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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

April 10 Morning Edition

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Cook County judge shot dead, woman wounded: ‘Don’t kill him, don’t kill him’
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/ct-man-shot-dead-woman-wounded-in-roseland-neighborhood-20170410-story.html
— Stopgap budget exposes lack of leadership in Springfield – Editorial
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/editorials/ct-edit-stopgap-budget-rauner-legislature-edit-0410-md-20170407-story.html
— With a deadline looming, nobody is threatening to shut down the government – Kelsey Snell
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/politics/ct-deadline-shut-down-government-20170409-story.html
— Lipinski facing challenge from progressive Democrat in Southwest Side congressional district – Rick Pearson
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-dan-lipinski-marie-newman-democratic-primary-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always been filled with envy.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/success/inc/tca-my-boss-seems-to-be-trying-to-push-me-out-20170403-story.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: I recently hosted a party at my house and invited some co-workers. My boss overheard us talking and I felt bad, so I invited her to come over, too. When she arrived, she was taken aback by my house. My wife and I inherited some money and have invested wisely. Thus, we are pretty financially successful. Since the event, she has made comments daily at work about my wealth and how I don’t need my job. It’s embarrassing and annoying. She also excluded me from a new project meeting. When I asked why, she said she was putting some other people on it to gain experience. I’m starting to think she is jealous and trying to push me out. I like this job and my co-workers. It’s true, I don’t need this job, but I like working. Why is she acting like this? It’s as though I broke an unwritten rule.)
— HARDCOPY ARTICLE TITLE: FBI mulls easing entry to draw top talent – Eric Tucker  (DIERSEN: To help it hire, retain, and promote Democrats, minorities, females, and young people, all during the almost 30 years that I worked for the federal government (1966-1969 and 1971-1997), the federal government lowered its hiring, retention, and promotion standards. GAO hired me in 1980 because it could not find a qualified Democrat, minority, female, younger person, or veteran who would take the job.  IRS hired me in 1971 because it could not find a qualified Democrat, minority, female, or veteran who would take the job.  The Post Office hired me in 1966 because it could not find a qualified Democrat, minority, female, or veteran who would take the job.)
http://www.newsfactor.com/news/FBI-May-Ease-Entry-for-Cyber-Agents/story.xhtml?story_id=021002K2KHE9&full_skip=1
— Project competence and confidence  Women inadvertently undermine their leadership by not doing both. – Minda Zetlin  (DIERSEN: In 1997, when I was 49 years old, my Democrat GAO superiors forced my GS-15 (currently $131,508-$161,900) female supervisor to take the lead in forcing me to take their early retirement “offer.” She reluctantly did what they forced her to do. They stressed to her a) that since 1988, I had been an active member in a class action lawsuit that charged GAO with reverse discrimination, age discrimination, and retaliation, b) that I had always complained about patronage, political affiliation discrimination, age discrimination, and retaliation, c) that I had not helped GAO get rid of its employees who were Republican, White, male, older, and/or non-veteran, d) that I had not made GS-13 (currently $94,610) by age 25, GS-14 (currently $111,801) by age 30, GS-15 (currently $131,508) by age 35, or Senior Executive Service (currently $161,900) by age 40, e) that she was younger than me, f) that she was a female and that I was a male, g) that she Jewish and I was Missouri Synod Lutheran, h) that she was 100% Russian-American and that I was 100% German American, I) that my ancestor had been in America much longer than her ancestors, J) that she had a degree from an Ivy League university and that I did not, k) that she was a liberal Democrat and that I was a conservative Republican, l) that my wife and I could “afford” to lose in today’s dollars $72,135/year income ($122,991 salary minus $50,856 pension), and m) that my subordinates who were Democrat, minority, female, and/or younger than me talked and acted like they would leave GAO if GAO did not get rid of me.)
https://www.pressreader.com/usa/chicago-tribune/20170410/281947427710109

 

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Railroads prepare for freight volumes to rise – CLAIRE BUSHEY
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20170408/ISSUE01/170409896/railroads-prepare-for-freight-volumes-to-rise

 

DAILY HERALD
— Growing ranks in DuPage – Kerry Lester  (DIERSEN: Those who want to destroy the DuPage County Republican Central Committee discourage it from having Lincoln Day Dinners.)
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20170410/news/170419973/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: DuPage County Democrats Chairman Bob Peickert says he expects more than 800 attendees at the party’s annual gala April 23 in Lombard, twice the usual number. The event will feature Democratic National Committee Deputy Chair Keith Ellison and Illinois gubernatorial candidates Chris Kennedy of Kenilworth, Ameya Pawar of Chicago and J.B. Pritzker of Chicago, along with more than two dozen other state and congressional officials. Peickert, of Elmhurst, sees it as one of several signs the formerly rock-ribbed Republican territory is changing. In January, the county party held an informal meeting for local voters and 550 people showed up — 400 of them new to the organization. In November, Hillary Clinton won the county by 14 points over President Donald Trump. Gala tickets are at dupagedemocratsgala.com.)
— Big money in Bolingbrook – Kerry Lester
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20170410/news/170419973/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Major political donors swept in to help candidates in the Bolingbrook mayor’s race in the final weeks of the campaign, filings with the Illinois State Board of Elections show. Republican businessman Ron Gidwitz’ super PAC, the Economic Freedom Alliance, spent more than $36,512 to support 31-year Bolingbrook Mayor Roger Claar. He also spent more than $61,024 opposing challenger Jackie Traynere’s campaign. Traynere got some help from big name Democrats, including Democratic candidate Pritzker, who wrote her a $2,500 check. AFSME gave her campaign $5,000 and the American Federation of Teachers contributed $1,500. Claar had hosted a Trump fundraiser, angering some and sparking the high-profile battle.)

 

CHAMPAIGN/URBANA NEWS GAZETTE
— Pritzker throws wallet into ring – Editorial
http://www.news-gazette.com/opinion/editorials/2017-04-10/pritzker-throws-wallet-ring.html

 

DEKALB DAILY CHRONICLE
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Trump demonizes, denigrates,and condemns Sessions.
http://www.daily-chronicle.com/2017/04/09/tucker-trumps-justice-department-taking-backward-steps/anz4p10/?page=1

 

WQAD
— General Assembly takes 2-week break, with no budget
http://wqad.com/2017/04/10/general-assembly-takes-2-week-break-with-no-budget/

 

WSIL TV
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: In Dallas, anti-Trumps promote hatred against individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), German American, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.
http://www.wsiltv.com/story/35107614/thousands-march-for-immigrant-rights-in-dallas

 

DOWNERS GROVE PATCH
— Rauner’s Anti-Hate Crime Bill Endorsed by Downers Grove Representative David Olsen  The anti-hate crime bill is set to be considered by the full Illinois House of Representatives this month. – Lisa Marie Farver  (DIERSEN: From what I see, ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps promote hatred against individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), German American, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.)
https://patch.com/illinois/downersgrove/rauner-s-anti-hate-crime-bill-endorsed-downers-grove-representative
(FROM THE ARTICLE: State Representative David S. Olsen (R, Downers Grove) for Bruce Rauner’s anti-hate crime bill recently filed in Springfield. The anti-hate crime bill, HB 2390, aims to change sentencing for those who commit hate crimes in Illinois. Rauner announced his plans for the new hate crime legislation in early March in response to the anti-Semitic crimes that have increased both locally and nationally. In a March 8 press release, he said, “We cannot stay silent on hate. We cannot stay silent when families in our community are in danger. The promise of ‘Never Again’ requires us to take action.” Rep. Olsen recently echoed those words in a statement of his own, “Those who would attack others, verbally or physically, based on their race, color, creed, religion or other perceived classification, need to know their behavior will not be tolerated and that the consequences for such actions will be severe.”)

 

CHICAGO MAGAZINE
— Illinoisians Are Willing to Pay More Taxes to Help the Poor – WHET MOSER  (DIERSEN: Democrats and RINOs always want Republicans to pay more taxes.)
http://www.chicagomag.com/city-life/April-2017/Illinoisians-Are-Willing-to-Pay-More-In-Taxes-to-Help-the-Poor/

 

DAILY NORTWESTERN
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: When will the Daily Northwestern officially declare that it is an arm of the Democrat Party?
https://dailynorthwestern.com/2017/04/09/opinion/closson-in-trumps-era-of-fake-news-student-journalists-should-not-be-discouraged/

 

ILLINOIS LEAKS
— AG: Bloomington Election Commission violated the law – twice – John Kraft
http://edgarcountywatchdogs.com/2017/04/ag-bloomington-election-commission-violated-the-law-twice/

 

AMERICAN THINKER
— Why Do Leftists Hate America? – Lloyd Marcus
http://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2017/04/why_do_leftists_hate_america.html

 

CAMPUS TIMES
— Immigrant students share stories of hope – AMANDA MARQUEZ  (DIERSEN: What did you hope for when you were in college?  I hoped to get a job in the automotive industry and more up the ladder. That all ended in 1971 when Oldsmobile withdrew its job offer that I had accepted saying that it had just agreed to stop hiring Whites to settle an EEOC complaint.)
http://www.campustimes.org/2017/04/10/immigrant-students-share-stories-of-hope/

 

LUTHERAN CHURCH CHARITIES  (DIERSEN: Virtually all of my critics/opponents are churchgoers.  They talk and they act like they pray that God would smite me down and send me straight to Hell because a) I do not glorify and praise them, b) I do not pander to them, c) I refuse to serve as one of their operatives or dupes, d) I do not give them money, and/or e) I sued them.)
— How to Pray – Tim Hetzner
http://devotions.lccharities.org/2017/04/10/how-to-pray/

 

HUFFINGTON POST
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps treasonously glorify and praise those who were brought to America illegally, those who come to America illegally, those who stay in America illegally, and those who bring others to America illegally.  Ever-increasing, anti-Trumps act as agents of countries that want to destroy America.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/undocumented-youth-seek-solidary-and-sanctuary_us_58eaf5cee4b00dd8e016ed79

 

AOL NEWS
— In Georgia, a Democrat’s ‘Make Trump Furious’ campaign rattles Republicans – Reuters
https://www.aol.com/article/news/2017/04/09/in-georgia-a-democrats-make-trump-furious-campaign-rattles-r/22032809/

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— FRONT PAGE: DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “The Trump Resistance Found Early Success” and ask “Can It Also Find Momentum?”
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/04/09/health/the-trump-resistance-found-early-success-can-it-also-find-momentum.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps argue against extreme vetting.
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/04/10/opinion/the-extreme-foolishness-in-extreme-vetting-proposals.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-O’Reilly asks “Can Bill O’Reilly Keep His Scold’s Perch?”
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/04/09/business/media/can-bill-oreilly-keep-his-scolds-perch.html
— The Gig Economy’s False Promise – Editorial
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/04/10/opinion/the-gig-economys-false-promise.html

 

WASHINGTON POST
— Feds’ best places to work might not be so good for long – Joe Davidson  (DIERSEN: To make their employees who are Democrat, minority, female, younger, and/or veteran happy, federal agencies waste the careers of and gets rid of their employees who are Republican, White, male, older, and/or non-veteran.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/powerpost/wp/2017/04/10/feds-best-places-to-work-might-not-be-so-good-for-long/
— Who’s visiting the White House? Watchdog groups are suing to find out. – John Wagner  (DIERSEN: Who do your critics/opponents visit with?)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/whos-visiting-the-white-house-watchdog-groups-are-suing-to-find-out/2017/04/09/1f8435f4-1d18-11e7-ad74-3a742a6e93a7_story.html

 

USA TODAY
— FRONT PAGE WITH BIG COLOR PICTURE: In gun-taboo China, tourism to U.S. firing ranges grows – Hannah Gardner
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2017/04/09/beijing-china-guns-united-states-tourism/99121058/
— New York Auto Show: It’s goodbye small and hello big – Chris Woodyard
https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/cars/2017/04/09/auto-show-s-goodbye-small-and-hello-big-new-york/100111152/

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Trump Demotes the ABA  The lawyers guild doesn’t deserve special judicial vetting status. – Editorial
https://www.wsj.com/articles/trump-demotes-the-aba-1491767966
— Google Pays Female Workers Less Than Male Counterparts, Labor Department Says  Department’s claims don’t amount to formal charges; investigation is ongoing – JACK NICAS
https://www.wsj.com/articles/google-pays-female-workers-less-than-male-counterparts-labor-department-says-1491622997
— Impact of Federal Hiring Freeze Seen at Veterans Affairs, Prisons, Social Security  Vacancies put timely payments to Americans and even safety of correctional officers at risk, unions and employees say – BETH REINHARD and REBECCA BALLHAUS
https://www.wsj.com/articles/impact-of-federal-hiring-freeze-seen-at-veterans-affairs-prisons-social-security-1491735612
— Colleges Resist Federal Effort to Gauge Student Outcomes – MELISSA KORN  (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always stressed that none of the colleges that have degrees from are Ivy League.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/colleges-resist-federal-effort-to-gauge-student-outcomes-1491649207
— Families, Lawmakers Want to Know More About What Becomes of College Students – MELISSA KORN (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always stressed that none of the colleges that have degrees from are Ivy League.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/families-lawmakers-want-to-know-more-about-what-becomes-of-college-students-1491649201
— Tesla Overtakes GM to Become Most Valuable U.S. Auto Maker  Shares of Elon Musk’s electric-car maker continue their ascent – Tim Higgins
https://www.wsj.com/articles/tesla-overtakes-gm-to-become-most-valuable-u-s-auto-maker-1491832043?mod=djemalertTECH

 

TIME
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: In Dallas, anti-Trumps promote hatred against individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), German American, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.
http://time.com/4732556/dallas-texas-immigration-protest-donald-trump/

 

NBC DALLAS FORTH WORTH
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: In Dallas, anti-Trumps promote hatred against individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), German American, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.
http://www.nbcdfw.com/news/local/Dallas-Mega-March-and-Rally-Set-for-Downtown-Sunday-418676613.html

 

NORTH COUNTY PUBLIC RADIO
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: In Plattsburgh, anti-Trumps promote hatred against individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), German American, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.
https://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/33738/20170410/100-people-gather-in-plattsburgh-to-resist-hate

 

ATLANTA JOURNAL CONSTITUTION
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: In Dallas, anti-Trumps promote hatred against individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), German American, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.
http://www.nbcdfw.com/news/local/Dallas-Mega-March-and-Rally-Set-for-Downtown-Sunday-418676613.html
http://www.ajc.com/news/thousands-march-for-immigrant-rights-dallas/7WKQ52sNQPlnV56ki57RTL/

 

FEDERAL TIMES
— Twitter refuses to out anti-Trump account, DHS backs down – Barbara Ortutay
http://www.federaltimes.com/articles/twitter-refuses-to-out-anti-trump-account-despite-dhs-order

 

THE BEAST
— Will Affair End in Alabama Governor’s Impeachment—or Jailing?  Robert Bentley has been accused of ethics violations and breaking campaign-finance law—but what he may be most guilty of is being really bad at having an affair. – Scott Bixby
http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2017/04/09/will-affair-end-in-alabama-governor-s-impeachment-or-jailing.html

 

SLATE
— Trump Has Already Spent Almost Double Obama’s Annual Travel Budget – Daniel Politi
http://www.slate.com/blogs/the_slatest/2017/04/09/trump_has_already_spent_almost_double_obama_s_annual_travel_budget.html

 

VANITY FAIR
— WHY EXPERTS SAY DEMOCRATS ARE STILL “SCREWED”  Donald Trump is more unpopular than ever. But the Democratic bench has never been so thin. – JAMES WARREN
http://www.vanityfair.com/news/2017/04/why-experts-say-democrats-are-still-screwed

 

April 9 Morning Edition

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— ISIS claims responsibility for Palm Sunday church bombings – AP
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/isis-claims-responsibility-for-palm-sunday-church-bombings/
— For new ATF chief in Chicago, fighting gangs is personal – Frank Main
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/for-new-atf-chief-in-chicago-fighting-gangs-is-personal/

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Alec Baldwin does double duty as Bill O’Reilly, President Trump on ‘Saturday Night Live’ – Brian Steinberg
http://www.chicagotribune.com/entertainment/tv/ct-snl-alec-baldwin-louis-c-k-trump-oreilly-20170409-story.html
— Cost of substance abuse hits employers hard – Alexia Elejalde-Ruiz  (DIERSEN: What percent of job applicants and employees a) use legal drugs illegally and/or b) use illegal drugs?)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/ct-workplace-substance-abuse-0407-biz-20170406-story.html

 

DAILY HERALD
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: How Democrats took 6 seats in Naperville Township – Marie Wilson (DIERSEN: What percent of those who voted for Democrats in the April 4, 2017 election were anti-Trumps who expressed their hatred of Trump by voting against all the Republicans on the ballot?  What percent of registered Republicans who did not vote in the April 4, 2017 election were anti-Trumps who expressed their hatred of Trump by not voting for Republicans on the ballot?  In the November 4, 2016 election in my precinct, 187 registered Republicans voted, but Trump got only 137 votes, that is, at least 50 registered Republicans voted, but did not vote for Trump.)
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20170408/news/170408908/
— Why voters approved Naperville/Lisle road consolidation, yet ousted supporters – Marie Wilson  (DIERSEN: What percent of those who voted for Democrats in the April 4, 2017 election were anti-Trumps who expressed their hatred of Trump by voting against all the Republicans on the ballot? What percent of registered Republicans who did not vote in the April 4, 2017 election were anti-Trumps who expressed their hatred of Trump by not voting for Republicans on the ballot?  In the November 4, 2016 election in my precinct, 187 registered Republicans voted, but Trump got only 137 votes, that is, at least 50 registered Republicans voted, but did not vote for Trump.)
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20170408/news/170408909/
— Voters must blunt special interests’ influence in local elections – Editorial  (DIERSEN: Which special interests have the most clout in your precinct, in your municipality, in your township/ward, in your county, in Illinois, in America, and in the world?  From what I see, special interests that push the following are ever-increasingly gaining clout: dependency on government and on charities, LGBTQ activity, abortion, mass/illegal immigration, booze, gambling, pot, and other vices, patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, age discrimination, abolition of the First and Second Amendments, and getting rid of those individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that 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.dailyherald.com/article/20170408/discuss/170409013/

 

SPRINGFIELD STARTE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Will ‘Real GOP of Illinois’ stand up? Unlikely – Bernard Schoenburg  (DIERSEN: According to this article, the anonymous website calls itself a “free speech zone” and says “Republicans are afraid to criticize (Rauner) because of the money he can spend attacking people.”  My critics/opponents, their operatives, their dupes read all my GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails very closely.  They look for anything in the emails that they can use against me.  It is called opposition research.  They immediately bring to the attention of the following people anything in the emails that is critical of them: Congressmen Bost, Davis, Hultgren, Kinzinger, LaHood, Roskam, Shimkus; Governor Rauner; Lt. Governor Sanguinetti; Radogno, Connelly, Nybo, and the rest of the Republican State Senators; Durkin, Ives, Breen, and the rest of the Republican State Representatives; DuPage County elected officials including Berlin, Kachiroubas, Grogan, Cronin, Zaruba, Hinds, Jorgensen, Bucholz, Henry, Ruscitti, Cantore, Larsen, Zay, Wiley, Eckhoff, Grant, Elliott, Murphy, and Whelan; Township elected officials including Heidorn, Hinkle, LeVan, Muehlfelt, Falbo, Nathwani, Molitor, and Keller; Wheaton elected officials including Gresk, Suess, Fitch, Scalzo, Rutledge, and Saline; Illinois Republican Party leaders including Schneider, DeMonte, Porter, Colgan, Dorgan, Higgins, Claar, and Bond; DuPage County Republican Party leaders including Krajewski, Hinds, Kachiroubas, Murphy, Keller, Minor, Marchese, Schultz, Czernek, Fisher, Cuzzone, Durante, Grogan; and Milton Township Republican leaders Keller, LeVan, Austin, and Nathwani.  My critic/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes hint/imply/argue/shout that if I was a “good Republican,” I would not include in GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails links to any articles that are critical of the aforesaid people; that if I was a “good Republican,” I would only include links in GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails that glorify and praise the aforesaid people.)
http://www.sj-r.com/opinion/20170408/bernard-schoenburg-will-real-gop-of-illinois-stand-up-unlikely
(FROM THE ARTICLE: A mystery website, realgopillinois.com, is billing itself as “the official news site for real Republicans.” But welcome to campaign season, where things are not always as they seem. The site is professional-looking, with items presented as news stories and a solicitation for tips. AARON DeGROOT, a spokesman for the state GOP, said the site has no connection to the party and he has “no idea who these folks are.” Its creators aren’t making it easy to find out, either. A computer expert at my newspaper tells me there’s no easy way to track the origin of the site because its domain was registered anonymously. An address listed at the bottom of the group’s email is in Champaign, but turned out to be a UPS store. An employee there said they do rent mailboxes. The group name doesn’t turn up in the Illinois State Board of Elections, but it appears to have started a Facebook page recently. I emailed to find out more. The response came with no name attached. “We are just a group of everyday citizens who are upset with the Democrat Party and how they’ve ruined this state,” the response stated. “We are also upset with the Illinois GOP and Gov. (BRUCE) RAUNER. We all voted for Bruce Rauner in 2014 even though some of us were very unsure about him because of his history. Two years in, we’re disappointed in Gov. Rauner and the Illinois GOP. … With the debt mounting, taxpayers will probably be on the hook for even more and the politicians won’t care. … Gov. Rauner spends millions making sure his own people win GOP primaries and destroying other Republican candidates just because he can. Isn’t that what (House Speaker MICHAEL) MADIGAN does?”  The response also called the website a “free speech zone” and said “Republicans are afraid to criticize (Rauner) because of the money he can spend attacking people. Illinois won’t survive Mike Madigan or Bruce Rauner if we don’t stand up and speak out (about) what both political parties and their henchmen are doing now.” The site doesn’t just go after Rauner — it also has taken a swipe at CORY JOBE, the state tourism director, for contributing $1,000 to new Springfield City Council member KRISTIN DiCENSO, a Democrat, and even at the late JUDY BAAR TOPINKA, “who routinely headlined gay marriage rallies with the low-life likes of Democrats Sen. DICK DURBIN, Attorney General LISA MADIGAN, and former Gov. PAT QUINN.” STEVE BROWN, spokesman for Mike Madigan, who is also chairman of the Democratic Party of Illinois, said Friday he had never heard of the site. “You’re the first to mention it,” he said.)
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: SJ-R pushes medical pot in Illinois big time, that is, SJ-R pushes the further destruction of Illinois big time.
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20170408/out-of-town-doctors-lend-hand-to-local-patients-seeking-medical-marijuana
— Stopgap budget not the answer to Illinois impasse – Editorial
http://www.sj-r.com/opinion/20170408/our-view-stopgap-budget-not-answer-to-illinois-impasse
— Bill ready to regulate fantasy sports betting in Illinois – Brian Robbins  (DIERSEN: Gambling is a vice. If you promote gambling, you promote vice.)
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20170408/bill-ready-to-regulate-fantasy-sports-betting-in-illinois

 

CHAMPAIGN/URBANA NEWS GAZETTE
— The mole who dogged Schock – Jim Dey
http://www.news-gazette.com/opinion/columns/2017-04-09/jim-dey-mole-who-dogged-schock.html

 

QUAD CITY TIMES
— Rauner spends $85K on Quad-City TV ad – Allison Petty and Ryan Voyles
http://qctimes.com/news/state-and-regional/illinois/rauner-spends-k-on-quad-city-tv-ad/article_e49bfd1f-31d9-5b89-b5d9-e9286041030b.html

 

HERALD REVIEW
— $95K spent on Rauner ‘duct tape’ ads in Decatur market – ALLISON PETTY AND RYAN VOYLES
http://herald-review.com/news/local/k-spent-on-rauner-duct-tape-ads-in-decatur-market/article_3d0a2ab6-ffca-5b50-8749-4130a6c9ac32.html

 

PEORIA JOURNAL STAR
— Insider: It’s not a stopgap, it’s a lifeline – Doug Finke
http://www.pjstar.com/news/20170408/statehouse-insider-its-not-stopgap-its-lifeline

 

THE SOUTHERN
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: The Southern pushes pot in Illinois big time, that is, the Southern pushes the further destruction of Illinois big time.
http://thesouthern.com/news/opinion/voice-of-the-southern/voice-of-the-southern-lawmakers-need-to-take-time-with/article_5ceb1b0a-fa2c-5e4b-ad8c-1d1a23dbdd83.html

 

RIVER CITY READER
— Honesty Hard to Come by in Already-Active Gubernatorial Race – Rich Miller
http://www.rcreader.com/commentary/honesty-hard-to-come-by-governor-race

 

ILLINOIS POLICY INSTITUTE
— THE LATEST BUDGET PROPOSAL FOR ILLINOIS: A NO-TAX-HIKE PLAN – Ted Dabrowski
https://www.illinoispolicy.org/the-latest-budget-proposal-for-illinois-a-no-tax-hike-plan/

 

ILLINOIS FAMILY INSTITUTE
— On Target – Chris Freund
https://illinoisfamily.org/homosexuality/on-target/

 

NEWSMAX
— Huge Spike in Arrest of Criminal Illegal Immigrants – Cathy Burke
http://www.newsmax.com/US/immigrants-ice-donald-trump-immigration/2017/04/08/id/783332/

 

LIFE SITE NEWS
— Think society would be better off without those ‘bigoted’ Christians? Think again. – Eric Metaxas
https://www.lifesitenews.com/opinion/hope-for-the-homeless-keep-christians-in-the-public-square

 

THE BLAZE
— Google is being sued by the Department of Labor over accusations that the company systematically underpays women for the same work as men. Chris Enloe  (DIERSEN: If I had not been denied my 7th Amendment rights in Diersen v. GAO, I would have convinced a jury that GAO systematically paid its female employees more than its male employees who had comparable work experience, education, professional certifications, and professional licenses.)
http://www.theblaze.com/news/2017/04/08/just-days-after-advocating-for-equal-pay-federal-government-sues-google-for-crazy-double-standard/

 

HOT AIR
— EPA staffer bravely quits job in defiance of Trump… sort of – JAZZ SHAW
http://hotair.com/archives/2017/04/08/epa-staffer-bravely-quits-job-in-defiance-of-trump-sort-of/

 

FEDERALIST PAPERS
— CHART: Every Welfare Program Mapped Out So You Know Where Your $$$ Goes
http://thefederalistpapers.org/us/chart-every-welfare-program-mapped-out-so-you-know-where-your-goes

 

THE HILL
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Americans say that they are “winning fight over wall.”
http://thehill.com/latino/327916-dems-winning-fight-over-wall

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps hate the “good old days.”
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/04/08/opinion/sunday/the-myth-of-main-street.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasing, anti-Trumps shout that America should surrender to foreign countries, and especially to Mexico.
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/04/08/opinion/up-against-the-wall.html
— HARDCOPY ARTICLE SUBTITLE: The president is about to show (southern Christians) what betrayal really looks like – Margaret Renkl
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/04/08/opinion/the-passion-of-southern-christians.html
— HARDCOPY ARTICLE TITLE: NearZero Interest Rates: Get Used to Them – JUSTIN WOLFERS  (DIERSEN: Low interest rates a) help borrowers who are predominately younger Democrats and b) harm savers who are predominately older Republicans.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/04/07/upshot/the-economy-may-be-stuck-in-a-near-zero-world.html
— The Utter Uselessness of Job Interviews – JASON DANA
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/04/08/opinion/sunday/the-utter-uselessness-of-job-interviews.html

 

WASHINGTON POST
— EPA staffer leaves with a bang, blasting agency policies under Trump – Joe Davidson
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/powerpost/wp/2017/04/07/epa-staffer-leaves-with-a-bang-blasting-agency-policies-under-trump/
— The post-constitutional world of Judge Richard Posner – David Bernstein (DIERSEN: Have you ever argued a lawsuit before Judge Posner?  I did in 1996. SEE: David J. Diersen v. Chicago Car Exchange, Inc., 110 F.3d 481 (7th Cir. 1997), cert. denied, 118 S.Ct. 178 (1997) (http://caselaw.findlaw.com/us-7th-circuit/1385001.html) The lawsuit involved the Federal Odometer Act (FOA), the Department of Transportation’s (DOT) authority to grant exemptions from the FOA, and the sufficiency of material facts that would make a dealer suspicious of a car’s mileage. On September 16, 1996, I presented oral arguments to Chief Judge Posner and to Circuit Court Judges Coffey and Kanne.  On March 31, 1997, the Appellate Court agreed with me and ruled that DOT’s exemption for cars over 10 years old was invalid.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/volokh-conspiracy/wp/2017/04/07/the-post-constitutional-world-of-judge-richard-posner/

 

USA TODAY
— Are you driver or passenger on the road to bad decisions? – Peter Dunn  (DIERSEN: According to your critics/opponents, what bad decisions have you made?  According to my critics/opponents, my bad decisions include a) my not glorifying and praising them, b) my not pandering to them, c) my not serving as one of their operatives or as one of their dupes, d) my not giving them money, and e) my filing lawsuits against them.)
https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/personalfinance/columnist/2017/04/08/you-driver-passenger-road-bad-decisions/99685662/
— AAA study: Third of U.S. car owners can’t afford surprise repairs – Mark Grandstaff
https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/personalfinance/2017/04/09/aaa-study-third-us-car-owners-cant-afford-surprise-repairs/100035870/

 

RICHMOND TIMES DISPATCH
— The conservative schism on legalizing pot – Barton Hinkle  (DIERSEN: If you push pot, you shout that you are anti-religious, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, and anti-American.)
http://www.richmond.com/opinion/our-opinion/a-barton-hinkle-column-the-conservative-schism-on-legalizing-pot/article_82a01cda-8bf7-5615-a7aa-7e6fc8c70da3.html

 

PHILLY VOICE
— Conway on reports of White House staff shakeup: Trump doesn’t surround himself with ‘yes men’ – PATRICIA MADEJ (DIERSEN: Are you a yes-man?  I have never been a yes-man.  If I had been a yes-man while I worked for the federal government for almost 30 years, I would have helped my Democrat superiors achieve their Affirmative Action, Diversity, and Inclusion quotas, goals, and targets by helping them get rid of their employees who Republican, White, male, older, and/or non-veteran.)
http://www.phillyvoice.com/conway-reports-white-house-staff-shakeup-trump-doesnt-surround-himself-yes-men/

 

U.S. NEWS & WORLD REPORT
— University of Illinois Names New Federal Lobbyist  Paul Weinberger, the new federal lobbyist for the University of Illinois is a Capitol Hill veteran who’s worked for the Peace Corps and congressional committees. – AP
https://www.usnews.com/news/best-states/illinois/articles/2017-04-09/university-of-illinois-names-new-federal-lobbyist

 

RASMUSSEN REPORTS
— GOP Voters Smell a Rat When It Comes to the Media’s Agenda (DIERSEN: The media’s agenda is a) to defend and advance Democrat, Libertarian, and Green party platforms, b) to elect and reelect Democrats and RINOs, and c) to get rid of individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that 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.  The media promotes dependency on government and on charities, LGBTQ activity, abortion, mass/illegal immigration, booze, gambling, pot, and other vices, patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, age discrimination, and abolition of the First and Second Amendments.)
http://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/general_politics/march_2017/gop_voters_smell_a_rat_when_it_comes_to_the_media_s_agenda

April 8 Evening Edition

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Swedes scrutinize open-door immigration policy after deadly truck attack – AP
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/ct-sweden-truck-attack-suspect-20170408-story.html
— ‘America first?’ Trump’s far-right supporters see a betrayal in strike on Syria – Kurtis Lee
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/ct-donald-trump-syria-backlash-20170408-story.html
— More women exploring political careers after Trump’s election – Angie Leventis Lourgos  (DIERSEN: Anti-Trumps shout at women that all their problems are caused by Republicans, and especially by Republicans who are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-women-running-for-office-met-20170407-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Trump says “Trump sends sickening message to workplace sexual harassment victims.”  My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always hinted/implied/argued/shouted a) that instead of me, the Post Office should have hired a woman in 1966, b) that the Post Office should gotten rid of me much sooner than it did so that a woman could have my job, c) that instead of me, IRS should have hired a woman in 1971, d) that instead of me, IRS should have promoted women in 1972, 1973, and 1974, e) that instead of me, GAO should have hired a woman in 1980, f) that instead of me, GAO should have promoted a woman in 1986, and g) that GAO should have gotten rid of me much sooner than it did so that a woman could have my job and my preferred corner office. My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always wanted me, and not them, to pay the price of Affirmative Action, Diversity, and Inclusion.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/careers/ijustworkhere/ct-huppke-work-advice-trump-workplace-harassment-0409-biz-20170407-column.html

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Kennedy poll leader, but will jolt of J.B. change that? – Michael Sneed
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/sneed-kennedy-poll-leader-but-will-jolt-of-j-b-change-that/

 

DAILY HERALD
— Jake Leahy, barely 18 and elected to a Lake County school board – Bob Susnjara
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20170408/news/170408933/
— Suburban parishes in Cook, Lake counties begin work to consolidate services – Kerry Lester
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20170408/news/170408932/

 

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— For Dem governor hopefuls, it’s three primaries in one – GREG HINZ
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20170407/ISSUE05/170409899/for-dem-governor-hopefuls-its-three-primaries-in-one
— Creating a good workplace is not rocket surgery – Editorial  (DIERSEN: To keep their employees happy who were Democrat, minority, female, younger, and/or veteran, my Democrat superiors in the federal government did everything that they could to waste the careers of and to get rid of their employees who were Republican, White, male, older, and/or non-veteran.)
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20170407/OPINION/170409902/creating-a-good-workplace-is-not-rocket-surgery
— Why Navistar could become a VW subsidiary – H. LEE MURPHY
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20170408/ISSUE01/170409895/why-navistar-could-become-a-vw-subsidiary

 

WTTW
— Armed Robbery Case Exposes Flaw in Chicago Park District Hiring  Organization plans to expand background checks following OIG report, Chicago Tonight inquiry – Alex Ruppenthal
http://chicagotonight.wttw.com/2017/04/07/armed-robbery-case-exposes-flaw-chicago-park-district-hiring

 

NORTHWEST HERALD
— Rauner: Stopping state-worker paychecks would hurt families – AP  (DIERSEN: If state-worker paychecks have to delayed, reduced, and/or stopped, will someone suggest using a “needs based” approach to determine when paychecks are sent, how much those paychecks should be reduced, and/or if those paychecks should be stopped altogether?  In 1997, my GAO superiors determined that my wife and I could easily afford a reduction in today’s dollars of $72,135 (59%) a year of my income, that is, instead of my $122,991 salary, I would get a $50,856 Civil Service Retirement System pension.  They knew my wife’s salary, they knew that we had no debts, they knew that we had no dependents, they knew the value of our 13-year-old home in Wheaton, they knew that we owned a 1990 Ford Thunderbird LX, a 1996 Ford Thunderbird LX, and a 1997 Chevy Cavalier. They knew that we owned a 1962 Chevy Impala SS collector car, a 1968 Dodge Charger R/T collector car, and a 1972 Corvette collector car.  They knew how much we had in regular savings and how much we had saved for our retirement.  When you work for the federal government, your superiors know everything about you.)
http://www.nwherald.com/2017/04/07/rauner-stopping-state-worker-paychecks-would-hurt-families/ag7av9i/

 

CHAMPAIGN/URBANA NEWS GAZETTE
— Democrats tout their agenda
http://www.news-gazette.com/opinion/editorials/2017-04-07/democrats-tout-their-agenda.html

 

ALTON TELEGRAPH
— Manar, McCann urge governor to pivot on prison nurse outsourcing
http://thetelegraph.com/news/99852/manar-mccann-urge-governor-to-pivot-on-prison-nurse-outsourcing

 

DUPAGE POLICY JOURNAL
— Analysis: Of uncounted Glen Ellyn school tax hike referendum votes, more would be cast by Republicans than Democrats – Michael McGrady
http://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/511102290-analysis-of-uncounted-glen-ellyn-school-tax-hike-referendum-votes-more-would-be-cast-by-republicans-than-democrats

 

ILLINOIS POLICY INSTITUTE
— SPRINGFIELD POPULATION DROPS BY NEARLY 1,000 RESIDENTS FROM 2015-2016 – Joe Kaiser
https://www.illinoispolicy.org/springfield-population-drops-by-nearly-1000-residents-from-2015-2016/

 

DAILY SIGNAL
— In ‘Scary’ Episode, This Chicago Employer Is Hoisted in Effigy by Anti-Trump Agitators – Ken McIntyre
http://dailysignal.com/2017/04/03/in-scary-episode-this-employer-is-hoisted-in-effigy-by-anti-trump-agitators/

 

THE HILL
— Trump, O’Reilly have long friendship – JOE CONCHA
http://thehill.com/homenews/media/327877-trump-oreilly-have-long-friendship

 

HUFFINGTON POST
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, if you do not glorify and praise citizens of foreign countries, anti-Trumps demonize you, denigrate you, and condemn you as being a racist, a sexist, a bigot, and even worse things.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/immigrant-scapegoating-didnt-start-under-trumpit_us_58e923dee4b06f8c18beec66

 

WASHINGTON POST
— The media loved Trump’s show of military might. Are we really doing this again? – Margaret Sullivan
https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/style/the-media-loved-trumps-show-of-military-might-are-we-really-doing-this-again/2017/04/07/01348256-1ba2-11e7-9887-1a5314b56a08_story.html
— Eric Trump calls nepotism ‘a factor of life.’ Here’s what he may not understand about privilege. – Lindsey Bever  (DIERSEN: Are/were your parents able to hire you or to get you a good job?  My outstanding parents were not. 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.  My father died suddenly in 1969 when he was 47 and I was 21.  My mother never attended high school.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-fix/wp/2017/04/06/eric-trump-calls-nepotism-a-factor-of-life-heres-what-he-may-not-understand-about-privilege/

 

RICHMOND REGISTER
— America is changing from ‘we’ to ‘us’ – Ronnie Ellis  (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 MAKE IT CLEAR THAT THEY WANT TO GET RID OF THOSE WHO ARE Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, anti-draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.)
http://www.richmondregister.com/opinion/america-is-changing-from-we-to-us/article_47db4434-1bec-11e7-a08c-f38926f35685.html

 

SPRINGFIELD NEWS LEADER
— Saving for retirement: An important but often neglected task – C. Edward Chang
http://www.news-leader.com/story/news/business/2017/04/08/saving-retirement-important-but-often-neglected-task/100115162/

 

DAILY MESSENGER
— Experience America at the time of the Great War – George Will  (DIERSEN: My grandfather on my father’s side fought the Germans in WWI. I am 100% German national origin. All my ancestors immigrated to northeast Illinois during the 1840s and the 1850s.)
http://www.mpnnow.com/opinion/20170408/george-will-experience-america-at-time-of-great-war
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Woodrow Wilson imposed and incited extraordinary repressions: “There are citizens of the United States … born under other flags … who have poured the poison of disloyalty into the very arteries of our national life. … Such creatures of passion, disloyalty and anarchy must be crushed out. … They are infinitely malignant, and the hand of our power should close over them.” His Committee on Public Information churned out domestic propaganda instructing the public how to detect pro-German sympathies. A 22-year-old Justice Department official named J. Edgar Hoover administered a program that photographed, fingerprinted and interrogated 500,000 suspects. Local newspapers published the names of people who were not buying war bonds or otherwise supporting the war. People were fired or ostracized for insufficient enthusiasm. The Espionage Act of 1917 made it a crime to “collect, record, publish or communicate” information useful to the enemy. In Illinois, Robert Prager, a German-American coal miner suspected of spying, was stripped, marched through the streets and hanged. The Washington Post deplored such “excesses” but applauded the “healthful and wholesome awakening in the interior part of the country.” Josef Hofer and his two brothers were South Dakota Hutterites whose faith forbade any involvement in war, including wearing a military uniform. They were arrested in March 1918, and a week after the armistice they were sent to Fort Leavenworth, Kansas. Arriving at the military prison around midnight, they stood naked for hours in a 17-degree November night. Then they were suspended naked from the bars of their cells, their feet barely touching the ground, refusing to wear the uniforms left in their cells. Fed only bread and water, after two weeks David Hofer was allowed to telegraph Josef’s wife, telling her that her husband was dying. He died the morning after she arrived. Prison guards mocked his corpse by dressing it in a uniform. The U.S. military was the world’s 17th largest in April 1917, smaller (less than 250,000) than Romania’s, and smaller than Britain’s casualties in one battle. America’s military became a melting pot for a nation in which one-third of the population had been born abroad or whose parents had been. Forty-three languages were spoken in one Army division raised in New York. One group was ineligible for melting: Printed at the bottom of draft registration cards were these words: “If person is of African descent, tear off this corner.”)

 

BLOOMBERG
— America’s Retailers Are Closing Stores Faster Than Ever – Lindsey Rupp, Lauren Coleman-Lochner, and Nick Turner
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2017-04-07/stores-are-closing-at-a-record-pace-as-amazon-chews-up-retailers

 

GOVERNMENT EXECUTIVE
— Senate Democrats Introduce Bill Protecting Federal Employee Pay Ahead of Possible Shutdown – Erich Wagner  (DIERSEN: Are/were you “essential?”  My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always demonized me, denigrated me, and condemned me as being NOT essential.)
http://www.govexec.com/pay-benefits/2017/04/senate-democrats-introduce-bill-protecting-federal-employee-pay-ahead-possible-shutdown/136863/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The Federal Employee Fair Treatment Act would guarantee back pay for all employees, whether or not they had been considered essential and forced to work during the closure or had been furloughed.)

 

THE GUARDIAN
— Google accused of ‘extreme’ gender pay discrimination by US labor department
https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2017/apr/07/google-pay-disparities-women-labor-department-lawsuit

 

ON TOP MAGAZINE
— LGBT Activists Call On Senate To Reject Trump’s Nominee For Army Secretary, Mark Green – CARLOS SANTOSCOY  (DIERSEN: Who calls for others to reject you?  Those who call for others to reject me promote LGBTQ activity, abortion, mass/illegal immigration, patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, age discrimination, booze, gambling, pot, and other vices, ending the First and Second Amendments, etc.)
http://www.ontopmag.com/article/28194/LGBT_Activists_Call_On_Senate_To_Reject_Trumps_Nominee_For_Army_Secretary_Mark_Green

April 8 Morning Edition

NBC5
— ‘Maybe I’m Going to Do It’: Chicago’s Ex-Top Cop Garry McCarthy Could Get Political – Mary Ann Ahern
http://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/Chicagos-Ex-Top-Cop-Garry-McCarthy-on-Running-for-Mayor-Maybe-Im-Going-to-Do-It-418703013.html

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Google expands fact checking in news searches – AP  (DIERSEN: What about slant-check?  Virtually everything on the internet is slanted to promote the Democrat (D) Party platform, the Libertarian (L) Party platform, the Green (G) platform, or the Republican (R) Party platform. If I had more time, I would designate all articles linked in GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails as being D, L, G, and/or R.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/sns-bc-us-tec–google-news-fact-check-20170407-story.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Google will expand the use of “fact check” tags in its search results — the tech industry’s latest effort to combat false and misleading news stories. People who search for a topic in Google’s main search engine or the Google News section will see a conclusion such as “mostly true” or “false” next to stories that have been fact checked. Google has been working with more than 100 news organizations and fact-checking groups , including The Associated Press, the BBC and NPR. Their conclusions will appear in search results as long as they meet certain formatting criteria for automation. Google said only a few of those organizations, including PolitiFact and Snopes.com, have already met those requirements; The Washington Post also says it complies. Google said it expects the ranks of compliant organizations to grow following Friday’s announcement. Not all news stories will be fact checked. Multiple organizations may reach different conclusions; Google will show those separately. Still unanswered is whether these fact-check analyses will sway people who are already prone to believe false reports because they confirm preconceived notions. Glenn Kessler, who writes “The Fact Checker” column at The Washington Post, said in an email that Google’s efforts should at least “make it easier for people around the world to obtain information that counters the spin by politicians and political advocacy groups, as well as purveyors of ‘fake news.'” He added that “over time, I expect that people increasingly will want to read a fact-check on a controversial issue or statement, even if the report conflicts with their political leanings.” Google started offering fact check tags in the U.S. and the U.K. in October and expanded the program to a handful of other countries in the subsequent months. Now the program is open to the rest of the world and to all languages. False news and misinformation, often masquerading as trustworthy news that spreads on social media, has gained attention since the 2016 U.S. presidential election. Google’s announcement comes a day after Facebook launched a resource to help users spot false news and misleading information that spreads on its service. The resource is basically a notification that pops up for a few days. Clicking on it takes people to tips and other information on how to spot false news and what to do about it.)
— Facebook, Google roll out new fact-checking measures – AP
http://www.chicagotribune.com/bluesky/technology/ct-facebook-google-fact-checking-fake-news-20170407-story.html
— Special interest money helped fuel Elgin-area campaigns – Rafael Guerrero
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/elgin-courier-news/news/ct-ecn-elgin-area-campaign-committees-st-0402-20170407-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Trump demonizes, denigrates, and condemns Trump.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/page/ct-trump-scandal-culture-rice-nunes-page-perspec-0409-md-20170407-story.html
— Guzman concedes Aurora mayor race to Irvin – Steve Lord
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/aurora-beacon-news/news/ct-abn-aurora-mayor-st-0409-20170407-story.html
— Heroin epidemic ‘getting worse instead of better’ in Will County – Susan DeMar Lafferty  (DIERSEN: What is being done to stop the sale of heroin to those in your precinct, in your municipality, in your township/ward, and in your county?)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/daily-southtown/news/ct-sta-will-county-heroin-update-st-0409-20170407-story.html
— Oswego debates plan for new video gambling cafe – Linda Girardi  (DIERSEN: Gambling is a vice.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/aurora-beacon-news/news/ct-abn-oswego-video-gambling-st-0410-20170407-story.html
— Irvin’s mayoral win in Aurora ‘euphoric’ and historic – Denise Crosby
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/aurora-beacon-news/opinion/ct-abn-crosby-historic-election-st-0409-20170409-column.html

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— It’s time to meet the Pritzkers – Michael Sneed
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/sneed-its-time-to-meet-the-pritzkers/
— Dems rich in governor candidates — but are they too rich? – Mark Brown  (DIERSEN: How rich are you?  Should it be illegal to call someone rich unless they have at least say $10 million annual income and say $100 million net worth?  My Democrat superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates in the federal government always demonized me, denigrated me, and condemned me a being rich.  They stressed all the money that I spent on new cars, college expenses, real estate, collector cars, etc.  They stressed my wife’s income, savings, and inheritance. They stressed all the money that we saved for retirement.)
http://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/brown-dems-rich-in-governor-candidates-but-are-they-too-rich/

 

DAILY HERALD
— Google offers ‘fact check’ conclusions in news searches – AP
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20170407/business/304079925/

 

ROCKFORD REGISTER STAR
— Why voter turnout numbers in Rockford mayoral races have tanked since 2001 – Kevin Haas  (DIERSEN: What do you say to mayors and other elected officials who focus on destroying individuals, organizations, and companies a) that do not glorify and praise them, b) that do not pander to them, c) that do not give them money, d) that do not serve as one of their operatives, and/or e) that do not serve as one of their dupes?)
http://www.rrstar.com/news/20170408/why-voter-turnout-numbers-in-rockford-mayoral-races-have-tanked-since-2001

 

BLOOMINGTON PANTAGRAPH
— Very rich men running for Illinois governor – AP  (DIERSEN: How rich are you?  Should it be illegal to call someone rich unless they have at least say $10 million annual income and say $100 million net worth?  My Democrat superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates in the federal government always demonized me, denigrated me, and condemned me a being rich.  They stressed all the money that I spent on new cars, college expenses, real estate, collector cars, etc.  They stressed my wife’s income, savings, and inheritance. They stressed all the money that we saved for retirement.)
http://www.pantagraph.com/ap/politics/very-rich-men-running-for-illinois-governor/article_33ba2a43-35a2-58f7-b9b4-f2fc19890199.html

 

ALTON DAILY NEWS
— Revenue Estimate Not Expected This Year – Greg Bishop  (DIERSEN: What revenue estimates for 2017 do the following have: your Republican township/ward party organization, your Republican county party organization, and the Illinois Republican Party? On what do the aforesaid organizations plan to spend that money?)
http://altondailynews.com/news/details.cfm?clientid=17&id=241023#.WOi5WYjyuM8
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Republican state Rep. Keith Wheeler disagreed and said a revenue estimate is the “first step” to budgeting. “You can always amend a revenue estimate, so if we see changes in revenue from whatever stream it may come, or not, we can adjust it as we go along. It’s happened in the past. I checked the records,” Wheeler said. “It’s something we should start with. It’s an easy first step and it shows the taxpayers we actually care about how we spend their money.” Republican state Rep. Avery Bourne said to not have some kind of plan is irresponsible. “Just like you would in your household if you’re expecting to bring in a certain amount, you budget for that. If that changes, you can change your plan but to say that it’s uncertain at the beginning and so we just shouldn’t plan for it is exactly what we should expect out of this General Assembly maybe, but not the right way to do it.” The Illinois state constitution says in Article VIII, Section 2, paragraph (b) the General Assembly “by law shall make appropriations for all expenditures of public funds by the State. Appropriations for a fiscal year shall not exceed funds estimated by the General Assembly to be available during that year.” A state government forecasting group estimates Illinois will bring in just over $31 billion for the coming fiscal year that starts July 1.)

 

JACKSONVILLE JOURNAL COURIER
— Lawmakers reject plan to privatize prison nurses – Dan McCaleb
http://myjournalcourier.com/news/107973/lawmakers-reject-plan-to-privatize-prison-nurses

 

DUPAGE POLICY JOURNAL
— Property tax relief bill described as stunt, not solution – Hoang Tran
http://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/511102324-property-tax-relief-bill-described-as-stunt-not-solution

 

ILLINOIS NEWS NEWORK
— TREASONOUS: Cullerton bill seeks to limit local cooperation with Feds on deportation efforts – Cole Lauterbach
http://ilnews.org/news/justice/cullerton-bill-seeks-to-limit-local-cooperation-with-feds-on/article_d4856446-1b79-11e7-87e9-b32a44cf7030.html

 

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— THORNER: THE ROLE OF FOSSIL FUELS IN KEEPING WORLD PEACE, HEARTLAND’S ICCC-12
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2017/04/thorner-the-role-of-fossil-fuels-in-keeping-world-peace-heartlands-iccc-12.html

 

WASHINGTON TIMES
— The false compassion of liberalism  Do-gooders prefer giving away other people’s money rather than their own – Stephen Moore (DIERSEN: I should write a book about liberals in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois who demonize me, who denigrate me, and who condemn me as someone a) who is undeservedly filthy rich, b) who does not give enough time or money to charities or churches, and c) who does not pay enough taxes. They hint/imply/argue/shout that I am undeservedly filthy rich a) because I was born a healthy White male, b) because my parents were undeservedly filthy rich, c) because I avoided the draft, d) because I have always been grossly overpaid, e) because I got married, and f) because my wife and I gave up trying to have children, we did not adopt, and we did not become foster parents.)

http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2017/mar/28/liberalism-is-false-compassion/

 

GOPUSA
— Judge OKs genderless designation
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=22782
— Fans, not taxpayers, should pick up stadium tabs
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=22686
— Trump on Common Core: ‘We have to end it’
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=22780

 

COLLEGE FIX
— Amid complaints, Loyola to let students bypass Western civilization classes for ‘diversity courses’ – NATHAN RUBBELKE  (DIERSEN: How bad is your national origin?  My critics/opponents have always hinted/implied/argued/shouted that my national origin is terrible. I am 100% German national origin.  In my defense, all my ancestors immigrated during the 1840s and 1850s, my grandfather on my father’s side fought the Germans in WWI, my uncles on my mother’s side fought the Germans in WWII, my father would have fought the Germans in WWII if he had not been 4-F, and according to http://dna.ancestry.com, my ancestry is 33% Europe West, 28% Scandinavia, 24% Great Britain, 11% Ireland, 2% Europe East, 1% Finland/Northwest Russia, and 1% Italy/Greece.)
https://www.thecollegefix.com/post/32041/

 

HUFFINGTON POST
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Trump from the University of Illinois says “Trump’s Support of O’Reilly Is Support of Sex Harassment.”  My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always hinted/implied/argued/shouted a) that if you oppose gender based preference giving, you are a sexist or even worse things, b) that if you oppose race based preference giving, you are a racist or even worse things, c) that if you oppose age discrimination, you are anti-young people or even worse things, d) that if you oppose national origin discrimination, you are of German national origin or even worse things, e) that if you oppose religious discrimination, you are a Protestant or even worse things, f) that if you oppose patronage and political affiliation discrimination, you are a not a team player or even worse things, and g) that if you oppose the promotion of LGBTQ activity, abortion, mass/illegal immigration, booze, gambling, pot, and other vices, etc., you are a conservative or even worse things.)
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/why-trumps-support-of-oreilly-is-support-of-sex-harassment_us_58e82690e4b0acd784ca5849

 

CNN
— Hate Crimes Focal Point Of New DOJ Task Force – Laura Jarrett (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, pro-Obama, pro-Clinton, and anti-Trump individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries promote hatred against 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/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time. For their self-defense, ever since Obama was first elected, members of the aforesaid groups have bought lots of firearms and lots of ammunition.)
http://seattlemedium.com/hate-crimes-focal-point-new-doj-task-force/

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— As Harassment Claims Hound O’Reilly, His Family Values Book Tops Charts – ALEXANDRA ALTER  (DIERSEN: What are your values?  Who disapproves of your values?  I should write a book about those in my precinct, in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois who disapprove of my values.  They include past and present activists, candidates, elected officials, party leaders, major donors, political consultants, defendants in lawsuits that I have filed, etc.  They are extremely judgmental, nasty, hateful, and vicious.  They blame me for their problems, for your problems, for my problems, and for everyone’s problems.  They are moral relativists who believe that their end justifies their means and they all are disciples of Saul Alinsky.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/04/07/business/bill-oreilly-book-family-values.html
— O’Reilly’s Troubles Give Viewers Pause, but They Still Watch – JULIE TURKEWITZ  (DIERSEN: Who are these five women who have accused O’Reilly of harassment?  Exactly, what have they charged him of doing?  How credible are they?  What evidence do they have?)
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/04/07/business/media/oreillys-troubles-give-viewers-pause-but-they-still-watch.html
— Panicked Borrowers, and the Education Department’s Unsettling Silence – RON LIEBER (DIERSEN: How many borrow money for college fully expecting to never have to pay the money back?)
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/04/07/your-money/student-loans/panicked-borrowers-and-the-education-departments-unsettling-silence.html
— Syrian Refugees Laud U.S. Strike and, in ‘New Emotion,’ Trump – RICHARD PÉREZ-PEÑA and JESS BIDGOOD  (DIERSEN: If citizens of Mexico who are in America illegally were asked who/what causes Mexico’s problems, what would they say?  From what I see, most would blame America for Mexico’s problems.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/04/07/us/syria-refugees-trump.html

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— What You Can’t Ask a Job Candidate – Editorial  (DIERSEN: What facts about you are in the public record that would discourage your getting job offers?  For me, those facts include that I was baptized, raised, and confirmed as a Missouri Synod Lutheran; that I am conservative; that I am Republican; that I am American; that I am White; that I am male; that I am old (68); that I am not poor; that I am a gun owner; that I avoided the draft; that I am 100% German American; that my ancestors have been in America since the 1840s; 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, and disallowed my partial day per diem claims; that my Democrat Post Office superiors forced me resign in 1969 and disallowed my sick leave requests; that I have always complained about patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, age discrimination, and retaliation for complaining about the aforesaid; that in 1988 I became an active member in a class action lawsuit that charged GAO with reverse discrimination, age discrimination, and retaliation; that I filed a class action lawsuit in 1998 that charged GAO with political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, age discrimination, and retaliation; that I have filed other lawsuits; that I oppose the promotion of LGBTQ activity, abortion, mass/illegal immigration, and booze, pot, vice, and other vices; that I have been the GOPUSA Illinois Editor since 2000; that I have been a Republican Precinct Committeeman since 1999; and that those who have lots of religious, government, political, and or financial clout in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois blame me for their problems, for your problems, for my problems, and for everyone’s problems and that they want to get rid of me.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/what-you-cant-ask-a-job-candidate-1491606059
— What’s Become of the American Dream?  Part of the problem is definitional. It isn’t just about houses, cars and material prosperity. –  PEGGY NOONAN  (DIERSEN: What depresses you the most about your future? For me it is the ever-incresing hatred by 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 AGAINST THOSE WHO ARE Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors. I should write a book about the aforesaid haters in my precinct, in Wheaton, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/whats-become-of-the-american-dream-1491521229

 

BUSINESS MANAGEMENT DAILY
— OUTSTANDING: Survey: Mandatory E-Verify has employer support
http://www.businessmanagementdaily.com/48602/survey-mandatory-e-verify-has-employer-support

 

AMMOLAND
— Ruger LCRx Revolver in .357 Magnum, a Five Shot Self Defense Gun Review – Bob Shell
https://www.ammoland.com/2017/04/ruger-lcrx-revolver-357-magnum-self-defense-gun/#axzz4dejUqy6s

April 6 Evening Edition

ABC7
— SENATE GOP ‘GOES NUCLEAR,’ CLEARING WAY FOR TRUMP SUPREME COURT PICK NEIL GORSUCH – AP
http://abc7chicago.com/politics/senate-gop-goes-nuclear-clearing-way-for-trump-court-pick-/1842316/
— BILLIONAIRE J.B. PRITZKER ANNOUNCES ILLINOIS GOVERNOR BID – Sarah Schulte
http://abc7chicago.com/politics/billionaire-jb-pritzker-announces-illinois-governor-bid/1842355/

 

CBS2
— Illinois Governor’s Race Could Be The Most Expensive One Ever – Craig Dellimore
http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2017/04/06/illinois-governors-race-could-be-the-most-expensive-one-ever/

 

FOX NEWS CHICAGO
— Illinois House approves new stopgap budget plan – AP
http://www.fox32chicago.com/news/local/247047588-story
— Illinois Senate OKs tougher sentences for repeat gun offenders
http://www.fox32chicago.com/news/local/246999455-story

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Democratic stopgap budget inches ahead but a full plan remains elusive – Monique Garcia and Haley BeMiller
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-illinois-house-stopgap-budget-met-20170406-story.html
— Illinois Senate advances plan to crack down on repeat gun felons – Monique Garcia
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-illinois-senate-chicago-gun-bill-met-20170406-story.html
— Gorsuch heads for confirmation as Republicans tear up Senate’s own rules – AP
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/ct-supreme-court-nominee-vote-20170406-story.html
— Republican health bill in shambles, House commences two-week break – Alan Fram and Ricardo Alonso-Zaldivar
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/politics/ct-republican-health-bill-20170406-story.html
— Court bars ex-Cantigny curator from war museum amid allegations he had weapons cache – Clifford Ward
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/wheaton-glen-ellyn/news/ct-curator-barred-from-cantigny-0407-20170406-story.html

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Pritzker launches gov bid, dubs Rauner Trump’s ‘local partner’ Tina Sfondeles
http://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/j-b-pritkzer-kicks-off-campaign-for-governor/
— Gun crime sentencing bill pushed by top cop gets another shot – Tina Sfondeles
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/gun-crime-sentencing-bill-pushed-by-top-cop-gets-another-shot/
— Judge tosses federal lawsuit alleging Hastert misused office – AP
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/judge-tosses-federal-lawsuit-alleging-hastert-misused-office/

 

DAILY HERALD
— DuPage forest preserve’s McKee House makes endangered list – Robert Sanchez
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20170406/news/170409213/
— Aurora mayor-elect  Richard C. Irvin ready to set new course for city – Marie Wilson
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20170406/news/170409261/
— Wheaton College marks World War I anniversary  (DIERSEN: My grandfather on my father’s side fought the Germans in WWI.)
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20170406/news/170409269/
— Why you shouldn’t do ‘whatever it takes’ to advance career – Ken Potts  (DIERSEN: While I worked for the federal government for almost 30 years, my superiors were under tremendous pressure from Democrat politicians to get rid of their employees who were Republican, White, male, older, and/or non-veteran.  To keep their jobs or to advance their careers, virtually all of my Democrat supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates helped my Democrat superiors get rid of their employees who were Republican, White, male, older, and/or non-veteran.)
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20170406/entlife/170409294/
— Why were these four suburban mayors ousted?
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20170405/news/170409349/

 

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— The pay gap is real. So is the investment gap—and it hurts men, too. – Kate Bensen  (DIERSEN: If I had not been denied my 7th Amendment rights in Diersen v. GAO, I would have presented the jury with many examples in which GAO paid its female employees more than it paid me – females who had significantly less job-related work experience, less job-related education, less job-related professional certifications, and no job-related professional license.)
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20170406/OPINION/170409940/the-pay-gap-is-real-so-is-the-investment-gap-and-it-hurts-men-too
— Best Places to Work in Chicago  (DIERSEN: If you work for a private sector employer, you are presumed to be superior. If you work for a government sector employer, you are presumed to be inferior.  If you have a degree from an Ivy League university, you are presumed to be superior. If your degree is not from an Ivy League university, you are presumed to be inferior.)
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/section/best-places-to-work

 

DNA INFO
— Founder Of CPS Advocacy Group Quits — So Her Son Can Go To Evanston H.S. – Heather Cherone  (DIERSEN: In 1961, Trinity Lutheran Church in Crete voted to leave the Missouri Synod and to join the Wisconsin Synod.  To stay with the Missouri Synod, my parents joined Hope Lutheran Church in Park Forest.  To accommodate the influx of new students, Hope Lutheran Grade School formed a new 8th grade.  In 1962, Hope Lutheran Church confirmed me as a Missouri Synod Lutheran and Hope Lutheran Grade School graduated me from 8th grade.)
https://www.dnainfo.com/chicago/20170405/lincoln-square/founder-of-cps-advocacy-group-quits-so-her-son-can-go-evanston-hs

 

SOUTHERN
— Durbin, Duckworth urge HUD Secretary Ben Carson to visit Cairo, improve public housing conditions ASAP – MOLLY PARKER
http://thesouthern.com/news/local/acha/durbin-duckworth-urge-hud-secretary-ben-carson-to-visit-cairo/article_236f2b45-5e6a-5718-bc69-013d3393b19c.html

 

TIMES
— Federal lawmakers: Hiring freeze could hurt Thomson Prison – AP  (DIERSEN: While I worked for GAO for almost 18 years 1980-1997, the agency was almost always under a hiring freeze and/or a promotion freeze.)
http://www.mywebtimes.com/news/local/federal-lawmakers-hiring-freeze-could-hurt-thomson-prison/article_fdf28cd2-7d0b-50e4-88c3-db1fcc0c0319.html

 

WJOL
— Bolingbrook Mayoral Candidate Laments “Dirty Campaign Of Her Opponent” – Evan Bredeson
http://www.wjol.com/9718-2/

 

WMIX94
— RAUNER SAYS ECONOMIC CLIMATE HURTS FAMILIES  (DIERSEN: Have you ever sought a job or taken a job outside of Illinois?  I have not. When I graduated from NIU in 1970, I sought a financial hardship draft deferment while I lived with my mother and brother in Crete. I took jobs working for a) Firestone Stores in Chicago Heights in 1970, b) IRS in Chicago in 1971, b) IRS in Harvey in 1972, c) IRS in Joliet in 1973, and d) IRS in Chicago in 1974.)
http://www.wmix94.com/2017/04/05/rauner-says-economic-climate-hurts-families/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Governor Rauner says the state’s anemic economic climate is having a personal effect on Illinois families, including his own.  Rauner told a Facebook live chat audience that the lack of job prospects is driving the next generation of workers out of Illinois.  He said that includes his own six children, none of whom live in Illinois because they were able to find better opportunities elsewhere.  Rauner admitted his wife cries about it, and he’s talked to many families who don’t see the same futures for their children in Illinois that they had.  Rauner said the pro-business reforms he’s seeking would stop that exodus.)

 

POSITIVELY NAPERVILLE
— NAPERVILLE AREA CHAMBER WILL HOST UNDER 40 ACHIEVEMENT AWARDS ON APRIL 24  (DIERSEN: If you work for the federal government, if you are a non-veteran White male, with only rare exceptions, your career will be wasted and you will be gotten rid of if you do not make GS-13 ($94,610) by age 25, GS-14 ($111,801) by age 30, GS-15 ($131,508) by age 35, and Senior Executive Service ($161,900) by age 40.)
http://www.positivelynaperville.com/2017/04/06/naperville-area-chamber-will-host-40-achievement-awards-april-24/71926

 

DUPAGE POLICY JOURNAL
— Re-elected, Coyne vows to keep focus on finances – S. Laney Griffo
http://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/511101760-re-elected-coyne-vows-to-keep-focus-on-finances

 

ILLINOIS POLICY INSTITUTE
— ILLINOIS EMPLOYERS ANNOUNCE MORE THAN 2,500 MASS LAYOFFS – Brendan Bakala
https://www.illinoispolicy.org/illinois-employers-announce-more-than-2500-mass-layoffs/

 

FOX NEWS
— Harvard Students Insist Pres. Trump Is More Dangerous Than ISIS
http://insider.foxnews.com/2017/04/06/harvard-students-donald-trump-more-dangerous-isis

 

DAILY CALLER
— Sanctuary City Mayor Defends Policy: ‘It’s Easy For White Men Like Us’ – CAROLINE MAY  (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always promoted patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, age discrimination, and retaliation for complaining about the aforesaid.  They have always hinted/implied/argued/shouted that I, but not they, should pay the price of Affirmative Action, Diversity, and Inclusion.)
http://dailycaller.com/2017/04/06/sanctuary-city-mayor-defends-policy-its-easy-for-white-men-like-us/

 

LIFE SITE NEWS
— Trump picks Christian pro-life conservative to replace homosexual as Army Secretary – Peter LaBarbera
https://www.lifesitenews.com/news/trump-picks-christian-pro-life-conservative-to-replace-homosexual-as-army-s

 

CONSERVATIVE REPUBLICAN NEWS
— SESSIONS BEGINS THE PROCESS OF ENDING WAR ON POLICE – Kent Kellar
http://conservativerepublicannews.com/2017/04/06/sessions-begins-the-process-of-ending-war-on-police/

 

NEWSBUSTERS
– MRC’s Bozell: Journalists Are ‘Willing Participants’ in a ‘Far-Left,’ Anti-Trump Plot
https://www.newsbusters.org/blogs/nb/nb-staff/2017/04/06/mrcs-bozell-journalists-are-willing-participants-far-left-anti-trump

 

BREITBART
— Chicago Area Teacher Fired for Refusing to Teach Student Who Would Not Stand for Pledge of Allegiance – WARNER TODD HUSTON
http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2017/04/05/chicago-area-teacher-fired-refusing-student-pledge-of-allegiance/

 

AMERICAN THINKER
— Crime Is the New Black Entitlement – Colin Flaherty
http://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2017/04/crime_is_the_new_black_entitlement.html

 

HUFFINGTON POST
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A Trump-hater expresses his hatred of Trump and of Trump’s supporters.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/are-republicans-victims-of-self-fulfilling-prophecies_us_58e67e8be4b06671a472f0d9

 

REUTERS
— Illinois House opts for another stopgap budget amid impasse
http://www.reuters.com/article/us-illinois-budget-idUSKBN17830R

 

U.S. NEWS & WORLD REPORT
— Judge Tosses Civil Case on Alleged Hastert Misuse of Funds – AP
https://www.usnews.com/news/best-states/illinois/articles/2017-04-06/judge-tosses-civil-case-on-alleged-hastert-misuse-of-funds

 

AUTOWEEK
— VERY SAD: Cars are not a huge priority for Generation Z, according to the study.
http://autoweek.com/article/car-news/kids-these-days-prefer-apps-automative-things-google-study-says

 

FED SMITH
— Americans Continue to Do a Mediocre Job of Preparing for Retirement – Ian Smith
https://www.fedsmith.com/2017/04/06/americans-continue-mediocre-job-preparing-retirement/

 

WORKERS WORLD
— People with disabilities battle Trump – Edward Yudelovich  (DIERSEN: While I worked for GAO in its Chicago office for almost 18 years 1980-1997, my Democrat superiors assigned all of the office’s disabled employees to me to supervise at one time or another.  They would not have done that if I had been a Democrat, a minority, a female, or a veteran.)
http://www.workers.org/2017/04/06/people-with-disabilities-battle-trump/#.WObbqIjyuM8

April 4 Evening Edition

ABC7
— SUBURBS HOLD ELECTIONS ON TUESDAY
http://abc7chicago.com/politics/suburbs-hold-elections-on-tuesday/1832148/

 

NBC5
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: DISGUSTING: TRAGIC: TREASONOUS: Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps use children as cannon fodder to promote mass immigration and illegal immigration.
http://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/children-with-deported-parents-dc-418275753.html

 

CBS2
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Bolingbrook Mayor May Pay Political Price For Supporting Trump.”
http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2017/04/04/bolingbrook-mayor-may-pay-political-price-for-supporting-trump/

 

FOX NEWS CHICAGO
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, if you do not promote LGBTQ activity, individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that promote LGBTQ activity make it clear that they will get rid of you.
http://www.fox32chicago.com/news/national/246473944-story

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— State Supreme Court denies Rauner request to bypass AFSCME appeal – Tina Sfondeles
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/state-supreme-court-denies-rauner-request-to-bypass-afscme-appeal/
— Dan Weeb: Bars, restaurants should make more off video gambling – Tina Sfondeles  (DIERSEN: Gambling is a vice.  If you promote gambling, you promote vice.)
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/dan-webb-bars-restaurants-should-make-more-off-video-gambling/

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Most young Americans want government to pay for health care, poll finds – AP  (DIERSEN: What else do young Americans want “government” to pay for – housing, food, clothing, transportation, college tuition and books, etc.?)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/ct-us-health-care-poll-20170404-story.html
— Rauner ought to find a way to improve state’s future – Rich Miller
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/daily-southtown/news/ct-sta-miller-column-st-0405-20170404-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Trump says “Headscarves? Yes. Make mug shots public? No.”
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/zorn/ct-mug-shot-hijab-zorn-perspec-zorn-0405-20170404-column.html
— More than 2,000 early votes cast in Naperville – Erin Hegarty
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/naperville-sun/ct-nvs-naperville-election-numbers-st-0405-20170404-story.html
— Illinois video gambling parlors sue state over profit-sharing rules – Becky Yerak  (DIERSEN: Gambling is a vice.  If you promote gambling, you promote vice.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/ct-video-gambling-illinois-lawsuit-0405-biz-20170404-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps treasonously side with Mexico against America and anti-Trumps treasonously side with the citizens of Mexico who are in America illegally against the citizens of America. Constructively, Mexico has declared war on America with its illegally sending many millions of its citizens into America illegally, with its illegally keeping many millions of its citizens in America illegally, and with its illegally sending mountains of illegal drugs into America illegally.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/daily-southtown/opinion/ct-sta-slowik-immigration-legislation-st-0405-20170404-story.html

 

DAILY HERALD
— Many local races have few candidates, but these buck the trend – Kerry Lester
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20170404/news/170409696/
— A summary of Daily Herald endorsements  (DIERSEN: Not that my endorsement means anything, but I should write a book about past and present activists, candidates, elected officials, party leaders, major donors, political consultants, etc. in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois who state that they are Republican, but who hint/imply/argue/shout that no one should vote for any candidate that I endorse. The aforesaid include candidates who are on the ballot in my precinct for today’s April 4, 2017 election. Of course, if they do not win, or if they win, but get fewer votes than they expected, they will blame me because I endorsed them in my precinct letter and I displayed their campaign sign in my front yard.)
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20170322/discuss/170329691/

 

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Roskam moves to limit IRS seizure tool used in Hastert case – GREG HINZ (DIERSEN: I worked for IRS’s Collection Division for almost 9 years and I worked for GAO on audits of IRS’s Criminal Investigation Division for 3 years.)
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20170404/BLOGS02/170409965/roskam-moves-to-limit-irs-seizure-tool-used-in-hastert-case
— Allstate ditches Fox’s O’Reilly show – AP  (DIERSEN: What complaints have been filed against you?  While I worked for the federal government for almost 30 years, no complaints that I discriminated against anyone because of their political affiliation, veteran status, “race, color, religion, sex (including gender identity, sexual orientation, and pregnancy), national origin, age (40 or older), disability or genetic information,” or anything else were ever filed against me.  Nevertheless, the Democrats who ran the Post Office 1966-1969, the Democrats who ran IRS 1971-1980, and the Democrats who ran GAO 1980-1997 treated me like many such complaints had been filed against me.  They would not have treated me that way if I had been a Democrat, a minority, a female, and/or a veteran.)
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20170404/NEWS06/170409962/allstate-ditches-foxs-oreilly-show
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Bill O’Reilly’s top-rated Fox News show may be starting to feel a financial sting after allegations that he sexually harassed several women. Northbrook-based insurer Allstate, automakers Hyundai and BMW, financial firm T. Rowe Price, drugmaker GlaxoSmithKline and online marketing firm Constant Contact said Tuesday that they have joined Mercedes-Benz in pulling their ads from the show. The moves come after a weekend report in The New York Times that O’Reilly and his employer paid five women $13 million to settle harassment or other allegations of inappropriate conduct by Fox’s star.)
— Segregation a distorted lens through which to view Chicago – AMARA C. ENYIA  (DIERSEN: What are your connections with Chicago?  My connections include living there part-time for 3 months in 1971 and 1974-1976 and then full-time 1976-1978; getting married there in 1978; working there for 6 months in 1971 and then 1973-1997; and taking college classes there full-time 1966-1968 and then part-time 1971-1983 and 1992-1997.)
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20170404/OPINION/170409978/segregation-a-distorted-lens-through-which-to-view-chicago

 

NORTHWEST HERALD
— Woodstock officials to consider tightening ‘truck stop’ ordinance to prevent video gambling – BRITTANY KEEPERMAN
http://www.nwherald.com/2017/04/03/woodstock-officials-to-consider-tightening-truck-stop-ordinance-to-prevent-video-gambling/awbs8su/

 

WSIL TV
— Border agency fields pitches for Trump’s wall with Mexico – AP
http://www.wsiltv.com/story/35062530/border-wall-contractors-brace-for-hostile-environment

 

WMAY
— Rauner Blames Democrats for Problems Stemming From Budget Stalemate  (DIERSEN: What do your critics/opponents blame you for?  My critics/opponents blame me and my GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails for all of their problems, for all of your problems, for all of my problems, and for all of everyone’s problems.)
http://www.us927.com/2017/04/04/rauner-blames-democrats-for-problems-stemming-from-state-budget-stalemate/

 

CHICAGO CITY WIRE
— Bankruptcy bounces around as backup plan – Cheyenne Dickerson
http://chicagocitywire.com/stories/511096709-bankruptcy-bounces-around-as-backup-plan

 

ILLINOIS POLICY INSTITUTE
— ILLINOIS DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS PAID 55 NURSES OVER $100K PER YEAR IN 2016, WHILE AVERAGE ILLINOIS NURSE ONLY MAKES $70K – Joe Kaiser
https://www.illinoispolicy.org/illinois-department-of-corrections-paid-55-nurses-over-100k-per-year-in-2016-while-average-illinois-nurse-only-makes-70k/

 

ILLINOIS NEWS NETWORK
— Illinois job growth trails neighbors by 1,000 percent and more – Greg Bishop
http://ilnews.org/news/economy/illinois-job-growth-trails-neighbors-by-percent-and-more/article_81cdf8a0-1631-11e7-b1b7-c7c40af610fc.html

 

ILLINOIS FAMILY INSTITUTE
— Christian Parents, Your Kids Aren’t Equipped to be Public School Missionaries – Matt Walsh
https://illinoisfamily.org/education/christian-parents-kids-arent-equipped-public-school-missionaries/

 

CAPITOL FAX
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Those who promote pot in illinois promote the further destruction of Illinois.
https://capitolfax.com/2017/04/04/only-one-demographic-holdout-on-legalization/

 

CONSERVATIVE REPUBLICAN
— ANGRY LIBERAL MOBS NOW STALKING TRUMP SUPPORTERS
http://conservativerepublicannews.com/2017/04/04/angry-liberal-mobs-now-stalking-trump-supporters/
— TRUMP AND THE DESIRE TO BE LOVED
http://conservativerepublicannews.com/2017/04/04/trump-and-the-desire-to-be-loved/

 

DAILY CALLER
— Donald Trump’s Approval Rating Continues Its Downward Slide – Kaitlan Collins  (DIERSEN: QUESTION: Who takes the lead in driving people’s approval ratings up or down in your precinct, in your municipality, in your township/ward, in your county, and in Illinois?  ANSWER: Those who have the most religious, government, political, and/or financial clout.)
http://dailycaller.com/2017/04/04/donald-trumps-approval-rating-continues-its-downward-slide/

 

CONSERVATIVE REVIEW
— WHO’S IN THE HOUSE FREEDOM CAUCUS AND WHY IS IT IMPORTANT? – Robert Eno
https://www.conservativereview.com/commentary/2017/04/whos-in-the-house-freedom-caucus-and-why-is-it-important

 

BREITBART
— Trump Haters Rush to Susan Rice’s Defense – Kristina Wong
http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2017/04/03/trump-haters-rush-susan-rices-defense/
— Survey: Fans View ESPN as Too ‘Left-Leaning,’ Don’t Like Their Shows Either – DYLAN GWINN
http://www.breitbart.com/sports/2017/04/04/survey-fans-view-espn-as-too-left-leaning-dont-like-their-shows-either/
— European Union Tells Hungary and Poland To Accept Mass Migration Or Leave – VIRGINIA HALE
http://www.breitbart.com/london/2017/04/04/eu-hungary-poland-take-migrants-leave/

 

THE BLAZE
— White mom and her two kids booted from ‘multicultural playgroup.’ You’ll love the reason why. – Dave Urbanski (DIERSEN: Australia today, America tomorrow.)
http://www.theblaze.com/news/2017/04/04/white-mom-and-her-two-kids-booted-from-multicultural-playgroup-youll-love-the-reason-why/

 

GOPUSA
— TREASONOUS: California Senate approves ‘sanctuary state’ bill
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=22667

 

THE HILL
— Crimes by illegal aliens, not legal immigrants, are the real problem – HANS VON SPAKOVSKY
https://origin-nyi.thehill.com/blogs/pundits-blog/immigration/327229-crimes-by-illegal-aliens-not-legal-immigrants-are-the-real

 

AOL NEWS
— Nationals fans unfurl ‘Impeach Trump’ banner on Opening Day
https://www.aol.com/article/news/2017/04/04/nationals-fans-unfurl-impeach-trump-banner-on-opening-day/22025261/

 

WASHINGTON POST
— Concerns about hiring freeze’s disruption, costs spur request for GAO audit – Eric Yoder  (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/powerpost/wp/2017/04/04/concerns-about-hiring-freezes-disruption-costs-spur-request-for-audit/
— Trump Administration tells companies not to overlook qualified Americans – AP (DIERSEN: GAO hired me in 1980 because it could not find a qualified Democrat, minority, female, younger person, or veteran who would take the job.  IRS hired me in 1971 because it could not find a qualified Democrat, minority, female, or veteran who would take the job.  The Post Office hired me in 1966 because it could not find a qualified Democrat, minority, female, or veteran who would take the job.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/us-tells-companies-not-to-overlook-qualified-americans/2017/04/04/87fa4e06-1909-11e7-8598-9a99da559f9e_story.html
— I told Paul Ryan what it’s like to be poor. I wonder if he remembers me now.  Poverty isn’t a choice, and Americans like me need a strong safety net. Does the speaker care? – Tianna Gaines-Turner  (DIERSEN: If you are not poor, what do your critics/opponents attribute your income and your net worth to?  My critics/opponents attribute my income and my net worth not to any good choices that I made.  According to my critics/opponents, I have income and net worth because I was born a healthy White male, because I was born with a silver spoon in my mouth, because I have always been privileged, because I avoided the draft, because I have always been overpaid, because I got married, because my wife and I gave up trying to have children, because we did not adopt, and because we did not become foster parents.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/posteverything/wp/2017/04/04/i-told-paul-ryan-what-its-like-to-be-poor-i-wonder-if-he-remembers-me-now/

 

FORTUNE
— Google to Employees: Don’t Worry About President Trump’s Immigration Crackdown – Kate Samuelson
http://fortune.com/2017/04/04/donald-trump-h1b-visa-crackdown-google/