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December 3 Morning Edition

NBC5
— What the New Tax Bill Means for Illinois Residents – Ash-Har Quraishi
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/what-the-gop-tax-bill-means-for-illinois-residents-461558943.html

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Lean in, homebuyers: Survey says lenders loosening mortgage standards – Kenneth R. Harney (DIERSEN: What factors helped you get mortgages? For me, in 1972, 1974, and 1976, they included my having worked for IRS since 1971, my working part-time for Firestone Stores through the end of 1972, and my getting promoted to GS-9 (currently $54,864) in 1972, GS-11 (currently $66,379) in 1973, and GS-12 (currently $79,563) in 1974. For my wife and I, in 1978 and 1984, they include my wife having saved $20,000 for a down payment in 1978, her having worked for the U.S. League of Savings Institutions since 1970, and my having worked for IRS 1971-1980 and for GAO since 1980.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/classified/realestate/ct-re-1203-kenneth-harney-20171127-story.html
— McDonald’s U.S. president says downtown headquarters will create ‘different level of energy’ – Greg Trotter (DIERSEN: Beyond tragically, the city that McDonald’s is moving to is overwhelmingly 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 longer than their ancestors.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/ct-biz-mcdonalds-usa-president-qa-20171110-story.html
— Michael Flynn grew up breaking the rules. It caught up to him as Trump’s national security advisor – Chris Megerian (DIERSEN: What “rules” have you broken? I have broken the following “rule:” Always find out who has the most religious, government, political, and/or financial clout and then glorify and praise them, pander to them, serve as their operative or dupe, and give them lots of money.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/ct-la-michael-flynn-profile-20171201-story.html
— It’s time for the secrecy to end in Springfield’s highest-profile sex-harassment case – Eric Zorn
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/zorn/ct-perspec-zorn-silverstein-rotheimer-harassment-1203-20171201-story.html
— Sheriff Tom Dart’s personnel board halts firings, suspensions amid legal questions – Steve Schmadeke (DIERSEN: It would have been great if more Republicans had come to my defense a) when my Democrat GAO superiors forced me to retire in 1997 when I was 49 years old, always ranked me in the bottom half of my coworkers for pay-for-performance purposes, did not promote me beyond GS-13, kept me off audits of IRS for all but 3 of the almost 18 years that I worked for GAO, and forced me to take an $18,847 pay cut in today’s dollars to transfer from IRS to GAO in 1980; b) when my Democrat IRS superiors did not promote me beyond GS-12, disallowed my education deductions in 1978, and disallowed my partial day per diem claims in 1974; and c) when my Democrat Post Office superiors forced me resign in 1969 and disallowed my sick leave requests in 1969 and 1968. It would have been great if more Republicans had come to my defense when my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes ended a) my TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairmanship in 2012, b) my Wheaton Chamber of Commerce Government Affairs Committee membership in 2011, c) my Milton Township Republican Central Committee webmaster service in 2010 and 2004, d) my Illinois Center Right Coalition Steering Committee membership in 2007, and d) my American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter board membership in 2004. But my critics/opponents have lots of religious, government, political, and/or financial clout in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois and they have made it very clear that they will have their vicious operatives and their vicious dupes viciously destroy any individual, any organization, any company, and any government that might come to my defense.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/ct-met-cook-county-sheriff-merit-board-20171127-story.html
— Will County economy has ‘amazing’ growth, official says – Susan DeMar Lafferty (DIERSEN: I lived in Will County 1948-1976 – in Crete 1948-1972 and in University Park 1972-1976. My ancestors on my father’s side have lived Crete since 1854. My brother continues to live in Crete in a home that my grandfather had built in 1926 on land that my great great grandfather bought in 1864.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/daily-southtown/news/ct-sta-willcounty-economy-st-1203-20171201-story.html

 

DAILY HERALD
— Fear and panic in Human Resources as sexual harassment allegations multiply – Jena McGregor (DIERSEN: Human Resources was my area of concentration for my 1970 bachelor’s degree in management from NIU and for my 1976 MBA from Loyola.)
http://www.dailyherald.com/business/20171203/fear-and-panic-in-hr-as-sexual-harassment-allegations-multiply

 

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER & PEORIA JOURNAL STAR
— Taxes the key issue, Rauner says – Doug Finke (DIERSEN: Who do your critics/opponents want to pay more taxes? My critics/opponents want members of the following groups to pay more taxes: homeowners, those who have major medical expenses, those who take job-related graduate courses, Trump supporter, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owner, German American, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time. My critics/opponents are beyond furious that I have paid less federal income tax since 1972 because I have always itemized my deductions each year. I would have paid more federal income tax a) if I had not bought a new town home in 1972, a studio condo in 1974, and a one bedroom condo in 1976, b) if my wife and I had not bought a home in 1978 and had one built in 1984, c) if we had not had major medical expenses in recent years, and d) if I had not taken job-related graduate courses 1972-1983 and 1992-1997. They are beyond furious that my Civil Service Retirement System pension and my Social Security are not subject to state income tax.)
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20171202/statehouse-insider-taxes-key-issue-rauner-says
http://www.pjstar.com/news/20171202/statehouse-insider-rauner-focused-on-taxes-in-upcoming-campaign

 

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Springfield diocese synod approves tithing – Steven Spearie (DIERSEN: How much money do you give to churches? My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes a) glorify and praise themselves for being a member of a church, for attending church services, and for giving lots of money to a church and b) demonize, denigrate, and condemn me because I am not a member of any church, because I do not attend church services, and because I do not give money to a church. Some of the operatives and the dupes who have financial problems who work for my critics/opponents hint/imply that if they had not given so much money to churches, they would not have the financial problems that they now have.)
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20171202/springfield-diocese-synod-approves-tithing-earlier-confirmation
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Give 10 percent The biblical concept of tithing comes from the Old Testament prophet Abraham and is a concept more familiar to Protestant denominations. The Springfield plan would follow one by the Wichita (Kansas) Diocese that asks Catholics to give 8 percent of their income to the parish and 2 percent to another charity, “according to their (financial) means,” said Paprocki.)

 

PEORIA JOURNAL STAR
— LaHood should apologize for tax vote – Dan Adler
http://www.pjstar.com/opinion/20171202/spotlight-lahood-should-apologize-for-tax-vote

 

HERALD & NEWS
— Rauner to speak at multi-Chamber of Commerce luncheon in Bolingbrook – ALEX ORTIZ (DIERSEN: What do those who dominate your Chamber of Commerce think of you? Those who dominate the Wheaton Chamber of Commerce a) abolished its Government Affairs Committee in 2011 to get rid of me, the committee’s senior member and b) blame for their problems, blame me for your problems, blame me for my problems, and blame me for everyone’s problems. They publicly insulted me at the end of their “State of the City” address last January. They vehemently oppose a) my opposition to promoting booze, gambling, pot, and other vices, b) my conservatism, c) my Republicanism, d) my having been baptized, raised, and confirmed as a Missouri Synod Lutheran, and e) the rest of my demographics. They treat me like I am a newcomer because I have lived in Wheaton only since 1978, I have never attended any schools in Wheaton, and I have never been a member of any church in Wheaton.)
http://www.theherald-news.com/2017/11/30/rauner-to-speak-at-multi-chamber-of-commerce-luncheon-in-bolingbrook/axtgwuy/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Gov. Bruce Rauner will be the special guest at a luncheon with multiple Chambers of Commerce on Tuesday at the Bolingbrook Golf Club. The Bolingbrook Area Chamber of Commerce, Romeoville Chamber of Commerce, Lemont Chamber of Commerce and Chamber 630 will be in attendance. Tickets for future members of one of the chambers in attendance are $45. Members can pay $35. The event has drawn some resistance as a “Protest Governor Ruiner” Facebook event was created by a group called Friends Who March, a grass-roots organization that came out of the Women’s March in January after the inauguration of President Donald Trump. “Our governor is making an appearance at a Chamber of Commerce Luncheon,” the event details read. “So we will be there to let him know his days are numbered. Bring your flannels and duct tape so you’re just like him.” The flannels and duct tape are a reference to a political advertisement Rauner made saying that the duct tape was the solution to the state’s problems that the “politicians that got us into this mess” have. No walk-ins will be allowed. For information or to register for the event, call the Bolingbrook Chamber of Commerce at 630-226-8420. The luncheon is from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Tuesday.)

 

BELLEVILLE NEWS DEMOCRAT
— How ‘partial news’ can become ‘fake news’ with a little inattention – Editorial
http://www.bnd.com/opinion/editorials/article187376578.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Davis said he asked his female staffers what they thought should be addressed by the committee that manages the House as a workplace. They worried that fewer women would be hired as a result of the scandal. Davis brought that up during the hearing. He said it would be wrong, but that it worried his female staff and the committee should address those worries. Enter Twitter. The Huffington Post’s Washington Bureau Chief tweeted the following: “Rep. Rodney Davis (R-IL) says he’s worried congressional offices will hire fewer women to avoid issue of sexual harassment.” She then clarified: “For the record, Davis is not saying he will do this. He said he had female staffers who were concerned about this. That’s why he asked what to do about it.” But it was too late. The twitterverse already was exploding with charges of sexism, misogyny, discrimination and questions about Davis’s parentage. Davis said he walked out of the hearing past the major media reporters and no one asked him anything. It was hours later when he learned of the tweetferno, fanned by some of the candidates wanting to challenge him in November.)

 

DANVILLE COMMERCIAL NEWS
— Time for someone new – Todd Bruns, Charleston (DIERSEN: In 2012, my critics/opponents shouted that it was time for someone new to run TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois. According to my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes, a) ANYONE could do a better job of running TAPROOT and b) I had caused all of TAPROOT’s problems. They dismissed/belittled/badmouthed the fact that since I had become TAPROOT’s chairman in 2005, I had assured a) that TAPROOT held a breakfast meeting the third Saturday of every month except August and December, b) that TAPROOT held a picnic each August, and c) that TAPROOT held a Christmas party each December.)
http://www.commercial-news.com/opinion/letters_to_the_editor/time-for-someone-new/article_95e439d3-d188-5ad7-bb60-f6204c8a1088.html
(FROM THE LETTER: John Shimkus has sold us out. I never thought I’d see the day a Republican would vote to raise taxes, but Shimkus voted for the GOP bill that eliminates many of the deductions that we in the middle class use — all to cut taxes for corporations that ship our jobs overseas. The GOP bill explodes our deficit by $2 trillion, and they plan to pay for that by cutting our Medicare and Social Security. Mr. Shimkus put his wealthy donors ahead of the interests of his voters here in east central Illinois. He’s been in Washington too long and has become corrupted by it. It’s time for someone new.)

 

WJBC
— Rauner: Brandt deal a ‘home run’ for local taxing bodies – Howard Packowitz (DIERSEN: If your local taxing bodies suddenly got a lot more tax revenue, what would they do with it?)
http://www.wjbc.com/2017/12/02/rauner-brandt-deal-a-home-run-for-local-taxing-bodies/

 

BREITBART
— ‘Antifa’ Gear No Longer Available on Walmart Website – AMANDA HOUSE
http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2017/12/02/antifa-gear-no-longer-available-on-walmart-website/

 

BLAZE
— ABC News suspends Brian Ross for 4 weeks without pay for incorrect Mike Flynn story – Chris Enloe (DIERSEN: When my critics/opponents declare that I did something “incorrect” as your GOPUSA Illinois Editor, they cannot “punish” me by suspending me without pay. So they “punish” me a) by throwing me off their press advisory and press release lists and by throwing me out of their events. Previously, they “punished” me by having their operatives and their dupes end my TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairmanship, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce Government Affairs Committee membership, Milton Township Republican Central Committee webmaster service, Illinois Center Right Coalition Steering Committee membership, American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter board membership, etc.)
http://www.theblaze.com/news/2017/12/02/breaking-abcs-brian-ross-will-be-suspended-for-4-weeks-without-pay-for-incorrect-mike-flynn-story

 

AMERICAN THINKER
— Donald Trump’s Secret Admirers – Dan Truitt
http://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2017/12/donald_trumps_secret_admirers.html

 

LIFEZETTE NEWS
— If You Want to Disarm North Korea, Mr. President, Sanction China Kim Jong-un’s regime doesn’t have the material or expertise to make missiles: It relies on its neighbor to the north for both – Steve Mosher (DIERSEN: Who determines/determined who should be sanctioned in the groups that you are/were an member of? I should write a book about a) those who since 2000 have determined who should be sanctioned in the Milton Township Republican Central Committee, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, Illinois Republican Party, TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce, Illinois Center Right Coalition, American Association of Political Consultants, etc.; b) those who they have officially/unofficially sanctioned; and c) the stated reasons and the real reasons for the sanctions. Those who dominate/dominated all the aforesaid organizations have sanctioned me for what I have done since 2000 as your GOPUSA Illinois Editor.)
https://www.lifezette.com/polizette/if-you-want-to-disarm-north-korea-mr-president-sanction-china/

 

NBC NEWS
— The resegregation of America The consequences of creeping racial resegregation constitute nothing less than a national crisis. – Christopher Petrella (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, anti-Whites shout at minorities that Whites are White supremacists, Nazis, KKK members, haters, racists, sexists, bigots, and even worse things. Anti-Whites demonize, denigrate, and condemn those who are members of the following groups: 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. Anti-Whites vote for Democrats. Anti-Whites want minorities to segregate, to gain “power,” and to get rid of Whites.)
https://www.nbcnews.com/think/news/resegregation-america-ncna801446

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— Why Trying New Things Is So Hard to Do – Sendhil Mullainathan (DIERSEN: What new things have you tried? For me, they include a) buying new cars when I was 17 in 1966, 19, 20, 23, etc.; b) accepting job offers from Firestone Stores in 1970 and from Oldsmobile and IRS in 1971; c) taking an $18,847 (21%) pay cut in today’s dollars to transfer from IRS to GAO in 1980; d) earning master’s degrees in 1976, 1980, and 1997; e) passing the CPA examination on my first attempt in 1979; f) passing the Certified Internal Auditor examination on my first attempt in 1981; g) buying real estate in 1972, 1974, and 1976; h) getting married in 1978; i) buying a home with my wife in 1978 and having one built in 1984; and j) succumbing to my Democrat GAO superiors by taking their early retirement “offer” in 1997.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/12/01/business/why-trying-new-things-is-so-hard.html
— The Cost of Devaluing Women – Sallie Krawcheck (DIERSEN: Who devalues you? My Democrat superiors in the federal government devalued me. My critics/opponents in the following devalue/devalued me: Milton Township Republican Central Committee, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, Illinois Republican Party, TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce, Illinois Center Right Coalition, and American Association of Political Consultants. My critics/opponents devalue everyone and everything that they cannot manipulate/dominate.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/12/02/opinion/sunday/the-cost-of-devaluing-women.html
— Heroin in Soups and Lollipops: How Drug Cartels Evade Border Security – Ron Nixon
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/12/02/us/politics/drug-cartels-border-security-traffickers.html
— TRAGIC: How Ireland Moved to the Left: ‘The Demise of the Church’ – Liam Stack
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/12/02/world/europe/ireland-abortion-abuse-church.html
— How Far Will Sean Hannity Go? The Fox News host is willing to defend Trump at all costs — and is reaching more than 13 million people a day. – MATTHEW SHAER
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/11/28/magazine/how-far-will-sean-hannity-go.html

 

USA TODAY
— HARDCOPY ARTICLE TITLE: Dining in or out? Take a bite out of food costs – N’dea Yancey-Bragg (DIERSEN: I have always spent less money dining out than my peers, and far less since 1997 when my Democrat GAO superiors cut my income in today’s dollars by $72,135/year or $6,011/month or $1,387/week or $198/day.)
https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/personalfinance/budget-and-spending/2017/11/27/food-bill-how-save-money-groceries-dining-out/536108001/

 

CONSUMER REPORTS
— Senate Tax Plan Winners and Losers – Tobie Stanger
https://www.consumerreports.org/taxes/senate-tax-plan-winners-and-losers/

 

FORBES
— Winners And Losers Of The Senate Tax Bill – Tony Nitti
https://www.forbes.com/sites/anthonynitti/2017/12/02/winners-and-losers-of-the-senate-tax-bill/#1b02a70a254d

 

BLOOMBERG
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Truthfeed Spreads Pro-Trump Propaganda The website has connections to the president’s camp—and white supremacists.” (DIERSEN: According to my “conservative” and/or “Republican” critics/opponents, a) all the articles linked to in GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails are propaganda and b) the only true news and true commentary is that which they put out. Should I publish a list of my “conservative” and/or “Republican” critics/opponents? Most commonly, they reject the traditional family, right to life, immigration, illegal drugs, and/or equal opportunity (no race or gender based preference giving) planks in the Republican Party platform and in the Illinois Republican Party platform. Most commonly, they promote LGBTQ activity, abortion, mass/illegal immigration, booze, gambling, pot, and other vices, race and gender based preference giving, age discrimination, patronage, political affiliation discrimination, abolition of the First and Second Amendments, and even worse things. Most commonly, they hint/imply/argue/shout that I am a White supremacist, Nazi, KKK member, hater, racist, sexist, bigot, and even worse things. Should I sue them?)
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2017-11-29/truthfeed-spreads-pro-trump-propaganda

December 1 Evening Edition

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Gov. Rauner not high on legalizing marijuana: ‘That’s a mistake’ – TINA SFONDELES
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/gov-rauner-not-high-on-legalizing-marijuana-thats-a-mistake/
— Alderman Derrick Curtis quick to raise our taxes, slow to pay his own – Dan Mihalopoulos
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/mihalopoulos-alderman-quick-to-raise-our-taxes-slow-to-pay-his-own/
— Would Trump really pay more under the tax bill? Not likely – AP
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/would-trump-really-pay-more-under-the-tax-bill-not-likely/
— Make good on a wage promise to working people, Mr. Mayor – Editorial
https://chicago.suntimes.com/opinion/enforce-chicago-minimum-wage-mayor-rahm-emanuel/
— The sexist boys in Springfield still don’t get it – Laura Washington
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/washington-the-sexist-boys-in-springfield-still-dont-get-it/

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Here’s how Illinois should respond to the GOP’s tax breaks for the rich – Ted Slowik (DIERSEN: Since 1972, my anti-rich critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have hinted/implied/argued/shouted that if you itemize your deductions, you are rich. To hint/imply/argue/shout that I am rich, they stress that I bought a new town home in 1972 when I was 24, a studio condo in 1974, and one bedroom condo in 1976 and that my wife and I bought a home in 1978 and we had one built in 1984. They stress that I took graduate business courses at Loyola 1972-1976, graduate accounting courses at DePaul 1976-1980, and graduate finance courses at IIT 1992-1997.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/daily-southtown/opinion/ct-sta-slowik-tax-bill-st-1203-20171201-story.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: But the changes could drastically affect Illinois residents who deduct mortgage interest and property taxes when they file their federal income taxes. As president-elect of the National Conference of State Legislatures, state Sen. Toi Hutchinson, D-Olympia Fields, sent the four Congressional leaders a letter Nov. 16 opposing elimination of the state and local tax (SALT) deduction. “Eliminating or significantly modifying this deduction will lead to higher tax burdens for tens of millions of middle-class taxpayers of every political affiliation, an outcome contrary to the stated goal of providing meaningful relief to taxpayers,” said the letter co-signed by outgoing NCSL President Deb Peters, of South Dakota. Other deductions, including charitable donations and medical expenses, also could be eliminated. The personal exemption could be repealed.)
— Why deregulating internet service makes sense – Editorial (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents are for anything that gives them more power to destroy a) those who do not glorify and praise them, b) those who do not pander to them, c) those who do not serve as their operative or dupe, and/or d) those who do not give them give them money.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/editorials/ct-edit-net-neutrality-internet-20171122-story.html

 

DAILY HERALD
— Schaumburg media host Vandana Jhingan announces candidacy for 8th District GOP primary – Eric Peterson
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20171201/schaumburg-media-host-announces-candidacy-for-8th-district-gop-primary
— Naperville stands alone as special census-taker in 2018 – Marie Wilson
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20171128/naperville-stands-alone-as-special-census-taker-in-2018

 

DEKALB DAILY CHRONICLE
— Avoid Colorado’s problems, oppose legal pot – Kathy Valente, Tinley Park
http://www.daily-chronicle.com/2017/11/30/letter-avoid-colorados-problems-oppose-legal-pot/a1g3aza/

 

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Rauner campaign removes ‘tax survey’ info from Facebook – Bernard Schoenburg
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20171201/schoenburg-rauner-campaign-removes-tax-survey-info-from-facebook

 

CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD
— Trump says Steinle verdict a ‘travesty of justice’ Candidate often cited case on campaign trail – SOPHIE TATUM
http://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/politics/trump-tweet-slams-disgraceful-kate-steinle-verdict/871786141

 

CITY CLUB CHICAGO
— Kirk Dillard, Chairman, Regional Transportation Authority, Thursday, Nov 30, 2017
https://www.cityclub-chicago.org/video/1246/kirk-dillard

 

WEST COOK NEWS
— Powerful Chicago Democrat alderman backs Durkin’s GOP statehouse bid
https://westcooknews.com/stories/511280766-powerful-chicago-democrat-alderman-backs-durkin-s-gop-statehouse-bid

 

PRAIRIE STATE WIRE
— ‘Our Home Our Fight’ campaign website outlines Rauner’s agenda for second term – Karen Kidd
https://prairiestatewire.com/stories/511269502-our-home-our-fight-campaign-website-outlines-rauner-s-agenda-for-second-term

 

ILLINOIS CHRONICLE
— State borrows to pay down debt with worst terms of any state “by far”
https://theillinoischronicle.com/chronicle-state-borrows-to-pay-down-debt-with-worst-terms-of-any-state-by-far/

 

ILLINOIS NEWS NETWORK
— Illinois’ GOP Congressmen call Durbin, Duckworth hypocrites over tax comments – Cole Lauterbach
https://www.ilnews.org/news/statewide/illinois-gop-congressmen-call-durbin-duckworth-hypocrites-over-tax-comments/article_f56a0054-d5ff-11e7-8b49-378d11d7a3c9.html

 

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— IVES DUBS RAUNER A “WEAK MAN” FOR MAKING ILLINOIS A SANCTUARY STATE
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2017/12/ives-dubs-rauner-a-weak-man-for-making-illinois-a-sanctuary-state-.html
— THORNER: ILLINOIS CONSERVATIVES GATHER IN ROCKFORD TO “MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN”
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2017/12/thorner-illinois-conservatives-gather-in-rockford-to-make-america-great-again.html
— CONGRESSMAN BOST LEADS EFFORT TO REPEAL UNELECTED MEDICARE-CUTTING BOARD
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2017/12/congressman-bost-leads-effort-to-repeal-unelected-medicare-cutting-board.html
— ILLINOIS SENIOR SENATOR DURBIN TWEETS OUTRAGE ABOUT GOP TAX CUT PLANS
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2017/12/illinois-senior-senator-durbin-tweets-outrage-about-gop-tax-cut-plans.html

 

CAPITOL FAX
— Rauner calls legalizing marijuana a “mistake”
https://capitolfax.com/2017/12/01/rauner-calls-legalizing-marijuana-a-mistake/
— Wheeler: “Rauner’s three years in office have been worse for Illinois than the ‘failed’ Quinn”
https://capitolfax.com/2017/12/01/wheeler-rauners-three-years-in-office-have-been-worse-for-illinois-than-the-failed-quinn/
— Rauner scrambling to placate southern Illinois
https://capitolfax.com/2017/12/01/rauner-scrambling-to-placate-southern-illinois/
— Gov. Rauner’s full remarks on the federal tax proposals
https://capitolfax.com/2017/12/01/gov-rauners-full-remarks-on-the-federal-tax-proposals/

 

GOPUSA
— NFL agrees to commit $89M over seven years to social justice causes (DIERSEN: To promote “social justice” is to get rid of individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time. To promote social justice is to promote class warfare, dependency on government, dependency on charity, LGBTQ activity, abortion, mass/illegal immigration, booze, gambling, pot, and other vices, gender and race based preference giving, age discrimination, patronage, political affiliation discrimination, abolition of the First and Second Amendments, and even worse things.)
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=34327
— Student Newspaper Runs Anti-White Op-Ed; University President Calls It ‘Racist’ (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps make it clear that they want to get of Whites.)
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=34276
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The University Star column, written by Texas State junior Rudy Martinez, condemns white privilege and criticizes white people who deny that have any sort of privilege in the world because of their race. The published headline says, “Your DNA is an abomination.” It concludes by saying, “Ontologically speaking, white death will mean liberation for all. To you good-hearted liberals, apathetic nihilists and right-wing extremists: Accept this death as the first step toward defining yourself as something other than the oppressor.”)
— Will Joe Barton’s accuser be charged for ‘revenge porn’?
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=34272

 

WORLD NET DAILY
— KATE’S BLOOD CRIES OUT AGAINST SANCTUARY CITIES AS CNN DERIDES TRUMP 10,000 criminal aliens released since 2014 – LEO HOHMANN
http://www.wnd.com/2017/12/kates-blood-cries-out-against-sanctuary-cities-as-cnn-derides-trump/

 

NATIONAL REVIEW
— The GOP Should Put Tax-Loving Democrats on a No-SALT Diet Dump the federal deduction on state and local taxes. – Deroy Murdock (DIERSEN: What about Republicans who live in high-SALT Democrat states?)
http://www.nationalreview.com/article/454274/tax-reform-salt-state-local-taxes-republican-congress
— Is Feminism the Answer to Sexual Harassment? – Mona Charen (DIERSEN: LGBTQ activity is the answer according to those who promote LGBTQ activity.)
http://www.nationalreview.com/article/454232/sexual-harassment-feminism-how-sexual-liberation-brought-us-here
— Newspapers Shouldn’t Act Like Super PACs – David Harsanyi
http://www.nationalreview.com/article/454253/new-york-times-politicking-improper

 

WEEKLY STANDARD
— So Much for the Congressional Accountability Act The 1995 law created the Office of Compliance and has paid out $17 million in settlements. But where is the transparency? – JERYL BIER
http://www.weeklystandard.com/so-much-for-the-congressional-accountability-act/article/2010661

 

NBC NEWS
— Trump failing to lead on HIV, advocates say on World AIDS Day – DARTUNORRO CLARK
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/white-house/trump-failing-lead-hiv-advocates-say-world-aids-day-n824961

 

WASHINGTON POST
— Petting zoos at the office are the latest perk for stressed-out employees – Andrea Sachs
https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/petting-zoos-at-the-office-are-the-latest-perk-for-stressed-out-employees/2017/11/30/6b443fea-c0bd-11e7-959c-fe2b598d8c00_story.html

 

PBS
— Flynn says Trump transition team directed him – AP (DIERSEN: My Democrat superiors in the federal government talked and acted like Democrat politicians directed them to take adverse actions against me. My Democrat GAO superiors forced me to retire in 1997 when I was 49 years old, always ranked me in the bottom half of my coworkers for pay-for-performance purposes, did not promote me beyond GS-13, kept me off audits of IRS for all but 3 of the almost 18 years that I worked for GAO, and forced me to take an $18,847 pay cut in today’s dollars to transfer from IRS to GAO in 1980. My Democrat IRS superiors did not promote me beyond GS-12, disallowed my education deductions in 1978, and disallowed my partial day per diem claims in 1974. My Democrat Post Office superiors forced me resign in 1969 and disallowed my sick leave requests in 1969 and 1968.)
https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/flynn-says-trump-transition-team-directed-him

 

NEWSWEEK
— TRUMP DOESN’T VERIFY WHAT HE TWEETS, SAYS WHITE HOUSE PRESS SECRETARY SARAH HUCKABEE SANDERS – GRAHAM LANKTREE (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents want to a) stop me from sending out GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails and b) stop everyone from reading those emails. But failing that, they want me to verify each article before I include a link to it in the emails, that is, they want me to get their permission before I include a link to an article in the emails.)
http://www.newsweek.com/trump-doesnt-verify-what-he-tweets-says-white-house-press-secretary-sarah-728137
— JARED KUSHNER CAN’T PASS HIS SECURITY CLEARANCE INVESTIGATION – CHRIS RIOTTA
http://www.newsweek.com/jared-kushner-security-clearance-white-house-access-ivanka-donald-trump-723993
— IS MELANIA TRUMP HAPPY? ‘PRESIDENT TRUMP’S WIFE’ TRIES TO CONVINCE STEPHEN COLBERT SHE WANTED TO BE FIRST LADY – TUFAYEL AHMED (DIERSEN: Do you want the job that you have? Obviously I want my GOPUSA Illinois Editor job because I spend 10+ hours each and every day and thousands of dollars each and every year doing it. Did you want the jobs that you had?” My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always demonized, denigrated, and condemned the jobs that I had. 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.)
http://www.newsweek.com/melania-trump-happy-president-trumps-wife-tries-convince-stephen-colbert-she-728126

November 26 Morning Edition

DAILY HERALD
— NOVEMBER 23, 2015 FLASHBACK: Some primary races shaping up in DuPage – Robert Sanchez (DIERSEN: The 30 candidates who were in line before 8:00 AM this morning in the following order were: Bucholz, Grogan, Berlin, Kachiroubas, Jorgensen, Holz, Olsen, Noonan, Bila, Sejnost, Krajewski, Tornatore, Diersen, Puchalski, Hinz, Novak, Anderson, Redick, Elliott, Wehrli, Falbo, Schultz, Blass, Moore, Dabrowski, Kordik, Larsen, Healy, Fisher, and Minor. Whelan, Zanis, and Grant got in line shortly after 8:00 AM. Of the aforesaid, the following 10 candidates will be on March 15, 2016 Republican primary ballots in my DuPage County Milton Township Precinct 9 and I gathered nominating petition signatures for them: Bucholz, Grogan, Berlin, Kachiroubas, Jorgensen, Diersen, Elliott, Moore, Whelan, and Grant. In addition, I gathered signatures for the following 7 candidates: Kirk, Roskam, Munger, Ives, Brennan, Fullerton, and Telander who will also be on the Republican primary ballots in my precinct; they either have filed in Springfield or will file in Springfield. I gathered a total of 761 signatures for the aforesaid 17 candidates from 44 households in my precinct.)
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20151123/news/151129662/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: More than a dozen countywide, county board and forest preserve candidates lined up outside the DuPage County Election Commission office Monday morning to file nominating petitions to enter the March 15 primary election. At the head of the line was county Recorder Fred Bucholz, who showed up around 5:15 a.m. and was soon joined by Auditor Bob Grogan, State’s Attorney Robert Berlin, Clerk of the Circuit Court Chris Kachiroubas and Coroner Richard Jorgensen.)
— Itasca teacher inspires students to change the world – Bob Smith (DIERSEN: What about those who want to change the world so that it is even more 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 longer than their ancestors?)
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20171122/itasca-teacher-inspires-students-to-change-the-world
— Las Vegas looks outside the casinos to draw in millennials – AP
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20171125/news/311259895/

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: GOP says tax cuts will lift wages – Jim Puzzanghera and Don Lee (DIERSEN: What about retirees who will have to pay more federal income tax, but have no wages? Since 1997, I have been retired and I have not had any wages.)
https://www.pressreader.com/usa/chicago-tribune/20171126/281505046531031
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: In an editorial unethically made to look like a news article titled “Chaotic year in immigration policy challenges Chicago,” the Democrats who run Chicago make it clear that they will get rid of individuals, organizations, and companies a) that do not encourage people to come to America illegally, b) that do not encourage people to stay in America illegally, and c) that do not encourage people to bring other people to America illegally. Constructively, the Democrats who run Chicago have declared war on America.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/immigration/ct-met-chicago-immigration-chaos-2017-story.html
— Retirement planning should include long-term care costs – AP (DIERSEN: What do you know about retirement? I have been retired for more than 20 years. What do you know about long-term care. Since 2009, I have been legally responsible for my 87-year-old aunt who has Alzheimer’s. She has lived in an assisted living facility since 2010 that currently costs $230/day. She did not attend college, she never married, she never had children, she had low-paying data entry jobs, she lived frugally, and she saved more than $600,000 for her retirement. But her retirement savings will be exhausted much sooner if the Republicans succeed in forcing her to pay income tax by taking away the medical deduction.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/lifestyles/health/sns-bc-us–on-the-money-long-term-care-20171115-story.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The U.S. government estimates that 70 percent of people aged 65 today will require some form of long-term care during their lives. Most of the time, that type of assistance is non-medical, including help with daily tasks such as bathing. The need can arise unexpectedly after a major illness or even suffering an injury from a fall. The costs of such care can easily outstrip retirement savings: A 65-year-old today can expect to incur $138,000 in long-term care costs over their lifetime, according to a 2017 Bipartisan Policy Center report. Two-thirds of Americans age 40 and up say they’ve done little or no planning for their long-term care needs, according to a poll conducted this year by the Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research, with funding from the SCAN Foundation.)
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD WITH BIG COLOR PICTURE: Later start times, less homework: Here’s what elite schools are doing to help students cope with stress – Karen Ann Cullotta, Karen Berkowitz, Kimberly Fornek and Jennifer Johnson (DIERSEN: When you in high school, were you “college material?” While I attended Crete-Monee High School 1962-1966, I took college preparatory courses notwithstanding the fact that many, if not most, if not virtually everyone at the time viewed me as NOT being “college material.” Neither of my parents had attended college. My father was the first of his ancestors to earn a high school diploma. My mother never attended high school. I spent my junior and senior years and the summer in between washing dishes for the minimum wage in the basement of the S.S. Kresges in Chicago Heights. I just barely made into the top 20% of my class, my ACT score was only 24, I was draft bait, my eyesight could not be corrected to 20/20, I had partial red/green color blindness, and I had Osgood-Schlatter disease (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Osgood%E2%80%93Schlatter_disease).)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/anxietyhigh/ct-teen-anxiety-part-two-tl-1123-20171121-story.html

 

FOX NEWS CHICAGO
— Rauner faces challenge from GOP in 2018 – AP
http://www.fox32chicago.com/news/local/rauner-faces-challenge-from-gop-in-2018
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Ives is getting support from an anti-abortion activist base that “is basically done with Rauner,” said Republican businessman Vince Kolber, who knocked on doors for Rauner in 2014 but is now volunteering for Ives’ campaign. Assuming Rauner makes it to the general election, some of those voters — an important part of the GOP base — could opt to stay home on Election Day rather than vote to give him a second term. Kolber, who has a home in Florida, said if Rauner wins the primary, he’ll consider registering to vote in Florida in November rather than support Rauner again. Ives said she’s “a party person” and will vote for the GOP nominee. But “My husband won’t. And neither will many of my friends.”  Ives’ candidacy could reinforce the image Rauner stressed during his successful 2014 campaign of being a moderate and an outsider, Gaines said. That could help him win over some independents and other voters looking for someone who’s more middle-of-the-road — the kind of Republican candidate Illinois voters have historically favored for statewide office — or not beholden to a political party. “It might generally help him if he can say ‘The establishment in both parties doesn’t like me because I’m shaking things up,’” Gaines said. Democrats already have been fighting it out for their party’s nomination. More than a half dozen Democrats have said they’re running, including state Sen. Daniel Biss, businessman Chris Kennedy and billionaire J.B. Pritzker. The candidate filing period ends Dec. 4. Candidates for statewide office must submit at least 5,000 valid signatures; people seeking to challenge the validity of a candidate’s petitions have until Dec. 11 to file an objection that would be considered before the ballot is finalized.)
— Shoppers crowd stores to support local businesses – Dakarai Turner (DIERSEN: How much money do you have to shop locally with? Since 1997, in today’s dollars, I have had $1,454,723 less dollars to shop locally with, that is, $72,135 less a year, $6,011 less a month, $1,403 less a week, and $200 less a day. In 1997, my Democrat GAO superiors succeeded in forcing me to take their early retirement “offer.” In 1997, in today’s dollars, my GAO salary was $122,991/year. But my Civil Service Retirement System pension is only $50,856/year, or 41% of that.)
http://www.fox32chicago.com/news/local/shoppers-crowd-stores-to-support-local-businesses
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Shoppers flocked to locally owned shops as part of Small Business Saturday. “Half of everyone in Illinois, half of everyone in America works for a locally-owned small business,” said Illinois Gov. Bruce Rauner at a bakery in Chicago’s Little Village neighborhood. “They are providing jobs, creating products and developing services that drive our nation and the state of Illinois towards economic growth.”)

 

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Springfield has its own looming pension problem
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20171125/springfield-has-its-own-looming-pension-problem

 

JACKSONVILLE JOURNAL COURIER
— Primary races bringing visits from hopefuls – Nick Draper (DIERSEN: Aside from fundraisers, how often have the primary candidates visited your municipality, your township/ward, and your county? How many votes did Trump get compared to Clinton in your municipality, your township/ward, and your county?)
http://www.myjournalcourier.com/news/116446/primary-races-bringing-visits-from-hopefuls

 

  1. St. LOUIS TODAY & PBS & WASHINGTON POST & ABC NEWS
    — Illinois’ GOP governor faces challenge from right in 2018 – AP
    http://www.stltoday.com/news/local/illinois/illinois-gop-governor-faces-challenge-from-right-in/article_fd24f4f9-854f-56f8-9cc2-b2d6a9041973.html
    https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/illinois-gop-governor-faces-challenge-from-right-in-2018
    https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/illinois-gop-governor-faces-challenge-from-right-in-2018/2017/11/26/6cf586ec-d2be-11e7-9ad9-ca0619edfa05_story.html
    http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/wireStory/illinois-gop-governor-faces-challenge-2018-51390967

 

VINCE KOLBER
— Biography (DIERSEN: Sadly, according to people who presented themselves at Ive’s November 20, 2017 fundraiser as being spokespersons for Kolber, Kolbler did not want to speak with me and he wanted me to be evicted from the event because I am a “reporter.”
https://www.facebook.com/pg/VoteVinceKolber/about/?ref=page_internal
(BIOGRAPHY: Vince Kolber has called the 5th congressional district home for his entire adult life. Vince Kolber’s personal story matches the hopes, dreams and aspirations of his future constituents. Born of Polish immigrant stock, Vince learned the values of hard work and family that immigrants bring with them to America, home of the American Dream. The youngest of three brothers, Vince learned honesty and integrity at an early age. Vince was raised to be a good listener, to value the opinions of others and to seek opportunities to serve the community. Vince started his first job at 12, cleaning out dog kennels before rushing home to deliver the evening paper. Vince worked his way through school as a short order cook, janitor and truck driver, or as Vince likes to say: “I did whatever I could to support myself, be successful and make my parents proud. In Congress my goal is to create good-paying jobs, protect seniors and working families, and to ensure a better future and increase opportunity for every family and young adult in the 5th congressional district.” Vince left his boyhood home of West Seneca, New York, to attend Wharton, the business school at the University of Pennsylvania. Vince then earned his MBA from the University of Chicago, attending school at night while launching his own equipment leasing business focused on the transportation industry. Vince is the founder and principal of RESIDCO, which has supported the creation, expansion and maintenance of thousands of jobs here at home and across the country. Vince serves on the board of Little Sisters of the Poor and has always been active in his local community. Vince donates and helps raise money for the Sacred Heart Schools and the Big Shoulders Foundation, which provides support to Catholic schools in the most needy areas of inner city Chicago. Vince has also chaired the board of directors at St. Genevieve, a mostly Hispanic K-8 school on Chicago’s West Side. Vince is running for Congress on a platform of job creation, government living within its means, eliminating waste, fraud and abuse, stopping government from snooping into or interfering with our private lives, ending crony capitalism and corporate welfare while eliminating tax breaks for the privileged few in favor of lower tax rates for all. Most importantly, Vince will ensure those most in need have access to services they require. With your help, Vince Kolber will be elected Illinois’ newest congressman.)

 

NORTHWEST INDIANA TIMES
— Anthem study by NFL not surprising – Al Hamnik
http://www.nwitimes.com/sports/columnists/al-hamnik/al-hamnik-anthem-study-by-nfl-not-suprising/article_ba64b785-76a2-5114-83fc-08345bcf59c1.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: With 70 percent of the NFL comprised of African-American players, according to Answers.com and Reference.com, there is a new reason for Goodell to toss and turn at night. American young adults are divided along racial lines when it comes to protests from NFL players during our national anthem, says a study from Ball State University and the University of Texas at Dallas. The study found African-American respondents were more likely than other ethnic groups to agree with forms of protests such as kneeling, sitting and fist-raising during the national anthem — while being less likely to support punishment of the players by either the NFL or team owners. That’s no surprise, given the divisive times we live in.)

 

PRAIRIE STATE WIRE
— Firm with ties to Rauner’s office lands $12M no-bid Medicaid deal – Glenn Minnis
https://prairiestatewire.com/stories/511274528-firm-with-ties-to-rauner-s-office-lands-12m-no-bid-medicaid-deal

 

ILLINOIS FAMILY INSTITUTE
— Philip Haney: The Problem of Sharia in America – John Biver
https://illinoisfamily.org/islam-sharia/philip-haney-problem-sharia-america/

 

ILLINOIS POLICY INSTITUTE
— While 2017 was a bad year for Illinois taxpayers, there are bright spots among the bills that passed the General Assembly. – Mindy Ruckman
https://www.illinoispolicy.org/in-a-tough-year-some-new-illinois-laws-to-welcome/
— RECORD SEALING, EXPUNGEMENT HAVE THE POWER TO REDUCE CRIME, BENEFIT ILLINOIS’ ECONOMY In 2017 the Illinois General Assembly passed two bills that can improve employment outcomes for ex-offenders, potentially reducing crime and saving millions of dollars. – Orphe Divounguy and Joe Tabor (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, a) rewards for good behavior diminish and b) penalties for bad behavior diminish.)
https://www.illinoispolicy.org/record-sealing-expungement-have-the-power-to-reduce-crime-benefit-illinois-economy/

 

ILLINOIS LEAKS
— Illinois Special Legislative OIG sent me a letter – JOHN KRAFT
http://edgarcountywatchdogs.com/2017/11/illinois-special-legislative-oig-sent-me-a-letter/

 

BREITBART
— Parents and Students Stand Up to Forced Gender Ideology in Schools – DR. SUSAN BERRY
http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2017/11/24/parents-students-stand-forced-gender-ideology-schools/

 

THE HILL
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-males crow about their success. Anti-males shout at women that their top priority should be getting rid of men, promoting LGBTQ activity, promoting abortion, promoting gender based preference giving, promoting dependency on government, and promoting dependency on charity.
http://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/361603-fed-up-women-voters-are-preparing-to-run-for-political-office

 

HUFFINGTON POST
— Like white supremacy, another monster rears its head in America, and no one is talking about it – Kashif N Chaudhry
https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/like-white-supremacy-another-monster-rears-its-head_us_5a174fa6e4b0250a107bfe94

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: Culling Voter Rolls: Battling Over Who Even Gets to Go to the Polls – Michael Wines (DIERSEN: How much deadwood is there on the voting rolls for your precinct, for your municipality, for your township/ward, for your county, for Illinois, and for America? Members of the following groups do not want deadwood to be culled from voting rolls: 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 longer than their ancestors.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/11/25/us/voter-rolls-registration-culling-election.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: In a front page editorial with a big color picture unethically made to look like a news article, anti-Trumps glorify and praise those who come to America illegally, who stay in America illegally, and who bring others to America illegally.
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/11/25/us/atlanta-immigration-arrests.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: In an editorial unethically made to look like a news article, anti-Trumps demonize, denigrate, and condemn as being White supremacists, Nazis, KKK members, haters, racists, sexists, bigots, and even worse things those who are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/11/25/us/ohio-hovater-white-nationalist.html
— The Republican Tax on the Future – Editorial
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/11/25/opinion/sunday/the-republican-tax-on-the-future.html
(FROM THE EDITORIAL: Of all the lies Republican lawmakers and President Trump tell about their tax bills, the biggest whopper is that these windfall tax cuts for corporations and the wealthy would generate so much growth that they would pay for themselves. The House and Senate tax bills probably would provide a tiny lift to the economy for a couple years — enough, supporters no doubt hope, for them to cynically claim success. It’s what comes next that the G.O.P. glosses over: the addition of more than a trillion dollars to the federal debt in just 10 years. Far from paying for themselves, these cuts would leave a bill for several future generations to pay off. In other words, Republican leaders aren’t just trying to transfer money from current middle-class and poor Americans to corporations and the very wealthy. They are also trying to transfer money from future middle-class and poor Americans to corporations and the very wealthy.)
— Ivanka, Louise and the Little People – Frank Bruni (DIERSEN: Who treats you like you are “little people?” My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes treat everyone like they are “little people” except those who glorify and praise them, who pander to them, who serve as operatives or as dupes for them, and/or given them money.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/11/25/opinion/sunday/ivanka-trump-louise-linton-populism.html

 

NEW YORK DAILY NEWS
— A panic is not an answer: We’re at imminent risk of turning this #metoo moment into a frenzied rush to blame all men – CHRISTINA HOFF SOMMERS (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, the more of the following that you are, me more that you are presumed to be a sexual harasser: Trump supporter, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owner, German American, and/or if your ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
http://www.nydailynews.com/opinion/panic-not-answer-article-1.3651778

 

USA TODAY
— Trump presidency spurs cottage industry of ethics watchdogs – Fredreka Schouten (DIERSEN: QUESTION: What has spurred me to put together and send out GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails since 2000? ANSWER: The failure/refusal of the Illinois Republican Party (IRP), DuPage County Republican Central Committee, the Milton Township Republican Central Committee, etc. to defend and advance the Republican Party platform and the IRP platform, and especially the following planks in those platforms: traditional family, right to life, immigration, illegal drugs, and equal opportunity (no race or gender based preference giving. Ever-increasingly, far too many “Republican” activists, candidates, elected officials, party leaders, major donors, political consultants, etc. promote LGBTQ activity, abortion, mass/illegal immigration, booze, gambling, pot, and other vices, race and gender based preference giving, age discrimination, political affiliation discrimination, patronage, and even worse things.)
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2017/11/23/trump-presidency-spurs-cottage-industry-ethics-watchdogs/889695001/

 

HARVARD CRIMSON
— Department of Justice Threatens Lawsuit Against Harvard in Admissions Probe – WILLIAM S. FLANAGAN and MICHAEL E. XIE (DIERSEN: Who should pay the price of Affirmative Action (AA), Diversity, and Inclusion? My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes either a) have paid little or none of the price of AA, Diversity, and/or Inclusion, b) have personally benefited from AA, Diversity, and/or Inclusion, and/or c) promote AA, Diversity, and/or Inclusion. My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always hinted/implied/argued/shouted that people like me should pay the price of AA, Diversity, and Inclusion, that is, those who are White, male, older, non-poor, non-veteran, conservative, Republican, German American, Protestant, and those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
http://www.thecrimson.com/article/2017/11/26/DOJ-lawsuit-harvard/

 

MEDIA MATTERS
— Fox News allows host Jeanine Pirro to work as a paid GOP fundraising speaker – ERIC HANANOKI (DIERSEN: What do you say to my nasty critics/opponents who, to serve their own purposes, alternate between denying and asserting that I am a reporter? I have been a reporter for www.GOPUSA.com since 2000. They deny that I am a reporter by refusing to include diersen@aol.com on their press advisory and press lists. But then they assert that I am a reporter to bar me from their fundraisers and other activities. My nasty critics/opponents are not Republicans. They are Democrat plants, Libertarian plants, Green plants, or RINOs or they are operatives or dupes for the aforesaid.)
https://www.mediamatters.org/blog/2017/11/20/fox-news-allows-host-jeanine-pirro-work-paid-gop-fundraising-speaker/218609

 

November 11 Evening Edition

ABC7
— Trump says he should have left UCLA players in Chinese jail – KATHERINE FAULDERS
http://abc7chicago.com/news/trump-says-he-should-have-left-ucla-players-in-chinese-jail/2669668/

 

NBC5
— Democratic Gubernatorial Candidates Hold Forum – Mary Ann Ahern (DIERSEN: When will the Republican gubernatorial candidates hold a forum?)
https://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/web—democratic-governors-candidate-forum_Chicago-458630443.html

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Emanuel’s 2018 budget surrounded by red flags – Fran Spielman
https://chicago.suntimes.com/chicago-politics/rahm-emanuel-chicago-budget-civic-federation/

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— GOP tax plan would have Illinoisans paying a tax on a tax – U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin, D-Ill., Washington
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/letters/ct-gop-tax-plan-would-have-illinoisans-paying-a-tax-on-a-tax-20171119-story.html
(FROM THE LETTER: Let me try to follow the tortured logic of your editorial of Nov. 15, “Illinois’ giant pacifier tastes like SALT.” I oppose the GOP tax plan because it gives permanent tax breaks to the wealthy and a mixed bag of temporary tax breaks and tax increases to middle-income families. Particularly objectionable to Illinois is the reduction or elimination of the deductibility of state and local taxes (SALT) from federally taxable income. Itemizers in our state under these Republican plans will indeed pay a federal tax on Illinois income taxes paid, as well as sales taxes and property taxes. In brief, the GOP tax plan will have Illinoisans paying a tax on a tax. You defend the elimination of this deduction on federal returns because it lessens the impact of the state and local taxes on our families. You call this deduction “a pacifier.” This “pacifier” is currently worth $24 billion to Illinois families. This is hard-earned money they don’t have to send to Washington. It’s a real break that lessens the impact of state and local taxes on the savings of families in our state.)
— Aldermen, start asking: What’s in those labor contracts? – Editorial
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/editorials/ct-edit-chicago-union-contracts-budget-20171114-story.html
— Dolton schools paid for board member to get 2-day grant training, hired her for $110K grant-writing job – Zak Koeske (DIERSEN: What did you do to qualify yourself for better paying jobs? I earned a) a job-related bachelor’s degree when I was 21 in 1970 and job-related master’s degrees when I was 27, 31, and 48, b) job-related professional certifications when I was 30, 32, 41, 45, 47, and 48, and c) a job-related professional license when I was 32. In today’s dollars, my starting salary at IRS in 1971 was $44,853 and ending salary in 1980 was $90,173. In today’s dollars, my starting salary at GAO in 1980 was $71,326 and ending salary in 1997 was $122,991.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/daily-southtown/news/ct-sta-district-148-administrator-st-1119-20171118-story.html
— Talk Show Host Dan Proft to Headline local Christmas Benefit Luncheon
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/deerfield/community/chi-ugc-article-talk-show-host-dan-proft-to-headline-local-ch-2017-11-19-story.html

 

WGN RADIO
— Public transportation rates rise, RTA chairman Kirk Dillard says current budget is not sustainable – Rick Pearson
http://wgnradio.com/2017/11/19/public-transportation-rates-rise-rta-chairman-says-current-budget-is-not-sustainable/
— WTTW’s Amanda Vinicky talks about the race for governor
http://wgnradio.com/2017/11/19/wttws-amanda-vinicky-talks-about-the-race-for-governor/

 

OUR QUAD CITIES
— Illinois state lawmakers believe Illinois on right path to address sexual harassment Republican Anderson and Democrat Halpin press for accountability – Jim Niedelman
http://www.ourquadcities.com/news/4-the-record/illinois-state-lawmakers-believe-illinois-on-right-path-to-address-sexual-harassment/859479041

 

COD COURIER
— COD wins battle for the old Glen Ellyn police station
https://codcourier.org/7321/news/7321/

 

TOWNHALL
— University of Illinois graduate instructor Tariq Khan has been arrested for assaulting two conservative students at an anti-Trump protest this past Thursday – Timothy Meads
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/timothymeads/2017/11/19/fightin-illini-liberal-grad-instructor-arrested-for-fighting-conservative-students-n2411582

 

FOX NEWS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps encourage people to come to America illegally, to stay in America illegally, and to bring others to America illegally. Anti-Trumps want anti-Trumps to take over America.
http://www.foxnews.com/opinion/2017/11/19/protests-in-support-undocumented-immigrants-are-part-proud-american-tradition.html

 

AMERICAN THINKER
— Guess what party Roy Moore and Donald Trump belonged to during their indiscretions – Brian C. Joondeph
http://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2017/11/guess_what_party_roy_moore_and_donald_trump_belonged_to_during_their_indiscretions.html
— Mall Never Banned Moore and Other Lies – Daniel John Sobieski (DIERSEN: Who wants to ban you from their events? The following want to ban me from their events: those who are anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors. They would love it if activists, candidates, elected officials, party leaders, major donors, political consultants, etc. who claim to conservative and/or Republican as well as the Milton Township Republican Central Committee, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, Illinois Republican Party, TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce, Illinois Center Right Coalition, American Association of Political Consultant, etc. WOULD OFFICIALLY BAN ME FROM THEIR EVENTS.)
http://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2017/11/mall_never_banned_moore_and_other_lies.html

 

CAMPUS REFORM
— A University of Illinois graduate instructor was arrested for assaulting two students during an anti-Trump protest Thursday, stealing the phone of one student and throwing it on the sidewalk. Tariq Khan charged the students in a rage after one of them mocked the 39-year-old by asking, “Don’t you have anything better to do? Don’t you have kids?” After accusing the students of threatening his children, Khan chased after one of them, stealing his phone and hurling it to the sidewalk. – Andrew Minik
https://www.campusreform.org/?ID=10171#.WhH2cyydUDk.facebook

 

THE HILL
— Dems eager to use tax bill against GOP in ’18 – BEN KAMISAR AND LISA HAGEN
http://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/360985-dems-eager-to-use-tax-bill-against-gop-in-18

 

ASSOCIATED PRESS
— White House: No, Trump isn’t jet-lagged but full of energy – ZEKE MILLER (DIERSEN: What shows that you have energy? Since 2004, I have put together and sent out a GOPUSA ILLINOIS email each and every morning, and since 2015, each and every evening too. Those emails have included links to almost 287,400 articles and information on many upcoming events.)
http://www.wpxi.com/news/white-house-no-trump-isnt-jetlagged-but-full-of-energy/648908690

 

WASHINGTON POST
— Democrats see backlash over Republicans’ tax bill as a key to winning in the suburbs – David Weigel
https://www.washingtonpost.com/powerpost/democrats-see-backlash-over-republicans-tax-bill-as-a-key-to-winning-in-the-suburbs/2017/11/19/37e9f2a6-cc4e-11e7-b0cf-7689a9f2d84e_story.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Coming off Election Day wins from Seattle to Long Island, Democrats are starting to see the shape of a new majority, built on a potential suburban backlash to changes in the tax code. “It’s incredible,” said Rep. Ted Lieu (D-Calif.), a vice chair of the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee who has helped the party recruit candidates in suburban west coast districts. “I don’t understand why they think raising taxes on the middle class to benefit the rich would be better for them electorally than doing nothing at all.”)

 

LOS ANGELES TIMES
— A middle-class tax cut? Hardly. – DOYLE MCMANUS
http://beta.latimes.com/opinion/op-ed/la-oe-mcmanus-tax-plan-20171119-story.html

 

NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF HOME BUILDERS
— Senate Tax Reform Bill Must Include Housing Incentives (DIERSEN: Mortgage interest and real estate taxes being deductible a) encouraged me to buy a new town home in 1972 when I was 24 years old, a studio condo in 1974, and a one bedroom condo in 1976 and b) encouraged my wife and I to buy a home in 1978 and to have one built in 1984.)
https://www.nahb.org/en/research/nahb-priorities/tax-reform-new/nahb-opposes-tax-reform-plan.aspx
(FROM THE AD: With the House passage of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, NAHB is focused on pressing the Senate to include meaningful housing tax incentives for middle class families and critical tax relief for the small business community. The Senate has an important opportunity to deliver significant tax reform that benefits more than just major corporations. The House bill hurts hard-working families, threatens affordable rental housing and puts small businesses at competitive disadvantage to corporations. The Senate bill offers positive signs that the needs of all Americans and small businesses will be considered. NAHB will continue to fight for their interests.)

 

DAILY MAIL
— Donations pour in for Alabama senate candidate Roy Moore after he’s accused of sexual misconduct with minors – HANNAH PARRY
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-5097831/Donations-pour-Roy-Moore.html

 

COLDWELL BANKER
— FOR SALE: 426 West Elm Street, Wheaton – $318,900
https://www.coldwellbankerhomes.com/il/wheaton/426-west-elm-street/pid_21052197/

November 19 Morning Edition

CBS2
— Mosque Brings Politicians, The Curious To Wheaton – Vince Gerasole (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, if you do not promote Islam, anti-Trumps demonize you, denigrate you, and condemn you.)
http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2017/11/18/mosque-wheaton/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: 350 attended, including the lieutenant governor, mayor of Wheaton and two congressmen, treated to a tour, fun activities and delicious ethnic food.)

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Harold Washington’s death 30 years ago marked end of Chicago’s black political power – John Kass
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/columnists/kass/ct-met-harold-washington-30-years-john-kass-20171117-story.html
— Despite 7 women’s statements, Bush unlikely to be prosecuted – AP
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/sns-bc-us–george-hw-bush-groping-20171115-story.html
— Al Franken, Roy Moore and America’s men problem – Rex Huppke (DIERSEN: Anti-men love it when men demonize, denigrate, and condemn men.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/huppke/ct-met-al-franken-moore-huppke-20171116-story.html
— Emanuel allies trying to fill March ballot with advisory questions – John Byrne and Hal Dardick (DIERSEN: Will Emanuel allies ask Chicago voters which of the following groups should Chicago get rid of first, second, third, etc.: 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.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-met-rahm-emanuel-ballot-questions-20171117-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, members of Group A demand that companies demonize, denigrate, and condemn 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 longer than their ancestors and members of Group B are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German Americans, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/ct-biz-alt-right-product-endorsement-20171117-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, if you do not promote LGBTQ activity, members of the following groups call you anti-LGBTQ: 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 longer than their ancestors.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/politics/ct-roy-moore-alabama-20171118-story.html

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Chicago violence hovers near 20-year high, with pockets of improvement – Sam Charles and Andy Grimm
https://chicago.suntimes.com/chicago-politics/chicago-violence-hovers-near-20-year-high-with-pockets-of-improvement/

 

DAILY HERALD
— College of DuPage, foundation ordered to pay paper’s $225,000 FOIA legal fees
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20171118/college-of-dupage-foundation-ordered-to-pay-papers-foia-legal-fees
— Only the wealthy get help from GOP – Gerald Gagnon, Lake Zurich (DIERSEN: I certainly hope that Bost, Davis, Hultgren, Kinzinger, LaHood, Roskam, and Shimkus will work hard in conference with the Senate to keep all the current itemized deductions and the personal exemption.)
http://www.dailyherald.com/discuss/20171118/only-the-wealthy-get-help-from-gop
(FROM THE LETTER: An open letter to Peter Roskam, U.S. House of Representatives for the 6th District of Illinois: On my last attempt to express, via the phone, my opposition to the recent tax bill, I was again thwarted by your aides’ attempt to re-educate me rather than taking the message. That was the second time I had attempted to leave a message at your Barrington office. On my first encounter. my message was not the “party line” and instead of just taking the message I got an argument. To clarify: I do not approve of the proposed tax reform. Aside from NOT helping the middle class, it gives tax breaks to corporations, read Trumps’ businesses among others in the family and cabinet, and individuals who didn’t need any more perks from Washington. To do it at a time when the country is operating at a deficit is farcical. Who is crazy enough to reduce revenue in a period of deficit and then expect the altruism of the “hurray for me” crowd and pie in the sky future profits to make it all up? It didn’t work for Reagan and it won’t work any better now. Having been a Republican for 40 years, I can only shout “Goodbye.” I will no longer be a silent partner as you, Trump and his billionaire boys club dismantles my country for their pleasure and profit.)

 

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Ives says Rauner joined ‘ruling class’ he was to fight – Bernard Schoenburg
http://www.sj-r.com/opinion/20171118/bernard-schoenburg-ives-says-rauner-joined-ruling-class-he-was-to-fight
— Republican primary for governor underway – Doug Finke
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20171118/statehouse-insider-republican-primary-for-governor-underway
— Facts, not fiction, when it comes to taxes – Ditmar Walker, Springfield (DIERSEN: I certainly hope that Bost, Davis, Hultgren, Kinzinger, LaHood, Roskam, and Shimkus will work hard in conference with the Senate to keep all the current itemized deductions and the personal exemption.)
http://www.sj-r.com/opinion/20171118/letter-facts-not-fiction-when-it-comes-to-taxes

 

CHAMPAIGN/URBANA NEWS GAZETTE
— Illinois House GOP leader Jim Durkin faces competition – RICH MILLER
http://www.news-gazette.com/opinion/columns/2017-11-19/capitol-fax-illinois-house-gop-leader-faces-competition.html
— It’s still early, but danger could await Davis in ’18 – Tom Kacich
http://www.news-gazette.com/news/local/2017-11-19/tom-kacich-its-still-early-danger-could-await-davis-18.html
— Death, taxes and confusion – Jim Dey
http://www.news-gazette.com/news/local/2017-11-19/jim-dey-death-taxes-and-confusion.html

 

NORTHWEST HERALD
— McHenry County Board asks Gov. Bruce Rauner to veto bill that would give Jack Franks power of appointments
http://www.nwherald.com/2017/11/17/mchenry-county-board-asks-gov-bruce-rauner-to-veto-bill-that-would-give-jack-franks-power-of-appointments/aqijqoq/

 

DAILY SIGNAL
— We Hear You: ‘High-Tax Paradises Such as New Jersey and California Better Wake Up’ – Ken McIntyre
http://dailysignal.com/2017/11/19/we-hear-you-high-tax-paradises-such-as-new-jersey-and-california-better-wake-up/

 

NATIONAL REVIEW
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Christians use Moore to demonize, to denigrate, and to condemn Christians.
http://www.nationalreview.com/article/453729/roy-moore-christianity-built-on-fear

 

POLITICO
— In Democrat-led state capitals, GOP tax reform push could scramble fiscal plans “We’re going to have to re-evaluate everything” if a federal bill repealing the state and local tax deduction becomes law, New Jersey’s Senate president says. – LAURA NAHMIAS, KATHERINE LANDERGAN and CARLA MARINUCCI
https://www.politico.com/story/2017/11/19/gop-tax-reforms-state-capitals-democrats-247678

 

THE HILL
— Senate GOP running out of options to stop Moore – ALEXANDER BOLTON
http://thehill.com/homenews/senate/360970-senate-gop-running-out-of-options-to-stop-moore

 

HUFFINGTON POST
— Picking middle-class pockets to deliver for donors – Randi Weingarten
https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/picking-middle-class-pockets-to-deliver-for-donors_us_5a107d3ce4b0e30a95850774

 

CBS NEWS
— State Department admits low morale, as it defends reorganization (DIERSEN: During the 1980s and 1990s, as GAO got rid of more and more and more of its employees who were Republican, White, male, older, and/or non-veteran, morale improved for GAO’s employees who were Democrat, minority, female, younger, and/or veteran.)
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/state-department-admits-low-morale-as-it-defends-reorganization/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The criticism followed a highly critical missive from the American Foreign Service Association, the union representing U.S. diplomats. Its president, Barbara Stephenson, likened senior staff reductions to a “decapitation” that would be met with public outcry if it had occurred in the military. “The rapid loss of so many senior officers has a serious, immediate and tangible effect on the capacity of the United States to shape world events,” she said. The State Department feels the criticism is unfair. In its letter to Corker, the agency said there are only 20 fewer senior foreign service officers now than there were a year ago (1,048 compared with 1,068). This year’s retirements are five fewer than in 2016, it said. Buyouts to induce early retirement of more than 600 diplomats are consistent with a directive to reduce the federal workforce. It said reorganization is a work in progress, appealing for patience as officials make the department “more efficient and effective within a sustainable budget.” “A project such as this demands careful execution and we are committed to doing just that and notifying Congress as required,” the State Department said.)

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— Republican Governors’ 2018 Dilemma: What to Do About Trump? – Jonathan Martin and Alexander Burns (DIERSEN: Of course, members of the following groups tell Rauner and tell Sanguinetti to viciously demonize, to viciously denigrate, and to viciously condemn Trump and his supporters: 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 longer than their ancestors.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/11/18/us/politics/republican-governors-trump-backlash-2018.html
— HARDCOPY EDITORIAL HEADLINE: The Shriveling State Department – Editorial (DIERSEN: GAO is just a shell of what it once was. I worked for GAO 1980-1997.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/11/18/opinion/sunday/the-trump-administration-is-making-war-on-diplomacy.html
— In Oregon, You Can Now Save for Retirement. Unless You Object. – Elizabeth Olson (DIERSEN: Overwhelmingly, operatives and dupes who work for my critics/opponents have saved little or nothing for their retirement. They hint/imply/argue/shout that I was born with a silver spoon in my mouth, that I have always been privileged, that the federal government grossly overpaid me, and that my retirement benefits are much too generous. They stress that I avoided the draft, that my wife has always had income, that we gave up trying to have children, that we did not adopt, that we did not become foster parents, and that I do not give lots of money to churches like they do.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/11/17/your-money/oregon-save-for-retirement.html
— HARDCOPY ARTICLE TITLE: GAO TAX CUTS: The Rich Will Get Richer, Not Happier – Robert H. Frank
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/11/17/business/tax-cuts-rich.html
— FRONT PAGE: When Unpaid Student Loan Bills Mean You Can No Longer Work Twenty states suspend people’s professional or driver’s licenses if they fall behind on loan payments, according to records obtained by The New York Times. – JESSICA SILVER-GREENBERG, STACY COWLEY and NATALIE KITROEFF (DIERSEN: If you never took out a student loan, what are the main reasons for that? For me, they include a) college expenses were much lower during the 1960s, 1970s, 1980s, and 1990s than they are now, b) I never tried to get a student loan, c) I did not attend any Ivy League schools, d) my outstanding parents provided me with room and board 1966-1968, weekends during my first semester at NIU in 1969, and the summer of 1969, and d) I paid for my college expenses and for new cars with money that I earned washing dishes 1964-1966; cleaning golf shoes, chipping slag, and pumping gasoline in 1966; delivering mail 1966-1969; working on an automobile assembly line and as a security guard in 1970; selling tires, automotive services, and major appliances 1970-1971; pumping gasoline 1971-1972; collecting delinquent taxes 1971-1980; and auditing federal agencies 1980-1997.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/11/18/business/student-loans-licenses.html

 

WASHINGTON POST
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: If you demonize, denigrate, and condemn Trump, anti-Trumps glorify and praise you.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/national/sen-flake-says-gop-is-toast-if-it-follows-trump-moore/2017/11/18/3eeffda0-cccd-11e7-b506-8a10ed11ecf5_story.html

 

LOS ANGELES TIMES
— How to figure out the right time for retirement – LIZ WESTON (DIERSEN: I have been “retired” for more than 20 years. I should write a book about the pros and cons of taking your employer’s early retirement “offer.”)
http://beta.latimes.com/business/la-fi-montalk-20171119-story.html

 

ANNISTON STAR
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Moore a) demonizes, denigrates, and condemns Moore and his supporters and b) glorifies and praises anti-Moores.
https://www.annistonstar.com/columnists/bob_davis/bob-davis-where-are-you-from-who-are-your-people/article_2cd1d8a6-cbf5-11e7-9d4d-afd820dba842.html

 

CRAIN’S NEW YORK
— The tax-plan losers in New York are too many to count End of state and local tax deduction is only the beginning – Greg David
http://www.crainsnewyork.com/article/20171119/BLOGS01/171119897/greg-david-the-house-tax-plan-makes-losers-of-too-many-homeowners-to-count-in-new-york

 

FORBES
— Should Facebook, Google Be Regulated? A Groundswell In Tech, Politics and Small Business Says Yes – Elizabeth MacBride (DIERSEN: What are your demographics? What do Facebook and Google think of those who share your demographics? If Facebook or Google disapprove of any of your demographics, you are in big trouble. Ever-increasingly, members of Group A put pressure on Facebook and on Google to get rid of 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 longer than their ancestors and members of Group B are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German Americans, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.forbes.com/sites/elizabethmacbride/2017/11/18/should-twitter-facebook-and-google-be-more-regulated/#5f2b66301bc5

 

24/7 WALL STREET
— Chevy Slashes Price Of A Corvette By $9,000 As Sales Crash – Douglas A. McIntyre (DIERSEN: I bought a new 1972 Corvette in 1971 for about $6,000. Shortly thereafter, Nixon cut the excise tax on new cars and I got a refund of about $300.)
http://247wallst.com/autos/2017/11/19/chevy-slashes-price-of-a-corvette-by-9000-as-sales-crash/

 

MOTLEY FOOL
— 4 Drawbacks of Early Retirement You Need to Know About Retiring early isn’t always the best move. Here are some consequences to be aware of. – Maurie Backman (DIERSEN: I have been “retired” for more than 20 years. I should write a book about the pros and cons of taking your employer’s early retirement “offer.”)
https://www.fool.com/retirement/2017/11/19/4-drawbacks-of-early-retirement-you-need-to-know-a.aspx

 

NEWSWEEK
— WHY STRESS LEADS US TO MAKE BAD DECISIONS AND DO STUPID THINGS – KRISTIN HUGO (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes focus on promoting stress.)
http://www.newsweek.com/why-stress-leads-us-make-bad-decisions-and-do-stupid-things-715638

November 18 Morning Edition

WGN TV
— Roskam praises House GOP tax bill: ‘This plan is a good plan’ – TAHMAN BRADLEY (DIERSEN: I certainly hope that Bost, Davis, Hultgren, Kinzinger, LaHood, Roskam, and Shimkus will work hard in conference with the Senate to keep all the current itemized deductions and the personal exemption.)
http://wgntv.com/2017/11/17/roskam-praises-house-gop-tax-bill-this-plan-is-a-good-plan/

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Change in state law would allow convicted felon who won election to serve as Markham mayor – Ted Slowik
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/daily-southtown/opinion/ct-sta-slowik-markham-legislation-st-1119-20171117-story.html
— More than 100 interviewed about Lake Forest Halloween party shooting, but many uncooperative: police – Karen Berkowitz
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/lake-forest/news/ct-lfr-halloween-party-homicide-tl-1123-20171117-story.html

 

DAILY HERALD
— Winners and losers under the Senate tax overhaul proposal – AP
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20171118/news/311189967/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: LOSERS. . .People living in high-tax states would be hit by repeal of federal deductions for state and local taxes under the Senate bill, and partial repeal under the House measure. That result of a compromise allows the deduction for up to $10,000 in property taxes. Many families making less than $30,000 a year would face tax increases starting in 2021 under the Senate bill, according to Congress’ nonpartisan Joint Committee on Taxation. By 2027, families earning less than $75,000 would see their tax bills rise while those making more would enjoy reductions, the analysts find. The individual income-tax reductions in the Senate bill would end in 2026.)
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Amid national focus on harassment, Trump moves unscathed.”
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20171118/amid-national-focus-on-harassment-trump-moves-unscathed
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Christians say “Fighting scandal, Moore stands with homophobic supporters.”
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20171118/fighting-scandal-moore-stands-with-homophobic-supporters

 

DOWNERS GROVE PATCH
— 250 Protesters Rally Against Roskam At GOP Fundraiser Protesters stood outside the GOP fundraiser with signs held high to show their disapproval of Rep. Pete Roskam’s support of the tax plan. – Lisa Marie Farver (DIERSEN: One could say that the bill is about cutting federal income taxes for those who take the standard deduction (mainly those who are renters, younger, Democrat, Libertarian, or Green) and about raising federal income taxes for those who itemize their deductions (mainly those who are homeowners, older, and/or Republican).)
https://patch.com/illinois/downersgrove/protesters-rally-against-roskam-fundraiser-downers-grove
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Reid McCullom, a Hinsdale resident and one of the leaders of Coalition for a Better Illinois 6th called the tax plan “a turkey that roasts the Middle Class,” adding that it would increase small business taxes and could lead to trickle-down economics. After the tax bill passed in the House Thursday, Roskam issued a release that viewed the legislation through a much different lens. Roskam said, “This bill is about the businesses on Main Street and the family at the end of the block. It’s about the recent college graduate struggling under the weight of student loans and the newlyweds expecting their first child. We’re boosting the economy to create more good-paying jobs, and we’re making sure that taxpayers get to keep more of their money in every pay check.”)

 

BLOOMINGTON PANTAGRAPH
— An unusual alliance to fight Durkin – Rich Miller (DIERSEN: Which individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries are aligned to fight you? The following are aligned to fight me: 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 anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors and those who a) reject planks in the Republican Party platform and/or the Illinois Republican Party platform and work against those like me who support those planks, b) reject the Milton Township Republican Central Committee resolution against video gambling and work against those like me who support that resolution, c) focus on destroying those like me who they cannot manipulate/dominate, d) were defendants in lawsuits that I have filed, and/or e) are operatives or dupes for the aforesaid.)
http://www.pantagraph.com/opinion/columnists/miller-an-unusual-alliance-to-fight-durkin/article_d9ff87f7-6f92-5f3e-a6be-f41aa276ef2d.html

 

HERALD & REVIEW
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, pot pushers push pot as an “alternative to opioids.” If you push pot, you push destruction.
http://herald-review.com/news/state-and-regional/illinois-doctors-campaign-for-medical-marijuana-as-alternative-to-opioids/article_e368e051-3491-5b67-a70c-e65d0d380ace.html

 

ROCKFORD REGISTER STAR
— Register Star prints falsehood about tax plan approved by Rep. Adam Kinzinger
http://www.rrstar.com/opinion/20171117/letter-register-star-prints-falsehood-about-tax-plan-approved-by-rep-adam-kinzinger

 

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— New temporary U.S. attorney named for central Illinois
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20171117/new-temporary-us-attorney-named-for-central-illinois

 

JOURNAL GAZETTE TIMES COURIER
— Show hosts derogatory toward the president – A Citizen for MAKING AMERICA GREAT AGAIN
http://jg-tc.com/opinion/letters/letter-show-hosts-derogatory-toward-the-president/article_f2e5632c-d12a-56f1-b0f5-c8c062ccf597.html
(FROM THE LETTER: With his divisiveness this late night host Noah was allowed to perform at the State Farm Center during the recent University of Illinois Homecoming! As a sign-holding and vocal protester at the event I was appalled. A university official tried to move me to a shadowy area away from the front entrance and summoned the police when I refused. The reactions to my protest were mostly divisive. I was VERY uncomfortable as a Donald Trump voter and Christian attending this event. Ostensibly the concert was a comedy routine, yet much of the show was a mockery of the president, conservative ideology and Donald Trump voters.)

 

PEORIA JOURNAL STAR
— Rauner no Republican, won’t be reelected – Rosemarie M. Gardner
http://www.pjstar.com/opinion/20171117/spotlight-rauner-no-republican-wont-be-reelected

 

BELLEVILLE DEMOCRAT
— McCarter endorses Republican for governor — and it’s not Rauner – JOSEPH BUSTOS
http://www.bnd.com/news/local/article185352708.html

 

ALTON DAILY NEWS
— Harassment Claims Move Slowly in Springfield – Cole Lauterbach
http://altondailynews.com/news/details.cfm?clientid=17&id=255389#.WhATlIzR-M8

 

CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD
— Lawmakers push to end ‘hush money’ deduction in tax fight Loophole targeted on sexual harassment lawsuits – SCOTT MCLEAN (DIERSEN: How much “hush money” has Illinois, your county, your township/ward, and your municipality paid out recently? Which government employees were charged with what and by whom?)
http://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/politics/lawmakers-push-to-end-hush-money-deduction-in-tax-fight/859583890

 

WSIL
— Comptroller: Governor Rauner refuses to meet – Brian Wilson
http://www.wsiltv.com/story/36875699/comptroller-governor-rauner-refuses-to-meet

 

NAPERVILLE COMMUNITY TELEVISION
— Local Organizations Fear Loss of Donations Following GOP Tax Overhaul Vote (DIERSEN: A major reason why my wife and I contribute more money to 501(c)(3) organizations is that the contributions are deductible. The contributions are deductible because we have large medical and dental, real estate, and state income tax deductions.)
https://www.nctv17.com/news/local-organizations-fear-loss-of-donations-following-gop-tax-overhaul-vote/

 

COOK COUNTY RECORD
— Governor’s Office accused of failing to comply with Freedom of Information Act request – Louie Torres
https://cookcountyrecord.com/stories/511251990-governor-s-office-accused-of-failing-to-comply-with-freedom-of-information-act-request

 

ILLINOIS VALLEY TIMES
— Kinzinger organizes Youth Leadership Summit – Meg Shannon (DIERSEN: Would your high school teachers have selected you to attend such an event? Were you “college material?” While I attended Crete-Monee High School 1962-1966, I took college preparatory courses notwithstanding the fact that many, if not most, if not virtually everyone at the time viewed me as NOT being “college material.” Neither of my parents had attended college. My father was the first of his ancestors to earn a high school diploma. My mother never attended high school. I spent my junior and senior years and the summer in between washing dishes for the minimum wage in the basement of the S.S. Kresges in Chicago Heights. I just barely made into the top 20% of my class, my ACT score was only 24, I was draft bait, my eyesight could not be corrected to 20/20, I had partial red/green color blindness, and I had Osgood-Schlatter disease (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Osgood%E2%80%93Schlatter_disease).)
https://illinoisvalleytimes.com/stories/511265666-kinzinger-organizes-youth-leadership-summit
(FROM THE ARTICLE: More than 200 high-schoolers recently attended the Youth Leadership Summit organized by Rep. Adam Kinzinger (R-IL). The fifth annual event, which was held at Illinois Valley Community College in Oglesby, attracted more than 200 high school juniors and seniors from 25 schools in Kinzinger’s district. The daylong summit, which featured workshops, lessons in leadership and guest speakers, was held on Oct. 20. Attendees were selected by their teachers. “Thank you to everyone who participated in this year’s Youth Leadership Summit and to all those who helped make it such a success,” Kinzinger said in a press release. “Special thank you to our incredible guest speakers for taking the time to be with us.” Guest speakers at the summit included Jerry Reinsdorf, the owner of the Chicago Bulls and Chicago White Sox. Illinois Lt. Gov. Evelyn Sanguinetti also spoke at the event.)

 

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— WILL: IN ILLINOIS, A LOOMING BATTLE OVER THE BANKRUPTING ‘BLUE MODEL’
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2017/11/will-in-illinois-a-looming-battle-over-the-bankrupting-blue-model.html

 

LAKE COUNTY GAZETTE
— Grant township assessor supports property tax freeze – Robert Hadley
https://lakecountygazette.com/stories/511272267-grant-township-assessor-supports-property-tax-freeze

 

GOPUSA
— Wisconsin College Democrats leader resigns after tweeting, ‘I f–ing hate white men’
http://www.gopusa.com/wisconsin-college-democrats-leader-resigns-after-tweeting-i-f-ing-hate-white-men/

 

LIFE SITE NEWS
— Progressives hate everything old, including the elderly (DIERSEN: I have always opposed age discrimination, therefore, consequently, those who promote age discrimination have always opposed me.)
https://www.lifesitenews.com/blogs/progressives-hate-everything-old-including-the-elderly

 

BREITBART
— GOP Leaders Debate Combination Plan to Cut Legal Immigration, Approve a DACA Amnesty – NEIL MUNRO (DIERSEN: Those who come to America legally are far more likely to vote for Republicans. Those who come to America illegally are far more likely to vote for Democrats.)
http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2017/11/17/gop-leaders-debate-combination-plan-cut-legal-immigration-approve-daca-amnesty/
— Report: 264 Staffers Paid $17 Million In Congressional Harassment Hush Money – MICHAEL PATRICK LEAHY (DIERSEN: How many tax dollars have Illinois, your county, your township/ward, and your municipality paid out in hush money? Who are the sexual harassers and who hired them?)
http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2017/11/17/report-264-staffers-paid-17-million-in-congressional-harassment-hush-money/
— Woman Raped by Former Al Franken Intern Wants Senator’s Name off Sexual Assault Victims Bill – PENNY STARR (DIERSEN: Were you an intern? My more extremist Democrat GAO superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates hinted/implied/argued/shouted that instead of my suffering an $18,847 (21%) pay cut in today’s dollars to transfer from IRS to GAO in 1980 when I was 31 years old, I should have suffered a $57,808 (64%) pay cut in today’s dollars, that is, I should have transferred in as an intern. GAO audits IRS and much of what I did for IRS was very similar to what GAO Analysts do. They viciously demonized, viciously denigrated, and viciously condemned the experience that I had gained a) working for IRS for almost 9 years, the last 5 1/2 years of which at the GS-12 Step 1-5 levels, currently $79,563-$90,173, b) passing the CPA examination on my first attempt in 1979, c) earning an MBA from Loyola in 1976, d) almost completing the requirements for a master’s degree in accounting from DePaul, and e) earning a bachelor’s degree in management from NIU in 1970. They would not have done that if I had been a Democrat, a minority, a female, or a veteran.)
http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2017/11/17/woman-raped-by-former-al-franken-intern-wants-senators-name-off-sexual-assault-victims-bill/
— Palin: People Do Not Sexually Harass Me Because They ‘Know That I’m Probably Packing’ – PAM KEY
http://www.breitbart.com/video/2017/11/17/palin-people-not-sexually-harass-know-im-probably-packing/
— Realtor.com Continues to Boycott Breitbart After Claiming It Doesn’t Engage in Boycotts – ADAM SHAW (DIERSEN: I should write a book about individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that boycott me and my GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails. 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 longer than their ancestors and/or they a) reject planks in the Republican Party platform and/or the Illinois Republican Party platform and work against those like me who support those planks, b) reject the Milton Township Republican Central Committee resolution against video gambling and work against those like me who support that resolution, c) focus on destroying those like me who they cannot manipulate/dominate, d) were defendants in lawsuits that I have filed, and/or e) are operatives or dupes for the aforesaid.)
http://www.breitbart.com/big-journalism/2017/11/17/realtor-com-continues-to-boycott-breitbart-after-claiming-it-doesnt-engage-in-boycotts/

 

BLAZE
— ICE union says Obama holdovers are sabotaging immigration enforcement, here’s how – Carlos Garcia
http://www.theblaze.com/news/2017/11/17/ice-union-says-obama-holdovers-are-sabotaging-immigration-enforcement-heres-how

 

TOWNHALL
— Scalise Defends Tax Bill, Gets Cursed at By Rosie O’Donnell – Cortney O’Brien (DIERSEN: O’Donnell should glorify and praise Scalise because the bill cuts federal income taxes for those who take the standard deduction (mainly those who are renters, younger, Democrat, Libertarian, or Green) and raises federal income taxes for those who itemize their deductions (mainly those who are homeowners, older, and/or Republican).)
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/cortneyobrien/2017/11/17/icymi-scalise-got-in-a-twitter-fight-with-rosie-odonnell-n2411093
(FROM THE ARTICLE: If Scalise had more than 240 characters, he would have explained that the Republican tax plan will benefit the 70 percent of taxpayers who take the standard deduction.)

 

NEWSMAX
— Top White House Economist Defends Tax Reform, Says it Will Grow Economy – Jason Devaney (DIERSEN: Republican tax reform cuts federal income taxes for those who take the standard deduction (mainly those who are renters, younger, Democrat, Libertarian, or Green) and raises federal income taxes for those who itemize their deductions (mainly those who are homeowners, older, and/or Republican). A “growing economy” helps those who take the standard deduction (mainly those who are renters, younger, Democrat, Libertarian, or Green) far more than it helps those who itemize their deductions (mainly those who are homeowners, older, and/or Republican).)
https://www.newsmax.com/Newsfront/kevin-hassert-economy-gop-tax-reform/2017/11/17/id/826901/

 

THE HILL
— 19 immigration protestors arrested outside Ryan’s office – AVERY ANAPOL
http://thehill.com/homenews/house/360995-nineteen-daca-protestors-arrested-outside-ryans-capitol-hill-office

HUFFINGTON POST
— 19 Asian-Americans Arrested At Paul Ryan’s Office Pushing For Dream Act They were calling on Congress to protect young undocumented immigrants. – Kimberly Yam
https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/19-asian-americans-arrested-dream-act-protest_us_5a0f3ebae4b0e97dffed2bab
— Maximize Your Vacation Days with These Tips – Danielle Sabrina (DIERSEN: Vacations are expensive. Your GOPUSA Illinois Editor and his wife are not planning any kind of vacation. My $50,856/year pension is only 41% of the $122,991/year that I earned in 1997 in today’s dollars. Because my Democrat GAO superiors succeeded in forcing me to take their early retirement “offer” in 1997 when I was 49 years old, we have at least $72,135 less each year or $6,011 less each month or $1,387 less each week or $198 less each day to spend on vacations I went on vacations in 1969, 1970, 1971, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, and 1977. My wife and I went on many vacations, typically four each year, 1978-1992 in connection with her business trips to luxury resorts all across America. Of course, my Democrat IRS and GAO superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates were beyond furious about that.)
https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/maximize-your-vacation-days-with-these-tips_us_5a104239e4b023121e0e930b
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Add vacation days to business trips. If you’re fortunate enough to be sent to interesting places for work, it’s definitely worth your while to see if you can take a few extra vacation days before or after the trip to visit the location you’re sent to, or even to explore someplace nearby. It could also be possible to plan the trip for the beginning or end of the week so you can spend a weekend checking out the sights. It’s true that this means you may not get to go exactly where you’ve always dreamed of vacationing, but with a little bit of research you may find something unexpectedly exciting and interesting to visit wherever you’re sent. With a little planning and communication with your supervisor, you may even be able to do something you really want.)

 

ABC NEWS
— Roy Moore accuser: I got him banned from the mall – CHRIS FRANCESCANI (DIERSEN: When will my accusers come out from behind their operatives and their dupes and take credit for ending my TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairmanship in 2012, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce Government Affairs Committee membership in 2011, Milton Township Republican Central Committee webmaster service in 2010 and 2004, Illinois Center Right Coalition Steering Committee membership in 2007, American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter board membership in 2004, GAO employment in 1997, etc.?)
http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/roy-moore-accuser-banned-mall/story?id=51195632

 

CNN
— Facebook, Google, Twitter to fight fake news with ‘trust indicators’ – Seth Fiegerman (DIERSEN: The judgments that I make to include links to articles in GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails and the opinions that I express in those emails are based on experience that I have gained doing many things since 1948. I base my judgment and opinions on what I learned a) working for the federal government for almost 30 years — Post Office 1966-1969, IRS 1971-1980, and GAO 1980-1997, serving on the Executive Committee of the Association of Government Accountants Chicago Chapter 1983-1996, and being a union member while I worked for the Post Office and IRS; b) earning an MBA from Loyola in 1976, a master’s degree in accounting from DePaul in 1980, and a master’s degree in financial markets and trading from IIT in 1997; c) passing the CPA examination on my first attempt in 1979 and passing the Certified Internal Auditor examination on my first attempt in 1981; c) serving as a Republican Precinct Committeeman since 1999, the GOPUSA Illinois Editor since 2000, the TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois Chairman 2005-2012, a member of the 2008 Illinois Republican Party (IRP) Platform and Resolutions Committee, a Wheaton Chamber of Commerce Government Affairs Committee member 2003-2011, the Milton Township Republican Central Committee webmaster 2008-2010 and 2000-2004, an Illinois Center Right Coalition Steering Committee member 2003-2007, and an American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter board member 2001-2004; d) attending the 2000, 2004, 2008, 2012, and 2016 IRP State Conventions as a delegate; e) being the subject of a nasty 4-page article in the February 1978 issue of Money Magazine; f) pursing litigation including Diersen v. GAO and Diersen v. Chicago Car Exchange; g) being married since 1978; h) living in Crete 1948-1972, in University Park 1972-1976, in Chicago 1976-1978, and in DuPage County, Milton Township, and Wheaton since 1978; and i) being baptized, raised, and confirmed as a Missouri Synod Lutheran.)
http://money.cnn.com/2017/11/16/technology/tech-trust-indicators/index.html

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Philanthropy Booms in the Trump Era—but It Also Gets Political Such advocacy fails to provide direct and tangible benefits to individuals in need. – James Piereson and Naomi Schaefer Riley (DIERSEN: From what I see, overwhelmingly, philanthropy promotes the Democrat, Libertarian, and Green party platforms.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/philanthropy-booms-in-the-trump-erabut-it-also-gets-political-1510952685

 

USA TODAY
— Winners and losers in the tax bill that passed the House – Herb Jackson (DIERSEN: Are you a tax bill loser? My wife and I and my aunt are. I certainly hope that Bost, Davis, Hultgren, Kinzinger, LaHood, Roskam, and Shimkus will work hard in conference with the Senate to keep all the current itemized deductions and the personal exemption.)
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2017/11/17/winners-and-losers-tax-bill-passed-house/874622001/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Losers The sick: The bill eliminates a deduction for medical and dental expenses that exceed 7.5% of their incomes. In 2015, there were 8.8 million taxpayers who deducted $87 million. . .Residents of high-tax regions: Wealthy states such as New Jersey, New York and California as well as pockets of suburbs around the country could find that the loss of deductions eliminate any benefit from lower tax rates. The bill eliminates the deduction for state income taxes, caps the property tax deduction at $10,000, and on new mortgages, only allows a deduction for interest on the first $500,000 borrowed.)
— 5 reasons not to quit your job until you have another lined up – Maurie Backman (DIERSEN: My Firestone Store superior immediately fired me when I gave him my 2-week notice in 1971. I had accepted a job offer from Oldsmobile. But then, Oldsmobile withdrew its job offer saying that it had just agreed to stop hiring Whites to settle an EEOC complaint. That directly resulted in my accepting a job offer from IRS.)
https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/careers/changing-jobs/2017/11/15/5-reasons-not-to-quit-your-job-until-you-have-another-lined-up/107461180/

 

SEATTLE TIMES
— In towns and cities nationwide, fears of effects of federal tax plan Local leaders are warning that the $1.5 trillion tax-cut legislation moving through Congress threatens to undermine their ability to raise money for government services, including police and schools. – Renae Merle and PETER JAMISON (DIERSEN: What can individual taxpayers do a) to fight high medical and dental expenses, b) to fight high real estate taxes, c) to fight high state income taxes, and d) to fight high graduate tuition and book expenses?)
https://www.seattletimes.com/nation-world/in-towns-and-cities-nationwide-fears-of-effects-of-federal-tax-plan/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: It took the city of Pataskala, Ohio, nine ballot measures before its 15,000 residents agreed to a new 1 percent tax to pay for repairs to its crumbling roads and to buy new police cruisers. The mostly rural community was won over by a century-old hallmark of the tax code: The $5 million local levy could be deducted from their federal taxes. “There is a severe sensitivity to more taxes here,” said James Nicholson, the city’s finance director. “At the end of the day, ‘you get a tax break’ was the thing that convinced people.” But now, in towns and thriving cities, and in Republican — and Democratic — leaning states, local leaders are warning that the $1.5 trillion tax-cut legislation moving through Congress threatens to undermine their ability to raise money for government services, including police and schools. The Republican measures would eliminate or severely curtail taxpayers’ ability to lower their federal tax bill by deducting the cost of their state and local taxes, including sales taxes. Without that offset, local leaders say, taxpayers will begin to seek relief closer to home, potentially making it more difficult to provide basic services.)

 

BERKELY DAILY PLANET
— The Epidemic of Age Discrimination – Harry Brill (DIERSEN: I have always opposed age discrimination, therefore, consequently, those who promote age discrimination have always opposed me. I should write a book about those who focus on promoting age discrimination in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois. Typically, those who promote age discrimination also promote discrimination against those who are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
http://www.berkeleydailyplanet.com/issue/2017-11-17/article/46245?headline=The-Epidemic-of-Age-Discrimination–Harry-Brill

 

VANITY FAIR
— WHY ZUCKERBERG’S NEW “TRUST INDICATORS” CAN’T FIX FAKE NEWS A system providing additional context for publishers is too little, too late in a world where basic facts and mainstream publications are quickly written off as partisan. – MAYA KOSOFF
https://www.vanityfair.com/news/2017/11/why-zuckerbergs-new-trust-indicators-cant-fix-fake-news

November 16 Morning Edition

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Ives files fundraising papers for governor – Rick Pearson
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-toni-preckwinkle-sexual-harassment-20171116-story.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Three-term Wheaton state Rep. Jeanne Ives filed papers Wednesday to create her campaign fund for a Republican primary challenge to Gov. Bruce Rauner. But as with her first round of candidacy petitions that had to be tossed after a typo was found, there may be some issues with the Ives for Illinois campaign fund. State Board of Elections officials said they were in contact with the Ives campaign over its initial reporting of $267,725 in cash available in the new fund — without disclosing the source of the money. There also was the question about the Friends of Jeanne Ives fund, which had been used for her legislative campaigns. That fund ended September with $8,488 and has since raised an additional $15,000, including $10,000 last month from a political action committee with ties to political organizations associated with talk show host and failed 2010 Republican governor primary candidate Dan Proft. State law, however, limits a candidate to one main political committee. The Friends of Jeanne Ives legislative campaign fund is still listed as active.)
— Cook County commissioners don’t want to be left off sexual harassment training plan – Hal Dardick (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, the more of the following that you are, the more that anti-Trumps paint you as being a sexual harasser and even worse things: Trump supporter, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owner, German American, and/or if your ancestors have been in America for a long time. Ever-increasingly, the more of the aforesaid that you are, the harder that anti-Trumps work to get rid of you.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-toni-preckwinkle-sexual-harassment-20171116-story.html
— Chris Kennedy’s troubled Cleveland deal: Taxes raised, company collected millions – David Heinzmann and Todd Lighty
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-met-chris-kennedy-cleveland-20171115-story.html 

DAILY HERALD
— The House is voting on its tax bill today. Here’s what is in it. – Heather Long
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20171116/the-house-is-voting-on-its-tax-bill-today-heres-what-is-in-it
— Dist. 62 superintendent Floyd Williams will get $127,000 to leave amid allegations – Chacour Koop
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20171115/dist-62-superintendent-will-get-127000-to-leave-amid-allegations
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: AS THE DEMOCRAT PARTY’S STRANGLEHOLD ON ILLINOIS TIGHTENS: Beyond tragically, ever-increasingly, poverty increases in DuPage County.
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20171115/dupage-officials-do-good-to-launch-new-giving-campaign
— Series lets candidates for governor introduce themselves – Jim Slusher
http://www.dailyherald.com/discuss/20171116/slusher-series-lets-candidates-for-governor-introduce-themselves

WLS AM
— Kinzinger: Tax Change To Retain Businesses – Nick Gale (DIERSEN: Cutting the deduction for mortgage interest and real estate taxes discourages homeownership. Cutting the deduction for major medical and dental expenses pushes taxpayers onto welfare. Cutting the deduction for job-related education discourages employees from taking job-related graduate courses.)
http://www.wlsam.com/2017/11/15/kinzinger-tax-change-to-retain-businesses/

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— If the tax bill is so great, why does the GOP keep lying about it? – Catherine Rampell
http://www.sj-r.com/opinion/20171114/catherine-rampell-if-tax-bill-is-so-great-why-does-gop-keep-lying-about-it
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The biggest benefits go to higher-income Americans, both in raw dollar terms and as a percentage of income, as New York University School of Law tax professor David C. Kamin has illustrated. To give you a sense of scale: Under the Senate bill, households making more than $1 million receive an average tax cut of nearly $50,000 in 2027; those making $40,000 to $50,000 get an average cut of $480. Averages also disguise a lot. Lots of lower- and middle-income families won’t benefit at all. Many will be worse off. Under both the Senate and House bills, nearly half of households making less than $100,000 will see either a negligible tax change or even a tax hike in 2019, according to calculations from Martin Sullivan, chief economist at Tax Analysts. By 2027, that share rises to 61 percent under the House bill, which phases down some of the provisions that help middle-class families.)

CHAMPAIGN/URBANA NEWS GAZETTE
— So-far-peaceful Democratic primary bound to get rough – Jim Dey
http://www.news-gazette.com/news/local/2017-11-16/jim-dey-so-far-peaceful-democratic-primary-bound-get-rough.html

SPRINGFIELD NEWS LEADER
— Anti-abortion rally in Springfield criticizes McCaskill’s support for Planned Parenthood – Will Schmitt
http://www.news-leader.com/story/news/politics/2017/11/15/anti-abortion-rally-springfield-criticizes-mccaskills-support-planned-parenthood/867865001/

TIMES
— What do voters do when we’re stymied? – Jim Nowlan (DIERSEN: QUESTION: Which voters in Illinois have had great success in styming other voters? ANSWER: Voters in Group A have had great success in styming voters in Group B. Voters in 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 longer than their ancestors and voters in Group B 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.mywebtimes.com/news/editorial/state-affairs-what-do-voters-do-when-we-re-stymied/article_780beade-9137-580f-a9fc-aee537186fc8.html

CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD
— GOP governors fear wipeout after Virginia loss Democrats’ easy victory spooks GOP – ERIC BRADNER
http://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/politics/gop-governors-fear-wipeout-after-virginia-loss/858382007
— Roy Moore’s lawyer casts doubt on accuser’s story, yearbook inscription Moore denies writing yearbook inscription – ELI WATKINS
http://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/politics/roy-moores-lawyer-casts-doubt-on-accusers-story-yearbook-inscription/858215749

CHICAGO READER
— Downstate hate: A history of the bitter, nearly 200-year rivalry between Chicago and the rest of Illinois The animosity between Illinois’s largest city and its smaller towns is almost as old as the state itself. – Edward McClelland (DIERSEN: After working in brick factory in Chicago for 10 years, my ancestors on my father’s side left Chicago in 1854 to homestead a farm in Crete.)
https://www.chicagoreader.com/chicago/downstate-illinois-secession-history/Content?oid=34519694

WILLIAM J KELLY
— Ask Rauner about his taxpayer grants to Planned Parenthood
http://www.williamjkelly.org/news/kelly-ask-rauner-about-his-taxpayer-grants-to-planned-parenthood

DOUG BENNETT
— Doug Bennett Wins Overwhelming Victory and Earns Coveted Fremont Township GOP Endorsement
https://www.il10.org/single-post/2017/11/15/Doug-Bennett-Wins-Overwhelming-Victory-and-Earns-Coveted-Fremont-Township-GOP-Endorsement-in-11-1-0-Vote

EAST CENTRAL REPORTER
— House District 101 hopeful Dan Caulkins describes Springfield as the ‘wild West’
https://eastcentralreporter.com/stories/511262621-house-district-101-hopeful-describes-springfield-as-the-wild-west

ILLINOIS CHRONICLE
— Lawmakers give Rauner massive rebuke with a record 18 veto overrides
https://theillinoischronicle.com/chronicle-lawmakers-give-rauner-massive-rebuke-with-a-record-18-veto-overrides/

ILLINOIS NEWS NETWORK
— Lawmakers break into song and dance when real fix is needed – Dan McCaleb
https://www.ilnews.org/opinion/mccaleb-lawmakers-break-into-song-and-dance-when-real-fix/article_3925583e-c97b-11e7-aa49-8f9420fd9378.html

ILLINOIS FAMILY ACTION
— Let’s Go Illinoisans! Send Jeanne Ives to the Governor’s Mansion! – Laurie Higgins
https://illinoisfamilyaction.org/2017/11/lets-go-illinoisans-send-jeanne-ives-to-the-governors-mansion/

CAPITOL FAX
— IBHE chairman, executive director object to DC tax proposals
https://capitolfax.com/2017/11/16/ibhe-chairman-executive-diretor-object-to-dc-tax-proposals/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Meanwhile, from the DGA…In Washington, Congressional Republicans are attempting to force through a tax overhaul skewed to benefit the wealthiest while many middle-class Illinois families could see an average tax increase of $1,267. And once again, Governor Bruce Rauner is doing nothing to protect them. In an interview with the Pantagraph, Rauner apparently “lauded” the Republican tax reform effort and talked about cutting the federal tax rate. However, the Republican plans would actually raise taxes on many Illinois middle-class families while exploding the deficit as the wealthiest enjoy a disproportionate share of the benefits. According to a recent study, the Senate version would mean higher taxes for about 15% of middle-class Illinois households – raising taxes by an average of $1,267. The House version would mean higher taxes for 27% of middle-class American households – raising taxes by an average of $1,360. Rauner last month said he has “no obligation” to comment on federal matters. Will Rauner really sit quietly as middle-class taxes go up? “Bruce Rauner loses all credibility if he stays silent while his own party plans to raise middle-class taxes,” said DGA Illinois Communications Director Sam Salustro. “Rauner refusal to stand up to his party and President in Washington shows he’s fighting for himself and not for Illinois families. Now, Republicans want to raise middle-class taxes, and Rauner is going to let it happen.”)

GOPUSA
— Why is Creepy Uncle Joe Biden so popular among Democrats?
http://www.gopusa.com/why-is-creepy-uncle-joe-so-popular-among-democrats/
— The Poor Are Not Poor Because the Rich Are Rich – Star Parker (DIERSEN: What did you do to qualify yourself for better paying jobs? I earned a) a job-related bachelor’s degree when I was 21 and job-related master’s degrees when I was 27, 31, and 48, b) job-related professional certifications when I was 30, 32, 41, 45, 47, and 48, and c) a job-related professional license when I was 32. My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always hinted/implied/argued/shouted a) that instead of me, the Post Office should have hired a poor person in 1966, b) that the Post Office should gotten rid of me much sooner than it did so that a poor person could have my job, c) that instead of me, IRS should have hired a poor person in 1971, d) that instead of me, IRS should have promoted a poor people in 1972, 1973, and 1974, e) that instead of me, GAO should have hired a poor person in 1980, f) that instead of me, GAO should have promoted a poor person in 1986, and g) that GAO should have gotten rid of me much sooner than it did so that a poor person could have my job and my preferred corner office.)
http://www.gopusa.com/the-poor-are-not-poor-because-the-rich-are-rich/

NEWSMAX
— Study: Chicago One of Worst Gender Pay Gap Offenders – Mark Swanson (DIERSEN: Democrats run Chicago.)
https://www.newsmax.com/us/rahm-emanuel-chicago-gender-pay-gap/2017/11/15/id/826369/

LIFEZETTE NEWS
— Michael Reagan: Better a Democrat Than Moore Son of Republican president tells Laura Ingraham he thinks charges against Alabama candidate are true – Jim Stinson (DIERSEN: What if you were charged with being a sex predator? What if Michael Reagan believed the charges?)
http://www.lifezette.com/polizette/michael-reagan-better-democrat-moore/

AMERICAN BAR ASSOCIATION
— State of whistleblower protection laws after one year of the trump administration (DIERSEN: Because I was a whistleblower, a) my Democrat GAO superiors forced me to retire in 1997 when I was 49 years old, always ranked me in the bottom half of my coworkers for pay-for-performance purposes, did not promote me beyond GS-13, kept me off audits of IRS for all but 3 of the almost 18 years that I worked for GAO, and forced me to take an $18,847 pay cut in today’s dollars to transfer from IRS to GAO in 1980; b) my Democrat IRS superiors did not promote me beyond GS-12, disallowed my education deductions in 1978, and disallowed my partial day per diem claims in 1974; and c) my Democrat Post Office superiors forced me resign in 1969 and disallowed my sick leave requests in 1969 and 1968. I blew the whistle on political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, and age discrimination. Because I have always been a Republican, were it not for federal civil service protections, a) the Post Office would NOT have hired me in 1966 or let me work there for almost 3 years, b) IRS would NOT have hired me in 1971 or let me work there for almost 9 years, c) IRS would NOT have promoted me in 1972, 1973, or 1974, d) GAO would NOT have hired me in 1980 or let me work there for almost 18 years, and e) GAO would NOT have promoted me in 1986.)
https://www.americanbar.org/content/dam/aba/events/labor_law/2017/11/conference/papers/2017%20ABA%20CLE%20WB%20Presentation.authcheckdam.pdf

THE HILL
— House GOP set for big tax win – SCOTT WONG (DIERSEN: Which taxpayers do the Republicans want to be winners or losers? Are you going to be a winner or a loser? From what I see, the proposed “tax reform” is being done to let members of Group A be winners and pay less federal income tax and to make members of Group B losers and pay more federal income tax. Members of Group A typically take the standard deduction and are renters, younger, do not have major medical or dental expenses, and are Democrats. Members of Group B typically itemize their deductions and are homeowners, older, have major medical and/or dental expenses, and are Republicans.)
http://thehill.com/homenews/house/360611-house-gop-set-for-big-tax-win
— Time for America to wake up and take care our retirement system – ROBERT STAMMERS (DIERSEN: As people get older, their medical and dental expenses skyrocket. Cutting the medical and dental itemized deduction will put older people on welfare all the sooner.)
http://thehill.com/opinion/finance/360590-time-for-america-to-wake-up-and-take-care-our-retirement-system

CNN
— Republicans optimistic they’ll pass their tax plan GOP mat not have enough votes to pass in the House – LAUREN FOX AND DEIRDRE WALSH (DIERSEN: Which taxpayers do the Republicans want to be winners or losers? Are you going to be a winner or a loser? From what I see, the proposed “tax reform” is being done to let members of Group A be winners and pay less federal income tax and to make members of Group B losers and pay more federal income tax. Members of Group A typically take the standard deduction and are renters, younger, do not have major medical or dental expenses, and are Democrats. Members of Group B typically itemize their deductions and are homeowners, older, have major medical and/or dental expenses, and are Republicans.)
http://www.cnn.com/2017/11/16/politics/house-tax-plan-vote/index.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: It’s not that the tax bill hasn’t been without its controversies. Its rollout was delayed by a day two weeks ago after Republicans failed to meet their self-imposed deadline amid divisions over what to do about a popular deduction for state and local income, property and sales taxes. On Wednesday, a few members were still adamant they won’t back the bill over it. “I whipped no and I haven’t changed my mind,” said Rep. Darrell Issa, a Republican from California. “I have had many people trying to call me, but nobody has a convincing argument for my district and for the state of California.” It’s anticipated that many of the Republicans who will vote no Thursday will do so over concerns that the bill hurts individuals in expensive areas like California, New Jersey and New York. But even in those cases, some members say they were able to get feedback from leadership that assuaged their concerns. California Republican Rep. Mimi Walters told CNN, “I think we learned lessons with the health care bill and we learned that we needed to work more closely together, and that’s what you are seeing right now.” Walters said she had spoken to House Speaker Paul Ryan, R-Wis., of her concerns about the bill doing away with the state and local income tax deduction, but ultimately decided she’d vote “yes.” “We come from a very high-taxed state. We’re a very liberal state in California, our government is, and we have a have a very high cost of living because of the liberal policies, and I have always said as long as middle-income Americans have more money in their pocket I will be supporting the tax package,” Walter said.)


NEW YORK TIMES
— Every Tax Cut and Tax Increase in the House G.O.P. Bill and What It Would Cost – ALICIA PARLAPIANO and ADAM PEARCE (DIERSEN: According to this article, beyond outrageously, the House GOP bill a) would increase taxes by $1.8 trillion for taxpayers who take the personal exemption and b) would increase taxes $1.3 trillion for taxpayers who itemize their deductions. Overwhelmingly, those who itemize their deductions are homeowners, older, have high medical and/or dental expenses, are taking job-related graduate courses, and/or are Republican.)
https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2017/11/15/us/politics/every-tax-cut-in-the-house-tax-bill.html
— HARDCOPY ARTICLE TITLE: If a wildly creative company with an app used by 178 million people every day can still be crushed by Facebook, how is anyone else supposed to succeed? – Keven Roose (DIERSEN: Tragically, ever-increasing, activists, candidates, elected officials, party leaders, major donors, political consultants, etc. a) talk and act like Facebook is the internet and b) fail/refuse to publish and maintain websites, and c) fail/refuse to use email. Because Facebook can crush any activist, any candidate, any elected official, any party leader, any major donor, any political consultant, any etc. that it wants to, ever-increasingly, the aforesaid promote, glorify and praise, pander to, and serve as operatives or as dupes for Facebook. From what I see, ever-increasingly, Facebook acts like it is an arm of the Democrat, Libertarian, and Green parties, 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/2017/11/15/business/snapchats-new-test-grow-like-facebook-without-the-baggage.html

USA TODAY
— Tina Brown recalls flashy ’80s days at ‘Vanity Fair’ – and an eye-popping Trump moment – Jocelyn McClurg (DIERSEN: What did you do during the 1980s? I took an $18,847 pay cut in today’s dollars to transfer from IRS to GAO in 1980. I completed the requirements for a master’s degree in accounting from DePaul in 1980. I passed the Certified Internal Auditor examination on my first attempt in 1981. I became a licensed CPA in 1981. My wife and I sold 1017 East Harrison in Wheaton and had 915 Cove Court built in Wheaton in 1984. I worked for GAO on audits of IRS 1986-1988. GAO promoted me to GS-13 (currently $94,610) in 1986. With Henry Hyde’s help, I withstood tremendous efforts by my Democrat GAO superiors to get rid of me in 1989; in 1987, they got rid of the GAO manager who had hired me, got me assigned to audits of IRS in 1986, and had gotten me promoted in 1986. I bought a 1962 Chevy Impala SS collector car in 1989. All during the entire decade, my wife and took short vacations, typically, four each year, after her business trips to luxury resorts all across America. By 1989, my wife and I had given up trying to have children. We did not adopt and we did not become foster parents.)
https://www.usatoday.com/story/life/books/2017/11/14/tina-brown-recalls-flashy-80-s-days-vanity-fair-and-eye-popping-trump-moment/862825001/
— Raises: Survey shows 52% of workers didn’t get one in the past year – Paul Davidson (DIERSEN: Because of step increases, COLAs, and/or promotions, my salary increased every year that I worked for the federal government 1966-1969 and 1971-1997, except 1980 when I took an $18,847 (21%) pay cut in today’s dollars to transfer from IRS to GAO.)
https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/careers/changing-jobs/2017/11/15/pay-raises-survey-indicates-52-workers-didnt-get-one-past-year/864433001/

CHATTANOOGA TIMES FREE PRESS
— TVA employees get average $10,970 year-end bonus
http://www.timesfreepress.com/news/business/aroundregion/story/2017/nov/16/winning-performance/457149/

November 14 Morning Edition

ABC7
– Illinois governor’s race: Biss likens Pritzker to Trump on release of tax returns – Craig Wall
http://abc7chicago.com/politics/illinois-governors-race-biss-likens-pritzker-to-trump-on-release-of-tax-returns/2645965/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: On the Republican side, State Representative Jeanne Ives, who is mounting a primary challenge to Governor Bruce Rauner, is set to have her first big fundraiser with a Chicago Bears connection. Virginia McCaskey, the matriarch of the ownership family, is listed as a $10,000 table host for an Ives fundraiser next Monday.)

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Chicago Bears owner Virginia McCaskey to help Rauner primary opponent Jeanne Ives raise money – Rick Pearson
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-chicago-bears-jeanne-ives-20171114-story.html
— Family finances: Trim your taxes – Sandra Block (DIERSEN: From what I see, outrageously, the more that your itemized deductions have been, the more federal income tax that you will pay under the GOP tax plans. The GOP tax plans discourage homeownership, discourage charitable contributions, discourage taking job-related graduate courses, and punish those who have high medical and dental expenses.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/sns-201710261041–tms–kplngmpctnkm-a20171114-20171114-story.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: One final incentive for beefing up your 2017 itemized deductions: If the proposal to double the standard deduction comes to fruition, this could be the last year that you and millions of other taxpayers benefit from itemizing.)
— Digging into Rand Paul’s ‘trivial’ dispute – Virginia Postrel
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/commentary/ct-perspec-neighbors-rand-paul-1114-20171113-story.html
— Are political polls flawed — or do we just misread them? – Margaret Sullivan
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/commentary/ct-perspec-polls-gillespie-northam-trump-1114-20171113-story.html

DAILY HERALD
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: Analysis says Senate bill would hike taxes for 13.8 million – AP (DIERSEN: From what I see, outrageously, the more that your itemized deductions have been, the more federal income tax that you will pay under the GOP tax plans. The GOP tax plans discourage homeownership, discourage charitable contributions, discourage taking job-related graduate courses, and punish those who have high medical and dental expenses.)
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20171113/news/311139775/
— We have to keep fighting for our home – Bruce Rauner (DIERSEN: What do you fight for? I fight to defend and to advance the Republican Party platform, the Illinois Republican Party platform, and the Milton Township Republican Central Committee resolution against video gambling. Consequently, those who reject the aforesaid fight against me.)
http://www.dailyherald.com/discuss/20171114/bruce-rauner-we-have-to-keep-fighting-for-our-home
— Property tax freeze is politics, not a solution – Steven Strack, Hainesville, President of the Community Consolidated School District 46 Board of Education
http://www.dailyherald.com/discuss/20171114/property-tax-freeze-is-politics-not-a-solution
— Tax bill cynical, dishonest and harmful – William S. Hicks, Carpentersville
http://www.dailyherald.com/discuss/20171114/tax-bill-cynical-dishonest-and-harmful
(FROM THE LETTER: First, the elimination of deductions for state income tax will place an enormous political burden on state and local taxing bodies, especially with the recent state income tax increase. Illinois’ financial crisis may significantly worsen if there are efforts to roll back that increase. At a time when schools and municipalities are struggling to meet their budgets, the public will be clamoring for them to do with even less. Similarly, the cap on mortgage interest and property tax deductions will have a smothering effect on Illinois real estate, especially for those who own homes in areas that are heavily taxed, or where home values have dramatically increased. Retirees who have lived in the same home for decades may suddenly discover that their property is much less desirable to prospective buyers. There is also the sobering reality that this bill will add $1.5 trillion to the national debt over the next ten years, and in spite of the fuzzy math that supporters are using to sell this bill, it still flies in the face of the rhetoric Republican lawmakers have been spouting for the past decade. The bill is cynical, dishonest, and harmful to the citizens of Illinois. As President Trump is fond of saying, “Somebody oughta do something.”)
— Metra must do more to show it has hold on the future – Editorial
http://www.dailyherald.com/discuss/20171113/editorial-metra-must-do-more-to-show-it-has-hold-on-the-future

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Looking to sue a law firm for discrimination? Good luck. – CLAIRE BUSHEY (DIERSEN: One could also ask “Looking to sue the federal government for political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, age discrimination, and retaliation?” and say “Good luck.”)
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20171110/ISSUE01/171119985
— Why more employers are saying a two-year degree will do – LISA BERTAGNOLI (DIERSEN: What did you do to qualify yourself for better paying jobs? I earned a) a job-related bachelor’s degree when I was 21 in 1970 and job-related master’s degrees when I was 27, 31, and 48, b) job-related professional certifications when I was 30, 32, 41, 45, 47, and 48, and c) a job-related professional license when I was 32.)
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20171110/ISSUE01/171119986

TIMES
— Kinzinger’s voting record shows true motives – BILL BECKER, Roscoe
http://www.mywebtimes.com/opinion/letters/becker-kinzinger-s-voting-record-shows-true-motives/article_e95f69cf-e421-51f5-9fee-588846fb52f3.html
(FROM THE LETTER: Most recently he has voiced ardent support for the House version of the Republican tax plan. This tax plan would eliminate many deductions that are used by thousands in the 16th Congressional District. One of these deductions, the state and local tax deduction, allows District 16 residents to deduct the cost of their state income taxes from the taxable income. This amounts to an average of $4,261 for District 16 residents. Another of these deductions is for the interest paid on student loans. This deduction makes college education more affordable for lower and middle income families throughout District 16. This deduction can save District 16 tax payers thousands of dollars every year. However, a deduction that was not cut is a deduction for wealthy individuals to deduct the cost of private schools for their children.)

QUAD CITIES ONLINE
— Illinoisans score pair of major wins in Springfield – Editorial
http://www.qconline.com/opinion/editorial/editorial-illinoisans-score-pair-of-major-wins-in-springfield/article_3065946f-7767-551a-bff6-2424679106b8.html

SAUK VALLEY
— Harassment, the Legislature, and accountability If the legislative Democratic majority can portray itself as having acted to halt sexual harassment under the Capitol dome, and is perceived by the public as having done so, its leaders likely believe they’ll ride out the storm. Women across Illinois will be the losers if ethics reform and accountability fail to become a reality. – Editorial
http://www.saukvalley.com/2017/11/12/svm-editorial-harassment-the-legislature-and-accountability/awhgozi/

NEWS CHANNEL 20
— Governor Rauner has yet to sign the sexual harassment bill
http://newschannel20.com/news/local/governor-rauner-has-yet-to-sign-the-sexual-harassment-bill

WIFR
— Opioid task force visits Dixon
http://www.wifr.com/content/news/Opioid-task-force-visits-Dixon-457340593.html

NPR ILLINOIS
— Reporter Kerry Lester Says #MeToo & Recaps Sexual Harassment Developments At Statehouse – RACHEL OTWELL
http://nprillinois.org/post/reporter-kerry-lester-says-metoo-recaps-sexual-harassment-developments-statehouse#stream/0

CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps worry that Trump might “rashly launch nuclear strike.”
http://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/politics/lawmakers-allies-seek-assurance-trump-wont-rashly-launch-nuclear-strike/857090392
— GQ names Kaepernick citizen of the year
http://www.centralillinoisproud.com/sports/nfl/gq-names-kaepernick-citizen-of-the-year/856700630

WILLIAM J KELLY
— We need to fight the Rauner Swamp
http://www.williamjkelly.org/news/kelly-we-need-to-fight-the-rauner-swamp

POLITICO ILLINOIS
— LESTER RESIGNS FROM DAILY HERALD – Natasha Korecki
https://www.politico.com/newsletters/illinois-playbook/2017/11/14/kennedy-on-tv-gop-no-moore-chorus-grows-roskam-defends-tax-plan-223327
(FROM THE ARTICLE: This story posted on one of the web sites run by conservative operative and radio host Dan Proft: “Lester, 35, worked as a reporter for the Daily Herald from 2006-2013 before joining the Associated Press as a Springfield correspondent … she rejoined the Daily Herald in July 2015 as a ‘columnist and senior writer.’ Sources tell North Cook News that Lester has been dating Chicago lawyer Michael Kasper, former top aide and longtime lawyer to House Speaker Michael Madigan (D-Chicago) … In an NPR Illinois story, Lester complained of ‘come on requests by campaign managers’ to interviewer Rachel Otwell and claimed she has been harassed herself. In the NPR interview, Lester cited legislation introduced by Madigan that she said would address Springfield’s sexual harassment problem. She also noted that, for nearly three years, there has been no legislative inspector general in place to investigate sexual harassment complaints. She neglected to mention that it was Madigan had chosen not to fill the position.” More here While that story seems to ominously cite “sources” about the Kasper relationship, it was something Lester was open about, including on social media, posting photos of the two in Italy and referring to him at one point on Facebook as “my lover and friend.” Not exactly a secret. However, that did then raise some behind-the-scenes buzz when Lester began reporting on Cook County soda tax stories at the same time that Kasper served in a role for the opposition movement. (We reached out to Lester late last night but did not hear back). Lester’s statement on Facebook: “Facebook friends, before the rumor mill gets ahead of me, I wanted to let you know I’ve decided to leave my post at the Daily Herald to pursue some other opportunities in and outside the news business. The paper’s a place where I cut my teeth, and as a suburban native, something that will always have a piece of my heart. Thanks so much for reading, and for all of your tips and insights. I hope you’ll stay tuned.”)

NORTH COOK NEWS
— Politics columnist Kerry Lester resigning from Daily Herald
https://northcooknews.com/stories/511268442-politics-columnist-kerry-lester-resigning-from-daily-herald
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Sources tell North Cook News that Lester has been dating Chicago lawyer Michael Kasper, former top aide and longtime lawyer to House Speaker Michael Madigan (D-Chicago). The Chicago Tribune described Kasper, 53, as a “henchman” who is “doing Michael Madigan’s dirty work” in a 2014 editorial that chronicled his lawsuit to stop a statewide ballot initiative. It would have taken the job of drawing legislative district maps out of Madigan’s control. According to the Illinois State Board of Elections, Lester recently changed her voter registration from a home in Arlington Heights to one in Chicago’s Old Irving Park neighborhood. She voted in Arlington Heights in the 2016 Democrat primary. Lester recently joined about 150 others in signing a letter alleging “rampant sexual harassment within the system of state politics.” In an NPR Illinois story, Lester complained of “come on requests by campaign managers” to interviewer Rachel Otwell and claimed she has been harassed herself. In the NPR interview, Lester cited legislation introduced by Madigan that she said would address Springfield’s sexual harassment problem. She also noted that, for nearly three years, there has been no legislative inspector general in place to investigate sexual harassment complaints. She neglected to mention that it was Madigan had chosen not to fill the position.)

CHICAGO CITY WIRE
— Roskam still awaiting justice over IRS debacle, not sure if he will support Rauner re-election bid – Giovanni Whaley (DIERSEN: How has Congress “manipulated” you? Congress uses IRS to “manipulate” people. My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes would hint/imply/argue/shout that Congress successfully used tax deductions a) to “manipulate” me into taking job-related graduate courses 1972-1983 and 1992-1997, b) to “manipulate” me into owning a town home in University Park 1972-1984, c) to “manipulate” me owning condos in downtown Chicago 1974-1978, and d) to “manipulate” my wife and I into owning 1017 East Harrison in Wheaton 1978-1984 and owning 915 Cove Court since 1984.)
https://chicagocitywire.com/stories/511256906-roskam-still-awaiting-justice-over-irs-debacle-not-sure-if-he-will-support-rauner-re-election-bid
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Roskam said one of the reasons the IRS is so powerful is because they’ve got 70,000 pages of the internal revenue code that they are able to manipulate against people. “If the code were clearer, if it were easier, if it were simpler, they would have fewer tools with which to manipulate and that’s why we’ve got to reform the tax code,” Roskam said. He said he believes a tax reform bill will be on President Donald Trump’s desk by the end of the year. Turning to Illinois politics, Roskam wouldn’t say whether or not he plans to support Gov.r Bruce Rauner’s re-election bid. “The governor was too cavalier in my view and very dismissive of a lot of concerns of a lot of people, so it’s not surprising to me that he finds himself in some level of isolation right now,” Roskam said. “I’m interested in seeing who’s on the ballot. There’s a long way to go before the 2018 election.”)
— Long-vacant legislative inspector general post may contribute to state liability in lawmaker sexual harassment cases – Karen Kidd (DIERSEN: Obviously, muti-million, multi-billion, and multi-trillion dollar sexual harassment settlements and jury awards may very well cause Illinois to file for bankruptcy.)
https://chicagocitywire.com/stories/511268401-long-vacant-legislative-inspector-general-post-may-contribute-to-state-liability-in-lawmaker-sexual-harassment-cases

ILLINOIS HOME PAGE
— Fact check: Governor Rauner exaggerates job growth Fact checking the governor’s jobs numbers – Mark Maxwell
http://www.illinoishomepage.net/news/local-news/fact-check-governor-rauner-exaggerates-job-growth/857012821

ILLINOIS POLICY INSTITUTE
— ILLINOIS GENERAL ASSEMBLY PASSES BILL RESTRICTING MUNICIPALITIES’ ABILITY TO REGULATE PLACEMENT OF SMALL WIRELESS FACILITIES – Amy Korte
https://www.illinoispolicy.org/illinois-general-assembly-passes-bill-restricting-municipalities-ability-to-regulate-placement-of-small-wireless-facilities/

ILLINOIS FAMILY INSTITUTE
— Whackapedia? – Robert Knight
https://illinoisfamily.org/uncategorized/whackapedia/

NEWSMAX
— Senate Bill Would Hike Taxes for 13.8 Million Middle-Class Americans (DIERSEN: From what I see, outrageously, the more that your itemized deductions have been, the more federal income tax that you will pay under the GOP tax plans. The GOP tax plans discourage homeownership, discourage charitable contributions, discourage taking job-related graduate courses, and punish those who have high medical and dental expenses.)
https://www.newsmax.com/Finance/StreetTalk/tax-senate-house-donald-trump/2017/11/13/id/825861/

HERITAGE FOUNDATION
— How Tax Reform Would Simplify Taxes for Tens of Millions – Rachel Greszler (DIERSEN: “Simplify taxes” is code for making those who itemize their deductions pay more federal income tax.)
http://www.heritage.org/taxes/commentary/how-tax-reform-would-simplify-taxes-tens-millions

AMERICAN THINKER
— Attacking Judge Moore’s Morality Is a Dirty Leftist Trick – Lloyd Marcus
http://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2017/11/attacking_judge_moores_morality_is_a_dirty_leftist_trick.html
— The triumph of Bill Ayers – Monica Showalter
http://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2017/11/the_triumph_of_bill_ayers.html

CITIZENS’ VOICE
— Keep SALT deductions – Editorial
http://citizensvoice.com/opinion/keep-salt-deductions-1.2267594

DAILY CALLER
— Hannity Loses Two More Advertisers Over Moore – JUSTIN CARUSO (DIERSEN: No company has pulled ads from GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails because I have never sought advertising revenue nor would I accept advertising revenue. He who pays the piper calls the tunes and I do not want any individual, organization, company, government, or country to call my tunes.)
http://dailycaller.com/2017/11/13/hannity-loses-two-more-advertisers-over-moore/?utm_medium=email

FRONTPAGE MAGAZINE
— TAX OVERHAUL MOVES CLOSER TO THE FINISH LINE Failure is not an option for the GOP. – Joseph Klein (DIERSEN: If a political party wants to dump a demographic, that party makes that demographic pay more federal income tax. Obviously, the Republican Party wants to dump the demographic that itemizes their deductions. Overwhelmingly members of that demographic are homeowners and older.)
http://www.frontpagemag.com/fpm/268411/tax-overhaul-moves-closer-finish-line-joseph-klein
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Both bills will hit those taxpayers especially hard who itemize their deductions and are from states with high income and property taxes. They are accustomed to deducting such state and local taxes on their federal tax returns. That will no longer be the case for state and local income taxes under either bill as presently written. The House bill would allow a property tax deduction up to $10,000, as a compromise to secure the votes of at least some Republican House members from high tax states such as New York and California. The Senate bill would not even do that, based on the political calculation that such high tax states all have Democrat senators who would not vote for the Republican-written tax bill in any case.)

REAL CLEAR POLITICS
— Who Will Vote for Republicans Next Year? – A.B. Stoddard (DIERSEN: The answer should be those who are: Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, and those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time. But anti-Trumps want the Republican Party to dump the aforesaid and to pander to those who are: anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, and anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.)
https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2017/11/14/who_will_vote_for_republicans_next_year_135533.html

ECONOMIST
— How Cook County’s Democratic machine works The symbiotic relationship between property-tax lawyers and elected politicians
https://www.economist.com/news/united-states/21731195-symbiotic-relationship-between-property-tax-lawyers-and-elected-politicians-how-cook 

CAMPUS REFORM
— Profs publish book on pushing ‘social justice’ in class – Toni Airaksinen
https://www.campusreform.org/?ID=10132

THE HILL
— America has seen enough tragedies result from its open borders – BRIAN LONERGAN
http://thehill.com/opinion/immigration/360108-america-has-seen-enough-tragedies-come-as-a-result-of-open-borders

POLITICO
— Federal law enforcement has a woman problem Police agencies are the most male-dominated part of the federal government — and that undermines their mission. – AMANDA RIPLEY (DIERSEN: Federal law enforcement agencies should look at what Charles Bowsher accomplished at GAO during the 1980s and 1990s. He was extremely successful in replacing the agency’s employees who were Republican, White, male, and/or older with employees who were Democrat, minority, female, and/or younger. It is called Affirmative Action, Diversity, and Inclusion, that is, it is called political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, and age discrimination.)
https://www.politico.com/story/2017/11/14/women-federal-law-enforcement-male-dominated-244649

NEW YORK TIMES
— Robbing Blue States to Pay Red – Jacob S. Hacker and Paul Pierson (DIERSEN: What is Roskam’s position on this?)
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/11/13/opinion/tax-plan-states-gop.html
— HARDCOPY ARTICLE TITLE: Taking a Knee for Diversity ‘Trying is not the same as doing,’ said one corporate leader, invoking Colin Kaepernick in a call to action. – Alina Tugend (DIERSEN: Employers should look at what Charles Bowsher accomplished at GAO during the 1980s and 1990s. He was extremely successful in replacing the agency’s employees who were Republican, White, male, and/or older with employees who were Democrat, minority, female, and/or younger. It is called Affirmative Action, Diversity, and Inclusion, that is, it is called political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, and age discrimination.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/11/14/business/dealbook/mellody-hobson-corporate-diversity.html
— Trump Is Making China Great Again – Susan Rice
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/11/13/opinion/susan-rice-trump-china-trip.html
— House and Senate Are ‘Among the Worst’ for Harassment, Representative Says – Yamiche Alcindor and Katie Rogers (DIERSEN: Obviously, muti-million, multi-billion, and multi-trillion dollar sexual harassment settlements and jury awards may very well cause the United States to file for bankruptcy.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/11/13/us/politics/sexual-harassment-congress-capitol-hill.html

WASHINGTON POST
— Why are Republicans rushing tax reform through? So voters don’t find out who loses. – Helaine Olen (DIERSEN: From what I see, outrageously, the more that your itemized deductions have been, the more federal income tax that you will pay under the GOP tax plans. The GOP tax plans discourage homeownership, discourage charitable contributions, discourage taking job-related graduate courses, and punish those who have high medical and dental expenses.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/plum-line/wp/2017/11/13/why-are-republicans-rushing-tax-reform-through-so-voters-dont-find-out-who-loses/?utm_term=.0e5cc538b604
— Trump to visit House GOP for in-person tax push – Damian Paletta and Mike DeBonis (DIERSEN: I hope that Trump calls for keeping all itemized deductions and condemns the tax increases that cutting itemized deductions would cause.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/business/wp/2017/11/13/trump-makes-late-push-to-include-partial-obamacare-repeal-in-tax-bills/
— “Defending sexual assault is never worth it. Really” – Alyssa Rosenberg (DIERSEN: If you have ever done anything that subjects you to blackmail, you should not seek or hold any kind of government or political office.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/act-four/wp/2017/11/13/defending-sexual-assault-is-never-worth-it-really/

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— The Great Progressive Tax Escape IRS data show an accelerating flight from high-tax states. – Editorial
https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-great-progressive-tax-escape-1510614707
(FROM THE EDITORIAL: Between 2012 and 2015 (the most recent data), a net $8.5 billion in adjusted gross income left New Jersey while $6.2 billion poured out of Connecticut—4% of the latter state’s total income. Illinois lost $13.6 billion. During that period, Florida with no income tax gained $39.3 billion in AGI. (See the nearby table.) . . . The prospect of future tax hikes appears to have propelled an exodus of high earners from Illinois, which has a relatively low and flat 4.99% income tax. Democrats raised the rate from 3% in 2010, but the tax hike lapsed in 2015 after Bruce Rauner became Governor. House Speaker Michael Madigan finally this summer secured GOP legislative support to override the Governor’s veto and reinstate the higher rate. But the tax increase won’t raise enough money to finance the state’s $250 billion unfunded pension liability, and the long-time goal of unions has been to enact a graduated income tax. The affluent know they’ll get soaked eventually and are seeking shelter. Top earners made up 47% of Illinois’s income flight in 2015 compared to 33% four years earlier. Income taxes from the 306 Cook County denizens who decamped to Palm Beach in 2015 with $258 million of income could have paid 200 teacher salaries. Alas. This millionaires’ diaspora has harmed income and economic growth. Real GDP between 2011 and 2016 grew annually at a paltry 0.2% in Connecticut, 1% in Illinois and 1.2% in New Jersey, according to the Bureau of Economic Analysis. These states were the slowest growing in their respective geographic regions, though other high tax states in the Northeast didn’t fare much better. As a result, revenues have repeatedly fallen short of projections in New Jersey, Illinois and Connecticut while budget deficits have ballooned. Democratic lawmakers have cut public services and funds to local governments, which have responded by raising property taxes. The Tax Foundation says New Jersey, Connecticut, Vermont, New York and Illinois have the highest property taxes in the country. Over the last two years, the average Chicago homeowner’s property taxes have risen by roughly $1,000. Higher property taxes hit middle-class earners especially hard and are another incentive to leave a state.)
— Higher Education’s Deeper Sickness Political imbalance causes intellectual degradation. Riots against free speech are only a symptom. – John M. Ellis
https://www.wsj.com/articles/higher-educations-deeper-ailment-1510615185

FORBES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Forbes should stress that outrageously, the more that your itemized deductions have been, the more federal income tax that you will pay under the GOP tax plans. The GOP tax plans discourage homeownership, discourage charitable contributions, discourage taking job-related graduate courses, and punish those who have high medical and dental expenses.
https://www.forbes.com/sites/ryanellis/2017/11/13/virtually-all-middle-class-taxpayers-to-see-tax-cut-in-senate-tax-plan/#4424b6818d14
— Here Is Why The Proposed Tax Reform Bill Perpetuates Systemic Bias Against Disadvantaged Groups – Paolo Gaudiano
https://www.forbes.com/sites/paologaudiano/2017/11/13/here-is-why-the-proposed-tax-reform-bill-perpetuates-systemic-bias-against-disadvantaged-groups/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: On the level of individuals, certain provisions seem favorable (such as increasing the standard deduction) while others are clearly unfavorable (such as removing deductions for medical expenses, interest on home equity loans, state and local income taxes, and – at least in the House version – interest on student loans). One could argue that these changes will have the greatest negative impact on those with lower income levels, especially people with disabilities and the elderly, whose medical bills are likely to exceed the current threshold (10% of Adjusted Gross Income for taxpayers under 65 and 7.5% for taxpayers over 65), as well as those who have to borrow for education.)

REASON
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-conservatives and anti-Republicans say “Roy Moore and the End of Republican Credibility” and ask “Can the conservative movement survive the election of a possible child molester?”
http://reason.com/blog/2017/11/13/judge-roy-moore-and-the-end-of-republica

November 13 Evening Edition

CBS2
— Rauner Launches Re-Election Tour, Sets Sights On Madigan Again
http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2017/11/13/rauner-launches-re-election-tour-sets-sights-on-madigan-again/
— Durbin: Illinois Republicans Must ‘Stand Up And Say No’ To GOP Tax Plans (DIERSEN: From what I see, outrageously, the more that your itemized deductions have been, the more federal income tax that you will pay under the GOP tax plans.)
http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2017/11/13/dick-durbin-republican-tax-plans/

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Back on the trail, Rauner recycles campaign themes with Madigan attacks – Monique Garcia
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-met-bruce-rauner-campaign-stop-20171113-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Kinzinger and Roskam call on Moore to end his campaign.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-met-illinois-congress-roy-moore-20171113-story.html
— Trump’s trade phobia hurts the Midwest – Editorial
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/editorials/ct-edit-midwest-trade-trump-20171113-story.html
— New accuser says Roy Moore sexually assaulted her in car when she was a teen – AP
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/ct-roy-moore-beverly-young-nelson-20171113-story.html
— Moore allegations prompt reflections on fundamentalist culture in which some Christian men date teens – Julie Zauzmer
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/ct-moore-allegations-christian-culture-20171113-story.html
— The fastest-growing jobs in America pay about $22,000 a year – Danielle Paquette (DIERSEN: What did you do to qualify yourself for better paying jobs? I earned a) a job-related bachelor’s degree when I was 21 in 1970 and job-related master’s degrees when I was 27, 31, and 48, b) job-related professional certifications when I was 30, 32, 41, 45, 47, and 48, and c) a job-related professional license when I was 32.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/ct-biz-health-care-jobs-20171113-story.html
— ‘No worse fate than failure’: How pressure to keep up is overwhelming students in elite districts – Karen Ann Cullotta, Karen Berkowitz, Kimberly Fornek and Suzanne Baker (DIERSEN: How much pressure were you under when you were in high school? Were you “college material?” While I attended Crete-Monee High School 1962-1966, I took college preparatory courses notwithstanding the fact that many, if not most, if not virtually everyone at the time viewed me as NOT being “college material.” Neither of my parents had attended college. My father was the first of his ancestors to earn a high school diploma. My mother never attended high school. I spent my junior and senior years and the summer in between washing dishes for the minimum wage in the basement of the S.S. Kresges in Chicago Heights. I just barely made into the top 20% of my class, my ACT score was only 24, I was draft bait, my eyesight could not be corrected to 20/20, I had partial red/green color blindness, and I had Osgood-Schlatter disease (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Osgood%E2%80%93Schlatter_disease).)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/anxietyhigh/ct-teen-anxiety-part-one-tl-1116-20171120-story.html

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Trump barges into tax debate, seeks deeper cut for wealthy – AP
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/tax-overhaul-trump-obamacare-individual-mandate-affordable-care-act/
— New accuser claims sexual assault by Moore in 1970s when she was 16 – AP
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/mitch-mcconnell-believes-women-roy-moore-allegations-alabama-step-aside/
— Lawmakers have just begun to address sexual harassment – Madeleine Doubek
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/doubek-lawmakers-have-just-begun-to-address-sexual-harassment/
— Trump’s assault on Barack Obama’s legacy will fail – Jesse Jackson (DIERSEN: Obama’s legacy is 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 longer than their ancestors.)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/jackson-trumps-assault-on-barack-obamas-legacy-will-fail/

DAILY HERALD
— Why DuPage County might not get body cameras for deputies – Robert Sanchez
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20171113/why-dupage-county-might-not-get-body-cameras-for-deputies
— Why Reformation anniversary ignored? – Pastor Ronald W. Weidler (retired), Batavia
http://www.dailyherald.com/discuss/20171113/why-reformation-anniversary-ignored
— Trump choosing white men as judges, highest rate in decades – AP (DIERSEN: How bad are your demographics? My demographics are terrible, just ask my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes. I am a Trump supporter, baptized, raised, and confirmed as a Missouri Synod Lutheran, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, old (69), non-poor, gun owner, 100% German American, my ancestors have been in America since 1844, non-veteran, federal retiree, former union member, American-nameplate car owner, childless, pet-less, Crete resident for 24 years, etc.)
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20171113/news/311139910/
— Schaumburg Republican Jitendra “JD” Diganvker announces 8th Dist. bid – Eric Peterson
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20171113/schaumburg-republican-announces-8th-dist-bid

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Roskam wants Roy Moore to step down after all – GREG HINZ
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20171113/BLOGS02/171119956/roskam-wants-roy-moore-to-step-down-after-all
— Roskam defends GOP tax bill—but concedes it’s ‘not perfect’ – GREG HINZ (DIERSEN: From what I see, outrageously, the more that your itemized deductions have been, the more federal income tax that you will pay under the GOP tax bill.)
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20171113/BLOGS02/171119971/roskam-defends-gop-tax-bill-but-concedes-its-not-perfect

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Rep. Davis leads new caucus, pleased with White House access – Bernard Schoenburg
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20171113/rep-davis-leads-new-caucus-pleased-with-white-house-access

WSIL TV
— How soon could recreational marijuana be legal in Illinois? – Roni LeForge (DIERSEN: If you promote pot, you promote destruction.)
http://www.wsiltv.com/story/36834368/how-soon-could-recreational-marijuana-be-legal-in-illinois

CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD
— Moore threatens to sue Washington Post over report Senate candidate calls story ‘fake news’ – SUSANNAH CULLINANE
http://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/politics/moore-threatens-to-sue-washington-post-over-report/856583125

PEORIA PUBLIC RADIO
— Rauner Speaks on Legislative Redistricting – JIM MEADOWS
http://peoriapublicradio.org/post/rauner-speaks-legislative-redistricting#stream/0

MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— Formal Criminal Complaint Filed with McHenry County Sheriff Concerning Bob Miller’s Road District Expenditures
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2017/11/13/formal-criminal-complaint-filed-with-mchenry-county-sheriff-concerning-bob-millers-road-district-expenditures/

METRO EAST SUN
— Former lieutenant governor candidate Jason Plummer to take run at District 54 Senate seat – Chandra Lye
https://metroeastsun.com/stories/511266843-former-lieutenant-governor-candidate-to-take-run-at-district-54-senate-seat

ILLINOIS NEWS NETWORK
— Lawmakers are done for 2017. Will they get anything done in 2018? – Greg Bishop
https://www.ilnews.org/news/state_politics/lawmakers-are-done-for-will-they-get-anything-done-in/article_387a8e10-c640-11e7-a97d-9f383bf09a9d.html
— Despite outflow of high earners, Dem gov. candidates push progressive tax – Cole Lauterbach
https://www.ilnews.org/news/state_politics/despite-outflow-of-high-earners-dem-gov-candidates-push-progressive/article_0c3db1d0-c657-11e7-b731-4b4655a077dd.html

CAPITOL FAX
— Ives holding high-dollar fundraiser November 20; Facebook, Inc. recently contributed $1,000 to her campaign fund. (19 comments as of 4:42 P.M.)
https://capitolfax.com/2017/11/13/ives-holding-high-dollar-fundraiser/
— Rauner campaign identifies accomplishments, plans
https://capitolfax.com/2017/11/13/rauner-campaign-identifies-accomplishments-plans/
— “I didn’t do it. Mike Madigan did it.”
https://capitolfax.com/2017/11/13/i-didnt-do-it-mike-madigan-did-it/
— Gov. Rauner denies that tax hike revenues are needed now, but won’t back immediate repeal
https://capitolfax.com/2017/11/13/gov-rauner-denies-that-tax-hike-revenues-are-needed-now-but-wont-back-immediate-repeal/
— AS THE DEMOCRAT PARTY’S STRANGLEHOLD ON ILLINOIS TIGHTENS: Almost 18 percent of Illinois workers are immigrants
https://capitolfax.com/2017/11/13/report-almost-18-percent-of-illinois-workers-are-immigrants/
— Cullerton, Brady appoint members to new task force (DIERSEN: GOPUSA ILLINOIS at diersen@aol.com did not receive the Bill Brady press release.)
https://capitolfax.com/2017/11/13/cullerton-brady-appoint-members-to-new-task-force/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Press release…Senate Republican Leader Bill Brady (R-Bloomington) announced on Monday the appointment of five Senate Republicans who will serve on the newly created Senate Task Force on Sexual Discrimination and Harassment Awareness and Prevention. “This is an important first step in changing the culture in the Capitol,” said Brady. “I applaud each of these Senators who are willing to serve on this important Task Force.” The goal of the new task force will be to conduct a comprehensive review of legal and social consequences of sexual discrimination and harassment in both the public and private sectors. The Task Force will study and make recommendations on combating sexual discrimination and harassment in workplaces, educational institutions, and in State and local government. Appointed to the Task Force are Senators: Pam Althoff (R-32nd District) Karen McConnaughay (R-33rd District) John Curran (R-41st District) Jil Tracy (R-47th District) Dale Righter (R-55th District) Members of the Task Force will not receive compensation for their service.)

ANDY MARTIN
— “Why I would vote for Judge Roy Moore”
https://contrariancommentary.wordpress.com/2017/11/13/san-francisco-news-conference-today-why-i-would-vote-for-judge-roy-moore-consevatve-columnist-andy-martin/

DAILY CALLER
— Keurig Apologizes For ‘Taking Sides’ In Hannity Boycott – Amber Athey
http://dailycaller.com/2017/11/13/keurig-apologizes-for-taking-sides-in-hannity-boycott/

NEWSMAX
— Roy Moore: McConnell’s the One Who Should Step Down – Reuters
http://www.newsmax.com/Politics/alabama-moore-mcconnell/2017/11/13/id/825796/

TOWNHALL
— New Accuser: Roy Moore Sexually Assaulted Me in a Parking Lot When I Was 16. Also, I’m a Trump Voter and Will Testify Under Oath. – Guy Benson
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/guybenson/2017/11/13/new-accuser-moore-flirtatiously-signed-my-high-school-year-book-assaulted-me-in-a-parking-lot-n2408858

BREITBART
— Sixth Accuser: Woman Claims George H.W. Bush Groped Her When ‘I Was a Child’ – JOHN NOLTE
http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2017/11/13/sixth-accuser-woman-claims-george-h-w-bush-groped-child/
— DACA Migrants Have One-Quarter College-Graduation Rate of Americans – NEIL MUNRO
http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2017/11/13/daca-migrants-have-one-quarter-college-graduation-americans/

EDITOR AND PUBLISHER
— ‘Way Too Little, Way Too Late:’ Facebook’s Factcheckers Say Effort is Failing – Sam Levin
http://www.editorandpublisher.com/news/way-too-little-way-too-late-facebooks-factcheckers-say-effort-is-failing/

REUTERS
— U.S. Senate Republicans ask Moore to withdraw as new accuser steps forward – John Whitesides
http://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-congress-moore/u-s-senate-republicans-ask-moore-to-withdraw-as-new-accuser-steps-forward-idUSKBN1DD21W?il=0

NEW YORK TIMES
— McConnell Calls for Roy Moore to Drop Out of Senate Race – Sheryl Gay Stolberg and Jonathan Martin
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/11/13/us/politics/roy-moore-alabama-senate.html
— A Fifth Woman Accuses Senate Candidate Roy Moore of Sexual Misconduct – Sheryl Gay Stolberg and Jonathan Martin
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/11/13/us/politics/roy-moore-alabama-senate.html
— Veterans Claiming Disability Pay Face Wall of Denials and Delays – Dave Philipps
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/11/13/us/veterans-affairs-department-benefits-delays.html

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— More Republicans Say Roy Moore Should Leave Senate Race Sen. Gardner says Alabama candidate doesn’t meet ‘moral requirements,’ should be expelled if he wins – Janet Hook
https://www.wsj.com/articles/mitch-mcconnell-says-roy-moore-should-leave-senate-race-1510595931

GOPUSA ILLINOIS
— Reasons why my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes hint/imply/argue/shout that GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails are “too long:”
https://gopillinois.com
— They reject my comments
— They reject my values, beliefs, intelligence, judgment, motives, etc.
— They reject my demographics, biography, etc.
— They are only interested in things that impact them personally
— They do not want to see links to articles written by those who they blacklist
— They do not want to see links to articles that promote the traditional family plank
— They do not want to see links to articles that promote the right to life plank
— They do not want to see links to articles that promote the immigration plank
— They do not want to see links to articles that promote the illegal drugs plank
— They do not want to see links to articles that promote the equal opportunity (no race or gender based preference giving) plank
— They do not want to see links to articles that promote the Second Amendment plank
— They do not want to see links to articles that promote the Milton Township Republican Central Committee resolution against video gambling
— They do not want to see links to articles that discourage age discrimination
— They do not want to see links to articles that discourage patronage and political affiliation discrimination
— They have trouble reading
— They were defendants in lawsuits that I have filed
— They focus on destroying those like me who they cannot manipulate/dominate
— They are scapegoaters

— They are anti-union
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November 12 Morning Edition

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “A new day for women, Democrats across the nation after Tuesday elections.” Ever-increasing, anti-Trumps work harder to make women 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 longer than their ancestors. What do Democrats who are White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German-American, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time have to say about that?)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/politics/ct-election-women-democrats-20171108-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Trump asks “When will all this talk about sexual harassment end?” Of course, the answer is when the last male on the planet earth dies. Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps work harder to get rid of all men, including Democrat men.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/columnists/schmich/ct-met-schmich-sexual-harassment-20171110-story.html
— Theo Epstein throws support behind new mentoring program with $150,000 grant – Phil Thompson (DIERSEN: What happened to your mentors? My Democrat IRS superiors got rid of the IRS manager who promoted me in 1972, 1973, and 1974. My Democrat GAO superiors got rid of the GAO manager who hired me in 1980, who got me assigned to audits of IRS in 1986, and who promoted me in 1986.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/sports/baseball/cubs/ct-spt-theo-epstein-base-chicago-inc-20171110-story.html
— Putting down Naperville roots means absorbing its history as your own – Hilary Decent (DIERSEN: Government is nasty. Politics is nasty. People are nasty. How do you deal with those who demonize you, who denigrate you, and who condemn you as being a newcomer? I should write a book about those in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, and in DuPage County who continue to demonize me, to demonize me, and to condemn me as being a newcomer a) because I have lived in Wheaton only since I was 29 years old in 1978, b) because I have never attended any schools in Wheaton, c) because I have never sent any children to schools in Wheaton, and d) because I have never attended any churches in Wheaton.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/naperville-sun/ct-nvs-decent-column-st-1112-20171111-story.html

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Manar says Rauner wears ‘costume’ for downstaters – Bernard Schoenburg
http://www.sj-r.com/opinion/20171111/bernard-schoenburg-manar-says-rauner-wears-costume-for-downstaters
— State Income Tax: Governor Rauner fortunate to live in Illinois – Brent Bohlen, Springfield
http://www.sj-r.com/opinion/20171111/letter-governor-rauner-fortunate-to-live-in-illinois
— Effects of state payment delays linger for patients, health-care providers – Dean Olsen
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20171111/effects-of-state-payment-delays-linger-for-patients-health-care-providers

CHAMPAIGN/URBANA NEWS GAZETTE
— Change in law allows convictions to be sealed – John Roska (DIERSEN: Of course, this further discourages people from complying with the rule of law, that is, it further encourages people to break the law.)
http://www.news-gazette.com/living/2017-11-12/john-roska-change-law-allows-convictions-be-sealed.html

OGLE COUNTY LIFE
— Try to seek out legitimate news sources – Brad Jennings (DIERSEN: If you were me, how would you deal with activists, candidates, elected officials, party leaders, major donors, political consultants, etc. in Illinois who hint/imply/argue/shout that neither I nor my GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails are legitimate news sources. My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes a) blacklist me, b) give news scoops to, c) glorify and praise, d) pander to, e) serve as operatives for or as dupes for, and/or f) give money to Rich Miller, Dan Proft, Dennis LaComb, Fran Eaton, and my other competitors. Of course, I refuse to blacklist my competitors, in fact, I promote my competitors. Should I stress even more strongly a) that I have been putting GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails together and sending them out since 2000, b) that since 2004, those emails have gone out each and every morning, and that since 2015, they have gone out each and every evening too, c) that since 2004, those emails have included links to more than 286,700 articles and information on many upcoming events, d) that virtually every important Republican activist, candidate, elected official, party leader, major donor, political consultant, etc. in Illinois either reads GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails or relies on their staff and/or volunteers to monitor the emails, e) that while I do not have a journalism degree, while no one pays me to put the emails together and send them out, and while the emails do not contain any advertising, I worked for GAO for almost 18 years as an Analyst, the last 11 years of which at the GS-13 Step 1-10 levels, currently $94,610-$122,991, and f) that much of GAO Analysts do is very similar to what journalists do.)
http://www.oglecountylife.com/article/try-to-seek-out-legitimate-news-sources

QUAD CITY ONLINE
— Don’t quit fight to grow Illinois jobs, business – Editorial
http://www.qconline.com/opinion/editorial/editorial-don-t-quit-fight-to-grow-illinois-jobs-business/article_5e52e990-707d-5333-8bdd-77a6b6fd5967.html

ILLINOIS NEWS NETWORK
— University of Illinois’ new budget request includes almost $70 million for raises – Benjamin Yount
https://www.ilnews.org/news/schools/university-of-illinois-new-budget-request-includes-almost-million-for/article_fc50fa0e-c564-11e7-b871-5f53107b520a.html

HOT AIR
— “Why Now?”: Roy Moore Questions The Timing Of WaPo Story About Teenaged Girls (DIERSEN: The higher the office that you might win, the more likely that your critics/opponents will “go public” with their charges against you.)
https://hotair.com/archives/2017/11/11/now-roy-moore-questions-timing-wapo-story-teenaged-girls/

BREITBART
— Alabama ABC Affiliate Can’t Find One Voter Who Believes WaPo Report About Roy Moore in Man-on-the-Street Segment – JEFF POOR
http://www.breitbart.com/video/2017/11/10/alabama-abc-affiliate-cant-find-one-voter-believes-wapo-report-roy-moore-man-street-segment/

THE HILL
— GOP nears initial victory on tax reform – SCOTT WONG AND NAOMI JAGODA (DIERSEN: What does GOP victory mean? Does it mean a) letting those who take the standard deduction pay less federal income tax and b) making those who itemize their deductions pay more federal income tax?)
http://thehill.com/homenews/house/359819-gop-nears-initial-victory-on-tax-reform?rnd=1510340050
— Tale of two tax reform plans must end with passed bill – PETE SEPP (DIERSEN: This editorial outrageously argues that “SALT overwhelmingly benefits the better-off.” While those who deduct SALT pay a little less federal income tax, they have to pay lots more SALT than those who take the standard deduction do. If you want to take away itemized deductions, you want the following to pay lots more federal income tax: homeowners, those in high SALT areas, those who have high medical expenses, those who give lots of money to 501(c)(3) organizations, and those who have high job expenses.)
http://thehill.com/opinion/finance/359958-tale-of-two-tax-reform-plans-must-end-with-passed-bill
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Streamlining deductions and credits — along with their associated complex rules and clawbacks — in favor of lower rates can help to alleviate the problem. The Senate bill retains the current mortgage interest deduction cap of $1 million whereas the House bill would wisely lower it to $500,000. As NTU has previously noted, this deduction can artificially inflate prices for homes beyond what buyers would normally be willing to pay. Modifying or repealing it, as long as resulting revenues go toward broader-based tax relief, ought to be on the table. The Senate bill totally eliminates the state and local tax (SALT) deduction, as opposed to the House bill, which permits up to $10,000 in property tax to be deducted. SALT overwhelmingly benefits the better-off. Further, it encourages bad fiscal policy at the state and local level (see: Illinois and California) by masking the financial pain caused by irresponsibly hiking taxes. Overall, besides repealing SALT, the Senate’s bill tends to preserve more deductions (such as medical expenses) than the House’s does.)

NEW YORK TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Members of the following groups have always used the Constitution to destroy America: 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 longer than their ancestors.
https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2017/11/11/opinion/editorials/President-Trump-Please-Read-the-Constitution.html
— Social Media and Democracy Readers say “follow the money,” and call on tech companies to limit their news feeds to legitimate sources. – STEVEN K. WOJCIKIEWICZ, PORTLAND, ORE. (DIERSEN: What do you say to those a) who glorify and praise Facebook and Google and b) demonize, denigrate, and condemn me and my GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails as being illegitimate?)
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/11/11/opinion/sunday/social-media-politics.html
(FROM THE LETTER: Twitter, Google and Facebook are moneymaking enterprises, and they will do whatever they need to do to increase revenue. Helping or hurting democracy is incidental to that goal, as are improving or degrading our daily lives, or making the world a better or worse place.)
— We’re Sick of Racism, Literally – Douglas Jacobs (DIERSEN: How sick are you? Ever-increasing, ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps shout at everyone that members of the following groups are White supremacists, Nazis, KKK members, racists, sexists, bigots, and even worse things: Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German Americans, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/11/11/opinion/sunday/sick-of-racism-literally.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps use charges against Moore to viciously demonize, denigrate, and condemn all conservatives. If you have ever done anything that subjects you to blackmail, you should not seek or hold any kind of government or political office.
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/11/11/opinion/sunday/the-swine-of-conservatism.html
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/11/10/opinion/roy-moore-sexual-assault.html
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/11/10/opinion/sunday/roy-moore-molestation.html
— Silence Lifts in State Houses as Harassment Scandals Bring Swift Penalties – Campbell Robertson and Jess Bidgood
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/11/12/us/state-house-harassment.html
— I’m Rich, and That Makes Me Anxious – Kerry Hannon (DIERSEN: Are/were you rich? I should write a book about my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes who since 1966 have demonized me, who have denigrated me, and who have condemned me as being rich. They stress the new cars that I bought and especially the 1966 Pontiac Tempest Sprint that I bought in 1966 when I was 17 years old, the 1968 Oldsmobile 442 that I bought in 1967, the 1969 Dodge Charger SE that I bought in 1968, and the 1972 Chevy Corvette that I bought in 1971. They stress the new town home that I bought in 1972, the studio condo that I bought in 1974, and the one bedroom condo that I bought in 1976. They stress 1017 East Harrison in Wheaton that my wife and I bought in 1978 and 915 Cove Court in Wheaton that we had built in 1984. They stress the collector cars that I bought in 1989 and 1994. They stress the money that I paid for tuition and books to earn a bachelor’s degree in management from NIU in 1970, an MBA from Loyola in 1976, a master’s degree in accounting from DePaul in 1980, and a master’s degree in financial markets and trading from IIT in 1997. They stress the money that I paid for reviews courses to pass the CPA examination on my first attempt in 1979 and the Certified Internal Auditor examination in 1981. They stress the money that my wife and I have saved for our retirement.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/11/07/your-money/wealth-anxiety-money.html
— What Is Wealth? Interviews have been edited and condensed. (DIERSEN: What does wealth mean to you? To me, wealth is a) not being a financial burden on others and b) not having to serve as an operative or as a dupe for anyone. All the operatives and all the dupes who work for my critics/opponents have severe financial and/or health problems.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/11/10/your-money/what-is-wealth.html
— HARDCOPY ARTICLE TITLE: Inside the Wealth Divide Not only has the gulf grown between the haves and the have nots, but so has the gap between the haves and the have-moores. – Paul Sullivan (DIERSEN: How wealthy are you? I should write a book about my critics/opponents who demonize me, who denigrate me, and who condemn me as being poor. They stress how much more income is compared to my income and how much greater that their net worth is compared to my net worth.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/11/07/your-money/money-bubble-economic-inequality.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Trump promotes hatred of Whites and asks “Can My Children Be Friends With White People?”
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/11/11/opinion/sunday/interracial-friendship-donald-trump.html
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: In Air Force, Colleague Feared Church Gunman Would ‘Shoot Up the Place’ – Dave Philipps, Richard A. Oppel Jr. and Serge F. Kovaleski (DIERSEN: Constructively, my Democrat GAO superiors gave me a “bad conduct discharge.” They forced me to retire in 1997 when I was 49 years old. Previously, they always ranked me in the bottom half of my coworkers for pay-for-performance purposes, did not promote me beyond GS-13, kept me off audits of IRS for all but 3 of the almost 18 years that I worked for GAO, and forced me to take an $18,847 pay cut in today’s dollars to transfer from IRS to GAO in 1980. Previously, my Democrat IRS superiors did not promote me beyond GS-12, disallowed my education deductions in 1978, and disallowed my partial day per diem claims in 1974. Previously, my Democrat Post Office superiors forced me resign in 1969 and disallowed my sick leave requests in 1969 and 1968. My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes agree with all the adverse actions that my Democrat GAO, IRS, and Post Office superiors took against me.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/11/11/us/devin-kelley-air-force.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: After his guilty plea, Mr. Kelley served just eight months in military prison. In June 2013 he was let out, having been knocked down to the lowest possible rank and given a bad conduct discharge that barred him from nearly all veterans benefits, including mental health treatment.)
— FRONT PAGE: Men at Work Wonder if They Overstepped With Women, Too – Nellie Bowles (DIERSEN: Women who want to avoid sexual harassment should consider working for the federal government. During the almost 30 years that I worked for the federal government, I saw no sexual harassment of women. The federal government a) considers women to be members of a protected class and b) gives preference to women. However, women should be advised that many millions have not and will not seek a job with the federal government a) because the pay and benefits are terrible, b) because the advancement opportunities are terrible, c) because they lack required education, work experience, professional certifications, and/or professional licenses, d) because they cannot pass an employment examination, e) because they cannot pass a background investigation, f) because they cannot pass a physical examination, g) because they cannot take the demonization, denigration, and condemnation that comes with being a federal employee or federal retiree, and/or h) because they are Republican, White, male, older, and/or non-veteran and they know that the federal government discriminates against the aforesaid.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/11/10/business/men-at-work-wonder-sexual-harassment.html

DIVISION OF WEALTH
— Reince Priebus Net Worth
https://www.divisionofwealth.com/celebrity-biography-wiki-facts/politician/reince-priebus-net-worth-id=5611/