencies for almost 6 years. I had become a Forensic Accountant in 1997, a Certified Financial Services Auditor in 1996, a Certified Government Financial Manager in 1994, a Certified Fraud Examiner in 1990, a licensed CPA in 1981, and a Certified Internal Auditor in 1981.  I had earned a master’s degree in financial markets and trading in 1997, a master’s degree in accounting in 1980, an MBA in 1976, and I bachelor’s degree in management in 1970.  I had served on the Association of Government Accountants Chicago Chapter Executive Committee 1983-1996. I had worked for IRS for almost 9 years 1971-1980, the last 5 1/2 years at the GS-12 Step-1-5 levels, currently $79,563-$90,173.  One could argue that Republicans have wasted my knowledge of the federal government even more than the Democrats did.)
http://www.theherald-news.com/2017/02/03/our-view-thumbs-up-to-hiring-leslie-munger-to-new-role/a7pnznp/

 

HERALD & REVIEW
— Shutdown is what the state needs – Editorial
http://herald-review.com/news/opinion/editorial/editorial-shutdown-is-what-the-state-needs/article_fa1b45d1-9bf0-56a4-aa78-cb3f76103bea.html

 

CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD
— Is anti-Trump furor papering over Democrats’ working-class woes?  Kaine: ‘We love the energy’ – ERIC BRADNER  (DIERSEN: Members of the working-class should know that Democrats will help you only if you promote dependency on government, dependency on charity, LGBTQ activity, abortion, mass/illegal immigration, race and gender based preference giving, age discrimination, patronage, political affiliation discrimination, booze, pot, gambling, abolition of the First and Second Amendments, and even worse things.  To be a Democrat, you have to be anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders, and anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
http://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/is-antitrump-furor-papering-over-democrats-workingclass-woes/649855881

 

QUINCY HERALD WHIG
— It’s long past time for action on Illinois budget – Editorial
http://www.whig.com/20170205/its-long-past-time-for-action-on-illinois-budget#

 

PEORIA JOURNAL STAR
— Grieving over Caterpillar, still asking ‘Why?’ – David Koehler
http://www.pjstar.com/opinion/20170204/spotlight-grieving-over-caterpillar-still-asking-why

 

CHAMPAIGN/URBANA NEWS GAZETTE
— Illinois is a nice state that’s heading the wrong way – Jim Dey
http://www.news-gazette.com/opinion/columns/2017-02-05/jim-dey-illinois-nice-state-thats-heading-wrong-way.html
— Making sense of combined precincts; Davis, Shimkus campaign finances; Local presidential money/vote comparisons – Tom Kacich
http://www.news-gazette.com/news/local/2017-02-05/tom-kacich-making-sense-combined-precincts.html

 

RIVER CITIES READER
— Illinois’ Sixth Credit-Rating Downgrade Doesn’t Mince Words – Rich Miller
http://www.rcreader.com/commentary/credit-downgrade-minces-no-words

 

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— A framework isn’t a bill – Doug Finke
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20170204/statehouse-insider-framework-isnt-bill
— Should Springfield pursue a casino? Proponents say ‘why not?’- Mary Hansen  (DIERSEN: If you claim to be religious, conservative, and/or Republican, you should say NO!)
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20170204/should-springfield-pursue-casino-proponents-say-why-not?utm_source=SFMC&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=GHM_Daily_NL&utm_content=GTDT_SJR
— Sangamon County Democrats’ resolution calls Rauner ‘plutocrat,’ Madigan ‘champion’ – Bernard Schoenburg  (DIERSEN: Government is nasty.  Politics is nasty. What would your critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes call you?  My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes would call me a) a religious hypocrite because I put GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails together and send them out on Sunday mornings instead of attending church services, b) a patriotic hypocrite because I sought and obtained student and financial hardship draft deferments, c) selfish because my wife and I gave up trying to have children, we did not adopt, and we did not become foster parents, d) unpopular/despised/hated because certain past and present Wheaton, Milton Township, DuPage County, and Illinois officials treat me rudely, e) unpopular/despised/hated because certain past and present Milton Township Republican Central Committee (MTRCC), DuPage County Republican Central Committee (DCRCC), and Illinois Republican Party (IRP) officials treat me rudely, f) too conservative because I support all the planks in the Republican Party platform and the Illinois Republican Party platform, and the MTRCC resolution against video gambling, g) someone who has far too many bad demographics because I was baptized, raised, and confirmed as a Missouri Synod Lutheran and I am conservative, Republican, White, male, old (68), non-poor, a gun owner, 100% German American, a draft avoider, and my ancestors have been in America since the 1840s, h) unpopular/despised/hated because I am no longer the TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairman, a Wheaton Chamber of Commerce Government Affairs Committee member, the MTRCC webmaster, an Illinois Center Right Coalition Steering Committee member, an American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter board member, a GAO employee, an IRS employee, a Post Office employee, etc., i) an overpaid but failed former federal employee because I was paid $122,991 in 1997 in today’s dollars but forced to retire in 1997, j) an over-compensated federal retiree because my pension is $50,856 and my federal health, dental, and vision insurance subsidy is $17,288, and k) unpopular/despised/hated because so few past and present activists, candidates, elected officials, MTRCC, DCRCC, and IRP officials, major donors, political consultants encourage people to read GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails. Government is nasty.  Politics is nasty.)  http://www.sj-r.com/opinion/20170204/bernard-schoenburg-dems-resolution-calls-rauner-plutocrat-madigan-champion

 

DANVILLE COMMERCIAL NEWS
— Stop expansion of gambling – Anita Bedell, Executive director, Illinois Church Action on Alcohol & Addiction Problems, Springfield
http://www.commercial-news.com/opinion/letters_to_the_editor/letter-stop-expansion-of-gambling/article_da7b595c-069f-545d-b509-879dea21bfc5.html

 

BELLEVILLE NEWS DEMOCRAT
— Rauner, Madigan, think tank agree: This will hurt you more than it hurts me – Editorial
http://www.bnd.com/opinion/editorials/article130591004.html

 

DAILY EGYPTIAN
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say that an anti-Trump group “rallies against Trump’s immigration ban.”
http://dailyegyptian.com/65675/news/southern-illinois-community-group-rallies-against-trumps-immigration-ban/

 

EVANSTON PATCH
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly Democrat promote Islam.  How soon, if not already, will Democrats banish non-Muslims from your precinct, from your municipality, from your township/ward, from your county, from Illinois, from America, and from the world?)
http://patch.com/illinois/evanston/schakowsky-president-trump-s-muslim-ban-immoral-unconstitutional-dangerous

 

WASHINGTON FREE BEACON
— GOP Defectors Have Received Thousands From Teachers Union  Collins, Murkowski will vote no on DeVos – Bill McMorris (DIERSEN: If you get elected/appointed to a government/political office as a Republican, and if you take money to vote against the Republican Party platform, you should be immediately removed from office.)
http://freebeacon.com/politics/gop-defectors-received-thousands-teachers-union/

 

BREITBART
— Activists: Anti-Trump Protests are the New ‘Occupy’ – JOEL B. POLLAK
http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2017/02/05/anti-trump-milo-non-violent-anarchists-worry-black-bloc-tactics/

 

DAILY CALLER
— Google Redefines The Word ‘Fascism’ To Smear Conservatives, Protect Liberal Rioters – DEREK HUNTER
http://dailycaller.com/2017/02/04/google-redefines-the-word-fascism-to-smear-conservatives-protect-liberal-rioters/

 

FOX NEWS
— Trump supporters vow to boycott Starbucks over CEO’s plan to hire refugees
http://www.foxnews.com/food-drink/2017/01/31/trump-supporters-vow-to-boycott-starbucks-over-ceos-plan-to-hire-refugees.html
— Coffee company takes on Starbucks’ refugee plan, pledges to hire 10,000 veterans
http://www.foxnews.com/food-drink/2017/02/02/coffee-company-takes-on-starbucks-refugee-plan-pledges-to-hire-10000-veterans.html

 

TOWNHALL
— Wait–Sanctuary Cities Get How Much In Federal Funds Every Year? (Hint: It’s In The Billions) – Matt Vespa
http://townhall.com/tipsheet/mattvespa/2017/02/03/waitsanctuary-cities-get-how-much-in-federal-funds-every-year-n2281270

 

PJ MEDIA
— British PM Theresa May Blasts Labour Leader for Insulting Trump – MICHAEL VAN DER GALIEN
https://pjmedia.com/trending/2017/02/04/british-pm-theresa-may-blasts-labour-leader-for-insulting-trump/

 

REUTERS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Americans say “ruling against Trump travel ban is move in right direction.”
http://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-immigration-iraq-idUSKBN15K0EE

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— A ‘Resistance’ Stands Against Trump. But What Will It Stand For? – BEVERLY GAGE  (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Anti-Trumps make it clear that they are anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/01/31/magazine/a-resistance-stands-against-trump-but-what-will-it-stand-for.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps demonize, denigrate, and condemn Trump and Trump’s supporters.
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/02/04/opinion/me-me-me-me-me.html
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/02/04/opinion/sunday/why-nobody-cares-the-president-is-lying.html
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/02/04/opinion/sunday/my-resistance-movement.html
— DIERSEN HEADFLINE: Anti-Trumps demonize, denigrate, and condemn past, present, and future Americans.
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/02/04/opinion/who-are-we.html
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: In Fall of Gorsuch’s Mother, a Painful Lesson in Politicking – By ADAM LIPTAK, PETER BAKER, NICHOLAS FANDOS and JULIE TURKEWITZ  (DIERSEN: Government is nasty. Politics is nasty. QUESTION: In 1997, when I was 49 years old, why didn’t I stay and fight instead of succumbing to my Democrat GAO superiors’ threats and taking their early retirement “offer?” ANSWER: A major reason was my conclusion that in the end, my Republican U.S. Senators, my Republican U.S. Representatives, and their staff members would not support me. Their actions and their inactions since 1997 have proven that my 1997 conclusion was correct.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/02/04/us/politics/neil-gorsuch-supreme-court-nominee.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Judge Neil M. Gorsuch’s first taste of rough-and-tumble Washington politics was bitter and lingering. He was 15 years old and his mother was a high-ranking official in the Reagan administration caught in an ugly showdown with Congress. When she was forced to step down, her reputation in tatters, young Neil was furious. “You should never have resigned,” he told his mother, Anne Gorsuch Burford, by her later account. “You didn’t do anything wrong. You only did what the president ordered. Why are you quitting? You raised me not to be a quitter. Why are you a quitter?” More than three decades later, Judge Gorsuch, a federal appeals court judge in Denver, has been nominated to the Supreme Court by President Trump and faces a political culture even more caustic than the one that destroyed his mother’s public career. Like her, he is a committed conservative and can expect strong opposition, but where she was bold and brash, he has advanced to the pinnacle of the judiciary with understatement and polish.)

 

WASHINGTON POST
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Trump may be tilting toward compassion on Dreamers.” Anti-Trumps know that the more “compassion” that is shown Dreamers, the more people who will come into America illegally, the more people who will stay in America illegally, and the more people who will be brought into America illegally.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/trump-may-be-tilting-toward-compassion-on-dreamers/2017/02/04/fa06b82a-e279-11e6-a547-5fb9411d332c_story.html

 

LOS ANGELES TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “South of the border, Mexicans are puzzled by Trump’s relentless and pointless antagonism.”
http://www.latimes.com/local/abcarian/la-me-abcarian-baja-trump-20170205-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Under Obama, the Justice Dept. aggressively pursued police reforms” and ask “Did it work – and will it continue under Trump?”
http://www.latimes.com/nation/la-na-baltimore-chicago-police-2016-story.html

 

USA TODAY
— Decades after civil rights gains, black teachers a rarity in public schools – Greg Toppo and Mark Nichols
http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation-now/2017/02/01/decades-after-civil-rights-gains-black-teachers-rarity-public-schools/96721684/
— Know your rights if the IRS breaks the rules – Tina Orem
http://www.usatoday.com/story/money/personalfinance/2017/02/05/know-your-rights-if-irs-breaks-rules/97199038/

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Court Denies Justice Department’s Request to Immediately Reinstate Trump Travel Ban  Appeals court asks Trump administration, Washington state to file more arguments – AP
https://www.wsj.com/articles/court-denies-justice-departments-request-to-immediately-reinstate-trump-travel-ban-1486286937

 

FORBES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Microsoft’s Immigration Ban Exemptions Will Bolster Our National Security.”
http://www.forbes.com/sites/chrisversace/2017/02/04/microsofts-immigration-ban-exemptions-will-bolster-our-national-security/#842df2f1f1ae

 

LGBTQ NATION
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “LGBTQ Trump supporters complain about being ‘excommunicated’ by peers.”
http://www.lgbtqnation.com/2017/02/watch-lgbtq-trump-supporters-complain-excommunicated-peers/

 

DAIL MAIL
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Stony-faced Trump attends Red Cross gala with Melania as Court of Appeal REJECTS White House bid to overturn Seattle judge’s ‘terrible and ridiculous’ halt on his immigration ban amid country-wide protests.”
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-4192582/Trump-looks-stony-faced-attending-Red-Cross-gala.html

 

BBC
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: QUESTION: How soon, if not already, will all entertainment be propaganda for the Democrat Party?
http://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-38872362