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February 25 Morning Edition

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— COLLAR COUNTY ENDORSEMENTS: Grogan, Holder Youngberg, Felice, Byrnes, and Hansen
https://www.chicagotribune.com/opinion/editorials/ct-editorial-collar-county-endorsements-dupage-kane-lake-mchenry-will-20200225-qki3ytqupzatrkj27624mn6uk4-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Pot pushers push pot.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/marijuana/sns-ny-gov-cuomo-marijuana-legalization-advice-20200224-bsgbsmvc5navxdsjuod4l4w3q4-story.html
— High-rollers like Mettawa Mayor Casey Urlacher wagered while state’s sportsbooks stood pat – Charles Selle
https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/lake-county-news-sun/opinion/ct-lns-selle-sports-gambling-st-0225-20200224-3pgf2dfl6nhmlbyeueoudeyyyy-story.html
— Judicial candidate shows up as voters tried to learn how to vote for judicial candidates – GEORGE CASTLE
https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/lincolnwood/ct-lwr-ballot-party-tl-0227-20200224-dzskucz4vvd3rk7p2rw7nh6fiu-story.html
— Trump dodges question on India’s religious citizenship law, calls for Ginsburg and Sotomayor to recuse themselves from ‘anything having to do with Trump, or Trump-related’ – AP
https://www.chicagotribune.com/nation-world/ct-nw-trump-india-trump-narendra-modi-20200225-xlyf7co2mzeszac3b2ftlm3gqm-story.html
— Democrats unload on front-runner Bernie Sanders in likely preview of tonight’s debate – AP
https://www.chicagotribune.com/politics/elections/ct-nw-democratic-debate-south-carolina-20200225-slucqpasx5dijbrgv2pminauua-story.html

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Bernie Sanders’ media bashing undercuts U.S. journalism – Lynn Sweet (DIERSEN: I should write a book about those who have bashed me and bashed my GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails the most. I would focus on those who have lots of religious, government, political, and/or financial clout in Wheaton’s West District, Wheaton, Milton Township, DuPage County, and Illinois who paint themselves as being religious, conservative, and/or Republican.) 
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/2020/2/24/21151304/bernie-sanders-media-bashing-undercuts-u-s-journalism-debate-south-carolina
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: To get votes from minorities, from women, from younger people, and from those who have less money than others, Democrats promise to use government to take income, assets, opportunities, etc. away from Republicans, Whites, men, older people, and those who have more money and to give that income, those assets, and those opportunities to those who vote for Democrats.)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/2020/2/24/21151126/democratic-socialism-bernie-sanders-elizabeth-warren-presidential-primary-jesse-jackson
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Pot profs, cannabis clinicians and lawyers among white-collar workers flocking to marijuana jobs “I never thought I’d be using cannabis as a medication,” said Dr. Rahul Khare, a former emergency physician at who now runs a clinic in Lincoln Park that certifies medical pot patients. – Tom Schuba
https://chicago.suntimes.com/cannabis/2020/2/25/21144343/marijuana-pot-cannabis-jobs-oakton-innovative-wellness

DAILY HERALD
— Endorsement: Ramey for Republicans in state House Dist. 45
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20200225/endorsement-ramey-for-republicans-in-state-house-dist-45

WTTW
— Survey: 81% of Illinois Residents Worry About Future Cost of Health Care – Kristen Thometz 
https://news.wttw.com/2020/02/24/survey-81-illinois-residents-worry-about-future-cost-health-care

LINCOLN COURIER
— Proposed state gun law misses the target – Scott Reeder
https://www.lincolncourier.com/opinion/20200223/scott-reeder-proposed-state-gun-law-misses-target

WSIL TV
— Should Chicago leave Illinois? (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, the Democrats who run Chicago promote hated against individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, heterosexual, non-poor, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders, and those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://wsiltv.com/2020/02/24/should-chicago-leave-illinois/

WGLT
— Election Officials: Indecision Slows Early Voting In McLean County – ERIC STOCK
https://www.wglt.org/post/election-officials-indecision-slows-early-voting-mclean-county#stream/0

KMOX
— Marijuana legalization creates quandary for employers Many questions will have to be answered by the courts – BRIAN KELLY (DIERSEN: I would not want to work for, work with, or supervise anyone who uses pot.) 
https://kmox.radio.com/articles/news/marijuana-legalization-creates-quandary-for-employers

CENTER SQUARE
— Measures to increase speed limit to 75 mph sent to Illinois Senate committee with no members – Greg Bishop 
https://www.thecentersquare.com/illinois/measures-to-increase-speed-limit-to-mph-sent-to-illinois/article_e49e1b3e-5744-11ea-a65a-83d9024a61f2.html

ILLINOIS POLICY INSTITUTE
— GREATER INDEPENDENCE FOR ILLINOIS’ LEGISLATIVE INSPECTOR GENERAL DRAWS BIPARTISAN SUPPORT Greater independence for Illinois’ Legislative Inspector General draws bipartisan support Illinois’ Legislative Inspector General currently is subjected to political influence or even silencing by members of the General Assembly. – Ben Szalinski (DIERSEN: He who pays the piper calls the tunes. What would you stress to stress your independence? I would stress my financial independence. I would stress a) the Civil Service Retirement System, Social Security, interest, and dividend income that my wife and I have, b) the federal health, dental, and vision insurance subsidy that we have, c) the real estate (915 Cove Court in Wheaton and 50% interest in 1286 Wood Street in Crete) that we own, d) the financial assets that we own, e) the six cars and one SUV that we own, f) that we have no debts, and g) we have no children or pets to support. In addition, I would stress my good health. Neither health problems, nor any other kind of problem, have stopped me from putting together a GOPUSA ILLINOIS email and sending it out each and every morning since 2004 and each and every evening too since 2015.)
https://www.illinoispolicy.org/greater-independence-for-illinois-legislative-inspector-general-draws-bipartisan-support/

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Secession fever spikes in five states as conservatives seek to escape blue rule – Valerie Richardson (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, the Democrats who run Chicago and Cook County make it clear that they want to get rid of the following once and for all: individuals, organizations, companies, and governments that are: Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, non-poor, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders, and those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2020/feb/19/secession-fever-spikes-conservatives-seek-escape-b/

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Bernie Sanders and the Democratic Party have pulled each other to the left – Joseph Lawler
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/policy/economy/bernie-sanders-and-the-democratic-party-have-pulled-each-other-to-the-left

FOX NEWS
— Gingrich: The Dem party’s essence is now ‘hate Trump’ and giveaways paid for by the rich – Joshua Nelson
https://www.foxnews.com/media/newt-gingrich-democrats-essence-hate-trump

AMERICAN THINKER
— OUTSTANDING: ICE ignores California laws and arrests illegal aliens at the courthouse door – Andrea Widburg (DIERSEN: How soon will Democrats succeed in getting California to leave the United States and join up with Mexico?)
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2020/02/ice_ignores_california_laws_and_arrests_illegal_aliens_at_the_courthouse_door.html

BREITBART
— Kris Kobach: Bernie Sanders Supports Flying Deported Illegal Alien Criminals Back to USA – John Binder
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2020/02/23/exclusive-kris-kobach-new-way-forward-illegal-alien-criminals/
— Bernie Sanders: Illegal Immigrants Are ‘Our People’ – NEIL MUNRO (DIERSEN: Democrats count on using illegals to get rid of not only Republicans for once and for all, but to get rid of America once and for all.)
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2020/02/24/bernie-sanders-illegal-immigrants-are-our-people/

DAILY CALLER
— Bernie Sanders Doubles Down On Castro Comments By Defending Communist China – SCOTT MOREFIELD
https://dailycaller.com/2020/02/24/bernie-sanders-fidel-castro-cuba-china/

TOWNHALL
— Failed Never Trump Pundits Don’t Speak for You, But MSM Can’t Get Enough of Them – Larry O’Connor
https://townhall.com/columnists/larryoconnor/2020/02/24/never-trump-more-irrelevant-than-ever-n2561822
— Unhinged: Trump Haters Film Themselves Running Bicycling Kids Off Road in Apparent Politically-Motivated Attack – Guy Benson
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/guybenson/2020/02/24/unhinged-antitump-adults-arrested-for-running-kids-on-bikes-off-road-over-political-hatred-n2561755

FEDERALIST
— Why Democrats Shouldn’t Keep Taking Minority Voters For Granted It is insulting for the left to think black and brown voters will always vote en masse for the Democratic Party. – Saritha Prabhu (DIERSEN: To get votes from minorities, from women, from younger people, and from those who have less money than others, Democrats promise to use government to take income, assets, opportunities, etc. away from Republicans, Whites, men, older people, and those who have more money and to give that income, those assets, and those opportunities to those who vote for Democrats.) 
https://thefederalist.com/2020/02/24/why-democrats-shouldnt-keep-taking-minority-voters-for-granted/

NEWSMAX
— The Problems (and Irony) of Sanders’ Free College for Illegal Immigrants – Michael Dorstewitz 
https://www.newsmax.com/michaeldorstewitz/berniesanders-freecollegetuition-illegalimmigrants/2020/02/24/id/955396/

PJ MEDIA
— SAVAGE: Chicago’s Dem Mayor Turns on Jussie Smollett: ‘He Committed a Crime … a Total Hoax’
https://pjmedia.com/news-and-politics/savage-chicagos-dem-mayor-turns-on-jussie-smollett-he-committed-a-crime-a-total-hoax/

NATIONAL REVIEW
— American Business Must Rethink Its Relation to Politics – STANLEY KURTZ (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, businesses paint themselves as being anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.) 
https://www.nationalreview.com/corner/american-business-must-rethink-its-relation-to-politics/

THE HILL
— Trump administration mulls expelling Chinese journalists after WSJ reporters banned – JOHN BOWDEN (DIERSEN: I have been the GOPUSA Illinois Editor since 2000. I should write a book about those who have expelled and/or banned me. I would focus on those who have/had lots of clout in the Illinois Republican Party, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, and Milton Township Republican Organization.) 
https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/484376-trump-administration-considering-expelling-chinese-journalists-in
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Democrats view Sanders as having best shot to defeat Trump: poll – JONATHAN EASLEY (DIERSEN: To promote Sanders is to promote hatred against individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, non-poor, gun owners, German American, and those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)_
https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/484371-democrats-view-sanders-as-having-best-shot-to-defeat-trump-poll

CNN
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, to get votes from minorities, from females, from younger people, and from those who have less money, politicians promise to use government a) to take income, assets, and opportunities away from Republicans, Whites, from men, from older people, and from those who have more money and b) to give that income, those assets, and those opportunities to minorities, to females, to younger people, and to those who have less money.
https://www.cnn.com/videos/politics/2020/02/25/pete-buttigieg-minority-vote-trust-south-carolina-2020-town-hall-bts-vpx.cnn

REUTERS
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Increasing numbers of older Baby Boomers are using marijuana – Linda Carroll
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-marijuana-seniors/increasing-numbers-of-older-baby-boomers-are-using-marijuana-study-idUSKCN20I1UX

CNBC
— Trump calls on Supreme Court’s Sotomayor and Ginsburg to recuse from ‘anything having to do with Trump’ – Tucker Higgins
https://www.cnbc.com/2020/02/25/trump-calls-on-supreme-courts-sotomayor-and-ginsburg-to-recuse.html

WASHINGTON POST
— This chart is the best explanation of middle-class finances you will ever see A year of wages no longer covers a year of family expenses – Christopher Ingraham 
https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2020/02/24/this-chart-is-best-explanation-middle-class-finances-you-will-ever-see/

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— ‘Facebook: The Inside Story’ Review: The Path to Domination – David A. Shaywitz (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes promote the Democrat Facebook.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/facebook-the-inside-story-review-the-path-to-domination-11582606800
— Facebook Investigated Suspicious Pro-Sanders Content – Emily Glazer and Dustin Volz (DIERSEN: The internet is full of suspicious content that promotes dependency on government, dependency on charity, LGBTQ activity, abortion, mass/illegal immigration, booze, gambling, pot, and other vices, abolition of the First and Second Amendments, patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, age discrimination, and retaliation for opposing the aforesaid. The internet is full of suspicious content that promotes hatred against individuals, organizations, companies, and governments that are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, non-poor, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders, and those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/facebook-investigated-suspicious-pro-sanders-content-11582576009
— Coronavirus Tests Europe’s Open Borders as Italy Death Toll Rises Schools are closed and gatherings are banned as Italy reports a sixth virus-related death – Margherita Stancati in Rome and Eric Sylvers in Milan
https://www.wsj.com/articles/coronavirus-tests-europes-open-borders-as-italy-death-toll-rises-11582542159

NEW YORK TIMES
— Divisiveness Among 2020 Democratic Hopefuls Hits New Level As the primary race becomes a battle of all against all, and the field suddenly seems to be constricting, the divisiveness and negative attacks are rising. – Trip Gabriel
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/02/25/us/politics/divisiveness-among-2020-democratic-hopefuls-hits-new-level.html
— ‘America Loves India,’ Trump Declares at Rally With Modi President Trump was feted with music, dancers and more than 100,000 cheering attendees — if not the 10 million he says he was promised. – Michael Crowley (DIERSEN: Because of WWI, WWII, and the Holocaust, America hates Germany and America hates German Americans.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/02/24/world/asia/trump-india.html

USA TODAY
— Home alone: The share of single homeowners hits a record, even as housing costs climb – Paul Davidson (DIERSEN: While I was single, I owned a new town home in University Park 1972-1978, a studio condo in the Outer Drive East building 1974-1976, and a one bedroom condo in that building 1976-1978.) 
https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/2020/02/25/housing-share-homeowners-who-single-hits-record-despite-costs/4829865002/

FORBES
— The Unique Challenges Facing Baby Boomers In The Workforce (And How Employers Can Help) – Rachel Lyubovitzky (DIERSEN: From what I see, employers want to get rid of baby boomers, and especially baby boomers who are Republican, White, male, and/or non-veteran.)
https://www.forbes.com/sites/forbeshumanresourcescouncil/2020/02/24/the-unique-challenges-facing-baby-boomers-in-the-workforce-and-how-employers-can-help/
— Laid Off Before You’re Ready To Retire? A Checklist To Plan Accordingly – Jonathan I. Shenkman (DIERSEN: I should write a book about being forced to retire early.)
https://www.forbes.com/sites/jonathanshenkman/2020/02/24/laid-off-before-youre-ready-to-retire-a-checklist-to-plan-accordingly/

YAHOO MONEY
— Millennial wealth is still lagging behind previous generations at the same age – Dhara Singh
https://money.yahoo.com/millennials-wealth-baby-boomer-180141608.html

BLOOMBERG LAW
— OUTSTANDING: Encouraging Illegal Immigration Could Put Grandmas in Jail – Jordan S. Rubin
https://news.bloomberglaw.com/us-law-week/encouraging-illegal-immigration-could-put-grandmas-in-jail

LADDERS
— 5 signs you’re going to make (a lot) more money in the future – Ayodeji Awosika (DIERSEN: I spent a) almost 30 years working for the federal government 1966-1969 and 1971-1997, b) 4 years earning a bachelor’s degree in management from NIU in 1970, c) 4 years earning an MBA from Loyola in 1976, d) many hours studying to pass the CPA examination on my first attempt in 1979, e) 4 years earning a master’s degree in accounting from DePaul in 1980, f) many hours studying to pass the Certified Internal Auditor examination on my first attempt in 1981, and g) 5 years earning a master’s degree in finance from IIT in 1997.) 
https://www.theladders.com/career-advice/5-signs-youre-going-to-make-a-lot-more-money-in-the-future
(FROM THE ARTICLE: You Are Willing to Commit Years of Your Life)

NEW YORK MAGAZINE
— If Democrats Aren’t Terrified of Bernie, They’re Not Paying Attention – Jonathan Chait (DIERSEN: How many votes do you predict that Bernie will get in your precinct, in your municipal district, in your municipality, in your township, in your county, and in Illinois? To vote for Bernie is to shout that you are anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.) 
https://nymag.com/intelligencer/2020/02/bernie-sanders-nomination-electable-democrats-socialist-unpopular.html

VANITY FAIR
— TRUMP HAS A “HIT LIST” OF INSUFFICIENTLY DEVOTED EMPLOYEES TO ELIMINATE The White House and its allies have assembled “detailed lists of disloyal government officials to oust—and trusted pro-Trump people to replace them.” – BESS LEVIN (DIERSEN: Whose hit lists are/were you on? My critics/opponents demand total loyalty to them and to them only. I should write a book about a) my critics/opponents in the Milton Township Republican Organization, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, Illinois Republican Party, TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce, Illinois Center Right Coalition, American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter, GAO, IRS, Post Office, etc.; b) their sycophants; and c) all the times that I have been eliminated.)
https://www.vanityfair.com/news/2020/02/donald-trump-government-hit-list

RAW STORY
— Trump leveled by Dem lawmaker for purging ‘disloyal’ officials so he can surround himself with a ‘team of sycophants’ – Tom Boggioni (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents demand total loyalty to them and to them only. I should write a book about a) my critics/opponents in the Milton Township Republican Organization, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, Illinois Republican Party, TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce, Illinois Center Right Coalition, American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter, GAO, IRS, Post Office, etc.; b) their sycophants; and c) all the times that I have been purged.)
https://www.rawstory.com/2020/02/trump-leveled-by-dem-lawmaker-for-purging-disloyal-officials-so-he-can-surround-himself-with-a-team-of-sycophants/

FED SCOOP
— Following redesign, GAO’s public website goes down – Dave Nyczepir
https://www.fedscoop.com/gao-redesigned-website-down/

February 18 Evening Edition

ABC7
— Rod Blagojevich: Ex-Illinois governor gets prison break from Trump
https://abc7chicago.com/politics/ex-gov-rod-blagojevich-sentence-commuted-by-trump/5943695/

NBC5
— Trump Commutes Ex-Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich’s Sentence The move comes after months of speculation following Trump’s repeated comments that he was considering commuting the sentence
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/chicago-politics/trump-expected-to-commute-ex-illinois-gov-rod-blagojevichs-sentence-nyt/2221258/
— Pritzker Says Blagojevich Commutation ‘Sends the Wrong Message at the Wrong Time’ Not everyone was disappointed in the decision. Sam Adam Jr. who once represented Blagojevich said he “could not be happier.”
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/chicago-politics/pritzker-says-blagojevich-commutation-sends-the-wrong-message-at-the-wrong-time/2221381/
— Pardon vs. Commutation: What’s the Difference? President Trump commuted the sentence of former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich on Tuesday, but what does that mean?
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/chicago-politics/pardon-vs-commutation-whats-the-difference/2221443/
— Trumps Discusses Why He Commuted Blagojevich’s Sentence
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/chicago-politics/trumps-discusses-why-he-commuted-blagojevichs-sentence/2221391/

CBS2
— Rod Blagojevich Sentence Commuted: A Bio Of Illinois’ Former Governor
https://chicago.cbslocal.com/2020/02/18/rod-blagojevich-sentence-commuted-a-bio-of-illinois-former-governor/
— President Trump Has Commuted Former Gov. Blagojevich’s ‘Tremendously Powerful, Ridiculous Sentence’ – Todd Feurer
https://chicago.cbslocal.com/2020/02/18/rod-blagojevich-sentence-commuted-president-donald-trump/
— Lawmakers React To Blagojevich Sentence Commutation: ‘Not The Right Message’ – Vince Gerasole
https://chicago.cbslocal.com/2020/02/18/lawmakers-react-to-blagojevich-sentence-commutation-not-the-right-message/

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Trump haters blast “real reasons” why Trump freed Blagojevich.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2020/2/18/21142727/rod-blagojevich-commutation-trump-edward-debartolo-bernard-kerik-illinois-corruption
— Arroyo successor challenge moves ahead – panel formed to probe appointment process rival calls ‘rigged and corrupt’ Earlier this month, Delgado’s qualifications were challenged by Illinois House Republican Leader Jim Durkin, who called for a “clean break” from Arroyo. – Rachel Hinton
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2020/2/18/21142559/arroyo-successor-house-challenge-delgado-welch-appointment-process-reboyras

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Trump seems a shoo-in for reelection, his lasso wrapped tightly around base of voters – JERRY DAVICH
https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/post-tribune/opinion/ct-ptb-davich-trump-2020-reelection-reality-st-0219-20200218-etbdfhxmpvh2td7itfq24s65ca-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Democrats promote LGBTQ activity.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/columns/heidi-stevens/ct-heidi-stevens-what-gay-marriages-can-teach-straight-people-0218-20200218-op5y7fmcmfgcpfjzqmy55g6upu-story.html

DAILY HERALD
— Schaumburg GOP hosts endorsed candidates Feb. 22
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20200218/schaumburg-gop-hosts-endorsed-candidates-feb-22
— Avon Township trustees to consider censuring supervisor Wednesday – Mick Zawislak
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20200218/avon-township-trustees-to-consider-censuring-supervisor-wednesday

SOUTHERN
— ‘Disappointing’: Durkin, Pritzker critical of Trump commutation of Blagojevich sentence – JERRY NOWICKI 
https://thesouthern.com/news/local/state-and-regional/disappointing-durkin-pritzker-critical-of-trump-commutation-of-blagojevich-sentence/article_5750c14d-cb52-5f84-b246-c90edc5ff4c7.html
— Little support in Springfield for Trump’s Blagojevich commutation – JERRY NOWICKI 
https://thesouthern.com/news/local/state-and-regional/little-support-in-springfield-for-trump-s-blagojevich-commutation/article_5750c14d-cb52-5f84-b246-c90edc5ff4c7.html

WGLT
— GOP, Dems Slam Trump For Commuting Blagojevich Sentence – ERIC STOCK
https://www.wglt.org/post/gop-dems-slam-trump-commuting-blagojevich-sentence-0#stream/0

CAPITOL FAX
— ILGOP delegation opposes – Former prosecutors weigh in – Pritzker responds – Trump confirms Blagojevich commutation
https://capitolfax.com/2020/02/18/question-of-the-day-3018/
— You’re leaving me no choice, Secretary White (DIERSEN: I should write a book about those who have treated me like they would ban me from their events if they could. I would focus on past and present leaders of the Milton Township Republican Organization (MTRO), DuPage County Republican Central Committee (DCRCC), Illinois Republican Party (IRP), Wheaton, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce, Milton Township, DuPage County, and Illinois. I would focus on past and present activists, candidates, elected officials, party leaders, major donors, political consultants, and defendants in lawsuits that I have filed who have lots of religious, government, political, and/or financial clout and paint themselves as being religious, conservative, and/or Republican. Everyone in Wheaton, Milton Township, DuPage County, and Illinois sees how the aforesaid have treated me. The aforesaid have discouraged me from attending the DCRCC fundraiser this Friday evening. The aforesaid a) reject planks in the Republican Party platform and/or the IRP platform and work against those like me who support those planks, b) reject the MTRO resolution against video gambling and work against those like me who support that resolution, c) focus on destroying those like me who they cannot manipulate/dominate, d) were defendants in lawsuits that I have filed, and/or e) are operatives or dupes for the aforesaid.)
https://capitolfax.com/2020/02/18/youre-leaving-me-no-choice-secretary-white/
— Just four states let party officials fill legislative vacancies (DIERSEN: Who would have won if Wheaton had held special elections to fill the recent West and North District Wheaton City Council vacancies?)
https://capitolfax.com/2020/02/18/just-four-states-let-party-officials-fill-legislative-vacancies/
— Pritzker has “mostly met” his diversity goals (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Illinois leaders crow about their success in promoting diversity, that is, their success in discriminating against those who are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, non-poor, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders, and those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://capitolfax.com/2020/02/18/daily-line-pritzker-has-mostly-met-his-diversity-goals/

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Trump slams LA mayor for ‘urging illegals to beat the system’ – Spencer Neale
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/trump-slams-la-mayor-for-urging-illegals-to-beat-the-system
— Bloomberg rise reveals Democrats’ rank hypocrisy – Brad Polumbo
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/mike-bloombergs-rise-reveals-the-democrats-rank-hypocrisy

BREITBART
— TREASONOUS: Pete Buttigieg: Illegal Immigrants Have ‘Every Bit of Claim on This Country As the Rest of Us’ – CHARLIE SPIERING
https://www.breitbart.com/2020-election/2020/02/18/pete-buttigieg-illegal-immigrants-have-every-bit-of-claim-on-this-country-as-the-rest-of-us/
— Taxpayers in Low-Migration States Pay $454M a Year for Illegal Aliens, Anchor Babies – JOHN BINDER
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2020/02/18/study-taxpayers-in-low-migration-states-pay-454m-a-year-for-illegal-aliens-anchor-babies/

EPOCH TIMES
— Progressives Disrespect Americans and Disdain America – Mark Hendrickson
https://www.theepochtimes.com/progressives-disrespect-americans-and-disdain-america_3241818.html

COLLEGE FIX
— Dartmouth College Republicans cancel border security event, citing ‘threats against our members’ – Greg Piper
https://www.thecollegefix.com/dartmouth-college-republicans-cancel-border-security-event-citing-threats-against-our-members/

THE HILL
— How the media fall in and out of love with candidates – JOE FERULLO
https://thehill.com/opinion/campaign/483414-how-the-media-fall-in-and-out-of-love-with-candidates
— GAO launches investigation into Trump aid for farmers – NIV ELIS
https://thehill.com/policy/finance/483472-gao-launches-investigation-into-trump-aid-for-farmers

POLITICO
— Black Illinois Dems cheer Blagojevich’s freedom, still shun Trump The former governor’s release was met with widespread jeers, but Blagojevich still has friends among the African American communities he sought to help. – SHIA KAPOS
https://www.politico.com/news/2020/02/18/black-illinois-dems-blagojevich-freedom-115837

CNN
— Trump commutes sentence of former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich – Kaitlan Collins (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes continue to blame me and my GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails for all losses that Republican candidates have suffered in Illinois since 2000, but especially Jim Ryan’s loss to Blagojevich in the 2002 general election.)
https://www.cnn.com/2020/02/18/politics/donald-trump-rod-blagojevich-commutation-sentence/index.html

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— The Progressively Purer Left Will Need a Smaller Tent Bobby Jindal argues that Democrats have adopted rigid, religious-type views on climate, abortion and gender fluidity. I’d add: open borders, identity politics, free stuff, high taxes and evil President Trump, among others. – Dana R. Hermanson, Marietta, Ga.
https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-progressively-purer-left-will-need-a-smaller-tent-11582045781

February 17 Evening Edition

NBC5
— Why Illinois Will Matter in the Democratic Presidential Race, Even With a Late Primary – Shelby Breme
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/chicago-politics/why-illinois-will-matter-in-the-democratic-presidential-race-even-with-a-late-primary/2220818/

CBS2
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Trump-haters glorify and praise illegals.
https://chicago.cbslocal.com/2020/02/16/chicago-mans-family-worries-as-he-is-held-by-ice-trump-administration-plans-sanctuary-city-crackdown/

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— ENDORSEMENT: Mark Curran for U.S. Senate in Republican primary Curran, the sheriff of Lake County from 2006 to 2018, is a principled conservative. But he’s not afraid to call out the worst policies of his own Republican Party.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2020/2/17/21140988/mark-curran-jr-united-states-senate-republican-primary-dick-durbin-endorsement-2020-election
— Who can keep sham candidates from screwing up elections? You Elections at the local level are ripe for disingenuous and sneaky political trickery. The more that voters bone up on a race, the more a sham candidate will come up empty. – Editorial 
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2020/2/17/21141324/sham-candidates-elections-michael-madigan-suntimes-editorial
— Scarlet letters, political payback and City Hall’s do-not-hire list Because the list is public to anybody who asks to see it, it works as a kind of a public shaming. – CST Editorial (DIERSEN: In retrospect, with benefit of hindsight, my Democrat GAO Chicago office superiors wanted me a) to become an active member in a class action lawsuit that charged them with reverse discrimination, age discrimination, and retaliation in 1988 and b) to sue them for political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, age discrimination, and retaliation in 1998. My Democrat GAO Chicago office superiors could use the aforesaid to help them hire and retain young Democrat minorities and young Democrat females.) 
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2020/2/17/21139373/city-hall-chicago-lori-lightfoot-eddie-johnson-bill-mccaffrey-fran-spielman

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— South Suburban Airport backers meet with Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot; first meeting with a city mayor in 20 years – TED SLOWIK
https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/daily-southtown/opinion/ct-sta-slowik-csedc-quarterly-forum-st-0216-20200214-txfmiooaengz3o6ffckbsx3lzm-story.html
— Young, conservative and working for President Trump? The dating pool is small. – KATIE ROGERS
https://www.chicagotribune.com/nation-world/ct-nw-nyt-trump-republicans-dating-apps-20200218-3sdgwhvorrea5bkgugedqxazom-story.html
— It takes baby steps to end state’s climate of corruption – CHARLES SELLE
https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/lake-county-news-sun/opinion/ct-lns-selle-state-corruption-st-0218-20200217-ihhvgcimfjgxroczzmb6vcfuhu-story.html
— Monique O’Toole, a DuPage County judge from Clarendon Hills – KIMBERLY FORNEK
https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/clarendon-hills/ct-dch-shout-out-otoole-tl-0220-20200217-zltulkaq4nbsjnodyhisll7cv4-story.html

PEKIN TIMES
— U.S. Rep. Adam Kinzinger becomes a married man – Nick Vlahos 
https://www.pekintimes.com/news/20200217/nick-in-am-us-rep-adam-kinzinger-becomes-married-man

CHAMPAIGN/URBANA NEWS GAZETTE
— The ugly truth State budget numbers tell the real story. – Editorial
https://www.news-gazette.com/opinion/the-ugly-truth/article_671956e9-38ed-5ea3-bc51-a57a8a13d7d0.html
— DISGUSTING, OUTRAGEOUS: UI has earned $108M in gifts, contracts from foreign sources since ’13 – Tom Kacich
https://www.news-gazette.com/opinion/columns/tom-kacich-ui-has-earned-m-in-gifts-contracts-from/article_c837673f-517e-54df-b074-3ff1e61fb6a6.html

HERALD & REVIEW
— Does Illinois deserve more influence on presidential races? – Editorial (DIERSEN: Based on the candidates who they elect, Illinois voters are ever-increasingly anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://herald-review.com/opinion/editorial/our-view-does-illinois-deserve-more-influence-on-presidential-races/article_f866fccd-9543-51d7-a420-ccaa8241d4c0.html

ALTON DAILY NEWS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats, Libertarians, Greens, and RINOs want the Illinois Republican Party to do even more to dump voters, dump activists, dump organizations, dump companies, dump candidates, dump elected officials, dump party leaders, dump major donors, dump political consultants, dump etc. that are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, non-poor, gun owners, German American, and those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.
http://www.altondailynews.com/news/details.cfm?clientid=17&id=299034

NORTHERN STAR
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Hookah bar to allow pot – Kierra Frazier
https://northernstar.info/news/hookah-bar-to-allow-pot/article_3ed6fd48-51b7-11ea-a6f8-6fc0a87221a9.html

NPR ILLINOIS
— How Gender Impacts Voting (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats shout at women that Republican men are White supremacists, Nazis, KKK members, haters, racists, sexists, bigots, and even worse things who should be gotten rid of once and for all.)
https://www.nprillinois.org/post/how-gender-impacts-voting#stream/0

BLOCK CLUB CHICAGO
— As Trump Plans To Bring Border Patrol To Sanctuary Cities, Mayor Lightfoot Pushes Back: ‘We Will Not Be Bullied’ “If anyone thinks they can come here into our city and terrorize our residents into the shadows, let me say this: They have another thing coming,” Lightfoot said. – Mauricio Peña (DIERSEN: How soon, if not already, will the Democrats who run Chicago officially declare war on America?)
https://blockclubchicago.org/2020/02/15/as-trump-plans-to-bring-border-patrol-to-sanctuary-cities-mayor-lightfoot-pushes-back-we-will-not-be-bullied/

CENTER FOR ILLINOIS POLITICS
— Illinois Dems Cash On Hand: $27 million GOP: Only $3.6 million, down from $25mil in 2015 – Brendan Rigney and Wagner Acerbi Horta
https://www.centerforilpolitics.org/articles/illinois-dems-cash-on-hand-27-million

ILLINOIS NEWSROOM
— GOP Senate Hopefuls Seek McLean County Support – Joe Deacon
https://illinoisnewsroom.org/2020/02/17/gop-senate-hopefuls-seek-mclean-county-support/

WIREPOINTS
— Illinoisans are overwhelmed by ‘shadow mortgage’ of pension debts – Ted Dabrowski and John Klingner
https://wirepoints.org/illinoisans-are-being-overwhelmed-by-shadow-mortgage-of-pension-debts-wirepoints/

PRAIRIE STATE WIRE
— Bipartisan group of lawmakers, fair-mapping advocates speak out against gerrymandering – Kyla Asbury (DIERSEN: I should write a book about the 2015 gerrymandering of my DuPage County Milton Township Precinct 9.) 
https://prairiestatewire.com/stories/525606849-bipartisan-group-of-lawmakers-fair-mapping-advocates-speak-out-against-gerrymandering

ILLINOIS FAMILY INSTITUTE
— Yet Another Springfield Attack On Parental Rights and Religious Liberty – David E. Smith 
https://illinoisfamily.org/religious/yet-another-springfield-attack-on-parental-rights-and-religious-liberty/

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— BREEN: COSTA HOWARD’S FAIR MAPS FILING CAN’T DISTRACT FROM HER INABILITY TO TELL THE TRUTH
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2020/02/breen-costa-howards-fair-maps-filing-cant-distract-from-her-inability-to-tell-the-truth.html
— WEYERMULLER: 2411 ABORTED BABIES LAID TO REST IN SOUTH BEND CEMETERY
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2020/02/weyermuller-2411-aborted-babies-laid-to-rest-in-south-bend-cemetery-.html
— NIKE SWOOSHES IN TO ATTACK WOMEN’S SPORTS
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2020/02/nike-swooshes-in-to-attack-womens-sports.html
— ILLINOIS LAWMAKERS DECLARE WAR ON PUMPING YOUR OWN GAS, OPERATING GAS-POWERED LEAF BLOWERS
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2020/02/illinois-lawmakers-declare-war-on-pumping-your-own-gas-operating-gas-powered-leaf-blowers-.html
— ILLINOIS LEGISLATURE CONSIDERS RADICAL EFFORT TO FORCE HPV VACCINATIONS, RESTRICT PARENTAL RIGHTS
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2020/02/illinois-legislature-considers-radical-effort-to-force-hpv-vaccinations-restrict-parental-rights.html
— IL CONGRESSMAN KINZINGER WEDS
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2020/02/il-cong-adam-kinzinger-weds-.html

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Democratic AGs have history of meddling in politically sensitive cases – Rowan Scarborough
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2020/feb/17/democratic-ags-have-history-of-meddling-in-politic/

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— ‘A dream as old as the American dream’: Embrace black patriotism over victimization – Clarence Page 
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/op-eds/clarence-page-a-dream-as-old-as-the-american-dream-embrace-black-patriotism-over-victimization-and-learned-helplessness

GOPUSA
— DISGUSTING, OUTRAGEOUS: Air Force Updates Dress Code To Allow For Airmen To Wear Beards, Turbans, Hijabs For Religious Reasons
https://www.gopusa.com/?p=84875
— Hillary For Vice President? Bloomberg Campaign Refuses To Shoot Down ‘Speculation’
https://www.gopusa.com/?p=84868

BREITBART
— DISGUSTING, OUTRAGEOUS: Pete Buttigieg Vows to Open up Obamacare to Illegal Immigrants – CHARLIE SPIERING
https://www.breitbart.com/2020-election/2020/02/17/pete-buttigieg-vows-to-open-up-obamacare-to-illegal-immigrants/

CONSERVATIVE HQ
— The Myth Of The Moderate Democrat
http://www.conservativehq.com/node/31954

DAILY CALLER
— Mike Bloomberg Slams Young People For Supporting Democratic Socialism
https://dailycaller.com/2020/02/17/mike-bloomberg-democratic-socialism-youth/
— Mike Bloomberg: ‘The Solution To Our Problems Is More Open Borders, Not Closed Borders’
https://dailycaller.com/2020/02/17/mike-bloomberg-open-borders/

NEWSMAX
— Sanders Ad Promotes ‘First Jewish President’ – Theodore Bunker (DIERSEN: My Democrat superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates in the federal government used against me the fact that I had been baptized, raised, and confirmed as a Missouri Synod Lutheran, that I had lived in Crete 1948-1972, and that I had lived in Wheaton since 1978. They also used against me the fact that I was 100% German American, conservative, Republican, White, male, born in 1948, non-poor, a gun owner, and my ancestors have been in America since 1844.)
https://www.newsmax.com/politics/bernie-sanders-campaign-ad-judaism/2020/02/17/id/954416/

LIFE SITE NEWS
— OUTSTANDING: ‘We will have papa and mamma’: Putin says no to gay ‘marriage’ in Russia President Putin said the definition of marriage as a union of a man and a woman should be added to the Russian constitution.
https://www.lifesitenews.com/news/we-will-have-papa-and-mamma-putin-says-no-to-gay-marriage-in-russia

PJ MEDIA
— LA Mayor and Police Chief Record PSA Assuring Illegals They Can Get Away With Breaking American Laws – MEGAN FOX
https://pjmedia.com/trending/la-mayor-and-police-chief-record-psa-assuring-illegals-they-can-get-away-with-breaking-american-laws/
— What Exactly Is Wrong with a President Putting America First? – ROBERT SPENCER
https://pjmedia.com/news-and-politics/what-exactly-is-wrong-with-putting-america-first/

DAILY CALLER
— How Demographic Trends Will Affect The 2020 Election – LISA SMILEY (DIERSEN: What are your demographics? Ever-increasingly, Democrat, Libertarian, Green, and RINO political consultants advise Republican candidates to not only dump, but to destroy voters who are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, non-poor, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders, and those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time to get votes from those who are anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders, and anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://dailycaller.com/2020/02/17/demographic-trends-2020-election/

NEW YORK TIMES
— Young, Conservative and Working for Trump? The Dating Pool Is Small Washington’s highly politicized culture can be brutal on dating life. For Trump aides, one solution is to find love with each other. – Katie Rogers
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/02/17/us/politics/dating-trump.html
— Past Remarks Are Challenging for Bloomberg, and Fair Game for Rivals For two months, Michael Bloomberg’s campaign has been preparing for a moment it knew would come: when decades of impolitic and insensitive remarks would face renewed scrutiny. – Jeremy W. Peters
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/02/17/us/politics/michael-bloomberg-presidential-campaign.html

FORBES
— Bloomberg Said U.S. Should Deny Treatment To Old People With Chronic Disease – Patricia Barnes
https://www.forbes.com/sites/patriciagbarnes/2020/02/17/bloomberg-said-us-should-deny-treatment-to-old-people-with-chronic-disease/

RASMUSSEN REPORTS
— 51% Say Any Democrat Likely to Defeat Trump
https://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/general_politics/february_2020/51_say_any_democrat_likely_to_defeat_trump

February 16 Evening Edition

ABC7
— Rain postpones Daytona 500, dampening event, President Trump’s visit
https://abc7chicago.com/politics/rain-postpones-daytona-500-dampening-event-trumps-visit/5937071/
— President Trump gives command to NASCAR drivers at Daytona 500 – AP
https://abc7chicago.com/5937071/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: President Donald Trump gave an election-year embrace to NASCAR and its fans Sunday when he became the second president ever to attend the Daytona 500. Given the honor of commanding drivers to start their engines, Trump made a grand entrance before the start of the race. He gave thousands of fans a flyover of Air Force One and then rode onto the track in the presidential motorcade as the audience roared with delight. The motorcade took roughly a quarter lap before pulling aside in an infield staging area. The president’s visit was widely welcomed by NASCAR fans. Trump 2020 flags flooded the infield, and some fans wore them as capes in the garage area.)
— Former federal prosecutors from Chicago in group asking Attorney General Barr to resign – Chuck Goudie
https://abc7chicago.com/5936742/

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Donald Trump fans brave long lines to cheer president at the Daytona 500 – AP
https://www.chicagotribune.com/election-2020/ct-nw-donald-trump-daytona-500-20200216-cmzxfoouaraanjjdipgqabg4lq-story.html
— Rival Democrats accuse Mike Bloomberg of trying to ‘buy’ election – AP
https://www.chicagotribune.com/election-2020/ct-mike-bloomberg-nevada-democrats-election-20200216-ew67x4ttkbc4zlqlwlxe3cek3u-story.html
— More than 1,100 former prosecutors and Justice officials call for William Barr to resign over intervention in Roger Stone case – KATIE BENNER
https://www.chicagotribune.com/nation-world/ct-nw-nyt-william-barr-justice-department-20200216-h4ifpgfatzadlcqkfrz7zzyttq-story.html

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— The hypocrisy of Illinois Dems: ‘Mike Madigan’s gotta go but I’ll vote for him to stay’ Three candidates in a North Side state rep race sound like those Washington Republicans who are terrified of taking on President Donald Trump. – Laura Washington 
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/2020/2/16/21138143/house-speaker-michael-j-madigan-12th-illinois-house-district-democratic-primary-laura-washington

ROCKFORD REGISTER STAR
— Rockford Airport is thriving; Don’t waste precious resources on Peotone airport – Joe Sosnowski
https://www.rrstar.com/opinion/20200216/rockford-airport-is-thriving-dont-waste-precious-resources-on-peotone-airport
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats and RINOs promote illegal immigration.
https://www.rrstar.com/news/20200216/rockford-attorneys-talk-asylum-immigration-and-solutions

CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD
— Trump fans wait in long lines to see president, Daytona 500 – AP
https://www.centralillinoisproud.com/sports/trump-fans-wait-in-long-lines-to-see-president-daytona-500/

MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— Rep. Dan Ugaste Reports
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2020/02/15/rep-dan-ugaste-reports/ 
— Last Year’s State Budget Again Not Balanced
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2020/02/15/last-years-state-budget-again-not-balanced/ 
— Dems Kill Publication of Dem State Legislator Misdeed(s)
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2020/02/16/dems-kill-publication-of-dem-state-legislator-misdeeds/ 
— McHenry Township Asserts Second Amendment Stance
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2020/02/16/mchenry-township-asserts-second-amendment-stance/ 
— State GOP Ridicules Two Bills Introduced by Democrats
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2020/02/16/state-gop-ridicules-two-bills-introduced-by-democrats/ 

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Dazzling Trump rallies reach a new level – Jennifer Harper
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2020/feb/16/inside-the-beltway-dazzling-trump-rallies-reach-a-/
— Joe Biden: Obama deportations a ‘big mistake’ – AP (DIERSEN: Those who want to destroy America do not want illegals to be deported.)
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2020/feb/16/joe-biden-jorge-ramos-interview-obama-deportations/

BREITBART
— Douglas Murray: Starbucks Promotion of Trans Kids Charity ‘Incredibly Sinister’ – JAMES DELINGPOLE
https://www.breitbart.com/europe/2020/02/16/murray-starbucks-transgender-kids-promo-incredibly-sinister/

DAILY CALLER
— Buttigieg Says He Won’t Be ‘Lectured On Family Values’ By Rush Limbaugh Or Trump Supporters – MARY MARGARET OLOHAN
https://dailycaller.com/2020/02/16/buttigieg-rush-limbaugh-gay-trump/

THE HILL
— Candidates make electability arguments, talk Bloomberg as focus turns to more diverse states – ZACK BUDRYK
https://thehill.com/homenews/sunday-talk-shows/483304-candidates-make-electability-arguments-talk-bloomberg-as-focus

NEW YORK NEWS
— Democratic rivals pile on Bloomberg as ex-mayor’s campaign continues to gain momentum – SHANT SHAHRIGIAN
https://www.nydailynews.com/news/politics/ny-mike-bloomberg-bernie-sanders-pete-buttigieg-20200216-zjsjprf5hbas7md3s3gbuoim5a-story.html

WASHINGTON POST
— Why aren’t more Americans working? – Heather Long and Andrew Van Dam (DIERSEN: From what I see, ever-increasingly, in Illinois, the more the following that you are, the more that employers do NOT want to hire you: Trump supporter, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, non-poor, gun owner, German American, draft avoider, and/or if your ancestors have been in America for a long time.) 
https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2020/02/15/powell-labor-force/

HOUSTON CHRONICLE
— Battling the jury duty problem, where fewer than 1 in 4 show up – Samantha Ketterer (DIERSEN: What percent of those in the Chicago area jury pool are anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time?)
https://www.houstonchronicle.com/news/houston-texas/houston/article/Battling-the-jury-duty-problem-where-fewer-than-15010187.php

CNBC
— Nearly 1 in 3 American workers run out of money before payday—even those earning over $100,000 – Megan Leonhardt
https://www.cnbc.com/2020/02/11/32-percent-of-workers-run-out-of-cash-before-payday.html

MORNINGSTAR
— Controlling Lifestyle Creep: How to Advise Clients When They Get a Raise Morningstar research shows why you should help clients revise their financial plan after getting a raise – Samantha Lamas
https://www.morningstar.com/insights/2020/01/23/control-lifestyle-creep

February 13 Morning Edition

GOPUSA ILLINOIS
— Milton Township Republican Organization monthly meeting Wednesday evening, February 12, 2020, at the Holiday Inn in Carol Stream: Past and present candidates, elected officials, and party leaders who attended this outstanding meeting included: Almiron, Breen, Corrigan, Falbo, Felice, Galvin, Grogan, Heidorn, Holan, Jensen, Kinzler, Krupa, LeVan, Mack, McGowen, Monino, Nathwani, Pcolinski, Senka, Veenstra, and Whelan. Attendees included Baker, Bohn, Carlson, Cherry, Cooper, Dangelo, Fawell, Fitzpatrick, Lofgren, Marquardt, McCarthy, McNeily, Menna, Ryan, Shaw, Slinger, Smith, and Tatro. – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com

NBC5
— Smollett Case Reopens Arguments About Race, Class in Chicago – Don Babwin
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/smollett-case-reopens-arguments-about-race-class-in-chicago/2218557/?_osource=SocialFlowTwt_CHBrand

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— ENDORSEMENT: Jim Oberweis for Congress in 14th District Republican primary Oberweis has evolved a bit. He remains a staunch conservative, but he seems slightly more inclined to work across party lines. (DIERSEN: Since 2000, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have hinted/implied/argued/shouted at Republican candidates who have lost races in Illinois, including Oberweis, that me and my GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails caused all their losses.)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2020/2/13/21131444/endorsement-jim-oberweis-congress-14th-district-2020-republican-primary-election-house-rep
— ENDORSEMENT: Krishna K. Bansal for Congress in 11th District Republican Primary Bansal, with his stronger grasp of the issues and extensive record of public service, is the better bet to defeat a Democrat in the fall.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2020/2/13/21067792/endorsement-krishna-bansal-congress-11th-district-republican-primary-rick-laib-bill-foster

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Oh, for the love of Mike. The fear of Bernie has pushed Democratic bosses over the edge. – John Kass
https://www.chicagotribune.com/columns/john-kass/ct-bernie-sanders-democrats-panic-kass-20200213-5h23ymxy3bcmdleiyel3yd7tc4-story.html
— Hundreds attend burial in South Bend for fetuses stored in Will County garage by late abortion doctor Ulrich Klopfer – MEREDITH COLIAS-PETE (DIERSEN: Each one of those fetuses was created by a man and a woman. They should have attended the burial.)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/post-tribune/ct-ptb-fetus-hill-burial-st-0213-20200212-ey672ghbkfeilcxp7d22wihsxa-story.html
— The word queer, used by actress Jameela Jamil when she came out last week, is increasingly popular among millennials and teens – Nara Schoenberg
https://www.chicagotribune.com/lifestyles/ct-life-queer-meaning-jameela-jamil-tt-02112019-20200212-3q6zi2cz7fhk7oukhgtanhg5yu-story.html

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: America-haters side with America-haters. White-haters side with White haters. Men-haters side with men-haters. Heterosexual-haters side with heterosexual-haters. Older-people haters side with older-people haters. Trump-haters side with Trump-haters. Protestant-haters side with Protestant haters. Conservative-haters side with conservative-haters. Republican-haters side with Republican haters. Rich people-haters side with rich-people haters. German American-haters side with German American-haters. Draft avoider-haters side with draft avoider haters. Those who hate those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time side with those who hate those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/education/2020/2/12/21135560/senn-high-school-mary-beck-go-back-country

DAILY HERALD
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD WITH COLOR PICTURES: DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, pot pushers push pot. Ever-increasingly, newspapers act as full-time pot pushers.) 
https://www.dailyherald.com/business/20200213/why-recreational-pot-supply-is-falling-short-of-demand-in-illinois
— DuPage awards $100,000 to nonprofit groups to help fight the opioid epidemic – Katlyn Smith (DIERSEN: Why not $100,000 to fight the government-promoted booze, gambling, and pot epidemics?)
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20200212/dupage-awards-100000-to-nonprofit-groups-to-help-fight-the-opioid-epidemic
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD WITH COLOR PICTURE: DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Trump-haters encourage all the citizens of all the foreign countries of the world that are minority, female, and/or younger and who have financial, health, and/or other problems to claim asylum in America.
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20200213/judge-releases-crystal-lake-central-high-student-detained-by-ice-on-bond
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: What percent of LWV members are anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time?
https://www.dailyherald.com/discuss/20200213/at-100-league-still-has-work-to-do-to-expand-voting
— GOP rivals in 14th Congressional race fend off questions about weaknesses – James Fuller (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats, Libertarians, Greens, and RINOs hint/imply/argue/shout that being the following are weaknesses: Trump supporter, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, heterosexual, non-poor, gun owner, German American, draft avoider, and/or if your ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20200213/gop-rivals-in-14th-congressional-race-fend-off-questions-about-weaknesses
— Krishnamoorthi criticized for attending Modi reception – Eric Peterson
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20200212/krishnamoorthi-criticized-for-attending-modi-reception

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— 1,500 Amazon jobs? No thanks, says Bolingbrook mayor Amazon wants to build an 825,000-square-foot fulfillment center in Bolingbrook that would employ 1,500 people. “I told them I wouldn’t support it when they met with us,” said Mayor Roger Claar. “Then they closed two weeks later.” – ALBY GALLUN
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/commercial-real-estate/1500-amazon-jobs-no-thanks-says-bolingbrook-mayor

WTTW
— Crain’s Headlines: Bolingbrook Mayor Won’t Support Amazon Plan
https://news.wttw.com/2020/02/12/crain-s-headlines-bolingbrook-mayor-won-t-support-amazon-plan

WBEZ
— Former Illinois Feds Troubled By Trump’s Roger Stone Tweets And DOJ Response – Dave McKinney, Tony Arnold (DIERSEN: What percent of the jury pool in Chicago 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 for a long time?)
https://www.wbez.org/shows/wbez-news/former-illinois-feds-troubled-by-trumps-roger-stone-tweets-and-doj-response/93c81620-2089-4d6f-acf4-a1cdb7c88314

NPR ILLINOIS
— Klobuchar’s 3rd Place Finish In New Hampshire ‘Shocked The Establishment’ – BOBBY ALLYN
https://www.nprillinois.org/post/klobuchars-3rd-place-finish-new-hampshire-shocked-establishment#stream/0
— The Push For Paid Family Leave Grows Stronger – MAUREEN FOERTSCH MCKINNEY (DIERSEN: Virtually all my Democrat superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates in the federal government had spouses and/or children to support. They hinted/implied/argued/shouted that employees who had dependents should get preference over employees like me who never had dependents.)
https://www.nprillinois.org/post/push-paid-family-leave-grows-stronger#stream/0

JOLIET PATCH
— Will County To Expedite Some Cannabis Offense Expungements – Dave Byrnes (DIERSEN: What do you want expunged from your record? I want the adverse actions taken against me by the Milton Township Republican Organization, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, Illinois Republican Party, TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce, Illinois Center Right Coalition, American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter, Wheaton, Milton Township, DuPage County, Illinois, GAO, IRS, Post Office, Google, Facebook, etc. to be expunged.) 
https://patch.com/illinois/joliet/will-county-expedite-some-cannabis-offense-expungements

CENTER SQUARE
— Interim report shows Illinois budget wasn’t balanced despite claims from elected officials – Greg Bishop 
https://www.thecentersquare.com/illinois/interim-report-shows-illinois-budget-wasn-t-balanced-despite-claims/article_f1ad1e9a-4dcd-11ea-b3cc-9f03729e6c20.html

ILLINOIS FAMILY ACTION
— Dream Congressional Match-Up: Jeanne Ives vs. The Squad – Laurie Higgins
https://illinoisfamilyaction.org/2020/02/dream-congressional-match-up-jeanne-ives-vs-the-squad/

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Record ratings: Americans ‘better off’ in Trump era – Jennifer Harper
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2020/feb/12/inside-the-beltway-record-ratings-americans-better/
— Trump’s retreat on E-Verify called special interest ‘takeover’ of immigration agenda Jared Kushner preparing 600-page immigration proposal – Stephen Dinan (DIERSEN: Democrats, Libertarians, Greens, and RINOs hint/imply/argue/shout at Trump that he can get illegals to vote for him by throwing Americans under the bus.)
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2020/feb/12/trump-retreat-e-verify-called-takeover-immigration/

FOX NEWS
— Roger Stone jury foreperson’s anti-Trump views surface, raising new questions about his trial and conviction (DIERSEN: What percent of the jury pool in Chicago 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 for a long time?)
https://www.foxnews.com/us/roger-stone-jury-forepersons-anti-trump-views-surface-raising-new-questions-about-his-trial-and-conviction

AMERICAN THINKER
— In Virginia legislature, Democrats walk out on black pro-life, defense-of-marriage pastor – Catharine Evans (DIERSEN: How soon, if not already, will those who run your municipal district, your municipality, your township, your county, Illinois, and America walk out, that is, officially protest, those who are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, non-poor, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders, and those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time?)
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2020/02/in_virginia_legislature_democrats_walk_out_on_black_prolife_defenseofmarriage_pastor.html

DAILY CALLER
— Flashback: Bloomberg Called For Americans To ‘Get Behind’ Trump In 2017 – SHELBY TALCOTT
https://dailycaller.com/2020/02/12/flashback-mike-bloomberg-donald-trump-unity/

FEDERALIST
— Mike Bloomberg Is Not A Racist, And Neither Is Trump – David Marcus (DIERSEN: People who are called racist today should sue those who call them racist. Being called a racist today is like being called a Jew in Germany during the 1930s and 1940s. Ever-increasing, Democrats make it clear that they want to get rid of once and for all those who are called racist and are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, non-poor, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://thefederalist.com/2020/02/12/mike-bloomberg-is-not-a-racist-and-neither-is-trump/

NEWS BUSTERS
— NYT Accuses Trump of ‘Hijacking’ the News Cycle With Accurate Bloomberg Quotes – Clay Waters
https://www.newsbusters.org/blogs/nb/clay-waters/2020/02/12/ny-times-accuses-trump-hijacking-news-cycle-accurate-mike-bloomberg

THE HILL
— How the left’s brand of diversity promotes division – MIKE GONZALEZ
https://thehill.com/opinion/civil-rights/482651-how-the-lefts-brand-of-diversity-promotes-division

POLITICO
— ‘Really shocking’: Trump’s meddling in Stone case stuns Washington Alarmed veterans of the Justice Department said the legal system was entering uncharted territory. – NATASHA BERTRAND and DANIEL LIPPMAN (DIERSEN: What percent of the jury pool in Chicago 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 for a long time?)
https://www.politico.com/news/2020/02/12/trump-roger-stone-justice-department-114684

NEW YORK TIMES
— As a Post-Impeachment Trump Pushes the Limits, Republicans Say Little Having expressed confidence that impeachment might chasten the president, senators are now watching as he purges perceived enemies and publicly pushes for a lenient sentence for a friend. – Nicholas Fandos and Catie Edmondson
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/02/12/us/politics/trump-senate-republicans.html
— As Sanders Rises, Some Democrats Are Jittery About Possible Consequences Mr. Sanders’s victory in the New Hampshire primary and his strengths in the 2020 race are worrying moderates who fear he could cost Democrats the presidency and the House in the fall. – Jeremy W. Peters, Sheryl Gay Stolberg and Kate Kelly
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/02/12/us/politics/bernie-sanders-democrats.html

LOS ANGELES TIMES
— Affirmative Action is hurting more than helping – MEGAN HACKBARTH
https://highschool.latimes.com/los-altos-high-school/opinion-affirmative-action-is-hurting-more-than-helping/

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Moderate Democrats Stress Over Crowded Center Lane There is no single centrist rival to front-runner Bernie Sanders, and party leaders are bracing for a protracted nomination fight – Ken Thomas and Natalie Andrews (DIERSEN: Political parties exist to help elect candidates who can and will defend and advance their platform. Political parties should not only be able to, but should be required to, stop candidates from running who reject planks in their party’s platform. I should write a book about candidates who the Republican National Committee, Illinois Republican Party, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, Milton Township Republican Organization, etc. should have stopped from running.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/moderate-democrats-stress-over-crowded-center-lane-11581545988
— FRONT PAGE: Education Department Investigating Harvard, Yale Over Foreign Funding Officials accuse schools across U.S. of soliciting funds from foreign governments, companies known to be hostile to the country – Kate O’Keeffe (DIERSEN: Democrats, Libertarians, Greens, and RINOs love countries that are hostile to America.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/education-department-investigating-harvard-yale-over-foreign-funding-11581539042
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Virtually all my Democrat superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates in the federal government had spouses and/or children to support. They hinted/implied/argued/shouted that employees who had dependents should get preference over employees like me who never had dependents.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/i-feel-very-torn-between-my-child-and-my-daddemands-intensify-for-the-sandwich-generation-11581507999
— GAO Warns 2020 Census Isn’t Ready Census Bureau is behind in recruiting workers and testing online systems for count, Government Accountability Office says – Janet Adamy
https://www.wsj.com/articles/watchdog-warns-2020-census-faces-challenges-11581522486

TEXAS TRIBUNE
— Trump endorses in three competitive Texas congressional primaries – PATRICK SVITEK (DIERSEN: I should write a book about my critics/opponents who focus on destroying those like me who refuse to destroy their candidates’ primary opponents. I would focus on past and present leaders of the Milton Township Republican Organization, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, Illinois Republican Party, TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce, and Illinois Center Right Coalition. For all the candidates who ran in contested primaries on ballots for my precinct since 2000, I would write about those who focused on destroying me because I refused to destroy their candidates’ primary opponents.) 
https://www.texastribune.org/2020/02/12/donald-trump-endorses-three-texas-congressional-republican-primaries/

POST REGISTER
— Idaho House committee advances affirmative action ban – AP (DIERSEN: Democrats, Libertarians, Greens, and RINOs use Affirmative Action (AA), Diversity, and Inclusion to get rid of Republicans, and especially to get rid of Republicans who are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, White, male, older, non-poor, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders, and those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time. I should write a book about those in Wheaton, Milton Township, DuPage County, and Illinois who use AA, Diversity, and Inclusion to get rid of Republicans like me.)
https://www.postregister.com/news/government/idaho-house-committee-advances-affirmative-action-ban/article_448ae116-4320-516d-a8a1-99e7656a6a92.html

NEW YORKER
— HOW THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION USES THE “HIDDEN WEAPONS” OF IMMIGRATION LAW – Isaac Chotiner (DIERSEN: I should write a book about how Democrats, Libertarians, Greens, and RINOs use the “hidden weapons” of Affirmative Action, Diversity, and Inclusion, that is, patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, age discrimination, and retaliation.)
https://www.newyorker.com/news/q-and-a/how-the-trump-administration-uses-the-hidden-weapons-of-immigration-law

NEWSWEEK
— RUSH LIMBAUGH RIPS BUTTIGIEG’S CAMPAIGN, SAYS ‘AMERICA’S NOT READY TO ELECT GAY GUY KISSING HUSBAND ON DEBATE STAGE’ – JEFFERY MARTIN 
https://www.newsweek.com/rush-limbaugh-rips-buttigiegs-campaign-says-americas-not-ready-elect-gay-guy-kissing-husband-1487091
— AMY KLOBUCHAR ONCE WANTED TO BUILD A FENCE AT THE BORDER—WHERE DOES SHE STAND NOW? – CHANTAL DA SILVA
https://www.newsweek.com/amy-klobuchar-border-wall-fence-trump-immigration-policies-1487117

YAHOO FINANCE
— 30 Jobs That Aren’t Worth Their Education Requirements – Alexandria Bova (DIERSEN: I should write a book a) about the outstanding on-the-job and in-house training that IRS and GAO provided me and b) about how the Democrats who ran IRS and GAO wasted that training by wasting my career and forcing me to retire.) 
https://finance.yahoo.com/news/30-jobs-aren-t-worth-105512563.html

February 12 Morning Edition

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Democrats encourage everyone to wear protest hairstyles.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/columns/dahleen-glanton/ct-dahleen-glanton-black-hair-discrimination-crown-act-20200212-z352bi2onrduladoztrf3qc4jm-story.html

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— ENDORSEMENT: Gordon (Jay) Kinzler for Congress in 6th District Republican primary Kinzler is a principled conservative who continues to serve as a colonel in the U.S. Army Reserve.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2020/2/12/21127057/endorsement-gordon-jay-kinzler-congress-6th-district-republican-primary-jeanne-ives-sean-casten
— An old codger ponders the fate of America in the time of Trump  The old man looked me straight in the eye when I told him our country had never faced a crisis like this. “I’ve seen worse,” he said. – Phil Kadner 
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/2020/2/11/21133367/trump-phil-kadner-column-vietnam-civil-rights
— Sexual harassment allegations against Cook County employee lead to workplace restrictions  The restricted employee works in the county’s Office of the Chief Administrative Officer. He was accused of sexually harassing one of Preckwinkle’s employees, according to a January report from Independent Inspector General Patrick Blanchard’s office. – Rachel Hinton 
https://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/2020/2/11/21134103/sexual-harassment-allegations-cook-county-employee-barred

DAILY HERALD
— Sanders’ win ups pressure on moderates to coalesce – AP (DIERSEN: Which presidential candidate will get the most votes in your precinct, your municipal district, your municipality, your township, and your county?)
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20200212/analysis-sanders-win-ups-pressure-on-moderates-to-coalesce
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Pot pushers push pot.
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20200212/learn-about-marijuana-access-at-palatine-library-program
— Christopher Pfannkuche: Candidate profile
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20200211/christopher-pfannkuche-candidate-profile
— Greg Garner: Candidate profile
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20200211/greg-garner-candidate-profile

HERALD NEWS
— District 11 Republican candidates spar on electoral viability – ALEX ORTIZ
https://www.theherald-news.com/2020/02/11/district-11-republican-candidates-spar-on-electoral-viability/a6irg5e/

NORTHWEST HERALD
— Survey finds pessimism toward Illinois public schools Broad support for increased funding, raising teacher pay – PETER HANCOCK
https://www.nwherald.com/2020/02/12/survey-finds-pessimism-toward-illinois-public-schools/agkkqzt/

CHAMPAIGN/URBANA NEWS GAZETTE
— Video machines beat casinos as gambling booms in state – Jim Dey (DIERSEN: Gambling is a vice.)
https://www.news-gazette.com/opinion/jim-dey-video-machines-beat-casinos-as-gambling-booms-in/article_e2f074f2-86d1-53d8-aceb-526bf4c7e5b1.html

ROCKFORD REGISTER STAR
— Time to end the tyranny of how Illinois draws political maps – Editorial
https://www.rrstar.com/opinion/20200211/our-view-time-to-end-tyranny-of-how-illinois-draws-political-maps

SUBURBAN LIFE
— DuPage Housing Authority receives federal funding to expand affordable housing options in DuPage County – Megann Horstead
https://www.mysuburbanlife.com/2020/02/10/dupage-housing-authority-receives-federal-funding-to-expand-affordable-housing-options-in-dupage-county/a5nh4x4/

NPR ILLINOIS
— Journalist Details ‘Brazen Ways’ Trump Will Use His Power To Get Reelected – TERRY GROSS 
https://www.nprillinois.org/post/journalist-details-brazen-ways-trump-will-use-his-power-get-reelected#stream/0

ILLINOIS STATE UNIVERSITY
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Democrats promote LGBTQ activity.
https://news.illinoisstate.edu/2020/02/award-winning-author-stresses-importance-of-lgbtq-representation/

CAPITOL NEWS ILLINOIS
— Survey finds pessimism toward Illinois public schools – PETER HANCOCK
https://www.capitolnewsillinois.com/NEWS/survey-finds-pessimism-toward-illinois-public-schools

CENTER SQUARE
— Illinois’ fiscal condition worsens despite higher revenues, interim annual report says – Greg Bishop 
https://www.thecentersquare.com/illinois/illinois-fiscal-condition-worsens-despite-higher-revenues-interim-annaul-report/article_93d41442-4d0d-11ea-8c23-d37025865e5b.html
— Union-backed poll: Teachers underpaid, should be able to retire earlier – Cole Lauterbach
https://www.thecentersquare.com/illinois/union-backed-poll-teachers-underpaid-should-be-able-to-retire/article_68389400-4d19-11ea-9764-2f68effc3485.html

CHRONICLE ILLINOIS
— Numbers show state, Chicago area losing prime workers – Kevin Beese (DIERSEN: From what I see, the more of the following that you are, the more that you are NOT WANTED in Illinois: Trump supporter, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, non-poor, gun owner, German American, draft avoider, and/or if your ancestors have been in America for a long time.) 
https://chronicleillinois.com/government/numbers-show-state-chicago-area-losing-prime-workers/

WIREPOINTS
— Illinois politicians want to pile a municipal gas tax on top of the nation’s third-highest gas taxes – John Klingner and Isabella Raynal
https://wirepoints.org/illinois-politicians-want-to-pile-a-municipal-gas-tax-on-top-of-the-nations-third-highest-gas-taxes-wirepoints-original/
— If the wealthy flee, ordinary Illinoisans will be left holding the progressive tax bag – Ted Dabrowski and John Klingner
https://wirepoints.org/if-the-wealthy-flee-ordinary-illinoisans-will-be-left-holding-the-progressive-tax-bag/

MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— Rep. Tom Weber Reports
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2020/02/11/weber-reports-3/ 
— IL-14: Bolingbrook Debate Thread
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2020/02/11/il-14-bolingbrook-debate-thread/ 
— School Consolidation Will Not Save Money
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2020/02/11/school-consolidation-will-not-save-money/ 
— “Are You Crazy for Running” for County Board Chairman?
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2020/02/11/are-you-crazy-to-run-for-running-for-county-board-chairman/

WASHINGTON TIMES
— ‘Oscars 2020’ parades Hollywood’s contempt for everyday Americans The low-rated awards show couldn’t resist spewing Trump hatred in smug, hypocritical attacks – Tammy Bruce
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2020/feb/12/oscars-2020-parades-hollywoods-contempt-for-everyd/
— Democrats’ radicalism shielded by Bernie Sanders’ socialism – Cheryl K. Chumley
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2020/feb/11/democrats-radicalism-shielded-bernie-sanders-socia/
— Equal Rights Amendment’s intentions hijacked by LGBTQ movement ‘The amendment is so poorly drafted and so general it’s fair to say it’s meaningless’ – Stephen Dinan
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2020/feb/11/equal-rights-amendment-intentions-hijacked-lgbtq-m/
— Virginia House approves bill to join National Popular Vote, bypass Electoral College – Valerie Richardson (DIERSEN: Those who want to abolish the Electoral College want to use the Popular Vote to get rid of individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, non-poor, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders, and those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time once and for all.)
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2020/feb/11/virginia-house-approves-bill-join-national-popular/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Democrats, Libertarians, Greens, and RINOs reject you, if not get rid of you, if you are not 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 anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2020/feb/12/white-supremacist-propaganda-spreading-anti-bias-g/
— Pete Buttigieg on New Hampshire results: ‘We are here to stay’ – David Sherfinski and Seth McLaughlin (DIERSEN: Votes for Buttigieg encourage LGBTQ activists to get rid of those who do not promote LGBTQ activity.) 
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2020/feb/11/pete-buttigieg-new-hampshire-results-we-are-here-s/

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Maybe nobody likes Biden because he’s a jerk – Timothy P. Carney
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/maybe-nobody-likes-biden-because-hes-a-jerk

AMERICAN THINKER
— That phony press trope about all those Democratic ‘moderates’ – Jack Hellner
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2020/02/that_phony_press_trope_about_all_those_democratic_moderates.html

BREITBART
— AG William Barr: ‘Sanctuary’ Policies Are Unconstitutional, Discriminatory – NEIL MUNRO
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2020/02/11/ag-william-barr-sanctuary-policies-are-unconstitutional-discriminatory/
— TREASONOUS: In NH, Pete Buttigieg Speaks Spanish to Illegals: ‘This Country Is Your Country Too’ – CHARLIE SPIERING
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2020/02/11/in-nh-pete-buttigieg-speaks-spanish-to-illegals-this-country-is-your-country-too/

TOWNHALL
— Trump Unleashed – John and Andy Schlafly
https://townhall.com/columnists/johnandandyschlafly/2020/02/12/trump-unleashed-n2561173
— Pelosi And Her Democrats: ‘Let Us Prey’ – Will Alexander
https://townhall.com/columnists/willalexander/2020/02/11/pelosi-and-her-democrats-let-us-prey-n2561124

LUTHERAN CHURCH CHARITIES
— You Can’t Meet Everybody’s Expectations – Tim Hetzner (DIERSEN: What do your critics/opponents expect you to do? My critics/opponents expect me to stop sending out GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails. Failing that, they expect me to include links in the emails only to articles that they write or bless.)
http://devotions1.lccharities.org/2020/02/12/you-cant-meet-everybodys-expectations/

NEW YORK TIMES
— ‘The Hunt,’ a Satire With Elites Killing ‘Deplorables,’ Is Revived The satire, which depicts elite Americans killing “deplorables” for sport, was shelved after mass shootings last year. – Brooks Barnes
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/02/11/business/media/the-hunt-release-date.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Democrats, Libertarians, Greens, and RINOs reject you, if not get rid of you, if you are not 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 anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time. 
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/02/12/us/white-supremacist-propaganda-campus.html

NEW YORK DAILY NEWS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Ever-increasingly, those who promote LGBTQ activity promote LGBTQ activity. To promote LGBTQ activity is a) to destroy traditional marriage and b) to destroy the traditional family.
https://www.nydailynews.com/news/national/ny-report-lgbtq-equality-10-years-progress-backlash-map-protections-20200211-u5xlsydt4fccpaocmjytyd4quy-story.html

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Michael Bloomberg’s ‘Racism’ Everyone’s piling on unfairly, including President Trump. – Editorial
https://www.wsj.com/articles/michael-bloombergs-racism-11581466237

SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE
— Trump’s budget is simultaneously austere and reckless – Editorial (DIERSEN: How did you gain your knowledge about how the federal government operates? I worked for GAO as an Analyst for almost 18 years, the last 11 years of which at the GS-13 Step 1-10 levels, currently $101,176-$131,532/year. I worked on audits of federal financial institution regulators for almost 9 years, on audits of IRS for 3 years, and on audits of many other federal agencies, including Railroad Retirement Board, Department of Defense, U.S. Postal Service, Environmental Protection Agency, Department of Energy, Department of Transportation, Immigration and Naturalization Service, General Service Administration, Federal Highway Administration, Department of Labor, Federal Aviation Administration, Veteran Administration, Department of Housing and Urban Development, and Department of Health and Human Services, for almost 6 years. I worked for IRS as a Revenue Officer for almost 9 years, the last 5 1/2 years of which at the GS-12 Step 1-5 levels, currently $85,084-$96,431/year. I worked for the Post Office as a part time carrier/clerk for almost 3 years at the GS-4 Step 1-3 levels, currently $16.64-$17.75/hour. I learned a lot about federal court procedures as an active member in a class action lawsuit and as the plaintiff in two lawsuits. I learned a lot about arbitration procedures as a grievant four grievances and as a Financial Regulatory Authority arbitrator since 1998). 
https://www.sfchronicle.com/opinion/editorials/article/Editorial-Trump-s-budget-is-simultaneously-15048815.php

DAYTONA BEACH NEWS JOURNAL
— Volusia Republican dominance: Gap between GOP, Democrats growing – Mark Harper (DIERSEN: What percent of the voters in your precinct, municipal district, municipality, township, and county a) unethically cast Republican primary ballots to do whatever damage that they can to the Republican Party and b) vote for Democrats in general elections?)
https://www.news-journalonline.com/news/20200211/volusia-republican-dominance-gap-between-gop-democrats-growing
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The gap between Republicans and Democrats in Volusia County is now more than 7,000 and growing, as the GOP’s ground game and the demographics of who’s moving to the Daytona Beach area are contributing factors to a reddening county. But for Sunshine State voters who want a say, there is a significant deadline approaching. They must be registered as a Democrat or a Republican by next Tuesday, Feb. 18, in order to vote on March 17. Florida remains a closed-primary state. For presidential preference primaries, NPAs have no say. In Volusia County, more than 3 in 10 registered voters are ineligible to vote for President Trump, Bernie Sanders, Joe Biden, Elizabeth Warren, Pete Buttigieg or anyone else in March. That’s in large part because considerably more and more Floridians are not signing up with the parties.)

INDY WEEK
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A Trump-hater says “An Emboldened Trump Is Settling Scores. His Campaign Wants to Destroy Journalism. Republicans Whoop and Holler.”
https://indyweek.com/news/soapboxer/trump-emboldened-republicans-whoop-and-holler/

CROSSCUT
— In ‘Admissions,’ everyone loves diversity — until their kid is rejected from college White liberal idealism and parental self-interest collide in the new play at Seattle Public Theater. – Misha Berson (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, under the Democrats, the following demographics are PURE POISON: Trump supporter, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, non-poor, gun owner, German American, draft avoider, and if your ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://crosscut.com/2020/02/admissions-everyone-loves-diversity-until-their-kid-rejected-college

JD SUPRA
— EEOC Issues Fiscal Year 2019 Annual Performance Report (DIERSEN: In 1971, when I was 22 years old, Oldsmobile withdrew a job offer that I had accepted saying it had just agreed to stop hiring Whites to settle an EEOC complaint.)
https://www.jdsupra.com/legalnews/eeoc-issues-fiscal-year-2019-annual-59518/
— EEOC’s Inaugural Annual Performance Report Reveals Charge Drop And Hints Of A Litigation Shift
https://www.jdsupra.com/legalnews/eeoc-s-inaugural-annual-performance-61716/

February 11 Morning Edition

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— ENDORSEMENT: Mike Fricilone for Congress in 3rd District Republican Primary Fricilone, a Will County Board member who lives in Homer Glen, is a by-the-numbers conservative.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2020/2/11/21058447/endorsement-mike-fricilone-3rd-district-congress-republican-primary-dan-lipinski-2020-election
— What do African Americans want? – REV. JESSE JACKSON (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, divisive Republican-haters promote a) race based preference giving, b) gender based preference giving, c) sexual preference based preference giving, d) age based preference giving, e) religion based preference giving, f) national origin based preference giving, and g) etc. based preference giving.)
https://tribunecontentagency.com/article/what-do-african-americans-want/

DAILY HERALD
— FRONT PAGE: DIERSEN HEADLINE: DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Naperville: Ever-increasingly, those who promote LGBTQ activity promote LGBTQ activity. To promote LGBTQ activity is a) to destroy traditional marriage and b) to destroy the traditional family.
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20200210/together-under-the-big-top-the-theme-of-first-naper-pride-fest–
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Through the city’s Special Events and Cultural Amenities Fund, supported by a citywide food and beverage tax, Naper Pride is receiving $83,536 to offset festival costs. Eva-Genevieve Scarborough thanked city council members for their support during a meeting last week, saying now is the time for the city’s LGBTQ residents to become more outspoken. “For a long time, we have, of necessity, kept a low profile because who we are by nature was considered too controversial,” Scarborough said.)
— James T. Marter: Candidate profile
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20200211/james-t-marter-candidate-profile
— Robert Marshall: Candidate profile
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20200211/robert-marshall-candidate-profile
— Rick Laib: Candidate profile
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20200211/rick-laib-candidate-profile
— Tom Tarter: Candidate profile
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20200211/tom-tarter-candidate-profile
— Tommy Hanson: Candidate profile
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20200211/tommy-hanson-candidate-profile
— Kimball Ladien: Candidate profile
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20200211/kimball-ladien-candidate-profile
— Peggy Hubbard: Candidate profile
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20200211/peggy-hubbard-candidate-profile
— Sue Rezin: Candidate profile
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20200211/sue-rezin-candidate-profile
— Mark Curran Jr.: Candidate profile
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20200211/mark-curran-jr-candidate-profile
— Jim Oberweis: Candidate profile
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20200211/jim-oberweis-candidate-profile
— Carolyn Schofield: Candidate profile
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20200211/carolyn-schofield-candidate-profile
— Mary Lou Wehrli: Candidate profile
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20200211/mary-lou-wehrli-candidate-profile
— Randy Ramey: Candidate profile
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20200211/randy-ramey-candidate-profile
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: HARDCOPY ARTICLE TITLE: 50 people to get paid training to become teachers – Madhu Krishnamurthy (DIERSEN: If you wanted to teach, what experience would you draw on? I would draw on the experience that I gained a) serving as a Republican Precinct Committeeman since 1999, b) serving as the GOPUSA Illinois Editor since 2000, c) serving as the TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairman 2005-2012, d) serving on the Illinois Center Right Coalition Steering Committee 2003-2007, e) working for GAO as an Analyst 1980-1997, the last 11 years of which at the GS-13 Step 1-10 levels, currently $101,176-$131,532/year, f) serving on the Association of Government Accountants Chicago Chapter Executive Committee 1983-1996, g) working for IRS as a Revenue Officer 1971-1980, the last 5 1/2 years of which at the GS-12 Step 1-5 levels, currently $85,084-$96,431/year, h) earning a job-related bachelor’s degree (NIU-management) when I was 21 in 1970 and job-related master’s degrees when I was 27 (Loyola-MBA), 31 (DePaul-accounting), and 48 (IIT-finance), i) earning job-related professional certifications when I was 30 (CPA), 32 (Certified Internal Auditor), 41 (Certified Fraud Examiner), 45 (Certified Government Financial Manager), 47 (Certified Financial Services Auditor), and 48 (Forensic Accountant),  j) earning a job-related professional license (CPA) when I was 32, and k) serving as a Financial Industry Regulatory Authority arbitrator since 1998.) 
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20200211/why-golden-apple-is-offering-50-students-a-full-ride-to-earn-a-teaching-certificate

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— After Facebook settles class action, Google is sued – JOHN PLETZ (DIERSEN: Have you ever been a member of a class in a class action lawsuit? I was. In 1988, when I was 40 years old, I became an active member in a class action lawsuit that charged my Democrat GAO superiors with reverse discrimination, age discrimination, and retaliation. The members of the class were GAO employees who were White, male, and over age 40. The lawsuit failed because instead of uniting, class members “cut deals” with their Democrat superiors “under the table” to keep their jobs. Class members agreed to help their Democrat superiors get rid of other class members. I should write a book about the class members in GAO’s Chicago office who did everything that they could to get rid of me to keep their jobs. They kept me off audits of IRS. They gave me unfair performance expectations and appraisals. They always ranked me in the bottom half of my coworkers for pay-for-performance purposes. They did not promote me beyond GS-13. They stressed the following to demonize me, to denigrate me, and to condemn me: a) I was conservative, b) I was Republican, c) I had avoided the draft, d) I was baptized, raised and confirmed as a Missouri Synod Lutheran, e) I was 100% German American, f) I lived in Crete 1948-1972, g) I had lived in Wheaton since 1978, h) my wife had a good job and we had retirement savings, i) my wife and I had given up trying to have children, j) we did not adopt, k) we did not become foster parents, l) I had owned a 1972 Corvette since 1971, a 1962 Chevy Impala SS collector car since 1989, and a 1968 Dodge Charger R/T collector car since 1994, m) my ancestors had been in America since 1844, n) etc. And then, in 1997, when I was 49 years old, they helped my GAO superiors force me to take their early retirement “offer.”) 
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/john-pletz-technology/after-facebook-settles-class-action-google-sued

ABC7
— Chicago USPS mail delivery problems can cost money, time, even jobs, residents say – Jason Knowles and Ann Pistone and Jonathan Fagg (DIERSEN: I worked part-time for the Park Forest Post Office 1966-1969.) 
https://abc7chicago.com/chicago-residents-say-mail-delivery-problems-can-cost-money-time-even-jobs/5918599/?cmp=emc-wls-news-headlines-2/11/2020

WTTW
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Trump-haters promote Trump-haters.
https://news.wttw.com/2020/02/10/joe-walsh-i-would-support-any-democrat-over-trump

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Lincoln mortgage document found in Tazewell County Recorder of Deeds office – Mike Kramer
https://www.sj-r.com/news/20200210/lincoln-mortgage-document-found-in-tazewell-county-recorder-of-deeds-office

TIMES
— Rezin still 2nd in 14th according to Oberweis poll Kinzinger campaign’s contributions indicate his preference – Scott T. Holland
https://www.mywebtimes.com/2020/02/09/salmagundi-rezin-still-2nd-in-14th-according-to-oberweis-poll/adearnq/

DEKALB DAILY CHRONICLE
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: DeKalb hookah bar will allow BYOB for marijuana smokers thanks to city code amendments  Amendments to city code allow for bring your own marijuana at certain establishments – KELSEY RETTKE 
https://www.daily-chronicle.com/2020/02/11/dekalb-hookah-bar-will-allow-byob-for-marijuana-smokers-thanks-to-city-code-amendments/adul077/

KANE COUNTY CHRONICLE
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Democrats, Libertarians, Greens, and RINOs promote LGBTQ activity, that is, ever-increasingly, they destroy traditional marriage and destroy the traditional family.
https://www.kcchronicle.com/2020/02/10/st-charles-native-authors-book-series-for-children-with-nontraditional-families/al0jvhu/

LASALLE NEWS TRIBUNE
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Verilife adding workers to Ottawa dispensary – Brent Bader
https://www.newstrib.com/2020/02/11/verilife-adding-workers-to-ottawa-dispensary/ahe0v1d/

QUAD CITY TIMES
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Cannabis cafes may be allowed Rock Island – Sarah Hayden
https://qctimes.com/news/local/govt-and-politics/cannabis-cafes-may-be-allowed-rock-island/article_92612e1b-87a5-5182-b81a-0fdca814f552.html

CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Pekin will soon be able to grow, package, sell cannabis – Munashe Kwangwari III
https://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/local-news/pekin-will-soon-be-able-to-grow-package-sell-cannabis/

NPR ILLINOIS
— FBI Announces That Racist Violence Is Now Equal Priority To Foreign Terrorism – HANNAH ALLAM (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Trump-haters encourage violence against individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, non-poor, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.) 
https://www.nprillinois.org/post/fbi-announces-racist-violence-now-equal-priority-foreign-terrorism#stream/0

ILLINOIS NEWSROOM
— Student Survey: 1 In 5 U Of I Women Experience Sexual Assault, Most Tell No One – Christine Herman
https://illinoisnewsroom.org/2020/02/10/new-survey-nearly-1-in-5-women-experience-sexual-assault-while-at-the-u-of-i-and-most-tell-no-one/

WIREPOINTS
— Who wants to be a “millionaire” in Illinois? – Ted Dabrowski and John Klingner
https://wirepoints.org/who-wants-to-be-a-millionaire-in-illinois-wirepoints-original/

WASHINGTON TIMES
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Western Illinois University to offer cannabis-growing minor – AP
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2020/feb/10/western-illinois-university-to-offer-cannabis-grow/
— Trump lampoons Democrats at New Hampshire rally ahead of primary – David Sherfinski and Dave Boyer
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2020/feb/10/trump-lampoons-democrats-new-hampshire-rally-ahead/
— Nonpartisanship tossed out the window at Trump’s ‘National Prayer Breakfast’ A missed opportunity for Republicans and Democrats to heal rifts – Cal Thomas (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats and Democrat plants, Libertarians and Libertarian plants, Greens and Green plants, and RINOs hint/imply/argue/shout that GOD HATES REPUBLICANS.) 
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2020/feb/10/nonpartisanship-tossed-out-the-window-at-president/

AMERICAN THINKER
— The Trump administration is finally going after sanctuary cities – Andrea Widburg (DIERSEN: What does your municipality, your township, and your county do to encourage illegal immigration?) 
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2020/02/the_trump_administration_is_finally_going_after_sanctuary_cities.html

BREITBART
— Donald Trump’s Budget Promises 1,000 Miles of Border Wall – Neil Munro
https://www.breitbart.com/immigration/2020/02/10/donald-trumps-budget-promises-1000-miles-of-border-wall/

DAILY CALLER
— Attorney General William Barr Vows Lawsuits And ‘Significant Escalation’ Against Sanctuary Jurisdictions – JASON HOPKINS (DIERSEN: What does your municipality, your township, and your county do to encourage illegal immigration?)
https://dailycaller.com/2020/02/10/barr-escalates-fight-with-sanctuary-cities/

PATRIOT POST
— Illegal Immigration Has Outsized Negative Impact on Smaller U.S. States New study finds that illegal immigration costs 10 low-population states $454 million annually. – Thomas Gallatin
https://patriotpost.us/articles/68481-illegal-immigration-has-outsized-negative-impact-on-smaller-us-states-2020-02-11

ONE NEWS NOW
— Obama judge sides with illegals in marriage cases – AP (DIERSEN: GAO works for Congress. The Democrats who ran GAO wasted my career and ousted me in 1997 when I was 49 years old. My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes stress that Peter Fitzgerald, my U.S. Senator back then, did not come to my defense. They stress that concerning Diersen v. GAO, a) Republican Fitzgerald appointed the judge in the case and GAO’s defense attorney, b) that Republican Dennis Hastert was the Speaker of the House while the lawsuit was pending, c) that Republican Henry Hyde was my U.S. Representative while the lawsuit was pending, and d) that Republican George Bush was President while the lawsuit was pending. My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes ignore Rutan v. Republican Party of Illinois and use the aforesaid to hint/imply/argue/shout that because Republican elected officials did not come to my defense, a) that my claims have no merit and b) that GAO wasted my career and ousted me because I am a White supremacist, Nazi, KKK member, hater, racist, sexist, bigot, and even worse things.) 
https://onenewsnow.com/ap/legal/obama-judge-sides-with-illegals-in-marriage-cases

PJ MEDIA
— Is America In the Civil War Phase of Ancient Roman History?
https://pjmedia.com/news-and-politics/is-america-in-the-civil-war-phase-of-ancient-roman-history/

LUTHERAN CHURCH CHARITIES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats, Libertarians, Greens, and RINOs use Affirmative Action, Diversity, and Inclusion to get rid of Republicans, and especially to get rid of Republicans who are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, White, male, older, non-poor, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders, and those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time. 
http://devotions1.lccharities.org/2020/02/11/diversity-sharpens-you/

LIFE NEWS
— 2,411 Aborted Babies Abortionist Hoarded Will be Buried Wednesday, Finally Given Proper Burial – MICAIAH BILGER
https://www.lifenews.com/2020/02/10/2411-aborted-babies-abortionist-hoarded-will-be-buried-wednesday-finally-given-proper-burial/

EPOCH TIMES
— Barr Announces ‘Significant Escalation’ Efforts to Combat Sanctuary Policies – JANITA KAN (DIERSEN: What does your municipality, your township, and your county do to encourage illegal immigration?)
https://www.theepochtimes.com/barr-announces-significant-escalation-efforts-to-combat-sanctuary-policies_3233781.html

CAMPUS REFORM
— University of Massachusetts invites professor to help ‘disrupt the whiteness in us’ – Clay Robinson (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, to be a Democrat, Libertarian, Green, or RINO is to be a White-hater, that is, to be a racist.)
https://campusreform.org/?ID=14355

THE HILL
— Trump envisions beefed up Treasury Department in budget proposal – NAOMI JAGODA 
https://thehill.com/policy/finance/482383-trump-envisions-beefed-up-treasury-department-in-budget-proposal
— 2020 Democratic candidates vow to beef up IRS – NAOMI JAGODA (DIERSEN: I worked for IRS for almost 9 years. I worked for GAO on audits of IRS for 3 years.) 
https://thehill.com/policy/finance/481761-2020-democratic-candidates-vow-to-beef-up-irs

POLITICO
— This Democratic field is so flawed that even Biden still has a chance When every candidate has a serious shortcoming, any candidate can win. – RYAN LIZZA (DIERSEN: Who stresses your flaws and your shortcomings? I should write a book about those who stress my flaws and who stress my shortcomings. I would focus on those who have lots of religious, government, political, and/or financial clout in Wheaton, Glen Ellyn, Milton Township, DuPage County, and Illinois who paint themselves as being religious, conservative, and/or Republican. I would focus on past and present leaders of the Milton Township Republican Organization, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, Illinois Republican Party, TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce, Illinois Center Right Coalition, American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter, etc. The aforesaid stress not only my flaws and shortcomings, but they stress the flaws and shortcomings of all those who they cannot manipulate/dominate.) 
https://www.politico.com/news/2020/02/11/joe-biden-has-a-chance-win-democratic-nomination-113836
— Kellyanne Conway says more officials may be ousted after Trump’s Senate acquittal – QUINT FORGEY (DIERSEN: First, the way that employers treat their employees sends strong messages to everyone. I should write a book about the way that GAO, IRS, and the Post Office treated those who shared my demographics. Second, the way that organizations treat their members sends strong messages to everyone. I should write a book about the way that Milton Township Republican Organization (MTRO), DuPage County Republican Central Committee (DCRCC), Illinois Republican Party (IRP), Wheaton Chamber of Commerce (WCC), and American Association of Political Consultants (AAPC) treat those who share my demographics and the way that TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois and Illinois Center Right Coalition (ICRC) treated those who shared my demographics. Third, the way that governments treat their residents sends strong messages to everyone. I should write a book about the way that Wheaton, Milton Township, DuPage County, and Illinois treat those who share my demographics. I would focus on the adverse actions that GAO, IRS, Post Office, MTRO, DCRCC, IRP, WCC, AAPC, TAPROOT, and ICRC have taken against those who share my demographics. Fourth, adverse actions taken by the aforesaid employers, organizations, and governments drive people who share my demographics away from the aforesaid employers, organizations, and governments.) 
https://www.politico.com/news/2020/02/10/kellyanne-conway-says-more-officials-ousted-trump-acquittal-113138

CNN
— Trump cites ‘serious economic conditions’ in proposing 1% pay raise for federal employees – Paul LeBlanc (DIERSEN: Ever since I started working part-time for the Post Office in 1966 when I was 18 years old, my critics/opponents have demonized me, denigrated me, and condemned as being overpaid. In my defense, I earned a) a job-related bachelor’s degree when I was 21 in 1970 and job-related master’s degrees when I was 27, 31, and 48, b) job-related professional certifications when I was 30, 32, 41, 45, 47, and 48, and c) a job-related professional license when I was 32.) 
https://www.cnn.com/2020/02/10/politics/trump-federal-employee-pay-adjustments/index.html

WASHINGTON POST
— The largest federal employee union punches back at Trump – Joe Davidson (DIERSEN: I was a federal employee for almost 30 years, and a union member for 12 of those years. Of course, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes use that against me.) 
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/the-largest-federal-employee-union-punches-back-at-trump/2020/02/10/2f25cd70-4c5d-11ea-9b5c-eac5b16dafaa_story.html

USA TODAY
— A decade of change 2010-2020: LGBTQ equality report shows leaps forward – Susan Miller (DIERSEN: Because I do not promote LGBTQ activity, ever-increasingly, anti-religious, anti-conservative, and anti-Republican activists, candidates, elected officials, party leaders, major donors, political consultants, etc. in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and Illinois do everything that they can to destroy me. I should write a book about the aforesaid LGBTQ promoters and what they do to destroy me.)
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2020/02/11/lgbtq-equality-map-report-shows-advances-challenges-2010-2020/4667911002/

LOS ANGELES TIMES
— Trump’s budget proposal shreds Social Security and Medicaid benefits – MICHAEL HILTZIK (DIERSEN: My Social Security is dramatically reduced because I get a Civil Service Retirement System pension.)
https://www.latimes.com/business/story/2020-02-10/trump-budget-shreds-the-federal

DALLAS NEWS
— Is there room in the United States for legal immigrants who need assistance? – Editorial (DIERSEN: What percent of immigrants need assistance? It seems like the percentage is extremely high. Overwhelmingly, those who need assistance vote for Democrats.)
https://www.dallasnews.com/opinion/editorials/2020/02/11/is-there-room-in-the-united-states-for-legal-immigrants-who-need-assistance/

DETROIT FREE PRESS
— Crossover voting could create political mischief in Michigan’s March 10 primary – Kathleen Gray (DIERSEN: For the March 17 primary, how much crossover voting do you anticipate in your precinct, your municipal district, your municipality, your township, your county, and Illinois?) 
https://www.freep.com/story/news/politics/elections/2020/02/11/crossover-voting-political-mischief-michigan-presidential-primary/4695608002/

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Democrats Want a Prophet, Not a President They’re increasingly rigid and orthodox, even as Republicans have shown a new flexibility. – Bobby Jindal
https://www.wsj.com/articles/democrats-want-a-prophet-not-a-president-11581379101

DUKE CHRONICLE
— Why is a white supremacist coming to Duke? – Lily Levin (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Trump-haters call you a White supremacist if you do not hate Whites.)
https://www.dukechronicle.com/article/2020/02/duke-university-politics-ags-geopolitics-foreign-policy-why-is-a-white-supremacist-coming-to-duke

February 7 Evening Edition

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

FEDERAL TIMES
— Lawmakers are looking at ways to cut fed pay – Jessie Bur (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always demonized me, denigrated me, and condemned me as being overpaid. I worked for the Post Office when I was 18-20 years old, IRS when I was 22-31 years, and GAO when I was 31-49 years old. In my defense, I earned a) a job-related bachelor’s degree when I was 21 and job-related master’s degrees when I was 27, 31, and 48, b) job-related professional certifications when I was 30, 32, 41, 45, 47, and 48, and c) a job-related professional license when I was 32. My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes make it clear that they would never stoop to take a federal job.) 
https://www.federaltimes.com/management/pay-benefits/2020/02/07/republican-study-proposes-comprehensive-cuts-to-feds-pay-and-benefits/

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

February 7 Morning Edition

ABC7
— After Iowa caucus results debacle, should Illinois primary be first presidential test in the nation? – Sarah Schulte (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Illinois residents vote for candidates who are anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://abc7chicago.com/5906809/

NBC5
— Bill Clinton Expressed Remorse, Donald Trump Celebrates Impeachment Win Two very different reactions to acquittal from the only modern-day presidents to face down Senate impeachment trials – Noreen O’Donnell
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/national-international/bill-clinton-expressed-remorse-donald-trump-celebrates-impeachment-win/2214369/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Trump-haters say: “Trump Repeats Falsehoods in Celebrating Acquittal. The president twisted the facts on the Russia investigation.”
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/national-international/fact-check-trump-repeats-falsehoods-in-celebrating-acquittal/2214835/
— Trump Celebrates Acquittal, Rails Against ‘Leakers and Liars’ Trump vented about his grievances against the impeachment process and reveled in the verdict delivered by the GOP-controlled Senate – Jonathan Lemire, Zeke Miller and Jill Colvin 
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/national-international/trump-shows-off-impeachment-acquittal-headlines-at-national-prayer-breakfast/2214204/

WGN TV
— GOP presidential candidate Joe Walsh drops out of race – CNN
https://wgntv.com/2020/02/07/gop-presidential-candidate-joe-walsh-drops-out-of-race/

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Lightfoot gets unlikely assist with potential end-run around City Council on aldermanic prerogative DuPage County Republican State Rep. Deanne Mazzochi has introduced a bill to end the unwritten rule at the heart of so many aldermanic indictments over the years. – Fran Spielman 
https://chicago.suntimes.com/city-hall/2020/2/6/21127063/aldermanic-prerogative-chicago-city-council-zoning-wards-deanne-mazzochi-lightfoot
— In New Hampshire, Buttigieg, Sanders try to cash in on strong Iowa performance Buttigieg: “New Hampshire is not the kind of place to let Iowa or anybody else tell you what to do.” – Lynn Sweet 
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/2020/2/6/21127196/bernie-sanders-pete-buttigieg-new-hampshire-primary-strong-iowa-caucus-performance
— President’s Chicago tax appeal on Trump Tower is under investigation State inspector general, Pritzker administration are looking into allegation a Republican state agency head pressured staff to slash the $2.5M property taxes Donald Trump paid in 2012 to $1M. – Tim Novak (DIERSEN: I should write a book about the tax appeals that I filed on 915 Cove Court in Wheaton. Those who opposed my appeals had tremendous religious, government, political, and financial clout in Wheaton, in Milton Township, and in DuPage County.) 
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2020/2/7/21126855/donald-trump-tower-chicago-property-tax-appeal-investigation

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Trump crows on the hill of Schiff, and Democrats who can’t stop Bernie Sanders feel their heads exploding – John Kass
https://www.chicagotribune.com/columns/john-kass/ct-donald-trump-crows-over-impeachment-kass-20200207-5t5j2ywrefeolnazvrdbefw4r4-story.html
— How Trump wins again – DAVID BROOKS
https://www.chicagotribune.com/opinion/ct-nyt-david-brooks-trump-democrats-20200207-iow7nzzf4zbr3mworui67hipz4-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Trump-haters promote hatred of Trump.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/columns/rex-huppke/ct-trump-speech-iowa-democrats-caucus-impeach-week-in-review-huppke-20200207-jmzfmhbbqfa6bid3m6vwfaon7e-story.html
— Court monitor says anti-patronage efforts hampered by Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s ‘unproductive’ restrictions on communications with state agencies – Dan Petrella (DIERSEN: I should write a book about those who promote patronage. They want only those who they can manipulate/dominate to be hired, retained, and promoted.)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/politics/ct-illinois-patronage-report-20200207-kzcggbe3j5ah7gm4ka5junorjy-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Needless-to-say, you should not go anywhere near where pot is sold or used.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/business/ct-biz-business-development-near-dispensaries-20200207-wtjluoq7yzg5hofurarm4ogq6m-story.html
— So the Chicago Auto Show is here, but how are cars doing? Do young people care about them? – ALLISON STEWART (DIERSEN: The cars that you own and that have owned say more about you than anything that you can say about yourself.)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/autos/chicago-auto-show/ct-ott-chicago-auto-show-mustang-millennial-drivers-0207-20200206-ibtnrynjqrdjpcgzqb3knltsfa-story.html
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD WITH BIG COLOR PICTURES IN THE NAPERVILLE SUN: DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: More than 80 people gather in downtown Naperville to protest Senate’s failure to convict Trump in impeachment trial – ALICIA FABBRE
https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/naperville-sun/ct-nvs-reject-the-coverup-rally-naperville-st-0207-20200206-eiuu523p5bdeph5vzcc4ronp24-story.html

DAILY HERALD
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats and RINOs use Affirmative Action, Diversity, and Inclusion, that is, race based preference giving, to destroy Republicans, and especially to destroy Republicans who are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, White, male, older, non-poor, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders, and those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20200206/mlks-daughter-calls-for-dismantling-disrupting-systemic-racism
— FRONT PAGE: Could carrying lifesaving drug cost first responders their life insurance? – Charles Keeshan and Susan Sarkauskas (DIERSEN: One could argue that the more things that you do to harm your health, like smoking pot, the higher the insurance premiums that you should pay.)
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20200207/could-carrying-lifesaving-drug-cost-first-responders-their-life-insurance

WGN RADIO
— Should Illinois hold the first presidential primary? – PETER ZIMMERMAN (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Illinois residents vote for candidates who are anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://wgnradio.com/2020/02/06/should-illinois-hold-the-first-presidential-primary/

ALTON TELEGRAPH
— Election time approaching state quickly – Editorial (DIERSEN: Early voting started yesterday, Thursday, February 6, 2020. Does your Republican Precinct Committeeman/Captain know a) which offices are on the ballot for your precinct, b) who the Republican candidates are, and c) what referendums, if any, are on the ballot? How much does your Republican Committeeman/Captain know about each of the candidates and any referendums on the ballot? Have your Republican county/township/ward organizations provided your Republican Precinct Committeeman/Captain with candidates’ campaign literature and yard signs, envelopes, address labels, walk sheets, sample ballots, sample precinct letters, etc.?)
https://www.thetelegraph.com/opinion/article/Editorial-Election-time-approaching-state-quickly-15037440.php
— Early voting begins in Madison County. Here’s what you need to know. – Scott Cousins (DIERSEN: Did anyone challenge Roque “Rocky” De La Fuente’s filing?)
https://www.thetelegraph.com/news/article/Early-voting-for-March-17-primary-starts-15036381.php
(FROM THE ARTICLE: In the Republican primary, Donald J. Trump and Roque “Rocky” De La Fuente are seeking the presidential nomination.)

BELLEVILLE NEWS DEMOCRAT
— Southern Illinois could lose another congressman. Will rural voices still matter? – KELSEY LANDIS (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats do everything that they can to drive out of Illinois those individuals, organizations, and companies that are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, non-poor, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders, and those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.bnd.com/news/politics-government/article239918233.html

HERALD NEWS
— Illinois state GOP leadership endorses Fricilone over Holocaust denier – ALEX ORTIZE
https://www.theherald-news.com/2020/02/06/illinois-state-gop-leadership-endorses-fricilone-over-holocaust-denier/a19t2a0/

BLOOMINGTON PANTAGRAPH
— Factory farms provide abundant food, but environment suffers (DIERSEN: I remember summer days during the 1950s when my grandfather and I walked through the fields of his farm in Grant Park pulling out weeds by hand.)
https://www.pantagraph.com/news/state-and-regional/illinois/factory-farms-provide-abundant-food-but-environment-suffers/article_736bcb53-6fc3-548f-9280-8d68c0bf0aea.html

SOUTHERN
— Is bankruptcy the best option for Illinois? – Brett Rowland
https://thesouthern.com/opinion/columnists/opinion-brett-rowland-is-bankruptcy-the-best-option-for-illinois/article_e4a9e68f-863b-5c49-9c69-25ed73ad7123.html

MDJ ONLINE
— Illinois Municipal League sees barrier to local government consolidation being job protection – Greg Bishop (DIERSEN: GAO shrank all during the almost 18 years that I worked for it 1980-1997. The Democrats who ran GAO did everything that they could to protect the jobs of GAO employees who were Democrat, minority, female, and/or veteran who they had promoted to GS-13 (currently $101,176) by age 25, GS-14 (currently $119,559) by age 30, GS-15 (currently $140,634) by age 35, and Senior Executive Service (currently $170,800) by age 40. That, of course, because I am Republican, White, male, non-veteran, and forced to take a $20,157 (21%) pay cut in today’s dollars to transfer from IRS to GAO as a GS-9 Step 10 in 1980 when I was 31 years old, resulted in their wasting my career and getting rid of me.) 
https://www.mdjonline.com/neighbor_newspapers/extra/news/illinois-municipal-league-sees-barrier-to-local-government-consolidation-being/video_1a165f74-e0ce-59c8-ae0f-c6a04a5fc613.html

NPR ILLINOIS
— Giving Students Options Other Than 4 Year Colleges – SEAN CRAWFORD (DIERSEN: When you were in high school, were you viewed as being “college material.” I was not. Neither of my outstanding parents attended college. My father was the first of his ancestors to earn a high school diploma. My mother never attended high school. I just barely made into the upper 20% of my class. My ACT score was only 24. I was 1-A for draft notwithstanding the fact that my eyesight could not be corrected to 20/20, I had partial red/green color blindness, and I had Osgood-Schlatter disease ( https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Osgood%E2%80%93Schlatter_disease ).)
https://www.nprillinois.org/post/statewide-giving-students-options-other-4-year-colleges-lowdown-coyotes#stream/0

KHQA
— Policing a “Legal High” in The Land of Lincoln – David Amelotti (DIERSEN: QUESTION: Why do people want to “get high?” ANSWER: They want to escape reality. Needless-to-say, no one who uses drugs to escape reality should be allowed to seek or hold any kind of government or political office.) 
https://khqa.com/news/local/policing-a-legal-high-in-the-land-of-lincoln

WCIA
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: The higher the office that you seek, the more likely that your critics/opponents will throw negatives at you. 
https://www.wcia.com/news/congressional-candidates-wife-retracts-domestic-violence-report-made-to-police-in-2001/

MEDILL REPORTS
— CHICAGO YOUTH UNEMPLOYMENT HITS AFRICAN AMERICANS HARDEST, DRIVING POPULATION DECLINES – Alison Saldanha (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always hinted/implied/argued/shouted a) that instead of me, the Post Office should have hired a minority in 1966, b) that the Post Office should gotten rid of me much sooner than it did so that a minority could have my job, c) that instead of me, IRS should have hired a minority in 1971, d) that instead of me, IRS should have promoted minorities in 1972, 1973, and 1974, e) that instead of me, GAO should have hired a minority in 1980, f) that instead of me, GAO should have promoted a minority in 1986, and g) that GAO should have gotten rid of me much sooner than it did so that a minority could have my job and my preferred corner office.)
https://news.medill.northwestern.edu/chicago/chicago-youth-unemployment-hits-african-americans-hardest-driving-population-declines/#new_tab

CENTER SQUARE
— Biased political maps breed Illinois corruption – Austin Berg (DIERSEN: Who has the most political clout in your municipal district, in your municipality, in your township, and in your county? You can tell by the demographics of who is favored and who is disfavored. I am disfavored by clout-holders who are anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.thecentersquare.com/illinois/op-ed-biased-political-maps-breed-illinois-corruption/article_ce79bfe4-48f7-11ea-9584-472799673ae2.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: At the state level, former Democratic state Sen. Martin Sandoval first took his seat in Springfield thanks to the remap following the 2000 census and Madigan’s political clout. The speaker was seeking support from Hispanic political leaders for his daughter’s run for Illinois attorney general, so he ensured Sandoval faced no opponents in the 2002 Democratic primary for the newly drawn 12th Senate district on Chicago’s Southwest Side.)

WIRE POINTS
— Yes, the rich are fleeing Illinois and they’re taking billions with them – Mark Glennon and John Klingner
https://wirepoints.org/yes-the-rich-are-fleeing-illinois-and-theyre-taking-billions-with-them/

MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— Joe Walsh Folds His Presidential Challenge to Donald Trump
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2020/02/07/joe-walsh-folds-his-presidential-challenge-to-donald-trump/ 
— The New Law Allowing High School Students Two Hours Off to Vote – Roll Calls
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2020/02/07/the-new-law-allowing-high-school-students-two-hours-off-to-vote/

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— COMING SOON: EMOJI DEPICTING GENDER-NEUTRAL SANTA, TRANSGENDER FLAG
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2020/02/coming-soon-emoji-depicting-gender-neutral-santa-transgender-flag.html

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Trump decries ‘evil’ impeachment drive, relishes acquittal Takes White House victory lap in front of GOP allies, Cabinet – Dave Boyer and Tom Howell Jr. 
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2020/feb/6/donald-trump-decries-evil-impeachment-drive-relish/
— Donald Trump Jr: Pelosi praying for president as likely as Satan quoting scripture – Victor Morton
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2020/feb/6/donald-trump-jr-pelosi-praying-president-likely-sa/

AMERICAN THINKER
— House Democrats work to open America’s doors to criminal foreigners – Andrea Widburg
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2020/02/house_democrats_work_to_open_americas_doors_to_criminal_foreigners.html

BREITBART
— Iowa Caucus: Bernie Sanders Wins Nearly All Non-English Speaking Immigrant Voters – JOHN BINDER (DIERSEN: No one should be eligible to vote in America unless they are a citizen who speaks, reads, and writes English. What do you say to Democrat plants, Libertarian plants, Green plants, and RINOs who shout that illegals are conservative capitalists?) 
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2020/02/06/bernie-sanders-won-nearly-all-non-english-speaking-immigrants/
— Democrats Block Motion to Ban Illegal Aliens from Working with Labor Unions – SEAN MORAN
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2020/02/06/republicans-force-vote-to-ban-illegal-from-working-with-labor-unions/

CNS NEWS
— Trump: I Don’t Like ‘People Who Say I Pray for You When They Know That That’s Not So’ – Melanie Arter (DIERSEN: I should write a book about those in Wheaton, Glen Ellyn, Milton Township, DuPage County, and Illinois who make it very clear by their words and/or by their actions that they want GOD TO SEND ME STRAIGHT TO HELL. I would focus on those a) who paint themselves as being religious, conservative, and/or Republican, b) who have lots of religious, government, political, and/or financial clout, and c) who promote dependency on government, dependency on charity, LGBTQ activity, abortion, mass/illegal immigration, booze, gambling, pot, and other vices, abolition of the First and Second Amendments, patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, age discrimination, and retaliation for opposing the aforesaid.) 
https://cnsnews.com/article/washington/melanie-arter/trump-i-dont-people-who-say-i-pray-you-when-they-know-thats-not-so

COMMUNITIES DIGITAL NEWS
— Nancy Pelosi continues her temper tantrum, the President fights back – Jacquie Kubin
https://www.commdiginews.com/politics-2/nancy-pelosi-continues-her-temper-tantrum-the-president-fights-back-126928/

DAILY CALLER
— New Trump Budget Includes First Ever Chapter Defining Government Waste, Targets Programs To Eliminate Entirely – CHRISTIAN DATOC AND HENRY RODGERS (DIERSEN: The Democrats who ran GAO 1980-1997 wasted my career. The Democrats who ran IRS 1971-1980 wasted my career. The Democrats who ran the Post Office 1966-1969 wasted my career. RINO activists, RINO candidates, RINO elected officials, RINO major donors, and RINO political consultants have wasted my knowledge of GAO, IRS, and the Post Office since 1997.) 
https://dailycaller.com/2020/02/06/exclusive-new-white-house-budget-chapter-eliminate-government-waste/

FEDERALIST
— What Today’s Insanely Left Democratic Party Is Doing With Virginia Will Scare You Virginia Democrats mistake their legislative control as a mandate for extreme liberal social re-engineering — and it shows where the rest of the party is headed. – Ashley Bateman
https://thefederalist.com/2020/02/07/what-todays-insanely-left-democratic-party-is-doing-with-virginia-will-scare-you/

NEWS BUSTERS
— They LOVE Mitt Now, But HATED His Guts In 2012 – Geoffrey Dickens
https://www.newsbusters.org/blogs/nb/geoffrey-dickens/2020/02/06/they-love-mitt-now-hated-his-guts-2012

THE HILL
— Warren takes ‘full responsibility’ over report of women of color leaving campaign – REBECCA KLAR (DIERSEN: To stop Democrat women of color from leaving, my Democrat superiors in the federal government a) gave them tremendous preference and b) wasted the careers of and got rid of their employees who were Republican, White, male, and/or non-veteran.) 
https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/481964-warren-takes-full-responsibility-over-report-of-women-of-color-leaving

POLITICO
— ‘White male privilege’: Top N.H. women fume over Buttigieg’s Iowa speech Mayor Pete’s early declaration of victory put him in hot water with some Democrats in the first-in-the-nation primary state. – TRENT SPINER
https://www.politico.com/news/2020/02/06/buttigieg-iowa-new-hampshire-women-111746
(FROM THE ARTICLE: In their view, the 38-year-old mayor’s unexpected assertion — a calculated political statement delivered without any accompanying evidence at the time — smacked of “white male privilege,” “hubris” and a lack of equanimity that a female candidate would be criticized for.)

CNN
— Joe Walsh ends Republican primary challenge against Trump – Veronica Stracqualursi
https://www.cnn.com/2020/02/07/politics/joe-walsh-ends-campaign/index.html

NEW YORK TIMES
— Trump Lashes Out at Impeachment Foes and Pelosi Hits Back The president denounced the “corrupt people” who pushed for his impeachment. Speaker Nancy Pelosi said the president seemed “a little sedated” during his State of the Union address. – Peter Baker
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/02/06/us/politics/trump-prayer-impeachment.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Needless-to-say, all those individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that encourage illegal immigration should be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law.
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/02/07/opinion/international-world/mexico-migrants.html
— Mike Bloomberg: Fixing Inequality Is My Priority Right now, the rewards of the economy are far too concentrated at the top. – Michael R. Bloomberg (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, according to Democrats, the following people unfairly have too much money: those who are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders, and those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.) 
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/02/06/opinion/mike-bloomberg-tax-2020.html

LOS ANGELES TIMES
— Sorry, liberals, you can’t claim Mitt now when you hated him then – SCOTT JENNINGS
https://www.latimes.com/opinion/story/2020-02-06/mitt-romney-donald-trump

NEW YORK DAILY NEWS
— Playing with fire: A theater company’s floated idea to see a play — charging whites higher ticket prices — is asking for trouble – Editorial (DIERSEN: Few, if any of my nasty vicious self-righteous pompous arrogant bombastic pandering White male critics/opponents, their operatives, or their dupes in Wheaton, Glen Ellyn, Milton Township, or DuPage County who claim to be religious, conservative, and/or Republican have paid the price of Affirmative Action, Diversity, or Inclusion. They have lived a “sheltered life.” Few, if any of them have ever worked for hardcore Democrats, worked with hardcore Democrats, or supervised hardcore Democrats like I did 1964-1997. Because of the aforesaid, they fail/refuse to understand/acknowledge that hardcore Democrats use Affirmative Action, Diversity, Inclusion, patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, age discrimination, and retaliation for opposing the aforesaid to destroy Republicans, and especially to destroy Republicans who are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, non-poor, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders, and those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.) 
https://www.nydailynews.com/opinion/ny-edit-the-plays-the-thing-20200207-lsg2r7wbzzb5bfif3skmabyayy-story.html

USA TODAY
— Journalists hold the powerful accountable. In words and deeds. – Nicole Carroll (DIERSEN: I should write a book about the powerful who have worked the hardest to destroy me.) 
https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/2020/02/07/state-union-fact-check-accountable-truth-journalism/4674214002/

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Primary Homes: Where Five Democratic Frontrunners Head After the Campaign Trail An overview of the real-estate portfolios of Pete Buttigieg, Bernie Sanders, Elizabeth Warren, Joe Biden and Michael Bloomberg – Katherine Clarke
https://www.wsj.com/articles/primary-homes-where-five-democratic-frontrunners-head-after-the-campaign-trail-11581015939

BLOOMBERG
— This Is What It Takes to Be in the 1% Around the World From Brazil to India, a breakdown of the richest of the rich.
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/features/2020-02-07/how-to-be-in-the-richest-1-around-the-world

GOVERNMENT EXECUTIVE
— House Republicans Unveil Plan to Boost Merit Pay and Slash Pensions Proposals would help rein in a “swamp monster” of a runaway bureaucracy, lawmakers say. – ERIC KATZ (DIERSEN: The Democrats who run the federal government use the subjectivity in merit pay a) to retain and promote their employees who are Democrat, minority, female, and/or younger and b) to get rid of their employees who are Republican, White, male, and/or non-veteran who they did not promote to GS-13 (currently $101,176) by age 25, GS-14 (currently $119,559) by age 30, GS-15 (currently $140,634) by age 35, and Senior Executive Service (currently $170,800) by age 40.)
https://www.govexec.com/pay-benefits/2020/02/house-republicans-unveil-plan-boost-merit-pay-and-slash-pensions/162948/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: group consisting of three-quarters of House Republicans on Thursday released a new blueprint to overhaul the civil service, calling for easier firing, more merit-based bonuses and cuts to automatic pay raises. The Republican Study Committee and its 146 members praised the federal workforce overall, but said in its Government Efficiency, Accountability and Reform Task Force report that civil servants’ overall compensation is too high. The report repeated a long-running complaint that good applicants are too hard to hire and bad workers are too hard to fire, suggesting that some feds are intentionally undermining the Trump administration. At an event at the Capitol to unveil the reform plan, which featured several members of the committee as well as a man in a “swamp monster” costume, lawmakers said it would serve as a “playbook” for legislative changes once Republicans retake control of Congress.)

February 5 Morning Edition

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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