Tag: GOPUSA

December 6 Evening Edition

FOX NEWS CHICAGO
— Denmark plans to banish unwanted migrants to small, remote island (DIERSEN: According to anti-Trumps, there is no such thing as an unwanted migrant.)
http://www.fox32chicago.com/news/dont-miss/denmark-plans-to-banish-unwanted-migrants-to-small-remote-island

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— NRA settles dispute with artist who created The Bean over sculpture’s use in Dana Loesch video – Liam Ford
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/ct-met-anish-kapoor-nra-the-bean-ad-20181206-story.html
— Ex-Berwyn police chief, who left job after bar fight charge, made vice president at Morton College — with $177K salary – Ted Gregory
https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/ct-met-morton-college-raise-ex-berwyn-chief-20181204-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Pot pushers push pot.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-met-michigan-legal-marijuana-illinois-20181205-story.html
— Don’t say marijuana is harmless. A stoned driver killed my daughter. – Corinne Gasper
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/commentary/ct-perspec-marijuana-pot-drugged-driver-daughter-killed-1207-20181206-story.html

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— GOP schemes in Wisconsin, Michigan go against will of the people – Editorial (DIERSEN: What do Democrats say that the “will of the people” is in your precinct, in your municipality, in your township/ward, in your county, in Illinois, in America, and in the world? From what I see, Democrats say it is to get rid of Trump once and for all, as well as those 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://chicago.suntimes.com/opinion/wisconsin-michigan-gop-republican-tony-evers-governor-election-power/

 

DAILY HERALD
— Here’s what individual teachers would get under Geneva school board’s offer – Susan Sarkauskas (DIERSEN: Federal employees do not get pay increases for earning job-related degrees, job-related professional certifications, or job-related professional licenses. I worked for the federal government 1966-1969 and 1971-1997. I earned a) a job-related bachelor’s degree when I was 21 in 1970 and job-related master’s degrees when I was 27, 31, and 48, b) job-related professional certifications when I was 30, 32, 41, 45, 47, and 48, and c) a job-related professional license when I was 32.)
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20181206/heres-what-individual-teachers-would-get-under-geneva-school-boards-offer

(FROM THE ARTICLE: The report lists certified personnel from A to Z. It shows their current salaries, years with the district (“step”) and graduate-level education (“lane”). It also shows what they would be paid as their experience increases over the four years of the proposed contract. For some, it also includes a pay increase because of additional graduate education. According to the district’s calculations, individual teachers’ pay would increase, in four years, by as little as 6.56 percent to up to 44.71 percent for one individual. Actual dollar increases per person range from $4,044 over those four years to $28,796. The first figure is for a teacher who is on step 17 and does not have any graduate credits. The latter is for a teacher who is on step 16 with a master’s degree but who has now attained either a doctorate or a second master’s degree.)

 

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Caterpillar to cut more jobs in Joliet The company notified the state it will lay off 285 workers, 55 more than when it first announced it would move plant production to Mexico. – CLAIRE BUSHEY
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/manufacturing/caterpillar-cut-more-jobs-joliet

 

MCHENHRY COUNTY BLOG
— OUTSTANDING: McHenry County State’s Attorney Patrick Kenneally Opposes Legalization of Recreational Pot
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2018/12/06/pot/

 

PRAIRIE STATE WIRE
— Ives speaks out against TIF legislation – Kyla Asbury
https://prairiestatewire.com/stories/511652128-ives-speaks-out-against-tif-legislation

 

DUPAGE POLICY JOURNAL
— Governor race: Republican Rauner wins voter tally in Milton Township Precinct 65
https://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/511638358-governor-race-republican-rauner-wins-voter-tally-in-milton-township-precinct-65

 

CAPITOL FAX
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Capitol Fax, that is, Rich Miller, promotes pot.
https://capitolfax.com/2018/12/06/dont-be-fooled-by-junk-marijuana-science/

 

FOX NEWS CHANNEL
— House Democrats could revoke rule allowing lawmakers to have guns on Capitol grounds – Kaitlyn Schallhorn
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/house-democrats-could-revoke-rule-allowing-lawmakers-to-have-guns-on-capitol-grounds
— New York Democrat Gillibrand mocked for saying future is ‘female’ and ‘intersectional’ – Lukas Mikelionis (DIERSEN: What do you say to those who want to use government to get rid of individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time?)
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/new-yorks-kirsten-gillibrand-mocked-for-saying-future-is-female-and-intersectional

 

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Illegal immigrant families shatter records in November – Stephen Dinan
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2018/dec/6/illegal-immigrant-families-shatter-records-novembe/

 

GOPUSA
— New welfare numbers show the burden of immigrants on the American taxpayers – Matthew Boyle
http://www.gopusa.com/new-welfare-numbers-show-the-burden-of-immigrants-on-the-american-taxpayers/

 

DAILY CALLER
— GOP SENATORS INTRODUCE BILL TO FUND THE BORDER WALL IN FULL – Molly Prince
https://dailycaller.com/2018/12/06/republican-senators-fund-wall/

 

TOWNHALL
— Marco Rubio Destroys Kirsten Gillibrand’s Identity Politics Nonsense – Katie Pavlich
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/katiepavlich/2018/12/06/marco-rubio-destroys-gillibrand-for-her-identity-politics-nonsense-n2537081

 

BREITBART
— White House to Host Google CEO Amid Cloud of Concerns over Company’s Silencing of Conservatives
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2018/12/06/white-house-to-host-google-ceo-amid-cloud-of-concerns-over-companys-silencing-of-conservatives/
— Sen. Jim Inhofe Introduces Bill to Build Wall ‘Paid for by Mexico’ – Sean Moran
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2018/12/06/exclusive-sen-jim-inhofe-introduces-bill-build-wall-paid-mexico/

 

CHRISTIAN POST
— Caravan supporters disgrace legal immigrants and endanger fellow citizens Caravan supporters disgrace legal immigrants and endanger fellow citizens – Brigitte Gabriel
https://www.christianpost.com/voice/caravan-supporters-disgrace-legal-immigrants-and-endanger-fellow-citizens.html

 

CNS NEWS
— Pregnant Migrant Woman Gives Birth on U.S. Soil 24 Hours After Climbing Border Wall – Melanie Arter
https://www.cnsnews.com/blog/melanie-arter/pregnant-migrant-woman-gives-birth-us-soil-24-hours-after-climbing-border-wall

 

AMERICAN THINKER
— Wisconsin Democrats complain GOP lawmakers thwarting the ‘will of the voter’ – Rick Moran (DIERSEN: The “will” of those who vote for Democrats is not only to punish Trump, but to get rid of individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2018/12/wisconsin_democrats_complain_gop_lawmakers_thwarting_the_will_of_the_voter_.html
— Caravan: The first anchor baby arrives – Monica Showalter
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2018/12/caravan_the_first_anchor_baby_arrives.html

 

NEW AMERICAN
— Birth of Migrant Anchor Baby Raises Birthright Citizenship Issue Again – R. Cort Kirkwood
https://www.thenewamerican.com/usnews/immigration/item/30833-birth-of-migrant-anchor-baby-raises-birthright-citizenship-issue-again

 

LIFE ZETTE
— New York’s Gillibrand Insists the ‘Future Is Female’ and ‘Intersectional’ Liberal senator is earning ire on social media – Lukas Mikelionis (DIERSEN: What do you say to those who want to use government to get rid of individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time?)
https://www.lifezette.com/2018/12/new-yorks-gillibrand-insists-the-future-is-female-and-intersectional/

 

CONSERVATIVE HQ
— Conservative Leaders To GOP Congress: Build The Wall, Defend American Sovereignty (DIERSEN: Who are the conservative leaders in your municipality, in your township/ward, in your county, and in Illinois? What do they do to defend and advance the Illinois Republican Party and Republican Party platforms, including their traditional family, right to life, immigration, Second Amendment, and equal opportunity (no race or gender based preference giving) planks? Do they have a website and do they post to it regularly? Do they send out emails regularly? How many visit their websites and read their emails? Who visits their websites and reads their emails? What do you say to those who claim to be conservative leaders in Illinois, in DuPage County, and in Wheaton, but who a) discourage me from putting GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails together and sending them out and b) discourage everyone from reading those emails? They treat me like me and my GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails never existed. They fail/refuse to keep diersen@aol.com on their press advisory and press release lists. They do not want me a) to know about their events and other activities, b) to promote their events and other activities, c) to attend their events, and d) to report on their events and other activities. They read my GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails to get information to use against me.)
http://www.conservativehq.com/node/29257

 

CBS NEWS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Trump-haters crow about their success in using “religious people” to promote hatred of Trump.
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/baby-jesus-in-cage-churchs-immigration-themed-nativity-scene-dedham-2018-12-06/

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— Making President Trump’s Bed: A Housekeeper Without Papers At the president’s New Jersey golf course, an undocumented immigrant has worked as a maid since 2013. She said she never imagined she “would see such important people close up.” – Miriam Jordan
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/12/06/us/trump-bedminster-golf-undocumented-workers.html

 

WASHINGTON POST
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A WASP-hater demonizes, denigrates, and condemns WASPs. How soon, if not already, will individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries officially take steps to get rid of WASPs once and for all?
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/im-not-calling-to-revive-wasp-culture-just-to-learn-from-it/2018/12/06/a19d5eea-f99d-11e8-863c-9e2f864d47e7_story.html

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-American business leaders voice concern about Trump plan to crack down on immigrants using public benefits. In a letter signed by more than 100 anti-American executives, they said the proposed rule would impede hiring and impose unduly legal burdens.
https://www.wsj.com/articles/business-leaders-voice-concern-about-trump-plan-to-crack-down-on-immigrants-using-public-benefits-1544133724

 

FORBES
— For IBM, Reskilling The Workforce For AI Takes On A New Urgency – Joe McKendrick (DIERSEN: Have you ever reskilled yourself? I have. In 1992, when I was 43 years old, after my Democrat GAO superiors had made it clear that they would never again assign me to audits of IRS, after they had assigned me to audits of federal financial institution regulators, I began taking graduate courses at IIT, and in 1997, when I was 48 years old, I earned a master’s degree in financial markets and trading from IIT.)
https://www.forbes.com/sites/joemckendrick/2018/12/04/for-ibm-reskilling-the-workforce-for-ai-takes-on-a-new-urgency/#50bff4a6763e
— Why Employers Should Support The Expansion Of Social Security – Nancy Altman (DIERSEN: All my critics/opponents, all their operatives, and all their dupes promote age discrimination a) because they want to get rid of those who are older than they are and/or b) because they want to curry favor with those who promote age discrimination.)
https://www.forbes.com/sites/nancyaltman/2018/12/06/why-employers-should-support-the-expansion-of-social-security/#6e693f784be5
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The nation is facing a looming retirement income crisis where workers will be unable to retire and maintain their standards of living. Age discrimination laws properly prohibit employers from firing older workers simply because of their age. An expanded Social Security will provide those older workers with greater opportunity to enjoy some leisure after a lifetime of work. It will also lower employer costs, since older workers are often the most expensive, and allow younger workers to move forward in their careers. Moreover, retirees are consumers. As they age, they tend to stop saving and start spending what savings they were able to accumulate during their working years. The goods and services they purchase are essential for a strong economy. A report published a half-decade ago found that Social Security’s combined payments in 2012 resulted in the production of approximately $1.4 trillion in economic output, the creation of over 9.2 million jobs, and an increase in the tax revenues of local, state, and federal governments that exceeded $222 billion. And that was a half-decade ago. Those positive effects are substantially larger today. And an expanded Social Security would produce even greater returns.)

 

FEDERAL NEWS NETWORK
— Nat’l Science Foundation seeks to ‘lower the barriers’ to reskilling federal workforce – Jory Heckman (DIERSEN: Have you ever reskilled yourself? I have. In 1992, when I was 43 years old, after my Democrat GAO superiors had made it clear that they would never again assign me to audits of IRS, after they had assigned me to audits of federal financial institution regulators, I began taking graduate courses at IIT, and in 1997, when I was 48 years old, I earned a master’s degree in financial markets and trading from IIT.)
https://federalnewsnetwork.com/workforce/2018/12/natl-science-foundation-seeks-to-lower-the-barriers-to-reskilling-federal-workforce/

 

THE WEEK
— 5 Republicans who could challenge Trump in 2020 – Matthew Walther (DIERSEN: How many of these 5 will hint/imply/argue/shout that for Republicans to win in 2020, the Republican party must dump voters, dump organizations, dump companies, dump governments, and dump countries that are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time?)
https://theweek.com/articles/811016/5-republicans-who-could-challenge-trump-2020

 

NEWSWEEK
— TRUMP-SUPPORTING PASTOR SAYS NEWLY ELECTED CONGRESS WILL ‘LOOK LIKE AN ISLAMIC REPUBLIC’ – ALEXANDRA HUTZLER
https://www.newsweek.com/conservative-pastor-says-newly-elected-congress-resembles-islamic-republic-1247868
— ‘WAKE UP, DUDES’: RETIRING REPUBLICAN LAWMAKER SAYS GOP WILL BE ‘GRANDPARENTS’ PARTY IF IT DOESN’T BRING IN WOMEN – CHANTAL DA SILVA
https://www.newsweek.com/wake-dudes-retiring-republican-lawmaker-says-gop-will-be-grandparents-party-1246785
— DONALD TRUMP LITERALLY HAD HIS BED MADE AND TOILET CLEANED BY AN UNDOCUMENTED IMMIGRANT – CHRISTINA ZHAO
https://www.newsweek.com/donald-trump-literally-had-his-bed-made-and-toilet-cleaned-undocumented-1247890
— ‘I FELT LIKE A CRIMINAL’: U.S. OFFICIALS TRIED TO HANDCUFF CARAVAN ASYLUM SEEKER MOMENTS AFTER SHE GAVE BIRTH – JASON LEMON
https://www.newsweek.com/i-felt-criminal-us-officials-tried-handcuff-caravan-asylum-seeker-moments-1247269

December 6 Morning Edition

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Even pension loopholes are protected? Then amend the Illinois Constitution. – Editorial
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/editorials/ct-edit-pension-abuse-illinois-ruling-20181204-story.html
— FRONT PAGE WITH BIG COLOR PICTURE: DIERSEN HEADLINE: In an editorial unethically made to look like a news article, pot pushers push pot.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-met-michigan-legal-marijuana-illinois-20181205-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A Trump-hater promotes hatred of Trump.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/chapman/ct-perspec-chapman-republicans-saudi-yemen-wall-1206-20181205-story.html
— George H.W. Bush was indeed a prudent man, and the world was better for it – John Kass
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/columnists/kass/ct-met-george-bush-funeral-kass-20181205-story.html

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Ald. Burke did not lose ‘legitimacy’ after FBI raid — he never had it – Editorial (DIERSEN: Who paints/painted you as not being legitimate? I should write a book about those who paint/painted me as not being a legitimate member of the media. They stress that according to the ILLINOIS SENATE MEDIA GUIDELINES FOR THE 100TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY (http://www.ilga.gov/senate/SenateMediaGuidelines.pdf), “Persons eligible to apply for a media credential must be a bona fide resident correspondent of reputable standing, giving their chief attention to the gathering and reporting of news. Applicants must be employed by newspapers, periodicals, radio or other news services (hereinafter “news organization”) that regularly publishes a substantial volume of news material of either general, economic, industrial, technical, cultural, or trade character whether on television, in print, on the Internet or a combination thereof. The news organization must engage in and require coverage of Illinois on a continuing basis and must be owned and operated independently of any industry, institution, association, or lobbying organization. All applicants must also be employed by a news organization that is published for profit and is supported chiefly by advertising or by subscription, or is published by a nonprofit organization. Each applicant must operate independently of any industry, or institution, and not engage, directly or indirectly, in any lobbying or other activity intended to influence any matter before the General Assembly or before any department or other instrumentality of the Executive branch.)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/opinion/edward-burke-lori-lightfoot-workers-compensation/

 

DAILY HERALD
— #MeToo’s unintended consequences – Kathleen Parker (DIERSEN: Government is nasty. Politics is nasty. While I worked for the Democrats who ran GAO’s Chicago office 1980-1997, they assigned me to supervise virtually every woman that they hired after 1980. Of course, they wanted those women to charge me with sexual harassment and even worse things.)
https://www.dailyherald.com/discuss/20181206/metoos-unintended-consequences
(FROM THE ARTICLE: A recent Bloomberg News headline came as no surprise: “Wall Street Rule for the #MeToo Era: Avoid Women at All Cost.” In a word, it was inevitable. Some men are so concerned about the possible repercussions of what they might say or do that they’re steering clear of women in the workplace altogether. And as a result, according to Bloomberg, Wall Street “risks becoming more of a boy’s club, rather than less of one.”)

 

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— As hard times continue for black residents, many moving away   A new CMAP analysis of census data suggests that African-Americans badly lag other groups in economic growth and are leaving metro Chicago in response. – GREG HINZ (DIERSEN: It certainly seems like those who dominate Chicago want to dump Blacks and replace them with Hispanics.)
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/greg-hinz-politics/hard-times-continue-black-residents-many-moving-away

 

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Bush remembered in Springfield as warm, gracious – Bernard Schoenburg (DIERSEN: How do your critics/opponents want you to be remembered? My critics/opponents want me to be remembered as someone who was a White supremacist, Nazi, KKK member, hater, racist, sexist, bigot, and even worse things. They want me to be remembered as someone who was a Trump supporter, Protestant (baptized, raised, and confirmed as a Missouri Synod Lutheran), conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, rich, gun owner, 100% German Americans, draft avoider, and someone whose ancestors had been in America since 1844. They want me to be remembered as being someone who opposed the promotion of a) dependency on government, b) dependency on charity, c) LGBTQ activity, d) abortion, e) mass/illegal immigration, f) abolition of the First and Second Amendments, g) booze, gambling, pot, and other vices, h) patronage, i) political affiliation discrimination, j) reverse discrimination, k) age discrimination, and l) retaliation. They want me to be remembered as someone who filed false and frivolous lawsuits. They want me to be remembered as someone who they could not manipulate or dominate. They want me to be remembered as someone who was not a member of a church, who did not attend church services, and who did not give money to a church. Even though there are two large cemeteries in my precinct, because so many of my critics/opponents are/were in Wheaton, I do not want to be buried in Wheaton, I want to be cremated so that they cannot urinate/defecate on my grave.)
https://www.sj-r.com/opinion/20181205/bernard-schoenburg-bush-remembered-in-springfield-as-warm-gracious
— Transportation officials: Illinois gas tax increase is needed – Brenden Moore
https://www.sj-r.com/news/20181205/transportation-officials-illinois-gas-tax-increase-is-needed

 

KANE COUNTY REPORTER
— Ugaste urges civility, common ground in legislature – Glenn Minnis
https://kanecountyreporter.com/stories/511653085-ugaste-urges-civility-common-ground-in-legislature

 

ILLINOIS NEWS NETWORK
— Illinois seeks waiver from SNAP work requirements Congressman says waiver reform not part of farm bill – Greg Bishop (DIERSEN: What do you say to those who want “government” to provide not only “free” education, but also “free” housing, “free” food, “free” clothing, “free” healthcare, “free” transportation, and “free” everything else? Why get an education, why get a job, why save for your retirement, why etc. if “government” is going to give you everything for “free?”)
https://www.ilnews.org/news/economy/illinois-seeks-waiver-from-snap-work-requirements/article_c2bc7bdc-f8cc-11e8-ac70-7b3f28138897.html

 

HULTGREN FUNERAL HOME
— OBITUARY: Thomas Lee “Tom” Johnson
https://www.hultgrenfh.com/obituary/tom-johnson
(FROM THE OBITUARY: Thomas Lee “Tom” Johnson, age 73, of West Chicago, went peacefully to be with his Lord on Monday, December 3, 2018, following a four-month battle with cancer. . .Tom worked hard to pattern a life of service around his personal faith, his family, and his deep-seated commitment to basic American ideals. Tom graduated from Oak Lawn Community High School (IL) in 1963. From 1966-68, Tom served in the U.S. Army, including a tour of duty in Vietnam (1967-68). Tom pursued his interest in law, receiving degrees from the University of Michigan (B.A., Political Science) in 1970 and DePaul University College of Law (J.D.) in 1974. Following law school, Tom joined the DuPage County State’s Attorney’s Office as Assistant State’s Attorney, where he became chief of the White Collar Crime Division. In 1979, he co-founded a private practice, Johnson & Westra, in Wheaton, IL. He took his first steps toward public office when he entered the 1984 race for the 14th U.S. Congressional District, campaigning door-to-door in 550 precincts, losing the race by just 776 votes. In 1993, he was elected to the Illinois House of Representatives and served the 50th District until 2003. While in the House, Tom chaired the Judiciary Committee and was co-chairman of the Illinois Prison Reform Committee. From 2011-13, Tom was the Illinois State Senator for the 48th District.)

 

FREEDOM’S JOURNAL
— FAKE PRAISE FOR GHWB: WHERE WERE MEDIA WHEN HE NEEDED THEM? – Larry Elder
https://freedomsjournalinstitute.org/latest-news/opinion/fake-praise-for-ghwb-where-were-media-when-he-needed-them/

 

BREITBART
— Retiring Rep. Bob Goodlatte: E-Verify Should Be Mandatory, Jobs Biggest Magnet for Illegal Immigration – Penny Starr (DIERSEN: Democrats want immigrants because immigrants vote for Democrats. RINOs want immigrants because RINOs want cheap labor. Democrats do not promise immigrants public sector jobs. Democrats promise immigrants massive welfare, massive public assistance, dependency on government, dependency on charity, LGBTQ activity, abortion, mass/illegal immigration, abolition of the First and Second Amendments, booze, gambling, pot, and other vices, patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, age discrimination, retaliation, and even worse things. RINOs promise immigrants bad jobs, that is, jobs like I had.)
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2018/12/05/goodlatte-e-verify-should-be-mandatory-jobs-biggest-magnet-for-illegal-immigration/

 

AMERICAN THINKER
— Trump’s Enemies: A Book for the Ages – Ed Timperlake (DIERSEN: Who has painted themselves as being your enemy? I should write a book about a) those who have painted themselves as being my enemies and b) the adverse actions that they have taken against me.)
https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2018/12/trumps_enemies_a_book_for_the_ages.html

 

THE HILL
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps promote anti-Trumps.
https://thehill.com/homenews/media/419819-former-rnc-chair-difference-between-republicanism-and-conservatism-in-age-of
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps what the Republican Party to dump men.
https://thehill.com/homenews/house/419976-wake-up-dudes-gender-gap-confounds-gop-women

 

POLITICO
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Trump-haters use Bush funeral to promote hatred of Trump.
https://www.politico.com/magazine/story/2018/12/05/george-hw-bush-funeral-trump-washington-222763

 

ABC NEWS
— Memos to federal workers: Leave that #ResistTrump coffee mug at home – ANNE FLAHERTY
https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/memos-federal-workers-leave-resisttrump-coffee-mug-home/story?id=59609400

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Smoke a Joint, Save the Subway? – Emma G. Fitzsimmons
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/12/05/nyregion/marijuana-legalized-nyc-subway.html
— The End of Privacy Began in the 1960s – Margaret O’Mara (DIERSEN: Federal employees and federal retirees have absolutely no privacy.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/12/05/opinion/google-facebook-privacy.html
— Facebook Emails Show Its Real Mission: Making Money and Crushing Competition – Kevin Roose
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/12/05/technology/facebook-emails-privacy-data.html
— To Reduce Privacy Risks, the Census Plans to Report Less Accurate Data Guaranteeing people’s confidentiality has become more of a challenge, but some scholars worry that the new system will impede research. (DIERSEN: Federal employees and federal retirees have absolutely no privacy.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/12/05/upshot/to-reduce-privacy-risks-the-census-plans-to-report-less-accurate-data.html

— Inside the Emails Facebook Never Thought You’d Read
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/12/06/business/dealbook/facebook-email-data.html
— Facebook Used People’s Data to Favor Certain Partners and Punish Rivals, Documents Show – Adam Satariano and Mike Isaac
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/12/05/technology/facebook-documents-uk-parliament.html
— From Homeless to Dream Job in Just One Year – Remy Tumin (DIERSEN: How long did it take for you to get your “dream job?” My critics/opponents stress that my Democrat GAO superiors a) did not promote me to GS-13 until I was 38, b) forced me to retire in 1997 when I was 49 years old, c) gave me unfair performance expectations and appraisals, d) always ranked me in the bottom half of my coworkers for pay-for-performance purposes, e) did not promote me beyond GS-13, f) got rid of my mentor in 1987, g) kept me off audits of IRS for all but 3 of the almost 18 years that I worked for GAO, and h) forced me to take a $19,203 (26%) pay cut in today’s dollars to transfer from IRS to GAO in 1980.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/12/05/neediest-cases/homeless-to-dream-job.html

 

WASHINGTON POST
— George H.W. Bush praised for respecting federal employees, supporting equitable pay His record, however, is not totally clean – Joe Davidson (DIERSEN: I was a federal employee for 12 years while Bush was Vice President and President. I worked for GAO 1981-1989 while he was Vice President and 1989-1993 while he was President. Of course, because I have always been a Republican, my Democrat GAO superiors used everything that Bush did or did not do against me. If Bush had been reelected in 1992, I might still be a GAO employee.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2018/12/05/bush-praised-respect-shown-federal-employees-supporting-equitable-pay/

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Trump Didn’t Kill the Bush Values The opposition to traditional virtues was evident at the 1992 convention. – Daniel Henninger (DIERSEN: I should write a book about those who falsely claim to be religious, conservative, and/or Republican to give themselves standing to promote massive welfare, massive public assistance, dependency on government, dependency on charity, LGBTQ activity, abortion, mass/illegal immigration, abolition of the First and Second Amendments, booze, gambling, pot, and other vices, patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, age discrimination, retaliation, and even worse things.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/trump-didnt-kill-the-bush-values-1544053897


— State Funeral for President George H.W. Bush Suggests It’s Possible to Unite as Well as Divide ‘He looked for the good in each person. And he usually found it,’ his son said in his eulogy – Gerald F. Seib
https://www.wsj.com/articles/state-funeral-for-president-george-h-w-bush-suggests-its-possible-to-unite-as-well-as-divide-1544048342
(FROM THE ARTICLE: There are ample grounds for skepticism. Even as this Bush moment was marked, it wasn’t possible to put aside entirely the passions and divisions of the moment. When President Trump arrived, he strode past and then sat down in the same pew as former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, who opposed him in a presidential campaign in which Mr. Trump led supporters in chanting, “Lock her up.” Mrs. Clinton sat stony-faced, staring straight ahead. . .Yet for all the talk of unity, there were no Democratic speakers at Wednesday’s service, and no handshakes between Mr. Trump and Bill and Mrs. Clinton.)
— Few N.Y. Businesses Sign Up for State Program to Bypass Trump SALT Tax Limits Program had been touted by Cuomo – Jimmy Vielkind
https://www.wsj.com/articles/few-n-y-businesses-sign-up-for-state-program-to-bypass-trump-tax-limits-1543766400
— HARDCOPY ARTICLE TITLE: Facebook Emails Shed Light on Tactics – Kirsten Grind and Deepa Seetharaman
https://www.wsj.com/articles/facebook-emails-give-inside-look-at-how-it-shared-user-data-1544046770
— A Campus Free-Speech Dustup With No Conservatives A speech by a porn star tests the University of Wisconsin’s commitment to the First Amendment. – Jillian Kay Melchior
https://www.wsj.com/articles/a-campus-free-speech-dustup-with-no-conservatives-1544053876

 

USA TODAY
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD WITH BIG COLOR PICTURE: DIERSEN HEADLINE: In an editorial unethically made to look like a news article, Trump-haters use the Bush funeral to promote hatred against Trump.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2018/12/05/funeral-subtle-show-contrasts-between-bush-trump/2213012002/
— Silence, straight-ahead stares and candy mark rare full meeting of presidents’ club at Bush funeral – John Fritze, David Jackson and William Cummings
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2018/12/05/presidents-club-trump-obama-clinton-carter-george-bush-funeral/2213863002/
— How a small Tennessee flag business carved out a market too large to handle – Cassandra Stephenson
https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/usaandmain/2018/12/06/tennessee-business-rustic-flag-company-cant-keep-up-demand/2191888002/

 

KANSAS
— Kansas House Republicans pick conservative leader – JONATHAN SHORMAN (DIERSEN: Who are the conservative leaders in your municipality, in your township/ward, in your county, and in Illinois? What do they do to defend and advance the Illinois Republican Party and Republican Party platforms, including their traditional family, right to life, immigration, Second Amendment, and equal opportunity (no race or gender based preference giving) planks? Do they have a website and do they post to it regularly? Do they send out emails regularly? How many visit their websites and read their emails? Who visits their websites and reads their emails? What do you say to those who claim to be conservative leaders in Illinois, in DuPage County, and in Wheaton, but who a) discourage me from putting GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails together and sending them out and b) discourage everyone from reading those emails? They treat me like me and my GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails never existed. They fail/refuse to keep diersen@aol.com on their press advisory and press release lists. They do not want me a) to know about their events and other activities, b) to promote their events and other activities, c) to attend their events, and d) to report on their events and other activities. They read my GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails to get information to use against me.)
https://www.kansas.com/news/politics-government/article222555815.html

 

HOUSTON CHRONICLE
— The government can’t keep employees from talking about impeachment – Kathleen Clark (DIERSEN: My Democrat superiors and supervisors in the federal government hinted/implied/argued/shouted that their employees who were Democrat, minority, female, younger, and/or veteran wanted the federal government to get rid of its employees who were Republican, White, male, older, and/or non-veteran.)
https://www.houstonchronicle.com/opinion/outlook/article/The-government-can-t-keep-employees-from-talking-13443934.php

 

FEDERAL TIMES
— OPM to begin project, program manager assessments next year – Jessie Bur (DIERSEN: While I worked for the federal government, the most important directive that Democrat politicians gave my superiors and supervisors was a) to NOT hire, retain, or promote Republicans and b) to hire, retain, and promote young Democrat minorities and young Democrat females.)
https://www.federaltimes.com/management/2018/12/05/opm-to-begin-project-program-manager-assessments-next-year/

December 5 Evening Edition

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: According to anti-Trumps, Obama, Bush, Clinton, and Carter paint themselves as being anti-Trumps.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/as-presidents-assemble-for-bush-funeral-trump-odd-man-out/

— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Trump says “Joe Biden’s boasting means little when it comes to beating Trump.”
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/joe-biden-2020-presidential-election-donald-trump-s-e-cupp/

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Crowds honor Bush for long service, from war to White House – AP
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/sns-bc-us–george-hw-bush-20181204-story.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Trump’s relationship with the Bush family has been tense. The current president has mocked the elder Bush for his “thousand points of light” call to volunteerism, challenged his son’s legacy as president and trounced “low-energy” Jeb Bush in the Republican presidential primaries en route to office. The late President Bush called Trump a “blowhard.”)
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Trump’s arrival to Bush funeral quiets conversation among ex-presidents and their wives.”
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/politics/ct-trump-george-hw-bush-20181205-story.html
— Documents show Facebook used user data as competitive weapon – AP
https://www.chicagotribune.com/business/sns-bc-eu–britain-facebook-privacy-20181205-story.html

 

DAILY HERALD
— Cantore seeks partial recount in forest preserve race – Robert Sanchez
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20181205/cantore-seeks-partial-recount-in-forest-preserve-race
— Facebook allegedly offered advertisers special access to users data, activities – Craig Timberg, Elizabeth Dwoskin and Tony Romm
https://www.dailyherald.com/business/20181205/facebook-allegedly-offered-advertisers-special-access-to-users-data-activities

 

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Staff feud at tax appeals board turns nasty Members of the Board of Review accuse each other of lying, incompetence, political favoritism and more in a dispute over who gets how many staff aides. – GREG HINZ
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/greg-hinz-politics/staff-feud-tax-appeals-board-turns-nasty
— Broker tries another Trump Tower twist The famous name, conspicuously absent from a broker’s earlier brochure for the property, is back in a new brochure for the building’s mostly empty riverfront commercial space. – ALBY GALLUN (DIERSEN: What if the Illinois Republican Party moved into the Trump Tower?)
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/commercial-real-estate/broker-tries-another-trump-tower-twist

 

LOYOLA PHOENIX
— Gov. Elect J.B. Pritzker: What to Expect When He Takes Office – Mary Chappell (DIERSEN: Who voted for Pritzker? ANSWER: Those who are anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.
http://loyolaphoenix.com/2018/12/gov-elect-j-b-pritzker-what-to-expect-when-he-takes-office/

 

POLITICO ILLINOIS
— Only someone with Ald. Ed Burke’s stature would throw a holiday party just five days after being raided by the feds. More than a thousand supporters paid $150 each to attend the annual fundraiser for Burke, who’s already stockpiled $12 million in campaign funds. . .Other notables spotted at the event: . . .former state GOP House Leader Tom Cross, former state GOP Chairman Pat Brady.
https://www.politico.com/newsletters/illinois-playbook/2018/12/05/mccarthys-name-recognition-burke-draws-a-crowd-ramirez-rosas-legal-issue-357938

 

DUPAGE POLICY JOURNAL
— State Senate race: Republican Connelly wins voter tally in Milton Township
https://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/511633437-state-senate-race-republican-connelly-wins-voter-tally-in-milton-township

 

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— ILLINOIS CONSERVATIVES DEMAND NEW IL GOP LEADERSHIP
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2018/12/illinois-conservatives-call-for-new-il-gop-leadership.html

(FROM THE ARTICLE: CAROL STREAM – Despite the Illinois Republican Party meeting for the first time since a “blue tsunami” hit Illinois in the mid-term elections, no dramatic changes in leadership or strategy for 2020 emerged last Saturday – stripping all the state’s non-Democrats of any hope for substantial political recovery in the near future. The Illinois Conservative Union (ICU) (http://www.ilpac.org/) isn’t giving up on the IL GOP without a fight, however. This week, the ICU’s leadership called for the IL GOP state chairman Tim Schneider to step down. To the base of the Party – Conservatives who stand firmly on the adopted Republican Party platform – the causes of the November 6th election losses are abundantly clear, the group said in a statement.)
— RACIAL DISCRIMINATION IN COLLEGE ADMISSIONS
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2018/12/racial-discrimination-in-college-admissions.html

 

CAPITOL FAX
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Outline begins to emerge of marijuana legalization
https://capitolfax.com/2018/12/05/outline-begins-to-emerge-of-marijuana-legalization/

 

WASHINGTON TIMES
— New welfare numbers show sickness of America’s spirit – Cheryl K. Chumley (DIERSEN: What percent of households are “on the taxpayer dole” in your precinct, in your municipality, in your township/ward, in your county, and in Illinois?)
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2018/dec/5/welfare-immigrant-households-drain-economy-and-spi/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The latest Census Bureau numbers find that more than seven of 10 households headed by immigrants in California, and nearly the same amount in Texas, are on the taxpayer dole. So much for the Democrat sheep who bleat that concerns of immigrant-tied drains on welfare are simply rooted in racism and hate. Government facts and figures only show these concerns to be true. According to the latest numbers from 2014, fully 63 percent of non-citizens are living off at least one welfare program. That translates into 4.68 million households.)

 

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Border police, troops brace for caravan surge in Arizona – Anna Giaritelli
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/border-police-troops-brace-for-caravan-surge-in-arizona

 

NEW AMERICAN
— That Strengthening Diversity: 63 Percent of “Non-citizens” on Welfare – Selwyn Duke
https://www.thenewamerican.com/usnews/immigration/item/30820-that-strengthening-diversity-63-percent-of-non-citizens-on-welfare
— Migrants Breach Border, This Time In the Dark – R. Cort Kirkwood
https://www.thenewamerican.com/usnews/immigration/item/30821-migrants-breach-border-this-time-in-the-dark

 

HOT AIR
— Ninth Circuit Fully Beclowns Itself On Illegal Immigration – JAZZ SHAW
https://hotair.com/archives/2018/12/05/ninth-circuit-fully-beclowns-illegal-immigration/

 

DAILY CALLER
— WHILE AMERICANS WATCH MIGRANT CARAVAN, ILLEGAL BORDER CROSSINGS SPIKE IN TEXAS – David Krayden
https://dailycaller.com/2018/12/05/focus-tijuana-mexico-illegal-immigrants-texas-border-patrol/

 

EPOCH TIMES
— Caravan Members Make New Plans After Being Sold Empty Promises – CHARLOTTE CUTHBERTSON
https://www.theepochtimes.com/caravan-members-make-new-plans-after-being-sold-empty-promises_2731337.html

 

ONE AMERICA NEWS
— Illegal Border Crossings On The Rise Following Influx Of Migrant Caravan
https://www.oann.com/illegal-border-crossings-on-the-rise-following-influx-of-migrant-caravan/

 

CONSERVATIVE HQ
— Border Crisis Continues To Burn While GOP Fiddles
http://www.conservativehq.com/article/29247-border-crisis-continues-burn-while-gop-fiddles

 

CONSERVATIVE NEWS DAILY
— Democrat Plans For America – Dave King
https://www.conservativedailynews.com/2018/12/democrat-plans-for-america/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The Mexican government is closing down the Tijuana immigrant encampment because of the serious and dangerous illnesses the caravan carried there, and Democrats want these people to enter the United States and spread their diseases across our nation. Venezuela’s Socialism is causing poverty and hunger to be the new norm in that formerly prosperous nation with the population experiencing a shortage of food and a deterioration of their healthcare delivery, and Democrats want to introduce Socialism to America. Democrats and the various Chambers of Commerce in America want poor people to immigrate to America and settle here to do the work they say our lower-paid citizens will no longer do, when there are many Americans, including teenagers looking for their first jobs, who can find no work for themselves because immigrants have taken all of the jobs. Democrats want to give welfare to immigrants settling here with no jobs, no skills, and no ability to speak English, while at the same time the government is unable to sufficiently help many American citizens at the bottom of the economic ladder lead comfortable lives. Despite the lying press’s assurance to Americans that the caravan contained only peaceful families, the mayor of Tijuana contradicted that assurance and told us that the caravan contained mostly young men and about ten-percent criminals. But Democrats insist that we are obligated to allow an infinite number of these people into America and settle here. America’s Democrat party has taken Barack Obama’s promise to Fundamentally Transform America to heart and is moving with all possible speed to destroy this great nation.)

 

BREITBART
— Rush Limbaugh: Media Respect For George H.W. Bush Is ‘Phony’ — Never Treated Him Like This When He Was Alive – Pam Key
https://www.breitbart.com/video/2018/12/05/rush-limbaugh-media-respect-for-george-h-w-bush-is-phony-never-treated-him-like-this-when-he-was-alive/
— Understanding the Caravan — the Map Says It All – Kris Kobach
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2018/12/05/kris-kobach-understanding-the-caravan-the-map-says-it-all/
— House Democrats Plan Push to Criminalize Private Gun Sales – Awr Hawkins
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2018/12/05/house-democrats-plan-push-criminalize-private-gun-sales/
— Ann Coulter–Bush’s Finest 30 Seconds: The Willie Horton Ad
https://www.breitbart.com/the-media/2018/12/05/ann-coulter-bushs-finest-30-seconds-the-willie-horton-ad/
— Internal Emails Reveal Facebook’s Cutthroat, Anti-Competitive Business Practices – Lucas Nolan
https://www.breitbart.com/tech/2018/12/05/internal-emails-reveal-facebooks-cutthroat-anti-competitive-business-practices/
— Caravan Migrant Delivers Baby Day in USA Who Will Be Eligible for Citizenship – John Binder
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2018/12/05/caravan-migrant-delivers-baby-in-california/

 

INDEPENDENT JOURNAL REVIEW
— Federal Court Uses First Amendment to Strike Down Law Blocking Encouragement of Illegal Immigration – Sam Dorman
https://ijr.com/federal-court-uses-first-amendment-to-strike-down-law-blocking-encouragement-of-illegal-immigration/

 

FOX NEWS
— Limbaugh on Media’s ‘Phony’ Praise of Bush 41: They Were ‘Vicious and Partisan’ When He Was in Office
http://insider.foxnews.com/2018/12/05/rush-limbaugh-calls-out-media-phony-praise-george-hw-bush-attacks-trump

 

WORLD NET DAILY
— CHURCH BECOMES SANCTUARY FOR ‘CAREFULLY CHOSEN’ ILLEGALS Sheriff: ‘Sympathy does not make it legal’
https://www.wnd.com/2018/12/church-becomes-sanctuary-for-carefully-chosen-illegals/

 

GOPUSA
— University of Southern California students asked if they love U.S., say ‘America is trash’ (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps promote hatred of America.)
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=60555

— Wall Street execs afraid to hire women in wake of #MeToo
http://www.gopusa.com/wall-street-execs-afraid-to-hire-women-in-wake-of-metoo/

 

CHRISTIAN INSTITUTE
— Fast-food chain excluded from US campus for biblical ethos Rider University, New Jersey, has removed the option to allow a branch of fast-food chain, Chick-fil-A, to open on its campus.
https://www.christian.org.uk/news/fast-food-chain-excluded-from-us-campus-for-biblical-ethos/

 

THE HILL
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-trumps use Bush memorial service to blast Trump.
https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/419961-grief-tension-mark-bush-memorial-service

 

CBS NEWS
— The Department of Justice just took a step to make asylum even more difficult for Central Americans – KATE SMITH (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Trump-haters encourage future Democrats, that is, citizens of foreign countries that have severe financial, health, and other problems, to seek asylum in America.)
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/asylum-seekers-department-of-justice-acting-attorney-general-matthew-whitaker-to-make-asylum-more-difficult-for-central-american-2018-12-5-live-updates/

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— Nation’s First Teachers’ Strike at Charter Network Begins in Chicago – Dana Goldstein
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/12/04/us/chicago-charter-strike.html
— Lawmakers Clash and Protesters Chant Amid Fight Over Wisconsin Governor’s Power – Mitch Smith and Monica Davey
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/12/04/us/wisconsin-republicans-power.html

 

WASHINGTON POST
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-trumps use Bush funeral to blast Trump.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/at-george-hw-bushs-funeral-a-magisterial-presidency-meets-one-diminished-by-division/2018/12/05/9595a982-f8ac-11e8-8c9a-860ce2a8148f_story.html
— How George H.W. Bush enabled the rise of the religious right Religious conservatives used the Bush presidency to launch their takeover of the GOP – Neil J. Young (DIERSEN: Obviously, the “religious right” never came close to taking over the Illinois Republican Party, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, Milton Township Republican Central Committee, etc.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/outlook/2018/12/05/how-george-hw-bush-enabled-rise-religious-right/

 

NEW YORK DAILY NEWS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-trumps use Bush funeral to blast Trump.
https://www.nydailynews.com/news/politics/ny-pol-trump-odd-man-out-presidents-bush-funeral-20181205-story.html

 

BBC
— Festive Satanic statue added to Illinois statehouse
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-46453544

 

 

December 4 Evening Edition

ABC7
— FULL COVERAGE: George HW Bush funeral plans, legacy and a look back at his life
https://abc7chicago.com/society/watch-george-hw-bush-funeral-plans-life-and-legacy/4808060/
— More than 50,000 hens killed in egg farm fire in Grant Park, Illinois (DIERSEN: I am related to the Mussmans. I visited this farm with my parents and brother many times during the 1950s and 1960s. For many years, the Mussmans and the Diersens got together once a month on a Saturday evening alternating between their homes. In the early 1950s, Ralph Mussman (https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-xpm-2008-03-06-0803051510-story.html)  saved me from drowning when I fell off a pier at a lake in Wisconsin.   He  took me on my first plane ride; his daughter Sandy and I sat in the back seat of a rented Piper Cub. During the 1970s, his getting a major contract to supply McDonald’s with eggs for its new Egg McMuffin (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/McMuffin) helped him to dramatically expand his egg business. I hunted pheasants on his farm a number of times. During the 1960s, my father worked for him part-time for a while delivering eggs to homes in Park Forest.  During the 1970s, a friend of mine who worked for the Secret Service rented a small plane in northwest Indiana and we landed on the air strip on this farm and visited with Ralph. Ralph owned a 1964 Oldsmobile Starfire that helped spark my interest in cars.)
https://abc7chicago.com/more-than-50000-hens-killed-in-egg-farm-fire/4829385/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The fire broke out at about 2:30 a.m. at Mussman’s Back Acres at 9998 N 16000E Road in Grant Park, Ill. and the fire was raised to a fifth alarm before it was struck out, fire officials said. Chopper 7HD flew overhead as firefighters poured water onto the farm. The Grant Park Fire Department said five buildings at the plant were damaged, with two receiving heavy fire damage and the other three damaged by heavy smoke. The company said two of the two barns are a total loss. A spokesperson for the farm, Brian Birch, said the quick actions of the Grant Park Fire Department help to save at least 250,000 to 300,000 hens. No people were hurt. Michigan-based Konos purchased the farm in 2015. Mussman’s serves several Chicagoland retailers. Despite the fire, Birch says Konos will be able to fulfill all of its contracts. The cause of the fire remains under investigation. Firefighters from a number of south suburban departments responded, including from Orland Park, Palos and Frankfort. Mussman’s Back Acres’ website says it is a family-owned farm and they also grow their own feed. The company said there should be no supply interruption.)

 

NBC5
— Which Mayoral Candidates Are Challenging Opponents’ Petitions – Shelby Bremer
https://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/chicago-mayor-petition-challenges-501917571.html
— Illinois Looks To Its Past, Future Amid 200th Birthday Party
https://chicago.cbslocal.com/2018/12/04/illinois-looks-to-its-past-future-amid-200th-birthday-party/

 

FOX NEWS CHICAGO
— GOP campaign committee reports ‘cyber intrusion’
http://www.fox32chicago.com/news/gop-campaign-committee-reports-cyber-intrusion-
— Joe Biden says he’s the ‘most qualified person in the country to be president’
http://www.fox32chicago.com/politics/joe-biden-says-he-s-the-most-qualified-person-in-the-country-to-be-president-

 

WGN TV
— Thousands of chickens killed in fire at Mussman’s Back Acres egg farm – AP
https://wgntv.com/2018/12/04/large-fire-reported-at-mussmans-back-acres-egg-farm/

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Say Cheese: Pritzker and Rauner smile and try to look like they like one another – Tina Sfondeles
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/pritzker-rauner-photograph-bicentennial-illinois-navy-pier-veterans/
— Preckwinkle’s petition pounce: Challenges Mendoza, four other women – Mark Brown and Rachel Hinton
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/preckwinkle-mayor-race-petition-challenges-mendoza-brown-cook-chico-daley-joyce-wilson-green/
— Here’s how to pay your property taxes now (if you want) — 3 months early – Rachel Hinton
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/county-county-property-tax-treasurer-2019-pay-early/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The decision to post the bills now is in response to a large number of requests from taxpayers, accountants and tax advisors, the treasurer’s office said in a press release. This is the earliest that first installment payments have been accepted by the county. Treasurer Maria Pappas said making the tax bills available this far in advance makes the process easier and more transparent and gives taxpayers more time to get questions answered — particularly about the federal tax law that went into effect earlier this year. Before that law, all local income and property taxes were deductible from income taxes. Now, there is a $10,000 cap on deductions for state and local taxes. “If they want to pay now, they can, and if they want to go to an accountant to understand the new Trump law, they can,” Pappas said.)
— Biden says he’ll decide on presidential run within 2 months – AP
https://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/joe-biden-says-hell-decide-on-2020-presidential-run-within-2-months/
— Wisconsin’s Walker defies protesters on lame-duck session – AP
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/wisconsin-legislature-republicans-weaken-democratic-governor/
— Remember this, Mr. Pritzker: We’re your boss, and public records belong to us – Phil Kadner
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/illinois-foia-open-meetings-act-jb-pritzker-public-records-access/

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Wisconsin Republicans plan dramatic lame-duck votes to limit the powers of incoming Democrats – AP
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/ct-wisconsin-governor-power-vote-20181204-story.html
— Berrios sister, friend quickly land jobs with Illinois secretary of state after assessor ouster – Hal Dardick
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-met-berrios-family-new-jobs-20181204-story.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: t didn’t take long for former Cook County Assessor Joseph Berrios’ sister and one of his close friends to land new government jobs, though they did have to take a major pay cut. Carmen Berrios and Victoria LaCalamita started work Monday with the Illinois secretary of state. That office is led by Jesse White, who cut a campaign radio ad for Berrios, the former chairman of the Cook County Democratic Party and an unabashed defender of old-school patronage politics. The secretary of state’s office, which has around 3,700 jobs, has long been known as a patronage haven under both Democrats and Republicans. The two women will each make $37,992 a year as public service supervisors in the Vehicle Services Department, said Dave Druker, White’s spokesman. Druker said the two were hired to fill open positions after going through an application process and were “graded based on experience and training.” Carmen Berrios and LaCalamita both resigned their executive jobs in the assessor’ office last weekend, before newly elected Assessor Fritz Kaegi took over Monday. Carmen Berrios was being paid $126,000 as deputy assessor in charge of tax services and outreach, and LaCalamita was being paid $139,000 as deputy assessor of financial operations.)
— In 1943, George H.W. Bush trained at Naval Air Station Glenview and was ‘terrified the entire time’ – Alexandra Kukulka
https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/glenview/news/ct-gla-george-hw-bush-naval-station-glenview-tl-1206-story.html
— Satanic Temple statue among holiday displays at Illinois Capitol – AP
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/ct-met-satanic-display-in-state-capitol-20181204-story.html
— Former Cook County commissioner Ed Moody, House Speaker Madigan ally appointed recorder of deeds – Gregory Pratt
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-met-ed-moody-appointed-recorder-of-deeds-20181204-story.html
— Challenges filed in treasurer’s race against signatures turned in by Ald. Ameya Pawar, Rep. Melissa Conyears-Ervin – John Byrne
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-met-city-treasurer-challenges-20181204-story.html
— Bush 41 was ‘an American closer,’ says GOP rival Pat Buchanan – Clarence Page
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/page/ct-perspec-page-bush-buchanan-trump-20181204-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Someone who wants to abolish the Second Amendment and the GOP uses Bush to bash the NRA and the GOP.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/commentary/ct-perspec-rubin-nra-bush-republican-party-20181203-story.html

 

DAILY HERALD
— Trevor seeks discovery recount in narrow House race loss to Morrison – Christopher Placek
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20181204/trevor-seeks-discovery-recount-in-narrow-house-race-loss-to-morrison
— St. Michael Church in Wheaton to expand parking – Katlyn Smith
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20181204/st-michael-church-in-wheaton-to-expand-parking
— Special prosecutor sought in narrow sheriff’s race dispute – AP
https://www.dailyherald.com/article/20181204/news/312049889/
— DuPage forest preserve plans to allocate $12 million for clubhouse – Robert Sanchez
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20181204/dupage-forest-preserve-plans-to-allocate-12-million-for-clubhouse

 

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Pritzker shows ‘deep gratitude’ for Rauner at Illinois bicentennial – Mike Riopell
https://www.sj-r.com/news/20181204/pritzker-shows-deep-gratitude-for-rauner-at-illinois-bicentennial

 

KANKAKEE DAILY JOURNAL
— Fire damages egg production facility in rural Grant Park – Jeff Bonty
https://www.daily-journal.com/news/local/fire-damages-egg-production-facility-in-rural-grant-park/article_f3fe0f80-f7d2-11e8-9c79-bfa11bcd629a.html

 

WREX
— Gov. Bruce Rauner will attend funeral services for former President Bush
https://wrex.com/category/2018/12/04/gov-bruce-rauner-will-attend-funeral-services-for-former-president-bush/

 

FOX NEWS CHANNEL
— Court cites free speech in striking down part of federal law over statements on illegal immigration – Bill Mears (DIERSEN: What do you say to those individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries in your precinct, in your municipality, in your township/ward, in your county, in Illinois, and in the world that encourage illegal immigration?)
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/court-cites-free-speech-in-striking-down-part-of-federal-law-over-statements-on-illegal-immigration
(FROM THE ARTICLE: A federal appeals court has tossed out parts of a law that would punish those who would knowingly encourage immigrants to come to, or remain, in the U.S. illegally. A three-judge panel of the San Francisco-based 9th Circuit concluded the federal law unconstitutionally bans a range of protected speech. The Justice Department prosecuted a San Jose woman who ran an immigration consulting firm, for allegedly helping arrange green cards for those working in the country illegally. The judges concluded the law’s reach was overbroad.)

 

GOPUSA
— A college president turns a chicken sandwich into an intellectual adversary
http://www.gopusa.com/a-college-president-turns-a-chicken-sandwich-into-an-intellectual-adversary/

 

HOT AIR
— Social Media Checks To Get A Gun License? – JAZZ SHAW
https://hotair.com/archives/2018/12/04/social-media-checks-get-gun-license/

 

TOWNHALL
— 90,000 Illegal Aliens Have Come to America Since the Caravan Formed in October – Katie Pavlich
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/katiepavlich/2018/12/04/illegal-immigrants-literally-drop-children-over-the-border-fence-n2536948
— Rep. Scalise Explains to ‘The View’ Why His Position on Gun Control Hasn’t Changed After Being Shot – Lauretta Brown
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/laurettabrown/2018/12/04/rep-scalise-explains-to-the-view-why-his-position-on-gun-control-hasnt-changed-after-being-shot-n2536978
— Truly Disgusting: ‘Conservative’ WaPo Columnist Uses Bush 41’s Death to Chide Republicans And the NRA – Beth Baumann
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/bethbaumann/2018/12/04/truly-disgusting-conservative-wapo-columnist-uses-bush-41s-death-to-chide-rep-n2536917

 

FRONTPAGE MAGAZINE
— CARTER/CLINTON JUDGES RULE AIDING ILLEGAL ALIENS IS PROTECTED BY 1ST AMENDMENT – Daniel Greenfield
https://www.frontpagemag.com/point/272143/carterclinton-judges-rule-aiding-illegal-aliens-daniel-greenfield

 

DAILY SIGNAL
— Money, Support for Migrant ‘Caravans’ Flow Through Chicago – Kevin Mooney
https://www.dailysignal.com/2018/12/04/money-support-for-migrant-caravans-flow-through-chicago/

 

DAILY CALLER
— MIGRANTS BREAK THROUGH BORDER, SOME MAY HAVE ESCAPED CAPTURE – David Krayden
https://dailycaller.com/2018/12/04/report-caravan-migrants-crash-border-potentially-escape-tijuana/
— NED RYUN PREDICTS ‘VIOLENCE IN THE STREETS’ FROM ILLEGAL IMMIGRATION AND MASS AUTOMATION – Nick Givas
https://dailycaller.com/2018/12/04/ned-ryun-immigration-violence-fox-news/

 

CNS NEWS
— Federal Employee Downloaded 9,000 Pages of Porn, Infecting Network with Russian Malware – Craig Bannister
https://www.cnsnews.com/news/article/craig-bannister/ig-fed-employee-downloaded-9000-pages-pornography-infecting-network

 

NEWSMAX
— Frustrated Migrants Breach Border at Tijuana – Sandy Fitzgerald
https://www.newsmax.com/newsfront/migrants-mexico-tijuana-caravan/2018/12/04/id/893044/

 

AMERICAN THINKER
— Illegals scarf up welfare, with new Census data confirming 63% of non-citizens helping themselves – Monica Showalter
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2018/12/illegals_scarf_up_welfare_with_new_census_confirmation_of_63_helping_themselves.html

 

BREITBART
— Conservative Leaders Demand Congress Fund Border Wall for National Security – Ken Klukowski (DIERSEN: Who are the “conservative leaders” in your municipality, in your township/ward, in your county, and in Illinois? What do they do to promote the traditional family, right to life, immigration, Second Amendment, illegal drugs, equal opportunity (no race or gender based preference giving), and the rest of the planks in the Illinois Republican Party platform and the Republican Party platform? Do they have a website? If so, how often do the post things on it? Do they send out emails? If so, how often, how many read them, and who reads them?)
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2018/12/04/conservative-leaders-demand-congress-fund-border-wall-national-security/
— Michelle Malkin: Bush Legacy ‘Impoverishes the American Worker’ and ‘Grows the Deep State’ – Robert Kraychik
https://www.breitbart.com/radio/2018/12/04/michelle-malkin-bush-legacy-impoverishes-american-worker-grows-deep-state/

 

FEDERALIST
— New Documentary Reveals How Border Insecurity Exacerbates Opioid Deaths – Ericka Andersen
https://thefederalist.com/2018/12/04/opioid-documentary-reveals-how-border-insecurity-exacerbates-the-drug-crisis/

 

CONSERVATIVE HQ
— Outsiders vs. Insiders: Wall funding debate shows DC elites fiddle while the nation burns – Jeffrey A. Rendall
http://www.conservativehq.com/article/29237-outsiders-vs-insiders-wall-funding-debate-shows-dc-elites-fiddle-while-nation-burns

 

CONSERVATIVE REVIEW
— House GOP runs out the clock on its majority; First Step Act stalls in the Senate – Drew White
https://www.conservativereview.com/news/the-weekly-watchman-house-gop-runs-out-the-clock-on-its-majority-first-step-act-stalls-in-the-senate/

 

NATIONAL REVIEW
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Trump asks “Can Republicans Acknowledge Their Midterm Defeat?”
https://www.nationalreview.com/2018/12/can-republicans-acknowledge-their-midterm-defeat/

 

ROLL CALL
— Tornado Strikes Congressman’s Hometown, Grazes McDonald’s His Dad Built Rodney Davis breaks out the chain saw after rare December tornadoes – Michael Teitelbaum
https://www.rollcall.com/news/hoh/rodney-davis-chainsaw-december-tornadoes

 

THE HILL
— Dozens of migrants from caravan breach border – TAL AXELROD
https://thehill.com/policy/international/americas/419587-dozens-of-migrants-from-caravan-breach-border
— Trump: Border wall ‘pays for itself in two months’ – RAFAEL BERNAL
https://thehill.com/latino/419669-trump-claims-us-loses-250-billion-a-year-to-illegal-border-crossings
— Court rules that encouraging illegal immigration is protected by First Amendment – MEGAN KELLER
https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/419656-court-rules-encouraging-undocumented-immigrants-to-enter-us-is
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Americans promote illegal immigration.
https://thehill.com/policy/international/americas/419585-thousands-of-migrants-traveling-to-us-dead-or-missing-over-last

 

REUTERS
— Pentagon extends Mexico border mission until end of January
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-immigration-caravan-military/pentagon-extends-mexico-border-mission-until-end-of-january-idUSKBN1O32QY

 

CBS NEWS
— Asylum denials hit record-high in 2018 as Trump administration tightens immigration policy – KATE SMITH
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/asylum-seekers-asylum-denials-hit-record-high-in-2018-as-trump-administration-tightens-immigration-policy-as-the-caravan-arrives/

 

WASHINGTON POST
— The government wants to keep its employees from talking about impeachment. It can’t do that. – Kathleen Clark
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2018/12/04/government-wants-keep-its-employees-talking-about-impeachment-it-cant-do-that/

 

USA TODAY
— Child care costs and strict hours are crippling working parents, especially the single ones – Briana Williams
https://www.usatoday.com/story/life/allthemoms/2018/12/04/child-care-costs-crippling-working-parents-especially-single-ones/2116870002/

 

FORTUNE
— Migrants Breach the U.S. Border Fence in a Bid for Asylum
http://fortune.com/2018/12/04/migrants-breach-border-fence-asylum/

 

AMERICA MAGAZINE
— As immigration denial rates increase, asylum seekers face setback at U.S. border – J.D. Long-García
https://www.americamagazine.org/politics-society/2018/12/04/immigration-denial-rates-increase-asylum-seekers-face-setback-us-border

 

MEDIA MATTERS
— Fox guest: Donating to migrants in the caravan is “aiding and abetting criminals on the border” Campus Reform’s Lawrence Jones: UC Berkeley students sending money to migrants “should concern most Americans”
https://www.mediamatters.org/video/2018/12/04/fox-guest-donating-migrants-caravan-aiding-and-abetting-criminals-border/222219

 

NIEMAN LAB
— The information demands on the modern digital journalist are overwhelming and leading to burnout – JOHN CROWLEY
http://www.niemanlab.org/2018/12/alert-alert-the-information-demands-on-the-modern-digital-journalist-are-overwhelming-and-leading-to-burnout/

December 4 Morning Edition

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Gov.-elect J.B. Pritzker shows ‘deep gratitude’ for Gov. Bruce Rauner at Illinois bicentennial, says state’s best days ahead – Mike Riopell (DIERSEN: What are your demographics? Under Pritzker, the Democrats who run Illinois will drive individuals, organizations, and companies out of Illinois that are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, non-poor, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders, and those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-met-illinois-bicentennial-birthday-bash-20181203-story.html
— New Cook County Assessor Fritz Kaegi cleans house of Joe Berrios workers, says change will take time – Hal Dardick (DIERSEN: Have you been the subject of a house cleaning? I worked for GAO 1980-1997. In 1981, Charles Bowsher took over GAO and ran it for the next 15 years. He focused on cleaning GAO’s house, that is, he focused on getting rid of GAO employees who were Republican, White, male, non-veteran, and/or who did not have a degree from an Ivy League university who GAO had not promoted to 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. Notwithstanding the aforesaid, I got promoted to GS-13 in 1986 when I was 38 and survived until 1997 when I was 49. The following helped me do that: I earned job-related master’s degrees when I was 31 and 48, b) job-related professional certifications when I was 32, 41, 45, 47, and 48, and c) a job-related professional license when I was 32.)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-met-fritz-kaegi-cook-county-assessor-20181203-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Sadly, tragically, the real reason why anti-Republicans praise George H.W. Bush are the actions that he took against the Republican Party platform.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/editorials/ct-edit-leadership-bush-trump-behavior-20181203-story.html
— To the folks who say sending my kids to CPS is child abuse … I have thoughts – Heidi Stevens
https://www.chicagotribune.com/lifestyles/stevens/ct-life-stevens-monday-cps-sex-abuse-reader-reaction-1203-story.html

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Pritzker, Rauner keep their distance as they ‘come together’ for state gala – Tina Sfondeles
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/rauner-pritzker-joint-appearance-illinois-bicentennial-navy-pier/
— End charade and punish Saudi Arabia for murdering a journalist – Editorial (DIERSEN: What does Sharia Law say about this? Who doles/doled out punishment a) where you work/worked, b) in the organizations that you are/were a member of, b) in your municipality, c) in your township/ward, d) in your county, and e) in Illinois? I should write a book about those who dole/doled out punishment a) in GAO, IRS, and the Post Office, b) in TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce, Milton Township Republican Central Committee, Illinois Center Right Coalition, and American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter, and c) in Wheaton, Milton Township, DuPage County, and Illinois.)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/opinion/punish-saudi-arabia-jamal-khashoggi-murder/

 

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: To defeat every Republican on April 2, 2019 and November 3, 2020 ballots in Illinois, Democrats will a) promote even more hatred of Trump and b) get even more voters to punish Trump by voting for Democrats.
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/government/we-have-punch-our-way-back-hearts-working-families

 

DAILY HERALD
— VERY SAD IF NOT TRAGIC: DuPage holds historically Democratic inauguration – Robert Sanchez (DIERSEN: In Illinois, Democrat elected and appointed officials always defend and advance the Democrat Party platform more strongly than Republican elected and appointed officials defend and advance the Republican Party platform. Democrats focus on promoting dependency on government, dependency on charity, LGBTQ activity, abortion, mass/illegal immigration, abolition of the First and Second Amendments, booze, gambling, pot, and other vices, patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, age discrimination, and retaliation.)
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20181203/dupage-holds-historically-democratic-inauguration
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Cronin, meanwhile, delivered his third inaugural address during the county’s ceremony. “As we begin our new chapter in governing, I’m energized both by our achievements and by the challenges that lie ahead,” said Cronin, who has served as chairman since 2010. He said DuPage officials have the opportunity to work in a bipartisan manner to solve problems and draft policies “that work for those who need help the most.” “I believe we can serve as a beacon of good government in a state that sorely needs a compelling example of county government that is responsive and responsible,” Cronin said. He said he will seek compromise. “We must demonstrate what happens when leaders listen, collaborate and negotiate to arrive at thoughtful, creative solutions,” Cronin said.)
— County boards can rise above ideological party divisions – Editorial (DIERSEN: In Illinois, Democrat elected and appointed officials always defend and advance the Democrat Party platform more strongly than Republican elected and appointed officials defend and advance the Republican Party platform.)
https://www.dailyherald.com/discuss/20181204/editorial-county-boards-can-rise-above-ideological-party-divisions
— The living have plenty to say about dying – Burt Constable
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20181204/constable-the-living-have-plenty-to-say-about-dying
(FROM THE ARTICLE: You might not be certain whether your taxes will go down or up. But death is at an all-time high. A record 2.8 million Americans died last year, about 70,000 more than perished in 2016, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The life expectancy for Americans fell for the third year in a row, led largely by dramatic increases in suicide and drug overdoses. Life expectancy hasn’t fallen like this since the years 1915 through 1918, when World War I was killing 675,000 Americans and the flu pandemic took an estimated 670,000 more.)

 

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Satanic Temple monument added to Capitol rotunda displays – Bernard Schoenburg
https://www.sj-r.com/news/20181203/satanic-temple-monument-added-to-capitol-rotunda-displays
— National Day of Mourning for George H.W. Bush: What’s closed Wednesday – Caitlyn Kelleher
https://www.sj-r.com/news/20181203/national-day-of-mourning-for-george-hw-bush-whats-closed-wednesday

 

WGLT
— Sen. Brady: ‘People Of Illinois Deserve Cooperation’ Between GOP, Pritzker – RYAN DENHAM
http://www.wglt.org/post/sen-brady-people-illinois-deserve-cooperation-between-gop-pritzker#stream/0

 

CHICAGO MAGAZINE
— Happy 200th Birthday to Illinois, the Most Average American State – EDWARD MCCLELLAND (DIERSEN: From what I see, under the Democrats, Illinois is more and more and more 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.chicagomag.com/city-life/December-2018/Happy-200th-Birthday-to-Illinois-the-Most-Average-American-State/

 

CHICAGO NOW
— Berkowitz w/Glennon on Chicago’s and IL’s pension disasters.
http://www.chicagonow.com/public-affairs-with-jeff-berkowitz/2018/12/better-than-clips-of-pres-bushs-corpse-or-mon-night-football-berkowitz-wglennon-on-chicagos-and-ils-pension-disasters/

 

DUPAGE COUNTY
— DuPage County Officials Take Oath of Office
https://www.dupageco.org/Content.aspx?id=59165

 

WIREPOINTS
— Illinois’ other debt disaster: $73 billion in unfunded state retiree healthcare benefits – Ted Dabrowski and John Klingner
http://www.wirepoints.com/illinois-other-debt-disaster-73-billion-in-unfunded-state-retiree-healthcare-benefits-wirepoints-special-report/

 

ILLINOIS NEWS NETWORK
— Fitch reminds Illinois Democrats about party’s record of ‘poor fiscal decisions’ – Greg Bishop
https://www.ilnews.org/news/state_politics/fitch-reminds-illinois-democrats-about-party-s-record-of-poor/article_0993b072-f727-11e8-894a-cf90a325ffb9.html

 

AMERICAN THINKER
— How to solve the pension crisis in Illinois – Thomas Lifson
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2018/12/how_to_solve_the_pension_crisis_in_illinois.html

 

GOPUSA
— Central Americans moved from border, others scale wall into US
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=60449
— Read my lips: Media’s love for George H.W. Bush really about hatred of Donald Trump
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=60388
— Why Donald Trump must declare war on government waste (DIERSEN: What experience do you have fighting government waste? GAO fights government waste. I worked for GAO for almost 18 years 1980-1997, the last 11 years of which at the GS-13 Step 1-10 levels, currently $96,403-$125,325/year. In addition, a) I passed the CPA examination on my first attempt in 1979, b) I passed the Certified Internal Auditor examination on my first attempt in 1981, and c) I became a licensed CPA in 1981, Certified Fraud Examiner in 1990, Certified Government Financial Manager in 1994, Certified Financial Services Auditor in 1996, and a Forensic Accountant in 1997.)
http://www.gopusa.com/why-donald-trump-must-declare-war-on-government-waste/

 

FOX NEWS CHANNEL
— Bush family wants funeral that avoids anti-Trump sentiment – Amy Lieu
https://www.foxnews.com/us/bush-family-wont-focus-on-disagreements-with-trump-former-bush-sr-staffer-says-report
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps are overjoyed that “Caravan migrants begin to breach border as frustration with slow asylum process grows.”
https://www.foxnews.com/world/caravan-migrants-breach-us-border-amid-anger-from-slow-asylum-seeking-process

 

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Law school bows to students, suspends ICE externship – Brendan Pringle
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/red-alert-politics/law-school-bows-to-students-suspends-ice-externship

 

BREITBART
— Apple CEO Tim Cook: Banning ‘Hate, Division’ Is ‘Right Thing to Do’ – Robert Kraychik (DIERSEN: Ever-increasing, Democrats make it clear that they want to ban Republicans, and especially Republicans who are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders, and those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2018/12/03/apple-ceo-tim-cook-banning-hate-division-is-right-thing-to-do/

 

NEWS BUSTERS
— Media Blame Racist Trump for Border Violence and Burning the Planet – Geoffrey Dickens
https://www.newsbusters.org/blogs/nb/geoffrey-dickens/2018/12/03/media-blames-racist-trump-border-violence-and-burning-planet

 

DAILY SIGNAL
— Giving a Raise to All Federal Employees Makes No Sense – John York (DIERSEN: Each year that your employer did not increase your salary to offset inflation, it was another year that constructively, your employer cut your salary. In the federal government, step increases recognize the value of the work experience that you gain. According to anti-federal employees like York, federal work experience is worthless.)
https://www.dailysignal.com/2018/11/30/giving-a-raise-to-all-federal-employees-makes-no-sense/

 

DAILY CALLER
— GOOGLE WON’T ANSWER THESE QUESTIONS – Peter Hasson (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents do not want me to include links in GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails that promote the traditional family, right to life, immigration, Second Amendment, illegal drugs, or equal opportunity (no race or gender based preference giving) planks in the Illinois Republican Party and Republican Party platforms.)
https://dailycaller.com/2018/12/03/questions-google-conservative-search-results/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Is Google aware of other instances in which employees advocated for suppressing The Daily Caller or Breitbart?
[Google engineer Scott] Byer wrote in his post: “Let’s make sure that we reverse things in four years.” He seems to indicate that Google employees should take actions to make sure Donald Trump doesn’t win re-election in 2020. Is that a use of official Google communications that the company approves of? Have other Google VPs been part of internal conversations about potentially suppressing conservative media outlets, or just [engineering vice president David] Besbris? Previous reporting by the Wall Street Journal demonstrated that Google employees brainstormed ways to manipulate search results in response to President Trump’s travel ban. Can Google guarantee that there won’t be a third example of Google employees seeking to manipulate search functions for anti-Trump purposes?)

 

WORLD NET DAILY
— MEMO TO TRUMP: ‘STOP GOOGLE BEFORE 2020’ Joseph Farah to prez: ‘They’ve taken my bullhorn. Don’t let them take yours’
https://www.wnd.com/2018/12/memo-to-trump-stop-google-before-2020/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: While Russia is not a threat to free elections in the U.S., Google is. I know it sounds crazy. But the danger is real in 2020. We have allowed and empowered Google to become weaponized for the ultimate political dirty trick only two years from now. Google has boasted about its goal to influence opinions, values and purchases for years. It has the database. It has been granted a monopoly to use it. . .Once free speech and freedom of the press are gone, free and fair elections are no longer possible. That’s the real danger a special counsel or your new attorney general should be investigating early in 2019, if you don’t mind me suggesting. I know you’ve got so much on your agenda and face overwhelming opposition at every turn. But time is short to save free speech and the free press from those who are rigging the algorithms – against fair news coverage of your administration and, more broadly, against fair-minded independent news, which is being censored and squelched at every turn. They’ve already taken my bullhorn. Don’t let them take yours. Tell Americans about the fabulous exposé they will see in “The Creepy Line.” They will thank you for it.)

 

NATIONAL REVIEW
— French Rioters and American Liberals – THEODORE KUPFER
https://www.nationalreview.com/the-morning-jolt/french-rioters-and-american-liberals/
— An End to Racial Preferences at Last? – JOHN YOO and JAMES C. PHILLIPS (DIERSEN: What is your position on preference giving? All my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes promote preference giving. They want the federal government to give more and more and more preference to those who are young, minority, female, and/or veteran.)
https://www.nationalreview.com/2018/12/supreme-court-racial-preferences-affirmative-action/

 

CNN
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps crow about their success in getting young people to hate Trump and to hate 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.cnn.com/2018/12/04/politics/trumps-alienation-of-younger-voters-is-a-generational-gamble-for-gop/index.html

 

CBS NEWS
— Commentary: George H.W. Bush was too moderate for the GOP base – MICHAEL GRAHAM (DIERSEN: While Ronald Reagan was President, GAO assigned me to audits of IRS and promoted me to GS-13, currently $96,403/year. While George H.W. Bush was president, GAO threw me off audits of IRS, gave me unfair performance expectations and appraisals, always ranked me in the bottom half of my coworkers for pay-for-performance purposes, and did not promote me beyond GS-13. My Democrat GAO superiors believed that George H.W. Bush had no use for me because I was “too conservative.”)
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/commentary-george-h-w-bush-was-too-moderate-for-the-gop-base/

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD WITH BIG COLOR PICTURE: DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps encourage illegals to invade.
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/12/03/world/americas/migrant-caravans-tijuana.html
— Bush Made Willie Horton an Issue in 1988, and the Racial Scars Are Still Fresh – Peter Baker (DIERSEN: Immediately after Bush won in 1988, my Democrat GAO superiors pulled out all the stops to get rid of me. They might have succeeded if Henry Hyde had not come to my defense.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/12/03/us/politics/bush-willie-horton.html
— HARDCOPY ARTICLE TITLE: After Snowstorm Chaos, Official Was Told to Resign. He said no. – J. David Goodman and William Neuman (DIERSEN: What if in 1997, when I was 49 years old, I had refused to take my Democrat GAO superiors’ early retirement “offer?”)
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/12/03/nyregion/joseph-esposito-fired-snow-nyc-oem.html
— Trump Says China Will Curtail Fentanyl. The U.S. Has Heard That Before. – Sui-Lee Wee
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/12/03/business/fentanyl-china-trump.html
— George H.W. Bush and the Right – LISA LERER (DIERSEN: One could argue that the Bushes viewed people like me negatively because we are much “too conservative.”)
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/12/03/us/politics/on-politics-george-bush-republicans.html
— HARDCOPY ARTICLE TITLE: $1 Million in Damage to Arc de Triomphe; Why Are ‘Yellow Vest’ Protestors So Angry? – Alissa Rubin
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/12/03/world/europe/france-yellow-vest-protests.html

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Trump-haters use illegals to promote hatred against Trump.
https://www.wsj.com/articles/fleeing-poverty-and-violence-central-american-women-explain-why-they-join-caravans-1543919400


— DIERSEN HEADLINE: CEOs who oppose/despise/hate Trump are anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.
https://www.wsj.com/articles/ceos-work-to-figure-out-trump-1543892400
— The most successful companies give employees a sense of belonging – Sue Shellenbarger (DIERSEN: Democrats run the federal government. They do not want federal employees who are Republican, White, male, and/or non-veteran to feel like they belong unless they make GS-13 (currently $96,403) by age 25, GS-14 (currently $113,920) by age 30, GS-15 (currently $134,000) by age 35, and Senior Executive Service (currently $164,200) by age 40.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/why-perks-no-longer-cut-it-for-workers-1543846157

 

USA TODAY
— Americans prefer to watch news, on TV and online, rather than read it, study finds – Mike Snider
https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/media/2018/12/03/most-americans-prefer-watch-news-not-read-study-says/2189310002/

 

BLOOMBERG
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Trump says “Trump’s Political Risk Spreads to Small-Town America.”
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-12-03/trump-s-political-risk-spreads-to-small-town-america-poll-finds

 

BAKERSFIELD NOW
— Motorcyclists offer escort to young recruits heading to basic training. (DIERSEN: Since 1966, I have asked myself, what if I had tried to enlist. In 1966, when I was 18 years old, I was 1-A notwithstanding the fact that my eyesight could not be corrected to 20/20, I had partial red/green color blindness, and I had Osgood-Schlatter disease (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Osgood%E2%80%93Schlatter_disease). I had not demonstrated any leadership potential. I had a) done yard work and delivered newspapers 1962-1964; b) washed dishes 1964-1966; and c) cleaned golf shoes, chipped slag, and pumped gasoline in 1966.)
https://bakersfieldnow.com/news/local/motorcyclists-offer-escort-to-young-recruits-heading-to-basic-training

 

NEWSWEEK
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps are overjoyed that “MIGRANT CARAVAN MEMBERS HAVE BREACHED THE U.S. BORDER FENCE IN DESPERATE BID TO CLAIM ASYLUM.”
https://www.newsweek.com/migrant-caravan-members-have-breached-us-border-fence-desperate-bid-claim-1242766

 

NATIONAL MEMO
— Trump Not Asked To Speak At Bush Funeral
http://www.nationalmemo.com/trump-not-asked-to-speak-at-bush-funeral/

 

INSIDE PHILANTHROPY
— Why a Women’s Foundation is Backing Male Leaders in the Fight for Gender Equity – Julia Travers (DIERSEN: Ever-increasing, the following move up the ladder: a) Whites who get rid of Whites, b) Men who get rid of men, c) Older people who get rid of older people, d) Non-veterans who get rid of non-veterans, e) “Republicans” who get rid of Republicans, f) “Protestants” who get rid of Protestants, g) “Conservatives” who get rid of conservatives, h) German Americans who get rid of German-Americans, and i) Those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time who get rid of those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time. I should write a book about the aforesaid turncoats in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois.)
https://www.insidephilanthropy.com/home/2018/12/1/champions-of-change-how-can-men-promote-gender-equity

 

SALON
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, to get more preference from the federal government, people claim to be LGBTQ, minority, and/or female.
https://www.salon.com/2018/12/04/lgbtq-caravan-migrants-may-have-to-prove-their-gender-or-sexual-identity-at-u-s-border_partner/

 

THE WRAP
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: You have to be anti-White, if not a White hater, to be hired, retained, or promoted by Apple.
https://www.thewrap.com/tim-cook-tells-white-supremacists-they-have-no-home-on-apple-platforms/

 

GUARDIAN
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-conservatives ask “Are Google and Facebook really suppressing conservative politics?”
https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2018/dec/04/google-facebook-anti-conservative-bias-claims

 

METRO WEEKLY
— Trump removed LGBTQ employment protections from North American trade deal Republican lawmakers were outraged when the protections were revealed in an earlier draft – Rhuaridh Marr (DIERSEN: From what I see, ever-increasingly, if you do not promote LGBTQ activity, you will not be hired and you will be gotten rid of.)
https://www.metroweekly.com/2018/12/trump-removed-lgbtq-employment-protections-from-north-american-trade-deal/

December 2 Morning Edition

GOPUSA ILLINOIS
— Illinois Republicans anxiously await the Illinois Republican Party (IRP) to publish a report on its December 1, 2018 State Central Committee (SCC) meeting in Bolingbrook. The meeting included reports by IRP Chairman Tim Schneider, IRP National Committeeman Richard Porter, and IRP National Committeewoman Demetra Demonte. IRP SCC members are listed at: https://illinois.gop/who-we-are/officials/. Meeting attendees included Carol Davis, Marianne DeMeritt, Jim Dodge, Diane Evertsen, Jason Helland, Babette Holder, Jeanne Ives, James Marter, Jan Shaw, Ken Shepro, and Allen Skillicorn. – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com

 

DAILY HERALD
— Misinformation or disinformation? It’s all about intent – Jim Baumann (DIERSEN: According to my critics/opponents, all information is misinformation or disinformation except for the information that they put out or bless.)
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20181202/grammar-moses-misinformation-or-disinformation-its-all-about-intent
— Ballot Access – Editorial (DIERSEN: Democrats focus on promoting ballot access only to those who are anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.dailyherald.com/discuss/20181201/editorial-david-orr-and-ballot-access-reform
— Idleburg sworn in as Lake County sheriff, replacing Curran
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20181201/idleburg-sworn-in-as-lake-county-sheriff-replacing-curran

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES & DAILY HERALD
— Mexico gets 1st leftist leader (Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador) after 32 years of technocrats – AP (DIERSEN: Of course, anti-Americans want Obrador to get Mexico to officially declare war on America. Acts of war include a) illegally sending many millions of your citizens illegally into another country illegally, b) illegally keeping many millions of your citizens illegally in another country illegally, and c) illegally sending many mountains of illegal drugs illegally into another country illegally.)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/andres-manuel-lopez-obrador-mexico-gets-1st-leftist-leader-after-32-years-of-technocrats/
https://www.dailyherald.com/article/20181201/news/312019948/

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Ex-Harvey schools chief wins $400,000 over ‘ass-kicking’ comment by board member – Frank Main
https://chicago.suntimes.com/education/denean-adams-harvey-school-district-152-former-superintendent-ass-kicking-retaliation-lawsuit-award/

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— The surprisingly high number of Americans getting absolutely no raises – Evan Horowitz (DIERSEN: Have you gotten pay raises? My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes want cheap labor. They continue to be furious that because of COLAs, step increases, and/or promotions, my pay increased every year that I worked for the federal government 1966-1969 and 1971-1997, except for 1980 when I took a $19,203 (26%) pay cut in today’s dollars to transfer from IRS to GAO. IRS promoted me in 1972, 1973, and 1974 and GAO promoted me in 1986. In my defense, I earned a) a job-related bachelor’s degree when I was 21 in 1970 and job-related master’s degrees when I was 27, 31, and 48, b) job-related professional certifications when I was 30, 32, 41, 45, 47, and 48, and c) a job-related professional license when I was 32.)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/business/ct-biz-little-wage-growth-low-unemployment-20181130-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Democrats promote gender confusion and promote LGBTQ activity. Ever-increasingly, Democrats make it clear that they want to destroy traditional marriage and the traditional family.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/lifestyles/stevens/ct-life-stevens-friday-steph-curry-girls-shoes-1130-story.html
— Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, an anti-Trumper who is surprisingly Trump-like – Clarence Page (DIERSEN: Democrats love Trump-like Democrat activists, Trump-like Democrat candidates (like Casten), Trump-like Democrat elected officials, Trump-like Democrat party leaders, Trump-like Democrat major donors, and Trump-like Democrat political consultants a) who promote dependency on government, dependency on charity, LGBTQ activity, abortion, mass/illegal immigration, abolition of the First and Second Amendments, booze, gambling, pot, and other vices, patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, age discrimination, and retaliation and b) who want to use government to get rid of the following once and for all: 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/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/page/ct-perspec-page-donald-trump-alexandria-ocasio-cortez-nancy-pelosi-1128-20181127-story.html

 

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Illinois gears up for 200th birthday party Monday – AP
https://www.sj-r.com/news/20181201/illinois-gears-up-for-200th-birthday-party-monday
— Eliminate liberals? Just banter, aldermanic candidate TOM SHAFER says – Bernard Schoenburg (DIERSEN: In Illinois, to vote for Democrats is shout that you want Democrats to drive individuals, organizations, and companies out of Illinois 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. Ever-increasingly, Democrats make it clear that they want to turn Illinois into a bankrupt poverty-stricken and crime-stricken third-world country.)
https://www.sj-r.com/opinion/20181201/bernard-schoenburg-eliminate-liberals-just-banter-aldermanic-candidate-says

 

KANKAKEE DAILY JOURNAL
— When money should not rule – Dennis Marek (DIERSEN: Democrats a) glorify and praise Democrats who have money and b) demonize, denigrate, and condemn Republicans who have money.)
https://www.daily-journal.com/opinion/columnists/dennis-marek-when-money-should-not-rule/article_4e71e0e0-f24c-11e8-ae3e-0fd81611c5d5.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: It seems everything is measured in the amount of wealth one has. In the latest gubernatorial race in Illinois, how many times did we hear Bruce Rauner had $500 million at his command, and J.B. Pritzker was worth three times that? (And it would appear Rauner still couldn’t afford a tie at times.) The ads were without end, costing each candidate millions of dollars. An average person seeking such office could not ever compete. So, wealth is the answer. Sad.)

 

PEORIA JOURNAL STAR
— Nothing like an outgoing governor offering ‘Be afraid’ as parting words – Doug Finke (DIERSEN: In Illinois, to vote for Democrats is shout that you want Democrats to drive individuals, organizations, and companies out of Illinois 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. Ever-increasingly, Democrats make it clear that they want to turn Illinois into a bankrupt poverty-stricken and crime-stricken third-world country.)
https://www.pjstar.com/news/20181201/statehouse-insider-nothing-like-outgoing-governor-offering-be-afraid-as-parting-words

 

OUR QUAD CITIES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps “hold rally for asylum seekers at U.S.-Mexico border.”
https://www.ourquadcities.com/news/local-groups-hold-rally-for-asylum-seekers-at-us-mexico-border/1631227801

 

DEWITT DAILY NEWS
— GOVERNOR RAUNER DISAPPOINTED IN ACTION DURING THE FALL VETO SESSION
http://dewittdailynews.com/local-news/412658

 

WAND
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps “protest against treatment of migrants at U.S.-Mexico border.”
https://wqad.com/2018/11/30/local-groups-protest-against-mistreatment-of-migrant-at-u-s-mexico-border/

 

WASHINGTON FREE BEACON
— MSNBC: Majority of Caravan Members Are Men, Some Not Talking About Asylum – David Rutz
https://freebeacon.com/issues/msnbc-majority-of-caravan-members-are-men-some-not-talking-about-asylum/

 

LIFE SITE NEWS
— Wheaton College students claim black pro-lifer’s talk made people of color feel ‘unsafe’ – Dorothy Cummings McLean
https://www.lifesitenews.com/news/christian-college-students-claim-black-pro-lifers-talk-made-people-of-color
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Three student officials at a Christian college have alleged that an African-American speaker made other people of color feel “unheard, underrepresented, and unsafe” with his pro-life talk. Ryan Bomberger of the Radiance Foundation gave a presentation entitled “Black Lives Matter In and Out of the Womb” at the evangelical Wheaton College on November 14. He was the guest of the Wheaton College Republicans. Bomberger’s talk touched on the “hypocrisy” of the BLM leadership in announcing its solidarity with Planned Parenthood, the “leading killer of black lives.” In response to Bomberger’s interactive talk, Lauren Rowley, Wheaton’s student body president, Tyler Waaler, the student body vice-president, and Sammy Shields, the “EVP” of the college’s Community Diversity, signed an email directed to the entire college claiming that Bomberger’s talk distressed “many” people of color. “As many of you know, a special interest club hosted an event on Wednesday night titled, ‘Black Lives Matter: In and Outside the Womb.’ The speaker of this event, Ryan Bomberger, made several comments at the event that deeply troubled members of our community. His comments, surrounding the topic of race, made many students, staff, and faculty of color feel unheard, underrepresented, and unsafe on our campus,” they wrote. Without supplying any examples, Rowley, Waaler, and Shields called Bomberger’s opinions “offensive rhetoric” and suggested that they “compromised” the college’s mission. “As Student Government, we are committed to the College’s mission to promoting student programming that ‘pursues unity, embraces ethnic diversity, and practices racial reconciliation so that it will contribute to the education of whole persons,’ and therefore, felt it necessary to respond to the offensive rhetoric from the speaker at this event that compromised this mission,” they stated. Bomberger, who is a biracial African American conceived in rape and then raised in a mixed-race family, responded indignantly to the allegations, saying that Rowley, Waaler, and Shields had demonized him. He said also that many students had told him that out of the three, only Shields had attended his talk. “I would think it would be against the college’s mission to intentionally mislead students,” Bomberger wrote in response to the student leaders’ backlash against him. He noted that the student leaders had not provided any evidence for what they allege. “As typical with ‘progressivism’ one only needs to make the claim of offense without allowing people to examine the alleged ‘offense.’ The Dean of Student Engagement, Steve Ivester…praised me for the way in which I approached such heavy issues. But it seems that only some people’s opinions matter,” Bomberger wrote.)

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— NOVEMBER 22, 1991 FLASHBACK: Reaffirming Commitment, Bush Signs Rights Bill – ANDREW ROSENTHAL (DIERSEN: Of course, my Democrat GAO superiors took this as a directive to get rid of once and for all their employees who were Republican, White, male, and/or non-veteran who they had not promoted to GS-13 (currently $96,403) by age 25, GS-14 (currently $113,920) by age 30, GS-15 (currently $134,000) by age 35, and Senior Executive Service (currently $164,200) by age 40.)
https://www.nytimes.com/1991/11/22/us/reaffirming-commitment-bush-signs-rights-bill.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: President Bush today signed the 1991 Civil Rights Act, hoping to end a bruising two-year fight over job discrimination, but instead found himself embroiled in a political furor over an effort within the Administration to put a conservative interpretation on the new law. Facing protests from civil rights leaders, lawmakers from both parties and members of his Cabinet, Mr. Bush this morning moved to end the uproar caused when the White House Counsel, C. Boyden Gray, circulated a draft of a directive Wednesday night that would have ended the use of racial preferences and quotas in Federal Government hiring. That draft gave rise to reports that the President would order all Federal agencies today to phase out the use of racial preferences and quotas in hiring to underscore his opposition to affirmative action. Some political opponents and those who have voiced doubt about his commitment to civil rights suggested that Mr. Bush was trying to undo by executive action what he could not achieve in his fight with Congress over the wording in the Civil Rights Act. Disputes Flare Anew Moving quickly to try to dispel that impression, Mr. Bush this morning had his press secretary, Marlin Fitzwater, say that Mr. Gray had acted without his knowledge, and the White House called civil rights leaders who had been invited to the signing ceremony to assure them that the affirmative action regulations dating from 1965 were not being wiped out. Still, some of his critics raised doubts about whether Mr. Bush really intended to abandon Mr. Gray’s effort. And late in the day, controversy erupted again over another aspect of the formal signing statement that was made public after Mr. Bush signed the bill at a ceremony in the Rose Garden. Republican and Democratic lawmakers alike criticized a passage in the statement in which Mr. Bush endorsed a hotly debated interpretation of certain provisions of the new anti-discrimination law that gives employers the broadest discretion in citing “business necessity” to defend policies that exclude blacks, women and other minority groups from hiring. In his speech, which amounted to a highly unusual repudiation of a close aide and followed a chaotic overnight review of the proposed changes in Federal hiring practices, the President cast aside Mr. Gray’s language on affirmative action.)
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Constructively, an anti-Trump argues that America surrender to Mexico and to surrender the rest of the foreign countries.
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/12/01/opinion/sunday/border-detention-tear-gas-migrants.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats want to fill America with illegals and use illegals to get rid of Republicans once and for all.

— It’s Now Donald Trump’s America. But George Bush’s Stamp Endures. – Peter Baker
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/12/01/us/politics/trump-bush-praise-history.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Peter Finch argues that your total expenses in retirement will decline as you get older because you will spend less on immediate pleasures and other discretionary items. That will not be true for me. Since 1997, when I was 49 years old, when my Democrat GAO superiors succeeded in forcing me to take their early retirement “offer,” I have spent far less on immediate pleasures and on other discretional items. My retirement income is only 43% of what my salary was in 1997 in today’s dollars. While you can cut/eliminate spending on immediate pleasures and on other discretionary items like I have done big time, you will still face ever-increasing non-discretionary expenses including taxes, medical, food, and housing.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/11/29/business/retirement/retirement-spending-calculators.html
— HARDCOPY ARTICLE TITLE: Protests in Heart of Paris Over ‘Two Frances’ Descends Into Violence – Alissa J. Rubin (DIERSEN: France today, America tomorrow. Paris today, Chicago tomorrow.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/12/01/world/europe/france-yellow-vests-protests-macron.html
— HARDCOPY ARTICLE TITLE: ‘The List’ Controls Migrants’ Fates in Tijuana – Kirk Semple (DIERSEN: What lists were you on? While I worked for the federal government for almost 30 years (Post Office 1966-1969, IRS 1971-1980, and GAO 1980-1997), I was always on my Democrat superiors’ and my Democrat supervisors’ lists of employees to get rid of. While I served as a TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairman 2005-2012, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce Government Affairs Committee member 2003-2011, Milton Township Republican Central Committee(MTRCC) webmaster 2008-2010 and 2000-2004, Illinois Center Right Coalition Steering Committee member 2003-2007, and American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter board member 2001-2004, I was always on the lists of the following to get rid of me: those who a) reject planks in the Republican Party platform and/or the Illinois Republican Party platform and work against those like me who support those planks, b) reject the 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. Since my becoming a Republican Precinct Committeeman in 1999 and the GOPUSA Illinois Editor in 2000, I have always been on the lists of the aforesaid to get rid of me.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/11/30/world/americas/caravan-migrants-tijuana-mexico.html

 

USA TODAY
— Paris protesters damage Arc de Triomphe monument in worst riot in a decade; Macron vows action
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2018/12/01/french-police-struggle-quell-riot-paris-yellow-jacket-taxes-cost-living/2174493002/

 

NEW YORK MAGAZINE
— Beware the Bush Family Image-Rehab Machine – Sam Tanenhaus
http://nymag.com/intelligencer/2018/12/george-h-w-bush-and-george-w-bushs-liberal-image-rehab.html

December 1 Evening Edition

ABC7
— George H.W. Bush: Funeral plans, legacy and a look back at President George H.W. Bush’s life
https://abc7chicago.com/society/george-hw-bush-full-coverage-of-bush-41s-life-legacy/4808060/
— Trump designates Dec. 5 as National Day of Mourning for President George H.W. Bush – AP
https://abc7chicago.com/politics/dec-5-declared-national-day-of-mourning-for-george-hw-bush/4805890/
— George H.W. Bush funeral: Pres. Donald Trump, First Lady Melania Trump to attend – AP
https://abc7chicago.com/politics/trumps-to-attend-state-funeral-for-george-hw-bush/4806698/

 

NBC5
— Chicago Remembers Former President George H.W. Bush
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/Chicago-Remembers-Former-President-George-HW-Bush-501706291.html

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— George H.W. Bush, the 41st president of the United States, dies at 94 – AP
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/ct-george-hw-bush-dead-20181130-story.html
— George H.W. Bush, America’s consummate public servant – Editorial
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/editorials/ct-edit-president-george-bush-trump-dead-cia-iraq-saddam-hussein-20181201-story.html
— ‘Deaths of despair’: The grim decline in life expectancy – Editorial
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/editorials/ct-edit-life-expectancy-suicide-overdose-20181130-story.html
— Praise for George H. W. Bush from both sides of Illinois’ political aisle – Stacy St. Clair
https://www.chicagotribune.com/ct-illinois-reaction-george-bush-death-20181201-story.html

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— George H.W. Bush: An American public servant – Editorial
https://chicago.suntimes.com/opinion/george-bush-death-president-public-servant/
— George H.W. Bush, 41st U.S. president, dead at 94 – Neil Steinberg
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/steinberg-president-george-h-w-bush-dead-obituary-94/
— Trump family will attend state funeral for George H.W. Bush – AP
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/trump-family-will-attend-state-funeral-for-george-h-w-bush/
— Remembering George H.W. Bush: An ‘American hero’ and a ‘genuine friend’ – Ed Murnane
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/remembering-george-h-w-bush-tribute-obituary-american-hero-friend-ed-murnane/

— Ald. Ed Burke’s insatiable fundraising: $12 million stockpiled, wants more – Lynn Sweet
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/alderman-ed-burke-fundraising-12-million-campaign-funds-city-council-chicago-election-2019-fbi/

 

DAILY HERALD
— Suburbs remember Bush Sr. as ‘gentleman,’ ‘sweetheart,’ ‘statesman’ – Robert Sanchez and Marni Pyke
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20181201/suburbs-remember-bush-sr-as–gentleman-sweetheart-statesman
— 1991 Gulf War looms large over Bush’s Mideast legacy – AP
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20181201/1991-gulf-war-looms-large-over-bushs-mideast-legacy
— Bush was political patriarch to enduring American dynasty – AP
https://www.dailyherald.com/article/20181201/news/312019935/
— Bush got warm welcome in the suburbs
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20181201/bush-got-warm-welcome-in-the-suburbs
— Bush hailed across party and global lines as man of decency – AP
https://www.dailyherald.com/article/20181201/news/312019896/
— Presidents, others praise former President George H.W. Bush – AP
https://www.dailyherald.com/article/20181201/news/312019970/
— Bush staffer from Arlington Heights writes about president’s warmth, preparedness – Ed Murnane
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20181201/bush-staffer-from-arlington-heights-writes-about-presidents-warmth-preparedness

— Illinois gears up for 200th birthday party Monday – AP
https://www.dailyherald.com/article/20181201/news/312019924/

BLOOMINGTON PANTAGRAPH
— Remembering Barbara and George Bush’s 1988 visit to Central Illinois
https://www.pantagraph.com/photos-remembering-barbara-and-george-bush-s-visit-to-central/collection_e3b1c549-9bd2-56de-a10e-f537481a881c.html

 

JOURNAL STANDARD
— Stateline remembers George H.W. Bush: ‘He brought dignity to the office’
https://www.journalstandard.com/news/20181201/stateline-remembers-george-hw-bush-he-brought-dignity-to-office

 

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Tuberculosis and chickenpox and AIDS – Cheryl K. Chumley
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2018/dec/1/tuberculosis-and-chickenpox-and-aids-oh-my/

 

WORLD NET DAILY
— TIJUANA MAYOR: ARREST THE CARAVAN ORGANIZER I’m not spending a penny more to shelter migrants
https://www.wnd.com/2018/12/tijuana-mayor-arrest-the-caravan-organizer/

 

PJ MEDIA
— Tijuana Mayor Unloads on Caravan Organizers – RICK MORAN
https://pjmedia.com/trending/tijuana-mayor-unloads-on-caravan-organizers/

 

BREITBART
— Harvard Grad Student Facing Eviction over Legally Owned and Stored Firearms – Awr Hawkins
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2018/12/01/harvard-grad-student-evicted-over-legally-owned-and-stored-firearms/
— Left Attacks George H.W. Bush After His Death – Justin Caruso
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2018/12/01/left-attacks-george-h-w-bush-after-his-death-blatant-racism-and-toxic-masculinity-fk-him/

 

AMERICAN THINKER
— Tijuana’s mayor wants caravan organizers busted – Monica Showalter
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2018/12/finally_tijuanas_mayor_wants_caravan_organizers_busted.html
— DHS chief calls on other federal departments for help with caravans – Rick Moran
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2018/12/dhs_chief_calls_on_other_federal_departments_for_help_with_caravans.html

 

GOPUSA
— With food and bathrooms cut off, migrants begin exodus to distant shelter
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=60283

 

THE WEEK
— The old-fashioned virtues of George H.W. Bush – Matthew Walther
https://theweek.com/articles/810448/oldfashioned-virtues-george-hw-bush
— The lasting legacy of George H.W. Bush – Joel Mathis
https://theweek.com/articles/810415/lasting-legacy-george-hw-bush

 

GOVERNMENT EXECUTIVE
— Federal Agencies to Close Wednesday to Honor President George H.W. Bush
https://www.govexec.com/management/2018/12/federal-agencies-close-wednesday-honor-president-george-hw-bush/153201/

November 30 Morning Edition

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— What Emanuel should say: Amend the Illinois Constitution – Editorial
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/editorials/ct-edit-rahm-pension-speech-chicago-20181120-story.html
— More women are crossing state lines to have abortions in Illinois – Angie Leventis Lourgos
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-met-abortion-numbers-illinois-out-of-state-20181129-story.html
— Do the feds want Ald. Ed Burke wrapped up like a roast? – John Kass
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/columnists/kass/ct-met-chicago-alderman-ed-burke-kass-20181129-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps have no problem with illegals illegally using children illegally to illegally get into America illegally.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/sns-bc-us–immigration-imperiled-sponsors-20181128-story.html

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Why are we so sad? – Mona Charen (DIERSEN: What discourages you from being happy? For me, it is seeing the success that Democrats and Democrat plants, Libertarians and Libertarian plants, Greens and Green plants, and RINOs are having in my neighborhood, in my precinct, in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois in getting rid of individuals, organizations, and companies that are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, and those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/mona-charen-suicide-loneliness-sadness-life-expectancy-drug-overdose/

 

DAILY HERALD
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: Tollway reform rollout takes back seat to political firing brouhaha – Marni Pyke
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20181129/tollway-reform-rollout-takes-back-seat-to-political-firing-brouhaha
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Controversy erupted at the Illinois tollway Thursday as Executive Director Liz Gorman pushed back against allegations of politically motivated “firings” and said one administrator’s exit was a cause of celebration. The blowup coincided with the agency’s rollout of new ethics procedures prepared in response to concerns about potential favoritism regarding contracts and hiring. “The tollway is a well-run, transparent organization, but we can always look for better ways and better practices,” Chairman Robert Schillerstrom said. However, Director Joseph Gomez criticized the ethics report for failing to address “what might be considered political firings.” Gomez said high-ranking managers in communications and human resources were terminated this year and told “the toll road was headed in a different direction.” “I don’t find that a good reason to fire senior members of the toll road staff,” Gomez said. “What was the ‘new direction’ at the tollway?” Gorman told Gomez, “If you’re inferring that I’m a woman and can’t handle it, I don’t appreciate it and that’s not the case.” “I don’t believe in firing people. They fire themselves,” she said. And when one department head left this spring, “I believe the building was in (unison) in singing, ‘Ding, dong, the witch is dead,'” Gorman said. At that point, Senior Assistant Attorney General Robert Lane admonished Gorman and board members that personnel discussions should occur in executive session. “I am so sorry you would think that anybody is disparaging you because of being a female,” Gomez told Gorman. “There are no political firings,” Schillerstrom clarified, adding personnel issues are handled by tollway executives, not board members.)
— Foster: I won’t support Pelosi as speaker without a succession plan – Katlyn Smith
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20181129/foster-i-wont-support-pelosi-as-speaker-without-a-succession-plan
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A Trump-hater says “Trump has an unethical inner circle because he wants unethical jobs done.” While I worked for GAO, to get promoted to GS-14, currently $113,920/year, you had to agree to unethically help get rid of GAO employees who were Republican, White, male, and/or non-veteran who had not made GS-13, currently $96,403/year, by age 25.
https://www.dailyherald.com/discuss/20181130/trump-has-an-unethical-inner-circle-because-he-wants-unethical-jobs-done

 

NORTHWEST HERALD
— Township consolidation bill headed to governor Senate passes House Bill 4637 33-16 – ED KOMENDA
https://www.nwherald.com/2018/11/29/township-consolidation-bill-headed-to-governor/azb6on7/
https://www.nwherald.com/2018/11/29/mcsweeneys-township-consolidation-bill-headed-to-governors-office-for-consideration/azb6on7/

 

WAMU
— ‘Talent Wants Transit’: Companies Near Transportation Gaining The Upper Hand – David Schaper
https://wamu.org/story/18/11/29/talent-wants-transit-companies-near-transportation-gaining-the-upper-hand/

 

CHICAGO MAGAZINE
— Why Illinois Is the Mecca of Black Political Power Underwood’s win in an overwhelmingly white district yet again shows Illinois’s openness to electing black politicians. – EDWARD MCCLELLAND (DIERSEN: Underwood won because of Democrat success in a) promoting hatred against Trump and b) getting voters to punish Trump by voting for Democrats.)
http://www.chicagomag.com/city-life/November-2018/Why-Illinois-Is-the-Mecca-of-Black-Political-Power/

 

ONE ILLINOIS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Rauner says “LAME DUCK GUV FRITTERS MILLIONS IN LEGAL FEES.”
https://www.oneillinois.com/stories/2018/11/29/lame-duck-rauner-squanders-millions-in-legal-fees

 

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Critics out to destroy the conservative ‘brand’ – Jennifer Harper (DIERSEN: I should write a book about those who have worked the hardest to drive conservatives out of the Milton Township Republican Central Committee, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, Illinois Republican Party, TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce, Illinois Center Right Coalition, American Association of Political Consultants, GAO, etc.)
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2018/nov/29/inside-the-beltway-critics-out-to-destroy-the-cons/
— Treat intruders accordingly – Cmdr. WAYNE L. JOHNSON
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2018/nov/29/letters-to-the-editor-treat-intruders-accordingly/
— Hysteria spreads in the media like a fog of gas – Ronald Kessler
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2018/nov/29/hysteria-spreads-in-the-media-like-a-fog-of-gas/

 

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: The anti-Republican Facebook is having great success in destroying the Republican Party. Ever-increasing Republican activists, candidates, elected officials, and party leaders a) rely on the anti-Republican Facebook to communicate everything, b) let their websites go to waste, and c) stop sending out emails.
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/hey-conservatives-social-media-is-no-threat-to-democracy
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Of course, Trump-haters want Trump and his supporters to die younger.
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/policy/healthcare/trumps-core-supporters-are-dying-younger

 

DAILY CALLER
— GOOGLE EMPLOYEES DEBATED BURYING CONSERVATIVE MEDIA IN SEARCH – Peter Hasson (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always done everything that they can a) to bury GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails and b) to bury www.gopillinois.com. I should write a book about my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes who falsely claim to be religious, conservative, and/or Republican to give them standing to destroy conservatives like me.)
https://dailycaller.com/2018/11/29/google-censorship-conservative-media/
— TRUMP’S GREAT WALL BECOMES TRUMP’S GREAT STALL – ANN COULTER
https://dailycaller.com/2018/11/29/trump-great-wall-great-stall/

 

DAILY SIGNAL
— The Incoming Congress May Look Diverse, but Diversity of Thought Is Dwindling – Star Parker
https://www.dailysignal.com/2018/11/29/the-incoming-congress-may-look-diverse-but-diversity-of-thought-is-dwindling/

 

WORLD NET DAILY
— LIBERAL PROPAGANDISTS: A GOOD AMERICA IS A BORDERLESS AMERICA Ilana Mercer shoots down leftists’ case ‘for an immigration free-for-all’
https://www.wnd.com/2018/11/liberal-propagandists-a-good-america-is-a-borderless-america/

 

RUSH LIMBAUGH
— This Invasion Is Erasing the American Culture. Where’s the Wall?
https://www.rushlimbaugh.com/daily/2018/11/29/this-invasion-is-erasing-the-american-culture-wheres-the-wall/

 

GOPUSA
— California governor-elect wants more money to help illegal caravan (DIERSEN: Will California be the first state to leave the United States and joint up with Mexico?)
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=60231
— Migrant caravan mostly standard illegal aliens, not asylum seekers
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=60126

 

TOWNHALL
— Tijuana Health Officials: More Than One-Third of Caravan Riders Have Infectious Diseases – Beth Baumann
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/bethbaumann/2018/11/29/tijuana-health-officials-more-than-one-third-of-caravan-riders-have-infectious-d-n2536757
— Racism — It’s Everywhere! It’s Everywhere! – David Limbaugh
https://townhall.com/columnists/davidlimbaugh/2018/11/30/racism–its-everywhere-its-everywhere-n2536752

 

FRONT PAGE MAGAZINE
— IS OPEN BORDERS THE BIBLICAL STANCE? Thoughts on appropriate responses to the migrant Caravan. – Danusha V. Goska
https://www.frontpagemag.com/fpm/272077/open-borders-biblical-stance-danusha-v-goska

 

ACCURACY IN MEDIA
— 60 Minutes Misleads on Border Enforcement – Carrie Sheffield
https://www.aim.org/aim-column/60-minutes-misleads-on-border-enforcement/

 

FOX NEWS CHANNEL
— Ronna McDaniel ‘honored’ that Trump asked her to stay on as RNC chair – Samuel Chamberlain
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/ronna-mcdaniel-honored-that-trump-asked-her-to-stay-on-as-rnc-chair

 

AMERICAN THINKER
— Lice, hepatitis, TB, chicken pox, scabies plague a third of the caravan migrants – and now there’s rain – Monica Showalter
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2018/11/lice_hepatitus_tb_chicken_pox_scabies_plague_a_third_of_the_caravan_migrants__with_rains_just_getting_started.html

 

LIFE SITE NEWS
— Austin city council says ‘values’ require forcing churches to hire LGBT employees – Calvin Freiburger
https://www.lifesitenews.com/news/austin-city-council-says-values-require-forcing-churches-to-hire-lgbt-emplo

 

NATIONAL REVIEW
— The Anti-Trump Hysterics Roll On – CONRAD BLACK
https://www.nationalreview.com/2018/11/the-anti-trump-hysterics-roll-on/

 

THE HILL
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps blame “climate change” for the invasion.
https://thehill.com/opinion/energy-environment/418976-migrant-caravan-shows-the-destabilizing-effect-of-climate-change

 

HUFFINGTON POST
— How Democrats Can Win In 2020 – Richard North Patterson (DIERSEN: To win in 2020, Democrats will ever-increasingly a) promote hatred against Trump and b) get vote voters to punish Trump by voting for Democrats.)
https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/opinion-democrats-2020-strategy_us_5bfedefee4b03ce3f6e62088

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— Federal Employees Are Warned Not to Discuss Trump ‘Resistance’ at Work – Charlie Savage (DIERSEN: I should write a book about the many times that my Democrat superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates in the federal government asked me questions to confirm that I oppose promoting a) dependency on government, b) dependency on charity, c) LGBTQ activity, d) abortion, e) mass/illegal immigration, f) booze, gambling, pot, and other vices, g) patronage, h) political affiliation discrimination, i) reverse discrimination, j) age discrimination, k) retaliation, l) etc. They used my opposition to the aforesaid to justify their wasting my career and getting rid of me.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/11/29/us/politics/federal-employees-hatch-act-trump-impeachment.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Democrats make it clear a) that they do NOT want jobs and b) that they WANT dependency on government, dependency on charity, LGBTQ activity, abortion, mass/illegal immigration, abolition of the First and Second Amendments, booze, gambling, pot and other vices, patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, age discrimination, retaliation, and even worse things. Ever-increasingly, Democrats make it clear that they want to use government to get rid of individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders, and those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/11/29/opinion/american-economy-working-class.html
— Border Drug Cases Hit 20-Year Low as Prosecutors Focused on Migrants – Richard A. Oppel Jr.
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/11/30/us/drugs-border-migrants-zero-tolerance.html

— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: The ‘Green Dimension’: Inside the Lives of California’s Marijuana Trimmers
Each autumn, young people flock to Northern California to find temporary work pruning cannabis bound for the state’s legal dispensaries, or black markets as far away as the East Coast. – Dan Levin
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/11/29/us/marijuana-trimmers-emerald-triangle.html

 

WASHINGTON POST
— It’s the Economies, Stupid The key to understanding the 2018 midterm results — and the future of American politics — isn’t ideology or culture. It’s the different economies of red and blue America. – John B. Judis
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/magazine/wp/2018/11/29/feature/the-key-to-understanding-americas-red-blue-split-isnt-ideology-or-culture-its-economics/

 

U.S. NEWS & WORLD REPORT
— Fearing Espionage, U.S. Weighs Tighter Rules on Chinese Students
https://www.usnews.com/news/world/articles/2018-11-29/exclusive-fearing-espionage-us-weighs-tighter-rules-on-chinese-students

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— The ABA Strikes Back After a demotion from Trump, the lawyers guild smears judicial nominees. – Kimberley A. Strassel (DIERSEN: Who views you as being a Trump supporter? What if Trump demoted the professional association(s) that you are/were a member of, the organizations that you are/were a member of, the school(s) that you graduated from, the employer(s) that you work/worked for, etc.? From what I see, if Trump demoted them, those who dominate the following would smear me to strike back at Trump: Illinois CPA Society, Institute of Internal Auditors, Association of Certified Fraud Examiners, Association of Government Accountants, National Association of Certified Financial Services Auditors, National Association of Forensic Accountants, Milton Township Republican Central Committee, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, Illinois Republican Party, TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce, Illinois Center Right Coalition, American Association of Political Consultants, Crete-Monee High School, NIU, Loyola, DePaul, IIT, Post Office, IRS, GAO, etc. Those who dominate the aforesaid view me as being a Trump supporter.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-aba-strikes-back-1543534905
— FRONT PAGE: OK, Computer: How Much Is My House Worth? Proposed regulations would allow the majority of homes to be bought and sold without being appraised by a human – Ryan Dezember and Cezary Podkul
https://www.wsj.com/articles/ok-computer-how-much-is-my-house-worth-1543492800
— I Learned to Love Standardized Tests They don’t have to be basic, boring or biased. A good question provokes deep engagement. – Mathina Calliope (DIERSEN: What standardized tests have you passed? My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always hinted/implied/argued/shouted that I passed standardized tests because those tests favored those who shared my demographics. I passed standardized tests to earn three job-related master’s degrees (1976, 1980, and 1997), two job-related professional certifications (1979 and 1981), a job-related bachelor’s degree (1970), job offers from IRS (1971) and the Post Office (1966), etc.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/i-learned-to-love-standardized-tests-1543534599
— The Immigrant-Unicorn Connection Most billion-dollar startups have foreign-born founders. – Stuart Anderson
https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-immigrant-unicorn-connection-1543534312

 

FORBES
— The Thinking Behind The Tax Cuts And Jobs Act – Assuming There Was Some – Peter J Reilly
https://www.forbes.com/sites/peterjreilly/2018/11/29/the-thinking-behind-the-tax-cuts-and-jobs-act-assuming-there-was-some/#36f84ffc19d9

 

GEEK WIRE
— Washington state affirms rule requiring Facebook and Google to make political ad disclosures – MONICA NICKELSBURG
https://www.geekwire.com/2018/washington-state-affirms-rule-requiring-facebook-google-make-political-ad-disclosures/

 

REASON
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Americans say “Illegal Immigrants Are at a 10-Year Low, So Can We Chill for a Minute?”
https://reason.com/blog/2018/11/29/illegal-immigrants-are-at-a-10-year-low

 

DAILY BEAST
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Islam is more like a country without borders or a political party than a religion.
https://www.thedailybeast.com/do-republicans-believe-in-religious-liberty-for-muslims

 

DRIVE CHICAGO
— 2018 Ford Mustang GT – Mustang’s future never in doubt – Dave Boe
https://www.drivechicago.com/reviews/2018-ford-mustang-gt-mustangs-future-never-in-doubt_3049

November 29 Evening Edition

ABC7
— Alderman Ed Burke’s Chicago offices raided by FBI agents executing search warrants – Craig Wall
https://abc7chicago.com/politics/ald-ed-burkes-chicago-offices-raided-by-fbi/4789692/

 

NBC5
— Federal Agents Search Ald. Ed Burke’s Offices, Paper Over Doors Burke is the longest-serving alderman in Chicago history, elected in 1969, and chairs the powerful Finance Committee – Carol Marin, Don Moseley and Shelby Bremer
https://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/ed-burke-chicago-501553981.html

 

CBS2
— Fall Session Wraps Up, Democrats Anticipate Capitol Control
https://chicago.cbslocal.com/2018/11/29/general-assembly-fall-session-ends/
— Feds Raid Ald. Edward Burke’s City Hall Office, Ward Office; Doors And Windows Covered In Brown Paper – Derrick Blakley
https://chicago.cbslocal.com/2018/11/29/alderman-ed-burke-edward-m-burke-city-hall-office-donald-trump-fbi-raid/
— Illinois House Expunges Lawmaker’s Tainted Water Threat
https://chicago.cbslocal.com/2018/11/29/illinois-house-expunges-lawmakers-tainted-water-threat/

 

FOX NEWS CHICAGO
— Federal agents raid offices of Ald. Ed Burke – Dane Placko and Mike Flannery
http://www.fox32chicago.com/news/local/report-fbi-agents-raid-office-of-ald-ed-burke

 

WGN TV
— Federal agents raid office of powerful Chicago Ald. Ed Burke – TAHMAN BRADLEY AND BEN BRADLEY
https://wgntv.com/2018/11/29/federal-agents-raid-office-of-powerful-chicago-ald-ed-burke/

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Gov. Bruce Rauner: ‘I am very scared for the people of Illinois’ as J.B. Pritzker takes over in a month – Mike Riopell, Rick Pearson
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-met-bruce-rauner-illinois-future-20181129-story.html
— Illinois’ U.S. Rep. Cheri Bustos will lead House Democrats in 2020 campaign – Rick Pearson (DIERSEN: QUESTION: Who are those leading efforts to elect Republicans on April 2, 2019 and November 3, 2020 in your municipality, in your township/ward, in your county, and in Illinois? ANSWER: They should include the officers of your Republican township/ward and county party organizations, your representative on the Illinois Republican Party (IRP) State Central Committee, and the IRP officers. Political parties exist to help elect candidates who can and will defend and advance their platform.)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-met-illinois-democrat-cheri-bustos-dccc-chair-20181129-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Trump says “Sen.-elect Romney, America should have listened to you.”
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/commentary/ct-perspec-romney-mitt-warning-speech-trump-con-man-fake-temperament-1130-story.html
— Who is Ed Burke? Alderman. Former cop. Ex-Trump attorney. – Tony Briscoe
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-met-who-is-ed-burke-20181129-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Trump says “There are ways Trump can win over Hispanics and blacks.” To get reelected in 2020, anti-Trumps want Trump to dump voters, dump organizations, dump companies, dump governments, and dump countries that are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, and those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/commentary/ct-perspec-hanson-trump-winning-voters-african-americans-hispanics-supporters-1130-story.html
— It’s personal for Oswego legislators on different ends of Legionella dust-up – Denise Crosby
https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/aurora-beacon-news/opinion/ct-abn-crosby-kifowit-apology-st-1130-story.html
— Coalition kicks cronies in Springfield showdown – Austin Berg
https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/daily-southtown/news/ct-sta-berg-column-st-1202-story.html
— Election filing for candidates for Naperville school, park boards starts Dec. 10 – Suzanne Baker
https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/naperville-sun/news/ct-nvs-other-races-st-1130-story.html

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Feds raid Ald. Burke’s City Hall, ward offices – Fran Spielman, Jon Seidel and Mark Brown
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/ed-burke-fbi-federal-agents-city-hall-council/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Warnings grow over unsanitary conditions in Tijuana shelter.”
https://chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/warnings-grow-over-unsanitary-conditions-tijuana-shelter-migrant-caravan/

 

DAILY HERALD
— House approves plan aimed at consolidation in McHenry, Lake counties – Doug T. Graham
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20181129/house-approves-plan-aimed-at-consolidation-in-mchenry-lake-counties

 

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Big financial names put financial muscle behind paid internships for low-income students – LISA BERTAGNOLI (DIERSEN: While you were earning your undergraduate degree, were you a low income student? I was not. I delivered mail part-time 1966-1969 and worked part-time on an automobile assembly line and as a security guard in 1970. That, along with my parents providing me room and board 1966-1968, weekends during my first semester in 1969, and the summer of 1969, enabled me to graduate debt-free from NIU in 1970 owning a 1969 Dodge Charger SE.)
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/nonprofits-philanthropy/big-financial-names-put-financial-muscle-behind-paid-internships-low-income

 

QUAD CITIES ONLINE
— Jeanne Ives: A legal answer to state pension crisis? – SCOTT REEDER
https://qconline.com/opinion/columnists/a-legal-answer-to-state-pension-crisis/article_de3b3d6d-24ce-5481-8c8d-76be32bc204b.html

 

NPR ILLINOIS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Trump Plan Could Leave Asylum-Seekers At Risk In Mexico.”
http://www.nprillinois.org/post/trump-administration-asylum-seekers-stay-put-mexico-while-claims-are-processed#stream/0

 

WSPY
— State Rep. Welter Pursuing New House Rule In Wake Of State Rep. Kifowit’s Comments
http://www.wspynews.com/news/local/state-rep-welter-pursuing-new-house-rule-in-wake-of/article_609b5542-f3fc-11e8-b7b5-779821ed2eb4.html

 

WQAD
— Gov. Rauner speaks publicly for the first time since conceding defeat – BRODY WOODDELL
https://wqad.com/2018/11/29/gov-rauner-speaks-publicly-for-the-first-time-since-conceding-defeat/

 

HEARTLAND INSTITUTE
— Sen. Ed Markey Attacks The Heartland Institute on the Senate Floor
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zdHoBYEwsu0&feature=youtu.be

 

ILLINOIS NEWS NETWORK
— Rauner says lawmakers who voted to override his vetoes will cost taxpayers – Greg Bishop
https://www.ilnews.org/news/state_politics/rauner-says-lawmakers-who-voted-to-override-his-vetoes-will/article_06ced956-f421-11e8-b5ec-ef3565c5a31f.html

 

ILLINOIS POLICY INSTITUTE
— FBI RAIDS OFFICE OF POWERFUL CHICAGO ALD. ED BURKE – Austin Berg
https://www.illinoispolicy.org/fbi-raids-office-of-powerful-chicago-ald-ed-burke/

 

NEWSMAX
— Rahm Emanuel: Dems’ Job to Divide Trump’s Base – Theodore Bunker
https://www.newsmax.com/newsfront/rahm-emanuel-dems-2020/2018/11/29/id/892530/

 

FOX NEWS CHANNEL
— Illinois House erases Democrat Stephanie Kifowit’s ‘Broth of Legionella’ remark; GOP colleague Peter Breen warns of ‘mob rule’ – Lukas Mikelionis
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/illinois-house-erases-democrats-broth-of-legionella-remark-gop-colleague-warns-of-mob-rule

 

GOPUSA
— Trump ‘totally willing’ to shut down government over $5B target for border wall funding
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=60109
— Barbra Streisand accuses Donald Trump of misogyny as she attacks female GOP voters
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=60121

 

BREITBART
— Some Caravan Migrants Have HIV/AIDS and TB, Say Mexican Authorities – Bob Price
https://www.breitbart.com/border/2018/11/29/some-caravan-migrants-have-aids-and-tb-say-mexican-authorities/

 

THE HILL
— Federal agents raid office of lawyer Ed Burke who previously did tax work for Trump – OWEN DAUGHERTY
https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/418928-federal-agents-raid-office-of-tax-firm-that-previously-worked-for

 

WRAL
— GOP governors minimize Trump impact on midterm losses – AP (DIERSEN: In Illinois, in DuPage County, in Milton Township, in Glen Ellyn, and in Wheaton, Republican candidates lost on November 6, 2018 because of Democrat success a) in promoting hatred of Trump and b) in getting voters to punish Trump by voting for Democrats. In my precinct, Trump got only 21 votes in the 2016 Republican primary and he got only 137 votes in the 2016 General Election.)
https://www.wral.com/gop-governors-minimize-trump-impact-on-midterm-losses/18028894/

 

THINK PROGRESS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Trump-haters call all Republicans racists.
https://thinkprogress.org/republican-party-leaders-ignore-racism-but-act-very-offended-at-being-called-racists-0163396a8f50/

November 29 Morning Edition

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Opponents of legal marijuana in Illinois say it would amount to companies ‘pimping’ black, Hispanic customers – Robert McCoppin
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/ct-met-illinois-marijuana-legalize-opponents-20181128-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Trump says “Trump slams the Fed to dodge responsibility — again.”
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/chapman/ct-perspec-chapman-trump-fed-powell-interest-rates-20181128-story.html
— Illinois lawmakers push back against Trump administration’s expansion of short-term health insurance – Lisa Schencker
https://www.chicagotribune.com/business/ct-biz-lawmakers-override-short-term-insurance-veto-1129-story.html
— Thompson Center gets a temporary reprieve from state sale – Blair Kamin
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/columnists/kamin/ct-biz-thompson-center-kamin-1129-story.html
— Mayoral candidate Bill Daley says Chicago should consider a commuter tax – Bill Ruthhart (DIERSEN: I should write a book about my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes a) who have never worked in Chicago and b) stress that I worked in Chicago 1973-1997 and in 1971. Virtually none of them have worked for Democrats like I did 1964-1997.)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-met-chicago-mayors-race-bill-daley-neighborhoods-20181127-story.html
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD WITH COLOR PICTURE: Hundreds of sexual violence complaints pour into new CPS Title IX office – Juan Perez Jr. and Jennifer Smith Richards (DIERSEN: How many sexual violence complaints were filed when you were in grade school, in middle school, in high school, and in college?)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/ct-met-chicago-council-school-abuse-hearing-20181128-story.html

 

DAILY HERALD
— Death wish crosses line of acceptable political hyperbole – Dan McCaleb
https://www.dailyherald.com/discuss/20181129/opinion-death-wish-crosses-line-of-acceptable-political-hyperbole
— Fix road funding with eye toward state’s future – Editorial
https://www.dailyherald.com/discuss/20181128/fix-road-funding-with-eye-toward-states-future

 

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Daley’s goal: 3 million Chicagoans or bust In a speech today the mayoral hopeful said he wants to reverse one of the city’s most pernicious problems: the population drain, especially among African-Americans. – GREG HINZ (DIERSEN: Democrats want people to move to Chicago who are anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/greg-hinz-politics/daleys-goal-3-million-chicagoans-or-bust

 

WTTW
— Legislator Apologizes for Remarks Met With ‘Applause Instead of Handcuffs’ – Amanda Vinicky (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats make it clear that the more power that they have, the sooner that they will use that power to get rid of individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders, and those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://news.wttw.com/2018/11/28/legislator-apologizes-remarks-met-applause-instead-handcuffs

 

GALESBURG REGISTER MAIL
— Illinois’ pension problem still growing – Scott Reeder
https://www.galesburg.com/opinion/20181128/scott-reeder-illinois-pension-problem-still-growing

 

BELLEVILLE NEWS DEMOCRAT
— OUTSTANDING: Activist voices opposition to legal Illinois marijuana sales – AP
https://www.bnd.com/news/state/illinois/article222349210.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: An opponent to legal marijuana in Illinois says it will allow white corporate exploitation of minority customers. Chicago activist the Rev. Gregory Seal Livingston on Wednesday called the effort to take over a lucrative illegal market “a gangsta move worthy of Al Capone.” He added “profit is the motive,” in legalizing the drug. Illinois has already decriminalized the possession of small amounts of marijuana. Livingston was joined in voicing opposition to legal marijuana sales by members of Healthy and Productive Illinois. That is a group that opposes legalization and is supported by Smart Approaches to Marijuana, a national anti-cannabis organization. Gov. Bruce Rauner signed legislation this summer that expands medical marijuana use to people prescribed opioids. The move increased the number of medical marijuana users by more than 46,000 patients. Democrat governor-elect J.B. Pritzker has said he hopes to legalize cannabis soon after he takes office.)

 

NPR ILLINOIS
— Immigrants Get Their “Voice”: Illinois House Overrides Voices Act Veto – SAM DUNKLAU (DIERSEN: Ever-increasing, anti-Trumps illegally encourage people a) to illegally come to America, b) to illegally stay in America illegally, and c) to illegally bring others to America illegally.)
http://www.nprillinois.org/post/immigrants-get-their-voice-illinois-house-overrides-voices-act-veto#stream/0

 

SUBURBAN CHICAGOLAND
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats falsely deny that Republicans lost on November 6, 2018 in Illinois because of Democrat success a) in promoting hatred against Trump and b) in getting voters to punish Trump by voting for Democrats.
https://suburbanchicagoland.com/2018/11/28/madigan-was-never-the-real-issue-in-the-last-election/

 

ILLINOIS TIMES
— Another day, another circus ALPLM foundation goes begging – Bruce Rushton
https://illinoistimes.com/article-20676-another-day-another-circus.html

 

WIRE POINTS
— Half of Illinois’ 650 public safety funds are less than 60 percent funded – Ted Dabrowski and John Klingner
http://www.wirepoints.com/half-of-illinois-650-public-safety-funds-are-less-than-60-percent-funded/
— “Politicians’ pension ‘fixes’ will kick the can, pass the bill onto your children and grandchildren” – Ted on WJPF
http://www.wirepoints.com/politicians-pension-fixes-will-kick-the-can-pass-the-bill-onto-your-children-and-grandchildren-ted-on-wjpf/

 

ONE ILLINOIS
— RAUNER SUES AG MADIGAN, ONE ILL. TO WITHHOLD EMAILS EVEN THOUGH HE LOST HIS RE-ELECTION BID, THE GOVERNOR PERSISTS IN FIGHTING A BINDING OPINION ORDERING THE RELEASE OF FOIA’D DOCUMENTS – Ted Cox
https://www.oneillinois.com/stories/2018/11/26/rauner-sues-ag-madigan-one-illinois-to-withhold-emails

 

COOK COUNTY RECORD
— Federal appeals judges: ‘Politics in politics’ did not violate rights of GOP state senator Sam McCann who challenged Rauner – Scott Holland (DIERSEN: Politics is politics. To demonize me, to denigrate me, and to condemn me, my critics/opponents stress that those who dominate the Milton Township Republican Central Committee (MTRCC) a) have never asked me to serve as a chairman of a MTRCC committee, b) rudely fired me as MTRCC’s webmaster in 2010 and 2004, c) crushed me when I ran for the open MTRCC Treasurer position in 2004, and d) fail/refuse to promote my GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails and my fundraising for Republican sponsorship of Wheaton’s Independence Day Parades. They further stress that I am no longer a TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairman, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce Government Affairs Committee member, Illinois Center Right Coalition Steering Committee, American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter board member, GAO employee, etc. They stress that virtually all MTRCC members side with them against me. Those who dominate the MTRCC 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. I should write a book about past and present MTRCC members who have worked much harder against me than they have ever worked against any Democrat.)
https://cookcountyrecord.com/stories/511648572-federal-appeals-judges-politics-in-politics-did-not-violate-rights-of-gop-state-senator-who-challenged-rauner

 

ILLINOIS NEWS NETWORK
— Bill to abolish some local townships, road districts moves ahead – Cole Lauterbach
https://www.ilnews.org/news/state_politics/bill-to-abolish-some-local-townships-road-districts-moves-ahead/article_42fce92a-f29d-11e8-907f-43c10b5649ca.html

 

ILLINOIS POLICY INSTITUTE
— ILLINOIS PASSES STATE LAW GIVING PENSION BOOST TO ONE CHICAGO ALDERMAN – Vincent Caruso (DIERSEN: My Democrat GAO superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates were furious that when I transferred from IRS to GAO in 1980 when I was 31 years old, I brought with me almost 12 years of Civil Service Retirement System (CSRS) credit – almost 9 years that worked for IRS 1971-1980 and almost 3 years that I worked for the Post Office 1966-1969. They were beyond furious that while I worked for the Post Office part-time, I earned full-time CSRS credit. The aforesaid made me eligible for GAO’s $25,000 buyout and early retirement offer in 1993 when I was 45 years old. Overwhelmingly, those who GAO hires have no job-related work experience, let alone experience working for other federal agencies. GAO audits IRS and the Post Office.)
https://www.illinoispolicy.org/illinois-passes-state-law-giving-pension-boost-to-one-chicago-alderman/

(FROM THE ARTICLE: State lawmakers overrode Gov. Rauner’s veto of a bill that allows one former firefighter serving as a Chicago alderman to credit his political salary toward a more lucrative fire pension. The pension boost will also apply to future aldermen with a history of fire department work.)

 

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— 200th Anniversary of Illinois’ Statehood Celebration
https://illinoisfamily.org/event/200th-anniversary-of-illinois-statehood-celebration/

 

CAPITOL FAX
— Rauner sues attorney general, One Illinois over FOIA issue
https://capitolfax.com/2018/11/29/rauner-sues-attorney-general-one-illinois-over-foia-issue/
— House expunges Kifowit’s remarks
https://capitolfax.com/2018/11/29/house-expunges-kifowits-remarks/
— Rauner’s VOICES Act veto overridden by both chambers
https://capitolfax.com/2018/11/29/rauners-voices-act-veto-overridden-by-both-chambers/

 

TOWNHALL
— Sick Puppy: Illinois Democrat Wishes Death Upon GOP Colleague’s Family…Because She Disagrees With Him – Matt Vespa
https://townhall.com/tipsheet//mattvespa/2018/11/28/sick-puppy-illinois-democrat-wishes-death-upon-gop-colleagues-familybecause-she-disagrees-with-him-n2536628

 

GOPUSA
— Hispanic Democrats say feds should eliminate all money for border wall (DIERSEN: Constructively, for many decades, Mexico and other Hispanic countries have declared war on America. What if during WWI and WWII, German-America elected officials called for eliminating all money for fighting Germany?)
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=60117
— Idaho family harassed by neighbors due to Christmas decorations awarded $75,000
http://www.gopusa.com/idaho-family-harassed-by-neighbors-due-to-christmas-decorations-awarded-75000/

 

FOX NEWS CHANNEL
— ‘Broth of Legionella’ remark about GOP colleague’s kin gets Democrat in hot water in Illinois – Louis Casiano
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/illinois-democrat-sais-she-wanted-to-a-mix-broth-of-legionella-bacteria-into-republican-colleagues-water-supply

 

AMERICAN GREATNESS
— No Aid for Censors: The Case for Quitting Twitter – Boris Zelkin
https://amgreatness.com/2018/11/28/no-aid-for-censors-the-case-for-quitting-twitter/

 

BREITBART
— OUTRAGEOUS: GOP’s H-2B Expansion Gives Business Unlimited Supply of Foreign Workers – John Binder (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, employers make it clear that they want cheap labor, that is, that they want foreign labor.)
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2018/11/28/gops-h-2b-expansion-gives-business-unlimited-supply-of-foreign-workers/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Republican lawmakers are looking to slip the more than doubling of the H-2B visa program into a last-second spending bill that is expected to be passed before the new year. In total, there are roughly 1.5 million foreign workers in U.S. college-graduate jobs, plus at least 300,000 blue-collar or manual labor jobs. Meanwhile, there are five million Americans who are not in the labor force who want a job with more than 500,000 Americans saying they are discouraged by their job prospects. Every year, America’s working and middle class have their wages reduced by an inflow of more than 1.5 million mostly low-skilled foreign workers who are admitted to the country. This importation of illegal and legal foreign workers has left the country’s bottom line of workers with stagnant wages since the 1970s and forces them to compete with foreign workers for blue-collar jobs.)

 

CBS NEWS
— Required Minimum Distribution (RMD): An IRS rule that can aid your retirement income strategy – STEVE VERNON (DIERSEN: Every year, the purchasing power of my Civil Service Retirement System (CSRS) pension and my Social Security (SS) drops. Next year, my RMD will help offset that. Why is your retirement income lower or will it be lower? For me, it is the success that my Democrat superiors in the federal government had in wasting my career and forcing me to take their early retirement “offer” in 1997 when I was 49 years old. Every year, as the purchasing power of my CSRS, SS, and RMD drops, the more angry that I am a) against my Democrat superiors and b) against those who side with my Democrat superiors.)
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/an-irs-rule-that-can-aid-your-retirement-income-strategy/

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— HARDCOPY ARTICLE TITLE: China preys on Taiwan’s Openness – Yi-Zheng Lian (DIERSEN: If you are open, who preys on your openness? I should write a book about those who prey on my openness.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/11/27/opinion/taiwan-election-china-interference-domino-theory.html

 

WASHINGTON POST
— U.S. life expectancy declines again, a dismal trend not seen since World War I – Lenny Bernstein (DIERSEN: As legalization of pot gets more and more and more to smoke pot, U.S. life expectancy will drop even faster.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/national/health-science/us-life-expectancy-declines-again-a-dismal-trend-not-seen-since-world-war-i/2018/11/28/ae58bc8c-f28c-11e8-bc79-68604ed88993_story.html

 

USA TODAY
— Using tear gas on illegal migrants isn’t a ‘war crime.’ It’s nothing new and saves lives. – James S. Robbins
https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/2018/11/28/tear-gas-use-illegal-migrant-caravan-border-crossing-trump-column/2126309002/

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Trump Ridicules Republicans The president could pay a price for kicking the defeated members of his own party. – Daniel Henninger (DIERSEN: Who ridicules and kicks you? Should I write a book about those who ridicule and kick me a) for my no longer being a TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairman, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce Government Affairs Committee member, Illinois Center Right Coalition Steering Committee, American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter board member, GAO employee, etc. and b) for my never having been asked to serve as a chairman of a Milton Township Republican Central Committee (MTRCC) committee, b) for my being rudely fired as MTRCC’s webmaster in 2010 and 2004, c) for my being crushed when I ran for the open MTRCC Treasurer position in 2004, and d) for my GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails and my fundraising for Republican sponsorship of Wheaton’s Independence Day Parades not being promoted by MTRCC?)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/trump-ridicules-republicans-1543448552

— Where Are the Corporate Patriots? – Samantha F. Ravich (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, big businesses 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.wsj.com/articles/where-are-the-corporate-patriots-1543447418
— Trump Tax Cut to Be Eroded Next Year by Inflation Switch IRS announces details of change in calculations required by tax law, meaning brackets and deductions now grow more slowly – Richard Rubin (DIERSEN: Every year, the purchasing power of my Civil Service Retirement System pension and my Social Security drops.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/trump-tax-cut-to-be-eroded-next-year-by-inflation-switch-1542302217
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: U.S. Life Expectancy Falls Further Data highlight rising suicide rates, deaths from opioid drugs; ‘we are losing too many Americans, too early and too often, to conditions that are preventable,’ CDC head says – Betsy McKay (DIERSEN: As legalization of pot gets more and more and more to smoke pot, U.S. life expectancy will drop even faster.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/u-s-life-expectancy-falls-further-1543467660?mod=djemwhatsnews
— 2019 Corvette ZR1: The Last, and Best, of Its Kind Chevy’s Corvette is being redesigned next year with a mid-engine configuration to keep up with its competition. That’s a pity, says Dan Neil. because this year’s front-engine ZR1 is the most dynamic ’Vette yet – Dan Neil (DIERSEN: I own a 1972. Per Wikipedia “1972 was the last year for chrome bumpers at both front and rear, the vacuum actuated pop-up windshield wiper door, as well as the removable rear window common to all 1968-72 coupes. The key activated anti-theft alarm system became standard. The increasingly popular choice of an automatic transmission was installed in most Corvettes for the first time, with nearly 54 percent so equipped. This year SAE net measurement for horsepower was now utilized (away from the previous SAE gross standard), and was largely responsible for the much lower engine output figures such as the 200 hp (149 kW) rating on the standard 350 cu in (5.7 L) motor.”)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/2019-corvette-zr1-the-last-and-best-of-its-kind-1543428205
(FROM THE ARTICLE: MY BROTHER-IN-LAW recently acquired his dad’s well-preserved 1982 Chevrolet Corvette, which he drove to Thanksgiving dinner. It being a holiday, we even let him park it in the driveway. The ’82 Corvette—the last of the third-generation (C3) design—is perhaps the least-loved model-year of all, due to the fact that these wildly fast-looking cars were so shockingly slow and underpowered. Trapped inside that wasp-waisted fiberglass bod is a 5.7-liter V8 wheezing out a mere 200 hp due to its crude emissions-control plumbing. The 1982 Corvette is that zoologically unlikely thing, a sexy slug.)
— Stopping the Socialist Resurgence Republicans need to fight the wild ideas of the Democratic Party’s left wing. – Karl Rove
https://www.wsj.com/articles/stopping-the-socialist-resurgence-1543448445