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January 15 Evening Edition

ABC7
— JB Pritzker signs 2 executive orders on first day as governor – Craig Wall
https://abc7chicago.com/politics/jb-pritzker-signs-2-executive-orders-on-first-day-as-governor/5085005/
— Government shutdown 2019: Federal employees feel effects of working without pay, citizens worried about trickle down effects – AP
https://abc7chicago.com/politics/government-shutdown-forces-thousands-to-work-without-pay-many-worry-about-trickle-down-effects/5075957/

 

NBC5
— On First Day, Pritzker Grants Raises to Some State Union Employees The move raised questions from critics about how the state will afford it – Mary Ann Ahern
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/pritzker-first-day-pay-raises-some-state-union-employees-504393201.html

— Pritzker Gives Democrats Near-Record Power in Illinois – John O’Connor
https://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/pritzker-gives-democrats-near-record-power-in-illinois-504366611.html

 

CBS2
— DuPage County Board Votes To Dissolve Election Commission
https://chicago.cbslocal.com/2019/01/15/dupage-county-election-commission-board-dissolve/

 

FOX NEWS CHICAGO
— Pritzker restores wage increases, signs pay equity order – AP
http://www.fox32chicago.com/news/local/pritzker-restores-wage-increases-signs-pay-equity-order
— IRS recalling 46K workers from furlough to handle tax refunds without pay – AP
http://www.fox32chicago.com/facebook-instant/irs-recalling-46k-workers-from-furlough-to-handle-tax-refunds-without-pay

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— DuPage board votes 11-7 to immediately dissolve election commission, despite clerk’s push to wait till after April election – Alicia Fabbre
https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/naperville-sun/news/ct-ecn-dupage-election-merger-debate-st-0116-story.html
— Gov. J.B. Pritzker approves pro-labor measure on first full day in office, contrasting with Bruce Rauner – Mike Riopell
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-met-jb-pritzker-bruce-rauner-labor-transparency-20190115-story.html
— ‘Where will the money come from? Rich people,’ Chicago Teachers Union says as it seeks increased pay, staffing in contract – Juan Perez Jr.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/ct-met-teachers-union-contract-demands-20190115-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Pot pushers, including 13 Chicago mayoral candidates, push pot.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/zorn/ct-perspec-zorn-legalizing-recreational-marijuana-pot-caution-0116-20190115-story.html
— From free lunches to museum tickets, here’s how Chicago businesses are helping furloughed federal workers – Robert Channick
https://www.chicagotribune.com/business/ct-biz-shutdown-federal-workers-help-chicago-20190114-story.html
— At Tribune meeting, five Chicago mayoral candidates duck specifics on how to fill pension hole – Bill Ruthhart
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-met-chicago-mayors-race-editorial-board-20190115-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A Trump-hater promotes Kasich.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/commentary/ct-perspec-john-kasich-2020-president-trump-gop-candidate-0116-20190115-story.html

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Pritzker restores state worker pay boosts, but says little about cost – Tina Sfondeles
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/pritzker-restores-state-worker-pay-boosts-cost-afscme-inaugural-ball/
— Teachers union seeks 5 percent raises, says ‘rich people’ will pay for them – Mitchell Armentrout
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/ctu-teachers-union-contract-proposal-teachers-public-schools-strike-sharkey-emanuel/

 

DAILY HERALD
— Split vote, but DuPage disbands election commission – Robert Sanchez
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20190115/split-vote-but-dupage-disbands-election-commission
— Lake County ends retirement plan contributions for board members – Mick Zawislak
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20190115/lake-county-ends-retirement-plan-contributions-for-board-members
— ‘Stymied’ by Lawlor case, Lake County Board to seek power to remove leaders – Russell Lissau
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20190115/stymied-by-lawlor-case-lake-county-board-to-seek-power-to-remove-leaders

 

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Pritzker’s pension silence speaks volumes Early in his inaugural speech, the new governor emphasized the need for a “collective commitment to embracing hard choices.” Then he ducked the hardest—and most important—choice he’ll face. – JOE CAHILL
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/joe-cahill-business/pritzkers-pension-silence-speaks-volumes
— Crain’s Notable Chicago LGBTQ Executives Nearly 100 people attended our inaugural event on Jan. 10.
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/news/crains-notable-chicago-lgbtq-executives

 

WTTW
— As Trump Mulls National Emergency, 31 Active Emergencies Continue – Evan Garcia
https://news.wttw.com/2019/01/15/trump-mulls-national-emergency-31-active-emergencies-continue

 

HERALD & REVIEW
— Central Illinois Republicans wary but hopeful in the era of Pritzker – TOM LISI (DIERSEN: QUESTION: Which individuals, organizations, companies, and governments should be wary in the era of Pritzker? ANSWER: Those that are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://herald-review.com/news/local/govt-and-politics/central-illinois-republicans-wary-but-hopeful-in-the-era-of/article_589c47dd-2ebd-5cba-84af-109d36e29340.html

 

SUBURBAN LIFE
— Shutdown is the topic of Casten’s town hall meeting – Susan O’Neill
https://www.mysuburbanlife.com/2019/01/15/shutdown-is-the-topic-of-castens-town-hall-meeting/awejzy/

 

CHICAGO MAGAZINE
— Shutting Down Lincoln Yards Was Aldermanic Privilege at its Finest And the Burke scandal, the unwritten rule at its worst. – EDWARD MCCLELLAND (DIERSEN: What do you say to those who seek/get government/political offices so that they can use the power of those offices a) to reward those who glorify and praise them, pander to them, give them money, and/or serve as their operatives/dues and b) to punish those who do NOT glorify and praise them, pander to them, give them money, and/or serve as their operatives/dues?)
http://www.chicagomag.com/city-life/January-2019/Shutting-Down-Lincoln-Yards-Was-Aldermanic-Privilege-at-its-Finest/

 

DUPAGE COUNTY
— DuPage County Consolidates Election Commission into County Clerk’s Office
https://www.dupageco.org/Content.aspx?id=59870

 

DUPAGE POLICY JOURNAL
— Jeanne Ives decries lame duck pay hike for bureaucrats – Glenn Minnis
https://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/511721040-jeanne-ives-decries-lame-duck-pay-hike-for-bureaucrats
— Fox News political analyst Gianno Caldwell to speak at DuPage GOP dinner – Glenn Minnis
https://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/511721242-fox-news-political-analyst-gianno-caldwell-to-speak-at-dupage-gop-dinner

 

ILLINOIS NEWS NETWORK
— After veto from Rauner, lawmaker David McSweeney plans to re-file consolidation bill again this spring – Cole Lauterbach
https://www.ilnews.org/news/state_politics/after-veto-from-rauner-lawmaker-plans-to-re-file-consolidation/article_3212dc34-1852-11e9-b835-77f52c33276d.html

 

AMERICANS FOR TRUTH ABOUT HOMOSEXUALITY
— Americans for Truth Live Debut Webcast – Peter LaBarbera
https://americansfortruth.com/2019/01/14/americans-for-truth-live-1-14-2019/

 

CAPITOL FAX
— Pritzker signs EO on pay bias and theft, signs prevailing wage bill, starts process to reinstate step increases (DIERSEN: Have you gotten step increases? I got many step increases while I worked for the federal government for almost 30 years. Of course, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always been furious about that. Step increases recognize the experience that you gain and the additional responsibilities that you are given. Of course, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always demonized, denigrated, and condemned the experience that I gained and the additional responsibilities that I was given during the almost 30 years that I worked for the federal government.)
https://capitolfax.com/2019/01/15/pritzker-signs-eo-on-pay-bias-and-theft-sings-prevailing-wage-bill-starts-process-to-reinstate-step-increases/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Steps: Today, the state will initiate a process to bring state employees to their appropriate salary step level. Under this measure, union employees, many of whom have not received step increases since 2015, will be placed at their appropriate step for purposes of their pay going forward. This action does not address significant outstanding issues, including backpay. The administration will continue to work toward solutions to manage taxpayer resources effectively and compensate state employees fairly.)

 

WASHINGTON TIMES
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Illinois governor vows to work toward marijuana legalization in inaugural address – Andrew Blake
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2019/jan/15/illinois-governor-vows-work-toward-marijuana-legal/

 

BREITBART
— House Passes Resolution Rebuking Steve King, White Supremacy – Sean Moran (DIERSEN: How soon will the Democrats pass resolutions that condemn individuals, condemn organizations, condemn companies, condemn governments, and condemn countries that are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time?)
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2019/01/15/house-passes-resolution-rebuking-steve-king-white-supremacy/
— DOJ: Less than 3 Percent of Nation’s Prisoners Acquired Firearms at Retail Stores, Gun Shows – Awr Hawkins
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2019/01/15/doj-less-3-percent-nations-prisoners-acquired-firearms-retail-gun-shows/
— Pelosi Holds the Gavel but Minorities in the ‘Tri-Caucus’ Wield Power in Nancy’s House – Penny Starr
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2019/01/14/pelosi-holds-the-gavel-but-minorities-in-the-tri-caucus-wield-power-in-nancys-house/

 

TOWNHALL
— Tantrums: Democrats Are Refusing to End the Shutdown by Boycotting Meetings at the White House – Katie Pavlich Katie Pavlich
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/katiepavlich/2019/01/15/president-trump-hosts-another-meeting-on-border-security-with-chuck-and-nancy-mia-n2539072

 

DAILY CALLER
— POLL: 75 PERCENT OF AMERICANS SUPPORT RESTRICTIONS ON ABORTION – Grace Carr
https://dailycaller.com/2019/01/15/abortion-poll-75-percent/

 

GOPUSA
— Razor Burn: Gillette lectures on ‘toxic masculinity’ in new ‘We Believe’ ad
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=63440
— Iowa’s Steve King accused of racism, stripped of committee assignments
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=63430
— Unaccompanied child immigration loophole releases MS-13 gang members
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=63328
— New milestone in King County: Immigrant population tops 500,000 (DIERSEN: How soon will immigrants be the majority in America, in Illinois, in your county, in your township/ward, in your municipality, in your precinct, and in your neighborhood? Democrats shout at immigrants that Republicans are White supremacists, Nazis, KKK members, haters, racists, sexists, and bigots who should be gotten rid of once and for all.)
http://www.gopusa.com/new-milestone-in-king-county-immigrant-population-tops-500000/

 

WASHINGTON FREE BEACON
— DNC Withdraws Its Sponsorship of the Women’s March – Jeffrey Cimmino
https://freebeacon.com/politics/dnc-withdraws-sponsorship-of-womens-march/
— Senate Democrats Frustrated Over Ocasio-Cortez Becoming Face of Democratic Party – Cameron Cawthorne
https://freebeacon.com/politics/senate-democrats-frustrated-over-ocasio-cortez-becoming-face-of-democratic-party/

 

THE HILL
— House passes resolution condemning white nationalism – CRISTINA MARCOS (DIERSEN: How soon will the Democrats pass resolutions that condemn individuals, condemn organizations, condemn companies, condemn governments, and condemn countries that are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time?)
https://thehill.com/homenews/house/425457-house-passes-resolution-condemning-white-nationalism
— Poll: A majority of Americans support raising the top tax rate to 70 percent – Matthew Sheffield (DIERSEN: At what income level do those who support the 70 percent rate to kick in – $100,000, $50,000, $25,000?)
https://thehill.com/hilltv/what-americas-thinking/425422-a-majority-of-americans-support-raising-the-top-tax-rate-to-70
— Democrats turn down White House invitation for shutdown talks – JORDAN FABIAN AND SCOTT WONG
https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/425425-democrats-turn-down-white-house-invitation-for-shutdown-talks

 

ROLL CALL
— House moves to protect federal interns from harassment and discrimination (DIERSEN: Were you an intern? GAO audits IRS. When I transferred from IRS to GAO in 1980 when I was 31 years old, my Democrat GAO superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinated did not want me to transfer, but failing that, they wanted me to transfer as a GS-4 Step 1 (currently $32,978/year) intern, that is, to suffer a $58,902/year (64%) pay cut in today’s dollars. They painted what GAO Analysts do as being a unique “trade or occupation.” They would not have done that if I had been a Democrat, minority, female, or veteran. They viciously demonized, denigrated, and condemned the fact a) that I had worked for IRS for almost 9 years, the last 5 1/2 years of which at the GS-12 Step 1-5 levels, currently $81,071-$91,880/year, b) that much of what IRS Revenue Officers do is similar to what GAO Analysts do, c) that I had passed the CPA examination on my first attempt in 1979, d) that I had earned an MBA from Loyola in 1976, and e) that I had almost completed the requirements for a master’s degree in accounting from DePaul. They were furious that I transferred with me almost 12 years of federal seniority, 30 days of unused vacation days, and 130 unused sick days.)
https://www.rollcall.com/news/congress/house-moves-protect-federal-interns-harassment-discrimination
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The measure defines “intern” as an individual who performs uncompensated voluntary service in an agency to earn credit awarded by an educational institution or to learn a trade or occupation.)

 

CNN
— John Kasich joins CNN as political commentator after governorship – CHRIS WHITE
https://foxillinois.com/news/nation-world/john-kasich-joins-cnn-as-political-commentator-after-governorship

 

WASHINGTON POST
— Trump administration recalls tens of thousands of federal workers as it seeks to blunt shutdown’s impact – Jeff Stein
https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2019/01/15/irs-bring-back-more-than-half-workforce-despite-shutdown-warns-key-functions-will-go-unfulfilled/
— ‘The essence of involuntary servitude’: Federal unions sue the Trump administration to get paid for shutdown work
https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2019/01/15/essence-involuntary-servitude-federal-unions-sue-trump-administration-get-paid-shutdown-work/

 

GOVERNMENT EXECUTIVE
— Cabinet Secretary Blasts Federal Union for Using Veterans as Shutdown ‘Pawns’ – Eric Katz
https://www.govexec.com/management/2019/01/cabinet-secretary-blasts-fed-union-using-veterans-shutdown-pawns/154153/

 

EDITOR & PUBLISHER
— Facebook Pledges $300 Million to Support Local News – Campbell Brown (DIERSEN: Facebook is a Democrat website. He who pays the piper calls the tunes.)
http://www.editorandpublisher.com/news/facebook-pledges-300-million-to-support-local-news/

January 11 Evening Edition

ABC7
— TSA officer sells ‘Shutdown Sweets’ to make ends meet – Will Jones
https://abc7chicago.com/politics/government-shutdown-2019-tsa-officer-sells-shutdown-sweets-to-make-ends-meet/5053288/

 

NBC5
— Pritzker to Use Own Money to Increase Staff Pay Pritzker’s chief of staff, three deputy governors and their special assistants, deputy chiefs of staff and other high-level employees will receive the double salaries (DIERSEN: To get a government job, how big of a pay cut would you suffer? In 1980, to get a job working for GAO, I suffered a $19,203/year (26%) pay cut in today’s dollars. I had worked for IRS for almost 9 years, the last 5 1/2 years of which at the GS-12 Step 1-5 levels, currently $81,071-$91,880/year. I had passed the CPA examination on my first attempt in 1979. I had almost completed the requirements for a master’s degree in accounting from DePaul. I had earned an MBA from Loyola in 1976. I had earned a bachelor’s degree in management from NIU in 1970.)
https://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/Pritzker-to-Use-Own-Money-to-Increase-Staff-Pay-504224021.html

 

CBS2
— Chicago Candidate For Alderman Claims Incumbent Is Stealing Campaign Signs – Charlie De Mar
https://chicago.cbslocal.com/2019/01/10/chicago-alderman-campaign-signs-stealing/
— Harris Named First Gay Illinois State House Majority Leader
https://chicago.cbslocal.com/2019/01/11/harris-named-first-gay-illinois-state-house-majority-leader/

 

FOX NEWS CHICAGO
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Pot pushers push pot.
http://www.fox32chicago.com/news/editorial-and-opinion/dennis-welsh-that-s-how-i-see-it/dennis-welsh-editorial-legal-weed-in-illinois-get-it-right-

 

WLS AM
— Connected to Chicago Special Guest Jim Durkin
http://www.wlsam.com/2019/01/11/connected-to-chicago-01-13-2019-special-guest-jim-durkin/

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Illinois Democrats now have it all, except excuses – Eric Zorn
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/zorn/ct-perspec-zorn-pritzker-democrats-super-majorities-no-excuses-0113-20190110-story.html
— What will J.B. Pritzker do with his clout? – Editorial (DIERSEN: He will a) reward those who serve as his operatives and as his dupes and b) get rid of those who do not.)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/editorials/ct-edit-pritzker-rauner-illinois-exodus-budget-20181228-story.html
— Rauner’s kinda sorta endorsement of Vallas for mayor – Eric Zorn
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/zorn/ct-audio-rauner-s-kinda-sorta-endorsement-of-vallas-for-mayor-20190111-story.html
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Ever-increasingly, Democrats encourage children to engage in LGBTQ activity.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/lifestyles/stevens/ct-life-stevens-friday-suburban-teen-pride-parade-0111-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Trump-haters focus on uniting members of the following groups against Trump: anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/page/ct-perspec-page-border-wall-trump-hispanics-blacks-immigrants-0113-20190111-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A Trump-hater says “Declaring an emergency might backfire on Trump.”
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/chapman/ct-perspec-chapman-trump-national-emergency-wall-20190111-story.html
— ‘Make Chicago safe again.’ Garry McCarthy talks up policing chops in 2 new campaign ads – Bill Ruthhart
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-met-garry-mccarthy-tv-ads-chicago-mayor-20190111-story.html
— DuPage County Board chairman, county clerk at odds over election commission merger occurring before or after April election – Alicia Fabbre
https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/naperville-sun/news/ct-nvs-dupage-clerk-election-commission-st-0113-story.html

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Pritzker’s notable visit to a Republican gathering – Rich Miller
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/pritzker-republican-gathering-springfield-impromtu-speech/
— Illinois residents will receive SNAP benefits despite government shutdown – Manny Ramos
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/illinois-february-snap-benefits-food-stamps/
— Taxpayers covered millions in park gym costs Jesse White promised to pay for – BGA
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/jesse-white-tumblers-foundation-secretary-state-chicago-park-district-recreation-center-funding-bga/
— Billionaire J.B. Pritzker to double key staff salaries out of his own pocket – Tina Sfondeles (DIERSEN: To get a government job, how big of a pay cut would you suffer? In 1980, to get a job working for GAO, I suffered a $19,203/year (26%) pay cut in today’s dollars. I had worked for IRS for almost 9 years, the last 5 1/2 years of which at the GS-12 Step 1-5 levels, currently $81,071-$91,880/year. I had passed the CPA examination on my first attempt in 1979. I had almost completed the requirements for a master’s degree in accounting from DePaul. I had earned an MBA from Loyola in 1976. I had earned a bachelor’s degree in management from NIU in 1970.)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/j-b-pritzker-increasing-staff-salaries/
— Food pantry offering free groceries to furloughed government workers – Stefano Esposito (DIERSEN: What about those who viciously demonize, viciously denigrate, and viciously condemn government employees as being lazy, stupid, and grossly overpaid?)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/lakeview-pantry-groceries-federal-workers-partial-government-shutdown/

 

DAILY HERALD
— Vote to dissolve DuPage’s election commission set for Tuesday, but clerk says it’s too soon – Robert Sanchez
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20190111/vote-to-dissolve-dupages-election-commission-set-for-tuesday-but-clerk-says-its-too-soon
— DuPage clerk: Dissolve election commission after April election – Robert Sanchez
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20190111/dupage-clerk-dissolve-election-commission-after-april-election
— Removing old tollway board is just the first step Job won’t be complete if new board simply reflects a change in allegiances – Editorial (DIERSEN: GAO hired me in 1980 because it could not find a qualified Democrat, minority, female, younger person, or veteran who would take the job. IRS hired me in 1971 because it could not find a qualified Democrat, minority, female, or veteran who would take the job. The Post Office hired me in 1966 because it could not find a qualified Democrat, minority, female, or veteran who would take the job.)
https://www.dailyherald.com/discuss/20190111/editorial-removing-old-tollway-board-is-just-the-first-step
— DuPage board member Tim Elliott seeking to end health insurance perk – Robert Sanchez
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20190111/dupage-board-member-seeking-to-end-health-insurance-perk

 

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Why U of I is insuring itself—literally—against a drop in Chinese students Proving you can insure just about anything, the University of Illinois has taken out a policy to mitigate the risk of a decline in Chinese student enrollment. – LYNNE MAREK
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/education/why-u-i-insuring-itself-literally-against-drop-chinese-students

 

NORTHWEST HERALD
— Gov. Bruce Rauner vetoes McHenry County township consolidation bill – ED KOMENDA
https://www.nwherald.com/2019/01/11/breaking-gov-bruce-rauner-vetoes-mchenry-county-township-consolidation-bill/ag89tsq/

 

SOUTHERN
— Trump’s administration is riddled with vacancies
https://thesouthern.com/news/national/govt-and-politics/trump-s-administration-is-riddled-with-vacancies/video_b0d53749-3984-5c72-9076-7433e11fdb6b.html

 

FOX ILLINOIS
— Opioid town hall: Stopping the opioid crisis at the southern border – Leandra Bernstein
https://foxillinois.com/news/nation-world/opioid-town-hall-stopping-the-opioid-crisis-at-the-southern-border
— Nevada’s Reid calls Trump ‘amoral,’ wants a Romney 2020 run – AP
https://foxillinois.com/news/nation-world/nevadas-reid-calls-trump-amoral-wants-a-romney-2020-run
— Sen. Duckworth issues statement on Trump border wall threat
https://foxillinois.com/news/local/sen-duckworth-issues-statement-on-trump-border-wall-threat

 

WSPY
— Oberweis ‘Seriously Considering’ Run for 14th Congressional Seat in 2020 – Tyler Bachman
http://www.wspynews.com/news/local/oberweis-seriously-considering-run-for-th-congressional-seat-in/article_36cc382a-15db-11e9-88e2-33f9dde76567.html

 

CHICAGO NOW
— Bleep ‘My way or the highway’ – Dennis Byrne
http://www.chicagonow.com/dennis-byrnes-barbershop/2019/01/bleep-my-way-or-the-highway/

 

NAPERVILLE COMMUNITY TV
— State of DuPage County 2019 – Casey Krajewski
https://www.nctv17.com/news/state-of-dupage-county-2019/

 

ILLINOIS REPUBLICAN PARTY
— Vision 2020 Survey Deadline EXTENDED to January 20, 2019
https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/LBGPSVC

 

DUPAGE POLICY JOURNAL
— DuPage GOP slates Lincoln Day Dinner for Feb. 22 – Glenn Minnis
https://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/511719314-dupage-gop-slates-lincoln-day-dinner-for-feb-22

 

PRAIRIE STATE WIRE
— Outgoing Ives worries about transparency in school board-teacher negotiations – W.J. Kennedy
https://prairiestatewire.com/stories/511719232-outgoing-ives-worries-about-transparency-in-school-board-teacher-negotiations

 

ILLINOIS NEWS NETWORK
— Pritzker’s move to match state salary for top staff with his own money raises eyebrows, ethical questions – Greg Bishop
https://www.ilnews.org/news/state_politics/pritzker-s-move-to-match-state-salary-for-top-staff/article_ac1fd942-15f4-11e9-8087-a30d61ffec34.html
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Lawmakers work on plans to legalize recreational cannabis and sports betting – Greg Bishop
https://www.ilnews.org/news/state_politics/lawmakers-work-on-plans-to-legalize-recreational-cannabis-and-sports/article_01b0ff56-1502-11e9-b5ac-1f9e3fa420a5.html
— Illinois Democrat wants to close Congressional sauna, other perks during shutdown – Cole Lauterbach
https://www.ilnews.org/news/state_politics/illinois-democrat-wants-to-close-congressional-sauna-other-perks-during/article_94725092-150c-11e9-a44b-27292eb16ec0.html
— Corruption charges prompt fresh debate in Springfield about conflicts of interest – Greg Bishop
https://www.ilnews.org/news/state_politics/burke-s-charges-bring-fresh-debate-in-springfield-about-conflicts/article_d5b430a4-150f-11e9-a492-2f27b792394a.html

 

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— ILLINOIS RANKS 46TH IN FEDERAL DOLLARS RETURN. SO BLAME THE REPUBLICANS.
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2019/01/illinois-ranks-46th-in-federal-dollars-return-so-blame-the-republicans.html
— MADIGAN TAPS OPENLY GAY STATE REP FOR NEW MAJORITY LEADER
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2019/01/madigan-taps-openly-gay-state-rep-for-new-majority-leader-.html
— FORMER IL LAWMAKER FACES 12-COUNT FELONY INDICTMENT FOR POSTING NUDE IMAGES
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2019/01/former-il-lawmaker-faces-12-count-felony-indictment-for-posting-nude-images.html
— MORE US VOTERS SAY TOO LITTLE BEING DONE TO STOP ILLEGAL IMMIGRATION
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2019/01/more-us-voters-say-too-little-being-done-to-stop-illegal-immigration.html
— THORNER: FOOLISH ILLINOIS LAWMAKERS BOOSTED EARLY EFFORTS TO ELIMINATE ELECTORAL COLLEGE
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2019/01/thorner-foolish-illinois-lawmakers-boosted-early-efforts-to-eliminate-electoral-college.html
— REP. STEVE REICK LAUNCHES COFFEE & CONVERSATION TOUR
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2019/01/rep-steve-reick-launches-coffee-conversation-tour.html

 

CAPITOL FAX

— State Sen. Oberweis giving “serious thought” to challenging US Rep. Underwood
https://capitolfax.com/2019/01/11/state-sen-oberweis-giving-serious-thought-to-challenging-us-rep-underwood/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Republicans are lining up to challenge Underwood. Matt Quigley, a 32-year-old Navy veteran and Republican from Naperville, already has announced his intention to run in 2020. State Sen. Jim Oberweis, a Sugar Grove Republican who has run for Congress, Senate and governor before, also is considering a bid. He said, “We’re giving it serious thought, yes.” “I don’t believe that Underwood represents the views of the majority of the people in the 14th Congressional District,” said the dairy magnate, who said he would make a decision in 30 to 60 days. “I believe I would be much closer to those views.” Underwood beat a sitting Republican congressman by 5 points last November. She’s no slouch. And Oberweis will be a 74-year-old “career politician” (or, at least, “career candidate”) by 2020 with a whole lot of votes under his belt. Even so, Gov. Bruce Rauner won the 14th CD by almost 8 points. The only statewide Democrats who won it were Jesse White (+23) and Susana Mendoza (+2). Other possibles include state Rep. Allen Skillicorn (R-East Dundee), which could be why he’s been holding so many press conferences lately. Plenty of rumors about a few others.)
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Rauner vetoes McHenry County township consolidation bill.
https://capitolfax.com/2019/01/11/rauner-is-rauner-to-the-end/
— Pritzker to double top staff pay out of his own pocket (DIERSEN: To get a government job, how big of a pay cut would you suffer? In 1980, to get a job working for GAO, I suffered a $19,203/year (26%) pay cut in today’s dollars. I had worked for IRS for almost 9 years, the last 5 1/2 years of which at the GS-12 Step 1-5 levels, currently $81,071-$91,880/year. I had passed the CPA examination on my first attempt in 1979. I had almost completed the requirements for a master’s degree in accounting from DePaul. I had earned an MBA from Loyola in 1976. I had earned a bachelor’s degree in management from NIU in 1970.)
https://capitolfax.com/2019/01/11/pritzker-to-double-top-staff-pay-out-of-his-own-pocket/

 

GOPUSA
— Memo to Trump: Declare an Emergency – Patrick J. Buchanan
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=62297
— Psychedelic mushrooms next in already mile high Denver?
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=62181
— Army struggles to reach generation of snowflakes
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=62336

 

HERITAGE FOUNDATION
— Daily Signal raises alarm over anti-conservative House rules – Dustin Howard
https://www.myheritage.org/news/daily-signal-raises-alarm-over-anti-conservative-house-rules/

 

NEWSMAX
— Calif. Liberalism Takes America if Trump Loses on Wall – Michael Reagan
https://www.newsmax.com/reagan/cbs-cnn-msnbc-npr/2019/01/11/id/897830/

 

BREITBART
— San Diego-Based KUSI: CNN Disinvited Our Journalist Because We Reported Border Wall ‘Does Work’ – Robert Kraychik (DIERSEN: I should write a book about all those who have disinvited me a) because I support the Illinois Republican Party platform, Republican Party platform, and Milton Township Republican Central Committee resolution against video gambling, b) because I refuse to serve as one of their operatives or dupes, c) because I refuse to pander to them, d) because I refuse to give them money, and/or e) because I have sued them.)
https://www.breitbart.com/border/2019/01/11/kusi-cnn-disinvited-journalist-because-reported-wall-does-work/
— Flashback: Establishment Spent $1 Billion on ‘Virtual Fence’ to Avoid Building Border Fence – Neil Munro
https://www.breitbart.com/economy/2019/01/10/flashback-establishment-spent-1-billion-virtual-fence-avoid-building-border-fence/
— Michelle Malkin: ‘So-Called Worker Shortage’ Is a ‘Manufactured Crisis’ – Robert Kraychik
https://www.breitbart.com/radio/2019/01/11/michelle-malkin-so-called-worker-shortage-manufactured-crisis/

 

ONE NEWS NOW
— Dems losing border wall battle to Trump – Chad Groening
https://onenewsnow.com/politics-govt/2019/01/11/opinion-dems-losing-border-wall-battle-to-trump

 

WASHINGTON POST
— Congress approves back pay — eventually — for furloughed federal employees – Eric Yoder
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2019/01/11/congress-approves-back-pay-eventually-for-furloughed-federal-employees/
— Why is Congress so dumb? We lawmakers dumped our in-house experts. Now lobbyists do the thinking for us. – Bill Pascrell Jr.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/posteverything/wp/2019/01/11/feature/why-is-congress-so-dumb/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Our decay as an institution began in 1995, when conservatives, led by Speaker Newt Gingrich (R-Ga.), carried out a full-scale war on government. Gingrich began by slashing the congressional workforce by one-third. He aimed particular ire at Congress’s brain, firing 1 of every 3 staffers at the Government Accountability Office, the Congressional Research Service and the Congressional Budget Office. He defunded the Office of Technology Assessment, a tech-focused think tank. Social scientists have called those moves Congress’s self-lobotomy, and the cuts remain largely unreversed.)
— Now on Craigslist, Facebook: Household items from furloughed workers trying to make ends meet – Taylor Telford
https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2019/01/10/now-craigslist-facebook-household-items-furloughed-workers-trying-make-ends-meet/

 

LOS ANGELES TIMES
— Illinois’ incoming governor will use own wealth to double some staff salaries – MIKE RIOPELL
https://www.latimes.com/nation/la-na-illinois-governor-staff-salaries-20190111-story.html

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Criminal Records for Obsolete Crimes When pot is made legal, old convictions should be expunged. – Ted Rall (DIERSEN: If you do/did sell pot or smoke pot illegally, you do not respect the rule of law.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/criminal-records-for-obsolete-crimes-11547078695

 

ALLENTOWN MORNING CALL
— Shutdown is reminding everyone of the good things government does – Paul Waldman
https://www.mcall.com/opinion/mc-opi-shutdown-government-good-workers-20190111-story.html

 

WEALTHY RETIREMENT
— Retire Early: One of the Worst Financial Decisions You Can Make – Steve McDonald (DIERSEN: In 1997, when I was 49 years old, my Democrat GAO superiors made it very clear to me that if I did not take their early retirement “offer,” they would get rid of me long before I would be eligible for regular retirement 6 years later in 2003.)
https://wealthyretirement.com/slap-in-the-face/drawbacks-financial-independence-retire-early-thinking/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: What in the name of God are you supposed to do for the next 50 or 60 years if you retire in your 30s? I’m ahead of myself here, but this just sounds so incredibly immature and badly thought out that I kind of lost control for a second. Let’s skip over the fact that living a life of “carefree bliss” – that’s what one successful FIRE advocate called it – is absurd. I say that because every person I have ever known who left the real world too early – either because of an inheritance or because they built the resources on their own to allow them to do that – went back to work out of self-preservation or looked like hell a few years into their “bliss.” For the vast majority, it doesn’t work. People need a challenge. They need structure. They need a reason to get up in the morning other than kayaking and rock climbing.)

 

ATLANTA JOURNAL CONSTITUTION
— ‘There’s all this stress.’ Federal workers navigate longest shutdown ‘I still really love being a federal employee,’ one furloughed metro Atlantan says – Jennifer Brett Kelly Yamanouchi,
https://www.ajc.com/news/all-this-stress-federal-workers-navigate-longest-ever-shutdown/QV2otyqJSUZkU5IFoslweI/

 

GUARDIAN
— ‘Barely above water’: US shutdown hits black federal workers hardest – Jamiles Lartey (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always hinted/implied/argued/shouted a) that instead of me, the Post Office should have hired a Black in 1966, b) that the Post Office should gotten rid of me much sooner than it did so that a Blavk could have my job, c) that instead of me, IRS should have hired a Black in 1971, d) that instead of me, IRS should have promoted Blacks in 1972, 1973, and 1974, e) that instead of me, GAO should have hired a Black in 1980, f) that instead of me, GAO should have promoted a Black in 1986, and g) that GAO should have gotten rid of me much sooner than it did so that a Black could have my job and my preferred corner office.)
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2019/jan/11/governmnet-shutdown-black-federal-workers-trump-border-wall

January 10 Morning Edition

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Donald, Nancy and Chuck prove to be lousy sausage-makers – John Kass
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/columnists/kass/ct-met-trump-pelosi-schumer-kass-20190109-story.html
— Jennifer Pritzker: I’m a transgender Republican, but my party is marginalizing me out of existence – Jennifer N. Pritzker (DIERSEN: At least since the 1970s, those who dominate the Illinois Republican Party have focused on marginalizing conservatives out of existence, that is, they have focused on marginalizing the base of the party out of existence.)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/commentary/ct-perspec-transgender-republican-jennifer-pritzker-military-gender-0110-20190109-story.html
— In Illinois, only 1 percent of public school teachers are black men. Here’s why that’s hurting students. – Ted Gregory
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-met-male-black-teacher-first-year-chicago-20190103-story.html
— ‘Traditional masculinity’ officially labeled ‘harmful’ by the American Psychological Association – Jessica Schladebeck
https://www.chicagotribune.com/lifestyles/health/ny-news-traditional-masculinity-harmful-psychological-association-20190109-story.html

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Former state Rep. Nick Sauer indicted for allegedly sharing ex’s nude photos – Luke Wilusz and Mitchell Armentrout
https://chicago.suntimes.com/crime/former-state-rep-nick-sauer-indicted-sharing-ex-girlfriends-nude-photos-online-revenge-porn/
— Adler Planetarium offers free admission to government workers during shutdown – Alice Bazerghi
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/adler-planetarium-free-admission-shutdown-government-workers/

 

DAILY HERALD
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: What are your qualifications to be a fact checker? While I worked for GAO 1980-1997, the last 11 years of which at GS-13 Step 1-10 levels, currently $96,403-$125,325, I increasingly worked as a referencer, that is, as a fact checker. That work required assuring the accuracy and support for each and every word, number, table, graph, chart, conclusion, opinion, and recommendation in GAO reports. I worked for IRS 1971-1980, the last 5 1/2 years of which at the GS-12 Step 1-5 levels, currently $81,071-$91,880. My other fact checking qualifications include my becoming a Forensic Accountant in 1997, a Certified Fraud Examiner in 1990, a licensed CPA in 1981, a Certified Internal Auditor in 1981, and a CPA in 1979.)
https://www.dailyherald.com/business/20190109/elderly-conservatives-shared-more-facebook-fakery-in-2016

 

ABC7
— AS THE DEMOCRAT PARTY’S STRANGLEHOLD ON ILLINOIS TIGHTENS: Many LGBTQ students feel unsafe in Illinois schools, report says (DIERSEN: Democrats run public education in Illinois.)
https://abc7chicago.com/education/many-lgbtq-students-feel-unsafe-in-illinois-schools-report-says/5042336/

 

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— What strings is Pritzker putting on his investments? The incoming governor releases details on blind trusts and other controls he says will be the strongest allowed by law to keep his money and state duties separate. – GREG HINZ
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/greg-hinz-politics/what-strings-pritzker-putting-his-investments
— Trump condo prices hit a new high in 2018 Two big penthouse sales sparked a record in the high-profile Chicago River-side tower. – DENNIS RODKIN
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/residential-real-estate/trump-condo-prices-hit-new-high-2018

 

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Floreth and future On the issue of what direction state GOP should take, FRED FLORETH of Springfield, the Republican State Central Committeeman from the 13th Congressional District, will meet next week with GOP county chairmen or their representatives from counties in the district. “It was a very bad election for Republicans statewide, but much better for us here in the 13th,” Floreth said. “So I want to solicit their input for recommendations for the state party.” The state party also has an online survey on the subject, which Floreth thinks is a good idea. “After the thumping we took statewide, I think you’ve got to reassess,” he said. “It’s never wrong to reach out to your supporters.” – Bernard Schoenburg (DIERSEN: What congressional district do you live in? Has your Illinois Republican Party State Central Committee member scheduled a meeting like Floreth has?)
https://www.sj-r.com/opinion/20190109/bernard-schoenburg-edgar-ives-respond-to-rauner
— Edgar, Ives respond to Rauner – Bernard Schoenburg
https://www.sj-r.com/opinion/20190109/bernard-schoenburg-edgar-ives-respond-to-rauner

 

JOURNAL TOPICS
— Proft To Speak At Wheeling Township GOP Meeting
https://www.journal-topics.com/articles/proft-to-speak-at-wheeling-township-gop-meeting-2/

 

KANKAKEE DAILY JOURNAL
— Gun enthusiasts back sanctuary – David Giuliani
https://www.daily-journal.com/news/local/gun-enthusiasts-back-sanctuary/article_af9d0116-138e-11e9-b2ca-570d48ed60ca.html

 

FOX ILLINOIS
— AS THE DEMOCRAT PARTY’S STRANGLEHOLD ON ILLINOIS TIGHTENS: Many LGBTQ students feel unsafe in Illinois schools – Leslie Moreno (DIERSEN: Democrats run public education in Illinois.)
https://foxillinois.com/news/local/many-lgbtq-students-feel-unsafe-in-illinois-schools
— Expenses you can’t write off under this year’s tax code – Nikki McGee
https://foxillinois.com/news/local/expenses-you-cant-write-off-under-this-years-tax-code

 

KANE COUNTY CONNECTS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Members of the following groups will march in Geneva on January 19: anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders, and anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.
http://kanecountyconnects.com/2019/01/county-committee-oks-parking-for-jan-19-womens-march-in-geneva/

 

DAILY NORTHWESTERN
— Day of service to replace Chicago Women’s March this year – Sophia Scanlan
https://dailynorthwestern.com/2019/01/10/city/day-of-service-to-replace-chicago-womens-march-this-year/

 

BLOCK CLUB CHICAGO
— Stop Blocking Voters On Twitter, Ethics Board Warns Aldermen But aldermen can delete comments posted to their pages if they are “profane” or “libelous,” according to the new opinion. – Heather Cherone
https://blockclubchicago.org/2019/01/09/stop-blocking-voters-on-twitter-ethics-board-warns-aldermen/

 

ILLINOIS NEWS NETWORK
— Foster challenges Trump to make a deal on the wall – Cole Lauterbach
https://www.ilnews.org/news/state_politics/illinois-congressman-challenges-trump-to-make-a-deal-on-the/article_2bc8d772-144a-11e9-89ec-df2386548c97.html
— Capitol building will remain ‘unsafe workplace’ as long as Madigan is speaker – Dan McCaleb
https://www.ilnews.org/opinion/op-ed-capitol-building-will-remain-unsafe-workplace-as-long/article_ce2469dc-12c4-11e9-93ef-5b616fd94898.html

 

WASHINGTON TIMES
— “Families” set new record for illegal immigration – Stephen Dinan
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2019/jan/9/families-set-new-record-illegal-immigration/
— Losing the drug war to foreign smugglers – Joe Arpaio
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2019/jan/9/losing-the-drug-war-to-foreign-smugglers/

 

FOX NEWS
— Each illegal immigrant costs US $82G, conservative think tank claims – Barnini Chakraborty
https://www.foxnews.com/us/each-illegal-immigrant-cost-us-82k-conservative-think-tank-claims

 

TOWNHALL
— Democrats Choose Trump Vengeance Over the Lives of Women and Children – Joy Overbeck
https://townhall.com/columnists/joyoverbeck/2019/01/10/democrats-choose-trump-vengeance-over-the-lives-of-women-and-children-n2538810
— The Ironies of Illegal Immigration – Victor Davis Hanson
https://townhall.com/columnists/victordavishanson/2019/01/10/the-ironies-of-illegal-immigration-n2538762

 

FREEDOM’S JOURNAL
— THE TRUMP ‘RESISTANCE’: RIGHT-WING RACISTS BAD, LEFT-WING RACISTS NOT SO MUCH – Larry Elder
https://freedomsjournalinstitute.org/latest-news/opinion/the-trump-resistance-right-wing-racists-bad-left-wing-racists-not-so-much/

 

NEWS BUSTERS
— Cable News Repeats Myth Illegals Commit Less Crime Than Citizens – Brad Wilmouth (DIERSEN: To be in America illegally not only shows a gross disrespect for the “rule of law,” it shows a gross disrespect for America.)
https://www.newsbusters.org/blogs/nb/brad-wilmouth/2019/01/09/cable-news-repeats-myth-illegals-commit-less-crime-citizens

 

DAILY CALLER
— CONSERVATIVES DONATE TO NEW PRO-TRUMP FACEBOOK ALTERNATIVE – Ron Johnson  (DIERSEN: Facebook is a Democrat website.)
https://dailycaller.com/2019/01/09/conservatives-donate-to-new-pro-trump-facebook-alternative/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The creators of TrumpTown.com — a new Facebook alternative for conservatives — have launched an emergency initiative through GoFundMe to help fund their fight against the extreme censorship of mainstream social networks like Facebook and Twitter. While TrumpTown.com’s soft launch in November was a roaring success, just like any other internet start-up, securing funding to help maintain the site and more importantly, aid its growth, became a top priority according to the site’s founder, Addison Riddleberger. “Facebook, Twitter, and Google have sold their souls to the liberal left and will fight to put Democrats in power — even if that means censoring conservatives and purging them from their social networks,” Riddleberger stated. “The revolution isn’t in the streets, it’s on the internet — we’re finally fighting back and we need your support today.” He explained that Silicon Valley, angel investors, and venture capital groups are either afraid or opposed to this upcoming “social media revolution.” Because of the corporate opposition, they’ve launched an exclusive GoFundMe that will allow Americans fed-up with Facebook, Twitter, and Google to assist in funding development and exponential growth of TrumpTown.com. “Facebook and Twitter are under heavy fire for what they’ve done to their conservative users. Individuals are mad and rightfully so. We have an extremely rare and unique window of opportunity to turn the tables and give conservatives a place to express their ideas without fear of being censored and de-platformed like I was,” Riddleberger stated. Riddleberger and his small team launched TrumpTown after Facebook purged his political pages that had over 2.5 million conservative followers and cost him north of $50,000 to build over the course of several years. Even worse, the banning came just 24 hours before the 2018 mid-term elections with no explanation from Facebook whatsoever. “Unless we act right now, the kind of censorship and blacklisting that I experienced will eventually happen to every conservative publisher on social media, which will have serious ramifications for future elections. Facebook and Twitter’s war against the right is happening right this moment, and unless we do something, it’ll get even worse,” he stated.)

 

FRONTPAGE MAGAZINE
— The Democrat Who Banned Guns in Chicago Had 23 Guns – Daniel Greenfield
https://www.frontpagemag.com/fpm/272461/democrat-who-banned-guns-chicago-had-23-guns-daniel-greenfield
— THE DEMOCRATS’ SEISMIC SHIFT ON IMMIGRATION Erasing boundaries, embracing chaos. – Jules Gomes
https://www.frontpagemag.com/fpm/272466/democrats-seismic-shift-immigration-jules-gomes

 

BREITBART
— Ocasio-Cortez Suggests Illegal Immigrants ‘More American’ Than Trump Supporters – Joshua Caplan (DIERSEN: To be in America illegally not only shows a gross disrespect for the “rule of law,” it shows a gross disrespect for America.)
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2019/01/09/ocasio-cortez-suggests-illegal-immigrants-more-american-than-trump-supporters/

 

ONE NEWS NOW
— MLK Jr. gets the SJW treatment A black conservative activist says far-left activists have hijacked the annual Martin Luther King. Jr. Day at a private Illinois university. – Bob Kellogg, Billy Davis
https://www.onenewsnow.com/culture/2019/01/09/mlk-jr-gets-the-sjw-treatment
— Families of victims killed by illegals: Trump not faking a crisis – Michael F. Haverluck
https://www.onenewsnow.com/national-security/2019/01/09/families-of-victims-killed-by-illegals-trump-not-faking-a-crisis

 

RUSH LIMBAUGH
— Liberals Think America Is Stolen Land (DIERSEN: How did your ancestors acquire land? My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes stress that my ancestors on my father’s side homesteaded land in Crete in 1854.)
https://www.rushlimbaugh.com/daily/2019/01/09/liberals-think-america-is-stolen-land/

 

AMERICAN THINKER
— With illegals flipping elections now, Democrats’ opposition to a wall is all about their grip on power – Monica Showalter
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2019/01/with_illegals_flipping_elections_now_democrats_opposition_to_a_wall_is_existential.html
— What was Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez doing, making a third Democratic response to Trump’s wall speech? – Monica Showalter
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2019/01/what_was_alexandria_ocasiocortez_doing_making_a_third_democratic_response_to_trumps_wall_speech.html
— For Trump, Pelosi-Schumer clown show is the gift that keeps on giving – Elad Hakim
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2019/01/for_trump_pelosischumer_clown_show_is_the_gift_that_keeps_on_giving.html

 

AMERICAN CONSERVATIVE
— Mitt Romney, Commander of the Fake Internationalists Newly-inaugurated Senator has been promoted to standard-bearer for the bipartisan War Party, filling in for John McCain. – DOUG BANDOW
https://www.theamericanconservative.com/articles/mitt-romney-commander-of-the-fake-internationalists/

 

AMERICAN GREATNESS
— America’s Southern Border Isn’t Just a Crisis, It’s a Disgrace – Chris Buskirk
https://amgreatness.com/2019/01/09/americas-southern-border-isnt-just-a-crisis-its-a-disgrace/

 

NEW AMERICAN
— NYC Mayor de Blasio Says City Will Guarantee Healthcare for All, Including Illegals – Warren Mass
https://www.thenewamerican.com/usnews/health-care/item/31147-nyc-mayor-de-blasio-says-city-will-guarantee-health-care-for-all-including-illegals

 

HOT AIR
— How Americans Became Addicted To Illegal Immigration
https://hotair.com/headlines/archives/2019/01/americans-became-addicted-illegal-immigration/

 

LIFEZETTE
— ‘Real Collusion’ Is Between Media and ‘Open Borders’ Dems – Kathryn Blackhurst
https://www.lifezette.com/2019/01/real-collusion-is-between-the-media-and-open-borders-democrats/

 

ACCURACY IN ACADEMIA
— College Students at Notre Dame Push for Blocking Pornography on WiFi
https://www.academia.org/college-students-at-notre-dame-push-for-blocking-pornography-on-wifi/
— Illinois Wesleyan to Honor Martin Luther King, Jr. with LGBT Themed ‘Teach-In” Event
https://www.academia.org/illinois-wesleyan-to-honor-martin-luther-king-jr-with-lgbt-themed-teach-in-event/

 

ABC NEWS
— Democrats’ resolve grows as Trump hits border – RICK KLEIN and MARYALICE PARKS
https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/note-democrats-resolve-grows-trump-hits-border/story?id=60269749

 

CNN
— 4 signs a company is a good employer for women – Katherine Klein, Shoshana Schwartz and Sandra Maro Hunt (DIERSEN: The federal government is a “good” employer for women, and especially for women who are Democrat, minority, and/or younger, because the federal government wastes the careers of and gets rid of its employees who are male, and especially males who are Republican and/or White, who do not make GS-13 (currently $96,403) by age 25, GS-14 (currently $113,920) by age 30, GS-15 (currently $134,000) by age 35, and Senior Executive Service (currently $164,200) by age 40.)
https://www.cnn.com/2019/01/09/perspectives/corporate-gender-diversity/index.html

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Trump-haters promote hatred of Trump.
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/01/09/opinion/trump-border-speech.html
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/01/09/opinion/jorge-ramos-trump-wall.html

 

WASHINGTON POST
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Trump-haters say that Trump is a “gut politician” and that his “negotiating tactics aren’t working in shutdown standoff.”
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/hes-a-gut-politician-trumps-go-to-negotiating-tactics-not-working-in-shutdown-standoff/2019/01/09/c7bb5ff2-142b-11e9-b6ad-9cfd62dbb0a8_story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Black Americans are hurt most by illegal immigration.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2019/01/09/trumps-claim-that-black-americans-are-hurt-most-by-illegal-immigration-gets-pushback/
— Pancho Villa, prostitutes and spies: The U.S.-Mexico border wall’s wild origins As President Trump heads to the border to demand $5.7 billion for a wall, it marks another chapter in the boundary’s tortured history, which began unfolding a century ago – Michael E. Miller
https://www.washingtonpost.com/history/2019/01/10/pancho-villa-prostitutes-spies-us-mexico-border-walls-wild-origins/

 

USA TODAY
— DHS secretary: We face a humanitarian and security crisis – Kirstjen Nielsen
https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/2019/01/09/dhs-we-face-humanitarian-and-security-crisis-editorials-debates/2531535002/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Trump-haters promote hatred of Trump.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/2019/01/10/donald-trump-border-wall-birtherism-racial-resentment-column/2526917002/

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Democrats’ Cynical ‘No’ on Immigration They could strike a deal for reform but would rather posture for political points. – Karl Rove
https://www.wsj.com/articles/democrats-cynical-no-on-immigration-11547078900
— The Right’s Resistance They are unalterably supportive of Donald Trump’s presidency, flawed vessel or not. – Daniel Henninger
https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-rights-resistance-11547078513

 

FORBES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Those who want cheap illegal labor say “There Is No Border Crisis.”
https://www.forbes.com/sites/stuartanderson/2019/01/10/there-is-no-border-crisis/#60e4f3556a52
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-males and anti-Whites say “More Women And Diversity In Congress Can Lead To Better Decisions.”
https://www.forbes.com/sites/kimcassidy/2019/01/03/more-women-and-diversity-in-congress-can-lead-to-better-decisions/#46989d3430fb
— All-Female Networks And Spaces: A Step Back For Equality? – Dr. Pragya Agarwal
https://www.forbes.com/sites/pragyaagarwaleurope/2019/01/09/all-female-networks-and-spaces-a-step-back-for-equality/#614d650c7691

 

AMERICAN BANKER
— House, Senate Dems introduce bill to encourage diversity among Fed presidents – Neil Haggerty
https://www.americanbanker.com/news/house-senate-dems-introduce-bill-to-encourage-diversity-among-fed-presidents

 

USA TODAY
— No other Congress has ever looked this much like me. Now how will female lawmakers use that power? To continue to smash the old boys’ club, female lawmakers in the historically diverse 116th Congress must embrace each other, and their differences. – Sophia A. Nelson (DIERSEN: Are/were you a member of the “old boys’ club?” I never was.)
https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/voices/2019/01/10/diversity-congress-ocasio-cortez-nancy-pelosi-women-column/2516537002/

 

TEXAS TRIBUNE
— In increasingly diverse Texas, the Legislature remains mostly white and male – ALEXA URA AND DARLA CAMERON (DIERSEN: How soon will Republican organizations prohibit people from holding leadership positions unless they are a) minority, b) female, and/or c) under age 40? How soon will Republican organizations refuse to back candidates unless they are a) minority, b) female, and/or c) under age 40?)
https://apps.texastribune.org/features/2019/texas-lawmakers-legislature-demographics/

 

WBUR
— Democrats Shouldn’t Rule Out Candidates Because Of Race Or Gender — That Includes White Men – Rich Barlow (DIERSEN: How soon will Republican organizations prohibit people from holding leadership positions unless they are a) minority, b) female, and/or c) under age 40? How soon will Republican organizations refuse to back candidates unless they are a) minority, b) female, and/or c) under age 40?)
https://www.wbur.org/cognoscenti/2019/01/10/democratic-presidential-nominee-2020-rich-barlow

 

JOURNAL NEWS
— Paying attention to politics – Editorial (DIERSEN: Since 2000, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have focused on getting my fellow Milton Township Republican Central Committee (MTRCC) members to NOT read GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails. My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes are overjoyed when MTRCC members a) make uninformed statements at MTRCC meetings, b) ask uninformed questions at MTRCC meetings, and c) cast uniformed votes at MTRCC meetings that show that they do NOT read GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails.)
https://www.journal-news.net/journal-news/paying-attention-to-politics/article_0fb03e1d-7dce-543e-b778-9fa06e760bdd.html

 

CONVERSATION
— White right? How demographics is changing US politics – Monica Duffy Toft (DIERSEN: Those who are members of Group A are overjoyed about the demise of those who are members of Group B. Members of Group A are anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time. Members of Group B are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older people, rich people, gun owners, German Americans, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
http://theconversation.com/white-right-how-demographics-is-changing-us-politics-107872

 

REGISTER
— IBM insists it’s not deliberately axing older staff. Internal secret docs state otherwise… Laid-off Big Blue sales ace suing over ‘age discrimination’ demands end to stonewalling – Thomas Claburn
https://www.theregister.co.uk/2019/01/09/ibm_age_iayoffs/

 

WINDY CITY TIMES
— LGBTQ elected officials call on Congress to act on equality goals
http://www.windycitymediagroup.com/lgbt/LGBTQ-officials-call-on-Congress-to-act-on-equality-goals/65169.html

 

DAILY MAIL
— Majority of America still identifies as conservative, but the number of Democrats who call themselves liberal rises to above 50 percent for the first time – ARIEL ZILBER
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-6575433/More-Americans-identify-conservative-liberals-make-majority-Democrats.html

January 9 Morning Edition

ABC7
— Bruce Rauner offers farewell assessment of his term as governor – Craig Wall
https://abc7chicago.com/politics/rauner-offers-farewell-assessment-of-his-term-as-governor/5036461/

 

NBC5
— Illinois Representatives React to Trump Speech on Border Wall, Shutdown
https://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/illinois-representatives-react-to-trump-speech-on-immigration-504097411.html

 

WGN TV
— Final thoughts from Rauner before he leaves office – BEN BRADLEY
https://wgntv.com/2019/01/08/final-thoughts-from-rauner-before-he-leaves-office/

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A Trump-hater says “To Trump, the wall was never more than an applause line. And now it’s failing.”
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/huppke/ct-met-trump-address-wall-border-huppke-20190108-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A Trump-hater says “Trump used the Oval Office to try to create a border crisis.”
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/politics/ct-trump-border-crisis-analysis-20190108-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A Trump-hater says “Trump’s public bluster has turned border talks into a dangerous game of chicken.”
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/zorn/ct-perspec-zorn-border-wall-trump-compromise-public-negotiations-20190108-story.html
— A true gift from my family: Christmas in the ICU – John Kass (DIERSEN: My father fought type 1 diabetes from age 14. He died suddenly of heart failure in 1969 when he was 47 and I was 21. My mother always focused on his blood sugar level. I remember times when she had him taken to the hospital fearing that he was falling into a coma.)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/columnists/kass/ct-met-diabetes-diagnosis-kass20190108-story.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: As they pushed me into the car, I remember shouting, weakly: Nobody tells me what to do! But they didn’t listen. I don’t remember much else except being in the ICU with IVs in my arms. That first night, my blood sugar levels reached 976. The doctors said I could easily have fallen into a coma where my brain, kidneys and other organs would have been damaged, perhaps beyond repair. You have diabetes, said a doctor. “Diabetes? No! That’s impossible!” I reportedly told the docs in the ICU.)
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD IN NAPERVILLE SUN: District 203 would close school on election days under calendar change proposal – Suzanne Baker
https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/naperville-sun/news/ct-nvs-203-calendar-criteria-st-0109-story.html

 

DAILY HERALD
— Move to end health benefit should extend to boards throughout suburbs – Editorial
https://www.dailyherald.com/discuss/20190108/editorial-move-to-end-health-benefit-should-extend-to-boards-throughout-suburbs

 

WTTW
— No Signs of Sickout Among Chicago TSA Agents – Eddie Arruza (DIERSEN: Often, while I worked part-time for the Park Forest Post Office 1966-1969, I was called in to work extra hours because my coworkers had called in sick. While I worked for IRS 1971-1980 and for GAO 1980-1997, I called in sick far fewer times than my coworkers and subordinates.)
https://news.wttw.com/2019/01/08/no-signs-sickout-among-chicago-tsa-agents

 

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— House approves Pritzker’s request for agency leader salary increases – Doug Finke (DIERSEN: To get a government job, how big of a pay cut would suffer? In 1980, to get a job working for GAO, I suffered a $19,203/year (26%) pay cut in today’s dollars. I had worked for IRS for almost 9 years, the last 5 1/2 years of which at the GS-12 Step 1-5 levels, currently $81,071-$91,880/year. I had passed the CPA examination on my first attempt in 1979. I had almost completed the requirements for a master’s degree in accounting from DePaul. I had earned an MBA from Loyola in 1976. I had earned a bachelor’s degree in management from NIU in 1970.)
https://www.sj-r.com/news/20190108/house-approves-pritzkers-request-for-agency-leader-salary-increases

 

DEKALB DAILY CHRONICLE
— Pritzker seeks higher salaries to attract top Cabinet talent – JOHN O’CONNOR
https://www.daily-chronicle.com/2019/01/08/pritzker-seeks-higher-salaries-to-attract-top-cabinet-talent/ajjlrto/

 

TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti- Rauner/Trump sats “The parallels of Rauner and Trump’s tactics.”
https://www.mywebtimes.com/2019/01/08/statehouse-reeder-the-parallels-of-rauner-and-trumps-tactics/afymk95/

 

SOUTHERN
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A Trump-hater says “Trump has a credibility crisis.”
https://thesouthern.com/news/national/govt-and-politics/anderson-cooper-trump-has-a-credibility-crisis/video_8a41a28c-2946-5806-b28d-46e8e33437b7.html

 

FOX ILLINOIS
— Sen. Dick Durbin, Rep. Darin LaHood weigh in on Trump’s national address
https://foxillinois.com/news/local/sen-dick-durbin-weighs-in-on-trumps-national-address

 

NPR ILLINOIS
— Outgoing State Rep. Labels Illinois GOP As “Ineffective” – JACLYN DRISCOLL
http://www.nprillinois.org/post/outgoing-state-rep-labels-illinois-gop-ineffective#stream/0
(FROM THE ARTICLE: As she wraps up her term, she hasn’t confirmed her next move for employment, but plans to help mold and guide future candidates. “I’ve got this, sort of, platform now which is great so I hope to pull good candidates up into the field so we can actually compete and win against the Democrats,” said Ives. Ives has not ruled out another run for governor.)
— Rauner Looks Back On Term, Advises Republican Party To Be “Moderate” – DAISY CONTRERAS (DIERSEN: Since at least the 1970s, the Illinois Republican Party (IRP) has been dominated by “moderates” who focus on driving out of the IRP those like me who support the IRP platform. These “moderates” focus on driving out of the IRP those like me who a) support the traditional family, right to life, immigration, and Second Amendment planks in the IRP platform, b) support the illegal drugs and equal opportunity (no race or gender based preference giving) planks in the Republican Party platform, and c) support the Milton Township Republican Central Committee resolution against video gambling.)
http://www.nprillinois.org/post/rauner-looks-back-term-advises-republican-party-be-moderate#stream/0
— Missouri Voters Backed An Anti-Gerrymandering Measure; Lawmakers Want To Undo It – JASON ROSENBAUM (DIERSEN: I should write a book about the 2015 Gerrymandering of my DuPage County Milton Township Precinct 9 in Wheaton.)
http://www.nprillinois.org/post/missouri-voters-backed-anti-gerrymandering-measure-lawmakers-want-undo-it#stream/0

 

WJBC
— LaHood blasts Durbin’s Peoria visit as Trump appeals for southern border wall – Howard Packowitz
http://www.wjbc.com/2019/01/09/lahood-blasts-durbins-peoria-visit-as-trump-appeals-for-southern-border-wall/

 

DAILY NORTHWESTERN
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: The Trump-hating “Jan Schakowsky condemns Trump’s call for border wall.”
https://dailynorthwestern.com/2019/01/08/city/u-s-rep-jan-schakowsky-condemns-trumps-call-for-border-wall/

 

ILLINOIS HOUSE GOP
— VIDEO: Rep. Ives denounces 15% pay raise for state agency directors
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mlDLGwNjF1E&t=35s&fbclid=IwAR0BvS3dw37ApeAaASEEzqqBgzgrikSAEu36es54BMQkPTJlJsBJph-CJGU
— VIDEO: Rep. Ives calls out partisan move to shake-up Illinois Tollway
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0dyWHK_bQ6Y&feature=youtu.be&fbclid=IwAR1jSl80-LzgkvemHTdaz0iT0ikKRSbWinS_UZfrkKgV0O3moHGjJyl_Fao
— Rep. Ives: AIM HIGH fails to meet needs of Illinois students in higher education
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HZo2zU-KynU&fbclid=IwAR3iLoxSFAVlcMtR6F7uBXzCZ2G375V0sCqrmCR-V2J1nURaHBEGGZB40Ek

 

CHAMBANA SUN
— Halbrook suggests Illinois GOP have a “serious discussion” on future of party – Glenn Minnis (DIERSEN: “Moderates,” that is, those who reject planks in the Illinois Republican Party (IRP) platform, want to use the November 6, 2018 losses to drive out of the IRP those who support the IRP platform.)
https://chambanasun.com/stories/511717580-halbrook-says-state-gop-needs-to-do-some-soul-searching

 

ILLINOIS NEWS NETWORK
— Illinois House passes bills giving Pritzker more power, spending authority – Greg Bishop
https://www.ilnews.org/news/state_politics/illinois-house-passes-bills-giving-pritzker-more-power-spending-authority/article_0416033a-1387-11e9-82fa-73448e4c87f3.html
— Rauner opens up about decision to seek others to take his place in race against Pritzker – Cole Lauterbach
https://www.ilnews.org/news/state_politics/rauner-opens-up-about-decision-to-seek-others-to-take/article_a1dd3cea-1388-11e9-9aff-2362f879fb6f.html

 

ILLINOIS FAMILY INSTITUTE
— Christian Teachers and Parents: What Will You Do? – Laurie Higgins (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, public schools promote LGBTQ activity.)
https://illinoisfamily.org/education/christian-teachers-and-parents-what-will-you-do/

 

GOPUSA
— Why does Trump have to go it alone? (DIERSEN: Who in Illinois, in your county, in your township/ward, and in your municipality does the most to promote the immigration plank in the Illinois Republican Party platform?)
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=62155
— Left-Wing Fake News Hurts the Nation – Star Parker
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=62119

 

RUSH LIMBAUGH
— The President Has the Authority to Declare a National Emergency
https://www.rushlimbaugh.com/daily/2019/01/08/the-president-has-the-authority-to-declare-a-national-emergency/

 

FEDERALIST
— Don’t Let Ocasio-Cortez And Her Party Dance Around The Facts Of Immigration Democrats are turning into an American version of France’s failed Macronist utopia, arguing for open borders while taxing people for utopian projects. – Sumantra Maitra
https://thefederalist.com/2019/01/09/dont-let-ocasio-cortez-party-dance-around-facts-immigration/

 

BREITBART
— Fact Check: Yes, Thousands of Americans Have Been Killed by Illegal Aliens – John Binder
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2019/01/08/fact-check-yes-thousands-of-americans-have-been-killed-by-illegal-aliens/
— Fact Check: Trump Is Correct, Black Americans Hurt Most by Illegal Immigration – John Binder
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2019/01/08/fact-check-trump-is-correct-black-americans-hurt-most-by-illegal-immigration/
— Ocasio-Cortez Blasts Border Wall: ‘Monument to Hate’ – Tony Lee
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2019/01/08/ocasio-cortez-blasts-border-wall-monument-to-hate/
— Ocasio-Cortez Calls Trump ‘Racist,’ Claims She’s ‘Consensus Builder’ – Tony Lee (DIERSEN: How soon, if not already, will Ocasio-Cortez, the new leader of the Democrat Party, call for Democrats to get rid of Republicans once and for all? What will the Democrats in your neighborhood, in your precinct, in your municipality, in your township/ward, in your county, in Illinois, in America, and in the rest of the world do to get rid of your once and for all? What will you do in your self-defense?)
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2019/01/08/ocasio-cortez-calls-trump-racist-claims-shes-consensus-builder/
— Donald Trump: People Build Walls Because ‘They Love the People on the Inside’ – Neil Munro
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2019/01/08/donald-trump-people-build-walls-because-they-love-the-people-on-the-inside/

 

BLAZE
— Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez upstages Dem leaders and gives her own fiery response to Trump speech The far left loves her; the establishment, not so much – Carlos Garcia
https://www.theblaze.com/news/alexandria-ocasio-cortez-upstages-dem-leaders-and-gives-her-own-fiery-response-to-trump-speech

 

DAILY CALLER
— SCHUMER AND PELOSI FAIL TO SELL AMERICANS ON AN OPEN BORDER – Curtis Ellis
https://dailycaller.com/2019/01/08/trump-pelosi-schumer/
— MAJOR JOURNALISTS PAN TRUMP’S SPEECH IN REAL TIME – Evie Fordham
https://dailycaller.com/2019/01/08/media-trump-national-address/

 

DAILY SIGNAL
— From Oval Office, Trump Says Border Wall Would Make Nation ‘Safer Than Ever Before’ – Fred Lucas
https://www.dailysignal.com/2019/01/08/from-oval-office-trump-says-border-wall-would-make-nation-safer-than-ever-before/

 

DAILY WIRE
— Ocasio-Cortez Goes Bonkers After Trump Speech – Hank Berrien
https://www.dailywire.com/news/41952/watch-ocasio-cortez-goes-bonkers-after-trump-hank-berrien

 

LIFEZETTE
— Media Members Who Claim There’s No Border Crisis Also Insisted There Was No Caravan Crisis Joe Scarborough, Jim Acosta and others mocked Trump for his warnings — then were proven spectacularly wrong – Kathryn Blackhurst
https://www.lifezette.com/2019/01/media-members-who-claim-theres-no-border-crisis-also-insisted-there-was-no-caravan-crisis/

 

FRONTPAGE MAGAZINE
— TRUMP’S WALL OR THE MEDIA’S WALL OF LIES The more Americans die, the more Democrats win. – Daniel Greenfield
https://www.frontpagemag.com/fpm/272498/trumps-wall-or-medias-wall-lies-daniel-greenfield

 

FOX NEWS
— The Whole World Will Just ‘Land at JFK’: Tucker Battles Democrat Over de Blasio’s Universal Health Care Plan
https://insider.foxnews.com/2019/01/08/tucker-battles-democrat-over-de-blasio-universal-health-care-plan

 

CONSERVATIVE REVIEW
— Levin: ‘It’s the Democrats who are the racists’ – Carmel Kookogey
https://www.conservativereview.com/news/levin-its-the-democrats-who-are-the-racists/

 

CONSERVATIVE DAILY NEWS
— Major Journalists Pan Trumps Speech In Real Time – Evie Fordham
https://www.conservativedailynews.com/2019/01/major-journalists-pan-trumps-speech-in-real-time/

 

NEW AMERICAN
— Dueling Border Speeches: Trump WON; Pelosi and Schumer LOST – R. Cort Kirkwood
https://www.thenewamerican.com/usnews/immigration/item/31144-dueling-border-speeches-trump-won-pelosi-and-schumer-lost

 

AMERICAN GREATNESS
— Department of Commerce Pushes Online Open Borders – Ned Ryun
https://www.amgreatness.com/2019/01/08/department-of-commerce-pushes-online-open-borders/

 

CANADA FREE PRESS
— Students Hate Trump’s Immigration Quotes… Don’t Realize They’re From Democrats
https://canadafreepress.com/article/students-hate-trumps-immigration-quotes-dont-realize-theyre-from-democrats

 

WASHINGTON FREE BEACON
— Lipinski to Attend March for Life After Facing Scrutiny From Fellow Dems, Pro-Choice Groups in 2018 – Cameron Cawthorne
https://freebeacon.com/politics/lipinski-attend-march-life-facing-scrutiny-fellow-dems-pro-choice-groups-2018/

 

NATIONAL REVIEW
— Border Wall: A Monument for the People, Not Pols – MICHELLE MALKIN
https://www.nationalreview.com/2019/01/border-wall-necessary-infrastructure-not-wasteful-monument/

 

REAL CLEAR POLITICS
— Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez: Illegal Immigrants Act More American Than Citizens Trying To Keep Them Out – Ian Schwartz (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats make it clear that they are anti-American.)
https://www.realclearpolitics.com/video/2019/01/08/alexandria_ocasio-cortez_illegal_immigrants_act_more_american_than_citizens_trying_to_keep_them_out.html

 

THE HILL
— Ocasio-Cortez doubles down on accusation that Trump is racist – MORGAN GSTALTER (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats make it clear that they hate individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://thehill.com/homenews/house/424435-ocasio-cortez-trump-is-racist-and-that-should-make-you-uncomfortable
— Dems look to chip away at Trump tax reform law – NAOMI JAGODA
https://thehill.com/policy/finance/424452-dems-look-to-chip-away-at-trump-tax-reform-law
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Already this year, New York Reps. Nita Lowey (D) and Pete King (R) have offered a bill to restore the full state and local tax (SALT) deduction, which was capped at $10,000 in the 2017 tax law. . .Efforts from Democrats to repeal the SALT deduction cap could in particular face resistance from Republicans, as well as from some on the left. Critics note the deduction largely benefits high earners. Maura Quint, executive director of the progressive group Tax March, said that her group doesn’t want to see “any stand-alone measure” to restore the full SALT deduction. She said lawmakers should focus on raising taxes on the wealthy before discussing the SALT deduction.)

HUFFINGTON POST
— Celebrities Tear Into Donald Trump Over ‘Hitler-Ian’ Border Security Address Cher, Bette Midler, Seth MacFarlane and Mia Farrow were among those to torch Trump. – Lee Moran
https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/donald-trump-televised-address-celebrity-reaction_us_5c35a549e4b05b16bcfbf9a6

 

CNN
— Hundreds of government employees aren’t getting paid. So restaurants across the country are feeding them for free. – Christina Maxouris
https://www.cnn.com/2019/01/09/us/restaurants-free-food-employees-shutdown/index.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: “Government workers are often not making huge amounts of money.”)

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A Trump-hater promotes hatred of Trump.
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/01/08/opinion/trump-speech-border-wall.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Democrats encourage children to engage in LGBTQ activity.
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/01/08/opinion/trans-teen-transition.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: Anti-Americans promote anti-Americans. America-haters promote America haters. Trump-haters promote Trump-haters.
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/01/08/us/border-wall-crisis-mexico-usa.html

 

WASHINGTON POST
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Trump-haters like the Washington Post promote Trump-haters like Ocasio-Cortez.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/video/politics/no-question-ocasio-cortez-calls-trump-a-racist-in-60-minutes-interview/2019/01/07/366b123c-7413-4249-affa-dffb84d8b0ea_video.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Trump-haters make it clear that they want to abolish the First Amendment.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2019/01/09/should-major-networks-have-aired-trumps-immigration-speech-many-left-say-absolutely-not/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Trump-haters say “Few Americans believe Trump’s false statements.”
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2019/live-updates/trump-white-house/live-fact-checking-and-analysis-of-president-trumps-immigration-speech/poll-few-americans-believe-trumps-false-statements/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: In Illinois, in DuPage County, and in Milton Township, how should Republican organizations react when major donors and potential major donors demand that they a) dump Trump, b) dump planks in the Illinois Republican Party (IRP) platform and/or c) dump those who support the aforesaid? In many ways, the IRP, the DuPage County Republican Central Committee (DCRCC), and the Milton Township Republican Central Committee (MTRCC) act like major donors and potential major donors have demanded that they a) dump Trump, b) dump the traditional family, right to life, immigration, Second Amendment, and other planks in the IRP platform, c) dump the illegal drugs and equal opportunity (no race or gender based preference giving), and other planks in the Republican Party platform, d) dump the MTRCC resolution against video gambling, and e) dump those who support the aforesaid. The DCRCC and the MTRCC have always acted like a potential major donor who I have sued has said that he will give the DCRCC and MTRCC lots of money but only when they get rid of me.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/why-support-a-political-party-that-is-marginalizing-me-out-of-existence/2019/01/08/cc153f18-1373-11e9-b6ad-9cfd62dbb0a8_story.html

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Americans argue against Trump.
https://www.wsj.com/articles/illegal-immigration-is-stable-11546996293
— FRONT PAGE: Facebook, Twitter Turn to Right-Leaning Groups to Help Referee Political Speech Advisers on touchy issues include Tony Perkins’ Family Research Council, Grover Norquist’s Americans for Tax Reform and, on the left, the Southern Poverty Law Center – Kirsten Grind and John D. McKinnon (DIERSEN: Those on the left do not want me to include links in GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails to articles a) that promote the traditional family, right to life, immigration, Second Amendment, and other planks in the Illinois Republican Party platform, b) that promote the illegal drugs, equal opportunity (no race or gender based preference giving), and other planks in the Republican Party platform, c) that promote the Milton Township Republican Central Committee resolution against video gambling, and d) that oppose promoting LGBTQ activity, abortion, mass/illegal immigration, abolition of the First and Second Amendments, booze, gambling, pot, and other vices, patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, age discrimination, and retaliation.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/facebook-twitter-solicit-outside-groups-often-on-the-right-to-referee-political-speech-11546966779
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The world’s biggest social-media companies, under fire for failing to police content on their sites, have invited an array of outside groups to help them figure out who should be banned and what’s considered unacceptable. That solution is creating a new set of problems—public fights, complaints and legal battles. Silicon Valley giants Facebook Inc., Twitter Inc. and Google’s YouTube unit have made a concerted push to seek out input from hundreds of groups, a growing number of which lean to the right. The companies have become receptive to behind-the-scenes lobbying as well. Among the initiatives, Facebook has privately sought advice from the Family Research Council, a conservative Christian public-policy group, and its president Tony Perkins, according to people familiar with those meetings. Twitter’s Chief Executive Jack Dorsey recently hosted dinners with conservatives, including Grover Norquist, the founder and president of Americans for Tax Reform, which advocates for lower taxes. Advisers on the left include the Southern Poverty Law Center, a civil-rights group that keeps a list of hate groups. For users frustrated by the lack of clarity around how these companies make decisions, the added voices have made matters even murkier. Meetings between companies and their unofficial advisers are rarely publicized, and some outside groups and individuals have to sign nondisclosure agreements. And in many cases, posts that are hateful to one group are considered fair game—or even uncomfortable truths—to others on the opposite end of the spectrum, opening a whole new arena to continue the political and ideological fights that are often a staple of social media.)
— What’s the Rush? The Power of a Slow Morning As an antidote to our tech-obsessed society, slow-morning practitioners wake up early to meditate, read, exercise or do nothing at all. – Ellen Byron (DIERSEN: I spend 10+ hours each and every day putting GOPUSA ILLINOIS together – one in the morning and one in the evening. Since 2004, those emails have included links to more than 322,300 articles and information on many upcoming events.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/whats-the-rush-the-power-of-a-slow-morning-11546958541

 

USA TODAY
— Marijuana needs warning labels like tobacco for associated mental, physical health risks – DJ Jaffe
https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/2019/01/08/marijuana-warning-labels-legalization-warn-health-risks-tobacco-mental-column/2496077002/

 

FOX KANSAS CITY
— With no paycheck during shutdown, local federal employee chopping wood to stay warm – MEGAN DILLARD
https://fox4kc.com/2019/01/08/with-no-paycheck-during-shutdown-local-federal-employee-chopping-wood-to-stay-warm/

 

VOICE OF AMERICA
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats glorify and praise those who were brought to America illegally, and by extension, Democrats glorify and praise those who brought them here illegally.
https://learningenglish.voanews.com/a/award-winning-dreamer-fears-he-cannot-return-to-u-s-/4732254.html

 

FEDERAL NEWS NETWORK
— Feds’ GoFundMe campaigns open a ‘minefield’ of ethical questions during shutdown – Nicole Ogrysko
https://federalnewsnetwork.com/government-shutdown/2019/01/feds-gofundme-campaigns-open-a-minefield-of-ethical-questions-during-shutdown/

 

REASON
— Are Boycotts Protected by the First Amendment? – Jacob Sullum (DIERSEN: I should write a book about individuals, organizations, companies, and governments that claim to be religious, conservative, and/or Republican that boycott me and boycott my GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails.)
https://reason.com/archives/2019/01/09/are-boycotts-protected-by-the-first-amen

 

NEWSWEEK
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A Trump-hater says “ALEXANDRIA OCASIO-CORTEZ CALLS DONALD TRUMP A ‘RACIST’ TWICE IN 3 DAYS, LISTS EXAMPLES TO PROVE HER POINT.”
https://www.newsweek.com/alexandria-ocasio-cortez-calls-donald-trump-racist-twice-3-days-lists-1284457

 

SOCIALIST WORKER
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A Trump-hating federal employee says “DON’T LET TRUMP AND HIS WALL DIVIDE US.”
https://socialistworker.org/2019/01/09/dont-let-trump-and-his-wall-divide-us

January 8 Morning Edition

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Can Trump declare a national emergency in order to build his wall? – AP
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/ct-trump-national-emergency-wall-20190107-story.html
— New legislation would let Pritzker give agency heads a 15 percent raise, replace Illinois Tollway board – Mike Riopell
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-met-illinois-legislature-tollway-agency-raises-20190107-story.html

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Speaker’s tone more relaxed — Madigan seems to enjoy new political landscape – Tina Sfondeles
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/speaker-mike-madigan-relaxed-lame-duck-rauner-defeat/
— Four ways to make our elections more fair – Madeleine Doubek
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/madeleine-doubek-ballot-access-elections-petition-signatures/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: QUESTION: Who sides with Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez? ANSWER: Those who are anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/trump-administration-civil-rights/

 

ABC7
— The most expensive real estate rentals in Chicago
https://abc7chicago.com/realestate/the-most-expensive-real-estate-rentals-in-chicago/5029068/
— Joe Biden expected to announce plans for 2020 election in coming weeks
https://abc7chicago.com/politics/joe-biden-expected-to-announce-plans-for-2020-election-soon/5028523/

 

FOX NEWS CHICAGO
— Charges against Ald. Burke prompt calls to prohibit city council members from having other jobs – Mike Flannery
http://www.fox32chicago.com/news/local/charges-against-ald-burke-prompt-calls-to-prohibit-city-council-members-from-having-other-jobs

 

WBEZ
— AS THE DEMOCRAT PARTY’S STRANGLEHOLD ON CHICAGO TIGHTENS: City Council Receives F In Racial Justice, Says Center For Racial And Gender Equity – Susie An
https://www.wbez.org/shows/wbez-news/city-council-gets-an-f-on-racial-justice-scorecard/af422579-de83-4765-a1ca-c23f7e497aab

 

HERALD & REVIEW
— ‘We have a big swath of people … who are just very concerned about putting food on their plates’: Government shutdown hits Chicago-area workers – MORGAN GREENE
https://herald-review.com/news/local/govt-and-politics/we-have-a-big-swath-of-people-who-are-just/article_4defd8e7-1a4a-5290-b418-67ee9784b1fe.html

 

WGEM
— Illinois officials propose gas tax increase
https://wgem.com/2019/01/07/illinois-officials-propose-gas-tax-increase/

 

FOX ILLINOIS
— Trump to take over airwaves, and Democrats demand equal time – AP (DIERSEN: Will the Democrats pick Ocasio-Cortez to speak for them?)
https://foxillinois.com/news/nation-world/trump-to-take-over-airwaves-and-democrats-demand-equal-time

 

NPR ILLINOIS
— Trump Sees Border Wall As Another Boost For U.S. Steel Industry – JIM ZARROLI
http://www.nprillinois.org/post/president-trump-long-fan-big-steel-wants-border-wall-be-made-steel#stream/0
— Pritzker Wants Higher Pay For His Cabinet – BRIAN MACKEY (DIERSEN: What do those who shout that government employees are overpaid have to say about this?)
http://www.nprillinois.org/post/pritzker-wants-higher-pay-his-cabinet#stream/0

 

ILLINOIS NEWS NETWORK
— Truckers association warns against gas tax hike without debate – Greg Bishop
https://www.ilnews.org/news/state_politics/truckers-association-warns-against-gas-tax-hike-without-debate/article_2eb07d60-12c3-11e9-bf4a-6f952b3a8ef1.html

 

BREITBART
— Prime Time: Donald Trump Bets It All in Televised 8-Minute Address from Oval Office – Matthew Boyle (DIERSEN: Will the Democrats pick Ocasio-Cortez to speak for them?)
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2019/01/07/prime-time-donald-trump-bets-it-all-in-televised-8-minute-address-from-oval-office/
— 7 Points Trump Should Make in Oval Office Address About Border – Joel B. Pollak
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2019/01/07/seven-points-trump-must-make-in-oval-office-address-about-border/
— A Wall Stops Illegal Immigration, ‘Drones and Sensors’ Don’t – Kris Kobach
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2019/01/07/exclusive-kris-kobach-a-wall-stops-illegal-immigration-drones-and-sensors-dont/
— ‘Enough Is Enough,’ Time to Secure the Border – Mike Braun
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2019/01/07/exclusive-mike-braun-enough-is-enough-time-to-secure-the-border/

 

AMERICAN THINKER
— Pelosi, Schumer, and anti-Trump hysteria – Rick Hayes
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2019/01/pelosi_schumer_and_antitrump_hysteria.html
— Ending the reconquista of America’s Southwest – Fritz Pettyjohn
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2019/01/ending_the_reconquista_of_americas_southwest.html
— Mitt Still Does Not Get It – Christopher Chantrill
https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2019/01/mitt_still_does_not_get_it.html

 

FOX NEWS
— Trump to make case for wall in primetime address; Illegals to get more benefits in California
https://www.foxnews.com/us/fox-news-first-trump-to-make-case-for-wall-in-primetime-address-illegals-to-get-more-benefits-in-california
— VIDEO: The true cost of illegal immigration and the ongoing border crisis
https://video.foxnews.com/v/5986981369001/

 

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— RNC won’t take further steps to protect Trump from primary challenge – David M. Drucker
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/campaigns/rnc-wont-take-further-steps-to-protect-trump-from-primary-challenge

 

TOWNHALL
— Congressional Democrats Support Discrimination Against Jews? – Marina Medvin
https://townhall.com/columnists/marinamedvin/2019/01/08/congressional-democrats-support-discrimination-against-jews-n2538656
— Confirmed: Trump Impeachment Syndrome Is Definitely Real – Zachary Petrizzo
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/zacharypetrizzo/2019/01/07/confirmed-trump-impeachment-syndrome-is-definitely-real-n2538619
— No, This Is Not JFK’s Democratic Party – Pat Buchanan
https://townhall.com/columnists/patbuchanan/2019/01/08/no-this-is-not-jfks-democratic-party-n2538643

 

CONSERVATIVE REVIEW
— It’s as if the media ‘take their script from Nancy Pelosi and Chuck Schumer’ – Jordan Schachtel
https://www.conservativereview.com/news/levin-its-as-if-the-media-take-their-script-from-nancy-pelosi-and-chuck-schumer/

 

FRONTPAGE MAGAZINE
— OPPOSITION TO A BORDER WALL IS OPPOSITION TO PUBLIC SAFETY Open borders cost innocent lives. – Michael Cutler
https://www.frontpagemag.com/fpm/272473/opposition-border-wall-opposition-public-safety-michael-cutler
— THE 2020 DEM PRIMARIES WILL BE DEFINED BY IDENTITY POLITICS Three white men on top and some struggling diverse candidates. – Daniel Greenfield (DIERSEN: What do you say to Whites who paint themselves as being champions for those who are anti-White? What do you say to men who paint themselves as being champions for those who are anti-men? What do you say to old people who paint themselves as being champions for those who are anti-old people? What do you say to Americans who paint themselves as being champions for those who are anti-American?
https://www.frontpagemag.com/fpm/272449/2020-dem-primaries-will-be-defined-identity-daniel-greenfield
— THE ANATOMY OF TRUMPOPHOBIA Why NeverTrumpers should reflect on what makes Trump attractive to voters. – Bruce Thornton
https://www.frontpagemag.com/fpm/272448/anatomy-trumpophobia-bruce-thornton

 

RUSH LIMBAUGH
— What Kind of Year Is It Going to Be?
https://www.rushlimbaugh.com/daily/2019/01/07/what-kind-of-year-is-it-going-to-be/

 

DAILY CALLER
— AN UNDENIABLE REALITY — BORDER WALLS WORK – Dave Ray
https://dailycaller.com/2019/01/07/border-walls-work/
— REP. BIGGS: IT’S TIME FOR THE PRESIDENT TO DECLARE A NATIONAL EMERGENCY ON THE BORDER – Rep. Andy Biggs
https://dailycaller.com/2019/01/07/national-emergency/

 

NEWSMAX

— Pelosi’s Trump ‘Hate’ Fueling Wall Opposition – Jason Devaney
https://www.newsmax.com/newsfront/border-wall-tom-homan-ice-nancy-pelosi/2019/01/07/id/897205/
— NY Times: Migrants Seek Illegal Entry to US as a Last-Ditch Effort – Solange Reyner
https://www.newsmax.com/politics/migrants-illegals-asylum-border-wall/2019/01/07/id/897226/
— Coulter to Trump: Border Visit ‘Beyond Moronic’ – Cathy Burke
https://www.newsmax.com/newsfront/border-wall-government-shutdown-conservative-critic/2019/01/07/id/897230/

 

HOT AIR
— Liberals To Broadcast Networks: Don’t Air Trump’s Big Speech On The Shutdown And The Wall
https://hotair.com/archives/2019/01/07/liberals-broadcast-networks-dont-air-trumps-big-speech-shutdown-wall/

 

WORLD NET DAILY
— TRIBALISM? IT’S ALIVE AND WELL IN DEMOCRATIC PARTY Pat Buchanan asks: Are progressives inviting an eventual Balkanization of America? (DIERSEN: If you are a Democrat, you are a member of one or more of the following tribes: anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time. The more of the aforesaid tribes that you are a member of, the more of a Democrat that you are.)
https://www.wnd.com/2019/01/tribalism-its-alive-and-well-in-democratic-party/
— WHY THE MITT ROMNEY CROWD HATES TRUMP Mychal Massie wallops ‘elitist cabal’ seeing globalist agenda crippled
https://www.wnd.com/2019/01/why-the-mitt-romney-crowd-hates-trump/

 

AMERICAN CONSERVATIVE
— Trump Bites the Beltway Back The president is starting to take risks to keep his anti-establishment campaign promises. But is it too late? – W. JAMES ANTLE III
https://www.theamericanconservative.com/articles/trump-bites-the-beltway-back/
— The Coming Balkanization of the Democratic Party – PATRICK J. BUCHANAN
https://www.theamericanconservative.com/buchanan/the-coming-balkanization-of-the-democratic-party/

 

INDEPENDENT JOURNAL REVIEW
— White House Slams Ocasio-Cortez’s ‘Ignorance’ After She Claims There’s ‘No Question’ Trump Is a Racist – Madison Dibble
https://ijr.com/ocasio-cortez-claims-theres-no-question-trump-is-racist/

 

CITY LAB
— Elizabeth Warren’s Housing Crisis Plan Hints at Reparations – KRISTON CAPPS (DIERSEN: To display a “Hate Has No Home Here” sign is to shout that you are anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time. The more “Hate Has No Home Here” signs that are displayed in your neighborhood, in your precinct, in your municipality, in your township/ward, in your county, and in Illinois, the fewer who will buy homes there who are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.citylab.com/equity/2019/01/elizabeth-warren-housing-plan-redlining-racial-justice-reparations/579268/

 

THE HILL
— Democrats demand air time to counter Trump’s border speech – JORDAIN CARNEY (DIERSEN: Will the Democrats pick Ocasio-Cortez to speak for them?)
https://thehill.com/blogs/floor-action/senate/424258-democrats-demand-air-time-to-counter-trumps-border-speech
— De Niro: Democrats ‘have to be more aggressive’ – JUDY KURTZ (DIERSEN: As Democrats get more aggressive, what do you predict they will do to the Republicans in your neighborhood, in your precinct, in your municipality, in your township/ward, in your county, and in Illinois? What should Republicans do in their self-defense?)
https://thehill.com/blogs/in-the-know/in-the-know/424227-de-niro-democrats-have-to-be-more-aggressive
— GOP operatives dig for dirt against rising star O’Rourke – AMIE PARNES
https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/424240-gop-operatives-dig-for-dirt-against-rising-star-orourke

 

CNN
— The geographic and demographic separation between the two political parties, and the two Americas, has reached a new peak in the House of Representatives. – Ronald Brownstein (DIERSEN: To “reach out” to those who will never vote for Republicans, will RINOs officially require Republican candidates and Republican party leaders to be a) anti-Trump, b) female, c) minority, and/or d) young? From what I see as a Milton Township Republican Precinct Committeeman since 1999 and as the GOPUSA Illinois Editor since 2000, the more of the following that you are, the harder that RINOs work to get rid of you: Trump supporter, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owner, draft avoider, German American, and if your ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.cnn.com/2019/01/08/politics/republicans-democrats-divide-party-demographics-districts/

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Americans oppose The Wall.
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/01/07/opinion/editorials/trump-border-shutdown.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Trump-haters ask “What happens when friends and allies can’t take the commander in chief at his word?”
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/01/07/opinion/editorials/trump-syria.html
— How to Dodge a Market Dip That Threatens Your Retirement The recent volatility in the stock market can make older investors feel vulnerable. Here are some strategies to make sure your money lasts as long as you do. – Tara Siegel Bernard
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/01/07/your-money/stock-market-retirement.html


— HARDCOPY ARTICLE TITLE: How About Free College For a Cut of Your Income? – Andrew Ross Sorkin
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/01/08/business/dealbook/education-student-loans-lambda-schools.html
— He Disparaged the Police on Facebook. So They Arrested Him. – Adam Liptak
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/01/07/us/politics/criminal-libel-laws-lawsuit.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: The Pope promotes illegal immigration.
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/01/07/world/europe/francis-nationalism-immigration.html
— FRONT PAGE WITH BIG COLOR PICTURE: ‘I Love My Skin!’ Why Black Parents Are Turning to Afrocentric Schools While New York City schools are deeply segregated, some black families are choosing an alternative to integration. – Eliza Shapiro
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/01/08/nyregion/afrocentric-schools-segregation-brooklyn.html

 

WASHINGTON POST
— Trump’s government was a very bleak workplace for many. Then it shut down. – Avi Selk and Ellen McCarthy (DIERSEN: Democrats run the federal government. The federal government has always been a “very bleak workplace,” and especially “bleak” for federal employees who are Republican, White, male, and/or non-veteran who did not make GS-13 (currently $96,403) by age 25, GS-14 (currently $113,920) by age 30, GS-15 (currently $134,000) by age 35, and Senior Executive Service (currently $164,200) by age 40.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/style/trumps-government-was-a-very-bleak-workplace-for-many-then-it-shut-down/2019/01/07/bf46a872-1296-11e9-803c-4ef28312c8b9_story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Trump-haters say “If Trump declares a state of emergency, he might actually cause one.”
https://www.washingtonpost.com/outlook/2019/01/08/if-trump-declares-state-emergency-he-might-actually-cause-one/
— The strongest case for giving Democrats airtime after Trump’s border wall address comes from abroad – Rick Noack (DIERSEN: Will the Democrats pick Ocasio-Cortez to speak for them?)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2019/01/08/strongest-case-giving-democrats-airtime-after-trumps-border-wall-address-comes-abroad/

 

NEW YORK POST
— Pelosi, Schumer demand Dems get equal air time after Trump address – Joe Tacopino (DIERSEN: Will the Democrats pick Ocasio-Cortez to speak for them?)
https://nypost.com/2019/01/07/pelosi-schumer-demand-dems-get-equal-air-time-after-trump-address/

 

NEW YORK DAILY NEWS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Trump-haters argue that Trump is a racist. Ever-increasingly, Trump-haters make it clear that they are anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.
https://www.nydailynews.com/opinion/ny-edit-racist-20190107-story.html

 

BOSTON GLOBE
— To build border wall as a national emergency, Trump would need to tap existing military budget – Paul Sonne
https://www.bostonglobe.com/news/nation/2019/01/07/build-border-wall-national-emergency-trump-would-need-tap-existing-military-budget/n5nEMqwwt0Wgpy4OqmJJ4M/story.html

 

USA TODAY
— Software developer tops list of U.S. News & World Report’s annual best jobs rankings – Ben Tobin (DIERSEN: You will not find any of the jobs that I had on any such lists. I did yard work and delivered newspapers 1962-1964; washed dishes 1964-1966; cleaned golf shoes, chipped slag, and pumped gasoline in 1966; delivered mail 1966-1969; worked on an automobile assembly line and as a security guard in 1970; sold tires, automotive services, and major appliances 1970-1971; pumped gasoline 1971-1972; collected delinquent taxes 1971-1980; and audited federal agencies 1980-1997.)
https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/2019/01/08/software-developer-tops-list-u-s-news-best-jobs-2019-rankings/2471576002/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: U.S. News draws data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics to identify jobs with the greatest hiring demand to calculate the best jobs. Jobs are then scored using seven component measures: median salary, employment rate, 10-year growth volume, 10-year growth percentage, future job prospects, stress level and work-life balance.)

 

PARKERSBURG NEWS AND SENTINEL
— Marietta residents say ‘Hate Has No Home Here’ signs a message of inclusivity – MICHAEL KELLY (DIERSEN: To display a “Hate Has No Home Here” sign is to shout that you are anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time. The more “Hate Has No Home Here” signs that are displayed in your neighborhood, in your precinct, in your municipality, in your township/ward, in your county, and in Illinois, the fewer who will buy homes there who are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
http://www.newsandsentinel.com/news/local-news/2019/01/marietta-residents-say-hate-has-no-home-here-signs-a-message-of-inclusivity/

 

USA TODAY
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A Trump-hater says “9 things you should know before Trump starts spewing lies in Tuesday address to the nation.”
https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/2019/01/08/facts-donald-trumps-border-wall-address-nation-immigration-shutdown-column/2503981002/

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Trump Can’t Afford to Lose The cost of defeat would be higher for President Trump than for Speaker Pelosi. – William McGurn (DIERSEN: Anti-Americans want Trump to lose.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/trump-cant-afford-to-lose-11546909031
— Lying Prices Keep America Hooked on Spending When politicians hide the cost of government, ‘free college’ and ‘Medicare for all’ sound like bargains. – Steve H. Hanke and Stephen J.K. Walters
https://www.wsj.com/articles/lying-prices-keep-america-hooked-on-spending-11546908833

 

YAHOO FINANCE
— Will 2019 Be The Year of the Millennial Homebuyer? – Maryalene LaPonsie (DIERSEN: To display a “Hate Has No Home Here” sign is to shout that you are anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time. The more “Hate Has No Home Here” signs that are displayed in your neighborhood, in your precinct, in your municipality, in your township/ward, in your county, and in Illinois, the fewer who will buy homes there who are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://finance.yahoo.com/news/2019-millennial-homebuyer-182443146.html

 

NEW YORK MAGAZINE
— Trump Increasingly Likely to Invoke Emergency Powers to Fund the Wall – Matt Stieb
http://nymag.com/intelligencer/2019/01/trump-considering-emergency-powers-to-fund-the-wall.html

 

DAILY AMERICAN
— News networks should not air Trump Wall speech without fact-checking first – Kurt Bardella (DIERSEN: What are your qualifications to be a fact checker? While I worked for GAO 1980-1997, the last 11 years of which at GS-13 Step 1-10 levels, currently $96,403-$125,325, I increasingly worked as a referencer, that is, as a fact checker. That work required assuring the accuracy and support for each and every word, number, table, graph, chart, conclusion, opinion, and recommendation in GAO reports. I worked for IRS 1971-1980, the last 5 1/2 years of which at the GS-12 Step 1-5 levels, currently $81,071-$91,880. My other fact checking qualifications include my becoming a Forensic Accountant in 1997, a Certified Fraud Examiner in 1990, a licensed CPA in 1981, a Certified Internal Auditor in 1981, and a CPA in 1979.)
https://www.dailyamerican.com/news/usa_today/news-networks-should-not-air-trump-wall-speech-without-fact/article_9471ded6-1062-598c-9b9d-99e1156891a4.html

 

NEWSWEEK
— JIMMY KIMMEL PLEDGES TO HIRE FURLOUGHED FEDERAL EMPLOYEES TO WORK ON ‘JIMMY KIMMEL LIVE’ – DONICA PHIFER
https://www.newsweek.com/jimmy-kimmel-pledges-hire-furloughed-federal-employees-work-jimmy-kimmel-live-1283142
— ANN COULTER BLASTS TRUMP’S ‘BEYOND MORONIC’ DECISION TO VISIT THE BORDER, COMPARES IT TO CANCER RESEARCH – CHRISTINA ZHAO
https://www.newsweek.com/ann-coulter-blasts-trumps-beyond-moronic-decision-visit-border-compares-it-1283046

 

GLOBE AND MAIL
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Americans oppose The Wall.
https://www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/editorials/article-globe-editorial-how-trumps-wall-is-burying-the-middle-ground-of-us/

 

WORLD SOCIALIST WEB SITE
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, anti-Americans promote illegal immigration.
https://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2019/01/08/immi-j08.html

January 7 Morning Edition

NBC5
— Preckwinkle Demands Burke Resign Amid Federal Investigation Burke is facing federal charges over an alleged extortion attempt
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/toni-preckwinkle-demands-burke-resign-over-federal-probe-503980331.html

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— The economy looks great. Will politics mess it up? – Editorial (DIERSEN: Democrats and Democrat plants, Libertarians and Libertarian plants, Greens and Green plants, and RINOs are moral relativists who believe that their end justifies their means. How far down will they drive the economy to elect Democrats on April 2, 2019 and on November 3, 2020?)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/editorials/ct-edit-economy-jobs-trump-democrats-20190104-story.html

— Does intelligence offer immunity against fake news? It’s debatable – Faye Flam (DIERSEN: According to critics/opponents, all news and commentary is fake except for the news and commentary that they put out or bless.)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/commentary/ct-perspec-fake-news-smart-people-gullible-0107-20190103-story.html

 

DAILY HERALD
— New Year’s resolution for Illinois employers: Hire more people with disabilities and veterans – Janet P. Szlyk (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always hinted/implied/argued/shouted a) that instead of me, the Post Office should have hired a disabled person or a veteran in 1966, b) that the Post Office should gotten rid of me much sooner than it did so that a disabled person or veteran could have my job, c) that instead of me, IRS should have hired a disabled person or a veteran in 1971, d) that instead of me, IRS should have promoted disabled people or veterans in 1972, 1973, and 1974, e) that instead of me, GAO should have hired a disabled person or a veteran in 1980, f) that instead of me, GAO should have promoted a disabled person or veteran in 1986, and g) that GAO should have gotten rid of me much sooner than it did so that a disabled person or a veteran could have my job and my preferred corner office. While I worked for GAO’s Chicago Office 1980-1997, my Democrat GAO supervisors a) assigned me to supervise virtually all their newly hired disabled persons, veterans, minorities, and females and b) made it clear to me that they were to be given preference.)
https://www.dailyherald.com/discuss/20190107/new-years-resolution-for-illinois-employers–hire-more-people-with-disabilities-and-veterans

 

PEORIA JOURNAL STAR
— Many of state’s worst-performing schools are outside Chicago – Corina Curry
https://www.pjstar.com/news/20190105/many-of-states-worst-performing-schools-are-outside-chicago

 

DAILY CALLER
— RESEARCHERS CREDIT RIGHT TO CARRY LAW WITH REDUCTION IN CHICAGO PROPERTY CRIMES
https://dailycaller.com/2019/01/06/researchers-credit-right-to-carry-law-with-reduction-in-chicago-property-crimes/

 

WASHINGTON TIMES
— How about a taxpayer shutdown? – Charles Hurt
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2019/jan/6/how-about-a-taxpayer-shut-down/
— The many meanings of AOC, also known as Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez – Jennifer Harper
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2019/jan/6/inside-the-beltway-the-many-meanings-of-aoc/

 

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— How immigration makes us all irrational – Dan Hannan
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/dan-hannan-how-immigration-makes-us-all-irrational

 

CONSERVATIVE HQ
— Senator Lindsey Graham Makes A Great Point
http://www.conservativehq.com/article/29430-senator-lindsey-graham-makes-great-point
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Graham warned that the ongoing partial federal government shutdown over border wall funding cannot end as long as the “radical left” insists on reflexively calling Republicans racist for supporting immigration officials. Democrats who want to abolish Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and deride Border Patrol agents for using tear gas hold too much power in the ongoing shutdown negotiations, Graham said. “We’re having to negotiate with people who want to abolish ICE, not support ICE,” Graham said on CBS’ “Face the Nation” Sunday. “We’re having to negotiate with people who see border patrol agents gassing children, rather than defending our borders as professional law enforcement officers.” He continued: “And we’re negotiating with people who will accuse all of us who support a wall as part of border security as racists. As long as the radical left is in charge, we’re not going to get anywhere. … The goal is to fix a broken immigration system, to bring reality to this table.” Sen. Graham is right but fixing our broken immigration system or safeguarding the border is the last thing the Democrats are interested in now that Donald Trump is President.)

 

CONSERVATIVE DAILY NEWS
— What Will Democrats Do When….. – Dave King
https://www.conservativedailynews.com/2019/01/what-will-democrats-do-when/

 

BREITBART
— Golden Globes: Anti-Gun Hollywood Surrounded By Security Walls and Armed Guards – Awr Hawkins
https://www.breitbart.com/entertainment/2019/01/06/golden-globes-anti-gun-hollywood-surrounded-by-security-walls-and-armed-guards/
— Mitt Romney Finally Condemns Trump Being Called ‘Motherf**ker – John Nolte
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2019/01/06/nolte-mitt-romney-finally-condemns-trump-being-called-motherfker/

 

TOWNHALL
— Enabling Criminal Aliens – Sheriff David Clarke (Ret.)
https://townhall.com/columnists/sheriffdavidclarke(ret)/2019/01/07/enabling-criminal-aliens-n2538577
— Caravan Riders Remain Hopeful They’ll Receive Asylum. Here’s What They’re Doing In The Meantime. – Beth Baumann
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/bethbaumann/2019/01/06/caravan-riders-remain-hopeful-theyll-receive-asylum-heres-what-theyre-doing-in-the-meantime-n2538561
— Conservatives Hate Dancing, Strong Women So Much! – Kurt Schlichter
https://townhall.com/columnists/kurtschlichter/2019/01/07/conservatives-hate-dancing-strong-women-so-much-n2538566

 

LIFEZETTE
— Lindsey Graham Calls Out ‘Radical Left’ for Seeing Wall Supporters as ‘Racists’ ‘We’re having to negotiate with people who want to abolish ICE’ – Gregg Re
https://www.lifezette.com/2019/01/lindsey-graham-calls-out-radical-left-for-seeing-wall-supporters-as-racists/

 

NEWSMAX
— Rep. Ocasio-Cortez: Trump a Racist, ‘No Question’ – Solange Reyner
https://www.newsmax.com/politics/racism-donald-trump-ocasio-cortez-charlottesville/2019/01/06/id/897056/
— Ocasio-Cortez: Being Morally Correct More Important Than Precise Accuracy – Brian Freeman
https://www.newsmax.com/newsfront/ocasio-cortez-donald-trump-mistakes/2019/01/06/id/897061/

 

REAL CLEAR POLITICS
— Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez: “No Question” That President Trump Is A Racist – Ian Schwartz
https://www.realclearpolitics.com/video/2019/01/06/rep_alexandria_ocasio-cortez_no_question_that_president_trump_is_a_racist.html

 

AMERICAN THINKER
— The Great Wall of America Will Break the Democrats – Rich Logis
https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2019/01/the_great_wall_of_america_will_break_the_democrats.html
— Mounting Indications that a Civil War 2.0 May Be Very Close at Hand – Peter Barry Chowka (DIERSEN: Constructively, members of Group A have declared war on members of Group B. Members of Group A are anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time and members of Group B are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older people, rich people, gun owners, German Americans, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2019/01/mounting_indications_that_a_civil_war_20_may_be_very_close_at_hand.html
— The Ruling Class Redefines Character for Donald Trump – Steve McCann
https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2019/01/the_ruling_class_redefines_character_for_donald_trump.html

 

WORLD NET DAILY
— RASHIDA TLAIB IS A THREAT TO NATIONAL SECURITY Jesse Lee Peterson rips new breed of ‘lowlife’ radicals out to destroy America
https://www.wnd.com/2019/01/rashida-tlaib-is-a-threat-to-national-security/

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: In a front page top of fold editorial unethically made to look like a news article, Democrats promote mass/illegal immigration.
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/01/06/world/americas/mexico-migrants-smugglers.html

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— What’s Worse Than Facebook? China has made social media an instrument of oppression. – Crispin Sartwell (DIERSEN: Because Facebook is a Democrat website, those religious, conservative, and/or Republican activists, candidates, organizations, and companies that rely on Facebook are headed for disaster. They should have websites, keep those websites current, and send out emails.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/whats-worse-than-facebook-11546804406
— Who’s to Blame for Ad Clutter If you’re determined to get free content, commercials are going to find you one way or another. – Peter Funt (DIERSEN: You will never see ads, commercials, pictures, or any other clutter at www.gopillinois.com or in GOPUSA Illinois emails.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/whos-to-blame-for-ad-clutter-11546804590
— Impeachment Pretense Rep. Tlaib offends fellow Democrats by telling the truth in public. – Editorial
https://www.wsj.com/articles/impeachment-pretense-11546805677
— Shutdown Is Felt as Negotiators Dig In Over Border Wall Federal workers brace for missed pay as Trump reiterates suggestion of declaring an emergency – Natalie Andrews, Rebecca Ballhaus and Harriet Torry
https://www.wsj.com/articles/white-house-officials-congressional-staffers-talk-to-try-to-end-shutdown-11546717930

 

FOX BUSINESS
— Will Your Job Drive You Into Early Retirement? – Motley Fool (DIERSEN: I should write a book about early retirement, Affirmative Action, Diversity, Inclusion, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, and age discrimination.)
https://www.foxbusiness.com/markets/will-your-job-drive-you-into-early-retirement

(FROM THE ARTICLE: At some point during your career, you’re apt to reach a point where the notion of retirement becomes less of a dream and more of a reality. So, you might start planning to retire at a certain age, and that, in turn, might dictate the extent to which you save year after year until that point. But what happens when changes at your company or job compel you to retire early? It’s not a highly unlikely scenario. An estimated 56% of today’s retirees left the workforce sooner than planned, according to recent data from Transamerica, and among that 56%, 54% cited job-related reasons. Specifically, 24% reported having lost their jobs, while 22% said that organizational changes within their companies caused them to leave unexpectedly. And let’s not forget the 15% of seniors who retired sooner than expected due to unhappiness with their jobs. Seeing as how just 40% of the overall workforce is content at present, that’s not a shocking statistic. All of this leads to one key point: While you might plan on retiring at a certain age, circumstances at your place of work might result in a scenario where you’re leaving your career behind earlier than expected. And if you don’t plan for that possibility, you’ll inevitably put your retirement at risk. Many folks aim to retire at some point in their 60s, once Social Security eligibility begins and Medicare follows suit. But if things go sour at your job, you might find yourself out of work and unable or unwilling to start over much earlier in life. Remember, the older you are, the more challenging it can be to find work, since age discrimination has a tendency to rear its ugly head. Therefore, if you’re planning to do a bunch of nest egg padding during your 60s, you might want to ramp up sooner.)

 

BUSINESS INSIDER & INDEPENDENT & YAHOO & HUFFINGTON POST & DAILY MAIL
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: The Trump-hating Robert De Niro promotes hatred of Trump.
https://www.businessinsider.com/de-niro-trump-racist-white-supremacist-2019-1
https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/films/news/robert-de-niro-trump-racist-white-supremacist-interview-a8714276.html
https://finance.yahoo.com/news/robert-de-niro-calls-trump-real-racist-shame-164854596.html
https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/robert-de-niro-donald-trump-racist-white-supremacist_us_5c32ac07e4b0bcb4c25d08b2
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-6563427/Robert-Niro-calls-Donald-Trump-real-racist-artist.html

 

BUSINESS INSIDER & ATLANTA JOURNAL CONSTITUTION & DAYTON DAILY NEWS & YAHOO NEWS & INDEPENDENT & CBS NEWS & DAILY MAIL & HUFFINGTON POST & THE HILL & COLLEGE HEIGHTS HERALD & WASHINGTON POST & HOUSTON HERALD & BOSTON GLOBE
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: The Trump-hating Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez promotes hatred of Trump.
https://www.businessinsider.com/alexandria-ocasio-cortez-calls-trump-a-racist-and-claps-2019-1
https://www.ajc.com/news/national/alexandria-ocasio-cortez-says-question-trump-racist/HxOaMoaZd6K8mTTsPpC30N/
https://www.daytondailynews.com/news/national/alexandria-ocasio-cortez-says-question-trump-racist/HxOaMoaZd6K8mTTsPpC30N/
https://finance.yahoo.com/news/alexandria-ocasio-cortez-explains-believes-trump-racist-053815434.html
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/alexandria-ocasio-cortez-donald-trump-racist-cbs-news-interview-anderson-cooper-a8715096.html
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/alexandria-ocasio-cortez-the-rookie-congresswoman-challenging-the-democratic-establishment-60-minutes-interview-full-transcript-2019-01-06/
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-6563875/Alexandria-Ocasio-Cortez-says-theres-no-question-President-Trump-racist.html
https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/alexandria-ocasio-cortez-60-minutes-trump_us_5c32bce0e4b0bcb4c25d2179
https://thehill.com/homenews/house/424099-ocasio-cortez-says-its-no-question-that-trump-is-a-racist
https://wkuherald.com/news/national/ocasio-cortez-there-s-no-question-trump-is-racist/video_0e41bc37-5837-51e3-9af4-40dc81bf8b31.html
https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2019/01/07/does-ocasio-cortez-think-trump-is-racist-yeah-no-question/
https://www.houstonherald.com/news/politics/ocasio-cortez-there-s-no-question-trump-is-racist/video_2e80f275-606c-5eef-a22d-898753b48888.html
https://www.bostonglobe.com/news/politics/2019/01/06/alexandria-ocasio-cortez-calls-trump-racist-outlines-radical-policies-minutes/rDVNYZZP0WbarwdDE0arAI/story.html

 

STANDARD EXAMINER
— Tax dollars should go toward border wall, not illegal immigrants – Russ Larsen, Smithfield
https://www.standard.net/opinion/letters/letter-tax-dollars-should-go-toward-border-wall-not-illegal/article_1dd36fa8-9d9a-5d63-88ec-5f0b54029b0c.html

 

NEW NOW NEXT
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, those who do not promote LGBTQ activity are discriminated against.
http://www.newnownext.com/nancy-pelosi-house-speaker-lgbtq-equality-act/01/2019/

 

NEW YORK MAGAZINE
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats glorify and praise citizens of foreign countries.
http://nymag.com/intelligencer/2019/01/border-patrol-texas-immigration.html

 

JERUSALEM POST
— UP TO 50,000 JEWISH FEDERAL EMPLOYEES AFFECTED BY SHUTDOWN Hebrew Free Loan Society preparing emergency assistance for Jewish workers going without paychecks. – MICHAEL WILNER
https://www.jpost.com/Diaspora/Up-to-50000-Jewish-federal-employees-affected-by-shutdown-576543

 

DAILY MAIL
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Americans promote illegals.
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-6564427/Honduran-caravan-migrants-pass-children-barbed-wire-fence-border-Mexico-US.html

January 4 Evening Edition

FOX NEWS CHICAGO
— President Trump says he could declare ‘national emergency’ to build border wall
http://www.fox32chicago.com/facebook-instant/president-trump-says-he-could-declare-national-emergency-to-build-border-wall

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Decision by DuPage clerk on when her office will take over election duties could come next week – Suzanne Baker
https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/naperville-sun/news/ct-nvs-election-merger-st-0106-story.html

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— CTA bus services losing riders in the last decade, data shows – Manny Ramos and Tanveer Ali
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/cta-busiest-route-continues-to-lose-riders-79th-street-bus-roderick-sawyer/

 

DAILY HERALD
— AP-NORC Poll: Immigration among the top concerns in 2019
https://www.dailyherald.com/article/20190104/news/301049878/
— Help us amass a list of emails for local candidates – Editorial
https://www.dailyherald.com/discuss/20190104/editorial-help-us-amass-a-list-of-emails-for-local-candidates

 

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— What City Hall corruption costs Chicago business As the Ed Burke scandal shows, the Chicago Way remains a drag on local commerce. – CLAIRE BUSHEY and BRIGID SWEENE
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/government/what-city-hall-corruption-costs-chicago-business
— For Pritzker and the rest of us: Now comes the hard part Something big needs to happen soon to fix Illinois’ finances—and it’s going to cost money. – RICH MILLER
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/rich-miller-springfield/pritzker-and-rest-us-now-comes-hard-part
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Pot pushers push pot.
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/news/pot-adjacent-companies-look-cash

 

HERALD NEWS
— Republican Navy veteran Matt Quigley announces 2020 run to unseat Lauren Underwood Constituent alleges voting misconduct by Underwood – ALEX ORTIZ
https://www.theherald-news.com/2019/01/04/navy-veteran-announces-2020-run-to-unseat-lauren-underwood/awnhrbs/

 

FOX ILLINOIS
— Newly-elected Michigan Dem uses vulgarity in vow to impeach Trump – AP
https://foxillinois.com/news/connect-to-congress/newly-elected-michigan-dem-uses-vulgarity-in-call-to-impeach-trump

 

NPR ILLINOIS
— RNC Members Want To Block A Primary Challenge To Trump, But The Rules May Stop Them – TIM MAK
http://www.nprillinois.org/post/rnc-members-want-block-primary-challenge-trump-rules-may-stop-them#stream/0

 

PRAIRIE STATE WIRE
— Legalized pot leads to more stoners on the road, studies show – W.J. Kennedy
https://prairiestatewire.com/stories/511715015-legalized-pot-leads-to-more-stoners-on-the-road-studies-show
— Skillicorn encourages state GOP to regroup – Glenn Minnis
https://prairiestatewire.com/stories/511714459-skillicorn-calls-for-state-s-gop-to-regroup
(FROM THE ARTICLE: “It’s going to take leadership, and I vow to be a part of it,” Skillicorn said. “We must find the courage and resolve to overcome what few disagreements we really have, to focus our energy and efforts on being the change that senior citizens, college students, young families, veterans and those most vulnerable can believe in. The alternative is unthinkable.”)

 

CHICAGO CITY WIRE
— State GOP chair calls for ban on lawmakers running tax-appeal firms – Glenn Minnis
https://chicagocitywire.com/stories/511715027-state-gop-chair-calls-for-ban-on-lawmakers-running-tax-appeal-firms

 

ILLINOIS NEWS NETWORK
— Rodney Davis guarantees Democrats move to impeach Trump – Greg Bishop
https://www.ilnews.org/news/state_politics/central-illinois-republican-guarantees-democrats-move-to-impeach-trump/article_211ff7dc-1063-11e9-b6be-938b694150ef.html

 

ILLINOIS LEAKS
— Village of Bolingbrook candidate Maripat Oliver provides false information in support of petition objections – KIRK ALLEN
https://edgarcountywatchdogs.com/2019/01/village-of-bolingbrook-candidate-maripat-oliver-provides-false-information-in-support-of-petition-objections/

 

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— REP. SKILLICORN: WHERE DOES THE IL GOP GO FROM HERE?
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2019/01/rep-skillicorn-where-does-the-il-gop-go-from-here-.html
— DEC 2018 JOBS REPORT SURPASSES EXPECTATIONS
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2019/01/dec-2018-jobs-report-surpasses-expectations.html
— GOP SEEKING MCHENRY COUNTY BOARD VACANCY APPLICANTS FOR DISTRICT 3
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2019/01/gop-seeking-mchenry-county-board-vacancy-applicants-for-district-3.html
— BETRAYAL SPELLS DEATH KNELL FOR ILLINOIS GOP ORGS – Jack Koenig
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2019/01/letter-to-editor-betrayal-spells-death-knell-for-illinois-gop-orgs.html

 

DAILY CALLER
— REP. CHERI BUSTOS SAYS DEMOCRATS WILL HAVE TO GIVE TRUMP SOMETHING ON THE BORDER WALL – Nick Givas
https://dailycaller.com/2019/01/04/cheri-bustos-democrats-border-wall/

 

BREITBART
— Pelosi: Amnesty for ‘Patriotic’ Dreamers Will ‘Make America More American’ – Tony Lee (DIERSEN: Trump-haters use “patriotic” as a derogatory term against those who are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2019/01/03/pelosi-amnesty-for-patriotic-dreamers-will-make-america-more-american/

 

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— The shutdown has taken down E-Verify, the only ‘wall’ that actually works – Erin Dunne
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/the-shutdown-has-taken-down-e-verify-the-only-wall-that-actually-works

 

THE HILL
— Trump threatens to extend partial government shutdown for years – ALEXANDER BOLTON AND JORDAN FABIAN
https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/423915-schumer-trump-threatened-to-keep-government-shut-down-for-years

 

HUFFINGTON POST
— Trump Claims Most Furloughed Federal Workers Are Rooting For Him On Wall Funding – Amanda Terkel
https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/trump-shutdown-furloughed-workers_us_5c2fc50ce4b0bcb4c25bab28

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— Trump Suggests Shutdown Could Last ‘Months or Even Years’ – Michael Tackett and Sheryl Gay Stolberg
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/01/04/us/politics/democrats-trump-meeting-government-shutdown.html
— Republicans Seek to Boost Small Donations, but a Fragmented System Stymies Them – Stephanie Saul and Rachel Shorey
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/01/04/us/politics/republican-campaign-donations.html
— McConnell Faces Pressure From Republicans to Stop Avoiding Shutdown Fight – Sheryl Gay Stolberg and Nicholas Fandos
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/01/03/us/politics/mcconnell-senate-republicans-shutdown.html

 

WASHINGTON POST
— Trump threatens shutdown of ‘months or even years’ over border wall, says he could declare national emergency to get it built – Seung Min Kim, Erica Werner and Josh Dawsey
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/pence-urges-gop-lawmakers-to-stand-with-trump-in-shutdown-fight/2019/01/04/99519d06-103f-11e9-84fc-d58c33d6c8c7_story.html
— While federal workers go without pay, senior Trump administration officials are poised to get $10,000 raises. – Peter Whoriskey and
Lisa Rein
https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2019/01/04/while-federal-workers-go-without-pay-senior-trump-administration-officials-are-poised-get-raises/
— Millions face delayed tax refunds, cuts to food stamps as White House scrambles to deal with shutdown’s consequences – Damian Paletta and Erica Werner
https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/economy/millions-face-delayed-tax-refunds-cuts-to-food-aid-as-white-house-scrambles-to-deal-with-shutdown/2019/01/04/b5b58616-0fa3-11e9-8938-5898adc28fa2_story.html

 

FORBES
— Three Practical First Steps To Successful Diversity Hiring – Julia Li (DIERSEN: GAO hired me in 1980 because it could not find a qualified Democrat, minority, female, younger person, or veteran who would take the job. IRS hired me in 1971 because it could not find a qualified Democrat, minority, female, or veteran who would take the job. The Post Office hired me in 1966 because it could not find a qualified Democrat, minority, female, or veteran who would take the job.)
https://www.forbes.com/sites/forbescommunicationscouncil/2019/01/04/three-practical-first-steps-to-successful-diversity-hiring/

 

NEWSWEEK
— KOCH DONOR NETWORK WILL NOT SUPPORT TRUMP IN 2020, BUT WILL PROMOTE PERMANENT LEGAL STATUS FOR DREAMERS – DANIEL MORITZ-RABSON
https://www.newsweek.com/koch-network-wont-support-trump-2020-1278141

January 2 Evening Edition

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— IL GOP SEEKS GUIDANCE FOR 2020 VIA ONLINE SURVEY (DIERSEN: INITIAL QUESTIONS: Who is exactly paying for this survey? When did you first learn that this survey was going to be conducted and who did you learn that from? Who developed the survey? What input did you, your Republican Precinct Committeeman/Captain, the officers of your Republican township/ward/county party organizations, your representative on the Illinois Republican Party (IRP) State Central Committee, the IRP officers, the IRP National Committeeman, and the IRP National Committeewoman have in the development of this survey? Where is the document that details the methodology used for this survey? What has been done to publicize this survey? Of course, anti-conservatives want liberals and moderates to respond to the survey and NOT conservatives. What about liberal and moderate responders who falsely claim to be conservative?)
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2018/12/il-gop-seeks-guidance-for-2020-via-online-survey.html
— DI LEO: MITT ROMNEY AND THE MISGUIDED OP-ED
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2019/01/mitt-romney-and-the-misguided-op-ed.html
— HUNDREDS OF PUBLIC PENSION MILLIONAIRES LIVE IN SOUTHWEST ILLINOIS, NEW REPORT SAYS
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2019/01/hundreds-of-public-pension-millionaires-live-in-southwest-illinois-new-report-says.html
— CHICAGO SENDS ALLEGED COMMUNIST SYMPATHIZER JESUS GARCIA TO US CONGRESS
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2019/01/chicago-sends-alleged-communist-sympathizer-jesus-garcia-to-us-congress.html
— THORNER: SHOULD SHARIA SUPREMACISM CONCERN THIS NATION?
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2019/01/thorner-should-sharia-supremacism-concern-this-nation.html

 

ILLINOIS 1ST CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT REPUBLICAN PARTY
— Happy New Year! The Illinois Republican Party is seeking your input. The survey will be open through January 10, 2019. https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/LBGPSVC
https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?id=300523616785758&story_fbid=1071563839681728

 

WILL COUNTY REPUBLICAN CENTRAL COMMITTEE
— The Illinois Republican party put together a survey that allows Republican voters, volunteers, and committeemen to have a voice in the direction of your Illinois Republican Party. Below is the link where the survey can be completed. The cutoff for completion will be January 10, 2019! Link: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/LBGPSVC
https://mailchi.mp/61975fedb10e/breaking-local-republican-news-and-events-near-you

 

ABC7
— Lauren Underwood, Sean Casten have priorities ready ahead of Congress swearing-in – Graig Wall (DIERSEN: The Democrat Party will insist that Underwood and Casten do everything that they can a) to promote welfare, dependency on government, dependency on charity, LGBTQ activity, abortion, mass/illegal immigration, booze, gambling, pot, and other vices, abolition of the First and Second Amendments, patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, age discrimination, retaliation, and even worse things and b) to drive out of Illinois individuals, organizations, and companies that are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders, and those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://abc7chicago.com/politics/underwood-casten-have-priorities-ready-ahead-of-congress-swearing-in/5006266/
— Government Shutdown 2019: Trump meets with Democrats, says shutdown ‘could be a long time’ – AP
https://abc7chicago.com/politics/government-shutdown-could-be-a-long-time-trump-says-after-meeting-with-dems/5004611/

 

NBC5
— New GOP Rivalry? Romney Barrels Into DC Blistering Trump Mitt Romney, a former Massachusetts governor, had criticized President Donald Trump before — notably, in a March 2016 speech he called Trump a “fraud” and opposed his bid for the GOP nomination – Kevin Freking
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/politics/Mitt-Romney-Criticizes-Donald-Trump-in-Op-Ed-503781741.html
Ald. Ricardo Munoz Arrested in Domestic Violence Incident: Police
— The long-serving member of the Chicago City Council was placed into police custody after a “victim states that a verbal argument took place between him and his wife”
https://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/alderman-ricardo-munoz-chicago-police-arrest-question-503802491.html

 

FOX NEWS CHICAGO
— Trump’s ‘Game of Thrones’-inspired poster featured during Cabinet meeting sparks social media frenzy – Jennifer Earl
http://www.fox32chicago.com/news/national/trumps-game-of-thrones-inspired-poster-featured-during-cabinet-meeting-sparks-social-media-frenzy

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Anne Stava-Murray, a Michael Madigan critic who will be sworn in next week, eyeing 2020 run for U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin’s seat – Lisa Donovan
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-met-anne-stava-murray-eyes-senate-20190102-story.html
— Watch the new Madigan ad with a heap of skepticism – Kristen McQueary
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/commentary/ct-perspec-mcqueary-madigan-ad-democrats-on-your-side-0103-20190102-story.html
— Deodorizing marijuana – Editorial (DIERSEN: Stink is the least of the many problems with pot.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/editorials/ct-edit-marijuana-smell-farm-nuisance-20181224-story.html

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Get moving on project to keep Asian carp out of Lake Michigan – Editorial
https://chicago.suntimes.com/opinion/asian-carp-illinois-brandon-road-joliet/

 

DAILY HERALD
— Vote to disband DuPage election commission could be delayed – Robert Sanchez
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20190102/vote-to-disband-dupage-election-commission-could-be-delayed
— State Rep.-elect Stava-Murray now plans to run for Durbin’s U.S. Senate seat – Katlyn Smith
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20190102/state-rep-elect-stava-murray-now-plans-to-run-for-durbins-us-senate-seat

 

HERALD NEWS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-male march is set for Jan. 19 in New Lenox
https://www.theherald-news.com/2019/01/02/womens-march-set-for-jan-19-in-new-lenox/a11f140/

 

CHAMPAIGN/URBANA NEWS GAZETTE
— Put the brakes on gas tax idea – Editorial
http://www.news-gazette.com/opinion/editorials/2019-01-02/editorial-put-the-brakes-gas-tax-idea.html

 

BEVERLY REVIEW
— Leaders share blame, shame – Editorial
http://www.beverlyreview.net/opinion/our_opinion/article_83e8ad7a-0eb3-11e9-862c-27175aac6330.html

 

ILLINOIS WATCHDOG
— By the numbers: Illinois ranked No. 28 in average charitable giving (DIERSEN: Democrats always demonize, denigrate, and condemn Republicans for not giving enough money to charities.)
https://www.watchdog.org/illinois/by-the-numbers-illinois-ranked-no-in-average-charitable-giving/article_911d112a-0a2b-11e9-83ee-5395e9545603.html

 

FREE BEACON
— Romney: ‘I Would Vote for the Border Wall’ and Mandate E-Verify – Paul Crookston
https://freebeacon.com/issues/romney-i-would-vote-border-wall-mandate-e-verify/

 

CONSERVATIVE HQ
— It’s The Democrats Who Refuse To Compromise On The Wall
http://www.conservativehq.com/node/29404

 

AMERICAN THINKER
— Castro screams at US like a cornered rat – Monica Showalter
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2019/01/castro_screams_at_us_like_a_cornered_rat.html

 

NEW AMERICAN
— Democrats Hiding Real Reason for Opposing Walls – John F. McManus
https://www.thenewamerican.com/reviews/opinion/item/31071-democrats-hiding-real-reason-for-opposing-walls

 

TOWNHALL
— RNC Chair Calls Out Her Uncle Mitt for His Anti-Trump Op-ed – Cortney O’Brien
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/cortneyobrien/2019/01/02/wow-rnc-chair-calls-out-her-uncle-mitt-for-his-antitrump-oped-n2538366
— Incoming Senator Romney Publishes Blistering Op/Ed on Trump’s Character. Why, and Why Now? – Guy Benson
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/guybenson/2019/01/02/romney-oped-n2538350
— Former NYT Editor: Anti-Trump Bias Is Destroying The Times’ Credibility – Matt Vespa
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/mattvespa/2019/01/02/former-nyt-editor-the-times-credibility-is-being-destroyed-with-their-anti-trum-n2538362

 

BREITBART
— 5 ‘America First’ Legal Immigration Promises Trump Must Keep This Year – John Binder
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2019/01/02/5-america-first-legal-immigration-promises-trump-must-keep-this-year/
— RNC’s Ronna McDaniel Calls Uncle Romney’s Anti-Trump Op-Ed ‘Disappointing and Unproductive’ – Kristina Wong
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2019/01/02/rncs-ronna-mcdaniel-calls-uncle-romneys-anti-trump-op-ed-disappointing-unproductive/

 

GOPUSA
— Incoming Sen. Mitt Romney grabs media attention with attack on Trump
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=61717
— Fake news from once reputable sources abounds
http://www.gopusa.com/fake-news-from-once-reputable-sources-abounds/

 

LIBERTY NATION
— Top 20 Conservative News Sites To Read In 2019 (DIERSEN: GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails regularly include links to articles on many of these 20.)
https://www.libertynation.com/top-20-conservative-news-sites-to-read-in-2019/

 

THE HILL
— McConnell suggests shutdown could last for weeks – JORDAIN CARNEY
https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/423590-mcconnell-suggests-shutdown-could-last-for-weeks
— Attorney says more undocumented workers are employed at Trump golf course
https://thehill.com/hilltv/rising/423465-attorney-says-more-undocumented-workers-are-employed-at-trump-golf-course

 

NEW YORK POST
— Trump was right to rein in federal workers’ gravy train – Betsy McCaughey (DIERSEN: Of course, because federal pay and benefits are so bad, McCaughey would never take a federal job.)
https://nypost.com/2019/01/02/trump-was-right-to-rein-in-federal-workers-gravy-train/

 

HOUSTON CHRONICLE
— Only 1 out of 36 newly elected female representatives in Congress is Republican – here’s why it matters – Malliga Och
https://www.houstonchronicle.com/news/article/Only-1-out-of-36-newly-elected-female-13502764.php

 

FEDERAL NEWS NETWORK
— Shutdown: Winter vacation or financial nightmare? – Mike Causey
https://federalnewsnetwork.com/mike-causey-federal-report/2019/01/shutdown-winter-vacation-or-financial-nightmare/

 

FEDERAL TIMES
— House Democrats plan to dismantle fed-targeting rule – Jessie Bur (DIERSEN: My Democrat superiors in the federal government acted like their Democrat U.S. Senators and their Democrat U.S. Representatives wanted them to get rid of their employees who were Republican, White, male, and/or non-veteran who they had not promoted to GS-13 (currently $96,403) by age 25, GS-14 (currently $113,920) by age 30, GS-15 (currently $134,000) by age 35, and Senior Executive Service (currently $164,200) by age 40.)
https://www.federaltimes.com/federal-oversight/congress/2019/01/02/house-democrats-plan-to-dismantle-fed-targeting-rule/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: A House of Representatives rule that gives Congress the authority to cut the pay of an individual federal employee or eliminate entire agency programs will be removed under a proposed rules package for the 116th Congress. The Holman Rule, first established in 1876 and reintroduced in the 115th Congress, enables lawmakers to cut individual salaries, programs or agency office sizes in appropriations language. The rule was never successfully used during the two years it was recently in effect, but lawmakers have tried to cut the salary of the Western Area Power Administrator and to remove the Congressional Budget Office’s budget analysis division by invoking the rule.)

January 1 Morning Edition

ABC7
— U.S. stocks suffer worst year since 2008 financial crisis – AP (DIERSEN: How far down will Democrats drive stocks to punish Republicans?)
https://abc7chicago.com/business/us-stocks-suffer-worst-year-since-2008-financial-crisis/4996489/

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Pot pushers push pot.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/sns-bc-us-ye–legal-marijuana-banner-year-20181227-story.html

 

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Efficiency in government should be top priority in 2019 – Editorial (DIERSEN: The top priority for Illinois Democrats for 2019 is to drive out of Illinois individuals, organizations, and companies that are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders, and those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.sj-r.com/opinion/20181231/our-view-efficiency-in-government-should-be-top-priority-in-2019

 

BELLEVILLE NEWS DEMOCRAT
— Think you’re too old to become an entrepreneur? Not in Fairview Heights. – TERI MADDOX (DIERSEN: If you are a Republican, White, male, and/or non-veteran federal employee, the federal government thinks that you are “too old” and gets rid of you if you do not make GS-13 (currently $96,403) by age 25, GS-14 (currently $113,920) by age 30, GS-15 (currently $134,000) by age 35, and Senior Executive Service (currently $164,200) by age 40. Extremely few federal employees make the aforesaid promotions.)
https://www.bnd.com/news/local/article223619025.html

 

FOX ILLINOIS
— Trump waiting for Democrats to make move on ending shutdown – AP
https://foxillinois.com/news/nation-world/trump-waiting-for-democrats-to-make-move-on-ending-shutdown

 

NPR ILLINOIS
— Democrats Plan Vote To Reopen Government On Jan. 3, When They Take Over House – SUSAN DAVIS & ARNIE SEIPEL
http://www.nprillinois.org/post/democrats-plan-vote-reopen-government-jan-3-when-they-take-over-house#stream/0

 

ABC ST. LOUIS
— Is Facebook Censoring Use Of Terms ‘Illegal Immigrant’, ‘Illegal Alien’? (DIERSEN: Facebook is a Democrat website.)
https://abcstlouis.com/news/nation-world/is-facebook-censoring-those-who-use-terms-illegal-immigrant-or-illegal-alien-in-posts

 

AMERICAN THINKER
— The Absurdity of an Open Border – Brian C. Joondeph
https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2019/01/the_absurdity_of_an_open_border.html

 

BREITBART
— Lindsey Graham Floats Deal: Trump Would Trade 700K Work Permits for $5 Billion for Wall, ‘Border Security’ – Joel B. Pollak
https://www.breitbart.com/border/2018/12/30/lindsey-graham-floats-deal-trump-would-trade-700k-work-permits-for-5-billion-for-wall-border-security/
— UK Buckles, Sends More Border Force Boats Despite Migrant ‘Magnet’ Warnings – Victoria Friedman
https://www.breitbart.com/europe/2019/01/01/uk-buckles-more-border-force-boats-warnings-magnets-migrants/

 

CONSERVATIVE REVIEW
— The media never cares when Americans are killed by illegal immigrants – Daniel Horowitz
https://www.conservativereview.com/news/the-media-never-cares-when-americans-are-killed-by-illegal-immigrants/
— Democrats put politics before safety – Dr. Tom Borelli
https://www.conservativereview.com/news/democrats-put-politics-before-safety/

 

TOWNHALL
— Obama Used Walls To Shut Out Veterans, Opposes Walls To Stop Illegal Aliens – Jake Hoffman
https://townhall.com/columnists/jakehoffman/2019/01/01/obama-used-walls-to-shut-out-veterans-opposes-walls-to-stop-illegal-aliens-n2538316
— Borders Are Compassionate – Carl Jackson
https://townhall.com/columnists/carljackson/2019/01/01/borders-are-compassionate-n2538313
— Officer Ronil Singh Is The Immigrant We Want. His Alleged Murderer Is Not. – John Dempsey
https://townhall.com/columnists/johndempsey/2019/01/01/officer-ronil-singh-is-the-immigrant-we-want-his-murderer-is-not-n2538299

 

FRONTPAGE MAGAZINE
— THE LEFT’S FAKE NEWS ABOUT PRE-CASTRO CUBA Pathetic media lies and Hollywood clichés. – Humberto Fontova
https://www.frontpagemag.com/fpm/272407/lefts-fake-news-about-pre-castro-cuba-humberto-fontova

 

HOT AIR
— Shutdown Symbolism: Refighting The 2016 Election
https://hotair.com/headlines/archives/2018/12/shutdown-symbolism-refighting-2016-election/

 

WORLD NET DAILY
— U.S. ‘A NATION OF IMMIGRANTS’? WHAT A CROCK Carl Jackson declares, ‘Borders are no different than your front door’ (DIERSEN: How long have your ancestors been in America? According to anti-Whites and White-haters in the Democrat Party, if you are White, the longer that your ancestors have been in America, a) the more that you should pay the price of Affirmative Action, Diversity, and Inclusion and b) the sooner that you should be gotten rid of.)
https://www.wnd.com/2018/12/u-s-a-nation-of-immigrants-what-a-crock/
— THE GREAT WALL OF AMERICA WILL BREAK THE DEMOCRATS Rich Logis calls project ‘padded-room inducing’ for Trump’s opponents
https://www.wnd.com/2018/12/the-great-wall-of-america-will-break-the-democrats/
— THIS WALL CUT OFF FLOOD OF 55,000 ILLEGAL ALIENS Israeli gives lesson in how to close down borders, protect nation
https://www.wnd.com/2018/12/this-wall-cut-off-flood-of-55000-illegal-aliens/

 

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Genocide, slavery and immigration – Richard W. Rahn (DIERSEN: How long have your ancestors been in America? According to anti-Whites and White-haters in the Democrat Party, if you are White, the longer that your ancestors have been in America, a) the more that you should pay the price of Affirmative Action, Diversity, and Inclusion and b) the sooner that you should be gotten rid of.)
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2018/dec/31/genocide-slavery-and-immigration/

 

CNN
— Federal employees union sues government over lack of pay – Caroline Kelly (DIERSEN: All federal employees, and especially those who are not “essential” like I was, have always been viciously demonized, denigrated, and condemned. If I sought a government or political office, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes would viciously demonize, denigrate, and condemn the fact that I worked for GAO 1980-1997, for IRS 1971-1980, and for the Post Office 1966-1969.)
https://www.cnn.com/2018/12/31/politics/federal-workers-sue-government/index.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: A federal employee labor union is suing the US government for requiring “essential” employees to work without pay during the partial government shutdown. The American Federation of Government Employees alleged Monday that the government is violating the Fair Labor Standards Act by forcing employees deemed essential to work without pay. About a quarter of the government has been affected by the shutdown, including correctional officers, Border Patrol and Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents, and transportation security officers. Across different government agencies, about 380,000 federal employees will be furloughed and 420,000 will work without pay due to the shutdown continuing into the new year.)

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Democrats hint/imply/argue/shout that members of Group B, their parents, their grandparents, their great grandparents, and the rest of their ancestors caused all the problems that members of Group A have had, are having, and will have. Members of Group B are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older people, rich people, gun owners, German Americans, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time and members of Group A are anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/12/31/us/joyful-headlines-about-race-and-equality.html
— In Search of Lost Screen Time Imagine what we could do with our money, and hours, if we set our smartphones aside for a year. – Paul Greenberg (DIERSEN: I do not own/use a smartphone. I spend 10+ hours a day, 70+ hours a week, 300+ hours a month, 3,650+ hours a year, and 36,500+ hours a decade putting GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails together and sending them out. Since 2004, those 6,200+ emails have included links to 321,500+ articles and information on many upcoming events.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/12/31/opinion/smartphones-screen-time.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: More than three-quarters of all Americans own a smartphone. In 2018 those 253 million Americans spent $1,380 and 1,460 hours on their smartphone and other mobile devices. That’s 91 waking days; cumulatively, that adds up to 370 billion waking American hours and $349 billion.)
— A $15 Minimum Wage Seemed Impossible. Now It’s Reality for a Million New Yorkers. – Patrick McGeehan (DIERSEN: I earned the minimum wage 1964-1966. If it had been $15/hour in today’s dollars, I might very well have bought a loaded Pontiac GTO in 1966, instead of a Pontiac Tempest Sprint.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/12/31/nyregion/15-minimum-wage-new-york.html
— ‘Birth Tourism’ Is Legal in Canada. A Lawmaker Calls It Unscrupulous. – Dan Bilefsky (DIERSEN: What if China decided that it was not going to let citizens of Mexico take control of the United States? What if China sent many millions of its pregnant citizens into the United States to give birth?)
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/12/31/world/canada/china-birth-tourism.html

 

WASHINGTON POST
— ‘They’re not asking permission to do things’: Democrats brace for robust freshman class – Elise Viebeck and Paul Kane
https://www.washingtonpost.com/powerpost/theyre-not-asking-permission-to-do-things-democrats-brace-for-robust-freshman-class/2018/12/31/b10a9280-02da-11e9-b5df-5d3874f1ac36_story.html

— What’s in a name? Trump, allies back away from idea that the border wall needs to be a wall. – Felicia Sonmez, John Wagner and
Seung Min Kim
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/trump-says-he-never-abandoned-the-idea-of-a-concrete-wall-disputing-kelly/2018/12/31/85af147a-0cea-11e9-84fc-d58c33d6c8c7_story.html

 

USA TODAY
— Donald Trump: Happy New Year to everyone, including ‘haters’ – David Jackson
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2019/01/01/donald-trump-happy-new-year-haters/2456753002/

 

DESERET NEWS
— Pensions, pot and gambling? Not a Utah problem – Amy Joi O’Donoghue
https://www.deseretnews.com/article/900048629/pensions-pot-and-gambling-not-a-utah-problem.html

 

GOVERNMENT EXECUTIVE
— Poll: Federal Employees Overwhelmingly Oppose Shutdown, Only 30 Percent Support Wall – Eric Katz
https://www.govexec.com/pay-benefits/2018/12/poll-federal-employees-overwhelmingly-oppose-shutdown-only-30-percent-support-wall/153863/

 

SALON
— FBI investigating Trump golf club for hiring undocumented workers after tip to Mueller Lawyer representing immigrants says Trump’s New Jersey club supplied fake green cards, Social Security numbers – IGOR DERYSH
https://www.salon.com/2019/01/01/fbi-investigating-trump-golf-club-for-hiring-undocumented-workers-after-tip-to-mueller/

December 30 Evening Edition

ABC7
— Chicago leaders concerned about minorities being under-counted in 2020 Census – Evelyn Holmes (DIERSEN: Democrats and RINOs want all the citizens of foreign countries who they illegally brought to America illegally and all their children to be counted.)
https://abc7chicago.com/politics/chicago-leaders-concerned-about-minorities-being-under-counted-in-2020-census-/4987975/

 

NBC5
— Rauner Rejects $8M from Michigan for Asian Carp Project
https://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/bruce-rauner-rejects-8-million-from-michigan-for-asian-carp-project-503682321.html

 

WLS AM
— Sample letters the government suggests furloughed federal workers could send to their creditors (DIERSEN: How have federal government shutdowns impacted you? I was a federal retiree and Social Security recipient during shutdowns in 2013 and this year. I was an IRS employee during shutdowns in 1976, 1977, 1978, and 1979. I was a GAO employee during shutdowns in 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1986, 1987, 1990, 1995, and 1996.)
http://www.wlsam.com/news/read-sample-letters-the-government-suggests-furloughed-federal-workers-could-send-to-their-creditors/

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Chicago police detectives face punishing pace of gun violence in neighborhoods where they are often not trusted or respected – Annie Sweeney and Jeremy Gorner
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/ct-met-chicago-unsolved-shootings-detectives-20181219-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: If you paint a “dim portrait of Trump,” anti-trumps and Trump-haters promote you.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/politics/ct-john-kelly-interview-analysis-20181230-story.html

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— No talk of solution to shutdown, president tweets blame – AP
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/government-shutdown-trump-blames-dems/
— New laws ban ‘fake weed,’ create certification requirement for pot workers – Tom Schuba
https://chicago.suntimes.com/cannabis/new-laws-ban-fake-weed-create-certification-requirement-for-pot-workers/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A Trump-hater’s “New Year’s political lexicon to help decipher 2019.”
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/new-year-2019-lexicon-words-language/

 

DAILY HERALD
— It’s time to fix Social Security’s tax burden – LIZ WESTON
https://www.dailyherald.com/business/20181230/its-time-to-fix-social-securitys-tax-burden
— Federal minimum wage fell by 14 cents this year, when adjusted for inflation – Christopher Ingraham (DIERSEN: Did you work for the minimum wage? I worked for the minimum wage for 13 months part-time and for 3 months full-time 1964-1966 while I was in high school. With the money that I earned and saved, I bought a new 1966 Pontiac Tempest Sprint in May of 1966.)
https://www.dailyherald.com/business/20181230/federal-minimum-wage-fell-by-14-cents-this-year-when-adjusted-for-inflation

 

SOUTHERN
— Graham: There will never be a deal without wall
https://thesouthern.com/news/national/govt-and-politics/graham-there-will-never-be-a-deal-without-wall/video_e8e7bbea-8c15-55c9-a3a4-4560135857d9.html
— Southern Illinois is even deeper red after midterms (DIERSEN: Why are the Democrats less successful in promoting hatred against Trump in southern Illinois?)
https://thesouthern.com/southern-illinois-is-even-deeper-red-after-midterms/article_b7454443-2c0a-56c2-b6b3-a946f96f663e.html

 

FOX ILLINOIS
— Chief of staff Kelly: Trump backed away from wall months ago – AP
https://foxillinois.com/news/nation-world/chief-of-staff-kelly-trump-backed-away-from-wall-months-ago

 

NORTH COOK NEWS
— Palatine Township supervisor decries potential gas tax hike – Glenn Minnis
https://northcooknews.com/stories/511693044-palatine-supervisor-decries-potential-gas-tax-hike

 

FOX NEWS
— Scalise: Dems Won’t Negotiate Border Security Out of Fear of Radical Left
http://insider.foxnews.com/2018/12/30/steve-scalise-democrats-wont-negotiate-border-security-out-fear-radical-left

 

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Lindsey Graham floats renewable legal status in exchange for wall funding – Tom Howell Jr.
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2018/dec/30/lindsey-graham-floats-renewable-legal-status-excha/
— Harris, Hirono accused of anti-Catholic ‘bigotry’ for targeting Knights of Columbus Democratic senators quiz judicial nominee over membership in men’s Catholic charitable group – Valerie Richardson
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2018/dec/30/kamala-harris-mazie-hirono-target-brian-buescher-k/
— Stores increasing age requirement to buy guns raises legal questions – David Sherfinski
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2018/dec/30/stores-increasing-age-requirement-to-buy-guns-rais/

 

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Lindsey Graham: ‘There will never be a deal without wall funding’ – Naomi Lim
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/lindsey-graham-there-will-never-be-a-deal-without-wall-funding

 

BREITBART
— Six Ways China Uses Economic Villainy to Edge Out Competitors – John Hayward
https://www.breitbart.com/national-security/2018/12/25/six-ways-china-uses-economic-villainy-to-edge-out-competitors/

 

BLAZE
— Another migrant caravan with 15,000 will depart Honduras next month. Here’s everything you need to know. Here we go again – Chris Enloe
https://www.theblaze.com/news/another-migrant-caravan-with-15-000-will-depart-honduras-next-month-heres-everything-you-need-to-know
— Facebook takes action against users for calling accused cop killer ‘illegal immigrant,’ ‘illegal alien’ – Chris Enloe
https://www.theblaze.com/news/facebook-takes-action-against-users-for-calling-accused-cop-killer-illegal-immigrant-illegal-alien

 

TOWNHALL
— Flashback: Schumer Admits Illegal Aliens Are ‘Criminals’ And Border Walls Make America Safer – Beth Baumann
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/bethbaumann/2018/12/30/flashback-schumer-admits-illegal-aliens-are-criminals-and-border-walls-make-america-safer-video-n2538262

 

NEWSMAX
— Scalise: Dems Caving to ‘Radical’ Wing in Wall Funding Stalemate – Cathy Burke
https://www.newsmax.com/politics/scalise-wall-shutdown-funding/2018/12/30/id/896296/

 

AMERICAN THINKER
— Mexican apprehension about becoming a caravan pit stop has one answer – Monica Showalter
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2018/12/mexican_apprehension_about_becoming_a_caravan_pit_stop_has_one_answer.html
— Democrats say, with no evidence, that walls don’t work – Jack Hellner
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2018/12/democrats_say_with_no_evidence_that_walls_dont_work.html

 

TOWNHALL
— Sen. Graham’s ‘Solution’ to the Border Wall Funding Fiasco Is Sure to Find Objections From Conservatives – Beth Baumann
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/bethbaumann/2018/12/30/sen-grahams-solution-to-the-border-wall-funding-fiasco-is-sure-to-find-object-n2538270

 

HOT AIR
— Trump’s Golf Club Accused Of Giving Fake Green Cards, SSNs To Illegals
https://hotair.com/headlines/archives/2018/12/trumps-golf-club-accused-giving-fake-green-cards-ssns-illegals/

 

BIZ PAC REVIEW
— Lawyered-up illegals who claim Trump’s NJ golf club provided their phony work docs reach out to Mueller – Samantha Chang
https://www.bizpacreview.com/2018/12/30/lawyered-up-illegals-who-claim-trumps-nj-golf-club-provided-their-phony-work-docs-reach-out-to-mueller-708183

 

THE HILL
— DHS employee says her child got less for Christmas because of shutdown – MICHAEL BURKE (DIERSEN: Diersen says his retirement income is only 43% of his ending salary in today’s dollars because of Democrat success in wasting his federal career and forcing him to retire in 1997 when he was 49 years old.)
https://thehill.com/policy/finance/423242-dhs-employee-says-her-child-got-less-for-christmas-because-of-shutdown
— Graham: Trump ‘open-minded’ to wedding border funding to DACA protections – BRETT SAMUELS
https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/423271-graham-trump-open-minded-to-border-funding-deal-that-includes-daca

 

WASHINGTON POST
— After being blocked, evangelist Franklin Graham claims Facebook ‘is censoring free speech’ – Michael Brice-Saddler
https://www.washingtonpost.com/religion/2018/12/30/evangelist-franklin-graham-claims-facebook-is-censoring-free-speech-after-being-blocked/

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Didn’t Get the Job? The Robots May Not Have Liked Your Social Media Activity – Jason Bellini (DIERSEN: What could potential employers learn about you from the internet that they do not like? For me, it would include that I am a Trump supporter, Protestant (baptized, raised, and confirmed as a Missouri Synod Lutheran), conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, old (70), non-poor, gun owner, 100% German American, draft avoider, my ancestors have been in America since 1844, Crete resident 1948-1972, Wheaton resident since 1978, former union member (almost 12 years), former federal employee (almost 30 years), federal retiree (more than 21 years), American-nameplate car owner, type 2 diabetes, obese, and I sued my former federal employer for political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, age discrimination, and retaliation.)
https://www.wsj.com/video/didnt-get-the-job-the-robots-may-not-have-liked-your-social-media-activity/94228433-78FE-4BA3-939C-B6B15690FB58.html

 

FORBES
— Happy New Year! Now Please Resolve To Take Ownership Of Your Career – Whatever Your Generation. – Michael B. Arthur
https://www.forbes.com/sites/michaelbarthur/2018/12/30/happy-new-year-now-please-resolve-to-take-ownership-of-your-career-whatever-your-generation/#33bea9364f7f

 

NATIONAL MEMO
— If You’re Over 50, Leaving Your Job May Not Be Voluntary – Peter Gosselin
http://www.nationalmemo.com/if-youre-over-50-leaving-your-job-may-not-be-voluntary/

 

NEWSWEEK
— BILLY GRAHAM’S SON, FRANKLIN GRAHAM, BANNED FROM FACEBOOK FOR 24 HOURS OVER POST MADE IN 2016 – DONICA PHIFER
https://www.newsweek.com/billy-grahams-son-franklin-graham-banned-facebook-24-hours-over-post-made-1274661

 

NORML
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Pot pushers want minorities to push pot. If pot is legalized, “minority communities” will be devastated even more.
https://blog.norml.org/2018/12/30/chicago-norml-continues-push-for-diversity-in-pot-industry/