February 6 Evening Edition

WGN RADIO
— Political analyst Chris Robling: “I think Jeanne Ives is gaining a lot of credibility and a lot of momentum and I’m predicting that she is going to defeat Bruce Rauner” – PETER ZIMMERMAN
http://wgnradio.com/2018/02/05/political-analyst-chris-robling-i-think-jeanne-ives-is-gaining-a-lot-of-credibility-and-a-lot-of-momentum-and-im-predicting-that-she-is-going-to-defeat-bruce-rauner/

 

IVES FOR GOVERNOR
— 5 Reasons Why Rauner Has No Relationship with President Trump (DIERSEN: Republican Trump defeated Democrat Clinton in 91 of Illinois’ 102 counties.)
https://mailchi.mp/cbc73f5f95e6/5-reasons-why-rauner-has-no-relationship-with-president-trump

 

ABC7
— J.B. Pritzker at center of new campaign firestorm for remarks during phone call with Blagojevich – Craig Wall
http://abc7chicago.com/politics/jb-pritzker-at-center-of-new-campaign-firestorm-/3043149/

 

NBC5
— Rauner Releases Ad Tying Ives to Madigan – Mary Ann Ahern
https://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/rauner-releases-ad-attacking-jeanne-ives-madigan-472974893.html
— Newly-Released Tapes Turn Campaign for Governor into Debate on Race – Mary Ann Ahern
https://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/pritzker-blagojevich-recordings-chicago-tribune-472967293.html

 

CBS2
— Pritzker Apologizes For ‘Regrettable’ Remarks On Black Politicians In Call With Blagojevich – AP
http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2018/02/06/pritzker-apologizes-blagojevich-call-black-politicians/

 

FOX NEWS CHICAGO
— J.B. Pritzker wiretapped discussing black politicians
http://www.fox32chicago.com/news/local/jb-pritzker-wiretapped-discussing-black-politicians

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Rauner says Ives ‘might be Mike Madigan’s favorite Republican’ in new ad – Tina Sfondeles
https://chicago.suntimes.com/chicago-politics/rauner-says-ives-might-be-mike-madigans-favorite-republican-in-new-ad/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Ives’ campaign, in turn, called Rauner an “unrepentant liar” for claims made in the commercial. “This ad is consistent with Rauner’s character. He is an unrepentant liar. If he’ll lie to Cardinal Cupich, he’ll lie to anyone about anything. And in his three years as Governor, he has lied to everyone about everything,” the campaign said in a statement.)
— How expensive is Illinois’ 2018 governor race going to be? – Tanveer Ali
https://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/illinois-governor-campaign-fundraising-interactive-map/
— Trump aide: Some immigrants ‘too lazy’ to sign up for DACA – AP (DIERSEN: Who hints/implies/argues/shouts that you are lazy? Since 1966 when I was 18 years old, because I was a federal employee 1966-1969 and 1971-1997, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always hinted/implied/argued/shouted that I am lazy and even worse things. 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://chicago.suntimes.com/news/dreamers-immigration-deportation-not-priority-john-kelly/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Republican says “The Holocaust is the rare inconvenient topic Republicans aren’t denying.”
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/republicans-holocaust-denial-arthur-jones-donald-trump-jeanne-ives/
— J.B.-a Culpa: Pritzker apologizes for dishing on black pols in Blagojevich call – Mark Brown
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/j-b-a-culpa-pritzker-apologizes-for-dishing-on-black-pols-in-blagojevich-call/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Trump says “The divide-and-conquer strategy of a tyrant.”
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/the-divide-and-conquer-strategy-of-a-tyrant/

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Jeanne Ives responds to criticisms of her attack ad – Eric Zorn
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/zorn/ct-jeanne-ives-responds-to-criticisms-of-her-attack-ad-20180205-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Trump/Ives says “Ives’ poisonous commercial rips a page from the Trump playbook.”
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/zorn/ct-perspec-zorn-ives-commercial-stereotypes-lies-0207-20180205-story.html
— Rauner campaign changes strategies, attacks Ives as ‘Madigan’s favorite Republican’ – Monique Garcia (DIERSEN: What attack strategies have been used against you? I should write a book about all the attack strategies that have been used against me.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-met-bruce-rauner-jeanne-ives-20180206-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-conservatives from Wheaton blast Ives. Those who promote LGBTQ activity are overjoyed.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/letters/ct-ives-governor-transgender-tv-ad-20180206-story.html
— Nazi’s run for Congress exposes flaws in democratic process – Ted Slowik (DIERSEN: Since at least the 1970s, ever-increasingly, the Illinois Republican Party (IRP), the DuPage County Republican Central Committee (DCRCC), the Milton Township Republican Central Committee (MTRCC), etc. have been dominated by individuals, by organizations, and by governments that reject some, most, or virtually all of the planks in the Republican Party platform and/or the IRP platform. If the IRP, DCRCC, MTRCC, etc. had the power to block candidates from running as Republicans, they would block those candidates who support the planks that they reject. Most commonly, those who dominate the IRP, DCRCC, MTRCC, etc. reject the traditional family, right to life, and immigration planks.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/daily-southtown/opinion/ct-sta-slowik-gop-nazi-st-0207-20180206-story.html
— Trans attorney: ‘Dangerous’ Jeanne Ives ‘hurt my feelings’ over controversial ad – Kim Janssen (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats and RINOs promote LGBTQ activity. How soon, if not already, will Rauner’s Illinois Republican Party officially banish all individuals, all organizations, all companies, all governments, all countries, all etc. that do not promote LGBTQ activity?)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/chicagoinc/ct-met-jeanne-ives-transgender-chicago-inc-20180205-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-conservatives say “Ms. Ives, here is what’s wrong with your ad.”
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/editorials/ct-edit-ives-ad-transgender-rauner-20180206-story.html
— The world’s richest countries guarantee mothers more than a year of paid maternity leave. The U.S. guarantees them nothing. – Christopher Ingraham (DIERSEN: So why does everyone want to come to the U.S. instead of to the “world’s richest countries?)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/ct-biz-guaranteed-maternity-leave-20180206-story.html
— Bracing for Islamic State’s westward migration – Editorial (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats promote Islam.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/editorials/ct-edit-islamic-state-syria-europe-20180206-story.html
— While Trump says he’d ‘love to see a shutdown’ over immigration, Congress closes in on budget deal – AP
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/politics/ct-trump-immigration-budget-shutdown-20180206-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Trump’s attacks undermine his call for bipartisan unity in address.”
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/politics/ct-trump-undermines-bipartisan-unity-20180206-story.html

 

DAILY HERALD
— All she has to do to collect a $560 million jackpot is make her name public. She refuses. – Cleve R. Wootson Jr.
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20180206/all-she-has-to-do-to-collect-a-560-million-jackpot-is-make-her-name-public-she-refuses
(FROM THE ARTICLE: “She wishes to continue this work and the freedom to walk into a grocery store or attend public events without being known or targeted as the winner of a half-billion dollars.”)
— Wheaton council poised to reject drug treatment center plans – Katlyn Smith
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20180206/wheaton-council-poised-to-reject-drug-treatment-center-plans
— Attorney general tells tollway to hand over resume of politically connected manager – Marni Pyke
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20180206/attorney-general-tells-tollway-to-hand-over-resume-of-politically-connected-manager
— Challenger says ethics an issue in Kane clerk’s race – James Fuller
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20180206/challenger-says-ethics-an-issue-in-kane-clerks-race

 

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Rauner finally goes negative with anti-Ives ad – GREG HINZ (DIERSEN: I should write a book about all the times since 2000 that operatives and dupes who work for my critics/opponents have gone negative against me. They talk and/or act like they have been promised lots of money, a new home, a new car, a sweetheart job, a sweetheart contract, favorable legislation, and much more if they succeed in getting me to stop sending out GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails. Are they being paid at least $15 an hour?)
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20180206/BLOGS02/180209930/rauner-finally-goes-negative-with-anti-ives-ad
— For the second time in two weeks, a major Illinois rights group has endorsed only one Democratic candidate for governor, J.B. Pritzker, bypassing other contenders who appear to be equally strong backers of the group’s agenda. – Greg Hinz (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, those who promote LGBTQ activity make it clear that they are going to get rid of those who do not promote LGBTQ activity. Rauner promotes LGBTQ activity, therefore, Rauner’s supporters have to promote LGBTQ activity, therefore, Rauner’s supporters have to get rid of those who do not promote LGBTQ activity.)
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20180206/BLOGS02/180209932/gay-rights-group-singles-out-pritzker
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats and RINOs want immigrants because they take bad jobs like being home health care aides. What bad jobs have you taken? I did yard work and delivered newspapers 1962-1964; washed dishes 1964-1966; cleaned golf shoes, chipped slag, and pumped gasoline in 1966; delivered mail 1966-1969; worked on an automobile assembly line and as a security guard in 1970; sold tires, automotive services, and major appliances 1970-1971; pumped gasoline 1971-1972; collected delinquent taxes 1971-1980; and audited federal agencies 1980-1997.
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20180206/OPINION/180209939/the-looming-crisis-in-health-care

 

BLOOMINGTON PANTAGRAPH
— Ives: Ad is part of ’50 percent plus one’ approach – Derek Beigh
http://www.pantagraph.com/news/local/government-and-politics/elections/ives-ad-is-part-of-percent-plus-one-approach/article_96feee72-fa56-53d1-9cba-4abfb4a6c825.html

 

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Democratic forum set on senior issues (DIERSEN: How old are you? I am 69. From what I see, ever-increasingly, politicians are dumping old people. My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have increasingly demonizing me, denigrated me, and condemned me as being old a) ever since I failed to make GS-13 (currently $96,403) by age 25 in 1973, 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) ever since my Democrat GAO superiors succeeded in forcing me to take their early retirement “offer” in 1997 when I was 49.)
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20180205/democratic-forum-set-on-senior-issues

 

KEWANEE STAR COURIER
— Rauner makes Lincoln Day stop – Tammy Wilkinson (DIERSEN: One could argue that to promote Rauner, Sanguinetti, Harold, Dodge, Senger, and/or those who the aforesaid support is to shout that you reject the traditional family, right to life, immigration, and other planks in the Illinois Republican Party platform.)
http://www.starcourier.com/news/20180205/rauner-makes-lincoln-day-stop
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The 2018 Stark County Republican’s Lincoln Day luncheon held in Toulon on Saturday drew an impressive line-up of statewide Republican candidates and included an appearance by Illinois Governor Bruce Rauner. Nearly 100 guests were in attendance of the meet and greet event that was organized by Stark County GOP chairman Mike Bigger, of Wyoming. Governor Bruce Rauner was one of several of the special guests to take the podium and address the audience, with a brief introduction and offer of his personal support for what he said he hopes is future new Republican leadership within the state. The keynote speaker for the program was Erika Harold, of Champaign. She is running as the Illinois Republican candidate for attorney general in the upcoming election. Additional special guests addressing the audience were: Jim Dodge, candidate for Illinois treasurer; Darlene Senger, candidate for Illinois comptroller; Jason Helland, secretary of state; Congressman Darin LaHood, 18th Congressional District; State Representative Ryan Spain, 73rd District; and Senator Chuck Weaver, of the 37th District. “We have to be unified in a team effort and march to victory in November,” said Congressman LaHood. “The future of our state is on the line,” concluded Senator Chuck Weaver, reminding those present of the importance of how “every vote counts.”)

 

BELLEVILLE NEWS DEMOCRAT
— When bad laws keep good people from running for office – Editorial (DIERSEN: What does the BND say to Democrats, to Libertarians, and to Greens who cast Republican primary ballots a) to do as much damage as they can to the Republican Party and/or b) to qualify themselves to run for government and political offices as a Republican? I should write a book about Democrat plants, Libertarian plants, and Green plants who hold government and/or political offices as Republicans in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois.)
http://www.bnd.com/opinion/editorials/article197893309.html

 

WJBD RADIO
— Trump threatens another government shutdown over immigration
http://www.wjbdradio.com/politics/2018/02/06/trump-threatens-another-government-shutdown-over-immigration

 

CHICAGO CITY WIRE
— Rauner, Emanuel headline Chicago fundraiser for LGBTQ group
https://chicagocitywire.com/stories/511328342-rauner-emanuel-headline-chicago-fundraiser-for-lgbtq-group

 

PRAIRIE STATE WIRE
— Fact check: Rauner’s dubious balanced budget claims…again
https://prairiestatewire.com/stories/511329643-fact-check-rauner-s-dubious-balanced-budget-claims-again

 

NORTH COOK NEWS
— Mussman is like Rauner in her refusal to debate, Bernas says – Angela Underwood
https://northcooknews.com/stories/511329545-mussman-is-like-rauner-in-her-refusal-to-debate-bernas-says

 

IVES FOR GOVERNOR
— Rauner Responds to Ives The Only Way He Knows How: With Lies. This ad is consistent with Rauner’s character. He is an unrepentant liar. If he’ll lie to Cardinal Cupich, he’ll lie to anyone about anything. And in his three years as Governor, he has lied to everyone about everything.
https://mailchi.mp/5f4cecb061b9/rauner-responds-to-ives-the-only-way-he-knows-how-with-lies

 

ILLINOIS POLICY INSTITUTE
— LAWMAKERS FILE BILLS BARRING STATE LAWMAKERS FROM WORKING AS PROPERTY TAX LAWYERS – Vincent Caruso
https://www.illinoispolicy.org/lawmakers-file-bills-barring-state-lawmakers-from-working-as-property-tax-lawyers/

 

ILLINOIS FAMILY INSTITUTE
— Webinar on Legalization of Marijuana in Illinois – David E. Smith
https://illinoisfamily.org/marijuana-2/tonight-webinar-legalization-marijuana-illinois/

 

CAPITOL FAX
— Ives responds *** New Rauner ad attacks Ives, ties her to Madigan
https://capitolfax.com/2018/02/06/new-rauner-ad-attacks-ives/
— From a press release…In an effort to put more money in the pockets of Illinois taxpayers and infuse funds into the Illinois economy, State Representative Peter Breen (R-Lombard) has launched the Illinois Tax Reform Plan. The plan, consisting of three taxpayer-friendly bills, was unveiled today at a press briefing in Springfield. Each bill has the potential of lowering taxes on Illinoisans and Illinois businesses.
https://capitolfax.com/2018/02/06/its-just-a-bill-65/
— Biss campaign suggests Pritzker’s money bought Equality Illinois’ endorsement
https://capitolfax.com/2018/02/06/biss-campaign-suggests-pritzkers-money-bought-equality-illinois-endorsement/
— Ives supporter Breen says ad should be taken down
https://capitolfax.com/2018/02/06/ives-supporter-breen-says-ad-should-be-taken-down/
— Ives claims her ad is a “parody” of Rauner’s “Thanks, Madigan” spot
https://capitolfax.com/2018/02/06/ives-claims-her-ad-is-a-parody-of-rauners-thanks-madigan-spot/
— DGA, Ives respond *** New Rauner ad attacks Ives, ties her to Madigan
https://capitolfax.com/2018/02/06/new-rauner-ad-attacks-ives/
— Kennedy, Biss, Rauner campaigns respond *** FBI recording catches Pritzker joking with Blagojevich: “God damn America”
https://capitolfax.com/2018/02/06/fbi-recording-catches-pritzker-joking-with-blagojevich-god-damn-america/

 

DAILY CALLER
— The Democratic Party Has Reached An UNREAL Level Of Support For Illegal Immigration – Ira Mehlman
http://dailycaller.com/2018/02/06/the-democratic-party-has-reached-an-unreal-level-of-support-for-illegal-immigration/

 

GOPUSA
— Driver in death of NFL player was twice deported illegal alien
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=38645
— Chicago weekend: 23 shot, 6 fatally
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=38653

 

LOS ANGELES TIMES
— GOP candidate for governor John Cox will spend an additional $1 million of his own money to match rival’s donors – Silvia Flores (DIERSEN: What are your connections with John Cox? The Daily Herald reported that Cox attended my July 5, 2003 picnic in the Prairie Path Park in my precinct that I had organized for the residents of my precinct and the residents of Jeanne Ives’ precinct to the east and Debra Olson’s precinct to west. Attendees got to meet the five announced Republican candidates for U.S. Senate – John Cox, Chirinjeev Kathuria, Andy McKenna, Jim Oberweis, and Jack Ryan. Cox brought Jays Potato Chips. Oberweis brought ice cream. The 200+ attendees included now Congressman Randy Hultgren. Jack Ryan won the primary, but withdrew. His replacement, Alan Keyes lost to Barack Obama.)
http://www.latimes.com/politics/essential/la-pol-ca-essential-politics-updates-gop-gubernatorial-candidate-john-cox-1515374028-htmlstory.html

 

NEW YORK MAGAZINE
— Trump Has Given Victims of the Opioid Crisis Nothing But Contempt – Eric Levitz (DIERSEN: What does Trump think about those who are victims of political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, and age discrimination? What does Trump think about those who say that non-veteran White male federal employees 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 are losers who should be gotten rid of?)
http://nymag.com/daily/intelligencer/2018/02/trump-has-given-victims-of-opioids-nothing-but-contempt.html

 

LONG READS
— Journalists Shouldn’t Be Fired for Investigating Their Own Publications – Danielle Tcholakian (DIERSEN: I should write a book about past and present Milton Township Republican Central Committee (MTRCC), DuPage County Republican Central Committee, and Illinois Republican Party officers and employees who since 2000, because I am a Republican Precinct Committee, talk and/or act like they have the power a) to tell me what to do and what not to do and b) to punish me. They can stress the success that they have had in a) gerrymandering my precinct in 2015, b) ending my TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairmanship in 2012, c) ending my Wheaton Chamber of Commerce Government Affairs Committee membership in 2011, d) ending my MTRCC webmaster service in 2010 and 2004, e) ending my Illinois Center Right Coalition Steering Committee membership in 2007, f) ending my American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter board membership in 2004, g) etc.)
https://longreads.com/2018/02/05/journalists-shouldnt-be-fired-for-investigating-their-own-publications/amp/

 

GOVERNMENT EXECUTIVE
— Focusing on the Positive: Rewarding Good Workers and Managers – Howard Risher (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes side with my Democrat superiors in the federal government who treated me like I was a bad worker. My Democrat GAO superiors forced me to retire in 1997 when I was 49 years old, always ranked me in the bottom half of my coworkers for pay-for-performance purposes, did not promote me beyond GS-13, got rid of my mentor in 1987, kept me off audits of IRS for all but 3 of the almost 18 years that I worked for GAO, and forced me to take an $19,203 pay cut in today’s dollars to transfer from IRS to GAO in 1980. My Democrat IRS superiors did not promote me beyond GS-12, disallowed my education deductions in 1978, got rid of my mentor in 1975, and disallowed my partial day per diem claims in 1974. My Democrat Post Office superiors forced me resign in 1969 and disallowed my sick leave requests in 1969 and 1968.)
http://www.govexec.com/excellence/promising-practices/2018/02/focusing-positive-rewarding-good-workers-and-managers/145729/

 

FEDERAL NEWS RADIO
— More firings may not lead to better results – Jeff Neal (DIERSEN: Overwhelmingly, when the federal government gets rid of its employees who are Republican, White, male, and/or older, it replaces those employees with people who are Democrat, minority, female, and/or younger.)
https://federalnewsradio.com/commentary/2018/02/more-firings-may-not-lead-to-better-results/

February 5 Evening Edition

ABC7
— Jeanne Ives defends controversial ad: ‘What’s so offensive?’ – Craig Wall
http://abc7chicago.com/politics/jeanne-ives-defends-controversial-ad-whats-so-offensive-/3039035/
— Chicago area could see nearly 2-week delay of early voting – AP
http://abc7chicago.com/politics/chicago-area-could-see-nearly-2-week-delay-of-early-voting/3038116/

 

NBC5
— Who Is Dick Uihlein, Ives’ Bankroller in the GOP Race for Governor? – Mary Ann Ahern
https://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/dick-uihlein-illinois-governor-primary-ives-rauner-472781953.html

 

CBS2
— Rep. Jeanne Ives Defends Controversial Campaign Ad
http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2018/02/05/jeanne-ives-controversial-ad/

 

FOX NEWS CHICAGO
— Chicago area could see nearly 2-week delay of early voting – AP
http://www.fox32chicago.com/politics/chicago-area-could-see-nearly-2-week-delay-of-early-voting

 

WGN TV
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: RINOs who want the Illinois Republican Party to dump the traditional family, right to life, immigration, and other planks in its platform “slam Rep. Jeanie Ives’ new campaign ad attacking Rauner.”
http://wgntv.com/2018/02/05/illinois-republicans-slam-rep-jeanie-ives-new-campaign-ad-attacking-rauner/

 

WLS AM
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: RINOs who want the Illinois Republican Party to dump the traditional family, right to life, immigration, and other planks in its platform “slam Ives’ TV ad.”
http://www.wlsam.com/2018/02/05/republicans-slam-ives-tv-ad/

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Rauner primary rival Ives won’t be silenced despite ‘hysteria’ over TV ad – Tina Sfondeles
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/rauner-primary-rival-ives-wont-be-silenced-despite-hysteria-over-tv-ad/
— Rauner condemns Republican Illinois candidate who is a Holocaust denier – Lynn Sweet
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/gop-gov-rauner-condemns-republican-illinois-candidate-who-is-a-holocaust-denier/
— Trump calls Democrats not applauding him ‘un-American’ – AP
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/trump-unamerican-treasonous-applaud-state-of-the-union/
— Chicago area could see nearly 2-week delay of early voting – AP
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/early-voting-delayed-chicago-board-elections-candidate-challenges-appeals/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: The anti-Trump Jesse Jackson says “Tax cut will widen the racial wage gap.”
https://chicago.suntimes.com/opinion/tax-cut-will-widen-the-racial-wage-gap/

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Rauner challenger Ives says she’s ‘a little bit surprised’ about ‘hysteria’ around controversial TV ad – Kim Geiger
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-met-jeanne-ives-city-club-20180205-story.html
— Jeanne Ives responds to criticisms of her attack ad – Eric Zorn
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/zorn/ct-jeanne-ives-responds-to-criticisms-of-her-attack-ad-20180205-story.html
— New Pritzker-Blagojevich audio from FBI wiretaps sheds light on race issue in governor contest – Rick Pearson and Jeff Coen
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-met-illinois-democratic-governor-race-20180205-story.html
— Early voting may be delayed for millions in Chicago area due to ballot challenges, election officials say – AP
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-chicago-early-voting-delay-20180205-story.html
— In the primary, don’t accidentally vote for the neo-Nazi – Editorial
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/editorials/ct-edit-holocaust-jones-republican-denier-20180205-story.html

 

WGN RADIO
— City Club of Chicago: Jeanne Ives, Republican Candidate for Governor
http://wgnradio.com/2018/02/05/city-club-of-chicago-jeanne-ives-republican-candidate-for-governor/

 

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Rauner, Ives on different paths to woo GOP voters – GREG HINZ (DIERSEN: Rauner woos RINOs who want the Illinois Republican Party (IRP) to dump the traditional family, right to life, immigration, and other planks in its platform. Ives woos Republicans who want the IRP to defend and advance all the planks in its platform.)
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20180205/BLOGS02/180209947/rauner-ives-on-different-paths-to-woo-gop-voters
— Legalizing recreational pot a bad idea for Illinois employers – KEVIN SABET (DIERSEN: Legalizing recreational pot is a bad idea for everyone.)
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20180205/OPINION/180209950/why-legalizing-recreational-pot-is-a-bad-idea-for-illinois-employers
— Ives says TV ad ‘not offensive’—and hints at more to come – GREG HINZ
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20180205/BLOGS02/180209944/ives-says-tv-ad-not-offensive-and-hints-at-more-to-come
— Stocks sink most since 2011 – BLOOMBERG (DIERSEN: Of course, those who refuse to give Trump credit for stock gains will blame him for stock losses.)
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20180205/NEWS01/180209946/stocks-plummet-erasing-gains-for-the-year

 

DAILY HERALD
— Rauner slams Ives ad as ‘shameful,’ criticizes legalizing marijuana for recreational use – Mani Pyke
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20180205/rauner-slams-ives-ad-as-shameful-criticizes-legalizing-marijuana-for-recreational-use
— GOP candidates square off in crowded race for DuPage County District 4 – Robert Sanchez
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20180205/gop-candidates-square-off-in-crowded-race-for-dupage-county-district-4–
— Ives: ‘Edgy’ ad ‘accurate representation’ of Rauner policies – AP
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20180205/ives-edgy-ad-accurate-representation-of-rauner-policies
— All three Republican candidates for the Lake County Board’s 17th District seat say they want to reduce residents’ property taxes — but they have different ideas for accomplishing that task. – Russell Lissau
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20180203/republican-county-board-candidates-want-to-slash-spending-cut-taxes
— Cook County: Tax, pot referendums on Northwest suburban ballots – Eric Peterson
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20180205/tax-pot-referendums-on-northwest-suburban-ballots
— The Republican primary election for the Lake County Board’s 10th District seat features two experienced politicians from Mundelein. – Russell Lissau
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20180205/lake-county-board-primary-features-two-experienced-politicians

 

NORTHWEST HERALD
— Jeanne Ives: ‘Edgy’ ad ‘accurate representation’ of Rauner policies – AP
http://www.nwherald.com/2018/02/05/jeanne-ives-edgy-ad-accurate-representation-of-rauner-policies/az1szhw/

 

ALTON TELEGRAPH
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Rauner promoters say “Ives campaign ad a new low, even for Illinois politics.”
http://www.thetelegraph.com/opinion/117141/editorial-ives-campaign-ad-a-new-low-even-for-illinois-politics

 

WQAD
— Ives’s running mate says “in your face” ad is “not racist” – CHRIS MINOR
http://wqad.com/2018/02/05/ivess-running-mate-says-in-your-face-ad-is-not-racist/

 

WJBC
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: RINOs who want the Illinois Republican Party to dump the traditional family, right to life, immigration, and other planks in its platform “condemn Ives’ ad.”
http://www.wjbc.com/2018/02/05/rauner-gop-leaders-condemn-ives-ad/

 

SPRINGFIELD PATCH
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Rauner promoters say “Racist, Sexist, Homophobic Jeanne Ives TV Ad Provokes Backlash.”
https://patch.com/illinois/springfield-il/racist-sexist-homophobic-jeanne-ives-tv-ad-provokes-backlash

 

ILLINOIS POLICY INSTITUTE
— DUPAGE COUNTY HOMEOWNERS: WHERE DO YOUR PROPERTY TAXES GO? DuPage County billed property tax payers $2.74 billion for 2016; this meant owners of a median-valued home in Naperville worth $388,000 had a $9,000 property tax bill. – Amy Korte
https://www.illinoispolicy.org/dupage-county-homeowners-where-do-your-property-taxes-go/
— HOUSE OF PAIN: ILLINOIS PROPERTY TAXES UP, BUT HOME PRICES LAG – Orphe Divounguy, Bryce Hill, Joe Tabor
https://www.illinoispolicy.org/reports/house-of-pain-illinois-property-taxes-up-but-home-prices-lag/

 

ILLINOIS FAMILY INSTITUTE
— Post-Christian America Needs Radical Help – Tami Jackson
https://illinoisfamily.org/faith/post-christian-america-needs-radical-help-stat/

 

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— IVES DEFENDS CAMPAIGN AD, INSIDERS SAY AD ALL ABOUT NAME RECOGNITION
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2018/02/ives-publicly-replies-to-campaign-ad-criticism.html
— “RAUNER PARTY SLATE” CALLS TO PULL IVES AD IGNORED
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2018/02/rauner-party-slate-criticizes-social-conservative-positions-in-ives-ad.html
— BREEN PROPOSES SOCIAL SECURITY BENEFITS BE ALLOWED TO FUND PARENTAL LEAVE
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2018/02/breen-proposes-social-security-benefits-be-alllowed-to-be-used-for-parental-leave.html

 

CAPITOL FAX
— Ives threatens higher ed funding cuts
https://capitolfax.com/2018/02/05/ives-threatens-higher-ed-funding-cuts/
— Rauner condemns “in the strongest possible terms” *** Perennial Nazi candidate finally gets a free pass in GOP primary
https://capitolfax.com/2018/02/05/perennial-nazi-candidate-finally-gets-a-free-pass-in-gop-primary/
— Rauner on guy who’s suing him: “He said a lot of things that were not true” (DIERSEN: This lawsuit has been referred to arbitration. I have been an arbitrator for the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority since 1998. 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 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://capitolfax.com/2018/02/05/rauner-on-guy-whos-suing-him-he-said-a-lot-of-things-that-were-not-true/
— Biss campaign rejoices at being attacked by Pritzker
https://capitolfax.com/2018/02/05/biss-campaign-rejoices-at-being-attacked-by-pritzker/
— Ives “misunderstood the question” – Endorsed Cruz *** Ives says no campaign outreach to President Trump that she knows of
https://capitolfax.com/2018/02/05/ives-says-no-campaign-outreach-to-president-trump-that-she-knows-of/
— Ives supporter McSweeney wants her to take ad off the air
https://capitolfax.com/2018/02/05/ives-supporter-mcsweeney-wants-her-to-take-ad-off-the-air/

 

GOPUSA
— Holy Cross will keep the name ‘Crusaders’ after accusations that it was offensive (DIERSEN: By way of contrast, Wheaton College surrendered to the anti-Christians in 2000.)
http://www.gopusa.com/holy-cross-will-keep-the-name-crusaders-after-accusations-that-it-was-offensive/
— Austin, TX to ban border wall contractors from future city contracts (DIERSEN: I should write a book about those in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois who have lots of religious, government, political, and/or financial clout and who use that clout to ban those a) who do not glorify and praise them, b) who do not pander to them, c) who they cannot manipulate/dominate, d) who refuse to serve as one of their operatives or dupes, and/or e) who refuse to give them money.)
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=38436

 

AMERICAN THINKER
— Identity Politics and the End of Meaning – Bruce Robinson
http://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2018/02/identity_politics_and_the_end_of_meaning.html

 

BLAZE
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Rauner promoters slam Ives saying her ad is cowardly and homophobic.
https://www.theblaze.com/news/2018/02/05/illinois-gop-governor-candidate-slammed-for-this-cowardly-homophobic-attack-ad

 

BREITBART
— Americans Turning Off Super Bowl in Droves: Bars, Bowling Alleys, Veterans Boycotting – WARNER TODD HUSTON
http://www.breitbart.com/sports/2018/02/04/americans-turning-off-super-bowl-droves-bars-bowling-alleys-veterans-boycotting/
— At Least Three Eagles Say They Will Not Visit the White House – WARNER TODD HUSTON
http://www.breitbart.com/sports/2018/02/05/at-least-three-eagles-say-will-not-visit-white-house/

 

MILITARY
— West Point Grad Sets the Illinois Governor’s Race on Fire
https://www.military.com/undertheradar/2018/02/05/west-point-grad-sets-illinois-governors-race-fire.html

 

THE HILL
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Rauner promoters say “Illinois GOP rips candidate’s ad mocking transgender people, feminists.”
http://thehill.com/homenews/state-watch/372318-illinois-gop-chief-rips-gop-governor-candidate-for-ad-mocking

 

POLITICO
— Incendiary ad fuels primary challenge to Illinois governor – NATASHA KORECKI
https://www.politico.com/story/2018/02/05/illinois-governor-rauner-ives-ad-392258

 

CNN
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Rauner supporters and other anti-Republicans “slam GOP gubernatorial hopeful’s campaign ad.”
https://www.cnn.com/2018/02/05/politics/illinois-governor-jeanne-ives-campaign-ad/index.html

 

LOS ANGELES TIMES
— L.A.’s homelessness surged 75% in six years. Here’s why the crisis has been decades in the making – Gale Holland
http://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-me-homeless-how-we-got-here-20180201-story.html

 

NEW YORK POST
— A male backlash against #MeToo is brewing – Kyle Smith
https://nypost.com/2018/02/03/a-male-backlash-against-metoo-is-brewing/

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Dow Drops More Than 1,100 Points in Stock-Market Rout Blue chips post biggest one-session point decline on record as indexes around the world give up 2018 gains – Akane Otani and Riva Gold (DIERSEN: Of course, those who refuse to give Trump credit for stock gains will blame him for stock losses.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/asia-pacific-stocks-fall-to-kick-off-the-week-1517790854

 

FEDERAL NEWS RADIO
— New tool to help agencies request bigger incentive payouts – Eric White (DIERSEN: GAO audits IRS. In 1980, when I was 31 years old, if I had been a Democrat, a minority, and/or a female, the Democrats who ran GAO would have offered me a recruitment incentive to transfer from IRS to GAO. Instead, they forced me to take a $19,203 pay cut in today’s dollars to transfer from IRS to GAO. In 1980, a) I had worked for IRS for almost 9 years, the last 5 1/2 years of which at the GS-12 Step 1-5 levels, currently $81,071-$91,880, b) I had almost completed the requirements for a master’s degree in accounting from DePaul, c) I had passed the CPA examination on my first attempt in 1979, d) I had earned an MBA from Loyola in 1976, and e) I had earned a bachelor’s degree in management in 1970.)
https://federalnewsradio.com/federal-newscast/2018/02/new-tool-to-help-agencies-request-bigger-incentive-payouts/

 

LGBTQ NATION
— Compare & contrast: Take a look at these two Republican politicians from Illinois – Bil Browning (DIERSEN: Rauner woos RINOs who want the Illinois Republican Party (IRP) to dump the traditional family, right to life, immigration, and other planks in its platform. Ives woos Republicans who want the IRP to defend and advance all the planks in its platform.)
https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2018/02/compare-contrast-take-look-two-republican-politicians-illinois/

 

GAY STAR NEWS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Rauner promoters say “People are furious about this Republican’s transphobic ad” and “Jeanne Ives’ ad also mocks feminists and immigrants.”
https://www.gaystarnews.com/article/republican-transphobic-ad/

February 3 Evening Edition

ILLINOIS REPUBLICAN PARTY
— ILGOP Chairman Tim Schneider Statement on State Rep. Jeanne Ives’ Campaign Ad Illinois Republican Party Chairman Tim Schneider released the following statement on State Representative Jeanne Ives’ recently released campaign advertisement: “There is no place in the Illinois Republican Party for rhetoric that attacks our fellow Illinoisans based on their race, gender or humanity. Representative Ives’ campaign ad does not reflect who we are as the Party of Lincoln and as proud residents of our great and diverse state. She should pull down the ad and immediately apologize to the Illinoisans who were negatively portrayed in a cowardly attempt to stoke political division.” (DIERSEN: The ad does NOT attack “our fellow Illinoisans based on their race, gender or humanity.” It attacks Rauner’s failure/refusal to defend/advance the Illinois Republican Party (IRP) platform and especially its traditional family, right to life, and immigration planks. In the interest of full disclosure, Schneider should disclose the amount and percent of the IRP’s donations that comes from Rauner and from Rauner’s supporters.)
https://illinois.gop/category/news/

 

ERIKA HAROLD
— Erika Harold Calls on Ives Campaign to Take Down Offensive Ad Republicans must promote dignity and value of every Illinoisan (DIERSEN: The ad does NOT denigrate, mock, or marginalize any group of Illinoisans. It attacks Rauner’s failure/refusal to defend/advance the Illinois Republican Party platform and especially its traditional family, right to life, and immigration planks. In the interest of full disclosure, Harold should disclose the amount and percent of her campaign’s donations that comes from Rauner and from Rauner’s supporters.)
https://mailchi.mp/erikaharold/ives-ad?e=92ab74215a
(FROM THE STATEMENT: Republican Attorney General Candidate Erika Harold released the following statement on new Ives campaign ad: “This ad denigrates, mocks and marginalizes groups of Illinoisans and cannot represent our Republican Party. I call on the Ives campaign to immediately take it off the air. The Republican Party must be about fighting for the ideals and values that have made our country the envy of the world and promoting the dignity and value of every Illinoisan.”)

 

JIM DODGE
— GOP Candidate For Treasurer Jim Dodge Statement on State Rep. Jeanne Ives’ Campaign Ad (DIERSEN: The ad does NOT attack Illinois’ diversity. It attacks Rauner’s failure/refusal to defend/advance the Illinois Republican Party platform and especially its traditional family, right to life, and immigration planks. In the interest of full disclosure, Dodge should disclose the amount and percent of his campaign’s donations that comes from Rauner and from Rauner’s supporters.)
https://illinois.gop/category/news/
(FROM THE STATEMENT: Republican Candidate for Treasurer Jim Dodge issued the following statement on State Representative Jeanne Ives’ campaign ad: “Our nation’s collective diversity gives us our strength and makes us a beacon of freedom to the world. Illinois is a strong and diverse state – a microcosm of America. Representative Ives’ campaign advertisement is wrong on so many levels and an insult to everything that makes us Illinoisans and Americans. I believe this advertisement does not represent the Republican Party or our shared American values, and should never again see the light of day.”)

 

DARLENE SENGER
— GOP Candidate For Comptroller Darlene Senger Statement on State Rep. Jeanne Ives’ Campaign Ad (DIERSEN: The ad does NOT attack Illinoisans. It attacks Rauner’s failure/refusal to defend/advance the Illinois Republican Party platform and especially its traditional family, right to life, and immigration planks. In the interest of full disclosure, Senger should disclose the amount and percent of her campaign’s donations that comes from Rauner and from Rauner’s supporters.)
https://illinois.gop/category/news/
(FROM THE STATEMENT: Republican Candidate for Comptroller Darlene Senger issued the following statement on State Representative Jeanne Ives’ campaign ad: “Illinois is facing real challenges that require common-sense, bi-partisan solutions. Hyper-partisan attacks that focus on our fellow Illinoisans do little to advance debate nor reach consensus. The Republican Party — The Party of Lincoln — has always served as a beacon of freedom and individual rights. Now more than ever, we need to demonstrate our commitment to that standard.”)

 

ABC7
— Cook County property tax system – BGA
http://abc7chicago.com/politics/weekend-watch-cook-county-property-tax-system/3023485/

 

NBC5
— Illinois GOP Chairman Criticizes Controversial Ives Ad – James Neveau (DIERSEN: The ad does NOT attack “our fellow Illinoisans based on their race, gender or humanity.” It attacks Rauner’s failure/refusal to defend/advance the Illinois Republican Party (IRP) platform and especially its traditional family, right to life, and immigration planks. In the interest of full disclosure, Schneider should disclose the amount and percent of the IRP’s donations that comes from Rauner and from Rauner’s supporters.)
https://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/illinois-gop-criticizes-controversial-jeanne-ives-ad-472508653.html
— Thompson Retires, Rauner’s ‘G’ Problem – Carol Marin and Mary Ann Ahern (DIERSEN: My Democrat IRS and GAO superiors treated me just like Thompson treated Rutan. My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always promoted patronage, rejected civil service protections, and rejected the Rutan decision (http://www.nytimes.com/1996/03/13/us/seeking-return-to-ways-of-patronage-in-politics.html), so therefore, they side with my Democrat superiors in federal government against me. Because I have always been a Republican, were it not for federal civil service protections, a) the Post Office would NOT have hired me in 1966 or let me work there for almost 3 years, b) IRS would NOT have hired me in 1971 or let me work there for almost 9 years, c) IRS would NOT have promoted me in 1972, 1973, or 1974, d) GAO would NOT have hired me in 1980 or let me work there for almost 18 years, and e) GAO would NOT have promoted me in 1986.)
https://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/WEB-governor-rauner-jim-thompson-472420173.html
— Campaign Text Messages the Next Frontier in Politics – Mary Ann Ahern
https://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/campaign-text-messages-the-next-frontier-in-politics-472447513.html

 

CBS2
— Riverside Police: Man Talks Up Nazis To Girls In Candy Store
http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2018/02/03/man-lectured-girls-about-nazis/

 

FOX NEWS CHICAGO
— GOP candidate stands by ad others call racist, homophobic – AP
http://www.fox32chicago.com/politics/gop-candidate-stands-by-ad-others-call-racist-homophobic

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Paul Ryan celebrated the tax cut with a tweet about a secretary saving $1.50 a week – Avi Selk
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/politics/ct-paul-ryan-tax-cut-tweet-20180203-story.html

 

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Ives team – Bernard Schoenburg
http://www.sj-r.com/opinion/20180203/bernard-schoenburg-londrigan-jones-lead-fundraising-in-13th-dem-race
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The GOP gubernatorial primary campaign of state Rep. JEANNE IVES, R-Wheaton, recently put out a list of county coordinators and contacts. Among them, in Macoupin County, is CHRISTOPHER HICKS. Hicks was removed from the ballot as a GOP candidate in the 48th Senate District for lack of adequate signatures. He was also questioned by police after a visit to State Rep. AVERY BOURNE’s office in Litchfield, where he told an aide there would be “political blood and vengeance” if the representative did not co-sponsor a bill. No charges resulted, and Hicks said his comment was political and not a threat. Meanwhile, in Sangamon County, the Ives contact list includes STEVEN WESTERFIELD. Westerfield also was removed from the ballot for the 99th House District GOP race. He and Hicks are both running as write-in candidates in the March 20 primary. Also listed for Ives in Sangamon County is LIZ EILERS BRON, whose political involvement has included being 2012 state director for the HERMAN CAIN presidential campaign; and ARI SHROYER, a government affairs associate with the Illinois Policy Institute. In Lake County, the campaign contact is DENISE ROTHEIMER, who was recently in the news as she accused state Sen. IRA SILVERSTEIN, D-Chicago, of harassment. The legislative inspector general said Silverstein made inappropriate comments to her, but did not sexually harass her. “I am happy to help Ives any way I can,” Rotheimer said. Bourne, by the way, was among lawmakers who took to social media to criticize the planned speaker for an Ives fundraiser in McHenry County last week. Ives ended up canceling a speech by BILL WHITTLE, who had, among other things, called the Democratic Party “the largest slaveholder in the history of the world,” and, the Chicago Tribune reported, has said blacks are inferior to whites. “Whittle’s racially-charged comments are embarrassing and reprehensible,” Bourne had tweeted. “Rep. Ives should do the right thing — cancel her fundraiser.” Speaking of racially charged: BLAIR GARBER of Evanston, who last week resigned as chairman of the Illinois Lottery Control Board after using a profane word on Twitter to describe East St. Louis, also resigned from the Republican State Central Committee.)
— Sometimes Rauner sounds Trumpian – Doug Finke
http://www.sj-r.com/opinion/20180203/statehouse-insider-sometimes-rauner-sounds-trumpian
— Hopes for pot legalization not high this year in Illinois – Brenden Moore (DIERSEN: If you promote pot, you promote destruction.)
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20180203/hopes-for-pot-legalization-not-high-this-year-in-illinois
— How Illinois governor candidates would fix transportation – AP
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20180203/how-illinois-governor-candidates-would-fix-transportation

 

CHAMPAIGN/URBANA NEWS GAZETTE
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps promote anti-Trump marchers.
http://www.news-gazette.com/news/local/2018-02-03/marchers-brave-cold-support-dreamers.html

 

BELLEVILLE NEWS DEMOCRAT
— Fantasy fight card does not read Rauner vs. Pritzker – Editorial
http://www.bnd.com/opinion/editorials/article197927354.html

 

ROCK RIVER TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ives stands by her ad. Rauner supporters say that the ad is “racist, homophobic.”
http://rockrivertimes.com/2018/02/03/ives-stands-by-racist-homophobic-ad-for-governors-race/

 

SOUTHERN
— Illinois governor candidate Ives stands by ad blasted as racist – AP
http://thesouthern.com/news/local/govt-and-politics/illinois-governor-candidate-ives-stands-by-ad-blasted-as-racist/article_26712129-ac13-5b6c-8599-90286e1ed58a.html

 

WBEZ
— Ives v. Rauner: Two Vastly Different Republicans — And Getting Pedantic In The Pedway
https://www.wbez.org/shows/illinois-elections-2018/february-2-2018-two-vastly-different-republicans-and-getting-pedantic-in-the-pedway/5c6c2e05-9451-4d09-bfe9-c2a08062e1a0

 

WRAL
— Ives stands by ad blasted as ‘racist’
http://www.wral.com/illinois-governor-candidate-stands-by-ad-blasted-as-racist-/17311068/

 

WVNS TV
— Illinois governor candidate stands by ad blasted as racist – AP
http://www.wvnstv.com/news/politics-do-not-use/illinois-governor-candidate-stands-by-ad-blasted-as-racist/950722037

 

  1. LOUIS TODAY
    — Illinois governor candidate stands by ad blasted as ‘racist’ – AP
    http://www.stltoday.com/entertainment/illinois-governor-candidate-stands-by-ad-blasted-as-racist/article_3afc11dd-abba-51b6-abab-7225cd91b27d.html

 

WGLT
— Schneider and Blumenshine To Ives: Take Down Offensive Rauner Video – RYAN DENHAM
http://wglt.org/post/republicans-ives-take-down-offensive-rauner-video#stream/0
— Rauner: Video ‘Shows How Unelectable Jeanne Ives Really Is’ – RYAN DENHAM & STUDENT REPORTER BAYLEE STEELMAN •
http://wglt.org/post/rauner-video-shows-how-unelectable-jeanne-ives-really#stream/0

 

NPR ILLINOIS
— Even When Black Unemployment Is At Record Lows, It’s Dangerously High – GENE DEMBY (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 Black in 1966, b) that the Post Office should gotten rid of me much sooner than it did so that a Black could have my job, c) that instead of me, IRS should have hired a Black in 1971, d) that instead of me, IRS should have promoted Blacks in 1972, 1973, and 1974, e) that instead of me, GAO should have hired a Black in 1980, f) that instead of me, GAO should have promoted a Black in 1986, and g) that GAO should have gotten rid of me much sooner than it did so that a Black could have my job and my preferred corner office.)
https://www.npr.org/sections/codeswitch/2018/02/03/582936744/even-when-black-unemployment-is-at-record-lows-its-dangerously-high

 

CHICAGO CITY WIRE
— OUTRAGEOUS: Rauner, Rahm headline Chicago fundraiser for transgender activist group (DIERSEN: The Illinois Republican Party platform promotes the traditional family.)
https://chicagocitywire.com/stories/511328342-rauner-rahm-headline-chicago-fundraiser-for-transgender-activist-group

 

NORTH COOK NEWS
— Rauner’s refusal to debate Ives is out of fear, Miller says – Angela Underwood
https://northcooknews.com/stories/511327762-rauner-s-refusal-to-debate-ives-is-out-of-fear-miller-says

 

IVES FOR GOVERNOR
— Rauner Is The Most Unpopular Republican Governor Running For Re-Election
https://mailchi.mp/8ac0c783960e/icymi-rauner-is-the-most-unpopular-governor-running-for-re-election

 

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— GOP GOV POKES IL SOCIAL CONSERVATIVES IN EYE ATTENDING ABORTION, GAY RIGHTS EVENT
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2018/02/gop-governor-pokes-il-social-conservatives-in-eye-keynoting-abortion-gay-rights-banquet.html
— NEW SURVEY RANKS RAUNER ONE OF THE MOST UNPOPULAR GOVERNORS UP FOR ELECTION
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2018/02/new-survey-ranks-rauner-one-of-the-most-unpopular-governors-up-for-election.html

 

CAPITOL FAX
— Ad is “shameful” *** Rauner still hasn’t commented directly on the Ives ad, but will he tonight?
https://capitolfax.com/2018/02/03/rauner-still-hasnt-commented-directly-on-the-ives-ad-but-will-he-tonight/

 

THE HILL
— GOP turns Pelosi’s words into weapon for tax law – NAOMI JAGODA
http://thehill.com/policy/finance/372096-gop-eager-to-use-pelosis-crumbs-remark-against-dems-in-midterms

 

TPM
— Ryan Celebrates School Secretary’s ‘$1.50 A Week’ Paycheck Increase From Tax Bill – Matt Shuham
https://talkingpointsmemo.com/livewire/ryan-celebrates-school-secretarys-1-50-a-week-pay-raise-from-tax-bill

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— U.S. Pays Billions for ‘Assisted Living,’ but What Does It Get? – Robert Pear (DIERSEN: My aunt is paying $239 a day out of what is left of her own money for assisted living.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/02/03/us/politics/assisted-living-gaps.html

 

WASHINGTON POST
— The Latest: Illinois GOP leader wants ad pulled, apology – AP (DIERSEN: The ad does NOT attack “our fellow Illinoisans based on their race, gender or humanity.” It attacks Rauner’s failure/refusal to defend/advance the Illinois Republican Party (IRP) platform and especially its traditional family, right to life, and immigration planks. In the interest of full disclosure, Schneider should disclose the amount and percent of the IRP’s donations that comes from Rauner and from Rauner’s supporters.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/entertainment/tv/the-latest-illinois-gop-leader-wants-ad-pulled-apology/2018/02/03/acb06f2c-0905-11e8-aa61-f3391373867e_story.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The chairman of the Illinois Republican Party says a GOP governor candidate should stop airing a campaign ad that critics have called racist and homophobic. Tim Schneider said in a release Saturday that conservative state Rep. Jeanne Ives should “immediately apologize to the Illinoisans who were negatively portrayed in a cowardly attempt to stoke political division.” He says there’s no room in the Illinois GOP “for rhetoric that attacks our fellow Illinoisans based on their race, gender or humanity.” The ad features actors portraying a transgender woman and an African-American union member, among others, all thanking Rauner for his policies. The transgender woman is deep-voiced and wears a dress that shows chest hair. Ives says the ad illustrates Republican Gov. Bruce Rauner’s “betrayals of conservatives.” The Illinois GOP is almost entirely funded by Rauner.)
— High-skilled Indian workers rally for Trump’s merit-based immigration plan – Antonio Olivo (DIERSEN: QUESTION: What indicates that someone is high skilled? ANSWER: He/she has lots of job-related work experience, education, professional certifications, and professional licenses.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/dc-politics/high-skilled-indian-workers-rally-for-trumps-merit-based-immigration-plan/2018/02/03/702e617e-08fd-11e8-8777-2a059f168dd2_story.html

 

NEW YORK POST
— Illinois lawmaker defends ‘repulsive’ ad in governor’s race – AP
https://nypost.com/2018/02/03/lawmaker-defends-repulsive-ad-in-governors-race/

 

U.S. NEWS & WORLD REPORT
— Illinois Governor Candidate Stands by Ad Blasted as ‘Racist’ A Republican lawmaker trying to unseat Illinois Gov. Bruce Rauner is standing by a campaign ad that’s being blasted as racist, homophobic and “repulsive.”
https://www.usnews.com/news/best-states/illinois/articles/2018-02-03/illinois-governor-candidate-stands-by-ad-blasted-as-racist

 

WENY
— Group discourages Amazon from building in Atlanta, says city isn’t LGBT-friendly – Giovanna Drpic
http://www.weny.com/story/37420052/group-discourages-amazon-from-building-in-atlanta-says-city-isnt-lgbt-friendly

 

CHICAGO PRIDE
— VERY SAD: Tributes, celebration, and next steps for LGBTQ civil rights to mark 2018 Equality Illinois Gala
http://chicago.gopride.com/news/article.cfm/articleid/91330704

February 2 Morning Edition

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— State Sen. Ira Silverstein four signatures up in back-and-forth ballot challenge – Mitchell Armentrout
https://chicago.suntimes.com/chicago-politics/state-sen-ira-silverstein-four-signatures-up-in-back-and-forth-ballot-challenge/
— Finding impartial jurors could delay trial in Facebook video torture case – Andy Grimm
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/finding-impartial-jurors-could-delay-trial-in-facebook-video-torture-case/
— ALL OF THE FRONT PAGE: DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps use Christian Gomez Garcia to demonize, to denigrate, and to condemn ICE.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/they-treat-people-like-theyre-animals-dreamer-released-after-ice-detains-him/
— Let’s quit brainwashing kids that it’s a college degree or nothing – David McGrath (DIERSEN: Do you have a college degree? If I had not been taking undergraduate business courses, the Democrats who ran the Post Office might not have offered me a job in 1966 and they might have gotten rid of me sooner than they did. If I had not had a 1970 bachelor’s degree in management from NIU, a) Firestone Stores would not have offered me a job in 1970 and b) Oldsmobile and the Democrats who ran IRS would not have offered me jobs in 1971. If I had not been taking graduate business courses, the Democrats who ran IRS might not have promoted me 1972, 1973, and 1974. If I had not had a 1976 MBA from Loyola and if I had not been taking graduate accounting courses at DePaul, the Democrats who ran GAO would not have offered me a job in 1980 and would not have promoted me in 1986. If I had not been taking graduate courses in financial markets and trading at IIT, my Democrat superiors who ran GAO might have succeeded in forcing me to take their early retirement “offer” in 1993 instead of 1997.)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/lets-quit-brainwashing-kids-that-its-a-college-degree-or-nothing/

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Day after togetherness pitch, Rauner says Madigan has ‘made corruption rampant’ – Monique Garcia
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-bruce-rauner-michael-madigan-20180202-story.html
— Fundraising in IL-10 – Katherine Skiba)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-bruce-rauner-michael-madigan-20180202-story.html
— U.S. CEOs seen earning 140 times more than the typical worker – Bloomberg (DIERSEN: Trump is earning only $400,000/year, or only 3.2 times my $122,325/year GAO salary in today’s dollars. My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes shout that GAO overpaid me. In my defense, a) I had worked for GAO for almost 18 years and I had worked for IRS for almost 9 years before that; b) I had six job-related professional certifications and a job-related professional license; and c) I had three job-related master’s degrees and a job-related bachelor’s degree.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/ct-biz-ceo-worker-pay-disparity-20180201-story.html
— Will driverless cars mean the end of the road for the Chicago Auto Show? – Robert Channick (DIERSEN: What is your attitude toward cars? Overwhelmingly, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes are anti-American nameplate cars, if not just plane anti-car. The cars that you own say more about you than anything that you can say about yourself. My daily diver is a 2003 Chevy Cavalier LS that I bought from my aunt in 2010. Other cars that I own are: 1972 Chevy Corvette, 1996 Ford Thunderbird LX, 2005 Chevy Corvette, 2013 Dodge Charger R/T Max, and 2016 Ford Mustang. Previously, I bought a 1958 Chevy BelAir, 1962 Chevy BelAir, 1962 Chevy Impala SS, 1966 Pontiac Tempest Sprint, 1968 Oldsmobile 442, 1968 Dodge Charger R/T, 1969 Dodge Charger SE, 1974 Dodge Dart, 1978 Chevy Chevette, 1978 Oldsmobile Delta 88 Royale, 1990 Ford Thunderbird LX, 1993 Ford Thunderbird, and 1997 Chevy Cavalier.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/ct-biz-chicago-auto-show-future-20180129-story.html
— Under Rauner, penalties sought against Illinois polluters have plummeted – Michael Hawthorne
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/watchdog/ct-met-rauner-epa-enforcement-20180123-story.html
— Democrats’ behavior at the State of the Union was embarrassing – Dana Milbank
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/commentary/ct-trump-state-union-democrats-behavior-20180201-story.html
— Twitter posts prompt NIU officials to deny they monitor students’ social media accounts – Kate Thayer
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-met-niu-watchlist-20180130-story.html
— Organizers of proposed Aurora Pride Parade to meet with local clergy – Steve Lord (DIERSEN: How soon will those who promote LGBTQ activity in Illinois, in your county, in your township/ward, and in your municipality have enough religious, government, political, and financial clout to banish all individuals, all organizations, all companies, and all governments that do not promote LGBTQ activity?)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/aurora-beacon-news/news/ct-abn-aurora-pride-st-0202-20180201-story.html
— High school students explore post-graduation alternatives at gap year fairs – Kathy Routliffe (DIERSEN: No gap year for White males who want to be federal employees because the federal government will get 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.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/winnetka/news/ct-wt-gap-year-fair-tl-0208-20180201-story.html
— Oregon’s top prosecutor holds marijuana summit to address ‘massive’ pot surplus – AP (DIERSEN: If you promote pot, you promote destruction.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/ct-oregon-marijuana-summit-20180202-story.html

 

CBS2
— Cook County Jail Prepares For Blitz Of ‘Sick Calls’ During Super Bowl (DIERSEN: While I worked part-time for the Park Forest Post Office 1966-1969, I was frequently called in to work because my coworkers had called in sick.)
http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2018/01/31/super-bowl-sick-calls/#.WnNa4qsQAtk.twitter

 

FOX NEWS CHICAGO
— Suburban police receive Narcan training for overdose victims (DIERSEN: How soon, if not already, will opioid sellers give Narcan to their customers to sell more opioid?)
http://www.fox32chicago.com/news/local/suburban-police-receive-narcan-training-for-overdose-victims

 

DAILY HERALD
— Kane County ends 2017 with $1.9M budget surplus – James Fuller
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20180201/kane-county-ends-2017-with-19m-budget-surplus
— Assessor’s lawsuit is mockery of campaign finance fairness – Nathaniel Hamilton
http://www.dailyherald.com/discuss/20180202/assessors-lawsuit-is-mockery-of-campaign-finance-fairness
— Aurora Police: Man greeted cops while smoking marijuana cigarette – Chacour Koop
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20180202/police-man-greeted-cops-while-smoking-marijuana-cigarette

 

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: To give preference to one group is to discriminate against another group. In 1971, Oldsmobile withdrew a job offer that I had accepted saying that it had just agreed to stop hiring Whites to settle an EEOC complaint.
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20180201/ISSUE01/180139951
(FROM THE ARTICLE: A DISCRIMINATOR SAYS: “When I joined Ritchie three and a half years ago, there were no women on the executive team. I told the recruiters, “Don’t bring me any men. If you do, then you’ll be fired.” So they brought me eight great candidates, and I am now blessed with a fantastic CFO. And once I got her, it was easier to get others.?)
— Emanuel struts Chicago’s gay-friendly policies in HQ2 pitch – GREG HINZ (DIERSEN: What percent of those in Chicago 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 longer than their ancestors?)
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20180202/BLOGS02/180209980

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Pot pushers push pot. If you promote pot, you promote destruction.
http://www.sj-r.com/opinion/20180201/point-its-time-for-illinois-to-end-its-failed-prohibition-of-marijuana
— Private school scholarship website flooded, shut down – Jason Nevel (DIERSEN: My outstanding parents saved Crete-Monee School District 201-U (http://www.cm201u.org/) lots of money during the 1950s and 1960s by sending my brother and me to Trinity Lutheran Grade School in Crete and then to Hope Lutheran Grade School in Park Forest to stay with the Missouri Synod. But my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes, and especially those who are anti-Protestant and/or who are anti-German American, have always used that against me.)
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20180201/private-school-scholarship-website-flooded-shut-down
— Tax bill beginning to deliver bigger paychecks to workers – Sarah Skidmore Sell (DIERSEN: Are/were you a worker? My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes stress that I was a lowly worker 1962-1997. I did yard work and delivered newspapers 1962-1964; washed dishes 1964-1966; cleaned golf shoes, chipped slag, and pumped gasoline in 1966; delivered mail 1966-1969; worked on an automobile assembly line and as a security guard in 1970; sold tires, automotive services, and major appliances 1970-1971; pumped gasoline 1971-1972; collected delinquent taxes 1971-1980; and audited federal agencies 1980-1997.)
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20180201/tax-bill-beginning-to-deliver-bigger-paychecks-to-workers

 

BLOOMINGTON PANTAGRAPH
— Biss: Illinoisans want middle-class governor – Derek Beigh (DIERSEN: What class are/were you? I should write a book about those who paint themselves as being upper class who demonize, denigrate, and condemn me as being lower class. I should write another book about those who paint themselves as being lower class who demonize, denigrate, and condemn me as being upper class.)
http://www.pantagraph.com/news/state-and-regional/illinois/government-and-politics/elections/biss-illinoisans-want-middle-class-governor/article_244dce4a-66d4-5db3-a783-5bea1105ff17.html

 

CHAMPAIGN/URBANA NEWS GAZETTE
— VERY SAD: March in support of ‘Dream Act’ planned Saturday in Champaign – Julie Wurth
http://www.news-gazette.com/news/local/2018-02-01/march-support-dream-act-planned-saturday-champaign.html

 

KANKAKEE DAILY JOURNAL
— Rauner urges unity ahead of divisive election – AP
http://www.daily-journal.com/news/illinois/rauner-urges-unity-ahead-of-divisive-election/article_5119514e-11c3-5afa-82dc-da75ca781f38.html

 

SUBURBAN CHICAGOLAND
— Cook County GOP Chairman Endorses Bruce Rauner for Re-election (DIERSEN: What do you say to those who blacklist me because I refuse to blacklist Rauner and his supporters? What do you say to those who blacklist me because I refuse to blacklist Ives and her supporters?)
https://suburbanchicagoland.com/2018/02/02/cook-county-gop-chairman-endorses-bruce-rauner-re-election/

 

CHICAGO MAGAZINE
— Veteran Chicago Trader Creates Angel Fund for Women Entrepreneurs Women represent only 19 percent of angel investors in America. To combat that inequity, Carolyn Leonard is raising $1.92 million to help fund female-led companies. – SHIA KAPOS (DIERSEN: Because members of the following groups are ever-increasingly demonized, denigrated, and condemned as being White euphemists, Nazis, KKK members, haters, racists, sexists, bigots, and even worse things, anyone who might create a fund for companies led by them would be viciously demonized, denigrated, and condemned: Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German Americans, draft avoiders, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
http://www.chicagomag.com/city-life/January-2018/Carolyn-Leonard-DyMynd-Angels-Fund/

 

ILLINOIS FAMILY ACTION
— Ignore Rauner: The State of the State is Bankrupt – John Biver
https://illinoisfamilyaction.org/2018/02/ignore-rauner-the-state-of-the-state-is-bankrupt/

 

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Trump likens Pelosi’s ‘crumbs’ tax comments to Clinton’s ‘deplorables’ – David Sherfinski
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2018/feb/1/donald-trump-likens-nancy-pelosis-crumbs-tax-comme/

 

FOX NEWS
— Durbin faces Harvard mob angry over lack of ‘Clean Dream Act’ – Lukas Mikelionis
http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2018/02/02/durbin-faces-harvard-mob-angry-over-lack-clean-dream-act.html

 

FOX BUSINESS
— Taxpayers’ paycheck problems could lead to big bill from IRS, expert warns – Brittany De Lea
http://www.foxbusiness.com/features/2018/01/30/taxpayers-paycheck-problems-could-lead-to-big-bill-from-irs-expert-warns.html

 

THE HILL
— Federal workers on edge over Trump call for firing power – LYDIA WHEELER (DIERSEN: Because I have always been a Republican, were it not for federal civil service protections, a) the Post Office would NOT have hired me in 1966 or let me work there for almost 3 years, b) IRS would NOT have hired me in 1971 or let me work there for almost 9 years, c) IRS would NOT have promoted me in 1972, 1973, or 1974, d) GAO would NOT have hired me in 1980 or let me work there for almost 18 years, and e) GAO would NOT have promoted me in 1986.)
http://thehill.com/regulation/371878-trumps-targeting-of-federal-workforce-puts-unions-on-edge

 

ROLL CALL
— Republicans Divided on Minimum Needed for Immigration Deal White House, conservatives pushing four pillars while others open to just two – Lindsey McPherson
https://www.rollcall.com/news/politics/republicans-divided-minimum-needed-immigration-deal

 

POLITICO
— Ryan renews welfare reform push But the House speaker is once again running into resistance from the Senate. – RACHAEL BADE and BURGESS EVERETT
https://www.politico.com/story/2018/02/01/welfare-reform-gop-paul-ryan-382591

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— An Indian ‘Chief’ Mascot Was Dropped. A Decade Later, He’s Still Lurking. The Cleveland Indians are retiring “Chief Wahoo,”
but the debate is far from over if other institutions, like the University of Illinois, are a guide. – MITCH SMITH
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/02/01/us/native-americans-sports-mascots-illinois.html
— Trump Sets Up a Grand Bargain on Immigration – George J. Borjas (DIERSEN: Overwhelmingly, immigrants are minorities and/or females. Democrats only want immigrants who will vote for Democrats. RINOs only want immigrants who will work for less money.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/02/02/opinion/trump-immigration-dreamers.html

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— How Does the Boss’s Pay Compare to the Rank and File? Survey offers early glimpse of the CEO-worker pay ratios in different industries – Vanessa Fuhrmans and Theo Francis (DIERSEN: Trump is earning only $400,000/year, or only 3.2 times my $122,325/year GAO salary in today’s dollars. My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes shout that GAO overpaid me. In my defense, a) I had worked for GAO for almost 18 years and I had worked for IRS for almost 9 years before that; b) I had six job-related professional certifications and a job-related professional license; and c) I had three job-related master’s degrees and a job-related bachelor’s degree.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/an-early-look-at-the-ceo-worker-pay-ratio-1517505343

 

BLOOMBERG
— Wall Street Is Taking On More Risk Again – Sridhar Natarajan, Sally Bakewell, and Kiel Porter
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-02-02/leverage-is-back-wall-street-s-taking-on-more-risk-in-trump-era

 

USA TODAY
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Marijuana shops prep for Super Bowl sales blitz – Trevor Hughes
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/2018/02/01/marijuana-pot-shops-prep-super-bowl-sales-blitz/1085109001/
— German police sue American woman for slander for calling them ‘Nazis’ – Deutsche Welle Publish (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps hint/imply/argue/shout that Trump supporters are Nazis, White supremacists, KKK members, haters, racists, sexists, sexual harassers, bigots, and even worse things. At what point should Trump supporters hit them with cease and desist letters? At what point should Trump supporters sue them for slander? If you are a Trump supporter, the more of the following that you are, the more forcefully that anti-Trumps hint/imply/argue/shout that you are a Nazi, White supremacist, KKK member, hater, racist, sexist, sexual harasser, bigot, and even worse things: Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owner, German American, draft avoider, and/or if your ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2018/01/26/german-police-sue-american-woman-slander-calling-them-nazis/1068397001/

 

HARVARD CRIMSON
— Durbin Speech Met With Protest at Kennedy School Around 100 students from across the University spent Thursday evening marching up and down in front of the Kennedy School to protest Senator Durbin’s visit. – ALEXANDRA A. CHAIDEZ AND SIMONE C. CHU (DIERSEN: If you were me, how would deal with my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes who viciously demonize, who viciously denigrate, and who viciously condemn my intelligence, my judgment, my motives, my abilities, my ethics, my accomplishments, my etc.? They hint/imply/argue/shout at everyone that no one should tell me anything because I will use whatever they tell me improperly in GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails. Those who my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have shouted at say to me “don’t quote me” and they require me to say “this is off-the-record” before they will tell me anything. Should I send my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes cease and desist letters and publish them in GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails? Should I sue them for slander?)
http://www.thecrimson.com/article/2018/2/2/durbin-visit-protests/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Maribel Nava ’20, one of the attendees, declined to reveal exactly what Durbin discussed with the group, noting the meeting was supposed to be off-the-record. Nonetheless, she said she thought the conversation was at least somewhat productive.)

 

FEDERAL SOUP
— NTEU: White House call to ease firing ‘a step backward’ (DIERSEN: I was a NTEU member 1971-1980 while I worked for IRS. Because I have always been a Republican, were it not for federal civil service protections, a) the Post Office would NOT have hired me in 1966 or let me work there for almost 3 years, b) IRS would NOT have hired me in 1971 or let me work there for almost 9 years, c) IRS would NOT have promoted me in 1972, 1973, or 1974, d) GAO would NOT have hired me in 1980 or let me work there for almost 18 years, and e) GAO would NOT have promoted me in 1986.)
https://federalsoup.com/articles/2018/01/31/wh-call-to-ease-firing-a-step-backward.aspx

(FROM THE ARTICLE: Trump said, alluding to his administration’s proposals to make it easier for federal political appointees and managers to fire federal employees. Legislation has eased removals at the Department of Veterans Affairs, and President Trump has said he would like other departments to see similar changes. Among the first of the federal unions to respond at length, the National Treasury Employees Union criticized the language used in the speech. “It is unfortunate that the president chose to single out our world-class civil service tonight, leaving the impression that federal employees are not dedicated to public service, committed to the missions of their agencies and honorable Americans,” NTEU President Tony Reardon said in a statement. “At a time of no passed or enacted agency budgets, the nation artificially operating to avoid hitting the debt ceiling, no plan to provide relief from sequestration, four CRs to keep the government open, a shutdown last week, and less than nine days until a possible second shutdown,” he continued, “the American people need an administration and Congress that is accountable and performing for them, and not elected officials looking to pass the buck.” “Federal employees must retain existing protections that stop unfair and arbitrary management practices, along with political favoritism and retaliation,” Reardon said. “Our workforce is non-partisan and merit-based and any reduction in due process protections is a step backward for our country.”)

February 1 Morning Edition

CBS2
— Rauner’s State Of The State Overshadowed By Politics  The candidates who hope to unseat Gov. Bruce Rauner all had something to say Tuesday. – Derrick Blakley
http://chicago.cbslocal.com/video/category/spoken-word-wbbmtv/3802364-rauners-state-of-the-state-overshadowed-by-politics/

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— FRONT PAGE WITH COLOR PICTURE: Assessment fairness study drags out – Jason Grotto and Hal Dardick (DIERSEN: Who wants your home to have a higher assessed valuation? I should write a book about those in my precinct, in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, DuPage County, and in Illinois who have always wanted 915 Cove Court in Wheaton to have a higher assessed valuation, that is, those who have always wanted my wife and I to pay higher real estate taxes.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/watchdog/taxdivide/ct-met-assessor-berrios-study-delay-20180130-story.html
— Sidestepping woes, Rauner says the best is yet to come (DIERSEN: What is ahead for retirees?  Higher inflation? Lower interest rates? Higher medical and dental expenses? Falling real estate market values? Higher real estate taxes with real estate tax deductions being capped at $10,000/year? How soon will real estate taxes exceed 10% of market value and/or $10,000/year for all homes in Illinois?)
https://www.pressreader.com/usa/chicago-tribune/20180201/281487866790635
— John Marshall Law School will start accepting GRE as test alternative to LSAT – Ally Marotti (DIERSEN: If I had not passed the CPA examination in 1979, GAO would not have offered me a job in 1980. If I had not passed the Federal Service Entrance Examination in 1970, IRS would not have offered me a job in 1971. If I had not passed the Post Office employment examination in 1966, the Post Office would not have offered me a job in 1966.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/ct-biz-john-marshall-law-school-accepts-gre-20180130-story.html
— Twinkie maker’s response to the Trump Tax: bonus and free snacks – Nick Turner and Craig Giammona
http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/ct-biz-hostess-tax-bonus-free-snacks-20180131-story.html
— Was state Sen. Silverstein snared by Springfield’s sexist ‘handkerchief trick?’ – Kim Janssen
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/chicagoinc/ct-met-ira-silverstein-gag-0201-chicago-inc-20180131-story.html

 

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Why housing may help Chicago in Amazon HQ2 race – DENNIS RODKIN (DIERSEN: If Amazon picks Chicago, how attractive would new Amazon employees view the housing in your precinct, in your municipality, in your township/ward, and in your county? From what I see, new Amazon employees would be disproportionately, if not overwhelmingly, 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 dodgers (except Bill Clinton), and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.)
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/realestate/20180201/CRED0701/180209994/why-housing-may-help-chicago-in-amazon-hq2-race

 

WGN RADIO
— What can we expect from the next legislative session in Springfield? – PETER ZIMMERMAN (DIERSEN: If I was still the TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairman, everyone could expect and I would deliver a breakfast meeting the third Saturday of every month except August and December, a picnic every August, and a Christmas party every December. Everyone could expect and I would deliver speakers at those events that would include candidates in upcoming elections. Currently, for example, Rauner, Ives, Sanguinetti, Morthland, Harold, Grasso, Diganvker, Jhingan, Stella, Vlakancic, Minor, Grant, Byrne, Kinzler, Orozco, Zito, Khouri, Mendrick, Bibbiano, Tornatore, DeMichele, Gavanes, Hart, Abbott, Tully, McGowen, Almiron, Eckhoff, Zaruba, Tatro, Chinchilla, Wiley, Zay, McQuade, Illinois Republican Party State Central Committee candidates, DuPage County Republican Central Committee candidates, Republican township party candidates, etc. One could argue that incumbent Republicans would be far more likely to want to get rid of TAPROOT because TAPROOT, unlike many other organizations, gave challengers an opportunity to speak. While the West Suburban Patriots organization in Wheaton has barred the following Republican elected officials from speaking at its events because they have endorsed Rauner and Sanguinetti, under my chairmanship, they would be welcome to speak at TAPROOT events, provided that they agreed to take questions from the audience: Dan Cronin, Steve Chirico, Jim Durkin, John Curran, Patti Bellock, Grant Wehrli, Christine Winger, Bob Berlin, Fred Bucholz, Gwen Henry, Paul Hinds, Richard Jorgenson, Greg Hart, Brian Krajewski, Sean Noonan, Don Puchalski, Kevin Wiley, James Zay, Rich Veenstra, Richard Irvin, Chuck Nelson, Kevin Wallace, Franco Coladipietro, Len Austin, Martin Tully, Steven Morley, Rodney Craig, Jeff Pruyn, John Egofske, Ken McClafferty, Kevin Coyne, Ruben Pineda, Noreen Ligino-Kubinski, Michael Gresk, Todd Scalzo, Frank Trilla, and Jim Mathieson.)
http://wgnradio.com/2018/01/31/what-can-we-expect-from-the-next-legislative-session-in-springfield/

 

DAILY HERALD
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: West Chicago High School teachers file notice of intent to strike – Katlyn Smith
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20180131/west-chicago-high-school-teachers-file-notice-of-intent-to-strike-
— Moving beyond naloxone to save addicts – Editorial
http://www.dailyherald.com/discuss/20180201/moving-beyond-naloxone-to-save-addicts

 

WTTW
— Rauner Speaks of Bipartisanship, Democrats Don’t Believe It – Amanda Vinicky (DIERSEN: Democrats will never vote for Rauner. Nevertheless, Democrats want Rauner a) to dump more and more and more planks in the Illinois Republican Party platform and b) to demonize, to denigrate, and to condemn Ives and all the other conservatives in the state.)
https://chicagotonight.wttw.com/2018/01/31/rauner-speaks-bipartisanship-democrats-don-t-believe-it

 

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Rauner: Let’s cooperate; Madigan says gov blames others – Doug Finke (DIERSEN: Who blames you for their problems, for your problems, and/or for everyone’s problems? I should write a book about nasty scapegoaters who have lots of religious, government, political, and/or financial clout in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois who blame me and my GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails and what I did as a TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairman, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce Government Affairs Committee member, Milton Township Republican Central Committee webmaster, Illinois Center Right Coalition Steering Committee member, and American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter board member for their problems, for your problems, for my problems, and for everyone’s problems.)
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20180131/rauner-lets-cooperate-madigan-says-gov-blames-others
— Illinois lawmakers wear black in solidarity with #MeToo – Brenden Moore and Maximilian Kwiatkowski (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps hint/imply/argue/shout that the more of the following that you are, the more of a sexual harasser that you are: Trump supporter, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owner, draft avoider, German American, and/or if your ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20180131/illinois-lawmakers-wear-black-in-solidarity-with-metoo

 

TIMES
— Ives calls out Mautino, Towne – David Giuliani
http://www.mywebtimes.com/news/local/candidate-calls-out-mautino-towne/article_9d56eebf-7137-5888-8890-7a19382ef725.html
— Balanced budget vow pleases local lawmakers – David Giuliani
http://www.mywebtimes.com/news/local/balanced-budget-vow-pleases-local-lawmakers/article_c2403dba-3e7d-5d2b-80c9-c4a9785deb0f.html

 

PEORIA JOURNAL STAR
— The state of our state … and Rauner’s reelection chances – Editorial
http://www.pjstar.com/opinion/20180131/editorial-state-of-our-state–and-rauners-reelection-chances

 

BELLEVILLE NEWS DEMOCRAT
— Rauner Tries To Sell Bipartisanship In State Of The State Address, But Few Are Buying – SEAN CRAWFORD (DIERSEN: Bipartisanship has always resulted in Republicans losing and Democrats winning.)
http://nprillinois.org/post/rauner-tries-sell-bipartisanship-state-state-address-few-are-buying#stream/0

 

FREEPORT JOURNAL STANDARD
— Plenty of people think they can improve state of the state – Editorial (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes stress that in 2012, they succeeded in ending my TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairmanship even though no one else wanted the job. They stress all those elected officials and party leaders in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois who I helped elect, but who did nothing to help me keep the TAPROOT chairmanship.)
http://www.journalstandard.com/opinion/20180131/our-view-plenty-of-people-think-they-can-improve-state-of-state
— State Rep. Cabello: Illinois Gov. Bruce Rauner should resign (DIERSEN: Who has called for you to resign and what arguments have they made? I should write a book about those who have called for me to resign as a Republican Precinct Committeeman, GOPUSA Illinois Editor, TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairman, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce Government Affairs Committee member, Milton Township Republican Central Committee webmaster, Illinois Center Right Coalition Steering Committee, American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter board member, GAO employee, etc. and the arguments that they have made.)
http://www.journalstandard.com/news/20180131/state-rep-cabello-illinois-gov-bruce-rauner-should-resign
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Cabello accused Rauner of breaking his word on House Bill 40, which mandates public funding for abortion. Cabello said that in meetings with the governor, Rauner told lawmakers he would not sign the bill, which he then did in September. “When you tell someone you are not going to do something, you should stick to your word,” Cabello said. “I can’t trust any words that he says from here on out.” Cabello said he is supporting Rauner’s opponent in the upcoming GOP primary, state Rep. Jeanne Ives of Wheaton.)

 

DAILY EGYPTIAN
— University hires chancellor’s daughter, son-in-law – ANNA SPOERRE (DIERSEN: Did your parents, grandparents, etc. have enough religious, government, political, and/or financial clout to get you a good job? Mine did not. Consequently, I did yard work and delivered newspapers 1962-1964; washed dishes 1964-1966; cleaned golf shoes, chipped slag, and pumped gasoline in 1966; delivered mail 1966-1969; worked on an automobile assembly line and as a security guard in 1970; sold tires, automotive services, and major appliances 1970-1971; pumped gasoline 1971-1972; collected delinquent taxes 1971-1980; and audited federal agencies 1980-1997.)
https://dailyegyptian.com/77964/showcase/university-hires-chancellors-daughter-son-in-law/

 

CHICAGO READER
— Rauner delivers his final State of the State address with an eye to November elections, and other Chicago news – Kate Shepherd
https://www.chicagoreader.com/Bleader/archives/2018/01/31/rauner-delivers-his-final-state-of-the-state-address-with-an-eye-to-november-elections-and-other-chicago-news

 

PRAIRIE STATE WIRE
— Ives casts doubt on pension reform proposal – Angela Underwood
https://prairiestatewire.com/stories/511325548-ives-casts-doubt-on-pension-reform-proposal

 

DUPAGE POLICY JOURNAL
— Kinzler says plan to resuscitate Illinois starts with tax cuts – Chandra Lye
https://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/511322589-kinzler-says-plan-to-resuscitate-illinois-starts-with-tax-cuts

 

MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— Harold Ducks Debate Challenge – Cal Skinner
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2018/01/31/harold-ducks-debate-challenge/

 

ILLINOIS NEWS NETWORK
— Republican state lawmaker says idea to bond out pension debt is ‘massively irresponsible’ – Greg Bishop
https://www.ilnews.org/news/state_politics/republican-state-lawmaker-says-idea-to-bond-out-pension-debt/article_572136ce-0511-11e8-82d0-3f65b636dc6e.html

 

ILLINOIS FAMILY ACTION
— Jeanne Ives’ Drubbing of Bruce Rauner – Laurie Higgins
https://illinoisfamilyaction.org/2018/02/jeanne-ives-drubbing-of-bruce-rauner/

 

CAPITOL FAX
— Rep. Cabello to Gov. Rauner: Resign
https://capitolfax.com/2018/01/31/rep-cabello-to-gov-rauner-resign/
— Rauner dodges question about what he could accomplish if Madigan is still around (DIERSEN: If you are conservative and a member of a political organization that is overwhelmingly anti-conservative, there is little or nothing that you can accomplish.)
https://capitolfax.com/2018/02/01/rauner-dodges-question-about-what-he-could-accomplish-if-madigan-is-still-around/
— Cullerton: “I like to be liked rather than feared” (DIERSEN: Overwhelmingly, my critics/opponents have lots of religious, government, political, and/or financial clout, and they want everyone to fear them.)
https://capitolfax.com/2018/02/01/cullerton-i-like-to-be-liked-rather-than-feared/
— McGuire: Focus more on college students who don’t attend elite schools (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always stressed that none of my four degrees (NIU-1970, Loyola-1976, DePaul-1980, and IIT-1997) are from Ivy League universities.)
https://capitolfax.com/2018/02/01/mcguire-focus-more-on-college-students-who-dont-attend-elite-schools/
— Poll: Rauner 7th most unpopular governor in the country
https://capitolfax.com/2018/02/01/poll-rauner-7th-most-unpopular-governor-in-the-country/

 

PJ MEDIA
— Rubio on Trump Plan: If You Didn’t Apply for DACA Before, ‘Why Should You Benefit from This Now?’ – NICHOLAS BALLASY
https://pjmedia.com/news-and-politics/rubio-trump-plan-didnt-apply-daca-benefit-now/

 

FOX NEWS
— ‘Willing to Give Trump Some Credit’: Illinois Democrat Raja Krishnamoorthi Calls for Bipartisanship After SOTU – Neil Cavuto
http://insider.foxnews.com/2018/01/31/trump-state-union-raja-krishnamoorthi-says-give-trump-obama-credit-economy-taxes

 

GOPUSA
— Kelly: California teacher who ripped military ‘ought to go to hell’ (DIERSEN: What should be said to those who rip, demonize, denigrate, and condemn federal employees and federal retirees as being overcompensated, stupid, lazy, and even worse things? Should I write a book about my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois who focus on ripping, demonizing, denigrating, and condemning federal employees like I was for almost 30 years and federal retirees like I have been for over 20 years as being overcompensated, stupid, lazy, and even worse things?)
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=38328
— Illegal aliens insulted that Trump said American citizens are dreamers too (DIERSEN: When you were in your early 20s, what was your career dream? My dream of getting a job in the automotive industry that had better potential for advancement ended in 1971 when Oldsmobile withdrew a job offer that I had accepted saying that it had just agreed to stop hiring Whites to settle an EEOC complaint.)
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=38349
— Man married six women in immigration scheme
http://www.gopusa.com/man-married-six-women-in-immigration-scheme/

 

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Americans are on the move to freer pastures – Meg Tuszynski and Dean Stansel (DIERSEN: Anti-Trumps run Illinois. The more of the following that you are, the more that those anti-Trumps want you to leave Illinois: Trump supporter, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owner, German American, draft avoider, and/or if your ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/americans-are-on-the-move-to-freer-pastures/article/2647567

 

TOWNHALL
— Had ‘News’ Media Done Its Job, Obama Would Not Have Become President – Larry Elder
https://townhall.com/columnists/larryelder/2018/02/01/had-news-media-done-its-job-obama-would-not-have-become-president-n2442671

WORLD NET DAILY
— WOULD OBAMA HAVE WON IF MEDIA DID THEIR JOB? Larry Elder tells of photo with Farrakhan journalist sat on for 13 years
http://www.wnd.com/2018/01/would-obama-have-won-if-media-did-their-job/

 

THE HILL
— Black Democrats take lead in push to impeach Trump – CRISTINA MARCOS AND MIKE LILLIS (DIERSEN: Who has worked the hardest to get rid of you? I should write a book about those who have worked the hardest to get rid of me. They a) reject planks in the Republican Party platform and/or the Illinois Republican Party platform and work against those like me who support those planks, b) reject the Milton Township Republican Central Committee resolution against video gambling and work against those like me who support that resolution, c) focus on destroying those like me who they cannot manipulate/dominate, d) were defendants in lawsuits that I have filed, and/or e) are operatives or dupes for the aforesaid and/or they 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 longer than their ancestors.)
http://thehill.com/homenews/house/371743-black-dems-take-lead-in-push-to-impeach-trump
— Dems vow to repeal parts of GOP tax law – MIKE LILLIS AND NAOMI JAGODA (DIERSEN: What position do those federal candidates who seek your vote have on “the cap on the state and local tax deduction?” What do they say to those who hint/imply/argue/shout that those who pay more than $10,000 a year in SALT are undeservedly filthy rich and should pay more federal income tax?)
http://thehill.com/policy/finance/371736-dems-vow-to-repeal-parts-of-gop-tax-law
(FROM THE ARTICLE: They also strongly oppose the cap on the state and local tax deduction, which hurts the rich but also impacts others in high-tax states such as New York, New Jersey and California. “The state and local tax deduction alone is an assault on the livelihoods and the property values of millions of Americans,” said Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-Md.).)

 

POLITICO
— Trump’s Unifying Nationalism His State of the Union hinted at a new politics that could bring Americans closer together—if he can keep himself on message. – RICH LOWRY
https://www.politico.com/magazine/story/2018/01/31/trumps-unifying-nationalism-216920

 

CNN
— White House press secretary says Pelosi should smile more – Jennifer Hansler (DIERSEN: Why don’t you smile more? My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes gloat that I do not smile more because I am no longer a TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairman, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce Government Affairs Committee member, Milton Township Republican Central Committee webmaster, Illinois Center Right Coalition Steering Committee member, American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter board member, GAO employee, etc.)
https://www.cnn.com/2018/01/31/politics/sarah-sanders-nancy-pelosi-smile/index.html

 

ASSOCIATED PRESS
— Trump promoting recent tax cuts during session with workers – ZEKE MILLER (DIERSEN: People who are not workers, for example, retirees, do not get pay increases or bonuses. Are/were a worker? I was a worker 1962-1997. I did yard work and delivered newspapers 1962-1964; washed dishes 1964-1966; cleaned golf shoes, chipped slag, and pumped gasoline in 1966; delivered mail 1966-1969; worked on an automobile assembly line and as a security guard in 1970; sold tires, automotive services, and major appliances 1970-1971; pumped gasoline 1971-1972; collected delinquent taxes 1971-1980; and audited federal agencies 1980-1997.)
https://apnews.com/5dac9fa1eb0f4fcc8f7ccba65cd4b57b/Trump-promoting-recent-tax-cuts-during-session-with-workers

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Trump’s Speech Leaves Two Sides Further Apart Than Ever on Immigration.”
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/01/31/us/politics/trump-state-of-the-union-immigration.html
— HARDCOPY ARTICLE TITLE: A Villain Dangerous to Ignore: Online Ads – Farhad Manjoo (DIERSEN: GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails and www.gopillinois.com have never contained ads and they never will contain ads. NEEDLESS TO-SAY, MY CRITICS/OPPONENTS, THEIR OPERATIVES, AND THEIR DUPES HAVE ALWAYS BEEN BEYOND FURIOUS THAT I HAVE HAD ENOUGH TIME AND ENOUGH MONEY TO PUT TOGETHER AND SEND OUT GOPUSA ILLINOIS EMAILS AND POST COPIES OF THEM ON A WEBSITE WITHOUT ANY ADVERTISING. Increasingly, outlandishly, they hint/imply/argue/shout that the more ads that you have in your emails and on your website, the more credible that you are.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/01/31/technology/internet-advertising-business.html
— Watching Trump’s Speech: They Cheered. They Groaned. They Ate a Cake. Around the country, people gathered at parties and in bars to hear President Trump’s State of the Union speech. In some competitive Republican congressional districts, we went along. – Julie Bosman
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/01/31/us/state-of-the-union-national-reaction.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: PALATINE, Ill. — Bob Schmidt, 36, glanced up from his beer just in time to see President Trump pause from his State of the Union address and heartily applaud for himself.)
— TRAGIC: San Francisco Will Clear Thousands of Marijuana Convictions – Timothy Williams and Thomas Fuller (DIERSEN: I have never used an illegal drug and I never will. Of course, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes do not want me to get any credit for that. Many, if not most, if not virtually all of my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes talk and/or act like they a) smoke pot, b) want to smoke pot legally, and/or c) want to make lots of money selling pot.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/01/31/us/california-marijuana-san-francisco.html

 

LOS ANGELES TIMES
— GOP candidate for California governor John Cox starts 2018 with nearly $2 million in the bank – SEEMA MEHTA (DIERSEN: What are your connections with John Cox? The Daily Herald reported that Cox attended my July 5, 2003 picnic in the Prairie Path Park in my precinct that I had organized for the residents of my precinct and the residents of Jeanne Ives’ precinct to the east and Debra Olson’s precinct to west. Attendees got to meet the five announced Republican candidates for U.S. Senate – John Cox, Chirinjeev Kathuria, Andy McKenna, Jim Oberweis, and Jack Ryan. Cox brought Jays Potato Chips. Oberweis brought ice cream. The 200+ attendees included now Congressman Randy Hultgren. Jack Ryan won the primary, but withdrew. His replacement, Alan Keyes lost to Barack Obama.)
https://www.latimes.com/politics/essential/la-pol-ca-essential-politics-updates-gop-gubernatorial-candidate-john-cox-1517446693-htmlstory.html
— How the ‘Dreamers’ won the nation’s hearts and minds – LAURA WIDES-MUÑOZ (DIERSEN: Anti-Trumps shout at Dreamers and at everyone else that Trump supporters are White supremacists, Nazis, KKK members, haters, racists, sexists, bigots, and even worse things. Anti-Trumps are counting on Dreamers and their supporters to get rid of individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries once and for all that are: Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German Americans, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time. What percent of Dreamers are minorities and/or females – 97%, 98%, 99%?)
http://www.latimes.com/opinion/op-ed/la-oe-wides-munoz-dreamer-history-20180201-story.html

 

USA TODAY
— Gay-rights groups say Amazon should avoid these 9 cities (Austin; Dallas; Nashville; Atlanta; Columbus, Ohio; Indianapolis; Miami; Raleigh, N.C.; and the Washington suburbs of Northern Virginia) for second headquarters – Elizabeth Weise (DIERSEN: Soon, if not already, if you do not promote LGBTQ activity, employers will not hire you, and if you are an employee, they will get rid of you.)
https://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/2018/02/01/amazons-second-headquarters-gay-groups-say-amazon-should-avoid-these-9-cities/1082126001/
— Businesses added 234,000 private sector jobs in January, marking strong start to year – Adam Shell and Paul Davidson (DIERSEN: Of these 240,000, how many 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 longer than their ancestors?)
https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/2018/01/31/adp-businesses-added-234-000-jobs-january-showing-strong-start-2018/1071000001/

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Why Illinois Got Out of the Hedges These funds are hard to understand and have lousy returns. – Marc Levine
https://www.wsj.com/articles/why-illinois-got-out-of-the-hedges-1517440169
— Amazon HQ2 Spurs Worries of a Wage War in Winning City Company’s hunt for a second home is a cause of concern for some employers near the possible sites – Lauren Weber and Laura Stevens (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/amazon-thou-shalt-not-covet-thy-neighbors-employee-1517394601
— State licensing laws overly burden military spouses, who move frequently only to find they can’t work. – Shoshana Weissmann and C. Jarrett Dieterle (DIERSEN: My Democrat GAO superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates were furious when I became a licensed CPA in 1981 when I was 32 years old. To the best of my recollection, I was the only employee who was a licensed CPA in GAO’s Chicago office from 1981 until my Democrat GAO superiors succeeded in forcing me to take their early retirement “offer” in 1997.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/why-do-you-need-a-college-degree-to-give-diet-advice-1517439964
— Book Review: The Return of the New Deal For one of LBJ’s advisers, a great society was one in which there would be no poverty, hunger or illiteracy; nor would leisure time be wasted. Terry Eastland reviews ‘Building the Great Society’ by Joshua Zeitz. – Terry Eastland (DIERSEN: The Democrat’s Great Society destroyed the African-American family.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/review-the-return-of-the-new-deal-1517440136
— #MeToo, Coming to a Bookstore Near You Books exploring female empowerment and sexual harassment are on the rise, but some publishers worry the feminist message is getting diluted – Ellen Gamerman (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps hint/imply/argue/shout that the more of the following that you are, the more of a sexual harasser that you are: Trump supporter, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owner, draft avoider, German American, and/or if your ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/metoo-coming-to-a-bookstore-near-you-1517408548
— HARDCOPY ARTICLE TITLE: Top Colleges Speed Read Applications – Melissa Korn (DIERSEN: What do you say to my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes who hint/imply/argue/shout that I should a) include links to fewer articles in GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails and/or b) limit or eliminate my comments on those articles because those who read the emails are not speed readers?)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/some-elite-colleges-review-an-application-in-8-minutes-or-less-1517400001

 

FORBES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: RINOs want immigrants because RINOs want cheap labor. Democrats want immigrants because immigrants vote for Democrats.
https://www.forbes.com/sites/washingtonbytes/2018/02/01/while-trump-blames-immigrants/#2c94ca9141ed

 

NEWSWEEK
— DESPITE TRUMP’S SOTU CLAIMS, AMERICA’S FINANCES ARE A MIXED REALITY – TRACY LEE (DIERSEN: Because inflation is higher than interest rates, because medical and dental expenses are going up, because real estate taxes are going up, because real estate tax deductions are capped at $10,000, etc., the financial future for retired people is not good.)
http://www.newsweek.com/mixed-reality-ground-american-wallets-796332

 

FEDERAL TIMES
— Gowdy continues GOP lawmaker retirement wave – Jessie Bur (DIERSEN: As anti-Trumps ever-increasingly shout at Republican candidates, at Republican elected officials, and at everyone else that Republicans are White supremacists, Nazis, KKK members, haters, racists, sexists, bigots, and even worse things, more and more and more Republicans succumb to that slander. More and more and more Republicans are becoming anti-Republicans like Michael Steele and Pat Brady.)
https://www.federaltimes.com/federal-oversight/congress/2018/01/31/gowdy-continues-gop-lawmaker-retirement-wave/

January 28 Morning Edition

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— New Naperville Park District budget includes property tax, fee increases – Gary Gibula
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/naperville-sun/ct-nvs-naperville-park-district-budget-st-0128-20180126-story.html
— Socially responsible investing gets a Trump bump – AP (DIERSEN: Of course, anti-Trumps invest in companies 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 (except Bill Clinton), and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/ct-biz-socially-responsible-investing-20180125-story.html
— Bye, bye, boomers — banks are looking toward millennials – Terry Savage
http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/sns-201801232133–tms–savagectnts-a20180123-20180123-column.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Trump says “The Trump economy is no great success.” How does the Trump economy help retired people? Interest rates continue to be far below inflation. Retirement savings in fixed income accounts continue to lose purchasing power.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/chapman/ct-perspec-chapman-trump-economy-growth-jobs-128-20180126-story.html
— HARDCOPY ARTICLE TITLE: Vallas mayoral bid would shine light on his record. Potential challenger to Emanuel has liabilities as well as experience. — Bill Ruthhart, John Byrne and Patrick M. O’Connell (DIERSEN: If you sought a government office or a political office, what would your critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes stress? My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes would stress that even though I have been an elected Republican Precinct Committeeman since 2000, those who continue to dominate the Milton Township Republican Central Committee (MTRCC) have never asked me to be an MTRCC committee chairman let alone a MTRCC officer. They would stress that they rudely dumped me as MTRCC webmaster in 2004 and 2010. They would stress that I got only 13 votes when I ran for MTRCC Treasurer in 2004. They would stress their success a) in closing a nearby polling place that served my precinct and b) in gerrymandering my precinct. They would stress that I am no longer a TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairman, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce Government Affairs Committee member, Illinois Center Right Coalition Steering Committee member, American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter board member, GAO employee, etc. They would stress the activists, candidates, elected officials, party leaders, major donors, political consultants, etc. who could/should have come to my defense, but failed/refused to do so. They would stress that they blame me for all the problems that MTRCC has had, is having, and will have. They would stress that they blame me for all the problems that they have, that you have, that I have, and that everyone has. They reject most, if not virtually all of the planks in the Republican Party platform and in the Illinois Republican Party platform. They reject the MTRCC resolution against video gambling.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-met-paul-vallas-rahm-emanuel-mayor-challenge-20180126-story.html
— Military service isn’t required for public office – Paul Bloustein, Cincinnati, Ohio (DIERSEN: What does Duckworth think of you and what does she think of those who share your demographics? From what I see, she wants to get rid of me and she wants to get rid of those who share my demographics.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/letters/ct-duckworth-trump-draft-military-20180126-story.html
(FROM THE LETTER: U.S. Sen. Tammy Duckworth of Illinois recent labeled President Donald Trump a draft dodger and implied that not serving in the military renders one incapable of insight on budgetary matters related to the Defense Department. Yes, Trump was deferred from military service when we had a draft, as were erstwhile President Bill Clinton and Vice President Dick Cheney. Our immediate past president, also from the Land of Lincoln, chose not to serve. Does Duckworth believe then that we should amend the Constitution so that only presidents who have worn the uniform can bear the commander-in-chief title? Animus directed at the orange-maned man in the Oval Office has reached manic proportions when senators can make ad hominem statements in lieu of addressing the issue of the moment. Duckworth may curry favor with other sufferers of Trump Distemper with her intemperate and illogical insults, but she leaves this disabled military veteran who did not vote for Trump displeased.)
— ‘Saturday Night Live’: Will Ferrell reprises George W. Bush to skewer Trump – Debra Birnbaum
http://www.chicagotribune.com/entertainment/tv/ct-snl-will-ferrell-20180128-story.html

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Amid turmoil, Trump seeking a reset with State of the Union – AP (DIERSEN: How disrespectful do you anticipate that the anti-Trumps will be during the State of the Union?)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/amid-turmoil-trump-seeking-a-reset-with-state-of-the-union/
— To get at reasons for street crime, we need to look at black youth unemployment – Mary Mitchell (DIERSEN: Did you get jobs and promotions that young Blacks should have gotten? Do you agree with my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes who hint/imply/argue/shout that a) that instead of me, the Post Office should have hired a young Black in 1966, b) that the Post Office should gotten rid of me much sooner than it did so that a young Black could have my job, c) that instead of me, IRS should have hired a young Black in 1971, d) that instead of me, IRS should have promoted young Blacks in 1972, 1973, and 1974, e) that instead of me, GAO should have hired a young Black in 1980, f) that instead of me, GAO should have promoted a young Black in 1986, and g) that GAO should have gotten rid of me much sooner than it did so that a young Black could have my job and my preferred corner office?)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/to-get-at-reasons-for-street-crime-we-need-to-look-at-black-youth-unemployment/

 

DAILY HERALD
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD WITH COLOR PICTURE: Opioid antidote saves lives, but overdose survivors still need help. Dr. Dipul Patadia says naloxone might save overdose patients from dying, but it doesn’t cure their addiction. – Marie Wilson
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20180127/opioid-antidote-saves-lives-but-overdose-survivors-still-need-help
— Kochs to spend $20 million to promote tax overhaul – AP (DIERSEN: What do the Kochs say to those undeservedly filthy rich retired people who pay more than $10,000 a year in real estate taxes and state income tax?)
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20180127/business/301279858/
— Blue states’ tax workarounds could mean $154B lost to Treasury – Bloomberg (DIERSEN: How soon, if not already, will those who promote the Republican tax bill demonize, denigrate, and condemn those who pay more than $10,000 a year in real estate and state income tax as being undeservedly filthy rich people who should pay more federal income tax?)
http://www.dailyherald.com/business/20180128/blue-states-tax-workarounds-could-mean-154b-lost-to-treasury

 

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Catholic bishops side with AFSCME in Supreme Court case – JACK JENKINS
http://www.sj-r.com/entertainmentlife/20180127/catholic-bishops-side-with-afscme-in-supreme-court-case
— Most governor candidates favor new tax system – AP (DIERSEN: “New tax system” is code for making everyone pay more taxes and especially those who have more income.)
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20180127/most-governor-candidates-favor-new-tax-system
— Here’s hoping for a sense of decorum at this week’s speeches – Editorial
http://www.sj-r.com/opinion/20180127/our-view-heres-hoping-for-sense-of-decorum-at-this-weeks-speeches
— Renewed focus on bipartisanship from both sides necessary for country to move forward – Rodney Davis (DIERSEN: Bipartisanship always harms Republicans because Republican elected officials fail/refuse to defend/advance the Republican Party platform. That is why Trump got elected.)
http://www.sj-r.com/opinion/20180127/rep-rodney-davis-renewed-focus-on-bipartisanship-from-both-sides-necessary-for-country-to-move-forward
— Daiber suggests taxing retirement income to help pay for pensions – Brenden Moore (DIERSEN: Since 1997, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have been beyond furious that my Civil Service Retirement System pension, currently $51,864/year, is not subject to state income tax. Since 2010, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have been beyond furious that my Social Security, currently $2,064/year, is not subject to state income tax.)
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20180126/daiber-suggests-taxing-retirement-income-to-help-pay-for-pensions

 

QUAD CITIES ONLINE
— Illinois among states on road to ruin – Editorial
http://qconline.com/opinion/columnists/illinois-among-states-on-road-to-ruin/article_73183291-e175-586f-a93b-ffba63786a39.html

 

BLOOMINGTON PANTAGRAPH
— Rauner faces hard year – Editorial
http://www.pantagraph.com/opinion/editorial/editorial-rauner-faces-hard-year/article_ba792fda-acec-5f34-90f6-5c88c9553d60.html
— State of the State 2018: Governor or candidate? – Derek Beigh
http://www.pantagraph.com/news/state-and-regional/illinois/government-and-politics/state-of-the-state-governor-or-candidate/article_b531cd7b-068d-5d6d-837c-280d721f9c5b.html

 

CHAMPAIGN/URBANA NEWS GAZETTE
— Mismanaged managed care – Editorial
http://www.news-gazette.com/opinion/editorials/2018-01-28/mismanaged-managed-care.html

 

MORTON TIMES NEWS
— Time for another State of the State. Try to remain calm – Doug Finke
http://www.mortontimesnews.com/news/20180127/statehouse-insider-time-for-another-state-of-state-try-to-remain-calm

 

NPR ILLINOIS
— Women’s Heavy Disapproval Of Trump May Not Cut So Deep Against GOP In 2018 Midterms – DANIELLE KURTZLEBEN (DIERSEN: Ever increasingly, anti-Trumps shout at women and at everyone else that Republicans are White supremacists, Nazis, KKK members, haters, racists, sexists, bigots, and even worse things.)
http://nprillinois.org/post/womens-heavy-disapproval-trump-may-not-cut-so-deep-against-gop-2018-midterms#stream/0
— State Of The Federal Workforce: Low – BRIAN NAYLOR (DIERSEN: While I worked for GAO 1980-1997, morale was always low, especially for its 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.)
http://nprillinois.org/post/state-federal-workforce-low#stream/0
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The past year has been a tough one for the federal workforce. There was a hiring freeze at many agencies. For three days earlier this month, there was a government shutdown, leaving many workers to wonder when their next paycheck would arrive. Now, as President Trump prepares his first State of the Union address, one issue he is expected to take up, if not there then in his soon-to-follow proposed budget for fiscal year 2019, is reorganizing the federal bureaucracy. It’s a prospect that many in the federal workforce are dreading. Already, the state of the federal workforce is described as low. Morale “is the lowest that I have ever seen it in my just shy of 40 years” being a federal employee and working with federal employees, said J.David Cox Sr., president of the American Federation of Government Employees, which represents some 700,000 federal workers. Agencies, he says, are already short-staffed, with vacancies unfilled, and Cox worries pay will be frozen. “We are concerned,” Cox says, “because reorganization means let’s figure out a way to cut or do more with less and do away with services that the American people want.”)

 

AMERICANS FOR TRUTH ABOUT HOMOSEXUALITY
— LaBarbera, Mefferd Assail Millennial Conservative Guy Benson’s ‘Prager U’ Video Claim to Be ‘Gay Christian’
https://americansfortruth.com/2018/01/26/radio-labarbera-mefferd-assail-millennial-conservative-guy-bensons-prager-u-video-claim-to-be-gay-christian/

 

ILLINOIS POLICY INSTITUTE
— Why Illinois Needs a Spending Cap Spending has consistently outpaced state tax revenues in Illinois for more than a decade. To avoid future tax hikes, Illinois must impose real fiscal discipline on state lawmakers. – Orphe Divounguy, Bryce Hill, Joe Tabor
https://www.illinoispolicy.org/why-illinois-needs-a-spending-cap/

 

BREITBART
— Ronald Reagan’s Biggest Regret Was Granting Amnesty and Trusting Congress on Border Security – ROBERT KRAYCHIK
http://www.breitbart.com/radio/2018/01/27/kelli-ward-ronald-reagans-biggest-regret-was-granting-amnesty-and-trusting-congress-on-border-security/

 

BLAZE
— Pelosi again says Republican tax cuts offer ‘crumbs’ for middle class workers – Teri Webster (DIERSEN: Are/were you a worker? I was a worker 1964-1997. One could argue that I did not become a middle class worker until 1986 when I got promoted to GS-13, currently $96,403/year.)
https://www.theblaze.com/news/2018/01/27/pelosi-again-says-republican-tax-cuts-offer-crumbs-for-middle-class-workers

 

DAILY CALLER
— D.C. Protesters Shut Down Streets — Have No Clue What They’re Protesting – Julia Nista
http://dailycaller.com/2018/01/27/d-c-protesters-shut-down-streets-have-no-clue-what-theyre-protesting/

 

HOT AIR
— How DREAMers Came To Dominate U.S. Politics (DIERSEN: Democrats count on Dreamers to get rid of Republicans once and for all.)
https://hotair.com/headlines/archives/2018/01/dreamers-came-dominate-u-s-politics/

 

WASHINGTON FREE BEACON
— Pelosi Tries to Extend $137,000 Tax Break for Two of Her Multi-Million-Dollar Homes Congress’s wealthiest woman plays the tax game too: Pelosi rushed to pre-pay property taxes after decrying GOP tax overhaul as middle-class tax hike and corporate giveaway – Susan Crabtree (DIERSEN: How soon, if not already, will the definition of being undeservedly filthy rich will paying more than $10,000 a year in combined real estate taxes and state income taxes?)
http://freebeacon.com/politics/pelosi-tries-extend-tax-break-two-multi-million-dollar-homes/
— CNN’s Jim Acosta Frustrated He Wasn’t Called on During White House Press Briefing – Haris Alic (DIERSEN: I should write a book about those a) who do not want me to know about their press conferences, b) who do not want me to attend their press conferences, c) who do not want me to ask questions at their press conferences, and d) who do not want me to report on their press conferences. They blame me for their problems, for your problems, for my problems, and for everyone’s problems. They are scapegoaters to be polite.)
http://freebeacon.com/politics/cnns-jim-acosta-frustrated-wasnt-called-press-briefing/
— Wasserman Schultz Slams $1,000 Bonuses Due to Tax Reform, Says They Won’t Go ‘Very Far’ – Cameron Cawthorne (DIERSEN: $1,000 would not go very far at all to cover my out-of-pocket expenses (nine home delivery and internet access newspaper subscriptions, Constant Contact, ISP expenses, etc.) to put together send out GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails every morning and every evening.)
http://freebeacon.com/issues/wasserman-schultz-slams-1000-bonuses-tax-reform-says-wont-go-far/

 

AMERICAN THINKER
— Male journalists love gender-based pay cut – Ed Straker
http://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2018/01/male_journalists_love_genderbased_pay_cut.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: What is it that makes liberal journalists happy? Sexually harassing their coworkers? Creating fake news stories about Donald Trump? Pushing the liberal agenda day after day? Well, it turns out that what makes male journalists the happiest is a pay cut, at least at the BBC. The BBC said on Friday that it was reducing the salaries of several of its most prominent male journalists following Carrie Gracie’s decision this month to leave her position as the British broadcaster’s China editor to protest unequal pay between men and women at the organization. Among those receiving pay cuts are the presenters Jeremy Vine, Huw Edwards and John Humphrys. Mr. Vine described his decision to take a wage cut as a “no-brainer.”)

 

CBN NEWS
— How Much Do You Need To Retire? Learn how to Calculate your Retirement Income Needs (DIERSEN: My $51,864/year Civil Service Retirement System pension is only 41% of ending salary of $125,325 in today’s dollars.)
https://www1.cbn.com/cbnnews/finance/2018/january/how-much-do-you-need-to-retire-learn-how-to-calculate-your-retirement-income-needs
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The next step is to determine what net annual income will be necessary upon retirement. The easiest method I have seen is simply to review a current pay stub and use the “net income” on the pay stub as a good starting point to know how much money is needed in retirement to maintain your lifestyle. I recommend this because some expenses may go up in retirement and some may go down. Many clients might not want to change their lifestyle in retirement, i.e., they want to live off the same income pre- and post-retirement. It’s all part of the discovery process, but I err on the side of overestimating these needs initially.)

 

THE HILL
— Republicans hope for calm amid storm at State of the Union – NIALL STANAGE (DIERSEN: How disrespectful do you anticipate that the anti-Trumps will be during the State of the Union?)
http://thehill.com/homenews/administration/371000-the-memo-republicans-hope-for-calm-amid-storm-at-state-of-the-union

 

NBC NEWS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats want criminals to vote.
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/politics-news/felony-disenfranchisement-bars-millions-voting-might-be-about-change-n841566

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— Why Is Hollywood So Liberal? – Neil Gross
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/01/27/opinion/sunday/hollywood-liberal.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Trump demonizes, denigrates, and condemns Trump.
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/01/26/opinion/sunday/trump-davos-speech.html
— Are Corporate Tax Cuts Raising Pay? Yes, for Bosses – Editorial
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/01/27/opinion/corporate-tax-cuts-salaries.html

 

WASHINGTON POST
— Fox News host’s hyperbolic take on the ‘war’ between Trump and the press – Margaret Sullivan (DIERSEN: QUESTION: Who has been at war against GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails since 2000? ANSWER: Those who a) reject planks in the Republican Party platform and/or the Illinois Republican Party platform and work against those like me who support those planks, b) reject the Milton Township Republican Central Committee resolution against video gambling and work against those like me who support that resolution, c) focus on destroying those like me who they cannot manipulate/dominate, d) were defendants in lawsuits that I have filed, and/or e) are operatives or dupes for the aforesaid and those who are anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/outlook/fox-news-hosts-hyperbolic-take-on-the-war-between-trump-and-the-press/2018/01/25/264f8eba-0156-11e8-bb03-722769454f82_story.html
— CHICAGO TRIBUNE ARTICLE TITLE: Advocates petitioning to allow use of food stamps to feed pets – Caitlin Dewey
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/wonk/wp/2018/01/23/the-surprising-argument-for-extending-food-stamps-to-pets/?utm_term=.8d47c5a5c3be

 

USA TODAY
— Too much in retirement savings? Not possible – Peter Dunn
https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/personalfinance/columnist/2018/01/27/pete-planner-too-much-retirement-savings-not-possible/1035009001/

 

NEWS & OBSERVER
— Is Trump in ‘love’ with Dreamers again? – Editorial
http://www.newsobserver.com/opinion/editorials/article196876709.html

 

CPA JOURNAL
— FROM THE ARTICLE: The Conference Committee adopted the seven-bracket approach of the Senate bill and adopted rates ranging from 10% on taxable income not over $9,525 for individuals ($19,050 for married couples filing jointly (MFJ) to a maximum of 37% for taxable income over $500,000 for individuals ($600,000 for MFJ). The Conference Committee bill therefore imposes a marriage penalty on married couples filing jointly. (DIERSEN: My wife and I have been paying the marriage penalty big time since we got married in 1978.)
https://www.cpajournal.com/2018/01/22/tax-act-first-look-complex-new-world-qualified-business-deduction-rule/

January 24 Morning Edition

CBS2
— Suit Suggests No Firewall Between Gov. Rauner, His Fortune
http://chicago.cbslocal.com/video/3797571-suit-suggests-no-firewall-between-gov-rauner-his-fortune/

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Is a fair immigration compromise possible out of failed Schumer shutdown? – John Kass
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/columnists/kass/ct-met-shutdown-immigration-kass-0124-story.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The Dreamers are in limbo through no fault of their own, trapped between two cultures, with no place of their own to legally call home. Yet opinion polls show that much of the America public is sympathetic to their plight. So let the Dreamers stay. Those who are in criminal gangs or have violent criminal records have no right to be here. But the others, sure, why not? It would be quite easy to protect the Dreamers and their parents, except for the politics. Democrats want them as votes. Republicans are worried this could tip elections. So why not take the politics out of it? Here’s a possibility to consider: Let Dreamers stay — given permanent work and resident status — but not citizenship and voting rights. Conferring something as precious as citizenship upon people as a reward for their parents’ breaking the law isn’t the right way to go about this. If they want to become American citizens and vote, they’d be free to leave and attempt to re-enter the country as legal immigrants. If protecting Dreamers is the issue, then you’ll agree with me. But if weaponizing the Dreamers for the next election is your plan, then you won’t. And what about their parents, who crossed the border illegally and who worry about being deported? We can protect them, too, with some reasonable amnesty. Why not give them permanent work status, like green cards? But no welfare. Yes, you read that correctly.)
— Pritzker-Biss rivalry emerges at first televised Democratic governor debate – Rick Pearson and Kim Geiger
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-met-illinois-governor-candidate-debate-20180123-story.html
— Shutdown deal paves way for Senate to take up immigration, but will House and Trump follow? – Mike Debonis
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/politics/ct-shutdown-deal-immigration-vote-20180122-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Trump says “Democrats caved on immigration, leaving progressives furious.” Ever-increasingly, Democrats, that is, progressives, count on immigrants to get rid of Republicans, and especially Republicans who are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/page/ct-perspec-page-trump-immigration-gutierrez-dreamers-daca-shutdown-0124-20180123-story.html
— Republican governor candidate Jeanne Ives will announce endorsements at a Chicago news conference. (DIERSEN: Which candidates want your endorsement? Which candidates want you to work against them? I should write a book about candidates since 2000 who have stated that they were conservative and/or Republican, but have talked and acted like they want me to work against them.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-illinois-attorney-general-democrats-20180124-story.html
— Joe Walsh — who promises to vote for Chuy Garcia if he’s proved wrong — is proved wrong – Kim Janssen
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/chicagoinc/ct-met-walsh-versus-chuy-0123-chicago-inc-20180123-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: How soon, if not already, will those who are anti-men paint Benjamin Biancofiori as being a typical man?
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/ct-met-sex-trafficking-me-too-trial-delay-20180123-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Members of the following Naperville groups to meet with Biss this evening: 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 (except Bill Clinton), and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/naperville-sun/news/ct-nvs-indivisible-naperville-city-hall-st-0124-20180123-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps promote female anti-Trump marchers.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/aurora-beacon-news/opinion/ct-abn-crosby-marchers-st-0121-20180119-column.html
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD IN NAPERVILLE SUN: Naperville executive shuttle service to Chicago launches in February – Suzanne Baker (DIERSEN: What do the anti-Trumps have to say about this? What do you say to those in the suburbs who hint/imply/argue/shout that those who work in the Loop are overpaid, undeservedly filthy rich, and even worse things?)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/naperville-sun/news/ct-nvs-squire-executive-shuttle-st-0124-20180123-story.html

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Gov debate: Request to say something nice about Pritzker stumps Kennedy
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/gov-debate-request-to-say-something-nice-about-pritzker-stumps-kennedy/

 

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Condo building to be named for pioneering gay entrepreneur – DENNIS RODKIN
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/realestate/20180123/CRED0701/180129964

 

DAILY HERALD
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: U-46 charged with discriminating against Black students.
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20180123/u-46-leaders-discuss-racial-equity-student-discipline
— In today’s environment, even small mistakes devastating for journalism – Steven & Cokie Roberts
http://www.dailyherald.com/discuss/20180123/in-todays-environment-even-small-mistakes-devastating-for-journalism

 

BLOOMINGTON PANTAGRAPH
— LaHood optimistic about agreement on budget, DACA – Lenore Sobota (DIERSEN: Overwhelmingly, when “Republicans” agree to something with Democrats, individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that are members of the following groups suffer: Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German Americans, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.
http://www.pantagraph.com/news/national/government-and-politics/lahood-optimistic-about-agreement-on-budget-daca/article_5ba11419-5ad1-54f2-b821-4929840eec62.html

 

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Unacceptable waste of taxpayer money cannot happen again – Editorial
http://www.sj-r.com/opinion/20180123/our-view-unacceptable-waste-of-taxpayer-money-cannot-happen-again

 

FREEPORT JOURNAL STANDARD
— State’s financial picture clearer, but just as ugly – Editorial
http://www.journalstandard.com/opinion/20180123/our-view-states-financial-picture-clearer-but-just-as-ugly

 

STAR COURIER
— Erika Harold, Republican candidate for Illinois attorney general, will be the featured guest speaker at the Stark County Lincoln Day luncheon Saturday, February 3 – Tammy Wilkinson
http://www.starcourier.com/news/20180123/harold-to-speak-at-lincoln-day

 

TIMES
— Consolidation not a 4-letter word – David Giuliani (DIERSEN: Overwhelmingly, consolidation is used to get rid of employees who are Republican White, male, older, and/or non-veteran.)
http://www.mywebtimes.com/news/local/column-consolidation-not-a–letter-word/article_c46cef93-2f61-55f0-92ee-8a1a1d9f26e7.html

 

ALTON DAILY NEWS
— Illinois Lawmakers Explore Tax Workaround – Cole Lauterbach (DIERSEN: Why not just cap real estate taxes at $10,000 per home?)
http://www.altondailynews.com/news/details.cfm?clientid=17&id=258980#.WmhmRIzR-M8
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Rather than working to lower one of the nation’s highest property tax burdens, some Illinois lawmakers want to sidestep the federal tax reform bill by allowing for donations to government. One bill would create the Illinois Excellence Fund. It would allow taxpayers to donate and receive a tax credit for the exact amount. This shuffling of money back and forth would allow a taxpayer to deduct that amount on their federal taxes, effectively thwarting the $10,000 cap on state and local tax deductions put in place by the tax reform bill passed last month. The state treasurer can then use that money as he sees fit. “[The SALT deduction cap] sort of came out of nowhere,” said state Rep. Jonathan Carroll, D-Northbrook. “This is trying to offer a solution to give tax relief to the middle class.” The bill has a populist tone, appealing to the cries of high property taxes across the state. Nearly all of the current sponsors of the bill are likely to face a challenging re-election effort this November. Carroll said he expects the Internal Revenue Service would object to such a law. “They’re not likely to take it lying down,” he said. The IRS classifies a charitable donation as “voluntary and is made without getting, or expecting to get, anything of equal value.” Being a federal tax deduction as well, the state-bound donation would actually turn into a money maker. In addition to a 100 percent credit from the state, the donor would get up to 37 percent of that donation back in a federal write off. The bill would also allow a county to set up a similar charity, which could cause different issues. Local taxes are devised in reverse compared to state and federal taxes. A taxing district sets percentages based on a target revenue number and then properties are taxed at that percentage of the assessed value of their homes. State Rep. Steven Reick, R-Woodstock, said in an online post that the sponsors would tell counties that “they can set up a fund to accept donations to be used for undefined charitable purposes in exchange for a reduction or elimination of your property tax bill, which will either raise taxes on everybody else or destroy the budgets of every school district and taxing body in the County.”)

 

SUBURBAN LIFE
— Wheaton planners reject proposed drug treatment center – Eric Schelkopf
http://www.mysuburbanlife.com/2018/01/24/wheaton-planners-reject-proposed-drug-treatment-center/a1jijez/

 

NPR ILLINOIS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps blame Trump for all the problems that Illinois has had, is having, and will have.
http://nprillinois.org/programs/state-trump#stream/0

 

NAPERVILLE COMMUNITY TELEVISION
— State Legislators Meet for Round Table in Naperville
https://www.nctv17.com/news/state-legislators-meet-for-round-table-in-naperville/

 

DAILY NORTHWESTERN
— Infighting among candidates characterizes first Democratic gubernatorial forum – Ryan Wangman
https://dailynorthwestern.com/2018/01/23/city/infighting-among-candidates-characterizes-first-democratic-gubernatorial-forum/

 

DUPAGE POLICY JOURNAL
— Policy changes needed to ease tax burden, Kinzler says – Chandra Lye
https://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/511319548-policy-changes-needed-to-ease-tax-burden-kinzler-says


— Kinzler warns of fewer taxpayers to shoulder state’s growing liabilities – Chandra Lye (DIERSEN: I should write a book about those in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois who focus on driving out of Illinois a) those like me who fail/refuse to glorify and praise them, b) those like me who fail/refuse to pander to them, c) those like me who fail/refuse to serve as one of their operatives or dupes, and d) those like me who fail/refuse to give them money.)
https://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/511319546-kinzler-warns-of-fewer-taxpayers-to-shoulder-state-s-growing-liabilities

 

ILLINOIS FAMILY INSTITUTE
— “Trans”-ing the Little Ones – Laurie Higgins
https://illinoisfamily.org/homosexuality/trans-ing-little-ones/

 

FOX NEWS
— DOJ Threatens Subpoenas for 23 Jurisdictions in Sanctuary City Crackdown
http://insider.foxnews.com/2018/01/24/sanctuary-city-crackdown-doj-threatens-subpoenas-23-cities
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Americans love Vicente Fox and Bush.
http://insider.foxnews.com/2018/01/23/vicente-fox-mexico-border-wall-i-worked-bush-trump-acts-offensive

 

FREEDOM’S JOURNAL
— WHY DO BLACK PEOPLE ALLOW THE MAINSTREAM MEDIA TO CHOOSE THEIR LEADERS? – Raynard Jackson
https://freedomsjournalinstitute.org/latest-news/opinion/why-do-black-people-allow-the-mainstream-media-to-choose-their-leaders/

 

BREITBART
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Will Trump fall for those who argue that if Republicans give illegals citizenship, those illegals will eventually vote for Republicans? Ever-increasingly, illegals and their supporters talk and act like they 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 longer than their ancestors.
http://www.breitbart.com/radio/2018/01/24/rep-roger-marshall-on-daca-recipients-these-kids-are-the-american-dream/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Pollak questioned Marshall’s prediction of future voting trends among Hispanics. Americans originally from Mexico and Central America do not typically transition toward support for conservatism or the Republican Party, he said. . .Pollak challenged narratives framing DACA recipients as wholly Americanized, noting DACA-amnesty movement’s expression of hostility toward America and alignment with Mexican nationalism. “I’m again asking, for people who want to do something for DACA beneficiaries, for people who say that they’re Americans, why can’t they find a public face to this movement who at least appeals to Republicans or conservatives?” asked Pollak. “I’ve got to tell you, I was open to the idea of this DACA thing until I started covering some of these demonstrations, and you see the Mexican flag, and you see the hostility toward Republicans, the hostility toward America; and you ask yourself, ‘We’re being told these are just like other Americans, but they’re so radical, or at least they’re being led by radicals, why would we want them as fellow citizens?’ They don’t seem to be want to be part of a broader American community. They want to change that community. I mean, I think it’s a serious problem for anybody who wants to legalize 700,000 or 800,000 DACA recipients. . .Asked to address the concerns of parents whose children has been killed or murdered by illegal aliens, Marshall broadly called for more effective deportation measures to remove illegal aliens who “commit crimes.”)
— Rep. Lamar Smith: ‘E-Verify Would Stop the Jobs Magnet’ for Illegal Immigration and ‘Put Americans First’ – ROBERT KRAYCHIK (DIERSEN: QUESTION: What kind of employers prefer citizens of foreign countries over citizens of America? ANSWER: Employers that want cheap labor and 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 longer than their ancestors.)
http://www.breitbart.com/radio/2018/01/24/rep-lamar-smith-e-verify-would-stop-the-jobs-magnet-for-illegal-immigration-and-put-americans-first/
— Illegal Aliens Block Disneyland to Protest for Immigration Deal – MICHELLE MOONS
http://www.breitbart.com/california/2018/01/23/illegal-alien-dreamers-block-disneyland-in-protest/

 

DAILY SIGNAL
— Why We Don’t Need Libel and Blackmail Laws – Walter E. Williams
http://dailysignal.com/2018/01/24/dont-need-libel-blackmail-laws/

 

NATIONAL REVIEW
– The Donald Trump GOP Generation Gap Is Very Real – David French (DIERSEN: How old are you? I am 69. I have always opposed age discrimination. I should write a book about activists, candidates, elected officials, party leaders, major donors, political consultants, etc. in Illinois, in DuPage County, in Milton Township, in Glen Ellyn, and in Wheaton who claim to be conservative and/or Republican, but who have done the most to promote age discrimination.)
http://www.nationalreview.com/corner/455706/donald-trump-gop-generation-gap-very-real
— Graham-Durbin, a DACA Amnesty for Millions – Rich Lowry
http://www.nationalreview.com/article/455715/graham-durbin-daca-dreamers-good-intentions-bad-policy

 

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Blocking Disneyland, DACA protesters prove their arrogant idiocy – Tom Rogan
http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/blocking-disneyland-daca-protesters-prove-their-arrogant-idiocy/article/2646773

 

PUBLIUS FORUM
— You Can’t Be Both a Liberal AND an American at the Same Time – Warner Todd Huston
http://www.publiusforum.com/2018/01/23/cant-liberal-american-time/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Liberals live in America, but they don’t love America. So, it’s not a surprise that they have an affinity for law breaking illegal aliens. After all, liberals don’t care about our laws or our sovereignty any more than transient illegals who come to the U.S. only to use it for its freebies and welfare, or to get a job to make a quick dollar to send back to their home country. These transient illegals don’t have any more interest in being an American than liberals do. So, when liberals fight for illegals, understand that they are doing so not out of love, but hate. Indeed, the modern Democrat Party is the biggest hate group in American history. Today’s liberals are all about hate. They hate democracy, they hate the Constitution, they hate white people, they hate capitalism, they hate democracy, they hate republican government, they hate religion, they hate the family structure, they hate guns, they hate history, they hate freedom of speech and liberty… in short they hate everything about the U.S.A. and you can’t love a place that you hate so thoroughly. In fact, the only thing they love about America is their assumption that they can “do whatever they want,” a concept they treat with licentiousness and wanton instead of the virtue and probity the founders hoped Americans would observe. It might seem a natural progression, this party now having drifted to its logical extremes. Born of a hate for the equality of negroes, the Democrat Party morphed into a party that hates America itself as the nation struggled with the post Civil War reconstruction era.)

 

THE HILL
— The difference between ‘DACA’ and ‘Dreamers’ – NOLAN RAPPAPORT
http://thehill.com/opinion/immigration/370367-the-difference-between-daca-and-dreamers-a-primer

 

POLITICO
— DACA’s political tribes: A user’s guide Most partisan disputes have two sides. This one has five. – TED HESSON (DIERSEN: Needless-to-say, nothing should be done that encourages people a) to come to America illegally, b) to stay in America illegally, or c) to bring others to America illegally. I should write a book about activists, candidates, elected officials, party leaders, major donors, political consultants, etc. in Illinois, in DuPage County, in Milton Township, in Glen Ellyn, and in Wheaton who claim to be conservative and/or Republican, but who have done the most to encourage people a) to come to America illegally, b) to stay in America illegally, and c) to bring others to America illegally.)
https://www.politico.com/story/2018/01/24/daca-has-many-political-sides-users-guide-364622

 

CNN
— Black unemployment is at a record low. – Lydia DePillis
http://money.cnn.com/2018/01/23/news/economy/black-unemployment/index.html

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— One Year Later, a Look at Trump’s Pledges About the Presidency – LINDA QIU
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/01/23/us/politics/trump-campaign-pledges-first-year.html
— HARDCOPY ARTICLE TITLE: Apple Caves In to China The tech giant appears to be selling out to the Communist Party. – Chen Guangcheng (DIERSEN: What do you say to “American” individuals, organizations, companies, and governments that put their own interests ahead of America’s interests?)
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/01/23/opinion/apple-china-data.html%2Fopinion&action=click&contentCollection=opinion®ion=rank&module=package&version=highlights&contentPlacement=7&pgtype=sectionfront
— French Companies Have Newfound Freedom … to Fire – Liz Alderman (DIERSEN: Democrat employers use Affirmative Action, Diversity, and Inclusion to get rid of their employees who are Republican, White, male, older, and/or non-veteran. Because I have always been Republican, White, male, and non-veteran, were it not for federal civil service protections, a) the Post Office would NOT have hired me in 1966 when I was 18 years old or let me work there for almost 3 years, b) IRS would NOT have hired me in 1971 or let me work there for almost 9 years, c) IRS would NOT have promoted me in 1972, 1973, or 1974, d) GAO would NOT have hired me in 1980 or let me work there for almost 18 years, and e) GAO would NOT have promoted me in 1986.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/01/23/business/france-labor-jobs.html
— Under Fire for Harassment, Congressman Says Aide ‘Invited’ Behavior – Kenneth P. Vogel and Katie Rogers (DIERSEN: Should inviting behavior be illegal?)
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/01/23/us/politics/patrick-meehan-sexual-misconduct-complaint.html

 

WASHINGTON POST
— Google for the first time outspent every other company to influence Washington in 2017 – Hamza Shaban (DIERSEN: What does Google think of those who share your demographics? One could argue that Google has a very low opinion of those who are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-switch/wp/2018/01/23/google-outspent-every-other-company-on-federal-lobbying-in-2017/
— President Trump’s claim that ‘we’re way down’ in people crossing the border – Salvador Rizzo
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/fact-checker/wp/2018/01/24/president-trumps-claim-that-were-way-down-in-people-crossing-the-border/
— New cost controls sought in federal employee health-care program – Eric Yoder (DIERSEN: Needless-to-say, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes are beyond furious that because I am a federal retiree, the federal government continues to subsidize my and my wife’s health, dental, and vision insurance.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/powerpost/wp/2018/01/24/new-cost-controls-sought-in-federal-employee-health-care-program/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Almost all federal employees and retirees are eligible for coverage under the FEHBP, the largest employer-sponsored health-insurance program in the country. The program has about 4 million enrollees, approximately the same number of covered spouses and children up to age 26, and about 260 participating plans — a dozen available nationally and the rest only regionally. The government pays about 70 percent of a plan’s total premium cost on average. The enrollee share of premiums has increased about 6 to 7 percent annually in recent years, about in line with other large employer-sponsored health plans.)

 

USA TODAY
— Blame Mexico, not U.S. immigration policies – Dan Stein, President, Federation for American Immigration Reform (FAIR) (DIERSEN: By its sending many millions of its citizens into America illegally, by its keeping many millions of its citizens in America illegally, and by its sending many mountains of illegal drugs into America illegally, constructively, Mexico has declared war on America.)
https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/2018/01/23/blame-mexico-not-us-immigration-policies-editorials-debates/109746002/
— Facebook is addictive and should be regulated like a cigarette company: Salesforce CEO – Jessica Guynn (DIERSEN: Facebook is a Democrat/Libertarian/Green website.)
https://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/news/2018/01/23/facebook-addictive-and-should-regulated-like-cigarette-company-salesforce-ceo/1059920001/
— Facebook, admitting it can be bad for democracy, tries to end voter meddling before midterms – Jessica Guynn
https://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/2018/01/22/facebook-tries-wipe-out-election-meddling-before-2018-midterms/1055710001/
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD WITH COLOR PICTURE: An anti-Trump says “Trump tariffs on solar panels, washing machines could raise prices.”
https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/2018/01/24/trump-tariffs-solar-panels-washing-machines-could-raise-prices/1059542001/

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Americans glorify and praise those who come to America illegally, who stay in America illegally, and who bring others to America illegally.
https://www.wsj.com/articles/daca-and-deportation-1516755033
— Get Food Stamps Out of the Candy Store Maine wants a waiver to stop SNAP paying for sweets and soda. – Paul R. LePage (DIERSEN: Does/will SNAP pay for pot?)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/get-food-stamps-out-of-the-candy-store-1516754921

 

BLOOMBERG
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Trump says “Trump’s Border Wall May Fade as Obstacle in Immigration Debate.”
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-01-24/trump-s-border-wall-may-fade-as-obstacle-in-immigration-debate

 

FED TIMES
— Employee groups slam playing politics with feds’ jobs – Jessie Bur (DIERSEN: Overwhelmingly, federal employees are Democrats.)
https://www.federaltimes.com/management/pay-benefits/2018/01/23/employee-groups-slam-playing-politics-with-feds-jobs/

 

ZILLOW
— FOR SALE: 408 West Elm Street, Wheaton – $409,000
https://www.zillow.com/wheaton-il/1_fs/X1-SS1apc9gppw622z_3o1g1_sse/4447956_zpid/

January 22 Evening Edition

ABC7
— Congress approves agreement to end government shutdown, sends bill to Trump – AP
http://abc7chicago.com/politics/congress-approves-agreement-to-end-government-shutdown-sends-bill-to-trump/2976517/
— Chris Kennedy backpedals after ‘applauding’ Rauner’s agenda – Craig Wall
http://abc7chicago.com/politics/chris-kennedy-backpedals-after-applauding-rauners-agenda/2978186/

 

NBC5
— Illinois Politicians React to the Federal Shutdown – Brendan Pedersen
https://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/illinois-politicians-react-federal-shutdown-470591693.html

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Preckwinkle favors legalizing pot (DIERSEN: If you promote pot, you promote destruction.)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/cook-county-board-president-toni-preckwinkle-legalize-pot-northwestern-students-racial-disparity/
— Trump: Democrats are prioritizing noncitizens
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/government-shutdown-trump-tweet-democrats-prioritizing-noncitizens/
— An astonishing $1 billion down the drain in Illinois Our state incurred more than $1 billion in interest penalties because it didn’t pay its bills on time. – Editorial
https://chicago.suntimes.com/opinion/1-billion-lost-illinois-penalty-fees-debt-transparency-report-editorial/

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Illinois GOP stands by Durkin campaign claims against Burr Ridge primary opponent Straub – Jesse Wright
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/burr-ridge/news/ct-dbr-straub-durkin-campaign-tl-0125-20180122-story.html
— Some federal workers in Chicago go home before Senate moved to end shutdown – Katherine Skiba (DIERSEN: Are/were you an essential employee? My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always stressed that I never been an essential employee.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-met-chicago-government-shutdown-20180122-story.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Meanwhile, even some congressional offices were operating with skeleton staffs. “Our staff is furloughed with the exception of … essential employees,” U.S. Rep. Peter Roskam’s spokeswoman Veronica Vera said Monday. Roskam, a Wheaton Republican, has retained a staff of six employees while a total of about 16 staffers and interns in his suburban Chicago and Washington offices have been furloughed, Vera said. Those idled “were directed to stay at home and turn off their work cellphones,” she said. Vera was one of two staffers in Roskam’s West Chicago office, which she said would remain open.)
— Kennedy: Rauner social service cuts ‘inhuman,’ but praises his anti-Madigan stand – Rick Pearson
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-met-chris-kennedy-bruce-rauner-explanation-20180122-story.html
— CPD used Trump Tower conference room to police Women’s March – Kim Janssen
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/chicagoinc/ct-met-cpd-trump-tower-0123-chicago-inc-20180122-story.html
— Campus pastor at North Park University suspended indefinitely for officiating gay wedding – Manya Brachear Pashman
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/ct-met-north-park-campus-pastor-gay-marriage-20180118-story.html
— More than 30 shot, 6 fatally, in most violent weekend of 2018 – Elyssa Cherney and Madeline Buckley
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/ct-met-weekend-shootings-violence-20180122-story.html

 

DAILY HERALD
— DuPage sheriff’s candidates want to work with county board – Robert Sanchez
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20180122/dupage-sheriffs-candidates-want-to-work-with-county-board
— Apple CEO Tim Cook says he wouldn’t let a child use social media – Avi Selk
http://www.dailyherald.com/business/20180122/apple-ceo-tim-cook-says-he-wouldnt-let-a-child-use-social-media
— Naperville inching closer to start of special census – Marie Wilson
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20180122/naperville-inching-closer-to-start-of-special-census-

 

WLS AM
— Kennedy compliments Rauner, again – Bill Cameron
http://www.wlsam.com/2018/01/22/kennedy-compliments-rauner-again/

 

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Kennedy ups call for property-tax revamp, stands by Rauner praise – GREG HINZ
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20180122/BLOGS02/180129991/kennedy-ups-call-for-property-tax-revamp-stands-by-rauner-praise
— Senate moves to end shutdown, setting up another immigration fight – Bloomberg
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20180122/NEWS02/180129986/senate-moves-to-end-shutdown-setting-up-another-immigration-fight
— Women-only co-working space opens in River North – DANNY ECKER (DIERSEN: What will the anti-Trumps bring us next: anti-Trump only, anti-Protestant only, anti-conservative only, anti-patriotic only, anti-Republican only, anti-American only, anti-White only, anti-male only, anti-older people only, anti-rich people only, anti-gun owners only, anti-German Americans only, anti-draft avoiders only, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors only?)
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/realestate/20180122/CRED03/180129999/women-only-co-working-space-opens-in-river-north

 

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Illinois lawmakers hold hearing on marijuana legalization (DIERSEN: If you promote pot, you promote destruction.)
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20180122/illinois-lawmakers-hold-hearing-on-marijuana-legalization
— State agencies holding nearly $2.5 billion in bills – Doug Finke
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20180122/report-state-agencies-holding-nearly-25-billion-in-bills

 

WQAD
— Rauner will ‘step-down’ tax hike to close gap – AP
http://wqad.com/2018/01/22/rauner-will-step-down-tax-hike-to-close-gap/

 

WQLZ
— Hearings Continue For Legalizing Marijuana In Illinois (DIERSEN: If you promote pot, you promote destruction.)
http://www.wqlz.com/2018/01/22/hearings-continue-for-legalizing-marijuana-in-illinois/

 

NPR ILLINOIS
— In Trump’s First Year, Anti-Abortion Forces Make Strides – JULIE ROVNER
http://nprillinois.org/post/trumps-first-year-anti-abortion-forces-make-strides#stream/0

 

BGA
— WHY I’M STEPPING DOWN AND BGA’S BRIGHT FUTURE — A PERSONAL MESSAGE FROM ANDY SHAW – Andy Shaw
https://www.bettergov.org/news/why-im-stepping-down-and-bgas-bright-future-%E2%80%94-a-personal-message-from-andy-shaw

 

IVES FOR GOVERNOR
— Illinois Republicans: Beware of the Social Extremist Running for Governor “We do have an extremist – a fringe candidate – in the GOP Primary. He is my opponent.”
http://mailchi.mp/4091568c554d/illinois-republicans-beware-of-the-social-extremist-running-for-governor?e=985ad8c00b
— Ives Wins Endorsement of Northwest Side GOP Club “The momentum is definitely building. And I am confident, with the support of influential local groups – like the NW Side GOP Club – we’re going to continue that progress.”
http://mailchi.mp/88811015a864/ives-wins-endorsement-of-nw-side-gop-club?e=985ad8c00b

 

ILLINOIS LEAKS
— Gov Rauner is abusing FOIA, keeping secrets – JOHN KRAFT
http://edgarcountywatchdogs.com/2018/01/gov-rauner-is-abusing-foia-keeping-secrets/

 

ILLINOIS FAMILY ACTION
— Voting Registration in Illinois! Voter Registration Deadline is February 20th – Andrew Willis
https://illinoisfamilyaction.org/2018/01/voting-registration-in-illinois/

 

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— IVES DISMISSES RAUNER’S DO-NOTHING EXECUTIVE ORDER AS POLITICAL PLOY
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2018/01/ives-dismisses-rauners-do-nothing-executive-order-as-political-ploy.html
— NW COOK COUNTY GOP PICKS IVES OVER GOVERNOR RAUNER, 2 TO 1
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2018/01/nw-cook-county-gop-picks-ives-over-governor-rauner.html
— CHICAGO LAW FIRM OFFERS PRO-BONO LEGAL AID FOR PRO-LIFE HEALTH WORKERS
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2018/01/chicago-law-firm-offers-pro-bono-legal-aid-for-pro-life-health-workers.html

 

CAPITOL FAX
— Ives calls Rauner property tax EO “pandering, ineffective”
https://capitolfax.com/2018/01/22/ives-calls-rauner-property-tax-eo-pandering-ineffective/
— Mendoza releases first “debt transparency report”
https://capitolfax.com/2018/01/22/mendoza-releases-first-debt-transparency-report/
— RGA rips Pritzker over Blagojevich coverage
https://capitolfax.com/2018/01/22/rga-rips-pritzker-over-blagojevich-coverage/
— Union membership rises here, declines in neighboring states
https://capitolfax.com/2018/01/22/union-membership-rises-here-declines-in-neighboring-states/
— Republican with primary opponent wants to kick undocumented kids out of health care program
https://capitolfax.com/2018/01/22/republican-with-primary-opponent-wants-to-kick-undocumented-kids-out-of-health-care-program/
— “Men” dropped from Democratic group’s name
https://capitolfax.com/2018/01/22/men-dropped-from-democratic-groups-name/

 

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Americans want massive cuts to legal immigration Cutting chain migration even more popular than legalizing Dreamers – Stephen Dinan
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2018/jan/22/shock-poll-us-wants-massive-cuts-legal-immigration/
— Dreamers reject Democrats’ shutdown deal – Stephen Dinan
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2018/jan/22/dreamers-reject-democrats-shutdown-deal/
— Sen. Dick Durbin says debate over Dreamers is a ‘civil rights issue’ – Alex Swoyer (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats put foreign countries, especially Mexico, and their citizens ahead of America and ahead of its citizens.)
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2018/jan/22/dick-durbin-says-debate-over-dreamers-civil-rights/

 

WASHINGTON FREE BEACON
— Pro-Life Rep. Dan Lipinski (D., Ill.) Skips Out on March for Life Speech, Cites Trump’s Appearance as Deciding Factor Decision comes days after fellow Dems endorsed pro-choice primary opponent – Katelyn Caralle
http://freebeacon.com/issues/pro-life-democrat-skips-march-life-speech-cites-trumps-appearance-deciding-factor/

 

GOPUSA
— Schumer Blinks: Shutdown over DACA Fails
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=37680
— Trump officials want 2020 census to ask about citizenship
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=37627

 

WORLD NET DAILY
— CALIFORNIA TO REGISTER ILLEGAL ALIENS TO VOTE – AUTOMATICALLY Court orders government to do so for all driver’s licenses issued
http://www.wnd.com/2018/01/major-state-to-register-illegal-aliens-to-vote-automatically/

 

NEWSMAX
— Trump’s Immigration Toss to Congress Is Nightmare for Dreamers – Paul F. deLespinasse (DIERSEN: One could say that working for GAO during the 1980s and 1990s was a nightmare for its 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.)
https://www.newsmax.com/paulfdelespinasse/mcconnell-truman-undocumented/2018/01/22/id/838695/

 

THE HILL
— Senate approves funding measure to end shutdown – ALEXANDER BOLTON
http://thehill.com/homenews/senate/370143-senate-approves-funding-measure-to-end-shutdown
— Left says Dems caved on shutdown – RAFAEL BERNAL
http://thehill.com/latino/370119-left-says-dems-caved-on-shutdown

 

ROLL CALL
— Liberal Groups Urge Democrats ‘Stand Strong’ on Shutdown – Bridget Bowman (DIERSEN: Which liberal groups work the hardest against you? Liberal groups that promote LBGTQ activity, abortion, mass/illegal immigration, booze, gambling, pot, and other vices, abolition of the First and Second Amendments, patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, and age discrimination work the hardest against me.)
https://www.rollcall.com/news/politics/liberal-groups-urge-democrats-to-stand-strong-on-shutdown

 

POLITICO
— House, Senate vote to end shutdown Chuck Schumer and Mitch McConnell announce a deal to reopen the government after a three-day standoff. – SEUNG MIN KIM, BURGESS EVERETT and ELANA SCHOR
https://www.politico.com/story/2018/01/22/government-shutdown-2018-senate-vote-354966
— Senate votes to end shutdown Chuck Schumer and Mitch McConnell announce a deal to re-open the government after a three-day standoff. – SEUNG MIN KIM, BURGESS EVERETT and ELANA SCHOR
https://www.politico.com/story/2018/01/22/government-shutdown-2018-senate-vote-354966

 

REUTERS
— Illinois budget impasse cost state $1 billion in late payment penalties – Karen Pierog
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-illinois-budget/illinois-budget-impasse-cost-state-1-billion-in-late-payment-penalties-idUSKBN1FB2MB

 

ASSOCIATED PRESS
— Rauner will ‘step-down’ tax hike to close gap
http://www.sfgate.com/news/article/The-Latest-Rauner-will-step-down-tax-hike-to-12516276.php

 

CNN
— Schumer: Deal reached to reopen government – Ted Barrett, Dana Bash, Daniella Diaz and Ashley Killough
https://www.cnn.com/2018/01/22/politics/senate-shutdown-vote-congress/index.html
— Cher: ‘If you want a job done right, get a woman’ – Darran Simon (DIERSEN: In my opinion, GAO failed/refused to promote into its Senior Executive Service a GS-15 woman a) who was my immediate supervisor during my last 4 years at GAO and b) who supervised my immediate supervisor the previous 4 years because she failed/refused to do more to waste my career and to get rid of me. Most, if not virtually all of my GAO superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates DID NOT want to work for her, work with her, or supervise her because she was female, younger, Jewish, very intelligent, very demanding, and wealthy. She had an MBA from the University of Chicago and had passed the CPA examination on her first attempt. To turn her against me, my Democrat GAO superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates stressed to her that I was conservative (she was liberal), Republican (she was Democrat), I was 100% German national origin (she was 100% Russian national origin), I was baptized, raised, and confirmed as a Missouri Synod Lutheran (she was Jewish), and that my ancestors had been in America since the 1840s (her ancestors were recent immigrants.)
http://us.cnn.com/2018/01/21/us/women-march-cher-trnd/index.html

 

WASHINGTON POST
— Senate votes to end shutdown, sending House a short-term spending bill to fund government through Feb. 8 – Robert Costa, Erica Werner, Ed O’Keefe and Elise Viebeck
https://www.washingtonpost.com/powerpost/trump-slams-democrats-as-third-day-of-government-shutdown-begins/2018/01/22/3a3eecf0-ff25-11e7-9d31-d72cf78dbeee_story.html

 

LOS ANGELES TIMES
— DACA recipients to block Disneyland entrance as act of civil disobedience (DIERSEN: How much do you spend on vacations? Since my Democrat GAO superiors succeeded in 1997 in cutting my income by $73,461/year (59%), that is, from $125,325 down to $51,864 in today’s dollars, my wife and I have spent even less on immediate pleasures including vacations, restaurant meals, entertainment, etc.)
http://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-me-ln-disneyland-daca-protest-20180122-story.html

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Senate Leaders Reach Deal to Reopen Government After a Brief Shutdown Democrats agree to a short-term pause in standoff over immigration – Siobhan Hughes
https://www.wsj.com/articles/senate-expected-to-advance-bill-that-would-end-shutdown-1516641107

 

BLOOMBERG
— Retirement Risks Keep Rising, and This Is Why The good news? We’re living longer. The bad news? We’re living longer. – Justin Fox
https://www.bloomberg.com/view/articles/2018-01-22/retirement-risks-keep-rising-and-this-is-why

 

FED WEEK
— Focus on Outcomes, Not Just Engagement, Says MSPB (DIERSEN: While I worked for the federal government for almost 30 years, Democrat politicians required my superiors to focus on a) hiring, retaining, and promoting young Democrat minorities and young Democrat females and b) making way for them by getting rid of their non-veteran White male employees 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.)
http://www.fedweek.com/federal-managers-daily-report/focus-outcomes-not-just-engagement-says-mspb/

 

RASMUSSEN REPORTS
— Politics Even Colors Perceptions of Trump’s Health
http://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/trump_administration/january_2018/politics_even_colors_perceptions_of_trump_s_health

January 19 Morning Edition

WGN RADIO
— City Club of Chicago: Sanctuary Cities: Yes or No? – Hon. Jesus Garcia, Brian McCann and Hon. Joe Walsh
http://wgnradio.com/2018/01/18/city-club-of-chicago-sanctuary-cities-yes-or-no/

 

CBS2
— Rauner Vows To Air Entire Blago-Pritzker Conversation – Derrick Blakley
http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2018/01/18/rauner-vows-to-air-entire-blago-pritzker-conversation/
— Rauner Campaign Readies Deluxe Attack Ad
http://chicago.cbslocal.com/video/category/spoken-word-wbbmtv/3795108-rauner-campaign-readies-deluxe-attack-ad/

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Congress likely headed for a government shutdown – AP
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/politics/ct-government-shutdown-20180119-story.html
— Rauner spending $11,900 to air Pritzker-Blagojevich FBI recordings statewide – Rick Pearson
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-met-bruce-rauner-pritzker-blagojevich-ad-20180118-story.html
— Pritzker, Kennedy, Biss to square off in livestream with Tribune editorial board today
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-illinois-governor-democratic-primary-20180119-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps promote Dreamers. Anti-Trumps shout at Dreamers that Republicans are White supremacists, Nazis, KKK members, haters, racists, sexists, bigots, and even worse things. Anti-Trumps are counting on Dreamers to get rid Republicans once and for all.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/ct-met-dreamers-march-chicago-20180118-story.html
— Trump’s travel expenses test boundaries of policy and politics – David Nakamura (DIERSEN: In 1974, to end my IRS career, my Democrat IRS superiors not only disallowed my partial day per diem claims, they hinted/implied that my claims were fraudulent. SEE: https://www.gao.gov/products/463866 GAO’s upholding of the arbitrator’s decision in my favor was one reason why I applied to transfer from IRS to GAO.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/ct-trump-travel-expenses-politics-20180118-story.html
— Can schools really ban ‘best friends’? – John Kass
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/columnists/kass/ct-met-best-friends-ban-kass-0119-story.html
— Illinois Democrats hit Trump over “shithole” comment – Katherine Skiba
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-illinois-governor-democratic-primary-20180119-story.html
— Republican candidate for governor Jeanne Ives reported that a “glitch in filing software” led to a correction in their recent campaign finance filing. The upshot: The campaign reports it had $404,029 in the bank as of the end of the year, not $662,464.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-illinois-governor-democratic-primary-20180119-story.html
— FRONT PAGE WITH COLOR PICTURE: Illinois clinic provides abortions via telemedicine, a method prohibited in 19 states – Angie Leventis Lourgos
http://www.chicagotribune.com/lifestyles/health/ct-met-telemedicine-abortion-illinois-20171220-story.html
— Future of pill-induced abortion: Women can already receive pills by mail in 4 states, what’s next? – Nara Schoenberg
http://www.chicagotribune.com/lifestyles/health/ct-life-abortion-pill-future-0119-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-men promote anti-men.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/naperville-sun/news/ct-nvs-naperville-womens-march-st-0119-20180118-story.html
http://www.chicagotribune.com/lifestyles/stevens/ct-life-stevens-tuesday-womens-march-2018-0116-story.html
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/commentary/ct-perspec-movement-me-too-sexual-harassment-assualt-women-0119-0119-story.html
— Popular pastor at North Park University is suspended for officiating gay wedding – Manya Brachear Pashman
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-met-north-park-chaplain-gay-marriage-20180116-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Trump says “As Trump’s first year in office ends, his support base has eroded and the opposition is energized.”
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/politics/ct-trump-one-year-anniversary-20180119-story.html
— Don’t boycott the State of the Union speech, kill it once and for all – Eric Zorn
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/zorn/ct-perspec-zorn-state-of-the-union-boycott-trump-0119-20180118-story.html
— Women’s march in Naperville canceled Sunday Instead, the group will host a candidate meet-and-greet from 11:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Sunday at the Panera Bread store on South Naperville Road in Wheaton. – Suzanne Baker
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/naperville-sun/news/ct-nvs-invisible-march-naperville-st-0119-20180118-story.html

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— New Rauner campaign ad includes 11-minute Pritzker-Blagojevich conversation
https://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/rauner-campaigns-new-ad-has-full-14-minute-pritzker-blagojevich-conversation/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps promote anti-Trump marchers.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/chicago-womens-march-on-saturday-politics-in-play/

 

DAILY HERALD
— FRONT PAGE: Rauner says he’ll order state lawmakers to stop handling tax appeals – Christopher Hacker
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20180118/rauner-says-hell-order-state-lawmakers-to-stop-handling-tax-appeals
— Round Lake Beach civic center treasurer accused of stealing funds – Lee Filas
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20180118/round-lake-beach-civic-center-treasurer-accused-of-stealing-funds
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD WITH BIG COLOR PICTURES: DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps promote anti-Trumps.
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20180119/why-these-suburban-women-are-still-energized-by-womens-march
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps promote anti-Trumps.
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20180119/experts-womens-march-provides-shot-of-adrenaline-for-broader-movement

 

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— What should a corporation value above all else? – JOE CAHILL (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, corporations act like they are operatives or dupes for the Democrat Party. Ever-increasingly, they 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.chicagobusiness.com/article/20180119/ISSUE10/180119878
— Diversity requires more than an ‘outreach program’ – LES CONEY (DIERSEN: Coney should look at what GAO did during the 1980s and 1990s to promote diversity. GAO wasted the careers of and got rid of its 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.)
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20180119/OPINION/180119875
— This isn’t your usual political ad – AP
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20180118/NEWS02/180119892/illinois-governor-race-rauner-to-air-ad-of-pritzker-blagojevich-on

 

HERALD & REVIEW
— Conservative radio commentator Dan Proft puts money behind Caulkins in 101st – TOM LISI
http://herald-review.com/news/local/govt-and-politics/conservative-radio-commentator-dan-proft-puts-money-behind-caulkins-in/article_a63b5fb7-33e9-5fd2-98c4-9f749898ade1.html

 

ROCKFORD REGISTER STAR
— First Baptist Church to host state representatives
http://www.rrstar.com/news/20180118/first-baptist-church-to-host-state-representatives
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Three elected representatives of the Illinois state government will speak at 10:30 a.m. Jan. 21 at First Baptist Church, 810 Woolf Court. Rep. Tom Demmer, R-Dixon, and Sen. Tim Bivins, R-45th District, will speak about legislative issues in each of their respective houses of the legislature. The Rochelle community is included in each of their districts. Rep. Jeanne Ives, R-Wheaton, of Wheaton also will speak and answer questions. Ives recently announced her bid to run for Illinois governor. Rev. Bob Vanden Bosch, a Christian lobbyist, will speak earlier in the morning at 9:30 a.m. about various pieces of legislation making its way through the house. A complementary luncheon will be served in the church gym. For information: 815-562-4168.)

 

KANE COUNTY CHRONICLE
— Lawmaker panel talks about state’s budget woes – BRENDA SCHORY
http://www.kcchronicle.com/lists/2018/01/18/61da3553cfdb480a861fc4852a0b8dc2/

 

CHAMPAIGN/URBANA NEWS GAZETTE
–University of Illinois pulled 35 job offers over background checks in 2017 – Julie Wurth (DIERSEN: Many millions have not and will not seek a job with the federal government a) because the pay and benefits are terrible, b) because the advancement opportunities are terrible, c) because they lack required education, work experience, professional certifications, and/or professional licenses, d) because they cannot pass an employment examination, e) because they cannot pass a background investigation, f) because they cannot pass a physical examination, g) because they cannot take the demonization, denigration, and condemnation that comes with being a federal employee or federal retiree, and/or h) because they are Republican, White, male, older, and/or non-veteran and they know that the federal government discriminates against the aforesaid.)
http://www.news-gazette.com/news/local/2018-01-18/ui-pulled-35-job-offers-over-background-checks-2017.html

 

WSIL TV
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Pot pushers promote Pritzker and other Illinois lawmakers who promote pot. If you promote pot, you promote destruction.
http://www.wsiltv.com/story/37299169/illinois-lawmakers-push-for-recreational-marijuana

 

CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD
— Trump steps to forefront of anti-abortion movement – AP
http://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/politics/trump-steps-to-forefront-of-antiabortion-movement/925194973
— The work that won’t get done during a government shutdown – AP (DIERSEN: Government is nasty. Politics is nasty. My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes a) demonize, denigrate, and condemn all federal employees as being non-essential and much worse things and b) demonize, denigrate, and condemn me as having been a lazy, stupid, failed, overpaid federal employee. They hint/imply/argue/shout a) that the Post Office should NOT have hired me in 1966 or let me work there for almost 3 years, b) that IRS should NOT have hired me in 1971 or let me work there for almost 9 years, c) that IRS should NOT have promoted me in 1972, 1973, or 1974, d) that GAO should NOT have hired me in 1980 or let me work there for almost 18 years, and e) that GAO should NOT have promoted me in 1986. They stress that I 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, or Senior Executive Service (currently $164,200) by age 40.)
http://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/politics/the-work-that-wont-get-done-during-a-government-shutdown/925043404

 

MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— Jeanne Ives is Coming to McHenry County Monday, January 22 – Cal Skinner
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2018/01/18/jeanne-ives-is-coming-to-mchenry-county/

 

ILLINOIS LEAKS
— Village of Orland Park Public Employees Squander $2,000+ on Private Party for Themselves – KEVIN DUJAN
http://edgarcountywatchdogs.com/2018/01/village-of-orland-park-public-employees-squander-2000-on-private-party-for-themselves/

 

ILLINOIS FAMILY INSTITUTE
— Chicago Tribune Columnist Wants to Outlaw Spanking – Laurie Higgins
https://illinoisfamily.org/media/chicago-tribune-columnist-wants-outlaw-spanking/

 

CHRISTIAN POST
— Face It Dreamers, You’re Being Used by the Democrat Party for Votes Dreamers need to see through the scam that is the Democrat Party. – Don McCullen
https://www.christianpost.com/voice/face-it-dreamers-youre-being-used-by-the-democrat-party-for-votes.html

 

BREITBART
— Trump: ‘Democrats Want a Shutdown to Get Off the Subject of the Tax Cuts Because They Worked So Well’ – PAM KEY
http://www.breitbart.com/video/2018/01/18/trump-democrats-want-shutdown-get-off-subject-tax-cuts-worked-well/
— Blue State Blues: What’s Behind the Coming Democratic Wave – JOEL B. POLLAK
http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2018/01/19/blue-state-blues-whats-behind-coming-democratic-surge/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: With Democrats surging, talk of insurgency in Republican primaries has faded — especially after Roy Moore’s defeat in Alabama. People feel less inclined to stoke internal fights when the general election is in doubt. There are exceptions, where the incumbent Republican is likely to win — or to lose. An example of the latter is in Illinois, where Governor Bruce Rauner buckled on taxes and abortion. He faces a primary challenge from a solid — but long-shot — candidate, State Senator Jeanne Ives. Regardless, Republicans are in trouble. The party’s message for 2018 will be less about the achievements of the past two years, and more about preventing Trump’s impeachment and keeping the Speaker’s gavel out of Nancy Pelosi’s hands.)

 

NEWSMAX
— BEYOND OUTRAGEOUS: 3.6M Illegals Brought to the U.S. as Kids – Cathy Burke (DIERSEN: Democrats shout at these illegals and at everyone else that Republicans are White supremacists, Nazis, KKK members, haters, racists, sexists, bigots, and even worse things. Obviously, Democrats plan on using these illegals to get rid of Republicans once and for all.)
https://www.newsmax.com/newsfront/illegal-immigrants-daca-dreamers-came-to-the-us-as-children/2018/01/18/id/838043/
— Americans Doing Great Again on Trump’s First Presidential Anniversary – Deroy Murdock (DIERSEN: From what I see, overwhelmingly, the more money that you had in the stock market a year ago, the better off that you are today. Because we are older, my wife and I have far less in the stock market than we used to.)
https://www.newsmax.com/murdock/trump-anniversary-tax-cut-economy/2018/01/18/id/838048/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Are you better off now than you were one year ago? From the Potomac to Puget Sound, President Donald J. Trump and other Republicans should ask voters this exact question. Their answers should buoy GOP prospects for November’s mid-term elections.)

 

LIFE SITE NEWS
— Hundreds of thousands of pro-lifers backed by Trump to march for life in D.C. – Lianne Laurence
https://www.lifesitenews.com/news/backed-by-trump-hundreds-of-thousands-of-pro-lifers-to-march-for-life-in-d

 

NATIONAL LAW REVIEW
— The Final Tax Reform Act: SALT Implications
https://www.natlawreview.com/article/final-tax-reform-act-salt-implications

 

POLITICO
— Chicago Democrats throw Lipinski under the bus — and blame Trump – NATASHA KORECKI
https://www.politico.com/story/2018/01/18/dan-lipinski-luis-gutierrez-jan-schakowsky-chicago-346479

 

REUTERS
— Shutdown threat prompts U.S. agency warnings to federal workers
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-congress-shutdown-agencies/shutdown-threat-prompts-u-s-agency-warnings-to-federal-workers-idUSKBN1F800D
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The Government Accountability Office, an in-house watchdog unit of Congress, in an internal memo to staff seen by Reuters, said it would begin shutting down if Congress did not approve a temporary funding bill, known as a continuing resolution (CR). “In the absence of an extension of the CR, GAO would be without funding and will be required to begin shutting down its regular, ongoing operations on Monday,” the memo said.)

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— The U.S. Fertility Rate Is Down, Yet More Women Are Mothers The biggest increases have come from some groups who in the past were far less likely to have babies: highly educated women, those over 40, and women who have never been married. – Claire Cain Miller
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/01/18/upshot/the-us-fertility-rate-is-down-yet-more-women-are-mothers.html

 

WASHINGTON POST
— Trump’s evangelical advisers, with Pelosi, push for ‘dreamers’ – Michelle Boorstein (DIERSEN: What do you say to “evangelical advisers” who act as operatives or as dupes for the Democrat Party?)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/acts-of-faith/wp/2018/01/18/evangelical-advisers-to-president-trump-meet-with-pelosi-to-push-for-solution-for-dreamers/

 

LOS ANGELES TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps promote anti-Trumps.
http://www.latimes.com/sns-dreamers-could-give-us-economy-and-even-american-workers-a-boost-90377-20180119-story.html
http://www.latimes.com/opinion/readersreact/la-ol-le-numbersusa-immigrants-20180119-story.html

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Does the Endangered Species Act Protect Pro-Life Democrats? – Matthew Hennessey (DIERSEN: I should write a book about “Republican” activists, candidates, elected officials, party leaders, major donors, political consultants, etc. who a) reject the right to life planks in the Illinois Republican Party platform and the Republican Party platform and b) focus on destroying those like me who support those planks.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/does-the-endangered-species-act-protect-pro-life-democrats-1516320402
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Trump glorifies and praises citizens of foreign countries.
https://www.wsj.com/articles/immigration-is-practically-a-free-lunch-for-america-1516320376

 

NBC BAY AREA
— TREASONOUS: San Francisco Won’t Be Deterred From Protecting Sanctuary City Policies: Mayor – Christie Smith
https://www.nbcbayarea.com/news/local/San-Francisco-Wont-Be-Deterred-From-Protecting-Sanctuary-City-Policies-Mayor-470042533.html

 

USA TODAY
— Pay gap: 48% of women say they have to work twice as hard as men to take home half the pay – Charisse Jones (DIERSEN: If I had not be denied my 7th Amendment rights in Diersen v. GAO, I would have presented a jury with many examples in which women a) who had less job-related work experience than I had, b) who had less job-related education than I had, and/or c) who had fewer job-related professional certifications and/or licenses than I had were paid more by GAO than GAO paid me.)
https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/2018/01/18/end-pay-gap-between-men-and-women-earns-notyet-majority-women-new-survey-finds/1042607001/

 

U.S. NEWS & WORLD REPORT
— Court in Chicago to Hear Arguments on Sanctuary Cities Appeals court in Chicago to hear arguments on Trump administration request to reverse a lower-court freeze on its policy of withholding safety grants from sanctuary cities that don’t fully enforce immigration laws. – AP
https://www.usnews.com/news/best-states/illinois/articles/2018-01-19/court-in-chicago-to-hear-arguments-on-sanctuary-cities

 

INSIDE HIGHER ED
— House Committee Requests GAO Report on Sexual Harassment by Federally Funded Researchers – Colleen Flaherty
https://www.insidehighered.com/quicktakes/2018/01/19/house-committee-requests-gao-report-sexual-harassment-federally-funded

 

REASON
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Americans say “Republicans Are Preparing to Shut Down the Government Out of Anti-Immigrant Spite.”
http://reason.com/blog/2018/01/19/dreamers-are-a-chip-in-the-gops-governme

 

DAILY KOS
— Chicago’s “Independent” Project Six Funded By Illinois Policy Institute
https://m.dailykos.com/stories/1733888

January 18 Morning Edition

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Democrats for state attorney general talk pot legalization, slam Trump administration at Evanston forum – Alex Nitkin (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, to be a Democrat, a Libertarian, a Green, or a RINO is to be a pot promoter. If you promote pot, you promote destruction.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/ct-evr-attorney-general-candidate-forum-tl-0118-20180117-story.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: All of the candidates threw their support behind the full legalization of marijuana for recreational use, vowing to stymie any efforts by U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions to crack down on medical cannabis sales already being rung in across the state. “Don’t decriminalize. Don’t go halfway. Don’t investigate it,” said civil rights attorney and law professor Aaron Goldstein who is running for the post. “Illinois needs to show some courage and legalize this right now, and we need to stand up to [President Donald] Trump.)
— Treasurer wants Will County to sue University Park over alleged misappropriation of $1.2M – Zak Koeske
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/daily-southtown/news/ct-sta-will-county-treasurer-university-park-st-0118-20180117-story.html
— Even after tax hike, Illinois education board wants double the money – Bill Lukitsch
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-illinois-schools-money-20180118-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Trump says “Sorry, Mr. President, your black approval rating has not doubled.”
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/commentary/ct-perspec-page-blog-trump-black-approval-rating-wrong-0118-20180117-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Trump says “Trump, Nielsen and the border wall fraud.”
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/chapman/ct-perspec-chapman-trump-nielsen-wall-shutdown-0118-20180117-story.html
— HARDCOPY ARTICLE TITLE: French bid to outlaw fake news makes news – AP (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents hint/imply/argue/shout that because I am a Republican Precinct Committeeman, I should not include links to articles in GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails, include my comments in the emails, or promote events in the emails without specific authorization from the following: a) the officers of the Milton Township Republican Central Committee, the DuPage County Republican Central Committee, and the Illinois Republican Party (IRP), b) my representative on the IRP State Central Committee, c) Mike Bost, Rodney Davis, Adam Kinzinger, Randy Hultgren, Darin LaHood, Peter Roskam, and John Shimkus, d) Bruce Rauner and Evelyn Sanguinetti, e) Michael Connelly and Jeanne Ives, f) DuPage County Republican elected officials, g) Milton Township Republican elected officials, h) Wheaton Republican elected officials, i) etc.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/ct-france-fake-news-20180114-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Trump says “Trump immigration deal MUST bring in more Norwegians, boot out everyone else.”
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/huppke/ct-met-immigration-daca-shithole-norway-huppke-20180117-story.html
— Trump campaigned to remove the GOP’s ‘shackles.’ Instead, he’s often wearing them – Noah Bierman (DIERSEN: Trump promised that if he was elected, he would defend and advance the Republican Party platform.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/politics/ct-trump-gop-shackles-20180117-story.html
— FRONT PAGE: DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Trump takes flak over press attacks, ‘fake news’ cracks.” – Noah Bierman
https://www.pressreader.com/usa/chicago-tribune/20180118/281492161730002
— The GOP that rips IRS now helps it – Erica Werner and Jeff Stein (DIERSEN: I should write a book about those who have done the most to waste my knowledge of IRS.)
https://www.pressreader.com/usa/chicago-tribune/20180118/281990377936338
— 4 reasons Norwegians won’t go near Trump’s welcome mat – Dana Hill (DIERSEN: QUESTIONS: If Norway is so great, a) why do illegals come to America instead of Norway, b) why do illegals stay in America instead of going to Norway, and c) why do illegals bring others to America illegally instead of Norway? Why did your ancestors immigrate to America instead of Norway?)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/commentary/ct-persepc-norway-trump-immigrate-pensions-paid-family-leave-pension-0117-story.html

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— ‘Independent’ city watchdog Khan’s secret backer? Right-wing policy group (Illinois Policy Institute)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/independent-city-watchdog-khans-secret-backer-right-wing-policy-group/
— Perennial candidate Robert Marshall asks question that just won’t go away – Mark Brown
https://chicago.suntimes.com/chicago-politics/perennial-candidate-asks-question-that-just-wont-go-away/

 

DAILY HERALD
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD WITH PHOTOS OF BIBBIANO AND MENDRICK: Opioid crisis a key issue for DuPage sheriff candidates – Robert Sanchez
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20180118/opioid-crisis-a-key-issue-for-dupage-sheriff-candidates
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Frivolous ‘Fake News Awards’ are threat to take seriously.”
http://www.dailyherald.com/discuss/20180117/editorial-frivolous-fake-news-awards-are-threat-to-take-seriously
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Arizona’s GOP senators denounce Trump attacks on news media.”
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20180117/news/301179917/
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD WITH BIG COLOR PICTURE: Meet the 2017-18 Daily Herald Leadership Team (DIERSEN: The higher the government or political office that you seek, the harder that your critics/opponents will work to discredit what you did when you were in high school.)
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20180118/meet-the-2017-18-daily-herald-leadership-team
— ‘Birthday Boxes’ encourage Naperville 18-year-olds to vote – Marie Wilson (DIERSEN: Anti-Trumps shout at 18-year-olds and at everyone else that Republicans are White supremacists, Nazis, KKK members, haters, racists, sexists, bigots, and even worse things.)
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20180116/birthday-boxes-encourage-naperville-18-year-olds-to-vote

 

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Chicago makes first cut for Amazon HQ2
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20180118/NEWS07/180119900/chicago-makes-first-cut-for-amazon-hq2

 

ROCKFORD REGISTER STAR
— Grasso, Mohammad make pitches for their candidacies – Chuck Sweeny
http://www.rrstar.com/news/20180117/chuck-sweeny-grasso-mohammad-make-pitches-for-their-candidacies

 

CHAMPAIGN/URBANA NEWS GAZETTE
— Empty University of Illinois Board of Trustees seat should be filled – Editorial
http://www.news-gazette.com/opinion/editorials/2018-01-18/empty-seat-should-be-filled.html

 

KANKAKEE DAILY JOURNAL
— Political success formula is simple: listen to the voters – Scott Reeder (DIERSEN: Question for Reeder: Should politicians listen to voters who want government 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, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time?)
http://www.daily-journal.com/opinion/columnists/local/scott-reeder-political-success-formula-is-simple-listen-to-the/article_e4e6a073-f745-5bad-af55-569b27ffbb87.html

 

SUBURBAN LIFE
— Wheaton eyes increase in stormwater fees to make up shortfall
http://www.mysuburbanlife.com/2018/01/15/wheaton-eyes-increase-in-stormwater-fees-to-make-up-shortfall/as5he9j/

 

CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD
— Ives calls Kennedy debate reaction disqualifying GOP candidate for governor discusses DACA, recent polling – Paul Cicchini
http://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/local-news/ives-calls-kennedy-debate-reaction-disqualifying/922231088

 

WGLT
— Connie Beard Vying To Be County GOP Chair Wants To Win Hearts and Minds – RYAN DENHAM (DIERSEN: Who has announced their candidacy a) to serve as officers of your Republican township/ward/county party organizations, b) to serve as your representative on the Illinois Republican Party (IRP) State Central Committee, and c) to serve as officers of the IRP?)
http://wglt.org/post/woman-vying-be-county-gop-chair-wants-win-hearts-and-minds#stream/0
— Rauner Signs Law Creating Tailored Response To Women Inmates – AP (DIERSEN: What about “creating tailored response” to inmates based on other demographics – race, age, religion, national origin, gender identity, sexual orientation, disability, political affiliation, and other demographics?)
http://wglt.org/post/rauner-signs-law-creating-tailored-response-women-inmates#stream/0

 

NPR ILLINOIS
— A Call For Transparency – CHARLES N. WHEELER III
http://nprillinois.org/post/call-transparency#stream/0
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The intent of disclosure, of course, is to alert voters to economic interests that could pose a conflict as a public official carries out his or her duties. But identifying such conflicts “is a huge gray area” under the current rules, says Sarah Brune, the campaign’s executive director, because the filings are so vague. What’s needed, she says, is more detailed disclosure, so that the media and the public understands what someone’s interests are. Specific changes the campaign is proposing include requiring filers to disclose the names of businesses and investments with ties to the individual, along with the degree of ownership and the actual income received. Also, professionals should be required to provide the names of individual clients from whom they’ve received more than $5,000, unless barred by confidentiality rules, rather than simply the types of services provided and the nature of the businesses served. As a hypothetical, Brune notes a candidate now can report simply getting more than $5,000 for professional services on behalf of an energy company, when in fact the individual might have been paid $500,000 by Exelon.)

 

NORTHERN STAR
— Tax bill to impact higher education: Freeman talks NIU’s financial future
http://northernstar.info/news/tax-bill-to-impact-higher-education-freeman-talks-niu-s/article_969d9ff8-fc11-11e7-bb35-f335c67ef848.html

 

CAPITOL FAX
— Governor promised “superstar” appointee a year ago, hasn’t delivered (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://capitolfax.com/2018/01/18/governor-promised-superstar-appointee-a-year-ago-hasnt-delivered/
— “Watchdog” flatly denies getting money from Illinois Policy Institute, but group funded 98 percent of budget
https://capitolfax.com/2018/01/18/watchdog-flatly-denies-getting-money-from-illinois-policy-institute-but-group-funded-98-percent-of-budget/

 

GOPUSA
— 73% of convicted terrorists since 9/11 were non-citizens
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=37384

 

FREEDOM’S JOURNAL
— UNDER THE NEW TRUMP STANDARD, WHY WASN’T OBAMA IMPEACHED? – Larry Elder
https://freedomsjournalinstitute.org/latest-news/opinion/under-the-new-trump-standard-why-wasnt-obama-impeached/

 

DAILY CALLER
— CNN Wins Big Time In Trump’s Fake News Awards – SAAGAR ENJETI
http://dailycaller.com/2018/01/17/cnn-trump-fake-news-awards/

 

WORLD NET DAILY
— ‘SPLC IS NOW A HATE GROUP ITSELF. IT’S A MONEY-GRABBING SLANDER MACHINE’ Chorus calling for probe of far-left organization grows – BOB UNRUH
http://www.wnd.com/2018/01/splc-is-now-a-hate-group-itself-its-a-money-grabbing-slander-machine/

 

FRONTPAGE MAGAZINE
— THE SOUTHERN POVERTY LAW CENTER SCAM John Stossel exposes a leftist hate group — and a money-grabbing slander machine.
https://www.frontpagemag.com/fpm/269049/video-southern-poverty-law-center-scam-frontpagemagcom

 

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— DACA negotiations reveal consequences of Democrats’ increasingly radical base – Emily Jashinsky (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, the base of the Democrat Party is 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 longer than their ancestors.)
http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/daca-negotiations-reveal-consequences-of-democrats-increasingly-radical-base/article/2646277

 

ROLL CALL
— Two Democratic Lawmakers Go After One of Their Own in Illinois Schakowsky and Gutiérrez endorse Marie Newman over Daniel Lipinski in Democratic primary
https://www.rollcall.com/news/politics/dan-lipinski-lawmakers-endorse-opponent

 

CNN
— Graham, Durbin introduce bipartisan immigration bill despite setbacks – Tal Kopan and Daniella Diaz (DIERSEN: If a bill is “bipartisan,” it helps Democrats and harms Republicans.)
http://www.cnn.com/2018/01/17/politics/dreamers-bill-immigration-graham-durbin-congress/index.html
– This is what happens during a government shutdown – Daniella Diaz (DIERSEN: Are/were you an “essential” employee? If I sought a government office or a political office, of course, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes would viciously demonize me, viciously denigrate me, and viciously condemn me as having been a nonessential employee while I worked for GAO for almost 18 years, for IRS for almost 9 years, and for the Post Office for almost 3 years. Of course, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes paint themselves as being “essential” people.)
http://www.cnn.com/2018/01/17/politics/what-happens-government-shutdown-explainer-congress-budget/index.html

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— Trump Hands Out ‘Fake News Awards,’ Sans the Red Carpet – MATT FLEGENHEIMER and MICHAEL M. GRYNBAUM (DIERSEN: According to my critics/opponents, the only news that is not fake news is the news that they put out. My critics/opponents focus on destroying those like me who they cannot manipulate/dominate.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/01/17/business/media/fake-news-awards.html
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: Trump Was Not ‘Fully Informed’ in Campaign Vows on Wall, Chief of Staff Says – Julie Hirschfeld Davis, Sheryl Gay Stolberg and Thomas Kaplan
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/01/17/us/politics/chief-of-staff-kelly-trump-not-fully-informed.html
— SEPTEMBER 6, 1992 FLASHBACK: Andersen Consulting’s Culture of ‘Clones’ – GLENN RIFKIN (DIERSEN: Arthur Andersen’s Charles Bowsher ran GAO 1981-1996 and focused on imposing Arthur Andersen’s “up-or-out” policy on the agency. Bowsher used a) Affirmative Action, Diversity, and Inclusion, b) pressure from Democrat politicians to get rid of the agency’s employees who were Republican, and c) acquiesce to budget cuts to get rid of the agency’s 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.)
http://www.nytimes.com/1992/09/06/business/andersen-consulting-s-culture-of-clones.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: At St. Charles, the rookies learn to fix their sights on partnerships, where the power and the six- and seven-figure salaries are found. There are only two directions on the Andersen career track — up or out. Many won’t make it. Andersen has a 15 percent annual turnover rate which translates into 1,200 of the firm’s 8,000 United States-based consultants leaving each year. Only 5 percent of recruits make partner.)
— Amazon Chooses 20 Locations as Finalists for New Headquarters – Nick Wingfield (DIERSEN: Chicago made the list.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/01/18/technology/amazon-finalists-headquarters.html

 

MINNESOTA PUBLIC RADIO NEWS
— Trump’s idea of good and bad immigrant countries has a historical precedent – Tom Gjelten (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps hint/imply/argue/shout that if you are a Republican, the longer that your ancestors have been in America, the more that you have benefited from their discrimination against minorities and against females and the more that you should pay the price of Affirmative Action, Diversity, and Inclusion.)
https://www.mprnews.org/story/2018/01/15/npr-trump-idea-good-bad-immigrant-countries-has-historical-precedent

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Amazon Narrows Choices for Second Headquarters to 20 Tech giant expects to create as many as 50,000 jobs and generate more than $5 billion in investments – Laura Stevens

https://www.wsj.com/articles/amazon-narrows-choices-for-second-headquarters-to-20-1516284607
— One Accounting Firm Wants to Hire Retirees Most top firms require partners to exit by a certain age, PKF O’Connor Davies bucks that practice – Lauren Weber (DIERSEN: Arthur Andersen’s Charles Bowsher ran GAO 1981-1996 and focused on imposing Arthur Andersen’s “up-or-out” policy on the agency. Bowsher used a) Affirmative Action, Diversity, and Inclusion, b) pressure from Democrat politicians to get rid of the agency’s employees who were Republican, and c) acquiesce to budget cuts to get rid of the agency’s 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.)

https://www.wsj.com/articles/one-accounting-firm-wants-to-hire-retirees-1516201200

 

BLOOMBERG
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Trump’s ‘Fake News Awards’ Have a Sinister Subtext Back off, Mr. President. New libel laws aren’t needed to stop real defamation.”
https://www.bloomberg.com/view/articles/2018-01-17/trump-s-fake-news-awards-have-a-sinister-subtext
— Goldman Sachs and Ken Griffin Funds Give Big to Obama Foundation – Max Abelson
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-01-17/goldman-sachs-and-ken-griffin-funds-give-big-to-obama-foundation

 

GOVERNING
— The 6 Most Dysfunctional States Then and Now In 2009, Louis Jacobson ranked the states with the worst leadership and policy challenges. Almost a decade later, what’s changed? – LOUIS JACOBSON
http://www.governing.com/topics/politics/gov-six-most-dysfunctional-states.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The only state from the 2009 list that has remained in serious trouble is Illinois. Gov. Bruce Rauner hasn’t committed any serious ethics violations. Rather, the problem has been relentless gridlock between Rauner, a Republican, and the Democratic-controlled legislature. In fact, Illinois’ situation may actually have worsened in some ways since 2009. The state went without a full budget for more than two years, and it remains in fiscal trouble, with over $15 billion in unpaid bills and a massive unfunded pension liability. “This has made everything significantly worse — fiscal, social, economic and civic trust, [as well as] confidence and engagement,” says Kent Redfield, an emeritus professor at the University of Illinois at Springfield. All of this has all occurred at a time when Illinois’ policy challenges have grown, Redfield adds. These include “a weak, narrow revenue structure and insufficient tax rates, overspending and lack of priorities, a negative business climate, declining population, fiscal stresses for higher education, an aging state workforce, deteriorating infrastructure, state and local pension debt, and ineffective public service delivery at the state and local level,” he says. The one silver lining for Illinois is that the two sides did manage to enact a compromise budget last year — a significant, if belated, step forward. Still, Illinois would be a clear candidate for a new list of the nation’s most dysfunctional states. What other states might contend for this dubious honor?)

 

DAILY MAIL
— White House Chief of Staff John Kelly says that Trump has ‘evolved’ in the way he looks at issues including the border wall – which he now believes can be a fence in some places – FRANCESCA CHAMBERS
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-5281925/John-Kelly-says-Trump-evolved-border-wall.html