Tag: immigration

February 10 Evening Edition

CBS2
— Illinois Agencies Getting Thousands Of Doses Of Narcan – Craig Dellimore (DIERSEN: Will increased illegal drug use be an unintended consequence?)
http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2018/02/10/illinois-agencies-getting-thousands-of-doses-of-narcan/

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— With primary in view, Southland incumbents rake in the cash – Mike Nolan
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/daily-southtown/news/ct-sta-pre-primary-fundraising-st-0207-20180209-story.html
— As domestic abuse claims roil White House, Trump says lives are being ruined ‘by a mere allegation’ – Anne Gearan (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, if you are charged with anything bad, the more of the following that you are, the more that you are presumed to be guilty: Trump supporter, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owner, German American, draft avoider, and/or if your ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/politics/ct-trump-sexual-misconduct-tweets-20180210-story.html

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Trump laments that ‘mere allegation’ can destroy lives (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, if you are charged with anything bad, the more of the following that you are, the more that you are presumed to be guilty: Trump supporter, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owner, German American, draft avoider, and/or if your ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/trump-laments-that-mere-allegation-can-destroy-lives/
— Response to domestic violence by White House, Trump sends wrong message – Mary Mitchell (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, if you are charged with anything bad, the more of the following that you are, the more that you are presumed to be guilty: Trump supporter, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owner, German American, draft avoider, and/or if your ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/response-to-domestic-violence-by-white-house-trump-sends-wrong-message/
— ‘Wait a minute now, you can’t stop dreaming’ – JOHN FOUNTAIN (DIERSEN: What dreams have you stopped dreaming and when? In 1969, when my Democrat Post Office superiors succeeded in forcing me to resign, I stopped dreaming about a career working for the Post Office. In 1971, when Oldsmobile withdrew a job offer that I had accepted saying that it had just agreed to stop hiring Whites to settle an EEOC complaint, I stopped dreaming about a career in the automotive industry. In 1975, when I my Democrat IRS superiors succeeded in getting rid of my mentor, I stopped dreaming about a successful career working for IRS. In 1987, when I my Democrat GAO superiors succeeded in getting rid of my mentor, I stopped dreaming about a successful career working for GAO. In 1997, when I my Democrat GAO superiors succeeded in forcing me to retire and made it clear that they would forever stop me from getting a job appropriate for someone with my work experience, professional certifications, and professional license, I stopped dreaming about a successful post-GAO career.)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/opinion/john-fountain-novel-exerpt-no-place-for-me/

 

DAILY HERALD
— Former Auroran Pat Fee remembered as fast friend, willing volunteer – Marie Wilson
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20180210/former-auroran-remembered-as-fast-friend-willing-volunteer
— Trump defends former aide after abuse claims bring criticism – AP (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, if you are charged with anything bad, the more of the following that you are, the more that you are presumed to be guilty: Trump supporter, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owner, German American, draft avoider, and/or if your ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20180210/news/302109987/
— In governor race, Democrats obsess over raising taxes – Editorial (DIERSEN: Who wants you to pay more taxes? My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have a) wanted me to pay more federal and state income tax since 1964 and b) wanted me to pay more real estate tax since 1972. They hint/imply/argue/shout a) that I was born with a silver spoon in my mouth, b) that I have always been privileged, c) that the federal government grossly overpaid me, and d) that my federal retirement benefits are much too generous. They stress a) that I avoided the draft, b) that I bought new cars, real estate, collector cars, etc., c) that I spent lots of money on tuition and books, and d) that my wife and I gave up trying to have children, we did not adopt, and we did not become foster parents.)
http://www.dailyherald.com/discuss/20180210/editorial-in-governor-race-democrats-obsess-over-raising-taxes
— 6th Congressional District candidates banking cash for primary run – Marie Wilson
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20180210/6th-congressional-district-candidates-banking-cash-for-primary-run
— District 57 residents distribute signs to campaign for property tax hike – James Kane (DIERSEN: Who wants you to pay more taxes? My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have a) wanted me to pay more federal and state income tax since 1964 and b) wanted me to pay more real estate tax since 1972. They hint/imply/argue/shout a) that I was born with a silver spoon in my mouth, b) that I have always been privileged, c) that the federal government grossly overpaid me, and d) that my federal retirement benefits are much too generous. They stress a) that I avoided the draft, b) that I bought new cars, real estate, collector cars, etc., c) that I spent lots of money on tuition and books, and d) that my wife and I gave up trying to have children, we did not adopt, and we did not become foster parents.)
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20180210/district-57-residents-distribute-signs-to-campaign-for-property-tax-hike

 

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Gov. Rauner lays out ambitious goals for budget – Doug Finke
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20180210/gov-rauner-lays-out-ambitious-goals-for-budget
— SCHOENBURG: Gov. BRUCE RAUNER spoke last week at the Sangamon County GOP’s Lincoln Day Dinner, and he did make a single mention of the name of President DONALD TRUMP. . .If the Sangamon County GOP is hoping for a blessed year, well, the 50-50 raffle near the end of this week’s Lincoln Day Dinner probably didn’t hurt.
http://www.sj-r.com/opinion/20180210/bernard-schoenburg-lisa-madigan-endorsing-erik-jones-in-13th-congressional

 

MADISON RECORD
— St. Clair County GOP chair says Rauner is the best candidate for governor; Ives campaign claims Rauner is unelectable – John Sammon
https://madisonrecord.com/stories/511330481-st-clair-county-gop-chair-says-rauner-is-the-best-candidate-for-governor-ives-campaign-claims-rauner-is-unelectable

 

HERALD & REVIEW
— Rauner’s property tax appeal ban makes sense – Editorial
http://herald-review.com/news/opinion/editorial/our-view-rauner-s-property-tax-appeal-ban-makes-sense/article_09218e46-f652-5d5a-a96f-bcc4eb520e02.html

 

WJBD
— Immigration debate takes center stage as Congress faces March 5 DACA deadline
http://www.wjbdradio.com/politics/2018/02/10/immigration-debate-takes-center-stage-as-congress-faces-march-5-daca-deadline

 

CAPITOL FAX
— Reader comments closed for the holiday weekend (DIERSEN: I have sent out GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails since 2000. Since 2004, they have gone out each and every morning, and since 2015, they have gone out each and every evening too. The emails have been free of charge and they contain no advertising.)
https://capitolfax.com/2018/02/09/reader-comments-closed-for-the-holiday-weekend-45/

 

WORLD NET DAILY
— POLL: 2 OF 3 SAY CONGRESS SHOULD ENFORCE IMMIGRATION LAWS ‘These results should be pretty sobering statistics for Republican members of the House and Senate’ – BOB UNRUH
http://www.wnd.com/2018/02/poll-2-of-3-say-congress-should-enforce-immigration-laws/

 

GOPUSA
— Does hate speech matter if you’re hating Trump?
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=39047
— Bill de Blasio’s habit of greeting female lawmakers with a kiss under #MeToo microscope
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=38960

 

THE HILL
— Questions swirl about aide’s security clearance – MORGAN CHALFANT (DIERSEN: If you have ever done anything that subjects you to blackmail, you should not seek or hold any kind of government or political office.)
http://thehill.com/policy/national-security/373209-questions-swirl-about-aides-security-clearance

 

ABC NEWS
— Trump laments lives being ‘destroyed by a mere allegation’ after 2 staff members resign amid domestic-abuse claims – ALEXANDER MALLIN MAIA DAVIS (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, if you are charged with anything bad, the more of the following that you are, the more that you are presumed to be guilty: Trump supporter, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owner, German American, draft avoider, and/or if your ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/trump-weighs-domestic-abuse-claims-departure-staffers-true/story

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— President Trump appeared to express doubts about the #MeToo movement, saying, “lives are being shattered and destroyed by a mere allegation” – Jonathan Martin and Alexander Burns (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, if you are charged with anything bad, the more of the following that you are, the more that you are presumed to be guilty: Trump supporter, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owner, German American, draft avoider, and/or if your ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/02/10/us/politics/tax-cuts-election-message-trump.html

 

WASHINGTON POST
— Sinclair Broadcast Group solicits its news directors for its political fundraising efforts – Paul Farhi
https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/style/sinclair-broadcast-group-solicits-its-news-directors-for-its-political-fundraising-efforts/2018/02/10/0e3d8a08-0c54-11e8-8b0d-891602206fb7_story.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Sinclair, based in the Baltimore suburb of Hunt Valley, is already the largest station owner in the country, with 173 outlets. It is poised to become even larger with its pending $3.9 billion purchase of Chicago-based Tribune Media, which owns or operates 42 stations in such cities as New York, Los Angeles and Chicago.)

 

LOS ANGELES TIMES
— White House floats an offer to keep legal immigration at 1 million per year instead of cutting it – Brian Bennett
http://www.latimes.com/politics/la-na-trump-immigration-20180210-story.html

 

USA TODAY
— Democratic women slam Trump for not backing abuse victims, saying he is ‘quick to doubt’ – Deborah Barfield Berry (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, if you are charged with anything bad, the more of the following that you are, the more that you are presumed to be guilty: Trump supporter, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owner, German American, draft avoider, and/or if your ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2018/02/10/democratic-women-slam-trump-not-standing-up-victims/326452002/

 

NPR
— White House Security Clearance Trouble Shines Light On ‘High Risk’ Backlog Problem – Flipboard – BRIAN NAYLOR and DOMENICO MONTANARO
https://www.npr.org/2018/02/10/584375510/white-house-security-clearance-trouble-shines-light-on-high-risk-backlog-problem

 

BAKAS TEAM
— FOR SALE: 520 West Roosevelt Road, Wheaton – $500,000
https://www.bakasteam.com/property/il/wheaton/60187/wheaton/520-west-roosevelt-road/56bf2e721c740b0511004b67/

February 10 Morning Edition

NORTH COOK NEWS
— Ives beats Rauner in Wayne Township Republican Organization straw poll – Glenn Minnis (DIERSEN: If I was still the TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairman, the organization would be conducting straw polls for a) Rauner/Sanguinetti v. Ives/Morthland, b) Harold v. Grasso, c) Diganvker v. Jhingan, d) Stella v. Vlakancic, e) Minor v. Grant v. Byrne, f) Kinzler v. Orozco, g) Zito v. Khouri, h) Mendrick v. Bibbiano, i) Tornatore v. DeMichele v. Gavanes, j) Hart v. Abbott v. Tully, k) McGowen v. Almiron v. Eckhoff v. Zaruba v. Tatro v. Chinchilla, l) Wiley v. Zay v. McQuade, m) Illinois Republican Party State Central Committee candidates, n) etc.)
https://northcooknews.com/stories/511332446-ives-beats-rauner-in-wayne-township-republican-organization-straw-poll
(FROM THE ARTICLE: State Rep. Jeanne Ives (R-Wheaton} easily bested Gov. Bruce Rauner in a Republican primary straw poll vote conducted by the Wayne Township Republican Organization (WTRO), 88 percent to 12 percent. Ives also topped Rauner by a better than 3-to-1 margin (76 percent to 24 percent) on the question of “Who has the best chance of beating the democratic candidate.” The WTRO straw vote takes on added significance with some given how accurate it was in predicting the 2016 presidential race won by Donald Trump. “I have always felt the GOP committeemen in Wayne Township have the pulse of the voters,” organization chairman Jerry Marchese said in a press release. “We shall anxiously await the results of this poll and how it matches the outcome from the March 20th primary elections.” In the WTRO straw vote for sheriff, James Mendrick topped Frank Bibbiano, 69 percent to 31 percent; while Burt Minor topped Amy Grant in the race for state representative in the 42nd District, 85 percent to 15 percent; and Tonia Khouri squeaked by Nic Zito, 53 percent to 47 percent in the 49th District. Another poll of all the races is slated to take place on March 8, less than two weeks before voters formally go to the polls. “As always, we encourage everyone to get out to vote on Tuesday, March 20th, and vote for the candidate of their choice,” Marchese added in the press release. “Our committeeman will be stopping by or knocking on doors from now until Election Day to encourage voters to come out to vote.”)

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Budget finally OK, Congress heads into big fight over immigration, Dreamers – AP (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, if you do not glorify and praise citizens of foreign countries, Democrats and RINOs call you a White supremacist, a Nazi, a KKK member, a hater, a racist, a sexist, a bigot, and even worse things. Democrats want immigrants because they vote for Democrats. RINOs want immigrants because they work for less money.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/politics/ct-congress-budget-immigration-fight-20180209-story.html
— Transgender student appeals after judge denies unrestricted access to Palatine locker room – Angie Leventis Lourgos
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/ct-met-transgender-locker-room-appeal-20180208-story.html
— Student says 1st Amendment rights violated when school ‘threatened’ him to be quiet during Cary mayor’s visit – Amanda Marrazzo (DIERSEN: Should I start filing lawsuits again? My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes demonize, denigrate, and condemn me as being litigious, but I have not filed a lawsuit since 1998. Should I write a book about all the lawsuits and demands for arbitration that I have filed? In 1988, when I was 40 years old, I became an active member in a class action lawsuit that charged GAO with reverse discrimination, age discrimination, and retaliation.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/ct-met-cary-grove-first-amendment-20180209-story.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: A Cary-Grove High School senior said his First Amendment rights were violated when Cary’s mayor came to his school for a question-and-answer session and the student was told not to interrupt, according to a lawsuit filed in federal court. Matthew Ahmann, 18, a self-described political journalist, has been outspoken against Mayor Mark Kownick in recent years through his politically driven Facebook account. In his lawsuit filed against the school board of Crystal Lake-based District 155, Ahmann said that on Sept. 26 he did as he was told by the school’s dean, James Kelly, after receiving a “threatening ultimatum” and kept quiet during the mayor’s visit to his advanced placement politics class. Ahmann, who also is seeking $50,000 in compensatory damages, said in the lawsuit that Kelly approached him after having a conversation with Kownick. Kelly told him not to “say or do anything” during Kownick’s visit “or negative consequences would follow.” According to the lawsuit, “Mayor Kownick and Dean Kelly, working in concert and prior to the mayor’s speech, conspired to stifle Matt’s continued political journalism by having Dean Kelly threaten and intimidate Matt.” Ahmann did however record the session on his cellphone and weeks later posted it on his politically charged Facebook page. He said the district in retaliation punished him by placing him on a one-day in-school suspension. Ahmann said in the lawsuit he wants this expunged from his record because having this “permanent academic record of suspension” hurts his future chances of being accepted into colleges and earning scholarships.)

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— As snow blankets Chicagoland, a third of Cook County jail guards called in sick – Andy Grimm (DIERSEN: While I worked for the Park Forest Post Office 1966-1969, I was frequently called in to work because my coworkers had called in sick.)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/chicago-politics/as-snow-blankets-chicagoland-a-third-of-cook-county-jail-guards-called-in-sick/

 

DAILY HERALD
— State appeals adding ‘pain’ as medical marijuana qualifier – AP (DIERSEN: If you promote pot, you promote destruction.)
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20180209/news/302099905/

 

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Illinois’ lousy credit rating: It’s contagious
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/section/bonds

 

BLOOMINGTON PANTAGRAPH
— Rauner makes re-election case as ‘proud Republican’ – RYAN VOYLES and TOM LISI (DIERSEN: Political parties exist to help elect candidates who can and will defend and advance their platform. In Illinois, if you do not defend and advance the Illinois Republican Party platform, you should not seek or hold any kind of government or political office as a Republican.)
http://www.pantagraph.com/news/state-and-regional/illinois/government-and-politics/elections/rauner-makes-re-election-case-as-proud-republican/article_f6871c3d-134f-5195-9225-0ca5551d816a.html

 

HERALD & REVIEW
— Polls don’t bode well for Rauner – RICH MILLER
http://herald-review.com/news/opinion/editorial/columnists/miller-polls-don-t-bode-well-for-rauner/article_99984a5a-4ce7-5ae3-9d7e-214f4546a82d.html

 

CHAMPAIGN/URBANA NEWS GAZETTE
— Rauner pushes for term limits, end to Madigan’s reign – Tom Kacich
http://www.news-gazette.com/news/local/2018-02-10/rauner-pushes-term-limits-end-madigans-reign-visit-n-g.html

 

WGEM
— Illinois looking into medical marijuana instead of opioids – Patrick Doss (DIERSEN: If you promote pot or opioids, you promote destruction.)
http://www.wgem.com/story/37472301/2018/02/Friday/illinois-looking-into-medical-marijuana-instead-of-opioids
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The bill passed through a senate committee with a 16-1 vote, with the lone opposition vote coming from Republican Senator Bill Brady of Bloomington, Illinois. His office said Friday that the reasoning behind that opposition vote was concerns from the Illinois Department of Health over being able to staff the additional people needed to streamline the process. If it becomes a law, it would allow people applying for the medical marijuana program in the first year, to do so without a physician’s certification, or the fingerprint background check.)

 

NPR ILLINOIS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, if you are charged with anything bad, the more of the following that you are, the more that you are presumed to be guilty: Trump supporter, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owner, German Americans, draft avoider, and/or if your ancestors have been in America for a long time.
http://nprillinois.org/post/why-men-remain-high-power-positions-despite-claims-abuse#stream/0

 

WJBD RADIO
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, if you are charged with anything bad, the more of the following that you are, the more that you are presumed to be guilty: Trump supporter, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owner, German Americans, draft avoider, and/or if your ancestors have been in America for a long time.
http://www.wjbdradio.com/politics/2018/02/09/white-house-speechwriter-resigns-after-domestic-abuse-allegations

 

IVES FOR GOVERNOR
— Ives Releases New TV Spot To Honor the Life of Denny McCann: Repeal Sanctuary State
https://mailchi.mp/592bb3b94198/ives-releases-new-tv-spot-to-honor-the-life-of-denny-mccann-repeal-sanctuary-state

 

ILLINOIS NEWS NETWORK
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly pot pushes use opioid problems to push pot.
https://www.ilnews.org/news/health/dispensary-owner-medical-pot-for-pain-would-be-better-quality/article_089ee400-0d14-11e8-8f00-1f34e4a07e45.html

 

ILLINOIS FAMILY INSTITUTE
— The Walgreens Restroom Kerfuffle – Laurie Higgins
https://illinoisfamily.org/homosexuality/walgreens-restroom-kerfuffle-2/

 

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— NEW IVES’ AD: “NOW THAT I’VE GOT YOUR ATTENTION …”
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2018/02/new-ives-ad-now-that-ive-got-your-attention-.html


— BETWEEN A FARMER AND A DISABLED VETERAN, WHO DESERVES TAXPAYER SUBSIDIES MORE?
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2018/02/between-a-farmer-and-a-disabled-veteran-who-deserves-taxpayer-subsidies-more.html

 

AMERICAN FAMILY ASSOCIATION
— BEYOND OUTRAGEOUS: Walgreens’ new policy welcomes men into women’s restrooms
https://www.afa.net/activism/action-alerts/2018/walgreens-new-policy-welcomes-men-into-womens-restrooms/

 

BREITBART
— Illinois Candidate for Gov. Jeanne Ives Releases Ad Aimed at Conservatives – WARNER TODD HUSTON
http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2018/02/09/illinois-candidate-for-governor-jeanne-ives-releases-ad-aimed-at-conservatives/
— Democrats, Business Sacrifice ‘Dreamers’ To Preserve Chain Migration – NEIL MUNRO (DIERSEN: Democrats want immigrants because they vote for Democrats. RINOs want immigrants because they work for less money.)
http://www.breitbart.com/2018-elections/2018/02/09/democrats-sacrifice-dreamers-to-preserve-chain-migration-immigration-inflow/

 

AMERICAN THINKER
— Democrats Helped Create Neo-Nazi Arthur Jones – Rich Logis
http://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2018/02/democrats_helped_create_neonazi_arthur_jones.html

 

LIFE SITE NEWS
— Shame: 2018 Winter Olympics allows men claiming to be ‘women’ to compete against real women – DOROTHY CUMMINGS MCLEAN
https://www.lifesitenews.com/blogs/shame-2018-winter-olympics-allows-men-claiming-to-be-women-to-compete-again

 

GOPUSA
— Bermuda repeals same-sex marriage
http://www.gopusa.com/bermuda-repeals-same-sex-marriage/

 

THE HILL
— Second White House aide resigns amid past abuse allegations – AVERY ANAPOL
http://thehill.com/homenews/administration/373227-second-white-house-official-in-one-week-resigns-over-domestic-abuse

 

HUFFINGTON POST
— Democrats Give Up Fighting For Dreamers. Again. – Cesar Vargas (DIERSEN: What are your demographics? Who fights for those who share your demographics?)
https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/opinion-vargas-dreamers-democrats_us_5a7e2bebe4b08dfc9304249f

 

REUTERS
— U.S. budget deals grants $1.5 billion for opioid-addicted babies, families – Duff Wilson, John Shiffman
https://www.reuters.com/article/usa-congress-opioids/u-s-budget-deals-grants-1-5-bln-for-opioid-addicted-babies-families-idUSL2N1PZ112

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— Fox News Removes a Top Executive’s Column on Olympic Team Diversity – Michael M. Grynbaum (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps demonize you, denigrate you, and condemn you as being a White supremacist, Nazi, KKK member, hater, racist, sexist, bigot and even worse things if you do not promote diversity, that is, if you do not promote getting rid of individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, draft avoiders, German Americans, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/02/09/business/media/fox-news-olympics-john-moody.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Fox News on Friday removed an incendiary op-ed article by one of its top executives, after the piece drew criticism for mocking American Olympic officials who had emphasized the diversity of this year’s team of athletes. The column suggested, sarcastically, that the United States Olympic Committee adopt a new motto: “Darker, Gayer, Different.” The piece, published on Wednesday and written by John Moody, an executive vice president and executive editor of Fox News, caused an uproar on social media. Some of the network’s employees expressed dismay that Fox News had allowed the article to be published on its website. “John Moody’s column does not reflect the views or values of Fox News and has been removed,” the network said in a statement. Mr. Moody, a Time magazine alumnus who was one of the network’s earliest senior news managers, was close to Roger E. Ailes, Fox News’s former chairman. Mr. Moody’s role at Fox News has dwindled over the years; despite his lofty title, he has little formal oversight over the channel’s day-to-day coverage.)
— How Taxpayers Who Want Help Can Find a Reputable Preparer – Ann Carrns (DIERSEN: Do you prepare and file your own income tax returns? I have since 1964. I worked for IRS 1971-1980 and for GAO on audits of IRS 1986-1988. I itemized 1972-1977 and my wife and I have itemized since 1978. I won a split decision in Tax Court when my Democrat IRS superiors and Money Magazine disallowed my education deductions in 1978. I passed the CPA examination on my first attempt in 1979. I earned a master’s degree in accounting from DePaul in 1980. I have used Quicken and Turbotax since they became available. Notwithstanding the aforesaid, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes viciously demonize, viciously denigrate, and viciously condemn my knowledge of IRS and of federal taxes. What do you say to people who do not even know if they take the standard deduction or if they itemize who viciously demonize, viciously denigrate, and viciously condemn my knowledge of IRS and of federal taxes?)
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/02/09/your-money/find-tax-return-preparers.html
— Select the Worst Trump Minion – Gail Collins (DIERSEN: I should write a book about those who serve as minions for my critics/opponents.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/02/09/opinion/worst-trump-minion.html
— The Great Republican Power Grab – Editorial (DIERSEN: Should I write a book about a) those who succeeded in 2015 in gerrymandering my DuPage County Milton Township Precinct 9 in Wheaton and b) why they did it?)
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/02/08/opinion/republicans-gerrymandering-power.html
— For Republicans, the Tea Party Is Over – Carl Hulse
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/02/09/us/politics/republicans-budget.html
— Fight Over Cambodian Leader’s Facebook ‘Likes’ Reaches a U.S. Court – Julia Wallace (DIERSEN: Facebook is a Democrat website.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/02/09/world/asia/cambodia-facebook-hun-sen.html
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: The Era of Fiscal Austerity Is Over. Here’s What Big Deficits Mean for the Economy. It depends on whether you look at the short, medium or long term. – Neil Irwin
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/02/09/upshot/the-era-of-fiscal-austerity-is-over-heres-what-big-deficits-mean-for-the-economy.html

 

WASHINGTON POST
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Trump asks “Why might the White House have kept Rob Porter?” and says “Everyone else was incompetent.”
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/why-might-the-white-house-have-kept-rob-porter-everyone-else-was-incompetent/2018/02/09/f2ab30ac-0de2-11e8-8b0d-891602206fb7_story.html

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— There’s One Thing Worse Than Paying Bad Teachers Not to Work Bill de Blasio’s New York has started putting them back in the classroom, especially in poor areas. – Marcus A. Winter (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes hint/imply/argue/shout that I am so BAD that since 1997, my GAO superiors have had the Civil Service Retirement System pay me $1,058,890 ($4,322 X 245 months) in today’s dollars to not work.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/theres-one-thing-worse-than-paying-bad-teachers-not-to-work-1518219111
— Free Speech Gets Expensive A university sent the College Republicans a $17,000 security bill. – Editorial
https://www.wsj.com/articles/free-speech-gets-expensive-1518221133
— College Republicans Avoid Security Fees for Campus Event University of Washington blocked from charging college GOP group security fees – Michelle Hackman
https://www.wsj.com/articles/republican-group-avoids-school-fees-1518217236
— Will China Impose a New World Order? When Pax Britannica gave way to Pax Americana, the transition was peaceful. A repeat is unlikely, says the author of ‘Safe Passage.’ – Tunku Varadarajan (DIERSEN: What do you say to those who have no problem with China running the world? Those who promote China want to get rid of me.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/will-china-impose-a-new-world-order-1518219178
— The Enlightenment Is Working Don’t listen to the gloom-sayers. The world has improved by every measure of human flourishing over the past two centuries, and the progress continues – Steven Pinker (DIERSEN: Has America been good to you? Are you doing better than your parents? Neither of my outstanding parents attended college. My mother never attended high school. My father was the first of his ancestors to earn a high school diploma. I earned three master’s degrees, six professional certifications, and a professional license. My father did not buy a new car until he was 45, and it was a bottom of the line 2-door Chevy. I bought my first new car in 1966 when I was 17. My daily driver is a 2003 Chevy Cavalier LS that I bought from my aunt in 2010. Other cars that I own are: 1972 Chevy Corvette*, 1996 Ford Thunderbird LX*, 2005 Chevy Corvette*, 2013 Dodge Charger R/T Max*, and 2016 Ford Mustang*. Previously, I bought a 1958 Chevy BelAir, 1962 Chevy BelAir, 1962 Chevy Impala SS, 1966 Pontiac Tempest Sprint*, 1968 Oldsmobile 442*, 1968 Dodge Charger R/T, 1969 Dodge Charger SE*, 1974 Dodge Dart*, 1978 Chevy Chevette*, 1978 Oldsmobile Delta 88 Royale*, 1990 Ford Thunderbird LX*, 1993 Ford Thunderbird*, and 1997 Chevy Cavalier*. (* = bought new))
https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-enlightenment-is-working-1518191343
— In Collective Identities, We Both Lose and Find Ourselves Races, nations and even generations are thought of as having personalities, talents—even destinies. – Crispin Sartwell (DIERSEN: Who in your precinct, in your municipality, in your township, in your county, and in Illinois takes the lead in demonizing, denigrating, and condemning members of the following groups as being White supremacists, Nazis, KKK members, haters, racists, sexists, and bigots, and even worse things: Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German Americans, draft avoiders, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time?)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/in-collective-identities-we-bothe-lose-and-find-ourselves-1518216561
— Despite U.S. Push, Most NATO Allies Fail to Fulfill Military-Spending Goals Even as European military outlays rise, the majority of allies won’t meet 2%-of-GDP benchmark, officials say – Julian E. Barnes (DIERSEN: As everyone knows, were it not for America’s military might, virtually every country in the world invade and would attempt to conquer the countries around them.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/despite-u-s-push-most-nato-allies-fail-to-fulfill-military-spending-goals-1518200382

 

KIPLINGER
— Tax Planning for Newlyweds Will getting married cut your tax bill or will you fall victim to the marriage tax penalty? (DIERSEN: My wife and I have paid the marriage penalty big time since we got married in 1978. Under the new Republican tax law, if there was no marriage penalty, instead of $10,000, the SALT cap would be $20,000 for married filing jointly.)
https://www.kiplinger.com/article/taxes/T055-C000-S001-marriage-and-taxes.html

 

NEW YORK MAGAZINE
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Trump says: Dumbed-Down Security Briefings Still Too Difficult for Trump to Read.” My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes hint/imply/argue/shout that my GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails contain links to too many articles from too many sources.)
http://nymag.com/daily/intelligencer/2018/02/dumbed-down-security-briefings-still-too-difficult-for-trump.html

 

RAW STORY
— Conservative group enriches its leaders with questionable dealings as its political influence grows – Pro Publica
https://www.rawstory.com/2018/02/conservative-group-enriches-leaders-questionable-dealings-political-influence-grows/

 

NEXT GENERATION STRATEGIES
— The only way Illinois Policy Institute survives is if it purges itself of Tillman, Proft and Hughes. Will be interesting to see as this unfolds what exactly Proft and Hughes did to justify the nearly $300,000 in consulting fees. – Pat Brady
https://twitter.com/pat_brady/status/962017458969182208

February 9 Evening Edition

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Should Illinois legalize recreational marijuana? – Editorial (DIERSEN: NO!)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/editorials/ct-edit-marijuana-illinois-governor-colorado-20180126-story.html
— As midterms near, more women plunging into campaigns – Kate Thayer (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats shout at women and at everyone else that Republicans are White supremacists, Nazis, KKK members, haters, racists, sexists, bigots, and even worse things.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-met-congress-more-women-running-20180205-story.html
— Trump administration NOW HIRING: No integrity necessary – Rex Huppke (DIERSEN: Many millions have not and will not seek a job with the federal government a) because the pay and benefits are terrible, b) because the advancement opportunities are terrible, c) because they lack required education, work experience, professional certifications, and/or professional licenses, d) because they cannot pass an employment examination, e) because they cannot pass a background investigation, f) because they cannot pass a physical examination, g) because they cannot take the demonization, denigration, and condemnation that comes with being a federal employee or federal retiree, and/or h) because they are Republican, White, male, older, and/or non-veteran and they know that the federal government discriminates against the aforesaid.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/huppke/ct-met-rob-porter-trump-kelly-huppke-20180208-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Trump says “Porter debacle confirms Trump’s incompetence.”
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/chapman/ct-perspec-chapman-trump-porter-kelly-ex-wife-20180211-story.html
— Top Democrats wriggling about on the issue of pensions – Eric Zorn
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/zorn/ct-perspec-zorn-biss-pritzker-pensions-20180211-story.html
— Woodward and Bernstein blast Trump, get in a dig at Chicago Tribune – Kim Janssen
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/chicagoinc/ct-met-woodward-bernstein-0210-chicago-inc-20180209-story.html
— Emotional support animals — from dogs to peacocks, real or fake — present challenges for businesses – Samantha Bomkamp
http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/ct-biz-emotional-support-animals-20180211-story.html
— Let’s have a parade! On second thought … – Editorial (DIERSEN: What does the Chicago Tribune say to those who a) discourage Republican participation in Wheaton Independence Day parades, b) discourage Republican sponsorship of the parades, and c) discourage people from watching the parades?)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/editorials/ct-edit-trump-parade-washington-20180208-story.html

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Rauner’s dismal poll numbers are not a good sign for the governor – Rich Miller
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/rauners-dismal-poll-numbers-are-not-a-good-sign-for-the-governor/
— A reminder of how fixing problems in Illinois is supposed to work – Editorial
https://chicago.suntimes.com/opinion/editorial-a-reminder-of-how-fixing-problems-in-illinois-is-supposed-to-work/
— Civic Federation warns ‘significant problems remain’ in budget recommendations – Tina Sfondeles
https://chicago.suntimes.com/chicago-politics/civic-federation-warns-significant-problems-remain-in-budget-recommendations/
— Trump says alleged wife-beating aide has ‘a great career ahead of him’ – AP (DIERSEN: When my Democrat GAO superiors succeeded in forcing me to take their early retirement “offer” in 1997 when I was 49 years old, they did not want me to have a great post-GAO career, they did not wish me well. Instead, they did everything that they could to stop me from getting a job that was appropriate for someone with my work experience, education, professional certifications, and professional license. They wanted everyone to see that they could/would/will waste the careers of and get rid of Republicans just like Jim Thompson wasted the careers of and got rid of Democrats like Rutan. They knew that my wife had helped elect Thompson in 1976. SEE: http://www.nytimes.com/1996/03/13/us/seeking-return-to-ways-of-patronage-in-politics.html.)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/donald-trump-rob-porter-great-career-ahead-of-him-wife-beating-domestic-violence/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: President Donald Trump said Friday he hopes an aide who resigned this week in the wake of domestic abuse allegations has “a great career ahead of him.” Trump told reporters at a surprise appearance Friday that former White House Staff Secretary Rob Porter did “a very good job while he was in the White House” and adds: “We wish him well.”)

 

DAILY HERALD
— Kane County considers how to spend extra $4.5 million – James Fuller
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20180209/kane-county-considers-how-to-spend-extra-45-million
— East Dundee places cap on debt, property tax hikes – Lauren Rohr
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20180209/east-dundee-places-cap-on-debt-property-tax-hikes

 

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Under siege, Pritzker rips Rauner but is vague on Madigan – GREG HINZ
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20180209/BLOGS02/180209861/under-siege-pritzker-rips-rauner-but-is-vague-on-madigan

 

NBC5
— Pritzker Looking to Rebound After Challenging Week – Mary Ann Ahern
https://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/pritzker-looking-to-bounce-back-after-rough-week-473646513.html

 

HERALD & REVIEW
— Gov. Rauner meets with the Herald & Review editorial board – RYAN VOYLES
http://herald-review.com/news/local/govt-and-politics/watch-live-gov-rauner-meets-with-the-herald-review-editorial/article_be1be136-8643-5cfb-ad3d-0ab5851d64e3.html

 

KANKAKEE DAILY JOURNAL
— Pro-choice, pro-life, or pro-reduction – Jim Nowlan
http://www.daily-journal.com/opinion/columnists/local/jim-nowlan-pro-choice-pro-life-or-pro-reduction/article_f4fa7466-ee87-54f8-aeb9-3599320ca76e.html

 

CHICAGO READER
— Pritzker the sneak disser might as well have said the N-word – Adeshina Emmanuel
https://www.chicagoreader.com/Bleader/archives/2018/02/09/pritzker-the-sneak-disser-might-as-well-have-said-the-n-word

 

IVES FOR GOVERNOR
— Ives Release New TV Ad: Lead the Charge
https://mailchi.mp/52e8ed609870/ives-release-new-tv-ad-lead-the-charge
— “All of Us Worked Hard” in 2016, Governor?
https://mailchi.mp/d8d420fc80a5/all-of-us-worked-hard-in-2016-governor

 

ILLINOIS LEAKS
— Erika Harold should decline to attend Coles County Republican Lincoln Day Dinner and demand its racist GOP Chairman resign – JOHN KRAFT
http://edgarcountywatchdogs.com/2018/02/erika-harold-should-decline-to-attend-coles-county-republican-lincoln-day-dinner-and-demand-its-racist-gop-chairman-resign/

 

ILLINOIS POLICY INSTITUTE
— MORE CHICAGO-AREA HOMEOWNERS DROWNING IN MORTGAGE DEBT THAN IN ANY OTHER MAJOR CITY A new study shows 13 percent of Chicago-area homeowners with mortgages owed at least 25 percent more than their homes were worth. – Amy Korte (DIERSEN: Paying off our mortgage was a top priority for my wife and I. My Democrat GAO superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates were furious when we paid off our mortgage in the 1990s.)
https://www.illinoispolicy.org/more-chicago-area-homeowners-drowning-in-mortgage-debt-than-in-any-other-major-city/

 

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— NEW VIDEO BLASTS GOP STATE REP HAMMOND FOR FAILING WOMEN EXPLOITED BY STATE LAWMAKERS
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2018/02/new-video-blasts-gop-state-rep-hammond-for-failing-women-exploited-by-state-lawmakers.html
— WHO’S SPENDING WHAT IN ILLINOIS’ GOVERNOR PRIMARY RACES?
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2018/02/whos-spending-what-in-illinois-governor-primary-races.html
— CHICAGO MEDIA TEAM PEEKS INTO ILLINOIS TRANSPARENCY THINK TANK’S INNER WORKINGS
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2018/02/chicago-media-team-peeks-into-illinois-transparency-think-tanks-inner-workings.html
— ILLINOIS TAXPAYERS WRONGLY BLAMED FOR STATE PENSION CRISIS, REPORT SAYS
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2018/02/illinois-taxpayers-wrongly-blamed-for-state-pension-crisis-report-says.html

 

CAPITOL FAX
— Ives releases new ad: “Lead the Charge”
https://capitolfax.com/2018/02/09/ives-releases-new-ad-lead-the-charge/
— Ives slams Rauner over Trump comments
https://capitolfax.com/2018/02/09/ives-slams-rauner-over-trump-comments/
— Durbin vouches for Pritzker in new Downstate ad
https://capitolfax.com/2018/02/09/durbin-vouches-for-pritzker-in-new-downstate-ad/
— Rauner on relationship with Uihlein: “Can’t say there is one”
https://capitolfax.com/2018/02/09/rauner-on-relationship-with-uihlein-can%E2%80%99t-say-there-is-one/
— “I feel the state of Illinois is forcing me toward opioid use when a better alternative exists”
https://capitolfax.com/2018/02/09/i-feel-the-state-of-illinois-is-forcing-me-toward-opioid-use-when-a-better-alternative-exists/
— Can you negotiate with cancer?
https://capitolfax.com/2018/02/09/can-you-negotiate-with-cancer/
— Hastings, Tom Cullerton, DGA, Ives, Pritzker, McSweeney, Kennedy respond – Director said caught off guard in 2015 – Rep. Kifowit responds *** Rauner says state did “exceptionally well” and “we would not do anything different” to prevent Quincy veterans’ home deaths
https://capitolfax.com/2018/02/09/rauner-says-state-did-exceptionally-well-and-we-would-not-do-anything-different-after-quincy-veterans-home-deaths/
— IDPH slammed for not spending $10 million in appropriated HIV funding
https://capitolfax.com/2018/02/09/idph-slammed-for-not-spending-10-million-in-appropriated-hiv-funding/

 

BREITBART
— Offsetting DACA Amnesty with Reduction to Legal Immigration Remains Key to Gaining White House Support – JOHN BINDER (DIERSEN: What about those who argue that the fewer immigrants that are let in legally, the more that come in illegally?)
http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2018/02/09/offsetting-daca-amnesty-with-reduction-to-legal-immigration-remains-key-to-gaining-white-house-support/

 

GOPUSA
— Establishment’s Tillis negotiating ridiculous border wall deal
http://www.gopusa.com/establishments-tillis-negotiating-ridiculous-border-wall-deal/
— IRS overpaid Obamacare tax credits by nearly $3.5 billion in 2017
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=38958

 

HUFFINGTON POST
— Congress Is About To Show Whether It Really Wants To Protect Dreamers The strategy of pairing Dreamer protections to government funding didn’t work. So what’s next? – Elise Foley (DIERSEN: Who protects those who share your demographics? Anti-Trumps hint/imply/argue/shout the members of the following groups not only do not need any kind of protection, they are the problem: Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/congress-dreamers_us_5a7df7fce4b044b3821d41a3

 

WASHINGTON POST
— Massive infusion of spending ends era of restraint for federal agencies, Pentagon – Heather Long
https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/economy/massive-infusion-of-spending-ends-era-of-restraint-for-federal-agencies-pentagon/2018/02/09/cefb1e72-0d17-11e8-95a5-c396801049ef_story.html

 

FEDERAL NEWS RADIO
— OPM details strategy for workforce reshaping, basic tenets of Trump’s management agenda – Nicole Ogrysko (DIERSEN: Democrats run the federal government. If they have to get rid of employees, they get rid of those who are Republican, White, male, and/or non-veteran who did not make GS-13 (currently $96,403) by age 25, GS-14 (currently $113,920) by age 30, GS-15 (currently $134,000) by age 35, and Senior Executive Service (currently $164,200) by age 40.)
https://federalnewsradio.com/workforce/2018/02/opm-details-strategy-for-workforce-reshaping-basic-tenets-of-trumps-management-agenda/

February 9 Morning Edition

CBS2
— Rauner ‘Very Troubled’ With Llinois Policy Institute’s Reported Questionable Dealings – Craig Dellimore
http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2018/02/09/governor-rauner-llinois-policy-institutes-report-investigation-financial/

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— President Trump signs sweeping $400 billion budget deal, government to reopen – AP
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/politics/ct-budget-deal-government-shutdown-20180208-story.html
— Civic Federation calls for taxing retirement income, maybe closing universities to balance state budget – Monique Garcia (DIERSEN: The more that retirement income would be taxed, the more retired people would leave Illinois. All retired people in Illinois are members of one or more of the following groups: Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German Americans, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-civic-federation-illinois-budget-20180209-story.html
— Top Trump aides knew of abuse allegations against Rob Porter for months – Josh Dawsey and Beth Reinhard
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/politics/ct-white-house-aide-domestic-abuse-20180208-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Illinois GOP Congressmen note the lack of “civic-minded citizens” coming forward to run for the 3rd Congressional District office. Running for a congressional seat is a tremendously difficult undertaking, far more difficult than running for an Illinois Senate seat, an Illinois House seat, a county seat, etc. Rauner owns the Illinois Republican Party lock, stock, and barrel. Because of that, few run for seats as Republicans in Illinois unless Rauner asks them to run and he gives them lots of money.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-civic-federation-illinois-budget-20180209-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Duckworth and Schneider blast Trump’s military parade. I should write a book about those who since 1978 have worked the hardest a) to discourage Republican participation in Wheaton Independence Day parades, b) to discourage Republican sponsorship of the parades, and c) to discourage people from watching the parades.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-civic-federation-illinois-budget-20180209-story.html
— With U.S. competition hurting its marijuana business, Mexico warms a little to legalization – Kate Linthicum (DIERSEN: Mexico’s sending many mountains of illegal drugs into America illegally is an act of war as well as its sending many millions of its citizens into America illegally and its keeping many millions of its citizens in America illegally.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/voiceit/world-views/ct-hoy-with-u-s-competition-hurting-its-marijuana-business-mexico-warms-a-little-to-legalization-20180208-story.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: For decades, marijuana flowed in one direction across the U.S.-Mexico border: north. These days, drug enforcement agents regularly seize specialty strains of retail-quality cannabis grown in the United States being smuggled south. Widespread legalization in the U.S. is killing Mexico’s marijuana business, and cartel leaders know it. They are increasingly abandoning the crop that was once was their bread and butter and looking elsewhere for profits, producing and exporting drugs including heroin and fentanyl and banking on extortion schemes and fuel theft. So when Mexico’s tourism secretary boldly declared his hopes that Mexico will legalize marijuana for recreational use in an effort to reduce growing violence across the nation, some balked at the notion that marijuana was driving the bloodshed.)

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Sun-Times wins Report for America grant to hire neighborhood reporter (DIERSEN: When will the mainstream media hire a reporter to cover Wheaton?)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/chicago-politics/sun-times-wins-report-for-america-grant-to-hire-neighborhood-reporter/

 

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Kennedy tries to walk moderate line in Illinois Democratic governor fight – GREG HINZ
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20180208/BLOGS02/180209905/chris-kennedy-tries-to-walk-moderate-line-in-illinois-democratic

 

DAILY HERALD
— 10th District rivals exchange barbs over political pasts – Russell Lissau (DIERSEN: If you ran for an office, what would your critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes blame you for? They would blame me and my GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails for all the defeats that Republicans have suffered in Illinois since 2000, and especially the defeats that Jim Ryan sufffered in 2002, Judy Baar Topinka in 2006, and Bill Brady suffered in 2010.)
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20180209/10th-district-rivals-exchange-barbs-over-political-pasts

 

CHAMPAIGN/URBANA NEWS GAZETTE
— Pritzker regrets; Ives doesn’t – Editorial
http://www.news-gazette.com/opinion/editorials/2018-02-09/pritzker-regrets-ives-doesnt.html

 

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: SJ-R maligns Ives for political gain
http://www.sj-r.com/opinion/20180208/thumbs-down-to-candidates-who-malign-others-for-political-gain
— Thumbs Down: To candidates who malign others for political gain – Editorial (DIERSEN: In your precinct, in your municipality, in your township/ward, in your county, and in Illinois, who maligns others? I should write a book about those in my precinct, in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, in DuPage County. and in Illinois who malign those individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
http://www.sj-r.com/opinion/20180208/thumbs-down-to-candidates-who-malign-others-for-political-gain
— Civic Federation recommends taxing services, retirement to stabilize state – Doug Finke (DIERSEN: If this is done, how many millions will leave Illinois? Those who will leave will be those who are retired, Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20180209/civic-federation-recommends-taxing-services-retirement-to-stabilize-state
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Ahead of Gov. Bruce Rauner’s budget address next week, the Civic Federation is again calling for taxing some retirement income and extending the state sales tax to some services as part of its proposal to stabilize state finances. The Civic Federation, which is a watchdog over state finances, said the budget passed last summer to end the two-year budget impasse meant the state “was no longer careening toward unprecedented financial disaster.” “However, our elected officials again relied on shaky financial practices for short-term relief, such as counting on dubious one-time revenues and repeatedly kicking the pension can down the road,” said Federation president Laurence Msall in a statement. “Such actions only make achieving sound financial footing more difficult.” The Civic Federation compiled a list of 11 steps it believes the state should follow to reestablish the state’s financial health. Number one on the list is limiting annual spending growth to 2.1 percent for the next five years at a minimum. The group recommended other cost control measures like cutting the interest rate the state pays on overdue bills, consolidating government units and creating a commission to explore consolidating governance of state universities. Other recommendations will be more difficult, Msall acknowledged. The organization said the state should impose the income tax on the same retirement income that is taxed at the federal level. For example, there is a federal income tax on 401(k) distributions, but Illinois does not tax them. Imposing that tax has been a third rail in Illinois politics. Also, the report calls for a constitutional amendment to be placed on the ballot “to clarify the pension protection clause.” That clause prevents lawmakers from enacting cuts to pensions of current public employees. The report recommends extending the sales tax to 14 services that are also taxed in Wisconsin, such as landscaping and internet services. The federation also is calling for a new capital construction bill that would be financed by an increase in the gasoline tax. Rauner will deliver his budget speech on Wednesday.)
— Fox News’ Pirro, Rauner fire up Republicans at annual dinner – Maximilian Kwiatkowski (DIERSEN: How successful have the chairmen of the Illinois Republican Party, your Republican county party organization, and your Republican township/ward party organization been in recruiting speakers that draw draw large crowds and fire them up? While I served as the TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairman 2005-2012, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes a) demonized, denigrated, and condemned the speakers that I recruited, b) hinted/implied/argued/shouted that if I had recruited better speakers, far more would have attended TAPROOT monthly meetings, picnics, and Christmas parties, and c) hinted/implied/argured/shouted that my failure to recruit better speakers was enough to viciously dump me as the TAPROOT chairman. After my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes succeeded in viciously dumping me, they recruited Dan Proft to speak at a TAPROOT meeting.)
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20180208/fox-news-pirro-rauner-fire-up-republicans-at-annual-dinner
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Leading Republican figures doubled down on their attacks on Democrats Thursday as they rallied the Sangamon County branch of the party during its 114th Lincoln Day Dinner in Springfield. More than 900 party members, leaders and politicians showed up for the event at the Bank of Springfield Center to hear special guest Jeanine Pirro, host of Fox News’ “Justice with Judge Jeanine” program, and Gov. Bruce Rauner. Rauner said the main goal for Republicans this year is to defeat longtime Democratic House Speaker Michael Madigan, calling him a machine politician who was destroying the state. “It is a cancer that is eating us from the inside, sucking our vitality, sucking our quality of life to enrich himself and his friends inside government,” Rauner said. The governor focused on themes he has mentioned throughout his campaign: restoring economic success in Illinois and lowering taxation. He made a specific promise to fight a Democratic proposal for a progressive income tax, which would tax residents based upon their income level. “It ain’t progressive. It’s a destructive income tax hike that they want to put on the people of Illinois,” he said. “I will block that and make sure that our income taxes stay flat and low and actually down lower from where they are today and bring ’em back down to 3 percent over the next two years.” Pirro, meanwhile, focused on national issues. She praised the first year of President Donald Trump as a major improvement over Barack Obama and the rule of the Democratic Party, which she said was corrupt. She compared Trump to a maverick politician for doing things outside of norm for politicians. “He said things that weren’t politically correct, and he said things that weren’t considered acceptable,” she said. “But the forgotten men and women of this country heard him. And here we are one year later, with a resounding economy, with ISIS crushed in the Middle East, with unemployment at a 40-year low.” While acknowledging the stock market had taken downturn recently, she said Trump’s presidency has been a success thus far. Pirro said, however, there were still issues for the country to confront, specifically the FBI. She claimed the nation’s top law enforcement agency may have been politically biased and tried to ensure Trump’s 2016 opponent, Hillary Clinton, became president. She said the situation “absolutely scares the hell out me.” She said the picture started to become clear with former FBI director James Comey not indicting Clinton over managing classified documents on a private email server. She said she believes Comey wanted Clinton to become president and was hiding information from her and may also have been covering for Obama. “It’s time for James Comey to be the target of an active criminal investigation,” she said. She then cited the Russian uranium deal, made under Clinton’s tenure as Secretary of State, as another case that should be investigated, claiming a number of Washington politicians were working together to defend each other. According to Pirro, Robert Mueller, who is investigating allegations of Russia’s involvement in the 2016 presidential election, is among them. She claimed Mueller was out for revenge over not becoming FBI director when Comey was removed last year and instead collaborated with Republican Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein to investigate Trump. “Rosenstein needed Mueller to be there. Comey needed Mueller to be there, because they were all involved in a case that involves the sale of the uranium,” she said. She likened the whole investigation to an attempt to overthrow the government and highlighted it as a reason for Republicans to make sure they vote in 2018. “The 2018s are gonna be tough. They’re gonna be real tough,” she said. “You better get ready for this. I don’t care if you walk house to house, use social media, tweet, text, email, get the millennials involved, go to the old age homes. Whatever you gotta do you gotta get out there.” Rauner said he was confident that 2018 would be successful. “All of us worked hard last year. 2016 — even though President Trump, unfortunately, lost Illinois by over 16 points — we in Illinois picked up six seats in the General Assembly for the Republicans in 2016,” he said. “And you watch, this year, this is our year. We are going to take it to the Madigan machine of corruption and cronyism. We are going to run a great slate of candidates this November, and we are going to win nine (House) seats and knock Mike Madigan out as speaker of the House.”)

 

HERALD & REVIEW
— Bill proposes $1B to help cover Illinois prison expenses – AP
http://herald-review.com/news/state-and-regional/bill-proposes-b-to-help-cover-illinois-prison-expenses/article_ddfe2146-2bbf-5c91-a8d6-1f81f226fce1.html

 

JOURNAL & TOPICS
— Campaign Cash Proxy War Breaks Out In House Race Proft Groups Back Miller; Durkin, House GOP Back Corrigan – Tom Robb
https://www.journal-topics.com/articles/campaign-cash-proxy-war-breaks-out-in-house-race/

 

WCSJ NEWS
— Rauner Budget Chief: Governor Will Deal With Nine Billion Deficit
http://www.wcsjnews.com/news/local/rauner-budget-chief-governor-will-deal-with-nine-billion-deficit/article_fd76cd82-0d8a-11e8-9fb5-27d2842aa896.html

 

WJBC
— Illinois Republican congressmen distance themselves from GOP Holocaust denier candidate – Howard Packowitz (DIERSEN: Saying that someone is distancing themselves from someone hints/implies/argues/shouts that they initially supported that someone. Republicans never supported Arthur Jones.)
http://www.wjbc.com/2018/02/08/illinois-republican-congressmen-distance-themselves-from-gop-holocaust-denier-candidate/

 

CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Pot promoters promote pot. If you promote pot, you promote destruction.
http://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/local-news/special-reportthe-possibility-of-legalizing-recreational-marijuana/961394232

 

WIREPOINTS
— Illinois politicians: stop guilting taxpayers – Wirepoints Original – Ted Dabrowski and John Klingner
http://www.wirepoints.com/illinois-politicians-stop-guilting-taxpayers-wirepoints-original/

 

ILLINOIS NEWS NETWORK
— Pritzker under fire for new FBI wiretapped Blagojevich talks – Cole Lauterbach (DIERSEN: What are you “under fire” for? I am under fire from Democrats and Democrat plants, from Libertarians and Libertarian plants, from Greens and Green plants, and from RINOs for my supporting the Illinois Republican Party platform, and especially its traditional family, right to life, and immigration planks.)
https://www.ilnews.org/news/state_politics/pritzker-under-fire-for-new-fbi-wiretapped-blagojevich-talks/article_ebc1b9dc-0c48-11e8-ba46-e71ffdf0bdad.html

 

BREITBART
— Jeanne Ives Is the Real Deal in Illinois – JOEL B. POLLAK
http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2018/02/09/blue-state-blues-jeanne-ives-real-deal-illinois/

 

BLAZE
— Effective immediately: House bans sexual relationships between lawmakers and their staffers – Jana J. Pruet
https://www.theblaze.com/news/2018/02/06/effective-immediately-house-bans-sexual-relationships-between-lawmakers-and-their-staffers

 

NEW YORK
— We All Have a Stake in the Stock Market, Right? Guess Again – Patricia Cohen
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/02/08/business/economy/stocks-economy.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Take a deep breath and relax. The riotous market swings that have whipped up frothy peaks of anxiety over the last week — bringing the major indexes down more than 10 percent from their high — have virtually no impact on the income or wealth of most families. The reason: They own little or no stock. A whopping 84 percent of all stocks owned by Americans belong to the wealthiest 10 percent of households. And that includes everyone’s stakes in pension plans, 401(k)’s and individual retirement accounts, as well as trust funds, mutual funds and college savings programs like 529 plans. “For the vast majority of Americans, fluctuations in the stock market have relatively little effect on their wealth, or well-being, for that matter,” said Edward N. Wolff, an economist at New York University who recently published new research on the topic. Both Republicans and Democrats have promoted the idea that a rising stock market broadly lifts Americans’ fortunes. When there was a parade of market rallies, President Trump asked, “How’s your 401(k) doing?”)

 

WASHINGTON POST
— Dozens at White House lack permanent security clearances – Josh Dawsey, Matt Zapotosky and Devlin Barrett
https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/national-security/dozens-at-white-house-lack-permanent-security-clearances/2018/02/08/50e3cfd6-0d15-11e8-8890-372e2047c935_story.html

 

LOS ANGELES TIMES
— Journalists are fleeing for their lives in Mexico. There are few havens – Kate Linthicum
http://www.latimes.com/world/la-fg-mexico-journalists-20180205-story.html

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Forget the 4% Rule: Rethinking Common Retirement Beliefs Three retirement-savings rules come into question as stocks and bonds get more expensive and retirements last longer – Anne Tergesen (DIERSEN: 10 times my 1997 GAO salary in today’s dollars is $1,253,250.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/forget-the-4-rule-rethinking-common-retirement-beliefs-1518172201
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The 4% rule Conventional wisdom says you can withdraw 4% from your savings in the first year of retirement and give yourself an annual raise over the next 30 years to keep pace with inflation without a significant risk of going broke. For someone with a $1 million portfolio, the formula produces an initial income of $40,000 and—assuming inflation of 2.5%—an increase to $41,000 in year two. But in recent years, the rule’s safety has been questioned. While 4% would have worked over every 30-year retirement from 1926 on for an investor with 60% in large-company stocks and 40% in intermediate-term U.S. bonds, it failed in almost half of the simulations researchers recently ran using forecasts of future, rather than past, returns. As a result, “3% is the new safe withdrawal rate,” says Wade Pfau, a professor at the American College of Financial Services in Bryn Mawr, Pa., who ran the numbers with Mr. Blanchett and Michael Finke, also of the American College. . .Finding your ‘number’ This rule calls for amassing a specific dollar amount, such as 10 times your current salary, before retiring. But that can be dangerous, Mr. Blanchett says.)
— Brazil’s Largest Newspaper to Cease Posting on Facebook Move follows the social-media company’s decision to overhaul its news feed – Paul Kiernan
https://www.wsj.com/articles/brazils-largest-newspaper-to-cease-posting-on-facebook-1518110504
— A War on the Rich Won’t Help the Poor – David R. Henderson
https://www.wsj.com/articles/a-war-on-the-rich-wont-help-the-poor-1518134282

 

USA TODAY
— As Paul Ryan turns to Democrats for votes, conservatives fume over budget deal – Eliza Collins
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2018/02/08/paul-ryan-turns-democrats-votes-conservatives-fume-over-budget-deal/320248002/
— Drugs, alcohol and suicides contribute to alarming drop in U.S. life expectancy – Doyle Rice
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/health/2018/02/07/drugs-alcohol-and-suicides-contribute-alarming-drop-u-s-life-expectancy/316271002/
— ‘Hire the best and fire the worst’: Trump proposes biggest civil service change in 40 years – Gregory Korte (DIERSEN: Because I have always been a Republican, were it not for federal civil service protections, a) the Post Office would NOT have hired me in 1966 or let me work there for almost 3 years, b) IRS would NOT have hired me in 1971 or let me work there for almost 9 years, c) IRS would NOT have promoted me in 1972, 1973, or 1974, d) GAO would NOT have hired me in 1980 or let me work there for almost 18 years, and e) GAO would NOT have promoted me in 1986.)
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2018/02/09/hire-best-and-fire-worst-trump-proposes-biggest-civil-service-change-40-years/315981002/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Trump foreshadowed the proposal in a line in his State of the Union address last week: “Tonight, I call on Congress to empower every Cabinet Secretary with the authority to reward good workers and to remove federal employees who undermine the public trust or fail the American people,” he said. Trump is using the VA Accountability Act, which gave the Secretary of Veterans Affairs greater authority to fire and discipline workers, as a model. The White House says that law has resulted in the dismissal of 1,470 employees, the suspension of 443, demotions for 83 others last year. “While to some people those are code wards, they’re very clear to us,” said American Federation of Government Employees President J. David Cox, who represents about 700,000 workers for the federal government and District of Columbia. “Basically it wipes out due process rights for employees.” Another pillar of the proposal would reduce automatic pay increases and instead use that money for a performance bonus pool. Under the current system, federal employees get a review every one to three years. Employees whose performance is “fully successful” — as 99.7% are — get a within-grade “step” increase in addition to annual cost-of-living increases. Trump’s plan would stretch out the amount of time it takes to go from step 1 to step 10 from 18 years to 27 years, saving $10 billion over the next decade, officials said. That money would then go to high-performing employees either as merit raises or one-time bonuses. Federal employee unions fear the pay-per-performance plan would be used to reward loyalists and discriminate against women and minorities. “He seems to be interested in political revenge by firing people,” Cox said. “The government is not a family business that you get to be in total control of.” Some of Trump’s proposals can be done administratively, and others would take congressional action. Trump’s efforts to wrangle the bureaucracy fulfill a key campaign promise of the businessman president, who pledged a hiring freeze to shrink the cost of government and reduce regulation.)

 

SALON
— CNN let that Nazi GOP candidate spew his hate on live TV Both the state and national Republican Parties have denounced Arthur Jones. Yet CNN gave him a platform – Rachel Leah (DIERSEN: Of course, CNN is using Arthur Jones to harm Trump, to harm the Republican Party, to harm the Illinois Republican Party, and to harm all Republicans. CNN is an arm of the Democrat Party.)
https://www.salon.com/2018/02/08/cnn-let-that-nazi-gop-candidate-spew-his-hate-on-live-tv/

February 8 Evening Edition

GOPUSA ILLINOIS
— Republican candidates who participated in the League of Women voters of Wheaton meet and greet this evening included Almiron, Bibbiano, Byrne, Chinchilla, Eckhoff, Grant, Henry, McGowen, Mendrick, Minor, Tatro, Wiley, Wilson, Zaruba, Zay, and Zito. – Dave Diersen
https://gopillinois.com

 

ABC7
— Midnight government shutdown creeps closer as Congress debates budget – AP
http://abc7chicago.com/politics/midnight-government-shutdown-creeps-closer-as-congress-debates-budget/3052220/
— BGA and ABC7 host IL attorney general forums (DIERSEN: If I was still the TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairman, the organization would be hosting debates for a) Rauner v. Ives, b) Sanguinetti v. Morthland, c) Harold v. Grasso, d) Diganvker v. Jhingan, e) Stella v. Vlakancic, f) Minor v. Grant v. Byrne, g) Kinzler v. Orozco, h) Zito v. Khouri, i) Mendrick v. Bibbiano, j) Tornatore v. DeMichele v. Gavanes, k) Hart v. Abbott v. Tully, l) McGowen v. Almiron v. Eckhoff v. Zaruba v. Tatro v. Chinchilla, m) Wiley v. Zay v. McQuade, n) Illinois Republican Party State Central Committee candidates, o) etc.)
http://abc7chicago.com/politics/bga-and-abc7-host-il-attorney-general-forums/3019513/

 

NBC5
— Pritzker Slipping in New Polls as Biss Gains Ground Pritzker’s lead over Biss is down to 3.3 percent according to new polling data
https://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/jb-pritzker-slipping-in-new-polls-as-daniel-biss-gains-ground-473442763.html
— Illinois Early Voting Starts, but Not Available to All
https://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/illinois-early-voting-473369643.html

 

CBS2
— Rauner Responds To Pritzker Tapes The governor said his campaign was not behind the newly leaked wiretaps of JB Pritzker speaking the disgraced Gov. Rod Blagojevich. – Derrick Blakley
http://chicago.cbslocal.com/video/category/spoken-word-wbbmtv/3807171-rauner-responds-to-pritzker-tapes/

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Rauner won’t give ‘another nickel’ to former ally Illinois Policy Institute – Kim Geiger
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-met-bruce-rauner-illinois-policy-institute-20180208-story.html
— What’s to blame for the candidacy of a Neo-Nazi? Start with the maps – Randy Blaser
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/ct-ppn-column-blaser-tl-0215-20180208-story.html
— Lauzen helped recruit candidates challenging Democrats in Kane County primary races – Kate McCann
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/aurora-beacon-news/news/ct-abn-kane-lauzen-races-st-0209-20180207-story.html
— Why Illinois’ richest person, Citadel CEO Ken Griffin, sees some rough weather ahead – Robert Reed
http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/columnists/reed/ct-biz-griffin-citadel-stocks-economy-robert-reed-0208-story.html
— Chicago Democrats, where’s your outrage for local politicians? – Andrew Buchanan
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/commentary/ct-perspec-politics-chicago-democrats-madigan-berrios-burke-0209-20180208-story.html
— Facing lack of money, Kennedy says Dem voters ‘quite capable of learning on their own’ – Rick Pearson
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-met-chris-kennedy-lack-of-money-20180208-story.html

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Rauner ‘very troubled’ by Sun-Times-ProPublica report on past conservative ally John Tillman – Tina Sfondeles and Mick Dumke
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/rauner-very-troubled-by-sun-times-propublica-report-on-past-conservative-ally/
— Poll taken day after FBI wiretap release finds Pritzker, Biss in ‘dead heat’ – Tina Sfondeles
https://chicago.suntimes.com/chicago-politics/poll-taken-day-after-fbi-wiretap-release-finds-pritzker-biss-in-dead-heat/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-conservative says “New rot in the White House shakes this conservative’s confidence.”
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/new-rot-in-the-white-house-shakes-this-conservatives-confidence/
— Near Biss: Polls show Biss-Pritzker ‘dead heat’ – and either Dem beating Rauner – Tina Sfondeles
https://chicago.suntimes.com/chicago-politics/poll-taken-day-after-fbi-wiretap-release-finds-pritzker-biss-in-dead-heat/
— Illinois GOP congressional delegation condemns Holocaust denier Arthur Jones – Lynn Sweet
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/illinois-gop-congressional-delegation-condemns-gop-holocaust-denier-arthur-jones/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Pot pushers push pot. If you push pot, you push destruction.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/opinion/medical-marijuana-opioid-crisis-solution/

 

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Rauner focuses on this above all: Madigan, Madigan, Madigan – GREG HINZ
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20180208/BLOGS02/180209888/rauner-focuses-on-this-above-all-madigan-madigan-madigan
— Here’s the real problem with Pritzker’s Blago convo – GREG HINZ
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20180207/BLOGS02/180209915/j-b-pritzkers-blagojevich-problem-is-about-more-than-race
— Grubhub lawsuit ruling: Drivers are contractors, not employees – Bloomberg
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20180208/EMPLOYMENT/180209875/grubhub-lawsuit-ruling-drivers-are-contractors-not-employees

 

DAILY HERALD
— District 220 to pay $1.1 million for new headquarters – Bob Susnjara
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20180208/district-220-to-pay-11-million-for-new-headquarters-
— How the suburbs might become more attractive to millennials – Marie Wilson (DIERSEN: When you were young, what attracted you to where you lived? For my wife and I, when we got married in 1978, it was Wheaton’s being religious, conservative, Republican, safe, prosperous, and on a commuter rail line. We both worked in the Loop and we were both taking night classes in the Loop.)
http://www.dailyherald.com/business/20180208/how-the-suburbs-might-become-more-attractive-to-millennials

 

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Rauner clashes with Illinois Policy Institute’s Tillman – Bernard Schoenburg
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20180208/gov-rauner-clashes-with-illinois-policy-institutes-tillman
— Under the Dome Podcast: ‘Thank you, Bruce Rauner’ ad, Pritzker-Blago tapes
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20180208/under-dome-podcast-thank-you-bruce-rauner-ad-pritzker-blago-tapes

 

NPR ILLINOIS
— At Prayer Breakfast, Trump Says Faith Central To American Life – BRIAN NAYLOR
http://nprillinois.org/post/prayer-breakfast-trump-says-faith-central-american-life#stream/0

 

CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD
— White House wants to change pay for federal workers – AP (DIERSEN: According to this article, “people with advanced degrees earn 18 percent less in the government.” While I worked for the federal government for almost 30 years, I earned three job-related masters degrees, I earned six job-related professional certifications, and I earned a job-related professional license.).
http://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/white-house-wants-to-change-pay-for-federal-workers/961484011
— Trump picks California lawyer to head IRS – AP
http://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/trump-picks-california-lawyer-to-head-irs/961012056

 

ILLINOIS STUDENT ASSISTANCE COMMISSION
— Minority Teachers of Illinois Scholarship Program (DIERSEN: Who should pay the price of Affirmative Action, Diversity, and Inclusion? According to members of Group A, it should be members of Group B. Members of Group A are anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors and members of Group B are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German Americans, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
http://www.isac.org/students/during-college/types-of-financial-aid/scholarships/minority-teachers-of-illinois-mti-scholarship-program.html

 

IVES FOR GOVERNOR
— New Poll Finds Rauner Can’t Win As Republicans Flee
https://mailchi.mp/362a9ef3250d/new-poll-finds-rauner-cant-win-as-republicans-flee


— Bruce Rauner Allies: The Anti-Family Forces that Fund Chicago Democrats: Personal PAC and Planned Parenthood
https://ivesforillinois.com/bruce-rauner-allies-that-anti-family-forces-the-fund-chicago-democrats-personal-pac-and-planned-parenthood/

 

PRAIRIE STATE WIRE
— Palatine Township GOP endorsement session called a sham – Glenn Minnis
https://prairiestatewire.com/stories/511330532-palatine-township-gop-endorsement-session-called-a-sham

 

ILLINOIS NEWS NETWORK
— Rauner to ask lawmakers for $1.1 billion supplemental to pay unappropriated FY17 spending – Greg Bishop
https://www.ilnews.org/news/state_politics/rauner-to-ask-lawmakers-for-billion-supplemental-to-pay-unappropriated/article_6b72179e-0c58-11e8-97ff-6bf9daecd427.html

 

ILLINOIS TIMES
— A rise in polls could mean a rise in problems for Biss – Megan Swett
http://illinoistimes.com/article-19673-a-rise-in-polls-could-mean-a-rise-in-problems-for-biss.html

 

ILLINOIS FAMILY ACTION
— Voters Need to Know Where Their Republican Candidates Stand on the Issue of Leadership – John Biver
https://illinoisfamilyaction.org/2018/02/voters-need-to-know-where-their-republican-candidates-stand-on-the-issue-of-leadership/

 

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— ILLINOIS CONGRESSMAN HULTGREN CO-HOSTS ANNUAL PRAYER BREAKFAST FEATURING PRESIDENT TRUMP
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2018/02/illinois-congressman-hultgren-co-hosts-annual-prayer-breakfast-featuring-president-trump.html
— WEYERMULLER: IVES TELLS CITY CLUB WHY RAUNER IS UNELECTABLE IN 2018
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2018/02/weyermuller-ives-tells-city-club-why-rauner-is-unelectable-in-2018.html
— PALATINE TOWNSHIP GOP UPHEAVAL CONTINUES: REP. MORRISON RESPONDS TO AARON DEL MAR
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2018/02/palatine-township-gop-upheaval-continues-rep-morrison-responds-to-aaron-del-mar-.html

 

CAPITOL FAX
— IPI retorts – Nybo shoots back – Tillman responds *** GOP Sen. Nybo wants Legislature to call for federal/state Tillman probe
https://capitolfax.com/2018/02/08/gop-sen-nybo-wants-legislature-to-call-for-federalstate-tillman-probe/
— Rauner says Madigan has told his members that he’d “love to see another budget stalemate this year”
https://capitolfax.com/2018/02/08/rauner-says-madigan-has-told-his-members-that-hed-love-to-see-another-budget-stalemate-this-year/
— AG: Reviewing *** Rauner throws Tillman under the bus, Tillman responds in kind
https://capitolfax.com/2018/02/08/rauner-throws-tillman-under-the-bus-tillman-responds-in-kind/
— Biss poll: Biss outperforms Pritzker over badly tanking Rauner
https://capitolfax.com/2018/02/08/biss-poll-biss-outperforms-pritzker-over-badly-tanking-rauner/
— Shocker poll: Biss surges to within 4 of Pritzker
https://capitolfax.com/2018/02/08/shocker-poll-biss-surges-to-within-4-of-pritzker/
— Lots more budgetary pain on the way
https://capitolfax.com/2018/02/08/lots-more-budgetary-pain-on-the-way/
— Rickert apparently gets what she wants, asks to dismiss FOIA lawsuit
https://capitolfax.com/2018/02/08/rickert-apparently-gets-what-she-wants-asks-to-dismiss-foia-lawsuit/
— BGA looks at Pritzker’s charitable giving (DIERSEN: He who pays the piper calls the tunes.)
https://capitolfax.com/2018/02/08/bga-looks-at-pritzkers-charitable-giving/
— Director said caught off guard in 2015 – Rep. Kifowit responds *** Rauner says state did “exceptionally well” and “we would not do anything different” after Quincy veterans’ home deaths
https://capitolfax.com/2018/02/08/rauner-says-state-did-exceptionally-well-and-we-would-not-do-anything-different-after-quincy-veterans-home-deaths/

 

BREITBART
— George W. Bush Praises Cheap Labor Immigration: ‘We Ought to Say Thank You and Welcome Them’ – JOHN BINDER (DIERSEN: I should write a book about those like Bush who would never stoop to take the bad jobs that I took. I did yard work and delivered newspapers 1962-1964; washed dishes 1964-1966; cleaned golf shoes, chipped slag, and pumped gasoline in 1966; delivered mail 1966-1969; worked on an automobile assembly line and as a security guard in 1970; sold tires, automotive services, and major appliances 1970-1971; pumped gasoline 1971-1972; collected delinquent taxes 1971-1980; and audited federal agencies 1980-1997.)
http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2018/02/08/george-w-bush-praises-mass-immigration-we-ought-to-say-thank-you-and-welcome-them/
— Paul Ryan: DACA Amnesty Is ‘Next Big Priority’ – NEIL MUNRO
http://www.breitbart.com/2018-elections/2018/02/08/ryan-daca-amnesty-is-next-big-priority/

 

GOPUSA
— Pelosi filibusters for 8 hours in support of illegal aliens
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=38921
— Chicago homeless couple sues city for removing their tents
http://www.gopusa.com/chicago-homeless-couple-sues-city-for-removing-their-tents/
— VERY SAD: Establishment Darling George W. Bush talks illegal aliens, Russian meddling
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=38955
— Study: 62.1% of transgender youth report mental health woes
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=38753

 

REAL CLEAR POLITICS
— Open the Books: $20 Billion Hidden in the Swamp: Feds redact 255,000 Salaries – Adam Andrzejewski (DIERSEN: It would be great if Open the Books would analyze federal salaries broken out by political affiliation, race, gender, age, job-related education, job-related work experience, job-related professional certifications, and job-related professional licenses.)
https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2018/02/08/20_billion_hidden_in_the_swamp_feds_redact_255000_salaries.html

 

THE HILL
— CPAC chief predicts Trump to attend conservative event
http://thehill.com/video/in-the-news/372986-watch-cpac-chief-predicts-trump-to-attend-conservative-event
— Budget deal is brimming with special tax breaks – ALEXANDER BOLTON (DIERSEN: Since 1972, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have painted itemized deductions, and especially mortgage interest, real estate tax, education expenses, 501(c)(3) donations, and medical and dental expenses, as being “special tax breaks.”)
http://thehill.com/policy/finance/372992-budget-deal-is-brimming-with-special-tax-breaks

 

REUTERS
— Trump tax cuts trickle across America, bringing glee and skepticism (DIERSEN: Those who pay the marriage penalty like, my wife and I have since 1978, are not gleeful. If there was no marriage penalty, instead of $10,000, the SALT cap would be $20,000 for married filing jointly. My wife and I have paid the marriage penalty big time since we got married in 1978.)
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-tax-voices/trump-tax-cuts-trickle-across-america-bringing-glee-and-skepticism-idUSKBN1FS26M

 

WASHINGTON POST
— The White House’s Rob Porter debacle is a sign of incompetence or hubris — or both – Aaron Blake
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-fix/wp/2018/02/08/the-white-houses-rob-porter-debacle-is-either-a-sign-of-incompetence-or-hubris-or-both/
— Understaffing, lack of training at agencies hampering agency services to public, personnel agency says – Eric Yoder (DIERSEN: Needless-to-say, if the federal government reimbursed job-related education, I would not have had to spend lots of my money on tuition and books 1966-1983 and 1992-1997.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/powerpost/wp/2018/02/08/understaffing-lack-of-training-at-agencies-hampering-agency-services-to-public-personnel-agency-says/

 

ATLANTIC
— How a Nazi Made the Ballot in Illinois The strange candidacy of Arthur Jones points to failures of democratic safeguards on every level. – ELAINE GODFREY
https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2018/02/how-a-nazi-made-the-ballot-in-illinois/552758/

 

FEDERAL NEWS RADIO
— When workforce reductions aren’t an option, here’s a few strategies to improve performance management – David Thornton (DIERSEN: “Workforce reduction” is no longer an option when there are no more employees left to get rid of who are Republican, White, male, older, and/or non-veteran.)
https://federalnewsradio.com/workforce/2018/02/when-workforce-reductions-arent-an-option-heres-a-few-strategies-to-improve-performance/

February 8 Morning Edition

KEVIN WILEY FOR DUPAGE COUNTY BOARD
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Kevin Wiley Campaign Report  (DIERSEN:  GOPUSA ILLINOIS encourages Republican campaigns, candidates, elected officials, party leaders, etc. to email such reports to diersen@aol.com.  My spending 10+  hours each and every day putting GOPUSA ILLINOIS together and sending them out severely limits the number of events that  I can attend and report on.)
https://gopillinois.com
(THE REPORT: Last night’s fundraiser was a great success with just over 80 people in attendance and the contributions still coming in. Lieutenant Governor Evelyn Sanguinetti discussed how devastating it would be for Illinois with J.B. Pritzker as Governor, John Cullerton as the Senate President, and Mike Madigan as the House Majority leader. Erika Harold highlighted the state of corruption that exist in Springfield and made the case for how important it is to have a real Attorney General in office. Both speakers talked about how important it is to have elected leaders like Kevin Wiley in officer. Kevin has been serving us locally as a Fire District Board Trustee and now as you DuPage County Board Member. He has also been serving us for over 34-years in the United States Army and is now a Colonel in the 9th Mission Support Command in the Pacific. His family has chosen to serve as well. His daughter now sits on the Wheaton Chamber of Commerce, his eldest son is serving with the 82nd Airborne, and his youngest son is an ROTC cadet at Wheaton College. Standing by their side making it all possible is Laura Wiley. Bob Larsen and Jim Zay talked about the County Boards accomplishments and emphasized how we have kept the property tax levy flat. Then to wrap the night up, Kevin Wiley thanked all in attendance and shared a quote from the Super Bowl Champions Head Coach Doug Pederson. “An individual can make a difference, a team can make a miracle”. Kevin highlighted that this is how we will win in November and beyond. The dignitaries in attendance include:

 

Elected Officials
Lieutenant Governor Evelyn Sanguinetti
Attorney General Candidate Erika Harold
DuPage County Auditor Bob Grogan
DuPage County Clerk of the Circuit Court Chris Kachiroubas
DuPage County Corner Richard Jorgensen
DuPage County Recorder Fred Bucholz

 

Mayors
Erik Spande – President, Village of Winfield
Ruben Pineda – Mayor, City of West Chicago

 

Party Chairman
Brian Krajewski – DuPage County Chairman
Burt Minor – Winfield Township Chairman
Marty Keller – Milton Township Chairman

 

DuPage County Board Members
Bob Larsen – CB 6
Brian Krajewski – CB 3
Grant Eckhoff – CB 4
James Healy – CB 5
Janice Anderson – CB 5
Jim Zay – CB 6
Tim Elliott – CB 4
Tonia Khouri – CB 5
Kevin Wiley – CB 6

Forest Preserve

Al Murphy – FP 6

 

Local Officials
Wayne Township Supervisor – Randy Ramey
Wayne Township Trustee – Tom Feltes
Wayne Township Trustee – Jackie Hayden
Wayne Township Assessor – Mike Musson
Winfield Township Assessor – Mark Malay
Winfield Township Clerk – Nicole Prater

Candidates
23rd State Senate Candidate – Seth Lewis
46th State Rep Candidate – Jay Kinzler
Jim Mendrick – Candidate DuPage County Sheriff
Paula McGowen – Candidate for CB 4)

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Ives launches radio ad: Republican governor candidate state Rep. Jeanne Ives has launched a radio ad that begins by playing off the attention she has received for her controversial TV commercial. “Now that I’ve got your attention,” is how Ives begins narrating her ad. In the one-minute spot, Ives accuses Republican Gov. Bruce Rauner of having “betrayed conservative families” as she also touts “battling Chicago Democrats” in the legislature and opposing a bill she contends “took money from your schools to bail out the Chicago Public Schools.” “Rauner can’t win re-election. He said he’s not in charge,” she says in the ad. “With your help, I’ll lead the charge.” – Rick Pearson
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-juliana-stratton-voting-20180208-story.html
— Preckwinkle backs Pritzker, day after he apologized for remarks on African-American politicians – Hal Dardick
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-met-preckwinkle-pritzker-endorsement-20180207-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, members of Group A demonize, denigrate, and condemn members of Group B. Members of Group A are anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors and members of Group B are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German Americans, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/huppke/ct-met-mayan-underworld-huppke-20180206-story.html
— Pritzker running mate wants to make it easier for jail inmates to vote – Monique Garcia (DIERSEN: What percent of criminals vote for Democrats – 98%, 99%, 100+%?)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-juliana-stratton-voting-20180208-story.html
— Lawsuit seeking first lady emails might end: A former member of Gov. Rauner’s communications team has asked to dismiss a lawsuit seeking emails from first lady Diana Rauner about a controversial abortion bill. – Monique Garcia
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-juliana-stratton-voting-20180208-story.html
— Rauner denies clemency to green card-holding veteran facing deportation – Manya Brachear Pashman
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/ct-met-green-card-veteran-pardon-denied-20180207-story.html
— First, a military parade. Will a mock uniform with epaulets be next? – Jennifer Rubn (DIERSEN: I should write a book about those who since 1978 have worked the hardest a) to discourage Republican participation in Wheaton Independence Day parades, b) to discourage Republican sponsorship of the parades, and c) to discourage people from watching the parades.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/commentary/ct-perspec-military-march-parade-trump-rubin-0208-20180207-story.html

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Small government think tank yields big bucks for nonprofit’s leaders – Mick Dumke and Tina Sfondeles (DIERSEN: Since 2000, to discredit me, my competitors, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes stress that a) no one pays me for what I do as your GOPUSA Illinois Editor, b) no one pays for GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails, c) the emails do not contain any pictures or advertising, and d) many individuals, organizations, and companies that state that they are conservative and/or Republican do not read the emails, do not encourage others to read the emails, and some even discourage others from reading the emails.)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/small-government-think-tank-yields-big-bucks-for-nonprofits-leaders/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Well before John Tillman began running the Illinois Policy Institute a decade ago, the nonprofit think tank was calling for major reforms to state government, especially its finances. But few in Springfield — or elsewhere in Illinois — paid attention. That changed when Tillman relaunched the institute in 2007. The organization steadily expanded its work and influence after the conservative activist took over, while contributions shot up from about $341,000 in 2007 to $6.4 million in 2016 — a nearly 19-fold increase in a decade. Tillman was also able to ratchet up the group’s output of research and advocacy. Its studies and opinion pieces on cutting government spending and boosting transparency became must-read material to many Republicans, some Democrats — and to the governor of Illinois. But while the institute attacked political insiders for profiting off the system, Tillman was able to increase his own bottom line, parlaying a small-government message into growing paychecks for himself and other top staff members, tax filings and audits show. . .In 2015, the Illinois Opportunity Project paid $102,000 to AKJ Consulting of Hinsdale —- an entity whose agent and manager is Pat Hughes, one of the co-founders and leaders of the Illinois Opportunity Project. Hughes also holds positions at the Liberty Justice Center and Illinois Policy Institute. In 2014, Think Freely Media reported paying $64,000 to Dan Proft as a consultant. Proft, another founder of the Illinois Opportunity Project, was a senior fellow at the institute until taking a leave to focus on political work, which includes running the political action committee Liberty Principles. During 2015 and 2016, Think Freely also paid $211,500 to Starfish Consulting LLC, which lists Proft as its president in its state registration . . .In 2013, Tillman held leadership positions at all five nonprofits, which reported to the IRS that he worked a total of 51 hours a week for $485,411 in total pay. The following year, he reported working 75 hours a week at the organizations, though his pay fell to $398,414. The reported numbers show that Tillman collected pay that was often well above how comparable organizations in other states compensated their leaders. His reported compensation dropped again in 2015, to $366,631. But that still exceeded the pay of top executives at other, similar organizations, including the Michigan-based Mackinac Center and the Texas Public Policy Foundation, tax records show. Those pay figures don’t include money that Tillman received from Crowdskout or other for-profit entities. Tillman said his pay was fair. “We compare my compensation to a variety of organizations of similar size, impact and growth, state-based and national, including ProPublica,” Tillman wrote.)
— Duckworth, Durbin call Trump parade a big waste for taxpayers – Lynn Sweet (DIERSEN: I should write a book about those who since 1978 have worked the hardest a) to discourage Republican participation in Wheaton Independence Day parades, b) to discourage Republican sponsorship of the parades, and c) to discourage people from watching the parades.)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/duckworth-durbin-call-trump-parade-a-big-waste-for-taxpayers/
— Preckwinkle backs Pritzker, shrugs off ‘casual conversations’ with Blagojevich – Rachel Hinton
https://chicago.suntimes.com/chicago-politics/county-board-president-toni-preckwinkle-endorses-j-b-pritzker-for-governor/
— When a Holocaust denier slithered into view, the Illinois GOP failed to act – Editorial (DIERSEN: From what I see, the Illinois Republican Party’s (IRP) top priority is to get rid of those like me who support the traditional family, right to life, immigration, and other planks in the IRP platform.)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/opinion/arthur-jones-when-a-holocaust-denier-slithered-into-view-the-illinois-gop-failed-to-act/
— Uber study using Chicago data finds male drivers earn more than female drivers – Tanveer Ali
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/uber-data-gender-gap-earn/

 

DAILY HERALD
— 42nd GOP hopefuls Byrne, Grant, and Minor talk abortion bill, ‘religious freedom’ laws – Burt Constable
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20180208/42nd-gop-hopefuls-talk-abortion-bill-religious-freedom-laws
(FROM THE ARTICLE: All three are Catholic and describe themselves as “pro-life,” but Minor says that while he was “disappointed greatly” that Rauner signed a bill allowing tax dollars to pay for abortions, he would work with that existing law. Grant and Byrne disagree. “Taxpayers should not have to fund abortions,” Grant says, adding that she would like to see the landmark Roe v. Wade Supreme Court decision legalizing abortions be overturned. Saying that he “wrestles” with the potential “threat of two lives lost” in an illegal abortion, Byrne says, “I don’t think it should be funded by taxpayer dollars.” The candidates also differed on so-called religious freedom laws that would allow medical facilities and business owners the right to discriminate against people who request services that are in opposition to the vendors’ religious beliefs. Grant and Byrne said businesses should have the right to discriminate for religious reasons, but should strive to be polite, compassionate and civil. Minor disagreed with the laws. “We have to protect anybody,” Minor said. All the candidates favor some form of term limits for politicians, as well as a restructuring of Illinois’ pension system to move future governmental employees into contribution plans such as 401(k) funds. Byrne supports the legalization of recreational marijuana, which he called a “great, untapped resource” for tax revenue, while Grant and Minor said they would not favor the legalization.)
— Rauner to run ads tying Ives to Madigan (DIERSEN: Who do your critics/opponents hint/imply/argue/shout that you are tied to?)
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20180206/rauner-to-run-ads-tying-ives-to-madigan
— Kane state’s attorney continues fight for victim’s advocate funding – Harry Hitzeman
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20180207/kane-states-attorney-continues-fight-for-victims-advocate-funding
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Those who reject the traditional family, right to life, immigration, and other planks in the Illinois Republican Party platform attack Ives.
http://www.dailyherald.com/discuss/20180208/editorial-illinois-governor-candidate-jeanne-ives-should-take-down-ad-that-attacks-people-of-illinois-not-opponent

WGN RADIO
— Will Jeanne Ives’ controversial ad help or hurt her campaign? – PETER ZIMMERMAN
http://wgnradio.com/2018/02/07/will-jeanne-ives-controversial-ad-help-or-hurt-her-campaign/

 

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Bill extending medical marijuana program to opioid users passes committee – Brenden Moore (DIERSEN: To promote pot for medical use is to promote pot for recreational use. If you promote pot, you promote destruction.)
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20180207/bill-extending-medical-marijuana-program-to-opioid-users-passes-committee
— Springfield woman’s trust to help needy families with veterinary services – John Reynolds (DIERSEN HEADLINE: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes would stress that one reason why I can afford to spend 10+ hours each and every day and to spend thousands of dollars each year putting GOPUSA ILLINOIS together and sending them out free of charge and without any advertising is that I have never owned a pet. SEE: Owning a pet can cost you $42,000, or 7 times as much as you expect by Zack Guzman at https://www.cnbc.com/2017/04/27/how-much-does-it-cost-to-own-a-dog-7-times-more-than-you-expect.html)
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20180207/springfield-womans-trust-to-help-needy-families-with-veterinary-services

 

NPR ILLINOIS
— Trump Says He Will Focus On Opioid Law Enforcement, Not Treatment – GREG ALLEN (DIERSEN: Republicans focus on law enforcement. Democrats, Libertarians, Greens, and RINOs focus on treatment.)
http://nprillinois.org/post/instead-expanding-treatment-opioids-trump-says-he-will-focus-enforcing-laws#stream/0
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Pat Brady defends Tim Schneider, and therefore, he defends Bruce Rauner. From what I see, the Illinois Republican Party’s (IRP) top priority is to get rid of those like me who support the traditional family, right to life, immigration, and other planks in the IRP platform.)
https://www.npr.org/2018/02/08/583993705/a-white-supremacist-may-be-the-only-republican-running-for-a-seat-in-congress

 

WSIL TV & FOX ILLINOIS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, “religious leaders” act as operatives or as dupes for the anti-religious Democrat Party.
http://www.wsiltv.com/story/37455329/film-highlights-dreamers-siuc-students-and-advocates-push-for-clean-dream-act
http://foxillinois.com/news/local/c-u-community-hold-daca-vigil-calling-for-congress-to-pass-dream-act

 

NORTHERN STAR
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Rauner promoters say “Political smear campaigns stifle progress.”
http://northernstar.info/opinion/political-smear-campaigns-stifle-progress/article_cb270868-0c8d-11e8-86be-63621908906f.html

 

PRAIRIE STATE WIRE
— Cook County GOP’s endorsement of Rauner may not be what it seems – W.J. Kennedy
https://prairiestatewire.com/stories/511330597-cook-county-gop-s-endorsement-of-rauner-may-not-be-what-it-seems

 

WIREPOINTS
— Illinois’ pension crisis: Incompetence or malice? – Ted Dabrowski
http://www.wirepoints.com/illinois-pension-crisis-incompetence-or-malice-wirepoints-original/

 

ILLINOIS CHRONICLE
— Rauner admits he doesn’t advocate for Illinois needs with Trump (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Rauner talks and acts like he rejects the traditional family, right to life, immigration, and many other planks in the Illinois Republican Party (IRP) platform. In Illinois, if you are not going to defend and advance the IRP platform, you should not seek or hold any kind of government or political office as a Republican.)
https://theillinoischronicle.com/chronicle-rauner-admits-he-doesnt-advocate-for-illinois-needs-with-trump/

 

ILLINOIS NEWS NETWORK
— Proposed ‘privilege’ tax on capital gains called ‘jobs killer’ by lawmaker – Cole Lauterbach
https://www.ilnews.org/news/state_politics/proposed-privilege-tax-on-capital-gains-called-jobs-killer-by/article_7d20b6b4-0b89-11e8-bc6d-7711ce65b1b8.html

 

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— UNEDITED RESPONSE FROM AARON DEL MAR ABOUT PALATINE TOWNSHIP GOP ENDORSEMENT
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2018/02/unedited-response-from-aaron-del-mar-about-palatine-township-gop-endorsement.html

 

TOWNHALL
— Jeanne Ives — Not Bruce Rauner — Is the Future of the Republican Party – Frank Cannon (DIERSEN: Under Rauner, ever-increasingly, the Illinois Republican Party (IRP) acts like it is an operative or a dupe for those who reject the traditional family, right to life, immigration, and other planks in the IRP platform.)
https://townhall.com/columnists/frankcannon/2018/02/08/jeanne-ives–not-bruce-rauner–is-the-future-of-the-republican-party-n2445983

 

BREITBART
— Rep. Keith Ellison at Rally Denouncing Trump as White Supremacist: ‘Justice for all … Whether You’re Born Here or Not’ – PENNY STARR (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, the Democrat Party makes it clear that it 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, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2018/02/07/rep-keith-ellison-rally-denouncing-trump-white-supremacist-justice-whether-youre-born-not/

 

POLITICO
— Trump’s military parade draws bipartisan rebuke – BRYAN BENDER (DIERSEN: I should write a book about those who since 1978 have worked the hardest a) to discourage Republican participation in Wheaton Independence Day parades, b) to discourage Republican sponsorship of the parades, and c) to discourage people from watching the parades.)
https://www.politico.com/story/2018/02/07/trump-military-parade-defense-328962

 

LOS ANGELES TIMES
— Republican John Cox boosts personal investment in his campaign for California governor to $4 million – SEEMA MEHTA (DIERSEN: What are your connections with John Cox? I served with Cox on the Illinois Center Right Coalition Steering Committee. The Daily Herald reported that Cox attended my July 5, 2003 picnic in the Prairie Path Park in my precinct that I had organized for the residents of my precinct and the residents of Jeanne Ives’ precinct to the east and Debra Olson’s precinct to west. Attendees got to meet the five announced Republican candidates for U.S. Senate – John Cox, Chirinjeev Kathuria, Andy McKenna, Jim Oberweis, and Jack Ryan. Cox brought Jays Potato Chips. Oberweis brought ice cream. The 200+ attendees included now Congressman Randy Hultgren. Jack Ryan won the primary, but withdrew. His replacement, Alan Keyes lost to Barack Obama.)
https://www.latimes.com/politics/essential/la-pol-ca-essential-politics-updates-john-cox-gop-candidate-for-governor-1518070784-htmlstory.html

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— FRONT PAGE: How YouTube Drives People to the Internet’s Darkest Corners Google’s video site often recommends divisive or misleading material, despite recent changes designed to fix the problem – Jack Nicas
https://www.wsj.com/articles/how-youtube-drives-viewers-to-the-internets-darkest-corners-1518020478?mod=searchresults&page=1&pos=2
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps want individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that are members of the following groups to take over America and to destroy America: anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.
https://www.wsj.com/articles/on-immigration-do-as-the-romans-did-1518046628

 

REASON
— Rising Tax Rate Can’t End Illinois’ Economic Drought Yet leading candidates to replace Gov. Bruce Rauner think the only problem with the state’s income tax rate is that it doesn’t go high enough. – Steve Chapman
https://reason.com/archives/2018/02/08/illinois-economic-drought

February 7 Evening Edition

ABC7
— Pritzker scandal highlights importance of black vote in Illinois – Craig Wall (DIERSEN: What are your demographics? Do candidates in Illinois view voters who share your demographics as being important? I should write a book about candidates in Illinois who not only do not view voters who share my demographics as being important, they dump on voters who share my demographics to curry favor with voters who are anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
http://abc7chicago.com/politics/pritzker-scandal-highlights-importance-of-black-vote-in-illinois/3049532/
— Bill would limit terms of Illinois legislative leaders – AP
http://abc7chicago.com/politics/bill-would-limit-terms-of-illinois-legislative-leaders/3049600/

 

NBC5
— Prtizker Continues Apology Tour After FBI Tapes Released – Brendan Pedersen and Mary Ann Ahern
https://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/Prtizker-Continues-Apology-Tour-After-Wiretap-Conversations-Released-473228213.html

 

CBS2
— Does Pritzker Have A Problem With African-American Voters?
http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2018/02/07/does-pritzker-have-a-problem-with-african-american-voters/

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats crow that “Colbert turns Duckworth’s Trump diss into an ad for ‘Cadet Bone Spurs’ figurine.” Ever-increasingly, Democrats get nasty minorities, females, younger people, veterans, etc. to do their dirty work.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/entertainment/chicagoinc/ct-ent-donald-trump-tammy-duckworth-cadet-bone-spurs-20180207-story.html
— White House aide resigns after allegations of spousal abuse – AP
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/politics/ct-white-house-aide-rob-porter-resigns-20180207-story.html
— Illinois Democrats offer harmful remedies for government failures – Steve Chapman
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/chapman/ct-perspec-chapman-illinois-democrats-governor-rauner-rent-control-20180207-story.html
— Let Trump have his parade, under one condition – Steve Chapman (DIERSEN: I should write a book about those who since 1978 have worked the hardest a) to discourage Republican participation in Wheaton Independence Day parades and b) to discourage Republican sponsorship of the parades.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/chapman/ct-trump-military-parade-wars-20180207-story.html
— Rauner budget chief gives lawmakers the good news, and the bad news – Monique Garcia, Bill Lukitsch
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-met-illinois-capitol-roundup-20180207-story.html
— Pritzker’s African-American problem, and a whole lotta ‘glove’ – John Kass
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/columnists/kass/ct-met-pritzker-illinois-governor-0208-story.html
— Nancy Pelosi’s filibuster-style speech attempting to force immigration vote wraps up after 8 hours – Ed O’Keefe, David Weigel and Paul Kane
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/politics/ct-pelosi-filibuster-dreamers-immigration-20180207-story.html
— Is Illinois serious about early voting or not? – Editorial
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/editorials/ct-edit-early-voting-illinois-late-20180206-story.html

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Pritzker’s wiretap misstep harms campaign, divides black community – Mary Mitchell
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/pritzkers-wiretap-misstep-harms-campaign-divides-black-community/

 

WTTW
— 2018 Governor’s Race: Political Battles Turn Bitter – Alexandra Silets
https://chicagotonight.wttw.com/2018/02/07/2018-governor-s-race-political-battles-turn-bitter

 

WLS AM
— Ives’ running mate says TV ad is not racist – Chris Minor
http://www.wlsam.com/2018/02/07/ives-running-mate-says-tv-ad-is-not-racist/

 

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— State needs $1B more to pay for prisons, more through June
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20180207/state-needs-1b-more-to-pay-for-prisons-more-through-june

 

ROCKFORD REGISTER STAR
— Rauner, Syverson freaked out by Ives’ candidacy
http://www.rrstar.com/news/20180207/rauner-syverson-freaked-out-by-ives-candidacy

 

HERALD & REVIEW
— Health chief requires FOIA from senator to release Legionnaires’ disease emails – AP
http://herald-review.com/news/state-and-regional/govt-and-politics/health-chief-requires-foia-from-senator-to-release-legionnaires-disease/article_b27c5b67-8411-5bfb-a18b-4abedeca7e8c.html

 

SUBURBAN LIFE
— Wheaton City Council votes to turn down proposed drug treatment center – ERIC SCHELKOPF
http://www.mysuburbanlife.com/2018/02/06/wheaton-city-council-votes-to-turn-down-proposed-drug-treatment-center/ao2x1n2/

 

WRAL
— Years later, Blagojevich still creates trouble for Democrats – AP
http://www.wral.com/years-later-blagojevich-still-creates-trouble-for-democrats/17320907/

 

IVES FOR GOVERNOR
— Ives Release New Statewide Radio Spot
https://mailchi.mp/2d9215a278ca/ives-release-radio-spot
— Bruce Rauner Allies: The Anti-Family Forces the Fund Chicago Democrats: Personal PAC and Planned Parenthood Personal PAC is rallying to Rauner’s defense by attacking Ives, who – along with every single Republican state legislator – voted against HB 40.
https://mailchi.mp/926a26c205e8/bruce-rauner-allies-the-anti-family-forces-the-fund-chicago-democrats-personal-pac-and-planned-parenthood

 

MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— Electrifying GOP Primary Commercial Continues to Attract Attention – Cal Skinner
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2018/02/07/electrifying-gop-primary-commercial-continues-to-attract-attention/

 

ILLINOIS NEWS NETWORK
— Report: “Perfect storm” on horizon for Illinois housing market A combination of high property taxes, a sluggish local jobs market, and people leaving the state could spell trouble for the value of Illinoisans’ homes. – Cole Lauterbach
https://www.ilnews.org/news/economy/report-perfect-storm-on-horizon-for-illinois-housing-market/article_e935ce22-0b73-11e8-8b7a-ff13243c1a1f.html

 

ILLINOIS HOMEPAGE
— DACA supporters hold candlelight vigil – Erick Payne (DIERSEN: Democrats want immigrants because immigrants vote for Democrats. RINOs want immigrants because RINOs want cheap labor.)
http://www.illinoishomepage.net/news/local-news/daca-supporters-hold-candlelight-vigil/958286705

 

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— DEBT TRANSPARENCY BECOMES LAW DESPITE GOV. RAUNER VETO
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2018/02/debt-transparency-becomes-law-despite-gov-rauner-veto.html
— “RIGGED” 2016 ELECTIONS MORPH INTO “RIGGED” ENDORSEMENTS, IL GOP FAITHFUL COMPLAIN
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2018/02/rigged-2016-elections-morph-into-rigged-endorsements-il-gop-faithful-complain.html

 

CAPITOL FAX
— Personal PAC launches new ad *** Ives releases new radio ad
https://capitolfax.com/2018/02/07/ives-releases-new-radio-ad/

 

BREITBART
— Pro-abortion Group Attacks Conservative Jeanne Ives in Illinois Governor’s Race – Joel B. Pollak
http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2018/02/07/pro-abortion-group-attacks-conservative-jeanne-ives-illinois-governors-race-2018/
— Nancy Pelosi Filibusters for Amnesty: DACA Illegal Aliens ‘Are The Pride of Our Nation’ – JOHN BINDER (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats make it clear that if/when they get back into power, they will use the federal government to get rid of individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German Americans, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2018/02/07/nancy-pelosi-filibusters-for-amnesty-daca-illegal-aliens-are-the-pride-of-our-nation/

 

HUFFINGTON POST
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A LGBTQ activity promoter says “Illinois GOP Rep. Doesn’t Get Why Transphobic Ad Upset People.”
https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/jeanne-ives-transphobic-campaign-ad_us_5a7b2078e4b07af4e820047c

 

REUTERS
— U.S. Senate Democrats: Tax cuts benefit shareholders over workers – David Morgan (DIERSEN: Are/were you a worker? I was a lowly worker 1962-1997. I should write a book about my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes who demonize me, denigrate me, and condemn me as having been a failed lowly overpaid worker 1962-1997.)
https://uk.reuters.com/article/usa-tax-buybacks/u-s-senate-democrats-tax-cuts-benefit-shareholders-over-workers-idUKL2N1PX1XU

 

ABC NEWS
— Illinois candidate Pritzker wiretapped discussing black politicians – AP
http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/wireStory/wiretap-records-illinois-governor-hopefuls-comments-race-52880163
— Holocaust denier is GOP’s congressional candidate in Illinois – MOLLY NAGLE
http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/holocaust-denier-gops-congressional-candidate-illinois/story?id=52890074

 

U.S. NEWS & WORLD REPORT
— Can Progressives Flip the Script in Illinois? Why the big money front-runner is losing ground in the Democratic gubernatorial primary. – David Faris
https://www.usnews.com/opinion/thomas-jefferson-street/articles/2018-02-07/how-progressives-could-win-the-illinois-governors-race

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Trump Receives Oval Office Briefing on Derivatives Rules – Andrew Ackerman (DIERSEN: What do you know about derivatives regulation? In 1997, I knew as much about derivatives regulation as anyone at GAO. GAO audits federal financial industry regulators. All during my last 8 years at GAO, I worked on audits that involved derivatives regulation at the GS-13 Step 4-10 levels, currently $106,044-$125,325. Two of the GAO reports that I worked on are at http://www.gao.gov/assets/160/154342.pdf (FINANCIAL DERIVATIVES: Actions Needed to Protect the Financial System) and at http://www.gao.gov/assets/160/156011.pdf (OTC DERIVATIVES: Additional Oversight Could Reduce Costly Sales Practice Disputes). I earned a master’s degree from IIT in financial markets and trading in 1997. I became a Certified Financial Services Auditor in 1996. GAO wasted my knowledge of derivatives regulation when it forced me to retire in 1997. GAO would not have done that if I had been a Democrat, a minority, a woman, younger, or a veteran.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/trump-receives-oval-office-briefing-on-derivatives-rules-1518041592

 

LOS ANGELES TIMES
— Tammy Duckworth, senator and war hero, takes on President Trump, aka ‘Cadet Bone Spurs’ – JENNY JARVIE (DIERSEN: What do veterans have to say about those who demonize, denigrate, and condemn a) draft avoiders and b) those who failed to enlist?)
http://www.latimes.com/nation/la-na-tammy-duckworth-20180207-story.html

 

BLOOMBERG
— Illinois Is Awash in Debt Even Before Rauner Unveils Budget – Elizabeth Campbell
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-02-07/illinois-is-awash-in-debt-even-before-rauner-unveils-budget

 

FORBES
— Companies Say They Want More H-1B Foreign Workers – Kenneth Rapoza (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, employers make it clear that they would rather hire citizens of foreign countries than citizens of America.)
https://www.forbes.com/sites/kenrapoza/2018/02/07/companies-say-they-want-more-h-1b-foreign-workers/#6eb11f2edf64

 

GOVERNMENT EXECUTIVE
— The Low Rate of Firing Government Employees is Not a ‘Positive Sign’ – Stewart Liff (DIERSEN Should I write a book about those who hint/imply/argue/shout that I must be the worst of the worst a) because my Democrat GAO superiors forced me to retire in 1997 when I was 49 years old, always ranked me in the bottom half of my coworkers for pay-for-performance purposes, did not promote me beyond GS-13, got rid of my mentor in 1987, kept me off audits of IRS for all but 3 of the almost 18 years that I worked for GAO, and forced me to take an $19,203 pay cut in today’s dollars to transfer from IRS to GAO in 1980; b) because my Democrat IRS superiors did not promote me beyond GS-12, disallowed my education deductions in 1978, got rid of my mentor in 1975, and disallowed my partial day per diem claims in 1974; and c) because my Democrat Post Office superiors forced me resign in 1969 and disallowed my sick leave requests in 1969 and 1968?)
http://www.govexec.com/excellence/management-matters/2018/02/low-rate-firing-government-employees-not-positive-sign/145763/

 

FEDERAL TIMES
— Will Congress cut federal employee benefits to help balance the budget? – Jessie Bur (DIERSEN: I should write a book about those who claim to be religious, conservative, and/or Republican a) who did not want the Post Office to hire me in 1966 or let me work there for almost 3 years, b) who did not want IRS to hire me in 1971, promote me in 1972, 1973, or 1974, or let me work there for almost 9 years, c) who did not want GAO to hire me in 1980, promote me in 1986, or let me work there for almost 18 years, d) who want my Civil Service Retirement System pension to be cut or eliminated, e) who want my federal health, dental, and vision subsidies to be cut or eliminated, f) etc. They are filled with hatred of federal employees. They are filled with hatred of federal retirees.)
https://www.federaltimes.com/management/pay-benefits/2018/02/07/after-budget-negotiations-federal-employees-still-face-threats-to-benefits/

February 7 Morning Edition

CBS2
— Rauner, Pritzker Run Attack Ads Against Each Other
http://chicago.cbslocal.com/video/3791336-gov-rauner-j-b-pritzker-run-attack-ads-against-each-other/

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Sanguinetti blasts Ives big time.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-met-bruce-rauner-jeanne-ives-20180206-story.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: And Rauner’s running mate Lt. Gov. Evelyn Sanguinetti separately called the spot “offensive and disgusting.” “I was just taken aback. I don’t think it speaks to policies at all, I just think it’s offensive to individuals,” Sanguinetti said. Sanguinetti and Ives briefly served together on the Wheaton City Council before Ives entered the Illinois House and Sanguinetti later became lieutenant governor. Sanguinetti said she and Ives are “not friends.” “The Jeanne Ives that you folks are seeing in that commercial, that sort of spirit, is the same Jeanne Ives that I have known for the last seven to eight years,” Sanguinetti said. “I saw it from the dais, I’ve seen it in my community and now all of you are getting a taste of it, and I’m hopeful that that will be rejected.”)
— Pritzker apologizes for remarks on African-American politicians, as rivals say he’s now unelectable – Rick Pearson, John Byrne and Monique Garcia (DIERSEN: What facts do your critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes hint/imply/argue/shout that make you unelectable? My critics/opponents stress that I am no longer a TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairman, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce Government Affairs Committee member, Milton Township Republican Central Committee webmaster, Illinois Center Right Coalition Steering Committee member, American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter board member, GAO employee, etc. They hint/imply/argue/shout that if I had any kind of support, I would still hold the aforesaid positions. Further, they stress that unlike Rich Miller, no one pays me for my emails and my website contains no advertising.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-met-jb-pritzker-apologizes-african-american-voters-20180206-story.html
— Rauner gets backing over Ives from Cook County Republicans
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-bruce-rauner-jeanne-ives-cook-county-20180207-story.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Cook County was important in the 2014 Republican governor primary, when Rauner prevailed by more than 27,000 votes over his nearest competitor, then-state Sen. Kirk Dillard. Rauner won the nomination by fewer than 24,000 votes statewide. Though the county is a Democratic stronghold in statewide elections, it also had the most Republican primary voters in Illinois that year. More than 168,000 people in Cook County voted for a GOP candidate for governor in the 2014 primary. Compare that to a little more than 92,000 in DuPage County, traditionally home turf for Republicans. (It’s also the home county of Dillard and Ives. Last time, Rauner won there too. The March 20 primary election’s dynamics are different this time, of course — it’s a one-on-one battle instead of a four-candidate field. . .Ives’ campaign put out a statement late Tuesday noting the candidate’s numerous collar county GOP township endorsements. “The taxpayers will defeat Rauner in March, the Democrats in November. And they will do that behind the charge of Rep. Jeanne Ives,” the statement read in part. The Cook endorsement announcement came as Rauner’s campaign for the first time unveiled a TV ad attacking Ives. In response, Ives called him “an unrepentant liar.”)
— Duckworth: I swore an oath to the Constitution, not to clap when Trump demands – Kristine Phillips (DIERSEN: Anti-Trumps clap only when someone says something that is anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-tammy-duckworth-trump-treason-20180206-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats want to flood America with people who vote for Democrats, that is, with people who are anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/politics/ct-trump-immigration-plan-white-majority-20180206-story.html
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD WITH BIG COLOR PICTURE IN THE NAPERVILLE SUN: Naperville businesses receive $1.7M in city tax rebates in 2017 – Erin Hegarty
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/naperville-sun/news/ct-nvs-naperville-tax-incentives-st-0204-20180206-story.html

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Rauner promoters say “Jeanne Ives goes for the bully vote with her TV ad.”
https://chicago.suntimes.com/opinion/jeanne-ives-ad-transgender-bully-vote/
— Rauner talks Trump: Not ‘particularly close,’ big concern ‘rhetoric … tone’ – Tina Sfondeles
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/rauner-talks-trump-not-particularly-close-big-concern-rhetoric-tone/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Ives’ campaign responded to Rauner’s statements about his relationship with Trump, saying he has “no relationship” with him “because Rauner has spent his three years in office as a big government Republican pursuing a radical Left social agenda.”)
— How Holocaust denier Jones got on ballot: Illinois GOP let guard down – Lynn Sweet
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/how-holocaust-denier-jones-got-on-ballot-illinois-gop-let-guard-down/
— You can’t vote if you don’t have a ballot – Editorial
https://chicago.suntimes.com/opinion/early-voting-elections-you-cant-vote-if-you-dont-have-a-ballot/

 

DAILY HERALD
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD WITH COLOR GRAPHICS: Suburban taxpayers could wind up covering $76 million police pension shortfall – Jake Griffin
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20180207/suburban-taxpayers-could-wind-up-covering-76-million-police-pension-shortfall-
— Phones, hotel stays about to get pricier in Naperville – Marie Wilson
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20180207/phones-hotel-stays-about-to-get-pricier-in-naperville

 

WGN RADIO
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: WGN RADIO promotes Chicago Tribune Political Reporter Rick Pearson. Who promotes you? My nasty/troubled/vicious critics/opponents in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and Illinois a) have lots of religious, government, political, and/or financial clout. They have made it very clear that they will have their nasty/troubled/vicious operatives and dupes viciously destroy any individual, any organization, or any company that might promote me. I should write a book about my nasty/troubled/vicious critics/opponents.
http://wgnradio.com/2018/02/06/chicago-tribune-political-reporter-rick-pearson-the-fact-that-this-is-being-seen-as-a-joke-by-rod-blagojevich-and-could-be-very-problematic/

 

CHAMPAIGN/URBANA NEWS GAZETTE
— Ives’ strategist Dan Proft backing more than one horse – Tom Kacich (DIERSEN: I should write a book about “Republican” strategists who demonize me, who denigrate me, and who condemn me a) because I do not glorify and praise them, b) because I do not pander to them, c) because they cannot manipulate/dominate me, d) because I refuse to serve as one of their operatives or dupes, and/or e) because I refuse to give them money. They blame me for all of their problems, for all of your problems, for all of my problems, and for all of everyone’s problems. They blame me for all losses that Republicans have suffered in Illinois since 2000. They will blame me for every vote that Ives/Morthland and Rauner/Sanguinetti get or do not get in the March 20, 2018 primary election.)
http://www.news-gazette.com/news/local/2018-02-07/tom-kacich-ives-strategist-backing-more-one-horse.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Speaking of Ives Her appearance Saturday night in Champaign drew a crowd of about 50 people, none of whom included her Republican legislative colleagues from East Central Illinois. None of them has endorsed her, and it may be because she doesn’t spare anyone with her criticism. Take this example where she hit both Rauner and the 15 House Republicans who joined with Democrats last year to pass a state budget and end a long impasse. “You can make deals, but you cannot adjust and continually cave. He caved to pressure on the education bill. He caved to pressure on the budget bill,” Ives said of Rauner. “He made not a single phone call to get Republicans to hold off on that permanent 32 percent tax increase. He owns that tax increase. He caved, as did many of my colleagues. Many of them have been taken control of by lobbyists. It’s frightening down there. Frightening.” The only past or present Republican officeholders I saw at the Ives function were Savoy Mayor Joan Dykstra, Champaign County Board member Jim McGuire, Parkland College Board member Greg Knott and former county board member Scott Tapley, who is coordinating the Ives campaign in Champaign County. Ives also said the “entire Democratic ticket is like a bunch of socialists. They picked out the most extreme in terms of that. We think we have a fighting chance in this state to get out that message.” The most socially conservative candidate for governor since at least 2010, Ives insisted she can win in the fall. “When it comes to November, the reason we win is because my message is universal, and I can back it up with real bills and real action I’ve taken on the most critical issues in the state of Illinois which are property taxes, the tax burden overall and public corruption,” she said. Also, she knows how to pick up free publicity. Ives has spent little money on broadcast television in the Champaign-Decatur-Springfield market (just $13,948 at WCIA, according to records), but she got lots of free coverage earlier this week from her controversial TV ad attacking Rauner for his support of legislation benefiting transgender individuals, undocumented immigrants, abortion rights and funding for Chicago schools. “We’re happy to have them chatter among the media to raise my name i.d.,” she said. “Go ahead. Love it.”)

 

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Bills to increase smoking age to 21 approved by Statehouse committees – Maximilian Kwiatkowski
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20180206/bills-to-increase-smoking-age-to-21-approved-by-statehouse-committees

 

MADISON RECORD
— Ives describes how Chicago’s new bond scheme sold out pensioners and taxpayers
https://madisonrecord.com/stories/511330425-ives-describes-how-chicago-s-new-bond-scheme-sold-out-pensioners-and-taxpayers

 

QUAD CITIES ONLINE
— Ives has character to lead Illinois – Bruce Peters, Coal Valley
http://qconline.com/opinion/letters/letter-ives-has-character-to-lead-illinois/article_271dfb28-8a90-5a15-8741-991551f09dd5.html

 

NPR ILLINOIS
— Illinois Private School Tax Break Proposed – SAM DUNKLAU (DIERSEN: My outstanding parents saved Crete-Monee School District 201-U (http://www.cm201u.org/) lots of money during the 1950s and 1960s by sending my brother and me to Trinity Lutheran Grade School in Crete and then to Hope Lutheran Grade School in Park Forest to stay with the Missouri Synod. But my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes, and especially those who are anti-Protestant and/or who are anti-German American, have always used that against me.)
http://nprillinois.org/post/illinois-private-school-tax-break-proposed#stream/0

 

CHICAGO READER
— Pritzker under fire for comments about African-American elected officials in newly released Blagojevich tape – Kate Shepherd (DIERSEN: In private conversations, what do your critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes say about you and those who share your demographics? My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes make it very clear that they despise, if not hate, me and those who share my demographics. They a) do not want me to know about their events or other activities, b) promote their events or other activities, c) attend their events, or d) report on their events or other activities.)
https://www.chicagoreader.com/Bleader/archives/2018/02/07/jb-pritzker-under-fire-for-comments-about-african-american-elected-officials-in-newly-released-blagojevich-tape-and-other-chicago-news

 

CHICAGO NOW
— Watch R Gov candidate Jeanne Ives discuss w Berkowitz eliminating Illinois’ Corporate tax
http://www.chicagonow.com/public-affairs-with-jeff-berkowitz/2018/02/watch-r-gov-candidate-jeanne-ives-discuss-w-berkowitz-eliminating-the-corporate-tax-cable-web/

 

LOYOLA PHOENIX
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, “religious leaders” a) act as operatives or as dupes for the anti-religious Democrat Party and b) encourage people to come to America illegally, to stay in America illegally, and to bring others to America illegally.
http://loyolaphoenix.com/2018/02/jesuit-universities-join-together-support-dreamers/

 

MCHENRY TIMES
— Only Rauner, advisers know why there’s no Ives debate, Wilcox says – Angela Underwood
https://mchenrytimes.com/stories/511328329-only-rauner-advisers-know-why-there-s-no-ives-debate-wilcox-says

 

WILL COUNTY GAZETTE
— Balich believes Rauner ducking debate because he leads polls – Angela Underwood
https://willcountygazette.com/stories/511327793-balich-believes-rauner-ducking-debate-because-he-leads-polls

 

IVES FOR GOVERNOR
— Cook County Republican Endorsement Reaction
https://mailchi.mp/539d99038b47/cook-county-republican-endorsement-reaction

 

PRAIRIE STATE WIRE
— IL Rising: Why Conservative Lawmakers Are Picking Ives Over Rauner
https://prairiestatewire.com/stories/511329651-il-rising-why-conservative-lawmakers-are-picking-ives-over-rauner

 

ILLINOIS POLICY INSTITUTE
— ILLINOIS TEACHERS SAW UNION DUES FLOW TO CHICAGO GROUPS, POLITICS AND MADIGAN – Mailee Smith
https://www.illinoispolicy.org/illinois-teachers-saw-union-dues-flow-to-chicago-groups-politics-and-madigan/

 

ILLINOIS FAMILY ACTION
— The Meaning of Rage Over a Campaign Ad – Laurie Higgins
https://illinoisfamilyaction.org/2018/02/the-meaning-of-rage-over-a-campaign-ad/

 

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— SOUTHERN IL UNIV. PAYS $10K TO SETTLE FREE-SPEECH LAWSUIT
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2018/02/southern-il-univ-pays-10k-to-settle-free-speech-lawsuit.html
— UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO STUDENTS DEMAND ‘DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION’ GRAD REQUIREMENT (DIERSEN: To demand “diversity and inclusion” is to demand getting rid of those who are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2018/02/chicago-students-demand-diversity-and-inclusion-grad-requirement.html
— WHO WILL GOOGLE SILENCE NEXT? (DIERSEN: Who wants Google to silence you? My competitors, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes want Google to silence me. The aforesaid a) reject planks in the Republican Party platform and/or the Illinois Republican Party platform and work against those like me who support those planks, b) reject the Milton Township Republican Central Committee 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 and/or 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 longer than their ancestors.)
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2018/02/who-will-google-silence-next.html
— COOK COUNTY ASSESSOR BERRIOS SHOULD PAY FOR HIS OWN LAWSUIT: STATE ATTORNEY’S OFFICE
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2018/02/-cook-county-assessor-berrios-should-pay-for-his-own-lawsuit-state-attorneys-office.html
— RHOADS: STUPID IS AS STUPID DOES IN LYONS
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2018/02/stupid-is-as-supid-does-in-lyons.html

 

CAPITOL FAX
— Fallout: Emil Jones explodes at Pritzker, “safe blacks”; Bishop Trotter disinvites; Staffer quits
https://capitolfax.com/2018/02/06/fallout-emil-jones-explodes-at-pritzker-safe-blacks-bishop-trotter-disinvites-rally-canceled-staffer-quits/

 

GOPUSA
— MAGA: General Motors workers to get $11,750 profit-sharing checks
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=38768

 

FOX NEWS
— Billionaire Dem running for Illinois governor is caught making insensitive remarks about black politicians – Frank Miles
http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2018/02/06/billionaire-dem-running-for-illinois-governor-is-caught-making-insensitive-remarks-about-black-politicians.html

 

BREITBART
— Incumbent Republican Illinois Governor Bruce Rauner Attacks Surging Conservative Jeanne Ives – WARNER TODD HUSTON
http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2018/02/06/bruce-rauner-first-attack-jeanne-ives-2018/
— Democrat Frontrunner for Illinois Governor Apologizes for ‘God D*mn America’ Joke – WARNER TODD HUSTON
http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2018/02/06/democrat-candidate-illinois-gov-caught-tape-god-dmn-america-jokes-scheming-place-token-blacks-government/
— Poll: 73% of Republicans Believe FBI & DOJ Working to ‘Delegitimize’ Trump – SEAN MORAN (DIERSEN: Who has worked the hardest to delegitimize you? Should I write a book about those who have worked the hardest delegitimize me? Should I start delegitimizing those who delegitimize me?)
http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2018/02/06/poll-73-of-republicans-believe-fbi-doj-working-to-delegitimize-trump/
— Washington Post on Immigration: Celebrate Demographic Change, Ignore Economic Impact – NEIL MUNR (DIERSEN: Democrats want to flood America with people who vote for Democrats, that is, with people who are anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.)
http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2018/02/06/wash-post-immigration-celebrate-demographic-change-ignore-economic-impact/

 

WORLD NET DAILY
— PLEASE, NO MORE ‘LGBT’ LAWS! Linda Harvey spotlights GOP in Ohio pushing ‘protections’ for ‘gender rebels’
http://www.wnd.com/2018/02/please-no-more-lgbt-laws/

 

LAW
— After Student Outcry, Chicago Law School Immigration Debate Is Spiked A gathering of Edmund Burke Society members at the University of Chicago Law School that was promoted by a document referring to immigrants as “other nations’ wretched refuse” has been postponed indefinitely. – Karen Sloan (DIERSEN: Democrats want immigrants because immigrants vote for Democrats. RINOs want immigrants because immigrants work for less money.)
https://www.law.com/sites/almstaff/2018/02/05/after-student-outcry-chicago-law-school-immigration-debate-is-spiked/

 

CAMPUS REFORM
— University of Chicago students demand ‘diversity and inclusion’ grad requirement – Mitchell Gunter (DIERSEN: To demand “diversity and inclusion” is to demand getting rid of those who are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.campusreform.org/?ID=10462

 

LIFE SITE NEWS
— Christian governor-candidate Jeanne Ives takes heat for ad highlighting GOP governor’s pro-abortion-LGBT record – Claire Chretien
https://www.lifesitenews.com/news/christian-politician-slammed-as-bigot-for-ad-highlighting-gop-governors-pro

 

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Trump’s immigration plan betrays his supporters and America First agenda – Deena Flinchum
http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/trumps-immigration-plan-betrays-his-supporters-and-america-first-agenda/article/2648317
— Democrats confront John Kelly over ‘lazy’ Dreamers remark at immigration meeting – Al Weaver (DIERSEN: Who hints/implies/argues/shouts that you are lazy? Since 1966 when I was 18 years old, because I was a federal employee 1966-1969 and 1971-1997, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always hinted/implied/argued/shouted that I am lazy and even worse things. 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.)
http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/democrats-confront-john-kelly-over-lazy-dreamers-remark-at-immigration-meeting/article/2648330

 

THE HILL
— Americans deserve the certainty of knowing that the individual tax cuts are permanent – REPS. MARK MEADOWS (R-N.C.) AND RODNEY DAVIS (R-ILL.) (DIERSEN: What about getting rid of the marriage penalty? If there was no marriage penalty, instead of $10,000, the SALT cap would be $20,000 for married filing jointly. My wife and I have paid the marriage penalty big time since we got married in 1978.)
http://thehill.com/blogs/congress-blog/economy-budget/372471-americans-deserve-the-certainty-of-knowing-that-the

 

POLITICO
— Whose boats is tech really lifting? A lucrative industry comes to grips with its diversity problem. – ASHLEY GOLD (DIERSEN: Will the lucrative tech industry bring in Charles Bowsher? During the 1980s and 1990s, Bowsher had great success in promoting diversity at GAO, that is, he had great success in wasting the careers of and getting rid of GAO employees like me who were Republican, White, male, and/or non-veteran who failed to make GS-13 (currently $96,403) by age 25, GS-14 (currently $113,920) by age 30, GS-15 (currently $134,000) by age 35, and Senior Executive Service (currently $164,200) by age 40.)
https://www.politico.com/agenda/story/2018/02/07/diverse-workforce-silicon-valley-congress-000627

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— He’s a Nazi, Republicans Warn, but He’s Probably Going to Be Their Nominee for Congress – Liam Stack
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/02/07/us/nazi-congress-illinois.html
— Democratic Group Targets All-G.O.P. States to Attack Gerrymandering – Alexander Burns (DIERSEN: Should I write a book about a) those who succeeded in 2015 in gerrymandering my DuPage County Milton Township Precinct 9 in Wheaton and b) why they did it?)
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/02/06/us/politics/democrats-gerrymandering-election-maps.html

 

NEW YORK POST
— Vintage Corvettes lured Cuomo to $125K fundraiser – Priscilla DeGregory and Bruce Golding
https://nypost.com/2018/02/07/vintage-corvettes-lured-cuomo-to-125k-fundraiser-testimony/

 

WASHINGTON POST
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats want to flood America with people who vote for Democrats, that is, with people who are anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/wonk/wp/2018/02/06/trump-immigration-plan-could-keep-whites-in-u-s-majority-for-up-to-five-more-years/

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— The End of IRS Targeting? President Trump prepares to name a new chief tax collector. – James Freeman (DIERSEN: In 1978, when I was 29 years old, Money Magazine and the Democrats who ran IRS disallowed my education deductions. They would not have done that if I had been a Democrat, a minority, a female, and/or a veteran.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-end-of-irs-targeting-1517956572
— The Case for Merit-Based Immigration Beyond economics, it makes people feel the system is working in the national interest. – William A. Galston (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes oppose anything that is merit-based because they promote patronage big time. Because I have always been a Republican, were it not for federal civil service protections, a) the Post Office would NOT have hired me in 1966 or let me work there for almost 3 years, b) IRS would NOT have hired me in 1971 or let me work there for almost 9 years, c) IRS would NOT have promoted me in 1972, 1973, or 1974, d) GAO would NOT have hired me in 1980 or let me work there for almost 18 years, and e) GAO would NOT have promoted me in 1986.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-case-for-merit-based-immigration-1517963380
— Poland’s Controversial Holocaust Bill Becomes Law   Law mandates fines or imprisonment for people who accuse the Polish population of responsibility or complicity in war crimes – Drew Hinshaw (DIERSEN: Needless-to-say, my critics/opponents want the power to fine or imprison anyone who fails/refuses to a) glorify and praise them, b) pander to them, c) be manipulated/dominated by them, d) serve as one of their operatives or dupes, and/or e) give them money.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/polands-controversial-holocaust-bill-becomes-law-1517928756

 

USA TODAY
— Illegal immigrant suspected in NFL player’s death had been deported – AP
https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/nfl/2018/02/06/trump-crash-that-killed-nfl-player-is-disgraceful/110149834/

 

SACRAMENTO BEE
— ‘Serious marital infidelities’ charged in California governor’s race – CHRISTOPHER CADELAGO (DIERSEN: Needless-to-say, voters can hold those who seek or hold government or political offices to much higher standards. Needless-to-say, if you have any marital infidelities, you should not seek or hold any kind of government or political office.)
http://www.sacbee.com/news/politics-government/capitol-alert/article198773549.html

 

HOUSTON CHRONICLE
— Black Americans mostly left behind by progress since Dr. King’s death – SHARON AUSTIN (DIERSEN: Since the Civil War, Democrats have always blamed Republicans for all the problems that Blacks have had, are having, and will have.)
http://www.houstonchronicle.com/news/article/Black-Americans-mostly-left-behind-by-progress-12557790.php

 

WINDY CITY TIMES
— Equality Illinois PAC announces endorsements (DIERSEN: Given all that Rauner/Sanguinetti has done a) to promote LGBTQ activity and b) to demonize, denigrate, and condemn those who do not promote LGBTQ activity, the least that Equality Illinois should do is to endorse them.)
http://www.windycitymediagroup.com/lgbt/Equality-Illinois-PAC-announces-endorsements/61818.html

February 6 Evening Edition

WGN RADIO
— Political analyst Chris Robling: “I think Jeanne Ives is gaining a lot of credibility and a lot of momentum and I’m predicting that she is going to defeat Bruce Rauner” – PETER ZIMMERMAN
http://wgnradio.com/2018/02/05/political-analyst-chris-robling-i-think-jeanne-ives-is-gaining-a-lot-of-credibility-and-a-lot-of-momentum-and-im-predicting-that-she-is-going-to-defeat-bruce-rauner/

 

IVES FOR GOVERNOR
— 5 Reasons Why Rauner Has No Relationship with President Trump (DIERSEN: Republican Trump defeated Democrat Clinton in 91 of Illinois’ 102 counties.)
https://mailchi.mp/cbc73f5f95e6/5-reasons-why-rauner-has-no-relationship-with-president-trump

 

ABC7
— J.B. Pritzker at center of new campaign firestorm for remarks during phone call with Blagojevich – Craig Wall
http://abc7chicago.com/politics/jb-pritzker-at-center-of-new-campaign-firestorm-/3043149/

 

NBC5
— Rauner Releases Ad Tying Ives to Madigan – Mary Ann Ahern
https://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/rauner-releases-ad-attacking-jeanne-ives-madigan-472974893.html
— Newly-Released Tapes Turn Campaign for Governor into Debate on Race – Mary Ann Ahern
https://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/pritzker-blagojevich-recordings-chicago-tribune-472967293.html

 

CBS2
— Pritzker Apologizes For ‘Regrettable’ Remarks On Black Politicians In Call With Blagojevich – AP
http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2018/02/06/pritzker-apologizes-blagojevich-call-black-politicians/

 

FOX NEWS CHICAGO
— J.B. Pritzker wiretapped discussing black politicians
http://www.fox32chicago.com/news/local/jb-pritzker-wiretapped-discussing-black-politicians

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Rauner says Ives ‘might be Mike Madigan’s favorite Republican’ in new ad – Tina Sfondeles
https://chicago.suntimes.com/chicago-politics/rauner-says-ives-might-be-mike-madigans-favorite-republican-in-new-ad/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Ives’ campaign, in turn, called Rauner an “unrepentant liar” for claims made in the commercial. “This ad is consistent with Rauner’s character. He is an unrepentant liar. If he’ll lie to Cardinal Cupich, he’ll lie to anyone about anything. And in his three years as Governor, he has lied to everyone about everything,” the campaign said in a statement.)
— How expensive is Illinois’ 2018 governor race going to be? – Tanveer Ali
https://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/illinois-governor-campaign-fundraising-interactive-map/
— Trump aide: Some immigrants ‘too lazy’ to sign up for DACA – AP (DIERSEN: Who hints/implies/argues/shouts that you are lazy? Since 1966 when I was 18 years old, because I was a federal employee 1966-1969 and 1971-1997, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always hinted/implied/argued/shouted that I am lazy and even worse things. 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://chicago.suntimes.com/news/dreamers-immigration-deportation-not-priority-john-kelly/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Republican says “The Holocaust is the rare inconvenient topic Republicans aren’t denying.”
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/republicans-holocaust-denial-arthur-jones-donald-trump-jeanne-ives/
— J.B.-a Culpa: Pritzker apologizes for dishing on black pols in Blagojevich call – Mark Brown
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/j-b-a-culpa-pritzker-apologizes-for-dishing-on-black-pols-in-blagojevich-call/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Trump says “The divide-and-conquer strategy of a tyrant.”
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/the-divide-and-conquer-strategy-of-a-tyrant/

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Jeanne Ives responds to criticisms of her attack ad – Eric Zorn
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/zorn/ct-jeanne-ives-responds-to-criticisms-of-her-attack-ad-20180205-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Trump/Ives says “Ives’ poisonous commercial rips a page from the Trump playbook.”
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/zorn/ct-perspec-zorn-ives-commercial-stereotypes-lies-0207-20180205-story.html
— Rauner campaign changes strategies, attacks Ives as ‘Madigan’s favorite Republican’ – Monique Garcia (DIERSEN: What attack strategies have been used against you? I should write a book about all the attack strategies that have been used against me.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-met-bruce-rauner-jeanne-ives-20180206-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-conservatives from Wheaton blast Ives. Those who promote LGBTQ activity are overjoyed.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/letters/ct-ives-governor-transgender-tv-ad-20180206-story.html
— Nazi’s run for Congress exposes flaws in democratic process – Ted Slowik (DIERSEN: Since at least the 1970s, ever-increasingly, the Illinois Republican Party (IRP), the DuPage County Republican Central Committee (DCRCC), the Milton Township Republican Central Committee (MTRCC), etc. have been dominated by individuals, by organizations, and by governments that reject some, most, or virtually all of the planks in the Republican Party platform and/or the IRP platform. If the IRP, DCRCC, MTRCC, etc. had the power to block candidates from running as Republicans, they would block those candidates who support the planks that they reject. Most commonly, those who dominate the IRP, DCRCC, MTRCC, etc. reject the traditional family, right to life, and immigration planks.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/daily-southtown/opinion/ct-sta-slowik-gop-nazi-st-0207-20180206-story.html
— Trans attorney: ‘Dangerous’ Jeanne Ives ‘hurt my feelings’ over controversial ad – Kim Janssen (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats and RINOs promote LGBTQ activity. How soon, if not already, will Rauner’s Illinois Republican Party officially banish all individuals, all organizations, all companies, all governments, all countries, all etc. that do not promote LGBTQ activity?)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/chicagoinc/ct-met-jeanne-ives-transgender-chicago-inc-20180205-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-conservatives say “Ms. Ives, here is what’s wrong with your ad.”
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/editorials/ct-edit-ives-ad-transgender-rauner-20180206-story.html
— The world’s richest countries guarantee mothers more than a year of paid maternity leave. The U.S. guarantees them nothing. – Christopher Ingraham (DIERSEN: So why does everyone want to come to the U.S. instead of to the “world’s richest countries?)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/ct-biz-guaranteed-maternity-leave-20180206-story.html
— Bracing for Islamic State’s westward migration – Editorial (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats promote Islam.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/editorials/ct-edit-islamic-state-syria-europe-20180206-story.html
— While Trump says he’d ‘love to see a shutdown’ over immigration, Congress closes in on budget deal – AP
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/politics/ct-trump-immigration-budget-shutdown-20180206-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Trump’s attacks undermine his call for bipartisan unity in address.”
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/politics/ct-trump-undermines-bipartisan-unity-20180206-story.html

 

DAILY HERALD
— All she has to do to collect a $560 million jackpot is make her name public. She refuses. – Cleve R. Wootson Jr.
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20180206/all-she-has-to-do-to-collect-a-560-million-jackpot-is-make-her-name-public-she-refuses
(FROM THE ARTICLE: “She wishes to continue this work and the freedom to walk into a grocery store or attend public events without being known or targeted as the winner of a half-billion dollars.”)
— Wheaton council poised to reject drug treatment center plans – Katlyn Smith
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20180206/wheaton-council-poised-to-reject-drug-treatment-center-plans
— Attorney general tells tollway to hand over resume of politically connected manager – Marni Pyke
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20180206/attorney-general-tells-tollway-to-hand-over-resume-of-politically-connected-manager
— Challenger says ethics an issue in Kane clerk’s race – James Fuller
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20180206/challenger-says-ethics-an-issue-in-kane-clerks-race

 

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Rauner finally goes negative with anti-Ives ad – GREG HINZ (DIERSEN: I should write a book about all the times since 2000 that operatives and dupes who work for my critics/opponents have gone negative against me. They talk and/or act like they have been promised lots of money, a new home, a new car, a sweetheart job, a sweetheart contract, favorable legislation, and much more if they succeed in getting me to stop sending out GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails. Are they being paid at least $15 an hour?)
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20180206/BLOGS02/180209930/rauner-finally-goes-negative-with-anti-ives-ad
— For the second time in two weeks, a major Illinois rights group has endorsed only one Democratic candidate for governor, J.B. Pritzker, bypassing other contenders who appear to be equally strong backers of the group’s agenda. – Greg Hinz (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, those who promote LGBTQ activity make it clear that they are going to get rid of those who do not promote LGBTQ activity. Rauner promotes LGBTQ activity, therefore, Rauner’s supporters have to promote LGBTQ activity, therefore, Rauner’s supporters have to get rid of those who do not promote LGBTQ activity.)
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20180206/BLOGS02/180209932/gay-rights-group-singles-out-pritzker
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats and RINOs want immigrants because they take bad jobs like being home health care aides. What bad jobs have you taken? I did yard work and delivered newspapers 1962-1964; washed dishes 1964-1966; cleaned golf shoes, chipped slag, and pumped gasoline in 1966; delivered mail 1966-1969; worked on an automobile assembly line and as a security guard in 1970; sold tires, automotive services, and major appliances 1970-1971; pumped gasoline 1971-1972; collected delinquent taxes 1971-1980; and audited federal agencies 1980-1997.
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20180206/OPINION/180209939/the-looming-crisis-in-health-care

 

BLOOMINGTON PANTAGRAPH
— Ives: Ad is part of ’50 percent plus one’ approach – Derek Beigh
http://www.pantagraph.com/news/local/government-and-politics/elections/ives-ad-is-part-of-percent-plus-one-approach/article_96feee72-fa56-53d1-9cba-4abfb4a6c825.html

 

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Democratic forum set on senior issues (DIERSEN: How old are you? I am 69. From what I see, ever-increasingly, politicians are dumping old people. My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have increasingly demonizing me, denigrated me, and condemned me as being old a) ever since I failed to make GS-13 (currently $96,403) by age 25 in 1973, GS-14 (currently $113,920) by age 30, GS-15 (currently $134,000) by age 35, and Senior Executive Service (currently $164,200) by age 40 and b) ever since my Democrat GAO superiors succeeded in forcing me to take their early retirement “offer” in 1997 when I was 49.)
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20180205/democratic-forum-set-on-senior-issues

 

KEWANEE STAR COURIER
— Rauner makes Lincoln Day stop – Tammy Wilkinson (DIERSEN: One could argue that to promote Rauner, Sanguinetti, Harold, Dodge, Senger, and/or those who the aforesaid support is to shout that you reject the traditional family, right to life, immigration, and other planks in the Illinois Republican Party platform.)
http://www.starcourier.com/news/20180205/rauner-makes-lincoln-day-stop
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The 2018 Stark County Republican’s Lincoln Day luncheon held in Toulon on Saturday drew an impressive line-up of statewide Republican candidates and included an appearance by Illinois Governor Bruce Rauner. Nearly 100 guests were in attendance of the meet and greet event that was organized by Stark County GOP chairman Mike Bigger, of Wyoming. Governor Bruce Rauner was one of several of the special guests to take the podium and address the audience, with a brief introduction and offer of his personal support for what he said he hopes is future new Republican leadership within the state. The keynote speaker for the program was Erika Harold, of Champaign. She is running as the Illinois Republican candidate for attorney general in the upcoming election. Additional special guests addressing the audience were: Jim Dodge, candidate for Illinois treasurer; Darlene Senger, candidate for Illinois comptroller; Jason Helland, secretary of state; Congressman Darin LaHood, 18th Congressional District; State Representative Ryan Spain, 73rd District; and Senator Chuck Weaver, of the 37th District. “We have to be unified in a team effort and march to victory in November,” said Congressman LaHood. “The future of our state is on the line,” concluded Senator Chuck Weaver, reminding those present of the importance of how “every vote counts.”)

 

BELLEVILLE NEWS DEMOCRAT
— When bad laws keep good people from running for office – Editorial (DIERSEN: What does the BND say to Democrats, to Libertarians, and to Greens who cast Republican primary ballots a) to do as much damage as they can to the Republican Party and/or b) to qualify themselves to run for government and political offices as a Republican? I should write a book about Democrat plants, Libertarian plants, and Green plants who hold government and/or political offices as Republicans in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois.)
http://www.bnd.com/opinion/editorials/article197893309.html

 

WJBD RADIO
— Trump threatens another government shutdown over immigration
http://www.wjbdradio.com/politics/2018/02/06/trump-threatens-another-government-shutdown-over-immigration

 

CHICAGO CITY WIRE
— Rauner, Emanuel headline Chicago fundraiser for LGBTQ group
https://chicagocitywire.com/stories/511328342-rauner-emanuel-headline-chicago-fundraiser-for-lgbtq-group

 

PRAIRIE STATE WIRE
— Fact check: Rauner’s dubious balanced budget claims…again
https://prairiestatewire.com/stories/511329643-fact-check-rauner-s-dubious-balanced-budget-claims-again

 

NORTH COOK NEWS
— Mussman is like Rauner in her refusal to debate, Bernas says – Angela Underwood
https://northcooknews.com/stories/511329545-mussman-is-like-rauner-in-her-refusal-to-debate-bernas-says

 

IVES FOR GOVERNOR
— Rauner Responds to Ives The Only Way He Knows How: With Lies. This ad is consistent with Rauner’s character. He is an unrepentant liar. If he’ll lie to Cardinal Cupich, he’ll lie to anyone about anything. And in his three years as Governor, he has lied to everyone about everything.
https://mailchi.mp/5f4cecb061b9/rauner-responds-to-ives-the-only-way-he-knows-how-with-lies

 

ILLINOIS POLICY INSTITUTE
— LAWMAKERS FILE BILLS BARRING STATE LAWMAKERS FROM WORKING AS PROPERTY TAX LAWYERS – Vincent Caruso
https://www.illinoispolicy.org/lawmakers-file-bills-barring-state-lawmakers-from-working-as-property-tax-lawyers/

 

ILLINOIS FAMILY INSTITUTE
— Webinar on Legalization of Marijuana in Illinois – David E. Smith
https://illinoisfamily.org/marijuana-2/tonight-webinar-legalization-marijuana-illinois/

 

CAPITOL FAX
— Ives responds *** New Rauner ad attacks Ives, ties her to Madigan
https://capitolfax.com/2018/02/06/new-rauner-ad-attacks-ives/
— From a press release…In an effort to put more money in the pockets of Illinois taxpayers and infuse funds into the Illinois economy, State Representative Peter Breen (R-Lombard) has launched the Illinois Tax Reform Plan. The plan, consisting of three taxpayer-friendly bills, was unveiled today at a press briefing in Springfield. Each bill has the potential of lowering taxes on Illinoisans and Illinois businesses.
https://capitolfax.com/2018/02/06/its-just-a-bill-65/
— Biss campaign suggests Pritzker’s money bought Equality Illinois’ endorsement
https://capitolfax.com/2018/02/06/biss-campaign-suggests-pritzkers-money-bought-equality-illinois-endorsement/
— Ives supporter Breen says ad should be taken down
https://capitolfax.com/2018/02/06/ives-supporter-breen-says-ad-should-be-taken-down/
— Ives claims her ad is a “parody” of Rauner’s “Thanks, Madigan” spot
https://capitolfax.com/2018/02/06/ives-claims-her-ad-is-a-parody-of-rauners-thanks-madigan-spot/
— DGA, Ives respond *** New Rauner ad attacks Ives, ties her to Madigan
https://capitolfax.com/2018/02/06/new-rauner-ad-attacks-ives/
— Kennedy, Biss, Rauner campaigns respond *** FBI recording catches Pritzker joking with Blagojevich: “God damn America”
https://capitolfax.com/2018/02/06/fbi-recording-catches-pritzker-joking-with-blagojevich-god-damn-america/

 

DAILY CALLER
— The Democratic Party Has Reached An UNREAL Level Of Support For Illegal Immigration – Ira Mehlman
http://dailycaller.com/2018/02/06/the-democratic-party-has-reached-an-unreal-level-of-support-for-illegal-immigration/

 

GOPUSA
— Driver in death of NFL player was twice deported illegal alien
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=38645
— Chicago weekend: 23 shot, 6 fatally
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=38653

 

LOS ANGELES TIMES
— GOP candidate for governor John Cox will spend an additional $1 million of his own money to match rival’s donors – Silvia Flores (DIERSEN: What are your connections with John Cox? The Daily Herald reported that Cox attended my July 5, 2003 picnic in the Prairie Path Park in my precinct that I had organized for the residents of my precinct and the residents of Jeanne Ives’ precinct to the east and Debra Olson’s precinct to west. Attendees got to meet the five announced Republican candidates for U.S. Senate – John Cox, Chirinjeev Kathuria, Andy McKenna, Jim Oberweis, and Jack Ryan. Cox brought Jays Potato Chips. Oberweis brought ice cream. The 200+ attendees included now Congressman Randy Hultgren. Jack Ryan won the primary, but withdrew. His replacement, Alan Keyes lost to Barack Obama.)
http://www.latimes.com/politics/essential/la-pol-ca-essential-politics-updates-gop-gubernatorial-candidate-john-cox-1515374028-htmlstory.html

 

NEW YORK MAGAZINE
— Trump Has Given Victims of the Opioid Crisis Nothing But Contempt – Eric Levitz (DIERSEN: What does Trump think about those who are victims of political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, and age discrimination? What does Trump think about those who say that non-veteran White male federal employees who do not make GS-13 (currently $96,403) by age 25, GS-14 (currently $113,920) by age 30, GS-15 (currently $134,000) by age 35, and Senior Executive Service (currently $164,200) by age 40 are losers who should be gotten rid of?)
http://nymag.com/daily/intelligencer/2018/02/trump-has-given-victims-of-opioids-nothing-but-contempt.html

 

LONG READS
— Journalists Shouldn’t Be Fired for Investigating Their Own Publications – Danielle Tcholakian (DIERSEN: I should write a book about past and present Milton Township Republican Central Committee (MTRCC), DuPage County Republican Central Committee, and Illinois Republican Party officers and employees who since 2000, because I am a Republican Precinct Committee, talk and/or act like they have the power a) to tell me what to do and what not to do and b) to punish me. They can stress the success that they have had in a) gerrymandering my precinct in 2015, b) ending my TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairmanship in 2012, c) ending my Wheaton Chamber of Commerce Government Affairs Committee membership in 2011, d) ending my MTRCC webmaster service in 2010 and 2004, e) ending my Illinois Center Right Coalition Steering Committee membership in 2007, f) ending my American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter board membership in 2004, g) etc.)
https://longreads.com/2018/02/05/journalists-shouldnt-be-fired-for-investigating-their-own-publications/amp/

 

GOVERNMENT EXECUTIVE
— Focusing on the Positive: Rewarding Good Workers and Managers – Howard Risher (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes side with my Democrat superiors in the federal government who treated me like I was a bad worker. My Democrat GAO superiors forced me to retire in 1997 when I was 49 years old, always ranked me in the bottom half of my coworkers for pay-for-performance purposes, did not promote me beyond GS-13, got rid of my mentor in 1987, kept me off audits of IRS for all but 3 of the almost 18 years that I worked for GAO, and forced me to take an $19,203 pay cut in today’s dollars to transfer from IRS to GAO in 1980. My Democrat IRS superiors did not promote me beyond GS-12, disallowed my education deductions in 1978, got rid of my mentor in 1975, and disallowed my partial day per diem claims in 1974. My Democrat Post Office superiors forced me resign in 1969 and disallowed my sick leave requests in 1969 and 1968.)
http://www.govexec.com/excellence/promising-practices/2018/02/focusing-positive-rewarding-good-workers-and-managers/145729/

 

FEDERAL NEWS RADIO
— More firings may not lead to better results – Jeff Neal (DIERSEN: Overwhelmingly, when the federal government gets rid of its employees who are Republican, White, male, and/or older, it replaces those employees with people who are Democrat, minority, female, and/or younger.)
https://federalnewsradio.com/commentary/2018/02/more-firings-may-not-lead-to-better-results/

February 6 Morning Edition

DAILY HERALD
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD WITH COLOR PICTURE OF RAUNER: HARDCOPY ARTICLE TITLE: Rauner calls Ives’ controversial ad hateful – Marni Pyke (DIERSEN: Democrats and Democrat plants, Libertarians and Libertarian plants, Greens and Green plants, and RINOs a) are moral relativists who believe that their end justifies their means, b) are disciples of Saul Alinsky, and c) reject the traditional family, right to life, immigration, and/or many other planks in the Illinois Republican Party platform. Ever-increasingly, they hint/imply/argue/shout that Republicans like Ives and me are haters, White supremacists, Nazis, KKK members, racists, sexists, bigots and even worse things.)
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20180205/rauner-slams-ives-ad-as-shameful-criticizes-legalizing-marijuana-for-recreational-use
— Rauner clinches GOP Cook County party endorsements – Marni Pyke (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, to get reelected, Rauner and his supporters make it clear a) that they will officially strike the traditional family, right to life, immigration, and other planks in the Illinois Republican Party (IRP) platform and b) that they will banish from the IRP all those who support the aforesaid planks.)
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20180205/rauner-clinches-gop-cook-county-party-endorsements
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Republican Cook County Central Committee members endorsed Gov. Bruce Rauner Monday night over rival state Rep. Jeanne Ives of Wheaton. Rauner won 27 out of 30 townships, party officials said, and clinched a majority of Chicago wards. The decision heightens tensions between the two Republicans vying in the March 20 primary. Ives, a social conservative, has attacked Rauner as abandoning the party’s traditional values while the incumbent has largely ignored the Wheaton lawmaker, focusing his criticism on J.B. Pritzker, one of six Democrats seeking the nomination. “Ives is a strong advocate for conservative principles,” said Aaron Del Mar, Cook County Republican Central Committee deputy chairman. But Rauner has greater appeal statewide, he thinks. “He is the one candidate with the ability get elected and defeat the Democrats,” Del Mar said. An Ives ad that lambastes Rauner at what critics call the expense of transgender individuals, immigrants and women who have abortions, turned off some, Del Mar added. “We’re not in Kansas,” he said. “It’s not truly representative of Illinois Republican Party, we need to be the party of the big tent.” Ives has been undaunted by the loss of GOP establishment endorsements, saying some Republicans are beholden to investment banker Rauner because he has donated substantial amounts to the party. She received an endorsement from the Wheeling Township Republican organization last month. Cook County represents the largest number of Republicans in Illinois.)

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Democrats and Democrat plants, Libertarians and Libertarian plants, Greens and Green plants, and RINOs a) hint/imply/argue/shout that Republicans are White supremacists, Nazis, KKK members, haters, racists, sexists, bigots, and even worse things, b) stress Nazis who run as Republicans, and c) stress Nazis who give money to Republicans. What did Rauner’s Illinois Republican Party (IRP) do to encourage a Republican to run against Art Jones in the 3rd Congressional District? One could argue that to get Rauner’s support, you have to reject the traditional family, right to life, immigration, and many other planks in the IRP platform.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-bruce-rauner-congressional-candidate-20180206-story.html
— Polish man’s name didn’t work for judicial candidate, so now he’s Shannon O’Malley – Kim Janssen (DIERSEN: From the beginning, many German-Americans have pretended that their ancestors had not immigrated from Germany, because from the beginning, many in America have not wanted immigrants from Germany. What if from the beginning, I had pretended to be Swedish-American? While all my ancestors immigrated from what is now Germany to northeast Illinois during the 1840s and 1850s, according to DNA Ancestry at http://dna.ancestry.com, my ancestry is 33% Europe West, 28% Scandinavia, 24% Great Britain, 11% Ireland, 2% Europe East, 1% Finland/Northwest Russia, and 1% Italy/Greece.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/chicagoinc/ct-met-fake-irish-judge-chicago-inc-20180205-story.html

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Illinois Republican Party exploring ‘options’ to dump GOP Holocaust denier – Lynn Sweet (DIERSEN: What did Rauner’s Illinois Republican Party (IRP) do to encourage a Republican to run against Art Jones in the 3rd Congressional District? One could argue that to get Rauner’s support, you have to reject the traditional family, right to life, immigration, and many other planks in the IRP platform. To try to get me to not run again as a Republican Precinct Committeeman, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes a) have done everything that they can to stop me from sending out GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails since 2000, b) have done everything that they can to stop everyone from reading GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails since 2000, c) gerrymandered my precinct in 2015, d) ended my TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairmanship in 2012, d) ended my Wheaton Chamber of Commerce Government Affairs Committee membership in 2011, e) ended my Milton Township Republican Central Committee webmaster service in 2010 and 2004, f) ended my Illinois Center Right Coalition Steering Committee membership in 2007, g) ended my American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter board membership in 2004, h) etc.)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/gop-gov-rauner-condemns-republican-illinois-candidate-who-is-a-holocaust-denier/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Illinois Republican Party executive director Drew Collins told the Sun-Times in a statement, “going forward, the Illinois Republican Party will explore all options to oppose Mr. Jones’ candidacy — whether that be supporting an independent candidate for IL-03 after the primary, encouraging a write-in campaign, and potentially other options. Nazis have no place in our nation’s democracy, and to that end, we will continue to vehemently oppose everything Mr. Jones stands for.” Illinois Republican Bruce Rauner, up for re-election and facing a primary challenge from state Rep. Jeanne Ives, R-Wheaton, on Monday condemned Jones. “There is no room for Neo Nazis in American politics. I condemn this man in the strongest possible terms,” Rauner said in a statement. What remains to be seen is whether the Illinois Republican Party, a part of Rauner’s political operation, or Rauner will actually find a write-in candidate and bankroll a campaign. The Republican Jewish Coalition chair also floated on Monday the possibility of a write-in candidate surfacing to run against Jones.)
— Pritzker, Blagojevich weighed pros, cons of potential Obama successors
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/report-pritzker-blagojevich-weighed-pros-cons-of-potential-obama-successors/

 

NBC5
— Controversial Campaign Ad Attacks Issues, Not People, Ives Says – Brendan Pedersen
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/Ives-on-Controversial-Campaign-Ad-It-Attacks-Issues-Not-People-472848493.html

 

WGN RADIO
— “If Bruce Rauner tightened up his ship we would have been bigot free this whole primary election” – PETER ZIMMERMAN (DIERSEN: If someone calls you a White supremacist, a Nazi, a KKK member, a hater, a racist, a sexist, a bigot, etc., should you sue them for slander? See “Elements of Libel and Slander” at http://injury.findlaw.com/torts-and-personal-injuries/elements-of-libel-and-slander.html)
http://wgnradio.com/2018/02/06/the-carry-out-2-5-18-if-bruce-rauner-tightened-up-his-ship-we-would-have-been-bigot-free-this-whole-primary-election/

 

WTTW
— Jeanne Ives Asks ‘What’s Offensive?’ About ‘Provocative’ Campaign Ad – Amanda Vinicky
https://chicagotonight.wttw.com/2018/02/05/jeanne-ives-asks-what-s-offensive-about-provocative-campaign-ad

 

TIMES
— Area GOP official backs Ives ad – David Giuliani
http://www.mywebtimes.com/news/local/area-gop-official-backs-ives-ad/article_6af0fded-9522-59f0-8ecf-86e696a84e20.html

 

ROCKFORD REGISTER STAR
— Cabello the maverick is betting against Rauner (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, in Illinois, Democrats and Democrat plants, Libertarians and Libertarian plants, Greens and Green plants, and RINOs call those who support the Illinois Republican Party (IRP) platform mavericks. I blame IRP’s problems on its letting people hold leadership positions who reject some, most, or all of the planks in the IRP platform. I should write a book about Milton Township Republican Central Committee, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, and IRP leaders a) who reject some, most, or all of the planks in the IRP platform and b) who focus on destroying those like me who support those planks.)
http://www.rrstar.com/news/20180205/chuck-sweeny-cabello-maverick-is-betting-against-rauner
— Ives hammers Rauner on abortion funding during Rockford visit
http://www.rrstar.com/news/20180205/ives-hammers-rauner-on-abortion-funding-during-rockford-visit

 

QUAD CITY TIMES
— Ives goes full culture warrior – Jon Alexander (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Rauner and his supporters make it clear that they reject the traditional family, right to life, immigration, and many other planks in the Republican Party platform and in the Illinois Republican Party platform.)
http://qctimes.com/opinion/columnists/alexander-ives-goes-full-culture-warrior/article_4a178d68-d5a8-5a01-ba6f-00cc0cacf7c6.html

 

HERALD & REVIEW
— New Pritzker-Blagojevich audio from FBI wiretaps sheds light on race issue in governor contest – RICK PEARSON and JEFF COEN
http://herald-review.com/news/state-and-regional/govt-and-politics/new-pritzker-blagojevich-audio-from-fbi-wiretaps-sheds-light-on/article_48dd9e65-6e93-5a69-8337-a9f22c996477.html
— Losing the future: Universities struggle with enrollment as students leave state – LENORE SOBOTA (DIERSEN: From what I see, ever-increasingly, Illinois universities make it clear that they only want students, faculty, and administrators 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 longer than their ancestors.)
http://herald-review.com/news/local/education/losing-the-future-universities-struggle-with-enrollment-as-students-leave/article_1f447a69-7fcf-517a-9fbc-88ffc07e342e.html

 

SUBURBAN LIFE
— Rep. Ives defends controversial campaign ad – ERIC SCHELKOPF
http://www.mysuburbanlife.com/2018/02/05/rep-ives-defends-controversial-campaign-ad/agr5bf2/

 

NPR ILLINOIS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “2-In-3 Support Legal Status For DREAMers; Majority Oppose Building A Wall.”
http://nprillinois.org/post/npr-poll-2-3-support-legal-status-dreamers-majority-oppose-building-wall#stream/0
— Running As An Independent: Liberating But Tough – CLAY MASTERS (DIERSEN: Needless-to-say, in Illinois, if you reject planks in the Illinois Republican Party platform, you should run as an Independent, not as a Republican. Political parties exist to help elect candidates who can and will defend and advance their platform. Because Rauner rejects the traditional family, right to life, immigration, and many other planks in the Illinois Republican Party platform, he should have ran as an Independent in 2014, and if anything, he should run as an Independent in 2018.)
http://nprillinois.org/post/running-independent-liberating-tough#stream/0
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Trump says “How Trump’s Funding Cuts Threaten ‘Basic Health Program’ Plans.”
http://nprillinois.org/post/how-trumps-funding-cuts-threaten-basic-health-program-plans#stream/0

 

NEWS CHANNEL 20
— Ives: ‘Edgy’ ad ‘accurate representation’ of Rauner policies (DIERSEN: Those who Rauner listens to want him to pander to those who will never vote for him. Those who Rauner listens to want him to lose. Who does Rauner listen to?)
http://newschannel20.com/news/local/ives-edgy-ad-accurate-representation-of-rauner-policies-02-05-2018

 

CHICAGO NOW
— Berkowitz w/ State Rep. Ives on Illinois’ pressing economic issues and education
ttp://www.chicagonow.com/public-affairs-with-jeff-berkowitz/2018/02/watch-berkowitz-w-state-rep-ives-on-illinois-pressing-economic-issues-and-education-cable-and-web/

 

CHICAGO MAROON
— Daniel Biss Visits Campus, Talks Free Higher Education and Bannon Protests – Anne Nazzaro (DIERSEN: Where did the money come from to pay for your bachelor’s degree? I did yard work and delivered newspapers 1962-1964; washed dishes 1964-1966; cleaned golf shoes, chipped slag, and pumped gasoline in 1966; delivered mail 1966-1969; and worked on an automobile assembly line and as a security guard in 1970. My outstanding parents provided me with room and board while I attended UIC 1966-1968, my first semester at NIU in 1969, and the summer of 1969.)
https://www.chicagomaroon.com/article/2018/2/6/daniel-biss-talks-free-higher-education-bannon-pro/

 

MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— Republican Governor Candidate Jeanne Ives’s Controversial Commercial Creates Reaction Video Exposes Rauner’s Anti-Conservative Actions – Cal Skinner (DIERSEN: I would also say “exposes Rauner’s anti-Illinois Republican Party platform actions.”)
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2018/02/06/republican-governor-candidate-jeanne-ivess-controversial-commercial-creates-reaction/

 

WILL COUNTY GAZETTE
— Straub ad targets Durkin as Madigan pal – Glenn Minnis
https://willcountygazette.com/stories/511326645-straub-ad-targets-durkin-as-madigan-pal

 

METRO EAST SUN
— Rauner’s Lottery Chairman Insults Illinoisans
https://metroeastsun.com/stories/511329655-il-rising-rauner-s-lottery-chairman-insults-illinoisans

 

PRAIRIE STATE WIRE
— Cabello calls for Rauner’s resignation, backs Ives bid for governor – Glenn Minnis
https://prairiestatewire.com/stories/511326525-cabello-calls-for-rauner-s-resignation-backs-ives-bid-for-governor

 

IVES FOR GOVERNOR
— Ives at City Club
https://mailchi.mp/e51fe0baf8bc/icymi-ives-at-city-club

 

ILLINOIS FAMILY ACTION
— Ignore the Critics: The Jeanne Ives TV Ad is a Blueprint for Republicans Nationally – John Biver
https://illinoisfamilyaction.org/2018/02/ignore-the-critics-the-jeanne-ives-tv-ad-is-a-blueprint-for-republicans-nationally/

 

BREITBART
— Jeanne Ives Wins Standing Ovation After Defending Controversial ‘Transgender’ Ad – JASMINE HAUSER5
http://www.breitbart.com/2018-elections/2018/02/05/jeanne-ives-illinois-transgender-ad/

 

DAILY CALLER
— Democrats Use Illegal Immigrant Activist To Fundraise – Derek Hunter
http://dailycaller.com/2018/02/05/democrats-fundraise-illegal-alien/

 

MCCLATCHY DC
— TV ads, emails and more: The right’s war against Donald Trump’s immigration plan – ANITA KUMAR
http://www.mcclatchydc.com/news/politics-government/white-house/article198538119.html

 

CNN
— Trump to establish National Vetting Center focused on travelers, immigrants to US – Jeremy Diamond (DIERSEN: Just kidding, but should I apply to work for this National Vetting Center? While I worked for GAO 1980-1997, the last 11 years of which at GS-13 Step 1-10 levels, currently $96,403-$125,325, 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 $81,071-$91,880. My other fact checking qualifications include my becoming a Forensic Accountant in 1997, a Certified Fraud Examiner in 1990, a licensed CPA in 1981, a Certified Internal Auditor in 1981, and a CPA in 1979.)
https://www.cnn.com/2018/02/05/politics/national-vetting-center-immigration-donald-trump/index.html

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Are Leprechauns Racist? Notre Dame’s Fighting Irish offer some healthy cultural appropriation. – William McGurn
https://www.wsj.com/articles/are-leprechauns-racist-1517876565

 

USA TODAY
— 6 ways to measure if your retirement plan is on track – Ken Fisher (DIERSEN: My $51,864 Civil Service Retirement System pension is only 41% of my 1997 $125,325 ending salary in today’s dollars.)
https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/columnist/2018/02/04/6-ways-measure-if-your-retirement-plan-track/300912002/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: 2. Determine what you’ll need annually Don’t use rules of thumb like, “Plan on needing 70% to 80% of your current income.” That silly myth comes from presuming retired folk slow down and spend less. Few do. Some travel, adopt hobbies and finance grandchildren. But almost all spend unexpected sums on medical comforts not covered by health insurance. List all your current expenses, separating them into “basic” and “discretionary” buckets. Food, shelter and utilities are basic. Hobbies and entertainment aren’t. Start bucket three: new expenses you’ll likely incur during retirement, like trips to see the grandkids and those health-comfort costs. Then use an online inflation calculator to total what it all costs when you plan to retire. (This one is good). If you totaled $75,000 “2018” dollars and want to retire in 20 years, you’ll likely need more than $135,000 annually, minus Social Security and any employer pension plans you have.)

 

SLATE
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Trumps says “The Trump Disciples Republican candidates across the country are trying to replicate Trump’s formula of bigotry and anger.”
https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2018/02/republican-candidates-are-running-like-trump.html

 

HEARTLAND NEWSFEED
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: If you promote pot, you promote destruction.
http://heartlandnewsfeed.com/2018/02/05/commentary-illinois-family-institute-continues-campaign-of-ignorance-on-pot-legalization/