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January 2 Morning Edition

ABC7
— TRUMP SAYS HE HAS INSIDE INFORMATION ON HACKING – CNN
http://abc7chicago.com/politics/trump-says-he-has-inside-information-on-hacking/1682068/

 

NBC5
— How to Get Tickets for Obama’s Farewell Speech in Chicago  A public ticket distribution will take place at McCormick Place on Jan. 7, according to the White House. Tickets are free, and one ticket per person will be available on a first-come-first-serve basis.- Tom Schuba  (DIERSEN: What do you say to “Republicans” who rarely, if ever, criticized Obama, but who viciously criticize Trump?)
http://www.nbcchicago.com/news/politics/How-to-Get-Tickets-for-Obamas-Farewell-Speech-409324595.html

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: Chicago paid $670,000 in 2016 over lawsuits alleging open records violations – Gregory Pratt
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-chicago-foia-violation-lawsuits-met-20170101-story.html
— Pension plans no longer a sure thing – Terry Savage
http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/success/terrysavage/tca-pension-plans-no-longer-a-sure-thing-20161223-story.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Very few workers today will get pensions. Most company defined-benefit pension plans were changed long ago into 401(k) plans, where your eventual checks will depend on the amount you contributed and the performance of the investments you chose. But for millions of union workers, part of the attraction of paying union dues over a lifetime of work was the promise of a pension. Many of those pensions are so-called multi-employer plans, which cover workers for unrelated employers in the same industry. Now, as a result of years of mismanagement, bad investments or bad assumptions on returns, some funds are running out of money to keep their pension promises to union workers. Pension defaults or cuts now appear likely because of a law passed as part of the 2014 omnibus spending bill designed to keep the government from shutting down. The Kline-Miller Multiemployer Pension Reform Act allows union pension plans to appeal to the Treasury Department to cut pension benefits — even for current retirees — if the plan trustees can demonstrate the cuts are a solution to extreme hardship.)
— HARDCOPY ARTICLE TITLE: The work workout  These office moves can fight off unhealthy effects of sitting all day – Kenny Kline  (DIERSEN: I sit 10+ hours each and every day putting GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails together and sending them out.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/success/inc/tca-try-a-mini-workout-at-work-20161228-story.html

 

DAILY HERALD
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD WITH COLOR PHOTO OF CRONIN: Merger, mosquitos, money: Cronin on the issues facing DuPage – Robert Sanchez
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20170102/news/170109907/
— How St. Charles native Mark Vargas’s tie got mixed up with Trump, Mexico – James Fuller
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20170102/news/170109906/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: “I’m an American of Mexican decent, and I’m also a Republican,” Vargas said. “It was serendipitous this election that I got connected with President Fox.”  Fox’s use of the tie inched Vargas toward a goal made as a student at Judson University in Elgin. Watching the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks he decided to stick his neck out in the name of service to his country. He landed an internship with former U.S. Speaker of the House J. Dennis Hastert, followed by work on businessman Ron Gidwitz’ 2006 gubernatorial campaign. Then he moved to Washington, D.C., gambling that the $72 in his checking account wouldn’t run out before his luck did. He scored a job interview at the Pentagon for a position that would involve spending most of his time in Iraq. There was only one question during the interview: why did Vargas want the job? He gave a response he’d been thinking about ever since the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks. “I believe we’re waging the battle of my generation in the Middle East, particularly in Iraq,” Vargas said. “One day, I want to look back and say that I was a small link in bringing stability to a war-torn country.” Vargas got the job, and spent 2008 through 2010 helping create Iraq’s version of a chamber of commerce.)
— Suburban faith leaders share messages of peace, unity – Madhu Krishnamurthy  (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, “faith leaders” talk and act like they are operatives or dupes for the Democrat Party.)
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20170101/news/170109918/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: With minority religious communities facing backlash and the country’s deep political and social divisions, the theme for this year’s event was “Breaking Down Walls: Stories of Hope.” “No matter who we are, you have chosen each and every one of us to love and protect one another,” said Gemma Guenther of DuPage Unitarian Universalist Church. Audience members spontaneously joined in singing as the Midwest Ismaili Choir performed “We Are The World.” The sounds of classical Indian string instruments and melodic chanting of meditation hymns set a serene atmosphere of calm.)
— We spend less as we age – Scott Burns  (DIERSEN: My aunt is spending $230 a day to live in an assisted living facility.)
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20170102/business/170109963/

 

QUAD CITY TIMES
— Illinois makes reintegration easier for cons – Editorial  (DIERSEN: What about reintegration of former federal employees?  I was a federal employee 1966-1969 and 1971-1997.  From what I see, people view cons much more favorably than the view federal employees.)
http://qctimes.com/news/opinion/editorial/columnists/guest/other-view-illinois-makes-reintegration-easier-for-cons/article_7012d0d6-435b-548b-bb6c-298f68f34aae.html

 

WSIL
— For Trump, the 1980s still hold relevance – AP  (DIERSEN: What did you do during the 1980s? I worked for GAO. I got assigned to audits of IRS for 3 years and got promoted to GS-13.  But then, my Democrat GAO superiors succeeded in getting rid of the GAO manager who had hired me, who had gotten me assigned to audits of IRS, and who had promoted me to GS-13. I became an active member in a class action lawsuit that charged GAO with reverse discrimination, age discrimination, and retaliation.  I earned an master’s degree in accounting from DePaul, passed the Certified Internal Auditor Examination on my first attempt, and became a licensed CPA. I served as an officer and then as a director of the Chicago Chapter of the Association of Government Accountants.  My wife and I sold 1017 East Harrison in Wheaton, had 915 Cove Court built in Wheaton, and filed lawsuits concerning that home.  My wife and I gave up trying to have children, we did not adopt, and we did not become foster parents.  We frequently went on short vacations after her business trips to luxury golf resorts across America.  We owned a 1978 Oldsmobile Delta 88 Royale, a 1978 Chevy Chevette, and a 1972 Chevy Corvette.)
http://www.wsiltv.com/story/34164658/for-trump-the-1980s-still-hold-relevance

 

WJBD RADIO
— Republican Senators Offer Strong Words Against Russia, Putin – ABC Radio  (DIERSEN: Who says “strong words” against you?  I should write a book about the strong words that my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have said against me.  Between 2004 and 2012, the aforesaid operatives and dupes talked and acted like my critics/opponents had promised them lots of money, a new home, a new car, a sweetheart job, a sweetheart contract, favorable legislation, and lots more if they succeeded in a) ending my TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairmanship, b) ending my Wheaton Chamber of Commerce Government Affairs Committee membership, c) ending my service as the Milton Township Republican Central Committee (MTRCC) webmaster, d) ending my Illinois Center Right Coalition Steering Committee membership, e) ending my American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter board membership, and f) defeating me in bid to serve as MTRCC Treasurer.)
http://www.wjbdradio.com/world-news/2017/01/01/republican-senators-offer-strong-words-against-russia-putin

 

PEORIA PUBLIC RADIO
— In Illinois Gridlock And Rise Of Trump, Third Party Candidate Sees Opportunity For 2018 – BRIAN MACKEY  (DIERSEN: What do you say to Democrat plants, to Libertarian plants, and to Green plants?  There are no Republican plants.)
http://peoriapublicradio.org/post/illinois-gridlock-and-rise-trump-third-party-candidate-sees-opportunity-2018#stream/0

 

WILL COUNTY GAZETTE
— County board member urges Governors State to bar illegal immigrants – Michael Carroll
http://willcountygazette.com/stories/511063288-county-board-member-urges-governors-state-to-bar-illegal-immigrants

 

METRO EAST SUN
— Meier says state will never stop bleeding population without job growth – Glenn Minnis  (DIERSEN: Democrats run Illinois. Those Democrats only want employers that are anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
http://metroeastsun.com/stories/511061297-meier-says-state-will-never-stop-bleeding-population-without-job-growth

 

DUPAGE POLICY JOURNAL
— GOP seeks uniformity on illegal immigrant student policies – Michael Carroll
http://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/511063279-gop-seeks-uniformity-on-illegal-immigrant-student-policies
(FROM THE ARTICLE: An Illinois legislator wants to see the state adopt a uniform, transparent and fiscally sound policy on the question of illegal immigrant students attending state universities. State Rep. Jeanne Ives (R-Wheaton) said publicly funded universities in Illinois lack a uniform standard on accepting illegal immigrants, leading to a patchwork of policies that may be unfair to legal residents of Illinois. “Who it’s unfair to is our own students who cannot attend,” Ives recently told DuPage Policy Journal. “I think that we had a flight of students leaving our state for other universities that give them a better deal.” Illinois State University reported that it had 49 students who identified themselves as not in the country legally during the fall 2016 term. The number of illegal aliens who applied to become students in fall 2017 is 79. The university stresses on its website a core value of diversity. “Undocumented students … who apply to Illinois State are treated identically to any other U.S. citizen or permanent resident,” the university’s policy states. Illegal immigrants who want to study at the university may also be eligible for the in-state tuition rate; they will be asked to complete an affidavit when applying for that tuition rate, according to the university website. However, Illinois State University policies on need-based financial aid and state departmental scholarships are more nuanced. The school is prevented from handing out state or federal funds based on need to illegal immigrants, but those students can freely apply for state scholarships if they meet certain minimum requirements, according to the university website. Ives said she is uncertain if a new state law would need to be passed to create a statewide policy on whether illegal immigrants should be allowed to attend publicly funded universities. Taxpayers are already footing the bill for illegal immigrants to get primary and secondary education — through 12th grade — and Ives thinks state fiscal policies need to be realistic. “We have no budget, and we’re really broke,” she said of the state’s continuing fiscal crisis. Meanwhile, Chicago, a self-identified sanctuary city, seems to encourage illegal aliens to attend publicly funded colleges, Ives said.)
— Edgar County Watchdogs: DuPage County flouted advance-notice law on ballot referenda – Carol Ostrow
http://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/511058385-watchdog-group-dupage-county-flouted-advance-notice-law-on-ballot-referenda

 

SANGAMON SUN
— Rauner implored to take tougher stance in battle with AFSCME – Vimbai Chikomo
http://sangamonsun.com/stories/511061812-rauner-implored-to-take-tougher-stance-in-battle-with-afscme

 

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— KNIGHT: POLITICAL CORRECTNESS DIES HARD
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2017/01/knight-political-correctness-dies-hard.html
— RHOADS: CELEBRATE TRUMP-PENCE INAUGURATION WITH ILLINOIS STATE SOCIETY
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2017/01/rhoads-you-can-still-come-to-inauguration.html

 

TOWNHALL
— Corrupt Politician Exposed: Citizens Demand Sanctuary in Their Own Country – Arthur Schaper  (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps make it clear that they a) want to fill America’s cities with illegals and b) want to drive out of those cities those individuals, organizations, and companies that are Protestant, conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
http://townhall.com/columnists/arthurschaper/2017/01/02/corrupt-politician-exposed-citizens-demand-sanctuary-in-their-own-country-n2266088
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The phrase “sanctuary city” should be redundant. Cities should be sanctuaries for citizens. Period. The surrounding walls of a community kept inhabitants safe from marauding tribes in the Middle Ages. To this day, Vatican City has its ancient surroundings. Israel has a fence, with a cement wall in key sections, to protect their citizenry from Islamic terrorists and West Bank agitators. Those cities are safe, or at least safer. American citizens, though, are finding less safety in their cities. In California, there are at least 35 sanctuary cities in the lawless sense: illegal aliens can live and work in these areas, and not worry about local enforcement cooperating with federal immigration authorities to deport them. How has this policy worked out? Ask Maria Espinoza of the Remembrance Project, and the thousands of American lives lost to illegal aliens—murderers, drunk-drivers, rapists, etc. who found safe haven on American streets. “Sanctuary cities” are Orwellian nonsense writ large. There is no safety, there is no security, and they undermine the very concept of city, which exists to serve and protect … citizens. In urban centers across the country, the very concept of “city” has been notoriously abused. Chicago, along with Los Angeles and New York City, have brazenly announced their sanctuary city status. Windy City Mayor Rahm Emanuel comforted the illegals in his midst that he would do everything possible to shield them from deportation. It’s too bad many of the residents (legal or not) get shot by gang bangers and mafia interests.)
— White Male Survival Guide 2017 – Katie Kieffer  (DIERSEN: What do you say to Whites who demonize, denigrate, and condemn Whites to curry favor with those who are anti-White?  What do you say to males who demonize, denigrate, and condemn males to curry favor with those who are anti-male?  What do you say to older people who demonize, denigrate, and condemn older people to curry favor with those who are anti-older people? I should write a book about the aforesaid in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois.)
http://townhall.com/columnists/katiekieffer/2017/01/02/white-male-survival-guide-2017-n2266079
(FROM THE ARTICLE: China got it wrong: 2017 is not the year of the rooster—it’s the year of the white male. 2017 is the year the white man takes back his worth. Black Male Supremacists. Unheard of. Brown Male Supremacists. Unheard of. Because it’s only trendy for American elites to bash white males. Especially white males who never owned slaves; white males who never “stole” land from Native Americans or Mexicans; and white males who never hired an unqualified male over a qualified female in the workplace. How do white men handle the hatred hurled their way? Good question. I’ve prepared a short survival guide for white men who wish to reclaim their dignity in America. Mayday, Mayday, Mayday  “Mayday” is an international radio call signal to denote distress. Elitist comments like the following seven examples help illustrate the distress in which white males find themselves.)

 

FOX NEWS
— Charlie Sheen’s Trump death wish: How Twitter is turning political debate toxic – Howard Kurtz
http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2017/01/02/charlie-sheens-trump-death-wish-how-twitter-is-turning-political-debate-toxic.html

 

NEWSMAX
— Let’s All Pray Trump Can Maintain the Courage of His Convictions – Denis Kleinfeld  (DIERSEN: What do you say to my churchgoing critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes who pray that I lose the courage of my convictions?)
http://www.newsmax.com/finance/deniskleinfeld/donald-trump-investors-reality-stock-market/2017/01/01/id/766365/

 

PUBLIUS FORUM
— Dear Baby New Year, THIS is What Liberals Have in Store For You in 2017 – Warner Todd Huston
http://www.publiusforum.com/2017/01/01/dear-baby-new-year-liberals-store/

 

GOPUSA
— A Silent March for the Dead of Chicago
http://www.gopusa.com/a-silent-march-for-the-dead-of-chicago/

 

BLAZE
— Top Senate Democrat: We will work to undermine, slow down Trump Cabinet confirmation hearings – Chris Enloe
http://www.theblaze.com/news/2017/01/01/top-senate-democrat-we-will-work-to-undermine-slow-down-trump-cabinet-confirmation-hearings/

 

BREITBART
— SEIU Cuts Budget by 30 Percent Following Trump Victory – LEE STRANAHAN
http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2017/01/02/winning-seiu-cuts-budget-30-response-trump-victory/
— Washington Post’s Fake News of Russian Vermont Power Plant Hack – WARNER TODD HUSTON
http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2016/12/31/washington-posts-fake-news-russian-vermont-power-plant-hack/

 

AMERICAN THINKER
— Trump Versus the Blue Wall in Washington – G. Murphy Donovan
http://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2017/01/trump_versus_the_blue_wall_in_washington.html

 

FEDERALIST PAPERS
— Trump is Shortening Inaugural Day Ceremonies; Here’s Why… – C.E. Dyer
http://thefederalistpapers.org/us/trump-is-shortening-inaugural-day-ceremonies-heres-why

 

POLITICO
— Black pols plan Trump resistance  ‘Our community is counting on us as the last line of defense between Donald Trump and the worst of what America could offer,’ one African-American lawmaker says. – HEATHER CAYGLE
http://www.politico.com/story/2017/01/african-american-lawmakers-trump-resistance-233040

 

CNN
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “How Trump made hatred profitable for Milo Yiannopoulos.”
http://www.cnn.com/2017/01/02/opinions/milo-yiannopoulos-and-trump-profitable-hate-ben-ghiat-opinion/

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— Mar-a-Lago, the Future Winter White House and Home of the Calmer Trump – MAGGIE HABERMAN
http://www.nytimes.com/2017/01/01/us/trump-mar-a-lago-future-winter-white-house.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Democrats and RINOs demonize you, denigrate you, and condemn you if you do not promote Islam.
http://www.nytimes.com/2017/01/01/business/media/anti-muslim-vitriol-brands-promote-inclusion.html
— Why Corporations Are Helping Donald Trump Lie About Jobs – Editorial  (DIERSEN: Democrats and RINOs run America. They only want employers and employees that are anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
http://www.nytimes.com/2017/01/02/opinion/why-corporations-are-helping-donald-trump-lie-about-jobs.html
— The Best Time to Retune Your Career? It’s Probably Right Now – Kevin Granville  (DIERSEN: What would “New York Times reporters and columnists” have advised me to do at the start of a) 1981 through 1997 concerning my GAO career and b) 1972 through 1980 concerning my IRS career?)
http://www.nytimes.com/2017/01/01/business/best-time-to-retune-career.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: January is the big month for buying gym memberships. The excesses of the holiday season leave many of us looking to make improvements in our lives — a search that often leads straight to the elliptical machine. But what about your job and career? How have those been working out? Many people spend most of their waking hours at work or thinking about work. In the dim chill of a Monday morning in January, the prospect of another year at a job that fails to satisfy can be daunting, if not downright depressing. Is it time to ask for a raise, or to look for a new job altogether? Or do you just want to be happier where you are? You’ve come to the right place. New York Times reporters and columnists have tackled these topics in recent years, asking the questions you may have now, and are ready with answers.)

 

NEW YORK POST
— ‘That’s never happened’: Button maker sells out of Trump merchandise – Carl Campanile  (DIERSEN: How fast is Trump merchandise selling in your precinct, in your municipality, in your township/ward, in your county, and in Illinois?)
http://nypost.com/2017/01/02/thats-never-happened-button-maker-sells-out-of-trump-merch/

 

USA TODAY
— Applause for NYPD move to allow turbans for Sikhs in uniform – Melanie Eversley  (DIERSEN: What is the next move?)
http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/2016/12/30/applause-nypd-move-allow-turbans-sikhs-uniform/95988158/

 

THE NEW YORKER
— INTELLECTUALS FOR TRUMP  A rogue group of conservative thinkers try to build a governing ideology around a President-elect who disdains ideology. – Kelefa Sanneh  (DIERSEN: Many, if not most, if not virtually all Republicans voted for Trump because he promised to defend and advance the Republican Party platform.)
http://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2017/01/09/intellectuals-for-trump
— THE TRUMP-ERA CORPORATE BOYCOTT  For decades, we held corporations responsible for labor practices and environmental records. Now we target them for real or imagined political messages. – James Surowiecki (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, corporations a) pander to the Democrat Party and b) talk and act like they are operatives or dupes for the Democrat Party.)
http://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2017/01/09/the-trump-era-corporate-boycott

 

AMERICAN PROSPECT
— How Dwindling Union Power Helped Usher In Trump – ALAN DRAPER
http://prospect.org/article/how-dwindling-union-power-helped-usher-trump

 

FED SMITH
— GSA Lowers Mileage Reimbursement Rates for 2017 – Ian Smith (DIERSEN: Do/did get your mileage reimbursed?  The Post Office reimbursed me for the miles that I drove my 1966 Pontiac Tempest Sprint, my 1968 Oldsmobile 442, and my 1969 Dodge Charger SE delivering mail in Park Forest 1966-1969.  IRS reimbursed me for the miles that I drove my 1962 Chevy BelAir collecting delinquent taxes in Chicagoland 1972-1980.)
http://www.fedsmith.com/2017/01/02/gsa-lowers-mileage-reimbursement-rates-for-2017/

 

INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS TIMES
— Rosie O’Donnell-Donald Trump Feud Update: Comedian Calls President-Elect ‘Mentally Unstable’ – SUMAN VARANDANI  (DIERSEN: Democrats always hint/imply/argue/shout that non-Democrats are mentally ill.)
http://www.ibtimes.com/rosie-odonnell-donald-trump-feud-update-comedian-calls-president-elect-mentally-2468292

January 1 Morning Edition

FOX NEWS CHICAGO
— States checking power grid computers after Russians hack into electric utility in Vermont – AP
http://www.fox32chicago.com/news/national/226455464-story

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Politicians, entertainers open up on their Catholicism in new book – Robert Herguth
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/pols-entertainers-open-up-on-their-catholicism-in-new-book/

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Happy New Year! What will your obituary say? – Editorial  (DIERSEN: I hope that my obituary says that since 2004 and to the day I died, I send out a GOPUSA ILLINOIS email each and every morning, and that since 2015 and to the day I died, I sent out a GOPUSA ILLINOIS email each and every evening too.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/editorials/ct-new-year-write-your-obituary-edit-0101-jm-20161229-story.html
— HARDCOPY ARTICLE TITLE: Workplace tips for the new year – Rex W. Huppke  (DIERSEN: What workplace tips did you fail/refuse to take from your Democrat superiors, Democrat supervisors, Democrat coworkers, and Democrat subordinates?  I failed/refused to take their tips that I a) become a veteran, b) become a Democrat, c) help them get rid of employees who were Republican, White, male, older, and/or non-veteran, d) NOT complain about political affiliation discrimination, e) NOT complain about reverse discrimination, f) NOT complain about age discrimination, g) NOT complain about retaliation for the aforesaid complaints, and h) NOT become an active member in a class action lawsuit in 1988 that charged GAO with reverse discrimination, age discrimination, and retaliation.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/careers/ijustworkhere/ct-huppke-work-advice-0101-biz-20161228-column.html
— HARDCOPY ARTICLE TITLE: Career help at colleges lacking, report says – Ally Marotti  (DIERSEN: I graduated from NIU in 1970 with a bachelor’s degree in management.  The only career advice that I can remember getting from NIU was that I should enlist.  Potential employers did not believe that my application for a financial hardship deferment would be approved, and therefore, they believed that I was draft bait.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/ct-university-career-services-0101-biz-20161229-story.html
— HARDCOPY ARTICLE TITLE: The Bridge helps teens cope with stress – Kay Manning  (DIERSEN: How much stress were you under when you were a teen?  My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes hint/imply/argue/shout that I was under NO stress when I was a teen because a) I graduated in the upper 20% of my high school class, my ACT was 24, and UIC accepted me, b) I had jobs doing yard work, delivering newspapers, washing dishes, cleaning golf shoes, chipping slag, pumping gasoline, and delivering mail, c) I bought a 1958 Chevy BelAir, a new 1966 Pontiac Tempest Sprint, and a new 1968 Oldsmobile 442, d) I had student draft deferments, and e) my parents provided me with room and board.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-holiday-giving-bridge-youth-and-family-met-20161230-story.html

 

DAILY HERALD
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: More suburbs banning alcohol smoking, powdered alcohol – Eric Peterson
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20170101/news/170109935/

 

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— The new year we’re ringing in looks a lot like the old year – GREG HINZ
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20161231/ISSUE05/312319997/the-year-ahead-in-chicago-springfield-and-d-c-politics

 

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— It’s time to set Illinois on a path for success – Gov. Bruce Rauner
http://www.sj-r.com/opinion/20161231/gov-bruce-rauner-its-time-to-set-illinois-on-path-for-success

 

HERALD & REVIEW
— Lawmakers to blame for state exodus – Editorial (DIERSEN: Who wants you to leave Illinois, your county, your township/ward, your municipality, your precinct, and/or your home?  I should write a book about the nasty/troubled/failed/hateful/vicious people who want me to leave Illinois, DuPage County, Milton Township, Wheaton, Wheaton’s West District, Precinct 9, and my home.)
http://herald-review.com/news/opinion/editorial/our-views-lawmakers-to-blame-for-state-exodus/article_33059fdc-c425-5b17-be6a-97245f00036c.html

 

QUAD CITIES ONLINE
— Deep-pocketed Rauner loaded for bear, but vulnerable – Scott Reeder
http://www.qconline.com/opinion/deep-pocketed-rauner-loaded-for-bear-but-vulnerable/article_f6eaf4a3-3eb5-5954-b161-eebdcef521a2.html

 

QUINCY HERALD WHIG
— Illinois loses political clout as population declines – Doug Wilson  (DIERSEN: The Democrats who run Illinois focus on driving out of Illinois those individuals, organizations, and companies that are Protestant, conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
http://www.whig.com/20170101/illinois-loses-political-clout-as-population-declines#

 

BLOOMINGTON PANTAGRAPH
— Trump visit trumped all other local stories in 2016
http://www.pantagraph.com/news/local/trump-visit-trumped-all-other-local-stories-in/article_5be03f23-2659-5030-81e8-ced59fb59d30.html

 

SOUTHERN
— Shimkus loses bid to chair powerful House committee – MOLLY PARKER  (DIERSEN: What bids have you lost? I lost my bids to be a GS-13 at IRS 1975-1979 and at GAO 1980-1985. I lost my bids to be a GS-14 at GAO 1987-1997.)
http://thesouthern.com/news/local/govt-and-politics/shimkus-loses-bid-to-chair-powerful-house-committe/article_62f1b290-0186-5ebe-9bb8-6da3e38615f5.html

 

MCHENRY TIMES
— Uihlein donates $500 to Algonquin TWP Republican Central Committee  (DIERSEN: What do the officers of the following organizations think of you: Republican National Committee, Illinois Republican Party, your Republican county party organization, and your Republican township/ward party organization?  Do the aforesaid officers inspire you to give money to the aforesaid organizations?)
http://mchenrytimes.com/stories/511054602-uihlein-donates-500-to-algonquin-twp-republican-central-comm

 

PUBLIUS FORUM
— ‘USA Today’ Holds Curt Schilling’s Current Political Positions Against Him for Hall of Fame Bid – Warner Todd Huston  (DIERSEN: Which of your political positions do your critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes hold against you?  They hold against me my acceptance and advocacy of the traditional family, right to life, immigration, illegal drugs, Second Amendment, equal opportunity (no race or gender based preference giving), and other planks in the Republican Party platform and the Illinois Republican Party platform. They hold against me my acceptance and advocacy of the Milton Township Republican Central Committee resolution against video gambling.)
http://www.publiusforum.com/2016/12/31/usa-today-holds-curt-schillings-current-political-positions-hall-fame-bid/
— The Top 30 Fake Hate Crimes Busted Since Election Day – Warner Todd Huston
http://www.publiusforum.com/2016/12/31/top-30-fake-hate-crimes-busted-since-election-day/

 

STEYN ONLINE
— License to Dye – Mark Steyn
http://www.steynonline.com/7657/license-to-dye

 

NEWSMAX
— Trump Holds New Year’s Bash at Mar-a-Lago
http://www.newsmax.com/newsfront/us-trump-the-latest/2016/12/31/id/766315/

 

BREITBART
— California Black Lives Matter Proud of Facebook Post Saying They Spit in Police Officer’s Starbucks – WARNER TODD HUSTON
http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2016/12/30/california-black-lives-matter-proud-facebook-post-saying-spit-police-officers-starbucks/

 

FOX NEWS
— Trump expresses doubts about online security – AP
http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2017/01/01/trump-expresses-doubts-about-online-security.html

 

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Trump’s Twitter ‘freaks the mainstream media out,’ incoming White House spokesman says – Ben Wolfgang
http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2017/jan/1/sean-spicer-incoming-white-house-spokesmantrumps-t/

 

HUFFINGTON POST
— 2017: The Beginning of the Era of Disruption – Daniel Wagner
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/daniel-wagner/2017-the-beginning-of-the_b_13921496.html

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— If Donald Trump Targets Journalists, Thank Obama – JAMES RISEN
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/12/30/opinion/sunday/if-donald-trump-targets-journalists-thank-obama.html
— Lessons From the Media’s Failures in Its Year With Trump – Nicholas Kristof  (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly the media exists a) to elect Democrats and b) to defend and advance the Democrat Party platform.)
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/12/31/opinion/sunday/lessons-from-the-medias-failures-in-its-year-with-trump.html
— What Does It Mean to Acknowledge the Past? – ANGELA FLOURNOY  (DIERSEN: Under the Democrats, the longer that your ancestors have been in America, the more that you are demonized, denigrated, and condemned a) for your parents’ sins against minorities and against females, b) for your grandparents’ sins against minorities and against females, c) for your great grand parents’ sins against minorities and against females, and d) for the rest of your ancestors’ sins against minorities and against females.  Under the Democrats, you are especially demonized, denigrated, and condemned if you are Protestant, conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, non-poor, a gun owner, German American, and/or a draft avoider.)
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/12/31/opinion/sunday/what-does-it-mean-to-acknowledge-the-past.html
— Why Aren’t There More Female Billionaires? – ROBERT FRANK  (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always blamed me for all the problems that women have had, are having, and will have.  Since 1966, they have hinted/implied/argued/shouted a) that instead of me, the Post Office should have hired a woman in 1966, b) that the Post Office should gotten rid of me much sooner than it did so that a woman could have my job, c) that instead of me, IRS should have hired a woman in 1971, d) that instead of me, IRS should have promoted women in 1972, 1973, and 1974, e) that instead of me, GAO should have hired a woman in 1980, f) that instead of me, GAO should have promoted a woman in 1986, and g) that GAO should gotten rid of me much sooner than it did so that a woman could have my job and my preferred corner office.)
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/12/30/business/why-arent-there-more-female-billionaires.html
— Feminism Lost. Now What?  “It’s amazing to me the lightning speed at which these issues have receded. The story is the total omission of women.” – SUSAN CHIRA  (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always blamed me for all the problems that women have had, are having, and will have.  Since 1966, they have hinted/implied/argued/shouted a) that instead of me, the Post Office should have hired a woman in 1966, b) that the Post Office should gotten rid of me much sooner than it did so that a woman could have my job, c) that instead of me, IRS should have hired a woman in 1971, d) that instead of me, IRS should have promoted women in 1972, 1973, and 1974, e) that instead of me, GAO should have hired a woman in 1980, f) that instead of me, GAO should have promoted a woman in 1986, and g) that GAO should gotten rid of me much sooner than it did so that a woman could have my job and my preferred corner office.)
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/12/30/opinion/sunday/feminism-lost-now-what.html

 

NEW YORK POST
— How Trump could exact revenge against the NFL – Claire Atkinson  (DIERSEN: Who blames you for their problems, for your problems, and/or for everyone’s problems?  I should write a book about my critics/opponents who blame me for their problems, for your problems, for my problems, and for everyone’s problems.  The aforesaid “exact revenge” against me by discouraging everyone from reading GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails. It seems like they urged the Republicans in my precinct to vote for Kasich in the primary election and for Clinton in the general election.  Previously, they, their operatives, and their dupes exacted revenge by ending my TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairmanship, my membership on the Wheaton Chamber of Commerce Government Affairs Committee membership, my Milton Township Republican Central Committee webmaster position, my Illinois Center Right Coalition Steering Committee membership, my American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter board membership, my GAO employment, etc.)
http://nypost.com/2017/01/01/how-trump-could-exact-revenge-against-the-nfl/

 

SIOUX CITY JOURNAL
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trump Kathleen Parker says “Election of Trump released ‘a malevolent spirit’ across America.”  Ever-increasingly, Parker sides with those who are anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, 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 longer than their ancestors.
http://siouxcityjournal.com/news/opinion/columnists/parker/kathleen-parker-election-of-trump-released-a-malevolent-spirit-across/article_82a1c505-f2b4-5a20-88d7-4bb2db8536e7.html

 

GUARDIAN
— How Trump’s savvy army won the internet war  As new research reveals, right wingers understand far better than liberals how cyberspace can connect like-minded souls – John Naughton
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2017/jan/01/donald-trump-savvy-army-won-internet-war

December 30 Morning Edition

CBS ST. LOUIS
— RNC Sells $2,700 Tickets For Luncheon With Vice President-Elect  (DIERSEN: How much money have you given the RNC during the last year, during the last 10 years, during the last 20 years, during the last 30 years, and during the last 40+ years?  I have given money to the RNC each and every year since 1976. I would have been able to give the RNC more money each year if my Democrat IRS superiors (1971-1980) had not wasted my career and if my Democrat GAO superiors (1980-1997) had not wasted my career and forced me to retire in 1997 when I was 49 years old. But constructively, since 2000, I have made in-kind contributions to the RNC in the form of GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails that are free and contain no advertising.  Since 2004, those emails have gone out each and every day and they have included links to more than 256,300 articles and information on many upcoming events, including RNC’s fundraiser today with Pence.  The value GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails since 2000, and especially since 2004, far exceeds the many millions of dollars that Pence might raise today for the RNC.  While I am motivated enough to donate 10+ hours each and every day of what is left of my life and to pay all the internet, newspaper subscription, website subscription, magazine subscription, and other costs to put out the emails, I am not motivated enough to donate $2,700 for a ticket to attend today’s fundraiser.  I asked to be allowed to attend the fundraiser as the GOPUSA Illinois Editor, but I was told that the fundraiser is closed to members of the news media like me.)
http://stlouis.cbslocal.com/2016/12/30/rnc-sells-2700-ticket-for-charity-luncheon-with-vice-president-elect/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Vice President-elect Mike Pence is scheduled to be in Chicago to raise money for the Republican National Committee. The Indiana governor will speak at a luncheon Friday in downtown Chicago. Tickets start at $2,700 per person. Among those listed on an invitation as members of the host committee are Illinois Gov. Bruce Rauner, state GOP chairman Tim Schneider and the Republican members of Illinois’ congressional delegation. Rauner distanced himself from President-elect Donald Trump during the election, refusing to talk politics and even avoiding saying Trump’s name. Since the election he has said he wants to work with the new administration. He said he spoke with Trump by phone and they had a “positive” conversation. Several groups say they plan to protest outside the Pence event.)

 

ABC7
— How Russia Sanctions May Put Trump in a Bind: Experts – ABC News
https://abc7chicago.com/news/russia-sanctions-may-put-trump-in-a-bind-experts/1678434/
— BOY, 15, STILL HOSPITALIZED AFTER BEING SHOT 4 TIMES – Evelyn Holmes
http://abc7chicago.com/news/boy-15-still-hospitalized-after-being-shot-4-times-/1678261/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The family of 15-year-old Michael Moss is praying for a miracle, as he remains hospitalized after surviving a gunman’s attack where he was shot four times in the city’s Back of the Yards neighborhood. On Dec. 19, Moss – who lives, along with his three siblings, in DuPage County with their legal guardian for the last three years – was visiting relatives in Chicago when he decided to walk to a nearby fast food restaurant. He said a gunman in a car opened fire on him as he walked down the street. “He walked to the McDonalds which is at 47th and Bishop, and he got shot down at 48th and Bishop,” said Janis Pass, Moss’s grandmother. He was hit four times and suffered severe damage to his abdominal area. Paramedics rushed him to the University of Chicago Comer Children’s Hospital, where he remains 10 days later in the Intensive Care Unit.)

 

NBC5
— Trump Ally Asked to Resign From School Board Over Obama Insults  The president-elect’s transition team has called the comments “absolutely reprehensible”
http://www.nbcchicago.com/news/national-international/Donald-Trump-New-York-Co-Chair-Carl-Paladino-Death-Obama-Mad-Cow-Disease-Michelle-Gorilla–408616535.html

 

FOX NEWS CHICAGO
— Teen who moved to suburbs to escape violence gets shot in Chicago – Lisa Chavarria
http://www.fox32chicago.com/news/local/226179298-story
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Moss was visiting relatives in the Back of the Yards neighborhood last week. He walked to McDonald’s on 47th near Laflin and as he walked back, a gunman opened fire on him. “Michael is not in a gang. Michael is an honor roll student,” said Moss’ legal guardian Brenda Herron. His family says he attends Glenbard East High School and is on the basketball team. “Chicago needs to stand up. Where are all the politicians doing, the alderman, the Mayor, everybody. Things like this don’t happen in DuPage County,” Herron said.)

 

WLS AM
— 9 last-minute Obama moves to stymie Trump’s agenda – CNN
http://www.wlsam.com/news/9-last-minute-obama-moves-to-stymie-trumps-agenda/

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— The Madigan plan for 2017: More failure, more bleeding – Editorial
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/editorials/ct-madigan-cullerton-rauner-illinois-budget-edit-0101-20161229-story.html
— FRONT PAGE TO OF FOLD WITH BIG COLOR PICTURES: A TROUBLED TRANSITION  In the rush to close institutions, Illinois ignored serious problems in group homes – Michael J. Berens and Patricia Callahan
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/watchdog/grouphomes/ct-group-home-investigations-cila-met-20161229-htmlstory.html
— Stopgap budget set to expire, returning Rauner-Madigan standoff to where it was last summer – Monique Garcia
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-illinois-budget-2017-20161230-story.html
— Lake County officials sworn in to terms – Carrie Napoleon
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/post-tribune/news/ct-ptb-lake-swear-in-st-1230-20161229-story.html
— Republican response to Russia sanctions: Some praise for Obama, some praise for the hackers – David Weigel
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/ct-republicans-russia-sanctions-20161229-story.html

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Conservation Police Officers and Rauner administration: Labor agreement reached – Dale Bowman
http://chicago.suntimes.com/sports/cpos-and-rauner-administration-labor-agreement-reached/
— You have permission not to drink on New Year’s Eve -Neil Steinberg  (DIERSEN: Each and every one of my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes talk and act like a) they drink lots of booze or b) they want to drink lots of booze.)
http://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/steinberg-you-have-permission-not-to-drink-on-new-years-eve/
— Americans are no longer on the move  The percentage of Americans moving every year is less than half that of a half-century ago. – Michael Barone  (DIERSEN: How long have you lived in your precinct, in your municipality, in your township/ward, in your county, and in Illinois?  I have lived my precinct since 1984; in Wheaton, Milton Township, and DuPage County since 1978; and in Illinois since 1948.  I should write a book about my nasty/troubled/failed/vicious critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes who demonize me, who denigrate me, and who condemn me as being a newcomer a) because I have lived in Wheaton only since 1978, b) because I never attended any schools in Wheaton, c) because I never send any children to schools in Wheaton, and d) because I have been a member of a church in Wheaton.)
http://chicago.suntimes.com/opinion/opinion-americans-are-no-longer-on-the-move/

 

DAILY HERALD
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD WITH VERY BIG GRAPHIC: Where suburbs shifted from Republican to Democrat by November – Kerry Lester  (DIERSEN: How many registered voters are there in your precinct, how many voted in the November 8, 2016 election, and how many votes did the Republican candidates get?  My DuPage County Milton Township Precinct 9 has 506 registered voters.  393 voted in the election.  Trump/Pence* got 137 votes, Kirk* got 201 votes, Munger* got 213 votes, Roskam got 231* votes, Ives got 237 votes*, Berlin got 283 votes, Kachiroubas* got 224 votes, Grogan* got 220 votes, Jorgensen got 296 votes, Bucholz got 239* votes, Grant got 281 votes, Elliott* got 226 votes, Whelan* got 226 votes, Telander got 280 votes, Fullerton got 275 votes, Brennan* got 211 votes, Wheaton** got 284 votes, Popejoy** got 252 votes, Guerin** got 249 votes, Mallen** got 255 votes, and Sutter** got 253 votes.  * = contested  ** = judge retention  Outrageously, Cinton/Kaine* got 211 votes.  My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes would hint/imply/argue/shout that Trump/Pence should fire me as a Republican Precinct Committeeman because Trump/Pence got only 137 votes in my precinct and Clinton/Kaine got 211 votes.  In the March 15, 2016 Republican primary, Kasich got 93 votes, Cruse got 49 votes, Trump got 21 votes, and Rubio got 14 votes in my precinct.)
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20161230/news/161239960/
— Mapping the suburban vote for Trump, Clinton – Tim Broderick
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20161230/news/161239958/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: DuPage County  If a precinct was different from the primary, it went from more Republican votes in the primary to more Democratic votes in the general election. The Republican voters mostly favored Kasich in the primary, with some pockets voting for Trump or Sen. Ted Cruz. Areas different from the primary: Wheaton, Glen Ellyn, Elmhurst, Carol Stream, Lisle, Downers Grove and eastern Naperville. Areas that remained GOP: Oak Brook and parts of Winfield, Bloomingdale, Addison, Roselle and Bensenville. Areas that remained Democratic: Glendale Heights, Villa Park, Woodridge, western Naperville and eastern Aurora.)
— State, conservation police officers agree on contract – AP
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20161230/news/312309960/
— Free society is built on trust in free press and the people who will use it – Editorial  (DIERSEN: Your GOPUSA Illinois Editor is “free” because he has enough of his own time and enough of his own money to put GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails together and send them out each and every day.  He does not need to, nor will he, ask for money from major donors, from subscribers, from advertisers, or from anyone else.  Further, he is even more “free” now that he is no longer a) the TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairman, b) a Wheaton Chamber of Commerce Government Affairs Committee member, c) the Milton Township Republican Central Committee webmaster, d) an Illinois Center Right Coalition Steering Committee member, or e) an American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter board member.  While he held the aforesaid positions, his critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes in the aforesaid organizations did everything that they could to manipulate him, to dominate him, to threaten him, and to harm him.)
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20161229/discuss/161228953/

 

WTTW
— 17 New Illinois Laws to Know in 2017 – Kristen Thometz
http://chicagotonight.wttw.com/2016/12/29/17-new-illinois-laws-know-2017

 

BLOOMINGTON PANTAGRAPH
— Vice President-elect Pence to attend Chicago fundraiser – AP
http://www.pantagraph.com/news/state-and-regional/illinois/vice-president-elect-pence-to-attend-chicago-fundraiser/article_24ff051a-c2cd-5936-9d67-6d0cae9e5e69.html

 

BELLEVILLE NEWS DEMOCRAT
— Illinois needs its politicians to pay by the word to get their way – Editorial
http://www.bnd.com/opinion/editorials/article123318809.html

 

TIMES
— Lawsuit industry is alive and well in Illinois – Travis Akin, Executive Director, Illinois Lawsuit Abuse Watch, Marion  (DIERSEN: Should I write a book about the lawsuits that I have filed?)
http://www.mywebtimes.com/opinion/letters/akin-lawsuit-industry-is-alive-and-well-in-illinois/article_c7fc5f0b-d958-52f3-92c4-c0dc96ae08f9.html

 

FOX ILLINOIS
— Champaign County Auditor Recount Results Are In – Em NguyenThu
http://foxillinois.com/news/local/danos-responds-to-auditor-recount-finalized-with-results-same-as-election-night

 

SOUTHERN
— Bost, Shimkus join chorus of Republicans calling for immediate repeal of Affordable Care Act – MOLLY PARKER
http://thesouthern.com/news/local/bost-shimkus-join-chorus-of-republicans-calling-for-immediate-repeal/article_bd59f897-23f2-509b-9fa9-31f234c33e06.html

 

JOLIET PATCH
— Drunken Bolingbrook Trustee Michael Lawler Crashed Car in Romeoville: Cops  The trustee was charged with driving under the influence. – Joseph Hosey
http://patch.com/illinois/joliet/drunken-bolingbrook-trustee-crashed-car-romeoville-cops

 

NAPERVILLE PATCH
— Concealed in the Chicago Suburbs  Here’s an inside look at one group in the Chicago suburbs who carry firearms and rigorously prepare to use them if needed. – Patrick Martin
http://patch.com/illinois/naperville/concealed-chicago-suburbs
(FROM THE ARTICLE: President-Elect Donald Trump has expressed support for concealed carry, and he suggested that restrictions should be reduced for those who legally carry firearms. The idea of people carrying hidden weapons is frightening to some. Patch introduces you to one group in the Chicago suburbs that is dedicated to the armed lifestyle. . .The scenario was part of an International Defensive Pistol Association match held at the H.P. Shooting Center in McHenry, Illinois.)

 

ILLINOIS LEAKS
— Mayor Tari Renner’s Accomplishment? Bloomington 2nd Most Dangerous City In Illinois – John Kraft
http://edgarcountywatchdogs.com/2016/12/mayor-tari-renners-accomplishment-bloomington-2nd-most-dangerous-city-in-illinois/

 

FOX NEWS
— Trump ally asked to resign from school board over racist Obama insults
http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2016/12/29/trump-ally-asked-to-resign-from-school-board-over-insults.html

 

BREITBART
— Priebus on Russia: Trump ‘Not Interested in Going to War’ — Wants to Have ‘Relationships’ – PAM KEY
http://www.breitbart.com/video/2016/12/29/priebus-on-russia-trump-not-interested-in-going-to-war-wants-to-have-relationships/
— Obama Drops 502 Refugees on Nebraska in Final Weeks Before President Trump – MICHAEL PATRICK LEAHY  (DIERSEN: So far, how many refugees have the Democrats and the RINOs dropped into Illinois, into your county, into your township/ward, into your municipality, and into your precinct?)
http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2016/12/29/obama-floods-nebraska-502-refugees-waning-days-administration/

— Left Funds Hate Coalition Aimed at Choking Americans’ Political Speech – LEE STRANAHAN
http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2016/12/30/left-funds-hate-coalition-aimed-at-choking-americans-political-speech/

 

BLAZE
— US is literally paying deported illegal immigrants to stay in their home countries – Jon Street
http://www.theblaze.com/news/2016/12/29/u-s-is-literally-paying-deported-illegal-immigrants-to-stay-in-their-home-countries/
— CNN’s Bourdain: ‘Privileged left’ has ‘utter contempt’ for working-class Americans – Tre Goins-Phillips  (DIERSEN: Who has shown the most contempt for you in your precinct, in your municipality, in your township/ward, in your county, and in Illinois?  I should write a book about those in my precinct, in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois who have shown the most contempt for me.  I was a lowly member of the working class 1964-1997.)
http://www.theblaze.com/news/2016/12/29/cnns-bourdain-privileged-left-has-utter-contempt-for-working-class-americans/

 

AMERICAN THINKER
— Justice Department declines to prosecute VA employees who defrauded $400k, and who still have jobs – Thomas Lifson  (DIERSEN: Of course, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes will use this to hint/imply/argue/shout that I MUST BE EXTREMELY BAD, BECAUSE GAO FORCED ME TO RETIRE IN 1997.)
http://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2016/12/justice_department_declines_to_prosecute_va_employees_who_defrauded_400k_and_who_still_have_jobs.html

 

LIFEZETTE
— Obama in Frenzy to Hamstring Trump Administration  Outgoing president launches new regulations and seizes territory the size of Delaware – Jim Stinson
http://www.lifezette.com/polizette/obama-frenzy-hamstring-trump-administration/

 

INDEPENDENT JOURNAL REVIEW
— Trump’s Press Secretary Gives Sobering Message to Media: ‘Business as Usual Is Over’ – JASON HOWERTON
http://ijr.com/2016/12/766156-trumps-press-secretary-gives-sobering-message-to-media-business-as-usual-is-over/

 

THE HILL
— Nearing exit, Obama seeks to tie Trump’s hands – JORDAN FABIAN
http://thehill.com/homenews/administration/312162-nearing-exit-obama-seeks-to-tie-trumps-hands

 

REUTERS
— Britain, edging towards Trump, scolds Kerry over Israel – Guy Faulconbridge and Kate Holton
http://www.reuters.com/article/us-israel-palestinians-britain-idUSKBN14J0L0

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— De Blasio and Big City Mayors Try Pooling Their Power Against Trump – J. DAVID GOODMAN
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/12/29/nyregion/bill-de-blasio-donald-trump-mayors.html
— Vladimir Putin Won’t Expel U.S. Diplomats as Russian Foreign Minister Urged – NEIL MacFARQUHAR
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/12/30/world/europe/russia-diplomats-us-hacking.html
— The Enemy Within: Bribes Bore a Hole in the U.S. Border – RON NIXON
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/12/28/us/homeland-security-border-bribes.html
— Chicago violence walking to school  ‘A bullet could hit me and my kids anytime’
http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2016/12/28/us/chicago-violence-walking-to-school-a-bullet-could-hit-me-and-my-kids-anytime.html

 

WASHINGTON POST
— U.S. levels sanctions against Russia over election hacking – AP  (DIERSEN: Since I became the GOPUSA Illinois in 2000, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have sanctioned me for each and every loss that Republican candidates have suffered in Illinois.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/technology/us-levels-sanctions-against-russia-over-alleged-hacking/2016/12/30/b9cdfe9c-ce67-11e6-85cd-e66532e35a44_story.html
— Putin says he won’t deport U.S. diplomats as he looks to cultivate relations with Trump – Andrew Roth
https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/russia-plans-retaliation-and-serious-discomfortoverus-hacking-sanctions/2016/12/30/4efd3650-ce12-11e6-85cd-e66532e35a44_story.html

 

NEW YORK DAILY NEWS
— Bristol Palin rips celebrity ‘sissies’ for refusing to perform at Donald Trump’s inauguration – CHRIS SOMMERFELDT  (DIERSEN: Everyone on the plant earth knows that if you support Trump, individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that are anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, 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 longer than their ancestors WILL DO EVERYTHING THAT THEY CAN TO DESTROY YOU.)
http://www.nydailynews.com/news/politics/bristol-palin-rips-sissies-not-playing-trump-inauguration-article-1.2928335

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— In U.S., Some Immigrants Seek to Leave So They Can Stay  DACA program offers travelers the chance for a legal re-entry to U.S., which eases the process for a green card or permanent residence – MIRIAM JORDAN
http://www.wsj.com/articles/in-u-s-some-immigrants-seek-to-leave-so-they-can-stay-1483020004
— Russia Backs Off Threat of Expelling U.S. Diplomats  Putin says Russia won’t expel any American diplomats, despite U.S. sanctions – JAMES MARSON, AMIE FERRIS-ROTMAN and  OLGA RAZUMOVSKAYA
http://www.wsj.com/articles/russian-officials-propose-expelling-u-s-diplomats-over-hacking-sanctions-1483095416

 

BLOOMBERG
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Trump’s Border Wall, Deportation Plans Face Pushback From GOP.”
https://www.bloomberg.com/politics/articles/2016-12-30/trump-s-border-wall-deportation-plans-face-pushback-from-gop

 

UNION LEADER
— Trump fans plan ‘Deploraball’ party for inauguration – Reuters  (DIERSEN: Clinton fans are anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, 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 longer than their ancestors.  Trump fans are Protestant, conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
http://www.unionleader.com/article/20161229/NEWS06/161239981

 

PEW RESEARCH CENTER
— ‘We the People’: Five Years of Online Petitions  Americans are most likely to petition the White House on health care, veterans’ issues, illnesses, immigration, animal rights, holidays and criminal investigations, but the actual impact of petitions was modest and varied – PAUL HITLIN  (DIERSEN: According to this article, there have been 185 petitions to punish public officials other than Obama. Will my critics/opponents, their operatives, and/or their dupes start a petition to punish a) those Post Office officials who hired me in 1966, b) those IRS officials who hired me in 1971 and promoted me in 1972, 1973, and 1974, and c) those GAO officials who hired me in 1980 and promoted me in 1986?)
http://www.pewinternet.org/2016/12/28/we-the-people-five-years-of-online-petitions/

 

FEDERAL NEWS RADIO
— OPM encouraging all federal employees to become diversity and inclusion ‘practitioners’ – Nicole Ogrysko  (DIERSEN: I should write a book about my Democrat subordinates, coworkers, and supervisors in the federal government who practiced “diversity and inclusion,” that is, they helped my Democrat superiors waste the careers of and get rid of their employees who were Republican, White, male, older, and/or non-veteran.)
http://federalnewsradio.com/opm/2016/12/opm-encouraging-feds-become-diversity-inclusion-practitioners/
— ‘We the People’ petitions have little effect on federal policy – Eric White
http://federalnewsradio.com/federal-headlines/2016/12/we-the-people-petitions-have-little-effect-on-federal-policy/

 

GUARDIAN
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Donald Trump is technology’s befuddled (but dangerous) grandfather.  The president-elect has repeatedly proven that an understanding of the complex problems presented by technology eludes him, but that hasn’t stopped him tweeting about it. The consequences could be dire.”
https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2016/dec/30/donald-trump-technology-computers-cyber-hacks-surveillance

December 29 Morning Addition

DAILY HERALD
— Hearing Trump’s vision – Kerry Lester  (DIERSEN: What do you say to those “Republican” activists, candidates, elected officials, party leaders, major donors, political consultants, fundraisers, etc. in Illinois, in DuPage County, in Milton Township, in Glen Ellyn, and in Wheaton a) who do not want me to know about their activities or their events, b) who do not want me to promote their activities or their events, c) who do not want me to attend their events, and/or d) who do not want me to report on their activities or their events?  The aforesaid blame me for their problems, for your problems, for my problems, and for everyone’s problems.)
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20161229/news/161229008/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Major Republican donors in Illinois might have voted for President-elect Donald Trump, but their money hasn’t followed into his war chest as it has for past candidates, such as former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney. The tide could be beginning to change, thanks to a visit to Chicago on Friday by Vice President-Elect Mike Pence that’s being organized by Wheaton resident and GOP fundraiser Lisa Wagner, who developed deep ties over the years with Republican officials in Indiana, Pence’s home state. “Pence didn’t come to Illinois during the campaign,” says Wagner, who tells me she had a week to organize the 11 a.m. Chicago Club event, after the Republican National Committee called and told her Pence was available. “He’s been around Donald Trump in a way few others have, and this is an opportunity for people to hear about his vision and what it’s like.” The event’s host committee includes GOP Gov. Bruce Rauner, U.S. Rep. Peter Roskam of Wheaton and Illinois GOP Chair Tim Schneider of Bartlett. Tickets start at $2,700 per person and go as high as $33,400 per couple who sign up as co-chairs.)
— DuPage mayors look ahead to 2017 and back at accomplishments
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20161229/news/161229218/
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD WITH BIG COLOR PICTURES: Maine Twp., Naperville teachers among highest paid in suburbs – Russell Lissau  (DIERSEN: Who says that you are/were overpaid?  According to this article, “Maine Township High School District 207 topped the list with an average teacher salary of $110,929. That’s well above the $63,453 state average.”  In 1997, when I was 49 years old, in today’s dollars, GAO paid me $120,427 (GS-13 Step 10). My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always demonized me, denigrated me, and condemned me as being overpaid. In my defense, I earned a) a job-related bachelor’s degree when I was 21 and job-related master’s degrees when I was 27, 31, and 48, b) job-related professional certifications when I was 30, 32, 41, 45, 47, and 48, and c) a job-related professional license when I was 33.  I worked for IRS 1971-1980, the last 5 1/2 years of which at the GS-12 Step 1-5 levels, currently $77,899-$88,286.  I worked for GAO 1980-1997, the last 11 years of which at the GS-13 Step 1-10 levels, currently $92,632-$120,427.)
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20161229/news/161229005/
— Making America 1953 again – George Will  (DIERSEN: In 1953, America was far less anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, 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 longer than their ancestors THAN AMERICA IS TODAY.)
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20161229/discuss/161229072/

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— 2 residents from now-shuttered group homes found; 1 remains missing – Patricia Callahan
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/watchdog/grouphomes/ct-group-homes-resident-found-met-20161228-story.html
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD WITH BIG COLOR PICTURE: Future campus sex assault investigations uncertain under Trump – Stacy St. Clair and Jodi S. Cohen  (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, those who are anti-men use Trump to demonize men, to denigrate men, and to condemn men.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-universities-title-ix-investigations-20161228-story.html

 

WTTW
— Illinois’ Fiscal Mess Will Take a Decade to Fix – Paris Schutz
http://chicagotonight.wttw.com/2016/12/28/study-illinois-fiscal-mess-will-take-decade-fix

 

FOX BUSINESS
— Illinois Towns Face Tale of Two Minimum Wages
http://www.foxbusiness.com/features/2016/12/29/illinois-towns-face-tale-two-minimum-wages.html

 

NORTHWEST HERALD
— Rauner prepares for tough 2018 governor race – Scott Reeder (DIERSEN: Those who want Rauner to lose will advise him to pander to Illinois voters who are anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.)
http://www.nwherald.com/2016/12/27/reeder-rauner-prepares-for-tough-2018-governor-race/a3xk2qh/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The interesting thing is that despite his loaded campaign coffers, Rauner is vulnerable. First of all, midterm elections almost always favor the party that doesn’t hold the White House. And given the animosity Democratic voters hold toward Donald Trump, particularly in blue states such as Illinois, Rauner likely will be swimming against the tide. It doesn’t mean he will drown, but it will be a tougher race than when he first captured the Executive Mansion. And I make that statement reluctantly. Of all of the governors who have served in my lifetime, he comes the closest to matching my own libertarian ideology. I want government out of my wallet and out of our private lives. But Illinoisans are weary of the constant war between Madigan and Rauner. Rauner views his election as a voter indictment of the longtime political boss, who he blames for Illinois’ fiscal ills. And he’s right for blaming Madigan. But Rauner has done a poor job of messaging about why he is engaged in this struggle. I’ve covered every governor since James R. Thompson, and this administration has done the worst job by far of sharing its vision for the state. Because of this, voters view this conflict as a personality clash between two egos rather than a conflict between divergent political philosophies.)

 

ALTON TELEGRAPH
— Duckworth vows to fight for steelworkers during Granite visit – Brittany Johnson  (DIERSEN: Democrats always fight for those individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that are anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.)
http://thetelegraph.com/news/94411/duckworth-vows-to-fight-for-steelworkers-during-granite-visit

 

SAUK VALLEY
— Hear the voice of experience – Rich Miller  (DIERSEN: What experience do you have? I gained experience a) working for the federal government for almost 30 years — Post Office 1966-1969, IRS 1971-1980 (the last 5 1/2 years at the GS-12 Step 1-5 levels, currently $77,899-$88,286), and GAO 1980-1997 (the last 11 years at the GS-13 Step 1-10 levels, currently $92,632-$120,427), serving on the Executive Committee of the Association of Government Accountants Chicago Chapter 1983-1996, and being a union member while I worked for the Post Office and IRS; b) earning a bachelor’s degree in management from NIU in 1970, an MBA from Loyola in 1976, a master’s degree in accounting from DePaul in 1980, and a master’s degree in financial markets and trading from IIT in 1997; c) passing the CPA examination on my first attempt in 1979 and passing the Certified Internal Auditor examination on my first attempt in 1981; c) serving as a Republican Precinct Committeeman since 1999, the GOPUSA Illinois Editor since 2000, the TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois Chairman 2005-2012, a member of the 2008 Illinois Republican Party (IRP) Platform and Resolutions Committee, a Wheaton Chamber of Commerce Government Affairs Committee member 2003-2011, the Milton Township Republican Central Committee webmaster 2008-2010 and 2000-2004, an Illinois Center Right Coalition Steering Committee member 2003-2007, and an American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter board member 2001-2004; and d) attending the 2000, 2004, 2008, 2012, and 2016 IRP State Conventions as a delegate.)
http://www.saukvalley.com/2016/12/24/hear-the-voice-of-experience/c18jwwg/

 

WSIL TV
— SIU students ask for “sanctuary campus” – Anna Giles  (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrat professors crank out “good little Democrats” who are anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.)
http://www.wsiltv.com/story/34143317/siu-students-ask-for-sanctuary-campus

 

TIME
— Mautino: New job, new scrutiny – David Giuliani  (DIERSEN: None of my critics/opponents, their operatives, or their dupes have ever been scrutinized.  They should be scrutinized.  Who gives them money?)
http://www.mywebtimes.com/news/local/new-job-new-scrutiny/article_cf09c55f-cf29-54c8-a3be-c5a72658c258.html

 

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— OUTSTANDING: Walls going up on Lutheran High School addition – Jason Nevel
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20161228/walls-going-up-on-lutheran-high-school-addition

 

  1. LOUIS TODAY
    — Pressure’s on for Trump to make diplomats safer – AP
    http://www.stltoday.com/news/national/pressure-s-on-for-trump-to-make-diplomats-safer/article_4aa8a667-62f1-5f71-8416-21f3714790a9.html

 

CHICAGO DEFENDER
— Filmmaker Michael Moore Shares Detailed Plan To Derail The Trump Administration  “There’s no crying in TrumpLand – Let’s get to work,” Moore said.  (DIERSEN: Will the Democrats nominate Moore to run against Trump in 2020?)
https://chicagodefender.com/2016/12/28/filmmaker-michael-moore-shares-detailed-plan-to-derail-the-trump-administration/

 

KANE COUNTY CONNECTS
— ELECTION 2017: ST. CHARLES WILL SEE SOME COMPETITION IN WARDS 2 AND 4
http://kanecountyconnects.com/2016/12/election-2017-st-charles-will-see-some-competition-in-wards-2-and-4/

 

KENDAL COUNTY NOW
— Illinois to ring in New Year with nearly 200 new state laws
http://www.kendallcountynow.com/2016/12/22/illinois-to-ring-in-new-year-with-nearly-200-new-state-laws/ac2euma/

 

BRUCE DUMONT
— VIDEO: Beyond the Beltway with Bruce DuMont 12/25/16
https://vimeo.com/196906770

 

ILLINOIS FAMILY INSTITUTE
— Cub Scouts Reject Girl Who Wishes She Were a Boy Written By Laurie Higgins  (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats encourage children to engage in LGBTQ activity.)
https://illinoisfamily.org/homosexuality/cub-scouts-reject-girl-wishes-boy/

 

LUTHERAN CHURCH CHARITIES
— God Does Value What You Do – Tim Hetzner  (DIERSEN: What do you do? I send out GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails in which I discourage dependency on government, LGBTQ activity, abolition, illegal immigration, preference giving, promiscuity, booze, pot, gambling and other vices, etc.  All of my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes promote one or more of the aforesaid.)
http://devotions.lccharities.org/2016/12/29/god-does-value-what-you-do/

 

PUBLIUS FORUM
— Dangerous Hatemongering: Are Democrats Working to Get President Trump Assassinated? – Warner Todd Huston
http://www.publiusforum.com/2016/12/28/dangerous-hatemongering-democrats-working-get-president-trump-assassinated/

 

CONSERVATIVE HQ
— Transition to Trump: Trump receives warning from the affirmative action police – Jeffrey A. Rendall  (DIERSEN: How bad are your demographics?  My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes stress that my demographics are terrible – conservative, Republican, American, White, male, old (68), non-poor, gun owner, 100% German-American, baptized, raised, and confirmed as a Missouri Synod Lutheran, ancestors have been in America since the 1840s, childless, no pets, American-nameplate car owner, union member for almost 12 years, federal employee for almost 30 years, retired federal employee for more the 19 years, overweight, etc.)
http://www.conservativehq.com/article/24795-transition-trump-trump-receives-warning-affirmative-action-police
(FROM THE ARTICLE: As the Donald Trump transition team has worked diligently since Election Day to find the most qualified people to serve in leadership roles in his upcoming administration, the forces of the left are keeping score — not only in terms of the backgrounds and histories of the nominees, but also on what they look like. Of course there have been a plethora of media reports about Trump choosing too many out-of-touch rich people, militaristic generals and greedy profit-centered business tycoons to run federal departments. But what’s really bothering liberals the most is the lack of so-called “diversity” in Trump’s proposed leadership circle. S.A. Miller writes in the Washington Times, “A top adviser to Donald Trump on diversity issues is offering no apologies for the preponderance of white men filling the Cabinet and key jobs in the new administration, insisting that the lack of minorities reflected the president-elect’s color-blind approach to hiring decisions. “Bruce Levell, who spearheaded a minority outreach effort for the Trump campaign and now serves as an adviser to the transition team, said that Mr. Trump isn’t looking to check off diversity boxes with his hiring decisions — and that’s OK with black and Hispanic Americans.” Well, it’s not okay to the most race-conscious black and Hispanic Americans. They want to see as many non-white faces surrounding Trump as possible. Miller also notes that of 18 Cabinet-level picks so far, Mr. Trump has selected 13 white men, two women of Asian descent and one white woman. The only black nominee so far is retired neurosurgeon and former presidential candidate Ben Carson, tapped to run the Department of Housing and Urban Development. And that’s not all — of seven senior counselors named to his point, only Kellyanne Conway has two X chromosomes. Almost sounds like a poker game, doesn’t it? There’s little doubt that “affirmative action” will be a hot topic for the left in assaulting the Trump administration in the coming years. Whereas our society judges organizations such as the NFL for the quantity of minority coaches it employs, the left will certainly be counting the number of minorities in positions close to Trump – and they’re not going to like what they see. These same people may not feel as much angst towards the dearth of representation of women, however, because to liberals, Republican and conservative women don’t count towards their quotas. To them, if a woman doesn’t have some sort of bra-burning advocacy for abortion on demand in her background, she doesn’t count towards membership in the female gender. And the same definitely goes for homosexuals as well, or as is more commonly accepted these days, folks in the “LGBTQ community.” (What exactly does the “Q” – queer – demographic constitute that isn’t covered by the other letters?) It’s common knowledge that close Trump advisor Peter Thiel is homosexual, but he hasn’t yet been offered an official position in the administration, so he won’t count towards an affirmative action head count either. In fact, Thiel is enduring the usual level of leftist hatred for his willingness to work with Trump. As a candidate to lead the Food and Drug Administration, Thiel is being attacked from all sides. Robert Goldberg writes at The Hill, “Trump has promised to find ways to accelerate the pace of medical innovation. And so groups such as Public Citizen and the Center for American Progress that make a living and maintain a media presence bashing the pharmaceutical industry are howling that Thiel wants to water down the scientific and conflict of interests standards regulating the FDA and NIH, in order to allow Big Pharma to get rich by exposing consumers to dangerous, ineffective treatments.” While it’s true that in this case the liberals aren’t specifically targeting Thiel’s sexual orientation, the fact that “one of them” is actually advocating for loosening government controls must anger them to the core. The same goes for their opposition to Ben Carson taking over the direction of HUD. If a black man favors more private enterprise in housing, that’s a bad thing. Meanwhile, the media and liberals fail to note that Trump has placed several Jewish individuals in prominent roles. Commerce and Treasury nominees Wilbur Ross and Steve Mnuchin are both Jewish, right? Muslims must feel slighted. I’m sure that’s the way the left looks at it. It all doesn’t really matter, however. When push comes to shove, Trump could assemble a cabinet chock full of so-called ethnic minorities, women and folks with alternative lifestyles and he would still be labeled as racially and culturally biased by the left because of his colorblind policies. They’re not interested in someone’s background half as much as what he or she believes government’s role should be in enforcing the leftist accepted cultural norms. Need proof? George W. Bush elevated African-Americans to positions never held before by people of color and was there any credit given? Wasn’t Colin Powell and Condoleezza Rice black enough? Does Elaine Chao lose her Asian identity because she’s a Republican and is married to Mitch McConnell? And we don’t even need to mention Justice Clarence Thomas here, a man who’s endured decades of race hatred and scorn because he dares to be conservative and black at the same time. So don’t give too much credence to the left’s ethnic scorecard where Trump’s team is concerned. There’s just no way to satisfy them, short of packing his cabinet with the Eric Holders and Loretta Lynches of the world.)

 

BREITBART
— Washington Post Stokes ‘Ominous Negative Feeling’ Among Migrant Schoolchildren – JOHN BINDER
http://www.breitbart.com/big-journalism/2016/12/28/wapo-stokes-ominous-negative-feeling-among-migrant-schoolchildren/

 

FOX NEWS
— San Francisco grapples with growing crime, blight after years of liberal policies – Tori Richards
http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2016/12/27/san-francisco-grapples-with-growing-crime-blight-after-years-liberal-policies.html

 

WORLD NET DAILY
— 15 ‘USEFUL INFIDELS’ FOR MUSLIM BROTHERHOOD IN AMERICA  CNN star, Ben Affleck, current CIA director head up revealing list – LEO HOHMANN
http://www.wnd.com/2016/12/15-useful-infidels-for-muslim-brotherhood-in-america/

 

AMERICAN THINKER
— Obama and Kerry: Poster boys for moral relativism – Patricia McCarthy
http://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2016/12/obama_and_kerry_poster_boys_for_moral_relativism.html

 

AMERICAN SPECTATOR
— Small Biz Owners Look Forward to Trump Era – STEPHEN KRUISER  (DIERSEN: To turn small business owners against me, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes stress to small business owners that I was a lowly wage earner 1964-1997, that for almost 30 of those years, I was a federal employee, and that for more than 19 years, I have been a federal retiree.)
https://spectator.org/small-biz-owners-look-forward-to-trump-era/

 

AMERICAN CONSERVATIVE
— LBJ vs. the Nuclear Family  The consequences of his Great Society have been profound. – TIMOTHY S. GOEGLEIN  (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats promote LGBTQ activity.)
https://www.theamericanconservative.com/articles/lbj-vs-the-nuclear-family/

 

NATIONAL REVIEW
— Trump Should Have a Celebrity-Free Inauguration – CHRISTIAN TOTO
http://www.nationalreview.com/article/443394/donald-trump-inauguration-celebrity-free-entertainment

 

POLITICO
— Congress leaves Trump with unlimited war powers  The failure to pass a war authorization against the Islamic State will mean few checks on his provocative campaign vows. – AUSTIN WRIGHT
http://www.politico.com/story/2016/12/congress-trump-military-force-232815

 

CNN
— Trump lawsuits to watch in 2017 – Laura Jarrett  (DIERSEN: Should I write a book about the lawsuits that I have filed?)
http://www.cnn.com/2016/12/29/politics/trump-lawsuit-watchlist/

 

AOL NEWS
— Gallup poll: President Obama is ‘Most Admired Man’ in U.S. (DIERSEN: QUESTION: Who admires Obama?  ANSWER: Those who are anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.)
http://www.aol.com/article/news/2016/12/29/gallup-poll-obama-most-admired-man-us/21643610/

 

MERCURY NEWS
— California DMV licensed 800,000 undocumented immigrants under 2-year-old law – TATIANA SANCHEZ (DIERSEN: How many of these 800,000 voted for Clinton?)
http://www.mercurynews.com/2016/12/28/dmv-licensed-800000-undocumented-immigrants-under-2-year-old-law/

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: As Chicago Murder Rate Spikes, Many Fear Violence Has Become Normalized – JULIE BOSMAN and MITCH SMITH
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/12/28/us/chicago-murder-rate-gun-deaths.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Trump says “A Flashback to My Soviet Childhood  Twenty-five years ago this month, a culture of paranoia destroyed the Soviet Union. I now see similar neuroses in America.”
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/12/28/opinion/a-flashback-to-my-soviet-childhood.html

 

LOS ANGELES TIMES
— Retirement watch: 4 California members of Congress who might bow out by 2018, and one who almost definitely will – Sarah D. Wire  (DIERSEN: Have you ever been the subject of a “retirement watch?”  I was between October 1, 1993 when I was 45 years old and September 30, 1997 when I was 49 years old. That was GAO’s early retirement window for those like me who had 25 or more years of federal service.  My Democrat GAO superiors wanted all those like me who were eligible for their early retirement “offer” to take it, and especially those who were Republican, White, male, and/or older.  My Democrat GAO superiors especially wanted me to take their “offer” because I had been an active member of a class action lawsuit since 1988 that charged GAO with reverse discrimination, age discrimination, and retaliation.)
http://www.latimes.com/politics/la-pol-ca-california-member-retire-watch-20161229-story.html

 

MCCLATCHY DC
— 8 years of Obama vacations cost $85 million – ANITA KUMAR
http://www.mcclatchydc.com/news/politics-government/white-house/article123335079.html

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Chicago Police Step Up Minority Recruitment  Facing a surge in murders, the department hopes diversifying amid expansion would bolster community trust – SHIBANI MAHTANI and WILL CONNORS  (DIERSEN: Those who are anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, 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 longer than their ancestors URGE EVERYONE, BUT ESPECIALLY URGE MINORITIES, TO NOT TRUST THOSE WHO ARE Protestant, conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
http://www.wsj.com/articles/chicago-police-step-up-minority-recruitment-1482933601

 

BLOOMBERG
— What History Has to Say About the Economy Trump Will Inherit  The economy was stronger in 2016 than several previous election years – Andre Tartar
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2016-12-29/what-history-has-to-say-about-the-economy-trump-will-inherit

 

WITN
— U.S. Postal Service apologizes after six canaries dead on arrival  (DIERSEN: I delivered lots of mail while I worked for the Park Forest Post Office 1966-1969, but never delivered canaries.)
http://www.witn.com/content/news/US-Postal-Service-apologizes-after-six-canaries-dead-on-arrival-408512265.html

 

SACRAMENTO NEWS REVIEW
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Bigots on a warpath: Donald Trump’s election brings surge of hate crimes and questions about Sacramento Sikh youth’s murder. Activists plan to protest upcoming inauguration at state Capitol and in Washington, D.C.”
https://www.newsreview.com/sacramento/bigots-on-a-warpath-donald/content?oid=23157877

 

NEW YORK MAGAZINE
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “The Radical Unpredictability of Donald Trump.”  How predictable are you?  I believe that I am very predictable.  You can safely predict that I will continue to do what I can to defend and advance the Republican Party platform, the Illinois Republican Party platform, and the Milton Township Republican Central Committee resolution against video gambling.
http://nymag.com/daily/intelligencer/2016/12/the-radical-unpredictability-of-donald-trump.html

 

TIME MAGAZINE
— Be Nice, Because People Who Care for Others Live Longer – Alexandra Sifferlin  (DIERSEN: Absolutely none of my critics/opponents, their operatives, or their dupes are nice.  They do not care for others.  They focus on destroying individuals and organizations that they cannot manipulate or dominate.)
http://time.com/4618363/longevity-care-grandparents-research/

 

DAILY MAIL
— Fury as Charlie Sheen says Trump should be the next celebrity to die prompting backlash from web users calling him a ‘scumbag’ and a ‘useless cockroach’ – GARETH DAVIES
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-4073106/Fury-Charlie-Sheen-says-Trump-celebrity-die-prompting-backlash-web-users-calling-scumbag-useless-cockroach.html

December 25 Morning Edition

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— After Democratic sit-in, Ryan wants to end grandstanding with fines, ethics violations – Billy House
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/politics/ct-ryan-house-fines-20161224-story.html
— Singapore teen blogger Amos Yee detained at O’Hare, reportedly wants asylum  (DIERSEN: Yee should be aware that in America, under the Democrats, you are severely punished if you do not promote dependency on government, LGBTQ activity, abortion, mass/illegal immigration, booze, pot, video gambling, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, age discrimination, abolition of the First and Second Amendments, etc.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/ct-singapore-teen-blogger-asylum-ohare-20161224-story.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The Human Rights Watch deputy director for Asia, Phil Robertson, called on the U.S. to recognize Yee’s asylum claim, saying he has been consistently harassed by the Singapore government for publicly expressing his views on politics and religion and severely criticizing the city-state’s leaders, including late Prime Minister Lee Kuan Yew. Yee was imprisoned for six weeks in September on charges of hurting religious feelings of Christians and Muslims after repeatedly breaching bail conditions following a four-week prison sentence he served in July last year on the same charges. He was also due to be called up for mandatory military service. His U.S. lawyer, Sandra Grossman, told the South China Morning Post on Saturday that Yee was likely detained because he entered the country on a tourist visa despite an intention to apply for asylum. She said Yee would have to undergo a “credible fear interview” by an asylum official who would assess if he faces a credible fear of persecution or torture back home. She said the process usually takes a few days, but the holiday season could delay it. He would then appear before an immigration judge, but that could take years because of backlogs in the immigration system. Yee, who won a local filmmaking prize at age 13, ruffled feathers in Singapore with a video blog laced with expletives as the city-state was mourning Lee’s death in March last year. Such open criticism and lampooning of leaders is rarely seen in Singapore, where laws are strictly enforced. The government of the multiethnic state says Yee crossed the red line on religion when he mocked Christians and Muslims and the law had to be enforced on him to protect racial and religious harmony. Robertson said Yee has faced intensive government surveillance and monitoring of his public and online comments. “Amos Yee is the sort of classic political dissident that the U.N. Refugee Convention was designed to protect, and Human Rights Watch hopes the U.S. will recognize his asylum claim,” he said in a statement.)

 

DAILY HERALD
— Mount Prospect mayoral candidate won’t be certified – Renee Trappe
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20161224/news/161229376/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: What do you say to those who claim to be Christian, but who focus on promoting Islam?  Islam is more like a political party or a country without borders than a religion.
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20161224/discuss/161229714/

 

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Retiring lobbyist McClain criticizes Rauner’s strategy – Bernard Schoenburg  (DIERSEN: What do your critics want you to do?  My critics want me to a) stop sending out GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails, b) resign as a Republican Precinct Committeeman, c) accept blame for causing all of their problems, causing all of your problems, causing all of my problems, and causing all of everyone’s problems, and d) drop my opposition to promoting LGBTQ activity, abortion, mass/illegal immigration, booze, pot, video gambling, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, age discrimination, etc.)
http://www.sj-r.com/opinion/20161224/bernard-schoenburg-retiring-lobbyist-mcclain-criticizes-rauners-strategy
— Being correct isn’t always enough – Doug Finke
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20161224/statehouse-insider-being-correct-isnt-always-enough

 

CHICAGO CITY WIRE
— Chicago Tribune calls for new speaker in Illinois House – Carol Ostrow
http://chicagocitywire.com/stories/511061341-chicago-tribune-calls-for-new-speaker-in-illinois-house

 

RIVER CITY READER
— E-mails Illustrate Governor’s Hard-Line Outlook – Rick Miller
http://www.rcreader.com/commentary/emails-illustrate-governors-hard-line

 

NORTH COOK NEWS
— Crespo added to legislative rogues gallery – Carol Ostrow
http://northcooknews.com/stories/511057550-crespo-added-to-legislative-rogues-gallery

 

DUPAGE POLICY JOURNAL
— Edgar County Watchdogs: Lisle school district’s ‘copyright’ on board meetings invalid – Ruth de Jauregui
http://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/511057182-watchdog-group-lisle-school-district-s-copyright-on-board-meetings-invalid

 

SANGAMON SUN
— Illinois GOP offers hotel deal, tickets for presidential inauguration – Carol Ostrow
http://sangamonsun.com/stories/511060906-illinois-gop-offers-hotel-deal-tickets-for-presidential-inauguration
— State GOP says Kennedy not acting like a Kennedy after dust-up with reporters – Carol Ostrow
http://sangamonsun.com/stories/511060565-state-gop-says-kennedy-not-acting-like-a-kennedy-after-dust-up-with-reporters
— Documents indicate Pritzker cloaked donations to Madigan – Carol Ostrow
http://sangamonsun.com/stories/511061311-documents-indicate-pritzker-cloaked-donations-to-madigan

 

WILL COUNTY GAZETTE
— Will County GOP looking ahead to local consolidated spring elections – Chandra Lye
http://willcountygazette.com/stories/511060976-will-county-gop-looking-ahead-to-local-consolidated-spring-elections

 

SOUTHEAST ILLINOIS NEWS
— Williamson County GOP prepares for upcoming local races – JoAnn Seltzer
http://seillinoisnews.com/stories/511060963-williamson-county-gop-prepares-for-upcoming-local-races

 

NEWS BUSTERS
— Talk Radio Thriving as Rush Limbaugh Signs New Contract That Shows His Dominance – Jeffrey Lord
https://www.newsbusters.org/blogs/nb/jeffrey-lord/2016/12/24/talk-radio-thriving-rush-limbaugh-signs-new-contract-shows-his

 

GOPUSA
— Trump-bashing Baptist taken to task by … Baptists
http://www.gopusa.com/trump-bashing-baptist-taken-to-task-by-baptists/

 

AMERICAN THINKER
— Politico can’t find a flattering photo of Donald Trump – Ed Straker
http://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2016/12/politico_cant_find_a_flattering_photo_of_donald_trump.html
— Donald Trump’s Christmas Dog Whistle – Peggy Ryan
http://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2016/12/donald_trumps_christmas_dog_whistle.html

 

CONSERVATIVE REPUBLICAN NEWS
— AMERICANS LESS RELIGIOUS THAN EVER THIS CHRISTMAS  (DIERSEN: Are your critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes churchgoers?  Virtually all of my most vicious critics/opponents, their most vicious operatives, and their most vicious dupes crow that they are a member a church, that they attend church services, and that they give money to a church.  They give religion a bad name.)
http://conservativerepublicannews.com/2016/12/24/new-poll-reveals-americans-less-religious-than-ever-this-christmas/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Americans who do claim Christian faith are less likely than ever to belong to a church.  Only 56 percent of Americans report they belong to a church. That’s an increase from the 54 percent reported in 2015, but nowhere close to the 73 percent Gallup found when it first asked the question in 1937. The results of two other Gallup questions on religion have managed to stay fairly stable over the last 40 years. Only 36 percent of Americans claim to attend weekly religious services, a number that has varied only slightly in annual polls since the 1970s. Only 53 percent of Americans say religion plays an important role in their lives, a figure that has varied between 52 and 61 percent since the 1970s. While there’s been a massive drop in Judeo-Christian faith, they’re not converting to other religions, nor are other religions seeing growth. The share of Americans belonging to a faith other than Christianity or Judaism, such as Hindu, Buddhism or Islam, stayed the same at only five percent. Seventy-two percent of Americans in 2016 say religion is losing its influence in daily life. The only other time Gallup found more than 70 percent feel that way was in 1969 and 1970, after the assassinations and inner city riots of 1968.)

 

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Trump nixes pet projects of liberal and conservative elites – MICHAEL BARONE  (DIERSEN: Who are the conservative elites in your municipality, in your township/ward, in your county, and in Illinois.  What do they say about Dave Diersen and his GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails?)
http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/trump-nixes-pet-projects-of-liberal-and-conservative-elites/article/2610292

 

THE HILL
— Trump attends Christmas Eve services – JESSE BYRNES
https://origin-nyi.thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/news/311782-trump-attends-christmas-eve-services
— America’s Jews are at war – DAVID EDEN
http://thehill.com/blogs/pundits-blog/religion/311538-americas-jews-are-at-war

 

ABC NEWS
— Trumps Attend Church Services in Palm Beach on Christmas Eve – BENJAMIN SIEGEL
http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/trumps-attend-church-services-palm-beach-christmas-eve/story?id=44389820

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— Growth, Not Forced Equality, Saves the Poor – DEIRDRE N. McCLOSKEY (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always hinted/implied/argued/shouted a) that instead of me, the Post Office should have hired a poor person in 1966, b) that the Post Office should gotten rid of me much sooner than it did so that a poor person could have my job, c) that instead of me, IRS should have hired a poor person in 1971, d) that instead of me, IRS should have promoted a poor people in 1972, 1973, and 1974, e) that instead of me, GAO should have hired a poor person in 1980, f) that instead of me, GAO should have promoted a poor person in 1986, and g) that GAO should gotten rid of me much sooner than it did so that a poor person could have my job and my preferred corner office.)
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/12/23/business/growth-not-forced-equality-saves-the-poor.html
— HARDCOPY ARTICLE TITLE: Do You Think Like an Entrepreneur? – Katherine Power  (DIERSEN: Are/were you an entrepreneur?  Virtually all my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes are entrepreneurs or paint themselves as being entrepreneurs. They look down on wage earners like was 1964-1997.)
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/12/23/business/katherine-power-of-clique-media-think-like-an-entrepreneur.html
— HARDCOPY ARTICLE TITLE: Criticism and the Annual Review – Bob Walker  (DIERSEN: What criticisms do/did your superiors have of you?  While my Democrat superiors in the federal government would not admit it, off-the-record, they criticized a) my being a Republican, b) my being conservative, c) my avoiding the draft, and d) my not helping them meet their Affirmative Action/Diversity/Inclusion  quotas/goals/targets, that is, my not helping them get rid of their employees who were Republican, White, male, older, and/or non-veteran.)

http://www.nytimes.com/2016/12/22/business/addressing-past-criticism-right-or-wrong-in-an-annual-review.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “The Stolen Supreme Court Seat.”
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/12/24/opinion/sunday/the-stolen-supreme-court-seat.html

 

NEW YORK POST
— Trumps spend Christmas at church where they married – Daniel Halper
http://nypost.com/2016/12/25/trumps-spend-christmas-at-church-where-they-married/

 

WASHINGTON POST
— Trumps attend Christmas Eve services at historic Palm Beach church – Philip Rucker
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/powerpost/wp/2016/12/24/the-trumps-attend-christmas-eve-services-at-historic-palm-beach-church/

 

USA TODAY
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, churches act like they are operatives or dupes for individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that are anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.
http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2016/12/23/jesus-refugee-churches-connect-christmas-story-migrant-crisis/95787838/

 

GREENVILLE DAILY REFLECTOR
— Hypocrisy on the left – Bobby Burns
http://www.reflector.com/Opinion/2016/12/25/on-the-electoral-college.html

 

TOLEDO BLADE
— The popular vote illuminates the nation’s political profile – DAVID SHRIBMAN  (DIERSEN: Those who are anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors VOTED FOR CLINTON.)
http://www.toledoblade.com/David-Shribman/2016/12/25/The-popular-vote-illuminates-the-nation-s-political-profile.html

 

STANDARD EXAMINER
— Trumps attend church services on Christmas Eve
http://www.standard.net/Business/2016/12/25/The-Latest-Trump-to-dissolve-foundation-before-inauguration.html

 

MERCURY
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Donald Trump staffer Jason Miller quits amid ‘sex scandal’ claims leveled by colleague AJ Delgado.”
http://www.themercury.com.au/donald-trump-staffer-jason-miller-quits-amid-sex-scandal-claims-levelled-by-colleague-aj-delgado/news-story/e3f6f32cbbbb005c09a7bdd27fcb7e0b

 

DAILY MAIL
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Melania Trump wears a VERY short dress to church for midnight mass in Florida – as the congregation goes wild for The Donald.”
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-4065024/Melania-Trump-wears-short-mini-dress-joins-Donald-midnight-mass-Florida.html

 

GUARDIAN
— Progressive causes see ‘unprecedented’ upswing in donations after US election – Joanna Walters  (DIERSEN: From what I see, “progressive causes” focus on getting rid of those who are Protestant, conservative, 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.theguardian.com/us-news/2016/dec/25/progressive-donations-us-election-planned-parenthood-aclu

December 24 Evening Edition

ABC7
— PRESIDENT-ELECT TRUMP ANNOUNCES INTENT TO DISSOLVE DONALD J. TRUMP FOUNDATION – AP
http://abc7chicago.com/politics/trump-intends-to-dissolve-donald-j-trump-foundation/1672008/

 

NBC5
— Chicago Way? Yet Another Alderman is Accused of Corruption – Michael Tarm
http://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/Chicago-Way-Yet-Another-Alderman-is-Accused-of-Corruption–408146245.html

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Trump says he will dissolve foundation amid NY investigation – AP
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/trump-to-dissolve-his-foundation-before-inauguration/
— Arrests down 28 percent in Chicago this year – Mick Dumke and Frank Main
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/the-watchdogs-arrests-down-25-percent-in-chicago-this-year/

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— TRAGIC: Heavy drinking among women has been normalized, and it’s killing them in record numbers – Kimberly Kindy and Dan Keating
http://www.chicagotribune.com/lifestyles/health/ct-heavy-drinking-is-killing-women-in-record-numbers-20161223-story.html

 

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Spike in city retirements tied to loss of vacation ‘spike’ – Mary Hansen
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20161224/spike-in-city-retirements-tied-to-loss-of-vacation-spike

 

CHICAGO CITY WIRE
— Chicago can take lead nationally in pension reform, even with a bankruptcy – Karen Kidd
http://chicagocitywire.com/stories/511052587-analyst-chicago-can-take-lead-nationally-in-pension-reform-even-with-a-bankruptcy

 

  1. ST. LOUIS TODAY
    — Christmas not so merry for Illinois as it loses people and hemorrhages money – Patrick E. Gauen
    http://www.stltoday.com/news/local/columns/pat-gauen/christmas-not-so-merry-for-illinois-as-it-loses-people/article_73db0837-fc0f-5337-937b-5c22fc34af79.html

 

SUBURBAN LIFE
— Glenbard District 87 emphasizes importance of service to others – DAVID F. LARSON  (DIERSEN: What service do you provide to others?  I send out a GOPUSA ILLINOIS email each and every morning and each and every evening free of charge and without any advertising.)
http://www.mysuburbanlife.com/2016/12/21/larson-glenbard-district-87-emphasizes-importance-of-service-to-others/a5nruuh/

 

SAGAMON SUN
— Lyons businessman says workers’ comp costs weighing down state’s businesses – Karen Kidd
http://sangamonsun.com/stories/511055666-lyons-businessman-says-workers-comp-costs-weighing-down-state-s-businesses

 

CHICAGO MAROON
— Incoming Trump Press Secretary Sean Spicer Visit to Institute of Politics Sparks Controversy – Jamie Ehrlich
https://www.chicagomaroon.com/article/2016/12/24/incoming-trump-press-secretary-visit-iop-sparks-co/

 

PUBLIUS FORUM
— With Anti-Trump Hysteria, Creepy Liberals Are Proving How Disgusting They Really Are – Warner Todd Huston
http://www.publiusforum.com/2016/12/24/anti-trump-hysteria-creepy-liberals-proving-disgusting-really/

 

BREITBART
— The Clash of Civilizations Demands U.S. Alliance with Russia – TOM TANCREDO
http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2016/12/24/tancredo-the-clash-of-civilizations-demands-u-s-alliance-with-russia/
— The Democrats Are Officially the Anti-Israel Party – JOEL B. POLLAK
http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2016/12/23/democrats-officially-anti-israel-party/

 

FEDERALIST PAPERS
— Why The Democrat Party Is The World’s Most Successful Hate Group
http://thefederalistpapers.org/us/why-the-democrat-party-is-the-worlds-most-successful-hate-group

 

CONSTITUTION
— Millions of Hard-Earned Tax Dollars Spent on Defense Funds for Illegal Immigrants
http://constitution.com/millions-hard-earned-tax-dollars-spent-defense-funds-illegal-immigrants/

 

AMERICAN THINKER
— National Review owes an apology to the Trump family – Mike Ford
http://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2016/12/national_review_owes_an_apology_to_the_trump_family.html

 

NATIONAL REVIEW
— Obama’s Betrayal of Israel Is a Black Day for American Diplomacy – ANDREW C. MCCARTHY
http://www.nationalreview.com/article/443327/united-nations-israel-settlements-resolution-barack-obama-betrayal-israel

 

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Media open a skeptical eye after 8-year sleep – Editorial
http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/media-open-a-skeptical-eye-after-8-year-sleep/article/2610331#.WF8JQgwIeoI.facebook

 

THE HILL
— NY AG: Trump can’t dissolve foundation until investigation over – HARPER NEIDIG
http://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/news/311773-ny-ag-trump-cannot-legally-dissolve-foundation-until

 

ASSOCIATED PRESS
— As Obama accomplished policy goals, his party floundered – Lisa Lerer
https://durangoherald.com/articles/123828-as-obama-accomplished-policy-goals-his-party-floundered

 

WASHINGTON POST
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “The chaos theory of Donald Trump: Sowing confusion through tweets.”
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/the-chaos-theory-of-donald-trump-sowing-confusion-through-tweets/2016/12/23/11e1315c-c928-11e6-85b5-76616a33048d_story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “A new solution for Trump and his team of billionaires: Ignore the law.”
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/a-new-solution-for-trump-and-his-team-of-billionaires-ignore-the-law/2016/12/23/f9f1689a-c90f-11e6-8bee-54e800ef2a63_story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Trump’s pick for attorney general is shadowed by race and history.”
https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/national-security/trumps-pick-for-attorney-general-is-shadowed-by-race-and-history/2016/12/24/1432cffa-b650-11e6-959c-172c82123976_story.html
— TRAGIC: For women, heavy drinking has been normalized. That’s dangerous. – Kimberly Kindy and Dan Keating
https://www.washingtonpost.com/national/for-women-heavy-drinking-has-been-normalized-thats-dangerous/2016/12/23/0e701120-c381-11e6-9578-0054287507db_story.html

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Democrats Demand Rex Tillerson’s Tax Returns  The request is preview of the intense scrutiny Donald Trump’s cabinet picks are likely to experience – BYRON TAU
http://www.wsj.com/articles/democrats-demand-rex-tillersons-tax-returns-1482489005
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Donald Trump’s Forays Into Foreign Policy Strain Transition.”
http://www.wsj.com/articles/let-it-be-an-arms-race-trump-says-1482507844
— Obama’s Anti-Israel Tantrum  The U.N. resolution is a defining act of Obama’s Presidency. – Editorial
http://www.wsj.com/articles/obamas-anti-israel-tantrum-1482533330

 

NEWSWEEK
— GOOGLE EMPLOYEE SUES COMPANY OVER ‘SPYING PROGRAM’ – ANTHONY CUTHBERTSON
http://www.newsweek.com/google-employee-sue-spying-program-lawsuit-534592

 

FORBES
— 2016: The Year Of Learning Dangerously – Shellie Karabell
http://www.forbes.com/sites/shelliekarabell/2016/12/24/2016-the-year-of-learning-dangerously/#504656a17d55

December 24 Morning Edition

NBC5
— Rauner Email: Make CPS Teachers Take ACT and Publish Results  “Administer the ACT this september, and every other sept thereafter, to all teachers in cps – publish results by printing the avg teacher ACT score for each school,” Rauner wrote before he was elected governor – Tom Schuba
http://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/Rauner–408069625.html

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Trump, GOP leaders appear to have reached a truce – Mike DeBonis
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/politics/ct-trump-gop-congress-truce-20161223-story.html

 

DAILY HERALD
— Wheaton Warrenville District 200 looks at policy to fund building improvements – Jessica Cilella
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20161223/news/161229446/

 

TIMES
— Conservative paper Illinois Valley Times still online – David Giuliani
http://www.mywebtimes.com/news/local/conservative-paper-still-online/article_c2beec54-23e8-5dea-ac7d-6f9c686113dc.html

 

ILLINOIS FAMILY INSTITUTE
— Laurie Higgins Discusses Christianity and the LGBT Agenda With John Mauck – John Biver
https://illinoisfamily.org/faith/laurie-higgins-discusses-christianity-lgbt-agenda-john-mauck/

 

BREITBART
— 6 Reasons Why ABC News Is Unqualified to Label ‘Fake News’ – LUCAS NOLAN
http://www.breitbart.com/tech/2016/12/22/6-reasons-why-abc-news-is-unqualified-to-label-fake-news/

 

DAILY CALLER
— Obama: I Can’t Pursue Reparations Because It’s Politically Infeasible – Amber Randall  (DIERSEN: From what I see, the more of the following that you are, the more that Democrats want you to pay reparations: Protestant, conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owner, German American, draft avoider, and those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
http://dailycaller.com/2016/12/22/obama-i-cant-pursue-reparations-because-its-politically-infeasible/

 

AMERICAN THINKER
— Gotcha Conservatism – Paul Gottfried
http://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2016/12/gotcha_conservatism.html
— Black Slaveowners: A Review – Janet Levy
http://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2016/12/emblack_slaveownersem_a_review.html

 

NATIONAL REVIEW
— Under Obama, a Disaster for the Democrats  The president’s policies have cost his party Congress, governorships, and nearly a thousand seats in state legislatures. – DEROY MURDOCK
http://www.nationalreview.com/article/443293/democratic-state-legislature-seats-obama-has-cost-his-party-dearly

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— Is Early Retirement Great? For Some, It’s Hard Work to Have Fun – JOANNE KAUFMAN  (DIERSEN: Who do you know that retired early?  My Democrat GAO superiors succeeded in forcing me to retire in 1997 when I was 49 years old.  My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes side with my Democrat GAO superiors.  My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes a) promote patronage, that is, they promote political affiliation discrimination and b) promote Affirmative Action, Diversity, and Inclusion, that is, they promote reverse discrimination, age discrimination, and retaliation.)
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/12/23/your-money/early-retirement.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: But the situation is different when you retire very early — too early even to get your first membership solicitation from AARP. While early retirement and a life of leisure may sound like the stuff of daydreams, the reality can be jarring for people who are used to being busy — and important. There can be boredom, a sense of isolation and a lot of awkward social questions. . .According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the work force participation rate for people in the 65-to-69 age range increased to 32.1 percent in 2015, from 18.4 percent in 1985. Those who choose to clock out a good 10, 20 or 25 years ahead of schedule rarely have financial worries — otherwise, presumably, they would still be on the payroll. They have lived within their means and saved enough to carry them through, or, like Mr. Helmuth, they have cashed out of a business. Maybe they have come into an inheritance or have a spouse who is still bringing home a paycheck. But they do have other concerns: What’s the best response to strangers at parties who ask, “So what do you do?” How do they handle peers’ curiosity (can you really afford to do this at your age?) and envy (so you really CAN afford to do this!)? What kind of message are they sending their children?)

 

NEW YORK POST
— Everyone should be treated with respect — unless you’re a Republican – Karol Markowicz
http://nypost.com/2016/12/22/everyone-should-be-treated-with-respect-unless-youre-a-republican/

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Treasonously, those who voted for Clinton side with those who come to America illegally, who stay in America illegally, and who bring others to America illegally.
http://www.wsj.com/articles/central-americans-surge-at-border-before-trump-takes-over-1482489047
— ‘The Resistance’ vs. Trump’s Cabinet  Democrats refuse even courtesy calls with Jeff Sessions. – Editorial (DIERSEN: Who resists what you do?  The following resist what I do: those who a) reject planks in the Republican Party platform and work against those like me who support those planks, b) reject planks in the Illinois Republican Party platform and work against those like me who support those planks, c) reject the Milton Township Republican Central Committee resolution against video gambling and work against those like me who support that resolution, d) focus on destroying those like me who they cannot manipulate/dominate, e) were defendants in lawsuits that I have filed, f) are operatives for the aforesaid, and/or g) are dupes for the aforesaid and those who are anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, 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 longer than their ancestors.)
http://www.wsj.com/articles/the-resistance-vs-trumps-cabinet-1482533278

 

FORBES
— Taking A Break From Facebook May Boost Mental Health, Study Finds – Alice G. Walton
http://www.forbes.com/sites/alicegwalton/2016/12/23/want-mental-health-for-the-holidays-take-a-break-from-facebook-study-says/#3ab14f327279

 

CHEAT SHEET
— 12 Illegal Job Interview Questions You Don’t Have to Answer – Megan Elliott  (DIERSEN: If you were seeking a job, how would you respond to each of these 12 questions?)
http://www.cheatsheet.com/money-career/illegal-job-interview-questions-you-dont-have-to-answer.html/
(FROM THE ARTICLE:
1. “Are you a native English speaker?”
2. “Where are you from originally?”
3. “Are you planning to get married?”
4. “Are you going to have kids?”
5. “What holidays do you celebrate?”
6. “Do you go to church?”
7. “When did you graduate from high school?”
8. “Have you ever been arrested?”
9. “How often do you call in sick?”
10. “Have you ever used drugs?”
11. “What are your childcare arrangements?”
12. “How do you feel about unions?”)

 

THE SUN
— College wage advantage flattens – Mark Muckenfuss
http://www.sbsun.com/social-affairs/20161223/college-wage-advantage-flattens

 

FEDERAL NEWS RADIO
— FBI whistleblowers see glimmer of hope with new law, but still face uphill battle –  Nicole Ogrysko  (DIERSEN: Do you know any wistleblowers?  While I worked for the federal government for almost 30 years, I blew the whistle on political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, age discrimination, and retaliation.  In 1988, I became an active member of a class action lawsuit that charged GAO with reverse discrimination, age discrimination, and retaliation.  To punish me, my Democrat GAO superiors forced me to retire in 1997 when I was 49 years old, did not promote me beyond GS-13, kept me off audits of IRS for all but 3 of the almost 18 years that I worked for GAO, and forced me to take an $18,459 pay cut in today’s dollars to transfer from IRS to GAO in 1980.  My Democrat IRS superiors did not promote me beyond GS-12, disallowed my education deductions, and disallowed my partial day per diem claims.  My Democrat Post Office superiors forced me resign in 1969 and disallowed my sick leave requests.  Of course, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes side with my Democrat GAO, IRS, and Post Office superiors.)
http://federalnewsradio.com/workforce-rightsgovernance/2016/12/fbi-whistleblowers-see-glimmer-hope-new-law-still-face-uphill-battle/

 

TRUTHFEED
— Meet the HATEFUL Gay Couple Who HUNTED DOWN and Harassed Ivanka and Her Children at JFK Airport – AMY MORENO
http://truthfeed.com/meet-the-hateful-gay-couple-who-hunted-down-and-harassed-ivanka-and-her-children-at-jfk-airport/43041/

 

INDEPENDENT
— Job statistics show widespread age discrimination? – Editorial
http://theindependent.sg/job-statistics-show-widespread-age-discrimination/

December 23 Evening Edition

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Former lawmaker John Anthony fired from corrections job after harassing woman at party – Kim Geiger
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-former-lawmaker-groping-christmas-party-met-20161223-story.html
— Rauner’s budget chief leaves as spending plan is set to expire – Monique Garcia
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-bruce-rauner-budget-chief-leaving-met-20161223-story.html
— Mayor’s emails provide glimpse into governor’s mind – Rich Miller
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/lake-county-news-sun/opinion/ct-lns-miller-emails-st-1227-20161223-story.html
— Anti-abortion group likely behind ominous cards left around Aurora area, police say – Hannah Leone
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/aurora-beacon-news/news/ct-abn-crytpic-anti-abortion-signs-st-1223-20161223-story.html
— AS THE DEMOCRAT PARTY’S STRANGLEHOLD ON CHICAGO TIGHTENS: ‘War-torn’… ‘out of control’: What a year for Chicago bashing – Mark Jacob
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-chicago-bashing-2016-chicago-inc-20161223-story.html
— Maine Township: Republican Slate Wins Top Ballot Position in Election Lottery – Dick Barton
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/des-plaines/community/chi-ugc-article-republican-slate-wins-top-ballot-position-in-2016-12-23-story.html
— Chicago bond expert: Markets will be tough to stomach in ‘great unknown’ 2017 – Gail MarksJarvis
http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/ct-bianco-research-james-bianco-exec-qa-1225-biz-20161223-story.html
— Aurora mayor candidates discuss transparency in government – Steve Lord
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/aurora-beacon-news/news/ct-abn-aurora-mayor-ethics-st-1226-20161223-story.html
— Open records experts see loopholes in Emanuel’s email lawsuit settlement – Bill Ruthhart and Hal Dardick
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-rahm-emanuel-email-settlement-met-1225-20161223-story.html
— President-elect Donald Trump may spark a nuclear arms race. Big mistake. – Editorial
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/editorials/ct-trump-nuclear-arms-race-putin-obama-edit-1224-jm-20161223-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Why the white working class votes to maim itself.”
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/commentary/ct-white-working-class-trump-welfare-perspec-1226-20161223-story.html
— Emails between Emanuel, Tribune’s Dold released in lawsuit settlement – Bill Ruthhart
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-rahm-emanuel-emails-tribune-dold-met-20161223-story.html

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Blagojevich asks for presidential commutation – Jon Seidel
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/blagojevich-asks-for-presidential-commutation/amp/
— Ex-Ill. rep John Anthony fired from govt. job for groping women at Xmas party – Tina Sfondeles
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/ex-ill-rep-fired-from-govt-job-for-groping-women-at-xmas-party/

 

DAILY HERALD
— Audit: No documentation Elk Grove Village trustees qualify for IMRF pension plan – Chacour Koop
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20161223/news/161229471/
— Aurora police: Messages on cryptic cards pose ‘no threat’ – Marie Wilson
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20161223/news/161229523/

 

ABC7
— ROCKETTES TO PERFORM AT TRUMP INAUGURATION, A-LIST CELEBS TURN IT DOWN
http://abc7chicago.com/politics/rockettes-to-perform-at-trump-inauguration-a-list-celebs-turn-it-down/1670339/

 

NBC5
— Donald Trump’s NY Co-Chair Wishes Death on Obama  Gov. Andrew Cuomo calls Carl Paladino’s remarks “racist, ugly and reprehensible” -Chris Carola
http://www.nbcchicago.com/news/national-international/Donald-Trump-Campaign-Co-Chair-Carl-Paladino-Racist-Remarks-Barack-Obama-First-Lady-408069325.html

 

WAND
— Nearly 30 homeless programs in Illinois to receive total of $6.5 million
http://www.wandtv.com/story/34123470/nearly-30-homeless-programs-in-illinois-to-receive-total-of-65-million

 

WSIL TV
— Putin praises Trump’s judgment, rejects hacking claims – AP  (DIERSEN: I should write a book about those who demonize, denigrate, and condemn my judgment.  I could stress their how their horrific judgment harms not only me, but harms many others.)
http://www.wsiltv.com/story/34120228/putin-praises-trumps-judgment-rejects-hacking-claims 

 

QUAD CITIES ONLINE
— Five file as Moline mayor write-ins after Acri, Vogelbaugh kept off ballot – Anthony Watt
http://www.qconline.com/news/local/candidates-booted-from-ballot-in-moline/article_ba4db7b2-9050-56c8-8449-e45d28f6b7f0.html

 

FOX ILLINOIS
— Gov. Rauner Announces New Budget Chief, Insurance Director – AP
http://foxillinois.com/news/local/gov-rauner-announces-new-budget-chief-insurance-director

 

  1. LOUIS POST DISPATCH
    — Illinois nearly 6 months behind in education funding for transportation, special ed, other expenses – AP
    http://www.stltoday.com/news/local/education/illinois-nearly-months-behind-in-education-funding-for-transportation-special/article_f041cd41-7cc8-5454-86ae-70986ad8cc2b.html

 

BELLEVILLE NEWS DEMOCRAT
— 3 Illinois group home residents found, 3 remain missing – AP
http://www.bnd.com/news/article122667529.html

 

NADIG NEWSPAPERS
— Relics, retreads, rookies, top 2018 governor field – Russ Stewart
http://nadignewspapers.com/2016/12/23/relics-retreads-rookies-top-2018-governor-field/

 

CHICAGO READER
— Records dump reveals Rahm’s millionaires – only email club – Ben Joravsky
http://www.chicagoreader.com/Bleader/archives/2016/12/23/records-dump-reveals-rahms-millionaires-only-e-mail-club

 

CHICAGOIST
— Rahm’s Email Dump Pulls Back The Curtain On Top Donor Interests
http://chicagoist.com/2016/12/22/emanuels_emails_reveal_interests_of.php

 

DUPAGE POLICY JOURNAL
— Ives slams safe spaces, crying sessions for college students after election
http://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/511061727-ives-slams-safe-spaces-crying-sessions-for-college-students-after-election
— Pro-growth reforms called for to stem exodus of millennials
http://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/511061645-pro-growth-reforms-called-for-to-stem-exodus-of-millennials

 

ILLINOIS NEWS NETWORK
— African-American unemployment rate soars in Illinois (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always hinted/implied/argued/shouted a) that instead of me, the Post Office should have hired an African-American in 1966, b) that the Post Office should gotten rid of me much sooner than it did so that an African-American could have my job, c) that instead of me, IRS should have hired an African-American in 1971, d) that instead of me, IRS should have promoted African-Americans in 1972, 1973, and 1974, e) that instead of me, GAO should have hired an African-American in 1980, f) that instead of me, GAO should have promoted an African-American in 1986, and g) that GAO should gotten rid of me much sooner than it did so that an African-American could have my job and my preferred corner office.)
http://ilnews.org/11470/african-american-unemployment-rate-soars-illinois/

 

ILLINOIS POLICY INSTITUTE
— ILLINOIS DOES HAVE A BUDGET, AND IT’S NO LAUGHING MATTER  Due to existing law, Illinois already pays 90 percent of what it would if there were an appropriations agreement, meaning Illinois already operates with a de facto budget – Kristina Rasmussen
https://www.illinoispolicy.org/illinois-does-have-a-budget-and-its-no-laughing-matter/

 

FOX NEWS
— Trump Received a ‘Very Nice’ Christmas Letter From Putin
http://insider.foxnews.com/2016/12/23/donald-trump-received-very-nice-christmas-letter-vladimir-putin
— Putin reaches out to Trump, while thumping Dems
http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2016/12/23/putin-reaches-out-to-trump-while-thumping-dems.html

 

DAILY CALLER
— Obama Races To Destroy Anti-Terror Program So Trump Can’t Use It – Blake Neff
http://dailycaller.com/2016/12/23/obama-races-to-destroy-anti-terror-program-so-trump-cant-use-it/
— First They Came For The Homophobes – Robert Oscar Lopez
http://dailycaller.com/2016/12/23/first-they-came-for-the-homophobes/

 

BLAZE
— Let’s start calling them ‘biology deniers’ – Matt Walsh (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats encourage children to engage in LGBTQ activity.  That is enough reason to not send any child to any school run by Democrats.)
http://www.theblaze.com/podcasts/matt-walsh-lets-start-calling-them-biology-deniers/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Earlier in the week National Geographic unveiled its January cover story. They are profiling a confused and abused young boy who thinks he’s a girl. Of course, he isn’t presented as someone who is confused and abused. Rather he’s presented as a boy who is actually a girl, which is like presenting a triangle that’s actually a circle. There was a time when National Geographic was considered a science magazine. But the publication, along with liberalism more generally, has abandoned science. Indeed, anyone who suggests that a boy can be a girl is not only guilty of perpetuating abuse, but also guilty of rejecting the entire field of science known as biology. That is why I propose a new name for those who believe in the “transgender” superstition. They are biology deniers. They are people who fundamentally deny the existence of biological sex. They may say that they accept biological sex and proceed to draw a false and fabricated distinction between that and “gender,” but the fact remains that if you will call a boy anything other than a boy, you have denied his biology. You are a biology denier. And that’s what you ought to be called.)

 

CONSERVATIVE REPUBLICAN NEWS
— WONDERFUL THINGS HAPPEN WHEN THE PRIVATE SECTOR HAS BREATHING ROOM TO FUNCTION – Kent Kellar  (DIERSEN: What if Oldsmobile had breathing room in 1971?  In 1971, Oldsmobile withdrew a job offer that I had accepted saying that Oldsmobile had just agreed to stop hiring Whites to settle an EEOC complaint.  That directly resulted in my becoming an IRS employee.)
http://conservativerepublicannews.com/2016/12/23/wonderful-things-happen-when-the-private-sector-has-breathing-room-to-function/

 

THE HILL
— Pressure grows on Mormon choir over Trump inauguration – JUDY KURTZ
http://origin-nyi.thehill.com/blogs/in-the-know/311676-pressure-grows-on-mormon-choir-over-trump-inauguration

 

HUFFINGTON POST
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Democrats stress that they are anti-American.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/donna-nevel/in-25-cities-communities-_b_13812326.html

 

CBS NEWS
— Illinois governor donates $50 million to his 2018 campaign fund
http://www.cbsnews.com/news/illinois-governor-donates-50-million-to-his-2018-campaign-fund/

 

AOL NEWS
— Jimmy Carter is the only former president to RSVP to Trump’s inauguration – Jose Sepulveda/Veuer
http://www.aol.com/article/news/2016/12/23/jimmy-carter-is-the-only-former-president-to-rsvp-to-trumps-ina/21641137/

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— Rockettes Won’t Be Forced to Dance at Trump Inauguration – KATIE ROGERS
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/12/23/arts/rockettes-wont-be-forced-to-play-trump-inauguration-company-says.html

 

NEW YORK POST
— Rockettes allowed to skip Trump’s inauguration – AP
http://nypost.com/2016/12/23/rockettes-allowed-to-skip-trumps-inauguration/

 

USA TODAY
— Trump v. the ‘swamp:’ Odds favor swamp – Donovan Slack
http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2016/12/23/trump-v-swamp-odds-favor-swamp/95768438/

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— New Nonprofit Aims to Bolster Trump in Fights With Both Parties  Great America Alliance ‘will aggressively promote Trump’s agenda and help make sure the promises made to the American people during the campaign are kept by Congress’ – REBECCA BALLHAUS
http://www.wsj.com/articles/new-nonprofit-aims-to-bolster-trump-in-fights-with-both-parties-1482517079
— Racial Quotas at the Texas Bar Are Illegal and Unwise  No white males need apply for an opening on the state bar’s board. Those seats are reserved for minorities. – MARK PULLIAM
http://www.wsj.com/articles/racial-quotas-at-the-texas-bar-are-illegal-and-unwise-1482526400

 

FORBES
— 10 Ways Donald Trump Can Cut Waste – Our Advice From OpenTheBooks.com – Adam Andrzejewski
http://www.forbes.com/sites/adamandrzejewski/2016/12/23/10-ways-donald-trump-can-cut-waste-our-advice-from-openthebooks-com/#1479360a52b9

 

CHIEF LEADER
— Key Federal Worker Protections May Be in Jeopardy Under Trump Regime – BOB HENNELLY  (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes a) promote patronage, b) reject the Pendleton Act, and c) reject merit hiring.  They side with Jim Thompson, Jim Edgar, and my Democrat GAO, IRS, and Post Office superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates.)
http://thechiefleader.com/news/open_articles/key-federal-worker-protections-may-be-in-jeopardy-under-trump/article_9d30c750-a5e1-11e6-aa10-cb626479a302.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Tradition at a Crossroads  For more than 130 years, Federal civil-service employees have enjoyed legal protection from partisan politics, but in recent years the partisan standoff in Washington has led to the lapsing of the authorizations for the agencies that enforce these laws. In the case of the U.S. Merit Systems Protection Board, which polices the entire civil service system, the failure to act on a nominee made by President Obama in 2015 will mean that just a few months into Mr. Trump’s term, it is likely that board will cease to have a quorum. As a consequence of the Senate’s failure to act, the incoming President will be able to appoint two of the three MSPB members. Currently the two million plus Federal workers who report to the 4,000 political appointees selected by the President enjoy civil service protections that were first put on the books in the 1880s in homage to President James A. Garfield, who was assassinated by a disgruntled office-seeker who felt slighted that his political work for Mr. Garfield’s Republican Party had gone unrewarded with a patronage position. Mr. Garfield had been a fierce opponent of the spoils system, cracked down on corruption in the U.S. Post Office and said in his inaugural address that “the civil service can never be placed on a satisfactory basis until it is regulated by law.”  Required Merit Hiring  The Pendleton Act, passed in 1883, two years after Mr. Garfield’s death, required that Federal employees be hired on merit and selected based on the results of competitive exams they would be required to take. This was a radical departure from the patronage system that mushroomed in the first 100 years of the nation. “When Garfield was assassinated, it was sort of a galvanizing event and it made a lot of policymakers scrutinize the spoils system—and there had been dissatisfaction with it,” said James Read, the Director of Policy and Evaluation for the U.S. Merit Systems Protection Board. The MSPB is a bipartisan quasi – judicial agency that has 228 employees and an annual budget of close to $47 million. It hears, on average, several thousand cases a year brought by Federal employees who believe their treatment by superiors violated the statutes and regulations that govern the Federal workforce. With the recent budget battles that produced furloughs, a government shutdown, and budget cuts due to sequester, the number of cases swelled to 33,000 in 2013.)

 

ROLLING STONE
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Why Even Trump-Friendly Artists Won’t Perform at His Inauguration.”
http://www.rollingstone.com/politics/news/why-even-trump-friendly-artists-wont-perform-at-his-inauguration-w457677

December 23 Morning Edition

ABC7
— Tiger Woods to golf with Donald Trump at president-elect’s course – ESPN  (DIERSEN: Will Obama ask to join them?)
https://abc7chicago.com/sports/tiger-woods-to-golf-with-donald-trump-at-president-elects-course/1670134/

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: Players ask favors big and small in Emanuel emails – Rick Pearson, David Heinzmann and Jeff Coen  (DIERSEN: Who has the most religious, government, political, and/or financial clout in your municipality, in your township/ward, in your county, and in Illinois?  What favors are asked of them by your critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes?)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-rahm-emanuel-emails-favors-met-1223-20161222-story.html
— Rauner ‘out west,’ Madigan’s whereabouts unknown as budget fight continues – Monique Garcia
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-bruce-rauner-michael-madigan-holiday-met-story.html
— Deere to pay $275,000 to settle whistleblower lawsuit – Robert Channick  (DIERSEN: Do you know any wistleblowers?  While I worked for the federal government for almost 30 years, I blew the whistle on political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, age discrimination, and retaliation.  In 1988, I because an active member of a class action lawsuit that charged GAO with reverse discrimination, age discrimination, and retaliation.  To punish me, my Democrat GAO superiors forced me to retire in 1997 when I was 49 years old, did not promote me beyond GS-13, kept me off audits of IRS for all but 3 of the almost 18 years that I worked for GAO, and forced me to take an $18,459 pay cut in today’s dollars to transfer from IRS to GAO in 1980.  My Democrat IRS superiors did not promote me beyond GS-12, disallowed my education deductions, and disallowed my partial day per diem claims.  My Democrat Post Office superiors forced me resign in 1969 and disallowed my sick leave requests.  Of course, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes side with my Democrat GAO, IRS, and Post Office superiors.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/ct-john-deere-whistleblower-settlement-1223-biz-20161222-story.html
— Clinton wins popular vote by nearly 2.9 million – AP  (DIERSEN: Of course, anti-Trumps will continue to use this to de-legitimize Trump. How many of those 2.9 millions votes were cast by illegals?)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/sns-bc-us–clinton-popular-vote-20161222-story.html
— FRONT PAGE WITH COLOR PHOTO: Man missing from group home found wandering Chicago streets – Patricia Callahan and Peter Matuszak
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/watchdog/grouphomes/ct-group-homes-disability-services-illinois-met-20161222-story.html

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Emails show what powers like Rauner wanted for city’s schools – Lauren FitzPatrick, Tina Sfondeles and Fran Spielman
http://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/emails-show-what-powers-like-rauner-wanted-for-citys-schools/

 

DAILY HERALD
— Wearing too many hats at the Bensenville Park District – Editorial  (DIERSEN: Government is nasty.  Politics is nasty.  Just kidding, but if I sought a government office or a political office, would my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes stress that while I worked for IRS full-time in Chicago in 1971 and then in Harvey in 1972, I also worked part-time for the Firestone Store in Chicago Heights?  Would they stress that in addition, I completed graduate business courses at Loyola in 1972?  Would they stress that in addition, I bought a new town home in University Park in 1972?  Would my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes hint/imply/argue/shout that because of the aforesaid, I could not do a “good job” for IRS during 1971 and 1972?  In my defense, IRS promoted me in 1972 from GS-7, currently $43,915, to GS-9, currently $53,717.)
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20161222/discuss/161229621/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Vallez runs the Marengo, North Berwyn and Justice park districts.  Those three jobs paid Vallez a combined $244,714 last year, and under Illinois pension law, he must work a minimum of 58 hours a week for 52 weeks next year to qualify for his pension benefits from those districts. Those 58 hours do not account for the work he will do for Bensenville. There are plenty of people who work very hard, but after meeting that minimum 58 hours each week, what gas will he have left in the tank to do a good job in Bensenville — even if it is a 4½-month contract?)
— Township, park district and library races in DuPage
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20161223/news/161229595/
— New COD finance administrator Brian Caputo selected – Robert Sanchez
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20161223/news/161229537/

 

ROCKFORD REGISTER STAR
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats always want Republicans to pay more taxes.
http://www.rrstar.com/opinion/20161222/my-view-whatever-you-do-to-least-of-mine-you-do-unto-me

 

JOURNAL STANDARD
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Chuck and Pat Wemstrom demonize, denigrate, and condemn those who have more money than they do.
http://www.journalstandard.com/opinion/20161222/wemstroms-only-wealthy-need-apply

 

CEBNTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD
— Trump team asks State for info on gender programs  Some fear programs may be targets of budget cuts  (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always hinted/implied/argued/shouted a) that instead of me, the Post Office should have hired a woman in 1966, b) that the Post Office should gotten rid of me much sooner than it did so that a woman could have my job, c) that instead of me, IRS should have hired a woman in 1971, d) that instead of me, IRS should have promoted women in 1972, 1973, and 1974, e) that instead of me, GAO should have hired a woman in 1980, f) that instead of me, GAO should have promoted a woman in 1986, and g) that GAO should gotten rid of me much sooner than it did so that a woman could have my job and my preferred corner office.)
http://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/trump-team-asks-state-for-info-on-gender-programs/630509767

 

CHICAGOIST
— Mayor Bragged About Eliminating Health Care, Plus More #RahmDump Revelations – STEPHEN GOSSETT IN NEWS
http://chicagoist.com/2016/12/22/rahm_email_dump.php

 

CAPITOL FAX
— Reader comments closed for the holidays  (DIERSEN: I should write an article that compares and contrasts how activists, candidates, elected officials, party leaders, major donors, political consultants, fundraisers, etc. in Illinois treat Rich Miller with how they treat me.  I would focus on those who state that they are Republican, but who a) pander to Miller and b) demonize, denigrate, and condemn me.)
http://capitolfax.com/2016/12/22/reader-comments-closed-for-the-holidays-6/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: I will likely do a Capitol Fax for subscribers tomorrow, but I’m done blogging for a bit. If anything huge breaks, I’ll make sure to post it. I’ll be back after the new year, likely January 4th or 5th. Gonna take it slow and easy and play things by ear. You should, too, because this crazy storm ain’t ending anytime soon. People say I have the best job in Illinois and they’re right. It ain’t a piece of cake, but I still love it and I have loads of fun doing it. I wake up every day with the goal of earning your loyalty and your trust. So, thanks for reading this little blog, for your comments and for just being you. And many, many thanks to my subscribers and my advertisers.)

 

GOPUSA
— Obama speeds up influx of ‘refugees’ before Trump
http://www.gopusa.com/obama-speeds-up-influx-of-refugees-before-trump/
— Walmart to Remove ‘Bulletproof – Black Lives Matter’ Shirts After Police Union Request
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=18548?omhide=true
— Rahm Emanuel admits using personal email for public business
http://www.gopusa.com/rahm-emanuel-admits-using-personal-email-for-public-business/
— Democrats Care About Their Power, Not About Russian Hacking
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=18651

 

PUBLIUS FORUM
— It’s Christmas, So It Must Be Time for More Muslim Terror Attacks – Warner Todd Huston
http://www.publiusforum.com/2016/12/22/christmas-must-time-muslim-terror-attacks/

 

CONSERVATIVE REPUBLICAN NEWS
— OBAMA REVS UP PLAN TO SNEAK IN ALL REFUGEES BEFORE TRUMP TAKES OFFICE
http://conservativerepublicannews.com/2016/12/22/obama-revs-up-plan-to-sneak-in-all-refugees-before-trump-takes-office/
— LIVE BY EXECUTIVE ACTION, DIE BY EXECUTIVE ACTION – Kent Kellar
http://conservativerepublicannews.com/2016/12/22/live-by-executive-action-die-by-executive-action/

 

CONSERVATIVE REVIEW
— WHY BASHING THE MSM IS A WIN-WIN FOR TRUMP – Dr. Mark Hendrickson
https://www.conservativereview.com/commentary/2016/12/why-bashing-the-msm-is-a-win-win-for-trump

 

NEWS BUSTERS
— CBS Freaks Out: Trump Asked for Lists of Federal Programs and Workers – Nicholas Fondacaro
https://www.newsbusters.org/blogs/nb/nicholas-fondacaro/2016/12/22/cbs-freaks-out-trump-asked-lists-federal-programs-and-workers

 

AMERICAN THINKER
— NY Times: Scrap the Electoral College because of slavery – J. Marsolo
http://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2016/12/ny_times_scrap_the_electoral_college_because_of_slavery.html

 

LIFE NEWS
— 106 Democrats Ask President-Elect Donald Trump to Force Americans to Pay for Abortions – ERIN PARFET
http://www.lifenews.com/2016/12/22/106-democrats-ask-president-elect-donald-trump-to-force-americans-to-pay-for-abortions/

 

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Alec Baldwin: Trump inauguration is start of ‘countdown to when he will be gone’ – DANIEL CHAITIN
http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/alec-baldwin-trump-inauguration-is-start-of-countdown-to-when-he-will-be-gone/article/2610303

 

THE HILL
— California becomes heart of anti-Trump resistance – RAFAEL BERNAL (DIERSEN: Mexico has constructively declared war on America.  When, if not already, will California join Mexico in constructively declaring war on America?)
http://thehill.com/latino/311580-california-becomes-heart-of-anti-trump-resistance
— Trump’s CIA pick faces ‘serious management problem’ – MIKE LILLIS
http://thehill.com/policy/national-security/311476-trumps-cia-pick-faces-serious-management-problem
— Shutting out refugees is easy. Trump must also stop illegal immigration. – JOSEPH BLADY
http://origin-nyi.thehill.com/blogs/pundits-blog/immigration/311625-shutting-out-refugees-isnt-enough-trump-must-tackle-illegal

 

HUFFINGTON POST
— Artists Really, Really Don’t Want Their Work On Ivanka Trump’s Walls  “Dear @Ivankatrump please get my work off of your walls. I am embarrassed to be seen with you.” – Priscilla Frank  (DIERSEN: Will anti-Trumps continue to harass Trump supporters to give money to anti-Trump charities?  Will anti-Trump charities refuse to take money from Trump supporters?  From what I see, virtually all charities are anti-Trump, that is, they are operatives or dupes for the Democrat Party.)
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/artists-ivanka-trump_us_585c27aae4b0de3a08f49aa1

 

NBC NEWS
— Kellyanne Conway Brings Blunt Talk About Gender to the White House – ALEXANDRA JAFFE  (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always hinted/implied/argued/shouted a) that instead of me, the Post Office should have hired a woman in 1966, b) that the Post Office should gotten rid of me much sooner than it did so that a woman could have my job, c) that instead of me, IRS should have hired a woman in 1971, d) that instead of me, IRS should have promoted women in 1972, 1973, and 1974, e) that instead of me, GAO should have hired a woman in 1980, f) that instead of me, GAO should have promoted a woman in 1986, and g) that GAO should gotten rid of me much sooner than it did so that a woman could have my job and my preferred corner office.)
http://www.nbcnews.com/politics/politics-news/kellyanne-conway-brings-blunt-talk-about-gender-white-house-n699376

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— Was Barack Obama Bad for Democrats? – STANLEY B. GREENBERG and ANNA GREENBERG  (DIERSEN: One could ask: Were the Bushes bad for Republicans?)
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/12/23/opinion/was-barack-obama-bad-for-democrats.html
— Continuing Battle With Media, Trump Avoids News Conference – AP
http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/2016/12/23/us/politics/ap-us-trump-news-conference.html
— Automakers Prepare for an America That’s Over the Whole Car Thing – NEAL E. BOUDETTE  (DIERSEN: Virtually all my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes are a) anti-car, b) anti-General Motors, Ford, and Chrysler, c) anti-those like me who own General Motors, Ford, and/or Chrysler cars, d) anti-unions, e) anti-union members, and f) anti-former union members like me.)
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/12/22/business/automakers-prepare-america-fewer-cars.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Populism, Real and Phony.”
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/12/23/opinion/populism-real-and-phony.html
— Financial Vetting Goes Slowly for Trump’s Wealthy Cabinet Picks – JENNIFER STEINHAUER
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/12/22/us/politics/financial-vetting-goes-slowly-for-trumps-wealthy-cabinet-picks.html

 

WASHINGTON POST
— Trump claims A-list celebrities want to come to his inauguration – Emily Heil  (DIERSEN: Who are the A-list celebrities in your municipality, in your township/ward, in your county, and in Illinois?)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/reliable-source/wp/2016/12/22/trump-claims-a-list-celebrities-want-to-come-to-his-inauguration/
— Feds refuse to stop taxing the canceled student debt of severely disabled people – Danielle Douglas-Gabriel  (DIERSEN: While I worked for the Democrats who ran GAO’s Chicago office 1980-1997, those Democrats assigned me at one time or another to supervise all of the disabled people that the office had hired.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/grade-point/wp/2016/12/23/feds-refuse-to-stop-taxing-the-canceled-student-debt-of-severely-disabled-people/

 

NEW YORK POST
— Rockette goes on Instagram rant over Trump inauguration gig – Joe Tacopino
http://nypost.com/2016/12/23/rockette-goes-on-instagram-rant-over-trump-inauguration-gig/

 

USA TODAY
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD WITH BIG COLOR GRAPHICS: Teachers who sexually abuse students still find classroom jobs  DESPITE DECADES OF SCANDALS, AMERICA’S SCHOOLS STILL HIDE ACTIONS OF DANGEROUS EDUCATORS – Steve Deilly
http://www.usatoday.com/longform/news/2016/12/22/teachers-who-sexually-abuse-students-still-find-classroom-jobs/95346790/
http://www.usatoday.com/videos/news/2016/12/22/abusive-teachers-move-school-school/95699830/

 

PHILADELPHIA TRIBUNE
— Congressional Black Caucus is two-faced on hiring – Raynard Jackson
http://www.phillytrib.com/commentary/congressional-black-caucus-is-two-faced-on-hiring/article_8dcf2a9c-d27b-5279-8b03-a2d534316dce.html

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— The Soaring Cost of Living in Oakland – CANDACE JACKSON  (DIERSEN: The high cost of living in Wheaton drives down property values.)
http://www.wsj.com/articles/the-soaring-cost-of-living-in-oakland-1482424454
— Is Communism Cool? Ask a Millennial  The U.S.S.R. broke up 25 years ago—ancient history for some. – ANDREW CLARK  (DIERSEN: What percent of teachers promote communism?)
http://www.wsj.com/articles/is-communism-cool-ask-a-millennial-1482450940
— Giving Back Isn’t Only for Billionaires  Many Americans set up donor-advised funds to make a difference without the bureaucratic hassles. – JAMES PIERESON and NAOMI SCHAEFER RILEY  (DIERSEN: What do you say to those who demonize, denigrate, and condemn those who have more money than they do?)
http://www.wsj.com/articles/giving-back-isnt-only-for-billionaires-1482450299
— A Presidential Getaway Is No Vacation  Trump deserves time to unwind, but he should remember that he’s never really off the clock. – TEVI TROY  (DIERSEN: Just like Obama and Trump, your GOPUSA Illinois Editor “is  never really off the clock.”)
http://www.wsj.com/articles/a-presidential-getaway-is-no-vacation-1482450083

 

FORBES
— 2017 Is Going To Be A Disruptive Year For U.S. Multinational Firms — Thanks To Trump – Alex Capri (DIERSEN: What do you say to “American” multinational firms that put their interests ahead of America’s interests?)
http://www.forbes.com/sites/alexcapri/2016/12/22/2017-is-going-to-be-a-disruptive-year-for-u-s-multinational-firms-thanks-to-trump/
— University Of Texas Regent Forced To Sue To Get Key Information Embarrassing To Bigwigs – George Leef
http://www.forbes.com/sites/georgeleef/2016/12/23/university-of-texas-regent-forced-to-sue-to-get-key-information-embarrassing-to-bigwigs/

 

PBS
— Will the Trump administration keep its promises to the press? – JUDY WOODRUFF  (DIERSEN: I ask that Republican activists, candidates, elected officials, party leaders, major donors, political consultants, fundraisers, etc. keep diersen@aol.com on their press advisory and press release lists.)
http://www.pbs.org/newshour/bb/will-trump-administration-keep-promises-press/

 

NEW YORK MAGAZINE
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Trump Didn’t Want Any Celebrities at His Inauguration, Anyway.”
http://nymag.com/daily/intelligencer/2016/12/trump-didnt-want-any-celebs-at-his-inauguration-anyway.html

 

RAW STORY
— Sen. Mark Kirk: The Republican Party ‘is one and the same with Donald Trump’  (DIERSEN: Anti-Republicans love Mark Kirk, but they love Duckworth even more.)
https://www.rawstory.com/2016/12/sen-mark-kirk-the-republican-party-is-one-and-the-same-with-donald-trump/

 

JDSUPRA BUSINESS ADVISOR
— 25 Is the New 40 – Garvey Schubert Barer  (DIERSEN: Non-veteran White males who are seeking a job with the federal government should be advised that with only rare exceptions, a) your career will be wasted and you will be gotten rid of if you do not make GS-13 ($92,632) by age 25, GS-14 ($109,463) by age 30, GS-15 ($128,759) by age 35, and Senior Executive Service ($160,300) by age 40.)
http://www.jdsupra.com/legalnews/25-is-the-new-40-california-s-ab-1687-15211/

 

BUZZFEED
— Trump’s New White House Social Media Director Loves To Block People – Emma Loop  (DIERSEN: Should I write a book about my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes who read GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails solely to get information to harm me and to harm my supporters?)
https://www.buzzfeed.com/emmaloop/trumps-new-white-house-social-media-director-loves-to-block

December 22 Morning Edition

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— HARDCOPY ARTICLE HEADLINE: Fleeing taxpayers aren’t frogs in Madigan’s pot – John Kass  (DIERSEN: What discourages you from leaving Illinois?  My ancestors have lived in northeast Illinois since 1844; I have lived in Illinois since 1948; my wife and I have lived in Wheaton since 1978; the four universities that I earned degrees from are in Illinois; my wife and I have lived in our home since 1984; religious/conservative/Republican values have brought prosperity and safety to Wheaton, to Milton Township, and to DuPage County; and all those who represent my precinct in congress, state senate, state house, county, and township are Republicans.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/columnists/kass/ct-illinois-population-decline-kass-1222-20161221-column.html
— From Indianapolis to London: Are gay bars going extinct?
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/midwest/ct-gay-bars-indianapolis-20161222-story.html

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— AS THE DEMOCRAT PARTY’S STRANGLEHOLD ON CHICAGO TIGHTENS: Outside mayor’s house, marchers call on him to quell gun violence – Sam Charles
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/mayor-rahm-emanuel-vigil-marchers-gun-violence/
— Gov and Dems looking like ushers at Illinois exit door – Editorial  (DIERSEN: Who works the hardest to get you to leave Illinois?  For me, they include those who I have sued, those who blame me for their election defeats, those who focus on destroying those who they cannot manipulate/dominate, and those who promote LGBTQ activity, abortion, mass/illegal immigration, political affiliation discrimination, race and gender based preference giving, age discrimination, booze, pot, and/or gambling.)
http://chicago.suntimes.com/opinion/editorial-gov-and-dems-looking-like-ushers-at-illinois-exit-door/
— In bitter divide, repeal of North Carolina LGBT law fails – AP
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/repeal-of-north-carolina-lgbt-law-fails/
— Outside mayor’s house, marchers call on him to quell gun violence – Sam Charles
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/mayor-rahm-emanuel-vigil-marchers-gun-violence/

 

DAILY HERALD
— $75K loan  Records show College of DuPage Chair Deanne Mazzochi of Elmhurst loaned her campaign $75,000 Dec. 16. Mazzochi was elected to a 6-year term in April 2015, but could use the funds to help other candidates. Three of the board’s seven members are not running for re-election: including trustees Erin Birt and Dianne McGuire, as well as David Olsen, who was appointed to replace former board chair Katherine Hamilton. Olsen was named this summer to fill Sandack’s post over the summer and won election to a two-year term in November. – Kerry Lester
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20161222/news/161229679/

 

WGN RADIO
— Rick Pearson: “We Can’t Stop Pointing Out What The Truth Is” – JOE YGELMAN  (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents have lots of religious, government, political, and/or financial clout.  According to them, only they determine what is true or not true.  They demand that I not do anything without their specific authorization.)
http://wgnradio.com/2016/12/21/rick-pearson-we-cant-stop-pointing-out-what-the-truth-is/

 

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: According to Crain’s, with 42,887 full-time employees as of the end of 2015, the United States Government employees the most people in the Chicago area.
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/section/lists?djoPage=view_html&djoPid=1643&djoPY=%40pGKJyF3ZKmUM
— Survey: Are you on a path to promotion?  (DIERSEN: Democrats run the federal government.  If you work for the federal government, the more of the following that you are, the more that you are on a path to promotion: Democrat, minority, female, young, and someone who helps their superiors get rid of employees who are Republican, White, male, older, and/or non-veteran.)
https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/GVYHZXZ

 

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Group asks Sangamon County Board to stop prayers – Bernard Schoenburg  (DIERSEN: What do your critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes pray for?  My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes pray that GOD would not only stop me from sending out GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails, but that GAO would a) severely punish me for having sent those emails out and b) severely punish those who have read the emails for reasons other than opposition research. My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes who want video gambling in Wheaton pray that GOD would send me straight to HELL so that Wheaton can have video gambling.)
http://www.sj-r.com/opinion/20161221/bernard-schoenburg-group-asks-sangamon-county-board-to-stop-prayers
— AS THE DEMOCRAT PARTY’S STRANGLEHOLD ON ILLINOIS TIGHTENS: Illinois anything but rosy when you consider the numbers – Editorial
http://www.sj-r.com/opinion/20161221/our-view-illinois-anything-but-rosy-when-you-consider-numbers

 

BLOOMINGTON PANTAGRAPH
— Judge: Medical providers don’t have to give info on abortion – AP
http://www.pantagraph.com/news/state-and-regional/illinois/judge-medical-providers-don-t-have-to-give-info-on/article_d0910a6b-85e5-503f-8702-c272c339a594.html

 

CHAMPAIGN/URBANA NEWS GAZETTE
— Moving out  More and more Illinoisans have had enough – Editorial  (DIERSEN: What discourages you from leaving Illinois?  My ancestors have lived in northeast Illinois since 1844; I have lived in Illinois since 1948; my wife and I have lived in Wheaton since 1978; the four universities that I earned degrees from are in Illinois; my wife and I have lived in our home since 1984; religious/conservative/Republican values have brought prosperity and safety to Wheaton, to Milton Township, and to DuPage County; and all those who represent my precinct in congress, state senate, state house, county, and township are Republicans.)
http://www.news-gazette.com/opinion/editorials/2016-12-22/moving-out.html

 

SOUTHERN
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps demonize, denigrate, and condemn Trump.
http://thesouthern.com/news/opinion/editorial/quick/quick-will-you-reach-out-your-helping-hand/article_023ca91c-417d-537e-b9e4-610fa39e8adb.html

 

EAST PEORIA TIMES COURIER
— The press: ‘You’re gonna miss me when I’m gone’ – Bill Knight  (DIERSEN: If my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes succeed in stopping me from sending out GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails, who will they replace me with?  How much will they pay my replacement – $200,000, $500,000, $1 million+ per year?  How much will they charge for GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails – $500, $750, $1,000+ a year?)
http://www.eastpeoriatimescourier.com/news/20161222/press-youre-gonna-miss-me-when-im-gone

 

WJBD RADIO
— Trump Adviser Defends His Wealthy Cabinet, Administration Picks  (DIERSEN: Where did your wealth come from?  My wealth came from money that I earned working for GAO 1980-1997; for IRS 1971-1980; for Firestone Stores 1970-1972; for Chrysler and University Plaza Dormitory in 1970; for the Post Office 1966-1969; for John’s Sinclair, Thrall Car, and Flossmoor Country Club in 1966; and S.S. Kresges 1964-1966.)
http://www.wjbdradio.com/politics/2016/12/22/trump-adviser-defends-his-wealthy-cabinet-administration-picks

 

LAWNDALE NEWS
— Governor Bruce Rauner kicks-off the Grand Opening of the Hispanic Innovation Center – Chicago (HICC)  (DIERSEN: All my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes a) glorify and praise entrepreneurs and b) demonize, denigrate, and condemn lowly wage earners.  I was a lowly wage earner 1964-1997.)
http://www.lawndalenews.com/2016/12/governor-bruce-rauner-kicks-off-the-grand-opening-of-the-hispanic-innovation-center-chicago-hicc/
(FROM THE ARTICLE:  HICC provides International Hispanic entrepreneurs access to experienced professional resources to understand the US Market, develop effective business plans, access US based talent, connect, network and transform their businesses with help of the Chicago professional business community.)

 

WHEATON LEADER
— Wheaton City Council approves increase in property tax levy  Suess, Fitch vote against increase – ERIC SCHELKOPF
http://www.mysuburbanlife.com/2016/12/20/wheaton-city-council-approves-increase-in-property-tax-levy/anl086j/

 

ILLINOIS FAMILY INSTITUTE
— Pregnancy Care Center of Rockford Wins Injunction – John Biver
https://illinoisfamily.org/religious/pregnancy-care-center-rockford-wins-injunction-temporarily-halts-illinois-abortion-referral-mandate/

 

PUBLIUS FORUM
— Vitriolic Keith Olbermann Demands Fans ‘Never Call Trump President’ – Warner Todd Huston
http://www.publiusforum.com/2016/12/21/vitriolic-keith-olbermann-demands-fans-never-call-trump-president/

 

GOPUSA
— Michelle Obama’s Christmas Lump of Coal – Michelle Malkin
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=18584

 

BREITBART
— Illinois Loses More Residents than Any Other State for Third Year in a Row – KATHERINE RODRIGUEZ
http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2016/12/21/report-illinois-loses-more-residents-than-any-other-state-for-third-year-in-a-row/

 

ACCURACY IN MEDIA
— CBS News Report on Haiti Recovery Focus on American Red Cross, but Ignore Clinton Foundation Scandals – Spencer Irvine
http://www.aim.org/on-target-blog/cbs-news-report-on-haiti-recovery-focus-on-american-red-cross-but-ignore-clinton-foundation-scandals/

 

NEWSMAX
— Millions of Mexican Immigrants Urged to Apply for US Citizenship – Jeffrey Rodack
http://www.newsmax.com/Newsfront/millions-mexican-immigrants-us-citizenship/2016/12/21/id/765095/

 

DAILY CALLER
— Harry Reid Says He ‘Did What Was Necessary’ By Lying About Mitt Romney’s Tax Returns – Chuck Ross  (DIERSEN: Democrats and Democrat plants, Libertarians and Libertarian plants, Greens and Green plants, and RINOs are moral relativists who believe that their end justifies their means.)
http://dailycaller.com/2016/12/21/reid-i-did-what-was-necessary-by-lying-about-romneys-tax-returns/
— Kellyanne Conway: White House Will Have ‘Great Deal Of Press Availability’ – Kaitlan Collins
http://dailycaller.com/2016/12/22/kellyanne-conway-press-will-have-daily-access-to-donald-trump/

 

CNS NEWS
— FRC’s Perkins: Trump’s Sec. of State Must Ferret Out LGBT and Abortion Activists in State Dep’t – Michael W. Chapman
http://www.cnsnews.com/blog/michael-w-chapman/trumps-sec-state-must-ferrot-out-lgbt-and-abortion-activists-state-dept

 

THE HILL
— The media’s student loan forgiveness myth – ALAN COLLINGE
http://thehill.com/blogs/pundits-blog/economy-budget/311437-the-medias-student-loan-forgiveness-myth
— Dems seek more vetting for Trump nominees before hearings – JORDAIN CARNEY
http://thehill.com/blogs/floor-action/senate/311487-dems-seek-more-vetting-for-trump-nominees-before-hearings

 

CNN
— Dreamers prepare for fight against Trump – Rosa Flores  (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats encourage people to come to America illegally, to stay in America illegally, and to bring others to America illegally.)
http://www.cnn.com/2016/12/22/politics/dreamers-trump-immigration/

 

AOL NEWS
— Bill O’Reilly’s ‘white establishment’ comments ignite firestorm over his racism – EMILY C. SINGER
http://www.aol.com/article/news/2016/12/21/bill-oreillys-white-establishment-comments-ignite-firestorm/21632884/

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD WITH BIG COLOR PICTURE: AS THE DEMOCRAT PARTY’S STRANGLEHOLD ON CHICAGO TIGHTENS: Bored, Broke and Armed: Clues to Chicago’s Gang Violence – JOHN ELIGOND
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/12/22/us/chicago-gang-violence.html
— The Long-Term Jobs Killer Is Not China. It’s Automation. – Claire Cain Miller  (DIERSEN: What I do for you as your GOPUSA Illinois Editor CANNOT BE AUTOMATED.)
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/12/21/upshot/the-long-term-jobs-killer-is-not-china-its-automation.html

 

WASHINGTON POST
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Trump’s conflicts of interest could conflict federal employees.”
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/powerpost/wp/2016/12/22/trumps-conflicts-of-interest-could-conflict-federal-employees/
— Texas AG: Lawyer speech code proposed by American Bar Association would violate the First Amendment – Eugene Volokh
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/volokh-conspiracy/wp/2016/12/20/texas-ag-lawyer-speech-code-proposed-by-american-bar-association-would-violate-the-first-amendment/

 

USA TODAY
— Half of Americans have missed out on the ‘Trump Rally’ – Adam Shell
http://www.usatoday.com/story/money/markets/2016/12/22/stocks-trump-main-street/95695856/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The U.S. stock market has generated $1.8 trillion in paper profits since Election Day, but nearly half of Americans haven’t made a penny in the so-called “Trump Rally.” The reason: they don’t own stocks. Only 52% of Americans polled by Gallup in early April said they “have money invested in the stock market,” matching the lowest stock ownership rate in the 19 years Gallup has been tracking that statistic. The percentage of Americans invested in the stock market is down from its peak of 65% back in 2007 prior to the financial crisis and worst stock market rout since the Great Depression, Gallup data show. The fallout from the Great Recession took a big toll on Americans’ sense of financial well-being, sapping their confidence in the job market, the economy and Wall Street. “Fear is a powerful emotion and has caused investors to flee stocks since the recession,” says Randy Warren, chief investment officer at Warren Financial Service. The lack of broad individual investor participation in the stock rally since Nov. 8 is notable, given that Trump’s surprise win over Hillary Clinton was driven by the billionaire businessman’s promise to bolster the fortunes of the U.S. middle class.)
— Google charitable donations set record – Jessica Guynn  (DIERSEN: If you give money to charities that promote the Democrat Party platform, you are a Democrat.)
http://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/news/2016/12/20/google-charitable-donations-set-record/95636922/
— Teachers who sexually abuse students still find classroom jobs  DESPITE DECADES OF SCANDALS, AMERICA’S SCHOOLS STILL HIDE ACTIONS OF DANGEROUS EDUCATORS – Steve Reilly
http://www.usatoday.com/longform/news/2016/12/22/Teachers-who-sexually-abuse-students-still-find-classroom-jobs/95346790/

 

NPR
— ‘Dawn Of A New Unified Republican Government’ Coming In 2017 – SUSAN DAVIS (DIERSEN: Virtually all federal employees are Democrats who want Republicans to fail.)
http://www.npr.org/2016/12/22/505618360/-dawn-of-a-new-unified-republican-government-coming-in-2017

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Those who want cheap labor promote Mexico and promote the citizens of Mexico.
http://www.wsj.com/articles/the-latino-drivers-of-economic-growth-1482363118
— Michelle’s Trump Despair  Donald Trump out-hoped the liberals who thought they owned hope. – DANIEL HENNINGER  (DIERSEN: Liberals do not want members of the following groups to have hope: Protestant, conservative, 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.)
http://www.wsj.com/articles/michelles-trump-despair-1482363263

 

BLOOMBERG
— Amazon Nets $13 Million in Tax Credits From Illinois – Michael J. Bologna
https://www.bna.com/amazon-nets-13-n73014448991/

 

MONEY MAGAZINE
— More Young Americans Are Living With Their Parents Than in Decades – Kerry Close
http://time.com/money/4608925/living-parents-americans-millennials/

 

GOVERNMENT EXECUTIVE
— VA Bonus Dustup, Trump’s Government ‘Accountability’ Play and More
http://www.govexec.com/pay-benefits/pay-benefits-watch/2016/12/va-bonus-dustup-trumps-government-accountability-play-and-more/134094/
— With Sequestration Looming, GAO Suggests How Agencies Can Do More With Less – Eric Katz
http://www.govexec.com/management/2016/12/gao-suggests-how-agencies-can-do-more-less/134092/