January 19 Morning Edition

NBC5
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Illinois Democrats Expected to Boycott Trump’s Inauguration: Illinois Reps. Luis Gutierrez, Mike Quigley and Dan Lipinski are among the roughly 60 members of the U.S. House who plan to skip the historic event.” – Tom Schuba
http://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/Illinois-Dems-Expected-to-Boycott-Trumps-Inauguration-411097385.html
— Criminals Targeting Parents Dropping Kids Off at Day Care in Suburban Smash-and-Grabs, Police Say – Christian Farr and Chris Hush
http://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/lisle-downers-grove-smash-grab-day-care-411140275.html

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— State delegation all set for Trump’s inauguration – Katherine Skiba  (DIERSEN: Those Republicans who attend the inauguration should be commended.  Further, all Republicans in Illinois should step forward from now on to protect/defend those Republicans who attend the inauguration because the anti-Trumps in their precinct, in their municipality, in their township/ward, in their county, and in Illinois will do everything that they can to destroy them.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-trump-inaugural-illinois-preview-met-0118-20170118-story.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Despite the boycott of Donald Trump’s inauguration by some congressional Democrats, Illinois will be well-represented at the event, as House members who are attending report strong demand for tickets to Friday’s swearing-in ceremony. By mid-January, Republican Rep. Peter Roskam of Wheaton had received nearly 700 requests for the 198 tickets his congressional office was given, spokesman David Pasch said. “We’ve been able to scrounge up more than 100 additional tickets from other offices,” Pasch said Wednesday, meaning about 300 people will be attending through Roskam’s office alone. Democratic Rep. Brad Schneider of Deerfield, who unlike some in his party plans to attend the ceremony, gave out about 150 of his tickets and was holding on to the rest for “any last-minute requests, which are still coming in,” spokesman Steven Kirsch said. . .The festivities for some Illinois visitors will begin Thursday night at the “Inaugural Heartland Ball,” put on by the Illinois State Society of Washington, D.C., at the Marriott Marquis hotel. The black-tie gala is expected to draw about 1,300 to 1,500 guests, Terry Campo, society president, said Wednesday. He is a lawyer, lobbyist and political consultant from Springfield and often works in Washington.)
— City ethics board blesses Vatican trip paid for by business group – Hal Dardick  (DIERSEN: Democrats and RINOs always draw attention to the Pope when he demonizes, denigrates, and condemns planks in the Republican Party platform.  Democrats and RINOs always hint/imply/argue/shout that GOD is a liberal Democrat, if not a socialist, if not a communist.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-chicago-ethics-board-emanuel-vatican-trip-story.html
— Appeals court rules restrictions to gun-ranges in Chicago are unconstitutional
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/ct-chicago-gun-range-restrictions-20170118-story.html
— Betsy DeVos vs. the education status quo In Chicago and Illinois, school choice cant’t get any traction – Editorial  (DIERSEN: Did your parents have school choice?  My parents did.  They sent me to Trinity Lutheran Grade School in Crete 1953-1961 and then to Hope Lutheran Grade School in Park Forest 1961-1962 to stay with the Missouri Synod.  Since then, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have viciously demonized, viciously denigrated, and viciously condemned my parents and me as being filthy rich.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/editorials/ct-betsy-devos-education-confirmation-edit-0119-md-20170118-story.html
— Study illustrates Facebook’s growth as campaign news source – AP (DIERSEN: Those who discourage everyone from reading GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails promote Facebook almost as much as they promote Capitol Fax.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/entertainment/sns-bc-us–media-campaign-news-20170118-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps promote anti-Trump women.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/columnists/schmich/ct-womens-march-mary-schmich-0118-20170119-column.html

 

DAILY HERALD
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Suburban elected leaders split on attending inauguration.”
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20170118/news/170118789/
— Making a direct connection with would-be local leaders – Jim Slusher
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20170105/discuss/170108982/
— Persistence, determination needed to advance social justice in Cook County – Toni Preckwinkle  (DIERSEN: From what I see, individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that promote social justice are anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.)
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20170119/discuss/170118838/
— A better candidate for tollway job? – Ken Johnson, Bloomingdale  (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always promoted patronage big time, so of course, they demonize, denigrate, and condemn my work experience, my education, my professional certifications, and my professional license.)
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20170119/discuss/170118813/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: I read in the Jan. 16 Daily Herald about how the new Illinois Tollway’s Chief Operating Officer is a political and campaign veteran. This is the problem with Illinois. This is one of the reasons people are leaving the state. The endless story of political cronyism. Do you think just maybe somebody with a tollway background from within the agency or someone from another toll agency in the country might just do a better job in this position? At $155,000 a year, it’s not like we are getting any bargain here. Surely somebody better qualified could have been found.)
— End political expense, in-fighting over leak in Des Plaines – Editorial
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20170118/discuss/170118794/

 

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— How McDonald’s changed America – SARAH COLLINS
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20170119/NEWS07/170129999
— 1 in 5 tiny babies: This grim health metric has Chicago researchers worried – Fernando De Maio, Patricia O’Campo, David Ansell and Raj C. Shah
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20170119/OPINION/170119847
— CTA buses rolling downhill – JUDITH RUIZ-BRANCH
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20170114/ISSUE01/301079999/chicago-transit-authority-bus-ridership-on-the-decline
— America’s Great Working-Class Colleges – David Leonhardt  (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes look down on the colleges that I earned degrees from: NIU, Loyola, DePaul, and IIT.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/01/18/opinion/sunday/americas-great-working-class-colleges.html

 

DNA INFO
— Sallie Mae Gave Students Expensive Loans It Knew Would Fail, Lisa Madigan Says – Josh McGhee
https://www.dnainfo.com/chicago/20170118/downtown/sallie-mae-sued-student-loan-abuse-lisa-madigan

 

QUAD CITIES ONLINE
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps rally in Rock Island.
http://www.qconline.com/news/local/dems-rally-we-have-so-much-at-stake/article_e5caab69-fc0d-5392-b54b-bffb522bcdfa.html

 

OUR QUAD CITIES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Rauners and anti-Trumps say “Local Democrats take a stand against unfair labor standards.  The fight also calls for better health care and women’s rights.”
http://www.ourquadcities.com/news/local-democrats-take-a-stand-against-unfair-labor-standards/642422759

 

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps promote anti-Trumps.
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20170118/unity-rally-set-for-saturday-on-old-capitol-plaza
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps glorify and praise Obama.
http://www.sj-r.com/opinion/20170118/schoenburg-obamas-legacy-forever-tied-to-springfield

 

CHAMPAIGN/URBANA NEWS GAZETTE
— Rauner talking to ‘superstar’ candidates for UI Board of Trustees – Scott Beatty  (DIERSEN: Who determines who the superstars are in Illinois, in your county, in your township/ward, and in your municipality?  Of course, it is those who have the most religious, government, political, and/or financial clout.  What criteria do they use?)
http://www.news-gazette.com/news/local/2017-01-18/rauner-talking-superstar-candidates-ui-board-trustees.html

 

DAILY NORTHWESTERN
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “U.S. Rep. Jan Schakowsky is skipping inauguration but will attend Women’s March on Washington.”
https://dailynorthwestern.com/2017/01/18/city/u-s-rep-jan-schakowsky-is-skipping-inauguration-but-will-attend-womens-march-on-washington/

 

SUBURBAN LIFE
— College of DuPage Electoral Board hears candidate petition objections  1 candidate withdraws, board to rule on second candidate – ERIC SCHELKOPF
http://www.mysuburbanlife.com/2017/01/17/college-of-dupage-electoral-board-hears-candidate-petition-objections/a8m7szp/
— Ribbon cutting officially opens new Wheaton ice rinks: 9 photos  Lt. Governor Evelyn Sanguinetti cuts the ribbon Jan. 14 at the Central Athletic Complex in Wheaton, officially opening two new rinks at the facility.
http://www.mysuburbanlife.com/2017/01/16/ribbon-cutting-officially-opens-new-wheaton-ice-rinks-9-photos/d64dyo1/

 

FOX ILLINOIS
— Vacant Decatur Home Total Loss After Fire  (DIERSEN: How many homes are vacant in your precinct, in your municipality, in your township/ward, in your county, and in Illinois.  Why are they vacant?  If you had to sell your home, what price would you ask for it, how long do expect it would take to sell it, and what would you let it go for?)
http://foxillinois.com/news/local/vacant-decatur-home-total-loss-after-fire-01-19-2017

 

NPR ILLINOIS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: NPR sides with Madigan against Rauner, that is, NPR Illinois sides with Democrats against Republicans.
http://nprillinois.org/post/illinois-issues-check-facts-buying-king-madigan-storyline#stream/0

 

TAYLORVILLE DAILY NEWS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Rauner Stands Behind Not Attending Inauguration.”
http://taylorvilledailynews.com/local-news/288301

 

BELOIT DAILY NEWS
— APPEALS COURT REJECTS CHICAGO GUN-RANGE RESTRICTIONS – AP
http://www.beloitdailynews.com/article/20170119/AP/301199972

 

UPSTREAM IDEAS
— New Trier HS To Parents: You’re Not Welcome
http://upstream-ideas.com/upstream-ideas/ideas/new-trier-hs-to-parents-youre-not-welcome

 

NORTHERN STAR
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: DeKalb encourages NIU students to smoke pot.
http://northernstar.info/city/council-lower-cannibals-fines/article_a7623c1e-de2f-11e6-b840-57c9cbbbebf7.html

 

MEDILL REPORTS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps promote anti-Trumps.
http://news.medill.northwestern.edu/chicago/thousands-rally-in-support-of-immigrant-refugee-rights/

 

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— TRIBUNE REPORTER’S LAST SOFTBALL QUESTION FOR PRESIDENT OBAMA
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2017/01/tribune-reporters-last-softball-question-for-president-obama-.html

 

CAPITOL FAX
— Rauner blasts basic child care service as “institutionalized brain damage”
http://capitolfax.com/2017/01/19/rauner-blasts-basic-child-care-service-as-institutionalized-brain-damage/

 

CONSERVATIVE HQ
— A Conservative’s Guide To The Trump – Pence Inauguration
http://www.conservativehq.com/node/24926

 

PUBLIUS FORUM
— After Civil Rights ‘Icon’ John Lewis Smears Trump, Democrats Launch Boycott of Inauguration – Warner Todd Huston
http://www.publiusforum.com/2017/01/18/civil-rights-icon-john-lewis-smears-trump-democrats-launch-boycott-inauguration/

 

GOPUSA
— Michelle Obama’s Cult in the Media – Brent Bozell and Tim Graham
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=19447
— Palin: Obama departure marks ‘end of an error’
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=19439
— Obama uses his final press conference to issue extraordinary warning to Trump
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=19451

 

NEWSMAX
— Trump Will Undo 200 Obama Executive Orders – Todd Beamon
http://www.newsmax.com/Politics/Horowitz-Lou-Dobbs-Trump-Obama/2017/01/19/id/769286/

 

BREITBART
— Before and After Obama: 10 Signs of a Diminished America – JOHN HAYWARD
http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2017/01/18/before-and-after-obama-10-signs-of-a-diminished-america/

 

WORLD NET DAILY
— OBAMA THREATENS TO POUNCE ON TRUMP  Vows to jump off political sidelines if incoming president goes against ‘core values’ – CHELSEA SCHILLING
http://www.wnd.com/2017/01/obama-threatens-to-pounce-on-trump/

 

THE HILL
— Why Democrats fear a successful inaugural address from Trump – AARON KALL  (DIERSEN: Who does not want you to be successful?  The following do not want me to be successful: those who  a) reject planks in the Republican Party platform and work against those like me who support those planks, b) reject planks in the Illinois Republican Party platform and work against those like me who support those planks, c) reject the Milton Township Republican Central Committee resolution against video gambling and work against those like me who support that resolution, d) focus on destroying those like me who they cannot manipulate/dominate, e) were defendants in lawsuits that I have filed, f) are operatives for the aforesaid, and/or g) are dupes for the aforesaid and those who are anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.  Should I write a book about the aforesaid who live in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois?)
http://thehill.com/blogs/pundits-blog/the-administration/315009-the-only-thing-dems-have-to-fear-is-a-successful
— Trump team prepares dramatic cuts – ALEXANDER BOLTON  (DIERSEN: Democrats run the federal government and they will continue to run the federal government under Trump. Those Democrats will use Trump’s cuts a) first, to get rid of federal employees who are Republican, if there are any left, b) second, they will get rid of federal employees who are White, male, non-veteran, and old, that is, over age 40, c) third, they will get rid of federal employees who are White, male, and/or non-veteran.)
http://thehill.com/policy/finance/314991-trump-team-prepares-dramatic-cuts

 

ABC NEWS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps Blast Trump’s Twitting.
http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/commander-tweet-donald-trump-twitter-bully-pulpit-block/story?id=44854492
— Boy, 3, Dies in Department of Labor Day Care – AP
http://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/boy-dies-department-labor-day-care-44852598

 

CNN
— Trump to tap Sonny Perdue for agriculture secretary – Jim Acosta and Jeremy Diamond
http://www.cnn.com/2017/01/18/politics/donald-trump-sonny-perdue-for-agriculture-secretary/index.html

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— Trump Budget Nominee Did Not Pay Payroll Taxes for Employee – JENNIFER STEINHAUER  (DIERSEN: Are you an operative or a dupe for one of my critics/opponents?  How much are you being paid to harass me?  Is it at least $15 an hour?  Have payroll taxes been paid/)
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/01/18/us/politics/mick-mulvaney-taxes.html
— How Donald Trump Can Change Conservatism – GEORGE HAWLEY  (DIERSEN: Anti-conservatives want Trump to get the Republican Party to dump its platform.  I should write a book about anti-conservatives in the Illinois Republican Party, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, Milton Township Republican Central Committee, etc. who want the Republican Party to dump its platform.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/01/19/opinion/how-donald-trump-can-change-conservatism.html
— Republican Men Say It’s a Better Time to Be a Woman Than a Man – Claire Cain Miller  (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always hinted/implied/argued/shouted a) that instead of me, the Post Office should have hired a woman in 1966, b) that the Post Office should gotten rid of me much sooner than it did so that a woman could have my job, c) that instead of me, IRS should have hired a woman in 1971, d) that instead of me, IRS should have promoted women in 1972, 1973, and 1974, e) that instead of me, GAO should have hired a woman in 1980, f) that instead of me, GAO should have promoted a woman in 1986, and g) that GAO should gotten rid of me much sooner than it did so that a woman could have my job and my preferred corner office.)
http://www.nytimes.com/2017/01/17/upshot/republican-men-say-its-a-better-time-to-be-a-woman-than-a-man.html

 

WASHINGTON POST
— In donated shoes and suit, a Trump supporter (from Illinois) comes to Washington – Justin Jouvenal
https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/dc-politics/in-donated-shoes-and-suit-a-trump-supporter-comes-to-washington/2017/01/18/ccb691dc-d839-11e6-b8b2-cb5164beba6b_story.html
— Family has questions in death of 3-year-old boy at D.C. day-care center – Peter Hermann
https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/public-safety/family-has-questions-in-death-of-3-year-old-boy-at-dc-day-care-center/2017/01/18/9b227a76-ddae-11e6-ad42-f3375f271c9c_story.html
— Inauguration Day closures cause child care scramble – Michael Alison Chandler
https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/social-issues/inauguration-day-closures-cause-child-care-scramble/2017/01/18/4df5fe78-d9d8-11e6-b8b2-cb5164beba6b_story.html

 

USA TODAY
— Oracle sued by Labor Department for paying white men more – Jessica Guynn (DIERSEN: If you are a Democrat, a minority, a female, and/or younger, and if you want to get preference, apply to work for the federal government.)
http://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/news/2017/01/18/oracle-lawsuit-labor-department-discrimination/96723084/
— JPMorgan paid dozens of women less than men: lawsuit – Laura Mandaro  (DIERSEN: If you are a Democrat, a minority, a female, and/or younger, and if you want to get preference, apply to work for the federal government.)
http://www.usatoday.com/story/money/2017/01/18/jpmorgan-paid-dozens-women-less-then-men-suit/96741782/

 

BLOOMBERG
— JPMorgan Hit With Pair of Bias Claims in Obama’s Final Hours – Andrew M Harris and Neil Weinberg
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2017-01-18/jpmorgan-says-it-has-settled-u-s-bias-suit-over-mortgages

 

ARIZONA CENTRAL
— Former day-care worker from Surprise gets 10 years in prison for child porn – Brianna Bradley
http://www.azcentral.com/story/news/local/surprise/2017/01/18/former-day-care-worker-lawrence-amaral-gets-10-years-prison-child-porn/96711136/

 

AUSTON AMERICAN STATESMAN
— Florida Woman pulls a machete at a day care
http://www.statesman.com/news/national/florida-woman-pulls-machete-day-care/fN22Q6vD6wud9hxxVw5oEL/

 

LOMPOC RECORD
— Trial date set for Santa Maria day care provider accused of child abuse – Gina Kim
http://lompocrecord.com/trial-date-set-for-santa-maria-day-care-provider-accused/article_b26c4f70-4234-5f82-bb12-2d176e6c68b8.html

 

CHERRY HILL COURIER POST
— Feds: Moorestown day care violated ADA – Jim Walsh
http://www.courierpostonline.com/story/news/local/south-jersey/2017/01/18/chesterbrook-academy-moorestown-down-syndrome/96741738/

 

LEHIGH VALLEY LIVE
— Deadly shooting at group home shakes peaceful N.J. community – Steve Novak
http://www.lehighvalleylive.com/warren-county/index.ssf/2017/01/shooting_shatters_peace_on_whi.html

 

WJLA
— 3-year-old boy chokes on food, dies in Department of Labor day care – Stephen Tschida
http://wjla.com/news/local/3-year-old-boy-chokes-dies-in-department-of-labor-day-care

 

WLKY LOUISVILLE
— Day care worker indicted, accused of shaking infant – Mark Vanderhoff
http://www.wlky.com/article/day-care-worker-accused-of-shaking-infant-indicted/8612623

 

WCPO CINCINNATI
— Complaint: Edgewood day care employee pushed children, yanked limbs, covered faces with blanket – Hillary Lake, Briana Harper
http://www.wcpo.com/news/crime/court-documents-edgewood-daycare-employee-pushed-children-yanked-limbs-covered-faces-with-blanket

 

DAILY BEAST
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Dark Days Ahead—What to Expect From President Trump  Based on my almost three decades of Trump watching, here is some of what to expect in the days ahead.”
http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2017/01/19/dark-days-ahead-what-to-expect-from-president-trump.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Trump Cabinet First With No Latinos Since Reagan.”
http://www.thedailybeast.com/cheats/2017/01/19/trump-cabinet-first-with-no-latinos-since-reagan.html

 

FEDERAL TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps promote anti-Trumps.
http://www.federaltimes.com/articles/when-it-comes-to-inaugural-crowds-does-size-matter

 

FEDERAL NEWS RADIO
— EEOC lays out how federal agencies should respond to discrimination complaints – Terry Wing  (DIERSEN: In 1971, Oldsmobile settled an EEOC complaint by agreeing to stop hiring Whites.  That resulted in a) Oldsmobile withdrawing a job offer that I had accepted, b) Firestone Stores firing me for accepting that offer, and c) my accepting a job offer from IRS.)
http://federalnewsradio.com/federal-headlines/2017/01/eeoc-lays-out-how-agencies-should-respond-to-discrimination-complaints/

 

MONEY MAGAZINE
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “If Trump Wants to Top Obama, He’ll Need to Get the Dow to 50,000.”
http://time.com/money/4636241/stock-market-investments-presidents-obama/

 

RASMUSSEN REPORTS
— Even as the media lavishes praise on President Obama’s legacy, voters strongly believe his successor will wipe out most of the changes made during the Obama years.
http://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/obama_administration/january_2017/83_say_trump_likely_to_erase_most_of_obama_s_achievements

January 18 Evening Edition

ABC7
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “DISCONTENT IN DC: LAWMAKERS, CITIZENS PROTEST TRUMP INAUGURATION.”
http://abc7chicago.com/news/discontent-in-dc-lawmakers-citizens-protest-trump-inauguration/1709029/
— SPOKESMAN: GEORGE H.W. BUSH ADMITTED TO ICU, WIFE BARBARA BUSH ALSO HOSPITALIZED – CNN
http://abc7chicago.com/news/both-george-hw-bush-and-barbara-bush-hospitalized/1708003/

 

NBC5
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps promote anti-Trump women.
http://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/Womens-March-on-Chicago-Everything-You-Need-to-Know-411092025.html
— Trump Hotel Bans Media During Inauguration Week
http://www.nbcchicago.com/news/national-international/Trump-Hotel-Bans-Media-During-Inauguration-Week-411127315.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Swastikas, Pro-Trump Fliers Found on UC Berkeley Printers.”
http://www.nbcchicago.com/news/national-international/Swastikas-Pro-Trump-Fliers-Found-on-UC-Berkeley-Printers-411081265.html
— Girl Scouts Defend Their Involvement in Donald Trump Inauguration  “Every girl has a home at Girl Scouts, every girl in our movement is allowed her own ideas, opinions, beliefs and political ideology”
http://www.nbcchicago.com/news/national-international/Girl-Scouts-Defend-Their-Involvement-in-Donald-Trump-Inauguration-411133315.html

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Schakowsky joins Democratic boycott of Trump’s inauguration.”
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/schakowsky-inauguration-met-20170118-story.html
— Rauner aides say Senate budget plan short $4.3 billion – Haley BeMiller and Monique Garcia (DIERSEN: Are you spending more than your income?  The cost of living in Wheaton is very high.  My wife and I are spending more than our income because my Civil Service Retirement System pension is dramatically less because my Democrat superiors in the federal government wasted my career and forced me to retire in 1997 when I was 49 years old.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-bruce-rauner-illinois-budget-met-0119-20170118-story.html
— Indiana GOP lawmaker wants police to use ‘any means necessary’ to stop protesters from blocking traffic
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/midwest/ct-indiana-protest-bill-20170118-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Six agencies — including FBI, CIA, Treasury — probing possible Russian aid to Trump’s campaign.”
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/ct-fbi-kremlin-probe-20170118-story.html
— Obama was a foreign-policy failure – Stephen M. Walt
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/sns-wp-obama-policy-2b58fd4c-ddad-11e6-acdf-14da832ae861-20170118-story.html
— District 181 loans itself money while waiting on referendum lawsuit – Chuck Fieldman
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/burr-ridge/news/ct-dhd-hms-bond-delay-tl-0126-20170118-story.html
— Lisle village clerk gets work-release jail sentence in DUI plea deal – Clifford Ward
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/ct-lisle-clerk-dui-plea-0118-20170118-story.html
— Are you facing mom bias at work? – Nara Schoenberg
http://www.chicagotribune.com/lifestyles/parenting/sc-mom-bias-family-0117-20170117-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Trumps says “On ethics: Obama went high, Trump goes low.”
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/chapman/ct-ethics-trump-obama-chapman-perspec-0119-md-20170118-column.html
— Preckwinkle: Emanuel could have acted sooner on police issues – Hal Dardick
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-toni-preckwinkle-doj-report-met-0119-20170118-story.html
— Chicago drone photographer pays FAA $200,000 over alleged airspace violations – Robert Channick
http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/ct-drone-faa-settlement-0119-biz-20170118-story.html
— Rauner-Madigan feud leads to $31 million spent by outside groups on state races last year – Rick Pearson
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-illinois-campaign-spending-met-0119-20170118-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps glorify and praise those who come to America illegally, who stay in America illegally, and who bring others to America illegally.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-immigrants-mixed-status-trump-met-20170118-story.html
— Emanuel has $1 million in campaign fund, spent thousands on legal fees – Bill Ruthhart
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-rahm-emanuel-campaign-finance-report-met-0119-20170118-story.html

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Preckwinkle: CPD afflicted by ‘pervasive racism’ – Mitch Dudek
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/preckwinkle-cpd-afflicted-by-pervasive-racism/
— Chicago fiscal wizard Jeremy Katz joins Trump team – Michael Sneed
http://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/sneed-chicago-fiscal-wizard-joins-trump-team/
— Senate budget’s ‘work in progress’ includes filling $4.3B hole Tina Sfondeles
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/senate-budgets-work-in-progress-includes-filling-4-3b-hole/amp/
— Rahm says CPD must work ‘double hard’ to attract minorities – Fran Spielman  (DIERSEN: To attract younger Democrats, and especially those who are minority and/or female, the Democrats who run GAO could draw their attention to Diersen v. GAO at https://gopillinois.com/documents/)
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/rahm-says-cpd-must-work-double-hard-to-attract-minorities/
— Mayor defends CPS furloughs as CTU joins school-cut protests – Lauren FitzPatrick and Fran Spielman
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/mayor-defends-cps-furloughs-as-ctu-joins-school-cut-protests/
— City employee accused of sending ‘sexually explicit’ emails – Fran Spielman
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/city-employee-accused-of-sending-sexually-explicit-emails/

 

DAILY HERALD
— Proposal could eliminate pay for DuPage election panel – Robert Sanchez  (DIERSEN: What do you do that you are not paid for?  My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes shout that what I do for you as your GOPUSA Illinois Editor is absolutely worthless because I am not paid for what I do.)
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20170118/news/170118804/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: State Sen. David Olsen, a Downers Grove Republican, is co-sponsoring legislation to end the $27,500 salary for members of DuPage County’s board of election commissioners. . .The measure is being co-sponsored by state Rep. Jeanne Ives, a Wheaton Republican. . .Having unpaid board members, Olsen said, helps ensure they’re “serving for the right reasons, which is to serve the people and ensure the election process is carried out properly.”)
— Students from Naperville, Wheaton to witness Trump make history – Madhu Krishnamurthy and Marie Wilson
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20170118/news/170118853/
— Chicago-area home sales strengthened in 2016  (DIERSEN: Have home sales strengthened in your precinct, in your municipality, in your township/ward, and in your county?  If not, why not?)
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20170118/entlife/170118814/

 

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Illegal campaign cash, sexy emails highlights of City Hall inspector’s latest report – GREG HINZ
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20170118/BLOGS02/170119862/illegal-campaign-cash-sexy-emails-highlights-of-city-hall-inspectors
— Roskam revives effort to block Boeing’s Iran deal – GREG HINZ
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20170118/BLOGS02/170119858/roskam-revives-effort-to-block-boeings-iran-deal

 

NBC5
— Christie: Wife Refused to Move to Washington for Trump Post  Trump on Monday told The Wall Street Journal, “at some point, we’re going to do something with Chris.”
http://www.nbcchicago.com/news/national-international/Christie-Wife-refused-to-move-to-Washington-for-Trump-post–411088815.html

 

WTTW
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “State Receives Mixed Grade on Reproductive Rights Ahead of Women’s March.”
http://chicagotonight.wttw.com/2017/01/18/state-receives-mixed-grade-reproductive-rights-ahead-women-s-march

 

DNA INFO
— Bank Robbers Strike On Fridays To Fuel Drug, Booze, Gambling Habits: FBI – Tanveer Ali  (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes promote pot, promote booze, promote gambling, and/or promote even worse things.)
https://www.dnainfo.com/chicago/20170117/albany-park/bank-robbers-strike-on-fridays-fuel-drug-booze-gambling-habits-fbi

 

NORTHWEST HERALD
— McHenry County Board shoots down Jack Franks’ request for advisory tax freeze referendum – KEVIN P. CRAVER
http://www.nwherald.com/2017/01/18/mchenry-county-board-shoots-down-jack-franks-request-for-advisory-tax-freeze-referendum/ame1d9l/

 

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Rauner budget office says Senate plan won’t erase deficit – AP  (DIERSEN: Are you spending more than your income?  The cost of living in Wheaton is very high.  My wife and I are spending more than our income because my Civil Service Retirement System pension is dramatically less because my Democrat superiors in the federal government wasted my career and forced me to retire in 1997 when I was 49 years old.)
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20170118/rauner-budget-office-says-senate-plan-wont-erase-deficit

 

ROCKFORD REGISTER STAR
— Illinois budget deal is a real stinker – Scott Reeder
http://www.rrstar.com/opinion/20170118/my-view-illinois-budget-deal-is-real-stinker

 

BELLEVILLE NEWS DEMOCRAT
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Edwardsville group to join in Women’s March on Washington.”
http://www.bnd.com/news/local/article127170489.html

 

MADISON RECORD
— If it could, Illinois should declare bankruptcy – Editorial
http://madisonrecord.com/stories/511074953-if-it-could-illinois-should-declare-bankruptcy

 

SOUTHERN
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Illinois leaders split on attending Trump inauguration.”
http://thesouthern.com/news/local/govt-and-politics/illinois-leaders-split-on-attending-trump-inauguration/article_754e8b92-c2e1-557f-9b67-d8a4aec95376.html

 

DAILY ILLINI
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps promote anti-Trump women.
http://dailyillini.com/news/2017/01/18/community-members-march-womens-rights/

 

CHICAGO READER
— Bill Ayers believes opposition to Trump should come from the people—not the Democratic Party  The author and former Weatherman says modern revolutionaries also don’t have to look to the 1960s for inspiration. – Ryan Smith
http://www.chicagoreader.com/chicago/bill-ayers-interview/Content?oid=25115256

 

NORTH COOK NEWS
— Morrison: Right-to-work laws would make Illinois more economically competitive – Vimbai Chikomo
http://northcooknews.com/stories/511074306-morrison-right-to-work-laws-would-make-illinois-more-economically-competitive

 

DUPAGE POLICY JOURNAL
— Ramey offers Wayne Township service via campaign – Carol Ostrow
http://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/511074484-ramey-offers-wayne-township-service-via-campaign
— TRAGIC: Wood Dale City Council increases liquor licenses – Philip Gonzales
http://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/511066447-wood-dale-city-council-increases-liquor-licenses

 

ILLINOIS NEWS NETWORK
— Rauner: More money for higher ed classrooms instead of ‘bureaucratic bloat’  (DIERSEN: Are/were you bureaucratic bloat?  My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always demonized me, denigrated me, and condemned me as being federal bureaucratic bloat.  Further, they have always hinted/implied/argued/shouted that all the jobs and promotions that I got should have been given to poor Democrats, to poor minorities, to poor females, to poor younger people, and/or to poor veterans.)
https://ilnews.org/11766/rauner-money-higher-ed-classrooms-instead-bureaucratic-bloat/
— Trump’s pick for education secretary to push for greater school choice  (DIERSEN: Government is nasty.  Politics is nasty.  Democrats and Democrat plants, Libertarians and Libertarian plants, Greens and Green plants, and RINOs are nasty. Do your critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes demonize, denigrate, and condemn your parents as being filthy rich?  Mine do because my outstanding parents had enough money to send me to Trinity Lutheran Grade School in Crete 1953-1961 and then to Hope Lutheran Grade School in Park Forest 1961-1962 to stay with the Missouri Synod.)
https://ilnews.org/11758/trumps-pick-education-secretary-push-greater-school-choice/

 

ILLINOIS FAMILY ACTION
— Barack Obama’s Deplorable Race Relations Legacy – Steve McCann
https://illinoisfamilyaction.org/2017/01/barack-obamas-deplorable-race-relations-legacy/

 

BREITBART
— Tourists Flee ‘Nightmare’ Paris Amidst Rising Theft, Assaults, Terror – VIRGINIA HALE
http://www.breitbart.com/london/2017/01/18/chinese-tourists-flee-nightmare-paris/

 

THE BLAZE
— Rand Paul slams Bernie Sanders’ assertion that the US is ‘not compassionate’ – Tre Goins-Phillips  (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes a) glorify and praise themselves as being compassionate and/or b) crow that they are church members, attend church services, and/or give money to churches.)
http://www.theblaze.com/news/2017/01/18/rand-paul-slams-bernie-sanders-assertion-that-the-us-is-not-compassionate/
— ‘We are the future’: Young ACLU advocate mocks elderly white people – Tre Goins-Phillips  (DIERSEN: I should write a book about those who want Republicans to dump those who are Protestant, conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders, and those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
http://www.theblaze.com/news/2017/01/18/we-are-the-future-young-aclu-advocate-mocks-elderly-white-people/

 

GOPUSA
— ‘Toxic masculinity’? Dude, now America’s universities are turning men into women
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=19428
— Teachers in Philadelphia Plan Black Lives Matter Week
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=19269
— On his last Wednesday in office, Biden warns of the collapse of democracy
http://www.gopusa.com/on-his-last-wednesday-in-office-biden-warns-of-the-collapse-of-democracy/
— When the Press Loses Credibility
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=19366

 

DAILY CALLER
— ACLU Official Mocks Elderly White People, Tells Them They Have ‘Five Years Left’ – Alex Pfeiffer  (DIERSEN: To varying degrees, all of my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes promote age discrimination.  I should write a book about that.)
http://dailycaller.com/2017/01/17/aclu-official-mocks-elderly-white-people-tells-them-they-have-five-years-left/

 

CNS NEWS
— Trump’s IRS Can Avoid Needless Payments to Illegals: Only Genuine SSNs Produce Refunds – David North
http://www.cnsnews.com/commentary/david-north/trumps-irs-can-avoid-needless-payments-illegals-only-genuine-ssns-produce

 

CONSERVATIVE REPUBLICAN NEWS
— THOMAS JEFFERSON WARNED US ABOUT SOCIAL SECURITY – Kent Kellar
http://conservativerepublicannews.com/2017/01/18/thomas-jefferson-warned-us-about-social-security/

 

THE HILL
— How left-wing and racist radicals are infiltrating our children’s minds – TERESA MULL
http://thehill.com/blogs/pundits-blog/education/314789-how-left-wing-and-racist-radicals-are-infiltrating-our-childrens
— Under Trump, the disruptors return to Washington (that’s a good thing) – THOMAS A. SCHATZ, Citizens Against Government Waste  (DIERSEN: Of course, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes hint/imply/argue/shout that all the salary and benefits that the Post Office, IRS, GAO, and the Civil Service Retirement System has paid me, is paying me, and will pay me is waste.)
http://thehill.com/blogs/pundits-blog/economy-budget/314837-under-trump-the-disruptors-return-to-washington-thats-a

 

HUFFINGTON POST
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Republican Men Think Women Have It Better Than Them.”  All during the almost 30 years that I worked for the federal government, my superiors were under tremendous pressure from Democrat politicians to give preference to their employees who were Democrat, minority, female, and/or younger, that is, to discriminate against their employees who were Republican, White, male, and/or older.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/republican-men-sexism-poll_us_587fc369e4b0c147f0bcbe0a

 

CNN
— CNN President: Donald Trump Wants To ‘Delegitimize Journalism’ – Kaitlan Collins  (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, journalists talk, act, and write like they are getting paid a) to help elect Democrats and b) to defend and advance the Democrat Party platform. No one pays me a) to help elect Republicans or b) to defend and advance the Republican Party platform.)
http://dailycaller.com/2017/01/18/cnn-president-donald-trump-wants-to-delegitimize-journalism/

 

WASHINGTON POST
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Out with the ‘art of being honest,’ in with Trump’s art of the deal.”
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/out-with-the-art-of-being-honest-in-with-trumps-art-of-the-deal/2017/01/18/b4c4b43a-ddcc-11e6-ad42-f3375f271c9c_story.html

 

FORTUNE
— Republican Men Think Its Easier to Be a Woman than a Man, Survey Finds – Madeline Farber (DIERSEN: All during the almost 30 years that I worked for the federal government, my superiors were under tremendous pressure from Democrat politicians to give preference to their employees who were Democrat, minority, female, and/or younger, that is, to discriminate against their employees who were Republican, White, male, and/or older.)
http://fortune.com/2017/01/18/republican-men-easier-being-woman/

 

FORBES
— Are Half of Americans Approaching Retirement with No Savings? – Andrew Biggs  (DIERSEN: Constructively, I began saving for my retirement in 1966 when I was 18 years old when I started earning full-time Civil Service Retirement System credits working part-time for the Park Forest Post Office.  My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always been furious about that.)
http://www.forbes.com/sites/andrewbiggs/2017/01/18/are-half-of-americans-approaching-retirement-with-no-savings/#3f3cd1047df5

 

FED SMITH
— I Do Solemnly Swear That I Will… – Jeff Neal (DIERSEN: My Democrat superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates in the federal government hinted/implied/argued/shouted that the Constitution of the United States required them to get rid of federal employees who were Republican, White, male, older, and/or non-veteran. It is called Affirmative Action, Diversity, and Inclusion.)
http://www.fedsmith.com/2017/01/18/i-do-solemnly-swear-that-i-will/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: People in the private sector do not take an oath of office when they get a job. They get an offer, report to work, and that’s it. For federal employees it is different. Reading so many articles about the inauguration that refer to the president-elect taking the oath of office on the 20th of January got me thinking about oaths and what they mean. I have taken that oath of office as a civil service employee. Raising your right hand and swearing to “support and defend the Constitution of the United States” is not something most people take lightly. It is a solemn oath and it means something to most people who take it.)

 

THE NATION
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “How to Resist Donald Trump in DC This Weekend.”
https://www.thenation.com/article/how-to-resist-donald-trump-in-dc-this-weekend/

 

STAMFORD ADVOCATE
— The government is suing Oracle for discriminatory hiring practices — Oracle says it’s ‘politically motivated’ – Matt Weinberger
http://www.stamfordadvocate.com/technology/businessinsider/article/The-government-is-suing-Oracle-for-discriminatory-10866563.php

 

BERKELEY NEWS
— Berkeley among top U.S. universities for upward mobility – Kathleen Maclay
http://news.berkeley.edu/2017/01/18/berkeley-among-top-u-s-universities-for-upward-mobility/

January 18 Morning Edition

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Former rivals Rauner, Vallas unite for Chicago State overhaul – Tina Sfondeles
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/gov-rauner-vallas-pledge-overhaul-of-chicago-state-university/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps demonize, denigrate, and condemn Trump and Trump’s supporters.
http://chicago.suntimes.com/opinion/roger-simon-in-trump-years-fight-for-what-we-love-america/
http://chicago.suntimes.com/opinion/editorial-gop-chaos-on-obamacare-has-an-upside/

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps demonize, denigrate, and condemn Trump and Trump’s supporters.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/page/ct-trump-john-lewis-legitimate-president-inauguration-perspec-20170117-story.html

 

DAILY HERALD
— Towns should think hard about new wave of requests for liquor licenses – Editorial  (DIERSEN: Most, if not virtually all of my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois a) promote booze, b) drink lots of booze, and/or c) want to drink more booze than they do.)
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20170117/discuss/170118996/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps demonize, denigrate, and condemn Trump and Trump’s supporters.
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20170118/discuss/170119006/

 

DNA INFO
— A Big Drag: How Much Puffing In Illinois Costs Smokers – Kelly Bauer  (DIERSEN: I have never been a smoker.  While I worked for the federal government for almost 30 years, many, if not most of my Democrat superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates who worked the hardest against me were smokers.  Almost all of them were White, male, and/or older.  Many of them had severe health problems.)
https://www.dnainfo.com/chicago/20170117/downtown/big-drag-how-much-puffing-illinois-costs-smokers
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Smoking will cost you big time in Illinois.  The habit will cost a smoker an estimated nearly $1.8 million throughout his or her lifetime, making Illinois among the costliest states in the nation for users, according to a new study. The study from WalletHub looked at the out-of-pocket cost to smokers as well as financial opportunity cost (how much money smokers would have made by investing money instead of spending it on cigarettes), healthcare cost, income loss per smoke and other expenses. The study found smoking in Illinois will end up costing people more than $34,000 a year or $1.77 million over a lifetime of smoking for about 50 years. For a pack-a-day smoker, the habit can cost more than $2,700 per year just to buy cigarettes, the study found.)

 

BLOOMINGTON PANTAGRAPH
— State’s first lady visits local crisis unit – Edith Brady-Lunny
http://www.pantagraph.com/lifestyles/health-med-fit/state-s-first-lady-visits-local-crisis-unit/article_1f09fd6c-1bf1-5ccb-bdcc-5bdd69d537c7.html

 

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Illinois is short 600 school substitutes a day – AP  (DIERSEN: While I worked for the federal government for almost 30 years, I took very few sick days, while my Democrat coworkers and subordinates, took lots of sick days.  While I worked for the Park Forest Post Office part-time 1966-1969, I was frequently called in to substitute for my Democrat coworkers who had called in sick.)
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20170117/illinois-is-short-600-school-substitutes-day-study-finds
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Public-school administrators are scrambling to find substitute teachers for as many as 600 Illinois classrooms a day, a survey finds. The review released Tuesday by the Illinois Association of Regional Superintendents of Schools revealed that teachers call in more than 16,500 absences each week. School officials have trouble finding replacements for nearly 20 percent of them.)

 

WJBD
— Donald Trump: ‘I Don’t Like Tweeting’ – ABC NEWS (DIERSEN: I do not like putting GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails together and sending them out each and every morning and each and every evening.  Like Trump, “I have other things I could be doing.” But tremendous communication voids continue to exist in Illinois, in DuPage County, in Milton Township, in Wheaton, in etc. that no one is filling.  The Illinois Republican Party, the DuPage County Republican Central Committee, the Milton Township Republican Central Committee, and other conservative and Republican organizations in Illinois do not have the time, the motivation, the experience, and/or the money like I do to help keep Illinois Republicans up to date with government and political news and commentary every 12 hours.)
http://www.wjbdradio.com/politics/2017/01/18/donald-trump-i-dont-like-tweeting
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Despite appearances to the contrary, President-elect Donald Trump says he isn’t a fan of tweeting. In an interview with Fox News slated to air Wednesday, Trump said he uses Twitter to defend himself against the “dishonest media.” “Look, I don’t like tweeting,” Trump told Fox & Friends co-host Ainsley Earhardt. “I have other things I could be doing. But I get very dishonest media, very dishonest press. It’s my only way that I can counteract.” He continued: “When people misrepresent me — because the press is very dishonest, unbelievably dishonest … When people misrepresent me, I have at least a way of saying it’s a false statement. If the press were honest, which is not, I would absolutely not use Twitter. I wouldn’t have to.”)

 

WSIL
— Candidate Rauner And Governor Rauner Differ Over Union Strike – Jordan Abudayyeh
http://newschannel20.com/news/local/candidate-rauner-and-governor-rauner-differ-over-union-strike
— Putin: Obama administration trying to undermine Trump – AP (DIERSEN: Democrats and Democrat plants, Libertarians and Libertarian plants, Greens and Green plants, and RINOs focus on undermining Republicans.)
http://www.wsiltv.com/story/34275389/putin-obamas-govt-is-working-hard-to-undermine-trump

 

DEKALB DAILY CHRONICLE
— Illinoisans deserve better budget ideas – Scott Reeder  (DIERSEN: What if those who run Illinois promised to stop driving out of Illinois individuals, organizations, and companies that are Protestant, conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors?)
http://www.daily-chronicle.com/2017/01/17/reeder-illinoisans-deserve-better-budget-ideas/a85k4at/

 

CHAMPAIGN/URBANA NEWS GAZETTE
— Much at risk for union members – Editorial
http://www.news-gazette.com/opinion/editorials/2017-01-18/much-risk-union-members.html
— Bill aims to ‘level the playing field’ for political parties – Tom Kacich
http://www.news-gazette.com/news/local/2017-01-18/tom-kacich-bill-aims-level-playing-field-political-parties.html

 

SUBURBAN LIFE
— Wheaton City Council approves facility for single moms at former Wheaton Inn  Facility to serve as many as 12 new and expectant single mothers – ERIC SCHELKOPF
http://www.mysuburbanlife.com/2017/01/18/wheaton-city-council-approves-facility-for-single-moms-at-former-wheaton-inn/a5r6lc4/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The Wheaton City Council on Jan. 17 voted 6-0 to approve plans for the former Wheaton Inn building at 301 W. Roosevelt Road to become a facility for new and expectant single mothers. The Clarendon Hills-based company Love From Above plans to offer a two-year transitional housing program for women 18 to 26 years old that will serve single mothers in DuPage County. The facility would serve as many as 12 women at any given time who find themselves in “crisis pregnancies,” Love From Above President and founder Yvonne Florczak-Seeman previously said. City Council members approved the plans contingent on the installation of landscaping for the property and the replacement of any required landscaping that has died or is dying. In addition, the facility will only be able to serve a maximum of 12 women at any given time. While Wheaton Mayor Michael Gresk said he would have preferred to have seen a commercial use for the building, “it’s good to see that building occupied.” “It’s an appropriate use,” he said. Council members previously asked if the facility would have to be licensed or regulated by the state. Greg Dose, attorney for the applicant, wrote a letter to the city stating the facility is not subject to regulation or licensing by the Department of Children and Family Services under the Illinois Child Care Act. In the letter, Dose said the facility will be the primary residence of the women. “While they reside there, it will be their home and the home of their infant and toddler children,” Dose said in the letter. “There will be no children on the premises other than those of the moms. Thus all child care that occurs on the premises will be home-based child care.” Dose said the facility is exempt from DCFS licensing and regulation because the children will not be apart from their parents. Wheaton’s city attorney has agreed with Dose’s opinion. As proposed, the women staying at the facility would have to be enrolled in college to participate in the program. This would be the company’s first facility, which will be called The Butterfly Garden…A Place for Healing and Transformation. The Wheaton Inn originally was built in 1987 and most recently was used as office space by an investment company that relocated to Downers Grove a few years ago. Council member Suzanne Fitch was absent from the meeting.)

 

CHICAGO READER
— Chicago bills itself as a ‘sanctuary city,’ but advocates worry about limits to protections for undocumented immigrants – Nandita Raghuram  (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, those who run Chicago shout that they are anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.)
http://www.chicagoreader.com/Bleader/archives/2017/01/16/chicago-bills-itself-as-a-sanctuary-city-but-advocates-worry-about-limits-to-protections-for-undocumented-immigrants

 

ILLINOIS LEAKS
— Lisle Village Board Violates Law On Camera – John Kraft
http://edgarcountywatchdogs.com/2017/01/lisle-village-board-violates-law-on-camera/

 

ILLINOIS POLICY INSTITUTE
— HERE’S WHY MOODY’S IS WARNING OF AN ILLINOIS DEATH SPIRAL  Moody’s warns that Illinois’ weak economic growth and population loss are credit negative and that the state may be entering a financial death spiral. – Michael Lucci
https://www.illinoispolicy.org/heres-why-moodys-is-warning-of-an-illinois-death-spiral/

 

WHEATON COLLEGE
— Income Inequality: The Role of Markets and Government (DIERSEN: What would your superiors say that they did to fight income inequality? My Democrat GAO superiors would stress that they forced me to retire in 1997 when I was 49 years old, did not promote me beyond GS-13, kept me off audits of IRS for all but 3 of the almost 18 years that I worked for GAO, and forced me to take an $18,847 pay cut in today’s dollars to transfer from IRS to GAO in 1980.  My Democrat IRS superiors would stress that they did not promote me beyond GS-12, disallowed my education deductions, and disallowed my partial day per diem claims.  My Democrat Post Office superiors would stress that they forced me resign in 1969 and disallowed my sick leave requests.  My aforesaid Democrat superiors would stress that the aforesaid adverse actions that they took against me directly benefited their employees who were poor, and especially their poor employees who were Democrat, minority, female, younger, and/or veteran.)
http://www.wheaton.edu/fpe/Events/2016-2017-School-Year/Income-Inequality

 

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— GOP STATE LAWMAKER BARBARA SALVI WHEELER CALLS FOR OBAMA TO SHORTEN BLAGOJEVICH’S PRISON SENTENCE  (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents blame me for their problems, blame me for your problems, blame me for my problems, and blame for everyone’s problems.  My critics/opponents have sentenced me to governmental and political death.  Further, they make it very clear that will also sentence anyone who comes to my defense to governmental and political death.  How should I react to that?)
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2017/01/gop-state-lawmaker-calls-for-blagojevichs-sentence-to-be-shortened.html

 

CAPITOL FAX
— Proft gets $500,000 infusion from Uihlein  (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes hint/imply/argue/shout that Uihlein’s not giving me any money proves that me and my GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails are worthless.)
http://capitolfax.com/2017/01/18/proft-gets-another-cash-infusion-from-uihlein/

 

GOPUSA
— Fake Polls? How CNN And ABC Are Fudging The Numbers To Tank Trump’s Favorability
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=19410
— MLK Weekend was a war zone in Chicago
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=19403
— GM announces 7,000 U.S. jobs, $1B factory investment
http://www.gopusa.com/gm-announces-7000-u-s-jobs-1b-factory-investment/
— What if a White News Contributor Said This?
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=19345

 

FRONTPAGE MAGAZINE
— SPONSORS OF ANARCHY  The violence and mayhem that lies ahead this weekend. – Michelle Malkin
http://www.frontpagemag.com/fpm/265497/sponsors-anarchy-michelle-malkin

 

FREEDOM’S JOURNAL
— CONSERVATISM IS NOT RACISM – Star Parker (DIERSEN: In your precinct, in your municipality, in your township/ward, in your county, and in Illinois, who takes the lead in demonizing, denigrating, and condemning conservatives as being racists? I should write a book about such demonizers, denigrators, and condemners in my precinct, in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois. In the book, I would focus on those demonizers, denigrators, and condemners who falsely claim to be conservative to give themselves standing to demonize, to denigrate, and to condemn conservatives.  These Democrat plants, Libertarian plants, Green plants, and RINOs paint themselves as being “good” conservatives.)
https://freedomsjournalinstitute.org/latest-news/opinion/conservatism-is-not-racism/

 

AMERICAN THINKER
— Black History (aka Demonize White America) Month – Lloyd Marcus  (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats and RINOs demonize you, denigrate you, and condemn you as being a racist if you do not demonize, denigrate and condemn Whites as being racists.)
http://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2017/01/black_history_aka_demonize_white_america_month.html

 

NATIONAL REVIEW
— Sponsors of Anarchy – MICHELLE MALKIN
http://www.nationalreview.com/article/443946/donald-trump-inauguration-protests-planned-lefitist-disruption

 

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Departing CIA chief John Brennan wants his legacy to be the work he did for LGBTQ community – Kelly Riddell  (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats make it clear that promoting LGBTQ activity is their top priority.)
http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2017/jan/17/john-brennan-wants-legacy-be-work-he-did-lgbtq-com/

 

NEWSMAX
— Trump Tweets His Success on Jobs: ‘The People Are Seeing Big Stuff’ – Mark Swanson
http://www.newsmax.com/Politics/Trump-Tweets-Jobs/2017/01/17/id/768937/

 

POLITICO
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps ask “Is Trump ready for a national security crisis?”
http://www.politico.com/story/2017/01/donald-trump-national-security-crisis-233732

 

CNN
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Republicans excited about Trump — and worry about what he’ll say next.”
http://www.cnn.com/2017/01/18/politics/donald-trump-republicans-capitol-hill/
— 2,000 GM workers to lose jobs on Inauguration Day  Trump voters hope president-elect will save jobs – HEATHER LONG
http://www.click2houston.com/news/2000-gm-workers-to-lose-jobs-on-inauguration-day

 

REUTERS
— Trump says won’t move White House briefing room, will pick who gets in  (DIERSEN: Should I write a book about activists, candidates, elected officials, party leaders, major donors, political consultants, etc. in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois who claim to be religious, conservative, and/or Republican but a) who DO NOT want me to know about their events and other activities, b) who DO NOT want me to promote their events or other activities, c) who DO NOT want me to attend or ask questions at their events, and d) who DO NOT want me to report on their events or other activities.  The aforesaid a) reject planks in the Republican Party platform and work against those like me who support those planks, b) reject planks in the Illinois Republican Party platform and work against those like me who support those planks, c) reject the Milton Township Republican Central Committee resolution against video gambling and work against those like me who support that resolution, d) focus on destroying those like me who they cannot manipulate/dominate, e) were defendants in lawsuits that I have filed, f) are operatives for the aforesaid, and/or g) are dupes for the aforesaid and/or are anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.  The aforesaid talk and act like they have been promised lots of money, a new home, a new car, a sweetheart job, a sweetheart contract, favorable legislation, and much more if they succeed in getting rid of me.  How should I react to that?)
http://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-media-idUSKBN1521OD
— New York protesters camp out at Goldman Sachs to oppose Trump – Elizabeth Dilts  (DIERSEN: How much an hour are they being paid and by who?)
http://www.reuters.com/article/us-goldman-sachs-protest-idUSKBN15202G

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps want Rubio to defy Trump.  Who do you defy?  My critics/opponents want everyone to defy me.
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/01/17/us/politics/marco-rubio-senate-tillerson.html
— Retweeting Donald Trump  Imagine the benefits to the country if the president-elect’s messages were nice, not nasty. – Thomas L. Friedman  (DIERSEN: What if all of the sudden, I would stop including in GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails links to articles that my critics/opponents disapprove of?  My critics/opponents only approve of articles that a) glorify and praise them and/or b) demonize, denigrate, and condemn their enemies.  My critics/opponents have millions if not billions of enemies.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/01/18/opinion/retweeting-donald-trump.html
— Politics’ Newest Empty Gesture: The Disavowal – WESLEY MORRIS  (DIERSEN: Who wants you to be disavowed?  My critics/opponents want all individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries to not only disavow me, they want them to get rid of me. Operatives and dupes for my critics/opponents talk and act like they have been promised lots of money, a new home, a new car, a sweetheart job, a sweetheart contract, favorable legislation, and much more if they succeed in getting rid of me.  How should I react to that?)
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/01/18/magazine/politics-newest-empty-gesture-the-disavowal.html
— After Retirement, Finding a ‘Second Career’ as a Volunteer – EMILY PALMER  (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes shout that what I do for you as your GOPUSA Illinois is worthless because I am not paid for what I do.  Most, if not virtually all of the operatives and dupes for my critics/opponents have severe financial, health, and/or other problems.  They all but shout that they will do just about anything for money.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/01/17/nyregion/after-retirement-finding-a-second-career-as-a-volunteer.html

 

WASHINGTON POST
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “What Ben Carson got wrong about government assistance.”
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/wonk/wp/2017/01/12/what-ben-carson-gets-wrong-about-government-assistance/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrat reporters have always worked in the White House to destroy Republicans. Will Trump evict them?
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/reporters-have-worked-from-the-white-house-for-over-100-years-will-trump-evict-them/2017/01/17/c6c040c8-dcfa-11e6-ad42-f3375f271c9c_story.html
— Secret Service agrees to pay $24 million to settle decades-old race-bias case brought by black agents – Carol D. Leonnig
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/secret-service-agrees-to-pay-24-million-to-settle-decades-old-race-bias-case-brought-by-black-agents/2017/01/17/b386006e-dd23-11e6-ad42-f3375f271c9c_story.html

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Donald Trump Least Popular New President in at Least a Generation.”
http://www.wsj.com/articles/donald-trump-least-popular-new-president-in-at-least-a-generation-poll-finds-1484690456
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Majority of Americans Disapprove of Trump’s Twitter Use.”
http://www.wsj.com/articles/majority-of-americans-disapprove-of-trumps-twitter-use-poll-finds-1484715660
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Trump Voters Harbor Mixed Feelings Ahead of Inauguration.”
http://www.wsj.com/articles/trump-voters-harbor-mixed-feelings-ahead-of-inauguration-1484735406
— The Best Ways to Manage a Demanding Boss – SUE SHELLENBARGER (DIERSEN: Is/was your boss demanding?  During my last 8 years at GAO, most, if not virtually all of my GAO superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates DID NOT want to work for my boss because she was very demanding, female, younger, Jewish, and wealthy.  She had an MBA from the University of Chicago and had passed the CPA examination on her first attempt.  To turn her against me, my Democrat GAO superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates stressed to her that I was conservative (she was liberal), Republican (she was Democrat), 100% German national origin (she was 100% Russian national origin), baptized, raised, and confirmed as a Missouri Synod Lutheran (she was Jewish), and that my ancestors had been in America since the 1840s (her ancestors were recent immigrants).)
http://www.wsj.com/articles/the-best-ways-to-manage-a-demanding-boss-1484666122
http://www.wsj.com/video/tips-for-managing-a-demanding-boss/798C4E20-C076-4274-B09B-0E5A38516558.html

 

USA TODAY
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “In Trump Nation, healing is overrated.”
http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2017/01/17/post-election-political-healing-trump-nation-says-democrats-heal-thyself/96483356/
— Companies pile on job announcements to avoid Trump’s wrath – Chris Woodyard
http://www.usatoday.com/story/money/business/2017/01/17/companies-pile-job-announcements-avoid-trumps-wrath/96682654/
— U.S. abortion rate drops to lowest level since Roe v. Wade – Susan Miller
http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2017/01/17/us-abortion-rate-drops-lowest-level-since-roe-v-wade/96668290/

 

DETROIT FREE PRESS
— GM to invest $1 billion in U.S. after pressure from Trump – Brent Snavely  (DIERSEN: Virtually all my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes a) hate unions, b) hate past and present union members, c) hate GM, and d) hate those who own/owned GM vehicles.  I was a union member for almost 12 years 1966-1969 and 1971-1980.  I have owned at least one GM car since 1964, except late 1968-mid-1971 when I owned a 1969 Dodge Charger SE.)
http://www.freep.com/story/money/cars/general-motors/2017/01/17/gm-invests-america-trump-tweets/96655138/

 

THE WEEK
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “The Trump White House already has a leadership crisis.”
http://theweek.com/articles/673611/trump-white-house-already-leadership-crisis
— Donald Trump is blowing up Paul Ryan’s agenda – James Pethokoukis
http://theweek.com/articles/673669/donald-trump-blowing-paul-ryans-agenda

 

THE NATIONAL
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Things fall apart when the centre cannot hold as Trump takes office.”
http://www.thenational.ae/opinion/comment/things-fall-apart-when-the-centre-cannot-hold-as-trump-takes-office

 

GOVERNMENT EXECUTIVE
— GAO Marshalls Its Data to Warn Leaders of Fiscal Crisis – Charles S. Clark  (DIERSEN: I worked for GAO 1980-1997, the last 11 years of which at the GS-13 Step 1-10 levels, currently $94,610-$122,991.)
http://www.govexec.com/management/2017/01/gao-marshalls-its-data-warn-leaders-fiscal-crisis/134637/

 

GUARDIAN
— Who are the three-quarters of adult Americans who didn’t vote for Trump?  The president-elect came second in the popular vote in November but the biggest bloc in the US electorate was those who for different reasons did not vote – Mona Chalabi (FROM THE ARTICLE: People of color. . .People with felony criminal records. . .Residents of the U.S. territories. . .People with disabilities. . .Immigrants. . .Children)
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2017/jan/18/american-non-voters-election-donald-trump
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps demonize, denigrate, and condemn Trump and Trump’s supporters.
https://www.theguardian.com/books/2017/jan/18/alt-writing-how-the-far-right-is-changing-us-publishing
— One Nation asked for Trump inauguration invitation, says foreign affairs  Department reveals embassy asked members of Congress about spare tickets after ‘multiple requests’ from Malcolm Roberts – Paul Karp
https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2017/jan/18/one-nation-asked-for-trump-inauguration-invitation-says-foreign-affairs
(FROM THE ARTICLE: On Tuesday Burston told ABC Radio National the tickets came from Republican congressman Adam Kinzinger. But Buzzfeed reported on Wednesday that Kinzinger, a congressman from Illinois who spoke out against Trump during the election, had not extended an invitation directly to One Nation. “Our office received a request from the embassy of Australia and the congressman accommodated that request,” a spokesperson for Kinzinger reportedly said. “As such, we have given the tickets to the embassy to use as they wish. The congressman does not endorse any political party in Australia.”)

 

RASMUSSEN REPORTS
— For Voters, Obama’s Legacy Is A More Divided America  (DIERSEN: I should write a book about those in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois who focus on dividing those who are anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors AGAINST THOSE WHO ARE Protestant, conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
http://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/obama_administration/january_2017/for_voters_obama_s_legacy_is_a_more_divided_america

January 17 Evening Edition

CBS2
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps promote anti-Trump women.
http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2017/01/17/chicago-knitters-make-hundreds-of-pink-pussyhats-for-womens-march/

 

NBC5
— Rauner: Skipping Trump’s Inauguration Won’t Hurt Illinoisans  “People understand in Washington and around the country that Illinois has big challenges,” Rauner said. – Tom Schuba
http://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/Rauner-Says-Missing-Trump-Inauguration-Wont-Hurt-Illinoisans-410983025.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps promote anti-Trump women.
http://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/More-Than-40000-Expected-to-Attend-Womens-March-on-Chicago-Organizers-Say-410983825.html
http://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/Womens-March-on-Chicago-See-the-Route-410957105.html
http://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/Street-Closures-Anticipated-as-Womens-March-on-Chicago-410953675.html

 

ABC7
— CHICAGOANS TRAVEL TO INAUGURATION TO PROTEST, CELEBRATE – Karen Jordan and Kathy Brock
http://abc7chicago.com/news/chicagoans-travel-to-inauguration-to-protest-celebrate/1707222/
— MEET THE TRUMPS: A CLOSER LOOK AT THE NEW FIRST FAMILY – Kathy Brock
http://abc7chicago.com/politics/meet-the-trumps-a-closer-look-at-the-new-first-family-/1707072/

 

FOX NEWS CHICAGO
— Rauner will not attend inauguration, but wants to work closely with Trump Administration – Mike Flannery
http://www.fox32chicago.com/news/local/229717425-story
— Curiosity abounds ahead of Trump inauguration – Mike Flannery
http://www.fox32chicago.com/politics/229507081-story

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Rauner says sweeping Senate budget plan not fully baked – Monique Garcia
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-bruce-rauner-budget-deal-met-0118-20170117-story.html
— List of Illinois Democrats skipping Trump inauguration grows – Katherine Skiba, Kim Janssen and Kim Geiger
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-trump-inaugural-no-shows-illinois-20170117-story.html
— In search of a new religion to survive President Trump – Garrison Keillor  (DIERSEN: Beyond tragically, ever-increasingly, religions talk and act like they are arms of the Democrat Party.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/commentary/ct-trump-christians-garrison-keillor-20170117-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps promote anti-Trump women.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/ct-womens-march-details-met-20170117-story.html
— What’s behind Chicago’s surge in violence? – Editorial
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/editorials/ct-chicago-crime-increase-causes-edit-0118-md-20170117-story.html

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Garry McCarthy subpoenaed about gifts, trips in Jackson divorce – TINA SFONDELES and MICHAEL SNEED
http://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/garry-mccarthy-among-three-issued-subpoenas-in-jackson-divorce/
— Wayne County is glad it voted 84 percent for Trump – Neil Steinberg  (DIERSEN: In states, counties, townships/wards, municipalities, and precincts where Clinton got substantially more votes than Trump got, will those who voted for Clinton try to get rid of those who voted for Trump?  How should those who voted for Trump protect/defend themselves?)
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/neil-steinberg-wayne-county-illinois-glad-it-voted-84-percent-for-donald-trump/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps promote anti-Trump women.
http://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/brown-local-womens-march-aims-higher-than-trump-bashing/
— Emanuel and Vice President-elect Pence huddle in Washington – Lynn Sweet
http://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/rahm-emanuel-and-vice-president-elect-pence-huddle-in-washington/
— Ex-leaders of FALN, Gangster Disciples get breaks from Obama – Frank Main
http://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/man-who-fought-for-puerto-rican-independence-gets-obama-clemency/
— Top cop: Bad training bothers me the most – Mitch Dudek  (DIERSEN: While I worked for IRS 1971-1980 and for GAO 1980-1997, those agencies provided me with extensive and outstanding training.)
http://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/top-cop-bad-training-bothers-me-the-most/

CHICAGO TRIBUNE

— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Trump asks “Would an impulsive Trump hit the nuclear button?”
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/commentary/ct-nuclear-war-trump-missiles-button-perspec-0118-md-20170117-story.html
— How Russian ‘kompromat’ destroys political opponents – Sarah Oates  (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents would brag about how they use their operatives and their dupes to destroy individuals, to destroy organizations, to destroy companies, to destroy governments, to destroy etc.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/commentary/ct-russia-kompromat-blackmail-trump-20170117-story.html

 

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Growing list of Illinois lawmakers to skip Trump’s inauguration – GREG HINZ
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20170117/BLOGS02/170119879/growing-list-of-illinois-lawmakers-to-skip-trumps-inauguration

 

NORTHERN PUBLIC RADIO
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps promote anti-Trump women.
http://northernpublicradio.org/post/illinoisans-gear-womens-march-capitol-hill

 

WJBC
— Illinois first lady ‘excited’ by visit to Chestnut Health Systems – Adam Studzinski
http://www.wjbc.com/2017/01/17/illinois-first-lady-excited-by-visit-to-chestnut-health-systems/

 

SAUK VALLEY
— Bustos won’t skip inauguration
http://www.saukvalley.com/2017/01/17/bustos-wont-skip-inauguration/arq2gnc/

 

PEORIA PUBLIC RADIO
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps promote anti-Trump women.
http://peoriapublicradio.org/post/illinois-women-head-washington-march#stream/0

— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps promote anti-Trump women.
http://peoriapublicradio.org/post/illinois-women-head-washington-march#stream/0

 

PEORIA JOURNAL STAR

— Former U.S. Rep. Aaron Schock’s trial set for July 11 – Andy Kravetz  (DIERSEN: In 1998, my attorney, Walter T. Charlton (http://www.martindale.com/Walter-T-Charlton/1728803-lawyer.htm), filed Diersen v. GAO (https://gopillinois.com/documents/) in Washington, DC, but in 2000, the lawsuit was transferred to Chicago.)
http://www.pjstar.com/news/20170117/former-us-rep-aaron-schocks-trial-set-for-july-11

 

DAILY EGYPTIAN
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps promote anti-Trump women.
http://dailyegyptian.com/64597/showcase/southern-illinoisans-prepare-march-equality-social-justice/

 

MADISON RECORD
— State Sen. McCarter headed to Washington for Trump inauguration – Ann Maher
http://madisonrecord.com/stories/511074730-mccarter-headed-to-washington-for-trump-inauguration

 

ALTON TELEGRAPH
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps promote the anti-Trump John J. Dunphy
http://thetelegraph.com/opinion/95238/dunphy-trump-should-step-down

 

CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD
— Trial Date Set for Former Congressman Aaron Schock  Schock is accused of using his political office for personal profit. – Hannah Hilyard
http://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/local-news/trial-date-set-for-former-congressman-aaron-schock/641592715
— Donald Trump’s childhood home heads to auction  Home built by Trump’s father – KATHRYN VASEL
http://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/donald-trumps-childhood-home-heads-to-auction/641550673
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The home has previously been listed on the market for as much as $1.65 million. The 2,500-square foot house is located in Jamaica Estates, a wealthy neighborhood in Queens. It has four full bathrooms, a library, finished basement and a two-car garage. To participate in the auction, potential bidders must pay $20 for due diligence information that includes a title report, the terms of sale, and a copy of the purchase and sale agreement. According to Misha Haghani, owner of Paramount Realty USA, the home was built by Trump’s father. “A property as prominent as this has intangible value that goes beyond just the real estate — it’s like art and that’s why an auction is the perfect platform in which to sell it,” he said in the December press release. In September, The Tonight Show host Jimmy Fallon asked the then-presidential nominee about the home being sold. “That is where I was born,” Trump said when Fallon showed him a photo of the home. “I had a really good childhood; oh that’s sad to look at that, I want to buy it.”)

 

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— DURKIN APPOINTS NEW HOUSE GOP CAUCUS LEADERSHIP TEAM
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2017/01/durkin-appoints-new-house-gop-caucus-leadership-team.html

 

CAPITOL FAX
— Rauner won’t say where he stands on “repeal and replace”  (DIERSEN: If you get elected or appointed as a Republican, you obligate yourself to defend and advance the Republican Party platform.  Political parties exist to help elect candidates who can and will defend and advance their platform.)
http://capitolfax.com/2017/01/17/rauner-wont-say-where-he-stands-on-repeal-and-replace/

 

AMERICAN  AMERICAN CONSERVATIVE UNION
— Sen. Ted Cruz Set to Address CPAC 2017
http://conservative.org/ted-cruz-set-to-address-cpac-2017/

 

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Michigan’s magician for Trump poised for ‘exciting two years’ as RNC chair – Ralph Z. Hallow
http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2017/jan/17/ronna-romney-mcdaniel-rncs-likely-chair-drives-tru/

 

NEWSMAX
— GAO Warns Federal Debt Is ‘Unsustainable’ – Mark Swanson (DIERSEN: What did you do 1980-1997? I worked for GAO, the last 11 years of which at the GS-13 Step 1-10 levels, currently $94,610-$122,991.)
http://www.newsmax.com/Finance/Newsfront/gao-warns-federal-debt/2017/01/17/id/769035/
— Operatives Sought, Offered $2,500 to Protest at Trump Inauguration – Mark Swanson  (DIERSEN: All the operatives and all the dupes that do the dirty work for my critics/opponents are desperate for money, they all do just about anything for money, including claiming to be religious, claiming to be conservative, and/or claiming to be Republican.)
http://www.newsmax.com/Politics/inauguration-protest-millennials/2017/01/17/id/768996/
— Trump Blasts Pollsters for ‘Rigged’ Approval Ratings  (DIERSEN: In your precinct, in your municipality, in your township/ward, in your county, and in Illinois, who takes the lead in driving down the approval ratings for conservatives? I should write a book about those who do/did that in my precinct, in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois.)
http://www.newsmax.com/Politics/approval-ratings-president-inauguration/2017/01/17/id/768918/

 

NEWS BUSTERS
— State Run TV: Brian Williams Declares Obama Had ‘No Personal Scandals’ – Scott WhitlocK
https://www.newsbusters.org/blogs/nb/scott-whitlock/2017/01/17/state-run-tv-brian-williams-declares-obama-had-no-personal

 

GOPUSA
— Putin accuses Obama administration of undermining Trump’s legitimacy (DIERSEN: Who focuses on undermining your legitimacy?  I should write a book about those in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois who focus/focused on undermining my legitimacy.)
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=19350
http://www.gopusa.com/putin-accuses-obama-administration-of-undermining-trumps-legitimacy/
— Reagan and Trump: American Nationalists – Patrick J. Buchanan
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=19327
— Christians, feminists fight Obama’s restroom mandate
http://www.gopusa.com/christians-feminists-fight-obamas-restroom-mandate/
— Wife of Orlando nightclub shooter arrested by FBI
http://www.gopusa.com/wife-of-orlando-nightclub-shooter-arrested-by-fbi/
— Gas mileage matters down the road  (DIERSEN: The Democrats condemned my 1996 Ford Thunderbird LX V-8 as being a clunker even though it gets 24 MPG on the highway.)
http://www.gopusa.com/gas-mileage-matters-down-the-road/

 

DAILY CALLER
— Border Patrol Won’t Prosecute Illegals Because Of DOJ Inaction – David Krayden
http://dailycaller.com/2017/01/17/report-border-patrol-wont-prosecute-illegals-because-of-doj-inaction/
— Fake Polls? How CNN And ABC Are Fudging The Numbers To Tank Trump’s Favorability – Christian Datoc
http://dailycaller.com/2017/01/17/fake-polls-how-cnn-and-abc-are-fudging-the-numbers-to-tank-trumps-favorability/
— ‘Never Trump’ Republicans Shocked They Can’t Find Jobs In Trump’s White House – Rachel Stoltzfoos
http://dailycaller.com/2017/01/17/never-trump-republicans-shocked-they-cant-find-jobs-in-trumps-white-house/
— Whoops! Definitely-Not-Senile John Lewis Says He FORGOT He Boycotted W’s Inauguration – Christian Datoc
http://dailycaller.com/2017/01/17/john-lewis-says-he-forgot-he-boycotted-bushs-inauguration/
— Race Activist Calls Black Band Playing At Trump Inauguration ‘Coons’ – Amber Randall
http://dailycaller.com/2017/01/17/race-activist-calls-black-band-playing-at-trump-inauguration-coons/

 

CONSERVATIVE REPUBLICAN NEWS
— DOCTORS FIRING MEDICARE PATIENTS – Kent Kellar
http://conservativerepublicannews.com/2017/01/17/doctors-firing-medicare-patients/

 

BREITBART
— Inaugural Rioters Urged to ‘Go Hard’ in ‘Only Chance’ to ‘Rove the City’ Under ‘Protocol of the Obama Era’ – LEE STRANAHAN
http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2017/01/17/inaugural-rioters-urged-go-hard-chance-rove-city-protocol-obama-era/
— Paul Ryan Picks Fight with Donald Trump Over Big Pharma Corruption: ‘I Don’t Speak Like That, Generally Speaking’ – MATTHEW BOYLE  (DIERSEN: Who tries to pick fights with you?  The following try to pick fights with me: those who a) reject planks in the Republican Party platform and work against those like me who support those planks, b) reject planks in the Illinois Republican Party platform and work against those like me who support those planks, c) reject the Milton Township Republican Central Committee resolution against video gambling and work against those like me who support that resolution, d) focus on destroying those like me who they cannot manipulate/dominate, e) were defendants in lawsuits that I have filed, f) are operatives for the aforesaid, and/or g) are dupes for the aforesaid and those who are anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.)
http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2017/01/17/paul-ryan-picks-fight-donald-trump-big-pharma-dont-speak-like-generally/
— Donald Trump: John Lewis Lied About Not Skipping Inaugurations Before Mine – CHARLIE SPIERING
http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2017/01/17/trump-john-lewis-lied-not-skipping-inaugurations-before-mine/
— TREASONOUS: GQ Mag: ‘There’s No Such Thing As an Illegal Immigrant’ – JOHN BINDER
http://www.breitbart.com/texas/2017/01/16/gq-mag-theres-no-thing-illegal-immigrant/

 

BLAZE
— If your lifestyle is none of my business, stop demanding that I celebrate it – Matt Walsh  (DIERSEN: Under the Democrats and under the RINOs, ever-increasingly, Americans are forced to celebrate those individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that are anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.  I should write a book about how the federal government forces its employees to celebrate the aforesaid.  It is done under the guise of Affirmative Action, Diversity, and Inclusion.)
http://www.theblaze.com/contributions/matt-walsh-if-your-lifestyle-is-none-of-my-business-stop-demanding-that-i-celebrate-it/
— Rush Limbaugh fires back after Obama blames him for partisanship in Washington – Kate Scanlon  (DIERSEN: Should I “fire back” at those who blame me for their problems, those who blame me for your problems, those who blame me for my problems, and/or those who blame me for everyone’s problems?)
http://www.theblaze.com/news/2017/01/17/rush-limbaugh-fires-back-after-obama-blames-him-for-partisanship-in-washington/

 

TOWNHALL
— Proposed Law Would Punish Countries That Refuse to Take Back Their Illegal Immigrant Criminals – Leah Barkoukis (DIERSEN: How many illegal immigrant criminals are there in America, in Illinois, in your county, in your township/ward, in your municipality, and in your precinct?)
http://townhall.com/tipsheet/leahbarkoukis/2017/01/17/proposed-law-would-punish-countries-that-refuse-to-take-back-their-illegal-immigrant-criminals-n2272404
— Planned Parenthood Trained Employees On How to Identify Undercover Journalists Instead of Sex Traffickers – Cortney O’Brien
http://townhall.com/tipsheet/cortneyobrien/2017/01/17/new-report-shows-planned-parenthood-covering-up-sex-trafficking-n2272707
— Bikers For Trump: We’ll Form A ‘Wall of Meat’ To Block Anti-Trump Protestors At Inauguration – Matt Vespa
http://townhall.com/tipsheet/mattvespa/2017/01/17/bikers-for-trump-well-for-a-wall-of-meat-to-block-antitrump-protestors-n2272522

 

NATIONAL REVIEW
— A Guide to Basic Differences between Left and Right – DENNIS PRAGER  (DIERSEN: What do you say to those who claim to be on the right, but who focus on destroying individuals like me who are on the right and organizations like TAPTROOT Republicans of Illinois that are on the right?  I should write a book about the aforesaid destroyers in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois.  They are Democrat plants, Libertarian plants, Green plants, or RINOs.)
http://www.nationalreview.com/article/443900/liberal-conservative-americans-opposed-first-principles-key-terms

 

CHRISTIAN TODAY
— Dr. Ben Carson Says LGBT Americans Should Not Get ‘Extra Rights’ – Czarina Ong
http://www.christiantoday.com/article/dr.ben.carson.says.lgbt.americans.should.not.get.extra.rights/103925.htm

 

WASHINGTON FREE BEACON
— GAO Audit: Federal Government Remains on Unsustainable Fiscal Path  Net operating cost more than doubled over past year – Ali Meyer
http://freebeacon.com/issues/audit-federal-government-remains-unsustainable-fiscal-path/

 

CNN
— Who has Donald Trump’s ear? – Dana Bash and Abigail Crutchfield  (DIERSEN: Who has the ear of those who have the most religious, government, political, and financial clout in your municipality, in your township/ward, in your county, and in Illinois?)
http://www.cnn.com/2017/01/17/politics/donald-trump-advisers/

 

CBS NEWS
— GAO: U.S. government spending “unsustainable”  (DIERSEN: What did you do 1980-1997? I worked for GAO, the last 11 years of which at the GS-13 Step 1-10 levels, currently $94,610-$122,991.)
http://www.cbsnews.com/news/gao-federal-spending-revenue-unsustainable/

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Trump Entering White House Unbent and Unpopular.”
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/01/17/us/politics/donald-trump-obama-approval-rating.html

 

LOS ANGELES TIMES
— ‘Frontline’ examines right-left rift in ‘Divided States of America’ – Meredith Blake  (DIERSEN: In states, counties, townships/wards, municipalities, and precincts where Clinton got substantially more votes than Trump got, will those who voted for Clinton try to get rid of those who voted for Trump?  How should those who voted for Trump protect/defend themselves?)
http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/tv/la-et-st-frontline-divided-states-of-amer-20170116-story.html

 

JOURNAL STAR
— Corvette show helps abused kids, hungry families – Dennis Buckley
http://journalstar.com/niche/neighborhood-extra/fun-and-fundraisers/corvette-show-helps-abused-kids-hungry-families/article_50555ba8-7f05-59d0-a28f-17c79d0755df.html

 

U.S. NEWS & WORLD REPORT
— Flight, Not Fight  Democrats hiding from the Trump inauguration are just doing what their party does best. – Peter Roff
http://www.usnews.com/opinion/thomas-jefferson-street/articles/2017-01-17/why-democrats-are-really-skipping-donald-trumps-inauguration

 

MONEY MAGAZINE
— Get in Formation: The Working Girl’s Guide to Joining the Trump Resistance – Kristen Bahler  (DIERSEN: I should write a book about Money Magazine’s February 1978 4-page article on me and a) how Money Magazine got IRS to disallow my education deductions and b) how Money Magazine foisted negative government employee stereotypes on me.)
http://time.com/money/4635757/trump-inauguration-march-washington-resistance/

 

FED SMITH
— Proving Retaliation is ‘In Reprisal For’ Blowing the Whistle – Mathew B. Tully, Esq.
http://www.fedsmith.com/2017/01/17/proving-retaliation-is-in-reprisal-for-blowing-the-whistle/

 

FED WEEK
— Office of Government Ethics Issues Policies for Ethics Notices when Hiring
http://www.fedweek.com/federal-managers-daily-report/oge-issues-policies-ethics-notices-hiring/

 

TALK MEDIA NEWS
— Senate expected to consider GAO reform bill on Tuesday evening – Bryan Renbaum
http://www.talkmedianews.com/featured/2017/01/17/senate-expected-consider-gao-reform-bill-tuesday-evening/

January 16 Morning Edition

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Again and again, public officials resist ethics rules – Andy Shaw
http://chicago.suntimes.com/opinion/andy-shaw-again-and-again-public-officials-resist-ethics-rules/
— Illinois Democrats denounce GOP plan to repeal Obamacare – Mitch Dudek
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/illinois-democrats-denounce-gop-plan-to-repeal-obamacare/
— Ken Griffin makes big plans in Palm Beach – Shia Kapos
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/kapos-ken-griffin-makes-big-plans-in-palm-beach/
— Who wins with a fancy pro golf course on South Side? – Editorial
http://chicago.suntimes.com/opinion/editorial-who-wins-with-a-fancy-pro-golf-course-on-south-side/

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say Obama navigated “foes’ stereotypes,” that is, anti-Trumps say that Trump and his supporters are racists, sexists, bigots, and even worse things.
https://www.pressreader.com/usa/chicago-tribune/20170116/281513635850923
— FRONT PAGE WITH COLOR PICTURE: Unity, equality, pink hats: Women’s March on Chicago calls out to thousands – Duaa Eldeib  (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps encourage women to hate Trump and to hate those individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that are Protestant, conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-womens-march-chicago-met-20170114-story.html
— 6 HR Mistakes That Will Cost You Your Best Employees  A business is only as strong as their best employees, which means you should avoid these common HR/Management gaffes. – Adam Heitzman  (DIERSEN: My Democrat superiors in the federal government did not focus on keeping their best employees.  They focused on a) retaining and promoting their employees who were Democrat, minority, female, and/or younger and b) making way for them by getting rid of their employees who were Republican, White, male, older, and/or non-veteran.)
http://www.inc.com/adam-heitzman/6-hr-mistakes-that-will-cost-you-your-best-employees.html

 

DAILY HERALD
— D.C.-bound mayors  In addition to the host of local Republicans headed to Washington this week for Trump’s inauguration, Mayor Rodney Craig tells me he is one of several suburban mayors bound for the Beltway for the 85th annual U.S. Conference of Mayors, which runs today through Wednesday. Also going are Barrington Mayor Karen Darch, Hoffman Estates Mayor Bill McLeod, Bolingbrook Mayor Roger Claar, North Chicago Mayor Leon Rockingham Jr., Lake Barrington Mayor Kevin C. Richardson and Warrenville Mayor David Brummel. – Kerry Lester
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20170115/news/170119205/
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD WITH COLOR PICTURES: HARDCOPY ARTICLE TITLE: Suburbs’ new alcohol quandary  Looser liquor laws boost business, but do they encourage consumption? – Marie Wilson (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes promote booze, but they also promote gambling, pot, LGBTQ activity, abortion, mass/illegal immigration, race based preference giving, gender based preference giving, age discrimination, political affiliation discrimination, abolition of the First and Second Amendments, and even worse things.)
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20170116/news/170119208/
— Rauner to sign bill requiring lead testing in schools –
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20170115/news/170119215/
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: District 214 hopes for state support of college readiness standards – Christopher Placek  (DIERSEN: When you were in grade school and in high school, who believed that you were college material?  I should write a book about my critics/opponents back then who hinted/implied/argued/shouted that I was NOT college material.  They stressed that neither of my parents had attended college, that my father was the first of his ancestors to earn a high school diploma, that my mother had never attended high school, and that I was a part-time dishwasher.  My critics/opponents were disappointed that I made it into the upper 20% of my high school class, that I scored 24 on the ACT test, and that I got accepted by UIC.)
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20170116/news/170119203/

 

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Springfield lawyer Gordon Gates is running for a Lincoln Land Community College board seat, taking on Leland Grove resident Kent Gray, who has been on the board since 1999. – Bernard Schoenburg  (DIERSEN: One could expect that the more that an elected official did to help elect Trump, the more likely that an anti-Trump will run against you.)
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20170115/gates-taking-on-gray-for-llcc-board-seat
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps “protest repeal of Affordable Care Act.”
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20170115/local-residents-protest-repeal-of-affordable-care-act

 

BELLEVILLE NEWS DEMOCRAT
— Rail union rejects agreement on jobs program for felons – AP  (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes hint/imply/argue/shout that felons could/should have all the jobs that I had doing yard work, delivering newspapers, washing dishes, cleaning golf shoes, chipping slag, pumping gasoline, delivering mail, working on an automobile assembly line, working as a security guard, selling tires, automotive supplies, and major appliances, collecting delinquent taxes, and auditing federal agencies.  My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes say that all the jobs that I had were bad jobs.)
http://www.bnd.com/news/state/illinois/article126790374.html

 

QUINCY HERALD WHIG
— Sullivan leaves Senate with pride, a few regrets – Doug Wilson
http://www.whig.com/20170116/sullivan-leaves-senate-with-pride-a-few-regrets#

 

WJBD RADIO
— Donald Trump Blasts “SNL” “Hit Job”
http://www.wjbdradio.com/entertainment-news/2017/01/16/donald-trump-blasts-snl-hit-job

 

WSIL TV
— Inauguration in sight, Trump continues Twitter assault – AP
http://www.wsiltv.com/story/34266731/inauguration-in-sight-trump-continues-twitter-assault

 

CHICAGO CITY WIRE
— Illinois has nation’s steepest ‘wealth flight’ income differential – Carol Ostrow
http://chicagocitywire.com/stories/511046358-analysis-illinois-has-nation-s-steepest-wealth-flight-income-differential

 

  1. LOUIS POST DISPATCH
    — Illinois Republicans try to use Speaker Madigan’s re-election against Democratic incumbents – Kevin McDermott (DIERSEN: Government is nasty.  Politics is nasty.  The more that you did to help elect Trump, the more that anti-Trumps will use everything that you did and everything that you did not do against you.)
    http://www.stltoday.com/news/local/govt-and-politics/illinois-republicans-try-to-use-speaker-madigan-s-re-election/article_0cfdb962-3d8c-5e3a-a783-1b278e9d97e0.html

 

DUPAGE POLICY JOURNAL
— Kentucky’s right-to-work legislation could take toll on Southern Illinois economy – Glenn Minnis
http://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/511071727-kentucky-s-right-to-work-legislation-could-take-toll-on-southern-illinois-economy

 

LAKE COUNTY GAZETTE
— Sente, Yingling targeted for support of Madigan – Ruth de Jauregui  (DIERSEN: Who have you supported and who has targeted you for supporting them?  I should write a book about those who I have supported and those who have targeted me for supporting them.)
http://lakecountygazette.com/stories/511072593-sente-yingling-targeted-for-support-of-madigan

 

METRO EAST SUN
— Metro East representatives targeted for support of Madigan – Ruth de Jauregui  (DIERSEN: I should write a book about those who target me a) for supporting conservative principles, b) for supporting all the planks in the Republican Party platform, c) for supporting all the planks in the Illinois Republican Party platform, and d) for supporting the Milton Township Republican Central Committee (MTRCC) resolution against video gambling.  Come to a MTRCC meeting or event and watch the targeters in action.  The targeters most commonly a) reject the traditional family, right to life, immigration, illegal drugs, and equal opportunity (no race or gender based preference giving) planks and/or b) reject the MTRCC resolution against video gambling.  The targeters do not want me to serve as the MTRCC webmaster, a MTRCC committee member, a MTRCC committee chairman, a MTRCC officer, or anything else.  The targeters do not want my name or my GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails to be mentioned at any MTRCC meeting or event.  The targeters want to get rid of those who they cannot manipulate/dominate.  The targeters dominate the MTRCC.)
http://metroeastsun.com/stories/511072623-metro-east-representatives-targeted-for-support-of-madigan

 

ILLINOIS LEAKS
— ILETSB: The most cruel and callous agency in the State of Illinois – Kirk Allen
http://edgarcountywatchdogs.com/2017/01/iletsb-the-most-cruel-and-callous-agency-in-the-state-of-illinois/

 

THE FEDERALIST
— Schools Are Teaching Kids To Hate America Under The Guise Of ‘Civics’  The New Civics sweeping colleges and K-12 teaches that citizenship means looking for grievances, then agitating for bigger government to address them. –  Joy Pullmann
http://thefederalist.com/2017/01/16/report-schools-teaching-kids-hate-america-guise-civics/

 

GOPUSA
— Democrats to show contempt for voters on Inauguration Day  (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes are full of contempt.  They despise if not hate just about everyone and everything.)
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=19283
— Can a Different Approach Help Black Americans?  (DIERSEN: If you asked my Democrat superiors in the federal government what they did to help Blacks, my Democrat GAO superiors would stress that they forced me to retire in 1997 when I was 49 years old, did not promote me beyond GS-13, kept me off audits of IRS for all but 3 of the almost 18 years that I worked for GAO, and forced me to take an $18,847 pay cut in today’s dollars to transfer from IRS to GAO in 1980.  My Democrat IRS superiors would stress that they did not promote me beyond GS-12, disallowed my education deductions, and disallowed my partial day per diem claims.  My Democrat Post Office superiors would stress that they forced me resign in 1969 and disallowed my sick leave requests.  My aforesaid Democrat superiors would stress that the aforesaid adverse actions that they took against me directly helped their employees who were Black.)
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=19290
— Prisons giving inmates pointers about seeking disability benefits
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=19272

 

GATEWAY PUNDIT
— Far Left Group Is Paying Activists a Monthly Salary to Stop TRUMP – Jim Hoft
http://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2017/01/breaking-far-left-group-paying-activists-monthly-salary-stop-trump/

 

PUBLIUS FORUM
— Liberals Poison Lady Liberty Depicted As Black Woman on New U.S. Coin – Warner Todd Huston
http://www.publiusforum.com/2017/01/15/liberals-poison-lady-liberty-depicted-black-woman-new-u-s-coin/

 

FREEDOM’S JOURNAL
— SEN. SESSIONS: QUALIFIED AND A MAN OF CHARACTER – Dean Nelson
https://freedomsjournalinstitute.org/latest-news/opinion/sen-sessions-qualified-and-a-man-of-character/
— MILITANT BLACK MINDSET: WHAT’S THE ENDGAME? – Ben Kinchlow  (DIERSEN: One could argue that for their self defense, those who voted for Trump should a) buy lots of firearms and ammunition and b) qualify themselves for concealed carry.)
https://freedomsjournalinstitute.org/latest-news/opinion/militant-black-mindset-whats-the-endgame/

 

BREITBART
— New Trier Township High School Teaches ‘Blackenomics,’ ‘Trans-Rights,’ and ‘White Genocide Against Blacks’ – WARNER TODD HUSTON
http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2017/01/15/chicago-school-blackonomics-trans-rights-black-genocide/
— Sanctuary City Migrants Protest Trump Nationwide – JOHN BINDER  (DIERSEN: If you promote sanctuary cities, you shout that you are anti-American.)
http://www.breitbart.com/texas/2017/01/15/sanctuary-city-migrants-protest-trump-nationwide/
— Top Bishop: Europe Will Soon Be Muslim Because of Our Stupidity – NICK HALLETT
http://www.breitbart.com/faith/2017/01/14/top-bishop-europe-will-soon-muslim-stupidity/

 

FOX NEWS
— The ‘Deplorables’ Aren’t So Bad, Once You Get to Know Us – Lou Weiss
http://nation.foxnews.com/2017/01/16/deplorables-arent-so-bad-once-you-get-know-us

 

CHRISTIAN POST
— 18 House Democrats to Boycott Trump’s Inauguration – ANUGRAH KUMAR (DIERSEN: Anti-Christians want everyone to boycott Trump’s inauguration.)
http://www.christianpost.com/news/18-house-democrats-to-boycott-trumps-inauguration-172984/

 

AMERICAN THINKER
— Sorry, but I do not concede absolute moral authority to John Lewis – Thomas Lifson
http://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2017/01/sorry_but_i_do_not_concede_moral_authority_to_john_lewis.html

 

WASHINGTON FREE BEACON
— Head of Ethics Office Is Obama Donor, Now Concerned About Trump Nominees  Shaub says he has ‘great concern’ over speed of confirmation hearings for Trump’s nominees – Elizabeth Harrington
http://freebeacon.com/issues/head-ethics-office-obama-donor-concerned-trump-nominees/
— Entitlement Programs Gained Tens of Thousands of Beneficiaries During Obama Administration  Food stamp rolls have increased 32% since 2009 – Ali Meyer  (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes hint/imply/argue/shout that the following are entitlement programs: federal employment, Civil Service Retirement System, and Federal Employees Health Benefits Program.)
http://freebeacon.com/issues/entitlement-programs-gained-tens-thousands-beneficiaries-obama-administration/

 

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Trump time starts now – W. JAMES ANTLE III
http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/trump-time-starts-now/article/2611801

 

FOX BUSINESS
— Bikers for Trump Ready to Stand up to Protesters
http://www.foxbusiness.com/politics/2017/01/13/bikers-for-trump-ready-to-stand-up-to-protesters.html

 

HUFFINGTON POST
— Trump’s Rift With Press Will Grow If Reporters Are Kicked Out Of White House  The Trump campaign blacklisted news organizations. Now the transition team is considering moving journalists from the briefing room. – Michael Calderone
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/donald-trump-white-house-reporters_us_587b82e5e4b0e58057ff43a5

 

ASSOCIATED PRESS
— Trump team says ethics official too ‘political’  (DIERSEN: Virtually all federal employees are Democrats.)
http://www.journalnow.com/news/nation_world/trump-team-says-ethics-official-too-political/article_c08c9064-db4a-11e6-a4bf-475325494a4a.html
— As inauguration nears, Trump refuses to change – Julie Pace  (DIERSEN: Who wants you to change? The following want me to change: those who a) reject planks in the Republican Party platform and work against those like me who support those planks, b) reject planks in the Illinois Republican Party platform and work against those like me who support those planks, c) reject the Milton Township Republican Central Committee resolution against video gambling and work against those like me who support that resolution, d) focus on destroying those like me who they cannot manipulate/dominate, e) were defendants in lawsuits that I have filed, f) are operatives for the aforesaid, and/or g) are dupes for the aforesaid and those who are anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.)
http://www.thespec.com/news-story/7067332-as-inauguration-nears-trump-refuses-to-change/

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: In a front page top of fold editorial unethically made to look like a news article, anti-Trumps promote Black hatred of Trump.
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/01/15/us/politics/trumps-race-john-lewis.html
— John’s Gospel of Trump’s Illegitimacy – Charles M. Blow  (DIERSEN: Are you a draft avoider? I sought and obtained student draft deferments 1966-1970 and I sought and obtained a financial hardship draft deferment 1970-1971.  Since 1966, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have used that against me. They focus on turning veterans against me.  While I worked for the federal government for almost 30 years, most of my superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates were veterans, and at times, virtually all of them were veterans.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/01/16/opinion/johns-gospel-of-trumps-illegitimacy.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Trump attacks Lewis as, “All talk, talk, talk — no action”; Lewis, who repeatedly thrust his body unto the breach for justice, who was arrested, beaten and terrorized, including during the time that young Trump was at his well-heeled schools, receiving draft deferments from the Vietnam War. In fact, one of Trump’s five deferments was in 1965, the same year as the Selma marches and “Bloody Sunday,” during which Lewis was struck so violently by a state trooper wielding a billy club that Lewis’s skull was fractured. Coincidentally, Trump finally received his permanent exemption from the draft, a 4-F status, in the year before he and his father were sued by the Department of Justice for violating the Fair Housing Act of 1968 — one of the many justice issues Lewis championed. As The New York Times noted at the time: “The government contended that Trump Management had refused to rent or negotiate rentals ‘because of race and color.’ It also charged that the company had required different rental terms and conditions because of race and that it had misrepresented to blacks that apartments were not available.” Let’s be clear: Donald Trump doesn’t even deserve to stand in John Lewis’s shadow. The spectacular obscenity of Trump’s comment is incomparable and deeply repulsive.)
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Democrats shout that Trump’s election was illegitimate.
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/01/16/opinion/with-all-due-disrespect.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Virtually all federal employees are Democrats, yet anti-Trumps fear that the federal government will target them.
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/01/15/business/media/bill-maher-trump.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: How happy are you?  My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always viciously demonized me, viciously denigrated me, and viciously condemned me for my not being happy enough.  They hint/imply/argue/shout that I was born with a silver spoon in my mouth and that I have always been privileged. They hint/imply/argue/shout that everything that I have that is positive is because of the aforesaid.
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/01/15/nyregion/neediest-cases-fund-ragoo-trinidad.html

 

NEW YORK DAILY NEWS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Obama’s supporters despise if not hate Whites.
http://www.nydailynews.com/opinion/president-resentment-article-1.2946173

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— China Tightens Apps Oversight  Beijing begins requiring the country’s hundreds of internet app stores to register with the state – EVA DOU (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes might not admit it, but they want all of the following to “oversee” my GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails, that is, they want to require me to get written permission from the following before including links to articles in the emails and listing upcoming events in the emails: the Milton Township Republican Central Committee officers, the DuPage County Republican Central Committee officers, the DuPage County Republican township party chairmen, the Illinois Republican Party (IRP) officers, the IRP State Central Committee members, the IRP National Committeeman, the IRP National Committeewoman, all those elected and appointed Republicans for my precinct, for Milton Township, for DuPage County, and for Illinois, etc.)
http://www.wsj.com/articles/china-tightens-apps-oversight-1484568024
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Plugging a gap in the Great Firewall, China on Monday began requiring internet app stores to register with the state. China has long censored websites, barring outlawed content such as pornography, the promotion of illegal activity including terrorism and “rumors,” a term regulators often apply to antigovernment statements. But apps create a special challenge for government censors, experts say, because they often incorporate a wide variety of functions and serve as platforms for users to exchange information, making them harder to oversee. They are also multiplying quickly.)
— More Democratic Legislators Plan on Sitting Out Trump’s Swearing-In – NATALIE ANDREWS and HARRIET TORRY
President-elect’s Twitter rebuke of civil rights leader John Lewis increases boycott number
http://www.wsj.com/articles/more-democratic-legislators-plan-on-sitting-out-trumps-swearing-in-1484502998
— Pulling Retirement Cash, but Not by Choice  Baby boomers’ mandatory withdrawals from 401(k)s, IRAs and other tax-deferred retirement accounts start in full force this year, touching off a massive shift of cash – VIPAL MONGA and SARAH KROUSE  (DIERSEN: The cost of living in Wheaton is very high.  Because my Democrat superiors in the federal government wasted my career and forced me to retire in 1997 when I was 49 years old, my Civil Service Retirement System pension is dramatically reduced.  Because of that, increasingly, my wife and I are spending more than our income. When I am 70 1/2, we will use my required minimum distribution to help pay for things like real estate taxes, income taxes, medical expenses, food, utilities, and insurance.)
http://www.wsj.com/articles/pulling-retirement-cash-but-not-by-choice-1484568043
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The largest generation in U.S. history has to start pulling its retirement money this year, kicking off a mandatory movement of cash that could total hundreds of billions in the coming decades. U.S. law requires anyone age 70 ½ or older to begin annual withdrawals from their tax-sheltered retirement accounts and pay taxes on those distributions. The oldest of the nation’s 75 million baby boomers cross that threshold for the first time this month, according to a U.S. Census Bureau estimate of when that demographic group began. The obligatory outflows from 401(k)s and IRAs are expected to ripple through the U.S. economy, the stock market and a money-management industry that relies heavily on fees from boomers’ tax-sheltered savings plans and assets. Boomers hold roughly $10 trillion in tax-deferred savings accounts, according to an estimate by Edward Shane, a managing director at Bank of New York Mellon Corp. Over the next two decades, the number of people age 70 or older is expected to nearly double to 60 million—roughly the population of Italy. Firms that manage 401(k) plans are trying to persuade clients to reinvest their withdrawals in other products rather than spending or donating the cash to charity. It’s another pain point for many traditional money managers already struggling to keep some clients from shifting into lower-cost index-tracking mutual funds.)
— Donald Trump Demands Apology From Intelligence Agencies, Media Over Dossier – HARRIET TORRY  (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always demanded that I apologize for causing all of their problems, for causing all of your problems, for causing all of my problems, and for causing all of everyone’s problems.)
http://blogs.wsj.com/washwire/2017/01/15/donald-trump-demands-apology-from-intelligence-agencies-media-over-dossier/
— How Electric Vehicles Could End Car Ownership as We Know It – CHRISTOPHER MIMS  (DIERSEN: Virtually all of my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes a) hate unions, b) hate past and present union members, c) hate General Motors, Ford, and Chrysler, d) hate those who own/owned vehicles made by General Motors, Ford, or Chrysler.  I was a union member for almost 12 years.  I bought my first car in 1964.  That car, and all the cars that I have bought since then, were made by General Motors, Ford, or Chrysler.)
http://www.wsj.com/articles/how-electric-vehicles-could-end-car-ownership-as-we-know-it-1484488803
— The Wing: An Inside Look at a Women-Only Workspace  (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats promote hatred of men. That is one reason why Democrat Clinton lost and Republican Trump won.)
http://www.wsj.com/video/the-wing-an-inside-look-at-a-women-only-workspace/B13FEEAE-E7EA-4205-8705-3A569998B7BB.html

 

USA TODAY
— In publishing, respect is something you earn – Michael Wolf (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes are full of disrespect.  They are especially full of disrespect for me and my GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails. Should I write a book about them?)
http://www.pressreader.com/usa/usa-today-us-edition/20170116/281728384215730
— Media beware, your credibility is all you have – Alicia Shepard  (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always focused on destroying my credibility.  Should I destroy their credibility?)
http://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/2017/01/13/media-credibility-buzzfeeed-dossier-cnn-alicia-shepard-column/96466624/
— Can the fake news trend be de-escalated? – Mike Snider
http://www.usatoday.com/story/money/2017/01/15/can-fake-news-trend-de-escalated/96537288/
— Invest early in America’s children: George Miller and Rick Santorum – George Miller and Rick Santorum  (DIERSEN: My outstanding parents invested in me.  They sent me to Trinity Lutheran Grade School in Crete 1953-1961 and then to Hope Lutheran Grade School in Park Forest 1961-1962 to stay with the Missouri Synod. My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes a) despise if not hate my parents, Trinity Lutheran Grade School, and Hope Lutheran Grade School and b) shout that the aforesaid made me much “too conservative.” My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes want me to join with them in promoting dependency on government and charity, LGBTQ activity, abortion, mass/illegal immigration, booze, gambling, pot, race based preference giving, gender based preference giving, age discrimination, etc.)
http://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/2017/01/16/education-early-children-bipartisan-george-miller-and-rick-santorum/96511384/
— NBA will consider shortening games due to millennial attention spans – AJ Neuharth-Keusch
http://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/nba/2017/01/13/nba-shortening-games-millennial-attention-spans/96535434/
— Overworked? Join the club. Here’s how to handle it – Laura Petrecca
http://www.usatoday.com/story/money/2017/01/07/overworked-americans/96235044/
— Confirm Sen. Sessions: Opposing view – Dean Nelson
http://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/2017/01/15/jeff-sessions-civil-rights-attorney-general-editorials-debates/96621010/
— 8 people have same wealth as world’s poorest half – Kim Hjelmgaard
http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2017/01/15/global-inequality-oxfam-report/96545438/

January 13 Morning Edition

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Why the press must unite when Trump attacks.”
http://chicago.suntimes.com/opinion/s-e-cupp-why-the-press-must-united-when-trump-attacks/
— $400M property tax increase could save CPS finances: Moody’s – Sam Charles
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/400m-property-tax-increase-could-save-cps-finances-moodys/
— Chicago man charged with sending threats to governor, DuPage sheriff – Jacob Wittich
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/chicago-man-charged-with-sending-threats-to-governor-sheriff/

— Goodbye to one selfie president, hello to another – Mona Charen
http://chicago.suntimes.com/opinion/charen-goodbye-to-one-selfie-president-hello-to-another/
— Amazon plans to hire 100,000 over the next 18 months – AP  (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, under the Democrats and under the RINOs, employers act like they do NOT want hire those who are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, non-poor, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/amazon-plans-to-hire-100000-over-the-next-18-months/

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— FRONT PAGE IN THE NAPERVILLE SUN: Naperville students to view Trump inauguration in person – Suzanne Baker
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/naperville-sun/news/ct-nvs-naperville-inauguration-st-0113-20170111-story.html
— Speaker Madigan — public servant, not prom king – Kristen McQueary
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/commentary/ct-michael-madigan-speaker-illinois-democrats–perspec-0113-md-20170112-story.html
— Trump’s will be a presidency ‘like you’ve never seen before’ – Editorial
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/editorials/ct-trump-president-inauguration-edit-20170115-story.html
— Budget woes trickle down to municipalities – Linda McDaniel-Hale
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/elgin-courier-news/opinion/ct-ecn-linda-mcdaniel-hale-st-0115-20170113-story.html
— Will County to seek grant for work near proposed Crete intermodal site – Susan DeMar Lafferty
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/daily-southtown/news/ct-sta-crete-overpass-grant-st-0113-20170112-story.html
— Chicago man arrested for allegedly threatening Rauner, DuPage County sheriff – Elyssa Cherney
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/ct-chicago-man-arrested-rauner-threats-0113-20170112-story.html
— Crisis communication firms are early beneficiaries of Trump presidency – Ally Marotti  (DIERSEN: You would think that anti-Trumps would want Trump to blast them.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/ct-crisis-communications-trump-tweets-0112-biz-20170111-story.html
— Trump says buy LL Bean, but many products are made in China – AP
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/sns-bc-us–ll-bean-heiress–trump-pac-20170112-story.html
— Chicago Housing Authority stockpiles cash, pays debts as families languish on waiting list – Jason Grotto
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/ct-cha-finances-report-met-20170112-story.html
— Senior real estate tax deferral application period begins in DuPage – Bill Bird  (DIERSEN: The cost of living in DuPage County is very high.  One could argue that if your annual household income is not at least $55,000, you need help from government and/or from charities to live in the county.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/naperville-sun/crime/ct-nvs-dupage-senior-tax-break-st-0113-20170112-story.html

— Two years into his term, Rauner says he ‘will never give up’ – Monique Garcia  (DIERSEN: What would your critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes say that you gave up on?  For me, they would say that in 2012, I gave up on being the TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairman; in 2011, a Wheaton Chamber of Commerce Government Affairs Committee chairman; in 2010 and 2004, the Milton Township Republican Central Committee webmaster; in 2007, an Illinois Center Right Coalition Steering Committee member; in 2004, an American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter board member; in 1997, a GAO employee; in 1980, an IRS employee; in 1971, a full-time Firestone Stores employee; and in 1969, a Post Office employee.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-bruce-rauner-facebook-live-two-years-story.html

— What happened to Trump’s honeymoon phase? – Charles Krauthammer  (DIERSEN: GAO audits IRS.  When I transferred from IRS to GAO when I was 31 years old in 1980, my Democrat GAO superiors, Democrat GAO supervisors, Democrat GAO coworkers, and Democrat GAO subordinates gave me no honeymoon at all.  From the very beginning, they did everything that they could to get rid of me.  Among many things, they viciously demonized, viciously denigrated, and viciously condemned my knowledge of IRS’s policies, procedures, practices, terminology, etc. that I had gained 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 $79,563-$90,173.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/commentary/ct-trump-administration-chaotic-perspec-0113-md-20170112-story.html

 

DAILY HERALD
— Carol Stream man accused of threatening governor, DuPage sheriff – Sara Hooker
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20170112/news/170119533/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps demonize, denigrate, and condemn Russia.
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20170113/discuss/170119577/

— Elgin’s violent crime rate rose more than Chicago’s – Charles Keeshan and Susan Sarkauskas  (DIERSEN: In your precinct, in your municipality, in your township/ward, in your county, and in Illinois, who works the hardest a) to attract violent criminals and b) to drive up the violent crime rate?)
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20170113/news/170119513/

 

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Feds release report on Chicago police – AP
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20170113/NEWS02/170119918/feds-release-report-on-chicago-police

 

CBS2
— 2 Investigators: Cal City Pol Thaddeus Jones Accused Of Misusing Campaign Funds – Brad Edwards
http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2017/01/12/2-investigators-cal-city-pol-accused-of-misusing-campaign-funds/

 

HERALD NEWS
— Will County Board approves sponsorship of CSX grant application  Residents continue to fight possible intermodal in Crete Township – MIKE MALLORY
http://www.theherald-news.com/2017/01/12/will-county-board-approves-sponsorship-of-csx-grant-application/a70pso1/

 

PEKIN DAILY TIMES
— Illinois prepares to celebrate 200 years with new state logo – AP  (DIERSEN: Government is nasty.  Politics is nasty.  How long have your ancestors been in Illinois?  All my ancestors immigrated during the 1840s and 1850s to northeast Illinois from what is now Germany.  I should write a book about my nasty/troubles/failed/vicious critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, and in DuPage County who continue to viciously demonize me, to viciously denigrate me, and to viciously condemn me as being a newcomer.  They stress that I have lived in DuPage County, Milton Township, and Wheaton only since 1978 and that I have lived in my precinct only since 1984.  They stress that I have a) never attended any schools in DuPage County, b) never sent any children to schools in DuPage County, and c) never became a member of any church in DuPage County. Government is nasty.  Politics is nasty.)
http://www.pekintimes.com/news/20170112/illinois-prepares-to-celebrate-200-years-with-new-state-logo

 

NORTHERN PUBLIC RADIO
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps promote Bustos and Kinzinger
http://northernpublicradio.org/post/two-us-representatives-northern-illinois-seek-cooperation-time-turmoil

 

QUAD CITIES ONLINE
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Quad Cities Online says that when you act badly, you are not an adult.  What do young people have to say about that?
http://www.qconline.com/editorials/editorial-at-last-adults-are-in-the-room-let-s/article_ab18c7e1-bb89-5629-8b0a-9aa89767378b.html

 

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Thumbs Down: To the Illinois Republican Party for its multi-day countdown to Jan. 11, the day the 100th General Assembly was sworn in and Michael J. Madigan, D-Chicago, was again elected as speaker of the Illinois House.
http://www.sj-r.com/opinion/20170112/our-view-thumbs-up-to-innovative-city-employees-working-to-better-serve-residents

 

  1. LOUIS TODAY
    — Man arrested for sending threatening letter to Illinois governor – Nassim Benchaabane
    http://www.stltoday.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/man-arrested-for-sending-threatening-letter-to-illinois-governor/article_b2c57c67-b160-5fa2-a992-958e58998437.html
    (FROM THE ARTICLE: A Chicago man was arrested Thursday after he allegedly sent threatening messages to Illinois Gov. Bruce Rauner and the sheriff of a suburban county. Eric M. Pence, 24, sent a threatening letter to Rauner and threatening emails to DuPage County Sheriff John Zaruba, according to Illinois State Police.)

 

MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— Deal Between McHenry Township Republican Factions Puts All on Ballot – Cal Skinner
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2017/01/12/deal-between-mchenry-township-republican-factions-puts-all-on-ballot/
— McConnaughay Praises Term Limits for Senate Leaders – Cal Skinner
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2017/01/12/mcconnaughay-praises-term-limits-for-senate-leaders/

 

ILLINOIS POLICY INSTITUTE
— MADIGAN’S ECONOMIC AGENDA IS NOT AGGRESSIVE AND IT’S NOT REFORM  The newly re-elected House speaker is pushing a new tax on businesses, an increase to the minimum wage and more spending, while doing nothing to address salient problems such as workers’ compensation and pension debt. – Michael Lucci
https://www.illinoispolicy.org/madigans-economic-agenda-is-not-aggressive-and-its-not-reform/

 

ILLINOIS FAMILY INSTITUTE
— My Facebook Conversation with “Progressives” – Laurie Higgins
https://illinoisfamily.org/homosexuality/facebook-conversation-with-liberals/

 

CAPITOL FAX
— AFSCME sets strike authorization vote
http://capitolfax.com/2017/01/13/afscme-sets-strike-authorization-vote/

 

CONSERVATIVE REPUBLICAN NEWS
— IN REVEALING ARTICLE, OBAMA PUTS ‘PROGRESSIVE GOALS’ BEFORE DUE PROCESS  (DIERSEN: Democrats are moral relativists who believe that their end justifies their means.  My Democrat GAO superiors believed that achieving their party’s Affirmative Action, Diversity, and Inclusion quotas, goals, and targets justified their forcing me to retire in 1997 when I was 49 years old, not promoting me beyond GS-13, keeping me off audits of IRS for all but 3 of the almost 18 years that I worked for GAO, and forcing me to take an $18,459 pay cut in today’s dollars to transfer from IRS to GAO in 1980. My Democrat IRS superiors believed that achieving their party’s Affirmative Action, Diversity, and Inclusion quotas, goals, and targets justified their not promoting me beyond GS-12, disallowing my education deductions, and disallowing my partial day per diem claims.  My Democrat Post Office superiors believed that achieving their party’s Affirmative Action, Diversity, and Inclusion quotas, goals, and targets justified their forcing me resign in 1969 and disallowing my sick leave requests.)
http://conservativerepublicannews.com/2017/01/12/in-revealing-article-obama-puts-progressive-goals-before-due-process/

 

GOPUSA
— Anarchists Plan to Paralyze Washington During Inauguration (DIERSEN: What actions do you expect that Trump voters in your precinct, in your municipality, in your township/ward, in your county, and in Illinois will take to protect themselves from anti-Trumps?  Will they stay in their homes more?  Will they buy more guns and ammunition?  Will they get concealed carry permits?)
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=19183
— Hollywood Vs. the ‘Fascist’ Election Result
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=19210
— Pope Francis: God promised the land to the people of Israel  (DIERSEN: Of course, individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that are anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors WANT THE POPE TO SAY THAT GOD PROMISED AMERICA TO THOSE WHO ARE anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.)
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=19206

 

THE BLAZE
— Celebrities make yet another anti-Trump video to prepare themselves for inauguration day – Brandon Morse
http://www.theblaze.com/news/2017/01/12/celebrities-make-yet-another-anti-trump-video-to-prepare-themselves-for-inauguration-day/

 

FREEDOM’S JOURNAL
— AMERICANS, NOT MOSCOW, ARE SENDING PRESIDENT-ELECT TRUMP TO THE WHITE HOUSE – Armstrong Williams
https://freedomsjournalinstitute.org/latest-news/opinion/americans-not-moscow-are-sending-president-elect-trump-to-the-white-house/

 

LIFE SITE NEWS
— Ben Carson rips ‘extra rights’ for LGBT at confirmation hearing – Lisa Bourne (DIERSEN: Virtually all of my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes promote LGBTQ activity.)
https://www.lifesitenews.com/news/ben-carson-rips-extra-rights-for-lgbt-at-confirmation-hearing

 

WESTERN JOURNALISM
— Uproar Follows After Fox News Anchor Rebukes Trump For ‘Belittling’ CNN – Jack Davis  (DIERSEN: Should I write a book about the nasty, troubled, failed, and/or vicious activists, candidates, elected officials, party leaders, major donors, political consultants, etc. in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois who belittle me?  The aforesaid blame me for their problems, blame me for your problems, blame me for my problems, and blame me for everyone’s problems.)
http://www.westernjournalism.com/uproar-follows-after-fox-news-anchor-rebukes-trump-for-belittling-cnn/

 

NATIONAL REVIEW
— Liberals Have Enemies to Their Left – JOE SIMONSON  (DIERSEN: To their credit, some of my Democrat superiors and supervisors in the federal government did like having to carry orders from Democrat politicians to waste the careers of and to get rid of their subordinates who were Republican, White, male, older, and/or non-veteran.)
http://www.nationalreview.com/article/443804/new-left-dirtbag-left-chapo-trap-house-jacobin-magazine-liberals-democratic-party

 

ASSOCIATED PRESS
— Lie detectors trip applicants at border agency – ELLIOT SPAGAT  (DIERSEN: Those who come to America illegally, who stay in America illegally, and/or who bring others to America illegally are moral relativists who believe that their end justifies their means.  Moral relativists vote for Democrats.)
http://journaltimes.com/news/national/ap-exclusive-lie-detectors-trip-applicants-at-border-agency/article_5a01dacc-a707-5a79-bfa3-5a30891d44b7.html

 

CNN
— Chicago police use excessive force, DOJ finds – Jason Hanna
http://www.cnn.com/2017/01/13/us/chicago-police-federal-investigation/index.html

 

CBS NEWS
— Workers with no college degree fall further behind than ever  (DIERSEN: I earned a) a job-related bachelor’s degree in 1970 when I was 21 and job-related master’s degrees when I was 27, 31, and 48, b) job-related professional certifications when I was 30, 32, 41, 45, 47, and 48, and c) a job-related professional license when I was 33.  Of course, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes use the aforesaid against me.  They hint/imply/argue/shout that with the aforesaid, if I was not such a loser, I would have much more money now than I do.)
http://cbsnews.cbs.com/news/workers-with-no-college-degree-fall-further-behind-than-ever/

 

AOL NEWS
— Protests will aim to disrupt Trump inauguration – JOHN CLARKE
http://www.aol.com/article/news/2017/01/13/protests-aim-disrupt-trump-inauguration-organizers/21653938/

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— Chicago Police Routinely Trampled on Civil Rights, Justice Dept. Says – JULIE BOSMAN and MITCH SMITH
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/01/13/us/chicago-police-justice-department-report.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “As Trump Berates News Media, a New Strategy Is Needed to Cover Him.”
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/01/12/business/media/trump-media-news-conference.html
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD HARDCOPY ARTICLE TITLE: A Table Full of Trump Voters Who Don’t Regret It One Bit – Trip Gabrial  (DIERSEN: What actions do you expect that Trump voters in your precinct, in your municipality, in your township/ward, in your county, and in Illinois will take to protect themselves from anti-Trumps?  Will they stay in their homes more?  Will they buy more guns and ammunition?  Will they get concealed carry permits?)
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/01/12/us/donald-trump-iowa-conservatives.html

 

WASHINGTON POST
— Obama’s federal workplace legacy is mixed, but he’ll be missed – Joe Davidson  (DIERSEN: Democrats run America.  Democrats run the federal government.  Democrats want each and every federal employee to be a Democrat, and as many as possible of them to also be LGBTQ, minority, female, younger, disabled, and/or veteran.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/powerpost/wp/2017/01/13/obamas-federal-workplace-legacy-mixed-but-hell-be-missed/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: But with one week to go in Obama’s presidency, we take a look at his federal workforce legacy through the words of employees and retirees who lived it and experts who studied it. He was praised for supporting diversity, gay rights, improved labor relations, telework, streamlined hiring procedures, employing veterans and people with disabilities. His work-life balance programs and stand against Republican attacks on staffing were applauded.)
— Is a college degree the new high school diploma? Here’s why your degree’s worth is stagnant. – Jeffrey J. Selingo  (DIERSEN: I earned a) a job-related bachelor’s degree in 1970 when I was 21 and job-related master’s degrees when I was 27, 31, and 48, b) job-related professional certifications when I was 30, 32, 41, 45, 47, and 48, and c) a job-related professional license when I was 33.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/grade-point/wp/2017/01/13/is-a-college-degree-the-new-high-school-diploma-heres-why-your-degrees-worth-is-stagnant/

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Justice Department Finds Chicago Police Use Excessive Force in Violation of Constitution  City officials have agreed to negotiate a consent decree aimed at reform – SHIBANI MAHTANI and JOE BARRETT
http://www.wsj.com/articles/justice-department-finds-chicago-police-use-excessive-force-in-violation-of-constitution-1484325190
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Employers who are Democrats or Democrat plants, Libertarians or libertarian plants, Greens or Green plants, or RINOs a) want cheap labor and b) look down on, despise, if not hate their employees and potential employees who are Protestant, conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
http://www.wsj.com/articles/trumps-immigration-chance-1484266731
— Chicago: Live Video Grows as Platform to Broadcast Violence  Experts say Facebook Live, Twitter’s Periscope are increasingly used to stream—and provoke—violence – SHIBANI MAHTANI and DEEPA SEETHARAMAN
http://www.wsj.com/articles/live-video-grows-as-platform-to-broadcast-violence-1484226002

 

BLOOMBERG
— Facebook’s Hiring Process Hinders Its Effort to Create a Diverse Workforce  Despite incentivizing recruiters to prioritize women, black and Latino engineering candidates, the department’s demographics have not changed much in the past few years. – Ellen Huet  (DIERSEN: Facebook should consider hiring Charles Bowsher.  Bowsher had great success during the 1980s and 1990s getting rid of the agency’s employees who were Republican, White, male, older, and/or non-veteran.)
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2017-01-09/facebook-s-hiring-process-hinders-its-effort-to-create-a-diverse-workforce

 

USA TODAY
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Pot pushers push pot.
http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2017/01/12/cannabis-can-help-some-patients-but-doctors-say-more-research-needed/96495582/

 

TIME
— Millennials Keep Losing Ground to Their Parents – Kate Samuelson
http://time.com/money/4634274/millennials-losing-ground-parents/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Millennial children are earning around 20% less than their baby boomer parents despite being better educated, new research says. Analysis of Federal Reserve data by the advocacy group Young Invincibles, laid out in an Associated Press report, discovered that millennials have less than half the net worth of boomers and their home ownership rate is lower, while their student debt is “drastically” higher. For the research, the analysts compared 25 to 34 year-olds in 2013, the most recent year available, to the same age group in 1989 after adjusting for inflation. They found that education has helped lessen the gap between millennials and boomers, but white millennials still earn significantly more than their black and Latino peers. This “reflect[s] the legacy of discrimination for jobs, education and housing,” the report says. According to AP, research last year by economists led by Stanford University’s Raj Chetty agrees with Young Invincibles’ findings. The Stanford report found that people born in 1950 had a 79% chance of making more money than their parents but those born in 1980 had just a 50% chance of out-earning their parents.)

 

MASHABLE
— Sunny Obama rides last week out with a bang, bites visitor on face – LAURA VITTO
http://mashable.com/2017/01/12/sunny-obama-bites-white-house-visitor/

 

VOX
— A wayward drone almost hit Duckworth’s plane. Now she’s a drone safety hawk. – Timothy B. Lee
http://www.vox.com/new-money/2017/1/11/14241312/tammy-duckworth-drone-safety

January 12 Evening Edition

GOPUSA ILLINOIS
— DuPage County Board Chairman Dan Cronin spoke very highly of Wheaton City Council West District candidate Bobby McNeily Thursday evening, January 12, 2017, at his outstanding fundraiser at the DuPage County Museum in Wheaton.  The 60+ attendees included Almiron, Brennan, Carlson, Chirchirillo, Ferguson, Fitch, Holan, Keller, Kmiecik, Krajewski, Krzyzewski, Larsen, Mathew, Mathieson, McGowen, Mendrick, Minor, Nathwani, Noonan, Olsen, Orel, Pacilli, Prater, Rash, and Ryan. – Dave Diersen
https://gopillinois.com

 

ABC7
— GOVERNOR BRUCE RAUNER MARKS TWO YEARS IN OFFICE – Charles Thomas
http://abc7chicago.com/news/governor-bruce-rauner-marks-two-years-in-office/1699925/
— PRESIDENTS AND THEIR PETS
http://abc7chicago.com/pets/presidents-and-their-pets/1699325/

 

FOX NEWS CHICAGO
— Chicago man charged with sending threats to Gov. Rauner, DuPage sheriff
http://www.fox32chicago.com/news/crime/228825804-story

 

WLS AM
— Roskam on Trump: He’s Bringing His Game – Nick Gale
http://www.wlsam.com/2017/01/12/roskam-on-trump-hes-bringing-his-game/ 

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Representative Steve Andersson Appointed House GOP Floor Leader
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/batavia-geneva-st-charles/community/chi-ugc-article-representative-steve-andersson-appointed-hous-2017-01-12-story.html
— Rauner to name Vallas to Chicago State board – Dawn Rhodes and Rick Pearson
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/ct-chicago-state-vallas-new-trustees-20170112-story.html
— Crete Township residents hear proposed intermodal facility plan – Dennis Sullivan
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/daily-southtown/news/ct-sta-crete-intermodal-st-0113-20170112-story.html
— Ratings agency says big tax hike is ‘most likely’ CPS fix – Juan Perez Jr. and Hal Dardick
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-chicago-schools-finances-moodys-met-20170112-story.html
— Obama scrapping ‘wet foot, dry foot’ immigration policy for Cubans
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/ct-obama-cuba-policy-20170112-story.html
— ‘Blizzard ’67’: Imagine the snow begins to fall and doesn’t stop – Rick Kogan  (DIERSEN: I worked part-time for the Park Forest Post Office in 1967.  I drove the first mail truck from Park Forest that got through to Monee and to Peotone after the blizzard.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/entertainment/ct-ae-0115-1967-blizzard-kogan-sidewalks-20170111-column.html

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Ill. Senate files backup bill for city worker pensions – Tina Sfondeles
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/ill-senate-files-backup-bill-for-city-worker-pensions/
— Feds: Chicago cop training poor, misconduct investigations biased – JON SEIDEL, LYNN SWEET, MICK DUMKE
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/chicago-up-next-as-ag-announces-baltimore-consent-decree/amp/
— Obama ends visa-free path for Cubans who make it to U.S. soil – AP
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/obama-ends-visa-free-path-for-cubans-who-make-it-to-us-soil/

 

DAILY HERALD
— Lisle village clerk gets 4 months in jail for third DUI – Justin Kmitch
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20170112/news/170119608/

 

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Emanuel wants $1 billion from Trump for Union Station – GREG HINZ
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20170112/BLOGS02/170119936/emanuel-wants-1-billion-from-trump-for-union-station
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Chicago business leaders want cheap labor.
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20170112/OPINION/170119945/chicago-business-leaders-our-economy-needs-immigrants

 

WTTW
— Rauner on 2-Year Anniversary: ‘I Will Never Give Up’ – Amanda Vinicky
http://chicagotonight.wttw.com/2017/01/12/rauner-2-year-anniversary-i-will-never-give

 

SUBURBAN LIFE
— Cronin shares State of the County at Chamber630 luncheon – NATHAN LURZ
http://www.mysuburbanlife.com/2017/01/11/cronin-shares-state-of-the-county-at-chamber630-luncheon/a1usr9l/

 

NAPERVILLE PATCH
— Naperville Students Heading to D.C. for Inauguration  The students from Naperville Central High School will spend a few days in the capital – Patrick Martin
http://patch.com/illinois/naperville/naperville-students-heading-d-c-inauguration

 

NORTHWEST HERALD
— Michael Madigan makes history as Illinois bleeds – Austin Berg
http://www.nwherald.com/2017/01/12/austin-berg-michael-madigan-makes-history-as-illinois-bleeds/awymh70/

 

WJBC
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps promote the anti-Trump Pat Brady.
http://www.wjbc.com/2017/01/12/former-gop-chief-optimistic-new-session-will-produce-budget/

 

MEDILL REPORTS
— DOES DODD-FRANK SWAPS REGULATION REDUCE MARKET RISK? – Jiefei Liu  (DIERSEN: What do you know about swaps?  In 1997, I knew as much about swaps as anyone at GAO.  GAO audits federal financial industry regulators.  All during my last 8 years at GAO, I worked on audits that involved swaps.  In addition, I earned a master’s degree from IIT in financial markets and trading in 1997.  GAO wasted my knowledge of swaps when it forced me to retire in 1997.  GAO would not have done that if I had been a Democrat, a minority, a woman, younger, or a veteran.)
http://news.medill.northwestern.edu/chicago/does-dodd-frank-swaps-regulation-reduce-market-risk/

 

ILLINOIS TIMES
— Inside the sausage factory  Report documents rigged system – Bruce Rushton
http://illinoistimes.com/article-18165-inside-the-sausage-factory.html

 

ILLINOIS LEAKS
— Did DuPage County Officials dupe the General Assembly into violating the Illinois Constitution? – Kirk Allen
http://edgarcountywatchdogs.com/2017/01/did-dupage-county-officials-dupe-the-general-assembly-into-violating-the-illinois-constitution/

 

ILLINOIS POLICY INSTITUTE
— MADIGAN MAKES HISTORY WHILE ILLINOIS’ MIDDLE CLASS RACES TOWARD EXTINCTION  At the end of his term in 2019, Madigan will be the longest-serving House speaker of any state in modern U.S. history. – Austin Berg
https://www.illinoispolicy.org/madigan-makes-history-while-illinois-middle-class-races-toward-extinction/

 

ILLINOIS FAMILY ACTION
— Ten Examples of Anti-White Rhetoric at Colleges – Spencer Irvine
https://illinoisfamilyaction.org/2017/01/ten-examples-of-anti-white-rhetoric-at-colleges/

 

ILLINOIS FAMILY INSTITUTE
— GLSEN and their LGBT Common Core Public School Agenda – Israel Wayne
https://illinoisfamily.org/education/glsen-lgbt-common-core-public-school-agenda/

 

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— RAUNER OPTIMISTIC IN FIRST 2017 FACEBOOK LIVE PRESENTATION
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2017/01/rauner-optimistic-in-first-2017-facebook-live-presentation.html
— DURBIN COMMENCES DEMOCRAT DRUMBEAT AGAINST OBAMACARE REPEAL
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2017/01/durbin-commences-democrat-drumbeat-against-obamacare-repeal.html
— IL CONGRESSMAN GUTIERREZ: WHY I WILL NOT BE AT TRUMP’S INAUGURATION
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2017/01/il-congressman-gutierrez-why-i-will-not-be-at-trumps-inauguration.html

 

CAPITOL FAX
— ILGOP launches robocalls against 18 House Democrats
http://capitolfax.com/2017/01/12/ilgop-launches-robocalls-against-18-house-dems/

 

GOPUSA
— Booker, Lewis accuse Sessions of racism
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=19171
— The Racist Anti-Racists at MTV News
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=19087
— ABC to run political mini-series on gay rights
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=19140
— Fox’s Shepard Smith criticizes Trump for ‘belittling’ CNN
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=19165

 

CONSERVATIVE REPUBLICAN NEWS
— AMERICA’S REALITY DIVIDE – Kent Kellar
http://conservativerepublicannews.com/2017/01/12/editorial-americas-reality-divide/
— OBAMA DISMAL BUT FORGETTABLE LEGACY – Kent Kellar
http://conservativerepublicannews.com/2017/01/12/obama-dismal-but-forgettable-legacy/

 

WESTERN JOURNALISM
— Fed Employee Called ‘Buckwheat’ By Colleague… What Happens Then Will Have TaxPayers LIVID – Chris Golden
http://www.westernjournalism.com/thepoint/2017/01/12/fed-employee-called-buckwheat-by-colleague-what-happens-then-will-have-taxpayers-livid/
— Gingrich Labels CNN Reporter Who Antagonized Trump ‘An Idiot’  “… kick them out …” – Jack Davis
http://www.westernjournalism.com/gingrich-labels-cnn-report-antagonized-trump-idiot/

 

WORLD NET DAILY
— TRUMP GOES NUCLEAR ON ‘FAKE NEWS’ GIANTS IN MEDIA  CNN, BuzzFeed smear collapses: ‘This should never have been released’ – GARTH KANT
http://www.wnd.com/2017/01/trump-blasts-fake-news-on-russian-dossier/

 

DAILY CALLER
— Despite Record Gun Deaths, Chicago’s Statehouse Elects Dem To 17th Term As Speaker – PHILLIP STUCKY
http://dailycaller.com/2017/01/12/despite-record-gun-deaths-chicagos-statehouse-elects-dem-to-17th-term-as-speaker/
— Tips For Hate Crime Hoaxers – Ann Coulter
http://dailycaller.com/2017/01/12/coulter-tips-for-hate-crime-hoaxers/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Secretary of Defense nominee James Mattis rejects all the religions of the world.
http://dailycaller.com/2017/01/12/mattis-shuts-gillibrand-down-on-lgbt-military-i-dont-care-who-people-go-to-bed-with-video/
— Obama Family’s Dog Bites White House Guest – Kaitlan Collins
http://dailycaller.com/2017/01/12/obamas-dog-sunny-bit-a-white-house-guest/

 

BLAZE
— Rosie O’Donnell: ‘I fully support imposing martial law’ to stop Trump inauguration – Tre Goins-Phillips
http://www.theblaze.com/news/2017/01/12/rosie-odonnell-i-fully-support-imposing-martial-law-to-stop-trump-inauguration/

 

CONSERVATIVE REVIEW
— 4 WAYS OBAMA’S FINAL SPEECH WAS A LOAD OF CRAP – Robert Eno
https://www.conservativereview.com/commentary/2017/01/4-ways-obamas-final-speech-was-a-load-of-crap

 

OPPOSING VIEWS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Mexico sides with a) those who come into America illegally, b) those who stay in America illegally, c) those who bring others to America illegally, and d) those who bring illegal drugs into America illegally.
http://www.opposingviews.com/i/world/mexico-course-we-arent-paying-wall

 

THE HILL
— Fox’s Shepard Smith criticizes Trump for ‘belittling’ CNN – NIKITA VLADIMIROV
http://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/news/313862-shepard-smith-no-journalist-should-be-subjected-to-belittling

 

CNN
— U.S. to end ‘wet foot, dry foot’ policy for Cubans – Elise Labott, Kevin Liptak and Patrick Oppmann
http://www.cnn.com/2017/01/12/politics/us-to-end-wet-foot-dry-foot-policy-for-cubans/index.html

 

WASHINGTON POST
— The Women’s March needs passion and purpose, not pink pussycat hats – Petula Dvorak
https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/the-womens-march-needs-passion-and-purpose-not-pink-pussycat-hats/2017/01/11/6d7e75be-d842-11e6-9a36-1d296534b31e_story.html
— Donald Trump just used his presidential power to advertise L.L. Bean – Danielle Paquette
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/wonk/wp/2017/01/12/donald-trump-just-used-his-presidential-power-to-advertise-l-l-bean/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Trump’s Cabinet nominees keep contradicting him.”
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/trumps-cabinet-nominees-keep-contradicting-him/2017/01/12/dec8cccc-d8f3-11e6-9a36-1d296534b31e_story.html

 

NEW YORK POST
— Why liberal elites are so resentful of middle America – Salena Zito
http://nypost.com/2017/01/11/why-liberal-elites-are-so-resentful-of-middle-america/

 

INVESTOR’S BUSINESS DAILY
— Is The U.S. Government Insolvent? Sorry, But Its Accountant GAO Can’t Tell You – Editorial
http://www.investors.com/politics/editorials/is-the-u-s-government-insolvent-sorry-but-its-accountant-cant-tell-you/

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Unparalleled Resistance Looms for Trump After Inauguration – JANET HOOK
http://blogs.wsj.com/washwire/2017/01/10/unparalleled-resistance-looms-for-trump-after-the-inaugural/
— Health Care’s Bipartisan Problem: The Sick Are Expensive and Someone Has to Pay  With Congress poised to repeal the Affordable Care Act, most lawmakers want to maintain coverage for people with pre-existing conditions—the available options all have downsides – ANNA WILDE MATHEWS and LOUISE RADNOFSKY
http://www.wsj.com/articles/health-cares-bipartisan-problem-the-sick-are-expensive-and-someone-has-to-pay-1484234963

 

FORBES
— Social Security Plans To Provide Even Less Information – Laurence J. Kotlikoff
http://www.forbes.com/sites/nextavenue/2017/01/12/social-security-plans-to-provide-even-less-information/#72b92161550e

 

NEW REPUBLIC
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Trump Is Exactly the Monster We Feared, and Republicans Are Enabling Him  GOP congressmen will abide his abuses as long as they get what they want.”
https://newrepublic.com/article/139813/trump-exactly-monster-feared-republicans-enabling

 

FED SMITH
— 6 Possible Civil Service Changes in the 115th Congress – Jeff Neal
http://www.fedsmith.com/2017/01/12/6-possible-civil-service-changes-in-the-115th-congress/
— Salaries of Federal PR Employees Featured in Senator’s Annual ‘Wastebook’ – Ian Smith
http://www.fedsmith.com/2017/01/12/salaries-of-federal-pr-employees-featured-in-senators-annual-wastebook/

 

SLATE
— The Women’s March on Washington Has Released an Unapologetically Progressive Platform – Christina Cauterucci
http://www.slate.com/blogs/xx_factor/2017/01/12/the_women_s_march_on_washington_has_released_its_platform_and_it_is_unapologetically.html

January 11 Evening Edition

GOPUSA ILLINOIS
— Milton Township Republican Central Committee Meeting – Dave Diersen
https://gopillinois.com
(THE ARTICLE: Attendees at the outstanding Milton Township Republican Central Committee Meeting Wednesday evening, January 11, 2017, at the Wheaton Bowl Banquet Hall included Almiron, Austin, Bennet, Bolds, Chirchirillo, Eckhoff, Falbo, Fenne, Fitch, Fitzpatrick, Formento, Grant, Henry, Hinkle, Jorgensen, Keller, Kinzler, Krzyzewski, Lofgren, Lowe, McGowen, McNeily, Mendrick, Molitor, Muehlfelt, Nathwani, Orel, Ryan, Zaruba, and Zay.)

 

ABC7
— TRUMP DENOUNCES ‘DISGRACE’ OF REPORTS OF RUSSIAN TIES TO HIM – AP
http://abc7chicago.com/politics/trump-denounces-disgrace-of-reports-of-russian-ties-to-him/1697045/
— ILLINOIS’ 100TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY SWORN IN – Michelle Gallardo
http://abc7chicago.com/politics/illinois-100th-general-assembly-sworn-in/1697115/

 

NBC5
— Illinois House Republican Leader Jim Durkin Sends Message at Inauguration – Mary Ann Ahern
http://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/illinois-house-minority-leader-jim-durkin-sends-message-410461835.html
— Inaugural Parade Performers Include Midwest Groups – Mary Ann Ahern
http://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/midwest-performers-trump-inauguration-410449195.html
— Localize It: Illinois Communities Set Their Own Marijuana Fines  (DIERSEN: The lower that you set fines for pot, the more that you promote pot.)
http://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/illinois-marijuana-fines-local-410447715.html

 

CBS2
— Trump Rails Against ‘Fake News,’ Previews His White House Agenda – Derrick Blakley
http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2017/01/11/trump-rails-against-fake-news-previews-his-white-house-agenda/
— DuPage Looking To Merge Election Commission With County Clerk – Craig Dellimore
http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2017/01/11/dupage-looking-to-merge-election-commission-with-county-clerk/

 

FOX NEWS CHICAGO
— Madigan re-elected Illinois speaker, nears US tenure record – AP
http://www.fox32chicago.com/politics/228565212-story

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Madigan re-elected speaker for 17th time, lays out Democratic economic agenda – Monique Garcia and Kim Geiger
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-michael-madigan-reelected-met-0112-20170111-story.html
— Sen. Oberweis: 100th General Assembly brings new challenges, new opportunities
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/wheaton/community/chi-ugc-article-sen-oberweis-100th-general-assembly-brings-2-2017-01-11-story.html
— Trump administration member Todd Ricketts to join Cubs at Obama White House – Kim Janssen
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/chicagoinc/ct-cubs-obama-white-house-0112-chicago-inc-20170111-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps “Fact-checking President-elect Donald Trump’s news conference.”
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/politics/ct-fact-check-trump-news-conference-20170111-story.html
— Judge asked to rule on spending of Aaron Schock campaign money
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-aaron-schock-trial-20170111-story.html
— What the bleep happened at the Trump news conference? – Alexandra Petri
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/commentary/ct-trump-news-conference-commentary-20170111-story.html
— Mom to remove girl from Elmwood Park school over racist phone message
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/elmwood-park/news/ct-elm-racist-locker-message-tl-0119-20170111-story.html
— Why didn’t Sasha Obama join her family in Chicago for farewell address? – Samantha Schmidt
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/politics/ct-sasha-obama-president-obama-farewell-address-20170111-story.html
— Same as ever: Madigan re-elected House speaker with only one holdout – Editorial
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/editorials/ct-michael-madigan-speaker-again-edit-0112-md-20170111-story.html
— FBI, CIA, DNI, NSA all agreed: Tell Trump about explosive claims – Greg Miller, Ellen Nakashima, Karen DeYoung
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/politics/ct-trump-dossier-intel-20170111-story.html

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Former state Rep. Ron Sandack is Springfield’s newest lobbyist – Tina Sfondeles
http://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/former-state-rep-ron-sandack-is-springfields-newest-lobbyist/
— Madigan starts record-setting term hoping ‘to end the acrimony’ – Tina Sfondeles
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/madigan-says-house-dems-will-propose-budget-agenda/
— Chicago, Illinois scored big projects during Obama terms – Lynn Sweet
http://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/sweet-chicago-illinois-scored-big-projects-during-obama-terms/
— CPS watchdog launches data unit, hires investigative reporters – Lauren FitzPatrick
http://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/cps-watchdog-launches-data-unit-hires-investigative-reporters/

 

DAILY HERALD
— Trump news spreads faster than reporters can verify – AP
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20170111/news/170119740/
— Districts hoping state legislation will keep referendums valid – Robert Sanchez
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20170111/news/170119703/
— New Legislature, same old problem in Illinois: No budget – AP
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20170111/news/301119928/

 

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Budget peace looms—and biz groups check their wallets – GREG HINZ
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20170111/BLOGS02/170119968/illinois-budget-deal-looms-and-business-groups-assess-damage
— Underwater homeownership more common in minority neighborhoods – DENNIS RODKIN
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/realestate/20170111/CRED0701/170119974/underwater-homeownership-more-common-in-minority-neighborhoods

 

QUINCY HERALD WHIG
— Jil Tracy dives into new role in Illinois Senate – Doug Wilson
http://www.whig.com/20170111/jil-tracy-dives-into-new-role-in-illinois-senate

 

NORTHWEST HERALD
— New McHenry County lawmakers take seats in Springfield, face hard battles ahead – KEVIN P. CRAVER
http://www.nwherald.com/2017/01/11/new-mchenry-county-lawmakers-take-seats-in-springfield-face-hard-battles-ahead/a8i642n/

 

PEORIA JOURNAL STAR
— Michael Madigan elected to 17th term as Illinois House Speaker
http://www.pjstar.com/news/20170111/michael-madigan-elected-to-17th-term-as-illinois-house-speaker

 

JOURNAL & TOPICS
— Area Reps Start Congressional Session With Republicans In Lead  Dems Say They’ll Search For Common Ground, But Stand Against Trump, GOP Where They Must – TOM ROBB
http://www.journal-topics.com/news/article_2ff63d52-d82f-11e6-9d86-034f04aa2c62.html

 

SUBURBAN LIFE
— DuPage Election Commission to consider 7 candidacies in challenge hearing – NATHAN LURZ
http://www.mysuburbanlife.com/2017/01/09/dupage-election-commission-to-consider-7-candidacies-in-challenge-hearing/abuatft/
— Public responds to proposed DuPage County Election Commission, clerk consolidation – NATHAN LURZ
http://www.mysuburbanlife.com/2017/01/10/public-responds-to-proposed-dupage-county-election-commission-clerk-consolidation/awz0jun/
— Breen says he won’t keep stipend for leadership post – ERIC SCHELKOPF
http://www.mysuburbanlife.com/2017/01/10/breen-says-he-wont-keep-stipend-for-leadership-post/af08ie1/

 

CHICAGO MAGAZINE
— UIC Study Busts Stereotype That  Liberals Don’t Hold Anything Sacred  People on both sides of the political spectrum take stances that defend the sacred—depending on the topic. – BETTINA CHANG
http://www.chicagomag.com/city-life/January-2017/Moral-Sanctity-Study/

 

WHEATON PATCH
— Wheaton Native Found Fatally Shot in Still-Running Car Near Chicago School He Worked At   A GoFundMe campaign has been started to help the family of Jason Goodfriend, who was the business manager at Chicago Tech Academy. – Joe Vince
http://patch.com/illinois/wheaton/wheaton-native-found-fatally-shot-still-running-car-near-chicago-school-he-worked

 

ILLINOIS FAMILY INSTITUTE
— Feds Are Simply Out-of-Touch – David E. Smith
https://illinoisfamily.org/marriage/feds-simply-touch/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) recently claimed in a press release that the cost of raising a child from birth through age 17 is $233,610, or almost $14,000 annually. As the father of seven children, let me say that this is utter nonsense. Moreover, the USDA fails to identify the multiple benefits of raising children, such as the physical, spiritual, intellectual and emotional advantages. These benefits are not just unquantifiable, but inestimable. The value of raising, nurturing and training children far surpass the outlandish financial estimates of Washington D.C. bureaucrats. With the USDA’s exaggerated estimates, how do we expect to encourage married couples to return to the healthy birth rate of more than 2.1 in the United States?  We’re shortsighted if we fail to see that the current U.S. trend is unsustainable and portends economic trouble, including lower living standards for most citizens. We simply have to look at Japan, Greece or Italy for a lesson in the detriments of low birth rates. Federal officials are simply out-of-touch with Middle America. Most of us don’t spend hundreds of dollars on a hammer and we spend far less than they estimate to raise our each child every year. Maybe the federal government can learn something from working families?)

 

ILLINOIS POLICY INSTITUTE
— NAPERVILLE AND LISLE TOWNSHIPS TO VOTE ON CONSOLIDATING ROAD DISTRICTS  Voters in Naperville and Lisle townships will have the chance to vote on government consolidation after the success of a similar referendum in the November elections. – Mindy Ruckman
https://www.illinoispolicy.org/naperville-and-lisle-townships-to-vote-on-consolidating-road-districts/

 

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— WOOD: OBAMA GIVES FAREWELL SPEECH AS AMERICANS SAY FAREWELL TO DEMOCRAT PARTY
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2017/01/wood-obama-gives-farewell-speech-as-americans-say-farewell-to-democrat-party.html
— ILLINOIS 100TH SENATE SWORN IN WITH 37 DEMOCRATS, 22 REPUBLICANS
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2017/01/illinois-100th-senate-sworn-in-with-37-democrats-22-republicans.html
— PROPERTY TAX FREEZE PASSES ONE CHAMBER AS SESSION ADJOURNS
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2017/01/il-house-passes-permanent-property-tax-freeze.html
— DEMOCRAT FRANKS SPOTLIGHTS ILLINOIS’ PROPERTY TAX DEVASTATION
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2017/01/democrat-franks-spotlights-illinois-property-tax-devastation.html

 

CAPITOL FAX
— ILGOP says HDems “ignored the will of the people”
http://capitolfax.com/2017/01/11/ilgop-says-hdems-ignored-the-will-of-the-people/
— Senate imposes term limits on its leaders via rule change
http://capitolfax.com/2017/01/11/senate-imposes-term-limits-on-its-leaders-via-rule-change/

 

GOPUSA
— Trump Blasts CNN, BuzzFeed for Fake News; CNN Reporter Throws Fit at Press Conference
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=19120

 

INDEPENDENT JOURNAL REVIEW
— Trump Refuses to Take Question From ‘Fake News’ CNN, Calls BuzzFeed: ‘Failing Pile of Garbage’ – VIRGINIA KRUTA
http://ijr.com/2017/01/775536-trump-goes-toe-to-toe-with-buzzfeed-cnn/

 

CHRISTIAN POST
— Va. Governor Issues Executive Order Allowing Only Pro-LGBT Groups to Receive State Contracts – MICHAEL GRYBOSKI
http://www.christianpost.com/news/virginia-governor-executive-order-lgbt-state-contracts-nondiscrimination-religious-freedom-172798/

 

ANDY MARTIN
— The Failed Presidency of Barack Obama
https://contrariancommentary.wordpress.com/2017/01/11/andy-martin-the-failed-presidency-of-barack-obama/

 

RUSS STEWART
— DEMOCRATIC-TRENDING DEMOGRAPHICS CAUSE DOLD’S DEFEAT IN 10TH DISTRICT
http://www.russstewart.com/russ-analysis.html

 

BREITBART
— Trans Jenner to Attend Donald Trump’s Inauguration – JEROME HUDSON
http://www.breitbart.com/big-hollywood/2017/01/11/caitlyn-jenner-attend-donald-trumps-inauguration/

 

DAILY CALLER
— Why The Trump Presidency Will Bring A New Era For Racial Equality – Vijay Jojo Chokal-Ingam
http://dailycaller.com/2017/01/11/why-the-trump-presidency-will-bring-a-new-era-for-racial-equality/

 

THE HILL
— Trump’s frustration with press, intelligence community explodes – JONATHAN EASLEY
http://thehill.com/homenews/administration/313813-trumps-frustration-with-press-intelligence-community-explodes
— Federal ethics chief blasts ‘meaningless’ Trump business plan – JORDAN FABIAN
http://thehill.com/business-a-lobbying/313864-government-ethics-chief-blasts-trump-business-plan

 

REUTERS
— Trump says won’t divest from his business while president – Andy Sullivan, Emily Stephenson and Steve Holland
http://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-finance-idUSKBN14V21I

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— 10 Key Moments and More From Trump’s News Conference – NICHOLAS FANDOS
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/01/11/us/politics/trump-news-conference-highlights.html
— In First Trump News Conference, Sound, Fury and a New Plan – GLENN THRUSH
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/01/11/us/politics/obama-trump-transition.html

 

WASHINGTON POST
— If colleges keep killing academic freedom, civilization will die, too – José A. Cabranes
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/if-colleges-keep-killing-academic-freedom-civilization-will-die-too/2017/01/10/74b6fcc2-d2c3-11e6-9cb0-54ab630851e8_story.html

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Donald Trump to Place Business Holdings in a Trust Run by Adult Sons  Some ethics experts say the trust and other measures don’t create the firewall needed to fully insulate him from his holdings –  PETER NICHOLAS and ALEXANDRA BERZON
http://www.wsj.com/articles/donald-trump-to-place-business-holdings-in-a-trust-run-by-adult-sons-1484152201

 

DALLAS NEWS
— Students want universities to act as parents, but they won’t like the results – Mark Yudof
http://www.dallasnews.com/opinion/commentary/2017/01/11/students-want-universities-act-asparents-like-results

 

FED SMITH
— Legislation Introduced to Target Tax Delinquent Federal Employees – Ian Smith
http://www.fedsmith.com/2017/01/11/legislation-introduced-to-target-tax-delinquent-federal-employees/

 

FED WEEK
— Civil Service System ‘Long Overdue’ for Reform, Says OPM  (DIERSEN: GAO hired me in 1980 because it could not find a qualified Democrat, minority, female, younger person, or veteran who would take the job.  IRS hired me in 1971 because it could not find a qualified Democrat, minority, female, or veteran who would take the job.  The Post Office hired me in 1966 because it could not find a qualified Democrat, minority, female, or veteran who would take the job.)
http://www.fedweek.com/issue-briefs/civil-service-system-long-overdue-reform-says-opm/

 

DAILY MAIL
— Transgender reality star Caitlyn Jenner accepts invitation to attend Donald Trump’s Inauguration
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-4109944/Transgender-reality-star-Caitlyn-Jenner-accepts-invitation-attend-Donald-Trump-s-Inauguration.html

 

GM AUTHORITY
— Vice President Joe Biden Plans To Purchase A Corvette Upon Leaving Office – SEAN SZYMKOWSKI
http://gmauthority.com/blog/2017/01/vice-president-joe-biden-plans-to-purchase-a-corvette-upon-leaving-office/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: We all know Vice President Joe Biden’s love affair with Corvettes; it’s a very well-documented obsession. In fact, he still owns a C2 Corvette given to him as a wedding gift decades ago.
However, Biden has big automotive plans upon leaving office. During VP Biden’s visit to the 2017 North American International Auto Show, he told reporters one of his first actions after exiting his current role will be to “Buy a Corvette.”  Biden was seen checking out numerous vehicle during the show and was greeted by Fiat-Chrysler Vice President Brian Harlow, Ford President and CEO Mark Fields and GM Executive Vice President Mark Reuss. But, it was Reuss’ team Biden was loving up on. The VP was seen sitting in numerous C7 Corvettes on the show floor, likely doing some window shopping at the same time.)

January 11 Morning Edition

UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS SPRINGFIELD
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Watch the swearing-in ceremony for the House of Representatives LIVE; the ceremony is scheduled to begin at Noon.
http://uiswowza1.uis.edu/live/

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Public speaks out on plan to merge DuPage Election Commission into clerk’s office – Gary Gibula  (DIERSEN: Political parties exist to help elect candidates who can and will defend and advance their platform.  Are you a partisan? I have always been one.  According to Wikipedia, “In politics, a partisan is a committed member of a political party.” I have always been a “a committed member” of the Republican Party, and especially since 1999, I have been “a committed member” of the Milton Township Republican Central Committee (MTRCC), DuPage County Republican Central Committee (DCRCC), and the Illinois Republican Party (IRP). However, those who dominate the MTRCC, DCRCC, IRP, and the Republican Party and who reject planks in the IRP platform and/or in the Republican Party platform define “a committed member” differently.  According them, “a committed member” a) is someone who rejects the same planks that they do, usually the traditional family, right to life, immigration, illegal drugs, Second Amendment, gambling, and/or equal opportunity (no race or gender based preference giving) planks and b) serves as one of their operatives or as one of their dupes.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/aurora-beacon-news/news/ct-nvs-dupage-election-merger-hearing-st-0111-20170110-story.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: “There has to be a procedure for true bipartisanship,” said Elmhurst resident Bob Peikert, who is chairman of the DuPage Democratic Party organization. “When the Republican chair of the county board is choosing which Democrats will be on the election commission, that is not bipartisanship.” Janice Anderson is a Naperville resident and newly-elected District 5 DuPage County Board member. “Ideally, I don’t think anyone on the election commission should be partisan,” said Anderson, a Republican. “I think the chairman has made some good picks, previously. You look as who’s the best person for a position.”)
— Today’s Springfield question: How many Democrats will vote against Madigan for speaker?
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-michael-madigan-democrats-vote-0111-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trump “Women business leaders use tech to take on Trump.”
http://www.chicagotribune.com/bluesky/originals/ct-women-post-trump-groups-chicago-bsi-20170110-story.html
— Cook County leaders urge Obamacare sign-ups as Republicans plan teardown – Lisa Schencker
http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/ct-obamacare-preckwinkle-deadline-0111-biz-20170110-story.html
— Madigan preps for 17th term as speaker despite Rauner-funded pressure – Kim Geiger and Monique Garcia
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-michael-madigan-new-legislature-met-0111-20170110-story.html
— Rauner’s gonna need every bit of $50 million he contributed to his campaign – Rich Miller (DIERSEN: If sought a government office or a political office, how much would your critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes spend to defeat you?)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/daily-southtown/opinion/ct-sta-miller-column-st-0111-20170110-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps glorify and praise Streep.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/page/ct-meryl-streep-cpj-press-freedom-page-perspec-0111-md-20170110-story.html
— All-white jury seated for black man who said he couldn’t get fair trial – Amanda Marrazzo
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/mchenry-county/news/ct-heroin-death-trial-jury-met-20170110-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Those who are anti-men to march against Trump January 21 in Chicago.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/columnists/schmich/ct-mary-schmich-trump-womens-march-20170110-column.html
— Emanuel asks credit ratings agency to back off ahead of latest round of borrowing – Hal Dardick
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-rahm-emanuel-moodys-letter-met-0111-20170110-story.html
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD IN NAPERVILLE SUN: Origin of proposal for Naperville to annex 3 towns remains a mystery – Erin Hegarty
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/naperville-sun/news/ct-nvs-naperville-annexation-petitioner-st-0111-20170110-story.html

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Sessions’ right-wing values sure to follow him as AG.”
http://chicago.suntimes.com/opinion/editorial-sessions-conservative-values-will-follow-him-as-ag/
— Madigan says House Dems will propose budget ‘agenda’ – Tina Sfondeles
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/madigan-says-house-dems-will-propose-budget-agenda/
— An inspired call for the next American generation  On Tuesday, President Obama paid Kennedy’s gift forward. In a speech in Chicago, he called another generation of Americans to public service. – Editorial  (DIERSEN: Obama should have advised non-veteran White males who are seeking a job with the federal government that with only rare exceptions, a) the longer that you are a federal employee, the less likely that private sector employers will hire you, b) your career will be wasted and you will be gotten rid of if you do not make GS-13 ($94,610) by age 25, GS-14 ($111,801) by age 30, GS-15 ($131,508) by age 35, and Senior Executive Service ($161,900) by age 40, c) you will be expected to help your superiors and supervisors get rid of their employees who are Republican, White, male, older, and/or non-veteran, and d) virtually everyone despises if not hates federal employees, former federal employees, and federal retirees.)
http://chicago.suntimes.com/opinion/editorial-an-inspired-new-call-for-the-next-generation/
— Obama holds pep rally for a game his team just lost – Neil Steinberg
http://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/steinberg-obama-holds-pep-rally-for-a-game-his-team-just-lost/
— Springfield remembers Obama as ‘a Chicago guy … an Illinois guy’ – Tina Sfondeles
http://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/springfield-remembers-obama-as-a-chicago-guy-an-illinois-guy/

 

DAILY HERALD
— Hopefully, court will swiftly end annexation ‘stunt’ involving Naperville and other towns – Editorial
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20170110/discuss/170119886/
— DuPage hears feedback on Election Commission merger proposal – Robert Sanchez
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20170110/news/170119873/

 

CBS2
— Obama Bids Farewell To Presidency In Chicago Speech – Derrick Blakley
http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2017/01/10/obama-takes-the-stage-for-his-farewell-speech-in-chicago/

 

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— ‘Yes we did, yes we can’: Obama’s bittersweet goodbye – GREG HINZ  (DIERSEN: Under Obama, individuals, organizations, companies, and governments that are members of the following groups advanced their agendas: anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.)
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20170111/BLOGS02/170119978/yes-we-did-yes-we-can-obamas-bittersweet-goodbye

 

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Prosecutors want judicial oversight of Schock campaign fund – Andy Kravetz
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20170110/prosecutors-want-judicial-oversight-of-schock-campaign-fund
— Springfield aldermen: More cuts before higher taxes – Mary Hansen
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20170110/springfield-aldermen-more-cuts-before-higher-taxes
— Economic growth a better way to improve Illinois – House Speaker Michael Madigan
http://www.sj-r.com/opinion/20170111/house-speaker-michael-madigan-economic-growth-better-way-to-improve-illinois

 

SAUK VALLEY
— Difficult to get in touch with elected leaders – Pat Breeding Dixon  (DIERSEN: What do you say to individuals, to organizations, to companies, to governments, and to countries a) that disapprove of your values and/or disapprove of your beliefs, b) that do not want to hear what you have to say, c) that do not take your phone calls, d) that do not return your phone calls, e) that do not respond to your emails, and/or f) that only respond to those who give them lots of money?  I should write a book about the aforesaid in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois.)
http://www.saukvalley.com/2017/01/10/difficult-to-get-in-touch-with-elected-leaders/aj0a890/

 

BLOOMINGTON PANTAGRAPH
— Man who disrupted ‘Hamilton’ banned from some theaters  (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents a) want me to be banded from everything and b) blame me for their problems, for your problems, for my problems, and for everyone’s problems.  I should write a book about my critics/opponents who have banded me from their events in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois.)
http://www.pantagraph.com/news/state-and-regional/illinois/man-who-disrupted-hamilton-banned-from-some-theaters/article_a1a927b7-75ce-5039-a936-b93dd1769783.html

 

WSIU
— Illinois Looks to Expand Paid Sick Leave Act  (DIERSEN: I should write a book about what my Democrat superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates in the federal government did 1966-1969 and 1971-1997 a) to discourage from taking sick leave and b) to punish me for taking sick leave.)
http://news.wsiu.org/post/illinois-looks-expand-paid-sick-leave-act#stream/0

 

HERALD NEWS
— Crete Township residents battling proposed CSX intermodal  Will County asked to sponsor grant request from state for railroad grade separation – MIKE MALLORY
http://www.theherald-news.com/2017/01/09/crete-township-residents-battling-proposed-csx-intermodal/auaoj8d/

 

SOUTHERN
— Illinois communities set their own marijuana fines – AP  (DIERSEN: The more that you want to destroy people, the lower that you want marijuana fines to be.)
http://thesouthern.com/news/local/state-and-regional/illinois-communities-set-their-own-marijuana-fines/article_62c9fa58-8283-5062-834f-141ad6d66156.html

 

DNA INFO
— How Many People Are Homeless In Chicago? City Asks For Help Finding Out – Heather Cheron  (DIESREN: What do you say to those individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that send homeless people to Illinois, to your county, to your township/ward, to your municipality, and to your precinct?)
https://www.dnainfo.com/chicago/20170110/uptown/chicago-homeless-population-count
— Did Having A Chicagoan In The White House Help Chicago? – Heather Cherone  (DIERSEN: From what I see, if Clinton had won, she would have helped Emanuel drive members of the following groups out of Chicago, out of Cook County, out of Illinois, and out of America: Protestant, conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders, and those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.dnainfo.com/chicago/20170110/hyde-park/president-barack-obamas-legacy-what-did-he-do-for-chicago

 

CHICAGO PATCH
— Women’s March on Washington: Illinois to Hold Sister Marches  Negative rhetoric about women during the presidential campaign sparked demonstration. – Shannon Antinori  (DIERSEN: One could say that negative rhetoric about men sparked Trump’s election.)
http://patch.com/illinois/chicago/women-s-march-washington-illinois-hold-sister-marches

 

CHICAGOIST
— Thousands Expected For Massive Women’s March On Chicago After Trump Inauguration – STEPHEN GOSSETT  (DIERSEN: Democrats and Democrat plants, Libertarians and Libertarian plants, Greens and Green plants, and RINOs promote hatred of Republicans.)
http://chicagoist.com/2017/01/10/thousands_expected_for_massive_wome.php
— Illinois Politicians Condemn Jeff Sessions During Confirmation Hearing  (DIERSEN: Who condemns you?  I should write a book about those in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois who condemn me.  To the extent that they condemn me, should I condemn them?)
http://chicagoist.com/2017/01/10/jeff_sessions_illinois_criticism.php

 

WILL COUNTY GAZETTE
— New House GOP Conference chair says voters have mandated reform – Karen Kidd
http://willcountygazette.com/stories/511068681-new-house-gop-conference-chair-says-voters-have-mandated-reform

 

MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— Jack Franks’ Patronage Hires for Executive Assistant & Communications Specialist – Cal Skinner
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2017/01/10/jack-franks-patronage-hires-for-executive-assistant-communications-specialist/

 

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— STATE REP JEANNE IVES ON PROPERTY TAXES IN ILLINOIS
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2017/01/state-rep-jeanne-ives-on-property-taxes-in-illinois.html
— THORNER: MISGUIDED CONSERVATIVES RAMP UP EFFORTS FOR CONSTITUTIONAL CONVENTION
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2017/01/thorner-misguided-conservatives-ramp-up-efforts-for-constitutional-convention.html
— RHOADS: THANKS TO DYLANN ROOF, THE DEATH PENALTY ARGUMENT RETURNS
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2017/01/rhoads-familiar-pro-and-con-death-penalty-arguments-come-up-again.html

 

NUMBERS USA
— TANCREDO: MANDATORY E-VERIFY SHOULD BE TRUMP’S TOP IMMIGRATION PRIORITY
https://www.numbersusa.com/news/tancredo-mandatory-e-verify-should-be-trump%E2%80%99s-top-immigration-priority

 

FREEDOM’S JOURNAL
— THE BLACK COMMUNITY AND CRIME – Walter E. Williams
https://freedomsjournalinstitute.org/latest-news/opinion/the-black-community-and-crime/

 

GOPUSA
— Airport Shooter Converted to Islam, Identified as Aashiq Hammad Years Before Joining Army
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=19081
— Obama’s Legacy of Endless Wars and Transgender Soldiers
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=19083
— Ford sees improved business climate with President Trump  (DIERSEN: How will Trump deal with individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that are a) filled with hatred of General Motors, Ford, and Chrysler, b) filled with hatred of those who own/owned General Motors, Ford, or Chrysler vehicles, c) filled with hatred of unions, d) filled with hatred of union members, and e) filled with hatred of former union members?)
http://www.gopusa.com/ford-sees-improved-business-climate-with-president-trump/

 

LIFESITE NEWS
— An inside look at the International LGBT Leaders Conference and what really goes on  Major corporations like State Farm, Walmart, Comcast and Google funded the LGBT Leaders conference, as they do many other homosexual events. – Peter LaBarbera  (DIERSEN: Who works against you?  Overwhelmingly, those individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that promote LGBT activity, their operatives, and their dupes work against me.)
https://www.lifesitenews.com/news/an-inside-look-at-the-international-lgbt-leaders-conference-and-what-really
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Walmart, AT&T, and Comcast were among the major corporate sponsors of the International LGBT Leaders Conference held December 8-10 to promote homosexual- and transgender-affirming laws, abortion, illegal immigration, and other “progressive” Democratic agendas. The conference, put on by the Gay and Lesbian Victory Institute — also known simply as the Victory Institute — was first envisioned as a recruiting event and strategy session to help place LGBTQ activists in a sympathetic Hillary Clinton administration. But with Donald Trump’s surprise victory on November 8, the event turned into a series of panel discussions on how to resist a Trump presidency and GOP-controlled Congress. The conference was hosted by the Washington Hilton Hotel, where President Ronald Reagan and three other men were shot in an assassination attempt in 1981. LifeSiteNews attended the Victory Institute conference, which drew more than 500 homosexual, bisexual and “transgendered” lawmakers as well as allied political and corporate activists from across the globe. This is the first of several articles on the conference, which offered a glimpse into President Obama’s success in pushing his LGBTQ policies in the United States and abroad and how difficult it will be to overturn them if President-elect Trump is so inclined. Victory Institute is associated with the Gay and Lesbian Victory Fund, a political action committee that works to elect openly homosexual, bisexual, and transgendered individuals to public office. Among Victory Fund’s co-founders in 1991 is homosexual activist and major Democratic Party fundraiser Terry Bean, who in 2014 at age 66 was arrested by Portland, Oregon, police along with his 25-year-old ex-boyfriend, Kiah Lawson, on charges of sodomizing a 15-year-old boy. As LifeSiteNews reported, Bean, who is also a co-founder of the LGBTQ lobby group Human Rights Campaign, was charged with two felony charges of third-degree sodomy and one count of third-degree sex abuse. The sex abuse charges against Bean were dropped after the boy fled and refused to testify following “an offer by Bean to end the case with a so-called ‘civil compromise’ in which Bean would pay the young man $225,000 and avoid a criminal trial,” Willamette Week reported. A transcript of a police interview with Lawson reveals that Bean reportedly knew the boy he was “hooking up” with sexually was underage and tried to coach him to say he was 18. A corporate-funded “gay insiders” army  Far more than on the abortion issue, in the LGBTQ “culture war” the homosexual-transgender lobby has a huge advantage over its pro-family opponents in both funding and the number of fully engaged activists. As homosexual power grew especially through two Obama terms, these conferences have gained more and more funding and sponsorships from large corporations, which have embraced the LGBTQ movement’s paradigm of viewing homosexualism and transgenderism strictly from a “civil rights” perspective. The Victory Institute conference was no exception. Most speaker panels were sponsored by a major corporation whose representative gave opening remarks touting that company’s commitment to LGBTQ issues. Here are some of the themes observed at the International LGBT Leaders conference: Openly “gay” and homosexually “married” American ambassadors — all men — discuss how living “out” proudly and publicly with their same-sex “husband” changes minds in the foreign nations in which they serve. They understand their role in normalizing “gay marriage” and the immoral homosexual lifestyle abroad. LGBTQ activists in the military discuss how they pushed for open homosexuality and then open transgenderism in the Armed Forces, and how transgender activists used key meetings with the Pentagon’s top brass to advance their gender-confusion agenda (without Congress). Why homosexual and transgender activists think it will be difficult to “roll back” many pro-LGBT policies enacted by President Obama — even transgenderism in the military. Representatives of major corporations (all conference sponsors) discuss how they are crucial to stopping “religious freedom” legislation at the state level. Corporate power is now central to LGBTQ lobbying nationwide. Homosexual (illegal) “immigration” activists apply homosexual activist “coming out” and victimhood tactics to their push for amnesty — comparing coming out as “gay” or “transgender” to coming out as an “undocumented” immigrant. How LGBTQ activists work hand-in-hand with other “progressive” agendas including abortion-on-demand, amnesty/“rights” for illegal immigrants, gun control and radical feminism — almost exclusively working with Democrats. When corporate America funds the LGBTQ movement, it mostly finances the left. LGBTQ activists adore President Obama for so aggressively pushing homosexual, bisexual and transgender policies at all levels of the federal government — and across the world by leveraging American power and his bully pulpit. Obama gave LGBTQ activists almost everything they wanted. He is a big part of the success of the “gay” and “transgender” revolution in the United States. But will Trump and the Republicans coming to power in Washington have the will to reverse it in any significant way?. . .Corporate Sponsors  The following were major corporate sponsors of the International LGBT Leaders Conference 2016: AARP, AT&T, Altria (cigarette and tobacco products), Coca-Cola, Comcast, Dow, Gilead (drug manufacturer), Pfizer, PG&E, Southwest Airlines, State Farm, Toyota, Union Pacific, Walmart, and Xylem (water technology). A future article will report on how so many major corporations are pushing LGBTQ policies to the point of becoming culture-war power players in stopping social conservative legislation. That includes laws designed to protect the freedom of citizens and small businesses not to participate in homosexual “marriages” and other aspects of the gay-trans agenda, according to the dictates of their conscience. As the reader will observe from these reports, homosexual and transgender activists lean heavily left and toward the Democratic Party. No panelists were seen speaking in support of Donald Trump or the Republican Party, and no homosexual Republicans, much less traditional GOP conservatives, were represented. Two days after Trump’s electoral win, Victory Fund President & CEO Aisha C. Moodie-Mills issued a statement that read in part, “Today I am heartbroken that racist, xenophobic, sexist and transphobic demagoguery won last night’s presidential election.” Time will tell whether major corporations ostensibly serving consumers of all persuasions — from far-left progressives to tea party conservatives — will pay a price for financing and aligning so closely with leftist LGBTQ politics of this sort.)

 

BLAZE
— OUTSTANGING: ‘What does it mean to be a snowflake?’ – Tomi Lahren
http://www.theblaze.com/video/final-thoughts-what-does-it-mean-to-be-a-snowflake/

 

THE HILL
— Sessions-led DOJ will reform immigration law, put Americans first – IAN SMITH & MICHAEL HETHMON  (DIERSEN: Anti-Trumps always put foreign countries and their citizens ahead of America and ahead of its citizens.)
http://thehill.com/blogs/pundits-blog/the-administration/313533-sessions-led-doj-will-reform-immigration-law-to-put
— Obama faults corrosive political rhetoric in farewell address – JORDAN FABIAN  (DIERSEN: Who do those who have the most religious, government, political, and/or financial clout in your municipality, in your township/ward, on your county, and in Illinois blame for corrosive political rhetoric?)
http://thehill.com/homenews/administration/313687-obama-faults-corrosive-political-rhetoric-in-farewell-address
— Donations to journalism nonprofit Committee to Protect Journalists surge after Streep speech – JENNIFER CALFAS  (DIERSEN: What do you get paid to do?  What do you say to my critics/opponents, to their operatives, and to their dupes who hint/imply/argue/shout that I am not a journalist because no one pays me for what I do as your GOPUSA Illinois Editor?  I ask my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes – what do you do and who pays you for it?)
http://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/news/313370-donations-to-journalism-non-profit-surge-after-streeps-golden

 

REUTERS
— Obama pushes values and prods Trump in final, emotional address – Jeff Mason
http://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-obama-idUSKBN14U2NX

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Democrats promote Islam.  Islam is more like a political party or a country without borders than a religion.
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/01/10/us/politics/trump-confirmation-hearings.html

 

LOS ANGELES TIMES
— At the Sessions hearing, the business of government is … hysteria – Matt Welch
http://www.latimes.com/opinion/op-ed/la-oe-welch-sessions-hysteria-20170110-story.html

 

WASHINGTON POST
— Democrats seek thaw in Trump plan to freeze federal hiring – Joe Davidson  (DIERSEN: All during the almost 18 years that I worked for GAO 1980-1997, the agency was under hiring freezes and/or promotion freezes.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/powerpost/wp/2017/01/11/democrats-seek-thaw-in-trump-plan-to-freeze-federal-hiring/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: “The impact of hiring freezes enacted during previous Democratic and Republican administrations demonstrates that such measures have not, in fact, significantly reduced the size of our federal workforce or enhanced federal government operations,” the 106 members wrote, citing a still-relevant 1982 Government Accountability Office (GAO) report. The previous freezes did not result in a significant reduction in the size of the workforce, yet served, the letter said, “to decrease efficiency, transparency, and accountability government-wide at the expense of the public safety and American taxpayer dollars.” Instead of controlling federal full-time employment, agencies increased temporary and part-time workers. “They also resorted to an extraordinary reliance on private contractors,” the Democrats wrote.)
— The Holman Rule will have a chilling effect on federal workers  (DIERSEN: Democrats run the federal government and Democrats will continue to run the federal government under Trump.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/the-holman-rule-will-have-a-chilling-effect-on-federal-workers/2017/01/10/c0c91158-d6a2-11e6-a0e6-d502d6751bc8_story.html
— Beware: Chaffetz committee plans broad agenda affecting federal workers – Joe Davidson (DIERSEN: Democrats run the federal government and Democrats will continue to run the federal government under Trump.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/powerpost/wp/2017/01/10/beware-chaffetz-committee-plans-broad-agenda-affecting-feds/

 

USA TODAY
— 10 people profit $8.9 billion from Trump rally – Matt Krantz
http://www.usatoday.com/story/money/markets/2017/01/11/10-people-profit-89-billion-trump-rally/95803750/
— Should IRS focus on taxpayer service, or tax enforcement? – Kevin McCoy (DIERSEN: ANSWER: Tax enforcement.  I worked for IRS’s Collection Division for almost 9 years and for GAO on audits of IRS’s Criminal Investigation Division for 3 years.)
http://www.usatoday.com/story/money/2017/01/10/should-irs-focus-taxpayer-service-tax-enforcement/96371436/
— Automakers vie to be seen as most ‘Made in the USA’ – Nathan Bomey   (DIERSEN: How will Trump deal with individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that are a) filled with hatred of General Motors, Ford, and Chrysler, b) filled with hatred of those who own/owned General Motors, Ford, or Chrysler vehicles, c) filled with hatred of unions, d) filled with hatred of union members, and e) filled with hatred of former union members?)
http://www.usatoday.com/story/money/cars/2017/01/10/detroit-auto-show-donald-trump/96390402/

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— U.S. Car Industry Has Unlikely Patriots  Tesla, BMW and Daimler can better afford U.S. manufacturing than the Detroit Three – STEPHEN WILMOT  (DIERSEN: How will Trump deal with individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that are a) filled with hatred of General Motors, Ford, and Chrysler, b) filled with hatred of those who own/owned General Motors, Ford, or Chrysler vehicles, c) filled with hatred of unions, d) filled with hatred of union members, and e) filled with hatred of former union members?)
http://www.wsj.com/articles/u-s-car-industry-has-unlikely-patriots-1484045646
— HARDCOPY ARTICLE TITLE: Email Can Reveal How Well New Hires Fit In – JOANN S. LUBLIN (DIERSEN: If you want to be retained or promoted, the more that your employer promotes the Democrat Party platform, the more that your emails should promote the Democrat Party platform.)
http://www.wsj.com/articles/email-can-reveal-how-well-new-hires-fit-in-1484060400

 

BUSINESS INSIDER
— Joe Biden just checked out the greatest Corvette ever made at the Detroit auto show – MATTHEW DEBORD  (DIERSEN: I should write a book about my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes who hate Corvettes and hate Corvette owners the most.)
http://www.businessinsider.com.au/joe-biden-corvette-gs-detroit-auto-show-2017-2017-1

 

FEDERAL NEWS RADIO
— Federal employees believe they can make a difference under Trump administration – Jory Heckman (DIERSEN: Democrats run the federal government and Democrats will continue to run the federal government under Trump.)
http://federalnewsradio.com/workforce/2017/01/feds-say-theyre-not-going-anywhere-trump-administration/

 

FED SMITH
— Financial Fitness: Your New Year’s Resolution – Tom Walker  (DIERSEN: Virtually all the operatives and all the dupes for my critics/opponents have severe health and/or financial problems.  They talk and act like they will anything for money.)
https://www.fedsmith.com/2017/01/10/financial-fitness-your-new-years-resolution/

 

MONEY MAGAZINE
— Committee to Protect Journalists Received 140 Times More Donations Than Usual After Meryl Streep’s Golden Globes Speech – Kerry Close
http://time.com/money/4628570/meryl-streep-golden-globes-cpj/  (DIERSEN: What do you get paid to do?  What do you say to my critics/opponents, to their operatives, and to their dupes who hint/imply/argue/shout that I am not a journalist because no one pays me for what I do as your GOPUSA Illinois Editor?  I ask my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes – what do you do and who pays you for it?)
— Recruitment: what to expect in 2017 – David Cawley (DIERSEN: GAO hired me in 1980 because it could not find a qualified Democrat, minority, female, younger person, or veteran who would take the job.  IRS hired me in 1971 because it could not find a qualified Democrat, minority, female, or veteran who would take the job.  The Post Office hired me in 1966 because it could not find a qualified Democrat, minority, female, or veteran who would take the job.)
http://moneymag.com.au/recruitment-trends/

 

SMALL BUSINESS
— Inability to Meet Job Standards and Termination – Devra Gartenstein  (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always hinted/implied/argued/shouted that the federal government wasted my career and forced me to retire in 1997 when I was 49 years old because I failed to meet jobs standards, and for no other reason.  In my defense, I earned a) a job-related bachelor’s degree when I was 21 and job-related master’s degrees when I was 27, 31, and 48, b) job-related professional certifications when I was 30, 32, 41, 45, 47, and 48, and c) a job-related professional license when I was 33.)
http://smallbusiness.chron.com/inability-meet-job-standards-termination-46672.html

 

ROAD AND TRACK
— Joe Biden Wants Corvette’s Chief Engineer to Help Him Pick a New Vette  At the Detroit Auto Show, the Vice President asked Corvette chief engineer Tadge Juechter the important question: Grand Sport, or Z06? – BOB SOROKANICH  (DIERSEN: I should write a book about my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes who hate Corvettes and hate Corvette owners the most.)
http://www.roadandtrack.com/car-shows/detroit-auto-show/news/a32237/vice-president-biden-tadge-juechter-corvette-stingray-z06/

 

AMERICAN PROSPECT
— Voter Suppression Works Too Well  The Republicans’ quest for a permanent political majority culminated in mammoth voter suppression in 2016. The 2018 midterm election promises both to embolden these efforts and energize resistance. – Gabrielle Gurley  (DIERSEN: In 2016, anti-Trumps were very successful in suppressing votes for Trump in my precinct, in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois.)
http://prospect.org/article/voter-suppression-works-too-well-0

January 10 Evening Edition

ABC7
— SESSIONS SAYS HE’D BE FAIR AS AG, DEFY TRUMP IF NECESSARY – ABC NEWS
http://abc7chicago.com/politics/sessions-says-hed-be-fair-as-ag-defy-trump-if-necessary/1695358/
— ‘MURDER BOARDS’ PREP TRUMP’S CABINET PICKS FOR HEARINGS
http://abc7chicago.com/news/murder-boards-prep-trumps-cabinet-picks-for-hearings/1694997/

 

NBC5
— Homeland Security Pick Cites Securing Border as Top Priority  The confirmation of Kelly, a retired Marine general, is almost assured – Alicia Caldwell
http://www.nbcchicago.com/news/politics/Homeland-Security-Pick-Faces-Questions-on-Wall-Immigration–410263575.html

 

CBS2
— Dillard Recalls Obama’s Early Years – Craig Dellimore
http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2017/01/10/former-republican-colleague-recalls-obamas-early-years/

 

FOX NEWS CHICAGO
— New legislature, same old problem in Illinois: No budget – AP
http://www.fox32chicago.com/news/local/228315069-story
— Mom says daughter racially ‘tormented’ at Elmwood Park middle school – Elizabeth Matthews
http://www.fox32chicago.com/news/crime/228313524-story

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Sessions vows to target gun crime, boost cops’ morale in Chicago – FRANK MAIN and FRAN SPIELMAN
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/democrats-to-press-attorney-general-pick-as-hearing-opens/
— New poll has Trump approval rating at 37%, Obama at 55% – USA TODAY
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/new-poll-has-trump-approval-rating-at-37-obama-at-55/
— Bill requiring lead testing in schools heads to governor’s desk – Tina Sfondeles
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/bill-requiring-lead-testing-in-schools-heads-to-governors-desk/
— Men in KKK costumes disrupt Sessions confirmation hearing – AP
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/men-in-kkk-costumes-disrupt-sessions-confirmation-hearing/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say  “Obamacare repeal game is a disgrace.”
http://chicago.suntimes.com/opinion/opinion-obamacare-repeal-game-is-a-disgrace/
— GOP anxiety is mounting over health care repeal initiative – AP
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/gop-anxiety-is-mounting-over-health-care-repeal-initiative/
— Lipinski aide found dead after ‘domestic fight’ call – Jordan Owen
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/police-woman-found-dead-in-oak-lawn-after-domestic-fight/
— Illinois lawmakers OK tax incentive program extension – AP
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/illinois-house-oks-4-month-tax-incentive-program-extension/

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Speaker Paul Ryan: GOP will work on repealing, replacing health law ‘concurrently’
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/ct-paul-ryan-obamacare-repeal-20170110-story.html
— L.L. Bean faces boycott for family member donation to Trump PAC – Kim Bhasin
http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/ct-ll-bean-trump-boycott-20170110-story.html
— Naperville’s annexation-mania echoes past Lake County battles – Dan Moran
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/lake-county-news-sun/opinion/ct-lns-moran-village-consolidation-st-0111-20170110-column.html
— Before the president from Chicago says farewell, there’s disappointment – John Kass
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/columnists/kass/ct-obama-farewell-speech-kass-0111-20170110-column.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats blame “societal oppression,” that is, they blame Republicans for the problems that Blacks have.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/commentary/ct-missing-black-fathers-obama-20170110-story.html
— More budget nonsense for Illinois – Editorial
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/editorials/ct-illinois-stopgap-budget-springfield-edit-0111-md-20170110-story.html

 

DAILY HERALD
— DuPage referendum fix awaiting the governor’s signature – Robert Sanchez
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20170110/news/170119898/
— Bill to test school water for lead goes to Rauner – Jake Griffin
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20170110/news/170119931/
— Affordable housing fee could stymie upscale housing project in St. Charles – James Fuller
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20170110/news/170119971/
— Conflict forces Glen Ellyn Dist. 41 board member to resign – Katlyn Smith
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20170110/news/170119920/
— Kane Co. voters to decide on $50 million tax increase for forest district – Lauren Rohr
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20170110/news/170119913/

 

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Illinois moves to regain its Edge
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20170110/BLOGS02/170119996/illinois-moves-to-regain-its-edge

 

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Senate delays vote on plan that raises income tax – Doug Finke
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20170109/senate-delays-vote-on-plan-that-raises-income-tax

 

CHAMPAIGN/URBANA NEWS GAZETTE
— Illinois House OKs criminal justice reforms – AP
http://www.news-gazette.com/news/state/2017-01-10/latest-illinois-house-oks-criminal-justice-reforms.html

 

MADISON RECORD
— Why a budget won’t fix Illinois – Austin Berg
http://madisonrecord.com/stories/511071338-why-a-budget-won-t-fix-illinois

 

WSIL TV
— Lawsuits over Trump business threaten to tie up presidency – AP
http://www.wsiltv.com/story/34228146/lawsuits-over-trump-business-threaten-to-tie-up-presidency

 

  1. LOUIS POST DISPATCH
    — Rep. William Lacy Clay returns controversial painting to Capitol wall, tries to file charges against colleague Duncan Hunter – Chuck Raasch
    http://www.stltoday.com/news/local/govt-and-politics/clay-returns-controversial-painting-to-capitol-wall-tries-to-file/article_005d92e8-20a3-513f-8e74-6457f650792f.html
    (FROM THE ARTICLE: Clay also tried to file theft charges against that colleague, Rep. Duncan Hunter, R-Calif., although Capitol Police had not indicated to him late Tuesday morning whether they will follow through with Clay’s complaint. In a short address in a tunnel between the Capitol and House office buildings, Clay depicted the debate as part of the culture wars dividing the country. “This is really not about a student art competition anymore,” Clay, D-St. Louis, said after he and a handful of colleagues put it back on a wall amidst 400 other winners of a high school art contest sponsored by members of Congress. “It’s about defending the Constitution.” He said this just after passing Rep. Duncan Hunter, R-Calif., in the tunnel where the painting hangs. Hunter and Clay, who are good friends and whose congressional offices are next door to one another, didn’t speak to each other as they passed. Hunter, citing 18-year-old artist David Pulphus’s depiction of police as animals, which many have interpreted as pigs, said it was offensive. A scrum of about 15 reporters and photographers who had gathered around Hunter shifted to Clay, who led a handful of Congressional Black Caucus members in putting the painting back up where it originally was. It may not be there for good, however. Congressional Republicans are discussing removing it officially as a violation of congressional rules on the art that prevents the competition from depicting controversial “contemporary” issues. Clay said he’d defend the painting through that process as a First Amendment expression of an 18-year-old constituent. “I don’t have a disagreement with that,” he said of the process. “But there is a procedure to follow. You can’t have culture warriors walking around here like they are in charge of something.” Clay told reporters that he had no opinion on the painting, which police groups and others have criticized as depicting police as hog-like animals. Clay said critics should put themselves in Pulphus’s place, as a teenaged black male, who had witnessed the highly publicized shootings of young black men throughout his teen years. Including, “in his own community,” the shooting death of black teenager Michael Brown by Ferguson Police Officer Darren Wilson when Pulphus was 16. Those shootings, Clay said in an interview with the Post-Dispatch, were “animalistic.” While police groups have criticized the painting, Clay received a local police ally over the weekend in St. Louis Police Chief Sam Dotson. “Police officers are not art critics,” Dotson said during a discussion Saturday night at Harris-Stowe State University kicking off Missouri’s official events honoring the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. He called Clay a “strong supporter” of police and said Clay’s desire to hang the painting is in keeping with protecting the First Amendment. The painting by former Cardinal Ritter High School Senior Pulphus – now a college student – has drawn intense scrutiny after critics noticed that it depicted police officers as animals. Some police groups criticized the painting as divisive and not a true depiction of the shooting death of Michael Brown by Ferguson police officer Darren Wilson in 2014. Hunter removed the painting and left it in Clay’s office on Friday, saying it offended him and denigrated police. Hunter told the Post-Dispatch he had gotten “thousands” of calls and social media messages in support, many from police officers or their families. The painting was on display for six months before critics attacked it, in the middle of hundreds of other paintings by high school art contest winners from around the country. Clay Tuesday blamed “alt-right” media for stirring up the problem, and fellow Congressional Black Caucus members depicted the controversy as an extension of Republican President-elect Donald Trump’s attacks on the media. Hunter said he was making a statement and would not seek to remove it again if Clay puts it back up. But other Republicans, upset at the depiction of police, hinted they may seek official congressional action to take it down permanently. Clay would fight that. “I do not agree or disagree with this painting,” Clay said after he helped put it back up. But he noted that statues elsewhere in the Capitol depict slaveholders and avowed racists that offend him, but he hasn’t demanded they be removed. “I will fight to defend this young man’s right to express himself because his artwork is true for him and he is entitled to that protection under the law,” Clay said, referring to Pulphus. At the forum in St. Louis Saturday night, Dotson referred to the painting as the “elephant in the room.” “Sam Dotson can have an opinion and may not like the painting, but Sam Dotson the police chief or any police officer cannot have an opinion about it because that young man has a right to have his voice heard and it’s our job to make sure his rights are protected,” he said.)

 

ILLINOIS NEWS NETWORK
— Controversial tax credit elicits mixed responses from Illinois leadership, businesses
https://ilnews.org/11653/controversial-tax-credit-elicits-mixed-responses-illinois-leadership-businesses/

 

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— DURBIN LEADS ATTACK DURING SESSIONS’ AG HEARING
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2017/01/durbin-leads-attack-during-sessions-ag-hearing.html
— MCHENRY CO CLERK SAYS REFERENDUM OBJECTION BASED ON QUALIFIED SIGNATURE SHORTAGE
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2017/01/mchenry-co-clerk-says-referendum-objection-based-on-qualified-signature-shortage.html
— MCHENRY CO PROPERTY TAX FREEZE REFERENDUM CHALLENGED BY DEPUTY COUNTY CLERK
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2017/01/mchenry-co-property-tax-freeze-referendum-challenged-by-deputy-county-clerk.html
— MASSIVE TAX HIKE IN “GRAND COMPROMISE” WOULD BE A DISASTER, IL STATE REP SAYS
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2017/01/massive-tax-hike-in-grand-compromise-would-be-a-disaster-il-state-rep-says-.html

 

CAPITOL FAX
— ILGOP to leaflet outside Madigan re-election event
http://capitolfax.com/2017/01/10/ilgop-to-leaflet-outside-madigan-re-election-event/
— Rauner joins push for DeVos
http://capitolfax.com/2017/01/10/rauner-joins-push-for-devos/

 

FOX NEWS
— Protesters Interrupt Jeff Sessions’ Senate Confirmation Hearing
http://insider.foxnews.com/2017/01/10/jeff-sessions-senate-confirmation-hearings-attorney-general-protesters

 

BREITBART
— Jeff Sessions on Immigration Law: ‘I’m Going to Follow The Laws Passed By Congress’ – JULIA HAHN
http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2017/01/10/jeff-sessions-on-immigration-law-im-going-to-follow-the-laws-passed-by-congress/
— Congressional Black Caucus to Re-Hang Anti-Cop ‘Police as Pigs’ Painting in Capital Citing ‘Constitution’ – WARNER TODD HUSTON
http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2017/01/09/congressional-black-caucus-to-re-hang-anti-cop-police-as-pigs-painting-in-capital-citing-constitution/

 

BLAZE
— Sessions angrily defends his immigration record against Durbin in Senate confirmation – Jon Street
http://www.theblaze.com/news/2017/01/10/watch-sessions-angrily-defends-his-immigration-record-against-durbin-in-senate-confirmation/

 

AOL
— Donald Trump beats libel lawsuit over tweets directed at female political strategist – ERIQ GARDNER
http://www.aol.com/article/news/2017/01/10/donald-trump-beats-libel-lawsuit-over-tweets-directed-at-female/21652018/

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Trump Nominees Financed Senators Deciding Their Fate  Five of Donald Trump’s nominees collectively donated $106,000 to senators on committees conducting their confirmation hearings – REBECCA BALLHAUS
http://www.wsj.com/articles/trump-nominees-financed-senators-deciding-their-fate-1484076076

 

USA TODAY
— Trump wins dismissal of suit over nasty tweets – Nick Penzenstadler
http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/onpolitics/2017/01/10/trump-wins-dismissal-suit-over-nasty-tweets/96402614/