February 26 Morning Edition

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Trump wooing Pritzker: Calls him ‘friend’ at White House, taps him for panel – Lynn Sweet
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/donald-trump-wooing-jb-pritzker-calls-him-friend-white-house-taps-him-for-panel/

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— DeVos overhaul could make campus sex misconduct harder to prove. Will that protect the accused or silence accusers? – Dawn Rhodes (DIERSEN: Trump-haters want members of the following groups to be presumed to be guilty as charged: Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, 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.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/ct-met-illinois-campus-sex-assault-title-ix-guidelines-devos-20190123-story.html

 

DAILY HERALD
— Library officials called short-sighted in Vernon Hills – Rick Kambic (DIERSEN: Who calls you short-sighted? Of course, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes call me short-sighted. They want me to see everything their way.)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/vernon-hills/news/ct-vhr-vernon-hills-library-project-tl-0228-story.html

 

ABC7
— Man plans to spend retirement at the Holiday Inn because it’s cheaper (DIERSEN: My 88-year-old aunt is paying $252 per day at an assisted living facility.)
https://abc7chicago.com/society/man-plans-holiday-inn-retirement-because-its-cheaper/5157421/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Robison wrote on Facebook that the average cost of nursing home care is about $188 per day. A long-term stay with a senior discount at Holiday Inn, on the other hand, is $59.23 per day. “That leaves $128.77 a day for lunch and dinner in any restaurant we want, or room service, laundry, gratuities and special TV movies,” he wrote. “Plus, they provide a spa, swimming pool, a workout room, a lounge and washer-dryer, etc.” The benefits of Holiday Inn, Robison added, also include free toothpaste, razors, shampoo and soap. An additional $5 a day in tips will “have the entire staff scrambling to help you” as well, he wrote. “They treat you like a customer, not a patient,” he said. Holiday Inn also provides a spa, swimming pool, gym, lounge and washer-dryers, but the amenities don’t stop there. The location where Robison checked out reservations has a city bus stop right in front, where seniors can ride for free. In addition, guests can “take the airport shuttle bus” to eat at one of the restaurants at the local airport for “a change of scenery,” he wrote. From there, they can take a flight to another Holiday Inn as well, he mused. “You’re not stuck in one place forever — you can move from Inn or Inn, or even from city to city,” he wrote. The competition to find a comfortable room isn’t as steep either, Robison wrote. “It takes months to get into decent nursing homes,” he wrote. “Holiday Inn will take your reservation today.” The maintenance is virtually nonexistent, Robison figured. “TV broken? Light bulbs need changing? Need a mattress replaced? No problem,” Robison wrote. “They fix everything, and apologize for the inconvenience.” Robison did not mention what kind of health he is in, but said staff like a security guard or maid could check to see if he is OK as well as call an ambulance or an undertaker, whichever is needed. “If you fall and break a hip, Medicare will pay for the hip, and Holiday Inn will upgrade you to a suite for the rest of your life,” he wrote, adding that he’d face his “golden age” with “a grin.” A representative for InterContinental Hotels Group, which Holiday Inn is a subsidiary of, did not immediately respond to ABC News’ request for comment.)

 

WTTW
— Illinois Senate Democratic, Republican Leaders on Budget Priorities – Nick Blumberg
https://news.wttw.com/2019/02/25/illinois-senate-democratic-republican-leaders-budget-priorities

 

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Springfield mayoral candidates talk race – Crystal Thomas (DIERSEN: Sooner or later, Democrats blame Republicans for all problems that minorities have had, are having, and will have.)
https://www.sj-r.com/news/20190225/springfield-mayoral-candidates-talk-race

 

HERALD & REVIEW
— Central Illinois lawmaker Tim Butler proposes change to how state allocates presidential electoral votes – GRANT MORGAN
https://herald-review.com/news/state-and-regional/govt-and-politics/central-illinois-lawmaker-proposes-change-to-how-state-allocates-presidential/article_c0edde4a-b625-5662-9347-b921a84ede0a.html

 

EDWARDSVILLE INTELLIGENCER
— Thomas More Society says Illinois could become ‘Abortion Capital of America’ Conservative legal group outlines objections to reproductive rights proposal – Rebecca Anzel
https://www.theintelligencer.com/news/article/Pro-life-law-firm-says-Illinois-could-become-13642779.php

 

BUGLE
— Downers Grove Firefighters back Olsen for Mayor – Ryan Ostry (DIERSEN: If you ran for an office, what endorsements would you seek? I would seek endorsements from organizations, activists, candidates, elected officials, party leaders, major donors, political consultants, etc. that defend and advance the Illinois Republican Party platform and the Republican Party platform, and especially their traditional family, right to life, immigration, Second Amendment, illegal drugs, and equal opportunity (no race of gender based preference giving) planks.)
https://buglenewspapers.com/downers-grove-firefighters-back-olsen-for-mayor

 

ALTON TELEGRAPH
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, to curry favor with women who hate men, men promote hatred of men.
https://www.thetelegraph.com/entertainment/article/Book-World-The-Trouble-With-Men-offers-an-13642885.php

 

FOX ILLINOIS
— Dems block Senate GOP bill designed to protect infants who survive abortions – AP
https://foxillinois.com/news/connect-to-congress/dems-block-senate-gop-bill-on-infants-surviving-abortions

 

WGEM
– Iowa business leaders seek federal fixes to immigration issues – AP
https://wgem.com/2019/02/25/business-leaders-seek-federal-fixes-to-immigration-issues/

 

CHICAGO CITY WIRE
— Substitute teacher who opted out of Chicago Teachers Union saw no benefit in membership – Robert Hadley (DIERSEN: I was a union member 1966-1969 while I worked for the Post Office and 1971-1980 while I worked for IRS. Even though I was a Republican and a draft avoider, those unions defended me against my Democrat superiors.)
https://chicagocitywire.com/stories/511785422-substitute-teacher-who-opted-out-of-chicago-teachers-union-saw-no-benefit-in-membership

 

ILLINOIS NEWS NETWORK
— Pritzker pushes repeal of tax deduction cap critics say subsidizes high-tax states – Greg Bishop (DIERSEN: Trump should increase the $10,000 SALT cap to $20,000 for married filing jointly.)
https://www.ilnews.org/news/state_politics/pritzker-pushes-repeal-of-tax-deduction-cap-critics-say-subsidizes/article_d3759688-394b-11e9-92ee-bb7daabda34d.html

 

GOPUSA
— Jorge Ramos, Univision, experience Socialism first hand
http://www.gopusa.com/jorge-ramos-univision-experience-socialism-first-hand/
— Microsoft workers protest nearly $480M military deal that provides jobs (DIERSEN: What percent of “Microsoft workers” are anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time?)
http://www.gopusa.com/microsoft-workers-protest-nearly-480m-military-deal-that-provides-jobs/

 

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Democrats call Trump’s plan to fund border wall a ‘mockery of the federal budget process’ – Lauren Meier
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2019/feb/25/dems-slam-trump-plan-use-defense-dollars-wall/
— Jorge Ramos, Univision anchorman and Trump campaign nemesis, detained in Venezuela Released after three hours over questions Maduro disliked; team’s equipment confiscated – Victor Morton (DIERSEN: I should write a book about Maduro-type activists, candidates, elected officials, party leaders, major donors, and political consultants in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois.)
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2019/feb/25/jorge-ramos-univision-anchorman-detained-venezuela/
— Left the intolerant ones – JACK LEBO, Haymarket, Va.
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2019/feb/25/letters-to-the-editor-left-the-intolerant-ones/

 

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Democrats block bill to ensure medical care for abortion survivors – Kimberly Leonard
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/policy/healthcare/democrats-block-bill-to-ensure-medical-care-for-abortion-survivors
— George Washington University to host debate tournament excluding men – John Patrick
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/red-alert-politics/george-washington-university-to-host-debate-tournament-excluding-men
— Bernie Sanders scores early endorsement from Senate colleagues – Naomi Lim (DIERSEN: If you ran for an office, what endorsements would you seek? I would seek endorsements from organizations, activists, candidates, elected officials, party leaders, major donors, political consultants, etc. that defend and advance the Illinois Republican Party platform and the Republican Party platform, and especially their traditional family, right to life, immigration, Second Amendment, illegal drugs, and equal opportunity (no race of gender based preference giving) planks.)
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/bernie-sanders-scores-early-endorsement-from-senate-colleagues

 

TOWNHALL
— Left’s Latest Demand: Race-Based Reparations – Pat Buchanan (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always hinted/implied/argued/shouted a) that instead of me, the Post Office should have hired a minority in 1966, b) that the Post Office should gotten rid of me much sooner than it did so that a minority could have my job, c) that instead of me, IRS should have hired a minority in 1971, d) that instead of me, IRS should have promoted minorities in 1972, 1973, and 1974, e) that instead of me, GAO should have hired a minority in 1980, f) that instead of me, GAO should have promoted a minority in 1986, and g) that GAO should have gotten rid of me much sooner than it did so that a minority could have my job and my preferred corner office.)
https://townhall.com/columnists/patbuchanan/2019/02/26/lefts-latest-demand-racebased-reparations-n2542192
— Why Do Blacks and Leftists Wish the Attack on Smollett Happened? – Dennis Prager
https://townhall.com/columnists/dennisprager/2019/02/26/why-do-blacks-and-leftists-wish-the-attack-on-smollett-happened-n2542201
— Bernie’s Bolshevik Bona Fides – Robert Knight
https://townhall.com/columnists/robertknight/2019/02/26/bernies-bolshevik-bona-fides-n2542149
— Media Response to Trump’s Initiative To Defend Gay Human Rights Riddled With Hypocrisy – Christian Whiton
https://townhall.com/columnists/christianwhiton/2019/02/26/media-response-to-trumps-initiative-to-defend-gay-human-rights-riddled-with-hypocrisy-n2542204

 

NUMBERS USA
— Make E-Verify the Norm, Not the Exception – Dr. Mark Thies
https://www.numbersusa.com/news/op-ed-make-e-verify-norm-not-exception

 

SEAN HANNITY
— New Bill Would Make Illinois Most ‘Abortion-Friendly’ in the Nation, Permit ‘Self-Abortions’
https://www.hannity.com/media-room/report-new-bill-would-make-illinois-most-abortion-friendly-in-the-nation-permit-self-abortions/

 

REAL CLEAR POLITICS
— Tucker Carlson: Lesson Of Jussie Smollett Isn’t To Be More Skeptical Of Hate Crimes, But To Be More Credulous – Ian Schwartz (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, members of the following groups commit hate crimes: anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.realclearpolitics.com/video/2019/02/25/tucker_carlson_lesson_of_jussie_smollett_isnt_to_be_more_skeptical_of_hate_crimes_but_to_be_more_credulous.html

 

PJ MEDIA
— You’ve Come a Long Way, Baby — or Have You? – MICHAEL WALSH (DIERSEN: Were you draft bait? I was draft bait 1966-1971. Employers are extremely reluctant to hire, to retain, or to promote those who are draft bait. I graduated from NIU in August of 1970. During 1970 and 1971, potential employers did not believe that my application for a financial hardship draft deferment to help support my mother and brother would be approved. Consequently, in August of 1970, I took the only job that was offered me, a job that did not really require a college degree.)
https://pjmedia.com/michaelwalsh/youve-come-a-long-way-baby-or-have-you/

 

AMERICAN THINKER
— Anti-Trump congressman Kinzinger comes out in support of president’s emergency declaration – Rick Moran
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2019/02/antitrump_congressmen_comes_out_in_support_of_presidents_emergency_declaration.html


— Harry Reid on Trump: ‘I just have trouble accepting him as a person’ – J. Marsolo
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2019/02/harry_reid_on_trump_i_just_have_trouble_accepting_him_as_a_person.html

 

AMERICA GREATNESS
— Media Wolves and Their Sheep’s Clothing – Julie Kelly
https://www.amgreatness.com/2019/02/25/media-wolves-and-their-sheeps-clothing/
— Why Do Blacks and Leftists Wish the Attack on Smollett Happened? – Dennis Prager
https://amgreatness.com/2019/02/25/why-do-blacks-and-leftists-wish-the-attack-on-smollett-happened/

 

BREITBART
— Study: Chicago’s Middle Class ‘Almost Gone,’ Majority Either Rich or Poor – John Binder
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2019/02/25/study-chicagos-middle-class-almost-gone-majority-either-rich-or-poor/
— ‘Fund That Wall’ Demonstrators Speak Out at 1600 Pennsylvania Ave – Robert Kraychik
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2019/02/25/fund-wall-demonstrators-speak-1600-pennsylvania-ave/
— Former GOP Lawmakers Demand Congress Terminate Trump’s National Emergency at Border – John Binder
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2019/02/25/former-gop-lawmakers-demand-congress-terminate-trumps-national-emergency-at-border/

 

BLAZE
— There is at least one tribe willing to accept Elizabeth Warren as a member It’s not likely one you’ve heard of – Aaron Colen (DIERSEN: What is you ancestry? According to http://dna.ancestry.com, my ancestry is 33% Europe West, 28% Scandinavia, 24% Great Britain, 11% Ireland, 2% Europe East, 1% Finland/Northwest Russia, and 1% Italy/Greece. To what extent would the leaders of the aforesaid groups accept me?)
https://www.theblaze.com/news/there-is-at-least-one-tribe-willing-to-accept-elizabeth-warren-as-a-member

 

WORLD NET DAILY
— WHY DO BLACKS WISH ATTACK ON SMOLLETT HAPPENED? Dennis Prager asserts, ‘The left … is morally and psychologically impaired’
https://www.wnd.com/2019/02/why-do-blacks-wish-attack-on-smollett-happened/
— OCASIO-CORTEZ: ‘IS IT OK TO STILL HAVE CHILDREN?’ Limbaugh:’She is tremendously deficient in maturity development’ – JOE KOVACS
https://www.wnd.com/2019/02/ocasio-cortez-is-it-ok-to-still-have-children/
— DEMS’ 2020 CENSUS GOAL: TURN PURPLE STATES BLUE Rich Logis has 3 options for party hoping illegals will be counted next year
https://www.wnd.com/2019/02/dems-2020-census-goal-turn-purple-states-blue/

 

DAILY CALLER
— BORN-ALIVE SURVIVORS PROTECTION ACT FAILS IN THE SENATE – Grace Carr
https://dailycaller.com/2019/02/25/senate-born-alive-act-abortion/
— ROBIN ROBERTS: THERE WERE ‘RED FLAGS’ IN THE SMOLLETT CASE – Mike Brest
https://dailycaller.com/2019/02/25/gma-roberts-smollett-hate-crime/

 

LIBERTY HEADLINES
— ICE Raids Outrage Liberals, But Don’t Bother Legal Immigrants – Lionel Parrott
https://www.libertyheadlines.com/charlotte-ice-legal-immigrant/

 

CHRISTIAN TODAY
— Christian campaigners accuse Government of downgrading marriage and sidelining parents
https://www.christiantoday.com/article/christian-campaigners-accuse-government-of-downgrading-marriage-and-sidelining-parents/131875.htm

 

LIFE SITE NEWS
— Senate bill to stop infanticide of born-alive babies fails as Democrats oppose – Calvin Freiburger
https://www.lifesitenews.com/news/breaking-senate-votes-53-44-to-end-infanticide-of-born-alive-babies-but-fai
— Are US bishops afraid of disciplining dissident Catholic political leaders? – Fr. Michael P. Orsi
https://www.lifesitenews.com/opinion/are-us-bishops-afraid-of-disciplining-dissident-catholic-political-leaders
— Gay author with Vatican connections names who’s allegedly helping Pope homosexualize Church – Jeanne Smits
https://www.lifesitenews.com/news/gay-author-with-vatican-connections-names-whos-allegedly-helping-pope-homos
— Prominent journal retracts 2014 study hailed as proof gays suffer poor health due to social stigma – Doug Mainwaring (DIERSEN: Soon, if not already, unless you promote LGBTQ activity, you will be barred from getting an education, barred from getting a job, barred from etc.)
https://www.lifesitenews.com/news/prominent-journal-retracts-2014-study-hailed-as-proof-gays-suffer-poor-heal
— Southern Poverty Law Center forgets how much ‘hate’ Democrats have for unborn babies, Christianity – STEPHEN KOKX
https://www.lifesitenews.com/blogs/far-left-law-centers-report-forgets-how-much-hate-democrats-have-for-unborn

 

NEWS BUSTERS
— ABC Gives Dictator Maduro Megaphone to Spread Lies, Bash America With Impunity – Nicholas Fondacaro
https://www.newsbusters.org/blogs/nb/nicholas-fondacaro/2019/02/25/abc-gives-dictator-maduro-megaphone-spread-lies-bash-america

 

COLLEGE FIX
— Syracuse mum on rejecting conservative club for requiring members to praise the Constitution Conservatives are ‘inflammatory’ but socialists are not? – MAGGIE MALECKI
https://www.thecollegefix.com/syracuse-mum-on-rejecting-conservative-club-for-requiring-members-to-praise-the-constitution/

 

CAMPUS REFORM
— UW-Madison compares migrant crisis to Nazi Germany – Victoria Snitsar
https://www.campusreform.org/?ID=11914

 

NATIONAL REVIEW
— Why Do Some People Wish the Attack on Smollett Happened? – DENNIS PRAGER
https://www.nationalreview.com/2019/02/jussie-smollett-case-left-believes-america-racist/

 

EPOCH NEWS
— Woman Assaults Man Wearing ‘MAGA’ Hat at Restaurant, Video Shows – ZACHARY STIEBER
https://www.theepochtimes.com/woman-assaults-man-wearing-maga-hat-at-restaurant-video-shows_2815055.html

 

HILL REPORTER
— Trump Jr: You’d Be Shot If You Wore a MAGA Hat in Chicago – TODD NEIKIRK
https://hillreporter.com/trump-jr-youd-be-shot-if-you-wore-a-maga-hat-in-chicago-25643

 

THE HILL
— Drag queens hold protest at border, raise funds for LGBT asylum seekers – JUSTIN WISE
https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/431462-drag-queens-hold-protest-at-border-to-protest-wall-and-raise-funds

 

NBC NEWS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Soon, if not already, unless you promote LGBTQ activity, you will be barred from getting an education, barred from getting a job, barred from etc.
https://www.nbcnews.com/feature/nbc-out/gop-lawmaker-backtracks-anti-gay-bill-after-daughter-publicly-shames-n975876

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— FRONT PAGE: Chicago, Seeking a New Mayor, Sees Many Black Residents Voting With Their Feet – Monica Davey
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/02/25/us/chicago-mayoral-election.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Trump-haters want America to give money to countries that illegally send their citizens to America illegally.
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/02/25/opinion/trump-central-america.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Trump-haters promote hatred of Trump.
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/02/26/opinion/trump-democrats-2020.html

 

WASHINGTON POST
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, to curry favor with women who hate men, men promote hatred of men.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/entertainment/books/the-trouble-with-men-offers-an-intimate-look-at-its-subject/2019/02/22/b569e4e4-3457-11e9-854a-7a14d7fec96a_story.html

 

LOS ANGELES TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats hint/imply/argue/shout that only bad people bristle.
https://www.latimes.com/business/hollywood/la-fi-ct-jorge-ramos-univision-captive-venezuela-20190225-story.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The Venezuelan government briefly detained Jorge Ramos, the star Spanish-language television journalist, during an interview with the country’s embattled president, Nicolas Maduro. Ramos and the Univision News television crew accompanying him were subsequently released. The journalists were detained nearly three hours at Venezuela’s presidential palace after Maduro bristled over Ramos’ questions, a Univision News representative said late Monday. “They have now been released, but their equipment and interview material has been confiscated,” Univision News spokesman Jose Zamora said in an email to The Times. “They will be deported from Venezuela in the morning. It has been a clear attack against freedom of the press.”)

 

PACIFIC STANDARD
— SHOULD THERE BE AN AGE CAP ON THE PRESIDENT? Some argue Bernie Sanders and Donald Trump are too old to be president. Would an age maximum requirement be legal? – JARED KELLER (DIERSEN: How old are you? Do you promote age discrimination? All my critics/opponents, all their dupes, and all their operatives promote age discrimination big time a) because they want to get rid of those who are older than they are and/or b) because they want to curry favor with those who promote age discrimination.)
https://psmag.com/social-justice/should-there-be-an-age-cap-on-the-president

 

NWAH
— “Heaven Has Strict Laws, Hell Has Open Borders,” Local Church Marquee Reads – Kelly O’Neill
https://www.nwahomepage.com/news/-heaven-has-strict-laws-hell-has-open-borders-local-church-marquee-reads/1810386408

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— No One Listening? Maybe You’re the Problem Listeners typically shoulder the blame for disconnected conversations, distracted by screens and multitasking. But communication experts say talkers should examine their own actions, too. – Elizabeth Bernstein (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes blame me and my GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails for all of their problems, for all of your problems, for all of my problems, and for all of everyone’s problems. They stress those organizations, 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 that claim to be conservative and/or Republican a) that do NOT encourage me to put GOPUSA ILLINOIS together and sending them out, b) that do NOT encourage anyone to read the emails, c) that DISCOURAGE me from putting the emails together and sending them out, and/or d) that DISCOURAGE everyone from reading the emails. Organizations that they would cite would include the Illinois Conservative Union, Milton Township Republican Central Committee, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, and the Illinois Republican Party. Many, if not virtually all, members of organizations only read what the officers of those organizations tell them to read.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/no-one-listening-maybe-youre-the-problem-11551105839
— Bernie Sanders Needs to Move Left He no longer stands out now that Democrats have all embraced his ideas. – Ted Rall
https://www.wsj.com/articles/bernie-sanders-needs-to-move-left-11551137743

 

BLOOMBERG
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, companies a) promote LGBTQ activity and b) destroy those individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that do not promote LGBTQ activity.
https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2019-02-26/republicans-face-a-test-on-same-sex-marriage

 

FORBES
— This Demographic Will Drive Interior Design And Trends In Coming Years – Megy Karydes
https://www.forbes.com/sites/megykarydes/2019/02/25/this-demographic-will-drive-interior-design-and-trends-in-coming-years/

 

NEWSWEEK
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Trump-haters promote hatred of Trump.
https://www.newsweek.com/donald-trump-tweet-spike-lee-racist-cnn-oscar-speech-1343583

 

MOTHER JONES
— Trump Just Lost Another Election In California The state Republican Party just picked a new leader. Pro-Trump diehards aren’t happy. – BRYAN SCHATZ
https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2019/02/trump-just-lost-another-election-in-california/

 

REGISTER
— IBM so very, very sorry after jobs page casually asks hopefuls: Are you white, black… or yellow? Tech giants under fire? Hold my beer, says Big Blue as it spins up race slur recruitment websites – Katyanna Quach
https://www.theregister.co.uk/2019/02/26/ibm_racist_job_applications/

 

GUARDIAN
— Univision’s Jorge Ramos detained in Venezuela after Maduro interview, network says Anchor, who has reportedly been released, asked question embattled leader did not approve of, according to Univision executive – Joe Parkin Daniels (DIERSEN: If you want to demonize, denigrate, and condemn someone, you call them “combative.” My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes would call me “combative.”)
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/feb/25/jorge-ramos-univision-detained-venezuela-maduro-interview
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The Univision anchor Jorge Ramos has been detained in the Miraflores presidential palace in Caracas, Venezuela, the network announced on Monday evening. The Mexican-born journalist was interviewing Venezuela’s embattled president Nicolás Maduro when he and his crew were detained after asking a question the combative Maduro did not approve of, according to a tweet by the network’s US president, Daniel Coronell. The team’s equipment had also been confiscated, Coronell said. Coronell later said Ramos and his team had been released and he had spoken to the journalist. The equipment as well as the material that upset Maduro were confiscated. Reuters reported that Venezuela was going to deport the group. Ramos told Univision that the offending line of questioning came when he showed Maduro images taken on Ramos’ phone of Venezuelans eating out of the trash to prove people were living a humanitarian crisis. Ramos is arguably the best-known journalist in the Spanish-speaking world. He has gained particular notoriety for regularly locking horns with Donald Trump, who had him ejected from a press conference while on the campaign trail in 2015. The have since sparred over the US president’s proposed border wall among other contentious issues.)

 

GOPUSA ILLINOIS
— Candidate endorsements: What Democrat newspapers do – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com


(THE ARTICLE: To justify their endorsement of Democrat candidates, Democrat newspapers:

 

— Paint Republican candidates as being Trump-like, for example, they bristle, they get riled up, they are shortsighted, they argue an obscure point well past the point of usefulness, and they are combative;

 

— Downplay if not ignore strengths that Republican candidates have;

 

— Highlight if not stress weaknesses that Republican candidates have, for example, they have lost elections;

 

— Downplay if not ignore weaknesses that Democrat candidates have;

 

— Highlight if not stress strengths that Democrat candidates have, for example, they are unflappable, they get along;

 

— If a Republican candidate is White, male, and/or older, highlight that if not stress that;

 

— If a Democrat candidate is minority, female, and/or younger, highlight that if not stress that;

 

— If a Democrat candidate is White, male, and/or older, downplay if not ignore that; and

 

— If a Republican candidate is minority, female, and/or younger, downplay if not ignore that.)

February 24 Morning Edition

FOX NEWS CHICAGO
— Woman assaults man wearing ‘MAGA’ hat at Mexican eatery, claims she’s the victim – Lucia I. Suarez Sang (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Trump-haters shout at immigrants, at minorities, at females, at younger people, at poor people, at LGBTQers, and at everyone else a) that they are victims of Trump, b) that they are victims of Trump’s supporters, and c) that they should get rid of Trump and his supporters once and for all.)
http://www.fox32chicago.com/news/national/woman-assaults-man-wearing-maga-hat-at-mexican-eatery-claims-she-s-the-victim

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— ‘This is an ongoing battle.’ Workers at the forefront of the Fight for $15 relish minimum wage victory, press on for union rights. – Alexia Elejalde-Ruiz (DIERSEN: What did you do to qualify yourself for better paying jobs? I earned a) a job-related bachelor’s degree when I was 21 in 1970 and job-related master’s degrees when I was 27, 31, and 48, b) job-related professional certifications when I was 30, 32, 41, 45, 47, and 48, and c) a job-related professional license when I was 32.)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/business/ct-biz-fight-for-15-victory-illinois-20190221-story.html
— Single mother goes from traffic stop to bench warrant to jail over unpaid ambulance bill: ‘It just isn’t right’ – Jerry Davich
https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/post-tribune/opinion/ct-ptb-davich-from-traffic-stop-to-outstanding-warrant-to-jail-st-0225-story.html
— NFL commissioner Roger Goodell has wide-ranging powers to fine or suspend New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft – AP (DIERSEN: Chairmen of organizations have wide-ranging powers to punish the members of their organizations. I should write a book about how the chairmen of organizations that I have been a member of have punished me. They do not want me to use GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails a) to promote the traditional family, right to life, immigration, Second Amendment, illegal drugs, equal opportunity (no race or gender based preference giving), and other planks in the Illinois Republican Party platform and in the Republican Party platform or b) to promote the Milton Township Republican Central Committee resolution against video gambling. They punish me because they cannot manipulate me or dominate me. They punish me to curry favor with those who I have sued and with those who have lots of religious, government, political, and/or financial clout.)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/sports/football/ct-spt-roger-goodell-robert-kraft-punishment-20190223-story.html
— No one wants to hear ‘You’re fired.’ Is there a better way to dismiss a worrisome worker? – Lauren Zumbach (DIERSEN: To be forced to take early retirement is to be fired. To get me to take GAO’s early retirement “offer” in 1997 when I was 49 years old, my Democrat GAO supervisor made lots of nasty vicious threats, but she did stress that if I did retire, a) I would have an inflation-adjusted Civil Service Retirement System pension for life (that pension is currently $53,316/year) and b) my wife and I would have federally-subsidized health insurance for life (that subsidy is currently $18,000/yr.)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/business/ct-biz-aurora-shooting-workplace-violence-firing-policies-20190221-story.html
— Income inequality is rising so fast that economic data can’t keep up – Christopher Ingraham
https://www.chicagotribune.com/business/national/ct-biz-income-inequality-economics-20190221-story.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Nevertheless, the available data paints a clear picture of broadening disparities between top earners and everyone else. Adjusted for inflation, wages for the top 5 percent of earners rose from $50.46 an hour in 2000 to $63.10 in 2018, an increase of 25 percent. The median worker’s hourly wage, meanwhile, rose by 7 percent over that period, to $18.80. The divide was particularly stark among men: The wages of the top 5 percent of male workers rose by 42 percent from 2000 to 2018, while those of the median male worker rose by 0.8 percent. One way to capture that dispersion is to look at the ratio between wages at the top and wages at the middle. In 2000, for instance, the top 5 percent of workers earned 2.87 times as much, per hour, as the typical, or median, worker. By 2018, that ratio had increase to 3.36. Among men only, the ratio between the top 5 percent and the median increased from 2.83 to 3.98. However, there was little change in wage variation at the bottom of the distribution: The median worker earned roughly twice as much as the bottom 10 percent of workers in 2000 and 2018, among all workers and among men only.)
— With new raise, Naperville Park District executive director earns $14K more than Naperville city manager – Erin Hegarty
https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/naperville-sun/news/ct-nvs-mcgury-park-district-salary-increase-st-0217-story.html
— Who provides the more accurate home valuation: Zillow or Redfin? – Kenneth R. Harney
https://www.chicagotribune.com/classified/realestate/ct-re-0224-kenneth-harney-20190224-story.html

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Chicago cop’s pension sweetened while under investigation for molesting teenager – Robert Herguth and Tim Novak (DIERSEN: Of course, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes hint/imply/argue/shout that my Democrat GAO superiors sweetened my Civil Service Retirement System pension to get me to succumb to their efforts to force me to take their early retirement “offer” in 1997 when I was 49 years old.)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/eric-elkins-chicago-police-department-pension-sex-crime-teenage-boy-bar-fight-andersonville/

 

DAILY HERALD
— Facts Matter: No truth to claim Smollett was offered job at CNN – Bob Oswald
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20190223/facts-matter-no-truth-to-claim-smollett-was-offered-job-at-cnn
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps and Trump-haters promote Underwood.
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20190223/underwood-worries-about-debt-as-she-considers-universal-healthcare
— Are you picking the wrong money goals? – LIZ WESTON (DIERSEN: What have you saved money for? I saved money for new cars, for college expenses, for real estate, and for retirement.)
https://www.dailyherald.com/business/20190224/are-you-picking-the-wrong-money-goals

 

PEORIA JOURNAL STAR
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps use Smollett to paint Trump and his supporters as being White supremacists, Nazis, KKK members, haters, racists, sexists, bigots, and even worse things who should be gotten rid of once and for all.
https://www.pjstar.com/opinion/20190223/i-listen-to-real-victims-of-bias-all-time-jussie-smollett-is-infuriating

 

SOUTHERN
— Some Southern Illinois state’s attorneys push back on possible Illinois semi-automatic weapons ban – GABRIEL NEELY-STREIT (DIERSEN: Because Illinois Democrats have the power now, they will enact laws that drive out of Illinois individuals, organizations, and companies that are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders, and those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://thesouthern.com/news/local/govt-and-politics/some-southern-illinois-state-s-attorneys-push-back-on-possible/article_2435b41b-bcee-52aa-bef2-a944ae9e86c5.html

 

NORTHWEST INDIANA TIMES
— Focus attention on USA – Thomas Pappas, Portage (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes do NOT want me to use GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails to focus attention on the traditional family, right to life, immigration, Second Amendment, illegal drugs, equal opportunity (no race or gender based preference giving), and other planks in the Illinois Republican Party platform and in the Republican Party platform.)
https://www.nwitimes.com/opinion/letters/focus-attention-on-usa-not-foreign-lands/article_62ad67f8-b73a-5768-96a4-0997e2958c0a.html

 

NPR ILLINOIS
— After Stinging Presidential Loss, Popular Vote Movement Gains Momentum In States – SAM BRASCH (DIERSEN: What percent of the voters in America, in Illinois, in your county, in your township/ward, in your municipality, in your precinct, and in your neighborhood are anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time? How soon will the aforesaid have enough votes to get rid of individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders, and those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time once and for all?)
http://www.nprillinois.org/post/after-stinging-presidential-loss-popular-vote-movement-gains-momentum-states#stream/0
— United Methodist Church To Debate LGBTQ Clergy And Same-Sex Weddings – SHAHLA FARZAN (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, churches act like they are arms of the Democrat Party.)
http://www.nprillinois.org/post/united-methodist-church-debate-lgbtq-clergy-and-same-sex-weddings#stream/0

 

REPUBLICAN NEWS WATCH
— Smollett AND Chicago owe Trump supporters an apology – DOUG E. IBENDAHL
http://republicannewswatch.com/wp/?p=14669

 

MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— Illinois Dems Seeking to Make Illinois Abortion Capital of America
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2019/02/24/illinois-dems-seeking-to-make-illinois-abortion-capital-of-america/

 

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Trump says July 4 ‘Salute to America’ is all set – Tom Howell Jr. (DIERSEN: Outrageously, tragically, I anticipate that anti-Trumps in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, in Illinois, and in America will do everything that they can to stop Republican candidates and Republican elected officials a) from participating in Wheaton’s Independence Day Parade and b) from helping sponsor the parade.)
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2019/feb/24/donald-trump-says-july-4-salute-america-set-lincol/

 

CONSERVATIVE DAILY NEWS
— The Smollett Case Sheds Light On The Lies Of The Left – Dave King
https://www.conservativedailynews.com/2019/02/the-smollett-case-sheds-light-on-the-lies-of-the-left/

 

FOX NEWS
— John Wayne Airport should be renamed, some say, after screen legend’s 1971 Playboy interview sparks controversy – Louis Casiano
https://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/john-waynes-1971-controversial-playboy-interview-prompts-debate-to-rebrand-california-airport-named-in-his-honor
— Jussie Smollett news coverage was just one many media failures – Dan Gainor
https://www.foxnews.com/opinion/jussie-smollett-news-coverage-was-just-one-many-media-failures

 

GOPUSA
— Miley Cyrus promised to leave US if Trump won but she’s staying for you
http://www.gopusa.com/miley-cyrus-promised-to-leave-us-if-trump-won-but-shes-staying-for-you/

 

TOWNHALL
— Make E-Verify the Norm, Not the Exception – Mark Thies
https://townhall.com/columnists/markthies/2019/02/24/make-everify-the-norm-not-the-exception-n2542054
— The Reason People Fake Hate Crimes – Derek Hunter
https://townhall.com/columnists/derekhunter/2019/02/24/the-reason-people-fake-hate-crimes-n2542109
— Starbucks Is Stuck With Howard Schultz’s Legacy – Peter Flaherty
https://townhall.com/columnists/peterflaherty/2019/02/23/starbucks-is-stuck-with-howard-schultzs-legacy-n2542101

 

AMERICAN THINKER
— Trump’s Presidency Triggered a Wave of Fake Hate Crimes – Frank Hawkins
https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2019/02/trumps_presidency_triggered_a_wave_of_fake_hate_crimes.html
— A huge story about sex trafficking yesterday, but somehow the focus was on Robert Kraft – Jack Hellner
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2019/02/a_huge_story_about_sex_trafficking_yesterday_but_somehow_the_focus_was_on_robert_kraft.html

 

BREITBART
— GOP Rep. Gaetz Slams House Dem Resolution Condemning Trump Emergency Order — ‘Allows Nancy Pelosi to Virtual Signal’ – Jeff Poor
https://www.breitbart.com/clips/2019/02/23/gop-rep-gaetz-slams-house-dem-resolution-condemning-trump-emergency-order-allows-nancy-pelosi-to-virtual-signal/

 

BLAZE
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, former Republican National Committee chairman Michael Steele promotes hatred against individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders, and those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.
https://www.theblaze.com/news/michael-steele-trump-white-nationalist

 

PJ MEDIA
— Women May Have to Register for the Draft as Men’s Group Wins Selective Service Lawsuit – TYLER O’NEIL (DIERSEN: Were you draft bait? I was draft bait 1966-1971. Employers are extremely reluctant to hire, to retain, or to promote those who are draft bait. I graduated from NIU in August of 1970. During 1970 and 1971, potential employers did not believe that my application for a financial hardship draft deferment to help support my mother and brother would be approved. Consequently, in August of 1970, I took the only job that was offered me, a job that did not really require a college degree.)
https://pjmedia.com/trending/women-may-have-to-register-for-the-draft-as-mens-group-wins-selective-service-lawsuit/

 

LIBERTY NATION
— Red Flag Rules Spark 2A Revolution? The Democrat majorities may push gun control bills through legislature, but a growing number of counties aren’t standing for it. – Sarah Cowgill
https://www.libertynation.com/red-flag-rules-spark-2a-revolution/

 

AMERICA’S 1ST FREEDOM
— CPAC 2019 Should Set Attendance Record
https://www.americas1stfreedom.org/articles/2019/2/24/cpac-2019-should-set-attendance-record/

 

THE HILL
— Lower income tax refunds amplify calls to increase the SALT cap. – NAOMI JAGODA (DIERSEN: Trump should increase the $10,000 SALT cap to $20,000 for married filing jointly.)
https://thehill.com/policy/finance/431227-tax-filing-season-heats-up-fight-over-key-deduction
— Kansas GOP lawmaker apologizes for anti-LGBT bill after daughter scorns him – ARIS FOLLEY (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, parents start promoting LGBTQ activity after their children start promoting LGBTQ activity.)
https://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/news/431296-kansas-gop-lawmaker-pulls-name-from-anti-lgbtq-bill-after

 

POLITICO
— Rahm’s retirement sets off wild Chicago scramble A corruption scandal upends the mayor’s race and creates an opening for another Daley in City Hall. – NATASHA KORECKI and SHIA KAPOS
https://www.politico.com/story/2019/02/24/chicago-mayor-daley-rahm-emanuel-1182428

 

CNN
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Those who hate religious people, hate conservatives, and/or hate Republicans are overjoyed with Trump administration efforts to promote LGBTQ activity.
https://www.cnn.com/2019/02/23/opinions/trump-admin-lgbti-opinion-sheffield/index.html

 

ABC NEWS
— Wisconsin court: Judge’s Facebook friendship could show bias A Wisconsin appeals court has ruled that a judge created at least the appearance of bias by Facebook friending a woman whose child custody case he was hearing – AP
https://abcnews.go.com/Technology/wireStory/wisconsin-court-judges-facebook-friendship-show-bias-61189065

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— Stop Counting Women Quotas and tallies won’t bring real progress on gender parity. – Katherine Mangu-Ward (DIERSEN: While I worked for the federal government for almost 30 years, my superiors were always under tremendous pressure from Democrat politicians to hire, retain, and promote young Democrat minorities and young Democrat females. Ever-increasingly, Republican Party leaders talk and act like they are under tremendous pressure a) to recruit, retain, and promote young Republican minorities and young Republican females and b) to get rid of those like me who are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, non-poor, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders, and those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/02/23/opinion/sunday/women-directors-quotas.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Trump-haters call for millennials to “vote shame” to defeat Trump.
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/02/22/sunday-review/2020-election-voting-apps.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, female Trump-haters demonize, denigrate, and condemn all men as being rapists who should be gotten rid of once and for all.
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/02/23/opinion/sunday/sexual-consent-college.html
— Everything Is War and Nothing Is True When democracy becomes combat, facts become weapons. – William Davies
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/02/23/opinion/sunday/war-brexit-border-wall.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats want Blacks to wear hair styles that are anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/02/21/nyregion/black-hair-decriminalization-ny.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats and RINOs want to hire illegals because illegals are far more easy to exploit.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/02/22/nyregion/car-wash-wage-dispute.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats and RINOs want the Republican Party to dump its base.
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/02/23/us/politics/larry-hogan-trump-2020.html
— The Most Talked About Non-Topic at the Vatican? Homosexuality – Jason Horowitz and Elisabetta Povoledo
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/02/23/world/europe/vatican-summit-gay-priests.html

 

SANTA FE NEW MEXICAN
— Is America for everyone? – Jennifer Rubin (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats make it clear that they want to get rid of individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, 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.santafenewmexican.com/opinion/commentary/is-america-for-everyone/article_1f8fd9d3-6f0c-58b7-820f-1f9f3695d98d.html

 

MARIETTA DAILY JOURNAL
— Associated Press is a ‘hate group’ – Wayne E. Beyea, Mableton
https://www.mdjonline.com/opinion/letters_to_editor/ap-is-a-hate-group/article_84173780-37e4-11e9-b74e-bb2e53013749.html

 

WASHINGTON SQUARE NEWS
— Unpopular Opinions – Guru Ramanathan, Claire Fishman, Alex Cullina, Nicole Rosenthal, and Dante Sacco (DIERSEN: Do you have unpopular opinions? According to my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes, the following opinions that I have are unpopular in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, in Illinois, in America, and in the world: a) traditional marriage and the traditional family should be promoted and LGBTQ activity and abortion should be discouraged, b) America’s immigration laws should be enforced and mass/illegal immigration should be stopped, c) First and Second Amendment rights should not be diminished, d) booze, gambling, pot, and other vices should be discouraged, and e) patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, and age discrimination should be stopped.)
https://nyunews.com/2019/02/20/arts-unpopular-opinions-oscar-hosts/

February 21 Evening Edition

NBC5
— State Sen. Jim Oberweis to Challenge Rep. Lauren Underwood in 2020 – Benjamin Conboy
https://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/jim-oberweis-to-run-against-lauren-underwood-in-2020-race-506178821.html
— Body Cameras Proposed for Politicians Doing Illinois Business Rep. John Cabello said the intent of the bill he introduced is to reduce corruption
https://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/body-cameras-proposed-for-illinois-politicians-doing-business-506149511.html

 

FOX NEWS CHICAGO
— Police say Smollett faked attack to ‘promote his career’ – AP
http://www.fox32chicago.com/news/crime/police-empire-actor-faked-attack-to-promote-his-career-

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Gov. Pritzker, don’t dismiss the Republicans too quickly – David Greising
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/commentary/ct-perspec-pritzker-budget-speech-bipartisanship-rauner-greising-0222-20190221-story.html
— Judge scolds Jussie Smollett over allegations he staged racist, anti-gay attack: ‘Vile and despicable’ – Megan Crepeau, Jason Meisner and Jeremy Gorner
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/ct-met-jussie-smollet-arrest-20190221-story.html
— Wisdom from Eddie Johnson: Jussie Smollett owes Chicago an apology – Editorial
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/editorials/ct-edit-smollett-eddie-johnson-chicago-police-jussie-20190221-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A Trump-hater says “Sorry, bigots, but I’m not sorry for once believing Jussie Smollett.”
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/columnists/glanton/ct-met-dahleen-glanton-jussie-smollett-apology-20190221-story.html
— Medical marijuana growers are lobbying for licenses that also would allow them to control supply of recreational pot in Illinois – Robert McCoppin
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/ct-met-marijuana-companies-lobbying-to-limit-recreational-licenses-20190214-story.html

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— ‘Empire’ actor Jussie Smollett released from Cook County Jail – Sam Charles and Andy Grimm
https://chicago.suntimes.com/entertainment/jussie-smollett-arrested-in-chicago-for-allegedly-staging-hate-crime-police/

 

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Pritzker continues to reach out to cautious GOP – Bernard Schoenburg
https://www.sj-r.com/opinion/20190220/schoenburg-pritzker-continues-to-reach-out-to-cautious-gop

 

GALESBURG REGISTER NEWS
— Pritzker’s pot revenue depends on unfiled legalization legislation – Jerry Nowicki
https://www.galesburg.com/news/20190221/pritzkers-pot-revenue-depends-on-unfiled-legalization-legislation

 

CHICAGO PATCH
— Here Are The Hate Groups Operating In Chicago The number of hate groups has skyrocketed in the last four years. See the groups operating in Chicago. – Amber Fisher
https://patch.com/illinois/chicago/here-are-hate-groups-operating-chicago

 

DES PLAINES PATCH
— Anti-Muslim Group Puts Des Plaines On SPLC’s ‘Hate Map’ The number of active hate groups is at its highest level in two decades, according to the Southern Poverty Law Center. – Jonah Meadows (DIERSEN: If the groups that you are a member of do not promote Islam, sooner or later, SPLC will call them hate groups.)
https://patch.com/illinois/desplaines/anti-muslim-group-puts-des-plaines-splcs-hate-map

 

NAPERVILLE PATCH
— Here Are The Hate Groups Operating In Naperville The number of hate groups has skyrocketed in the last four years. See the groups operating in Naperville. – Lisa Marie Farver (DIERSEN: If the groups that you are a member of do not promote LGBTQ activity, sooner or later, SPLC will call them hate groups.)
https://patch.com/illinois/naperville/here-are-hate-groups-operating-naperville

 

KANE COUNTY REPORTER
— Skillicorn pushes for audit of Fed – Glenn Minnis
https://kanecountyreporter.com/stories/511783950-skillicorn-pushes-for-audit-of-fed

 

CAPITOL FAX
— A look at some of Pritzker’s increased spending
https://capitolfax.com/2019/02/21/a-look-at-some-of-pritzkers-increased-spending/
— A quick look at Pritzker’s new revenue streams
https://capitolfax.com/2019/02/21/a-quick-look-at-pritzkers-new-revenue-streams/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Criminals support a Supreme Court decision.
https://capitolfax.com/2019/02/21/a-big-nail-unanimously-driven-into-the-drug-wars-coffin/

 

FOX NEWS
— Citizen Kelly on Fox & Friends: Punish Smollett with prison time
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wrGaNL6AQB0

 

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Border apprehensions jump 84 percent, 606,000 expected this year – Paul Bedard
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/washington-secrets/border-apprehensions-jump-84-606-000-expected-this-year

 

FRONT PAGE MAGAZINE
— SOUTHERN POVERTY LAW CENTER BLAMES TRUMP FOR INCREASE IN BLACK NATIONALIST HATE GROUPS – Daniel Greenfield
https://www.frontpagemag.com/point/272950/southern-poverty-law-center-blames-trump-increase-daniel-greenfield

 

PJ MEDIA
— Illinois Lawmakers Want to Send Government Agents into Every Home School – MEGAN FOX
https://pjmedia.com/trending/illinois-lawmakers-try-to-send-government-agents-into-every-homeschool-home/

 

CONSERVATIVE HQ
— The Left’s 2018 victory was fueled by millions of small-dollar donors—if Conservatives don’t catch up quickly, we will lose America – Richard A Viguerie (DIERSEN: What encourages you to donate? For me, it is seeing that the candidate or the organization will use the money to defend and advance all the planks in the Illinois Republican Party platform and the Republican Party platform, and especially the traditional family, right to life, immigration, illegal drugs, and equal opportunity (no race or gender based preference giving) planks.)
http://www.conservativehq.com/node/29728

 

TURNING POINT USA
— VIDEO: Conservative Student Attacked By Violent Leftist At UC Berkeley
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gbXrl-jVRcM&feature=youtu.be

 

GOPUSA
— The left is openly cheering for the demise of America

The left is openly cheering for the demise of America


— Mexican national transports $12.7M in meth in shipment of strawberries
http://www.gopusa.com/mexican-national-transports-12-7m-in-meth-in-shipment-of-strawberries/
— Austin boy called ‘Little Hitler’ for selling hot chocolate to raise ‘over $9,000’ for border wall
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=65436

 

AMERICAN CONSERVATIVE
— Sending Our Prisoners to College Just think of it as an up-front investment, one that will pay dividends down the road. – NILA BALA AND EMILY MOONEY (DIERSEN: Good people get college degrees so that they do not have to take bad jobs. Bad people commit crime so that they do not have to take bad jobs.)
https://www.theamericanconservative.com/articles/sending-prisoners-to-college-criminal-justice/?mc_cid=1f7156d40f&mc_eid=2e2743e91e

 

NATIONAL REVIEW
— Taxpayer-Funded Abortions on the Rise in Illinois – MICHAEL J. NEW
https://www.nationalreview.com/corner/taxpayer-funded-abortions-on-the-rise-in-illinois/
— Warren Backs Government Reparations for African Americans – JACK CROWE (DIERSEN: How much money will Warren want you to pay in reparations? For what I see, the more of the following that you are, the more money that Warren will want you to pay in reparations: Trump supporter, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, non-poor, gun owner, German American, draft avoider, and if your ancestors have been in America for a long time. From what I see, if you are any of the aforesaid, the longer that your ancestors have been in America, the money that Warren will want you to pay in reparations.)
https://www.nationalreview.com/news/warren-backs-government-reparations-for-african-americans/

 

THE HILL
— Trump reacts to Smollett charges: ‘What about MAGA’ – BRETT SAMUELS AND JUDY KURTZ
https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/430953-trump-reacts-to-smollett-charges-what-about-maga

 

WASHINGTON POST
— The fiscal nightmare in Illinois shows Democrats exactly what not to do – Henry Olsen
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2019/02/21/fiscal-nightmare-illinois-shows-democrats-exactly-what-not-do/

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Police Say Smollett Faked Hate Crime Because He Was Dissatisfied With His Salary ‘Empire’ actor said he was victim of a racist and homophobic attack last month – Erin Ailworth
https://www.wsj.com/articles/jussie-smollett-arrested-after-charge-of-filing-false-report-of-attack-11550753504

 

FEDERAL NEWS NETWORK
— Are you on the government’s endangered species list? – Mike Causey
https://federalnewsnetwork.com/mike-causey-federal-report/2019/02/are-you-on-the-governments-endangered-species-list/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: If anybody in your office has been with the government since the early 1980s take him or her to lunch. Your veteran office mate is golden and like many precious resources, their numbers are dwindling fast. In fact, if Uncle Sam kept a list of endangered workers, folks under the old Civil Service Retirement System would be at the top. Less than six of every 100 workers still on the payroll are under the generous system that was phased out in the mid 1980s, in favor of a retirement package more like those in the private sector. It is the Federal Employees Retirement System, or FERS, and it covers those hired since 1984. Although CSRS and FERS employees work alongside each other in many offices, their situations are very different. CSRS provides a much more generous retirement annuity than FERS, while the latter group of employees are eligible for both Social Security and get a government match of up to 5 percent of their total pay to their Thrift Savings Plan accounts. The TSP is a good investment for CSRS workers and a must for FERS employees because of their smaller annuities. In a Congressional Research Service study of the two retirement plans in fiscal year 2016, the average monthly federal benefit for retiring FERS workers was $1,714 versus an average of $4,755 per month for those leaving under the CSRS plan. Because of the less generous civil service benefit and less inflation protection in retirement some people believe that those under FERS work longer than their CSRS counterparts.)
— Federal government’s employer brand is in trouble – Jeff Neal (DIERSEN: Potential federal employees who are Republican, White, male, and/or non-veteran should be advised a) that the federal government will waste their career and get rid of them if they do not make GS-13 (currently $96,403) by age 25, GS-14 (currently $113,920) by age 30, GS-15 (currently $134,000) by age 35, and Senior Executive Service (currently $164,200) by age 40 and b) that extremely few federal employees make the aforesaid promotion deadlines.)
https://federalnewsnetwork.com/commentary/2019/02/federal-governments-employer-brand-is-in-trouble/

February 20 Morning Edition

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Promises, promises. Pritzker’s pension fix is more smoke and mirrors – Kristen McQueary
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/mcqueary/ct-perspec-mcqueary-kristen-pritzker-budget-unfunded-pensions-0220-20190219-story.html

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Illinois has done little to address addiction 6½ years into legal video gambling – Jason Grotto, Sandhya Kambhampati, and Dan Mihalopoulos (DIERSEN: How much of the more than $5 billion that was lost by video gamblers since 2012 was lost by those a) who have severe financial, health, and/or other problems, b) who have saved little or nothing for their retirement, c) who drink lots of booze or want to drink lots of booze, d) who smoke pot or want to smoke pot, or e) who are wards of the state or will be wards of the state – 98%, 99%, 100%?)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/legalized-video-gambling-addiction-illinois-bad-bet-propublica-wbez/
— Trump says he’ll be very ‘successful’ against emergency declaration lawsuit – AP
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/donald-trump-emergency-declaration-border-wall-lawsuit-states/
— Oberweis trying again for Congress; Will pour own money into Underwood challenge – Lynn Sweet
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/jim-oberweis-trying-again-congress-will-pour-own-money-lauren-underwood-challenge/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Oberweis will kick off his latest bid for Congress by making the rounds of Lincoln Day dinners in Dundee, DuPage and maybe McHenry County in the coming days.)
— Politicians change their tune in wake of Smollett case revelations – Sam Charles
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/politicians-change-tune-jussie-smollett-case-empire/
— Aurora police: No record we were told shooter’s firearm owner’s ID was revoked – Jon Seidel
https://chicago.suntimes.com/crime/aurora-police-department-says-it-cant-find-record-shooters-foid-revocation/

 

DAILY HERALD
— Aurora police say they can’t find proof they knew about shooter’s revoked FOID – Susan Sarkauskas
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20190219/aurora-police-say-they-cant-find-proof-they-knew-about-shooters-revoked-foid
— Oberweis eyeing 14th Congressional run against Underwood – James Fuller
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20190219/oberweis-eyeing-14th-congressional-run-against-underwood
(FROM THE ARTICLE: In 2004, a U.S. Senate campaign commercial featuring dairy magnate Jim Oberweis flying over Soldier Field with a warning that, “Illegal aliens are coming here to take American workers’ jobs,” was a doomed introduction to the national political stage. Fifteen years later, a modified version of that message may help propel him into Congress. In an interview, Oberweis confirmed reports he’ll seek the 14th Congressional District seat represented by newly-elected Democrat Lauren Underwood in the next cycle. And he said he’s learned a lot about politics and cooperating across the aisle since 2004. Much of that education stems from his service as an Illinois state senator from Sugar Grove since 2013. He pointed to his support for legalizing medical marijuana and successfully raising some speed limits to 70 mph as examples of where he’s listened to both sides of an issue. Oberweis also sponsored legislation to raise the state’s minimum wage. His bill would have raised it gradually to $10 per hour, in what he believes was a more realistic increase. He sees Illinois’ new plan to gradually increase the minimum wage to $15 as a threat to the number of available jobs and the motivation for upward mobility. “A $15 minimum wage is going to create problems for people wanting to enter the workforce,” Oberweis said. “Minimum wage jobs are designed to teach people how to work and how to secure employment. They are not meant to be the end of the line, feed-my-family-of-four kind of job.” . . . “I still feel immigration is a significant problem with a potentially significant cost,” Oberweis said. “On the other hand, those kids who were brought here by their parents and only know this country? We don’t blame kids for the mistakes of their parent. I’m much more inclined to talk about a path to citizenship for those kids than their parents who broke laws.” Oberweis said he also doesn’t believe in family separation. So the compromise is a nonimmigrant visa for those parents. That visa would allow them to remain in the country but not become citizens or be eligible for government benefits.)

 

WGN TV
— Some voters, experts cold on Chicago’s February election tradition – BEN BRADLEY, JORDAN MUCK
https://wgntv.com/2019/02/19/some-voters-experts-cold-on-chicagos-february-election-tradition/

 

WBEZ
— Chicago City Council Average Attendance Grade: D – Claudia Morell, A.D. Quig (DIERSEN: Since 1999, I have had the best record by far for attending Milton Township Republican Central Committee monthly meetings and fundraisers.)
https://www.wbez.org/shows/wbez-news/chicago-city-council-average-attendance-grade-d/cf4d1d05-7c7a-4537-923a-3fec5c6cfef7
— The Middle Class Is Shrinking Everywhere — In Chicago It’s Almost Gone – Linda Lutton
https://www.wbez.org/shows/wbez-news/the-middle-class-is-shrinking-everywhere-in-chicago-its-almost-gone/e63cb407-5d1e-41b1-9124-a717d4fb1b0b

 

ROCKFORD REGISTER STAR
— Cabello bill would make Illinois elected officials wear body cameras – Ken DeCoster (DIERSEN: To better document harassment, insults, threats, violence, etc. against them by Trump-haters, members of the following groups should wear body cameras: Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, 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.rrstar.com/news/20190219/cabello-bill-would-make-illinois-elected-officials-wear-body-cameras

 

DEKALB DAILY CHRONICLE
— Pritzker: ‘Time to celebrate’ signing of $15 minimum wage bill First increase will take effect in January 2020 – JERRY NOWICKI (DIERSEN: What salary gains have you celebrated? I celebrated when IRS promoted me in 1972, 1973, and 1974 and when GAO promoted me in 1986. I would not have gotten those promotions if I had not a) earned a job-related bachelor’s degree when in 1970 when I was 21 years old and job-related master’s degrees in 1976 and 1980, b) earned job-related professional certifications in 1979 and 1981, and c) earned a job-related professional license in 1981.)
https://www.daily-chronicle.com/2019/02/19/pritzker-time-to-celebrate-signing-of-15-minimum-wage-bill/a983oh4/

 

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats discourage assimilation.
https://www.sj-r.com/news/20190219/students-learn-indian-culture-language-at-new-school

 

BELLEVILLE NEWS DEMOCRAT
— U.S. Rep. Bost says national emergency on border security was right move – DERIK HOLTMANN
https://www.bnd.com/news/local/article226482415.html

 

BLOOMINGTON PANTAGRAPH
— LaHood touts electric vehicle tax credits to boost Rivian, wants tariffs curtailed – DEREK BEIGH
https://www.pantagraph.com/autos/lahood-touts-electric-vehicle-tax-credits-to-boost-rivian-wants/article_cefce95e-a157-5e3f-a9b8-fc0a9a30308a.html

 

CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD
— 7-year-old raises money for border wall with hot chocolate stand (DIERSEN: Should I raise money for the border wall by charging $1,000/year for GOPUSA ILLINOIS email subscriptions and by paywalling www.gopillinois.com?)
https://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/national/7-year-old-raises-money-for-border-wall-with-hot-chocolate-stand/1793962793

 

ILLINOIS STATE UNIVERSITY
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Democrats encourage children to engage in LGBTQ activity.
https://news.illinoisstate.edu/2019/02/lgbtq-literacy-advocates-authors-of-reading-the-rainbow-to-speak-march-6/

 

PROPUBLICA
— How Has the “Crack Cocaine of Gambling” Affected Illinois? The State Hasn’t Bothered to Check. Since video gambling went live in 2012, more than 30,000 video slot and poker machines have been installed in the state and gamblers have lost more than $5 billion. Yet Illinois has failed to address the issue of gambling addiction in any meaningful way. – Jason Grotto and Sandhya Kambhampati, and Dan Mihalopoulos (DIERSEN: How much of that “more than $5 billion” was lost by people a) who have severe financial, health, and/or other problems, b) who have saved little or nothing for their retirement, c) who drink lots of booze or want to drink lots of booze, d) who smoke pot or want to smoke pot, or e) who are wards of the state or will be wards of the state – 98%, 99%, 100%?)
https://features.propublica.org/the-bad-bet/video-gambling-addiction-illinois/

 

DUPAGE POLICY JOURNAL
— Oberweis considering U.S. House run – Robert Hadley
https://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/511779305-oberweis-considering-u-s-house-run
(FROM THE ARTICLE: State Sen. Jim Oberweis (R-North Aurora) recently announced in a statement he is “exploring a bid” for the 2020 Republican nomination in for the 14th District U.S. House seat. Oberweis, who earned a Master of Business Administration from the University of Chicago, said in a statement provided to the DuPage Policy Journal his business background would assure economic stability.)

 

ILLINOIS NEWS NETWORK
— State Rep. Kathleen Willis, D-Addison, eyes bill to require fingerprints, increasing FOID card fee after Aurora shooting – Greg Bishop
https://www.ilnews.org/news/justice/lawmaker-eyes-bill-to-require-fingerprints-increasing-foid-card-fee/article_3fe09004-348b-11e9-b014-13b004a4e100.html

 

WASHINGTON TIMES
— The left is openly cheering for the demise of America – Joseph Curl
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2019/feb/19/the-left-is-openly-cheering-for-the-demise-of-amer/
— On the national emergency, Trump is crazy like a fox – Gary Anderson
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2019/feb/19/on-the-national-emergency-trump-is-crazy-like-a-fo/

 

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— The Democratic Party is in a socialist spiral – Noah Wall
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/the-democratic-party-is-in-a-socialist-spiral
— Hate-crime hoaxers beware, the law does not bow to your intersectional caste system – Editorial
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/editorials/hate-crime-hoaxers-beware-the-law-does-not-bow-to-your-intersectional-caste-system

 

WASHINGTON FREE BEACON
— Gillibrand Agrees With Activist Saying Wall Cuts ‘Indigenous People’ Off From United States – David Rutz (DIERSEN: If your ancestors were not born in America, your ancestors are not “indigenous” Americans.)
https://freebeacon.com/issues/gillibrand-agrees-with-activist-saying-souther-border-cuts-indigenous-people-off-from-united-states/

 

FOX NEWS
— 103 illegal aliens arrested at Arizona border; CBP alarmed at uptick in border crossings by large groups – Frank Miles
https://www.foxnews.com/us/103-illegal-aliens-arrested-at-arizona-border-says-cbp-alarmed-at-uptick-of-border-crossing

 

GOPUSA
— Kamala Harris backs push to rename Columbus Day ‘Indigenous Peoples Day’ (DIERSEN: Why isn’t she calling for “Anti-Immigrant Day?”)
http://www.gopusa.com/kamala-harris-backs-push-to-rename-columbus-day-indigenous-peoples-day/
— Elizabeth Warren: Trump administration officials are obligated to invoke 25th Amendment
http://www.gopusa.com/elizabeth-warren-trump-administration-officials-are-obligated-to-invoke-25th-amendment/

 

BREITBART
— Potentially Half a Million Illegal Aliens Projected to Enter U.S. this Year – John Binder
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2019/02/19/potentially-half-a-million-illegal-aliens-projected-to-enter-u-s-this-year/
— Yale University Hosts Event to Help Illegal Aliens Get Jobs – Alana Mastrangelo
https://www.breitbart.com/tech/2019/02/19/yale-university-hosts-event-to-help-illegal-aliens-get-jobs/
— If Smollett Isn’t Charged with a Hate Crime, No One Should Be – John Hayward
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2019/02/19/hayward-if-smollett-isnt-charged-with-a-hate-crime-no-one-should-be/
— Kirsten Gillibrand: Border Wall Cuts ‘Indigenous People’ Off from America – Kyle Morris (DIERSEN: If your ancestors were not born in America, your ancestors are not “indigenous” Americans.)
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2019/02/19/kirsten-gillibrand-border-wall-cuts-indigenous-people-off-from-america/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Gillibrand promotes hatred against Trump and against his supporters.
https://www.breitbart.com/clips/2019/02/19/gillibrand-trumps-darkness-has-caused-increase-in-hate-crimes/

 

BLAZE
— Fake hate crimes target Trump supporters to push ‘racist’ narrative ‘Liberals have to make up crimes … so that they can continue to relish their self-imposed victimhood’
https://www.theblaze.com/jon-miller/fake-hate-crime
— Family of Covington teen nails Washington Post with a massive lawsuit And many more are coming soon – Carlos Garcia
https://www.theblaze.com/news/breaking-family-of-covington-teen-nails-washington-post-with-a-massive-lawsuit

 

NEWSMAX
— WSJ: ATF Agents Inundated With Gun Retrieval Requests – Solange Reyner
https://www.newsmax.com/newsfront/atf-guns-agents-firearms/2019/02/19/id/903402/

 

NEWS BUSTERS
— Paradise Lost: WashPost Covers All-LGBT City Council That’s Not Diverse Enough – Matt Philbin
https://www.newsbusters.org/blogs/culture/matt-philbin/2019/02/19/paradise-lost-wash-po-covers-all-lgbt-city-council-thats-not
— Smollett and the ‘Fakes First’ Media – Brent Bozell and Tim Graham
https://www.newsbusters.org/blogs/nb/tim-graham/2019/02/19/bozell-graham-column-smollett-and-fakes-first-media
— The Media’s Smollett Coverage Has Made MAGA Synonymous with Hate – Bill D’Agostino
https://www.newsbusters.org/blogs/nb/bill-dagostino/2019/02/19/medias-smollett-coverage-has-made-maga-synonymous-hate

 

TOWNHALL
— Gun Control Advocates Use Aurora Shooting to Call for More Background Checks – John R. Lott
https://townhall.com/columnists/johnrlottjr/2019/02/20/gun-control-advocates-use-aurora-shooting-to-call-for-more-background-checks-n2541858
— Smollett And the ‘Fakes First’ Media – Brent Bozell and Tim Graham
https://townhall.com/columnists/brentbozellandtimgraham/2019/02/20/smollett-and-the-fakes-first-media-n2541906

 

HOT AIR
— The Frenzied Search For Racism – HEATHER MACDONALD
https://hotair.com/headlines/archives/2019/02/frenzied-search-racism/

 

DAILY CALLER
— IT’S NOT ABOUT NEW GUN LAWS; IT’S ABOUT IMPLEMENTING THE ONES WE HAVE
https://dailycaller.com/2019/02/19/its-not-about-new-gun-laws-its-about-implementing-the-ones-we-have/
— JUSSIE SMOLLETT PLEADED NO CONTEST FOR GIVING OFFICIALS FALSE INFORMATION IN 2007 – Neetu Chandak
https://dailycaller.com/2019/02/19/jussie-smollett-false-information/
— ‘WHAT YOU ARE SAYING IS A LIE’ — TUCKER CALLS OUT DEMOCRATIC ACTIVIST ARGUING FOR IDENTITY POLITICS – Scott Morefield
https://dailycaller.com/2019/02/19/tucker-carlson-identity-politics/

 

DAILY SIGNAL
— How Many Times Trump’s Predecessors Declared a National Emergency – Fred Lucas
https://www.dailysignal.com/2019/02/19/how-many-times-trumps-predecessors-declared-a-national-emergency/

 

CONSERVATIVE DAILY NEWS
— ICE Catches 26 Illegal Aliens at San Diego Market Then Releases Them – R. Mitchell
https://www.conservativedailynews.com/2019/02/ice-catches-26-illegal-aliens-at-san-diego-market-then-releases-them/

 

CONSERVATIVE REVIEW
— Border county commissioner: Ranchers are scared to report drug trafficking crimes – Daniel Horowitz
https://www.conservativereview.com/news/border-county-commissioner-ranchers-scared-report-drug-trafficking-crimes/
— The national emergency panic is another opportunity for activist judges to embarrass themselves and the Constitution – Nate Madden
https://www.conservativereview.com/news/national-emergency-panic-another-opportunity-activist-judges-embarrass-constitution/

 

AMERICAN CONSERVATIVE
— The Republicans’ Millennial Problem It’s going to take more than policy gimmicks to compete with the growing allure of victimology. – PAUL GOTTFRIED (DIERSEN: Are/were you a victim? My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes viciously demonize me, viciously denigrate me, and viciously condemn me for my complaining about political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, age discrimination, and retaliation. They hint/imply/argue/shout that my Democrat superiors in the federal government and others took adverse actions against me because I am a White supremacist, Nazi, KKK member, hater, racist, sexist, bigot, and even worse things. They stress that I am a Trump supporter, Protestant (baptized, raised, and confirmed as a Missouri Synod Lutheran), conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, old (born in 1948), non-poor, childless, pet-less, gun owner, draft avoider, 100% German American, my ancestors have been in America since 1844, I lived in Crete 1948-1972, and I have filed lawsuits.)
https://www.theamericanconservative.com/articles/the-republicans-millennial-problem/

 

NEW AMERICAN
— How Did the Aurora, Illinois, Shooter Obtain His FOID Card? He Lied. – Bob Adelmann
https://www.thenewamerican.com/usnews/crime/item/31515-how-did-the-aurora-illinois-shooter-obtain-his-foid-card-he-lied

 

LIFESITE NEWS
— Nick Sandmann files $250 million lawsuit against Washington Post – Claire Chretien
https://www.lifesitenews.com/news/breaking-nick-sandmann-files-250-million-lawsuit-against-washington-post

 

FEDERALIST
— Mass Shooting In Aurora Shows Why Gun Control Doesn’t Work The shooter was able to carry out an act of violence not because of a lack of gun laws, but because of a bureaucratic failure to enforce the existing ones. – Madeline Osburn
https://thefederalist.com/2019/02/20/mass-shooting-aurora-shows-gun-control-doesnt-work/

 

NATIONAL REVIEW
— White Progressives Are Polarizing America – DAVID FRENCH (DIERSEN: Who are lead polarizers in your neighborhood, in your precinct, in your municipality, in your township/ward, in your county, and in Illinois? The lead polarizers in my neighborhood, in my precinct, in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois are anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.nationalreview.com/2019/02/white-progressives-polarizing-america/

 

THE HILL
— Trump declares New York Times ‘enemy of the people’ – BRETT SAMUELS
https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/430716-trump-declares-new-york-times-enemy-of-the-people

 

POLITICO
— Warren: Tax millionaires to pay for free child care – KIMBERLY HEFLING (DIERSEN: I should write a book about those who have demonized me, denigrated me, and condemned me the most because my wife and I gave up trying to have children, we did not adopt, and we did not become foster parents.)
https://www.politico.com/story/2019/02/19/warren-tax-millionaires-free-child-care-2709295

 

NBC NEWS
— ACLU sues Trump over his national emergency for border wall This move comes after 16 states filed a separate lawsuit challenging the president’s declaration. – Dartunorro Clark
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/politics-news/aclu-sues-trump-over-his-national-emergency-border-wall-n973306

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— Is America Becoming a Four-Party State? Fractures are growing among both Democrats and Republicans. – Thomas L. Friedman (DIERSEN: From what I see in Illinois, those who dominate the Illinois Republican Party believe that “Republicans” can win in Illinois if they dump individuals, organizations, companies, and governments that are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders, and those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/02/19/opinion/four-party-america-politics.html
— Democrats Want to Tax the Wealthy. Many Voters Agree. A proposal to tax wealth finds support across party lines, along with the premise that the government should combat inequality. – Ben Casselman and Jim Tankersley (DIERSEN: According to the Democrats, if you are not on welfare, you are wealthy.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/02/19/business/economy/wealth-tax-elizabeth-warren.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Democrats promote LGBTQ activity.
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/02/19/opinion/catholic-church-gay-discrimination.html
— Has Republican Resistance to Trump Collapsed? William Weld has offered a glimmer of hope to NeverTrumpers. But many Republicans once opposed to the president are jumping on his 2020 bandwagon. – Liz Mair
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/02/19/opinion/trump-william-weld.html

 

WASHINGTON POST
— HARDCOPY TITLE IN THE DAILY HERALD: Suburban divide University of Chicago poll shows residents bring urban/rural politics when they move – AP (DIERSEN: QUESTION: Why do Republican-haters move to and/or stay in Republican areas? ANSWER: To avoid/escape poverty-stricken and crime-stricken Democrat areas and hypocritically take advantage of the prosperity and safety that Republican principles bring forth.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/poll-ruralurban-political-divisions-also-split-the-suburbs/2019/02/19/f06ce65e-34bb-11e9-8375-e3dcf6b68558_story.html
— I was passed over for a promotion. Is it disloyal to apply for other jobs? (DIERSEN: If you are a federal employee who is Republican, White, male, and/or non-veteran, the federal government gets rid of you if you do not make GS-13 (currently $96,403) by age 25, GS-14 (currently $113,920) by age 30, GS-15 (currently $134,000) by age 35, and Senior Executive Service (currently $164,200) by age 40. It is called Affirmative Action, Diversity, Inclusion, up-or-out, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, and age discrimination.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/boss-fought-to-retain-an-employee–then-looked-elsewhere-for-promotion/2019/02/15/29e01490-308b-11e9-86ab-5d02109aeb01_story.html

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Armed and Dangerous: How the ATF Retrieves Guns From Banned Buyers A firearms purchase can proceed after three business days, whether or not the federal background check is complete – Dan Frosch and Zusha Elinson
https://www.wsj.com/articles/thousands-of-guns-are-mistakenly-sold-to-banned-buyers-its-the-atfs-job-to-get-them-back-11550591324
— Why Service Is Lousy in High-Tax States There’s an almost inverse relationship between burdensome levies and infrastructure quality. – Steven Malanga
https://www.wsj.com/articles/why-service-is-lousy-in-high-tax-states-11550619841

 

FORBES
— The Agency That Monitors Employment Discrimination Just Lost Its Only Openly Gay Commissioner – Tom Spiggle
https://www.forbes.com/sites/tomspiggle/2019/02/19/the-agency-that-monitors-employment-discrimination-just-lost-its-only-openly-gay-commissioner/#580e01cf7e85

 

ZERO HEDGE
— Illinois Considering “Asset Transfers” To Pensions: Be Afraid – Tyler Durden
https://www.zerohedge.com/news/2019-02-19/illinois-considering-asset-transfers-pensions-be-afraid

 

USA TODAY
— Losing a job in your 50s is especially tough. Here are 3 steps to take when layoffs happen – Peter Dunn
https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/columnist/2019/02/15/layoffs-3-steps-take-when-you-lose-job-your-50-s/2873673002/

 

VICE
— This Is How People Can Actually Afford to Live in Chicago “There are no poor white neighborhoods in Chicago.” – Meghan Murphy-Gill
https://www.vice.com/en_ca/article/nex35g/this-is-how-people-can-actually-afford-to-live-in-chicago

 

U.S. NEWS & WORLD REPORT
— Illinois Mass Shooting Reveals Gaps in Gun Laws; State Seeks to Close Them – STEVE GORMAN AND Daniel Trotta
https://www.usnews.com/news/us/articles/2019-02-19/illinois-mass-shooting-reveals-gaps-in-gun-laws-state-seeks-to-close-them

 

PRESTON BUSINESS REVIEW
— New Trump push: Make homosexuality legal everywhere – Caroline Biscotti
https://prestonbusinessreview.com/new-trump-push-make-homosexuality-legal-everywhere/125498/

 

HAWTHORN CALLER
— Invasion of the US Southern Border Guided by Leftists – Mike Billings
https://hawthorncaller.com/invasion-of-the-us-southern-border-guided-by-leftists/

 

FED SMITH
— Why Public Service is Not a Regular Job – Jeff Neal (DIERSEN: I should write a book about those in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois a) who are the most filled with hatred against past, present, and future federal employees and retirees and b) who focus their hatred on me. I was a federal employee for almost 30 years and I have been a federal retiree for more than 21 years.)
https://www.fedsmith.com/2019/02/19/public-service-not-regular-job/

 

NEW YORKER
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A Trump-hater asks “Does Congress Care About Trump’s Emergency?”
https://www.newyorker.com/news/daily-comment/does-congress-care-about-trumps-emergency

 

IN THESE TIMES
— We’ve Been Fighting for $15 For 7 Years. Today I’m Celebrating a Historic Victory. – JEFF SCHUHRKE (DIERSEN: Did you ever work for the minimum wage? I did 1964-1966 washing dishes in the basement of the S.S. Kresges in Chicago Heights during my junior and senior years at Crete-Monee High School. If S.S. Kresges had to pay me $15/hour in today’s dollars back then, it probably would have illegally hired an illegal instead of me. If you had earned $15/hour in today’s dollars when you were young, what would you have done with that money? I did not start earning $15/hour in today’s dollars until I was 18 in September of 1966. I earned far less than $15/hour in today’s dollars when I did yard work and delivered newspapers 1962-1964; washed dishes 1964-1966; and cleaned golf shoes, chipped slag, and pumped gasoline in 1966. If had earned $15/hour in today’s dollars 1962-1966, I probably would have bought a new loaded 1966 Pontiac GTO in 1966 instead of the new 1966 Pontiac Tempest Sprint that I bought. What job requirements did you have to meet before you first earned $15/hour in today’s dollars? Job requirements that I had to meet in 1966 included: be a United States citizen, be 18 years old, have a high school diploma, pass an employment test, pass a physical examination, have a driver’s license, pass a truck driving test, pass a background investigation, and have a car to use to make deliveries with.)
http://inthesetimes.com/working/entry/21750/15_minimum_wage_illinois_pritzker_seiu_labor

 

LGBTQ NATION
— Trump administration launches campaign to decriminalize homosexuality worldwide – Bil Browning
https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2019/02/trump-administration-launches-campaign-decriminalize-homosexuality-worldwide/
— Trump is abandoning his only gay judicial nominees – Alex Bollinger (DIERSEN: Who has abandoned you? I should write a book about those who have abandoned me. I would focus on activists, candidates, elected officials, party leaders, major donors, political consultants, etc. in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois who blame me and my GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails for their problems, for your problems, for my problems, and for everyone’s problems.)
https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2019/02/trump-abandoning-gay-judicial-nominees/

 

ADVOCATE
— Bernie Sanders Announces Presidential Bid With LGBTQ Focus
https://www.advocate.com/politics/2019/2/19/bernie-sanders-announces-presidential-bid-lgbtq-focus

 

DAILY MAIL
— Trump says he has ‘absolute right’ to put a wall on the U.S.-Mexico border and predicts he’ll win ‘open and closed case’ against Democrats suing over his national emergency order – EMILY GOODIN
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-6722259/Trump-says-absolute-right-wall-border-predicts-hell-win-lawsuit.html

 

GOPUSA ILLINOIS
— If you help fill a void, what void do you help fill? Since 2000, I have increasingly helped fill a tremendous communications void in Illinois, in DuPage County, in Milton Township, and in Wheaton. The individuals, organizations, companies, and governments that dominate Republican politics in Illinois, DuPage County, Milton Township, and Wheaton do not want anyone to promote the traditional family, right to life, immigration, Second Amendment, illegal drugs, equal opportunity (no race or gender based preference giving), and other planks in the Illinois Republican Party (IRP) platform and in the Republican Party platform. I help fill the aforesaid tremendous communications void with GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails. Those who do not want me to do that work against me. If you are not going to defend and advance the IRP platform and the Republican Party platform, you should not seek or hold any kind of elected or appointed government or political office as a Republican in Illinois, DuPage County, Milton Township, or Wheaton. – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com

February 18 Morning Edition

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— After Aurora, Illinois has to tighten gun law enforcement – Editorial (DIERSEN: How many gun owners with revoked FOIDs are there in your municipality, in your township/ward, in your county, and in Illinois?)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/editorials/ct-edit-aurora-shooting-illinois-gun-laws-foid-control-rights-20190217-story.html
(FROM THE EDITORIAL: A felony conviction is a disqualifier. Martin wasn’t flagged until after his purchase, when he sought a concealed carry license. It appears that during the background check process, which included fingerprinting, his criminal record popped up. What happened next? Frustratingly, not enough. Martin’s FOID was revoked, but he kept his firearm — later using it to cause a bloodbath in Aurora. There are gun laws on the books designed to keep weapons away from dangerous people. Then there is enforcement. In this instance, there was a deadly lapse. Martin should never have received a FOID. Once that error was discovered, Illinois State Police apparently would have notified Martin by letter that he was not legally eligible to own a gun. Obviously, he either never got notification or ignored it. And no one took his gun away.)
— With Election Day nearing, mayoral candidate Willie Wilson again hands out thousands of dollars to help Chicagoans pay property taxes – John Byrne
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-met-willie-wilson-property-tax-payments-20190214-story.html
— HARDCOPY: Companies gather this online data about you – Larry Kim
https://www.chicagotribune.com
— Women have retirement complications – Janet Bodnar (DIERSEN: My wife was able to save much more money for her retirement than I was able to save for my retirement because my Democrat superiors in the federal government wasted my career and forced me to take their early retirement “offer” in 1997 when I was 49 years old.)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/business/success/kiplinger/tca-women-have-retirement-complications-20190212-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A Trump-hater says “When the next Democratic president grabs ’emergency’ powers, blame Trump.”
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/commentary/ct-perspec-border-wall-presidential-powers-trump-national-emergency-0218-20190215-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, to promote hatred against Trump, Trump-haters promote hatred against those who share Trump’s demographics.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/commentary/ct-perspec-esquire-american-boy-white-men-masculinity-metoo-0218-20190215-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Trump-haters promote Trump-haters.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/sns-bc-us–election-2020-william-weld-20190215-story.html

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Google expanding workforce here – Maudlyne Ihejirika (DIERSEN: Should I apply? From what I see, the more of the following that you are, the less likely that Google would hire you: Trump supporter, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, non-poor, gun owner, German American, draft avoider, or if your ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/google-reveal-downstate-group-wins-250k-tech-giant-expanding-workforce-here/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: At the same time, Google officials, joined by Mayor Rahm Emanuel, announced the company has leased additional space in the West Loop offering capacity to double its current Chicago workforce. Google initially will increase by 10 percent its current workforce of 1,000 employees here by year’s end. “We’re building a hub for Google’s finance team here in Chicago and expect 100+ by the end of the year, with room for more,” said Google Chicago Site Lead Karen Sauder. “We’re here to tell you, ‘Hey, you can have a full career in tech here in Chicago and no longer have to move to the Bay Area.’ Google is growing faster outside of the Bay Area than within it.” Google established its Chicago headquarters at 320 N. Morgan in November 2015. Its additional corporate offices will be at 210 N. Carpenter.)
— Trump’s emergency declaration explained: Don’t expect fast border-wall cash – Lynn Sweet
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/donald-trump-national-emergency-declaration-explained-no-fast-border-wall-cash/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Trump-haters a) promote hatred of Trump and b) promote hatred of everyone who does not hate Trump.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/donald-trump-moby-dick-trumpian-captain-ahab/

 

DAILY HERALD
— Aurora shooter was convicted of beating girlfriend with baseball bat, stabbing her – Mark Guarino, Kristine Phillips and Frances Stead Sellers (DIERSEN: Your past predicts your future.)
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20190217/aurora-shooter-was-convicted-of-beating-girlfriend-with-baseball-bat-stabbing-her
— Follow McSweeney’s consolidation lead – Donna Ocasek, Crystal Lake
https://www.dailyherald.com/discuss/20190214/follow-mcsweeneys-consolidation-lead

 

NPR ILLINOIS
— Illinois Dark Money Group Will “Shine The Light” On Donors, Despite Problems – SAM DUNKLAU
http://www.nprillinois.org/post/illinois-dark-money-group-will-shine-light-donors-despite-problems#stream/0

 

CHICAGO GOP
— Chicago Republican committeemen vote to support Paul Vallas for mayor – Chris Cleveland
http://www.chicagogop.com/chicago_republican_committeemen_vote_to_support_paul_vallas_for_mayor

 

ILLINOIS POLICY INSTITUTE
— ILLINOIS STATE SPENDING HAS GROWN NEARLY 50% FASTER THAN TAXPAYER INCOMES – Orphe Divounguy
https://www.illinoispolicy.org/illinois-state-spending-has-grown-nearly-50-faster-than-taxpayer-incomes/

 

ILLINOIS NEWS NETWORK
— Bill prohibiting lawmakers from leading state political party stalls in subcommittee – Greg Bishop (DIERSEN: What percent of the officers of a) your Republican township, ward, and county party organizations and b) the Illinois Republican Party (IRP) hold government offices/jobs? What percent of the IRP State Central Committee members hold government offices/jobs?)
https://www.ilnews.org/news/state_politics/bill-prohibiting-lawmakers-from-leading-state-political-party-stalls-in/article_d9cb690e-314e-11e9-8d40-475108dce06d.html
— New bill would make drivers pay by the mile in Illinois – Cole Lauterbach (DIERSEN: How many miles do you drive each year? I drive very few miles each year because I spend 10+ hours each and every day in my home putting GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails together and sending them out.)
https://www.ilnews.org/news/state_politics/new-bill-would-make-drivers-pay-by-the-mile-in/article_5bf465e8-313b-11e9-8b50-73c5419a753c.html

 

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— CHICAGO GOP ENDORSES PAUL VALLAS FOR MAYOR
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2019/02/chicago-gop-endorses-paul-vallas-for-mayor.html
— THE COST OF A 70 PERCENT MARGINAL TAX RATE High tax rates discourage young people from investing in themselves. – Veronique de Rugy and Jack Salmon (DIERSEN: Did you invest in yourself? I earned a) a job-related bachelor’s degree when I was 21 in 1970 and job-related master’s degrees when I was 27, 31, and 48, b) job-related professional certifications when I was 30, 32, 41, 45, 47, and 48, and c) a job-related professional license when I was 32.)
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2019/02/the-cost-of-a-70-percent-marginal-tax-rate.html

 

GOPUSA
— Ocasio-Cortez is not a fringe Democrat – David Limbaugh
http://www.gopusa.com/ocasio-cortez-is-not-a-fringe-democrat/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Democrat educators make it clear that they prefer students who are citizens of foreign countries over students who are citizens of America.
http://www.gopusa.com/michigan-universities-roll-out-welcome-mat-to-attract-foreign-students/
— Open Border Advocates Use Butterflies and Birds as Excuse to Stop Border Security
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=65233

 

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Here’s why the networks fear Rush Limbaugh – Jennifer Harper
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2019/feb/17/inside-the-beltway-why-do-the-networks-fear-rush-l/

 

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Cops knew Illinois gunman who murdered 5 illegally owned gun – Steven Nelson
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/cops-knew-illinois-gunman-who-murdered-5-illegally-owned-gun

 

FOX NEWS
— Trump’s border emergency shows being a leader means making the tough decisions – Judge Jeanine Pirro
https://www.foxnews.com/opinion/judge-jeanine-pirro-trumps-border-emergency-shows-being-a-leader-means-making-the-tough-decisions

 

FRONTPAGE MAGAZINE
— WHY JUSSIE SMOLLETT LIED – AND ALL THE ‘HATE-CRIME’ VICTIMS WHO WEREN’T Totalitarian movements know how to portray themselves in order to gain power. – Jamie Glazov (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrat minorities, Democrat females, Democrat young people, Democrat LGBTQers, Democrat immigrants, Democrat poor people, Democrat etc. portray themselves as being victims of Republican Whites, Republican men, Republican older people, “Republican” LGBTQers, Republicans whose ancestors have been America for a long time, Republican rich people, Republican etc.)
https://www.frontpagemag.com/fpm/272901/why-jussie-smollett-lied-and-all-hate-crime-jamie-glazov
— JUSSIE SMOLLETT’S HATE CRIME What a tangled web he wove. – Mark Tapson
https://www.frontpagemag.com/fpm/272892/jussie-smolletts-hate-crime-mark-tapson

 

ONE NEWS NOW
— PRO-LIFE Change isn’t always a good thing Democrats in Illinois want to make some big changes to the state’s current abortion laws. – Charlie Butts
https://onenewsnow.com/pro-life/2019/02/18/change-isnt-always-a-good-thing

 

BREITBART
— 12 Establishment Media Journalists Who Fueled the Jussie Smollett Flames – Alana Mastrangelo
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2019/02/17/12-establishment-media-journalists-who-fueled-the-jussie-smollett-flames/
— New York Times: Trump’s Border Reforms Are Working – Neil Munro
https://www.breitbart.com/the-media/2019/02/17/new-york-times-trumps-border-reforms-are-working/

 

AMERICAN GREATNESS
— Why the Media Can’t Stop Promoting Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez – Lisa Schiffren
https://www.amgreatness.com/2019/02/17/why-the-media-cant-stop-promoting-alexandria-ocasio-cortez/

 

AMERICAN THINKER
— Selling Americans down the Rio Grande – Mike Phelps
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2019/02/selling_americans_down_the_rio_grande.html
— For the Record, Obama Made Mincemeat of the Constitution – Jack Cashill
https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2019/02/for_the_record_obama_made_mincemeat_of_the_constitution.html
— Infantile disorder on the left – James Lewis
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2019/02/infantile_disorder_on_the_left.html

 

AMERICAN CONSERVATIVE
— Right From the Beginning The Iraq war critics have been vindicated. Just ask the likes of David Frum.
https://www.theamericanconservative.com/articles/right-from-the-beginning-2/

 

TOWNHALL
— The President’s Immigration Policy and the Angry Left – Joel Goodman
https://townhall.com/columnists/joelgoodman/2019/02/18/the-presidents-immigration-policy-and-the-angry-left-n2541629
— It’s Time For America To Break Up With Liberals – Kurt Schlichter
https://townhall.com/columnists/kurtschlichter/2019/02/18/its-time-for-america-to-break-up-with-liberals-n2541622
— Where Have All The Hate Criminals Gone? – Scott Morefield
https://townhall.com/columnists/scottmorefield/2019/02/18/where-have-all-the-hate-criminals-gone-n2541626

 

CONSERVATIVE HQ
— Yes, There Is A National Emergency On Our Southern Border
http://www.conservativehq.com/node/29707
— Democrats Move From Crony Capitalism To Class Warfare
http://www.conservativehq.com/node/29706
— Assault on America, Day 47: Will the ruling class ever get serious about cutting spending? – Jeffrey A. Rendall
http://www.conservativehq.com/article/29705-assault-america-day-47-will-ruling-class-ever-get-serious-about-cutting-spending

 

FEDERALIST
— AOC Is Right: Amazon’s Jobs Aren’t Worth $3 Billion In Corporate Welfare Deals like the one struck between Amazon and New York showcase a national policy disease that rides the paychecks of individuals and small businesses across the country. – Patrick Ishmael
http://thefederalist.com/2019/02/18/aoc-right-amazons-jobs-arent-worth-3-billion-corporate-welfare/

 

LAW & CRIME
— Here’s the Real Reason Robert Mueller Thinks Paul Manafort Lied To Prosecutors – Colin Kalmbacher (DIERSEN: Do not be surprised when voters who want pot lie about why they oppose candidates who oppose pot.)
https://lawandcrime.com/high-profile/heres-the-real-reason-robert-mueller-thinks-paul-manafort-lied-to-prosecutors/

 

WORLD NET DAILY
— LET’S DECLARE MAXINE WATERS AND DEMOCRATS CRAZY Jesse Lee Peterson slams politicos more concerned about welfare of illegal aliens
https://www.wnd.com/2019/02/lets-declare-maxine-waters-and-democrats-crazy/
— PROF: WHITE WOMEN GO FROM SLAVE OWNERS TO TRUMPSTERS ‘Embrace white supremacy’
https://www.wnd.com/2019/02/prof-white-women-go-from-slave-owners-to-trumpsters/

 

NATIONAL REVIEW
— The Jussie Smollett Hoax Reaffirmed Progressive Fears – JIM GERAGHTY
https://www.nationalreview.com/the-morning-jolt/the-jussie-smollett-hoax-reaffirmed-progressive-fears/

 

COLLEGE FIX
— Here are 50 campus hate-crime hoaxes The College Fix has covered since 2012 – JENNIFER KABBANY
https://www.thecollegefix.com/here-are-50-campus-hate-crime-hoaxes-the-college-fix-has-covered-since-2012/

 

ASSOCIATED PRESS
— Researchers seek fuller picture of first Africans in America – JESSE J. HOLLAND (DIERSEN: According to the Democrats, if you are Republican, the longer that your ancestors have been in America, the more that you should pay the price of Affirmative Action, Diversity, and Inclusion.)
https://www.apnews.com/3501ba52dba0455597b3e7a330d2f50c

 

ABC NEWS
— ‘I think we do’ have enough votes to put emergency termination on Trump’s desk: Sen. Tammy Duckworth    Duckworth said she’s less certain Congress has votes to override Trump’s veto. – Kris Schneider
https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/votes-put-emergency-termination-trumps-desk-sen-tammy/story?id=61122331

 

YAHOO NEWS
— BEYOND DISGUSTING, BEYOND TRAGIC: DIERSEN HEADLINE: Pot pushers want you to be a stoner. Pot pushers want your spouse to be a stoner. Pot pushers want your children to be stoners. Pot pushers want your grandchildren to be stoners. Pot pushers want your brothers and sisters to be stoners. Pot pushers want your parents to be stoners. Pot pushers want your grandparents to be stoners. Pot pushers want everyone be stoners.)
https://finance.yahoo.com/news/bds-analytics-roy-bingham-213756610.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Weed consumers no longer ‘stoner that lives in his mom’s basement’: CEO – Alexis Keenan Stereotypical stoners were nearly nowhere to be found this week at the National Cannabis Industry Association’s third annual “CannaVest” and Seed to Sale conference in Boston, Massachusetts. In high supply were bankers, lawyers, executives, investment firms, analysts, consultants, farmers, researchers, chemists, computer scientists, builders, and manufacturers trading industry know-how in hopes of successfully navigating the nascent cannabis market expected to reach nearly $17 billion globally this year, and balloon to $32 billion by 2022. The players there want front-row seats, and even seats at the tables, where state and federal cannabis regulations certain to impact their bottom line are hammered out. Cresco Labs (CL.CN) CEO Charlie Bachtell, whose Chicago-based cannabis company is a dominant player in Illinois’s medical market, has joined a transition team for the state’s newly elected governor, J.B. Pritzker. Illinois is one of several states, including New York, New Jersey, and Florida, that have been aggressively considering recreational use legislation, in addition to their medical use programs. “Illinois is maturing from being a medically focused program to an adoption of an adult use law,” Bachtell told Yahoo Finance. ‘I think it’s a large market’ Cresco’s cultivation, processing, and consumer packaged goods operations span eight states. The company is positioned to expand within the medical market, as well as into targeted recreational markets yet to be realized. Bachtell and Cresco are participating in a pilot program to widen medical marijuana access for Illinois patients seeking alternatives to opioid use. Current state law prohibits marijuana to treat general pain, making it inaccessible for some patients using prescription opioids. “We worked with the administration, the prior administration, over the last 24 months to really create a new law, utilizing data that was coming out of a lot of existing markets, showing this correlation between greater access to cannabis and reduced opioid use,” Bachtell said. “I think it’s a large market, but more importantly an important market.” According to BDS Analytics CEO Roy Bingham, U.S. medical marijuana sales are projected to increase from $4.5 billion in 2018 to $7.4 billion in 2021, though recreational use sales are expected to fuel the majority of market growth. Bingham said during an NCIA conference panel presentation Tuesday that U.S. recreational sales of $6 billion in 2018 are projected to reach $11 billion in 2021. ‘A very broad and diverse community’ Cultivators, manufacturers, bankers and retailers are not the only profiles getting an overhaul within the cannabis industry. It’s consumers, as well. “It’s not the stoner that lives in his mom’s basement,” Bingham said, noting the average age of cannabis consumers is now 40. “And there is no one cannabis consumer. It’s a very broad and very diverse community.” States that have legalized recreational cannabis are taking notice of the changing demographics and interest from investors, yet so far have insufficient data to push federal regulators to a national legalization vote. Steven Hoffman, chairman of Massachusetts’s Cannabis Control Commission, said Massachusetts is both learning from states that legalized before, as well as passing along information about its own framework to states like New York and New Jersey. The Commission is responsible for ensuring that operators comply with state regulations. “There aren’t a lot of facts,” Hoffman told Yahoo Finance. “Because of federal prohibition … you can’t do research.” And without research showing safety and efficacy of cannabis substances, federal regulators are less likely to act. To combat the problem, Hoffman said Massachusetts became the first state to offer research-specific cannabis licenses. The state is also providing funding for social and health impact studies. “There aren’t a lot of facts,” Hoffman told Yahoo Finance. “Because of federal prohibition … you can’t do research.” And without research showing safety and efficacy of cannabis substances, federal regulators are less likely to act. To combat the problem, Hoffman said Massachusetts became the first state to offer research-specific cannabis licenses. The state is also providing funding for social and health impact studies.)

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— Republicans Already Are Demonizing Democrats as Socialists and Baby Killers – Sheryl Gay Stolberg
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/02/17/us/republicans-democrats-messaging.html
— Should You Take That Promotion? Well, Maybe A step up isn’t always a step in the right direction. – Anna Goldfarb (DIERSEN: After I got promoted to GS-12 (currently $81,071/year) in 1974 when I was 25 years old, my Democrat IRS superiors made it very clear that I should not apply for any more promotions. After I got promoted to GS-13 (currently $96,403/year) in 1986 when I was 38 years old, my Democrat GAO superiors made it very clear that I should not apply for any more promotions.
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/02/12/smarter-living/should-you-take-that-promotion-well-maybe.html


— The Biggest Economic Divides Aren’t Regional. They’re Local. – Jonathan Rothwell (DIERSEN: How big are the economic divides in your neighborhood, in your precinct, in your municipality, in your township/ward, in your county, and in Illinois? There are tremendous divides in my neighborhood, in my precinct, in Wheaton, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois. Limousine liberals in my neighborhood, in my precinct, in Wheaton, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois shout at those who have financial, health, and/or other problems that Republicans caused, are causing, and will forever cause all their problems.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/02/12/upshot/the-biggest-economic-divides-arent-regional-theyre-local-just-ask-parents.html

 

WASHINGTON POST
— The common ground between the left and libertarians. – Thor Hogan (DIERSEN: There are far too many Republican party leaders who are Democrat plants, Libertarian plants, Green plants, or RINOs. I should write a book about them in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois. They fail/refuse to defend/advance the traditional family, right to life, immigration, Second Amendment, illegal drugs, equal opportunity (no race or gender based preference giving), and/or other planks in the Illinois Republican Party (IRP) platform and the Republican Party platform. They do everything that they can to drive Republicans out of the Milton Township Republican Central Committee, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, IRP, TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce, Illinois Center Right Coalition, and American Association of Political Consultants.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/outlook/2019/02/18/how-democrats-can-woo-disaffected-conservatives-without-sacrificing-their-principles/

 

USA TODAY
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD WITH BIG BLACK & WHITE PICTURE: Freedom of movement Black history also is a story of mass migration – and of a people taking control of their future – Afi-Obelia Scruggs (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats paint Hispanics who come to America illegally as being like Blacks who were brought to America as slaves.)
https://www.pressreader.com/
— How a typo can be a radical act of feminism – Reshma Saujani (DIERSEN: Needless-to-say, of course, to discredit me, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes draw all the attention that they can to my typos and to my other mistakes in GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails.)
https://www.usatoday.com/story/life/books/2019/02/12/girls-who-code-ceo-how-typo-can-radical-act-feminism/2848650002/

 

BOSTON HERALD
— Jussie Smollett would be latest fake hate crime – SEAN PHILIP COTTER
https://www.bostonherald.com/2019/02/17/smollett-would-be-latest-fake-hate-crime/

 

WINCHESTER STAR
— Diversity the death of the Democrats? – PATRICK J. BUCHANAN (DIERSEN: To promote diversity is to get rid of individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders, and those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.winchesterstar.com/winchester_star/buchanan-diversity-the-death-of-the-democrats/article_31e9dea3-403a-5906-9e67-351c4c3245ea.html

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— WSJ Tax Guide 2019: The Political Implications of the Tax Overhaul The tax law was the GOP’s biggest achievement, but it remained unpopular as Republicans tried to use it to win elections – Richard Rubin
https://www.wsj.com/articles/wsj-tax-guide-2019-the-political-implications-of-the-tax-overhaul-11550235600
— Even at Top Colleges, Graduation Gaps Persist for Poor Students As elite schools expand access for low-income students, graduation rates lag – Melissa Korn (DIERSEN: Do you have a degree from an Ivy League university? I do not. My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes a) have always used that against me and b) have always demonized, denigrated, and condemned the universities that I have degrees from: IIT, DePaul, Loyola, and NIU.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/even-at-top-colleges-graduation-gaps-persist-for-poor-students-11550491200

 

FORBES
— If You Want To Stand Out At Work, First Try Fitting In – Mark Murphy (DIERSEN: To “fit in” as a federal employee, you have to promote political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, age discrimination, and retaliation. To “fit in” as a member of an organization, you have to a) find out those who have the most clout in that organization, b) glorify and praise those who have the most clout, c) pander to those who have the most clout, d) give money to those who have the most clout, and e) help those who have the most clout get rid of those members who do not do the aforesaid. Because I have never done the aforesaid to “fit in,” I have never “fit in” as a federal employee or as a member of the Milton Township Republican Central Committee, TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce, Illinois Center Right Coalition, or American Association of Political Consultants.)
https://www.forbes.com/sites/markmurphy/2019/02/17/if-you-want-to-stand-out-at-work-first-try-fitting-in/#1e7b4975b60e

 

BUSINESS INSIDER
— The 23 most powerful LGBTQ+ people in tech — Paige Leskin (DIERSEN: If any of your superiors are LGBTQ+ and you do not promote LGBTQ+ activity, you will be gotten rid of.)
https://www.businessinsider.com/most-powerful-lgbtq-people-in-tech-2019-2

 

NEWSWEEK
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Democrats make clear that they are going to get rid of Republicans once and for all. Ever-increasingly, Republicans are buying firearms and ammunition for their self-defense.
https://www.newsweek.com/donald-trump-maga-hats-matt-sears-ku-klux-klan-racism-1334442

 

GUARDIAN
— Walmart facing gender discrimination lawsuits from female employees Nearly 100 current and former workers filed suit against the store, alleging unequal pay and lack of opportunity – Michael Sainato (DIERSEN: Women should consider working for the federal government. The federal government gives preference to its employees who are female, that is, it discriminates against its employees who are male, and especially against its employees who are male who are Republican, White, and/or non-veteran who do not make GS-13 (currently $96,403) by age 25, GS-14 (currently $113,920) by age 30, GS-15 (currently $134,000) by age 35, and Senior Executive Service (currently $164,200) by age 40. Extremely few make the aforesaid promotion deadlines.)
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2019/feb/18/walmart-gender-discrimination-supreme-court

 

ECONOMIC TIMES
— You can grow faster by helping your boss succeed: Here’s how (DIERSEN: My Democrat coworkers and subordinates in the federal government helped their Democrat superiors and supervisors in the federal government succeed by helping them get rid of their employees who were Republican, White, male, and/or non-veteran who had not made GS-13 (currently $96,403) by age 25, GS-14 (currently $113,920) by age 30, GS-15 (currently $134,000) by age 35, and Senior Executive Service (currently $164,200) by age 40.)
https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/wealth/earn/you-can-grow-faster-by-helping-your-boss-succeed-heres-how/articleshow/68020626.cms

 

WORLD SOCIALIST WEB SITE
— White House pushes for rapid border wall construction – Patrick Martin
https://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2019/02/18/emer-f18.html

 

FACEBOOK
— OCTOBER 17, 2011 FLASHBACK: Can Children Sue Their Parents? – Jim Rockefeller (DIERSEN: Should children sue their parents if they fail/refuse to discourage them from smoking pot? What do you say to parents who say “if I did it when I was young, it must be OK?”)
https://www.facebook.com/notes/jim-rockefeller/can-children-sue-their-parents/10150327280997551/

February 17 Morning Edition

ABC7
— Jussie Smollett attack: New evidence ‘shifted the trajectory’ of Jussie Smollett investigation, 2 brothers cooperating
https://abc7chicago.com/police-new-evidence-shifted-the-trajectory-of-jussie-smollett-investigation-2-brothers-cooperating/5141900/

 

CBS2
— Jussie Smollett Case: Brothers Questioned By Police Were Paid $3,500 To Stage Attack, Which Was Rehearsed Days Before, Sources Say – Charlie De Mar
https://chicago.cbslocal.com/2019/02/16/sources-brothers-released-bought-rope-used-in-jussie-smollett-attack/

 

FOX NEWS CHICAGO
— Jussie Smollett paid brothers to fake attack – Rafer Weigel
http://www.fox32chicago.com/news/local/sources-jussie-smollett-paid-brothers-to-fake-attack

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— CNN and MSNBC will run anti-Nazi ad that Fox News rejected – Steven Zeitchik (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Republican-haters hint/imply/argue/shout that all Republicans are Nazis who should be gotten rid of once and for all.)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/business/ct-cnn-msnbc-fox-news-anti-nazi-ad-20190216-story.html
— Naperville candidates for mayor Rocky Caylor and Steve Chirico lay out goals for city – Erin Hegarty
https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/naperville-sun/news/ct-nvs-mayor-chirico-caylor-goals-election-st-0217-story.html
— Crete-Monee grad Billy Morgan learns difficulty of getting ballot item on term limits before voters while working for Quinn – Jerry Shnay
https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/daily-southtown/news/ct-sta-shnay-column-st-0219-story.html

 

DAILY HERALD
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Trump-haters promote hatred of Trump.
https://www.dailyherald.com/discuss/20190217/score-one-it-seems-for-donald-trump-x2014-despite-his-efforts-to-ruin-it
https://www.dailyherald.com/discuss/20190215/editorial-all-should-fear-precedent-set-by-political-definition-of-emergency

 

CHAMPAIGN/URBANA NEWS GAZETTE
— Only recently did GOP lose its hold on Champaign County – Tom Kacich (DIERSEN: When Democrats take over an area, a) prosperity and safety decrease and b) poverty and crime increase.)
http://www.news-gazette.com/news/local/2019-02-17/tom-kacich-only-recently-did-gop-lose-its-hold-champaign-county.html
— Pritzker playing the budget blame game – Jim Dey
http://www.news-gazette.com/opinion/columns/2019-02-17/jim-dey-pritzker-playing-the-budget-blame-game.html

 

BLOOMINGTON PANTAGRAPH
— Women qualified for presidency – John Pryor, Bloomington (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats shout at female candidates that Republicans are White supremacists, Nazis, KKK members, haters, racists, sexists, bigots, and even worse things who should be gotten rid of once and for all.)
https://www.pantagraph.com/opinion/letters/women-qualified-for-presidency/article_b8d8361e-2d90-5bed-8196-f62529176811.html

 

ROCKFORD REGISTER STAR
— Rockford native Nauert out as pick for UN ambassador
https://www.rrstar.com/news/20190216/rockford-native-nauert-out-as-pick-for-un-ambassador

 

KANKAKEE DAILY JOURNAL
— ‘The Chicago Way’ casts shadow on mayor’s race – Jim Nowlan
https://www.daily-journal.com/opinion/columnists/jim-nowlan-the-chicago-way-casts-shadow-on-mayor-s/article_311eb91c-306f-11e9-8d98-87b28c04fbd4.html

 

ALTON DAILY NEWS & LINCOLN COURIER
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Democrats promote abortion.
http://altondailynews.com/news/details.cfm?clientid=17&id=279597#.XGk56OhKiM8
https://www.lincolncourier.com/news/20190216/illinois-democrats-propose-expanded-abortion-access

 

SOUTHERN
— The southernmost region of Illinois is shrinking. But it doesn’t have to fade away. – MOLLY PARKER
https://thesouthern.com/news/local/the-southernmost-region-of-illinois-is-shrinking-but-it-doesn/article_ca608897-f2a3-50b8-a1c2-9f8635f53618.html
— Will ‘Opportunity Zones’ pump new private investment into Southern Illinois? Officials say it’s too soon to tell. – MOLLY PARKER
https://thesouthern.com/news/local/will-opportunity-zones-pump-new-private-investment-into-southern-illinois/article_0dba59fa-22ff-5b7a-82bc-b0fdcd52b9fb.html

 

INDIANA GAZETTE
— Why we need a border wall – Ann Coulter
https://www.indianagazette.com/opinion/columnists/guest-column-why-we-need-a-border-wall/article_d20a8542-8b1b-5b28-b0fb-2f2c588990de.html

 

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Trump builds, Beto destroys Texas Democrat’s ‘take the wall down’ admission shows extremism of the left – Cheryl K. Chumley
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2019/feb/16/donald-trump-builds-beto-orourke-destroys/

 

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Biden tells Europeans in Munich that America is ‘an embarrassment’ – Joel Gehrke (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats make it clear that they hate America.)
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/policy/defense-national-security/biden-tells-europeans-in-munich-that-america-is-an-embarrassment

 

FOX NEWS
— Elizabeth Warren heckled at Georgia campaign stop: ‘Why did you lie?’ – Louis Casiano (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, tremendous incentives exist to lie about your race, your gender, your age, your national origin, your religion, your military status, your political affiliation, your financial condition, your health condition, and when your ancestors came to America. Ever-increasingly, America gives preference to those who are minority, female, younger, non-German American, non-Protestant, veteran, Democrat, non-rich, non-healthy, and to those whose ancestors have not been in America for a long time. I might still be working for GAO if I had successfully lied to my GAO superiors that I was a minority, female, younger, non-German American, non-Protestant, veteran, Democrat, non-rich, non-healthy, and that my ancestors have not been in America for a long time.)
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/elizabeth-warren-heckled-about-native-american-ancestry-at-georgia-campaign-stop-why-did-you-lie
— Media freak out about fixing border emergency, downplay attempted coup – Dan Gainor
https://www.foxnews.com/opinion/media-freak-out-about-fixing-border-emergency-downplay-attempted-coup

 

GOPUSA
— Beto O’Rourke: Tear down existing border walls
http://www.gopusa.com/beto-orourke-tear-down-existing-border-walls/

 

TOWNHALL
— A Real Emergency – Derek Hunter
https://townhall.com/columnists/derekhunter/2019/02/17/a-real-emergency-n2541607
— Is This (nanny issues) Why Heather Nauert Withdrew From Consideration For U.N. Ambassador Post? – Matt Vespa
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/mattvespa/2019/02/17/heather-nauert-withdraws-from-un-ambassador-consideration-n2541617
— Mexican Authorities Relocate Caravan Riders Staying Near The U.S. Border – Beth Baumann
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/bethbaumann/2019/02/16/report-mexican-authorities-relocate-caravan-riders-staying-near-the-us-border-n2541604

 

DAILY CALLER
— CHICAGO POLICE BELIEVE JUSSIE SMOLLETT PAID MEN TO STAGE ATTACK – Scott Morefield
https://dailycaller.com/2019/02/16/chicago-police-jussie-smollett-attack/
— BACKGROUND CHECK DIDN’T CATCH AURORA SHOOTER’S PRIOR FELONY CONVICTION – Scott Morefield
https://dailycaller.com/2019/02/16/background-check-aurora-illinois-shooter-prior-felony/
— DONALD TRUMP JR., OTHERS SLAM JUSSIE SMOLLETT, MEDIA COVERAGE SURROUNDING ALLEGED TRUMP SUPPORTER HATE CRIME – Scott Morefield
https://dailycaller.com/2019/02/17/donald-trump-jr-jussie-smollett-media-coverage/

 

BREITBART
— Illinois Shooting Occurred in Gun-Free Zone – Awr Hawkins
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2019/02/16/illinois-shooting-occurred-in-gun-free-zone/
— Beto: ‘Racism’ and ‘Hatred’ Define Trump Presidency – Tony Lee
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2019/02/16/beto-racism-and-hatred-define-trump-presidency/
— Trump Base Pushes Richard Grenell for United Nations Ambassadorship – Matthew Boyle
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2019/02/16/trump-base-pushes-richard-grenell-for-united-nations-ambassadorship/

 

BLAZE
— Dems call for more gun control after Aurora shooting. Then police chief reveals fact that busts the narrative. – Chris Enloe
https://www.theblaze.com/news/aurora-shooting-killer-gun-control

 

AMERICA GREATNESS
— Congress Sells Out Again – Rachel Bovard
https://www.amgreatness.com/2019/02/16/congress-sells-out-again/

 

AMERICAN THINKER
— The border emergency is about 2020, not the courts – Silvio Canto, Jr.
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2019/02/the_border_emergency_is_about_2020_not_the_courts.html
— Finally, the Democrats openly acknowledge their socialism – Peter Barry Chowka
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2019/02/finally_the_democrats_openly_acknowledge_their_socialism.html
— 2020 Democratic candidates: Ahmadinejad, Khamenei, Chávez, and Maduro – Majid Mohammadi
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2019/02/2020_democratic_candidates_ahmadinejad_khamenei_chvez_and_maduro.html
— Calls for calm in Australia as militant vegans attack dairy farmers – Thomas Lifson
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2019/02/calls_for_calm_in_australia_as_militant_vegans_attack_dairy_farmers.html

 

PJ MEDIA
— Three Theories on the Unsolved Jussie Smollett Mystery – JIM TREACHER
https://pjmedia.com/trending/three-theories-on-the-unsolved-jussie-smollett-mystery/

 

NEWS BUSTERS
— Scott Adams: ‘How Long Before We See Trump Derangement Syndrome Used as a Legal Defense?’ – P.J. Gladnick (DIERSEN: Of course, whatever I support, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes oppose. Of course, those candidates in nonpartisan elections and in Republican primary elections who I support, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes oppose those candidates.)
https://www.newsbusters.org/blogs/nb/pj-gladnick/2019/02/16/scott-adams-how-long-we-see-trump-derangement-syndrome-used-legal

 

HOT AIR
— Trump’s Border Battle Is Just Beginning
https://hotair.com/headlines/archives/2019/02/trumps-border-battle-just-beginning/

 

WORLD NET DAILY
— WALLS ARE IMMORAL? WALLS DON’T WORK? Joseph Farah notes incongruity of Democratic/media border claims
https://mobile.wnd.com/2019/02/walls-are-immoral-walls-dont-work/

 

LIFEZETTE
— ‘Build the Wall’ Campaign Ships Nearly 22,000 Bricks to Nancy Pelosi’s Offices ‘If you really, really love Americans (as much as President Trump does), then you will listen to the majority of us’ – Wayne Dupree
https://www.lifezette.com/2019/02/build-the-wall-campaign-ships-nearly-22000-bricks-to-nancy-pelosis-offices/

 

NATIONAL REVIEW
— Jussie Smollett Hires Defense Lawyer; Rope Was Purchased by His Friends – KYLE SMITH
https://www.nationalreview.com/corner/jussie-smollett-hires-defense-lawyer-rope-was-purchased-by-his-friends/

 

HUFFINGTON POST
— CNN, MSNBC To Air New Version Of Anti-Nazi Ad Fox News Rejected – Amy Russo (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Republican-haters hint/imply/argue/shout that all Republicans are Nazis who should be gotten rid of once and for all.)
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/fox-news-nazi-documentary-ad_n_5c682bdfe4b05c889d1fc15d

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— ‘It Is Not a Closet. It Is a Cage.’ Gay Catholic Priests Speak Out The crisis over sexuality in the Catholic Church goes beyond abuse. It goes to the heart of the priesthood, into a closet that is trapping thousands of men. – Elizabeth Dias
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/02/17/us/it-is-not-a-closet-it-is-a-cage-gay-catholic-priests-speak-out.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Republican-haters hint/imply/argue/shout that all Republicans are racists.
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/02/16/sunday-review/ralph-northam-blackface-friends.html
— Watch Out. Tax Season Is Even More Stressful Than Usual. With millions of people filing tax returns under a new tax law and after a long government shutdown, this is a challenging year. We offer survival tips and extensive coverage – Jeff Sommer
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/02/16/your-money/watch-out-tax-season-is-even-more-stressful-than-usual.html
— The Vatican’s Gay Overlords A sensational new book mines the Catholic Church’s sexual secrets. Will right-wing homophobes exploit it? – Frank Bruni
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/02/15/opinion/vatican-gay-priests.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Trump-haters say “Trump Is Driving Out Precious Republican Voters.”
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/02/16/opinion/sunday/trump-youth-vote.html
— They’re Rich and They’re Mad About Taxes (Too Low!) An affluent few are raging against a tax law that puts more money — a lot more — in their pockets. Friends call them ‘traitors to their class.’ – David Gelles
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/02/12/business/rich-people-against-tax-cut.html
— No, You Can’t Ignore Email. It’s Rude. Being overwhelmed is no excuse. It’s hard to be good at your job if you’re bad at responding to people. – Adam Grant (DIERSEN: Of course, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes want you to ignore GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/02/15/opinion/sunday/email-etiquette.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats crow about their success in destroying traditional marriage and the traditional family.
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/02/16/sunday-review/women-equal-rights-amendment.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Those who hate America hate Trump. Those who hate Trump hate America.
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/02/16/world/europe/mike-pence-joe-biden.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Rift Between Trump and Europe Is Now Open and Angry.”
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/02/17/world/europe/trump-international-relations-munich.html

 

LOS ANGELES TIMES
— Gov. Newsom pushes for new ties with Mexico as Trump fights to build a wall – JAZMINE ULLOA and TARYN LUNA (DIERSEN: How soon will there be enough America-haters in California for California to officially join up with Mexico and declare war on America?)
https://www.latimes.com/politics/la-pol-ca-gavin-newsom-border-policy-20190217-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Trump-haters a) glorify and praise those who come to America illegally and b) encourage citizens of foreign countries to come to America illegally.
https://www.latimes.com/opinion/op-ed/la-oe-jusionyte-border-emergency-responders-20190217-story.html

 

WASHINGTON POST
— Focus of Jussie Smollett assault investigation has ‘shifted,’ Chicago police say – Bethonie Butler
https://www.washingtonpost.com/arts-entertainment/2019/02/15/chicago-police-say-there-is-no-evidence-jussie-smolletts-assault-claims-are-hoax/
— How sexist will the media’s treatment of female candidates be? – Margaret Sullivan (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats shout at female candidates that Republicans are White supremacists, Nazis, KKK members, haters, racists, sexists, bigots, and even worse things who should be gotten rid of once and for all.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/style/how-sexist-will-the-medias-treatment-of-female-candidates-be-rule-out-not-at-all/2019/02/15/117158e4-2fcb-11e9-8ad3-9a5b113ecd3c_story.html
— Heather Nauert nomination sunk by nanny issues – Josh Rogin
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2019/02/17/heather-nauert-nomination-sunk-by-nanny-issues/
— Why Donald Trump Jr.’s ‘loser teachers’ comment was ‘a chilling moment’ for educators around the world – Valerie Strauss (DIERSEN: What percentage of the teachers in your public school district are anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time? The biggest indicator of that percentage is the percentage of their students that are anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/education/2019/02/16/why-donald-trump-jr-loser-teachers-comment-was-a-chilling-moment-educators-around-world/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: You may recall that President Trump held a border wall rally in El Paso on Monday and that his eldest child, Donald Trump Jr., made a speech that roused the crowd. The president’s son drew cheers when he urged young conservatives to “bring it to your schools” (though he didn’t say exactly what “it” was) because “you don’t have to be indoctrinated by these loser teachers that are trying to sell you on socialism from birth.”)

 

NEW YORK POST
— Will Jussie Smollett’s supporters admit they were wrong? – EDITORIAL
https://nypost.com/2019/02/16/will-jussie-smolletts-supporters-admit-they-were-wrong/

 

PHILADELPHIA TRIBUNE
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Republican-haters promote hatred of Republicans.
https://www.phillytrib.com/commentary/gop-hypocrisy-on-bigotry/article_b86bf50c-d2f0-5c8c-89d2-66fbc65f7abe.html

 

DESERT NEWS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats crow about their success in getting religious people to be anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.
https://www.deseretnews.com/article/900056177/life-at-the-border-church-volunteers-fill-the-humanitarian-gap-to-help-migrant-asylum-seekers-in-arizona.html

 

ARIZONA DAILY STAR
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: America-haters say “Expanded border wall will do little to decrease illegal immigration.”
https://tucson.com/news/local/govt-and-politics/poll-expanded-border-wall-will-do-little-to-decrease-illegal/article_7f56dcde-6c88-5136-8069-040cbe8d2323.html

 

BUSINESS INSIDER
— ‘SNL’ mocked Trump’s border wall national emergency — and Trump wasn’t happy – Ellen Cranley
https://www.businessinsider.sg/snl-mocked-trump-national-emergency-alec-baldwin-wall-makes-safe-2019-2/

 

FORBES
— Jussie Smollett Says He Is “Further Victimized” By False Rumors Regarding His Assault – Adrienne Gibbs
https://www.forbes.com/sites/adriennegibbs/2019/02/17/jussie-smollett-says-he-is-further-victimized-by-false-rumors-regarding-his-assault/#1bf9b3b81bcc

 

STARS AND STRIPES
— Trump’s declaration of national emergency hit with first lawsuits – DAMIAN PALETTA, MIKE DEBONIS, JOHN WAGNER, AMY B WANG, MISSY RYAN |
https://www.stripes.com/news/us/trump-s-declaration-of-national-emergency-hit-with-first-lawsuits-1.569034

 

NEWSWEEK
— FOX NEWS REJECTS ADVERTISEMENT CONDEMNING FASCISM, CNN AND MSNBC TO AIR EDITED VERSION OF COMMERCIAL – ALEXANDRA HUTZLER (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Republican-haters hint/imply/argue/shout that all Republicans are fascists who should be gotten rid of once and for all.)
https://www.newsweek.com/cnn-msnbc-air-anti-nazi-ad-rejected-fox-news-1333922
— CONSERVATIVE HOST S.E. CUPP SLAMS REPUBLICANS FOR FORGETTING THEIR ‘PRINCIPLES’ IN SUPPORT OF TRUMP’S EMERGENCY DECLARATION – JASON LEMON
https://www.newsweek.com/conservative-host-republicans-forgetting-principles-trump-national-emergency-1334026

February 16 Morning Edition

ABC7
— Willowbrook Sterigenics plant shut down Friday night
https://abc7chicago.com/health/willowbrook-sterigenics-plant-shut-down-friday-night/5141207/

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— ‘Dark money’ fund spends over $700K in TV ads against Bill Daley in Chicago mayor’s race – Gregory Pratt
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-met-chicago-mayors-race-ad-blitz-20190215-story.html
— Lake Ridge teen honored for volunteer work – Meredith Colias-Pete (DIERSEN: Are you a Republican Precinct Committeeman? What discourages you from volunteering to serve as an officer of your Republican township/county party organization? Do those who dominate your Republican township/county party organization demand blind loyalty to them and to them only? Are your demographics bad, for example, are you a Trump supporter, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, White, male, older, rich, gun owner, German American, draft avoider, and/or have your ancestors have been in America for a long time? Ever-increasingly, the Republican Party makes it clear a) that it wants those who are minority, female, and/or young and b) that it wants to get rid of those who are White, male, and/or old.)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/post-tribune/news/ct-ptb-lake-ridge-flowers-volunteer-award-st-20190207-story.html

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— In wake of scandal, Democratic Party of Illinois taps new executive director – Lynn Sweet
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/scandal-illinois-democratic-party-mary-morrissey-tim-mapes/
— Pritzker budget to boost education, use marijuana money, freeze income tax – Tina Sfondeles (DIERSEN: To push pot is to destroy Illinois.)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/cannabis/pritzker-budget-boost-education-recreational-marijuana-money-freeze-income-tax-sports-betting-vaping/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: In his first budget address, Democratic Gov. J.B. Pritzker plans to pitch an “austere” spending blueprint with no increase in the state income tax rate, a bump in education funding and revenue from business licenses to sell recreational marijuana. Pritzker told the Chicago Sun-Times he will also push for taxes on e-cigarettes and vaping, and for the legalization of sports betting to help bring in more immediate revenue. As for his plan to legalize recreational marijuana — which will take time to negotiate and pass in the Illinois General Assembly — the governor’s office said the budget is “banking some revenues,” from legalizing marijuana, “but just from the selling of the licenses.”)
— Smollett beating investigation bombshell gives fresh fodder to Trump supporters – Mary Mitchell
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/smollett-beating-investigation-bombshell-gives-fresh-fodder-to-trump-supporters/

— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Legislation would greatly expand reproductive rights in Illinois – Rebecca Anzel
https://chicago.suntimes.com/health/abortion-reproductive-rights-illinois-general-assembly/

 

DAILY HERALD
— Suburban lawmakers (Casten, Foster, and Schneider) among those seeking to overturn Trump emergency – Marni Pyke
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20190215/suburban-lawmakers-among-those-seeking-to-overturn-trump-emergency

 

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— New GOP exec director – Bernard Schoenburg
https://www.sj-r.com/opinion/20190112/bernard-schoenburg-davis-votes-for-funding-on-agency-by-agency-basis
(FROM THE ARTICLE: ANTHONY SARROS, a Decatur native who has also lived in Springfield and is now in Chicago, is the new executive director of the Illinois Republican Party. Sarros, 28, went to Mount Zion High School and has a political science degree, with a minor in business, from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. His parents still live in Decatur. Sarros was political director of Gov. BRUCE RAUNER’S re-election campaign, and had earlier been political director of the state GOP, data director for the House Republican Organization, and field office manager on Rauner’s 2014 campaign. When LaHood first ran for Congress in special primary and general elections in 2015, Sarros was deputy campaign manager and field director. Before getting into politics, he worked in jobs including being assistant to the Midwest scout for the Pittsburgh Pirates. “In the wake of the 2018 election, Republicans have the opportunity to offer a stark contrast from the governing Democrats to the voters in Illinois,” Sarros said. “It will be a challenge.” Sarros took over for TRAVIS STERLING, who took a job as director of development at the American Principles Project. That Arlington, Virginia-based organization also has an executive director from Illinois — TERRY SCHILLING, son of and one-time campaign manager for former U.S. Rep. BOBBY SCHILLING, R-Colona. The elder Schilling won a single term in the old 17th Congressional District in 2010, when that oddly shaped district included part of Springfield.)

 

ROCKFORD REGISTER STAR
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Legislation would greatly expand abortion rights in Illinois – Rebecca Anzel
https://www.rrstar.com/news/20190215/legislation-would-greatly-expand-abortion-rights-in-illinois

 

PEORIA JOURNAL STAR
— GOP leader Richard Porter with “storied history” to speak at Stark County Lincoln lunch – Gary L. Smith
https://www.pjstar.com/news/20190215/gop-leader-with-storied-history-to-speak-at-stark-county-lincoln-lunch

 

ALTON DAILY NEWS
— Davis Continues Advocacy for Bipartisanship – Doug Jenkins (DIERSEN: Overwhelmingly, bipartisanship has meant a) Democrats win and b) Republicans lose.)
http://altondailynews.com/news/details.cfm?clientid=17&id=279617#.XGgkKch_OM8

 

MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— Lincoln Day Dinner Scheduled for February 23rd Features Jeannie Ives –
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2019/02/15/lincoln-day-dinner-scheduled-for-february-23rd-features-jeannie-ives-copy/

 

WBEZ
— What’s That Building? Blanchard Hall At Wheaton College And The Underground Railroad – Dennis Rodkin
https://www.wbez.org/shows/morning-shift/whats-that-building-blanchard-hall-at-wheaton-college-and-the-underground-railroad/484bc97e-b846-4763-bbd4-fc215a2efab7

 

PRAIRIE STATE WIRE
— Ideas Illinois chair: Legislators should release their own tax returns – Glenn Minnis
https://prairiestatewire.com/stories/511774432-ideas-illinois-chair-legislators-should-release-their-own-tax-returns
— ‘Illinois is already the abortion capital of the Midwest,’ Pro-Life advocate Eric J. Scheidler says – Karen Kidd
https://prairiestatewire.com/stories/511774447-illinois-is-already-the-abortion-capital-of-the-midwest-pro-life-advocate-says

 

CHICAGO CITY WIRE
— Lowering taxes at top of list for self-made man, mayoral candidate Wilson – Glenn Minnis (DIERSEN: Are you “self-made?” My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes would shout that I am not. They would shout that I was a lowly failed wage-earner 1964-1997 and I have been a lowly failed retiree since 1997.)
https://chicagocitywire.com/stories/511766880-lowering-taxes-at-top-of-list-for-self-made-man-mayoral-candidate-wilson
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Enter the 70-year-old Wilson, who is running for mayor of Chicago amid a field of candidates that seems to grow by the day. Wilson, a self-made millionaire businessman, said his greatest selling point is that he’s different from the career politicians now in the race. “I’m not running for a paycheck,” Wilson said, adding that he plans to use his own money to finance his campaign. “The truth is I’m running to help all the people of this city who still do need a paycheck to be able to make a better living.” A resident of Chicago since 1965, Wilson went from picking cotton during the Jim Crow era, making 20 cents an hour, to being one of the first black owners of a McDonald’s restaurant. He took a struggling location and turned it around within a year, earning top accolades including the Outstanding Store Award and Top Sales Performer. The restaurant’s performance led to Wilson owning several around Chicago.)
— Hernandez endorsement: Mayoral candidate Wilson outshines ‘tired old players’ in Chicago – Glenn Minnis (DIERSEN: Are you a “tired old player?” My critic/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes stress that I am 70 years old.)
https://chicagocitywire.com/stories/511775916-hernandez-endorsement-mayoral-candidate-wilson-outshines-tired-old-players-in-chicago

— City of Wheaton City Council met January 22 – Angelica Saylo Pilo
https://chicagocitywire.com/stories/511777291-city-of-wheaton-city-council-met-january-22

 

OPEN THE BOOKS
— VIDEO CLIP: The War on Waste on Fox Nation’s Deep Dive (DIERSEN: What have you done to fight government waste? GAO fights government waste. I worked for GAO for almost 18 years, the last 11 years of which at the GS-13 Step 1-10 levels, currently $96,403-$125,325/year. Of course, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes dismiss, belittle, badmouth, demonize, denigrate, and condemn that.)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HRbmFK2sYgI&feature=youtu.be

 

ILLINOIS FAMILY INSTITUTE
— Public Libraries Still Unsafe – David E. Smith
https://illinoisfamily.org/pornography/public-libraries-still-unsafe-for-families-and-children/

 

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Key moments in actor Jussie Smollett’s Chicago attack – AP
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2019/feb/16/key-moments-in-actor-jussie-smolletts-chicago-atta/

 

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Why Trump doesn’t like Ann Coulter anymore – Editorial
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/why-trump-doesnt-like-ann-coulter-anymore

 

FOX NEWS
— Aurora workplace shooter was set to be fired by company, police chief says – Louis Casiano (DIERSEN: Have you been fired? My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes stress that constructively, the federal government fired me in 1997 when I was 49 years old. They hint/imply/argue/shout that I must be ONE OF THE WORSE PEOPLE ON EARTH a) because the federal government fires extremely few of its employees and b) because I had far more job qualification than my coworkers. I had earned job-related master’s degrees when I was 48, 31, and 27 and a job-related bachelor’s degree when I was 21. I had earned job-related professional certifications when I was 48, 47, 45, 41, 32, and 30. I had earned a job-related professional license when I 32.)
https://www.foxnews.com/us/aurora-workplace-shooter-was-set-to-be-fired-by-comapny

— Political malpractice forced Amazon out of NYC — And it wasn’t just Ocasio-Cortez – Steve Levy
https://www.foxnews.com/opinion/political-malpractice-forced-amazon-out-of-nyc-and-it-wasnt-just-ocasio-cortez

 

RUSH LIMBAUGH
— Why I Haven’t Mentioned Jussie Smollett Until Now
https://www.rushlimbaugh.com/daily/2019/02/15/why-i-havent-mentioned-jussie-smollett-until-now/
— They Want You to Lose Faith in Trump
https://www.rushlimbaugh.com/daily/2019/02/15/a-trump-supporter-begins-to-lose-faith/

 

LIFESITE NEWS
— Police investigating whether ‘MAGA’ attack on gay actor another left-wing hoax – Calvin Freiburger
https://www.lifesitenews.com/news/report-police-investigating-whether-maga-attack-on-gay-actor-another-left-w

 

WORLD NET DAILY
— DEMOCRATS’ SEMANTIC ABSURDITY OVER BORDER WALL Brent Smith notes hatred for Trump ‘clouds what little judgment they have
https://www.wnd.com/2019/02/democrats-semantic-absurdity-over-border-wall/

 

BREITBART
— ‘Undocumented, Unafraid’–Illegal Immigrants Protest ICE, Demand Amnesty – Penny Starr
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2019/02/15/watch-undocumented-unafraid-illegal-immigrants-protest-ice-demand-amnesty/
— Trump Pledges to ‘Take Care of ICE,’ Then Signs Bill Crippling Agency’s Power to Deport Illegal Aliens – John Binder
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2019/02/15/trump-pledges-to-take-care-of-ice-then-signs-bill-crippling-agencys-power-to-deport-illegal-aliens/
— Trump Decries Catch and Release While Expanding Release of Illegal Aliens – John Binder
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2019/02/15/trump-decries-catch-release-while-expanding-release-illegal-aliens/

 

AMERICAN THINKER
— Trump Should Just Let the Democrats Self-Destruct – Gary Gindler
https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2019/02/trump_should_just_let_the_democrats_selfdestruct.html
— Breaking the Left’s Deception of Black Americans – Lloyd Marcus
https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2019/02/breaking_the_lefts_deception_of_black_americans.html

 

NEW AMERICAN
— Is California Dreamin’ Now California Nightmare? – Steve Byas
https://www.thenewamerican.com/usnews/item/31501-is-california-dreamin-now-california-nightmare

 

TOWNHALL
— Democrats Can’t Hide Crazy – Wayne Allyn Root
https://townhall.com/columnists/wayneallynroot/2019/02/16/democrats-cant-hide-crazy-n2541597

 

NEWSMAX
— Illinois Governor Eyes Bond Sale, Tax Hike to Save Pensions
https://www.newsmax.com/finance/streettalk/illinois-governor-bond-sale/2019/02/15/id/902903/
— Ann Coulter: Trump’s an ‘Idiot,’ That’s the National Emergency – Jason Devaney
https://www.newsmax.com/newsfront/ann-coulter-donald-trump-border-wall/2019/02/15/id/902974/

 

FRONTPAGE MAGAZINE
— THE NATIONAL EMERGENCY ISN’T JUST AT THE BORDER, IT’S IN WASHINGTON D.C. – Daniel Greenfield
https://www.frontpagemag.com/point/272887/national-emergency-isnt-just-border-its-washington-daniel-greenfield

 

WORLD NET DAILY
— EXPERTS: BILL WILL SPARK ‘LARGEST SURGE’ EVER OF MINORS Immigration groups warn of budget’s ‘landmines,’ ‘poison pills’
https://www.wnd.com/2019/02/experts-bill-will-spark-largest-surge-ever-of-minors/

 

CONSERVATIVE REVIEW
— Why isn’t Trump using the most obvious and effective executive actions for the border? – Daniel Horowitz
https://www.conservativereview.com/news/isnt-trump-using-obvious-effective-executive-actions-border/

 

THE HILL
— Democrats ready aggressive response to Trump emergency order, as GOP splinters – MIKE LILLIS AND SCOTT WONG (DIERSEN: Republicans support the emergency order. RINOs oppose the emergency order. RINOs want cheap labor.)
https://thehill.com/homenews/house/430292-dems-ready-aggressive-response-to-trump-emergency-order-as-gop-splinters
— CNN, MSNBC to air ad turned down by Fox over Nazi imagery – TAL AXELROD (DIERSEN: How bad are your demographics? Ever-increasingly, the more of the following that you are, the more that Democrats and RINOs hint/imply/argue/shout that you are a Nazi: Trump supporter, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owner, German American, draft avoider, and if your ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://thehill.com/homenews/media/430323-cnn-msnbc-to-air-ad-turned-down-by-fox-over-nazi-imagery
— Business, conservative groups slam Trump’s national emergency declaration – NIV ELIS (DIERSEN: Republicans support the emergency order. RINOs oppose the emergency order. RINOs want cheap labor.)
https://thehill.com/policy/finance/430271-business-conservative-groups-slam-trumps-national-emergency-declaration

 

ABC NEWS
— JANUARY 10, 2019 FLASHBACK: Here’s a list of the 31 national emergencies that have been in effect for years Here’s a list of the presidents who declared still ongoing national emergencies. – Kendall Heath
https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/list-31-national-emergencies-effect-years/story

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Trump-haters promote hatred against Trump.
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/02/15/us/politics/trump-presidency-national-emergency.html
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/02/15/opinion/trump-border-wall-national-emergency.html
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/02/15/us/politics/trump-border-emergency-announcement.html
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/02/15/us/politics/trump-national-emergency-congress.html
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/02/15/us/politics/fact-checking-trump-emergency-border.html

https://www.nytimes.com/2019/02/15/us/politics/national-emergency-trump.html
— The Power of Raw, Honest Stories About Money – Ron Lieber (DIERSEN: Everyone involved in government, politics, and/or journalism should be required to disclose where their money came from. Since 1966, virtually all my money has come from a) Social Security (since 2010, currently $2,118/year), b) Civil Service Retirement System (since 1997, currently $53,316/year), c) GAO (1980-1997, $125,325/year in 1997 in today’s dollars), d) IRS (1971-1980, $91,880/year in 1980 in today’s dollars), Firestone Stores (1970-1972), and Post Office (1966-1969, $16.91/hour in 1969 in today’s dollars).)
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/02/15/your-money/gaby-dunn-chanel-reynolds-vicki-robin-interview.html
— Bill Weld Will Challenge Trump for 2020 Republican Nomination – Alexander Burns (DIERSEN: In your precinct, how strongly will the anti-Trumps support Weld?)
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/02/15/us/politics/bill-weld-trump-2020.html

 

WASHINGTON POST
— CNN and MSNBC will run anti-Nazi ad that Fox News rejected – Steven Zeitchik (DIERSEN: How bad are your demographics? Ever-increasingly, the more of the following that you are, the more that Democrats and RINOs hint/imply/argue/shout that you are a Nazi: Trump supporter, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owner, German American, draft avoider, and if your ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2019/02/16/cnn-msnbc-will-run-anti-nazi-ad-that-fox-news-rejected-filmmakers-say/
— TREASONOUS: Border communities begin legal challenges to Trump’s emergency declaration, wall construction – Robert Moore and Daniel Tyx
https://www.washingtonpost.com/national/border-communities-begin-legal-challenges-to-trumps-emergency-declaration-wall-construction/2019/02/15/78fae72a-316d-11e9-8ad3-9a5b113ecd3c_story.html

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— A Look at African-American History, Through the Numbers In recognition of Black History Month, here are a few facts and figures about the African-American experience in the U.S. – Jo Craven McGinty (DIERSEN: According to this article, “Black representation in Congress is coming closer to mirroring U.S. demographics.” Does German-American representation in Congress mirror U.S. demographics? Does Missouri Synod Lutheran representation in Congress mirror U.S. demographics? Does CPA representation in Congress mirror U.S. demographics?)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/a-look-at-african-american-history-through-the-numbers-11550232000

 

USA TODAY
— Google plans to add tens of thousands of new jobs as it expands in 14 states – Edward C. Baig (DIERSEN: From what I see, the more of the following that you are, the LESS LIKELY THAT GOOGLE WILL OFFER YOU A JOB: Trump supporter, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, non-poor, gun owner, German American, draft avoider, and/or if your ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/talkingtech/2019/02/13/google-hire-tens-thousands-new-data-centers-offices/2862599002/

 

BOSTON GLOBE
— In challenge to Trump, Bill Weld exploring 2020 run as a Republican – Michael Levenson (DIERSEN: In your precinct, how strongly will the anti-Trumps support Weld?)
https://www.bostonglobe.com/news/politics/2019/02/15/former-massachusetts-governor-bill-weld-explore-running-for-president-says/wgPTWQR2t0iHIVHigO7vYO/story.html

 

PHILADELPHIA TRIBUNE
— Should Blacks challenge Black candidates more than white ones? (DIERSEN: Should Whites challenge White candidates more than minority ones? Should males challenge male candidates more than female ones? Should older people challenge older candidates more than younger ones? Should Christians challenge Christian candidates more than non-Christian ones? Should German Americans challenge German American candidates more than non-German American ones? Should non-veterans challenge non-veteran candidates more than veteran ones? Should rich people challenge rich candidates more than non-rich ones?)
https://www.phillytrib.com/should-blacks-challenge-black-candidates-more-than-white-ones/article_655526fe-6fb7-550f-8bac-59628156e80c.html

 

ALBUQUERQUE JOURNAL
— A new ‘freedom caravan’ of primarily Cuban migrants is trying to reach US – MARIO J. PENTON
https://www.abqjournal.com/1281280/a-new-freedom-caravan-of-primarily-cuban-migrants-is-trying-to-reach-us.html

 

WIRO SEATTLE
— Hate groups allowed to flourish underground largely unchecked – Deborah Horne (DIERSEN: According to the Democrats, a hate group is one that does NOT promote dependency on government, dependency on charity, LGBTQ activity, abortion, mass/illegal immigration, abolition of the First and Second Amendments, booze, gambling, pot, and other vices, patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, age discrimination, retaliation, and even worse things. According to the Democrats, a hate group is one that is NOT anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.kiro7.com/news/local/hate-groups-allowed-to-flourish-underground-largely-unchecked/921027688

 

KELO
— Never Too Old To Make A Difference – Kelli Volk (DIERSEN: Are you a Republican Precinct Committeeman/Captain? How old are you? How soon will the age limit a) to serve as a Republican Precinct Committeeman/Captain be set at say age 25, b) to serve as an officer of a Republican township/ward/county organization be set at say age 30, c) to serve as an Illinois Republican Party (IRP) State Central Committee member be set at say age 35, and d) to serve as an IRP officer, IRP National Committeeman, or IRP National Committeewoman be set at say age 40? How soon will you have to be a minority or a female to hold any of the aforesaid positions? All my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes promote a) age discrimination and b) reverse discrimination to curry favor with those who are younger, minority, and/or female.)
https://www.keloland.com/news/eye-on-keloland/never-too-old-to-make-a-difference/1786149544

 

FORTUNE
— TREASONOUS: Parties Line Up to Sue Trump on ‘National Emergency’ Declaration – KARTIKAY MEHROTRA, ANDREW HARRIS, and BLOOMBERG
http://fortune.com/2019/02/15/trump-declared-national-emergency/

 

DAILY NATION
— How to keep your career moving forward – JAMES KAHONGEH (DIERSEN: What hindered your career from moving forward? For me, for a career in the private sector, it was my being draft bait until I was 22 years old in 1971 and Oldsmobile withdrawing a job offer in 1971 that I had accepted because it had just agreed to stop hiring Whites to settle an EEOC complaint. For me, for a career in the federal government, it was my avoiding the draft, my being a Republican, my complaining about political affiliation discrimination, my complaining about reverse discrimination, my complaining about age discrimination, and my becoming in 1988 an active member in a class action lawsuit that charged the federal government with reverse discrimination, age discrimination, and retaliation. For me, for careers in both the private sector and the federal government, it was my not having a degree from an Ivy League university, my not earning an MBA until I was 27, my not passing the CPA examination until I was 30, my not earning master’s degree in accounting until I was 31, my not passing the Certified Internal Auditor examination until I was 32, and my not becoming a licensed CPA until I was 32. For me, for careers in both the private sector and the federal government, because since the 1960s employers have been under tremendous pressure to hire, retain, and promote minorities and females and because they have always been under tremendous pressure to hire veterans, it was my being a White male non-veteran.)
https://www.nation.co.ke/lifestyle/mynetwork/How-to-keep-your-career-moving-forward/3141096-4981820-mscuhl/index.html

February 14 Morning Edition

WGN TV
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Revenue from video gaming exceeds state casinos for the first time – BEN BRADLEY (DIERSEN: What percent of the money lost gambling in Illinois is lost by those a) who have saved little or nothing for their retirement, b) who have severe financial and/or health problems, c) who are wards of the state or will be wards of the state, and/or d) who are also addicted to booze, opioids, pot, etc. – 98%, 99%, 100%?)
https://wgntv.com/2019/02/13/revenue-from-video-gaming-exceeds-state-casinos-for-the-first-time/

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Aldermanic candidate David Krupa files $4 million defamation suit against CTU – Tom Schuba
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/aldermanic-candidate-files-4-million-defamation-suit-against-ctu/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The latest suit holds that Muir, a teacher at Nathan Hale Elementary School in the 13th Ward, used a CTU letterhead when she penned a note to ward residents accusing Krupa of cyberbullying and cyberstalking. “Mr. Krupa harassed and bullied me through breaching a school computer system and posting disturbing language and images that shocked me and my student,” Muir wrote in the letter, which implores residents not to vote for Krupa. “My sense of personal safety and security were violated, and this letter is part of my effort to hold him accountable for his behavior,” she wrote.)
— Democrats expect to send minimum wage bill to Pritzker Thursday — as GOP balks – Jerry Nowicki (DIERSEN: Did you ever work for the minimum wage? I did 1964-1966 washing dishes in the basement of the S.S. Kresges in Chicago Heights during my junior and senior years at Crete-Monee High School. If S.S. Kresges had to pay me $15/hour in today’s dollars back then, it probably would have hired an illegal instead of me. If you had earned $15/hour in today’s dollars when you were young, what would you have done with that money? I did not start earning $15/hour in today’s dollars until I was 18 in September of 1966. I earned far less than $15/hour in today’s dollars when I did yard work and delivered newspapers 1962-1964; washed dishes 1964-1966; and cleaned golf shoes, chipped slag, and pumped gasoline in 1966. If had earned $15/hour in today’s dollars 1962-1966, I probably would have bought a new loaded 1966 Pontiac GTO in 1966 instead of the new 1966 Pontiac Tempest Sprint that I bought. What job requirements did you have to meet before you first earned $15/hour in today’s dollars? Job requirements that I had to meet in 1966 included: be a United States citizen, be 18 years old, have a high school diploma, pass an employment test, pass a physical examination, have a driver’s license, pass a truck driving test, pass a background investigation, and have a car to use to make deliveries with.)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/business/democrats-send-minimum-wage-bill-pritzker-thursday-house-vote-gop-against/

 

DAILY HERALD
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A Trump-hater promotes hatred of Trump.
https://www.dailyherald.com/discuss/20190214/dont-make-it-easy-for-trump-to-hide-his-failure
— Want transparency? Get rid of ‘shell’ bills – Editorial
https://www.dailyherald.com/discuss/20190213/want-transparency-get-rid-of-shell-bills
— No tollway board, no matter: Route 53 study keeps bringing consultants millions – Marni Pyke
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20190214/no-tollway-board-no-problem-controversial-route-53-study-keeps-bringing-consultants-millions

 

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Biz faces life without clout in Springfield A higher minimum wage. Signs of more pension borrowing. A push for a graduated income tax. If you thought the business community still had significant influence in a Democrat-dominated capitol, this week offered a kick to the gut. – GREG HINZ
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/greg-hinz-politics/biz-faces-life-without-clout-springfield

 

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Minimum wage is not an issue to rush – Editorial
https://www.sj-r.com/opinion/20190209/our-view-minimum-wage-is-not-issue-to-rush

 

NORTHWEST HERALD
— Illinois lawmaker Tom Bennett, R-Pontiac, eyeing 4 to 6 new statues at Capitol complex – Grant Morgan
https://www.nwherald.com/2019/02/14/illinois-republican-lawmaker-eyeing-4-to-6-new-statues-at-capitol-complex/awl0qvb/

 

NORTHWEST HERALD & HERALD & REVIEW
— Illinois Republican lawmaker Patrick Windhorst proposes tighter restrictions on late-term abortions – Rebecca Anzel
https://www.nwherald.com/2019/02/13/illinois-republican-lawmaker-proposes-tighter-restrictions-on-late-term-abortions/apy963n/
https://herald-review.com/news/state-and-regional/govt-and-politics/gop-lawmaker-proposes-tighter-restrictions-on-late-term-abortions-in/article_8527df58-c1dd-5483-a0a2-dcd8b673e619.html

 

FOX ILLINOIS
— Despite border funding compromise, McCarthy backs Trump on declaring an emergency – Stephen Loiaconi
https://foxillinois.com/news/connect-to-congress/despite-border-funding-compromise-mccarthy-backs-trump-on-declaring-an-emergency

 

KANE COUNTY CONNECTS
— KANE COUNTY MOURNS LOSS OF MONTGOMERY TRUSTEE STAN BOND
http://kanecountyconnects.com/2019/02/kane-county-mourns-loss-of-montgomery-trustee-stan-bond/

 

ILLINOIS NEWS NETWORK
— Spin machine on full throttle in graduated income tax debate – Dan McCaleb
https://www.ilnews.org/opinion/op-ed-spin-machine-on-full-throttle-in-graduated-income/article_def7e65a-2f19-11e9-927e-93f1666b9a73.html

 

ILLINOIS FAMILY ACTION
— Going on Offense with Pro-Life Candidates – Benjamin Smith
https://illinoisfamilyaction.org/2019/02/spotlight-going-on-offense-with-pro-life-candidates/

 

GOPUSA
— Texas Republicans to propose tapping rainy day fund for border wall (DIERSEN: If immigration is not limited/stopped, anti-Americans will soon be the majorities in Texas, New Mexico, Arizona, California, etc. and those state will vote to leave the United States and join up with Mexico.)
http://www.gopusa.com/texas-republicans-to-propose-tapping-rainy-day-fund-for-border-wall-2/
— HUD examines racial, ethnic disparities within homeless populations (DIERSEN: Democrats blame Republicans for homelessness.)
http://www.gopusa.com/hud-examines-racial-ethnic-disparities-within-homeless-populations/

 

NEWSMAX
— Trump Says Wall Will Be Harder to Climb Than Mt. Everest – Solange Reyner
https://www.newsmax.com/politics/mount-everest-border-wall-resistance-obstructionists/2019/02/13/id/902615/

 

CONSERVATIVE DAILY NEWS
— And They Call Themselves “Progressives”? – Dave King
https://www.conservativedailynews.com/2019/02/and-they-call-themselves-progressives/

 

COMMUNITIES DIGITAL NEWS
— Nancy Pelosi spreading Socialist Democracy like a modern Typhoid Mary – Paul H. Yarbrough
https://www.commdiginews.com/politics-2/pelosi-socialist-democracy-typhoid-mary-113557/

 

TOWNHALL
— Can Any Of These Democrat Goofs Beat Trump? – Kurt Schlichter
https://townhall.com/columnists/kurtschlichter/2019/02/14/can-any-of-these-democrat-goofs-beat-trump-n2541404

 

DAILY CALLER
— BETO’S RALLY SHOWED A CAMPAIGN DEAD ON ARRIVAL – Harlan Hill
https://dailycaller.com/2019/02/13/hill-beto-dead/
— DEMOCRATS EXPRESS OPENNESS TO FEDERAL GUN REGISTRY – Kerry Picket
https://dailycaller.com/2019/02/13/dems-open-allow-doj-firearms-registry/
— TRUMP DEMANDS CALIFORNIA PAY BACK FEDERAL GOVERNMENT FOR CANCELED BULLET TRAIN PROJECT – Evie Fordham
https://dailycaller.com/2019/02/13/trump-california-money-train/
— LIBERAL HATRED AND HYPOCRISY TOOK CENTER STAGE YESTERDAY – Derek Hunter
https://dailycaller.com/2019/02/14/liberal-hatred-and-hypocrisy/

 

HOT AIR
— Red Flag Gun Confiscations Already Number In The Thousands – JAZZ SHAW
https://hotair.com/archives/2019/02/13/red-flag-gun-confiscations-already-number-thousands/

 

LIFE SITE
— Every 2020 Democrat candidate is pro-abortion and pro-LGBT – Calvin Freiburger
https://www.lifesitenews.com/news/2020-democrat-hopefuls-united-against-life-marriage-religious-freedom

 

LIFEZETTE
— U.S. Will Hurtle ‘Down the Tracks to Fiscal Ruin’ If Progressives Win in 2020 – Kathryn Blackhurst
https://www.lifezette.com/2019/02/u-s-will-hurtle-down-the-tracks-to-fiscal-ruin-if-progressives-win-in-2020/
— AS CITIZENS OF FOREIGN COUNTRIES TAKE OVER CALIFORNIA: Democrat Threatens Trump with ‘Heavy Price’ if He Bypasses Congress for Wall Funding California’s Garamendi warned of severe consequences – Kathryn Blackhurst
https://www.lifezette.com/2019/02/democrat-threatens-trump-with-heavy-price-if-he-bypasses-congress-for-wall-funding/

 

EPOCH TIMES
— How ‘Illegal Immigrant’ Amnesty Could Destroy American Liberty – Trevor Loudon
https://www.theepochtimes.com/how-illegal-immigrant-amnesty-could-destroy-american-liberty_2784861.html
— Over 1.4 Million Households Drop Out of Food Stamp Program Under Trump – PETR SVAB AND ZACHARY STIEBER
https://www.theepochtimes.com/over-1-4-million-households-drop-out-of-food-stamp-program-under-trump_2799356.html

 

THE HILL
— FEBRUARY 4, 2014 FLASHBACK: Building name recognition – DAVID HILL (DIERSEN: Government is nasty. Politics is nasty. Democrats and Democrat plants, Libertarians and Libertarian plants, Greens and Green plants, and RINOs are nasty. Since 2000, I have wanted to increase GOPUSA ILLINOIS email readership. Since 2000, my critics/opponents have worked very hard to discourage everyone from reading my emails. What should I do? Since 2000, my critics/opponents have hinted/implied/argued/shouted that my emails have caused each and every defeat that Republicans have suffered in Illinois, and especially the defeats that they have suffered in DuPage County, in Milton Township, in Wheaton, and in Glen Ellyn. Since 2000, my critics/opponents have hinted/implied/argued/shouted that I am a White supremacist, Nazi, KKK member, racist, sexist, bigot, and even worse things. Should I sue my critics/opponents?)
https://thehill.com/opinion/david-hill/197474-building-name-recognition

 

NBC NEWS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Migrants waiting in a Mexican shelter riot over long waits, poor conditions. Nonprofit says scenes could be first glimpse of how Trump’s ‘remain in Mexico’ policy actually plays out when implemented.”
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/latino/migrants-waiting-mexican-shelter-riot-over-long-waits-poor-conditions-n971321

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: Trump Puts Best Face on Border Deal, as Aides Try to Assuage an Angry Right – Peter Baker and Maggie Haberman
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/02/13/us/politics/deal-government-shutdown.html
— How Do You Apologize? – Jeremy Engle (DIERSEN: Of course, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes want me to apologize a) for each and every GOPUSA ILLINOIS email that I have sent out, b) for each and every article that I have linked to in those emails, and c) for each and every comment that I have included in those emails. My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes want me to apologize for causing all of the problems that they, that you, that I, and that everyone else has had, is having, and will have. My critics/opponents have lots of religious, government, political, and financial clout in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/02/13/learning/how-do-you-apologize.html
— Navigating the Male-Female Work Relationship – Nicholas Kristof (DIERSEN: While I worked for the Democrats who ran GAO’s Chicago office 1980-1997, at one time or another, they assigned me to supervise virtually every female that they hired. Of course, to get rid of me, they hoped those females would charge me with sexual harassment or even worse things. During my last 4 years there, a female supervised me, and the 4 years before that, she supervised my supervisor.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/02/13/opinion/me-too-male-bosses.html

 

WASHINGTON POST
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Trump says “More border surveillance tech could be worse for human rights than a wall.”
https://www.washingtonpost.com/outlook/2019/02/13/more-border-surveillance-tech-could-be-worse-human-rights-than-wall/

 

USA TODAY
— Why ‘NBC Nightly News’ anchor Lester Holt is teaching teens about fact-checking – Nathan Bomey (DIERSEN: What are your qualifications to be a fact checker? While I worked for GAO 1980-1997, the last 11 years of which at GS-13 Step 1-10 levels, currently $96,403-$125,325, I increasingly worked as a referencer, that is, as a fact checker. That work required assuring the accuracy and support for each and every word, number, table, graph, chart, conclusion, opinion, and recommendation in GAO reports. I worked for IRS 1971-1980, the last 5 1/2 years of which at the GS-12 Step 1-5 levels, currently $81,071-$91,880. My other fact checking qualifications include my becoming a Forensic Accountant in 1997, a Certified Fraud Examiner in 1990, a licensed CPA in 1981, a Certified Internal Auditor in 1981, and a CPA in 1979.)
https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/2019/02/13/nbc-ester-holt-poynter-institute-mediawise-fact-checking/2857328002/

 

DALLAS NEWS
— Migrants enter U.S. in large groups near El Paso as tighter asylum controls lead them to new tactics – Alfredo Corchado
https://www.dallasnews.com/news/immigration/2019/02/13/migrants-enter-us-large-groups-near-el-paso-tighter-asylum-controls-lead-new-tactics

 

WTNH
— Bill combating age discrimination looks to protect seniors searching for jobs (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes a) stress that I was born way back in 1948, b) acknowledge that I earned a bachelor’s degree in management, but stress that it was way back in 1970, c) acknowledge that I earned an MBA, but stress that it was way back in 1976, d) acknowledge that I passed the CPA examination on my first attempt, but stress that it was way back in 1979, e) acknowledge that I earned master’s degree in accounting, but stress that it was way back in 1980, f) acknowledge that I passed the Certified Internal Auditor examination on my first attempt, but stress that it was way back in 1981, g) acknowledge that I became a licensed CPA, but stress that it was way back in 1981, h) acknowledge that I earned master’s degree in financial markets and trading, but stress that it was way back in 1997, i) acknowledge that I worked for IRS for almost 9 years, but stress that it was way back 1971-1980, and j) acknowledge that I worked for GAO for almost 18 years, but stress that it was way back 1980-1997.)
https://www.wtnh.com/news/politics/bill-combating-age-discrimination-looks-to-protect-seniors-searching-for-jobs/1779349850
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Some politicians are looking to protect seniors who are searching for jobs. State lawmakers are introducing a bill that looks to combat age discrimination. The legislation would make it illegal for employers to ask for date of birth or graduation dates on job applications. According to an AARP survey, 61 percent of older workers have experienced discrimination due to their age.)

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Janus Barely Dents Public-Sector Union Membership Blue-state officials make legal moves to shore up an important source of political support. – Daniel DiSalvo
https://www.wsj.com/articles/janus-barely-dents-public-sector-union-membership-11550100582
— Let’s Make It Easier for People to Work Later in Life – Josh Gotbaum and Bruce E. Wolfe (DIERSEN: What do Gotbaum and Wolfe have to say about GAO’s policy of flushing its employees who are Republican, White, male, and/or non-veteran down the toilet if they do not make GS-13 (currently $96,403) by age 25, GS-14 (currently $113,920) by age 30, GS-15 (currently $134,000) by age 35, and Senior Executive Service (currently $164,200) by age 40?)
https://blogs.wsj.com/experts/2019/02/13/lets-make-it-easier-for-people-to-work-later-in-life/
— In Need of Workers, the Midwest Recruits From Puerto Rico Companies recruit on the island, which is losing population, to find people to work in Ohio, Iowa and Nebraska. – Erin Ailworth and Arian Campo-Flores (DIERSEN: GAO hired me in 1980 because it could not find a qualified Democrat, minority, female, younger person, or veteran who would take the job. IRS hired me in 1971 because it could not find a qualified Democrat, minority, female, or veteran who would take the job. The Post Office hired me in 1966 because it could not find a qualified Democrat, minority, female, or veteran who would take the job.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/in-need-of-workers-the-midwest-recruits-from-puerto-rico-11550140201
— Make Trump Popular Again While he strikes a tone of unity, his opponents seek ideological purity. – Karl Rove
https://www.wsj.com/articles/make-trump-popular-again-11550100806
— The Border Wall, Mile by Mile What has been built so far along the U.S.-Mexico border, and what is expected next – Louise Radnofsky
https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-border-wall-mile-by-mile-11550152535

 

FORBES
— Illinois Is Still Not Serious About Pension Funding – Elizabeth Bauer
https://www.forbes.com/sites/ebauer/2019/02/13/illinois-is-still-not-serious-about-pension-funding/#746eff47a901

 

WIRED
— AMERICANS ARE ABANDONING PUBLIC TRANSIT – AARIAN MARSHALL (DIERSEN: Do/did you regularly use public transit to get to/from work and/or school? I did in 1971, 1973, 1974, and 1978-1997.)
https://www.wired.com/story/transit-center-census-americans-public-transportation/

 

EDITOR & PUBLISHER
— Critical Thinking: Will Robot Journalism Replace Human Journalists? – Evelyn Mateos
https://www.editorandpublisher.com/columns/critical-thinking-will-robot-journalism-replace-human-journalists/

 

AD WEEK
— DECEMBER 28, 2018 FLASHBACK: People Who Share News Articles Trust Them, But People Who Research Them Don’t The Knight Foundation and Gallup released the results of a recent experiment – David Cohen (DIERSEN: I do not “trust” the articles that I share. I fully disclose their source and their author.)
https://www.adweek.com/digital/people-who-share-news-articles-trust-them-but-people-who-esearch-them-dont/

 

ADVOCATE
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Democrats promote LGBTQ activity.
https://www.advocate.com/politics/2019/2/13/gay-hiv-positive-and-running-illinois

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CBS2
— AS THE DEMOCRAT PARTY’S STRANGLEHOLD ON CHICAGO TIGHTENS: Chicago Is The Most Corrupt American City
https://chicago.cbslocal.com/2019/02/11/chicago-most-corrupt-city/

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Democrats encourage Hispanic illegals to use children to invade America.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/huppke/ct-met-family-separation-border-children-trump-huppke-20190211-story.html

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— A moral argument for the rich in Illinois paying a fairer share – Editorial
https://chicago.suntimes.com/opinion/j-b-pritzker-income-inequality-civic-committee-commercial-club-progressive-income-tax/

 

DAILY HERALD
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD WITH COLOR PHOTO OF MCSWEENEY: McSweeney takes aim at business group’s proposal to tax retirement income.
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20190211/lawmaker-takes-aim-at-business-groups-proposal-to-tax-retirement-income
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, anti-males and those who pander to anti-males blame males for all problems that women have had, are having, and will have.
https://www.dailyherald.com/discuss/20190211/editorial-women-presidential-candidates-inspire-as-they-aim-for-highest-glass-ceiling-
— Economic development a key issue in Downers Grove mayoral race Three (Marge Earl, Bob Barnett and David Olsen) vying for mayor in Downers Grove – Robert Sanchez
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20190211/economic-development-a-key-issue-in-downers-grove-mayoral-race

 

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Lake Shore Drive emergency hints at struggling Chicago infrastructure “An emergency creates an actual cost,” notes one economist. “When you’re failing to make the necessary investments to keep your infrastructure in shape, then you can get into these crisis situations.” – BEN WINCK
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/transportation/lake-shore-drive-emergency-hints-struggling-chicago-infrastructure

 

WTTW
— Illinois Lawmakers Debate Financial Steps Amid Pritzker Deficit Report – Alexandra Silets
https://news.wttw.com/2019/02/11/illinois-lawmakers-debate-financial-steps-amid-pritzker-deficit-report

 

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Local business owners warn of consequences from minimum wage hike – Doug Finke
https://www.sj-r.com/news/20190211/local-business-owners-warn-of-consequences-from-minimum-wage-hike
— New exhibit comes to grips with race, slavery in Illinois history – Steven Spearie (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always stressed that my ancestors came to America during the 1840s and 1850s while slavery was still legal. In their and my defense, I stress that they always lived in northeast Illinois and that they never had enough money to discriminate against anyone even if they wanted to.)
https://www.sj-r.com/news/20190211/new-exhibit-comes-to-grips-with-race-slavery-in-illinois-history
— Uncertainty surrounds Abraham Lincoln’s early years – Tara McClellan McAndrew
https://www.sj-r.com/news/20190211/uncertainty-surrounds-abraham-lincolns-early-years

 

ALTON DAILY NEWS
— Another Gun Law – Greg Bishop
http://altondailynews.com/news/details.cfm?clientid=17&id=279396#.XGKyhFxKiM8

 

FOX ILLINOIS
— California governor rebukes Trump in border troop withdrawal – AP
https://foxillinois.com/news/nation-world/california-governor-rebukes-trump-in-border-troop-withdrawal
— In El Paso, Trump and O’Rourke go head-to-head over wall – AP
https://foxillinois.com/news/nation-world/in-el-paso-trump-and-orourke-go-head-to-head-over-wall
— Budget talks resuming amid pessimism over border differences – AP
https://foxillinois.com/news/nation-world/budget-talks-resuming-amid-pessimism-over-border-differences

 

WTAX
— Retailers suggest $11 downstate minimum wage
https://wtax.com/news/101101-retailers-suggest-11-downstate-minimum-wage/

 

STATELINE
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Democrats encourage children to engage in LGBTQ activity.
https://www.mystateline.com/news/proposed-illinois-bill-would-make-lgbtq-curriculum-mandatory-in-public-schools/1774939800

 

DAILY NORTHWESTERN
— Gov. Pritzker considering vape tax to reduce deficit – Catherine Henderson
https://dailynorthwestern.com/2019/02/11/lateststories/gov-pritzker-considering-vape-tax-to-reduce-deficit/

 

  1. LOUIS AMERICAN
    — DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, White-haters promote hatred of Whites.
    http://www.stlamerican.com/black_history/black-history-and-white-privilege-applying-the-lessons-of-dr/article_26a9e590-2e32-11e9-b2d2-e3d79bcfe47b.html

 

WIREPOINTS
— Illinois’ crisis: 20 facts Pritzker doesn’t want ordinary Illinoisans to know – Ted Dabrowski and John Klingner
https://wirepoints.org/illinois-crisis-20-facts-pritzker-doesnt-want-ordinary-illinoisans-to-know/

 

DUPAGE POLICY JOURNAL
— News reports more of a threat to public than Sterigenics, air quality expert says – W.J. Kennedy
https://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/511768482-news-reports-more-of-a-threat-to-public-than-sterigenics-air-quality-expert-says

 

ILLINOIS POLICY INSTITUTE
— PROPERTY TAX RATES NEARLY DOUBLE SINCE 2007 AS RESIDENTS LEAVE HARVEY, ILLINOIS – Vincent Caruso (DIERSEN: What are your connections with Harvey? I worked for IRS in its Harvey office 1972-1973.)
https://www.illinoispolicy.org/property-tax-rates-nearly-double-since-2007-as-residents-leave-harvey-illinois/

 

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— CHICAGO BUSINESS LEADERS JOIN CALL TO PROTECT DREAMERS (DIERSEN: Soon, to curry favor with citizens of foreign countries, with minorities, with females, with younger people, and/or with LGBTQers, employers will brag a) that they hired and/or promoted Dreamers and b) that they did not hire or that they got rid of their employees who were citizens of America, White, male, older, and/or straight.)
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2019/02/chicago-business-leaders-join-call-to-protect-dreamers.html

 

FOX NEWS
— Trump holds rally in Texas amid border wall debate – Nicole Darrah
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/trump-holds-maga-rally-in-texas

 

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Beto O’Rourke counters Trump in El Paso: ‘We are making a stand for the truth’ – Seth McLaughlin
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2019/feb/11/beto-orourke-leads-el-paso-march-against-trump-bor/

— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Democrats promote LGBTQ activity. Soon, if not already, if you do not promote LGBTQ activity, you will barred from a) getting an education, b) getting a job, c) owning a vehicle, d) owning real estate, e) etc.
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2019/feb/11/1964-civil-rights-act-lgbtq-expansion-hinges-relig/

 

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Biggest CPAC ever to kick off 2020, theme ‘What Makes America Great’ – Paul Bedard
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/washington-secrets/biggest-cpac-ever-to-kick-off-2020-theme-what-makes-america-great
— Trump: Congress can negotiate, but ‘we’re building the wall anyway’ – Anna Giaritelli
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/trump-congress-can-negotiate-but-were-building-the-wall-anyway

 

BREITBART
— Trump Holds Texas Rally at Border; Beto Headlines Anti-Wall Protest – Tony Lee
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2019/02/11/live-updates-trump-holds-texas-rally-at-border-beto-headlines-anti-wall-protest/
— President Donald Trump: I Will Never Abolish ICE – Michelle Moons
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2019/02/11/president-donald-trump-i-will-never-abolish-ice/
— Democrats Seeking End to Immigration Enforcement, GOP Conceding on Wall – John Binder
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2019/02/11/democrats-seeking-end-to-immigration-enforcement-gop-conceding-on-wall/
— GOP/Dem Border Deal: $1.3B for Wall, No Increase in Detention Space – John Binder
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2019/02/11/gop-dem-border-deal-1-3b-for-wall-no-increase-in-detention-space/
— ICE Official: Artificial Cap on Detentions ‘Will Lead to Disastrous Results’ – Michelle Moons
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2019/02/11/ice-official-artificial-cap-on-detentions-will-lead-to-disastrous-results/

 

DAILY CALLER
— TRUMP DRAWS RED LINE ON BORDER WALL NEGOTIATIONS – Saagar Enjeti
https://dailycaller.com/2019/02/11/trump-draws-red-line-border-wall-negotiations/
— DEMOCRAT WHO SOUGHT TO REGULATE DRUDGE RUNNING TO REPRESENT SILICON VALLEY IN CALIFORNIA SENATE – RUDY TAKALA (DIERSEN: According to my critics/opponents, all news and commentary is fake except for the news and commentary that they put out or bless.)
https://dailycaller.com/2019/02/12/drudge-silicon-valley/

 

CONSERVATIVE DAILY NEWS
— Border Patrol Agents Arrest 290 Illegal Aliens in New Mexico – R. Mitchell
https://www.conservativedailynews.com/2019/02/border-patrol-agents-arrest-290-illegal-aliens-in-new-mexico/

 

LIFE SITE NEWS
— This is how the State Department purges Trump’s conservative political appointees – Gualberto Garcia Jones, Esq. (DIERSEN: I should write a book about what my Democrat superiors in the federal government did to purge federal employees who were Republican, White, male, older, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, non-poor, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders, and those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time. I should write a book about what Democrat plants, Libertarian plants, Green plants, and RINOs in the Milton Township Republican Central Committee, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, Illinois Republican Party, TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce, Illinois Center Right Coalition, and American Association of Political Consultants have done to purge those who were Republican, White, male, older, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, non-poor, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders, and those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.lifesitenews.com/opinion/this-is-how-the-state-department-purges-trumps-conservative-political-appoi

 

EPOCH TIMES
— Trump Rallies in El Paso in Renewed Push for Border Wall – BOWEN XIAO
https://www.theepochtimes.com/trump-rallies-to-el-paso-in-renewed-push-for-border-wall_2797444.html
— Socialism Ruins the Traditional Family Structure, Warns Expert – EMEL AKAN
https://www.theepochtimes.com/socialism-ruins-the-traditional-family-structure-warns-expert_2797509.html

 

GOPUSA
— Trump Has Accomplished Much in 2 Years
http://www.gopusa.com/trump-has-accomplished-much-in-2-years/
— Democrat politicians stand for nothing but themselves
http://www.gopusa.com/democrat-politicians-stand-for-nothing-but-themselves/
— Survey: Americans’ optimism about personal finances at 16-year high
http://www.gopusa.com/survey-americans-optimism-about-personal-finances-at-16-year-high/

 

RUSH LIMBAUGH
— It Takes Enormous Character to Do What Trump’s Doing
https://www.rushlimbaugh.com/daily/2019/02/11/it-takes-enormous-character-to-do-what-trumps-doing/

 

AMERICAN THINKER
— Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez: ‘Reconquistador!’ – Jonathon Moseley
https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2019/02/alexandria_ocasiocortez__reconquistador.html
— When will social justice warriors come after the US Capitol? – Stephen Ryan
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2019/02/when_will_social_justice_warriors_come_after_the_us_capitol.html
— Beto O’Rourke: The last minstrel – Patricia McCarthy
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2019/02/beto_orourke_the_last_minstrel.html
— Bezos’ recklessness risks Amazon loss of $100 billion DoD cloud business – Chriss Street
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2019/02/bezos_recklessness_risks_amazon_loss_of_100_billion_dod_cloud_business.html

 

NEW AMERICAN
— Gallup: 5M Illegals Headed for U.S. Within the Year; 42M Want to Come – R. Cort Kirkwood
https://www.thenewamerican.com/usnews/immigration/item/31458-gallup-5m-illegals-headed-for-u-s-within-the-year-42m-want-to-come

 

AMERICAN GREATNESS
— Who’s Afraid of Socialism? – Christopher Roach
https://www.amgreatness.com/2019/02/11/whos-afraid-of-socialism/

 

PJ MEDIA
— DECEMBER 28, 2018 FLASHBACK: Top 50 Conservative Websites for 2018 – PAULA BOLYARD (DIERSEN: Besides me, who else in Illinois brings to your attention every morning and every evening articles posted on conservative websites? GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails regularly include links to articles posted on this list of top 50 conservative websites: Breitbart, Daily Caller, Western Journal, Washington Examiner, Blaze, Townhall, World Net Daily, National Review, Newsmax, PJ Media, American Thinker, Hot Air, Federalist, Rush Limbaugh, Judicial Watch, NewsBusters, Washington Free Beacon, Heritage Foundation, Daily Signal, Weekly Standard, CNS News, LifeSite News, American Conservative, Independent Journal Review, LifeZette, FrontPage Magazine, American Greatness, Spectator, and Campus Reform.)
https://pjmedia.com/trending/top-conservative-websites-for-2018/

 

CAMPUS REFORM
— Student gov weighs in on ‘ethnic cleansing’ of illegals – Jesse Stiller (DIERSEN: I should write a about what my Democrat superiors in the federal government did to cleanse the federal government of its employees who were Republican, White, male, older, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, non-poor, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders, and those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time. I should write a book about what Democrat plants, Libertarian plants, Green plants, and RINOs in the Milton Township Republican Central Committee, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, Illinois Republican Party, TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce, Illinois Center Right Coalition, and American Association of Political Consultants have done to cleanse the aforesaid organizations of those who are Republican, White, male, older, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, non-poor, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders, and those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.campusreform.org/?ID=11860

 

THE HILL
— Trump, O’Rourke battle over wall at dueling El Paso rallies – JORDAN FABIAN
https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/429532-trump-swipes-at-orourke-at-texas-rally

 

POLITICO
— Beto takes on Trump in tale of 2 mega-rallies The president held a campaign event in the hometown of his likely 2020 rival — and O’Rourke hit back with a speech blasting the border wall. – DAVID SIDERS and ANITA KUMAR
https://www.politico.com/story/2019/02/11/trump-beto-orourke-el-paso-border-wall-1163893

 

UPI
— Trump holds El Paso re-election rally to chants of ‘Finish the Wall’ – Patrick Timmons
https://www.upi.com/Trump-holds-El-Paso-re-election-rally-to-chants-of-Finish-the-Wall/9741549934186/

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD WITH FOUR BIG COLOR PICTURES: DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, male-haters and those who pander to male-haters blame males for all problems that women have had, are having, and will have.
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/02/11/us/politics/sexism-double-standard-2020.html
— Trump Takes Border Wall Fight to El Paso; Beto O’Rourke Fires Back – Mark Landler and Simon Romero
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/02/11/us/politics/donald-trump-el-paso.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A Trump-hater promotes hatred of Trump.
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/02/11/opinion/trump-warren-trail-tears.html
— Trevor Noah Says Northam’s ‘Racism Debt’ Might Be a Good Thing – Giovanni Russonello (DIERSEN: Far too many activists, candidates, elected officials, party leaders, major donors, political consultants, etc. in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois who claim to be religious, conservative, and/or Republican talk and/or act a) like they have tremendous skeletons rattling around in their closets and b) like are being blackmailed. Needless-to-say, if you have ever done anything that subjects you to blackmail, you should not seek or hold any kind of government or political office.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/02/12/arts/television/trevor-noah-ralph-northam-white-guilt.html
— HARDCOPY ARTICLE TITLE: Our Grandkids Are Already in Debt – Paul Krugman
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/02/11/opinion/democrats-federal-deficit.html
— Bill O’Reilly’s Invitation to Speak at a Police Charity Event in New York Ignites #MeToo Protest – Azi Paybarah
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/02/11/nyregion/bill-oreilly-police-athletic-league.html

 

WASHINGTON POST
— Power Up: Trump rallies for wall in Texas as lawmakers agree to something less in Washington – Jacqueline Alemany
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/powerpost/paloma/powerup/2019/02/12/powerup-trump-rallies-for-wall-in-texas-as-lawmakers-agree-to-something-less-in-washington/5c61c3e31b326b66eb098684/
— Americans can’t decide how much to tax the rich — but they want to tax the rich – Philip Bump (DIERSEN: Who wants you to pay more taxes? What do they stress to justify that? For me, they stress a) I bought a new 1966 Pontiac Tempest Sprint in 1966 when I was 17 years old, b) I avoided the draft, c) I worked for the Post Office 1966-1969, d) I bought a new 1968 Oldsmobile 442 in 1967, e) I bought a new 1969 Dodge Charger SE in 1968, f) I earned a bachelor’s degree in management from NIU in 1970, g) I worked for IRS 1971-1980, g) I bought a new 1972 Corvette in 1971, h) IRS promoted me in 1972, 1973, and 1974, i) I bought a new town home in 1972, j) I bought a studio condo in the Outer Drive East building in 1974 and traded it in to the building’s developer for I one bedroom condo in 1976, k) I earned an MBA in 1976, l) I got married in 1978 and my wife and I bought 1017 East Harrison in Wheaton, m) I passed the CPA examination on my first attempt in 1979, n) I worked for GAO 1980-1997, o) I earned a master’s degree in accounting from DePaul in 1980, p) I passed the Certified Internal Auditor examination on my first attempt in 1981, q) I became a licensed CPA in 1981, r) my wife and I had 915 Cove Court built in Wheaton in 1984, s) GAO promoted me in 1986, t) my wife and I gave up trying to have children, we did not adopt, and we did not become foster parents, u) I bought collector cars in 1989 and 1994, v) I earned a master’s degree in financial markets and trading from IIT in 1997, w) my wife and I saved money for our retirement, x) etc.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2019/02/11/americans-cant-decide-how-much-tax-rich-they-want-tax-rich/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps glorify and praise illegals.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/outlook/2019/02/12/trump-says-central-americans-are-threat-my-son-is-proof-hes-wrong/

 

NEW YORK POST
— Trump blasts Beto O’Rourke, stands by wall at Texas rally – Marisa Schultz
https://nypost.com/2019/02/11/trump-blasts-beto-orourke-stands-by-wall-at-texas-rally/

 

LOS ANGELES TIMES
— America has a farm labor shortage. We need a better guest worker program – Zippy Duvall
https://www.latimes.com/opinion/op-ed/la-oe-duvall-farm-labor-shortage-20190212-story.html

 

DALLAS NEWS
— Trump defiantly takes his wall message to predominantly Democrat El Paso – Alfredo Corchado
https://www.dallasnews.com/news/elections-2020/2019/02/11/tense-el-paso-braces-trump-message-diverse-safe-city-decades

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Andrew Cuomo’s Tears of SALT He wants Donald Trump to repeal one of tax reform’s best features. – Editorial (DIERSEN: The purposes of the $10,000 SALT cap are a) to punish those states that have high real estate taxes and/or income taxes, b) to punish those taxpayers in the aforesaid states who pay lots of real estate tax and/or state income tax, and especially those who are married, c) to punish the aforesaid taxpayers who do not move out of the aforesaid states, and/or d) to get the aforesaid taxpayers to vote for Republicans.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/andrew-cuomos-tears-of-salt-11549930778
— Democrats Face Great Opportunity—and High Peril Party risks that perceptions of extremism or stridency could alienate the center – Gerald F. Seib (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats promote a) dependency on government, b) dependency on charity, c) LGBTQ activity, d) abortion, e) mass/illegal immigration, f) abolition of the First and Second Amendments, g) booze, gambling, pot, and other vices, h) patronage and political affiliation discrimination, i) reverse discrimination, j) age discrimination, k) retaliation, and l) even worse things.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/democrats-face-great-opportunityand-high-peril-11549896588
— Your Company Wants to Know if You’ve Lost Weight As more employers launch high-tech wellness programs that keep tabs on workers’ exercise, sleep and nutrition, employees worry about privacy and the consequences of opting out – Te-Ping Chen (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats promote booze, gambling, pot, and other health-destroying and wealth-destroying vices.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/does-your-company-need-to-know-your-body-mass-index-11549902536

 

USA TODAY
— Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam slammed for referring to ‘first indentured servants from Africa’ instead of slaves – William Cummings
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2019/02/11/ralph-northam-cbs-interview/2835591002/#
— HARDCOPY ARTICLE TITLE: Most federal employee can’t afford to miss a paycheck Survey of federal workers brings home the perils of a shutdown – Janna Herron (DIERSEN: What do my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have to say about this? I was a federal employee for almost 30 years and they have always viciously demonized me, viciously denigrated me, and viciously condemned me as being grossly overpaid. In my defense, I earned a) a job-related bachelor’s degree when I was 21 in 1970 and job-related master’s degrees when I was 27, 31, and 48, b) job-related professional certifications when I was 30, 32, 41, 45, 47, and 48, and c) a job-related professional license when I was 32.)
https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/2019/02/12/government-shutdown-looms-federal-workers-still-hurting-financially/2840443002/

 

INVESTOR’S BUSINESS DAILY
— Democrats Revealed Their True Open Border Stripes – Editorial
https://www.investors.com/politics/editorials/border-protection-democrats-open-borders/

 

CHARLESTON GAZETTE MAIL
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Of course, those who promote LGBTQ activity want a) your Republican township, ward, and county party organizations, b) your representative on the Illinois Republican Party (IRP) State Central Committee, c) the IRP, and d) the Republican Party to banish those like me who do not promote LGBTQ activity.
https://www.wvgazettemail.com/news/legislative_session/gop-chairwoman-condemns-anti-gay-comments-committees-nix-lgbt-protection/article_95dc9e77-8145-57ea-81f0-a8ffdcfaed5b.html

 

NEWSWEEK
— WEST VIRGINIA LAWMAKER COMPARES LGBTQ COMMUNITY TO KKK, ‘TERRORIST GROUP’ – DANIEL MORITZ-RABSON (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats promote LGBTQ activity. Soon, if not already, if you do not promote LGBTQ activity, you will barred from a) getting an education, b) getting a job, c) owning a vehicle, d) owning real estate, e) etc.)
https://www.newsweek.com/west-virginia-lawmaker-compares-lgbtq-kkk-1327148
— SEAN HANNITY SLAMS ALEXANDRIA OCASIO-CORTEZ’S ‘OUTRAGEOUSLY EXPENSIVE’ GREEN NEW DEAL – BRENDAN COLE
https://www.newsweek.com/video-sean-hannity-slams-alexandria-ocasio-cortezs-outrageously-expensive-1327435

 

ATLANTIC
— Democrats Overplay Their Hand on Abortion In New York and Virginia, state governments are working to loosen restrictions on late-term abortion—and giving the anti-abortion movement an opportunity. – Alexandra DeSanctis
https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2019/02/new-york-and-virginia-push-expand-abortion-rights/581959/

 

GUARDIAN
— Trump: ‘Just so you know, we’re building the wall anyway.’
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/video/2019/feb/12/donald-trump-just-so-you-know-were-building-the-wall-anyway-video

 

DAILY MAIL
— Trump whips his Texas faithful into a frenzy as he uses rally to trash Beto’s rival speech, rips the ‘Green New Deal’, goes after Virginia Gov. for his near-Moonwalk and vows to ‘finish the wall’ – GEOFF EARLE
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-6694023/Trump-uses-Texas-campaign-rally-trash-young-man-Beto-ORourke-rips-green-new-deal.html

 

WORLD SOCIALIST WEB SITE
— Democrats capitulate to Trump, agree to wall funding – Eric London
https://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2019/02/12/wall-f12.html

February 4 Evening Edition

CBS2
— OUTSTANDING: Illinois Catholic Bishops Oppose Marijuana Legalization
https://chicago.cbslocal.com/2019/02/04/illinois-catholic-bishops-oppose-marijuana-legalization/

 

FOX NEWS CHICAGO
— OUTSTANDING: Illinois Catholic Bishops oppose marijuana legalization
http://www.fox32chicago.com/news/local/illinois-catholic-bishops-oppose-marijuana-legalization-1
— General Motors starting white-collar layoffs this week
http://www.fox32chicago.com/news/general-motors-to-start-white-collar-layoffs-this-week

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Trump campaign paid Winston & Strawn law firm nearly $100K late last year for ‘legal consulting,’ records show – Lisa Donovan
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-met-winston-strawn-trump-campaign-20190204-story.html

— Government jobs and the somebody somebody sent to the CTA – Kristen McQueary
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/mcqueary/ct-perspec-kristen-mcqueary-hiring-scandal-cta-lightford-0205-20190204-story.html
— Facebook, we can’t quit you — even if we know we should – Cass R. Sunstein
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/commentary/ct-perspec-facebook-we-should-but-cant-quit-sunstein-0205-20190204-story.html

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— State of the Union rundown: When, where and how to watch Trump’s address – USA Today
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/when-where-how-to-watch-donald-trumps-2019-state-of-the-union-address/
— Enyia says personal money problems shouldn’t disqualify her in mayor’s race – Fran Spielman
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/amara-enyia-tax-returns-student-loans-chance-the-rapper-chicago-mayor-election-2019/

 

FOX ILLINOIS
— Ocasio-Cortez to bring Kavanaugh critic to Trump’s SOTU – AP
https://foxillinois.com/news/nation-world/ocasio-cortez-to-bring-kavanaugh-critic-to-trumps-sotu

 

DAILY HERALD
— Trump campaign takes steps to prevent a challenge within GOP – AP
https://www.dailyherald.com/article/20190204/news/302049992/
— Schools, pool, roads and fire protection on April ballot in DuPage County – Robert Sanchez
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20190204/schools-pool-roads-and-fire-protection-on-april-ballot-in-dupage-county

 

FOX ILLINOIS
— Rep. Tim Butler to serve as Republican Spokesperson on 2 House committees
https://foxillinois.com/news/local/rep-tim-butler-to-serve-as-republican-spokesperson-on-2-house-committees

 

CHICAGO HEIGHTS PATCH
— Best Value Colleges In IL: Princeton Review The Princeton Review on Tuesday released its 2019 edition of best value colleges. Here are the schools from Illinois. – Shannon Antinori
https://patch.com/illinois/chicagoheights/s/glyf0/best-value-colleges-in-il-princeton-review

 

CATHOLIC CONFERENCE OF ILLINOIS
— OUTSTANDING: Illinois bishops issue statement on legalization of marijuana
https://www.ilcatholic.org/illinois-bishops-issue-statement-against-legalization-of-marijuana/

 

HEARTLAND INSTITUTE
— HEARTLAND WEEKLY: RECORD COLD FORCES RETHINK ON GLOBAL WARMING – Billy Aouste
https://www.heartland.org/news-opinion/news/heartland-weekly-record-cold-forces-rethink-on-global-warming

 

DUPAGE POLICY JOURNAL
— Community Unit School District 200 spent $13,280 per student in 2017-18
https://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/511752101-report-community-unit-school-district-200-spent-13-280-per-student-in-2017-18

 

CHICAGO CITY WIRE
— Northwest Side GOP Club endorses Willie Wilson, a Democrat, for Chicago mayor – Glenn Minnis
https://chicagocitywire.com/stories/511756204-northwest-side-gop-club-endorses-willie-wilson-a-democrat-for-chicago-mayor

 

ILLINOIS NEWS NETWORK
— Lawmaker files progressive income tax amendment without rates – Brett Rowland and Greg Bishop
https://www.ilnews.org/news/state_politics/lawmaker-files-progressive-income-tax-amendment-without-rates/article_8e4674be-288f-11e9-81b1-170a2441fc32.html

 

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— CHICAGO REPUBLICAN GROUPS SIDE WITH DR. WILLIE WILSON FOR MAYOR
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2019/02/chicago-young-republicans-recommend-wilson-for-mayor.html
— ILLINOIS CONSIDERS JOINING CALIFORNIA, NEW YORK WITH $15 MINIMUM WAGE
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2019/02/illinois-considers-joining-california-new-york-with-15-minimum-wage.html

 

CAPITOL FAX
— Report: Sun-Times defied federal judge in publishing Solis info
https://capitolfax.com/2019/02/04/report-sun-times-defied-federal-judge-in-publishing-solis-info/

 

FOX NEWS
— Democrats troll Trump with State of the Union guests – Andrew O’Reilly
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/democrats-troll-trump-with-state-of-the-union-guests

 

WORLD NET DAILY
— GAVIN MCINNES SUES SPLC OVER ‘OBSESSIVE, MALICIOUS’ HATE LABELS ‘Purposefully deceitful and intended to … inflict harm’
https://www.wnd.com/2019/02/gavin-mcinnes-sues-splc-over-obsessive-malicious-hate-labels/

 

RUSH LIMBAUGH
— Lose-with-Honor Republicans Have Trashed the Conservative Brand
https://www.rushlimbaugh.com/daily/2019/02/04/lose-with-honor-republicans-have-trashed-the-conservative-brand/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The short answer to your question is the Gillespie campaign was a bunch of Never Trumpers. The Gillespie campaign was a bunch of people who thought that the way for the Republican Party to win was to have a candidate and a support staff who were the exact opposite of Donald Trump. So here’s what I said July 13th, 2017. RUSH ARCHIVE: You think Virginia is the swamp and it’s all Never Trumpers there, and so Gillespie hires a bunch of Never Trumpers, but he barely squeaks by in the primary. Never Trumpers and hiring a bunch of swampsters to run your campaign with a bunch of people that don’t know how to get Republicans who voted for Trump, you’re not gonna win the governorship! RUSH: Right. Now, your question, how in the world can anybody in a decent opposition political research department miss this Northam stuff?)

 

BREITBART
— Washington Post Employees Blast Jeff Bezos for Spending $5M on Super Bowl Ad – Joshua Caplan
https://www.breitbart.com/the-media/2019/02/04/wapo-staff-slam-bezos-super-bowl-ad/

 

IMMIGRATION REFORM
— A State Of The Union Stunt Makes The Case For E-Verify – BOB DANE
https://immigrationreform.com/2019/02/04/a-state-of-the-union-stunt-makes-the-case-for-e-verify-immigrationreform-com/

 

DAILY CALLER
— ‘DISGUST’ AND ‘DISBELIEF’ WITHIN WHITE HOUSE AFTER TRUMP’S SCHEDULE LEAKS – Saagar Enjeti (DIERSEN: What does your schedule include? My schedule includes a) 5+ hours each and every day between 3:00 AM and Noon putting together and sending out a GOPUSA ILLINOIS Morning Edition email and b) 5+ hours each and every day between Noon and 9:00 PM putting together and sending out a GOPUSA ILLINOIS Evening Edition email.)
https://dailycaller.com/2019/02/04/white-house-disgust-trump-executive-schedule-leak/
— ONLY IMMIGRATION CAN STOP THE TRUMP ECONOMY’S MOMENTUM – Roy Beck, President, NumbersUSA
https://dailycaller.com/2019/02/04/beck-economy-momentum/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The last thing those Americans need is for Congress or the president to stop the positive momentum by taking immigration actions that would add competition from millions of new job seekers through increased immigration, more guest workers, weaker enforcement and new amnesties. Some 50 million working-age U.S. residents (aged 18-64) are still not in the labor market at all. Of course, not all of them need a job. But large numbers do. For example, 35 million people under age 65 live in poverty. One of every five Hispanics is impoverished. One of every three working-age black Americans still has no job. . .It is doubtful employers will do the necessary recruiting of those Americans and immigrants already here if the government increases the flow of foreign workers even higher than the current one million new immigrants who are given lifetime work permits each year plus hundreds of thousands of guest workers. How much better it would be if the president could persuade Congress to speed up the momentum of recruiting previously unwanted workers. He can do that by sticking with his campaign promises to help American workers by working with Congress to cut unnecessary, generalized immigration like chain migration and the lottery, and to mandate E-Verify to shut off the jobs magnet that encourages illegal workers to come and stay in the United States. The president should urge Congress to keep the recruitment momentum going.)
— ‘NEVER TRUMP’ CONSERVATIVE BILL KRISTOL DONATED TO RALPH NORTHAM’S CAMPAIGN – Amber Athey (DIERSEN: I should write a book about “never Diersens” and who they promote.)
https://dailycaller.com/2019/02/04/never-trump-bill-kristol-donate-ralph-northam-campaign/

 

NATIONAL REVIEW
— When Christians Are Too Afraid to Hear Ben Shapiro Speak – DAVID FRENCH
https://www.nationalreview.com/2019/02/ben-shapiro-speaking-ban-when-christians-are-too-afraid/

 

GOPUSA
— Louis Farrakhan calls for separate state for Black Americans, says that’s ‘what God wants’ (DIERSEN: Will the Democrats offer Illinois?)
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=64425

 

AMERICAN CONSERVATIVE
— The Diminishing Authority of the Bourgeois Culture We’ve replaced its emphasis on tradition and hard work with a self-loathing left-wing moralism. – GILBERT T. SEWALL
https://www.theamericanconservative.com/articles/the-diminishing-authority-of-the-bourgeois-culture/

 

FOX NEWS
— HS Student Claims National Honor Society Rejected Him Over Trump Support
https://insider.foxnews.com/2019/02/03/boris-kizenko-says-national-honor-society-rejected-him-over-trump-support

 

THE HILL
— Why do Democrats despise the agencies that protect America? – MADISON GESIOTTO (DIERSEN: Democrats what “open borders,” that his, Democrats want anyone and everyone from throughout the world to come to America to help them get rid of Republicans once and for all.)
https://thehill.com/opinion/immigration/428389-why-do-democrats-despise-the-agencies-that-protect-america

 

CNN
— Trump spent 60% of schedule in ‘executive time’ (DIERSEN: What does your schedule include? My schedule includes a) 5+ hours each and every day between 3:00 AM and Noon putting together and sending out a GOPUSA ILLINOIS Morning Edition email and b) 5+ hours each and every day between Noon and 9:00 PM putting together and sending out a GOPUSA ILLINOIS Evening Edition email.)
https://www.cnn.com/videos/politics/2019/02/04/trump-executive-time-white-house-schedule-nr-vpx.cnn

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— A Divided Congress Prepares Pointed Protests for Trump’s Address – Sheryl Gay Stolberg (DIERSEN: If they had wanted to protest political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, age discrimination, and/or retaliation in the federal government, my Republican U.S. Senators and Republican U.S. Representatives could have invited me to be their guest at State of the Union addresses.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/02/04/us/politics/trump-democrats-state-of-the-union.html

 

WASHINGTON POST
— Purge of undocumented workers by the president’s company spreads to at least 5 Trump golf courses – Joshua Partlow and David A. Fahrenthold
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/purge-of-undocumented-workers-by-the-presidents-company-spreads-to-at-least-5-trump-golf-courses/2019/02/04/99454e4a-2690-11e9-ba08-caf4ff5a3433_story.html

 

BOSTON GLOBE
— Elizabeth Warren invites federal worker affected by shutdown to State of the Union – Sean Smyth (DIERSEN: Have you been adversely impacted financially by the Democrats who run the federal government? I have been adversely impacted financially by them big time, but none of my Republican U.S. Senators or Republican U.S. Representatives ever invited me to be their guest at a State of the Union address.)
https://www.bostonglobe.com/2019/02/04/elizabeth-warren-invites-federal-worker-affected-shutdown-state-union/fw0K5z7QlG3Eqhkvn4h7xK/story.html

 

INC.
— CHICAGO TRIBUNE HARDCOPY ARTICLE TITLE: Avoiding pitfalls of managing team members from different age groups – Rhett Power (DIERSEN: My Democrat GAO superiors avoided such pitfalls by getting rid of their employees who were Republican, White, male, and/or non-veteran who did not make GS-13 (currently $96,403) by age 25, GS-14 (currently $113,920) by age 30, GS-15 (currently $134,000) by age 35, and Senior Executive Service (currently $164,200) by age 40. My Democrat GAO superiors talked and acted like their employees who were Democrat, minority, female, younger, and/or veteran wanted them to get rid of their employees who were Republican, White, male, older, and/or non-veteran.)
https://www.inc.com/rhett-power/d.html

 

GOVERNMENT EXECUTIVE
— More Than a Dozen Shutdown-Impacted Workers Will Accompany Lawmakers to State of the Union – Eric Katz (DIERSEN: Have you been adversely impacted financially by the Democrats who run the federal government? I have been adversely impacted financially by them big time, but none of my Republican U.S. Senators or Republican U.S. Representatives ever invited me to be their guest at a State of the Union address.)
https://www.govexec.com/management/2019/02/more-dozen-shutdown-impacted-workers-will-accompany-lawmakers-state-union/154634/

 

FEDERAL NEWS NETWORK
— National Park Service lost millions during partial government shutdown – Eric White (DIERSEN: Because my Democrat GAO superiors succeeded in forcing me to take their early retirement “offer” in 1997 when I was 49 years old, since then, instead getting money from me (at least $186,421 in today’s dollars if I was still working), the Civil Service Retirement System has been giving me money ($1,102,110 as of the end of 2018 in today’s dollars).)
https://federalnewsnetwork.com/federal-newscast/2019/02/national-parks-service-lost-millions-during-partial-government-shutdown/

 

FED SMITH
— How Many Millionaires Are in the Thrift Savings Plan? – Ralph R. Smith
https://www.fedsmith.com/2019/02/04/many-millionaires-thrift-savings-plan/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: At the end of 2017, there were 23,962 TSP millionaires – an increase of almost 150% from two years before that date. At the end of 2018, with the stock market declining in value in 2018, the number of millionaires in the federal government’s TSP program declined along with the stock market. (The C fund declined 4.41% in 2018.) As of December 31, 2018, there were 21,432 millionaires in the TSP. The average TSP millionaire has been contributing to the plan for almost 30 years (29.63). The TSP participant with the largest account value has accumulated $6,086,238. Keep in mind, if you happen to be one of these rigorous, successful savers, having a TSP account in excess of a million dollars does not translate into having that much money to spend. When the money is withdrawn, there will be taxes due to the federal government and, for some, taxes may also be due at the state government level. Retired employees are required to pay taxes on their TSP withdrawals.)