January 18 Morning Edition

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Democrats for state attorney general talk pot legalization, slam Trump administration at Evanston forum – Alex Nitkin (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, to be a Democrat, a Libertarian, a Green, or a RINO is to be a pot promoter. If you promote pot, you promote destruction.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/ct-evr-attorney-general-candidate-forum-tl-0118-20180117-story.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: All of the candidates threw their support behind the full legalization of marijuana for recreational use, vowing to stymie any efforts by U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions to crack down on medical cannabis sales already being rung in across the state. “Don’t decriminalize. Don’t go halfway. Don’t investigate it,” said civil rights attorney and law professor Aaron Goldstein who is running for the post. “Illinois needs to show some courage and legalize this right now, and we need to stand up to [President Donald] Trump.)
— Treasurer wants Will County to sue University Park over alleged misappropriation of $1.2M – Zak Koeske
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/daily-southtown/news/ct-sta-will-county-treasurer-university-park-st-0118-20180117-story.html
— Even after tax hike, Illinois education board wants double the money – Bill Lukitsch
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-illinois-schools-money-20180118-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Trump says “Sorry, Mr. President, your black approval rating has not doubled.”
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/commentary/ct-perspec-page-blog-trump-black-approval-rating-wrong-0118-20180117-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Trump says “Trump, Nielsen and the border wall fraud.”
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/chapman/ct-perspec-chapman-trump-nielsen-wall-shutdown-0118-20180117-story.html
— HARDCOPY ARTICLE TITLE: French bid to outlaw fake news makes news – AP (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents hint/imply/argue/shout that because I am a Republican Precinct Committeeman, I should not include links to articles in GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails, include my comments in the emails, or promote events in the emails without specific authorization from the following: a) the officers of the Milton Township Republican Central Committee, the DuPage County Republican Central Committee, and the Illinois Republican Party (IRP), b) my representative on the IRP State Central Committee, c) Mike Bost, Rodney Davis, Adam Kinzinger, Randy Hultgren, Darin LaHood, Peter Roskam, and John Shimkus, d) Bruce Rauner and Evelyn Sanguinetti, e) Michael Connelly and Jeanne Ives, f) DuPage County Republican elected officials, g) Milton Township Republican elected officials, h) Wheaton Republican elected officials, i) etc.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/ct-france-fake-news-20180114-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Trump says “Trump immigration deal MUST bring in more Norwegians, boot out everyone else.”
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/huppke/ct-met-immigration-daca-shithole-norway-huppke-20180117-story.html
— Trump campaigned to remove the GOP’s ‘shackles.’ Instead, he’s often wearing them – Noah Bierman (DIERSEN: Trump promised that if he was elected, he would defend and advance the Republican Party platform.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/politics/ct-trump-gop-shackles-20180117-story.html
— FRONT PAGE: DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Trump takes flak over press attacks, ‘fake news’ cracks.” – Noah Bierman
https://www.pressreader.com/usa/chicago-tribune/20180118/281492161730002
— The GOP that rips IRS now helps it – Erica Werner and Jeff Stein (DIERSEN: I should write a book about those who have done the most to waste my knowledge of IRS.)
https://www.pressreader.com/usa/chicago-tribune/20180118/281990377936338
— 4 reasons Norwegians won’t go near Trump’s welcome mat – Dana Hill (DIERSEN: QUESTIONS: If Norway is so great, a) why do illegals come to America instead of Norway, b) why do illegals stay in America instead of going to Norway, and c) why do illegals bring others to America illegally instead of Norway? Why did your ancestors immigrate to America instead of Norway?)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/commentary/ct-persepc-norway-trump-immigrate-pensions-paid-family-leave-pension-0117-story.html

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— ‘Independent’ city watchdog Khan’s secret backer? Right-wing policy group (Illinois Policy Institute)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/independent-city-watchdog-khans-secret-backer-right-wing-policy-group/
— Perennial candidate Robert Marshall asks question that just won’t go away – Mark Brown
https://chicago.suntimes.com/chicago-politics/perennial-candidate-asks-question-that-just-wont-go-away/

 

DAILY HERALD
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD WITH PHOTOS OF BIBBIANO AND MENDRICK: Opioid crisis a key issue for DuPage sheriff candidates – Robert Sanchez
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20180118/opioid-crisis-a-key-issue-for-dupage-sheriff-candidates
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Frivolous ‘Fake News Awards’ are threat to take seriously.”
http://www.dailyherald.com/discuss/20180117/editorial-frivolous-fake-news-awards-are-threat-to-take-seriously
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Arizona’s GOP senators denounce Trump attacks on news media.”
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20180117/news/301179917/
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD WITH BIG COLOR PICTURE: Meet the 2017-18 Daily Herald Leadership Team (DIERSEN: The higher the government or political office that you seek, the harder that your critics/opponents will work to discredit what you did when you were in high school.)
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20180118/meet-the-2017-18-daily-herald-leadership-team
— ‘Birthday Boxes’ encourage Naperville 18-year-olds to vote – Marie Wilson (DIERSEN: Anti-Trumps shout at 18-year-olds and at everyone else that Republicans are White supremacists, Nazis, KKK members, haters, racists, sexists, bigots, and even worse things.)
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20180116/birthday-boxes-encourage-naperville-18-year-olds-to-vote

 

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Chicago makes first cut for Amazon HQ2
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20180118/NEWS07/180119900/chicago-makes-first-cut-for-amazon-hq2

 

ROCKFORD REGISTER STAR
— Grasso, Mohammad make pitches for their candidacies – Chuck Sweeny
http://www.rrstar.com/news/20180117/chuck-sweeny-grasso-mohammad-make-pitches-for-their-candidacies

 

CHAMPAIGN/URBANA NEWS GAZETTE
— Empty University of Illinois Board of Trustees seat should be filled – Editorial
http://www.news-gazette.com/opinion/editorials/2018-01-18/empty-seat-should-be-filled.html

 

KANKAKEE DAILY JOURNAL
— Political success formula is simple: listen to the voters – Scott Reeder (DIERSEN: Question for Reeder: Should politicians listen to voters who want government to get rid of individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time?)
http://www.daily-journal.com/opinion/columnists/local/scott-reeder-political-success-formula-is-simple-listen-to-the/article_e4e6a073-f745-5bad-af55-569b27ffbb87.html

 

SUBURBAN LIFE
— Wheaton eyes increase in stormwater fees to make up shortfall
http://www.mysuburbanlife.com/2018/01/15/wheaton-eyes-increase-in-stormwater-fees-to-make-up-shortfall/as5he9j/

 

CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD
— Ives calls Kennedy debate reaction disqualifying GOP candidate for governor discusses DACA, recent polling – Paul Cicchini
http://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/local-news/ives-calls-kennedy-debate-reaction-disqualifying/922231088

 

WGLT
— Connie Beard Vying To Be County GOP Chair Wants To Win Hearts and Minds – RYAN DENHAM (DIERSEN: Who has announced their candidacy a) to serve as officers of your Republican township/ward/county party organizations, b) to serve as your representative on the Illinois Republican Party (IRP) State Central Committee, and c) to serve as officers of the IRP?)
http://wglt.org/post/woman-vying-be-county-gop-chair-wants-win-hearts-and-minds#stream/0
— Rauner Signs Law Creating Tailored Response To Women Inmates – AP (DIERSEN: What about “creating tailored response” to inmates based on other demographics – race, age, religion, national origin, gender identity, sexual orientation, disability, political affiliation, and other demographics?)
http://wglt.org/post/rauner-signs-law-creating-tailored-response-women-inmates#stream/0

 

NPR ILLINOIS
— A Call For Transparency – CHARLES N. WHEELER III
http://nprillinois.org/post/call-transparency#stream/0
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The intent of disclosure, of course, is to alert voters to economic interests that could pose a conflict as a public official carries out his or her duties. But identifying such conflicts “is a huge gray area” under the current rules, says Sarah Brune, the campaign’s executive director, because the filings are so vague. What’s needed, she says, is more detailed disclosure, so that the media and the public understands what someone’s interests are. Specific changes the campaign is proposing include requiring filers to disclose the names of businesses and investments with ties to the individual, along with the degree of ownership and the actual income received. Also, professionals should be required to provide the names of individual clients from whom they’ve received more than $5,000, unless barred by confidentiality rules, rather than simply the types of services provided and the nature of the businesses served. As a hypothetical, Brune notes a candidate now can report simply getting more than $5,000 for professional services on behalf of an energy company, when in fact the individual might have been paid $500,000 by Exelon.)

 

NORTHERN STAR
— Tax bill to impact higher education: Freeman talks NIU’s financial future
http://northernstar.info/news/tax-bill-to-impact-higher-education-freeman-talks-niu-s/article_969d9ff8-fc11-11e7-bb35-f335c67ef848.html

 

CAPITOL FAX
— Governor promised “superstar” appointee a year ago, hasn’t delivered (DIERSEN: GAO hired me in 1980 because it could not find a qualified Democrat, minority, female, younger person, or veteran who would take the job. IRS hired me in 1971 because it could not find a qualified Democrat, minority, female, or veteran who would take the job. The Post Office hired me in 1966 because it could not find a qualified Democrat, minority, female, or veteran who would take the job.)
https://capitolfax.com/2018/01/18/governor-promised-superstar-appointee-a-year-ago-hasnt-delivered/
— “Watchdog” flatly denies getting money from Illinois Policy Institute, but group funded 98 percent of budget
https://capitolfax.com/2018/01/18/watchdog-flatly-denies-getting-money-from-illinois-policy-institute-but-group-funded-98-percent-of-budget/

 

GOPUSA
— 73% of convicted terrorists since 9/11 were non-citizens
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=37384

 

FREEDOM’S JOURNAL
— UNDER THE NEW TRUMP STANDARD, WHY WASN’T OBAMA IMPEACHED? – Larry Elder
https://freedomsjournalinstitute.org/latest-news/opinion/under-the-new-trump-standard-why-wasnt-obama-impeached/

 

DAILY CALLER
— CNN Wins Big Time In Trump’s Fake News Awards – SAAGAR ENJETI
http://dailycaller.com/2018/01/17/cnn-trump-fake-news-awards/

 

WORLD NET DAILY
— ‘SPLC IS NOW A HATE GROUP ITSELF. IT’S A MONEY-GRABBING SLANDER MACHINE’ Chorus calling for probe of far-left organization grows – BOB UNRUH
http://www.wnd.com/2018/01/splc-is-now-a-hate-group-itself-its-a-money-grabbing-slander-machine/

 

FRONTPAGE MAGAZINE
— THE SOUTHERN POVERTY LAW CENTER SCAM John Stossel exposes a leftist hate group — and a money-grabbing slander machine.
https://www.frontpagemag.com/fpm/269049/video-southern-poverty-law-center-scam-frontpagemagcom

 

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— DACA negotiations reveal consequences of Democrats’ increasingly radical base – Emily Jashinsky (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, the base of the Democrat Party is anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.)
http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/daca-negotiations-reveal-consequences-of-democrats-increasingly-radical-base/article/2646277

 

ROLL CALL
— Two Democratic Lawmakers Go After One of Their Own in Illinois Schakowsky and Gutiérrez endorse Marie Newman over Daniel Lipinski in Democratic primary
https://www.rollcall.com/news/politics/dan-lipinski-lawmakers-endorse-opponent

 

CNN
— Graham, Durbin introduce bipartisan immigration bill despite setbacks – Tal Kopan and Daniella Diaz (DIERSEN: If a bill is “bipartisan,” it helps Democrats and harms Republicans.)
http://www.cnn.com/2018/01/17/politics/dreamers-bill-immigration-graham-durbin-congress/index.html
– This is what happens during a government shutdown – Daniella Diaz (DIERSEN: Are/were you an “essential” employee? If I sought a government office or a political office, of course, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes would viciously demonize me, viciously denigrate me, and viciously condemn me as having been a nonessential employee while I worked for GAO for almost 18 years, for IRS for almost 9 years, and for the Post Office for almost 3 years. Of course, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes paint themselves as being “essential” people.)
http://www.cnn.com/2018/01/17/politics/what-happens-government-shutdown-explainer-congress-budget/index.html

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— Trump Hands Out ‘Fake News Awards,’ Sans the Red Carpet – MATT FLEGENHEIMER and MICHAEL M. GRYNBAUM (DIERSEN: According to my critics/opponents, the only news that is not fake news is the news that they put out. My critics/opponents focus on destroying those like me who they cannot manipulate/dominate.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/01/17/business/media/fake-news-awards.html
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: Trump Was Not ‘Fully Informed’ in Campaign Vows on Wall, Chief of Staff Says – Julie Hirschfeld Davis, Sheryl Gay Stolberg and Thomas Kaplan
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/01/17/us/politics/chief-of-staff-kelly-trump-not-fully-informed.html
— SEPTEMBER 6, 1992 FLASHBACK: Andersen Consulting’s Culture of ‘Clones’ – GLENN RIFKIN (DIERSEN: Arthur Andersen’s Charles Bowsher ran GAO 1981-1996 and focused on imposing Arthur Andersen’s “up-or-out” policy on the agency. Bowsher used a) Affirmative Action, Diversity, and Inclusion, b) pressure from Democrat politicians to get rid of the agency’s employees who were Republican, and c) acquiesce to budget cuts to get rid of the agency’s employees who were Republican, White, male, and/or non-veteran who did not make GS-13 (currently $96,403) by age 25, GS-14 (currently $113,920) by age 30, GS-15 (currently $134,000) by age 35, and Senior Executive Service (currently $164,200) by age 40.)
http://www.nytimes.com/1992/09/06/business/andersen-consulting-s-culture-of-clones.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: At St. Charles, the rookies learn to fix their sights on partnerships, where the power and the six- and seven-figure salaries are found. There are only two directions on the Andersen career track — up or out. Many won’t make it. Andersen has a 15 percent annual turnover rate which translates into 1,200 of the firm’s 8,000 United States-based consultants leaving each year. Only 5 percent of recruits make partner.)
— Amazon Chooses 20 Locations as Finalists for New Headquarters – Nick Wingfield (DIERSEN: Chicago made the list.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/01/18/technology/amazon-finalists-headquarters.html

 

MINNESOTA PUBLIC RADIO NEWS
— Trump’s idea of good and bad immigrant countries has a historical precedent – Tom Gjelten (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps hint/imply/argue/shout that if you are a Republican, the longer that your ancestors have been in America, the more that you have benefited from their discrimination against minorities and against females and the more that you should pay the price of Affirmative Action, Diversity, and Inclusion.)
https://www.mprnews.org/story/2018/01/15/npr-trump-idea-good-bad-immigrant-countries-has-historical-precedent

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Amazon Narrows Choices for Second Headquarters to 20 Tech giant expects to create as many as 50,000 jobs and generate more than $5 billion in investments – Laura Stevens

https://www.wsj.com/articles/amazon-narrows-choices-for-second-headquarters-to-20-1516284607
— One Accounting Firm Wants to Hire Retirees Most top firms require partners to exit by a certain age, PKF O’Connor Davies bucks that practice – Lauren Weber (DIERSEN: Arthur Andersen’s Charles Bowsher ran GAO 1981-1996 and focused on imposing Arthur Andersen’s “up-or-out” policy on the agency. Bowsher used a) Affirmative Action, Diversity, and Inclusion, b) pressure from Democrat politicians to get rid of the agency’s employees who were Republican, and c) acquiesce to budget cuts to get rid of the agency’s employees who were Republican, White, male, and/or non-veteran who did not make GS-13 (currently $96,403) by age 25, GS-14 (currently $113,920) by age 30, GS-15 (currently $134,000) by age 35, and Senior Executive Service (currently $164,200) by age 40.)

https://www.wsj.com/articles/one-accounting-firm-wants-to-hire-retirees-1516201200

 

BLOOMBERG
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Trump’s ‘Fake News Awards’ Have a Sinister Subtext Back off, Mr. President. New libel laws aren’t needed to stop real defamation.”
https://www.bloomberg.com/view/articles/2018-01-17/trump-s-fake-news-awards-have-a-sinister-subtext
— Goldman Sachs and Ken Griffin Funds Give Big to Obama Foundation – Max Abelson
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-01-17/goldman-sachs-and-ken-griffin-funds-give-big-to-obama-foundation

 

GOVERNING
— The 6 Most Dysfunctional States Then and Now In 2009, Louis Jacobson ranked the states with the worst leadership and policy challenges. Almost a decade later, what’s changed? – LOUIS JACOBSON
http://www.governing.com/topics/politics/gov-six-most-dysfunctional-states.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The only state from the 2009 list that has remained in serious trouble is Illinois. Gov. Bruce Rauner hasn’t committed any serious ethics violations. Rather, the problem has been relentless gridlock between Rauner, a Republican, and the Democratic-controlled legislature. In fact, Illinois’ situation may actually have worsened in some ways since 2009. The state went without a full budget for more than two years, and it remains in fiscal trouble, with over $15 billion in unpaid bills and a massive unfunded pension liability. “This has made everything significantly worse — fiscal, social, economic and civic trust, [as well as] confidence and engagement,” says Kent Redfield, an emeritus professor at the University of Illinois at Springfield. All of this has all occurred at a time when Illinois’ policy challenges have grown, Redfield adds. These include “a weak, narrow revenue structure and insufficient tax rates, overspending and lack of priorities, a negative business climate, declining population, fiscal stresses for higher education, an aging state workforce, deteriorating infrastructure, state and local pension debt, and ineffective public service delivery at the state and local level,” he says. The one silver lining for Illinois is that the two sides did manage to enact a compromise budget last year — a significant, if belated, step forward. Still, Illinois would be a clear candidate for a new list of the nation’s most dysfunctional states. What other states might contend for this dubious honor?)

 

DAILY MAIL
— White House Chief of Staff John Kelly says that Trump has ‘evolved’ in the way he looks at issues including the border wall – which he now believes can be a fence in some places – FRANCESCA CHAMBERS
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-5281925/John-Kelly-says-Trump-evolved-border-wall.html

January 16 Evening Edition

GOPUSA ILLINOIS
— State representative candidate Burt Minor held an outstanding fundraiser Tuesday evening, January 16, 2018, at Cooper’s Corner in Winfield. State Senator Mike Connelly, State Representative Dave Olsen, and DuPage County Board Members Jim Jay and Tonia Khouri spoke very highly of him. The 120+ attendees included Alekna, Anderson, Atkinson, Bond, Brennan, Bucholz, Burke, Carlyle, Caruso, Cherry, Dabrowski, Dusza, Fisher, Furstenau, Halley, Hummel, T. Johnson, R. Jorgensen, Kachiroubas, Keller, Kinzler, Kmiecik, Kleeman, Krajewski, Larsen, MacKay, McCluskey, McGowen, McKillip, Mendrick, A. Murphy, Prater, Rash, Rathje, Romano, Russo, R. Sanguinetti, Schultz, Thomas, Voelz, Wiley, Wilson, Winger, Yurgaitis, and Zegel. – Dave Diersen
https://gopillinois.com

 

ABC7
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps promote “Saturday’s Women’s March Chicago” that “seeks to energize women in politics.”
http://abc7chicago.com/politics/saturdays-womens-march-chicago-seeks-to-energize-women-in-politics/2954011/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps promote “Chicago priest on hunger strike due to inaction on DACA.”
http://abc7chicago.com/politics/chicago-priest-on-hunger-strike-due-to-inaction-on-daca/2951839/

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— DHS secretary says she doesn’t recall Trump vulgarity in White House meeting on immigration – AP
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/politics/ct-kirstjen-nielsen-senate-judiciary-committee-20180116-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Pot promoters say “Legal marijuana could generate more than $132 billion in federal tax revenue and 1 million jobs.” If you promote pot, you promote destruction.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/ct-legal-marijuana-revenue-jobs-20180110-story.html
— Ford goes ‘all in’ on electric cars with $11 billion investment – Keith Naughton, Ryan Beene and Gabrielle Coppola
http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/ct-biz-ford-electric-cars-20180115-story.html
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Judge orders Illinois to expand medical marijuana qualifying conditions to include pain – Robert McCoppin
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/ct-met-medical-marijuana-pain-illinois-ruling-20180116-story.html
— Rauner campaign: ‘Governor believes David Duke is a racist’ – Monique Garcia (DIERSEN: Ever-increasing, anti-Trumps call all Republicans White supremacists, Nazis, KKK members, haters, racists, sexist, bigots, and even worse things, and especially Republicans who are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time. Who next will Rauner call a racist?)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-met-bruce-rauner-david-duke-racist-20180116-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats promote Dreamers. Democrats are counting on Dreamers to help Democrats get rid of Republicans, and especially Republicans who are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German Americans, draft avoiders, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/immigration/ct-met-daca-renewal-update-0117-story.html
— Race to run against Rep. Peter Roskam in November reflects new wave of women candidates – Suzanne Baker
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/naperville-sun/news/ct-nvs-naperville-women-candidates-st-0117-20180116-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Trump asks “Is Trump a racist or does he just say racist things?”
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/page/ct-perspec-page-donald-trump-immigration-vulgarity-daca-0117-story.html

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Durbin grills DHS Secretary about Trump vulgarity regarding African nations – Lynn Sweet
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/white-house-press-secretary-sanders-trump-is-not-denying-strong-language/
— VERY SAD, IF NOT TRAGIC: Republican AG candidate Erika Harold up for ‘exploring’ legalizing marijuana – Tina Sfondeles
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/republican-ag-candidate-erika-harold-up-for-exploring-legalizing-marijuana/
— Foxx should steer clear of donations from property tax lawyers – Editorial (DIERSEN: In Illinois, Republican activists, candidates, elected officials, party leaders, political consultants, etc. should steer clear of donations from any individual, organization, and company that rejects any of the planks in the Illinois Republican Party platform. He who pays the piper calls the tunes.)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/opinion/editorial-foxx-should-steer-clear-of-donations-from-property-tax-lawyers/
— More minority cops in Chicago? Not many. Yet. – Sam Charles (DIERSEN: GAO hired me in 1980 because it could not find a qualified Democrat, minority, female, younger person, or veteran who would take the job. IRS hired me in 1971 because it could not find a qualified Democrat, minority, female, or veteran who would take the job. The Post Office hired me in 1966 because it could not find a qualified Democrat, minority, female, or veteran who would take the job.)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/minority-cops-chicago-police-department-watchdogs/
— ‘Enthusiasm for Trump hasn’t diminished one bit’ downstate – Neil Steinberg
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/trump-approval-rating-popular-wayne-county/

 

DAILY HERALD
— Commission recommends government reforms in Lake County – Russell Lissau
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20180116/commission-recommends-government-reforms-in-lake-county
— Police, DuPage minority leaders ‘want to find peace and harmony’ – Marie Wilson
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20180116/police-dupage-minority-leaders-want-to-find-peace-and-harmony
— DuPage County voters to decide several ballot questions in March – Robert Sanchez
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20180116/dupage-county-voters-to-decide-several-ballot-questions-in-march

 

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Kennedy, Emanuel and race: Where’s the truth? – GREG HINZ
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20180116/BLOGS02/180119925/kennedy-emanuel-and-race-wheres-the-truth

 

QUINCY HERALD WHIG
— State Rep. Ives sees too many leaving Illinois, vows to revive business climate as governor – Doug Wilson
http://www.whig.com/20180116/state-rep-ives-sees-too-many-leaving-illinois-vows-to-revive-business-climate-as-governor#//

 

WAND
— Governor signs bill to help women inmates – Joe Astrouski
http://www.wandtv.com/story/37278821/governor-signs-bill-to-help-women-inmates

 

FOX 2 NOW
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Judge orders intractable pain onto marijuana treatment list – AP
http://fox2now.com/2018/01/16/judge-orders-intractable-pain-onto-marijuana-treatment-list/

 

UPSTREAM IDEAS
— A Village’s Fight With Jim Durkin
http://upstream-ideas.com/upstream-ideas/ideas/a-villages-fight-with-jim-durkin

 

ILLINOIS NEWS NETWORK
— Illinois group wants to know where the candidates stand on gerrymandering – Cole Lauterbach
https://www.ilnews.org/news/state_politics/illinois-group-wants-to-know-where-the-candidates-stand-on/article_e01a613c-f7ef-11e7-a144-93340fec8c1f.html

 

ILLINOIS FAMILY ACTION
— Is Illinois Going to Pot? – David E. Smith
https://illinoisfamilyaction.org/2018/01/spotlight-is-illinois-going-to-pot/

 

CAPITOL FAX
— Ives takes heat (FROM THOSE WHO REJECT THE TRADITIONAL FAMILY PLANK IN THE ILLINOIS REPUBLICAN PARTY PLATFORM) for claiming solution to Chicago’s gun crime is fathers in the home
https://capitolfax.com/2018/01/16/ives-takes-heat-for-claiming-solution-to-chicagos-gun-crime-is-fathers-in-the-home/
— Rauner campaign responds *** David Duke tries to use Rauner quote to his own advantage (DIERSEN: Ever-increasing, anti-Trumps call all Republicans White supremacists, Nazis, KKK members, haters, racists, sexist, bigots, and even worse things, and especially Republicans who are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time. Who next will Rauner call a racist?)
https://capitolfax.com/2018/01/16/david-duke-tries-to-use-rauner-quote-to-his-own-advantage/

 

BREITBART
— Schumer to Trump: You Can Begin to Prove You’re Not Racist or Bigoted By Supporting Bipartisan Immigration Compromise – IAN HANCHETT (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats call Republicans White supremacists, Nazis, KKK members, haters, racists, sexists, bigots, and even worse things. What did Hitler call the Jews during the 1930s and 1940s?)
http://www.breitbart.com/video/2018/01/15/schumer-to-trump-you-can-begin-to-prove-youre-not-racist-or-bigoted-by-supporting-bipartisan-immigration-compromise/
— Sen. Dick Durbin: I’m Working ‘Full Time’ for DACA Illegal Aliens – JOHN BINDER (DIERSEN: Democrats, Libertarians, Greens, and RINOs see illegals as being cannon fodder for them to use in their war against Republicans.)
http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2018/01/16/sen-dick-durbin-im-working-full-time-for-daca-illegal-aliens/

 

DAILY CALLER
— DHS Recommends Arrests For Sanctuary City Leaders – Chuck Ross
http://dailycaller.com/2018/01/16/dhs-recommends-arrests-for-sanctuary-city-leaders-video/

 

WORLD NET DAILY
— ‘GANG OF 6’ PUSHES AMNESTY FOR MORE THAN 10 MILLION ILLEGALS ‘Dreamers … will be able to sponsor their parents under chain migration laws’ – GREG COROMBOS
http://www.wnd.com/2018/01/gang-of-6-pushes-amnesty-for-more-than-10-million-illegals/

 

WASHINGTON TIMES
— DHS secretary under oath: Trump didn’t say ‘sh—hole’ Others in meeting used ‘inappropriate language’ with president – Stephen Dinan
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2018/jan/16/dhs-secretary-under-oath-trump-didnt-say-sh–hole/

 

REAL CLEAR POLITICS
— Sen. McCann, PolitiFact agree: Rauner dishonest about Legionnaires’ claim
https://realgopillinois.com/2018/01/16/sen-mccann-politifact-agree-rauner-dishonest-legionnaires-claim/

 

ROLL CALL
— Illinois House Primaries Will Be Early Testing Ground for Democrats  Democrats have several pickup opportunities, but they need viable candidates first – Simone Pathé
https://www.rollcall.com/news/politics/illinois-house-primaries-democrats
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Based on 2016 presidential performance, the 6th District looks like Democrats’ best pickup opportunity. Inside Elections with Nathan L. Gonzales rates the race Likely Republican. “It’s one of those districts where we have to perform; it’s a part of our path,” a national Democratic strategist said. Out of the four Illinois seats on the DCCC’s target list, it’s the only one Clinton carried — by 7 points. But voters in this affluent suburban Chicago district also backed incumbent Republican Sen. Mark S. Kirk, who lost statewide, and easily gave Rep. Peter Roskam a sixth term. Democrats plan to hit Roskam on the GOP tax overhaul, which the state’s Republican governor called “punishing” because of its cap on state and local tax deductions. “It’s clear that [Roskam’s] voters wanted a conservative representative who was focused on cutting their taxes — and that’s exactly what Roskam did,” Maddie Anderson, a spokeswoman for the National Republican Congressional Committee, said in an email. “I’m a little confused by the notion that following through on what voters asked for would lead to being voted out of office,” she added. Seven Democrats have filed the requisite signatures to run in the primary, including 2016 nominee Amanda Howland, who lost to Roskam by 18 points. But the DCCC is not in a position to back any of the other candidates because members of the Illinois delegation are split. Many national Democrats see Kelly Mazeski, a former financial adviser and local elected official, as the front-runner. The breast cancer survivor announced her candidacy the day the House voted to repeal the 2010 health care law, which earned her national attention. She raised $163,000 in the fourth quarter of 2017 and loaned herself another $100,000. She ended December with $510,000 in the bank. In addition to support from EMILY’s List, she has endorsements from Illinois Reps. Jan Schakowsky and Cheri Bustos and several of Bustos’ closest female allies in Congress, who have been politically active across the country. But some members of the delegation prefer lawyer Carole Cheney, a former district chief of staff to Rep. Bill Foster. She has the backing of Foster and Rep. Robin Kelly. She had $90,000 at the end of the third quarter.)

 

HUFFINGTON POST
— Ranking the Democrats’ Chances in the 2018 Governors Races – Paul Grossinger
https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/ranking-the-democrats-chances-in-the-2018-governors_us_5a5e3350e4b01ccdd48b5fd8
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Tier 1: Democrats Clearly Favored Illinois: Bruce Rauner is an unpopular incumbent and Illinois is a Democratic state. The budget freeze doesn’t help.)

 

AOL NEWS
— President Trump’s daily medications include Propecia, rosacea cream
https://www.aol.com/article/news/2018/01/16/president-trumps-daily-medications-include-propecia-rosacea-cream/23335096/

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— HARDCOPY ARTICLE TITLE: Tax Law Sharpens the Red-Blue Divide – Carl Hulse
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/01/15/us/politics/hulse-congress-tax-cut-campaigns.html
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: HARDCOPY ARTICLE TITLE: Can Lawyer Ignore Wishes Of His Client- Jeffery C. Mays
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/01/15/nyregion/mccoy-louisiana-lawyer-larry-english.html

 

WASHINGTON POST
— Trump did ‘exceedingly well’ on a cognitive test, top White House doctor says – Jenna Johnson and Lenny Bernstein
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/trump-did-exceedingly-well-on-a-cognitive-test-top-white-house-doctor-says/2018/01/16/e8af8b8a-fadb-11e7-a46b-a3614530bd87_story.html
— Trump’s disruption of government could aid top federal employees, survey says – Joe Davidson (DIERSEN: I have been an Association of Government Accountants (AGA) member since 1979 and I served on the AGA Chicago Chapter Executive Committee 1983-1996.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/powerpost/wp/2018/01/16/trumps-disruption-of-government-could-aid-top-federal-employees-survey-says/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: With President Trump’s first presidential anniversary days away, hundreds of political positions in the federal government still lack nominees. Perhaps some folks don’t want to work for a white supremacist, but that’s another column. While the lack of political appointees can cause myriad problems, there also can be an upside for career staffers — like the opportunity for them to disrupt, which is not the same as resist. In fact, Trump campaigned and has governed with disruption of the established order as a primary goal. A new survey on “Navigating Disruption” sought to determine if government leaders “are being inducted into a new phase of government service, with disruption as its key operating principle.” Think of disruption as bold action upsetting the status quo. That can be good or bad. The survey, conducted by the Association of Government Accountants (AGA) and the Grant Thornton accounting firm, focused on federal chief financial officers (CFOs), but the findings also are relevant to other career government leaders.)

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— The Census Should Ask About Citizenship Current data aren’t enough to enforce the Voting Rights Act. – Edward Blum
https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-census-should-ask-about-citizenship-1516044136
— OK Google, You’ve Been Served The company may find its political monoculture hard to defend under California labor law. – Allysia Finley
https://www.wsj.com/articles/ok-google-youve-been-served-1516044100
— Deciding Against the Paper Chase High costs, indifferent teachers, hours devoted to subjects that have little to do with earning a living in the real world: Is it all worth it? Naomi Schaefer Riley reviews ‘The Case Against Education’ by Bryan Caplan and ‘Rethinking School’ by Susan Wise Bauer. – Naomi Schaefer Riley (DIERSEN: My Democrat superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates in the federal government always hinted/implied/argued/shouted that the undergraduate and graduate courses that I took a) were not job-related, b) did not help me carry out my job duties, c) were taken by me to get a job in the private sector, and d) were a distraction. To keep their jobs and to get promoted, my Democrat superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates in the federal government focused on getting rid of federal employees who were Republican, White, male, older, and/or non-veteran.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/review-deciding-against-the-paper-chase-1516044311
— What Is the Perfect Age? Researchers are studying when we feel our best and why—giving new relevance to the question of the ideal age. – Clare Ansberry
https://www.wsj.com/articles/what-is-the-perfect-age-1515844860
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Getting Married: 28-32 Waiting to wed reduces the odds of divorce—by 11% a year—but waiting too long increases the odds by 5% annually, says Nicholas Wolfinger, a sociologist at the University of Utah, who looked at divorce rates in a 2015 study Those who wait longer may be “congenitally cantankerous” people who put off marriage because they can’t find anyone to marry them, he says. Having Children: before 32 That’s the age when fertility starts to drop off, according to the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists. The decline becomes precipitous after 37. Making financial decisions: peak around 50 To measure financial literacy, researchers at Texas Tech University in a study published in 2016 asked 16 questions about borrowing, investing and insurance. They found the average scores increased within each year up to roughly age 50. After 60, financial literacy begins to fall.)

 

USA TODAY
— ‘Fake news’ and ‘Truth Decay’ threaten America. How can we revive respect for facts? – Michael D. Rich and Jennifer Kavanagh (DIERSEN: According to my critics/opponents, all news is fake except for the news that they publish.)
https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/2018/01/16/fake-news-and-truth-decay-threaten-america-how-revive-respect-facts-rich-kavanagh-column/1033920001/

 

FORBES
— Financial Sinkhole States In The Trump Tax Era – William Baldwin
https://www.forbes.com/sites/baldwin/2018/01/16/financial-sinkhole-states-in-the-trump-tax-era/#4b5a4610dd9b
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Now high-income folks who pay the bills for big government in California, Illinois and New York will be even more motivated to decamp for Nevada, Florida or Texas. If they leave, a dwindling group of productive workers will be left to shoulder a rising financial burden. . .Illinois is $361 billion in the hole on state pensions. (That figure doesn’t include Chicago’s $90 billion shortfall.) If Illinois asked workers in the private sector and the federal government to make up the state’s deficit, each maker would have to chip in $68,000. That monkey on the back helps explain why, in the income migration that the IRS is tracking, Illinois is a loser.)

 

U.S. NEWS & WORLD REPORT
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti- Trump says “Standing With Trump Is Standing With Racism.”
https://www.usnews.com/opinion/thomas-jefferson-street/articles/2018-01-16/standing-with-trumps-immigration-policies-is-racist

 

FED SMITH
— Happy Anniversary to Federal Civil Servants 135th Anniversary of the Federal Civil Service – Ralph R. Smith (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always promoted patronage. Because I have always been a Republican, were it not for federal civil service protections, a) the Post Office would NOT have hired me in 1966 or let me work there for almost 3 years, b) IRS would NOT have hired me in 1971 or let me work there for almost 9 years, c) IRS would NOT have promoted me in 1972, 1973, or 1974, d) GAO would NOT have hired me in 1980 or let me work there for almost 18 years, and e) GAO would NOT have promoted me in 1986.)
https://www.fedsmith.com/2018/01/16/happy-anniversary-federal-civil-servants/

January 16 Evening Edition

NBC5
— Chris Kennedy Walks Off Stage During Gun Violence Comment at Forum “It hit a very special nerve for me,” Kennedy said in an interview with NBC5 – Mary Ann Ahern and Brendan Pedersen (DIERSEN: Republicans promote the traditional family. Democrats promote things that destroy the traditional family. Children raised in traditional families are far less likely to commit crime and they are far more likely to be successful in life.)
https://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/chris-kennedy-leaves-stage-during-forum-469429893.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Gubernatorial candidate Chris Kennedy left the stage during a forum on Monday after Republican State Rep. Jeanne Ives argued the solution to the state’s gun violence was having “more fathers in the home.” Kennedy, a Democrat, replied by pointing out he had grown up without a father before standing up and walking out of the venue. For the Winnetka businessman and politician, gun violence is personal. Both his father and uncle – Sen. Robert Kennedy (D) and President John F. Kennedy (D), respectively – were shot and killed during the turbulent 1960s. Kennedy has made gun violence a top priority of his campaign since he declared his candidacy last February, earning endorsements from African-American Congressmen Bobby Rush and Danny Davis in the process. “It hit a very special nerve for me,” Kennedy said in an interview with NBC 5. “I lost my father to someone with a gun. For someone to say simply the solution is to have a father-in-law – I don’t know. How shall I react? What should my family have done?” Kathleen Murphy, a spokesperson for Ives, said in a statement Monday night that the representative did not mean to offend Mr. Kennedy during the forum. However, Murphy also reiterated the importance of fathers in domestic life, citing “similar statements” like President Barack Obama’s 2008 Father’s Day speech at the Apostolic Church of God on Chicago’s South Side. In his speech, the then-candidate said, “too many fathers also are is missing — missing from too many lives and too many homes.” “Those are President Obama’s words, and that was what she was echoing today,” Murphy said. “She certainly meant no offense to Mr. Kennedy.” Kennedy made the decision to leave after watching the 2016 Republican primary debates, where he said, “the Republican Party allowed Donald Trump to say racist and simplistic things.” Kennedy argued that Republicans should have vacated the stage in protest like he did when he heard “simplistic solutions to tragic problems.” Kennedy’s running mate, Ra Joy, has also been personally stricken by gun violence. His son Xavier was killed by gunfire in Hyde Park last June. After returning home from college for the summer, his family believes he was killed for his cell phone just two blocks from his home. Kennedy quoted his running mate when it came to tackling violence. “As Ra points out, hurt people hurt people,” he said. “We need to be sensitive to that; think in terms of empathy and not in terms of punishment, and that’s not what I was hearing today.”)

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Trump hits Durbin on his immigration remark – AP
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/trump-racist-defends-himself/

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Top 3 Illinois Dem gubernatorial candidates agree: We all smoked pot back in the day – Kim Janssen (DIERSEN: I have never used pot or any other kind of illegal drug and I never will. If I had smoked pot “in the day,” would I have been able to a) score 24 on the ACT and graduate in the top 20% of my high school class in 1966 when I was 17, b) buy a new 1966 Pontiac Tempest Sprint in 1966, c) buy a new 1968 Oldsmobile 442 in 1967, d) buy a new 1969 Dodge Charger SE in 1968, e) earn a bachelor’s degree in management from NIU in 1970, f) buy an new town home in 1972, g) etc. One thing is for sure, if I had smoked pot, the Post Office would not have hired me in 1966, Firestone Stores would not have hired me in 1970, Oldsmobile would not have offered me a job in 1971, IRS would not have hired me in 1971, and GAO would not have hired me in 1980.) http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/chicagoinc/ct-met-pritzker-pot-0116-chicago-inc-20180112-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “A look inside the tense, vulgar White House meeting on immigration.”
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/politics/ct-white-house-immigration-meeting-20180115-story.html
— Illinois election officials won’t pass along voter data for now – Rick Pearson (DIERSEN: Those who promote voter fraud are overjoyed.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-illinois-election-voter-data-20180116-story.html
— More #MeToo fallout – Bill Lukitsch
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-illinois-election-voter-data-20180116-story.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Government agencies would be required to publicly disclose whether they’ve entered into a severance agreement with an employee accused of sexual harassment under legislation introduced by a Republican lawmaker. The proposal from Rep. David McSweeney, R-Barrington Hills, comes as elected officials and prominent figures nationwide face heightened scrutiny amid a flood of sexual misconduct allegations. In Illinois, state Sen. Ira Silverstein, D-Chicago, has been accused of sexually harassing a victims rights advocate while working with the woman to pass legislation. Silverstein denied the allegations, which brought to light flaws in the way ethics complaints are handled at the Capitol as the office charged with investigating allegations sat empty for three years. The measure pushed by McSweeney would require local government agencies, including schools and community colleges, to disclose within three days details of severance agreements whenever any workers are fired over alleged sexual harassment or discrimination. A related proposal he also introduced late last week would prevent taxpayer dollars from being used to pay off legal settlements resulting from a state lawmaker’s sexual misconduct.)
— Africa is sending us its best and brightest – Tyler Cowen (DIERSEN: Are/were you among the “best and brightest?” In the federal government, for its non-veteran White male employees, to be among the “best and brightest,” you have to make GS-13 ($96,403) by age 25, GS-14 ($113,920) by age 30, GS-15 ($134,000) by age 35, and Senior Executive Service ($164,200) by age 40.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/commentary/ct-perspec-africa-immigration-trump-norway-slur-0116-20180112-story.html
— FRONT PAGE: Obama will campaign more in second year off the job, but continue a low political profile – Katherine Skiba (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, the Bushes make it clear that they side with Obama and that they reject most if not all of the Republican Party platform.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-met-barack-obama-post-presidency-20180111-story.html

 

DAILY HERALD
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD WITH COLOR PICTURE OF ROSKAM: DIERSEN HEADLINE: Roskam sides with Trump’s critics on immigration. Political parties exist to help elect candidates who can and will defend and advance their platform. Trump’s critics reject the immigration planks in the Republican Party platform and in the Illinois Republican Party platform. What does Roskam say to those like me who support the immigration planks in the Republican Party platform and in the Illinois Republican Party platform? From what I see, ever-increasingly, employers prefer to hire recent immigrants over those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time. Overwhelmingly, recent immigrants are young minorities and/or young females who talk and act like Democrats. GAO hired me in 1980 because it could not find a qualified Democrat, minority, female, younger person, or veteran who would take the job. IRS hired me in 1971 because it could not find a qualified Democrat, minority, female, or veteran who would take the job. The Post Office hired me in 1966 because it could not find a qualified Democrat, minority, female, or veteran who would take the job. Ever-increasingly, Democrats oppose anything that is merit based. My Democrat IRS superiors were furious when I passed the CPA examination on my first attempt in 1979 when I was 30 years old. My Democrat GAO superiors were furious when I passed the Certified Internal Auditor examination on my first attempt in 1981 when I was 32 years old. The young Democrat minorities and the young Democrat females who my Democrat IRS and GAO superiors promoted over me had not taken those examinations, let alone passed them.)
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20180115/roskam-on-immigration-we-want-those-very-people-among-us
— Narcan now available at all Jewel-Osco stores (DIERSEN: Needless-to-say, making Narcan available encourages the illegal use of opioids such as heroin.)
http://www.dailyherald.com/business/20180115/narcan-now-available-at-all-jewel-osco-stores
— Labels matter but real value of census designations is data – Esther J. Cepeda (DIERSEN: How bad are your demographics? According to anti-Trumps, my demographics are terrible: Trump supporter, Protestant (baptized, raised, and confirmed as a Missouri Synod Lutheran), conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, old (69), rich, gun owner, 100% German American, draft avoider, my ancestors have been in America since the 1840s, retired federal employee, former union member, American nameplate car owner, childless, pet-less, etc.)
http://www.dailyherald.com/discuss/20180116/labels-matter-but-real-value-of-census-designations-is-data
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: The Daily Herald demonized, denigrates, and condemns Trump.
http://www.dailyherald.com/discuss/20180115/editorial-mlk-and-a-question-we-must-not-lose-sight-of

 

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Woman Up, Chicago: Time to promote female leaders – Editorial (DIERSEN: In my opinion, GAO failed/refused to promote into its Senior Executive Service a GS-15 woman a) who was my immediate supervisor during my last 4 years at GAO and b) who supervised my immediate supervisor the previous 4 years because she failed/refused to do more to waste my career and to get rid of me. Most, if not virtually all of my GAO superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates DID NOT want to work for her, work with her, or supervise her because she was very demanding, female, younger, Jewish, and wealthy. She had an MBA from the University of Chicago and had passed the CPA examination on her first attempt. To turn her against me, my Democrat GAO superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates stressed to her that I was conservative (she was liberal), Republican (she was Democrat), I was 100% German national origin (she was 100% Russian national origin), I was baptized, raised, and confirmed as a Missouri Synod Lutheran (she was Jewish), and that my ancestors had been in America since the 1840s (her ancestors were recent immigrants.)
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20180112/ISSUE07/180119944
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps crow over their success in driving Trump condo prices down.
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/realestate/20180116/CRED0701/180119930/trump-condo-prices-down-12-in-2017

 

WTTW
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Civil Rights Leaders use MLK Day to demonize, to denigrate, and to condemn Trump.
https://chicagotonight.wttw.com/2018/01/15/civil-rights-leaders-react-trump-while-honoring-mlk

 

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Democrat Kennedy calls Republican Ives’ gun crime solution ignorant and stupid – Rick Pearson (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats hint/imply/argue/shout that all Republicans are ignorant and stupid.)
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20180115/democrat-kennedy-calls-republican-ives-gun-crime-solution-ignorant-and-stupid

 

NORTHWEST HERALD
— Algonquin Township fires Ryan Provenzano as chief of staff
http://www.nwherald.com/2018/01/15/algonquin-township-fires-ryan-provenzano-as-chief-of-staff/adlo5at/

 

CHAMPAIGN/URBANA NEWS GAZETTE
— Harold’s GOP challenger for AG Gary Grasso proposes pension convention – Tom Kacich
http://www.news-gazette.com/news/local/2018-01-16/harolds-gop-challenger-ag-proposes-pension-convention.html

 

GALESBURG REGISTER MAIL
— Voters need to elect good people – Scott Reeder (DIERSEN: According to anti-Trumps, “good people” are anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.)
http://www.galesburg.com/opinion/20180116/scott-reeder-voters-need-to-elect-good-people

 

JOURNAL STANDARD
— Deadline passes for local units of government in Illinois to update harassment policies – Chris Green
http://www.journalstandard.com/news/20180115/deadline-passes-for-local-units-of-government-in-illinois-to-update-harassment-policies

 

ROCKFORD REGISTER STAR
— Winnebago County auditor’s memo much ado about nothing – Chuck Sweeny
http://www.rrstar.com/news/20180115/chuck-sweeny-winnebago-county-auditors-memo-much-ado-about-nothing

 

STATELINE
— Young Eagles Success Club, Lt. Governor Celebrate MLK Day
http://www.mystateline.com/news/yes-club-lt-governor-celebrate-mlk-day/918258068

 

MADISON TIMES
— Meet the Illinoisan (Richard Uihlein) trying to buy a Wisconsin Senate seat
http://host.madison.com/ct/news/local/govt-and-politics/morning-briefing-meet-the-illinoisan-trying-to-buy-a-wisconsin/article_6eeccdac-fab9-11e7-9fc8-97e144a99222.html

 

CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps report that “Hundreds converge on Times Square to protest racism, Trump.”
http://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/national/hundreds-converge-on-times-square-to-protest-racism-trump/917693545

 

WSIL TV
— Grasso runs for Republican nomination for Illinois Attorney General – Roni LeForge
http://www.wsiltv.com/story/37269988/grasso-runs-for-republican-nomination-for-illinois-attorney-general

 

DEPAULIA
— DePaul pro-lifers speak out at March for Life rally March for Life rally attracts protesters of all ages and values – Jonathan Ballew (DIERSEN: Needless-to-say, because it is a Catholic university, everyone at DePaul should be pro-life. I earned a master’s degree in accounting from DePaul in 1980.)
http://depauliaonline.com/31270/news/depaul-pro-lifers-speak-out-at-march-for-life-rally/

 

WIRE POINTS
— Chris Kennedy’s appalling response to Jeanne Ives – Mark Glennon (DIERSEN: Republicans promote the traditional family. Democrats promote things that destroy the traditional family. Children raised in traditional families are far less likely to commit crime and they are far more likely to be successful in life.)
http://www.wirepoints.com/chris-kennedys-appalling-response-to-jeanne-ives-quicktake/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: “We know the statistics — that children who grow up without a father are five times more likely to live in poverty and commit crime; nine times more likely to drop out of schools and 20 times more likely to end up in prison.” That was Senator Barack Obama in 2008. “You know how you’re going to solve [gun violence]? Fathers in the home.” That was Jeanne Ives, candidate for governor, at a forum today. This time, the audience booed and shouted. Chris Kennedy walked off the stage and said, “When I hear such ignorance and stupidity aired out by someone who knows so little about so much, I don’t think there’s an appropriate place for them to be on a podium on a dais.” Mayor Emanuel last year proudly attributed a historic low in teen births to the City’s work and to Obamacare. The federal government, under Obama and long before, linked unwed births to crime. Ives made her comment to a crowd she knew would be hostile — mostly Democratic on the west side of Chicago. Over the booing she repeated what she believes, “Fathers in the home.” Seeing that, instead of joining the jeering hypocrisy, maybe Kennedy should have remembered something his father said: “Few men are willing to brave the disapproval of their fellows, the censure of their colleagues, the wrath of their society. Moral courage is a rarer commodity than bravery in battle or great intelligence. Yet it is the one essential, vital quality for those who seek to change a world which yields most painfully to change.”)

 

MCHENRY TIMES
— McSweeney property tax reform effort starts with consolidation – Glenn Minnis
https://mchenrytimes.com/stories/511316527-mcsweeney-property-tax-reform-effort-starts-with-consolidation

 

DUPAGE POLICY JOURNAL
— West Chicago teachers cite lack of leadership in no-confidence vote in District 94 president – Glenn Minnis
https://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/511314175-west-chicago-teachers-cite-lack-of-leadership-in-no-confidence-vote-in-district-94-president

 

ILLINOIS POLICY INSTITUTE
— GIANT SUCKING SOUND: ILLINOIS LOST $3.4B IN INCOME TO NEIGHBORING STATES SINCE 2010 Policy failures have resulted in a steady stream of income flowing to neighboring states. – Vincent Caruso
https://www.illinoispolicy.org/giant-sucking-sound-illinois-lost-3-4b-in-income-to-neighboring-states-since-2010/

 

ILLINOIS FAMILY INSTITUTE
— Women’s March Plans New Event, But Rejects Human Rights – Liberty McArtor
https://illinoisfamily.org/life/womens-march-plans-new-event-rejects-human-rights/

 

CAPITOL FAX
— Rauner says solution to high black unemployment is getting rid of Madigan
https://capitolfax.com/2018/01/16/rauner-says-solution-to-high-black-unemployment-is-getting-rid-of-madigan/
— Rauner sticks tightly to talking points when asked about Trump and even David Duke
https://capitolfax.com/2018/01/16/rauner-sticks-tightly-to-talking-points-when-asked-about-trump-and-even-david-duke/
— Pritzker slammed for floating vehicle miles tax idea (DIERSEN: My wife and I drive very few miles. For car insurance, I would be more than happy to pay $1 a mile for each mile that I drive my 2016 Ford Mustang, 2013 Dodge Charger R/T, 2005 Chevy Corvette, 1996 Ford Thunderbird LX, and 1972 Chevy Corvette.)
https://capitolfax.com/2018/01/16/pritzker-slammed-for-floating-vehicle-miles-tax-idea/
— Kennedy blames U of I’s African-American enrollment decline on predecessors
https://capitolfax.com/2018/01/16/kennedy-blames-u-of-is-african-american-enrollment-decline-on-predecessors/

 

WHITE HOUSE
— Our Current Immigration System Jeopardizes American Security
https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefings-statements/current-immigration-system-jeopardizes-american-security/

 

GOPUSA
— Kasich still angling for the White House by criticizing Trump
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=37265
— San Francisco: Poop City, USA
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=37193

 

FREEDOM’S JOURNAL
— THE “PROMISED LAND” 50 YEARS LATER – Eric M. Wallace, PhD (DIERSEN: What would Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. say today about how Democrats increasingly use Affirmative Action, Diversity, and Inclusion to get rid of Republicans, and especially to get rid of Republicans who are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time?)
https://freedomsjournalinstitute.org/latest-news/opinion/the-promised-land-50-years-later/

 

BREITBART
— Evaluating the Damage: Immigration’s Impact on Black Americans – JOHN BINDER (DIERSEN: From what I see, ever-increasingly, employers prefer hiring recent immigrants over those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2018/01/15/evaluating-the-damage-immigrations-impact-black-americans/
— Mitt Romney Uses Martin Luther King Jr. Day to Attack Donald Trump – JOEL B. POLLAK
http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2018/01/15/mitt-romney-uses-dr-martin-luther-king-jr-day-bash-donald-trump/

 

DAILY CALLER
— NYT Officially Designates Trump A Racist, And Nobody Cares – Scott Greer (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps call Trump and his supporters White supremacists, Nazis, KKK members, haters, racists, sexists, bigots, and even worse things. What did Hitler call the Jews during the 1930s and 1940s?)
http://dailycaller.com/2018/01/16/nyt-trump-racist/
— When CNN Can’t Pronounce Indian-American Trump Aide’s Name, Sarah Sanders Makes Them Pay – Benny Johnson (DIERSEN: I should write a book about those in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois who miss-pronounce the names of Republican candidates, Republican elected officials, and Republican party leaders.)
http://dailycaller.com/2018/01/15/sarah-sanders-cnn-chris-cuomo-raj-whatever-his-name/

 

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Trump’s point is well-taken; the rest is Durbin noise – Ralph Z. Hallow (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, to advance young Democrat minorities and to advance young Democrat females, Democrats oppose anything that is merit based. Democrats use Affirmative Action, Diversity, and Inclusion to get rid of Republicans. My Democrat IRS superiors were furious when I passed the CPA examination on my first attempt in 1979 when I was 30 years old. My Democrat GAO superiors were furious when I passed the Certified Internal Auditor examination on my first attempt in 1981 when I was 32 years old. The young Democrat minorities and the young Democrat females who my Democrat IRS and GAO superiors promoted over me had not taken those examinations, let alone passed them.)
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2018/jan/16/donald-trumps-point-is-well-taken-the-rest-is-durb/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Most people aren’t race-baiters, haters or supremacists, including those nodding their heads in agreement with what President Trump said in a private meeting to Democratic and Republican lawmakers. Most people simply think it’s neither the mission nor the obligation of the United States to educate people who can’t get anything that even passes for education in their countries of origin — or get even basic health care, sanitation and job opportunities. Most people think it’s in America’s and Americans’ interest to emphasize merit over need in deciding whom to admit to our shores for possible citizenship. Emphasize merit but not exclusively. Mr. Trump, for all his controversial word choice and political incorrectness, has forced that discussion into the public square — and other heretofore verboten subjects. Maybe in time to save the republic from the elites who are killing it, maybe not.)

 

PUBLIUS FORUM
— Illinois Senator Dick Durbin Has a Long History of Lies and Calumny – Warner Todd Huston
http://www.publiusforum.com/2018/01/15/illinois-senator-dick-durbin-long-history-lies-calumny/

 

LIFEZETTE NEWS
— Analysis Projects ‘Gang of Six’ Plan Grants Amnesty to 10 Million Illegals NumbersUSA think tank estimates eligibility would be 14 times higher than provided by proposals by Trump, House bill – Brendan Kirby (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, employers talk and act like they want to replace their employees who are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time and replace them with employees who are anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.)
https://www.lifezette.com/polizette/analysis-projects-gang-of-six-plan-grants-amnesty-to-10-million-illegals/

 

AMERICAN THINKER
— Someone Needs to Sort Out the Tech Idiots on Censorship – Christopher Chantrill
http://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2018/01/someone_needs_to_sort_out_the_tech_idiots_on_censorship.html

 

NATIONAL REVIEW
— Country of Origin Matters – Rick Lowery
http://www.nationalreview.com/corner/455422/country-origin-matters

 

THE HILL
— Oprah Winfrey would beat President Trump in a 2020 showdown, Winfrey would win the White House over Trump, 50 to 39 percent, an NPR/PBS NewsHour/Marist poll – JUDY KURTZ (DIERSEN: What percent would vote for Winfrey and what percent would vote for Trump in your precinct, in your municipality, in your township/ward, in your county, and in Illinois? Those who support Winfrey are anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-draft avoiders, anti-German Americans, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.)
http://thehill.com/blogs/in-the-know/in-the-know/368685-poll-majority-dont-want-oprah-to-run

 

HUFFINGTON POST
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Trump says “The “Shithole” Remark Was Trump Covering His Right-Wing Nativist Flank After Appearing Too Open To Immigration Compromise.”
https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/the-shithole-remark-was-trump-covering-his-right_us_5a5d3df7e4b003efadb6b05a

 

NBC NEWS
— Foreign regimes, others spend big at Trump properties to ‘curry favor’ – JULIA AINSLEY and RICH GARDELLA (DIERSEN: I should write a book about activists, candidates, elected officials, party leaders, major donors, political consultants, etc. in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois a) who claim to be conservative and/or Republican and b) who demonize me, denigrate me, and condemn me to curry favor with the Democrat news media in Illinois. They hint/imply/argue/shout that I deliberately spread false rumors with my GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails. Should I sue them for slander?)
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/donald-trump/watchdog-foreign-regimes-others-spend-big-trump-properties-curry-favor-n837851

 

CBS NEWS
— Trump remarks polarize conservative Christians
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/trump-remarks-polarize-conservative-christians/

 

WASHINGTON POST
— Republicans, do you want a race-based immigration system, too? – Eugene Robinson (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats oppose anything that is merit based. My Democrat IRS superiors were furious when I passed the CPA examination on my first attempt in 1979 when I was 30 years old. My Democrat GAO superiors were furious when I passed the Certified Internal Auditor examination on my first attempt in 1981 when I was 32 years old. The young Democrat minorities and the young Democrat females who my Democrat IRS and GAO superiors promoted over me had not taken those examinations, let alone passed them.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/republicans-do-you-want-a-race-based-immigration-system-too/2018/01/15/9d060684-fa2a-11e7-8f66-2df0b94bb98a_story.html

 

ABC FRESNO
— President Trump tweets he wants ‘merit based’ immigration system (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats oppose anything that is merit based. My Democrat IRS superiors were furious when I passed the CPA examination on my first attempt in 1979 when I was 30 years old. My Democrat GAO superiors were furious when I passed the Certified Internal Auditor examination on my first attempt in 1981 when I was 32 years old. The young Democrat minorities and the young Democrat females who my Democrat IRS and GAO superiors promoted over me had not taken those examinations, let alone passed them.)
http://abc30.com/politics/president-trump-tweets-he-wants-merit-based-immigration-system-/2950162/

 

SAN DIEGO UNION TRIBUNE
— Libel laws: What are they and why is Trump talking about them, again? – Luis Gomez (DIERSEN: According to this article, “Publicly elected officials have a higher bar to meet because, unlike private citizens, statements made about them are probably a matter of public importance. Public officials like Trump, still, have recourse when they can prove “actual malice” or that the falsehoods made were done recklessly or maliciously.” My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes routinely slander and libel me because they believe that they can get away with it because I have to meet a “higher bar” to prove slander and libel a) because I have been the GOPUSA Editor since 2000 and b) because I have been an elected Republican Precinct Committeeman since 2000. Further, they know that because of my demographics, I have terrible “jury appeal.” Ever-increasingly, juries are anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.)
http://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/opinion/the-conversation/sd-what-are-libel-laws-and-why-trump-talking-about-them-20180110-htmlstory.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: So, what are libel laws? Here’s how the American Lawyer Media defines libel: “to publish in print (including pictures), writing or broadcast through radio, television or film, an untruth about another which will do harm to that person or his/her reputation, by tending to bring the target into ridicule, hatred, scorn or contempt of others.” Libel is one form of defamation that is distinguished by how it is done, through the broadcast or dissemination of a printed material, like a book. Slander is another form of defamation but one that is done orally like spoken in a public meeting. Can Trump sue for defamation and win? To win a defamation suit, according to one law firm, one must prove A) that the statement made was false, B) that it caused “material harm” and C) that those who made the statement acted with malice or with negligence. Publicly elected officials have a higher bar to meet because, unlike private citizens, statements made about them are probably a matter of public importance. Public officials like Trump, still, have recourse when they can prove “actual malice” or that the falsehoods made were done recklessly or maliciously.)

 

FORBES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Those who want to destroy America say: “GOP & Democratic Governor Candidates Agree: Legalize Marijuana.”
https://www.forbes.com/sites/tomangell/2018/01/16/gop-democratic-governor-candidates-agree-legalize-marijuana/#3c4bf81eb318

 

NPR
— Trump Adviser Krikorian Backs Shift To Merit-Based Immigration (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats oppose anything that is merit based. My Democrat IRS superiors were furious when I passed the CPA examination on my first attempt in 1979 when I was 30 years old. My Democrat GAO superiors were furious when I passed the Certified Internal Auditor examination on my first attempt in 1981 when I was 32 years old. The young Democrat minorities and the young Democrat females who my Democrat IRS and GAO superiors promoted over me had not taken those examinations, let alone passed them.)
https://www.npr.org/2018/01/16/578247210/trump-adviser-backs-shift-to-merit-based-immigration

 

FEDERAL NEWS RADIO
— EPA may offer more buyouts, early retirement, depending on funding from Congress – Jory Heckman (DIERSEN: Democrats run the federal government. Those Democrats use budget cuts to get rid of their employees who are Republican, White, male, older, and/or non-veteran.)
https://federalnewsradio.com/pay/2018/01/epa-may-offer-more-buyouts-early-retirement-depending-on-funding-from-congress/

 

DEMOCRATIC UNDERGROUND
— Being A Federal Employee Right Now Hard Because Of Administration Purge Mentality (DIERSEN: While I worked for the federal government for almost 30 years, my superiors were always under tremendous pressure from Democrat politicians to get rid of their employees who were Republican, and especially their Republican employees like me who were White, male, and non-veteran.)
https://upload.democraticunderground.com/100210105846

 

EXPERT RE
— FOR SALE: 620 West Roosevelt Road Unit A2, Wheaton – $155,000
http://www.expertre.net/listing?address=620-West-Roosevelt-Road-Unit-A2-Wheaton-IL-60187&mlsno=09560607&idx=1440796055

January 13 Evening Edition

CBS2
— A 33-year-old man previously deported from the United States faces felony charges after he allegedly threatened passengers aboard a Milwaukee-to-Chicago Greyhound bus late Friday.
http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2018/01/13/police-chase-greyhound-bus-with-possible-gunman-aboard/

 

NBC5
— Jeanne Ives Wins Notable Endorsement in Republican Governor’s Race
https://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/jeanne-ives-wins-key-straw-poll-in-illinois-republican-primary-469175613.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: It’s been a good week for State Rep. Jeanne Ives, as she picked up another endorsement in her campaign to unseat Illinois Governor Bruce Rauner. In a tweet, Ives announced that she had won the endorsement of the Wheeling Republican Party in landslide fashion, winning 90 percent of the vote on Saturday. According to Ives, there were more Republican votes cast in Wheeling Township alone than in a staggering 89 of Illinois’ 102 counties during the 2014 primary season. Her victory comes just days after the Chicago Republican Party handed her an overwhelming victory in a straw poll. Ives beat Rauner 17-3 in that vote, which was conducted by the party’s Central Committee in Chicago.)
— The DACA Population Numbers Congress is negotiating a deal on what to do about DACA before a March 5 deadline set by the president – Lori Robertson
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/national-international/Fact-Check-The-DACA-Population-Numbers-469018023.html

 

WGN TV
— Civil Rights leaders call for Trump apology
http://wgntv.com/2018/01/13/civil-rights-leaders-call-for-trump-apology/

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Kane clerk looks at ways to handle Aurora elections if commission is eliminated – Steve Lord
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/aurora-beacon-news/news/ct-abn-aurora-election-st-1114-20171113-story.html
— Trump becomes Bill the Butcher, and Democrats feel the thrill – John Kass
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/columnists/kass/ct-met-trump-immigration-debate-kass-0114-story.html
— Wisconsin ads need a touch of creepiness to appeal to Illinois millennials – John Kass
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/columnists/kass/ct-met-wisconsin-advertising-kass-0111-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Trump says “Vulgar remark removes all doubt: Trump is a racist.”
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/page/ct-perspec-page-trump-shithole-racist-norway-20180112-story.html
— Rep. Kelly rallies south suburbs against GOP tax plan – Frank Vaisvilas
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/daily-southtown/news/ct-sta-kelly-teach-in-st-0115-20180113-story.html
— Ambitious Missouri governor was controversial even before affair was public – AP
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/politics/ct-missouri-governor-controversy-20180113-story.html

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps promote Durbin, the “Dreamer crusader.” Ever-increasingly anti-Trumps put citizens of foreign countries ahead of citizens of America.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/chicago-politics/sweet-exposing-trump-puts-global-spotlight-on-durbin-the-dreamer-crusader/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trump immigrants and anti-Trump politicians demand apology from Trump.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/immigrants-politicians-demand-apology-from-trump-after-shithole-comment/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Trump lawyer brokered $130,000 payment to porn star.”
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/report-trump-lawyer-brokered-130000-payment-to-porn-star/

 

DAILY HERALD
— 2½ years after applying for Social Security disability, finally a hearing – Burt Constable
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20180113/constable-2xbd-years-after-applying-for-social-security-disability-finally-a-hearing
— Property tax refund for AT&T costs District 220 $1.1 million
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20180113/property-tax-refund-for-atampt-costs-district-220-11-million
— Let facts guide decision on Wheaton treatment center – Editorial
http://www.dailyherald.com/discuss/20180112/editorial-let-facts-guide-decision-on-treatment-center

 

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: If you promote pot, you promote destruction.
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20180112/ISSUE05/180119938/legal-weed-in-illinois-imagine-the-possibilities

 

BLOOMINGTON PANTAGRAPH
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Illinois State University encourages people to come to America illegally, to stay in America illegally, and to bring others to America illegally.
http://www.pantagraph.com/news/local/education/isu-to-seek-ways-to-help-undocumented-students/article_c8dbd639-dcc7-58d6-86b7-41abb8791c41.html

 

ROCKFORD REGISTER STAR
— Beloit casino adds urgency to Illinois gambling expansion (DIERSEN: If you promote gambling, you promote destruction.)
http://www.rrstar.com/news/20180113/beloit-casino-adds-urgency-to-illinois-gambling-expansion

 

CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD
— Bipartisan deal would create 12-year citizenship pathway – AP (DIERSEN: Democrats shout at illegals and at everyone else that Republicans are White supremacists, Nazis, KKK members, haters, racists, bigots, and even worse things.)
http://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/bipartisan-deal-would-create-12year-citizenship-pathway/914181845

 

97.1 FM NEWS TALK
— Look Out Rauner, Here She Comes Annie Frey talks with Jeannie Ives about her run for Illinois Governor.
http://www.971talk.com/blogs/annie-frey-show/weekender/look-out-rauner-here-she-comes

 

WMAY
— Rauner Supports Medicaid Work Requirement (DIERSEN: What would you stress to prove that you are able-bodied? I would stress that neither health problems nor any other kind of problems have stopped me from putting GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails together and sending them out each and every morning since 2004 and each and every evening since 2015.)
http://www.wmay.com/2018/01/13/rauner-supports-medicaid-work-requirement/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Governor Bruce Rauner says he favors requiring able-bodied Medicaid recipients to work in order to receive benefits. New federal rules allow states to impose that work requirement. But Rauner is indicating that pursuing that policy change won’t be an immediate priority. The governor says first, Illinois needs more jobs so that there are enough available for everyone, including Medicaid recipients.)

 

IVES FOR GOVERNOR
— Jeanne Ives Wins Wheeling Township GOP Endorsement with 90% of the Vote “The endorsement of the Wheeling Township Republican Organization is a game-changer.”
http://mailchi.mp/74b92cd8bf53/jeanne-ives-wins-wheeling-township-gop-endorsement-with-90-of-the-vote

 

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— RAUNER SAYS NO TO DEBATING CHALLENGER IVES
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2018/01/rauner-says-no-to-debating-challenger-ives-.html
— GOVERNOR TO BE FEATURED AT BI-PARTISAN LINCOLN FORUM IN JANUARY
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2018/01/governor-to-be-featured-at-bi-partisan-lincoln-forum-in-january.html
— DURKIN ATTACKS BURR RIDGE IN GOP PRIMARY CAMPAIGN; VILLAGE BOARD THREATENS LAWSUIT
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2018/01/durkin-attacks-burr-ridge-in-gop-primary-campaign-village-board-threatens-lawsuit.html
— GOV REJECTS HANDING MORE POWERS OVER TO MCHENRY COUNTY BD CHAIRMAN
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2018/01/gov-rejects-handing-more-powers-over-to-mchenry-county-bd-chairman.html

 

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Lindsey Graham called Mexico, other countries ‘hellholes’ in 2013 immigration debate – Stephen Dinan
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2018/jan/12/graham-called-mexico-other-countries-hellholes-201/

 

BREITBART
— Lindsey Graham to Americans: Your Country Belongs to the World – NEIL MUNRO (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps side with citizens of foreign countries against citizens of America.)
http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2018/01/12/lindsey-graham-americans-country-belongs-to-the-world/

 

FOX NEWS INSIDER
— MLK’s Niece: ‘Outrageous’ That Critics Are ‘Unjustly’ Calling Trump Racist
http://insider.foxnews.com/2018/01/13/alveda-king-donald-trump-not-racist-helping-bring-attention-minorities-martin-luther-king

 

THE HILL
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-American says “Curbing immigration means curbing job creation.” Democrats only want immigrants who are going to vote for Democrats. RINOs only want immigrants who will work for less money.
http://thehill.com/opinion/finance/368792-banning-immigrants-means-banning-job-creators
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Trump says “Trump’s hateful remarks bring new level of shame to the nation.”
http://thehill.com/opinion/immigration/368768-trumps-hateful-remarks-bring-new-level-of-shame-to-the-nation
— Media industry braces for Facebook changes – HARPER NEIDIG
http://thehill.com/policy/technology/368825-media-industry-braces-for-facebook-changes?rnd=1515893216

 

CBS NEWS
— African ambassadors to U.N. call Trump’s remark “outrageous, racist”
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/african-ambassadors-to-u-n-call-trumps-remark-outrageous-racist/

 

NBC NEW YORK
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps encourage people to come to America illegally, to stay in America illegally, and to bring others to America illegally.
https://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/Governor-Andrew-Cuomo-on-President-Trump-Slur-Doesnt-Understand-What-This-Country-Is-About-469038913.html

 

DETROIT FREE PRESS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Trump says “How much more damage will Trump be allowed to do?”
https://www.freep.com/story/news/columnists/rochelle-riley/2018/01/13/riley-trump-damage/1030359001/

 

U.S. NEWS & WORLD REPORT
— Bipartisan Deal Would Create 12-Year Citizenship Pathway A bipartisan agreement among a handful of senators to prevent deportation of hundreds of thousands of young immigrants includes a pathway to citizenship that would take up to 12 years. (DIERSEN: Democrats shout at these “hundreds of thousands of young immigrants” and at everyone else that Republicans are White supremacists, Nazis, KKK members, haters, racists, bigots, and even worse things.)
https://www.usnews.com/news/politics/articles/2018-01-13/bipartisan-deal-would-create-12-year-citizenship-pathway

January 11 Morning Edition

NBC5
— Rauner Ad Featuring Missouri Governor Will No Longer Play (DIERSEN: Needless-to-say, if you have ever done anything that subjects you to blackmail, you should not seek or hold any kind of government or political office.)
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/Rauner-Ad-Featuring-Missouri-Governor-Will-No-Longer-Play-468791643.html

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Kennedy pulls Berrios into war of words with Emanuel – Rick Pearson, Bill Ruthhart
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-chris-kennedy-rahm-emanuel-20180111-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, members of Group A make it clear that they want to use illegals to get rid of members of Group B. Members of Group A are anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors and members of Group B are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German Americans, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/commentary/ct-perspec-wall-border-trump-immigration-wilkinson-0112-20180110-story.html
— “I’m not goin’ away! All right!” is how former Gov. Pat Quinn responded when “when asked if it isn’t time for him to let the next generation to run for attorney general,” according to a tweet from WLS-AM radio reporter Bill Cameron. (DIERSEN: What generation are you? Who wants your generation to move on and why?)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-chris-kennedy-rahm-emanuel-20180111-story.html
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly anti-Trumps encourage women to hate those who are members of the following groups: Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German Americans, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/ct-met-womens-march-2018-story.html
— Why am I paying union dues when the union won’t protect me from sexual harassment? – Tonya Exum (DIERSEN: GAO did not unionize until 2007. If GAO had been unionized in 1997, I might still be a GAO employee.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/commentary/ct-perspec-ford-sexual-harassment-uaw-union-0111-20180109-story.html
— Racism, sexism persist at Chicago water department despite leadership change, workers allege – Hal Dardick
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-met-chicago-water-department-racism-hearing-20180110-story.html

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Water Management workers insist racist culture outlined in emails hasn’t changed – Fran Spielman
https://chicago.suntimes.com/chicago-politics/water-management-workers-claim-racist-culture-outlined-in-emails-hasnt-changed/

 

DAILY HERALD
— Missouri Gov. Greitens acknowledges affair, denies blackmail – AP (DIERSEN: Needless-to-say, if you have ever done anything that subjects you to blackmail, you should not seek or hold any kind of government or political office.)
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20180111/missouri-gov-greitens-acknowledges-affair-denies-blackmail
— Debate heats up over proposed drug treatment center in Wheaton – Katlyn Smith
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20180110/debate-heats-up-over-proposed-drug-treatment-center-in-wheaton-
— West Chicago Dist. 94 teachers declare contract impasse – Katlyn Smith
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20180110/west-chicago-dist-94-teachers-declare-contract-impasse
— FROM THE EDITORIAL: Elgin resident Greg Schiller says there need to be more options for the homeless, including those who are drunk or high on drugs. (DIERSEN: Which individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries work the hardest to bring homeless people to America, to Illinois, to your county, to your township/ward, to your municipality, and to your precinct?)
http://www.dailyherald.com/discuss/20180110/editorial-different-approach-to-homeless-worth-a-try

 

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Roskam moves from one hot seat to another – GREG HINZ
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20180110/BLOGS02/180119983/roskam-trades-tax-post-for-health-care-chairmanship
— Why more Chicago hospitals are getting into the housing business – KRISTEN SCHORSCH (DIERSEN: Which individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries work the hardest to bring homeless people to America, to Illinois, to your county, to your township/ward, to your municipality, and to your precinct?)
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20180111/NEWS03/180119973

 

CHAMPAIGN/URBANA NEWS GAZETTE
— Too many governmental entities spoiling property-tax broth – Jim Dey
http://www.news-gazette.com/news/local/2018-01-10/jim-dey-too-many-governmental-entities-spoiling-property-tax-broth.html
— Gerrymandering issue is back – Editorial (DIERSEN: I should write an article about  the 2015 gerrymandering of my DuPage County Milton Township Precinct 9 in Wheaton.)
http://www.news-gazette.com/opinion/editorials/2018-01-11/gerrymandering-issue-back.html

 

QUAD CITIES ON LINE
— Flip the script, restore power to people of Illinois – Editorial
http://qconline.com/opinion/editorial/editorial-flip-the-script-restore-power-to-people-of-illinois/article_90e511dd-9e0f-5c0b-a461-c0bb0b680867.html

 

SUBURBAN LIFE
— Wheaton drug treatment center meeting draws packed audience Residents for and against plan speak at planning and zoning meeting – ERIC SCHELKOPF
http://www.mysuburbanlife.com/2018/01/10/wheaton-drug-treatment-center-meeting-draws-packed-audience/ata0783/
— Wheaton approves slight increase in tax levy Most homeowners won’t see increase in property taxes – ERIC SCHELKOPF
http://www.mysuburbanlife.com/2018/01/03/wheaton-approves-slight-increase-in-tax-levy/ap8hxkh/

 

  1. LOUIS POST DISPATCH
    — Greitens admits affair but denies related blackmail allegation – Kevin McDermott, Jack Suntrup and Celeste Bott (DIERSEN: Needless-to-say, if you have ever done anything that subjects you to blackmail, you should not seek or hold any kind of government or political office.)
    http://www.stltoday.com/news/local/govt-and-politics/greitens-admits-affair-but-denies-related-blackmail-allegation/article_b5f28d4d-72bd-512c-870b-da7dc7cd1fe3.html

 

KMOV
— Blackmail alleged as Governor Greitens admits to extramarital affair – Lauren Trager (DIERSEN: Needless-to-say, if you have ever done anything that subjects you to blackmail, you should not seek or hold any kind of government or political office.)
http://www.kmov.com/story/37240190/governor-greitens-admits-to-extramarital-affair

 

WJPF
— Newsradio WJPF interview with Evelyn Sanguinetti – Robert Thies
http://www.wjpf.com/episode/newsradio-wjpf-interview-with-evelyn-sanguinetti-2/

 

ROCKFORD REGISTER STAR
— People follow jobs — out of Illinois
http://www.rrstar.com/opinion/20180110/my-view-people-follow-jobs—out-of-illinois

 

CARBONDALE TIMES & RANDOLPH COUNTY HERALD TRIBUNE
— Lt. governor in Carbondale, studying state’s opioid crisis (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, pot promoters use the “opioid crisis” to promote pot. If you promote pot, you promote destruction.)
http://www.carbondaletimes.com/news/20180110/lt-governor-in-carbondale-studying-states-opioid-crisis
http://www.randolphcountyheraldtribune.com/news/20180110/lt-governor-in-carbondale-studying-states-opioid-crisis

 

CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Pot pushers want Trump to push pot.
http://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/some-fans-of-trump-and-pot-feel-allegiances-go-up-in-smoke/909916354
— Burned by book, Trump takes issue with nation’s libel laws – AP
http://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/burned-by-book-trump-takes-issue-with-nations-libel-laws/909975187
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: When push comes to shove, Democrats make it clear that they are anti-Black.
http://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/politics/official-school-named-for-ben-carson-an-affront-to-detroit/909341135

 

NPR ILLINOIS
— ‘Moneyball’: The 2018 Illinois Governor’s Race – KEVIN MCDERMOTT
http://nprillinois.org/post/moneyball-2018-illinois-governors-race#stream/0

 

IVES FOR GOVERNOR
— Jeanne Ives Wins Chicago GOP Straw Poll In a Landslide “Jeanne impressed everyone with her determination to hit the state’s problems head-on. She also showed a command of policy details.”
http://mailchi.mp/ba25af0fa067/jeanne-ives-wins-chicago-gop-straw-poll-in-a-landslide

 

CHICAGO GOP
— Jeanne Ives Wins Chicago Republican Party Straw Poll Over Rauner 17-3 – Chris Cleveland
http://www.chicagogop.com/

 

WEST COOK NEWS
— Village of Burr Ridge sends cease-and-desist letter to Durkin’s campaign – W.J. Kennedy (DIERSEN: Maybe I should start sending out cease and desist letters and publishing them in GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails. I could start with letters to those who spread “false and misleading” information to demonize, to denigrate, and to condemn my professional judgment, motives, and accomplishments.)
https://westcooknews.com/stories/511313246-village-of-burr-ridge-sends-cease-and-desist-letter-to-durkin-s-campaign

 

ILLINOIS NEWS NETWORK
— Look past ‘accounting gimmicks,’ and Illinois’ fiscal health is much worse – Cole Lauterbach
https://www.ilnews.org/news/economy/look-past-accounting-gimmicks-and-illinois-fiscal-health-is-much/article_9e419d2e-f615-11e7-ab27-9315372d0a60.html

 

CAPITOL FAX
— Rauner pulls “Thanks, Mike Madigan” TV ad after Missouri scandal breaks (DIERSEN: Needless-to-say, if you have ever done anything that subjects you to blackmail, you should not seek or hold any kind of government or political office.)
https://capitolfax.com/2018/01/11/rauner-pulls-thanks-mike-madigan-tv-ad-after-missouri-scandal-breaks/
— Rauner campaign blasts Pritzker defense
https://capitolfax.com/2018/01/11/rauner-campaign-blasts-pritzker-defense/

 

BREITBART
— Sen Warren: ‘President Trump Broke America’s Promise’ to DREAMers – PAM KEY (DIERSEN: Not America, but members of the following groups made promises to DREAMers: anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors. Members of the aforesaid groups want to use DREAMers to get rid of those who are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
http://www.breitbart.com/video/2018/01/10/sen-warren-president-trump-broke-americas-promise-dreamers/

 

BLAZE
— Rush Limbaugh denies Trump ‘betrayed’ supporters on immigration – here’s why – Carlos Garcia
http://www.theblaze.com/news/2018/01/10/rush-limbaugh-denies-trump-betrayed-supporters-on-immigration-heres-why

 

TPM
– Despite Efforts To Overcome ‘Sin Of Recusal,’ Sessions Still In Doghouse – Esme Cribb (DIERSEN: I should write a book about all those who have me their doghouse a) because I included a link in a GOPUSA ILLINOIS email to an article they do not like, b) because I refuse to serve as one of their operatives, c) because I refuse to serve as one of their dupes, d) because I refuse to pander to them, e) because I refuse to glorify and praise them, f) because I refuse to give them money, g) because years ago I backed one of their primary opponents, h) etc.)
https://talkingpointsmemo.com/livewire/report-sessions-still-in-wh-doghouse-after-recusal

 

NATIONAL REVIEW
— The GOP Must Win a Better Deal on DACA – Editorial
http://www.nationalreview.com/article/455338/daca-deal-republicans-immigration-deal-must-win-concessions

 

THE HILL
— The Memo: Immigration battle tests activists’ muscle – NIALL STANAGE (DIERSEN: In America, in Illinois, in your county, in your township/ward, in your municipality, and in your precinct, who takes the lead in defending and advancing the immigration planks in the Illinois Republican Party platform and the Republican Party platform?)
http://thehill.com/homenews/administration/368415-the-memo-immigration-battle-tests-activists-muscle

 

CNN
— Trump, Republicans face immigration reckoning – Stephen Collinson and Lauren Fox
http://www.cnn.com/2018/01/11/politics/donald-trump-immigration-gop/index.html

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— ‘Trump Effect’ Wears Off as Migrants Resume Their Northward Push – Caitlin Dickerson
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/01/10/us/border-crossings-trump-effect.html
— Inside Steve Bannon’s ‘Fight Club’ He regarded Breitbart not as a news service but as a weapon in a war – Kurt Bardella (DIERSEN: I should write a book about those who do everything that they can to destroy me and my GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails because they cannot manipulate/dominate me.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/01/10/opinion/steve-bannon-fight-club.html
— I.R.S. Paid $20 Million to Collect $6.7 Million in Tax Debts – Patricia Cohen (DIERSEN: I worked for IRS’s Collection Division for almost 9 years, the last 5 1/2 years of which at the GS-12 Step 1-5 levels, currently $81,071-$91,880.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/01/10/business/economy/irs-debt-collection.html
— Immigration Agents Target 7-Eleven Stores in Push to Punish Employers – Patricia Mazzei (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, employers talk and act like they prefer to hire citizens of foreign countries over citizens of America.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/01/10/us/7-eleven-raids-ice.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: Anti-Americans say “House Republicans’ Hard-Line Immigration Stand Clashes With Trump Overture.”
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/01/10/us/politics/house-republicans-hard-line-immigration-trump.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Sooner or later, if you are a Republican, Democrats will hint/imply/argue/shout that you are mentally ill.
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/01/10/opinion/is-mr-trump-nuts.html
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: Wielding Data, Women Force a Reckoning Over Bias in the Economics Field – Jim Tankersley and Noam Scheiber
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/01/10/us/politics/women-economics.html

 

WASHINGTON POST
— Hundreds of CEOs tell Congress: Bipartisan DACA fix needed ‘immediately’ – Ed O’Keefe (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, employers talk and act like they prefer to hire citizens of foreign countries over citizens of America.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/powerpost/wp/2018/01/10/hundreds-of-ceos-tell-congress-bipartisan-daca-fix-needed-immediately/
— On eve of feds’ giving deadline, charities fear more decline in donations – Joe Davidson
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/powerpost/wp/2018/01/11/on-eve-of-feds-giving-deadline-charities-fear-more-decline-in-donations/

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Bigger Companies Once Meant Much Bigger Pay. No More. For decades, even lower-paid workers could boost their pay by moving to a bigger employer. No longer. – Theo Francis (DIERSEN: What big employers have you worked for? I worked for the federal government 1966-1969 and 1971-1997. I worked for Firestone Stores 1970-1972.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/bigger-companies-once-meant-bigger-pay-no-more-1515601777
— Psychiatrists With Press Passes A dubious new book starts a long national dialogue on whether Trump is crazy. – Karl Rove (DIERSEN: Sooner or later, if you are a Republican, Democrats will hint/imply/argue/shout that you are mentally ill.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/psychiatrists-with-press-passes-1515627634
How Millions of Iranians Are Evading the Internet Censors
— Tehran’s online crackdown aimed to help stamp out protests, but could weaken its control of information – Sam Schechner (DIERSEN: Of course, my critics/opponents want to stamp out me and my GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails. They want to stamp out any and all individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that they cannot manipulate/dominate.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/iranians-turn-to-tech-tools-to-evade-internet-censors-1515493800
— IRS Needs Funding for GOP Tax Overhaul, Report Says Years of budget cuts have hindered taxpayer service and tech upgrades, according to advocate – Richard Rubin
https://www.wsj.com/articles/irs-needs-funding-for-gop-tax-overhaul-report-says-1515597568
— FRONT PAGE: TRAGIC: HARDCOPY ARTICLE TITLE: Foreign Car Makers To Take U.S. Lead – Adrienne Roberts and John D. Stoll (DIERSEN: Overwhelmingly, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes are anti-GM, anti-Ford, anti-Chrysler, anti-unions, anti-former union members, anti-current union members, and anti-future union members. All the cars that I own and that I have owned were built by GM, Ford, or Chrysler union members. I was a union member for almost 12 years.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/toyota-plant-puts-foreign-car-makers-on-path-to-pass-detroit-in-u-s-production-1515619286

 

BLOOMBERG
— Trump Calls for ‘Strong Look’ at Libel Laws After Critical Book – Justin Sink (DIERSEN: Maybe I should start sending out cease and desist letters and publishing them in GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails. I could start with letters to those who spread “false and misleading” information to demonize, to denigrate, and to condemn my professional judgment, motives, and accomplishments.)
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-01-10/trump-calls-for-strong-look-at-libel-laws-after-critical-book

 

FED SMITH
— Executive Order Directs Agencies to Expand Mental Health Resources for Veterans – Ian Smith
https://www.fedsmith.com/2018/01/10/executive-order-directs-agencies-expand-mental-health-resources-veterans/

 

FEDERAL TIMES
— Pentagon is prepared to spend over $900 million in first audit – Aaron Mehta (DIERSEN: What about GAO?)
https://www.federaltimes.com/pentagon/2018/01/10/pentagon-is-prepared-to-spend-over-900-million-in-first-audit/

(FROM THE ARTICLE: The Pentagon is preparing to spend more than $900 million in fiscal 2018 to identify and fix problems as part of its first-ever financial audit. David Norquist, the Pentagon’s comptroller, said Wednesday that the first steps of the long-awaited Pentagon audit are already underway. The audit itself will cost $367 million in FY18 — covering fees for the independent public accounting firms ($181 million) and infrastructure to support the audits ($186 million). That will help fund the roughly 1,200 auditors who will support the 24 individual audits that make up the overall effort.)

January 10 Evening Edition

GOPUSA ILLINOIS
— The Milton Township Republican Central Committee held outstanding candidate forums for DuPage County Board District 4 (Almiron, Chinchilla, Eckhoff, McGowen, Tatro, & Zaruba) and for Illinois House District 42 (Grant & Minor) Wednesday evening, January 10, 2018, at the Wheaton Bowl Banquet Hall. Illinois Treasurer candidate Jim Dodge spoke briefly. Judge Russo announced that he had withdrawn his candidacy. Attendees included Bibbiano, Brennan, Carlson, Caruso, Cherry, Cooper, Crane, Dangelo, Elliott, Falbo, Fitch, Fitzpatrick, Grogan, Henry, Kachiroubas, Keller, Kinzler, Kleeman, Krajewski, MacKay, Molitor, Muehlfelt, A. Murphy, Nathwani, Prater, Rash, Romano, P. Ryan, Shaw, Wehling, Whelan, Wiley, Wilson, J. Zaruba, and Zay. – Dave Diersen
https://gopillinois.com

 

ABC7
— Gov. Rauner showered, drank water at veterans home plagued by Legionnaires’ – CRAIG WALL
http://abc7chicago.com/politics/gov-rauner-showered-drank-water-at-veterans-home-plagued-by-legionnaires-/2923907/

 

NBC5
— Rauner Emerges From Vets Home, Kennedy Battles Emanuel as Primary Inches Closer – Mary Ann Ahern
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/rauner-quincy-kennedy-rahm-governor-race-illinois-468686223.html

 

CBS2
— Lawmakers Hold Hearing On Legionnaires’ Outbreak At Quincy Veterans Home – Derrick Blakley
http://chicago.cbslocal.com/video/3790005-lawmakers-hold-hearing-on-legionnaires-outbreak-at-quincy-veterans-home/
— Rauner Ends Stay At Quincy Veterans Home, Vows To Revitalize Facility – Derrick Blakley
http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2018/01/10/rauner-quincy-veterans-home/

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— More than 2 years after bacteria outbreak, Rauner proposes task force to figure out veterans home fixes – Monique Garcia and Bill Lukitsch
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-met-bruce-rauner-quincy-veterans-20180110-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: In an editorial unethically made to look like a news article, anti-Trumps glorify and praise citizens of foreign countries.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/immigration/ct-met-dreamers-limbo-chicago-20180110-story.html
— Rauner hits Pritzker with Blagojevich wiretap ad, Pritzker responds with veterans’ deaths spot – Rick Pearson
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-met-bruce-rauner-pritzker-blagojevich-campaign-ad-20180110-story.html
– Immigration agents target 7-Eleven stores in nationwide sweep – Nick Miroff
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/ct-7-eleven-immigration-sweep-20180110-story.html
— Trump goes looking for an immigration deal – Editorial
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/editorials/ct-edit-trump-immigration-deal-20180110-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: If you promote pot, you promote destruction.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/chapman/ct-perspec-chapman-sessions-marijuana-illinois-0111-20180110-story.html

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Kennedy releases economic plan, says ‘structural racism’ must be addressed – Rachel Hinton
https://chicago.suntimes.com/chicago-politics/kennedy-releases-economic-plan-says-structural-racism-must-be-addressed/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: At an unveiling of their economic plan Wednesday, gubernatorial candidate Chris Kennedy and running mate Ra Joy didn’t back down from comments last week about Mayor Rahm Emanuel pushing minorities out of the city. Both said their economic plan could help stem what they called a “mass exodus” of people leaving both the Chicago and the state but some “ugly and inconvenient” truths, namely structural racism, still must be addressed. “There are some who suggest race has no place in a political campaign,” Joy said, citing, among other things, racist emails sent by employees in the Chicago Department of Water Management that led to a staff shakeup. “Until race doesn’t play a role in our government agencies, race has a proper role to play in our campaign.”)
— Rauner leaving vets home, says water systems to be upgraded after Legionnaires’ – Stefano Esposito
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/rauner-leaving-vets-home-says-water-systems-to-be-upgraded-after-legionnaires/
— Pritzker, Rauner spar over veteran home deaths, Blagojevich ties in dueling ads – Tina Sfondeles
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/pritzker-rauner-spar-over-veteran-home-deaths-blagojevich-ties-in-dueling-ads/
— Immigration talks continue after Trump’s head-spinning meeting – Lynn Sweet
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/sweet-immigration-talks-continue-after-trumps-head-spinning-meeting/

 

DAILY HERALD
— A pastor admitted a past ‘sexual incident’ with a teen. His congregation gave him a standing ovation. – Kyle Swenson
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20180110/a-pastor-admitted-a-past-sexual-incident-with-a-teen-his-congregation-gave-him-a-standing-ovation
— Divide Illinois into 3 or 4 states? Democrat running for governor says yes – Marni Pyke
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20180110/divide-illinois-into-3-or-4-states-democrat-running-for-governor-says-yes
— Millennials outperforming older generations when it comes to saving
http://www.dailyherald.com/business/20180110/millennials-outperforming-older-generations-when-it-comes-to-saving

 

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Immigration agents descend on 7-Eleven stores in Illinois, other states – AP
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20180110/NEWS02/180119975

 

WLS AM
— Snarky sniping in Springfield – Bill Cameron
http://www.wlsam.com/2018/01/10/snarky-sniping-in-springfield/

 

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Illinois to replace Quincy vets home’s plumbing amid Legionnaire’s crisis – AP
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20180110/illinois-to-replace-quincy-vets-homes-plumbing-amid-legionnaires-crisis
— LaHood named to House Ways and Means committee
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20180110/lahood-named-to-house-ways-and-means-committee

 

QUINCY HERALD WHIG
— Rauner wants new buildings, water lines at Veterans Home – Doug Wilson
http://www.whig.com/article/20180110/ARTICLE/180119997

 

  1. LOUIS TODAY
    — Amid bullish economic news, the new DC take on debt and deficits: What, we worry? – Chuck Raasch
    http://www.stltoday.com/news/local/govt-and-politics/amid-bullish-economic-news-the-new-dc-take-on-debt/article_1795d5d9-967c-5a66-851f-5af5be8c2791.html

 

IVES FOR GOVERNOR
— Grassroots Turnout in Force for Ives Mike Gallagher: “It’s time. It’s time for the Illinois GOP to do what we’ve done nationally. I’m ecstatic [about Jeanne Ives].”
http://mailchi.mp/4f6886b64729/grassroots-out-in-force-for-jeanne-ives
(FROM THE ARTICLE: This afternoon, over 250 supporters attended a fundraiser for Republican Candidate for Governor Jeanne Ives. The event, held in Lombard, Illinois, was headlined by nationally syndicated radio talk show host Mike Gallagher. Earlier in the week, Gallagher expressed his support for Ives on his program saying, “[Electing] Jeanne Ives is absolutely necessary in the State of Illinois.” A formal endorsement is expected later this week.)

 

JEFFERY M. LEVING
— New Illinois Custody Law Puts Pets Ahead of Children
https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/new-illinois-custody-law-puts-pets-ahead-of-children-300580480.html

 

ILLINOIS POLICY INSTITUTE
— IRS: ILLINOIS SAW NET LOSS OF 101,000 PEOPLE TO NEIGHBORING STATES SINCE 2010 Illinois’ failure to keep and attract residents is driving the Land of Lincoln’s population decline. – Vincent Caruso (DIERSEN: Illinois Democrats and Illinois RINOs focus on keeping and attracting illegals.)
https://www.illinoispolicy.org/irs-illinois-saw-net-loss-of-101000-people-to-neighboring-states-since-2010/

 

REAL GOP ILLINOIS
— Rauner’s big donors Uihlein and Griffin destroyed conservatism in Illinois
https://realgopillinois.com/2018/01/10/rauner-big-donors-uihlein-griffin-destroyed-conservatives-illinois/

 

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— 11TH WARD GOP ENDORSES IVES FOR GOVERNOR WITH STRONG RAUNER CONDEMNATION
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2018/01/11th-ward-republican-party-endorses-jeanne-ives.html
— GOP CHALLENGER MOORE CALLS INCUMBENT STATE REP. MEIER ON TAX HIKE VOTE
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2018/01/gop-challenger-calls-meier-on-tax-hike-vote.html
— BREEN TAPPED FOR STATE SUPREME COURT COMMISSION
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2018/01/breen-tapped-for-state-supreme-court-commission.html
— DISCRIMINATED AGAINST BECAUSE YOU’RE PRO-LIFE? FILE A COMPLAINT WITH THE FEDS
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2018/01/discriminated-against-because-youre-pro-life-file-a-complaint-with-the-feds.html
— CONGRESSMAN RODNEY DAVIS SAYS “LET’S SEE” ABOUT IMMIGRATION PROPOSAL AFTER TRUMP MEETING
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2018/01/congressman-rodney-davis-says-lets-see-about-immigration-proposal-after-trump-meeting.html
— GOP CHALLENGER MOORE CALLS INCUMBENT STATE REP. MEIER ON TAX HIKE VOTE
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2018/01/gop-challenger-calls-meier-on-tax-hike-vote.html

 

CAPITOL FAX
— Rickert sues Rauner office over ignored FOIA requests
https://capitolfax.com/2018/01/10/rickert-sues-rauner-office-over-ignored-foia-requests/
— Biss said “obsessive hysteria” led he and others to act “irresponsibly” with pension reform bill
https://capitolfax.com/2018/01/10/biss-said-obsessive-hysteria-led-he-and-others-to-act-irresponsibly-with-pension-reform-bill/
— Lawsuit mulled as Durkin primary takes more nasty turns
https://capitolfax.com/2018/01/10/lawsuit-mulled-as-durkin-primary-takes-more-nasty-turns/

 

GOPUSA
— 7-Eleven probe opens new front on illegal immigration (DIERSEN: What do you say to employers that prefer hiring citizens of foreign countries over citizens of America?)
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=36864

 

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Coulter on Trump’s immigration meeting: Confirms worst things in Wolff’s book – Larry O’Connor
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2018/jan/10/coulter-trumps-immigration-meeting-confirms-worst-/

 

BREITBART
— Republican House Bill Exchanges DACA Amnesty for Mandatory E-Verify, Legal Immigration Cuts – JOHN BINDER
http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2018/01/10/republican-house-bill-exchanges-daca-amnesty-for-mandatory-e-verify-legal-immigration-cuts/

 

BLAZE
— Ann Coulter responds to Trump meeting on ‘Dreamers’ deal – and she is not happy – Carlos Garcia
http://www.theblaze.com/news/2018/01/09/ann-coulter-responds-to-trump-meeting-on-dreamers-deal-and-she-is-not-happy

 

DAILY CALLER
— Republicans Will Lose Congress And Trump Will Face Impeachment If The Border Wall Is Not Funded – Rep. Louie Gohmert
http://dailycaller.com/2018/01/10/republicans-will-lose-congress-and-trump-will-face-impeachment-if-the-border-wall-is-not-funded/

 

NEWSMAX
— Mark Krikorian: Trump Sounded ‘More Like Jeb Bush’ at Immigration Meeting – Sandy Fitzgerald
https://www.newsmax.com/politics/mark-krikorian-trump-daca-meeting/2018/01/10/id/836269/

 

LIFE SITE NEWS
— California Pro-Life Democrats Endorse Pro-Life Republican John Cox for Governor
http://www.lifenews.com/2018/01/10/california-pro-life-democrats-endorse-pro-life-republican-john-cox-for-governor/

 

CNBC
— Trump DACA compromise would crush Trump’s chances in 2020
https://www.cnbc.com/2018/01/10/trumps-daca-compromise-could-be-political-suicide-for-gop-commentary.html

 

WASHINGTON POST
— Immigration agents target 7-Eleven stores in nationwide sweep – Nick Miroff (DIERSEN: What do you say to employers that prefer hiring citizens of foreign countries over citizens of America?)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/national-security/immigration-agents-target-7-eleven-stores-in-nationwide-sweep/2018/01/10/315dae76-f62b-11e7-b34a-b85626af34ef_story.html

January 9 Morning Edition

ABC7
— Ill. lawmakers probe Legionnaires’ outbreak at Quincy veterans home – Jessica D’Onofrio
http://abc7chicago.com/politics/il-lawmakers-probe-legionnaires-outbreak-at-quincy-veterans-home/2917455/

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Illinois lawmakers to hear about veterans home with deadly water problems today – Kim Geiger (DIERSEN: What do your critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes blame you for? My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes a) blame me and my GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails for all of their problems, for all of your problems, for all of my problems, and for all of everyone’s problems and b) blame me and my emails for all the losses that Republicans have suffered in Illinois since 2000.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-quincy-veterans-home-hearing-20180109-story.html
— Durbin, Duckworth file brief in sanctuary case – Rick Pearson
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-quincy-veterans-home-hearing-20180109-story.html
— College Democrats form PAC – Rick Pearson (DIERSEN: If I had been active in Republican politics when I attended high school 1962-1966, the Post Office would not have offered me a job in 1966. If I had been active in Republican politics when I attended UIC 1966-1968 or NIU 1969-1970, IRS would not have offered me a job in 1971. If I had been active in Republican politics when I attended Loyola 1972-1976 or DePaul 1976-1980, GAO would not have offered me a job in 1980.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-quincy-veterans-home-hearing-20180109-story.html
— Pot vote put off? (DIERSEN: Republicans oppose pot. Democrats and Democrat plants, Libertarians and Libertarian plants, Greens and Green plants, and RINOs promote pot. If a candidate does not oppose pot, that is, if a candidate does not promise to vote against pot, that candidate should run as a Democrat, as a Libertarian, or as a Green, but NOT as a Republican.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-quincy-veterans-home-hearing-20180109-story.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: A trio of state lawmakers pushing to legalize marijuana for recreational use in Illinois suggested 2018 might not be the year to ask for a vote. State Sen. Heather Steans told the Chicago Tribune editorial board on Monday that supporters hope to unveil a new version of their legalization legislation by early February. The Chicago Democrat said backers will assess how much support they have among lawmakers, but she noted that legalizing marijuana might be a vote some want to avoid in an election year. “We really suspect that it’s not this session we’ll take a vote, we’re really just going to have a new bill that we think is closer,” Steans said. She made the pitch alongside Democratic Rep. Kelly Cassidy of Chicago and Republican Rep. Jason Barickman of Bloomington, saying the state should tax and regulate weed because many thousands of Illinoisans are already using it illegally.)
— Trump is right to bully America’s enemies – Gary Abernathy
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/commentary/ct-perspec-bully-trump-north-korea-tough-0109-20180108-story.html
— The future of pumping gas and other make-work jobs – Noah Smith (DIERSEN: I pumped gasoline in 1966 and 1970-1972.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/commentary/ct-perspec-gaspump-oregon-make-work-jobs-0109-20180108-story.html

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Rauner vows fairness in school funding veto, but lawmaker sees ‘absolute chaos’ – Tina Sfondeles
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/rauner-vows-fairness-in-school-funding-veto-but-lawmaker-sees-absolute-chaos/
— Aldermen, do your job and ask the hard questions – Madeleine Doubek (DIERSEN: Members of the following groups do not want me to ask any questions: anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/doubek-alderman-do-your-job-and-ask-the-hard-questions/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps put citizens of foreign countries ahead of citizens of America.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/chicago-politics/brown-then-trump-came-for-the-salvadorans/

 

DAILY HERALD
— The importance of persistence in government consolidation – Editorial (DIERSEN: I should write a book about those individuals, organizations, companies, and governments that punish me a) because they believe that I promote government consolidation or b) because they believe that I oppose government consolidation.)
http://www.dailyherald.com/discuss/20180109/editorial-the-importance-of-persistence-in-government-consolidation
— An anti-Trump says “The increasing signs that president isn’t up to the job.”
http://www.dailyherald.com/discuss/20180109/the-increasing-signs-that-president-isnt-up-to-the-job
— Few shelters from cold for intoxicated homeless in suburbs – Elena Ferrarin (DIERSEN: What do you say to my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes a) who drink lots of booze, b) who want to drink lots of booze, and/or c) who encourage others to drink lots of booze?)
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20180109/few-shelters-from-cold-for-intoxicated-homeless-in-suburbs

 

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Google eyes adding thousands of jobs in new Chicago office – GREG HINZ (DIERSEN: What would discourage Google from offering you a job? The following would discourage Google from offering me a job: I am American, White, male, old (69), conservative, patriotic, Republican, Trump supporter, gun owner, non-poor, non-veteran, Protestant, 100% German American, my ancestors have been in America since the 1840s, former union member, federal retiree, married, childless, pet-less, and I have only owned American nameplate cars.)
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20180109/BLOGS02/180109919
— Swedish cozies up to its heritage – KRISTEN SCHORSCH (DIERSEN: What if from the beginning I had pretended to be Swedish-American? While all my ancestors immigrated from what is now Germany to northeast Illinois during the 1840s and 1850s, according to DNA Ancestry at http://dna.ancestry.com, my ancestry is 33% Europe West, 28% Scandinavia, 24% Great Britain, 11% Ireland, 2% Europe East, 1% Finland/Northwest Russia, and 1% Italy/Greece. My grandfather on my father’s side fought the Germans in WWI. My uncles on my mother’s side fought the Germans in WWII. My father would have fought the Germans in WWII if he had not been 4-F.)
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20180105/ISSUE01/180109946

 

WGN TV
— Response to Legionnaires at Quincy Veterans Home met with controversy – TAHMAN BRADLEY
http://wgntv.com/2018/01/08/response-to-legionnaires-at-quincy-veterans-home-met-with-controversy/
— ‘It’s a mess’: DACA negotiations hit a snag ahead of White House meeting – CNN
http://wgntv.com/2018/01/09/its-a-mess-daca-negotiations-hit-a-snag-ahead-of-white-house-meeting/

 

CHAMPAIGN/URBANA NEWS GAZETTE
— Politicians’ SALT-iness over tax law steeped in irony – Jim Dey (DIERSEN: Have you itemized your deductions or have you taken the standard deduction? Democrats and Democrat plants, Libertarians and Libertarian plants, Greens and Green plants, RINOs, renters, those who have little or no medical or dental expenses, those who pay little or no state income tax, those who give little or nothing to 501 (c)(3) organizations, those who pay little or nothing for job-related education, and/or others demonize, denigrate, and condemn those who itemize their deductions as being undeservedly filthy rich. I itemized my deductions 1972-1977 and my wife and I have itemized our deductions since we got married in 1978.)
http://www.news-gazette.com/news/local/2018-01-09/jim-dey-politicians-salt-iness-over-tax-law-steeped-irony.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Whatever the number turns out to be, it’s the taxpayers, not the states where they live, who will pay. Taxpayers still will owe the same amount of money to state and local governments. But because of the limit on the SALT deduction, they will owe more money to the federal government. In other words, it’s a tax on the “millionaire and billionaires” so many populist politicians rail against. The greater their incomes, the more money the SALT-deduction limitation will cost them. Affected taxpayers have noted the new rules and acted accordingly. Many prepaid in 2017 the property taxes they would have paid in 2018 so they can get the full benefit of the SALT deduction before it’s limited. The savings could be significant. For a taxpayer in the 35 percent tax bracket, a fully deductible $20,000 local property-tax bill would generate $7,000 in federal tax savings. Now that higher-income taxpayer who pays $20,000 in property taxes and another $20,000 in state income taxes will see what would have been a $40,000 deduction, worth $14,000 in federal tax savings, limited to $10,000, worth $3,500 in federal tax savings. So why are the governors in high-tax states crying over the rich? Actually, they’re not. They’re crying for themselves because the new $10,000 SALT-deduction limitation will make it more difficult politically to raise taxes on upper-income families. Higher-income earners are already paying a disproportionate share of federal and state income taxes, and they won’t be happy if they’re asked to pay even more in state and local taxes on top of the higher federal taxes they’ll be required to pay.)

 

TIMES
— 128 signatures ‘not genuine’ on DeBates petitions – David Giuliani
http://www.mywebtimes.com/news/local/signatures-not-genuine-on-debates-petitions/article_a3a8cbe6-cf53-5e16-9e33-aece2b6243b7.html

 

SAUK VALLEY
— Illinois Dems running for Atty. General vow to fight Trump policies – AP
http://www.saukvalley.com/2018/01/09/illinois-dems-running-for-atty-general-vow-to-fight-trump-policies/anjgqtm/

 

WGLT
— Chuck Erickson Won’t Seek Re-Election As McLean County Republican Party Chairman – RYAN DENHAM
http://wglt.org/post/chuck-erickson-wont-seek-re-election-republican-party-chairman#stream/0

 

PEORIA PUBLIC RADIO
— Illinois Higher Ed Enrollment Continues to Decline – DUSTY RHODES
http://peoriapublicradio.org/post/illinois-higher-ed-enrollment-continues-decline#stream/0

 

POLITICO
— MAZESKI CASH HAUL – Natasha Korecki (DIERSEN: Of course, those who want Roskam to lose advise him a) to pander to those who are anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors and b) to dump those who are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.politico.com/newsletters/illinois-playbook/2018/01/09/veterans-home-hearing-today-durkin-to-attend-rauners-school-funding-bill-veto-judge-orders-dorothy-brown-to-exit-stone-age-235598
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Kelly Mazeski, among a cadre of Democrats running in the 6th district primary to compete against U.S. Rep. Republican Peter Roskam, expects to report raising $680,000 to date and more than $510,000 cash on hand, her campaign tells POLITICO. Mazeski has received the backing of EMILY’s List, U.S. Reps. Jan Schakowsky and Cheri Bustos as well as the Illinois Democratic County Chairmen’s Association, Feminist Majority PAC, and two dozen environmental and community leaders.)

 

DUPAGE POLICY JOURNAL
— Khouri receives endorsements from GOP state lawmakers – Angela Underwood
https://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/511312215-khouri-receives-endorsements-from-gop-state-lawmakers

 

MCHENRY TIMES
— Dundee Township resident backing Ives, urges GOP to do same – Glenn Minnis
https://mchenrytimes.com/stories/511308536-dundee-township-resident-backing-ives-urges-gop-to-do-same

 

LAKE COUNTY GAZETTE
— Fremont Township GOP backing Ives’ governor bid – Glenn Minnis
https://lakecountygazette.com/stories/511308738-fremont-township-gop-backing-ives-governor-bid

 

ILLINOIS HOMEPAGE
— Candidates for governor linked to oil and gas companies – Raquel Martin
http://www.illinoishomepage.net/news/local-news/candidates-for-governor-linked-to-oil-and-gas-companies/907270004

 

ILLINOIS NEWS NETWORK
— Not much happening in high-tax Illinois in reaction to federal tax reform – Greg Bishop (DIERSEN: Have you itemized your deductions or have you taken the standard deduction? Democrats and Democrat plants, Libertarians and Libertarian plants, Greens and Green plants, RINOs, renters, those who have little or no medical or dental expenses, those who pay little or no state income tax, those who give little or nothing to 501 (c)(3) organizations, those who pay little or nothing for job-related education, and/or others demonize, denigrated, and condemn those who itemize their deductions as being undeservedly filthy rich. I itemized my deductions 1972-1977 and my wife and I have itemized our deductions since we got married in 1978.)
https://www.ilnews.org/news/statewide/not-much-happening-in-high-tax-illinois-in-reaction-to/article_451cf994-f4af-11e7-92be-a723dde73e32.html

 

DAILY CALLER
— LEAKED MEMO: DREAMers Are ‘Critical’ To Dems ‘Future Electoral Success’ – Michael Bastasch (DIERSEN: Democrats shout at everyone, but especially at illegals, that Republicans are White supremacists, Nazis, KKK members, haters, racists, sexists, bigots, and even worse things. Democrats want illegals to become citizens so that they can help Democrats get rid of Republicans once and for all.)
http://dailycaller.com/2018/01/08/leaked-memo-dreamers-are-critical-to-dems-future-electoral-success/
— Trump Took The Field For The National Anthem — But This Special Moment Makes The Audience Roar – Benny Johnson
http://dailycaller.com/2018/01/08/trump-took-the-field-for-the-national-anthem-but-this-special-moment-makes-the-audience-roar/

 

BREITBART
— President Trump Invites 23 Hill Leaders To Argue Amnesty on Tuesday – NEIL MUNRO (DIERSEN: Democrats shout at everyone, but especially at illegals, that Republicans are White supremacists, Nazis, KKK members, haters, racists, sexists, bigots, and even worse things. Democrats want illegals to become citizens so that they can help Democrats get rid of Republicans once and for all.)
http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2018/01/08/trump-invites-23-hill-leaders-to-argue-amnesty-at-the-white-house/

 

NEWSMAX
— Republicans Looking at Justice Department Officials’ Contacts With Reporters – Jeffrey Rodack (DIERSEN: What do you say to “Republican” activists, candidates, elected officials, party leaders, major donors, political consultants, etc. in Illinois a) who pander to Rich Miller and to the rest of the Democrat news media in Illinois, b) who refuse to keep diersen@aol.com on their press advisory and press release lists, c) who do not want Diersen to know about their events or other activities, d) who do not want Diersen to promote their events or other activities, e) who do not want Diersen to attend their events, and f) who do not want Diersen to report on their events or other activities?)
https://www.newsmax.com/politics/republican-lawmakers-justice-department-fbi/2018/01/09/id/835959/

 

CONSERVATIVE HQ
— No Mr. President We Don’t ‘Hope’ To Work Out A Deal With Democrats – George Rasley
http://www.conservativehq.com/node/27150

 

LUTHERAN CHURCH CHARITIES
— The Golden Rule – Tim Hetzner (DIERSEN: Do you retaliate against  your critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes?  My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes know that I do not. They talk and act like they reject the golden rule a) because they blame me and my GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails for all their problems, b) because they demonize, denigrate, and condemn me and my emails, c) because they ascribe bad judgment and evil motive to everything that I do or do not do, d) because they do everything that they can to stop me from putting the emails together and sending them out, and e) because the do everything that they can to stop everyone from reading the emails. Previously, they ended my TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairmanship, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce Government Affairs Committee membership, Milton Township Republican Central Committee webmaster service, Illinois Center Right Coalition Steering Committee membership, American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter board membership, GAO employment, etc.)
http://devotions.lccharities.org/2018/01/09/golden-rule-part-1/

 

NATIONAL REVIEW
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Pot pushers promote medical pot to promote recreational pot. If you promote pot, you promote destruction.
http://www.nationalreview.com/article/455249/attorney-general-jeff-sessions-medical-marijuana-medical-cannabis-cancer-patients

 

FOX BUSINESS
— Six-figure construction jobs are going unfilled – Brittany De Lea
http://www.foxbusiness.com/markets/2018/01/05/six-figure-construction-jobs-are-going-unfilled.html

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Trump Overstates Size of Tax Cuts in Speech to Farmers.”
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/01/08/us/politics/trump-tax-cuts-farmers-speech.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Trump says “To Pay for Wall, Trump Would Cut Proven Border Security Measures.”
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/01/08/us/politics/trump-border-wall-funding-surveillance.html
— HARDCOPY ARTICLE TITLE: At Chinese Border, No Visas Needed, No Beards Allowed – Andrew Higgins
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/01/08/world/asia/kazakhstan-china-border.html
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: HARDCOPY ARTICLE TITLE: He Sought Dirt, Then Spotlight Shone on Him – Matt Flegenheimer (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents have lots of skeletons in their closets and they do not want me or anyone else to shine light on those skeletons. Therefore, my critics/opponents focus on a) stopping me from putting GOPUSA ILLINOIS together and sending them out and b) stopping everyone from reading those emails.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/01/08/us/politics/fusion-gps-glenn-simpson.html

 

WASHINGTON POST
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “The White House struggles to silence talk of Trump’s mental fitness.”
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/the-white-house-struggles-to-silence-talk-of-trumps-mental-fitness/2018/01/08/2a7d4092-f493-11e7-a9e3-ab18ce41436a_story.html
— Trump greeted by cheers, some boos and protests at college football’s biggest game – Sonam Vashi and Marwa Eltagouri
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/post-nation/wp/2018/01/08/protesters-prepare-for-trumps-arrival-at-college-football-championship-game/

 

LOS ANGELES TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Americans say “Political agenda keeps Trump and Congress apart on a fix for immigrant Dreamers.”
http://www.latimes.com/politics/la-na-pol-congress-immigration-dreamers-20180109-story.html

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— GOP Tax Reformers Are Lousy Salesmen – Matt Salisbury
https://www.wsj.com/articles/gop-tax-reformers-are-lousy-salesmen-1515457871
— Make It Easier to Work Without a License – Alexander Acosta and Dennis Daugaard (DIERSEN: I became a licensed CPA in 1981 when I was 32 years old based on my a) having passed the CPA examination on my first attempt in 1979, b) having worked for GAO for more than a year, c) having worked for IRS for almost 9 years, d) having passed the Certified Internal Auditor examination on my first attempt in 1981, e) having earned a master’s degree in accounting from DePaul in 1980, f) having earned an MBA from Loyola in 1976, and g) having earned a bachelor’s degree in management from NIU in 1970.
https://www.wsj.com/articles/make-it-easier-to-work-without-a-license-1515457813

 

USA TODAY
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that are members of the following groups do not want the census to ask about citizenship: anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/2018/01/08/census-2020-no-citizenship-question-editorials-debates/1007921001/

 

U.S. NEWS & WORLD REPORT
— Democrats Ask GAO to Review New IRS Tax Guidelines – Reuters (DIERSEN: I worked for GAO on audits of IRS for 3 years at the GS-13 Step 1-3 levels, currently $96,403-$102,830. I worked for IRS for almost 9 years, the last 5 1/2 years at the GS-12 Step 1-5 levels, currently $81,071-$91,880. If my Democrat GAO superiors had not wasted my GAO career, had not wasted my knowledge of IRS, and had not forced me to take their early retirement offer in 1997 when I was 49 years old, I might still be working for GAO on audits of IRS.)
https://www.usnews.com/news/top-news/articles/2018-01-08/democrats-ask-watchdog-to-review-new-irs-tax-guidelines
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Two U.S. Democratic politicians asked a government watchdog on Monday to scrutinize implementation of President Donald Trump’s tax law, warning that the administration could use new tax guidelines to create the appearance of a large middle-class tax cut ahead of the 2018 mid-term elections. In a letter to U.S. Comptroller General Gene Dodaro, Democratic Senator Ron Wyden and Representative Richard Neal said they were concerned that the U.S. Treasury could be pressured to adopt tax withholding tables that take too little federal tax out of employee paychecks to make good on White House predictions of a middle-class windfall. Such a move would inflate after-tax pay this year but leave workers to pay sizeable tax bills in 2019 when they file their 2018 federal tax returns, the lawmakers said. Wyden and Neal, the top Democrats on the tax-writing Senate Finance Committee and House of Representatives Ways and Means Committee, asked that the watchdog Government Accountability Office review new Internal Revenue Service withholding tables to “assure Congress and the American public that there is no political influence.” Treasury, IRS and GAO officials had no immediate comment.)

 

GOVERNMENT EXECUTIVE
— Pentagon IG Offers Details of Biggest Audit Ever – Charles S. Clark (DIERSEN: I worked on GAO’s audit of DOD’s fiscal year 1990 ammunition budget. SEE: https://www.gao.gov/products/NSIAD-90-23)
http://www.govexec.com/management/2018/01/pentagon-ig-offers-details-biggest-audit-ever/145045/

 

FED SMITH
— Happy 20th Anniversary Roth IRA! – Carol Schmidlin (DIERSEN: Of course, during the last 20 years, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have been furious that my wife and I have always contributed the maximum to Roth IRAs.)
https://www.fedsmith.com/2018/01/08/happy-20th-anniversary-roth-ira/

(FROM THE ARTICLE: Investing in a Roth allows you to pay tax on the seed (the smaller, contribution amount) and reap the bounties of the harvest (the contributions plus earnings) tax free! Hoorays for the Roth IRA Earnings come out tax free as long as five years have passed since you opened your Roth IRA and you are 59½ or older. Contributions to a Roth IRA can be withdrawn anytime, for any reason, tax-free and penalty free. In contrast, all withdrawals from a traditional IRA are subject to income tax and generally subject to a 10% early withdrawal penalty if taken before age 59½. There is no age limit on making contributions to Roth IRA’s, while one can no longer contribute to a traditional IRA upon reaching the year in which one turns age 70½. You can contribute the maximum to a Roth employer plan and the maximum to a Roth IRA, as long as you are under the income limits in the chart below. You are not required to take a Required Minimum Distribution (RMD) from a Roth IRA.
Contribution limits for 2018 are $5,500 ($6,500 age 50 or over), however there are income restrictions that may not permit you to contribute to a Roth IRA.)

January 5 Evening Edition

ABC7
— 328 Cook County employees laid off due to budget cuts, officials say – Leah Hope
http://abc7chicago.com/politics/328-cook-county-employees-laid-off-due-to-budget-cuts-officials-say/2867105/

 

NBC5
— Kennedy, Emanuel Exchange Barbs Over Plans for Chicago – James Neveau
https://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/chris-kennedy-rahm-emanuel-exchange-barbs-over-plans-for-chicago-468178373.html
— Durbin Challenges Rauner to Act After Veterans’ Home Visit
https://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/dick-durbin-visits-quincy-veterans-home-after-legionnaires-controversy-468156673.html

 

CBS2
— Rauner Gets Mixed Reviews While Staying At Veterans Home – Derrick Blakley
http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2018/01/05/rauner-gets-mixed-reviews-for-staying-at-veterans-home/

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Illinois suspends second Outcome Health tax break deal – Ally Marotti
http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/ct-biz-outcome-health-edge-tax-credit-20180105-story.html
— How to reinvent Illinois higher ed (and reduce the brain drain) – Editorial
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/editorials/ct-edit-college-siu-rauner-20180103-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Pot promoters say: “Congress, let the states set marijuana policy.” If you promote pot, you promote destruction.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/editorials/ct-edit-sessions-marijuana-laws-20180105-story.html
— Like a good neighbor: Illinois sees record loss of people to nearby states – Austin Berg
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/daily-southtown/opinion/ct-sta-berg-column-st-0107-20180105-story.html
— Durbin pulls back on call to close Quincy veterans home hounded by deadly water problems – Rick Pearson, John Byrne
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-met-dick-durbin-bruce-rauner-veterans-20180105-story.html
— Chicagoans scramble to find copies of highly anticipated new book on Trump presidency – Leonor Vivanco-Prengaman
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/ct-met-trump-book-search-20180105-story.html
— Emanuel responds to Kennedy accusations: ‘Where are the solutions?’ – John Byrne
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-met-rahm-emanuel-chris-kennedy-black-population-drop-20180105-story.html
— Or they could just lower the taxes … Nah. – Editorial
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/editorials/ct-edit-tax-salt-state-deduction020180103-story.html
— OUTSTANDING: Team Trump pushes back the clock on legal pot – Clarence Page
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/page/ct-perspec-page-jeff-sessions-pot-marijuana-laws-0107-20180105-story.html
— Make no little failures, Chicago – Editorial
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/editorials/ct-edit-failure-museum-for-chicago-20180105-story.html

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Emanuel fires back at Kennedy for suggesting plot to ‘whiten’ Chicago – Fran Spielman
https://chicago.suntimes.com/chicago-politics/emanuel-fires-back-at-kennedy-for-suggesting-plot-to-whiten-chicago/
— Kennedy’s ‘hard slap’ prompts howls, but may be what he needs to win – Rich Miller
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/miller-kennedys-hard-slap-prompts-howls-but-may-be-what-he-needs-to-win/
— Trump-Bannon feud lays bare new fissure in fractious GOP
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/trump-bannon-feud-lays-bare-new-fissure-in-fractious-gop/
— AS THE DEMOCRAT PARTY’S STRANGLEHOLD ON CHICAGO TIGHTENS: The growing Chicago gap between white ‘haves’ and black ‘have nots’ – Laura Washington
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/washington-the-growing-chicago-gap-between-white-haves-and-black-have-nots/
— Durbin rips Trump for ‘hardline anti-immigrant demands’ in Dreamer negotiations – Lynn Sweet (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats side with citizens of foreign countries against citizens of America.)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/durbin-rips-trump-for-hardline-anti-immigrant-demands-in-dreamer-negotiations/

 

DAILY HERALD
— Kane County Assessor: No guaranteee your tax prepayment will benefit you – James Fuller
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20180105/kane-county-assessor-no-guaranteee-your-tax-prepayment-will-benefit-you
— ‘Fire and Fury’ book released, blowing open GOP feud – AP
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20180105/fire-and-fury-book-released-blowing-open-gop-feud
— Federal pot policy change sparks confusion, crackdown fears – AP
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20180105/news/301059971/

 

WLS AM
— Emanuel responds to Chris Kennedy’s attacks – Bill Cameron
http://www.wlsam.com/2018/01/05/emanuel-responds-to-chris-kennedys-attacks/

 

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Federal tax revamp could force changes in Illinois law – GREG HINZ
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20180105/BLOGS02/180109949/federal-tax-revamp-could-force-changes-in-illinois-law

 

BUREAU COUNTY REPUBLICAN
— Ives, Marter to meet voters Sunday at Prouty Building Sunday, January 7
http://www.bcrnews.com/lists/2018/01/03/5722cef6ac6e41dd9536a2713b721c74/index.xml

 

SUBURBAN LIFE
— Wheaton planners continue to review plans for residential drug treatment center Next hearing set for Jan. 9 – ERIC SCHELKOPF
http://www.mysuburbanlife.com/2018/01/05/wheaton-planners-continue-to-review-plans-for-residential-drug-treatment-center/a2ipxpv/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Illinois Lt. Gov. Evelyn Sanguinetti, who previously served on the Wheaton City Council, has come out in support of the project. She recently toured the Haymarket facility in Chicago. “This residential and outpatient substance abuse facility has been on the front lines of addiction and treatment since 1975,” Sanguinetti said in a letter to the City Council. “I was impressed by their work and consider them a strong ally in the ongoing fight against the opioid epidemic.”)

 

WJBD RADIO
— Video Gaming Terminals Broke Into at Farina While Attempt at Salem Fails
http://www.wjbdradio.com/local-news/2018/01/05/video-gaming-terminals-broke-into-at-farina-while-attempt-at-salem-fails

 

DUPAGE POLICY JOURNAL
— Ives sees latest out-migration numbers as just tip of iceberg – Glenn Minnis
https://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/511304582-ives-sees-latest-out-migration-numbers-as-just-tip-of-iceberg
— Kinzler has plan to stop the Illinois exodus – Chandra Lye
https://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/511303211-kinzler-has-plan-to-stop-the-illinois-exodus

 

IVES FOR GOVERNOR
— Is It Rauner’s $17 Billion Lobbyist Who’s in Charge? “Rather than shaking up Springfield and turning around Illinois, Gov. Rauner has allowed Springfield insiders to shake down Illinois families while he turned away from the fight.”
http://mailchi.mp/7d28c3590b0c/is-it-rauners-17-billion-lobbyist-whos-in-charge

 

REAL GOP ILLINOIS
— 2017: Rauner’s Crummy New Year – Video Review
https://realgopillinois.com/2018/01/05/2017-rauners-crummy-new-year-video-review/

 

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— RAUNER FROM QUINCY VETERANS’ HOME: CARE IS “IMPRESSIVE, CARING, FULL OF HONOR”
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2018/01/rauner-from-quincy-veterans-home-care-is-impressive-caring-full-of-honor.html
— MARCH FOR LIFE CHICAGO LEADER: ILLINOIS’ NEW ABORTION LAW IS “HEINOUS VIOLATION OF OUR CONSCIENCES”
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2018/01/march-for-life-chicago-leader-illinois-new-abortion-law-is-heinous-violation-of-our-consciences.html
— THORNER: MOORE’S US SENATE DEFEAT IGNITES BATTLE OVER 2018 GOP PARTY CONTROL
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2018/01/thorner-moores-us-senate-defeat-ignites-battle-over-2018-gop-party-control.html

 

CAPITOL FAX
— Bustos says she agrees with Rauner about “Paul Ryan’s tax scam”
https://capitolfax.com/2018/01/05/bustos-says-she-agrees-with-rauner-about-paul-ryan%E2%80%99s-tax-scam/
— If the federal ban is killed off, should Illinois legalize sports betting? (DIERSEN: No)
https://capitolfax.com/2018/01/05/question-of-the-day-2601/
— Rauner issues statement about his stay in Quincy
https://capitolfax.com/2018/01/05/rauner-issues-statement-about-his-stay-in-quincy/
— Kennedy campaign responds *** Emanuel fires back at Kennedy
https://capitolfax.com/2018/01/05/emanuel-fires-back-at-kennedy/
— Tribune editorial board claims Kennedy is hallucinating
https://capitolfax.com/2018/01/05/tribune-editorial-board-claims-kennedy-is-hallucinating/
— ILGOP responds *** Rate Pritzker’s two new TV ads
https://capitolfax.com/2018/01/05/rate-pritzkers-two-new-tv-ads/

 

GOPUSA
— Study: Many DACA illegals have limited or no English skills
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=36492
— Millennials, Gen Z depressed and sad
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=36540

 

BREITBART
— President Trump’s Poll Numbers Boom with the Economy – JOHN NOLTE5
http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2018/01/05/president-trumps-poll-numbers-boom-economy/

 

NEWSMAX
— Trump: Fake News Media ‘Barely Mentions’ Market Records, Booming Business
https://www.newsmax.com/finance/economy/trump-economy-fake-news/2018/01/05/id/835449/

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Climate-Change Policies Can Be Punishing for the Poor America should learn from Europe’s failure to protect the needy while reducing carbon emissions. – Bjorn Lomborg
https://www.wsj.com/articles/climate-change-policies-can-be-punishing-for-the-poor-1515110743

 

AUGUSTA CHRONICLE
— No good deed goes unpunished – Bill Kirby (DIERSEN: Since 2000, I have tried to help campaigns by telling them about negative rumors that I have heard. But all too often, those campaigns then charge me with spreading those rumors.)
http://chronicle.augusta.com/columnists/news/2017-12-28/kirby-no-good-deed-goes-unpunished

January 3 Morning Adition

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— A look at who’s raised the most in race to replace Lisa Madigan
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-illinois-attorney-general-cash-20180103-story.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: On the Republican side, former congressional candidate Erika Harold raised about $116,000 in the last three months. Harold, who has the backing of much of the state’s Republican establishment, has collected nearly $250,000 so far. DuPage County Board member Gary Grasso raised about $90,000. Some caveats: The numbers reported so far only reflect donations of $1,000 or more, and some donations made in the waning days of December might not have shown up yet.)
— Ives gets Fremont Township GOP backing – Rick Pearson
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-illinois-attorney-general-cash-20180103-story.html
— Does speaking Spanish make one Latino? – Anne Vasquez (DIERSEN: How soon, if not already, will members of the following groups succeed in stopping you from getting an education, from getting a job, from etc. unless you speak, read, and write Spanish: anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors?)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/commentary/ct-perspec-spanish-language-latino-cultural-identity-0103-20180102-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Trump says “Trump’s misguided ideas about Chicago crime.”
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/page/ct-perspec-page-trump-murder-rate-jeff-sessions-0103-20180102-story.html
— Universities face #MeToo movement over sexual harassment – AP
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/sns-bc-us–sexual-misconduct-universities-20171228-story.html
— Victim behind Dennis Hastert downfall seeks protective order in lawsuit – Christy Gutowski
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-met-dennis-hastert-lawsuit-protective-order-20180101-story.html
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD IN NAPERVILLE SUN: Naperville Township officials want responsibility for highway department – Erin Hegarty
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/naperville-sun/news/ct-nvs-naperville-township-road-merger-st-0103recovered-tue-jan–2-110643-201-20180102-story.html
— Trump to have medical exam in January, release results – Justin Sink
https://www.pressreader.com/usa/chicago-tribune/20180103/281706910065438
— Advocates debate helping homeless – Amy Taxin and Geoff Mulvihill
https://www.pressreader.com/usa/chicago-tribune/20180103/281736974836510

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Animal Care and Control Chief orders pit bull that bit her euthanized – Fran Spielman
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/animal-care-and-control-shelter/
— Man suing Dennis Hastert wants to keep some details secret – Jon Seidel
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/man-suing-ex-house-speaker-dennis-hastert-wants-some-details-secret/

 

DAILY HERALD
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: Who gets the interest from the property taxes you paid early? – Jake Griffin
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20180103/who-gets-the-interest-from-the-property-taxes-you-paid-early

 

OUR QUAD CITIES
— Stopping the Illinois population’s downward spiral State is now 6th largest in the nation, dropping behind Pennsylvania – Kelley Bowles (DIERSEN: Overwhelmingly, those who are being driven out of Illinois are members of the following groups: Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German Americans, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time. Soon, if not already, virtually everyone left in Illinois will be members of the following groups: anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.)
http://www.ourquadcities.com/news/4-the-record/stopping-the-illinois-populations-downward-spiral/897305431

 

CHAMPAIGN/URBANA NEWS GAZETTE
— Another load of laws from Legislature – Editorial
http://www.news-gazette.com/opinion/editorials/2018-01-03/another-load-laws-legislature.html

 

ALTON DAILY NEWS
— Davis Verbally Pokes at Bernie Sanders (DIERSEN: What if all those who prepaid their real estate taxes were surveyed about the recently passed tax reform plan?)
http://www.altondailynews.com/news/details.cfm?clientid=17&id=257837
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Republican Congressman Rodney Davis of Taylorville says he continues to get positive feedback about the recently passed tax reform plan as he travels along the 13th Congressional District. Davis recently blasted one of the high profile opponents of the reform plan while touting its benefits. (AUDIO CLIP) Davis says Illinoisans will see the benefits of the tax plan in less than a month.)

 

SOUTHERN
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps glorify and praise those who come to America illegally, who stay in America illegally, and who bring others to America illegally.
http://thesouthern.com/news/local/the-undocumented-immigrant-next-door-he-came-to-america-to/article_3fbbb0c3-31f6-5331-9307-54f6fa10dc47.html

 

CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD
— Trump: My ‘nuclear button’ is bigger than Kim’s
http://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/politics/the-latest-trump-says-his-nuclear-button-is-bigger/897688798

 

ROCK ISLAND TODAY
— Rock Island County Republicans support Ives
https://rockislandtoday.com/stories/511306020-rock-island-county-republicans-support-ives

 

ILLINOIS CHRONICLE
— Scathing Fox News report caps “rough first term” for Rauner
https://theillinoischronicle.com/chronicle-scathing-fox-news-report-caps-rough-first-term-for-rauner/

 

GOPUSA
— Where is the feminist support for the oppressed women in Iran?
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=36323

 

FREEDOM’S JOURNAL
— OPTIMISM ABOUT TRUMP IN 2018 – Star Parker
https://freedomsjournalinstitute.org/latest-news/opinion/optimism-about-trump-in-2018/
— DANGERS OF GOVERNMENT CONTROL – Walter E. Williams
https://freedomsjournalinstitute.org/latest-news/opinion/dangers-of-government-control/

 

TOWNHALL
— An Unfond Farewell to Un-statesman Orrin Hatch – Michelle Malkin
https://townhall.com/columnists/michellemalkin/2018/01/03/an-unfond-farewell-to-unstatesman-orrin-hatch-n2429306
— GOP President and Congress Still Funding Planned Parenthood – Terry Jeffrey
https://townhall.com/columnists/terryjeffrey/2018/01/03/gop-president-and-congress-still-funding-planned-parenthood-n2429315

 

FOX BUSINESS
— Government watchdog group could be the key to ‘draining the swamp’ (DIERSEN: What about political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, age discrimination, and retaliation for complaining about the aforesaid? What percent of federal employees are a) Democrat, b) minority, c) female, and d) non-veteran?)
http://www.foxbusiness.com/politics/2018/01/02/government-watchdog-group-could-be-key-to-draining-swamp.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Throughout Donald Trump’s 2016 campaign, he promised to “drain the swamp” and to end political corruption in Washington. An organization called OpenTheBooks.com could be the key to making President Trump’s promise a reality. The government watchdog organization discloses the amount of spending at every level of government across the U.S. Recently, the website released a 40-page report called “Mapping the Swamp” that reveals all publicly disclosed federal salaries and bonuses of government employees for the 2016 fiscal year. OpenTheBooks.com CEO Adam Andrzejewski said Tuesday that his organization could help provide President Trump with data supporting his claims of government corruption. “One thing that drives taxpayers crazy is the $1.5 billion worth of bonuses that are given out each year. So all of these agency heads and the president leading on this can bring forth civil service reform this year-we’ve got the data to back it all up,” he told FOX Business’ David Asman on “After the Bell.” According to the “Mapping the Swamp” report, 29,852 federal employees make over $190,823 a year, which out earned each of the 50 state governors.)

 

THE HILL
— Trump ICE pick: Politicians who run sanctuary cities should be charged with crimes – BRANDON CONRADIS
http://thehill.com/homenews/administration/367167-trump-ice-pick-politicians-who-run-sanctuary-cities-should-be-charged

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— Iranian Authorities Block Access to Social Media Tools – Sheera Frenkel (DIERSEN: What do your critics/opponents want to block? My critics/opponents want to block everyone a) from getting GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails and b) from visiting www.gopillinois.com.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/01/02/technology/iran-protests-social-media.html
— Critics Say Questions About Citizenship Could Wreck Chances for an Accurate Census – Michael Wines (DIERSEN: How many illegals are there in your precinct, in your municipality, in your township/ward, in your county, in Illinois, and America?)
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/01/02/us/census-citizenship-status-immigrants.html
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: Democrats Outline Demands as Threat of Shutdown Looms – Sheryl Gay Stolberg and Thomas Kaplan (DIERSEN: What have the Democrats, Libertarians, and Greens in your precinct, in your municipality, in your township/ward, in your county, and in Illinois demanded? From what I see, they have demanded that Republican township, ward, and county organizations and the Illinois Republican Party (IRP) a) GET RID OF those like me who support 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 IRP platform; b) GET RID OF those like me who support the Milton Township Republican Central Committee resolution against video gambling; c) GET RID OF those like me who do not promote dependency on government, dependency on charity, LGBTQ activity, abortion, mass/illegal immigration, booze, gambling, pot, and other vices, abolition of the First and Second Amendments, patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, age discrimination, and retaliation for complaining about the aforesaid; and d) GET RID OF those like me who are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, non-poor, gun owners, German American, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/01/02/us/politics/senate-democrats-government-shutdown-immigration.html

 

LOS ANGELES TIMES
— CHICAGO TRIBUNE FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD HARDCOPY ARTICLE TITLE: President boasts of ‘my’ arsenal – Tracy Wilkinson
http://www.latimes.com/nation/la-fg-trump-korea-20180102-story.html

 

WASHINGTON POST
— Why do so many Republicans hate college? – Catherine Rampell (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, colleges focus on cranking out “good little Democrats.”)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/why-do-so-many-republicans-hate-college/2017/12/28/db55f5f6-ec16-11e7-b698-91d4e35920a3_story.html

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Should Business Be ‘Grateful’? In fact, we should all be grateful when tax reform leads to better incentives. – Holman W. Jenkins, Jr. (DIERSEN: Those who prepaid their real estate taxes are not grateful.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/should-business-be-grateful-1514940942
— ‘White-Informed Civility’ Is the Latest Target in the Campus Wars The rules of collegiate debate are also coming under attack as racist and patriarchal. – Steve Salerno
https://www.wsj.com/articles/white-informed-civility-is-the-latest-target-in-the-campus-wars-1514938758
— Looking for a Few Good Men A society that won’t let boys be boys will pay a price in the end. – Angela Rocco DeCarlo
https://www.wsj.com/articles/looking-for-a-few-good-men-1514941459
— Even If Your New Job Is a Bad Fit, Don’t Quit How to evaluate whether the challenges can be overcome or it’s really a toxic workplace – Sue Shellenbarger (DIERSEN: Have you worked in toxic workplaces? Soon after I took a $19,203 (26%) pay cut in today’s dollars (a downgrade from GS-12 Step 5, currently $91,880, to GS-9 Step 10, currently $72,677) to transfer from IRS to GAO in 1980 when I was 31 years old, I learned how toxic its Chicago office was for those who shared my demographics. Nevertheless, I counted on the GAO manager who had arranged for my transfer a) to protect me from political affiliation discrimination, from reverse discrimination, and from age discrimination, b) to get me assigned to audits of IRS, c) to get me promoted to GS-11 Step 10 (currently $87,933), to GS-12 Step 5 (currently $91,880), to GS-13 Step 1 (currently $96,403), etc. However, ever-increasingly, the Democrats who ran the office did everything that they could to get rid of him. Nevertheless, in 1986, he succeeded a) in getting me assigned to audits of IRS and b) in promoting me to GS-13 Step 1 (currently $96,403). However, the Democrats succeeded a) in getting rid of him in 1987, b) in throwing me off audits of IRS in 1989, c) in keeping me off audits of IRS for the rest of my GAO career, d) in giving me unfair performance expectations and unfair performance appraisals, e) in always ranking me the bottom half of my coworkers for pay-for-performance purposes, and f) in forcing me to take their early retirement “offer” in 1997 when I was 49 years old.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/even-if-your-brand-new-job-is-a-bad-fit-dont-quit-1514906394
— Iranians Turn to Telegram App Amid Protests People have used the messaging tool to share information and videos – Sam Schechner and Stu Woo (DIERSEN: In Illinois, what tools should Republicans make better use of to protest a) Democrats and Democrat plants, b) Libertarians and Libertarian plants, c) Greens and Green plants, and d) RINOs?)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/iranians-turn-to-telegram-app-amid-protests-1514919114

THE WEEK
— Why are Illinois Democrats banking on a billionaire in 2018? – David Faris
http://theweek.com/articles/742925/why-are-illinois-democrats-banking-billionaire-2018

 

INDEPENDENT JOURNAL REVIEW
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: California’s New Pot Law May Popularize Weed Weddings, Budtenders, Canna-bus Rides and Pot ‘Church’ – VICTORIA TAFT
https://ijr.com/the-declaration/2018/01/1042948-californias-new-pot-law-will-popularize-weed-weddings-bud-tenders-canna-bus-rides-pot-church/

 

VANITY FAIR
— WILL 2018 BE THE YEAR THE INTERNET KILLS OLD MEDIA? Experts share their fears—and their hopes—for another year of reckoning with the digital apocalypse. – JAMES WARREN
https://www.vanityfair.com/news/2018/01/will-2018-be-the-year-the-internet-kills-old-media

 

MONEY MAGAZINE
— America’s Next Retirement Crisis Could Be That Baby Boomers Are Living Too Long – ELANA HOLODNY (DIERSEN: What is your life expectancy?)
http://time.com/money/5072402/americas-next-retirement-crisis-could-be-that-baby-boomers-are-living-too-long/

 

FED WEEK
— New Year’s Resolutions for your Career – Nancy Segal (DIERSEN: What would have helped you move up your career ladder? The federal government would have promoted me into its Senior Executive Service long before I was 40 if I had been a Democrat. If I had been a Democrat, I would have focused on helping my superiors meet their Affirmative Action, Diversity, and Inclusion quotas, goals, and targets, that is, I would have helped them get rid of their employees who were Republican, White, male, and/or non-veteran who did not make GS-13 (currently $96,403) by age 25, GS-14 (currently $113,920) by age 30, GS-15 (currently $134,000) by age 35, and Senior Executive Service (currently $164,200) by age 40. If I had been a Democrat, I would not have complained about political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, age discrimination, or retaliation. If I had been a Democrat, I would not have become an active member in a class action lawsuit in 1988 when I was 40 years old that charged the federal government with reverse discrimination, age discrimination, and retaliation.)
https://ask.fedweek.com/career-resolutions-made-2018/

December 23 Morning Edition

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Democrats who supported spending bill face angry backlash over immigration – David Weigel and Ed O’Keefe
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/politics/ct-daca-democrats-spending-bill-20171222-story.html
— Proposed bill would ban sale of commercially bred pets in Will, DuPage counties – Erin Hegarty
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/naperville-sun/news/ct-nvs-commercial-pet-sale-ban-bill-st-1224-20171222-story.html
— How to know when holiday drinking is hurting your brain – AP
http://www.chicagotribune.com/lifestyles/health/ct-holiday-drinking-brain-health-20171219-story.html
— Carpentersville doubles video gaming fee – Erin Sauder
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/elgin-courier-news/news/ct-ecn-carpentersville-gaming-machine-fees-st-1227-20171226-story.html

 

DAILY HERALD
— A month-by-month look at what you should expect from the Republican tax bill – Philip Bump
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20171223/a-month-by-month-look-at-what-you-should-expect-from-the-republican-tax-bill
— New year to be a challenge for Republicans in Congress – AP
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20171223/news/312239976/

 

ABC7
— Miss America suspends CEO in email flap – AP
http://abc7chicago.com/entertainment/miss-america-suspends-ceo-in-email-flap/2815659/

 

TIMES
— Kinzinger: Trump has done ‘great job’ – David Giuliani
http://www.mywebtimes.com/news/local/column-kinzinger-trump-has-done-great-job/article_49d55ebf-1cf3-519c-a795-49448d475d6b.html
— Kinzinger and Marter disagree on DACA – David Giuliani
http://www.mywebtimes.com/news/local/congressman-rival-disagree-on-daca/article_2ba5ffe5-4963-5021-beda-faa623b484ce.html

 

ALTON DAILY NEWS
— Federal Tax Plan Hits Illinois – Benjamin Yount
http://www.altondailynews.com/news/details.cfm?clientid=17&id=257293#.Wj5TO4zR-M8

 

CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD
— Justice Department rolls back guidance on fining poor defendants – DAVID SHORTELL AND JESSICA SCHNEIDER (DIERSEN: One could look at it this way: Since September 30, 1997, in today’s dollars, my Democrat GAO superiors have been fining me $198 a day or $1,387 a week or $6,011 a month or $72,135 a year for my opposing political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, and age discrimination. On September 30, 1997, to punish me for the aforesaid opposition, they succeeded in forcing me to take their early retirement “offer” of $50,856 a year, or only 41% of my $122,991 a year salary in today’s dollars. So far, in today’s dollars, I have been fined $1,460,673 or $6,011 X 243 months.)
http://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/politics/justice-department-rolls-back-guidance-on-fining-poor-defendants/886728546

 

WSIL TV
— Congressman Bost predicts tax law will become more popular – Brandon Richard
http://www.wsiltv.com/story/37130399/congressman-bost-predicts-tax-law-will-become-more-popular

 

KANE COUNTY CONNECTS
— KANE BOARD CHAIRMAN: UNFUNDED STATE PENSION LIABILITIES ARE ‘FISCAL CALAMITY’
http://kanecountyconnects.com/2017/12/kane-board-chairman-unfunded-state-pension-liabilities-are-fiscal-calamity/

 

NPR ILLINOIS
— What The Tax Bill Could Mean For Lawmakers During The Midterms
http://nprillinois.org/post/what-tax-bill-could-mean-lawmakers-during-midterms#stream/0
— Why Mental Health Is A Poor Measure Of A President – JON HAMILTON (DIERSEN: Sooner or later, Democrats paint all non-Democrats as being mentally ill.)
http://nprillinois.org/post/why-mental-health-poor-measure-president#stream/0

 

PRAIRIE STATE WIRE
— Ives proposes constitutional amendment to address pension reform – Glenn Minnis
https://prairiestatewire.com/stories/511301761-ives-proposes-constitutional-amendment-to-address-pension-reform

 

SOUTHEAST ILLINOIS NEWS
— Bailey vows to reverse trend of taxpayers fleeing the state – Glenn Minnis
https://seillinoisnews.com/stories/511301836-bailey-vows-to-reverse-trend-of-taxpayers-fleeing-the-state

 

ILLINOIS NEWS NETWORK
— Batinick: More than 200 new laws adopted, none tackle Illinois’ major issues – Greg Bishop
https://www.ilnews.org/news/state_politics/lawmaker-more-than-new-laws-adopted-none-tackle-illinois-major/article_50ac2fc4-e680-11e7-99fa-4b0ef07a8c8c.html

 

CAPITOL FAX
— Berrios spox says Tribune story “extremely unbalanced and, typically, unfair” *** ILGOP, Kaegi react to new Tribune story on Berrios
https://capitolfax.com/2017/12/21/ilgop-kaegi-react-to-new-tribune-story-on-berrios/

 

BREITBART
— Cardinal Cupich: ‘It Would Be a Horrible Injustice’ Not to Give Amnesty to DACA Illegal Aliens at Americans’ Expense – JOHN BINDER (DIERSEN: It appears that the overwhelming majority of those who are in America state that they are Catholic. What if Cupich proposed that the Catholic Church would support the illegals, that is, provide them with medical care, food, clothing, housing, transportation, education, jobs, etc.? But, of course, very soon, the Catholic Church would be bankrupt.)
http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2017/12/22/cardinal-cupich-horrible-injustice-not-to-give-amnesty-to-daca-illegal-aliens/

 

COLLEGE FIX
— Enough with race-based admissions
http://www.thecollegefix.com/bulletin-board/enough-race-based-admissions/

 

THE HILL
— Karl Rove: ‘Bad idea’ for Trump to hold a lot of rallies in 2018 – MAX GREENWOOD
http://thehill.com/homenews/news/366273-karl-rove-a-very-bad-idea-for-trump-to-hold-a-lot-of-rallies-in-2018

 

ABC NEWS
— Tax overhaul leads to end-of-year rush to pay property bills – GEOFF MULVIHILL (DIERSEN: Are you a homeowner? How much will the “GOP tax overhaul” harm you? The more that you have paid in real estate tax and/or state income tax over $10,000 a year, the more that you will be harmed. How much of your estimated real estate tax bill due next year can you afford to pre-pay by the end of this year?)
http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/wireStory/tax-overhaul-leads-end-year-rush-pay-property-51957744

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— Tax Bill Is Great for Accountants — Unless They Have Holiday Plans – Tiffany Hsu and Julie Creswell
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/12/22/business/republican-tax-plan-accountants-auditors-holidays.html
— Homeowners Rush to Soften Tax Bill’s Impact – Jeffery C. Mays
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/12/22/nyregion/cuomo-assist-as-homeowners-rush-to-prepay-property-tax-bill.html
— E.P.A. Officials, Disheartened by Agency’s Direction, Are Leaving in Droves – Lisa Friedman, Marina Affo and Derek Kravitz (DIERSEN: QUESTION: Which GAO employees left GAO in drovers during the 1980s and 1990s? ANSWER: Those who were Republican, White, male, older, non-veteran, and/or accounting degree holders. WHY? Democrat politicians wanted to replace them with employees who were Democrat, minority, female, younger, and/or public policy degree holders.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/12/22/climate/epa-buyouts-pruitt.html

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— HARDCOPY ARTICLE TITLE: VERY SAD: Households Are Spending Rather Than Saving – Harriet Torry and Suzanne Kapner
https://www.wsj.com/articles/americans-shop-more-save-less-this-holiday-season-1513978732

 

NEWSWEEK
— MISS AMERICA CEO SAM HASKELL’S WEBSITE IS LITTERED WITH VIAGRA ADS – EMILY GAUDETTE
http://www.newsweek.com/miss-america-2018-sam-haskell-emails-viagra-756975

 

FED SMITH
— Order Issued on 2018 Pay Raise for Federal Employees – Ralph R. Smith (DIERSEN: If was still working for GAO at the GS-13 Step 10 level, my 2018 salary would increase by $2,334 or by 1.9% to $125,325.)
https://www.fedsmith.com/2017/12/22/order-issued-2018-pay-raise-federal-employees/