December 29 Morning Addition

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

December 28 Morning Edition

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Trump is being handed a great economy” and ask “What happens when it starts tanking?”  Anti-Trumps want the economy to tank so that they can blame it on him.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/commentary/ct-trump-booming-economy-stock-market-20161227-story.html
— South suburbs boast fair share of biggest, best and other honors – Ted Slowik
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/daily-southtown/opinion/ct-sta-slowik-superlatives-st-1228-20161227-story.html

 

DAILY HERALD
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: West Chicago reviews objection to mayoral candidate – Jessica Cilella
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20161227/news/161229196/
— HARDCOPY EDITORIAL TITLE: The fight against fake news  Only you can stop its proliferation, through critical thinking and not sharing – Editorial  (DIERSEN: Who do your critics/opponents want you to get permission from?  My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always hinted/implied/argued/shouted that because I am a Republican Precinct Committeeman, I should get specific permission from all of the following before I include anything in GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails: past and present a) Milton Township Republican Central Committee (MTRCC) officers, b) DuPage County Republican Central Committee officers, executive committee members, and employees, c) Illinois Republican Party (IRP) State Central Committee officers, members, and deputies, d) IRP officers and employees, e) the IRP National Committeeman, f) the IRP National Committeewoman, and g) all the Republican elected officials who represent my precinct.  While I was the TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairman, a Wheaton Chamber of Commerce Government Affairs Committee member, the MTRCC webmaster, an Illinois Center Right Coalition Steering Committee member, and an American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter board member, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes hinted/implied/argued/shouted that I should have gotten specific permission from the past and present officers of the aforesaid organizations before I included anything in GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails.)
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20161228/discuss/161229120/
— HARDCOPY EDITORIAL TITLE: The demonization of the press  The news media isn’t just under criticism, its’s under a dangerous assault – Editorial  (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, members of news media serve as operatives or as dupes for the Democrat Party.  Ever-increasingly, members of the news media promote Democrats and promote the Democrat Party platform.)
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20161226/discuss/161229233/
— Growing number of Americans are retiring outside the U.S. – AP
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20161227/news/312279933/

 

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Why the General Assembly must reform workers’ compensation – BRUCE RAUNER
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20161228/OPINION/161229933/why-illinois-must-reform-workers-compensation-gov-rauner

 

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Federal regulations not always a burden – Dick Durbin  (DIERSEN: Because minorities and women who have problems vote overwhelmingly for Democrats, Democrats promote Affirmative Action, Diversity, and Inclusion.)
http://www.sj-r.com/opinion/20161227/dick-durbin-federal-regulations-not-always-burden
— Real budget could help keep people in Illinois – Editorial
http://www.sj-r.com/opinion/20161227/their-view-real-budget-could-help-keep-people-in-illinois

 

JOURNAL COURIER
— Arrogance is betraying AFSCME members – Austin Berg
http://myjournalcourier.com/news/104009/commentary-arrogance-is-betraying-the-members

 

HERALD NEWS
— All I want for Christmas is a new speaker – Austin Berg
http://www.theherald-news.com/2016/12/23/berg-all-i-want-for-christmas-is-a-new-speaker/afzi83a/

 

BELLEVILLE NEWS DEMOCRAT
— Student government: Make SIU a sanctuary for immigrants – AP (DIERSEN: This indicates that many, if not most, if not virtually all SIU students are anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.  Democrat professors focus on cranking out “good little Democrats.”)
http://www.bnd.com/news/state/illinois/article123270689.html

 

SAUK VALLEY
— ‘School choice’ has failed elsewhere; don’t try it here  New Education Dept. chief might weaken traditional public schools – Sarah Bingaman Dixon (DIERSEN: My father could afford to send me to Trinity Lutheran Grade School in Crete 1953-1961 and then to Hope Lutheran Grade School in Park Forest 1961-1962 to stay with the Missouri Synod.  My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always used that to hint/imply/argue/shout that my parents were filthy rich, that I was born with a silver spoon in my mouth, and that I have always been privileged.  I should write a book about how much money the parents of my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have/had.)
http://www.saukvalley.com/2016/12/22/guest-column-school-choice-has-failed-elsewhere-dont-try-it-here/ajqxlxs/

 

TIMES
— Conservative paper plagiarized – David Giuliani
http://www.mywebtimes.com/news/local/conservative-paper-plagiarized/article_30d2a752-90fa-59fa-8804-63301459dc54.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: A co-owner of a chain of conservative papers said late last week a writer and an editor were “terminated” after The Times identified instances of plagiarism. In November, the Illinois Valley Times ran two stories that contained passages from Times stories without proper attribution. The chain of Illinois papers is run by Local Government Information Services Inc.; the Illinois Valley Times has no local presence, with its writers from elsewhere, including the Philippines. Dan Proft, one of the company’s owners, said plagiarism is against his company’s policy. “(W)e take proper attribution and substantiation of sources and content seriously and instruct our people accordingly,” he said in an email late last week. “The hundreds of stories we’ve done across all our properties speak very clearly to the veracity of my statement of policy.” On Nov. 19, the Illinois Valley Times posted a story to its website about Republican Karen Donnelly’s victory over Democrat Brian Towne in the state’s attorney race 11 days before. The story included a series of direct quotes from the two candidates that were from The Times’ election night story. The conservative paper attributed none of the quotes to The Times. Other paragraphs were paraphrased from The Times’ story. In his email, Proft said the lack of attribution was a “major problem and should’ve been caught by our editor.” In a Nov. 9 story, the Illinois Valley Times reported Republican state representative candidate Jerry Long’s victory over Democratic Rep. Andy Skoog. The story contained a direct quote from the director of a think tank based at Southern Illinois University, saying the director made the comment to the Illinois Valley Times in September. In fact, the director, David Yepsen, had given the quote to The Times in September. Proft said an editor mistakenly changed “Times” to “Illinois Valley Times,” thinking it was a typo. For both stories, Proft said, it appeared speed was chosen over accuracy. “These are our mistakes, and we take accountability for them,” Proft said in his email. “Both the writer and the editor in question have been terminated as a result of this sloppy work.” Soon after Proft’s response to The Times, both stories were corrected to include proper attributions. Editors added notations at the end of the stories indicating the previous problems. Proft couldn’t be reached for a phone interview.)

 

KANE COUNTY NOW
— Fewer out of work now in DeKalb County
http://www.kendallcountynow.com/2016/12/22/fewer-out-of-work-now-in-dekalb-county/a9kqr7d/

 

NORTHWEST INDIANA TIMES
— Crete rail yard revived, CSX makes request – Keith Benman
http://www.nwitimes.com/business/local/crete-rail-yard-revived-csx-makes-request/article_945e9a4c-438f-547d-8b37-8644368df30c.html

 

ILLINOIS POLICY INSTITUTE
— FOOD STAMPS FOR CHRISTMAS: 2 MILLION ILLINOISANS STRUGGLE TO PUT FOOD ON THEIR TABLES – Madelyn Harwood
https://www.illinoispolicy.org/food-stamps-for-christmas-2-million-illinoisans-struggle-to-put-food-on-their-tables/?linkId=32791814

 

TOWNHALL
— Why Wait 100 Days? Trump’s First 30 Days. – Bob Barr
http://townhall.com/columnists/bobbarr/2016/12/28/why-wait-100-days–trumps-first-30-days-n2264072
— The Newspapers Bully Sen. Sessions – Brent Bozell
http://townhall.com/columnists/brentbozell/2016/12/28/the-newspapers-bully-sen-sessions-n2264080
— Alan Dershowitz: Obama Will Go Down As One Of The Worst Foreign Policy Presidents Ever. He Stabbed Israel In The Back – Matt Vespa
http://townhall.com/tipsheet/mattvespa/2016/12/27/alan-dershowitz-obama-will-go-down-as-on-the-worst-foreign-policy-presidents-ever-he-stabbed-israel-in-the-back-n2263931
— The Obama Era Has Wiped Out An Entire Generation Of New Democratic Talent – Matt Vespa
http://townhall.com/tipsheet/mattvespa/2016/12/27/the-obama-era-has-wiped-out-an-entire-generation-of-new-democratic-talent-n2263997

 

AMERICAN THINKER
— Trump Would Have Beaten Delusional Obama – Daniel John Sobieski
http://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2016/12/trump_would_have_beaten_delusional_obama.html

 

LIFEZETTE
— Why ‘Legacy’ Admissions Value Ancestry Over Merit  Students battle for college slots while family ties assist a select few — fair or foul? – Daniel Riseman  (DIERSEN: What if Affirmative Action, Diversity, and Inclusion were only for those whose parents did not have college degrees?)
http://www.lifezette.com/momzette/legacy-admissions-value-ancestry-merit/

 

CONSERVATIVE REVIEW
— HOW BLACK LIVES MATTER IS TAKING OVER THE PUBLIC SCHOOL SYSTEM – Carly Hoilman
https://www.conservativereview.com/commentary/2016/12/how-black-lives-matter-is-taking-over-the-public-school-system

 

NATIONAL REVIEW
— Obama Despises Israel Because He Despises the West  A religious leftist, he breaks down Bible believers into two categories: fools and liars. – BEN SHAPIRO
http://www.nationalreview.com/article/443371/obama-anti-israel-jewish-jerusalem-judeo-christian-western-civilization

 

AMERICAN SPECTATOR
— Trump Nixes Pet Projects of Liberal and Conservative Elites – MICHAEL BARONE
https://spectator.org/trump-nixes-pet-projects-of-liberal-and-conservative-elites/

 

FREEDOM’S JOURNAL
— WEALTH, POVERTY AND POLITICS – Walter E. Williams
https://freedomsjournalinstitute.org/latest-news/opinion/wealth-poverty-and-politics/

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— Trump Inauguration Security Planners Brace for Wave of Protesters – NICHOLAS FANDOSD  (DIERSEN: How many from Illinois, from your county, from your township/ward, from your municipality, and from your precinct a) will attend the inauguration in support of Trump/Pence and b) will protest the inauguration?)
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/12/27/us/politics/donald-trump-inauguration-security.html
— Houses of Worship Poised to Serve as Trump-Era Immigrant Sanctuaries – LAURIE GOODSTEIN  (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, churches serve as operatives or as dupes for the Democrat Party.)
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/12/27/us/houses-of-worship-poised-to-serve-as-trump-era-immigrant-sanctuaries.html
— Fix Immigration. It’s What Voters Want. – TOM COTTON, Republican senator from Arkansas
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/12/28/opinion/tom-cotton-fix-immigration-its-what-voters-want.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Don’t Let Trump Speak for Workers.”
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/12/27/opinion/dont-let-trump-speak-for-workers.html?ref=opinion
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: For the Trumps, ‘Made in U.S.A.’ May Be a Tricky Label to Stitch – LAURA M. HOLSON and RACHEL ABRAMS  (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes would call me a hypocrite for buying a 2013 Dodge Charger R/T Max because its engine was built in Mexico, its transmission was built in Germany, and the car was assembled in Canada.)
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/12/28/business/donald-trump-ivanka-clothes-global-trade-overseas-manufacturing.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: What do you say to those who hint/imply/argue/shout that teens commit crime because they are bored?)
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/12/27/us/mall-fights-brawls.html

 

NEW YORK DAILY NEWS
— Donald Trump rewards major donors with high-ranking positions and political access – CHRIS SOMMERFELDT
http://www.nydailynews.com/news/politics/trump-major-donors-high-ranking-positions-political-access-article-1.2926090
— Thousands sign petition demanding Hunter College fire professor whose husband criticized Ivanka Trump – Denis Slattery
http://www.nydailynews.com/news/politics/thousands-professor-fired-husband-heckles-ivanka-trump-article-1.2926072

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: Housing Gains Highlight Economic Divide  Coastal areas see home values surge while rural regions miss out on the boom – LAURA KUSISTO
http://www.wsj.com/articles/housing-gains-highlight-economic-divide-1482881929
— TRAGIC: HARDCOPY ARTICLE TITLE: Mexico Edges Closer to legalizing Marijuana – DUDLEY ALTHAUS and SANTIAGO PEREZ
http://www.wsj.com/articles/u-s-path-on-legal-marijuana-forces-rethink-in-mexico-1482834602

 

USA TODAY
— Police suspect social media spurred mall violence – Aamer Madhani
http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/2016/12/27/police-suspect-social-media-spurred-mall-violence/95886724/
— More than 40 shot in Chicago over the weekend – Melanie Eversley
http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/2016/12/26/40-shot-chicago-over-weekend/95860972/

 

SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE
— Latinos in tech prepare for resistance as Trump takes office – Marissa Lang
http://www.sfchronicle.com/business/article/Latinos-in-tech-prepare-for-resistance-as-Trump-10820939.php

 

COLUMBUS DISPATCH
— OUTSTANDING: Marijuana supporters worried by Trump’s attorney general pick – Jessica Wehrman  (DIERSEN: What do you say to those who talk and/or act like they smoke pot and/or like they want to smoke pot legally?  Sooner or later, they all will be “wards of the state.”)
http://www.dispatch.com/content/stories/local/2016/12/28/backers-of-legal-pot-worried.html

 

STAR BEACON
— Obama, not Trump, sold DREAMers out – Joe Guzzardi
http://www.starbeacon.com/opinion/columns/obama-not-trump-sold-dreamers-out/article_e7922213-7838-557a-8e37-fe2ba629d1d0.html

 

DIVERSE EDUCATION
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Whites and anti-males say “Anti-affirmative Action Foes Continue with Fake Conclusions.” What if Affirmative Action, Diversity, and Inclusion were only for those whose parents did not have college degrees?)
http://diverseeducation.com/article/90682/

 

WORLD SOCIALIST WEB SITE
— Obama White House spurns appeal to shield “DREAMers” and green-card holders – Zaida Green
https://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2016/12/28/immi-d28.html

December 27 Evening Edition

NBC5
— Illinois’ State Budget Impasse Will Likely Stretch Into 2017 – Tom Schuba
http://www.nbcchicago.com/news/politics/illinois-state-budget-impasse-will-likely-stretch-into-2017-408426115.html
— Billionaire Asked Emanuel to Close Downtown Street for Daughter’s Wedding – Tom Schuba
http://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/billionaire-asked-emanuel-close-downtown-street-wedding-408431645.html

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Rauner shows how his mind works in emails – Rich Miller
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/daily-southtown/opinion/ct-sta-miller-column-1228-20161227-story.html
— Will popular tax break for homeowners survive in 2017? – Kenneth R. Harney
http://www.chicagotribune.com/classified/realestate/ct-re-0101-kenneth-harney-column-20161229-column.html
— Billionaire asked Rahm to close Monroe Street for daughter’s wedding – Kim Janssen
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/ct-billionaire-wedding-road-closure-rahm-1229-chicago-inc-20161227-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps ask “Could Trump start a nuclear war with a single tweet?”
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/commentary/ct-trump-nuclear-weapons-twitter-20161227-story.html
— Deerfield and Northbrook Chamber of Commerce members deliver supplies to homeless in Chicago – Denys Bucksten
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/northbrook/news/ct-dfr-chamber-homeless-christmas-drive-tl-1229-20161227-story.html

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
—  ‘Dear Leader’ Trump’s favorite targets are Republicans – Froma Harrop
http://chicago.suntimes.com/opinion/opinion-dear-leader-trumps-favorite-targets-are-republicans/
— We will fight any rollback of rights for LGBTQ Americans – Brian C. Johnson  (DIERSEN: Democrats run Illinois.  Ever-increasingly, those Democrats, their operatives, and their dupes demonize you, denigrate you, and condemn you if you do not promote LGBTQ activity.)
http://chicago.suntimes.com/opinion/opinion-we-will-fight-any-rollback-of-rights-for-lgbtq-americans/

 

DAILY HERALD
— 8 teens charged in large fight at Fox Valley Mall – Katlyn Smith
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20161227/news/161229228/
— Buffalo Grove maintains Aaa bond rating
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20161227/news/161229192/

 

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Women still need men to help us climb the corporate ladder – ANDEE HARRIS  (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always hinted/implied/argued/shouted a) that instead of me, the Post Office should have hired a woman in 1966, b) that the Post Office should gotten rid of me much sooner than it did so that a woman could have my job, c) that instead of me, IRS should have hired a woman in 1971, d) that instead of me, IRS should have promoted women in 1972, 1973, and 1974, e) that instead of me, GAO should have hired a woman in 1980, f) that instead of me, GAO should have promoted a woman in 1986, and g) that GAO should gotten rid of me much sooner than it did so that a woman could have my job and my preferred corner office.)
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20161227/OPINION/161229944/women-still-need-men-to-help-us-climb-the-corporate-ladder

 

NORTHWEST HERALD
— New Year’s wish: A New House speaker in Illinois – Austin Berg
http://www.nwherald.com/2016/12/27/new-years-wish-a-new-house-speaker-in-illinois/ak740m9/

 

KANE COUNTY CHRONICLE
— Eight juveniles charged in mall disturbance in Aurora
http://www.kcchronicle.com/2016/12/27/eight-juveniles-charged-in-mall-disturbance-in-aurora/ajahbdi/

 

WQAD
— Questions arise concerning new Illinois law to help hairdressers recognize abuse – ELIZABETH WADAS
http://wqad.com/2016/12/27/questions-arise-concerning-new-illinois-law-to-help-hairdressers-recognize-abuse/

 

NEWS TRIBUNE
— Dissolve or consolidate? Not happening in La Salle Township – Tom Collins
http://www.newstrib.com/news/dissolve-or-consolidate-not-happening-in-la-salle-township/article_7ab00fe4-cc40-11e6-b278-479322849fd2.html

 

COOK COUNTY RECORD
— Judge: Chicago Elections Board must pay share of local GOP’s costs for fight over committeeman rules – Jonathan Bilyk
http://cookcountyrecord.com/stories/511063246-judge-chicago-elections-board-must-pay-share-of-local-gop-s-costs-for-fight-over-commiteeman-rules

 

CHICAGO LAW BULLETIN
— Rauner calls $50M ‘first installment’ – AP
http://www.chicagolawbulletin.com/Articles/2016/12/27/Rauner-campaign-50M-12-27-16.aspx

 

CHICAGOIST
— Mike Pence Is Speaking In Chicago Friday & Some Chicagoans Plan To Protest – RACHEL CROMIDAS
http://chicagoist.com/2016/12/27/mike_pence_is_speaking_in_chicago_f.php

 

CHICAGO MAGAZINE
— Rahm’s Emails: Billionaire Friends, Curt Replies, and Plenty of Loopholes – Carol Felsenthal
http://www.chicagomag.com/Chicago-Magazine/Felsenthal-Files/December-2016/Rahm-Email-Dump/

 

ILLINOIS FAMILY INSTITUTE
— Demand That Congress Preserve the Electoral College – John Biver
https://illinoisfamily.org/federal/demand-u-s-representatives-preserve-electoral-college/

 

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— HUMPHREY: IMMIGRATION GROUPS – EVEN RELIGIOUS ONES – PROMOTE LAWLESSNESS
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2016/12/immigration-groups-promote-more-burdens-on-taxpayers.html
— REEDER: ILLINOIS VOTERS WEARY OF ONGOING WAR BETWEEN RAUNER AND MADIGAN
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2016/12/reeder-illinois-voters-weary-of-ongoing-war-between-rauner-and-madigan.html

 

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Trump’s ‘true’ friends on Capitol Hill – Jennifer Harper
http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2016/dec/27/inside-the-beltway-trumps-true-friends-on-capitol-/

 

DAILY CALLER
— Hillary Supporter Warren Buffett Is $8 BILLION Richer Since Trump’s Election – Chuck Ross
http://dailycaller.com/2016/12/27/hillary-supporter-is-8-billion-richer-since-trumps-election/
— The United Nations Gets KRAUTHAMMERED: Trump Should ‘Turn It Into Condos’ – Christian Datoc
http://dailycaller.com/2016/12/27/the-united-nations-gets-krauthammered-trump-should-turn-it-into-condos-video/
— New York Times’ John Harwood Says Democrats Lost Because Of ‘White Fear’ – Peter Hasson
http://dailycaller.com/2016/12/27/new-york-times-reporter-says-democrats-lost-because-of-white-fear/

 

BLAZE
— Reid: Group of potential 2020 Democratic candidates looks like an ‘old folks’ home’ – Tre Goins-Phillips  (DIERSEN: How old are you?  I am 68.)
http://www.theblaze.com/news/2016/12/27/reid-group-of-potential-2020-democratic-candidates-looks-like-an-old-folks-home/
— Megyn Kelly criticizes ‘scared’ Hillary Clinton for using her on the campaign trail, but refusing to come on her show – Kate Scanlon
http://www.theblaze.com/news/2016/12/27/megyn-kelly-criticizes-scared-hillary-clinton-for-using-her-on-the-campaign-trail-but-refusing-to-come-on-her-show/

 

BREITBART
— New York County Ends ‘Sanctuary’ Policy Before Trump Inauguration – JOHN BINDER
http://www.breitbart.com/texas/2016/12/27/county-ends-sanctuary-policy-trump-inauguration/

 

HOT AIR
— Maxine Waters: The problem with my party is that “when we’re in power we’re nice”
http://hotair.com/archives/2016/12/27/maxine-waters-the-problem-with-my-party-is-that-when-were-in-power-were-nice/

 

NEWSMAX
— NY Times: Chris Christie ‘Abandoned by Virtually Everyone’ – Joe Crowe
http://www.newsmax.com/US/Chris-Christie-Abandoned/2016/12/27/id/765720/

 

COLLEGE FIX
— Law professors agree: University of Oregon can’t legally punish prof for Halloween costume – GREG PIPER
http://www.thecollegefix.com/post/30507/

 

FOX NEWS
— ‘You cannot eat here’: Hawaii café riles residents with ban on Trump voters – Malia Zimmerman
http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2016/12/27/cannot-eat-here-hawaii-caf-riles-residents-with-ban-on-trump-voters.html

 

HUFFINGTON POST
— Rebuking Trump, Obama Channels His Native Hawaii At Pearl Harbor, the president embraces his state’s world view. – Howard Fineman
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/obama-hawaii-trump_us_58628e8de4b0d9a59459171f

 

ASSOCIATED PRESS
— ‘STAR WARS’ ACTRESS CARRIE FISHER DIES AT 60
http://abc7news.com/entertainment/star-wars-actress-carrie-fisher-dies-at-60/1674973/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Fisher long battled drug addiction and mental illness. She said she smoked pot at age 13, used LSD by 21 and was first diagnosed as bipolar at age 24. She was treated with electroconvulsive therapy and medication.)

 

AOL NEWS
— Man refuses to help Trump supporter stuck in snow
http://www.aol.com/article/2016/12/27/man-refuses-to-help-trump-supporter-stuck-in-snow/21642690/

 

MSN
— Inauguration performer Jackie Evancho’s album sales skyrocket – NICOLE BITETTE
http://www.msn.com/en-us/music/news/inauguration-performer-jackie-evancho%E2%80%99s-album-sales-skyrocket/ar-BBxAasB

 

NEW YORK DAILY NEWS
— After Trump Tower evacuation, de Blasio spokesman says incidents ‘will be a common occurrence’ – JOHN ANNESE
http://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/suspicious-package-report-prompts-trump-tower-evacuation-article-1.2925879

 

WASHINGTON POST
— Trump calls U.N. ‘just a club for people’ to ‘have a good time’ – Juliet Eilperin
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/post-politics/wp/2016/12/26/trump-calls-u-n-just-a-club-for-people-to-have-a-good-time/
— Professor keeps job after ‘white genocide’ tweet, but conservative media continues to go after liberal targets – David Weigel
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/post-politics/wp/2016/12/27/professor-keeps-job-after-white-genocide-tweet-but-conservatives-seek-out-more-academic-and-media-controversy/
— A professor called Trump’s election an ‘act of terrorism.’ Then she became the victim of terror. – Peter Holley
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/grade-point/wp/2016/12/27/a-professor-called-trumps-election-an-act-of-terrorism-then-she-became-the-victim-of-terror/

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Illinois Budget Woes Stir Businesses to Action  Group starts campaign urging lawmakers and governor to reach compromise as state approaches another year without a budget – WILL CONNORS
http://www.wsj.com/articles/illinois-budget-woes-stir-businesses-to-action-1482877882
— Malls Across U.S. Beef Up Security After Brawls  Moves follow string of disturbances the day after Christmas – DOUGLAS BELKIN and PAUL ZIOBRO
http://www.wsj.com/articles/malls-across-u-s-beef-up-security-after-brawls-1482870457
— Trump Poses New Reputation Concerns for Companies – BEN DIPIETRO
http://blogs.wsj.com/riskandcompliance/2016/12/27/trump-poses-new-reputation-concerns-for-companies/
— Time to Reform the Kangaroo Courts on Campus  The Education Department should raise standards for campus courts—protecting victims and the accused. – ROBERT SHIBLEY
http://www.wsj.com/articles/time-to-reform-the-kangaroo-courts-on-campus-1482882574

 

THE WEEK
— Angela Merkel is destroying Europe – Michael Brendan Dougherty
http://theweek.com/articles/669030/angela-merkel-destroying-europe

 

SALON
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “The invention of the white working class: The phrase of the year is racist hogwash  It is a dog whistle, not a demographic.”
http://www.salon.com/2016/12/27/the-invention-of-the-white-working-class-the-phrase-of-the-year-is-racist-hogwash_partner/

 

ALTERNET
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Whites say “Expert Who Has Studied White Supremacy for Almost 50 Years Explains Why Racists Flock to Trump’s Rhetoric.”
http://challengewww.alternet.org/right-wing/expert-who-has-studied-white-supremacy-almost-50-years-explains-why-racists-flock-trumps

 

JEZEBEL
— The Majority of Low-Wage Workers in the U.S. Are Women – Madeleine Davies  (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always hinted/implied/argued/shouted a) that instead of me, the Post Office should have hired a woman in 1966, b) that the Post Office should gotten rid of me much sooner than it did so that a woman could have my job, c) that instead of me, IRS should have hired a woman in 1971, d) that instead of me, IRS should have promoted women in 1972, 1973, and 1974, e) that instead of me, GAO should have hired a woman in 1980, f) that instead of me, GAO should have promoted a woman in 1986, and g) that GAO should gotten rid of me much sooner than it did so that a woman could have my job and my preferred corner office.)
http://jezebel.com/the-majority-of-low-wage-workers-in-the-u-s-are-women-1790534038

 

FED SMITH
— Retirement Ideas for Federal Employees – Jason Kay
http://www.fedsmith.com/2016/12/27/retirement-ideas-for-federal-employees/

December 27 Morning Edition

ABC7
— DISGUSTING: FOX VALLEY MALL IN AURORA SHUT DOWN DUE TO FIGHT, 7 ARRESTED – Eric Horng
http://abc7chicago.com/news/fox-valley-mall-in-aurora-closed-due-to-fights/1674153/

 

NBC5
— DISGUSTING: Fox Valley Mall Shut Down After Large Fight: Official  Police said six people were in custody in relation to the incident Monday night, but it was unclear if they would be charged with anything – Ash-har Quraishi
http://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/Police-Respond-to-Fox-Valley-Mall-in-Suburban-Aurora-408357915.html

 

WGN TV
— DISGUSTING: 7 arrested after ‘big brawl’ closed Aurora mall; similar mall melees reported across the country – MIKE LOWE
http://wgntv.com/2016/12/26/watch-hundreds-of-teens-fight-at-connecticut-mall-similar-incidents-reported-across-the-country/

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— DISGUSTING: Fights among teens force closing of Fox Valley Mall – Sarah Freishtat  (DIERSEN: When you were a teen, what did you do when you were not in school?  I did yard work, delivered newspapers, washed dishes, cleaned golf shoes, chipped slag, pumped gasoline, and delivered mail.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/aurora-beacon-news/ct-abn-fight-closes-fox-valley-mall-20161226-story.html
— The Democrats’ destructive politics of righteousness – Kenneth L. Woodward  (DIERSEN: Democrats hint/imply/argue/shout that it is righteous to be anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/commentary/ct-democrats-clinton-bill-hillary-dnc-chicago-trump-perspec-1227-jm-20161227-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Trump and his team have a new strategy: Ignore the law.”
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/post-tribune/opinion/ct-ptb-milbank-trump-law-st-1228-20161226-story.html
— The days of stay-at-home moms are ‘long gone,’ report says – Danielle Paquette  (DIERSEN: Did you have a stay-at-home mom?  I did and my father could afford to send me to Trinity Lutheran Grade School in Crete 1953-1961 and then to Hope Lutheran Grade School in Park Forest 1961-1962 to stay with the Missouri Synod.  My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always used that to hint/imply/argue/shout that my parents were filthy rich, that I was born with a silver spoon in my mouth, and that I have always been privileged.  I should write a book about how much money the parents of my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes had.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/ct-stay-at-home-moms-study-20161222-story.html
— AP New Year’s poll: Americans hopeful for a better 2017 – EMILY SWANSON and VERENA DOBNIK  (DIERSEN: Individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that are anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors WILL FOCUS ON MAKING 2017 WORSE FOR individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that are Protestant, conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/sns-bc-us–ap-poll-new-years-hopes-20161226-story.html
— FRONT PAGE: Cigarette butts make up nearly half of trash at Chicago beaches, study shows – Grace Wong  (DIERSEN: What does that say about cigarette smokers?)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-lake-michigan-beaches-trash-met-20161227-story.html

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Democrats weigh 2018 challenge to Rauner; GOP on the attack – AP
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/democrats-weigh-2018-challenge-to-rauner-gop-on-attack/

 

DAILY HERALD
— DISGUSTING: HARDCOPY ARTICLE TITLE: Fox mall shuts down after fights – Eric Peterson
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20161226/news/161229283/
— Education panel recommends boosting funding by $3,000 per pupil – Kerry Lester
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20161227/news/161229275/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Trump imitates Putin, but the U.S. isn’t Russia.”
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20161227/discuss/161229335/
— Say no to $50 million Kane County Forest Preserve Board tax hike request – State Representative-Elect Allen Skillicorn, East Dundee
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20161227/discuss/161229741/

 

ALTON DAILY NEWS
— Looking At Black Employment Trends – Cole Lauterbach  (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always hinted/implied/argued/shouted a) that instead of me, the Post Office should have hired a Black in 1966, b) that the Post Office should gotten rid of me much sooner than it did so that a Black could have my job, c) that instead of me, IRS should have hired a Black in 1971, d) that instead of me, IRS should have promoted Blacks in 1972, 1973, and 1974, e) that instead of me, GAO should have hired a Black in 1980, f) that instead of me, GAO should have promoted a Black in 1986, and g) that GAO should gotten rid of me much sooner than it did so that a Black could have my job and my preferred corner office.)
http://altondailynews.com/news/details.cfm?clientid=17&id=232701#.WGJRFxsrKM8

 

PEKIN TIMES
— Lawmakers: Balance taxing with spending – Bill Knight
http://www.pekintimes.com/news/20161227/knight-lawmakers-balance-taxing-with-spending

 

WEST COOK NEWS
— Taxes, fees eating away at Costco profits in Illinois, Proft tells listeners
http://westcooknews.com/stories/511063090-taxes-fees-eating-away-at-costco-profits-in-illinois-proft-tells-listeners

 

CHICAGO NOW
— Gov. Rauner could double the literacy rate in CPS (That’s reform): Watch UChicago Charter School Principal Howell – Jeff Berkowitz
http://www.chicagonow.com/public-affairs-with-jeff-berkowitz/2016/12/gov-rauner-could-double-the-literacy-rate-in-cps-thats-reform-watch-uchicago-charter-school-howell-cableweb/

 

ILLINOIS FAMILY INSTITUTE
— The Left Hates IFI – David E. Smith
https://illinoisfamily.org/ifi_news/simply-cant-stand-us/

 

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— THE RIGHT TAKE: THE DIVIDED STATES OF AMERICA
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2016/12/the-right-take-the-divided-states-of-america.html

 

AMERICAN THINKER
— Parting Regrets from the LOSer’s Presidency – Deborah C. Tyler
http://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2016/12/parting_regrets_from_the_losers_presidency.html
— Obama’s hatred of Israel will rebound – Karin McQuillan
http://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2016/12/obamas_hatred_of_israel_will_rebound.html

 

NEWS WITH VIEWS
— THANKFULLY, OBAMA TO EXIT THE WHITE HOUSE – Frosty Wooldridge
http://www.newswithviews.com/Wooldridge/frosty1198.htm

 

AMERICAN CONSERVATIVE
— ‘Kill Whitey!’ Says White Professor – ROD DREHER  (DIERSEN: What do you say to Whites who pander to anti-Whites, that is, what do you say to Whites who pander to racists?)
http://www.theamericanconservative.com/dreher/kill-whitey-white-professor-drexel/

BREITBART
— Obama Administration Nearly Doubles Number of Refugee Arrivals So Far in FY 2017 – MICHAEL PATRICK LEAHY
http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2016/12/26/obama-administration-nearly-doubles-number-refugee-arrivals-far-fy-2017/

 

BLAZE
— Obama suggests the media should have helped Democrats win elections – Sara Gonzales  (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, the media helps elect Democrats and defends and advances the Democrat Party platform.)
http://www.theblaze.com/news/2016/12/26/obama-suggests-the-media-should-have-helped-democrats-win-elections/
— Here’s how Trump’s expected inauguration crowd stacks up against Obama’s – Sara Gonzales
http://www.theblaze.com/news/2016/12/26/heres-how-trumps-expected-inauguration-crowd-stacks-up-against-obamas/
— White House tells Trump, ‘only one president at a time’ – Brandon Morse
http://www.theblaze.com/news/2016/12/26/white-house-tells-trump-only-one-president-at-a-time/

 

NET RIGHT DAILY
— ‘You’re fired’: How Trump can reduce the federal workforce and drain the swamp – Robert Romano  (DIERSEN: Democrats run the federal government and virtually all federal employees are Democrats. If they have to get rid of employees, they first get rid of any remaining employees who are Republican, and then they get rid of employees who are White, male, older, and/or non-veteran.)
http://netrightdaily.com/2016/12/youre-fired-trump-can-reduce-federal-workforce-drain-swamp/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Republican presidential candidates the past many years have spoken of plans to reduce the federal workforce and rein in the bureaucracy in Washington, D.C. Rudy Giuliani in 2008 planned to do so by simply not rehiring workers to replace the retiring Baby Boomers, a proposal that was adopted by John McCain the same year and Mitt Romney again in 2012. President-elect Donald Trump once again adopted the hiring freeze this year in his successful bid to win the presidency via “Donald Trump’s Contract with the American Voter,” promising to “to reduce the federal workforce through attrition.” Now Trump will have the opportunity to finally put that plan into motion and to dust off his famous slogan from NBC’s The Apprentice: “You’re fired.” Because there is another more practical, political problem for Trump, and that is that after 8 years, the current 1.3 million non-defense civilian federal workforce is currently staffed with loyalists to President Barack Obama, who may not wish to implement Trump administration policies and may even seek to undermine the President-elect. On his way out, Obama created an avenue for a small number of political appointees to rehired on the career side to burrow them into the workforce — called conversions. He also changed civil service rules to make it easier to hire federal employees outside of the traditional http://USAjobs.gov system. So, how to drain the swamp? Federal rules make it extremely difficult to fire anybody in the civil service, a process that can take up to two years, even when there is cause like, say, only showing up to work one-third of the time. The federal employee unions get involved, and the whole thing is a mess. That said, federal managers attempting to deal with problem employees had best get started on day one. But one additional step that could be taken would be to reform civil service laws to make it easier to fire career federal employees, legislation that would need to be taken up by Congress, such as proposed by U.S. Rep. Jason Chaffetz (R-Utah) likely to cause a major fight. Another idea is to incentivize early retirement through financially lucrative, limited-time-only buy-outs. This would be accomplished via a one-time appropriation by Congress in the next continuing resolution — due on April 28, 2017 — reducing the amount of time served and the eligible retirement age on a temporary basis. The program could be administered by the Office of Personnel Management, with enough funds to facilitate the buy-outs, which would need to be big enough to promote early retirement. More immediately, in the next continuing resolution, Congress could simply defund the personnel budgets of non-defense civilian departments and agencies, forcing an immediate 10 to 20 percent reduction in the workforce. Specifically, this would be done by taking last year’s enacted full-time equivalent number for each department, agency and office, and then cutting it by 10 to 20 percent. Also, it would be necessary to defund existing preferences under federal rules being given to those laid off being later rehired on a first-in-line basis. This latter part is essential, because otherwise, the Obama personnel who were just laid off will be the first to be rehired when positions need to be filled. That would lay off anywhere from 100,000 to 200,000 federal employees. If it becomes necessary to refill certain positions, that can be dealt with later — with non-Obama personnel. But first things first, let’s start out from a point of reduction, truly limiting the size of the government via personnel. Federal regulations, called Reduction in Force at 5 CFR Part 351, generally dictate a last-in, first-out seniority system when it comes to layoffs. The last federal employees who were hired were by Obama. A 10 to 20 percent reduction of the federal workforce then would naturally hit Obama’s hires the hardest. This too would be a major fight, but tied to the continuing resolution, the continued funding of the non-essential portions of the government would be at stake, giving Republicans in Congress the leverage they need to prevail, provided they are willing to get tough. Congressional Democrats would likely attempt to force a government shutdown over any changes to the civil service via the April funding bill, particularly anything reducing the workforce on a mandatory basis and preempting the possibility of Obama personnel being rehired during a Trump administration. Indeed, Senate Democrats are likely to force a shutdown in the April funding bill no matter what it contains in order to test the new President’s resolve and that of House and Senate leaders. Such a shutdown would be unsurprising, as it will be one of the few tactics available to Democrats whilst in the minority in the House and the Senate to stop Republican policies. To which, there is a simple solution: No back-pay for federal employees after the shutdown ends. Usually, after government shutdowns, non-essential personnel can expect to receive back-pay, essentially a paid vacation for their troubles during the shutdown. So, simply issue a warning that there will be no back-pay during the ensuing government shutdown, and suddenly the federal workforce, if not the unions whose job it is to protect those who have been there the longest, will be the biggest advocates of ending the shutdown immediately — even if it ultimately means an across-the-board reduction of the workforce. Self-preservation would kick in just from a monthly cashflow basis for most employees who have bills to pay. Much of the workforce lives in Maryland, Virginia and the District of Columbia anyway, all of which voted for Hillary Clinton. If there is no back-pay during the ensuing government shutdown, Democrats using the shutdown tactic to forestall inevitable federal workforce reductions would only be punishing their own voting constituencies instead of protecting 80 to 90 percent of them from a cessation of pay. Nobody in the federal government is entitled to their jobs, and with a Republican president, government shutdowns should no longer be leverage used to enact Democratic policies or to protect government employee constituencies. No back-pay during government shutdowns would take away leverage Democrats usually wield. This would increase the likelihood of success in a fight over the civil service issue, and critically, once Democrats capitulate, over any other issue in future policy-based funding battles in continuing resolutions and omnibus spending bills, like Obamacare. It’s time to play hardball. If the Trump administration wants to be able to enact the President-elect’s agenda in the relatively short time that is available, the biggest obstacle may not be Congress. There are problems there to be sorted out, to be sure. The biggest problem will be with the federal workforce itself, leaking to the press like a sieve and undermining the administration at every turn. In this case, hiring freezes, early retirements and a big, real cut in the size of the workforce should be the first order of business by the Trump administration to truly drain the swamp.)

 

REAL CLEAR POLITICS
— Pence’s Influence Likely to Be Limited as VP – Rebecca Berg
http://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2016/12/27/pences_influence_likely_to_be_limited_as_vp_132641.html

 

POLITICO
— Trump’s use of Twitter will be ‘really exciting part’ of his presidency, Spicer says – NOLAN D. MCCASKILL
http://www.politico.com/story/2016/12/will-donald-trump-tweet-as-president-sean-spicer-232975
— Trump rewards big donors with jobs and access  Contributors who met with Trump gave about $59 million in support of his campaign and other Republicans, averaging more than $800,000 per donor. – ISAAC ARNSDORF
http://www.politico.com/story/2016/12/donald-trump-donors-rewards-232974

 

CNN
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “What the immigration battle could look like under Trump.”
http://www.cnn.com/2016/12/27/politics/donald-trump-administration-immigration/

 

CNBC
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “The market rally has nothing to do with Trump’s victory.”
http://www.cnbc.com/2016/12/27/the-market-rally-has-nothing-to-do-with-trumps-victory-analyst-says.html

 

WASHINGTON POST
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Four Cabinet nominations that could blow up in Donald Trump’s face.”
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-fix/wp/2016/12/26/four-cabinet-nominations-that-could-blow-up-in-donald-trumps-face/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: The anti-Trumps who said that Trump could not defeat Clinton ask “Can Donald Trump persuade Americans to support his agenda?” and say “It’s not likely.”
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/monkey-cage/wp/2016/12/27/can-donald-trump-convince-americans-to-support-his-agenda-hell-soon-find-out-how-difficult-this-is/

 

LOS ANGELES TIMES
— Do you suffer from Trump Derangement Syndrome? – Justin Raimondo
http://www.latimes.com/opinion/op-ed/la-oe-raimondo-trump-derangement-syndrome-20161226-story.html

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: Financial Holdings of Some Donald Trump Nominees Complicate Approval Process  Cabinet picks with vast holdings must work to get their books in line ahead of Senate hearings – REBECCA BALLHAUS
http://www.wsj.com/articles/some-donald-trump-nominees-face-stiff-and-costly-confirmation-battles-1482753602
— Obama’s Parting Betrayal of Israel  Trump must ensure there are consequences for supporting U.N. Security Council Resolution 2334. – JOHN BOLTON
http://www.wsj.com/articles/obamas-parting-betrayal-of-israel-1482795616
— As China Pivots, Trump Risks Fighting an Old War  Incoming U.S. administration highlights trade retaliation as Beijing shifts to a form of high-tech protectionism – ANDREW BROWNE  (DIERSEN: Anti-Trumps want America to be dependent on China, to fear China, to pander to China, and to surrender to China.)
http://www.wsj.com/articles/as-china-pivots-trump-risks-fighting-an-old-war-1482833142
— Why Some Adults Don’t Go Back to Get Their Degrees  Programs aimed at college dropouts face challenges when studying is required – MELISSA KORN
http://www.wsj.com/articles/why-some-adults-dont-go-back-to-get-their-degrees-1482588000
— College Enrollment Drops 1.4% as Adults Head Back to Work  Push to get more people into school hits headwind of fewer high-school grads – MELISSA KORN
http://www.wsj.com/articles/college-enrollment-drops-1-4-as-adults-head-back-to-work-1482123660
— HARDCOPY ARTICLE TITLE: Adults Lured Back to College – Melissa Korn  (DIERSEN: In 1992, when I was 43 years old, I started taking graduate courses in financial markets and trading at IIT, and I earned a master’s degree in financial markets and trading from IIT in 1997. I did that because the courses directly related to my GAO job duties and helped me carry out my GAO job duties, because GAO encouraged its employees to take job-related graduate courses, because my Democrat GAO superiors had made it clear that they would never again assign me to audits of IRS, and because they led me to believe that they would continue to assign me to audits of federal financial industry regulators at least until I was eligible to take regular retirement in 2003. However, on September 30, 1997, they succeeded in forcing me to take their early retirement “offer.” In 1976, when I was 27 years old, I started taking graduate accounting courses at DePaul, and I earned a master’s degree in accounting from DePaul in 1980. I did that because the courses directly related to my IRS job duties and helped me carry out my IRS job duties and because IRS encouraged its employees to take job-related graduate courses. In 1972, when I was 23 years old, I started taking graduate business courses at Loyola, and I earned an MBA from Loyola in 1976. I did that because the courses directly related to my IRS job duties and helped me carry out my IRS job duties and because IRS encouraged its employees to take job-related graduate courses.)
http://www.wsj.com/articles/states-aim-to-lure-college-dropouts-back-to-school-1482588001

 

USA TODAY
— DISGUSTING: Merry (cannabis) Christmas! Pot sales are running high – Trevor Hughes
http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/2016/12/22/retailers-reporting-strong-marijuana-sales-holidays/95762702/

 

BLOOMBERG
— Fear of Trump Triggers Deep Spending Cuts by Nation’s Second Largest Union  An internal memo outlines plans to slash budgets by 30 percent at SEIU, the group behind the Fight for $15. – Josh Eidelson  (DIERSEN: If I had been paid $15 an hour in today’s dollars while I washed dishes while I was in high school, I would have bought a new loaded 1966 Pontiac GTO instead of a new 1966 Pontiac Tempest Sprint.)
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2016-12-27/fear-of-trump-triggers-deep-spending-cuts-by-nation-s-second-largest-union

 

FEDERAL NEWS RADIO
— Estimate on how many Americans are under surveillance could come soon – Eric White
http://federalnewsradio.com/federal-headlines/2016/12/estimate-many-americans-surveillance-come-soon/

 

NATIONAL MEMO
— Will Trump Undo Obama’s Executive Actions In His First 100 Days? – Steven Rosenfeld
http://www.nationalmemo.com/trump-obamas-executive-actions/

 

GUARDIAN
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Whites say “Alt-right groups will ‘revolt’ if Trump shuns white supremacy.”
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/dec/27/alt-right-donald-trump-white-supremacy-backlash

December 26 Evening Edition

ABC7
— OBAMA’S EXIT INTERVIEW: I COULD’VE WON AGAIN IN 2016 – CNN
http://abc7chicago.com/politics/obamas-exit-interview-i-couldve-won-again-in-2016/1673774/

 

NBC5
— Emanuel Emails Detail Secret Plans for South Side Golf Courses – Tom Schuba
http://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/emanuel-emails-chicago-south-side-golf-course-408341915.html

 

FOX NEWS CHICAGO
— Police: Majority of holiday weekend violence is gang-related – AP
http://www.fox32chicago.com/news/crime/225633607-story
— Aurora mayor’s race takes shape – AP
http://www.fox32chicago.com/politics/225617154-story

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Why does nobody challenge Madigan to be Speaker? – Madeleine Doubek
http://chicago.suntimes.com/opinion/doubek-why-does-nobody-challenge-madigan-to-be-speaker/
— As Obama departs, we owe him our thanks – Jesse Jackson
http://chicago.suntimes.com/opinion/jesse-jackson-as-obama-departs-we-owe-him-our-thanks/
— Step on toes and get rid of silly little governments – Editorial
http://chicago.suntimes.com/opinion/editorial-step-on-toes-and-get-rid-of-silly-little-governments/
— 2016 was Rahm Emanuel’s comeback year – Fran Spielman
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/2016-was-rahm-emanuels-comeback-year/

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Trump fans owe Obama a debt of gratitude.”
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/columnists/ct-obama-trump-grossman-20161227-story.html
— GOP push to kill key consumer-protection agency poses risks – Elizabeth Dexheimer
http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/ct-consumer-protection-agency-risks-20161223-story.html
— Obama recalls his ‘wildly pretentious’ college years – Michael Kranish  (DIERSEN: What did you do during your college years?  I pumped gasoline, delivered mail, worked on an automobile assembly line, and worked as a security guard.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/ct-obama-pretentious-college-years-20161226-story.html
— Finding reasons to be cheerful gets easier with time – Mary Wisniewski
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/columnists/ct-joy-aging-wisniewski-column-20161226-story.html

 

DAILY HERALD
— Four Democrats (Bustos, Kennedy, Manar and Pritzker) who could challenge Gov. Bruce Rauner in 2018 – AP  (DIERSEN: Do you hold a government office and/or a political office?  Who are your critics/opponents trying to get to run against you?)
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20161226/news/161229325/
— How ‘Saturday Night Live’ turned 2016’s chaos into TV gold – Elahe Izadi (DIERSEN: Saul Alinsky’s fifth rule is to use ridicule.)
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20161226/entlife/161229509/
— Niles Township contributes $46,500 for Oakton scholarships
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20161225/news/161229356/

 

NORTHERN PUBIC RADIO
— New Law Will Increase Efforts To Restrict Firearm Access For Residents With Revoked Gun License – JAMEY DUNN
http://northernpublicradio.org/post/new-law-will-increase-efforts-restrict-firearm-access-residents-revoked-gun-license

 

WAND TV
— Stopgap Budget Coming To An End – Doug Wolfe
http://www.wandtv.com/story/34132394/stopgap-budget-coming-to-an-end

 

WSIL TV
— As Gov. Haley joins Trump, a Trump supporter succeeds Haley – AP
http://www.wsiltv.com/story/34131043/as-gov-haley-joins-trump-a-trump-supporter-succeeds-haley

 

WJBC
— Top Stories 2016: Trump visits Bloomington
http://www.wjbc.com/2016/12/26/top-stories-2016-trump-visits-bloomington/

 

LAKE COUNTY GAZETTE
— Sullivan formally resigns from Illinois House seat
http://lakecountygazette.com/stories/511063046-sullivan-formally-resigns-from-illinois-house-seat

 

DUPAGE POLICY JOURNAL
— Year-over-year jobless rate falls in every Illinois metro area except Chicago – Jeff Gantt
http://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/511050353-report-year-over-year-jobless-rate-falls-in-every-illinois-metro-area-except-chicago

 

ILLINOIS POLICY INSTITUTE
— STATE’S RECORD-BREAKING BUDGETS MAKE ILLINOISANS POORER – Ted Dabrowski
https://www.illinoispolicy.org/states-record-breaking-budgets-make-illinoisans-poorer/

 

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— TWO FORMER MUNGER/TOPINKA STAFFERS (Brad Hahn and Phillip Rodriquez) LAND JOBS IN GOV’S OFFICE
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2016/12/two-former-mungertopinka-staffers-land-jobs-in-govs-office.html
— LEGAL GROUP CHALLENGES OBAMACARE’S DEMAND FOR SEX CHANGE SURGERIES
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2016/12/legal-group-challenges-obamacares-demand-for-sex-change-surgeries.html

 

PJ MEDIA
— Obama’s Israel Vendetta Opens the Door for Trump to Defund the UN – ROGER L SIMON
https://pjmedia.com/rogerlsimon/2016/12/25/obamas-israel-vendetta-opens-teh-door-for-trump-todefund-the-un/
— NBC Anchor Says Trump Hotels Are Terrorist Targets
https://pjmedia.com/video/nbc-anchor-says-trump-hotels-are-terrorist-targets/

 

AMERICAN THINKER
— Liberal hysterics over Trump a windfall for activist causes – Rick Moran
http://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2016/12/liberal_hysterics_over_trump_a_windfall_for_activist_causes.html

 

FRONTPAGE MAGAZINE
— NETANYAHU: OBAMA COORDINATED ANTI-ISRAEL UN RESOLUTION, DEMANDED IT BE PASSED – Daniel Greenfield
http://www.frontpagemag.com/point/265256/netanyahu-obama-coordinated-anti-israel-un-daniel-greenfield

 

CONSERVATIVE REPUBLICAN NEWS
— OBAMA CREATES NEW GOVERNMENT SCHEME TO CONTROL NEWS CONTENT
http://conservativerepublicannews.com/2016/12/26/obama-creates-new-government-scheme-to-control-news-content/

 

DAILY CALLER
— Obama Blames The Media For Trump’s Landslide Win In Rural America – Michael Bastasch  (DIERSEN: Whenever a Republican candidate is defeated in a primary election or a general election in Illinois, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes hint/imply/argue/shout at that candidate that Dave Diersen and his GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails caused his/her defeat.  Previously, they hinted/implied/argued/shouted that what I did a the TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairman, a Wheaton Chamber of Commerce Government Affairs Committee member, the Milton Township Republican Central Committee webmaster, an Illinois Center Right Coalition Steering Committee member, and an American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter board member CAUSED THEIR DEFEAT.)
http://dailycaller.com/2016/12/26/obama-blames-the-media-for-trumps-landslide-win-in-rural-america/
— Lessons For The Left: How China Handles Fake News And Cuts Off 700 Million Web Users From The World – RYAN PICKRELL
http://dailycaller.com/2016/12/25/lessons-for-the-left-how-china-handles-fake-news-and-cuts-off-700-million-web-users-from-the-world/
— Obama To Muster Organizers, Journos, Pols For Next Generation Of Progressive Leaders – Caroline May  (DIERSEN: Who will Obama pick in Illinois, in your county, in your township/ward, in your municipality, and in your precinct?)
http://dailycaller.com/2016/12/26/obama-to-muster-organizers-journos-pols-for-next-generation-of-progressive-leaders/

 

BREITBART
— Tapper: A Lot of the Media Thinks a Lot of Trump Supporters Are ‘Deplorable,’ ‘Racist’ – PAM KEY
http://www.breitbart.com/video/2016/12/26/tapper-a-lot-of-the-media-thinks-a-lot-of-trump-supporters-are-deplorable-racist/
— David Gregory: Obama Has ‘Elitist’ View of Media, Sees It as ‘Silly’ – JEFF POOR
http://www.breitbart.com/video/2016/12/25/david-gregory-obama-elitist-view-media-see-silly/
— Hamas, Islamic Jihad Terror Groups Praise UN Anti-Israel Resolution – ALI WAKED
http://www.breitbart.com/jerusalem/2016/12/26/hamas-islamic-jihad-terror-factions-praise-un-anti-israel-resolution/
— Obama: I Could Have Won if I Had Run for President Again – CHARLIE SPIERING
http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2016/12/26/obama-won-run-president/
— Religiously-Ignorant Liberals Mistake ‘New King’ at Christmas for Donald Trump – THOMAS D. WILLIAMS, PH.D.
http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2016/12/26/religiously-ignorant-liberals-mistake-new-king-at-christmas-for-donald-trump/
— ABC News Worries Hate Hoaxes ‘Discredit’ Muslims – JOHN BINDER
http://www.breitbart.com/texas/2016/12/26/abc-news-worries-hate-hoaxes-discredit-muslims/
— CNN’s Bash: Hillary’s Deplorables Comment Cost Her the ‘Traditional Democratic Base’ – PAM KEY26
http://www.breitbart.com/video/2016/12/26/cnns-bash-hillarys-deplorables-comment-cost-her-the-traditional-democratic-base/

 

BLAZE
— Trump: ‘NO WAY’ Obama would have beaten me – Sara Gonzales
http://www.theblaze.com/news/2016/12/26/trump-no-way-obama-would-have-beaten-me/
— Chicago area police investigate after this threatening message is found on hundreds of cars – Tre Goins-Phillips
http://www.theblaze.com/news/2016/12/26/chicago-area-police-investigate-after-this-threatening-message-is-found-on-hundreds-of-cars/

 

THE HILL
— Poll: Americans hopeful for better 2017 – REBECCA KHEEL
http://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/311840-ap-poll-americans-hopeful-for-better-2017
— Anti-abortion groups expect quick action from Trump – PETER SULLIVAN
http://thehill.com/policy/healthcare/311579-anti-abortion-groups-expect-quick-action-from-trump
— Sanders to Dems: We must change our strategy to regain power – JENNIFER CALFAS
https://origin-nyi.thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/news/311833-sanders-democrats-must-change-their-strategy-to-regain-power

 

HUFFINGTON POST
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Trump says “Trump Gives a Whole New Meaning to the Phrase, “I’m Dreaming of a White Christmas.””  Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps make it clear that they are anti-White, and therefore, that they are racists.)
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/murray-forseter/trump-gives-a-whole-new-m_b_13859640.html

 

NBC NEWS
— Illinois’ First Indian-American Representative Is Ready to Work ‘Across the Aisle’ – FRANCES KAI-HWA WANG
http://www.nbcnews.com/news/asian-america/illinois-first-indian-american-representative-ready-work-across-aisle-n699656

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— Sorry, Liberals. Bigotry Didn’t Elect Donald Trump. – DAVID PAUL KUHN
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/12/26/opinion/sorry-liberals-bigotry-didnt-elect-donald-trump.html

 

WASHINGTON POST
— Schools warn of increased student fears due to immigration arrests, Trump election – Donna St. George  (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, schools act as operatives or as dupes for the Democrat Party.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/education/schools-warn-of-increased-student-fears-due-to-immigration-arrests-trump-election/2016/12/26/a4b2b732-c0a7-11e6-b527-949c5893595e_story.html

 

LOS ANGELES
— Professor under fire for tweet that appeared to support ‘white genocide’ – AP
http://www.latimes.com/nation/nationnow/la-na-professor-white-genocide-tweet-20161226-story.html

 

SAN ANTONIO EXPRESS NEWS
— Easy retirement? Only for a privileged few – AP  (DIERSEN: My outstanding 86-year-old aunt never attended college, never married, never had children, had low-paid data entry jobs, lived frugally, and saved more than $600,000 for her retirement.)
http://www.expressnews.com/business/national/article/Easy-retirement-Only-for-a-privileged-few-10819650.php
(FROM THE ARTICLE: One group doesn’t have to worry as much: the richest 10 percent of households. They typically have more than $413,000 in a retirement account, according to the analysis of the Fed’s latest data, which is from 2013.)

 

DAILY COURIER
— Obama, not Trump, sold DREAMers out – Joe Guzzardi
http://www.dcourier.com/news/2016/dec/26/column-obama-not-trump-sold-dreamers-out/

 

THE BEAST
— Frank, Uncompromising, and Tons of Fun: What Makes George Michael an LGBT Hero  How George Michael inspired us, turning a 1998 arrest for lewd behavior into a big FU to the authorities, and a public declaration of his sexuality. – Tim Teeman
http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2016/12/26/frank-uncompromising-and-tons-of-fun-what-makes-george-michael-an-lgbt-hero.html

 

FED SMITH
— Congress Curbs Misuse of Administrative Leave – Ralph R. Smith  (DIERSEN: Constructively, the Democrats who run GAO have had me on reduced (42%) administrative leave since 1997.  My Civil Service Retirement System pension is $50,720, or 42% of the GS-13 Step 10 salary (currently $120,427) that GAO paid me in 1997.)
http://www.fedsmith.com/2016/12/26/congress-curbs-misuse-of-administrative-leave/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The Senator also noted that this figure might be too low because of imprecise calculations provided by some agencies. His report also noted that tens of thousands of federal employees were on paid leave for at least one month. Several hundred employees were on paid leave for nine months to three years over a three-year period. Senator Grassley succinctly stated his opinion this way: “Paid leave shouldn’t be a crutch for management to avoid making tough personnel decisions or a club for wrongdoers to use against whistleblowers.” The Government Accountability Office (GAO) has also concluded that about $775 million was spent on more than 57,000 employees on paid administrative leave for more than a month.)

December 26 Morning Edition

DAILY HERALD
— Pence in town Friday  Wheaton resident and Republican fundraiser Lisa Wagner is organizing a lunch Friday in Chicago to be headlined by Vice President-elect Mike Pence. According to the email invitation sent by Wagner to a number of local Republicans, the host committee includes GOP Gov. Bruce Rauner, U.S. Rep. Peter Roskam of Wheaton and Illinois GOP Chair Tim Schneider of Bartlett. Tickets to the 11 a.m. Chicago Club event start at $2,700 per person and go as high as $33,400 per couple who sign up as co-chairs. The fundraiser supports the Republican National Committee. – Kerry Lester
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20161226/news/161229341/

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— AS THE DEMOCRAT PARTY’S STRANGLEHOLD ON CHICAGO TIGHTENS: 11 dead, 33 wounded in shootings so far Christmas weekend
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/ct-christmas-weekend-shootings-violence-20161226-story.html
— Bow out, Auditor General Mautino: A top finance watchdog won’t turn over his own financial records – Editorial
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/editorials/ct-auditor-general-mautino-madigan-investigation-edit-1227-md-20161227-story.html
— As Obama’s nominees languish in GOP Senate, Trump to inherit more than 100 court vacancies – Philip Rucker
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/politics/ct-trump-court-vacancies-20161225-story.html
— Most common mistakes business owners make that lead to lawsuits – David Finkel  (DIERSEN: I should write an article about the lawsuits that I have filed.)
https://www.pressreader.com/usa/chicago-tribune/20161226/281938837575715
— Ways to tame a toxic workplace – Kate L. Harrison  (DIERSEN: How toxic is/was your workplace?  GAO’s Chicago office was an especially toxic workplace while I worked there 1980-1997 a) because the agency was always downsizing and the office was almost always under hiring and/or promotion freezes, b) because the agency was always under tremendous pressure from Democrat politicians to hire, retain, and promote young Democrat minorities and young Democrat females, and c) because the agency was always under tremendous pressure from Democrat politicians to make way for the aforesaid by getting rid of its employees who were Republican, White, male, older, and/or non-veteran.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/success/inc/tca-ways-to-tame-a-toxic-workplace-20161219-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps ask “The new American idiots — are you one of them?”
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/ct-the-new-american-idiots-are-you-one-of-them-20161222-story.html
— Resurrecting Chicago, block by block: Another 1,000 homes in 2017? Maybe more? – Editorial
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/editorials/ct-land-bank-resurrecting-chicago-edit-jm-20161223-story.html
— Body cameras useful, but costly, police in Lake County say – Frank S. Abderholden
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/lake-county-news-sun/news/ct-lns-police-body-cameras-equipment-st-1226-20161223-story.html
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: Performance-based bonuses at some Illinois school districts raise eyebrows – Diane Rado  (DIERSEN: In 1989, the Democrats who ran GAO imposed their extremely subjective “pay-for-performance” system to help the agency a) hire, retain, and promote young Democrat minorities and young Democrat females and b) get rid of its employees who were Republican, White, male, older, and/or non-veteran.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-teachers-holiday-bonuses-met-20161226-story.html
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD WITH BIG COLOR PICTURE: Suburbs look to opt out of Cook County sick time, minimum wage laws – Kate Thayer
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/ct-minimum-wage-paid-sick-time-opt-out-cook-county-met-20161218-story.html

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— AS THE DEMOCRAT PARTY’S STRANGLEHOLD ON CHICAGO TIGHTENS: 43 shot, 11 fatally, in Christmas weekend shootings in Chicago
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/15-shot-3-fatally-in-city-attacks-since-friday-evening/
— Rahm emails reveal secret golf course planning – Lynn Sweet
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/sweet-rahm-emails-reveal-secret-golf-course-planning/
— A Rauner vs. Pritzker race could be awkward for Diana – Shia Kapos
http://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/a-rauner-vs-pritzker-race-could-be-awkward-or-diana/

 

QUAD CITY TIMES
— The real Rauner – Rich Miller
http://qctimes.com/news/opinion/editorial/columnists/guest/miller-the-real-rauner/article_199274e4-6258-52f4-8792-a5ae9b9a79fa.html
— 17 new Illinois laws for 2017 – Dan Petrella
http://qctimes.com/news/state-and-regional/illinois/new-illinois-laws-for/article_bc8f6bf1-a408-56b5-a1f9-d88eaea42c26.html

 

ALTON DAILY NEWS
— Madison County Deemed “Judicial Hellhole” Again – Cole Lauterbach
http://altondailynews.com/news/details.cfm?clientid=17&id=232631#.WGEEaBsrKM8

 

BGA
— U OF I RESEARCHERS OFFER SOBERING REALITY AND FIXES FOR ILLINOIS – Andy Shaw
http://www.bettergov.org/news/u-of-i-researchers-offer-sobering-reality-and-fixes-for-illinois

 

ILLINOIS POLICY INSTITUTE
— AFSCME ENDS 2016 THE WAY IT STARTED IT: COSTING TAXPAYERS MILLIONS – Mailee Smith
https://www.illinoispolicy.org/afscme-ends-2016-the-way-it-started-it-costing-taxpayers-millions/
— WHAT 2017 BRINGS THE ILLINOIS GENERAL ASSEMBLY: LAME DUCK AND THE END OF MADIGAN’S SUPERMAJORITY – Heather Weiner
https://www.illinoispolicy.org/what-2017-brings-the-illinois-general-assembly-lame-duck-and-the-end-of-madigans-supermajority/

 

FOX NEWS
— Bryn Mawr student  Andi Moritz says she dropped out after ridicule for backing Trump  (DIERSEN: Anti-Trumps are extremely intolerant, nasty, rude, vicious, and even worse things. How many anti-Trumps are there in your precinct, in your municipality, in your township/ward, in your county, and in Illinois. Will those anti-Trumps succeed in getting rid of you?)
http://www.foxnews.com/us/2016/12/26/bryn-mawr-student-says-dropped-out-after-ridicule-for-backing-trump.html

 

TOWNHALL
— Our Fight Against Liberal Fascism Has Only Just Begun – Kurt Schlichter
http://townhall.com/columnists/kurtschlichter/2016/12/26/sorry-but-our-fight-against-liberal-fascism-has-only-just-begun-n2263156

 

BREITBART
— Giuliani: Obama ‘Lackadaisical’ With Regards to Terrorism – TRENT BAKER
http://www.breitbart.com/video/2016/12/25/giuliani-obama-lackadaisical-in-regards-to-terrorism/

 

BLAZE
— Julian Assange mocks Hillary Clinton in new interview: She ‘destroyed herself’ – Chris Enloe  (DIERSEN: What did you do that destroyed yourself?  My critics/opponents could argue that I destroyed my federal career a) by avoiding the draft, b) by not becoming a Democrat, c) by not helping my superiors get rid of their employees who were Republican, White, male, older, and/or non-veteran, d) by opposing political affiliation discrimination, e) by opposing reverse discrimination, f) by opposing age discrimination, g) by giving up trying to have children, h) by not adopting, i) by not becoming a foster parent, and j) by becoming an active member of a class action lawsuit that charged the federal government with reverse discrimination, age discrimination, and retaliation.)
http://www.theblaze.com/news/2016/12/25/julian-assange-mocks-hillary-clinton-in-new-interview-she-destroyed-herself/

 

CANADA FREE PRESS
— Trump has turned the enemy’s tactics against itself  Revisiting Rules for Radicals: A Trump Campaign Guide Book – Robert Klein Engler  (DIERSEN: Each and every one of my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes ARE DISCIPLES OF SAUL ALINSKY.)
http://canadafreepress.com/article/revisiting-rules-for-radicals-a-trump-campaign-guide-book
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Can we say anything more about Donald Trump and his election campaign that has not already been said? Let’s look again at Saul Alinsky’s book RULES FOR RADICALS. Could it be that Trump used some of Alinsky’s ideas to win the election? RULES FOR RADICALS was first published in 1971. That’s almost 50 years ago. Here is a book dedicated to Lucifer. Remember him? Not the light bearer, but he who goes by another name: SATAN. Here is a book that supposedly influenced Barack Obama when he was a community organizer in Chicago. Here is also a book that influenced a young Hillary Clinton when she was growing up in Park Ridge, a suburb of Chicago. Perhaps the most important point Alinsky makes in the preface to his book is that the new radicals (1960s-70s) have to work within the system. Change happens by corroding the system from the inside out. Did Trump realize that and worked to change the Republican Party from the inside out? Consider what has happened in higher education since the 60s. The old radicals are now in the system. In fact, the radicals of the 60s ARE the system. They are the ones who now ought to be exposed and displaced. f we were to follow Alinsky’s advice, today, we would have to oppose the system, we would have to support Donald Trump who ran for president as an outsider. When discussing the relationship between means and ends in politics, Alinsky manages to turn self-aggrandizement into a virtue. Alinsky claims, “He who sacrifices the mass good for his personal conscience…doesn’t care enough for the people to be “‘corrupted’ for them.” Isn’t this a most profound insight into what motivates the Clintons and other Democrats in politics today? The Clintons (Obama, too) have persuaded the “people” that they are working for the good of the masses and their alleged personal corruption is the sacrifice they make for that end. Some Democrat politicians will lie and fornicate because in the end they believe their personal vices are unimportant because their politics will abolish poverty, bring about an end to racial discrimination, and install world peace. All of this is done in the light, while in the shadows we see they care little about the masses. Their true end is power and self-aggrandizement. Remember the old union song, “The working class can kiss my #, I’ve got the foreman’s job at last.” Be that as it may, is it possible to learn something from Alinsky, to out Alinsky, so that we may change our society for the better, instead of changing it for the better of politicians and elites? When it comes to tactics, Alinsky is at his practical best. Ironically, he offers advice for those who would today overthrow those who read and used his book, yesterday. Alinsky claims, “Power is not only what you have, but what the enemy thinks you have.” Has this not been one of the underlying themes that moved the Trump campaign forward? Consider the attendance at a Trump rally compared to the attendance at a Clinton rally. Beyond that, consider how Trump’s campaign has applied Alinsky’s rule number three: “Whenever possible, go outside the experience of the enemy.” Among other things, the debates between Clinton and Trump offered a good example of going outside the experience of the enemy. When Trump makes the tweet that he will bring to sit in the audience one of the women of Bill Clinton had an extramarital affair with, he has gone outside the experience of the enemy. The Trump campaign is a classical example of going outside the experience of not only the Democrats, but the media and the chattering elites as well. The media calls Trump unpredictable and blustering. Instead, Trump is the new radical, using Alinksy against Alinsky. If Alinsky’s book has any relevance today, it is to establish the Trump campaign as the new radicals. By wining the election, Trump has undone the old undoers. Trump has turned the enemy’s tactics against itself.)

 

POLITICO
— Trump readies war room to defend Cabinet picks  With fights looming on Treasury, EPA and State, the team builds out a rapid response operation. – ANDREW RESTUCCIA and NANCY COOK
http://www.politico.com/story/2016/12/trump-cabinet-picks-war-room-rapid-response-232940
— Trump’s sherpas  Experts guide the president-elect’s nominees through the Senate confirmation process. – ANDREW RESTUCCIA and NANCY COOK
http://www.politico.com/story/2016/12/trump-cabinet-picks-nomination-sherpas-232941

 

ASSOCIATED PRESS
— As Obama accomplished policy goals, Dems flounder – LISA LERER  (DIERSEN: I should write a book about Democrat plants, Libertarian plants, Green plants, and RINOs who held/hold leadership positions in Republican organizations who worked/work against a) most, if not virtually all the planks in the Republican Party platform and the Illinois Republican Party platform and b) the Milton Township Republican Central Committee resolution against video gambling.)
http://www.postregister.com/articles/news-depth/2016/12/26/obama-accomplished-policy-goals-dems-flounder#

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— Wielding Claims of ‘Fake News,’ Conservatives Take Aim at Mainstream Media – JEREMY W. PETERS
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/12/25/us/politics/fake-news-claims-conservatives-mainstream-media-.html
— AS THE DEMOCRAT PARTY’S STRANGLEHOLD ON CHICAGO TIGHTENS: At Least 27 Shot, 7 Fatally, in Chicago Over Christmas Weekend – KATIE ROGERS
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/12/25/us/chicago-shootings-gun-violence.html
— For Fact-Checking Website Snopes, a Bigger Role Brings More Attacks – DAVID STREITFELD  (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents want me to stop sending out GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails, but failing that, they want me to get their specific authorization before I include a) links to articles in the emails and b) make any kind of comment on those articles.  My critics/opponents demand that everyone serve as one of their operatives or as one of their dupes.)
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/12/25/technology/for-fact-checking-website-snopes-a-bigger-role-brings-more-attacks.html
— HARDCOPY ARTICLE TITLE: Women Are a National Security Issue – VALERIE M. HUDSON and DARA KAY COHEN  (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always hinted/implied/argued/shouted a) that instead of me, the Post Office should have hired a woman in 1966, b) that the Post Office should gotten rid of me much sooner than it did so that a woman could have my job, c) that instead of me, IRS should have hired a woman in 1971, d) that instead of me, IRS should have promoted women in 1972, 1973, and 1974, e) that instead of me, GAO should have hired a woman in 1980, f) that instead of me, GAO should have promoted a woman in 1986, and g) that GAO should gotten rid of me much sooner than it did so that a woman could have my job and my preferred corner office.)
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/12/26/opinion/womens-rights-are-a-national-security-issue.html
— Brands Start Planning for Unexpected Criticism by Trump – ZACH SCHONBRUN  (DIERSEN: Who do you expect criticism from?  I expect criticism from those who  a) reject planks in the Republican Party platform and work against those like me who support those planks, b) reject planks in the Illinois Republican Party platform and work against those like me who support those planks, c) reject the Milton Township Republican Central Committee resolution against video gambling and work against those like me who support that resolution, d) focus on destroying those like me who they cannot manipulate/dominate, e) were defendants in lawsuits that I have filed, f) are operatives for the aforesaid, and/or g) are dupes for the aforesaid and those who are anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.)
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/12/25/business/media/advertising-brands-criticism-by-trump.html
— The Housing Crisis Lives On for Minorities – Editorial  (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes hint/imply/argue/shout a) that I got mortgages in 1972, 1974, and 1976 because I am White and b) that my wife and I got mortgages in 1978 and 1984 because we are White.)
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/12/26/opinion/the-housing-crisis-lives-on-for-minorities.html

 

NEW YORK DAILY NEWS
— Carl Paladino, Knucklehead: Trump’s racist NY supporter – Editorial
http://www.nydailynews.com/opinion/carl-paladino-knucklehead-trump-racist-ny-supporter-article-1.2921982

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Some Donald Trump Nominees Face Stiff, and Costly, Confirmation Battles  Cabinet picks with vast holdings must work to get their books in line ahead of Senate hearings – REBECCA BALLHAUS
http://www.wsj.com/articles/some-donald-trump-nominees-face-stiff-and-costly-confirmation-battles-1482753602

 

BISMARCK TRIBUNE
— Diversity is a deceiving word – Thomas Sowell  (DIERSEN: To promote diversity is to get rid of those who are Protestant, conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
http://bismarcktribune.com/news/opinion/editorial/columnists/diversity-is-a-deceiving-word/article_0fe93cb6-ebc5-5343-8703-27c1b465a8e8.html

 

SKY VALLEY CHRONICLE
— Crony capitalism allows Rick Perry, a man with zero experience and expertise in the field, to become America’s Energy Secretary – Jim Hightower  (DIERSEN: Political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, age discrimination, and retaliation a) allowed my Democrat GAO superiors to force me to retire in 1997 when I was 49 years old, to not promote me beyond GS-13, to keep me off audits of IRS for all but 3 of the almost 18 years that I worked for GAO, and to force me to take an $18,459 pay cut in today’s dollars to transfer from IRS to GAO in 1980, b) allowed my Democrat IRS superiors to not promote me beyond GS-12, to disallow my education deductions, and to disallowed my partial day per diem claims, and c) allow my Democrat Post Office superiors to force me resign in 1969 and to disallow my sick leave requests.)
http://www.skyvalleychronicle.com/FEATURE-NEWS/Rick-Perry-br-i-Crony-capitalism-allows-a-man-with-zero-experience-and-expertise-in-the-field-to-become-America-s-Energy-Secretary-i-2711094

 

LONG BEACH PRESS TELEGRAM
— Who made kids soft and Trump president? We did! – Tim Grobaty
http://www.presstelegram.com/general-news/20161225/who-made-kids-soft-and-trump-president-we-did

 

COMMUNITIES DIGITAL NEWS
— Post-election, Democrats still push a losing message – Michael Busler  (DIERSEN: Anti-Trumps continue to make it clear that they want to get rid of those who are Protestant, conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.)
http://www.commdiginews.com/business-2/post-election-democrats-still-push-a-losing-message-75752/

 

ALTERNET
— 6 Compelling Executive Actions Obama Has Taken That Are Targeted by Trump  Immigration, women’s rights, climate change, labor, gun control, nuclear treaties all imperiled. – Steven Rosenfeld
http://www.alternet.org/election-2016/6-compelling-executive-actions-obama-has-taken-are-targeted-trump

 

SALON
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Why Donald Trump won — and how Hillary Clinton lost: 13 theories explain the stunning election.” (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps make it clear that they are anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.)
http://www.salon.com/2016/12/26/13-theories-on-why-trump-won-and-how-clinton-lost_partner/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “What populist revolution? So far Donald Trump is supercharging the failed Republican policies of the past.”
http://www.salon.com/2016/12/26/what-populist-revolution-so-far-donald-trump-is-supercharging-the-failed-republican-policies-of-the-past/

 

GUARDIAN
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Satire won’t rid us of Trump, but it will make us feel better.” Ever-increasingly, the Guardian makes it clear that it is anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2016/dec/26/satire-donald-trump-bigotry-prejudice-humour-escapism

 

DAILY MAIL
— Donald Trump will be able to fill more than 100 federal court positions when he takes office – almost DOUBLE the number Obama could after winning in 2008 – LIAM QUINN
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-4065922/Donald-Trump-able-100-federal-court-vacancies.html

 

RASMUSSEN REPORTS
— Fewer Americans Use The Postal Service This Holiday Season  (DIERN HEADLINE: The Post Office hired me in 1966 for the Christmas rush because it could not find a qualified Democrat, minority, female, or veteran who would take the job.)
http://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/lifestyle/general_lifestyle/decemeber_2016/fewer_americans_use_the_postal_service_this_holiday_season

December 25 Evening Edition

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— New plan to save Illinois takes ‘courage and patience’ – Andy Shaw
http://chicago.suntimes.com/opinion/andy-shaw-new-plan-to-save-illinois-takes-courage-and-patience/
— A peek into how power really goes down in Chicago – Editorial
http://chicago.suntimes.com/opinion/editorial-a-peek-into-how-power-really-goes-down-in-chicago/
— CPD’s Johnson decries ‘alarming’ rise in cops shot on the job – Frank Main
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/cpds-johnson-decries-alarming-rise-in-cops-shot-on-the-job/

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Planned Parenthood focus groups suggest that lack of attention on social issues helped Trump.”
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/politics/ct-planned-parenthood-social-issues-trump-20161225-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Trump adopting same behavior he criticized Clinton for.”
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/ct-trump-campaign-promises-20161225-story.html

 

WLS AM
— Trump, fist raised, wishes all a Merry Christmas – Gregg Birnbaum and Kevin Liptak
http://www.wlsam.com/2016/12/25/trump-fist-raised-wishes-all-a-merry-christmas/

 

ROCKFORD REGISTER STAR
— New report confirms need for lawsuit reform in Illinois – Travis Akin  (DIERSEN: Have you even filed a lawsuit? I have.  If you file a lawsuit, a) expect that those who you sued will spend the rest of their lives trying to destroy you and b) expect that your critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes will glorify and praise and pander to those who you sued.  I should write a book about those who I have sued, what they continue to do to destroy me, and those who glorify and praise and pander to those who I sued.)
http://www.rrstar.com/opinion/20161225/my-view-new-report-confirms-need-for-lawsuit-reform-in-illinois

 

FOX NEWS
— Spree of Obama actions revives GOP concerns over ‘midnight’ regs, agenda – Fred Lucas
http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2016/12/25/spree-obama-actions-revives-gop-concerns-over-midnight-regs-agenda.html

 

DAILY CALLER
— Liberal Journalists Think The RNC Compared Trump To Jesus – Alex Pfeiffer
http://dailycaller.com/2016/12/25/liberal-journalists-think-the-rnc-compared-trump-to-jesus/
— Bryn Mawr College Student Driven Out Of School For Backing Trump – Blake Neff  (DIERSEN: Anti-Trumps are extremely intolerant.)
http://dailycaller.com/2016/12/23/college-student-driven-out-of-school-for-backing-trump/
— Eagles’ Joe Walsh: Trump’s ‘Ruthless’ Twitter Account Has Celebrities Running ‘Scared’ – PHILLIP STUCKY
http://dailycaller.com/2016/12/25/eagles-joe-walsh-trumps-ruthless-twitter-account-has-celebrities-running-scared/

 

BLAZE
— Bryn Mawr College girl who asked for a ride to Trump rally harassed out of school – Sarah Lee (DIERSEN: Anti-Trumps are extremely intolerant.)
http://www.theblaze.com/news/2016/12/24/college-girl-who-asked-for-a-ride-to-trump-rally-harassed-out-of-school/
— OUTRAGEOUS: George Washington University removes U.S. history from required courses — for history majors – Sarah Lee
http://www.theblaze.com/news/2016/12/24/george-washington-university-removes-u-s-history-from-required-courses-for-history-majors/

 

WORLD NET DAILY
— TRUMP’S ‘LANDSLIDE’: 2,623 TO 489 AMONG U.S. COUNTIES  But popular-vote fans say nation should abandon Electoral College – BOB UNRUH
http://www.wnd.com/2016/12/trumps-landslide-2623-to-489-among-u-s-counties/

 

NEWSMAX
— Trumps Attend Church Services on Christmas Eve
http://www.newsmax.com/Headline/trumps-attend-christmas-services/2016/12/25/id/765519/

 

HUFFINGTON POST
— Latino Leaders Who Dumped Donald Trump Now Hopeful He’s Their Guy  “I’m back on board,” said Jacob Monty, a Houston immigration attorney. – Dana Liebelson
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/latino-leaders-who-dumped-trump-now-hopeful-hes-their-guy_us_585fffd3e4b0de3a08f5a204
— Jerry Falwell Jr.: Donald Trump Is Inspiring More Retailers To Say ‘Merry Christmas’
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/jerry-falwell-trump-merry-christmas_us_585fe366e4b0d9a594589835?section=us_politics
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Jesus Was A Socialist.”
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/peter-dreier/jesus-was-a-socialist_b_13854296.html?section=us_politics

 

WASHINGTON POST
— Trump to inherit more than 100 court vacancies, plans to reshape judiciary – Philip Rucker and Robert Barnes
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/trump-to-inherit-more-than-100-court-vacancies-plans-to-reshape-judiciary/2016/12/25/d190dd18-c928-11e6-85b5-76616a33048d_story.html
— A young couple died of overdose, police say. Their baby died of starvation days later. – Kristine Guerra
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/true-crime/wp/2016/12/25/a-young-couple-died-of-overdose-police-say-their-infant-died-of-starvation-days-later/

 

NEW YORK POST
— How Trump helped sink Navy’s push for political correctness – Editorial
http://nypost.com/2016/12/25/how-trump-helped-sink-navys-push-for-political-correctness/

 

MYRTLE BEACH ONLINE
— America must become a melting pot again under Trump – R.H. GRUY
http://www.myrtlebeachonline.com/opinion/letters-to-the-editor/article122426409.html

December 25 Morning Edition

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

GUARDIAN
— Progressive causes see ‘unprecedented’ upswing in donations after US election – Joanna Walters  (DIERSEN: From what I see, “progressive causes” focus on getting rid of those who are Protestant, conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2016/dec/25/progressive-donations-us-election-planned-parenthood-aclu

December 23 Morning Edition

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/artists-ivanka-trump_us_585c27aae4b0de3a08f49aa1

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

December 22 Evening Edition

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— VP-elect Mike Pence coming to Chicago for fundraiser – Tina Sfondeles
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/vp-elect-mike-pence-coming-to-chicago-for-fundraiser/
— Rauner contributes $50 million to his re-election campaign fund – Tina Sfondeles
http://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/rauner-contributes-50m-to-his-re-election-campaign-fund/amp/
— Emails show Emanuel’s obsessions: crime and media image – Fran Spielman
http://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/analysis-emails-show-emanuels-obsessions-crime-and-media-image/
— Rauner files unfair labor charge against AFSCME – Tina Sfondeles
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/rauner-files-unfair-labor-charge-against-afscme/

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Pence set for Chicago fundraiser next week – Kim Geiger
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-mike-pence-chicago-fundraiser-met-1223-20161222-story.html
— Rauner gives his campaign $50 million almost 2 years before election – Kim Geiger and Monique Garcia
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-bruce-rauner-50-million-met-20161222-story.html
— Political bromance? Emanuel in email to Rauner: ‘I love you a lot’ – Kim Janssen
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/chicagoinc/ct-rahm-loves-rauner-1223-chicago-inc-20161222-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: The Chicago Tribune makes it clear that it wants Mark Kirk to be the role model for all Republicans.  Mark Kirk has always rejected many planks in the Republican Party platform.  Political parties exist to help elect candidates who can and will defend and advance their platform.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-mark-kirk-us-senate-met-20161222-story.html
— Emanuel’s private emails with executives show he’s business booster – Ally Marotti and Lauren Zumbach
http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/ct-rahm-emanuel-emails-business-leaders-1223-biz-20161222-story.html
— In email, N’DIGO publisher demanded Rahm tear up her parking tickets – Kim Janssen
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/chicagoinc/ct-ndigo-publisher-rahm-parking-tickets-1223-chicago-inc-20161222-story.html
— Obama eliminates post-9/11 registry for foreigners, making it harder for Trump to restart it
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/politics/ct-obama-immigrant-men-registry-20161222-story.html
— Ex-employees allege nursing home tried to mislead inspectors on abuse – David Jackson and Gary Marx
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-bria-river-oaks-nursing-home-met-story.html
— Groups protest Bruce Rauner’s Syrian refugee policy
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/92182412-132.html

 

DAILY HERALD
— Township races promising fireworks in DuPage – Robert Sanchez
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20161222/news/161229600/
— Gilberts Republican Kurt Kojzarek playing increasingly large role on Kane County Board James Fuller
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20161222/news/161229606/
— Pension fund launches investigation into Bensenville park director  The newly hired interim executive director of the Bensenville Park District is under investigation by the Illinois Municipal Retirement Fund, which is demanding proof Joe Vallez worked at least 1,000 hours a year at each of his three other park district jobs. – Jake Griffin  (DIERSEN: What documentation do you have that shows the hours that you worked?  I have saved copies of all the time sheets that I submitted to GAO 1980-1997, to IRS 1971-1980, to Firestone Stores 1970-1972, to University Plaza Dormitory and Chrysler in 1970, to the Post Office 1966-1969, to John’s Sinclair, Thrall Car, and Flossmoor Country Club in 1966, and to S.S. Kresges 1964-1966.)
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20161222/news/161229659/
— Lake County: Active township races part of April election potpourri – Bob Susnjara
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20161222/news/161229597/

 

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Rauner gives his campaign fund $50 million – GREG HINZ
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20161222/BLOGS02/161229954/rauner-gives-his-campaign-fund-50-million
— Christmas comes early for political geeks as Emanuel unloads emails – AP
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20161222/NEWS02/161229955/christmas-comes-early-for-political-geeks-as-emanuel-unloads-emails

 

ABC7
— MAYOR EMANUEL’S PERSONAL EMAILS ABOUT CITY BUSINESS RELEASED – Chuck Goudie and Stacey Baca
http://abc7chicago.com/news/mayor-emanuels-personal-emails-about-city-business-released/1667619/
— EMANUEL DEALS WITH EMAIL RELEASE FALLOUT – Charles Thomas
http://abc7chicago.com/politics/emanuel-deals-with-email-release-fallout/1669185/
— DONALD TRUMP INAUGURATION WEEK EVENTS RELEASED – AP
http://abc7chicago.com/politics/trump-inauguration-week-events-released/1667112/

 

NB5
— Newly Released Emails Reveal Emanuel’s Clout-Heavy Conversations  In an April conversation with Griffin, the billionaire urged Emanuel to paint the city’s speed bumps after sustaining $10,000 in damage to his car. – Tom Schuba
http://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/Emanuel-E-Mails-Reveal-Conversations–407967635.html
— CEO of Better Government Association Andy Shaw Talks Release of Emanuel Emails
http://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/CEO-of-Better-Government-Association-Talks-Release-of-Emanuel-Emails_Chicago-407965616.html
— City Council Violated Open Meetings Act, Judge Rules: Report  “Public comment must be allowed at all open meetings,” Judge Diane Joan Larsen wrote. – Tom Schuba
http://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/City-Council-Violated-Open-Meetings-Act-Judge-Rules-Report-407771045.html

 

CBS2
— Questions Remain After Emanuel Releases Private Emails
http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2016/12/22/questions-remain-after-emanuel-releases-private-emails/

 

BLOOMINGTON PANTAGRAPH
— Gov. Rauner files unfair labor practice charge against union – AP
http://www.pantagraph.com/news/state-and-regional/illinois/gov-rauner-files-unfair-labor-practice-charge-against-union/article_68c85524-6b8b-570c-b4dc-3dba70767628.html

 

PEORIA JOURNAL STAR
— Illinois held hostage, year 3 – Jim Nowlan
http://www.pjstar.com/opinion/20161221/nowlan-illinois-held-hostage-year-3

 

PEORIA PUBLIC RADIO
— State Still Not Paying Its Share for Public Schools – DUSTY RHODES
http://peoriapublicradio.org/post/state-still-not-paying-its-share-public-schools#stream/0

 

CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD
— Trump’s vineyard is hiring — foreign workers  Virginia winery will pay workers $10.72 an hour – CHRIS ISIDORE AND CURT DEVINE  (DIERSEN: Did/would you work for less than $15 an hour in today’s dollars?  I did while a) I washed dishes 1964-1966, b) I cleaned golf shoes, chipped slag, and pumped gasoline in 1966, and c) I pumped gasoline 1971-1972.)
http://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/trumps-vineyard-is-hiring-foreign-workers/628210715

 

WILL COUNTY NEWS
— Governor Rauner working for Illinois – Steve Balich  (DIERSEN: Who/what do you work for?  I work for the Republican Party platform, the Illinois Republican Party platform, and the Milton Township Republican Central Committee resolution against video gambling.)
http://willcountynews.com/2016/12/22/governor-rauner-working-for-illinois/

 

STATE REPRESENTATIVE JEANNE IVES
— Rep. Ives Urges Mendoza to Continue ‘No Budget No Pay’
http://www.jeanneives.org/2016/12/rep-ives-urges-mendoza-to-continue-no.html

 

ILLINOIS POLICY INSTITUTE
— PROPERTY TAXES MOUNT ON ‘HOME ALONE’ HOUSE  Real reform to help overtaxed Illinoisans – such as a property-tax cap and aggressive government consolidation – would be the gift that keeps giving the whole year round. – Brendan Bakala  (DIERSEN: How much property tax do you pay? My wife and I paid $11,059 this year for 915 Cove Court in Wheaton. The property’s 2016 assessed value is based on a $455,220 market value, but no one would pay that much for it because the property taxes are so high.)
https://www.illinoispolicy.org/property-taxes-mount-on-home-alone-house/

 

ILLINOIS FAMILY INSTITUTE
— State Lawmaker “Worried” Illinois Might Protect Babies From Abortion – Chris Iverson
https://illinoisfamily.org/life/state-lawmaker-worried-illinois-might-protect-babies-abortion/

 

CAPITOL FAX
— AFSCME responds *** Rauner demands AFSCME pay $2 million a day during impasse
http://capitolfax.com/2016/12/22/rauner-demands-afscme-pay-2-million-a-day-during-impasse/

 

NEWSMAX
— Obama to End Terror-Related Registry Before Trump Takes Office – Jason Devaney (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats side with terrorists.)
http://www.newsmax.com/Newsfront/Obama-Terror-Registry/2016/12/22/id/765256/

 

FOX NEWS
— Trump’s talkers: As disciplined as he is unruly – Chris Stirewalt
http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2016/12/22/trumps-talkers-as-disciplined-as-is-unruly.html

 

BILL O’REILLY
—  Far Left, Dreaming of a Non-White Christmas  (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats and RINOs pander to individuals, to organizations, to companies, to governments, and to countries that are anti-White.)
http://www.billoreilly.com/b/Staff-Column:-Far-Left,-Dreaming-of-a-Non-White-Christmas/-50057050510853382.html

 

BREITBART
— Beach Boys in Talks for Trump Inauguration – JEROME HUDSON  (DIERSEN: My wife an I saw the Beach Boys perform at the National Corvette Museum Grand Opening in 1994.  SEE:
http://articles.chicagotribune.com/1994-09-11/features/9409110194_1_national-corvette-museum-corvette-owners-american-sports-car)
http://www.breitbart.com/big-hollywood/2016/12/22/good-chance-beach-boys-perform-trumps-inauguration/
— Chicago Gun Violence So High It Is Skewing National Murder Figures – AWR HAWKINS
http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2016/12/21/chicago-gun-violence-high-skewing-national-violent-crime-figures/

 

BLAZE
— GQ recently published a list of “The Least Influential People of 2016,” and listed among more than a dozen other people was none other than Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton. – Sara Gonzales  (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always shouted that me and my GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails are NOT influential, but at the same time, they blame me for their problems, for your problems, for my problems, and for everyone’s problems.)
http://www.theblaze.com/news/2016/12/22/gq-disses-hillary-clinton-by-naming-her-to-an-unflattering-list/
— Obama: My approval rating tanked because of the ‘fictional character’ Fox, Limbaugh created – Tre Goins-Phillips
http://www.theblaze.com/news/2016/12/22/obama-my-approval-rating-tanked-because-of-the-fictional-character-fox-limbaugh-created/
— Creationist Ken Ham puts colored lights on Noah’s Ark exhibit to ‘take the rainbow back’ from LGBT – Tre Goins-Phillips
http://www.theblaze.com/news/2016/12/22/creationist-ken-ham-puts-colored-lights-on-noahs-ark-exhibit-to-take-the-rainbow-back-from-lgbt/
— John Bolton jabs at the ‘totally unbiased mainstream media’ over Trump snub – Carlos Garcia
http://www.theblaze.com/news/2016/12/22/john-bolton-jabs-at-the-totally-unbiased-mainstream-media-over-trump-snub/

 

GOPUSA
— Backlash Against Merkel Grows  German Chancellor Angela Merkel is endangering her citizens with open borders and lax immigration system in a time of terror, with the Islamic State openly encouraging “soldiers of the caliphate” to exploit porous refugee flows and slaughter infidels.
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=18569
— Obama dumps Muslim immigrant registry before Trump takes office  The decision to scrap the National Security Entry-Exit Registration System comes amid growing international terror fears and President-elect Donald Trump’s suggestions that he could ban Muslim immigrants from the United States.
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=18606
— Screaming lawyer chases down Ivanka Trump and yells at her as she sits with her kids on flight to Florida  (DIERSEN: Should Trump supporters wear body cameras to document harassment from anti-Trumps?)
http://www.gopusa.com/screaming-lawyer-chases-down-ivanka-trump-and-yells-at-her-as-she-sits-with-her-kids-on-flight-to-florida/

 

CONSERVATIVE REPUBLICAN NEWS
— PRO-TRUMP ARSON AND VANDALISM REVEALED AS FAKE (AGAIN) – Kent Kellar
http://conservativerepublicannews.com/2016/12/22/pro-trump-arson-and-vandalism-revealed-as-fake-again/
— WILL ISLAMIC STATE’S BERLIN ATTACK UNSEAT ANGELA MERKEL IN 2017? – Kent Kellar
http://conservativerepublicannews.com/2016/12/22/will-islamic-states-berlin-attack-unseat-angela-merkel-in-2017/
— SHOCKING CENSUS REPORT REVEALS HOW LIBERALS LITERALLY DEPOPULATED THEIR STATES  (DIERSEN: Liberals promote LGBTQ activity, abortion, booze, pot, gambling, etc.)
http://conservativerepublicannews.com/2016/12/22/shocking-census-report-reveals-how-liberals-literally-depopulated-their-states/

 

NATIONAL REVIEW
— The Trump Nail in the Media Coffin – VICTOR DAVIS HANSON
http://www.nationalreview.com/article/443263/mainstream-media-trump-opposition-exposed-their-bias-irrelevance
— Want to Fix Journalism? Start by Bringing Diversity of Thought to Newsrooms – JOHN BICKNELL  (DIERSEN: “Mainstream news organizations” DO NOT “want to regain credibility with the public.” They want to a) defend and advance the Democrat Party platform and b) elect and reelect Democrats.)
http://www.nationalreview.com/article/443235/journalism-thought-diversity-hiring-conservative-journalists-can-help-fix-news-media
(FROM THE ARTICLE: If mainstream news organizations want to regain credibility with the public, they should begin by hiring young conservative journalists. How can we fix the failures of journalism that were made so obvious by the election of 2016? We could start by doing something that might put me out of business, or at least make my job harder to do. I hire reporters to cover state and local government. They are tasked with finding waste, fraud, and malfeasance, along with shining a light into corners where most news outlets don’t look and from a perspective — that of the free market — from which all too many reporters and editors are not familiar.)
— German Lesson: Islamist Enclaves Breed Jihadism – ANDREW C. MCCARTHY
http://www.nationalreview.com/article/443268/germany-islamist-enclaves-europe-jihad-terrorism-problem-growing
— What Would It Take for Progressives to Reject Black Lives Matter? – DAVID FRENCH
http://www.nationalreview.com/article/443283/black-lives-matter-progressives-radical-dangerous-movement

 

THE HILL
— Ivanka Trump hops on private jet after incident on JetBlue flight: report – MARK HENSCH
http://origin-nyi.thehill.com/homenews/administration/311593-ivanka-trump-swaps-jetblue-flight-for-private-jet-report

 

AOL NEWS
— Gingrich predicts most of Obama’s legacy will ‘disappear within a year’  (DIERSEN: Obama condemned my 1996 Ford Thunderbird LX V-8 as being a clunker.  Will Trump pardon the car?)
http://www.aol.com/article/news/2016/12/22/gingrich-predicts-most-of-obama-s-legacy-will-disappear-within/21640632/

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— A Tangerine Wig and a Tightrope Walk: Alec Baldwin as Donald J. Trump – SARAH MASLIN NIR
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/12/20/arts/television/a-tangerine-wig-and-a-tightrope-walk-alec-baldwin-as-donald-j-trump.html

 

WASHINGTON POST
— ‘DeploraBall’ will celebrate victory of media-bashing Trump at National Press Club – John Woodrow Cox
https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/deploraball-will-celebrate-election-of-media-bashing-trump-at-national-press-club/2016/12/22/53958d64-c86f-11e6-8bee-54e800ef2a63_story.html

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Illinois: Land of Leaving  The public-union exemplar leads the U.S. in out-migration. – Editorial
http://www.wsj.com/articles/illinois-land-of-leaving-1482451561
— Candidates for DNC Top Job: Obama Failed Us  They rarely mention him by name, but the message from those running for party chairman is clear: the president left Democrats in a weakened state – REID J. EPSTEIN  (DIERSEN: What do you say those “Republicans” in Illinois who pandered to Obama and who blamed me and my GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails for Republican defeats in Illinois?)
http://www.wsj.com/articles/candidates-for-dncs-top-job-obama-failed-us-1482426611

 

ALBURQUERQUE JOURNAL
— Men removed from JetBlue flight with Ivanka Trump aboard – AP
https://www.abqjournal.com/914548/men-removed-from-jetblue-flight-with-ivanka-trump-aboard.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: A New York man says he and his husband were removed from a JetBlue flight after his husband “expressed displeasure” about flying with Ivanka Trump and her husband, Jared Kushner. Matthew Lasner said on Twitter that JetBlue staff kicked him and his husband off the flight from New York’s Kennedy airport to Florida on Thursday after overhearing his husband’s remarks. Lasner tweeted earlier that his husband was chasing the couple down in the terminal “to harass them.”  Lasner has since deleted his Twitter account. JetBlue cited the possibility of “the risk of escalation during flight” in explaining the decision to remove the men. The airline says the couple was rebooked for the next available flight. A spokeswoman for the Trump family declined comment but did not dispute the accounts.)

 

SEATTLE TIMES
— Why so many fatal crashes for migrant workers? Some answers – AP
http://www.seattletimes.com/business/why-so-many-fatal-crashes-for-migrant-workers-some-answers/

 

AMERICAN PROSPECT
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “For Trump, It’s Payback Time  Government by state-sponsored vendetta looms.”  When those who voted for Trump are attacked, will Trump use the federal government to defend them?  Anti-Trumps stress that more voted for Clinton than for Trump.
http://prospect.org/article/trump-it%e2%80%99s-payback-time

 

NEW REPUBLIC
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps deny that they dominate education in America.
https://newrepublic.com/article/139474/myth-liberal-echo-chamber-campus
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say that Trump is inviting terrorisam.  Anti-Trumps want Trump to pander to terrorists.
https://newrepublic.com/article/139485/trump-says-hell-eradicate-terrorism-hes-inviting-instead

 

ATLANTIC
— ‘It’s What We Do More Than What We Say’: Obama on Race, Identity, and the Way Forward – Ta-Nehisi Coates  (DIERSEN: Individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that are anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors DO EVERYTHING THAT THEY CAN TO GET RID OF individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that are Protestant, conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2016/12/ta-nehisi-coates-obama-transcript-iii/511475/

 

NEW YORK MAGAZINE
— In Texas, Trump’s ‘Big, Beautiful Wall’ Is Morphing Into a Series of Fences – Adam K. Raymond
http://nymag.com/daily/intelligencer/2016/12/trumps-wall-is-morphing-into-a-series-of-fences.html