February 2 Evening Edition

ABC7
— ‘Choosing greatness’: Pres. Trump’s State of the Union aims for a unifying tone – AP
https://abc7chicago.com/politics/choosing-greatness-trumps-state-of-the-union-aims-for-a-unifying-tone/5118023/
— Va. Governor Northam admits to previous blackface incident but says he is not in racist photo, will not resign – AP
https://abc7chicago.com/politics/va-governor-northam-admits-to-previous-blackface-incident-but-says-he-is-not-in-racist-photo-will-not-resign/5117943/

 

NBC5
— Governor Pritzker Calls on Northam to Step Down After Controversial Photo Emerges After initially apologizing, Gov. Northram now says he wasn’t in the controversial photo
https://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/governor-jb-pritzker-calls-on-ralph-northram-to-resign-after-blackface-photo-505246351.html
— Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam Won’t Resign, Says He Wasn’t In Racist Photo Northam admitted to wearing blackface with a Michael Jackson costume at a dance contest, but denied appearing in a racist 1984 yearbook photo – Sophia Barnes and Christian Paz
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/politics/Virginia-Gov-Ralph-Northam-Facing-Immense-Pressure-to-Resign-Over-1984-Photo-of-Blackface-KKK-Robe-505244632.html

 

FOX NEWS CHICAGO
— Northam denies being in racist yearbook photo, says he will not be resigning as governor
http://www.fox32chicago.com/facebook-instant/virginia-democrats-call-on-gov-northam-to-resign-over-racist-photo

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, pot pushers use problems with opioids to push pot.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/business/opioid-patient-medical-marijuana-buy-dispensary-illinois/
https://chicago.suntimes.com/business/papadopoulos-pot-startup-trump-george-idrasil-russia-mueller/
— No way to know if feds have any leverage on Madigan – Rich Miller
https://chicago.suntimes.com/opinion/michael-madigan-edward-burke-daniel-solis/

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Virginia governor says he wasn’t in racist photo and will not resign, but admits to dressing in blackface – Laura Vozzella and Gregory S. Schneider
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/politics/ct-virginia-governor-blackface-kkk-20190202-story.html
— Gov. Pritzker, Jesse Jackson join prominent Democrats calling on Virginia’s governor to resign for yearbook photo
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-met-pritzker-ralph-northam-photo-20190202-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Those who are filled with hatred use Jussie Smollett to promote hatred against those who are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/columnists/glanton/ct-met-dahleen-glanton-jussie-smollett-attack-20190201-story.html
— Racist yearbook photo becomes a test for 2020 Democrats – AP
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/sns-bc-us–election-2020-virginia-governor-20190202-story.html
— Trump appears to sour on congressional border security talks – AP
https://www.chicagotribune.com/bluesky/technology/sns-bc-us–trump-border-security-20190131-story.html
— 90 state lawmakers accused of sexual misconduct since 2017 – AP90 state lawmakers accused of sexual misconduct since 2017
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/sns-bc-us–sexual-misconduct-state-legislatures-glance-20190202-story.html
— Naperville residents with ties to Family Shelter Service will attend State of the Union as guests of local legislators – Erin Hegarty
https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/naperville-sun/news/ct-nvs-congress-underwood-casten-state-of-the-union-st-0203-story.html
— ‘Can You Afford to Retire?’ Class Set for Feb. 20th at Wheaton Park District – Matt Baron
https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/hinsdale/community/chi-ugc-article-can-you-afford-to-retire-class-set-for-feb-8-2019-02-01-story.html

 

DAILY HERALD
— Virginia’s Gov. Northam says that wasn’t him in racist photo – AP
https://www.dailyherald.com/article/20190202/news/302029908/
— Retirement expert to offer ‘Can You Afford to Retire?’ Feb. 20 in Wheaton – Matt Baron
https://www.dailyherald.com/submitted/20190201/retirement-expert-to-offer-can-you-afford-to-retire-feb-20-in-wheaton

 

KANKAKEE DAILY JOURNAL
— The manure-spreaders of media sensationalism – Michelle Malkin
https://www.daily-journal.com/opinion/columnists/michelle-malkin-the-manure-spreaders-of-media-sensationalism/article_38b6f918-249f-11e9-a6e1-2b7c03ef74a8.html

 

PEORIA JOURNAL STAR
— Pritzker may get minimum wage hike as first big victory – Doug Finke
https://www.pjstar.com/news/20190202/statehouse-insider-pritzker-may-get-minimum-wage-hike-as-first-big-victory

 

GALESBURG REGISTER MAIL
— Democrats are obstructionists, hate mongers – Thomas E. Mosher, Victoria
https://www.galesburg.com/opinion/20190202/letter-dems-are-obstructionists-hate-mongers

 

ALTON TELEGRAPH
— In the crosshairs? State of Illinois sets sights on gun rights ‘Assault weapon’ ban, other gun bills working through General Assembly – Scott Cousins
https://www.thetelegraph.com/news/article/In-the-crosshairs-State-of-Illinois-sets-sights-13584107.php

 

FOX ILLINOIS
— President Trump on golf course with Jack Nicklaus, Tiger Woods – AP
https://foxillinois.com/sports/president-trump-on-golf-course-with-jack-nicklaus-tiger-woods

 

CHICAGO NOW
— Does New York love abortions? – James Kirk Wall
http://www.chicagonow.com/an-atheist-in-illinois/2019/02/does-new-york-love-abortions/

 

DUPAGE POLICY JOURNAL
— Watchdogs say Burgess must resign from DuPage township board before he can be named supervisor – Glenn Minnis
https://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/511750270-watchdogs-say-burgess-must-resign-from-dupage-board-before-he-can-be-named-supervisor

 

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— CNN misidentifies Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam as a Republican during his apology for racist yearbook photo – Allison Elyse Gualtieri
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/cnn-misidentifies-virginia-gov-ralph-northam-as-a-republican-during-his-apology-for-racist-yearbook-photo

 

BREITBART
— Nancy Pelosi Calls ‘Racist’ Ralph Northam Photo Un-American but Doesn’t Demand Resignation – Joshua Caplan
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2019/02/02/nancy-pelosi-calls-racist-ralph-northam-photo-un-american-but-doesnt-demand-resignation/

 

GOPUSA
— NFL grant goes to anti-ICE, anti-cop group
http://www.gopusa.com/nfl-grant-goes-to-anti-ice-anti-cop-group/

 

FOX NEWS
— Kamala Harris’ State of the Union guest will be a federal employee financially affected by shutdown, she says – Elizabeth Zwirz (DIERSEN: Have you been financially affected by the Democrats who run the federal government? I have been financially affected big time, but none of my Republican U.S. Senators or Republican U.S. Representatives ever invited me to be their guest at a State of the Union address.)
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/kamala-harris-state-of-the-union-guest-will-be-a-federal-employee-affected-by-shutdown-she-says

 

AMERICAN THINKER
— Democrats roll out their big border security package – featuring an icebreaker for the Arctic Circle – Monica Showalter
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2019/02/democrats_roll_out_their_big_border_security_package__featuring_an_ice_breaker_for_the_coast_guard.html
— Border cowards – Robert Potts
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2019/02/border_cowards.html
— Northam campaign used racist ‘separate but equal’ campaign flyer omitting his black running mate – to cater to white racists? – Thomas Lifson
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2019/02/northam_campaign_used_racist_separate_but_equal_campaign_flyer_omitting_his_black_running_mate__to_cater_to_white_racists.html

 

CHRISTIAN POST
— MAGA: Make America Godly Again – Michael Brown
https://www.christianpost.com/voice/maga-make-america-godly-again.html

 

EPOCH TIMES
— Trump: ‘Good Chance’ He’ll Declare National Emergency to Fund Border Wall
https://www.theepochtimes.com/videos-of-the-day-trump-good-chance-hell-declare-national-emergency-to-fund-border-wall_2787654.html
— More Central American Asylum Seekers Returned to Mexico Under New Policy – KIMBERLY HAYEK
https://www.theepochtimes.com/more-central-american-asylum-seekers-returned-to-mexico-under-new-policy_2788269.html

 

COLLEGE FIX
— The Jussie Smollett case sounds a lot like college race hoaxes – DAVE HUBER
https://www.thecollegefix.com/the-jussie-smollett-case-sounds-a-lot-like-college-race-hoaxes/

 

THE HILL
— Northam says he will not resign over blackface, KKK photo – TAL AXELROD
https://thehill.com/homenews/state-watch/428187-northam-backtracks-says-he-does-not-believe-he-was-in-blackface-kkk

 

ABC NEWS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Democrats use children as cannon fodder.
https://abcnews.go.com/beta-story-container/Health/immigration-concerns-parents-kids-health-services/story?id=60802163

 

CNN
— Northam denies being in racist photo but recalls darkening his skin in Michael Jackson dance contest in 1984 – Dan Merica and Ryan Nobles
https://www.cnn.com/2019/02/02/politics/northam-racist-yearbook-photo/index.html

 

RT
— ‘R’ is for… Democrat? CNN labels Virginia governor ‘Republican’ in segment on KKK photo
https://www.rt.com/usa/450421-cnn-calls-northam-republican/

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— Virginia Governor, Ralph Northam, Defies Calls to Resign Over Racist Photo – Jonathan Martin, Trip Gabriel and Alan Blinder
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/02/02/us/politics/ralph-northam-virginia-governor.html

 

WASHINGTON POST
— If Democrats want to be the party of diversity, they need to push Northam out There’s no way to defend his 1984 medical school yearbook photo. – Eugene Scott (DIERSEN: What were you doing in 1984? I completed my fourth year working for GAO. My wife and I sold 1017 East Harrison in Wheaton and had 915 Cove Court built in Wheaton. My wife worked for the U.S. League of Savings Institutions. We went on vacations in connection with her business trips. We continued to try to have children. We owned a 1978 Oldsmobile Delta 88 Royale, a 1978 Chevette, and a 1972 Corvette.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2019/02/02/if-democrats-want-be-party-diversity-they-need-push-northam-out/
— Ralph Northam is resigning. He just doesn’t know it yet. – Dana Milbank
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/the-backlash-to-ralph-northam-is-backlash-to-the-trump-era/2019/02/02/4c008844-26fd-11e9-90cd-dedb0c92dc17_story.html
— ‘Shocked, saddened and offended’: Swift reaction to Va. Gov. Ralph Northam’s racist photo
https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/virginia-politics/shocked-saddened-and-offended-swift-reaction-to-va-gov-ralph-northams-racist-photo/2019/02/01/ee319196-269c-11e9-ad53-824486280311_story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: What do you say to those who ever-increasingly hint/imply/argue/shout that the older that you are, the more that you are a White supremacist, Nazi, KKK member, hater, racist, sexist, bigot, and even worse things who should be gotten rid of?
https://www.washingtonpost.com/arts-entertainment/2019/02/02/this-is-yearbook-not-don-lemon-blasts-gov-northams-racist-photo/
— Ralph Northam is about to moonwalk out of the governor’s mansion – Dana Milbank
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/the-backlash-to-ralph-northam-is-backlash-to-the-trump-era/2019/02/02/4c008844-26fd-11e9-90cd-dedb0c92dc17_story.html

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Virginia Gov. Northam Says He Won’t Resign Over Racist Yearbook Photo The 1984 Eastern Virginia Medical School picture depicted one person in blackface and another in Ku Klux Klan garb – Jon Kamp and Scott Calvert
https://www.wsj.com/articles/virginia-governor-to-make-statement-amid-calls-for-ouster-over-racist-photo-11549125616

 

FORTUNE
— Virginia Governor Ralph Northam Refuses to Resign Over Racist Yearbook Photo – KIM CHIPMAN, SARAH KOPIT, and BLOOMBERG
http://fortune.com/2019/02/02/ralph-northam-racist-yearbook-photo/

 

BOSTON GLOBE
— Virginia governor now says he did not appear in offensive yearbook image – Kim Chipman and Sarah Kopit
https://www.bostonglobe.com/news/nation/2019/02/01/virginia-governor-medical-school-yearbook-page-shows-men-blackface-kkk-robe/bBqqtCqp2ew0QmV2ylQ45N/story.html
— Question for Democrats: Are some candidates too old? – Robert Weisman (DIERSEN: How old are you? All my critics/opponents, all their operatives, and all their dupes promote age discrimination a) to get rid of those who are older than they are and/or b) to curry favor with those who promote age discrimination. Will they get the Milton Township Republican Central Committee, the DuPage County Republican Central Committee, the Illinois Republican Party, and the Republican Party to set maximum age limits for a) Precinct Committeemen/Captains (21?), township/ward party officers (25?), county party officers (30?), state central committee members (35?), state party officers, national committeemen, and national committeewomen (40?)? Will they get the aforesaid to set maximum age limits for municipal, township, and ward officials (25?), county officials (30?), state officials (35?), U.S. Representatives (40?), U.S. Senators (45?), and U.S. Presidents (50?)?)
https://www.bostonglobe.com/metro/2019/02/01/too-old-lead-nation-that-sounds-like-ageism-some/n30ZMSfRYG02utQ6A5Ya8M/story.html

 

DES MOINES REGISTER
— Trump has history and economy working in favor of his re-election – Jonathan Yates
https://www.desmoinesregister.com/story/opinion/columnists/iowa-view/2019/02/02/trump-has-history-and-economy-working-favor-his-re-election/2728530002/

 

CLEBURNET TIMES REVIEW & FORT BEND HERALD
— Who benefits from immigration? Not you! – ANN COULTER
https://www.cleburnetimesreview.com/opinion/ann-coulter-who-benefits-from-immigration-not-you/article_6ad35930-266d-11e9-94ca-6fdd6aca347d.html
http://www.fbherald.com/opinion/who-benefits-from-immigration-not-you/article_4aa76299-53f9-5b8a-98cf-999e3b5f41d5.html

 

GREENFIELD REPORTER
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A Trump-hater says “Trump’s border wall is another Maginot Line.”
http://www.greenfieldreporter.com/2019/02/02/michael_adkins_trumps_border_wall_is_another_maginot_line/

 

STARS AND STRIPES
— The left’s irrational behavior is what stands in the way of an immigration compromise – Rick Scott
https://www.stripes.com/news/us/the-left-s-irrational-behavior-is-what-stands-in-the-way-of-an-immigration-compromise-1.567049

 

MEXICO NEWS DAILY
— Remittances hit a new record high of $33 billion in 2018 Increase attributed to US President Trump’s stance on illegal immigration and a strong economy (DIERSEN: How much money do illegals send to Mexico from your neighborhood, from your precinct, from your municipality, from your township/ward, from your county, and from Illinois each year?)
https://mexiconewsdaily.com/news/remittances-hit-a-new-record-high/

 

GLOBE AND MAIL
— Welcome to the Asian century Asia is the most powerful force reshaping world order today. Asians once again see themselves as the center of the world – and its future – PARAG KHANNA (DIERSEN: America-haters have absolutely no problem with that.)
https://www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/article-welcome-to-the-asian-century/

February 2, 2019

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Madigan under the microscope: Did cautious speaker finally slip on trip wire? – Tina Sfondeles (DIERSEN: What if you had “secretly recorded” those who had succeeded in harming you the most? Because they view me as being litigious, those who have succeeded in harming me the most have been extremely careful to not put anything in writing that could be used against them.)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/madigan-analysis-cautious-speaker-recording-trip-wire-solis/
— Bobby Rush’s endorsement could give Bill Daley a big boost – Mary Mitchell (DIERSEN: GAO works for Congress. I would not be surprised at all to learn that Bobby Rush directed my GAO superiors a) to force me to retire in 1997 when I was 49 years old, b) to give me unfair performance expectations and appraisals, c) to always rank me in the bottom half of my coworkers for pay-for-performance purposes, d) to not assign me to audits of IRS, and e) to not promote me beyond GS-13.)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/bobby-rush-endorsement-bill-daley-boost-mayoral-race/

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Illinois not doing enough to cut down tobacco, e-cigarette use: American Lung Association – Dawn Rhodes
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/ct-met-e-cigarettes-illinois-lung-association-grade-f-20190201-story.html
— 3 Naperville-area school districts tell legislators they’d like input on such issues as length of class days and pension reform – Suzanne Baker
https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/naperville-sun/news/ct-nvs-school-legislative-breakfast-st-0203-story.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Schuler said because of staff shortages, teachers often are asked to substitute internally or assume extra responsibilities as coaches or activity sponsors. Annual contractual raises for longtime teachers accompanied by the stipends from the added work can put teachers over the 3 percent threshold, causing a district to face penalties, he said. Districts can’t tell veteran teachers to stop taking on extra work because that would be age discrimination, and he said often school districts don’t know when teachers are retiring because they don’t give several years’ notice. The District 200 leader said he’s willing to sit down with legislators to help come up with a system in which districts aren’t penalized in those instances.)
— The odd memory lapses of Speaker Michael Madigan – Editorial
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/editorials/ct-edit-speaker-michael-madigan-deposition-jason-gonzales-illinois-politics-jesse-jackson-20190201-story.html

 

DAILY HERALD
— Downers Grove mayoral hopefuls make their pitch – Robert Sanchez
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20190201/downers-grove-mayoral-hopefuls-make-their-pitch
— How to sell a home without a realty agent – Edith Lank (DIERSEN: In 1984, to get money to have 915 Cove Court in Wheaton (https://www.redfin.com/IL/Wheaton/915-Cove-Ct-60189/home/18126600) built, I sold 1017 East Harrison in Wheaton (https://www.redfin.com/IL/Wheaton/1017-E-Harrison-Ave-60187/home/18135528) for $104,000 without a realty agent. Realtors had recommended listing it from a high of $107,000 to a low of $79,000.)
https://www.dailyherald.com/entlife/20190202/how-to-sell-a-home-without-a-realty-agent
— Amazing newspaper carriers Subzero temperatures chased most of us inside. And still the newspaper somehow got delivered. To all of the devoted carriers who found a way, we say, thanks, stay warm and stay safe. – Editorial (DIERSEN: I pay lots of money for full internet access and home delivery of the Chicago Tribune, Chicago Sun-Times, Daily Herald, New York Times, USA Today, Wall Street Journal, Naperville Sun, and Wheaton Leader. I get six newspapers every Monday and Tuesday; seven newspapers every Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday; and five newspapers every Saturday and Sunday. They are all delivered very early by the same carrier.)
https://www.dailyherald.com/discuss/20190202/the-soapbox-daily-herald-editors-offer-brief-thoughts-on-suburban-topics-in-the-news
— Freshman Democrats in legislature need to get behind Fair Maps – Editorial
https://www.dailyherald.com/discuss/20190201/editorial-freshman-democrats-in-legislature-need-to-get-behind-fair-maps
— Wear your MAGA hat with pride – Michael Fuechtmann, Roselle
https://e-edition.dailyherald.com/html5/reader/production/default.aspx?pubname=&pubid=3e6b7a1a-154f-4405-805e-038015cdb648

 

ABC7
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Pot pushers use problems with opioids to push pot.
https://abc7chicago.com/health/new-law-allows-patients-to-opt-for-medical-marijuana-instead-of-opioids-/5116960/

 

NORTHWEST HERALD
— Underwood, Casten call for IRS to help with local tax burden
https://www.nwherald.com/2019/02/01/underwood-casten-call-for-irs-to-help-with-local-tax-burden/afq9vym/
— Sen. Durbin praises McLean County Democrats for party’s statewide success, eyes own re-election plans – Howard Packowitz (DIERSEN: Democrats win by successfully promoting hatred against Republicans.)
http://www.wjbc.com/2019/02/01/sen-durbin-praises-mclean-county-democrats-for-partys-statewide-success-eyes-own-re-election-plans/

 

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Rep. Davis hears Lincoln Home workers’ shutdown stories- Bernard Schoenburg (DIERSEN: What stories about you do/did your U.S. Representatives and U.S. Senators what to hear from you? Because of the Rutan v. Republican Party of Illinois decision, my U.S. Senators and their staff members and my U.S. Representatives and their staff members made it very clear that they did NOT want to hear my stories about political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, age discrimination, and retaliation in the federal government. All my critics/opponents, all their operatives, and all their dupes promote patronage and political affiliation discrimination and reject the decision in Rutan v. Republican Party of Illinois (SEE: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rutan_v._Republican_Party_of_Illinois and http://www.nytimes.com/1996/03/13/us/seeking-return-to-ways-of-patronage-in-politics.html). My Democrat IRS and GAO superiors treated me like I was part of a plot to stop them from hiring, retaining, and promoting young Democrat minorities and young Democrat females. They knew that my wife had helped elect Jim Thompson. They were fully aware of the arguments that Thompson, Jim Edgar, and Lee Daniels made in Rutan that government employers should be allowed to engage in political affiliation discrimination.)
https://www.sj-r.com/news/20190201/rep-davis-hears-lincoln-home-workers-shutdown-stories

 

HERALD & REVIEW
— GOP lawmaker Steve Reick wants commission to examine waste in Illinois government (DIERSEN: What are your qualifications to examine government waste? GAO examines government waste. I worked for GAO for almost 18 years, the last 11 years of which at GS-13 Step 1-10 levels, currently $96,403-$125,325. I worked for IRS for almost 9 years, the last 5 1/2 years of which at the GS-12 Step 1-5 levels, currently $81,071-$91,880. My other government waste examining qualifications include my becoming a Forensic Accountant in 1997, a Certified Financial Services Auditor in 1996, a Certified Government Financial Manager in 1994, a Certified Fraud Examiner in 1990, a licensed CPA in 1981, a Certified Internal Auditor in 1981, and a CPA in 1979.)
https://herald-review.com/news/state-and-regional/govt-and-politics/capitol-recap-gop-lawmaker-wants-commission-to-examine-waste-in/article_7f884e94-f783-55b3-84ff-c6efb5e5409e.html

 

FOX ILLINOIS
— Unexpectedly strong jobs report suggests shutdown had little impact on labor market – Stephen Loiaconi
https://foxillinois.com/news/nation-world/unexpectedly-strong-jobs-report-suggests-shutdown-had-little-impact-on-labor-market

 

CHICAGO NOW
— Is Bill Daley the political equivalent of a “Made” guy? His own rules? Skips Chicago Mayoral forums & still wins? – Jeff Berkowitz
http://www.chicagonow.com/public-affairs-with-jeff-berkowitz/2019/02/bill-daley-the-political-equivalent-of-a-made-guy-his-own-rules-he-can-skip-forums-interviews-still-win/

 

MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— Illinois Leaks’ Kirk Allen Takes Time to Answer Critics
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2019/01/31/illinois-leaks-kirk-allen-takes-time-to-answer-critics/


— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: McHenry County Residents Put $600,000,000 in Slot Machines
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2019/01/28/mchenry-county-residents-put-600000-in-slot-machines/

 

PRAIRIE STATE WIRE
— HB 181 calls for fining parents who bully their children – Glenn Minnis
https://prairiestatewire.com/stories/511750673-hb-181-calls-for-fining-parents-who-bully-their-children
— Center for Immigration Studies research shows only 10 percent of Americans compete with illegal immigrants for jobs – Kyla Asbury (DIERSEN: If you were younger today, would you be competing with illegals for jobs? I would be. When I was younger, I did yard work and delivered newspapers, washed dishes, cleaned golf shoes, chipped slag, pumped gasoline, delivered mail, worked on an automobile assembly line and as a security guard, sold tires, automotive services, and major appliances, collected delinquent taxes, and audited federal agencies.)
https://prairiestatewire.com/stories/511739129-center-for-immigration-studies-research-shows-only-10-percent-of-americans-compete-with-illegal-immigrants-for-jobs

 

DUPAGE POLICY JOURNAL
— Market Watch: Ankit Patel loses over $101,000 on sale of Naperville home (DIERSEN: In your neighborhood, in your precinct, and in your municipality, which homes lost the most value during the last year, last 5 years, last 10 years, last 15 years, last 20 years, etc.?)
https://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/511750299-market-watch-ankit-patel-loses-over-101-000-on-sale-of-naperville-home
— Market Watch: George & Judith Thompson lose over $156,000 on sale of Naperville home
https://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/511743942-market-watch-george-judith-thompson-lose-over-156-000-on-sale-of-naperville-home
— Market Watch: Scott Holder loses over $60,000 on sale of Naperville home
https://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/511746237-market-watch-scott-holder-loses-over-60-000-on-sale-of-naperville-home

 

CHAMBANA SUN
— University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign freezes tuition – but still higher than 12 of 13 Big 10 conference peers (DIERSEN: If you did not apply to University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, why not? My reasons include a) neither I nor my parents could afford my attending college there, b) not that anyone would have lent me or my parents any money for me to attend college there, my and my parents’ belief was “borrower nor lender be,” c) in all likelihood, any application that I might have made would have been rejected – I just barely made into the top 20% of my high school class, my ACT score was only 24, I had not demonstrated any leadership potential, and I had spent my free time while I was a junior and senior washing dishes for the minimum wage in the basement of the S.S. Kresges in Chicago Heights.)
https://chambanasun.com/stories/511750696-university-of-illinois-freezes-tuition-but-still-higher-than-12-of-13-big-10-conference-peers

 

ILLINOIS FAMILY INSTITUTE
— ER Doc Says “Recreational” Pot Has Ruined My Town – David E. Smith
https://illinoisfamily.org/marijuana-2/er-doc-says-recreational-pot-has-ruined-my-town/

 

GOPUSA
— Democrats were fine with governor’s infanticide comments but erupt in fury over yearbook photo
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=64455
— MSNBC host claims ‘almost no middle class’ left in America; citizens ‘living on the poverty line’
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=64401
— It’s the season of discarded politicians looking for work (DIERSEN: Have you been discarded because of politics? In 1997, when I was 49 years old, my Democrat GAO superiors succeeded in forcing me to take their early retirement “offer” a) because I was an active member in a class action lawsuit that charged them with reverse discrimination, age discrimination, and retaliation and b) because I was Republican, White, male, and non-veteran, and I had not made GS-13 (currently $96,403) by age 25, GS-14 (currently $113,920) by age 30, GS-15 (currently $134,000) by age 35, and Senior Executive Service (currently $164,200) by age 40.)
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=64452

 

FOX NEWS
— Why I wear a MAGA hat these days (and I didn’t start out as a Trump fan) – Kristan Hawkins
https://www.foxnews.com/opinion/why-i-wear-a-maga-hat-these-days-and-i-didnt-start-out-as-a-trump-fan
— Second Democrat invites former illegal immigrant who worked for Trump to State of the Union – Lukas Mikelionis
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/second-democrat-invites-former-illegal-immigrant-who-worked-for-trump-to-state-of-the-union-address

 

BLAZE
— Trump hints at big announcement for the State of the Union on immigration A lot of people are looking forward to this – Carlos Garcia
https://www.theblaze.com/news/trump-hints-at-big-announcement-for-the-state-of-the-union-on-immigration

 

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Characterizing all men as predators – Tammy Bruce (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, a) to get all women to vote for Democrats, b) to promote LGBTQ activity, c) to destroy traditional marriage, d) to destroy the traditional family, e) to promote abortion, f) to promote out of wedlock birth, and g) to make women more and more and more dependent on government and on charity, Democrats characterize all men as being predators. To characterize me as being a predator, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes stress that I worked for IRS’s Collection Division for almost 9 years 1971-1980 and that I have owned a Corvette since 1971.)
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2019/jan/16/how-liberals-and-gillette-jump-on-the-men-are-horr/

 

TOWNHALL
— Kellyanne: If Cory Booker Was Republican, His Campaign Would Be Called Sexist – Cortney O’Brien
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/cortneyobrien/2019/02/01/kellyanne-cory-booker-sounds-like-a-hallmark-card-n2540688

 

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Illegal immigrants jump the line, making legal immigrants wait – Adam Barsouk
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/op-eds/illegal-immigrants-jump-the-line-making-legal-immigrants-wait

 

AMERICAN THINKER
— Will America’s Rich Fund Their Own Dispossession? – Jim Daws
https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2019/02/will_americas_rich_fund_their_own_dispossession.html

 

AMERICAN GREATNESS
— Putting Families First to Trump the Ruling Class – Cindy Simpson
https://www.amgreatness.com/2019/02/01/putting-families-first-to-trump-the-ruling-class/

 

PJ MEDIA
— Reminder: Ralph Northam Won After Calling Ed Gillespie Racist – TYLER O’NEIL
https://pjmedia.com/trending/reminder-ralph-northam-won-after-calling-ed-gillespie-racist/

 

WORLD NET DAILY
— THE NEW LEFT IS JUST PLAGIARIZING THE OLD Brent Smith describes policies as ‘failed ideas from a century or more ago’
https://www.wnd.com/2019/02/the-new-left-is-just-plagiarizing-the-old/

 

LIBERTY HEADLINES
— Scalise Speaks on the Human Cost of Left’s Support for Open Borders
https://www.libertyheadlines.com/scalise-human-cost-open-borders/

 

THE HILL
— Schultz greeted by protesters at book event in hometown Seattle – CHRIS MILLS RODRIGO (DIERSEN: What is your hometown? My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes in Wheaton and in Glen Ellyn are full of hatred. They have made it very clear that if I ever sought a government office or a political office, they would shout from their rooftops that my hometown Crete was full of German Lutherans who were White supremacists, Nazis, KKK members, haters, racists, sexists, bigots, and even worse things while I lived there 1948-1972. Should I sue my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes?)
https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/428021-schultz-greeted-by-protests-at-book-event-in-hometown-seattle
— Support for Northam withers as Dems urge him to step down – TAL AXELROD (DIERSEN: Who has urged you to step down? Government is nasty. Politics is nasty. I should write a book about those who have urged me to step down as a GOPUSA Illinois Editor, Republican Precinct Committeeman, TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairman, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce Government Affairs Committee member, Milton Township Republican Central Committee (MTRCC) webmaster, Illinois Center Right Coalition Steering Committee member, American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter board member, GAO employee, etc. All those who have urged me to step down 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 MTRCC 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://thehill.com/homenews/state-watch/428171-support-for-northam-withers-in-richmond-as-dems-urge-him-to-step-down-as

 

ABC NEWS
— Trump scrutinized by Democrats, watchdogs as he returns to Mar-a-Lago club The president is visiting his private club for the first time this year. – Benjamin Siegel
https://abcnews.go.com/beta-story-container/Politics/trump-scrutinized-democrats-watchdogs-returns-mar-lago-club/story?id=60792606

 

NBC NEWS
— Booker 2020 campaign: ‘Folks are feeling left out…left behind’ The 49-year-old Democratic senator from New Jersey is the second African-American to enter the contest to take on Trump. – Dartunorro Clark (DIERSEN: In the organizations that you are/were a member of and in the employers that you work/worked for, what are the demographics of those who are/were “left out…left behind?” From what I see, ever-increasingly, organizations and employers are dumping those who are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders, and those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2020-election/democratic-new-jersey-sen-cory-booker-announces-2020-presidential-campaign-n965601

 

CBS NEWS
— Pelosi is “very bad for our country,” Trump says in exclusive CBS News interview (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes say that I have been very bad for the a) Republican candidates who I have backed, b) Milton Township Republican Central Committee, c) DuPage County Republican Central Committee, d) Illinois Republican Party, e) TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois, f) Wheaton Chamber of Commerce, g) Illinois Center Right Coalition, h) American Association of Political Consultants, i) GAO, j) etc. I should write a book about my critics/opponents. They have lots of religious, government, political, and financial clout in Wheaton, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois. They are scapegoaters supreme.)
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/donald-trump-interview-face-the-nation-margaret-brennan-today-2019-02-01/

 

MCCLATCHY DC
— Democrats ready to deal on border barrier — just not a ‘wall’ – DAVID LIGHTMAN (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats make it clear that their plan to get in power and to stay in power is to ever-increasingly flood America with illegals.)
https://www.mcclatchydc.com/news/politics-government/congress/article225392700.html

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— Undocumented Workers Lose Their Jobs at Yet Another Trump Property – Miriam Jordan and Ben Protess
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/02/01/us/trump-workers-fired.html
— Taxing the Wealthy Sounds Easy. It’s Not. – Paul Sullivan
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/02/01/your-money/tax-wealthy.html
— How Republicans Erased Trumpism G.O.P. congressional leaders used tactics to minimize the president’s influence and maximize their own control over public policy. – Matthew Glassman
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/02/01/opinion/how-republicans-erased-trumpism.html

 

WASHINGTON POST
— Va. Gov. Northam is refusing to step down, despite flood of calls for his resignation for ‘racist and offensive’ photo, party says – Laura Vozzella, Jim Morrison and Gregory S. Schneider
https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/virginia-politics/northam-mum-about-his-plans-after-a-flood-of-calls-for-his-resignation-for-racist-and-offensive-photo/2019/02/02/5883402a-26e9-11e9-90cd-dedb0c92dc17_story.html
— Gov. Ralph Northam admits he was in 1984 yearbook photo showing figures in blackface, KKK hood – Laura Vozzella, Jim Morrison and Gregory S. Schneider  (DIERSEN:  Since 1971, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have stressed that I have owned a Corvette since 1971.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/virginia-politics/va-gov-northams-medical-school-yearbook-page-shows-men-in-blackface-kkk-robe/2019/02/01/517a43ee-265f-11e9-90cd-dedb0c92dc17_story.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The yearbook page is labeled “Ralph Shearer Northam” and has photos of him in a jacket and tie, casual clothes and alongside his restored Corvette.)
— McConnell privately cautions Trump about emergency declaration on border wall – Sean Sullivan, Erica Werner and Seung Min Kim
https://www.washingtonpost.com/powerpost/mcconnell-privately-cautioned-trump-about-emergency-declaration-on-border-wall/2019/02/01/5ff1262c-2646-11e9-81fd-b7b05d5bed90_story.html

 

LOS ANGELES TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Trump-haters say “The problem with Trump’s ‘national emergency’ plan is much bigger than any wall.”
https://www.latimes.com/opinion/editorials/la-ed-trump-emergency-border-wall-20190202-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Trump-hating “immigrant rights attorneys and journalists” want to go to Mexico to promote illegal immigration.
https://www.latimes.com/la-me-immigration-attorneys-detained-20190202-story.html

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Sorry for the Good News A bang-up jobs report reveals underlying economic strength. – Editorial
https://www.wsj.com/articles/sorry-for-the-good-news-11549063609
— Over 60, and Crushed by Student Loan Debt Older Americans are struggling under the burden of student loans—their children’s and their own. – AnnaMaria Andriotis
https://www.wsj.com/articles/over-60-and-crushed-by-student-loan-debt-11549083631
— Can the Government Help You Save for Retirement? Lawmakers are looking to expand access to tax-advantaged plans, boost savings rates and enhance long-term income sustainability – Anne Tergesen
https://www.wsj.com/articles/can-the-government-help-you-save-for-retirement-11549035000
— California’s Liberal Governor Hauls a Conservative City to Court To solve a problem made in Sacramento, Newsom asks judges to intervene in local zoning decisions. – Allysia Finley
https://www.wsj.com/articles/californias-liberal-governor-hauls-a-conservative-city-to-court-11549060961

 

BLOOMBERG
— Booker Joins Race, Preaching Optimism in Contrast With Trump – Laura Litvan and Terrence Dopp (DIERSEN: As Democrats gain more and more and more power, it is increasingly difficult for members of the following groups to be optimistic: Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older people, rich people, gun owners, German Americans, draft avoiders, and those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2019-02-01/senator-cory-booker-announces-2020-democratic-presidential-bid

 

COLUMBIAN
— Hometown protest, fans greet Schultz as he mulls presidential run – AP (DIERSEN: What is your hometown? My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes in Wheaton and in Glen Ellyn are full of hatred. They have made it very clear that if I ever sought a government office or a political office, they would shout from their rooftops that my hometown Crete was full of German Lutherans who were White supremacists, Nazis, KKK members, haters, racists, sexists, bigots, and even worse things while I lived there 1948-1972. Should I sue my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes?)
https://www.columbian.com/news/2019/feb/01/hometown-protest-fans-greet-schultz-as-he-mulls-presidential-run/

 

PEOPLE FOR THE AMERICAN WAY
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Republican-haters promote hatred against Republicans. In your neighborhood, in your precinct, in your municipality, in your township/ward, in your county, and in Illinois, which Republican-haters take the lead in promoting hatred against Republicans? I should write a book about Republican-haters in my neighborhood, in my precinct, in Wheaton, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois who take the lead in promoting hatred against Republicans.
http://www.pfaw.org/blog-posts/tracking-the-evolution-of-the-rights-anti-immigrant-movement/
http://www.pfaw.org/blog-posts/the-progressive-happy-hour-fighting-for-racial-justice-in-2019/

 

GUARDIAN
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: America-haters use Jesse Jackson to promote hatred of individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders, and those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2019/feb/02/jesse-jackson-interview-jussie-smollett-hate-violence-us
— Trump to pitch optimism, ‘greatness’ in State of Union (DIERSEN: As Democrats gain more and more and more power, it is increasingly difficult for members of the following groups to be optimistic: Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older people, rich people, gun owners, German Americans, draft avoiders, and those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://guardian.ng/news/trump-to-pitch-optimism-greatness-in-state-of-union/
— Why record job growth in America hides a troubling reality High employment rates gloss over a ‘much more complicated story’ of stagnant wages and vanishing mid-level jobs – Jana Kasperkevic
https://www.theguardian.com/business/2019/feb/02/america-record-job-growth-economics-wage-stagnation

February 1 Evening Edition

ABC7
— Meth deaths skyrocket as new drug cartel fueled threat hits Chicago area streets – Chuck Goudie and Ross Weidner
https://abc7chicago.com/meth-deaths-skyrocket-as-new-drug-cartel-fueled-threat-hits-chicago-area-streets/5115025/

 

NBC5
— Illinois Business Groups Pitch Geography-Based Minimum Wage – John O’Connor (DIERSEN: The cost of living is very high in DuPage County.)
https://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/illinois-business-groups-pitch-geography-based-minimum-wage-505187761.html

 

FOX NEWS CHICAGO
— Pritzker orders stepped-up fight against HIV – AP
http://www.fox32chicago.com/politics/pritzker-orders-stepped-up-fight-against-hiv

 

WGN RADIO
— Speaker Mike Madigan opponent Jason Gonzales on Madigan’s “sham candidates”
https://wgnradio.com/2019/02/01/speaker-mike-madigan-opponent-jason-gonzales-on-madigans-sham-candidates/

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Cubs co-owner Todd Ricketts expands Trump fundraising role – Lynn Sweet
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/cubs-todd-ricketts-expands-trump-fundraising-role/
— Foxconn says it plans to proceed with Wisconsin plant after Trump intervention – AP
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/foxconn-proceeds-with-wisconsin-plan-after-trump-intervenes/
— Support for ‘Medicare-for-all’ fluctuates as more details emerge: Poll – AP
https://chicago.suntimes.com/health/support-for-medicare-for-all-fluctuates-as-more-details-emerge-poll/

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Gov. J.B. Pritzker orders stepped-up fight against HIV – AP
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/midwest/ct-pritzker-eliminate-hiv-20190201-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Pot pushers use problems with opioids to push pot.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/business/ct-biz-illinois-opioid-marijuana-law-20190130-story.html
— Abortion maximalists stand on shaky moral ground – Jonah Goldberg
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/commentary/ct-perspec-abortion-late-term-virginia-law-goldberg-0204-20190201-story.html
— Taxpayers have already spent money on Foxconn – AP
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-lns-foxconn-investment-fact-check-st-0202-20190201-story.html
— Foxconn again shifts Wisconsin plan, says it will proceed with LCD factory after Trump intervenes – AP
https://www.chicagotribune.com/business/ct-biz-foxconn-wisconsin-plant-20190201-story.html
— Chicago’s top cop: ‘We are making gains’ in investigation of reported attack on ‘Empire’ actor Jussie Smollett – Rosemary Sobol
https://www.chicagotribune.com/entertainment/tv/ct-ent-jussie-smollett-empire-statement-20190201-story.html

 

DAILY HERALD
— Trump’s ‘America first’ mantra will be prominent in address – AP
https://www.dailyherald.com/article/20190201/news/302019870/
— Women will surround Trump at State of the Union address – AP
https://www.dailyherald.com/article/20190201/news/302019972/

 

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Pritzker’s next steps on these issues will tell us plenty We will learn a lot about the future from how the new governor performs now. – RICH MILLER
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/rich-miller-springfield/pritzkers-next-steps-these-issues-will-tell-us-plenty

 

NORTHWEST HERALD
— State Rep. David McSweeney pushes bill to end lawmaker pensions
https://www.nwherald.com/2019/01/31/state-rep-david-mcsweeney-pushes-bill-to-end-lawmaker-pensions/

 

BLOOMINGTON PANTAGRAPH
— Foxconn again shifts Wisconsin plan after Trump intervenes – AP
https://www.pantagraph.com/news/state-and-regional/illinois/foxconn-again-shifts-wisconsin-plan-after-trump-intervenes/article_138b0cc8-cddb-5670-8e66-04b82962bff9.html

 

ALTON DAILY RECORD & KANKAKEE DAILY JOURNAL
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, pot pushers use problems with opioids to push pot.
http://altondailynews.com/news/details.cfm?clientid=17&id=278799#.XFSSY1xKiM8
https://www.daily-journal.com/news/illinois/new-program-swaps-opioids-for-pot-to-ease-pain/article_442dcb06-2633-11e9-b0c9-bb495f6f2590.html

 

SUBURBAN LIFE
— Progressive push ahead for new governor, Legislature Both Democrats and Republicans stress working together – REBECCA ANZEL, PETER HANCOCK and JERRY NOWICKI
https://www.mysuburbanlife.com/2019/01/30/progressive-push-ahead-for-new-governor-legislature/ail1zl3/

 

CHAMPAIGN/URBANA NEWS GAZETTE
— Downsizing government – Editorial (DIERSEN: Democrats run the federal government. Those Democrats use downsizing to not hire, to not retain, to not promote, and to get rid of their employees who are Republican, and especially their Republican employees who are White, male, older, and/or non-veteran.)
http://www.news-gazette.com/opinion/editorials/2019-02-01/editorial-downsizing-government.html

 

FOX ILLINOIS
— Lara Trump joins State of the Union town hall special
https://foxillinois.com/news/nation-world/lara-trump-joins-state-of-the-union-town-hall-special

 

GLEN ELLYN PATCH
— Free Narcan Training Classes Offered In DuPage County The free classes illustrate how Narcan to be used to save a life in the event of an overdose. – Lisa Marie Farver
https://patch.com/illinois/glenellyn/free-narcan-training-classes-offered-dupage-county

 

DAVID MCSWEENEY
— Illinois has gone from one of the most prominent contributors to the U.S. economy to rapidly shrinking in population and job growth. We need to get our state back on track by cutting taxes, reigning in spending, and advancing pro-growth policies that help create jobs!
https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1091370591695880193

 

ILLINOIS NEWS NETWORK
— Illinois lawmakers to try again on Tobacco 21 bill – Brett Rowland
https://www.ilnews.org/news/health/illinois-lawmakers-to-try-again-on-tobacco-bill/article_3af6b638-2651-11e9-8310-7324dca95bb6.html
— Davis, Durbin both want to avoid another federal shutdown – Cole Lauterbach, Greg Bishop and Brett Rowland
https://www.ilnews.org/news/state_politics/davis-durbin-both-want-to-avoid-another-federal-shutdown/article_27794c96-2652-11e9-ac43-af5b9dc5585a.html

 

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— TODD RICKETTS TO BE TRUMP VICTORY COMMITTEE’S FINANCE CHAIRMAN
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2019/02/todd-ricketts-to-be-trump-victory-committees-finance-chairman.html
— HOMESCHOOLING PRODUCES BETTER-EDUCATED, MORE-TOLERANT KIDS. POLITICIANS HATE THAT
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2019/02/homeschooling-produces-better-educated-more-tolerant-kids-politicians-hate-that.html
— ELIZABETH WARREN’S ‘WEALTH TAX’ IS UNCONSTITUTIONAL
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2019/02/elizabeth-warrens-wealth-tax-is-unconstitutional.html
— UNDER TRUMP, US ECONOMIC FREEDOM RISES SIGNIFICANTLY
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2019/02/under-trump-us-economic-freedom-rises-significantly.html
— THORNER & O’NEIL: HOW AND WHY DID AMERICA COME TO EMBRACE SOCIALISM?
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2019/02/thorner-oneil-how-and-why-did-america-come-to-embrace-socialism-.html
— PRITZKER GUIDES STATE FUNDING TOWARDS FIGHTING ILLINOIS HIV EPIDEMIC
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2019/02/pritzker-guides-state-funding-towards-fighting-illinois-hiv-epidemic.html
— ILLINOIS NEXT TO EMBRACE UNIVERSAL HEALTHCARE?
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2019/02/illinois-next-to-embrace-universal-healthcare-.html

 

CAPITOL FAX
— Todd Ricketts joins Trump Victory Committee
https://capitolfax.com/2019/02/01/todd-ricketts-joins-trump-victory-committee/
— Pritzker signs EO to help end HIV epidemic
https://capitolfax.com/2019/02/01/pritzker-signs-eo-to-help-end-hiv-epidemic/

 

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Chris Cuomo: MAGA hats may be analogous to ‘I hate black people’ apparel Don Lemon to Trump supporters: ‘It can’t just be about what you want it to be about’ – Douglas Ernst
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2019/feb/1/chris-cuomo-maga-hats-may-be-analogous-to-i-hate-b/

 

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Is it OK to wear a MAGA hat in public? Of course it is, you Lemon – Tom Rogan
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/is-it-okay-to-wear-a-maga-hat-in-public-of-course-it-is-you-lemon

 

GOPUSA
— Planned Parenthood: The Auschwitz of America – Bobby Eberle
http://www.gopusa.com/planned-parenthood-the-auschwitz-of-america/
— Survey finds troubling attitude toward First Amendment on campus
http://www.gopusa.com/survey-finds-troubling-attitude-toward-first-amendment-on-campus/
— Howard Schultz criticized for selling ‘painfully white’ music in Starbucks
http://www.gopusa.com/howard-schultz-criticized-for-selling-painfully-white-music-in-starbucks/

 

FOX NEWS
— Restaurant owner who banned customers in MAGA hats takes back remarks, apologizes for ‘amplifying the anger’ – Michael Bartiromo
https://www.foxnews.com/food-drink/restaurant-owner-who-banned-customers-in-maga-hats-takes-back-remarks-apologizes-for-amplifying-the-anger
— Chef ‘Burned’ After Banning Guests Sporting Trump ‘MAGA’ Hats
https://insider.foxnews.com/2019/02/01/chef-bans-maga-hats-california-restaurant-trump-supporters-media-respond

 

CONSERVATIVE HQ
— The Boundless Depravity Of Democrats – George Rasley
http://www.conservativehq.com/node/29602

 

BREITBART
— Snopes Quits as Facebook’s Fact-Checker, Suggests Blacklisting Instead – Joshua Caplan (DIERSEN: Should I write a book about those individuals, organizations, companies, and governments that blacklist me and why they blacklist me? Most blacklist me a) because I refuse to carry out their blacklist orders, b) because they blacklist all individuals, organizations, companies, and governments that they cannot manipulate/dominate, c) because they reject planks in the Republican Party platform and/or the Illinois Republican Party platform and work against those like me who support those planks, d) because they reject the Milton Township Republican Central Committee resolution against video gambling and work against those like me who support that resolution, e) because they were defendants in lawsuits that I have filed, and/or f) because they are operatives or dupes for the aforesaid.)
https://www.breitbart.com/tech/2019/02/01/snopes-quits-as-facebooks-fact-checker-suggests-blacklisting-instead/

— CNN’s Chris Cuomo Likens MAGA Hat to ‘I Hate Black People’ T-Shirts – Joshua Caplan
https://www.breitbart.com/the-media/2019/02/01/cnns-chris-cuomo-likens-maga-hat-to-i-hate-black-people-t-shirts/

 

BLAZE
— California restaurant owner changes his mind about not serving customers in MAGA hats – Sarah Taylor
https://www.theblaze.com/news/restaurant-owner-changes-mind-about-not-serving-customers-in-maga-hats-after-realizing-thats-discrimination

 

TOWNHALL
— Fraud Elizabeth Warren Attempts to Rescue Her Presidential Run, Apologizes for DNA Stunt – Katie Pavlich
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/katiepavlich/2019/02/01/liz-warren-sorry-i-took-that-dna-test-n2540670

 

DAILY SIGNAL
— After Republican Objects, Democrats Keep ‘So Help Me God’ in Committee Oath – Tony Perkins
https://www.dailysignal.com/2019/01/31/after-republican-objects-democrats-keep-so-help-me-god-in-committee-oath/

 

HOT AIR
— Sen. Rick Scott: Democrat’s Irrational Hate Is Standing In The Way Of An Immigration Compromise – JOHN SEXTON
https://hotair.com/archives/2019/02/01/sen-rick-scott-democratic-hate-standing-way-immigration-compromise/

 

CNS NEWS
— Tony Perkins: Removing God from Gov’t Has Increasingly Become Focus of the Left – Tony Perkins
https://www.cnsnews.com/commentary/tony-perkins/tony-perkins-removing-god-govt-has-increasingly-become-focus-left

 

CANADA FREE PRESS
— Got Hope? – Dr. Robert R. Owens
https://canadafreepress.com/article/got-hope

 

THE HILL
— Trump: ‘Good chance’ I will declare emergency to build wall – JORDAN FABIAN
https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/428064-trump-good-chance-i-will-declare-emergency-to-build-wall
— Dems warn against deporting former Trump golf course workers – RAFAEL BERNAL
https://thehill.com/latino/427965-dems-warn-against-deporting-former-trump-golf-course-workers
— Virginia GOP calls for Northam to resign if he’s in photo in blackface or KKK – TAL AXELROD
https://thehill.com/homenews/state-watch/428139-virginia-gop-calls-for-northam-to-resign-if-hes-in-photo-in-blackface-or

 

CNN
— State of the Union will kick off an epic fight between Trump and Pelosi – Julian E. Zelizer
https://www.cnn.com/2019/01/31/opinions/state-of-the-union-trump-pelosi-zelizer/index.html
— Virginia governor’s yearbook page shows 2 people in blackface, KKK garb – Caroline Kelly
https://www.cnn.com/2019/02/01/politics/northam-blackface-photo/index.html

 

CBS NEWS
— Restaurant owner bans “Make America Great Again” hats, then apologizes – KATHRYN WATSON
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/restaurant-owner-bans-make-america-great-again-hats-then-apologizes/

 

YAHOO NEWS
— Laura Ingraham encourages people to wear MAGA hats to show what ‘tolerance’ looks like – Kyle Moss
https://www.yahoo.com/lifestyle/laura-ingraham-encourages-people-wear-maga-hats-show-tolerance-looks-like-190236539.html

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats crow about their success in getting rich voters to hate Republicans.
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/01/30/opinion/republicans-democrats-2018-economy-prosperity.html

 

WASHINGTON POST
— Restaurant owner apologizes for MAGA hat comment
https://www.washingtonpost.com/national/restaurant-owner-apologizes-for-maga-hat-comment/2019/02/01/94ea0abe-2057-11e9-8b59-0a28f2191131_story.html
— Gov. Ralph Northam ‘deeply sorry’ after photo emerges from his 1984 yearbook showing blackface, KKK hood – Laura Vozzella, Jim Morrison and Gregory S. Schneider
https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/virginia-politics/va-gov-northams-medical-school-yearbook-page-shows-men-in-blackface-kkk-robe/2019/02/01/517a43ee-265f-11e9-90cd-dedb0c92dc17_story.html

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Foxconn Says It Will Move Forward With Wisconsin Plant After Conversation with Trump Foxconn statement comes after company said it was reassessing the Wisconsin display factory
https://www.wsj.com/articles/foxconn-says-it-will-move-forward-with-wisconsin-plant-after-conversation-with-trump-11549047068


— During Shutdown, Federal Employees Considered Leaving Government Work Budget fight and resulting worker furloughs touched off wave of searches on job websites – Sharon Nunn (DIERSEN: I should write a book about those who have demonstrated the most hatred of past, present, and future federal employees. I was a federal employee for almost 30 years and I have been a federal retiree for more than 21 years.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/during-shutdown-federal-employees-considered-leaving-government-work-11549038667

 

BLOOMBERG
— Facebook and Twitter Take Down a Wave of Political Manipulation – Sarah Frier and Selina Wang
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2019-01-31/facebook-takes-down-iranian-accounts-trying-to-manipulate-users

 

FORBES
— Imagine, If Your Social Media “Score” Affected Whether You Got A Loan: In China It Could Happen – Jim Henry
https://www.forbes.com/sites/jimhenry/2019/01/31/imagine-if-your-social-media-score-affected-whether-you-got-a-loan-in-china-it-could-happen/#84d4233665f1

 

SAN DIEGO UNION TRIBUNE
— Is working for the federal government a good job? – Phillip Molnar (DIERSEN: Many millions have not and will not seek a job with the federal government a) because the pay and benefits are terrible, b) because the advancement opportunities are terrible, c) because they lack required education, work experience, professional certifications, and/or professional licenses, d) because they cannot pass an employment examination, e) because they cannot pass a background investigation, f) because they cannot pass a physical examination, g) because they cannot take the demonization, denigration, and condemnation that comes with being a federal employee or federal retiree, and/or h) because they are Republican, White, male, older, and/or non-veteran and they know that the federal government discriminates against the aforesaid.)
https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/business/economy/sd-fi-federal-workers-20190201-htmlstory.html

 

U.S. NEWS & WORLD REPORT
— Town Lets Homeowner Keep ‘Impeach Trump’ Sign, for Now A Massachusetts man will get to keep a large banner reading “Impeach Trump” on his home.
https://www.usnews.com/news/best-states/massachusetts/articles/2019-02-01/town-lets-homeowner-keep-impeach-trump-sign-for-now

 

YALE DAILY NEWS
— Yalies support affirmative action, survey finds – SKAKEL MCCOOEY (DIERSEN: Democrats use Affirmative Action, Diversity, Inclusion, and “up-or-out” to get rid of Republicans, and especially to get rid of Republicans who are White, male, older, and/or non-veteran.)
https://yaledailynews.com/blog/2019/02/01/yalies-support-affirmative-action-survey-finds/

January 31 Morning Edition

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Laughing matter: Rauner amazed anyone surprised by Madigan ‘news’ – Tina Sfondeles
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/laughing-rauner-overdue-madigan-recording-solis-burke/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Trump-haters are full of hatred against Trump and against Trump’s supporters. Ever-increasingly, Trump-haters a) promote hatred against Trump and against his supporters and b) blame Trump for hate crimes.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/empire-actors-tale-beating-puts-spotlight-rise-hate-crime-gun-crime-chicago/

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Power outage in subzero cold changes one’s perspective – John Kass
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/columnists/kass/ct-met-chicago-cold-weather-kass-20190130-story.html

 

PEORIA JOURNAL STAR
— Illinois lawmakers plan $15 minimum wage bill – Doug Finke
https://www.pjstar.com/news/20190130/illinois-lawmakers-plan-15-minimum-wage-bill

 

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— National Democrats look again to unseat Rep. Rodney Davis – Bernard Schoenburg (DIERSEN: What are the officers of your township, ward, and county Republican organizations, your representative on the Illinois Republican Party (IRP) State Central Committee, the IRP officers, the IRP National Committeeman, the IRP National Committeeman, the Illinois House Republican Leader, the Illinois Senate Republican Leader, NRCC, NRSC, and the RNC doing to recruit candidates to unseat Democrats on the November 6, 2020 ballot in your precinct?)
https://www.sj-r.com/opinion/20190130/bernard-schoenburg-national-democrats-look-again-to-unseat-rep-rodney-davis

 

CHAMPAIGN/URBANA NEWS GAZETTE
— Who signs bill? Legislative maneuver raises question – Jim Dey
http://www.news-gazette.com/opinion/columns/2019-01-31/jim-dey-who-signs-bill-legislative-maneuver-raises-question.html

 

KANKAKEE DAILY JOURNAL
— Democrats for border security? – Stephen Moore
https://www.daily-journal.com/opinion/columnists/stephen-moore-democrats-for-border-security/article_3590e61c-23d8-11e9-9315-0b87e001dd02.html

 

NPR ILLINOIS
— Jury Awards Sen. Rand Paul More Than $580,000 In Damages In Attack By Neighbor – RICHARD GONZALES
http://www.nprillinois.org/post/jury-awards-sen-rand-paul-more-580000-damages-attack-neighbor#stream/0

 

FOX ILLINOIS
— Clock ticking toward another government shutdown – SCOTT THUMAN
https://foxillinois.com/news/nation-world/clock-ticking-toward-another-government-shutdown

 

FOX ST. LOUIS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Pot pushers use problems with opioids to push pot.
https://fox2now.com/2019/01/30/starting-thursday-illinois-will-allow-some-patients-to-substitute-medical-marijuana-for-opioid-prescriptions/

 

EFFINGHAM NEWS LEADER
— Plummer Says Proposed Legislation Regarding Owning Firearms an “Overreach”
http://www.thexradio.com/news/78-local-news/37657-plummer-says-proposed-legislation-regarding-owning-firearms-an-overreach

 

POLITICO ILLINOIS
— EVENT: “Queer Clout Happy Hour,” an event for LGBTQ folks who work in government/politics, is tonight at 5:30 p.m. at Vice District in the South Loop. – Shia Kapos
https://www.politico.com/newsletters/illinois-playbook/2019/01/31/wage-hike-gets-a-nod-chicago-united-solis-campaign-funds-rauner-feeling-smug-384464

 

PRAIRIE STATE WIRE
— Gov. Pritzker’s new climate strategy is all pain, no gain – Jay Lehr, Ph.D and Tom Harris
https://prairiestatewire.com/stories/511750205-editorial-gov-pritzker-s-new-climate-strategy-is-all-pain-no-gain

 

ILLINOIS TIMES
— Picking up the pieces The future of Republicans in Illinois – Lindsey Salvatelli
https://illinoistimes.com/article-20876-picking-up-the-pieces.html

 

ILLINOIS POLICY INSTITUTE
— ILLINOIS TOLLWAY CHAIR RESIGNS FOLLOWING PATRONAGE SCANDAL – Vincent Caruso
https://www.illinoispolicy.org/illinois-tollway-chair-resigns-following-patronage-scandal/

 

ILLINOIS FAMILY INSTITUTE
— Marijuana Meeting – Feb. 16th in Mt. Prospect
https://illinoisfamily.org/event/marijuana-meeting-feb-16th-in-mt-prospect/

 

CAPITOL FAX
— Rauner on Madigan’s “Mafia empire”
https://capitolfax.com/2019/01/31/rauner-on-madigans-mafia-empire/

 

GOPUSA
— How the Republican-controlled Congress failed President Trump
http://www.gopusa.com/how-the-republican-controlled-congress-failed-president-trump/
— Democrat election reform: Restore voting rights to felons and restrict campaign speech
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=64286
— Mark Steyn: 2020 Dem hopefuls all imitate Bernie Sanders, repackage ‘full horror’ of socialism
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=64289

 

FEDERALIST
— New York Is So Liberal, People Are Leaving In Droves Tax hikes, expansive and morally abominable new abortion laws, plus potential restrictions on gun rights make New York a worse and worse place to live. – Elad Hakim
http://thefederalist.com/2019/01/31/new-york-liberal-people-leaving-droves/

 

FOX NEWS
— Rep. Kinzinger: Trump Shouldn’t Air ‘Dirty Laundry’ With His Intel Brass on Twitter
https://insider.foxnews.com/2019/01/30/adam-kinzinger-donald-trump-should-not-post-division-intelligence-officials-twitter
— Federal workers linked to sexual misconduct deserve same pay raise as others, House Dems agree, rejecting GOP proposal – Lukas Mikelionis (DIERSEN: To get rid of me, my Democrat superiors in the federal government never charged me with sexual misconduct, but they constructively charged me with a) opposing patronage b) opposing political affiliation discrimination, c) opposing reverse discrimination, d) opposing age discrimination, and e) opposing retaliation.)
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/house-dems-block-gop-proposal-to-exempt-sexual-harassers-from-receiving-federal-workers-pay-rise

 

AMERICAN GREATNESS
— Much Has Changed for the Better Since 2016—Not That Trump Will Get Credit – Victor Davis Hanson
https://amgreatness.com/2019/01/30/much-has-changed-for-the-better-since-2016-not-that-trump-will-get-credit/
— The Argument Against Illegal Immigration No One Wants to Make – Annine Madok
https://www.amgreatness.com/2019/01/30/the-argument-against-illegal-immigration-no-one-wants-to-make/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell This is the same sentiment shared by 90 percent of the well-heeled, white, liberal Democrats in my suburban Southern California community, as well as the few remaining well-heeled Republicans. Illegals are here, and we can afford to employ them because they are a source of cheap, domestic labor. Our nannies, gardeners and housekeepers could all be here illegally. We don’t ask and don’t care. Because they are trapped. Same goes for the dishwashers, busboys, car wash employees and day laborers we hire without batting an eye. We don’t ask and they don’t tell. We give them a job, without a green card, and pay them less—often significantly less—than what we would have to pay someone here legally. We also trap them into an employment cycle from which there is no upward mobility and no escape. It didn’t start out this way. This underclass showed up at our southern border, slipped through a dilapidated piece of chain mail, and sighed a happy sigh. They were in the land of milk and honey! Sorry folks, not so fast.)

 

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Pennsylvania admits to 11,000 noncitizens registered to vote – Rowan Scarborough and Stephen Dinan
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2019/jan/30/pennsylvania-11000-non-citizens-registered-vote/
— Dems’ border security proposal would release illegal immigrants into U.S. – Stephen Dinan
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2019/jan/30/dems-border-security-proposal-releases-illegals/

 

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— 29 Republicans vote with Democrats to boost federal salaries 2.6 percent – Susan Ferrechio
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/congress/29-republicans-vote-with-democrats-to-boost-federal-salaries-2-6-percent
— Democrats pitch ‘cutting edge technology,’ but no border wall money – Susan Ferrechio
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/congress/democrats-pitch-cutting-edge-technology-but-no-border-wall-money
— Democrats push for expanded asylum capacity in border talks – Anna Giaritelli
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/democrats-push-for-expanded-asylum-capacity-in-border-talks
— Maxine Waters: Trump is ’emboldening’ people such as those behind ‘Empire’ star attack – Naomi Lim (DIERSEN: Trump-haters are full of hatred against Trump and against Trump’s supporters. Ever-increasingly, Trump-haters a) promote hatred against Trump and against his supporters and b) blame Trump for hate crimes.)
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/maxine-waters-trump-is-emboldening-people-such-as-those-behind-empire-star-attack

 

BREITBART
— Senior DOD Official: Three Migrant Caravans Headed to U.S., One with 12,000 – Kristina Wong
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2019/01/30/senior-dod-official-three-migrant-caravans-headed-to-u-s-one-with-12000/
— Illegal Alien Fired from Trump Golf Club to Attend SOTU Address – Joshua Caplan
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2019/01/30/illegal-alien-fired-from-trump-golf-club-to-attend-sotu-address/
— House Gives Victims of Illegal Alien Crime Bipartisan Standing Ovation on Chamber Floor – Matthew Boyle
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2019/01/30/house-gives-victims-of-illegal-alien-crime-bipartisan-standing-ovation-on-chamber-floor/
— Previously Deported Felon Attempts Illegal Re-Entry as Family Unit – Bob Price
https://www.breitbart.com/border/2019/01/30/previously-deported-felon-attempts-illegal-re-entry-as-family-unit/
— Over 95% of GOP Voters Support Trump Using ‘Emergency Powers’ to Build Wall – Mark Meckler
https://www.breitbart.com/radio/2019/01/30/mark-meckler-over-95-of-gop-voters-support-trump-using-emergency-powers-to-build-wall/
— Kevin McCarthy from House Floor Names 50 Americans Killed by Illegal Aliens – Michelle Moons
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2019/01/30/kevin-mccarthy-from-house-floor-names-50-americans-killed-by-illegal-aliens/
— Mo Brooks: Trump ‘Ought to Declare a National Emergency,’ Build the Wall, Save American Lives – Sean Moran
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2019/01/30/exclusive-mo-brooks-trump-ought-to-declare-a-national-emergency-build-the-wall-save-american-lives/

 

DAILY CALLER
— LINDSEY GRAHAM: ‘WE’RE GOING TO BUILD THE WALL ONE WAY OR THE OTHER’ – Scott Morefield
https://dailycaller.com/2019/01/30/lindsey-graham-border-wall/
— ACTIVISTS JUMP CALIFORNIA GOVERNOR’S MANSION WALL IN SOMBREROS, PONCHOS — GET ARRESTED – Benny Johnson
https://dailycaller.com/2019/01/30/activists-jump-ca-governors-mansion-wall/

 

NEWSMAX
— Civil Libertarians, Democrats Silent About Roger Stone Raid
https://www.newsmax.com/clarencevmckee/civil-liberties-roger-stone-raid/2019/01/30/id/900538/

 

CNS NEWS
— Pelosi: If Asylum-Seekers Illegally Cross Border into US, ‘That’s Okay Too’ – Patrick Goodenough
https://www.cnsnews.com/news/article/patrick-goodenough/pelosi-if-asylum-seekers-illegally-cross-border-us-thats-okay-too

 

WORLD NET DAILY
— EU HYPOCRITES SLAM TRUMP WALL BUT BUILD THEIR OWN Hanne Nabintu Herland hits media for silence about barrier keeping out refugees
https://www.wnd.com/2019/01/eu-hypocrites-slam-trump-wall-but-build-their-own/
— WILL SPIKE LEE WIN AN AFFIRMATIVE ACTION OSCAR? Jack Cashill takes Variety to task for prioritizing ‘diversity’ in film industry
https://www.wnd.com/2019/01/will-spike-lee-win-an-affirmative-action-oscar/
— DEFEAT SOCIALISTS NOW — BEFORE IT’S TOO LATE Erik Rush says ultimate target of D.C. ‘Deep-Staters’ is every Trump supporter
https://www.wnd.com/2019/01/defeat-socialists-now-before-its-too-late/
— HOW TRUMP UNMASKED THE LEFT Joseph Farah notes president got Democrats to admit ‘they hate America’
https://www.wnd.com/2019/01/how-trump-unmasked-the-left/

 

NATIONAL REVIEW
— On Assimilation – VICTOR DAVIS HANSON
https://www.nationalreview.com/corner/on-assimilation/

 

CHRISTIAN HEADLINES
— An Indictment against Hollywood and Washington: We Are Not Progressing – Shane Idleman
https://www.christianheadlines.com/columnists/shane-idleman/an-indictment-against-hollywood-and-washington-we-are-not-progressing.html

 

LIFE SITE NEWS
— Notre Dame willing to cover up Christopher Columbus mural but not graphic porn
https://www.lifesitenews.com/opinion/notre-dame-willing-to-cover-christopher-columbus-mural-but-not-graphic-porn

 

POLITICO
— White House preps emergency wall plan while Congress negotiates Congress has until Feb. 15 to discuss a border security deal, but the White House is already finalizing its plan B — declaring a national emergency. – NANCY COOK
https://www.politico.com/story/2019/01/30/trump-border-national-emergency-immigration-1138308

 

ABC NEWS
— Democrat meets with undocumented immigrants who were fired from Trump’s golf club – MARIAM KHAN
https://abc11.com/democrat-meets-with-undocumented-immigrants-who-were-fired-from-trumps-golf-club/5113745/

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— Undocumented Immigrant Who Worked at a Trump Golf Club Will Attend State of the Union – Matt Stevens
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/01/30/us/politics/Victorina-Morales-trump-golf-club.html
— Does Facebook Really Know How Many Fake Accounts It Has? The social network has disclosed an estimate for years, but a closer look raises lots of questions. – Jack Nicas
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/01/30/technology/facebook-fake-accounts.html

 

WASHINGTON POST
— Trump’s loyal commentators are beginning to make their break – Ed Rogers
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/opinions/wp/2019/01/30/trumps-loyal-commentators-are-beginning-to-make-their-break/

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— ‘Medicare for All’ Will Terrify Voters It sounds good until people realize it means losing their existing plans. – Karl Rove
https://www.wsj.com/articles/medicare-for-all-will-terrify-voters-11548890737
— Democrats Ask if Trump Administration Misspent Funds During Shutdown White House kept parts of government open by interpreting rules to use money Congress didn’t appropriate – Kate Davidson and Peter Nicholas
https://www.wsj.com/articles/democrats-ask-if-trump-administration-misspent-funds-during-shutdown-11548936001

 

FEDERAL NEWS NETWORK
— Plan to give civilian federal employees pay raise gets more Congressional support – Eric White
https://federalnewsnetwork.com/federal-newscast/2019/01/plan-to-give-civilian-federal-employees-pay-raise-gets-more-congressional-support/

 

NEWSWEEK
— MITCH MCCONNELL RIDICULES HOUSE BILL THAT WOULD MAKE ELECTION DAY A FEDERAL HOLIDAY – CHRISTINA ZHAO
https://www.newsweek.com/mitch-mcconnell-ridicules-house-bill-election-day-federal-holiday-1312034

 

NEW YORKER
— Wisconsin’s Foxconn Debacle Keeps Getting Worse – Eric Lach
https://www.newyorker.com/news/current/wisconsins-foxconn-debacle-keeps-getting-worse

 

DAILY MAIL
— Rep. Maxine Waters blames Trump for ‘MAGA hate attack’ on her Empire star friend Jussie Smollett in Chicago, claiming the President is ’emboldening’ racists – JESSICA GREEN (DIERSEN: Trump-haters are full of hatred against Trump and against Trump’s supporters. Ever-increasingly, Trump-haters a) promote hatred against Trump and against his supporters and b) blame Trump for hate crimes.)
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-6652645/Rep-Maxine-Waters-blames-President-Trump-hate-attack-Empire-star-Jussie-Smollett.html

 

GLOBE AND MAIL
— Don’t go, baby boomers. The economy still needs you – Editorial (DIERSEN: In 1997, when I was 49 years old, my Democrat GAO superiors succeeded in forcing me to take their early retirement “offer.” If I did not take their “offer,” I would not be eligible to retire until I was 55 in 2003. Why didn’t I reject their “offer?” They had made it very clear that if I did not take their “offer,” they would completely destroy me. They had given me unfair performance expectations and appraisals, they had always ranked me in the bottom half of my coworkers for pay-for-performance purposes, they had not promoted me beyond GS-13, they gotten rid of my mentor in 1987, they had kept me off audits of IRS for all but 3 of the almost 18 years that I worked for GAO, and they had forced me to take a $19,203 (26%) pay cut in today’s dollars to transfer from IRS to GAO in 1980. They and I knew that because of the pro-patronage position that Republican elected officials in Illinois had in Rutan v. Republican Party of Illinois, Republican elected officials in Illinois would not come to my defense.)
https://www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/editorials/article-globe-editorial-dont-go-baby-boomers-the-economy-still-needs-you/

January 30 Evening Edition

WHITE HOUSE
— Crisis at Our Southern Border Is Real and Growing Worse Without the Wall
https://www.whitehouse.gov/westwingreads/
— Here is where American voters stand on immigration
https://www.whitehouse.gov/1600daily/

 

ABC7
— Ban government shutdowns? Some Republicans and Democrats want to make it the law – BENJAMIN SIEGEL
https://abc7chicago.com/ban-government-shutdowns-some-republicans-and-democrats-want-to-make-it-the-law-/5113024/

 

NBC5
— Dems Make Opening Offer, With No Money for Trump’s Wall The high-stakes talks are taking place against the backdrop of another possible shutdown in mid-February – Andrew Taylor and Alan Fram
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/politics/Lawmakers-Agreement-Prevent-Shutdown-505070282.html

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— AS THE DEMOCRAT PARTY’S STRANGLEHOLD ON CHICAGO TIGHTENS: Chicago has a problem — many millennials want to leave – Editorial (DIERSEN: By the Democrats that they elect, the majority of voters in Chicago make it clear that they want individuals, organizations, and companies that are members of the following groups to leave Chicago: Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders, and those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/opinion/chicago-millennials-university-of-chicago-study-mayoral-election/
— Welcome to tax filing season — and good luck – David J. Roberts, Associate Professor of Accountancy, DePaul University
https://chicago.suntimes.com/opinion/income-taxes-filing-irs-chicago-mayoral-election-polar-vortex/

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Dems make opening offer, with no money for Trump’s wall – AP
https://www.chicagotribune.com/bluesky/technology/sns-bc-us–trump-border-security-20190130-story.html
— Illinois business groups pitch geography-based minimum wage – AP
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/sns-bc-il-xgr–minimum-wage-20190130-story.html
— Timeline of Ken Griffin’s real estate purchases: From Chicago to a record-breaking $240 million penthouse on Central Park – Bob Goldsborough, Randi Stevenson and Chad Yoder
https://www.chicagotribune.com/classified/realestate/elitestreet/ct-re-viz-elite-street-ken-griffin-properties-20190130-htmlstory.html
— Wisconsin is finally facing the reality of Foxconn’s plans – Tim Culpan
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/commentary/ct-perspec-foxconn-apple-deal-wisconsin-walker-manufacturing-0131-20190130-story.html
— Foxconn factory jobs touted by Trump will not come to pass – AP
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/sns-bc-us–foxconn-wisconsin-20190130-story.html
— Loss of newspapers contributes to political polarization -AP
https://www.chicagotribune.com/entertainment/sns-bc-us–media-news-deserts-20190130-story.html
— Trump Organization to use E-Verify for worker status checks – AP
https://www.chicagotribune.com/business/sns-bc-us–trump-organization-immigrant-workers-20190130-story.html
— San Francisco mayor pledges more housing, sanctuary for all – AP
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/sns-bc-ca–san-francisco-mayor-state-of-the-city-20190130-story.html
— The dangerous allure of ‘Medicare for all’ – Steve Chapman
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/chapman/ct-perspec-chapman-medicare-for-all-harris-democrats-0131-20190130-story.html
— Snowflakes: Kentucky governor says America is ‘getting soft’ for closing schools during bitter cold – Isaac Stanley-Becker
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/politics/ct-kentucky-governor-bevin-soft-cold-20190130-story.html

 

DAILY HERALD
— Trump digs in on border-wall funds as congressional negotiators prepare to convene – Erica Werner, John Wagner and Mike DeBonis
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20190130/trump-digs-in-on-border-wall-funds-as-congressional-negotiators-prepare-to-convene
— Foxconn reconsiders Wisconsin plan to produce LCD screens – AP
https://www.dailyherald.com/article/20190130/news/301309913/
— People living outside in the suburbs: Homeless census ensures they count – James Fuller
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20190130/people-living-outside-in-the-suburbs-homeless-census-ensures-they-count

 

BLOOMING PANTAGRAPH
— House Rules Committee to maintain power in Illinois legislative process – JERRY NOWICKI
https://www.pantagraph.com/news/state-and-regional/govt-and-politics/house-rules-committee-to-maintain-power-in-illinois-legislative-process/article_dd7585d5-993b-56d1-b96a-f583ac771737.html

 

HERALD NEWS
— Two trustees walk out of DuPage Township meeting Board could not vote to fill supervisor vacancy – ALEX ORTIZ
https://www.theherald-news.com/2019/01/30/two-trustees-walk-out-of-dupage-township-meeting/axs5pua/

 

TIMES
— Pritzker, Dems need to join GOP in pushing for fair maps amendment – Editorial
https://www.mywebtimes.com/2019/01/27/our-view-pritzker-dems-need-to-join-gop-in-pushing-for-fair-maps-amendment/ahsabk5/

 

LASALLE NEWS TRIBUNE
— Term limits? Not for the rank-and-file but … – Tom Collins
http://www.newstrib.com/opinion/column-term-limits-not-for-the-rank-and-file-but/article_a523bc22-23db-11e9-92b7-57bbd74c9beb.html

 

EFFINGHAM DAILY NEWS
— Senate Labor Committee discusses path to $15 minimum wage – Jerry Nowicki
https://www.effinghamdailynews.com/news/senate-labor-committee-discusses-path-to-minimum-wage/article_62ed8d68-1611-59f3-b3b2-056f4a0bd349.html

 

POSITIVELY NAPERVILLE
— Meet & Greet the Candidates in the 2019 Consolidated Election
https://www.positivelynaperville.com/2019/01/30/meet-greet-the-candidates-in-the-2019-consolidated-election/95536

 

UIS JOURNAL
— Illinois Under J.B. Pritzker – Emily Albrecht
https://uisjournal.com/news/2019/01/30/illinois-under-j-b-pritzker/

 

ILLINOIS REPUBLICAN PARTY
— Corrupt Chicago Alderman Referred Legal Business To Mike Madigan, FBI Recorded The Meeting
https://illinois.gop/category/news/

 

ILLINOIS LEAKS
— DuPage Township Clerk ignored her duties – KIRK ALLEN
https://edgarcountywatchdogs.com/2019/01/dupage-township-clerk-ignored-her-duties/
— DuPage Twp Trustees walk out; refuse to participate in felony crime – JOHN KRAFT
https://edgarcountywatchdogs.com/2019/01/dupage-twp-trustees-walk-out-refuse-to-participate-in-felony-crime/

 

ILLINOIS NEWS NETWORK
— Democrats again grant broad powers to House Rules Committee – Greg Bishop
https://www.ilnews.org/news/state_politics/democrats-again-grant-broad-powers-to-house-rules-committee/article_be4a31fc-24d2-11e9-98d4-1bc5aa17662f.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: DISGUSTING, OUTRAGEOUS: Pot pushers push pot.
https://www.ilnews.org/news/health/illinois-pain-patients-can-ditch-opioids-for-medical-marijuana-under/article_5c0021a0-24dc-11e9-a398-933db967311f.html

 

ILLINOIS FAMILY INSTITUTE
— Selling Weed to the Public
https://illinoisfamily.org/marijuana-2/selling-weed-to-the-public/

 

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— LETTER TO EDITOR: THE IL GOP HAS THE NERVE TO ASK FOR DONATIONS?
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2019/01/letter-to-editor-the-il-gop-has-the-nerve-to-ask-for-donations-.html
— MADIGAN IN THE NEWS: POWER. PRIVILEGE. POLITICS
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2019/01/madigan-in-the-news-power-privilege-politics-.html
— ILLINOIS SAFEST STATE FOR ANIMALS, NOT HUMAN BABIES
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2019/01/illinois-safe-for-animals-not-babies.html
— THORNER: ILLINOIS NATIVE ADAM ANDRZEJEWSKI LEADS EFFORT TO UNVEIL HIDDEN GOVERNMENT SPENDING
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2019/01/thorner-illinois-native-leads-movement-to-unveil-government-spending.html

 

CAPITOL FAX
— Schillerstrom, Brooks resign tollway seats
https://capitolfax.com/2019/01/30/schillerstrom-brooks-resign-tollway-seats/

 

GOPUSA
— U.S. tracking three migrant caravans, one with 12,000 people
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=64265


— Eliminate ‘Super Duper’ Non-essentials and Fund Trump’s Border Wall – Bobby Eberle (DIERSEN: Of course, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes would say that I was a super duper non-essential federal employee. They would stress that a) 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 $19,203 (26%) pay cut in today’s dollars to transfer from IRS to GAO in 1980; b) 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; and c) my Democrat Post Office superiors forced me resign in 1969 and disallowed my sick leave requests in 1969 and 1968.)
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=64305
— Duke professor forced out after telling Chinese grad students to ‘commit to using English’
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=64122
— Dems’ Dangerous Ideas on Fighting Inequality
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=64298

 

ACCURACY IN MEDIA
— Media Silent on Democrats’ Abortion Bills – Brian McNicoll
https://www.aim.org/aim-column/media-silent-on-democrats-abortion-bills/

 

AMERICAN THINKER
— Fact-Checkers or Feelings-Checkers? – Andrew Syrios
https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2019/01/factcheckers_or_feelingscheckers.html

 

BREITBART
— Poll: Trump Will Lose 43% of His Support if Wall Isn’t Built – John Nolte
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2019/01/30/poll-trump-will-lose-43-of-his-support-if-wall-isnt-built/
— Hispanic Caucus Chair Castro: ‘Confident’ We Can Pass DREAM Act – Tony Lee
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2019/01/28/hispanic-caucus-chair-castro-confident-we-can-pass-dream-act/

 

NEW YORK POST
— Trump: Lawmakers ‘wasting their time’ unless they consider wall funding – Mark Moore
https://nypost.com/2019/01/30/trump-lawmakers-wasting-their-time-unless-they-consider-wall-funding/

 

RASMUSSEN REPORTS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “No Wall, Another Shutdown Likely.”
http://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/current_events/immigration/january_2019/most_voters_say_no_wall_another_shutdown_likely

January 29 Evening Edition

ABC7
— Welcome to 2020: Obstacles for Trump and a wide-open Democratic race, poll finds – SOFI SINOZICH
https://abc7chicago.com/welcome-to-2020-obstacles-for-trump-and-a-wide-open-democratic-race-poll-finds/5111358/

 

DAILY HERALD
— Schillerstrom resigns as tollway chairman amid agency churn – Marni Pyke
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20190129/schillerstrom-resigns-as-tollway-chairman-amid-agency-churn
— DuPage County turns attention to adult businesses – Robert Sanchez
https://www.dailyherald.com/business/20190129/dupage-county-turns-attention-to-adult-businesses
–DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Most Americans see nation on the wrong track.”
https://www.dailyherald.com/article/20190129/news/301299950/

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Chicago elections board not ready for hackers or natural disaster, City Hall watchdog finds – Todd Lighty
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-met-chicago-vulnerable-elections-hackers-20190129-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats do not want immigrants to assimilate. Democrats want immigrants to serve as operatives or as dupes for Democrats. Democrats want immigrants to help Democrats get rid of Republicans once and for all. Democrats hint/imply/argue/shout at Hispanic immigrants that if they help Democrats, Democrats will turn America into their Hispanic motherland. Democrats stress the success that they are having in making everyone in America speak Spanish, read Spanish, and write Spanish.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/page/ct-perspec-page-tom-brokaw-hispanics-assimilation-yamiche-alcindor-immigrants-0130-20190129-story.html
— Pelosi, Trump have few incentives to compromise, so madness will continue – Jonah Goldberg
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/commentary/ct-perspec-goldberg-pelosi-trump-shutdown-wall-0130-20190129-story.html

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Pritzker has little to say about Madigan being recorded by feds – Tina Sfondeles and Jon Seidel
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/pritzker-reaction-madigan-recorded-feds-durking-gop/
— A third of young adults want out of Chicago; ill omen for population loss – Maudlyne Ihejirika (DIERSEN: Do/did you work in Chicago? I did in 1971 and 1973-1997. Do/did you take college courses in Chicago? I did 1966-1968, 1971-1983, and 1992-1997.)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/working/study-a-third-of-young-adults-want-out-of-chicago-ill-omen-for-population-loss/
— Anti-assimilation claims haunt Latinos, Asians – USA TODAY (DIERSEN: Democrats do not want immigrants to assimilate. Democrats want immigrants to serve as operatives or as dupes for Democrats. Democrats want immigrants to help Democrats get rid of Republicans once and for all. Democrats hint/imply/argue/shout at Hispanic immigrants that if they help Democrats, Democrats will turn America into their Hispanic motherland. Democrats stress the success that they are having in making everyone in America speak Spanish, read Spanish, and write Spanish.)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/anti-assimilation-claims-haunt-latinos-asians/

 

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Mike Madigan shocker rocks state, city politics News that the powerful House speaker was caught on tape discussing zoning and hiring his law firm draws instant fire and further roils the race for mayor. – GREG HINZ
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/greg-hinz-politics/mike-madigan-shocker-rocks-state-city-politics

 

PEORIA JOURNAL STAR & BLOOMINGTON PANTAGRAPH
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Progressive push ahead for new governor, Legislature – Rebecca Anzel, Peter Hancock and Jerry Nowicki
https://www.pjstar.com/news/20190128/progressive-push-ahead-for-new-governor-legislature
https://www.pantagraph.com/news/state-and-regional/govt-and-politics/progressive-agenda-ahead-for-new-governor-legislature/article_c4e72986-cb54-5620-aa6f-8f327017af6d.html

 

BELLEVILLE NEWS DEMOCRAT
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Pritzker, others consider gambling expansion to boost state finances, balance budget – JOSEPH BUSTOS
https://www.bnd.com/news/local/article224861515.html

 

PROPUBLICA
— Do You Know Someone Struggling With Video Gambling? ​Help Us Understand Video Slot and Poker Addiction in Illinois. More than 30,000 video gambling machines are scattered across Illinois, and gambling addiction appears to be on the rise. – Logan Jaffe
https://www.propublica.org/getinvolved/help-us-investigate-illinois-video-gambling-addiction

 

PRAIRIE STATE WIRE
— ILGOP on FBI Madigan tape: Reform is long overdue – Glenn Minnis
https://prairiestatewire.com/stories/511748661-ilgop-on-fbi-madigan-tape-reform-is-long-overdue

 

ILLINOIS LEAKS
— DuPage Township meeting; crime in progress? – JOHN KRAFT
https://edgarcountywatchdogs.com/2019/01/dupage-township-meeting-crime-in-progress/

 

ILLINOIS POLICY INSTITUTE
— ILLINOIS HOUSE PASSES RULES GIVING MADIGAN EXTRAORDINARY POWER – AGAIN – Joe Tabor
https://www.illinoispolicy.org/illinois-house-passes-rules-giving-madigan-extraordinary-power-again/


— TAXPAYER VICTORY: ILLINOIS HOUSE CUTS COMMITTEE BLOAT – Austin Berg
https://www.illinoispolicy.org/taxpayer-victory-illinois-house-cuts-committee-bloat/

 

ILLINOIS NEWS NETWORK
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Lawmakers promote recreational marijuana plan at town hall – Greg Bishop
https://www.ilnews.org/news/economy/lawmakers-promote-recreational-marijuana-plan-at-town-hall/article_29adef46-236c-11e9-a341-4fc177f80c67.html

 

ILLINOIS FAMILY INSTITUTE
— Big Brother in League with the “Trans” Cult – Laurie Higgins
https://illinoisfamily.org/homosexuality/big-brother-in-league-with-the-trans-cult/

 

FOX NEWS
— Pelosi Won the Shutdown ‘Battle,’ Now It’s Up to Trump to ‘Win the War’ – Tomi Lahren
https://insider.foxnews.com/2019/01/29/tomi-lahren-final-thoughts-fox-nation-i-have-not-lost-hope-president-trump
— ‘Everyone Is Bernie’: Mark Steyn Says Dem 2020 Hopefuls Are Moving Left ‘At an Astonishing Rate’
https://insider.foxnews.com/2019/01/29/mark-steyn-says-democratic-2020-hopefuls-are-running-bernie-sanders
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Trump-haters say “U.S. consumers rattled by shutdown, roiling markets.”
https://foxillinois.com/news/nation-world/us-consumers-rattled-by-shutdown-roiling-markets

 

BREITBART
— Monmouth Poll: Nearly 90 Percent of Voters Oppose Amnesty-for-Wall Plan – John Binder
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2019/01/28/monmouth-poll-nearly-90-percent-of-voters-oppose-amnesty-for-wall-plan/
— California College ‘Discontinues’ Pledge of Allegiance Because of ‘White Nationalism’ – Tom Ciccotta (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats make it clear that they are anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.breitbart.com/tech/2019/01/29/california-college-discontinues-pledge-of-allegiance-because-of-white-nationalism/
— Washington Post Political Reporter Calls Trump Supporters ‘Rubes’ – John Nolte
https://www.breitbart.com/the-media/2019/01/29/nolte-washington-post-political-reporter-calls-trump-supporters-rubes/

 

GOPUSA
— The shutdown revealed Democrats’ scheme to import a radical new electorate (DIERSEN: Democrats want to get rid of voters who are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time and replace them with voters 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.)
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=64218
— Rubio: Trump declaring national emergency to build border wall ‘a terrible idea’
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=64174
— How tolerance goes out the window when the left takes the reins
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=64168
— Selling a book: Ann Coulter ferociously attacks conservative Newt Gingrich on Twitter
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=64221
— Meghan McCain: ‘I hate this country’ without my dad’s leadership
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=64189

 

CAMPUS REFORM
University of Illinois prof Michael LeRoy: Trump’s ‘racial animus’ is ‘part of our historical DNA’ – Stone Washington (DIERSEN: Since the Civil War, Democrats’ anti-American animus is part of their historical DNA.)
https://www.campusreform.org/?ID=11810

 

NBC NEWS
— Even a little marijuana may change teen brain, study finds Researchers say even one or two joints cause changes in areas of the brain involved in emotion-related processing, learning and forming memories. – Shamard Charles, M.D. (DIERSEN: A question to ask my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes: If Diersen had been a stoner, would he still have been able to a) earn a bachelor’s degree in management in 1970 when he was 21, b) earn an MBA in 1976, c) pass the CPA examination on his first attempt in 1979, d) earn a master’s degree in accounting in 1980, e) pass the Certified Internal Auditor examination on his first attempt in 1981, f) become a licensed CPA in 1981, g) become a Certified Fraud Examiner in 1990, h) become a Certified Government Financial Manager in 1994, i) become a Certified Financial Services Manager in 1996, j) become a Forensic Accountant in 1997, and k) earn a master’s degree in finance in 1997?)
https://www.nbcnews.com/storyline/legal-pot/even-little-marijuana-may-change-teen-brain-study-finds-n958536

 

YAHOO NEWS
— Despite end to shutdown IRS could take a year to get back to normal a government watchdog group says
https://www.yahoo.com/news/despite-end-shutdown-irs-could-182456998.html

 

RASMUSSEN REPORTS
— Fewer Americans See The Value In A Four-Year College (DIERSEN: If had not had a bachelor’s degree in management, a) Firestone Stores would not have offered me a job in 1970 when I was 21 years old and b) Oldsmobile and IRS would not have offered me jobs in 1971. If I had not been taking graduate business courses, IRS might not have promoted me in 1972, 1973, or 1974. If I had not had an MBA, if I had not been taking graduate accounting courses, and c) I had not passed the CPA examination on my first attempt, GAO would not have offered me a job in 1980. If had not had a master’s degree in accounting, if I had not passed the Certified Internal Auditor examination on my first attempt in 1981, and if I had not become a licensed CPA in 1981, GAO would not have promoted me in 1986. If I had not become a Certified Fraud Examiner in 1990, if I had not become a Certified Government Financial Manager in 1994, if I had not become a Certified Financial Services Manager in 1996, if I had not become a Forensic Accountant in 1997, and if I had not earned a master’s degree in finance in 1997, my Democrat GAO superiors would have succeeded in forcing me to take their early retirement “offer” in 1994 instead of 1997.)
http://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/lifestyle/education/fewer_americans_see_the_value_in_a_four_year_college

 

DAILY ADVISER
— Why more than a third of college students are changing schools – Leigh Guidry  (DIERSEN: I transferred from UIC to NIU in 1969.)
https://www.theadvertiser.com/story/news/local/education/2019/01/29/louisiana-education-system-college-student-how-to-transfer-schools/2646262002/

January 28 Evening Edition

ABC7
— Government shutdown cost U.S. economy at least $6B, S&P says
https://abc7chicago.com/politics/government-shutdown-cost-us-economy-at-least-$6b-s-p/5109651/

 

CBS2
— The Coldest Days Ever In Chicago: This Week’s Temps Come Close (DIERSEN: How have cold temperatures harmed you? Cold temperatures, including 21 below zero on December 23, 1983, 25 below zero on December 24, 1983, 20 below zero on January 20, 1984, and 22 below zero on January 21, 1984 when the foundation of my home was being constructed, caused the foundation footings to crack and large cracks to form in the basement floor.)
https://chicago.cbslocal.com/2019/01/28/coldest-days-ever-in-chicago-2/

 

FOX NEWS CHICAGO
— Pelosi invites Trump to give State of the Union speech Feb. 5
http://www.fox32chicago.com/facebook-instant/house-speaker-pelosi-asks-trump-to-deliver-the-state-of-the-union-address-on-feb-5
— Government report says US budget deficit set to hit $897B
http://www.fox32chicago.com/news/government-report-says-us-budget-deficit-set-to-hit-897b-1
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Most Americans oppose President Trump’s foreign policy.”
http://www.fox32chicago.com/news/most-americans-oppose-president-trump-s-foreign-policy-according-to-new-poll

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— DePaul freshman David J. Krupa accuses Madigan, Quinn of using fraud and intimidation – Fran Spielman (DIERSEN: What do your critics/opponents want to stop you from doing? Krupa’s critics/opponents want to stop him from running for an office. My critics/opponents what to stop me from sending out GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails and from serving as a Republican Precinct Committeeman. Previously, my critics/opponents succeeded in stopping me from serving as a a) TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairman in 2012, b) Wheaton Chamber of Commerce Government Affairs Committee member in 2011, Milton Township Republican Central Committee (MTRCC) webmaster in 2010 and 2004 and Treasurer in 2004, Illinois Center Right Coalition Steering Committee (ICRC) member in 2007, American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter board member in 2004, GAO employee in 1997, etc. Krupa’s critics/opponents have a lot in common with my critics/opponents. I should write a book about what my critics/opponents did, including what they tried to do to get ICRC to censure me in 2006 and what they did to stop me from becoming a MTRCC Treasurer in 2004.)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/depaul-freshman-david-krupa-mike-michael-madigan-marty-quinn-ballot-petitions-challenge-fraud-intimidation-13th-ward-chicago-election-2019/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps promote LGBTQ activity.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/opinion/i-am-a-military-veteran-and-transgender-and-nobody-cares-in-the-trenches-of-war/

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Trump doubts negotiators will strike budget deal he’d accept – AP
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/politics/ct-trump-budget-negotiations-border-wall-20190128-story.html
— 13th Ward hopeful David Krupa files lawsuit alleging House Speaker Michael Madigan, Ald. Marty Quinn violated his civil rights – Gregory Pratt
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-met-david-krupa-alderman-candidate-lawsuit-20190128-story.html
— Tom Brokaw apologizes, and then some more, for inflammatory remarks about Latinos – Lorraine Ali (DIERSEN: Democrats do not want immigrants to assimilate. Democrats want immigrants to be dependent on the Democrat Party, to serve as operatives for the Democrat Party, to serve as dupes for the Democrat Party, and of course, to vote for Democrats.)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/entertainment/tv/ct-ent-tom-brokaw-apology-20190128-story.html
— One big shutdown lesson: Americans need to save more – Tyler Cowen (DIERSEN: For the shutdown, Trump-haters painted federal employees like they were God-like and grossly underpaid.)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/commentary/ct-perspec-savings-shutdown-broke-paycheck-mr-money-mustache-0129-20190128-story.html
— Why the Illinois exodus? The rich get bashed, and off they go – Kristen McQueary (DIERSEN: What are the demographics of a) those who have left Illinois and b) those who want to leave Illinois? What is their income and net worth? Democrats want those who are members of the following groups to leave Illinois: Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders, and those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/commentary/ct-perspec-mcqueary-illinois-exodus-taxing-the-rich-20190128-story.html
— Teachers succeed by framing strikes as for common good – AP (DIERSEN: Democrats succeed by framing Republicans as being White supremacists, Nazis, KKK members, haters, racists, sexists, bigots, and even worse thing who should be gotten rid of once and for all.)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/sns-bc-us–teacher-strikes-20190126-story.html
— Avenue open to drive off some township road posts – Charles Selle
https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/lake-county-news-sun/opinion/ct-lns-selle-township-road-elimination-st-0129-story.html

 

DAILY HERALD
— DuPage County continues using former election commission attorney Pat Bond – Robert Sanchez
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20190128/dupage-county-continues-using-former-election-commission-attorney
— Why College of DuPage is truly ‘our community college’ – Brian Caputo
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20190128/why-college-of-dupage-is-truly-our-community-college–

 

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— LGBT group filing complaint after printer refuses job Yorke Printe Shoppe in Lombard cited religious beliefs for turning down a brochure for the LGBT Community Fund, which raises money for nonprofits. – LISA BERTAGNOLI (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, if you do not promote LGBTQ activity, those who promote LGBTQ activity get rid of you.)
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/nonprofits-philanthropy/lgbt-group-filing-complaint-after-printer-refuses-job

 

SUBURBAN LIFE
— Hundreds attend Casten’s district swearing-in ceremony in Wheaton – Mary Stroka
https://www.mysuburbanlife.com/2019/01/27/hundreds-attend-castens-district-swearing-in-ceremony-in-wheaton/ammdzl1/

 

FOX ILLINOIS
— President Trump tweets support for Bible classes in schools – Kaylin Jorge
https://foxillinois.com/news/nation-world/president-trump-bible-literacy-classes-in-schools-is-great

 

NPR ILLINOIS
— The Extent Of Segregation In Illinois – SEAN CRAWFORD (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, according to the Democrats, the fewer minorities that live in an area, the more racist that those who live in that area are if they are Republican.)
http://www.nprillinois.org/post/extent-segregation-illinois#stream/0
— Shutdown Victor: Pelosi. Shutdown Loser: Trump, Jonah Goldberg Says
http://www.nprillinois.org/post/shutdown-victor-pelosi-shutdown-loser-trump-goldberg-says#stream/0

 

CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD
— Five million pieces of IRS mail went unopened during the shutdown, watchdog says
https://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/national/five-million-pieces-of-irs-mail-went-unopened-during-the-shutdown-watchdog-says/1732705704

 

REPRESENTATIVE GRANT WEHRLI
— Rep. Grant Wehrli Hosts Informational Session on BNSF Line Service Disruptions (DIERSEN: Have you ridden the BNSF? I rode the BNSF 1992-1997 while I worked at GAO and took graduate finance classes at IIT in downtown Chicago. My wife rode the BNSF 1992-2000 while she worked for MacNeal Hospital in Berwyn, 2000-2003 while she worked for the Arthur Foundation in Berwyn, and 2014-2017 while she worked for the Arthur Foundation in Riverside.)
http://www.repwehrli.com/2019/01/rep-grant-wehrli-hosts-informational.html

 

ILLINOIS FAMILY INSTITUTE
— 31 States Permit Full-Term Abortions – Laurie Higgins
https://illinoisfamily.org/life/31-states-permit-full-term-babies-to-be-killed-in-the-womb-for-virtually-any-or-no-reason/

 

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— Illinois Association of Chiefs of Police: Top priority is killing homegrown in legalization bill
https://capitolfax.com/2019/01/28/illinois-association-of-chiefs-of-police-top-priority-is-killing-homegrown-in-legalization-bill/
— ILLINOIS’ GUN LAW PROPOSAL “ORWELLIAN,” NEW SENATOR JASON PLUMMER SAYS
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2019/01/illinois-gun-law-proposal-orwellian-new-senator-says.html
— NEW YORK WRITER CALLS FOR $33 MINIMUM WAGE (DIERSEN: When did you start earning $33/hour in today’s dollars? I did in 1973 when I was 24 years old. I had worked for IRS for 2 years. I had earned a bachelor’s degree in management from NIU in 1970. I was taking graduate business courses at Loyola. I had bought a new town home in University Park in 1972. I had bought a new 1972 Corvette in 1971.)
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2019/01/new-york-writers-calls-for-33-minimum-wage-.html

 

CAPITOL FAX
— 13th Ward candidate David Krupa files suit against Speaker Madigan, Ald. Quinn and their political operations
https://capitolfax.com/2019/01/28/13th-ward-candidate-files-suit-against-speaker-madigan-ald-quinn-and-their-political-operations/
— Illinois has eleventh highest per capita tax burden
https://capitolfax.com/2019/01/28/illinois-has-eleventh-highest-per-capita-tax-burden/

 

IMMIGRATION REFORM
— New York’s Political Leaders Favor Illegal Aliens Over Legal Residents – MATTHEW TRAGESSER
https://immigrationreform.com/2019/01/28/new-yorks-political-leaders-favor-illegal-aliens-over-legal-residents-immigrationreform-com/

 

GOPUSA
— Religious bigotry is rife in America
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=64183

 

FOX NEWS
— How much would ‘Medicare for All’ cost? Democrats’ health care plan explained – Jennifer Earl
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/how-much-would-medicare-for-all-cost-democrats-health-care-plan-explained

 

BLAZE
— California college trustee board drops Pledge of Allegiance over ‘white nationalism’ ‘I also object to the phrase ‘one nation under God’ – Aaron Colen
https://www.theblaze.com/news/california-college-trustee-board-drops-pledge-of-allegiance-over-white-nationalism

 

DAILY CALLER
— WASHINGTON POST’S NATIONAL POLITICAL CORRESPONDENT CALLS TRUMP SUPPORTERS ‘RUBES’ – Joe Simonson
https://dailycaller.com/2019/01/28/washington-post-weigel-rubes-trump/
— RETIRED NYU PROFESSOR EXPLAINS WHY COLLEGE STUDENTS PREFER SOCIALISM – Nick Givas
https://dailycaller.com/2019/01/28/nyu-professor-why-college-students-prefer-socialism/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: “The [professors] are 40 percent socialist. And that’s a large number,” he continued. “We have about 90 percent are leftist and 40 percent of the total are socialists in the humanities and social sciences.” Rectenwald also said he’s seen people dismissed from Ph.D. programs simply because they were conservative. “There’s a bubble and they don’t want to hire anyone,” he said. “And I’ve seen people actually thrown out of degree programs, Ph.D. programs, for being conservative.” “This is a huge indoctrination process that’s going on. And it’s not just called socialism now. They’re calling it social justice as well,” Rectenwald added. “It leads to the kind of forced egalitarianism that you saw in the Soviet Union, where you have to squash people down so that everyone’s ‘equal.’ And it led to 94 million people being murdered, combined in all the communist regimes in the 20th century.”)

 

CNBC
— Trump tells WSJ another government shutdown is ‘certainly an option’ – Yen Nee Lee
https://www.cnbc.com/2019/01/28/trump-on-government-shutdown-border-wall-funding-deal-wsj.html

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— Dealmakers Dominate Panel Tasked to Reach Border Security Agreement – Sheryl Gay Stolberg
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/01/28/us/politics/trump-congress-border-wall.html

 

WASHINGTON POST
— ‘Maybe I didn’t return her phone call’: Trump ridicules Ann Coulter, slams Fox News in fallout over wall – Isaac Stanley-Becker
https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2019/01/28/maybe-i-didnt-return-her-phone-call-trump-ridicules-ann-coulter-slams-fox-news-fallout-over-wall/

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Trump Gets New Date for State of the Union Speech Speaker Pelosi invites president to address Congress on Feb. 5 – Natalie Andrews
https://www.wsj.com/articles/pelosi-invites-trump-to-give-state-of-union-on-feb-5-11548711802

 

DENVER GAZETTE
— Denver marijuana business owners plead guilty in landmark case – AP
https://gazette.com/news/denver-marijuana-business-owners-plead-guilty-in-landmark-case/article_1883ac73-2731-5742-88a8-84f47ddf7f9c.html

 

RASMUSSEN REPORTS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “More Voters See A Divided Nation, Blame Trump.”
http://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/general_politics/january_2019/more_voters_see_a_divided_nation_blame_trump

January 28 Morning Edition

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— It is what you know, not who you know — these voters put expertise before clout – Tina Sfondeles
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/aarp-voters-mayoral-race-poll-crime-taxes-corruption/amp/

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Americans have become a big bunch of complainers – Patrick T. Reardon (DIERSEN: What do your critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes complain about? Mine complain about everything that I have done and everything that I have not done as your GOPUSA Illinois Editor, a Republican Precinct Committeeman, a TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairman, a Wheaton Chamber of Commerce Government Affairs Committee member, a Milton Township Republican Central Committee webmaster, an Illinois Center Right Coalition Steering Committee member, an American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter board member, a GAO employee, etc. I should write about my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes.)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/commentary/ct-perspec-complaining-americans-knee-jerk-reactions-0128-20190122-story.html

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Illinois House Democrats ‘well-positioned’ in new Congress – Lynn Sweet (DIERSEN: QUESTION: When are people “well-positioned?” ANSWER: When the majority of those around them share their beliefs and defend/advance those beliefs. I have never been “well-positioned” in the Milton Township Republican Central Committee (MTRCC), DuPage County Republican Central Committee (DCRCC), or the Illinois Republican Party (IRP) because the majority of their leaders and members are “moderates,” that is, they are RINOs, that is, they fail/refuse to defend/advance the traditional family, right to life, immigration, Second Amendment, illegal drugs, equal opportunity (no race or gender based preference giving), and/or other planks in the IRP platform and in the Republican Party platform. Platform Republicans like me, that is, conservatives like me, are a minority in the MTRCC, DCRCC, and IRP. That motivates Democrats, Libertarians, Greens, and RINOs a) to move into DuPage County, Milton Township, Glen Ellyn, and Wheaton and b) to get rid of platform Republicans and conservatives like me.)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/illinois-house-democrats-congress/

 

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Anti-abortion supporters promote adoption as viable alternative – Steven Spearie
https://www.sj-r.com/news/20190127/anti-abortion-supporters-promote-adoption-as-viable-alternative

 

FOX ILLINOIS
— Dozens gather in Springfield to ‘shout their adoption’ – Cymphanie Sherman
https://foxillinois.com/news/local/dozens-gather-to-shout-their-adoption

 

NPR ILLINOIS
— Pritzker Checking Boxes For Progressives – SEAN CRAWFORD, BRIAN MACKEY, DAISY CONTRERAS & CHARLES N. WHEELER III (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Pritzker and those who voted for him make it clear that they want to drive out of Illinois 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, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time. The more of the aforesaid that you are, the bleaker that that your future looks in Illinois.)
http://www.nprillinois.org/post/state-week-pritzker-checking-boxes-progressives#stream/0

 

POLITICO ILLINOIS
— The GOP romance is already on the skids. Republicans who thought Pritzker was a centrist say he’s just catering to his left-leaning base. “We’re two weeks in and there’s zero indication” of him hugging the middle, said one GOP lawmaker. “So what” that he had dinner with Republican leaders Jim Durkin and Bill Brady? Pritzker then went and signed an executive order to ensure HB40 was being properly enforced. The measure allows taxpayer funding of some abortions. Republicans saw it as “a slap in the face.” – Shia Kapos
https://www.politico.com/newsletters/illinois-playbook/2019/01/28/pritzker-madigan-honeymoon-kelly-on-anti-violence-campaign-lincolns-deathbed-photo-382712

 

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— ROSSI: THE ILLINOIS GOP NEEDS A STRATEGIC “REBOOT”
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2019/01/rossi-the-illinois-gop-needs-a-strategic-reboot.html
— ONLY 7 PERCENT OF MILLENNIALS SUPPORT DEMOCRATIC PARTY’S POSITION ON ABORTION
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2019/01/only-7-percent-of-millennials-support-democratic-partys-position-on-abortion.html
— RESTAURANT FINED $7,000 FOR TELLING BIOLOGICAL MALE NOT TO USE WOMEN’S RESTROOM
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2019/01/restaurant-fined-7000-for-telling-biological-male-not-to-use-womens-restroom.html

 

WASHINGTON TIMES
— ‘Democrats for border security?’- Stephen Moore (DIERSEN: Democrats and RINOs do not want any kind of border security. Democrats want immigrants because immigrants vote for Democrats. RINOs want immigrants because RINOs want cheap labor.)
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2019/jan/27/democrats-for-border-security/
— ‘Wake up and smell the napalm’ Today’s Democratic Party is not JFK’s Democratic Party. – Robert Knight
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2019/jan/27/how-tolerance-goes-out-the-window-when-the-left-ta/
— ‘We don’t want open borders’: Hispanic pastors back Trump on immigration – Jennifer Harper
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2019/jan/27/inside-the-beltway-hispanic-pastors-back-trump-on-/

 

DAILY CALLER
— TOM BROKAW ARGUES THAT HISPANICS SHOULD ‘WORK HARDER AT ASSIMILATION,’ PAYS A HEAVY PRICE ON TWITTER – Scott Morefield (DIERSEN: Democrats do not want immigrants and minorities to assimilate. Democrats want immigrants and minorities to help Democrats get rid Republicans once and for all.)
https://dailycaller.com/2019/01/27/tom-brokaw-hispanics-assimilation-twitter/

 

FOX NEWS
— Trump doubts he’d accept any deal Congress strikes for border wall – Samuel Chamberlain
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/trump-doubts-hed-accept-any-deal-congress-strikes-for-border-wall
— Loads of American workers are dropping out of unions – Now liberals have a new plan to save left’s cash cow – Aaron Withe, Ashley Varner
https://www.foxnews.com/opinion/loads-of-american-workers-are-dropping-out-of-unions-now-liberals-have-a-new-plan-to-save-lefts-cash-cow

 

NEWSMAX
— Tom Brokaw Apologizes For Remarks on Failure of Hispanics to Assimilate – Brian Freeman (DIERSEN: Democrats do not want immigrants and minorities to assimilate. Democrats want immigrants and minorities to help Democrats get rid Republicans once and for all.)
https://www.newsmax.com/newsfront/tom-brokaw-apology-hispanics/2019/01/27/id/900017/


— Mulvaney: Trump Will Shut Down Government Again If No Border Wall Funding – Cathy Burke
https://www.newsmax.com/politics/mick-mulvaney-shutdown-secure-border/2019/01/27/id/899978/
— Manchin: Need ‘Pathway Forward’ for Illegals Who Come For ‘Right Reason’ – Cathy Burke (DIERSEN: To come to America illegally and/or to stay in America illegally demonstrates gross disrespect for the rule of law, for America, and for the citizens of America.)
https://www.newsmax.com/politics/manchin-path-illegal-productive/2019/01/27/id/899987/
— NBC News’ Tom Brokaw blasted for comments on Hispanics, apology – Ryan Gaydos (DIERSEN: Democrats do not want immigrants and minorities to assimilate. Democrats want immigrants and minorities to help Democrats get rid Republicans once and for all.)
https://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/nbc-news-tom-brokaw-blasted-for-comments-on-hispanics-apology

 

TOWNHALL
— One Shutdown Is Over But Another One Is In The Near Future – Arthur Schaper
https://townhall.com/columnists/arthurschaper/2019/01/28/one-shutdown-is-over-but-another-one-is-in-the-near-future-n2540332
— Caravan 2.0: The Numbers Are Massive, Even By Mexico’s Count – Beth Baumann
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/bethbaumann/2019/01/27/caravan-20-the-numbers-are-massive-even-by-mexicos-count-n2540320

 

GOPUSA
— New York reveals its blood lust for baby killing
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=64106


HOME » FRESH INK
‘Privilege test’ leading to affirmative action?
— ‘Privilege test’ leading to affirmative action? (DIERSEN: Democrats use Affirmative Action, Diversity, and Inclusion to get rid of Republicans, and especially Republicans who are White, male, older, and/or non-veteran.)
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=63972

 

HOT AIR
— President Trump Is Down, But Not Out – MICHAEL GOODWIN
https://hotair.com/headlines/archives/2019/01/president-trump-not/

 

WORLD NET DAILY
— DEMOCRATS AND THE DARK ART OF PROJECTION David Kupelian on why leftists accuse opponents of the very evil they commit
https://www.wnd.com/2019/01/democrats-and-the-dark-art-of-projection/

 

CONSERVATIVE DAILY NEWS
— Migrant Mob Swells to Over 12,000, Headed for U.S. Border – R. Mitchell
https://www.conservativedailynews.com/2019/01/migrant-mob-swells-to-over-12000-headed-for-u-s-border/

 

AMERICAN THINKER
— Do not abandon Trump – Sam Younnokis
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2019/01/do_not_abandon_trump.html
— How Long Can We Really Expect a Respite from the Shutdown? – Peter Lemiska
https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2019/01/how_long_can_we_really_expect_a_respite_from_the_shutdown.html

 

ROLL CALL
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Roll Call staff a) sides with foreign countries against America and b) sides with citizens of foreign countries against citizens of America.
https://www.rollcall.com/news/opinion/border-emergency-not-national

 

ASSOCIATED PRESS
— Companies navigate dementia conversations with older workers – ANDREW SOERGEL (DIERSEN: If you were charged with dementia, how would respond? I would stress the GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails that I have sent out since 2000. Since 2004, those emails have gone out each and every morning, and since 2015, each and every evening too.)
https://www.apnews.com/1212c588d2f44b199c16d12738d3b006

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps want all the citizens of all the countries in all the world who are minority, female, young, and/or impoverished to demand amnesty in America.
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/01/28/opinion/asylum-border-immigrants-trump-.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A Trump-hater says “Trump’s Statistics About Undocumented Immigrants Are Questioned by Experts.”
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/01/27/us/trump-cost-illegal-immigration.html
— Trump and His Company Are No Aliens to Undocumented Workers – Chas Danner
http://nymag.com/intelligencer/2019/01/trump-and-his-company-are-no-aliens-to-undocumented-workers.html
— The Fleecing of Millennials Their incomes are flat. Their wealth is down. And Washington is aggravating future threats. – David Leonhardt (DIERSEN: To curry favor with Millennials who are Democrat, Libertarian, Green, RINO, minority, and/or female, will Democrat, Libertarian, Green, RINO, minority, and/or female legislators pass laws a) to officially take opportunities, income, and assets away from those who are Republican, White, male, and/or older and b) to officially give those opportunities, income, and assets to Millennials who are Democrat, Libertarian, Green, RINO, minority, and/or female?)
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/01/27/opinion/buttigieg-2020-millennials.html
— HARDCOPY ARTICLE TITLE: 2020 Looms, And News Faces Test Of Judgment. – Michael M. Grynbaum (DIERSEN: Who demonizes, denigrates, and condemns your judgment? My critics/opponents have always viciously demonized, denigrated, and condemned my judgment. I should write a book about my critics/opponents. They stress that unlike me, they have lots of religious, government, political, and/or financial clout in Wheaton, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois. They hint/imply/argue/shout that they have used, are using, and will use their clout to destroy those individuals, organizations, companies, and governments a) that they cannot manipulate/dominate, b) that do not glorify and praise them, c) that do not pander to them, and d)that do not give them money.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/01/28/business/media/2020-elections-media.html
— All Red or All Blue, State Legislatures Run to Partisan Sides – Timothy Williams
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/01/28/us/democrats-gun-control-healthcare.html
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: 12 White Faces Reflect Blind Spot in Big Law Elite Law Firm’s All-White Partner Class Stirs Debate on Diversity – Noam Scheiber and John Eligon (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats demand that organizations, companies, and governments get rid of those who are Republican, White, male, and/or older and replace them with those who are Democrat, minority, female, and/or younger.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/01/27/us/paul-weiss-partner-diversity-law-firm.html

 

NEW YORK POST
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps glorify and praise illegals.
https://nypost.com/2019/01/27/do-illegal-immigrants-have-high-crime-rates-and-other-commentary/

 

NEW YORK DAILY NEWS
— President Trump declares there are 14 million more ‘illegal aliens’ in the country than previously reported – Brian Niemietz
https://www.nydailynews.com/news/politics/ny-news-politics-trump-illegal-immigrants-25772342-story.html

 

WASHINGTON POST
— Lasting damage remains from Trump’s shutdown folly “I no longer feel valued as a federal employee.” – Joe Davidson (DIERSEN: I should write a book about those in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois who have worked the hardest to promote hatred against past, present, and future federal employees. I was a federal employee for almost 30 years and I have been a federal retiree for more than 21 years.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2019/01/28/lasting-damage-remains-trumps-shutdown-folly/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Trump-haters say “Midway through first term, Trump is not meeting the public’s modest expectations for his job performance.”
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/midway-through-first-term-trump-is-not-meeting-the-publics-modest-expectations-for-his-job-performance-poll-finds/2019/01/27/09d95210-20dc-11e9-9145-3f74070bbdb9_story.html
— ‘It feels like we are still hostages’: Federal contractors who lost health insurance during shutdown remain in limbo – Aaron C. Davis and Neena Satija
https://www.washingtonpost.com/investigations/it-feels-like-we-are-still-hostages-federal-contractors-who-lost-health-insurance-during-shutdown-remain-in-limbo/2019/01/27/9a1020a2-20c3-11e9-9145-3f74070bbdb9_story.html

 

BOSTON HERALD
— Not every liberal is a Trump-hater – LARRY ELDER
https://www.bostonherald.com/2019/01/28/not-every-liberal-is-a-trump-hater/
— Voter fraud in Texas proves Trump right – ADRIANA COHEN
https://www.bostonherald.com/2019/01/27/adriana-cohen-voter-fraud-in-texas-proves-trump-right/

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Colleges Mine Data on Their Applicants To determine ‘demonstrated interest,’ some schools are tracking how quickly prospective students open email and whether they click links – Douglas Belkin
https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-data-colleges-collect-on-applicants-11548507602

 

FORBES
— Older Job Applicants Not Protected By Age Bias Law, Says US Appeals Court – Ruth Umoh (DIERSEN: All my critics/opponents, all their operatives, and all their dupes promote age discrimination a) to get rid of those who are older than they are and/or b) to curry favor with those who promote age discrimination.)
https://www.forbes.com/sites/ruthumoh/2019/01/27/older-job-applicants-not-protected-by-age-bias-law-says-us-appeals-court/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A Trump-hater says “Nobody Believes A Wall Will Stop Illegal Immigration.”
https://www.forbes.com/sites/stuartanderson/2019/01/28/nobody-believes-a-wall-will-stop-illegal-immigration/#7a76aa313b16

 

NEWSWEEK
— DONALD TRUMP SLAMMED BY BOTH CONSERVATIVE AND MODERATE REPUBLICANS AFTER SHUTDOWN – JASON LEMON
https://www.newsweek.com/donald-trump-conservative-moderate-republicans-shutdown-1306677
— ALEXANDRIA OCASIO-CORTEZ SAYS ABOLISHING ICE ‘ISN’T SO CRAZY AFTER ALL’ – SCOTT MCDONALD
https://www.newsweek.com/alexandria-ocasio-cortez-says-abolishing-ice-isnt-so-crazy-after-all-1306928
— TOM BROKAW APOLOGIZES FOR COMMENTS ABOUT HISPANICS ON ‘MEET THE PRESS’ – SCOTT MCDONALD (DIERSEN: Democrats do not want immigrants and minorities to assimulate. Democrats want immigrants and minorities to help Democrats get rid Republicans once and for all.)
https://www.newsweek.com/tom-brokaw-withdraw-comments-hispanics-after-catching-heat-sunday-1306968

 

DAILY MAIL
— Trump casts doubt on seeing a budget deal that he’d accept – AP
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/wires/ap/article-6639025/Trump-casts-doubt-seeing-budget-deal-hed-accept.html

 

WORLD SOCIALIST WEB SITE
— Trump aide threatens “national emergency” decree on border wall – Patrick Martin
https://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2019/01/28/shut-j28.html

January 27 Morning Edition

DAILY HERALD
— Fake news and the public’s obligation to know – Editorial (DIERSEN: The Daily Herald should write an article, or maybe a book, about my critics/opponents. According to my critics/opponents, all news and commentary is fake except for the news and commentary that they put out or bless. My critics/opponents focus on a) stopping me from putting GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails together and sending them out and b) stopping everyone from reading those emails. My critics/opponents dominate the Milton Township Republican Central Committee (MTRCC), DuPage County Republican Central Committee, and the Illinois Republican Party. They crow that even though I have been a MTRCC member since 1999, MTRCC has never asked me to serve as chairman of a MTRCC committee, let alone as a MTRCC officer. They crow that they defeated me 69-13 when I ran for the open MTRCC Treasurer office in 2004. They crow that I am no longer a TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairman, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce Government Affairs Committee member, MTRCC webmaster, Illinois Center Right Coalition (ICRC) Steering Committee member, American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter board member, GAO employee, etc. They crow that they almost succeeded in getting ICRC to censure in 2006 me for my GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails.)
https://www.dailyherald.com/discuss/20190126/editorial-fake-news-and-the-publics-obligation-to-know

 

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Income disparity between black, white Springfield households largest in country – Crystal Thomas
https://www.sj-r.com/news/20190126/report-income-disparity-between-black-white-springfield-households-largest-in-country
— Illinois pension cost savings plans get started – Doug Finke
https://www.sj-r.com/news/20190126/illinois-pension-cost-savings-plans-get-started

 

QUAD CITY TIMES
— Steve King faces friendly audience at town hall – Mason Dockter
https://qctimes.com/news/local/government-and-politics/steve-king-faces-friendly-audience-at-town-hall/article_b5ac49de-652b-5666-a2ab-4b9fb8a1085c.html

 

KANKAKEE DAILY JOURNAL
— Expansion of abortion counterproductive – David E. Smith, Executive Director, Illinois Family Institute
https://www.daily-journal.com/opinion/letters/voice-of-the-people-expansion-of-abortion-counterproductive/article_4dd64080-201a-11e9-a954-0be44cab8298.html

 

DANVILLE COMMERCIAL NEWS
— March for Life: Schlarman students stand up for ‘what’s right’ – Christopher Morrical
https://www.commercial-news.com/news/local_news/march-for-life-schlarman-students-stand-up-for-what-s/article_2697e7ca-c688-5a31-90ea-e9f6d9aa9ac2.html

 

ALTON DAILY NEWS
— Illinois Democrats File Bill to Ban “Assault Weapons” – Cole Lauterbach
http://altondailynews.com/news/details.cfm?clientid=17&id=278483#.XE2QsVxKiM8

 

QUAD CITIES ONLINE
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Trump-haters glorify and praise illegals.
https://qconline.com/opinion/columnists/who-s-in-the-immigrant-caravans/article_25e6a761-9016-5454-be27-ba1fe19f78d8.html

 

CHICAGO NOW
— Why aren’t progressives more outspoken against age discrimination? (DIERSEN: All my critics/opponents, all their operatives, and all their dupes promote age discrimination a) to get rid of those who are older than they are and/or b) to curry favor with those who promote age discrimination. “Up-or-out” is code for age discrimination. If you are a federal employee who is Republican, White, male, and/or non-veteran, the federal government gets rid of you if you do not make GS-13 (currently $96,403) by age 25, GS-14 (currently $113,920) by age 30, GS-15 (currently $134,000) by age 35, and Senior Executive Service (currently $164,200) by age 40.)
http://www.chicagonow.com/windy-city-legal-geek/2019/01/why-arent-progressives-more-outspoken-against-age-discrimination/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: I can be forgiven if I’m a little pissed off right now. The Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals decided a few days ago that it’s okay for employers to discriminate against me. As I explained in my June 9 blog post, a man named Dale Kleber sued CareFusion Corp. for discriminatory hiring practices in violation of the Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA). A three-judge panel of the Seventh Circuit found that CareFusion violated the Act when it published a job description seeking an in-house attorney “with no more than 7 years’ relevant legal experience.” Kleber claimed that was really code for younger candidates, in light of the fact the company hired a 29-year-old instead of him.)

 

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Washington Post article attacks Trump ‘MAGA’ hat, says it represents ‘acid hatred’ – Paul Bedard
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/washington-secrets/wapo-attacks-trump-maga-hat-represent-acid-hatred

 

CBN NEWS
— Democrats for Border Security? It’s a Hoax – Stephen Moore (DIERSEN: How soon, if not already, will Democrats publicly crow about specific things that they did to get illegals into America?)
https://www1.cbn.com/cbnnews/politics/2019/january/democrats-for-border-security-its-a-hoax-nbsp

 

TOWNHALL
— 56% of Registered Voters Say Government Is Doing ‘Too Little’ To Keep Illegal Immigrants From Coming To U.S. – Timothy Meads
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/timothymeads/2019/01/26/56-of-registered-voters-say-government-is-doing-too-little-to-keep-illegal-immigrants-from-coming-here-n2540286
— Trump National Golf Club Fires Illegal Alien Workers – Beth Baumann
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/bethbaumann/2019/01/26/rumor-mill-trump-national-golf-club-fires-illegal-alien-workers-n2540305
— The Art Of The Fail? – Derek Hunter
https://townhall.com/columnists/derekhunter/2019/01/27/the-art-of-the-fail-n2540302

 

DAILY CALLER
— TRUMP GOLF COURSE FIRES ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS – William Davis (DIERSEN: Have you worked for a golf course? During the summer of 1966, I cleaned golf shoes for the Flossmoor Golf Club. If there had been as many illegals back then as there are now, I doubt that job would have been available to me.)
https://dailycaller.com/2019/01/26/trump-golf-course-fires-illegals/

 

BREITBART
— Opponents of President Donald Trump’s “racist” border wall on Saturday protested against what they claimed is a “symbol of hate” in El Paso, Texas. – Tony Lee
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2019/01/26/resisting-the-wall-march-no-to-racist-symbol-of-hate/

 

FOX NEWS
— Deroy Murdock: The Trump-hating media are demolishing themselves – Deroy Murdock
https://www.foxnews.com/opinion/deroy-murdock-the-trump-hating-media-are-demolishing-themselves
— Texas says it found 95,000 non-citizens on voter rolls; 58,000 have voted – Adam Shaw (DIERSEN: How many non-citizens are on the voter rolls in Illinois, in your county, in your township/ward, in your municipality, and in your precinct?)
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/texas-says-it-has-discovered-95000-non-citizens-on-voter-rolls-58000-have-voted

 

NEWS BUSTERS
— Washington Post Fashionista Rips the MAGA Hat as ‘Brimming with Grotesque Hubris’ – Tim Graham
https://www.newsbusters.org/blogs/nb/tim-graham/2019/01/27/washington-post-fashionista-rips-maga-hat-brimming-grotesque-hubris

 

NEWSMAX
— Elizabeth Warren Wealth Tax Could Cost US Billionaires $85B a Year (DIERSEN: Real estate taxes are wealth taxes.)
https://www.newsmax.com/finance/streettalk/warren-wealth-tax-billionaires/2019/01/26/id/899922/

 

HOT AIR
— Elizabeth Warren’s Unconstitutional Wealth Tax (DIERSEN: Real estate taxes are wealth taxes.)
https://hotair.com/headlines/archives/2019/01/elizabeth-warrens-unconstitutional-wealth-tax/

 

AMERICAN THINKER
— The Democrats’ stealth jihad – Amil Imani
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2019/01/the_democrats_stealth_jihad.html
— Christopher Columbus gets the shaft at Notre Dame – J. Marsolo
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2019/01/christopher_columbus_gets_the_shaft_at_notre_dame.html
— Not all persons here illegally are alike; The wall keeps the worst ones out – Constantinos E. Scaros
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2019/01/not_all_persons_here_illegally_are_alike_the_wall_keeps_the_worst_ones_out.html
— Forcing our congressmen to try to resolve the government shutdown – Martin Marcus
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2019/01/forcing_our_congressmen_to_try_to_resolve_the_government_shutdown.html
— Ocasio-Cortez: Socialism can cure ringworm, and also everything else – Deborah C. Tyler
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2019/01/ocasiocortez_socialism_can_cure_ringworm_and_also_everything_else.html
— No MAGA Hats in the Opinion Workers Union Hall – Clarice Feldman
https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2019/01/no_maga_hats_in_the_opinion_workers_union_hall.html

 

AMERICA GREATNESS
— Census Fight Is About Dollars and Votes – Rachel Bovard
https://amgreatness.com/2019/01/26/census-fight-is-about-dollars-and-votes/

 

AMERICA FREE PRESS
— Will Immigration Bloodshed Continue? – John Friend
http://americanfreepress.net/will-immigration-bloodshed-continue/

 

CANADA FREE PRESS
— God Told Nehemiah To Build a Wall When Nancy Pelosi says that it is immoral to build a wall, she proves she knows nothing of morality or, for that matter, God, The Book of Nehemiah shows that God protects His people. Whose people are we? – Ray DiLorenzo
https://canadafreepress.com/article/god-told-nehemiah-to-build-a-wall

 

THE HILL
— Warren stakes out 2020 ground with wealth-tax proposal – NAOMI JAGODA
https://thehill.com/policy/finance/427075-warren-courts-progressives-with-wealth-tax-proposal

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— Trump Meets With Hard-Right Group Led by Ginni Thomas – Maggie Haberman and Annie Karni (DIERSEN: How “hard right” are you? I oppose government doing anything that promotes a) welfare, b) dependency on government, c) dependency on charity, d) LGBTQ activity, e) abortion, f) mass/illegal immigration, g) diminishment of First and Second Amendment rights, h) booze, gambling, pot, and other vices, i) patronage, j) political affiliation discrimination, k) reverse discrimination, and l) age discrimination.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/01/26/us/politics/trump-ginni-thomas-meeting.html

(FROM THE ARTICLE: President Trump met last week with a delegation of hard-right activists led by Ginni Thomas, the wife of Justice Clarence Thomas, listening quietly as members of the group denounced transgender people and women serving in the military, according to three people with direct knowledge of the events. For 60 minutes Mr. Trump sat, saying little but appearing taken aback, the three people said, as the group also accused White House aides of blocking Trump supporters from getting jobs in the administration. It is unusual for the spouse of a sitting Supreme Court justice to have such a meeting with a president, and some close to Mr. Trump said it was inappropriate for Ms. Thomas to have asked to meet with the head of a different branch of government. A vocal conservative, Ms. Thomas has long been close to what had been the Republican Party’s fringes, and extremely outspoken against Democrats. Her activism has raised concerns of conflicts of interest for her husband, who is perhaps the most conservative member of the Supreme Court.)
— Hospitals Are Asking Their Own Patients to Donate Money – Phil Galewitz (DIERSEN: Do political parties do “wealth screenings?”)
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/01/24/business/hospitals-asking-patients-donate-money.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Many hospitals conduct nightly wealth screenings — using software that culls public data such as property records, contributions to political campaigns and other charities — to gauge which patients are most likely to be the source of large donations. Those who seem promising targets for fund-raising may receive a visit from a hospital executive in their rooms, as well as extra amenities like a bathrobe or a nicer waiting area for their families. Some hospitals train doctors and nurses to identify patients who have expressed gratitude for their care, and then put the patients in touch with staff fund-raisers. These various tactics, part of a strategy known as “grateful patient programs,” make some people uncomfortable. “Wealth screenings strike me as unseemly but not illegal or unethical,” said Arthur Caplan, a bioethicist at the New York University School of Medicine.)
— How Every Member Got to Congress – Sahil Chinoy and Jessia Ma (DIERSEN: It looks like none of them were federal employees. I was a federal employee for almost 30 years. GAO works for Congress. I worked for GAO for almost 18 years, the last 11 years of which, at the GS-13 Step 1-10 levels, currently $96,403-$125,325/year. Before that, I worked for IRS for almost 9 years, the last 5 1/2 years of which, at the GS-12 Step 1-5 levels, currently $81,071-$91,880/year. Further, it looks like none of them are CPAs, Certified Internal Auditors (CIA), licensed CPAs, Certified Fraud Examiners (CFE), Certified Government Financial Managers (CGFM), Certified Financial Service Auditors CFSA), or Forensic Accountants (FA). I became a CPA in 1979, a CIA in 1981, a licensed CPA in 1981, a CFE in 1990, a CGFM in 1994, a CFSA in 1996, and a FA in 1997.)
https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2019/01/26/opinion/sunday/paths-to-congress.html
— The Loneliness of the Moderate Democrat ‘It takes a lot of spine to be a centrist in America today.’ – Frank Bruni (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats paint themselves as being anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/01/26/opinion/sunday/gina-raimondo-2020.html
— A Frat Boy and a Gentleman – Alexandra Robbins (DIERSEN: Were you a member of a fraternity? I was not.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/01/26/opinion/sunday/fraternity-sexual-assault-college.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An America-hater argues against borders.
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/01/26/opinion/sunday/border-wall-immigration-trump.html
— With Pain Still Fresh, Lawmakers Make Push to Outlaw Shutdowns – Carl Hulse
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/01/26/us/politics/government-shutdown-legislation.html
— FRONT PAGE WITH COLOR PICTURE: How the Shutdown Reordered American Life – Julie Bosman (DIERSEN: I was an IRS employee 1971-1980.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/01/26/us/government-shutdown-over.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: CHICAGO — On Day 1 of what would become the longest government shutdown in the country’s history, Mary Kelly had a typically American view of the situation: She was optimistic. As an employee of the Internal Revenue Service, she had been through shutdowns before. This one would not last long, she figured. On Day 24, weeks into her mandatory furlough, she applied for unemployment benefits. Ten days after that, she left her home in the Chicago suburbs, rode a train downtown and joined demonstrators on a windswept Federal Plaza, her cheeks mottled pink from the cold. “I was never scared during shutdowns in the past,” Ms. Kelly, a union officer, said during the protest on Thursday, wearing woolen gloves and clutching a sign. “But now who knows what’s going to happen?” And then on Day 35, with no resolution seemingly in sight, she had her answer in news leaked from Washington: The shutdown was finally coming to an end.)
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: A Bruised Trump Faces Uncertain 2020 Prospects. His Team Fears a Primary Fight. – Alexander Burns, Jonathan Martin and Maggie Haberman
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/01/26/us/politics/trump-rnc-2020.html

 

WASHINGTON POST
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Trump-haters say “Rep. Steve King is spurned in Washington.”
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/rep-steve-king-is-spurned-in-washington-in-iowa-sentiment-is-mixed/2019/01/26/a55867f8-1e57-11e9-8b59-0a28f2191131_story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A Trump-haters say “Republicans reeling from political damage caused by shutdown.”
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/i-hope-we-get-some-common-sense-republicans-reeling-from-political-damage-cause-by-shutdown/2019/01/26/d50b87d4-2189-11e9-8e21-59a09ff1e2a1_story.html

 

NEW YORK POST
— Rep. Steve King gets standing ovation at first event since white supremacy comments – AP
https://nypost.com/2019/01/26/rep-steve-king-gets-standing-ovation-at-first-event-since-white-supremacy-comments/
— President Trump is down, but not out – Michael Goodwin
https://nypost.com/2019/01/26/president-trump-is-down-but-not-out/

 

MIAMI HERALD
— Could you live on your retirement savings for 23 years? – DAYANA YOCHIM (DIERSEN: The lower a retiree’s standard of living, the longer before that retiree’s savings runs out. Last year, my 88-year-old aunt’s expenses were $93,501 including $87,116 for assisted living, $2,532 for income taxes, $1,715 for medications, and $1,572 for Medicare. Her income was $33,691 and she withdrew $72,831 from her retirement savings. That resulted in her retirement savings decreasing by $56,136 or from $497,958 down to $441,823. Simplistically, $56,136 divided by $441,823 is 8, her retirement savings will be exhausted in less than 8 years.)
https://www.miamiherald.com/news/article225007550.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The average budget for a retiree, according to Bureau of Labor Statistics data, provides even more color on what to expect when you’re expecting to retire. Older households, defined as ones headed by someone 65 or older, spend $46,000 annually, versus the $57,000 average spent by all U.S. households combined. The top three monthly expenses for those 65 and older are housing ($1,322), health care ($500) and food ($484). On average, about half of a retired household’s income comes from Social Security and private and government pensions, according to the BLS, with personal savings and investment and rental income providing 6.9 percent.)

 

GAZETTE
— Democrats veer left on their treks to Iowa Once taboo topics for the party are de rigueur today
https://www.thegazette.com/subject/news/government/democrats-veer-left-on-their-treks-to-iowa-20190126

 

LAS VEGAS REVIEW JOURNAL
— The liberal immigration deniers – Wayne Allyn Root
https://www.reviewjournal.com/opinion/opinion-columns/wayne-allyn-root/commentary-the-liberal-immigration-deniers-1583089/

 

LAS VEGAS SUN
— Border wall is out of sync with the Southwest’s changing politics – Trip Gabriel (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, the percentage of voters in the border states who hate America increases. How soon will they have enough votes to get the border states to leave America and join up with Mexico?)
https://lasvegassun.com/news/2019/jan/27/border-wall-is-out-of-sync-with-the-southwests-cha/

 

BOWLING GREEN DAILY NEWS
— Democrats and their voters go left, counting on rest of country to follow as 2020 nears – David Weigel
https://www.bgdailynews.com/washington_post/democrats-and-their-voters-go-left-counting-on-rest-of/article_71578f1e-0959-509b-bf80-9ed764d73da4.html

 

PRESTON BUSINESS REVIEW
— GOP Rep. Brooks: ‘There Is No Border Security If You Do Not Have the Border Wall Component‘ – Caroline Biscotti
https://prestonbusinessreview.com/gop-rep-brooks-there-is-no-border-security-if-you-do-not-have-the-border-wall-component/77671/
— When the Swamp Tackles Immigration, America’s Interests Are Ignored – Caroline Biscotti
https://prestonbusinessreview.com/wilcox-when-the-swamp-tackles-immigration-americas-interests-are-ignored/77657/
— Meghan McCain: I Hate America Without My Father‘s Leadership – Caroline Biscotti
https://prestonbusinessreview.com/meghan-mccain-i-hate-america-without-my-fathers-leadership/77643/

 

SIOUXLAND NEWS
— Steve King holds town hall meeting; says NYT reporter took his words out of context – Jetske Wauran
https://siouxlandnews.com/news/local/steve-king-holds-town-hall-meeting-says-nyt-reporter-took-his-words-out-of-context

 

HAVASU NEWS
— Release illegal immigrants in ‘selected’ congressional districts – Bruce Warner (DIERSEN: How many illegals do Democrat U.S. Senators and Democrat governors want released into their states? How many illegals do Democrat U.S. Congressmen want released into their districts? How many illegals do Democrat state senators and Democrat state representatives want released into their districts? Which counties, townships/wards, municipalities, precincts, and neighborhoods would these illegals be released into?)
https://www.havasunews.com/opinion/bruce-warner-release-illegal-immigrants-in-selected-congressional-districts/article_5c707b20-21fe-11e9-99c6-278984505ba5.html

 

NEWSWEEK
— MEGHAN MCCAIN NO LONGER CALLS HERSELF A REPUBLICAN, SAYS THE GOP’S CHARACTER ‘SEEMS TO BE GONE’ – DONICA PHIFER
https://www.newsweek.com/meghan-mccain-no-longer-calls-herself-republican-says-gops-character-seems-be-1306607

 

INDEPENDENT
— Another illegal immigrant caravan moves north As an even larger illegal immigrant caravan moves north, we should ask Congress: Are they representing U.S. citizens or Latin America? – Michael Shannon
http://suindependent.com/another-illegal-immigrant-caravan-moves-north/

 

DAILY BEAST
— Texas AG Claims Nearly 60,000 Non-Citizens Voted in State Elections Over Last Two Decades
https://www.thedailybeast.com/texas-ag-claims-nearly-60000-non-citizens-voted-in-state-elections-over-last-two-decades

January 26 Evening Edition

DAILY HERALD
— Naperville representative’s ‘white supremacist’ comments sparking conversation – Marie Wilson (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats demonize, denigrate, condemn, and promote hatred against Republicans, and especially against Republicans who are White, male, and/or older, as being White supremacists, Nazis, KKK members, haters, racists, sexists, and even worse things who should be gotten rid of. Democrats do not want “spark conversation.” They want to get rid of Republicans.)
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20190126/naperville-representatives-white-supremacist-comments-sparking-conversation
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Stava-Murray’s comments have drawn demands for apologies from the Lisle and Naperville Township Republican Organizations, as well as calls by Naperville City Council member Kevin Coyne and others for her to be censured. “What I feel most uplifted by since I made those comments, and since the subsequent press coverage, is actually that several groups I’ve heard of have actually been discussing what racism looks like today in Naperville,” she said. “And how do we change it.” Many Naperville leaders, including Mayor Steve Chirico, who has worked to diversify membership on the city’s advisory boards and commissions, say her claims of “white supremacist policies” are far from the truth. “I don’t think it’s a fair characterization,” Chirico said. Some say the criticism of harboring white favoritism doesn’t fit a city becoming known as a hub of Indian-American business and culture. Naperville demographics show the city is 68.3 percent white, 17.9 percent Asian, 5.7 percent Hispanic, 5 percent black and 3.2 percent two or more races, according to the U.S. Census Bureau in July 2018. “If it was that kind of supremacist city,” says Krishna Bansal, chairman of Naperville Indian Community Outreach, a group formed by late Mayor George Pradel in 2013 along with a counterpart for Chinese outreach, “why would people come here?” . . . Chirico said the city follows a nationally standardized process for hiring police officers and maintains a review board specifically to discuss issues such as inherent bias before making decisions. He said he trusts the hiring process as well as police Chief Robert Marshall’s emphasis on diversifying his force. “It would be really, really hard to make a case that our recruitment process or our hiring process is somehow biased,” Chirico said. “It’s just not.” “We flatly deny and oppose any insinuation that Naperville hires police officers who are not appropriately vetted and highly qualified,” read a statement from city hall. . .Chirico said he is not concerned, saying that if it were a problem, those affected would be talking about it. Statistics provided to the Illinois Department of Transportation show white drivers were pulled over during 63 percent of the 13,342 traffic stops conducted in 2017 in Naperville, and minority drivers were involved in the remaining 37 percent of stops. Statewide, police stopped white drivers 58 percent of the time in 2017 and pulled over minority drivers in 42 percent of stops. . .Naperville City Council member Patty Gustin, who sells real estate for Charles Rutenberg Realty, said she is offended by Stava-Murray’s comments, which she says “create fake barriers and drive people away.” “I have not observed Realtors violating fair housing laws,” Gustin said. “To the contrary, we work especially hard to build a diverse community.” . . . District 203 did not immediately provide its rates of student suspension or AP class participation by race. But officials on Friday acknowledged a national trend of disproportionate disciplinary action against black students and said the trend “also holds true in Naperville 203.” To try to address the disparity, the district has implemented policies including placement in alternative schools instead of expulsion and has created a diversity advisory committee. “This is not a new issue for Naperville 203, but we are actively working to address it,” Rakeda Leaks, executive director of diversity and inclusion, said in a written statement. “We are committed to inclusive practices and supporting the educational and emotional needs of all students in the district.”)
— Casten takes Congressional oath in Wheaton, committing to freedom and equality – Marie Wilson
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20190126/casten-takes-congressional-oath-in-wheaton-committing-to-freedom-and-equality
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Yet other leaders who spoke in advance of the keynote speaker, Democratic U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin, noted the need for collaboration to move on from the midterms, with blue or red affiliations in the back seat. These included Republican DuPage County Board Chairman Dan Cronin and Democratic DuPage County Judge Linda Davenport.)
— Koch network gathers wealthy donors after 2020 Trump snub – AP
https://www.dailyherald.com/article/20190126/news/301269919/
— Conservatives say Trump caved, but confident he’ll get wall – AP
https://www.dailyherald.com/article/20190126/news/301269894/
— How Congress got Trump to climb down, end shutdown, for now – AP
https://www.dailyherald.com/article/20190126/news/301269929/

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A Trump-hater says “Trump’s shutdown retreat reveals weakness.”
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/analysis-trump-shutdown-end-weakness-caved-pelosi-wall-border/
— Some Trump supporters cheer the shutdown, predict re-election – AP
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/trump-supporters-government-shutdown-federal-employees/

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Census count for homeless in DuPage takes volunteers to parking lots, gas stations and other places of refuge – Alicia Fabbre
https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/naperville-sun/news/ct-nvs-dupage-homeless-count-st-0125-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A Trump-hater says: ‘Prisoner of his own impulse’: Inside Trump’s cave to end the shutdown without a wall
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/politics/ct-trump-government-shutdown-spending-wall-20190125-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: rump-haters say: How the shutdown ended: Americans just had it up to here
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/politics/ct-how-the-shutdown-ended-20190126-story.html
— As shutdown ends, workers have little faith about the future – AP
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/politics/ct-shutdown-whats-next-20190126-story.html

 

NBC5
— Local Federal Workers Breathe Sigh of Relief After Deal Reached
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/web—furloughed-federal-employees-breathe-sigh-of-relief_Chicago-504919402.html

 

FOX NEWS CHICAGO
— Trump Golf Club managers knew for years many employees were illegal, but just now fired them – AP
http://www.fox32chicago.com/news/national/trump-golf-club-managers-knew-for-years-many-employees-were-illegal-but-just-now-fired-them

 

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Hard choices will test Pritzker’s relationship with lawmakers – Bernard Schoenburg
https://www.sj-r.com/opinion/20190126/bernard-schoenburg-hard-choices-will-test-pritzkers-relationship-with-lawmakers
— Fair maps process back at legislature – Doug Finke
https://www.sj-r.com/opinion/20190126/statehouse-insider-fair-maps-process-back-at-legislature

 

HERALD & REVIEW
— Pritzker wildly outspent Rauner – Rich Miller
https://herald-review.com/opinion/columnists/rich-miller-pritzker-wildly-outspent-rauner/article_d92deb58-7d93-52fd-a398-0a2a207e7cfa.html
— How Macon County Democrats, Republicans grade President Trump How local Democrats, Republicans grade President Trump
https://herald-review.com/opinion/opinion-how-macon-county-democrats-republicans-grade-president-trump/article_36c4c66a-cfe9-52bf-9d1a-3d73b56a7c0b.html

 

ALTON TELEGRAPH
— Newly elected state Sen. Plummer ready to get to work in Springfield – Grant Morgan
https://www.thetelegraph.com/news/article/Newly-elected-state-Sen-Plummer-ready-to-get-to-13564131.php

 

FOX ILLINOIS
— Illinois law allows police to take in pets if they look too cold – Cymphanie Sherman
https://foxillinois.com/news/local/illinois-law-allows-police-to-take-in-pets-if-they-look-too-cold
— 12 immigrant workers at Trump golf course fired, lawyer says – AP
https://foxillinois.com/news/nation-world/12-immigrant-workers-at-trump-golf-course-fired-lawyer-says-01-26-2019

 

NAPERVILLE COMMUNITY TELEVISION
— New Referendum in Naperville Township
https://www.nctv17.com/news/new-referendum-in-naperville-township/

 

MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— Minutes of the Secret Meeting of Algonquin Township Board Discuss Tax Protest Settlement
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2019/01/26/minutes-of-the-secret-meeting-of-algonquin-township-board-discuss-tax-protest-settlement/
— End to Suit that Forced Suburbs to Help Solve Chicago’s Segregation Problem
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2019/01/25/end-to-suit-that-forced-suburbs-to-help-solve-chicagos-segregation-problem/
— Pritzker Signs Illinois Up for the Paris Accord – Text
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2019/01/26/pritzker-signs-illinois-up-for-the-paris-accord/

 

ILLINOIS FAMILY INSTITUTE
— Islam Exposed As a Religion of ‘Brutality,’ Not ‘Peace’ – Michael F. Haverluck
https://illinoisfamily.org/islam-sharia/islam-exposed-as-a-religion-of-brutality-not-peace/

 

CANADA FREE PRESS
— How to Lose a Culture War Such craven groveling before the gods of political correctness is now the rule among the putative guardians of Western civilization – Tom McCaffrey image
https://canadafreepress.com/article/how-to-lose-a-culture-war

 

GOPUSA
— Chuck and Nancy crow after Trump temporarily ended government shutdown at 35 days
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=64085
— Group launches ‘Draft Ann Coulter’ to run against Trump in 2020
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=6405
— Indian disrupter Nathan Phillips stayed in U.S. during Vietnam War, went AWOL three times
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=64062

 

AMERICAN THINKER
— Why Trump went for a 21-day suspension of the partial shutdown, and what happens next – Thomas Lifson
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2019/01/why_trump_went_for_a_21day_suspension_of_the_partial_shutdown_and_what_happens_next.html

 

THE HILL
— Steve King addresses white nationalist controversy in town hall – TAL AXELROD
https://thehill.com/homenews/house/427107-steve-king-addresses-white-nationalist-controversy-in-first-town-hall-back

 

WASHINGTON POST
— Donald Trump’s demand for a border wall shut down the government. At the same time, his company was firing undocumented workers. – Joshua Partlow and David A. Fahrenthold
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/donald-trumps-demand-for-a-border-wall-shut-down-the-government-at-the-same-time-his-company-was-firing-undocumented-workers/2019/01/26/8cf75d66-20c5-11e9-8e21-59a09ff1e2a1_story.html

 

NEWSWEEK
— STEVE KING ACCUSES THOSE WHO CALL HIM RACIST OF ORWELLIAN ‘POLICING OUR LANGUAGE’ IN FACEBOOK LIVE TOWN HALL – ALEXANDRA HUTZLER
https://www.newsweek.com/steve-king-accuses-racist-orwellian-policing-language-facebook-live-1306524

 

MOTLEY FOOL
— Most Americans Would Move for a Job Younger workers are more likely to be open to changing locations. – Daniel B. Kline
https://www.fool.com/careers/2019/01/26/most-americans-would-move-for-a-job.aspx

 

GUARDIAN
— End of shutdown: workers left with debts, bad credit and shattered trust The blasé attitude of Trump administration officials is a world away from the experience of federal employees – who fear a repeat in three weeks’ time – Tom McCarthy
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2019/jan/26/end-of-shutdown-federal-workers-debts-credit-shattered-trust