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December 13 Morning Edition

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— State lawmakers call for investigation into lottery after Tribune report – Joe Mahr and Matthew Walberg
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/ct-illinois-lottery-payout-reaction-met-20161213-story.html
— City treasurer’s speech doesn’t live up to aides’ hype – Bill Ruthhart
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-kurt-summers-city-club-speech-story.html
— Dead pilot ID’d as noted atheist, ex-congressional hopeful Rob Sherman – Tony Briscoe, Rosemary Regina Sobol and Robert McCoppin
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/ct-rob-sherman-plane-crash-met-20161212-story.html
— FRONT PAGE: Judge blocks Harvey mayor’s attempt to reshape City Council – Elyssa Cherney and John Keilman
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/ct-harvey-court-hearing-1213-20161212-story.html
— Governor’s staffers say they don’t understand why Dems upset over canceled meeting – Rich Miller
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/daily-southtown/opinion/ct-sta-miller-column-st-1214-20161212-story.html

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Illinois budget fight leaves universities in lurch again – AP
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/illinois-budget-fight-leaves-universities-in-lurch-again/
— Trump selects Tillerson for State, dismissing Russia ties – AP
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/trump-chooses-exxon-mobil-ceo-rex-tillerson-for-state-dept/amp/
— Rick Perry is pick to lead Energy Department – AP
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/sources/amp/
— What surely tainted our election? Voter suppression – Jesse Jackson Sr. (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats hint/imply/argue/shout that everyone who does not vote a) would vote for Democrats if they did vote and b) did not vote because of Republicans.)
http://chicago.suntimes.com/opinion/jackson-what-surely-tainted-our-election-voter-suppression/

 

DAILY HERALD
— If state leaders won’t produce budget, the rest of us will have to get creative – Editorial  (DIERSEN: A balanced Illinois budget means a) increasing taxes and/or b) decreasing spending.  Exactly what does the Daily Herald want Illinois to do?  Democrats always want Republicans to pay higher taxes.)
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20161212/discuss/161219674/

 

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Where can you afford to buy a house? – DENNIS RODKIN  (DIERSEN: Where could you afford to buy a house?  My critics/opponents are filled with envy.  They are furious that I could afford to a) buy a new town home in University Park when I was 24 years old, b) buy a studio condo in the Outer Drive East building in downtown Chicago when I was 25, and c) buy a one bedroom condo in that building when I was 27. My critics/opponents are furious that my wife and I could afford to a) buy 1017 East Harrison in Wheaton when I was 29 and b) have 915 Cove Court built in Wheaton when I was 35. My critics/opponents hint/imply/argue/shout that I was only able to do that a) because I was born with a silver spoon in my mouth and I have always been privileged, b) because I avoided the draft, c) because IRS and GAO overpaid me, and d) because my wife and I gave up trying to have children, we did not adopt, and we did not become foster parents.)
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20161210/ISSUE01/312039999/where-can-you-afford-to-buy-a-house
— As Loop population booms, South Side plummets – GREG HINZ  (DIERSEN: Have you lived in downtown Chicago?  I lived in studio condo in the Outer Drive East building weekdays 1974-1976 and then in a one bedroom condo in that building full-time 1976-1978. I did that while I worked for IRS in its Loop office, took graduate business courses at Loyola, and then took graduate accounting courses at DePaul.)
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20161213/BLOGS02/161219983
— Golf courses are out. Today’s execs bond at the gym. – BRIGID SWEENEY
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20161210/ISSUE01/312109995/strive-village-in-chicago-attracting-young-execs
— Now’s your chance at a deal on that move-up home – DENNIS RODKIN
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/realestate/20161213/CRED0701/161219982/nows-your-chance-at-a-deal-on-that-move-up-home
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Oak Brook is one of five affluent Chicago suburbs with enough homes on the market to supply at least 10 months of sales, according to a recent report from Midwest Real Estate Data. The others are Lake Forest, Riverwoods, Kenilworth and Inverness. The rule of thumb is that six months of inventory is a healthy, balanced market. While Palos Park’s home prices aren’t generally at the level of Oak Brook, Lake Forest and the other affluent places on the list, it proves the rule in its own way: Relative to all its surrounding towns, Palos Park has a much higher median home price, $267,000, and it also has the biggest backlog of inventory, 10.2 months.)

 

DNA INFO
— Is Hyde Park Chicago’s Smartest Neighborhood? Map Shows Most Educated Areas – Tanveer Ali  (DIERSEN: How much education do the voters have in your precinct, in your municipality, in your township/ward, in your county, and in Illinois?  For those who have college degrees, what did they major in?)
https://www.dnainfo.com/chicago/20161209/hyde-park/education-map-neighborhood-concentration-of-college-graduates-census-data-attainment
(FROM THE ARTICLE: More than 47 percent of Hyde Park residents age 25 and older have a graduate degree, by far the highest of any community area. A look at recently released Census data breaks down educational attainment by neighborhood, including residents without high school degrees, those who have bachelor’s degrees and those who have more education beyond that.)

 

WTTW
— Trump Denies Russian Hacking, But Some Electors Rally Ahead of Vote – Alexandra Silets
http://chicagotonight.wttw.com/2016/12/12/trump-denies-russian-hacking-some-electors-rally-ahead-vote

 

BLOOMINGTON PANTAGRAPH
— Fear of Trump pledges linger at Our Lady of Guadalupe feast – AP  (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, “religious leaders” a) side with foreign countries and with their citizens against America and against its citizens and b) act as operatives or as dupes for the Democrat Party.)
http://www.pantagraph.com/news/state-and-regional/illinois/fear-of-trump-pledges-linger-at-our-lady-of-guadalupe/article_a79d0bb5-19cb-5556-8369-4db6ac481bcb.html

 

SPRINGFILD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Topinka’s son sues for $60,000 in mother’s pension contributions – Bernard Schoenburg
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20161212/topinkas-son-sues-for-60000-in-mothers-pension-contributions
— Without Cook County, Trump wins Illinois – Jerald Jacobs, Springfield
http://www.sj-r.com/opinion/20161212/letter-without-cook-county-trump-wins-illinois

 

SOUTHERN
— Jackson County Board elects Republican vice chair for first time in 12 years – STEPHANIE ESTERS
http://thesouthern.com/news/local/govt-and-politics/jackson-county-board-elects-republican-vice-chair-for-first-time/article_b4e53184-8ecd-5f32-9166-342ee57de5a7.html

 

CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD
— Clinton’s former CIA chief defends Trump on intel briefings  Woolsey now an adviser to Trump – CNN  (DIERSEN: Questions to ask Republican activists, candidates, elected officials, party leaders, major donors, political consultants, etc. in Illinois who DO NOT read GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails: “Who keeps you informed on what GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails contain?” and “How good of a job are they doing?”)
http://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/clintons-former-cia-chief-defends-trump-on-intel-briefings/618658913
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Former CIA Director James Woolsey defended President-elect Donald Trump Monday night amid criticism that he reportedly skips intelligence briefings. “I’m available on one minute’s notice. I don’t have to be told — you know, I’m like a smart person. I don’t have to be told the same thing and the same words every single day for the next eight years. Could be eight years — but eight years. I don’t need that,” Trump said in an interview on “Fox News Sunday” regarding the briefings. Woolsey, who led the CIA under President Bill Clinton but is now an adviser to Trump, told CNN’s Erin Burnett that “different presidents do this different ways.” “I didn’t sit there and brief President Clinton. He wanted to read the briefings. He’s a speed reader and he’d write notes to me in the margins sometimes,” he told Burnett. “I don’t think it means you are not participating in the effort or not doing your job if you don’t sit there and have someone read to you. Most of us can read with our eyes faster than we can listen.”)

 

FOX ILLINOIS
— Budget Working Groups Start Meeting Again – Jordan Abudayyeh
http://foxillinois.com/news/local/working-groups-start-meeting-again-12-13-2016

 

BELLEVILLE NEWS DEMOCRAT
— TRAGIC: Illinois medical marijuana sales reach $4.4M in November – AP
http://www.bnd.com/news/article120514878.html

 

WSIL TV
— Obama: President without briefings ‘flying blind’ – AP  (DIERSEN: Questions to ask Republican activists, candidates, elected officials, party leaders, major donors, political consultants, etc. in Illinois who DO NOT read GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails: “Who keeps you informed on what GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails contain?” and “How good of a job are they doing?”)
http://www.wsiltv.com/story/34036989/obama-president-without-briefings-flying-blind

 

NPR ILLINOIS
— Education Desk: Dual Language Draws Wait List In Urbana – DUSTY RHODES  (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes would agree that if I had WASTED MY TIME learning a second language, I would NOT have made it into the top 20% of my high school class, my ACT score would have been lower than 24, UIC would NOT have accepted me, and I would NOT have 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://nprillinois.org/post/education-desk-dual-language-draws-wait-list-urbana#stream/0

 

CHICAGOIST
— Joe Walsh: Donald Trump ‘Acting Like A Third Grader’ In Face Of Russian Hack – STEPHEN GOSSETT
http://chicagoist.com/2016/12/12/joe_walsh_donald_trump_third_grader.php

 

CHICAGO REPORTER
— Bill Ayers on being a white ally and the future of progressives – Lorraine Forte  (DIERSEN: If you are White, Democrats and RINOs will not accept you or help you unless you pander to anti-Whites.  That is a major reason why Democrat Clinton lost and Republican Trump won.  I should write a book about White RINOs in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois who pander to anti-Whites.)
http://chicagoreporter.com/bill-ayers-on-being-a-white-ally-and-the-future-of-progressives/

 

METRO EAST SUN
— GOP picks Dems’ brains to gauge support for Madigan to remain speaker – Ruth de Jauregui
http://metroeastsun.com/stories/511052567-gop-picks-dems-brains-to-gauge-support-for-madigan-to-remain-speaker

 

ILLINOIS FAMILY ACTION
— The Unexpected Contest of 2016: Free Market Capitalism v. Democratic Socialism – John Biver
https://illinoisfamilyaction.org/2016/12/the-unexpected-contest-of-2016-free-market-capitalism-v-democratic-socialism/

 

CAPITOL FAX
— Topinka son sues pension system over death benefit
http://capitolfax.com/2016/12/13/topinka-son-sues-pension-system-over-death-benefit/

 

BREITBART
— Lindsey Graham Allies with Democrats to Continue Obama’s 2012 Amnesty – KATIE MCHUGH
http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2016/12/12/lindsey-graham-allies-with-democrats-to-continue-obamas-2012-amnesty/
— 10 Ways the CIA’s ‘Russian Hacking’ Story is Left-Wing ‘Fake News’ – JOEL B. POLLAK
http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2016/12/12/cia-russian-hacking-story-sham/

 

GOPUSA
— The CIA’s War on Trump
http://www.gopusa.com/the-cias-war-on-trump/

 

NEWSMAX
— Fed Will Increase Rates to Squelch Trump Inflation – R Williams
If state leaders won’t produce budget, the rest of us will have to get creative

 

THE HILL
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Trump’s Russia problem deepens.”  (DIERSEN: What percent of U.S. citizens are of Russian national origin?)
http://thehill.com/homenews/administration/310086-trumps-russia-problem-deepens

 

POLITICO

— Electors demand intelligence briefing before Electoral College vote  The request represents the latest effort by Democratic electors to look to the Electoral College as a possible bulwark against a Trump presidency. – KYLE CHENEY and GABRIEL DEBENEDETTI  (DIERSEN: What did your critics/opponents fail to stop you from becoming?  My critics/opponents failed to stop me from becoming the TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairman in 2005, a Wheaton Chamber of Commerce Government Affairs Committee member in 2003, the Milton Township Republican Central Committee webmaster in 2008 and 2000, an Illinois Center Right Coalition Steering Committee member in 2003, an American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter board member in 2001, the GOPUSA Illinois Editor in 2000, a Republican Precinct Committeeman in 1999, a GAO employee in 1980, an IRS employee in 1971, a Post Office employee in 1966, etc.)
http://www.politico.com/story/2016/12/electors-intelligence-briefing-trump-russia-232498

 

CNN
— Rick Perry is Donald Trump’s choice for energy secretary – Jeff Zeleny, Jim Acosta and Theodore Schleifer
http://www.cnn.com/2016/12/13/politics/rick-perry-energy-secretary/index.html

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— HARDCOPY ARTICLE TITLE: The President’s Daily Intelligence Breifing, Explained – Charlie Savage  (DIERSEN: GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails explained: Emails sent out and posted at www.gopillinois.com by David John Diersen every morning and every evening.  The emails contain a) links to government/political news/commentary articles of interest to Illinois Republicans that have been posted on web sites during the previous 12 hours and b) information on upcoming events.  The emails are free and contain no advertising. For information on Diersen, SEE: https://gopillinois.com/about/)
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/12/12/us/politics/president-daily-brief.html
— What Is America Without Influence? Trump Will Find Out. – ANTONY J. BLINKEN  (DIERSEN: Democrats want America to have influence, but only to promote the Democrat Party platform and especially dependency on government, socialism, Islam, LGBTQ activity, abortion, pot, gun control, race based preference giving, gender based preference giving, and age discrimination.)
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/12/13/opinion/what-is-america-without-influence-trump-will-find-out.html
— Make Colleges Diverse – David Leonhardt  (DIERSEN: UIC accepted me in 1966 when I was 18, NIU in 1969, Loyola in 1972, DePaul in 1976, Roosevelt in 1980, and IIT in 1992, but I doubt that they would accept me today.  My demographics are terrible – baptized, raised, and confirmed as a Missouri Synod Lutheran, conservative, Republican, American, White, male, non-poor, gun owner, German-American, draft avoider, and my ancestors have been in America since the 1840s.)
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/12/13/opinion/make-colleges-diverse.html
— Forget AT&T. The Real Monopolies Are Google and Facebook. – JONATHAN TAPLIN  (DIERSEN: What do those who run Google and Facebook think of those who share your demographics?  From what I see, those who run Google and Facebook have an extremely low opinion of those who share my demographics – baptized, raised, and confirmed as a Missouri Synod Lutheran, conservative, Republican, American, White, male, old (68), non-poor, gun owner, German-American, draft avoider, and my ancestors have been in America since the 1840s.)
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/12/13/opinion/forget-att-the-real-monopolies-are-google-and-facebook.html
— As Other Districts Grapple With Segregation, This One Makes Integration Work – KYLE SPENCER  (DIERSEN: From what I see, to empower minority voting blocks, Democrats have dumped integration and now promote segregation.)
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/12/12/nyregion/as-other-districts-grapple-with-segregation-this-one-makes-integration-work.html
— Donald Trump’s Wealthy Cabinet Picks to Undergo Financial Scrutiny He Didn’t Face – JACKIE CALMES  (DIERSEN: Many millions do not seek jobs with the federal government because they know that they cannot pass a background investigation.)
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/12/12/us/politics/donald-trump-cabinet.html
— Record Number of Journalists Jailed in 2016, Press Advocacy Group Says – RICK GLADSTONE  (DIERSEN: I should write a book about my critics/opponents who want me jailed.  They would love it.  They blame me for their problems, for your problems, for my problems, and for everyone’s problems.)
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/12/13/world/europe/record-number-of-journalists-jailed-in-2016-press-advocacy-group-says.html

 

WASHINGTON POST
— Trump spokesman says Russia talk coming from people ‘bitter’ Clinton lost – Elise Viebeck  (DIERSEN: I should write a book about candidates who are bitter about losing and who blame me and my GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails for their losses.  They focus on stopping everyone from reading GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails.  Previously, they focused on ending my TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairmanship, my Wheaton Chamber of Commerce Government Affairs Committee membership, my service as the Milton Township Republican Central Committee webmaster, my Illinois Center Right Coalition Steering Committee membership, and my American Association of Political Consultants Midwest chapter board membership.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/powerpost/wp/2016/12/12/trump-spokesman-says-russia-talk-coming-from-people-bitter-clinton-lost/

 

USA TODAY
— Is someone going to take away Trump’s Twitter? (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes focus on stopping everyone from reading GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails.  They would brag about their success in stopping people from reading the emails.)
http://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/2016/12/12/someone-going-take-away-trumps-twitter-tellusatoday/95354692/
— Lockheed shares fall as Trump raps F-35 jet costs – Kevin McCoy  (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes focus on stopping everyone from reading GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails.  They would brag about their success in stopping people from reading the emails.)
http://www.usatoday.com/story/money/2016/12/12/lockheed-shares-fall-trump-tweet/95326718/
— Twitter reinstates white nationalist Richard Spencer – Jessica Guynn and Brett Molina (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes focus on stopping everyone from reading GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails.  They would brag about their success in stopping people from reading the emails.)
http://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/news/2016/12/12/twitter-reinstates-white-nationalist-richard-spencer/95327236/

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— So You Want to Be a Diplomat? CEOs Need Not Apply  Beltway elites scoff at Rex Tillerson’s background in business and his support of the Boy Scouts. – SUZANNE MALONEY  (DIERSEN: GAO audits IRS.  After working for IRS’s Collection Division for almost 9 years, the last 5 1/2 years of which at the GS-12 Step 1-5 levels (currently $77,899-$88,286), I transferred to GAO in 1980.  My Democrat GAO superiors, my Democrat GAO supervisors, my Democrat GAO coworkers, and my Democrat GAO subordinates SCOFFED at the experience that I had gained working for IRS.  They succeeded in forcing me to take a downgrade from GS-12 Step 5 down to GS-9 Step 10, that is, an $18,459 (21%) pay cut in today’s dollars, to transfer from IRS to GAO.  They succeeded in a) delaying my promotions back to GS-11 and to GS-12, b) delaying my promotion to GS-13, and c) stopping me from being promoted beyond GS-13.  They succeeded in keeping me off audits of IRS’s Collection Division for my entire GAO career of almost 18 years.  However, the GAO manager who had hired me, succeeded in a) getting me assigned to audits of IRS’s Criminal Investigation Division 1986-1988 and b) getting me promoted to GS-13 in 1986.  However, then, my GAO superiors succeeded in forcing him to retire in 1987.)
http://www.wsj.com/articles/so-you-want-to-be-a-diplomat-ceos-need-not-apply-1481589419
— Republicans Set to Battle on Legal Immigration  Business wing of party wants worker visa total increased; populists say jobs are being taken away from Americans – LAURA MECKLER and  KRISTINA PETERSON  (DIERSEN: Democrats want immigrants because they vote for Democrats.  RINOs want immigrants because they work for less money than U.S. citizens will work for.)
http://www.wsj.com/articles/republicans-set-to-battle-on-legal-immigration-1481578555

 

CBS SACRAMENTO
— Colleges Warning Undocumented Students Against Traveling Abroad Under Trump – Jennifer McGraw
http://sacramento.cbslocal.com/2016/12/13/colleges-warning-undocumented-students-against-traveling-abroad-under-trump/

December 12 Morning Edition

ABC7
— Feds Found RNC-Related Cyberattack Months Ago but It Didn’t Raise Serious Concerns, Sources Say – ABC News
https://abc7chicago.com/news/feds-found-rnc-related-cyberattack-months-ago-but-it-didnt-raise-serious-concerns-sources-say/1651301/

 

FOX NEWS CHICAGO
— Federal authorities told Illinois GOP of possible security breach
http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2016/12/12/federal-authorities-told-illinois-gop-possible-security-breach.html

 

WLS AM
— Unpredictable Trump has ‘a lot of Democrat’ in him, says GOP strategist – CNN
http://www.wlsam.com/news/unpredictable-trump-has-a-lot-of-democrat-in-him-says-gop-strategist/

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Ex-Rep. Schock to be arraigned on federal charges today – Katherine Skiba
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-aaron-schock-arraignment-spin-met-story.html
— Workplace lessons you don’t learn in college – Melanie Curtin  (DIERSEN: While I worked for the federal government for almost 30 years, virtually all my superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates were Democrats.  To get promotions, many, if not most, if not virtually all of them helped their Democrat superiors and their Democrat supervisors get rid of their employees who were Republican, White, male, older, and/or non-veteran.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/success/tca-workplace-lessons-you-don-t-learn-in-college-20161206-story.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The lesson: When you start a new job, invest heavily in relationships. Find people with whom you click and ask them to lunch or Starbucks instead of retreating into email during breaks. Ask them what they wish they’d known when they started, and listen closely. Social ties at the office will be critical, so prioritize them; it’ll make your life infinitely easier later on.)

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Trump says executives will run business empire with his children – AP
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/trump-executives-will-run-business-empire-with-his-children/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Trump rejects CIA intelligence on Russia, daily briefings.”
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/lynn-sweet-trump-rejects-cia-intelligence-on-russia-daily-briefings/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: A few days ago, I talked to a former presidential briefer who said Trump will likely present a challenge to brief, because he seems to have hardened views based on his gut. Now the job will be even more challenging because Trump told Wallace he will take briefings only “when I need it.” And after that, if anything changes, “Immediately call me. . . . I’m like a smart person” and “I don’t have to be told the same thing” every day,” Trump said. So what we have here are two interrelated issues when it comes to Trump and intelligence: He starts his presidency skeptical about the information he will get — and remarkably unconcerned about receiving intelligence on a daily basis. While this may not develop into a Trump war on the intelligence community, it’s not an optimal start.)

 

DAILY HERALD
— Walk aims to unify the Naperville community – Susan Sarkauskas  (DIERSEN: Democrats and RINOs focus on unifying those who are anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors AGAINST THOSE WHO ARE Protestant, conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.)
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20161211/news/161219819/
— The MCC Academy girls basketball team recently became the first to compete in the Illinois Elementary School Association regional finals while wearing hijabs. – Kerry Lester
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20161212/news/161219811/

 

QUAD CITIES ONLINE
— Illinois lawmakers prove whose interests matter most: Theirs – Editorial
http://www.qconline.com/editorials/editorial-illinois-lawmakers-prove-whose-interests-matter-most-theirs/article_cb7b301b-8121-54d2-920d-37e8ce031cf1.html

 

BELLEVILLE NEWS DEMOCRAT
— St. Clair County proves justice is blind, to anything but big state union’s demands – Editorial
http://www.bnd.com/opinion/editorials/article119807163.html

 

NORTHERN PUBLIC RADIO
— Illinois Issues: The Great American Divide – DAN HAGEN  (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats and RINOs focus on dividing those who are anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors AGAINST THOSE WHO ARE Protestant, conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.)
http://northernpublicradio.org/post/illlinois-issues-great-american-divide

 

CHAMPAIGN/URBANA NEWS GAZETTE
— UI professor upset by police visit to his classroom – Julie Wurth
http://www.news-gazette.com/news/local/2016-12-06/ui-professor-upset-police-visit-his-classroom.html

 

CHICAGO AGENT MAGAZINE
— Top industry experts share their 2017 real estate predictions
https://chicagoagentmagazine.com/2016/12/12/2017-predictions/

 

DAILY ILLINI
— Illini Republicans president resigns after internal backlash – Adam Kaz
http://dailyillini.com/news/2016/12/12/illini-republicans-president-resigns-internal-backlash/

 

SAGAMON SUN
— Ives slams safe spaces, crying sessions for college students after election – Hoang Tran
http://sangamonsun.com/stories/511049271-ives-slams-safe-spaces-crying-sessions-for-college-students-after-election
— Munger blasts Dem lawmakers’ ‘cowardly’ paycheck lawsuit as she leaves office – Ruth de Jauregui
http://sangamonsun.com/stories/511051562-munger-blasts-dem-lawmakers-cowardly-paycheck-lawsuit-as-she-leaves-office

 

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— THORNER: ELECTORAL COLLEGE ENDANGERED WITH CALLS FOR CONSTITUTIONAL CONVENTION
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2016/12/thorner-electoral-college-endangered-with-calls-for-constitutional-convention.html
— BORN TO HATE JEWS
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2016/12/born-to-hate-jews.html

 

CAPITOL FAX
— Statehouse loses 6 reporters in less than a month
http://capitolfax.com/2016/12/12/statehouse-loses-6-reporters-in-less-than-a-month/

 

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Reince Priebus rewarded with chief of staff post after guiding GOP through ‘revolution’ – Valerie Richardson and Seth McLaughlin
http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2016/dec/11/reince-priebus-rewarded-with-chief-of-staff-post-a/
— Illinois school seeks forum speaker after Ben Carson cancels – AP
http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2016/dec/11/illinois-school-seeks-forum-speaker-after-ben-cars/

 

AMERICAN THINKER
— The Revenge of Sarah Palin – Ben Voth
http://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2016/12/the_revenge_of_sarah_palin.html

 

GOPUSA
— Ohio State Slasher Prompts Major Refugee Questions
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=18200
— Democrat Hypocrisy Spotlighted in Criticism of Trump Military Picks
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=18214
— Chicago poised to pay $5.3 million in 2 police shootings
http://www.gopusa.com/chicago-poised-to-pay-5-3-million-in-2-police-shootings/

 

NEWSMAX
— Larry Kudlow: Trump to End Obama’s ‘War Against Business’ – F McGuire
http://www.newsmax.com/Finance/StreetTalk/donald-trump-white-house-war-business/2016/12/11/id/763353/

 

THE BLAZE
— Media omits key context from Trump saying he doesn’t ‘need’ daily intel. briefings – Jon Street
http://www.theblaze.com/news/2016/12/11/media-omits-key-context-from-trump-saying-he-doesnt-need-daily-intel-briefings/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: But if you listen to the context in which Trump made the comment, you wouldn’t necessarily come away with the idea that the president-elect is somehow making light of national security. Trump said he does receive the classified briefings less frequently than other presidents-elects or presidents have, but offers what appears to be a perfectly reasonable explanation. “I get when I need it. First of all, these are very good people that are giving me the briefings. And I say if something should change from this point, immediately call me. I’m available on one minute’s notice,” Trump said. “I don’t need to be told . . . the same thing every day, every morning – same words. ‘Sir, nothing has changed. Let’s go over it again.’ I don’t need that,” he added, noting that Vice President-elect Mike Pence and others on his team are receiving daily intelligence briefings.)
— Science says women aren’t as capable as men in combat – Sarah Lee
http://www.theblaze.com/news/2016/12/11/report-science-says-women-arent-as-capable-as-men-in-combat/

 

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Trump’s first immigration compromise could be how he treats Dreamers – GABBY MORRONGIELLO  (DIERSEN: The more preference that Dreamers are given, the more children that will be brought into America illegally.)
http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/trumps-first-immigration-compromise-could-be-how-he-treats-dreamers/article/2609191

 

INDEPENDENT JOURNAL REVIEW
— Young Military Academy Cadets Mocked Left-Wing Causes Mercilessly At the Army-Navy Game – BENNY JOHNSON  (DIERSEN: What do you say to those who give ammunition to the anti-Trumps?)
http://ijr.com/2016/12/753540-at-the-army-navy-game-young-military-cadets-mocked-left-wing-causes-mercilessly/
— Hollywood Comedian Slaps His Driver After Learning He Voted For Trump. Then Justice Comes Hammering – SARAH CASKIE  (DIERSEN: What should Trump supporters do if/when anti-Trumps slap them?)
http://ijr.com/2016/12/753720-hollywood-comedian-slaps-his-driver-after-learning-he-voted-for-trump-then-justice-comes-hammering/

 

THE HILL
— Democrats grapple with lessons from Clinton disaster – NIALL STANAGE  (DIERSEN: What do you predict that the Democrats will do?  I predict that they will use everything that Trump does or does not do to demonize, to denigrate, and to condemn individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that are a) Protestant, b) conservative, c) Republican, d) American, d) White, e) male, f) older, g) rich, h) gun owners, i) German American, j) draft avoiders, and/or k) those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.  I am in BIG TROUBLE because a) I was baptized, raised, and confirmed as a Missouri Synod Lutheran, b) I am conservative, c) I am Republican, c) I was born in American, d) I am White, e)  I am male, f) I am old (68), g) I am not poor, h) I have owned own guns since I was a teenager, i) I am 100% German national origin, j) I sought and obtained student and financial hardship draft deferments, and k) my ancestors have been in America since the 1840s.)
http://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/309483-dems-grapple-with-lessons-from-clinton-disaster

 

HUFFINGTON POST
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “A Hard Rain’s a-Gonna Fall: Obama Exits and Trump Takes Center Stage.”
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/derek-shearer/a-hard-rains-a-gonna-fall_b_13553694.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps reflect on the Obama presidency.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/david-coates/reflections-on-the-obama_b_13579602.html

 

CNN
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Wake up: Trump isn’t a real populist.”
http://www.cnn.com/2016/12/12/opinions/trump-not-real-populist-zelizer/

 

ABC NEWS
— Trump Says He Doesn’t Need Daily Intelligence Briefings That Say ‘Same Thing’ Every Day – ALEXANDER MALLIN  (DIERSEN: GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails do not say the same thing; virtually all the articles linked to in the emails are less than 12 hours old.)
http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/trump-daily-intelligence-briefings-thing-day/story?id=44122887

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “The Tainted Election.” (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, the news media makes it clear that its top priority is to destroy Trump and to destroy Trump’s supporters.)
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/12/12/opinion/the-tainted-election.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “In Trump Era, Uncompromising TV News Should Be the Norm, Not the Exception.” (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, the news media makes it clear that its top priority is to destroy Trump and to destroy Trump’s supporters.)
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/12/11/business/media/rutenberg-donald-trump-tv-news-propaganda.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “All the President’s Propaganda.” (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, the news media makes it clear that its top priority is to destroy Trump and to destroy Trump’s supporters.)
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/12/12/opinion/all-the-presidents-propaganda.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Patriotic Opposition to Donald Trump.” (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, the news media makes it clear that its top priority is to destroy Trump and to destroy Trump’s supporters.)
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/12/12/opinion/patriotic-opposition-to-donald-trump.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Abortion Foes, Emboldened by Trump, Promise ‘Onslaught’ of Tough Restrictions.” (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, the news media makes it clear that its top priority is to destroy Trump and to destroy Trump’s supporters.)
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/12/11/us/abortion-foes-donald-trump-restrictions-politics.html
— New Mothers Derailed by Drugs Find Support in New Hampshire Home – KATHARINE Q. SEELYE  (DIERSEN: One could compare and contrast this home with the one proposed in Wheaton.)
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/12/11/us/new-mothers-pregnant-opioids-treatment-counseling-new-hampshire.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The young women, soon to be mothers, gathered around a big kitchen table, chatting excitedly about due dates and baby names and even morning sickness. But these were not typical expectant mothers. They had used opioids, mostly heroin and fentanyl. Many had been incarcerated. Few had families they could turn to for help, and the fathers of their babies were out of the picture. Most of these women — tough, sassy, vulnerable — were destined to go through their pregnancies in a shelter, jail or even on the street, fending for themselves as they had often done before. Instead, here they were last week, in the cozy kitchen of a classic 1856 New England farmhouse where the aroma of fresh-baked cornbread filled the air. Set before them was a comfort lunch of tomato soup and grilled cheese sandwiches. It was opening day at Hope on Haven Hill, a private house that its owner, Dr. Colene Arnold, had moved her own family out of so these women could move in. “This place is crazy pretty,” said an awe-struck Ariel Robbins Perkins, 24, who is 12 weeks pregnant and arrived here straight from jail. (The New York Times conducted a Facebook Live interview with Ariel that day.) Hope on Haven Hill, financed by $480,000 in federal funds and more than $150,000 in private donations, provides a safe, supportive environment where eight women who are either pregnant or newly postpartum can live while receiving comprehensive treatment and counseling for substance use disorders. Their days will be highly structured, with group therapy, private counseling, childbirth classes, life skills coaching, recovery support services and enrichment programs. Medicaid will reimburse Hope on Haven Hill for the services. Because opioid users are vulnerable to relapsing after they deliver, the women can stay at Hope on Haven Hill for up to a year after giving birth. If they have other children under 5, those children can live here, too. This is part of Haven Hill’s philosophy of keeping mothers and babies together and alleviating the widespread fear among pregnant drug users that if they seek help, their children will be taken away. New Hampshire has two other small facilities for pregnant women with substance use issues. But as the opioid epidemic has worsened, both have long waiting lists. The need is growing, as evidenced by the sharp rise in the number of babies born with neonatal abstinence syndrome, in which the newborn suffers withdrawal from the mother’s drug use. In 2000, the syndrome was diagnosed in 1.5 babies per 1,000 births in New Hampshire; by 2012, that rate had soared to 15 babies per 1,000 births, said Dr. Bonny L. Whalen, a newborn pediatrician at Children’s Hospital at Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center in Lebanon, N.H. The rate now, she said, is even higher. New Hampshire’s rate is almost triple the national average, but it is still a major problem across the country. As of 2012, the federal government says, one baby was born suffering from opioid withdrawal every 25 minutes. That national rate, too, is higher now. The federal government said last week that opioid deaths had continued to surge in 2015 and for the first time in the nation’s history surpassed the number of deaths from gun homicides. Emma Lee, a tiny infant born with neonatal abstinence syndrome, was the first baby to arrive at Hope on Haven Hill on opening day last week. She had spent all 32 days of her life in a neonatal intensive care unit because her mother, Amanda, 31, who was homeless for the first six months of her pregnancy, had used heroin for most of that time and then went on methadone. At birth, babies like Emma Lee suddenly lose their opioid supply. Some go into withdrawal and require methadone or morphine to control their symptoms until they can be weaned off. “Her withdrawals were pretty severe,” said Amanda, who did not want her last name used, as she cradled Emma Lee in their sunny bedroom at Hope on Haven Hill. While in the hospital, the baby had difficulty eating. Her hands and legs shook with tremors. “It was really hard as a mom to see your new baby go through that,” Amanda said. “I know for myself, I know what it feels like to withdraw, and it’s pretty terrible to imagine a tiny helpless baby going through that.” Hope on Haven Hill does not accept active drug users. Most of the women have only recently stopped using opioids — in New Hampshire these days, that usually means heroin and fentanyl. But they cannot detox, because going through withdrawal causes dehydration and increases the risk of miscarriage or of the mother’s self-medicating with opioids to stave off the painful effects of withdrawal. So most of these women are on some kind of medication assisted treatment, either methadone or buprenorphine, which is marketed as Suboxone or Subutex. Erica Vallee, 24, who is five months pregnant, is among those at Hope on Haven Hill on Subutex. She has used heroin since she was 18 and has been in and out of rehab and jail. She says becoming pregnant was “the only thing” that made her stop using illegal drugs. But like others here, she is afraid of relapsing. “I can’t be left alone because I don’t trust myself,” she said as she scrubbed the dishes in the kitchen sink after lunch. The hope is that the stable, nurturing environment of Haven Hill will provide enough support and encouragement for these women to maintain their sobriety. Dr. Arnold, who owns the Haven Hill house, planned the program with Kerry Norton, a prenatal nurse with whom she worked at a nearby women’s health center. About two years ago, the health center started seeing more and more pregnant women with addiction issues who were not being treated for one reason or another. “They didn’t have prenatal care,” said Dr. Arnold, an obstetrician and gynecologist. “They’d show up at the birth center and deliver and have nothing, and their child would be taken out of their custody and they’d be out on the street again.” Among those who showed up at the health center was Abi Lizotte. She was homeless, pregnant and had been using heroin for at least six years, after her older sister had died from an overdose. Ms. Norton, whose own son had overdosed around this same time, took an interest in her, but Ms. Lizotte skipped appointments and Ms. Norton could not find a treatment program that would take her. “I’m an educated nurse who knows the system, and I couldn’t navigate it,” Ms. Norton recalled. “I thought, ‘What is everyone else doing?’ And it blew my mind when I realized what everyone else was doing, which was dying.” In June 2015, after a lengthy and exhaustive struggle, Ms. Norton got Ms. Lizotte — by this point eight months pregnant — into treatment in Nashua. That night, Ms. Norton, an insomniac, went home and took to Facebook, where she asked if anyone knew Ellen DeGeneres or Oprah Winfrey or anyone rich enough to establish a treatment program for pregnant women derailed by drugs. Dr. Arnold, a fellow insomniac, wrote back: “I don’t know Ellen and I don’t know Oprah, but I have this house and I’ve wanted to do this same thing for three years now.” The two started brainstorming and conceived the plan for Hope on Haven Hill. They credit Ms. Lizotte, now 24, sober and the mother of a healthy boy, as their inspiration. Since then, they have overcome mounds of red tape, secured the home’s financing and achieved nonprofit charitable status. In September, Dr. Arnold moved her family — her husband, two children, two dogs and a cat — to a smaller home while workers renovated the Haven Hill house to meet the building codes for a residential center. Workers refinished the wide-plank pine floors, and volunteers came in with buckets of paint as new furniture, beds and linens arrived. After a ribbon-cutting ceremony last week, Timothy Rourke, the chairman of the New Hampshire Governor’s Commission on Alcohol and Drug Abuse, said in an interview that while there was much to celebrate, it was important to remember that the state is in the middle of a crisis. “We’re still looking at a death rate that is way too high and wait lists that are way too long, and many people are asking for help that doesn’t come fast enough,” he said. “Hope on Haven Hill should be a call for all of us to do better.” Its doors barely open, Hope on Haven Hill already has a lengthy waiting list of its own.)

 

USA TODAY
— The truth about fake news – Michael Wolff
http://www.usatoday.com/story/money/columnist/wolff/2016/12/11/wolff-truth-fake-news/95203070/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Trump’s Cabinet dubbed ‘Goldman, generals and gazillionaires'”
http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/2016/12/11/trumps-cabinet-goldman-generals-and-gazillionaires/95299216/

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Religious Right Reinvigorated by Donald Trump  Encouraged by Trump’s cabinet picks, conservative Christians want many of Obama’s social policies reversed – Ian Lovett  (DIERSEN: Those on the religious left in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois a) have always viciously demonized me, b) have always viciously denigrated me, and c) have always viciously condemned me.  Should I write a book about them?)
http://www.wsj.com/articles/religious-right-reinvigorated-by-donald-trump-1481371206
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Mr. Trump, who grew up in a Presbyterian church and has since attended a Reformed Church in America congregation, said in June: “Jesus to me is somebody I can think about for security and confidence.” He added, “I consider the Christian religion so important.” Ultimately, more than 80% of white evangelical Christians voted for Mr. Trump, as did 52% of Catholics. Mr. Land said that evangelicals realize Mr. Trump isn’t “one of them,” but they have been encouraged by his defense of religious freedom and by appointments to the Trump administration, especially Mr. Pence.)
— How to Beat the Scourge of Fake News  Facebook and Google can’t do it alone. Better educating consumers is crucial. – JEFFREY HERBST  (DIERSEN: Government is nasty.  Politics is nasty.  My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes are very nasty.  What do you say to my very nasty critics/opponents, their very nasty operatives, and their very nasty dupes who hint/imply/argue/shout that my GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails are full of fake news?)
http://www.wsj.com/articles/how-to-beat-the-scourge-of-fake-news-1481491264
— Want to Feel Less Time-Stressed?  Here’s one surprisingly effective solution: Give some time away – CASSIE MOGILNER HOLMES and MICHAEL NORTON  (DIERSEN: How much of your time do you give to others?  I give 10+ hours a day, 70+ hours a week, 300+ hours a month, 3,650+ hours a year, and 36,500+ hours a decade.  Should I write a book about those who demonize me, who denigrate me, and who condemn me for doing that?)
http://www.wsj.com/articles/want-to-feel-less-time-stressed-1481512021
— How Parents Can Help Their Children Pay Off Student Loans  There are ways to give financial assistance, while still holding the young adult accountable – JILLIAN BERMAN  (DIERSEN: What do you say to my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes who have always demonized, denigrated, and condemned my parents as being filthy rich?  If my parents were filthy rich, why did I a) wash dishes 1964-1966, b) clean golf shoes, chip slag, and pump gasoline in 1966, c) deliver mail 1966-1969, and d) work on an automobile assembly line and as a security guard in 1970? If my parents were filthy rich, why was my application for financial hardship draft deferment approved in 1971?  Are my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes hinting/implying/arguing/shouting that my parents did not think I was “college material?”)
http://www.wsj.com/articles/how-parents-can-help-their-children-pay-off-student-loans-1481512442
— Student-Debt Forgiveness Irks Some Borrowers  Some people who have paid their loans off see an injustice in federal programs’ rules –  JOSH MITCHELL
http://www.wsj.com/articles/student-debt-forgiveness-irks-some-borrowers-1481557689
— There’s an Antidote to America’s Long Economic Malaise: College Towns  Many places that bounced back from losing jobs to China are home to a major university; 3-D printers in Auburn, Ala. – Bob Davis
http://www.wsj.com/articles/theres-an-antidote-to-americas-long-economic-malaise-college-towns-1481558522

 

BUSINESS STANDARD
— Suspected of corruption at home, powerful foreigners find refuge in the U.S.  The increasingly popular destination for people avoiding criminal charges is no pariah nation – Kyra Gurney Anjali Tsui David Iaconangelo & Selina Cheng  (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats and RINOs a) glorify and praise citizens of foreign countries and b) demonize, denigrate, and condemn citizens of America.)
http://www.business-standard.com/article/international/suspected-of-corruption-at-home-powerful-foreigners-find-refuge-in-the-us-116121200207_1.html

 

SALT LAKE TRIBUNE
— The main job requirement to lead a federal agency – Cass Sunstein
http://www.sltrib.com/opinion/4694561-155/cass-sunstein-the-main-job-requirement

 

KRWG
— A Discussion On Report By Southern Poverty Law Center On ‘Hate Incidents’ – ANTHONY MORENO  (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, those who are anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors PROMOTE HATRED OF THOSE WHO ARE Protestant, conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.)
http://krwg.org/post/focus-discussion-report-southern-poverty-law-center-hate-incidents

 

NEW YORK MAGAZINE
— 9 Strong Women Get Real About the Road to Change  (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always hinted/implied/argued/shouted a) that instead of me, the Post Office should have hired a woman in 1966, b) that the Post Office should gotten rid of me much sooner than it did so that a woman could have my job, c) that instead of me, IRS should have hired a woman 1971, d) that instead of me, IRS should have promoted women in 1972, 1973, and 1974, e) that instead of me, GAO should have hired a woman in 1980, f) that instead of me, GAO should have promoted a woman in 1986, and g) that GAO should gotten rid of me much sooner than it did so that a woman could have my job and my preferred corner office.)
http://nymag.com/thecut/2016/12/9-strong-women-get-real-about-the-road-to-change.html

 

DAILY BEAST
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Trump Terrifies Families With Undocumented Immigrants.”
http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2016/12/12/trump-terrifies-families-with-undocumented-immigrants.html

 

AMERICAN PROSPECT
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: QUESTION: Who opposes Trump?  ANSWER: Those who are anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.)
http://prospect.org/article/civil-rights-d%C3%A9j%C3%A0-vu-only-worse

 

BLASTING NEWS
— Students file complaint against Trump-bashing professor Human sexuality prof causes campus uproar for calling election an ‘act of terror.’ – MARLIN BRESSI
http://us.blastingnews.com/news/2016/12/students-file-complaint-against-trump-bashing-professor-001322279.html

December 7 Evening Edition

ABC7
— EMANUEL MEETS WITH TRUMP IN NEW YORK CITY – Karen Jordan and Charles Thomas
http://abc7chicago.com/politics/emanuel-meets-with-trump-in-new-york-city/1643756/

 

NBC5
— Rauner Delays Leaders Meeting Until Dems Propose Budget  “Democratic leaders continue to discuss internally whether they are prepared to present a budget proposal, so we will schedule the next Four Leaders meeting when we receive confirmation that they are ready,” Rauner spokesman Lance Trover said. – Tom Schuba
http://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/Rauner-Delays-Leaders-Meeting-Until-Dems-Ready-Budget-Proposal-405314595.html
— Mayor Emanuel Meets With President-Elect Trump at Trump Tower in New York  “Chicago was a sanctuary city for my grandfather. His grandson today is the mayor of this city,” said Mayor Emanuel, who gave Trump a letter signed by 14 mayors urging him to protect immigrants – Tom Schuba  (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats and RINOs side with foreign countries and their citizens against America and against its citizens.  That is the main reason why Clinton lost and Trump won.  Democrats, RINOs, and illegals use children as cannon fodder.)
http://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/Mayor-Emanuel-Meeting–President-elect-Trump-New-York-405229465.html

 

FOX NEWS CHICAGO
— Comptroller: State employee bonuses on hold during impasse – AP
http://www.fox32chicago.com/news/local/222259363-story

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Rauner delays leaders meeting, wants Dem budget proposal – Tina Sfondeles
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/rauner-delays-leaders-meeting-wants-dem-budget-proposal/amp/
— Inspector general blasts CPS for impeding investigation – Lauren FitzPatrick and Dan Mihalopoulos
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/inspector-general-blasts-cps-for-impeding-investigation/
— Parents say CPS pits special ed students’ needs vs. others – Mark Brown
http://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/brown-parents-say-cps-pits-special-ed-students-needs-vs-others/
— Trump’s tip of the hat to Emanuel – Michael Sneed
http://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/sneed-trumps-tip-of-the-hat-to-emanuel/
— Aldermen get an earful about sign fight with Trump – Fran Spielman
http://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/aldermen-get-an-earful-about-sign-fight-with-trump/

— Emanuel made plea for Dreamers at meeting with Trump in NY – Lynn Sweet and Fran Spielman  (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats and RINOs side with foreign countries and their citizens against America and against its citizens.  That is the main reason why Clinton lost and Trump won.  Democrats, RINOs, and illegals use children as cannon fodder.)
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/emanuel-to-meet-with-trump-in-new-york/

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Emanuel has ‘very good’ meeting with Trump in New York
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-mayor-rahm-emanuel-donald-trump-meeting-20161207-story.html
— OUTSTANDING: U. of I. rejects ‘sanctuary campus’ label; vows other protections for undocumented students – Dawn Rhodes
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/ct-sanctuary-campuses-illinois-20161207-story.html
— Trump invites tech leaders to talk after industry opposition – Bloomberg
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/sns-wp-blm-trump-tech-94df4c70-bbf3-11e6-ae79-bec72d34f8c9-20161206-story.html
— Doctor says Naperville North gummy bear candy contained marijuana – Bill Bird
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/naperville-sun/crime/ct-nvs-candy-laced-with-pot-st-1209-20161207-story.html
— How Emanuel worked to maximize his meeting with Trump – Bill Ruthhart
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-mayor-rahm-emanuel-donald-trump-meeting-20161207-story.html
— 700 are dead and Chicago is out of control – Rex Huppke
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/huppke/ct-chicago-violence-homicide-huppke-20161207-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Trump says “Trump and the triumph of falsehood.”
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/chapman/ct-trump-lies-fake-news-perspec-1208-jm-20161207-column.html
— Manly men need to take on more girly jobs – Bloomberg
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/commentary/ct-masculine-men-feminine-jobs-20161207-story.html
— Racial rancor and ugly tweets: For CPS and Marist students, a teachable moment – Editorial
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/editorials/ct-marist-students-police-mount-greenwood-black-lives-matter-edit-1208-jm-20161207-story.html
— The impetuous president-elect: What will Trump tweet next? – Editorial
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/editorials/ct-trump-tweet-boeing-edit-1208-jm-20161207-story.html
— ComEd customers face $2 bump in delivery charge after rate hike OK’d – Robert Channick and Kim Geiger
http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/ct-comed-rate-increase-1208-biz-20161207-story.html
— Second Chicago Public Schools budget OK’d; third may have to be drawn up – Juan Perez Jr.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/ct-chicago-board-of-education-budget-met-20161207-story.html
— Federal judge agrees to end Michigan recount after 3 days
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/ct-judge-ends-michigan-recount-20161207-story.html

 

DAILY HERALD
— Kane County chairman accuses state’s attorney of intimidation, buying loyalty – James Fuller
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20161207/news/161209065/
— ‘Clean jobs’ group applauds Rauner on Exelon – AP
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20161207/news/312079871/

 

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Rauner signs Exelon nuclear bailout – AP
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20161207/NEWS02/161209879/rauner-signs-exelon-nuclear-bailout
— Inside Emanuel’s meeting with Trump – GREG HINZ
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20161207/BLOGS02/161209887/inside-emanuels-meeting-with-trump
— The race is on for the most important federal job in Chicago – GREG HINZ
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20161207/BLOGS02/161209895/the-race-is-on-for-the-most-important-federal-job-in-chicago

 

CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD
— Dow zooms over 1,200 points since Trump victory  Burst of buying sent Dow up again on Wednesday – Matt Egan
http://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/dow-zooms-over-1200-points-since-trump-victory/616637871

 

BLOOMINGTON PANTAGRAPH
— Emanuel gives letter to Trump asking to protect immigrants – AP  (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats and RINOs side with foreign countries and their citizens against America and against its citizens.  That is the main reason why Clinton lost and Trump won. Democrats, RINOs, and illegals use children as cannon fodder.)
http://www.pantagraph.com/news/state-and-regional/illinois/emanuel-gives-letter-to-trump-asking-to-protect-immigrants/article_8d8aa7cd-110a-5542-b339-bbbe0fb41108.html

 

TIMES
— Mautino: Keep records confidential – David Giuliani
http://www.mywebtimes.com/news/local/mautino-keep-records-confidential/article_bbfece63-db10-5414-b761-254dd7a92bad.html

 

WQAD
— Rauner rallies for “new day” in Illinois after saving 800 Exelon jobs – JOHN DAVID
http://wqad.com/2016/12/07/rauner-rallies-for-new-day-in-illinois-after-saving-800-exelon-jobs/

 

SUBURBAN LIFE
— Glen Ellyn voters choose candidates at Civic Betterment Party Town Meeting  Candidates to run in April 2017 election – ERIC SCHELKOPF
http://www.mysuburbanlife.com/2016/12/05/glen-ellyn-voters-choose-candidates-at-civic-betterment-party-town-meeting/adfv6pc/

 

MIDELL REPORTS
— TRUMP’S ELECTION SPARKS RENEWED FERVOR ON ABORTION – Karys Belger
http://news.medill.northwestern.edu/chicago/trumps-election-sparks-renewed-fervor-on-abortion/
— ILLINOIS REPUBLICANS SPENT BIG LAST ELECTION IN HOPES OF WINNING THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY – David Jordan
http://news.medill.northwestern.edu/chicago/illinois-republicans-spent-big-last-election-in-hopes-of-winning-the-general-assembly/

 

CITIZEN KELLY
— Citizen Kelly to Media: Leave the Trump family alone!
http://www.citizenkelly.com/citizen-kelly-to-media-leave-the-trump-family-alone/

 

ILLINOIS LEAKS
— Bloomington Election Commission Delays Petition Objection Hearing Again – John Kraft
http://edgarcountywatchdogs.com/2016/12/bloomington-election-commission-delays-petition-objection-hearing-again/
— Lisle School District 202 Tries Restricting Use Of Meeting Videos – John Kraft
http://edgarcountywatchdogs.com/2016/12/lisle-school-district-202-tries-restricting-use-of-meeting-videos/

 

ILLINOIS FAMILY INSTITUTE
— Make Illinois Great Again? Run for Office – Monte Larrick
https://illinoisfamily.org/politics/make-illinois-great-run-office/
— The Turning Point Professor Watchlist and What It Means for the SPLC Hate List – George Yancey
https://illinoisfamily.org/education/turning-point-professor-watchlist-means-splc-hate-list/

 

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— IL GOP JABS POSSIBLE DEM GUBERNATORIAL NOMINEE, THREE MORE LAWMAKERS
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2016/12/il-gop-jabs-possible-dem-gubernatorial-nominee-three-more-lawmakers.html
— SKILLICORN REFUSES LEGISLATIVE PENSION, PLANS TO INTRODUCE BAN FOR STATE OFFICE PENSIONS
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2016/12/skillicorn-refuses-legislative-pension-plans-to-introduce-ban-for-state-office-pensions.html
— NAPERVILLE NORTH STUDENTS HOSPITALIZED AFTER EATING DRUG-LACED GUMMY BEARS
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2016/12/naperville-north-students-hospitalized-after-eating-drug-laced-gummy-bears.html
— YET ANOTHER HIKE: ICC GRANTS COMED 5 PERCENT RATE INCREASE
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2016/12/yet-another-hike-icc-grants-comed-5-percent-rate-increase.html
— GOVERNOR, GOP LEADERS AND POWER PLAYERS BOAST JOB-SAVING EXELON BAILOUT
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2016/12/governor-gop-leaders-and-power-players-boast-job-saving-exelon-bailout.html
— DEPAUL LINES UP ALONGSIDE MAYOR EMANUEL TO PROVIDE SANCTUARY FOR IMMIGRANT STUDENTS
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2016/12/depaul-lines-up-alongside-mayor-emanuel-to-provide-sanctuary-for-immigrant-students.html

 

CAPITOL FAX
— IMA says Rauner signature on Exelon bill weakens manufacturing
http://capitolfax.com/2016/12/07/ima-says-rauner-signature-on-exelon-bill-weakens-manufacturing/

 

WORLD NET DAILY
— DEVIOUS PLOT GROWS TO ‘SHUT DOWN’ TRUMP’S INAUGURATION  Plan would force president-elect to take oath of office ‘behind closed doors,’ if ‘at all’ – CHELSEA SCHILLING
http://www.wnd.com/2016/12/devious-plot-grows-to-shut-down-trumps-inauguration/

 

BREITBART
— Speaker Ryan Retreats on H-2B Visa Outsourcing Program – NEIL MUNRO
http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2016/12/07/ryan-ends-h2b-expansion/
— OUTSTANDING: University of Illinois Rejects ‘Sanctuary Campus’ Request – JOHN BINDER
http://www.breitbart.com/texas/2016/12/07/illinois-u-rejects-sanctuary-campus-request/

 

DAILY CALLER
— How The Establishment Will Try To Destroy Trump – Ann Coulter
http://dailycaller.com/2016/12/07/coulter-how-the-establishment-will-try-to-destroy-trump/
— Trump Takes Pointers From Obama’s Hatchet Man – Thomas Phippen
http://dailycaller.com/2016/12/07/trump-takes-pointers-from-obamas-hatchet-man/
— Megyn Kelly Gets Booed For Saying Something Nice About Donald Trump – Kaitlan Collins
http://dailycaller.com/2016/12/07/megyn-kelly-gets-booed-for-saying-something-nice-about-donald-trump/

 

GOPUSA
— Sanctuary cities undermine cause of immigration reform
http://www.gopusa.com/sanctuary-cities-undermine-cause-of-immigration-reform/
— Facebook and the ‘Fake News’ Crackdown
http://www.gopusa.com/facebook-and-the-fake-news-crackdown/
— Megyn Kelly can’t let go, makes new accusations against Trump team
http://www.gopusa.com/megyn-kelly-cant-let-go-makes-new-accusations-against-trump-team/
— Preparing HUD for Surgery
http://www.gopusa.com/preparing-hud-for-surgery/
— Black Lives Matter upset by show of support for police
http://www.gopusa.com/black-lives-matter-upset-by-show-of-support-for-police/

 

NATIONAL REVIEW
— The Left Pays No Price When Its Gambles Prove Costly – THOMAS SOWELL
http://www.nationalreview.com/article/442784/left-obamacare-gamble-follows-minimum-wage-gun-control-failures

 

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Trump fires back at Carrier union boss: He’s done a ‘terrible’ job – CAITLIN YILEK
http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/trump-fires-back-at-carrier-union-boss-hes-done-a-terrible-job/article/2609131

 

POLITICO
— How Trump got yanked into GOP’s IRS impeachment fight  John Koskinen’s ouster was voted down after multiple conversations among Reince Priebus, the Freedom Caucus and House leaders. – JOHN BRESNAHAN and RACHAEL BADE
http://www.politico.com/story/2016/12/trump-irs-koskinen-impeachment-gop-232289
— Emanuel defends ‘Dreamers,’ ‘sanctuary cities’ in Trump meeting – MATTHEW NUSSBAUM  (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats and RINOs side with foreign countries and their citizens against America and against its citizens.  That is the main reason why Clinton lost and Trump won.  Democrats, RINOs, and illegals use children as cannon fodder.)
http://www.politico.com/blogs/donald-trump-administration/2016/12/rahm-emanuel-trump-meeting-232325

 

THE HILL
— Emanuel pressures Trump to keep Obama immigration program – JORDAN FABIAN (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats and RINOs side with foreign countries and their citizens against America and against its citizens.  That is the main reason why Clinton lost and Trump won.  Democrats, RINOs, and illegals use children as cannon fodder.)
http://thehill.com/homenews/administration/309211-emanuel-pressures-trump-to-keep-obama-immigration-program
— Richard Spencer is a threat Republicans must purge – THOMAS MCARDLE
http://thehill.com/blogs/pundits-blog/campaign/309227-richard-spencers-white-nationalists-are-a-threat-republicans-must
(FROM THE ARTICLE: But race is not why immigration – both legal and illegal — must be significantly reduced over the long term. A 44-page January 2014 report authored by the late Phyllis Schlafly and Eagle Forum, “How Mass (Legal) Immigration Dooms a Conservative Republican Party,” laid out what’s really at stake. “Immigrants and their children are more supportive of government expansion, Obamacare, affirmative action, gun control, greater environmental regulation, and of other issues championed by the Left,” Schlafly warned, buttressing the case with mounds of polling data. It’s not the color of their skin, but rather the content of their political creed.  Today, even the white Europeans Spencer romanticizes would, as new U.S. citizens, help their Mexican-American fellow immigrants elect liberal Democrats and impose lots more socialism on the Land of the Free. When President Lyndon Johnson signed the 1965 immigration act, a grinning Bobby and Teddy Kennedy at his side in the shadow of the Statue of Liberty, he assured the nation it was “not a revolutionary bill.  It does not affect the lives of millions.”  Yet in the 1940s, ‘50s and ‘60s combined, fewer than 7 million immigrants came to America; after the immigration act, from the ‘70s to today, 35 million arrived here, including nearly 14 million in the single decade from 2001 to 2010. Not only was it a revolution, it’s been the biggest voter recruitment drive for the Democratic Party in history. If Trump is to lead a successful counter-revolution and stop this ongoing disaster, he cannot be tainted by those falsely hailing him as an ethnic cleanser. Decades ago, William F. Buckley purged the Birchers and other genuine “deplorables” within conservatism so the right could rise to power. Trump, or his surrogates, are similarly going to have to purge Spencer and his minions – and do it before the TV cameras – if the new president is to keep his promise to regain control of who comes to and shapes America.)

 

HUFFINGTON POST
— Donald Trump Said He Can Call Every Company Planning To Leave The U.S.  Workers at these companies are waiting. – Arthur Delaney
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/trump-said-he-can-call-every-company-planning-to-leave-the-us_us_584827a5e4b0d0df18373448
— Donald Trump Says, Without Specifics, That He Will ‘Work Something Out’ For Dreamers  But … what? – Elise Foley
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/donald-trump-daca-dreamers_us_58481963e4b0d0df18372021

 

POLITICO
— Trump says he spoke with Boeing CEO: ‘We’re going to work it out’ – LOUIS NELSON
http://www.politico.com/story/2016/12/trump-boeing-ceo-dennis-muilenburg-232305

 

REUTERS
— Court blocks New York City from discarding illegal immigrants’ data – Joseph Ax
http://www.reuters.com/article/us-new-york-immigration-idUSKBN13W2VL

 

ABC NEWS
— Illinois Gov. Rauner Signs Bill Sparing 2 Nuclear Plants
http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/wireStory/illinois-governor-sign-bill-spare-nuclear-plants-44035510

 

WASHINGTON POST
— Americans should stop using Taiwan to score political points against Trump and China – Lin Fei-fan, Chen Wei-ting and June Lin
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/global-opinions/wp/2016/12/07/americans-should-stop-using-taiwan-to-score-points-against-china/

 

NEW YORK DAILY NEWS
— In further softening on once-hardline immigration stance, Trump now says he wants to help the children of illegal immigrants – Adam Edelman (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats and RINOs side with foreign countries and their citizens against America and against its citizens.  That is the main reason why Clinton lost and Trump won.  Democrats, RINOs, and illegals use children as cannon fodder.)
http://www.nydailynews.com/news/politics/trump-children-illegal-immigrants-article-1.2902141

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— House GOP Picks Up Part of Trump Tab
http://www.wsj.com/articles/greater-new-york-watch-house-gop-picks-up-part-of-trump-tab-1481160003

 

NEW REPUBLIC
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Forever Trump: How the GOP Capitulated to a Monster  Most of Trump’s fiercest foes in the Republican Party have backed down, giving Trump full rein to remake the party in his image.”
https://newrepublic.com/article/139156/forever-trump-gop-capitulated-monster

 

ESQUIRE
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats and RINOs pander to individuals, to organizations, to companies, to governments, to countries, to etc. that are anti-White.
http://www.esquire.com/news-politics/politics/news/a51326/kobach-republicans-white-supremacy/

 

VANITY FAIR
— TRUMP CLAIMS HE ONLY NEEDS “5 MINUTES” TO CONVINCE U.S. COMPANIES TO STAY  After that, he says, “they won’t be leaving.” – BESS LEVIN
http://www.vanityfair.com/news/2016/12/trump-claims-he-only-needs-5-minutes-to-convince-us-companies-to-stay

 

FED SMITH
— Political Intrigue: Will Congress Derail 2017 Pay Raise? Will Government Shutdown? – Ralph R. Smith
https://www.fedsmith.com/2016/12/07/101091/

 

December 7 Morning Edition

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— AS THE DEMOCRAT PARTY’S STRANGLEHOLD ON CHICAGO, ON COOK COUNTY, ON ILLINOIS, AND ON AMERICA TIGHTENS: Asked about Mount Greenwood, Sheriff Dart says ‘there’s racism everywhere’ – Kim Janssen
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/chicagoinc/ct-tom-dart-mount-greenwood-1207-chicago-inc-20161206-story.html
— Top cop: ‘Chicago is not out of control’ — just parts of it are violent – William Lee
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/ct-dart-johnson-city-club-crime-met-20161207-story.html
— Coincidence? Former Obama press secretary is now Emanuel’s neighbor – John Byrne
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-obama-aide-rahm-emanuel-1207-story.html
— Does the First Amendment protect fake news? – Clarence Page  (DIERSEN: Those who hint/imply/argue/shout that GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails are full of fake news a) reject planks in the Republican Party platform and work against those like me who support those planks, b) reject planks in the Illinois Republican Party platform and work against those like me who support those planks, c) reject the Milton Township Republican Central Committee resolution against video gambling and work against those like me who support that resolution, d) focus on destroying those like me who they cannot manipulate/dominate, e) were defendants in lawsuits that I have filed, f) are operatives for the aforesaid, and/or g) are dupes for the aforesaid and/or are anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/page/ct-pizzagate-fake-news-first-amendment-perspec-1207-20161206-story.html

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Emanuel to meet with Trump in New York – Lynn Sweet
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/emanuel-to-meet-with-trump-in-new-york/
— As marriage rates decline, reports of STDs rise – Scott Phelps  (DIERSEN: Democrats and RINOs do everything that they can to discourage if not destroy traditional marriage.  Democrats and RINOs shout at women that men, and especially men who are Republican, are racists, sexists, bigots, and even worse things.  The aforesaid Democrats and RINOs lost this year at the Illinois Republican Party State Convention when the delegates voted overwhelmingly for traditional marriage, that is, one man and one woman.)
http://chicago.suntimes.com/opinion/opinion-as-marriage-rates-decline-reports-of-stds-rise/

 

DAILY HERALD
— Objection filed to candidate for North Aurora president – Susan Sarkauskas
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20161206/news/161209349/
— Panel talks suburban sprawl, planning, with 2050 in mind – Susan Sarkauskas  (DIERSEN: While I worked for GAO in Chicago 1980-1997, my Democrat superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates were against urban sprawl, that is, they were against Republicans.  But since then, more and more and more Democrats have fled the poverty and the crime in Democrat Chicago for the prosperity and safety in Republican suburbs.  Tragically and hypocritically, those Democrats continue to vote for Democrats, that is, they continue to vote for the poverty and the crime that the Democrat Party platform brings forth.)
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20161207/news/161209172/

 

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Jockeying begins for U.S. attorney here – GREG HINZ
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20161207/BLOGS02/161209895/jockeying-begins-for-u-s-attorney-in-chicago

 

DNA INFO
— Who Gets Paid The Most At Chicago Universities? Hint: Not The President – Sam Cholke
https://www.dnainfo.com/chicago/20161206/hyde-park/university-chicago-northwestern-who-paid-most-universities
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: DNA INFO makes it even more clear that it is an arm of the Democrat Party.
https://www.dnainfo.com/chicago/20161206/downtown/trump-sign-removed-trump-tower-chicago-rahm-emanuel

 

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Judge blocks administration from imposing contract on AFSCME – Doug Finke
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20161206/judge-blocks-administration-from-imposing-contract-on-afscme

 

BLOOMINGTON PANTAGRAPH
— Chicago launches task force to coordinate immigrant services – AP
http://www.pantagraph.com/news/state-and-regional/illinois/chicago-launches-task-force-to-coordinate-immigrant-services/article_b6f2ffaa-3998-5af9-9f31-c6e71f6fd9df.html

 

CHAMPAIGN/URBANA NEWS GAZETTE
— New comptroller, same problems – Editorial
http://www.news-gazette.com/opinion/editorials/2016-12-07/new-comptroller-same-problems.html

 

PEORIA PUBLIC RADIO
— Madigan, Rauner Continue to Play Blame Game – AMANDA VINICKY  (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always blamed me for their problems, for your problems, for my problems, and for everyone’s problems.  Should I write a book about my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes?)
http://peoriapublicradio.org/post/madigan-rauner-continue-play-blame-game#stream/0

 

WRAL
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Trump and the truth need closer relationship.”
http://www.wral.com/editorial-trump-and-the-truth-need-closer-relationship/16314588/

 

FOX ILLINOIS
— Leaders Meet In Chicago, Still Disagree Over Path Forward – JORDAN ABUDAYYEH
http://foxillinois.com/news/local/leaders-meet-in-chicago-still-disagree-over-path-forward-12-07-2016
— First Time In 50 Years GOP Controls Christian County Board – BRENDAN CULLERTON
http://foxillinois.com/news/local/first-time-in-50-years-gop-controls-christian-county-board-12-07-2016

 

CHICAGO PATCH
— Features Skyline Views Fit for a President-Elect  The 6,900-square-foot residence also includes a gourmet kitchen with modern appliances and a spa master bathroom with a heated floor. – Joe Vince
http://patch.com/illinois/chicago/wow-house-12-7m-trump-tower-penthouse-features-skyline-views-fit-president-elect

 

ILLINOIS LEAKS
— Bloomington Electoral Board – Not Their First Time Violating Open Meetings – John Kraft
http://edgarcountywatchdogs.com/2016/12/bloomington-electoral-board-not-their-first-time-violating-open-meetings/
— Bloomington Election Commission – A Third Open Meetings Violation – John Kraft
http://edgarcountywatchdogs.com/2016/12/bloomington-election-commission-a-third-open-meetings-violation/

 

TOWNHALL
— Gov. Rauner Should Veto Nuclear Power Bailout Plan – David Williams
http://townhall.com/columnists/davidwilliams/2016/12/07/gov-rauner-should-veto-nuclear-power-bailout-plan-n2256155

 

THE BLAZE
— Kasich tells Electoral College members who they should vote for – Kaitlyn Schallhorn
http://www.theblaze.com/news/2016/12/06/kasich-tells-electoral-college-members-who-they-should-vote-for/

 

WASHINGTON FREE BEACON
— France Passes Crackdown on Pro-Life Websites  Posters who ‘exert moral pressure’ against abortion face two years jail, $30K fines –  Bill McMorris (DIERSEN: France today, America tomorrow?)
http://freebeacon.com/politics/france-passes-crackdown-pro-life-websites/
— Google’s Eric Schmidt Helps Raise $22 Million for Dem Data Firm  Schmidt also backs data firm that worked with the Clinton campaign –  Joe Schoffstall (DIERSEN: Democrats want Google, Facebook, etc. to be nothing more than arms of the Democrat Party.)
http://freebeacon.com/politics/googles-eric-schmidt-helps-raise-22-million-dem-data-firm/

 

THE HILL
— Trump puts new bull’s-eye on business – PETER SCHROEDER
http://thehill.com/homenews/administration/309138-trump-puts-new-bullseye-on-business
— Unlike Romney, Evan McMullin stands tall against Trump – BERNIE QUIGLEY  (DIERSEN: Who stands tall against you?  The following stand tall against me: those who a) reject planks in the Republican Party platform and work against those like me who support those planks, b) reject planks in the Illinois Republican Party platform and work against those like me who support those planks, c) reject the Milton Township Republican Central Committee resolution against video gambling and work against those like me who support that resolution, d) focus on destroying those like me who they cannot manipulate/dominate, e) were defendants in lawsuits that I have filed, f) are operatives for the aforesaid, and/or g) are dupes for the aforesaid and those who are anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.)
https://origin-nyi.thehill.com/blogs/pundits-blog/the-administration/309124-unlike-romney-evan-mcmullin-stands-tall-against-trump

 

CNN
— Trump named Time Person of the Year – Jill Disis  (DIERSEN: How will the 211 in my precinct who voted for Clinton react to this?)
http://money.cnn.com/2016/12/07/media/time-trump-person-of-the-year/index.html

 

ABC NEWS
— Where Are the Loyalists in the Trump Administration? – JONATHAN KARL
http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/analysis-loyalists-trump-administration/story?id=44019888

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— Donors Rush to Contribute to Trump Inaugural Festivities – NICHOLAS FANDOS and JONATHAN MARTIN
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/12/07/us/politics/donald-trump-transition.html
— Bob Dole Worked Behind the Scene on Trump-Taiwan Call – JULIE HIRSCHFELD DAVIS and ERIC LIPTON
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/12/06/us/politics/bob-dole-taiwan-lobby-trump.html
— Huffington Post Hires Senior New York Times Editor – SYDNEY EMBER
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/12/06/business/media/huffington-post-hires-senior-new-york-times-editor.html
— A Dilemma for Humanity: Stark Inequality or Total War – Eduardo Porter (DIERSEN: What would your superiors say that they did to fight income inequality?  My Democrat GAO superiors would stress that they forced me to retire in 1997 when I was 49 years old, did not promote me beyond GS-13, kept me off audits of IRS for all but 3 of the almost 18 years that I worked for GAO, and forced me to take an $18,459 pay cut in today’s dollars to transfer from IRS to GAO in 1980.  My Democrat IRS superiors would stress that they did not promote me beyond GS-12, that they disallowed my education deductions, and that they disallowed my partial day per diem claims.  My Democrat Post Office superiors would stress that they forced me resign in 1969 and disallowed my sick leave requests.  My aforesaid Democrat superiors would stress that the aforesaid adverse actions that they took against me directly benefited their employees who were poor, and especially their poor employees who were Democrat, minority, female, younger, and/or veteran.)
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/12/06/business/economy/a-dilemma-for-humanity-stark-inequality-or-total-war.html
— A Bigger Economic Pie, but a Smaller Slice for Half of the U.S. – PATRICIA COHEN
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/12/06/business/economy/a-bigger-economic-pie-but-a-smaller-slice-for-half-of-the-us.html
— FRONT PAGE: In News, What’s Fake and What’s Real Can Depend on What You Want to Believe – SABRINA TAVERNISE (DIERSEN: Those who hint/imply/argue/shout that GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails are full of fake news a) reject planks in the Republican Party platform and work against those like me who support those planks, b) reject planks in the Illinois Republican Party platform and work against those like me who support those planks, c) reject the Milton Township Republican Central Committee resolution against video gambling and work against those like me who support that resolution, d) focus on destroying those like me who they cannot manipulate/dominate, e) were defendants in lawsuits that I have filed, f) are operatives for the aforesaid, and/or g) are dupes for the aforesaid and/or are anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.)
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/12/06/us/fake-news-partisan-republican-democrat.html

 

USA TODAY
— Trump: SoftBank to add $50B, 50K jobs in U.S. – Jon Swartz (DIERSEN: How many of these jobs will U.S. citizens get?)
http://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/news/2016/12/06/trump-softbank-invest-50b-us-create-50000-jobs/95050926/
— Will Democrats take Trump’s bait on federal workers?  Conservatives often win elections because of the hysterical, overblown reaction their common-sense plans receive from the left. – Christian Schneider  (DIERSEN: Anyone seeking a federal job should be warned that federal employees and federal retirees are viciously demonized, viciously denigrated, and viciously condemned.  I was a federal employee for almost 30 years and I have been a federal retiree for more than 19 years.)
http://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/2016/12/06/democrats-take-trumps-bait-federal-workers-christian-schneider/95016922/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: During the campaign, Trump promised a tightening of the federal government workforce; reportedly, his allies are working on plans to freeze hiring, end automatic raises, make it easier to fire incompetent workers, and convert federal retirement benefits to resemble more of a private sector, 401(k)-style plan. According to The Washington Post, Trump will likely seek counsel from Republican Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker, who famously angered public sector unions in 2011 when he ended mandatory union dues, required public employees to begin paying a portion of their health and retirement benefits, and all but eliminated collective bargaining for government employees.)
— OUTSTANDING: Trump’s anti-pot attorney general choice rattles legal marijuana movement – Trevor Hughes
http://www.usatoday.com/story/money/business/2016/12/01/trumps-anti-pot-attorney-general-choice-rattles-legal-marijuana-movement/94679328/
— Jeff Sessions, a deficit hawk, may need to spend big on immigration – Mary Troyan
http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2016/12/06/jeff-sessions-deficit-hawk-may-need-spend-big-immigration/94756084/

 

TEXAS TRIBUNE
— While people and drugs come north, guns pour south into Mexico  Often overlooked in border security debates is the river of guns and ammunition that flows from the United States — especially Texas — into Mexico, arming cartels and smugglers. – JULIÁN AGUILAR
https://www.texastribune.org/2016/12/07/gun-running-bsp-part-4/

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Help Wanted at Google  The tech giant is looking for someone who can speak Republican. – Editorial (DIERSEN: Should I apply for this job?  Who in Illinois would my critics/opponents want to apply for this job?)
http://www.wsj.com/articles/help-wanted-at-google-1481070488
(FROM THE EDITORIAL: The reality of a Donald Trump Presidency has been hard to process for much of Washington, but one example is especially notable. The good progressives at Google have announced they are looking for someone who can communicate with those strange humanlike life-forms: conservatives. Google recently posted a job opening (https://www.google.com/about/careers/search#!t=jo&jid=227695001&) in Washington for a manager of “Conservative Outreach and Public Policy Partnerships.” The employee “will act as Google’s liaison to conservative, libertarian and free market groups” and will be “part organizer, part advocate and part policy wonk.” Ideal candidates have eight years experience—and have attended at least one but no more than three Tea Party rallies. OK, we made that last one up. The company has been known to hire Republican politicos in the past, but Google will need greater political diversity soon. The company’s lobbyists, executives and other affiliates visited the Obama White House 427 times between 2009 and November 2015. The top lobbyist stopped by more than many of her counterparts in the industry combined. Google no doubt planned to continue wielding influence in a Hillary Clinton Administration. Eric Schmidt, executive chairman of Google’s parent company, advised John Podesta and Mrs. Clinton’s campaign on digital strategy and targeting voters, though perhaps not in the Upper Midwest. A report from the Campaign for Accountability turned up 57 people affiliated with both Mrs. Clinton (whether her campaign, foundation or State Department) and Google entities. Now Google will have to scramble to preserve its enormous influence on everything from copyrights to privacy regulation. Whether Mr. Trump will indulge rent-seeking from Google and friends is anyone’s guess. But maybe Google’s Republican unicorn can host a staff seminar on the free-market philosophy that made the tech giant possible.)
— CEOs’ New Vow: Advancing More Women At Work  Paradigm for Parity aims to bring gender equality to the upper echelons of companies by 2030 – JOANN S. LUBLIN  (DIERSEN: They should hire Charles Bowsher.  During the 1980s and 1990s, Bowsher had great success in getting rid of GAO’s employees who were Republican, White, male, older, non-veteran, non-Ivy League, etc.)
http://www.wsj.com/articles/ceos-new-vow-advancing-more-women-at-work-1481058002

 

BLOOMBERG
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps hint/imply/argue/shout that they will damage/destroy “Trump Buildings All Over the World.”
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2016-12-06/trump-buildings-could-draw-terrorists-who-pays-for-protection

 

MONEY MAGAZINE
— Managing your first grown-up salary – Paul Clitheroe (DIERSEN: What did you do with your “first grown-up salary?”  In 1970, when I was 21 years old, after I graduated from NIU, I started working for the Firestone Store in Chicago Heights.  My father had died suddenly in October of 1969.  My mother had never attended high school and had always been a homemaker in our home in Crete.  My brother attended Crete-Monee High School.  I applied for and got a financial hardship draft deferment.  Much of my “first grown-up salary” when for our living expenses in our home in Crete.)
http://moneymag.com.au/managing-first-grown-salary/

 

TORONTO SUN
— Germany’s ’Mr Flirt’ teaches refugees how to pick up women – AP
http://www.torontosun.com/2016/11/28/germanys-mr-flirt-teaches-refugees-how-to-pick-up-women

 

YAHOO ANSWERS
— Should universities expel conservative, Republican students and faculty from campuses?  (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrat teachers focus on cranking out “good little Democrats.”)
https://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20161206145721AAF5OBU

December 6 Evening Edition

GOPUSA ILLINOIS
— Milton Township Incumbents Win Republican Caucus – Dave Diersen
https://gopillinois.com
(THE ARTICLE: The eight Milton Township incumbents: Supervisor Chris Heidorn, Assessor Chris LeVan, Highway Commissioner Gary Muehlfelt, Clerk Gail Hinkle, and Trustees Sal Falbo, Martin Keller, David Molitor, and Nick Nathwani, won the Milton Township Caucus Tuesday evening, December 6, 2016, at the Wheaton Bowl Banquet Hall.  The candidates were unopposed and the vote was unanimous.  The 108+ attendees included Almiron, Bohn, Bucholz, Carlson, Caruso, Cherry, Dangelo, Demos, Eckhoff, Elliott, Formento, Grant, Holan, Holder, Ives, Lofgren, Krzyzewski, Larsen, LeVan, Marquardt, McGowen, McNeily, Menna, Rash, Rathje, Ryan, Slinger, Thomas, Wehling, and Zaruba.)

 

ABC7
— STATE LEGISLATIVE LEADERS MEET AGAIN BUT STILL NO BUDGET DEAL – Charles Thomas
http://abc7chicago.com/politics/state-legislative-leaders-meet-again-but-still-no-budget-deal/1642833/
— VERY SAD: CITY WORKERS TAKE DOWN HONORARY TRUMP STREET SIGNS
http://abc7chicago.com/politics/city-workers-take-down-honorary-trump-street-signs/1643145/

 

NBC5
— Emanuel Urges Rauner to Support Chicago as Sanctuary City  Emanuel’s resolution urges Rauner to issue a statement of “support for cities that welcome our undocumented family members and neighbors and condemn any effort to strip the city of Chicago of federal funding.” – Tom Schuba  (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats put foreign countries and their citizens ahead of America and its citizens. That is the main reason why Democrat Clinton lost and Republican Trump won.)
http://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/Emanuel-Urges-Rauner-to-Support-Chicago-Sanctuary-City-405037015.html
— VERY SAD: City Workers Take Down Honorary Trump Street Signs
http://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/chicago-trump-street-signs-taken-down-405112055.html
— Prosecutors Seek Gag Order in Case Against Aaron Schock – Phil Rogers
http://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/aaron-schock-prosecutors-seek-gag-order-405041225.html

 

WLS AM
— Kinzinger now praises Trump after criticizing him during campaign. – John Dempsey
http://www.wlsam.com/2016/12/06/gop-congressman-now-praises-trump-after-criticizing-him-during-campaign/

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Rauner and Trump ally Aaron Del Mar sails into port job – Dan Mihalopoulos
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/mihalopoulos-rauner-and-trump-ally-sails-into-port-job/
— VERY SAD: City workers take down honorary Trump street signs – Mitchell Armentrout
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/city-takes-down-honorary-trump-street-signs/amp/
— Madigan: Rauner out to help ‘wealthy friends and corporations’ – Tina Sfondeles  (DIERSEN: What evil motives do your critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes hint/imply/argue/shout that you have?  They charge me with a) promoting the traditional family, right to life, immigration, illegal drugs, Second Amendment, equal opportunity (no race or gender based preference giving), and the rest of the planks in the Illinois Republican Party platform and in the Illinois Republican Parry platform and b) promoting the Milton Township Republican Central Committee resolution against video gambling.)
http://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/madigan-rauner-out-to-help-wealthy-friends-and-corporations/
— Term limits might be the answer, after all – Mark Brown
http://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/brown-term-limits-might-be-the-answer-after-all/
— Emanuel takes yet another step to reassure anxious immigrants – Fran Spielman  (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats put foreign countries and their citizens ahead of America and its citizens. That is the main reason why Democrat Clinton lost and Republican Trump won.)
http://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/emanuel-takes-yet-another-step-to-reassure-anxious-immigrants/

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Carrier union leader says Trump’s big deal is a lie – Danielle Paquette
http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/ct-trump-carrier-deal-20161206-story.html
— VERY SAD: Chicago removes remaining Donald Trump street signs
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-donald-trump-chicago-street-signs-removed-met-1207-20161206-story.html
— Caterpillar CEO likes Trump’s business focus, but not anti-trade ‘rhetoric’ – Gail MarksJarvis
http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/ct-caterpillar-ceo-worries-trump-trade-1207-20161206-story.html
— Trump’s tough tweet goal: Rattle Boeing – Robert Reed
http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/columnists/ct-trump-boeing-tweet-robert-reed-1206-biz-20161206-column.html
— Springfield trial hardly a stretch for ex-Rep. Schock, prosecutors say – Katherine Skiba
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/ct-aaron-schock-extensive-travel-met-1206-20161206-story.html
— Government’s response to Aaron Schock’s motion for change of venue
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/ct-aaron-schock-change-of-venue-response-20161206-htmlstory.html
— Is Illinois really red or blue? – Eric Zorn
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/zorn/ct-illinois-election-results-red-blue-rauner-zorn-perspec-1207-jm-20161206-column.html
— Rauner, Madigan now can’t even agree on how to negotiate – Kim Geiger
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-bruce-rauner-mike-madigan-illinois-budget-met-1207-20161207-story.html
— There’s little doubt that Rauner was likely to veto funding proposal – Rich Miller
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/daily-southtown/opinion/ct-sta-miller-column-st-1207-20161206-story.html
— Two days in January. One first step toward fixing Illinois. – Editorial
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/editorials/ct-illinois-pensions-rauner-cullerton-madigan-edit-1207-20161206-story.html
— Parents of 2 girls expelled over racist texts sue Marist High School – Katherine Rosenberg-Douglas
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-marist-student-lawsuit-20161206-story.html
— Discrimination suit alleges black temp workers passed over for Hispanics – Alexia Elejalde-Ruiz
http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/ct-discrimination-temporary-staffing-1207-biz-20161206-story.html
— Have Chicago politicians gone ‘fetal’? – John Kass
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/columnists/kass/ct-chicago-violence-kass-1207-20161206-column.html
— Republicans are going to let Trump do whatever he wants – Paul Waldman
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/commentary/ct-trump-republicans-oversight-conflicts-of-interest-20161206-story.html
— Emanuel’s latest immigration move: A task force to come up with a website – John Byrne
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-emanuel-immigration-task-force-met-20161206-story.html
— Naperville City Council approves $441.47 million spending plan – Erin Hegarty
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/naperville-sun/news/ct-nvs-naperville-budget-2017-st-1207-20161206-story.html

 

DAILY HERALD
— Illinois budget still elusive as leaders lash out – AP
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20161206/news/312069814/
— Delay in Kane County meeting minutes draws another rebuke by state’s attorney – James Fuller
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20161206/news/161209251/

 

WGN RADIO
— Rep. Kinzinger: After an election that “felt like a war” Democrats and Republicans “need to come together” – JEFF CARLIN (DIERSEN: Whenever Democrats and Republicans “come together,” Republicans lose.  Republicans are counting on Trump to stop that.)
http://wgnradio.com/2016/12/05/rep-kinzinger-after-an-election-that-felt-like-a-war-democrats-and-republicans-need-to-come-together/

 

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Trump jabs Boeing on Air Force One deal
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20161206/NEWS07/161209919/trump-jabs-boeing-on-air-force-one-deal
— Hard to keep track of all the rate hikes: ComEd wins one for 2017 – STEVE DANIELS
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20161206/NEWS11/161209898/hard-to-keep-track-of-all-the-rate-hikes-comed-wins-one-for-2017

 

WTTW
— Rauner to Sign Controversial Energy Bill as Debate Rages On – Paul Caine
http://chicagotonight.wttw.com/2016/12/06/rauner-sign-controversial-energy-bill-debate-rages

 

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Prosecutors: Don’t move Aaron Schock trial out of Springfield – Andy Kravetz
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20161206/prosecutors-dont-move-aaron-schock-trial-out-of-springfield

 

BELLEVILLE NEWS DEMOCRAT
— Illinois lawmakers prove whose interests matter most: Theirs – Editorial
http://www.bnd.com/opinion/editorials/article119047923.html

 

FOX NEW ILLINOIS
— Urbana City Council Holds First Meeting On Becoming A Sanctuary City – EM NGUYEN (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats put foreign countries and their citizens ahead of America and its citizens. That is the main reason why Democrat Clinton lost and Republican Trump won.)
http://foxillinois.com/news/local/urbana-city-council-holds-first-meeting-on-becoming-a-sanctuary-city

 

CHAMPAIGN/URBANA NEWS GAZETTE
— Doubling down on failure – Editorial
http://www.news-gazette.com/opinion/editorials/2016-12-06/doubling-down-failure.html

 

HERALD & REVIEW
— Take redistricting out of legislative hands – STEVE CHAPMAN
http://herald-review.com/news/opinion/editorial/steve-chapman-take-redistricting-out-of-legislative-hands/article_c3a99497-bc17-5b50-b35b-624d283c88cf.html

 

SUBURBAN LIFE
— Wheaton officials voice concerns about proposed facility for new, expectant single mothers  Facility proposed for former Wheaton Inn – ERIC SCHELKOPF
http://www.mysuburbanlife.com/2016/12/06/wheaton-officials-voice-concerns-about-proposed-facility-for-new-expectant-single-mothers/ah07kpi/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Greg Dose, attorney for the applicant, said the facility would not be considered a day-care facility and therefore would not have to be licensed by the state. “This is their own residence,” Dose said. “They are not taking their child to another location.” That drew concerns from councilwoman Suzanne Fitch, who said she thought the facility would provide child care so mothers could attend college classes. As proposed, they would have to be enrolled in college to participate in the program. Mayor Michael Gresk also voiced concerns about who would be watching the infants. “To the casual observer, it would appear that if you are going to have 8, 10, 12 kids and you are going to have mothers going to classes during the course of the day, somebody’s got to watch the infants and perhaps toddlers along the way also,” Gresk said. Dose said he thought some of the women would do the babysitting while others attended college classes, but he was not sure of the arrangement. Florczak-Seeman was not able to attend the Dec. 5 meeting. Councilman Thor Saline also noted that floor plans for the facility show only 10 beds, although the facility could serve as many as 12 women. “Did I miss something, or will the plans change?” he asked. In response, Dose said he wasn’t sure. This would be the company’s first facility, which will be called The Butterfly Garden…A Place for Healing and Transformation.)

 

WHEATON PATCH
— Neo-Nazi Group Hangs Hitler, Swastika Posters on University of Chicago Campus  The school is working with university police to investigate the matter. – Joe Vince  (DIERSEN: What do you say to those who give anti-Trumps ammunition?)
http://patch.com/illinois/hydepark/neo-nazi-group-hangs-hitler-swastika-posters-u-chicago-campus

 

BEVERLY PATCH
— Marist Sued Over Expulsion of Girls Involved in Racist Text Message  Parents of two students claim their daughters were used as scapegoats for the school to respond to media pressure. – Tim Moran
http://patch.com/illinois/beverly-mtgreenwood/marist-sued-over-expulsion-girls-involved-racist-text-message

 

CHICAGO NOW
— Can the Governor and Speaker reach a Grand Bargain today? Will Rauner and Madigan both wear the Jacket for a tax increase? – Jeff Berkowitz
http://www.chicagonow.com/public-affairs-with-jeff-berkowitz/2016/12/can-the-governor-and-speaker-reach-a-grand-bargain-today-will-rauner-and-madigan-both-wear-the-jacket-for-a-tax-increase/
— Berkowitz goes 1 on 2 with Speaker Madigan/Rep. Greg Harris and w/R Leaders Radogno and Durkin: IL State Budget impasse – Jeff Berkowitz
http://www.chicagonow.com/public-affairs-with-jeff-berkowitz/2016/12/berkowitz-goes-1-on-2-with-speaker-madiganrep-greg-harris-and-wr-leaders-radogno-and-durkin-il-state-budget-impasse/
— One on One w/ Speaker Madigan on Saturday’s Governor-Legislative Leaders’ “Budget” meeting – Jeff Berkowitz
http://www.chicagonow.com/public-affairs-with-jeff-berkowitz/2016/12/berkowitz-one-on-one-w-speaker-madigan-on-saturdays-governor-legislative-leaders-meeting/

 

STATE REPRESENTATIVE JEANNE IVES
— SB 2814 – An Overhaul of Illinois Energy Policy and a Bailout for Largest Nuclear Power Company in the U.S.
http://www.jeanneives.org/2016/12/sb-2814-overhaul-of-illinois-energy.html

 

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— WILL RAUNER JOIN EMANUEL IN DEFYING TRUMP’S PLAN TO END SANCTUARY CITIES?
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2016/12/will-rauner-join-emanuel-in-defying-trumps-plan-to-end-sanctuary-cities-.html
— REP. IVES: IL REWRITES ENERGY POLICY AND BAILS OUT BIGGEST US NUCLEAR POWER COMPANY
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2016/12/rep-ives-il-rewrites-energy-policy-and-bails-out-us-biggest-nuclear-power-company.html
— DURBIN WORKING ON BILL TO GRANT LEGAL STATUS TO DACA IMMIGRANTS
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2016/12/durbin-working-on-bill-to-grant-legal-status-to-daca-immigrants.html

 

FOX NEWS
— Trump’s Favorability Surges One Month After Election
http://nation.foxnews.com/2016/12/06/trumps-favorability-surges-one-month-after-election

 

CONSERVATIVE REPUBLICAN NEWS
— EXELON: GUILTY OF CRONYISM ACROSS STATE LINES – Kent Kellar
http://conservativerepublicannews.com/2016/12/06/exelon-guilty-of-cronyism-across-state-lines/

 

FRONTPAGE MAGAZINE
— SENATOR SESSIONS ISN’T A RACIST, HIS LEFT-WING ACCUSERS ARE.  They’re coming for Sessions – Daniel Greenfield
http://www.frontpagemag.com/fpm/265054/senator-sessions-isnt-racist-his-left-wing-daniel-greenfield

 

WASHINGTON TIMES
— OUTSTANDING: University of Illinois says no to sanctuary status for immigrants – AP
http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2016/dec/6/petition-calls-on-u-of-illinois-to-be-an-immigrant/
— Illinois budget still elusive as leaders lash out – AP
http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2016/dec/6/illinois-budget-still-elusive-as-leaders-lash-out/

 

FEDERALIST
— 5 Messages From Trump Country For Coastal Elites  It’s been disappointing to hear and read depictions of what life is supposedly like in the ‘Rust Belt’ and what kind of people purportedly live and work here. – Michael Koolidge
http://thefederalist.com/2016/12/06/5-messages-trump-country-coastal-elites/

 

DAILY CALLER
— Black Activists Launch Monthly Fee System For Whites To Pay Blacks – Alex Pfeiffer
http://dailycaller.com/2016/12/05/black-activists-launch-monthly-fee-system-for-whites-to-pay-blacks/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Liberal black activists have launched a monthly “subscription box” designed for white people “to not only financially support Black femme freedom fighters, but also complete measurable tasks in the fight against white supremacy.”  The subscription service is called Safety Pin Box and was launched last week. Wearing a safety pin has recently become a symbol within the liberal community for one to show solidarity with minorities. The group is headed by Leslie Mac and Marissa Jenae Johnson. Johnson is one of the Black Lives Matter protesters who interrupted Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders during a speech in Seattle last year. There are four different types of subscriptions offered by the group. The “e-ally box” is $25 a month and is “an electronic form of solidarity.” It comes with “exclusive ‘calls to action’ when urgent ally services are needed in times of crisis.” Ally is a term used by Black Lives Matter activists to describe white comrades.)
— Earnest Forced To Cite First Amendment FOUR TIMES, As Press Corps Insists White House Censor News – Rachel Stoltzfoos
http://dailycaller.com/2016/12/06/earnest-forced-to-cite-first-amendment-four-times-as-press-corps-insists-white-house-censor-news/
— Half Of Detroit Could Be Ineligible For Election Recount Due To Discrepancies – TED GOODMAN
http://dailycaller.com/2016/12/05/half-of-detroit-could-be-ineligible-for-election-recount/

 

NEWSMAX
— Liberal Media Matters Moves Away From Fox, Targets Breitbart, Alt-Right – Jason Devaney
http://www.newsmax.com/Newsfront/media-matters-targets-breitbart-alt-right/2016/12/06/id/762456/
— Trump Wants to Cancel Boeing’s $4B New Air Force One Order: Costs ‘Out of Control’
http://www.newsmax.com/Politics/Trump-Tweets-Cancel-Order/2016/12/06/id/762419/

 

LIFEZETTE
— Trump Carrier Deal Weathers Bogus ‘Crony Capitalism’ Charges  Incentives are a commonplace, key tool for states to compete in the free market economy
http://www.lifezette.com/polizette/trump-carrier-deal-weathers-bogus-crony-capitalism-charges/

 

GOPUSA
— Michigan: Mismatched numbers means precincts can’t be recounted
http://www.gopusa.com/mismatched-numbers-means-precincts-cant-be-recounted/
— Land of the Jerks and Home of the Obnoxious
http://www.gopusa.com/land-of-the-jerks-and-home-of-the-obnoxious/
— Employment distress worse among black residents in Chicago
http://www.gopusa.com/employment-distress-worse-among-black-residents-in-chicago/

 

FOX NEWS INSIDER
— Texas GOP Elector Won’t Vote for Trump, Proposes Kasich as Alternative
http://insider.foxnews.com/2016/12/06/tx-elector-wont-vote-trump-urges-others-unify-around-john-kasich
— LeBron, Cavs Teammates Refuse to Stay at Trump SoHo Hotel
http://insider.foxnews.com/2016/12/06/lebron-james-some-teammates-refuse-stay-trumps-nyc-hotel

 

NATIONAL REVIEW
— The Twin Pillars of Progressive Prejudice  Universities and the media: arrogant, ignorant, and ripe for reform – VICTOR DAVIS HANSON
http://www.nationalreview.com/article/442777/biased-media-left-wing-colleges-ripe-reform-trump

 

INDEPENDENT JOURNAL REVIEW
— Nancy Pelosi Is Pretty Upset That Trump Tapped ‘Disturbingly Unqualified’ Ben Carson to Head HUD – MIKE MILLER
http://ijr.com/wildfire/2016/12/749722-nancy-pelosi-is-pretty-upset-that-trump-tapped-disturbingly-unqualified-ben-carson-to-head-hud/
— People Want Trump to Pay for His Own Security, But Joe Biden’s Double Security Detail Didn’t Stir Outrage – JENNI FINK
http://ijr.com/2016/12/749974-people-want-trump-to-pay-for-his-own-security-but-joe-bidens-double-security-detail-didnt-stir-outrage/

 

THE HILL
— House rejects GOP rep Jim Jordan’s push for vote on impeaching IRS head – NAOMI JAGODA
http://thehill.com/policy/finance/309089-gop-rep-moves-for-vote-on-impeaching-irs-head
— White House: New Air Force One will benefit future presidents – JORDAN FABIAN
http://thehill.com/homenews/administration/309028-white-house-new-air-force-one-will-benefit-future-presidents

 

HUFFINGTON POST
— The Last Line Of Defense: Federal Bureaucrats Wait Nervously For Donald Trump  “I would take George W. Bush any day over this. I would take him in a heartbeat. Right now.” – Jessica Schulberg and Amanda Terkel
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/federal-bureaucrats-trump_us_5846d516e4b02f60b024d483

 

POLITICO
— Federal prosecutor seeks gag order in Schock case – JOHN BRESNAHAN and ANNA PALMER
http://www.politico.com/story/2016/12/aaron-schock-trial-gag-order-232254

 

ABC NEWS
— OUTSTANDING: University of Illinois Won’t Be Designated ‘Sanctuary’ for Immigrants – AP
http://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/illinois-designated-sanctuary-immigrants-44019827

 

NBC NEWS
— Trump Threatens to Cancel Air Force One Order, Boeing Stock Slips – LIZ JOHNSTONE and COURTNEY KUBE
http://www.nbcnews.com/politics/politics-news/trump-threatens-cancel-air-force-one-order-boeing-stock-slips-n692511

 

WASHINGTON POST
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps ask “Did Donald Trump tank Boeing’s stock because he was mad about a news article?”
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-fix/wp/2016/12/06/did-donald-trump-tank-boeings-stock-because-he-was-mad-about-a-news-article/
— Pentagon buries evidence of $125 billion in bureaucratic waste – Craig Whitlock and Bob Woodward
https://www.washingtonpost.com/investigations/pentagon-buries-evidence-of-125-billion-in-bureaucratic-waste/2016/12/05/e0668c76-9af6-11e6-a0ed-ab0774c1eaa5_story.html

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Donald Trump Invites Tech Leaders to a Meeting  ‘Technology roundtable’ to be held on Dec. 14 in New York – ROLFE WINKLER
http://www.wsj.com/articles/trump-invites-tech-leaders-to-a-meeting-1481048520
— Donald Trump Faces Pressure on How to Handle Young Immigrants  Democrats and some Republicans push to keep protections for those who came to U.S. as children –  LAURA MECKLER and KRISTINA PETERSON  (DIERSEN: Democrats and RINOs use children as cannon fodder.)
http://www.wsj.com/articles/donald-trumps-first-immigration-test-whether-to-deport-those-who-arrived-as-children-1481048911

 

AMERICAN PROSPECT
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Trump the Union-Busting Employer Will Now Dictate Nation’s Labor Policy.”
http://prospect.org/article/trump-union-busting-employer-will-now-dictate-nation-labor-policy

 

JDSUPRA BUSINESS ADVISOR
— EEOC Issues Updated Guidance to Curb National Origin Discrimination – Evelin Bailey
http://www.jdsupra.com/legalnews/eeoc-issues-updated-guidance-to-curb-42854/

 

RASMUSSEN REPORTS
— Most GOP Voters Want a Border Wall in Trump’s First Year
http://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/current_events/immigration/december_2016/most_gop_voters_want_a_border_wall_in_trump_s_first_year
— More Voters Think Regulation Good for Big Businesses, Bad for Small Ones
http://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/business/general_business/november_2016/more_voters_think_regulation_good_for_big_businesses_bad_for_small_ones

 

EDITOR AND PUBLISHER
— Facebook is Asking Users to Judge the Truthfulness of News Headlines – Adi Robertson  (DIERSEN: What experience do Facebook users have to judge truthfulness?  The opinions that I express in GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails are based on experience that I have gained doing many things since 1948 including what I learned a) working for the federal government for almost 30 years — Post Office 1966-1969, IRS 1971-1980, and GAO 1980-1997, serving on the Executive Committee of the Association of Government Accountants Chicago Chapter 1983-1996, and being a union member while I worked for the Post Office and IRS; b) earning an MBA from Loyola in 1976, a masters degree in accounting from DePaul in 1980, and a masters degree in financial markets and trading from IIT in 1997; c) passing the CPA examination on my first attempt in 1979 and passing the Certified Internal Auditor examination on my first attempt in 1981; c) serving as a Republican Precinct Committeeman since 1999, the GOPUSA Illinois Editor since 2000, the TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois Chairman 2005-2012, a member of the 2008 Illinois Republican Party (IRP) Platform and Resolutions Committee, a Wheaton Chamber of Commerce Government Affairs Committee member 2003-2011, the Milton Township Republican Central Committee webmaster 2008-2010 and 2000-2004, an Illinois Center Right Coalition Steering Committee member 2003-2007, and an American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter board member 2001-2004; d) attending the 2000, 2004, 2008, 2012, and 2016 IRP State Conventions as a delegate; e) being the subject of a nasty 4-page article in the February 1978 issue of Money Magazine; f) pursing litigation including Diersen v. GAO and Diersen v. Chicago Car Exchange; g) being married since 1978; h) living in Crete 1948-1972, in University Park 1972-1976, in Chicago 1976-1978, and in DuPage County, Milton Township, and Wheaton since 1978; and i) being baptized, raised, and confirmed as a Missouri Synod Lutheran.)
http://www.editorandpublisher.com/news/facebook-is-asking-users-to-judge-the-truthfulness-of-news-headlines/

December 6 Morning Edition

DAILY HERALD
— DuPage County elected officials sworn in – Robert Sanchez (DIERSEN: Attendees at this outstanding event included Birkett, Breen, Cassioppi, Coladipietro, Connelly, Creswel, Cronin, Curran, Czernek, Dabrowski, Eckhoff, Fichtner, Fitzpatrick, Fullerton, Henry, Hinds, Ives, Jorgensen, Keller, Khouri, LeVan, Lofgren, Lowe, Marchese, McCluskey, McGowen, Mendrick, Minor, Muehlfelt, Schroeder, Sutter, and Wiley.  If you live in DuPage County, how many registered voters are in your precinct, how many voted, and how many votes did the Republican candidates get?  My Milton Township Precinct 9 has 506 registered voters.  393 voted and Trump/Pence* got 137 votes, Kirk* got 201 votes, Munger* got 213 votes, Roskam got 231* votes, Ives got 237 votes*, Berlin got 283 votes, Kachiroubas* got 224 votes, Grogan* got 220 votes, Jorgensen got 296 votes, Bucholz got 239* votes, Grant got 281 votes, Elliott* got 226 votes, Whelan* got 226 votes, Telander got 280 votes, Fullerton got 275 votes, Brennan* got 211 votes, Wheaton** got 284 votes, Popejoy** got 252 votes, Guerin** got 249 votes, Mallen** got 255 votes, and Sutter** got 253 votes.  * = contested  ** = judge retention)
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20161205/news/161209356/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: On Monday night, Chaplin began a 2-year term by being sworn in along with fellow board members and countywide elected officials. Other sitting representatives who started new terms on the 18-member county board are Don Puchalski, Sam Tornatore, Sean Noonan, Gary Grasso, Brian Krajewski, Amy Grant, James Healy, Robert Larsen and Jim Zay. Two new county board members — Tim Elliott of Glen Ellyn and Janice Anderson of Naperville — also were sworn in during the inauguration event in Wheaton. Both are Republicans. Anderson, a former Naperville Township trustee, last month defeated Democratic incumbent Tony Michelassi. She will serve a 2-year term representing District 5. The countywide elected officials who took the oath of office Monday were State’s Attorney Robert Berlin, Recorder Fred Bucholz, County Auditor Bob Grogan, Coroner Richard Jorgensen, and Circuit Court Clerk Chris Kachiroubas. County board Chairman Dan Cronin said during the event that he’s “energized” by the what the county has achieved and the challenges it faces.)
— Immigrants urged to learn their rights, stay involved – Russell Lissau
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20161205/news/161209365/
— Franks sworn in as McHenry County’s first chairman elected by voters – Lauren Rohr
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20161205/news/161209423/
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD WITH BIG COLOR PICTURE AND TABLE: Why schools won’t test water for lead – Jake Griffin
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20161206/news/161209344/
— Dist. 303 shows reasonable vigilance on spending limits – Editorial
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20161206/discuss/161209337/

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Rauner’s Republicans add four more Democrats to ‘Boss Madigan’ list – Kim Geiger
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-bruce-rauner-republicans-boss-madigan-20161205-story.html
— Chicago faces political power outage as Trump succeeds Obama – Bloomberg
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/sns-wp-blm-chicago-9ed11294-bba9-11e6-ae79-bec72d34f8c9-20161206-story.html

 

WTTW
— Springfield Standoff: Lawmakers Yingling and McSweeney Weigh In on Budget Stalemate – Alexandra Silets
http://chicagotonight.wttw.com/2016/12/05/springfield-standoff-lawmakers-weigh-budget-stalemate

 

PEORIA JOURNAL STAR
— Business leaders uncertain on immigration reform during Trump presidency – Matt Buedel  (DIERSEN: Are you employed?  If so, what percent of your superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates are illegal?)
http://www.pjstar.com/news/20161205/business-leaders-uncertain-on-immigration-reform-during-trump-presidency

 

BELLEVILLE NEWS DEMOCRAT
— Nine face corruption charges, including East St. Louis councilwoman, Board of Review member – GEORGE PAWLACZYK AND BETH HUNDSDORFER
http://www.bnd.com/news/local/article118959858.html

 

QUAD CITIES ONLINE
— Worker Comp ‘reform’ sticks it to taxpayers – Christopher T. Hurley
http://www.qconline.com/opinion/worker-comp-reform-sticks-it-to-taxpayers/article_3481e2ea-c5e2-547d-9c25-8413dfd15b7f.html

 

CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps stress Carson’s lack of housing experience.  All during the almost 18 years that I worked for GAO, GAO assigned staff to audits of IRS who had little or no knowledge of IRS.  When I transferred from IRS to GAO, I brought with me almost 9 years of experience working for IRS, the last 5 1/2 years of which at the GS-12 level, currently $77,899-$88,286.  Outrageously wastefully, GAO assigned me to audits of IRS for only 3 years 1986-1988.)
http://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/pundit-compares-carson-to-wutang-clans-ghostface-killah/615991041
— Trump and China on collision course  President-elect lashes out on Twitter over weekend – Stephen Collinson
http://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/trump-and-china-on-collision-course

 

POSITIVELY NAPERVILLE
— DISTRICT 5 DUPAGE COUNTY BOARD MEMBERS SWORN IN  (DIERSEN: Attendees at this outstanding event included Birkett, Breen, Cassioppi, Coladipietro, Connelly, Creswel, Cronin, Curran, Czernek, Dabrowski, Eckhoff, Fichtner, Fitzpatrick, Fullerton, Henry, Hinds, Ives, Jorgensen, Keller, Khouri, LeVan, Lofgren, Lowe, Marchese, McCluskey, McGowen, Mendrick, Minor, Muehlfelt, Schroeder, Sutter, and Wiley.)
http://www.positivelynaperville.com/2016/12/05/district-5-dupage-county-board-members-sworn/68078

 

STATE OF ILLINOIS
— Illinois Student Assistance Commission Announces 2017-18 Illinois State Scholars  More Than 19,300 high school students recognized for outstanding academic achievement  (DIERSEN: Government is nasty. Politics is nasty.  If you seek a government office or a political office, sooner or later, if you were not at the top of your high school class, your critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes will stress that.  I only just barely made it into the top 20% of my high school class and my ACT was only 24.)
http://www3.illinois.gov/PressReleases/ShowPressRelease.cfm?SubjectID=1&RecNum=13918

 

NEWSMAX
— Biden: I’m Going to Run for President in 2020 – Solange Reyner  (DIERSEN: What is your position on age discrimination?  Biden is 74 years old.  How old are you?  I am 68 years old.  My Democrat IRS superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates started to demonize me, to denigrate me, and to condemn me as being old in 1973 when I was 25 because I had failed to make GS-13 (currently $92,632).  I did not make GS-12 (currently $77,899) until 1974 and I did not make GS-13 until I was 38 in 1986.)
http://www.newsmax.com/Politics/Joe-Biden-2020-presidential-election/2016/12/05/id/762327/

 

BREITBART
— GOP Leadership to Delay Donald Trump’s Election-Winning Priorities – NEIL MUNRO5
http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2016/12/05/gop-leadership-to-postpone-debate-on-donald-trumps-election-winning-priorities/

 

THE BLAZE
— Federal judge orders recount in Michigan, placing Electoral College votes at risk – Leon Wolf
http://www.theblaze.com/news/2016/12/05/federal-judge-orders-recount-in-michigan-placing-electoral-college-votes-at-risk/
— Here’s how much the Obama family has spent on vacations over the last eight years – Tre Goins-Phillips
http://www.theblaze.com/news/2016/12/05/heres-how-much-the-obama-family-has-spent-on-vacations-over-the-last-eight-years/

 

DAILY CALLER
— Feds Refuse To Divulge Records Of Assaults On Orphaned Immigrant Children In Their Care – Richard Pollock
http://dailycaller.com/2016/12/05/exclusive-feds-refuse-to-divulge-records-of-assaults-on-orphaned-immigrant-children-in-their-care/

 

PJ MEDIA
— Snowflake Millennials Butthurt Over New TV Show Portraying Them as Snowflakes – MICHAEL WALSH
https://pjmedia.com/lifestyle/2016/12/04/snowflake-millennials-butthurt-over-new-tv-show-portraying-them-as-snowflakes/

 

REAL CLEAR POLITICS
— Krauthammer: If Border Were Secure “National Consensus” Would Be To Legalize Illegals For “Last Time,” Be “Generous” – Ian Schwartz (DIERSEN: Borders will never be secure, so no legalization ever.  Democrats and RINOs will always encourage people to come to America illegally, to stay in America illegally, and to bring others to America illegally.)
http://www.realclearpolitics.com/video/2016/12/05/krauthammer_if_border_were_secure_national_consensus_would_be_to_legalize_illegals_for_last_time_be_generous.html

 

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Presidential election was major setback for cultural Marxism’s hegemony – VICTOR GAETAN
http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/presidential-election-was-major-setback-for-cultural-marxisms-hegemony/article/2608933
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Post-election protests continued in recent days in Chicago, Portland, and Omaha. Black Friday was displaced in Seattle by a Black Lives Matter protest of about 1,000 people combining police brutality and anti-Trump themes. But voters soundly rejected left-wing strategies of disruption when they dismissed Hillary Clinton, who aligned herself with the BLM movement, heavily financed by George Soros. Her loss was a major setback for cultural Marxism and its contemporary manifestations, a pernicious ideology that deserves to be squarely acknowledged in order to permanently eject it from America’s public square. The Black Lives Matter movement was born in 2013, “rooted in the labor and love of queer Black women” as founder Alicia Garza explains. Two years later, it had morphed into a sprawling, chaotic indictment of police brutality, indifferent to facts (twice as many whites were killed by police in 2015 than blacks, for example) and directly linked to revenge killings of innocent officers.)

 

THE HILL
— Trump allies warn: No compromise on immigration – JONATHAN SWAN
http://thehill.com/homenews/administration/308905-trump-allies-warn-no-compromise-on-immigration
— Huckabee: Is Pelosi ‘racist or just dumb?’ – REBECCA SAVRANSKY –
http://thehill.com/homenews/administration/308813-huckabee-asks-if-pelosi-is-racist-or-just-dumb

 

POLITICO
— Biden: ‘I’m not committing to not running’ in 2020 – REBECCA MORIN
http://www.politico.com/story/2016/12/joe-biden-2020-232234

 

CNN
— Former Trump adviser on Taiwan call: ‘If China doesn’t like it, screw ’em’ – Nathan McDermott (DIERSEN: What do your former advisors say?)
http://www.cnn.com/2016/12/05/politics/kfile-stephen-moore-taiwan-call/

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Trump says “Why Electors Should Reject Trump.”
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/12/05/opinion/why-i-will-not-cast-my-electoral-vote-for-donald-trump.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trump ask “Why Does Donald Trump Lie About Voter Fraud?”
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/12/05/opinion/why-does-donald-trump-lie-about-voter-fraud.html
— How Ben Carson Could Undo a Desegregation Effort – Emily Badger
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/11/23/upshot/how-ben-carson-at-housing-could-undo-a-desegregation-effort.html
— New York Asks U.S. to Pay Trump Security Costs; Puts First Bill at $35 Million – J. DAVID GOODMAN
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/12/05/nyregion/new-york-reimburse-trump-security-costs.html
— Both Feeling Threatened, American Muslims and Jews Join Hands – LAURIE GOODSTEIN  (DIERSEN: Democrats run America.  Virtually all federal employees are Democrats.)
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/12/05/us/muslim-jewish-alliance-after-trump.html
— HARDCOPY ARTICLE TITLE: Defamation Suit Over a Shared Facebook Post Is a Test of Press Freedom in Bhutan – KAI SCHULTZ  (DIERSEN: What do you share?  Of course, obviously, needless-to-say, and without question, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes do not want me share anything unless it promotes them and/or it is critical of the millions if not billions of individuals, organizations, companies, governments, countries, etc. that are on their blacklists.)
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/12/05/world/asia/bhutan-press-freedom.html
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: House G.O.P. Signals Break With Trump Over Tariff Threat – JENNIFER STEINHAUER
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/12/05/us/politics/house-republicans-trade-trump.html

 

WASHINGTON POST
— VERY SAD: Trump’s election stole my desire to look for a partner – Stephanie Land
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/soloish/wp/2016/12/05/trumps-election-stole-my-desire-to-look-for-a-partner/

 

NEW YORK POST
— Report buried Trump-related ‘hate crimes’ against white kids – Paul Sperry
http://nypost.com/2016/12/05/report-buried-trump-related-hate-crimes-against-white-kids/

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOILD: DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Donald Trump’s Message Sparks Anger in China.”  Anti-Trumps side with China against America.)
http://www.wsj.com/articles/donald-trumps-message-sparks-anger-in-china-1480989202

 

DETROIT NEWS
— Student loans burden taxpayers – Editorial
http://www.detroitnews.com/story/opinion/editorials/2016/12/05/student-loans/95028852/

 

PHILLY
— Crack down on sanctuary cities – Hans Von Spakovsky
http://www.philly.com/philly/opinion/20161206_Commentary__Crack_down_on_sanctuary_cities.html

 

SAN FRANCISCO EXAMINER
— ‘Boomer Hottie’ Brooker invites all to the Age March – Leslie Katz  (DIERSEN: What is your position on age discrimination?  Biden is 74 years old.  How old are you?  I am 68 years old.  My Democrat IRS superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates started to demonize me, to denigrate me, and to condemn me as being old in 1973 when I was 25 because I had failed to make GS-13 (currently $92,632).  I did not make GS-12 (currently $77,899) until 1974 and I did not make GS-13 until I was 38 in 1986.)
http://www.sfexaminer.com/scoop-boomer-hottie-brooker-invites-age-march/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: One night many years ago, Barbara Rose Brooker had a dream — kind of like Martin Luther King Jr.  She was marching, wearing her Joan Crawford-ankle strap platform shoes, and imagining a world where people aren’t judged by their age. About nine months later, she organized the first Age March, a grassroots event in 2010 that brought some 200 participants of all ages to Fort Mason in The City. The 80-year-old San Francisco writer, painter and teacher is eager to talk about the third Age March, which starts at noon Sunday, Dec. 4 at Gough and Union streets, and ends at Union and Fillmore. “We’re going to celebrate age pride and our real ages and fight to end age discrimination,” says Brooker, noting that the issue affects so many aspects of life, from dating to housing to jobs. Brooker, a longtime anti-ageism activist, has experience with such discrimination. She says she’s applied for jobs she’s clearly qualified for, more or less been hired on the phone, then turned away after meeting the prospective employer in person. The author of “The Viagra Diaries,” who coined the phrase “Boomer Hottie” and appeared with Sharon Osbourne on TV, also has been rejected by Hollywood. HBO was slated to make a movie based on “Viagra” with Goldie Hawn, but canned the project after “Sex and the City’s” Darren Star wrote a bad script, Brooker says (and changed the main character’s age from 70 to 51). Brooker, who writes a column called “Boomer In The City” in J, the Bay Area’s Jewish news weekly, says she often meets people, even 25- and 35-year olds in the tech industry, who experience ageism in the workplace. Still, she remains hopeful. “Before I leave this planet, I want this movement to go global,” she says, adding that she has no money and is seeking corporate and governmental support and funding. She says, “Dianne [Feinstein] and Nancy [Pelosi] would love this!” Festivities on Sunday include the rollicking New Orleans’ style Bird Polk St. Second Line Brass Band, which is leading the march, and brief comments from Kaushik Roy of Shanti Project and Mary Eileen Williams, host of radio’s “The Feisty Side of Fifty.” By the way, everything is free, and people of all ages and persuasions are heartily invited to join the fun. Brooker is pleased, too, to report that the San Francisco Police Department waived fees for the event, and is providing a motorcycle lead.)

 

ATLANTA JOURNAL CONSTITUTION
— Teachers’ lawsuit claims Atlanta tries to push older ones out (DIERSEN: Non-veteran White males who are seeking a job with the federal government should be advised that your career will be wasted and you will be gotten rid of if you do not make GS-13 ($92,632) by age 25, GS-14 ($109,463) by age 30, GS-15 ($128,759) by age 35, and Senior Executive Service ($160,300) by age 40.)
http://www.ajc.com/news/local-education/teachers-lawsuit-claims-atlanta-tries-push-older-ones-out/47iPuj3dS5rpVi7Jm5BvyM/

 

TEXAS TRIBUNE
— If we hire them, they will come: The demand side of border security  A fundamental truth underlies the nation’s collective failure to stop illegal immigration and smuggling over the southern border: The United States demands the cheap labor and drugs. – JAY ROOT, JOLIE MCCULLOUGH AND JULIÁN AGUILAR  (DIERSEN: How guilty are those in your precinct, in your municipality, in your township/ward, in your county, and in Illinois, that is, how great is the demand for “cheap labor and drugs” in your precinct, in your municipality, in your township/ward, in your county, and in Illinois?)
https://www.texastribune.org/2016/12/06/demand-side-border-policy/
— Demand for undocumented labor, drugs rampant across country  Although the Texas Legislature spent nearly $800 million on a border security apparatus, the demand for cheap labor and illegal drugs continues to spread. – ALEX SAMUELS (DIERSEN: How guilty are those in your precinct, in your municipality, in your township/ward, in your county, and in Illinois, that is, how great is the demand for “cheap labor and drugs” in your precinct, in your municipality, in your township/ward, in your county, and in Illinois?)
https://www.texastribune.org/2016/12/06/the-brief/

 

GUARDIAN
— Portland to vote on taxing companies if CEO earns 100 times more than staff  City official proposing the tax, considered the first of its kind, says income inequality is among society’s greatest challenges: ‘It’s absolutely frightening’ – Nicky Woolf  (DIERSEN: In 1997 in today’s dollars, GAO paid me $120,427.  The federal government pays Obama only $400,000, that is, only 3.3 times what GAO paid me.)
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2016/dec/05/portland-ceo-salary-tax-vote-wealth-inequality

 

BLOOMBERG
— Chicago Faces Political Power Outage as Trump Succeeds Obama – John McCormick
http://www.bloomberg.com/politics/articles/2016-12-06/chicago-faces-political-power-outage-as-trump-succeeds-obama
— Ex-Citigroup Executive Graham Said to Sue for Age Discrimination – Patrick Gower and Ambereen Choudhury
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2016-11-30/gilles-graham-said-to-sue-citigroup-for-age-discrimination

 

BEAST
— Biden Says He’s Running in 2020
http://www.thedailybeast.com/cheats/2016/12/05/biden-says-he-s-running-in-2020.html

 

BUSINESS INSIDER
— A pensions time bomb spells disaster for the US economy  (DIERSEN: What is your position on age discrimination?  Biden is 74 years old. How old are you?  I am 68 years old.  My Democrat IRS superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates started to demonize me, to denigrate me, and to condemn me as being old in 1973 when I was 25 because I had failed to make GS-13 (currently $92,632).  I did not make GS-12 (currently $77,899) until 1974 and I did not make GS-13 until I was 38 in 1986.)
http://www.businessinsider.com/a-pensions-time-bomb-spells-disaster-for-the-us-economy-2016-12

 

BNA
— PREPARING FOR MILLENNIAL LEADERSHIP IN A BABY BOOMER WORLD – Genevieve Douglas  (DIERSEN: What is your position on age discrimination?  Biden is 74 years old. How old are you?  I am 68 years old.  My Democrat IRS superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates started to demonize me, to denigrate me, and to condemn me as being old in 1973 when I was 25 because I had failed to make GS-13 (currently $92,632).  I did not make GS-12 (currently $77,899) until 1974 and I did not make GS-13 until I was 38 in 1986.)
https://www.bna.com/preparing-millennial-leadership-b73014448098/
— Caterpillar Hit With Age Bias Suit Over Facebook Firing – Kevin McGowan
https://www.bna.com/caterpillar-hit-age-n73014447791/

 

INSIDE HIGHER EDUCATION
— New Call for Student Debt Relief Before Obama Leaves – Andrew Kreighbaum
https://www.insidehighered.com/quicktakes/2016/12/06/new-call-debt-relief-obama-leaves

 

COSMOPOLITAN
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Donald Trump Lies About Illegal Voting, Then Calls Election Fair in Recount Filing And Republican leadership is not correcting him.”  Illegals would vote for Clinton, not for Trump.
http://www.cosmopolitan.com/politics/a8466543/donald-trump-illegal-voting-recount/

December 2 Evening Edition

ABC 7
— ILLINOIS LAWMAKERS SUE OVER DELAYED PAYCHECKS – Charles Thomas
http://abc7chicago.com/politics/illinois-lawmakers-sue-over-delayed-paychecks-/1637191/
— CHICAGO BAR SAYS IT WON’T SELL SOME BEERS FOLLOWING EXEC’S TRUMP SUPPORT  (DIERSEN: If you voted for Trump, how will the anti-Trumps in your precinct, in your municipality, in your township/ward, in your county, and in Illinois punish you?)
http://abc7chicago.com/food/chicago-bar-says-it-wont-sell-some-beers-following-execs-trump-support/1636481/

 

NBC5
— State Lawmakers Sue to Restore Timely Pay, Faulting Rauner, Munger  According to the group bringing the suit, the effort looks to “end unwarranted political pressure being brought by Gov. Bruce Rauner and Comptroller Leslie Munger.” – Tom Schuba
http://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/State-Lawmakers-Sue-to-Restore-Timely-Pay-Faulting-Rauner-Munger-404309606.html
— 73-Year-Old Suburban Community Leader Killed in Drive-By on City’s West Side – Michelle Relerford
http://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/73-Year-Old-Killed-Drive-By-404227186.html

 

CBS2
— Democratic Lawmakers Sue To Get Paid, Despite State Budget Mess – AP
http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2016/12/02/democratic-lawmakers-sue-to-get-paid-despite-state-budget-mess/
— Governor Rauner Explains Veto Of CPS Pension Bailout
http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2016/12/02/governor-rauner-explains-veto-of-cps-pension-bailout/
— Rauner Likes Jobs Saved In Nuke Deal, Dislikes ‘Corporate Welfare’ Component
http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2016/12/02/rauner-likes-jobs-saved-in-nuke-deal-dislikes-corporate-welfare-component/

 

WGN TV
— Illinois Congressman Luis Gutierrez says he will boycott Donald Trump inauguration  (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats and RINOs encourage people to come to America illegally, to stay in America illegally, and to bring others to America illegally. That is treason.)
http://wgntv.com/2016/12/02/illinois-congressman-luis-gutierrez-says-he-will-boycott-donald-trump-inauguration/

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Emanuel: Rauner ‘bailed out’ power companies, bailed on CPS kids with pension veto – Bill Ruthhart and Rick Pearson
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-bruce-rauner-rahm-emanuel-cps-funding-met-1203-20161202-story.html
— Rauner, Madigan huddle this weekend in search of elusive deal, big or small – Monique Garcia and Rick Pearson
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-rauner-madigan-meeting-met-1204-20161202-story.html
— Democratic lawmakers sue comptroller to end paycheck delay during budget impasse – Monique Garcia and Hal Dardick
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-illinois-lawmakers-lawsuit-comptroller-paychecks-met-1203-20161202-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Rauners say “Rauner’s demands test the limits of reason.”
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/zorn/ct-term-limits-demand-rauner-zorn-perspec-1204-jm-20161202-column.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Rauners say “Gov. Rauner ‘bailed out’ power companies, bailed on CPS kids with pension veto.”
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-bruce-rauner-rahm-emanuel-cps-funding-met-1203-20161202-story.html
— Naperville News Digest: Cop crackdown nets DUI, drug suspects; new DuPage app for transportation issues; Naperville Road trees coming down
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/naperville-sun/ct-nvs-naperville-news-digest-st-1204-20161202-story.html
— Wheaton residents critical of housing plan on site of historic mansion – Bob Goldsborough
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/wheaton-glen-ellyn/news/ct-wheaton-convent-20161202-story.html
— Naperville LSD pusher may avoid 8-year prison term with ‘boot camp’ – Bill Bird
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/naperville-sun/crime/ct-nvs-naperville-lsd-sentencing-st-1204-20161202-story.html
— Naperville: Changing tobacco age limit a no-brainer in city with so many ‘what if’ rules – Bill Mego
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/naperville-sun/ct-nvs-mego-column-st-1204-20161202-story.html
— Emanuel announces immigrant legal fund – John Byrne  (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats and RINOs encourage people to come to America illegally, to stay in America illegally, and to bring others to America illegally. That is treason.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-rahm-emanuel-immigrant-legal-fund-met-1203-20161202-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Democrats and RINOs promote LGBTQ activity.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/chapman/ct-discrimination-gays-blacks-civil-rights-act-perspec-1204-20161202-column.html

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Democratic legislators sue state over not getting paid – Tina Sfondeles
http://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/group-of-illinois-legislators-sue-state-over-not-getting-paid/
— Everybody lies about school funding in Illinois – Phil Kadner  (DIERSEN: I have been paying real estate taxes since 1972 and my wife and I since 1978.  We have never sent any children to a public grade school or high school.  My wife attended a Catholic grade school and high school and I attended Lutheran grade schools.)
http://chicago.suntimes.com/opinion/kadner-everybody-lies-about-school-funding-in-illinois/
— Despite money woes, CPS unveils ‘supplemental capital agenda’ – Fran Spielman
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/despite-money-woes-cps-unveils-supplemental-capital-agenda/
— Ex-Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr. asks Obama on Facebook for mass pardons – Lynn Sweet
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/former-rep-jesse-jackson-jr-asking-obama-for-mass-pardons/

 

DAILY HERALD
— Democratic lawmakers sue to get paid – Kerry Lester
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20161201/news/161209750/
— Chicago schools: Cuts possible due to pension aid veto – AP
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20161201/news/312019888/

 

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Behind Rauner’s sudden war with state’s other top Dem – RICH MILLER
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20161202/NEWS02/161209952/behind-rauners-sudden-war-with-states-other-top-dem

 

DNA INFO
— Rauner: Rahm Should ‘Tone Down’ Rhetoric After Veto Of $215 Million For CPS – Heather Cherone
https://www.dnainfo.com/chicago/20161202/loop/rauner-rahm-should-tone-down-rhetoric-after-veto-of-215m-for-cps

 

WBEZ
— Rauner To Emanuel: ‘Let’s Stay Mature’ – Tony Arnold
https://www.wbez.org/shows/wbez-news/rauner-to-emanuel-lets-stay-mature/3219d3ef-bfb1-47fe-8383-e56b50bcb0f8
— No Stranger to Crisis, CPS Stares Down Another Budget Gap – Sarah Karp
https://www.wbez.org/shows/wbez-news/no-stranger-to-crisis-cps-stares-down-another-budget-gap/cc35e5e0-3324-436f-a3e5-1732779d25ab

 

BLOOMINGTON PANTAGRAPH
— Chicago establishes $1 million legal fund for those facing deportation – AP  (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats and RINOs encourage people to come to America illegally, to stay in America illegally, and to bring others to America illegally. That is treason.)
http://www.pantagraph.com/news/state-and-regional/illinois/chicago-establishes-legal-fund-for-those-facing-deportation/article_512da53e-90fb-5817-9a5e-3cafb4da77aa.html
— Rauner says he’s ‘proud’ of Exelon subsidy to spare 2 plants – AP
http://www.pantagraph.com/news/state-and-regional/illinois/rauner-says-he-s-proud-of-exelon-subsidy-to-spare/article_aba2c813-7999-5054-8c68-7bf88cef5d0e.html

 

BELLEVILLE NEWS DEMOCRAT
— Will metro-east Dems vote for Madigan as House speaker? GOP is watching. –  BRIAN BRUEGGEMANN
http://www.bnd.com/news/local/article118513608.html

 

QUAD CITY TIMES
— Illinois school districts increasingly rely on local funding – AP  (DIERSEN: I have been paying real estate taxes since 1972 and my wife and I since 1978.  We have never sent any children to a public grade school or high school.  My wife attended a Catholic grade school and high school and I attended Lutheran grade schools.)
http://qctimes.com/news/state-and-regional/illinois/illinois-school-districts-increasingly-rely-on-local-funding/article_5461b9db-81d9-5130-a187-216c46a03fb9.html

 

SUBURBAN LIFE
— Challenger Robert “Bobby” McNeily to appear at top of ballot for Wheaton City Council’s West District race  Lottery held Dec. 2 to determine ballot position
http://www.mysuburbanlife.com/2016/12/02/challenger-to-appear-at-top-of-ballot-for-wheaton-city-councils-west-district-race/acev2gm/
— Glen Ellyn Village Board swears in McGinley to fill Elliott’s vacant seat – ERIC SCHELKOPF
http://www.mysuburbanlife.com/2016/11/30/glen-ellyn-village-board-swears-in-mcginley-to-fill-elliotts-vacant-seat/ay7hqlo/

 

MCHENRY TIMES
— Bills target ‘sleazy lame-duck tax increases’ – Carol Ostrow
http://mchenrytimes.com/stories/511049840-bills-target-sleazy-lame-duck-tax-increases

 

EAST CENTRAL REPORTER
— Illinois’ debt per capita ranks among 10 highest in U.S., at nearly $15,000
http://eastcentralreporter.com/stories/511050956-illinois-debt-per-capita-ranks-among-10-highest-in-u-s-at-nearly-15-000

 

DUPAGE POLICY JOURNAL
— Illinois jobless rate ticks up, despite 2,200 jobs added
http://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/511050911-illinois-jobless-rate-ticks-up-despite-2-200-jobs-added

 

ILLINOIS NEWS NETWORK
— Veto session ends without a budget and without reforms
http://ilnews.org/11164/veto-session-ends-without-budget-without-reforms/

 

ILLINOIS POLICY INSTITUTE
— ILLINOIS LAWMAKERS ARE SUING THE STATE FOR THEIR PAYCHECKS – Austin Berg
https://www.illinoispolicy.org/illinois-lawmakers-are-suing-the-state-for-their-paychecks/

 

ILLINOIS FAMILY INSTITUTE
— More Questions About Dubious Illinois Human Rights Commission – Laurie Higgins
https://illinoisfamily.org/politics/questions-dubious-illinois-human-rights-commission/
https://illinoisfamily.org/podcast/questions-dubious-illinois-human-rights-commission/

 

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— EAST ST LOUIS TOWNSHIP SUPERVISOR PLEADS GUILTY TO WIRE FRAUD, EMBEZZLING PUBLIC FUNDS
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2016/12/east-st-louis-township-supervisor-pleads-guilty-to-wire-fraud-embezzling-public-funds.html

 

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Democratic Rep. Luis Gutierrez to protest at Trump’s inauguration – Jessica Chasmar (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats and RINOs encourage people to come to America illegally, to stay in America illegally, and to bring others to America illegally. That is treason.)
http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2016/dec/2/luis-gutierrez-democratic-congressman-to-protest-a/
— Illegal immigrant Dreamers get help from senators for full legal status – Stephen Dinan  (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats and RINOs encourage people to come to America illegally, to stay in America illegally, and to bring others to America illegally. That is treason.)
http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2016/dec/1/illegal-immigrant-dreamers-get-help-from-senators-/

 

GOPUSA
— Trump team makes legal bid to block all three recounts as lawyers for the president-elect call Stein suit a ‘farce’
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=17919
— Barack Obama backs inclusion of women in U.S. military draft  (DIERSEN: In 1970, when I graduated from NIU, my job search was severely harmed because potential employers considered me to be draft bait.  They did not believe that my application for a financial hardship draft deferment would be approved.)
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=17889
— Scott Brown concerned with voter fraud in New Hampshire
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=17875
— ‘Old rules no longer apply,’ Donald Trump says in Ohio ‘thank you’ rally
http://www.gopusa.com/old-rules-no-longer-apply-donald-trump-says-in-ohio-thank-you-rally/

 

WORLD NET DAILY
— 46 U.S. COMPANIES JOIN ANTI-TRUMP BREITBART BLACKLIST  Leftist plot to attack top advertisers, blame ‘fake news’ for president-elect’s win – CHELSEA SCHILLING  (DIERSEN: How soon, if not already, will these companies post signs that say members of the following groups are not wanted: Protestant, conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time?)
http://www.wnd.com/2016/12/47-u-s-companies-join-anti-trump-breitbart-blacklist/

 

NEWSBUSTERS
— The View Complains Trump Won Election ‘Illegitimately’ Because of Racists, FBI, and Lies – Kristine Marsh
https://www.newsbusters.org/blogs/nb/kristine-marsh/2016/12/02/view-complains-trump-won-election-illegitimately-because-racists

 

FOX NEWS
— Obama administration stiff-arms lawmakers questioning secret refugee deal – Melissa Jacobs
http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2016/12/01/obama-administration-stiff-arms-lawmakers-questioning-secret-refugee-deal.html

 

CONSERVATIVE REPUBLICAN NEWS
— JOBS NEEDED, NOT STUDENT LOAN FORGIVENESS – Kent Kellar
http://conservativerepublicannews.com/2016/12/02/jobs-needed-not-student-loan-forgiveness/

 

LIFEZETTE
— Left Launches ‘Anti-Gay’ Smear Against Trump Transition  After charges of racism fail to take hold, liberals try new offensive against key advisers to president-elect – Edmund Kozak
http://www.lifezette.com/polizette/left-launches-anti-gay-smear-trump-transition/

 

DAILY SIGNAL
— Widespread Coverage of Liberal Hate Crimes ‘Study’ Shows Media’s Fake News Problem – Katrina Trinko
http://dailysignal.com/2016/12/01/widespread-coverage-of-liberal-hate-crimes-study-shows-medias-fake-news-problem/

 

BREITBART
— GOP Leaders Trying to Block Donald Trump’s Immigration Policies, Say Reformers – NEIL MUNRO  (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats and RINOs encourage people to come to America illegally, to stay in America illegally, and to bring others to America illegally. That is treason.)
http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2016/12/02/gop-leaders-block-trump-immigration-reforms/

 

THE BLAZE
— Democrats promise to kill any national conceal carry reciprocity agreement in the senate – Brandon Morse
http://www.theblaze.com/news/2016/12/01/democrats-promise-to-kill-any-national-conceal-carry-reciprocity-agreement-in-the-senate/
— Former Nobel committee secretary regrets awarding the peace prize to Obama – Tre Goins-Phillips
http://www.theblaze.com/news/2016/12/02/former-nobel-committee-secretary-regrets-awarding-the-peace-prize-to-obama/

 

NEWSMAX
— Rep. Gutierrez to Shun Trump Inauguration Over his ‘Bigotry’  (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats and RINOs encourage people to come to America illegally, to stay in America illegally, and to bring others to America illegally. That is treason.)
http://www.newsmax.com/Politics/Luis-Gutierrez-Boycott-Inauguration/2016/12/02/id/761820/
—  America’s White Population Rapidly Declining – Jeffrey Rodack  (DIERSEN: The following are overjoyed about this: those who are anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.)
http://www.newsmax.com/Newsfront/study-america-white-population/2016/12/02/id/761788/
— Chicago Schools: Cuts Possible Due to Pension Aid Veto
http://www.newsmax.com/Finance/StreetTalk/Chicago-schools-pension-veto/2016/12/02/id/761851/
— Trump Narrows Supreme Court Picks to ‘3 or 4’
http://www.newsmax.com/Politics/US-Trump-The-Latest/2016/12/02/id/761754/

 

DAILY CALLER
— Illinois Votes To Bail Out Nuclear Power Plants – Andrew Follett
http://dailycaller.com/2016/12/02/illinois-votes-to-bail-out-nuclear-power-plants/
— Texas Gov: Sanctuary Campuses Will Lose State Funding – Blake Neff  (DIERSEN: Of course, obviously, needless-to-say, and without question, Rauner should immediately cut off all funding for all sanctuary cities, schools, etc. in Illinois.)
http://dailycaller.com/2016/12/02/texas-gov-sanctuary-campuses-will-lose-state-funding/
— DOJ Declines To Comment On Why Agency Won’t Investigate Threats To Electors – Kerry Picket
http://dailycaller.com/2016/12/01/doj-declines-to-comment-on-why-agency-wont-investigate-threats-to-electors/
— CNN Apologizes After Joking About Donald Trump’s Plane Crashing – KAITLAN COLLINS  (DIERSEN: Anti-Trumps have made it very clear that they would be overjoyed if Trump, or if anyone who voted for him, were killed.)
http://dailycaller.com/2016/12/02/cnn-apologizes-after-joking-about-donald-trumps-plane-crashing/
— Graham Reaching Out To Gang Of Eight Members For Bill To Block Deportations For Youths – Kerry Picket  (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats and RINOs encourage people to come to America illegally, to stay in America illegally, and to bring others to America illegally. That is treason.)
http://dailycaller.com/2016/12/02/graham-reaching-out-to-gang-of-eight-members-for-bill-to-block-deportations-for-youths/

 

INDEPENDENT JOURNAL REVIEW
— Britney Spears (age 35) is Now Constitutionally Eligible to be President of the United States – HUNTER SCHWARZ  (DIERSEN: What did you accomplish by the time you were 35?  I had worked for GAO for almost 4 years, for IRS for almost 9 years, and for the Post Office for almost 3 years, I had become a licensed CPA, I had passed the CPA and Certified Internal Auditor examinations on my first attempt, I had earned a master’s degree in accounting from DePaul, an MBA from Loyola, and a bachelor’s degree in management from NIU, I had been married for more than 5 years and we had bought a home in Wheaton, I had bought a one bedroom and a studio condo in the Outer Drive East building in downtown Chicago, I had bought a new town home in University Park, and I had bought seven new cars including a 1972 Corvette.)
http://ijr.com/the-political-edit/2016/12/747905-britney-spears-for-president/

 

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— GOP activists put Cuban-American, Fox analyst Mercedes Schlapp at front for RNC chair – PAUL BEDARD
http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/gop-activists-put-cuban-american-fox-analyst-at-front-for-rnc-chair/article/2608735

 

ROLL CALL
— Durbin and Graham Plan Bill to Give DREAMers Legal Status  Hope to have legislation ready before President-elect Donald Trump takes office – Eric Garcia  (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats and RINOs encourage people to come to America illegally, to stay in America illegally, and to bring others to America illegally. That is treason.)
http://www.rollcall.com/news/politics/durbin-and-graham-plan-bill-to-give-dreamers-legal-status

 

POLITICO
— Rep. Gutierrez to boycott Trump’s inauguration (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats and RINOs encourage people to come to America illegally, to stay in America illegally, and to bring others to America illegally. That is treason.)
http://www.politico.com/blogs/donald-trump-administration/2016/12/rep-gutierrez-to-boycott-trumps-inauguration-232113

 

CNN
— Boss Trump in action: Seeking talent, rewarding loyalty – Michael D’Antonio
http://www.cnn.com/2016/12/02/opinions/boss-trump-in-action-dantonio/

 

AOL
— Newt Gingrich adds $15K to speaking fees for his ‘insight’ into Trump – SHANE DIXON KAVANAUGH
http://www.aol.com/article/news/2016/12/02/newt-gingrich-adds-15k-to-speaking-fees-for-his-insight-into/21619486/

 

ABC NEWS
— Paul Ryan Denies He Called Trump a Racist
http://abcnews.go.com/Entertainment/video/paul-ryan-denies-called-trump-racist-43932218

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— Trump Speaks With Taiwan’s Leader, a Likely Affront to China – MARK LANDLER  (DIERSEN: I should write a book about a) my critics/opponents who do not anyone to speak with me and b) those who comply with that order.)
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/12/02/us/politics/trump-speaks-with-taiwans-leader-a-possible-affront-to-china.html

 

WASHINGTON POST
— Think of America as one people? The census begs to differ. – Mike Gonzalez  (DIERSEN: Democrats and RINOs focus on turning those who are anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors EVEN MORE AGAINST THOSE WHO ARE Protestant, conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/think-of-america-as-one-people-the-census-begs-to-differ/2016/12/02/e6a93df4-b4eb-11e6-a677-b608fbb3aaf6_story.html

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Donald Trump’s Electoral College Win and the Enormous Hurdles for Reversal  Cohort of states considers awarding all electoral votes to the popular vote winner – JO CRAVEN MCGINTY
http://www.wsj.com/articles/donald-trumps-electoral-college-win-and-the-enormous-hurdles-for-reversal-1480702063
— CEO Mark Fields Says Ford Still Moving Small-Car Output to Mexico Despite Trump Criticism  Car maker’s chief says there would be no job losses with small-car move—“not a Carrier situation” – CHRISTINA ROGERS and  MIKE SPECTOR  (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, under the Democrats and under the RINOs, companies want to move all their output to foreign countries.)
http://www.wsj.com/articles/ceo-mark-fields-says-ford-still-moving-small-car-output-to-mexico-despite-trump-criticism-1480713213

 

BLOOMBERG
— Trump Speaks to Taiwan Leader in Move Likely to Offend China – Jennifer Jacobs and Nick Wadhams  (DIERSEN: Anti-Trumps side with China against America.)
http://www.bloomberg.com/politics/articles/2016-12-02/trump-speaks-with-taiwan-leader-in-move-likely-to-offend-china
— Dreamers Awaken: Fighting for Obama’s Immigration Program – Laura D. Francis  (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats and RINOs encourage people to come to America illegally, to stay in America illegally, and to bring others to America illegally. That is treason.)
http://www.bna.com/dreamers-awaken-fighting-n73014447987/

 

TIME
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Hate Toward Muslims Is Growing and It’s Donald Trump’s Fault.”  Anti-Trumps side with Islam against America.)
http://time.com/4587915/donald-trump-muslim-registry/

 

THE WEEK
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “The Trump White House is going to be chock full of weird rich people.”
http://theweek.com/articles/664991/trump-white-house-going-chock-full-weird-rich-people

 

FED SMITH
— Senators Ask Obama to Freeze Federal Hiring Until Trump Takes Office – Ian Smith  (DIERSEN: During virtually all the almost 18 years that I worked for GAO 1980-1997, the agency was under a hiring freeze and/or a promotion freeze.)
http://www.fedsmith.com/2016/12/02/senators-ask-obama-to-freeze-federal-hiring-until-trump-takes-office/

 

WASHINGTON BLADE
— Here’s what gay federal workers really think of Trump – Lou Chibbaro Jr.  (DIERSEN: Virtually all federal employees are Democrats.  The Democrat Party platform promotes LGBTQ activity big time.)
https://www.washingtonblade.com/2016/12/02/heres-gay-federal-workers-really-think-trump/

December 2 Morning Edition

ROBERT FEDER
— Reboot Illinois moving behind paywall  (DIERSEN: Rest assured that a) GOPUSA ILLINOIS will never move www.gopillinois.com behind a paywall, b) GOPUSA ILLINOIS will never charge for its emails, c) GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails will never include advertising, d) GOPUSA ILLINOIS will continue sending out an email each and every morning as it has done since 2004, and e) GOPUSA ILLINOIS will continue sending out an email each and every evening as it has done since 2015.  Since 2004, GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails have included links to almost 253,500 articles and information on many upcoming events. All the time and money necessary to send out GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails comes from me.  He who pays the piper calls the tunes.)
http://www.robertfeder.com/2016/12/01/reboot-illinois-moving-behind-paywall/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: If you want to read Reboot Illinois, the political journalism website and daily newsletter, now it’s going to cost you. After four years of free access to its readers, the digital source for news, commentary and analysis about state and local government will be shifting next week to a paid subscription model. “We’re moving from a public affairs journalism organization primarily supported by seed investments and advertising to one supported mainly by your subscriptions,” publisher Madeleine Doubek emailed readers Thursday. “We started Reboot Illinois four years ago with the help of some seed funding from prominent Chicagoans who were concerned, like we were, that citizens were not getting reliable and fair reporting, in-depth analysis, or a wide range of commentary and infographics about our local and state governments in Illinois,” she wrote. “Our mission has been and remains to inform, engage and activate Illinoisans about the governments we all own.” Reboot Illinois was bankrolled in 2012 by hedge fund manager Anne Dias, founder of Aragon Global Management (and ex-wife of billionaire Ken Griffin), who hired the editorial and technology teams, and oversaw the platform’s initial digital and marketing efforts. Earlier this year Dias sold her ownership interest to AFK Media Group, a Chicago-based investor group headed by entrepreneur Anthony Knierim. Doubek said Thursday that AFK Media remains “fully behind” the mission. “From the start, Reboot Illinois was always envisioned as a self-supporting, profitable media firm and this is another step to get us closer to that goal,” she told me. (In her email to readers, Doubek noted: “In the past decade, the rates advertisers pay throughout digital media have been dropping fast. Advertising simply isn’t enough to support our work any longer.”) At the outset, subscribers will be charged $12 per month or a discounted rate of $120 a year. Current readers will be offered a 50 percent discount for the first four months, or an annual rate of $100 if they sign up before year end. In July Reboot Illinois partnered with PolitiFact, the Pulitzer Prize-winning fact-checking initiative launched by Poynter Institute’s Tampa Bay Times.)

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Trump, Clinton campaign teams brawl – Lynn Sweet
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/lynn-sweet-trump-clinton-campaign-teams-brawl-at-conference-on-2016-race/
— AS THE DEMOCRAT PARTY’S STRANGLEHOLD ON CHICAGO TIGHTENS: 77 murders, 389 people shot in Chicago in November – Jordan Owen
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/cpd-77-murders-389-people-shot-in-chicago-in-november/

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Dominance of the West washed up after a mere 25 years – Charles Krauthammer
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/commentary/ct-america-west-superpower-obama-jihadism-perspec-1202-jm-20161201-story.html
— Our brave new feminism: ‘Pay for my birth control’ – Heather Wilhelm
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/commentary/ct-feminists-free-birth-control-tom-price-trump-perspec-1202-20161202-story.html
— Naperville Township trustee resigns  Naperville Township Trustee Janice Anderson resigned from her position Nov. 29 after her election to the DuPage County Board. Anderson will be sworn into office as a DuPage County Board Commissioner for District 5 on Dec. 5. “It has been a pleasure to work on the behalf of the taxpayers of Naperville Township since 2013,” Anderson said in a news release, adding that the board should continue its transparency and modernization initiatives to improve local government. The township board will appoint a replacement to finish her term, which ends May 2017. The replacement needs to be a legal voter, a resident of Naperville Township for at least one year and a member of the Republican party. – Michelle Mullins
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/naperville-sun/ct-nvs-naperville-people-news-st-1202-20161201-story.html
— Ten seniors score perfect on ACT  Ten Naperville North High School seniors have scored the highest possible composite score, a 36, on the ACT exam. They are: Jamal Ahmed, Michael Green, Dillon Hammond, Kelvin Li, Frances McCormick, Stacey Ni, Samuel Qunell, Jakob Myers, Lillian Yuan and Vivian Yuan. – Michelle Mullins (DIERSEN: What was your ACT score?  Mine was only 24.  My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always painted themselves as having perfect ACT scores.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/naperville-sun/ct-nvs-naperville-people-news-st-1202-20161201-story.html
— Ex-inmate Jesse Jackson Jr. calls on Obama to pardon millions of ex-inmates – Kim Janssen  (DIERSEN: What crimes have you committed?  My Democrat and RINO critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes hint/imply/argue/shout a) that the following are crimes, b) that I committed them, c) that I should convicted of them, and d) that I should serve time for them: a) opposing political affiliation discrimination, b) opposing reverse discrimination, c) opposing age discrimination, d) opposing the promotion of LGBTQ activity, e) opposing the promotion of abortion, f) opposing mass/illegal immigration, g) opposing the promotion of pot, h) opposing video gambling, h) opposing the promotion of booze, i) opposing etc.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/chicagoinc/ct-jesse-jackson-jr-pardon-request-1202-chicago-inc-20161201-story.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Jesse Jackson Jr. is calling on President Barack Obama to issue a mass pardon of former prison inmates who have completed their sentences — a group that would include both Jackson and his wife, former Ald. Sandi Jackson. In an emotional and rambling Facebook post he made at 4 a.m. Thursday, Jackson wrote that “the great 2016 pardoning of the masses will create a resounding echo in history and will mark you as the greatest Christian president ever to serve.” He added, “Mr. President, for those Americans who have traipsed through the criminal justice system and transcended transgression by duly serving time, the outcome should be clear. An official declaration of TIME SERVED, for each and every eligible member of the American family, from the highest office of the land is the only response congruent with the redemption story of Christ. “Truly, Mr. President, with a presidential pardon equally monumental to, and greater in scope than, the Emancipation Proclamation the legacy of Barack Hussein Obama II will be one of faith, hope and love.”)

 

DAILY HERALD
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: West Chicago church housing man facing deportation told it violated city code – Jessica Cilella
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20161201/news/161209829/
— HARDCOPY ARTICLE TITLE: A celebration of diversity  ‘Gentle walk’ in Naperville to promote unity. – Marie Wison  (DIERSEN: While I worked for the federal government for almost 30 years, my Democrat superiors, Democrat supervisors, Democrat coworkers, and Democrat subordinates always celebrated when they succeeded in getting rid of federal employees who were Republican, White, male, older, and/or non-veteran.)
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20161201/news/161209897/

 

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Jobless rate plunges to 4.6 percent, employers add 178K jobs – AP  (DIERSEN: How many in you precinct, in your municipality, in your township/ward, in your county, and in Illinois have given up looking for work and why?)
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20161202/EMPLOYMENT/161209967/jobless-rate-plunges-to-4-6-percent-employers-add-178k-jobs

 

DNA INFO
— Hate Crime Hotline Will Help Racism Victims Fight Back, Sheriff Dart Says  (DIERSEN: What do you say to those who give ammunition to anti-Trumps?)
https://www.dnainfo.com/chicago/20161201/downtown/hate-crime-hotline-cook-county-tom-dart-hate-speech-trump

 

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Police seeking info on woman who stole purse from video gambling parlor
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20161201/police-seeking-info-on-woman-who-stole-purse-from-video-gambling-parlor

 

QUAD CITY TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Republicans say “Rauner, GOP abandon voters.”
http://qctimes.com/news/opinion/editorial/editorial-rauner-gop-abandon-voters/article_14ad717a-5a31-50e4-8c59-f60f1a0c07a1.html

 

CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD
— Conway: “I think the biggest piece of fake news in the election was that Donald Trump couldn’t win” referencing the widespread predictions that Trump couldn’t win the Electoral College votes he needed. – CNN  (DIERSEN: During the 1970s, my IRS critics/opponents predicted that I would not pass the CPA examination. During the 1980s, my GAO critics/opponents predicted that I would not pass the Certified Internal Auditor examination.)
http://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/conway-biggest-piece-of-fake-news-was-idea-trump-cant-win
— Insults fly when Trump, Clinton aides meet  Raw emotions explode on both sides – CNN
http://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/trump-clinton-aides-clash-over-2016-campaign

 

WAND TV
— TREASONOUS: University of Illinois Springfield Aims to Become a Sanctuary Campus – Tamara Damante
http://www.wandtv.com/story/33852396/university-of-illinois-springfield-aims-to-become-a-sanctuary-campus

 

WJBD
— Clinton, Trump Aides Angrily Clash at Election Forum – ABC News
http://www.wjbdradio.com/politics/2016/12/01/clinton-trump-aides-angrily-clash-at-election-forum

 

FOX ILLINOIS
— Dick Durbin Says Goodbye To Mark Kirk
http://foxillinois.com/news/local/dick-durbin-says-goodbye-to-mark-kirk

 

COOK COUNTY RECORD
— Palos developer’s heirs accused of ‘judge shopping’ in quest to force ex-lawyer to pay $3M for miscues – Jonathan Bilyk
http://cookcountyrecord.com/stories/511050422-palos-developer-s-heirs-accused-of-judge-shopping-in-quest-to-force-ex-lawyer-to-pay-3m-for-miscues

 

POSITIVELY NAPERVILLE
— MEET AND GREET CANDIDATES AND OTHER UPDATES EASING TOWARD 2017 CONSOLIDATED ELECTION
http://www.positivelynaperville.com/2016/12/02/meet-greet-candidates-updates-easing-toward-2017-consolidated-election/67560

 

ILLINOIS POLICY INSTITUTE
— AFSCME SKIRTS LEGAL REQUIREMENTS TO FILE LAWSUIT AGAINST ILLINOIS IN UNION-FRIENDLY COURT – Ted Dabrowski
https://www.illinoispolicy.org/afscme-skirts-legal-requirements-to-file-lawsuit-against-illinois-in-union-friendly-court/

 

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Illegal immigrant Dreamers get help from senators for full legal status –  Stephen Dinan  (DIERSEN: Ever-increasing, treasonously, Democrats and RINOs encourage people to come to America illegally, to stay in America illegally, and to bring others to America illegally.)
http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2016/dec/1/illegal-immigrant-dreamers-get-help-from-senators-/

 

DAILY CALLER
— OSU Terrorist Was Enrolled In Class On Diversity, Microaggressions – Blake Neff  (DIERSEN: What would Abdul Artan think of you?  Based on his demographics, his education, and his actions, Artan would certainly want to kill me.)
http://dailycaller.com/2016/12/01/osu-terrorist-was-enrolled-in-class-on-diversity-microaggressions/
(FROM THE ACTICLE: Ohio State University (OSU) attacker Abdul Artan was enrolled in a class focused on diversity and microaggressions, and was taught that Muslims were an oppressed minority just two weeks before his car-and-knife assault on his fellow students. For the fall term at OSU, Artan was taking a class titled “Crossing Identity Boundaries,” offered by OSU’s Higher Education and Student Affairs program in the education department. The class in question is dedicated to “exploring issues of diversity and inequality as well as their personal and social responsibility for building a more just university and society.” A look at the class’s syllabus reveals that much of it is simply a catalog of alleged oppression in American society. Different class days focused on topics like white privilege and racism, and the syllabus is replete with reading assignments like “Dragon ladies, snow queens, and Asian-American dykes: Reflections on race and sexuality.” In fact, just two weeks before Artan’s rampage, the class focused on the topic of religious oppression, with a particular focus on the alleged oppression of Muslims. Readings for the November 16 class included “Creating identity-safe spaces on college campuses for Muslim students,” while the Nov. 17 discussion on “Unpacking Religious Oppression” included the reading “Christian privilege: Breaking a sacred taboo.”)

 

FOX NEWS OPINION
— Liberals get hysterical over the ‘alt-right’ but we are living in their ‘alt-left’ world – Dan Gainor (DIERSEN: Ever-increasing, the “traditional media” acts as an arm of the Democrat Party.”)
http://www.foxnews.com/opinion/2016/12/02/liberals-get-hysterical-over-alt-right-but-are-living-in-their-alt-left-world.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The traditional media are obsessed with tying conservatives to the “alt-right.” There have been more than 50 major news network mentions this year alone as journalists try to do what they always do — paint conservatives as racist, sexist, and a few other words that end in ist. All in the name of “tolerance.”  But when it comes to the left, then they abandon that strategy. There is no alt-left. They are not alternative. Their mainstream is radical and out of the American mainstream on almost everything. This was quite obvious as liberals bemoaned the death of Fidel Castro, a man his own daughter called “a tyrant.” The Rev. Jesse Jackson, Sr. summed up years of devotion, recalling how, “the oppressed the world over joined Castro’s cause of fighting for freedom & liberation.” Some liberals distanced themselves from that love affair, though many have embraced left-wing dictators from Stalin to Chavez. But, the left is even worse when it comes to policy, where it shows its true colors (red). On every major issue of the day, the left is unified. Taxes. Climate. So-called “free” college. Citizens United. Transgender bathroom/locker rooms/showers. ObamaCare. In each case and thousands more, the left wants more, bigger, better-funded government. Liberals want higher taxes because they know how to spend your money better than you do — on what they want. They have turned climate science into a religion where disbelief is to be persecuted or even prosecuted.)

 

FOX NEWS CHANNEL
— Shouting Match Between Aides Erupts as Clinton Campaign Team Says Trump Gave Platform to White Supremacists, Blames FBI’s Comey and Wikileaks for Her Defeat
http://nation.foxnews.com/2016/12/02/shouting-match-between-aides-erupts-clinton-campaign-team-says-trump-gave-platform-white

 

LIFEZETTE
— Widening Rift Between Union Workers, Bosses  Organized labor chiefs increasingly abandon economic concerns in favor of liberal causes – Fred Lucas  (DIERSEN: Unions stood for me while I worked for the Post Office 1966-1969 and for IRS 1971-1980.  But unions would not do that today because I do not promote LGBTQ activity, Islam, pot, abortion, mass/illegal immigration, race based preference giving, gender based preference giving, age discrimination, political affiliation discrimination, abolition of the First and Second Amendments, gambling, booze, dependency on government, socialism, communism, totalitarianism, dictatorship, or even worse things.)
http://www.lifezette.com/polizette/widening-rift-between-union-workers-bosses/

 

NEWSMAX
— Trump at Carrier Plant: Companies Will Not Flee US ‘Without Consequences’ – Todd Beamon
http://www.newsmax.com/Newsfront/donald-trump-carrier-plant-mexico/2016/12/01/id/761685/
— Megyn Kelly Fields Early Offers from Rivals: Could She Go to CNN?
http://www.newsmax.com/Newsfront/megyn-kelly-cnn-offer/2016/12/01/id/761715/

 

TOWNHALL
— Senators Working To Make It Harder For Trump To Deport Illegal Immigrants – Matt Vespa  (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats and RINOs put the interests of foreign countries and their citizens ahead of the interests of America and its citizens.)
http://townhall.com/tipsheet/mattvespa/2016/12/01/senators-are-going-to-try-to-make-it-harder-for-trump-to-deport-illegal-immigrants-n2253478

 

BREITBART
— OUTRAGEOUS: Universities Fast-track Foreign Students into 147,000 White-Collar U.S. Jobs – NEIL MUNRO
http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2016/11/29/universities-opt-jobs-for-foreign-students/

 

GOPUSA
— Lindsey Graham wants to protect ‘Dreamers’ from deportation (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats and RINOs put the interests of foreign countries and their citizens ahead of the interests of America and its citizens.)
http://www.gopusa.com/lindsey-graham-wants-to-protect-dreamers-from-deportation/
— Obama’s Failure to Enforce Federal Laws Sets Pot Industry Up for Trouble  (DIERSEN: Many, if not most, if not virtually all of my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes talk and act like they smoke pot or like they want to smoke pot legally.)
http://www.gopusa.com/obamas-failure-to-enforce-federal-laws-sets-pot-industry-up-for-trouble/
— Ford, industry blast Obama on EPA’s greenhouse regs
http://www.gopusa.com/ford-industry-blast-obama-on-epas-greenhouse-regs/

 

AMERICAN THINKER
— The Myth of Racist America – Lloyd Marcus  (DIERSEN: Government is nasty.  Politics is nasty.  Are you White?  Democrats and Democrat plants, Libertarians and Libertarian plants, Greens and Green plants, RINOs, their operatives, and their dupes have always hinted/implied/argued/shouted that were it not for my benefiting from White privilege, I never would have been able to get jobs, to buy cars, to earn college degrees, to buy real estate, to get married, to earn professional certifications, to earn a professional license, to retire, to etc.)
http://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2016/12/the_myth_of_racist_america.html
— Mitt Romney should run the VA – J. Marsolo
http://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2016/12/mitt_romney_should_run_the_va.html

 

AMERICAN CLARION
— Enough!: The Queer Assault on Freedom – PAUL E. SCATES
http://www.americanclarion.com/2016/12/01/enough-the-queer-assault-on-freedom-46980/

 

CONSERVATIVE REPUBLICAN NEWS
— IF HILLARY HAD WON
http://conservativerepublicannews.com/2016/12/01/if-hillary-had-won/

 

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Now Trump is singing Romney’s praises – ANNA GIARITELLI  (DIERSEN: Who praises others in your municipality, in your township/ward, in your county, and in Illinois?  Operatives and dupes for my critics/opponents praise my critics/opponents.)
http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/now-trump-is-singing-romneys-praises/article/2608693

 

WEEKLY STANDARD
— Trump’s Chumps  The Fourth Estate, but last in the hearts of their countrymen. – ANDREW FERGUSON
http://www.weeklystandard.com/trumps-chumps/article/2005648

 

LEADERSHIP INSTITUTE
— Are you ready to serve? The Trump Administration is looking for you – Morton C. Blackwell  (DIERSEN: Yes, but virtually all federal employees are Democrats, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, age discrimination, and retaliation are rampant in the federal government, and many millions have not and will not seek a job with the federal government a) because the pay and benefits are terrible, b) because the advancement opportunities are terrible, c) because they lack required education, work experience, professional certifications, and/or professional licenses, d) because they cannot pass an employment examination, e) because they cannot pass a background investigation, f) because they cannot pass a physical examination, g) because they cannot take the demonization, denigration, and condemnation that comes with being a federal employee or federal retiree, and/or h) because they are Republican, White, male, older, and/or non-veteran and they know that the federal government discriminates against its employees who are Republican, White, male, older, and/or non-veteran. Further, non-veteran White males who are seeking a job with the federal government should be advised that with only rare exceptions, a) the longer that you are a federal employee, the less likely that private sector employers will hire you, b) your career will be wasted and you will be gotten rid of if you do not make GS-13 ($92,632) by age 25, GS-14 ($109,463) by age 30, GS-15 ($128,759) by age 35, and Senior Executive Service ($160,300) by age 40, c) you will be expected to help your superiors and supervisors get rid of their employees who are Republican, White, male, older, and/or non-veteran, and d) virtually everyone despises if not hates federal employees, former federal employees, and federal retirees.)
http://www.leadershipinstitute.org/

(FROM THE ARTICLE: Now is the time for patriotic Americans to come to the aid of their country.  Will you be one of them? On November 8th Americans voted and then held their breath.  Nothing less than the continuation of the United States as a constitutional republic hung in the balance.  After the polls closed, there emerged a result that would confound the ideologues and reassure nervous patriotic Americans:  Donald Trump was elected President of the United States. Overcoming the obstacles left by decades of disinformation from the dominant leftist news media, false indoctrination in our schools and colleges, corrosive popular entertainment, and the hidden but almost certainly widespread election fraud perpetrated by the radical left, Americans voted decisively to stop the deconstruction of the Constitution and the rule of law. But this will be a fleeting victory if qualified conservatives fail to step up and seek appointments in the Trump Administration.  Donald Trump now needs the help of conservative Americans like you.  President-elect Trump needs reinforcements from capable, principled, courageous conservatives to help him make America great again. Service in the Executive Branch of the United States Government is an honorable undertaking.  Now it is especially heroic for a principled conservative.  And the salary and benefits are substantial. More than 2 million civilians work for the Executive Branch of the United States (not including employees of the U.S. Postal Service).  This is a permanent workforce, insulated by the civil service law from the ordinary forms of discipline and accountability that promote productive achievements in the private sector. To help him manage this massive Executive Branch workforce (they are supposed to help him “take care that the laws be faithfully executed”) President-elect Trump will appoint about 4,000 civil officers and lower officials who will serve at his pleasure.  You can see that the conservative principles of leadership, competence, courage, and initiative of these 4,000 appointees will be crucial to the rehabilitation of the rule of law in the United States Government. Will you answer the call of duty and apply to serve in the Trump Administration?  Will you encourage other capable, brave, conservative Americans to seek to serve in the Trump Administration? In late 1980 and early 1981, I worked full-time in the Presidential Personnel Office of President-elect Ronald Reagan.  Then I worked for three years on President Reagan’s White House Staff. Those of us in the Reagan White House saw that where the right people are given responsibility, good things tend to happen.  A principled appointee will look for ways to implement his principles.  Those without principles will tend to do nothing unless they are told to do it.  A too centralized organization cannot achieve as much as an intelligently de-centralized one. Personnel is policy. Every Presidential political appointee has some power to make things happen.  Will you be one of them? President-elect Trump will successfully restore constitutional government if conservatives with competence, experience, and courage step up and seek appointments in the Trump Administration.  Do you have what it takes to serve the President-elect and your country well?  Will you seek an appointment? The stakes are high; if we are to keep our republic, now is the time to demonstrate the full power of conservative principles.  Are you ready for the challenge? What should you do now? Review the compilation in the Plum Book of the approximately 4,000 political positions that will be filled in the Trump Administration:  https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/GPO-PLUMBOOK-2012/pdf/GPO-PLUMBOOK-2012.pdf  After you have a good idea of the departments and job positions that fit your experience and qualifications, submit an online application through the official Presidential Transition portal at https://www.greatagain.gov/serve-america.html.  Record any reference number that the system assigns to you. Then fill out the Leadership Institute Presidential Personnel Referral Form – recommend yourself and other good conservatives who should step forward to help the President-elect succeed in restoring America to her founding principles.  This is the starting point for LI to guide you through the appointment process.  Find the form here:  https://www.conservativejobs.com/PresidentialReferral/index.cfm  My staff can provide advice on your resume, cover letter, and the Executive Branch positions that your experience is best suited for.  Email resumes@LeadershipInstitute.org to schedule a resume consultation (these can be by phone). You should also visit the portal set up by our friends at the Heritage Foundation so they can help you too:  https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSc52DDZ5hEd7SmQMOInYXAxtqu8NKKbAMye16P6T04I-uDY-w/viewform. Now is the time for all good conservatives to come to the aid of their country.)

 

THE HILL
— FAA should not relax rules for first officers – CAPTAIN DAN CAREY
http://thehill.com/blogs/congress-blog/labor/308406-faa-should-not-relax-rules-for-first-officers 

 

HUFFINGTON POST
— Donald Trump’s Presidential Texting Powers Terrify Stephen Colbert  “The only person I would trust less with that technology is Anthony Weiner.” – Lee Moran  (DIERSEN: Should I write a book about those who have worked the hardest to a) stop me from sending out GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails and b) stop everyone from reading those emails?)
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/stephen-colbert-donald-trump-texts_us_58413871e4b017f37fe402f7

 

ABC NEWS
— Illinois Lawmakers Vote to Spare 2 Nuclear Plants – AP
http://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/illinois-lawmakers-vote-spare-nuclear-plants-43916533

 

REUTERS
— Chicago pension bill passes Illinois House, stalls in Senate
http://www.reuters.com/article/us-chicago-pensions-idUSKBN13R069

 

CNN
— Gutierrez vows to boycott inauguration over Trump’s ‘bigotry’ – Eugene Scott  (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, those who are anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors BOYCOTT THOSE WHO ARE Protestant, conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.)
http://www.cnn.com/2016/12/02/politics/luis-gutierrez-inauguration-boycott/
— Democrats, the party who cried racist – Brett J. Talley (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats call non-Democrats racists.)
http://www.cnn.com/2016/12/01/opinions/democrats-the-party-who-cried-racist-talley/index.html

 

CNBC
— To move into the White House, Trump may have to dump DC hotel – AP
http://www.cnbc.com/2016/12/02/to-move-into-the-white-house-trump-may-have-to-dump-dc-hotel.html

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— Trump’s Breezy Calls to World Leaders Leave Diplomats Aghast The president-elect’s unfiltered exchanges prompted the White House to urge him to seek the State Department’s expertise in his encounters with foreign leaders. – MARK LANDLER  (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents are aghast that I put together and send out GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails without seeking their expertise. My critics/opponents a) have tremendous conflicts of interest, b) have millions if not billions of individuals, organizations, governments, and countries on their blacklists, c) reject most if not all the planks in the Republican Party platform and the Illinois Republican Party platform, d) reject the Milton Township Republican Central Committee resolution against video gambling, e) were defendants in lawsuits that I have filed, f) want to destroy whatever they cannot manipulate/dominate, f) blame me for everyone’s problems, g) have lots of religious, government, political, and/or financial clout, and/or h) are mean, nasty, rude, and even worse things.)
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/12/01/us/politics/trumps-off-the-cuff-remarks-to-world-leaders-leave-diplomats-aghast.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Trump Cheered for Carrier Deal Even as Other Jobs Are Trimmed.”
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/12/01/business/economy/trump-carrier-pence-jobs.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Seduced and Betrayed by Donald Trump.”
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/12/02/opinion/seduced-and-betrayed-by-donald-trump.html
— Donald Trump’s Cabinet Choices Deepen an Age-Old Republican Rift – JEREMY W. PETERSD
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/12/01/us/politics/trump-cabinet.html
— Massachusetts College That Took Down American Flag Raises It Again – REUTERS
http://www.nytimes.com/reuters/2016/12/02/us/02reuters-massachusetts-education-flag.html
— Egypt Is Giant Prison, Activists Banned From Travel Say – REUTERS  (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents want to ban me from traveling, however, I hardly travel at all.)
http://www.nytimes.com/reuters/2016/12/02/world/middleeast/02reuters-egypt-rights.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “What the Alt-Right Really Means.”
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/12/02/opinion/sunday/what-the-alt-right-really-means.html
— Pride but Not Much Profit in Melania Trump’s Hometown – REUTERS  (DIERSEN: I should write a book about those who demonize, denigrate, and condemn my hometown of Crete.)
http://www.nytimes.com/reuters/2016/12/02/world/02reuters-usa-trump-melania.html
— Trump Voter Lost Her Home to New Treasury Secretary – AP  (DIERSEN: I could argue that I lost my GAO job to Newt Gingrich.)
http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/2016/12/02/us/politics/ap-us-trump-foreclosure.html
— ‘Rigged’ or Not, Election Positions Trump to Shape Rules on How You Vote – MICHAEL WINES
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/12/02/us/politics/voting-rights-donald-trump.html

 

NEW YORK DAILY NEWS
— Donald Trump’s attorney general Jeff Sessions fought to derail gay rights conference – CHRIS SOMMERFELDT
http://www.nydailynews.com/news/politics/trump-ag-jeff-sessions-fought-derail-gay-rights-conference-article-1.2895887

 

WASHINGTON POST
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Neither Trump nor voters seem serious about anything.”
https://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/right-turn/wp/2016/12/01/neither-trump-nor-voters-seem-serious-about-anything/

 

USA TODAY
— White House: Obama supports registering women for military draft – Gregory Korte and Tom Vanden Brook  (DIERSEN: In 1970, when I graduated from NIU, my job search was severely harmed because potential employers considered me to be draft bait.  They did not believe that my application for a financial hardship draft deferment would be approved.)
http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2016/12/01/obama-supports-registering-women-military-draft/90449708/

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Gun-Sale Checks Climb Post-Election  FBI says gun-sale checks rose 14% in November from a year ago – DOUG CAMERON  (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps make it clear that they are going to get rid of Trump and get rid of his supporters.)
http://www.wsj.com/articles/gun-sale-checks-climb-post-election-1480614384
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Trump’s Carrier Shakedown  Workers don’t prosper when politicians force companies to make noneconomic decisions.”
http://www.wsj.com/articles/trumps-carrier-shakedown-1480639199
— Facebook Looks to Harness Artificial Intelligence to Weed Out Fake News – DEEPA SEETHARAMAN  (DIERSEN: GOPUSA ILLINOIS does not use artificial intelligence to “weed out fake news.”  GOPUSA ILLINOIS uses my experience.  My experience is based on doing many things since 1948.  I base my experience on what I learned a) working for the federal government for almost 30 years — Post Office 1966-1969, IRS 1971-1980, and GAO 1980-1997, serving on the Executive Committee of the Association of Government Accountants Chicago Chapter 1983-1996, and being a union member while I worked for the Post Office and IRS; b) earning an MBA from Loyola in 1976, a masters degree in accounting from DePaul in 1980, and a masters degree in financial markets and trading from IIT in 1997; c) passing the CPA examination on my first attempt in 1979 and passing the Certified Internal Auditor examination on my first attempt in 1981; c) serving as a Republican Precinct Committeeman since 1999, the GOPUSA Illinois Editor since 2000, the TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois Chairman 2005-2012, a member of the 2008 Illinois Republican Party (IRP) Platform and Resolutions Committee, a Wheaton Chamber of Commerce Government Affairs Committee member 2003-2011, the Milton Township Republican Central Committee webmaster 2008-2010 and 2000-2004, an Illinois Center Right Coalition Steering Committee member 2003-2007, and an American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter board member 2001-2004; d) attending the 2000, 2004, 2008, 2012, and 2016 IRP State Conventions as a delegate; e) being the subject of a nasty 4-page article in the February 1978 issue of Money Magazine; f) pursing litigation including Diersen v. GAO and Diersen v. Chicago Car Exchange; g) being married since 1978; h) living in Crete 1948-1972, in University Park 1972-1976, in Chicago 1976-1978, and in DuPage County, Milton Township, and Wheaton since 1978; and i) being baptized, raised, and confirmed as a Missouri Synod Lutheran.)
http://www.wsj.com/articles/facebook-could-develop-artificial-intelligence-to-weed-out-fake-news-1480608004
— Homeowners Hit the Jackpot  Homeowners who stay put—living in the same home for 15, 20, 30 years—can pocket millions of dollars when they finally make a move. – STEFANOS CHEN (DIERSEN: My grandfather on my father’s side had 1286 Wood Street built in Crete in 1926 on land that his grandfather bought in 1864. My brother continues to live there. Zillow estimates it to be worth $122,268.)
http://www.wsj.com/articles/homeowners-hit-the-jackpot-1480605189
(FROM THE THE ARTICLE: Wait long enough, though, and the peaks and valleys seem less important. In San Francisco, Ed McGuirk, 65, and his family are selling an eight-bedroom Victorian home for $6.95 million; his grandfather bought it for $30,000 in 1926. “That was a ton of money back then,” said Mr. McGuirk, a retired schoolteacher. “But now it’s skyrocketed in price.” He, along with his siblings and a cousin, are selling the roughly 5,100-square-foot home because they all live elsewhere; his aunt, the last owner, died in 2015. Unlike most homes in the area, the Queen Anne-style home still has most of its original layout, with 12-foot ceilings and grand parlors. In the basement, his grandfather’s Prohibition-era bar is still intact. Behind a mirror is a passageway that led into the front yard—presumably to make a quick escape from police, he said. He used to play in the tunnel as a child. (It has since been sealed to elude more likely raiders—neighborhood raccoons. The home was listed in September for just under $7.5 million and reduced to $6.95 million in October.)

 

FORBES
— Thanks To ‘Fight For $15’ Minimum Wage, McDonald’s Unveils Job-Replacing Self-Service Kiosks Nationwide – Ed Rensi
http://www.forbes.com/sites/realspin/2016/11/29/thanks-to-fight-for-15-minimum-wage-mcdonalds-unveils-job-replacing-self-service-kiosks-nationwide/#64b72b21762e

 

PEW TRUSTS
— Will Small ‘Sanctuary Cities’ Defy a Trump Crackdown?  (DIERSEN: To promote sanctuary cities is to promote treason.)
http://www.pewtrusts.org/en/research-and-analysis/blogs/stateline/2016/12/1/will-small-sanctuary-cities-defy-a-trump-crackdown

 

NPR
— Bitterness Overwhelms As Trump And Clinton Campaign Staffers Face-Off At Harvard- TAMARA KEITH  (DIERSEN: Did you vote for Trump?  I did.  How soon, if not already, will anti-Trumps call you a racist, a sexist, a bigot, and/or even worse things?  Are you prepared to defend yourself against anti-Trumps?)
http://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2016/12/02/504093288/bitterness-overwhelms-as-trump-and-clinton-campaign-staffers-face-off-at-harvard
— Is Trump’s Deal With Carrier A Form Of Crony Capitalism?
http://www.npr.org/2016/12/02/504042185/is-trumps-deal-with-carrier-a-form-of-crony-capitalism

 

NEWSWEEK
— GLAAD LAUNCHES ‘TRUMP ACCOUNTABILITY PROJECT’ – STAV ZIV  (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats and RINOs say that you are a racist, a sexist, a bigot, and even worse things if you do not promote LGBTQ activity, Islam, pot, abortion, mass/illegal immigration, race based preference giving, gender based preference giving, age discrimination, political affiliation discrimination, abolition of the First and Second Amendments, gambling, booze, dependency on government, socialism, communism, totalitarianism, dictatorship, and even worse things.)
http://www.newsweek.com/glaad-launches-trump-accountability-project-527340
(FROM THE ARTICLE: GLAAD has launched a new “Trump Accountability Project,” the nonprofit announced on Thursday. An ongoing effort, it will track the discriminatory and hateful statements and stances of President-elect Donald Trump and others selected, or being considered for, roles in his administration. Though GLAAD is an LGBTQ media advocacy organization, it will catalog not only anti-LGBTQ remarks, but also comments targeting women, immigrants, Muslims and other communities and ideas. “I think we’re in a different place. We have an LGBTQ community, among other communities, that feel that we are living in a new America,” Sarah Kate Ellis, the president and CEO of GLAAD, tells Newsweek. “We have had quite a bit of progress over the past years, and there are concerns that some of the progress is going to be rolled back.” The project is “an opportunity to shine a light on what is being said and how it could affect the progress that we’ve made.”)

 

STATESMAN
— Trump’s triumph and White privilege – Abhik Roy  (DIERSEN: Government is nasty.  Politics is nasty.  Are you White?  Democrats and Democrat plants, Libertarians and Libertarian plants, Greens and Green plants, RINOs, their operatives, and their dupes have always hinted/implied/argued/shouted that were it not for my benefiting from White privilege, I never would have been able to get jobs, to buy cars, to earn college degrees, to buy real estate, to get married, to earn professional certifications, to earn a professional license, to retire, to etc.)
http://www.thestatesman.com/opinion/trump-s-triumph-and-white-privilege-1480637077.html

 

VANITY FAIR
— BREITBART ATTACKS “UN-AMERICAN” CEREAL MAKER AS ADVERTISERS ABANDON THE “ALT-RIGHT”  The pro-Trump media outlet accuses Kellogg of serving “bigotry for breakfast.” – TINA NGUYEN
http://www.vanityfair.com/news/2016/12/breitbart-news-kelloggs-boycott
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Christies say “CHRIS CHRISTIE’S PLEAS FOR A JOB, ANY JOB, FALL ON DEAF EARS  Passed over for vice president and attorney general, it’s looking like Christie won’t be rewarded with the R.N.C., either.”
http://www.vanityfair.com/news/2016/12/chris-christie-rnc-chair

 

MONEY MAGAZINE
— The Ages When Most People Retire (Hint: Probably Too Young) Despite a severe retirement income crisis, many Americans still stop work too early. – Dan Kadlec  (DIERSEN: If Money Magazine published an article on my wife and I today, like it did in 1978, what would Money Magazine say the reasons were why I took GAO’s early retirement “offer” when I was 49 years old in 1997?  What would Money Magazine say the reasons were a) why IRS disallowed my education deductions in 1978, b) why I passed the CPA examination on my first attempt in 1979, c) why IRS never promoted me beyond GS-12, d) why I took an $18,459 (21%) pay cut in today’s dollars to transfer to GAO in 1980, e) why I passed the Certified Internal Auditor examination on my first attempt in 1981, f) why I became a licensed CPA in 1981, g) why GAO assigned me to audits of IRS for only 3 years (1986-1988), f) why GAO never promoted me beyond GS-13?, and g) why my Civil Service Retirement System pension is dramatically reduced?)
http://time.com/money/4584900/ages-people-retire-probably-too-young-early-retirement/

 

ZILLOW
— FOR SALE: 424 South West Street, Wheaton – $319,900
http://www.zillow.com/homes/for_sale/wheaton-il/1_fs/X1-SS1apc9gppw622z_3o1g1_sse/4445020_zpid/

December 1 Morning Edition

NBC5
— Trump to Take Victory Lap at Factory, Rally  The president-elect will tour the Carrier factory in Indiana and then give a speech about the deal, aides said – Jonathan Lemire
http://www.nbcchicago.com/news/national-international/Trump-Visits-Carrier-Factory-Indiana-403953566.html
— Sarah Palin Expresses Interest In Trump Administration Job  Those close to the former Alaska governor say she could help the president-elect.
http://www.nbcchicago.com/news/politics/Sarah-Palin-Expresses-Interest-In-Trump-Administration-Job-403927746.html

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Rauner lays out terms for temporary budget: Property tax freeze, term limits – Monique Garcia
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-rauner-lays-out-terms-for-temporary-budget-property-tax-freeze-term-limits-20161130-story.html
— ComEd, Rauner on board with complex plan to increase rates on consumers, bail out nuclear power plants – Monique Garcia
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-rauner-madigan-illinois-comed-exelon-deal-met-1201-20161130-story.html
— Donald Trump’s cabinet could be wealthiest in modern history – Jim Tankersley

http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/politics/ct-donald-trump-wealthy-cabinet-20161130-story.html
— Sarah Palin said to be mulled by Trump for VA secretary – Kellie Mejdrich
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/politics/ct-sarah-palin-trump-va-secretary-20161130-story.html
— Why should we pay attention to Trump’s tweets? Because our enemies are – Jennifer Rubin  (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, a) Democrats side with foreign countries against America and b) side with the citizens of foreign countries against the citizens of America.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/commentary/ct-donald-trump-tweets-20161130-story.html
— Americans don’t sleep enough, and it’s costing us billions – Marco Hafner, Wendy M. Troxel
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/commentary/ct-sleep-deprived-workers-cost-20161130-story.html
— For secretary of state: John Bolton – Cal Thomas
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/columnists/sns-201611301300–tms–cthomastq–b-a20161201-20161201-column.html
— Newly naturalized citizens full of hope, apprehension – Patrick M. O’Connell
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/ct-immigrants-naturalization-ceremony-met-20161130-story.html
— Will Trump force bike shop owner Todd Ricketts to abandon his bicycle? – Kim Janssen
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/chicagoinc/ct-todd-ricketts-donald-trump-bicycles-0101-chicago-inc-20161130-story.html
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: In case involving Indiana teacher, judges consider workplace protections for LGBT community – Elyssa Cherney  (DIERSEN: From what I see, ever-increasingly, those who do not promote LGBT activity are discriminated against.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/midwest/ct-kimberly-hively-lgbt-workplace-bias-appeal-20161130-story.html

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Rauner plans property tax freeze bill, term limits resolutions – Tina Sfondeles
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/rauner-plans-property-tax-freeze-bill-term-limits-resolutions/
— Todd Ricketts moves up to major leagues of government – Lynn Sweet
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/donald-trump-todd-ricketts-deputy-commerce-secretary/
— Trump claims to have saved Carrier jobs, but details are hazy – AP
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/donald-trump-carrier-jobs-indiana/
— An election recount for science fiction fans – Phil Kadner
http://chicago.suntimes.com/opinion/kadner-an-election-recount-for-science-fiction-fans/

 

DAILY HERALD
— Protesters, Trump need to follow the American Way – Cokie and Steve Roberts
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20161201/discuss/161209978/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Trump’s hypocrisy is good for America.”
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20161201/discuss/161209979/
— A tip sheet for workers and workplaces where pot is legal – AP (DIERSEN: What are the demographics of those a) who smoke pot and b) who want to smoke pot legally?)
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20161201/news/312019993/

 

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Rauner-funded GOP attacks Madigan during talks – Bernard Schoenburg
http://www.sj-r.com/opinion/20161130/bernard-schoenburg-rauner-funded-gop-attacks-madigan-during-talks

 

NORTHWEST HERALD
— McHenry County state lawmakers claim victory in lame-duck tax increase fight – Kevin Craver
http://www.nwherald.com/2016/11/30/mchenry-county-state-lawmakers-claim-victory-in-lame-duck-tax-increase-fight/ao0uom4/

 

WBEZ
— Voting Rights Measure Fails, Alarms Immigrant Groups – Odette Yousef  (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, a) Democrats side with foreign countries against America and b) side with the citizens of foreign countries against the citizens of America.)
https://www.wbez.org/shows/wbez-news/voting-rights-measure-fails-alarms-immigrant-groups/8aaec61b-8465-4a16-baa0-73adf5959408

 

WAND
— Governor: House, Senate Plan to Adjourn Without Voting on a Budget – Matt Loveless
http://www.wandtv.com/story/33838382/governor-house-senate-plan-to-adjourn-without-voting-on-a-budget
— Champaign/Urbana Immigration Forum Holds Panel Discussion – Michon Lindstrom  (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, a) Democrats side with foreign countries against America and b) side with the citizens of foreign countries against the citizens of America.)
http://www.wandtv.com/story/33837193/cu-immigration-forum-holds-panel-discussion

 

WRAL
— Last-minute Exelon subsidy plan goes to Illinois House floor – AP
http://www.wral.com/last-minute-exelon-subsidy-plan-goes-to-illinois-house-floor/16293466/

 

WQAD
— How the state of Illinois is ramping up security for the information you enter online – JOHNNIE JINDRICH
http://wqad.com/2016/11/30/how-the-state-of-illinois-is-trying-to-ramp-up-security-for-the-personal-information-you-enter-online/

 

CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD
— Petraeus would have to notify probation officer of state job  Officer also must know before Petraeus leaves NC – CNN
http://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/petraeus-would-have-to-notify-probation-officer-of-state-job
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Petraeus, once a widely celebrated military leader who oversaw operations in Afghanistan and Iraq, was sentenced on April 23, 2015, to serve two years of probation and pay a $100,000 fine for sharing classified information with his biographer and lover, Paula Broadwell.)

 

SUBURBAN LIFE
— 3 McHenry County townships to hold GOP primaries in February – KEVIN P. CRAVER
http://www.mysuburbanlife.com/2016/11/30/3-mchenry-county-townships-to-hold-gop-primaries-in-february/azszag/

 

CHICAGO READER
— Congressman Luis Gutierrez says the fight against Trump is just beginning  Gutierrez plans to boycott Trump’s inauguration and fight any efforts at mass deportation. – Ben Joravsky
http://www.chicagoreader.com/chicago/gutierrez-inauguration-boycott-resist-trump-deportation-policies/Content

 

WHEATON RECORD
— Trump to become the 45th president of the United States – Kelsey Plankeel
http://www.wheatonrecord.com/news/trump-become-45th-president-united-states/

 

DUPAGE POLICY JOURNAL
— Illinois Citizens for Life targets taxpayer-funded abortion bill – Hoang Tran
http://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/511049883-illinois-citizens-for-life-targets-taxpayer-funded-abortion-bill

 

COOK COUNTY RECORD
— ‘Trump sold himself as a wild card:’ Incoming president’s impact on labor law could be a mystery – Joe Dyton
http://cookcountyrecord.com/stories/511049397-trump-sold-himself-as-a-wild-card-incoming-president-s-impact-on-labor-law-could-be-a-mystery
— Federal judge expands power of ‘Special Master’ to review state agency political hiring practices – Scott Holland  (DIERSEN: GAO hired me in 1980 because it could not find a qualified Democrat, minority, female, younger person, or veteran who would take the job.  IRS hired me in 1971 because it could not find a qualified Democrat, minority, female, or veteran who would take the job.  The Post Office hired me in 1966 because it could not find a qualified Democrat, minority, female, or veteran who would take the job.)
http://cookcountyrecord.com/stories/511049901-federal-judge-expands-power-of-special-master-to-review-state-agency-political-hiring-practices

 

NPR ILLINOIS
— A Decade Of Pain – JAMEY DUNN
http://nprillinois.org/post/illinois-issues-decade-pain#stream/0

 

REBOOT ILLINOIS
— Illinois continues to leave low-income students behind – Matt Dietrich
http://rebootillinois.com/2016/11/30/fast-facts-illinois-continues-leave-low-income-students-behind/

 

ILLINOIS FAMILY INSTITUTE
— Homosexuals & Corrupt Illinois Human Rights Commission vs. Christian Business Owner – Laurie Higgins
https://illinoisfamily.org/politics/homosexuals-corrupt-illinois-human-rights-commission-vs-christian-business-owner/

 

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— RAUNER HOLDS FIRM FOR TERM LIMITS AND PERMANENT PROPERTY TAX FREEZE
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2016/12/rauner-holds-firm-for-term-limits-and-permanent-property-tax-freeze.html

 

CAPITOL FAX
— ILGOP adds three more HDems to hit list
http://capitolfax.com/2016/12/01/ilgop-adds-three-more-hdems-to-hit-list/

 

DAILY CALLER
— Immigration Is About Economics, Not A Wall – Dustin Siggins  (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, a) Democrats side with foreign countries against America and b) side with the citizens of foreign countries against the citizens of America.)
http://dailycaller.com/2016/11/30/immigration-is-about-economics-not-a-wall/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: According to new research from Pew Research, there are eight million illegal immigrants working or looking for work in the U.S., totaling five percent of the U.S. work force and the vast majority of the over 11 million illegal immigrants commonly estimated to be in the nation. While many of those immigrants pay taxes, there is a net cost to taxpayers of tens of billions of dollars per year, according to fluctuating estimates. Many of these costs are borne by state and local governments. Building an expensive wall won’t force any illegal immigrants, about 40 percent of whom have overstayed their visas after legally crossing our borders, to leave the country. Enacting an effective E-Verify program enforced by fining businesses who hire illegal immigrants would, by removing the financial incentive of employment. Likewise, Congress and Trump can simultaneously save taxpayers billions of dollars and remove at least some of the financial and legal protections provided to illegal immigrants by pulling funding from more than 200 sanctuary cities that refuse to work with federal customs officials.)

 

NEWSMAX
— Professor: Booting Student Illegals Violates Academic Freedom  (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, a) Democrats side with foreign countries against America and b) side with the citizens of foreign countries against the citizens of America.)
http://www.newsmax.com/us/university-of-illinois-illegal-undocumented-students/2016/11/30/id/761384/

 

TOWNHALL
— Thank You So Much, Little House Democratic Caucus! – Arthur Schaper
http://townhall.com/columnists/arthurschaper/2016/12/01/thank-you-so-much-little-house-democratic-caucus-n2253068

 

FRONTPAGE MAGAZINE
— DEMOCRATS MUST DIG FASTER AND USE BIGGER SHOVELS  Things the Democratic elites should do in order to live up to their party principles. – Oleg Atbashian
http://www.frontpagemag.com/fpm/264995/democrats-must-dig-faster-and-use-bigger-shovels-oleg-atbashian

 

HOT AIR
— Here we go: Lindsey Graham drafting bill to legalize DREAMers who are subject to Obama’s executive amnesty
http://hotair.com/archives/2016/11/30/here-we-go-lindsey-graham-drafting-bill-to-legalize-dreamers-who-are-subject-to-obamas-executive-amnesty/

 

THE BLAZE
— The State of Kansas is trying to make a lesbian couple’s sperm donor pay child support – Sara Gonzales
http://www.theblaze.com/news/2016/11/30/the-state-of-kansas-is-trying-to-make-a-lesbian-couples-sperm-donor-pay-child-support/

 

FEDERALIST
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “How To Make American Immigration Great Again.”
http://thefederalist.com/2016/12/01/make-american-immigration-great/

 

THE HILL
— Tired Dem donors feel like their money got burned – JONATHAN EASLEY
http://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/308206-tired-dem-donors-feel-like-their-money-got-burned
— Overnight Regulation: Feds ban smoking in public housing – TIM DEVANEY AND LYDIA WHEELER
https://origin-nyi.thehill.com/regulation/overnights/308148-overnight-regulation-hud-issues-smoking-ban

 

POLITICO
— Trump’s allies jockey over RNC control  Priebus differs from Bannon and Mercer on party chair prospects, hinting at divisions. – KENNETH P. VOGEL, ALEX ISENSTADT and ELIANA JOHNSON
http://www.politico.com/story/2016/12/trump-rnc-republican-control-232041
— Gingrich mocks Romney for ‘sucking up’ to Trump – NOLAN D. MCCASKILL  (DIERSEN: What if I would mock those who a) suck up to my critics/opponents, b) suck up to their operatives, and c) suck up to their dupes?)
http://www.politico.com/story/2016/11/mitt-romney-newt-gingrich-232024

 

CNN
— Breitbart goes to war with Kellogg’s over move to pull ads – Dylan Byers
http://money.cnn.com/2016/11/30/media/breitbart-kellogg-war/index.html

 

ASSOCIATED PRESS
— The tax man cometh: California ponders legal pot and paying up – Michael R. Blood
http://www.smdailyjournal.com/articles/lnews/2016-12-01/the-tax-man-cometh-california-ponders-legal-pot-and-paying-up/1776425172139.html

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— Trump, a Free-Form Leader, Experiments and Invites Drama – ALEXANDER BURNS
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/11/30/us/politics/donald-trump-white-house-cabinet.html

 

WASHINGTON POST
— Ohio State attacker complained bitterly in Facebook post of treatment of Muslims ‘everywhere,’ reports say – Katie Mettler
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/morning-mix/wp/2016/11/29/ohio-state-attacker-in-facebook-post-complained-bitterly-of-treatment-of-muslims-everywhere-reports-say/

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Do Illegal Votes Decide Elections?  There’s no way to know. But the evidence suggests that significant numbers of noncitizens cast ballots. – HANS VON SPAKOVSKY and JOHN FUND
http://www.wsj.com/articles/do-illegal-votes-decide-elections-1480551000
— Donald Trump to Visit Indianapolis, Cincinnati in First Public Events Since Election Day  President-elect looks to continue ‘thank you’ victory tour after stopping in two cities symbolic of his win – MICHAEL C. BENDER and PETER NICHOLAS
http://www.wsj.com/articles/donald-trump-to-visit-indianapolis-cincinnati-in-first-public-events-since-election-day-1480551224

 

USA TODAY
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD WITH MANY PHOTOS: Trump’s 21 potential court nominees are overwhelmingly white, male and from red states – Richard Wolf
http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/elections/2016/12/01/donald-trump-supreme-court-21-nominees-list-nomination/93964888/
— Trump is keeping too much of Obamacare  Babying a generation of slackers hasn’t increased the number of young people with insurance. – Christian Schneider
http://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/2016/11/28/trump-keeping-too-much-obamacare-christian-schneider/94362192/

 

CRAIN’S NEW YORK
— If Trump heeds calls to liquidate, he could reap billions in NYC alone  The president-elect might reap $2 billion just for NYC properties – Aaron Elstein
http://www.crainsnewyork.com/article/20161130/REAL_ESTATE/161139987/what-donald-trump-could-make-if-he-liquidates-his-new-york-assets-to-avoid-conflict-of-interest-issues-as-president-of-the-united-states

 

NEW YORK DAILY NEWS
— What Trump’s flag-burning tweet reveals: Most troubling is his disturbing penchant to punish those who disagree with him – S.E. Cupp
http://www.nydailynews.com/opinion/trump-flag-burning-tweet-reveals-article-1.2891375

 

SANDIEGO UNION TRIBUNE
— TREASONOUS: UC will refuse to assist federal immigration agents seeking students without legal status – Teresa Watanabe
http://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/la-me-ln-uc-undoc-student-protections-20161130-story.html

 

MERCURY NEWS
— Janet Napolitano: University of California will protect students from Trump’s deportation threats – Katy Murphy  (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, a) Democrats side with foreign countries against America and b) side with the citizens of foreign countries against the citizens of America.)
http://www.mercurynews.com/2016/11/30/napolitano-uc-will-protect-students-from-trumps-deportation-threats/

 

MONEY MAGAZINE
— Feuding With Donald Trump Is Good for Business. Just Ask Hamilton, Megyn Kelly and the New York Times – Kerry Close
http://time.com/money/4586195/donald-trump-feud-hamilton/

 

BUSINESS STANDARD
— Shame as a political weapon: Donald Trump and the US presidential election  White working-class anger has received a lot of attention, but Trump’s success exploiting anger’s inner manifestation – Chris Wallace
http://www.business-standard.com/article/international/shame-as-a-political-weapon-donald-trump-and-the-us-presidential-election-116120100265_1.html

November 30 Morning Edition

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Trump taps Cubs’ Todd Ricketts for Deputy Commerce post – Lynn Sweet
http://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/trump-taps-cubs-todd-ricketts-for-deputy-commerce-post/amp/
— Madigan stays out of mix as budget clock ticks – Tina Sfondeles
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/madigan-stays-out-of-mix-as-budget-clock-ticks/
— Seven ways Trump tries to control the media – Robert Reich  (DIERSEN: Should I write a book about the efforts that have been made to control me and my GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails since 2000?)
http://chicago.suntimes.com/opinion/reich-seven-ways-trump-tries-to-control-the-media/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: 1. Berate the media. . .2. Blacklist critical media. . .3. Turn the public against the media. . .4. Condemn satirical or critical comments. . .5. Threaten the media directly. . .6. Limit media access. . .7. Bypass the media and communicate with the public directly.)
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Democrats and RINOs promote LGBTQ activity.
http://chicago.suntimes.com/opinion/editorial-court-should-ban-sexual-orientation-discrimination/
— Megyn Kelly dishes about Chicago – Shia Kapos  (DIERSEN: Is/was your job fulfilling?  Because of GAO’s mission, my job working for GAO 1980-1997 was especially fulfilling.)
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/kapos-fred-eychaner-builds-gallery-for-aids-arts-show/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Fox News anchor Megyn Kelly chit-chatted about Chicago with business executives at a party hosted by Dan Goodwin, chairman of Inland Real Estate Group. Kelly sat with Ron Gidwitz, a fundraiser for Donald Trump; investor and philanthropist Muneer Satter; Bill Kunkler, executive vice president of the Crown family’s CC Industries; and Todd Ricketts, the Cubs co-owner who says he’s “honored” to be considered for a position in Trump’s Cabinet. On stage at the Westin Hotel in Lombard, Kelly talked about living in Chicago. Before battling Trump on the air, she was a litigator at the Jones Day law firm in the city. Kelly said she has fond memories of guitar lessons at Old Town School of Folk Music and living in Roscoe Village. But the work wasn’t fulfilling. An episode of “Dr. Phil” hit home. “He said, ‘The only difference between you and someone you envy is that you settled for less.’” A career change followed, and now comes Kelly’s book: “Settle for More.”)

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Trump nominates Todd Ricketts, Cubs co-owner, for deputy commerce secretary
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-todd-ricketts-trump-deputy-commerce-secretary-20161130-story.html
— Emanuel tries to close deal on city worker pension bill in Springfield – Hal Dardick, Monique Garcia
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-rahm-emanuel-laborers-pension-bill-springfield-story.html
— FRONT PAGE: Trump tweet stirs memories of when Chicago was at center of flag-burning debate – Marwa Eltagouri and Vikki Ortiz Healy  (DIERSEN: What do flag-burners think of you?  I am proud to say that flag-burners despise if not hate me.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/ct-trump-flag-burning-chicago-reaction-met-20161129-story.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: But supporters of a ban on flag burning hailed Trump’s statement, calling on him to ban the desecration of the flag. A top-ranking member of the American Legion, the wartime veterans’ association, said the flag was a symbol that deserved protection and shouldn’t be destroyed even in American protest. “Our brothers and sisters in arms have shed blood, even paid the ultimate sacrifice, in defense of our nation. The American flag represents their sacrifice and our nation’s way of freedom,” National Commander Charles E. Schmidt said in a news release.)
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps equate Japanese-Americans in 1942 with Muslim-Americans today.  Islam is more like a political party or a country without borders than a religion.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/commentary/ct-internment-camps-japanese-muslims-20161129-story.html
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD WITH COLOR PICTURE: Group home provider’s license is pulled over ‘imminent risk’ to residents – Patricia Callahan and Michael J. Berens
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/ct-group-home-license-pull-met-20161129-story.html
— Castro a hero to useful idiots, but not to those he’d broken – John Kass
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/columnists/kass/ct-fidel-castro-kass-1130-20161129-column.html

 

DAILY HERALD
— Consolidate debate draws 18 Republicans for Naperville Township seats – Marie Wilson
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20161129/news/161128953/
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD WITH COLOR PHOTO OF CHARLIE KIRK: Wheeling High graduate Charlie Kirk behind political ‘Professor Watchlist’ – Kerry Lester
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20161130/news/161139969/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: A Wheeling native is the driving force behind a new website that identifies professors from Illinois and around the country and claims they “discriminate against conservative students and advance leftist propaganda in the classroom.” The Professor Watchlist is part of Turning Point USA, founded by Charlie Kirk, a 23-year-old Wheeling High School graduate. “It’s no secret that some of America’s college professors are totally out of line,’ Kirk wrote in a recent blog post, adding it is “time to expose them.” The website describes itself as “an aggregated list of pre-existing news stories that were published by a variety of news organizations.” Most of the listings, which include professors’ names and photos, give as attribution campusreform.org, which is run by the conservative Leadership Institute. The Professor Watchlist says it will “continue to fight for free speech and the right for professors to say whatever they wish” but states “students, parents, and alumni deserve to know the specific incidents and names of professors that advance a radical agenda in lecture halls.” Kent State history professor Julio Pino, among those named on the site, told The New York Times the site is “a kind of normalizing of prosecuting professors, shaming professors, defaming professors.” According to the list, Darwin Pagnac, an instructor at Des Moines Area Community College, required students to write about climate-change skeptics and address their motivation and who funds their efforts. Dr. David Pook, a professor at Granite State College in New Hampshire, is listed for saying he helped write Common Core standards in order to end white privilege and “that as a white male in society I am given a lot of privilege that I didn’t earn.” Professors from Northwestern University, DePaul University, Columbia College Chicago, the University of Illinois at Chicago and Loyola University Chicago are on the list. The Professor Watchlist says Columbia College chemistry and environmental science Professor Keith Kostecka called for the demise of the Tea Party and commented that House Speaker Paul Ryan should go kill himself. Kostecka told the Daily Herald “this all came about due to someone stealing my identity (from Facebook) several years ago and posting some terrible thing supposedly stated by me that I had and have no part of. I am on this list due to that very unfortunate series of events.” Northwestern University engineering professor Alan Butz is on the list for statements he made denying the Holocaust took place. Northwestern officials pointed Tuesday to a statement made by University President Henry S. Bienen in 2006, which noted, “There is no question that the Holocaust is a well-documented historical fact,” but Butz, a tenured professor, “is entitled to express his personal views, including on his personal web pages, as long as he does not represent such opinions as views of the university.”)

 

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Trump tweets: I’m leaving businesses to focus on presidency – AP
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20161130/NEWS02/161139999

 

STATELINE
— Kellogg pulls ads from Breitbart  Website claims 45 million unique visitors a month – Dylan Byers  (DIERSEN: There are no ads on www.gopillinois.com and in GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails, so no there are no ads to be pulled.  He who pays the piper calls the tunes.  My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes are furious that I have enough time and enough money to put together and send out a GOPUSA ILLINOIS email every morning and every evening free of charge and without any advertising.)

http://www.mystateline.com/news/kellogg-pulls-ads-from-breitbart
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The cereal brand Kellogg is pulling its advertising from Breitbart News because it disagrees with the right-wing website’s political views. “We regularly work with our media-buying partners to ensure our ads do not appear on sites that aren’t aligned with our values as a company,” Kellogg said in a statement. “We recently reviewed the list of sites where our ads can be placed and decided to discontinue advertising on Breitbart.com. We are working to remove our ads from that site.” That decision comes amid scrutiny over Breitbart’s controversial populist, anti-immigrant worldview, and in the wake of Donald Trump’s decision to appoint former Breitbart executive chairman Steve Bannon as his chief White House strategist. Should other advertisers follow suit, it could lead to financial troubles for the site. But Breitbart says Kellogg is wrong to dismiss its loyal and extensive readership, which it claims totals 45 million unique visitors in the last month. “Breitbart News Network has built an engaged community of over 45 million loyal readers who are also a powerful consumer group that reflects the values of mainstreet America,” the company said in a statement. “Kellogg’s decision to blacklist one of the largest conservative media outlets in America is economic censorship of mainstream conservative political discourse. That is as un-American as it gets.” Breitbart CEO Larry Solov similarly told The Hollywood Reporter that Kellogg was “buying into a false, left-wing narrative that our 45 million readers are deplorables.”)

 

BLOOMINGTON PANTAGRAPH
— Chicago-based U.S. court to hear LGBT-workplace bias appeal – AP  (DIERSEN: If I had not been denied my 7th Amendment rights in Diersen v. GAO, I would have convinced a jury that to meet their Affirmative Action quotas during the 1980s and 1990s, the Democrats who ran GAO discriminated against their employees who were Republican, White, male, older, and/or non-veteran.)
http://www.pantagraph.com/news/state-and-regional/illinois/chicago-based-us-court-to-hear-lgbt-workplace-bias-appeal/article_79807fc1-4aa6-5ce1-a01e-4d5e9d071c79.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE:  A Chicago-based court will consider arguments that protections under the 1964 Civil Rights Act should expand to cover LGBT workers. The full 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals will rehear Indiana teacher Kimberly Hively’s appeal Wednesday. It vacated a ruling by three of its own judges in July that the landmark workplace-discrimination law doesn’t cover sexual-orientation bias. Hively alleges a college didn’t hire her full time because she is a lesbian. The three-judge panel did criticize the lack of sexual-orientation workplace protections, but said they must come from Congress or the U.S. Supreme Court. President-elect Donald Trump is expected to nominate a social conservative to fill a Supreme Court vacancy, making High Court action on the issue uncertain.)

 

CHAMPAIGN/URBANA NEWS GAZETTE
— Gerrymandering? Not in Champaign County – Tom Kacich
http://www.news-gazette.com/news/local/2016-11-30/kacich-gerrymandering-not-champaign-county.html

 

FOX ILLINOIS
— Closer Look At Banning Flag Burning In Illinois – BRENDAN CULLERTON
http://foxillinois.com/news/local/closer-look-at-banning-flag-burning-in-illinois-11-30-2016

 

PEORIA PUBLIC RADIO
— Republican Legislators Side With Rauner To Kill Automatic Voter Registration – AMANDA VINICKY
http://peoriapublicradio.org/post/republican-legislators-side-rauner-kill-automatic-voter-registration#stream/0

 

BELLEVILLE NEWS DEMOCRAT
— Thanks, taxpayers, for $510,495 in benefits for part-time county leaders – Editorial
http://www.bnd.com/opinion/editorials/article116522433.html

 

ALTON DAILY NEWS
— Governor Paints Bleak Fiscal Picture – Cole Lauterbach
http://www.altondailynews.com/news/details.cfm?clientid=17&id=230490#.WD4-QRHxZZI

 

WBEZ
— Governor Rauner Whittles Down His Plan To Five Key Priorities
https://www.wbez.org/shows/morning-shift/governor-rauner-whittles-down-his-plan-to-five-key-priorities/158128d4-be38-4bfa-84c3-7dfb06576ea7

 

WSIL TV
— Treasury nominee Mnuchin was Trump’s top fundraiser – AP
http://www.wsiltv.com/story/33820562/treasury-nominee-mnuchin-was-trumps-top-fundraiser

 

WJBD
— Rauner Sets Up 2 Workplace Task Forces; Union Is Skeptical  (DIERSEN: While I worked for the federal government for almost 30 years, its top priority was a) hiring, retaining, and promoting Democrats, and especially Democrats who were minority, female, and/or younger and b) making way for them by getting rid of its employees who were Republican, and especially those Republicans who were White, male, older, and/or non-veteran.)
http://www.wjbdradio.com/local-news/2016/11/29/rauner-sets-up-2-workplace-task-forces-union-is-skeptical

 

SOUTHERN
— State regulators simplify “intimidating” professional licensure process for applicants with criminal records – MOLLY PARKER (In 1981, I got through Illinois’ “intimidating” professional licensure process to become a licensed CPA.)
http://thesouthern.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/state-regulators-simplify-intimidating-professional-licensure-process-for-applicants-with/article_ef9b07e9-bfc9-5931-91a7-b899bd3ee235.html

 

DAILY ILLINI
— Administration discusses future of undocumented students, faculty – Megan Jones  (DIERSEN: Democrats and RINOs put citizens of foreign countries ahead of citizens of America.)
http://dailyillini.com/news/2016/11/29/ui-administration-discusses-future-undocumented-students-faculty/

 

CHICAGO MAGAZINE
— Legendary Documentary Studio Tackles the Illinois Budget Crisis  Kartemquin Films is teaming up with In These Times to tell the stories of those affected by the impasse as another budget fight looms. – WHET MOSER
http://www.chicagomag.com/city-life/November-2016/A-Legendary-Documentary-Studio-Tackles-the-Illinois-Budget-Crisis/

 

CHICAGO DAILY OBSERVER
— The Heavy Costs of State of Illinois Bill Paying
http://www.cdobs.com/archive/featured/the-heavy-costs-of-state-of-illinois-bill-paying/

 

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— ILLINOIS HOUSE STOPS VOTER REGISTRATION EFFORT FOR NON-CITIZENS
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2016/11/illinois-house-stops-voter-registration-effort-for-non-citizens.html

 

CAPITOL FAX
— ILGOP: “Democrats can no longer run from their support of Madigan as their undisputed leader”
http://capitolfax.com/2016/11/30/ilgop-democrats-can-no-longer-run-from-their-support-of-madigan-as-their-undisputed-leader/
— Rauner imposes “reasonable” drug and alcohol testing on workers
http://capitolfax.com/2016/11/30/raumer-imposes-reasonable-drug-and-alcohol-testing-on-workers/
— Rauner administration agrees in principle to Exelon deal
http://capitolfax.com/2016/11/30/rauner-administration-agrees-in-principle-to-exelon-deal/
— CHICAGO CUBS CO-OWNER TODD RICKETTS TO BE TRUMP’S DEPUTY COMMERCE SECRETARY
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2016/11/chicago-cubs-co-owner-todd-ricketts-to-be-trumps-deputy-commerce-secretary.html
— Brown: “The lame duck tax increase has been the Rauner strategy all along”
http://capitolfax.com/2016/11/30/brown-the-lame-duck-tax-increase-has-been-the-rauner-strategy-all-along/

 

WASHINGTON TIMES
— BEYOND OUTRAGEOUS: U. of Illinois to study ‘sanctuary’ status for immigrants – AP
http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2016/nov/30/u-of-illinois-to-study-sanctuary-status-for-immigr/
— Donald Trump to embark on a thank you tour of the heartland – Jennifer Harper  (DIERSEN: If Trump came to Illinois, who would he thank the most?  Who delivered the most votes for Trump in Illinois, in your county, in your township/ward, in your municipality, and in your precinct?)
http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2016/nov/29/donald-trump-to-embark-on-thank-you-tour-2016/
— White House says Obama won’t pardon illegals – Stephen Dinan  (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes could hint/imply/argue/shout that I was a draft-dodger and that I was pardoned for my seeking and obtaining student draft deferments 1966-1970 and for seeking and obtaining a financial hardship draft deferment 1970-1971.)
http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2016/nov/29/white-house-says-obama-wont-pardon-illegals/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Pointing to Confederate troops after the Civil War and draft-dodgers after the Vietnam War as groups that had been granted mass pardons, they said the same tool could be used for more than 740,000 Dreamers — young adult illegal immigrants who came to the U.S. as children. Mr. Obama granted them a deportation amnesty under his 2012 Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program.)

 

AMERICANS FOR TRUTH ABOUT HOMOSEXUALITY
— Zales Jewelers Commercial Is Slick Propaganda to Normalize Homosexual ‘Marriage’ – Peter LaBarbera
https://americansfortruth.com/2016/11/29/video-zales-jewelers-commercial-is-slick-propaganda-to-normalize-homosexual-marriage/

 

GOPUSA
— Justin Trudeau: Baby-Faced Commie Apologist Unmasked – Michelle Malkin
http://www.gopusa.com/justin-trudeau-baby-faced-commie-apologist-unmasked/

 

NEWSMAX
— Obama: ‘Fox News in Every Bar and Restaurant’ Hurt Dems With Voters – Theodore Bunker
http://www.newsmax.com/Politics/obama-fox-news-hurt-democrats/2016/11/29/id/761220/

 

LUTHERAN CHURCH CHARITIES
— Share Your Life – Tim Hetzner  (DIERSEN: How much of your life do you share with others?  Each and every day, I share 10+ hours of my life, that is, I share two GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails, one in the morning, and one in the evening.  How much of their lives do my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes share with you?)
http://devotions.lccharities.org/2016/11/30/share-your-life/

 

THE BLAZE
— Texas Governor Greg Abbott to sanctuary cities: “You are going to comply with the law.” – Brandon Morse (DIERSEN: When will Rauner say that to Chicago and to other sanctuary cities in Illinois?)
http://www.theblaze.com/news/2016/11/29/texas-governor-greg-abbott-to-sanctuary-cities-you-are-going-to-comply-with-the-law/

 

BREITBART
— College Dems, SJWs Push for Ole Miss ‘Sanctuary Campus’ – JOHN BINDER
http://www.breitbart.com/texas/2016/11/29/college-dems-sjws-push-ole-miss-sanctuary-campus/

 

GOPUSA
— Obama’s Empty Promise
http://www.gopusa.com/obamas-empty-promise/

 

DAILY CALLER
— Photo: Mitt Romney Looks Really Uncomfortable At His Meeting With Trump – Blake Neff
http://dailycaller.com/2016/11/29/photo-mitt-romney-looks-really-uncomfortable-at-his-meeting-with-trump/

 

NATIONAL REVIEW
— Ten Reasons Left-Wingers Cut Trump Voters from Their Lives – DENNIS PRAGER
http://www.nationalreview.com/article/442538/why-left-wingers-cut-ties-trump-voters

 

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— GAO: Federal student loan subsidies twice as high as expected – JOSEPH LAWLER
http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/watchdog-federal-student-loan-subsidies-twice-as-high-as-expected/article/2608490

 

THE HILL
— President Obama legitimized Castro’s oppression in life and death – MATT SCHLAPP
http://origin-nyi.thehill.com/blogs/pundits-blog/foreign-policy/307821-president-obama-legitimized-castros-oppression-in-life-and

 

POLITICO
— Trump to leave business to ‘fully focus on running the country’ – LOUIS NELSON
http://www.politico.com/story/2016/11/trump-companies-231982

 

HUFFINGTON POST
— Mitt Romney After Donald Trump Dinner: He Can ‘Lead Us To That Better Future’  Romney, Trump and Reince Priebus dined on frog legs at a French restaurant at one of Trump’s hotels.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/romney-trump-dinner_us_583e4b96e4b0c33c8e130346
— Top Congressional Watchdog Uninterested In Trump’s Conflicts Of Interest Before He Takes Office  Rep. Jason Chaffetz wants to give Trump “some time.” – Matt Fuller  (DIERSEN: All my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have tremendous conflicts of interest.)
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/chaffetz-trump-conflicts-of-interest_us_583e27b0e4b0ae0e7cdac310

 

AOL NEWS
— Day of Giving: Illinois First Lady Diana Rauner  CBS 2’s Rob Johnson speaks with Diana Rauner on the importance of donating and the impact it makes. (DIERSEN: How much of your life do you give to others?  Each and every day, I give to others 10+ hours of my life, that is, I give two GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails, one in the morning, and one in the evening.  How much of their lives do my critics/opponents give to you?  My critics/opponents have lots of money and lots of religious, government, political, and/or financial clout in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton, in DuPage County, and in Illinois.  If they wanted to, they could give you lots of money, a new home, a new car, a sweetheart job, a sweetheart contract, favorable legislation, and much more.)
http://www.aol.com/video/view/day-of-giving-illinois-first-lady-diana-rauner/583e1dcc1c68990eaa82616d/

 

ABC NEWS
— Mitt Romney, Donald Trump Dine at Exclusive NYC Restaurant Amid Cabinet Speculation – VERONICA STRACQUALURSI and BEN SIEGEL
http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/mitt-romney-donald-trump-dinner-tonight-amid-cabinet/story?id=43844307
— Carrier Says It Reached Deal With Trump to Keep Jobs in Indiana – JOHN SANTUCCI, REBECCA JARVIS, and TOM LIDDY
http://abcnews.go.com/US/carrier-reached-deal-trump-jobs-indiana/story?id=43861224

 

NBC NEWS
— Mitt Romney Lavishes Praise on President-elect Trump, Whom He Once Called ‘Fraud’ – ALEXANDRA JAFFE
http://www.nbcnews.com/politics/white-house/mitt-romney-lavishes-praise-president-elect-trump-whom-he-once-n689946

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— More Law Degrees for Women, but Fewer Good Jobs – ELIZABETH OLSON  (DIERSEN: Is the job that you have a good job?  Were the jobs that you held good jobs?  My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes would tell you that none of the jobs that I held 1964-1997 were good jobs.  Those jobs being bad made it all the more difficult for my employers to hire women, to retain women, and to promote women.)
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/11/30/business/dealbook/more-law-degrees-for-women-but-fewer-good-jobs.html
— Eyeing the Trump Voter, ‘Fight for $15’ Widens Its Focus – NOAM SCHEIBER
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/11/29/business/economy/fight-for-15-wages-protests.html
— Trump to Announce Carrier Plant Will Keep Jobs in U.S. – NELSON D. SCHWARTZ
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/11/29/business/trump-to-announce-carrier-plant-will-keep-jobs-in-us.html
— Can the Democrats Move Right? – Ross Douthat
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/11/30/opinion/can-the-democrats-move-right.html

 

NEW YORK POST
— Scores arrested in first ‘Fight for $15’ protests since Trump win – Reuters
http://nypost.com/2016/11/29/scores-arrested-in-first-fight-for-15-protests-since-trump-win/

 

LOS ANGELES TIMES
— Why (ILLEGALS) won’t self-deport – Wayne A. Cornelius (DIERSEN: QUESTION: Who sides with the illegals? ANSWER: Those individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that are anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.)
http://www.latimes.com/opinion/op-ed/la-oe-cornelius-self-deportation-20161130-story.html

 

WASHINGTON POST
— Donald Trump tweets that he will leave his business ‘in total’ to focus on presidency
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/post-politics/wp/2016/11/30/donald-trump-tweets-that-he-will-leave-his-business-in-total-to-focus-on-presidency/
— Hopes for a female president dashed, women take running for office into their own hands – Isaac Stanley-Becker
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/hopes-for-a-female-president-dashed-women-consider-entering-politics-themselves/2016/11/26/1620b182-b043-11e6-be1c-8cec35b1ad25_story.html
— Continue diversity efforts under Trump, civil servants urged – Joe Davidson (DIERSEN: If the federal workforce looked like America, half its employees would be Republicans; but virtually all federal employees are Democrats.  While I worked for the federal government for almost 30 years, its top priority was a) hiring, retaining, and promoting Democrats, and especially Democrats who were minority, female, and/or younger and b) making way for them by getting rid of its employees who were Republican, and especially those Republicans who were White, male, older, and/or non-veteran.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/powerpost/wp/2016/11/28/continue-diversity-efforts-under-trump-civil-servants-urged/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: President-elect Donald Trump was barely mentioned at the White House Summit on Diversity and Inclusion in Government, but he wasn’t ignored. Top career civil servants and Obama administration political appointees gathered Monday to discuss the importance of a federal workforce that looks like America at all levels, just weeks before the new president, who was overwhelmingly rejected by voters of color, takes office. Trump gained political notoriety by fronting a racist birth certificate campaign to delegitimize Barack Obama, the first black president. Trump then ran a campaign that started with bashing Mexicans and was tarred by his vulgar misogyny. It speaks volumes that he was backed by the Ku Klux Klan, an American Nazi leader, and hailed with Nazi salutes, even as he rejected their support. With that context the summit, planned before his electoral college victory, took on even greater significance. No one was openly critical of Trump during the morning plenary sessions. That would have been impolitic, particularly given the graciousness of the president and first lady toward the incoming occupants of the White House. Indeed, participants seemed to expect the diversity effort to continue under Trump, despite his actions and statements, because it is “imperative,” in the words of acting office of personnel management director Beth Cobert. “The bottom line is simple,” she said in terms Trump can appreciate. “We cannot afford to leave talent and resources on the table.” Yet Trump’s reputation provides good reason for trepidation, as some speakers alluded to — if only obliquely. “Given the nature of this campaign on this issue of diversity and inclusion, I’m sure that there is more than the usual amount of concern and questions,” said Shaun Donovan, Office of Management and Budget (OMB) director. That is “all the more reason,” he added, that career officials “should be thinking about how you step up, how you join together in the coming months and years to make sure that this issue gets carried on.” Carrying on efforts to expand federal workforce diversity after Obama’s departure was a repeated message at the summit. Elizabeth Sherwood-Randall, deputy secretary of energy, said “the work we have begun to date has to be extended across administrations” and how deeply disappointing it would be if that work was “lost or dropped.” Although Gilbert Sandate, chair of the Coalition for Fairness for Hispanics in Government, said the Obama administration has had “inconsistent, spotty success in advancing diversity,” he also praised the president for establishing “one of the most ambitious, multipronged, systematic efforts to institutionalize hiring excellence in government.” The summit grew from Obama’s 2011 Executive Order “establishing a coordinated government-wide initiative to promote diversity and inclusion in the federal workforce.” Sandate does not expect similar efforts under Trump. “Trump’s stated and known views about diversity and inclusion in general … do not bode well for a government workforce that looks like America anytime soon,” said Sandate, who was not at the summit. “I’m afraid the challenge under the Trump administration will be to dig in and fight to hold onto the diversity and inclusion gains made thus far, lest they be quickly eroded or eliminated entirely.” Cobert, who this year said that “one of the most challenging barriers to diversity and inclusion is unconscious bias,” cited three examples of “affirmative steps” taken by the administration “to build a diverse workforce”: In November, the federal government “exceeded the president’s goal of hiring 100,000 people with disabilities into the federal workforce over five years.” The Agriculture Department’s use of “blind applications” that don’t include the names of candidates helped increase the percentage of women in its Senior Executive Service (SES) to 39 percent, an increase of almost 50 percent. The Federal Aviation Administration’s “concerted effort to broaden the recruitment effort” led to a significant increase in job offers to Hispanic candidates and women. “These are examples of real progress,” Cobert said in prepared remarks. True. Yet these success stories also tell us how far away parity remains because of the racism, sexism and implicit bias that makes real inclusion an elusive goal. Female senior executives, for example, remain well below their percentage of the general population at the Agriculture Department and across government. The FAA’s efforts resulted in 28 percent of job offers to women, although women hold up half the sky, as Mao Zedong reminded us. Governmentwide, women were 34.4 percent of the SES workforce in fiscal 2015. The Hispanic-Latino category was a minuscule 2.9 percent, according to an OPM report. The percentage of African American senior executives, however, has increased considerably during the Obama years. In 2008, before he took office, black employees were 8.2 percent of the SES. That had increased to 11.3 in 2015. Without mentioning the president-elect, Sherwood-Randall capsulized the call for civil servants to continue the fight for greater diversity under Trump with this simple directive: “Speak truth to power.”)
— Donald Trump has reached a deal with a manufacturer to keep jobs from going to Mexico – Jim Tankersley and Danielle Paquette
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/wonk/wp/2016/11/29/donald-trump-has-reached-a-deal-with-a-manufacturer-to-keep-jobs-from-going-to-mexico/

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Donald Trump Says He Will Be ‘Leaving My Great Business in Total’  President-elect says it is important to avoid appearance of a conflict of interest – DAMIAN PALETTA
http://www.wsj.com/articles/donald-trump-says-he-will-be-leaving-my-great-business-in-total-1480507486
— U.S. to Forgive at Least $108 Billion in Student Debt in Coming Years  GAO report offers first full cost estimate of debt-relief programs, berates Education Department over accounting methods – JOSH MITCHELL
http://www.wsj.com/articles/u-s-to-forgive-at-least-108-billion-in-student-debt-in-coming-years-1480501802
— More Whites Die Than Are Born in One-Third of States  Trend is reshaping the social, political and economic landscape of the U.S. –  JANET ADAMY  (DIERSEN: Of course, obviously, needless-to-say, and without question, anti-Whites are overjoyed about this.  Who are the leading anti-Whites in the world, in America, in Illinois, in your county, in your township/ward, in your municipality, and in your precinct?)
http://www.wsj.com/articles/more-whites-die-than-are-born-in-one-third-of-states-1480433481

 

PACIFIC STANDARD
— How Political Affiliation Determines Internet Access  Government officials around the world tend to ignore the Internet needs of political opponents and marginalized minority groups, according to a recent study. – Rick Paulas
https://psmag.com/how-political-affiliation-determines-internet-access-fa5d9b2188f5#.xus6yclh2

 

SEATTLE TIMES
— U.S. Rep. DelBene bill would prohibit religious registry – Editorial (DIERSEN: Islam is more like a political party or a country without borders than a religion.)
http://www.seattletimes.com/opinion/editorials/us-rep-delbene-bill-would-rightly-prohibit-any-religious-registry/

 

GOVERNMENT EXECUTIVE
— Welcome to Washington. Are You Ready to Lead? – Dan Chenok
http://www.govexec.com/excellence/promising-practices/2016/11/welcome-washington-are-you-ready-lead/133463/

 

SLATE
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “The Going Rate for Mitt Romney’s Soul Is Apparently a $215.57 Meal at Jean-Georges.”
http://www.slate.com/blogs/browbeat/2016/11/30/mitt_romney_dines_with_the_devil.html