Tag: GOPUSA

February 8 Morning Edition

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Trump’s surprising outreach to black voters – Steve Chapman (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrat, Libertarian, Green, and RINO politicians a) reach out to those who are anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time and b) dump those who are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, non-poor, gun owners, German American, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/columns/steve-chapman/ct-column-trump-black-voters-sotu-chapman-20200207-hbv6rywmyvbgth3u6v72uyzija-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A Trump-hater says: “The Republican Party Has Embraced Its Worst Self.”
https://www.chicagotribune.com/opinion/ct-nyt-republican-party-democratic-erosion-20200208-2iogopou2vh63hm2pewvavpj4y-story.html

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— ALL OF THE FRONT PAGE: Post office in Pilsen accused of discriminating against non-English speaking customers Ald. Sigcho-Lopez plans to submit a formal complaint after a viral Facebook post claims staff at the post office berated a Latina woman who didn’t speak English. – Carlos Ballesteros (DIERSEN: Democrats want to turn America into Mexico. Of course, Democrats want to make America bilingual, that is, to force everyone in America to speak, read, and write Spanish. How soon, if not already, will you be denied education, employment, opportunities, etc. unless you speak, read, and write Spanish?)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2020/2/7/21128343/pilsen-post-office-spanish-speakers-byron-sigcho-lopez-jesus-chuy-garcia

DAILY HERALD
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD WITH TWO COLOR PICTURES: Trump ousts two impeachment inquiry witnesses – AP (DIERSEN: GAO works for Congress. The Democrats who ran GAO wasted my career and ousted me in 1997 when I was 49 years old. If Duckworh had been my U.S. Senator back then, would she have come to my defense? My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes stress that Peter Fitzgerald, my U.S. Senator back then, did not come to my defense. They stress that concerning Diersen v. GAO, a) Republican Fitzgerald appointed the judge and GAO’s defense attorney, b) that Republican Dennis Hastert was the Speaker of the House while the lawsuit was pending, c) that Republican Henty Hyde was my U.S. Representative while the lawsuit was pending, and d) that Republican George Bush was President while the lawsuit was pending. My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes ignore Rutan v. Republican Party of Illinois and use the aforesaid to hint/imply/argue/shout that because Republican elected officials did not come to my defense, a) that my claims have no merit and b) that GAO wasted my career and ousted me because I am a White supremacist, Nazi, KKK member, hater, racist, sexist, bigot, and even worse things.) 
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20200207/trump-ousts-two-impeachment-inquiry-witnesses
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Sen. Tammy Duckworth, a Hoffman Estates Democrat, issued a statement decrying Vindman’s ouster. “Lt. Col. Vindman is a patriot and Purple Heart recipient who was willing to testify, under oath, and fight for both our nation as well as our Constitution,” Duckworth said.)

ROCKFORD REGISTER STAR
— Duckworth: Impeachment was ‘deeply flawed process,’ divided nation
https://www.rrstar.com/news/20200207/duckworth-impeachment-was-deeply-flawed-process-divided-nation

SAUK VALLEY
— Faith in their party: It was a night to remember Reagan and celebrate GOP unity – RACHEL RODGERS
https://www.saukvalley.com/2020/02/07/faith-in-their-party-it-was-a-night-to-remember-reagan-and-celebrate-gop-unity/acabouq/

LINCOLN COURIER
— Bloomberg campaign opens Springfield office – Bernard Schoenburg
https://www.lincolncourier.com/news/20200207/bloomberg-campaign-opens-springfield-office

CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD
— Trump’s acquittal confronts Dems with election year choices – AP
https://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/politics/trump-acquittal-confronts-dems-with-election-year-choices/

FOX ILLINOIS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Trump-haters say “Despite acquittal, most say Trump should have been removed or censured.”
https://foxillinois.com/news/connect-to-congress/poll-despite-acquittal-most-say-trump-should-have-been-removed-or-censured

WSPY
— Rezin, Oberweis Among GOP Senators Calling for Suspension of Automatic Voter Registration, Investigation – Tyler Bachman
http://www.wspynews.com/news/local/rezin-oberweis-among-gop-senators-calling-for-suspension-of-automatic/article_19915a0e-49ee-11ea-a2bc-ef4a58bfefca.html

SIOUX LAND PROUD
— One Sioux City caucus precinct accused of invalid results – Rebecca Pryor (DIERSEN: In my precinct, a) Trump got only 137 votes in the 2016 general election while Clinton got 211 and b) Trump got only 21 votes in the 2016 Republican primary while Kasich got 93. I should write a book about the Trump-haters in my precinct and their secret Facebook group.) 
https://www.siouxlandproud.com/news/local-news/sioux-city-caucus-precinct-accused-of-invalid-results/

POSITIVELY NAPERVILLE
— Naperville Voter INFO / Primary Election / March 17, 2020 (DIERSEN: Needless-to-say, everyone in Naperville who claims to be religious, conservative, and/or Republican should vote NO on pot. You are the following based on what you say and do, NOT based on what you claim to be: religious, conservative, Republican. I should write a book about those in Wheaton, Glen Ellyn, Milton Township, DuPage County, and Illinois who claim to be religious, conservative, and/or Republican, but who say and do many things that someone who is religious, conservative, and/or Republican would never do including promoting 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, and retaliation for opposing the aforesaid.) 
https://www.positivelynaperville.com/2020/02/07/naperville-voter-info-primary-election-march-17-2020/109841

PRAIRIE STATE WIRE
— Pritzker’s address celebrated last year’s ‘orgy of liberal legislation’ rather than facing the issues, says Breen – Glenn Minnis
https://prairiestatewire.com/stories/524691934-pritzker-s-address-celebrated-last-year-s-orgy-of-liberal-legislation-rather-than-facing-the-issues-says-breen

DUPAGE POLICY JOURNAL
— (FORMER) Burr Ridge Mayor Straub fears a progressive income tax would move Illinois closer to socialism – Glenn Minnis
https://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/525075246-burr-ridge-mayor-straub-fears-a-progressive-income-tax-would-move-illinois-closer-to-socialism
— Cook County resident elected to Illinois Republican State Central Committee – Vimbai Chikomo
https://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/524688876-cook-county-resident-elected-to-illinois-republican-state-central-committee

CHICAGO CITY WIRE
— Chicago GOP chair likens progressive tax to ‘eating your seed corn – much worse off in the long term’ – Glenn Minnis
https://chicagocitywire.com/stories/525075244-chicago-gop-chair-likens-progressive-tax-to-eating-your-seed-corn-much-worse-off-in-the-long-term

ILLINOIS FAMILY INSTITUTE
— In Chicago, Schools Re-Write History With “1619” Lies – Alex Newman (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, to send your children to a public school is to make them “good little Democrats,” that is, to make them anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://illinoisfamily.org/education/in-chicago-schools-re-write-history-with-1619-lies/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: In Chicago Public Schools, captive students are being indoctrinated to believe that one of the very first societies in the world to end slavery was actually a monster defined by the evils of slavery — almost as if this monstrous nation had invented it. This narrative is peddled despite the fact that the nation in question sacrificed hundreds of thousands of its finest men to eradicate slavery — not only ending it domestically, but eventually, worldwide, too. And this slanderous lie is peddled despite the fact that institution of slavery has been ubiquitous throughout human history — at least until America and the Christian West put an end to it. Indeed, in the African nation of Mauritania, slavery did not even become a crime until 2007, and the institution remains firmly entrenched there, as it does across broad swaths of Africa and the Middle East. But supposedly, it’s America that is evil. Welcome to upside world of America’s “progressives” — the post-modernist absurdity where good is evil, evil is good, up is down, and truth does not even really exist.)
— Back to the Closet – Laurie Higgins
https://illinoisfamily.org/homosexuality/back-to-the-closet/

FOX NEWS
— Joe Walsh, former Tea Partier, says he’d support ‘socialist’ over Trump after dropping primary bid – Brooke Singman (DIERSEN: How many are filled with hatred of Trump like Walsh is in your neighborhood, in your precinct, in your municipal district, in your municipality, in your township, in your county, and in Illinois?) 
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/joe-walsh-former-tea-partier-says-hed-support-socialist-over-trump-after-dropping-primary-bid

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Bernie Sanders says we have ‘a racist society from top to bottom’ (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, to be a Democrat, is to be someone who HATES those who are American, White, male, older, non-poor, Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, gun owners, German American, and those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/bernie-sanders-says-we-have-a-racist-society-from-top-to-bottom-because-social-justice-demands-him-to
— Seventy-five percent of illegal immigrants skip deportation hearings, hiding out in US – Paul Bedard
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/washington-secrets/75-of-illegal-immigrants-skip-deportation-hearings-hiding-out-in-us
— Franklin Graham banned from speaking in UK for opposing homosexuality – Andrew Mark Miller
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/franklin-graham-banned-from-speaking-in-uk-for-opposing-homosexuality
— Media suddenly fall in love with Romney now that his politics align with theirs – Becket Adams
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/liberal-media-suddenly-fall-in-love-with-mitt-romney-now-that-his-politics-align-with-theirs
— ‘He is not a racist’: Ben Carson says Trump driven by ‘kindness and compassion’ – Katherine Doyle 
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/he-is-not-a-racist-ben-carson-says-trump-driven-by-kindness-and-compassion
— Democratic radicalism will lose the political race – Quin Hillyer
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/democrats-radicalism-on-race-will-lose-the-political-race
— Andrew Yang is right: Trump is not ‘the cause of all of our problems’ – Madeline Fry (DIERSEN: I should write a book about those in my neighborhood, in my precinct, in Wheaton’s West District, in Wheaton, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and Illinois who blame me and blame my GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails for all the problems that they have had, that you have had, that I have had, and that everyone has had. I would focus on those who have lots of religious, government, political, and/or financial clout. I would focus on those who claim to be religious, conservative, and/or Republican. I would focus on those who are the most disgusting scapegoaters.) 
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/andrew-yang-is-right-trump-is-not-the-cause-of-all-our-problems

AMERICAN THINKER
— Jorge Ramos is mad at Mexico for blocking illegal immigration into America – Andrea Widburg
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2020/02/jorge_ramos_is_mad_at_mexico_for_blocking_illegal_immigration_into_america.html

BREITBART
— Fact Check: Pete Buttigieg Dismisses Border Walls as Outdated ‘17th Century’ Tech – Joun Binder
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2020/02/07/fact-check-pete-buttigieg-dismisses-border-walls-as-outdated-17th-century-tech/
— Bernie Sanders: ‘We Have a Racist Society from Top to Bottom’ – Hannah Bleau (DIERSEN: What do you say to those in your neighborhood, in your municipal district, in your municipality, in your township, in your county, and in Illinois who trash your neighborhood, your municipal district, your municipality, your township, your county, Illinois, and America as being racist?)
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2020/02/07/bernie-sanders-we-have-a-racist-society-from-top-to-bottom/
— Boris Caves to Cancel Culture Mob, Punishes Tory MP For Going to… Conservatism Conference – JACK MONTGOMERY (DIERSEN: I should write a book about those who focus on cancelling others. I would focus on past and present leaders of the following: Illinois Republican Party, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, Milton Township Republican Organization, Illinois, DuPage County, Milton Township, Wheaton, TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce, Illinois Center Right Coalition, American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter, etc.) 
https://www.breitbart.com/europe/2020/02/07/watch-boris-gives-tory-mp-formal-warning-speech-at-conservative-conference-attended-orban-salvini/

DAILY CALLER
— Elizabeth Warren: Democrats Take Black Voters For Granted, Except ‘At Election Time’ – SCOTT MOREFIELD (DIERSEN: One could argue that ever-increasingly, the RINO party leaders always take the party’s base, that is, the following, for granted: those who are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, non-poor, gun owners, German American, and those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time. One could argue that ever-increasingly, RINO party leaders treat members of its base like they want to get rid of them. Ever-increasingly, RINO party leaders in Illinois, DuPage County, Milton Township, Wheaton, and Glen Ellyn treat me like they want to get rid of me. RINO party leaders glorify and praise and pander to those who are anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.) 
https://dailycaller.com/2020/02/07/elizabeth-warren-democrats-black-vote/

NEWS BUSTERS
— CNN Puts On ‘Conservative’ Joe Walsh to Say He’d Back a Socialist Over Trump – (DIERSEN: You are the following based on what you say and do, NOT based on what you claim to be: religious, conservative, Republican. I should write a book about those in Wheaton, Glen Ellyn, Milton Township, DuPage County, and Illinois who claim to be religious, conservative, and/or Republican, but who say and do many things that someone who is religious, conservative, and/or Republican would never do including promoting 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, and retaliation for opposing the aforesaid.) 
https://www.newsbusters.org/blogs/nb/tim-graham/2020/02/07/cnn-puts-conservative-joe-walsh-say-hed-back-socialist-over-trump

NEW YORK TIMES
— Post Impeachment, a Key Republican Suburban Area Rallies Around Trump Voters in the populous, heavily Republican suburbs west of Milwaukee did not entirely embrace Donald Trump in 2016. They do now. – Sabrina Tavernise (DIERSEN: In my precinct, a) Trump got only 137 votes in the 2016 general election while Clinton got 211 and b) Trump got only 21 votes in the 2016 Republican primary while Kasich got 93. I should write a book about the Trump-haters in my precinct and their secret Facebook group.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/02/08/us/trump-impeachment-wisconsin-republicans.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The third impeachment trial in American history ended on Wednesday not with a bang but with a whimper. But here in Waukesha County, a patchwork of suburbs, small cities and rural areas west of Milwaukee that holds more Republican votes than any other county in this crucial swing state, there was a nervous excitement. Yard signs have been flying off the shelves in the county Republican Party’s headquarters in a strip mall near a vegan food supply store. More than 150 people showed up for a State of the Union watch party on Tuesday night, applauding and cheering in a giant hall. And volunteers like Diane Schlosser, a 63-year-old homemaker, have been walking in off the street to sign up.)
— FRONT PAGE: HARDCOPY ARTICLE TITLE: Hiring Surges, Giving Trump Fuel for 2020 – Ben Casselman (DIERSEN: From what I see, ever-increasingly, in Democrat Illinois, employers do not want to hire, retain, or promote those who are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, non-poor, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders, and those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/02/07/business/january-jobs-report.html?searchResultPosition=3
— Victors in Iowa, Sanders and Buttigieg Are Targets in Democratic Debate In the most contentious debate so far, Joseph R. Biden Jr. challenged Bernie Sanders over gun regulation, and Amy Klobuchar accused Pete Buttigieg of presenting himself as a “cool newcomer.” – Alexander Burns and Jonathan Martin
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/02/07/us/politics/democratic-debate-recap.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: The more that you hate Trump, the more that Trump-haters promote you.
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/02/07/opinion/mitt-romney-impeachment.html

NEW YORK POST
— Trashing America as racist won’t help Democrats beat Trump – John Podhoretz (DIERSEN: What do you say to those in your neighborhood, in your municipal district, in your municipality, in your township, in your county, and in Illinois who trash your neighborhood, your municipal district, your municipality, your township, your county, Illinois, and America as being racist?)
https://nypost.com/2020/02/07/trashing-america-as-racist-wont-help-democrats-beat-trump/

BOSTON HERALD
— Democrats flail and fumble in bids to undermine Trump – JAY AMBROSE (DIERSEN: I should write a book about those who have worked the hardest to undermine others. I would focus on past and present leaders of the following: Illinois Republican Party, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, Milton Township Republican Organization, Illinois, DuPage County, Milton Township, Wheaton, TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce, Illinois Center Right Coalition, American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter, etc.) 
https://www.bostonherald.com/2020/02/07/democrats-flail-and-fumble-in-bids-to-undermine-trump/

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Americans Joining Workforce at Record Rate Nearly three of four Americans who became newly employed in recent months came from outside the labor force – Eric Morath (DIERSEN: From what I see, ever-increasingly, in Democrat Illinois, employers do not want to hire, retain, or promote those who are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, non-poor, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders, and those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/americans-joining-workforce-at-record-rate-11581106199

WASHINGTON MONTHLY
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Trump haters hint/imply/argue/shout that GOD hates individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, non-poor, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders, and those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time. How soon, if not already, will the leaders of your municipal district, your municipality, your township, your county, and Illinois officially condemn the aforesaid and officially banish the aforesaid? How soon, if not already, will the aforesaid leaders officially get rid of the aforesaid once and for all if they fail/refuse to promote dependency on government, dependency on charity, 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, and retaliation for opposing the aforesaid? 
https://washingtonmonthly.com/2020/02/08/how-mitt-romneys-mormonism-guided-his-impeachment-vote/

GUARDIAN
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Republican-haters promote LGBTQ activity.
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2020/feb/08/republican-lawmaker-is-about-to-regret-messing-with-drag-queens-arwa-mahdawi

February 7 Evening Edition

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Anti-billionaire Bernie has billionaire Bloomberg to worry about Sanders, campaigning in New Hampshire on Friday: “We are in a moment where billionaires control not only our economy but our political life.” – Lynn Sweet 
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/2020/2/7/21128772/bernie-sanders-billionaire-bloomberg-democratic-presidential-primary-new-hampshire

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Pot pushers push medical pot to push recreational pot.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/marijuana/illinois/ct-illinois-medical-marijuana-priority-20200207-qikkgccwxffurnm3jopled2fae-story.html
— South suburban officials stress regional unity to advance legislative agenda – TED SLOWIK
https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/daily-southtown/opinion/ct-sta-slowik-ssmma-legislative-priorities-st-0209-20200207-c7644naoqjbfbpmyzzjuhkv3hq-story.html
— Cook taxpayers — How the Pritzker Tax would increase your already alarming SALT dosage – Editorial (DIERSEN: Trump should increase the $10,000 SALT cap to $20,000 for married filing jointly.)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/opinion/editorials/ct-editorial-illinois-exodus-jb-pritzker-salt-state-and-local-taxes-20200207-3jxijtwfo5e4vibu4257fs6fru-story.html
— Wake up, Democrats, Trump is spinning his way to a second term – Clarence Page
https://www.chicagotribune.com/columns/clarence-page/ct-column-trump-sotu-iowa-caucuses-page-20200207-upfjhzhnlbciziahtph6rqgif4-story.html

DAILY HERALD & WBEZ
— 6th Congressional District: Survey question: What do you want these three to be talking about so you can make an informed vote as they compete for your vote? (DIERSEN: Questions to ask candidates: If elected, how would the following help you carry out your duties: a) your education, b) your political experience and work experience, c) your professional certifications and licenses, and d) length of time that you have lived in your municipality, township, county, and Illinois? What have you done and what will you do if elected to: a) discourage the sale and use of pot, b) discourage gambling, c) discourage the sale and drinking of booze, d) promote traditional marriage and the traditional family, e) promote homeownership, f) discourage abortion, g) discourage mass/illegal immigration, h) discourage diminution of First and Second Amendment rights, i) discourage patronage and political affiliation discrimination, j) discourage reverse discrimination, k) discourage age discrimination, l) encourage people to save for their retirement, m) discourage dependency on government, and n) discourage dependency on charity?) 
https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/IL6thDistrict

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Pot pushers push pot.
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/marijuanacannabis/illinois-tripled-weed-jobs-last-year

ROCKFORD REGISTER STAR & STATELINE
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Pot pushers push pot.
https://www.rrstar.com/news/20200207/second-rockford-marijuana-dispensary-opens-to-recreational-users
https://www.mystateline.com/news/local-news/second-marijuana-dispensary-means-additional-tax-dollars-for-rockford/

EFFINGHAM DAILY NEWS
— Fair map won’t happen with current Illinois Supreme Court – Jim Nowlan
https://www.effinghamdailynews.com/opinion/columns/jim-nowlan-guest-columnist-fair-map-won-t-happen-with/article_346a0c42-49f1-11ea-8263-03276efa41d0.html

FOX ILLINOIS
— As Trump celebrates acquittal, Democrats maintain impeachment was still worth it – Stephen Loiaconi (DIERSEN: I did not celebrate GAO ruling in my favor in Diersen v. IRS ( https://www.gao.gov/products/463866 ), but my Democrat IRS superiors would maintain that it was worth it for them because it ended my IRS career.) 
https://foxillinois.com/news/connect-to-congress/as-trump-celebrates-acquittal-democrats-maintain-impeachment-was-still-worth-it

MEDILL REPORTS
— SIX CANDIDATES COMPETE IN 12TH DISTRICT PRIMARY AS COMMITTEE PLANS APPOINTMENT – Joel Jacobs (DIERSEN: What if the Daily Herald had reported like this on the candidates who sought appointment to fill Wheaton’s North and West District City Council vacancies?)
https://news.medill.northwestern.edu/chicago/six-candidates-compete-in-12th-district-primary-as-committee-plans-appointment/

MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— Piece Attacking Jim Oberweis Hits Mail Boxes Financed by Greg Baise-run SuperPac
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2020/02/07/piece-attacking-jim-oberweis-hits-mail-boxes/ 
— Gradel Mails Second Piece, Goes after Two Illinois and Two Congressional Democrats
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2020/02/07/gradel-mails-second-piece-goes-after-two-illinois-and-two-congressional-democrats/ 
— State’sm Attorney Patrick Kenneally Participates in Human Trafficking Sting
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2020/02/07/patrick-kenneally-participates-in-human-trafficking-sting/ 
— Joe Walsh Folds His Presidential Challenge to Donald Trump
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2020/02/07/joe-walsh-folds-his-presidential-challenge-to-donald-trump/

CAPITOL FAX
— Request denied
https://capitolfax.com/2020/02/07/request-denied-2/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Dear Mr. Miller: This email is to acknowledge the receipt of and to respond to your FOIA request dated February 3, 2020. In that request, you ask the Secretary of State to provide you with the following documents: “Under the Illinois Freedom of Information Act, 5 ILCS 140, I am requesting the list of people who are currently banned from entering the Illinois Statehouse and/or the Statehouse complex. An electronic copy can be delivered as a reply to this email or separately to capitolfax@gmail.com.” I have been directed to deny your request.)

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Trump: Pelosi broke the law by ripping up State of Union speech – Dave Boyer (DIERSEN: Just kidding, but do my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes who read my GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails to get information to use against me print the emails out so they can rip them up?)
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2020/feb/7/trump-nancy-pelosi-broke-law-ripping-his-state-uni/
— Warren blames ‘legacy’ of U.S. racism for conditions that caused campaign staff to quit – Douglas Ernst 
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2020/feb/7/elizabeth-warren-blames-legacy-of-us-racism-for-co/

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Elizabeth Warren’s new campaign racism scandal is just as hypocritical as you’d expect – Brad Polumbo
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/elizabeth-warrens-new-nevada-campaign-racism-scandal-just-as-hypocritical-as-youd-expect
— House Democrats pass bill allowing illegal immigrants to seek damages from employers – Andrew Mark Miller (DIERSEN: Will this discourage employers from hiring illegals?)
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/house-democrats-pass-bill-allowing-illegal-immigrants-to-seek-damages-from-employers-abolish-state-right-to-work-laws

DAILY CALLER
— ‘Looking Down At People’: Longtime Democratic Strategist Issues Warning To His Party – WILLIAM DAVIS (DIERSEN: All my critics/opponents, all their operatives, and all their dupes look down not only on me, they look down on everyone. I should write a book about my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes. I would focus on those who have lots of religious, government, political, and/or financial clout in Wheaton, Glen Ellyn, Milton Township, DuPage County, and Illinois. I would focus on those who paint themselves as being religious, conservative, and/or Republican. They do everything that they can to destroy the Milton Township Republican Organization, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, and Illinois Republican Party.)
https://dailycaller.com/2020/02/07/james-carville-media-lsu-democrats/
— ‘The Most Radical Piece of Immigration Legislation’: Experts, GOP React To Democratic ‘New Way Forward’ Bill – JASON HOPKINS
https://dailycaller.com/2020/02/07/gop-experts-new-way-forward-immigration/

GOPUSA
— Andrew Yang blames Facebook for ‘disintegration’ of democracy, proposes making fake political ads illegal (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents have always demanded that I “take responsibility” for what others have posted on their websites, that is, that I should NOT include links in GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails to articles unless my critics/opponents wrote those articles or bless those articles. I should write a book about my critics/opponents. Rather than attacking the authors of articles that they do not like, my critics/opponents attack me. My critics/opponents treat me like they know that no one will come to my defense. My critics/opponents see many examples in which those who could and should have come to my defense, including Illinois Republican Party, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, and Milton Township Republican Organization (MTRO) leaders, but did not. My critics/opponent stress that I am no longer a TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairman, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce Government Affairs Committee member, MTRO webmaster, Illinois Center Right Coalition Steering Committee member, American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter board member, GAO employee, etc. My critics/opponents stress those who could and should have come to my defense, but did not.) 
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=84372
(FROM THE ARTICLE: “The fact that they don’t take responsibility for the truth of political ads on their network is beyond me,” said Mr. Yang.)

TOWNHALL
— New Way Forward Act: Democrats Push ‘Most Radical Legislation Proposed’ in US…And It’s Being Largely Ignored – Leah Barkoukis
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/leahbarkoukis/2020/02/07/new-way-forward-act-n2560930

CONSERVATIVE HQ
— Are Trump’s fans as tired of winning as Democrats are of losing? – Jeffrey A. Rendall
http://www.conservativehq.com/article/31897-assault-america-day-401-are-trump%E2%80%99s-fans-tired-winning-democrats-are-losing

CANADA FREE PRESS
— Trump confronts Democrats on sanctuary states, counties and cities – David Singer 
https://canadafreepress.com/article/trump-confronts-democrats-on-sanctuary-states-counties-and-cities

CNN
— Can a news organization avoid a discrimination claim by arguing that it was exercising its First Amendment right to choose who writes the news? Court Decides That CNN Producer’s Discrimination Claims Are Not “Fake News” (DIERSEN: Since 1997, when I was 49 years old, and the Democrats who ran GAO succeeded in forcing me to take their early retirement “offer,” mainstream news organizations could have offered me jobs, but of course, they have not. They have not offered me jobs because I am conservative, Republican, White, male, old, draft avoider, Protestant, 100% German American, and my ancestors have been in America since 1844.) 
https://www.jdsupra.com/legalnews/court-decides-that-cnn-producer-s-74376/

WASHINGTON POST
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A Trump-hater promotes hatred against Trump and against Whites.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2020/02/07/trumps-state-union-speech-was-white-supremacist-vision-america/
— Trump lambastes his critics as he moves to target perceived enemies over impeachment – Josh Dawsey, Robert Costa and Greg Miller
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/trump-lambastes-his-critics-as-he-considers-how-else-to-target-his-perceived-enemies-over-impeachment/2020/02/06/571003a0-4924-11ea-9475-535736e48788_story.html
— Trump fires Gordon Sondland, the second impeachment witness to be removed from his post Friday – John Wagner and Reis Thebault
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/trump-impeachment-live-updates/2020/02/07/8e7668a6-4998-11ea-bdbf-1dfb23249293_story.html

FEDERAL TIMES
— Lawmakers are looking at ways to cut fed pay – Jessie Bur (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always demonized me, denigrated me, and condemned me as being overpaid. I worked for the Post Office when I was 18-20 years old, IRS when I was 22-31 years, and GAO when I was 31-49 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 32. My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes make it clear that they would never stoop to take a federal job.) 
https://www.federaltimes.com/management/pay-benefits/2020/02/07/republican-study-proposes-comprehensive-cuts-to-feds-pay-and-benefits/

RASMUSSEN REPORTS
— 47% of Users Under 40 Say Social Media Influences Their Politics
https://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/general_politics/february_2020/47_of_users_under_40_say_social_media_influences_their_politics

February 6 Morning Edition

GOPUSA ILLINOIS
— Early voting starts today, Thursday, February 6, 2020. Does your Republican Precinct Committeeman/Captain know a) which offices will be on the ballot for your precinct, b) who the Republican candidates are, and c) what referendums, if any, are on the ballot? How much does your Republican Committeeman/Captain know about each of the candidates and any referendums on the Ballot? Has your Republican county/township/ward organizations provided your Republican Precinct Committeeman/Captain with candidates’ campaign literature and yard signs, envelopes, address labels, walk sheets, sample ballots, sample precinct letters, etc.? Who has declared their candidacy to serve as officers of your Republican county/township/ward organizations? – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com

DUPAGE COUNTY ELECTION DIVISION
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: The March 17, 2020 sample Republican primary ballot for your precinct is available. 
https://dupageco.org/VoterLookup/

KANE COUNTY CONNECTS
— EARLY VOTING FOR MARCH PRIMARY STARTS FEB. 6 IN KANE COUNTY
https://kanecountyconnects.com/2020/02/early-voting-for-march-primary-starts-feb-6-in-kane-county/

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Trump impeachment backfires on Democrats, and Nancy Pelosi has a meltdown – John Kass
https://www.chicagotribune.com/columns/john-kass/ct-donald-trump-impeachment-backfires-kass-20200206-5x55vtyihvbr3byvudg5cmai5y-story.html
— Groups protest Trump’s acquittal at Chicago’s Federal Plaza – MORGAN GREENE
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/breaking/ct-trump-acquittal-protest-chicago-20200206-ldmmdtsgrrdipbgpxaftfug6jm-story.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Representatives of groups including Common Cause, Arab American Family Services and the Illinois Coalition for Immigrant and Refugee Rights shared their dismay at the acquittal and the administration’s policies, and urged the crowd to focus on next steps. Among the speakers was ACLU of Illinois communications director Ed Yohnka.)
— Meijer opposition could block proposed site for Aurora marijuana dispensary on Route 59 – STEVE LORD and SARAH FREISHTAT
https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/aurora-beacon-news/ct-abn-aurora-marijuana-st-0204-20200203-b363udllzrfr3maacgiuzecj6u-story.html
— CPS inspector general says Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot asked him to resign – Hannah Leone (DIERSEN: If I had taped what my Democrat GAO superiors said to me to force me to take their early retirement “offer,” I would have won Diersen v. GAO.)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/breaking/ct-chicago-public-schools-inspector-general-mayor-lori-lightfoot-20200205-4tx4h5enfbax3pjo43x4geb3fq-story.html
— Chicago firefighters protest promotion exam ‘debacle’: ‘We just want a fair shake’ – PETER NICKEAS (DIERSEN: Passing the CPA examination used to be required to get promoted at IRS and GAO, but that was dropped because it frustrated meeting Affirmative Action quotas, goals, and targets.)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-chicago-firefighters-exam-protest-20200205-g6nrgmfijzg5hjmzjurpfuxz3a-story.html
— After the Iowa caucuses disaster, let’s bring back the smoke-filled room – Steve Chapman
https://www.chicagotribune.com/columns/steve-chapman/ct-column-iowa-caucuses-sanders-chapman-20200205-fs5pnqu6ejethoxykugi3fza4y-story.html
— Snubbing handshakes, as Trump did with Pelosi at State of the Union, more common as norms fall away – Jessica Villagomez (DIERSEN: Do you refuse to shake the hands of those who focus on destroying you? Should I refuse to shake the hands of those who focus on destroying me? I should write a book about those who focus on destroying me. Maybe I should sue them. Better yet, I should destroy them.) 
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-hand-shaking-trump-pelosi-manners-20200205-xxugqxmekbayxfj7facvhhr3t4-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Trump-haters promote hatred against not only Trump, but against those who share his demographics including: Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, non-poor, gun owner, German American, draft avoider, and those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/columns/heidi-stevens/ct-heidi-stevens-nancy-pelosi-rips-up-trump-speech-0205-20200205-razrddg2affbfapil2phe6u7ie-story.html
— FRONT PAGE WITH COLOR PICTURE: DIERSEN HEADLINE: What do you say to those who facilitate, that is, who encourage drug abuse?
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/breaking/ct-heroin-safe-injection-site-20200206-fhcny545vzapxgblfqocobijzi-story.html

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Democrats, Libertarians, Greens, and RINOs demonize, denigrate, and condemn the traditional family.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/2020/2/5/21125206/the-america-of-trumps-big-speech-sounds-good-but-its-a-deeply-incomplete-picture
— Fact-check: Ives a few months off in her claim about Casten’s call for Trump’s impeachment Casten did not announce his support for launching an impeachment inquiry until two months after Mueller’s report was made public. And, even then, he did not say he would vote yes on articles of impeachment until December. – BGA (DIERSEN: QUESTION: What qualifications do I have to be a fact checker? ANSWER: While I worked for GAO 1980-1997, the last 11 years of which at GS-13 Step 1-10 levels, currently $101,176-$131,532/year, I increasingly worked as a referencer, that is, as a fact checker. That work required assuring the accuracy and support for each and every word, number, table, graph, chart, conclusion, opinion, and recommendation in GAO reports. I worked for IRS 1971-1980, the last 5 1/2 years of which at the GS-12 Step 1-5 levels, currently $85,084-$96,431/year. My other fact checking qualifications include my becoming a Forensic Accountant in 1997, Certified Fraud Examiner in 1990, licensed CPA in 1981, Certified Internal Auditor in 1981, and CPA in 1979.)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2020/2/6/21125315/fact-check-ives-wrong-casten-trumps-impeachment-politifact

HERALD & REVIEW
— Macon County GOP chairman: Impeachment ‘a sham’ – Analisa Trofimuk
https://herald-review.com/macon-county-gop-chairman-impeachment-a-sham/article_df223602-73e3-53b3-ac70-2d7d69773d3f.html

PEORIA JOURNAL STAR
— Illinois should lead off presidential primaries – Editorial (DIERSEN: Pritzker argues that Illinois is “diverse.” I disagree. Based on how Illinois’ citizens have voted, Illinois is overwhelmingly anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders, and anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.pjstar.com/opinion/20200205/editorial-illinois-should-lead-off-presidential-primaries

FOX ILLINOIS
— Democrats face setbacks as Trump celebrates victories in pivotal week of 2020 race – Stephen Loiaconi
https://foxillinois.com/news/connect-to-congress/democrats-face-setbacks-as-trump-celebrates-victories-in-pivotal-week-of-2020-race

NPR ILLINOIS
— Stories Of The Enslaved In Illinois – TARA MCCLELLAN MCANDREW (DIERSEN: When did your ancestors come to Illinois? Mine came to Chicago in 1844. Sooner or later, if not already, the longer that your ancestors have been in Illinois, the more that Democrats, Libertarians, Greens, and RINOs will demand that you pay more reparations, that is, that you pay more of the price of Affirmative Action, Diversity, and Inclusion. Further, the more of the following that you are, that more reparations that they will demand you to pay: Trump supporter, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, non-poor, gun owner, German American, and draft avoider.) 
https://www.nprillinois.org/post/stories-enslaved-illinois#stream/0
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Contrary to what we’ve been told and taught, Illinois was not a free state. Slavery and indentured servitude —slavery by another name — were legal here from the early 1700s until 1863. Blacks (and Native Americans early on) were bought, sold, auctioned, kidnapped, indentured, punished, controlled, gifted and taxed as property in the Land of Lincoln.)

CHICAGO READER
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Democrats promote hatred of law enforcement.
https://www.chicagoreader.com/chicago/kidnapped-by-ice-deportation/Content?oid=77553954

POSITIVELY NAPERVILLE
— Naperville’s Pulse in Springfield – Another Task Force, Another Failure – Grant Wehrli
https://www.positivelynaperville.com/2020/02/05/napervilles-pulse-in-springfield-another-task-force-another-failure/109987

NAPERVILLE PATCH
— Town Hall – impact of legalization of recreational marijuana – Gina Jones
https://patch.com/illinois/naperville/calendar/event/20200212/765101/town-hall-impact-of-legalization-of-recreational-marijuana

NORTHBROOK PATCH
— Business Roundtable: Cannabis in the Workplace – Northbrook Chamber of Commerce’s avatar (DIERSEN: I would not want to work for, work with, or supervise anyone who uses pot. I should write a book about my Democrat superiors and supervisors in the federal government who were heavy drinkers. They favored their subordinates who drank with them and used Affirmative Action, Diversity, Inclusion, and up-or-out to destroy those like me who failed/refused to drink with them.) 
https://patch.com/illinois/northbrook/calendar/event/20200212/763163/business-roundtable-cannabis-in-the-workplace

ILLINOIS FAMILY ACTION
— The Boorish Women of the Democratic Party – Laurie Higgins
https://illinoisfamilyaction.org/2020/02/the-boorish-women-of-the-democratic-party/

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Mark Levin: Pelosi’s speech shredding displays Dems’ mutation into ‘Hate America First Party’ – Douglas Ernst 
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2020/feb/5/mark-levin-pelosis-speech-shredding-displays-dems-/

CAPITOL FAX
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Pot pushers push pot.
https://capitolfax.com/2020/02/06/illinois-roll-out-ranked-second-per-capital-in-the-nation/

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FOX NEWS
— Can Mitt Romney actually be expelled from the Republican Party? – Tyler Olson (DIERSEN: In Illinois, the more planks in the Illinois Republican Party (IRP) platform that you support, the more likely that Democrat plant, Libertarian plant, Green plant, and RINO party leaders will expel you.) 
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/can-mitt-romney-actually-be-expelled-from-the-republican-party
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The U.S. political system may be run by two major parties, but compared with other countries, those parties have very little control over the positions espoused and votes cast by their members. The Republican National Committee has nothing in its rules about expelling an individual member from the party. In fact, while it is active as a campaign arm of the GOP and provides guidance to state parties and individual members on the general direction of the party, the RNC typically only has full control over the national party convention it hosts every four years. Most of its rules have to do with filling various party offices, delegate selection for the national convention and the procedure by which its convention runs. The only rule the RNC has regarding support for individual candidates bans it from supporting candidates in contested primaries and stipulates that someone running for another party’s nomination cannot be recognized as the GOP nominee. The Utah Republican Party does have a provision for expelling candidates from party membership, but it would not apply to Romney. A rule in the Utah GOP’s by-laws mandates that candidates running for office as a Republican have to sign an agreement saying they support the state party’s platform with a list of any platform stances they disagree with. Candidates who do not sign the agreement “will automatically forfeit their Party membership two days following the State designated candidate filing-period deadline.”)

GOPUSA
— Nancy hates all MAGA Americans, not just Donald Trump (DIERSEN: Who in Illinois, in your county, in your township, in your municipality, and in your municipal district demonstrates their hatred against Trump and against his supporters the most?)
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=84272
— Acquitted for Life: Democrats left in impeachment rubble as Trump’s approval ratings rise
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=84255
— Media blame Iowa caucus fiasco on state’s ‘whiteness’; Trump shines in State of the Union
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=84208
— Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot calls President Trump’s State of the Union address ‘offensive’ (DIERSEN: What will Lightfoot do to drive out of Chicago all individuals, all organizations, and all companies that are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, non-poor, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders, and those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time?)
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=84237

AMERICAN THINKER
— Pelosi’s hissy-fit and the advances of feminism – Diana Mary Sitek
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2020/02/pelosis_hissyfit_and_the_advances_of_feminism.html

BLAZE
— Republicans take action against Nancy Pelosi for tearing up speech at State of the Union “Nobody is above the law. She must be held accountable.” – Carlos Garcia (DIERSEN: Who has torn up your speeches, constructively, if not literally? I should write a book about those who have constructively torn up my speeches.) 
https://www.theblaze.com/news/republicans-take-action-against-pelosi
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.) tweeted that he had filed an ethics complaint against the Democratic leader. “Her conduct was beneath the dignity of the House, and a potential violation of law (18 USC 2071),” he tweeted. “Nobody is above the law. She must be held accountable.” And he wasn’t the only one. Rep. Kay Granger (R-Tex.) also introduced a resolution criticizing Pelosi for her act. “Speaker Pelosi’s actions last night were appalling and shameful,” read a statement from Granger. “Regardless of her personal feelings, she had a responsibility to conduct herself with civility as the presiding officer representing the House of Representatives. She is not the Speaker of the Democrats, but of the People’s House.” Rep. Paul Gosar (R-Ariz.) tweeted that he introduced a resolution to censure Pelosi.)

FEDERALIST
— Despite Voters’ Attitude Shift, Texas GOP Bars Gay Republican Group From Convention – Tristan Justice (DIERSEN: Those who promote LGBTQ activity focus on destroying individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that do not promote LGBTQ activity.) 
https://thefederalist.com/2020/02/06/despite-voters-attitude-shift-texas-gop-bars-gay-republican-group-from-convention/

THE HILL
— Iowa caucuses stoke Democratic anxiety – NIALL STANAGE
https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/481759-the-memo-iowa-caucuses-stoke-democratic-anxiety
— Gingrich calls on Pelosi to be censured: ‘Disgusted’ by ‘viciously partisan action’ – JOE CONCHA
https://thehill.com/homenews/house/481620-gingrich-calls-on-pelosi-to-be-censured-disgusted-by-viciously-partisan-action
— Pelosi-Trump relationship takes turn for the terrible – SCOTT WONG AND CRISTINA MARCOS 
https://thehill.com/homenews/house/481733-pelosi-trump-relationship-takes-turn-for-the-terrible
— Trump hits Romney, Pelosi for invoking religion during impeachment – BRETT SAMUELS (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Trump-haters hint/imply/argue/shout that GOD hates Trump and hates all those who are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, non-poor, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders, and those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.) 
https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/481800-trump-hits-romney-pelosi-for-invoking-religion-during-impeachment

NBC NEWS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Trump-haters promote hatred against Whites, and especially against Whites who are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, male, older, non-poor, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders, and those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time. 
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/latino/critics-say-trump-s-state-union-celebrates-racist-america-n1131091

NEW YORK TIMES
— What Went Wrong for Joe Biden in Iowa His placement behind his leading rivals in the caucuses on Monday dealt a damaging blow to his campaign. Some party officials say it was a long time in the works. – Katie Glueck, Jonathan Martin and Thomas Kaplan (DIERSEN: Biden’s critics/opponents have already stressed, or will stress, that he is old, White, male, Christian, a draft avoider, a Corvette owner, and his ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/02/05/us/politics/joe-biden-iowa-caucus.html
— We May Be the First People to Receive Reparations for Slavery Georgetown sold our ancestors, and the school has decided how much money we’re owed. – DaVita Robinson, Valerie White and Maxine Crump (DIERSEN: In my defense, while my ancestors immigrated during the 1840s and 1850s from what is now Germany, they always stayed in northeast Illinois, in Crete and in Grant Park to be exact. They never owned slaves. They worked in a brick factory in Chicago, farmed in Crete and in Grant Park, operated a hardware store in Crete, and worked in the office of a nasty chemical plant in Chicago Heights.) 
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/02/06/opinion/georgetown-reparations.html
— Epoch Times, Punished by Facebook, Gets a New Megaphone on YouTube – Kevin Roose (DIERSEN: I should write a book about those who punish me and my GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails. Better yet, I should sue them.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/02/05/technology/epoch-times-youtube.html
— The Trump Fans Who Think Impeachment Was ‘Exactly’ What His Base Needed At a State of the Union watch party in Michigan, the president’s most loyal supporters dug in their heels. – Elaina Plott
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/02/05/us/politics/trump-supporters-impeachment.html

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— A Bitter Impeachment Ends; Its Divisions May Live On The rancor between the GOP and Democrats may not be just an impediment for the rest of the year but for a long time to come – Gerald F. Seib (DIERSEN: In 1974, when I worked for the Democrats who ran IRS, they took Nixon’s resignation as proof a) that they were good and b) that I was bad.) 
https://www.wsj.com/articles/a-bitter-impeachment-ends-its-divisions-may-live-on-11580943661

BLOOMBERG
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Pot pushers push pot.
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-02-06/illinois-s-legalized-pot-sales-debut-beats-all-states-except-one

NEWSWEEK
— MARK R. FRERICHS OF LOMBARD KIDNAPPED BY TALIBAN GROUP IN AFGHANISTAN – JAMES LAPORTA, TOM O’CONNOR AND NAVEED JAMALI
https://www.newsweek.com/exclusive-us-citizen-kidnapped-afghanistan-1485439

PBS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Trump-haters say that GAO is “nonpartisan,” but anyone who reads the filings in Diersen v. GAO would see that GAO functions as an arm of the Democrat Party. If I had been a Democrat, the Democrats who ran GAO a) would not have forced me to retire in 1997 when I was 49 years old, b) would not have given me unfair performance expectations and appraisals, c) would not have always ranked me in the bottom half of my coworkers for pay-for-performance purposes, d) would have promoted me beyond GS-13, e) would not have gotten rid of my mentor in 1987, f) would have assigned me to audits of IRS, and g) would not have forced me to take a $20,157 (21%) pay cut in today’s dollars to transfer from IRS to GAO in 1980.) 
https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/ap-fact-check-trump-on-democrats-impeachment-and-cows

ATLANTIC
— The Billion-Dollar Disinformation Campaign to Reelect the President How new technologies and techniques pioneered by dictators will shape the 2020 election – McKay Coppins (DIERSEN: According to my critics/opponents, all government and political news and commentary is disinformation except for the government and political news and commentary that they put out or bless. They focus on destroying individuals, organizations, companies, and governments that they cannot manipulate/dominate. I should write a book about my critics/opponents. I would focus on those who have lots of religious, government, political, and/or financial clout in Wheaton, Glen Ellyn, Milton Township, DuPage County, and in Illinois. I would focus on those who paint themselves as being religious, conservative, and/or Republican to give them standing to destroy those who are religious, conservative, and/or Republican.)
https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2020/03/the-2020-disinformation-war/605530/

VANITY FAIR
— THE HEDGE FUND VAMPIRE THAT BLEEDS NEWSPAPERS DRY NOW HAS THE CHICAGO TRIBUNE BY THE THROAT In its mission to squeeze the last profits out of newspapers, Alden Global Capital has eliminated the jobs of scores of reporters and editors, and decimated journalism in cities all over the country: Denver, Boston, San Jose, Trenton, etc. Next up: Chicago, Baltimore, and the New York Daily News. – JOE POMPEO (DIERSEN: How has the Chicago Tribune treated those who share you demographics? The Chicago Tribune has treated the following extremely well: those who are anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.) 
https://www.vanityfair.com/news/2020/02/hedge-fund-vampire-alden-global-capital-that-bleeds-newspapers-dry-has-chicago-tribune-by-the-throat

INSIDE HIGHER EDUCATION
— Proofread Everything – Paul Dempsey (DIERSEN: No one proofreads my GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails. Please accept my apologies for typos in the emails. Please bring typos in the emails to my attention so that I can correct them on the permanent copies of the emails at www.gopillinois.com. Thanks.) 
https://www.insidehighered.com/blogs/call-action-marketing-and-communications-higher-education/proofread-everything

EDITOR & PUBLISHER
— Should Journalists Take Part in Political Movements? – Evelyn Mateos (DIERSEN: According to my critics/opponents, you cannot be a journalist if you state that you are a Republican, let alone, serve as a Republican Precinct Committeeman. As everyone knows, virtually all journalists are Democrats, Libertarians, or Greens, but they fail/refuse to acknowledge that. I should write a book about my critics/opponents who a) glorify, praise, and pander to journalists who are Democrat, Libertarian, or Green and b) do everything that they can to discredit me, to stop me from sending out GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails, and to stop everyone from reading those emails.) 
https://www.editorandpublisher.com/columns/critical-thinking-should-journalists-take-part-in-political-movements/

FORD AUTHORITY
— Tesla Now Has A Market Cap Larger Than The Big Three Combined – Shane McGlaun
https://fordauthority.com/2020/02/tesla-now-has-a-market-cap-larger-than-the-big-three-combined/

ECONOMIC TIMES
— Be careful of what you post on Facebook. Controversial opinions could cost a new job Recruiters are less likely to hire employees who post content suggestive of drug or alcohol use.
https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/magazines/panache/be-careful-of-what-you-post-on-facebook-controversial-opinions-could-cost-a-new-job/articleshow/73983570.cms

February 5 Morning Edition

ABC7
— AS THE DEMOCRAT PARTY’S STRANGLEHOLD ON ILLINOIS TIGHTENS: Unmasking ‘Crooked, Illinois’ as nation’s top corrupt state – Chuck Goudie and Barb Markoff, Christine Tressel and Ross Weidner (DIERSEN: Crooked/Corrupt political parties promote crooked/corrupt activists, candidates, elected officials, party leaders, major donors, political consultants, etc. Crooked/Corrupt politicians promote corruption. Crooked/Corrupt voters vote for crooked/corrupt politicians.)
https://abc7chicago.com/5904476/
— State of the Union Fact Check: President Trump’s 2020 speech – AP (DIERSEN: QUESTION: What qualifications do I have to be a fact checker? ANSWER: While I worked for GAO 1980-1997, the last 11 years of which at GS-13 Step 1-10 levels, currently $101,176-$131,532/year, I increasingly worked as a referencer, that is, as a fact checker. That work required assuring the accuracy and support for each and every word, number, table, graph, chart, conclusion, opinion, and recommendation in GAO reports. I worked for IRS 1971-1980, the last 5 1/2 years of which at the GS-12 Step 1-5 levels, currently $85,084-$96,431/year. My other fact checking qualifications include my becoming a Forensic Accountant in 1997, Certified Fraud Examiner in 1990, licensed CPA in 1981, Certified Internal Auditor in 1981, and CPA in 1979.)
https://abc7chicago.com/politics/fact-check-trumps-state-of-the-union-address/5904363/?cmp=emc-wls-news-headlines-2/5/2020

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— GOP leader Durkin challenges Arroyo replacement, attributing appointment to ‘corrupt process’ In the letter, Durkin said that the appointment process that resulted in Delgado replacing Arroyo, who was hit with a federal bribery charge, “calls into question the integrity of the process and the House itself. – Rachel Hinton and Neal Earley 
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2020/2/4/21123512/durkin-challenges-arroyo-replacement-appointment-delgado
— Mayor Lightfoot attends Trump’s State of the Union speech: ‘divisive, offensive’ Lightfoot said she was prepared to walk out as Trump scorched “radical politicians” who provide sanctuary for “criminal illegal aliens” if he mentioned Chicago. – Lynn Sweet (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats and RINOs make clear that they want to use illegals to get rid of Republicans once and for all.)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/2020/2/4/21123328/state-of-the-union-mayor-lori-lightfoot-chicago-bashing-trump-keeping-a-poker-face
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Online pot delivery services offer Chicagoans easy access to weed — but flout the law A sleek website offering everything from dried cannabis flower to THC-infused gummies and pre-rolled joints boasts that Chicago weed users can “avoid troubles” by using its online ordering platform. – Tom Schuba
https://chicago.suntimes.com/cannabis/2020/2/5/21123287/online-pot-delivery-services-marijuana-illinois-potlala

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Caucus chaos in Iowa drags into second day as Democrats promise at least partial results will be released – BILL RUTHHART and RICK PEARSON
https://www.chicagotribune.com/politics/elections/ct-2020-iowa-caucus-night-results-20200204-56omip7dwjb4zdzjsrhgtft57i-story.html
— DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats and Democrat plants, Libertarians and Libertarian plants, Greens and Green plants, and RINOs a) promote LGBTQ activity and b) destroy individuals, destroy organizations, destroy companies, destroy governments, and destroy countries that do not promote LGBTQ activity. 
https://www.chicagotribune.com/lifestyles/ct-life-heteroflexibles-new-sexual-orientation-category-tt-20200130-20200131-rcodzschyrap7o7uhfldtu77lu-story.html
— Just because it’s legal doesn’t mean marijuana is safe for everyone – MARVIN D. SEPPALA AND MICHAEL MAHONEY
https://www.chicagotribune.com/opinion/commentary/ct-opinion-marijuana-health-addiction-20200204-45x4fesuxrdexaqz25zyszya5u-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Trump-haters thank those who have worked the hardest a) to destroy Trump and b) to destroy individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, non-poor, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders, and those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/columns/mary-schmich/ct-met-mary-schmich-adam-schiff-trump-impeachment-20200205-vel47l5l5raplbwt26ll65qpdy-story.html

DAILY HERALD
— Impeachment and the endless war of personal smears – Debra J. Saunders (DIERSEN: I should write a book about those who focus on smearing a) those who they cannot manipulate or dominate and b) those who do not share their demographics. I would focus on those in Wheaton, Glen Ellyn, Milton Township, DuPage County, and Illinois who paint themselves as being religious, conservative, and/or Republican. I would stress the many things that they have said and/or done to harm individuals, organizations, companies, and governments that are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, non-poor, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.) 
https://www.dailyherald.com/discuss/20200205/impeachment-and-the-endless-war-of-personal-smears

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— State’s attorney says Madigan’s office erred in disclosing search warrant – Brenden Moore 
https://www.sj-r.com/news/20200204/states-attorney-says-madigans-office-erred-in-disclosing-search-warrant

BLOOMINGTON PANTAGRAPH
— SOTU: Central Illinois GOP lawmakers applaud; state Democrats see further division – Kelsey Watznauer
https://www.pantagraph.com/news/local/govt-and-politics/sotu-central-illinois-gop-lawmakers-applaud-state-democrats-see-further/article_5fe3262c-8301-5d96-8c3b-999179074856.html

CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD
— Online misinformation fuels doubt as 2020 vote kicks off – AP (DIERSEN: According to my critics/opponents, all government and political news and commentary is misinformation except for the government and political news and commentary that they put out or bless. My critics/opponents focus on destroying those like me who they cannot manipulate or dominate. I should write a book about my critics/opponents. Better yet, I should sue them.)
https://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/national/online-misinformation-fuels-doubt-as-2020-vote-kicks-off/

WIREPOINTS
— Illinoisans’ pain: Stagnant incomes and skyrocketing property tax bills – Ted Dabrowski, John Klingner and Isabella Raynal
https://wirepoints.org/illinoisans-pain-stagnant-incomes-and-skyrocketing-property-tax-bills-wirepoints-original/

MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— Implications of Loss of Algonquin Township Road District Tax Protest Suit – Zero Tax Collections Predicted
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2020/02/04/implications-of-loss-of-algonquin-township-road-district-tax-protest-suit/ 
— Safe to Predict that County Board Member Suzanne Ness, If Elected State Rep., Will Vote for Mike Madigan for Speaker
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2020/02/04/safe-to-predict-that-county-board-member-suzanne-ness-if-elected-state-rep-will-vote-for-mike-madigan-for-speaker/ 
— Crain’s Chicago Business: “Look for More Developments to Come” about Jack Franks
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2020/02/04/crains-chicago-business-look-for-more-developments-to-come-about-jack-franks/ 
— Harvard Meet and Greet on February 6th for Mike Buehler, GOP Candidate for County Board Chairman
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2020/02/04/harvard-meet-and-greet-on-february-6th-for-mike-buehler-gop-candidate-for-county-board-chairman/ 
— IL-06/IL-14/66th District: Candidates Forums Cancelled
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2020/02/04/il-06-il-14-66th-district-candidates-forums-cancelled/
— Ted Gradel Mails
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2020/02/04/ted-gradel-mails/ 
— IL-14: Jerry Evans Releases Immigration Position Paper
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2020/02/04/il-14-jerry-evans-releases-immigration-position-paper/ 
— Did Madigan Throw Franks under the Bus?
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2020/02/04/did-madigan-throw-franks-under-the-bus/ 
— One of the Women Countywide Elected Officials Jack Franks Has Tried to Get Rid of Comments on His Newly-Discovered Problems with the Opposite Sex
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2020/02/04/one-of-the-women-countywide-elected-officials-has-tried-to-get-rid-of-comments-on-franks-newly-discovered-problems-with-the-opposite-sex/ 
— Dan McConchie Comment on Jack Franks’ Problem
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2020/02/04/dan-mcconchie-comment-on-jack-franks-problem/ 
— Skillicorn and the League of Women Voters
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2020/02/04/skillicorn-and-the-league-of-women-voters/ 
— Message of the Day – Cartoon about State of the Union
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2020/02/05/message-of-the-day-a-cartoon-9/ 
— Carolyn Schofield Responds to Allen Skillicorn Charge She Hates President Trump
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2020/02/05/carolyn-schofield-responds-to-allen-skillicorn-charge-she-hates-president-trump/ 
— Jeanne Ives on Franks #MeToo Moment(s)
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2020/02/05/jeanne-ives-on-franks-metoo-moments/

ILLINOIS POLICY INSTITUTE
— ILLINOIS GOVERNMENT SPENDING GROWTH AMONG NATION’S HIGHEST, PERSONAL INCOME GROWTH AMONG LOWEST – Bryce Hill
https://www.illinoispolicy.org/illinois-government-spending-growth-among-nations-highest-personal-income-growth-among-lowest/

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Trump tells Americans he stopped ‘downsizing of America’s destiny’ in State of the Union – Dave Boyer, Tom Howell Jr. and Gabriella Muñoz 
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2020/feb/4/donald-trump-state-union-says-he-stopped-downsizin/

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— ‘Dishonored the moment’: Pence slams Pelosi for ripping Trump’s State of the Union speech – Mike Brest
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/dishonored-the-moment-pence-slams-pelosi-for-ripping-trumps-state-of-the-union-speech
— ‘The greatest fighter’: Trump honors Rush Limbaugh in State of the Union – Madeline Fry 
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/the-greatest-fighter-trump-honors-rush-limbaugh-in-state-of-the-union
— At State of the Union, Trump neuters the racism charge by highlighting minorities
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/at-state-of-the-union-trump-neuters-the-racism-charge-by-highlighting-minorities
— Democrats refuse to cheer record low black unemployment and war heroes – Tiana Lowe
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/democrats-refuse-to-cheer-record-low-black-unemployment-and-war-heroes

AMERICAN THINKER
— Saying No to Black History Month – Lloyd Marcus (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats use Affirmative Action, Diversity, and Inclusion to destroy individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, non-poor, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders, and those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.) 
https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2020/02/saying_no_to_black_history_month.html
— An Iowan who voted for Buttigieg wants her vote back when she learns he’s gay – Andrea Widburg (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents want you to know no more and no less than what they tell you. My critics/opponents focus on destroying those like me who they cannot manipulate or dominate. I should write a book about my critics/opponents. Better yet, I should sue them.)
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2020/02/an_iowan_who_voted_for_buttigieg_wants_her_vote_back_when_she_learns_hes_gay.html

GOPUSA
— Forget Moving On From Impeachment
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=84139

ACCURACY IN MEDIA
— Media overlooks Romney’s history with CPAC in hyping ‘formal disinvitation’ – Spencer Irvine
https://www.aim.org/aim-column/media-overlooks-romneys-history-with-cpac-in-hyping-formal-disinvitation/

BREITBART
— Trump at State of the Union: Allow Angel Families to Sue Sanctuary Cities – John Binder
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2020/02/04/trump-at-state-of-the-union-allow-angel-families-to-sue-sanctuary-cities/
— Democrats Bilingually Ignore Border, Illegal Immigration in State of the Union Responses – BOB PRICE and ILDEFONSO ORTIZ (DIERSEN: Democrats should tell the following that Democrats are merely using them to destroy Republicans: illegals, minorities, women, younger people, poor people, non-Protestants, non-German Americans, veterans, Libertarians, Greens, RINOs, and those whose ancestors have not been in America for a long time.)
https://www.breitbart.com/border/2020/02/04/democrats-bilingually-ignore-border-illegal-immigration-in-state-of-the-union-responses/

DAILY CALLER
— Donald Trump Shuns Nancy Pelosi, Refuses To Shake Her Hand Before State Of The Union – CHRISTIAN DATOC (DIERSEN: Do you refuse to shake the hands of those who focus on destroying you? Should I refuse to shake the hands of those who focus on destroying me? I should write a book about those who focus on destroying me. Maybe I should sue them. Better yet, I should destroy them.) 
https://dailycaller.com/2020/02/04/donald-trump-shake-nancy-pelosi-hand-bill-clinton-denis-hastert/
— Democrats Sit Quietly As Republicans Cheer Women’s Unemployment Numbers – MARY MARGARET OLOHAN
https://dailycaller.com/2020/02/04/dems-sit-sotu-unemployment-numbers/

CONSERVATIVE HQ
— Contrast Between Trump’s SOTU Speech And Pelosi Tantrum A Perfect Political Metaphor – George Rasley
http://www.conservativehq.com/node/31881

CNS NEWS
— AOC, Other Dems to Skip SOTU So Not to ‘Legitimize’ Trump’s ‘Lawless Conduct’ – Melanie Arter
https://www.cnsnews.com/article/national/melanie-arter/aoc-pressley-skip-sotu-so-not-legitimize-trumps-lawless-conduct

NEWSMAX
— Trump ‘Will Never Let Socialism Destroy American Healthcare’ – Greg Richter
https://www.newsmax.com/politics/stateoftheunion-donaldtrump/2020/02/04/id/952684/

PJ MEDIA
— Dem Women in White Sit While Trump Announces Lowest Minority Unemployment Numbers EVER – MEGAN FOX
https://pjmedia.com/trending/white-women-draped-in-white-sit-while-trump-announces-lowest-minority-unemployment-numbers-ever/

NATIONAL REVIEW
— Trump Interrupts State of the Union to Award Rush Limbaugh the Presidential Medal of Freedom – TOBIAS HOONHOUT
https://www.nationalreview.com/news/state-of-the-union-address-trump-awards-rush-limbaugh-presidential-medal-of-freedom/
— Trump Accuses Dems of Sheltering Illegal Immigrant Criminals Rather Than Creating ‘A Sanctuary for Law-Abiding Americans’ – TOBIAS HOONHOUT
https://www.nationalreview.com/news/state-of-the-union-address-trump-accuses-democrats-of-sheltering-illegal-immigrant-criminals-rather-than-creating-a-sanctuary-for-law-abiding-americans/

BIZ PAC REVIEW
— The racist reason Democrats want to kill the Iowa caucuses – Wesley Messamore
https://www.bizpacreview.com/2020/02/04/the-racist-reason-democrats-want-to-kill-the-iowa-caucuses-883066

THE HILL
— Pelosi trashes Trump address: ‘He shredded the truth, so I shredded his speech’ – SCOTT WONG AND CRISTINA MARCOS 
https://thehill.com/homenews/house/481604-pelosi-trashes-trump-address-he-shredded-the-truth-so-i-shredded-his-speech?userid=3526
— Trump takes aim at ‘sanctuary cities’ – RAFAEL BERNAL
https://thehill.com/latino/481539-trump-takes-aim-at-sanctuary-cities
— Rodney Davis blasts Iowa Democratic Party for caucus app failures – JULIEGRACE BRUFKE
https://thehill.com/homenews/house/481443-gop-congressman-blasts-iowa-democratic-party-for-caucus-app-failures
— Democrats tear into Trump’s speech: It was a ‘MAGA rally’ – SCOTT WONG
https://thehill.com/homenews/house/481563-democrats-rip-trump-speech-as-a-maga-rally
— Hatred will reelect Trump – RONALD L. TROWBRIDGE
https://thehill.com/opinion/campaign/481431-hatred-will-reelect-trump
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The House impeachment hearings have enabled the same rise in public support of Trump. His poll ratings of late have reached the highest level of support in his tenure as president. Polls vary, but his favorable ratings now run anywhere between 46 to 50 percent. This owes to the intense hatred of him by the media and House Democrats. Look at his presidential rallies since the poundings against him in the House: tens of thousands of supporters are showing up, many coming the night before and sleeping on the ground. The hatred has awakened the giant. I don’t much care for Donald Trump’s character because his ego is larger than the Empire State Building. But I will vote for him because I very much like his many achievements as president. Haters don’t want to acknowledge these achievements. They want to focus on what’s wrong with a dream rather than what’s right about it. If you show them a sheet of paper with dots on it, they will focus on the dots rather than on the otherwise full sheet of paper.)

CBS NEWS
— 2020 State of the Union: Trump stokes Democrats’ fury, ignores impeachment – KATHRYN WATSON, GRACE SEGERS
https://www.cbsnews.com/live-updates/state-of-the-union-2020-president-donald-trump-tonight-2020-02-04-live-streaming/

CNN
— Pelosi speaks out after ripping a copy of Trump’s speech House Speaker Nancy Pelosi called President Donald Trump’s State of the Union address a “manifesto of mistruths.” (DIERSEN: If you asked my critics/opponents about my GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails, they would call them a “manifesto of mistruths.” According to my critics/opponents, all government and political news and commentary is a “manifesto of mistruths” except for the government and political news and commentary that they put out or bless. My critics/opponents focus on destroying those like me who they cannot manipulate or dominate. I should write a book about my critics/opponents. Better yet, I should sue them.)
https://www.cnn.com/videos/politics/2020/02/05/nancy-pelosi-response-after-state-of-the-union-manifesto-of-mistruths-sot-vpx.cnn
— Watch Pelosi rip up Trump’s State of the Union speech Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi ripped up her copy of President Trump’s State of the Union address at the end of his speech.
https://www.cnn.com/videos/politics/2020/02/05/trump-state-of-the-union-2020-pelosi-tearing-paper-vpx.cnn

NEW YORK TIMES
— Rush Limbaugh Awarded Presidential Medal of Freedom at State of the Union The conservative talk show host, who announced he had advanced lung cancer, sat next to first lady Melania Trump for the president’s speech. – Neil Vigdor
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/02/04/us/politics/rush-limbaugh-medal-of-freedom.html
— Trump and Pelosi Exchange Snubs at the State of the Union Address He declined to shake her outstretched hand. She omitted his ceremonial introduction and ripped up his speech. – Sheryl Gay Stolberg
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/02/04/us/politics/pelosi-trump-handshake.html
— How Much Racism Do You Face in Your Daily Life? – Nicole Daniels (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, White-haters promote hatred against Whites, and especially against Whites who are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, male, older, non-poor, non-veteran, gun owners, German American, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time. I should write a book about those in Wheaton, Glen Ellyn, Milton Township, DuPage County, and Illinois who promote hatred against Whites. I would focus on those who have lots of religious, government, political, and/or financial clout who paint themselves as being religious, conservative, and/or Republican.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/02/05/learning/how-much-racism-do-you-face-in-your-daily-life.html
— Bloomberg plans to double his ad spending after the Iowa chaos. – Jennifer Medina and Alexander Burns
https://www.nytimes.com/live/2020/iowa-caucus-updates-02-04#bloomberg-plans-to-double-his-ad-spending-after-the-iowa-chaos
— The Only Safe Election Is a Low-Tech Election The Iowa caucus debacle proved that a 21st-century election requires 19th-century technology. – Kevin Roose
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/02/04/technology/election-tech.html
— With Polls Up and Acquittal in Sight, Trump Revels in Democratic Dysfunction – Peter Baker, Maggie Haberman and Annie Karni
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/02/04/us/politics/trump-iowa-caucus.html

NEW YORK POST
— Nancy Pelosi shamed herself at Trump’s State of the Union address – Michael Goodwin (DIERSEN: Democrats are furious that they have not been more successful at promoting hatred against Trump and against individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, non-poor, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders, and those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://nypost.com/2020/02/04/nancy-pelosi-shamed-herself-at-trumps-state-of-the-union-address-goodwin/

WASHINGTON POST
— Trump touts economy, immigration policies and foreign relations in address as Senate impeachment vote nears – Felicia Sonmez, Colby Itkowitz, John Wagner and Mike DeBonis
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/state-of-the-union-impeachment-live-updates/2020/02/04/22ddcdf6-46d6-11ea-ab15-b5df3261b710_story.html
— 4 takeaways from Trump’s State of the Union address – Aaron Blake
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2020/02/04/takeaways-state-of-the-union/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats are furious that they have not been more successful at promoting hatred against Trump and against individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, non-poor, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders, and those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/bitter-partisanship-dominates-trumps-state-of-the-union/2020/02/05/d2db682a-476d-11ea-ab15-b5df3261b710_story.html

USA TODAY
— He snubbed her handshake, she tore up his speech. Drama between Trump and Pelosi was on full display at the State of the Union address. – Ledyard King and Christal Hayes
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2020/02/04/state-union-president-trump-wont-shake-nancy-pelosis-hand/4660937002/
— Trump ends State of the Union speech filled with rally language, tensions with Democrats, poignant moments – John Fritze, David Jackson, Michael Collins, Courtney Subramanian, Christal Hayes
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2020/02/04/trump-state-union-economy-immigration-top-themes-speech/4614386002/
— HARDCOPY ARTICLE TITLE: 58 isn’t too late to start saving for retirement – Peter Dunn (DIERSEN: I started saving for my retirement in 1966 when I was 18 years old and started earning Civil Service Retirement System credits working part-time for the Park Forest Post Office.)
https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/2020/02/02/retirement-plan-boost-401-k-cut-spending-if-youre-behind-saving/2857979001/
— State of the Union 2020: Should you talk about politics and Trump at the office? – Paul Davidson (DIERSEN: My Democrat superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates frequently asked me questions to get information to use against me, for example, that I avoided the draft, that I am a Republican, that I am conservative, that I am 100% German national origin, that I was baptized, raised, and confirmed as a Missouri Synod Lutheran, that I lived in Crete 1948-1972, that my ancestors have been in America since 1844, that my wife had a good job, that we gave up trying to have children, that we did not adopt, that we did not become foster parents, that I opposed promoting LGBTQ activity, abortion, mass/illegal immigration, abolition of the First and Second Amendments, booze, gambling, pot, and other vices, patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, age discrimination, etc.) 
https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/2020/02/04/iowa-caucus-workers-try-avoid-office-political-chatter-but-cant/4649972002/

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— California Early Voters Draw Campaigns’ Attention Ballots started going out this week ahead of the March 3 primary – Emily Glazer and Christine Mai-Duc (DIERSEN: Early voting starts Thursday, February 6, 2020. Does your Republican Precinct Committeeman/Captain know a) which offices will be on the ballot for your precinct, b) who the Republican candidates are, and c) what referendums, if any, are on the ballot? How much does your Republican Committeeman/Captain know about each of the candidates and any referendums on the Ballot? Has your Republican county/township/ward organizations provided your Republican Precinct Committeeman/Captain with candidates’ campaign literature and yard signs, envelopes, address labels, walk sheets, sample ballots, sample precinct letters, etc.?)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/after-iowa-california-early-voters-draw-campaigns-attention-11580836543
— Trump Strikes Optimistic Tone, Touts Economy in State of the Union Speech One day after the Iowa caucuses and one day before his expected acquittal in the Senate, the president outlines his 2020 agenda – Andrew Restuccia
https://www.wsj.com/articles/as-impeachment-nears-end-trump-to-deliver-state-of-the-union-11580817498
— Top Takeaways From Trump’s State of the Union Economy and partisan divides feature prominently at event, impeachment doesn’t -Catherine Lucey and Lindsay Wise
https://www.wsj.com/articles/top-takeaways-from-trumps-state-of-the-union-11580877144

HARVARD BUSINESS REVIEW
— Research: Bringing Up Past Injustices Make Majority Groups Defensive – Ivona Hideg and Anne Wilson (DIERSEN: The Democrats who run the federal government constantly remind their employees who are the members of the following groups of all the injustices that they have suffered: minority, female, younger, non-Republican, non-Protestant, non-German American, and those whose ancestors have not been in America for a long time.) 
https://hbr.org/2020/02/research-bringing-up-past-injustices-make-majority-groups-defensive

MOTLEY FOOL
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Pot pushers push pot. If you want to destroy minorities, destroy women, destroy young people, destroy poor people, destroy Americans, destroy etc., you push pot on them.
https://www.fool.com/investing/2020/02/04/think-bernie-sanders-will-be-the-next-us-president.aspx

DAILY BEAST
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Trump-haters say “Trump’s Speech Was a Nationalist, Anti-Immigrant, Socialism-Hating Game Show.”
https://www.thedailybeast.com/trump-2020-state-of-the-union-address-nationalist-anti-immigrant-socialism-hating-game-show

FED WEEK
— So it Begins: Annual Debate over Raise, Other Workforce Issues (DIERSEN: I should write a book about those who are the most filled with hatred against federal employees and against federal retirees. I would focus on those in Wheaton, Glen Ellyn, Milton Township, DuPage County, and Illinois who have lots of religious, government, political, and/or financial clout. I would focus on those who paint themselves as being religious, conservative, and/or Republican. I was a federal employee for almost 30 years and I have been a federal retiree for more than 22 years.) 
https://www.fedweek.com/fedweek/so-it-begins-annual-debate-over-raise-other-workforce-issues/
— MSPB Questions Value of Performance Evaluations (DIERSEN: My Democrat superiors and supervisors in the federal government used the extreme subjectivity in the federal government’s performance evaluation systems a) to retain and promote young Democrat minorities and young Democrat females and b) to get rid of their employees who were Republican, White, male, and/or non-veteran who they had not promoted to GS-13 (currently $101,176) by age 25, GS-14 (currently $119,559) by age 30, GS-15 (currently $140,634) by age 35, and Senior Executive Service (currently $170,800) by age 40.)
https://www.fedweek.com/fedweek/mspb-questions-value-of-performance-evaluations/

GUARDIAN
— Rush Limbaugh given presidential medal of freedom during State of the Union
https://www.theguardian.com/media/2020/feb/04/rush-limbaugh-presidential-medal-of-freedom-trump

ECONOMIC TIMES
— On eve of expected acquittal, Trump scorns Democrats, touts economy U.S. President Donald Trump, emerging from the shadow of impeachment, faced Democratic lawmakers who seek to toss him from office on Tuesday at a State of the Union speech he used to belittle his opponents and tout the U.S. economy. – Reuters
https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/international/world-news/on-eve-of-expected-acquittal-trump-scorns-democrats-touts-economy/articleshow/73950296.cms

February 4 Evening Edition

WHITE HOUSE
— State of the Union
https://www.whitehouse.gov/sotu/

ABC7
— State of the Union address 2020: Illinois lawmakers largely don’t know what to expect from Trump’s speech – Ravi Baichwal
https://abc7chicago.com/illinois-lawmakers-largely-dont-know-what-to-expect-from-trumps-state-of-the-union-address/5904164/
— State of the Union 2020 start time, live stream and other info on Trump SOTU speech
https://abc7chicago.com/politics/state-of-the-union-2020-live-stream-and-things-to-watch-out-for/5901286/
— Iowa Caucus 2020: Pete Buttigieg, Bernie Sanders with largest vote share after 1st round of data reported – AP
https://abc7chicago.com/politics/buttigieg-sanders-in-lead-after-1st-round-of-iowa-caucuses-data-released/5902389/
— Activists stage ‘kids in cages’ demonstrations near caucus voting in Iowa
https://abc7chicago.com/politics/kids-in-cages-demonstrations-staged-near-iowa-caucus-voting/5902586/

FOX NEWS CHICAGO
— Trump faces accusers: What to watch during State of the Union address – AP
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/trump-faces-accusers-what-to-watch-during-state-of-the-union-address

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Illinois the new Iowa? Pritzker to push for first-in-nation mantle, Lightfoot calls it ‘worthwhile question to pursue’ Pritzker’s chief-of-staff Anne Caprara said when it comes time for the Democratic National Committee to discuss its primary voting structure, a very real push will be made to make Illinois the lead the nation in the nominating process. – Tina Sfondeles and Lynn Sweet 
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2020/2/4/21122818/illinois-iowa-caucuses-primary-first-in-nation-pritzker-lightfoot

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Watch live: President Trump gives his State of the Union address
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-live-stream-video-20191101-mmzazul6lrfspbf7d5as6ju2am-htmlstory.html
— President Trump gives his State of the Union address tonight. Here’s what to watch for. – AP
https://www.chicagotribune.com/nation-world/ct-nw-cb-state-of-the-union-trump-20200204-gobnl67mwngifafoqgod666ieu-story.html
— Pete Buttigieg holds early lead in Iowa over Bernie Sanders as Democratic Party releases partial presidential caucus results – RICK PEARSON and BILL RUTHHART
https://www.chicagotribune.com/election-2020/ct-2020-iowa-caucus-night-delayed-results-20200204-d53jrvvii5gyfdjvda4tyrkzra-story.html
— Drag Queen Story Hour prompts Missouri lawmaker to propose bill that could charge librarians – AP
https://www.chicagotribune.com/midwest/ct-missouri-librarians-children-books-bill-20200203-z2dgt6vtkjg5dh5hxb6d25ngfu-story.html
— If Iowa, N.H. are too white to vote first, then who? ‘Look no further than Illinois,’ Gov. J.B. Pritzker says (DIERSEN: According to Democrats, your neighborhood, your precinct, your municipal district, your municipality, your township, your county, Illinois, and America have TOO MANY individuals, organizations, companies, and governments that are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, non-poor, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders, and those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.) 
https://www.chicagotribune.com/election-2020/ct-iowa-illinois-diversity-jb-pritzker-tweet-20200204-ufmkif4v7ndrhfv2xcfmk3674u-story.html
— With presidential election season underway, here’s what you need to know about primary voting in Illinois – Sophie Sherry
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/breaking/ct-cb-primary-voting-illinois-20200204-dhlbe7mrjvbqzl5n777hln3vey-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: If Trump-haters cannot remove Trump from office, they want him to be censured. 
https://www.chicagotribune.com/opinion/editorials/ct-editorial-impeach-trump-election-iowa-voters-20200204-unss2qyf3famnhasqyk6oncym4-story.html
— Illinois House GOP leader Jim Durkin challenges legitimacy of replacement for ex-Rep. Luis Arroyo, who faces a federal bribery charge – Dan Petrella
https://www.chicagotribune.com/politics/ct-jim-durkin-challenges-luis-arroyo-replacement-20200205-zuvovzvcrngpzf7jzjdddqeapq-story.html

DAILY HERALD
— Watch the State of the Union address live at 8 p.m. – AP
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20200204/watch-the-state-of-the-union-address-live-at-8-pm
— DuPage County seeking $1 million from feds for flood relief – Robert Sanchez
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20200204/dupage-county-seeking-1-million-from-feds-for-flood-relief
— Dist. 211 board member Dombrowski running as write-in for state senate seat – Eric Peterson
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20200204/dist-211-board-member-dombrowski-running-as-write-in-for-state-senate-seat
— Oberweis poll casts him as front-runner, inflames rivals in 14th District GOP contest – James Fuller
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20200204/oberweis-poll-casts-him-as-front-runner-inflames-rivals-in-14th-district-gop-contest

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— As Iowa stumbles, it’s time for Illinois to hold the first presidential primary J.B. Pritzker is right about this one: The moment has arrived for the Land of Lincoln’s pols to do what they should have done a long time ago—nudge aside our kindly but technologically challenged neighbors. – GREG HINZ
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/greg-hinz-politics/iowa-stumbles-its-time-illinois-hold-first-presidential-primary
— Retraining and fluidity are vital to assuring workers’ employability – HARRY KRAEMER JR. (DIERSEN: Between 1992 and 1997, I paid for my own “retraining.” In 1989, the Democrats who ran GAO’s Chicago office a) made it clear that they would never again assign me to audits of IRS and b) assigned me to audits of federal financial industry regulators. Between 1992 and 1997, I took graduate finance courses at IIT, and in 1997 earned a master’s degree in financial markets and trading.)
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/forum-ideas-jobs-wages/retraining-and-fluidity-are-vital-assuring-workers-employability

NORTHWEST HERALD
— McHenry County lawmakers, candidates call for resignation, investigation into allegations against Franks – DREW ZIMMERMAN
https://www.nwherald.com/2020/02/03/mchenry-county-lawmakers-candidates-call-for-resignation-investigation-into-allegations-against-franks/al3otdg/

ROCKFORD REGISTER STAR
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A Republican-hater promotes hatred of Republicans.
https://www.rrstar.com/opinion/20200204/letter-here-is-gop-handbook-on-how-to-win-elections

CHAMPAIGN/URBANA NEWS GAZETTE
— Republican hopefuls second Trump’s take on immigration fight – JIM DEY
https://www.news-gazette.com/news/republican-hopefuls-second-trump-s-take-on-immigration-fight/article_70ffe713-a846-54d1-8d14-f253a29466ed.html
— Who’s kidding whom as redistricting draws ever closer? – Jim Dey
https://www.news-gazette.com/opinion/jim-dey-who-s-kidding-whom-as-redistricting-draws-ever/article_1ba667b1-7c00-576a-a123-60954870ac6b.html

ILLINOIS FAMILY INSTITUTE
— The House is on Fire Why Christians must engage the culture on sexual ethics or be responsible for our civilization’s demise – Ron Citlau
https://illinoisfamily.org/homosexuality/the-house-is-on-fire/

CAPITOL FAX
— Durkin files objection to Rep. Delgado appointment
https://capitolfax.com/2020/02/04/durkin-files-objection-to-rep-delgado-appointment/
— Should Illinois go first?
https://capitolfax.com/2020/02/04/should-illinois-go-first/
— More questions about the Jack Franks probe
https://capitolfax.com/2020/02/04/more-questions-about-the-jack-franks-probe/
— While Trump Spins, We Win – Bloomberg
https://capitolfax.com/2020/02/04/while-trump-spins-we-win/
— Madigan asked why he released some Jack Franks information and why he didn’t release other Jack Franks information
https://capitolfax.com/2020/02/04/madigan-asked-why-he-released-some-jack-franks-information-and-why-he-didnt-release-other-jack-franks-information/

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Liberal white women shelling out $2,500 to learn over dinner they’re racist – Jessica Chasmar
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2020/feb/4/liberal-white-women-shelling-out-2500-to-learn-ove/
— Biden camp impugns eventual results from Iowa: ‘The process is tinged’ – S.A. Miller 
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2020/feb/4/biden-camp-impugns-eventual-results-iowa-process-t/

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— ‘Don’t look away’: Iowa immigration activists set up displays of children in cages outside caucus sites – Dominick Mastrangelo
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/dont-look-away-iowa-immigration-activists-set-up-displays-of-kids-in-cages-outside-caucus-sites
— Rush Limbaugh critics celebrate cancer diagnosis – Andrew Mark Miller
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/rush-limbaugh-critics-celebrate-cancer-diagnosis
— White House showcases Hispanic Border Patrol official by making him State of the Union guest – Anna Giaritelli
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/white-house-showcases-hispanic-border-patrol-official-by-making-him-state-of-the-union-guest

GOPUSA
— Schiff warns that Trump could sell Alaska to Russia if not impeached
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=84102

BLAZE
— BlazeTV Presents: State of the Union 2020
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kmOjQVc9M04

BREITBART
— Carville: ‘I’m Scared to Death’ 2020 Dems Blowing It by Talking About Voting from Jail, Open Borders – PAM KEY
https://www.breitbart.com/clips/2020/02/04/carville-im-scared-to-death-2020-dems-blowing-it-by-talking-about-voting-from-jail-open-borders/
— Trump-Mexico Deals Have ‘Huge’ Impact Stopping Caravans, Says New Border Patrol Deputy Chief – BOB PRICE
https://www.breitbart.com/border/2020/02/04/trump-mexico-deals-have-huge-impact-stopping-caravans-says-new-border-patrol-deputy-chief/
— Leftists Attack Ben Carson for Posing with White Trump Supporters: ‘Uncle Ben’ – HANNAH BLEAU
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2020/02/04/leftists-attack-ben-carson-for-posing-with-white-trump-supporters-uncle-ben/

DAILY WIRE
— Spike Lee Tells Al Sharpton Senators Will ‘Burn In Hell’ For Acquitting Trump – Paul Bois
https://www.dailywire.com/news/watch-spike-lee-tells-al-sharpton-senators-will-burn-in-hell-for-acquitting-trump

TOWNHALL
— Anarchy Disguised As Protest – Sheriff David Clarke, Ret. Sheriff David Clarke, Ret.
https://townhall.com/columnists/sheriffdavidclarkeret/2020/02/04/anarchy-disguised-as-protest-n2560701

CBN NEWS
— Pro-LGBT, Pro-Choice Taylor Swift Says Her Brand of Christianity Is the Real Christianity – Andrea Morris, Benjamin Gill (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, according to anti-Christians, a) GOD is a liberal Democrat/Libertarian/Green/RINO who promotes dependency on government, dependency on charity, 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, and retaliation for opposing the aforesaid and b) GOD is anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders, and anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.) 
https://www1.cbn.com/cbnnews/entertainment/2020/february/pro-lgbt-pro-choice-taylor-swift-says-her-brand-of-christianity-is-the-real-christianity

NATIONAL REVIEW
— Buttigieg Leading Iowa Caucus with 62 Percent of Results Reported – MAIREAD MCARDLE
https://www.nationalreview.com/news/iowa-caucuses-pete-buttigieg-leading-with-62-percent-of-results-reported/

FOX BUSINESS
— What corporate America wants from Trump’s State of the Union address – Audrey Conklin (DIERSEN: Democrat, Libertarian, Green, and RINO employers want cheap labor.)
https://finance.yahoo.com/news/corporate-america-wants-trump-apos-121417052.html

BIZ PAC REVIEW
— Mark Levin shreds Super Bowl for ‘soft porn’ halftime show, asks what happened to #MeToo? – Tom Tillison
https://www.bizpacreview.com/2020/02/04/mark-levin-shreds-super-bowl-for-soft-porn-halftime-show-asks-what-happened-to-metoo-882935

NEW YORK TIMES
— Can the Democrats Afford Another Tech Disaster? – Kara Swisher
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/02/04/opinion/iowa-caucuses-app.html

WASHINGTON POST
— Iowa caucuses 2020 live updates: First set of Iowa Democratic caucus results shows Sanders and Buttigieg leading
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/iowa-caucuses-2020-live-updates/2020/02/04/23561bd6-4707-11ea-bc78-8a18f7afcee7_story.html

TIME
— Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Other Democrats Plan to Boycott President Trump’s State of the Union Address – SANYA MANSOOR
https://time.com/5777725/alexandria-ocasio-cortez-democrats-boycott-state-of-the-union/

FORBES
— For Every Dollar Saved For Retirement, At Least 20 Cents Is Withdrawn Too Early – Elena Botella
https://www.forbes.com/sites/elenabotella/2020/02/04/for-every-dollar-saved-for-retirement-at-least-20-cents-is-withdrawn-too-early/#31d6d9596517

BANKRATE
— With age comes fewer raises: Here’s why many older Americans aren’t seeing higher pay – SARAH FOSTER
https://www.bankrate.com/personal-finance/why-many-older-americans-are-not-getting-pay-raises/

SALON
— DECEMBER 18, 2019 FLASHBACK: Impeachment Is a Permanent Stain on Trump’s Presidency The inevitable acquittal in the Senate won’t annul a verdict that’s already been rendered. – LILI LOOFBOUROW (DIERSEN: I should write a book about vicious people who put permanent stains on people’s records. I would focus on those vicious people who have lots of religious, government, political, and/or financial clout in Wheaton, Glen Ellyn, Milton Township, DuPage County, and Illinois.) 
https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2019/12/impeachment-impact-trump-presidency-clinton.html

February 3 Evening Edition

ABC7
— State of the Union 2020 start time, live stream and other info on Trump SOTU speech
https://abc7chicago.com/politics/state-of-the-union-2020-live-stream-time-info/5901286/
— Sterigenics accused of paying investors millions to avoid paying victims affected by pollution – John Garcia
https://abc7chicago.com/sterigenics-paid-investors-to-avoid-paying-victims-attorney/5901024/

CBS2
— CPS Inspector General Nicholas Schuler Resigns – Megan Hickey
https://chicago.cbslocal.com/2020/02/03/cps-inspector-general-nicholas-schuler-resigns/

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Customers bought nearly $40 million in recreational marijuana during the first month of sales in Illinois – Ally Marotti
https://www.chicagotribune.com/marijuana/illinois/ct-biz-illinois-legal-weed-sales-one-month-20200203-zr75rseuozfcxbtpb4fmx3kavq-story.html
— Where Jennifer Lopez and Shakira’s unapologetically sexy halftime show fits into #MeToo – Heidi Stevens
https://www.chicagotribune.com/columns/heidi-stevens/ct-heidi-stevens-superbowl-halftime-show-sex-object-metoo-0203-20200203-g7h5gvd5ffgk7hz6ez2ilhyo3e-story.html
— A soon-to-be-acquitted Trump’s State of the Union speech imagined: ‘Pound sand, dummies!’ – Rex Huppke
https://www.chicagotribune.com/columns/rex-huppke/ct-trump-state-of-the-union-impeachment-acquitted-senate-huppke-20200203-uxummpvtvvbyrlqj7kzom7juci-story.html

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Ex-Chicagoan who led pizza tours making long shot bid to be first drag queen in Congress G. “Maebe A. Girl” Pudlo is on the March 3 ballot in California, hoping to unseat Democratic Congressman Adam Schiff. It’s a long way from the Chicago pizza walking tours she once led. – Stefano Esposito
https://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/2020/2/2/21056569/drag-queen-congress-adam-schiff-chicago-pizza-democratic-primary-california-maebe-a-girl

DAILY HERALD
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Democrat county board hopefuls: DuPage should allow recreational pot sales – Robert Sanchez
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20200203/county-board-hopefuls-dupage-should-allow-recreational-pot-sales

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Illinois weed sales total almost $40M in first month And out-of-staters accounted for 22 percent of recreational sales that started Jan. 1. – JOHN PLETZ 
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/marijuanacannabis/illinois-weed-sales-total-almost-40m-first-month

CHAMPAIGN/URBANA NEWS GAZETTE
— In dash for cash, Londrigan picking up speed – Tom Kacich (DIERSEN: If you ran for an office, which individuals, organizations, and companies would NOT contribute to your campaign? If I ran for an office, the following would NOT contribute to my campaign: a) those that are anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time and b) those that promote dependency on government, dependency on charity, 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, and retaliation for complaining about the aforesaid.)
https://www.news-gazette.com/news/local/politics/tom-kacich-in-dash-for-cash-londrigan-picking-up-speed/article_8a631c6a-a5f4-5aba-85ba-404d4162aa99.html

RIVER BENDER
— Nimish Jani Elected to Represent IL-8 on the Illinois Republican State Central Committee
https://www.riverbender.com/articles/details/nimish-jani-elected-to-represent-il8-on-the-illinois-republican-state-central-committee-39505.cfm

GRAYSLAKE PATCH
— 4 Men Accused Of Illegal Pot Sales At Gurnee CBD Store The cash-based business —​ registered with the Village of Gurnee to sell CBS products and accessories — was also selling unauthorized pot. – Rebecca Bream
https://patch.com/illinois/grayslake/4-men-accused-illegal-pot-sales-gurnee-cbd-store

MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— 92-Day Delay in Processing FOIA Card Costs Man His Job
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2020/02/03/92-day-delay-in-processing-foia-card-costs-man-his-job/ 
— Jack Franks Continues Trying to Bully County Auditor Shannon Teresi
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2020/02/03/jack-franks-continues-trying-to-bully-county-auditor-shannon-teresi/ 
— Algonquin Township Road District Admits Tax Protectors Claim Valid
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2020/02/03/algonquin-township-road-district-admits-tax-protectors-claim-valid/ 
— IL-14: Another Ted Gradel Football-Themed Video
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2020/02/03/il-14-another-ted-gradel-football-themed-video/

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Rush Limbaugh reveals he has lung cancer, shocking and saddening his listeners – Jennifer Harper
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2020/feb/3/rush-limbaugh-reveals-he-has-lung-cancer-shocking-/
— 17th woman joins sexual harassment lawsuit against FBI’s Quantico training academy – Jeff Mordock
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2020/feb/3/17th-woman-joins-fbi-sexual-harassment-lawsuit/

WASHINGTON FREE BEACON
— Warren Supporter Blames Lagging Poll Numbers on Democrats’ Sexism – Graham Piro (DIERSEN: I should write a book about my Democrat superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates in the federal government who did not want to work for, work with, or supervise those who were female, minority, older, conservative, Republican, Protestant, German American, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.) 
https://freebeacon.com/politics/warren-supporter-blames-lagging-poll-numbers-on-democrats-sexism/

BREITBART
— Non-Citizens, DACA Illegal Aliens Organize for Democrats in Iowa Caucus – JOHN BINDER (DIERSEN: Individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that are the following promote Democrats: anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.) 
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2020/02/03/non-citizens-daca-illegal-aliens-organize-for-democrats-in-iowa-caucus/
— Bill Would Allow Parents Say over Drag Queen Story Hours in Taxpayer-Funded Libraries – DR. SUSAN BERRY
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2020/02/03/bill-would-allow-parents-say-over-drag-queen-story-hours-in-taxpayer-funded-libraries/
— Franklin Graham: ‘Pepsi Showing Young Girls that Sexual Exploitation of Women Is Okay’ – HANNAH BLEAU
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2020/02/03/franklin-graham-pepsi-showing-young-girls-that-sexual-exploitation-of-women-is-okay/


DAILY SIGNAL
— Disputed New York Times ‘1619 Project’ Already Shaping Schoolkids’ Minds on Race – John Murawski 
https://www.dailysignal.com/2020/02/03/disputed-new-york-times-1619-project-already-shaping-schoolkids-minds-on-race/

DAILY WIRE
— Staffers Accuse The Washington Post Of Fostering A Sexist Work Culture – Paul Bois
https://www.dailywire.com/news/staffers-accuse-the-washington-post-of-fostering-a-sexist-work-culture

NEWSMAX
— Age Discrimination Harming Seniors’ Health Around the World (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes promote age discrimination.)
https://www.newsmax.com/health/health-news/aging-seniors-discrimination/2020/02/03/id/952390/
— Our Permanent Rights Won’t Diminish — Even Under Attack – John Cylc (DIERSEN: Which organizations, companies, and governments have power to harm you? My critics/opponents want to abolish the First Amendment. Failing that, they want the Illinois Republican Party, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, Milton Township Republican Organization, Facebook, Google, Capitol Fax, Illinois, DuPage County, Milton Township, Wheaton, etc. to a) stop me from sending out GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails and b) stop everyone from reading those emails.) 
https://www.newsmax.com/johncylc/fourthamendment-rights-virginia-guns/2020/02/03/id/952382/

PJ MEDIA
— Race Relations Have Improved Dramatically Since Trump Took Office – MATT MARGOLIS
https://pjmedia.com/trending/race-relations-have-improved-dramatically-since-trump-took-office/

ONE NEWS NOW
— Grassroots America isn’t ready for homosexual president – Chad Groening (DIERSEN: LGBTQ activists force LGBTQers to force everyone to promote LGBTQ activity.)
https://onenewsnow.com/politics-govt/2020/02/03/grassroots-america-isnt-ready-for-homosexual-president

WASHINGTON POST
— Staffers Say Sexism Runs Deep At The Washington Post There’s an “understated respectability” that is “secretly pernicious,” said one woman. – Emily Peck
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/women-washington-post-sexism-culture_n_5e34b8a3c5b611ac94d4aa89

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— The Truth About the ‘Public Charge’ Immigration Rule Trump’s regulation is a response to a real problem, and it’s nowhere near as draconian as critics say. – Dave Seminara
https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-truth-about-the-public-charge-immigration-rule-11580773460
— Trump Echoes Reagan’s Optimistic Tone on Americ Main Street: So much has “Make America Great Again” become part of the Trump identity that Americans forget he did not invent the phrase. Ronald Reagan did. Why is Trump still using MAGA as his pitch for another four years in office?
https://www.wsj.com/video/opinion-trump-echoes-reagans-optimistic-tone-on-americ/CA485F1C-A450-4675-B82D-41D7093F91FE.html

DAILY BEAST
— Thanks to Trump’s Attacks, Journalists Now Have an Official ‘Safety Kit’ The 2020 election is sure to be rife with threats against reporters, and so the Committee to Protect Journalists issued a guide for safely navigating overtly hostile Trump rallies. – Lloyd Grove (DIERSEN: I have been the GOPUSA Illinois Editor since 2000. I should write a book about those who have treated me the most rudely. I would focus on activists, candidates, elected officials, party leaders, major donors, political consultants, etc. who have lots of religious, government, political, and/or financial clout in Wheaton, Glen Ellyn, Milton Township, DuPage County, and Illinois. I would focus on those who paint themselves as being religious, conservative, and/or Republican.) 
https://www.thedailybeast.com/thanks-to-trumps-attacks-journalists-now-have-an-official-safety-kit

FEDERAL NEWS NETWORK
— Federal retirements dropped in 2019, as employees cite wide variety of motivations to stay or go – Nicole Ogrysko (DIERSEN: My Civil Service Retirement System pension is dramatically less because my Democrat superiors wasted my career and forced me to take their early retirement “offer” in 1997 when I was 49 years old.)
https://federalnewsnetwork.com/retirement/2020/02/federal-retirements-dropped-in-2019-as-employees-cite-wide-variety-of-motivations-to-stay-or-go/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Financial concerns are main factor driving retirement decisions. . .Stress, supervisors and political climate prompt retirement)

LADDERS
— Yale researchers find ageism is literally hurting older people all over the world – Kyle Schnitzer (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes promote age discrimination.)
https://www.theladders.com/career-advice/yale-researchers-find-ageism-is-literally-hurting-older-people-all-over-the-world

February 3 Morning Edition

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— FRONT PAGE WITH BIG COLOR PICTURE: BEYOND DISGUSTING, BEYOND TRAGIC: ‘Everybody’s friendly, everybody’s high’: Marijuana tour buses begin rolling in Chicago, with a stop at a private bring-your-own smoking lounge – Robert McCoppin (DIERSEN: Those who claim to be religious, conservative, and/or Republican who fail/refuse to condemn this should be immediately removed from whatever religious, government, political, law enforcement, education, healthcare, etc. office that they hold.)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/marijuana/illinois/ct-chicago-marijuana-tours-20200203-bjzfnwqbwndiljltwjxuxjwkvy-story.html
— Voters will decide whether to end Prohibition — yes, that Prohibition — in central Illinois township near Springfield – BERNARD SCHOENBURG (DIERSEN: It would great if those in my precinct, Wheaton’s West District, Wheaton, Milton Township, DuPage County, Illinois, and America voted for Prohibition. Those who promote booze, gambling, pot, and other vices work extremely hard against me.)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/midwest/ct-nw-prhobition-in-rural-illinois-gardner-township-20200201-g7cttl4f2bgltasgsnsupykvdu-story.html
— Want a revolution? It’s easy: Vote. – RUSSELL GLASS (DIERSEN: What do you say to those who vote for candidates who promise to use government to get rid of individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries once and for all that are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, non-poor, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time?) 
https://www.chicagotribune.com/opinion/commentary/ct-opinion-vote-election-change-20200131-wqzj2x355zak5bghsem5ai4cdm-story.html

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— City Treasurer’s scorecard seeks diversity, social responsibility from financial firms Financial firms looking to manage the city’s $8.5 billion portfolio must now demonstrate commitment to diversity hiring and social responsibility under a newly launched scorecard system to be unveiled Tuesday by City Treasurer Melissa Conyears-Ervin. – Maudlyne Ihejirika (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, all individuals, all organizations, all companies, all governments, and all countries are under more pressure to give more preference to those that are members of Group A and to get rid of those that are members of Group B. Members of Group A are anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time. Members of Group B are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older people, rich people, gun owners, German Americans, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/2020/2/2/21118662/city-treasurers-scorecard-seeks-diversity-social-responsibility-from-financial-firms

DAILY HERALD
— Who from suburbs will be at State of the Union: a teacher, police chief, scientist, local activists
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20200203/who-from-suburbs-will-be-at-state-of-the-union-a-teacher-police-chief-scientist-local-activists
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD WITH COLOR PICTURE: What it was like for suburban Democratic campaign volunteers to stump in Iowa – Marni Pyke
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20200203/what-it-was-like-for-suburban-democratic-campaign-volunteers-to-stump-in-iowa

ABC7
— President Trump’s impeachment trial heads to historic end in frenetic week – AP
https://abc7chicago.com/politics/trump-impeachment-trial-heads-to-historic-end-in-frenetic-week/5900337/

NORTHWEST HERALD
— State police probe sexual misconduct, stalking allegations against McHenry County Board Chairman Jack Franks – KATIE SMITH
https://www.nwherald.com/2020/02/01/police-probe-sexual-misconduct-stalking-allegations-against-mchenry-county-board-chairman-jack-franks/atwdel6/

CHAMPAIGN/URBANA NEWS GAZETTE
— A generational conflict in black politics – Sundiata Cha-Jua
https://www.news-gazette.com/opinion/a-generational-conflict-in-black-politics/article_9787be29-74e0-5cdc-8778-576ea103bc6e.html

CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD
— Weapons and Weed: Legal marijuana causing confusion among gun control advocates – Eugene Daniel (DIERSEN: Needless-to-say, people who use pot should not be allowed to own firearms, drive vehicles, hold government jobs, hold political jobs, hold religious jobs, do anything that requires using your brain, etc.)
https://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/local-news/weapons-and-weed-legal-marijuana-causing-confusion-among-gun-control-advocates/

MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— Rep. Steve Reick Calls for Jack Franks’ Resignation
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2020/02/02/rep-steve-reick-calls-for-jack-franks-resignation/
— Another Take on Illinois State Subpoena of Jack Franks Records in Mike Madigan’s Office
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2020/02/02/another-take-on-illinois-state-supoena-of-jack-franks-records-in-mike-madigans-office/ 
— The Woodstock Jeep Groundhog Day TV Ad with Bill Murray
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2020/02/02/the-jeep-groundhog-day-tv-ad-with-bill-murray/

ILLINOIS FAMILY INSTITUTE
— Facebook Removes IFI’s Sesame Street Post – Laurie Higgins (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents want Facebook, Google, Illinois Republican Party, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, Milton Township Republican Organization (MTRO), Illinois, DuPage County, Milton Township, Wheaton, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce (WCC), activists, candidates, major donors, political consultants, etc. to banish me and to banish my GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails. My critics/opponents stress that I am no longer a TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairman, WCC Government Affairs Committee member, MTRO webmaster, Illinois Center Right Coalition Steering Committee member, American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter board member, GAO employee, etc.) 
https://illinoisfamily.org/media/facebook-removes-ifi-post/

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Trump Iowa goal: Win general election while Democrats struggle through caucuses – Byron York
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/columnists/trump-iowa-goal-win-general-election-while-democrats-struggle-through-caucuses

AMERICAN THINKER
— It Is All Fake News – Lloyd Marcus (DIERSEN: According to my critics/opponents, all government and political news and commentary is fake except for the government and political news and commentary that they put out or bless. My critics/opponents focus on a) stopping me from sending out GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails and b) stopping everyone from reading those emails. I should write a book about my critics/opponents, better yet, I should sue them.) 
https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2020/02/it_is_all_fake_news.html
— The Winter of NeverTrump Discontent – Brian C. Joondeph
https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2020/02/the_winter_of_nevertrump_discontent.html
— Socialist theory versus the ugly reality – Anna L. Stark
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2020/02/socialist_theory_versus_the_ugly_reality.html

BREITBART
— Social Media Uses Super Bowl Pepsi Half Time to Push Racial Division – WARNER TODD HUSTON
https://www.breitbart.com/sports/2020/02/02/social-media-uses-super-bowl-pepsi-half-time-to-push-racial-division/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Aside from those wondering just what the heck Shakira was doing with her tongue during Super Bowl LIV’s Pepsi halftime show, one of the most posted social media comments was attempts to deepen racial division in the country. A scroll through Twitter, for instance shows thousands of users claiming some people, particularly white people, must have been furious that the stars of the show were two powerful Latinas, singers Jennifer Lopez and Shakira, and that they sang most of their lyrics in Spanish. Naturally, Trump was also a common target:)

DAILY CALLER
— Google Employees Used Company Resources To Organize Anti-Trump Resistance Events – PETER HASSON
https://dailycaller.com/2020/02/02/exclusive-google-employees-used-company-resources-to-organize-anti-trump-resistance-events/

FEDERALIST
— Impeachment Protestors Call For ‘Nonviolent Revolution’ To End U.S. ‘Fascism’ A lot of the people who have gathered day in and day out to protest against the Trump administration don’t just hate Donald Trump, they hate America. – Krystina Skurk
https://thefederalist.com/2020/02/03/impeachment-protestors-call-for-nonviolent-revolution-to-end-u-s-fascism/

THE HILL
— Want braver politicians? Hold fewer elections – GARETT JONES
https://thehill.com/opinion/campaign/481072-want-braver-politicians-hold-fewer-elections

NEW YORK TIMES
— A Top L Brands Executive Complained of Harassment. Then She Was Locked Out. – James B. Stewart (DIERSEN: My Democrat superiors in the federal government locked me out after I a) complained about political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, and age discrimination and b) became an active member in a class action lawsuit that charged them with reverse discrimination, age discrimination, and retaliation.) 
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/02/03/business/victorias-secret-l-brands-leslie-wexner.html
— A Scrappy Iowa Start-Up Is the ‘It’ Read for Political Insiders Iowa Starting Line began as a man and his laptop. It’s now a rare success story in the ailing world of local news. – Michael M. Grynbaum (DIERSEN: Please see Schoenburg’s August 16, 2012 article on me and my GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails at: https://www.sj-r.com/x1782330063/Bernard-Schoenburg-A-bunch-of-political-info-daily )
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/01/31/business/media/iowa-caucus-media-starting-line.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The best political journalism you’ve never heard of is coming from a scrappy start-up in the East Village. The East Village of Des Moines, that is. Iowa Starting Line, a no-frills news outlet that started out as a rookie reporter and his Twitter account, is the new must-read of the 2020 campaign. Elite reporters follow it. Candidates care about it. And at a painful time in the local news business, its six-person staff has started to rival The Des Moines Register for scoops and influence in the first-in-the-nation presidential caucus. “If I want to know what’s happening on the ground in Iowa, I’m clicking on The Register or Iowa Starting Line, and not necessarily in that order,” said Tim Alberta, Politico’s chief political correspondent. At a recent debate night in Des Moines, Starting Line’s founder and editor, Pat Rynard, an unassuming Missourian in a blazer and checked shirt, was surrounded by network news reporters seeking the latest political gossip. Dave Weigel, a national writer for The Washington Post, told Mr. Rynard he reads the site to stay current. “It’s so the locals don’t think, ‘This East Coast schmuck doesn’t know anything,’” Mr. Weigel quipped. Mr. Rynard, 34, is a genial former Democratic operative who left his job in 2015 to try his hand at journalism. Now his team of five reporters — some barely out of college — is bigger than the political staffs at many of the state’s newspapers, which have been badly hurt by layoffs. Starting Line, which is donor- and ad-supported, opened its first newsroom in June in Des Moines’s hip East Village district. (Before that, Mr. Rynard was a solo act, editing from home with his dachshund, Franklin, at his feet.) The stark décor is, almost accidentally, start-up chic: concrete floors, industrial lighting, a bare-bones podcast room where Jane Sanders, wife of Bernie, was a recent guest.)
— He Assaulted His Girlfriend. Now He Wants a Political Comeback. Hiram Monserrate, the first member of New York’s Legislature to be expelled in nearly a century, is running again. – Vivian Wang
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/02/02/nyregion/hiram-monserrate-ny-metoo.html
— Joe Walsh Also Wants to Beat Donald Trump The Democrats in Iowa are making a furious last-minute case against the president. So is a Tea Party hero. – Sarah Lyall
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/02/03/us/politics/joe-walsh-president-trump.html
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: HARDCOPY ARTICLE TITLE: Inside the Democrats’ Big Tent, An Unforeseen Hive of Anxiety – Matt Flegenheimer (DIERSEN: Democrats and Democrat plants, Libertarians and Libertarian plants, Greens and Green plants, and RINOs use the Republican Party’s BIG TENT policy to destroy the Republican Party, Illinois Republican Party (IRP), DuPage County Republican Central Committee (DCRCC), Milton Township Republican Organization (MTRO), etc. I should write a book about Democrats and Democrat plants, Libertarians and Libertarian plants, Greens and Green plants, and RINOs in the Republican Party, IRP, DCRCC, and MTRO.) 
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/02/03/us/politics/2020-democratic-primary.html

NEW YORK POST
— Bernie’s millennial supporters are prepared for war in Iowa caucus – Miranda Devine
https://nypost.com/2020/02/02/bernies-millennial-supporters-are-prepared-for-war-in-iowa-caucus/

LOS ANGELES TIMES
— On eve of the Iowa caucuses, Democrats play to voter excitement and fatigue – MATT PEARCE, TYRONE BEASON, MELANIE MASON
https://www.latimes.com/politics/story/2020-02-02/2020-democrats-iowa-caucus-campaign-trail

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Jeff Bezos Sued for Defamation by Girlfriend’s Brother Michael Sanchez says the Amazon.com founder and a security expert spread a false rumor he leaked nude photos to the National Enquirer – Corinne Ramey and Joe Palazzolo
https://www.wsj.com/articles/jeff-bezos-sued-for-defamation-by-girlfriends-brother-11580689421
— New Thinking Emerges on Optimal Tenure for a CEO Some public-company chiefs get only a few years on the job, but research suggests the ‘golden years’ of performance come after more than a decade – Chip Cutter (DIERSEN: The federal government gets rid of its employees who are Republican, White, male, and/or non-veteran if they do not make GS-13 (currently $101,176) by age 25, GS-14 (currently $119,559) by age 30, GS-15 (currently $140,634) by age 35, and Senior Executive Service (currently $170,800) by age 40. Extremely few federal employees make the aforesaid promotion deadlines. It is called Affirmative Action, Diversity, Inclusion, up-or-out, patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, and age discrimination.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/new-thinking-emerges-on-optimal-tenure-for-a-ceo-11580725800
— Booze Ads on Social Media Stir Controversy Alcohol marketing on social media is surging, but weak age restrictions are leading to calls for a ban – Saabira Chaudhuri (DIERSEN: I should write a book about my critics/opponents who focus on promoting booze, gambling, pot, and other vices. I would focus on those who paint themselves as being religious, conservative, and/or Republican.) 
https://www.wsj.com/articles/booze-ads-on-social-media-stir-controversy-11580659200
— Trump’s Impeachment Is Virtually Over. What Did It Change? Lasting marks are set to include deeper polarization, an ever-more powerful executive and a Republican Party inextricably joined to the president – Gerald Seib
https://www.wsj.com/articles/trumps-impeachment-is-virtually-done-what-did-it-change-11580566870
— FRONT PAGE: Is It Fair to Award Scholarships Based on the SAT? Colleges are asking this question as they seek more diversity in their student bodies, worry that white students disproportionately score higher and compete for students with merit aid – Douglas Belkin (DIERSEN: Why were you able to pass the tests that you did? According to my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes, I was able to pass the tests that I did, including passing the CPA examination and the Certified Internal Auditor examination on my first attempt and all the tests necessary to earn three job-related master’s degrees, because I unfairly benefitted from a) discrimination against Whites and against women, b) my parents having enough money to send me to Trinity Lutheran Grade School 1953-1961 and then to Hope Lutheran Grade School in Park Forest 1961-1962 to stay with the Missouri Synod, c) my avoiding the draft, and d) my having good health.) 
https://www.wsj.com/articles/is-it-fair-to-award-scholarships-based-on-the-sat-11580639400

INC.
— The 3 Biggest Time Sucks That Are Killing Your Productivity–and How to Avoid Them Chances are you have fallen prey to one …two…maybe even all of the following time addictions. – David Finkel (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes do everything that they can to a) stop me from sending out GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails and b) stop everyone from reading those emails. My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes a) reject planks in the Republican Party platform and/or the Illinois Republican Party platform and work against those like me who support those planks, b) reject the Milton Township Republican Organization resolution against video gambling and work against those like me who support that resolution, c) focus on destroying those like me who they cannot manipulate/dominate, d) were defendants in lawsuits that I have filed, and/or e) are operatives or dupes for the aforesaid.) 
https://www.inc.com/david-finkel/the-3-biggest-time-sucks-that-are-killing-your-productivity-and-how-to-avoid-themdraft-1579111985.html

MIAMI HERALD
— Column on retaining younger workers crossed the line – MARCELO SALUP (DIERSEN: All my critics/opponents promote age discrimination. I should write a book about them. I would focus on those who have lots or religious, government, political, and/or financial clout in Wheaton, Milton Township, DuPage County, and Illinois. I would focus on those who paint themselves as being religious, conservative, and/or Republican.)
https://www.miamiherald.com/news/business/biz-monday/article239719918.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: As a long time (and older) reader, I feel truly insulted by James Cassel’s article about retaining younger workers published in Business Monday on Jan. 27. Basically, he’s saying that old workers ought to just vanish into the sunset and uses dog-whistle phrases like: These “diehards” have varying motivations for extending their careers. They “may feel” they still have much to offer. You may also need to work with senior-level people to “alter their positions” Imagine you had to explain to white workers why “diehard” black workers are in the way? Or male workers why “diehard” females are in the way? Or tell a black worker you have to “alter his position” because a white guy wants it. Did it escape your Miami Herald [editors] that age discrimination is illegal? Immoral? My opinion as a 40-year reader of the Herald? Cassel is the one that should be (forcibly) marched into the sunset.)

MILWAUKEE INDEPENDENT
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Pot pushers push pot.
http://www.milwaukeeindependent.com/syndicated/americas-self-inflicted-wound-war-drugs-100-year-war-neighbors/

INSIDE HIGHER EDUCATION
— Simplifying Public Service Loan Forgiveness – Kery Murakami (DIERSEN: Because I have always been a Republican, my Democrat superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates in the federal government always hinted/implied/argued/shouted a) that the college courses that I took were not job-related, did not help me carry out my job duties, and qualified me for a “new trade or business” and b) that the “real reason” why I took college courses was to get a job in the private sector.) 
https://www.insidehighered.com/quicktakes/2020/02/03/simplifying-public-service-loan-forgiveness

FEDERAL NEWS NETWORK
— Should GAO get more funding? Some think so (DIERSEN: The Democrats who run GAO wasted my career and forced me to take their early retirement “offer” in 1997 when I was 49 years old. They would not have done that if I had been a Democrat, minority, female, and/or veteran.) 
https://federalnewsnetwork.com/federal-drive/2020/02/should-watchdog-agency-get-more-funding-some-think-so/

NEWS ONE
— How Closing The Racial Wealth Gap Would Change Black History (DIERSEN: What would your superiors say that they did to fight the racial wealth gap? My Democrat GAO superiors would stress that they forced me to retire in 1997 when I was 49 years old, gave me unfair performance expectations and appraisals, always ranked me in the bottom half of my coworkers for pay-for-performance purposes, did not promote me beyond GS-13, got rid of my mentor in 1987, kept me off audits of IRS for all but 3 of the almost 18 years that I worked for GAO, and forced me to take a $20,157 (21%) pay cut in today’s dollars to transfer from IRS to GAO in 1980. My Democrat IRS superiors would stress that they did not promote me beyond GS-12, disallowed my education deductions in 1978, got rid of my mentor in 1975, and disallowed my partial day per diem claims in 1974. My Democrat Post Office superiors would stress that they forced me resign in 1969 and disallowed my sick leave requests in 1969 and 1968. My aforesaid Democrat superiors would stress that the aforesaid adverse actions that they took against me directly benefited their employees who were minorities.)
https://newsone.com/3900097/how-closing-the-racial-wealth-gap-would-change-black-history/

NATION
— Can Democrats Win Back Trump Voters—Without Compromising their Soul? Many analysts say Democrats need to score significant swing voter support to win in 2020. The question is whether they can do that without tilting to the center. – Tana Ganeva (DIERSEN: If you are a Republican, what would Democrats stress to you to get you to leave the Republican Party? They would stress to me how the Republican Party in Illinois, in DuPage County, in Milton Township, and in Wheaton ever-increasingly fails/refuses to defend/advance its platform, and especially its traditional family, right to life, immigration, illegal drugs, Second Amendment, and equal opportunity (no race or gender based preference giving) planks.)
https://www.thenation.com/article/politics/swing-voter-2020/

RAW STORY
— Using cannabis to cope with stress might exacerbate depression symptoms (DIERSEN: Operatives and dupes who work for my critics/opponents are under a lot of stress, most commonly, financial stress. I doubt that my critics/opponents are paying them more than $15/hour a) to get me to stop sending out GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails and b) to stop everyone from reading those emails.) 
https://www.rawstory.com/2020/02/using-cannabis-to-cope-with-stress-might-exacerbate-depression-symptoms/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A Republican-hater says “Republicans want to either rule America — or destroy it for everyone else.” I should write a book about “rule-or-ruin” types who claim to be religious, conservative, and/or Republican and who have lots of religious, government, political, and/or financial clout in Wheaton, Glen Ellyn, Milton Township, DuPage County, and Illinois who focus on destroying the Illinois Republican Party, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, Milton Township Republican Organization, Illinois, DuPage County, Milton Township, Wheaton, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce, activists, candidates, elected officials, party leaders, major donors, political consultants, etc.
https://www.rawstory.com/2020/02/republicans-want-to-either-rule-america-or-destroy-it-for-everyone-else-columnist/

WINDY CITY TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats celebrate their success in forcing all individuals, forcing all organizations, forcing all companies, and forcing all governments in Illinois to promote LGBTQ activity. Ever-increasingly, in Illinois, in DuPage County, in Milton Township, and in Wheaton, you are blacklisted if you do not promote LGBTQ activity. I am blacklisted because I do not promote LGBTQ activity. 
http://www.windycitymediagroup.com/lgbt/At-annual-gala-Equality-Illinois-looks-ahead-to-2020/67878.html

GOPUSA ILLINOIS
— How soon, if not already, will those who want Republicans to lose elections succeed in getting the Republican Party to officially adopt the following rules? – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com

1. The Republican Party will not support candidates unless they are at least one of the following: young, minority, female, veteran, non-conservative, non-Protestant, non-German American, their ancestors have not been in America for a long time.

2. The Republican Party will not allow people to hold leadership positions in the party unless they are at least one of the following: young, minority, female, veteran, non-conservative, non-Protestant, non-German American, their ancestors have not been in America for a long time.

3. The more of the following that candidates and party leaders are, the more support that the Republican Party will give them: young, minority, female, veteran, non-conservative, non-Protestant, non-German American, their ancestors have not been in America for a long time.

January 31 Evening Edition

ABC7
— Senate rejects efforts to call more witnesses in Trump impeachment trial – AP
https://abc7chicago.com/politics/senate-rejects-allowing-witnesses-in-trump-impeachment-trial/5893937/

FOX NEWS CHICAGO
— Senate rejects witnesses in Trump trial, ensuring acquittal – Lisa Mascaro, Zeke Miller and Eric Tucker
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/senate-rejects-witnesses-in-trump-trial-ensuring-acquittal

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Chicago needs to license places where marijuana can be consumed on premises, mayor says “We’re hearing all sorts of stories about pop-up parties and traveling buses and vans,” the mayor said. – Fran Spielman
https://chicago.suntimes.com/cannabis/2020/1/31/21117255/marijuana-consumption-ordinance-chicago-license-on-premises
— Lightfoot to attend Trump State of Union address Mayor Lori Lightfoot will be in the House gallery Tuesday when President Donald Trump — on the verge Friday of being acquitted in his impeachment trial — addresses Congress. – Lynn Sweet 
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/2020/1/31/21116994/lori-lightfoot-trump-state-union-address
— What’s J.B. doing to keep me from leaving Illinois? – John Bleyaert, Downers Grove (DIERSEN: The more of the following that you are, the more that Democrats want you to leave Illinois: Trump supporter, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, gun owner, German American, draft avoider, and/or if your ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2020/1/31/21117156/illinois-economy-finances-j-b-pritzker-letters-gun-rally

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A Trump-hater promotes hatred of Trump.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/columns/rex-huppke/ct-impeachment-trump-witnesses-dershowitz-gop-week-in-review-huppke-20200131-j2geong7kreftk34qaucbaot2u-story.html
— In quest for ‘meaningful data,’ Lake County Board committee debates two-year delay on legal marijuana zoning for unincorporated areas – DAN MORAN
https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/lake-county-news-sun/ct-lns-moran-lake-county-marijuana-moratorium-st-0201-20200131-7743rs5qvzb5tmj7smb4xpm7zy-story.html
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Ex-Chicago top cop Garry McCarthy takes job as security consultant for local pot business – Robert McCoppin (DIERSEN: I would not want to work for, work with, or supervise anyone who sells or uses pot.)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/marijuana/illinois/ct-garry-mccarthy-marijuana-security-consultant-20200201-vkrwvctnpnb2rerrrmq5eazlgq-story.html
— Illinois should partner with a red state to fight gerrymandering – Eric Zorn (DIERSEN: I should write a book about the 2015 gerrymandering of my DuPage County Milton Township Precinct 9 in Wheaton.)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/columns/eric-zorn/ct-column-gerrymandering-ethics-state-of-the-union-zorn-20200201-r4tgg74ksnaxvosw3w2tv3hnqy-story.html

DAILY HERALD
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Could Glen Ellyn ask voters to weigh in on pot sales? – Katlyn Smith
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20200131/could-glen-ellyn-ask-voters-to-weigh-in-on-pot-sales

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— What was left unsaid in Pritzker’s speech spoke volumes The responsibility the governor won was to represent the interests of all Illinoisans, not just those who carry a union card. – Editorial
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/opinion/what-was-left-unsaid-pritzkers-speech-spoke-volumes

QUAD CITY TIMES
— ‘I love our president’: Des Moines Trump rally becomes center of MAGA universe days before caucus – Graham Ambrose
https://qctimes.com/news/local/i-love-our-president-des-moines-trump-rally-becomes-center/article_378fae90-8e9d-5863-af72-5d7100a9d202.html

ALTON TELEGRAPH
— Slavery reparations may seem impossible, but in many places they’re already happening – Thai Jones (DIERSEN: The following are types of reparations: Affirmative Action, Diversity, Inclusion, race based preference giving, gender based preference giving, patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, age discrimination, and retaliation for opposing the aforesaid.)
https://www.thetelegraph.com/opinion/article/Slavery-reparations-may-seem-impossible-but-in-15019747.php

SOUTH SUBURBAN GAZETTE
— Eric Wallace reacts to Pritzker’s “Woke and Broke” State of the State address
https://www.southsuburbangazette.com/post/eric-wallace-reacts-to-pritzker-s-woke-and-broke-state-of-the-state-address

WEEK
— Illinois ethics commission addresses conflicts of interest, closing the “revolving door” – Sheridan Swathwood
https://week.com/2020/01/30/illinois-ethics-commission-addresses-conflicts-of-interest-closing-the-revolving-door/

CHICAGO REPORTER
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: The more that Trump does to protect America, the more that Trump-haters paint him as being a Nazi.
https://www.chicagoreporter.com/supreme-court-allows-public-charge-clause-that-kept-nazi-era-refugees-from-the-us/

MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— IL 14: Lopez Grades the GOP Congressional Debaters
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2020/01/31/il-14-lopez-grades-the-gop-congressional-debaters/
— Legislators Should Be Forced to Follow State Senator Barack Obama’s Example in Listing Law Clients
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2020/01/31/legislator-should-be-forced-to-follow-state-senator-barack-obamas-example-in-listing-law-clients/

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— ILLINOIS RIGHT TO LIFE ACTION RATES CURRAN MOST PROLIFE IN STATE’S US SENATE RACE
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2020/01/illinois-right-to-life-action-rates-curran-most-prolife-in-states-us-senate-race.html
— GRETA HECTORS DAVOS: WHY ARE ELITISTS THRILLED TO BE LECTURED BY A CHILD WHO KNOWS NOTHING?
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2020/01/greta-hectors-davos-why-are-elitists-thrilled-to-be-lectured-by-a-child-who-knows-nothing.html
— DI LEO: IMMIGRATION, THE WELFARE STATE, AND THE PUBLIC CHARGE RULE
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2020/01/immigration-the-welfare-state-and-the-public-charge-rule.html

CAPITOL FAX
— Casten, Underwood take heat over fentanyl ban vote
https://capitolfax.com/2020/01/31/casten-underwood-take-heat-over-fentanyl-ban-vote/
— ISP sued over FOID backlog
https://capitolfax.com/2020/01/31/isp-sued-over-foid-backlog/
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Gaming, gaming, gaming
https://capitolfax.com/2020/01/31/gaming-gaming-gaming/

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Blacklist Valley: How Big Tech reshapes politics by censoring conservative ideas – Peter Hasson (DIERSEN: Government is nasty. Politics is nasty. I should write a book about those who do the blacklisting, those who are blacklisted, and why they are blacklisted in the Milton Township Republican Organization, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, Illinois Republican Party, Wheaton, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce, Milton Township, DuPage County, and Illinois.) 
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/blacklist-valley
— Rand Paul: Election ‘chaos’ is goal of Democrats, ‘they hate the president so much’ – Paul Bedard
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/washington-secrets/rand-paul-election-chaos-is-goal-of-democrats-they-hate-the-president-so-much
— Why Trump’s Des Moines rally should make Democrats nervous – Philip Klein
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/why-trumps-des-moines-rally-should-make-democrats-nervous
— The Equal Rights Amendment is not about equal rights – Madeline Fry
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/the-equal-rights-amendment-is-not-about-equal-rights
— The culture war has come back to bite the media that made it – Tiana Lowe
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/the-culture-war-has-come-back-to-bite-the-media-that-made-it

RUSH LIMAUGH
— CNN Says Trump’s Coronavirus Task Force Is Too White
https://www.rushlimbaugh.com/daily/2020/01/31/cnn-says-trumps-coronavirus-task-force-is-too-white/

GOPUSA
— Does your mailman support socialist Bernie Sanders?
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=83863

LIFE SITE NEWS
— Google censors conservatives to appease left-wing pressure, docs reveal A new book offers insights into the biased decision-making process. – Calvin Freiburger (DIERSEN: Of course, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes side with the left and with Google against me, against www.gopillinois.com, and against my GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails.) 
https://www.lifesitenews.com/news/google-censors-conservatives-to-appease-left-wing-pressure-docs-reveal

CHRISTIAN SCIENCE MONITOR
— How Mexico became a key ally in Trump’s immigration blockade – Elliot Spagat
https://www.csmonitor.com/USA/Foreign-Policy/2020/0131/How-Mexico-became-a-key-ally-in-Trump-s-immigration-blockade

PJ MEDIA
— Academic Tests Prove Trump Supporters Are Smarter Than Clinton Supporters – MATT MARGOLIS (DIERSEN: Overwhelmingly, my IRS and GAO superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates in the federal government were Democrats. My Democrat IRS superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates were furious when I passed the CPA examination on my first attempt in 1979. My Democrat GAO superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates were furious when I passed the Certified Internal Auditor examination on my first attempt in 1981. Very few of my Democrat IRS and GAO superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates attempted to pass the aforesaid examinations, let alone pass them, let alone pass them on their first attempt.)
https://pjmedia.com/trending/confirmed-trump-supporters-are-smarter-than-clinton-supporters/

THE HILL
— DNC drops donor requirement for debates, opening door for Bloomberg – JONATHAN EASLEY (DIERSEN: What requirements have kept doors closed for you? For me, those requirements have included being a Democrat, RINO, minority, female, veteran, younger, yes-man/woman, operative, dupe, non-Protestant, non-German American, and someone whose ancestors have not been in America fie a long time.)
https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/480923-dnc-drops-donor-requirement-for-debates-opening-door-for-bloomberg

UPI
— Age discrimination affects people worldwide
https://www.upi.com/Health_News/2020/01/31/Age-discrimination-affects-people-worldwide/2441580502597/

WASHINGTON POST
— Impeachment trial live updates: Senate to vote Wednesday on whether to remove or acquit Trump on impeachment charges – John Wagner, Colby Itkowitz and Michael Brice-Saddler 
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/impeachment-trial-live-updates/2020/01/31/9a853bbe-4415-11ea-b5fc-eefa848cde99_story.html

FORBES
— MARCH 27, 2019 FLASHBACK: 4 Predictors Of Career Success (Positive attitude, Willingness to learn, Curiosity, and Resilience) That Managers Like To See – Victor Lipman (DIERSEN: For qualified federal employees, the strongest predictors of career success are being a Democrat, minority, female, and/or yes-man/woman.) 
https://www.forbes.com/sites/victorlipman/2019/03/27/4-predictors-of-career-success-that-managers-like-to-see/#1c8af8276b0f

ATLANTIC
— The Dispatch Wants to Be the Anti-Breitbart – MCKAY COPPINS (DIERSEN: I should write a book about those who work hard at being anti-GOPUSA ILLINOISers.)
https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2020/01/dispatch-tries-sell-real-news-right/605860/

January 31 Morning Edition

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Trump, Bloomberg release Super Bowl ads that spotlight a contrast between them – Steve Johnson
https://www.chicagotribune.com/entertainment/tv/ct-ent-trump-bloomberg-super-bowl-commercials-review-0131-20200130-m4kzk7quxzc5thrdgt5e3hovim-story.html
— Campaign finance reports show how much cash congressional candidates have raised, spent – TED SLOWIK (DIERSEN: What discourages you from giving money to candidates? For me, it is their failure/refusal to assure me that if elected, they will defend/advance the Republican Party platform, including its traditional family, right to life, immigration, illegal drugs, Second Amendment, and equal opportunity (no race or gender based preference giving) planks. For me, it is their failure/refusal to assure me that if elected, they will oppose the promotion of: dependency on government, dependency on charity, 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, and retaliation for opposing the aforesaid.) 
https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/daily-southtown/opinion/ct-sta-slowik-campaign-finance-congress-st-0131-20200130-aku6s4tpbfapfkdjavdkyo5amq-story.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Rush and Will County Board member Mike Fricilone of Homer Glen, a Republican running for the 3rd District seat, are the only two of 15 candidates in south suburban congressional races whose quarterly campaign finance reports due on Friday were submitted early enough to be viewed online Thursday. . .Fricilone reported receipts of $3,820 for the three months ending Dec. 31, expenses of $1,871 and cash on hand of $2,724. No information was on file for two other Republicans running in the 3rd District primary, Arthur Jones of Lyons and Catherine O’Shea of Oak Lawn. . .Her opponent in the Democratic primary, Marcus Lewis of Matteson, had no campaign finance information available from the FEC. Similarly, no data was reported for Republican contender Theresa Raborn of Midlothian.)

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Carter Page brings politically charged ‘Steele Dossier’ lawsuit to Chicago’s federal court The lawsuit claims the local office of a massive law firm played a key role in a national drama. – Jon Seidel
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2020/1/30/21115769/carter-page-steele-dossier-lawsuit-chicago-federal-court
— How to create a retirement ‘paycheck’ that will work for you Retirement includes so many important, potentially irreversible decisions that most people could benefit from a few sessions with a fee-only, fiduciary financial planner ideally at least 10 years before retirement. – NerdWallet (DIERSEN: My Civil Service Retirement System (CSRS) pension is dramatically reduced because my Democrat superiors in the federal government wasted my career and forced me to retire in 1997 when I was 49 years old. My Social Security is dramatically reduced because I get a CSRS pension.)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2020/1/31/21076158/retirement-financial-planning-social-security-paycheck

DAILY HERALD
— GOP congressional candidates for the 14th address illegal immigration – James Fuller
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20200131/gop-congressional-candidates-for-the-14th-address-illegal-immigration

CBS2
— Election 2020: What Are The Iowa Caucuses? – Tim McNicholas
https://chicago.cbslocal.com/2020/01/31/election-2020-what-are-the-iowa-caucuses/

WBEZ
— Report Links Chicago’s Black Population Loss To Rising Inequality- Natalie Moore (DIERSEN: Democrats drive Blacks out of Illinois who do not want to promote dependency on government, dependency on charity, 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, and retaliation for opposing the aforesaid.)
https://www.wbez.org/shows/wbez-news/report-links-chicagos-black-population-loss-to-rising-inequality/69e0b122-1dd9-4199-b155-56513b45f02b#new_tab

CHAMPAIGN/URBANA NEWS GAZETTE
— First 2020 primary candidate forum set (DIERSEN: If I was still the chairman of TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois, the organization would still be hosting primary candidate forums. My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always opposed primary candidate forums.) 
https://www.news-gazette.com/news/local/politics/first-primary-candidate-forum-set-tonight/article_20b45566-2b7a-52ec-a2b8-e947af8cfb2b.html
— Only the best for judicial posts – Editorial
https://www.news-gazette.com/opinion/editorials/editorial-only-the-best-for-judicial-posts/article_1717f4e9-367a-500b-84ea-633bc27e2afd.html

FOX ST. LOUIS
— AAA releases marijuana crash report; Illinoisans weigh testing for driver impairment – ROCHE MADDEN
https://fox2now.com/2020/01/30/aaa-releases-marijuana-crash-report-illinoisans-weigh-testing-for-driver-impairment/

HOMEWOOD-FLOSSMOOR CHRONICLE
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Pot Pushers push pot.
https://www.hfchronicle.com/article/2020/jan/30/brisk-business-windy-city-cannabis-recreational-cannabis-law-goes-effect

BURR RIDGE PATCH
— Politico Gets Burr Ridge Money? The mayor offers to spend public money on tickets for politician’s event, but later admits he made a mistake. – David Giuliani
https://patch.com/illinois/burrridge/politico-gets-burr-ridge-money

WIREPOINTS
— Illinoisans need more than optimism – Wirepoints’ reaction to Pritzker’s State of the State – Ted Dabrowski, Mark Glennon and John Klingner (DIERSEN: What frustrates your efforts to be optimistic? For me, it seeing fewer and fewer and fewer activists, candidates, elected officials, party leaders, major donors, political consultants, etc. in Wheaton, Milton Township, DuPage County, and Illinois who paint themselves as being religious, conservative, and/or Republican defend and advance planks in the Republican Party platform including its traditional family, right to life, immigration, illegal drugs, Second Amendment, and equal opportunity (no race or gender based preference giving) planks.) 
https://wirepoints.org/illinoisans-need-more-than-optimism-wirepoints-reaction-to-pritzkers-state-of-the-state/

MCHENRY COUNTY  BLOG

— IL-14: Second Congressional Debate Open Thread

IL-14: Second Congressional Debate Open Thread

 — Did Andrew Gasser Act in Bad Faith When He Fired Folks on His First Day in Office?

Did Andrew Gasser Act in Bad Faith When He Fired Folks on His First Day in Office?

— IL 14: Observer Ranks GOP Debate Performance

IL 14: Observer Ranks GOP Debate Performance

CAPITOL FAX
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Rich Miller is running a Bloomberg ad at the top of his www.capitolfax.com website. If you were me, what would you do if candidates in contested Republican primaries in Illinois wanted to take out ads on www.gopillinois.com and in GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails?) 
https://capitolfax.com//
— Pritzker says his threat to veto unfair maps will take care of the problem (DIERSEN: How does Pritzker define “fair?”)
https://capitolfax.com/2020/01/30/pritzker-says-his-threat-to-veto-unfair-maps-will-take-care-of-the-problem/

GOPUSA
— Fox refuses to run pro-life ad on Super Bowl broadcast
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=83870
— Socialists like Bernie Sanders cash in big on ignorance (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents want you to know only what they tell you, no more, and no less.) 
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=83735

AMERICAN THINKER
— California’s nightmare is spreading nationally – Lloyd Marcus (DIERSEN: One could say that in Illinois, Chicago’s nightmare is spreading statewide.) 
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2020/01/californias_nightmare_is_spreading_nationally.html

PJ MEDIA
— Trump Turns Mexico Into a Willing Partner to Help Deal With Border Issues – STEPHEN KRUISER
https://pjmedia.com/trending/trump-turns-mexico-into-a-willing-partner-to-help-deal-with-border-issues/
— We’re the Media’s Editors Now, and They Hate It
https://pjmedia.com/trending/were-the-medias-editors-now-and-they-hate-it/

COLLEGE FIX
— Black Christian leaders push for slavery reparations, call on Christian colleges to hire more faculty of color – JEREMIAH POFF (DIERSEN: In 1971, when I was 22 years old, Oldsmobile pulled a job offer that I had accepted saying that Oldsmobile had just agreed to stop hiring Whites to settle an EEOC complaint. That directly resulted in my accepting a job offer from IRS.)
https://www.thecollegefix.com/black-christian-leaders-push-for-slavery-reparations-call-on-christian-colleges-to-hire-more-faculty-of-color/

THE HILL
— Bloomberg unveils plan to boost housing affordability, tackle homelessness – TAL AXELROD (DIERSEN: What helped you afford the real estate that you bought? For me, it was the money that I earned when I did yard work and delivered newspapers 1962-1964; washed dishes 1964-1966; cleaned golf shoes, chipped slag, and pumped gasoline in 1966; delivered mail 1966-1969; worked on an automobile assembly line and as a security guard in 1970; sold tires, automotive services, and major appliances 1970-1971; pumped gasoline 1971-1972; collected delinquent taxes 1971-1980; and audited federal agencies 1980-1997.)
https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/480667-bloomberg-unveils-plan-to-boost-housing-affordability-tackle-homelessness

REUTERS
— AARP: Age bias costs U.S. economy $850 billion a year – AARP – Daniel Wiessner (DIERSEN: How old are you? All my critics/opponents, all their operatives, and all their dupes promote age discrimination.)
https://www.reuters.com/article/employment-agebias/in-brief-age-bias-costs-us-economy-850-bln-a-year-aarp-idUSL1N29Z27Z

NEW YORK TIMES
— HARDCOPY ARTICLE TITLE: Virginia Opposed Gun Limits, but a Population Shift Is Changing Minds – Timothy Williams and Sabrina Tavernise (DIERSEN: When Democrats move in, poverty and crime increase.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/01/30/us/virginia-gun-limits.html
— ‘I’m a Democrat’: Biden Accuses Sanders of Not Being a Party Member – Katie Glueck and Lisa Lerer (DIERSEN: Political parties exist to help elect candidates who can/will defend/advance their platform. You are NOT a member of a political party to the extent that you fail/refuse to defend/advance that party’s platform. I should write a book about those in Wheaton, Glen Ellyn, Milton Township, DuPage County, and Illinois who claim to be Republican, but who fail/refuse to defend/advance many planks in the Republican Party platform, most commonly, the traditional family, right to life, immigration, illegal drugs, Second Amendment, and equal opportunity (no race or gender based preference giving) planks. I would focus on those who have lots of religious, government, political, and/or financial clout and paint themselves as being religious, conservative, and/or Republican.) 
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/01/30/us/politics/pete-buttigieg-joe-biden-bernie-sanders.html

LOS ANGELES TIMES
— Will party insiders push Biden to victory in the Democratic primaries? – SETH MASKET (DIERSEN: Of the candidates on the March 17, 2020 Republican primary ballot in your precinct, which candidates do Republican “party insiders” favor and why? What do you say to Republican “party insiders” who destroy Republican candidates who they do not favor?) 
https://www.latimes.com/opinion/story/2020-01-31/iowa-caucus-democratic-primaries-joe-biden-bernie-sanders

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— No One Is Safe From Biased Reporting – Michael Milken (DIERSEN: According to my critics/opponents, since 2000, all the losses that their candidates have suffered have been caused by a) my GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails and b) my serving as a TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairman, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce Government Affairs Committee member, Milton Township Republican Organization webmaster, Illinois Center Right Coalition Steering Committee member, and American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter board member. What do you say to my critics/opponents about that?) 
https://www.wsj.com/articles/no-one-is-safe-from-biased-reporting-11580428578

USA TODAY
— In sickness and in health, but not in debt: Young Americans avoid ‘I do’ until student loans are paid off – Jessica Menton (DIERSEN: How old were you and how much debt did you have when you got married? I got married when I was 29 in 1978. I had a $38,000 mortgage on a one bedroom condo in the Outer Drive East building worth $61,000 and b) a $19,000 mortgage on a town home in University Park worth $26,000. I was renting out the town home.)
https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/2020/01/31/student-loans-more-millenials-gen-zers-delay-marriage-reduce-debt/4612295002/

INSIDER NEW JERSEY
— Iowa Is an 89% Match with U.S. Demographics & Predicts 70% of Democratic Nominees (DIERSEN: To what extent do the voters in your precinct, municipal district, municipality, township, and county match with U.S. demographics? What percent of the voters in your precinct, municipal district, municipality, township, and county are anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time?)
https://www.insidernj.com/press-release/iowa-89-match-u-s-demographics-predicts-70-democratic-nominees-wallethub-study/

CALIFORNIA AGGIE
— New public charge test should not equate wealth with worth – Editorial (DIERSEN: What stopped you from having more money? For me, it was the success that my Democrat superiors in the federal government had in wasting my career and getting rid of me. My Democrat GAO superiors forced me to retire in 1997 when I was 49 years old, gave me unfair performance expectations and appraisals, always ranked me in the bottom half of my coworkers for pay-for-performance purposes, did not promote me beyond GS-13, got rid of my mentor in 1987, kept me off audits of IRS for all but 3 of the almost 18 years that I worked for GAO, and forced me to take a $20,157 (21%) pay cut in today’s dollars to transfer from IRS to GAO in 1980. My Democrat IRS superiors did not promote me beyond GS-12, disallowed my education deductions in 1978, got rid of my mentor in 1975, and disallowed my partial day per diem claims in 1974. My Democrat Post Office superiors forced me resign in 1969 and disallowed my sick leave requests in 1969 and 1968.) 
https://theaggie.org/2020/01/30/new-public-charge-test-should-not-equate-wealth-with-worth/

NPR
— Why Many Progressives Say They’ve Come Back To Bernie Sanders – Asma Khalid
https://www.npr.org/2020/01/31/801321664/why-many-progressives-say-theyve-come-back-to-bernie-sanders

WASHINGTON MONTHLY
— How Bernie Sanders Broke the Democratic Primary There’s something insidious about making promises you can’t keep. – David Edward Burke (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrat candidates promise that if elected, they will use government to get rid of individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, non-poor, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.) 
https://washingtonmonthly.com/2020/01/31/how-bernie-sanders-broke-the-democratic-primary/

NEW YORK MAGAZINE
— Poll: Jewish Voters Are Indifferent to Jewish Presidential Candidates – Ed Kilgore
http://nymag.com/intelligencer/2020/01/poll-jewish-voters-indifferent-to-jewish-candidates-in-2020.html

BROOKINGS
— Voters need help: How party insiders can make presidential primaries safer, fairer, and more democratic – Raymond J. La Raja and Jonathan Rauch (DIERSEN: Of the candidates on the March 17, 2020 Republican primary ballot in your precinct, which candidates do Republican “party insiders” favor and why? What do you say to Republican “party insiders” who destroy Republican candidates who they do not favor?)
https://www.brookings.edu/research/voters-need-help-how-party-insiders-can-make-presidential-primaries-safer-fairer-and-more-democratic/

CHRONICLE OF HIGHER EDUCATION
— Elite-College Admissions Has an Image Problem. Would Ending Legacy Admissions Help? – Nell Gluckman (DIERSEN: What if your parents had college degrees? Neither of my outstanding parents attended college. My father was the first of his ancestors to earn a high school diploma. My mother never attended high school. What if Affirmative Action, Diversity, Inclusion, up-or-out, etc., was only for those whose parents did not have college degrees?) 
https://www.chronicle.com/article/Elite-College-Admissions-Has/247944

GUARDIAN
— Trump rails against ‘deranged’ foes as Iowa rally clashes with impeachment trial Thursday night brought a surreal split screen as the president railed against foes in Iowa while the sombre trial continued – David Smith
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2020/jan/30/trump-rally-iowa-impeachment-trial

January 30 Evening Edition

ABC7
— Impeachment trial: Trump’s defense shifts to not ‘impeachable’ even if true – AP
https://abc7chicago.com/politics/trump-defense-says-acts-to-help-reelection-not-impeachable/5891053/
— Sandoval fallout: Illinois politicians bailing on contributions from red light camera company – Craig Wall
https://abc7chicago.com/politics/illinois-politicians-bailing-on-contributions-from-red-light-camera-company/5892444/

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Illinois election officials reveal more issues with automatic voter registration — this time with information from 16-year-olds being forwarded – Dan Petrella
https://www.chicagotribune.com/politics/ct-illinois-automatic-voter-registration-16-year-olds-20200130-wqooin23vff23cqrldgp2rrcbe-story.html
— Senators pose final questions at Trump impeachment trial ahead of crucial vote on calling witnesses – AP
https://www.chicagotribune.com/nation-world/ct-nw-senate-impeachment-trial-20200130-3aeapankwbglnd5b6vpcrzna7e-story.html

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Illinois sues federal government to force Equal Rights Amendment ratification Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul joined AGs in Virginia and Nevada on the lawsuit, filed against the archivist of the United States. – AP
https://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/2020/1/30/21115158/illinois-equal-rights-amendment-lawsuit-kwame-raoul
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Pot pushers push pot.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/cannabis/2020/1/29/21114003/chicago-cannabis-resource-fair-uic-forum-lori-lightfoot-marijuana-jobs-careers-expungement

DAILY HERALD
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Democrats promote vices. 
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20200130/constable-weed-is-profitable-but-sports-betting-has-higher-expectations
— Arlington Heights defends efforts to diversify police department, village workforce – Bob Susnjara (DIERSEN: Democrats and RINOs use Affirmative Action, Diversity, and Inclusion to get rid of Republicans, and especially to get rid of Republicans who are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, non-poor, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders, and those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20200130/arlington-heights-defends-efforts-to-diversify-police-department-village-workforce

CHAMPAIGN/URBANA NEWS GAZETTE
— Cat-turned-federal rat out of the bag and on the prowl – Jim Dey
https://www.news-gazette.com/opinion/columns/jim-dey-cat-turned-federal-rat-out-of-the-bag/article_e21bba98-5188-5d95-b3d3-4a8a24938972.html

EDWARDSVILLE INTELLIGENCER
— Early primary voting starts Feb. 6 – Scott Cousins
https://www.theintelligencer.com/news/article/Early-primary-voting-starts-Feb-6-15018112.php

MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— GOP Senators Ask for End to Automatic Voter Registration
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2020/01/30/gop-senators-ask-for-end-to-automatic-voter-registration/ 
— Skillicorn Town Hall on Budget Reform Saturday
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2020/01/30/skillicorn-town-hall-on-budget-reform-saturday/ 
— Carolyn Schofield Launches SkilliCORN-on-the-Cob Microsite
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2020/01/30/carolyn-schofield-launches-skillicorn-on-the-cob-microsite/ 
— Skillicorn Mails First in the 66th GOP Primary
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2020/01/30/skillicorn-mails-first-in-the-66th-gop-primary/ 
— Felon Martin Sandoval’s Deadend Subcommittee
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2020/01/30/felon-martin-sandovals-deadend-subcommittee/ 
— Minimal State Aid to Education for McHenry County Under the New Formula
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2020/01/30/state-aid-to-education-for-mchenry-county-under-the-new-formula/ 
— Timing of Andrew Gasser’s Knowledge of Local 150 Contract Contents
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2020/01/30/timing-of-andrew-gassers-knowledge-of-local-150-contract-contents/

COLLEGE OF DUPAGE COURIER
— COD’s Cannabis Policy Vague and contradictory for something so important – Karla Villegas Pineda
https://codcourier.org/12785/opinion/cods-cannabis-policy/

WILLIAM J KELLY
— U.S. Senate Candidate Mark Curran Caught Lying in Jailhouse Interview
https://www.williamjkelly.org/news/video-u-s-senate-candidate-mark-curran-caught-lying-in-jailhouse-interview

GREATER GREATER WASHINGTON
— Our endorsement for DC Council in Ward 2: Patrick Kennedy (DIERSEN: If the Daily Herald had endorsed candidates to fill Wheaton’s North and West City Council vacancies, which candidates would the Daily Herald have endorsed and why?)
https://ggwash.org/view/75901/our-endorsement-for-dc-council-in-ward-2-patrick-kennedy

GOPUSA
— Democrats’ un-American agenda appeases LGBTQ community
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=83564

DAILY CALLER
— Gallup: Satisfaction With Race Relations Has Jumped 14% Since Trump Took Office – DAVID KRAYDEN
https://dailycaller.com/2020/01/30/gallup-satisfaction-race-relations-jumped-donald-trump/
— Hillary Clinton Is Running From Tulsi Gabbard’s $50M Lawsuit — She’s ‘Intimidated,’ Says Attorney – DAVID KRAYDEN
https://dailycaller.com/2020/01/30/report-tulsi-gabbard-hillary-clinton-intimidated-50m-lawsuit/

BIZ PACK REVIEW
— New polls could spell doomsday for Dems as black voter approval of Trump doubles, race relations improve – Frieda Powers
https://www.bizpacreview.com/2020/01/30/new-polls-could-spell-doomsday-for-dems-as-black-voter-approval-of-trump-doubles-race-relations-improve-881189

CNN
— Coronavirus task force another example of Trump administration’s lack of diversity – Brandon Tensley (DIERSEN: Democrats and RINOs use Affirmative Action, Diversity, and Inclusion to get rid of Republicans, and especially to get rid of Republicans who are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, non-poor, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders, and those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.cnn.com/2020/01/30/politics/donald-trump-coronavirus-diversity-obama/index.html

NEW YORK TIMES
— Trump Travels to Iowa to Energize Supporters for Caucuses Next Week Four Democratic presidential candidates hoping for success in the state remained in Washington for President Trump’s Senate trial. – Annie Karni
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/01/30/us/politics/trump-iowa.html

WASHINGTON POST
— The Atlantic made Rahm Emanuel a contributing editor. Then, suddenly, he wasn’t. – Erik Wemple
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2020/01/30/atlantic-made-rahm-emanuel-contributing-editor-then-suddenly-he-wasnt/

USA TODAY
— Health experts fear more stoned drivers are taking the wheel following pot legalization – Trevor Hughes
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2020/01/30/marijuana-legalization-may-increasing-number-stoned-drivers/4603105002/

JOPLIN GLOBE
— Hillary puts Bernie into her basket of deplorables – Patrick Buchanan (DIERSEN: Who puts you in their basket of deplorables? I should write about 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 who put me in their basket of deplorables. They reject the traditional family, right to life, immigration, Second Amendment, illegal drugs, and/or equal opportunity (no race or gender based preference giving planks in the Republican Party platform.) 
https://www.joplinglobe.com/opinion/columns/patrick-buchanan-hillary-puts-bernie-into-her-basket-of-deplorables/article_05d5cec1-4f16-5e8c-9bfd-396e4d65f869.html

FORBES
— Why More Employers Are Not Hiring Smokers And What To Do About It – Paul Hsieh (DIERSEN: Most, if not virtually all of my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes promote booze, gambling, smoking, pot, and/or LGBTQ activity. I should write a book about my Democrat superiors and supervisors in the federal government who drank lots of booze and smoked a lot.)
https://www.forbes.com/sites/paulhsieh/2020/01/30/why-more-employers-are-not-hiring-smokers-and-what-to-do-about-it/