Tag: federal

February 20 Evening Edition

ABC7
— HUNDREDS GATHER AT ‘NOT MY PRESIDENT’S DAY’ PROTEST IN CHICAGO
http://abc7chicago.com/politics/hundreds-gather-at-not-my-presidents-day-protest-in-chicago/1763372/
— RACE FOR AURORA MAYOR HEATS UP – Charles Thomas
http://abc7chicago.com/politics/race-for-aurora-mayor-heats-up/1764273/
— 25 TAKE OATH OF CITIZENSHIP IN CHICAGO AS NEW TRAVEL BAN LOOMS – Leah Hope
http://abc7chicago.com/news/25-take-oath-of-citizenship-in-chicago-as-new-travel-ban-looms/1763652/

 

FOX NEWS CHICAGO
— Hundreds protest Trump at Chicago ‘Not My President’ rally – AP
http://www.fox32chicago.com/news/local/236913833-story

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Immigration forums in Waukegan seek to inform, ease anxiety – Yadira Sanchez Olson and Emily K. Coleman
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/lake-county-news-sun/news/ct-lns-waukegan-immigration-st-0221-20170220-story.html
— Everybody knows it’s Bruce Rauner’s fault – Charles Selle  (DIERSEN: For all the defeats that Republican candidates have suffered in Illinois since 2000 when I became the GOPUSA Illinois Editor, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have blamed me and my GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails.  Some of them would come right and say that were it not for me and my GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails, George Ryan would still be the Governor of Illinois and Obama would never had been elected to the U.S. Senate, let alone U.S. President.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/lake-county-news-sun/opinion/ct-lns-selle-rauner-blame-game-st-0221-20170220-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Trump says “Trump supporters’ latest cause: Fighting for Ivanka’s perfume.”
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/columnists/glanton/ct-ivanka-perfume-glanton-20170220-column.html
— Drobinski leaves Lake County State’s Attorney’s Office for private practice – Jim Newton
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/lake-county-news-sun/crime/ct-lns-drobinski-goes-private-practice-st-0218-20170220-story.html
— Protesters rally against Trump on ‘Not My President’ day – Sam Roe
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/ct-met-trump-rally-20170220-story.html
— Sanctuary movement: Houses of worship consider offering refuge to (ILLIGAL) immigrants – Manya Brachear Pashman  (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, “faith leaders” talk and act like they are paid operatives for the Democrat Party.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-sanctuary-churches-met-20170221-story.html
— Thousands of demonstrators across US say ‘Not My President’ – AP
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/politics/ct-presidents-day-protest-us-20170220-story.html
— Now that Cuba is open, Americans aren’t going – Justin Bachman
http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/ct-cuba-travel-20170220-story.html
— NFL union squawks its demands in Springfield – Editorial
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/editorials/ct-chicago-bears-nfl-nflpa-workers-compensation-football-illinois-edit-0220-md-20170217-story.html

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— More than 50K CPS students absent on A Day Without Immigrants  (DIERSEN: How many of those 50K are in America illegally?)
http://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/more-than-50k-cps-students-absent-on-a-day-without-immigrants/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps continue to blast Trump over his Sweden remark.
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/donald-trump-presidents-day-more-sweden-fallout/
— Hispanic CPS schools’ budgets cut twice the rate of white ones – Lauren FitzPatrick
http://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/hispanic-cps-schools-budgets-cut-twice-the-rate-of-white-ones/
— AS THE DEMOCRAT PARTY’S STRANGLEHOLD ON CHICAGO TIGHTENS: Trump’s tough talk won’t fix Chicago – Jesse Jackson:
http://chicago.suntimes.com/opinion/jesse-jackson-trumps-tough-talk-wont-fix-chicago/
— New citizens urged to get involved to help undocumented – Fran Spielman  (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats use immigrants to get rid of Republicans.)
http://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/new-citizens-urged-to-get-involved-to-help-undocumented/
— Hundreds drawn to second straight day of anti-Trump Loop protests – Sam Charles
http://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/second-straight-day-of-anti-trump-loop-protests-draws-hundreds/
— Faith leaders thank Trump, say ban has united their communities – Andrea Salcedo  (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, “faith leaders” talk and act like they are paid operatives for the Democrat Party.)
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/faith-leaders-thank-trump-say-ban-has-united-their-communities/

 

DAILY HERALD
— Lisle slate says it’s not behind proposal to merge towns – Rpbert Sanchez
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20170220/news/170229895/
— Proft to address Schaumburg Township GOP Feb. 25
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20170220/submitted/170229880/

 

CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD
— How a YouTube video about Sweden ignited the latest Trump furor  Swedish official decries inaccurate reporting – BRIAN STELTER
http://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/how-a-youtube-video-about-sweden-ignited-the-latest-trump-furor/660487823

 

WSIL TV
— Trump’s weekends in Florida include work and golf – AP
http://www.wsiltv.com/story/34544408/trumps-weekends-in-florida-include-work-and-golf

 

BELLEVILLE NEWS DEMOCRAT
— Why are they protected and we’re not? – GAIL DONNELLY BADER, ALTON
http://www.bnd.com/opinion/letters-to-the-editor/article133836684.html

 

BELOIT DAILY NEWS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “THOUSANDS OF DEMONSTRATORS ACROSS US SAY NOT MY PRESIDENT.”
http://www.beloitdailynews.com/article/20170220/AP/302209803

 

SUBURBAN LIFE
— COD trustees look at ways to address budget shortfall  Options include dipping into college’s reserve fund, increasing tuition fees – ERIC SCHELKOPF
http://www.mysuburbanlife.com/2017/02/10/cod-trustees-look-at-ways-to-address-budget-shortfall/ak5jnxa/

 

DUPAGE POLICY JOURNAL
— Illinois residents slammed by sales taxes
http://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/511083745-illinois-residents-slammed-by-sales-taxes
— Illinois Opportunity Project co-founders: Term limits in Illinois not short-term solution
http://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/511083872-illinois-opportunity-project-co-founders-term-limits-in-illinois-not-short-term-solution
— Smith cites skills, sustainability in bid for Winfield re-election – Carol Ostrow
http://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/511079409-smith-cites-skills-sustainability-in-bid-for-winfield-re-election

 

WILL COUNTY GAZETTE
— GOP’s Stan Bonds tapped for Illinois central committee; county seeks election help – Carol Ostrow
http://willcountygazette.com/stories/511082467-gop-s-bonds-tapped-for-illinois-central-committee-county-seeks-election-help
(FROM THE ARTICLE: In order to work cooperatively with several state-level Republican organizations and alongside the Illinois Congressional Committee, a Campaign Support Committee was recently established with three leaders including Montgomery Trustee Stan Bonds. Representing a portion of Will County, Bonds was recently appointed to the position by Illinois Republican Chairman Tim Schneider. The committee is formulated to work in tandem with the House Republican Organization, Senate Republican Organization, the State Republican Central Committee and the Illinois Congressional Committee by synchronizing campaign strategies and resources. Additionally, the Illinois GOP recently organized an endeavor to take a survey of statewide Republican leaders, precinct committeemen and conservative grassroots leaders. Questions centered on how the Republican Party can make improvements in the way it facilitates the GOP’s mission throughout Illinois, and the answers have been collated into a PowerPoint presentation accessible online. Constituents can view the survey results online. Will County also recently announced that its election department has an extended need for Republican election judges in the townships of Custer, Wesley, Reed, Florence and Wilmington. Election judges are compensated for their time, as well as for training.)
— Dorr hopes to help fight for taxpayers, transparency as Naperville trustee – Vimbai Chikomo
http://willcountygazette.com/stories/511083450-dorr-hopes-to-help-fight-for-taxpayers-transparency-as-naperville-trustee

 

CHICAGO CITY WIRE
— Chicago’s ‘Window to the World’ looks out from Democrat-filled bubble
http://chicagocitywire.com/stories/511082697-chicago-s-window-to-the-world-looks-out-from-democrat-filled-bubble

 

CHICAGO READER
— Deportation fears, rumors are affecting businesses in Little Village – Kate Shepherd
http://www.chicagoreader.com/Bleader/archives/2017/02/20/deportation-fears-rumors-are-affecting-businesses-in-little-village-and-other-chicago-news

 

DEPAULIA
— DePaul Democrats advocate for universal healthcare – Brenden Moore  (DIERSEN: “Universal healthcare” is code for making Republicans pay for Democrats’ healthcare.)
http://depauliaonline.com/2017/02/20/depaul-democrats-advocate-universal-healthcare/

 

NORTH COOK NEWS
–New Trier schools paid nearly $90K for group to instruct teachers on ‘whiteness’  (DIERSEN: “White” is code for “Republican.”  Ever-increasingly, since the Civil War, Democrats have shouted at minorities that Whites, that is, Republicans, have caused, are causing, and will forever cause all the problems that minorities have had, are having, and will have.)
http://northcooknews.com/stories/511083558-new-trier-h-s-paid-90k-for-group-to-instruct-teachers-on-understanding-whiteness
(FROM THE ARTICLE: New Trier High School District 203 paid $88,614 to a consultancy to teach its staff why “whiteness” causes black and Hispanic students to score lower on standardized tests. North Cook News reviewed district check registers from Jan. 2011 to Jun. 2016. The Pacific Educational Group (PEG) received taxpayer dollars as part of District 203’s “professional development” budget, conducting “diversity training” and holding “seminars” and “summits” with dozens of New Trier’s teachers. One of them, New Trier teacher Pat Savage-Williams, a lead organizer of the school’s mandatory White Guilt” Day, scheduled for Feb. 28, presented at a recent event in Austin, Texas. Including reimbursed travel expenses, attendance at these events has cost New Trier taxpayers many tens of thousands of dollars more. Savage-Williams is president of the Evanston Township High School Board and has actively promoted PEG in that district as well. PEG specializes in “white privilege” training for public school teachers and administrators. Its founder, Glenn Singleton, preaches that white teachers stop black and Hispanic students from achieving because they fail to understand their cultures.)

 

ILLINOIS LEAKS
— Legal Newsline Recognizes Watchdog Reporting – Kirk Allen
http://edgarcountywatchdogs.com/2017/02/legal-newsline-recognizes-watchdog-reporting/

 

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— HUNDREDS PROTEST TRUMP IN DOWNTOWN CHICAGO #NOTMYPRESIDENTDAY
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2017/02/hundreds-protest-trump-in-downtown-chicago-notmypresidentday.html
— WILL COUNTY BOARD MEMBER STEVE BALICH UNDER SEIGE FROM LOCAL LEFTIST WOMEN’S GROUP
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2017/02/will-county-board-member-under-seige-from-local-leftist-group.html
— BLACK LEADER BABETTE HOLDER OUTRAGED ILLINOIS LAWMAKERS SEEK TAXPAYER FUNDING FOR ABORTIONS
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2017/02/black-leader-outraged-illinois-lawmakers-seek-taxpayer-funding-for-abortions.html

 

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Hundreds protest Trump at Chicago ‘Not My President’ rally – AP
http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2017/feb/20/hundreds-protest-trump-at-chicago-not-my-president/
— Adam Kinzinger: Trump’s Sweden comment ‘an embarrassing moment’ –  David Sherfinski  (DIERSEN Anti-Trumps love Kinzinger.  Anti-Trumps are anti-Protestant, anti-Jewish, 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.washingtontimes.com/news/2017/feb/20/adam-kinzinger-donald-trump-sweden-comment-embarra/

 

REAL CLEAR POLITICS
— Priebus: What Alternate Universe Are “Washington Gossip Rags” Living In? – Tim Hains
http://www.realclearpolitics.com/video/2017/02/19/priebus_what_alternate_universe_are_washington_gossip_rags_living_in.html

 

GOPUSA
— London’s Muslim Mayor: ‘Cruel’ Trump should be denied state visit  (DIERSEN: How soon will Muslims succeed in conquering England?)
http://www.gopusa.com/londons-muslim-mayor-cruel-trump-should-be-denied-state-visit/
— Angela Merkel urges Europe to take MORE refugees as she says Islam ‘isn’t the source of terror’  (DIERSEN: Terrorists love Merkel.)
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=20863

 

DAILY CALLER
— High-Tech Traitors Are Social Justice Warriors 1st, Businessmen 2nd – Ilana Mercer
http://dailycaller.com/2017/02/20/high-tech-traitors-are-social-justice-warriors-1st-businessmen-2nd/

 

BREITBART
— It’s Official! Donald Trump Speaking at CPAC – CHARLIE SPIERING
http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2017/02/20/official-donald-trump-speaking-cpac/
— New York Times Warns Readers: Unhinged Leftist Hate ‘Helping Trump’
http://www.breitbart.com/big-journalism/2017/02/19/new-york-times-warns-readers-unhinged-leftist-hate-helping-trump/
— Democrats Invoke 25th Amendment, Question Trump’s Mental Health – ADELLE NAZARIAN
http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2017/02/20/democrats-question-president-trumps-mental-health/
— DHS Authorizes Hiring 10K Immigration Officers – BOB PRICE
http://www.breitbart.com/texas/2017/02/20/dhs-authorizes-hiring-10k-immigration-officers/
— Phoenix Refuses Sanctuary City Status – JOHN BINDER
http://www.breitbart.com/texas/2017/02/20/phoenix-refuses-sanctuary-city-status/

 

AMERICAN INTEREST
— GOP Goes After Tenure  (DIERSEN: Democrats run education in America. Ever-increasingly, those Democrats focus on cranking “good little Democrats” who are anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-Jewish, 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.the-american-interest.com/2017/02/15/gop-goes-after-tenure/

 

THE HILL
— Milo Yiannopoulos disinvited from CPAC – MAX GREENWOOD
http://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/news/320358-milo-yiannopoulis-disinvited-from-cpac
— CNN’s Tapper blasts CPAC for Milo Yiannopoulos invite – MAX GREENWOOD
http://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/news/320345-tapper-blasts-cpac-for-inviting-milo-to-speak

 

HUFFINGTON POST
— Board Member Slams Milo Yiannopoulos Invite To CPAC  “This isn’t about free speech. This is about basic decency.” – Igor Bobic
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/milo-yiannopoulos-cpac_us_58aaf234e4b037d17d2995ff

 

NBC NEWS
— America Gives Trump an Earful at ‘Not My President’s Day’ Rallies – TRYMAINE LEE, ANDREW RAFFERTY and CORKY SIEMASZKO
http://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/america-gives-trump-earful-not-my-president-s-day-rallies-n723371

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— ‘I Am Ashamed’ vs. ‘Get Over It’: British Lawmakers Debate Trump Visit – STEVEN ERLANGER  (DIERSEN: How soon will Muslims succeed in conquering England?)
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/02/20/world/europe/britain-trump-state-visit.html

 

WASHINGTON POST
— How bad will Trump’s mass deportations get? Here’s a big thing to watch for. How the Trump White House may be using fear to encourage “self-deportation.” – Greg Sargent  (DIERSEN: Treasonously, anti-Trumps encourage people to come to America illegally, to stay in America illegally, and to bring other people to America illegally.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/plum-line/wp/2017/02/20/how-bad-are-trumps-mass-deportations-going-to-get-heres-a-big-thing-to-watch-for/

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— With Their Elevated Homicide Rates, Four Cities Stand Out  Chicago, Baltimore, Milwaukee and Memphis reach levels not seen since the 1990s – SCOTT CALVERT, SHIBANI MAHTANI and ZUSHA ELINSON
https://www.wsj.com/articles/with-their-rising-homicide-rates-four-cities-stand-out-1487592002

 

USA TODAY
— Trump’s friends wear red, not blue  (DIERSEN: Since 1978, all the new cars that I have bought have been red.)
http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/2017/02/20/donald-trump-retains-republican-suppoert-not-democrats/98158922/

 

U.S. NEWS & WORLD REPORT
— Hundreds Protest Trump at Chicago ‘Not My President’ Rally  Several hundred people have gathered near Trump Tower in Chicago to protest President Donald Trump. – AP
http://www.usnews.com/news/illinois/articles/2017-02-20/hundreds-protest-trump-at-chicago-not-my-president-rally

 

NEW YORK MAGAZINE
— CPAC Blasted for Milo Yiannopoulos Invite After Pedophilia Remarks Resurface – Margaret Hartmann
http://nymag.com/daily/intelligencer/2017/02/cpac-milo-yiannopoulos-pedophilia.html

 

FISCAL TIMES
— How Public Employee Pensions Make Income Inequality Worse – Marc Joffe  (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.thefiscaltimes.com/Columns/2017/02/20/How-Public-Employee-Pensions-Make-Income-Inequality-Worse

 

FEDERAL NEWS RADIO
— Civil service reform starts with performance – Jeff Neal  (DIERSEN: Measuring performance is extremely subjective. Starting in 1989, to punish me for becoming in 1988 an active member of a class action lawsuit that charged GAO with reverse discrimination, age discrimination, and retaliation, my Democrat GAO superiors used the subjectivity in their pay-for-performance (PFP) system to always rank me in the lower half of my coworkers for PFP purposes.  They were furious that I earned job-related professional certifications in 1990, 1994, 1996, and 1997 and that I earned a job-related master’s degree in 1997.  During that time, my Democrat coworkers focused on helping my GAO superiors get rid of their employees who were Republican, White, male, older, and/or non-veteran.)
http://federalnewsradio.com/commentary/2017/02/civil-service-reform-starts-with-performance/

 

INDEPENDENT
— Fox News anchor berates Donald Trump’s chief of staff: ‘You don’t get to tell us what to do’  The clash came after the president said the media was the ‘enemy of the American people’ – Andrew Buncombe  (DIERSEN: Who hints/implies/argues/shouts that they can tell you what to do?  I should write a book about my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes who hint/imply/argue/shout that they can tell me what to do.  They include past and present activists, candidates, elected officials, party leaders, major donors, political consultants, etc. in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, Illinois, and America.)
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/fox-news-chris-wallace-donald-trump-media-enemy-reince-priebus-a7588961.html

 

DAILY MAIL
— VP Pence says he and Trump support a ‘free and independent press’ – but they’ll call the media out when reporters play ‘fast and loose with the facts’ – Francesca Chambers and Keith Griffith  (DIERSEN: The press is NOT free or independent.  The press acts like it is an arm of the Democrat Party.)
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-4243152/Pence-fr.html

February 20 Morning Edition

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— The media’s ‘Me-me-me’ party line – Heather Wilhelm
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/commentary/ct-media-unfair-coverage-trump-perspec-0220-md-20170218-story.html
— FRONT PAGE: Des Plaines city council turns to polygraphs in leak investigation – John Keilman and Brian L. Cox
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/des-plaines/ct-des-plaines-polygraph-leak-met-20170219-story.html
— Mayoral candidates square off in suburban election primaries  Madigan is accused of trying to buy control of election in Aurora – Angie Leventis Lourgos
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/ct-suburban-primaries-met-20170220-story.html
— Illinois’ separate but unequal school funding system – Forrest Claypool
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/letters/ct-illinois-separate-but-unequal-school-funding-system-20170217-story.html

— The dumbing down of the American voter – Leonard Pitts Jr.  (DIERSEN: QUESTION: Who wants you to be dumbed down?  ANSWER: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes want you to be dumbed down. They want you to know ONLY what they want you to know. They want to manipulate/dominate you.  They certainly do not want anyone to read GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails. They 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.  They are anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-Jewish, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/commentary/ct-education-divide-american-voters-20170217-column.html

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trump Steinberg blasts Trump.
http://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/steinberg-hard-to-honor-a-man-who-never-stops-honoring-himself/

 

DAILY HERALD
— Some DuPage Republicans holding township primaries Feb. 28 – Robert Sanchez and Marie Wilson
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20170220/news/170229977/

 

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Why aren’t Illinoisans blocking traffic in front of their Capitol? – Editorial
http://www.sj-r.com/opinion/20170219/their-view-why-arent-illinoisans-blocking-traffic-in-front-of-their-capitol

 

NORTHWEST HERALD
— U.S. Rep. Randy Hultgren talks veterans’ issues, Trans-Pacific Partnership with residents – TONY SCOTT (DIERSEN: Trump and his supporters need to get examples to Hultgren that support Trump’s statement that “Our veterans, in many cases, are being treated worse than illegal immigrants.”)
http://www.nwherald.com/2016/10/03/u-s-rep-randy-hultgren-talks-veterans-issues-trans-pacific-partnership-with-residents/avn9vdb/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: A resident at the meeting said he had read that illegal immigrants get better health care than veterans. Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump has made such claims during his campaign, most recently during a Sept. 7 speech in Philadelphia. “Our veterans, in many cases, are being treated worse than illegal immigrants,” he said, according to national media reports. Hultgren said such a claim isn’t true. “I don’t think that’s true,” he said. “That illegal immigrants are getting better care than our veterans, I don’t think that’s true. I don’t know where that came from.” Hultgren said there have been some reforms, but there is “more that needs to happen.” He praised the VA for the experience he has had with his own father. “My dad’s a veteran, and so grateful for the VA,” he said. “Hines has been really good to him and also [James] Lovell [Federal Health Care Center] in North Chicago has been really great. And to me, that’s one of those that really is a model: a joint VA and DOD facility relationship with Lovell. But almost everything we’ve heard has been very positive. The quality of care is unbelievable. All the resources for our veterans are right there.”)

 

JOURNAL COURIER
— Commentary: In state politics, it’s ‘daddy dearest’ – Scott Reeder
http://myjournalcourier.com/news/106044/commentary-in-state-politics-its-daddy-dearest

 

QUAD CITIES TIMES
— Rauner put Senate Republicans in a bind – Rich Miller
http://qctimes.com/news/opinion/editorial/columnists/guest/miller-rauner-put-senate-republicans-in-a-bind/article_6b888ce9-1942-5546-8356-248e7f511b50.html

 

CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD
— More refugees flee U.S. for Canada  Canadian advocates: U.S. is no longer a safe country – CNN  (DIERSEN: Under the Democrats and under the RINOs, America has become an extremely “safe place” for those who are anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-Jewish, 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 for a long time.)
http://www.mystateline.com/news/more-refugees-flee-us-for-canada/660156804
— New Yorkers rally to say, ‘Today I am a Muslim, too’  Protest took place in Times Square – ELIOTT C. MCLAUGHLIN  (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps promote Islam.  How soon, if not already, will anti-Trumps get rid of you if you do not promote Islam?)
http://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/new-yorkers-rally-to-say-today-i-am-a-muslim-too/660079830

 

SANGAMON SUN
— Chicago, other elite cities attracting companies away from downstate, economic columnist says – Karen Kidd
http://sangamonsun.com/stories/511083012-chicago-other-elite-cities-attracting-companies-away-from-downstate-economic-columnist-says

 

DUPAGE POLICY JOURNAL
— DuPage GOP hopes to keep converting Democrats through common-sense policies – Michael Carroll
http://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/511077186-dupage-gop-hopes-to-keep-converting-democrats-through-common-sense-policies
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The DuPage County Republican Party sees opportunities to expand the party’s influence in 2017 since the blue tide that gave Democrat Hillary Clinton a 15-point margin of victory in the county’s polling numbers petered out down the ballot. “We’re pretty optimistic that Republicans are going to continue being elected,” county GOP Chairman Brian Krajewski told the DuPage Policy Journal. The party will be looking to build its base as it focuses on electing Republicans running in elections in nine townships in the spring, Krajewski said. Those offices include trustees, highway commissioner, clerk and supervisor. Generally, Illinois townships are responsible for maintaining roads and bridges, assessing local property taxes, and aiding the indigent. The DuPage townships consist of Wayne, Bloomingdale, Addison, Winfield, Milton, York, Naperville, Lisle and Downers Grove. Krajewski pointed to the county GOP’s showing in the November vote, when the party picked up another seat on the county governing board. Now the board is made up of 17 Republican members vs. one Democrat. “Residents here in DuPage are comfortable with the way things are being run,” Krajewski said. Though in county voting Republican Donald Trump finished behind Clinton in the November presidential race, a majority of county voters supported the GOP candidate for state controller, Leslie Geissler Munger, over Democrat Susana Mendoza, who won the statewide race. Republicans also prevailed in county offices – state’s attorney, circuit court clerk, county auditor, coroner and recorder – Krajewski said. Indeed, Democrats did not even field candidate in the state’s attorney and coroner race in DuPage, which is adjacent to Democrat-dominated Cook County. DuPage County’s success can also be seen in the population flow from the Chicago region into the county, according to Krajewski. People are drawn by the county’s low property taxes, good schools, low crime rate and emphasis on law enforcement, he said. “A lot of Democrats switch to the Republican Party once they move here,” Krajewski said. The county GOP will focus on getting its message out in the coming year while stressing that the state’s problems are long-term and did not start when a Republican Gov. Bruce Rauner was elected two years ago. The GOP-dominated county board has also put out its governing priorities in the coming year. These priorities include cutting the size and cost of local government by merging the Elections Department and the County Clerk’s Office and keeping the DuPage Convalescent Center operating so it can continue to serve 350 county residents. Fighting heroin addiction will also be a top priority. In 2016, the county Coroner’s Office reported that opioid-related deaths in the county numbered 78 – a 53 percent increase over the number of deaths reported in the previous year. The deaths involved heroin, fentanyl and mixtures of the two. The county will also lobby to restore state funding in support of county probation costs as well focusing on easing traffic congestion and protection against flooding. In addition, county board members want to extend surcharges on wireless services, which had been set to phase out on July 1. The surcharge helps to fund 911 responses countywide.)

 

DAILY ILLINI
— Why The Daily Illini is not your enemy – Editorial  (DIERSEN: What percent of the Daily Illini staff is anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-Jewish, 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://dailyillini.com/opinions/editorials/2017/02/20/editorial-daily-illini-not-enemy/

 

COLUMBIA CHRONICLE
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Illinois Democrats promote abortion.
http://www.columbiachronicle.com/metro/article_c8e8ca8c-f4ba-11e6-8c95-c7fe4776a942.html

 

NAPERVILLE COMMUNITY TELEVISION
— 6th Annual Feed the Need in Naperville
http://www.nctv17.com/6th-annual-feed-the-need-in-naperville/

 

EVANSTON PATCH
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Democrats focus on getting rid of individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that support Trump, and especially Trump supporters who are Protestant, conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.
http://patch.com/illinois/chicago/gabel-invites-residents-attend-seminar-protecting-our-civil-liberties

 

ILLINOIS LEAKS
— Country Club Hills Fire Department – “Thousands of Web searches for pornography” – Hard drives wiped. – Kirk Allen
http://edgarcountywatchdogs.com/2017/02/country-club-hills-fire-department-thousands-of-web-searches-for-pornography-hard-drives-wiped/

 

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— DI LEO: TRUMP THE TRUST-BUSTER? THE PRESIDENT TAKES ON THE MSM’S MONOPOLY
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2017/02/trump-the-trust-buster-the-president-takes-on-the-msms-monopoly.html

 

GOPUSA
—  State Dep. officials barred from Trump-Netanyahu meeting  (DIERSEN: Of course, during the almost 30 years that I worked for the federal government, my Democrat superiors, my Democrat supervisors, my Democrat coworkers, and my Democrat subordinates barred me from the meetings that they held to get rid of federal employees who were Republican, White, male, older, and/or non-veteran.)
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=20918
— Media Lapdogs Become Rabid Attack Dogs
http://www.gopusa.com/media-lapdogs-become-rabid-attack-dogs/
— Leaked: DHS Memos Aimed at Illegal Aliens
http://www.gopusa.com/leaked-dhs-memos-aimed-at-illegal-aliens/

 

WASHINGTON TIMES
— OUTSTANDING: Donald Trump to speak at CPAC on Friday – David Sherfinski
http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2017/feb/20/donald-trump-speak-cpac-friday/
— Trump stance on religious liberty leaves social conservatives nervous  Evangelicals want promise kept – Bradford Richardson
http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2017/feb/19/trump-stance-on-religious-liberty-leaves-social-co/

 

PUBLIUS FORUM
— Trump’s Epic Press Conference Draws Cheers From the People, Jeers from the ‘Fake News’ Media – Warner Todd Huston
http://www.publiusforum.com/2017/02/19/trumps-epic-press-conference-draws-cheers-people-jeers-fake-news-media/

 

CHRISTIAN NEWS
— Judge Rules Illinois Law Banning Help for Homosexual Youth Doesn’t Apply to Pastors – Heather Clark
http://christiannews.net/2017/02/20/judge-rules-illinois-law-banning-help-for-homosexual-youth-doesnt-apply-to-pastors/

 

COLLEGE FIX
— Students could opt out of paying for liberal campus programs under Gov. Scott Walker’s budget – JACKSON RICHMAN
http://www.thecollegefix.com/post/31283/

 

AMERICAN THINKER
— Charter Schools Are No Panacea – Eileen F. Toplansky
http://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2017/02/charter_schools_are_no_panacea.html

 

HOOVER INSTITUTE
— The End Of Identity Politics – Victor Davis Hanson
http://www.hoover.org/research/end-identity-politics

 

NEWSMAX
— Liberal Voters to Dems: Oppose Trump or ‘We Will Replace You’ – Solange Reyner
http://www.newsmax.com/Politics/voters-activists-protestors-presidents-day/2017/02/19/id/774476/

 

BREITBART
— Top 10 Holdover Obama Bureaucrats President Trump Can Fire or Remove Today – MICHAEL PATRICK LEAHY  (DIERSEN: While I worked for the federal government for almost 30 years, because I have always been a Republican, I was always on my superiors’ lists of employees who they wanted to get rid of.  My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always promoted patronage. Because I have always been a Republican, were it not for federal civil service protections, a) the Post Office would NOT have hired me in 1966 or let me work there for almost 3 years, b) IRS would NOT have hired me in 1971 or let me work there for almost 9 years, c) IRS would NOT have promoted me in 1972, 1973, or 1974, d) GAO would NOT have hired me in 1980 or let me work there for almost 18 years, and d) GAO would NOT have promoted me in 1986.)
http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2017/02/18/top-ten-holdover-obama-bureaucrats-president-trump-can-fire-today/
— MILO Teases the Topic of His Upcoming CPAC Speech on SiriusXM’s Breitbart News Sunday – CHARLIE NASH
http://www.breitbart.com/milo/2017/02/19/milo-teases-topic-of-upcoming-cpac-speech-siriusxm-breitbart-sunday/

 

THE BLAZE
— Limbaugh obliterates the mainstream media for trying to ‘destroy’ Trump: ‘It’s not going to work’ – Chris Enloe  (DIERSEN: Who focuses on destroying individuals, organizations, and/or companies in your municipality, in your township/ward, in your county, and in Illinois?  I should write a book about such destroyers in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois.)
http://www.theblaze.com/news/2017/02/19/limbaugh-obliterates-the-mainstream-media-for-trying-to-destroy-trump-its-not-going-to-work/
— Video surfaces of Milo Yiannopoulos defending pedophilia, ACU board reportedly not consulted on CPAC invite – Chris Enloe
http://www.theblaze.com/news/2017/02/19/video-surfaces-of-milo-yiannopoulos-defending-pedophilia-acu-board-reportedly-not-consulted-on-cpac-invite/

 

DAILY CALLER
— Rand Paul Blasts McCain’s Comments On Trump – Juliegrace Brufke
http://dailycaller.com/2017/02/19/rand-paul-blasts-mccains-comments-on-trump/
— Milo Angrily Denies Defending Sex Abuse: ‘A Vile And Disgusting Crime’ – Scott Greer
http://dailycaller.com/2017/02/19/milo-angrily-denies-defending-sex-abuse-a-vile-and-disgusting-crime/

 

FEDERALIST
— Barack Obama’s Group Behind Protests Around The Country – Robert Gehl
http://thefederalistpapers.org/us/barack-obamas-group-behind-protests-around-the-country

 

POLITICO
— Lewandowski: Trump’s staff has ‘not prepared’ him
http://www.politico.com/story/2017/02/corey-lewandowski-criticize-trump-staff-ax-files-235201

 

THE HILL
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: The anti-Trump Juan Williams says “Senate GOP begins to push Trump away.”
http://thehill.com/opinion/juan-williams/320324-juan-williams-senate-gop-begins-to-push-trump-away

 

HUFFINGTON POST
— Chris Wallace: Obama Didn’t Like The Media, ‘But He Never Said We Were An Enemy’ “He never went as far as President Trump has, and that’s what’s concerning.” – Rebecca Shapiro  (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, the media focuses on electing Democrats, on reelecting Democrats, and on defending and advancing the Democrat Party platform.)
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/chris-wallace-reince-priebus-fake-media-enemy-of-people_us_58aa8f89e4b07602ad55fb69

 

NBC NEWS
— Russia Compiles Psychological Dossier on Trump for Putin – BILL NEELY  (DIERSEN: I should compile written psychological dossiers on my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes?)
http://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/russia-compiles-psychological-dossier-trump-putin-n723196

 

WASHINGTON POST
— Bannon molded Breitbart into a far-right sledgehammer. How it will be wielded in the Trump era? – Manuel Roig-Franzia and Paul Farhi
https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/style/bannon-molded-breitbart-into-a-far-right-sledgehammer-how-it-will-be-wielded-in-the-trump-era/2017/02/19/422fbed2-f704-11e6-be05-1a3817ac21a5_story.html
— Will your pension be there when you need it? – Michelle Singletary
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/get-there/wp/2017/02/20/will-your-pension-be-there-when-you-need-it/

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: FRONT PAGE WITH COLOR PICTURE: Ever-increasingly, pot pushers push pot.
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/02/19/nyregion/retirement-medicinal-marijuana.html
— With Coverage in Peril and Obama Gone, Health Law’s Critics Go Quiet – JONATHAN MARTIN
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/02/19/us/politics/affordable-care-act-critics.html?

 

NEW YORK DAILY NEWS
— Video shared ahead of CPAC shows Milo Yiannopoulos speaking fondly of relationships between men and ‘young boys’ – Nicole Hensley
http://www.nydailynews.com/news/national/video-shows-milo-yiannopoulos-speaking-fondly-pedophilia-article-1.2977071

 

USA TODAY
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps promote anti-Trumps.
http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2017/02/19/donald-trump-not-my-presidents-day-protests/98130952/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Chris Woodyard reports on what vehicles the “wealthiest among us” drive.
https://www.pressreader.com/usa/usa-today-us-edition/20170220/281792808791954

 

TIME
— OUTSTANDING: New Homeland Security Guidelines Call for the Sweeping Detention and Deportation of Illegal Immigrants – AP
http://time.com/4676187/trump-immigrants-deportation-memo-mexico-migrants/

 

FORTUNE
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Fortune sides with the press and against Trump.  The press sides with those individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that are anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-Jewish, 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 for a long time.
http://fortune.com/2017/02/20/fox-news-wallace-priebus-trump/

 

FED SMITH
— Civil Service Reform Is Coming: What Should It Be? – Jeff Neal (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always promoted patronage. Because I have always been a Republican, were it not for federal civil service protections, a) the Post Office would NOT have hired me in 1966 or let me work there for almost 3 years, b) IRS would NOT have hired me in 1971 or let me work there for almost 9 years, c) IRS would NOT have promoted me in 1972, 1973, or 1974, d) GAO would NOT have hired me in 1980 or let me work there for almost 18 years, and d) GAO would NOT have promoted me in 1986.)
http://www.fedsmith.com/2017/02/20/civil-service-reform-is-coming-what-should-it-be/

February 19 Evening Edition

ABC7
— ANTI-TRUMP PROTESTERS MARCH THROUGH LOOP – Laura Podesta
http://abc7chicago.com/politics/anti-trump-protesters-march-through-loop/1762540/

 

CBS2
— Illinois Republican Party Accuse Mendoza Of Improper Spending Of Funds
http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2017/02/19/illinois-republican-party-accuse-mendoza-of-improper-spending-of-funds/

 

WGN TV
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, McCain panders to the media. Ever-increasingly, the media focuses on a) electing Democrats, b) reelecting Democrats, and c) promoting the Democrat Party platform.
http://wgntv.com/2017/02/19/john-mccain-slams-president-trumps-attacks-on-the-media-we-need-a-free-press/

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Several hundred rally downtown against Trump – Mitch Dudek  (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps promote anti-Trumps.  Anti-Trumps are anti-Trump, anti-Jewish, 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://chicago.suntimes.com/news/several-hundred-rally-downtown-against-trump/
— Love or hate it, Thompson Center has had its day – Editorial
http://chicago.suntimes.com/opinion/editorial-love-or-hate-it-thompson-center-has-had-its-day/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trump Robert Reich says “Trump’s nutty ‘America First’ policies are demagoguery.”  Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps side with foreign countries and with their citizens against America and against its citizens.
http://chicago.suntimes.com/opinion/opinion-trumps-nutty-america-first-policies-are-demagoguery/
— Draft DHS guidelines seek to aggressively detain (ILLEGAL) immigrants – AP
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/draft-dhs-guidelines-seek-to-aggressively-detain-immigrants/

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Anti-Trump protesters take to downtown streets again – Tony Briscoe
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/ct-trump-downtown-chicago-protest-20170219-story.html
— ‘Grand Bargain’ still looks to me like no deal – Eric Zorn
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/zorn/ct-grand-bargain-still-looks-to-me-like-no-deal-20170219-column.html
— Fox News anchor Chris Wallace warns viewers: Trump crossed the line in latest attack on media – Amy B Wang  (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, the media is anti-Trump, anti-Jewish, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/ct-chris-wallace-trump-media-20170219-story.html
— Little Village streets, restaurants quiet as deportation fears rise – Marwa Eltagouri  (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps make it clear that they side with foreign countries and with their citizens AGAINST America and AGAINST America’s citizens.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-little-village-immigrants-met-20170216-story.html

 

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Will Madigan’s Democrats continue to doom Illinois? – GREG HINZ
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20170217/ISSUE05/170219873/will-madigans-democrats-continue-to-doom-illinois
— Springfield Dems need fresh definition of ‘win’ – RICH MILLER
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20170217/ISSUE11/170219872/springfield-dems-need-fresh-definition-of-win

 

TIMES
— State’s conservatives heartbroken – David Giuliani
http://www.mywebtimes.com/opinion/columnists/as-it-is-state-s-conservatives-heartbroken/article_d215330f-ed71-5baa-b25c-5ec4367087f0.html

 

BELOIT DAILY NEWS
— GOP RIPS ILLINOIS COMPTROLLER FOR BUYING USED $32K SUV – AP
http://www.beloitdailynews.com/article/20170219/AP/302199856

 

DUPAGE POLICY JOURNAL
— Aurora mayoral candidates take center stage at Eola Community Center – Glenn Minnis
http://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/511080525-aurora-mayoral-candidates-take-center-stage-at-eola-community-center

 

NORTH COOK NEWS
— Democrats dominate District 219 school board as elections loom
http://northcooknews.com/stories/511082699-democrats-dominate-district-219-school-board-as-elections-loom

 

SAGAMON SUN
— Manufacturer: Trump’s election alone has improved industry outlook – Karen Kidd
http://sangamonsun.com/stories/511060921-manufacturer-trump-s-election-alone-has-improved-industry-outlook

 

ILLINOIS BUSINESS DAILY
— Lawyers’ escrow accounts fund illegal alien defense  (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats side with foreign countries and their citizens against America and against its citizens.)
http://ilbusinessdaily.com/stories/511082701-lawyers-escrow-accounts-fund-illegal-alien-defense

 

ILLINOIS FAMILY INSTITUTE
— New Trier High School’s Fight Against Diversity Becomes National Story – Laurie Higgins
https://illinoisfamily.org/education/new-trier-high-schools-fight-against-diversity-becomes-national-story/

 

BARBWIRE
— GO INTO MEXICO ILLEGALLY: YOU ARE ARRESTED, DEPORTED OR JAILED – BRADLEE DEAN  (DIERSEN: Mexico has committed the following acts of war against America: Mexico has a) sent many millions of its citizens into America illegally, b) kept many millions of its citizens in America illegally, and c) sent mountains of illegal drugs into America illegally.)
http://barbwire.com/2017/02/19/go-into-mexico-illegally-you-are-arrested-deported-or-jailed/
— IT IS ABSOLUTELY OUTRAGEOUS FOR THE GOVERNMENT TO FORCE CHRISTIANS TO VIOLATE THEIR FAITH – DR. MICHAEL BROWN
http://barbwire.com/2017/02/19/it-is-absolutely-outrageous-for-the-government-to-force-christians-to-violate-their-faith/
— OUTRAGEOUS: USDA TELLS MEAT PACKING PLANT OWNERS TO THROW OUT THEIR FAITH – TONY PERKINS
http://barbwire.com/2017/02/19/meat-plant-raises-steaks-freedom-video/

 

BREITBART
— Washington Post Corrects ‘Racist, Anti-Semitic’ Smears About MILO – JACK HADFIELD
http://www.breitbart.com/milo/2017/02/19/washington-post-removes-reference-milo-racist-anti-semitic/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trump McCain says “I Worry About Trump.”
http://www.breitbart.com/video/2017/02/19/mccain-i-worry-about-trump/

 

FOX NEWS
— Limbaugh blasts news media attacks on Trump as pointless, ‘kind of comical’
http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2017/02/19/limbaugh-blasts-news-media-attacks-on-trump-as-pointless-kind-comical.html

 

NEWSMAX
— Soros, Liberal Billionaires Behind ‘Sometimes Violent’ Anti-Trump Protests – Cathy Burke
http://www.newsmax.com/Newsfront/ed-klein-liberal-protests-paid/2017/02/19/id/774451/

 

DAILY CALLER
— Krauthammer: Trump Should ‘Attack’ Revolting Gov. Employees And Agencies – Christian Datoc  (DIERSEN: One could say that in 1988, I revolted when I became an active member in a class action lawsuit that charged the federal government with reverse discrimination, age discrimination, and retaliation.)
http://dailycaller.com/2017/02/18/krauthammer-trump-should-attack-revolting-gov-employees-and-agencies-video/
— ‘Liberal Moms’ Make Fancypants Manhattan Prep School Cancel Ice Skating Party At Trump Rink – Eric Owens
http://dailycaller.com/2017/02/18/liberal-moms-make-fancypants-manhattan-prep-school-cancel-ice-skating-party-at-trump-rink/

 

CANADA FREE PRESS
— Black Lives Matter: racist provocation with radical roots – James Simpson
http://canadafreepress.com/article/video-black-lives-matter-racist-provocation-with-radical-roots

 

CHRISTIAN SCIENCE MONITOR
— Too soon? What comes of Democratic talk of impeaching Trump  President Trump’s approval ratings are highly divided along partisan lines. Could fierce opposition from the Democrats, including early talk of impeaching him, deepen those sentiments? – Amanda Hoover  (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps make it clear that they are not only anti-Trump, but that they are anti-Protestant, anti-Jewish, 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.csmonitor.com/USA/Politics/2017/0219/Too-soon-What-comes-of-Democratic-talk-of-impeaching-Trump

 

THE HILL
— Americans brimming with optimism on the economy – JONATHAN EASLEY
http://thehill.com/policy/finance/320284-americans-brimming-with-optimism-on-the-economy
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trump Kasich says “World leaders are not sure about the president.”
http://thehill.com/policy/international/320291-kasich-world-leaders-are-not-sure-about-the-president
— British Parliament To Debate Withdrawing Donald Trump’s Invite For State Visit  London’s mayor is among those who say Trump shouldn’t get the red carpet rollout. – Kim Bellware  (DIERSEN: How soon will Muslims conquer England?)
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/parliament-withdraw-trump-state-visit_us_58a9e592e4b07602ad55c35f

 

AOL NEWS
— ‘You don’t get to tell us what to do’: FOX News anchor confronts Reince Priebus over Trump’s media criticism  (DIERSEN: I should write a book about those who talk and act like they can tell me what to do.  They include 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.  They have lots of religious, government, political, and/or financial clout.  They destroy individuals, organizations, companies, and governments that they cannot manipulate/dominate.  They have their operatives and their dupes do their dirty work.)
https://www.aol.com/article/news/2017/02/19/you-dont-get-to-tell-us-what-to-do-fox-news-anchor-confronts/21717163/
— Republican lawmaker wants to require physical exams for presidential candidates
https://www.aol.com/article/news/2017/02/19/republican-lawmaker-require-physical-exams-presidential-candidates/21716584/

 

NBC NEWS
— ‘Not My President’s Day’: Thousands Plan Anti-Trump Rallies Across U.S. – SHIRA TARLO
http://www.nbcnews.com/politics/donald-trump/not-my-president-s-day-thousands-plan-anti-trump-rallies-n722586
— Defense Secretary Mattis Has No Issues With Press, Unlike Trump – TIM STELLOH  (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, the press focuses on a) electing Democrats, b) reelecting Democrats, and c) promoting the Democrat Party platform.)
http://www.nbcnews.com/politics/politics-news/defense-secretary-mattis-has-no-issues-press-unlike-trump-n723081

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— OUTSTANDING: Trump Proposal Would Deport More Immigrants Immediately – PETER BAKER and RON NIXON
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/02/19/us/politics/trump-immigration-deportations.html

 

WASHINGTON POST
— Watergate reporter Carl Bernstein: Trump’s attacks on the press are more dangerous than Nixon’s – Avi Selk and Kristine Guerra (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, the press focuses on a) electing Democrats, b) reelecting Democrats, and c) promoting the Democrat Party platform.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-fix/wp/2017/02/19/watergate-reporter-carl-bernstein-trumps-attacks-on-the-press-are-more-dangerous-than-nixons/
— Trump supporters see a successful president — and are frustrated with critics who don’t –  Jenna Johnson and David Weigel Febr
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/trump-supporters-see-a-successful-president–and-are-frustrated-with-critics-who-dont/2017/02/19/496cb4b4-f6ca-11e6-9845-576c69081518_story.html
– Fox News anchor Chris Wallace warns viewers: Trump crossed the line in latest attack on media – Amy B Wang  (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, the media is anti-Trump, anti-Jewish, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-fix/wp/2017/02/19/fox-news-anchor-chris-wallace-warns-viewers-trump-crossed-the-line-in-latest-attack-on-media/
— Trump called the press ‘the enemy.’ Reince Priebus says he meant it. – Kristine Guerra  (DIERSEN: Government is nasty. Politics is nasty.  My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always painted me as being an enemy of those who are NOT Protestant, NOT conservative, NOT Republican, NOT American, NOT White, NOT male, NOT older, NOT rich, NOT gun owners, NOT German American, and/or those whose ancestors have NOT been in America for a long time.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-fix/wp/2017/02/19/trump-called-the-press-the-enemy-reince-priebus-says-he-meant-it/

 

BOSTON GLOBE
— Trump administration continues to complain about media coverage – Kenneth Singletary
https://www.bostonglobe.com/2017/02/19/trump-administration-contiuues-complain-about-media-coverage/ltxNPdOXf1gfAuh4VolWEM/story.html

 

DAILY BEAST
— Chris Wallace Smacks Down Reince Priebus – Matt Wilstein  (DIERSEN: The Mayor of Wheaton Mike Gresk smacked me down at his Annual State of the City Address because I asked him to mention in his address Wheaton’s 2016 Independence Day Parade and that Kirk, Rauner, and Sanguenetti had participated in it.  Wheaton’s anti-Republicans side with Gresk against me.)
http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2017/02/19/chris-wallace-smacks-down-reince-priebus.html
— The Screwed Generation Turns Socialist  The Depression and WWII shaped the greatest generation, and postwar prosperity shaped the Baby Boomers. Millennials, battered by capitalism, move ever leftward. – Joel Kotkin
http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2017/02/19/the-screwed-generation-turns-socialist.html

 

SEATTLE TIMES
— To federal-government workers: Persist!  My message to my former colleagues in the federal government is: Don’t go. Instead, speak truth to power. You are needed now more than ever. – Frederick J. Kaplan  (DIERSEN: I stayed and persisted against political affiliation discrimination, against reverse discrimination, against age discrimination, and against retaliation for almost 30 years.  For doing that, I paid the following price:  My Democrat GAO superiors 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 did not promote me beyond GS-12, they disallowed my education deductions, and they disallowed my partial day per diem claims.  My Democrat Post Office superiors forced me resign in 1969 and disallowed my sick leave requests.)
http://www.seattletimes.com/opinion/to-federal-government-workers-persist/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: These are the worst of times for federal-government employees. Several of the political appointees in the Trump administration are hostile to the missions of the departments and agencies they now lead. On top of that, the president’s hiring freeze will create imbalances in the federal workforce, requiring current employees to fill in random gaps. Many civil servants will simply quit in disgust. I hope they don’t. When Ronald Reagan became president in 1981, I was an attorney in the Seattle office of the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights. In his first year in office, President Ronald Reagan proceeded to remake our small agency, bringing in new leadership that openly disdained the civil-rights community and its agenda. Some of us joked bitterly that we were becoming the U.S. Commission against Civil Rights. Funding for the commission was drastically reduced. Discouraged, much of the staff, myself included, found employment elsewhere. Abandoning ship in such circumstances is understandable, but in retrospect I think a mistake. When those civil servants with the strongest commitment to their agency’s mission leave, who remains? Answer: Those less committed and less likely to confront their political masters. Sure, the most earnest among those who quit the government will carry on their cause from the outside. But ultimately civil rights, environmental protection, enforcement of labor standards cannot be fully realized without governmental action, that is the action of dedicated and experienced civil servants.)

 

FORTUNE
— People Who Fear Deportation Under President Trump Are Fleeing to Canada for Asylum – Mahita Gajanan
http://fortune.com/2017/02/19/asylum-seekers-flee-us-trump/

February 19 Morning Edition

NBC5
— Trump Holds Campaign-Style Rally in Florida
http://www.nbcchicago.com/multimedia/Trump-Holds-Presidents-Day-Weekend-Rally-in-Florida-414188523.html
— Milo Yiannopoulos, Larry Wilmore Go Head-to-Head on ‘Maher’ – David Bauder
http://www.nbcchicago.com/entertainment/entertainment-news/Milo-Yiannopoulos-Larry-Wilmore-Go-Head-to-Head-on-Maher-414174463.html

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “After a difficult first month, Trump returns to his comfort zone.”  What is your comfort zone?  Obviously, my comfort zone is putting GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails together and sending them out.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/politics/ct-trump-rally-florida-20170218-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Lawmakers say Trump’s words matter — and hurt the country’s standing abroad.”  Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps side with anti-Americans.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/politics/ct-lawmakers-trump-united-states-standing-abroad-20170218-story.html
— Schneider’s town hall meeting draws high-octane crowd – Lee V. Gaines  (DIERSEN: What if Republicans flooded Democrat town hall meetings with pro-Trumps like Democrats flood Republican town hall meetings with anti-Trumps?)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/northbrook/news/ct-brad-schneider-town-hall-met-20170218-story.html
— Bill Maher lets Milo Yiannopoulos attack female comedians unchecked on HBO’s ‘Real Time’ – Daniel Holloway
http://www.chicagotribune.com/entertainment/tv/ct-bill-maher-milo-yiannopoulos-real-time-20170218-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Democrats promote gender confusion.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/careers/ijustworkhere/ct-transgender-bathrooms-huppke-work-advice-0219-biz-20170217-column.html

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Cheap attacks on Trump undermine progressive values – Thomas A. Foster
http://chicago.suntimes.com/opinion/opinion-cheap-attacks-on-trump-undermine-progressive-values/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats run Chicago.  Never-the-less, ever-increasingly, Democrats blame Republicans for problems that Blacks have in Chicago.
http://chicago.suntimes.com/opinion/silencing-the-guns-a-racial-divide-at-heart-of-chicago-violence/

 

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Democrats eye Rodney Davis, who expects the challenge – Bernard Schoenburg  (DIERSEN: Of course, anti-Trumps will advise Davis to go anti-Trump big time to get reelected.)
http://www.sj-r.com/opinion/20170218/bernard-schoenburg-dems-eye-rodney-davis-who-expects-challenge
— Effort to privatize economic development questioned – BGA
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20170218/effort-to-privatize-economic-development-questioned
— State budget impasse still hurting schools – Jason Nevel
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20170218/state-budget-impasse-still-hurting-schools

 

BELLEVILLE NEWS DEMOCRAT
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: BND wants to tax retirement income. (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, as inflation is far higher than COLAs, the purchasing power of my Civil Service Retirement System pension and Social Security is eroded.)
http://www.bnd.com/opinion/editorials/article133440444.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: And he said this: “we cannot tax people’s retirement incomes.”  We say this: “Why not?”  The feds tax retirement income. Illinois is one of only three states that do not. Instead of some lukewarm reforms and taxing everybody in the neighborhood of 5 percent, what about just closing the loophole that lets retirees escape paying state income taxes? That would put another $2 billion in state coffers and use retirement income to generate a partial fix for our $130 billion state pension deficit. Yes, we can hear the AARP screaming now about balancing the state budget on the backs of those with fixed incomes. True dat. But we could build in some protections for lower retirement incomes, say taxable after $35,000. Illinois has 350,000 people drawing pensions, and of that more than 14,000 are drawing public pensions of greater than $100,000 per year. How fair is it to ask the average Illinois family to pay an additional $745 in state income taxes when so many are paying zip? Letting retirement income escape state taxes is truly a loophole that lawmakers in 1983 giddily and popularly passed, sort of like the free bus rides for seniors regardless of income. Pain is coming in Illinois. Taxing retirees and selling the Thompson Center in Chicago are tiny splinters to be removed before amputations are necessary.)

 

HERALD & REVIEW
— Legislation could help Route 66 celebration – KEVIN BARLOW and DEREK BEIGH
http://herald-review.com/news/local/state-and-regional/legislation-could-help-route-celebration/article_05212915-2b7e-5c18-96ee-a9155c3e9bb0.html

 

FOX ILLINOIS
— Possible Speed Limit Increase on Majority of Illinois Interstates – Matthew Witkos
http://foxillinois.com/news/local/possible-speed-limit-increase-on-majority-of-illinois-interstates

 

CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps promote anti-Trumps in Mexico.
http://www.centralillinoisproud.com/entertainment/and-in-this-corner-the-donald-trump-mexicans-love-to-hate/659879530
— Roommate wanted: No Trump supporters  Poster insists ad doesn’t discriminate – ALEXANDRA KING  (DIERSEN: How soon, if not already, will anti-Trump individuals, anti-Trump companies, anti-Trump governments, and anti-Trump countries post signs that say members of the following groups are NOT WANTED: Trump supporters, Protestants, conservatives, Republicans, Americans, Whites, males, older people, non-poor people, gun owners, German Americans, draft avoiders, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time?)
http://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/roommate-wanted-no-trump-supporters/659875159

 

NAPERVILLE CITY COUNCIL WATCHDOG
— Eight Naperville City Council Candidates For Four Open Seats
http://citycouncilwatchdog.com/2017/02/eight-naperville-city-council-candidates-four-open-seats

 

POSITIVELY NAPERVILLE
— TWO BILLS FILED IN SPRINGFIELD AIM TO OFFER TAX RELIEF FOR SENIORS  (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, as inflation is far higher than COLAs, the purchasing power of my Civil Service Retirement System pension and Social Security is eroded.)
http://www.positivelynaperville.com/2017/02/18/two-bills-filed-springfield-aim-offer-tax-relief-seniors/69982

 

FOX NEWS
— Melania Trump attacked for reciting ‘The Lord’s Prayer’ at campaign rally  (DIERSEN: Ever increasingly, anti-Trumps promote Islam.)
http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2017/02/19/melania-trump-attacked-for-reciting-lords-prayer-at-campaign-rally.html
— ‘Not My President’s Day’: Anti-Trump Protests Set to Take Place Nationwide
http://insider.foxnews.com/2017/02/19/not-my-presidents-day-rallies-take-place-nationwide
— Shia LaBeouf brings anti-Trump project to New Mexico
http://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/2017/02/19/shia-labeouf-brings-anti-trump-project-to-new-mexico.html

 

BREITBART
— Reince Priebus: Press In ‘Alternate Universe,’ WH Team Gets Along ‘Great’ – Pam Key
http://www.breitbart.com/video/2017/02/19/reince-priebus-press-in-alternate-universe-wh-team-gets-along-great/
— Leftists and Establishment Conservatives Freak Out Over MILO CPAC Speech – BEN KEW
http://www.breitbart.com/milo/2017/02/18/leftists-and-establishment-conservatives-freak-out-over-milo-cpac-speech/

 

BLAZE
— Amid anti-Trump rallies scheduled for Mon., Dem leaders to activists: Cool it with impeachment talk – Sarah Lee
http://www.theblaze.com/news/2017/02/19/amid-anti-trump-rallies-scheduled-for-mon-dem-leaders-to-activists-cool-it-with-impeachment-talk/
— New poll suggests Democrats might want to change their anti-Trump strategy – Sara Gonzales (DIERSEN: What do anti-Trumps plan to do to harm Trump supporters in your precinct, in your municipality, in your township/ward, in your county, and in Illinois?  Will anti-Trumps get anti-Trump mayors to be rude to Trump supporters at public events?  How well is that working in Wheaton?)
http://www.theblaze.com/news/2017/02/19/new-poll-suggests-democrats-might-want-to-change-their-anti-trump-strategy/

 

NEWSMAX
— Trump: Market Rally Due to ‘Great Level of Confidence and Optimism’
http://www.newsmax.com/Finance/StreetTalk/donald-trump-stock-market-rally-confidence/2017/02/16/id/773990/
— Anti-Trump Protest Planned for Monday in Atlanta – Solange Reyner
http://www.newsmax.com/Politics/trump-presidents-day-donald-trump-atlanta/2017/02/18/id/774404/

 

NEWSWIRE
— Student Bullied by Latino Professor for Being a Trump Supporter  A Southern California student has been suspended for the whole semester after he filmed his Latino teacher’s anti-Trump lecture. – Boris Djuric
https://newswire.net/newsroom/news/00095281-student-bullied-by-latino-professor-for-being-a-trump-supporter.html

 

THE HILL
— Priebus defends Flynn: ‘He didn’t do anything wrong’ – BROOKE SEIPEL  (DIERSEN: Who comes to your defense?  The following have never come to my defense, are not coming to my defense, and will never come to my defense: those individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that are anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time and those that 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.)
http://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/news/320273-priebus-defends-flynn-he-didnt-do-anything-wrong

 

ASSOCIATED PRESS
— Trump motorcade hit by 2×4, 5 students face charges
http://www.kristv.com/story/34540963/trump-motorcade-hit-by-2×4-5-students-face-charges

 

NBC NEW YORK
— ‘Not My President’s Day’: Thousands Plan Anti-Trump Rallies Across U.S.  Rallies are scheduled to take place in at least 25 cities across the country
http://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/Not-My-Presidents-Day-Thousands-Plan-Anti-Trump-Rallies-Across-US-414176163.html

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD HARDCOPY ARTICLE TITLE: President Struggles to Fill Jobs When Total Loyalty Is a Must – PETER BAKER and JULIE HIRSCHFELD DAVIS  (DIERSEN: What are you loyal to?  I am loyal to the Republican Party platform, the Illinois Republican Party platform, and the Milton Township resolution against video gambling.  Those who reject some, most, or all of the aforesaid work against me.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/02/18/us/politics/trump-candidates-top-posts.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps viciously demonize, viciously denigrate, and viciously condemn individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that a) do not put foreign countries ahead of America and b) do not put citizens of foreign countries against citizens of America.  Constructively, anti-Trumps have declared war against America and against its citizens.
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/02/18/opinion/sunday/breaking-the-anti-immigrant-fever.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trump Nicholas Kristof asks “How Can We Get Rid of Trump?”  The “we” that Kristof refers to are individuals, organization, companies, governments, and countries that are anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/02/18/opinion/sunday/how-can-we-get-rid-of-trump.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps promote “resistance” against individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time. “Resistance against” is code for “destruction of.”
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/02/17/realestate/home-politics-resistance.html
— How to Make Your Money Last as Long as You Do – MARK MILLER
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/02/18/your-money/retiring-longevity-planning-social-security.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps argue against efforts to keep heroin out of America.
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/02/16/opinion/sunday/why-trumps-wall-wont-keep-out-heroin.html
— Want Melania Trump in the White House? Pay Her – Jennifer Weiner
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/02/18/opinion/sunday/want-melania-trump-in-the-white-house-pay-her.html
— The Risk of Unnamed Sources? Unconvinced Readers – Liz Spayd  (DIERSEN: Everything in GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails is sourced.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/02/18/public-editor/the-risk-of-unnamed-sources-unconvinced-readers.html
— When It’s Time to Blow the Whistle – PETER VAN BUREN (DIERSEN: I worked for the federal government for almost 30 years.  As I saw more and more and more political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, age discrimination, and retaliation, I blew the whistle louder and louder and louder.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/02/18/opinion/sunday/when-its-time-to-blow-the-whistle.html
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD WITH COLOR PICTURE OF TRUMP: Trump’s ‘Winter White House’: A Peek at the Exclusive Members’ List at Mar-a Lago – NICHOLAS CONFESSORE, MAGGIE HABERMAN and ERIC LIPTON
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/02/18/us/mar-a-lago-trump-ethics-winter-white-house.html

 

INQUIRER
— Melania Trump prays, assails critics in Florida speech – Agence France-Presse
http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/873041/melania-trump-prays-assails-critics-in-florida-speech

 

INQUISITR
— Melania Trump’s red dress has the internet buzzing, with pictures of the first lady’s outfit from a Florida rally going viral across social media.
http://www.inquisitr.com/3993950/melania-trumps-red-dress-pictures-from-florida-rally-have-the-internet-buzzing/

 

USA TODAY
— Trump draws 9,000 for campaign-like rally in Florida – Dave Berman and Caroline Glenn
http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation-now/2017/02/18/trump-draws-9000-campaign-like-rally-florida/98116448/
— Middle schooler confessed to throwing block of wood at Trump’s motorcade, Palm Beach police say
http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation-now/2017/02/19/palm-beach-florida-middle-schooler-wood-trump-motorcade/98125660/
— Democrats are fired up. Now what? – Heidi M Przybyla and Fredreka Schouten  (DIERSEN: What do anti-Trumps plan to do to harm Trump supporters in your precinct, in your municipality, in your township/ward, in your county, and in Illinois?  Will anti-Trumps get anti-Trump mayors to be rude to Trump supporters at public events?  How well is that working in Wheaton?)
http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2017/02/16/democratic-party-chairs-struggle-harness-activism-burst/97978582/
— Corporations gave millions to Donald Trump inauguration – Fredreka Schouten and Christopher Schnaars
http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2017/02/17/corporations-gave-millions-donald-trump-inauguration/98056554/

 

SEATTLE SPOKESMAN REVIEW
— Amid boycott of Ivanka Trump-branded products, her perfume is a bestseller on Amazon
http://www.spokesman.com/stories/2017/feb/19/amid-boycott-of-ivanka-trump-branded-products-her-/

 

SEATTLE TIMES
— Inferiority complex might be keeping some American workers down – Jerry Large  (DIERSEN: Anti-Trumps demonize, denigrate, and condemn American workers.)
http://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/inferiority-complex-might-be-keeping-some-american-workers-down/

 

DENVER POST
— “California is a nation, not a state”: A fringe movement wants a break from the U.S. – Katie Zezima  (DIERSEN: How soon, if not already, will the anti-Trumps in your municipality, in your township/ward, in your county, and in Illinois call for your municipality, your township/ward, your county, and Illinois to secede from the United States of America? Of course, if they succeed, they would immediately banish all individuals, organizations, and companies that are Trump supporters, 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.denverpost.com/2017/02/18/california-secession-ballot-signatures/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: About 15 people huddled in a luxury apartment building, munching on danishes as they plotted out their plan to have California secede from the United States. “I pledge allegiance, to the flag, of an independent California,” Geoff Lewis said as he stood in a glass-walled conference room adorned with California’s grizzly-bear flag and a sign reading “California is a nation, not a state.”)

 

PHILLY
— Trump’s agenda includes hitting back – hard – David Horowitz
http://www.philly.com/philly/opinion/20170219_Commentary__Trump_s_agenda_includes_hitting_back_-_hard.html

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Trump Addresses Supporters at Rally in Florida
http://www.wsj.com/video/trump-addresses-supporters-at-rally-in-florida/23F3FBA3-91C9-4300-A8BA-DAE701301698.html
— OUTSTANDING: U.S. Proposal Considers Prosecuting Parents Helping Children Entering Country Illegally  Draft memo also indicates those trying to cross the border illegally could be returned to Mexico to await legal proceedings – LAURA MECKLER
https://www.wsj.com/articles/u-s-proposal-considers-prosecuting-parents-helping-children-entering-country-illegally-1487471291

 

BLOOMBERG
— Lawmakers Lay Into Trump for Characterizing Media as `The Enemy’ – Ros Krasny and Patrick Donahue  (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly the media acts like it has declared war on the following: individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2017-02-18/mccain-says-free-press-is-key-to-democracy-in-response-to-trump

 

INSIDER BUSINESS
— Trump launches another blistering attack on media while he and chief of staff assault use of anonymous sources – Harrison Jacobs
http://www.businessinsider.com/trump-media-campaign-rally-reince-priebus-sources-2017-2

 

FED SMITH
— Legislation Would Abolish the IRS – Ian Smith
http://www.fedsmith.com/2017/02/19/legislation-would-abolish-the-irs/

 

GUARDIAN
— John McCain on Trump: suppressing free press is ‘how dictators get started’ – Alan Yuhas (DIERSEN: All my critics/opponents a) want to be dictators and b) suppress me and suppress my GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails.  I should introduce my critics/opponents to McCain.)
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2017/feb/19/john-mccain-on-trump-suppressing-free-press-is-how-dictators-get-started

February 18 Evening Edition

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Trump rallies supporters by renewing old promises, insults: ‘Life is a campaign’ – Catherine Lucey and Julie Pace  (DIERSEN: What do you campaign for?  I campaign for the Republican Party platform, the Illinois Republican Party platform, and the Milton Township Republican Central Committee resolution against video gambling.  My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes reject some, most, or all of the aforesaid.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/politics/ct-trump-rally-florida-20170218-story.html
— DuPage County GOP board members defend election commission merger process – Gary Gibula
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/naperville-sun/ct-nvs-dupage-board-defends-merger-st-0219-20170218-story.html

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Trump Saturday: Florida rally, more Twitter hits at news media – Lynn Sweet
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/trump-saturday-florida-rally-more-twitter-hits-at-news-media/

 

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Is Bruce Rauner the only grown-up in Springfield? – Editorial
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20170217/ISSUE07/170219868/is-bruce-rauner-the-only-grown-up-in-springfield
— The 50 priciest home sales of 2016 are here – DENNIS RODKIN
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20170218/ISSUE01/170219866/the-50-priciest-home-sales-of-2016-are-here

 

FOX NEWS CHICAGO
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats use Japanese-Americans against Trump and against Trump’s supporters.
http://www.fox32chicago.com/news/national/236651125-story
— Hundreds of Texans may have voted improperly – AP
http://www.fox32chicago.com/politics/236590347-story
— NBA warns Texas over proposed ‘bathroom bill’ – AP  (DIERSEN: Democrats want sports fans to be anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.  How successful will the Democrats be?)
http://www.fox32chicago.com/news/236469117-story

 

NBC5
— A Look at How Illinois’ Budget Fight Has Affected Residents – Sara Burnett and Sophia Tareen
http://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/how-illinois-budget-fight-has-affected-residents-414160743.html

 

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Internal watchdogs need to be able to bark loudly and bite when necessary – Andy Shaw  (DIERSEN: GAO is the internal watchdog for the federal government.  I worked for GAO for almost 18 years, the last 11 years of which at the GS-13 Step 1-10 levels, currently $94,610-$122,991.)
http://www.sj-r.com/opinion/20170217/andy-shaw-internal-watchdogs-need-to-be-able-to-bark-loudly-and-bite-when-necessary

 

PEORIA JOURNAL STAR
— This is what’s meant by balanced? – Doug Finke
http://www.pjstar.com/news/20170218/statehouse-insider-this-is-whats-meant-by-balanced

 

BELLEVILLE NEWS DEMOCRAT
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Democrats promote Islam.  Ever-increasingly, Democrats talk and act like they want Islam to be the only religion in America.  Islam is more like a political party or a country without borders than a religion.
http://www.bnd.com/news/local/article133618309.html

 

WSIL TV
— Trump rallies supporters by renewing old promises, insults – AP
http://www.wsiltv.com/story/34537210/trump-rallies-supporters-tears-into-dishonest-media

 

UPSTREAM IDEAS
— Leftist Xenophobia
http://upstream-ideas.com/upstream-ideas/ideas/leftist-xenophobia

 

THE BLAZE
— Miami-Dade county rescinds ‘sanctuary’ status over Trump’s threat to withhold federal funds – Chris Enloe  (DIERSEN: How soon will Rauner succeed in getting sanctuary cities in Illinois to do that?  That should be part of the “grand bargain.”)
http://www.theblaze.com/news/2017/02/18/miami-dade-county-rescinds-sanctuary-status-over-trumps-threat-to-withhold-federal-funds/
— Krauthammer says Trump needs to ‘attack’ DC bureaucracy, go after Obama holdovers – Chris Enloe  (DIERSEN: Virtually all federal employees are Democrats.)
http://www.theblaze.com/news/2017/02/18/watch-krauthammer-says-trump-needs-to-attack-dc-bureaucracy-go-after-obama-holdovers/

 

BREITBART
— Pope Francis: ‘Muslim Terrorism Does Not Exist’ (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, religious leaders act as operatives or as dupes for the Democrat Party.
http://www.breitbart.com/national-security/2017/02/17/pope-francis-muslim-terrorism-not-exist/

 

NEWSMAX
— Corker: Trump Controversies Distracting From Agenda Items – Sandy Fitzgerald
http://www.newsmax.com/Politics/gop-white-house-controversies-distract/2017/02/18/id/774345/
— Rock Thrown at Trump Motorcade Vehicle – Jason Devaney
http://www.newsmax.com/Politics/trump-motorcade-vehicle-palm-beach-florida/2017/02/17/id/774313/

 

CONSERVATIVE REVIEW
— THIS IS THE CULTURAL MARXIST HELLHOLE OUR COUNTRY HAS BECOME. WHAT NOW? – Daniel Horowitz
https://www.conservativereview.com/commentary/2017/02/this-is-the-cultural-marxist-hellhole-our-country-has-become

 

THE HILL
— Trump takes feud with press to campaign rally in Florida – JONATHAN EASLEY AND NIKITA VLADIMIROV
http://thehill.com/homenews/administration/320262-trump-doubles-down-on-media-i-will-never-let-them-get-away-with-it
— New York Times rips into Trump: ‘An inept White House led by a celebrity apprentice’ – NIKITA VLADIMIROV
http://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/news/320231-ny-times-rips-into-trump-an-inept-white-house-led-by-a
— Poll: Americans want Democrats to work with Trump – JONATHAN EASLEY
http://thehill.com/homenews/news/320229-poll-americans-want-democrats-to-work-with-trump
— Milo Yiannopoulos to deliver CPAC keynote – MAX GREENWOOD
http://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/news/320244-right-wing-provocateur-milo-yiannopoulos-to-deliver-cpac

 

POLITICO
— Bannon, Priebus to appear together at CPAC – REBECCA MORIN
http://www.politico.com/story/2017/02/steve-bannon-reince-priebus-cpac-235178

 

AOL NEWS
— OUTSTANDING: Melania opens President Trump’s campaign rally with Lord’s Prayer – WILLIAM STEAKIN
https://www.aol.com/article/news/2017/02/18/melania-opens-president-trumps-campaign-rally-with-lords-praye/21716918/

 

CBS NEWS
— White House chief of staff Reince Priebus says take Trump seriously when he calls press “the enemy” – REENA FLORES  (DIERSEN: What do Trump and Priebus think of “Republican” activists, candidates, elected officials, party leaders, major donors, political consultants, etc. in Illinois a) who pander to the Democrat press and b) demonize, denigrate, and condemn Diersen and his GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails?)
http://cbsnews.cbs.com/news/white-house-chief-of-staff-says-take-trump-seriously-press-is-the-enemy/
— Priebus defends Flynn, says “nothing wrong” with talking sanctions before inauguration – REENA FLORES
http://www.cbsnews.com/news/priebus-defends-flynn-says-nothing-wrong-talking-sanctions-before-inauguration/

 

WASHINGTON POST
— DeVos criticized teachers at D.C. school she visited — and they are not having it – Emma Brown
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/education/wp/2017/02/18/devos-criticized-teachers-at-d-c-school-she-visited-and-they-are-not-ha

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— A Worry on the Right That Trump’s Conservative Acts Are Fleeting – JEREMY W. PETERS
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/02/18/us/politics/trump-conservative-ideology.html

 

NEW YORK POST
— Obama-linked activists have a ‘training manual’ for protesting Trump – Paul Sperry
http://nypost.com/2017/02/18/obama-linked-activists-have-a-training-manual-for-protesting-trump/

 

NEW YORK DAILY NEWS
— President Trump tells wealthy N.J. golf club members to ‘stick around’ as he interviews potential White House staff – Denis Slattery
http://www.nydailynews.com/news/politics/hear-trump-invites-golf-club-members-staff-interviews-article-1.2976145

 

NEWSWEEK
— LEAKED TAPES REVEAL TRUMP AMONG THE ‘SPECIAL PEOPLE’ AT HIS GOLF CLUB – NICHOLAS LOFFREDO
http://www.newsweek.com/leaked-tapes-reveal-trump-special-people-golf-club-558354

February 18 Morning Edition

FOX NEWS CHICAGO
— DHS weighed National Guard for immigration roundups – AP
http://www.fox32chicago.com/news/national/236413932-story

 

CBS2
— Expert: Possible Thompson Center Sale Is Small, Positive Sign – Nancy Harty
http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2017/02/17/expert-possible-thompson-center-sale-is-small-positive-sign/

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Naperville’s links to presidents, from Buchanan to Bush – Suzanne Baker  (DIERSEN: Did you walk with Bush and Cheney in Naperville’s Labor Day parade in 2000?  I did.  Earlier that year, I asked Governor George Ryan and Senate President Pate Philip to invite Bush to walk in Wheaton’s 2000 Independence Day Parade.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/naperville-sun/ct-nvs-president-naperville-link-st-0219-20170217-story.html
(PICTURE CAPTION: President George Bush and Vice President Dick Cheney walk in the Last Fling Labor Day Parade in Naperville in 2000, before they were elected to their White House posts. It was while in Naperville that Bush made his much-reported comment about a New York Times reporter being a “major league a——.” FROM THE ARTICLE: As a presidential candidate, then-Texas Gov. George W. Bush marched in the Last Fling’s Labor Day Parade in 2000 after holding a rally at Naperville North High School. It was on the rally stage before the speech when the candidate, who was oblivious the microphones were live, pointed out a veteran political reporter to his running mate Dick Cheney and said, “There’s Adam Clymer, major-league a—— from The New York Times.”)
— U.S. presidents have made a few stops in Elgin – Mike Danahey  (DIERSEN: What municipality do you live in?  What does the mayor of your municipality think of Republicans?  What if the mayor of your municipality at his/her annual state of the city address in front of 150 dignitaries publicly insulted your municipality’s top Republican promoter not only once, but three times?  What if the mayor of your municipality increasingly talked and acted like he/she a) wanted to ban Republicans from all parades in your municipality and b) drive all Republican individuals, Republican organizations, and Republican companies out of your municipality?  One could compare and contrast Wheaton and Bolingbrook in this regard.  Since 2000, I have taken the lead in encouraging Republican candidates and elected officials to walk in Wheaton’s Independence Day parades.  This year will be the 12th year in a row that I have raised money from Republicans to sponsor entries in the parade.  I 2007, I raised $2,000 from Republicans to sponsor an elephant to walk behind Congressman Roskam in the parade; outstandingly, Bolingbrook Mayor Roger Claar contributed $500.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/elgin-courier-news/news/ct-ecn-elgin-presidents-st-0219-20170217-story.html
— Rauner’s pivot on Senate budget plan provides political breathing room – Rick Pearson, Monique Garcia and Kim Geiger
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-bruce-rauner-budget-speech-politics-met-20170219-story.html
— Lake County homelessness count breaks record – Luke Hammill  (DIERSEN: How many homeless people have the Democrats sent to Illinois, to your county, to your township/ward, and to your municipality during the last week, month, year, and decade?)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/lake-county-news-sun/opinion/ct-lns-luke-hammill-county-lines-st-0220-20170217-story.html
— DuPage County board members ‘flabbergasted’ by schools ignoring free drug education – Gary Gibula
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/naperville-sun/ct-nvs-dupage-fentanyl-school-criticism-st-0219-20170217-story.html

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Mendoza finds money for $32,000 used car for her office – Tina Sfondeles
http://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/mendoza-finds-money-for-32000-used-car-for-her-office/

 

DAILY HERALD
— Wheaton woman wins $250,000 in lottery – Steve Zalusky
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20170217/news/170218872/

 

CHAMPAIGN/URBANA NEWS GAZETTE
— Urbana business development – Tom Kacich
http://www.news-gazette.com/news/local/2017-02-17/toms-mailbag-feb-17-2017.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: “With the primary election near, (Urbana Mayor Laurel) Prussing has been repeating that ‘In the last four years alone, we have added 115 new or expanded businesses throughout the city.’ That comes to fewer than three per month. Even so, is there any way to sort this out? For instance, how many of these ‘new businesses’ are video-gambling parlors, payday-loan storefronts, beer-and-cigarette outlets or pin-money enterprises operating from sewing rooms or garages in private homes? Also, is there a tally of how many larger-scale businesses, in that same time period, have shut down or moved to Champaign?” Better late than never: Today, we got a list from the city of Urbana of 127 businesses that have opened or expanded since 2013. The list also contains seven businesses that are “coming soon,” seven others that have moved and 19 that have closed. The new or expanded businesses include everything from a ballet studio and guitar repair shop to new restaurants and coffee shops. There’s also a medical-marijuana dispensary.)

 

CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: The anti-Trump CNN says “Trump goes back to what he loves: Campaign rallies  Trump to bask in admiration of supporters at rally.”
http://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/trump-goes-back-to-what-he-loves-campaign-rallies/659699458
— Liberal group threatens to challenge Democrats with primary fights  New group demanding opposition to Trump agenda – GREGORY KRIEG
http://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/liberal-group-threatens-to-challenge-democrats-with-primary-fights/659563538

 

NEWS CHANNEL 20
— Bustos, Delegation Demand Rauner Pay Domestic Violence Money – AP
http://newschannel20.com/news/local/bustos-delegation-demand-rauner-pay-domestic-violence-money-02-17-2017

 

HYDE PARK PATCH
— Corey Lewandowski: Trump Doesn’t Understand Global Impacts Of His Tweets  Former Trump campaign manager Lewandowki made the frank admission at an event closed to media and confronted by protestors. – Jonah Meadows  (DIERSEN: The more that you criticize Trump, the more that anti-Trumps love you.)
http://patch.com/illinois/hydepark/corey-lewandowski-trump-doesn-t-understand-global-impacts-his-tweets

 

CHICAGO NOW
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Trump says “It’s time to speak up, Republican Congressmen, or shame on you.”
http://www.chicagonow.com/opinionated-woman/2017/02/its-time-to-speak-up-republican-congressmen-or-shame-on-you/

 

MCHENRY TIMES
— Miller embraces hiring of family in Algonquin Highway Commissioner race
http://mchenrytimes.com/stories/511081829-miller-embraces-hiring-of-family-in-algonquin-highway-commissioner-race

 

ILLINOIS NEWS NETWORK
— Illinois single-family home construction ten times lower than neighbors
https://ilnews.org/12199/illinois-single-family-home-construction-ten-times-lower-neighbors/

 

GOP
— Mainstream Media Accountability Survey
https://gop.com/mainstream-media-accountability-survey/

 

GATEWAY PUNDIT
— CPAC 2017 Tells Trump Supporters to Kiss Off – Loads Up Speaking List with #NeverTrumpers – Jim Hoft (DIERSEN: According to this article, “Face it Trump supporters – CPAC still hates you.”  Are you a Trump supporter?  I am. Who in your precinct, in your municipality, in your township/ward, in your county, and in Illinois hates you the most because you are a Trump supporter?)
http://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2017/02/cpac-2017-tells-trump-supporters-kiss-off-loads-speaking-list-nevertrumpers/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The 2017 Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) will kick off next week at the Gaylord National Resort and Convention Center in Washington DC. CPAC hid their speaker list for the past month and just started updating the list this past week. And just as we assumed — CPAC loaded the roster with committed #NeverTrumpers and ignored the grassroots supporters and websites that got Republican President Donald Trump Elected. It should really be no surprise. After all these “principled conservatives” planned a walk out protest last year for Donald Trump. Trump withdrew from the conference but the crowd did give big spender Paul Ryan a standing ovation. That’s CPAC! This year CPAC ignored many of the top Trump supporters who helped get him elected. These top election influencers will not be speaking at CPAC despite their work to get Trump elected. . .Instead the speaker list includes this committed #NeverTrumpers: . .Face it Trump supporters – CPAC still hates you.)

 

PUBLIUS FORUM
— Senator Ted Cruz Wants to Revoke Citizenship of Americans Who Turn to Terrorism — Why Aren’t We Already Doing This? – Warner Todd Huston
http://www.publiusforum.com/2017/02/17/senator-ted-cruz-wants-revoke-citizenship-americans-turn-terrorism-arent-already/

 

GOPUSA
— Democrats, pundits mull ways to remove Trump
http://www.gopusa.com/dems-pundits-mull-ways-to-remove-trump/
— McCain in Germany: ‘Consider whether the West will survive’ (DIERSEN: Those individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that do not want the West to survive are anti-Trump.)
http://www.gopusa.com/mccain-in-germany-consider-whether-the-west-will-survive/
— Wisconsin Students Demand Free Tuition for Blacks
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=20829
— Sanctuary city pushes school district to support immigrant families  (DIERSEN: Democrats always promote dependency on government and dependency on charity.)
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=20853
— Obama leads troops from ‘shadow White House’
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=20794
— The Left’s All-Out War on Trump
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=20810

 

FOX NEWS
— F-15s scramble to intercept unresponsive aircraft over restricted airspace over West Palm Beach
http://www.foxnews.com/us/2017/02/18/f-15s-scramble-to-intercept-unresponsive-plane-over-restricted-airspace-over-west-palm-beach.html
— McCain in Germany says Trump administration in ‘disarray’ (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, the anti-Trump McCain makes it clear that he sides with America’s enemies against Trump.)
http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2017/02/18/mccain-in-germany-says-trump-administration-in-disarray.html

 

DAILY CALLER
— Libertarians And President Trump – Bruce Majors  (DIERSEN: There are tremendous conflicts between the Libertarian Party platform and the Republican Party platform.)
http://dailycaller.com/2017/02/17/libertarians-and-president-trump/

 

POLITICO
— Trump’s ‘sanctuaries’ crackdown imperils transportation projects  Millions of dollars could be at stake for improvements — all because ‘sanctuary cities’ refuse to cooperate with federal immigration officials. – TANYA SNYDER (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps make it clear that they are anti-American.)
http://www.politico.com/story/2017/02/trump-sanctuary-cities-crackdown-transportation-projects-235158

 

HUFFINGTON POST
— Who Is Vetting The People At Mar-A-Lago? Democrats Want To Know.  Club members, guests and at least 64 foreign workers have unprecedented access to the president. – Paul Blumenthal
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/donald-trump-mar-a-lago_us_58a7577de4b045cd34c17d40
— Trump Vineyard Requests Visas For Still More Foreign Workers  America First doesn’t apply to Trump wines. – Mary Papenfuss  (DIERSEN: Have you held bad jobs that many, most, if not virtually all citizens of American refuse to take?  I have.  I a) did yard work and delivered newspapers 1962-1964, b) washed dishes and delivered newspapers 1964-1966, c) cleaned golf shoes, chipped slag, and pumped gasoline in 1966, d) delivered mail 1966-1969, e) worked on an automobile assemble line and as a security guard in 1970, f) sold tires, automotive services, and major appliances 1970-1971, g) pumped gasoline 1971-1972, h) collected delinquent taxes 1971-1980, and i) audited federal agencies 1980-1997.)
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/trump-vineyard-requests-visas-for-still-more-foreign-workers_us_58a7c90ee4b07602ad54f1e1

 

ASSOCIATED PRESS
— Trump calls media ‘enemy of the American people’
http://www.wkow.com/story/34530479/the-latest-trump-calls-media-enemy-of-the-american-people
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Trump exchange with black journalist sparks outrage.”
http://www.wxow.com/story/34535784/trump-exchange-with-black-journalist-sparks-outrage
— LGBT employees ask Education Secretary to keep protections  (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, if you do not promote LGBTQ activity, Democrats and Democrat plants, Libertarians and Libertarian plants, Greens and Green plants, and RINOs get rid of you.)
http://www.kmov.com/story/34535380/lgbt-employees-ask-education-secretary-to-keep-protections
— VERY SAD: Dog walkers will be more in demand than teachers in aging U.S.  Health-care expenditures are expected to surge as the number of Americans ages 70 to 84 spikes by 50 percent.
http://www.denverpost.com/2017/02/17/dog-walkers-demand-aging-us/

 

AOL
— DIERSEWN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Left-wing website under fire after saying Trump may have STD.”
https://www.aol.com/article/news/2017/02/18/left-wing-website-under-fire-after-saying-trump-may-have-std/21716519/

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— HARDCOPY ARTICLE TITLE: A Newsroom Risk In the Trump Era: Self-Censorship – Jim Rutenberg  (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always hinted/implied/argued/shouted that I should pander to those in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, in Illinois, in America, and in the world who have the most religious, government, political, and/or financial clout.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/02/17/business/media/trump-era-media-censorship.html
— Sun, Sand and Influence: For Mar-a-Lago Members, Proximity Is Power – NICHOLAS CONFESSORE, MAGGIE HABERMAN and ERIC LIPTON  (DIERSEN: How close do you live to those run your municipality, your township/ward, your county, Illinois, and America? How much influence does your proximity give you?  When bad things happen to me politically, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes hint/imply/argue/shout not only that I must not have any influence with the following Republicans who live nearby, but that they must want to get rid of me: Roskam, Sanguinnetti, Ives, Zaruba, Jorgensen, Bucholz, Henry, Birkett, Brennan, Eckhoff, Grant, Elliott, Larsen, Whelan, Gresk, Fitch, Rutledge, Saline, Suess, Scalzo, Heidorn, Hinkle, Levan, Muehlfelt, Falbo, Natwani, Molitor, and Keller.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/02/18/us/mar-a-lago-trump-ethics-winter-white-house.html
— DIERSEN HEDALINE: Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps a) glorify and praise refugees and b) demonize, denigrate, and condemn individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that do not glorify and praise refugees.
https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2017/your-money/how-to-help-refugees-in-us.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Trump demonizes, denigrates, and condemns Trump.
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/02/17/opinion/when-lies-overruled-rights.html
— A Young Reporter Makes a Soft Query and Pleases an Upset President – MARC SANTORA (DIERSEN: I should write a book about the questions that I have asked Republican activists, candidates, elected officials, party leaders, major donors, political consultants, etc. in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, in Illinois, and in America in my roles as a Republican Precinct Committeeman, the GOPUSA Illinois Editor, the TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairman, a Wheaton Chamber of Commerce Government Affairs Committee member, an Illinois Center Right Coalition Steering Committee member, and an American Association of Political Consults Midwest Chapter board member.  Democrat plants, Libertarian plants, Green plants, and RINOs do not like my questions.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/02/17/nyregion/unf-news-kyle-mazza.html
— Trump’s Approval Ratings Are Down. How Much Does It Mean? – Nate Cohn  (DIERSEN: Who takes the lead in driving Trump’s approval ratings down in your precinct, in your municipality, in your township/ward, in your county, in Illinois, and in America?  I should write a book about the aforesaid.  They would love it.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/02/17/upshot/trump-is-down-to-38-approval-how-much-does-it-mean.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: FRONTPAGE: Anti-Trumps say “Trump Aides Struggle to Reassure Worried Allies.”
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/02/17/world/europe/trump-europe.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Trump News Conference Provokes Anxiety, Humor and Shrugs Around World.”
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/02/17/world/trump-news-conference-provokes-anxiety-humor-and-shrugs-around-world.html
— Trump’s Inroads in Union Ranks Have Labor Leaders Scrambling – NOAM SCHEIBER, MAGGIE HABERMAN and GLENN THRUSH  (DIERSEN: I was a union member for almost 12 years.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/02/17/business/economy/trump-labor-unions.html
— Mexican Consulates Flooded With Fearful Immigrants – JENNIFER MEDINA (DIERSEN: How many citizens of Mexico live/work illegally in your precinct, in your municipality, in your township/ward, in your county, in Illinois, and in America?)
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/02/17/us/mexican-consulates-flooded-with-fearful-immigrants.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: QUESTION: Who demonizes, denigrates, and condemns patriotism and especially Independence Day Parades?  ANSWER: Those 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 for a long time.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/02/17/world/europe/germany-far-right-politics-afd.html

 

WASHINGTON POST
— The big mistake some anti-Trump protesters could be making – Robb Willer and Matthew Feinberg  (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps paint themselves as being anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/wonk/wp/2017/02/18/the-big-mistake-some-anti-trump-protesters-could-be-making/
— Time for an updated view on the number of government employees – L. Michael Kaas, Arlington  (DIERSEN: How many past and present federal, state, county, township/ward, municipal, etc, government employees live in America, Illinois, your county, your township/ward, your municipality, and your precinct?  I was a federal employee for almost 30 years.  I have been a federal retiree for more than 19 years.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/time-for-an-updated-view-on-the-number-of-government-employees/2017/02/17/89329994-f326-11e6-9fb1-2d8f3fc9c0ed_story.html

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— It’s Racial Indoctrination Day at an Upscale Chicagoland School  As administrators foist ‘social justice’ on 4,000 suburban students, parents plead for balance. – PETER BERKOWITZ (FROM THE ARTICLE: Instead of teaching, the school’s aim seems to be hammering home to students that racism plagues America and will persist until white people admit their unjust privilege, renounce their unearned power, and make amends for the entrenched oppression from which they continue to profit handsomely.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/its-racial-indoctrination-day-at-an-upscale-chicagoland-school-1487375679
(FROM THE ARTICLE: What passes for education at many American public schools is too often closer to indoctrination. Consider the seminar day that New Trier High School, in Winnetka, Ill., on Chicago’s affluent North Shore, is planning for Feb. 28. The title for the all-school seminar is “Understanding Today’s Struggle for Racial Civil Rights.” That very term, “racial civil rights,” is misleading, since civil rights protect Americans’ freedoms regardless of their race. Judging from the roster of scheduled events, the seminar might be more accurately titled “Inculcating a Progressive View of Social Justice.” Here are a few of the offerings scheduled for presentation to New Trier’s roughly 4,000 students: “SPENT: A Simulation to See How Long You Can Survive on Minimum Wage”—which touches on race at best tangentially. “Developing a Positive, Accountable White Activism for Racial Civil Rights”—which promotes a divisive view of race as a primordial fact, the essence of identity, a bright line between oppressed and oppressor. “One Person One Vote: Can the Voting Rights Act Be Saved?”—which absurdly suggests that the Voting Rights Act is at risk of being repealed. There are plenty of sessions on the connections that music, art and culture have with civil rights. Very little programming, however, is devoted to actually explaining to students what civil rights are and what their place is in this country’s political tradition. Yet the continuing quest to fulfill America’s founding promise is unintelligible without a grasp of how civil rights are grounded in the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution. Or without an understanding of the often-heroic struggle for civil rights over the course of American history—the abolition movement, the Civil War, the great Reconstruction constitutional amendments, the grievous setback of Jim Crow, the modern civil-rights movement, the landmark Supreme Court cases like Brown v. Board of Education. Instead of teaching, the school’s aim seems to be hammering home to students that racism plagues America and will persist until white people admit their unjust privilege, renounce their unearned power, and make amends for the entrenched oppression from which they continue to profit handsomely. This despite the school board’s written policy to provide a “balanced view” on “controversial issues,” and the seminar’s stated purpose “not to promote the philosophy of one political party or another.” On Monday a group of concerned New Trier parents will make a final attempt to persuade the school board to alter the seminar’s programming to include a diversity of views about race and rights in America. The parents have proposed, for example, inviting black conservative intellectuals—such as my Hoover Institution colleague Shelby Steele and this newspaper’s Jason Riley—or people like Pastor Corey Brooks, the director of Project Hood, which seeks to end violence and build communities on Chicago’s South Side. So far, these efforts have been met with stonewalling and vitriol. On Feb. 6, a group of recent New Trier graduates—some of whom helped plan the seminar day—published an open letter to explain why the parents’ proposals are unreasonable and immoral. The letter opens with a long quotation from Martin Luther King Jr.’s 1963 masterpiece, “Letter From a Birmingham Jail.” The implicit message is that the New Trier parents are comparable to the “white moderate” King reproaches for preferring order to justice. King’s admonition to the comfortable—to imagine themselves in the place of the persecuted and downtrodden—is a timeless message, but inapt for the situation. New Trier failed to teach the letter writers the distinction between political activism and education. The seminar day presupposes that the pervasiveness and potency of racism in America are facts beyond dispute, rather than hypotheses to be critically examined. That’s why the letter writers dismiss the parents’ desire for a multiplicity of views as an effort “to distract the conversation.” Let’s hope that the concerned New Trier parents succeed Monday in teaching the New Trier school board about education’s proper purpose. If not, maybe the best thing might be for more families to follow the parent group’s advice: “Excuse your child for the day, and encourage him or her to volunteer”—perhaps with Corey Brooks and Project Hood.)
— The Death of the All-American Town  Brian Alexander’s “Glass House: The 1% Economy and the Shattering of the All-American Town” documents a single town in our fractured country. It is a devastating portrait. – ROGER LOWENSTEIN
https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-death-of-the-all-american-town-1487364666
— When America Opened Its Doors  For the founders, refugees were ideal citizens: They’d fled tyranny and would be a bulwark against it. Kathleen DuVal reviews “American Sanctuary: Mutiny, Martyrdom, and National Identity in the Age of Revolution” by A. Roger Ekirch. – KATHLEEN DUVAL (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats do everything that they can to make immigrants anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/when-america-opened-its-doors-1487366014

 

SAN DIEGO UNION TRIBUNE
— Workplace immigration enforcement could come roaring back under Trump – Kate Morrissey  (DIERSEN: If you are employed, is your employer anti-Trump?  If it is, how strongly does your employer favor citizens of foreign countries over citizens of America?  That is, how anti-American is your employer?)
http://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/news/immigration/sd-me-worksite-enforcement-20170217-story.html

 

FOX SALT LAKE CITY
— Trump softens stance, suggests he may not deport so-called Dreamers – TAMARA VAIFANUA  (DIERSEN: Reports like this encourage people to come to America illegally, to stay in America illegally, and to bring others to America illegally.)
http://fox13now.com/2017/02/17/president-trump-softens-stance-suggests-he-may-not-deport-so-called-dreamers/

 

LIBERTY CONSERVATIVE
— Fearing Possible Walkout, Sen. Rand Paul No-Shows Students For Liberty Conference – Shane Trejo  (DIERSEN: There are tremendous conflicts between the Libertarian Party platform and the Republican Party platform.)
http://www.thelibertyconservative.com/fearing-possible-walkout-sen-rand-paul-no-shows-students-liberty-conference/

 

MARKET WATCH
— Here is how much you need to save for retirement  You should have 10 times your salary saved by the age of 67 – Anora Mahmudova
http://www.marketwatch.com/story/here-is-how-much-you-need-to-save-for-retirement-2017-02-18

 

INDEPENDENT
— Sales of Ivanka Trump’s perfume surge reaching top spot in Amazon Best Sellers  The sales increase comes despite a campaign to encourage shoppers to boycott products linked to the US President and his family – Shehab Khan
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/ivanka-trump-perfume-top-spot-amazon-best-sellers-nordstrom-a7586911.html
— Secret service investigate after Donald Trump’s motorcade ‘hit by rock’  The US leader was traveling to his Mar a Lago resort in Florida – Chloe Farand
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/donald-trump-latest-secret-services-motorcade-limosine-hit-object-rock-florida-a7586876.html

 

DAILY MAIL
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Look, I can’t be all bad! Grandpa Trump parades Ivanka’s children on the South Lawn as he leaves the White House after a tumultuous week.”
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-4235330/Trump-spends-time-Ivanka-s-kids-Arabella-Joseph.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “God bless Boeing! Trump gives plane firm massive free commercial at roll-out of its new Dreamliner – and points at Air Force one and says: ‘What can look so beautiful at 30? An airplane'”
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-4235832/Trump-gives-Boeing-free-advertising-787-rollout.html

 

BBC
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, the anti-Trump BBC makes it clear that it sides with America’s enemies against Trump.
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-39015559

 

GUARDIAN
— McCain attacks Trump administration and inability to ‘separate truth from lies’  Republican senator uses Munich speech to reflect on ‘disarray’ in Trump White House, saying president contradicts himself (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, the anti-Trump McCain makes it clear that he sides with America’s enemies against Trump.)
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2017/feb/18/john-mccain-savages-donald-trump-administration-inability-separate-truth-from-lies

 

INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: The anti-Trump IBT says “Donald Trump Media Bias: President Uses Twitter, ‘Mainstream Media Accountability Survey’ To Slam The Press, And It Could Backfire.”
http://www.ibtimes.com/donald-trump-media-bias-president-uses-twitter-mainstream-media-accountability-survey-2494285

 

LGBTQ NATION
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Fake news isn’t a Trump neologism — Hitler called it Lügenpresse.”
http://www.lgbtqnation.com/2017/02/fake-news-isnt-trump-neologism-hitler-called-lugenpresse/

February 17 Evening Edition

ABC7
— TRUMP WEIGHS MOBILIZING NAT GUARD FOR IMMIGRATION ROUNDUPS – AP
http://abc7chicago.com/politics/trump-weighs-mobilizing-nat-guard-for-immigration-roundups/1759693/

 

NBC5
— Wisconsin Students Demand Free Tuition for Black Students – Todd Richmond  (DIERSEN: Why not free tuition for those whose parents do not have college degrees?  My outstanding parents never attended college. My father was the first of his ancestors to earn a high school diploma.  My mother never attended high school. Because of the aforesaid, while I was in grade school and in high school, I was not viewed as being “college material.” People were shocked that I got a score of 24 on the ACT, that I graduated in the upper 20% of my high school class, and that UIC accepted me.)
http://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/Wisconsin-Students-Demand-Free-Tuition-for-Black-Students-414072403.html

 

FOX NEWS CHICAGO
— Trump leaps back into campaign mode, rips media – AP
http://www.fox32chicago.com/news/236442699-story
— Chicago gang members say more police won’t stop the murders
http://www.fox32chicago.com/news/crime/236430835-story
— White House denies National Guard immigration-roundup report – AP
http://www.fox32chicago.com/news/236423048-story

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Trump calls the news media ‘the enemy of the American People’ – AP
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/politics/ct-trump-media-enemy-20170217-story.html
— Madigan: Lawmakers will consider Rauner’s plan to sell the Thompson Center – Monique Garcia
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-michael-madigan-bruce-rauner-thompson-center-met-0218-20170217-story.html
— Bob Michel, Illinois Republican leader skilled at compromise, dies at 93 – AP
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/obituaries/ct-bob-michel-dead-20170217-story.html
— Olsen Signs On as Chief Co-Sponsor of Bipartisan Bill to Improve Child Abuse Reporting Requirements
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/bolingbrook-plainfield/community/chi-ugc-article-olsen-signs-on-as-chief-co-sponsor-of-biparti-2017-02-17-story.html
— Suit against Elmwood Park village president Angelo “Skip” Saviano, others moving forward
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/elmwood-park/news/ct-elm-saviano-case-update-tl-0223-20170217-story.html
— Will County board member Steve Balich criticized for comments about women – Susan DeMar Lafferty
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/daily-southtown/news/ct-sta-balich-fundraiser-canceled-st-0219-20170217-story.html
— Incumbents seek reelection in Elgin Township – Mike Danahey
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/elgin-courier-news/news/ct-ecn-elgin-township-gop-st-0215-20170217-story.html
— Annual Report Shows Strong Economic Indicators for DuPage County
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/elmhurst/community/chi-ugc-article-annual-report-shows-strong-economic-indicator-2017-02-17-story.html
— Prosecutors allege Dorothy Brown took bribe, but her lawyer calls it loan – Jason Meisner
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/ct-dorothy-brown-employee-sentencing-met-20170217-story.html
— Harsher punishments of gun offenders would save lives in Chicago – Editorial
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/editorials/ct-chicago-children-killed-guns-murder-violence-edit-0219-md-20170217-story.html

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Feds say Dorothy Brown requested $10G loan from her own employee – Jon Seidel and Sam Charles
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/feds-say-dorothy-brown-requested-10g-loan-from-her-own-employee/amp/
— Former Gov. Ryan urges quick resolution to budget mess – Michael Sneed
http://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/sneed-former-gov-ryan-urges-quick-resolution-to-budget-mess/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps promote anti-Trumps.
http://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/brown-neighbors-joining-together-to-block-trump-deportations/

 

DAILY HERALD
— Governor signs measure to keep DuPage referendums valid – Robert Sanchez
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20170217/news/170218911/

 

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Latest sign Thompson Center sale may happen: Madigan hints he’s on board – GREG HINZ
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20170217/BLOGS02/170219874/latest-sign-a-thompson-center-sale-may-happen-madigan-signals-hes-on-board
— Think Illinois taxes are out of whack? The Fed argues otherwise – GREG HINZ
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20170217/BLOGS02/170219878/think-illinois-taxes-are-out-of-whack-the-fed-argues-otherwise
— Rauner finally weighs in on budget to Capitol laughter and groans – RICH MILLER
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20170217/NEWS02/170219865/rauner-finally-weighs-in-on-budget-to-capitol-laughter-and-groans

 

BLOOMINGTON PANTAGRAPH
— OUTSTANDING: Normal bars video gaming near homes – Derek Beigh
http://www.pantagraph.com/lifestyles/normal-bars-video-gaming-near-homes/article_87c957f8-f73d-5dd0-9980-3df0d35789ce.html
— New legislation could help Route 66 celebration – Kevin Barlow and Derek Beigh
http://www.pantagraph.com/lifestyles/travel/new-legislation-could-help-route-celebration/article_078677fd-2756-5ccb-8f3a-df6ce42155bf.html

 

BELLEVILLE NEWS DEMOCRAT
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Trump weighs National Guard immigration roundup in 11 states.”
http://www.bnd.com/news/local/article133328769.html

 

SAUK VALLEY
— Bankruptcy, education losses surely follow casino expansion  Researcher says Illinois gambling hurts public, treasury – John Kindt Mahomet
http://www.saukvalley.com/2017/02/01/guest-column-bankruptcy-education-losses-surely-follow-casino-expansion/a169syz/

 

WSIL TV
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Trump leaps back into campaign mode, raps media anew.”
http://www.wsiltv.com/story/34533610/trump-hits-the-road-hoping-rally-speeches-overcome-troubles

 

SUBURBAN LIFE
— COD trustees look at ways to address budget shortfall  Options include dipping into college’s reserve fund, increasing tuition fees – ERIC SCHELKOPF
http://www.mysuburbanlife.com/2017/02/10/cod-trustees-look-at-ways-to-address-budget-shortfall/ak5jnxa/
— Wheaton woman wins $250,000 Illinois Lottery prize  Sandy McDuffee plans to buy a house with winnings
http://www.mysuburbanlife.com/2017/02/17/wheaton-woman-wins-250-000-illinois-lottery-prize/aikz224/

 

NAPERVILLE COMMUNITY TELEVISION
— Naperville Township Republican Primary Approaching – Alyssa Bochenek
http://www.nctv17.com/naperville-township-republican-primary-approaching/

 

WHEATON PATCH
— Residents Voice Concerns About Loretto Convent Development in Wheaton  Residents cited traffic concerns and the historic value of an existing building – Patrick Martin
http://patch.com/illinois/wheaton/residents-voice-concerns-loretto-convent-development-wheaton

 

CHICAGO PATCH
— ICE Raids ‘Going to Get Worse,’ Says Illinois Dem Thrown Out Of Meeting By Paul Ryan Staff  “Speaker Ryan is not an emperor and does not control who I meet with,” Rep. Luis Gutiérrez said. – Shannon Antinori
http://patch.com/illinois/chicago/ice-raids-going-get-worse-says-illinois-dem-thrown-out-meeting-paul-ryan

 

ILLINOIS NEWS NETWORK
— Democrats, who haven’t passed balanced budget in years, accuse Rauner of unbalanced budget plan
https://ilnews.org/12194/democrats-who-havent-passed-balanced-budget-in-years-accuse-rauner-of-unbalanced-budget-plan/

 

ILLINOIS FAMILY INSTITUTE
— Support for Abortion Funding Should Sink Any Legislator’s Re-Election – John Biver
https://illinoisfamily.org/faith/support-abortion-funding-sink-legislators-re-election/

 

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— TAXPAYERS PLAN STATE CAPITOL RALLY FEBRUARY 25 OPPOSING “SAFE ZONES” BILL
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2017/02/rally.html
— WHERE’S WEYERMULLER? AT RONALD REAGAN’S BIRTHDAY CELEBRATION
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2017/02/wheres-weyermuller-at-ronald-reagans-birthday-celebration.html
— THORNER: ONE STATE AFTER ANOTHER REJECT CONVENTION OF STATES’ EFFORT
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2017/02/thorner-one-state-after-another-reject-convention-of-states-effort.html

 

CAPITOL FAX
— Radogno: Pass the grand bargain by the end of this month or forget it
http://capitolfax.com/2017/02/17/radogno-pass-the-grand-bargain-by-the-end-of-this-month-or-forget-it/

 

GOPUSA
— The White House says this AP report ‘100% not true’
http://www.gopusa.com/the-white-house-says-this-ap-report-100-not-true/

 

FOX NEWS
— Chicago gang members say more police won’t stop the murders – Michael Tobin
http://www.foxnews.com/us/2017/02/17/chicago-gang-members-say-more-police-wont-stop-murders.html

 

NATIONAL REVIEW
— Peter Breen’s Illinois Campus Free Speech Act – STANLEY KURTZ
http://www.nationalreview.com/corner/445018/peter-breens-illinois-campus-free-speech-act-goldwater-proposal

 

BARBWIRE
— SHAME ON SILENT CHRISTIAN LEADERS WHO REFUSE TO STAND AGAINST GOVERNMENT TYRANNY – DR. MICHAEL BROWN
http://barbwire.com/2017/02/16/shame-silent-christian-leaders-refuse-stand-government-tyranny/

 

BLAZE
— Immigration attorney on what’s next after ‘Day Without Immigrants’ protest – Kaitlyn Schallhorn (DIERSEN: What “bad” jobs did you hold that Democrats and RINOs want “immigrants” to have?  I did yard work, delivered newspapers, washed dishes, cleaned golf shoes, chipped slag, pumped gasoline, delivered mail, worked on an automobile assemble line, worked as a security guard, sold tires, automotive services, and major appliances, collected delinquent taxes, and audited federal agencies.)
http://www.theblaze.com/news/2017/02/17/immigration-attorney-on-whats-next-after-day-without-immigrants-protest/

 

BREITBART
— Who Is Alexander Acosta? Trump Labor Nominee Supports Amnesty, Cheap Foreign Labor – NEIL MUNRO
http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2017/02/16/alexander-acosta-department-labor/
— CBS’s Dickerson: Lack of Trust In the Media Is Not Because of Trump, Press Ruined Its Reputation ‘On Its Own’ – IAN HANCHETT
http://www.breitbart.com/video/2017/02/17/cbs-dickerson-lack-of-trust-in-the-media-is-not-because-of-trump-press-ruined-its-reputation-on-its-own/
— Spike Lee Unveils Anti-Trump Nike Sneakers – JEROME HUDSON
http://www.breitbart.com/big-hollywood/2017/02/17/spike-lee-unveils-anti-trump-nikes/
— Former Twitter Engineer: ‘Making it Difficult to Be a Conservative’ Important for Professional Communities to Do – LUCAS NOLAN
http://www.breitbart.com/tech/2017/02/16/former-twitter-engineer-making-it-difficult-to-be-a-conservative-important-for-professional-communities-to-do/

 

NEWSMAX
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Michael Reagan blasts Trump.
http://www.newsmax.com/MichaelReagan/government-manager-muslim-white-house/2017/02/17/id/774183/

 

DAILY CALLER
— Black Leaders In Chicago Finally State The Obvious About Violent Crime – Amber Randall
http://dailycaller.com/2017/02/17/black-leaders-in-chicago-finally-state-the-obvious-about-violent-crime/
— NAACP Leader Balks At Idea Of Congressional White Caucus -IAN MASON
http://dailycaller.com/2017/02/17/naacp-leader-balks-at-idea-of-congressional-white-caucus-video/

 

AMERICAN THINKER
— The Left’s Once Mighty Echo Chamber Is Losing Power – David Prentice
http://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2017/02/the_lefts_oncemighty_echo_chamber_is_losing_power_.html

 

CANADA FREE PRESS
— Media Malpractice: The ABCs of Media Bias – Malcolm Kline
http://canadafreepress.com/article/media-malpractice-the-abcs-of-media-bias

 

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Restaurants try to take out Trump’s immigration policies – W. JAMES ANTLE III
http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/restaurants-try-to-take-out-trumps-immigration-policies/article/2615120

 

THE HILL
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps a) encourage people to come to America illegally, to stay in America illegally, and to bring others to America illegally and b) glorify and praise those who are in America illegally.  The aforesaid is treasonous.
https://origin-nyi.thehill.com/blogs/pundits-blog/immigration/320116-beyond-sanctuary-use-state-policy-to-protect-immigrants
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Trump looks to energize White House with Florida rally.”
http://thehill.com/homenews/administration/320182-trump-looks-to-energize-white-house-with-florida-rally

 

HUFFINGTON POST
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Trump says “What The Resistance Movement Can Learn From Occupy Wall Street.”
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/what-the-resistance-movement-can-learn-from-occupy_us_58a71fe6e4b0fa149f9ac4e5
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Trump says “Donald Trump’s War on Seniors.”
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/donald-trumps-war-on-seniors_us_58a76849e4b0fa149f9ac5bc

 

U.S. NEWS & WORLD REPORT
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Jeb Bush a) sides with Mexico against America and b) sides with the citizens of Mexico against the citizens of America.
http://www.usnews.com/news/politics/articles/2017-02-17/jeb-bush-mocks-donald-trumps-border-wall-troubles

 

VANITY FAIR
— HOW TRUMP’S WAR ON THE PRESS COULD GET EVEN WORSE  The authoritarian model has already been tested in Eastern Europe. Will President Trump follow it? – JAMES WARREN
http://www.vanityfair.com/news/2017/02/how-trumps-war-on-the-press-could-get-even-worse

 

FEDERAL NEWS RADIO
— Pair of House Dems want federal employees to know their rights – Eric White  (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always promoted patronage. Because I have always been a Republican, were it not for federal civil service protections, a) the Post Office would NOT have hired me in 1966 or let me work there for almost 3 years, b) IRS would NOT have hired me in 1971 or let me work there for almost 9 years, c) IRS would NOT have promoted me in 1972, 1973, or 1974, d) GAO would NOT have hired me in 1980 or let me work there for almost 18 years, and d) GAO would NOT have promoted me in 1986.)
http://federalnewsradio.com/federal-headlines/2017/02/army-begins-upgrade-to-ammunition-management-system/

 

GAO
— Learning Center Rolling Out New Mentoring Program  (DIERSEN: My GAO mentor hired me from IRS in 1980. In 1986, he succeeded in getting me a) assigned to audits of IRS and b) promoted to GS-13. But in 1987, my Democrat GAO superiors succeeded in forcing him to retire. From that point forward, my GAO career went downhill dramatically.  My IRS mentor promoted me in 1972, 1973, and 1974. But my Democrat IRS superiors succeeded in getting rid of him. From that point forward, my IRS career went downhill dramatically.)
https://content.govdelivery.com/attachments/USGAO/2017/02/17/file_attachments/773018/MN4410.pdf

February 16 Evening Edition

ABC7
— IMMIGRANTS RALLY AS PART OF ‘DAY WITHOUT IMMIGRANTS’ PROTEST – Jessica D’Onofrio and Ravi Baichwal  (DIERSEN: Anti-Trumps promote “a day without immigrants.” How soon, if not already, will anti-Trump individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries post signs that say members of the following groups are NOT WANTED: Trump supporters, Protestants, conservatives, Republicans, Americans, Whites, males, older people, rich people, gun owners, German Americans, draft avoiders, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time?)
http://abc7chicago.com/news/immigrants-rally-as-part-of-national-day-of-action/1757486/

 

NBC5
— Trump Slams ‘Horrendous’ Chicago Violence as He Touts Federal Task Force – “There’s another Chicago that’s worse than almost any of the places in the Middle East that we talk about, and that you talk about, every night on the newscasts,” Trump told reporters. – Tom Schuba
http://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/Trump-Cites-Horrendous-Launches-Federal-Violence-Task-Force-Cites-Horres-413988953.html
— Gutierrez Barred from Meeting with Top Immigration Enforcement Official – Tom Schuba
http://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/Gutierrez-Hispanic-Dems-Barred-from-Meeting-with-Immigration-Official-414020793.html
— Illinois Sens. Low on Office Supplies Due to Budget Impasse  “While we have alternative options in place to address immediate needs, it is unclear how long we can make them work,” Kristin Richards, Senate President John Cullerton’s chief of staff, wrote. – Tom Schuba
http://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/Illinois-Sens-Low-on-Office-Supplies-Due-to-Budget-Impasse-Report-413970443.html

 

FOX NEWS CHICAGO
— Hundreds rally in Chicago streets on ‘Day Without Immigrants’ – AP  (DIERSEN: Anti-Trumps promote “a day without immigrants.” How soon, if not already, will anti-Trump individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries post signs that say members of the following groups are NOT WANTED: Trump supporters, Protestants, conservatives, Republicans, Americans, Whites, males, older people, rich people, gun owners, German Americans, draft avoiders, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time?)
http://www.fox32chicago.com/news/local/236213392-story

 

CLTV
— Mayor Emanuel criticizes Gov. Rauner over lack of a state budget
http://cltv.com/2017/02/16/mayor-emanuel-criticizes-gov-rauner-for-lack-of-state-budget/

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Rauner scores victory over AG Madigan, state workers will keep getting paid during impasse – Kim Geiger
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-lisa-madigan-bruce-rauner-state-worker-pay-met-0217-20170216-story.html
— Emanuel mocks Rauner in a lengthy rant Thursday, saying he would donate $1,000 to charity if a reporter could provide evidence the governor has presented a full state budget plan while in office. – John Byrne and Monique Garcia
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-rahm-emanuel-bruce-rauner-budget-rant-met-0217-20170216-story.html
— He raised the speed limit to 70 mph, now Jim Oberweis wants 75 mph – Kim Janssen
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/chicagoinc/ct-oberweis-speed-limit-0217-chicago-inc-20170216-story.html
— Chicago Public Schools ‘on the brink’ – Editorial
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/editorials/ct-chicago-public-schools-lawsuit-rauner-edit-0217-20170216-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Democrats use churches to promote the Democrat Party platform.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/aurora-beacon-news/news/ct-abn-aurora-refugees-st-0217-20170216-story.html
— ACA repeal means serious risk for Illinois – Kenneth S. Polonsky
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/commentary/ct-obamacare-repeal-effects-medicaid-illinois-perspec-0217-md-20170216-story.html
— Restaurant owned by Oak Park mayor closes to support ‘Day Without Immigrants’ – Steve Schering  (DIERSEN: Anti-Trumps promote “a day without immigrants.” How soon, if not already, will anti-Trump individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries post signs that say members of the following groups are NOT WANTED: Trump supporters, Protestants, conservatives, Republicans, Americans, Whites, males, older people, rich people, gun owners, German Americans, draft avoiders, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time?)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/oak-park/news/ct-oak-day-without-immigrants-tl-0223-20170216-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Joliet Mayor sides with illegals against Americans.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/will-county/news/ct-joliet-immigration-meeting-met-20170216-story.html
— Let’s try extreme vetting for gun owners – Eric Zorn (DIERSEN: What percent of guns and ammunition bought legally is used for crimes?)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/zorn/ct-extreme-vetting-gun-buyers-zorn-perspec-0217-md-20170216-column.html

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Judge denies request to halt state workers paychecks – AP
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/judge-denies-request-to-halt-state-workers-paychecks/
— Trump administration to redraw travel ban, rather than appeal – AP
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/trump-administration-to-redraw-travel-ban-rather-than-appeal/
— Trump: ‘This administration is running like a fine-tuned machine’ – AP
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/trump-this-administration-is-running-like-a-fine-tuned-machine/
— Trump Thursday: Attacks ‘low-life leakers’ – Lynn Sweet
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/trump-twitter-thursday-attacks-low-life-leakers/
— Trump: ‘Two Chicagos,’ one ‘safe,’ other ‘worse than Middle East’ – Lynn Sweet
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/trump-two-chicagos-one-safe-other-worse-than-middle-east/
— Thousands of supporters of immigrants’ rights march downtown – Stefano Esposito  (DIERSEN: Anti-Trumps promote “a day without immigrants.” How soon, if not already, will anti-Trump individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries post signs that say members of the following groups are NOT WANTED: Trump supporters, Protestants, conservatives, Republicans, Americans, Whites, males, older people, rich people, gun owners, German Americans, draft avoiders, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time?)
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/immigrants-rights-protest-at-union-park-plan-to-march-downtown/

 

DAILY HERALD
— Roskam, Hultgren applaud Michael Flynn’s resignation – Marni Pyke
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20170216/news/170219076/
— Naperville, Lisle Township officials pitch tax savings to sell road merger – Marie Wilson
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20170216/news/170219078/
— The governor’s call for ‘political will’ on Illinois budget crisis – Editorial
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20170216/discuss/170219144/
— Trump bashes news media, defends start of administration – AP
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20170216/news/170219116/
— Suburban businesses close for ‘A Day Without Immigrants’ – Elena Ferrarin Stefano Esposito  (DIERSEN: Anti-Trumps promote “a day without immigrants.” How soon, if not already, will anti-Trump individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries post signs that say members of the following groups are NOT WANTED: Trump supporters, Protestants, conservatives, Republicans, Americans, Whites, males, older people, rich people, gun owners, German Americans, draft avoiders, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time?)
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20170216/news/170219118/
— Former Lake County coroner freed from jail after posting bond – Lee Filas
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20170216/news/170219147/
— Trump says ‘I inherited a mess,’ criticizes media, intelligence agencies – Washington Post
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20170216/news/170219116/

 

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Illinois AG to appeal denial of request to halt worker pay – AP
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20170216/NEWS02/170219887/illinois-ag-to-appeal-denial-of-request-to-halt-worker-pay
— Restaurants, groceries close for immigration strike – PETER FROST (DIERSEN: Anti-Trumps promote “a day without immigrants.” How soon, if not already, will anti-Trump individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries post signs that say members of the following groups are NOT WANTED: Trump supporters, Protestants, conservatives, Republicans, Americans, Whites, males, older people, rich people, gun owners, German Americans, draft avoiders, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time?)
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20170216/BLOGS09/170219901/restaurants-groceries-close-for-immigration-strike
— Why I decided to close my restaurant for a day in protest – RYAN MCCASKEY  (DIERSEN: Anti-Trumps promote “a day without immigrants.” How soon, if not already, will anti-Trump individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries post signs that say members of the following groups are NOT WANTED: Trump supporters, Protestants, conservatives, Republicans, Americans, Whites, males, older people, rich people, gun owners, German Americans, draft avoiders, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time?)
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20170216/OPINION/170219897/why-i-decided-to-close-my-restaurant-for-a-day-in-protest
— Potential Rauner rivals unite in dissing his budget speech – GREG HINZ
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20170216/BLOGS02/170219896/potential-rauner-rivals-unite-in-dissing-his-budget-speech
— Move over, Highland Park: Elmhurst a new hub for million-dollar homes – DENNIS RODKIN
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/realestate/20170216/CRED0701/170219916/move-over-highland-park-elmhurst-a-new-hub-for-million-dollar-homes
— House payments grab smaller share of income – Dennis Rodkin
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/realestate/20170216/CRED0701/170219910/house-payments-grab-smaller-share-of-income
— GOP congressman Hultgren appears to distance himself from Trump – GREG HINZ (HULTGREN: “Bad headline. No distancing. Flynn compromised trust of VP Pence and, therefore POTUS.” SEE: https://twitter.com/RepHultgren/status/832372112480428033  (DIERSEN: Anti-Trumps are always looking for opportunities to say that individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries are distancing themselves from Trump.)
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20170216/BLOGS02/170219895/gop-congressman-appears-to-distance-himself-from-trump

 

BLOOMINGTON PANTAGRAPH
— ‘Day Without Immigrants’: Protest closes restaurants in U.S. – AP (DIERSEN: Anti-Trumps promote “a day without immigrants.” How soon, if not already, will anti-Trump individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries post signs that say members of the following groups are NOT WANTED: Trump supporters, Protestants, conservatives, Republicans, Americans, Whites, males, older people, rich people, gun owners, German Americans, draft avoiders, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time?)
http://www.pantagraph.com/news/state-and-regional/illinois/day-without-immigrants-protest-closes-many-us-restaurants/article_7fc38a12-292a-5b55-a4dd-090be02f8f5c.html

 

FOX ILLINOIS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps want Illinois farmers to side with Mexico against America.
http://foxillinois.com/news/local/illinois-farmers-could-take-a-hit-if-mexico-ends-corn-trading-with-us

 

PEORIA PUBLIC RADIO
— Democrats Call Rauner’s Budget Unbalanced – AP
http://peoriapublicradio.org/post/democrats-call-rauners-budget-unbalanced#stream/0

 

BELOIT DAILY NEWS
— HUNDREDS RALLY IN CHICAGO ON ‘DAY WITHOUT IMMIGRANTS’ – AP  (DIERSEN: Anti-Trumps promote “a day without immigrants.” How soon, if not already, will anti-Trump individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries post signs that say members of the following groups are NOT WANTED: Trump supporters, Protestants, conservatives, Republicans, Americans, Whites, males, older people, rich people, gun owners, German Americans, draft avoiders, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time?)
http://www.beloitdailynews.com/article/20170216/AP/302169763

 

  1. LOUIS TODAY
    — Davis breaks with GOP on scuttling Illinois retirement plan regulation – Adam Aton
    http://www.stltoday.com/business/local/davis-breaks-with-gop-on-scuttling-illinois-retirement-plan-regulation/article_72b4e7f0-87a6-50ff-b374-996d22c0c10e.html

 

BELLEVILLE NEWS DEMOCRAT
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Durbin, Duckworth sign on to bill that would encourage people to come to America illegally, to stay in America illegally, and to bring others to America illegally.
http://www.bnd.com/news/local/article133212174.html

 

SUBURBAN LIFE
— OUTSTANDING: Lakewood Village Board keeps video gambling ban in place – KEVIN P. CRAVER
http://www.mysuburbanlife.com/2017/02/15/lakewood-village-board-keeps-video-gambling-ban-in-place/ad7hfy9/

 

CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD
— Donald Trump calls treatment of first lady unfair  ‘The things they say are so unfair,’ Trump says – KATE BENNETT
http://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/donald-trump-calls-treatment-of-first-lady-unfair/658915235
— Trump asks reporter to set up meeting with black lawmakers  Caucus says it sent president a letter in January – GREGORY KRIEG AND ASHLEY KILLOUGH  (DIERSEN: One would expect that leaders of the following groups would want to meet with Trump so that they could demonize him, denigrate him, and condemn him: anti-Trumps, anti-Protestants, anti-conservatives, anti-Republicans, anti-Americans, anti-Whites, anti-males, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders, and anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
http://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/trump-asks-reporter-to-set-up-meeting-with-black-lawmakers/658938461

 

CHICAGOIST
— Rep. Gutierrez Blasts ‘Dictatorial Shenanigans’ After Being Blocked From ICE Meeting – STEPHEN GOSSETT
http://chicagoist.com/2017/02/16/rep_gutierrez_blasts_dictatorial_sh.php

 

DAILY NORTHWESTERN
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, “religious leaders” act as operatives or as dupes for the anti-Christian Democrat Party.
https://dailynorthwestern.com/2017/02/15/city/evanston-religious-community-moves-to-create-protection-teams-after-presidential-election/

 

GENEVA PATCH
— Geneva Business Shows Support for Immigrant Workers  The Little Traveler supports “A Day Without Immigrants” strike. – Amie Rowland  (DIERSEN: Anti-Trumps promote “a day without immigrants.” How soon, if not already, will anti-Trump individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries post signs that say members of the following groups are NOT WANTED: Trump supporters, Protestants, conservatives, Republicans, Americans, Whites, males, older people, rich people, gun owners, German Americans, draft avoiders, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time?)
http://patch.com/illinois/geneva/geneva-business-shows-support-immigrant-workers

 

WINNETKA PATCH
— New Trier Civil Rights Seminar Draws Ire From Right  Feb. 20 school board meeting targeted by supporters and opponents of NTHS “racial civil rights” curriculum. – Jonah Meadows
http://patch.com/illinois/winnetka/new-trier-civil-rights-seminar-draws-ire-right
(LAURIE HIGGINS POST: Here are the three primary defenses of All-School Seminar Day offered by its ardent supporters: 1. Most community members support it. 2. Students are permitted to dissent. 3. Racism exists. First, it shouldn’t matter how many or few oppose it. Minority voices should be honored. Second, no one is arguing that the seminar prohibits discussion, debate, or dissent. Opponents are arguing that a good debate (and sound pedagogy) requires that students be exposed to the best arguments from the best thinkers on all sides of arguable issues. Conservative students should have their views reinforced and challenged by session speakers and materials, and liberal students should have their views reinforced and challenged by session speakers and materials. Third, no one is arguing that racism doesn’t exist. What seminar critics are arguing is that the seminar approaches the manifold issues surrounding race from a leftist perspective. Surely the seminar organizers and supporters know that blacks like Thomas Sowell, Shelby Steele, Jason Riley, Carol Swain, Condoleeza Rice, Star Parker, Allen West, and Ben Carson think differently about racial issues than do John the Author, Monica Trinidad, and Andrew Aydin. What’s most notable in the public comments from New Trier administrators, faculty, and community supporters of the seminar is that no one addresses the concerns of community members who oppose the ideological bias inherent in the seminar. In other words, not one seminar defender claims that the seminar sessions are unbiased or ideologically balanced. That should trouble anyone concerned with sound pedagogy.)

 

ILLINOIS POLICY INSTITUTE
— RAUNER’S BUDGET PROPOSAL NEEDS MORE SPENDING REFORMS  The governor should reject tax hikes and push for the structural spending reforms Illinois needs to fix its fiscal crisis and improve its economy. – Ted Dabrowski and John Klingner
https://www.illinoispolicy.org/rauners-budget-proposal-needs-more-spending-reforms/

 

ILLINOIS FAMILY INSTITUTE
— Hypocrisy of Leftists on Religious Tolerance
https://illinoisfamily.org/podcast/podcast-hypocrisy-leftists-religious-tolerance/
— Support Pro-Life Billboard Campaign
https://illinoisfamily.org/fundraiser/support-pro-life-billboard-campaign/

 

CAPITOL FAX
— Cardinal Cupich speaks out against House abortion bill
http://capitolfax.com/2017/02/16/cardinal-cupich-speaks-out-against-house-abortion-bill/
— Democrats loudly and mockingly laughed at Rauner yesterday
http://capitolfax.com/2017/02/16/democrats-loudly-and-mockingly-laughed-at-rauner-yesterday/

 

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Feds say border fence has been cut 9,200 times since 2010 – Stephen Dinan
http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2017/feb/16/feds-say-border-fence-has-been-cut-9200-times-2010/

 

FOX NEWS
— ‘I Inherited a Mess’: Trump Holds Press Conference, Blasts Media Dishonesty
http://insider.foxnews.com/2017/02/16/trump-holds-press-conference-blasts-media-dishonesty
— Conservative activists to mobilize amid anti-Trump protests – Joseph Weber  (DIERSEN: How can Trump supporters get in touch with fellow Trump supporters in their precinct, in their municipality, in their township/ward, in their county, and in Illinois?)
http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2017/02/16/conservative-activists-to-mobilize-amid-anti-trump-protests.html

 

BLAZE
— After bashing Trump, California Gov. Jerry Brown asks for federal aid – Carlos Garcia
http://www.theblaze.com/news/2017/02/16/after-bashing-trump-california-gov-jerry-brown-asks-for-federal-aid/
— Michael Moore wants Trump to step down and Clinton named president – Dave Urbanski
http://www.theblaze.com/news/2017/02/16/michael-moore-wants-trump-to-step-down-and-clinton-named-president/
— Millennials, ‘casual’ sex is not casual. It’s immature and selfish. – Matt Walsh
http://www.theblaze.com/contributions/matt-walsh-millennials-casual-sex-is-not-casual-its-immature-and-selfish/

 

NEWSMAX
— Trump to the Media: ‘The Public Doesn’t Believe You People Anymore’ – Mark Swanson
http://www.newsmax.com/Headline/media-leaks-press-conference-White-House/2017/02/16/id/774042/
— Study: Up to 2.1 Million Hispanics May Have Voted Illegally – Jason Devaney
http://www.newsmax.com/Newsfront/millions-hispanics-illegal-vote/2017/02/16/id/774045/

 

GOPUSA
— Hollywood tells Texas what to do on transgender bathrooms
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=20710
— Unaccountable Journalists
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=20703
— Teachers union: Detroit students need more sanctuary schools
http://www.gopusa.com/teachers-union-detroit-students-need-more-sanctuary-schools/

 

FEDERALIST PAPERS
— Liberal Media Finally Paying Price For Relentless Attacks on Trump – C.E. Dyer
http://thefederalistpapers.org/us/liberal-media-finally-paying-price-for-relentless-attacks-on-trump

 

BILL O’REILLY
—  Civil Servants…or Uncivil Masters?
https://www.billoreilly.com/b/BOR-Staff-Column:-Civil-Servants…or-Uncivil-Masters/-882833235440129925.html

 

ANN COULTER
— THE SILENCE OF THE LAMBS CONGRESS
http://www.anncoulter.com/columns/2017-02-15.html

 

DAILY CALLER
— Danish Parliament Adopts Declaration Barring Muslim-Majority Neighborhoods – JACOB BOJESSON  (DIERSEN: Anti-Trumps would love if they could bar precincts, municipalities, townships/wards, counties, and state that are Trump supporter-majority, Protestant-majority, conservative-majority, Republican-majority, American-majority, White-majority, male-majority, older people-majority, rich people-majority, gun owner-majority, German American-majority, draft avoider-majority, and/or ancestors have been in America of a long time-majority.)
http://dailycaller.com/2017/02/15/danish-parliament-adopts-declaration-barring-muslim-majority-neighborhoods/
— Bookstores Give Americans Yet Another Reason To Root For Amazon To Stamp Them Out – JACK KOCSIS
http://dailycaller.com/2017/02/16/bookstores-trump-amazon1/
— ANALYSIS: Border Wall Only Needs To Stop 9-12% Of Illegal Crossings To Pay For Itself – Rachel Stoltzfoos
http://dailycaller.com/2017/02/16/analysis-border-wall-only-needs-to-stop-9-12-of-illegal-crossings-to-pay-for-itself/

 

NEW AMERICAN
— BEYOND TRAGIC: California Has 12,209,605 People Enrolled in Medicaid or CHIP Programs – Warren Mass
https://www.thenewamerican.com/usnews/health-care/item/25400-california-has-12-209-605-people-enrolled-in-medicaid-or-chip-programs

 

POLITICO
— CNN chief says Trump’s attacks are boosting morale  Jeff Zucker’s comments suggest White House media war may be benefiting both sides. – ALEX WEPRIN  (DIERSEN: Are my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes aware that when they attack me in public, their attacks make them look like disgusting failed losers, and even worse things?)
http://www.politico.com/story/2017/02/trump-cnn-morale-jeff-zucker-235116

 

REUTERS
— Immigrants across the U.S. skip work, school in anti-Trump protest  (DIERSEN: Anti-Trumps promote “a day without immigrants.” How soon, if not already, will anti-Trump individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries post signs that say members of the following groups are NOT WANTED: Trump supporters, Protestants, conservatives, Republicans, Americans, Whites, males, older people, rich people, gun owners, German Americans, draft avoiders, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time?)
http://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-immigration-protest-idUSKBN15V19M

 

ASSOCIATED PRESS
— Illinois AG to appeal judge’s refusal to halt worker pay
http://www.heraldonline.com/news/business/article133096684.html

 

MCCLATCHY DC
— Everyone seems angry as Congress heads home – WILLIAM DOUGLAS
http://www.mcclatchydc.com/news/politics-government/article133194554.html

 

WASHINGTON POST
— Trump says ‘I inherited a mess,’ blasts media and detractors at combative news conference – Ashley Parker
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/post-politics/wp/2017/02/16/trump-says-he-inherited-a-mess-blasts-media-and-detractors-for-treatment-of-his-administration/
— Workers fighting about Trump at work – Michelle Singletary  (DIERSEN: If I was still working for GAO, my Democrat superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates would have killed me by now figuratively, if not literally.  My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois would be overjoyed about that.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/get-there/wp/2017/02/16/workers-fighting-about-trump-at-work/
— Hiring freeze could add to government’s risk, GAO chief warns – Eric Yoder  (DIERSEN: While I worked for GAO 1980-1997, the agency was almost always under hiring freezes and/or promotion freezes.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/powerpost/wp/2017/02/16/hiring-freeze-could-add-to-governments-risk-gao-chief-warns/

 

LOS ANGELES TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “The White House has found ways to end protection for Dreamers while shielding Trump from blowback.”
http://www.latimes.com/politics/la-na-pol-trump-daca-20170216-story.html

 

NEW YORK POST
— Trump’s war with CNN escalates to new heights – Claire Atkinson
http://nypost.com/2017/02/16/trumps-war-with-cnn-escalates-to-new-heights/

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Donald Trump Defends Himself, Lashes Out at Opponents, Media  President says his time in office has been highly effective – CAROL E. LEE and DAMIAN PALETTA
https://www.wsj.com/articles/donald-trump-defends-himself-lashes-out-at-opponents-media-1487271253
— Trump Administration Plans New Immigration Order Next Week, Ends Legal Push in Appeals Court  ‘The new order is going to be very much tailored to what I consider to be a very bad decision,’ Trump says – BRENT KENDALL
https://www.wsj.com/articles/trump-administration-plans-new-immigration-order-next-week-ends-legal-push-in-appeals-court-1487275058

 

BLOOMBERG
— Trump’s Immigration Raids Aren’t the Problem – Editorial
https://www.bloomberg.com/view/articles/2017-02-16/trump-s-immigration-raids-aren-t-the-problem
(FROM THE EDITORIAL: Deportation raids make for lurid headlines that may please Trump’s political base. But less theatrical measures would have far more dramatic effect. The single most effective way to reduce the illegal immigrant population, for example, would be to implement the E-Verify employment and biometric entry/exit tracking systems. The sooner Trump realizes this — both the practical ways to enforce existing law and the realistic ways to bring about more effective policy — the better off the country will be.)

 

AMERICAN PROSPECT
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “The massive outpouring of anti-Trump protests has been matched by record contributions to progressive and Democratic groups.”
http://prospect.org/article/huge-demonstrations-huge-low-dollar-donations

 

FED WEEK
— Plans for Workforce Taking Shape Under Trump
http://www.fedweek.com/reports/plans-workforce-taking-shape-trump/

 

FED SMITH
— Want to Take on the Trump Administration? These Congressmen Have Released a Guide to Help You – Ian Smith  (DIERSEN: Because I blew the whistle on political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, age discrimination, and retaliation in the federal government and I became an active member in a class action lawsuit that charged the federal government with reverse discrimination, age discrimination, and retaliation, THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT WASTED MY CAREER AND FORCED ME TO RETIRE IN 1997 WHEN I WAS 49 YEARS OLD.)
http://www.fedsmith.com/2017/02/16/want-to-take-on-the-trump-administration-these-congressmen-have-released-a-guide-to-help-you/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Two Congressmen are encouraging federal employees to speak out against the Trump administration. They have released a new guide to encourage whistleblowers to speak out and defy orders from the new administration which they say has “strapped a muzzle on federal agencies and attacked legitimate whistleblowers.” Congressmen Don Beyer (D-VA) and Ted Lieu (D-CA) released the guide (included below) which they said is “a resource for the safe and responsible disclosure of information.” Probably not coincidentally, it was released on the same day that President Trump vowed to punish those who leaked classified information in the situation surrounding the resignation of Michael Flynn. . .Caveat Emptor  Here is another point to ponder: if you decide to speak out against the new administration or your agency and find yourself on the losing end of a lawsuit, you have something to lose: your job as a federal employee. If it happens to involve classified information, you could find yourself in jail or on the run from the government (anyone remember Edward Snowden?). Congressmen Beyer and Lieu are not going to be the subject of a First Amendment lawsuit that could upend their lives if you decide to follow their advice but end up getting burned in the process. In fact, they may well remain in Congress until they decide to retire. While their guide was probably written with good intentions, the legal ramifications surrounding what they are suggesting has the potential to upend lives and careers. Caveat emptor.)
— Legislation Introduced to Exempt Veterans From Hiring Freeze – Ian Smith (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always hinted/implied/argued/shouted a) that I am not a veteran, and worse yet, that I avoided the draft, b) that instead of me, the Post Office should have hired a veteran in 1966, c) that the Post Office should gotten rid of me much sooner than it did so that a veteran could have my job, d) that instead of me, IRS should have hired a veteran in 1971, e) that instead of me, IRS should have promoted veterans in 1972, 1973, and 1974, f) that instead of me, GAO should have hired a veteran in 1980, g) that instead of me, GAO should have promoted a veteran in 1986, and h) that GAO should gotten rid of me much sooner than it did so that a veteran could have my job and my preferred corner office.)
http://www.fedsmith.com/2017/02/16/legislation-introduced-to-exempt-veterans-from-hiring-freeze/
— Leaking Information, Federal Employees and Political Ideology – Ralph R. Smith  (DIERSEN: While I worked for the federal government for almost 30 years, virtually all my superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates were Democrats who vehemently disapproved of my Republican “political ideology.”)
http://www.fedsmith.com/2017/02/16/leaking-information-federal-employees-and-political-ideology/

 

SALON
— Silencing the civil service: Republicans crack down on federal workers’ communication  Fearing a Trump crackdown, some federal workers at the EPA turned to encryption apps to communicate
http://www.salon.com/2017/02/16/silencing-the-civil-service-republicans-crack-down-on-federal-workers-communication/

 

QUARTZ
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Bill Gates sides with the media against Trump.
https://qz.com/909840/bill-gates-if-anybody-says-we-dont-need-the-media-thats-a-little-scary/

 

RASMUSSEN REPORTS
— Most Still See Visa Scofflaws As Threat, Want Them Deported
http://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/current_events/immigration/february_2017/most_still_see_visa_scofflaws_as_threat_want_them_deported

 

GUARDIAN
— We will not pay: the Americans withholding their taxes to fight Trump  The new president has driven some to make a statement with their bank accounts – despite fears such a protest could send demonstrators to jail – Joanna Walters  (DIERSEN: I worked for IRS’s Collection Division for almost 9 years, the last 5 1/2 years of which at the GS-12 Step 1-5 levels, currently $79,563-$90,173.  I worked for GAO on audits of IRS’s Criminal Investigation Division for 3 years at the GS-13 Step 1-3 levels, currently $94,610-$100,917.)
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2017/feb/15/tax-refusing-pay-protest-trump

February 16 Morning Edition

ABC7
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps promote “a day without immigrants.” How soon, if not already, will anti-Trump individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries post signs that say members of the following groups are NOT WANTED: Trump supporters, Protestants, conservatives, Republicans, Americans, Whites, males, older people, rich people, gun owners, German Americans, draft avoiders, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time?
http://abc7chicago.com/news/rick-bayless-will-close-chicago-restaurants-for-thursday-immigrant-action/1756980/

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— AG Madigan, Rauner set for court clash on state worker pay Thursday – Kim Geiger
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-bruce-rauner-lisa-madigan-state-worker-paycheck-lawsuit-20170215-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Trump says “Trump is showing reluctance to take responsibility for White House chaos.”
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/politics/ct-trump-flynn-white-house-chaos-20170215-story.html
— A restive, active and aggressive base is a gift — and a challenge — for Democrats – David Weigel, Karen Tumulty  (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 Trump supporters, Protestants, conservatives, Republicans, Americans, Whites, males, older people, rich people, gun owners, German Americans, draft avoiders, and those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time?  I should write a book about the aforesaid leaders in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/politics/ct-democrats-base-activism-movement-20170211-story.html

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Time to come around for Illinois, Mike – Editorial  (DIERSEN: “Time to come around for Illinois” is code for increasing taxes on Republicans.)
http://chicago.suntimes.com/opinion/editorial-time-to-come-around-for-illinois-mike/

 

DAILY HERALD
— Bill would create financial watch list for towns – Kerry Lester
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20170215/news/170219206/
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: Wheaton Warrenville District 200 to host forums on $132.5 million referendum – Katlyn Smith
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20170216/news/170219177/

 

WTTW
— Rauner Lays Out Budget Plan; Democrats Not Impressed – Amanda Vinicky  (DIERSEN: Democrats want a plan that will drive out of Illinois all the individuals, organizations, and companies that support Trump and/or are Protestant, conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
http://chicagotonight.wttw.com/2017/02/15/rauner-lays-out-budget-plan-democrats-not-impressed

 

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Lawmakers need to agree on more than the need to work together – Editorial
http://www.sj-r.com/opinion/20170215/our-view-lawmakers-need-to-agree-on-more-than-need-to-work-together

 

TIMES
— A look at how Illinois’ budget fight has affected residents – AP
http://www.mywebtimes.com/news/local/a-look-at-how-illinois-budget-fight-has-affected-residents/article_f5bf0980-d1ed-5ee9-ba68-100bdeb2848d.html

 

QUAD CITIES ONLINE
— For Illinois Democrats, politics a family affair – Scott Reeder
http://www.qconline.com/opinion/for-illinois-democrats-politics-a-family-affair/article_fa45ad5c-04e1-54c2-a09a-a9505c959e60.html

 

PEORIA PUBLIC RADIO
— Property Tax Freeze ‘Non-Starter’ in IL Gov’s Budget – TONY ARNOLD
http://peoriapublicradio.org/post/property-tax-freeze-non-starter-il-govs-budget#stream/0

 

CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Trump haters in Peoria promote female Trump haters in Peoria.
http://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/local-news/moving-ahead-after-the-womens-rally/657236480

 

WSIL TV
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “A crush of crises all but buries the young Trump White House.”
http://www.wsiltv.com/story/34516422/a-crush-of-crises-all-but-buries-the-young-trump-white-house

 

SOUTHERN
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Trump says “No one in Illinois moves forward until budget impasse is done.”
http://thesouthern.com/news/opinion/editorial/quick/quick-no-one-in-illinois-moves-forward-until-budget-impasse/article_085f65b9-947d-5269-b7b8-9f76143323a4.html

 

BELOIT DAILY NEWS
— TRUMP NOMINEE HAS DECRIED MEDICAID FOR FOSTERING DEPENDENCY – AP  (DIERSEN: Democrats promote a) dependency on government and b) dependency on charities because overwhelmingly, those who depend on government or charities vote for Democrats.)
http://www.beloitdailynews.com/article/20170216/AP/302169957
— ‘DAY WITHOUT IMMIGRANTS’ PROTESTS BEING HELD ACROSS U.S. (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats do everything that they can to make immigrants hate individuals, hate organizations, hate companies, hate governments, and hate countries that support Trump and/or are Protestant, conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
http://www.beloitdailynews.com/article/20170216/AP/302169973

 

WEST SUBURBAN JOURNAL
— State Rep. Chris Welch crafts bill to give immigrants safe zones in Illinois – Mike Sandrolini (DIERSEN: Constructively, Welch has declared war on the United State of America.)
http://westsuburbanjournal.com/welch-crafts-bill-to-give-immigrants-safe-zones-in-illinois/

 

CHICAGO NOW
— Rauner’s 2018 Re-election theme in his budget speech: winning the middle with pale pastels – Jeff Berkowitz
http://www.chicagonow.com/public-affairs-with-jeff-berkowitz/2017/02/gov-rauners-2018-re-election-theme-in-his-budget-speech-winning-the-middle-with-pale-pastels/

 

ILLINOIS FAMILY INSTITUTE
— Hypocrisy of Leftists on Religious Tolerance – Laurie Higgins
https://illinoisfamily.org/education/hypocrisy-of-leftists-on-religious-tolerance/

 

FOX NEWS
— Piers Morgan: Media’s Attempt to Delegitimize Trump Is ‘Un-American’
http://insider.foxnews.com/2017/02/15/piers-morgan-attacks-trump-presidency-are-un-american
— Pence Kept in the Dark?  (DIERSEN: Who keeps you in the dark?  My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes do everything that they can to keep me in the dark.  Should I write a book about them?)
http://nation.foxnews.com/2017/02/15/pence-kept-dark-trump-reportedly-knew-about-flynns-russian-calls-kept-info-vp

 

DAILY CALLER
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: GAO sides with Democrats who oppose the Wall.  In 1980, I was one of last Republicans that GAO hired.  In 1997, I was one of the last Republicans that GAO got rid of.
http://dailycaller.com/2017/02/15/top-us-auditor-gives-one-word-answer-on-border-wall-and-trump-wont-like-it-one-bit/

 

BREITBART
— The Left’s Alinsky Plan to Destroy the Trump Administration – JOEL B. POLLAK
http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2017/02/14/lefts-alinsky-plan-destroy-trump-administration/

 

WORLD NET DAILY
— SCHOOLTEACHERS FIRED FOR PRO-TRUMP REMARKS  Even comments made off campus are now grounds for termination – LEO HOHMANN
http://www.wnd.com/2017/02/schoolteachers-fired-for-pro-trump-remarks/

 

TOWNHALL
— Dear Reince: Do Not Fail President Trump – Kurt  Schlichter
http://townhall.com/columnists/kurtschlichter/2017/02/16/dear-reince-do-not-fail-president-trump-n2286072

 

NEWSMAX
— DC Restaurants to Partake in Thursday’s #ADayWithoutImmigrants Protest –  Jason Devaney  (DIERSEN: How soon, if not already, will anti-Trump individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries post signs that say members of the following groups are NOT WANTED: Trump supporters, Protestants, conservatives, Republicans, Americans, Whites, males, older people, rich people, gun owners, German Americans, draft avoiders, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time?)
http://www.newsmax.com/Newsfront/washington-dc-restaurants-day-without/2017/02/15/id/773902/

 

FREEDOM’S JOURNAL
— JOHN F. KENNEDY: WHAT WOULD HE THINK OF HIS PARTY? – Larry Elder
https://freedomsjournalinstitute.org/uncategorized/john-f-kennedy-what-would-he-think-of-his-party/

 

CONSERVATIVE REPUBLICAN NEWS
— HISPANICS BACK TRUMP ON SANCTUARY CITIES
http://conservativerepublicannews.com/2017/02/15/hispanics-back-trump-on-sanctuary-cities/

 

LUTHERAN CHURCH CHARITIES
— Do What God’s Called You to Do – Tim Hetzner  (DIERSEN: My churchgoing critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois talk and act they are called by God to get rid of me and to get rid of those who share my demographics.)
http://devotions.lccharities.org/2017/02/16/do-what-gods-called-you-to-do/

 

HUFFINGTON POST
— Psychiatrist: Calling Donald Trump Mentally Ill Is An Insult To The Mentally Ill  “He may be a world-class narcissist, but this doesn’t make him mentally ill.” – Ed Mazza
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/psychiatrist-donald-trump-not-mentally-ill_us_58a512a1e4b045cd34be9702

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— Older Judges and Vacant  Seats Give Trump Huge Powerto Shape American Courts – JOSH KATZ  (DIERSEN: According to the hardcopy version of this article, less than half of federal judges are White men.  Of course, those who are anti-White and/or anti-men are overjoyed about that.)
https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2017/02/14/upshot/trump-poised-to-transform-american-courts.html
— Trump Voters Show President They Can Complain on Twitter, Too – KATIE ROGERS
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/02/15/us/politics/trump-voters-show-president-they-can-complain-on-twitter-too.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Campaign Over, President Trump Will Hold a (What Else?) Campaign Rally.”
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/02/16/us/politics/campaign-over-president-trump-will-hold-a-what-else-campaign-rally.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: What groups are you a member of?  Democrats call them hate groups unless they are anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/02/15/us/hate-groups-increase-usa.html

 

USA TODAY
— Businesses across U.S. close for ‘Day Without Immigrants’ – Doug Stanglin (DIERSEN: How soon, if not already, will anti-Trump individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries post signs that say members of the following groups are NOT WANTED: Trump supporters, Protestants, conservatives, Republicans, Americans, Whites, males, older people, rich people, gun owners, German Americans, draft avoiders, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time?)
http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2017/02/16/a-day-without-immigrants-strike/97965460/
— Magic Leap sued for sex discrimination by woman hired to increase diversity – Mike Snider  (DIERSEN: While I worked for the federal government for almost 30 years, my Democrat superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates hinted/implied/argued/shouted that my Democrat superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates who were Democrat, minority, female, and/or younger than me wanted much greater efforts to get rid of employees who were Republican, White, male, and/or older.)
http://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/news/2017/02/15/magic-leap-sued-sex-discrimination-woman-hired-increase-diversity/97939588/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps a) glorify and praise foreign countries and their citizens and b) demonize, denigrate, and condemn America and its citizens.
http://www.usatoday.com/story/life/people/2017/02/15/george-takei-how-america-first-puts-many-us-last-japanese-internment/97919708/

 

BOSTON GLOBE
— Pence out of the loop – Teresa Hanafin  (DIERSEN: If you are a Republican Precinct Committeeman/Captain in Illinois, one way to see how far out of the loop that you are is to read GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails. The more things that you learn of by reading the emails that Republican township/ward, county, and state party leaders should have told you, the more that those leaders have you out of their loop.)
https://www.bostonglobe.com/metro/2017/02/15/fast-forward-more-trump-russian-stuff-pence-out-loop-and-immigrant-wins-westminster/QQHqJZK4BR5to1QnbgOKKO/story.html

 

DENVER POST
— Pence remains above the fray, but is he outside the inner circle? – Robert Costa and Ashley Parker  (DIERSEN: If you are a Republican Precinct Committeeman/Captain in Illinois, one way to see how far out of the inner circle that you are is to read GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails.  The more things that you learn of by reading the emails that Republican township/ward, county, and state party leaders should have told you, the more that those leaders have you out of their inner circle.)
http://www.denverpost.com/2017/02/14/pence-standing-flynn-russia-leaks/

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Businesses to Close Amid One-Day Strike by Immigrants Against Trump  ‘A Day Without Immigrants’ calls on foreign-born workers to stay home to demonstrate their impact on economy – MIRIAM JORDAN and CHARLES PASSY  (DIERSEN: How soon, if not already, will anti-Trump individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries post signs that say members of the following groups are NOT WANTED: Trump supporters, Protestants, conservatives, Republicans, Americans, Whites, males, older people, rich people, gun owners, German Americans, draft avoiders, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time?)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/businesses-plan-one-day-strike-against-trumps-immigration-policies-1487201302
— Don’t Believe the Progressive Hype  Trump’s missteps have energized the left, but tea-party comparisons are overwrought. – KARL ROVE
https://www.wsj.com/articles/dont-believe-the-progressive-hype-1487203070
— Liberals Matriculate at Calhoun College  In the Trump era, progressives are now most likely to secede. – Editorial
https://www.wsj.com/articles/liberals-matriculate-at-calhoun-college-1487204348
— China: A Modern Babel  “I speak Chinese” is a statement with little meaning: Linguists have identified seven mutually incomprehensible Chinese languages. Peter Neville-Hadley reviews “A Billion Voices” by David Moser. – Richard Vedder
https://www.wsj.com/articles/china-a-modern-babel-1487202893

 

U.S. NEWS & WORLD REPORT
— Students, Faculty Protest Ex-Trump Campaign Manager’s Visit  Dozens of demonstrators gathered at the University of Chicago to protest the appearance by Corey Lewandowski, President Donald Trump’s ex-campaign manager. – AP
http://www.usnews.com/news/illinois/articles/2017-02-15/students-faculty-oppose-ex-trump-campaign-managers-visit

 

COLLEGIATE TIMES
— Federal hiring freeze may discourage upcoming graduates – Alex Mazarr  (DIERSEN: Non-veteran White males who are seeking a job with the federal government should be advised that with only rare exceptions, a) the longer that you are a federal employee, the less likely that private sector employers will hire you, b) your career will be wasted and you will be gotten rid of if you do not make GS-13 ($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://www.collegiatetimes.com/opinion/federal-hiring-freeze-may-discourage-upcoming-graduates/article_d122faca-f3c9-11e6-aedf-b7820fe5e678.html

 

MONEY MAGAZINE
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Trump Just Took a Shot at Another Major Company – H&R Block – Ian Salisbury
http://time.com/money/4672031/hrblock-trump-tax-reform/

 

GUARDIAN
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Trump says “Donald Trump isn’t mad – he’s the arrogant boss we’ve all seen before.”
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2017/feb/16/donald-trump-us-president

 

SOCIALIST WORKER
— Trump’s “voter fraud” fraud won’t silence us  In classic authoritarian fashion, the Trump administration is using the “big lie” as a pretext for carrying out an assault on immigrant communities, explains Eric Ruder.
https://socialistworker.org/2017/02/16/trumps-voter-fraud-fraud-wont-silence-us

February 15 Evening Edition

ABC7
— RAUNER BEMOANS ‘AUTOMATIC SPENDING’ DURING BUDGET ADDRESS – AP
http://abc7chicago.com/politics/gov-rauner-bemoans-automatic-spending-during-budget-address/1755771/
— Texas Gov. Greg Abbott: NFL ‘walking on thin ice’ by wading into politics – ESPN
https://abc7chicago.com/sports/texas-gov-greg-abbott-nfl-walking-on-thin-ice-by-wading-into-politics/1756169/
— CAREGIVERS CONTINUE TO WORK WITHOUT SALARY DUE TO BUDGET CRISIS – Sarah Schulte
http://abc7chicago.com/politics/caregivers-continue-to-work-without-salary-due-to-budget-crisis/1756797/

 

NBC5
— Rauner Lauds Senate Plan During Latest Budget Address  “For the first time, legislators from both parties are standing together to say that Illinois must have structural change to grow our economy and create good jobs in every part of our state,” Rauner said. – Tom Schuba
http://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/Rauner-Touts-Senate-Plan-During-Latest-Budget-Address-413866123.html
— Rauner’s 3rd Budget Likely to be Shelved Like First 2 – John O’Connor
http://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/Rauners-3rd-Budget-Likely-to-be-Shelved-Like-The-First-2-413817413.html
—  Oklahoma Lawmaker Defends Abortion Bill Labeling Women ‘Hosts’
http://www.nbcchicago.com/news/national-international/Abortion-Bill-Labels-Women-Hosts_Dallas-Fort-Worth-413865323.html
— Chef Rick Bayless to Close Multiple Chicago Restaurants ‘Out of Respect’ For Immigration Demonstrations  Twitter users responded with support and criticism after Bayless made the announcement.  (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps paint themselves as being anti-American.)
http://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/Chicago-Chef-Rick-Bayless-to-Close-Multiple-Restaurants-Out-of-Respect-For-Immigration-Civil-Action-413898163.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Organizers in cities across the U.S. are telling immigrants to miss class, miss work and not shop on Thursday as a way to show the country how important they are to America’s economy and way of life. The protests have been dubbed “A Day Without Immigrants.”)
— Demonstrators Protest Former Trump Aide’s Appearance at University of Chicago – Chris Hush  (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps paint themselves as being anti-American.)
http://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/university-of-chicago-protest-corey-lewandowski-trump-413899173.html

 

CBS2
— Rauner Offers Tax-Hike Guidance To End Illinois Budget Stalemate – Derrick Blakley
http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2017/02/15/rauner-offers-tax-hike-guidance-to-end-illinois-budget-stalemate/
— Americans Would Choose Money Over True Love, According To A Survey
http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2017/02/15/americans-choose-money-true-love/

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Rauner’s teleprompter gives out, Madigan jokes ‘It’s the Russians’ – Rick Pearson
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-bruce-rauner-teleprompter-budget-speech-met-0216-20170215-story.html
— Emanuel keeps up Rauner attacks, this time on budget impasse – John Byrne
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-emanuel-rauner-budget-speech-met-20170215-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Trump says “Trump’s White House is falling apart.”
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/commentary/ct-trump-russia-scandals-white-house-leaks-20170215-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Rauner Eric Zorn says “Rauner delivers a laughable budget address.”
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/zorn/ct-rauner-budget-speech-laughable-zorn-20170215-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps promote anti-Trumps.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/letters/ct-rep-roskam-must-meet-face-to-face-with-voters-20170215-story.html
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/letters/ct-when-will-rep-roskam-meet-with-his-constituents-20170215-story.html
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/commentary/ct-trump-republican-town-halls-protesters-perspec-0216-md-20170215-story.html
— Former Lake County coroner Thomas Rudd indicted on perjury charges – Tony Briscoe and Jim Newton
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/ct-lake-county-former-coroner-rudd-charged-met-20170215-story.html
— Senate votes to block rule meant to prevent people with mental disorders from purchasing guns – AP  (DIERSEN: Democrats are moral relativists who believe that their end justifies their means.  Democrats are disciples of Saul Alinsky.  Ever-increasingly, Democrats hint/imply/argue/shout that you are mentally impaired if you are NOT anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/politics/ct-senate-gun-regulation-20170215-story.html
— In Chicago area, apartment developers increasingly look to the suburbs – Gail MarksJarvis
http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/ct-suburban-chicago-apartments-0216-biz-20170215-story.html
— Naperville St. Patrick’s Day 5k, parade set for March 11 – Erin Hegarty
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/naperville-sun/ct-nvs-st-patricks-day-naperville-st-0217-20170215-story.html
— More students turn to GoFundMe to raise money for college costs – Leonor Vivanco  (DIERSEN: Where did the money come from to pay for your college expenses?  For me, it came from what I earned and saved 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 services, and major appliances, collecting delinquent taxes, and auditing federal agencies.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-go-fund-me-college-tuition-met-20170215-story.html
— Musician John Oates, of Hall & Oates Fame, Set to Visit Naperville – Candy Purdom
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/aurora-beacon-news/community/chi-ugc-article-musician-john-oates-of-hall-oates-fame-se-2017-02-15-story.html
— Free speech for Corey Lewandowski at University of Chicago – Steve Chapman
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/chapman/ct-corey-lewandowski-university-chicago-speech-perspec-0216-20170215-column.html
— Whatever happened to liberal Democrats, anyway? – John Kass
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/columnists/kass/ct-michael-flynn-kass-0216-20170215-column.html
— Illinois senators, fly the plane – Editorial
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/editorials/ct-rauner-illinois-budget-compromise-senate-edit-0216-20170215-story.html

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Rauner: Stop ‘pointing fingers’ and pass that ‘grand bargain’ – Tina Sfondeles  (DIERSEN: Who points their fingers at you? I should write a book about past and present officials and employees of the following who pointed/point their fingers at me: a) Wheaton, Milton Township, DuPage County, Illinois, and the federal government, b) Milton Township Republican Central Committee, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, and the Illinois Republican Party, and c) TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce, Illinois Center Right Coalition, and the American Association of Political Consultants.  All of the aforesaid paint themselves as being nasty failed scapegoaters.)
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/rauner-to-push-permanent-property-tax-freeze-senate-bargain/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps oppose improving Obamacare.
http://chicago.suntimes.com/opinion/phil-kadner-obamacare-reform-a-high-risk-business-for-sick/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Rauner says “Rauner doing no favors for Senate leaders — or schools.”
http://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/brown-rauner-doing-no-favors-for-senate-leaders-or-schools/
— Axelrod plays peacemaker as UC flares up over Lewandowski – Michael Sneed
http://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/sneed-axelrod-plays-peacemaker-as-uc-flares-up-over-lewandowski/

 

DAILY HERALD
— Rauner indicates what kind of tax increases he’d accept – AP  (DIERSEN: To accept tax increases, will Rauner demand that the Democrats stop promoting a) dependency on government and on charity, b) LGBTQ activity, c) abortion, d) mass/illegal immigration, e) booze, pot, and gambling, f) race and gender based preference giving, g) age discrimination, h) patronage and political affiliation discrimination, i) erosion of the First and Second Amendments, j) etc.?)
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20170215/news/170219293/
— Lake in the Hills village president candidates debate lack of board diversity – Madhu Krishnamurthy  (DIERSEN: To promote diversity is to get rid of those who are White, male, and/or older.)
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20170215/news/170219235/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats charge Rauner with “playing politics with budget.”
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20170215/news/170219293/
— Road chief accused of taking payments, not passing them on to Dundee Township – Jake Griffin
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20170215/news/170219341/
— Controversial former Lake County coroner Dr. Thomas Rudd indicted on perjury charges – Lee Filas
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20170215/news/170219261/

 

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Rauner lays out his terms for a budget deal – GREG HINZ
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20170215/BLOGS02/170219927/rauner-lays-out-his-terms-for-a-budget-deal
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20170215/BLOGS02/170219927/rauner-spells-out-his-terms-to-end-budget-standoff
— Chicago gains vast majority of Illinois’ new jobs – GREG HINZ
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20170215/BLOGS02/170219922/chicago-gains-vast-majority-of-illinois-new-jobs

 

PEORIA PUBLIC RADIO
— Rauner: No Tax on Retirement Income – BRIAN MACKEY  (DIERSEN: Of course, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes are furious about this.  My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes are filled with envy and have always been furious a) that I started earning Civil Service Retirement System (CSRS) credits in 1966 when I was 18 years old, b) that I have been getting a CSRS pension since 1997 when I was 49 years old, and c) that the pension is $50,856. Extremely few of my current critics/opponents, their operatives, and the dupes are in line to get a pension or are getting a pension.)
http://peoriapublicradio.org/post/rauner-no-tax-retirement-income#stream/0
— Rauner pauses speech after teleprompter troubles – AP  (DIERSEN: How is your eyesight?  My eyesight has never been correctable to better than 20/40 in one eye and 20/70 in the other.  Also, I have always had mild red/green color blindness.  The aforesaid ended my grade school plans of becoming a commercial airline pilot.)
http://peoriapublicradio.org/post/rauner-pauses-speech-after-teleprompter-troubles#stream/0
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Gov. Bruce Rauner put his annual budget speech on a short hold because of problems with the teleprompter. The Republican was speaking Wednesday when the teleprompter where the speech is displayed for him to read apparently stopped working. A lawmaker handed Rauner a printed copy. But Rauner said he didn’t have his reading glasses and “I’m a little old for this type.”  The delay lasted for several minutes, during which Rauner asked if anyone had “a good story” and told the audience he wouldn’t sing because he’s no good at it. After turning briefly to Democratic House Speaker Michael Madigan, Rauner said Madigan had quipped: “It’s the Russians.” That remark drew laughter from across the chamber.)
— Has Gov. Rauner Ever Introduced A Balanced Budget? – BRIAN MACKEY
http://peoriapublicradio.org/post/has-gov-rauner-ever-introduced-balanced-budget#stream/0

 

NORTHERN PUBLIC RADIO
— 18,000 Call In To Illinois GOP Congressman Roskam’s Phone Town Hall – AP
http://northernpublicradio.org/post/18000-call-illinois-gop-congressmans-phone-town-hall

 

WSIL
— Congress blocks rule barring mentally impaired from guns – AP  (DIERSEN: Democrats are moral relativists who believe that their end justifies their means.  Democrats are disciples of Saul Alinsky.  Ever-increasingly, Democrats hint/imply/argue/shout that you are mentally impaired if you are NOT anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.)
http://www.wsiltv.com/story/34511064/congress-blocks-rule-barring-mentally-impaired-from-guns

 

CHAMPAIGN/URBANA NEWS GAZETTE
— Rauner urges OK of budget deal now in Senate – Tom Kacich
http://www.news-gazette.com/news/state/2017-02-15/rauner-urges-ok-budget-deal-now-senate.html

 

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Local lawmakers weigh in on Rauner’s budget address – Brian Robbins
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20170215/local-lawmakers-weigh-in-on-rauners-budget-address

 

NORTHWEST HERALD
— Rauner encourages “grand bargain” with stronger reforms – KEVIN P. CRAVER
http://www.nwherald.com/2017/02/15/illinois-gov-bruce-rauner-encourages-grand-bargain-with-stronger-reforms/am6cbfm/
— OUTSTANDING: Lakewood Village Board keeps video gambling ban in place – KEVIN P. CRAVER
http://www.nwherald.com/2017/02/15/lakewood-village-board-keeps-video-gambling-ban-in-place/ad7hfy9/

 

HERALD & REVIEW
— Democrats laugh at Rauner quips during state budget speech – AP
http://herald-review.com/news/state-and-regional/govt-and-politics/democrats-laugh-at-rauner-quips-during-state-budget-speech/article_f1e39c75-e283-5f5d-a664-06b6053dcca4.html

 

SOUTHERN
— Rauner: Shootings mean troopers needed on Chicago highways – AP
http://thesouthern.com/news/state-and-regional/rauner-shootings-mean-troopers-needed-on-chicago-highways/article_0c3c218c-3577-52f8-9323-1f90f052ff40.html

 

DAILY EGYPTIAN
— Rauner open to income tax hike, rejects tax on food, medicine – MONIQUE GARCIA, KIM GEIGER AND HALEY BEMILLER
http://dailyegyptian.com/66222/state/rauner-open-to-income-tax-hike-rejects-tax-on-food-medicine/

 

  1. LOUIS TODAY
    — 18,000 call in to Illinois GOP congressman Roakam’s phone town hall – AP
    http://www.stltoday.com/news/state-and-regional/call-in-to-illinois-gop-congressman-s-phone-town-hall/article_d870e387-e8d4-58e6-b4eb-692ee0fe8cac.html

 

SUBURBAN LIFE
— Efforts continue to preserve historic Wheaton mansion  Concerns raised over demolishing building – ERIC SCHELKOPF
http://www.mysuburbanlife.com/2017/02/15/efforts-continue-to-preserve-historic-wheaton-mansion/auiwvf7/
— Domo 77 restaurant in Wheaton to be razed for new commercial building – ERIC SCHELKOPF
http://www.mysuburbanlife.com/2017/02/10/domo-77-restaurant-in-wheaton-to-be-razed-for-new-commercial-building/ac6d6jf/

 

NAPERVILLE COMMUNITY TELEVISION
— Naperville Islamic Center Discusses Executive Orders
http://www.nctv17.com/naperville-islamic-center-discusses-executive-orders/

 

CHICAGO READER
— Are some ideas too ‘dangerous’ for the University of Chicago? – Michael Miner
http://www.chicagoreader.com/Bleader/archives/2017/02/15/are-some-ideas-too-dangerous-for-the-university-of-chicago

 

MEDILL REPORTS
— HIGHER GASOLINE PRICES BOLSTER JANUARY RETAIL SALES – Rachel Newman  (DIERSEN: How much gasoline do you buy?  I buy very little because I sit at home 10+ hours a day, 70+ hours a week, 300+ hours a month, 3,650+ hours a year, and 36,500+ hours a decade putting GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails together and sending them out.)
http://news.medill.northwestern.edu/chicago/higher-gas-prices-bolster-january-retail-sales/

 

DUPAGE POLICY JOURNAL
— Wayne Township supervisor candidate Randy Ramey responds to opponent’s attack – Ruth de Jauregui
http://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/511075896-wayne-township-supervisor-candidate-responds-to-opponent-s-attack

 

UPSTREAM IDEAS
— Gay Journalist Comes Out As Conservative
http://upstream-ideas.com/upstream-ideas/ideas/gay-journalist-comes-out-as-conservative

 

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— CONGRESSMAN HULTGREN RELEASES NEW REPORT ON 14TH CD’S HEROIN, OPIOID EPIDEMIC
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2017/02/congressman-hultgren-releases-new-report-on-14th-cds-heroin-opioid-epidemic.html
— STATE REP CHALLENGES ILLINOIS GOVERNMENT TO CUT DOWN BUDGET WEIGHT
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2017/02/state-rep-challenges-illinois-government-to-cut-down-budget-weight.html
— MCCONCHIE ON GOV’S 2017 BUDGET SPEECH: RAUNER SHOWED REAL LEADERSHIP
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2017/02/mcconchie-on-govs-2017-budget-speech-rauner-showed-real-leadership.html
— REP. MCDERMED: ILLINOIS NEEDS RESPONSIBLE BUDGET TO CLIMB OUT OF DOWNWARD SPIRAL
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2017/02/rep-mcdermed-illinois-needs-responsible-budget-to-climb-out-of-downward-spiral.html
— SENATOR REZIN: BUDGET SOLUTION WILL INCLUDE THINGS NOT EVERYONE WILL LIKE
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2017/02/senator-rezin-budget-solution-will-include-things-not-everyone-will-like.html
— ILLINOIS POLICY INSTITUTE CEO: SPRINGFIELD DOESN’T DESERVE ANOTHER PENNY
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2017/02/illinois-policy-institute-ceo-springfield-doesnt-deserve-another-penny.html
— RAUNER DELIVERS ANOTHER “RINSE AND REPEAT” BUDGET ADDRESS
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2017/02/rauner-delivers-another-rinse-and-repeat-budget-address.html

 

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Think tank backs Trump, says large number of non-citizens vote illegally – Rowan Scarborough
http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2017/feb/12/noncitizen-voters-feud-between-academics-resurface/

 

GOPUSA
— 30,000 expected at Nation of Islam convention in Detroit
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=20720

 

BLAZE
— Steve Bannon ‘could care less’ about repairing White House’s relationship with media – Tre Goins-Phillips
http://www.theblaze.com/news/2017/02/15/steve-bannon-could-care-less-about-repairing-white-houses-relationship-with-media/

 

BREITBART
— Poll: Majority of Hispanics Support Deporting Criminal Illegal Aliens, Plurality Back Defunding of Sanctuary Cities – KATIE MCHUGH15
http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2017/02/15/poll-majority-of-hispanics-support-deporting-criminal-illegal-aliens-plurality-back-defunding-of-sanctuary-cities/
— 36 Top State Republican Party Attorneys Sign Letter Supporting Judge Neil Gorsuch for SCOTUS – NEIL W. MCCABE
http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2017/02/15/32-gop-state-attorneys-general-sign-letter-senate-supporting-judge-neil-gorsuch-scotus/

 

THE PHYLLIS SCHLAFLY REPORT
— Judges Join the ‘Resistance’ – John and Andy Schlafly
http://www.pseagles.com/Judges_Join_the_%E2%80%98Resistance%E2%80%99

 

DAILY CALLER
— ‘Not Freedom Of The Press’: Journalists Upset Trump Keeps Calling On Conservative Media – Alex Pfeiffer  (DIERSEN: I have been a member of the “conservative media” since 2000.)
http://dailycaller.com/2017/02/15/not-freedom-of-the-pressjournalists-upset-trump-keeps-calling-on-conservative-media/
— GAO Declares Medicaid Waste Worse Than Official Estimates – Kathryn Watson
http://dailycaller.com/2017/02/15/comptroller-general-declares-medicaid-waste-worse-than-official-estimates/

 

REUTERS
— Illinois governor raises prospect of tax hike in budget speech – Dave McKinney and Karen Pierog
http://www.reuters.com/article/illinois-budget-idUSL1N1G015U

 

FEDERAL TIMES
— Hiring freeze exacerbates High Risk issue, GAO says – Carten Cordell  (DIERSEN: While I worked for GAO 1980-1997, the agency was almost always under hiring freezes and/or promotion freezes.)
http://www.federaltimes.com/articles/hiring-freeze-exacerbates-high-risk-issue-gao-says

 

FEDERAL NEWS RADIO
— 18,000 call in to Illinois GOP congressman Roskam’s phone town hall – AP
http://federalnewsradio.com/government-news/2017/02/18000-call-in-to-illinois-gop-congressmans-phone-town-hall/

 

DAILY MAIL
— Illinois governor offers tax-hike guidance to end stalemate – AP
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/wires/ap/article-4228604/Illinois-governor-offers-tax-hike-guidance-end-stalemate.html