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May 26 Morning Edition

NBC5
— Nurse Was Raped at Gunpoint During Hostage Standoff at Suburban Hospital: Suit  The lawsuit, filed on behalf of two nurses taken hostage at Delnor Hospital in Geneva, blames the situation on alleged violations by an officer guarding an inmate whose elaborate escape attempt turned into a deadly barricade situation
http://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/Nurse-Was-Raped-at-Gunpoint-During-Hostage-Situation-at-Suburban-Hospital-Suit-424370014.html

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Political theater on House floor; Dems meet to discuss budget – Tina Sfondeles
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/political-theater-on-house-floor-dems-meet-to-discuss-budget/
— Chicago-area ‘johns’ allegedly became key players in Thai sex ring – Frank Main
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/thai-prostitution-ring-johns-in-chicago-elsewhere-charged-with-aiding-nationwide-ring-in-unique-twist/
— Every hospital wants to know how two nurses were held at gunpoint – Editorial
http://chicago.suntimes.com/opinion/every-hospital-wants-to-know-how-two-nurses-were-held-at-gunpoint/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Trump says “In the age of Trump, excusing assault becomes the norm.”  Anti-Trumps would love it if anyone assaulted me.  Anti-Trumps are filled with hatred.)
http://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/in-the-age-of-trump-excusing-assault-becomes-the-norm/
— ALL OF THE FRONT PAGE: Hostage lawsuit fallout: Lead with the good news, whisper the bad – Neil Steinberg  (DIERSEN: What do you say to my critics/opponents who hint/imply/argue/shout that if I really was a Republican, a) I would NOT include any links to any articles in GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails that make Republicans look bad and b) I would ONLY include links to articles in the emails that are officially approved by all of the following: the officers of the Milton Township Republican Central Committee, the officers of the DuPage County Republican Central Committee, my representative on the Illinois Republican Party (IRP) State Central Committee, the IRP officers, the IRP National Committeeman and Committeewoman, and the elected and appointed Republican officials who represent all or part of Wheaton, Milton Township, DuPage County, and/or Illinois.)
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/hostage-lawsuit-fallout-lead-with-the-good-news-whisper-the-bad/

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Shrinking Chicago has always been told: Shut up and take it – John Kass
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/columnists/kass/ct-shrinking-chicago-kass-0526-20170525-column.html
— Bringing adulthood back – Heather Wilhelm
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/commentary/ct-perspec-wilhelm-0526-md-embargo-friday-5-am-20170526-story.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: American kids, Sasse notes, while citing plenty of disturbing statistics, are often overmedicated, hooked on screens, failing to venture out into the world, losing touch with religious faith and increasingly “intellectually fragile.” It’s a “coming of age” crisis, he argues.”)
— Dumbing down high school – Editorial
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/editorials/ct-high-school-diploma-rado-edit-0526-md-20170525-story.html
— Public insults? Chicago’s potentially offensive monuments, street names and other symbols – Mark Jacob (DIERSEN: Ever-increasing, the Democrats who run Chicago talk and act like they view members of the following groups to be insulting and like they want to get rid of them: Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German Americans, draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/commentary/ct-symbols-monuments-swastika-chicago-perspec-0526-jm-20170526-story.html

 

DAILY HERALD
— Senate should support ballot measure on future of lieutenant governor – Editorial  (DIERSEN: In 2011, those who ran the Wheaton Chamber of Commerce abolished its Government Affairs Committee solely to get rid of me, the committee’s longest serving member.)
http://www.dailyherald.com/discuss/20170525/editorial-senate-should-support-ballot-measure-on-future-of-lieutenant-governor
— Attorney: Delnor nurse was tortured, raped during hostage situation – Susan Sarkauskas
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20170525/news/170529264/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Pot pushers promote pot. If you promote pot, you promote destruction.
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20170525/news/305259943/
— Glen Ellyn neighbors sue village, developers over gas station project – Katlyn Smith  (DIERSEN: Have you ever sued a municipality?  I have. In 1986, I sued Wheaton a) for approving a woefully inadequate storm water drainage plan for the subdivision that I had a home built in and b) for allowing violation of many construction and building codes when that subdivision and my home were built. Subsequently, I sued Milton Township and DuPage County for refusing to recognize the loss in value that my home had suffered because of damages caused by the aforesaid. Everyone who files a lawsuit should be advised that with only rare exceptions, defendants in lawsuits will forever do everything that they can to destroy you.)
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20170525/glen-ellyn-neighbors-sue-village-developers-over-gas-station-project

 

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Illinois should unwind its Medicaid expansion – JONATHAN INGRAM
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20170525/OPINION/170529920

 

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— DISGUSTING: Push for downtown Springfield casino taking shape – Mary Hansen
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20170525/push-for-downtown-springfield-casino-taking-shape
— VERY SAD: Census: Springfield population drops below 2010 levels – Tim Landis
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20170525/census-springfield-population-drops-below-2010-levels
— Senate panel questions state warehouse leasing process – Brian Robbins
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20170525/senate-panel-questions-state-warehouse-leasing-process

 

CHAMPAIGN/URBANA NEWS GAZETTE
— Power plays not productive – Editorial
http://www.news-gazette.com/opinion/editorials/2017-05-26/power-plays-not-productive.html

 

SUBURBAN LIFE
— Glen Ellyn gas station opponents file lawsuit against village, station operator  Protect Glen Ellyn Inc. filed suit May 22 – ERIC SCHELKOPF (DIERSEN: Have you ever sued a municipality?  I have. In 1986, I sued Wheaton a) for approving a woefully inadequate storm water drainage plan for the subdivision that I had a home built in and b) for allowing violation of many construction and building codes when that subdivision and my home were built. Subsequently, I sued Milton Township and DuPage County for refusing to recognize the loss in value that my home had suffered because of damages caused by the aforesaid. Everyone who files a lawsuit should be advised that with only rare exceptions, defendants in lawsuits will forever do everything that they can to destroy you.)
http://www.mysuburbanlife.com/2017/05/25/glen-ellyn-gas-station-opponents-file-lawsuit-against-village-station-operator/alirjxe/

 

DAILY NORTHWESTERN
— Activists march to Springfield to demand progressive budget, highlight effects of stalemate – Rishika Dugyala
https://dailynorthwestern.com/2017/05/26/city/activists-march-to-springfield-to-demand-progressive-budget-highlight-effects-of-stalemate/

 

FOX ILLINOIS
— Senate Democrats: Agencies Must Explain Warehouse Deals – AP
http://foxillinois.com/news/local/senate-democrats-agencies-must-explain-warehouse-deals-05-26-2017

 

ILLINOIS NEWS NETWORK
— Senate passes first-in-nation financial tax, despite government report saying it will cause mass evasion – Cole Lauterbach
https://www.ilnews.org/news/state_politics/senate-passes-first-in-nation-financial-tax-despite-government-report/article_54d96de8-417e-11e7-92af-67a94f98da5c.html
— Rauner: Give local voters control over property taxes and government consolidation to bring down burden – Greg Bishop
https://www.ilnews.org/news/state_politics/rauner-give-local-voters-control-over-property-taxes-and-government/article_a0bb579e-416f-11e7-b8fb-9b3ff7574cdc.html

 

CHICAGO CITY WIRE
— GOP says Pritzker’s house is built on hypocrisy – Caitlin Nordahl
http://chicagocitywire.com/stories/511118883-gop-says-pritzker-s-house-is-built-on-hypocrisy

 

WIRE POINTS
— Unbelievable: Illinois House Votes With Senate To Hand Over Public Assets To Bondholders – Mark Glennon
http://www.wirepoints.com/unbelievable-illinois-house-votes-with-senate-to-hand-over-public-assets-to-bondholders-wirepoints-original/

 

ILLINOIS POLICY INSTITUTE
— DESPITE THE PAIN OF A TWO-YEAR BUDGET IMPASSE, LESS THAN ONE-THIRD OF ILLINOISANS SUPPORT RAISING TAXES – Diana Rickert
https://www.illinoispolicy.org/despite-the-pain-of-a-two-year-budget-impasse-less-than-one-third-of-illinoisans-support-raising-taxes/
— COLLEGE STUDENTS WERE FLEEING ILLINOIS LONG BEFORE THE BUDGET IMPASSE – Michael Lucci
https://www.illinoispolicy.org/college-students-were-fleeing-illinois-long-before-the-budget-impasse/

 

ILLINOIS FAMILY ACTION
— Why We Must Name, Identify & Combat the Ideology of Radical Islam – Dr. Michael Brown
https://illinoisfamilyaction.org/2017/05/why-we-must-name-identify-and-combat-the-ideology-of-radical-islam/

 

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— ABORTIONISTS DESCRIBE IN GRUESOME DETAIL THE ABORTION PROCEDURE, YOUTUBE CENSORS
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2017/05/abortionists-describe-in-gruesome-detail-the-abortion-procedure-video.html

 

CAPITOL FAX
— An anti-Rauner says “New Rauner video uses TV talking heads to help make his points.”
https://capitolfax.com/2017/05/26/new-rauner-video-uses-tv-talking-heads-to-help-make-his-points/
— An anti-Rauner says “Pritzker borrows yet another move from Rauner playbook.”
https://capitolfax.com/2017/05/26/pritzker-borrows-yet-another-move-from-rauner-playbook/

 

GOPUSA
— ‘Deep state’ leakers undercut country in their zeal to hurt a president
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=24939

 

CONSERVATIVE HQ
— Far Left Censorship: Sean Hannity Advertisers Attacked (DIERSEN: Anti-Trumps are disappointed that they have not gotten more advertisers to dump Fox News. My critics/opponents have made it very clear that they would viciously destroy any individual, any organization, or any company that might advertise in GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails or on www.gopillinois.com.  My critics/opponents have lots of religious, government, political, and/or financial clout in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in DuPage County, and in Illinois. They are moral relativists who believe that their end justifies their means. They are disciples of Saul Alinsky.)
http://www.conservativehq.com/node/25749

 

FREEDOM’S JOURNAL
— WHY DO LIBERALS CONSTANTLY DEFLECT BEN CARSON’S WISDOM? – Armstrong Williams
https://freedomsjournalinstitute.org/latest-news/opinion/why-do-liberals-constantly-deflect-ben-carsons-wisdom/

 

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Mark Levin: Sean Hannity should consider suing Media Matters – Anna Giaritelli (DIERSEN: Who should I consider suing?)
http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/mark-levin-sean-hannity-should-consider-suing-media-matters/article/2624210
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Conservative radio host Mark Levin proposed Fox News’ Sean Hannity should look into suing Media Matters for how the progressive organization has gone after his show and audience. “If I were Sean Hannity … I would give very serious consideration to suing Media Matters, its board, and its officers, as well as any other entity involved in the organized effort to boycott his TV show, including media outlets contacting his advertisers in a thinly veiled boycott tactic, for the purposeful tortious interference with his employment contract with Fox News and his business relationships with his various advertisers,” Levin wrote in a Facebook post Thursday. On Tuesday, Hannity told viewers that there is an effort to “silence” him from making certain comments on air. “As for my job here at the Fox News Channel — there is an effort now abound to silence me,” Hannity said. “That is what we have called on this program as liberal fascism. Attack, boycott, all in an effort to silence conservatives. I serve at the pleasure of the Fox News Channel. I’m here to do my job every night.”)

 

THE BLAZE
— DISGUSTING: Univ. of Chicago students post list of 50 demands, including segregated housing and Islamic courses – Brandon Morse  (DIERSEN: Democrats used to promote integration and Christianity. Now they promote segregation and Islam.)
http://www.theblaze.com/news/2017/05/25/univ-of-chicago-students-post-list-of-50-demands-including-segregated-housing-and-islamic-courses/
— Former ESPN contributor blames ‘left-wing lurch’ for millions turning off channel – Carlos Garcia
http://www.theblaze.com/news/2017/05/25/former-espn-contributor-blames-left-wing-lurch-for-millions-turning-off-channel/

 

DAILY WIRE
— Study: Physically Weak Men More Likely To Be Socialists – Amanda Prestigiacomo
http://www.dailywire.com/news/16850/study-weak-men-more-likely-be-socialists-amanda-prestigiacomo
— Non-Western Immigrants Consume 59% Of Denmark’s Tax Revenue
http://www.dailywire.com/news/16816/non-western-immigrants-consume-59-denmarks-tax-joseph-curl
— Minnesota Senate Wavering On Bill Targeting Female Genital Mutilation Because Immigrant Groups Oppose It – HANK BERRIEN
http://www.dailywire.com/news/16851/minnesota-senate-wavering-bill-targeting-female-hank-berrien

 

NEWSMAX
— Counting on Student Loan Forgiveness? Don’t Bet on It  (DIERSEN: What percent of those who take out student loans count on those loans to be forgiven?  A forgiven loan is taxable income.)
http://www.newsmax.com/Finance/Personal-Finance/Counting-Student-Loan-Forgiveness/2017/05/25/id/792457/

 

ONE NEWS NOW
— It’s fact, not fake: Americans crushed by ObamaCare premiums – Chris Woodward
https://www.onenewsnow.com/culture/2017/05/25/its-fact-not-fake-americans-crushed-by-obamacare-premiums

 

WEEKLY STANDARD
— This Professor Resigned Rather Than Go to Diversity Training  Paul Griffiths was an esteemed professor at Duke before facing disciplinary action. – CHARLOTTE ALLEN  (DIERSEN: If I sought a government office or a political office, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes would demonize me, denigrate me, and condemn me as being a hypocrite because I took lots of diversity training while I worked for IRS 1971-1980 and for GAO 1980-1997.)
http://www.weeklystandard.com/this-professor-resigned-rather-than-go-to-diversity-training/article/2008154

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Trump says that Trump despises voters. Who despises you?  The following despise me: those who are anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors and/or 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.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/05/26/opinion/trumpcare-cbo-federal-budget.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps are disappointed that they have not gotten more advertisers to dump Fox News. My critics/opponents have made it very clear that they would viciously destroy any individual, any organization, or any company that might advertise in GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails or on www.gopillinois.com.  My critics/opponents have lots of religious, government, political, and/or financial clout in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in DuPage County, and in Illinois. They are moral relativists who believe that their end justifies their means.  They are disciples of Saul Alinsky.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/05/25/business/media/sean-hannity-fox-news-advertisers-ratings.html
— Buy? Sell? Politics May Move the Market, but Rarely for Long – JAMES B. STEWART  (DIERSEN: Of course, the Democrats always a) drive the market up to elect Democrats and b) drive the market down to defeat Republicans.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/05/25/business/stock-market-politics-volatility.html
— Greg Gianforte, Montana Republican, Captures House Seat Despite Assault Charge – JONATHAN MARTIN and ALEXANDER BURNS
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/05/25/us/montana-special-election.html
— The Highest-Paid C.E.O.s in 2016 – JON HUANG and KARL RUSSELL  (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents have always accused me of being overpaid. In my defense, I earned a) a job-related bachelor’s degree when I was 21 and job-related master’s degrees when I was 27, 31, and 48, b) job-related professional certifications when I was 30, 32, 41, 45, 47, and 48, and c) a job-related professional license when I was 33.)
https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2017/05/26/business/highest-paid-ceos.html
— HARDCOPY ARTICLE TITLE: On the Road, Out of His Bubble  Mark Zuckerberg, Facebook’s founder, says his American sojourn has a purpose that isn’t political – Mark Isaac  (DIERSEN: Many, if not most, if not virtually all of my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes a) in Wheaton have spent very little of their lives outside of Wheaton, b) in Milton Township have spent very little of their lives outside of Milton Township, and c) in DuPage County have spent very little of their lives outside of DuPage County.  I lived in Crete 1948-1972, in University Park 1972-1976, and in Chicago 1976-1978.  I worked in the south suburbs 1962-1974 and in Chicago for the last 6 months of 1971 and then 1973-1997.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/05/25/technology/zuckerberg-harvard-commencement-road-trip.html
— A Journalist Was Body Slammed, but Some Conservatives Want the News Media to Apologize – MICHAEL M. GRYNBAUM  (DIERSEN: I should write a book about those in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and Illinois paint themselves as being religious, conservative, and/or Republican but who side with Democrats and Democrat plants, with Libertarians and Libertarian plants, with Greens and Green plants, and with RINOs against me.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/05/25/us/journalist-body-slammed-republicans-apology-media.html

 

USA TODAY
— ISIS-linked militants attack Philippine city, behead police chief – AP
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2017/05/24/priest-among-14-hostages-taken-siege-philippines-city-duterte-martial-law/102093760/
— What employers want from the Class of 2017 – Myles Ma  (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, employers act like they want employees who are anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.)
https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/personalfinance/2017/05/23/what-employers-want-class-2017/101498866/

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Trump Faces the Fury of a Scorned Ruling Class – George Melloan  (DIERSEN: Who are the members of the ruling class in your municipality, in your township/ward, in your county, and in Illinois?  What do they think of you?  What do you say to those who glorify and praise the members of the ruling class, who pander to the members of the ruling class, who give money to the members of the ruling class, who serve as operatives for the members of the ruling class, and/or who serve as dupes for the members of the ruling class?)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/trump-faces-the-fury-of-a-scorned-ruling-class-1495753759
— Mandatory Minimums Don’t Deserve Your Ire  Jeff Sessions’s policy won’t lock up harmless stoners, but it will help dismantle drug-trafficking networks. – Heather Mac Donald  (DIERSEN: How many “harmless stoners” are there in your precinct, in your municipality, in your township/ward, in your county, and in Illinois?  How many of these “harmless stoners” are on the dole or will be on the dole – 97%, 98%, and 99+%?)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/mandatory-minimums-dont-deserve-your-ire-1495754009
— FRONT PAGE: WALL STREET’S ENDANGERED SPECIES: THE COLLEGE JOCK – JUSTIN BAER  (DIERSEN: Were you a “college jock?”  I was not.  While I attended UIC 1966-1968 and NIU 1969-1970, I pumped gasoline, delivered mail, worked on an automobile assembly line, and worked as a security guard.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/wall-streets-endangered-species-the-ivy-league-jock-1495721462
(FROM THE ARTICLE: When Michael Savini came to Wall Street in 2006, banks and brokers had stocked their annual recruiting classes with a preponderance of new hires who shared at least one thing in common: They’d played college sports. In New York and Chicago, trading floors teemed with former football and lacrosse stars, as well as veterans of college hockey, wrestling, tennis and crew teams. Some ex-athletes, including former investment bank CEOs John Mack, Henry Paulson and Alan Schwartz, made it to the executive suite. Many others looked favorably on younger versions of themselves, building networks that drew athletes, typically male, from their alma maters. Ex-jocks had the right stomach for risk-taking, the theory went, and the ideal temperament to win clients’ trust and business. “You saw a lot of big guys” in Chicago’s trading pits, said Bernard McSherry, dean of the New Jersey City University’s business school, who spent many years on the floor of the NYSE. “Those were physical jobs. And in an open-outcry market, you could bully your way into a trade.”)

 

TIME
— Sheriff: Greg Gianforte Given Less Serious Charge Because ‘Body Slam’ Didn’t Cause Serious Injury – AP
http://time.com/4795144/greg-gianforte-ben-jacobs-misdemeanor-assault/

May 25 Evening Edition

DAILY HERALD
— OUTRAGEOUS: DuPage County to revisit video gambling ban – Robert Sanchez  (DIERSEN: Please join Kathy Gilroy, me, and others who will speak at the DuPage County Finance Committee meeting Tuesday, June 13, 2017, at 7:30 AM, in favor of keeping the ban on video gambling in unincorporated DuPage County.  If you are in DuPage County, please urge DuPage County Board Chairman Dan Cronin, the 18 DuPage County Board members, and especially, the 3 board members who represent your district, to vote to keep the ban.  In 2009, the Milton Township Republican Central Committee (MTRCC) unanimously passed a resolution against video gambling throughout DuPage County.  Since then, no MTRCC member has done anything to rescind that resolution.)
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20170525/dupage-county-to-revisit-video-gambling-ban
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Amid calls for a repeal of DuPage’s ban on video gambling machines, county board members are going to revisit the issue. Officials in recent months have heard from businesses and a Veterans of Foreign Wars post that would like to offer video gambling. But they’ve also heard from gambling opponents who want to keep the moratorium that affects more than two dozen bars, restaurants, golf courses and social clubs in unincorporated parts of the county. In response, board members have agreed to discuss video gambling during their finance committee meeting scheduled for June 13. “We have people asking us to look at it,” county board member Jim Zay said. “So we need to have a discussion. We should at least give these people the opportunity to present their case for why we should change it. And we should give opponents the opportunity to say why they’re still against it.” Illinois legalized video gambling in 2009, but towns and counties were able to opt out. DuPage enacted its ban in August 2009 after officials cited possible social problems. County board member Paul Fichtner, who serves as chairman of the board’s finance committee, said the outcome of next month’s discussion will determine whether a measure is drafted to lift the prohibition. “We’re going to give everybody an opportunity to speak to the issue,” Fichtner said. If the panel recommends repealing the ban, it still would require a final vote by the full county board. Fichtner said he doesn’t know if there’s enough support on the board to pursue a repeal. “It’s going to be close,” he said. If the ban is lifted, county officials estimate that around 28 liquor license holders might be eligible to apply for a video gambling license. The county would gain between $200,000 and $250,000 a year in revenue, according to one estimate. Counties and towns that allow video gambling receive 5 percent of each machine’s profit. While towns throughout DuPage initially enacted bans, a number have since changed their minds. DuPage towns that allow video gambling are Addison, Aurora, Bensenville, Bloomingdale, Carol Stream, Darien, Glendale Heights, Itasca, Oakbrook Terrace, Roselle, Villa Park, Westmont, Willowbrook, Wood Dale and Woodridge, according to the Illinois Gaming Board. Some bars owners in unincorporated areas say they’ve lost customers to establishments where video gambling is allowed. But anti-gambling advocates say it’s not the county board’s responsibility to level the playing field for bars.)
— Illinois bonds an opportunity for ‘bold’ investors, Citi says – Bloomberg
http://www.dailyherald.com/business/20170525/illinois-bonds-an-opportunity-for-x2018boldx2019-investors-citi-says
— Tollway OKs $25 million, 4- to 5-year study of Route 53 extension – Marni Pyke
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20170525/tollway-oks-25-million-4–to-5-year-study-of-route-53-extension–

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— OUTSTANDING: Drug addiction treatment center hosts talk opposing legalized pot – Diane Moca
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/naperville-sun/ct-nvs-recreational-marijuana-forum-edward-st-0526-20170525-story.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: former presidential advisor shared his fears about the effects of marijuana legalization during a lecture Thursday at Linden Oaks Naperville Outpatient Center. “People have to stand up to this industry,” said Kevin Sabet, an assistant professor who served as a senior advisor to President Barack Obama’s drug control director and worked in the Clinton and Bush administrations. “It’s about getting health care voices involved. We need more partners at the table. Right now this industry is getting away with murder.” Sabet shared slides, statistics and anecdotes to support his premise that legalized recreational marijuana in Alaska, California, Colorado, Maine, Massachusetts, Nevada, Oregon, Washington and Washington, D.C., is a lucrative industry that’s misleading the public about pot’s risks and benefits. “We learned the hard way about tobacco, which caused tens of millions of needless deaths,” said Sabet, who founded the nonprofit SAM, or Smart Approaches to Marijuana, in 2013. His organization’s goal, according to its website, is to prevent “another Big Tobacco (by) stopping marijuana legalization and commercialization, educating policy-makers and the public on marijuana issues, and fundraising.” Sabet said marijuana use causes respiratory problems, results in low birth weight babies and can impair learning with permanent IQ loss when consumed in large quantities by someone who’s young, according to the National Academy of Sciences. While he acknowledged that marijuana can eliminate nausea for those fighting cancer or other illnesses, he but did not mention other benefits commonly cited by medical advocates, such as reducing pain and seizures. “The medical marijuana industry is already making a lot of money here” in Illinois, he said. “It’s all about the money.” In the past four years, Illinois has legalized cannabis for medical use and decriminalized recreational use. In March 2017, state lawmakers proposed a measure legalizing recreational marijuana that could be voted on next year. Proponents estimate marijuana could generate between $350 million and $700 million in annual sales, reaping a sales tax windfall for the state. “We’re looking at one side of the ledger. People are not counting the costs,” said Sabet, who presented statistics on health care costs from pot-related illnesses. Marijuana advocates counter that legalization would save money on enforcement and boost opportunities for minority youth. An NAACP report from 2015 said marijuana arrests account for more than half of all drug arrests in the country, with blacks being six times more likely than whites to be arrested for pot possession, making it harder for them to obtain student loans and jobs. Dawn Neylon said she plans to share Sabet’s message with the middle and high school students with whom she works at 360 Youth Services, a Naperville nonprofit prevention program. “We’re learning new ways to give them information to make healthy choices. Alcohol and tobacco use is down dramatically (in Naperville school districts 203 and 204). There’s not much change in marijuana use.” In recent years, teenagers’ perceptions of marijuana have changed and she is seeing a decrease in their belief that pot poses a risk, Neylong said. “That’s concerning. When there’s a decreased sense of harm, there’s a greater risk to use it,” she said. Based on her interactions with teens, she said Naperville parents should be just as concerned about “a little weed” or “a little beer” as they are about opiates because “the earlier they start to use (alcohol or marijuana), the more likely they are to abuse. We want to push the first age of use to help prevent challenges later in life.” Sabet said a 2013 study from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services showed marijuana can lead to other drugs for some people. “A majority of people who try pot stop using it after three times or less,” he said. “Three to four percent of the time they will try other drugs. More than ninety percent of people using heroin say marijuana or alcohol were drugs of choice before.”)
— Kinzinger backs more U.S. troops, expanded mission in Afghanistan – Katherine Skiba
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-kinzinger-afghanistan-troop-levels-met-0425-20170525-story.html
— Owners who leave Chicago properties vacant might have to pay more – Hal Dardick
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-chicago-vacant-properties-20170525-story.html

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Appeals court deals blow to Trump administration travel ban – AP
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/appeals-court-deals-blow-to-trump-administration-travel-ban/
— More flimflam on school spending in Illinois – Phil Kadner
http://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/more-flimflam-on-school-spending-in-illinois/
— Public Defender Amy Campanelli: My clients ‘are not evil people’ – Robert Herguth  (DIERSEN: I should write a book about those who paint me as being evil.)
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/public-defender-amy-campanelli-my-clients-are-not-evil-people/

 

ABC7
— Census: Chicago loses population for 3rd consecutive year – Sarah Schulte
http://abc7chicago.com/news/census-chicago-loses-population-for-3rd-consecutive-year/2035233/

 

CBS2
— Rauner, Emanuel Trade Jabs Over Chicago’s Population Loss – Craig Dellimore
http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2017/05/25/chicago-population-loss-census-rahm-emanuel-bruce-rauner/

 

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Is the Sean Hannity advertiser revolt Bill O’Reilly all over again? – SIMON DUMENCO  (DIERSEN: He who pays the piper calls the tunes. I do not need or want advertisers. All the time and money needed to put GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails together and to send them out comes from me. But if I did have advertisers, my critics/opponents would destroy them.  My critics/opponents are moral relativists who believe that their end justifies their means. They are disciples of Saul Alinsky.)
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20170525/NEWS06/170529923/is-the-sean-hannity-advertiser-revolt-bill-oreilly-all-over-again

 

BELLEVILLE NEWS DEMOCRAT
— As Illinois lawmakers seek more gambling income, O’Fallon resists — a little – Editorial
http://www.bnd.com/opinion/editorials/article152588249.html

 

SUBURBAN LIFE
— Tax time: DuPage County aims for ease with property payment options – ERIC SCHELKOPF
http://www.mysuburbanlife.com/2017/05/17/tax-time-dupage-county-aims-for-ease-with-property-payment-options/ajinm47/

 

WBEZ
— State Committee Approves Tougher Sentences For Repeat Gun Offenders – Tony Arnold
https://www.wbez.org/shows/wbez-news/state-committee-approves-tougher-sentences-for-repeat-gun-offenders/7f686d00-05da-4c6b-92b8-420d6c2bf8de

 

WAND TV
— OUTSTANDING: Rauner not a fan of Springfield casino – Doug Wolfe
http://www.wandtv.com/story/35520827/rauner-not-a-fan-of-springfield-casino

 

WJBD
— Bill Passes Requiring Costs of Unfunded Mandates to Be Calculated  The Illinois Municipal League identified more than 266 new unfunded state mandates imposed on their members since 1982.
http://www.wjbdradio.com/local-news/2017/05/25/bill-passes-requiring-costs-of-unfunded-mandates-to-be-calculated

 

NADIG NEWSPAPERS
— J.B. Pritzker’s campaign on verge of implosion – Russ Stewart
http://nadignewspapers.com/2017/05/25/j-b-pritzkers-campaign-on-verge-of-implosion/

 

CHICAGO MAGAZINE
— What Would an Illinois Budget Look Like?  Illinois lawmakers haven’t passed one for almost two years. But it’s not for lack of proposals. – ROB ARTHUR
http://www.chicagomag.com/city-life/May-2017/Budget-Proposals/

 

DUPAGE POLICY JOURNAL
— Dems keep reaching into taxpayer pockets rather than reaching for reforms, Ives says – Giovanni Whaley
http://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/511120331-dems-keep-reaching-into-taxpayer-pockets-rather-than-reaching-for-reforms-ives-says
— Ives helps keep ‘unprepared’ students from getting college guarantee – Hoang Tran
http://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/511119444-ives-helps-keep-unprepared-students-from-getting-college-guarantee

 

ILLINOIS FAMILY INSTITUTE
— OUTRAGEOUS: Transgender Birth Certificates Approved by Illinois House  (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats promote gender confusion.)
https://illinoisfamily.org/homosexuality/transgender-birth-certificates-approved-illinois-house/

 

CAPITOL FAX
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Rauer says “Rauner again refuses to accept responsibility or admit mistakes.”
https://capitolfax.com/2017/05/25/rauner-again-refuses-to-accept-responsibility-or-mistakes/
— Pritzker robocall: “Don’t believe Bruce Rauner’s lies”
https://capitolfax.com/2017/05/25/pritzker-robocall-dont-believe-bruce-rauners-lies/
— ILGOP targets Rep. Martwick with robocall
https://capitolfax.com/2017/05/25/ilgop-targets-rep-martwick-with-robocall/

 

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Illinois sheriff halts plans for immigrant detention center – AP
http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2017/may/25/illinois-sheriff-halts-plans-for-immigrant-detenti/

 

FOX NEWS CHANNEL
— Veteran Gets Letter of ‘Violation’ for Flying Flag Outside Home  (DIERSEN: An American flag has flown outside the Diersen home in Wheaton 24 hours each and every day since September 11, 2001.)
http://insider.foxnews.com/2017/05/25/georgia-veterans-violate-neighborhood-rules-flying-american-flag
(FROM THE ARTICLE: In a follow-up to a story we told you about yesterday, Ainsley Earhardt talked to two veterans who live in a Georgia neighborhood where they were told they could only fly the American flag on certain days. The Village at Towne Lake Homeowners Association in Woodstock, Ga., decided to limit flag-flying to just 23 days out of the year. For some reason, flags can fly outside residences on Mother’s Day, but not on Father’s Day.)

 

GOPUSA
— Companies scared by leftists drop advertising on Hannity shows  (DIERSEN: How scared of leftists are the companies in your municipality, in your township/ward, in your county, and in Illinois?)
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=24912
— How many more Manchesters?
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=24869

 

BREITBART
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Democrats side with foreign countries and with their citizens AGAINST America and AGAINST its citizens.
http://www.breitbart.com/london/2017/05/25/obama-berlin-cant-hide-behind-wall/
— Melania Trump Is First Catholic to Live in White House Since JFK – HOMAS D. WILLIAMS, PH.D.
http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2017/05/25/melania-trump-is-first-catholic-to-live-in-white-house-since-jfk/
— OUTRAGEOUS: Advertisers Bow to Activist Left, Begin Pulling Ads from Hannity – BEN KEW
http://www.breitbart.com/big-journalism/2017/05/24/advertisers-bow-to-activist-left-begin-pulling-ads-from-hannity/
— Duterte Says ‘Spare No One’ as Islamic State Beheads Police Chief, Stages Mass Prison Break – FRANCES MARTEL
http://www.breitbart.com/national-security/2017/05/24/duterte-says-spare-no-one-islamic-state-beheads-police-chief-stages-mass-prison-break/

 

NEWSMAX
— White House Organizing ‘Street Fighters’ to Defend Trump – Jeffrey Rodack
http://www.newsmax.com/Politics/white-house-organizing-street-fighters-defend/2017/05/25/id/792327/

 

TOWNHALL
— Scientific Study: Journalists Are a Bunch of Drunks With Sub-Average Brain Function – Guy Benson  (DIERSEN: Will my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes hint/imply/argue/shout that I am NOT a journalist because I do NOT drink any alcohol?)
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/guybenson/2017/05/19/study-do-journalists-brains-function-at-a-lower-level-than-average-people-n2329307
(FROM THE ARTICLE: According to a study released Thursday by neuroscientist Dr. Tara Swart in association with the London Press Club, the highest functions of the human brain operate at a lower level in journalists than the average population. Her research titled “Study Into The Mental Resilience of Journalists,” blames journalists’ cognitive shortcomings on dehydration caused by excessive alcohol consumption along with poor diet, including higher levels of sugar and caffeine. Less than 5% of journalists drink enough — or any — water while 41% drank more than 18 alcoholic drinks per week.)

 

DAILY CALLER
— ‘Secret’ Sanctuary State Bill Set To Pass Illinois Legislature – William J. Kelly
http://dailycaller.com/2017/05/25/secret-sanctuary-state-bill-set-to-pass-illinois-legislature/
— Tucker: If You ‘Really Care’ About America, You Won’t Let It Become Europe – Amber Athey
http://dailycaller.com/2017/05/24/tucker-if-you-care-about-us-you-wont-let-it-become-europe-video/
— Alabama Rep. Wants To Make Attacking Police Officers A Hate Crime – ANDERS HAGSTROM
http://dailycaller.com/2017/05/25/alabama-rep-wants-to-make-attacking-police-officers-a-hate-crime/
— Med Professor Says It’s Unfair To Slap ‘Other Than Honorable’ Discharge On Service Members With PTSD – Jonah Bennett  (DIERSEN: Constructively, my Democrat superiors in the federal government slapped me with an “other than honorable” discharge.  My Democrat GAO superiors forced me to retire in 1997 when I was 49 years old, always ranked me in the lower 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 1980-1997, 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.)
http://dailycaller.com/2017/05/25/professor-of-medical-psychology-says-its-unfair-to-slap-other-than-honorable-discharge-on-servicemembers-with-ptsd/

 

CONSERVATIVE REPUBLICAN NEWS
— ARE YOU IN AMERICA’S MIDDLE CLASS?
http://conservativerepublicannews.com/2017/05/25/are-you-in-americas-middle-class/

 

NEWS BUSTERS
— MSNBC Host: ‘How Much Blame’ Does Trump Get for Montana Incident? – Kyle Drennen  (DIERSEN: If a top official of your municipality, of your township/ward, of your county, or of Illinois made to clear to everyone that he/she hates you, how much blame does that official get for actions taken against you?)
http://www.newsbusters.org/blogs/nb/kyle-drennen/2017/05/25/msnbc-host-how-much-blame-does-trump-get-montana-incident

 

BILL O’REILLY
— Leftists and the Loons They Love
https://www.billoreilly.com/b/Leftists-and-the-Loons-They-Love/-367237861674512059.html

 

THE HILL
— Republicans blast Montana candidate charged with assaulting reporter – LISA HAGEN AND CRISTINA MARCOS
http://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/335142-republicans-blast-montana-candidate-charged-with-assaulting-reporter
— Ryan: GOP House candidate should apologize for altercation with reporter – SCOTT WONG
http://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/335123-ryan-gop-house-candidate-should-apologize-for-altercation-with-reporter

 

WASHINGTON POST
— Twitter and Facebook help spark protest movements. Then they undermine them. – Carlos Lozada
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/book-party/wp/2017/05/25/twitter-and-facebook-help-spark-protest-movements-then-they-undermine-them/
— So which is it? Women want to be free of kids and unpredictable husbands, or not? – Caitlin Flanagan
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/so-which-is-it-women-want-to-be-free-of-kids-and-unpredictable-husbands-or-not/2017/05/25/15142a1a-18a5-11e7-bcc2-7d1a0973e7b2_story.html

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Millennials Want to Buy Homes but Aren’t Saving for Down Payments  Less than 30% of 25- to 34-year-olds can save enough for a 10% down payment in next three years – Laura Kusisto  (DIERSEN: How old were you when you bought your first home and where did the down payment come from?  I bought a new town home in University Park in September of 1972 when I was 24 years old.  The down payment came from money that I had saved a) working for IRS first in Chicago and then Harvey since June of 1971, b) working part-time for Firestone Stores in Chicago Heights since April of 1971, and c) working for Firestone Stores in Chicago Heights full-time between August of 1970 and March of 1971.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/millennials-want-to-buy-homes-but-arent-saving-for-down-payments-1495731583

 

FEDERAL NEWS RADIO
— How Rep. Steny Hoyer wants to push back against cuts targeting federal employees – Jason Miller
https://federalnewsradio.com/budget/2017/05/how-one-house-democrat-wants-to-push-back-against-cuts-targeting-federal-employees/

 

GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY OFFICE
— Everybody Has a Story to Tell during Diversity and Inclusion Month at GAO  (DIERSEN: Democrats use Affirmative Action, Diversity, and Inclusion to not hire and to get rid of those who are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://content.govdelivery.com/attachments/USGAO/2017/05/25/file_attachments/822322/MN4417.pdf

 

FORD AUTHORITY
— Ford Mustang Is Now Europe’s Best Selling Sports Car – SEAN SZYMKOWSKI
http://fordauthority.com/2017/05/ford-mustang-is-now-europes-best-selling-sports-car/

May 24 Morning Edition

AMERICAN LEGION POST 76
— Memorial Day Parade  (DIERSEN: I am proud to say that the parade south of Roosevelt Road and the ceremony in Wheaton Cemetery are in my Milton Township Precinct 9.  Please join me in watching the parade from either side of Warrenville Road south of Roosevelt Road and the ceremony.)
http://americanlegionpost76.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=10&Itemid=480
ROAD CLOSURES: http://www.wheaton.il.us/news/pressreleases/detail.aspx?id=9845#.WSWJcxFSRZI
(FROM THE ANNOUNCEMENT: This year’s Memorial Day event is Monday May 29, 2017. All veteran, youth groups, business, schools, band groups, city entities and the like are welcome to join the parade. No political, life style or advertisement of product is allowed during the parade or ceremony. This event is a memorial to those that have given their life in service to our country. There can be no distribution of any materials, handouts or candy during the parade. No registration is required. If you wish to participate, please arrive at Wheaton Memorial Park not later than 9:30 am on the day of the event and check in with the members of the American Legion Parade Committee. They will be located at the southeast corner of the park and wearing red ball caps. You cannot drive into the park area unless you have a vehicle or float in the parade.  Parade participants must be dropped off outside the park area. The parade will start at 10:00 am being led by the City of Wheaton Police and Fire Departments. The parade will end at Wheaton Cemetery where the Post will hold a ceremony at 11:00 am. Memorial Park is located in Wheaton, Illinois at the intersection of West Union Ave. and North Hale St. Suggested drop off areas are on North Wheaton Ave located on the West side of the park or West Union Ave. located on the North side of the park. All other streets around the park will be closed to vehicles. Click here for map  Parade Route  The parade begins at the corner of Hale St. and Wesley St. and proceeds West on Wesley St. to West St. then South on West St. (which becomes Warrenville Road south of Roosevelt Road) to Wheaton Cemetery.)

 

ASSOCIATED PRESS
— Day after Senate budget vote, GOP tries to push Rauner plan
http://www.pjstar.com/news/20170524/day-after-senate-budget-vote-gop-tries-to-push-rauner-plan
http://www.pekintimes.com/news/20170524/day-after-senate-budget-vote-gop-tries-to-push-rauner-plan
http://wqad.com/2017/05/24/day-after-senate-budget-vote-gop-tries-to-push-rauner-plan/
http://wkms.org/post/day-after-senate-budget-vote-gop-tries-push-rauner-plan

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Madigan back in shadows this spring after Rauner’s attacks – Monique Garcia
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-speaker-madigan-session-met-0524-20170523-story.html
— Illinois Senate Democrats pass major tax hikes unlikely to become law – Monique Garcia and Haley BeMiller
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-illinois-senate-income-tax-hike-rauner-met-0524-20170523-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: QUESTION: Who glorifies and praises those who walked out on Pence?  ANSWER: Those who are anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/post-tribune/opinion/ct-ptb-davich-notre-dame-grads-st-0524-20170523-story.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Organized by a student activist group at Notre Dame called “We Stand For,” the protest was in defense of “the marginalized people affected by Pence’s politics, both on this campus and throughout our nation,” according to the Facebook post published by the group before the ceremony. “We invite all students, faculty, and families who will be attending the Commencement ceremony to walk out with us as we take back our graduation and show our dissatisfaction with the University’s selection of Mike Pence as honored speaker,” the group wrote on social media.)

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— President Trump’s budget would squeeze Illinois – Lynn Sweet
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/president-trumps-budget-would-squeeze-illinois/

 

DAILY HERALD
— McDonald’s workers rally for higher wages, close streets near HQ
http://www.dailyherald.com/business/20170524/report-mcdonaldx2019s-workers-rally-for-higher-wages-close-streets-near-hq

 

ABC7
— McDonald’s workers rally for higher pay in Oak Brook – Laura Podesta  (DIERSEN: What jobs did you have that paid less than $15/hour in today’s dollars and what did you do with the money that you earned?  I did yard work and delivered newspapers during the summers of 1962, 1963, and 1964; I washed dishes during the summer of 1965; and I cleaned golf shoes, chipped slag, and pumped gasoline during the summer of 1966.  I used the money that I earned to buy a 1958 Chevy BelAir in 1964 and a new 1966 Pontiac Tempest Sprint in 1966 to commute to classes at UIC from my parents’ home in Crete.)
http://abc7chicago.com/politics/mcdonalds-workers-rally-for-higher-pay-in-oak-brook/2030499/

 

CBS2
— Chicago Teachers Union Votes “No Confidence” In CPS Boss Claypool – Bob Roberts
http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2017/05/24/chicago-teachers-union-no-confidence-cps-forrest-claypool/

 

WGN TV
— Illinois Senate approves 32 percent income tax hike in party-line vote
http://wgntv.com/2017/05/23/illinois-senate-approves-32-percent-income-tax-hike-in-party-line-vote/

 

WTTW
— Illinois Senate Passes Budget, Tax Increase – Amanda Vinicky
http://chicagotonight.wttw.com/2017/05/23/illinois-senate-passes-budget-tax-increase

 

KANE COUNTY CHRONICLE
— Common Cause seeks action to get Trump’s taxes released – BRENDA SCHORY
http://www.kcchronicle.com/2017/05/22/common-cause-seeks-action-to-get-trumps-taxes-released/afmw072/

 

FOX ILLINOIS
— Three Budget Related Bills Pass in the Senate – Em Nguyen
http://foxillinois.com/news/local/three-budget-related-bills-pass-in-the-senate

 

WBEZ
— How Would Trump’s Budget Affect Illinois? – Dan Weissmann, Lauren Chooljian, Michael Puente
https://www.wbez.org/shows/wbez-news/how-would-trumps-budget-affect-illinois/c1e23fa7-cb87-4e73-9dba-7d33758ba9ff

 

MADISON
— Cullerton says OK’d budget had GOP input – AP
http://host.madison.com/business/the-latest-cullerton-says-ok-d-budget-had-gop-input/article_e93c4587-8d69-501c-8e33-7c786eb2e1e4.html

 

ALTON DAILY NEWS
— Job Seekers Giving Up – Benjamin Yount  (DIERSEN: From what I see, employers in Illinois do not want to hire those who are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), those whose ancestors have been in America for along time, current or former government employees, etc.)
http://altondailynews.com/news/details.cfm?clientid=17&id=244630#.WSVdkxFSRZI

 

NPR ILLINOIS
— Illinois Democrats Pass Budget Proposal in Senate – TOM LISI
http://nprillinois.org/post/illinois-democrats-pass-budget-proposal-senate#stream/0

 

WAND
— Clinton: Trump budget shows ‘unimaginable’ cruelty – AP
http://www.wandtv.com/story/35501818/clinton-trump-budget-shows-unimaginable-cruelty

 

WSIL TV
— Some of Trump’s GOP allies slam budget plan – AP
http://www.wsiltv.com/story/35496067/the-latest-some-of-trumps-gop-allies-slam-budget-plan

 

WREX
— Rockford Aldermen examine video gaming establishments – Mary Sugden
http://www.wrex.com/story/35492207/2017/05/23/rockford-aldermen-examine-video-gaming-establishments

 

MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— Senate Democrats Pass Huge Income Tax Hike…Retroactive to New Year’s Day – Cal Skinner
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2017/05/23/senate-democrats-pass-huge-income-tax-hike/

 

WEST COOK NEWS
— West Cook state senators vote to raise Illinois income tax
http://westcooknews.com/stories/511119102-west-cook-state-senators-vote-to-raise-illinois-income-tax

 

DUPAGE POLICY JOURNAL
— Murphy, Harmon, Holmes vote to raise Illinois income tax
http://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/511119077-murphy-harmon-holmes-vote-to-raise-illinois-income-tax

 

ILLINOIS NEWS NETWORK
— Senate Democrats approve $5.4 billion in tax increases; GOP Rep. Ives takes control of bill in House – Greg Bishop and Dan McCaleb
https://www.ilnews.org/news/state_politics/senate-democrats-approve-billion-in-tax-increases-gop-rep-ives/article_39711fb4-3fe5-11e7-b5f0-ef6cc1de6dd7.html

 

ILLINOIS FAMILY INSTITUTE
— State Senator McConchie Outlines the Simplicity of the State Budget Crisis – John Biver
https://illinoisfamily.org/politics/state-senator-mcconchie-outlines-simplicity-state-budget-crisis/
— Falsifying Birth Certificate Legislation Still Pending – David E. Smith
https://illinoisfamily.org/homosexuality/falsifying-birth-certificate-legislation-still-pending/

 

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— AVERAGE ILLINOIS FAMILY TO PAY STATE $1125 MORE, THANKS TO IL DEMS TAX HIKE
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2017/05/average-illinois-family-to-pay-state-1125-more-thanks-to-il-dems-tax-hike.html
— KINDT: NEW CASINO BILLS WILL TAKE $ BILLIONS FROM ILLINOIS EDUCATION
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2017/05/new-casino-bills-taking-billions-from-illinois-education.html

 

CONSERVATIVE HQ
— RINOs Declare War On Trump’s Conservative Budget
http://www.conservativehq.com/node/25738
— Far Left Thugs Raise $80 Million To Coordinate Summer Riots – George Rasley (DIERSEN: How many riots have the anti-Trumps scheduled in Illinois, in your county, in your township/ward, in your municipality, and in your precinct?)
http://www.conservativehq.com/article/25731-far-left-thugs-raise-80-million-coordinate-summer-riots

 

GOPUSA
— McCain: Trump’s budget ‘dead on arrival’
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=24812
— When even Harvard notices your left-wing slant
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=24750

 

FREEDOM’S JOURNAL
— LIBERAL FIGHT AGAINST FREEDOM TURNS VIOLENT – Star Parker
https://freedomsjournalinstitute.org/latest-news/opinion/liberal-fight-against-freedom-turns-violent/

 

THE HILL
— Here are the 66 programs eliminated in Trump’s budget – NIV ELIS
http://thehill.com/policy/finance/334768-here-are-the-66-programs-eliminated-in-trumps-budget

 

CBS NEWS
— What is the “tax gap” the White House wants to shrink? – KATHRYN WATSON  (DIERSEN: I worked for IRS for almost 9 years, the last 5 1/2 years of which at the GS-12 Step 1-5 levels, currently $79,563-$90,173.  I worked for GAO on audits of IRS’s Criminal Investigation Division for 3 years at the GS-13 Step 1-3 levels, currently $94,610-$100,917.)
http://www.cbsnews.com/news/what-is-the-tax-gap-the-white-house-wants-to-close/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The tax gap, simply put, is the amount in taxes individuals and companies owe the government, but that the government never receives. There are three reasons for that gap –some fail to pay any taxes, others underreport income, and yet others underpay their taxes, according to the IRS. Mulvaney said the president’s proposed tax plan doesn’t include an expectation that the gap will close, but pointed out how shrinking it would help the proposed $4 trillion budget. The tax gap in 2016 was $486 billion — out of the expected revenue from income and corporate taxes of roughly $1.9 trillion. . .However, Mulvaney’s hopes of closing or even significantly shrinking the tax gap may be a stretch. The tax gap has remained relatively stable during the last decade, with the majority of the gap stemming from individual, rather than corporate, tax, shortages. The total tax gap was $450 billion in 2006, and the total tax compliance rate was 83 percent, according to the Government Accountability Office. The Obama administration made attempts to close the gap by stepping up enforcement, but probably only reduced it by $50 billion to $100 billion over a decade, said Marc Goldwein, senior vice president and senior policy director at the Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget. . .GAO, which analyzed the tax gap problem in 2012, pointed out that simplifying the tax code is only one way to help close the gap. GAO said the IRS also needs to improve customer service lines for taxpayers, devote additional resources to enforcement, expand compliance checks before issuing refunds and modernize information systems, among other things, to address the gap.)

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— Chinese Student in Maryland Is Criticized at Home for Praising U.S. – MIKE IVES  (DIERSEN: Overwhelmingly, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes promote China.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/05/23/world/asia/chinese-student-fresh-air-yang-shuping.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE:  Speaking at the University of Maryland, Yang Shuping, a graduating senior from China, sprinkled her upbeat commencement speech with observations that drew warm applause: The air was far cleaner in the United States than in China, she said, and she could openly discuss racism, sexism and politics in ways that she had never before dreamed possible. Growing up in China, “I was convinced that only authorities owned the narrative,” Ms. Yang, a theater and psychology major from the southern city of Kunming, told the crowd in a basketball arena in College Park, Md. “Only authorities could define the truth.” The speech on Sunday drew harsh criticism, however, from some of Ms. Yang’s Chinese classmates in Maryland and from legions of social media users in China, many of whom accused her of selling out her homeland. Even the city of Kunming weighed in, saying in a message on Weibo, China’s Twitter-like platform, that her comments about the city’s air pollution were “not related to us.”)
— Since Ouster, Sheriff Arpaio Has Lots of Time, but Not for Regrets – FERNANDA SANTOS  (DIERSEN: What do your critics/opponents want you to regret?  My critics/opponents want me to regret a) my not getting their permission to include links to articles in GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails, b) my not glorifying and praising them, c) my not pandering to them, d) my not serving as one of their operatives or dupes, e) my not giving them money, f) my suing them, g) my opposing patronage, h) my opposing political affiliation discrimination, i) my opposing reverse discrimination, j) my opposing age discrimination, k) my raising money from DuPage Republicans to sponsor entries in Wheaton’s Independence Day parades, l) my getting Comcast to carry Fox News Channel in Wheaton, and/or m) my opposing the promotion of socialism, LGBTQ activity, abortion, mass/illegal immigration, booze, gambling, pot, and other vices, diminishment of the First and Second Amendments, etc.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/05/23/us/joe-arpaio-arizona.html
— Why Work Requirement Became a Theme of the Trump Budget – Emily Badger (DIERSEN: From what I see, employers do not to hire those who are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), those whose ancestors have been in America for along time, current or former government employees, etc.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/05/24/upshot/why-work-requirement-became-a-theme-of-the-trump-budget.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “New Jersey Town Used Zoning to Discriminate Against Islam.”
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/05/23/nyregion/new-jersey-town-zoning-discriminate-islam.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: To promote pot is to promote destruction.
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/05/24/opinion/vermont-marijuana-phil-scott.html

 

WASHINGTON POST
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: QUESTION: Who glorifies and praises those who walked out on Pence?  ANSWER: Those who are anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.  If Clinton had won and her running mate had spoken and anyone had walked out, Jemar Tisby would have viciously demonized, viciously denigrated, and viciously condemned them.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/acts-of-faith/wp/2017/05/22/notre-dames-commencement-walkout-wasnt-about-stifling-academic-freedom/

 

U.S. NEWS & WORLD REPORT
— Day After Senate Budget Vote, GOP Tries to Push Rauner Plan  The Illinois General Assembly is back to work after the Senate approved a major spending package. – AP
https://www.usnews.com/news/best-states/illinois/articles/2017-05-24/day-after-senate-budget-vote-gop-tries-to-push-rauner-plan

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— HARDCOPY ARTICLE TITLE: Teens Miss Out on Summer Jobs  A struggling retail sector isn’t the employer it once was, plus, teenagers themselves are forgoing work. – Imani Moise  (DIERSEN: What summer jobs did you have and what did you do with the money that you earned?  I did yard work and delivered newspapers during the summers of 1962, 1963, and 1964; I washed dishes during the summer of 1965; I cleaned golf shoes, chipped slag, and pumped gasoline during the summer of 1966; and I delivered mail during the summers of 1967, 1968, and 1969.  I used the money that I earned to buy a 1958 Chevy BelAir in 1964, a new 1966 Pontiac Tempest Sprint in 1966, a new 1968 Oldsmobile 442 in 1967, and a new 1969 Dodge Charger SE in 1967.  I used the money that I earned to pay for my UIC and NIU college expenses.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/mall-troubles-threaten-a-rite-of-passage-the-teen-job-1495540801
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Though the numbers of working teens has risen slightly in the last few years, overall teen employment has steadily declined for nearly 40 years, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. The rate of teen participation in the labor force during the month of July peaked in 1978 at 72%, falling to 43% last year. The BLS links the decline to increased enrollment in summer school and heightened emphasis on extracurricular activities. In the bureau’s most recent survey, less than 9% of teens who didn’t have a job said they were interested in finding one. The trend is setting off alarm bells for many who believe that teens are missing out on opportunities to learn the soft skills needed for their adult careers. Hoping to save up money for a car, Danei Wesley applied for summer jobs at Wal-Mart, Forever 21 and Charlotte Russe stores near her hometown of Gary, Ind. The 18-year-old, a rising sophomore at Indiana University Bloomington, followed up on each of her applications online, by phone or even in person, but was told in each case the position was already filled. Looking closer to home has proven successful for Ms. Wesley. A member of her church offered her a job for $8 an hour at an Italian-ice store, and not long after, she found another job through the father of a cheer-squad teammate, tutoring children in math and science for $9 an hour. Large employers often assume teens lack the punctuality and professionalism needed on the job, said Nancy Snyder, chief executive of Commonwealth Corp., a Massachusetts-based nonprofit that helps find employment for teens. Ms. Snyder recommends that young job seekers follow Ms. Wesley’s lead and try grocery stores or local mom-and-pop stores.)

 

USA TODAY
— Paid parental leave great for families – Editorial  (DIERSEN: Democrats are nasty moral relativists who believe that their end justifies their means. They are nasty disciples of Saul Alinsky. To promote hatred against my wife and I, my Democrat GAO superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates viciously demonized us, viciously denigrated us, and viciously condemned us as being filthy rich DINKs (dual income, no kids) because we gave up trying to have children, because we did not adopt, and because we did not become foster parents.  They stressed that Money Magazine reported in its February, 1978 issue that we planned to have children. They stressed that I had not volunteered for travel assignments because we were trying to have children. In 1989, they used the aforesaid to punish me a) by throwing me off audits of IRS, b) by assigning me to a 6-month travel assignment that many of my coworkers wanted and were better qualified to take, c) by giving me an extremely unfair performance appraisal, and d) by ranked me at the bottom of my coworkers for pay-for-performance purposes. They might have succeeded in driving me out of GAO if Henry Hyde had not interceded.)
https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/2017/05/23/ivanka-trump-budget-paid-parental-leave-editorials-debates/102059586/

 

MONEY MAGAZINE
— CEO Pay Is Rising Twice as Fast as Workers’ Income – Rob Wile
http://time.com/money/4790237/ceo-pay-salary-compensation-increase/

 

GOVERNMENT EXECUTIVE
— Trump Proposes Easier Firing, Job Cuts at Most Agencies – Eric Katz  (DIERSEN: Democrats run the federal government.  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.)
http://www.govexec.com/management/2017/05/trump-proposes-easier-firing-job-cuts-most-agencies/138090/

May 23 Evening Edition

ABC7
— Chris Kennedy gubernatorial campaign persists as Pritzker garners support – Sarah Schulte
http://abc7chicago.com/news/chris-kennedy-gubernatorial-campaign-persists-as-pritzker-garners-support/2028140/

 

NBC5
— Illinois Senate Approves Income Tax Hike  The measure passed 32-26 a little more than a week ahead of the May 31 budget deadline. – Mary Ann Ahern
http://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/illinois-senate-approves-income-tax-hike-423929014.html
— Students Have Become ‘Collateral Damage’ in State Budget Battle  “With what’s going on, it’s scary,” says student – Carol Marin and Don Moseley
http://www.nbcchicago.com/investigations/Students-Have-Become-collateral-Damage-in-State-Budget-Battle-423765474.html

 

CBS2
— Rauner Signals He’ll OK Budget Deal For ‘Lasting’ Property Tax Freeze – Derrick Blakley
http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2017/05/23/rauner-signals-hell-ok-budget-deal-for-lasting-property-tax-freeze/

 

WGN TV
— Trump budget: More for the military, less for the poor – AP
http://wgntv.com/2017/05/23/trump-budget-more-for-the-military-less-for-the-poor/

 

CLTV
— Cook County sheriff Tom Dart says half of county jail’s population should not be there  (DIERSEN: What percent should be in jail in the foreign county that they are a citizen of?)
http://cltv.com/2017/05/22/cook-county-sheriff-says-half-of-county-jails-population-should-not-be-there/#new_tab

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Senate Dems pass ‘compromise’ budget plan – as Rauner draws line in sand – Tina Sfondeles
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/senate-dems-try-to-go-it-alone-on-budget-again/
— Budget: Unacceptable, yes. Pathetic, too – Editorial
http://chicago.suntimes.com/opinion/unacceptable-yes-pathetic-too/
— Ald. O’Shea proposes crackdown on massage parlors – Fran Spielman
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/ald-oshea-proposes-crackdown-on-massage-parlors/
— Sponsors pull out of NY Puerto Rican parade over Oscar Lopez Rivera – AP  (DIERSEN: He who pays the piper calls the tunes.)
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/sponsors-pull-out-of-ny-puerto-rican-parade-over-oscar-lopez-rivera/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: If you promote gambling, you promote destruction.
http://chicago.suntimes.com/opinion/always-bet-on-the-taxpayer-to-gamble/

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Karen Lewis finds J.B. Pritzker’s progressive credentials ‘hilarious’ – Kim Janssen  (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have lots of progressive credentials.  They promote dependency on government and on charity, LGBTQ activity, abortion, mass/illegal immigration, booze, gambling, pot, and other vices, patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, age discrimination, and even worse things.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/chicagoinc/ct-karen-lewis-j-b-pritzker-0524-chicago-inc-20170523-story.html
— Why do voters continue to fall for candidate commercials? – Paul Sassone
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/northbrook/news/ct-ppn-column-sassone-tl-0601-20170523-story.html
— CTU says members have no confidence in schools chief Claypool – Juan Perez Jr.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-karen-lewis-chicago-teachers-confidence-vote-met-20170523-story.html
— Bad press? Sometimes Trump begs for it – Clarence Page  (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, the press serves as an arm of the Democrat Party.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/page/ct-page-trump-obama-media-perspec-0524-jm-20170523-story.html

 

DAILY HERALD
— Ryan says Trump budget favors taxpayers – AP  (DIERSEN: Overwhelmingly, those who pay little or no taxes voted for Democrats.  Those who vote for Democrats want to tax the rich, that is, to tax Republicans.)
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20170523/news/305239923/
— Sergeant seeks Republican nod for Kane County sheriff post – Susan Sarkauskas  (DIERSEN: What offices will be on the ballot in your precinct next year?  Which Republicans are running for those offices?  Which Republicans does Rauner want to run?)
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20170522/sergeant-seeks-republican-nod-for-kane-county-sheriff-post
— Trump budget: More for the military, less for the poor – AP  (DIERSEN: If you have less money than others, Democrats shout at you that it is because of individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.  Democrats always promise to use government take money away from members of the aforesaid groups and to give that money to those who have less money. It is called socialism.  Socialism destroys motivation to become/remain a productive member of society.)
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20170523/news/305239924/
— Could Wheaton Park District help save Loretto Convent historic building? – Katlyn Smith
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20170523/could-wheaton-park-district-help-save-historic-building
— Illinois House Democrats propose college grant program – AP
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20170523/news/305239928/

 

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Senate OKs $5.4 billion Dem tax-hike plan – GREG HINZ
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20170523/BLOGS02/170529975/senate-oks-5-4-billion-dem-tax-hike-plan
— Here’s what you probably don’t know about Illinois pensions – BGA
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20170523/NEWS02/170529966/heres-what-you-probably-dont-know-about-illinois-pensions
— Why this Illinois equal pay act is unwarranted – JESSICA CAUSGROVE  (DIERSEN: If you are/were a government employee, your past/present salary a) is public record and b) is presumed to be 10%, 20%, 30%, 40%, 50+% higher than it should be/had been. In 1997, when I was 49 years old, in today’s dollars, GAO paid me $122,991/year. In my defense, I earned a) a job-related bachelor’s degree when I was 21 and job-related master’s degrees when I was 27, 31, and 48, b) job-related professional certifications when I was 30, 32, 41, 45, 47, and 48, and c) a job-related professional license when I was 33.)
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20170523/OPINION/170529978/why-this-illinois-equal-pay-act-is-unwarranted
— Next month’s electricity price hike is just the start – STEVE DANIELS
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20170523/NEWS11/170529964/next-months-electricity-price-hike-is-just-the-start

 

WTTW
— Illinois Agency Awarded Controversial Counter-Extremism Grant – Alex Ruppenthal
http://chicagotonight.wttw.com/2017/05/23/illinois-agency-awarded-controversial-counter-extremism-grant

 

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Sounding the Alarm: Unacceptable – Editorial
http://www.sj-r.com/opinion/20170523/sounding-alarm-unacceptable
— Budget showdown: Senate Dems approve $5B tax increase
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20170523/budget-showdown-senate-dems-approve-5b-tax-increase

 

JOURNAL TOPICS
— Roskam Tells Trump: Dump Your Tweeting – TODD SWESSELL
http://www.journal-topics.com/news/article_0a9ea530-3fef-11e7-a0e5-13a02cd1b7ef.html

 

FOX ILLINOIS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Chicago Democrats treasonously encourage people to come to America illegally, to stay in America illegally, and to bring others to America illegally.
http://foxillinois.com/news/local/chicago-seeks-to-assure-immigrants-theyre-welcome-in-city-05-22-2017

 

WREX
— Illinois Senate approves tax hike, $37B budget plan – AP
http://www.wrex.com/story/35496863/the-latest-senate-dems-float-less-severe-budget-cuts

 

WJBC
— LaHood critical of Trump’s proposed cuts to education, agriculture – Eric Stock
http://www.wjbc.com/2017/05/23/lahood-critical-of-trumps-proposed-cuts-to-education-agriculture/

 

MADISON RECORD
— Metro East schools to get total of $14.4M less per year under state Senate funding proposal; Rauner vows to veto bill
http://madisonrecord.com/stories/511118689-metro-east-schools-to-get-total-of-14-4m-less-per-year-under-state-senate-funding-proposal-rauner-vows-to-veto-bill

 

CHICAGO MAGAZINE
— Will Illinois Ever Solve Its Pension Problem?  Almost four years after the first try, pension reforms seems politically realistic—and perhaps legally as well. – WHET MOSER
http://www.chicagomag.com/city-life/May-2017/Will-Illinois-Ever-Get-Pension-Reform/

 

CHICAGO CITY WIRE
— Chicago Teachers Pension fund paid out $1.5 billion in ’16, earned $7.8 million  (DIERSEN: If I was still working for GAO as a GS-13 Step 10, in 2016, I would have paid $8,609 into the Civil Service Retirement System instead of getting $50,856 out of it.)
http://chicagocitywire.com/stories/511118108-chicago-teachers-pension-fund-paid-out-1-5-billion-in-16-earned-7-8-million#new_tab

 

ILLINOIS POLICY INSTITUTE
— Illinois’ economic weakness results in nation’s highest black unemployment rate – Michael Lucci
https://files.illinoispolicy.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/Black-Unemployment-FINAL.pdf

 

ILLINOIS NEWS NETWORK
— Poll: More jobless Illinoisans have stopped looking for work than in other states – Cole Lauterbach  (DIERSEN: From what I see, employers in Illinois do not to hire those who are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), those whose ancestors have been in America for along time, current or former government employees, etc.)
https://www.ilnews.org/news/economy/poll-more-jobless-illinoisans-have-stopped-looking-for-work-than/article_84ca80b4-3f03-11e7-93e9-9b4fea85827d.html

 

CAPITOL FAX
— Rep. Ives pre-files for Senate tax hike sponsorship
https://capitolfax.com/2017/05/23/rep-ives-pre-files-for-senate-tax-hike-sponsorship/
— Radogno responds – Madigan responds – ILGOP responds, blames Madigan *** Senate passes tax hike bill
https://capitolfax.com/2017/05/23/senate-passes-tax-hike-bill/

 

BREITBART
— AP Hires Leftist Activist as Freelancer to Sneak Into Closed Press NH GOP Event to Attack KellyAnne Conway – PENNY STARR  (DIERSEN: I should write a book about Democrat plant, Libertarian plant,  and RINO activists, candidates, elected officials, party leaders, major donors, political consultants, etc. in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois a) who do not want me to know about their events or their other activities, b) who do not want me to promote their events or their other activities, c) who do not want me to attend their events, and d) who do not want me to report on their events or their other activities.)
http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2017/05/22/reporter-attends-and-falsely-reports-on-closed-press-gop-fundraiser/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: A freelancer for the Associated Press has drawn the ire of the GOP in New Hampshire after working her way into a “closed press” fundraiser last week and then falsely reporting on the event–all after it turns out that the so-called “reporter” is actually a hardcore leftwing activist. Following the fundraiser, the Associated Press published a short story without a byline that was “grossly inaccurate,” NHGOP adviser Patrick Hynes told local television outlet WMUR-9. “President Donald Trump’s counselor Kellyanne Conway has told supporters in New Hampshire they should ‘just ignore’ his critics and the incessant chatter about the scandals dogging him,” the “reporter,” later learned to be Melanie Plenda, wrote for the AP. The report also said about 150 attended, and attendees were “largely friendly” to Conway, but “some people in attendance withheld applause when Conway let loose with snarky comments about Democrat Hillary Clinton.” “The Associated Press in New Hampshire appears to be engaged in leftwing activism rather than journalism,” Hynes told Breitbart News. “And Melanie Plenda is a leftwing activist not a journalist.” “They conspired to sneak this leftwing activist into an event for which they were not credentialed and deliberately misreported on the attendance and the enthusiasm with which Kellyanne Conway was greeted,” Hynes said. “Republicans across the country should be aware that the AP cannot be trusted to be fair and balanced,” Hynes said. Breitbart News has obtained a screenshot of Plenda’s Facebook page from Nov. 10, 2016–just days after Donald Trump won the presidential election–that shows her making an explicit call to action against the then-incoming Trump administration.)
— OUTSTANDING: Expert: Mandatory E-Verify ‘Is Coming’ – JOHN BINDER
http://www.breitbart.com/texas/2017/05/23/expert-mandatory-e-verify-coming/

 

GOPUSA
— Lecture: Chelsea Clinton Warns of Sexism, Racism, Islamophobia in Trump’s America  (DIERSEN: Democrats want everyone in America to be anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.)
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=24772
— Number of girls and women at risk of genital mutilation triples in U.S.
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=24748

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps side with foreign countries and with their citizens AGAINST America and AGAINST its citizens.
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/05/23/magazine/is-it-possible-to-resist-deportation-in-trumps-america.html

 

WASHINGTON POST
— How Trump’s budget helps the rich at the expense of the poor – Max Ehrenfreund  (DIERSEN: If you have less money than others, Democrats shout at you that it is because of individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time. Democrats always promise to use government take money away from members of the aforesaid groups and to give that money to those who have less money. It is called socialism.  Socialism destroys motivation to become/remain a productive member of society.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/wonk/wp/2017/05/23/how-trumps-budget-helps-the-rich-at-the-expense-of-the-poor/
— Trump proposes dramatic changes to federal government, slashing safety net programs that affect up to a fifth of Americans – Damian Paletta (DIERSEN: If you have less money than others, Democrats shout at you that it is because of individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time. Democrats always promise to use government take money away from members of the aforesaid groups and to give that money to those who have less money. It is called socialism.  Socialism destroys motivation to become/remain a productive member of society.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/wonk/wp/2017/05/23/trump-proposes-dramatic-changes-to-federal-government-slashing-safety-net-programs-that-affect-up-to-a-fifth-of-americans/
— Trump called terrorists ‘losers’ — the same insult he has thrown at CNN, Ted Cruz and many others – Callum Borchers  (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always hinted/implied/argued/shouted that I have always been a loser.  Should I write a book about them?)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-fix/wp/2017/05/23/trump-called-terrorists-losers-the-same-insult-he-has-thrown-at-cnn-ted-cruz-and-many-others/
— On track for Public Service Loan Forgiveness? Good news, you’re not in danger from Trump’s budget. – Danielle Douglas-Gabriel (DIERSEN: Back when I was young, it was a positive to be able to say that you worked yourself through college.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/grade-point/wp/2017/05/23/on-track-for-public-service-loan-forgiveness-good-news-youre-not-in-danger-from-trumps-budget/

 

BLOOMBERG
— Trump’s Budget Bites Deeply Into Programs Benefiting His Voters – Erik Wasson , Steven T. Dennis, and John McCormick  (DIERSEN: The more financial, health, and/or other problems that you have, the more likely that you vote for Democrats.  In your precinct, in your municipality, in your township/ward, in your county, and in Illinois, what percent of voters who have financial, health, and/or other problems voted for Trump?  Because many, if not most, if not virtually all voters have financial, health, and/or other problems and because Trump got so few votes in my precinct, in Wheaton, in DuPage County, and in Illinois, they obviously voted for Clinton.)
https://www.bloomberg.com/politics/articles/2017-05-23/trump-seeks-3-6-trillion-in-spending-cuts-to-reshape-government
(FROM THE ARTICLE: President Donald Trump made an impassioned plea for support from minority voters during his election campaign by asking them, “What do you have to lose?” On Tuesday, they got an answer, as did many of the rural, poor and working-class voters who propelled him into office. In his fiscal 2018 budget proposal, Trump asked Congress for $3.6 trillion in spending cuts that would mean steep reductions in food stamps, Medicaid health insurance payments, disability benefits, low-income housing assistance and block grants that fund meals-on-wheels for the elderly. The plan found little favor in Congress, even among Republican lawmakers from districts and states that gave Trump wide margins in the November election, and it had Democrats talking about a deal on spending that would exclude the White House.)
— Rep. Roskam Sees Tax Reform Passing This Year
https://www.bloomberg.com/politics/videos/2017-05-23/rep-roskam-sees-tax-reform-passing-this-year-video

 

FEDERAL NEWS RADIO
— COLA trumps pay raise? – Mike Causey (DIERSEN: One reason why my Democrat GAO superiors succeeded in forcing me to retire in 1997 when I was 49 years old was that Civil Service Retirement System (CSRS) pensions were adjusted for inflation with COLAs.  However, the CSRS COLAs that I have received have been far less than inflation.)
https://federalnewsradio.com/federal-report/2017/05/cola-trumps-pay-raise/

 

FEDERAL TIMES
— Trump budget to carve $4B from federal employee retirement – Carten Cordell
http://www.federaltimes.com/articles/trump-budget-to-carve-4b-from-federal-employee-retirement

 

FED WEEK
— Trump Budget Proposal Would Cost Federal Employees, Retirees Big Bucks
http://www.fedweek.com/fedweek/trump-budget-proposal-cost-federal-employees-retirees-big-bucks/

 

FED SMITH
— 2018 Budget Proposes Eliminating COLAs, Increasing Retirement Contributions – Ian Smith (DIERSEN: One reason why my Democrat GAO superiors succeeded in forcing me to retire in 1997 when I was 49 years old was that Civil Service Retirement System (CSRS) pensions were adjusted for inflation with COLAs.  However, the CSRS COLAs that I have received have been far less than inflation.)
https://www.fedsmith.com/2017/05/23/2018-budget-proposes-eliminating-colas-increasing-retirement-contributions/

 

AMERICAN FEDERATION OF GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES
— Trump budget cuts civil service pay, jobs, and benefits to line CEO pockets, union says  Budget delivers huge tax breaks to CEOs and wealthy on backs of federal workers
http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/trump-budget-cuts-civil-service-pay-jobs-and-benefits-to-line-ceo-pockets-union-says-300462668.html

 

PEOPLE’S WORLD
— Trump Resistance movement takes aim at McDonald’s today
http://www.peoplesworld.org/article/trump-resistance-movement-takes-aim-at-mcdonalds-today/

May 20 Evening Edition

ABC7
— Retail closures leaving holes in government budgets – Andy Shaw
http://abc7chicago.com/politics/weekend-watch-retail-closures-leaving-holes-in-government-budgets/2012508/

 

CBS2
— Emanuel’s Borrow Plan To Bail Out CPS Met With Mixed Reactions – Craig Dellimore
http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2017/05/20/emanuels-borrow-plan-to-bail-out-cps-gets-mixed-reactions/

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Trump signs $110 billion arms deal with Saudi Arabia during visit – AP
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/ct-trump-in-saudi-arabia-20170520-story.html
— Local Republicans, Democrats praise appointment in Russia probe for different reasons – Rafael Guerrero and Suzanne Baker
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/elgin-courier-news/news/ct-nvs-dupage-kane-trump-reaction-st-0521-20170520-story.html

 

DAILY HERALD
— College of DuPage seeks to keep property taxes flat – Robert Sanchez
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20170520/college-of-dupage-seeks-to-keep-property-taxes-flat

 

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— How deserted lies the state, once so full of people! – GREG HINZ
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20170520/ISSUE05/170519813/illinois-budget-standoff-could-become-catastrophic

 

BELLEVILLE NEWS DEMOCRAT
— Election math in Illinois statehouse equals multiple casualties – Editorial
http://www.bnd.com/opinion/editorials/article151546952.html

 

CHAMPAIGN/URBANA NEWS GAZETTE
— Issues with UI student-trustee election create friction – Julie Wurth
http://www.news-gazette.com/news/local/2017-05-20/issues-ui-student-trustee-election-create-friction.html

 

ILLINOIS FAMILY ACTION
— America’s Betrayal by the Democratic Party – Jeffrey Ludwig
https://illinoisfamilyaction.org/2017/05/americas-betrayal-by-the-democratic-party/#.WSBGK551pkE.facebook

 

ILLINOIS POLICY INSTITUTE
— ILLINOIS HOUSE HAS SPENT LESS THAN 6 HOURS IN SESSION THIS MONTH – Austin Berg
https://www.illinoispolicy.org/illinois-house-has-spent-less-than-6-hours-in-session-this-month/

ILLINOIS FAMILY INSTITUTE

— Why the Mainstream Media Must Stop Citing ‘Anti-Hate’-Crusader Southern Poverty Law Center – Dale Wilcox
https://illinoisfamily.org/media/mainstream-media-must-stop-citing-anti-hate-crusader-southern-poverty-law-center/

 

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— REP. WHEELER DEMANDS AG MADIGAN ENFORCE ILLINOIS BUDGET LAW
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2017/05/rep-wheeler-demands-ag-madigan-enforce-illinois-budget-law.html

 

GOPUSA
— President Must Declare War on Media
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=24662
— Just When You Think The Media Can’t Go Lower
http://www.gopusa.com/just-when-you-think-the-media-cant-go-lower/
— Jeb Bush: I predicted Trump would be a ‘chaos president’
http://www.gopusa.com/jeb-bush-i-predicted-trump-would-be-a-chaos-president/
— Happy Legal Guardian of Unspecified Gender Day!
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=24477

 

FOX NEWS
— Trump shakes hands with Saudi leader, doesn’t bow as Obama appeared to do
http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2017/05/20/trump-shakes-hands-with-saudi-leader-doesnt-bow-as-obama-appeared-to-do.html

 

NEWSMAX
— Twitter Co-Founder: I’m Sorry if My Site Got Trump Elected – Sandy Fitzgerald
http://www.newsmax.com/Newsfront/twitter-co-founder-apologizes-trump/2017/05/20/id/791311/

 

BREITBART
— EPA Sets Aside $12 Million for Buyouts and Early Retirement to Cut Down Agency Workforce – SEAN MORAN
http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2017/05/19/epa-sets-aside-12-million-for-buyouts-and-early-retirement-to-cut-down-agency-workforce/

 

CONSERVATIVE REPUBLICAN NEWS
— IMMIGRATION ARRESTS JUMP NEARLY 40% UNDER TRUMP
http://conservativerepublicannews.com/2017/05/19/immigration-arrests-jump-nearly-40-under-trump/

 

THE HILL
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Trump base shows signs of cracking.”
http://thehill.com/homenews/administration/334326-the-memo-trump-base-shows-signs-of-cracking

 

USA TOSAY
— VERY SAD: Notre Dame students plan to walk out on Pence commencement speech – Ledyard King
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/2017/05/20/notre-dame-students-walk-out-mike-pence-commencement-speech/101920190/
— Melania Trump eschews headscarf in Saudi Arabia — and it’s not an insult – Gregory Korte
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/onpolitics/2017/05/20/melania-trump-doesnt-wear-headscarf-saudi-arabia-and-s-not-insult/101914984/

 

NEW YORK DAILY NEWS
— Trump closes $110 billion military arms deal with Saudi Arabia on first day of his overseas trip – DENIS SLATTERY
http://www.nydailynews.com/news/politics/trump-closes-110-billion-military-arms-deal-saudi-arabia-article-1.3181686

May 19 Morning Edition

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— ALL OF THE FRONT PAGE: Trump: Russian probe ‘witch hunt’—‘even my enemies’ say ‘no collusion’ – AP
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/trump-zero-russia-collusion-whole-thing-has-been-a-witch-hunt/
— Before Fox News took on the left, Roger Ailes took on Sen. Paul Simon – Lynn Sweet
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/before-fox-news-took-on-the-left-roger-ailes-took-on-sen-paul-simon/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Trump blasts Trump.
http://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/insisting-that-you-are-the-best-is-part-of-being-the-worst/

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Roger Ailes has died, but his scourge will live for decades – Erik Wemple  (DIERSEN: I had the honor of leading a group that succeeded in 2002 in forcing Comcast to start carrying Fox News Channel in Wheaton and in other western suburbs.  Fox News Channel employees in Chicago told me that Ailes was fully aware of my efforts and fully supported my efforts.  Of course, to this day, members of the following groups in Wheaton vehemently hate me for bringing Fox News Channel to Wheaton on cable: anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/commentary/ct-roger-ailes-fox-news-legacy-20170518-story.html
— The U. of I. shuns a Nobel-winning scientist James Watson – Editorial
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/editorials/ct-edit-speech-watson-ilinois-genome-dna-edit-0519-jm-20170518-story.html

 

DAILY HERALD
— DuPage official Darlene Ruscitti calls for dissolving regional school board – Robert Sanchez
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20170518/news/170518744/
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD WITH COLOR PHOTO OF AILES: Roger Ailes, architect of conservative TV juggernaut Fox News, is dead at 77 – Marc Fisher
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20170518/roger-ailes-architect-of-conservative-tv-juggernaut-fox-news-is-dead-at-77

 

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Illinois punished by bond market as deadline nears amid fighting – Bloomberg
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20170518/NEWS02/170519834/illinois-punished-by-bond-market-as-deadline-nears-amid-fighting
— Is there anyone on board who knows how to fly a plane? – RICH MILLER
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20170519/ISSUE11/170519829/illinois-budget-talks-stalled-due-to-lack-of-negotiating-skills

 

WLS AM
— Casino For Chicago? – Bill Cameron  (DIERSEN: To promote gambling in Chicago is to promote the destruction of Chicago.)
http://www.wlsam.com/2017/05/19/casino-for-chicago/

 

WTTW
— Who’s Who of Illinois CEOs Call for $8 Billion Revenue Hike – Amanda Vinicky
http://chicagotonight.wttw.com/2017/05/18/who-s-who-illinois-ceos-call-8-billion-revenue-hike

 

OUR QUAD CITIES
— Study shows Illinois lost 150,000 millennials from 2011 to 2014  IRS data shows Texas, Colorado among states gaining in millennials – Aarik Woods
http://www.ourquadcities.com/news/study-shows-illinois-lost-150000-millennials-from-2011-to-2014/716633497

 

LINCOLN COURIER
— Illinois Senate delays votes on sticky ‘grand bargain’ bills – Doug Finke
http://www.lincolncourier.com/news/20170518/illinois-senate-delays-votes-on-sticky-grand-bargain-bills

 

CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD
— Judge denies Schock attorneys’ request for access to grand jury transcripts – Jaymee Toler
http://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/local-news/judge-denies-schock-attorneys-request-for-access-to-grand-jury-transcripts/716633605

 

WSIL TV
— Trump heads overseas, turmoil in his wake – AP
http://www.wsiltv.com/story/35468395/trump-heads-overseas-turmoil-in-his-wake

 

MILWAUKEE JOURNAL SENTINEL
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: In addition to criminals, members of the following groups disapprove of Milwaukee County Sheriff David A. Clarke Jr.: anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.
http://www.jsonline.com/story/opinion/blogs/real-time/2017/05/17/sheriff-david-a-clarke-jr-s-departure-good-department-and-milwaukee-county/328652001/

 

DAILY NORTHWESTERN
— Illinois gubernatorial candidates call for Trump’s impeachment – Jonah Dylan
https://dailynorthwestern.com/2017/05/18/city/illinois-gubernatorial-candidates-call-for-trumps-impeachment/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: But some Democrats have sought to dampen the calls for impeachment.  U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) publicly opposed those who have called for the president’s impeachment, asking “the base” to stick to “an orderly process.” “This is a marathon, it’s not a sprint,” Durbin said, according to Politico. “We have an orderly process in our government. We’re going to follow it. They don’t like to hear it, but I think that’s the facts.”)

 

DUPAGE POLICY JOURNAL
— Nearly 11 percent of homes in DuPage “seriously underwater” on their mortgages
http://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/511117504-report-nearly-11-percent-of-homes-in-dupage-seriously-underwater-on-their-mortgages

 

ILLINOIS NEWS NETWORK
— State Rep. Jeanne Ives, R-Wheaton, lone ‘no’ vote on homestead exemptions for various groups says it’s not reform Illinois needs – Greg Bishop
https://www.ilnews.org/news/state_politics/lone-no-vote-on-homestead-exemptions-for-various-groups-says/article_58aa7f88-3b49-11e7-bdac-ebcf3363264f.html
— U.S. Rep. Randy Hultgren, R-Plano, opposing federal efforts to tax municipal bonds – Cole Lauterbach
https://ilnews.org/news/economy/suburban-congressman-opposing-federal-efforts-to-tax-municipal-bonds/article_f2da9576-3bd9-11e7-9b40-ab218e04e4ad.html

 

ILLINOIS FAMILY ACTION
— The Media-Democratic Party Suicide Pact – Patricia McCarthy
https://illinoisfamilyaction.org/2017/05/7565/#.WR2BiWAfVW4.facebook

 

THE BLAZE
— ICE announces drastic increase in immigration arrests in Trump’s first 100 days – Carlos Garcia
https://www.theblaze.com/news/2017/05/18/ice-announces-drastic-increase-in-immigration-arrests-in-trumps-first-100-days/

 

DAILY CALLER
— Wealthy Socialist Bernie Sanders AGAIN Fails To File Senate Ethics Financial Disclosures On Time – Eric Owens
http://dailycaller.com/2017/05/18/wealthy-socialist-bernie-sanders-again-fails-to-file-senate-ethics-financial-disclosures-on-time/

 

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Final Obama travel tab: $100 million – Paul Bedard
http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/final-obama-travel-tab-100-million/article/2623399

 

CBS NEWS
— Trump supporters in Illinois weigh in on latest controversies – DEAN REYNOLDS
http://www.cbsnews.com/news/president-trump-supporters-dixon-illinois-blast-critics/

 

CNN
— Driver charged with murder in Times Square crash – Rob Frehse and Ray Sanchez
http://www.cnn.com/2017/05/19/us/new-york-times-square-driver-charged/index.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Rojas, 26, of the Bronx, tested positive for PCP and told police that God made him do it, a law enforcement source told CNN.
The suspect, who suffered from “psychological issues,” told police he expected officers to shoot him, according to the source. Rojas has been arrested twice in New York — in 2015 and 2008 — for drunken driving, New York Police Commissioner James O’Neill said.)

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— Cairo: Their Public Housing at the End of Its Life, Residents Ask: What Now? – MONICA DAVEY
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/05/17/us/cairo-public-housing-hud-poverty.html
— FRONT PAGE WITH BIG PICTURE: Roger Ailes, Who Built Fox News Into an Empire, Dies at 77  Mr. Ailes exerted wide influence on American politics with his conservative Fox News, only to be undone by sexual harassment allegations. – CLYDE HABERMAN
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/05/18/business/media/roger-ailes-dead.html
— An anti-Ailes demonizes, denigrates, and condemns Ailes.
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/05/18/business/media/roger-ailes-jim-rutenberg.html
— An anti-Trump demonizes, denigrates, and condemns Trump.
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/05/19/opinion/trump-white-house-staff.html
— HARDCOPY ARTICLE TITLE: A City (Washington, DC) Hungry for News Approaches Indigestion – Katie Rogers  (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents want you to get all your government and political news and commentary FROM THEM AND ONLY FROM THEM.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/05/18/us/politics/washington-trump-mania.html

 

WASHINGTON POST
— Trump’s budget calls for hits on federal employee retirement programs – Joe Davidson  (DIERSEN: COLAs are far less than inflation, especially for retirees.  I should write a book a) about all the reasons why my $50,856 Civil Service is not higher than it is and b) about my Democrat Post Office, IRS, and GAO superiors who took the lead in wasting my federal career and forcing me to take their early retirement “offer” in 1997 when I was 49 years old.  Of course, they would all say that they simply did what Democrat politicians wanted them to do.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/powerpost/wp/2017/05/18/trumps-budget-calls-for-hits-on-federal-employee-retirement-programs/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: But in real terms, the civilian increase would be less than it looks if proposed hits on retirement benefits are adopted. Trump’s fiscal 2018 budget would: . . . Cut the COLA for Civil Service Retirement System (CSRS) employees by 0.5 percent from what the formula would allowed . . . The thought of Trump’s assault on federal retirement programs becoming law enrages federal employee leaders.  National Active and Retired Federal Employees Association President Richard Thissen called Trump’s plan “beyond insulting. It is downright mean. Simultaneously promoting tax cuts and forcing a tax on just federal employees, through in an increase in retirement contributions, is the height of hypocrisy.”)

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Texas’ New Sanctuary-City Law Under Attack  Pushback comes days after Republican governor signed one of nation’s toughest immigration laws – Dan Frosch  (DIERSEN: When will Rauner outlaw sanctuary cities in Illinois?)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/texas-new-sanctuary-city-law-under-attack-1495121892
— Colin Kaepernick Is a Victim of His Own Supporters  What team owner would risk being vilified as racist if things don’t go well for the quarterback – Jason Whitlock
https://www.wsj.com/articles/colin-kaepernick-is-a-victim-of-his-own-supporters-1495148971
— Roger Ailes  A master of the TV medium who understood America. – Editorial
https://www.wsj.com/articles/roger-ailes-1495150646
— Roger Ailes, Former Fox News Chief, Dies at 77  Ailes left network last year amid sexual-harassment controversy – Joe Flint
https://www.wsj.com/articles/former-fox-news-chief-roger-ailes-dies-1495112318
— How Roger Ailes’ Death Affects Lawsuits  Several women have joined suits against Fox News or its former chief amid allegations of sexual harassment – Nicole Hong
https://www.wsj.com/articles/how-roger-ailess-death-affects-lawsuits-1495150048

 

USA TODAY
— At Fox News, Roger Ailes’ real gift shined – David Mastio
https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/2017/05/18/roger-ailes-remembered-as-genius-but-really-story-teller-column/101827064/
— Bill O’Reilly: Roger Ailes endured hatred ‘and it killed him. That is the truth.’ – Bill O’Reilly  (DIERSEN: I had the honor of leading a group that succeeded in 2002 in forcing Comcast to start carrying Fox News Channel in Wheaton and in other western suburbs.  Fox News Channel employees in Chicago told me that Ailes was fully aware of my efforts and fully supported my efforts.  Of course, to this day, members of the following groups in Wheaton vehemently hate me for bringing Fox News Channel to Wheaton on cable: anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.)
https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/2017/05/18/bill-oreilly-it-was-a-privilege-to-know-roger-ailes-column/101846434/
— The FBI is no place for pols  Pick a younger Robert Mueller, not an older politician, to fill James Comey’s shoes – Editorial  (DIERSEN: To some extent, all my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes promote age discrimination.)
https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/2017/05/18/fbi-director-no-politician-editorials-debates/101798996/
(FROM THE EDITORIAL: Lieberman, in particular, should raise eyebrows. At 75, he is hardly of an age one would expect to start on what is normally a 10-year term. He has no federal law enforcement experience. He is a former state attorney general, but those jobs are much more political than their federal counterparts and don’t generally involve a lot of criminal prosecution.)

 

INSTINCT MAGAZINE
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: If you got elected or appointed as a Republican, and if you are not going to defend and advance the Republican Party platform, you should resign immediately. Political parties exist to help elect candidates who can and will defend and advance their platform.
http://instinctmagazine.com/post/shocker-republican-governors-are-helping-lgbt-victories-and-protecting-our-youth

May 11 Evening Edition

ABC7
— MAYOR, GOVERNOR STILL AT ODDS OVER BUDGET AT JOBS EVENT – Sarah Schulte
http://abc7chicago.com/news/mayor-governor-still-at-odds-over-budget-at-jobs-event/1981480/

 

NBC5
— Howland Announces Candidacy for 2018 6th District Race  Democrats nationally are targeting the 6th District and as many as five candidates may enter the race – Mary Ann Ahern
http://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/Howland-Announces-Candidacy-for-2018-Race-in-6th-District-422018313.html
— Rauner, Emanuel Cut Ribbon at Factory Amidst CPS Funding Battle  The new factory will create 300 jobs, but the peaceful atmosphere was strained by divisions over CPS funding – Mary Ann Ahern
http://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/rauner-emanuel-cut-ribbon-at-south-side-factory-amidst-cps-funding-battle-422049963.html

 

CBS2
— Rauner, Emanuel Take Credit For Job Project, Blame Each For School Funding – Derrick Blakley
http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2017/05/11/illinois-governor-chicago-mayor-spat/
— Gov. Rauner Booed At Chicago State Commencement – Bob Roberts
http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2017/05/11/governor-bruce-rauner-booed-chicago-state-graduation/
— President Trump On Stephen Colbert: ‘No-Talent Guy’
http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2017/05/11/president-trump-on-stephen-colbert-no-talent-guy/

 

CLTV
— Gov. Rauner booed at Chicago State University Commencement
http://cltv.com/2017/05/11/gov-rauner-booed-at-chicago-state-university-commencement/

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Illinois Lottery director questions privatization model – Joe Mahr and Matthew Walberg
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/ct-illinois-lottery-director-met-20170510-story.html
— Shortage of caregivers for people with disabilities intensifies statewide – Vikki Ortiz Healy
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/ct-disabled-support-shortage-update-met-20170506-story.html
— Despite negative perceptions, Illinois sees increase in tourism – Eric Scott
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/lincolnshire/lifestyles/ct-lsr-column-scott-tl-0518-20170511-column.html
— After being booed at Chicago State, Rauner says he’d ‘love to boo our system as well’ – Kim Geiger
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-bruce-rauner-chicago-state-met-0512-20170511-story.html

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Rahm, Rauner share stage, but not school funding solutions – Tina Sfondeles
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/rahm-rauner-share-stage-but-not-school-funding-solutions/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, members of the following groups call for Rauner to encourage people to come to America illegally, to stay in America illegally, and to bring others to America illegally: anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.)
http://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/576584/
— Springfield’s failure to fund schools is a form of child neglect – Phil Kadner
http://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/springfields-failure-to-fund-schools-is-a-form-of-child-neglect/

 

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Durkin appoints people to work with Democrats on non-budget issues – Doug Finke
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20170511/durkin-appoints-people-to-work-with-democrats-on-non-budget-issues
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Democrats promote abortion.
http://www.sj-r.com/opinion/20170511/point-injustice-of-denying-low-income-women-access-to-abortion-care

 

BELLEVILLE NEWS DEMOCRAT
— Metro-east legislator Sen. Kyle McCarter, R-Lebanon, could be the next ambassador to Kenya – KARA BERG
http://www.bnd.com/news/local/article150084452.html

 

CHICAGO BUSINESS JOURNAL
— Chicago company admits to concealing more than $11M in wages from IRS – Gina Hall
http://www.bizjournals.com/chicago/news/2017/05/11/chicago-company-admits-to-concealing-more-than-11m.html

 

ILLINOIS FAMILY ACTION
— Republicans Guarding the Swamp – Rob Chambers
https://illinoisfamilyaction.org/2017/05/republicans-guarding-the-swamp/

 

ILLINOIS POLICY INSTITUTE
— EAST AURORA TEACHERS UNION PUTS BRAKES ON SCHOOL BUSING – Mailee Smith
https://www.illinoispolicy.org/east-aurora-teachers-union-puts-brakes-on-school-busing/

 

CAPITOL FAX
— Republican congressional delegation recommends McCarter for Kenya ambassador
https://capitolfax.com/2017/05/11/republican-congressional-delegation-recommends-mccarter-for-kenya-amabassador/
— Durkin appoints non-budget negotiators in response to Madigan offer
https://capitolfax.com/2017/05/11/durkin-appoints-non-budget-negotiators-in-response-to-madigan-offer/

 

NEWSMAX
— Joe Walsh: I Support Trump But Firing Comey Was Wrong – Theodore Bunker
http://www.newsmax.com/Politics/Walsh-Trump-Comey/2017/05/11/id/789520/

 

NATIONAL REVIEW
— U of Arizona Is Hiring Students to Tattle on Others for ‘Bias Incidents’ – KATHERINE TIMPF
http://www.nationalreview.com/article/447510/university-arizona-hires-students-tattle-bias-incidents

 

GOPUSA
— Target Pushes LGBT Pride Campaign  (DIERSEN: To shop at Target is to promote LGBTQ activity.)
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=24213

 

DAILY CALLER
— TWILIGHT ZONE: Mexicans Are Upset About Immigrants Bringing Crime To Their City – Alex Pfeiffer
http://dailycaller.com/2017/05/10/twilight-zone-mexicans-are-upset-about-immigrants-bringing-crime-to-their-city/
— Comey: Trump Can Fire FBI Director For Any Reason He Wants – Jonah Bennett  (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always promoted patronage. Because I have always been a Republican, were it not for federal civil service protections, a) the Post Office would NOT have hired me in 1966 or let me work there for almost 3 years, b) IRS would NOT have hired me in 1971 or let me work there for almost 9 years, c) IRS would NOT have promoted me in 1972, 1973, or 1974, d) GAO would NOT have hired me in 1980 or let me work there for almost 18 years, and e) GAO would NOT have promoted me in 1986.)
http://dailycaller.com/2017/05/10/comey-trump-can-fire-fbi-director-for-any-reason-he-wants/

 

THE HILL
— Reducing employer risk with federal E-Verify mandate – DAVID FOWLER  (DIERSEN: Needless-to-say, all employers should be required to use E-Verify.)
http://thehill.com/blogs/congress-blog/homeland-security/333015-reducing-employer-risk-with-federal-e-verify-mandate

 

MSN
— Rauner Jeered At Chicago State Commencement
https://www.msn.com/en-us/health/medical/rauner-jeered-at-chicago-state-commencement/vp-BBB1YtO

 

AOL
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “When thinking of Trump, U.S. voters say ‘idiot’ is the first word that comes to mind.”
https://www.aol.com/article/news/2017/05/10/poll-trump-idiot-buffoon-bigot-narcissist-unqualified-stupid-crazy-disaster/22080411/

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— What Facebook Could Learn From China’s Censors  Facebook’s 7,500 content reviewers wouldn’t be enough to meet standards in China, executives there say – Li Yuan  (DIERSEN: Who wants to censor you and why?  My critics/opponents want censor me because they a) reject planks in the Republican Party and/or Illinois Republican Party platforms 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, e) are operatives or dupes for the aforesaid, and/or f) are anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/what-facebook-could-learn-from-chinas-censors-1494514804

 

BILL MOYERS
— The Loyalists  The right-wing Vortex lines up behind the Supreme Leader as he cheerily proclaims that he’s not under investigation. – TODD GITLIN  (DIERSEN: All my critics/opponents demand that everyone be blindly loyal to them.)
http://billmoyers.com/story/the-loyalists-trump-james-comey/

 

CATO
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, CATO acts as an agent of individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that are anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.
https://www.cato.org/blog/high-cost-e-verify

 

FEDERAL NEWS RADIO
— Senate accountability bill eliminates MPSB appeal rights for VA senior executives – Nicole Ogrysko  (DIERSEN: If GAO had been unionized in 1997, I might still be a GAO employee.)
https://federalnewsradio.com/legislation/2017/05/senate-accountability-bill-eliminates-mpsb-appeal-rights-for-va-senior-executives/
— IGs say budget cuts to their offices will do more harm than good – Scott Maucione
https://federalnewsradio.com/congress/2017/05/igs-say-budget-cuts-to-their-offices-will-do-more-harm-than-good/

May 10 Morning Edition

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Tribune wins decision in FOIA case against College of DuPage, foundation – Jodi S. Cohen and Stacy St. Clair  (DIERSEN: He who pays the piper calls the tunes.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/watchdog/ct-college-of-dupage-foia-appeal-ruling-20170509-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: ANTI-RELIGIOUS & ANTI-CONSERVATIVE: Ever-increasingly Democrat teachers encourage their students to engage in LGBTQ activities. Needless-to-say, parents who are religious and/or conservative should take their children out of public schools.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/naperville-sun/news/ct-nvs-lavender-ceremony-naperville-st-0510-20170509-story.html
— CPS says it may fall short on upcoming pension payment – Juan Perez Jr. and Hal Dardick
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/ct-chicago-school-budget-plan-state-aid-met-20170510-story.html
— Quigley calls Trump’s firing of Comey ‘out of the Nixon playbook’ – Katherine Skiba
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-james-comey-illinois-delegation-met-0511-20170510-story.html
— More jobless Illinoisans are giving up the job search, study finds – Alexia Elejalde-Ruiz  (DIERSEN: From what I see, the more of the following that you are, the less that Illinois employers want to hire you: Trump supporter, Protestant, conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owner, German American, draft avoider (except Bill Clinton), and/or if your ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/ct-illinois-unemployed-harris-poll-0511-biz-20170510-story.html

— Trump’s firing of Comey looks like a politically motivated hatchet job – Editorial  (DIERSEN: Constructively, being forced to retire is the same as being fired.  QUESTION: What reasons did my Democrat GAO superiors have to fire me in 1997? ANSWER: Since 1988, I had been an active member in a class action lawsuit that charged GAO with reverse discrimination, age discrimination, and retaliation.  I had always complained about patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, age discrimination, and retaliation.  I was an old (49) non-veteran White male who had always been a conservative Republican. Employees in the office who were liberal, Democrat, minority, female, and/or younger talked and acted like they would leave GAO if GAO did not rid of its employees who were conservative, Republican, White, male, and/or older. Diersen could and would be used as an “example” to send a “message” to everyone a) that GAO gives tremendous preference to its employees who are liberal, Democrat, minority, female, younger, and/or veteran and b) that GAO does everything that it can to not hire and to get rid of its employees who are conservative, Republican, White, male, older, and/or non-veteran.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/editorials/ct-james-comey-fired-fbi-trump-russia-edit-20170509-story.html

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— It falls to Gov. Rauner, above all, to get budget deal done – Editorial
http://chicago.suntimes.com/opinion/it-falls-to-gov-rauner-above-all-to-get-budget-deal-done/
— Nobody fooled by Trump’s excuse for firing James Comey – Editorial  (DIERSEN: Constructively, being forced to retire is the same as being fired.  QUESTION: What excuses did my Democrat GAO superiors have to fire me in 1997? ANSWER: Since 1988, I had been an active member in a class action lawsuit that charged GAO with reverse discrimination, age discrimination, and retaliation.  I had always complained about patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, age discrimination, and retaliation.  I was an old (49) non-veteran White male who had always been a conservative Republican. Employees in the office who were liberal, Democrat, minority, female, and/or younger talked and acted like they would leave GAO if GAO did not rid of its employees who were conservative, Republican, White, male, and/or older. Diersen could and would be used as an “example” to send a “message” to everyone a) that GAO gives tremendous preference to its employees who are liberal, Democrat, minority, female, younger, and/or veteran and b) that GAO does everything that it can to not hire and to get rid of its employees who are conservative, Republican, White, male, older, and/or non-veteran.)
http://chicago.suntimes.com/opinion/nobody-fooled-by-trumps-excuse-for-firing-james-comey/

 

DAILY HERALD
— Kellyanne Conway: It’s ‘inappropriate’ to question timing of Comey’s firing – Philip Rucker  (DIERSEN: My Democrat GAO superiors picked September of 1997 to force me to take their early retirement “offer” that expired September 30, 1997.  They knew that if I did not take their “offer,” I would not again be eligible to retire for 6 years – in 2003 when I would be 55 years old.  During September of 1997, they made it very clear to me that they would kill me figuratively if not literally if I did not take their “offer.” They would not have done that if I had been a Democrat, a minority, a female, younger, a veteran, and/or if GAO had been unionized.  GAO unionized in 2007.)
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20170510/kellyanne-conway-itx2019s-x2018inappropriatex2019-to-question-timing-of-comeyx2019s-firing
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: Why Lake Villa Township wants to buy a failing golf course – Jake Griffin
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20170510/why-lake-villa-township-wants-to-buy-a-failing-golf-course
— Warren Township teachers believe they might have been overcharged for health insurance – Bob Susnjara
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20170510/warren-township-teachers-believe-they-might-have-been-overcharged-for-health-insurance
— Illinois senators, suburban Democratic congressmen question Comey firing
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20170509/illinois-senators-suburban-democratic-congressmen-question-comey-firing
— What do leftists celebrate? – Walter E. Williams  (DIERSEN: What do your critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes celebrate?
My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes celebrate their success in destroying individuals, organizations, companies, and governments that are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for long time.  They particularly celebrate their success in destroying the Milton Township Republican Central Committee, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, Illinois Republican Party, TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce Government Affairs Committee, Illinois Center Right Coalition, and American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter.)
http://www.dailyherald.com/discuss/20170510/what-do-leftists-celebrate
— Drug culture video is important watching for suburbs – Editorial
http://www.dailyherald.com/discuss/20170509/editorial-drug-culture-video-is-important-watching-for-suburbs

 

CBS2
— Aldermen Want To Reinstate “Head Tax,” Use TIF Surplus To Bail Out CPS  (DIERSEN: Do/did you work in Chicago? I worked for IRS in Chicago during the last 6 months of 1971 and then 1973-1980.  I worked for GAO in Chicago 1980-1997.)
http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2017/05/09/aldermen-want-to-reinstate-head-tax-use-tif-surplus-to-bail-out-cps/

 

WBEZ
— What Questions Do You Want To Ask Gov. Rauner?  (DIERSEN: Questions could include: When will you outlaw sanctuary cities in Illinois?  When will you require all employers in Illinois to use E-Verify?  When will you announce that you will veto legalizing recreational pot in Illinois?  When will you announce that you will veto any expansion of gambling in Illinois?  When will you announce that you will veto any legislation that promotes a) dependency on government or on charity, b) LGBTQ activity, c) abortion, d) illegal immigration, e) booze, gambling, pot, or other vices, f) patronage, g) political affiliation discrimination, h) reverse discrimination, i) age discrimination, j) retaliation for complaining about the aforesaid, k) erosion of Second Amendment rights, l) etc.?)
https://www.wbez.org/shows/morning-shift/what-questions-do-you-want-to-ask-gov-rauner/78505ce3-6cc1-469c-a4b7-b675dd5c6a33

 

MADISON RECORD
— A 1972 court order prohibits political hiring for non-political state positions. – Editorial
http://madisonrecord.com/stories/511113728-illegally-hired-state-employees-need-to-be-fired
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Did you know that patronage hiring is illegal in Illinois? Well, it is.  A 1972 court order prohibits political hiring for non-political state positions. It’s been ignored too often for many of the last 45 years, but it’s still in effect, and we now have a governor who wants to abide by it and thinks it should be enforced. The big problem for Bruce Rauner is that state employee rolls are already riddled with patronage hires and any attempt to identify them and weed them out is going to be resisted by the public employee unions to which they belong. In 2014, Federal Magistrate Judge Sidney Schenkier, who is overseeing ongoing proceedings in the case (Shakman) that led to the 1972 court order, appointed Noelle Brennan as a special master to investigate the hiring practices of the Illinois Department of Transportation (IDOT). On April 24 of this year, Special Master Brennan reported that state officials (including Rep. Jay Hoffman of Belleville and Sen. James Clayborne of East St. Louis) had abused a special hiring exemption to place at least dozens of friends, family, and supporters into so-called “staff assistant” positions at IDOT and other state agencies, in violation of the 1972 court order. “The governor’s office [in the previous administration] received, reviewed, forwarded, and tracked resumes,” Brennan affirmed; “most of those candidates had a political connection; and many of the politically connected candidates hired … lacked any policy or other relevant experience.” The following day, Gov. Rauner  filed a “motion for clarification” in Chicago federal court, asking for guidance as to whether state employees improperly hired through political connections can use collective bargaining agreements to remain in their positions, transfer to others, or be promoted. In other words, do the state’s collective bargaining agreements and related labor relations documents trump the court decree prohibiting patronage hiring? The abuses perpetrated by Pat Quinn, Mike Madigan, and other insubordinate public servants need to stopped.)

 

KANE COUNTY CHRONICLE
— DISGUSTING: Hultgren’s office scene of die-in to protest health care vote  ‘The Republican health care bill is immoral’ – BRENDA SCHORY
http://www.kcchronicle.com/2017/05/09/hultgrens-office-scene-of-die-in-to-protest-health-care-vote/a7k1d7l/

 

BLOOMINGTON PANTAGRAPH
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps protest as Davis visits Normal.
http://www.pantagraph.com/news/local/government-and-politics/constituents-protest-as-davis-visits-normal/article_1f80f274-1028-588f-abaa-1afffd7e8ba6.html

 

CHAMPAIGN/URBANA NEWS GAZETTE
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps protest as Davis visits Normal.
http://www.news-gazette.com/news/local/2017-05-09/most-those-davis-office-hours-not-happy-wvideo.html

 

ROCKFORD REGISTER STAR
— Illinois congressional reps weigh in on the firing of FBI Director James Comey
http://www.rrstar.com/news/20170509/illinois-congressional-reps-weigh-in-on-firing-of-fbi-director-james-comey

 

HERALD & REVIEW
— Competence, bravery in short supply – Editorial
http://herald-review.com/news/opinion/editorial/our-views-competence-bravery-in-short-supply/article_da09dbca-2b43-5372-bd79-80d13a8851dc.html

 

LASALLE NEWS TRIBUNE
— Could Rauner win again? – Tom Collins
http://www.newstrib.com/free/could-rauner-win-again/article_2fbce786-34f6-11e7-9cb0-63ad04643ec3.html

 

NEWS CHANNEL 20
— Civic Federation will not Support Governor Rauner’s Proposed Budget – Em Nguyen
http://newschannel20.com/news/local/civic-federation-will-not-support-governor-rauners-proposed-budget-05-10-2017
— Gov. Bruce Rauner Host Facebook Live for Questions from Viewers
http://newschannel20.com/news/local/gov-bruce-rauner-host-facebook-live-for-questions-from-viewers

 

FOX ILLINOIS
— Civic Federation will not Support Governor Rauner’s Proposed Budget – Em Nguyen
http://foxillinois.com/news/local/civic-federation-will-not-support-governor-rauners-proposed-budget
— Childcare Advocates: Shame on Lawmakers for Letting Kids Suffer – Jaclyn Driscoll  (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, in Illinois, those who have less money are becoming more and more and more dependent on the State of Illinois, that is, on the fewer and fewer and fewer taxpayers in Illinois.)
http://foxillinois.com/news/local/childcare-advocates-shame-on-lawmakers-for-letting-kids-suffer

 

WMAY
— William Kelly to Challenge Governor Rauner in Republican Primary
http://www.wmay.com/2017/05/09/william-kelly-to-challenge-governor-rauner-in-republican-primary/

 

NPR ILLINOIS
— Two High Schools: Putting A Face On Inequity – DUSTY RHODES  (DIERSEN: What reputation did/does your high school have?  I graduated from Crete-Monee High School in 1966.  My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always hinted/implied/argued/shouted that because of that, I have always been privileged.)
http://nprillinois.org/post/two-schools-putting-face-inequity#stream/0

 

SUBURBAN LIFE
— Downers Grove swears in 4 returning commissioners – BOB RAKOW
http://www.mysuburbanlife.com/2017/05/03/downers-grove-swears-in-4-returning-commissioners/adanmmj/

 

DAILY NORTHWESTERN
— College Republicans to host Daily Wire’s Ben Shapiro – Mariana Alfaro
https://dailynorthwestern.com/2017/05/10/campus/college-republicans-to-host-daily-wires-ben-shapiro/

 

LAKE COUNTY GAZETTE
— Wynes urges voters to take partisanship out of politics by electing him to US House
http://lakecountygazette.com/stories/511113724-wynes-urges-voters-to-take-partisanship-out-of-politics-by-electing-him-to-us-house

 

CHICAGO CITY WIRE
— Study: Seven in ten City of Chicago employees earn $100K+
http://chicagocitywire.com/stories/511113823-seven-in-ten-city-of-chicago-employees-earn-100k#new_tab

 

REAL GOP ILLINOIS
— VIDEO: Not a fiscal conservative: Rauner’s budget is $4.6 billion short
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Agr7h3S4Bg0

 

ILLINOIS HOME PAGE
— Rauner budget $4.6 billion out of balance  Study warns against stopgap budget – Mark Maxwell
http://www.illinoishomepage.net/news/local-news/report-rauner-budget-46-billion-out-of-balance/710606292
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Rauner says “people dying under budget crisis.”
http://www.illinoishomepage.net/news/local-news/mendoza-people-dying-under-budget-crisis/710628959

 

ILLINOIS FAMILY INSTITUTE
— Plain Talk about Law School Rot – Mark Pulliam
https://illinoisfamily.org/education/plain-talk-law-school-rot/

 

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— WEYERMULLER: CNN MISIDENTIFIES DAN RUTHERFORD AS GOVERNOR RAUNER
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2017/05/weyermuller-cnn-misidentifies-gov-rauner-as-dan-rutherford.html
— ILLINOIS LAWMAKERS PUSH ANTI-LIFE MEASURES
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2017/05/il-lawmakers-continue-to-push-for-anti-life-measures-video.html

 

GOPUSA
— Democrats Wanted Comey Fired — Until Tuesday  (DIERSEN: Who wants/wanted you to be fired?  Democrats run the federal government.  Democrats are moral relativists who believe that their end justifies their means.  Democrats are nasty.  Because I have always been a Republican, while I worked for the federal government for almost 30 years, my Democrat superiors, Democrat supervisors, Democrat coworkers, and Democrat subordinates, and especially those who were minority, female, younger, and/or veteran, always wanted me to be fired. 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.)
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=24197
— Public Has a Right to See Trump Ad
http://www.gopusa.com/public-has-a-right-to-see-trump-ad/
— Can Cops Get a Fair Trial in America? – Michelle Malkin (DIERSEN: One could ask the same question about those who are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.  Ever-increasingly, America is anti-Trump supporters, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.)
http://www.gopusa.com/can-cops-get-a-fair-trial-in-america/

 

FOX NEWS
— Colorado High School Students Bash Trump Piñata on Cinco De Mayo (DIERSEN: Democrat high school teachers focus on cranking out “good little Democrats.”)
http://insider.foxnews.com/2017/05/09/trump-pinata-leads-high-school-teacher-suspension
— Liberal Activists to Hold Mock Funerals, Send Ashes to GOP Lawmakers
http://insider.foxnews.com/2017/05/09/liberal-activists-hold-mock-funerals-send-ashes-gop-lawmakers

 

FREEDOM’S JOURNAL
— WHAT DO LEFTISTS CELEBRATE? – Walter E. Williams  (DIERSEN: What do your critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes celebrate?
My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes celebrate their success in destroying individuals, organizations, companies, and governments that are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for long time.  They particularly celebrate their success in destroying the Milton Township Republican Central Committee, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, Illinois Republican Party, TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce Government Affairs Committee, Illinois Center Right Coalition, and American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter.)
https://freedomsjournalinstitute.org/uncategorized/what-do-leftists-celebrate/

 

THE BLAZE
— Maryland Democrats are surprised legal immigrants oppose sanctuary city policies – Tre Goins-Phillips
http://www.theblaze.com/news/2017/05/09/maryland-democrats-are-surprised-legal-immigrants-oppose-sanctuary-city-policies/

 

THE HILL
— Comey learned he was fired from TV, thought it was prank: reports – JORDAN FABIAN
http://thehill.com/homenews/administration/332662-comey-learned-he-was-fired-from-tv-reports

 

HUFFINGTON POST
— Trump’s Army Secretary Pick Is Victim Of ‘Gay Gestapo’ – Curtis M. Wong
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/mark-green-gay-gestapo_us_591214f7e4b0a58297e01bd0

 

CNBC
— Justice Department was told to come up with reasons to fire Comey, reports say – Jacob Pramuk  (DIERSEN: Constructively, being forced to retire is the same as being fired.  QUESTION: What reasons did my Democrat GAO superiors have to fire me in 1997? ANSWER: Since 1988, I had been an active member in a class action lawsuit that charged GAO with reverse discrimination, age discrimination, and retaliation.  I had always complained about patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, age discrimination, and retaliation.  I was an old (49) non-veteran White male who had always been a conservative Republican. Employees in the office who were liberal, Democrat, minority, female, and/or younger talked and acted like they would leave GAO if GAO did not rid of its employees who were conservative, Republican, White, male, and/or older. Diersen could and would be used as an “example” to send a “message” to everyone a) that GAO gives tremendous preference to its employees who are liberal, Democrat, minority, female, younger, and/or veteran and b) that GAO does everything that it can to not hire and to get rid of its employees who are conservative, Republican, White, male, older, and/or non-veteran.)
http://www.cnbc.com/2017/05/09/justice-department-was-told-to-come-up-with-reasons-to-fire-comey-reports-say.html

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Days Before He Was Fired, Comey Asked for Money for Russia Investigation.”
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/05/10/us/politics/comey-russia-investigation-fbi.html
— Owning Your Own Future  Stop learning and you could find yourself without a job. – Thomas L. Friedman  (DIERSEN: While I worked for the federal government for almost 30 years, virtually none of my superiors, supervisors, coworkers, or subordinates took job-related courses, earned job related professional certifications, or earned job-related professional licenses.  I earned a job-related bachelor’s degree when I was 21 and job-related master’s degrees when I was 27, 31, and 48. I earned job-related professional certifications when I was 30, 32, 41, 45, 47, and 48. I earned a job-related professional license when I was 33.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/05/10/opinion/owning-your-own-future.html
— Deputy Attorney General’s Memo Breaks Down Case Against Comey – CHARLIE SAVAGE  (DIERSEN: Constructively, being forced to retire is the same as being fired.  QUESTION: What reasons did my Democrat GAO superiors have to fire me in 1997? ANSWER: Since 1988, I had been an active member in a class action lawsuit that charged GAO with reverse discrimination, age discrimination, and retaliation.  I had always complained about patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, age discrimination, and retaliation.  I was an old (49) non-veteran White male who had always been a conservative Republican. Employees in the office who were liberal, Democrat, minority, female, and/or younger talked and acted like they would leave GAO if GAO did not rid of its employees who were conservative, Republican, White, male, and/or older. Diersen could and would be used as an “example” to send a “message” to everyone a) that GAO gives tremendous preference to its employees who are liberal, Democrat, minority, female, younger, and/or veteran and b) that GAO does everything that it can to not hire and to get rid of its employees who are conservative, Republican, White, male, older, and/or non-veteran.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/05/09/us/politics/comey-fbi-memo-rod-rosenstein.html
— With ‘Sanctuary Cities’ Ban, Texas Pushes Further Right – MANNY FERNANDEZ and DAVID MONTGOMERY  (DIERSEN: To be to the right is respect the rule of law.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/05/09/us/texas-sanctuary-cities-immigration.html
— Sanctuary Bills in Maryland Faced a Surprise Foe: Legal Immigrants – SABRINA TAVERNISE
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/05/08/us/legal-immigrants-who-oppose-illegal-immigration.html

 

WASHINGTON POST
— Trump’s relationship with anonymous sources is still highly inconsistent – Callum Borchers  (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always used anonymous sources, that is, fake sources, to demonize me, to denigrate me, and to condemn me.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-fix/wp/2017/05/09/trump-says-he-hates-anonymously-sourced-media-reports-but-he-just-fired-james-comey-because-of-one/
— West Virginia journalist arrested after asking HHS Secretary Tom Price a question – Samantha Schmidt  (DIERSEN: Since I became the GOPUSA Illinois Editor in 2000, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have hinted/implied/argued/shouted that I disrupt press conferences.  Needless-to-say, that is slander, and I should sue those who slander me. The aforesaid slanderers almost succeeded in keeping me out of Roskam’s press conference Thursday evening, May 4, 2017, at Sanguinetti’s fundraiser at Arrowhead Golf Club in Wheaton.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/morning-mix/wp/2017/05/10/west-virginia-journalist-arrested-after-asking-hhs-secretary-tom-price-a-question/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: West Virginia reporter Dan Heyman attempted to ask Health and Human Services Secretary Tom Price a question about the Republican health-care bill on May 9. He was arrested for “Willful Disruption of State Government Processes.”)

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps use alleged drop in illegal immigration to argue for dropping efforts to stop illegal immigration.
https://www.wsj.com/articles/border-apprehensions-plunged-in-early-months-of-trump-era-1494354327
— The Never-Ending Performance Review  Companies are transitioning to more-frequent evaluations – Rachel Feintzeig  (DIERSEN: In the federal government, Democrat supervisors use performance reviews to discourage/demotivate their employees who are Republican, and especially those who are White, male, older, and/or non-veteran.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-never-ending-performance-review-1494322200

 

USA TODAY
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps use alleged drop in illegal immigration to argue for dropping efforts to stop illegal immigration.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/2017/05/09/illegal-border-crossings-drop-immigration-enforcement-trump/101472618/

 

SOCIALIST WORKER
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps ask “Will they get away with punishing the sick?” My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes  hint/imply/argue/shout that I should be punished for spending so much time putting GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails together and sending them out instead of either exercising or helping those who have less money than I have.)
https://socialistworker.org/2017/05/10/will-they-get-away-with-punishing-the-sick

 

GOVERNMENT EXECUTIVE
— How Unions Hope to Protect Their Members Amid Upcoming Agency Reforms – Erich Wagner  (DIERSEN: My Democrat GAO superiors succeeded in forcing me to retire in 1997 when I was 49 years old.  GAO unionized in 2007.  If GAO had been unionized in 1997, I might still be a GAO employee.)
http://www.govexec.com/pay-benefits/2017/05/how-unions-hope-protect-their-members-upcoming-agency-reforms/137701/

 

GOVERNMENT TECHNOLOGY
— Illinois’ Voter Registration Database Hackers Home in on Galesburg Residents  The hackers were able to access the information through the portion of the board’s online voter registration tool that requires voters to type in their driver’s license number or state identification number. – REBECCA SUSMARSKI
http://www.govtech.com/security/Illinois-Voter-Registration-Database-Hackers-Hone-in-on-Galesburg-Residents.html

 

NET RIGHT DAILY
— Would you let the IRS automatically file your taxes on your behalf? – Peter Hong  (DIERSEN: While I worked for IRS’s Collection Division 1971-1980, I filed “substitute returns” for individuals, organizations, and companies that failed/refused to file.)
http://netrightdaily.com/2017/05/would-you-let-the-irs-automatically-file-your-taxes-on-your-behalf/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: What’s the second most dangerous pickup line in America? “Hi, I’m from the government and I’m here to help.” The most dangerous, you ask? “I’m from the IRS, and I’m here to help.” Yet, that’s exactly what every American taxpayer will be hearing if the “Tax Filing Simplification Act” is ever enacted into law. Introduced by Senator Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts, this bill would direct our friends at the Internal Revenue Service to fill out your tax returns with information the IRS collects from your employer and your bank. All you have to do is sign on the dotted line — and pay the amount the IRS has so generously pre-determined for you.)
— Clock-watchers: Federal employees get raises about every other year on the job – Robert Romano  (DIERSEN: Except for 1980, when I took an $18,847 (21%) pay cut in today’s dollars to transfer from IRS to GAO, my salary increased every year that I worked for the federal government 1966-1969 and 1971-1997 because of COLAs, step increases, and/or promotions.  In my defense, 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 33.)
http://netrightdaily.com/2017/05/clock-watchers-federal-employees-get-raises-every-year-job/

May 7 Morning Edition

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Vulnerable House Republicans fear political consequences after health care vote.”
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/politics/ct-health-care-vote-analysis-20170506-story.html
— Rise in STDs in Kane, DuPage, Kendall call for relearning lessons of the past – Editorial
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/naperville-sun/ct-ecn-editorial-sexually-transmistted-diseases-st-0507-20170505-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Americans with severe illness anxious over GOP health plan.”
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/sns-bc-us–health-overhaul-reaction-20170505-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Trump’s executive order of religious nothingness.”
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/chapman/ct-trump-religious-liberty-politics-churches-perspec-0507-md-20170505-column.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps “emphasize immigrant rights.” Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps make it clear that they are also anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/daily-southtown/news/ct-sta-immigration-talk-st-0508-20170505-story.html

 

DAILY HERALD
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Trump’s unproductive Obamacare vengeance.”
http://www.dailyherald.com/discuss/20170506/health-care-editorial-trumpx2019s-unproductive-obamacare-vengeance
— FRONT PAGE WITH COLOR PICTURE: Some old Cubs stiffed on big MLB pensions – Burt Constable  (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, you are viciously demonized, viciously denigrated, and viciously condemned if you are in line to get a pension or if you are getting a pension.)
http://www.dailyherald.com/sports/20170408/constable-some-old-cubs-stiffed-on-big-mlb-pensions

 

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— The solution only seems simple – Doug Finke
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20170506/statehouse-insider-solution-only-seems-simple

 

BLOOMINGTON PANTAGRAPH
— Community stands in solidarity, honor for Sgt. Rodgers – Julia Evelsizer
http://www.pantagraph.com/news/local/military/article_347173ad-b052-5b0a-b6ca-726e78c1d535.html

 

CHAMPAIGN/URBANA NEWS GAZETTE
— Top UI Springfield official caught in illegal hiring web – Jim Dey
http://www.news-gazette.com/opinion/columns/2017-05-07/jim-dey-top-ui-springfield-official-caught-illegal-hiring-web.html

 

QUAD CITY TIMES
— No hope for Illinois without college funding – David Tretter
http://qctimes.com/news/opinion/editorial/columnists/guest/guest-view-no-hope-for-illinois-without-college-funding/article_b31be909-359e-5021-946f-7cb5c02a4b81.html

 

RIVER CITY READER
— Kennedy Missing an Opportunity as the “Outsider” – Rich Miller
http://www.rcreader.com/commentary/kennedy-missing-opportunity-as-outsider

 

WSIL TV
— Protesters march in Venezuela, destroy Chavez statue – AP
http://www.wsiltv.com/story/35360209/protesters-march-in-venezuela-destroy-chavez-statue

 

  1. LOUIS TODAY
    — The Chevrolet Corvette is arguably America’s moist iconic sports car – Bruce Kunz
    http://www.stltoday.com/lifestyles/autos/the-chevrolet-corvette-is-arguably-america-s-moist-iconic-sports/article_c0ee89a8-27d8-572a-9137-35fd7ab78364.html

 

BELLEVILLE NEWS DEMOCRAT
— 35 years later, Illinois targeted again with ERA resurgence – AP
http://www.bnd.com/news/state/illinois/article149146089.html

 

ILLINOIS FAMILY INSTITUTE
— If Naturalistic Evolution Is True, People Are Not Equal – Amy K. Hall  (DIERSEN: Each and every one of my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes a) paint themselves as being superior to everyone else and b) paint me as being inferior to everyone else.  Should I write a book about my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes?)
https://illinoisfamily.org/faith/naturalistic-evolution-true-people-not-equal/

 

ONE NEWS NOW
— ‘Beyond sanctuary’: County pushing legal aid for criminals – Michael F. Haverluck
https://www.onenewsnow.com/legal-courts/2017/05/06/beyond-sanctuary-county-pushing-legal-aid-for-criminals

 

BUZPAC REVIEW
— Trump signing statement ends federal goodies for minorities and women; treats all Americans equally – Tom Tillison (DIERSEN: To give preference to one group is to discriminate against another group.  To give preference to citizens of foreign countries, non-Protestants, Democrats, minorities, females, younger people, veterans, recent immigrants, etc. IS TO DISCRIMINATE AGAINST citizens of America, Protestants, Republicans, Whites, males, older people, non-veterans, non-recent immigrants, etc.)
http://www.bizpacreview.com/2017/05/06/trump-signing-statement-ends-federal-goodies-minorities-women-treats-americans-equally-486532
(FROM THE ARTICLE: President Donald Trump included a signing statement when he signed the spending bill that funds the federal government through September that effectively puts an end to affirmative action when it comes to taxpayer-funded grants. Imagine that, treating Americans equally. Pointing to the Constitution, the president said he will treat programs established by Congress that give preferences based on race and sex for grants “consistent with the requirement to afford equal protection of the laws,” the USA Today reported. Provisions described as “impermissible forms of congressional aggrandizement in the execution of the laws.” The signing statement reads: “My Administration shall treat provisions that allocate benefits on the basis of race, ethnicity, and gender in a manner consistent with the requirement to afford equal protection of the laws under the Due Process Clause of the Constitution’s Fifth Amendment.” The Daily Mail reported on programs named in the statement: “The signing statement specifically mentions a $654 million set-aside for Native American and Native Alaskan housing block grants; a $34 million appropriation for the Commerce Department’s Minority Business Development Agency; more than $20 million to guarantee loans to historically black colleges and universities; and $15 million to boost payments to ‘native Hawaiian’ defense contractors.” All of which is sure to have minority groups and women crying foul… while millions of white American males feel a little more equal today. For the record, signing statements are not exclusive to the Trump presidency. The Washington Times reported that “Presidents [Barack] Obama and George W. Bush issued dozens of ‘signing statements’ spelling out areas where they disagreed with congressional intent in various legislation, and asserting their executive authority to carry out the law as they saw fit.” Other areas addressed on Friday include weapons programs, state and local marijuana laws and Guantanamo Bay.)

 

THE HILL
— Priebus: Up to Senate to make major improvements on healthcare – OLIVIA BEAVERS
http://thehill.com/homenews/sunday-talk-shows/332272-priebus-up-to-senate-to-make-major-improvements
— House healthcare bill faces upheaval in Senate – ALEXANDER BOLTON
http://thehill.com/homenews/senate/332178-house-healthcare-bill-faces-upheaval-in-senate
— Poll: Most federal employees disapprove of Trump – MARK HENSCH  (DIERSEN: If I was still working for the federal government, my Democrat superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates would have killed me by now figuratively if not literally.)
http://thehill.com/homenews/administration/332125-poll-most-federal-employees-disapprove-of-trump

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Americans glorify and praise foreign countries and their citizens.
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/05/06/opinion/sunday/to-be-great-again-america-needs-immigrants.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Americans promote Mexican drug smugglers.
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/05/05/opinion/sunday/mexican-drug-smugglers-to-trump-thanks.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Trump says “Trump: Hazardous to Our Health.”
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/05/06/opinion/sunday/trump-hazardous-to-our-health.html
— How Censorship Works – Ai Weiwei
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/05/06/opinion/sunday/ai-weiwei-how-censorship-works.html
— Don’t Let Facebook Make You Miserable – Seth Stephens-Davidowitz
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/05/06/opinion/sunday/dont-let-facebook-make-you-miserable.html

 

USA TODAY
— Refugee admissions plummet under Trump, USA TODAY analysis finds – Alan Gomez
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2017/05/04/refugee-admissions-donald-trump-migrants/101036264/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, anti-Americans use children as cannon fodder.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/blogs/2017/05/06/immigrant-children-share-experiences-muslim-film-forum/101376258/
— Why job hopping can hurt your retirement – Arielle O’Shea
https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/personalfinance/retirement/2017/05/07/why-job-hopping-can-hurt-your-retirement/101055822/

 

NEW YORK POST
— Inside Barack’s sex-filled relationships before Michelle – Larry Getlen
http://nypost.com/2017/05/07/inside-baracks-sex-filled-relationships-before-michelle/

 

THINK PROGRESS
— GOP congressman supports covering pre-existing conditions, but only for people who ‘lead good lives’ – Adam Peck  (DIERSEN: Individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that promote risky/unhealthy/harmful/destructive/hazardous/dangerous lifestyles want to get rid of me.  The aforesaid promote LGBTQ activity, promiscuity, abortion, booze, gambling, pot, and even worse things.)
https://thinkprogress.org/gop-congressman-supports-covering-pre-existing-conditions-but-only-for-people-who-have-led-good-51944a953f0e
(FROM THE ARTICLE: But as Rep. Brooks sees it, being afflicted with a serious or life-threatening pre-existing condition is the price you pay if you don’t live a healthy lifestyle. “My understanding is that it will allow insurance companies to require people who have higher health care costs to contribute more to the insurance pool,” said Brooks. “That helps offset all these costs, thereby reducing the cost to those people who lead good lives, they’re healthy, they’ve done the things to keep their bodies healthy. And right now those are the people—who’ve done things the right way—that are seeing their costs skyrocketing.” . . . Rep. Brooks’ argument echoes a similar one made by Speaker Paul Ryan (R-WI) several weeks ago when the House was debating the first version of Trumpcare. With a fancy chart by his side, Ryan bemoaned the unfairness of a system in which people who are generally healthy end up subsidizing the cost for people who need medical care. Why should healthy people shoulder some of the costs for sick people?)

May 3 Morning Edition

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Pay for news?  More than half of Americans say yes – AP  (DIERSEN: GOPUSA ILLINOIS email subscriptions are worth at lease $1,000 a year. But because I do not charge anything for the emails, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes hint/imply/argue/shout that the emails are worthless.)
https://www.pressreader.com/usa/chicago-tribune/20170503/281840053570951
— Pool: Most teenagers have taken social media break  For an adult to understand what it might be like … consider disconnecting from email – or your phone – for a couple of weeks. – Barbara Ortutay  (DIERSEN: I have put together a GOPUSA ILLINOIS email and sent it out each and every morning since 2004 and each and every evening to since 2015.)
https://www.pressreader.com/usa/chicago-tribune/20170503/281831463636359
— Heroin epidemic expands its grip on America – Steven Reinberg  (DIERSEN: Pot is a gateway drug. What do you say to those who say that they are religious, conservative, and/or Republican, but who hypocritically promote booze, gambling, pot, and other vices?)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/lifestyles/health/sc-heroin-epidemic-grows-white-males-health-0426-20170330-story.html
— More older women hitting the bottle hard – Steven Reinberg  (DIERSEN: What do you say to those who say that they are religious, conservative, and/or Republican, but who hypocritically promote booze, gambling, pot, and other vices?)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/lifestyles/health/sc-more-older-women-drinking-hard-health-0426-20170331-story.html
— Getting treatment for problem drinking – Nara Schoenberg  (DIERSEN: What do you say to those who say that they are religious, conservative, and/or Republican, but who hypocritically promote booze, gambling, pot, and other vices?)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/lifestyles/health/sc-alcohol-abuse-harm-reduction-health-0426-20170420-story.html
— Interns at these 25 companies make more than the median U.S. worker – Jena McGregor  (DIERSEN: If you seek a government office or a political office, sooner or later, your critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes will use against you what you did with your summers when you were young. I delivered newspapers and did yard work during the summers of 1962, 1963, and 1964.  I washed dishes during the summer of 1965.  I cleaned golf shoes, chipped slag, and pumped gasoline during the summer of 1966.  I delivered mail during the summers of 1967, 1968, and 1969.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/ct-glassdoor-high-paying-internships-20170502-story.html
— Memories a good trade for Take Your Child to Work Day challenges – Rob Manker  (DIERSEN: I should write a book about those who demonize, who denigrate, and who condemn my wife and I for giving up trying to have children, for not adopting, and for not becoming foster parents.  Do you agree with those who demonize, who denigrate, and who condemn those who give up trying to have children, who do not adopt, and who do not become foster parents?)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/naperville-sun/news/ct-nvs-manker-column-st-0503-20170502-story.html
— Evanston High School Dist. 202 approves changes on transgender student access to locker rooms – Genevieve Bookwalter
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/evanston/news/ct-evr-evanston-eths-district-202-transgender-vote-tl-0504-20170504-story.html

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— No trial balloons: Trump flips script with startling ideas – AP
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/no-trial-balloons-trump-flips-script-with-startling-ideas/

 

DAILY HERALD
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: Why your tax bill could go up if homeowner’s exemption changes – Jake Griffin
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20170503/why-your-tax-bill-could-go-up-if-homeowners-exemption-changes
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps are filled with hatred of individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German Americans, draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.)
http://www.dailyherald.com/discuss/20170503/the-language-of-hatred-increasingly-normalized-by-trump

 

FOX NEWS CHICAGO
— Rauner, Emanuel square off over future of the Thompson Center
http://www.fox32chicago.com/news/local/252260335-story

 

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— UIS professors hit picket line; many classes called off – John Reynolds
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20170502/uis-professors-hit-picket-line-many-classes-called-off
— Courts shouldn’t have to force state to honor contracts – Editorial
http://www.sj-r.com/opinion/20170502/our-view-courts-shouldnt-have-to-force-state-to-honor-contracts

 

QUAD CITIES ONLINE
— Property tax freeze opposition is premature – Editorial
http://www.qconline.com/editorials/editorial-property-tax-freeze-opposition-is-premature/article_fd116146-95a2-5d31-8250-4709e1779f3e.html

 

DUPAGE WATCHDOG
— Donors to the “yes” campaign – Janet Shaw
http://dupagewatchdog.org/2017/05/donors-to-the-yes-campaign/

 

COLLEGE OF DUPAGE COURIER
— Local couple steals $200,000 from financial aid at COD – Kitt Fresa
http://codcourier.org/6035/news/local-couple-steals-200000-from-financial-aid-at-cod/

 

DUPAGE POLICY JOURNAL
— Ives counting on Rauner to stop abortion bill – Glenn Minnis
http://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/511110185-ives-counting-on-rauner-to-stop-abortion-bill

 

ILLINOIS FAMILY ACTION
— Contact Kinzinger To Defund Planned Parenthood – Chris Iverson
https://illinoisfamilyaction.org/2017/05/contact-kinzinger-to-defund-planned-parenthood/

 

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— STUDENTS DESPISE OBAMA POLICIES…WHEN CREDITED TO TRUMP
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2017/05/students-despise-obama-policieswhen-credited-to-trump.html
— THORNER: TRUMP’S TAX REFORMS AREN’T RADICAL, BUT THEY ARE BETTER, EXPERT SAYS
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2017/05/thorner-trumps-tax-reforms-arent-radical-but-they-are-better-expert-says.html

 

DAILY CALLER
— We Need To Expand E-Verify To Fight Illegal Immigration – Joanne Butler
http://dailycaller.com/2017/05/03/we-need-to-expand-e-verify-to-fight-illegal-immigration/

 

JP MEDIA
— Former RNC Chair Michael Steele on Paul Ryan: ‘Amazing’ His Hair Isn’t Gray or Gone – NICHOLAS BALLASY
https://pjmedia.com/news-and-politics/2017/05/02/former-rnc-chair-on-paul-ryan-amazing-his-hair-isnt-gray-or-gone/

 

RUSH LIMBAUGH
— Why Do We Vote Republican? What Trump Must Do to Avoid More Disastrous Budget Deals
https://www.rushlimbaugh.com/daily/2017/05/01/its-time-for-trump-to-take-over-leadership-from-the-house-republicans/

 

MASS RESISTANCE
— VIDEO: How big corporations support the radical LGBT agenda – Peter LaBarbera
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Qn_ssyCu8g

 

PHYLLIS SCHLAFLY CENTER
— VIDEO: Defending Trump on Islam – Babette Francis
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Eb2K9pDnwUY

 

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Trump’s takeover of the GOP, one year later – W. James Antle III
http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/trumps-takeover-of-the-gop-one-year-later/article/2621948

 

THE HILL
— Minn. GOP chair apologizes for Facebook post calling Ellison ‘Muslim Goat Humper’ – JOHN BOWDEN
http://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/331541-minnesota-gop-chair-apologizes-for-muslim-goat-humper-post
— Obama’s Wall Street payday triggers Dem angst – JONATHAN EASLEY
http://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/331676-obamas-wall-street-payday-triggers-dem-angst

 

NBC NEWS
— Trump Nominee Jovita Carranza Would Be 7th Latina US Treasurer – SUZANNE GAMBOA
http://www.nbcnews.com/news/latino/trump-nominee-jovita-carranza-would-be-7th-latina-us-treasurer-n754081

 

WASHINGTON POST
— Trump’s ‘good shutdown’ tweet sullies spending-plan agreement – Joe Davidson
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/powerpost/wp/2017/05/03/trumps-good-shutdown-tweet-sullies-spending-plan-agreement/

 

CHARLESTON POST AND COURIER
— GAO assigns spring cleaning  (DIERSEN: I worked for GAO for almost 18 years, the last 11 years of which at the GS-13 Step 1-10 levels, currently $94,610-$122,991.)
http://www.postandcourier.com/opinion/editorials/gao-assigns-spring-cleaning/article_92ad0062-2f86-11e7-b9c9-df4efce05ec7.html
— South Carolina’s Jim DeMint officially out as president of Heritage Foundation – Emma Dumain
http://www.postandcourier.com/news/south-carolina-s-jim-demint-officially-out-as-president-of/article_af4cd4a2-2f79-11e7-89a9-2f93f1528b1a.html

 

THE WEEK
— Trump’s fusillade on the press – Edward Morrissey  (DIERSEN: I should write a book about the fusillades that have been thrown against me by activists, candidates, elected officials, party leaders, major donors, political consultants, etc. in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois.  The aforesaid blame me for their problems, for your problems, for my problems, and for everyone’s problems. If the aforesaid did not have me to blame, who would they blame?)
http://theweek.com/articles/696145/trumps-fusillade-press

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— The Military Needs Modern Ways to Attract and Manage Talent  A rigid, bureaucratic personnel system made sense in 1947. Now it’s dangerously out of date. – Leon Panetta and Jim Talent  (DIERSEN: Democrats do not want you in the military or in any other government job unless you promote a) dependency on government and on charity, b) booze, gambling, pot, and other vices, c) LGBTQ activity, d) abortion, e) mass/illegal immigration, f) race and gender based preference giving, g) age discrimination, and h) hatred of those who are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German Americans, draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-military-needs-modern-ways-to-attract-and-manage-talent-1493766438
— IRAs Mostly Serve People Who Need Them the Least  More people use IRAs to roll over 401(k) plans after changing jobs than to save for retirement – Lauren Weber  (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes a) have always been furious that my wife and I have always put the maximum allowed each year into IRA, 401(k), 403(b), etc. savings accounts and b) have always hinted/implied/argues/shouted that we have been able to do that because I was born with a silver spoon in my mouth and I have always been privileged, I avoided the draft, I have always been grossly overpaid, and my wife and I gave up trying to have children, we did not adopt, and we did not become foster parents.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/iras-dont-do-what-they-are-supposed-to-do-study-finds-1493722800
— How Heritage Went Wrong  The think tank abandoned ideas for political muscle. – Editorial
https://www.wsj.com/articles/how-heritage-went-wrong-1493767510
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: He who pays the piper calls the tunes. I should write a book about those who have lots of financial clout in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois and who use their financial clout a) to promote those who pander to them, who glorify and praise them, who serve as their operatives or dupes, and/or who give them money and b) to destroy those like me WHO DO NOT pander to them, WHO DO NOT glorify or praise them, WHO DO NOT serve as their operatives or dupes, and/or WHO DO NOT give them money.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/in-praise-of-modern-medicis-1493766061
— College Enrollment Among High-School Grads Nears Record High – SARAH CHANEY  (DIERSEN: How hard were you pushed to be successful when you were in high school?  Few thought that I was “college material” because neither of my parents had attended college, my father was the first of his ancestors to earn a high school diploma, and my mother never attended high school. What if Affirmative Action was only for those whose parents did not have a college degree?)
https://blogs.wsj.com/economics/2017/05/01/u-s-college-enrollment-among-high-school-grads-nears-record-high/

 

INSTITUTIONAL INVESTOR
— Trump’s first 100 days get a warm embrace from Ken Griffin – Imogen Rose-Smith
http://www.institutionalinvestor.com/article/3713874/asset-management-macro/trumps-first-100-days-get-a-warm-embrace-from-ken-griffin.html

 

CHEAT SHEET
— 7 People You Should Never Take Financial Advice From – Sheiresa Ngo  (DIERSEN: I have offered my services as a consultant since 1998.  Statements that are defamatory “per se” include statements that claim that the plaintiff is incompetent in his job, trade, or profession. I should write a book about my slanderous critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes who hint/imply/argue/shout at everyone a) that I am incompetent as a consultant and b) that no one should seek my advice about anything or take my advice about anything.)
http://www.cheatsheet.com/money-career/people-never-take-financial-advice.html/

 

THINK PROGRESS
— Trump campaign accuses CNN of censorship for refusing to run ad calling it ‘FAKE NEWS’  CNN says it’s under no obligation to run ads featuring false smears.  (DIERSEN: Unlike CNN, GOPUSA ILLINOIS does not “run ads.”)
https://thinkprogress.org/trump-cnn-fake-news-100-days-ad-48787f87aef7