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December 21 Evening Edition

ABC7
— Government shutdown would ‘last for a very long time,’ Trump says – AP
https://abc7chicago.com/politics/government-shutdown-would-last-for-a-very-long-time-trump-says/4941642/
— US Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg has surgery to remove malignant growths
https://abc7chicago.com/politics/justice-ginsburg-has-surgery-to-remove-malignant-growths/4943286/

 

NBC5
— Bill Daley Proposes Re-Naming Dan Ryan Expressway After Barack Obama A stretch of Interstate 55 is already named after the former president
https://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/barack-obama-dan-ryan-renamed-503354831.html

 

FOX NEWS CHICAGO
— President Trump tells House GOP he won’t sign Senate spending bill to avoid government shutdown – AP
http://www.fox32chicago.com/facebook-instant/trump-lashes-out-as-house-struggles-with-avoiding-shutdown

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Bill Daley wants to rename the Dan Ryan Expressway for former President Barack Obama, his ex-boss – Mike Riopell
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-met-barack-obama-bill-daley-20181221-story.html
— Chicago mayoral candidate Bill Daley releases limited tax return showing he made $2.5M in 2017, refuses to disclose more – Bill Ruthhart
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-met-bill-daley-tax-returns-20181221-story.html
— Each day, a plane full of Illinoisans moving to another state – Austin Berg (DIERSEN: Illinois Democrats are overjoyed that those who leave Illinois are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/daily-southtown/opinion/ct-sta-berg-column-st-1223-story.html

 

DAILY HERALD
— 400 Illinois National Guard soldiers to deploy to Afghanistan – Eric Peterson
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20181221/400-illinois-national-guard-soldiers-to-deploy-to-afghanistan

 

HERALD & REVIEW
— ‘It’s a big victory’: Central Illinois farmers among those celebrating $867B farm bill signed by President Trump
https://herald-review.com/news/local/govt-and-politics/it-s-a-big-victory-central-illinois-farmers-among-those/article_3971b049-2918-5911-8bfc-e2d5752eb45c.html

 

ALTON DAILY NEWS
— Anti-Abortion Group Appeals to Illinois Supreme Court – Cole Lauterbach
http://altondailynews.com/news/details.cfm?clientid=17&id=276598#.XB1s-VxKiM8

 

WTTW
— Bill Daley Unveils Partial 2017 Tax Returns – Paris Schutz and Amanda Vinicky
https://news.wttw.com/2018/12/21/bill-daley-unveils-partial-2017-tax-returns

 

WBEZ
— International Students An Increasingly Rare Sight On U.S. College Campuses – Kate McGee
https://www.wbez.org/shows/wbez-news/international-students-in-the-us-an-increasingly-rare-sight-on-college-campuses/2392e8bc-cbd5-415f-a76d-f10ba797aa5a

 

TRI STATE PUBLIC RADIO
— Life after Layoff from WIU – RICH EGGER (DIERSEN: I should write a book about life after being forced to retire when you are 49 years old.)
http://www.tspr.org/post/life-after-layoff-wiu

 

WEEK
— Rauner names cabinet members to cover for retiring aides
https://week.com/news/illinois-news-from-the-associated-press/2018/12/21/rauner-names-cabinet-members-to-cover-for-retiring-aides/

 

MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— “John Doe,” Claiming to be Part of Illinois Integrity Fund, Asks to Join Case Against Jack Franks’ Ally’s Printer to Seek Minimum Contempt of Court Penalty
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2018/12/21/john-doe-claiming-yo-be-part-of-illinois-integrity-fund-asks-to-join-case-against-jack-franks-allys-printer-to-seek-minimum-contempt-of-court-penalty/

 

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— LAHOOD AND BOST EXPLAIN SUPPORTING $5.7 BILLION FOR THE SOUTHERN BORDER
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2018/12/lahood-and-bost-explain-their-support-for-57-billion-for-the-southern-border.html
— DUCKWORTH TAKES ON SECOND AMENDMENT AND NRA IN NATIONAL OP-ED
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2018/12/duckworth-takes-on-second-amendment-and-nra-in-national-op-ed.html
— IL US SENATORS SHOW NO SIGN OF SUPPORTING BORDER WALL FUNDING, DESPITE DURBIN’S PAST VOTES
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2018/12/il-us-senator-show-no-sign-of-supporting-border-wall-funding-despite-durbins-past-votes.html
— BLACK LEADERSHIP NETWORK HAILS FOOD STAMP REFORM PROPOSAL
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2018/12/black-leadership-network-hails-food-stamp-reform-proposal.html

 

FOX NEWS
— RNC Chairwoman Ronna McDaniel: Democrats should stop opposing the wall and sensible border security – Ronna McDaniel (DIERSEN: It would be great if Republican state, county, ward, and township party leaders would issue such statements.)
https://www.foxnews.com/opinion/rnc-chairwoman-ronna-mcdaniel-democrats-should-stop-opposing-the-wall-and-sensible-border-security

 

SEAN HANNITY
— John Roberts Sides with Liberal Justices, Upholds Block on Trump’s ‘Asylum Ban’
https://www.hannity.com/media-room/breaking-john-roberts-sides-with-liberal-justices-upholds-block-on-trumps-asylum-ban/

 

RUSH LIMBAUGH
— A Golden Opportunity for Republicans
https://www.rushlimbaugh.com/daily/2018/12/21/a-golden-opportunity-for-republicans/

 

BREITBART
— Sanders: ‘Sad Day in America’ When Mexico Does More to Protect the Country Than Senate Dems – Trent Baker
https://www.breitbart.com/video/2018/12/21/sanders-sad-day-in-america-when-mexico-does-more-to-protect-americans-than-senate-dems/

 

TPM
— Trump Affirms He’ll Shut Down Gov Over Wall: ‘Chances Are Probably Very Good’ – Matt Shuham
https://talkingpointsmemo.com/news/trump-affirms-hell-shutdown-gov-over-wall-chances-are-probably-very-good

 

TOWNHALL
— President Trump: It’s Up to Democrats Whether We Have a Shutdown; We’re Prepared for a Long One – Katie Pavlich
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/katiepavlich/2018/12/21/president-trump-its-up-to-democrats-whether-we-have-a-shutdown-n2537936
— Roberts Joins Liberal Wing, SCOTUS Refuses To Allow Trump Administration To Enforce Asylum Ban – Matt Vespa
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/mattvespa/2018/12/21/roberts-joins-liberal-wing-scotus-refuses-to-allow-trump-administration-to-enfor-n2537952
— Sen. Rubio Compares Border Security to TSA Airport Security – Zachary Petrizzo
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/zacharypetrizzo/2018/12/21/rubio-compares-border-security-to-tsa-airport-security-n2537923
— Democrats Are Choosing Illegal Aliens Over The American People”
https://townhall.com/columnists/jakehoffman/2018/12/21/democrats-are-choosing-illegal-aliens-over-the-american-people-n2537958

 

DAILY CALLER
— THE NEW YORK TIMES WAS AGAINST WAR IN SYRIA BEFORE IT WAS FOR IT – Joe Simonson
https://dailycaller.com/2018/12/21/new-york-times-editorial-syria/
— ROBERTS JOINS LIBERALS, THWARTS TRUMP BID TO ENFORCE NEW ASYLUM RULES – Kevin Daley
https://dailycaller.com/2018/12/21/supreme-court-trump-asylum-rules/
— JUSTICE GINSBURG TOLD AUDIENCE HER HEALTH WAS ‘FINE’ DAYS BEFORE CANCER OPERATION – Kevin Daley
https://dailycaller.com/2018/12/21/ginsburg-hid-cancer-diagnosis/

 

ONE NEWS NOW
— Porous border, asylum policy invited a human tragedy – Chad Groening
https://www.onenewsnow.com/national-security/2018/12/21/porous-border-asylum-policy-invited-a-human-tragedy

 

CNS NEWS
— Sen. Mike Lee Blocks EEOC Appointee, LGBT Activist Chai Feldblum – Emily Ward (DIERSEN: How has EEOC impacted you? What did you want when you were young? I wanted a successful career in the automotive industry. EEOC ended all that in 1971 when I was 22 when Oldsmobile withdrew a job offer that I had accepted saying that it had just agreed to stop hiring Whites to settle an EEOC complaint. That made me unemployed because Firestone had fired me for accepting that offer. I had to get a job fast because I had a financial hardship draft deferment to help support my mother and brother. Because of the aforesaid, I accepted a job offer from IRS.)
https://www.cnsnews.com/news/article/emily-ward/sen-mike-lee-blocks-eeoc-appointee-fears-she-could-threaten-religious

 

AMERICAN THINKER
— The left thumps the Bible to promote illegal immigration – Monica Showalter (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats hint/imply/argue/shout that GOD hates individuals, hates organizations, hates companies, hates governments, and hates countries that are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, non-poor, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders, and those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time. Ever-increasingly, Democrats hint/imply/argue/shout that GOD wants poverty, crime, welfare, dependency on government, dependency on charity, LGBTQ activity, abortion, mass/illegal immigration, diminishment of First or Second Amendment rights, booze, gambling, pot, or other vices, patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, age discrimination, or retaliation.)
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2018/12/the_left_thumps_the_bible_to_promote_illegal_immigration.html

 

HOT AIR
— Roberts Thwarts Trump, Sides With SCOTUS Liberals To Deny Stay In Key Asylum Case
https://hotair.com/archives/2018/12/21/roberts-thwarts-trump-sides-scotus-liberals-deny-stay-key-asylum-case/
— Mexico Goes Along With Trump’s Caravan Plan – JAZZ SHAW
https://hotair.com/archives/2018/12/21/mexico-goes-along-trumps-caravan-plan/

 

REAL CLEAR POLITICS
— McConnell: Senate Should Put National Interest Ahead Of “Personal Spite” For The President – Tim Hains
https://www.realclearpolitics.com/video/2018/12/21/mcconnell_senate_should_put_national_interest_ahead_of_spite_for_president.html

 

WORLD NET DAILY
— TRIPLE-AMPUTEE VET’S WALL FUND HITS $11.5 MILLION Nearly 200,000 Americans put up cash to build it!
https://www.wnd.com/2018/12/veteran-starts-crowdfunding-for-border-wall/


— JUDGE: DEPORTED ILLEGALS MUST BE FLOWN BACK INTO U.S. U.S. agreed in 1980 to implement U.N’s rules on refugees
https://www.wnd.com/2018/12/judge-deported-illegals-must-be-flown-back-into-u-s/
— SENATOR BLOCKS VOTE ON EEOC COMMISSIONER WITH ‘RADICAL VIEWS ON MARRIAGE’ Opposes lesbian member of agency that handles discrimination complaints (DIERSEN: How has EEOC impacted you? What did you want when you were young? I wanted a successful career in the automotive industry. EEOC ended all that in 1971 when I was 22 when Oldsmobile withdrew a job offer that I had accepted saying that it had just agreed to stop hiring Whites to settle an EEOC complaint. That made me unemployed because Firestone had fired me for accepting that offer. I had to get a job fast because I had a financial hardship draft deferment to help support my mother and brother. Because of the aforesaid, I accepted a job offer from IRS.)
https://www.wnd.com/2018/12/senator-blocks-vote-on-eeoc-commissioner-with-radical-views-on-marriage/

 

ROLL CALL
— Hammered by Conservatives, Trump Pivots to ‘Principles’ and Chaos When Trump is in trouble he incites base and distracts from bad news, expert says: ‘A shutdown is two for two’ – John Bennett
https://www.rollcall.com/news/politics/hammered-by-conservatives-trump-pivots-to-principles-and-chaos

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— GoFundMe Campaign to Build Border Wall Raises Millions, Riles Migrant Advocates – Dan Levin
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/12/21/us/gofundme-wall-border-border-mexico.html
— The Mexican Border as Refugee Camp The Trump administration plans to send asylum seekers back to Mexico. What will happen to them there? – Ioan Grillo
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/12/21/opinion/the-mexican-border-as-refugee-camp.html

 

WASHINGTON POST
— Partial government shutdown assured after House adjourns without spending deal – Erica Werner, Damian Paletta and John Wagner
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/trump-leans-on-mcconnell-to-pass-spending-bill-with-border-funding-in-senate/2018/12/21/31bb453a-0517-11e9-b5df-5d3874f1ac36_story.html

 

LOS ANGELES TIMES
— Migrant caravan in Tijuana hunkers down for the long haul – ANDREA CASTILLO
https://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-me-migrant-caravan-jobs-20181214-htmlstory.html

 

FORBES
— Are You Selling Your Experience Or Demonstrating Your Value? – Grace Totoro (DIERSEN: I should write a book about those who have focused on demonizing, denigrating, and condemning the experience that I gained a) working for IRS for almost 9 years, the last 5 1/2 years of which at the GS-12 Step 1-5 levels, currently, $81,071-$91,880/year, b) working for GAO for almost 18 years, the last 11 years of which at the GS-13 Step 1-10 levels, currently $96,403-$125,325/year, c) passing the CPA examination on my first attempt and passing the Certified Internal Auditor examination on my first attempt, d) earning a bachelor’s degree in management and master’s degrees in business, accounting, and finance, and e) serving on the Association of Government Accountants Chicago Chapter Executive Committee for 13 years.)
https://www.forbes.com/sites/forbescoachescouncil/2018/12/21/are-you-selling-your-experience-or-demonstrating-your-value/#45d75ff96afd

 

FEDERAL NEWS NETWORK
— Congressman brushes off idea of feds living paycheck to paycheck – Eric White
https://federalnewsnetwork.com/federal-newscast/2018/12/congressman-brushes-off-idea-of-federal-workers-living-paycheck-to-paycheck/

 

FED SMITH
— Shutdowns Are Part of What Federal Employees ‘Sign Up For’ – Ian Smith
https://www.fedsmith.com/2018/12/21/shutdowns-part-federal-employees-sign/

 

GOPUSA ILLINOIS
— What campaign promises do you want candidates to make and keep? – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com

(THE ARTICLE: I want candidates to make and keep the following campaign promises:

 

– To defend and advance all the planks in the Republican Party Platform and in the Illinois Republican Party (IRP) platform,

 

– To especially defend and advance the traditional family, right to life, immigration, and Second Amendment planks in the IRP platform,

 

– To especially defend and advance the illegal drugs and equal opportunity (no race or gender based preference giving) planks in the Republican Party platform, and

 

– To take no action that promotes poverty, crime, welfare, dependency on government, dependency on charity, LGBTQ activity, abortion, mass/illegal immigration, diminishment of First or Second Amendment rights, booze, gambling, pot, or other vices, patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, age discrimination, or retaliation.)

December 21 Morning Edition

NORTHWEST HERALD
— Is the McHenry County GOP imploding? Some say party must rebuild Some Republican officeholders say party must rebuild – ED KOMENDA
https://www.nwherald.com/2018/12/19/is-the-mchenry-county-gop-imploding-some-say-party-must-rebuild/a9jduy0/

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Chicago election board votes to refer nominating petition question in 13th Ward race to federal, county prosecutors – Gregory Pratt
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-met-david-krupa-marty-quinn-challenge-20181220-story.html
— Start an online post, then delete it? Many websites save it anyway. – Drew Harwell
https://www.chicagotribune.com/business/ct-biz-websites-recording-deleted-data-20181219-story.html
— U.S. Rep. Gutierrez releases videos, asks for help identifying man shown threatening Logan Square staff – Elvia Malagon (DIERSEN: When will the Chicago Tribune report on what Gutierrez said about The Wall?)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/ct-met-gutierrez-logan-square-police-20181220-story.html
— Washington shutdown strife reawakens Wall Street’s debt-ceiling dread – Bloomberg
https://www.chicagotribune.com/business/ct-biz-government-shutdown-wall-street-20181221-story.html

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Chaos. Confusion. Confrontation: No Christmas cheer as Trump rattles Washington – Lynn Sweet
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/chaos-confusion-confrontation-no-christmas-cheer-donald-trump-rattles-washington/
— Most volunteers who got signatures for embattled Ald. Burke can’t vote for him – Tim Novak and Carlos Ballesteros
https://chicago.suntimes.com/?post_type=cst_article&p=1572334

 

DAILY HERALD
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Trump-haters say “Media is tougher on Trump because he fabricates more than his predecessors.”
https://www.dailyherald.com/discuss/20181221/cokie-and-steve-roberts-media-is-tougher-on-trump-because-he-fabricates-more-than-his-predecessors
— Prairie State’s Low Income Tax Clinic receives $100,000 from IRS (DIERSEN: Who do you know who works/worked for IRS? I worked for IRS for almost 9 years, the last 5 1/2 years at the GS-12 Step 1-5 levels, currently $81,071-$91,880. Who do you know who works/worked on audits of IRS? I worked for GAO on audits of IRS for 3 years at the GS-12 Step 1-3 levels, currently $96,403-$102,830. I should write a book about those who have done the most to waste my knowledge of IRS. They include my Democrat IRS and GAO superiors, my Republican U.S. Senators, my Republican U.S. Representatives, and their staffs.)
https://www.dailyherald.com/submitted/20181219/prairie-states-low-income-tax-clinic-receives-100000-from-irs

 

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps glorify and praise “Undocumented immigrant couple sentenced to time served for using fake ID to work.”
https://www.sj-r.com/news/20181220/undocumented-immigrant-couple-sentenced-to-time-served-for-using-fake-id-to-work

 

SOUTHERN
— Assessing Rauner’s legacy as governor – Dan McCaleb
https://thesouthern.com/opinion/columnists/opinion-dan-mccaleb-assessing-rauner-s-legacy-as-governor/article_54bf834a-df85-52e1-b7d9-46d2bf41eba5.html

 

WQAD
— AS THE DEMOCRAT PARTY’S STRANGLEHOLD ON ILLINOIS TIGHTENS: Illinois population falls for fifth straight year with decline of 45,000 (DIERSEN: To vote for a Democrat is to vote to get rid of individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older people, non-poor, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time. In my precinct, in the November 6, 2018 election, 196 voted for Casten, that is, 196 voted to get rid of me.)
https://wqad.com/2018/12/20/illinois-population-falls-for-fifth-straight-year-with-decline-of-45000/

 

QUAD CITIES ONLINE
— Slashing townships wouldn’t cut taxes – Chuck Layer, supervisor, Blackhawk Township
https://qconline.com/opinion/letters/letter-slashing-townships-wouldn-t-cut-taxes/article_f4950d06-63c1-56d4-8323-28298a6280ed.html
— AS THE DEMOCRAT PARTY’S STRANGLEHOLD ON ILLINOIS TIGHTENS: People moving out of Illinois lowers state to 6th largest
https://qconline.com/news/local/govt-and-politics/people-moving-out-of-illinois-lowers-state-to-th-largest/article_6543efe9-ac96-5925-9312-33aebe67c99f.html

 

MDJ ONLINE
— Even with low unemployment, nearly all Illinois counties dodge work rules for food stamps – Greg Bishop (DIERSEN: If/when pot is legalized in Illinois, how many millions of Illinois residents will become stoners so that they can be disabled and not have to work?)
https://www.mdjonline.com/neighbor_newspapers/extra/news/even-with-low-unemployment-nearly-all-illinois-counties-dodge-work/article_ae07ade2-5957-501b-b0eb-b21d4dafbf4d.html

 

POLITICO ILLINOIS
— AS THE DEMOCRAT PARTY’S STRANGLEHOLD ON ILLINOIS TIGHTENS: The SHRINKING congressional delegation – Shia Kapos
https://www.politico.com/newsletters/illinois-playbook/2018/12/21/redistricting-at-lincoln-levels-rauner-not-giving-up-pritzkers-team-tracking-tickets-368498
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Rauner sends thank-you letters to state employees. Any thank-you letters that Bowsher may have sent to GAO employees would have gone to those GAO employees who did the most to help him get rid of GAO’s employees like me who were Republican, White, male, and/or non-veteran who GAO had not promoted to GS-13 (currently $96,403) by age 25, GS-14 (currently $113,920) by age 30, GS-15 (currently $134,000) by age 35, and Senior Executive Service (currently $164,200) by age 40.)
https://www.politico.com/newsletters/illinois-playbook/2018/12/21/redistricting-at-lincoln-levels-rauner-not-giving-up-pritzkers-team-tracking-tickets-368498
— Candidate In 45th Ward Had Order Of Protection Issued Against Him Last Year By Ex-Girlfriend
https://www.politico.com/newsletters/illinois-playbook/2018/12/21/redistricting-at-lincoln-levels-rauner-not-giving-up-pritzkers-team-tracking-tickets-368498

 

MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— The Tight Noose of Leaders – Mike Madigan and Jack Franks
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2018/12/20/the-tight-noose-of-leaders/

 

ILLINOIS POLICY INSTITUTE
— AS THE DEMOCRAT PARTY’S STRANGLEHOLD ON ILLINOIS TIGHTENS: EACH DAY, A PLANE FULL OF ILLINOISANS MOVING TO ANOTHER STATE It’s the fifth year in a row Illinois has lost people. And the fifth year in a row that the loss has gotten worse. No other state finds itself adrift in five consecutive years of worsening population decline. – Austin Berg
https://www.illinoispolicy.org/each-day-a-plane-full-of-illinoisans-moving-to-another-state/

 

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— WATCH: ILLINOIS CONGRESSMAN STORMS OUT OF HEARING AFTER CLAIMING TRUMP WOULD’VE HELPED KILL BABY JESUS
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2018/12/watch-illinois-congressman-storms-out-of-hearing-after-claiming-trump-wouldve-helped-kill-baby-jesus.html
— FEDERAL PROSECUTORS ARE NOW OBTAINING GUILTY PLEAS FOR THINGS THAT ARE NOT CRIMES.
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2018/12/federal-prosecutors-are-now-obtaining-guilty-pleas-for-things-that-are-not-crimes.html

 

FOX NEWS
— Is That From the ‘Book of Obama’?: Tucker Blasts Gutierrez for Saying Trump Wall Would’ve Killed Jesus Christ (DIERSEN: According to Democrats, Gutierrez speaks for all Hispanics. In your neighborhood, in your precinct, in your municipality, in your township/ward, in your county, and in Illinois, how many of the Trump-haters agree with Gutierrez? What will those Trump-haters do to get rid of Trump and his supporters once and for all?)
http://insider.foxnews.com/2018/12/20/luis-gutierrez-slams-nielsen-says-trump-border-wall-would-kill-jesus

 

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Gutierrez: Trump’s border policies would have killed Jesus – Jessica Chasmar
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2018/dec/20/luis-gutierrez-trumps-border-policies-would-have-k/

 

TOWNHALL
— Gutierrez Says Trump Administration Would Have Killed Baby Jesus – Lauretta Brown
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/laurettabrown/2018/12/20/rep-gutierrez-says-trump-administration-would-have-killed-baby-jesus-n2537883

 

WORLD NET DAILY
— Gutierrez: TRUMP’S BORDER POLICIES WOULD HAVE KILLED JESUS ‘Thank God there wasn’t a wall that stopped him from seeking refuge in Egypt’
https://www.wnd.com/2018/12/congressman-trumps-border-policies-would-have-killed-jesus/

 

GOPUSA
— Gutierrez: Trump’s border policies would have killed Jesus
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=61476

 

CONSERVATIVE HQ
— Trump Keeps His Promise – Congress In Disbelief
http://www.conservativehq.com/node/29357

 

THE HILL
— Bobby Rush calls on Facebook to fire Zuckerberg – TAL AXELROD (DIERSEN: GAO works for Congress. I would not be surprised at all to learn that Bobby Rush directed my GAO superiors a) to force me to retire in 1997 when I was 49 years old, b) to give me unfair performance expectations and appraisals, c) to always rank me in the bottom half of my coworkers for pay-for-performance purposes, and d) to not promote me beyond GS-13.)
https://thehill.com/policy/technology/technology/422202-dem-rep-calls-on-facebook-to-fire-zuckerberg

 

CNS NEWS
— Gutierrez: Trump’s Border Wall Would Have Killed the Baby Jesus – Craig Bannister
https://www.cnsnews.com/blog/craig-bannister/rep-gutierrez-trumps-border-wall-would-have-killed-baby-jesus

 

RUSH LIMBAUGH
— Unhinged Gutierrez Rants About Trump Killing the Baby Jesus
https://www.rushlimbaugh.com/daily/2018/12/20/unhinged-gutierrez-rants-about-trump-killing-the-baby-jesus/

 

DAILY WIRE
— Gutierrez Storms Out Of Hearing After Claiming Trump Would’ve Helped Kill Baby Jesus – RYAN SAAVEDRA
https://www.dailywire.com/news/39560/democrat-says-trump-wouldve-been-responsible-ryan-saavedra

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An America-hater says “None of Us Deserve Citizenship” and asks “On what moral grounds can we deny others rights, privileges and opportunities that we did not earn ourselves?” The more of the following that you are, the more that America-haters want to get rid of you once and for all: Trump supporter, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owner, German American, draft avoider, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time. Ever-increasingly, the aforesaid are buying firearms and ammunition for their self-defense.
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/12/21/opinion/sunday/immigration-border-policy-citizenship.html

 

WASHINGTON POST
— Pope Francis tells priests guilty of sexual abuse that the church won’t shield them. ‘Hand yourself over to human justice.’ (DIERSEN: Democrat superiors in the federal government make it very clear to their supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates that they will be shielded if they discriminate against federal employees who are Republican, White, male, and/or non-veteran who did not make GS-13 (currently $96,403) by age 25, GS-14 (currently $113,920) by age 30, GS-15 (currently $134,000) by age 35, and Senior Executive Service (currently $164,200) by age 40.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/world/wp/2018/12/21/pope-francis-tells-priests-guilty-of-sexual-abuse-that-the-church-wont-shield-them-hand-yourself-over-to-human-justice/

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Lawyers Have Rights, Too In 18 states, they’re forced to pay fees to politicized bar associations. – Jacob Huebert and Timothy Sandefur
https://www.wsj.com/articles/lawyers-have-rights-too-11545350433
— FRONT PAGE: ‘Just Unbearable.’ Booming Job Market Can’t Fill the Retirement Shortfall Nearly eight million older Americans are out of work or stuck in low-quality jobs, denying them a crucial time to accumulate savings – Ruth Simon
https://www.wsj.com/articles/even-a-booming-job-market-cant-fill-retirement-shortfall-for-older-workers-11545326195
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Even though the official unemployment rate is just 3% for older workers, the actual jobs environment is surprisingly bleak. Nearly eight million older Americans are out of work or stuck in low-quality jobs that offer little opportunity to prepare for retirement, a Wall Street Journal analysis of government data shows. At Risk Nearly eight million older Americans are out of work or stuck in low-quality jobs that offer little opportunity to prepare for retirement. The figures include the nearly 2.1 million Americans who are out of work, working part time because they can’t find a full-time job or have stopped looking because they don’t think anyone will hire them. Another 5.8 million Americans—or 23% of full-time, year-round workers ages 55 and older—are employed in what economists describe as “bad jobs” that offer no health benefits and typically pay poorly. A decade ago, about 20% held these jobs, according to census data compiled by the Minnesota Population Center.)

 

USA TODAY
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: The maker of Budweiser is partnering with Tilray to explore pot-infused drinks – Ben Tobin
https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/2018/12/20/budweiser-maker-partners-tilray-explore-pot-infused-drinks/2373429002/
— Poll: Americans can agree that the nation is divided. Beyond that, they don’t agree on much. – Susan Page and Bill Theobald
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2018/12/20/poll-democrats-republicans-agree-us-divided-worry-trump-health-border-issues/2349589002/
— Facebook’s really bad, horrible 2018 can only improve next year, right? – Jefferson Graham
https://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/2018/12/19/facebooks-really-bad-2018-can-only-improve-2019-right/2364211002/

 

ATLANTIC
— What the President Could Do If He Declares a State of Emergency From seizing control of the internet to declaring martial law, President Trump may legally do all kinds of extraordinary things. – ELIZABETH GOITEIN (DIERSEN: Obviously, Trump-haters want Trump to declare a state of emergency.)
https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2019/01/presidential-emergency-powers/576418/

 

FCW
— Will Democrats revive the Office of Technology Assessment in 2019? – Chase Gunter (DIERSEN: In 1997, I was a “casualty of Republican cost-cutting.”)
https://fcw.com/articles/2018/12/07/2019outlook-ota-revival-gunter.aspx
(FROM THE ARTICLE: From 1972 to 1995, the Congressional office provided scientific and technological advice to lawmakers, penning more than 750 studies and, at its peak, supporting 140 staffers with a budget exceeding $30 million in today’s dollars. When Newt Gingrich was Speaker of the House, the office became a casualty of Republican cost-cutting. . .One alternative emerging among conservatives is to increase resources to offices with technological focuses that already receive funding, like the Government Accountability Office’s IT oversight arm. “There is this sort of natural skepticism of expert bureaucracies and the optics of recreating a new federal agency,” said Graves, who has also worked at R Street and Cato Institutes. “Republicans are going to be much naturally more favorable to doing this in GAO rather than OTA.” Sen. Ron Wyden (D-Ore.), who led this year’s Senate-side push to revive OTA, isn’t limiting the path for improving tech capacity in Congress just to OTA. Keith Chu, Wyden’s press spokesperson, said the senator will look at a range of options to bring tech expertise to Congress, “whether it’s through reviving the OTA, giving GAO additional resources, or encouraging programs like TechCongress fellowships.” But boosting funding for GAO without bringing back an agency with OTA’s mission comes with downsides, because the two have fundamentally distinct visions, said Schuman. “GAO is an agency that has a waste, fraud and abuse mission — that is the organizational culture approach, that is the way they think about things,” he said. “OTA is often about imagining what’s possible and not criticizing what currently exists.”)

 

GOVERNING
— All or Nothing: How State Politics Became a Winner-Take-All World – ALAN GREENBLATT
http://www.governing.com/topics/politics/gov-state-politics-governors-2019.html

 

SOCIETY OF PROFESSIONAL JOURNALISTS
— We’re in this together
https://www.spj.org/together.asp
(FROM THE POSTING: The Society of Professional Journalists is troubled by the continued layoffs and buyouts in journalism. Our members are the lifeblood of our organization, and it has been painful to watch as many of our friends, perhaps you, have lost their jobs as a result of dramatic industry changes. As the nation’s oldest professional journalism organization, we stand with you during these trying times, and we thank you for your vigilance in pursuit of truth.)

 

GOPUSA ILLINOIS
— What do those who want Republicans to lose want Republican party leaders to do? – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com

 

(THE ARTICLE: What percent of those individuals, organizations, and companies that are leaving Illinois, leaving DuPage County, and leaving Milton Township are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, non-poor, gun owners, German American, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time – 98%, 99%, 100%?

 

Political parties exist to help elect candidates who can and will defend their platform. Those who want dependency on government, dependency on charity, LGBTQ activity, abortion, mass/illegal immigration, abolition of the First and Second Amendments, booze, gambling, pot, and other vices, patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, age discrimination, and retaliation, and even worse things ALWAYS VOTE FOR DEMOCRATS.

 

QUESTION: What do Democrats and Democrat plants, Libertarians and Libertarian plants, Greens and Green plants, and RINOs in Illinois, in DuPage County, and in Milton Township want Republican party leaders to do?

 

ANSWER: They want the Illinois Republican Party (IRP), DuPage County Republican Central Committee, and the Milton Township Republican Central Committee to downplay, to ignore, if not to strike the traditional family, right to life, immigration, and Second Amendment planks in the IRP platform and the illegal drugs and equal opportunity (no race or gender based preference giving) planks in the Republican Party platform. They know that downplaying, ignoring, and striking the aforesaid planks will drive individuals, organizations, and companies out of Illinois that are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, non-poor, gun owners, German American, and those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.

 

Further, those who want Republicans to lose want Republican party leaders to promote dependency on government, dependency on charity, LGBTQ activity, abortion, mass/illegal immigration, abolition of the First and Second Amendments, booze, gambling, pot, and other vices, patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, age discrimination, and retaliation.

 

Further, those who want Republicans to lose want Republican party leaders to banish individuals, organizations, companies, and governments that are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, non-poor, gun owners, German American, and those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)

December 20 Morning Edition

POLITICO ILLINOIS
— Richard Porter was the fourth person Gov. Bruce Rauner approached to run for governor. The Chicago attorney who also serves as an Illinois RNC National Committeeman told POLITICO it wasn’t so gauche as to be an outright ask. “I would have described it as more of an aside in a strategy conversation focused more on how he could win (rather) than an offer,” Porter said of their telephone call. Rauner also approached state Sen. Karen McConnaughay, Cubs owner Todd Ricketts and then-GOP attorney general candidate Erika Harold. Rauner “was in to win,” Porter said. “He was never a quitter. To the contrary. He was always focused on finding the best path to winning. And if that meant he should fall on his sword, then he was willing to do that — and give millions of his money away to boot. I think Rauner’s comments on this have been misunderstood.” Porter’s referring to political watchers who say Rauner’s courting of others was a desperate act by a candidate who thought he’d lose. But Porter says Rauner just wanted to be assured of a win. – Shia Kapos
https://www.politico.com/newsletters/illinois-playbook/2018/12/20/rauners-4th-pick-polls-show-its-mendoza-v-preckwinkle-cubs-shout-out-at-44th-ward-forum-367406
— PROGRAMMING NOTE: Illinois Playbook will not publish from Dec. 24 to Jan 1. It will be back in your inbox Jan. 2. (DIERSEN: We are in a 12-hour news cycle. Ever-increasingly, people are busy, and they do not have time to read news and commentary articles that are more than 12 hours old. Overwhelmingly, since 2015, news and commentary articles linked in GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails have been less than 12 hours old. GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails have gone out each and every morning and each and every evening since 2015. They went out every morning 2005-2015. Those emails have included links to more than 320,600 news and commentary articles.)
https://www.politico.com/newsletters/illinois-playbook/2018/12/20/rauners-4th-pick-polls-show-its-mendoza-v-preckwinkle-cubs-shout-out-at-44th-ward-forum-367406

 

ABC7
— With Senate passage, bill to prevent shutdown goes to House – AP
https://abc7chicago.com/politics/with-senate-passage-bill-to-prevent-shutdown-goes-to-house/4935197/

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: More than 500 priests accused of sexual abuse not yet publicly identified by Catholic church, Illinois attorney general finds – Elvia Malagon
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/ct-met-illinois-attorney-general-catholic-priest-abuse-20181219-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: In an editorial unethically made to look like a news article, anti-Trumps promote illegal immigration.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/post-tribune/news/ct-ptb-ice-protest-portage-st-1220-story.html
— FRONT PAGE WITH BIG COLOR PICTURE: In an editorial unethically made to look like a news article, LGBTQ promoters promote LGBTQ activity.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/ct-met-barrington-rainbow-flag-theft-20181219-story.html
— It was always about the wall – Victor Davis Hanson
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/columnists/sns-201812191031–tms–vdhansonctnvh-a20181220-20181220-column.html

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— FRONT PAGE WITH BIG COLOR PHOTOS OF MADIGAN AND CUPICH: State AG: Church underreported number of priests with sex misconduct allegations – Robert Herguth
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/illinois-attorney-general-says-catholic-church-seriously-underreported-number-priests-sexual-misconduct-allegations/

 

DAILY HERALD
— FRONT PAGE WITH BIG COLOR PHOTOS OF MADIGAN AND CUPICH: Lisa Madigan: 500 more sex allegations against Illinois priests ‘have not been adequately investigated’ – Michelle Boorstein
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20181219/lisa-madigan-500-more-sex-allegations-against-illinois-priests-have-not-been-adequately-investigated

 

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— AG: Catholic Church withheld names of more than 500 Illinois priests accused of abuse – Brenden Moore
https://www.sj-r.com/news/20181219/ag-catholic-church-withheld-names-of-more-than-500-illinois-priests-accused-of-abuse
— Short-term senator gets committee leadership pay – Bernard Schoenburg
https://www.sj-r.com/opinion/20181219/bernard-schoenburg-short-term-senator-gets-committee-leadership-pay
(FROM THE ARTICLE: A Republican state senator appointed to the legislature to fill a 45-day gap is getting not only his base pay, but $1,270 extra to be minority spokesperson on a committee that hasn’t met since months before he took office and has no meetings planned. Sen. YADAV “NICK” NATHWANI of Glen Ellyn was sworn in Nov. 26 after being appointed to the vacancy left with the resignation of former Sen. CHRIS NYBO, R-Elmhurst, who lost the Nov. 6 election to Democrat SUZY GLOWIAK of Western Springs in the 24th Senate District. In addition to filling out Nybo’s term, Nathwani is listed as minority spokesman of the Senate’s financial institutions committee. That committee hasn’t met since May 23. Nathwani will be out of office when Glowiak is sworn in on Jan. 9. Base pay for legislators is $67,836 annually, and committee chairs and minority spokespeople get an extra $10,327 annually. For his 45 days, Nathwani will thus get about $8,360 in base pay and about $1,270 in pay for his committee position. I asked JASON GERWIG, spokesman for Senate GOP Leader BILL BRADY, R-Bloomington, if it was right for Brady to name Nathwani to the leadership post for such a short stint in the Senate and when the committee is apparently not meeting. “Unfortunately, we don’t control the scheduling process of when committees meet,” Gerwig responded. “Maybe if we get a fair map that’ll change someday.” Gerwig noted that Nathwani served the last three days of the veto session and will be there for session on Jan. 7 and 8, before the swearing in on Jan. 9 of the new General Assembly. A message left for at Nathwani’s Senate office went unanswered. He is chief financial officer of Professional Paving & Concrete Co. in Glen Ellyn, a Milton Township trustee and vice-chair of the Milton Township GOP. Nathwani came on my radar due to a something published on the Chicago Tribune website headlined: “From the community: New Senator seeks input from residents.” The author of the piece, which quotes Nathwani encouraging constituents to “reach out to me during this time to discuss the state and local issues important to them,” was listed only as “Community Contributor tbryers.” That would be TIM BRYERS of Elmhurst, who is on the Senate GOP communications staff. He said he is a community contributor to the Tribune, and said in this case, he posted a news release. He said other communications people, as well as representatives of local community groups, use that and similar sites to get out community information. The Trib website says that community contributors are registered users of TribLocal.com and Chicagotribune.com who have photos, articles, announcements and local events to share. The site is not for advertisers. Bryers also said that with many newspapers having fewer reporters than in the past, such openings for outside digital content allows information to get to the public. The Tribune used to have two reporters based in Springfield and there was one in recent years, but since MONIQUE GARCIA left in August to join a public affairs firm, nobody from the Trib is based in the capital city. MARISA KOLLIAS, spokeswoman for the Tribune, had no comment on the status of the Springfield opening, but did say the Tribune “is committed to state government coverage.” As to having a news release from a state staffer published on the Trib website as community news, Kollias had no comment.)

 

JOURNAL GAZETTE TIMES COURIER
— How to Properly Use Internships to Find Employees – Daniel B. Kline (DIERSEN: GAO audits IRS. When I transferred from IRS to GAO in 1980 when I was 31 years old, my Democrat superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates did not want me to transfer, but failing that, they wanted me to transfer as a GS-4 Step 1 (currently $32,978/year) Intern, that is, to suffer a $58,902/year (64%) pay cut in today’s dollars. They would not have done that if I had been a Democrat, minority, female, or veteran. They viciously demonized, denigrated, and condemned the fact a) that I had worked for IRS for almost 9 years, the last 5 1/2 years of which at the GS-12 Step 1-5 levels, currently $81,071-$91,880/year, b) that much of what IRS Revenue Officers do is similar to what GAO Analysts do, c) that I had passed the CPA examination on my first attempt in 1979, d) that I had earned an MBA from Loyola in 1976, and e) that I had almost completed the requirements for a master’s degree in accounting from DePaul. They were furious that I transferred with me almost 12 years of federal seniority, 30 days of unused vacation days, and 130 unused sick days.)
https://jg-tc.com/business/investment/personal-finance/how-to-properly-use-internships-to-find-employees/article_bfd5f85b-d90a-5388-9b5a-59eff7f7c2a1.html

 

NPR ILLINOIS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Pot pushers push pot.
http://www.nprillinois.org/post/piece-pot-money-and-weed-illinois#stream/0
— Judge Who Invalidated Obamacare Has Been A ‘Go-To Judge’ For Republicans, Critics Say
http://www.nprillinois.org/post/judge-who-invalidated-obamacare-has-been-go-judge-republicans-critics-say#stream/0

 

BOLINGBROOK PATCH
— Bolingbrook Hate Crime Convict Back In Will County’s Jail Rachel Tuszynski of Bolingbrook is back in the Will County Jail again. -John Ferak
https://patch.com/illinois/bolingbrook/woman-guilty-hate-crime-mayor-claars-house-jail-again

 

ILLINOIS POLICY INSTITUTE
— The Land of Lincoln is losing 313 residents per day to other states. – Bryce Hill and Robert Teresi
https://www.illinoispolicy.org/illinois-population-loss-worsens-for-5th-straight-year/

 

ILLINOIS FAMILY INSTITUTE
— “Trans” Madness: De-Sexing the World – Laurie Higgins
https://illinoisfamily.org/homosexuality/trans-madness-de-sexing-the-world/

 

CAPITOL FAX
— The 2018 Golden Horseshoe Award for Best elected statewide official goes to Lt. Governor Evelyn Sanguinetti
https://capitolfax.com/2018/12/18/question-of-the-day-golden-horseshoe-awards-78/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Although her office doesn’t have any specific duties outside of being 2nd in line and doing what the governor wants, Sanguinetti and her staff have done a lot on the issue of local government consolidation, reducing LLC fees (she took the lead on that before Rauner), rural education and healthcare, and aggressively working to fight against and recommend the best policies that help those suffering from opioids. She may not get most attention due to the position or administration, but the Lt. Gov has done good work she can be proud of during her 4 years of service. Sanguinetti only received one nomination, but it was so strong that it convinced me.)
— Richard Porter was fourth person Rauner asked to run in his place
https://capitolfax.com/2018/12/20/richard-porter-was-fourth-person-rauner-asked-to-run-in-his-place/
— AG Madigan finds 500 additional allegations of child sexual abuse by Catholic priests and clergy
https://capitolfax.com/2018/12/20/ag-madigan-finds-500-additional-allegations-of-child-sexual-abuse-by-catholic-priests-and-clergy/

 

WASHINGTON TIMES
— It was always about the wall – Victor Davis Hanson
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2018/dec/19/for-democrats-a-successful-border-wall-means-bad-p/
— Trump’s push on prison reform called ‘goodwill’ to minorities President scores win that eluded Barack Obama in reducing long mandatory minimum sentences – S.A. Miller
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2018/dec/19/first-step-act-prison-reform-called-trump-goodwill/

 

AMERICAN GREATNESS
— Immigration Is Making U.S. Poorer and Dirtier – Pedro Gonzalez

Immigration Is Making U.S. Poorer and Dirtier


(FROM THE ARTICLE: As a matter of fact, immigration is making our country poorer—save for those who profit from cheap labor—for one simple reason: we are absorbing masses of poor people who remain concentrated in lower-skilled, low-paying jobs. Many of those poor, whether they arrive illegally or by chain migration, happen to be minorities, and in particular Latinos. Latinos experience the third-highest rate of poverty behind blacks and Native Americans—but as the second-largest ethnic group in the United States, they constitute a greater number of poor than blacks and Native Americans combined (10.8 million, 9 million, 700,000, respectively), according to the Center for American Progress. So, yes, immigration is bringing in disproportionate numbers of poor people and making America poorer.)

 

AMERICAN THINKER
— Why We’re Divided – Jeffrey Folks
https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2018/12/why_were_divided.html

 

NEWSMAX
— White House Rips Asylum Ruling as ‘Judicial Activism’ – Jason Devaney
https://www.newsmax.com/newsfront/asylum-liberal-activism-immigration-law-open-borders/2018/12/19/id/895209/

 

BREITBART
— Gutless President in Wall-Less Country – Ann Coulter
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2018/12/19/coulter-gutless-president-in-wall-less-country/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Paul Ryan promotes open borders, that is, Paul Ryan promotes the end of America.
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2018/12/19/paul-ryan-immigration-rules-should-offer-jobs-to-anyone/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Retiring Paul Ryan today lamented his failure to deliver a global supply of migrant labor to businesses and investors — regardless of ordinary Americans’ desire for decent wages. Ryan’s failure was ensured by Donald Trump’s 2016 election — and so Trump’s “Hire American” policy is now allowing Americans’ wages to rise amid a shortage of blue-collar workers and protests by business leaders. Ryan’s lament came as his final efforts to outsource more Americans jobs to foreign workers were discarded in the confused negotiations over Congress’s failure to pass a 2019 budget for the Department of Homeland Security. That defeat for Ryan was missed by media coverage over funding for the border wall.)

 

DAILY CALLER
— LAURA INGRAHAM, JIM JORDAN CRITICIZE TRUMP, REPUBLICANS ON BORDER WALL RETREAT – Scott Morefield
https://dailycaller.com/2018/12/19/laura-ingraham-jim-jordan-border-wall/
— TUCKER ADDRESSES AND CLARIFIES IMMIGRATION COMMENT BACKLASH – Mike Brest
https://dailycaller.com/2018/12/19/tucker-dershowitz-immigration-backlash-tijuana/
— CNN’S 2014 JOURNALIST OF THE YEAR RESIGNS AFTER ADMITTING TO FALSIFYING STORIES – Mike Brest
https://dailycaller.com/2018/12/19/cnn-journalist-der-spiegel-resigns/

 

LIFE SITE NEWS
— Pro-life law firm asks Illinois Supreme Court to stop taxpayer funding of abortion
https://www.lifesitenews.com/news/pro-life-law-firm-asks-illinois-supreme-court-to-stop-taxpayer-funding-of-a

 

PJ MEDIA
— Merry Christmas, Mexico! Here’s Five Billion Dollars! – MEGAN FOX
https://pjmedia.com/trending/merry-christmas-mexico-heres-five-billion-dollars/

 

COLLEGE FIX
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Those who promote LGBTQ activity crow about their successes.
https://www.thecollegefix.com/christian-college-group-formally-endorses-lgbt-protections-in-federal-law/

 

THE HILL
— White House slams judge’s ruling on Trump asylum policy: ‘The latest example of judicial activism’ – EMILY BIRNBAUM
https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/422207-white-house-slams-judges-ruling-on-trump-asylum-policy-the-latest

 

HUFFINGTON POST
— Paul Ryan Played Dumb On Donald Trump All The Way To The End The departing GOP House speaker leaves a legacy of willful ignorance. – Hayley Miller
https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/paul-ryan-donald-trump-legacy_us_5c17d212e4b05d7e5d84cf99

 

POLITICO
— Ryan’s legacy can’t escape Trump The retiring House speaker touted a series of accomplishments in his farewell address, but Trump will loom over his tenure. – RACHAEL BADE and JOHN BRESNAHAN
https://www.politico.com/story/2018/12/19/paul-ryan-legacy-trump-congress-1070782
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Indeed, when Trump won the presidential election, the hard-line Freedom Caucus stood at the ready to push Ryan out of office for jabbing Trump on the campaign trail. The only reason Trump kept him around was because Vice President Mike Pence and other pro-Ryan Republicans argued in favor of having a true legislative tactician and wonk shepherding his priorities through a convoluted Congress. Had Ryan forcefully criticized Trump during his presidency, the leader of the party might have come after him, Ryan’s allies say. “That’s the toughest job in American politics,” said former Rep. Peter Roskam (R-Ill.), an Illinois Republican who lost in the midterm election.)

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— FRONT PAGE: Catholic Church in Illinois Withheld Names of at Least 500 Priests Accused of Abuse, Attorney General Says – Laurie Goodstein and Monica Davey
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/12/19/us/illinois-attorney-general-catholic-church-priest-abuse.html
— Senate Passes Stopgap Spending Bill That Would Avert Shutdown – Emily Cochrane
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/12/19/us/politics/government-shutdown-threat.html
— ‘The Effects Cannot Be Overstated’: When Tech Invaded Media Jim Rutenberg reflects on the convergence of technology with media, and how that has changed his consumption habits and coverage.
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/12/19/technology/personaltech/media-tech-effects.html

 

WASHINGTON POST
— Trump administration reaches deal that will force asylum seekers to wait in Mexico as cases are processed, DHS’s Nielsen says – Nick Miroff and Nick Miroff
https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/national-security/dhs-secretary-kirstjen-nielsen-to-face-questions-from-lawmakers/2018/12/20/f7d2ffea-0460-11e9-8186-4ec26a485713_story.html

 

THE WIRE
— Caravans – the New Face of Migration to the US, With No End in Sight Thousands of mostly Honduran migrants have become a symbol of US President Donald Trump’s tough policies on immigration. – Reuters
https://thewire.in/world/caravans-the-new-face-of-migration-to-the-us-with-no-end-in-sight

 

FLORIDA WATCHDOG
— Proposed 2019 E-Verify bills likely to revive bitter feud among Republicans – John Haughey (DIERSEN: Obviously, those individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that oppose E-Verify illegally benefit from illegally employing illegals.)
https://www.watchdog.org/florida/proposed-e-verify-bills-likely-to-revive-bitter-feud-among/article_a593c45c-03b2-11e9-84b3-f7729c3b20b8.html

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Women Who Love Trump His approval among female Republicans is 93%—higher than among GOP men. – Daniel Henninger
https://www.wsj.com/articles/women-who-love-trump-11545264804
— The Lamest Lame Duck Trump’s shutdown folly has cost the GOP any last-ditch victories. – Editorial
https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-lamest-lame-duck-11545265379
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: In a front page editorial unethically made to look like a news article, anti-Trumps and those who want cheap labor argue for open borders for Hispanic women.
https://www.wsj.com/articles/it-is-better-not-to-have-a-daughter-here-latin-americas-violence-turns-against-women-11545237843

 

BUSINESS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats shout at women that Republicans cause all the problems that women have in the workplace.
https://www.business.com/articles/workplace-culture-gender-equality/

 

INC.
— The Top 50 Best Places to Live in America Right Now. Quality of life, affordability, and ease of living were all taken into account. – Betsy Mikel (DIERSEN: Wheaton is ranked 27th.)
https://www.inc.com/betsy-mikel/the-top-50-best-places-to-live-in-america-right-now-spoiler-not-a-single-big-city-made-list.html
http://time.com/money/collection/2018-best-places-to-live/5361480/wheaton-illinois/

December 19 Morning Edition

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— FRONT PAGE: How Chicago became a key hub in El Chapo’s massive U.S. drug operation: Chicago twin testifies in historic trial – Jeff Coen
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/ct-met-el-chapo-trial-chicago-drug-dealer-testifies-20181217-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Some who are anti-religious promote devil worship.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/zorn/ct-perspec-zorn-satanic-temple-statue-springfield-dupage-meeting-prayer-1219-20181218-story.html
— Get used to it, America: We’re no longer No. 1 – Noah Smith (DIERSEN: Anti-Americans and America-haters vote for Democrats.)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/commentary/ct-perspec-china-economy-growing-fast-trade-war-trump-1219-20181218-story.html
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD WITH COLOR PICTURE IN THE NAPERVILLE SUN: Voters to choose in contested races for districts 203 and 204, College of DuPage boards – Suzanne Baker
https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/naperville-sun/news/ct-nvs-candidate-filing-last-day-st-1219-story.html
— Elon Musk unveils underground tunnel, offers bumpy rides to VIPs – AP (DIERSEN: Have you driven in “soul-destroying traffic?” I did 1966-1968 when I commuted to/from my parents’ home in Crete and classes at UIC, first in a 1966 Pontiac Tempest Sprint and then in a 1968 Oldsmobile 442.)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/business/ct-biz-elon-musk-boring-tunnel-debuts-20181218-story.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Elon Musk unveiled his underground transportation tunnel on Tuesday, allowing reporters and invited guests to take some of the first rides in the revolutionary albeit bumpy subterranean tube — the tech entrepreneur’s answer to what he calls “soul-destroying traffic.”)

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— The political war for your right to health care – Phil Kadner (DIERSEN: If I sought a government or a political office, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes would demonize, denigrate, and condemn the fact because I am a federal retiree, my wife and I pay only $6,000/year for $24,000/year worth of health, dental, and vision insurance.)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/affordable-care-act-obamacare-medicare-for-all/

 

DAILY HERALD
— FRONT PAGE: Rules Committee: Where thousands of Illinois bills go to die – Jake Griffin
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20181219/rules-committee-where-thousands-of-illinois-bills-go-to-die
— Lawlor re-emerges after rehab stint and quitting politics – Jake Griffin
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20181218/lawlor-re-emerges-after-rehab-stint-and-quitting-politics
— Hot races taking shape in several DuPage school districts – Marie Wilson
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20181218/hot-races-taking-shape-in-several-dupage-school-districts
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Wheaton Warrenville 200 Of three board members with expiring terms, only Chris Crabtree, a former District 200 teacher who won her first term in 2015, is vying to keep her seat. Incumbents Jim Vroman and Jim Gambiani did not file to seek re-election. But newcomers Susan Booton of Wheaton, Dave Long of Winfield, Harold Lonks of Winfield and Mary Yeboah of Wheaton all entered the race, setting a field of five candidates for three seats. . .College of DuPage Four candidates are seeking two 6-year terms on the College of DuPage board. Incumbents Alan Bennett and Joe Wozniak are not seeking re-election, leaving newcomers Annette Corrigan of Wheaton, Marc Incrocci of Darien, Dan Bailey of Wheaton and Maureen Dunne of Naperville to compete for the seats.)

 

WBBM 780
— Illinois Opponents Of Gas Tax Hike Invoke ‘Yellow Vest’ Imagery – CRAIG DELLIMORE
https://wbbm780.radio.com/articles/illinois-opponents-gas-tax-hike-invoke-yellow-vest-imagery

 

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Nearly 187,000 use automatic voter registration – Doug Finke (DIERSEN: Did you register for the draft? I did in 1966 when I was 18 years old. I was classified 1-A notwithstanding the fact that my eyesight could not be corrected to 20/20, I had partial red/green color blindness, and I had Osgood-Schlatter disease (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Osgood%E2%80%93Schlatter_disease).)
https://www.sj-r.com/news/20181218/nearly-187000-use-automatic-voter-registration

 

HERALD NEWS
— Townships, what are they good for? Government bodies provide services despite some negative headlines – ALEX ORTIZ
https://www.theherald-news.com/2018/12/17/townships-what-are-they-good-for/amykuv2/

 

ALTON TELEGRAPH
— Their numbers growing, Latinos gain clout in new Congress – AP (DIERSEN: How much clout do those who share your demographics have a) in the world, b) in America, c) in Illinois, d) in your county, e) in your township/ward, f) in your municipality, and in your precinct? My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes in Illinois, in DuPage County, in Milton Township, in Wheaton, and in my precinct are overjoyed that those who share my demographics are doomed. I should write a book about those who share my demographics who demonize, denigrate, and condemn those who share my demographics to curry favor with individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that are anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.thetelegraph.com/news/article/Their-numbers-growing-Latinos-gain-clout-in-new-13467581.php

 

NPR ILLINOIS
— Abortion Foes Take Public Funding Fight Back To Illinois Supreme Court – BRIAN MACKEY
http://www.nprillinois.org/post/abortion-foes-take-public-funding-fight-back-illinois-supreme-court#stream/0

 

CHICAGO CITY WIRE
— Republicans raise alarm over apparent attempt to sideline Madigan’s 19-year-old challenger Krupa – Glenn Minnis (DIERSEN: What had you done by the time you were 19 years old that demonstrated your potential? According to my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes, by the time I turned 19 years old in 1967, I had demonstrated nothing. They would stress that I had done yard work and delivered newspapers 1962-1964; washed dishes 1964-1966; cleaned golf shoes, chipped slag, and pumped gasoline in 1966; and delivered mail since 1966. They would stress that I had requested and obtained draft deferments. They would not stress that UIC had accepted me in 1966, that I had bought a new 1966 Pontiac Tempest Sprint in 1966, or that I had bought a new 1968 Oldsmobile 442 in 1967.)
https://chicagocitywire.com/stories/511684787-republicans-raise-alarm-over-apparent-attempt-to-sideline-madigan-s-19-year-old-challenger-krupa

 

ILLINOIS NEWS NETWORK
— Federal government shutdown could affect 6,200 employees in Illinois – Greg Bishop (DIERSEN: I was a federal employee in Illinois 1966-1969 and 1071-1997.)
https://www.ilnews.org/news/statewide/federal-government-shutdown-could-affect-employees-in-illinois/article_4ea98834-02f9-11e9-8c89-73b300f53810.html

 

ILLINOIS FAMILY ACTION
— Free Exercise of Religion on Display in the Capitol
https://illinoisfamilyaction.org/podcast/the-free-exercise-of-religion-on-display-in-the-state-capitol-spotlight-125/

 

ILLINOIS FAMILY INSTITUTE
— Spiritual Warfare: Standing Strong – David E. Smith
https://illinoisfamily.org/faith/spiritual-warfare-standing-strong/
— Religious Freedom is on Display in State Government
https://illinoisfamily.org/video/religious-freedom-is-on-display-in-state-government/

 

CAPITOL FAX
— Fight for change, but don’t succumb to cynicism in the meantime (DIERSEN: What change do you fight for? I fight for getting the Illinois Republican Party (IRP), the DuPage County Republican Central Committee, and the Milton Township Republican Central Committee (MTRCC) to back candidates who can and will defend and advance a) the IRP platform, including its traditional family, right to life, immigration, and Second Amendment planks, b) the Republican Party platform, including its illegal drugs and equal opportunity (no race or gender based preference giving) planks, and c) the MTRCC resolution against video gambling. Previously, I fought for TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois and the Illinois Center Right Coalition to do the aforesaid.)
https://capitolfax.com/2018/12/18/fight-for-change-but-dont-succumb-to-cynicism-in-the-meantime/

 

WASHINGTON TIMES
— VERY TROUBLING: Trump businesses shun E-Verify system, hire illegal immigrants Only 5 out of 565 companies sign up for service – Stephen Dinan and S.A. Miller
https://www.pressreader.com/usa/the-washington-times-daily/20181207/281479277493400
— Democrats say wealthier households need tax break Plan to roll back state and local limits – David Sherfinski (DIERSEN: According to anti-Republicans, you are wealthy if you itemize your deductions and you pay more than $10,000 a year in SALT taxes.)
https://www.pressreader.com/usa/the-washington-times-weekly/20181210/281517932200391

 

WORLD NET DAILY
— BOYCOTT-HIT CHICK-FIL-A FLYING HIGH IN FAST-FOOD RANKINGS ‘They are doing in 6 days what other chains can’t do in 7’ (DIERSEN: Should I write a book a) about those individuals, those organizations, those companies, and those governments that are boycotting me and my GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails and b) about why they are boycotting me and my GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails?)
https://www.wnd.com/2018/12/boycott-hit-chick-fil-a-flying-high-in-fast-food-rankings/

 

AMERICAN THINKER
— Hall of shame: Advertisers sign up for boycott of Tucker Carlson for telling the truth on illegal immigration – Thomas Lifson (DIERSEN: Should I write a book a) about those individuals, those organizations, those companies, and those governments that are boycotting me and my GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails and b) about why they are boycotting me and my GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails?)
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2018/12/hall_of_shame_advertisers_sign_up_for_boycott_of_tucker_carlson_for_telling_the_truth_on_illegal_immigration.html

 

TPM
— Fox News Slams Carlson Boycott: We Won’t Be Silenced By ‘Agenda Driven Intimidation’ – Nicole Lafond (DIERSEN: Should I write a book a) about those individuals, those organizations, those companies, and those governments that are boycotting me and my GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails and b) about why they are boycotting me and my GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails?)
https://talkingpointsmemo.com/news/fox-responds-carlson-wont-be-silenced-agenda-intimidation

 

CONSERVATIVE DAILY NEWS
— IHOP Boycotts Tucker Carlson But Not Saudi Arabia – Peter Hasson (DIERSEN: Should I write a book about those individuals, those organizations, those companies, and those governments that are boycotting me and my GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails?)
https://www.conservativedailynews.com/2018/12/ihop-boycotts-tucker-carlson-but-not-saudi-arabia/

 

BREITBART
— State Department Pledges $10 Billion to Develop Central America, Southern Mexico – Penny Starr
https://www.breitbart.com/national-security/2018/12/18/state-department-pledges-10-billion-to-develop-central-america-southern-mexico/

 

LIFEZETTE
— Many Border Migrants ‘Are Not Legitimate Asylum Seekers’ – Kathryn Blackhurst
https://www.lifezette.com/2018/12/many-border-migrants-are-not-legitimate-asylum-seekers-says-homan/

 

ROLL CALL
— Here Are the House Members Who Have Skipped Votes This Lame-Duck Session Most of the absentees are members who lost re-election, ran for another office or are retiring – Lindsey McPherson
https://www.rollcall.com/news/politics/members-whove-skipping-votes-lame-duck-session
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Peter Roskam, R-Ill., who lost his re-election bid, missed 10.)

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: As Facebook Raised a Privacy Wall, It Carved an Opening for Tech Giants Internal documents show that the social network gave Microsoft, Amazon, Spotify and others far greater access to people’s data than it has disclosed. – Gabriel J.X. Dance, Michael LaForgia and Nicholas Confessore
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/12/18/technology/facebook-privacy.html
— FRONT PAGE: Addicted to Vaped Nicotine, Teenagers Have No Clear Path to Quitting – Jan Hoffman
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/12/18/health/vaping-nicotine-teenagers.html

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— ‘A Feudal Regime’: How Gangs Extort Mexico Extortion is becoming more pervasive across Mexico and Central America, where organized crime groups are regulators of a corrupt underground ecosystem – Santiago Pérez (DIERSEN: Of course, anti-Trumps use this to justify granting mass asylum requests.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/a-feudal-regime-how-gangs-extort-mexico-11545215400
— Teen Vaping Has Created Addicts With Few Treatment Options Concentrated doses of nicotine prompt higher rates of addiction than cigarettes. With few treatment options for teens, the FDA plans public hearings. – Betsy McKay
https://www.wsj.com/articles/surge-in-teen-vaping-gives-rise-to-nicotine-addiction-11545142195

 

BLOOMBERG
— Americans Earning Over $200,000 Are Flocking to These Neighborhoods Everyone knows wealth is concentrating. This is where the rich are going.
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/features/2018-12-18/these-are-the-neighborhoods-attracting-america-s-richest

(FROM THE ARTICLE: Cook County, Illinois Cook County, which includes the county seat of Chicago, is home to the No. 1 and No. 7 fastest-growing concentrations of $200,000-plus households. No. 1 is, ironically, the area around where the Cabrini-Green public housing projects once stood. Cabrini-Green was notorious for violent crime, poverty and de facto racial segregation until its demolition beginning in the 1990s at the behest of the Chicago Housing Authority. Even back then, authorities fretted that redevelopment plans might displace low-income families. They were right to be worried. Two decades later, the area’s concentration of $200,000-plus households has skyrocketed from zero to 39 percent. For some of the longtime residents who remain, the neighborhood’s transformation has been isolating. . .About 20 miles to the north, Cook County has another top 10 neighborhood: the Glen, in the suburb of Glenview. Converted from what used to be Naval Air Station Glenview, the planned community has hundreds of families living in condos, town houses and single-family homes that go for as much as $2.5 million each, according to realtor Margaret Ludemann.)

 

USA TODAY
— ‘Unscrupulous politicians’ blamed for worst year on record for journalist killings – Kim Hjelmgaard (DIERSEN: I should write a book about politicians and others who have demonstrated the most hated of me.)
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2018/12/18/more-journalists-killed-2018-than-any-other-year-record-driven-unscrupulous-politicians/2346797002/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: “The hatred of journalists that is voiced, and sometimes very openly proclaimed, by unscrupulous politicians, religious leaders and businessmen has tragic consequences on the ground and has been reflected in this disturbing increase in violations against journalists,” said Reporters Without Borders’ Secretary-General Christophe Deloire. “Amplified by social networks, which bear heavy responsibility in this regard, these expressions of hatred legitimize violence, thereby undermining journalism, and democracy itself, a bit more every day,” he said.)
— Retail workers tested positive for drugs at the highest rate last year, Quest study shows – Paul Davidson
https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/2018/12/19/drug-testing-workplace-retail-had-highest-rate-positives-tests/2315373002/

 

AUSTIN STATESMAN
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Texas marijuana advocates set sights on 2019 legislative session – Bob Sechler (DIERSEN: QUESTION: Who does not want Illinois Republican Party (IRP) State Central Committee (SCC) member Bob Grogan to appoint me to the 2020 IRP State Convention Platform and Resolutions Committee, like IRP SCC member Ron Smith appointed me to in 2008? ANSWER: Those who reject the traditional family, right to life, immigration, and/or Second Amendment planks in the 2016 IRP Platform. Those who are anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.statesman.com/news/20181213/texas-marijuana-advocates-set-sights-on-2019-legislative-session
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The 2018 platform of the state’s Republican Party is among their evidence. It includes a plank calling for civil, instead of criminal, penalties for possessing small amounts of pot, as well as one calling for expansion of the Compassionate Use Act “to allow doctors to determine the appropriate use of cannabis to certified patients.” In addition, Gov. Greg Abbott for the first time recently voiced support for reducing penalties for some pot possession — albeit not all the way to a mere civil offense. Abbott, a Republican, said during his successful re-election campaign against Democrat Lupe Valdez that he’s open “to talking to the Legislature about … reducing the penalty for possession of 2 ounces or less from a Class B misdemeanor to a Class C misdemeanor” because he doesn’t want to see “jails stockpiled with people who have possession of a small amount of marijuana.”)

 

PACIFIC STANDARD
— A LEGISLATIVE BATTLE LOOMS OVER ARIZONA’S REPRESSIVE LGBT EDUCATION LAWS It is one of seven states with laws that prohibit the promotion of homosexuality and that expressly forbid teachers of health and sexuality education from discussing LGBT issues in a positive light—if at all. – RIKER PASTERKIEWICZ & SABIA PRESCOTT (DIERSEN: QUESTION: Who does not want Illinois Republican Party (IRP) State Central Committee (SCC) member Bob Grogan to appoint me to the 2020 IRP State Convention Platform and Resolutions Committee, like IRP SCC member Ron Smith appointed me to in 2008? ANSWER: Those who reject the traditional family, right to life, immigration, and/or Second Amendment planks in the 2016 IRP Platform. Those who are anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://psmag.com/education/the-education-legislation-battle-coming-to-arizona

 

NEW YORKER
— The Search for Anti-Conservative Bias on Google – Sue Halpern
https://www.newyorker.com/tech/annals-of-technology/the-search-for-anti-conservative-bias-on-google

 

CATO
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Pot pushers push pot.
https://www.cato.org/blog/new-cato-report-border-wall-wont-stop-drug-smuggling-marijuana-legalization-has

 

SOCIALIST WORKER
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Socialist workers say “HEY TRUMP, DON’T HOLD US HOSTAGE FOR THE RACIST WALL.”
https://socialistworker.org/2018/12/19/hey-trump-dont-hold-us-hostage-for-the-racist-wall

December 18 Evening Edition

ABC7
— State Rep. Ives throws support behind aldermanic candidate David Krupa
https://abc7chicago.com/politics/state-rep-ives-throws-support-behind-aldermanic-candidate-david-krupa-/4924256/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: During an election board hearing last Monday, Krupa and his attorney said only 187 of the people who signed a revocation affidavit actually signed his nominating petitions, meaning 2,600 were fraudulent. “I think they’re intimidated by someone who hasn’t backed down to them. Their whole game is do anything possible to make the person intimidated enough to back away either by their support or bully them out,” Krupa said Saturday. He also addressed an old order of protection against him from a previous relationship. Krupa said allegations made in the order were false and filed by the girl’s family and the order has been vacated. Krupa believes the order resurfacing was an attempt to mislead voters away from his campaign efforts.)

 

NBC5
— The $100,000 Question – How One Check Can Produce Millions for Politicians While it is all legal, critics argue the $100,000 rule is just another example of how the campaign finance law in Illinois can benefit the politically powerful and wealthy. – Carol Marin and Don Moseley
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/how-one-check-can-produce-millions-for-politicians-503070041.html

 

FOX NEWS CHICAGO
— Shutdown talk recedes after White House eases border wall threat – AP (DIERSEN: The border wall is a threat to those individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that are anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
http://www.fox32chicago.com/news/white-house-says-trump-is-willing-to-work-with-congress-to-avert-a-partial-shutdown

 

WLS AM
— Ives unloads on Rauner, Madigan and a possible gas tax hike. – Bill Cameron
http://www.wlsam.com/2018/12/18/ives-unloads-on-rauner-madigan-and-a-possible-gas-tax-hike/

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Jeanne Ives trying to raise money for 19-year-old challenging Madigan lieutenant – Fran Spielman
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/jeanne-ives-marty-kevin-quinn-david-krupa-michael-madigan-13th-ward-ballot-petition-challenges-alaina-hampton-2019-election/
— Watchdog to oversee complaints involving lawmakers –– after four year gap – Tina Sfondeles
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/watchdog-to-oversee-complaints-involving-lawmakers-after-four-year-gap/

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Lake County: Aaron Lawlor on addiction, mental health problems: ‘I have found belonging, purpose, inspiration and accountability’ – Frank Abderholden
https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/lake-county-news-sun/news/ct-lns-lawlor-talks-addiction-st-1218-story.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: “I was a gay Republican in the suburbs for heaven’s sake, and if you look up self-loathing in the dictionary it should read ‘gay Republican,’” he said, eliciting laughs from the crowd. “So the story I told was that I was a lonely, alcohol- and drug-addicted, HIV positive, gay, elected official, Republican in the suburbs,” he said. “I was an egomaniac with a raging inferiority complex.”)
— Elk Grove Village says $300K sponsorship of Bahamas Bowl has already paid off, though some residents are skeptical – John Keilman
https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/ct-met-bahamas-bowl-college-football-elk-grove-village-makers-wanted-20181213-story.html
— Illinois lawmakers to get new top watchdog with ‘strong background in sexual harassment’ – Mike Riopell
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-met-illinois-legislature-watchdog-sexual-harassment-20181218-story.html
— Trump relents on $5 billion for border wall, but shutdown still possible after Democrats reject new GOP offer – Erica Werner, Damian Paletta and John Wagner
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/politics/ct-border-wall-government-shutdown-20181218-story.html

 

DAILY HERALD
— Opportunity is here to set a new tone for the tollway – Editorial
https://www.dailyherald.com/discuss/20181218/editorial-opportunity-his-here-to-set-a-new-tone-for-the-tollway
(FROM THE EDITORIAL: The tollway, managed by a board of supervisors appointed by the governor, has long been criticized as a body with too much patronage and too little responsiveness to the hundreds of thousands of us who travel its roadways every day. The tollway’s defenders are not helped by the types of activities our transportation expert Marni Pyke has uncovered. These include a $157 million contract that went to a company that has contributed to two board members’ charities and employs the daughter of the tollway board chairman; the hiring of the Republican House minority leader’s sister-in-law for an engineering management position even though she had no engineering experience; hiring three public relations companies for various projects despite having its own in-house PR team; and including among those three deals a $6.6 million subcontract with a communications company whose CEO is married to a GOP Chicago lawmaker. Tollway leaders suggest each of these cases is isolated by specific circumstances, and they repeated them at a state Senate hearing in Chicago last summer. What they don’t seem to understand is that at some point an accumulation of isolated circumstances adds up to a trend. And the trend that appears to be developing here is that Republican political connections helped get jobs and contracts for those doing business with a tollway board put in place by a Republican governor. The absolute worst response that could follow is that a year from now Pyke finds herself reporting on how Democratic political connections are helping get jobs and contracts for those doing business with a tollway board put in place by a Democratic governor.)
— After Senate reports, Facebook and Twitter face wave of criticism – Hamza Shaban and Taylor Telford
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20181218/after-senate-reports-facebook-and-twitter-face-wave-of-criticism

 

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Former judge, Menard Co. state’s attorney named legislative inspector general
https://www.sj-r.com/news/20181218/former-judge-menard-co-states-attorney-named-legislative-inspector-general

 

WJBC
— Illinois political pundit Rich Miller says Gov. Rauner will not be missed – Dave Dahl
http://www.wjbc.com/2018/12/17/illinois-political-pundit-says-gov-rauner-will-not-be-missed/

 

JEANNE IVES
— Representatives Allen Skillicorn and Jeanne Ives hold yellow jacket rally to oppose gas increase
http://www.jeanneives.org/2018/12/representatives-allen-skillicorn-and.html

 

ILLINOIS NEWS NETWORK
— Anti-abortion group asks Illinois Supreme Court to nullify abortion law – Cole Lauterbach
https://www.ilnews.org/news/justice/anti-abortion-group-asks-illinois-supreme-court-to-nullify-abortion/article_349d988c-0316-11e9-b8f2-535e02574892.html
— Committee nominates retired judge for legislative watchdog post – Greg Bishop
https://www.ilnews.org/news/state_politics/committee-nominates-retired-judge-for-legislative-watchdog-post/article_cf7fe302-0314-11e9-8542-6bcff78b3342.html
— Illinois law enforcement groups eye teen marijuana use trends – Greg Bishop
https://www.ilnews.org/news/justice/illinois-law-enforcement-groups-eye-teen-marijuana-use-trends/article_7b6b3e7c-02ee-11e9-afbc-7b610697160c.html

 

HEARTLAND INSTITUTE
— PRESIDENT URGED TO DECLARE ‘WAR ON WASTE,’ GOVERNMENT SPENDING – Jeff Reynolds (DIERSEN: The federal government wasted me and wasted my federal career. If I had been a Democrat, minority, female, or veteran, the federal government would not have done that. It would have promoted me into its Senior Executive Service long before I was 40 years old. The federal government uses Affirmative Action, Diversity, and Inclusion a) to hire, retain, and promote young Democrat minorities and young Democrat females and b) to get rid of its employees who are Republican, White, male, and/or non-veteran who it does not promote to GS-13 (currently $96,403) by age 25, GS-14 (currently $113,920) by age 30, GS-15 (currently $134,000) by age 35, and Senior Executive Service (currently $164,200) by age 40.)
https://www.heartland.org/news-opinion/news/president-urged-to-declare-war-on-waste-government-spending
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Andrzejewski says it was difficult to pick just 100 examples of government waste to highlight. “Examples of waste could fill every page of every newspaper in the country,” Andrzejewski said.)

 

CAPITOL FAX
— Ives backs Krupa even after allegations emerge
https://capitolfax.com/2018/12/18/ives-backs-krupa-even-after-allegations-emerge/
— Representatives Allen Skillicorn and Jeanne Ives hold yellow jacket rally to oppose gas increase
https://capitolfax.com/2018/12/18/live-coverage-133/

 

BREITBART
— Nancy Pelosi: Democrats Will Act ‘Boldly’ to Criminalize Private Gun Sales – AWR Hawkins
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2018/12/18/nancy-pelosi-democrats-will-act-boldly-to-criminalize-private-gun-sales/
— Tucker Carlson Defiant After Losing Three More Advertisers to Left-Wing Blacklisting Campaign (DIERSEN: Which individuals, organizations, companies, and governments blacklist you? I should write a book about those individuals, organizations, companies, and governments that blacklist me and why they do that.)
https://www.breitbart.com/the-media/2018/12/18/tucker-carlson-defiant-after-losing-three-more-advertisers-to-left-wing-blacklisting-campaign/

 

BLAZE
— More than a dozen advertisers quit Tucker Carlson show over immigration comment — here’s his defiant response – Carlos Garcia
https://www.theblaze.com/news/more-than-a-dozen-advertisers-quit-tucker-carlson-show-over-immigration-comment-heres-his-defiant-response

 

CNBC
— Democrats are going to attack the GOP tax law from several angles, including SALT caps and breaks for corporations – Ylan Mui
https://www.cnbc.com/2018/12/18/democrats-are-going-to-attack-trump-gop-tax-law.html

 

CBS NEWS
— How does federal judges’ health insurance stack up? – WALECIA KONRAD
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/how-does-federal-judges-health-insurance-stack-up/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Like the vast majority of federal employees of all ranks, the government’s judges have the option of enrolling in plans offered by the Federal Employee Health Benefits system. It includes hundreds of plan choices throughout the U.S. — far more than even the largest private employers. Many plan options also have broad networks of providers, often nationwide. So finding coverage for specialists and out-of-network services isn’t as tough a problem for judges as it can be in the often narrow networks ACA enrollees rely on. And federal employees have the option of keeping their coverage into retirement, unlike many private employer plans. Still, the insurance isn’t as comprehensive as one might imagine a federal judge or Supreme Court justice would get. Unlike the so-called Cadillac plans that top corporate executives often enjoy that fully cover a host of health care expenses, the federal plans have deductibles, premium costs, co-pays and other out-of-pocket expenses. Like any employer offering health insurance, the federal government pays a good portion of employees’ premiums. Except for some negotiated union contracts with postal workers, the feds generally pay about 72 percent of premium costs. But that’s less than the average 80 percent that private sector employers kick in. Even judges pay premiums That means judges who opt into the system pay premiums, just like the rest of us. They may even pay a bit more than the average private-sector employee. In addition, depending on what type of plan judges pick, like private-sector employees they may have high deductibles or high co-insurance for certain services. As in the marketplaces, it’s all about what plan they choose.)

 

FORBES
— Who Wants To Be A Millionaire On Mayor Bill De Blasio’s New York City Workforce? – Adam Andrzejewski
https://www.forbes.com/sites/adamandrzejewski/2018/12/18/who-wants-to-be-a-millionaire-on-mayor-bill-de-blasios-new-york-city-workforce/#2cd8e1376a99

 

NEWSWEEK
— Trump Caves on Border Wall Funding – RAMSEY TOUCHBERRY
https://www.newsweek.com/donald-trump-government-shutdown-republicans-confused-1263050


— HOW RICH ARE THE RICH? FAR MORE THAN YOU THINK – GIL B. MANZON JR.
https://www.newsweek.com/how-rich-tax-poverty-inequality-trump-chris-rock-1263157

 

ATLANTIC
— COVER STORY: The Real Roots of American Rage The untold story of how anger became the dominant emotion in our politics and personal lives—and what we can do about it. – CHARLES DUHIGG (DIERSEN: Members of Group A promote anger against members of Group B. Members of Group A are anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time and members of Group B are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older people, rich people, gun owners, German Americans, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2019/01/charles-duhigg-american-anger/576424/

 

GOVERNMENT EXECUTIVE
— Is the Federal Workforce Reaching Its Breaking Point? – Howard Risher
https://www.govexec.com/excellence/management-matters/2018/12/federal-workforce-reaching-its-breaking-point/153616/

December 16 Evening Edition

NBC5
— Trump Tweets Sympathy for Ex-Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich Trump urged his Twitter followers to watch a recent Fox News interview with Blagojevich’s wife, Patti, and called the situation “very sad.”
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/Trump-tweets-sympathy-for-ex-illinois-gov-rod-blagojevich-502885381.html

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— White House digs in on border wall demand, risking shutdown – AP
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/white-house-border-wall-government-shutdown/
— Sen. Durbin: ‘The Republicans have no alternative to the Affordable Care Act’ – Lynn Sweet
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/sen-durbin-the-republicans-have-no-alternative-to-the-affordable-care-act/

 

DAILY HERALD
— How tech workers are fueling a new employee activism movement – Jena McGregor (DIERSEN: My Democrat GAO superiors hinted/implied/argued/shouted that their employees who were Democrat, minority, female, younger, and/or veteran wanted them to get rid of their employees who were Republican, White, male, older, and/or non-veteran.)
https://www.dailyherald.com/business/20181215/how-tech-workers-are-fueling-a-new-employee-activism-movement

 

WILL
— In Trying To Replace Himself On Ballot, Critics Say Rauner ‘Cheated Republicans’ – BRIAN MACKEY
https://will.illinois.edu/news/story/in-trying-to-replace-himself-on-ballot-critics-say-rauner-cheated-republica

 

DUPAGE POLICY JOURNAL
— Morrison, Ives urge rebuilding GOP after Rauner confesses election apathy – Robert Hadley
https://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/511682716-morrison-ives-urge-rebuilding-gop-after-rauner-confesses-election-apathy
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The next step for the Illinois GOP should be to call for a leadership overhaul at the top, both Morrison and Ives suggested. “Sean Morrison holds a very important position as state central committeeman, so it’s within his power to put in new leadership at the head of IL GOP, and that’s what needs to be done,” Ives said in a telephone interview with the Prairie State Wire. On his web page, Morrison said the governor’s “betrayal and deception” were grounds for a shakeup, and he pledged to call a meeting of the GOP’s central committee to begin “rebuilding the party.”)

 

DAILY CALLER
— WE WATCH CNN’S TERRIBLE MEDIA SHOW SO YOU DON’T HAVE TO – Betsy Rothstein
https://dailycaller.com/2018/12/16/cnn-terrible-media-show/

 

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Time to finish the Wall – Editorial
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2018/dec/16/editorial-time-to-finish-the-wall/
— Democrats defy Trump shutdown threat: ‘He is not going to get the wall in any form’ – Alex Swoyer
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2018/dec/16/chuck-schumer-democrats-defy-trump-government-shut/

 

BREITBART
— Washington Post Op-Ed: Girl’s Death Shows Americans Are a Threat to Migrants – Neil Munro
https://www.breitbart.com/economy/2018/12/16/washpost-op-ed-americans-threat-migrants/

 

NEWS BUSTERS
— Atlantic Mag Compares Trump to Sexist Dictators, Saw ‘Red-Faced Diatribes’ for Kavanaugh – Clay Waters
https://www.newsbusters.org/blogs/nb/clay-waters/2018/12/16/atlantic-mag-compares-trump-sexist-dictators-saw-red-faced-diatribes

 

NEWSMAX
— WSJ: Shut Out Migrants Taking Jobs, Claiming Asylum in Mexico – Eric Mack
https://www.newsmax.com/politics/migrants-asylum-manufacturing-nafta/2018/12/16/id/894651/

 

CONSERVATIVE DAILY NEWS
— Did Paul Ryan Propose Raising The Retirement Age To 70? – Brad Sylvester
https://www.conservativedailynews.com/2018/12/did-paul-ryan-propose-raising-the-retirement-age-to-70/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Ryan announced earlier this year that he will be retiring from Congress once his term is complete. He will receive an annual pension of about $85,000, according to Business Insider. Republican Bryan Steil was elected in November to fill Ryan’s seat in Wisconsin’s first congressional district for the 116th Congress. Ryan told CBS’s John Dickerson on “Face The Nation” that he plans to use his retirement to “hunt, fish, mountain climb and ski” with his family and hinted that he may remain active in political advocacy.)

 

THE HILL
— Vicente Fox blasts Trump over migrant girl’s death – JUSTIN WISE
https://thehill.com/latino/421622-vicente-fox-blasts-trump-over-migrant-girls-death

— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, under the Democrats, society demonizes, denigrates, and condemns Whites, and especially Whites who are not successful. Are/were you successful? In the federal government, if you are White, you are NOT SUCCESSFUL unless you make GS-13 (currently $96,403) by age 25, GS-14 (currently $113,920) by age 30, GS-15 (currently $134,000) by age 35, and Senior Executive Service (currently $164,200) by age 40. Extremely few White federal employees make the aforesaid promotion deadlines.
https://thehill.com/opinion/civil-rights/421509-the-myth-of-white-supremacy

 

ABC NEWS
— Sen. Dick Durbin: Obamacare ruling ‘once again puts Republicans in Washington on the spot’ – KRIS SCHNEIDER
https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/sen-dick-durbin-obamacare-ruling-puts-republicans-washington/story?id=59839455
— Donald Trump slams Saturday Night Live after sketch imagining world without him as President
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2018-12-17/donald-trump-slams-saturday-night-live-after-comedy-sketch/10626034

 

WASHINGTON POST
— New report on Russian disinformation, prepared for the Senate, shows the operation’s scale and sweep The report, a draft of which was obtained by The Washington Post, is the first to study the millions of posts provided by major technology firms to the Senate Intelligence Committee – Craig Timberg and Tony Romm (DIERSEN: If true, the Russian efforts failed miserably in Illinois, in DuPage County, in Milton Township, in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, and in my precinct.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2018/12/16/new-report-russian-disinformation-prepared-senate-shows-operations-scale-sweep/

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— With Migrants Stalled at U.S. Doorstep, Mexico Offers a Fresh Start Border city aims to fill thousands of manufacturing roles with Central American migrants and asylum seekers unable to enter U.S. – Santiago Pérez
https://www.wsj.com/articles/with-migrants-stalled-at-u-s-doorstep-mexico-offers-a-fresh-start-11544972421

 

MOTLEY FOOL
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Pot pushers push pot.
https://www.fool.com/investing/2018/12/16/5-things-that-really-matter-when-investing-in-mari.aspx

 

LGBTQ NATION
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, you are demonized, denigrated, and condemned if you do not promote LGBTQ activity.
https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2018/12/president-anti-lgbtq-hate-group-tired-people-calling-hater/

December 16 Morning Edition

NBC5
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Investigations Look at Trump’s Life From All Angles. Five people in Trump’s orbit have pleaded guilty to charges in the continuing Mueller probe.”
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/politics/Investigations-Look-At-Trumps-Life-From-All-Angles-502870181.html

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— White House prepares for government shutdown as GOP lawmakers struggle for alternative – Erica Werner, Damian Paletta, Lisa Rein
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/politics/ct-government-shutdown-spending-white-house-border-wall-20181215-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Trump has led a lot of organizations. Nearly all of them are now under investigation.”
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/politics/ct-trump-oganization-investigations-20181215-story.html
— Sears gets Bankruptcy Court approval for up to $25.3 million in bonuses to top employees – Lauren Zumbach (DIERSEN: Working for GAO during the 1980s and 1990s was very similar to working for Sears today. Starting in 1989, to retain its employees who were Democrat, minority, female, and/or young, GAO used the extreme subjectivity in its pay-for-performance system to give bonuses to its employees who were Democrat, minority, female, and/or young.)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/business/ct-biz-sears-bonuses-bankruptcy-court-1215-story.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Hoffman Estates-based Sears Holdings Corp., which filed for bankruptcy protection in October, said it needs to able to offer the extra cash to encourage key employees to stick with the company as it attempts to restructure, according to court filings. . .“Under these circumstances, it would be understandable if many key employees are asking themselves whether they should be seeking other opportunities,” Sears said in a court filing last month. However, the retailer “cannot afford this uncertainty — however understandable it may be,” according to the filing. The company has already “suffered significant employee attrition” in the past month, including the departure of the chief operating officer of its Sears Home Services business and five other employees who would have been eligible for bonuses, Sears said in a separate court filing this week.)
— ‘Saturday Night Live’: Ben Stiller, Robert De Niro and Alec Baldwin return for ‘It’s A Wonderful Trump’ – Danielle Turchiano
https://www.chicagotribune.com/entertainment/tv/ct-ent-snl-it-s-a-wonderful-trump-20181216-story.html

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Petition challenges: Where 11 mayoral hopefuls stand in fight to stay on ballot – Rachel Hinton
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/petition-challenges-11-chicago-mayoral-candidates-fight-to-stay-on-ballot/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Investigations look at Trump’s life from all angles.”
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/donald-trump-investigation-personal-life/

 

DAILY HERALD
— Kasich would prefer competing for presidency as a Republican – AP
https://www.dailyherald.com/article/20181213/news/312139823
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: What are “favorable demographics?” Does your school district have “favorable demographics?”
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20181215/butler-elementary-district-53-uses-teamwork-personalization-to-achieve-growth

 

PEORIA JOURNAL STAR
— Rauner baffles to the end – Doug Finke
https://www.pjstar.com/news/20181215/statehouse-insider-rauner-baffles-to-end

 

BELLVILLE NEWS DEMOCRAT
— In a year Republicans did well in Southern Illinois, why does the St. Clair County GOP struggle? – JOSEPH BUSTOS
https://www.bnd.com/news/local/article222944235.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Brennan said, however, she got “zero” help from the St. Clair County Republican Central Committee in her unsuccessful run for the county board. . .However, some Republicans point to issues within the local party itself as to why the GOP couldn’t gain ground in the county. Sources with ties to the party said most of the local efforts went toward pushing for the re-election efforts of U.S. Rep. Mike Bost and Gov. Bruce Rauner, which left little to no resources to help with the local races. Ed Cockrell is among the local Republican County Board candidates to say the local party didn’t help local candidates, such as with raising money or sending out mailers. . .Duane Henson, a Republican who ran for county clerk, and has served as a precinct committeeman, said some worked harder than him, and he worked harder than other candidates, but candidates who ran countywide all did about the same. “At the end of the day, we were all a couple thousand votes of each other,” said Henson, who chose to self fund his campaign. Henson wouldn’t comment on the leadership of the party. He did say he also has heard the suggestion of putting efforts into smaller races to develop candidates. “You focus on the smaller races and if you could get into some of the school boards and so forth and make some effective changes there, then you could get your message out and work your way up, (but) that takes several election cycles,” Henson said. Henson said there was brainstorming sessions among the candidates during the campaign and the party organized participation in parades leading up to the election. “Could we be better organized? Sure. I think there’s always room for improvement.” Party leaders however, are looking to see what can be done better the next go-around. “I know they’re doing a lot of analysis, some people who are a little higher up in party that me, have been discussing … what’s our path moving forward, what can we do different, what have we done wrong? You do that after anything,” Henson said.)

 

QUAD CITIES ONLINE
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Pot pushers push pot.
https://qconline.com/opinion/editorial/editorial-make-illinois-pot-law-model-for-nation/article_e4c6ca64-fbc4-5ebb-9c90-bba0cfbb7cb0.html

 

WAND TV
— Illinois cities receive $13.7M to reduce lead in homes – Jessica Dobson
http://www.wandtv.com/story/39650575/illinois-cities-receive-137m-to-reduce-lead-in-homes

 

NPR ILLINOIS
— High On The Highway: Challenges With Marijuana DUIs – MADELYN BECK
http://www.nprillinois.org/post/high-highway-challenges-marijuana-duis#stream/0

 

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Investigations undermine Trump presidency: ‘It weakens your friends and emboldens your enemies’- AP (DIERSEN: To get rid of me, my Democrat IRS superiors opened investigations of my expense vouchers in 1974 and my income tax returns in 1978. They would not have done that if I had been a Democrat, minority, female, or veteran.)
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2018/dec/16/donald-trump-investigations-undermine-presidency/
— ‘Democrat spin machines’: Trump says one-sided news coverage should be tested in courts – Alex Swoyer
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2018/dec/16/donald-trump-says-one-sided-news-coverage-should-b/

 

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Rudy Giuliani: Any Trump payoffs to women were aimed at protecting his children and marriage – Caitlin Yilek
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/rudy-giuliani-any-trump-payoffs-to-women-were-aimed-at-protecting-his-children-and-marriage

 

BREITBART
— Bill: Lawmakers Must Pay Sexual Misconduct Settlements Out-of-Pocket – Penny Starr
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2018/12/15/bill-lawmakers-must-pay-sexual-misconduct-settlements-out-of-pocket/

 

FRONTPAGE MAGAZINE
— PARENTS WHO TAKE CHILDREN THROUGH THE DESERT, NOT THE BORDER PATROL, ENDANGER THEIR LIVES – Daniel Greenfield
https://www.frontpagemag.com/point/272253/parents-who-take-children-through-desert-not-daniel-greenfield

 

AMERICAN THINKER
— Stop Equating Every Immigration Situation with the Holocaust! – Rabbi Aryeh Spero
https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2018/12/stop_equating_every_immigration_situation_with_the_holocaust.html

 

THE HILL
— Sen. Susan Collins (R-Maine): Nothing wrong with Republicans challenging Trump in 2020 – ALICIA COHN
https://thehill.com/homenews/sunday-talk-shows/421576-gop-senator-nothing-wrong-with-republicans-challenging-trump-in

 

CNN
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “His worst nightmare: Trump’s life under a legal microscope.”
https://www.cnn.com/2018/12/15/politics/donald-trump-robert-mueller-investigations-russia/index.html

 

ABC NEWS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Investigations look at Trump’s life from all angles.”
https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/wireStory/part-trumps-life-investigation-59842548

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— Mulvaney Called Trump a ‘Terrible Human Being’ in 2016 – Maggie Haberman
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/12/15/us/politics/mulvaney-trump-terrible-human-being.html

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Americans are divided according to political party on their views of the economy and the Trump presidency, a new WSJ/NBC News poll found. – Aaron Zitner
https://www.wsj.com/articles/americans-have-mixed-feelings-about-economy-trump-presidency-wsj-nbc-news-poll-finds-11544968800
— Fight Over Voter Data Roils Democrats Ahead of Election The party is trying to catch up with Republican efforts to collect and store voter data – Julie Bykowicz
https://www.wsj.com/articles/fight-over-voter-data-roils-democrats-ahead-of-election-11544899956

 

CLARION LEDGER
— Family breakdown explains social unrest – Star Parker
https://www.clarionledger.com/story/opinion/columnists/2018/12/16/family-breakdown-explains-social-unrest/2302739002/

 

TUCSON DAILY STAR
— Immigration Attitudes: Americans’ deep political divide creates fraught territory – Perla Trevizo
https://tucson.com/news/state-and-regional/americans-deep-political-divide-creates-fraught-territory/article_e3b280a2-fd6d-11e8-8fe0-57a88b1a7958.html

 

FOX 8
— South Carolina pastor defends decision to buy wife $200,000 Lamborghini SUV, says ‘not a penny’ was used from church (DIERSEN: If you might buy a new SUV, what might you buy? I might buy a new Jeep Cherokee Limited FWD ($30,950) with V6 ($1,745), Luxury Group ($1,195), Floor Matts ($220), Block Heater ($115), and Destination Charge ($1,495).)
https://myfox8.com/2018/12/14/south-carolina-pastor-defends-decision-to-buy-wife-200000-lamborghini-says-not-a-penny-was-used-from-church/

 

ATLANTIC
— America Needs to Restore Dignity of Work – Marco Rubio (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes look down on wage earners. I was a lowly wage earner 1964-1997. I did yard work and delivered newspapers 1962-1964; washed dishes 1964-1966; cleaned golf shoes, chipped slag, and pumped gasoline in 1966; delivered mail 1966-1969; worked on an automobile assembly line and as a security guard in 1970; sold tires, automotive services, and major appliances 1970-1971; pumped gasoline 1971-1972; collected delinquent taxes 1971-1980; and audited federal agencies 1980-1997.)
https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2018/12/help-working-class-voters-us-must-value-work/578032/

 

MOTLEY FOOL
— 2 in 5 Americans Spend More Money in Retirement Than Expected In doing so, they risk running out of savings down the line. – Maurie Backman
https://www.fool.com/retirement/2018/12/15/2-in-5-americans-spend-more-money-in-retirement-th.aspx
(FROM THE ARTICLE: We’re often told to expect our expenses to go down in retirement, and generally speaking, retirees do spend less than their nonretired counterparts. While the average working American over 40 spends $2,993 a month on discretionary expenses, the average retiree spends just $2,008, according to data from Global Atlantic Financial Group. That said, nearly two out of five retirees are spending more money during their golden years than expected, so they risk prematurely depleting their nest eggs and struggling to keep up with expenses in the future. If you’d rather not land in a similar boat once it’s your turn to retire, the solution is simple: Understand what sort of lifestyle your savings will buy you in the future, and save more before retiring if it isn’t enough.)

 

ROLLING STONE
— Paul Ryan Wants More Immigrants, as Long as They Look Like Him Ryan has championed a bill that would allow more Irish immigrants to come to America – PETER WADE
https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-news/paul-ryan-irish-immigration-769807/

 

DAILY MAIL
— Paul Ryan under fire for rushing out more than 10,000 visas to Irish nationals before leaving office when refugees and asylum seekers are being detained and rejected from the border – MICHAEL NAM
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-6500413/Paul-Ryan-attacked-rushing-10-000-visas-Irish-nationals-leaving-office.html

December 15 Morning Edition

NBC5
— Mendoza Calls Preckwinkle a ‘Bully’ Over Petition Challenges – Mary Ann Ahern
https://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/susana-mendoza-toni-preckwinkle-spar-over-petition-challenges-502822572.html

 

CBS2
— GOP Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker Signs Legislation Limiting Powers Of Incoming Democrats – AP
https://chicago.cbslocal.com/2018/12/14/gop-wisconsin-gov-scott-walker-signs-legislation-limiting-powers-of-incoming-democrats/

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Papadopoulos, fresh out of prison, announces run for Congress – Mitchell Armentrout (DIERSEN: Where is the nearest “little Republican enclave” to where you live?)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/george-papadopoulos-congress-california-russia/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: He told the British newspaper that since he and wife Simona Mangiante have moved to Los Angeles, “I just have to find a little Republican enclave somewhere in this part of the country and run there.” He also claimed political donors have already been in touch with him about his Orange County bid. Under the law, Papdopoulos’ felony conviction doesn’t preclude him from running for federal office.)
— Put the health of kids before revenues when it comes to legalizing pot – Jerald McNair, Homewood
https://chicago.suntimes.com/opinion/marijuana-legalization-schools-taxes-mexico-wall/
— Latinos gain clout in new Congress – AP (DIERSEN: How much clout do those who share your demographics have in a) the world, b) America, c) Illinois, d) your county, e) your township/ward, and f) your municipality?)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/their-numbers-growing-latinos-gain-clout-new-congress/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Pot pushers push pot.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/business/pot-topics-rahm-emanuel-pensions-congress-marijuana-cannabis-legalize-hemp/

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Wisconsin Gov. Walker signs bill reducing office’s power, slashing early voting ahead of Dems taking over – AP
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/midwest/ct-wisconsin-republican-governor-powers-20181214-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats crow about their success in getting religious people to serve as their operatives and as their dupes.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/ct-met-immigration-posada-chicago-20181214-story.html
— City’s restaurant boom, tough immigration policies create kitchen labor crunch: ‘There’s just not enough people’ – Alexia Elejalde-Ruiz (DIERSEN: I washed dishes part-time for the minimum wage 1964-1966 while was in high school. If there had been as many illegals back then as there are now, an illegal would have had that job. With money that I earned/saved from that job, I bought a new 1966 Pontiac Tempest Sprint in 1966.)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/business/ct-biz-restaurant-hiring-challenges-20181213-story.html
— Planning to give 23andMe or AncestryDNA kits this Christmas? Read this first. – Lisa Schencker (DIERSEN: What if I had claimed Swedish ancestry? What is your national origin? During the 1840s and 1850s, all my ancestors immigrated to northeast Illinois from what is now Germany. Of course, needless-to-say, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always used that against me. In my defense, I stress that my grandfather on my father’s side fought the Germans during WWI, that my uncles on my mother’s side fought the Germans during WWII, and that my father would have fought the Germans during WWII if he had not been 4-F. Further, according to http://dna.ancestry.com, my ancestry is 33% Europe West, 28% Scandinavia, 24% Great Britain, 11% Ireland, 2% Europe East, 1% Finland/Northwest Russia, and 1% Italy/Greece. What if I had claimed Swedish ancestry?)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/business/ct-biz-genetic-tests-for-christmas-1216-story.html

 

HERALD REVIEW
— Hybrid-electric car fee an idea worth considering – Editorial
https://herald-review.com/opinion/editorial/our-view-hybrid-electric-car-fee-an-idea-worth-considering/article_d845a4d7-3b8d-5c4e-8206-f36e253d3d66.html

 

BLOOMINGTON PANTAGRAPH
— Illinois does it our way – Rich Miller
https://www.pantagraph.com/opinion/editorial/miller-illinois-does-it-our-way/article_5860f889-af19-5025-8fe0-7152664c0db3.html

 

KANKAKEE DAILY JOURNAL
— If court won’t change, change the court – Jim Nowlan
https://www.daily-journal.com/opinion/columnists/jim-nowlan-if-court-won-t-change-change-the-court/article_c0072e20-fe3d-11e8-9c63-17b2294065fa.html

 

SUBURBAN LIFE
— Elmhurst moves toward increase in tax levy Possible 1.3 percent hike based on library board decision – MARY STROKA
https://www.mysuburbanlife.com/2018/12/06/elmhurst-moves-toward-increase-in-tax-levy/ahayqit/

 

NPR ILLINOIS
— In Trying To Replace Himself On Ballot, Critics (Ives and Barickman) Say Rauner ‘Cheated Republicans’ – BRIAN MACKEY
http://www.nprillinois.org/post/trying-replace-himself-ballot-critics-say-rauner-cheated-republicans#stream/0

 

FOX ILLINOIS
— 10 people could have records expunged thanks to Gov. Rauner (DIERSEN: What do you want expunged from your record? I want the following to be expunged from my employment record: My Democrat GAO superiors forced me to retire in 1997 when I was 49 years old, gave me unfair performance expectations and appraisals, always ranked me in the bottom half of my coworkers for pay-for-performance purposes, did not promote me beyond GS-13, got rid of my mentor in 1987, 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 a $19,203 (26%) pay cut in today’s dollars to transfer from IRS to GAO in 1980. My Democrat IRS superiors did not promote me beyond GS-12, disallowed my education deductions in 1978, got rid of my mentor in 1975, and disallowed my partial day per diem claims in 1974. My Democrat Post Office superiors forced me resign in 1969 and disallowed my sick leave requests in 1969 and 1968.)
https://foxillinois.com/news/local/10-people-could-have-records-expunged-thanks-to-gov-rauner

 

DUPAGE POLICY JOURNAL
— Jan Shaw urges taxpayers to voice opinions on new Wheaton-Warrenville District 200 school – Kyla Asbury
https://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/511646183-constituent-urges-taxpayers-to-voice-opinions-on-new-school

 

ILLINOIS FAMILY ACTION
— Left-Wing Mayor Wants to Trade Addictions for Revenue – David E. Smith
https://illinoisfamilyaction.org/2018/12/left-wing-mayor-wants-to-trade-addictions-for-revenue/
— New School Resource Officer Data Shows Increase in Teen Marijuana Use in Illinois – Illinois Association of Chiefs of Police
https://illinoisfamily.org/marijuana-2/new-school-resource-officer-data-shows-increase-in-teen-marijuana-use-in-illinois/

 

ILLINOIS FAMILY INSTITUTE
— For the Love of Marriage – Jonathan Lewis
https://illinoisfamily.org/marriage/for-the-love-of-marriage/
— GOP Fails Pro-Life Voters by Refusing to Defund Planned Parenthood – Carly Hoilman
https://illinoisfamilyaction.org/2018/12/gop-fails-pro-life-voters-by-refusing-to-defund-planned-parenthood/

 

GOPUSA
— Women’s March leaders blame bigotry for group’s issues
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=60982

 

MCCLATCHY DC
— Kinzinger, Yoder, Cubelo, Stefanik want ‘autopsy’ to determine reasons for heavy Republican losses in House – LINDSAY WISE (DIERSEN: Who wants an autopsy to determine reasons why Republican candidates lost in Illinois, in your county, in your township/ward, in your municipality, and in your precinct? From what I see, the main reason was Democrat success in a) promoting hatred of Trump and b) getting voters to punish Trump by voting for Democrats. But did Democrats have those successes?)
https://www.mcclatchydc.com/latest-news/article223126270.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The letter asks the next NRCC chairman, Minnesota Rep. Tom Emmer, to undertake “a thorough, transparent autopsy of NRCC operations to formally analyze what went wrong, what lessons were learned — including those learned from the successful efforts of our Democratic counterparts — and what will be done to better support the next generation of Republican congressional candidates.” The autopsy should include everything from decision making to data, fundraising and polling to messaging and voter targeting, the letter says.)

 

CNN
— Mattis writes letter of recommendation for Reince Priebus to join the Navy – Sophie Tatum (DIERSEN: What is your “field of experience?” Mine is auditing federal agencies. I worked for GAO for almost 18 years 1980-1997, the last 11 years of which at the GS-13 Step 1-10 levels, currently $96,403-$125,325. I worked for IRS for almost 9 years 1971-1980, the last 5 1/2 years of which at the GS-12 Step 1-5 levels, currently $81,071-$91,880. I earned a bachelor’s degree in management from NIU in 1970 when I was 21 years old, an MBA from Loyola in 1976, a master’s degree in accounting from DePaul in 1980, and a master’s degree in financial markets and trading from IIT in 1997. I passed the CPA examination on my first attempt in 1979 and I passed the Certified Internal Auditor examination on my first attempt in 1981. I became a licensed CPA in 1981, a Certified Fraud Examiner in 1990, a Certified Government Financial Manager in 1994, a Certified Financial Services Auditor in 1996, and a Forensic Accountant in 1997.)
https://www.cnn.com/2018/12/14/politics/mattis-priebus-navy/index.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The process allows for career professionals to contribute their field’s experience, but in the capacity of serving in the US military, and those accepted will generally go to Newport, Rhode Island, for two weeks of training.)

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— After Parkland, a New Surge in State Gun Control Laws – MAGGIE ASTOR and KARL RUSSELL
https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2018/12/14/us/politics/gun-control-laws.html

 

WASHINGTON POST
— Former Trump chief of staff Reince Priebus selected to join Navy with backing from Mattis – Dan Lamothe (DIERSEN: What human resources training do you have? Human resources was my area of concentration for my bachelor’s degree from NIU in 1970 and for my MBA from Loyola in 1976.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/national-security/former-trump-chief-of-staff-reince-priebus-selected-to-join-navy-with-backing-from-mattis/2018/12/14/b12c269e-ffb4-11e8-83c0-b06139e540e5_story.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: A Navy review board reviewed 42 candidates this month and “professionally recommended” Priebus and four others to join the service through a competitive direct-commission program for human resources officers, the memo said. Cmdr. Jereal Dorsey, a Navy spokesman, confirmed in a statement Friday evening that Priebus was recently selected and said that Priebus is “currently moving towards earning a commission as an ensign,” an entry-level officer. Anyone over the age of 42 needs a waiver to join as an officer and has to sign an agreement in which they acknowledge potential limitations on their career. . .Priebus was spotted at Joint Base Andrews in Maryland in July while considering joining the Navy Reserve and was open to doing legal work, human resources or intelligence, Politico reported at the time.)

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— GM Says 2,700 Workers Slated for Layoffs Can Transfer – Mike Colias (DIERSEN: Federal employees can apply to transfer between federal agencies. If their application is approved, they transfer with them their federal seniority, unused vacation days, and unused sick days. But those who transfer should expect to be despised if not hated by those who work for the agency that they transfer to. I transferred from IRS to GAO in 1980 when I was 31 years old. I should write a book about my Democrat GAO superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates who were furious that I transferred with me almost 12 years (almost 3 years with the Post Office and almost 9 years with IRS) of federal seniority, 30 unused vacation days, and 130 unused sick days. They were beyond furious that I started earning 26 vacation days a year in 1984 and that I got full-time federal service credit while I worked for the Post Office even though I worked only part-time. They were overjoyed that my Democrat GAO superiors forced me to take a $19,203 (26%) pay cut in today’s dollars to transfer. GAO audits IRS. They viciously demonized, viciously denigrated, and viciously condemned what I had learned a) by working for IRS for almost 9 years, the last 5 1/2 years of which at the GS-12 Step 1-5 levels, currently $81,071-$91,880, b) by passing the CPA examination on my first attempt in 1979, c) by earning an MBA from Loyola in 1976, and d) by earning a master’s degree in accounting from DePaul in 1980. They would not have done the aforesaid if I had been a Democrat, a minority, a female, or a veteran.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/gm-says-2-700-workers-slated-for-layoffs-can-transfer-11544802691

 

NEWSWEEK
— Working-Class Hero: Does Sherrod Brown Have the Recipe to Beat Donald Trump in 2020? – NINA BURLEIGH
https://www.newsweek.com/2018/12/21/2020-elections-sherrod-brown-democrats-trump-1255743.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: A lifelong champion of the pro-labor left who started out in Ohio’s legislature in the 1970s, Brown is a champion of workers and a proponent of stricter regulations on Wall Street. But, like Trump, he is critical of trade deals like NAFTA and supports some tariffs. He campaigned in Ohio on what he terms the “dignity of work,” a political philosophy and a wide-ranging set of pro-labor policies. He advertises that he wears suits made within 10 miles of his house in Cleveland and drives an American-made Jeep Cherokee.)

December 14 Morning Edition

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Sensing re-election loss, Gov. Bruce Rauner looked to replace himself on Nov. 6 ballot – Mike Riopell and Rick Pearson (DIERSEN: According to Greg Bishop, Ives “said there’s no doubt in her mind GOP leadership in Illinois knew about this and ‘let this go on.’ She demanded top leadership step down.” One could ask Illinois Republican Party (IRP) Chairman Tim Schneider and each of the IRP State Central Committee members when did they first learn of this?)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-met-pritzker-trump-governors-meeting-20181213-story.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Former Republican state Sen. Karen McConnaughay of St. Charles acknowledged to the Tribune that she was recruited by Rauner in mid-April, about a month after he defeated GOP primary challenger state Rep. Jeanne Ives of Wheaton by just 3 percentage points. Sources said Rauner’s recruitment effort also included Todd Ricketts, a member of the family that owns the Chicago Cubs who is now finance chairman of the Republican National Committee; and Erika Harold, an Urbana attorney who at the time was the GOP nominee for attorney general. She ultimately lost to Democratic state Sen. Kwame Raoul. A source close to Harold said Rauner contacted her about replacing him on the ticket in August, mere months before the general election.)
— 3 DuPage County Board members want to end prayer at start of meetings – Suzanne Baker
https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/naperville-sun/news/ct-nvs-dupage-county-board-prayer-st-1214-story.html
— Former Kane County sheriff left office with $309K deficit and stopped reporting finances in August, new sheriff says – Gloria Casas
https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/elgin-courier-news/news/ct-ecn-kane-sheriff-budget-deficit-st-1214-story.html

 

ILLINOIS NEWS NETWORK
— Rauner tells Chicago TV he sought others to run in his place, blames Trump for re-election loss – Greg Bishop
https://www.ilnews.org/news/state_politics/rauner-tells-chicago-tv-he-sought-others-to-run-in/article_69735202-ffa3-11e8-b4d4-23a2c5afe9f5.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Ives said she was not one of the four asked. “It was obvious from the beginning that he was not serious about winning the race so he destroyed Republicans up and down the ticket by not bowing out politely and letting someone else take the lead,” Ives said. She said there’s no doubt in her mind GOP leadership in Illinois knew about this and “let this go on.” She demanded top leadership step down. “It’s really unfortunate for everybody involved in politics who now completely understand that [Rauner] essentially bought his race and then lied down to the Democrats and was never going to be the watchdog that we need in the face of Pritzker’s tax increase and increased spending that will drive Illinois to the brink of disaster,” Ives said.)
— Highest-in-the-nation cellphone taxes disproportionately hurt poor Illinoisans – Greg Bishop
https://www.ilnews.org/news/economy/report-highest-in-the-nation-cellphone-taxes-disproportionately-hurt-poor/article_db1d345e-fee0-11e8-91d5-33331895be0d.html
— Not all suburban mayors on board with Emanuel’s state gas tax hike proposal – Cole Lauterbach
https://www.ilnews.org/news/statewide/not-all-suburban-mayors-on-board-with-emanuel-s-state/article_f8318532-ff0c-11e8-90a7-475dafe33ac2.html

 

BREITBART
— Bruce Rauner Reveals He Tried to Recruit Other Candidates to Run for Governor of Illinois – Joel B. Pollak
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2018/12/14/bruce-rauner-reveals-he-tried-to-recruit-other-candidates-to-run-for-governor-of-illinois/
— Sarah Sanders: ‘Democrats Have to Decide if They Love Our Country More Than They Hate This President’ – Pam Key
https://www.breitbart.com/video/2018/12/13/sarah-sanders-democrats-have-to-decide-if-they-love-our-country-more-than-they-hate-this-president/
— Facebook’s ‘Fact Checkers’ Increasingly Alienated — ‘They Threw Us Under the Bus,’ Used Us for ‘Crisis PR’ – Charlie Nash (DIERSEN: What are your qualifications to be a fact checker? While I worked for GAO 1980-1997, the last 11 years of which at GS-13 Step 1-10 levels, currently $96,403-$125,325, I increasingly worked as a referencer, that is, as a fact checker. That work required assuring the accuracy and support for each and every word, number, table, graph, chart, conclusion, opinion, and recommendation in GAO reports. I worked for IRS 1971-1980, the last 5 1/2 years of which at the GS-12 Step 1-5 levels, currently $81,071-$91,880. My other fact checking qualifications include my becoming a Forensic Accountant in 1997, a Certified Fraud Examiner in 1990, a licensed CPA in 1981, a Certified Internal Auditor in 1981, and a CPA in 1979.)
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2018/12/13/report-facebooks-fact-checkers-increasingly-alienated-they-threw-us-under-the-bus-used-us-for-crisis-pr/

 

NBC5
— JB Pritzker Joins Fellow Governors in Meeting With President Trump
https://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/jb-pritzker-joins-fellow-governors-meets-president-donald-trump-502748281.html

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Pragmatic Pritzker, a Trump basher, meets with president at the White House – Lynn Sweet
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/pragmatic-jb-pritzker-donald-trump-basher-meets-president-white-house/

 

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Chicago doesn’t need to gamble on pension bonds Selling debt is a short-term fix that could exacerbate a challenging long-term problem. – BRIAN CHAPPATTA
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/opinion/chicago-doesnt-need-gamble-pension-bonds

 

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Sensing re-election loss, Rauner looked to replace himself on Nov. 6 ballot – Mike Riopell and Rick Pearson
https://www.sj-r.com/news/20181213/sensing-re-election-loss-rauner-looked-to-replace-himself-on-nov-6-ballot

(FROM THE ARTICLE: Former Republican state Sen. Karen McConnaughay of St. Charles acknowledged to the Tribune that she was recruited by Rauner in mid-April, about a month after he defeated GOP primary challenger state Rep. Jeanne Ives of Wheaton by just 3 percentage points. Sources said Rauner’s recruitment effort also included Todd Ricketts, a member of the family that owns the Chicago Cubs who is now finance chairman of the Republican National Committee; and Erika Harold, an Urbana attorney who at the time was the GOP nominee for attorney general. She ultimately lost to Democratic state Sen. Kwame Raoul. A source close to Harold said Rauner contacted her about replacing him on the ticket in August, mere months before the general election.)

 

CHICAGO NOW
— AS THE DEMOCRAT PARTY’S STRANGLEHOLD ON ILLINOIS, ON COOK COUNTY, AND ON CHICAGO TIGHTENS: Why The Outlook Is So Poor For The Chicago Area Real Estate Market – Gary Lucido (DIERSEN: How soon will the Democrats and RINOs in Lake County, in McHenry County, in Kane County, in DuPage County, and in Will County have enough votes to “consolidate” the aforesaid counties into Cook County? How soon will the Democrats and RINOs in Cook County have enough votes to “consolidate” Cook County municipalities into Chicago?)
http://www.chicagonow.com/getting-real/2018/12/why-the-outlook-is-so-poor-for-the-chicago-real-estate-market/

 

POLITICO ILLINOIS
— The governor-elect — who referred to Trump as “racist and a xenophobe and a misogynist and a homophobe” during the campaign — took the high road in the White House. – Shia Kapos (DIERSEN: Of course, sooner or later, if not already, because Pritzker has called Trump a “racist and a xenophobe and a misogynist and a homophobe,” if you are a Trump supporter, those in your neighborhood, in your precinct, in your municipality, in your township/ward, in your county, and in Illinois will call you a “racist and a xenophobe and a misogynist and a homophobe.” How should Trump supporters react to that?)
https://www.politico.com/newsletters/illinois-playbook/2018/12/14/new-pac-targets-lipinski-land-pritzkers-trumpy-day-another-fed-raid-on-burke-363555

 

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— THORNER: DEATH BY A THOUSAND CUTS MUST NOT TRIUMPH
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2018/12/thorner-death-by-a-thousand-cuts-must-not-triumph.html
— WHO ARE THE MOST POWERFUL PEOPLE IN AMERICA? (DIERSEN: Who has the most religious, government, political, and/or financial clout in your municipality, in your township/ward, in your county, and in Illinois? Of course, individuals, organizations, and companies that the powerful a) approve of move up the ladder and b) disapprove of move down the ladder. Are you moving up the ladder or down the ladder?)
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2018/12/who-are-the-most-powerful-people-in-america.html

 

CONSERVATIVE REVIEW
— Border reality: A caravan crosses every day – Daniel Horowitz
https://www.conservativereview.com/news/border-reality-a-caravan-crosses-every-day/

 

CONSERVATIVE HQ
— GOP Leadership Crumbling On Wall Funding – George Rasley
http://www.conservativehq.com/node/29312

 

GOPUSA
— Pelosi tells leftist media not to cover the president’s criminal probes ‘morning, noon and night’ (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents want to dictate the content of GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails, but failing that, they want the Illinois Republican Party, the DuPage County Republican Central Committee, and the Milton Township Republican Central Committee to dictate the content of GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails. According to my critics/opponents, all news and commentary is fake except for the news and commentary that they put out or bless.)
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=61060


— New president of Mexico offers Trump ambitious plan to address migration issue (DIERSEN: Countries commit acts of war when they a) illegally send many millions of their citizens into another country illegally, b) illegally keep many millions of their citizens in another country illegally, and c) send many mountains of illegal drugs illegally into another country illegally. Not only constructively, but actually, Mexico has declared war on America.)
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=61057

 

AMERICAN THINKER
— Democrats can’t stand the thought of protecting Americans – J. Marsolo
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2018/12/democrats_cant_stand_the_thought_of_protecting_americans.html
— The GOP Needs to Stop Being the Stupid Party – Apolo Villalobos
https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2018/12/the_gop_needs_to_stop_being_the_stupid_party.html
— Calling their bluff – Anna L. Stark
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2018/12/calling_their_bluff.html
— When Does Trump Say, ‘Enough Is Enough!’? – Brian C. Joondeph
https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2018/12/when_does_trump_say_enough_is_enough.html

 

ONE NEWS NOW
— $5B for wall way less than illegals’ $155B annual burden – Michael F. Haverluck
https://onenewsnow.com/national-security/2018/12/13/5b-for-wall-way-less-than-illegals-155b-annual-burden

 

TOWNHALL
— Pelosi and Schumer Show Their Colors – David Limbaugh
https://townhall.com/columnists/davidlimbaugh/2018/12/14/pelosi-and-schumer-show-their-colors-n2537458

 

LIFE NEWS
— Barack Obama, The Abortion President, Receives Human Rights Award – MICAIAH BILGER
https://www.lifenews.com/2018/12/13/barack-obama-the-abortion-president-receives-human-rights-award/

 

THE HILL
— Some reporters after White House cancels press holiday party: We wouldn’t have gone anyway – ARIS FOLLEY (DIERSEN: Needless-to-say, anti-conservative governments, political organizations, and politicians have never invited me to parties that they have thrown for the press. They pander to and curry favor with the anti-conservative new media by a) failing/refusing to keep diersen@aol.com on their press advisory lists, b) barring me from their press conferences, c) telling me to not speak with anyone at their press conferences, d) telling me to not ask any questions at their press conferences, e) telling me to not report anything about their press conferences, f) throwing me out of their press conferences, and g) having their operatives and their dupes leave threatening messages on my phone answering machine.)
https://thehill.com/homenews/media/421345-reporters-after-white-house-cancels-press-holiday-party-we-wouldnt-have-gone

 

REUTERS
— Trump says GM shift to electric vehicles is ‘not going to work’ – David Shepardson, Lisa Lambert
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-gm-interview/trump-says-gm-shift-to-electric-vehicles-is-not-going-to-work-fox-idUSKBN1OC2KT

 

CBS NEWS
— Half of America hasn’t recovered from the recession – IRINA IVANOVA
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/half-of-america-hasnt-recovered-from-the-recession/

 

ORLANDO SENTINEL
— Marco Rubio seeks protected status for Venezuelan immigrants – Steven Lemongello (DIERSEN: My Republican U.S. Senators and my Republican U.S. Representatives should have sought protected status for federal employees like me who were Republican, White, male, and/or non-veteran and a) who complained about political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, age discrimination, and/or retaliation and b) who did not make GS-13 (currently $96,403) by age 25, GS-14 (currently $113,920) by age 30, GS-15 (currently $134,000) by age 35, and Senior Executive Service (currently $164,200) by age 40. But that would have meant siding with Rutan in Rutan v. Illinois Republican Party (http://www.nytimes.com/1996/03/13/us/seeking-return-to-ways-of-patronage-in-politics.html).
https://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/politics/political-pulse/os-ne-rubio-venezuelans-protected-status-20181213-story.html

 

EDITOR & PUBLISHER
— How the Media Encourages—and Sustains—Political Warfare – Kyle Jensen and Jack Selzer
https://www.editorandpublisher.com/columns/shoptalk-how-the-media-encourages-and-sustains-political-warfare/

December 13 Evening Edition

ABC7
— Bruce Rauner considered not running for reelection, tried to recruit other candidates – Craig Wall
https://abc7chicago.com/politics/rauner-considered-not-running-for-reelection-tried-to-recruit-other-candidates/4893696/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: “This election cycle, I knew it was gonna be very difficult, I knew that early in 2017. Very, very difficult to win, this election cycle and over the course of the election I actually went to two women and two men who I knew well, two who were successful in elected office two who were very successful in business and in law, and asked them to run for governor,” he said. Rauner said all four, whose names he would not reveal, turned him down.)

 

WLS AM
— A diplomatic JB Pritzker meets President Trump – Bill Cameron
http://www.wlsam.com/2018/12/13/a-diplomatic-jb-pritzker-meets-president-trump/

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Financial secrecy: 10 of 16 top Chicago mayoral candidates refuse to release full tax returns – Bill Ruthhart
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-met-chicago-mayor-candidates-tax-returns-20181207-story.html
— Teen quits Walmart job over the store’s intercom: ‘Attention all shoppers … nobody should work here — ever’- Michael Brice-Saddler (DIERSEN: My Democrat GAO superiors took adverse actions against me like they wanted me to sue them. They wanted current and potential GAO employees to see how they waste the careers of and get rid of their employees who complain about political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, and/or age discrimination. They forced me to retire in 1997 when I was 49 years old, gave me unfair performance expectations and appraisals, always ranked me in the bottom half of my coworkers for pay-for-performance purposes, did not promote me beyond GS-13, got rid of my mentor in 1987, 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 a $19,203 (26%) pay cut in today’s dollars to transfer from IRS to GAO in 1980.)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/business/ct-biz-walmart-video-teen-quitting-intercom-20181213-story.html
— Gov.-elect J.B. Pritzker meets with President Trump, other new governors in Washington – Mike Riopell
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-met-pritzker-trump-governors-meeting-20181213-story.html

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— New Dem lawmaker: I’m being ‘threatened’ not to vote against Madigan – Tina Sfondeles
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/mike-madigan-anne-stava-murray-democrat-speaker-legislature-springfield

— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A Trump-hater promotes hatred against Trump.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/steinberg-adlai-stevenson-trump-president-twitter/

 

DAILY HERALD
— DuPage County panel to examine adult businesses – Robert Sanchez
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20181213/dupage-county-panel-to-examine-adult-businesses
— Trump claims ‘money we save’ from trade deal means ‘Mexico is paying’ for border wall – John Wagner and Damian Paletta
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20181213/trump-claims-money-we-save-from-trade-deal-means-mexico-is-paying-for-border-wall

 

PEORIA JOURNAL STAR
— Gov.-elect JB Pritzker meets president at White House – Mike Riopell
https://www.pjstar.com/news/20181213/gov-elect-jb-pritzker-meets-president-at-white-house

 

CHAMPAIGN/URBANA NEWS GAZETTE
— State’s huge public-pension problem growing larger – Jim Dey
http://www.news-gazette.com/opinion/columns/2018-12-12/jim-dey-states-huge-public-pension-problem-growing-larger.html

 

CHANGE
— Keep Prayer of all faiths at our DuPage County Board Meetings – Janice Anderson
https://www.change.org/p/dan-cronin-keep-prayer-of-all-faiths-at-our-dupage-county-board-meetings

 

DUPAGE POLICY JOURNAL
— House honors Breen for four years of service – Kyla Asbury
https://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/511668776-house-honors-breen-for-four-years-of-service
— Ives: ‘We need to tamp things down’ – Glenn Minnis
https://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/511668805-ives-we-need-to-tamp-things-down

 

ILLINOIS NEWS NETWORK
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Pot pushers push pot.
https://www.ilnews.org/news/economy/cannabis-industry-expert-big-could-bigger-for-marijuana/article_5087bcda-fe48-11e8-ba79-dfcd2997f4c6.html

 

ILLINOIS FAMILY INSTITUTE
— Marijuana: What Will You Do About It? – Kathy Valente
https://illinoisfamily.org/marijuana-2/what-will-you-do-about-it/

 

WASHINGTON TIMES
— ‘Absolute hypocrites’: Trump uses Democrats’ own words in border security pitch – Victor Morton
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2018/dec/13/trump-uses-obama-hillary-clinton-chuck-schumer-quo/

 

GOPUSA
— State panel on Parkland shooting concludes teachers need guns; schools need security
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=61018

 

CONSERVATIVE HQ

— Conservatives Launch All Out Battle For Trump Border Wall
http://www.conservativehq.com/node/29303

 

RUSH LIMBAUGH
— Why Democrats Will Never Fund the Wall
https://www.rushlimbaugh.com/daily/2018/12/13/why-democrats-will-never-fund-the-wall/
— Will Trump’s Base Get Tired of Defending Him?
https://www.rushlimbaugh.com/daily/2018/12/13/will-trumps-base-get-tired-of-defending-him/
— Did You Hear What the Pope Said About Migrants?
https://www.rushlimbaugh.com/daily/2018/12/13/did-you-hear-what-the-pope-said-about-migrants/

 

SEAN HANNITY
— PARTY’S OVER: President Trump Cancels Media’s White House Christmas Party
https://www.hannity.com/media-room/partys-over-president-trump-cancels-medias-white-house-christmas-party/

 

BREITBART
— RNC Chair McDaniel Calls on Democrats to Work with GOP on ‘Border Crisis’ – Jeff Poor
https://www.breitbart.com/video/2018/12/13/rnc-chair-mcdaniel-calls-on-democrats-to-work-with-gop-on-border-crisis/

 

WORLD NET DAILY
— WALL ‘SINGLE GREATEST OBSTRUCTION TO THE FUTURE OF THE DEMOCRAT PARTY’ Limbaugh: ‘They do not want a wall. They will not support a wall’
https://www.wnd.com/2018/12/wall-single-greatest-obstruction-to-the-future-of-the-democrat-party/
— ISRAEL’S SOUTHERN WALL CUT ILLEGAL IMMIGRATION TO ZERO Former mayor in Jewish state concludes ‘it works’
https://www.wnd.com/2018/12/israels-southern-wall-cut-illegal-immigration-to-zero/

 

TOWNHALL
— The DOJ Inspector General Found 19,000 ‘Lost’ Strzok and Page Texts – Katie Pavlich (DIERSEN: My Democrat superiors and supervisors in the federal government knew that they should not put in writing things that would get them in trouble.)
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/katiepavlich/2018/12/13/breaking-doj-ig-report-strzok-and-page-n2537436

 

NEWS BUSTERS
— The Fury of the Establishment – Cal Thomas (DIERSEN: Who is the establishment in your municipality, in your township/ward, in your county, and in Illinois? What do they think of you? How do they treat you?)
https://www.newsbusters.org/blogs/nb/cal-thomas/2018/12/13/fury-establishment
— April Ryan: ‘This Border Wall Thing Is About Controlling the Browning of America’ – Ryan Foley
https://www.newsbusters.org/blogs/nb/ryan-foley/2018/12/13/april-ryan-border-wall-thing-about-controlling-browning-america

 

CNS NEWS
— Poll: Majority of Democrats Want Their Party to Become Less Liberal – Emily Ward
https://www.cnsnews.com/news/article/emily-ward/poll-majority-democrats-want-their-party-become-less-liberal

 

NEWSMAX
— Top Dems Voted for Border Barrier Before They Were Against It – Deroy Murdock
https://www.newsmax.com/murdock/pelosi-schumer-saudi-arabia-sfa/2018/12/13/id/894302/

 

FRONTPAGE MAGAZINE
— MEXICO TO FIGHT ILLEGAL IMMIGRATION BY CLOSING GUATEMALA BORDER – Daniel Greenfield
https://www.frontpagemag.com/point/272232/mexico-fight-illegal-immigration-closing-guatemala-daniel-greenfield

 

DAILY SIGNAL
— Why Our Country Needs the Wall, and Now – Ted Budd
https://www.dailysignal.com/2018/12/13/why-our-country-needs-the-wall-and-now/

 

DAILY WIRE
— BORDER CONTROL: Mexico Cracks Down On Illegal Immigration By Shutting Border With Guatemala – EMILY ZANOTTI
https://www.dailywire.com/news/39333/border-control-mexico-cracks-down-illegal-emily-zanotti
— Columbia Student ‘Under Investigation’ For Praising White People Responds To Backlash “I was theatrically and sarcastically demonstrating that whites are not allowed to embrace their cultural achievements.” – AMANDA PRESTIGIACOMO
https://www.dailywire.com/news/39324/watch-columbia-student-under-investigation-amanda-prestigiacomo

 

DAILY CALLER
— WHITE HOUSE CANCELS CHRISTMAS PARTY FOR PRESS – Benny Johnson (DIERSEN: Needless-to-say, anti-conservative governments, political organizations, and politicians have never invited me to parties that they have thrown for the press. They pander to and curry favor with the anti-conservative new media by a) failing/refusing to keep diersen@aol.com on their press advisory lists, b) barring me from their press conferences, c) telling me to not speak with anyone at their press conferences, d) telling me to not ask any questions at their press conferences, e) telling me to not report anything about their press conferences, f) throwing me out of their press conferences, and g) having their operatives and their dupes leave threatening messages on my phone answering machine.)
https://dailycaller.com/2018/12/13/white-house-cancels-party-for-press/

 

COMMUNITY DIGITAL NEWS
— Trump cancels the underserved White House Press Corps Christmas Party – Jacquie Kubin
https://www.commdiginews.com/politics-2/trump-cancels-undeserved-white-house-press-corps-christmas-party-110307/

 

NEW AMERICAN
— Migrants Attempt Extortion: Give Us $50K, and We’ll Leave – R. Cort Kirkwood
https://www.thenewamerican.com/usnews/immigration/item/30910-migrants-attempt-extortion-give-us-50k-and-we-ll-leave

 

THE HILL
— Alleged Russian agent Butina pleads guilty to engaging in conspiracy against U.S. – LYDIA WHEELER AND JOHN BOWDEN (DIERSEN: Far too many in America talk and/or act like they are agents for Mexico and/or for other foreign countries who work against the U.S.)
https://thehill.com/policy/national-security/421216-butina-pleads-guilty-to-acting-as-unregistered-russian-agent


— Trump’s own undocumented help highlights plight of many immigrants – RAUL REYES (DIERSEN: All illegals use false identifications.)
https://thehill.com/opinion/immigration/421012-trumps-own-undocumented-help-highlights-plight-of-many-immigrants

 

ROLL CALL
— With Minority Looming, Could More Republicans Be Headed for the Exits? After the 2006 Democratic wave, 23 Republicans retired – Bridget Bowman (DIERSEN: Demographically (political affiliation, liberal/conservative, race, gender, age, religion, national origin, veteran status, sexual orientation, income, net worth, etc.), in what ways are/were you a minority a) in the organizations that you are/were a member of, b) where you live/lived, and c) where you work/worked? Everyone wants to be in the majority.)
https://www.rollcall.com/news/politics/minority-looming-republicans-head-exits

 

REUTERS
— U.S. weekly jobless claims drop to near 49-year low
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-economy/us-weekly-jobless-claims-near-49-year-low-import-prices-fall-idUSKBN1OC1UV

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Pot pushers crow about their success in making seniors stoners.
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/12/07/health/seniors-marijuana-cannabis-pain.html

 

WASHINGTON POST
— How tech workers are fueling a new employee activism movement – Jena McGregor (DIERSEN: What percent of tech workers are anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time?)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2018/12/13/how-tech-workers-are-fueling-new-employee-activism-movement/
— Russian Maria Butina pleads guilty in case to forge Kremlin bond with U.S. conservatives – Spencer S. Hsu and Tom Jackman (DIERSEN: Far too many in America talk and/or act like they are agents for Mexico and/or for other foreign countries who work against the U.S.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/legal-issues/russian-maria-butina-pleads-guilty-in-effort-to-forge-kremlin-bond-with-us-conservatives/2018/12/13/c27f2d26-fe4f-11e8-ad40-cdfd0e0dd65a_story.html

 

BUSINESS INSIDER
— Trump’s most disparaging nicknames of 2018 – Eliza Relman
https://www.businessinsider.com/trumps-most-disparaging-nicknames-of-2018-2018-12