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March 8 Morning Edition

FOX NEWS CHICAGO
— Rauner accuses top Democrats of conspiring to shut down state government – Mike Flannery
http://www.fox32chicago.com/news/local/240177215-story

 

NBC5
— OUTSTANDING: University of Illinois Aims to End Binge Drinking Tradition
http://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/University-of-Illinois-Aims-to-End-Binge-Drinking-Tradition-415620383.html

 

CHICAGO TRIBNUE
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “What the Obamacare replacement plan could mean in Illinois.”
http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/ct-obamacare-replacement-illinois-0308-biz-20170307-story.html
— Germs, mold found in some medical marijuana – Dennis Thompson
http://www.chicagotribune.com/lifestyles/health/sc-germs-mold-found-in-medical-marijuana-health-0301-20170215-story.html
— Dealing with diabetes distress – Serena Gordon
http://www.chicagotribune.com/lifestyles/health/sc-dealing-with-diabetes-distress-health-0308-20170224-story.html

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— All an American expects from government  Is that expecting too much? I don’t think so. I’m an American taxpayer. – Phil Kadner  (DIERSEN: Democrats shout at everyone that everyone should expect everything from government and that Republicans should pay for government. Democrats especially shout the aforesaid at minorities, at females, at young people, at those who are not married, at recent immigrants, at non-Protestants, at non-German Americans, at those who have financial, health, and/or other problems, and at those who have less money than others.)
http://chicago.suntimes.com/opinion/phil-kadner-all-an-american-expects-from-government/

 

DAILY HERALD
— Women’s March organizers call for ‘A Day Without a Woman’ – AP  (DIERSEN: Ever-increasing, anti-Trumps use women as cannon fodder. Anti-Trumps want women to not only be anti-Trump, but to also 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 (but not anti-Bill Clinton), and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.)
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20170308/news/303089980/
— The indoctrination culture on college campuses is a disgrace – Walter E. Williams  (DIERSEN: Democrats run the federal government.  All during the almost 30 years that I worked for the federal government, my Democrat superiors, my Democrat supervisors, my Democrat coworkers, and my Democrat subordinates tried extremely hard to indoctrinate me, but they failed. If they had succeeded, notwithstanding the fact that I am a non-veteran White male, I would have made GS-13 (currently $94,610) long before I was 25, GS-14 (currently $111,801) long before I was 30, GS-15 (currently $131,508) long before I was 35, and Senior Executive Service (currently $161,900) long before I was 40.  But if their indoctrination had succeeded, I would 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 longer than my ancestors.)
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20170308/discuss/170309164/
— ‘Common sense overrides safety’ concerns about Elmhurst day care – Marie Wilson
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20170307/news/170309128/

 

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Caterpillar Is Accused in Report to Federal Investigators of Tax Fraud – JESSE DRUCKER
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/03/07/business/caterpillar-tax-fraud.html

 

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— If state workers strike, can replacements become permanent? – Doug Finke (DIERSEN: “Replacements” should be advised that ever increasingly, government workers and government retirees are viciously hated. I was a government worker for almost 30 years and I have been a government retiree for more than 19 years. From what I see, federal workers/retirees are hated the most, then state worker/retirees, then county workers/retirees, and than municipal workers/retirees. 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.sj-r.com/news/20170307/if-state-workers-strike-can-replacements-become-permanent

 

ALTON DAILY NEWS
— Roskam: Medicaid Bailout Unlikely – Cole Lauterbach
http://www.altondailynews.com/news/details.cfm?clientid=17&id=238523

 

CHAMPAIGN/URBANA NEW GAZETTE
— Local reaction to GOP health care bill: ‘Very ugly’ – Debra Pressey
http://www.news-gazette.com/news/local/2017-03-08/local-reaction-gop-health-care-bill-very-ugly.html

 

DEKALB DAILY CHRONICLE
— DeKalb group to hold march on International Women’s Day – AIMEE BARROWS (DIERSEN: Democrats want women to hate Republicans, 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 longer than their ancestors.)
http://www.daily-chronicle.com/2017/03/06/dekalb-group-to-hold-march-on-international-womens-day/akd099p/

 

WSIL TV
— New child support law to take effect in Illinois – Brandon Merano
http://www.wsiltv.com/story/34690857/new-child-support-law-to-take-effect-in-illinois

 

PEORIA PUBLIC RADIO
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Peoria Public Radio promotes anti-Trump David Gill
http://peoriapublicradio.org/post/trump-spurs-decision-run-congress#stream/0

 

NORTHWEST INDIANA TIMES
— Chicago metro again tops nation in economic development – Joseph S. Pete
http://www.nwitimes.com/business/local/chicago-metro-again-tops-nation-in-economic-development/article_11f215e1-5972-5be0-b98b-1b39f0ccbaa9.html

 

ILLINOIS REPUBLICAN PARTY
— VIDEO CLIP: Lisa Madigan – Family First
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mtPViDpoJTQ&feature=youtu.be&mc_cid=478a5c616d&mc_eid=2161c2039e

 

ILLINOIS LEAKS
— DuPage County, York Township: Free Wood Chips – No Trespassing! – Kirk Allen
http://edgarcountywatchdogs.com/2017/03/free-wood-chips-no-trespassing/

 

ILLINOIS FAMILY INSTITUTE
— Springfield Update – David E. Smith
https://illinoisfamily.org/politics/springfield-update-march-2017/

 

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— THORNER: SUPREME COURT NOMINEE GORSUCH MAY NOT BE WHAT PRO-LIFERS HOPE FOR
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2017/03/thorner-nominee-gorsuch-reveals-an-unacceptable-conservative-view-to-sitting-republican-senator.html

 

CAPITOL FAX
— AG Madigan wants to lift statute of limitations on child sex crimes
https://capitolfax.com/2017/03/08/ag-madigan-wants-to-lift-statute-of-limitations-on-child-sex-crimes/

 

GOPUSA
— A Day Without a Leftwing Woman
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=21639
— The Media’s Anonymous-Sources Hypocrisy
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=21615

 

WASHINGTON TIMES
— The curse of criminal illegal aliens  MS-13 gang members rape, murder and destroy lives – Tammy Bruce
http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2017/mar/8/criminal-illegal-aliens-must-be-dealt-with/?
— When illegals overrun U.S. national parks  The government is obligated to halt damage to wilderness fauna and flora  – Ian Smith
http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2017/mar/7/illegal-immigrants-overrun-us-national-parks/

 

FREEDOM’S JOURNAL
— DR. CARSON, SLAVERY AND IMMIGRATION – ERIC M. WALLACE, PHD
https://freedomsjournalinstitute.org/latest-news/opinion/dr-carson-slavery-and-immigration/
— COLLEGE CAMPUS DISGRACE – Walter E. Williams
https://freedomsjournalinstitute.org/latest-news/education/college-campus-disgrace/

 

FOX NEWS
— Gun sales continue retreat from record levels seen under Obama – Stephen Gutowski (DIERSEN: Abolishing the Second Amendment and getting rid of Republicans is a top priority for Democrats.)
http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2017/03/07/gun-sales-continue-retreat-from-record-levels-seen-under-obama.html
— Studies detail how much funding sanctuary cities stand to lose
http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2017/03/07/studies-detail-how-much-funding-sanctuary-cities-stand-to-lose.html

 

DAILY CALLER
— College Student Pleads Guilty To Slashing Her Own Face, Making Up Post-Election ‘Hate Crime’ – Peter Hasson
http://dailycaller.com/2017/03/08/college-student-pleads-guilty-to-slashing-her-own-face-making-up-post-election-hate-crime/

 

HUFFINGTON POST
— The DNC or RNC Chairs Should Give the State of the Union Response – Mark R. Yzaguirre
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/the-dnc-or-rnc-chairs-should-give-the-state-of-the_us_58bf6df5e4b070e55af9e92b

 

POLITICO
— How ‘A Day Without a Woman’ Could Backfire – AMANDA CARPENTER  (DIERSEN: Ever-increasing, anti-Trumps use women as cannon fodder. Anti-Trumps want women to not only be anti-Trump, but to also 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 (but not anti-Bill Clinton), and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.)
http://www.politico.com/magazine/story/2017/03/how-a-day-without-a-woman-could-backfire-214886
— Next step in Dem realignment: Their own CPAC  Speakers are being told to bring ideas — not just political attacks on Trump. – EDWARD-ISAAC DOVERE  (DIERSEN: Of course, the speakers will call for getting rid of individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that support Trump and/or are Protestant, conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America foe a long time.)
http://www.politico.com/story/2017/03/democratic-party-realignment-cpac-235806
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Instead of CPAC, it’ll be the Ideas Conference. Instead of at the National Harbor, it’ll be in the main room at the St. Regis Hotel, a few blocks from the White House. Instead of featuring President Donald Trump, it’ll be the first real cattle call of the Democrats nosing around 2020 presidential runs. And it’ll be the Center for American Progress’s biggest move yet to establish itself as both the nexus of the Democratic Party’s future — and a player trying to shape what that future will be. They’re roughly modeling the event on CPAC, the American Conservative Union’s annual gathering that’s become a prime stop for Republican leaders, and which notably gave Donald Trump his first major political platform as he was entering the fray. “So much of our time right now is engaged, and rightfully so, in fighting Trump. On any given day, he issues one affront to progressive values after another,” said CAP president Neera Tanden. “It’s obviously critical that we provide a positive alternative of how we’re going to address the country’s challenges.” Sens. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), Cory Booker (D-N.J.), Kamala Harris (D-Calif.), Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) and Kirsten Gillibrand (D-N.Y.), Montana Gov. Steve Bullock and Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti are all confirmed to attend, and more are expected to be added to the event, scheduled for May 16.)

 

REUTERS
— Illinois’ FY 2017 tax revenue forecast cut by $657 million  (DIERSEN: For 2017, what is your income forecast? For me, it is $50,856 Civil Service Retirement System pension and $2,028 Social Security. If I was still working for GAO as a GS-13 Step 10 Analyst, my GAO salary would be $122,991.)
http://www.reuters.com/article/us-illinois-budget-idUSKBN16E2WC
— Illinois’ deficit grows to $9.6 billion in fiscal 2016 – Karen Pierog
http://www.reuters.com/article/us-illinois-audit-idUSKBN16E2K9

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— Caterpillar Is Accused in Report to Federal Investigators of Tax Fraud – JESSE DRUCKER
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/03/07/business/caterpillar-tax-fraud.html

 

LOS ANGELES TIMES
— Republican John Cox enters race for California governor – Javier Panzar (DIERSEN: Residents of my precinct and residents of the precincts to the east and to the west got to meet Cox along with Oberweis and the other four announced U.S. Senate candidates on July 5, 2003 at a picnic in the Prairie Path Park in my precinct that I organized. The 200+ attendees included now Congressman Randy Hultgren.)
http://www.latimes.com/politics/essential/la-pol-ca-essential-politics-updates-republican-john-cox-enters-race-for-1488926825-htmlstory.html

 

NEW YORK SUN
— Democrats Are Descending Into a Kind of Madness Amid Frenzy Over Trump – CONRAD BLACK
http://www.nysun.com/national/could-prosecutors-turn-against-the-clinton-camp/89921/

 

PRESS HERALD
— Top official overseeing Trump’s D.C. hotel is out at GSA  Some members of Congress worry that the president could appoint new leaders who will renegotiate the terms of the lease to eliminate legal restrictions. – JONATHAN O’CONNELL
http://www.pressherald.com/2017/03/08/top-official-overseeing-trumps-d-c-hotel-is-leaving-gsa/

 

POST BULLETIN
— Make federal health program available to all – Martin Schram  (DIERSEN: What is your health insurance situation? Because I am a federal retiree, my wife and I have guaranteed membership in the Federal Employees Health Benefits program for the rest of our lives.  We pay only $5,763/year for $23,051/year worth of health, dental, and vision insurance.  Of course, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes are beyond furious about that. In my defense, for my wife and I to be eligible for the aforesaid insurance, I worked for the federal government for almost 30 years, almost 3 years for the Post Office, almost 9 years for IRS, and almost 18 years for GAO. In all fairness, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes should be required to fully disclose their employment history.)
http://www.postbulletin.com/opinion/columnists/schram-make-federal-health-program-available-to-all/article_d80218e7-8b41-5d0c-ad68-8a118e64af61.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Just take the best health insurance that is available to Washington’s elites — the senators and representatives and everyone who works for the federal government — and make it available to everyone in America. The Federal Employees Health Benefits, or FEHB, Program basically allows all of Washington’s elites to enroll in any plan they choose — at very favorable rates (which can be negotiated because of the vast size of the federal plan’s membership). So, if that plan is now the plan for all Americans, what about those who cannot afford to pay for coverage at all? Mike always said provisions must be enacted to assure that the poor will have subsidized coverage. And the near-poor and lower middle classes would receive supplemental aid on a sliding need-based scale. But the beauty of this plan is that it can be done without massively restructuring the entire health sector economy. So that’s where it merits bipartisan backing — yes, even here in the political hate-city of Washington. When the ACA was enacted, it required all legislative branch employees (including senators, representatives and their staffs) to purchase coverage through the ACA networks in their states or Washington, D.C. So your senators and reps can’t buy into FEHB anymore. But all executive and judicial branch employees still get their coverage through FEHB. And, as the U.S. Office of Personnel Management website proclaims: “Federal employees, retirees and their survivors enjoy the widest selection of health plans in the country.” That still sounds like a great place to start.)

 

MARSHALLTOWN
— Donald Trump vows to change media’s use of anonymous sources – DORA SPENLOW  (DIERSEN: Who uses anonymous sources against you?  I should write a book about activists, candidates, elected officials, party leaders, major donors, political consultants, etc. in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois who use anonymous sources against me. The aforesaid 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 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.).
http://www.themarshalltown.com/donald-trump-vows-to-change-medias-use-of-anonymous-sources/26025

 

NEW YORKER
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Latinos get less preference under Trump.
http://www.newyorker.com/news/news-desk/latinos-feel-the-sting-of-trumps-presidency

 

U.S. NEWS & WORLD REPORT
— Republican Businessman Cox in Race for California Governor – AP  (DIERSEN: Residents of my precinct and residents of the precincts to the east and to the west got to meet John Cox along with Jim Oberweis and the other four announced U.S. Senate candidates on July 5, 2003 at a picnic in the Prairie Path Park in my precinct that I organized. The 200+ attendees included now Congressman Randy Hultgren.)
https://www.usnews.com/news/best-states/california/articles/2017-03-07/republican-businessman-cox-in-race-for-california-governor

 

SALON
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps promote hatred of Trump and his supporters.
http://www.salon.com/2017/03/08/trumps-election-has-created-safe-spaces-for-racists-southern-poverty-law-centers-heidi-beirich-on-the-wave-of-hate-crimes/
http://www.salon.com/2017/03/08/14721632_partner/

 

GOVERNMENT EXECUTIVE
— Conservative veterans advocacy group is creating a new ad campaign to pressure Congress to enact legislation that would make firing bad VA employees easier – Eric Katz  (DIERSEN: Of course, my critics have always hinted/implied/argued/shouted that I was a BAD federal employee, much BADDER than the BADDIST VA employee.  They stress a) that 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) that 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) that my Democrat Post Office superiors forced me resign in 1969 and disallowed my sick leave requests.)
http://www.govexec.com/pay-benefits/2017/03/group-launches-ad-campaign-ease-firing-federal-employees/135936/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Roe and Rubio’s bill would give the VA secretary expedited removal authority, meaning any employee fired by the secretary would be out of a job and off the department’s rolls that day. Any employee facing removal, suspension of at least 14 days or a demotion would receive advance notice of 10 days, and the secretary would have five days in which to rebut any response the employee comes up with in that time. Those employees would maintain appeal rights to the Merit Systems Protection Board and U.S. Court of Federal Claims. The bill would allow VA to reduce employees’ pensions if they are convicted of a felony that affected their job and to recoup bonuses and relocation expenses in some circumstances. Employees facing those penalties would also be entitled to an appeal. The measure would create “new reforms that will hold bad employees accountable and cut undeserved bonuses,” the ad declares. “Reforms that get bad VA employees out — for good.” “The VA Accountability First Act of 2017 would make it easier to fire employees who engage in misconduct and give the new VA secretary the tools he needs to improve the troubled department,” said CVA Director of Policy Dan Caldwell. Veterans deserve the highest standard of care possible, and right now, our government is failing them.”)

 

FEDERAL SOUP
— Legislation that feds should be watching – Derek Johnson (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.)
https://federalsoup.com/articles/2017/02/16/a-list-of-proposed-legislation-affecting-the-federal-government-workforce.aspx
(FROM THE ARTICLE: H.R. 6278 — Promote Accountability and Government Efficiency Act (or “PAGE” Act)  Summary: Proposed by Rep. Todd Rokita (R-IN), the PAGE Act would change the employment of all future hires by the federal government to “at-will” status, meaning they may be suspended or fired without notice or appeal “for good cause, bad cause [or] no cause at all.” It prohibits all but the most highly-rated federal employees from receiving a pay raise, limits the avenues of appeal and specifies that a grievance filed by a union which results in a higher rating will not result in a pay raise. The bill also prevents federal employees from using official time to conduct any business related to union activities.  Status: Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform)

March 6 Morning Edition

ABC7
— PRESIDENT TRUMP SIGNS NEW TRAVEL BAN EXECUTIVE ORDER- AP
http://abc7chicago.com/politics/president-trump-signs-new-travel-ban-executive-order/1786668/
— SUPREME COURT SCRAPS CASE ON TRANSGENDER BATHROOM RIGHTS – AP
http://abc7chicago.com/politics/supreme-court-scraps-case-on-transgender-bathroom-rights/1786910/
— WITH TWEETSTORM, TRUMP MAY HAVE EXERCISED EXCLUSIVE DECLASSIFICATION AUTHORITY – ABC News
http://abc7chicago.com/news/with-tweetstorm-trump-may-have-exercised-exclusive-declassification-authority/1785796/

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: If you try to make your municipality a sanctuary city, anti-Trumps will glorify and praise you.  If/when anti-Trumps try to make your municipality a sanctuary city, who will oppose it?  If anti-Trumps try to make Wheaton a sanctuary city, I will oppose it big time. Anti-Trumps know that, so they are ramping up their efforts to demonize me, denigrate me, and condemn me as being a racist, sexist, bigot, and even worse things.  Anti-Trumps are moral relativists who believe that their end justifies their means.  They are disciples of Saul Alinsky.)

http://chicago.suntimes.com/opinion/garcia-in-calumet-city-anxious-immigrants-seek-protection/
— Rauner memo: Tax-increment funds one option to fund CPS – Tina Sfondeles
http://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/rauner-memo-tax-increment-funds-one-option-to-fund-cps/

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Naperville goes green Saturday with annual St. Patrick’s Parade – David Sharos
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/naperville-sun/ct-nvs-st-patricks-parade-advance-st-0308-20170306-story.html
— President Trump privately signs new travel ban targeting those seeking new visas – AP
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/politics/ct-trump-travel-ban-new-order-20170305-story.html
— FRONT PAGE WITH COLOR PICTURE: How ‘Da Icehouse’ got a late-night liquor license in high-crime Austin – David Heinzmann
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/watchdog/ct-icehouse-liquor-ervin-20170306-story.html
— Hiring mistakes that can sink your team – Travis Katz (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.chicagotribune.com/business/success/inc/tca-hiring-mistakes-that-can-sink-your-team-20170227-story.html
— Despite borrowing limit, tiny Skokie school district seeks to get around state law for new school – Diane Rado
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-school-debt-limit-legislation-met-20170305-story.html

 

DAILY HERALD
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasing, anti-Trumps glorify and praise immigrants.
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20170306/discuss/170309433/ (FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD WITH BIG COLOR PICTURE.)
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20170306/discuss/170309433/

 

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Throw the bums out? Let the voters decide. – ANDY SHAW  (DIERSEN: Bad people vote for bad people. Democrats vote for Democrats.)
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20170304/ISSUE07/170309934

 

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Local children gather to fill care packages for Syrian refugees in Chicago – Jason Nevel (DIERSEN: How soon will these local children gather to fill care packages for the many millions of Democrat victims of Democrat rule in Chicago, in Cook County, and in Illinois?  These Democrat victims have severe financial, health, and/or other problems. How soon will these local children gather to fill care packages for the many thousands of Democrat victims of Democrat rule who recently fled to DuPage County, to Milton Township, to Wheaton, and to my precinct?)
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20170305/local-children-gather-to-fill-care-packages-for-syrian-refugees

 

EFFINGHAM DAILY NEWS
— March 4 Trump rally peaceful, upbeat – Dawn Schabbing  (DIERSEN: If you held a rally for Trump in your municipality, in your township/ward, or in your county, which Republican activists, candidates, elected officials, party leaders, major donors, political consultants, etc. would attend?  Which of the aforesaid would speak at the rally for Trump?)
http://www.effinghamdailynews.com/news/local_news/march-trump-rally-peaceful-upbeat/article_5004d76a-0eb9-5a31-9a91-bb927445c74b.html

 

SAUK VALLEY
— Stakes are high in Illinois as Congress rethinks Medicaid
http://www.saukvalley.com/2017/03/05/stakes-are-high-in-illinois-as-congress-rethinks-medicaid/acqttf0/
— Vote Rauner? Back soda tax? Decisions, decisions  Governor’s poll numbers down, and new tax on sugary drinks is the only one public will swallow – Rich Miller  (DIERSEN: Democrats run Illinois, but Democrats blame Rauner for Illinois’ problems.)
http://www.saukvalley.com/2017/03/03/springfield-spotlight-vote-rauner-back-soda-tax-decisions-decisions/ca1tyyi/

 

NORTHERN PUBLIC RADIO
— Bob Evans: Illinois Must Find Bipartisanship – VICTOR YEHLING (DIERSEN: Bipartisanship is code for Republicans surrendering to Democrats.)
http://northernpublicradio.org/post/illinois-must-find-bipartisanship

 

BETTER GOVERNMENT ASSOCIATION
— DOROTHY BROWN OFFERS POLITICAL ADVICE — FOR A PRICE – Katie Drews and Dane Placko
http://www.bettergov.org/news/dorothy-brown-offers-political-advice-%E2%80%94-for-a-price
(FROM THE ARTICLE: WHY IT MATTERS: Cook County Circuit Court Clerk Dorothy Brown has long been dogged by allegations of pay-to-play in the administration of her office even as she also faces criticism for sloppy and inefficient record keeping. The day after federal prosecutors said Cook County Circuit Court Clerk Dorothy Brown received what they described as bribe money from an employee, Brown was collecting money in a different way – by selling political advice for nearly $200 a head. Brown, who was elected last year to her fifth term as clerk despite a federal grand jury investigation of the hiring and promotion practices within her office, hosted a training seminar on a Saturday last month for people interested in running for public office. For $175 a ticket, plus $19.95 for an optional handbook, the day-long event promised “instruction on every aspect of being a candidate as a whole,” according to a flyer for the event. “I realized that a lot of people want to run for public office but they don’t really know what to do,” Brown said during the program. “I’m about the business of not being selfish but giving back, and that’s what this is all about.” As part of a Better Government Association and FOX 32 investigation, a BGA reporter paid the fees and attended the first half of the seminar, which took place in a hotel conference room in the Illinois Medical District on Chicago’s West Side. Among the eight other participants, whose names the BGA obtained either from a sign-in sheet or when they introduced themselves to the others in the room: a Cook County judge, one of Brown’s neighbors and two individuals with apparent ties to Brown’s office – a man named Christopher Hodges and a woman named Zoe Neely. A Christopher Hodges has worked in the clerk’s office since 2004 and is a manager making $56,000 a year, according to 2016 payroll records. A Facebook profile page that identifies Hodges as an employee of Brown’s office has a photo of the same man who attended the seminar. The Facebook page also states Hodges is a “servant” at Brown’s church, King of Glory Tabernacle Church of God in Christ, on Chicago’s South Side. Neely is identified on LinkedIn as Zalita Zoe Neely. Her mother is Madina Neely, who has been employed in the clerk’s office since 2008 and has worked as Brown’s scheduler, according to sources. According to payroll records, Madina Neely was an office assistant in 2015 making $37,000 a year but last year made $63,000 as a manager. None of them could be reached for comment. Brown’s spokeswoman Jalyne Strong declined to answer questions about their employment or on the seminar as a whole. Instead, Strong said in an emailed statement the seminar was “not a part of the operations” of the clerk’s office and that she had “no information about it.” She added that “any attendees would have had to learn about it independent of the clerk’s office.” Experts contacted by the BGA questioned whether it’s appropriate for the clerk to accept money from her employees. Even though the event was open to the public and outside work hours, the experts said Brown opened herself up to the criticism that employees could feel obligated to participate since she is their boss. “You want to make sure protections are in place to make sure they don’t feel pressure to be part of anything they don’t want to,” said Sarah Brune, executive director of the Illinois Campaign for Political Reform. “It’s a delicate relationship when it’s boss to employee.” This isn’t the first time questions have been raised about Brown’s interactions with her employees.)

 

JOLIET PATCH
— Alleged Hooker Blames Trump For Arrest  She said she had no trouble in Crest Hill until Donald Trump was elected president. – Joseph Hosey  (DIERSEN: Have hookers in your municipality, in your township/ward, and/or in your county complained about Trump?)
http://patch.com/illinois/joliet/patch-exclusive-alleged-hooker-blames-trump-arrest

 

COOK COUNTY RECORD
— Man suing U of Chicago for ‘anti-male’ assault policies settles with female accuser, keeps suing school – Scott Holland
http://cookcountyrecord.com/stories/511086997-man-suing-u-of-chicago-for-anti-male-assault-policies-settles-with-female-accuser-keeps-suing-school

 

DEPAULIA
— John Minster, President of the DePaul College Republicans and Vice Chair of DePaul’s Young Americans for Freedom Chapter, responds to criticism of party
http://depauliaonline.com/2017/03/06/republican-responds-criticism/

 

DUPAGE COUNTY
— Employment Opportunity: Supervisor of Vote by Mail  Department: Election Commission
http://www.dupageco.org/HR/Jobs/54688/
— Employment Opportunity: Administrative/Clerical  Department: Election Commission
http://www.dupageco.org/HR/Jobs/54687/

 

ILLINOIS LEAKS
— Wheeling’s Mayor Dean Argiris’ Prostitution Solicitation Arrest Record – John Kraft
http://edgarcountywatchdogs.com/2017/03/wheelings-mayor-dean-argiris-prostitution-solicitation-arrest-record/

 

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— THORNER: EXPERT SAYS WEAK FIRST AMENDMENT DEFENSE COULD ENDANGER ITS FUTURE
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2017/03/thorner-first-amendment-expert-.html

 

GOPUSA
— Jewish groups have to ‘think security at all times’ amidst antisemitism wave  (DIERSEN: Those who are anti-Trump are anti-Jew.)
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=21507

 

FEDERALIST
— But He Folds! 5 Big Fights Where Trump Is Backing Down  The whole point of Donald Trump was supposed to be: BUT HE FIGHTS. But we shouldn’t be surprised to see the Trump administration’s bluster melting away. – Robert Tracinski
http://thefederalist.com/2017/03/06/but-he-folds-5-big-fights-where-trump-is-backing-down/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: 5) Sending up trial balloons about amnesty for illegal immigrants. Just before his recent address to Congress, Trump sent up trial balloons to the press about opening up a “path to citizenship” for some illegal immigrants, precisely the sort of thing he condemned during his campaign as “amnesty.” This caused some of his supporters, including that guy with the lovely avatar of Lady Liberty telling pesky immigrants to get off her lawn—to panic. Now, maybe Trump was just yanking the media’s chain. But this looks to me more like a negotiator taking a hard line in public while trying to hint behind the scenes that he’s really open to a deal. We know from Trump’s history with “Dreamers” that he probably wants to support some form of amnesty. But he painted himself into a corner by starting his campaign with disparaging remarks about immigrants and recruiting a support base of anti-immigration fanatics. So he’s trying to figure a way out of the box and toward a deal. Maybe it’s true that “Most Trump supporters can recognize that his initial promises of mass deportation were an opening bid that would eventually get bargained down to something more humane.” But that kind of sounds like politics as usual, right? I’ll grant that some of these issues are not settled yet, and maybe Trump will stick to a hard line on some of them. My point is that we shouldn’t be surprised at signs that he won’t. We shouldn’t be surprised if the bluster of the campaign season is melting as it encounters the reality of political compromise and our political system’s natural resistance to radical change. I’ve known all along that the reason you’re not getting everything you want isn’t because we didn’t have the right leader who would be bolder and more shirtlessly manly than everyone else. The reason is that the American people are not overwhelmingly in favor of your wish list, or mine. This has been true for all of my adult life. I’ve managed to get used to it and to expect a series of close contests, some incremental victories, and if we’re lucky now and again a bold step forward, while we work at the more difficult job of long-term ideological change. It’s a job that calls for the real tough guys, the ones who are willing to put in hard and unrewarding work over the long haul. Trump supporters who are ready to grow out of seductively easy tactics like calling their opponents rude names are welcome to join us. In the meantime, take what you can get from the Trump administration, but don’t be too crushed when he turns out to be just another politician.)

 

BLAZE
— Mainstream media’s double standard on anonymous sources – Chris Enloe (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always used anonymous sources against me.  They use anonymous sources to justify their harming me.)
http://www.theblaze.com/news/2017/03/05/watch-trump-spox-schools-martha-raddatz-over-mainstream-medias-double-standard-on-anonymous-sources/

 

ACCURACY IN MEDIA
— Betsy DeVos Pledged to Protect Free Speech at Schools – Malcolm A. Kline  (DIERSEN: Democrats run public education in America. They increasingly make it clear that “cranking out good little Democrats” is their top priority, if not their only priority.  I am far more conservative today because my outstanding parents sent me to Trinity Lutheran Grade School in Crete 1953-1962 and then to Hope Lutheran Grade School in Park Forest 1961-1962 to stay with the Missouri Synod.)
https://www.academia.org/betsy-devos-pledged-to-protect-free-speech-at-schools/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: If U. S. Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos came to the Conservative Political Action Conference in order to establish her street cred with conservatives, she probably succeeded. “I am, perhaps, the first person in America to tell Bernie Sanders that there is no free lunch,” she told the audience at CPAC. Perhaps more importantly, she showed the audience of college students that in current and upcoming battles over free speech on campus, she has their back. “The faculty, from adjuncts to deans, tell you what to do and, more ominously, what to think,” she said at CPAC. She urged the students to take a page from her boss’s book and “e-mail, tweet and snapchat every politician who thinks the status quo is okay.” The National Education Association (NEA) teachers union famously opposed DeVos’s nomination. “Betsy DeVos, who has spent decades working to dismantle public education and privatize public schools, is dangerously unqualified and lacks the experience we should all demand in America’s secretary of education,” NEA President Lily Eskelsen García stated in January. “If confirmed, she would become the first secretary of education with zero experience with public schools.”)
— The Millennial Morass of ‘Free Stuff’ – Malcolm A. Kline
https://www.academia.org/the-millennial-morass-of-free-stuff/

 

POLITICO
— Knives are out for Reince – ALEX ISENSTADT and JOSH DAWSEY (DIERSEN: Who blames you for what?  My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always blamed me for all of their problems, for all of your problems, for all of my problems, and for all of everyone’s problems.  They blame me for all the defeats that Republicans have suffered in Illinois since 2000. They blame me for all the problems that the following have had, are having, and will have: 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, Wheaton Bowl, City of Wheaton, Milton Township, DuPage County, and Illinois.)
http://www.politico.com/story/2017/03/trump-reince-priebus-white-house-235703

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that are a member of one or more of the following groups increasing use religious arguments to destroy America: those that are anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/03/05/us/sanctuary-cities-movement-1980s-political-asylum.html
— Here’s the Reality About Illegal Immigrants in the United States – VIVIAN YEE, KENAN DAVIS and JUGAL K. PATEL  (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that are a member of one or more of the following groups glorify and praise citizens of foreign countries and demonize, denigrate, and condemn citizens of America: those that are anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.)
https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2017/03/06/us/politics/undocumented-illegal-immigrants.html
— What if the Court in the Loving Case Had Declared Race a False Idea? – BRENT STAPLES  (DIERSEN: From what I saw while I worked for the federal government for almost 30 years, if a White federal employee married a minority or adopted a minority, that White federal employee got all the Affirmative Action, Diversity, and Inclusion benefits of being a minority.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/03/06/opinion/what-if-the-court-in-the-loving-case-had-declared-race-a-false-idea.html
— ‘Really Sick and Really Scared’ Voters Temper Action on Health Law – JENNIFER STEINHAUER  (DIERSEN: How healthy are you?  How healthy have you been.  My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes hint/imply/argue/shout that I owe my good health to my being born as a White male, my being born with a silver spoon in my mouth, my having always been privileged, and my avoiding the draft.  Many, if not most of my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes a) drink lots of booze, smoke, and/or otherwise abuse their bodies and b) talk and/or act like they want to or do smoke pot, use other illegal drugs, and/or engage in LGBTQ activity.).
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/03/05/us/politics/affordable-care-act-health-law-republicans.html
— Repeal of Health Law Faces a New Hurdle: Older Americans – ROBERT PEAR  (DIERSEN: How old are you?  I am 68.  My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes are beyond furious at me because my wife and I will have health, dental, and vision insurance for the rest of our lives because I am a federal retiree.  Currently, we pay $5,763/year and the federal government pays $17,288/year.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/03/05/us/politics/health-care-law-obamacare-repeal-older-americans.html

 

WASHINGTON POST
— Inside Trump’s fury: The president rages at leaks, setbacks and accusations – Philip Rucker, Robert Costa and Ashley Parker  (DIERSEN: At who/what do the following rage at: a) those who run your municipality, your township/ward, and your county, b) those Republican elected officials who represent your municipality, your township/ward, and your county, c) the officers of your Republican township/ward and county party organizations, and d) your representative on the Illinois Republican Party State Central Committee?)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/inside-trumps-fury-the-president-rages-at-leaks-setbacks-and-accusations/2017/03/05/40713af4-01df-11e7-ad5b-d22680e18d10_story.html

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— The Exhaustion of American Liberalism  White guilt gave us a mock politics based on the pretense of moral authority. – SHELBY STEELE  (DIERSEN: Who despises you, if not hates you? The following despise me, if not hate me: 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/the-exhaustion-of-american-liberalism-1488751826
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The recent flurry of marches, demonstrations and even riots, along with the Democratic Party’s spiteful reaction to the Trump presidency, exposes what modern liberalism has become: a politics shrouded in pathos. Unlike the civil-rights movement of the 1950s and ’60s, when protesters wore their Sunday best and carried themselves with heroic dignity, today’s liberal marches are marked by incoherence and downright lunacy—hats designed to evoke sexual organs, poems that scream in anger yet have no point to make, and an hysterical anti-Americanism. All this suggests lostness, the end of something rather than the beginning. What is ending? America, since the ’60s, has lived through what might be called an age of white guilt. We may still be in this age, but the Trump election suggests an exhaustion with the idea of white guilt, and with the drama of culpability, innocence and correctness in which it mires us. White guilt is not actual guilt. Surely most whites are not assailed in the night by feelings of responsibility for America’s historical mistreatment of minorities. Moreover, all the actual guilt in the world would never be enough to support the hegemonic power that the mere pretense of guilt has exercised in American life for the last half-century. White guilt is not angst over injustices suffered by others; it is the terror of being stigmatized with America’s old bigotries—racism, sexism, homophobia and xenophobia. To be stigmatized as a fellow traveler with any of these bigotries is to be utterly stripped of moral authority and made into a pariah. The terror of this, of having “no name in the street” as the Bible puts it, pressures whites to act guiltily even when they feel no actual guilt. White guilt is a mock guilt, a pretense of real guilt, a shallow etiquette of empathy, pity and regret. It is also the heart and soul of contemporary liberalism. This liberalism is the politics given to us by white guilt, and it shares white guilt’s central corruption. It is not real liberalism, in the classic sense. It is a mock liberalism. Freedom is not its raison d’être; moral authority is. When America became stigmatized in the ’60s as racist, sexist and militaristic, it wanted moral authority above all else. Subsequently the American left reconstituted itself as the keeper of America’s moral legitimacy. (Conservatism, focused on freedom and wealth, had little moral clout.) From that followed today’s markers of white guilt—political correctness, identity politics, environmental orthodoxy, the diversity cult and so on. This was the circumstance in which innocence of America’s bigotries and dissociation from the American past became a currency of hardcore political power. Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton, good liberals both, pursued power by offering their candidacies as opportunities for Americans to document their innocence of the nation’s past. “I had to vote for Obama,” a rock-ribbed Republican said to me. “I couldn’t tell my grandson that I didn’t vote for the first black president.”)
— Should Parents Use Retirement Savings for College Tuition?  Most financial pros advise against it: You can borrow for college, but not for your retirement – CHANA R. SCHOENBERGER  (DIERSEN: Do you have children?  Government is nasty.  Politics is nasty.  People are nasty. Ever since the 1980s, when my wife and I gave up trying to have children, we did not adopt, and we did not become foster parents, my nasty critics/opponents, their nasty operatives, and their nasty dupes have demonized, denigrated, and condemned my wife and I as being selfish rich DINKs (dual income, no kids). They would not have done that if I had been a Democrat, a minority, a female, or a veteran.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/should-parents-use-retirement-savings-for-college-tuition-1488559632

 

USA TODAY
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD WITH BIG COLOR PICTURE: If you oppose the Wall, anti-Trumps will glorify you and praise you.
http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/2017/03/05/arizona-lawman-challenging-president-trumps-border-wall/98492128/

 

NEW YORK MAGAZINE
— White House Staffers Blame Reince Priebus, Not Erratic Boss, for Chaotic Start – Margaret Hartmann  (DIERSEN: Who blames you for what?  My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always blamed me for all of their problems, for all of your problems, for all of my problems, and for all of everyone’s problems.  They blame me for all the defeats that Republicans have suffered in Illinois since 2000. They blame me for all the problems that the following have had, are having, and will have: 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, Wheaton Bowl, City of Wheaton, Milton Township, DuPage County, and Illinois.)
http://nymag.com/daily/intelligencer/2017/03/reince-priebus-blamed-white-house-chaos.html

 

THE WEEK
— Reince Priebus is quickly becoming the Trump administration’s scapegoat  (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes pride themselves as being effective and efficient scapegoaters. They have always blamed me for all of their problems, for all of your problems, for all of my problems, and for all of everyone’s problems.  They blame me for all the defeats that Republicans have suffered in Illinois since 2000. They blame me for all the problems that the following have had, are having, and will have: 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, Wheaton Bowl, City of Wheaton, Milton Township, DuPage County, and Illinois.)
http://theweek.com/speedreads/684023/reince-priebus-quickly-becoming-trump-administrations-scapegoat

 

DAILY BEAST
—  White House Blames Reince Priebus for Missteps (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes pride themselves as being effective and efficient scapegoaters. They have always blamed me for all of their problems, for all of your problems, for all of my problems, and for all of everyone’s problems.  They blame me for all the defeats that Republicans have suffered in Illinois since 2000. They blame me for all the problems that the following have had, are having, and will have: 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, Wheaton Bowl, City of Wheaton, Milton Township, DuPage County, and Illinois.)
http://www.thedailybeast.com/cheats/2017/03/06/report-white-house-blames-reince-priebus-for-missteps.html

 

NPR
— Trump Has Many Jobs Unfilled; Is He ‘Deconstructing The Administrative State’? – Brian Naylor (DIERSEN: 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.npr.org/2017/03/06/518403153/trump-has-many-jobs-unfilled-is-he-deconstructing-the-administrative-state

 

ECONOMIC TIMES
— Durbin slams Trump for not acting on H-1B reform  (DIERSEN: What do you say to employers a) that demonize, denigrate, and condemn citizens of America and b) that glorify and praise citizens of foreign countries?)
http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/nri/visa-and-immigration/democratic-senator-slams-trump-for-not-acting-on-h-1b-reform/articleshow/57461633.cms

 

ENTREPRENEUR
— 18 Destructive Habits Holding You Back From Success  Rarely is one thing we do more consequential than what we do habitually. – DEEP PATEL
https://www.entrepreneur.com/article/288411

 

FEDERAL TIMES
— New bill looks to fix COLA gap with elderly index – Carten Cordell  (DIERSEN: The purchasing power of my Civil Service Retirement System pension and my Social Security has been cut dramatically because inflation has been far higher than COLAs.  Further, the purchasing power of my and my wife’s savings has also been cut dramatically because inflation has been far higher than interest rates.)
http://www.federaltimes.com/articles/new-bill-looks-to-fix-cola-gap-with-elderly-index

March 5 Morning Edition

WGN TV
— OUTSTANDING: Supporters gather for ‘March 4 Trump’ rallies around U.S. – AP AND GAYNOR HALL
http://wgntv.com/2017/03/04/supporters-gather-for-march-4-trump-rallies-around-us/

 

PEORIA JOURNAL STAR
— OUTSTANDING: Springfield rally shows support for Donald Trump – John Reynolds
http://www.pjstar.com/news/20170304/springfield-rally-shows-support-for-donald-trump

 

NORTHWEST HERALD
— OUTSTANDING: Pro-Trump ‘Spirit of America’ rally draws crowd, Woodstock counter rally – HANNAH PROKOP  (DIERSEN: Ever-increasing, anti-Trumps demonstrate that they hate 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 longer than their ancestors.)
http://www.nwherald.com/2017/03/03/pro-trump-spirit-of-america-rally-draws-crowd-woodstock-counter-rally/aybl0ps/

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, those who promote LGBTQ activity promote LGBTQ activity.  Soon, if not already, if you do not promote LGBTQ activity, those who promote LGBTQ activity will get rid of you.  Soon, if not already, if you do not promote LGBTQ activity, you will barred from getting an education, barred from getting job, barred from etc.  From what I see, more and more and more individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries promote LGHTQ activity because they do not want to be destroyed by those who promote LGBTQ activity. Soon, if not already, those who promote LGBTQ activity will not only demand that you PROMOTE LGBTQ ACTIVITY, they will demand that you ENGAGE IN LGBTQ ACTIVITY.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/sns-bc-us–transgender-rights-yelp-20170303-story.html
— The 1954 deportation of Mexican migrants and the ‘wetback airlift’ in Chicago – Ron Grossman  (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps join with Mexico in its war against America. Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps encourage Mexico increase its acts of war against America: 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/news/opinion/commentary/ct-flash-deportation-migrant-mexican-0305-20170303-story.html
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: ATF sting operation accused of using racial bias in finding targets, with majority being minorities – Jason Meisner and Annie Sweeney  (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, anti-Whites blame Whites for crimes that minorities commit.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/ct-atf-stash-house-sting-racial-discrimination-met-20170303-story.html

 

DAILY HERALD
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps, that is, anti-Americans, crow over their success in getting churches to treasonously act as their operatives or as their dupes in a) encouraging people to come to America illegally, b) encouraging people to stay in America illegally, and c) encouraging people to bring other people to America illegally.
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20170304/news/170309404/

 

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Obamas get courtesy drivers license renewals – Bernard Schoenburg
http://www.sj-r.com/opinion/20170304/bernard-schoenburg-obamas-get-courtesy-drivers-license-renewals
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Nasty anti-Trumps pressure Republican Congressmen in Illinois to hold “public events” so that they can harass them at those events.
http://www.sj-r.com/opinion/20170304/bernard-schoenburg-obamas-get-courtesy-drivers-license-renewals
— Illinois senators, please don’t give up – Editorial
http://www.sj-r.com/opinion/20170304/our-view-illinois-senators-please-dont-give-up

 

CHAMPAIGN/URBANA NEWS GAZETTE
— Rauner unlikely to budge in union fight – Scott Reeder
http://www.news-gazette.com/opinion/columns/2017-03-05/scott-reeder-rauner-unlikely-budge-union-fight.html
— ‘Fair share’ case poses threat to public-employee unions – Jim Dey
http://www.news-gazette.com/opinion/columns/2017-03-05/jim-dey-fair-share-case-poses-threat-public-employee-unions.html

 

SOUTHERN
— Conference will explore fair school funding  (DIERSEN: What do you say to my critics/opponents, to their operatives, and to their dupes who hint/imply/argue/shout that DINKs (dual income/no kids) like my wife and I should pay much more for schools a) because raising children is extremely expensive and b) because we have never had to pay the cost of raised children?)
http://thesouthern.com/news/local/education/conference-will-explore-fair-school-funding/article_0d961f4d-eb9e-5ebb-b918-2ee0483b6a53.html

 

MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— Joe Walsh Warns Today’s Anti-Trump Demonstrators Are Like 2007 Tea Party Demonstrators
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2017/03/04/joe-walsh-warns-todays-atni-trump-demonstrators-are-like-2007-tea-party-demonstrators/

 

NEWSMAX
— Trump ‘Furious’ Sessions Recused Himself – Solange Reyner (DIERSEN: My Democrat IRS superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates did everything that could to waste my career and to get rid of me.  Nevertheless and notwithstanding that, in 1980, they were furious that GAO forced me to accept an $18,847 pay cut in today’s dollars, from GS-12 Step 5 down to GS-9 Step 10, to transfer from IRS to GAO. Very few of my IRS superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates a) had recently passed the CPA examination on their first attempt like I had done, b) had recently earned an MBA like I had done, or c) had almost earned a master’s degree in accounting like I was in the process of doing. )
http://www.newsmax.com/Politics/Trump-furious-Sessions-recused/2017/03/04/id/776914/

 

WORLD NET DAILY
— REPUBLICANS NEED TO SUPPORT TRUMP OR ‘FIND THEMSELVES OUT OF JOB’  McCain challenger endorses plans to ‘drain the swamp’ – ALICIA POWE
http://www.wnd.com/2017/03/republicans-need-to-support-trump-or-find-themselves-out-of-job/

 

AMERICAN THINKER
— The Shift: From Liberal-Conservative to Globalist-Nationalist – Taylor Lewis  (DIERSEN: Who works against you? Liberals and globalists work against me.)
http://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2017/03/the_shift_from_liberalconservative_to_globalistnationalist.html

 

CNS NEWS
— Islam on Track to Overtake Christianity, Become the World’s Biggest Religion – Patrick Goodenough  (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats do everything that they can to promote Islam.)
http://www.cnsnews.com/news/article/patrick-goodenough/islam-track-overtake-christianity-become-worlds-biggest-religion

 

INDEPENDENT JOURNAL REVIEW
— I Reported Facts from Trump’s Address to Congress. People Who Didn’t Like Those Facts Called It ‘Fake News’ – BENNY JOHNSON  (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes viciously demonize me, viciously denigrate me, and viciously condemn me for including links in GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails to articles that they do not like.  They talk and act like they are not able to destroy those who published the articles that they do not like, so they take their anger and their hatred out on me.  They know that I have a policy of forgiving those who trespass against me, so they trespass against me big time. What if I would end my policy of forgiving those who trespass against me?  What if I started to defend myself?  What if I started to fight back?)
http://ijr.com/2017/03/816909-i-reported-facts-from-trumps-address-to-congress-people-who-didnt-like-those-facts-called-it-fake-news/
— The AP Has Published Mike Pence’s Wife’s Private Email Address. Now The VP Is on the Warpath. – VIRGINIA KRUTA
http://ijr.com/2017/03/817086-the-ap-has-published-mike-pences-wifes-private-email-address-now-the-vp-is-on-the-warpath/
— Berkeley Riot Explodes: Trump Supporters Beaten to Ground as Rally Turns Into Bloody Nightmare – KYLE BECKER  (DIERSEN: Are you a Trump supporter?  What have Democrats done so far to harm you?  How have you responded? How will you respond?)
http://ijr.com/2017/03/817178-berkeley-riot-explodes-trump-supporters-beaten-to-ground-as-rally-turns-into-bloody-nightmare/

 

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Just how deeply entrenched is Trump inside America’s collective mind? – JACK KING (DIERSEN: How deeply entrenched are the following inside of the collective minds of their constituents: the mayor of your municipality, the supervisor of your township, the chairman of the board of your county, Rauner, your state representative, your state senator, your congressman, Duckworth, and Durbin?  What if the aforesaid gloried and praised you?  What if the aforesaid demonized, denigrated, and condemned you?)
http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/just-how-deeply-entrenched-is-trump-inside-americas-collective-mind/article/2616411

 

HUFFINGTON POST
—  What Can You Do About Trump? – Don Beyer (DIERSEN: Are you a Trump supporter?  What have Democrats done so far to harm you?  How have you responded? How will you respond?)
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/don-beyer-trump-not-a-person-with-any-dignity_us_58bab315e4b02b8b584dfc00

 

ASSOCIATED PRESS
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Illinois gambling proposal would add casinos in 6 places  (DIERSEN: To promote gambling in Illinois is to promote the destruction of Illinois.)
http://www.newsbug.info/news/national/illinois/illinois-gambling-proposal-would-add-casinos-in-places/article_1a023712-4880-5e07-9bbc-21681fbf9869.html

 

CNN
— Trump angry and frustrated at staff over Sessions fallout – Jake Tapper, Jim Acosta, Jeff Zeleny, Sara Murray, John King and Gloria Borger
http://www.cnn.com/2017/03/04/politics/donald-trump-jeff-sessions-reince-priebus/

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— Working Longer May Benefit Your Health – CHRISTOPHER FARRELL (DIERSEN: For my Democrat superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates in the federal government, destroying their superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates who were Republican, White, male, older, and/or non-veteran was always their top priority.  In September of 1997, they made it very clear that if I did not take their early retirement “offer” by the end of the month, they would viciously kill me figuratively if not literally.  All my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes paint themselves as being physiological terrorists.  Should I write a book about them?)
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/03/03/business/retirement/working-longer-may-benefit-your-health.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Are there health benefits to staying in the work force longer?  The scientific research is inconclusive, though it tends to tilt toward “yes.” This is particularly pronounced among people who find work fulfilling in the first place, who tend to be office workers, teachers and others whose workplace is not, say, a factory or a construction site. More so than people in most previous generations, baby boomers are continuing to work past their early 60s, often well beyond. Sometimes, this means delaying retirement from a longtime job, but it can instead involve some kind of bridge job, part-time employment or self-employment. It turns out that, these days, older Americans who retire — in the sense of completely withdrawing from the paid labor force — are increasingly in the minority. “What is the benefit of work? Activation of the brain and activation of social networks may be critical,” Nicole Maestas, an associate professor of health care policy at Harvard Medical School, said in an interview.)
— How the Trolls Stole Washington – AMANDA HESS
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/02/28/magazine/how-the-trolls-stole-washington.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps make it clear that they are anti-American.
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/03/04/opinion/sunday/president-trumps-island-mentality.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps want the Pope to hate not only Trump, but to also hate 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. Anti-Trumps want the Pope to send all of the members of all of the aforesaid groups straight to Hell.
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/03/04/opinion/sunday/is-the-pope-the-anti-trump.html
— The Declining Fortunes of Women at The New York Times – Liz Spayd  (DIERSEN: Women who work for the New York Times should consider working for GAO.  The Democrat GAO may very well be the first federal agency to be 100% female, 100% minority, 100% under age 40, 100% LGBTQ, 100% recent immigrants, 100% non-Protestant, 100% veterans, 100% poor, 100% etc.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/03/04/public-editor/the-declining-fortunes-of-women-at-the-times.html
— From Raising Consciousness to Raising Hell – SUSAN CHIRAMA  (DIERSEN: Anti-Trumps want women to hate all individuals, organizations, companies, governments, countries, etc. that 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. Ever-increasingly, Democrats are successfully using women as cannon fodder.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/03/02/opinion/sunday/from-raising-consciousness-to-raising-hell.html
— What Biracial People Know – Moises Velasquez-Manoff  (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, anti-Whites promote hatred of Whites.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/03/04/opinion/sunday/what-biracial-people-know.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps treasonously glorify and praise those who come into America illegally, who stay in America illegally, and who bring others to America illegally.
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/03/04/us/los-angeles-deportation-immigration.html
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: Migrants Confront Judgment Day Over Old Deportation Orders – VIVIAN YEE (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps treasonously glorify and praise those who come into America illegally, who stay in America illegally, and who bring others to America illegally.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/03/04/us/migrants-facing-old-deportation-orders.html

 

WASHINGTON POST
— ‘Do you beat your wife?’: Muslim students asked to fill out questionnaire before meeting lawmaker
https://www.washingtonpost.com/video/national/do-you-beat-your-wife-muslim-students-asked-to-fill-out-questionnaire-before-meeting-lawmaker/2017/03/05/3b45f4f6-0140-11e7-9b78-824ccab94435_video.html

 

SALON
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Trump and Mussolini: The same, only different? Eleven key lessons from historical fascism
Italian fascism provides a better model for our moment than Nazi Germany — and the comparison is not encouraging.” (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps hint/imply/argue/shout that they will get rid of 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 MUCH FASTER THAN HITLER OR MUSSOLINI GOT RID OF THEIR OPPOSITION.)
http://www.salon.com/2017/03/05/trump-and-mussolini-the-same-only-different-eleven-key-lessons-from-historical-fascism/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Bad Trump, good Trump: The president is a master at softening up the opposition  He hopes to wear out “enemies of the people” by leaving them gasping and doubting their own reality – TODD GITLIN  (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have failed to “soften me up” or to “wear me out.”  To the contrary, they motivate me to work harder to defend and advance the Republican Party platform, the Illinois Republican Party platform, and the Milton Township Republican Central Committee resolution against video gambling.)
http://www.salon.com/2017/03/05/bad-trump-good-trump-the-president-is-a-master-at-softening-up-the-opposition_partner/

 

RASMUSSEN REPORTS
— Most Say Democrats Hurt Themselves With Anti-Trump Strategy  (DIERSEN: Are you a Trump supporter? What have Democrats done so far to harm you? How have you responded? How will you respond?)
http://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/general_politics/february_2017/most_say_democrats_hurt_themselves_with_anti_trump_strategy

March 4 Evening Edition

WAND TV
— OUTSTANDING: Springfield participates in nationwide March 4 Trump rally – Michon Lindstrom
http://www.wandtv.com/story/34666615/springfield-participates-in-nationwide-march-4-trump-rally
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Springfield- Dozens gathered on the steps of the Illinois State Capitol to show their support for President Donald Trump. “It’s time that America realizes that Trump is our president.” said Mel Cordani, a supporter. “I love him, and he is going to change America, and make it great again. I know that he has done so much already and I just wanted to be here to show him how much we love him.” said Doug Dukeman, another supporter. The crowd was filled with many local supporters, and three Illinois politicians came to show their support for President Trump. Senator Kyle McCarter (R)-Vandalia, Representative Reggie Phillips (R)-Charleston, and Representative Brad Halbrook (R)-Shelbyville, gave speeches to the crowd. “There is only 3 of us here, and it’s because it is important for us to know what we know is right. To support our president to let him know that Illinois is supporting our president, and they we need change in the state of Illinois.” said Rep. Reggie Phillips (R)-Charleston. Some of the attendees, like Shane Bouvet, know President Trump personally.. “He’s such a beautiful guy, and that’s what you see here in the crowd is beautiful. Who are patriotic, coming to support out president and show love for our country.” he said. “Donald  Trump is a president who loves all people. You see everyone who came out to support him and people who don’t support him, you know Donald Trump loves everyone. He cares about our country.” Many of Trump’s supporters spoke of his accomplishments since taking office in January. “He’s doing what he said he was going to do, and we want to be supportive of that effort for the first time, we actually have a president that is doing what he said he would do.” said Rep. Brad Halbrook, (R)-Shelbyville. “Mr. Trump has done more already in he short time than what others have done in eight years.” added Dukeman. For many of the supporters, they hope that President Trump will be able to help to fix the trouble that Illinois is in. “We need people to have respect and want to work again in Illinois and that is a federal issue, and I think Trump is going to start answering.” Said Rep. Phillips. This was just one of many March 4 Trump rallies happening nationwide.)
— Union membership in Illinois last year matches historic low – AP
http://www.wandtv.com/story/34665270/union-membership-in-illinois-last-year-matches-historic-low

 

WSIL TV
— OUTSTANDING: Trump supporters declare pride in president, slam opponents – AP
http://www.wsiltv.com/story/34665073/trump-supporters-declare-pride-in-president-slam-opponents
— Trump claims Obama had phones wiretapped; Obama denies it – AP
http://www.wsiltv.com/story/34664558/obama-spokesman-says-trumps-wiretapping-allegation-is-false
http://www.wsiltv.com/story/34664558/trump-accuses-obama-of-tapping-his-phones-cites-no-evidence
— Immigration courts: record number of cases, many problems – AP
http://www.wsiltv.com/story/34664911/immigration-courts-record-number-of-cases-many-problems

 

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— OUTSTANDING: Trump supporters gather at Illinois Capitol – John Reynolds
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20170304/trump-supporters-gather-at-illinois-capitol

 

QUAD CITIES ONLINE
— OUTSTANDING: Trump supporters rally in President’s honor – Leon Lagerstam
http://www.qconline.com/news/local/trump-supporters-rally-in-president-s-honor/article_dfd675ef-89c3-52c9-b368-2aea8fde0fc6.html

 

OUR QUAD CITIES
— OUTSTANDING: Pro-Trump rally draws hundreds in QC  Spirit of America rallies around nation aim to send positive message to Trump – Krista Burris
http://www.ourquadcities.com/news/pro-trump-rally-draws-hundreds-in-qc/666711749

 

FOX NEWS CHICAGO
— OUTSTANDING: Supporters gather for ‘March 4 Trump’ rallies in suburban Chicago, around the country – AP
http://www.fox32chicago.com/news/239539656-story

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— OUTSTANDING: Trump supporters declare pride in president, slam opponents – AP
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/supporters-gather-for-march-4-trump-rallies-around-us/
— Democrats say Rauner bungling ‘bargain’ — gov calls that ‘goofy’ – Tina Sfondeles
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/democrats-say-rauner-bungling-bargain-gov-calls-that-goofy/

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— OUTSTANDING: Trump supporters declare pride in president, slam opponents at nationwide rallies – AP
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/ct-march-4-trump-rallies-20170304-story.html
— Trump: Not to blame for ‘sad end’ to ‘Celebrity Apprentice’ – AP
http://www.chicagotribune.com/entertainment/ct-trump-celebrity-apprentice-tweet-20170304-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: VERY SAD: Waubonsie Valley High School promotes LGBTQ activity.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/naperville-sun/ct-nvs-naperville-transgender-bathrooms-st-0301-20170305-story.html
— Local boards have to face critics while congressmen avoid town halls – Editorial
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/aurora-beacon-news/opinion/ct-abn-editorial-face-constituents-st-0305-20170304-story.html
— Noble charter school teachers take a step toward forming a union – Juan Perez Jr.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-chicago-charter-union-organize-met-20170303-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Trump accused Obama of ‘McCarthyism.’ But Trump’s lifelong mentor had a crucial role in its rise.”
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/ct-trump-obama-wiretap-mccarthy-cohn-20170304-story.html

 

DAILY NERALD
— Thousands attend Elmhurst St. Patrick’s Day Parade
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20170304/news/170309426/
— Trump’s wiretap claim based on Breitbart news; Obama spokesman denies – Bloomberg
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20170304/news/170309434/
— Elgin hears plans for gun shop, shooting range catering to women – Elena Ferrarin
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20170303/news/170309515/

 

ABC7
— TRUMP CLAIMS OBAMA HAD HIS PHONES WIRETAPPED; NO PROOF CITED – AP
http://abc7chicago.com/politics/trump-claims-obama-had-his-phones-wiretapped;-no-proof-cited/1784509/

 

CBS2
— Proposed Illinois Law Allows Those Under 21 To Drink With A Parent – Mike Krauser
http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2017/03/04/proposed-illinois-law-allows-those-under-21-to-drink-with-a-parent/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: But a bar owner told our sister station in Rockford, WIFR, that he does not support the notion. “I don’t believe that 18-year-olds are ready to consume alcohol even under the supervision of their parents. And how can you regulate?”)

 

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Could Trump and Emanuel find common ground? – GREG HINZ  (DIERSEN: What about Rauner?  Which planks in the Republican Party platform do not conflict with planks in the Democrat Party platform?  Which conservative principles do not conflict with liberal principles?)
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20170304/ISSUE05/170309932/could-donald-trump-and-rahm-emanuel-find-common-ground

 

PEORIA JOURNAL STAR
— Madigan to blame? Not this time – Doug Finke
http://www.pjstar.com/news/20170304/statehouse-insider-madigan-to-blame-not-this-time

 

SAUK VALLEY
— Highest pay in nation not good enough for Illinois workers  If AFSCME strikes, what will happen? – Editorial  (DIERSEN: Are you non-veteran, White, male, and/or older?  Are/were you accused of being overpaid?  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.saukvalley.com/2017/03/02/highest-pay-in-nation-not-good-enough-for-illinois-workers/a9qh90r/

 

WJBD RADIO
— Governor Says State Comptroller Has Put Pay for Nearly 600 Employees and Human Service Agencies in Jeopardy  Comptroller Susana Mendoza Is Asked to Stop Depleting Government Shutdown Prevention Funds
http://www.wjbdradio.com/local-news/2017/03/03/governor-says-state-comptroller-has-put-pay-for-nearly-600-employees-and-human-service-agencies-in-jeopardy–

 

NORTHWEST INDIANA TIMES
— Indiana state government rated most effective in country – Dan Carden
http://www.nwitimes.com/news/local/govt-and-politics/indiana-state-government-rated-most-effective-in-country/article_3cbbbbce-938c-5c8f-8b12-2f7a0e9aec3f.html

 

NAPERVILLE COMMUNITY TELEVISION
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Democrats promote Islam.  How soon, if not already, will Democrats a) call for, if not demand,  that Islam be America’s “official religion” and b) call for, if not demand, that everyone in America becomes a Muslim?
http://www.nctv17.com/naperville-student-attends-joint-address/

 

NORTH COOK NEWS
— National group’s backing of New Trier ‘white privilege’ seminar criticized – Glenn Minnis
http://northcooknews.com/stories/511086763-national-group-s-backing-of-new-trier-white-privilege-seminar-criticized

 

DAILY CALLER
— Leaked Audio Reveals Anti-Trump Forces Manufacturing Hostile Town Hall – Peter Hasson
http://dailycaller.com/2017/02/27/leaked-audio-reveals-anti-trump-forces-manufacturing-hostile-town-hall/
— ‘Pray On Your Own Time!’ — Protesters Freak Out After GOP Town Hall Opens With A Prayer – Peter Hasson
http://dailycaller.com/2017/02/24/pray-on-your-own-time-protesters-freak-out-after-gop-town-hall-opens-with-a-prayer-video/

 

WORLD NET DAILY
— ‘RACIST!’ U.S. COLLEGES INFECTED WITH SPREADING ‘VICTIMHOOD’ FEVER  ‘There is a case of this happening at nearly every campus’ – GREG COROMBOS  (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats promote hatred against Republicans, and especially against Republicans who are White.)
http://www.wnd.com/2017/03/racist-u-s-colleges-infected-with-spreading-victimhood-fever/

 

CNS NEWS
— EEOC’s Budget Should Be Cut to Protect Free Speech and Jobs – Hans Bader  (DIERSEN: In 1971, I became a federal employee because Oldsmobile withdrew a job offer that I had accepted.  Oldsmobile withdrew that job offer because it had just agreed to stop hiring Whites to settle an EEOC complaint.  My employer at the time, Firestone Stores, had fired me because I had accepted Oldsmobile’s job offer.)
http://www.cnsnews.com/commentary/hans-bader/eeocs-budget-should-be-cut-protect-free-speech-and-jobs

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— A Different Bargain on Race – Ross Douthat  (DIERSEN: Are you White?  How long have your ancestors been in America?  How much did you benefit from discrimination against Blacks by your parents, by your grandparents, by your great grandparents, and by the rest of your ancestors?  My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes a) have always hinted/implied/argued/shouted that I benefited tremendously from discrimination against Blacks by my parents, by my grandparents, by my great grandparents, and by the rest of my ancestors. My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes stress that my ancestors have been in America since 1844.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/03/04/opinion/sunday/a-different-bargain-on-race.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: So, this week’s immodest proposal: Abolish racial preferences in college admissions, phase out preferences in government hiring and contracting, eliminate the disparate-impact standard in the private sector, and allow state-sanctioned discrimination only on the basis of socioeconomic status, if at all. Then at the same time, create a reparations program — the Frederick Douglass Fund, let’s call it — that pays out exclusively, directly and one time only to the proven descendants of American slaves. What would it pay out? Reparations advocates talk in trillions, which would take this already-unrealistic proposal into the realm of the utopian. But right now, giving every single African-American $10,000, perhaps in a specially-designed annuity, would cost about $370 billion, modest relative to supply-side tax plans and single-payer schemes alike. The wealth of the median black household in the United States was $11,200 as of 2013; a $10,000 per-person annuity would more than double it. In so doing it would hardly eliminate racial disadvantage, but then again neither has 50 years of affirmative action. What it would offer is a meaningful response to an extraordinary injustice, but a response that does not involve permanent discrimination. There is no clear or easy path to becoming a multiracial nation that isn’t divided politically by race. But reparations for the descendants of slaves today, rather than affirmative action for nonwhites forever, might be a better path than the one we’re on right now.)

 

WASHINGTON POST
— Gangs reap guns from trains in violent Chicago neighborhoods – AP
https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/railroad-thefts-and-guns-a-deadly-mix-in-chicago/2017/03/03/0846c65e-ffdb-11e6-9b78-824ccab94435_story.html
— After decades in America, the newly deported return to a Mexico they barely recognize – Antonio Olivo  (DIERSEN: When will Mexico stop sending its citizens into America illegally?  When will Mexico recall its citizens who are in America illegally?  To go into a country illegally is to disrespect that country. The longer that you stay in a county illegally, the more that you disrespect that country.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/the_americas/mexico-prepares-to-absorb-a-wave-of-deportees-in-the-trump-era/2017/03/03/a7bd624a-f86c-11e6-aa1e-5f735ee31334_story.html
— A conservative author tried to speak at a liberal arts college. He left fleeing an angry mob. – Peter Holley
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/grade-point/wp/2017/03/04/a-conservative-author-tried-to-speak-at-a-liberal-college-he-left-fleeing-an-angry-mob/

 

HOUSTON CHRONICLE
— Bill would protect Texas workers’ jobs over their political beliefs – Bobby Cervantes  (DIERSEN: Political affiliation discrimination, that is, patronage, has always been rampant in the federal government. 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.houstonchronicle.com/local/texas-politics/texas-legislature/article/Bill-would-protect-workers-jobs-over-their-10976239.php
— Safe space: Lawmaker wants to forbid discrimination based on political beliefs – Brett Barrouquere  (DIERSEN: Political affiliation discrimination, that is, patronage, has always been rampant in the federal government. 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.chron.com/local/texas-politics/texas-legislature/article/Safe-space-Lawmaker-wants-to-forbid-10977149.php

 

BLOOMBERG
— Growing number of Americans are changing employers in search of more money – Steve Matthews  (DIERSEN: GAO audits IRS. In 1980, after working for IRS for almost 9 years, the last 5 1/2 years of which at the GS-12 Step 1-5 levels, currently $79,563-$90,173, I transferred to GAO. Because I was an old (31) non-veteran White male Republican who complained about political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, age discrimination, and retaliation, the Democrats who ran GAO forced me to accept an $18,847 pay cut in today’s dollars to transfer from IRS to GAO.  To justify that pay cut, they ignored the fact that much of what I had done for IRS was very similar to what I would be doing for GAO including fact gathering, interviewing, summarizing and analyzing data, investigating, report writing, and developing recommendations.  My Democrat GAO superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates were furious when I passed the Certified Internal Auditor examination on my first attempt in 1981 and that I became a licensed CPA in 1981.)
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2017-02-27/fed-turns-to-job-hoppers-as-1950s-inflation-guide-shows-its-age

 

FEDSMITH
— Job Openings at Border Patrol and Customs and Border Protection – Ralph R. Smith
http://www.fedsmith.com/2017/03/04/job-openings-at-border-patrol-and-customs-and-border-protection/

March 3 Evening Edition

FOX NEWS CHICAGO
— Rauner Barred From Immediately Imposing Contract Terms – AP
http://foxillinois.com/news/local/labor-board-impasse-decision-on-hold-03-03-2017

 

ABC7
— REPUBLICAN LAWMAKERS SAY THEY’RE SKIPPING TOWN HALLS FOR ‘SAFETY REASONS’ – Stacey Baca
http://abc7chicago.com/politics/gop-lawmakers-say-theyre-skipping-town-halls-for-safety-reasons/1783734/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Some Republican congressmen are facing angry voters in their districts, concerned with the repeal of the Affordable Care Act and other issues with the new president’s agenda. They say security concerns are why they’re canceling town halls. Congressman Randy Hultgren announced Friday afternoon that one of his staff members quit this week because she was worried about her safety at the office. The police chief in Campton Hills confirmed they have handled a few minor calls. There has been no violence at any of the town hall meetings held across the country, but the congressman says safety is the reason he won’t hold town hall meetings. Republicans have faced protests at home, including Hultgren. He has decided for now to meet with constituents only in small groups, not town halls. “They get frustrated having individual time with me, or a small group meeting with me. They want to have something that is more theatrical. I just don’t know if that is beneficial right now,” he said. Hultgren represents part of McHenry, Kane and Kendall counties. “We just want to make sure that everybody is safe, that we have this respect in the process that we can listen from each other, learn from each other, disagree at times but with a level of respect,” he said. Although Hultgren used former congresswoman Gabby Giffords’ shooting as an example, Giffords recently released her own response, saying politicians must face their constituents and hold town hall meetings. Congressman Peter Roskam, who represents the far northwest and western suburbs, has also had protests in his districts. Instead of town halls, he’s using phone meetings. “Rather than having a meeting with 200 people that are essentially shouting at one another, I thought it was more helpful to meet with 18,000 people on the phone to have a wider range of opinion and much more feedback,” he said. The protests, for some, harken back to the early days of the Tea Party. Senator Dick Durbin, who met with Tea Partiers at the time, sold an old boxing quote to put it in perspective. “They used to say something about Joe Lewis, the great heavyweight champion, they used to say something about his opponents: they can run but they can’t hide. The same is true about members of Congress. You can avoid your constituents for some period of time, but ultimately they get the last word in the election,” Durbin said. Voters have criticized Republican lawmakers for shirking their duty to their constituents and continue to push for town hall meetings. Experts said things will only get worse for lawmakers because soon they will start voting on laws, and voters will follow how their representatives are voting.)
— CHARLES THOMAS RETIRES: CELEBRATING MORE THAN 25 YEARS AT ABC7  (DIERSEN: I wish that I could celebrate my almost 18 years at GAO, but 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.  I wish that I could celebrate my almost 9 years at IRS, but my Democrat IRS superiors did not promote me beyond GS-12, disallowed my education deductions, and disallowed my partial day per diem claims.  I wish that I could celebrate my almost 3 years at the Post Office, but my Democrat Post Office superiors forced me resign in 1969 and disallowed my sick leave requests.)
http://abc7chicago.com/society/charles-thomas-retires-celebrating-more-than-25-years-at-abc7/1782812/
— ARNOLD SCHWARZENEGGER QUITS ‘CELEBRITY APPRENTICE,’ BLAMES DONALD TRUMP – AP
http://abc7chicago.com/entertainment/schwarzenegger-quits-celebrity-apprentice-blames-trump/1783874/
— CHANCE THE RAPPER DISAPPOINTED AFTER MEETING WITH GOV. RAUNER ON SCHOOL FUNDING –  Sarah Schulte  (DIERSEN: What are Chance the Rapper’s demands?  Has he put those demands in writing?  Did someone suggest to Rauner that Chance the Rapper would go easy on Rauner because Rauner is anti-Trump?)
http://abc7chicago.com/education/chance-the-rapper-disappointed-after-meeting-with-gov-rauner-on-school-funding/1782851/
— IOWA LAWMAKER SAYS BUSINESS DEGREE WAS SIZZLER CERTIFICATE – AP  (DIERSEN: From what universities did you earn your degrees(s)?  I earned degrees from NIU, Loyola, DePaul, and IIT.  My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes stress that none of the aforesaid universities are Ivy League.)
http://abc7chicago.com/business/iowa-lawmaker-says-business-degree-was-sizzler-certificate/1783422/
— VERY SAD: TRANS RIGHTS GROUPS RALLY IN LOOP AFTER SCHOOL BATHROOM PROTECTIONS OVERTURNED  (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats promote gender confusion.)
http://abc7chicago.com/society/trans-rights-groups-rally-in-loop-after-school-bathroom-protections-overturned/1783951/

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Secretary of State Jesse White knows where 235,000 undocumented immigrants live in Illinois — and he doesn’t want to tell Donald Trump. – Frank Main  (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats and RINOs side with foreign countries and with their citizens AGAINST America and AGAINST its citizens.)
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/could-trump-seek-undocumented-immigrants-drivers-licenses-here/
— Court ruling on contract fight pleases AFSCME, disappoints Rauner – Tina Sfondeles
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/court-ruling-on-contract-fight-pleases-afscme-disappoints-rauner/
— Chance the Rapper to Rauner: ‘Take our kids off the table’ – Andy Grimm  (DIERSEN: What are Chance the Rapper’s demands?  Has he put those demands in writing?  Did someone suggest to Rauner that Chance the Rapper would go easy on Rauner because Rauner is anti-Trump?)
http://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/chance-the-rapper-to-rauner-take-our-kids-off-the-table/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Chicago rap impresario Chance the Rapper’s summit with Gov. Bruce Rauner apparently did not go well. The West Chatham native and three-time Grammy winner left the Thompson Center saying he felt “flustered” Friday, after a 30-minute conversation with the governor that centered on funding for the Chicago Public Schools. In brief remarks to reporters as he walked to the elevators with a small entourage, the rapper said he was disappointed by “vague answers” from the governor about funding for CPS, but had exchanged phone numbers with Rauner.)
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps promote Islam. How soon, if not already, will anti-Trumps get rid of you if you do not promote Islam?)
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/mihalopoulos-muslimmarine-a-unifying-force-in-era-of-trump/

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Chance the Rapper, Rauner offer different takeaways from Friday meeting – Kim Geiger  (DIERSEN: What are Chance the Rapper’s demands?  Has he put those demands in writing?  Did someone suggest to Rauner that Chance the Rapper would go easy on Rauner because Rauner is anti-Trump?)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-chance-the-rapper-bruce-rauner-met-0304-20170303-story.html
— Stakes high in Illinois as Congress rethinks Medicaid – Lisa Schencker  (DIERSEN: What health insurance will you have in the future, what health insurance do you have now, and what health insurance have you had?  Because I will be a member of the Federal Employees Health Benefits Program (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Federal_Employees_Health_Benefits_Program) for the rest of my life, because I have been a member of that program since 1971, and because I was a member of that program 1966-1969, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes viciously demonize me, viciously denigrate me, and viciously condemn me for having something that they shout I do not disserve. Virtually all my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes are filled with hatred of federal employees and of federal retirees.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/ct-obamacare-medicaid-changes-illinois-0305-biz-20170303-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats run Chicago, but nevertheless, Democrats blame Republicans for hate crimes.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/daily-southtown/news/ct-sta-hate-crimes-increase-st-0305-20170303-story.html
— Feds: Former Chicago, New York journalist behind some bomb threats at Jewish centers – Mark Berman and Matt Zapotosky
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/ct-juan-thompson-jewish-threats-20170303-story.html
— TREASONOUS: How Chicago sanctuary status fends off ICE agents as Trump pushes deportations – Gregory Pratt and Jeff Coen
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-sanctuary-city-ice-met-20170303-story.html
— Feminism’s dreadful life advice – Heather Wilhelm
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/commentary/ct-feminism-anti-women-motherhood-perspec-0303-20170302-story.html
— Don’t forget our ‘forgotten’ Americans, Mr. President – Clarence Page  (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, since the 1960s, the federal government has passed more and more and more laws that require everyone to give preference a) to minorities, b) to females, c) to younger people, d) to those who have less money than others, e) to those who have problems, f) to veterans, f) to etc.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/page/ct-trump-speech-vance-hillbilly-elegy-perspec-0305-jm-20170303-story.html
— De Blasio defends Emanuel on crime, slams Trump during Chicago visit – Bill Ruthhart
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-bill-de-blasio-city-club-met-0304-20170303-story.html
— Age bias in the Age of the Millennial – Editorial  (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes PROMOTE AGE DISCRIMINATION BIG TIME.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/editorials/ct-age-bias-edit-plummer-terkel-scully-0304-jm-20170303-story.html
(FROM THE EDITORIAL: Yes, this is often said to be the Age of the Millennial. And virtually every discussion of generations quickly references baby boomers. But assigning stereotypes to different age groups isn’t just annoying. It’s often misleading. Case in point: America’s concept of retirement has changed. Many people are working well into their 70s and 80s. Insert here your own story about the 83-year-old co-worker who never got sick and was always the first to arrive each day. And workers with that depth of life and work experience bring to the table a wealth of institutional and subject knowledge about their fields. That’s a wellspring that millennials can tap into, and employers should covet. Too often, they don’t. Ageism — that is, discrimination based on someone’s age — is rampant in today’s workplace. According to a study by AARP in 2013, 3 of every 5 older workers reported having seen or experienced age discrimination at work. Age discrimination complaints brought to the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission have jumped 26 percent over the last decade, from 16,548 in 2006 to 20,857 last year. Madigan is right to take up this issue, and we hope the job search firms that have been warned make the right fixes. A spokeswoman for CareerBuilder told the Tribune’s Alexia Elejalde-Ruiz that the company “is committed to helping workers of all ages find job opportunities, and is fixing this unfortunate oversight.” That’s good to hear. After all, what difference does it make if someone’s 23, 43, 63 or 83 — as long as he or she can get the job done well. Mark Twain put it best: “Age is an issue of mind over matter. If you don’t mind, it doesn’t matter.”)
— Federal judge shoots down argument for firing College of DuPage president – Stacy St. Clair
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/watchdog/cod/ct-college-of-dupage-wrongful-termination-20170303-story.html

 

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Here’s why Rauner needs that $50 million in his war chest – RICH MILLER
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20170303/NEWS02/170309928/rich-miller-heres-why-rauner-needs-that-50-million-in-his-war-chest

 

WTTW
— Rauner Gets a Rap After Taking a Chance – Amanda Vinicky (DIERSEN: What are Chance the Rapper’s demands?  Has he put those demands in writing?  Did someone suggest to Rauner that Chance the Rapper would go easy on Rauner because Rauner is anti-Trump?)
http://chicagotonight.wttw.com/2017/03/03/rauner-gets-rap-after-taking-chance

 

NORTHWEST HERALD
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Trump-haters schedule rally in Woodstock.
http://www.nwherald.com/2017/03/03/counter-rally-scheduled-in-response-to-woodstock-spirit-of-america-trump-rally/a84e1s6/

 

FOX ILLINOIS
— Rauner And Mendoza Spar Over How To Pay State Workers – Jordan Abudayyeh
http://foxillinois.com/news/local/rauner-administration-pushes-comptroller-on-state-employee-paychecks

 

CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD
— Ready to engage: Patrick Stewart applying for US citizenship so he can ‘fight’ Trump  ‘I want to be an American, too,’ actor says – DANIELLA DIAZ
http://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/politics/patrick-stewart-applying-for-us-citizenship-to-fight-trump/666181312

 

CHICAGO PATCH
— Caterpillar CEO Apologizes to Employees After IRS Raid  The company said it believes the searches are tied to profits earned by a Swiss subsidiary. – Shannon Antinori
http://patch.com/illinois/chicago/caterpillar-ceo-apologizes-employees-after-irs-raid

 

MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— Rauner Comments on Court Loss to Union
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2017/03/03/rauner-comments-oncourt-loss-to-union/
— McSweeney Says Senate “Grand Bargain” Is “Code Phrase for the Largest Tax Increase” in Illinois History
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2017/03/03/mcsweeney-says-senate-grand-bargain-is-code-phrase-for-the-largest-tax-increase-in-illinois-history/
— McHenry County Under Jack Franks Denies McHenry County Blog Part of News Media  (DIERSEN: Ever-increasing, you are part of the news media only if you a) glorify and praise Democrat politicians and b) defend and advance the Democrat Party platform.)
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2017/03/03/mchenry-county-under-jack-franks-denies-mchenry-county-blog-part-of-news-media/

 

WIRE POINTS
— ‘Like a Broken Record,’ IL State Revenue Dropped Again in February; Downward Projection Expected – Mark Glennon
http://www.wirepoints.com/like-a-broken-record-il-state-revenue-dropped-again-in-february-downward-projection-expected-wirepoints-original/

 

ILLINOIS POLICY INSTITUTE
— AS THE DEMOCRAT PARTY’S STRANGLEHOLD ON ILLINOIS TIGHTENS: ILLINOIS ENDED 2016 WITH HIGHEST BLACK UNEMPLOYMENT RATE OF ANY STATE  Illinois had the highest black unemployment rate of any state at the end of 2016, holding that distinction for six consecutive quarters, according to analysis by the Economic Policy Institute. The Land of Lincoln also has the largest gap between its white and black unemployment rates. – Michael Lucci
https://www.illinoispolicy.org/illinois-ended-2016-with-highest-black-unemployment-rate-of-any-state/

 

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— COOK COUNTY GOP SEEKING 2018 CANDIDATES
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2017/03/cook-county-gop-seeking-2018-candidates.html
— COOK COUNTY CAN EXPECT MORE JOB LOSSES, THANKS TO NEW BEVERAGE TAX
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2017/03/cook-county-can-expect-more-job-losses-thanks-to-new-beverage-tax.html
— DON’T COMPARE YOURSELF TO OTHERS
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2017/03/dont-compare-yourself-to-others.html
— WHY AMERICA MUST LEAD
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2017/03/why-america-must-lead.html
— THORNER: TUESDAY NIGHT’S SPEECH WAS A KNOCKOUT FOR TRUMP
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2017/03/thorner-tuesday-nights-speech-was-a-knockout-for-trump.html

 

CAPITOL FAX
— Much-hyped meeting goes badly for Chance the Rapper, Rauner  (DIERSEN: What are Chance the Rapper’s demands?  Has he put those demands in writing? Did someone suggest to Rauner that Chance the Rapper would go easy on Rauner because Rauner is anti-Trump?)
https://capitolfax.com/2017/03/03/much-hyped-meeting-goes-badly-for-chance-the-rapper-rauner/

 

GOPUSA
— Investigate and Prosecute the Press
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=21442
— Bush Daughter Proud to Stand with Abortion Mill
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=21420
— SF Police Withdraw from FBI anti-terrorism taskforce to deny information to Trump
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=21462
— Anyone can be queen with ‘gender inclusivity’
http://www.gopusa.com/anyone-can-be-queen-with-gender-inclusivity/

 

BARBWIRE
— DEMOCRATS LITERALLY WILL NOT STAND FOR ANYTHING AMERICANS WANT – JOY OVERBECK
http://barbwire.com/2017/03/03/democrats-literally-will-not-stand-anything-americans-want/
— A REVOLUTION HIJACKING AMERICA’S YOUTH – BENHAM BROTHERS
http://barbwire.com/2017/03/03/revolution-hijacking-americas-youth/

 

BREITBART
— Study: Fewer Jobless in States Where Employers Must Screen Illegals from Job Interviews – KATIE MCHUGH  (DIERSEN: What do you say to employers that a) glorify and praise citizens of foreign countries and b) demonize, denigrate, and condemn citizens of America?)
http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2017/03/03/e-verify-cuts-jobless-rates-study/
— FBI’s Suspect for Anti-Semitic Threats: Bernie Voter, Fake News Reporter – KATIE MCHUGH (DIERSEN: Since 2000 when I became a reporter for GOPUSA, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have demonized me, denigrated me, and condemned me as being a fake reporter.)
http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2017/03/03/fbis-suspect-for-anti-semitic-threats-bernie-voter-fake-news-reporter/

 

DAILY CALLER
— FLASHBACK FRIDAY: Harry Reid, 1993 — ‘No Sane Country’ Would Give Illegal Immigrants Citizenship – Christian Datoc
http://dailycaller.com/2017/03/03/flashback-friday-harry-reid-1993-no-sane-country-would-give-illegal-immigrants-citizenship-video/
— Apparently, You’re Not Supposed To Arrest An Illegal Alien While He’s Taking His Kids To School – JIM TREACHER
http://dailycaller.com/2017/03/03/apparently-youre-not-supposed-to-arrest-an-illegal-alien-while-hes-taking-his-kids-to-school/

 

CONSERVATIVE REVIEW
— ‘YOU’RE FIRED!’: TRUMP COULD BECOME LAME DUCK UNLESS HE CLEARS OUT OBAMA HOLDOVERS – Daniel Horowitz
https://www.conservativereview.com/commentary/2017/03/trump-could-become-lame-duck-unless-he-clears-out-obama-holdovers

 

DAILY WIRE
— Teacher Reported After Supporting Trump’s Immigration Policy, Causing Students To Cry – AMANDA PRESTIGIACOMO
http://www.dailywire.com/news/14024/teacher-reported-after-supporting-trumps-amanda-prestigiacomo#

 

THE HILL
— Why Trump skipping the correspondents’ dinner is a good thing – PATRICK TOMLINSON  (DIERSEN: How much hatred will they throw at Trump?)
http://thehill.com/blogs/pundits-blog/media/322212-why-trump-skipping-the-correspondents-dinner-is-a-good-thing

 

CNN
— Republicans divided over how to help people buy health insurance – Tami Luhby  (DIERSEN: What health insurance will you have in the future, what health insurance do you have now, and what health insurance have you had?  Because I will be a member of the Federal Employees Health Benefits Program (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Federal_Employees_Health_Benefits_Program) for the rest of my life, because I have been a member of that program since 1971, and because I was a member of that program 1966-1969, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes viciously demonize me, viciously denigrate me, and viciously condemn me for having something that they shout I do not disserve. Virtually all my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes are filled with hatred of federal employees and of federal retirees.)
http://money.cnn.com/2017/03/03/news/economy/republican-repeal-obamacare-tax-credits/
— Chance the Rapper meets with governor after Twitter exchange – Deena Zaru  (DIERSEN: What are Chance the Rapper’s demands?  Has he put those demands in writing? Did someone suggest to Rauner that Chance the Rapper would go easy on Rauner because Rauner is anti-Trump?)
http://www.cnn.com/2017/03/03/politics/chance-the-rapper-illinois-governor-meeting-chicago-public-schools/

 

WASHINGTON POST
— Democrats rally with federal employees facing tough times under Trump – Joe Davidson
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/powerpost/wp/2017/03/03/democrats-rally-with-federal-employees-seeking-fair-pay-and-fair-play/
— Stop treating the women in Trump’s world like we treated Hillary Clinton – Alyssa Rosenberg
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/act-four/wp/2017/02/28/stop-treating-the-women-in-trumps-world-like-we-treated-hillary/
— Michelle Obama isn’t the only liberal embracing George W. Bush these days – Katie Mettler
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/morning-mix/wp/2017/03/03/michelle-obama-isnt-the-only-liberal-embracing-george-w-bush-these-days/
— This lawmaker’s bio touted a business degree. It was actually a Sizzler training certificate. – Sarah Larimer  (DIERSEN: From what universities did you earn your degrees(s)?  I earned degrees from NIU, Loyola, DePaul, and IIT.  My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes stress that none of the aforesaid universities are Ivy League.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/grade-point/wp/2017/03/02/this-lawmakers-bio-touted-a-business-degree-it-was-actually-a-sizzler-training-certificate/

 

LOS ANGLES TIMES
— In the end, immigration fears didn’t stop students from asking for California Dream Act aid – Joy Resmovits  (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps hint/imply/argue/shout that they will get rid of Trump and that they will get rid of Trump’s supporters.)
http://www.latimes.com/local/california/la-essential-education-updates-southern-california-dream-act-applications-up-1488578709-htmlstory.html

 

USA TODAY
— Chance the Rapper ‘flustered’ by Illinois governor’s ‘vague answers’ on CPS funding – Jaleesa M. Jones (DIERSEN: What are Chance the Rapper’s demands?  Has he put those demands in writing? Did someone suggest to Rauner that Chance the Rapper would go easy on Rauner because Rauner is anti-Trump?)
http://www.usatoday.com/story/life/people/2017/03/03/chance-rapper-meets-with-illinois-governor-bruce-rauner-to-talk-education-funding/98701172/

 

DAILY MAIL
— Chance the Rapper tells Illinois Governor to ‘do his job’ after their meeting to discuss Chicago school funding leaves him ‘flustered’ and angry over ‘vague answers’ – CLEMENCE MICHALLON  (DIERSEN: What are Chance the Rapper’s demands?  Has he put those demands in writing? Did someone suggest to Rauner that Chance the Rapper would go easy on Rauner because Rauner is anti-Trump?)
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-4279872/Chance-Rapper-Illinois-governor-discuss-school-funding.html

March 2 Evening Edition

NBC5
— What’s Next for AFSCME After Strike Approved? – Mary Ann Ahern
http://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/Whats-Next-for-AFSCME-After-Strike-Approved-415242533.html
— Rep. Rush Says Trump Agreed to Visit Chicago – Tom Schuba
http://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/rush-says-trump-agreed-visit-chicago-415248963.html

 

CBS2
— Chance The Rapper To Meet Rauner On Friday To Talk CPS Funding  (DIERSEN: Are you an elected official? If so, who are you going to meet with on Friday and why?)
http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2017/03/02/chance-the-rapper-to-meet-rauner-on-friday-to-talk-cps-funding/

 

FOX NEWS CHICAGO
— Ex-Clinton volunteer loses job after swipe at widow of fallen SEAL
http://www.fox32chicago.com/politics/239128392-story

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Feds raid Caterpillar headquarters in Peoria – Ally Marotti
http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/ct-law-enforcement-search-caterpillar-0303-biz-20170302-story.html
— Rauner, Chance the Rapper to meet Friday – Haley BeMiller  (DIERSEN: Are you an elected official? If so, who are you going to meet with on Friday and why?)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-bruce-rauner-chance-the-rapper-met-20170302-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Trump says “Trump would rather build walls than carve out space for effective leadership.”
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/commentary/ct-leadership-trump-wall-dan-walker-governor-perspec-0303-jm-20170302-story.html
— Will CPS pull an ‘I’ for incomplete? – Editorial
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/editorials/ct-chicago-school-year-funding-lawsuit-edit-20170302-story.html
— Illinois attorney general warns CareerBuilder, other job-search firms about age bias – Alexia Elejalde-Ruiz  (DIERSEN: How old are you?  Are you a loser?  The federal government writes off its non-veteran White male employees as being losers if they do not make GS-13 ($94,610) by age 25, GS-14 ($111,801) by age 30, GS-15 ($131,508) by age 35, and Senior Executive Service ($161,900) by age 40.  Needless-to-say, if the federal government writes you off as being a loser, the private sector flushes you down its toilet.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/ct-age-discrimination-careerbuilder-job-search-0303-biz-20170302-story.html
— Chicago man terminated for tweet about widow of Navy SEAL killed in Yemen – Corilyn Shropshire
http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/ct-man-tweets-navy-seal-widow-gets-fired-0303-biz-20170302-story.html
— Naperville Country Club ordered to refund $700,000 in ex-members’ fees – Bill Bird  (DIERSEN: Several years ago, the DuPage County Republican Central Committee (DCRCC) amended its bylaws to bar DuPage County Republican Precinct Committeemen like me from attending its meetings.  What is your opinion on that?  Of course, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes support the bar.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/naperville-sun/crime/ct-nvs-naperville-country-club-lawsuit-st-0303-20170302-story.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The Naperville Country Club Board of Directors acted improperly when it amended the club’s bylaws concerning initiation fees, and must return nearly $700,000 to 27 former club members, a DuPage County judge has ruled. Attorneys for the board of directors have asked Circuit Judge Dorothy French Mallen to reconsider her Feb. 8 ruling in favor of the ex-club members. That request is to be heard March 24, according to court documents.)
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps a) paint themselves as being anti-male and b) paint Trump and his supporters as being anti-female. Anti-Trumps are disciples of Saul Alinsky.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/lifestyles/stevens/ct-womens-history-museum-balancing-0302-20170302-column.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps glorify and praise immigrants.  Generally, anti-Trumps glorify and praise foreign countries, but in this case, they do not glorify and praise Nigeria.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/commentary/ct-unoma-azuah-nigeria-city-refuge-perspec-0303-jm-20170302-story.html

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Chance the Rapper to meet with Rauner the governor Friday – Tina Sfondeles (DIERSEN: Are you an elected official? If so, who are you going to meet with on Friday and why?)
http://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/chance-the-rapper-to-meet-with-rauner-the-governor-friday/
— Pence used personal email for Ind. state business—and was hacked – USA TODAY
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/pence-used-personal-email-for-state-business-and-was-hacked/amp/
— Senate toys with tax on private eyes, piercings — but little else – AP
http://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/senate-toys-with-tax-on-private-eyes-piercings-but-little-else/

 

DAILY HERALD
— Federal agents raid Caterpillar offices – AP
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20170302/business/170309747/
— Wheaton board recommends approval of controversial Loretto subdivision – Katlyn Smith
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20170302/news/170309647/

 

WQAD
— Lawmakers move to have employers help pay student loans – SARAH TISINGER  (DIERSEN: Because I paid for all my college expenses with money that I earned doing yard work, delivering newspapers, washing dishes, cleaning golf shoes, chipping slag, pumping gasoline, delivering mail, working on an automobile assembly line, working as a security guard, selling tires, automotive services, and major appliances, collecting delinquent taxes, and auditing federal agencies, my critics/opponents have always demonized me, denigrated me, and condemned me as being someone who was born with a silver spoon in his mouth and who has always been privileged.)
http://wqad.com/2017/03/02/lawmakers-move-to-have-employers-help-pay-student-loans-tmwsp/

 

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISSTER
— Rauner, Mendoza squabble over how to pay hundreds of workers – Doug Finke
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20170302/rauner-mendoza-squabble-over-how-to-pay-hundreds-of-workers

 

JOURMAL COURIER
— Interest in state jobs high, but some worry about effect (DIERSEN: 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://myjournalcourier.com/news/106460/interest-in-state-jobs-high-but-some-worry-about-effect

 

BELLEVILLE NEWS DEMOCRAT
— How can you improve your community’s health? A national expert weighs in. – JAMIE FORSYTHE  (DIERSEN: I suggest discouraging vices including booze, pot, and gambling.)
http://www.bnd.com/news/local/article136107038.html

 

KEWANEE STAR COURIER
— Gov. Rauner to speak at Stark County GOP event April 4 – Tammy Wilkinson
http://www.starcourier.com/news/20170302/gov-rauner-to-speak-at-stark-county-gop8200event

 

MEDILL REPORTS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “DOMESTIC WORKERS FILLED WITH FEAR OVER TRUMP’S THREAT OF DEPORTATION.” What do you say to those who come to America illegally, who stay in America illegally, and who bring others to America illegally?  Democrats and RINOs glorify and praise the aforesaid.
http://news.medill.northwestern.edu/chicago/domestic-workers-filled-with-fear-over-trumps-threat-of-deportation/

 

CHICAGO NOW
— Gov. Rauner puts a brick on the Cullerton-Radogno Grand Bargain – Jeff Berkowitz
http://www.chicagonow.com/public-affairs-with-jeff-berkowitz/2017/03/gov-rauner-puts-a-brick-on-the-cullerton-radogno-grand-bargain/

 

ILLINOIS FAMILY INSTITUTE
— Beauty and the Beast A Gay Tale for the Kiddies
https://illinoisfamily.org/podcast/podcast-beauty-beast-gay-tale-kiddies/

 

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— GOVERNOR RE-SKEDS WITH CHANCE THE RAPPER FOR FRIDAY (DIERSEN: Are you an elected official? If so, who are you going to meet with on Friday and why?)
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2017/03/chance-the-rapper.html
— FEDERAL OFFICIALS SEARCH CATERPILLAR’S ILLINOIS FACILITIES
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2017/03/federal-officials-search-caterpillars-illinois-facilities.html

 

CAPITOL FAX
— Gov office says in 3 days 1,700 have applied on new jobs website, preparing for possible #AFSCME strike – Mary Ann Ahern
https://capitolfax.com/2017/03/02/1700-applications-received-in-three-days/

 

WASHINGTON TIMES
— ‘Hitler was nice to his dogs’ tweets Andy Richter, dismissing praise for Trump’s speech – Ken Shepherd  (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps paint Trump as being Hitler and Trump supporters as being Nazis.  How should Trump and his supporters react?)
http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2017/mar/1/andy-richter-reacts-praise-trumps-speech-congress-/
— Facts, not feelings: Snowflakes, safe spaces and trigger warnings – Madison Gesiotto
http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2017/mar/2/facts-not-feelings-snowflakes-safe-spaces-and-trig/

 

AMERICAN THINKER
— Welcome to the real world, federal bureaucrats – Thomas Lifson  (DIERSEN: Rather than demonizing, denigrating, and condemning the benefits that federal employees have, why not call for private sector employers to provide such benefits?  Far too many who say that they are Republican talk and act like they are operatives or dupes for private sector employers who screw their employees.)
http://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2017/03/welcome_to_the_real_world_federal_bureaucrats.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: A specter haunts Washington, D.C.: federal workers, accustomed to job security, may actually be reduced in status to the level of private-sector peasants, who must live with the possibility of being laid off due to workforce reductions.  The Washington Post, in many ways the trade paper of the government industry, shares the anxiety of its readership: “Federal workers are growing increasingly anxious at the prospect of massive budget cuts President Trump proposed this week that would pave the way for increased military spending. Employees who list endangered species, collect taxes and distribute aid to foreign countries are fearing for their livelihoods as they sift through rumors and wait to see whether their offices will be targeted for steep reductions.”  Those of us who work in the private sector have never had the job security of a federal employee.  And few of us have the retirement benefits they enjoy, so we have the constant issue of providing for ourselves beyond our working years.  Frankly, it is a lot of stress, and I find that in my case, at least, it provides quite a lot of motivation for hard work.  After all, I have no rich Uncle Sam to rely on to keep money coming in to pay for the groceries, much less fund an extended vacation called “retirement.” Ordinarily, in the rare case of a government agency reducing its workforce, attrition is relied upon.  Deaths and retirements (and hardly ever firing for cause) automatically reduce the number of working bodies in a large organization.  If you don’t bring in replacements, the workforce declines in number.)

 

BLAZE
— OUTSTANDING: Laws being proposed to criminalize sanctuary cities – Chris Salcedo
http://www.theblaze.com/podcasts/laws-being-proposed-to-criminalize-sanctuary-cities/
— Democratic rep makes crude sex joke about Kellyanne Conway – Sara Gonzales
http://www.theblaze.com/news/2017/03/02/watch-democratic-rep-makes-crude-sex-joke-about-kellyanne-conway/

 

BREITBART
— Ten Incidents in Ten Days That Proved Trump Right on Sweden’s Migration Problem – CHRIS TOMLINSON
http://www.breitbart.com/london/2017/03/02/ten-incidents-sweden-ten-days-trump-highlighted-mass-migration-problems/

 

GOPUSA
— Democrats, women of The View, claim President Trump ‘exploited’ widow of fallen Navy SEAL
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=21382
— ‘Dreamer’ with expired DACA status detained following press conference
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=21377
— New Sheriff Releasing Criminal Aliens
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=21345

 

DAILY CALLER
— Deployed U.S. Navy Has A Pregnancy Problem, And It’s Getting Worse – Richard Pollock
http://dailycaller.com/2017/03/01/exclusive-deployed-us-navy-has-a-pregnancy-problem-and-its-getting-worse/
— Kellyanne Conway Speaks Out After Congressman Said She Looked ‘Familiar’ On Her Knees – Peter Hasson
http://dailycaller.com/2017/03/02/kellyanne-cedric-richmonds-joke-was-sexist-but-the-media-doesnt-care-because-im-pro-life/

 

ASSOCIATED PRESS
— Illinois Senate spells out proposed services for sales tax
http://www.islandpacket.com/news/business/article135921428.html

 

HUFFINGTON POST
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps promote charges of bad behavior by CPAC attendees.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/cpac-harassment_us_58b7360fe4b0284854b3a2a4

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Across the Country, a Republican Push to Rein In Protesters.”
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/03/02/us/when-does-protest-cross-a-line-some-states-aim-to-toughen-laws.html

 

WASHINGTON POST
— George W. Bush warns against ‘isolationist tendency’ in U.S. – AP  (DIERSEN: Islam does not allow for democracy.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/national/george-w-bush-warns-against-isolationist-tendency-in-us/2017/03/01/ec72da3e-feff-11e6-9b78-824ccab94435_story.html
— Ben Carson, outsider with no government experience, confirmed to lead HUD – Jose A. DelReal
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/ben-carson-outsider-with-no-government-experience-confirmed-to-lead-hud/2017/03/02/326e5e8e-e8d3-11e6-80c2-30e57e57e05d_story.html
— Should the media boycott the White House? – Jay Rosen, Erik Wemple and James Downie  (DIERSEN: Who boycotts you? The following boycott me and 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/or 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.washingtonpost.com/opinions/should-the-media-boycott-the-white-house/2017/03/01/57d3968e-fed2-11e6-8ebe-6e0dbe4f2bca_story.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE:  In the wake of President Trump’s tweet calling the media “the enemy of the American people” and White House press secretary Sean Spicer’s exclusion of major media outlets from a briefing, some have called for the media to consider some kind of boycott of the White House. On Wednesday afternoon, Post Opinions digital editor James Downie moderated an email discussion on this topic between Post Opinions media blogger Erik Wemple and New York University journalism professor Jay Rosen. The exchange is reprinted below and has been edited for style and clarity.)

 

NEW YORK DAILY NEWS
— Illinois Republican lawmaker Michael Bost compared town hall meetings to being yelled at by ‘Orientals’ – ELIZABETH ELIZALDE
http://www.nydailynews.com/news/politics/gop-rep-compared-town-halls-yelled-orientals-article-1.2987535

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Refugees Trek to Canada as U.S. Tightens Rules on Immigration  Spike in illegal border crossings by asylum seekers reported despite winter weather – PAUL VIEIRA
https://www.wsj.com/articles/refugees-trek-to-canada-as-u-s-tightens-rules-on-immigration-1488475641
— Federal Agents Search Caterpillar Locations  The search appeared to escalate an investigation into tax issues and Swiss subsidiaries –  ANDREW TANGEL
https://www.wsj.com/articles/federal-agents-search-caterpillar-locations-1488475293
— The German Right Believes It’s Time to Discard the Country’s Historical Guilt  As part of the nationalist tide sweeping Europe, the Alternative for Germany is pushing to change how the country views its Nazi past, upending decades of consensus – ANTON TROIANOVSKI  (DIERSEN: How old are you and what is your national origin(s)? I am 68 years old and I am 100% German national origin. I should write a book about how my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have used that against me. In my defense, 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, my grandfather on my father’s side fought the Germans in WWI, and all my ancestors immigrated to America during the 1840s and 1850s.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-german-right-believes-its-time-to-discard-their-countrys-historical-guilt-1488467995
— When Neil Gorsuch was a Rebel College Journalist – JACOB GERSHMAN  (DIERSEN: I have been the GOPUSA Illinois Editor since 2000.)
http://blogs.wsj.com/law/2017/03/02/when-neil-gorsuch-was-a-rebel-college-journalist/

 

ACCOUNTING TODAY
— Caterpillar lands in government’s crosshairs – Bloomberg
https://www.accountingtoday.com/news/caterpillar-a-trump-darling-lands-in-governments-crosshairs

 

ACCURACY IN ACADEMIA
— Like Betsy DeVos, Governor Scott Walker was Once Blocked from Entering a School – Malcolm A. Kline
https://www.academia.org/like-betsy-devos-governor-scott-walker-was-once-blocked-from-entering-a-school/

 

FEDERAL NEWS RADIO
— Is the White House’s background check process comprehensive enough? – Eric White  (DIERSEN: Many millions do not seek federal jobs because they know that they cannot pass a background check.  So instead, they viciously demonize, denigrate, and condemn federal employees.)
http://federalnewsradio.com/federal-headlines/2017/03/is-the-white-houses-background-check-process-comprehensive-enough/
— Employee morale declining since hiring freeze, NTEU members say – Nicole Ogrysko  (DIERSEN: During almost all of the almost 18 years that I worked for GAO 1980-1997, the agency was under Republican-led hiring freezes and/or promotion freezes.  Virtually all my GAO Chicago office superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates were Democrats and they were furious about those freezes. They took their anger against Republicans, if not their hatred of Republicans, out on me, one of the few non-veteran White male Republicans in the office.)
http://federalnewsradio.com/unions/2017/03/employee-morale-declining-since-hiring-freeze-nteu-members-say/

 

FED SMITH
— Congress Considering Change in Calculating retiree COLAs – Michael Wald  (DIERSEN: The purchasing power of my $50,856 Civil Service Retirement System pension and my $2,028 Social Security decreases dramatically each year as inflation is far greater than COLAs.)
http://www.fedsmith.com/2017/03/01/congress-considering-change-in-calculating-retiree-benefit-increases/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Congressman John Garamendi (D-Modesto, CA) has introduced the CPI-E Act of 2017 (H.R. 1251). The bill would require the Cost of Living Adjustment (COLA) methodology to use CPI-E as opposed to the currently used CPI-W when calculating changes in retiree benefits for both Social Security recipients and annuities provided under the Civil Service Retirement System (CSRS) and the Federal Employees Retirement System (FERS). “The fact that we do not do this already is shocking. Instead, cost-of-living adjustments, or COLAs, for seniors collecting Social Security and those retired from the military or federal service, are based on the costs experienced by, quote: urban wage earners and clerical workers. They are not based on the costs that they – as elderly individuals – experience. And that doesn’t make a lot of sense,” stated Richard Thissen, president of the National Active and Retired Federal Employees Association (NARFE). Retirees began receiving automatic annual COLAs in 1975. When Congress first approved automatic cost-of-living adjustments as part of the 1972 Social Security Amendments, the only Consumer Price Index available was the index now designated as CPI-W. Before that, benefits were increased only when Congress enacted special legislation.)

 

PEOPLES’S WORLD
— National Treasury Employees Union (NTEU) members “storm Capitol Hill” – MARK GRUENBERG (DIERSEN: I was a NTEU member 1971-1980 while I worked for IRS.)
http://www.peoplesworld.org/article/treasury-employees-storm-capitol-hill/

March 2 Morning Edition

WHEATON PARK DISTRICT
— 2017 Independence Day Celebration Parade Entry (DIERSEN: Since I moved to Wheaton in 1978, I have encouraged Republican candidates and elected officials to participate in Wheaton’s Independence Day Parades.  This year, for the 12th year in a row, I will be seeking donations from Republicans to help sponsor entries in the parade, this year again for the Wheaton high school bands and for the Tunes of Glory Pipes and Drums.)
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/2017-independence-day-celebration-parade-entry-tickets-31882733113

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Trump’s critics are wrong about the president’s tribute to fallen Navy SEAL – Hugh Hewitt
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/commentary/ct-trump-navy-seal-killed-owens-20170301-story.html
— Enough! Chicago cannot keep tolerating gun violence. – William M. Daley
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/commentary/ct-daley-chicago-gun-violence-murders-perspec-0302-20170301-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: How old are you?  Are you a loser?  An anti-Trump blames the Democrat Party’s problems on its older candidates, elected officials, party leaders, etc.  Will she propose that to get the Democrat Party’s support for an election, you have to have been elected to a municipal, township/ward, or other local office by age 25, to a county office by age 30, to a state office by age 35, and to a federal office by age 40? The federal government writes off its non-veteran White male employees as being losers if they do not make GS-13 ($94,610) by age 25, GS-14 ($111,801) by age 30, GS-15 ($131,508) by age 35, and Senior Executive Service ($161,900) by age 40.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/columnists/glanton/ct-democrats-youth-glanton-20170301-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Trump demonizes, denigrates, and condemns Trump.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/huppke/ct-trump-speech-congress-huppke-20170228-column.html
— DIERSEN HEALINE: Ever-increasingly, religious leaders talk and act like they are operatives or dupes for the Democrat Party.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/ct-cardinal-cupich-immigration-directive-20170301-story.html
— Budget impasse spurs question: Should unpaid dentists be allowed to bail on state contracts? – Haley BeMiller
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-illinois-dentists-contracts-met-story.html
— Trump, journalism galas and pithy ditties – John Kass
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/columnists/kass/ct-donald-trump-media-0302-20170301-column.html

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Oprah vs. Trump might be the race you want – Mark Brown  (DIERSEN: How many anti-Trumps would vote for Oprah in your precinct, in your municipality, in your township/ward, in your county, in Illinois, and in America?  What does Oprah think of those who share your demographics?)
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/brown-oprah-vs-trump-might-be-the-race-you-want/
— New Travel Ban Still Looks Like Religion Test – Editorial (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats promote Islam.  Democrats run Illinois. Democrats Cook County.  Democrats run Chicago.  How soon, if not already, will those Democrats get rid of you if you do not promote Islam?)
https://www.pressreader.com/usa/chicago-sun-times/20170302/281767039008252

 

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Caterpiller being searched by law enforcement – Claire Bushey
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20170302/NEWS07/170309960/caterpillar-being-searched-by-law-enforcement
— Will this donation hurt Pritzker’s chances for guv? – GREG HINZ
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20170301/BLOGS02/170309976/pritzker-donation-to-pension-pac-draws-attention

 

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Activist Proft’s publications raise vote fraud issue – Bernard Schoenburg  (DIERSEN: Does your precinct have a Republican Precinct Committeeman/Captain?  If so, how long has he/she had that position?  How well does he/she know the voters in your precinct, and using that knowledge, how fast would he/she detect voter fraud?  I have been the DuPage County Milton Township Precinct 9 Republican Committeeman since 1999. I hope that discourages voter fraud in my precinct.)
http://www.sj-r.com/opinion/20170301/bernard-schoenburg-activist-profts-publications-raise-vote-fraud-issue

 

WTTW
— ‘Grand Bargain’ on Budget Hits Grand Thud – Amanda Vinicky
http://chicagotonight.wttw.com/2017/03/01/grand-bargain-budget-hits-grand-thud

 

NORTHWEST HERALD
— Illinois Senate cancels budget votes; Cullerton blames Bruce Rauner  McHenry County-area lawmakers respond to budget votes being called off – AP
http://www.nwherald.com/2017/03/02/illinois-senate-cancels-budget-votes-cullerton-blames-bruce-rauner/agkrum3/

 

QUAD CITIES ONLINE
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Rock Island 5th Ward Alderman Joshua Schipp blasts Dan Proft and his newspapers.  Of course, Schipp would blast Dave Diersen and his emails.  Where do Quad Cities Online and Quad City Times get their money from?  He who pays the piper calls the tunes.
http://www.qconline.com/opinion/letters/alderman-blasts-fake-newspaper-s-endorsement/article_9ef68504-627a-5432-8106-f16616be2996.html

 

JOURNAL GAZETTE TIMES COURIER
— Local state rep Reggie Phillips to be speaker at pro-Trump rally – JARAD JARMON
http://jg-tc.com/news/local-state-rep-to-be-speaker-at-pro-trump-rally/article_0bb89993-0f4a-53c4-8480-c2ed787e71f5.html

 

NPR ILLINOIS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats and RINOs promote short-term profits from video gambling but ignore far greater long term costs.
http://nprillinois.org/post/where-do-video-gaming-funds-illinois-communities-go#stream/0

 

SUBURBAN LIFE
— Judge declines to dismiss lawsuit filed by former COD President Robert Breuder – ERIC SCHELKOPF
http://www.mysuburbanlife.com/2017/03/01/judge-declines-to-dismiss-lawsuit-filed-by-former-cod-president-robert-breuder/atvrese/
— Letter: In support of Wheaton City Councilman Todd Scalzo – John K. Rutledge, Councilman, South District, City of Wheaton
http://www.mysuburbanlife.com/2017/02/21/letter-in-support-of-wheaton-city-councilman-todd-scalzo/asr5qd4/

 

THE VAUGHN JOHSEPH SHOW
— VIDEO: Bobby McNeily political candidate talks to The Vaughn Johseph Show
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RnZXpOGjS7M

 

CHICAGO NOW
— Nearly half the $13,077 Illinois spends per student goes, not to the students, but to pensions – Dennis Byrne
http://www.chicagonow.com/dennis-byrnes-barbershop/2017/03/nearly-half-the-13077-illinois-spends-per-student-goes-not-to-the-students-but-to-pensions/

 

ILLINOIS TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: James Krohe Jr. argues that illegals are not more prone to commit crime. By coming to America illegally, you shout that you are more prone to commit crime.  The longer that you stay in America illegally, the louder that you shout that you are more prone to commit crime.  Overwhelmingly, illegals have financial problems.  The more financial problems that you have, the more likely that you will commit crime.  Illegals know that if they are about to be caught for committing a crime, they can always return to their motherland.
http://illinoistimes.com/article-18366-fake-issue.html

 

KANE COUNTY CONNECTS
— 3 KEY ‘FIRST 100 DAYS’ ACTIONS THAT COULD AFFECT KANE COUNTY – Michael Steinberg
http://kanecountyconnects.com/2017/03/3-key-first-100-days-actions-that-could-affect-kane-county-il/

 

CHICAGO NOW
— Gov. Rauner puts a brick on the Cullerton-Radogno Grand Bargain – Jeff Berkowitz
http://www.chicagonow.com/public-affairs-with-jeff-berkowitz/2017/03/gov-rauner-puts-a-brick-on-the-cullerton-radogno-grand-bargain/

 

MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— Nepotism Topples Top Illinois Township Official
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2017/03/02/nepotism-topples-top-illinois-township-official/

 

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— ANDERSEN: WHY I OPTED OUT OF AFSCME, AND WHY OTHER STATE WORKERS SHOULD DO THE SAME
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2017/03/andersen-why-i-opted-out-of-afscme-and-why-other-state-workers-should-do-the-same.html
— WEYERMULLER: IS TARGET FEELING THE SILENT MAJORITY BOYCOTT?
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2017/03/weyermuller-is-target-feeling-the-silent-majority-boycott.html

 

CAPITOL FAX
— Feds raid Cat HQ
https://capitolfax.com/2017/03/02/feds-raid-cat-hq/
— Bost compares rowdy town halls to “the cleansing that the Orientals used to do” (FROM THE ARTICLE: “The amount of time that I have at home is minimal, I need to make sure that it’s productive,” Bost said Friday. “You know the cleansing that the Orientals used to do where you’d put one person out in front and 900 people yell at them? That’s not what we need. We need to have meetings with people that are productive.”  (DIERSEN: Who yells at you? I should write a book about those who have yelled at me.  They a) reject planks in the Republican Party platform and work against those like me who support those planks, b) reject planks in the Illinois Republican Party platform and work against those like me who support those planks, c) reject the Milton Township Republican Central Committee resolution against video gambling and work against those like me who support that resolution, d) focus on destroying those like me who they cannot manipulate/dominate, e) were defendants in lawsuits that I have filed, f) are operatives for the aforesaid, and/or g) are dupes for the aforesaid and/or they are anti-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://capitolfax.com/2017/03/02/bost-compares-rowdy-town-halls-to-the-cleansing-that-the-orientals-used-to-do/

 

GOPUSA
— ‘Trump Proof Seattle’ coalition wants city income tax on wealthy to replace any loss of federal funds  (DIERSEN: All my critics/opponents are wealthy, but all their operatives and all their dupes a) have severe financial, health, and/or other problems and b) would do just about anything for money.)
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=21295
— Liberalism’s Fake Sense of Morality  (DIERSEN: To give themselves standing to viciously demonize me, to viciously denigrate me, and to viciously condemn me, virtually all my nasty/disgusting/failed/vicious critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes crow that they are a member of a church, that they attend church services, and that they give money to a church.  They are moral relativists who believe that their end justifies their means.  They are disciples of Saul Alinsky.)
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=21246

 

TOWNHALL
— ICE Agents Prefer Deporting Illegals To Changing Their Diapers – Ilana Mercer
https://townhall.com/columnists/ilanamercer/2017/03/02/ice-agents-prefer-deporting-illegals-to-changing-their-diapers-n2292672

 

FREEDOM’S JOURNAL
— THE OSCARS: THE ACTIVISM THEY LEFT ON THE CUTTING ROOM FLOOR – Larry Elder
https://freedomsjournalinstitute.org/latest-news/entertainment/the-oscars-the-activism-they-left-on-the-cutting-room-floor/

 

DAILY CALLER
— Illegal Immigrant Speaks Out At Press Conference About Being Illegal, Then Is Promptly Detained By ICE – Alex Pfeiffer
http://dailycaller.com/2017/03/01/illegal-immigrant-speaks-out-at-press-conference-about-being-illegal-then-is-promptly-detained-by-ice/

 

AMERICAN THINKER
— Mark Levin takes credit for stopping Trump ‘amnesty announcement’ – Ed Straker  (DIERSEN: Each and every one of my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes would love to REPLACE ME WITH A DREAMER, AND ESPECIALLY WITH A DREAMER THAT IS YOUNG, MINORITY, AND FEMALE. My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always painted my demographics as negatively as they could: baptized, raised, and confirmed as a Missouri Synod Lutheran, conservative, Republican, American, White, male, old (68), non-poor, gun owner, 100% German American, draft avoider, retired federal employee, childless, pet-less, American-nameplate car owner, non-church member, non-drinker, non-gambler, and that my ancestors have been in America since 1844.) http://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2017/03/mark_levin_takes_credit_for_stopping_trump_amnesty_announcement.html

 

BREITBART
— Experts Cheer Trump’s Merit-Based Immigration Plan – JOHN BINDER  (DIERSEN: Democrats want immigrants who will vote for Democrats.  Generally, the more financial, health, and other problems that you have, the more that you want government to solve your problems, that is, the more welfare that you want, and the more likely that you will vote for Democrats.  RINOs want immigrants who will work for less money.)
http://www.breitbart.com/texas/2017/03/02/experts-cheer-trumps-merit-based-immigration-plan/
— Target Retailer Hits $15 Billion Loss Since Pro-Transgender Announcement – WARNER TODD HUSTON
http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2017/02/28/target-down-30-percent-since-transgender-boycott-began/

 

BLAZE
— Meet the Democrats who refused to stand and applaud the widow of a fallen Navy SEAL – Sara Gonzales
http://www.theblaze.com/news/2017/03/01/meet-the-democrats-who-refused-to-stand-and-applaud-the-widow-of-a-fallen-navy-seal/
— Taco Bell apologizes for commercial some viewers called racist – Carlos Garcia
http://www.theblaze.com/news/2017/03/01/taco-bell-apologizes-for-commercial-some-viewers-called-racist/

 

WASHINGTON FREE BEACON
— Congressional Black Caucus PAC Spends Big on Luxury Resorts, Restaurants  PAC spends more on administrative costs and fundraising than it donates to candidates – Joe Schoffstal
http://freebeacon.com/politics/congressional-black-caucus-pac-spends-big-luxury-resorts-restaurants/

 

HUFFINGTOMN POST
— Authorities Arrest 22-Year-Old Dreamer After She Speaks To Media  “I feel like I am an American,” Daniela Vargas said. – Dana Liebelson, Elise Foley
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/authorities-detain-daniela-vargas-dreamer_us_58b724e8e4b023018c6c7abc

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— 48 Million Viewers Watched Trump’s Address to Congress – JOHN KOBLIN
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/03/01/business/media/47-million-viewers-watched-trumps-first-address-to-congress.html
— How Trump’s ‘Merit-Based’ Immigration System Might Work – JULIE HIRSCHFELD DAVIS  (DIERSEN: Democrats want immigrants who will vote for Democrats.  Generally, the more financial, health, and other problems that you have, the more that you want government to solve your problems, that is, the more welfare that you want, and the more likely that you will vote for Democrats.  RINOs want immigrants who will work for less money.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/03/01/us/politics/immigration-trump.html

 

USA TODAY
— Canada’s ‘merit-based’ immigration system wins Trump’s praise – Alan Gomez (DIERSEN: Democrats want immigrants who will vote for Democrats.  Generally, the more financial, health, and other problems that you have, the more that you want government to solve your problems, that is, the more welfare that you want, and the more likely that you will vote for Democrats.  RINOs want immigrants who will work for less money.)
http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2017/03/01/donald-trump-canada-immigration-system-merit-based/98594790/
— Merit-based immigration could upend industries – Roger Yu (DIERSEN: Democrats want immigrants who will vote for Democrats.  Generally, the more financial, health, and other problems that you have, the more that you want government to solve your problems, that is, the more welfare that you want, and the more likely that you will vote for Democrats.  RINOs want immigrants who will work for less money.)
http://www.usatoday.com/story/money/2017/03/01/merit-based-immigration-could-upend-industries/98603200/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Government is nasty. Politics is nasty. Democrats and Democrat plants are nasty. Libertarians and Libertarian plants are nasty,  Greens and Green plants are nasty. RINOs are nasty. Anti-Trumps hint/imply/argue/shout that Trump has evil motives.  Who hints/implies/argues/shouts that you have evil motives?  I should write a book about those in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois who hint/imply/argue/shout that I have evil motives.  The aforesaid  a) reject planks in the Republican Party platform and work against those like me who support those planks, b) reject planks in the Illinois Republican Party platform and work against those like me who support those planks, c) reject the Milton Township Republican Central Committee resolution against video gambling and work against those like me who support that resolution, d) focus on destroying those like me who they cannot manipulate/dominate, e) were defendants in lawsuits that I have filed, f) are operatives for the aforesaid, and/or g) are dupes for the aforesaid and/or are anti-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/opinion/2017/03/01/recognizing-honor-ryan-owens-trump-congress-christian-schneider/98589312/
— Supreme Court blocks Virginia districts over use of race – Richard Wolf  (DIERSEN: In Illinois, Democrats use race to draw districts to give preference to minorities, that is, to elect Democrats. That is one reason why non-Democrats are leaving Illinois.)
http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2017/03/01/supreme-court-race-election-districts-virginia-north-carolina/98577348/
— Co-workers buy car for teen UPS employee who walks 10 miles to work – Scott Stump  (DIERSEN: When did you buy your first car? In 1964, when I was 16 years old, I bought a 1958 Chevy BelAir with money that I had earned and saved doing yard work and delivering newspapers. I bought a new 1966 Pontiac Tempest Sprint in 1966 with money that I had earned and saved washing dishes for the minimum wage.  I bought a new 1968 Oldsmobile in 1967 with money that I had earned and saved delivering mail. I bought a new 1969 Dodge Charger SE in 1968 with money that I had earned and saved delivering mail.)
http://www.today.com/news/co-workers-buy-car-teen-ups-employee-who-walks-10-t108762

March 1 Evening Edition

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps ask “Was Trump tribute to fallen soldier fitting or calculated?”
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/politics/ct-trump-tribute-fallen-soldier-20170301-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “The night Donald Trump killed conservatism.”
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/commentary/ct-trump-big-government-conservatism-dead-20170301-story.html
— Two teachers attacked in Naperville by Villa Park alternative school student, sheriff’s office says – Suzanne Baker
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/naperville-sun/ct-nvs-alternative-school-incident-st-0303-20170303-story.html
— White Sox’s Jose Abreu to jury: I ate fake passport on way to U.S. – Paula McMahon
http://www.chicagotribune.com/sports/baseball/whitesox/ct-jose-abreu-ate-passport-smuggling-trial-20170301-story.html
— Metra’s deep pockets: Yours – Editorial
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/editorials/ct-metra-orseno-pension-emanuel-edit-0302-jm-20170301-story.html
— Donald Trump’s grand fantasy of what government can do – Steve Chapman
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/chapman/ct-trump-speech-health-care-jobs-fantasy-20170228-story.html
— Should Sean Spicer, or any boss, be allowed to check employees’ phones? – Eric Zorn
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/zorn/ct-sean-spicer-phone-checks-leaks-perspec-0301-jm-20170228-column.html
— Rush says Trump agreed to come to Chicago; White House won’t confirm the two talked – Katherine Skiba
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-bobby-rush-invites-trump-to-chicago-met-0301-20170301-story.html

— Senate Democrats accuse Rauner of derailing budget deal talks – Monique Garcia and Haley BeMiller
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-illinois-senate-budget-cullerton-rauner-met-0302-20170301-story.html

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Cullerton: Rauner sold out ‘grand bargain’ by injecting himself – AP
http://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/cullerton-rauner-sold-out-grand-bargain-by-injecting-himself/
— Bobby Rush says Donald Trump has agreed to visit Chicago – Tina Sfondeles (DIERSEN: It may come out that in 1997, Rush succeeded in getting my Democrat GAO superiors to force me to retire in 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://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/bobby-rush-says-donald-trump-has-agreed-to-visit-chicago/
— Emanuel says shortening school year ‘not the right choice’ – Fran Spielman and Lauren FitzPatrick
http://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/emanuel-says-shortening-school-year-not-the-right-choice/
— WH says Conway promo of Ivanka Trump fashion line inadvertent – AP
http://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/wh-says-conway-promo-of-ivanka-trump-fashion-line-inadvertent/

 

DAILY HERALD
— Breuder lawsuit to continue against COD trustees – Robert Sanchez
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20170301/news/170309938/
— Naperville ready to boost water rates – Marie Wilson
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20170301/news/170309956/
— Teachers protest Fenton school board’s superintendent choice, to be voted on Saturday – Justin Kmitch
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20170301/news/170309856/
— Kane state’s attorney employee bonuses play role in unfulfilled budget promise – James Fuller
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20170301/news/170309852/

 

NBC5
— Senate Fails to Vote on ‘Grand Bargain’ Items, Cullerton Blames Rauner  “I’ve been informed that the governor has decided to interject himself in this process, and doesn’t want this approved in this form,” Cullerton said. – Tom Schuba
http://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/Senate-Fails-to-Vote-on-Grand-Bargain-Items-Cullerton-Blames-Rauner-415159483.html
— Former Munger Employees Fired From Comptroller’s Office – Mary Ann Ahern  (DIERSEN: If you promote patronage, one could say that you cannot complain about this.  All my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes promote patronage. Unlike the positions that these former Munger employees held, I never held a “policy level” position at GAO.  It may come out that Bobby 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.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/Former-Munger-Employees-Fired-From-Comptrollers-Office-Source-415138123.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: In all, 13 former Munger employees have been fired by Mendoza in recent weeks. Their positions are described as jobs that are policy level, exempt ranks that are often at risk when there’s a change of administration. They are not union employees.)

 

WLS AM
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say: “Trump’s immigration reform talk lands with thud on Hill.”
http://www.wlsam.com/news/trumps-immigration-reform-talk-lands-with-thud-on-hill/

 

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Cullerton to Rauner: ‘Grow up’ – AP
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20170301/cullerton-to-rauner-grow-up
— Weather cancels meeting between Illinois governor, rapper – AP
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20170301/weather-cancels-meeting-between-illinois-governor-rapper

 

WSIL TV
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Trump’s immigration mixed message draws skepticism.”
http://www.wsiltv.com/story/34638662/trumps-immigration-mixed-message-draws-skepticism
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Trump speech leaves GOP encouraged, but still divided.”
http://www.wsiltv.com/story/34632274/trump-speech-leaves-gop-encouraged-but-still-divided
— Former ABC News employees urge strong stand against Trump – AP
http://www.wsiltv.com/story/34636298/former-abc-news-employees-urge-strong-stand-against-trump

 

HENDERSON COUNTY QUILL
— Lieutenant Governor Evelyn Pacino Sanguinetti Speaks At Henderson County Republican Lincoln Day Banquet – Dessa Rodeffer
http://quillnewspaper.com/2017/ed/ed0301.html

 

CHICAGO PATCH
— Chicago Company Fires Ex-Clinton Volunteer for Tweet About Navy SEAL’s Widow  Tweet reportedly blasted the wife of Illinois Navy SEAL for “clapping like an idiot.” – Shannon Antinori
http://patch.com/illinois/chicago/chicago-company-fires-ex-clinton-volunteer-tweet-navy-seals-widow-report

 

CHICAGO READER
— Some advice for Chance the Rapper when he meets with Governor Rauner – Ben Joravsky  (DIERSEN: If got a chance to meet with Rauner, what advice would you get?  My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes would advise me to tell Rauner that me and my GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails are responsible a) for all the losses that Republicans have suffered in Illinois since 2000 and b) for everything else that has been bad in Illinois since 1948.)
http://www.chicagoreader.com/Bleader/archives/2017/03/01/some-advice-for-chance-the-rapper-when-he-meets-with-governor-rauner

 

MIDILL REPORTS
— CHICAGO BUSINESS BAROMETER JUMPS TO HIGHEST LEVEL IN 2 YEARS – Yingcong FU
http://news.medill.northwestern.edu/chicago/chicago-business-barometer-jumps-to-highest-level-in-2-years/

 

MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— Grafton Township Write-in Results: Al Zielinski for Assessor, Matthew Cooper for Trustee
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2017/03/01/grafton-township-write-in-results-al-zielinski-for-assessor-matthew-cooper-elected-trustee/

 

ILLINOIS LEAKS
— College of DuPage – Breuder claim of tortious interference by board members in their individual capacity denied – Kirk Allen
http://edgarcountywatchdogs.com/2017/03/college-of-dupage-breuder-claim-of-tortious-interference-by-board-members-in-their-individual-capacity-denied/

 

ILLINOIS NEWS NETWORK
— State Sen. Kyle McCarter, R-Lebanon, says his constituents would jump at jobs vacated by possible striking workers  (DIERSEN: What jobs have you had?  My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always demonized, denigrated, and condemned the jobs that I have had. 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://ilnews.org/12355/senator-says-constituents-jump-jobs-vacated-possible-striking-workers/

 

ILLINOIS FAMILY ACTION
— School District U-46’s Policy Allowing Gender-Dsyphoric Boys to Use Girls Locker Room Challenged – John Biver
https://illinoisfamilyaction.org/2017/03/school-district-u-46s-policy-allowing-gender-dsyphoric-boys-to-use-girls-locker-room-challenged/

 

ILLINOIS FAMILY INSTITUTE
— TRAGIC: Illinois Senate Expands, then Passes Another Huge Gambling Bill – Anita Bedell
https://illinoisfamily.org/gambling/illinois-senate-expands-passes-another-massive-gambling-bill/

 

ILLINOIS POLICY INSTITUTE
— 10 REASONS ILLINOIS’ ‘GRAND BARGAIN’ FAILS TAXPAYERS  The Illinois Senate’s proposed budget deal is full of tax hikes because it lacks the necessary spending reforms needed to right Illinois’ fiscal ship. – Ted Dabrowski
https://www.illinoispolicy.org/10-reasons-illinois-grand-bargain-fails-taxpayers/

 

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— RYAN OWENS, HONORED DURING TRUMP’S SPEECH, GRADUATED FROM PEORIA HIGH SCHOOL
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2017/03/ryan-owens-honored-during-trumps-speech-graduated-from-peoria-high-school.html
— DABROWSKI: “GRAND BARGAIN” IS TAXPAYER BAILOUT OF SPRINGFIELD’S FAILURES
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2017/03/dabrowski-grand-bargain-is-taxpayer-bailout-of-springfields-failures.html

 

CAPITOL FAX
— Radogno responds – Tillman weighs in *** Proft warns Rauner, Senate Repubs on grand bargain votes
https://capitolfax.com/2017/03/01/proft-warns-rauner-senate-repubs-on-grand-bargain-votes/
— How much do county employees make?
https://capitolfax.com/2017/03/01/how-much-do-county-employees-make/
— Rauner admin responds *** How the state’s other union contracts compare to the AFSCME situation
https://capitolfax.com/2017/03/01/how-the-states-other-union-contracts-compare-to-the-afscme-situation/

 

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Marco Rubio: We can get something done on immigration if Democrats are realistic – David Sherfinski
http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2017/mar/1/marco-rubio-we-can-get-something-done-immigration-/

 

GOPUSA
— Obamas cash in on story of ruining America
http://www.gopusa.com/obamas-cash-in-on-story-of-ruining-america/

 

RELIGIOUS NEWS SERVICE
— Trump’s missing agenda in Congress speech? Moral issues – David Gibson
http://religionnews.com/2017/03/01/trumps-missing-agenda-in-congress-speech-moral-issues/

 

CHRISTIAN TODAY
— U.S. Muslims Must Have Same Religious Freedoms As Christians, Say Evangelical Leaders – Harry Farley  (DIERSEN: Islam is more like a political party or a country without borders than a religion.)
http://www.christiantoday.com/article/us.muslims.must.have.same.religious.freedoms.as.christians.say.evangelical.leaders/105156.htm

 

DAILY CALLER
— Illinois Governor Stands His Ground As Public Employees Threaten Strike – TED GOODMAN
http://dailycaller.com/2017/03/01/illinois-governor-stands-his-ground-as-public-employees-threaten-strike/
— Here’s 7 Things Democrats Didn’t Stand For During Trump’s Address To Congress – Amber Randall
http://dailycaller.com/2017/03/01/heres-7-things-democrats-didnt-stand-for-during-trumps-address-to-congress-video/

 

DAILY WIRE
— Half Of America’s College Students Believe The Federal Government Will Forgive Their Loans – Eric Owens
http://dailycaller.com/2017/03/01/half-of-americas-college-students-believe-the-federal-government-will-forgive-their-loans/
— Awful: Top Democrats Refuse To Stand, Clap For Navy SEAL Widow Honored By Trump – BEN SHAPIRO
http://www.dailywire.com/news/13970/awful-top-democrats-refuse-stand-clap-navy-seal-ben-shapiro#

 

BREITBART
— Wendy’s Installing Self-Order Kiosks in 1,000 Stores to Cut Labor Costs – KATHERINE RODRIGUEZ
http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2017/02/27/wendys-plans-kiosks-cut-labor-costs/

 

NATIONAL REVIEW
— Trump’s Speech Was Effective – and It Gave the Markets Reason for Cautious Optimism – DAVID L. BAHNSEN
http://www.nationalreview.com/article/445351/donald-trump-congress-speech-markets-react-cautious-optimism
— Will Trump Start to See the Value in Virtue? – DAVID FRENCH
http://www.nationalreview.com/article/445356/donald-trump-speech-congress-virtue-valuable

 

ROLL CALL
— Graham to Trump: Send the Senate an Immigration Bill  Predicts even Democrats would support wall if it was in a comprehensive plan – Niels Lesniewski
http://www.rollcall.com/news/politics/graham-trump-send-senate-immigration-bill

 

THE HILL
— A Trumpless White House Correspondents’ dinner — now what? – JUDY KURTZ
http://thehill.com/blogs/in-the-know/in-the-know/321666-media-divided-over-trump-skipping-correspondents-dinner

 

CNN
— Dow soars 300 points, closes above 21,000 for the first time – Matt Egan
http://money.cnn.com/2017/03/01/investing/dow-21000-trump-speech/index.html

 

WASHINGTON POST
— The Latest: Cullerton to Rauner: ‘Grow up’ – AP
https://www.washingtonpost.com/national/the-latest-cullerton-to-rauner-grow-up/2017/03/01/c3bcae58-fee1-11e6-9b78-824ccab94435_story.html
— Illinois Senate cancels budget votes; leader blames Rauner  Senate Fails to Vote on ‘Grand Bargain’ Items, Cullerton Blames Rauner “I’ve been informed that the governor has decided to interject himself in this process, and doesn’t want this approved in this form,” Cullerton said. – Tom Schuba
https://www.washingtonpost.com/national/illinois-senate-cancels-budget-votes-leader-blames-rauner/2017/03/01/d9de6638-fedf-11e6-9b78-824ccab94435_story.html

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Dow Surges 303 Points to Top 21000 for First Time  Milestone comes after Trump strikes an optimistic tone in his speech and as Fed officials hint at higher interest rates – AARON KURILOFF and CHRISTOPHER WHITTALL
https://www.wsj.com/articles/global-markets-higher-ahead-of-trump-address-1488332430

 

BOSTON GLOBE
— Democrats bristle at Trump as GOP sings his praises – Astead W. Herndon and Tyler Pager
https://www.bostonglobe.com/news/nation/2017/02/28/democrats-bristle-trump-while-gop-sings-his-praises/dwUd1WPSqngqd7gXYox7GN/story.html

 

GALLUP
— Illinois Residents Least Confident in Their State Government
http://www.gallup.com/poll/189281/illinois-residents-least-confident-state-government.aspx

February 28 Evening Edition

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Complete municipal election results
http://elections.chicagotribune.com/results/
— Trump says he is open to immigration compromise that provides a pathway to legal status – Abby Phillip, Philip Rucker
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/politics/ct-trump-immigration-20170228-story.html
— Rauner looks for temporary state workers amid strike threat – Kim Geiger
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-rauner-afscme-job-portal-met-20170228-story.html
— I’m just arguing for a little common sense – Rich Miller
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/daily-southtown/opinion/ct-sta-miller-column-st-0301-20170228-story.html
— Naperville North students posted video featuring racial slurs, district confirms – Suzanne Baker
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/naperville-sun/news/ct-nvs-naperville-north-video-st-0301-20170301-story.html
— Teen attending Trump speech sees herself as reminder that Muslims are Americans – Suzanne Baker  (DIERSEN: Islam is more like a political party or a country without borders than a religion.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/naperville-sun/news/ct-nvs-naperville-girl-at-congress-st-0301-20170228-story.html
— Cubs’ part-owner Todd Ricketts still in talks over Commerce job – Katherine Skiba and Kathy Bergen
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-todd-ricketts-confirmation-delayed-20170228-story.html
— New Trier civil rights seminar day passes without protest – Kathy Routliffe
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/winnetka/news/ct-wtk-new-trier-civil-rights-seminar-tl-0301-20170228-story.html
— As alcohol gender gap narrows, women’s risk of addiction increases – Caren Lissner
http://www.chicagotribune.com/lifestyles/health/ct-are-women-increasingly-at-risk-of-addiction-20170228-story.html
— End workplace ‘phone check’ investigations – Eric Zorn
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/zorn/ct-sean-spicer-phone-checks-leaks-perspec-0301-jm-20170228-column.html

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Trump: Condemns ‘hate and evil’ in Congress speech. Text – Lynn Sweet
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/trump-tells-congress-the-time-for-trivial-fights-is-behind-us/amp/
— BEYOND DISGUSTING, BEYOND TRAGIC: Gaming bill clears Senate hurdle – Tina Sfondeles
http://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/gaming-bill-clears-senate-hurdle-pension-bill-fizzles-once-again/
— Madigan is no champion of schoolchildren – Phil Kadner
http://chicago.suntimes.com/opinion/phil-kadner-madigan-is-no-champion-of-schoolchildren/
— Illinois Attorney General Madigan snubs Trump: Declines WH invite – Lynn Sweet  (DIERSEN: QUESTION: If you snub Trump, who glorifies and praises you?  ANSWER: Those individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that are anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.  Because Trump has promised to defend and advance the Republican Party platform, if you snub Trump, you snub the Republican Party platform.)
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/illinois-attorney-general-madigan-snubs-trump-declines-wh-invite/

 

DAILY HERALD
— Endorsements: Brodhead, Coyne, Isaac, Krummen for Naperville council
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20170228/discuss/170228982/

 

FOX NEWS CHICAGO
— Trump invites family members of people killed by unauthorized immigrants to joint address
http://www.fox32chicago.com/politics/238634299-story

 

NBC5
— AG Lisa Madigan Declined President Trump’s Invitation to White House Meeting – Mary Ann Ahern
http://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/AG-Lisa-Madigan-Declined-President-Trumps-Invitation-to-White-House-415003803.html

 

CBS2
— AG Lisa Madigan Declines White House Invitation
http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2017/02/28/ag-lisa-madigan-declines-white-house-invitation/
— Kellyanne Conway Kneels On Oval Office Couch, Sparks Debate
http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2017/02/28/kellyanne-conway-kneels-on-oval-office-couch-sparks-debate/

 

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL
— ‘Grand bargain’ budget deal taking shape in Senate – Doug Finke
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20170228/grand-bargain-budget-deal-taking-shape-in-senate

 

  1. LOUIS TODAY
    — Trump refocusing on protecting police as some in minority communities worry about repercussions – Chuck Raasch  (DIERSEN: Virtually all anti-Trumps paint themselves as being anti-police.)
    http://www.stltoday.com/news/local/govt-and-politics/trump-refocusing-on-protecting-police-as-some-in-minority-communities/article_6b085052-da68-53bb-94e8-82389cea749a.html

 

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— PUBLIC LETTER FROM IL GOP PRECINCT COMMITTEEMAN GRANT D. NOBLE TO GOVERNOR’S CHIEF OF STAFF  (DIERSEN: Constructively, my GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails are public letters to all Republican activists, candidates, elected officials, party leaders, major donors, political consultants, etc. in Illinois.  I have been sending out GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails since 2000. Since 2004, those emails have gone out each and every morning, since 2015, they have gone out each and every evening too, and they have included links to more than 263,500 articles and information on many upcoming events.  The purpose of the emails, as everyone knows, is to encourage everyone to defend and advance the Republican Party platform, the Illinois Republican Party platform, and the Milton Township Republican Central Committee resolution against video gambling.)
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2017/02/public-letter-from-il-gop-precinct-committeeman-to-governors-chief-of-staff-.html

 

CAPITOL FAX
— AG Madigan’s turn to snub Trump (DIERSEN: QUESTION: If you snub Trump, who glorifies and praises you?  ANSWER: Those individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that are anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.  Because Trump has promised to defend and advance the Republican Party platform, if you snub Trump, you snub the Republican Party platform.)
https://capitolfax.com/2017/02/28/ag-madigans-turn-to-snub-trump/

 

WASHINGTON TIMES
— If you care about Trump’s steak, or Kellyanne’s feet on the couch, you may need a life – Kelly Riddell
http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2017/feb/28/who-cares-about-trump-steak-kellyannes-feet/

 

WORLD NET DAILY
— BETSY DEVOS HAS DRUNK THE ‘LGBTQ’ KOOL-AID  Linda Harvey also wants kids ‘protected’ but not with gender-bending bathrooms
http://www.wnd.com/2017/02/betsy-devos-has-drunk-the-lgbtq-kool-aid/

 

TOWNHALL
— Trump’s Special Guests Tonight Will Provide a Powerful Message on Illegal Immigration – Cortney O’Brien
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/cortneyobrien/2017/02/28/trumps-special-guests-tonight-n2291801

 

GOPUSA
— Trump will address Congress tonight; Liz Warren, other Democrats have plans to taunt him
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=21277
— Conway says feminism promotes ‘anti-male,’ ‘pro-abortion’ agenda
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=21240

 

TOWNHALL
— Pelosi: Why Yes–We’re Looking At Ways To Impeach Trump – Matt Vespa
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/mattvespa/2017/02/28/pelosi-why-yeswere-looking-at-ways-to-impeach-trump-n2291494

 

BARBWIRE
— I’M SORRY, BUT CAITLYN JENNER IS A MAN WEARING A DRESS – DR. MICHAEL BROWN
http://barbwire.com/2017/02/28/im-sorry-caitlyn-jenner-man-wearing-dress/

 

BLAZE
— Liberal Van Jones absolutely obliterates ‘ridiculous’ campus ‘safe spaces’ in fiery talk – Dave Urbanski (DIERSEN: How would you react if hate-filled liberals tried to establish “safe places” in your precinct, in your township/ward, in your county, in Illinois, and in America to protect people from 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?  To establish a place to make people safe from a group is to demonize, to denigrate, and to condemn that group.)
http://www.theblaze.com/news/2017/02/28/liberal-van-jones-absolutely-obliterates-ridiculous-campus-safe-spaces-in-fiery-talk/

 

BREITBART
— Soros-Financed Groups Provided Script for Anti-Trump Town Halls – AARON KLEIN
http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2017/02/28/soros-groups-provide-word-word-anti-trump-script-protesters-use-lawmakers/
— CNN: Being an Illegal Alien ‘Not Necessarily’ a Crime – JOHN BINDER  (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, CNN sides with foreign countries and with their citizens AGAINST America and AGAINST America’s citizens.)
http://www.breitbart.com/texas/2017/02/28/cnn-illegal-alien-not-necessarily-crime/
— Trump on Pelosi: ‘I Think She’s Incompetent, Actually’ – JEFF POOR
http://www.breitbart.com/video/2017/02/28/trump-pelosi-think-shes-incompetent-actually/

 

NATIONAL REVIEW
— A Nation of Immigrants — Only if They Assimilate – DENNIS PRAGER (DIERSEN: QUESTION: Which individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries oppose assimilation in America?  ANSWER: Those that are anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.)
http://www.nationalreview.com/article/445286/swedish-crime-rates-immigration-requires-assimilation-melting-pot
— In February, Democrats Wrap Up Black Amnesia Month  Contrary to their mythmaking, Democrats have a long history of oppressing black Americans. – DEROY MURDOCK
http://www.nationalreview.com/article/445303/democrat-black-history-month-amnesia-democratic-party-oppresses-blacks

 

DAILY CALLER
— Trump Effect? Poll Shows CNN Brand Plummeting – Peter Hasson
http://dailycaller.com/2017/02/28/trump-effect-poll-shows-cnn-brand-plummeting/
— Here’s What Wrong With The Claim That Female Reporters Make 26% Less Than Male Counterparts – Andrew Follett  (DIERSEN: What percent of those organizations and companies that employ reporters are Democrat – 97%, 98%, 99+%)
http://dailycaller.com/2017/02/28/heres-what-wrong-with-the-claim-that-female-reporters-make-26-less-than-male-counterparts/
(FROM THEARTICLE: The study’s claim ignores much of its own data.  Its data clearly suggests the salary gap is because female journalists are, on average, six years younger than their male colleagues, and have 5.3 less years of work experience. They are also less likely to work full time and hold management positions. . .The study did find the average after-tax income of a male journalist in the country is $55,552, while the average female journalist earns $44,104. This statistic on its own can be misleading without the context of the work experience gap.)
— Chuck Schumer Desperate To Make Dem Hill Staff Less White – Rachel Stoltzfoos  (DIERSEN: Schumer should bring in Chareles Bowsher. During the 1980s and 1990s, Bowsher had great success in getting rid of GAO employees who were Republican, White, male, older, and/or non/veteran.)
http://dailycaller.com/2017/02/28/chuck-schumer-desperate-to-make-dem-hill-staff-less-white/
— Hundreds Of Non-Citizens Registered To Vote In Ohio, Investigation Finds – Caroline May
http://dailycaller.com/2017/02/28/hundreds-of-non-citizens-registered-to-vote-in-ohio-investigation-finds/
— North Trier High School Hosts Lessons On Implicit Bias, Microagressions – Amber Randall  (DIERSEN: Are you White?  I am.  My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always attributed the successes that I have had in life to my benefiting from being a White male, that is, my benefiting from discrimination against minorities and against females.)
http://dailycaller.com/2017/02/28/chicago-area-school-hosts-lessons-on-implicit-bias-microagressions/

 

CNN
— Trump envisions bill allowing many (ILLEGAL) immigrants to stay in U.S. – Jake Tapper, Wolf Blitzer and Tal Kopan  (DIERSEN: Democrats and RINOs have had great success in making illegal immigrants despise if not hate 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 longer than their ancestors.)
http://www.cnn.com/2017/02/28/politics/trump-immigration-bill/index.html

 

ASSOCIATED PRESS
— ILLINOIS SENATE MAKES PROGRESS ON ‘GRAND BARGAIN’
http://www.beloitdailynews.com/article/20170228/AP/302289785
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Duckworth blasts Trump over his military comments. How soon, if not already, will Duckworth blast Trump for avoiding the draft like I did?  To turn veterans against me, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always stressed to veterans that I avoided the draft.  To turn churchgoers against me, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always stressed to churchgoers that I am not a member of any church, that I do not attend church services, and that I do not give money to any church.)
http://www.seattletimes.com/nation-world/nation-politics/illinois-senator-veteran-criticizes-trump-military-comments/

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Trump Says He’s Open to Legal Pathway for Undocumented Immigrants.” Democrats and RINOs have had great success in making “undocumented immigrants” despise if not hate 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 longer than their ancestors.
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/02/28/us/politics/trump-address-congress.html

 

WASHINGTON POST
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Trump says “Trump’s GOP enablers take a page from the fascist-era Vatican.”
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/trumps-gop-enablers-borrow-a-page-from-the-fascist-era-vatican/2017/02/27/f7316210-fd1a-11e6-99b4-9e613afeb09f_story.html
— News coverage of Trump is really, really negative. Even on Fox News. – Stephen J. Farnsworth, S. Robert Lichter and Roland Schatz
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/monkey-cage/wp/2017/02/28/news-coverage-of-trump-is-really-really-negative-even-on-fox-news/

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that are anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors want to flood America with refugees.
https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-town-that-cant-do-without-refugees-1488290400
— Donald Trump Faces a Conservative Revolt in Congress  If the president wants to move his legislative agenda through Congress, it will be up to him to quash the rebellion – KRISTINA PETERSON and STEPHANIE ARMOUR  (DIERSEN: When Trump defends and advances the Republican Party platform, conservatives would not revolt against that.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/donald-trump-faces-a-conservative-revolt-in-congress-1488308322

 

INVESTOR’S BUSINESS DAILY
— The New York Times Rewrites History To Tarnish Trump Speech – John Merline
http://www.investors.com/politics/commentary/the-new-york-times-rewrites-history-to-tarnish-trump/

 

BUFFALO NEWS
— Background checks must go beyond fingerprints – Thomas Frazier
https://buffalonews.com/2017/02/28/another-voice-background-checks-must-go-beyond-fingerprints/

 

TIME MAGAZINE
— The Unseen Threat to America: We Don’t Leave Our Hometowns – Tyler Cowen
http://time.com/4677919/tyler-cowen-book/

 

MONEY MAGAZINE
— The Big Risk Hiding in Trump’s Plan to Cut the IRS Budget – Ian Salisbury  (DIERSEN: For its February 1978 4-page article on me, Money Magazine worked with my Democrat IRS superiors to foist negative government employee stereotypes on me and to disallow my education deductions by arguing that the courses that I had deducted a) were not job-related, b) did not help me carry out my job duties, c) were taken by me to get a job in the private sector, and d) were a distraction.)
http://time.com/money/4685489/trump-to-cut-irs-budget/

 

FEDERAL NEWS RADIO
— Should TSP millionaires be congratulated or horse-whipped? – Mike Causey
http://federalnewsradio.com/federal-report/2017/02/should-tsp-millionaires-be-congratulated-or-horse-whipped/

February 28 Morning Edition

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— In response to possible AFSCME strike, Rauner launches jobs website at https://statejobs.illinois.gov
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20170228/in-response-to-possible-afscme-strike-rauner-launches-jobs-website

 

CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD
— Rauner Administration Prepares for Strike  Launches job portal for temporary workers at https://statejobs.illinois.gov – Megan Briesath
http://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/local-news/rauner-administration-prepares-for-strike/663979241

 

FOX ILLINOIS
— New State of Illinois Jobs Portal Launched at https://statejobs.illinois.gov
http://foxillinois.com/news/local/new-state-of-illinois-jobs-portal-launched

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Legislature looking out for you — or somebody else? – Editorial
http://chicago.suntimes.com/opinion/editorial-legislature-looking-out-for-you-or-somebody-else/
— Johnson defends changes to merit promotion process – Fran Spielman  (DIERSEN: What promotions have you had and what happened to those who promoted you?  My Democrat IRS superiors got rid of the IRS manager who promoted me in 1972, 1973, and 1974.  My Democrat GAO superiors got rid of the GAO manager who hired me in 1980, who got me assigned to audits of IRS in 1986, and who promoted me in 1986.  Since 1972, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have hinted/implied/argued/shouted that the promotions that I got should have been given to Democrats, to minorities, to females, to younger people, and to veterans. My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes promote Affirmative Action, Diversity, Inclusion, and Veterans Preference.)
http://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/johnson-defends-changes-to-merit-promotion-process/

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Trump says “Only a war can boost President Trump’s low approval ratings.”
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/columnists/glanton/ct-trump-war-glanton-20170227-story.html
— FRONT PAGE WITH COLOR PICTURE: Jesse Jackson Jr. says he feels ‘attacked from all angles’ – Kim Janssen
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/ct-jackson-divorce-case-status-0228-20170227-story.html
— PROOF that liberal protesters are paid – Rex W. Huppke
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/huppke/ct-paid-protesters-huppke-20170227-story.html

 

DAILY HERALD
— Former McHenry County politician Albert Jourdan Jr. remembered as Republican powerhouse – Lauren Rohr
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20170227/news/170229025/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Elgin police side with illegals, except those illegals who are “known gang members, sex offenders and felons.”  What if Elgin police sided with other groups, except those who are “known gang members, sex offenders and felons?”  For example, what if Elgin police sided with 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, except those who are “known gang members, sex offenders and felons?”)
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20170227/news/170229030/
— Four candidates to back in District 200 – Daniel Wagner, Wheaton
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20170228/discuss/170228987/

 

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Will CPS really close early for the year? – GREG HINZ
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20170228/BLOGS02/170229890/will-cps-really-close-early-for-the-year
— Donald Trump, Alexander Hamilton and the case for a new federalism – MARILYN KATZ
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20170228/OPINION/170229886/donald-trump-alexander-hamilton-and-a-new-federalism-marilyn-katz
— Wheaton residents balk over Pulte’s plan to demolish historic mansion – DENNIS RODKIN  (DIERSEN: Several “historical Chicago Golf houses” are in my Milton Township Precinct 9.)
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/realestate/20170228/CRED0701/170229891
(FROM THE ARTICLE: ON ENDANGERED BUILDINGS WATCHLIST  Constructed in 1897, the red brick mansion on the site is now attached to a chapel and the dormitory, both of which were built by the nuns’ order after they took ownership of the property in 1946. The mansion was one of 12 built by original members of Chicago Golf, the Wheaton club that in 1894 built what is now the oldest 18-hole golf course in North America. Illinois Steel president Jay C. Morse built the house for his daughter, Carolyn Morse Ely, and her husband, Arthur Ely, at about the time their marriage was breaking up. It was one of several mansions architect Jarvis Hunt designed for Chicago Golf members. Hunt also designed the course’s clubhouse, which faces the old Ely house across about a half-mile of lawn. Jarvis Hunt’s other buildings included one at the 1893 World’s Columbian Exposition in Jackson Park, and railroad stations in several cities. For Kansas City, Hunt designed the 900-room Union Station. Wheaton has no landmarks ordinances that prevent demolition of the convent’s building, said Michael Dzugan, the city manager. “The developer at this point is not interested in restoring the historic structure,” Dzugan said, “so that’s where we’re at with it.” A few weeks ago, Pulte announced it would give the building to anyone wiling to move it, “but nobody has spoken up, as far as I know,” Dzugan said. Wheaton resident Jean Follett said the lack of ordinances protecting the house is “an excuse. People in Wheaton have known the building was threatened since 2009, and have been saying they want it preserved” she said. In 2009, Landmarks Illinois, the historic-buildings advocacy group, included the historical Chicago Golf houses, including the convent, on its Watch List of endangered buildings. “The city could have done something about it any time since 2009,” said Follett, a former Landmarks Illinois board member. Landmarks has sent two letters in recent months to Wheaton officials, urging the city to require Pulte to reuse the mansion. It could house several condos, a park district recreation center, or both, both Follett and the Casas said.)

 

NORTHWEST HERALD
— Longtime McHenry County GOP kingmaker Albert M. “Al” Jourdan dies – JORDYN REILAND
http://www.nwherald.com/2017/02/27/longtime-mchenry-county-gop-kingmaker-albert-m-al-jourdan-dies/amx9fy3/

 

QUAD CITY TIMES
— Rauner can’t dodge Trump forever – Jon Alexander
http://qctimes.com/news/opinion/editorial/columnists/jon-alexander/alexander-rauner-can-t-dodge-trump-forever/article_79eed7be-b858-57aa-ae2c-b12e7d6a30cb.html

 

ALTON DAILY NEWS
— Rauner Wants More Technical Education – Benjamin Yount  (DIERSEN: When you were in grade school and in high school, who believed that you were “college material?”  I should write a book about my critics/opponents back then who hinted/implied/argued/shouted that I was NOT college material.  They stressed that neither of my parents had attended college, that my father was the first of his ancestors to earn a high school diploma, that my mother had never attended high school, and that I was a part-time dishwasher.  My critics/opponents were disappointed that I made it into the upper 20% of my high school class, that I scored 24 on the ACT test, and that I got accepted by UIC.)
http://altondailynews.com/news/details.cfm?clientid=17&id=237882#.WLV7GxHxZZI
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Not every high school graduate will go to a four-year university, many won’t go to community college.  Governor Bruce Rauner told the State Board of Education last week that Illinois’ schools need to do more to get those students ready to work. “Technical classes and apprenticeships should be a core part of what we do in our school system,” Rauner said. The governor added those classes should be taught in high school, if not earlier.)

 

GALESBURG REGISTER MAIL
— Lt. gov. highlights efficiencies in Warren, Mercer counties – Gary Tomlin
http://www.galesburg.com/news/20170227/lt-gov-highlights-efficiencies-in-warren-mercer-counties

 

DEKALB DAILY CHRONICLE
— New Trier High School seminar sparks civil rights, race debate – AP
http://www.daily-chronicle.com/2017/02/27/school-seminar-near-chicago-sparks-civil-rights-race-debate/a8r108r/

 

CHICAGO NOW
— Berkowitz w/IL Chamber of Commerce’s Todd Maisch on State budget impasse and IL business litigation climate
http://www.chicagonow.com/public-affairs-with-jeff-berkowitz/2017/02/watch-berkowitz-wil-chamber-of-commerces-todd-maisch-on-state-budget-impasse-and-il-business-litigation-climate-cableweb/

 

JOLIET PATCH
— ‘Inebriated’ 9-Months-Pregnant Mom Left 2-Year-Old Home Alone: Cops  The inebriated, pregnant mom was hospitalized, and the 2-year-old was turned over to her brother-in-law, police said. – Joseph Hosey
http://patch.com/illinois/joliet/inebriated-9-months-pregnant-mom-left-2-year-old-home-alone-cops

 

MCHENRY TIMES
— State rep unfazed by highway boss’ nepotism – Glenn Minnis
http://mchenrytimes.com/stories/511084149-state-rep-unfazed-by-highway-boss-s-nepotism

 

ILLINOIS NEWS NETWORK
— Former U.S. Comptroller General David Walker: Higher taxes won’t solve Illinois’ problems  (DIERSEN: I worked for GAO 1980-1997.)
https://ilnews.org/12317/former-us-comptroller-general-higher-taxes-wont-solve-illinois-problems/

 

ILLINOIS POLICY INSTITUTE
— FLOW OF ILLINOISANS INTO INDIANA IS BECOMING A FLOOD  Nearly 20,000 Illinoisans on net moved to the Hoosier State in 2015. – Madelyn Harwood
https://www.illinoispolicy.org/flow-of-illinoisans-into-indiana-is-becoming-a-flood/
— ILLINOIS SPENDS THE MOST PER STUDENT OF ANY STATE IN THE MIDWEST  On average, Illinois schools spend $13,077 per student. – Ted Dabrowski
https://www.illinoispolicy.org/illinois-spends-the-most-per-student-of-any-state-in-the-midwest/

 

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— FOUR ILLINOIS CONGRESS MEMBERS (Hultgren, Bost, LaHood, and Roskam) WIN FAMILY RESEARCH COUNCIL’S “TRUE BLUE” AWARD
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2017/02/four-illinois-congress-members-win-family-research-councils-true-blue-award.html

 

CAPITOL FAX
— AFSCME responds *** Rauner admin has new website for potential strike breakers
https://capitolfax.com/2017/02/28/rauner-admin-has-new-website-for-potential-strike-breakers/

— Is Rauner betting on “Little Trump”?
https://capitolfax.com/2017/02/28/is-rauner-betting-on-little-trump/

 

GOPUSA
— VERY SAD: After 8 years of silence for Obama, George Bush is talking to the media
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=21232
— What ‘rollback’ on rights? Trump did no such thing  (DIERSEN: Democrats want 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 to have SPECIAL RIGHTS OVER 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 longer than their ancestors.)
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=21242

 

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Deportation agency ignored 1.6 million visa overstays under Obama – Stephen Dinan
http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2017/feb/27/deportation-agency-ignored-16-million-visa-oversta/

 

DAILY CALLER
— Trump Pushes For Massive Budget, Staff Cuts At EPA – MICHAEL BASTASCH  (DIERSEN: I worked for GAO 1980-1997. During that time, and especially after 1988, Republican politicians pushed for and got massive budget and staff cuts at GAO.  Because I was virtually the only non-veteran White male Republican in GAO’s Chicago office, my Democrat superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates in GAO’s Chicago office took their anger against Republican politicians like Newt Gingrich out on me.  Prior to 1988, they forced me to take an $18,847 pay cut in today’s dollars to transfer from IRS to GAO in 1980, they kept me off audits of IRS 1980-1985, and they did not promote me beyond GS-13. After 1988, they kept me off audits of IRS, they did not promote be beyond GS-13, they always ranked me in the bottom half of my coworkers for pay-for-performance purposes, and they forced me to retire in 1997 when I was 49 years old.)
http://dailycaller.com/2017/02/27/trump-pushes-for-massive-budget-staff-cuts-at-epa/

 

NEWSMAX
— Trump to Breitbart: New York Times Has ‘Evil’ Intent, ‘They Write Lies’ – Greg Richter  (DIERSEN: Government is nasty.  Politics is nasty.  My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always hinted/implied/argued/shouted that I have evil intent and that all my motives are evil. My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes a) are moral relativists who believe that their end justifies their means, b) are disciples of Saul Alinsky, c) are filled with envy and hatred, and d) 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. If my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes cannot manipulate/dominate you, they destroy you.)
http://www.newsmax.com/Newsfront/donald-trump-interview-breitbart-new-york-times/2017/02/27/id/775892/
— Trump: Obama Behind Protests, Leaks – Greg Richter
http://www.newsmax.com/Politics/leaks-Democrats-resist-White-House/2017/02/27/id/775918/

 

PUBLIUS FORUM
— A Liberal Professor Says He is DONE With ‘Obscene, Abusive, Fanatical, Intolerant’ People on the Left – Warner Todd Huston
http://www.publiusforum.com/2017/02/27/liberal-professor-says-done-obscene-abusive-fanatical-intolerant-people-left/

 

FEDERALIST
— Sanctuary Cities Use Legal Tactics From The Civil War South  The current sanctuary movement is more akin to the ‘nullification’ movement in South Carolina before the Civil War than to the biblical sanctuary cities. – Thomas Ascik
http://thefederalist.com/2017/02/27/leaders-sanctuary-cities-using-tactics-civil-war-south/

 

COLLEGE FIX
— Parents revolt after New Trier Township High School forces students to attend all-day social justice seminar – JORIN BURKHART
http://www.thecollegefix.com/post/31411/

 

CONSERVATIVE REPUBLICAN NEWS
— ROGUE ADMINISTRATIVE STATE NEEDS TO GO ONCE AND FOR ALL – Kent Kellar  (DIERSEN: What about stopping patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, age discrimination, and retaliation for complaining about the aforesaid? 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://conservativerepublicannews.com/2017/02/27/rogue-administrative-state-needs-to-go-once-and-for-all/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Part of the problem is former President Barack Obama changed civil service rules to make it easier to hire federal employees. Trump has solved that by initiating his hiring freeze. But federal rules also make it extremely difficult to fire civil servants. It is a process that can take up to two years, even when there is cause. That said, problem employees who, say, don’t show up for work should be dealt with through this process immediately. But to do more requires Congress to step in, which can assist this process three-fold: 1) By incentivizing early retirement via the appropriations process with limited-time-only buy-outs; 2) cutting the personnel budgets of non-defense civilian departments and agencies, reducing the enacted full-time equivalent number for each department, agency and office by 10 to 20 percent in the workforce on a last-one-in, first-one-out basis; and 3) defunding existing preferences under federal rules being given to those laid off being later rehired on a first-in-line basis. That would eliminate politicized Obama administration holdovers, and prevent them from being rehired should it become necessary to fill in some gaps. Other ideas include eliminating automatic dues deduction for federal employees unions and getting rid of any full-time official time union personnel.)

 

POLITICO
— OUTSTANDING: Sessions pushes tougher line on marijuana – JOSH GERSTEIN
http://www.politico.com/blogs/under-the-radar/2017/02/jeff-sessions-marijuana-235461
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: One could argue that Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s main reason for living is to stop Trump from naming her replacement on the U.S. Supreme Court. What is your main reason for living?  My reasons include using GOPUSA LLINOIS emails to promote the Republican Party platform, the Illinois Republican Party platform, and the Milton Township Republican Central Committee resolution against video gambling to stop Wheaton, Milton Township, DuPage County, and Illinois from moving further to the left.
http://www.politico.com/magazine/story/2017/02/rbg-ruth-bader-ginsburg-workout-personal-trainer-elena-kagan-stephen-breyer-214821

 

CBS NEWS
— Trouble brewing for Deputy Commerce Secretary nominee Todd Ricketts – Major Garrett
http://www.cbsnews.com/news/trouble-brewing-for-deputy-commerce-secretary-nominee-todd-ricketts/

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— Trump Fans Rally Across the Nation to Support the President – JACK HEALY
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/02/27/us/trump-rallies.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps ask “Who Belongs in Trump’s America?”  Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps make it clear that they want only 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 TO BE IN AMERICA.
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/02/27/opinion/who-belongs-in-trumps-america.html
— Trump and Paul Ryan Head for a Clash Over the Budget, and Ideology – JENNIFER STEINHAUER  (DIERSEN: Have you signed up for Social Security?  I did when I was 62 in 2010. Have you signed up for Medicare?  I did when I was 65 in 2013.  Of course, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes are furious about that. They know that because I am a federal retiree, I get a Civil Service Retirement System (CSRS) pension, currently $50,856, and a federal health, dental, and vision insurance subsidy, currently $17,288.  In my defense, my Social Security is dramatically reduced, currently, it is only $2,028, because I get a CSRS pension.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/02/27/us/politics/trump-budget-proposal-republican-ideology.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: President Trump’s proposal to slash domestic spending in order to preserve the two biggest drains on the federal government — Social Security and Medicare — has set up a battle to determine who now controls the Republican Party’s ideology.)

 

WASHINGTON POST
— Chance the Rapper is meeting with Illinois’ governor about education funding. Really. – Valerie Strauss (DIERSEN: What have you done lately a) that Rauner might congratulate you for and b) that Rauner might meet with you about?)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/answer-sheet/wp/2017/02/28/chance-the-rapper-is-meeting-with-illinois-governor-about-education-funding-really/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: If it seems likes nothing more than a publicity stunt to you that Rauner would welcome talks with a rapper about funding (but not educators or city officials), this may make it even starker:  Chance the Rapper’s father is Ken Williams-Bennett, deputy chief of staff to Emanuel. Williams-Bennett once worked for Barack Obama when he was a U.S. senator from Illinois. Chance’s birth name is Chancellor Johnathan Bennett. . .The rapper-governor meeting evolved from Rauner’s tweet on Feb. 13 congratulating Chance on winning three Grammy Awards.)

 

SACRAMENTO BEE
— Community colleges fear deportation concerns are driving away undocumented students – LORETTA KALB
http://www.sacbee.com/news/local/education/article135341519.html

 

FEDERAL TIMES
— Former Border Patrol heads question rush to accelerate hiring – Tony Ware (DIERSEN: 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.federaltimes.com/articles/former-border-patrol-heads-question-rush-to-accelerate-hiring
(FROM THE ARTICLE: A shared concern among those interviewed was that a rapid hiring initiative could pose logistical issues and result in a compromised vetting stage. “When you speed up the process and don’t take the requisite time, you pay a price later in things like corruption,” said Gil Kerlikowske, CBP head for three years under President Barack Obama. During the post-9/11 manpower push, which doubled CBP border patrol agents from 10,000 to 20,000 by 2008, internal corruption cases increased to the point the Anti-Border Corruption Act of 2010 was passed, making polygraph testing mandatory for all border patrol agents. In addition, current applicants undergo a cognitive exam, fingerprinting, financial disclosure, fitness tests, medical examinations and background checks.)

 

AUTOWEEK
— Turns out millennials sure are buying a lot of cars THE FASTEST-GROWING SEGMENT OF VEHICLE BUYERS HAPPENS TO BE THE ONE THAT SUPPOSEDLY DOESN’T CARE ABOUT CARS  (DIERSEN: What cars did you buy when you were young? I bought a 1958 Chevy BelAir in 1964 when I was 16, a new 1966 Pontiac Tempest Sprint in 1966, a new 1968 Oldsmobile 442 in 1967, a new 1969 Dodge Charger SE in 1968, a new 1972 Corvette in 1971, a 1962 Chevy BelAir in 1971, a new 1974 Dodge Dart in 1973, a new 1978 Chevy Chevette in 1978, and a new 1978 Oldsmobile Delta 88 Royale in 1978.)
http://autoweek.com/article/car-news/bucking-trends-millenials-fastest-growing-segment-vehicle-buyers

 

RASMUSSEN REPORTS
— Most Say Democrats Hurt Themselves With Anti-Trump Strategy
http://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/general_politics/february_2017/most_say_democrats_hurt_themselves_with_anti_trump_strategy