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June 14 Morning Edition

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— IL CONGRESSMAN DAVIS AT BAT WHEN SHOOTING STARTED; SHOOTER FROM BELLEVILLE
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2017/06/il-congressman-davis-at-bat-when-shooting-started-shooter-possibly-from-belleville.html
— BELLEVILLE MAN WAS A SANDERS SUPPORTER, TRUMP HATER
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2017/06/update-belleville-man-was-a-sanders-supporter-trump-hater.html
— WHERE’S WEYERMULLER? WITH 2000 PATRIOTS AT WALSH FREEDOM BBQ 2017
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2017/06/wheres-weyermuller-with-2000-patriots-at-walsh-freedom-bbq-2017.html

 

CAPITOL FAX
— Congressional shooter is from Belleville
https://capitolfax.com/2017/06/14/report-congressional-shooter-is-from-belleville/

 

ILLINOIS LEAKS
— Alexandria Shooter James Hodgkinson, Belleville, IL – Facebook Groups – JOHN KRAFT
http://edgarcountywatchdogs.com/2017/06/alexandria-shooter-james-hodgkinson-belleville-il-facebook-groups/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Heavy.com is reporting James T. Hodgkinson from Belleville, Illinois as the named shooter in the Alexandria, VA mass shooting of Republicans as they were practicing for a baseball game. We have captured the list of Facebook Groups he was a member of, and it is quite interesting – here are some of the more disturbing-looking ones:

 

The road to hell is paved with Republicans
Democrats are Welcome
Rachel Maddow for President 2020
Bernie Sanders for President 2020
Join the Resistance Worldwide
Donald Trump is not my President
Terminate the Republican Party
President Bernie Sanders
BERN ON #theRevolutionContinues
Illinois Berners United to Resist Trump
Americans Against Fox News
Boycott the Republican Party)

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Rodney Davis: “I never thought I’d go to baseball practice and get shot at” – Lynn Sweet
http://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/illinois-lawmakers-safe-rodney-davis-at-practice-during-shooting/
— Suspect in shooting at congressional baseball practice has died
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/house-majority-whip-shot-at-congressional-baseball-practice/amp/
— More than a third of suburbs nix Cook wage hike, sick leave – Mark Brown
http://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/more-than-a-third-of-suburbs-nix-cook-wage-hike-sick-leave/
— Congressional Democrats sue Trump over foreign payments – AP
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/congressional-democrats-sue-trump-over-foreign-payments/
— Home-buying incentive for police officers sails through committee – Fran Spielman  (DIERSEN: In 1974, when I was 25, when IRS promoted me to a GS-12 (currently $79,563/year) Revenue Officer job in its Loop office, I bought a studio condo in the Outer Drive East building and walked to work and to graduate business classes at Loyola.)
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/home-buying-incentive-for-police-officers-sails-through-committee/
— Black Lives Matter lawsuit seeks federal court oversight of CPD – Jon Seidel
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/black-lives-matter-lawsuit-seeks-federal-court-oversight-of-cpd/

 

DAILY HERALD
— Illinois’ Davis was in batter’s box when congressional shooting happened – Kerry Lester
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20170614/illinois-davis-was-in-batters-box-when-congressional-shooting-happened
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD WITH BIG COLOR PICTURE AND COLOR GRAPHIC: How suburban assessors discovered hundreds of illegal exemptions – Jake Griffin
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20170614/how-suburban-assessors-discovered-hundreds-of-illegal-exemptions
— OUTSTANDING: Geneva favors raising fine for marijuana possession – Susan Sarkauskas
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20170613/news/170619720/
— TRAGIC: Schaumburg allows requests for tattoo businesses – Eric Peterson
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20170614/schaumburg-allows-requests-for-tattoo-businesses
— Elk Grove Park District commissioner arrested, accused of striking parks employee – Chacour Koop
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20170614/elk-grove-park-district-commissioner-arrested-accused-of-striking-parks-employee
— Popular Bloomingdale musician faces federal child porn charges – Katie Smith
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20170613/popular-bloomingdale-musician-faces-federal-child-porn-charges
— In lawsuit, Elburn company claims Facebook page secretly favors advertisers – Harry Hitzeman
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20170613/in-lawsuit-elburn-company-claims-facebook-page-secretly-favors-advertisers

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Rauner ‘special guest’ at $10,000 Illinois Republican Party fundraiser – Rick Pearson  (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes a) stress that I give little or no money to the Republican National Committee, Illinois Republican Party, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, Milton Township Republican Central Committee or Republican activists, candidates, elected officials, major donors, political consultants, etc. in Wheaton, Glen Ellyn, Milton Township, DuPage County, Illinois, or America and b) hint/imply/argue/shout that “money is all that matters.”  In my defense, I give the aforesaid a GOPUSA ILLINOIS email each and every morning and each and every evening free of charge and without any advertising. Since 2004, those emails have included links to almost 272,600 articles of interest to Illinois Republicans and information on many upcoming events.  GOPUSA ILLINOIS email subscriptions are worth at least $1,000/year.  I spend about an hour putting the emails together and sending them out for every six articles in the emails, that is, since 2004, I have spent about 45,400 hours doing that, that is, at $100/hour, I have made in-kind donations to the aforesaid worth about $4,543,100.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-bruce-rauner-illinois-republican-party-fundraiser-20170613-story.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The Illinois Republican Party is holding a Monday night fundraiser featuring all seven members of the state’s GOP delegation to the U.S. House plus what organizers are calling a “special guest” in Gov. Bruce Rauner. The event is called “Cocktails with the Congressmen” and tickets start at $100 per person, with $10,000 required to play “host” at the Rosemont outpost of Gene & Georgetti. Those paying $2,500 or more per person will gain access to a special hourlong reception prior to the general reception cattle call. Along with Rauner, scheduled to attend are Republican U.S. Reps. Peter Roskam of Wheaton, Randy Hultgren of Plano, Adam Kinzinger of Channahon, Rodney Davis of Taylorville, John Shimkus of Collinsville, Darin LaHood of Peoria and Mike Bost of Murphysboro. Rauner has almost singlehandedly revived the Illinois Republican Party as a political force, largely through his own wallet. Rauner and his campaign fund have given the state GOP at least 72 percent of the $42.5 million it has raised since he took office as governor.)
— Area elected officials press Rauner to move ahead on airport – Mike Nolan
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/daily-southtown/news/ct-sta-third-airport-rauner-st-0614-20170613-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Safeguarding science from Trump.”
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/editorials/ct-science-research-budget-trump-edit-md-20170613-story.html
— Taking a break from the news – Garrison Keillor  (DIERSEN: As your GOPUSA Illinois Editor since 2000, I have never taken a break from the news and I never will.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/commentary/ct-donald-trump-news-keillor-20170614-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Clarence Page insults Donald Trump and Donald Trump’s supporters.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/page/ct-trump-ignorance-ryan-comey-page-perspec-0614-md-20170613-story.html
— The mess in Venezuela didn’t happen overnight. Here’s how two successive presidents chipped away at democracy – Mery Mogollon and Chris Kraul  (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes focus on a) stopping me from putting GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails together and sending them out and b) stopping everyone from reading those emails.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/la-fg-venezuela-democracy-2017-story.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Attacks on news media  In 2007, Chavez refused to renew the broadcasting license of RCTV, the most widely followed anti-government station, forcing it to shut down and sparking nationwide protests. Since then, an estimated 300 independent small-town radio stations have either been shut down or forced to change to government-friendly formats, according to Marcelino Bisbal, a professor at Andres Bello Catholic University. Globovision, the last television station to broadcast anti-government editorials, was forced to sell in 2013 after owners complained of mounting government fines and political harassment. The new owners are businessmen with ties to Maduro. CNN, El Tiempo TV, NTN24 and other Spanish language cable channels that have criticized the government have been banned from broadcasting in Venezuela. Maduro halted TV broadcasts of National Assembly sessions last year after the opposition won majority control. In 2014, the largest daily newspaper, El Universal, was forced to sell to a government-friendly owner group.)
— Ethics board finds two more lobbying violations tied to Emanuel emails – Bill Ruthhart  (DIERSEN: Who has the most religious, government, political, and/or financial clout in your municipality, in your township/ward, in your county, and in Illinois?  My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes lobby the aforesaid to destroy me.  Should I file FOIA requests to see if my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have registered as lobbyists?)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-chicago-ethics-board-lobbying-violations-met-0614-20170613-story.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Two individuals who contacted Mayor Rahm Emanuel through his personal email broke the city’s lobbying laws, the Chicago Board of Ethics determined Tuesday. The panel voted without dissent to find the two people violated the law by seeking to influence City Hall action without registering as a lobbyist. Ethics board President William F. Conlon said the individuals would be identified on a city website, but not until later this week after they are notified of the ruling.)

 

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Former Mariano’s employee sues over fingerprint data – NONA TEPPER  (DIERSEN: To deter/detect potential conflicts of interest, federal employees are required to give their superiors lots of information about their financial assets and debts.  Federal employees should expect that their superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates who want to waste your career and who want to get rid of you will get your financial information and will use that information against you.  My Democrat IRS and GAO superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates talked and acted like they knew exactly what was on my and my wife’s income tax returns, what our incomes were, what are financial and other assets were, what our debts were, that we had no dependents, etc. They talked and acted like they viewed us as being undeservedly selfish rich DINKs (dual income, no kids).  They painted me as being someone who had way too much money, and therefore, a) someone who did not need nor should get pay increases or promotions and b) someone who should take early retirement as soon as it is offered.  They always hinted/implied/argued/shouted a) that instead of me, the Post Office should have hired a poor person in 1966, b) that the Post Office should gotten rid of me much sooner than it so that a poor person could have my job, c) that instead of me, IRS should have hired a poor person in 1971, d) that instead of me, IRS should have promoted poor people in 1972, 1973, and 1974, e) that instead of me, GAO should have hired a poor person in 1980, f) that instead of me, GAO should have promoted a poor person in 1986, and g) that GAO should have gotten rid of me much sooner than it did so that a poor person could have my job and my preferred corner office.)
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20170614/NEWS07/170619958
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The plaintiff, Thomas Doporcyk, alleges that “Mariano’s disregards their employees’ statutorily protected privacy rights and unlawfully collects, stores and uses their biometric data,” according to a complaint filed June 9 in Cook County Circuit Court. Mariano’s required Doporcyk to check in and out of work by scanning his fingerprints, according to the suit. Mariano’s requires all Illinois employees, salaried and hourly, to clock in through a fingerprint scanner.)
— Uber’s culture led one Chicago tech firm to boycott it on moral grounds – Bloomberg  (DIERSEN: What is/was the culture where you work/worked?  Sadly, tragically, and unacceptably, despite civil service protections, in most, if not in virtually all government entities, the culture is patronage. Those who move up the ladder the fastest are those who are not only a member of their superiors’ political party, but someone who panders to their superiors, who serves as an operative or as a dupe for their superiors, and who helps their superiors get rid of employees who are members of other political parties.)
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20170613/NEWS08/170619963
— Shut down this Illinois college tuition program now – JOE CAHILL
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20170614/BLOGS10/170619961

 

WTTW
— Illinois House Members on State Budget Impasse
http://www.pbs.org/video/3001779252/

 

DNA INFO
— The Public Cost Of Heroin: $51,000 A Year Per User, UIC Study Says  (DIERSEN: What is the public cost of each addicted smoker, drinker, gambler, pot smoker, etc.? No individual, organization, company, government, or country should promote vices.)
https://www.dnainfo.com/chicago/20170613/humboldt-park/cost-of-heroin-user-51000-per-year-society-uic-researchers-say

 

QUAD CITY TIMES
— Mendoza: Rauner fiddles as universities burn
http://qctimes.com/news/opinion/editorial/columnists/guest/guest-view-rauner-fiddles-as-universities-burn/article_129fb9fb-b957-5905-94ec-31c7453acec9.html

 

CHAMPAIGN/URBANA NEWS GAZETTE
— An excess of sausage – Editorial
http://www.news-gazette.com/opinion/editorials/2017-06-14/excess-sausage.html

 

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Measures like automatic voter registration show bipartisanship possible at Statehouse – Editorial  (DIERSEN: How many millions in America are registered to vote to in two, three, four, five+ states?)
http://www.sj-r.com/opinion/20170613/our-view-measures-like-automatic-voter-registration-show-bipartisanship-possible-at-statehouse

 

CHICAGO BOOTH
— New data: Inequality runs even deeper than previously thought – HOWARD R. GOLD  (DIERSEN: What would your superiors say that they did to fight income inequality?  My Democrat GAO superiors would stress that they forced me to retire in 1997 when I was 49 years old, always ranked me in the bottom half of my coworkers for pay-for-performance purposes, did not promote me beyond GS-13, kept me off audits of IRS for all but 3 of the almost 18 years that I worked for GAO, and forced me to take an $18,847 pay cut in today’s dollars to transfer from IRS to GAO in 1980.  My Democrat IRS superiors would stress that they did not promote me beyond GS-12, disallowed my education deductions in 1978, and disallowed my partial day per diem claims in 1974.  My Democrat Post Office superiors would stress that they forced me resign in 1969 and disallowed my sick leave requests in 1969 and 1968.  My aforesaid Democrat superiors would stress that the aforesaid adverse actions that they took against me directly benefited their employees who were poor, and especially their poor employees who were Democrat, minority, female, younger, and/or veteran.)
http://review.chicagobooth.edu/economics/2017/article/new-data-inequality-runs-even-deeper-previously-thought

 

CHICAGO NOW
— Ameya Pawar takes a cheap shot calling Governor Rauner a racist – Peter Bella
http://www.chicagonow.com/interesting-chicago/2017/06/ameya-pawar-takes-a-cheap-shot-calling-governor-rauner-a-racist/

 

NPR ILLINOIS
— Illinois Budget Fight Goes Back To Court(s) – BRIAN MACKEY
http://nprillinois.org/post/illinois-budget-fight-goes-back-courts#stream/0

 

SANGAMON SUN
— Democratic lawmakers, lobbyists have no interest in helping state taxpayers, Ives contends – Karen Kidd  (DIERSEN: Who has no interest in helping you?  The following have no interest in helping me, in fact, they work against me: individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that are anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time and/or those that 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.)
http://sangamonsun.com/stories/511125988-democratic-lawmakers-lobbyists-have-no-interest-in-helping-state-taxpayers-ives-contends

 

MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— Rep. Steve Andersson Signals Support for Tax Increases
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2017/06/14/rep-steve-andersson-signals-support-for-tax-increases/
— Lakewood Kills TIF District
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2017/06/13/lakewood-kills-tif-district/

 

ILLINOIS CHANNEL
— Governor Rauner on Efforts to Put Caps on Property Taxes  (DIERSEN: How long have you paid property taxes?  I have paid property taxes since 1972 and my wife and I since 1978.)
https://www.illinoischannel.org/2017/06/13/governor-rauner-on-efforts-to-put-caps-on-property-taxes/

 

ILLINOIS FAMILY ACTION
— CNN’s Fake Muslim Anti-Terror Protest – Amber Athey
https://illinoisfamilyaction.org/2017/06/cnns-fake-muslim-anti-terror-protest/

 

ILLINOIS FAMILY INSTITUTE
— Deerfield High School: A Stunning High School Graduation Blunder – Laurie Higgins
https://illinoisfamily.org/education/stunning-high-school-graduation-blunder/

 

GOPUSA
— Rush Limbaugh: Democrats will ‘butcher the entire notion of decency’ to destroy Trump
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=25780
— Brent Bozell: Comey Flunks The New York Times
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=25743
— Florida Sheriff urges citizens to arm themselves
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=25723
— Trump was right — follow the money  (DIERSEN: He who pays the piper calls the tunes. It would be great if the operatives and the dupes who work for my critics/opponents would disclose who pays them and how much.)
http://www.gopusa.com/trump-was-right-follow-the-money/

 

FREEDOM’S JOURNAL
— REWRITING AMERICAN HISTORY – Walter E. Williams  (DIERSEN: Democrats what to rewrite history a) to make Democrats look as good as possible and b) to make members of the following groups look as bad as possible: Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German Americans, draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://freedomsjournalinstitute.org/latest-news/opinion/rewriting-american-history/

 

CONSERVATIVE REPUBLICAN NEWS
— TEACHER WHO CENSORED PRO TRUMP SPEECH MAY HEAR THE WORDS “YOU’RE FIRED” (DIERSEN: Who wants to censor you? The following individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries want to censor me: those that are anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time and/or those that 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.)
http://conservativerepublicannews.com/2017/06/13/teacher-who-censored-pro-trump-speech-may-hear-the-words-youre-fired/

 

CAMPUS REFORM
— Group demands University of Chicago pay slavery reparations – Justin Caruso
http://www.campusreform.org/?ID=9296

 

THE HILL
— Nearly 200 Democrats sue Trump citing emoluments clause violation – BROOKE SEIPEL
http://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/news/337710-nearly-200-democrats-file-emoluments-lawsuit-against-trump

 

POLITICO
— Sanders condemns shooting by gunman who volunteered for his campaign
http://www.politico.com/story/2017/06/14/sanders-condemns-shooting-by-gunman-who-volunteered-for-his-campaign-239550

 

CNN
— Republican House whip Steve Scalise shot in Virginia shooting – Tal Kopan, Karl de Vries and Eugene Scott
http://www.cnn.com/2017/06/14/politics/alexandria-virginia-shooting/index.html

 

ASSOCIATED PRESS
— TRAGIC: Nevada officials aim to start legal pot sales by July 1
https://www.stl.news/bc-us-nevada-marijuana/27693/

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— Steve Scalise Among 5 Reportedly Shot at Baseball Field – CHRISTOPHER MELE
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/06/14/us/steve-scalise-congress-shot-alexandria-virginia.html
— Brands, Afraid to Offend, Weigh in on Theater and News Content – SAPNA MAHESHWARI  (DIERSEN: He who pays the piper calls the tunes.  My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes are beyond furious that I can afford to spend 10+ hours each and every day and thousands of dollars every year (for internet services, newspaper subscriptions, etc.) to put GOPUSA emails together and sending them out, that is, they are beyond furious that I can afford to put the emails together and send them out without seeking/accepting any advertising.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/06/13/business/media/ads-fox-news-megyn-kelly-infowars-alex-jones.html
— How Democrats Can Stop Losing Elections – BERNIE SANDERS  (DIERSEN: Democrats plan on winning by getting rid of those who are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, 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.nytimes.com/2017/06/13/opinion/bernie-sanders-how-democrats-can-stop-losing-elections.html
— Your Rabbi? Probably a Democrat. Your Baptist Pastor? Probably a Republican. Your Priest? Who Knows. – KEVIN QUEALY  (DIERSEN: About 68% of Missouri Synod Lutheran (MSL) leaders are Republican.  That is one of highest percentages of any religion.  I should write a book about those in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois who demonize, who denigrate, and who condemn MSLs.  I was baptized, raised, and confirmed as a MSL.)
https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2017/06/12/upshot/the-politics-of-americas-religious-leaders.html
— FRONT PAGE: As Church Shifts, a Cardinal Welcomes Gays; They Embrace a ‘Miracle’ – SHARON OTTERMAN  (DIERSEN: Who is your religious leader?  How soon, if not already, will he/she condemn you to HELL if you do not promote LGBTQ activity?)
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/06/13/nyregion/catholic-church-gays-mass-newark-cathedral.html

 

WASHINGTON POST
— Lawmaker Steve Scalise injured in GOP baseball shooting. Suspect James T. Hodgkinson dies after shootout – Peter Hermann, Paul Kane and Amber Phillips
https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/public-safety/multiple-people-injured-after-shooting-in-alexandria/2017/06/14/0289c768-50f6-11e7-be25-3a519335381c_story.html
— Shooter identified by law enforcement officials as James T. Hodgkinson of Belleville, Illinois
https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/2017/live-updates/public-safety/updates-shooting-at-congressional-baseball-practice-in-virginia/shooter-named-as-james-t-hodgkinson/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The shooter at the GOP congressional baseball practice this morning is James T. Hodgkinson of Belleville, Ill., according to law enforcement officials. Hodgkinson, 66, owns a home inspection business. His home inspection license expired in November 2016 and was not renewed, state records show. Hodgkinson was charged in April 2006 with battery and aiding damage to a motor vehicle, according to online records in St. Clair County, Illinois. The charges were dismissed, records show.)
— Gunman fires on Alexandria park during GOP baseball practice; lawmaker Scalise among wounded – Peter Hermann, Paul Kane and Amber Phillips
https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/public-safety/multiple-people-injured-after-shooting-in-alexandria/2017/06/14/0289c768-50f6-11e7-be25-3a519335381c_story.html
— London police raise death toll to 12 in apartment fire, and expect it to go higher –  Griff Witte and Karla Adam
https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/london-high-rise-fire-leaves-multiple-people-dead-dozens-injured-and-others-missing/2017/06/14/149bc112-50cf-11e7-91eb-9611861a988f_story.html

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Rep. Steve Scalise Wounded in Shooting Near Washington  Gunman opened fire during a practice for the congressional baseball team – Daniel Nasaw and Peter Nicholas
https://www.wsj.com/articles/rep-steve-scalise-wounded-in-virginia-shooting-1497442320
— Pennsylvania’s Lesson for Illinois  A bipartisan reform begins to address the state’s funding abyss. – Editorial
https://www.wsj.com/articles/pennsylvanias-lesson-for-illinois-1497394833
— The Ethics of Gene Editing  Is it moral to alter an unborn child’s genome to reduce the risk of Alzheimer’s? What about editing for hair color or athleticism? Amy Dockser Marcus reviews “A Crack in Creation: Gene Editing and the Unthinkable Power to Control Evolution” by Jennifer A. Doudna and Samuel H. Sternberg. – Amy Dockser Marcus  (DIERSEN: My father fought type 1 diabetes from age 14 and he died suddenly of heart failure in 1969 when he was 47 and I was 21.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-ethics-of-gene-editing-1497395330

 

USA TODAY
— Army orders soldiers to undergo training to accept transgender troops – Tom Vanden Brook  (DIERSEN: Democrats run the federal government.  While I worked for IRS 1971-1980 and for GAO 1980-1997, I had to undergo lots of training on how to defend and to advance the Democrat Party platform, that is, how to defend and advance Affirmative Action, Diversity, and Inclusion.)
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2017/06/13/transgender-troops-defense-secretary-jim-mattis-army-marine-corps/102822598/
— America’s lynching history is now online – Jessica Guynn  (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps hint/imply/argue/shout that if you are a Trump supporter, the longer that your ancestors have been in America, the more that you benefited from their racism, sexism, and bigotry and the more that you should pay the price of Affirmative Action, Diversity, and Inclusion.  In my defense, while all my ancestors have been in America since 1850s, they have always been in northeast Illinois.)
https://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/news/2017/06/13/google-equal-justice-initiative-lynching/102782832/

 

PBS
— Democrats try to distance themselves from call for Trump’s impeachment – AP
http://www.pbs.org/newshour/rundown/democrats-try-distance-call-trumps-impeachment/

 

NEWSWEEK
— WHO IS JAMES HODGKINSON? SHOOTING SUSPECT IN CONGRESSIONAL BASEBALL GAME NAMED – Greg Price
http://www.newsweek.com/who-james-t-hodgkinson-shooting-suspect-congressional-baseball-game-named-625600

 

THE BEAST
— Gunman Wounds Congressman in Brazen Attack  Steve Scalise, the No. 3 House Republican, was wounded along with several others when a gunman opened fire at a congressional baseball practice early this morning. – Olivia Messer
http://www.thedailybeast.com/reports-shooting-at-congressional-baseball-practice

 

FEDERAL TIMES
— Treasury chief: At times, a government shutdown could be ‘good’ – AP  (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have made it very clear that they would be overjoyed if anything stopped me from getting a) Civil Service Retirement System pension payments, b) federal health, dental, and vision insurance subsidies, and/or c) Social Security payments.)
http://www.federaltimes.com/articles/treasury-chief-at-times-a-government-shutdown-could-be-good

 

EDITOR & PUBLISHER
— Should Posting Fake News and Hate Speech Be Considered a Criminal Act in the U.S.? – Sean Stroh  (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always hinted/implied/argued/shouted that my GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails are full of fake news, hate speech, and even worse things. Should I sue my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes?)
http://www.editorandpublisher.com/columns/critical-thinking-should-posting-fake-news-and-hate-speech-be-considered-a-criminal-act-in-the-u-s/

 

RASMUSSEN REPORTS
— 66% of GOP Voters Say Comey Should Be Prosecuted for Leaking to Media  (DIERSEN: Since I became the GOPUSA Illinois Editor in 2000, my Democrat plant, Libertarian plant, Green plant, and RINO critics/opponents, their operatives, and the dupes have hinted/implied/argued/shouted that I leak Republican information to the Democrats.  Should I sue my Democrat plant, Libertarian plant, Green plant, and RINO critics/opponents, their operatives, and the dupes?)
http://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/trump_administration/june_2017/66_of_gop_voters_say_comey_should_be_prosecuted_for_leaking_to_media
— Most Are Planning A Summer Vacation  (DIERSEN: Your GOPUSA Illinois Editor and his wife are not planning any kind of vacation. I went on vacations in 1969, 1970, 1971, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977.  My wife and I went on many vacations, typically four each year, 1978-1992 in connection with her business trips to luxury resorts all across America.  Of course, my Democrat IRS and GAO superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates were beyond furious about that.)
http://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/lifestyle/general_lifestyle/june_2017/most_are_planning_a_summer_vacation

 

VAULT
— 4 Skills You Need to Get a Job at Google  (DIERSEN: Would Google hire you? If not, why not?  Would Google hire me? If not, why not?  From what I see, ever-increasingly, employers do not want to hire, retain, or promote those who are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, 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.)
http://www.vault.com/blog/job-search/4-skills-you-need-to-work-at-google

June 12 Morning Edition

GOPUSA ILLINOIS
— Gambling is a vice.  Government should not promote any kind of vice.  In its Tuesday, June 13, 2017, morning edition tomorrow, GOPUSA ILLINOIS will report on how each of the 18 DuPage County Board Members voted, and how Chairman Dan Cronin voted if necessary to break a tie, to keep or lift DuPage County’s ban on video gambling in unincorporated areas.  They will vote at the DuPage County Finance Committee meeting Tuesday, June 13, 2017, at 7:30 AM.  Please join Kathy Gilroy, me, and others who will speak at this meeting in favor of keeping the ban. Based on the minutes of the May 23, 2017 DuPage County Board meeting, a motion will be made at this meeting to refer the matter to another committee. If you are in DuPage County, please email DuPage County Board Chairman Dan Cronin, the 18 DuPage County Board members, and especially, the 3 board members who represent your district (SEE BELOW), to vote to keep the ban. Needless-to-say, before any vote by the full Board is taken to lift the ban, public hearings should be held in each of the county’s six districts. Will 9 vote to keep the ban and 9 vote to left the ban so that Cronin can break the tie?  In 2009, I played a major role in getting the Milton Township Republican Central Committee (MTRCC) to unanimously pass a resolution against video gambling throughout DuPage County. Since then, no MTRCC member has done anything to rescind that resolution. – Dave Diersen
https://gopillinois.com

 

Chairman
Dan Cronin  chairman@dupageco.org

 

District 1
Paul Fichtner  pfichtner@dupageco.org
Donald Puchalski  dpuchalski@dupageco.org
Sam Tornatore  sam.tornatore@dupageco.org

 

District 2
Elizabeth Chaplin  elizabeth.chaplin@dupageco.org
Peter “Pete” DiCianni  peter.dicianni@dupageco.org
Sean Noonan  sean.noonan@dupageco.org

 

District 3
John Curran  john.curran@dupageco.org
Gary Grasso  gary.grasso@dupageco.org
Brian Krajewski  brian.krajewski@dupageco.org

 

District 4
Grant Eckhoff  grant.eckhoff@dupageco.org
Tim Elliott  Tim.Elliott@dupageco.org
Amy Grant  amy.grant@dupageco.org

 

District 5
Janice Anderson  Janice.Anderson@dupageco.org
James Healy  jhealy@dupageco.org
Tonia Khouri  tonia.khouri@dupageco.org

 

District 6
Robert Larsen  robert.larsen@dupageco.org
Kevin Wiley  kevin.wiley@dupageco.org
James Zay  jzay@dupageco.org

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Pawar: Democrats paved way for Rauner and Trump – Rick Pearson
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-ameya-pawar-illinois-governor-20170612-story.html
— Tips for landing first job out of college – Glenn Leibowitz  (DIERSEN: What discouraged employers from hiring, retaining, and/or promoting you?  For me, prior to 1971, it was my being draft bait. But before and after 1971, it has been my bad demographics.  Since the 1960s, all employers in America have been under pressure to hire, to retain, and to promote young Democrat minorities, and young Democrat females.  It is called Affirmative Action, Diversity, and Inclusion.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/success/inc/tca-tips-for-help-in-landing-a-summer-job-20170605-story.html
— Theresa May’s biggest mistake – Therese Raphael  (DIERSEN: If I had become a Democrat, the federal government would have promoted into its Senior Executive Service long before I was 40 years old.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/commentary/ct-uk-election-theresa-may-brexit-20170609-story.html
— Nearly 90,000 Cook County teens, young adults not in school or working – Lisa Schencker (DIERSEN: What did you do with your summers when you were a teen?  I did yard work and delivered newspapers 1962-1964; washed dishes in 1965; cleaned golf shoes, chipped slag, and pumped gasoline in 1966; and delivering mail 1967-1969.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/ct-young-people-unemployed-chicago-0612-biz-20170610-story.html

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Ten bills to help Illinois that Gov. Bruce Rauner can sign right now – Editorial  (DIERSEN: Democrats and Democrat plants, Libertarians and Libertarian plants, Greens and Green plants, and RINOs want Ranuer a) to sign bills that advance the Democrat, Libertarian, and/or Green party platforms and b) to veto bills that advance the Republican Party platform.)
http://chicago.suntimes.com/opinion/ten-bills-to-help-illinois-that-gov-bruce-rauner-can-sign-right-now/
— Chicago youth jobs report highlights need for better public transit – Madeline Kenney  (DIERSEN: When you were young, how did you get to and from your summer jobs?  During the summer of 1965, I drove my 1958 Chevy BelAir.  During the summers of 1966 and 1967, I drove my 1966 Pontiac Tempest Sprint. During the summer of 1968, I drove my 1968 Oldsmobile 442. During the summer of 1969, I drove my 1969 Dodge Charger SE. I paid for the aforesaid cars with money that I earned and saved doing yard work and delivering newspapers 1962-1964; washing dishes 1964-1966; cleaning golf shoes, chipping slag, and pumping gasoline in 1966; and delivering mail 1966-1969.)
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/chicago-youth-jobs-report-highlights-need-for-better-public-transit/

 

DAILY HERALD
— Four Democrat Senators (Markey, Schatz, Warren, and Whitehouse) accuse Heartland Institute of spreading faulty climate change info – Kerry Lester (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always accused me of spreading faulty info. According to them, the only info that is not faulty is info that they spread.)
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20170612/lester-senators-accuse-arlington-heights-group-of-spreading-faulty-climate-change-info
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD WITH COLOR PHOTO OF PYKE: Why is suburb-to-suburb commuting by public transit so impossible? – Marni Pyke  (DIERSEN: In 1974, when I got promoted to a job in the Loop, I bought a studio condo in the Outer Drive East building and walked to and from work. I rode public transportation to and from work in the Loop during 1971, 1973-1974, and 1978-1997.)
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20170612/why-is-suburb-to-suburb-commuting-by-public-transit-so-impossible

 

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Purvis: Rauner likes 90% of school funding reform bill but will veto – Jason Nevel
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20170611/purvis-rauner-likes-90-of-school-funding-reform-bill-but-will-veto

 

BELLEVILLE NEWS DEMOCRAT
— Illinois income growth worst in nation, yet lawmakers want more – Editorial
http://www.bnd.com/opinion/editorials/article154956834.html

 

CHICAGO NOW
— Watch the IL Policy Institute’s Dabrowski w/Berkowitz balance the IL Budget w/o a tax increase – Jeff Berkowitz
http://www.chicagonow.com/public-affairs-with-jeff-berkowitz/2017/06/watch-the-il-policy-institutes-dabrowski-wberkowitz-balance-the-il-budget-wo-a-tax-increase-cableweb/

 

DUPAGE POLICY JOURNAL
— DuPage GOP sends out early recruiting call for 2018 elections – Caitlin Nordahl
http://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/511123535-dupage-gop-sends-out-early-recruiting-call-for-2018-elections

 

ROCK ISLAND TODAY
— Rauner drops by Moline home ‘worth almost $100,000 more’ in Iowa, owner opines
http://rockislandtoday.com/stories/511125842-rauner-drops-by-moline-home-worth-almost-100-000-more-in-iowa-owner-opines

 

UPSTREAM IDEAS
— Breaking Down Springfield’s Action & Inaction With State Senator Dan McConchie
http://upstream-ideas.com/upstream-ideas/ideas/breaking-down-springfields-action-inaction-with-state-senator-dan-mcconchie

 

ILLINOIS FAMILY INSTITUTE
— You Can Help Governor Bruce Rauner Pass an Elementary Science Test! – John Biver
https://illinoisfamily.org/politics/can-help-governor-bruce-rauner-pass-elementary-science-test/

 

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— DEMOCRAT PARTY’S SANDERS CONDEMNS CHRISTIANITY
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2017/06/democrat-partys-sanders-condemns-christianity-.html
— THORNER: RADICAL ENVIRONMENTALISTS BLAME HEARTLAND INSTITUTE FOR TRUMP’S PARIS ACCORD DECISION
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2017/06/thorner-radical-environmentalists-blame-heartland-institute-for-trumps-paris-accord-decision.html
— THE TYRANNY OF THE ADMINISTRATIVE STATE
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2017/06/the-tyranny-of-the-administrative-state.html

 

GOPUSA
— TRAGIC: Rallies against Shariah law outnumbered by defenders  (DIERSEN: There are tremendous conflicts between Shariah law and American law.)
http://www.gopusa.com/rallies-against-shariah-law-outnumbered-by-defenders/
— Melania, Barron Trump move into White House
http://www.gopusa.com/melania-barron-trump-move-into-white-house/
— Graham: Trump could go down because he can’t stop talking
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=25626?omhide=true

 

CONSERVATIVE REPUBLICAN NEWS
— BERNIE SANDERS SHOWS THE LEFT’S REFUSAL TO COEXIST WITH TRADITIONAL BELIEVERS  (DIERSEN: The left, that is, Democrats, focuses on driving Republicans, that is, conservatives a) out of your precinct, b) out of your municipality, c) out of your county, d) out of Illinois, and d) out of America.)
http://conservativerepublicannews.com/2017/06/12/bernie-sanders-shows-the-lefts-refusal-to-coexist-with-traditional-believers/

 

NATIONAL REVIEW
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Trump’s Credibility Problem.”
http://www.nationalreview.com/article/448528/donald-trump-russia-president-credibility-problem

 

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Lankford: Comey’s memo leak ‘not damaging to national security’ – Alex Swoyer  (DIERSEN: Democrat plants, Libertarian plants, Green plants and RINOs have always hinted/implied/argued/shouted that my reports that political events took place, where and when events took place, who hosted the events, who spoke at the events, who attended the events, and how many attended the events are/were damaging.)
http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2017/jun/11/sen-james-lankford-oklahoma-republican-comeys-memo/
— Homeland Security secretary suggests amnesty for Dreamers, implores Congress to solve problem – Stephen Dinan
http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2017/jun/11/john-kelly-dhs-secretary-suggests-dreamer-amnesty/

 

NEWSMAX
— GOP Rep. Kinzinger: ‘Hard to Tell’ Who to Believe — Trump or Comey – Mark Swanson (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes believe and spread anything and everything that is critical of me.)
http://www.newsmax.com/Politics/adam-kinzinger-trump-comey-testimony/2017/06/12/id/795527/
— Food Review Website Suggests Patrons Avoid Chick-fil-A Due to ‘Unpalatable Baggage’ – Wanda Carruthers  (DIERSEN: I should write a book about individuals, organizations, companies, and governments that suggest that people avoid reading GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails.)
http://www.newsmax.com/Newsfront/LGBT-food-review-Eater-Chick-fil-A/2017/06/11/id/795425/

 

BREITBART
— President Trump Gives Priebus Independence Day Deadline to Fix White House Mess or Be Replaced with ‘Fresh Blood’ – MATTHEW BOYLE  (DIERSEN: What deadlines have you been given and why? My Democrat GAO superiors gave me a September 30, 1997 deadline to take their early retirement “offer.”  They gave me that deadline because I was an active member in a class action lawsuit that charged GAO with reverse discrimination, age discrimination, and retaliation.)
http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2017/06/11/report-president-trump-gives-priebus-independence-day-deadline-to-fix-white-house-mess-or-be-replaced-with-fresh-blood/

 

ASSOCIATED PRESS
— SOME HOPE CALIFORNIA WINNER OF $447M POWERBALL HELPS AREA – AMY TAXIN  (DIERSEN: If came into lots of money, would you spend it in the municipality, township/ward, county, and/or state that you live in?  How have the elected officials in the area that you live in treated you?)
http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_POWERBALL_JACKPOT_IAOL–
(FROM THE ARTICLE:  A sole winning Powerball ticket worth $447.8 million and matching all six numbers was sold in Southern California, and whoever owns it will claim the 10th largest lottery prize in U.S. history, lottery officials said Sunday. The winning ticket was sold at Marietta Liquor & Deli in the small city of Menifee, the California Lottery said in a statement. Lottery officials said the earliest the ticket could be redeemed is 8 a.m. Monday, and the winner has one year to claim the prize.)

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— Mr. Trump Goes After the Inspector Generals – Editorial  (DIERSEN: While I worked for GAO 1980-1997, I has lots of interactions with employees of Inspector General offices in the Chicago area.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/06/12/opinion/mr-trump-goes-after-the-inspectors.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Just before the inauguration, Michael Horowitz, chairman of the Council of the Inspectors General on Integrity and Efficiency, was at a hockey game when he began getting calls from other inspectors general in federal agencies. The inspectors — independent officials who investigate waste, misconduct, mismanagement and criminal activity — were furious. Trump aides had let them know they might be replaced; for the first time ever, a president might fire them en masse. The administration later backed down. But it has continued to undermine the inspectors’ role by failing to hire for open positions and planning to slash the offices’ budgets, one of the many ways the White House has found to diminish the oversight functions of the federal government. Every major federal agency and program has an inspector general, a nonpartisan, independent official whose staff investigates cases of wasteful spending, criminal activity, employee misconduct and plain bad management. These are watchdogs with real teeth. Mr. Horowitz, who is also the inspector general at the Department of Justice, recently told Congress that in fiscal 2015 alone, the offices identified $26 billion in potential savings and recovered an additional $10 billion through criminal and civil cases. That’s a return of $14 for every dollar in the offices’ budgets. The list of good works is long and impressive.)
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps want Trump to be impeached.
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/06/12/opinion/the-resistance-impeachment-anxiety.html
— Making Google the Censor – DAPHNE KELLER  (DIERSEN: Of course, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always wanted Google to censure me and to censure my GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails.  In 2006, at the Illinois Center Right Coalition (ICRC) Annual Meeting, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes failed in their efforts to get ICRC to censure me and my GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails. My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes are anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors and/or 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.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/06/12/opinion/making-google-the-censor.html
— More Than 10 Percent of World’s Population Is Obese, Study Finds – MATT RICHTEL  (DIERSEN: Are you obese?  I am. SEE: https://www.cdc.gov/healthyweight/assessing/bmi/adult_bmi/english_bmi_calculator/bmi_calculator.html  Of course, if I sought a government office or a political office, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes would use that against me big time.  They would shout that I abuse my body by putting GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails together and sending them out instead of exercising.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/06/12/health/obesity-study-10-percent-globally.html
— 150 Executives Commit to Fostering Diversity and Inclusion – ELIZABETH OLSON  (DIERSEN: How soon, if not already, will employers in America officially stop hiring and officially get rid of their employees who are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, 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.nytimes.com/2017/06/12/business/dealbook/work-racist-sexism-diversity.html

 

NEW YORK POST
— Priebus: ‘I’ve got one foot on a banana peel and another out the door’ – Mark Moore
http://nypost.com/2017/06/12/priebus-ive-got-one-foot-on-a-banana-peel-and-another-out-the-door/

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— An Entrepreneurial Couple Wants to Retire at 50. Can They? – Lisa Ward  (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes are moral relativists who believe that their end justifies their means.  My Democrat superiors in the federal government justified their wasting my career and forcing me to retire in 1997 when I was 49 years old by hinting/implying/arguing/shouting a) prior to my getting married in 1978 that I was filthy rich and b) after I got married in 1978, that my wife and I were filthy rich selfish DINKs (dual income, no kids) and that we could easily afford a loss of $72,135/year of income in today’s dollars (my $122,991 salary minus $50,856 pension in today’s dollars) if I took their early retirement “offer.”)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/an-entrepreneurial-couple-wants-to-retire-at-50-can-they-1497232860
— Beware of Winging Your Retirement  There is no denying the impact of this major milestone in life – Glenn Ruffenach  (DIERSEN: In August of 1997, I had planned on working at least until I was 55 in 2003.  But by the end of September of 1997, my Democrat GAO superiors succeeded in forcing me to take their early retirement “offer.”)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/beware-of-winging-your-retirement-1497017446
— HARDCOPY ARTICLE TITLE: A money-stressed worker is an unhappy worker – Veronica Dagher  (DIERSEN: While I worked for the federal government for almost 30 years, virtually all of my Democrat superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates painted themselves as being money-stressed.  Overwhelmingly, the aforesaid a) spent more of their salary on immediate pleasures than I did and b) saved less of their salary than I did.  Consequently, the aforesaid painted me as being undeservedly filthy rich.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-latest-office-perk-help-managing-your-financial-life-1497233341
— Help for Home Buyers Burdened by Student Debt  Fannie Mae and several states offer aid for young people who want to be homeowners – Jillian Berman  (DIERSEN: I was able to a) graduate from college debt free in 1970 when I was 21, b) buy a new town home in 1972, and c) buy a new 1966 Pontiac Tempest Sprint in 1966, a new 1968 Oldsmobile 442 in 1967, a new 1969 Dodge Charger SE in 1968, and a new 1972 Corvette in 1971 because I saved as much money as I could from my jobs washing dishes 1964-1966; cleaning golf shoes, chipping slag, and pumping gasoline in 1966; delivering mail 1966-1969; working on an automobile assembly line and as a security guard in 1970; selling tires, automotive services, and major appliances 1970-1971; pumping gasoline 1971-1972; and collecting delinquent taxes starting in 1971.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/help-for-home-buyers-burdened-by-student-debt-1497233220

 

USA TODAY
— Here are simple, cheap ways to reward employees – Rhonda Abrams  (DIERSEN: While I worked for the federal government for almost 30 years, my Democrat superiors rewarded their employees who were Democrat, minority, female, younger, and/or veteran by wasting the careers of and by getting rid of their employees who were Republican, White, male, older, and/or non-veteran.)
https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/columnist/abrams/2017/06/07/small-business-here-simple-cheap-ways-reward-employees/101469362/
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD WITH COLOR PHOTO OF DEMINT: In latest job, Jim DeMint wants to give Tea Party ‘ a new mission’ – Fredreka Schouten
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2017/06/12/jim-demint-joins-group-that-wants-to-amend-constitution-tea-party/102748540/

 

GREENSBORO TRIAD
— Where did the summer jobs go? Teens more likely to study than work – Ben Steverman  (DIERSEN: What did you do with your summers when you were a teen?  I did yard work and delivered newspapers 1962-1964; washed dishes in 1965; cleaned golf shoes, chipped slag, and pumped gasoline in 1966; and delivering mail 1967-1969.)
http://www.greensboro.com/triad_careers/more_triad_careers/where-did-the-summer-jobs-go-teens-more-likely-to/article_3b786a8a-338c-5ec4-817f-a48f2731b9b4.html

 

EDITOR & PUBLISHER
— News Integrity Initiative Aims to Increase Trust in Journalism – Sean Stroh  (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes a) glorify and praise the Democrat news media, b) pander to the Democrat news media, and c) demonize, denigrate, and condemn me and my GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails.)
http://www.editorandpublisher.com/a-section/news-integrity-initiative-aims-to-increase-trust-in-journalism/

June 1 Morning Edition

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Six things Illinois lawmakers approved last night – Kim Geiger, Monique Garcia
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-morning-spin-illinois-budget-20170601-story.html
— Pritzker, wealth can’t save you from yourself – John Kass
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/columnists/kass/ct-jb-pritzker-illinois-politics-kass-met-0601-20170531-column.html
— Lawmakers demonstrate once again why Illinois is getting poached – Editorial
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/editorials/ct-illinois-madigan-rauner-reynolds-edit-0601-jm-20170531-story.html
— Should school board elections move to November? – Chuck Fieldman and Kimberly Fornek
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/elmhurst/news/ct-dob-cullerton-schools-elections-tl-0601-20170531-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Peter F. McGivern of Wheaton viciously demonizes, denigrates, and condemns Trump.  Of course, McGivern does/would viciously demonize, denigrate, and condemn me too.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/letters/ct-the-founding-fathers-risked-everything-for-america-would-trump-20170531-story.html
(FROM THE LETTER: Trump, on the other hand, never served in the military (bone spurs won him a deferment but, strangely, didn’t stop him from playing football, tennis and squash in high school at the New York Military Academy). He never served in local government, on a library board or water commission, church council, or the PTA. There’s no evidence at all that Trump ever cared for anything other than Donald Trump. When asked by ABC’s George Stephanopoulos about sacrifices Trump had made for his country, Trump replied, “I’ve … built great structures. I’ve had tremendous success.” That’s greed, not sacrifice.)
— America’s recurring German problem – Victor Davis Hanson  (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps side with anti-Trump countries like Germany.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/commentary/ct-america-s-recurring-german-problem-20170601-story.html
— Democrats view vets as strong candidates in bid to retake House – AP  (DIERSEN: If I sought a government office or a political office, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes would stress that I am not a veteran and that I avoided the draft with student draft deferments 1966-1970, with a financial hardship deferment 1970-1971, and with a draft lottery number over 100.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/sns-bc-us–democrats-veterans-20170529-story.html
— DIERSEN: An anti-Trump says “Donald Trump thinks you’re stupid.”
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/huppke/ct-trump-fake-news-sources-russia-huppke-20170531-story.html
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD WITH COLOR PHOTO OF SHELDON: Head of DCFS resigns amid controversy – David Jackson, Gary Marx and Duaa Eldeib
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/ct-sheldon-resigns-met-20170531-story.html

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Blago wiretaps show Pritzker looking for political appointment – Mark Brown  (DIERSEN: Have you gotten a government job?  If so, how did you get it?  I got my Post Office job in 1966 by having a high school diploma, by passing the Post Office employment examination, by applying, by passing a physical examination, and by passing a background check. I got my IRS job in 1971 by having a bachelor’s degree in management, by passing the Federal Service Entrance Examination, by applying, and by passing a background check.  I got my GAO job in 1980 by having worked for IRS for almost 9 years, by having an MBA, by passing the CPA examination, by applying, and by passing a background check.)
http://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/blago-wiretaps-show-pritzker-looking-for-political-appointment/
— Illinois state lawmakers end spring session with no budget deal – Tina Sfondeles
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/house-wont-take-up-budget-bills-on-last-day-of-session/
— By the numbers: The price and pain of no budget in Illinois – Editorial
http://chicago.suntimes.com/opinion/by-the-numbers-the-price-and-pain-of-no-budget-in-illinois/

 

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— S&P cuts Illinois bond rating – GREG HINZ
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20170601/BLOGS02/170609991/sp-cuts-illinois-bond-rating
— Caterpillar turns to students for fresh ideas – CLAIRE BUSHEY  (DIERSEN: While I worked for the federal government for almost 30 years, my Democrat superiors, Democrat supervisors, Democrat coworkers, and Democrat subordinates always hinted/implied/argued/shouted that federal employees who were Democrat, minority, female, younger, and/or veteran WANTED THE FEDERAL GOVERNBMENT TO GET RID OF ITS EMPLOYEES WHO WERE Republican, White, male, older, and/or non-veteran.)
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20170527/ISSUE01/170529905

 

DAILY HERALD
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: Plan to save historic Wheaton mansion crumbles – Katlyn Smith
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20170531/plan-to-save-historic-wheaton-mansion-crumbles
— Arrest video shows dazed, disoriented Tiger Woods – AP
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20170531/arrest-video-shows-dazed-disoriented-tiger-woods
— ‘Cojones’ at the capitol – Kerry Lester  (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats demonize, denigrate, and condemn Republican men as being sexists.)
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20170601/lester-no-fly-zones-for-drones-over-cook-county-property
(FROM THE ARTICLE: “If we really want to change something, you really have to get the cojones over there to stand up to Gov. Rauner,” Democratic state Sen. Melinda Bush admonished her Republican counterparts in the dwindling hours of the legislative session, where members of both parties got increasingly testy with one another. Bush, of Grayslake, made the comments after the chamber passed a two-year property tax freeze that had only three Republican votes. Most suburban GOP lawmakers didn’t vote on the bill at all, with Senate Republican Leader Christine Radogno of Lemont and Sens. Mike Connelly of Wheaton, Chris Nybo of Elmhurst and Tom Rooney of Rolling Meadows all voting “present.”)
— The confusing challenge that faces Springfield, in a word – compromise – Jim Slusher (DIERSEN: Overwhelmingly, in Illinois, “compromise” has been surrender to the Democrats, to the Libertarians, to the Greens, and to the RINOs.)
http://www.dailyherald.com/discuss/20170601/the-confusing-challenge-that-faces-springfield-in-a-word—compromise

 

ABC7
— Illinois lawmakers fail to pass state budget for 3rd consecutive year – Laura Podesta
http://abc7chicago.com/politics/illinois-lawmakers-fail-to-pass-state-budget-for-3rd-consecutive-year/2060305/

 

NBC5
— Wiretaps Show Pritzker Talked Political Appointment With Blagojevich  Pritzker’s ties to Blagojevich previously surfaced in December, when the Illinois Republican Party launched robocalls featuring yet another Blagojevich recording from 2008. (DIERSEN: Have you gotten a government job?  If so, how did you get it?  I got my Post Office job in 1966 by having a high school diploma, by passing the Post Office employment examination, by applying, by passing a physical examination, and by passing a background check. I got my IRS job in 1971 by having a bachelor’s degree in management, by passing the Federal Service Entrance Examination, by applying, and by passing a background check.  I got my GAO job in 1980 by having worked for IRS for almost 9 years, by having an MBA, by passing the CPA examination, by applying, and by passing a background check.)
http://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/Pritzker-sought-political-office-from-Blagojevich-425595744.html

 

CBS2
— DCFS Chief Resigning In Wake Of Missteps In Semaj Crosby Case
http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2017/05/31/dcfs-chief-resigning-in-wake-of-missteps-in-semaj-crosby-case/

 

WGN TV
— House says it won’t vote on; Rauner says lawmakers ‘derelict’ on budget – TAHMAN BRADLEY
http://wgntv.com/2017/05/31/house-says-it-wont-vote-on-rauner-says-lawmakers-derelict-on-budget/

 

WGN RADIO
— What has Governor Rauner accomplished in his first term? – PETER ZIMMERMAN  (DIERSEN: What have you accomplished?  Since 2000, I have put together and sent out GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails.  Since 2004, I have put together and sent out a GOPUSA ILLINOIS email each and every morning.  Since 2015, I have put together and sent out a GOPUSA ILLINOIS email each and every evening too.  Since 2004, those emails have included links to more than 271,500 articles. Between 2005 and 2012, while I served as the TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairman, I assured that the organization held a breakfast meeting the third Saturday of each month, except August when it held a picnic, and December when it held a Christmas party.)
http://wgnradio.com/2017/05/31/what-are-governor-rauners-accomplishments-in-his-first-term/

 

WTTW
— No Budget Vote on Deadline Day; Gridlock Extends into June – Amanda Vinicky and Evan Garcia
http://chicagotonight.wttw.com/2017/05/31/no-budget-vote-deadline-day-gridlock-extends-june

 

HERALD & REVIEW
— Illinois still without a budget  With no budget in hand, Rauner calls on lawmakers for ‘tragic failure’ – AP
http://herald-review.com/news/local/govt-and-politics/video-rauner-calls-on-lawmakers-for-tragic-failure/article_927b330c-98fd-5960-8996-8e9c67cbff72.html

 

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Raising state’s minimum wage to $15 now up to Rauner – Brian Robbins  (DIERSEN: If jobs that do not require any education, any job skills, or any work experience should pay at least $15/hour, a) jobs that require a high school diploma should pay at least $25/hour, b) jobs that require a bachelor’s degree should pay at least $35/hour, c) jobs that require a master’s degree should pay at least $45/hour,  d) jobs that require a professional certification should pay at least $55/hour, and e) jobs that require a professional license should pay at least $65/hour.)
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20170531/raising-states-minimum-wage-to-15-now-up-to-rauner

 

BELLEVILLE NEWS DEMOCRAT
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Illinois Democrats and RINOs a) treasonously encourage people to come to America illegally, b) treasonously encourage people to stay in America illegally, and c) treasonously encourage people to bring other people to America illegally.
http://www.bnd.com/news/state/illinois/article153734924.html

 

ICIRR
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Illinois Democrats and RINOs a) treasonously encourage people to come to America illegally, b) treasonously encourage people to stay in America illegally, and c) treasonously encourage people to bring other people to America illegally.
http://www.icirr.org/news-events/news/details/2096/terms.html

 

BLOOMINGTON PANTAGRAPH
— Trust lacking in Illinois failure to OK budget by deadline – AP  (DIERSEN: Who discourages others from trusting you? In Illinois, Democrat and Democrat plant, Libertarian and Libertarian plant, Green and Green plant, and RINO activists, candidates, elected officials, party leaders, major donors, political consultants, etc. discourage others from trusting me.  How should I react to that?)
http://www.pantagraph.com/news/state-and-regional/illinois/government-and-politics/trust-lacking-in-illinois-failure-to-ok-budget-by-deadline/article_aad0d71e-cb6a-5344-922c-f4e878867c0a.html

 

CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD
— White House seeks to wall off Russia questions  President hired outside counsel last week – KEVIN LIPTAK  (DIERSEN: In Illinois, Democrat and Democrat plant, Libertarian and Libertarian plant, Green and Green plant, and RINO candidates, elected officials, and party leaders want to wall me off from asking questions.  They do not want me to know about, to promote, to attend, or to report on their press conferences, events, or other activities.  The aforesaid pander to the Democrat news media in Illinois.  How should I react to that?)
http://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/politics/white-house-seeks-to-wall-off-russia-questions/728095069

 

PEORIA PUBLIC RADIO
— Rauner Says Lawmakers ‘Derelict’ on Budget – AP
http://peoriapublicradio.org/post/rauner-says-lawmakers-derelict-budget#stream/0

 

TIMES
— Kinzinger calls for civil tone because angry debates are ‘burden’ – David Giuliani
http://www.mywebtimes.com/news/local/kinzinger-calls-for-civil-tone-because-angry-debates-are-burden/article_979f72e2-f2e8-50b0-84b8-27b1c40475fd.html

 

ROCK RIVER TIMES
— OEIG report says president ‘mismanaged’ NIU – Shane Nicholson
http://rockrivertimes.com/2017/05/31/oeig-report-says-president-mismanaged-niu/

 

NPR ILLINOIS
— Pols Point Fingers While Illinois Continues Slide – BRIAN MACKEY
http://nprillinois.org/post/pols-point-fingers-while-illinois-continues-slide#stream/0
— Republican Lawmakers Defy Rauner on 911 Services – TOM LISI
http://nprillinois.org/post/republican-lawmakers-defy-rauner-911-services#stream/0

 

CHICAGO NOW
— Gov. Rauner to call the Dems back to Springfield to enact a balanced budget w/property tax & other true reforms – Jeff Berkowitz
http://www.chicagonow.com/public-affairs-with-jeff-berkowitz/2017/06/gov-rauner-to-call-the-dems-back-to-springfield-to-enact-a-balanced-budget-wproperty-tax-other-true-reforms/

 

NORTH COOK NEWS
— Ives: Bill lauded in the House falls short of promised property tax relief – Cheyenne Dickerson
http://northcooknews.com/stories/511121041-ives-bill-lauded-in-the-house-falls-short-of-promised-property-tax-relief

 

DUPAGE POLICY JOURNAL
— Ives slams school funding measure as repeat disguised as reform – Hoang Tran
http://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/511122392-ives-slams-school-funding-measure-as-repeat-disguised-as-reform

 

ILLINOIS LEAKS
— Chicago bail-out masked as public safety fees on your phone – Kirk Allen
http://edgarcountywatchdogs.com/2017/06/chicago-bail-out-masked-as-public-safety-fees-on-your-phone/

 

ILLINOIS OPPORTUNITY PROJECT
— Tax Hike Bill Illustrates Who Democrats Serve – Matthew Besler
http://illinoisopportunity.org/tax-hike-bill-illustrates-who-democrats-serve/

 

ILLINOIS FAMILY INSTITUTE
— Illinois Senate Approves Transgender Birth Certificates — Contact Gov. Rauner! – David E. Smith
https://illinoisfamily.org/homosexuality/illinois-senate-approves-transgender-birth-certificates-contact-gov-rauner/
— DCFS’ Leftist Social Experiment on Children – Laurie Higgins
https://illinoisfamily.org/homosexuality/dcfs-evil-leftist-social-experiment-children/
— Ben and Jerry’s Proves Same-Sex ‘Marriage’ Is Not Marriage – Dr. Michael L. Brown
https://illinoisfamily.org/marriage/ben-jerrys-proves-sex-marriage-not-marriage/

 

CAPITOL FAX
— Trib reporter denies Pritzker story was a Rauner leak
https://capitolfax.com/2017/06/01/trib-reporter-denies-pritzker-story-was-a-rauner-leak/
— “Team Rauner will never give up on this fight for reform”
https://capitolfax.com/2017/06/01/team-rauner-will-never-give-up-on-this-fight-for-reform/

 

GOPUSA
— Health care scare tactics: Disingenuous Democrats
http://www.gopusa.com/health-care-scare-tactics-disingenuous-democrats/
— Trump Budget Revives American Work Ethic (DIERSEN: During 22 of the almost 30 years that I worked for the federal government, I took job-related college courses.)
http://www.gopusa.com/trump-budget-revives-american-work-ethic/

 

BREITBART
— Rasmussen: Over Half Think Leaking Classified Information to Media Is an ‘Act of Treason’ – Katie McHugh  (DIERSEN: In Illinois, Democrat and Democrat plant, Libertarian and Libertarian plant, Green and Green plant, and RINO activists, candidates, elected officials, party leaders, major donors, political consultants, etc. have always accused me of leaking information. Of course, I should sue them for slander.)
http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2017/05/31/rasmussen-over-half-think-leaking-classified-information-to-media-is-an-act-of-treason/
— White House Releases Select Ethics Waivers for Administration Staff – CHARLIE SPIERING
http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2017/05/31/white-house-releases-select-ethics-waivers-for-administration-staff/

 

THE BLAZE
— Tesla’s Elon Musk makes threat against Trump administration if US leaves the Paris Accord – Sarah Taylor
http://www.theblaze.com/news/2017/05/31/teslas-elon-musk-makes-threat-against-trump-administration-if-it-leaves-the-paris-accord/

 

COLLEGE AND UNIVERSITY
— BEYOND OUTRAGEOUS: Administrators at DePaul University told the school’s College Republicans group this week they are banned from circulating a pro-life poster  (DIERSEN: How soon, if not already, will “administrators at DePaul University” rescind my 1980 master’s degree in accounting because I am “too conservative?”)

http://umslspaces.com/administrators-at-depaul-university-told-the-schools-college-republicans-gro/

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— Players Want Margaret Court Arena Renamed Over Remarks on Gays – BEN ROTHENBERG  (DIERSEN: Soon, if not already, your name will be taken off everything if you do not promote LGBTQ activity.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/05/31/sports/tennis/margaret-court-gay-marriage-australia.html
— Twitter Fails E.U. Standard on Removing Hate Speech Online – MARK SCOTT  (DIERSEN: According to the Democrats, all speech that does not promote the Democrat Party platform is hate speech.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/05/31/technology/twitter-facebook-google-europe-hate-speech.html
— New York Times Will Offer Employee Buyouts and Eliminate Public Editor Role – DANIEL VICTOR
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/05/31/business/media/new-york-times-buyouts.html
— Twitter Makes the News a Little Dumber – JIM KERSTETTER
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/06/01/technology/daily-report-twitter-makes-the-news-a-little-dumber.html
— How Twitter Is Being Gamed to Feed Misinformation – Farhad Manjoo
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/05/31/technology/how-twitter-is-being-gamed-to-feed-misinformation.html
— Endangered Children: The Womb Is No Protection From Toxic Chemicals – FREDERICA PERERA
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/06/01/opinion/toxic-chemicals-pregnancy-fetus.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Democrats treasonously encourage people to a) come to America illegally, b) to stay in America illegally, and c) to bring others to America illegally.
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/05/31/nyregion/immigrant-legal-services-new-york.html
— OUTRAGEOUS: Where the Teacher’s Pet Sleeps in a Dog Bed – ELIZABETH A. HARRIS
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/05/31/nyregion/school-comfort-dog-program.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Why Key State Polls Were Wrong About Trump.”
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/05/31/upshot/a-2016-review-why-key-state-polls-were-wrong-about-trump.html
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: Steady Jobs, With Pay and Hours That Are Anything But – PATRICIA COHEN
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/05/31/business/economy/volatile-income-economy-jobs.html

 

WASHINGTON POST
— CNN allowed its brand name to merge with Kathy Griffin. It paid the price. – Erik Wemple  (DIERSEN: QUESTION: Who does not want the Milton Township Republican Central Committee, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, Illinois Republican Party, TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce, Illinois Center Right Coalition, American Association of Political Consultants, etc. to allow its brand name to merge with Dave Diersen?  ANSWER: Democrat and Democrat plant, Libertarian and Libertarian plant, Green and Green plant, and RINO activists, candidates, elected officials, party leaders, major donors, political consultants, etc.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/erik-wemple/wp/2017/05/31/cnn-allowed-its-brand-name-to-merge-with-kathy-griffin-it-paid-the-price/

 

BALTIMORE SUN
— Lawsuit forces Maryland Democrats to acknowledge the obvious: Redistricting was motivated by politics – John Fritze
http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/maryland/politics/bs-md-redistricting-case-20170601-story.html

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: HARDCOPY ARTICLE TITLE: Opioid Makers Sued for Stoking Addition – Jeanne Whalen  (DIERSEN: Needless-to-say, those who stoke addiction to booze, gambling, pot, and other vices should be sued.  Needless-to-say, elected officials who promote booze, gambling, pot, and other vices should be thrown out of office.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/ohio-sues-five-drug-firms-saying-they-fueled-opioid-crisis-1496248317
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Democrats side with foreign countries and with their citizens against America and against its citizens.
https://www.wsj.com/articles/new-yorks-mayor-junks-due-process-1496269854
— Why Do the Young Reject Capitalism?  At the same time, they celebrate entrepreneurs and free enterprise. It’s a curious disconnect. – Warren Stephens  (DIERSEN: Democrat teachers a) demonize, denigrate, and condemn capitalism and b) glorify and praise socialism, communism, and dictatorship.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/why-do-the-young-reject-capitalism-1496270135
— Though Outnumbered, Female CEOs Earn More Than Male Chiefs – Joann Lublin
https://www.wsj.com/articles/women-ceos-dont-get-paid-less-than-men-in-big-business-they-make-more-1496223001
— You’re Getting a Master’s in What? – Kelsey Gee  (DIERSEN: What did you get your master’s degree in?  I earned an MBA from Loyola in 1976, a master’s degree in accounting from DePaul in 1980, and a master’s degree in financial markets and trading from IIT in 1997.  Of course, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes demonize, denigrate, and condemn the aforesaid.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/youre-getting-a-masters-in-what-1496235600
— HARDCOPY ARTICLE TITLE: Debt, Regrets Mar College for Many – Douglas Belkin  (DIERSEN: If I had not earned a bachelor’s degree in management in 1970, Firestone Stores would not have offered me a job in 1970 and Oldsmobile and IRS would not have offered me jobs in 1971.  If I had not been taking graduate business classes, IRS would not have promoted me in 1972, 1973, or 1974. If I had not earned an MBA in 1976, if I had not been taking graduate accounting classes, and if I had not passed the CPA examination in 1979, GAO would not have offered me a job in 1980.  If I had not earned a master’s degree in accounting in 1980, if I had not passed the Certified Internal Auditor examination in 1981, if I had not become a licensed CPA in 1981, and if I had not earned a master’s degree in financial markets and trading in 1997, GAO would not have promoted me in 1986 and GAO would have gotten rid of me much sooner than it did.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/rush-to-college-might-be-a-mistake-1496289603

 

USA TODAY
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: Is chronic sleep deprivation impairing President Trump’s brain, performance? – Jayne O’Donnell  (DIERSEN: How much sleep do you need/get?  I get far less sleep because I spend 10+ hours each and every day putting GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails together and sending them out.)
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2017/05/31/chronic-sleep-deprivation-impairing-trump-brain-performance/102344570/
— Kathy Griffin’s sickening Donald Trump stunt united us – Dave Berg
https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/2017/05/31/kathy-griffin-beheads-trump-beclowns-herself-dave-berg-column/102330054/
— Millennials are stressing about their finances – Charisse Jones  (DIERSEN: Earning credits toward a pension reduces financial stress.  I earned credits toward a Civil Service Retirement System pension 1966-1969 and 1971-1997.)
https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/personalfinance/2017/06/01/study-millennials-stressing-their-finances/102346080/

 

NEW YORK MAGAZINE
— Trump Drains Swamp by Granting Ethics Waivers to Many White House Staffers – Margaret Hartmann  (DIERSEN: If I sought a government job or a political job, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes would stress that while I worked for IRS 1971-1972, I got permission from IRS to work part-time pumping gasoline for the Firestone Store in Chicago Heights.)
http://nymag.com/daily/intelligencer/2017/06/trump-drains-swamp-by-granting-ethics-waivers-to-staffers.html

 

BLOOMBERG
— White House Waivers Let Trump Appointees Work With Past Clients – Bill Allison  (DIERSEN: If I sought a government job or a political job, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes would stress that while I worked for IRS 1971-1972, I got permission from IRS to work part-time pumping gasoline for the Firestone Store in Chicago Heights.)
https://www.bloomberg.com/politics/articles/2017-06-01/white-house-waivers-let-trump-appointees-work-with-past-clients

 

FED SMITH
— From COLA to Diet COLA: What the Budget Proposal Means for Your Retirement – Randy Silvey  (DIERSEN: COLAs have always been far less than inflation.  The purchasing power of my Civil Service Retirement System pension today is far less than it was in 1997. The purchasing power of my Social Security is far less today than it was in 2010.)
https://www.fedsmith.com/2017/05/31/cola-diet-cola-budget-proposal-means-retirement/

 

GOVERNMENT EXECUTIVE
— The Trump Budget’s Assault on Federal Workers – Sen. Ben Cardin  (DIERSEN: According to this article, Trump’s budget shows the “disdain he has for federal employees.” Given that, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes would shout at Trump and at his supporters a) that I was a federal employee for almost 30 years and b) that I have been a federal retiree for almost 20 years.)
http://www.govexec.com/excellence/management-matters/2017/05/trump-budgets-assault-federal-workers/138304/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: A budget is supposed to reflect the president’s priorities and the values our country holds dear. Unfortunately, the budget President Trump recently sent to Congress shows how much disdain he has for federal employees and the taxpayers they help and support every day. Civil servants perform countless tasks that assist, defend and protect Americans. They are saving lives, empowering small businesses, keeping America safe from harm, and otherwise ensuring a safe and prosperous future for our country, children and families. Many of our federal employees perform jobs that no one else can do, often in places no one else would work.)
— Keeping Employees Engaged During Periods of Uncertainty – Allison Abbe  (DIERSEN: All during the almost 18 years that I worked for GAO 1980-1997, the agency was in a “period of uncertainty.”  To keep GAO’s employees who were Democrat, minority, female, younger, and/or veteran “engaged,” the Democrats who ran GAO promised to get rid of agency’s employees who were Republican, White, male, older, and/or non-veteran.)
http://www.govexec.com/excellence/promising-practices/2017/05/keeping-employees-engaged-during-periods-uncertainty/138270/

May 18 Morning Edition

VARIOUS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Roger Ailes dies.  I had the honor of leading a group that succeeded in 2002 in forcing Comcast to start carrying Fox News Channel in Wheaton and in other western suburbs.  Fox News Channel employees in Chicago told me that Ailes was fully aware of my efforts and fully supported my efforts.  Of course, to this day, members of the following groups in Wheaton vehemently hate me for bringing Fox News Channel to Wheaton on cable: anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/post-nation/wp/2017/05/18/roger-ailes-fox-news-founder-and-former-chairman-dies-at-77-family-says/
https://www.wsj.com/articles/former-fox-news-chief-roger-ailes-dies-1495112318
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20170518/report-roger-ailes-former-fox-news-chairman-and-ceo-dead-at-77
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/05/18/business/media/roger-ailes-dead.html
http://www.politico.com/story/2017/05/18/roger-ailes-has-died-238546
http://money.cnn.com/2017/05/18/media/roger-ailes-dies/
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/roger-ailes-dead_us_591d951de4b03b485caf0c96
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-39963887
http://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2017/05/18/528925119/roger-ailes-former-fox-news-ceo-dies-at-77
http://abcnews.go.com/US/fmr-fox-news-chairman-roger-ailes-dead-report/story?id=47484607
http://thehill.com/homenews/media/334016-hannity-mourns-ailes-america-lost-one-of-its-great-patriotic-warriors
http://www.cbc.ca/news/entertainment/roger-ailes-fox-news-obit-1.4121072
http://uk.reuters.com/article/uk-fox-ailes-idUKKCN18E1S3
http://www.upi.com/Top_News/US/2017/05/18/Former-Fox-News-CEO-Roger-Ailes-dead-at-77/5031495111670/
http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/roger-ailes-dead-at-77/article/2623457
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/report-former-fox-news-head-roger-ailes-dead/
http://www.nbcchicago.com/news/business/Roger-Ailes-Dies-Drudge-Report-422952974.html
http://www.fox32chicago.com/news/national/255405331-story
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/ct-roger-ailes-dead-20170518-story.html
http://stlouis.cbslocal.com/2017/05/18/fox-news-giant-roger-ailes-dies-at-77/
http://www.latimes.com/business/hollywood/la-me-roger-ailes-dies-20170518-story.html

 

FOX NEWS
— Hannity: Roger Ailes Was a True American Original … I Am Forever Grateful
http://nation.foxnews.com/2017/05/18/hannity-roger-ailes-was-true-american-original-i-am-forever-grateful

http://video.foxnews.com/v/5439526680001/?#sp=show-clips

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Trump blasts Fox News.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/ct-roger-ailes-dead-commentary-20170518-story.html
— Trump slams naming of special counsel by Justice Department as ‘witch hunt’ – AP
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/politics/ct-trump-russia-investigation-20170518-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Trump says “If you work for President Trump, it’s time to quit.”
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/commentary/ct-donald-trump-impeachment-staff-quit-20170518-story.html
— House Republican Durkin leader joins Pritzker property tax attack – Haley BeMiller
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-jb-pritzker-jim-durkin-met-20170518-story.html
— Kinzinger praises special prosecutor appointment – Katherine Skiba  (DIERSEN: Appointing a special prosecutor is an adverse action.  Democrats and RINOs praise the adverse actions that my Democrat superiors took against me including my being forced to retire from GAO in 1997 when I was 49 years old, my always being ranked by GAO in the bottom half of my coworkers for pay-for-performance purposes, my not being promoted by GAO beyond GS-13, my being kept me off audits of IRS for all but 3 of the almost 18 years that I worked for GAO, my being forced to take an $18,847 pay cut in today’s dollars to transfer from IRS to GAO in 1980, my not being promoted by IRS beyond GS-12, my education deductions being disallowed by IRS in 1978, my partial day per diem claims being disallowed by IRS in 1974, my being forced me resign from the Post Office in 1969, and my sick leave requests being disallowed by the Post Office in 1969 and 1968.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-kinzinger-special-prosecutor-20170517-story.html
— DIERSEN HEALINE: Anti-Trumps say “Trump frustrated with White House staff – and for some, the feeling is mutual.”
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/politics/ct-trump-white-house-morale-20170517-story.html
— U. of C. Medicine, Google hope to use patterns in patient records to predict health – Lisa Schencker  (DIERSEN: Potential employers know a) that my father died suddenly in 1969 of heart failure when he was 47 and I was 21, b) that he fought type 1 diabetes from age 14, c) that I have had type 2 diabetes since 2011, d) that I am overweight, and e) that I do not get enough exercise because I spend 10+ hours each and every day putting GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails together and sending them out.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/ct-google-university-chicago-partnership-0518-biz-20170517-story.html

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Russia probe ‘single greatest witch hunt’ ever of a US pol, Trump says
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/russia-probe-single-greatest-witch-hunt-ever-of-a-us-pol-trump-says/
— Senate Dems clear some budget bills; GOP wants more time – Tina Sfondeles
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/senate-dems-clear-some-budget-bills-gop-wants-more-time/

 

DAILY HERALD
— Lombard District 44 paying administrators $424K to leave – Marie Wilson  (DIERSEN: So far, in today’s dollars, my Democrat GAO superiors have succeeded in forcing the Civil Service Retirement System to pay me $1,000,168 (236 months times $4,238/mo.) to get me to leave GAO.)
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20170518/lombard-district-44-paying-administrators-424k-to-leave
— Trump tweets ‘witch hunt’ after naming of special counsel – AP
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20170518/trump-tweets-x2018witch-huntx2019-after-naming-of-special-counsel
— 42-year-old Richard E. Garrity of Wheaton dies after falling at Wrigley Field – AP
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20170517/wheaton-man-dies-after-falling-at-wrigley-field

 

NBC5
— The List: High Schools Identified on Image Boards Soliciting, Exchanging Nude Photographs  NBC 5 Investigates identified at least 67 schools throughout the Chicago-area and Illinois – Katie Kim, Lisa Capitanini and Alexis Positano
http://www.nbcchicago.com/investigations/The-List-High-Schools-Identified-on-Image-Boards-Soliciting-Exchanging-Nude-Photographs-422587084.html

 

WLS AM
— Roskam: President Trump Has To Be ‘Incredibly Careful In His Interactions With Foreign Leaders’ (DIERSEN: I have to be incredibly careful in my interactions with my critics/opponents, with their operatives, and with their dupes.  They use everything that I say or do against me.  They are not involved in Republican politics to defend or advance the Republican Party platform or to help elect candidates who can and will defend and advance that platform.  They are Democrat plants, Libertarian plants, Green plants, or RINOs.  They talk and act like they agree with only one plank or maybe a few planks in the Republican Party platform and they focus on destroying those like me who they cannot manipulate/dominate.)
http://www.wlsam.com/2017/05/17/gop-rep-president-trump-has-to-be-incredibly-careful-in-his-interactions-with-foreign-leaders/

 

WBEZ
— Rauner Continues To Oppose Senate-OK’d School-aid Change – AP
https://www.wbez.org/shows/wbez-news/senate-returns-after-democrats-push-ahead-on-grand-bargain/9305684f-eb04-440a-a868-673d863e1fd3

 

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Democrats promote LGBTQ activity.
http://www.sj-r.com/entertainmentlife/20170517/springfield-pridefest-to-have-its-first-pride-parade

 

CHAMPAIGN/URBANA NEWS GAZETTE
— Spending more than we have – Jim Dey  (DIERSEN: While my wife and I were both employed 1978-1997, we always tried to limit our spending to what my salary was.  In 1997, in today’s dollars, my GAO salary was $122,991.  Today, my Civil Service Retirement System pension is only $50,856 and my Social Security is only $2,028.)
http://www.news-gazette.com/news/local/2017-05-18/jim-dey-spending-more-we-have.html

 

QUINCY HERALD WHIG
— Dems push ‘grand bargain’ votes in Senate, declare progress – JOHN O’CONNOR
http://www.whig.com/article/20170517/AP/305179622

 

DANVILLE COMMERCIAL NEWS
— Lt. Gov visits DACC – CAROL ROEHM
http://www.commercial-news.com/news/local_news/lt-gov-visits-dacc/article_7187bd9f-bfa6-5a2a-8af4-e096555baa9e.html

 

CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD
— This is what Obama told his friend about Trump  He’s nothing but a bulls****er,’ People reports  (DIERSEN: What do your critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes say about you to activists, to candidates, to elected officials, to party leaders, to major donors, to political consultants, to etc. in your municipality, in your township/ward, in your county, and in Illinois?  Based on how the aforesaid treat me, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes say extremely slanderous things about me. Needless-to-say, I should sue my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes for slander.)
http://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/politics/this-is-what-obama-told-his-friend-about-trump/716067483

 

DAILY NORTHWESTERN
— Illinois Democrats applaud decision to appoint special counsel in Russia investigation – Kristina Karisch  (DIERSEN: Democrats and Democrat plants, Libertarians and Libertarian plants, Greens and Green plants, and RINOs always applaud what my critics/opponents do, what their operatives do, and what their dupes do.)
https://dailynorthwestern.com/2017/05/18/city/illinois-democrats-applaud-decision-to-appoint-special-counsel-in-russia-investigation/

 

STATE OF ILLINOIS
— Illinois Awarded Funds to Offer Advanced Training on Detecting Impaired Driving  (DIERSEN: If you promote booze or pot, you promote impaired driving.  If you promote impaired driving, you promote accidents, injuries, and deaths.)
https://www2.illinois.gov/pages/news-item.aspx?ReleaseID=14168

 

ILLINOIS POLICY INSTITUTE
— 6 KEY REASONS TO SAY ‘NO’ TO FLYNN CURRIE, DURKIN PENSION BILLS – Ted Dabrowski and John Klingner
https://www.illinoispolicy.org/6-key-reasons-to-say-no-to-flynn-currie-durkin-pension-bills/
— Illinois’ youth problem: More millennials left Illinois than any other age demographic from 2011 through 2014 – Madelyn Harwood
https://www.illinoispolicy.org/reports/illinois-youth-problem-more-millennials-left-illinois-than-any-other-age-demographic-from-2011-through-2014/

 

THE BLAZE
— Trump offers Sheriff Clarke a position in his administration, and Clarke is taking it – Carlos Garcia
http://www.theblaze.com/news/2017/05/17/breaking-trump-offers-sheriff-clarke-a-position-in-his-administration-and-clarke-is-taking-it/
— New York Times drops another anonymously-sourced bomb on Trump – Carlos Garcia  (DIERSEN: I should write a book about my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes who use anonymous sources to demonize me, to denigrate me, and to condemn me and my GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails.)
http://www.theblaze.com/news/2017/05/17/new-york-times-drops-another-anonymously-sourced-bomb-on-trump/

 

DAILY CALLER
— Comey Is Trying To Take Down Trump – TED GOODMAN  (DIERSEN: Who tries to take down you?  I should write a book about critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes who tried/try to take down me. They stress that I am no longer the TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairman, a Wheaton Chamber of Commerce Government Affairs Committee member, the Milton Township Republican Central Committee webmaster, an Illinois Center Right Coalition Steering Committee member, an American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter board member, GAO employee, etc.  I am reconsidering my policy of forgiving those who trespass against me because that policy emboldens my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes.)
http://dailycaller.com/2017/05/17/former-doj-spox-comey-is-trying-to-take-down-trump/

 

CONSERVATIVE REPUBLICAN NEWS
— LIBERAL ARRESTED FOR THREATENING TO KILL GOP CONGRESSWOMAN
http://conservativerepublicannews.com/2017/05/17/liberal-arrested-for-threatening-to-kill-gop-congresswoman/

 

AMERICAN THINKER
— Meet the Washington Post: Fake news ground zero – J.B. Williams
http://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2017/05/meet_the_wapo_fake_news_ground_zero.html
— So When Exactly Did Bill Ayers and Barack Obama Meet? – Jack Cashill
http://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2017/05/so_when_exactly_did_bill_ayers_and_barack_obama_meet.html

 

COLLEGE FIX
— DePaul rescinds Gavin McInnes’ invitation to speak on campus, claims he’s too dangerous – WILLIAM NARDI
https://www.thecollegefix.com/post/32666/

 

LUTHERAN CHURCH CHARITIES
— How to Please God – Tim Hetzner  (DIERSEN: My churchgoing critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes talk and act like they please God by demonizing, denigrating, and condemning me and my GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails.)
http://devotions.lccharities.org/2017/05/18/how-to-please-god/

 

POLITICO
— Vulnerable Republicans flee from Trump – RACHAEL BADE and KYLE CHENEY  (DIERSEN: How vulnerable are the Republicans who represent you in your municipality, in your township/ward, in your county, and in Illinois?  Why are they vulnerable?)
http://www.politico.com/story/2017/05/18/trump-republicans-russia-238518

 

REUTERS
— Putin offers transcript to prove Trump did not pass Russia secrets – Denis Pinchuk and Andrew Osborn (DIERSEN: I should write a book about Democrat plants, Libertarian plants, Green plants, and RINOs who have charged me with passing Republican secrets to Democrats.  Better yet, I should sue them.)
http://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-putin-idUSKCN18D1EA
— Trump campaign had at least 18 undisclosed contacts with Russians – Ned Parker, Jonathan Landay and Warren Strobel  (DIERSEN: Russians have a far higher opinion of members of the following groups than Democrats do: Protestant, conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German Americans, draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
http://in.reuters.com/article/usa-trump-russia-contacts-idINKCN18E108

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— Trump’s Urging That Comey Jail Reporters Denounced as an ‘Act of Intimidation’ – MICHAEL M. GRYNBAUM, SYDNEY EMBER and CHARLIE SAVAGE  (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes paint themselves as being big time intimidators.  They have made it clear that they will viciously destroy any individual, any organization, any company, and any government that might come to my defense.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/05/17/business/media/trumps-urging-that-comey-jail-reporters-denounced-as-an-act-of-intimidation.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say that Sheriff David Clarke is “polarizing.”  Who says that you are polarizing?  Those who say that I am polarizing promote dependency on government and/or on charity, promote LGBTQ activity, promote abortion, promote mass/illegal immigration, promote booze, gambling, pot, and/or other vices, promote patronage, promote political affiliation discrimination, promote reverse discrimination, promote age discrimination, promote abolition of the First and/or Second Amendments, and promote even worse things.
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/05/17/us/politics/sheriff-david-clarke-homeland-security-job.html
— Trump Calls Himself the Victim of a ‘Witch Hunt’ – MARK LANDLER
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/05/18/us/politics/trump-back-on-twitter-complains-of-witch-hunt.html

 

WASHINGTON POST
— University of Illinois cancels scientist talk after backlash – AP
https://www.washingtonpost.com/national/health-science/university-of-illinois-cancels-scientist-talk-after-backlash/2017/05/17/88937faa-3b4a-11e7-a59b-26e0451a96fd_story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Trump says “Trump awards himself a new trophy for victimhood.” My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes always paint themselves as being my “victims.”  They use that to justify their efforts to destroy me.  Should I write a book about my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes?
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/politics/wp/2017/05/18/trump-awards-himself-a-new-trophy-for-victimhood/

 

USA TODAY
— Trump: No politician in history ‘has been treated worse’ – David Jackson  (DIERSEN: The more planks in the Republican Party platform that you defend/advance, the more that Democrats blast you.)
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2017/05/17/donald-trump-coast-guard-academy-commecement/101787946/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats always fight efforts to fight voter fraud.  What does that say about Democrats?
https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/2017/05/18/trump-voter-fraud-commission-gets-it-wrong-column/101713614/

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— TRAGIC: U.S. Household Debt Hit Record in First Quarter – Ben Leubsdorf  (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes are furious that my wife and I have not had any debts since the 1990s.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/u-s-household-debts-hit-record-high-in-first-quarter-1495033206

 

BLOOMBERG
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats want to regulate firearms dealers out of business.
https://www.bloomberg.com/view/articles/2017-05-17/illinois-gets-smart-about-gun-shops

 

FED SMITH
— Pay Freeze Continues for Some Federal Officials – Ralph R. Smith  (DIERSEN: Many millions in America would not even consider taking a job that pays only $161,900 a year.)
https://www.fedsmith.com/2017/05/18/pay-freeze-continues-for-some-federal-officials/

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CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Melissa McCarthy adds spice (and Spicer) as host of SNL.”
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/watch-melissa-mccarthy-adds-spice-and-spicer-as-host-of-snl/
— Every day is “Bring Your Mom to Work Day” – Mary Moreland  (DIERSEN: Would/did you bring your mother to work?  I never did. My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always demonetized, denigrated, and condemned all the jobs that I have had as being “BAD” jobs.  My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes make it very clear that they would never stoop to taking the jobs that I did.  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 assemble 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://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/every-day-is-bring-your-mom-to-work-day/

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Cook County homeowner sues Zillow for low ‘Zestimate’ – Kenneth R. Harney  (DIERSEN: Last year, when my mother died, I inherited half interest in 1286 Wood Street in Crete where I lived 1954-1972.  Because of the downward trend in the neighborhood, in Crete, and in the South suburbs, and in Illinois, no one would buy the house for anything close to what Zillow or the Crete Township Asessor says it is worth.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/classified/realestate/ct-re-0514-kenneth-harney-20170510-column.html
— Spate of store closures puts a wrinkle in summer jobs for teens – Alexia Elejalde-Ruiz
http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/ct-teen-summer-jobs-retail-0514-biz-20170512-story.html
— ‘SNL’ review: Melissa McCarthy takes her Sean Spicer act on the road, literally – Nina Metz
http://www.chicagotribune.com/entertainment/tv/ct-melissa-mccarthy-snl-host-review-20170513-column.html

 

DAILY HERALD
— Democrats must be inclusive on issue of abortion – Steven & Cokie Roberts  (DIERSEN: I should write a book about past and present “Republican” activists, candidates, elected officials, party leaders, major donors, political consultants, etc. in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois who focus on destroying Republicans like me who oppose abortion.)
http://www.dailyherald.com/discuss/20170512/democrats-must-be-inclusive-on-issue-of-abortion
— Pope acknowledges 2,000-case backlog in sex abuse cases – AP
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20170513/news/305139930/

 

CHAMPAIGN/URBANA NEWS GAZETTE
— This is rich: Kennedy short on cash, clout – Jim Dey
http://www.news-gazette.com/news/local/2017-05-14/jim-dey-rich-kennedy-short-cash-clout.html

 

PEORIA JOURNAL STAR
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Peoria Journal Star, that is, the Democrat Party bashes Trump.
http://www.pjstar.com/opinion/20170513/editorial-as-clown-show-continues-realization-maybe-press-white-house-will-just-have-to-put-up-with-each-other

 

HOMEWWOD FLOSSMOOR CHRONICLE
— Picketers bring state budget concerns for Gov. Rauner – Marilyn Thomas (DIERSEN: Passing a budget is code for increasing taxes on Republicans.)
http://www.hfchronicle.com/article/2017/may/13/picketers-bring-state-budget-concerns-gov-rauner

 

CHICAGO CITY WIRE
— Judge dismisses CPS suit seeking more funding – Glenn Minnis
http://chicagocitywire.com/stories/511110460-judge-dismisses-cps-suit-seeking-more-funding

 

DUPAGE POLICY JOURNAL
— Ives calls on lawmakers to push out Mautino – Hoang Tran
http://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/511115771-ives-calls-on-lawmakers-to-push-out-mautino

 

SANGAMON SUN
— Voting system boss disputes claims that Sangamon has bad voter rolls – Glenn Minnis
http://sangamonsun.com/stories/511108286-voting-system-boss-disputes-claims-that-sangamon-has-bad-voter-rolls

 

THE BLAZE
— Elizabeth Warren turns college graduation ceremony into Trump-bashing speech: ‘I can’t help myself’ – Chris Enloe
http://www.theblaze.com/news/2017/05/13/elizabeth-warren-turns-college-graduation-ceremony-into-trump-bashing-speech-i-cant-help-myself/
— The poster-child for illegal immigrant ‘DREAMers’ gets brutal reality check after lying to police – Chris Enloe
http://www.theblaze.com/news/2017/05/13/the-poster-child-for-illegal-immigrant-dreamers-gets-brutal-reality-check-after-lying-to-police/

 

AMERICAN THINKER
— Comey’s magic words: ‘Ain’t my job!’ – Clyde Ward
http://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2017/05/comeys_magic_words_aint_my_job.html

 

INDEPENDENT JOURNAL REVIEW
— Trump: ‘In America, We Don’t Worship Government. We Worship God.’ – BENNY JOHNSON  (DIERSEN: Operatives and dupes for my critics/opponents worship my critics/opponents.)
http://ijr.com/2017/05/871750-trump-in-america-we-dont-worship-government-we-worship-god/
— NFL Team Officials Drop the Hammer on Reason Colin Kaepernick Still Can’t Find a Team to Play For – JUSTEN CHARTERS
http://ijr.com/2017/05/871744-nfl-team-officials-drop-hammer-reason-colin-kaepernick-still-cant-find-team-play/

 

ABC NEWS
— Trump denies he asked Comey for loyalty, threatens to cancel press briefings – VERONICA STRACQUALURSI  (DIERSEN: Who/what are you loyal to?  I am loyal to the Republican Party platform, the Illinois Republican Party platform, and the Milton Township Republican Central Committee Resolution against video gambling.)
http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/trump-denies-asked-comey-loyalty-threatens-cancel-press/story?id=47395748

 

ASSOCIATED PRESS
— Trump to Liberty University grads: Relish being an ‘outsider’ (DIERSEN: Who wants you to be an outsider?  The following want me to be an outsider: Those who are anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors and/or 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.)
http://www.wrcbtv.com/story/35420327/trump-to-liberty-u-grads-relish-being-an-outsider

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— Trump Finds Respite at Liberty University as Aides Interview F.B.I. Candidates – GLENN THRUSH  (DIERSEN: Where do your critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes find respite?  My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes find respite among those who are anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors and/or among 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.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/05/13/us/politics/james-comey-fbi-trump.html
— A Sergeant Who Learned He’s Part Black Says He Faced Racist Taunts at Work – JOHN ELIGON  (DIERSEN: What is your national origin?  I am 100% German national origin.  Many, if not most of my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes are anti-German-American. To curry favor with those who are anti-German-American, some of my nastiest critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes WHO ARE GERMAN-AMERICAN, focus on demonizing, denigrating me.  They paint themselves as being “GOOD” German-Americans and me as being a “BAD” German-American.  What if from the beginning I had pretended to be Swedish-American?  While all my ancestors immigrated from what is now Germany to northeast Illinois during the 1840s and 1850s, according to DNA Ancestry at http://dna.ancestry.com, my ancestry is 33% Europe West, 28% Scandinavia, 24% Great Britain, 11% Ireland, 2% Europe East, 1% Finland/Northwest Russia, and 1% Italy/Greece.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/05/12/us/cleon-brown-black-lawsuit.html
— Washington DC Welcomes the Wealthiest – ROBERT FRANK  (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, wealthy people paint themselves as being anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/05/12/business/washington-dc-wealth-trump.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Democrats promote the destruction of traditional marriage.
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/05/11/magazine/is-an-open-marriage-a-happier-marriage.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Democrats discourage homeownership.
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/05/09/magazine/how-homeownership-became-the-engine-of-american-inequality.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps demonize, denigrate, and condemn Trump
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/05/13/opinion/donald-trump-does-not-surprise.html
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/05/13/opinion/sunday/donald-trump-a-la-mode.html
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/05/13/opinion/sunday/the-republicans-guide-to-presidential-behavior.html
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/05/13/opinion/sunday/trump-sticks-a-fork-in-comey.html
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/05/13/opinion/sunday/is-president-trump-obstructing-justice.html
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/05/12/opinion/sunday/if-liberals-hate-him-then-trump-must-be-doing-something-right.html
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/05/13/opinion/sunday/trump-claims-to-have-saved-us-jobs-but-how-many-really.html
— For Liberals, Is It Time to Move to Norway? – LEE SIEGEL  (DIERSEN: QUESTION: Why do people who hate those who are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German Americans, draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors move to or stay in areas that are run by Republicans?  ANSWER: They hypocritically want to take advantage of the good schools, prosperity, and safety that Republicans created in those areas.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/05/13/opinion/is-it-time-to-move-to-norway.html
— How to Get the Wealthy to Donate – ASHLEY V. WHILLANS, ELIZABETH W. DUNN and EUGENE M. CARUSO  (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, wealthy people paint themselves as being anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/05/12/opinion/sunday/how-to-get-the-wealthy-to-donate.html
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: How Google Took Over Chicago Classrooms  The tech giant is transforming public education with low-cost laptops and free apps. But schools may be giving Google more than they are getting. – NATASHA SINGER
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/05/13/technology/google-education-chromebooks-schools.html

 

WASHINGTON POST
— THE PAINFUL TRUTH ABOUT TEETH  You can work full time but not have the money to fix your teeth – visible reminders of the divide between rich and poor – Mary Jordan, Kevin Sullivan
http://www.washingtonpost.com/sf/national/2017/05/13/the-painful-truth-about-teeth/

 

USA TODAY
— Trump tells Liberty graduates to challenge elites, critics – David Jackson  (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents are “elite.” They have lots of religious, government, political, and/or financial clout in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois.  They have their operatives and their dupes a) glorify and praise my critics/opponents and b) demonize, denigrate, and condemn me.)
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2017/05/13/donald-trump-liberty-university-james-comey-commencement-speech/101632670/
— 10 numbers that can make or break your retirement – Dayana Yochim
https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/personalfinance/retirement/2017/05/14/10-numbers-can-make-break-your-retirement/101423304/

 

SALON
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, anti-Whites promote hatred of Whites.  Anti-Whites are racists.
http://www.salon.com/2017/05/14/white-supremacy-is-everywhere-how-do-we-fight-a-concept-that-has-so-thoroughly-permeated-our-politics-and-culture/

May 5 Evening Edition

ABC7
— RAUNER, EMANUEL CLASH OVER THOMPSON CENTER SALE – Tanja Babich
http://abc7chicago.com/politics/rauner-emanuel-clash-over-thompson-center-sale/1957722/

 

NBC5
— ‘Governor’s Watch’: Rauner Responsible For Joliet Toddler’s Death, Lawmakers Say  “Something like this should never happen and we need to find out exactly why it did,” a spokesman for the governor’s office said. – Mary Ann Ahern
http://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/Illinois-Rauner-Responsible-For-Joliet-Toddlers-Death-Lawmakers-Say-421505714.html
— Roskam’s Health Care Vote Has Democrats Lining Up To Oppose Him – Mary Ann Ahern
http://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/Roskams-Health-Care-Vote-Has-Democrats-Lining-Up-To-Oppose-Him–421400683.html
— Rauner Gives Guided Tour Of Thompson Center He Says Should Be Demolished – Phil Rogers
http://www.nbcchicago.com/investigations/Rauner-Gives-Guided-Tour-Of-Thompson-Center-He-Says-Should-Be-Demolished-421503054.html

 

CBS2
— Emanuel Calls Rauner’s Latest Thompson Center Plan ‘Political Stunt’ – Craig Dellimore
http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2017/05/05/rahm-emanuel-bruce-rauner-thompson-center-chicago-public-schools-political-stunt/

 

FOX NEWS CHICAGO
— Trump touts House health care bill, questions linger
http://www.fox32chicago.com/politics/252766990-story

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Demand a criminal warrant before cops can detain an immigrant – Editorial  (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps make it clear that they are also anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.)
http://chicago.suntimes.com/opinion/demand-a-criminal-warrant-before-cops-can-detain-an-immigrant/
— Rauner pitches Thompson Center sale as ‘home run,’ helping CPS – Tina Sfondeles and Fran Spielman
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/rauner-sell-thompson-center-then-use-property-taxes-to-fund-cps/

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Illinois senators advance bipartisan automatic voter registration bill – Haley BeMiller
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-illinois-legislature-roundup-met-0506-20170505-story.html
— Rauner dangles property tax money from Thompson Center redevelopment for CPS, Emanuel scoffs – Kim Geiger
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-rauner-emanuel-thompson-center-met-0506-20170505-story.html
— How a revolving door bond system puts violent criminals back on Chicago’s streets – Todd Lighty and David Heinzmann
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/ct-bond-witness-murder-20170504-story.html
— Illinois senators advance bipartisan automatic voter registration bill – Haley BeMiller
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-illinois-legislature-roundup-met-0506-20170505-story.html
— With retirement ‘permanent,’ Jay Cutler ready to dive into TV analyst role – Dan Wiederer  (DIERSEN: What are you most qualified to analyze?  For me, it is Republican politics and government in Wheaton, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois. I have served as a Republican Precinct Committeeman since 1999 in Milton Township.  I have served as the GOPUSA Illinois Editor since 2000.  I served as the TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairman 2005-2012, a Wheaton Chamber of Commerce Government Affairs Committee member 2003-2011, the Milton Township Republican Central Committee webmaster 2008-2010, an Illinois Center Right Coalition Steering Committee member 2003-2007, and an American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter board member 2001-2004.  In addition, I worked for GAO for almost 18 years 1980-1997, the last 11 years of which, at the GS-13 Step 1-10 levels, currently $94,610-$122,991. Much of what I did for GAO is what analysts do – interviewing, conducting surveys, gathering facts, summarizing facts, analyzing facts, and writing reports. Two of the GAO reports that I worked on are at http://www.gao.gov/assets/160/154342.pdf (FINANCIAL DERIVATIVES: Actions Needed to Protect the Financial System) and at http://www.gao.gov/assets/160/156011.pdf (OTC DERIVATIVES: Additional Oversight Could Reduce Costly Sales Practice Disputes)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/sports/football/bears/ct-jay-cutler-fox-sports-20170505-story.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Jay Cutler? A member of the media? Broadcasting NFL games as his first step after his playing days? Even the 34-year-old quarterback wasn’t exactly doing backflips when the idea was floated to him last winter.)
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Trump says “Trumpcare means one thing: I got mine, Jack, you’re on your own.”
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/huppke/ct-trumpcare-ahca-preexisting-conditions-huppke-20170505-story.html

 

DAILY HERALD
— Former Bears QB Jay Cutler retires from football, joins the media – Bob LeGere  (DIERSEN: Yes, but does he have a degree in journalism?  Since I became the GOPUSA Illinois Editor in 2000, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have viciously demonized me, viciously denigrated me, and viciously condemned me because I do not have as degree in journalism. In my defense, I worked for GAO for almost 18 years 1980-1997, the last 11 years of which, at the GS-13 Step 1-10 levels, currently $94,610-$122,991. Much of what I did for GAO is similar to what journalists do – interviewing, conducting surveys, gathering facts, summarizing facts, analyzing facts, and writing reports. Two of the GAO reports that I worked on are at http://www.gao.gov/assets/160/154342.pdf (FINANCIAL DERIVATIVES: Actions Needed to Protect the Financial System) and at http://www.gao.gov/assets/160/156011.pdf (OTC DERIVATIVES: Additional Oversight Could Reduce Costly Sales Practice Disputes).)
http://www.dailyherald.com/sports/20170505/former-bears-qb-jay-cutler-retires-from-football-joins-the-media
— District 200 survey asks voters about concerns with failed referendum – Katlyn Smith
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20170505/district-200-survey-asks-voters-about-concerns-with-failed-referendum–

 

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Thompson Center money for CPS? – GREG HINZ
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20170505/BLOGS02/170509879/thompson-center-money-for-cps
— Why a property tax freeze is a no good, very bad idea for Illinois towns – MARK BALOGA, KRISTI DELAURENTIIS, MARK FOWLER, HUGH O’HARA, MARY RANDLE AND VICKY SMITH
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20170505/OPINION/170509883/why-a-property-tax-freeze-is-a-no-good-very-bad-idea-for-illinois
— Chris Kennedy, populist outsider—if he can embrace the role – RICH MILLER  (DIERSEN: What do you say to the many Democrats, Libertarians, and Greens who “embrace the role” of Republican to destroy Republican organizations, individuals, candidates, elected officials, party leaders, major donors, political consultants, etc.?  I should write a book about past and present Democrat plants, Libertarian plants, and Green plants in the Milton Township Republican Central Committee, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, Illinois Republican Party, TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois, Illinois Center Right Coalition, etc.)
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20170505/NEWS02/170509869/chris-kennedy-populist-outsider-in-illinois-governor-race

 

SUBURBAN LIFE
— Wheaton: Proposed Memorial Park improvements include $3.2M amphitheater – ERIC SCHELKOPF
http://www.mysuburbanlife.com/2017/05/02/proposed-memorial-park-improvements-include-3-2m-amphitheater/a26wwbh/

 

ILLINOIS LEAKS
— College of DuPage- voting to settle claimed excess force and false arrest by Police – Mark Allen
http://edgarcountywatchdogs.com/2017/05/college-of-dupage-voting-to-settle-claimed-excess-force-and-false-arrest-by-police/

 

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— SAME ILLINOIS GROUP LOBBIES FOR SANCTUARY STATE AND AUTOMATIC VOTER REGISTRATION
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2017/05/same-group-lobbies-for-sanctuary-state-and-automatic-voter-registration.html

 

FOX NEWS
— ‘Never Use Politico for a Source’: Huckabee Sanders Fills in for Spicer at Briefing  (DIERSEN: Of course, “Never use GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails for a source” a) is what my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes say and b) is what Democrats and Democrat plants, Libertarians and Libertarian plants, Greens and Green plants, and RINOs say.)
http://insider.foxnews.com/2017/05/05/sarah-huckabee-sanders-fills-sean-spicer-white-house-briefing
— Warren on ObamaCare Replacement: ‘Families Will Go Bankrupt, People Will Die’
http://insider.foxnews.com/2017/05/05/warren-ahca-obamacare-replacement-families-will-go-bankrupt-people-will-die

 

BREITBART
— Poll: Conservatives Turning Away from ESPN – WARNER TODD HUSTON
http://www.breitbart.com/sports/2017/05/04/poll-conservatives-turning-away-from-espn/
— Google Exec: H-1B Restriction Is ‘Stupidest Policy’ – JOHN BINDER
http://www.breitbart.com/texas/2017/05/05/google-exec-h-1b-restriction-stupidest-policy/

 

THE BLAZE
— Miss Black University of Texas winner slammed by black peers for not being ‘black enough’ – Sarah Taylor
http://www.theblaze.com/news/2017/05/05/miss-black-university-of-texas-winner-slammed-by-black-peers-for-not-being-black-enough/

 

BARBWIRE
— LIFE UNDER POLITICAL CORRECTNESS: FREE SPEECH FOR ME, BUT NOT FOR THEE – DR. JERRY NEWCOMBE
http://barbwire.com/2017/05/05/free-speech-not-thee/
— PRESIDENT TRUMP SIGNS EO ‘TO PRESERVE AND PROTECT OUR RELIGIOUS LIBERTY’ – TONY PERKINS  (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, “religious leaders” talk and act like they are operatives or dupes for the Democrat, Libertarian, and/or Green parties.)
http://barbwire.com/2017/05/05/congratulations-executive-order/

 

GOPUSA
— Woman going to prison for hiding 44 illegal aliens in her home
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=23997

 

LIFE SITE NEWS
— Trump’s Army Secretary nominee: The left trying to ‘paint me as a hater’ for my Christian views – Peter LaBarbera
https://www.lifesitenews.com/news/trumps-army-secretary-nominee-the-left-trying-to-paint-me-as-a-hater-for-my

 

POLITICO
— Abortion politics trip up blue-state GOP governor  Despite a $50,000 contribution to Planned Parenthood, Illinois Gov. Bruce Rauner is in trouble with abortion rights supporters. – NATASHA KORECKI  (DIERSEN: In Illinois, if you get elected to or appointed to a government office or a political office as a Republican, you obligate yourself to defend and advance the Illinois Republican Party platform.)
http://www.politico.com/story/2017/05/05/bruce-rauner-abortion-illinois-238057

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— Republicans Get Their Health Bill. But It May Cost Them. – JENNIFER STEINHAUER (DIERSEN: My Democrat GAO superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates were furious that in 1986, the GAO manager who had hired me in 1980, succeeded in getting me assigned to audits of IRS and promoted to GS-13.  In 1987, they succeeded in forcing that GAO manager to retire, and at the end of 1988, they succeeded in throwing me off audits of IRS. In 1989, they pulled out all the stops to get rid of me, and they might have succeeded, were it not for Henry Hyde’s intervention.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/05/04/us/politics/house-republican-health-bill.html

 

NEWSWEEK
— REPUBLICAN LAWMAKER: WOMEN GET ABORTIONS FOR ‘A FREE TRIP TO THE CITY’ – LUCY WESTCOTT
http://www.newsweek.com/abortion-america-alaska-david-eastman-free-trip-city-595298

 

MONEY MAGAZINE
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Pre-Existing Condition? Your Insurance Could Cost Up to $140,000 More Under the AHCA.”  According to this article, “someone who suffers from diabetes would face a $5,600-per-year increase.”  I have type 1 diabetes.  Because I am a retired federal employee, my wife and I pay only $5,763 a year and the federal government pays $17,288 a year for health, dental, and vision insurance.
http://time.com/money/4769050/ahca-pre-existing-conditions-surcharge/

 

CONSUMER REPORTS
— The IRS Is Now Using Private Debt Collectors; Here’s What You Need to Know – Ashlee Kieler  (DIERSEN: I worked for IRS’s Collection Division for almost 9 years, the last 5 1/2 years of which at the GS-12 Step 1-5 levels, currently $79,563-$90,173. I worked for GAO on audits of IRS for 3 years.)
http://www.consumerreports.org/debt-collection/irs-now-using-debt-collection-agencies-what-you-need-to-know/

May 4 Morning Edition

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Pritzker tries to deflate rat with union support – Mark Brown
http://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/brown-pritzker-tries-to-deflate-rat-with-union-support/
— Wanted: Conservative sports network to compete with ESPN – S. E. Cupp
http://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/wanted-conservative-sports-network-to-compete-with-espn/

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Supporters taking another crack at automatic voter registration after Rauner veto – Haley BeMiller  (DIERSEN: Democrats want voters who automatically vote for Democrats.  Those who automatically vote for Democrats are anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-illinois-automatic-voter-registration-rauner-met-0504-story.html
— It’s time for Muslim Americans to do politics as other minorities do – Alia Salem  (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, those who are anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors UNITE TO GET RID OF THOSE WHO ARE Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German Americans, draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/commentary/ct-muslim-americans-politics-20170503-story.html
— How universities lose their way — and cheat their students – Victor Davis Hanson  (DIERSEN: It seems that ever-increasingly, universities focus on cranking out hate-filled “good little Democrats” who are anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/commentary/ct-free-speech-liberal-colleges-campuses-20170504-story.html
— Fewer people going hungry in Cook County, but many still need help – Greg Trotter
http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/ct-cook-county-food-insecurity-0504-biz-20170503-story.html
— GOP’s John Kasich: Time is ripe for a billionaire independent to run for president – Kim Janssen  (DIERSEN: Kasich says “I think the Republican Party doesn’t know exactly what it’s for.”  Political parties exist to help elect candidates who can and will defend and advance their platform.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/chicagoinc/ct-john-kasich-0504-chicago-inc-20170503-story.html
— U.S. Senate vote deals blow to Illinois retirement savings program – Gail MarksJarvis
http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/ct-senate-secure-choice-illinois-retirement-0504-biz-20170503-story.html
— Crime’s toll on a neighborhood: Violence that crushes lives also crushes parts of Chicago – Editorial
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/editorials/ct-south-shore-violence-crime-chicago-edit-20170502-story.html

 

DAILY HERALD
— Jack Franks getting police protection after comments on blog; Political reality at Harvard; Twitter fire for Walsh; Compost at the Curb; Collaborating at Marmion; Morrison on abortion, slavery – Kerry Lester
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20170504/lester-jack-franks-getting-police-protection-after-comments-on-blog
— Human Race supports 71 DuPage nonprofits – Christie Willhite  (DIERSEN: What percent of these 71 non-profits promote planks in the Democrat Party platform, the Libertarian Party platform, the Green Party Platform, and the Republican Party platform?)
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20170504/human-race-supports-71-dupage-nonprofits
— Mixed, but clear, messages on budget urgency – Editorial
http://www.dailyherald.com/discuss/20170504/editorial-mixed-but-clear-messages-on-budget-urgency

 

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Time for Illinois business leaders to demand end to budget brinkmanship – ANDREA DURBIN
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20170504/OPINION/170509919
— Kinzinger, Roskam, Hultgren still mum on health care vote – GREG HINZ
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20170503/BLOGS02/170509931
— New assessments bring onslaught of appeals – DENNIS RODKIN
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/realestate/20170504/CRED0701/170509923/surburban-chicago-assessors-inundated-by-appeals

 

CHAMPAIGN/URBANA NEWS GAZETTE
— Anyone care about costs? – Editorial
http://www.news-gazette.com/opinion/editorials/2017-05-04/anyone-care-about-costs.html
— Investigation into illegal hiring under Quinn expanded – Jim Dey  (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always promoted patronage. Because I have always been a Republican, were it not for federal civil service protections, a) the Post Office would NOT have hired me in 1966 or let me work there for almost 3 years, b) IRS would NOT have hired me in 1971 or let me work there for almost 9 years, c) IRS would NOT have promoted me in 1972, 1973, or 1974, d) GAO would NOT have hired me in 1980 or let me work there for almost 18 years, and e) GAO would NOT have promoted me in 1986.)
http://www.news-gazette.com/news/local/2017-05-04/jim-dey-investigation-illegal-hiring-under-quinn-expanded.html

 

WTTW
— Illinois Among Worst States for Contaminated Drinking Water – Alex Ruppenthal  (DIERSEN: Who in your municipality, in your township/ward, in your county, and in Illinois in responsible for assuring that drinking water is clean?)
http://chicagotonight.wttw.com/2017/05/03/illinois-among-worst-states-contaminated-drinking-water

 

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— UIS professors’ strike enters second day – John Reynolds
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20170503/uis-professors-strike-enters-second-day
— TRAGIC: Litchfield medical marijuana dispensary set to open next week – Dean Olsen
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20170503/litchfield-medical-marijuana-dispensary-set-to-open-next-week

 

PEKIN TIMES
— Clinton lost Obama’s margins in Illinois, union homes – Bill Knight
http://www.pekintimes.com/news/20170504/knight-clinton-lost-obamas-margins-in-illinois-union-homes

 

QUAD CITIES ONLINE
— Democrats hit Rauner on spending for new warehouse space – AP
http://www.qconline.com/news/illinois/democrats-hit-rauner-on-spending-for-new-warehouse-space/article_977cd612-30da-11e7-b974-bb55a114f9fa.html
— In Illinois, apparently you don’t need a budget – Frank Mullen
http://www.qconline.com/opinion/columnists/frank_mullen_iii/in-illinois-apparently-you-don-t-need-a-budget/article_16f2f5d4-91b8-5471-8748-fe830947ceb9.html

 

WSIL TV
— Trump to weaken IRS rule against church political activity – AP  (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, churches talk and act like they are arms of the Democrat Party, the Libertarian Party, and/or the Green Party. Ever-increasingly, they promote dependency on government and charity, LGBTQ activity, abortion, mass/illegal immigration, booze, gambling, pot, and other vices, and even worse things.  If you do not speak out against something, constructively, you promote it.)
http://www.wsiltv.com/story/35338428/trump-targeting-irs-rule-on-churches

 

CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: The more full of hatred of Trump that you are, the more that anti-trumps promote what you say.
http://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/national/legend-trump-is-misguided-unprepared-bigoted/706378131

 

NPR ILLINOIS
— A ‘Forgotten History’ Of How The U.S. Government Segregated America – TERRY GROSS  (DIERSEN: How long have your ancestors been in America? Ever-increasingly, if you are a Republican, the longer that your ancestors have been in America, the more that Democrats a) blame you for the sins of your parents, the sins of your grandparents, the sins of your great grandparents, etc., b) blame you for all the problems that minorities, women, etc. have had, are having, and will have, c) charge you with benefiting from your ancestors’ sins, racism, sexism, bigotry, etc., and d) demand that you pay the price of Affirmative Action, Diversity, and Inclusion.)
http://nprillinois.org/post/forgotten-history-how-us-government-segregated-america#stream/0

 

CHICAGIST
— Among Major Cities, Chicago Ranks Worst In Home Value Recovery – STEPHEN GOSSETT
http://chicagoist.com/2017/05/03/among_major_cities_chicago_ranks_wo.php

 

WIRE POINTS
— Illinois Isn’t Puerto Rico, But…. – Mark Glennon
http://www.wirepoints.com/illinois-isnt-puerto-rico-but-wirepoints-original/

 

ILLINOIS NEWS NETWORK
— While politicians posture, Illinois industry is getting crushed – Austin Berg
https://ilnews.org/opinion/berg-while-politicians-posture-illinois-industry-is-getting-crushed/article_9162bcea-3046-11e7-ba89-cf90aa2b7c5a.html

 

ILLINOIS POLICY INSTITUTE
— 5 CONSEQUENCES OF DECADES OF ILLINOIS’ BAD BUDGET DEALS – Ted Dabrowski
https://www.illinoispolicy.org/5-consequences-of-decades-of-illinois-bad-budget-deals/

 

CAPITOL FAX
— Rauner’s new ad tries to connect him to start-up lifestyle
https://capitolfax.com/2017/05/04/rauners-new-ad-tries-to-connect-him-to-start-up-lifestyle/
(FROM THE POSTING: For the small business owners, the entrepreneurs, the risk-takers and change-agents. There’s no 9-5. Work doesn’t stop and they don’t stop, because they know there’s always more to be done, more to achieve. Bruce Rauner knows that drive. He made his name leading one of Illinois’ most respected businesses. But his first job was cooking burgers. His second? Parking cars. In college, he worked in the dining hall to earn extra money. When he moved back to Chicago to work at a data company, he spent nine months sleeping on a camping mattress, because he didn’t have any furniture. But this self-made businessman would go on to earn an MBA from Harvard, joining an investment start-up and building a reputation as a business pioneer. That same spirit now drives his push for real reform in our state, because across Illinois more than one million small businesses are led by creative, driven innovative people from every walk of life. And they need a governor who’s fighting for them. Working for you and our future. Bruce Rauner.)

 

FREEDOM’S JOURNAL
— PARENTS: PREPARE YOUR COLLEGE KIDS FOR LEFT-WING CAMPUS BIAS – Larry Elder
https://freedomsjournalinstitute.org/latest-news/education/parents-prepare-your-college-kids-for-left-wing-campus-bias/

 

FOX NEWS
— National Day of Prayer: Ten reasons why prayer is the ultimate protest – Nick Hall  (DIERSEN: What do your critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes pray for?  My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes pray for GOD to a) stop me from putting GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails together and sending them out, b) stop everyone from reading those emails, c) stop me from raising funds from Republicans to sponsor entries in Wheaton Independence Day parades, d) stop Republicans from donating funds to sponsor entries in those parades, e) promote booze, gambling, pot, and other vices, and f) send me straight to HELL. Should I write a book about the aforesaid churchgoers?)
http://www.foxnews.com/opinion/2017/05/04/national-day-prayer-ten-reasons-why-prayer-is-ultimate-protest.html

 

GOPUSA
— Obama admin asked that 1,934 Americans’ names be ‘unmasked’ in intel  (DIERSEN: If your critics/opponents unmasked you, what would they find?)
http://www.gopusa.com/obama-admin-asked-that-1934-americans-names-be-unmasked-in-intel/
— The Smug Blind Left Is Trump’s Best Friend – Ben Shapiro
http://www.gopusa.com/the-smug-blind-left-is-trumps-best-friend/

 

ANN COULTER
— SWAMP PEOPLE: 47; TRUMP: 0
http://www.anncoulter.com/columns/2017-05-03.html?utm_source=jolt&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Jolt_5/4/2017
(FROM THE ARTICLE: If this is the budget deal we get when Republicans control the House, the Senate and the presidency, there’s no point in ever voting for a Republican again. Not only is there no funding for a wall, but — thanks to the deft negotiating skills of House Speaker Paul Ryan — the bill actually prohibits money from being spent on a wall. At a CYA press conference on Tuesday, Trump’s ridiculously chipper budget director, Mick Mulvaney, described the bill’s prohibition on building a wall as a MAJOR win. (At least Mulvaney said it in English, unlike his all-Spanish 2014 townhall.) True, there will be no wall. But the Democrats graciously agreed to allow the administration to fix broken parts of any existing fences on up to 40 miles of our 3,000 mile border. The other big wins, according to Mulvaney, are: 1) more defense spending, which is fantastic news, because I was worried Boeing and Lockheed Martin CEOs were falling behind Mark Zuckerberg with their gluttonous salaries; and 2) school choice, an obsession of Washington wonks that is hated out in America, where parents move to high-tax towns for the express purpose of avoiding schools full of disaffected urban youth, and the disaffected urban youth don’t want to spend two hours on a bus every day. But Mulvaney assures us that this monstrosity of a spending bill has set things up beautifully for the next budget negotiation in October. That has become the GOP’s official motto: “Next time!”)

 

THE BLAZE
— DISGUSTING: Congress prevents DOJ from enforcing federal marijuana laws in states that have legalized pot – Brandon Morse  (DIERSEN: If you promote pot, you promote destruction.)
http://www.theblaze.com/news/2017/05/03/congress-prevents-doj-from-enforcing-federal-marijuana-laws-in-states-that-have-legalized-pot/
— Ann Coulter destroys Donald Trump over budget deal: ‘comically improbable’ president isn’t ‘winning’ – Sarah Taylor
http://www.theblaze.com/news/2017/05/03/ann-coulter-destroys-donald-trump-over-budget-deal-comically-improbable-president-isnt-winning/

 

BREITBART
— GAO: Nearly 70 Mexican Border Tunnels Discovered in 5 Years – RYAN SAAVEDRA  (DIERSEN: How soon, if not already, will anti-Trumps from your precinct, from your municipality, from your township/ward, from your county, from Illinois, from America, and from foreign countries volunteer to dig more tunnels to speed up the illegal flow into America of a) citizens of foreign countries and b) illegal drugs?)
http://www.breitbart.com/texas/2017/05/04/nearly-70-mexican-border-tunnels-discovered-5-years/
— Poll: Hispanic Support for President Trump Jumps to 45 Percent – WARNER TODD HUSTON
http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2017/05/03/poll-finds-hispanic-support-for-president-trump-up-to-45-since-election/

 

CONSERVATIVE REVIEW
— Levin: Conservative influence BADLY needed in the White House – Phil Shiver
https://www.conservativereview.com/articles/levin-conservative-influence-badly-needed-in-the-white-house

 

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Working-class Americans are subsidizing government union largesse – Akash Chougule  (DIERSEN: GAO did not unionize until 2007.  If GAO had been unionized in 1997, I might still be a GAO employee.)
http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/working-class-americans-are-subsidizing-government-union-largesse/article/2622104

 

THE HILL
— Obama announces $2M donation to Chicago summer jobs programs – MARK HENSCH (DIERSEN: If you seek a government office or a political office, sooner or later, your critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes will use against you what you did with your summers when you were young. I delivered newspapers and did yard work during the summers of 1962, 1963, and 1964.  I washed dishes during the summer of 1965.  I cleaned golf shoes, chipped slag, and pumped gasoline during the summer of 1966.  I delivered mail during the summers of 1967, 1968, and 1969.)
http://thehill.com/homenews/news/331788-obamas-donating-2m-to-chicago-summer-jobs-programs

 

POLITICO
— RAUNER STANDS TO RECEIVE TAX BREAK UNDER REPEAL – Natasha Korecki  (DIERSEN: Do you want the “marriage penalty” tax to be repealed? My wife and I have been paying it big time ever since we got married in 1978.)
http://www.politico.com/tipsheets/illinois-playbook/2017/05/politico-illinois-playbook-220123
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The Republican healthcare plan would repeal the Net Investment Tax, which was a tax of higher tax brackets mandated under the Affordable Care Act meant to help subsidize insurance premiums under Obamacare. It is a tax of about 3.8 percent on investment income for higher tax brackets. In 2015, Rauner paid $6.6 million toward that tax. (See Rauner return here) The anti-Rauner group Illinois Working Together, has made an issue of this saying “the people of Illinois deserve to know where Gov. Rauner stands,” on the repeal.)

 

WASHINGTON POST
— Trump signs order aimed at allowing churches to engage in more political activity – John Wagner  (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, churches talk and act like they are arms of the Democrat Party, the Libertarian Party, and/or the Green Party. Ever-increasingly, they promote dependency on government and charity, LGBTQ activity, abortion, mass/illegal immigration, booze, gambling, pot, and other vices, and even worse things.  If you do not speak out against something, constructively, you promote it.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/trump-signs-order-aimed-at-allowing-churches-to-engage-in-more-political-activity/2017/05/04/024ed7c2-30d3-11e7-9534-00e4656c22aa_story.html

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— FRONT PAGE: Will Newcomers Dye the Suburbs Blue? – RICHARD FAUSSET  (DIERSEN: What do you say to those who are filled with hatred of Republicans, but who nevertheless move to Republican areas to take advantage of the great schools, prosperity, and safety that Republicans created there? I should write a book about such Republican haters in my precinct, in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, and in DuPage County.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/05/03/us/politics/ossoff-handel-georgia-sixth-district.html
— Trump’s Immigration Proposals ‘Conspicuously Absent’ From Spending Bill – RON NIXON  (DIERSEN: Anti-Trumps are overjoyed.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/05/03/us/politics/trump-immigration-spending-bill.html
— HARDCOPY ARTICLE TITLE: The Power of Trump’s Bully Pulpit – Christopher Ruddy (DIERSEN: In your municipality, in your township/ward, in your county, and in Illinois, who/what do those who have/had the bully pulpit a) glorify and praise and b) demonize, denigrate, and condemn? I should write a book about those who have/had the bully pulpit in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois and who/what they a) glorified and praised and b) demonized, denigrated, and condemned.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/05/04/opinion/donald-trump-foreign-policy.html
— State’s Medical Marijuana Licensing Panel Found to Have Little Expertise – JESSE McKINLEY  (DIERSEN: Based on your work experience, education, professional certifications, and professional licenses, what activity do you have the most expertise doing?  For me, it is auditing government agencies/operations.  I base that on a) my having worked for GAO for almost 18 years, the last 11 years of which at the GS-13 Step 1-10 levels, currently $94,610-$122,991; b) my having worked for IRS for almost 9 years, the last 5 1/2 years of which at the GS-12 Step 1-5 levels, currently $79,563-$90,173; c) my earning a job-related bachelor’s degree when I was 21 and job-related master’s degrees when I was 27, 31, and 48; d) my earning job-related professional certifications when I was 30, 32, 41, 45, 47, and 48; and e) my earning a job-related professional license when I was 33.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/05/03/nyregion/after-struggles-medical-marijuana-program-evolves.html
— Trump Is Expected to Relax Tax Rules on Churches Endorsing Political Candidates – MICHAEL D. SHEAR, LAURIE GOODSTEIN and MAGGIE HABERMAN (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, churches talk and act like they are arms of the Democrat Party, the Libertarian Party, and/or the Green Party. Ever-increasingly, they promote dependency on government and charity, LGBTQ activity, abortion, mass/illegal immigration, booze, gambling, pot, and other vices, and even worse things.  If you do not speak out against something, constructively, you promote it.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/05/03/us/politics/trump-religion-executive-order-gay-rights.html
— ‘No Asylum Here’: Some Say U.S. Border Agents Rejected Them – CAITLIN DICKERSON and MIRIAM JORDAN  (DIERSEN: Of course, anti-Trumps tell all the citizens of all the countries in the world to come to America for “asylum.”)
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/05/03/us/asylum-border-customs.html

 

USA TODAY
— Obama’s $400,000 speech could prompt Congress to go after his pension – Gregory Korte  (DIERSEN: Will my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes hint/imply/argue/shout that if Obama can make lots of money as a retired federal employee, I should also be able to make lots of money?)
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2017/05/03/obamas-400000-speech-could-prompt-congress-go-after-his-pension-trump-bush/101242772/
— Fewer are hungry; but for those who are, the struggle is worse – Greg Toppo
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/2017/05/04/fewer-hungry-but-those-who-struggle-worse/101258198/
— Americans just broke a record for being stressed. Here’s how to reverse the trend – Jayne O’Donnell  (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes shout a) that GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails cause stress, b) that therefore, no one should read the emails, and c) that ignorance is bliss.)
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2017/05/01/stress-negativity-mindfulness/100989170/
— Indiana teen is graduating college — before she gets her high school diploma – Matthew Diebel  (DIERSEN: How hard were you pushed to be successful when you were in high school?  Few thought that I was “college material” because neither of my parents had attended college, my father was the first of his ancestors to earn a high school diploma, and my mother never attended high school. What if Affirmative Action was only for those whose parents did not have a college degree?)
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2017/05/03/indiana-teen-graduating-college—-before-she-gets-her-high-school-diploma/101237228/

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— What Is A Republican For?  If the GOP can’t pass ObamaCare reform, voters may return Congress to the Democrats. – Daniel Henninger
https://www.wsj.com/articles/what-is-a-republican-for-1493852370
— Be Careful What You Wish For, Washington  The press, Democrats and Republicans get what they want. They won’t be happy. – Karl Rove
https://www.wsj.com/articles/be-careful-what-you-wish-for-washington-1493852267
— Red Flag for U.S. Business Schools: Foreign Students Are Staying Away – Kelsey Gee  (DIERSEN: I earned an MBA from Loyola in 1976 when I was 27 years old.  My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always stressed that Loyola in not Ivy League.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/red-flag-for-u-s-business-schools-foreign-students-are-staying-away-1493819949
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: BOOK REVIEW: England: Last Hope Island – Lynn Olson  (DIERSEN: If/when the anti-Trumps succeed in driving members of the following groups out of America, where will they go: Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German Americans, draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors?)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-refugees-who-won-world-war-ii-1493852194

 

BUSINESS INSIDER
— A technology gap between the rich and poor is deepening US inequality – Pedro Nicolaci da Costa
http://markets.businessinsider.com/news/stocks/technology-gap-deepening-us-inequality-2017-5-1001980221
— DISGUSTING: The Trump administration hired an official who was accused of sexually assaulting five students – Justin Elliott  (DIERSEN: Government is nasty. Politics is nasty. Democrats are nasty. While I worked for the federal government for almost 30 years, none of my superiors, supervisors, coworkers, or subordinates ever filed any kind of complaint against me. However, my Democrat superiors treated me, that is, punished me, like many complaints had not only been filed against me, but that they had been proven.  My Democrat superiors would not have done that if I had been a Democrat, a minority, a female, or a veteran.)
http://www.businessinsider.com/steven-munoz-sexual-assault-2017-5
(FROM THE ARTICLE: A political appointee hired by the Trump administration for a significant State Department role was accused of multiple sexual assaults as a student several years ago at The Citadel military college. Steven Munoz was hired by the Trump administration as assistant chief of visits, running an office of up to 10 staffers charged with the sensitive work of organizing visits of foreign heads of state to the U.S. That includes arranging meetings with the president. At The Citadel, five male freshmen alleged that Munoz used his positions as an upperclassman, class president and head of the campus Republican Society to grope them. In one incident, a student reported waking up with Munoz on top of him, kissing him and grabbing his genitals. In another, on a trip to the Conservative Political Action Conference in Washington, D.C., a student said that Munoz jumped on him in bed and he “felt jerking and bouncing on my back.” An investigation by The Citadel later found that “certain assaults likely occurred.” A local prosecutor reviewed the case and declined to seek an indictment. Munoz’s hiring raises questions about the Trump administration’s vetting of political appointees, which has been both slow and spotty, with multiple incidents of staff being fired only weeks into their jobs, including for disloyalty to Trump. The White House didn’t respond to a request for comment. Munoz, a Miami native, worked as a political consultant in South Carolina after graduating from The Citadel in 2011. He was publicly reported to be under investigation the following year around the time he was working for Rick Santorum’s presidential campaign. Stories from that time, which outline some but not all of the allegations against Munoz, are easy to find via a simple Google search.)

 

GOVERNING
— U.S. Senate Votes to Block State-Run Retirement Plans – Evan Halper
http://www.governing.com/topics/mgmt/tns-senate-secure-choice-states-retirement.html

 

THINK PROGRESS
— The line between an independent press and the White House’s public relations is blurring  Why is the White House discussing its agenda with conservative media only? – Joshua Adams  (DIERSEN: I should write a book about past and present activists, candidates, elected officials, party leaders, major donors, political consults, etc. in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois who claim to be religious, conservative, and/or Republican, but who a) glorify, praise, and pander to the Democrat press and b) viciously demonize, viciously denigrate, and viciously condemn me and my GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails.  The aforesaid talk and act like they are Democrat plants, Libertarian plants, Green plants, or RINOs.)
https://thinkprogress.org/white-house-press-call-conservative-media-3fb19e4db795

 

AGRO FINANCIAL
— DIERSEN HEADLKINE: If you oppose pot, you should boycott websites that sell their email lists to Agro Financial.
https://pro.agorafinancial.com/p/TEK_secretpot2_0217/LTEKT501/

 

AUTOWEEK
— What was the final straight-six-powered, rear-wheel-drive American car?  (DIERSEN: The first and only new car that my outstanding father bought was a bottom of the line straight-six-powered, rear-wheel-drive 2-door 1967 Chevy. He was 45 years old when he bought it and he died suddenly 2 years later.)
http://autoweek.com/article/car-life/what-was-final-straight-six-powered-rear-wheel-drive-american-car

April 23 Morning Edition

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— UC Berkeley students who invited Ann Coulter threaten to sue university – AP
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/ct-berkeley-ann-coulter-lawsuit-threat-20170422-story.html
— A tea party of the left rises in Trump’s wake  But could new resistance turn on dems? – Lisa Mascaro  (DIERSEN: There is no such thing as a DINO (Democrat in Name Only), but many, if not most Republican elected officials and party leaders are RINOs (Republican in Name Only). They fail/refuse to defend/advance most if not virtually all of the Republican Party platform.  RINOs in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois have always worked against Republicans like me.)
https://www.pressreader.com/usa/orlando-sentinel/20170423/281758449173155

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Even being seen with gang member sends 1,000s to jail – Mick Dumke  (DIERSEN: Who does not want to be seen with you?  Members of the following groups do not want to be seen with me: anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.)
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/watchdogs-even-being-seen-with-gang-member-sends-1000s-to-jail/
— Fox News puts a premium on short skirts, high heels – Linda Chavez  (DIERSEN: What does/did your employer put a premium on?  I worked for the federal government for almost 30 years.  The federal government puts a premium on being Democrat, minority, female, and/or younger.)
http://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/fox-news-puts-a-premium-on-short-skirts-high-heels/

 

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— The longer we wait, the worse it will get – Editorial
http://www.sj-r.com/opinion/20170422/our-view-longer-we-wait-worse-it-will-get
— Let the show resume – Doug Finke
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20170422/statehouse-insider-let-show-resume
— Highest paid? A look at the stats – Bernard Schoenburg (DIERSEN: Are/were you overpaid?  Do/did your critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes demonize/denigrate/condemn you as being overpaid?  In today’s dollars, GAO paid me $122,991 in 1997 when I was 49 years old.  In my defense, I earned a) a job-related bachelor’s degree when I was 21 and job-related master’s degrees when I was 27, 31, and 48, b) job-related professional certifications when I was 30, 32, 41, 45, 47, and 48, and c) a job-related professional license when I was 33. In my defense, I had worked for GAO for almost 18 years and I had worked for IRS for almost 9 years before that.)
http://www.sj-r.com/opinion/20170422/bernard-schoenburg-highest-paid-look-at-stats
— Next year’s governor’s race likely to be most expensive ever – Brian Robbins
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20170422/next-years-governors-race-likely-to-be-most-expensive-ever

 

JOLIET HERALD NEWS
— Legalizing harmful marijuana not the answer – Robert C. Lemke, Joliet
http://www.theherald-news.com/2017/04/21/letter-legalizing-harmful-marijuana-not-the-answer/ak8dtsm/

 

RIVER CITIES’ READER
— State-University Credit Downgrades the Tip of the Iceberg – Rich Miller
http://www.rcreader.com/commentary/university-downgrades-tip-of-iceberg

 

NORTHWEST HERALD
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Democrats blame Republicans for bad weather and for everything else that is bad.
http://www.nwherald.com/2017/04/21/our-view-earths-climate-is-bigger-than-politics/asfgzxx/

 

BELLEVILLE NEWS DEMOCRAT
— Why does Kyle McCarter want to rob local governments? – BILL HAINE
http://www.bnd.com/opinion/letters-to-the-editor/article146260174.html

 

BLOOMINGTON PANTAGRAPH
— Illinois has too many units of local government – Editorial
http://www.pantagraph.com/news/opinion/editorial/editorial-illinois-has-too-many-units-of-local-government/article_d06b5bd1-ac69-5992-aa2c-0688a632f416.html
— With labor’s help, Tari Kevin Renner outspends Lower 2-1 – Maria Nagle (DIERSEN: Are/were you a union member? I was a union member for almost 3 years 1966-1969 and almost 9 years 1971-1980.  All the cars that I have bought were made by union members – 1958 Chevy BelAir, 1966 Pontiac Tempest Sprint, 1968 Oldsmobile 442, 1969 Dodge Charger SE, 1962 Chevy BelAir, 1972 Corvette, 1974 Dodge Dart, 1978 Chevy Chevette, 1978 Oldsmobile Delta 88 Royale, 1962 Chevy Impala SS, 1990 Ford Thunderbird LX, 1993 Ford Thunderbird, 1968 Dodge Charger R/T, 1996 Ford Thunderbird LX, 1997 Chevy Cavalier, 2005 Corvette, 2003 Chevy Cavalier LS, 2013 Dodge Charger R/T Max, and 2016 Ford Mustang.)
http://www.pantagraph.com/news/local/government-and-politics/with-labor-s-help-renner-outspends-lower/article_74bd4281-43c1-5e47-af0f-8283237faf14.html

 

CHAMPAIGN/URBANA NEWS GAZETTE
— Legislative maps before Supremes – Editorial  (DIERSEN: Of course, your critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes use redistricting to harm you.  After my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes redrew my precinct lines, my new precinct is far less Republican than before and it takes me longer to walk to all of the homes in it.)
http://www.news-gazette.com/opinion/editorials/2017-04-23/legislative-maps-supremes.html
— County’s budget projections don’t look good – Tom Kacich  (DIERSEN: What does your budget projection look like for the next year, 5 years, 10 years, 15 years, 20 years, 25 years, 30 years, 35 years, 40 years, 45 years, and 50+ years?  Since 1997, my budget projection in today’s dollars is $72,135 less income per year because my Democrat GAO superiors succeeded in forcing me to retire in 1997.)
http://www.news-gazette.com/news/local/2017-04-23/tom-kacich-countys-budget-projections-dont-look-good.html

 

CHICAGO CITY WIRE
— GOP leader Chris Cleveland files ethics complaint over Chicago schools letter – Ruth de Jauregui
http://chicagocitywire.com/stories/511082481-gop-leader-files-ethics-complaint-over-chicago-schools-letter

 

DUPAGE POLICY JOURNAL
— Two state reps (Ives and Wehrli) demand ouster of Auditor Mautino – Caitlin Nordahl
http://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/511107182-two-state-reps-demand-ouster-of-auditor-mautino
— New Aurora mayor Richard Irvin got in because no one got left out, he says – Karen Kidd
http://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/511104830-new-aurora-mayor-got-in-because-no-one-got-left-out-he-says

 

SAGAMON SUN
— Reporter Dan Mihalopoulos cites contradiction in Pritzker gathering – Caitlin Nordahl
http://sangamonsun.com/stories/511105170-reporter-cites-contradiction-in-pritzker-gathering

 

VOICE OF AMERICA
— Rural Illinois Trump Supporters Distrust News Media  (DIERSEN: If you support Trump, anti-Trumps paint you as negatively as they can.)
http://www.voanews.com/a/rural-illinois-trump-supporters-distrust-news-media/3821540.html
— Trump Support Remains Strong in Rural Illinois – Greg Flakus  (DIERSEN: If you support Trump, anti-Trumps paint you as negatively as they can.)
http://www.voanews.com/a/trump-support-remains-strong-in-rural-illinois/3821550.html

 

ILLINOIS LEAKS
— Outgoing Clark County Park Board’s Attempts To Quiet Voter’s Choice Fails – Lisa Thomas
http://edgarcountywatchdogs.com/2017/04/outgoing-park-boards-attempts-to-quiet-voters-choice-fails/

 

ILLINOIS FAMILY INSTITUTE
— There’s Still No Substitute for Traditional Marriage – Micah Clark  (DIERSEN: Those who work against me promote LGBTQ activity and work against traditional marriage.)
https://illinoisfamily.org/marriage/theres-still-no-substitute-traditional-marriage/

 

WORLD NET DAILY
— FOX SUPERSTAR TUCKER CARLSON CAN’T STOP RAVING ABOUT EYE-OPENING BOOK  ‘You’ll think twice before sending your children off to school’
http://www.wnd.com/2017/04/fox-superstar-tucker-carlson-cant-stop-raving-about-eye-opening-book/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: It’s the book Fox News’ Tucker Carlson can’t stop raving about, and now you can get “No Campus for White Men: The Transformation of Higher Education Into Hateful Indoctrination” for $4.95 today. Carlson praised “No Campus For White Men: The Transformation of Higher Education Into Hateful Indoctrination,” saying, “Something’s wrong on college campuses. Most of us are dimly aware of that. In this bracing and sometimes horrifying book, Scott Greer pulls off the bandage to reveal the suppurating wound beneath. Higher education is rotting in this country. After reading Greer’s account, you’ll think twice before sending your children off to school.” “No Campus For White Men: The Transformation of Higher Education Into Hateful Indoctrination” promises to be the most talked about book of 2017, and today only you can get it for $4.95! White supremacy runs rampant in the Trump White House, cries the left. Trump chief strategist Steve Bannon is a white supremacist, according to Nancy Pelosi and many others. Bannon and Stephen Miller are closely associated with white nationalists, they say. And Trump supporters are “Nazis” who deserve to get beaten up.)

 

THE BLAZE
— Tucker Carlson has epic battle with illegal immigrant Julissa Arce who became Goldman Sachs executive – Justin Haskins  (DIERSEN: I side with Tucker Carlson.  Those who work against me side with Julissa Arce.)
http://www.theblaze.com/news/2017/04/22/watch-tucker-carlson-has-epic-battle-with-illegal-immigrant-who-became-goldman-sachs-executive/
— Russian government bans religious group, seizes property of hundreds of churches nationwide – Justin Haskins  (DIERSEN: Anti-Trumps would love to ban the following groups and to seize all property owned by members of the following groups: Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
http://www.theblaze.com/news/2017/04/22/russian-government-bans-religious-group-seizes-property-of-hundreds-of-churches-nationwide/

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— For Women, It’s Not Just the O’Reilly Problem – Editorial  (DIERSEN: Anti-Trumps use O’Reilly to promote hatred against men, and especially hatred against men who are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, Republican, American, White, 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.nytimes.com/2017/04/22/opinion/sunday/for-women-its-not-just-the-oreilly-problem.html
— HARDCOPY ARTICLE TITLE: First Homes, After Many Steps – Ronda Kaysen  (DIERSEN: How old were you when you first bought real estate and what helped you do that?  When I was 24 years old in 1972, I bought a new town home in University Park.  Factors that helped me do that included my earning $54,864/year in today’s dollars working for IRS, my having worked for IRS for more than a year, my working for Firestone Stores part-time, my having worked for full-time fore Firestone Stores for 7 months 1970-1971, my having no debts, my owning a 1972 Corvette and a 1962 Chevy BelAir, my taking graduate business course at Loyola, my having a bachelor’s degree in management from NIU, my having worked for the Post Office for almost 3 years, and my not being draft bait. My critics/opponents stress that I never would have been able to do the aforesaid if I had not avoided the draft.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/04/21/realestate/first-time-home-buyers-who-did-it-on-their-own.html
— Is It Time to Break Up Google? – JONATHAN TAPLIN  (DIERSEN: If it wanted to, Google could brag that if it wanted to, it could destroy any individual, any organization, any company, any government, and any country in the world.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/04/22/opinion/sunday/is-it-time-to-break-up-google.html?ref=opinion

 

WASHINGTON POST
— Nearing 100 days, Trump’s approval at record lows but his base is holding – Dan Balz and Scott Clement  (DIERSEN: What do you do?  Who focuses on driving your approval rating down?  What do they use against you?)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/nearing-100-days-trumps-approval-at-record-lows-but-his-base-is-holding/2017/04/22/a513a466-26b4-11e7-b503-9d616bd5a305_story.html

 

LOS ANGELES TIMES
— Trump’s election has mobilized a resistance like no other, but will Democrats’ answer to the tea party divide the ranks? – Lisa Mascaro (DIERSEN: There is no such thing as a DINO (Democrat in Name Only), but many, if not most Republican elected officials and party leaders are RINOs (Republican in Name Only). They fail/refuse to defend/advance most if not virtually all of the Republican Party platform.  RINOs in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois have always worked against Republicans like me.)
http://www.latimes.com/politics/la-na-pol-tea-party-democrats-20170423-story.html

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Disapproval of President Donald Trump Grows in Latest WSJ/NBC News Poll  The president risks losing the political middle ground, as disapproval outweighs approval by 14 points and independents move away from him.” What do you do?  Who focuses on driving your approval rating down?  What do they use against you?
https://www.wsj.com/articles/disapproval-of-president-donald-trump-grows-in-latest-wsj-nbc-news-poll-1492952400

 

NEWS 24
— Judgmental society – Simon Mokhatla  (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their operatives are EXTREMELY JUDGMENTAL. They DESPISE if not HATE virtually everything that I have said and done. They blame me for their problems.  They blame me for your problems.  They blame me for my problems.  They blame me for everyone’s problems.  They hint/imply/argue/shout that were it not for me, the following would not have any problems: Milton Township Precinct 9, Wheaton’s West District, Wheaton, Glen Ellyn, Milton Township, DuPage County, Illinois, Milton Township Republican Central Committee, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, Illinois Republican Party, TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce, Illinois Center Right Coalition, American Association of Political Consultants, GAO, IRS, etc.)
http://www.news24.com/MyNews24/judgmental-society-20170422

 

THE ATLANTIC
— How Poverty Changes the Brain – TARA GARCÍA MATHEWSON (DIERSEN: How much money did your parents have when you were growing up?  My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always hinted/implied/argued/shouted that my parents were filthy rich to explain why I got an ACT score of 24, graduated from high school in the upper 20% of my class, earned degrees from NIU, Loyola, DePaul, and IIT, passed the CPA examination on my first attempt, passed the Certified Internal Auditor Examination on my first attempt, etc.)
https://www.theatlantic.com/education/archive/2017/04/can-brain-science-pull-families-out-of-poverty/523479/

 

FORBES
— Ten Things Never, Ever To Tell Your Recruiter – Liz Ryan  (DIERSEN: From what I see, recruiters disapprove of those who have the demographics: Trump supporter, Protestant, conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, non-poor, gun owner, German American, draft avoider (except Bill Clinton), ancestors have been in America for a long time, past or present union member, past or present government employee, childless, pet-less, only owned American-nameplate vehicles, not a graduate of an Ivy League university, etc.)
http://www3.forbes.com/leadership/ten-things-never-ever-to-tell-your-recruiter/

 

SALON
— Who’s the new drug czar? Here is what he means for marijuana  Trump taps Pennsylvania Congressman Marino to head up the Office of National Drug Control Policy – AL OLSON  (DIERSEN: If you promote pot in America, you promote the destruction of America.)
http://www.salon.com/2017/04/23/who-is-the-new-drug-czar-here-is-what-he-means-for-marijuana_partner/
— What is “white supremacy”? – ANIS SHIVANI   (DIERSEN: How bad are your demographics?  My demographics are terrible, just ask my critics/opponents, their operatives, or their dupes.  I was baptized, raised, and confirmed as a Missouri Synod Lutheran.  I am conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older (68), non-poor, a gun owner, 100% German American, and a draft avoider.  My ancestors have been in America since 1844. I was a union member for almost 12 years. I am a retired federal employee. I am childless and pet-less. I have only owned American-nameplate vehicles.)
http://www.salon.com/2017/04/23/what-is-white-supremacy-a-brief-history-of-a-term-and-a-movement-that-continues-to-haunt-america/

April 12 Morning Edition

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Google refutes charges, says there is no gender pay gap – AP
http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/sns-bc-us-tec–google-gender-discrimination-case-20170411-story.html
— Taxes — the great uniter? – Robert J. Samuelson
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/commentary/ct-taxes-tax-day-reform-perspec-0412-md-20170411-story.html
— If Neil Gorsuch is anything like his male colleagues, he will constantly interrupt the female justices – Tonja Jacobi and Dylan Schweers
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/commentary/ct-men-interrupt-women-talking-supreme-court-20170411-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps argue against the Wall.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/ct-trump-border-wall-eminent-domain-20170407-story.html

 

DAILY HERALD
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: Suburban school districts holding millions of dollars more in reserve than state recommends – Jake Griffin
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20170412/news/170419677/
— Metastasizing academic cancer – Walter E. Williams
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20170412/discuss/170419885/

 

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Parade of Democrats lines up to challenge Peter Roskam – GREG HINZ  (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes hint/imply/argue/shout at Roskam a) that I have caused all of his problems, that I am causing all his problems, and that I will forever cause all his problems as long as I keep sending out GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails and b) that Roskam has gotten far more votes because I am no longer the TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairman, a Wheaton Chamber of Commerce Government Affairs Committee member, the Milton Township Republican Central Committee webmaster, an Illinois Center Right Coalition Steering Committee member, or an American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter board member.  Who does Roskam want the next Illinois Republican Party State Central Committee member for the 6th Congressional District to be?)
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20170412/BLOGS02/170419958
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Among those confirming that they either intend to run or are seriously considering doing so in Roskam’s west suburban 6th District are Amanda Howland, a lawyer and psychologist who got 42 percent of the vote against him in 2016; Barrington Hills Planning Commission member Kelly Mazeski, a former state senate hopeful and ex-financial consultant; and Carole Cheney, who now works as district chief of staff for neighboring Congressman Bill Foster, D-Geneva. Howland says she’s definitely in the contest and points to the name recognition she built up in her prior race. Mazesk is “exploring” running but is interested enough that she’s met both with the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee (the party’s House elections unit) and Emily’s List, a prominent women’s funding group. Cheney says she “likely” to get in the race because, “The people in the 6th Congressional District are entitled to a representative who respects and listens to them regardless of political party.” The field of possible candidates is bigger than that, though, with several other names being rumored. The biggest—one that some insiders say has DCCC’s blessing—is Maura Sullivan. I wasn’t able to reach her, but Sullivan comes right out of central casting: a former U.S. Marine and Iraq war veteran who graduated from Northwestern University, got an MBA from Harvard University, and until recently was a senior public affairs official at the Pentagon. But Sullivan also reportedly lives in Evanston, something that likely would become an issue if she moved to run. DCCC isn’t tipping its hand, other than saying that the 6th is on its short list of national targets for next year. Says a spokeswoman, “There’s no question that Rep. Peter Roskam is out of step with Illinois voters. We fully expect to have a strong recruit in the sixth district and it’s why we’ve made an unprecedented investment in the region by investing in a full-time, local organizer to harness the grassroots energy we’re seeing on the ground.” To emphasize the point, the DuPage County Democratic Organization says it’s expecting quite a turnout for its annual dinner on April, with at least three Democratic candidates for governor expected to attend: Chris Kennedy, Ameya Pawar and J.B. Pritzker. Robert Peickert, chair of the DuPage County Democratic Organization, says he hopes to build on momentum from the fall, when the party increased from 1 to 18 the number of township slots it holds in the county. However, the other 54 township positions are held by Republicans, and Roskam says he’s not sweating. “DCCC is not unknown to me. I saw them in ’06 and ’08,” he told me in a phone call. While Hillary Clinton may have out-polled Trump in the district in November, “I did better than John McCain (when he was the GOP presidential nominee) and outdid Obama in Obama’s big year (2008,) says Roskam. “I know the district and the playbook.” It looks like 2018 could be interesting.)
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps promote hatred of Republican men.
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20170412/OPINION/170419960

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Dr. David Dao taken off United jet recovering in Chicago; has troubled past – AP  (DIERSEN: If you became the center of national attention like Dr. Dao, what would your critics/opponents stress about your past?  My critics/opponents would stress that my Democrat GAO superiors forced me to retire in 1997 when I was 49 years old, did not promote me beyond GS-13, kept me off audits of IRS for all but 3 of the almost 18 years that I worked for GAO, and forced me to take an $18,847 pay cut in today’s dollars to transfer from IRS to GAO in 1980; that my Democrat IRS superiors did not promote me beyond GS-12, disallowed my education deductions in 1978, disallowed my partial day per diem claims in 1974; and that my Democrat Post Office superiors forced me resign in 1969 and disallowed my sick leave requests.  They would also stress that I am no longer the TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairman, a Wheaton Chamber of Commerce Government Affairs Committee member, the Milton Township Republican Central Committee webmaster, an Illinois Center Right Coalition Steering Committee member, or an American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter board member.  They would stress that the mayor of the city that I have lived in since 1978 publicly insults me.)
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/report-troubled-past-of-kentucky-doctor-dragged-off-united-plane/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The Elizabethtown, Kentucky, physician became a focus of attention not only because videos of the incident had been broadcast around the world, but also because he was convicted more than a decade ago of felony charges involving his prescribing of drugs and spent years trying to regain his medical license. In between, Dao made money playing poker, logging $234,664 in winnings, TMZ reported. . .According to records from the Kentucky Board of Medical Licensure, Dao went to medical school at the University of Medicine of Ho Chi Minh City in Vietnam, graduating in 1974. He was licensed in Kentucky with a specialty in pulmonary disease. His legal troubles started in 2003, when his medical license was suspended after an undercover sting operation at a Louisville motel for allegedly writing fraudulent prescriptions. According to the documents, the licensing board had learned that Dao had become sexually interested in a patient and hired the patient as his office manager. That man later said he quit his job because Dao “pursued him aggressively” and arranged to provide him with prescription drugs in exchange for sex. Dao was ultimately convicted in late 2004 of several counts of obtaining drugs by fraud or deceit and was placed on five years of supervised probation and surrendered his medical license. His longtime effort to get his license back finally succeeded in 2015, when the licensing board allowed him to practice medicine again.)

 

CHAMPAIGN/URBANA NEWS GAZETTE
— TRAGIC: Champaign council OKs video gambling at 2 more businesses – Natalie Wickman
http://www.news-gazette.com/news/local/2017-04-12/champaign-council-oks-video-gambling-2-more-businesses.html
— Education reform? – Editorial
http://www.news-gazette.com/opinion/editorials/2017-04-11/education-reform.html

 

NEWS CHANNEL 20
— Rauner Says Democrats Have Blocked Progress – Esther Kwon
http://newschannel20.com/news/local/rauner-says-democrats-have-blocked-progress

 

CHICAGO ARGUS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Rauners blame Rauner for their problems, for your problems, for his problems, and for everyone’s problems. Anti-Rauners stress that Rauner is the Governor of Illinois. Anti-Diersens blame Diersen for their problems, for your problems, for my problems, and for everyone’s problems. Anti-Diersens stress a) that I am the GOPUSA Illinois Editor and a Republican Precinct Committeeman and b) that I was a TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairman, a Wheaton Chamber of Commerce Government Affairs Committee member, a Milton Township Republican Central Committee webmaster, an Illinois Center Right Coalition Steering Committee member, an American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter board member, a GAO employee, an IRS employee, etc.
http://chicagoargus.blogspot.com/2017/04/do-we-really-like-rauner-more-or-can-he.html

 

MILTON TOWNSHIP
— Medical Cannabis in Illinois – Tracy Gawron  (DIERSEN: This article fails to provide information on the negatives of using cannabis.)
http://www.miltontownship.net/images/SALT_Communicator/Milton-SALT-Newsletter—April-2017—FINAL.pdf

 

WIRE POINTS
— How to Publish Fake News and Get Away with It: Eric Zorn and the Deanna Isaacs Show Us – Mark Glennon
http://www.wirepoints.com/how-to-publish-fake-news-and-get-away-with-it-eric-zorn-and-the-deanna-isaacs-show-us-how-wirepoints-original/

 

ILLINOIS NEWS NETWORK
— Open government advocate: Lawmakers use ‘shell’ bills to avoid accountability – Cole Lauterbach
http://ilnews.org/news/state_politics/open-government-advocate-lawmakers-use-shell-bills-to-avoid-accountability/article_05655db4-1f80-11e7-9be2-bb69317faf3b.html

 

ILLINOIS LEAKS
— College of DuPage, Glen Ellyn sign agreement – John Kraft and Kirk Allen
http://edgarcountywatchdogs.com/2017/04/college-of-dupage-glen-ellyn-sign-agreement/

 

ILLINOIS FAMILY INSTITUTE
— Questions About Restrooms and Locker Rooms Leftists Must Answer – Laurie Higgins
https://illinoisfamily.org/homosexuality/questions-restrooms-locker-rooms-leftists-must-answer/

 

GOPUSA
— Passenger dragged by United hires high-powered attorney
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=22981
— Government Makes the Poor Poorer  (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 poor person in 1966, b) that the Post Office should gotten rid of me much sooner than it did so that a poor person could have my job, c) that instead of me, IRS should have hired a poor person in 1971, d) that instead of me, IRS should have promoted poor people in 1972, 1973, and 1974, e) that instead of me, GAO should have hired a poor person in 1980, f) that instead of me, GAO should have promoted a poor person in 1986, and g) that GAO should have gotten rid of me much sooner than it did so that a poor person could have my job and my preferred corner office.)
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=22921

 

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Donald Trump on Steve Bannon: ‘I’m my own strategist’ – David Sherfinski (DIERSEN: Who serves as strategists for your critics/opponents? I should file FOIA requests against my critics/opponents to find out who their strategists are.)
http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2017/apr/12/donald-trump-steve-bannon-im-my-own-strategist/

 

LIFESITE NEWS
— Trump picks pro-life conservative to lead HHS civil rights office – Peter LaBarbera
https://www.lifesitenews.com/news/trump-picks-pro-life-conservative-to-lead-civil-rights-department-at-hhs
— Tomi Lahren was fired after promoting abortion. Now she’s suing Glenn Beck – Peter LaBarbera
https://www.lifesitenews.com/news/tomi-lahren-wont-go-away-quietly-she-sues-glenn-beck-over-firing-after-pro

 

NEWSMAX
— Poll: Chris Christie Most Unpopular Gov in Nation – Cathy Burke  (DIERSEN: Are you a Republican Precinct Committeeman/Captain?  If your representative on the Illinois Republican Party State Central Committee was asked, who would he/she say are the most unpopular committeemen/captains in their congressional district and why?  If the officers of your Republican county party organization were polled, who would they say are the most unpopular committeemen/captains in their county and why?  If the officers of your Republican township/ward party organization were polled, who would they say are the most unpopular committeemen/captains in their township/ward and why?  If the committeemen/captains in your precinct/ward were polled, who would they say are the most unpopular committeemen/captains and why?)
http://www.newsmax.com/Politics/poll-chris-christie-unpopular-governor/2017/04/11/id/783856/

 

THE BLAZE
— Zuckerberg: California should not be ‘deciding everyone’s values’ – Brandon Morse (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps focus on destroying individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that do not promote dependency on government and charities, LGBTQ activity, abortion, mass/illegal immigration, booze, gambling, pot, and other vices, abolition of the First and Second Amendments, patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, age discrimination, retaliation for complaining about the aforesaid, and hatred of those who are Protestant, conservative, 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.)
http://www.theblaze.com/news/2017/04/11/facebook-ceo-california-should-not-be-deciding-everyones-values/
— Parents and doctors who push ‘transgenderism’ on kids should be thrown in prison – Matt Walsh
http://www.theblaze.com/contributions/matt-walsh-parents-and-doctors-who-push-transgenderism-on-kids-should-be-thrown-in-prison/
— Let’s be honest, the passenger was as much in the wrong as the United crew – Matt Walsh
http://www.theblaze.com/contributions/matt-walsh-lets-be-honest-the-passenger-was-as-much-in-the-wrong-as-the-united-crew/

 

INDEPENDENT JOURNAL REVIEW
— Trump Team Moves Closer to Gutting Some Federal Agencies  A Government Reorganization Plan Moves to Next Phase – ERIN MCPIKE (DIERSEN: One could argue that between 1980 and 1997, those who hate auditors succeeded in gutting GAO.)
http://ijr.com/2017/04/845923-trump-team-moves-closer-gutting-federal-agencies/

 

LUTHERAN CHURCH CHARITIES
— You Must Forgive Them – Tim Hetzner  (DIERSEN: Have you sinned?  My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always hinted/implied/argued/shouted a) that I have grievously sinned against them, against you, and against everyone else, b) that they will never forgive me, c) that you should never forgive me, d) that no one should ever forgive me, e) that they will forever punish me, f) that you should forever punish me, and g) and that everyone should forever punish me.  My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always blamed me for their problems, for your problems, for my problems, and for everyone’s problems.)
http://devotions.lccharities.org/2017/04/12/you-must-forgive-them/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: And when you stand praying, if you hold anything against anyone, forgive him, so that your Father in heaven may forgive you your sins.” Mark 11:25)

 

THE HILL
— Poll: Ivanka Trump the best-liked White House staffer – PAULINA FIROZI (DIERSEN: Are you a Republican Precinct Committeeman/Captain?  If your representative on the Illinois Republican Party State Central Committee was asked, who would he/she say are the best liked committeemen/captains in their congressional district and why?  If the officers of your Republican county party organization were polled, who would they say are the best-liked committeemen/captains in their county and why?  If the officers of your Republican township/ward party organization were polled, who would they say are the best-liked committeemen/captains in their township/ward and why?  If the committeemen/captains in your precinct/ward were polled, who would they say are the best-liked committeemen/captains and why?)
http://thehill.com/homenews/administration/328417-poll-ivanka-the-best-liked-white-house-adviser
— White House to lift federal hiring freeze – JORDAN FABIAN  (DIERSEN: While I worked for GAO 1980-1997, the agency was almost always under a hiring freeze and/or a promotion freeze.)
http://thehill.com/homenews/administration/328371-white-house-to-lift-federal-hiring-freeze

 

CBS NEWS
— Don’t let your job kill you – KATE GIBSON  (DIERSEN: In 1997, my Democrat GAO superiors made it very clear that if I did not take their early retirement “offer,” they would kill me figuratively if not literally.)
http://www.cbsnews.com/news/dont-let-your-job-kill-you/

 

CNN
— White House: Federal hiring freeze over, ‘surgical’ cuts begin – Dan Merica and Elizabeth Landers (DIERSEN: One could argue that between 1980 and 1997, those who hate auditors succeeded in gutting GAO.)
http://www.cnn.com/2017/04/11/politics/donald-trump-budget-cuts-mick-mulvaney/

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— United Airlines Is Not Alone  Too many companies — not to mention the government — are treating all but the very wealthiest with contempt. – HELAINE OLEN  (DIERSEN: Anti-Trumps are filled with contempt.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/04/11/opinion/united-airlines-is-not-alone.html
— Trump’s Directive Will Lift Hiring Freeze, as It Asks Agencies for Cuts – ALAN RAPPEPORT  (DIERSEN: One could argue that between 1980 and 1997, those who hate auditors succeeded in gutting GAO.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/04/11/us/politics/trumps-directive-will-lift-hiring-freeze-as-it-asks-agencies-for-cuts.html

 

WASHINGTON POST
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Of course, those who push pot oppose any kind of punishment for using pot.  If you use pot, you put yourself on a fast track to being a “ward of the state.” You shout that you put “immediate pleasure” ahead of everything else.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/wonk/wp/2017/04/12/the-new-white-house-drug-czar-has-quite-an-idea-for-where-to-put-nonviolent-drug-users/

 

USA TODAY
— Bill O’Reilly’s old-school sexual harassment mess: Melinda Henneberger  In a world where advertisers are the moral force of last resort, where’s the sane lane? – Melinda Henneberger
https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/2017/04/12/bill-oreillys-sexual-harassment-mess-fox-news-melinda-henneberger-column/100329636/

 

NEW YORK DAILY NEWS
— DNAinfo management hints that news site might shut down if staff unionizes – Jason Silverstein  (DIERSEN: He who pays the piper calls the tunes.  100% of the time and the money necessary to send out GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails and to host www.gopillinois.com comes from me, Dave Diersen.  My money comes from a Civil Service Retirement System pension and from Social Security.)
http://www.nydailynews.com/news/national/unionized-workforce-dnainfo-final-straw-email-article-1.3044254
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Executive Vice President and COO Dan Swartz told the site’s reporters and editors in an email that a unionized workforce might be the “final straw” for the money-losing news organization, which just underwent a wave of layoffs. “Would a union be the final straw that caused the business to be closed? I don’t know,” Swartz wrote in the email. “DNAinfo has lost money since it began operation … It’s never been profitable. … DNAInfo has been supported by a single investor, Joe Ricketts,” the email said. Ricketts, founder of TD Ameritrade, one of the largest online discount brokerages in the world, also started a DNA site in Chicago. Staffers there — who are also trying to unionize — were called in for a group meeting recently and warned of the perils of joining a labor organization, sources said.)

 

NEW YORK POST
— How today’s liberal kids are going to ruin college – Naomi Schaefer Riley
http://nypost.com/2017/04/10/how-todays-liberal-kids-are-going-to-ruin-college/

 

CHARLOTTE OBSERVER
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps focus on promoting LGBTQ activity.
http://www.charlotteobserver.com/news/local/article144116699.html

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— FRONT PAGE: Newly Energized Liberals Pour Record Effort Into Local Races  Upset over Trump’s victory, grassroots Democrats enlist in nationwide efforts to swing special House elections, state contests and mayoral races; Republicans dig in, citing a lack of results so far – Janet Hook  (DIERSEN: Anti-Trumps are filled with hatred.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/liberal-activists-pour-record-amounts-of-time-and-money-into-local-gop-strongholds-1491925602
— Bill O’Reilly Says He Is Taking Easter Break From Show  Fox News commentator announces pre-planned vacation as controversy lingers over settlement payments for alleged sexual harassment – Joe Flint
https://www.wsj.com/articles/bill-oreilly-says-he-is-taking-easter-break-from-show-1491963663
— Sean Spicer Apologizes for Saying Assad’s Chemical-Weapons Atrocities Were Worse Than Hitler’s  White House spokesman, overlooking the gas chambers, said Hitler ‘didn’t even sink to using chemical weapons’ – Carol E. Lee and Michael C. Bender  (DIERSEN: The more of the following demographics that you are cursed with, the more likely that anti-Trumps will hint/imply/argue/shout that you are Hitler: Trump supporter, Protestant, conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owner, German American, draft avoider, and if your ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/white-house-spokesman-argues-assads-chemical-weapons-atrocities-were-worse-than-hitlers-1491937683
— Some Companies Forget Job Seekers Are Customers, Too  A growing body of research suggests shabby treatment of job seekers could take toll on firms – Rachel Feintzeig
https://www.wsj.com/articles/some-companies-forget-job-seekers-are-customers-too-1491912004
— Make America Great, Boycott United  Sometimes a business needs to be spanked hard in the name of social health. – Holman W. Jenkins, Jr. (DIERSEN: What about boycotting organizations and companies that are anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time?
https://www.wsj.com/articles/make-america-great-boycott-united-1491951732

 

FORBES
— Breitbart Denies Telling Staff To Stop Criticizing Jared Kushner – Brett Edkins  (DIERSEN: He who pays the piper calls the tunes. You are presumed to be manipulated/dominated by whoever pays you. No one pays me for what I do as your GOPUSA Illinois Editor, that is, no one manipulates/dominates me.)
https://www.forbes.com/sites/brettedkins/2017/04/11/breitbart-denies-telling-staff-to-stop-criticizing-jared-kushner/#3c64f9e47dee

 

MONEY MAGAZINE
— Gordon Ramsay Says His Kids Don’t Deserve to Inherit His Fortune – Rob Wile  (DIERSEN: How much money have you inherited?  How much money are you in line to inherit?)
http://time.com/money/4734331/gordon-ramsay-net-worth-will-family-fortune-kids/

 

GOVERNMENT EXECUTIVE
— GAO to Review Ethics, Funding of Trump Transition – Eric Katz  (DIERSEN I worked for GAO for almost 18 years, the last 11 years of which at the GS-13 Step 1-10 levels, currently $94,610-$122,991.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/wonk/wp/2017/04/12/the-new-white-house-drug-czar-has-quite-an-idea-for-where-to-put-nonviolent-drug-users/
— GAO: DoD Should Develop Performance Goals to Assess Pilot Mentor-Protege Program – Jane Edwards  (DIERSEN: In 1987, my Democrat GAO superiors got rid of the GS-15 GAO manager who had hired me in 1980, who had gotten me assigned to audits of IRS in 1986, and who had gotten me promoted to GS-13 in 1986.  In 1975, my Democrat IRS superiors got rid of the GS-14 IRS manager who had gotten me promoted to GS-9 in 1972, to GS-11 in 1973, and to GS-12 in 1974.)
http://www.executivegov.com/2017/04/gao-dod-should-develop-performance-goals-to-assess-pilot-mentor-protege-program/

 

ALTERNET
— How Did America’s Wealth Inequality Reach This Level of Toxic?  We are just beginning to understand one further dimension of toxic inequality: a devastating emotional and physiological phenomenon we might call “toxic inequality syndrome.” – Thomas M. Shapiro  (DIERSEN: QUESTIONS TO ASK CRITICS OF RICH PEOPLE: How much money have you earned so far during your lifetime? Of that amount, how much did you spend and how much did you save?  Of the money that you spent, how much did you spend on immediate pleasures?  What are your assets and what are your debts?  Why didn’t you earn more money than you did?  Why didn’t you save more of the money that you earned?)
http://www.alternet.org/books/toxic-inequality-book-race-income-and-wealth

April 11 Morning Edition

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Donor spares struggling NEIU from paying Valerie Jarrett $30K fee Tina Sfondeles
http://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/donor-spares-struggling-neiu-from-paying-valerie-jarrett-30k-fee/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Madeleine Doubek promotes Ameya Pawar.
http://chicago.suntimes.com/opinion/an-intriguing-gubernatorial-candidate-without-big-money/

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Is Rauner polling on Democrats in governor’s race? – Rick Pearson
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-bruce-rauner-polling-2018-met-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats oppose efforts to stop voter fraud.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/ct-texas-voter-id-law-20170410-story.html
— Why post-high school planning matters – Arne Duncan
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/commentary/ct-chicago-schools-graduation-careers-perspec-0411-20170410-story.html
— CPS allows budget director to stay on job despite residency violation – Juan Perez Jr.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/ct-chicago-school-budget-director-resignation-met-20170410-story.html

 

DAILY HERALD
— Pritzker, Kennedy, Rauner and ‘governor gazillionaires’ – Ed Murnane
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20170411/discuss/170419898/

 

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— DuPage pols hold ‘pep rally’ for O’Hare western access – GREG HINZ
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20170411/BLOGS02/170419980

 

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Rauner launching 2-day campaign tour as 2018 rivals attack – AP
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20170411/rauner-launching-2-day-campaign-tour-as-2018-rivals-attack

 

BLOOMINGTON PANTAGRAPH
— Almost $100,000 spent on Rauner ‘duct tape’ ads – ALLISON PETTY AND RYAN VOYLES
http://www.pantagraph.com/news/state-and-regional/illinois/government-and-politics/almost-spent-on-rauner-duct-tape-ads/article_c888f869-d4fe-50ea-8798-036b36af7cef.html
— Conservative group’s health care ads target GOP moderates – AP
http://www.pantagraph.com/news/state-and-regional/illinois/conservative-group-s-health-care-ads-target-gop-moderates/article_451c4aed-f171-5a59-86ad-4f5b68e04f28.html

 

FOX ILLINOIS
— New Initiative Will Train Police On Hate Crimes – Esther Kwon  (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, members of anti-Trump groups promote hatred against members of pro-Trump groups.  Members of anti-Trump groups are emboldened in those states, counties, township/wards, municipalities, and precincts that Clinton won.)
http://foxillinois.com/news/local/initiative-will-train-police-on-hate-crimes-04-10-2017

 

SUBURBAN LIFE
— Glen Ellyn District 41 referendum results still show narrow lead  Remaining mail-in ballots to be counted by April 18 – ERIC SCHELKOPF
http://www.mysuburbanlife.com/2017/04/11/glen-ellyn-district-41-referendum-results-still-show-narrow-lead/asl892n/

 

CHICAGO READER
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Whites crow over their success at New Trier.
http://www.chicagoreader.com/chicago/new-trier-documentary-paul-traynor-right-wing-conspiracy/Content?oid=26166935
— A dark-horse candidate in the Illinois gubernatorial race reveals an unexpected strategy to unseat Rauner  Downstate Democrat Bob Daiber says he can deliver the kind of voters that his wealthier and more recognizable opponents can’t. – Ben Joravsky
http://www.chicagoreader.com/chicago/bob-daiber-illinois-gubernatorial-election-rauner-trump-pritzker-kennedy/Content?oid=26170123

 

CHICAGO NOW
— What if Gov. Rauner promoted school choice? Berkowitz w/UChicago Charter School principal Howell – Jeff Berkowitz
http://www.chicagonow.com/public-affairs-with-jeff-berkowitz/2017/04/what-if-gov-rauner-promoted-school-choice-berkowitz-wuchicago-charter-school-principal-howellcableweb/
— Gov. Rauner is asked: Should he now propose balanced FY2017 and FY2018 budgets? – Jeff Berkowitz
http://www.chicagonow.com/public-affairs-with-jeff-berkowitz/2017/04/gov-rauner-asked-should-he-propose-now-balanced-fy2017-and-fy2018-budgets/

 

ILLINOIS NEWS NETWORK
— Illinois income tax code leads nation in one category: Confusion – Cole Lauterbach
http://ilnews.org/news/economy/illinois-income-tax-code-leads-nation-in-one-category-confusion/article_498925b0-1df1-11e7-b0d1-2b0620d70750.html

 

ILLINOIS LEAKS
— Orland Park Public Library Caught Spending Public Funds on Gourmet Jelly Donuts Again – Kevin duJan
http://edgarcountywatchdogs.com/2017/04/orland-park-public-library-caught-spending-public-funds-on-gourmet-jelly-donuts-again/

 

THE BLAZE
— 100,000 expected, but few show up to Dallas ‘Mega March’ to support illegal aliens – Carlos Garcia
http://www.theblaze.com/news/2017/04/10/100000-expected-but-few-show-up-to-dallas-mega-march-to-support-illegal-aliens/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Sara Gonzales disapproves of Emanuel’s additional high school graduation requirement.
http://www.theblaze.com/news/2017/04/10/emanuel-threatens-chicago-students-diplomas-unless-they-submit-government-approved-college-plans/

 

NEWSWEEK
— Rep. Ron DeSantis: End ‘Illegal’ Healthcare Subsidies for Congress – John Gizzi
http://www.newsmax.com/JohnGizzi/Rep-DeSantis-Healthcare-Subsidies-Obamacare/2017/04/10/id/783521/

 

CNS NEWS
— GOP House Has Funded Planned Parenthood for 6 Years – Terence P. Jeffrey
http://www.cnsnews.com/news/article/terence-p-jeffrey/republican-house-has-funded-planned-parenthood-6-years

 

FRONTPAGE MAGAZINE
— THREATS TO CONSERVATIVE STUDENTS  What are faculty and administrators doing about it? – Jack Kerwick
http://www.frontpagemag.com/fpm/266345/threats-conservative-students-jack-kerwick

 

COLLEGE FIX
— Asking people to show up on time is not inclusive, says Clemson employee training
https://www.thecollegefix.com/post/32078/
— Not surprised: Study shows progressive college protesters mostly privileged, wealthy
https://www.thecollegefix.com/post/32053/

 

ASSOCIATED PRESS
— Rauner launching 2-day campaign tour as 2018 rivals attack – Sara Burnett
http://www.sfgate.com/news/article/Rauner-launching-2-day-campaign-tour-as-2018-11064581.php

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— TREASONOUS: California Moves to Become ‘Sanctuary State,’ and Others Look to Follow – JENNIFER MEDINA and JESS BIDGOOD
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/04/10/us/sanctuary-states-immigration.html
— Book Pins Corporate Greed on a Lust Bred at Harvard – Andrew Ross Sorkin  (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes stress that none of my degrees are from Ivy League universities.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/04/10/business/dealbook/11-andrew-sorkin-harvard-business-school.html

 

WASHINGTON POST
— Tesla’s ‘crazy’ climb to America’s most valuable car company – Thomas Heath
https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/economy/teslas-crazy-climb-to-americas-most-valuable-car-company/2017/04/10/de05b9ae-1dfd-11e7-be2a-3a1fb24d4671_story.html

 

USA TODAY
— FRONT PAGE WITH COLOR PICTURE: Republicans avoid town halls after health care votes – Heidi M Przybyla
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2017/04/10/republicans-avoid-town-halls-after-health-care-votes/100286290/
— We tried Google’s new fact-check filter on the Internet’s favorite hoaxes – Elizabeth Weise
https://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/news/2017/04/10/google-fact-check-snopes-politifact-factcheck/100263464/
— No end to the daily grind? Older Americans plan to work in retirement – Paul Davidson
https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/personalfinance/retirement/2017/04/11/no-end-daily-grind-older-americans-plan-work-retirement/100189808/

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Chicago Entices Companies to Return Downtown  Nearly 90% of the more than 330,000 jobs created in Illinois from 2011 through 2016 were added in the metro area – Shibani Mahtani and Andrew Tangel
https://www.wsj.com/articles/chicago-lures-more-companies-returning-to-downtown-1491903004

 

PHILLY TRIBUNE
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Underspending in 2020 census could lead to undercount of Blacks.”
http://www.phillytrib.com/underspending-in-census-could-lead-to-undercount-of-blacks/article_d7aa9b42-2e74-535b-899b-10739bcec823.html

 

FED SCOOP
— Feds haven’t evaluated if efforts to counter extremism actually work, watchdog says – Samantha Ehlinger  (DIERSEN: The more planks in the Republican Party platform that you support, the more that anti-Republicans call you an extremist.)
https://www.fedscoop.com/feds-havent-evaluated-efforts-counter-extremism-actually-work-watchdog-says/

 

INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS TIMES
— Trump Travel Spending Could Exceed Obama’s 8-Year Expenses In 1 Year Alone – SHREESHA GHOSH
http://www.ibtimes.com/trump-travel-spending-could-exceed-obamas-8-year-expenses-1-year-alone-2523640