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December 22 Morning Edition

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Governors State paid $1.5M to terminated employees, even though many of them did no work: state watchdog – Dawn Rhodes (DIERSEN: Constructively, so far, the Democrats who run the federal government have forced the Civil Service Retirement System to pay me $1,186,201 in today’s dollars to not come to work. That is 267 months times $4,443. In September of 1997, when I was 49 years old, my Democrat GAO superiors succeeded in forcing me to take their early retirement “offer.”) 
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-governors-state-terminated-employees-pay-20191221-zsnprxn6jrgpbgsm624vcuuopu-story.html

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Vanquished alderman accused of using six-figure planning job to play politics Ald. Jim Gardiner (45th) says John Arena showed up at a community meeting on a Six Corners development, distributed literature for his opponent for ward committeeman, handed out hell-raising scripts to those in attendance and gave Gardiner the finger. – Fran Spielman (DIERSEN: I should write a book about those who remain furious that I was elected or appointed to the following instead of them. I was elected or appointed to the following: TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairman (2005-2012), Wheaton Chamber of Commerce Government Affairs Committee member (2003-2011), Milton Township Republican Central Committee webmaster (2008-2010 and 2000-2004), Illinois Center Right Coalition Steering Committee member (2003-2007), and American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter board member (2001-2004). I would focus on their efforts to destroy not only me, but also to destroy TAPROOT, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce Government Affairs Committee, Milton Township Republican Central Committee, Illinois Center Right Coalition, and American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter.)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/city-hall/2019/12/20/21032090/john-arena-jim-gardiner-45th-ward-chicago-accused-play-politics-using-city-job

DAILY HERALD
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD WITH COLOR PHOTOS OF FITZGERALD AND DURBIN: Two senators from Illinois (Peter Fitzgerald and Dick Durbin) compare Trump impeachment to Clinton’s – Marni Pyke (DIERSEN: Democrats run the federal government. Political affiliation discrimination is rampant in the federal government. Peter Fitzgerald was my U.S. Senator 1999-2005 and Henry Hyde was my Congressman 1978-2007. GAO works for Congress. I would have been one of an extremely few Republicans working for GAO in its Chicago office during the Clinton impeachment if my Democrat GAO superiors had not succeeded in forcing me to take their early retirement “offer” in 1997 when I was 49 years old. I was one of an extremely few Republicans working for IRS in its Chicago office during the Nixon impeachment.) 
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20191221/two-senators-from-illinois-compare-trump-impeachment-to-clintons
— Casten discusses his vote to impeach Trump at town hall in Palatine – Doug T. Graham
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20191221/casten-discusses-his-vote-to-impeach-trump-at-town-hall-in-palatine
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A trump-hater promotes hatred of Trump.
https://www.dailyherald.com/discuss/20191222/who-we-are-now-will-be-our-legacy
— Impeachment and the politics of exhaustion – Editorial
https://www.dailyherald.com/discuss/20191221/editorial-impeachment-and-the-politics-of-exhaustion
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: Why administrative costs add millions to public safety pensions – Jake Griffin
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20191221/why-administrative-costs-add-millions-to-public-safety-pensions

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Mendoza sees parallels in Trump, Blagojevich impeachments – Doug Finke (DIERSEN: Democrats run the federal government. Political affiliation discrimination is rampant in the federal government. Peter Fitzgerald was my U.S. Senator 1999-2005 and Henry Hyde was my Congressman 1978-2007. GAO works for Congress. I would have been one of an extremely few Republicans working for GAO in its Chicago office during the Clinton impeachment if my Democrat GAO superiors had not succeeded in forcing me to take their early retirement “offer” in 1997 when I was 49 years old. I was one of an extremely few Republicans working for IRS in its Chicago office during the Nixon impeachment.)
https://www.sj-r.com/news/20191221/statehouse-insider-mendoza-sees-parallels-in-trump-blagojevich-impeachments

WLDS
— LaHood Challenger Bows Out Due to Medical Issues – Benjamin Cox
https://wlds.com/news/lahood-challenger-bows-out-due-to-medical-issues/

MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— IL-14: James Marter Part of Protest of Impeachment at Lauren Underwood’s Office
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2019/12/21/il-14-james-marter-part-of-protest-of-impeachment-at-lauren-underwoods-office/

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Stephen Miller: ‘Deep vein of anti-Semitism running through Democratic Party’ – Paul Bedard (DIERSEN: Democrats focus on turning Jews against Republicans. I should write a book about my Democrat superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates in the federal government and their efforts to turn my many Democrat Jewish superiors and supervisors against me. Of course, they stressed that a) I am 100% German national origin, b) that I was baptized, raised, and confirmed as a Missouri Synod Lutheran, and c) that I lived in Crete 1948-1972.)
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/washington-secrets/stephen-miller-deep-vein-of-anti-semitism-running-through-democratic-party

FAMILY RESEARCH CENTER
— Christianity Today Impeaches Its Credibility – Tony Perkins
https://www.frc.org/get.cfm?i=WA19L36&f=WU19L10

TOWNHALL
— The Long March Toward Irrelevance – Gil Gutknecht
https://townhall.com/columnists/gilgutknecht/2019/12/22/the-long-march-toward-irrelevance-n2558395

NEWS BUSTERS
— The Ruling Class Media and the Battle for 2020 – Jeffrey Lord (DIERSEN: I should write a book about activists, candidates, elected officials, party leaders, major donors, political consultants, etc. in Illinois, DuPage County, Milton Township, Glen Ellyn, Wheaton, etc. who claim to be religious, conservative, and/or Republican but who a) pander to the Democrat news media, b) do everything that they can to stop me from sending out GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails, and c) do everything that they can to stop everyone from reading those emails.) 
https://www.newsbusters.org/blogs/nb/jeffrey-lord/2019/12/21/ruling-class-media-and-battle-2020

PJ MEDIA
— White House Staffer Calls Out ‘Deep Vein of Anti-Semitism’ in Democratic Party – TYLER O’NEIL (DIERSEN: Democrats focus on turning Jews against Republicans. I should write a book about my Democrat superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates in the federal government and their efforts to turn my many Democrat Jewish superiors and supervisors against me. Of course, they stressed that a) I am 100% German national origin, b) that I was baptized, raised, and confirmed as a Missouri Synod Lutheran, and c) that I lived in Crete 1948-1972.)
https://pjmedia.com/trending/white-house-staffer-calls-out-deep-vein-of-anti-semitism-in-democratic-party/
— Projection in Campus and Party Politics – PHILIP CARL SALZMAN
https://pjmedia.com/news-and-politics/projection-in-campus-and-party-politics/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: It is common to observe projection in campus and party politics, and in human affairs generally. “Projection” is a well-understood psychological mechanism in which a person or collective accuses another of doing what the accuser himself or itself is doing. “Psychological projection is a defense mechanism people subconsciously employ in order to cope with difficult feelings or emotions. Psychological projection involves projecting undesirable feelings or emotions onto someone else, rather than admitting to or dealing with the unwanted feelings.” The classic example of Freudian projection is that of a woman who has been unfaithful to her husband but who accuses her husband of cheating on her. . .Many highly entertaining examples of projection can be seen in recent party politics. Members of the Democrat Party and the mainstream media have accused President Trump being a potential dictator who would not honor an election which he had lost, and who would thus undermine the American electoral democracy. This from a party and media that refused to accept the 2016 election, and set about from the day of the inauguration to overturn the election and cancel the duly-elected president, most recently seen in the House impeachment of the president. Thus, the Democrat Party accuses the Republican president of not respecting the Constitution and election results, at exactly the same time as they reject the 2016 election winner. Leading members of the Democrat Party have accused and continue to accuse President Trump of conspiring with a foreign power to interfere with the 2016 election, and to be similarly interfering with the upcoming 2020 election.)

THE HILL
— Trump seeks to make impeachment a campaign asset – BRETT SAMUELS
https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/475561-trump-seeks-to-make-impeachment-a-campaign-asset
— Is political affiliation the new discrimination? Our research suggests ‘yes’ – PHILIP L. ROTH, JILL E. ELLINGSON AND JASON B. THATCHER (DIERSEN: If I had been active in Republican politics, GAO would not have hired me in 1980, IRS would not have hired me in 1971, and the Post Office would not have hired me in 1966. Further, because they view me as being much “too conservative” and as someone who they cannot manipulate/dominate, the Republicans who ran Illinois, DuPage County, Milton Township, Wheaton, etc. would never have hired me.) 
https://thehill.com/opinion/technology/472200-political-affiliation-the-new-discrimination-our-research-suggests-yes
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The U.S. is experiencing substantial political polarization. Words like “hate” and “loathe” are routinely used to describe opposing party members, to the point that over 60 percent of voters are angry and worried about the direction of the country. Recent events may be a manifestation of this anger. Rep. Steve Scalise (R-La.) was shot because of party membership, and members of “The Squad” among the Democrats in the House routinely receive death threats. Americans don’t believe the situation will improve. Further, political polarization — and violence — is occurring in other countries such as England (Brexit) and France (rioting over fuel taxes and other policies). At the same time, social media screening is increasingly common when hiring, with over half of recruiters reporting that they check social media accounts such as LinkedIn and Facebook, or conduct Google searches. Such platforms make a wide variety of personal information easily accessible to recruiters — including political affiliation. The increasingly partisan landscape paired with information about party affiliation sets the stage for political affiliation to affect hiring.)

ASSOCIATED PRESS
— What crackdown? Migrant smuggling business adapts, thrives – MARIA VERZA and CHRISTOPHER SHERMAN
https://www.sentinelandenterprise.com/2019/12/19/what-crackdown-migrant-smuggling-business-adapts-thrives-2/
— POLL: AMERICANS GRATEFUL AT HOLIDAYS – AND A BIT STRESSED – Amy Forliti
https://oilcity.news/associated-press/2019/12/20/poll-americans-grateful-at-holidays-and-a-bit-stressed/

CNN
— Internet shutdowns used to be rare. They’re increasingly becoming the norm in much of the world – James Griffiths (DIERSEN: Who wants to shutdown you? I should write a book about those who want to shutdown me and my GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails. They include past and present leaders of the Milton Township Republican Central Committee (MTRCC), DuPage County Republican Central Committee, Illinois Republican Party (IRP), TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce, Illinois Center Right Coalition, and American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter. They include past and present activists, candidates, elected officials, major donors, and political consultants. They include past and present Wheaton, Milton Township, DuPage County, and Illinois employees. They include people who I have sued. All of the aforesaid a) reject planks in the Republican Party platform and/or the IRP platform and work against those like me who support those planks, b) reject the MTRCC resolution against video gambling and work against those like me who support that resolution, c) focus on destroying those like me who they cannot manipulate/dominate, d) were defendants in lawsuits that I have filed, and/or e) are operatives or dupes for the aforesaid.)
https://www.cnn.com/2019/12/21/asia/internet-shutdowns-china-india-censorship-intl-hnk/index.html

NEW YORK TIMES
— Total Surveillance Is Not What America Signed Up For – Editorial
https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2019/12/21/opinion/location-data-privacy-rights.html
— Inside Wayne LaPierre’s Battle for the N.R.A. How an internal power struggle, a New York State investigation and accusations of fraud and betrayal on all sides have left the longtime leader of the gun-rights organization reeling. – Danny Hakim
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/12/18/magazine/wayne-lapierre-nra-guns.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats about their success in making Latinos hate Republicans, and especially Republicans who are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, White, male, older, non-poor, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/12/21/opinion/sunday/latinos-arizona-battleground.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A Trump-hater promotes Biden.
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/12/20/opinion/wine-cave-debate.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Trump-haters crow about their success in harming Trump.
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/12/20/opinion/sunday/impeachment-trump.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: It is ever-increasingly more difficult for members of Group B to be “happy” because of the success that members of Group A have had in harming members of Group B. Members of Group A are anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time and members of Group B are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older people, rich people, gun owners, German Americans, draft avoiders, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/12/21/opinion/sunday/happiness-niall-williams.html
— Why Is Trump Finding More Protection Than Nixon Did? Several factors unrelated to the facts are shielding President Trump in ways Nixon would have envied. – Emily Bazelon and Beverly Gage (DIERSEN: I was one an extremely few Republicans working for IRS in its Chicago office during the Nixon impeachment. My Democrat superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates were furious. To punish Nixon, they punished the few Republicans in the office. They got rid of the IRS manager that who promoted me in 1971, 1973, and 1974.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/12/20/opinion/sunday/impeachment-trump-nixon.html
— More Than 1 in 5 U.S. Papers Has Closed. This Is the Result. Readers across the country told us how they were affected by the decline of local news: “Our community does not know itself.” – Lara Takenaga (DIERSEN: Tragically, Wheaton has not had a Wheaton-based newspaper for many decades. What percent of Wheaton’s West District voters know the names of the ten who sought appointment to fill Wheaton’s West District vacancy? What percent know the following about each of the ten candidates: education, work experience, professional certifications and licenses, how long they have lived in Wheaton and its West District, political affiliation, religion, national origin, and if they support or oppose promoting dependency on government, dependency on charity, LGBTQ activity, abortion, mass/illegal immigration, booze, gambling, pot, and other vices, patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, age discrimination, and retaliation for opposing the aforesaid?) 
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/12/21/reader-center/local-news-deserts.html
— These Reporters Lost Their Jobs. Here Are the Stories They Couldn’t Tell. Amid a crisis in local news, eight journalists who left newsrooms in 2019 reflect on the stories left in their notebooks. Photographers who also lost their jobs captured them on their former beats. – Sarah Mervosh, Amy Harmon and Nicholas Bogel-Burroughs (DIERSEN: Democrats, Libertarians, Greens, and RINOs do not want me to include links to articles in GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails that oppose promoting dependency on government, dependency on charity, LGBTQ activity, abortion, mass/illegal immigration, booze, gambling, pot, and other vices, patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, age discrimination, and retaliation for opposing the aforesaid.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/12/21/us/local-news-lost-stories.html
— Trump Largely Ignores Impeachment as He Rallies Young Conservatives With a relentless attack on liberalism, the president returned to his greatest hits: attacks on the “fake news,” environmentalists, liberals and immigrants. – Michael Shear
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/12/21/us/politics/trump-rallies-young-conservatives.html

NEW YORK POST
— Why identity politics and minority candidates aren’t winning over Dem voters – Kay S. Hymowitz
https://nypost.com/2019/12/21/why-identity-politics-and-minority-candidates-arent-winning-over-dem-voters/

NEW YORKER
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A Trump-hater says “Why the Editor of Christianity Today Decided to Rebuke Trump.”
https://www.newyorker.com/news/q-and-a/why-the-editor-of-christianity-today-decided-to-rebuke-trump

RT
— Political affiliation bias is the last type of discrimination society approves of – and study shows we’re embracing it fervently (DIERSEN: If I had been active in Republican politics, GAO would not have hired me in 1980, IRS would not have hired me in 1971, and the Post Office would not have hired me in 1966. Further, because they view me as being much “too conservative” and as someone who they cannot manipulate/dominate, the Republicans who ran Illinois, DuPage County, Milton Township, Wheaton, etc. would never have hired me.)
https://www.rt.com/usa/474499-political-discrimination-colors-hiring-study/

SOUTHERN POVERTY LAW CENTER
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: SPLC focuses on promoting hatred against individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, non-poor, gun owners, German American, and those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.
https://www.splcenter.org/news/2019/12/21/weekend-read-top-10-ways-you-helped-us-make-difference-2019

FORBES
— Help Your Workers Be More Productive – John Hall (DIERSEN: My Democrat superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates in the federal government did not want me to be more productive because that would just make it more difficult for them to get rid of me.)
https://www.forbes.com/sites/johnhall/2019/12/22/12-holiday-gifts-that-will-help-your-workers-be-more-productive/#1714b33a77aa

ROBERT MORRIS
— What to Expect After You Earn Your Bachelor of Accounting (DIERSEN: I worked for IRS 1971-1980 and for GAO 1980-1997. Being a CPA helps you get promoted at IRS and at GAO. In retrospect, with benefit of hindsight, I should have earned a bachelor’s degree in accounting at NIU in 1970 instead of management. I did not start taking graduate accounting courses until 1976. I did not pass the CPA examination until 1979. By then, my IRS superiors viewed me as being far “too old.” I did not earn a master’s degree in accounting from DePaul until 1980. I did not pass the Certified Internal Auditor examination until 1981. I did not become a licensed CPA until 1981. By then, my GAO superiors viewed me as being far “too old.”) 
https://robertmorris.edu/2019/12/21/bachelor-accounting-degree/

GUARDIAN
— He’s no dream candidate, but Joe Biden may be the best hope to oust Trump – Simon Tisdall (DIERSEN: QUESTION: What demographics do Biden and Trump share? ANSWER: They both are Christian, White, male, older, married, have children, non-poor, non-drinkers, gun owners, draft avoiders, and their ancestors have been in America for a long time. Biden owns a 1967 Corvette that his father gave him as a wedding gift in 1966.)
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2019/dec/21/joe-biden-nobodys-dream-candidate-but-may-be-best-hope-to-oust-trump

December 21 Morning Edition

WGN TV
— City of Chicago prepares for legalized marijuana by inspecting new dispensaries – MEGHAN DWYER
https://wgntv.com/2019/12/20/city-of-chicago-prepares-for-legalized-marijuana-by-inspecting-new-dispensaries/

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Will a centrist or lefty be the next president of the Illinois Senate? Whether the Democratic caucus’ two wings can learn to fly together is a whole other story. – Rich Miller
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/2019/12/20/21032203/illinois-senate-president-elgie-sims-kimberly-lightford-john-cullerton-don-harmon-rich-miller
— Travelers caught with weed in Chicago airports won’t be busted, police say The TSA says it will refer any marijuana found on domestic flyers to Chicago police, who say they won’t confiscate it if the amount is within new legal limits. – David Struett
https://chicago.suntimes.com/cannabis/2019/12/20/21026876/marijuana-chicago-airport-law-tsa-customs-cannabis-weed-ohare-midway

DAILY HERALD
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Antioch mayor breaks tie to allow sale of recreational marijuana – Mick Zawislak
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20191220/antioch-mayor-breaks-tie-to-allow-sale-of-recreational-marijuana

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: On Jan. 1, there will be weed, but not enough Expect tents, shuttles and staging areas. Lines will be long—for a long time. – JOHN PLETZ
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/marijuanacannabis/jan-1-there-will-be-weed-not-enough

MDJ ONLINE
— Evangelical magazine Christianity Today, which is based in Illinois (Carol Stream), says Trump should be removed from office
https://www.mdjonline.com/neighbor_newspapers/extra/news/evangelical-magazine-christianity-today-which-is-based-in-illinois-says/article_7e23863e-59d6-5b14-87a8-548ef37b5740.html

CHICAGO READER
— DISGUSTING TRAGIC: Communing with cannabis—underground  Even with legalization right around the corner, these women of color in Chicago feel safest creating spaces for weed-infused activities on their own terms. – F. Amanda Tugade
https://www.chicagoreader.com/chicago/cannabis-underground-community-baking-painting-yoga/Content?oid=76452408

CHICAGO CITY WIRE
— Emboldened by restorative justice, shoplifters in Chicago carry winter clothes from Marshall’s in plain sight of store employees – W.J. Kennedy (DIERSEN: QUESTION: Who will criminals “emboldened by restorative justice” take things from? ANSWER: From those who are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://chicagocitywire.com/stories/522025500-emboldened-by-restorative-justice-shoplifters-in-chicago-carry-winter-clothes-from-marshall-s-in-plain-sight-of-store-employees

PRAIRIE STATE WIRE
— New taxes enough to drive Illinois motorists over the edge, IPI reports – Glenn Minnis (DIERSEN: I own six cars and a SUV, but I dive them very little because I spend 10+ hours each and every day putting GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails together and sending them out.) 
https://prairiestatewire.com/stories/522117767-new-taxes-enough-to-drive-illinois-motorists-over-the-edge-ipi-reports

MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— IL-14: Sue Rezin Questions House Democrats Priority of Passage of USMCA
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2019/12/20/il-14-sue-rezin-questions-house-democrats-priority-of-passage-of-usmca/
— A Big Crystal Lake Billboard Supporting Trump
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2019/12/21/message-of-the-day-a-billboard-16/
— IL-14: Lauren Underwood’s Lower Insulin Costs Now Act Signed Into Law
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2019/12/21/il-14-lauren-underwoods-lower-insulin-costs-now-act-signed-into-law/ 
— Ives Goes after Casten on Budget Vote
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2019/12/21/ives-goes-after-casten-on-budget-vote/

ILLINOIS POLICY INSTITUTE
— PRITZKER SIGNS PENSION SWEETENER BILL WITHOUT KNOWING THE COST – Adam Schuster
https://www.illinoispolicy.org/pritzker-signs-pension-sweetener-bill-without-knowing-the-cost/

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— There isn’t ‘plenty of blame to go around’ in this disastrous impeachment. It’s all Democrats’ fault
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/there-isnt-plenty-of-blame-to-go-around-in-this-disastrous-impeachment-its-all-democrats-fault
— 25 Jewish Democrats send letter to Trump demanding Stephen Miller removal – Mike Brest (DIERSEN: Democrats focus on turning Jews against Republicans. I should write a book about my Democrat superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates in the federal government and their efforts to turn my many Democrat Jewish superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates against me. Of course, they stressed that a) I am 100% German national origin, b) that I was baptized, raised, and confirmed as a Missouri Synod Lutheran, and c) that I lived in Crete 1948-1972.)
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/25-jewish-democrats-send-letter-to-trump-demanding-stephen-miller-removal

BREITBART
— Christianity Today Backed Amnesty for Illegal Aliens in 2015 – MICHAEL PATRICK LEAHY
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2019/12/20/christianity-today-backed-amnesty-for-illegal-aliens-in-2015/
— Donald Trump Rips ‘Far-Left’ Christianity Today Magazine for Endorsing Impeachment – Charlie Spiering
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2019/12/20/donald-trump-rips-far-left-christianity-today-magazine-for-endorsing-impeachment/

RUSH LIMBAUGH
— We’re in a Battle to Save America As Founded
https://www.rushlimbaugh.com/daily/2019/12/20/were-in-a-battle-to-save-america-as-founded/

TOWNHALL
— Pelosi Compared Trump Impeachment to Battle of the Bulge. She Wasn’t the Only One. – Cortney O’Brien (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats hint/imply/argue/shout that Trump supporters are Nazis. Ever-increasingly, to hint/imply/argue/shout that a person is a Trump supporter today is like hinting/implying/arguing/shouting that a person is a Jew in Germany during the 1930s and 1940s.) 
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/cortneyobrien/2019/12/20/some-of-the-more-intriguing-analogies-democrats-made-at-the-impeachment-debate-n2558278

NEWSMAX
— 25 Jewish Members Of Congress Call For Stephen Miller’s Ouster – Cathy Burke (DIERSEN: Democrats focus on turning Jews against Republicans. I should write a book about my Democrat superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates in the federal government and their efforts to turn my many Democrat Jewish superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates against me. Of course, they stressed that a) I am 100% German national origin, b) that I was baptized, raised, and confirmed as a Missouri Synod Lutheran, and c) that I lived in Crete 1948-1972.) 
https://www.newsmax.com/politics/JewishCongressMembersStephenMiller/2019/12/20/id/946891/

LIFE SITE NEWS
— Abortion is the greatest genocide in human history, and Democrats are its greatest champion – Seth Gruber
https://www.lifesitenews.com/opinion/abortion-is-the-greatest-genocide-in-human-history-and-democrats-are-its-biggest-champion

LIFE NEWS
— Chicago Bears Co-Owner Will Speak at March for Life to Condemn Killing 61 Million Babies in Abortion – MICAIAH BILGER 
https://www.lifenews.com/2019/12/20/chicago-bears-co-owner-will-speak-at-march-for-life-to-condemn-killing-61-million-babies-in-abortion/

THE HILL
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A Trump-hater says “History will not be kind to Trump and Republicans on impeachment.”
https://thehill.com/opinion/campaign/475332-history-will-not-be-kind-to-trump-and-republicans-on-impeachment
— Twenty-five Jewish lawmakers ask Trump to fire Stephen Miller over ‘white nationalist’ comments – TAL AXELROD (DIERSEN: Democrats focus on turning Jews against Republicans. I should write a book about my Democrat superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates in the federal government and their efforts to turn my many Democrat Jewish superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates against me. Of course, they stressed that a) I am 100% German national origin, b) that I was baptized, raised, and confirmed as a Missouri Synod Lutheran, and c) that I lived in Crete 1948-1972.)
https://thehill.com/homenews/house/475584-25-jewish-lawmakers-ask-trump-to-fire-stephen-miller-over-white-nationalist

ASSOCIATED PRESS
— Illinois GOP aims to end Holocaust denier’s run for Congress
https://mynorthwest.com/1650606/illinois-gop-aims-to-end-holocaust-deniers-run-for-congress/

NEW YORK TIMES
— Illinois GOP Aims to End Holocaust Denier’s Run for Congress – AP
https://www.nytimes.com/aponline/2019/12/20/us/ap-us-congress-illinois-holocaust-denier.html
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: Evangelical Leaders Close Ranks With Trump After Scathing Editorial Christianity Today’s call for President Trump’s removal gave voice to his evangelical critics. But they remain a minority in a political movement that Mr. Trump has reshaped in his own mold. – Elizabeth Dias and Jeremy W. Peters
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/12/20/us/politics/christianity-today-trump-evangelicals.html
— Why I Voted Against the Trump Impeachment The investigation against President Clinton was thorough and nonpartisan. The Trump proceedings have been the opposite in every way. – Jim Sensenbrenner
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/12/20/opinion/trump-impeachment-sensenbrenner.html
— JPMorgan Pressed by Senate Democrats on Racial Discrimination Reports – Reuters (DIERSEN: One could compare and contrast a) how Democrat politicians defend their constituents and with b) how Republican politicians defend their constituents. My critics/opponents can stress how, aside from Henry Hyde’s coming to my defense in 1989, Republicans who represented me in Congress while I was a federal employee 1966-1969 and 1971-1997 and while Diersen v. GAO was pending 1998-2005 (SEE: https://gopillinois.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/DiersenGAOFifthAmendedComplaint.pdf ) did little or nothing to defend me from political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, age discrimination, and retaliation for opposing the aforesaid discrimination while I worked for the Post Office 1966-1969, IRS 1971-1980, and GAO 1980-1997. Republicans who represented me in Congress treated me like they supported “up-or-out” and agreed with the adverse actions that my Democrat superiors in the federal government took against me. My Democrat GAO superiors forced me to retire in 1997 when I was 49 years old, gave me unfair performance expectations and appraisals, always ranked me in the bottom half of my coworkers for pay-for-performance purposes, did not promote me beyond GS-13, got rid of my mentor in 1987, kept me off audits of IRS for all but 3 of the almost 18 years that I worked for GAO, and forced me to take a $19,568 (21%) pay cut in today’s dollars to transfer from IRS to GAO in 1980. My Democrat IRS superiors did not promote me beyond GS-12, disallowed my education deductions in 1978, got rid of my mentor in 1975, and disallowed my partial day per diem claims in 1974. My Democrat Post Office superiors forced me resign in 1969 and disallowed my sick leave requests in 1969 and 1968. One could wonder if Republicans who represented me in Congress might have come to my defense if I had contributed lots of money to their campaigns.) 
https://www.nytimes.com/reuters/2019/12/20/us/20reuters-jpmorgan-senate.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: A group of five U.S. senators sent a letter on Thursday to JPMorgan Chase & Co., asking it to explain what it was doing to address what they described as “a troubling list of discriminatory practices” related to race. The letter was signed by five prominent Democrats, including presidential candidate Elizabeth Warren and the top Democrat on the Senate banking panel, Sherrod Brown. The letter referred to a New York Times article last week that reported ( https://www.nytimes.com/2019/12/11/business/jpmorgan-banking-racism.html ) cases of racial discrimination at some of the bank’s branches in the Phoenix, Arizona area.)
— As Modi Pushes Hindu Agenda, a Secular India Fights Back Protesters are speaking out against what they say is a government bent on attacking diversity, the foundation on which India was built. – Maria Abi-Habib and Sameer Yasir
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/12/20/world/asia/india-muslims-citizenship.html

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— ‘OK Boomer’: A Defining Generation Becomes a Label for Irrelevance After decades of outsize influence, baby boomers are getting taunted by a younger cohort in a bit of sly intergenerational warfare – Ben Zimmer (DIERSEN: Democrats, Libertarians, Greens, and RINOs want to get rid of those who are older than they are.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/ok-boomer-a-defining-generation-becomes-a-label-for-irrelevance-11576904461

NEW YORK POST
— AOC is right to stand up to Democratic establishment on SALT – Editorial (DIERSEN: Constructively, those who support the SALT cap demonize, denigrate, and condemn those like me who pay more than $10,000 a year in SALT taxes as being undeservedly filthy rich. Trump should increase the $10,000 SALT cap to $20,000 for married filing jointly.)
https://nypost.com/2019/12/20/aoc-is-right-to-stand-up-to-democratic-establishment-on-salt/

DALLAS MORNING NEWS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Trump-haters hint/imply/argue/shout that because George P. Bush condemns racism, sooner or later, he will call for the Republican Party to dump individuals, to dump organizations, to dump companies, to dump governments, and to dump countries that are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders, and those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.
https://www.dallasnews.com/news/politics/2019/12/20/george-p-bush-has-led-republicans-in-condemning-racism-is-he-the-future-of-the-party-in-texas/

NEWSWEEK
— JEWISH HOUSE DEMOCRATS WANT STEPHEN MILLER OUSTED, SEND LETTER TO WHITE HOUSE: ‘HATEFUL IDEOLOGY IS NOT JUST UNACCEPTABLE’ – JEFFERY MARTIN (DIERSEN: Democrats focus on turning Jews against Republicans. I should write a book about my Democrat superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates in the federal government and their efforts to turn my many Democrat Jewish superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates against me. Of course, they stressed that a) I am 100% German national origin, b) that I was baptized, raised, and confirmed as a Missouri Synod Lutheran, and c) that I lived in Crete 1948-1972.) 
https://www.newsweek.com/jewish-house-democrats-want-stephen-miller-ousted-send-letter-white-house-hateful-ideology-not-1478583

AMERICAN INDEPENDENT
— 1 in 3 federal workers less likely to report wrongdoing after GOP whistleblower attacks – Dan Desai Martin (DIERSEN: Potential federal employees and current federal employees can see how the federal government treats its employees like me who are Republican, White, male, older, and/or non-veteran who oppose patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, and/or age discrimination. SEE: https://gopillinois.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/DiersenGAOFifthAmendedComplaint.pdf ) 
https://americanindependent.com/federal-whistleblowers-gop-attacks-donald-trump-impeachment-ukraine/

JD SUPRA
— Have You Heard? Six Steps to Protect Your Company from Hostile Work Environment Claims Based on Workplace Rumors – Baker Donelson (DIERSEN: While I worked for the federal government for almost 30 years, to justify getting rid of me, my Democrat superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates always stressed to each other that I opposed patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, age discrimination, and retaliation, that I was a Republican, that I avoided the draft, that I was conservative, that I was 100% German National Origin, that I was baptized, raised, and confirmed as a Missouri Synod Lutheran, that I lived in Crete 1948-1972 and in Wheaton since 1978, that I was born in 1948, that my ancestors had been in America since 1844, that my wife had a good job, that we did not have children, that we bought real estate, that I bought new cars and collector cars, that we saved for our retirement, that in 1988 I became an active member in a class action lawsuit that charged my Democrat GAO superiors with reverse discrimination, age discrimination, and retaliation, that IRS did not promote me beyond GS-12, that GAO did not promote me beyond GS-13, etc.) 
https://www.jdsupra.com/legalnews/have-you-heard-six-steps-to-protect-88124/

December 20 Morning Edition

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Hundreds sign petition to get Holocaust denier back on ballot, but voters say they were in the dark   The Illinois Republican Party says it’s stepping up efforts to make voters aware that Arthur Jones is once again a candidate for the U.S. Congress. – Tina Sfondeles (DIERSEN: What if ONLY elected precinct committeemen were allowed to circulate candidate nominating petitions, and further, what if they were ONLY allowed to circulate nominating petitions in their own precinct? For the March 17, 2020 Republican primary, in your precinct, how many signatures on how many petitions did your Republican Precinct Committeeman gather for how many candidates from how many Republican voters in how many homes? I gathered 593 signatures on 60 petitions (3 for each of 20 candidates) from 30 Republican voters in 17 homes in my DuPage County Milton Township Precinct 9 in Wheaton. I had to contact Republicans in 59 homes in my precinct to do that. Those 20 candidates are: U.S. President/Vice President – Donald Trump/Mike Pence and Delegates; U.S. Senate – Mark Curran; U.S. Representative – Jeanne Ives and Jay Kinzler; State Representative – Amy Grant; DuPage State’s Attorney – Robert Berlin; DuPage Circuit Court Clerk – Christopher Kachiroubas; DuPage County Auditor – Robert Grogan; DuPage Coroner – Richard Jorgensen; DuPage Recorder – Ronald Almiron and Babette Holder; DuPage County Board – Timothy Elliott; DuPage Forest Preserve Commissioner – Timothy Whelan; DuPage Circuit Court Judge – Ann Celine Walsh, Monique O’Toole, James McCluskey, and Rick Veenstra, and Richard Felice; and Republican Precinct Committeeman – Dave Diersen) 
https://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/2019/12/20/21030029/arthur-jones-holocaust-denier-congress-republican-illinois
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Records show Jones collected 844 signatures in Palos Hills, Hickory Hills, Stickney, Oak Lawn, Bridgeview, Worth, Countryside, Bedford Park, La Grange, Chicago Ridge, Hometown, Lyons and Willow Springs. Just over 600 signatures were required to get on the ballot. He also managed to get one Chicago voter to sign his petitions after not getting any signatures in the city in 2018. . .Awareness campaign Illinois Republican Party executive director Anthony Sarros said the party is planning an awareness campaign that could include digital advertising, Facebook ads or mailers ahead of the primary, to outline Jones’ beliefs and remind voters that there are two other Republicans running. “We want to make sure that the Republicans, Democrats, any Illinois citizens know that this is not a candidate that we support and we don’t want him winning the election,” Sarros said. “ … We hate this. we don’t want this to happen and now I kind of want to know how this happened and how do we prevent this.” An attorney for the state party and a representative from Lipinski’s campaign are among 10 people who requested to review Jones’ 844 petitions. But the party says nearly 87% of his signatures were valid, and no one challenged his right to appear on the ballot. In total, 217 of those who signed identified as independent voters. Another 118 were “hard Democrats” — those who have voted Democrat in two or more of the last four primary elections — and 111 were “hard Republicans” — those who have voted Republican the same amount. Another 68 had voted in both party’s primaries. “The deeper story to this is just people who signed a petition for an old gentleman not knowing who he was, what he supported and not knowing what he was running for,” Sarros said. “It’s unfortunate these folks are signing this petition. I’m sure he didn’t advertise who he was because he was able to get all of these signatures.” ‘I had no idea’ Some of those who signed his petitions confirmed in interviews with the Sun-Times they didn’t know Jones’ background.)
— Joe Biden gets bad marks for a Democrat on immigration — and he can thank Barack Obama Biden is the Democrats’ best bet to defeat Trump. The former vice president leads many primary polls going into 2020. On immigration, though, I wish I had more faith in him. – Marlen Garcia
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/2019/12/19/21020863/joe-biden-immigration-barack-obama-democratic-primary-2020-deportation-marlen-garcia
— Cook County Board proposes 3% pot tax The 3% tax would be in addition to the city’s 3% tax and state tax. – Rachel Hinton
https://chicago.suntimes.com/cannabis/2019/12/19/21030213/cook-county-board-proposes-3-pot-tax-marijuana-weed

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— State senator who wore wire on fellow lawmaker failed to report $50,000 condo sale profit, records show – DAVID HEINZMANN and JASON MEISNER
https://www.chicagotribune.com/investigations/ct-terry-link-ethics-statement-mortgage-home-sale-20191220-knt42jnyjrhgpjyp57fg2km7vi-story.html
— Congress to Pentagon: Find and fix racially offensive forms – JOHN M. DONNELLY (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, to demonize, denigrate, and condemn members of the following groups, Democrats, Libertarians, Greens, and RINOs call them: Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.) 
https://www.chicagotribune.com/sns-tns-bc-military-offensiveforms-20191219-story.html

DAILY HERALD
— It’s not just the president who is on trial – Susan Estrich (DIERSEN: Democrats have not only impeached Trump, they have impeached all individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, non-poor, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.dailyherald.com/discuss/20191220/its-not-just-the-president-who-is-on-trial
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Democrats use isolated actions taken by isolated individuals to demonize, to denigrate, and to condemn individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, non-poor, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time. 
https://www.dailyherald.com/discuss/20191219/editorial-we-must-deter-as-well-as-address-offensive-public-behaviors

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— House votes to repeal SALT cap—but GOP-led Senate looms Democrats from high-tax states scored a symbolic victory Thursday on a politically fraught portion of Trump’s tax law: the cap on state and local tax. (DIERSEN: Trump should increase the $10,000 SALT cap to $20,000 for married filing jointly.)
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/government/house-votes-repeal-salt-cap-gop-led-senate-looms
— Should recipients of student aid be disclosed? An Illinois state court battle is heating up over whether an agency should be compelled to release the names of students who received state financial aid to attend college. – LYNNE MAREK (DIERSEN: Where did the money come from to pay for your college degrees, professional certifications, and professional licenses? For me, it came from what I earned when I did yard work and delivered newspapers 1962-1964; washed dishes 1964-1966; cleaned golf shoes, chipped slag, and pumped gasoline in 1966; delivered mail 1966-1969; worked on an automobile assembly line and as a security guard in 1970; sold tires, automotive services, and major appliances 1970-1971; pumped gasoline 1971-1972; collected delinquent taxes 1971-1980; and audited federal agencies 1980-1997.) 
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/education/should-recipients-student-aid-be-disclosed
— The hunt for good jobs – CLAIRE BUSHEY (DIERSEN: According to my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes, all of the jobs that I had were BAD JOBS that they would never stoop to take. I did yard work and delivered newspapers 1962-1964; washed dishes 1964-1966; cleaned golf shoes, chipped slag, and pumped gasoline in 1966; delivered mail 1966-1969; worked on an automobile assembly line and as a security guard in 1970; sold tires, automotive services, and major appliances 1970-1971; pumped gasoline 1971-1972; collected delinquent taxes 1971-1980; and audited federal agencies 1980-1997.)
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/crains-forum-jobs-wages/shift-change

ABC7
— OUTSTANDING: Officials warn holiday travelers not to bring marijuana to O’Hare, Midway even after Illinois legalization – Jesse Kirsch
https://abc7chicago.com/travel/officials-warn-holiday-travelers-not-to-bring-marijuana-to-ohare-midway-even-after-legalization/5771249/

WGN TV
— Reaction from lawmakers continues to pour in day after Trump impeachment – TAHMAN BRADLEY
https://wgntv.com/2019/12/19/reaction-from-lawmakers-continues-to-pour-in-day-after-trump-impeachment/

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Candlelight vigil remembers the homeless (DIERSEN Ever-increasingly, Democrats blame Republicans for homelessness, and especially Republicans who are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, non-poor, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.sj-r.com/news/20191219/candlelight-vigil-remembers-homeless

CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Loan opportunity for future marijuana business owners – Treasure Roberts
https://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/local-news/loan-opportunity-for-future-marijuana-business-owners/

EVANSTON ROUNDTABLE
— City Provides Timeline on Developing a Reparations Plan (DIERSEN: How much reparations do the leaders of your municipality, your township/ward, your county, and Illinois want you to pay? From what I see, the more of the following that you are, the more reparations that they want you to pay: Trump supporter, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, non-poor, gun owner, German American, draft avoider, and/or if your ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://evanstonroundtable.com/Content/City-News/City-News/Article/City-Provides-Timeline-on-Developing-a-Reparations-Plan/15/26/17337

MDJ ONLINE
— DISGUSTING, OUTRAGEOUS: Cannabis conviction? No problem. Apply for a taxpayer-backed loan in Illinois for pot biz
https://www.mdjonline.com/neighbor_newspapers/extra/news/cannabis-conviction-no-problem-apply-for-a-taxpayer-backed-loan/video_f6a1b9b9-fe5d-5822-a446-2e43aaae759f.html

KANE COUNTY CONNECTS
— 12 REFERENDUMS ON MARCH 2020 PRIMARY BALLOTS IN KANE COUNTY (DIERSEN: What referendums will be on the March 17, 2020 ballot in your precinct?) 
https://kanecountyconnects.com/2019/12/update-12-referendums-now-on-march-2020-primary-ballots-in-kane-county/

DAILY LINE
— Cook County lays out cannabis ground rules, charges new commission with studying impact of legalization – Alex Nitkin 
http://thedailyline.net/chicago/12/20/2019/county-lays-out-cannabis-ground-rules-charges-new-commission-with-studying-impact-of-legalization/

POLITICO ILLINOIS
— PROGRAMMING NOTE: With today’s newsletter, we’re signing off for 2019. Thank you for reading — we know you have lots of options! Please stay in touch during the holidays at skapos@politico.com. WE’LL BE BACK IN YOUR INBOX JAN. 6. (DIERSEN: I have sent a GOPUSA ILLINOIS email out each and every morning since 2004 and each and every evening too since 2015. I will continue doing that until if/when my critics/opponents, their operatives, or their dupes succeed in stopping me. It would be great if those who read my emails would do more to get my critics/opponents, their operatives, or their dupes, and especially those who falsely claim to be religious, conservative, and/or Republican, to “buzz off.”)
https://www.politico.com/newsletters/illinois-playbook/2019/12/20/playbooks-holiday-gifts-chicago-murder-rate-down-brian-sleet-christmas-carol-487956

CHICAGO MAGAZINE
— Eight Big Issues Facing Chicago Pols in 2020 Ed Burke’s last stand, Kim Foxx’s survival campaign, and that pesky budget deficit. – EDWARD MCCLELLAND
http://www.chicagomag.com/city-life/December-2019/Eight-Big-Issues-Facing-Chicago-Pols-in-2020/

WIREPOINTS
— Gov. Pritzker, don’t blame Wirepoints. The math diminishes your ‘monumental’ claims, not us. – Mark Glennon, Ted Dabrowski and John Klingner
https://wirepoints.org/gov-pritzker-dont-blame-wirepoints-the-math-diminishes-your-monumental-claims-not-us/

MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— Forensic Consultant Points Out Coroner’s Office Is a Check and Balance on the Sheriff, “Only One Who Can Arrest the Sheriff”
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2019/12/20/forensic-consultant-points-out-coroners-office-is-a-check-and-balance-on-the-sheriff/ 
— IL-06/IL-14: House Passes Temporary Repeal of SALT Deduction Cap (DIERSEN: Trump should increase the $10,000 SALT cap to $20,000 for married filing jointly.)
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2019/12/20/il-06-il-14-house-passes-temporary-repeal-of-salt-deduction-cap/ 
— IL-06/IL-14: Final House Vote of 2019 Passes USMCA
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2019/12/20/il-06-il-14-final-house-vote-of-2019-passes-usmca/ 
— Christianity Today Magazine Says President Trump Should Be Removed
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2019/12/20/christianity-today-magazine-says-president-trump-should-be-removed/ 
— Underwood’s Reply to Person Urging Impeachment
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2019/12/20/underwoods-reply-to-person-urging-impeachment/

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Pelosi threat upends Constitution, fuels partisan furor – Alex Swoyer and Gabriella Muñoz (DIERSEN: Justice delayed is justice denied.)
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2019/dec/19/nancy-pelosi-impeachment-threat-upends-constitutio/
— Trump campaign launches ‘Democrats for Trump’ coalition – Dave Boyer (DIERSEN: To be a Democrat is to be anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2019/dec/19/democrats-trump-coalition-launched-trump-campaign/
— Tucker Carlson on Democrats voting to impeach Trump: ‘It is a kind of Jonestown dynamic’- Andrew Blake
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2019/dec/19/tucker-carlson-on-democrats-voting-to-impeach-dona/
— Trump welcomes Rep. Van Drew to GOP after impeachment vote – Dave Boyer (DIERSEN: Are you a Republican? If so, who wants you to leave the Republican Party? I should write a book about past and present leaders in the Milton Township Republican Central Committee, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, Illinois Republican Party, TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois, Illinois Center Right Coalition, etc. who made/make it very clear that they want me to leave the Republican Party. They hint/imply/argue/shout that I am too conservative. They stress my demographics: Trump supporter, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, old (born in 1948), non-poor, gun owner, German American, draft avoider, and my ancestors have been in America since 1844.) 
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2019/dec/19/trump-welcomes-rep-van-drew-gop-after-impeachment-/
— ‘Meet the Press’ to shine light on political disinformation – AP (DIERSEN: According to my critics/opponents, all government and political news and commentary is disinformation except for the government and political news and commentary that they put out or bless. Because they cannot manipulate/dominate me, the focus on a) stopping me from sending out GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails and b) stopping everyone from reading those emails. I should write a book about those who have worked the hardest to a) stop me from sending out GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails and b) stop everyone from reading those emails.) 
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2019/dec/19/meet-the-press-to-shine-light-on-political-disinfo/
— OUTSTANDING: House approves bill suspending cap on some tax deductions – AP (DIERSEN: Trump should increase the $10,000 SALT cap to $20,000 for married filing jointly.) 
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2019/dec/19/house-approves-bill-suspending-cap-on-some-tax-ded/
— Flagship evangelical magazine Christianity Today calls for Trump’s removal ‘It’s time to say what we said 20 years ago when a president’s character was revealed for what it was’ – Victor Morton (DIERSEN: I should write a book about those who have called for my removal as a Republican Precinct Committeeman, GOPUSA Illinois Editor, TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairman, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce Government Affairs Committee member, Milton Township Republican Central Committee webmaster, Illinois Center Right Coalition Steering Committee member, American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter board member, GAO employee, IRS employee, Post Office employee, etc.)
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2019/dec/19/christianity-today-calls-trump-removal-president/

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Christianity Today does not speak for most evangelical Christians with call for Trump removal – Jenna Ellis (DIERSEN: I should write a book about those who have called for my removal as a Republican Precinct Committeeman, GOPUSA Illinois Editor, TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairman, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce Government Affairs Committee member, Milton Township Republican Central Committee webmaster, Illinois Center Right Coalition Steering Committee member, American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter board member, GAO employee, IRS employee, Post Office employee, etc.)
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/christianity-todays-call-for-trumps-removal-does-not-speak-for-most-evangelical-christians
— Debate moderator pushes myth of hate crimes against transgender people
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/debate-moderator-pushes-myth-of-hate-crimes-against-transgender-people

BREITBART
— Buttigieg Commits to Reparations for Illegal Aliens, Not for African Americans – HARIS ALIC
https://www.breitbart.com/2020-election/2019/12/19/buttigieg-commits-to-reparations-for-illegal-aliens-not-for-african-americans/
— Andrew Yang: ‘Our Country Is Deeply Misogynist’ — but Legalize ‘Dreamers’ – JOEL B. POLLAK
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2019/12/19/andrew-yang-our-country-is-deeply-misogynist-but-legalize-dreamers/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: It was not clear, however, why anyone would want to migrate to, or stay in, such a deeply misogynistic country.)
— Reparations for Illegal Aliens May Cost Americans Up to $2.2 Trillion – John Binder
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2019/12/19/reparations-illegal-aliens-2-2-trillion/
— Fact Check: Buttigieg Falsely Claims ICE Raids ‘Don’t Make Our Country Safe’ – John Binder
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2019/12/19/fact-check-buttigieg-falsely-claims-ice-raids-dont-make-our-country-safe/
— Pete Buttigieg: Compensate and Amnesty Migrants Detained at the Border – Neil Munro
https://www.breitbart.com/economy/2019/12/19/pete-buttigieg-compensate-amnesty-migrants-detained-border/

CONSERVATIVE HQ
— Nancy Pelosi Is A Totalitarian Bully
http://www.conservativehq.com/article/31614-nancy-pelosi-totalitarian-bully

DAILY WIRE
— Biden: Immigrants ‘Are The Future Of America,’ ‘You Should Get Used To It’ – Ryan Saavedra (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats and RINOs shout at immigrants, and at everyone else, that Republicans are White supremacists, Nazis, KKK members, haters, racists, bigots, and even worse things who should be gotten rid of once and for all.)
https://www.dailywire.com/news/biden-immigrants-are-the-future-of-america-you-should-get-used-to-it

FEDERALIST
— Buttigieg: I Can Win The Presidency Because I’m A Gay Man In ‘Mike Pence’s Indiana’ – Chrissy Clark
https://thefederalist.com/2019/12/20/buttigieg-i-can-win-the-presidency-because-im-a-gay-man-in-mike-pences-indiana/

EPOCH TIMES
— Buttigieg Pushes Reparations for Illegal Immigrants – ZACHARY STIEBER
https://www.theepochtimes.com/buttigieg-pushes-reparations-for-illegal-immigrants_3180572.html

GOPUSA
— What if Santa Claus were a socialist?
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=81545
— Obama’s dangerous myth about women and leadership (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, to get elected and reelected, politicians hint/imply/argue/shout that minorities are better than Whites; women are better than men; younger people are better than older people; LGBTQers are better than heterosexuals; those who have less money are better than those who have more money; those who have less education, less work experience, and/or less professional certifications are better than those who have more of the aforesaid; Democrats, Libertarians, Greens, and RINOs are better than Republicans; liberals and moderates are better than conservatives; Trump-haters are better than Trump-supporters; non-Protestants are better than Protestants; non-patriotic people are better than patriotic people; citizens of foreign countries are better than citizens of America; non-gun owners are better than gun owners; non-German Americans are better than German Americans; those whose ancestors have not been in America for a long time are better than those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time; veterans are better than non-veterans, etc.) 
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=81497

THE HILL
— Trump’s Dingell insults disrupt GOP unity amid impeachment – BRETT SAMUELS AND MORGAN CHALFANT 
https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/475374-trumps-dingell-insults-disrupt-gop-unity-on-impeachment

WASHINGTON POST
— Federal workers will get 12 weeks of paid family leave. Should everyone? – Joe Davidson (DIERSEN: Government is nasty. Politics is nasty. Democrats are nasty. Virtually all my superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates in the federal government had spouses and/or children to support. They hinted/implied/argued/shouted that employees who had dependents should get preference over employees like me who never had dependents.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/federal-workers-will-get-12-weeks-of-paid-family-leave-should-everyone/2019/12/19/b9e9c502-228b-11ea-9c2b-060477c13959_story.html

LOS ANGELES TIMES
— Buttigieg vows to compensate and ‘fast-track’ to citizenship children separated at border – EVAN HALPER
https://www.latimes.com/politics/story/2019-12-19/buttigieg-vows-to-compensate-and-fast-track-to-citizenship-children-separated-at-border

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Pelosi to Delay Sending Impeachment Articles to Senate House speaker wants more clarity on rules for Senate trial of President Trump, who denounced her decision – Siobhan Hughes and Natalie Andrews (DIERSEN: Justice delayed is justice denied.) 
https://www.wsj.com/articles/after-house-impeaches-trump-timing-of-next-steps-is-unclear-11576755097
— Congress Passes Sweeping Overhaul of Retirement System Bill encourages 401(k) plans to offer products with guaranteed income payment – Anne Tergesen
https://www.wsj.com/articles/senate-spending-bill-includes-significant-changes-to-u-s-retirement-system-11576780736
— Pete Buttigieg, Strong in Iowa, Comes Under Attack From Democratic Rivals California debate shows fissures among candidates on campaign donors, health care and tax policy – Ken Thomas, John McCormick and Joshua Jamerson
https://www.wsj.com/articles/democrats-gather-after-impeachment-for-sixth-2020-debate-11576783013
— The University’s New Loyalty Oath Required ‘diversity and inclusion’ statements amount to a political litmus test for hiring. – Abigail Thompson (DIERSEN: GAO hired me in 1980 because it could not find a qualified Democrat, minority, female, younger person, or veteran who would take the job. IRS hired me in 1971 because it could not find a qualified Democrat, minority, female, or veteran who would take the job. The Post Office hired me in 1966 because it could not find a qualified Democrat, minority, female, or veteran who would take the job.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-universitys-new-loyalty-oath-11576799749

WALL STREET WINDOW
— Sanders Report Shows How Millennial Generation Is ‘Being Punished With Crushing Student Debt and Low-Paying Jobs’ – Jake Johnson
http://wallstreetwindow.com/2019/12/sanders-report-shows-how-millennial-generation-is-being-punished-with-crushing-student-debt-and-low-paying-jobs-jake-johnson-12-20-2019/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: A new government study commissioned by Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders details how crushing student loan debt and stagnant wages are threatening to make millennials the first U.S. generation with a lower quality of life than their parents. The Government Accountability Office report (pdf), obtained Wednesday by Teen Vogue, found that millennials between the ages of 25 and 37 have substantially less wealth, lower homeownership rates, and fewer retirement resources than Generation X and the Baby Boomers. “We must tell the economic elite who have hoarded income growth in America: No, you can no longer have it all.” —Sen. Bernie Sanders “The millennial generation (those born between 1982 and 2000) might not have the same opportunity as previous generations had to fare better economically than their parents,” the GAO report states. “Millennial households had significantly lower median and average net worth than Generation X households at similar ages.”)

December 19 Morning Edition

ILLINOIS REPUBLICAN PARTY
— Statement from ILGOP Chairman Tim Schneider on Impeachment Vote
https://illinois.gop/category/news/
(THE STATEMENT: “For over three years, Democrats have been searching high and low for an excuse to reverse the results of the 2016 election. Their disdain for the judgement of the American people have taken them down this unconscionable path. It’s a path that led House Democrats to make a partisan mockery of impeachment’s serious and grave nature. Our constitution’s most extreme remedy for alleged presidential misconduct should never be utilized on purely partisan grounds as today’s roll call indicates. It’s my hope the Senate will quickly put an end to this witch hunt.”)

WTTW
— Trump Faults Pelosi for Uncertainty Over Impeachment Trial – AP
https://news.wttw.com/2019/12/19/trump-faults-pelosi-uncertainty-over-impeachment-trial

CBS2
— President Trump Impeached By U.S. House: What Chicago Area Lawmakers Said In Debate
https://chicago.cbslocal.com/2019/12/18/trump-impeachment-vote/

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Democratic House impeachment of Donald Trump no profile in courage – John Kass
https://www.chicagotribune.com/columns/john-kass/ct-impeachment-nancy-pelosi-kass-20191219-sth3kr4ilnaznnwx4ujhlqgoi4-story.html
— Illinois delegation votes along party lines for impeachment, putting issue into play in hotly contested races next year – RICK PEARSON
https://www.chicagotribune.com/politics/ct-illinois-delegation-impeachment-vote-20191219-xygvxnrsybf7rc4muevo6ztdky-story.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Two Republicans are vying for right to take on Casten: former state Rep. Jeanne Ives of Wheaton and Gordon Kinzler of Glen Ellyn. Ives is heavily favored in the GOP primary and has received endorsements from conservative political action committees. She is a staunch Trump supporter who has regularly criticized Casten for backing impeachment and accused him of trying to “take away the votes of millions of American patriots.”)
— Donald Trump impeached: America’s 45th president becomes 3rd to be impeached by the House of Representatives – AP
https://www.chicagotribune.com/nation-world/ct-nw-us-house-trump-impeachment-vote-20191218-bevq3wzbtbeipiemx54kwylfgi-story.html
— Teenagers don’t use email — colleges do. That’s a problem during college admissions season – Dawn Rhodes (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents a) discourage reading emails, b) discourage visiting websites other than Facebook, and c) encourage everyone to be on Facebook 24 hours each and every day.)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-teenagers-emails-college-applications-20191219-ya4pwnt7lfdktdmac4r3fq7p7q-story.html
— Trump takes swipe at House lawmaker’s dead husband, implying he’s in hell during Michigan rally. The White House says the president was ‘just riffing.’ – AP
https://www.chicagotribune.com/midwest/ct-donald-trump-john-debbie-dingell-20191219-46rveqe42newrkcnnm52dr6zai-story.html

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— In historic day, President Donald Trump becomes 3rd president to be impeached – Lynn Sweet
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/2019/12/18/21029117/president-trump-impeached-historic-day-historic-day-3rd-president
— Traditional Hispanic enclaves lose residents while city’s overall Hispanic population grows Logan Square, West Town, Pilsen, Albany Park and Avondale loses Hispanic residents while gaining more white residents. – Manny Ramos
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2019/12/18/21028836/logan-square-pilsen-lose-hispanic-residents

DAILY HERALD
— What Illinois members of House have to say about impeachment
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20191218/what-illinois-members-of-house-have-to-say-about-impeachment–

ALTON TELEGRAPH
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A Trump-hater says “Trump is impeached and joins the ‘losers’ of presidential history.” (DIERSEN: How will Trump-haters use impeachment against Trump-supporters? How will Trump-supporters use impeachment against Trump-haters?)
https://www.thetelegraph.com/opinion/article/Trump-is-impeached-and-joins-the-losers-of-14917246.php

NPR ILLINOIS
— Trump And Other Republicans Use Impeachment Process As Fundraising Opportunity
https://www.nprillinois.org/post/trump-and-other-republicans-use-impeachment-process-fundraising-opportunity#stream/0

PEORIA PUBLIC RADIO
— Central Illinois Delegation Splits Along Party Lines On Impeachment – TIM SHELLEY
https://www.peoriapublicradio.org/post/central-illinois-delegation-splits-along-party-lines-impeachment#stream/0

MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— Michael Rein Comments on Jack Franks’ Initiative to Abolish Elected Coroner’s Office
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2019/12/18/michael-rein-comments-on-jack-franks-initiative-to-abolish-elected-coroners-office/ 
— Democrats Impeach the President and Already Planning the Next Impeachment
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2019/12/18/democrats-already-planning-the-next-impeachment/

ILLINOIS FAMILY INSTITUTE
— Hallmark Reveals a Big Yellow Stripe Running Down Its Spineless Back – Laurie Higgins 
https://illinoisfamily.org/media/hallmark-reveals-a-big-yellow-stripe-running-down-its-spineless-back/

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— ‘They hate him’: Ted Cruz calls impeachment a ‘political gesture of anger’ – Spencer Neale
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/they-hate-him-ted-cruz-calls-impeachment-a-political-gesture-of-anger

FOX NEWS
— Trump taunts Dems at Michigan rally: ‘Doesn’t really feel like we’re being impeached’ – Morgan Phillips 
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/trump-rally-christmas-michigan
— House impeaches Trump over Ukraine dealings, paves way for Senate trial – Gregg Re
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/impeachment-debate-floor

AMERICAN THINKER
— The cult of impeachment – Patricia McCarthy
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2019/12/the_cult_of_impeachment.html

BREITBART
— US lawmaker says Trump treated worse than Jesus before crucifixion
https://www.breitbart.com/news/us-lawmaker-says-trump-treated-worse-than-jesus-before-crucifixion/
— Afghanistan Military Gets 3X the Taxpayer Funding as U.S. Border Wall – JOHN BINDER
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2019/12/18/afghanistan-military-3x-funding-border-wall/

DAILY CALLER
— Rally Crowd Chants ‘Four More Years’ As Trump Reacts To Being Impeached – AMBER ATHEY
https://dailycaller.com/2019/12/18/trump-impeachment-michigan-rally-four-more-years/
— Trump Campaign Says POTUS Raised More Than $5 Million On The Day Dems Voted To Impeach – CHRIS WHITE
https://dailycaller.com/2019/12/18/trump-campaign-donations-impeachment/
— Media Celebrates After House Votes To Impeach Trump – SHELBY TALCOTT
https://dailycaller.com/2019/12/18/media-house-trump-impeach/
— Pelosi Won’t Rule Out Withholding Articles Of Impeachment Until Democrats Get A ‘Fair’ Trial In The Senate – CHRIS WHITE
https://dailycaller.com/2019/12/18/trump-impeachment-pelosi/

TOWNHALL
— Partisan House Votes to Impeach President Trump, Some Democrats Defect – Katie Pavlich
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/katiepavlich/2019/12/18/impeachment-vote-n2558216

CHRISTIAN POST
— Trump says Pelosi ‘offending Americans of faith’ by saying she prays for him, calls it untrue Trump says Pelosi ‘offending Americans of faith’ by saying she prays for him, calls it untrue – Michael Gryboski (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents talk and act like they pray to GOD a) to stop me from sending out GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails and b) to stop everyone from reading the emails. My critics/opponents promote LGBTQ activity, abortion, mass/illegal immigration, booze, gambling, pot, and other vices, abolition of the First and Second Amendments, patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, age discrimination, retaliation for complaining about the aforesaid, and even worse things. I should write a book about my critics/opponents. I would focus on those who stress that they are a member of a church, attend church services, and give money to a church.) 
https://www.christianpost.com/news/trump-says-pelosi-offending-americans-of-faith-by-saying-she-prays-for-him-calls-it-untrue.html

NATIONAL REVIEW
— Houses Passes Two Articles of Impeachment against Trump, Setting the Stage for Senate Trial – TOBIAS HOONHOUT
https://www.nationalreview.com/news/houses-passes-two-articles-of-impeachment-against-president-trump-setting-stage-for-senate-trial/

THE HILL
— Schumer aims to drive wedge between Republicans on impeachment – JORDAIN CARNEY 
https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/475224-schumer-aims-to-drive-wedge-between-republicans-on-impeachment
— Pelosi noncommittal on delivering impeachment articles to Senate – MIKE LILLIS AND OLIVIA BEAVERS 
https://thehill.com/homenews/house/475239-pelosi-noncommittal-on-delivering-impeachment-articles-to-senate
— House votes to impeach Trump – OLIVIA BEAVERS AND MIKE LILLIS
https://thehill.com/homenews/house/475228-house-votes-to-impeach-trump

ROLL CALL
— Their voters backed Trump. They voted to impeach him. Now what? Trump-district Democrats eager to pivot forward. Republicans say not so fast – Simone Pathé
http://www.rollcall.com/news/voters-backed-trump-voted-impeach-now

POLITICUSUSA
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Trump-haters falsely deny that they hate Trump and hate Trump’s supporters. 
https://www.politicususa.com/2019/12/18/steve-scalise-gets-booed-for-saying-democrats-hate-trump-voters.html

POLITICO
— Hoyer: ‘We need to talk about’ delaying Senate impeachment trial – KYLE CHENEY and JOHN BRESNAHAN
https://www.politico.com/news/2019/12/18/trump-impeachment-trial-steny-hoyer-087319

ASSOCIATED PRESS
— Defiant Trump rallies supporters as House impeaches him – DARLENE SUPERVILLE, ZEKE MILLER and JILL COLVIN
http://www.startribune.com/as-house-convenes-on-impeachment-trump-declares-disbelief/566306882/

CNN
— The day Donald Trump’s presidency changed forever – Chris Cillizza (DIERSEN: How will Trump-haters use impeachment against Trump-supporters? How will Trump-supporters use impeachment against Trump-haters?)
https://www.cnn.com/2019/12/18/politics/donald-trump-impeach-house-vote-president/index.html
— Warning lights are flashing for Democrats as they impeach Trump – Chris Cillizza
https://www.cnn.com/2019/12/18/politics/impeachment-polling-donald-trump/index.html
— Pelosi’s stern message to party after impeaching Trump House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) gave party members who cheered after impeaching President Trump a stern look of disapproval.
https://www.cnn.com/videos/politics/2019/12/19/nancy-pelosi-look-impeachment-vote-vpx.cnn

CBS NEWS
— The House impeached Trump. What happens next? – GRACE SEGERS
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/trump-impeachment-next-steps-process-and-timeline-after-todays-house-vote-2019-12-18/

NEW YORK TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Will Trump-haters use impeachment to justify getting rid of the following once and for all: individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, non-poor, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time? 
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/12/18/us/politics/president-impeachment-history.html
— Twitter and Facebook Want to Shift Power to Users. Or Do They? A decentralized internet was hailed as a way to dethrone Twitter and Facebook. But to the tech giants, the idea could unload some of their burdens. – Nathaniel Popper (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents want to stop me from sending out GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails. But failing that, they want to stop everyone from reading the emails. But failing that, they want the Illinois Republican Party, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, and Milton Township Republican Central Committee to dictate what I include in the emails.) 
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/12/18/technology/facebook-twitter-bitcoin-blockchain.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Trump-haters promote Trump-haters.
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/12/17/opinion/lincoln-project.html
— Chinese Students Denounce Limits on Free Speech, in a Rare Protest The backlash came after several universities adopted vows of loyalty to the Communist Party, raising concerns about academic freedom. – Javier C. Hernández and Albee Zhang (DIERSEN: I am loyal to the Republican Party, Illinois Republican Party, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, and Milton Township Republican Central Committee. But I should write a book about past/present leaders of the aforesaid who demanded/demand blind loyalty to them personally.). 
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/12/18/world/asia/china-protests-universities.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Students at a prominent Chinese university on Wednesday staged protests against efforts by the ruling Communist Party to further extend its control over university campuses, a rare and risky rebuke that highlighted broader concerns about the erosion of free speech under President Xi Jinping. The protests were a response to the decision this month by Fudan University, a Shanghai institution known for its relatively tolerant culture, to rewrite its charter to emphasize loyalty to the party over traditional values like independence and academic freedom.)

NEW YORK POST
— Nancy Pelosi’s stomach-turning impeachment charade damages America – Michael Goodwin
https://nypost.com/2019/12/18/nancy-pelosis-stomach-turning-impeachment-charade-damages-america-goodwin/

WASHINGTON POST
— Trump impeachment vote live updates: Trump becomes third U.S. president to be impeached as House approves both articles of impeachment; Pelosi leaves open the possibility of withholding the articles of impeachment from the Senate – Colby Itkowitz, Felicia Sonmez, John Wagner and Elise Viebeck
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/trump-impeachment-live-updates/2019/12/18/237147e8-2110-11ea-bed5-880264cc91a9_story.html

USA TODAY
— House impeaches Donald Trump in historic vote, reshuffling U.S. politics on eve of 2020 – John Fritze
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2019/12/18/house-approves-articles-impeachment-trump-historic-vote/2679963001/
— Facebook disinformation in the 2020 presidential election: What you can do to stop its spread – Jessica Guynn (DIERSEN: According to my critics/opponents, all government and political news and commentary is disinformation except for the government and political news and commentary that they put out or bless. I should write a book about my critics/opponents.) 
https://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/2019/12/12/facebook-disinformation-spread-2020-election-how-stop/4400150002/

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Trump Rallies His Base as House Votes to Impeach At a boisterous event hundreds of miles from Washington, president praises his fellow Republicans for standing by him – Michael C. Bender
https://www.wsj.com/articles/trump-rallies-his-base-as-house-votes-to-impeach-11576727567
— House Votes to Impeach President Trump Democrats and Republicans vote almost entirely along party lines; president denounces effort to remove him from office – Siobhan Hughes and Natalie Andrews
https://www.wsj.com/articles/house-prepares-to-vote-on-impeaching-trump-11576667768
— House Debate Over Impeachment of President Trump Appeared to Settle Nothing The proceedings made clear that America’s voters, rather than members of Congress, will have the final say on Mr. Trump’s conduct – Gerald F. Seib
https://www.wsj.com/articles/house-debate-over-impeachment-of-president-trump-appeared-to-settle-nothing-11576708053
— Americans Evenly Divided on Trump Removal, WSJ/NBC News Poll Finds Survey shows a 48% to 48% split on whether to impeach and remove the president from office – Aaron Zitner
https://www.wsj.com/articles/americans-evenly-divided-on-trump-removal-wsj-nbc-news-poll-finds-11576706794
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats crow about their success in destroying traditional marriage and the traditional family. 
https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-demographic-threat-to-americas-jobs-boom-11576673115
— This Impeachment Folly The Resistance wins in the House, but will it now lose in 2020? – Editorial
https://www.wsj.com/articles/this-impeachment-folly-11576715094
— How Trump Can Rise Above Impeachment Acquittal and even an economic boom won’t be enough to win the president re-election. – Karl Rove
https://www.wsj.com/articles/how-trump-can-rise-above-impeachment-11576713984

BLOOMBERG
— Millions in Taxes From Legal Pot Won’t End Illinois’s Woes
https://news.bloombergtax.com/daily-tax-report/millions-in-taxes-from-legal-pot-wont-end-illinoiss-woes
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A Trump-hater asks “Why Didn’t Republicans Try Harder to Defend Trump?” and says “Their case on the House floor was illogical, irrelevant and based on flat-out lies.”
https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2019-12-19/trump-impeachment-republicans-flail-before-house-vote

POST JOURNAL
— It may be illegal in New York state to ask potential employees for their graduation dates. – John Whittaker (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents hint/imply/argue/shout that what you learned earning college degrees and professional certifications gets stale. They stress that I earned a) my bachelor’s degree way back in 1970, b) my master’s degrees way back in 1976, 1980, and 1997, c) my CPA way back in 1979, and d) my Certified Internal Auditor way back in 1981.) 
https://www.post-journal.com/news/local-news/2019/12/employers-asking-for-graduation-dates-may-be-illegal/

ATLANTIC
— The Stain of Impeachment Will Last Forever – David A. Graham (DIERSEN: What stains do you have? Mine include the adverse actions that my Democrat superiors in the federal government took against me. My Democrat GAO superiors forced me to retire in 1997 when I was 49 years old, gave me unfair performance expectations and appraisals, always ranked me in the bottom half of my coworkers for pay-for-performance purposes, did not promote me beyond GS-13, got rid of my mentor in 1987, kept me off audits of IRS for all but 3 of the almost 18 years that I worked for GAO, and forced me to take a $19,568 (21%) pay cut in today’s dollars to transfer from IRS to GAO in 1980. My Democrat IRS superiors did not promote me beyond GS-12, disallowed my education deductions in 1978, got rid of my mentor in 1975, and disallowed my partial day per diem claims in 1974. My Democrat Post Office superiors forced me resign in 1969 and disallowed my sick leave requests in 1969 and 1968. My critics/opponents ended my TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairmanship in 2012, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce Government Affairs Committee membership in 2011, Milton Township Republican Central Committee webmaster service in 2010 and 2004, Illinois Center Right Coalition Steering Committee membership in 2007, American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter board membership in 2004, etc. My critics/opponents side with each other and with my Democrat superiors in the federal government.) 
https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2019/12/stain-will-last-forever/603763/

December 16 Evening Edition

ABC7
— Bloomberg’s sexist remarks fostered degrading company culture, lawsuits allege
https://abc7chicago.com/politics/lawsuit-bloombergs-sexist-remarks-fostered-degrading-culture/5759788/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Democrats want minorities to be pot pushers.
https://abc7chicago.com/business/local-cannabis-social-equity-applicants-want-licenses-struggle-applying/5758308/

CBS2
— Lightfoot Says She’s Working With Black Caucus To Avoid Bid To Delay Recreational Pot Sales; ‘I Feel Comfortable That We’ll Get There’ – Todd Feurer
https://chicago.cbslocal.com/2019/12/16/mayor-lori-lightfoot-black-caucus-recreational-marijuana-sales-delay/

FOX NEWS CHICAGO
— ‘Indisputably better’: Barack Obama says world would see ‘significant improvements’ if run by women – Austin Williams (DIERSEN: What do you say to a) men who pander to women, b) Whites who pander to minorities, c) older people who pander to younger people, d) citizens of America who pander to citizens of foreign countries, e) those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time who pander to those whose ancestors have not been in America for a long time, f) those who have more money who pander to those who have less money, and g) those who claim to be Christian, conservative, and/or Republican, but who pander to those who are anti-Christian, anti-conservative, and/or anti-Republican?)
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/indisputably-better-barack-obama-says-world-would-see-significant-improvements-if-run-by-women

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— House Democrats lay out case for Wednesday impeachment vote against President Trump – AP
https://www.chicagotribune.com/nation-world/ct-nw-trump-impeachment-vote-20191216-ueaz4vydvraepba4wb25dkwqim-story.html
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: What happens to the weed black market when recreational marijuana goes legal Jan. 1? ‘I see it opening the door to more clients,’ one dealer says. – Ally Marotti
https://www.chicagotribune.com/business/ct-biz-illinois-marijuana-black-market-20191216-tgnejrr2bna4xj36fd64fzgqay-story.html
— Mayor Lori Lightfoot says she fired city spokesman over ‘professionalism’ concerns, scolds reporters: ‘Obviously (he) was your buddy’ – GREGORY PRATT and JOHN BYRNE (DIERSEN: My nasty critics/opponents advise activists, candidates, elected officials, party leaders, major donors, political consultants, etc. who claim to be religious, conservative, and/or Republican to curry favor with the Democrat news media a) by treating me like I am not a member of the news media and b) by demonizing, denigrating, and condemning me, my GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails, and everyone who reads the emails. I should write a book about my nasty critics/opponents. Better yet, I should sue them.) 
https://www.chicagotribune.com/politics/ct-lightfoot-mccaffrey-firing-ethics-20191216-em5rxpk6kve6pbqbv4b66ysdy4-story.html
— Exodus and Chicago: New census numbers will jump-start remap hypocrisy – Kristen McQueary
https://www.chicagotribune.com/columns/kristen-mcqueary/ct-column-chicago-illinois-census-exodus-remap-mcqueary-20191216-drvvegauevfrxhha5pdns7zvye-story.html
— GOP legislators, don’t be afraid to impeach one of your own – SUSANA A. MENDOZA
https://www.chicagotribune.com/opinion/commentary/ct-opinion-impeachment-republicans-susana-mendoza-20191216-dde2jlgdqvd2pk4xpmec5xt6zu-story.html
— Republican primary for Will County executive unopposed as candidate removed from ballot – ALICIA FABBRE
https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/daily-southtown/ct-sta-will-county-candidate-removed-st-1217-20191216-rfuysp64vbdmrabodywate6haa-story.html
— Rush Limbaugh attacks Greta Thunberg, suggesting people with autism are ‘not well.’ He’s wrong — and vile – Rex Huppke
https://www.chicagotribune.com/columns/rex-huppke/ct-rush-limbaugh-great-thunberg-autism-aspergers-trump-huppke-20191216-y4vuvv34cbel7fmqbfmfekdl44-story.html
— Days after taking over as Chicago police interim superintendent, Charlie Beck suspended the department’s long-standing “merit” promotion process, halting in one swift step perhaps the single biggest irritant for many cops. – ANNIE SWEENEY and JEREMY GORNER (DIERSEN: Passing the CPA examination used to be required to get promoted at IRS and GAO. But IRS and GAO dropped that requirement because of pressure to meet Affirmative Action quotas/goals/targets and too few minorities and women took/passed the examination.)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/criminal-justice/ct-chicago-police-merit-promotions-20191216-25tw6brqn5auxiy3tc5fqapf5e-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Pot pushers push pot.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/dining/drink/ct-legal-hero-revolution-brewing-cannabis-marijuana-legal-chicago-beer-20191216-43m3sa2qtrcltcnyo5j2dlzhb4-story.html
https://www.chicagotribune.com/marijuana/illinois/ct-biz-illinois-approves-more-marijuana-dispensaries-20191216-n63rojbipjbtnmfuabweuswu2u-story.html

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: TRAGIC, DISGUSTING: Lightfoot wants minorities to be pot pushers.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2019/12/16/21024708/recreational-marijuana-chicago-city-owned-cultivation-center-tif-lightfoot
— Pro-pot lawmakers warn of supply shortage, vow to prioritize weed sales to medical patients “Each state that has implemented an adult-use cannabis program has had issues related to supply shortages,” the group wrote in a joint letter. – Tom Schuba 
https://chicago.suntimes.com/cannabis/2019/12/16/21024768/pot-illinois-supply-shortage-legal-weed-sales-medical-marijuana
— City’s top lawyer got same residency tax break on two homes — one in Chicago, the other in Naperville — for years Mark Flessner has a Naperville house and a Chicago condo. Records show he got a tax break on both for several years as if each was his primary residence, in a possible violation of state law. The city says it is a mistake he’s rectifying. – Tom Schuba and Fran Spielman
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2019/12/16/21024741/mark-flessner-lori-lightfoot-naperville-law-department-bill-mccaffrey-residency-rule-homes-counsel

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— The most powerful Chicagoans now This ranking of the 25 most influential leaders in Chicago would have looked a lot different a year ago. Such is the fleeting nature of clout in these turbulent times. – A.D. QUIG, LYNNE MAREK, JOHN PLETZ AND DANNY ECKER
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/crains-list/most-powerful-chicagoans-now

CHAMPAIGN/URBANA NEWS GAZETTE
— Billionaire’s spending spree good for TV – Tom Kacich
https://www.news-gazette.com/news/local/politics/tom-kacich-billionaire-s-spending-spree-good-for-tv/article_9613c57a-a2c5-58ca-aaf2-a52ffdeb00f0.html

BLOOMINGTON PANTAGRAPH
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: 4 more marijuana dispensaries approved to sell recreational weed – AP
https://www.pantagraph.com/news/state-and-regional/more-marijuana-dispensaries-approved-to-sell-recreational-weed/article_0adb039e-f57b-5387-a7d2-d83feceeb4a8.html

MORRIS HERALD NEWS
— Conservative group urges Kinzinger to act on impeachment Kinzinger not fazed, says impeachment is a distraction – Derek Barichello
https://www.morrisherald-news.com/2019/12/16/conservative-group-urges-kinzinger-to-act-on-impeachment/al5i2vr/

WGLT
— The Illinois State Board of Elections’ general counsel is recommending tossing out a petition challenge to 17th District congressional candidate Bill Fawell. – TIM SHELLEY 
https://www.wglt.org/post/general-counsel-recommends-tossing-out-fawell-petition-challenge#stream/0

MDJ ONLINE
— Members of Illinois’ Congressional delegation file bill to tax e-cigs $200 million per year – Cole Lauterbach
https://www.mdjonline.com/neighbor_newspapers/extra/news/members-of-illinois-congressional-delegation-file-bill-to-tax-e/article_51d52289-5df0-5354-8f1f-2eb1fe01b4d8.html

NPR ILLINOIS
— Far From Home: Students With Special Needs Sent Out Of State – DUSTY RHODES 
https://www.nprillinois.org/post/far-home-students-special-needs-sent-out-state#stream/0

CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD
— Decatur police training officers to draw blood for marijuana testing – Cole Henke
https://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/illinois-capitol-news/decatur-police-training-officers-to-draw-blood-for-marijuana-testing/

COURTHOUSE NEWS SERVICE
— Illinois Liberty PAC Loses Challenge to Illinois Campaign Finance Ban – LORRAINE BAILEY (DIERSEN: I argued a case before Justice Kanne in 1997. SEE: https://caselaw.findlaw.com/us-7th-circuit/1385001.html )
https://www.courthousenews.com/right-wing-pac-loses-challenge-to-illinois-campaign-finance-ban/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Brennan’s opinion was joined by U.S. Circuit Judges Frank Easterbrook and Michael Kanne, both Ronald Reagan appointees. Jeffrey Schwab, senior attorney at the Liberty Justice Center representing the PAC, said in a statement, “We disagree with the ruling and are evaluating our options.” The Illinois attorney general’s office did not immediately respond Monday to a request for comment.)

MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— U.S. Senate: Five Republicans Filed
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2019/12/16/u-s-senate-five-republicans-filed/ 
— Congressional Petition Challenge in Shimkus District
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2019/12/16/138296/ 
— Don’t Expect Real Estate Tax Relief from So-Called “Fair Tax” Referendum Passage
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2019/12/16/dont-expect-real-estate-tax-relief-from-so-called-fair-tax-referendum-passage/ 
— Algonquin Scheduled to Hire Fromer State Rep. Mike Tryon as Lobbyist
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2019/12/16/algonquin-scheduled-to-hire-mike-tryon-as-lobbyist/

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— ABORTION-ADVOCATING GOV PRITZKER WANTS ILLINOIS TO BE “BEST STATE FOR RAISING YOUNG CHILDREN”
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2019/12/-abortion-advocating-gov-pritzker-wants-illinois-to-be-best-state-for-raising-young-children.html
— VIDEO CONDEMNS DUPAGE COUNTY, IL COUNCIL ATTEMPTS TO BAN PRAYER
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2019/12/dupage-county-il-attempts-to-ban-prayer.html
— FORMER MUSLIM TO JOIN ILLINOISREVIEW.COM CONTRIBUTORS
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2019/12/former-muslim-to-join-illinoisreviewcom-contributors.html
— SHEHAB: TERROR-TIED CHARITY COORDINATOR PROMOTES ANTI-ISRAEL CONSPIRACY THEORIES AT RADICAL CHICAGO MOSQUE
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2019/12/shehab-terror-tied-charity-coordinator-promotes-anti-israel-conspiracy-theories-at-radical-chicago-m.html

CAPITOL FAX
— Poll has Mary Miller with the lead in Shimkus district, but undecideds are at 63 percent
https://capitolfax.com/2019/12/16/poll-has-mary-miller-with-the-lead-in-shimkus-district-but-undecideds-are-at-63-percent/
— Proft loses appeal in bid to make unlimited direct contributions with his independent expenditure PAC
https://capitolfax.com/2019/12/16/proft-loses-appeal-in-bid-to-make-unlimited-direct-contributions-with-his-independent-expenditure-pac/

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Barack Obama: Women are ‘indisputably better’ than men – Jessica Chasmar (DIERSEN: What do you say to a) men who pander to women, b) Whites who pander to minorities, c) older people who pander to younger people, d) citizens of America who pander to citizens of foreign countries, e) those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time who pander to those whose ancestors have not been in America for a long time, f) those who have more money who pander to those who have less money, and g) those who claim to be Christian, conservative, and/or Republican, but who pander to those who are anti-Christian, anti-conservative, and/or anti-Republican?)
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2019/dec/16/barack-obama-women-are-indisputably-better-than-me/

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Black voter support for Trump at ‘highest levels’ and could seal 2020 win – Paul Bedard
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/washington-secrets/black-voter-support-for-trump-at-highest-levels-could-seal-2020-win

GOPUSA
— Greta Thunberg says politicians should be put against the wall; apologizes if ‘anyone misunderstood’ (DIERSEN: What do you say to those who blame individual Republican Precinct Committeemen, like me for example, for a) decisions made, actions taken, and/or actions not taken by Republican candidates and b) defeats that Republicans candidates suffer?) 
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=81190
— BEYOND TRAGIC: U.S. has more children in single-parent homes than any nation (DIERSEN: I should write a book about those in Illinois who claim to be religious, conservative, and/or Republican, but who fail/refuse to defend/advance the traditional family plank in the Illinois Republican Party platform.) 
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=81231

DAILY CALLER
— More Americans Looking For Work, But Unemployment Is At 50-Year Low — Thank Trump – ANDY PUZDER
https://dailycaller.com/2019/12/16/puzder-americans-work-trump/

NATIONAL REVIEW
— Trump’s Anti-Semitism Executive Order Undermines Campus Free Speech – TYLER COWARD (DIERSEN: Rather than listing groups that people cannot criticize, why not list groups that people can criticize, for example, Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older people, non-poor people, gun owners, German Americans, draft avoiders, and those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time?) 
https://www.nationalreview.com/2019/12/trumps-anti-semitism-executive-order-undermines-campus-free-speech/
— The Case for Nationalism: How It Made Us Powerful, United, and Free – Rich Lowry
https://www.amazon.com/Case-Nationalism-Rich-Lowry/dp/0062839640/

EPOCH TIMES
— Iowa State University to Require Anti-Racism Training – MATTHEW VADUM
https://www.theepochtimes.com/iowa-state-university-to-require-anti-racism-training_3175760.html

THE HILL
— Why we should applaud Trump’s executive order on anti-Semitism – MARK GOLDFEDER (DIERSEN: Rather than listing groups that people cannot criticize, why not list groups that people can criticize, for example, Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older people, non-poor people, gun owners, German Americans, draft avoiders, and those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time?)
https://thehill.com/opinion/civil-rights/474271-why-we-should-applaud-trumps-executive-order-on-anti-semitism

NEW YORK DAILY NEWS
— Free speech for me, not for thee: The real problem with debate on college campuses – JONATHAN ZIMMERMAN (DIERSEN: Rather than listing groups that people cannot criticize, why not list groups that people can criticize, for example, Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older people, non-poor people, gun owners, German Americans, draft avoiders, and those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time?)
https://www.nydailynews.com/opinion/ny-oped-free-speech-for-me-not-for-thee-20191216-m4ocmw7z3vdp3ojsb36kkpsr2q-story.html

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— GOP Senators Seek Quick Acquittal for Trump. The President Wants More. With impeachment looming, many Republicans want a speedy trial without witnesses; Trump wants vindication – Michael C. Bender and Lindsay Wise
https://www.wsj.com/articles/gop-senators-seek-quick-acquittal-for-trump-the-president-wants-more-11576535310

FORBES
— Employee Motivation: It Really Does Matter – Janine Schindler (DIERSEN: What have your workplace critics/opponents done to demotivate you? My Democrat GAO superiors forced me to retire in 1997 when I was 49 years old, gave me unfair performance expectations and appraisals, always ranked me in the bottom half of my coworkers for pay-for-performance purposes, did not promote me beyond GS-13, got rid of my mentor in 1987, kept me off audits of IRS for all but 3 of the almost 18 years that I worked for GAO, and forced me to take a $19,568 (21%) pay cut in today’s dollars to transfer from IRS to GAO in 1980. My Democrat IRS superiors did not promote me beyond GS-12, disallowed my education deductions in 1978, got rid of my mentor in 1975, and disallowed my partial day per diem claims in 1974. My Democrat Post Office superiors forced me resign in 1969 and disallowed my sick leave requests in 1969 and 1968.) 
https://www.forbes.com/sites/forbescoachescouncil/2019/12/16/employee-motivation-it-really-does-matter/#790494b37083

NEWSWEEK
— NEW REPUBLICAN AD ASKS IF GOP WILL DEFEND TRUMP OR THE RULE OF LAW AMID IMPEACHMENT – BENJAMIN FEARNOW
https://www.newsweek.com/new-republican-ad-asks-if-gop-will-defend-trump-rule-law-amid-impeachment-1477456

December 16 Morning Edition

ABC7
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Democrats want Blacks to be pot pushers.
https://news.yahoo.com/local-cannabis-social-equity-applicants-051539004.html

WGN TV
— Social equity applicants get tips on how to enter pot business – SEAN LEWIS (DIERSEN: Thanks to the following, I have never used an illegal drug and I never will: a) my outstanding parents; b) their having me baptized, raising me, and having me confirmed as a Missouri Synod Lutheran (MSL); and c) their sending me to Trinity Lutheran Grade School in Crete and then to Hope Lutheran Grade School in Park Forest to stay with MSL.) 
https://wgntv.com/2019/12/15/social-equity-applicants-get-tips-on-how-to-enter-pot-business/

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Madigan confidant tried to sway Pritzker but was blackballed after ‘trashing’ key gov staffer Mike McClain, a former top lobbyist and close adviser to House Speaker Mike Madigan, was blacklisted from Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s office after orchestrating behind-the-scenes efforts to oust the gov’s pick for chief of staff, sources say. – Tina Sfondeles (DIERSEN: I should write a book about past and present trashers and blackballers in the Milton Township Republican Central Committee, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, Illinois Republican Party, Wheaton, Milton Township, DuPage County, Illinois, TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce, Illinois Center Right Coalition, American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter, GAO, IRS, Post Office, etc.) 
https://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/2019/12/16/21020860/madigan-mike-mcclain-blacklisted-jb-pritzker-lobbyist-comed-anne-caprara
— CPS to discuss hiring more teachers of color at community meeting – Nader Issa (DIERSEN: GAO hired me in 1980 because it could not find a qualified Democrat, minority, female, younger person, or veteran who would take the job. IRS hired me in 1971 because it could not find a qualified Democrat, minority, female, or veteran who would take the job. The Post Office hired me in 1966 because it could not find a qualified Democrat, minority, female, or veteran who would take the job.)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2019/12/11/21011632/cps-board-education-community-meeting-teachers-color-board-minority

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Republicans are right. Democrats wanted to impeach Donald Trump from the start. – Dahleen Glanton
https://www.chicagotribune.com/columns/dahleen-glanton/ct-dahleen-glanton-donald-trump-impeachment-democrats-20191216-tckivuw7q5gnzhnc5pe56uhiwy-story.html
— Full-time cashier at Naperville Walgreens celebrates his 90th birthday: ‘When you go to work, you have a purpose’ – SUZANNE BAKER (DIERSEN: What if Walgreens had an up-or-out policy for its employees who are White, male, and/or non-veteran like the federal government has?)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/naperville-sun/ct-nvs-90th-birthday-walgreens-st-1215-20191213-lin2y4g6zbbkjbdyixtuvbcfde-story.html

DAILY HERALD
— FRONT PAGE: Back to the Bahamas: Elk Grove ready for second bowl game sponsorship – Christopher Placek
https://www.dailyherald.com/business/20191216/back-to-the-bahamas-elk-grove-ready-for-second-bowl-game-sponsorship
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD WITH COLOR PHOTO OF CLINTON: How suburban representatives voted on the Clinton impeachment – Russell Lissau (DIERSEN: Democrats are nasty. Henry Hyde was my Congressman 1978-2007. GAO works for Congress. I can always ask myself what more my Democrat GAO superiors would have done to me if I had not taken their early retirement “offer” in 1997 when I was 49 years old. They had given me unfair performance expectations and appraisals, had always ranked me in the bottom half of my coworkers for pay-for-performance purposes, had not promoted me beyond GS-13, had gotten rid of my mentor in 1987, had kept me off audits of IRS for all but 3 of the almost 18 years that I worked for GAO, and had forced me to take a $19,568 (21%) pay cut in today’s dollars to transfer from IRS to GAO in 1980.)
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20191216/how-suburban-representatives-voted-on-the-clinton-impeachment
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Republican U.S. Rep. Henry Hyde of Wood Dale chaired the House Judiciary Committee and served as chief prosecutor during Clinton’s trial in the Senate. In an October 1998 interview with the Daily Herald, Hyde, who represented the 6th District, said it was “pretty clear” Clinton perjured himself when he denied a sexual relationship with former White House intern Monica Lewinsky. “There isn’t much doubt that he did willfully misstate the facts under oath,” said Hyde, who retired in 2007 and died later that year.)

NORTHWEST HERALD
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Ever-increasingly, pot pushers push pot.
https://www.nwherald.com/2019/12/05/sahly-what-shaw-media-is-doing-to-help-readers-with-expungement/awnmjdh/

NORTHWESTERN MEDICINE
— How Cannabis Use Impacts Long-Term Health
https://www.nm.org/healthbeat/healthy-tips/how-cannabis-use-impacts-long-term-health
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Some immediate effects can include: Bloodshot eyes, Increased heart rate, Increased blood pressure, Anxiety, Impaired memory, Changes in mood, Altered sense of time, Difficulty problem-solving, Hallucinations)

ROBERT FEDER
— Former Harvest Bible pastor sues Mancow for defamation
https://www.robertfeder.com/2019/12/15/former-harvest-bible-pastor-sues-mancow-defamation/

POLITICO ILLINOIS
— DOWN AND DIRTY CHALLENGES – Shia Kapos
https://www.politico.com/newsletters/illinois-playbook/2019/12/16/down-and-dirty-challenges-mccaffrey-exits-city-hall-pushback-on-caprara-487908
(FROM THE ARTICLE: In Illinois, the drama is focused on challenging petitions submitted by candidates trying to get on the 2020 primary ballot. It is a brutal process. Candidates with the financial means can challenge petitions of their competitors — requiring them to spend precious time and money defending hundreds of signatures. A great deal of financial and intellectual capital is spent during this behind-the-scenes action, which is frustrating for candidates who would prefer to put their energies into campaigning instead. The process can sometimes make or break a campaign, as Dorothy Brown can attest.)

WIREPOINTS
— Why Illinois Property Taxes Won’t Drop Without Major Spending Reform – Wirepoints Original – Mark Glennon
https://wirepoints.org/why-property-illinois-property-taxes-wont-drop-without-major-spending-reform/

ILLINOIS BUSINESS DAILY
— Illinois received $13 million in public broadcasting funds last year
https://ilbusinessdaily.com/stories/521042493-illinois-received-13-million-in-public-broadcasting-funds-last-year

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— SOME SHOCKING THINGS CHICK-FIL-A FUNDS
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2019/12/some-shocking-things-chick-fil-a-funds.html

GOPUSA
— Hallmark Channel pulls ads with lesbians kissing, then caves to LGBT pressure
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=81193

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Missteps, selective coverage drive Trump supporters into full revolt against press – Stephen Dinan (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Google News Alerts take you to non-credible articles written by non-credible authors posted on non-credible websites that promote the Democrat, Libertarian, and Green party platforms.)
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2019/dec/15/trump-supporters-revolt-against-media-pew-research/
— IRS looks to prevent weaponization of donors’ information, doxxing – Ryan Lovelace
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2019/dec/15/irs-nonprofit-guidelines-prevent-weaponization-don/

WASHINGTON FREE BEACON
— Anti-Semitic Representative Ilhan Omar (D., Minn.) Rep Says GOP Is ‘Synonymous’ With Hate Speech – Elizabeth Matamoros
https://freebeacon.com/politics/anti-semitic-dem-gop-synonymous-hate-speech/

AMERICAN CONSERVATIVE
— At The Vanguard Of The Anti-Globalism Revolution Gadflies like Boris Johnson are giving voice to communities torn asunder by neoliberalism. – ROBERT W. MERRY
https://www.theamericanconservative.com/articles/at-the-vanguard-of-the-anti-globalism-revolution/

TOWNHALL
— How Rich: Ilhan Omar Claims the Republican Party Is Responsible for ‘Hateful, Sinful Rhetoric’ – Beth Baumann
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/bethbaumann/2019/12/16/how-rich-ilhan-omar-claims-the-republican-party-is-responsible-for-hateful-sin-n2558041

DAILY WIRE
— Sanders, Appearing With Omar, Lauds Her: ‘One Of The Bravest Members Of The United States Congress.’ Ted Cruz Has A Comment. – Hank Berrien
https://www.dailywire.com/news/sanders-appearing-with-omar-lauds-her-one-of-the-bravest-members-of-the-united-states-congress

BIZ PAC REVIEW
— Steve Scalise: Dems’ fabricated impeachment is ‘political vendetta’ – Samantha Chang
https://www.bizpacreview.com/2019/12/15/steve-scalise-dems-fabricated-impeachment-is-political-vendetta-864713

CAMPUS REFORM
— Tenured faculty member defends calling Trump, Republicans ‘poison’ – Jon Street
https://www.campusreform.org/?ID=14106

CNS NEWS
— How to Cope With Your Professor’s Left-Wing Bias – Hans Bader 
https://www.cnsnews.com/commentary/hans-bader/how-cope-your-professors-left-wing-bias
(FROM THE ARTICLE: To get the best possible grade, students may need to pander to their professors’ left-wing ideology. Professors are much more likely to be progressives than they are to be moderate or conservative. Law professors are no exception. Progressive professors view progressive views as a sign of intelligence, and conservatism as a sign of stupidity. For example, Prof. Robert Brandon, head of Duke University’s philosophy department, argued that conservatives are rare in academia because they are stupid. So to get a good grade, moderate or conservative law students should pretend to be progressives when taking their final exam. That will make them seem more intelligent to their left-wing professors. They should echo their professor’s left-wing ideology in answering exam questions — such as questions about what a vague provision of the Constitution means, or about who should win a lawsuit where both sides have a plausible legal argument. Parroting my professors’ left-wing ideology worked for me at Harvard Law School.)

THE HILL
— Five aides to Van Drew resign ahead of his formal switch to GOP – SYLVAN LANE AND ARIS FOLLEY 
https://thehill.com/homenews/house/474671-five-aides-to-van-drew-resign-ahead-of-his-formal-switch-to-gop
— Trump is a conservative in name only – JUDD GREGG
https://thehill.com/opinion/white-house/474661-judd-gregg-trump-is-a-conservative-in-name-only

CBS NEWS
— Race and gender in the 2020 presidential race — CBS News poll – ANTHONY SALVANTO, JENNIFER DE PINTO, KABIR KHANNA AND FRED BACKUS
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/presidential-election-2020-race-and-gender-in-presidential-race-cbs-news-poll/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: But among those who think it will matter to others, many Democrats think it will be harder to beat Mr. Trump if the nominee is female, gay, or a racial minority. More than half of Super Tuesday Democrats think it would be easier to win if the nominee happens to be white, while just 3% think that would make beating President Trump harder. Fifty percent feel it would be harder to defeat Donald Trump if their nominee is black, compared to 10% who think it will be easier. Black Democrats, in particular, feel that nominating a black candidate would make it harder to beat Mr. Trump. Most black Democrats in these states think it would be harder to beat him if the party nominates a black candidate. They are more likely to feel this way (60% of them do) than white Democrats are (46%). Black Democrats are also generally more confident than white Democrats that their party will ultimately nominate someone who can beat Mr. Trump in 2020. On the matter of gender, a mere 5% say the Democrats would have a harder time beating Trump if their party’s nominee is a man. Forty-nine percent think it would be harder if the nominee is a woman, while just 14% say it would be easier if Democrats nominate a woman. Six in 10 black Biden supporters say they strongly back him, compared to 4 in 10 of his white supporters who state that level of support.)

YAHOO NEWS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Trump-haters promote a “fresh Fox News poll.” 
https://www.yahoo.com/news/new-fox-news-poll-on-impeachment-contradicts-the-view-of-its-most-loyal-viewer-president-trump-165743309.html

NEW YORK TIMES
— HARDCOPY ARTICLE TITLE: Worst Job in Politics? Ask the D.N.C. Chief – Reid J. Epstein (DIERSEN: Have you served as the chairman of a political organization? I survived as the chairman of TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois 2005-2012. I should write a book about it. I would focus on those activists, candidates, party leaders, major donors, political consultants, etc., their operatives, and their dupes who blamed me and blamed TAPROOT for all of their problems, for all of your problems, for all of my problems, and for all of everyone’s problems. Those who succeeded in destroying TAPROOT stress those who could have, should have, but did not come to my defense.) 
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/12/15/us/politics/democrats-2020-tom-perez.html
— 2020 Campaigns Throw Their Hands Up on Disinformation Few politicians have teams to spot false statements about them online, or to fight back before it spreads. – Davey Alba
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/12/15/technology/2020-campaigns-disinformation.html
— HARDCOPY ARTICLE TITLE: Refining Your Digital Persona – Victoria Turk
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/12/09/smarter-living/digital-etiquette-manners-online.html
— In Era of Hardening Identities, Trump Order on Jews Kindles Questions Old and New The president said he wanted to target anti-Semitic speech on campuses, but in the time of new nationalism, nothing is really that simple. – Max Fisher (DIERSEN: Under the Democrats, under the Libertarians, under the Greens, and under the RINOs, ever-increasingly, the following identities are viewed negatively: Trump supporter, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, non-poor, gun owner, draft avoider, German American, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/12/15/world/americas/trump-jews-executive-order.html

WASHINGTON POST
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Trump-haters say “While the president rages, the world melts.”
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/while-the-president-rages-the-world-melts/2019/12/14/bd297e6a-1de5-11ea-8d58-5ac3600967a1_story.html
— Sorry, Trump supporters. The Republican Party needs RINOs. – Henry Olsen
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2019/12/03/sorry-trump-supporters-republican-party-needs-rinos/

NEW YORK POST
— Democrats don’t see the diversity that’s staring them in the face – Jonah Goldberg
https://nypost.com/2019/12/15/democrats-dont-see-the-diversity-thats-staring-them-in-the-face/

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Diversify or Die: The National Hockey League Has a Demography Problem Changing U.S. demographics presents an existential threat for a sport that is virtually all white. – Louise Radnofsky
https://www.wsj.com/articles/diversify-or-die-the-national-hockey-league-has-a-demography-problem-11576433696

USA TODAY
— FRONT PAGE WITH COLOR PICTURE: Is marijuana linked to psychosis, schizophrenia? It’s contentious, but doctors, feds say yes – Trevor Hughes, Stephanie Innes, Jayne O’Donnel (DIERSEN: What percent of those who promote pot a) have been stoners, b) are stoners, c) want to be stoners, d) want to money selling pot, and/or e) want governments to take in lots of tax revenue from the sale of pot?)
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2019/12/15/weed-psychosis-high-thc-cause-suicide-schizophrenia/4168315002/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasing, members of the following groups promote LGBTQ activity: anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/entertainment/movies/2019/12/09/12-lgbtq-movies-you-must-watch-including-portrait-lady-fire/4242804002/
— Trump Facebook feuds: You thought arguing about the 2016 election was bad? Brace yourself for 2020 – Jessica Guynn
https://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/2019/12/13/trump-election-arguments-rage-facebook-social-media-2020/2596750001/

KANSAS CITY STAR
— Forecast: 100% chance I’ll be called ‘fascist’ for writing this about Kansas University conservatives – MICHAEL RYAN
https://www.kansascity.com/opinion/opn-columns-blogs/michael-ryan/article238331518.html

NEWSWEEK
— Wikipedia Founder Jimmy Wales is Taking on Facebook and the Dangers Lurking in the Rise of Artificial Intelligence – FRED GUTERL (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Google News Alerts take you to non-credible articles written by non-credible authors posted on non-credible websites that promote the Democrat, Libertarian, and Green party platforms.)
https://www.newsweek.com/2019/12/20/wikipedia-jimmy-wales-facebook-artificial-intelligence-1476534.html

TRIB LIVE
— Newspapers haven for people with Aspberger’s – Garret Mathews
https://triblive.com/opinion/garret-mathews-newspapers-haven-for-people-with-aspbergers/

STOCK DAILY DISH
— What happened to the phone booth? (DIERSEN: For first 5 years of my life 1948-1954, I lived with my parents in an apartment above my grandfather’s hardware store at the northeast corner of Main and Exchange in Crete which was right above a phone booth.)
https://stockdailydish.com/what-happened-to-the-phone-booth/

NEWSWIRE
— SEO ( Search Engine Optimization ) – 2020 Strategies – Kate Spurdens (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Google News Alerts take you to non-credible articles written by non-credible authors posted on non-credible websites that promote the Democrat, Libertarian, and Green party platforms.) 
https://newswire.net/newsroom/blog-post/00115394-seo-search-engine-optimization-2020-strategies.html

SEARCH ENGINE JOURNAL
— 6 Easy But Stupid SEO Tactics You Must Avoid – John McAlpin (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Google News Alerts take you to non-credible articles written by non-credible authors posted on non-credible websites that promote the Democrat, Libertarian, and Green party platforms.)
https://www.searchenginejournal.com/stupid-seo-tactics/338811/

TIMES
— Google’s creators Sergey Brin and Larry Page started seeking utopia. Then they got a better offer. Idealists turned rampant capitalists, the web giant’s founders leave behind an unloved and distrusted firm. – John Arlidge (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Google News Alerts take you to non-credible articles written by non-credible authors posted on non-credible websites that promote the Democrat, Libertarian, and Green party platforms.)
https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/google-creators-sergey-brin-larry-page-started-seeking-utopia-then-got-better-offer-z3snc7cwd

GOPUSA ILLINOIS
— MARCH 5, 2019 FLASHBACK: How can www.gopillinois.com get a better NewsGuard rating? Please consider NewsGuard’s rating criteria at https://www.newsguardtech.com/ratings/rating-process-criteria/ or below and email me at diersen@aol.com or phone me at 630-653-0462 with your suggestions. – Dave Diersen
https://gopillinois.com/uncategorized/march-5-morning-edition-3/?highlight=newsguard
(FROM THE POSTING: RATING CRITERIA Here are the nine criteria that NewsGuard uses to assess websites. Each criterion is worth a certain number of points out of 100, as indicated below. A site with a score of 60 points or higher receives a green rating. A site with a score lower than 60 points receives a red rating. In every case, the NewsGuard Nutrition Labels that are provided for each site (by clicking on the rating) spell out the site’s adherence to each of the nine criteria that yielded that source’s particular rating. The criteria below are listed in order of their importance in determining a red rating. For example, failure to adhere to the first criteria—publishing false content—is more influential in determining a red rating than failure to reveal information about content creators.

Credibility
— Doesn’t repeatedly publish false content: In the last three years the site has not produced multiple stories that have been found—either by journalists at NewsGuard or elsewhere—to be clearly false, and which have not been quickly and prominently corrected. (22 Points. A label with a score lower than 60 points gets a red rating.)
— Gathers and presents information responsibly: Content on the site is created by reporters, writers, videographers, researchers, or other information providers who generally seek to be accurate and fair in gathering, reporting, and interpreting information, even if they approach their work from a strong point of view. They do this by referencing multiple sources, preferably those that present direct, first-hand information on a subject or event. (18 Points)
— Regularly corrects or clarifies errors: The site makes clear how to contact those in charge and has effective practices for publishing clarifications and corrections. (12.5 Points)
— Handles the difference between news and opinion responsibly: Content providers who convey the impression that they report news or a mix of news and opinion distinguish opinion from news reporting, and when reporting news, they do not regularly or egregiously misstate, distort, or cherry pick facts, or egregiously cherry pick stories, to advance opinions. Content providers whose clearly expressed purpose is to advance a particular point of view do not regularly and egregiously misstate or distort facts to make their case. (12.5 Points)
— Avoids deceptive headlines: The site generally does not publish headlines that include false information, significantly sensationalize, or otherwise do not reflect what is actually in the story. (10 Points)

Transparency
— Website discloses ownership and financing: The site discloses its ownership and/or financing, as well as any notable ideological or political positions held by those with a significant financial interest in the site, in a user-friendly manner. (7.5 Points)
— Clearly labels advertising: The site makes clear which content is paid for and which is not. (7.5 Points)
— Reveals who’s in charge: Information about those in charge of the content is made accessible on the site. (5 Points)
— The site provides the names of content creators, along with either contact information or biographical information: Information about those producing the content is made accessible on the site. (5 Points))

December 15 Evening Edition

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— A Senate impeachment trial of President Trump is expected, but how it’ll work is very uncertain – LAURA KING
https://www.chicagotribune.com/nation-world/ct-nw-senate-trump-impeachment-trial-20191215-etlvscxhzndithgftmtpjczg4y-story.html
— As Mayor Lightfoot demands answers from ComEd over federal probe, her security chief’s wife lists the utility as a lobbying client – JOHN BYRNE
https://www.chicagotribune.com/politics/ct-lori-lightfoot-houlihan-smith-lobbyist-20191216-44mp2fgvdnh5pfx2fr3eonyyqi-story.html
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Pot pushers push pot
https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/oak-park/ct-oak-seven-point-marijuana-license-tl-1219-20191215-ckk7o5e5ircfbdgr4jfrkqovjq-story.html

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Fact-check: Would Chicago’s casino tax plan raise city’s take? State Sen. Dave Syverson said a proposal to lower the effective tax rate on Chicago’s future casino would require the state to reduce its cut while allowing the city to raise taxes. That doesn’t quite square with the bill’s language. – BGA
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2019/12/15/21021519/chicago-casino-tax-plan-syverson-taxes-lightfoot-gambling-politifact
— House to impeach Trump next week: Takeaways as vote and Senate trial looms To dilute GOP “coastal elite” charges, Speaker Pelosi wants geographic diversity in her House prosecutor picks, putting Illinois Democrat Raja Krishnamoorthi in play. – Lynn Sweet (DIERSEN: Henry Hyde was my Congressman 1978-2007. GAO works for Congress. I can always ask myself what more my Democrat GAO superiors would have done to me if I had not taken their early retirement “offer” in 1997 when I was 49 years old.)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/2019/12/13/21021152/trump-impeachment-house-prosecutors-senate-trial-pelosi-raja-sweet
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The prosecutors in the Senate are called House managers. They will be selected by House Speaker Nancy Pelosi. The U.S. Constitution is silent on the number of managers. There were 13 House managers for President Bill Clinton’s 1999 Senate trial, led by House Judiciary Chairman Henry Hyde, the Illinois Republican who died in 2007.)

DAILY HERALD
— Washington bracing for impeachment as battle lines harden – AP
https://www.dailyherald.com/article/20191215/news/312159941/
— DISGUSTING TRAGIC: Schaumburg adopts rules for video gambling
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20191215/schaumburg-adopts-rules-for-video-gambling
— Special session needed to show urgency of fighting corruption – State Rep. Allen Skillicorn
https://www.dailyherald.com/discuss/20191215/special-session-needed-to-show-urgency-of-fighting-corruption

ABC7
— Bill Clinton Impeachment: Looking back to December 1998 as Washington braces for President Trump’s impeachment vote (DIERSEN: Democrats are nasty. Henry Hyde was my Congressman 1978-2007. GAO works for Congress. I can always ask myself what more my Democrat GAO superiors would have done to me if I had not taken their early retirement “offer” in 1997 when I was 49 years old. They had given me unfair performance expectations and appraisals, had always ranked me in the bottom half of my coworkers for pay-for-performance purposes, had not promoted me beyond GS-13, had gotten rid of my mentor in 1987, had kept me off audits of IRS for all but 3 of the almost 18 years that I worked for GAO, and had forced me to take a $19,568 (21%) pay cut in today’s dollars to transfer from IRS to GAO in 1980.) 
https://abc7chicago.com/politics/clinton-impeachment-looking-back-at-1998-hearings/5694474/
— Hallmark Channel pulls wedding ad showing lesbian couple kissing
https://abc7chicago.com/society/hallmark-channel-pulls-wedding-ad-showing-gay-couple-kissing/5756842/

NBC5
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Pot pushers push pot.
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/cannabis-in-illinois-what-to-know-when-weed-becomes-legal-jan-1/2186746/

FOX NEWS CHICAGO
— Some colleges and students moving to repay descendants of slaves – AP (DIERSEN: From what I see, the more of the following that you are, the more reparations that Democrats will make you pay: Trump supporter, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, non-poor, gun owner, German American, draft avoider, and/or if your ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/some-colleges-and-students-moving-to-repay-descendants-of-slaves

CHAMPAIGN/URBANA NEWS GAZETTE
— No-contest election contests – Editorial
https://www.news-gazette.com/opinion/editorials/editorial-no-contest-election-contests/article_d94351ac-5dc9-56d1-8459-6cbc091aa606.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The candidate filing period has come and gone, and here are the dispiriting results for the 118 seats up for election in the Illinois House and the 20 seats up for the Illinois Senate. Of the 118 House districts, 54 feature just one candidate running. Of the 20 Senate seats, 12 contests will provide voters only one choice. What happened to the concept of competitive elections, the engine that makes the democratic process run? In Illinois, they appear to be an afterthought, at least as far as the state legislature goes. But appearances can be deceiving, and what in this case could be perceived as indifference or apathy actually is the product of careful design.)

PEORIA JOURNAL STAR
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Pot pushers push pot
https://www.pjstar.com/news/20191215/ascend-illinois-cultivation-center-gears-up-for-recreational-pot-sales

NPR ILLINOIS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Trump-haters want the Democrat, Republican, Liberation, and Green parties to dump individuals, dump organizations, dump companies, dump governments, and dump countries that are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders, and those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time. Ever-increasingly, Trump-haters want members of the aforesaid groups to form a new political party. 
https://www.nprillinois.org/post/iowa-grows-more-diverse-democratic-candidates-are-taking-notice#stream/0

BREITBART
— Megan Rapinoe Slams ‘Sports Illustrated’ for ‘Lack of Diversity’ in Award Speech – WARNER TODD HUSTON
https://www.breitbart.com/sports/2019/12/11/megan-rapinoe-slams-sports-illustrated-for-lack-of-diversity-award-speech/

THE HILL
— 2020 Democratic tensions burst to surface – NIALL STANAGE 
https://thehill.com/homenews/the-memo/474548-the-memo-2020-democratic-tensions-burst-to-surface

NEW YORK TIMES
— Anti-Semitism or Free Speech? College Students Cheer and Fear Trump Order Students across America wondered whether an executive order targeting anti-Semitism would “backfire” on Jewish students. – Myah Ward and Dan Levin
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/12/15/us/trump-anti-semitism-order-college-students.html

LOS ANGELES TIMES
— To this impeachment ‘connoisseur,’ Trump’s case looks familiar – DOYLE MCMANUS (DIERSEN: Henry Hyde was my Congressman 1978-2007. GAO works for Congress. I can always ask myself what more my Democrat GAO superiors would have done to me if I had not taken their early retirement “offer” in 1997 when I was 49 years old.) 
https://www.latimes.com/politics/story/2019-12-15/this-is-impeachment-3-for-me-ouch
(FROM THE ARTICLE: In 1998, when House Republicans set out to impeach President Bill Clinton for lying about sex, they claimed lofty ambitions. “This has to be a bipartisan exercise,” Rep. Henry J. Hyde of Illinois, then chairman of the House Judiciary Committee, told me back then. He failed. His committee produced four articles of impeachment, all but one on strict party lines. The full House approved only two: perjury and obstruction of justice. The Republican-led Senate acquitted Clinton of both charges; no one in the president’s party voted against him. History repeated itself last week in mirror image.)

STANDARD EXAMINER
— Ogden IRS hiring 1,900 positions for upcoming tax season – JESSICA KOKESH (DIERSEN: IRS hired me in 1971 because it could not find a qualified Democrat, minority, female, or veteran who would take the job.)
https://www.standard.net/news/local/community-briefs-ogden-irs-hiring-positions-for-upcoming-tax-season/article_74c9ba97-8f51-5c61-a776-86c0b94ebcdf.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The IRS is an equal opportunity employer and applicants must be a US citizen. All employees must pass an FBI fingerprint check and tax compliance verification as well as meet basic qualification requirements for education and/or experience.)

BUSINESS INSIDER
— Bernie Sanders wants to end at-will employment, and that’s a truly bad idea that would increase unemployment – Ryan Bourne (DIERSEN: Democrats run the federal government. Those Democrats a) determine what civil service protections federal employees have; b) falsely tell federal employees who are Republican, White, male, older, and/or non-veteran that they will not retaliate against them because they complain about discrimination, file a charge of discrimination, or participate in an employment discrimination investigation or lawsuit; and c) get rid of federal employees who are Republican, White, male, and/or non-veteran who they do not promote to GS-13 (currently $98,198) by age 25, GS-14 (currently $116,040) by age 30, GS-15 (currently $136,495) by age 35, and Senior Executive Service (currently $165,500) by age 40.)
https://www.businessinsider.com/bernie-sanders-plan-end-at-will-employment-bad-increase-unemployment-2019-12

December 13 Evening Edition

ABC7
— Impeachment vote: House committee approves charges against President Trump – AP
https://abc7chicago.com/politics/house-committee-approves-impeachment-charges-against-trump/5751475/
— First lady appears to condone Trump’s criticism of Greta Thunberg – AP
https://abc7chicago.com/politics/first-lady-appears-to-condone-trumps-criticism-of-thunberg/5753166/

CBS2
— As Marijuana Soon Becomes Legal In Illinois, Medical Users Fear Shortage, More Rising Prices – Vince Gerasole
https://chicago.cbslocal.com/2019/12/13/as-marijuana-soon-becomes-legal-in-illinois-medical-users-fear-shortage-more-rising-prices/
— Joliet Township Job Ad Asked For Applicants Who ‘Voted In A Democratic Primary Election’
https://chicago.cbslocal.com/2019/12/12/joliet-township-job-ad-asked-for-applicants-who-voted-in-a-democratic-primary-election/

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Chicago Black Caucus chairman may try forcing City Council vote to stall recreational marijuana sales till July – JOHN BYRNE
https://www.chicagotribune.com/marijuana/illinois/ct-chicago-marijuana-alderman-ervin-delay-vote-20191213-dkwdvtnovbd3zjjxxup2u5thhm-story.html
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Head shops come out of the shadows as weed becomes legal – Abdel Jimenez
https://www.chicagotribune.com/marijuana/illinois/ct-biz-head-shops-preparing-for-recreational-marijuana-20191213-4kk7sn4pdvfv3mdg7somlqqgyy-story.html
— OUTSTANDING: Lincolnshire trustees vote down recreational marijuana dispensaries in the village, advocacy groups offer up praise for the decision – KAITLIN EDQUIST
https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/lincolnshire/ct-lsr-marijuana-dispensaries-vote-tl-1219-20191213-csby53logvf25l2lm4k53gkqk4-story.html
— Illinois, here comes recreational marijuana — and a haze of confusion – Editorial
https://www.chicagotribune.com/opinion/editorials/ct-editorial-illinois-legal-recreational-weed-confusion-20191213-z2svvuuegrclrdzs7i3l36nvzm-story.html
— When taxpayers trust Springfield … Part 6: A motto for the Fair Tax: ‘Would we ever break a promise to you?’ – Editorial
https://www.chicagotribune.com/opinion/editorials/ct-editorial-fair-tax-jb-pritzker-madigan-illinois-20191213-4kpcxz7i3jgkzmvwurvpogkyuy-story.html
— Democrats impeachment of Donald Trump is way too thin, like butter scraped over too much bread – John Kass
https://www.chicagotribune.com/columns/john-kass/ct-donald-trump-impeachment-democrats-kass-20191214-wd2jk33ibfdvhlf534b3gfgx2a-story.html

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Chicago’s March primary will feature 17 contested races for Democratic Party committeeperson People might not know why the party post is important. But the candidates who are running say they see it as a way to be more inclusive and maybe make a statement about corruption, too. – Rachel Hinton
https://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/2019/12/13/21020974/chicago-march-primary-cook-county-democratic-party-committeeperson-contested-races
— Black Caucus chair again threatens vote on plan to delay recreational pot sales until July 1 Ald. Jason Ervin said he is still seeking a “decent level of ownership” in an industry that currently lacks owners of color in Illinois. – Fran Spielman
https://chicago.suntimes.com/cannabis/2019/12/13/21021052/illinois-legal-weed-recreational-marijuana-black-caucus-jason-ervin-sales
— House to impeach Trump next week: Takeaways as vote and Senate trial looms To dilute GOP “coastal elite” charges, Speaker Pelosi wants geographic diversity in her House prosecutor picks, putting Illinois Democrat Raja Krishnamoorthi in play. – Lynn Sweet 
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/2019/12/13/21021152/trump-impeachment-house-prosecutors-senate-trial-pelosi-raja-sweet
— Show up for those committee meetings, aldermen, or vote on nothing Legislation should not be decided by a handful of aldermen while everybody else plays hooky. – Editorial
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2019/12/13/21005018/chicago-aldermenl-committee-meetings-quorum-attendance-sun-times-editorial

WBBM 780
— Evanston Receiving National Attention From Decision To Use Pot Sales Tax To Fund Local Reparations Program (DIERSEN: Will Evanston’s motto be “Smoke a joint, help a Black?”) 
https://wbbm780.radio.com/media/audio-channel/evanston-receiving-national-attention-from-decision-to-use-pot-sales-tax-to-fund

PEORIA JOURNAL STAR
— At least officially, Illinois has moved away from political patronage – Scott Reeder
https://www.pjstar.com/opinion/20191213/scott-reeder-at-least-officially-illinois-has-moved-away-from-political-patronage
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats hint/imply/argue/shout at refugees, and at everyone else, that Republicans are White supremacists, Nazis, KKK members, haters, racists, sexists, bigots, and even worse things who should be gotten rid of once and for all. 
https://www.pjstar.com/opinion/20191213/editorial-community-leaders-need-to-keep-doors-open-for-refugees

ALTON TELEGRAPH
— There’s a dark side to our genealogy craze – Honor Sachs
https://www.thetelegraph.com/news/article/There-s-a-dark-side-to-our-genealogy-craze-14904375.php

WGLT
— LaHood Says Trump Impeachment Is “Witch Hunt By the Democrats” – TIM SHELLEY
https://www.wglt.org/post/lahood-says-trump-impeachment-witch-hunt-democrats#stream/0

MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— Closer View of Tribune Underwood Anti-Impeachment Ad
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2019/12/13/closer-view-of-tribune-underwood-anti-impeachment-ad/ 
— Marijuana Law Rules Explained by CL Police
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2019/12/13/marijuana-law-rules-explained-by-cl-police/ 
IL-14: Lauren Underwood Still Undecided on Impeachment
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2019/12/13/il-14-lauren-underwood-still-undecided-on-impeachment/ 
— Impeachment Votes Locally
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2019/12/13/impeachment-votes-locally/ 
— GOP Write-Ins Possible for County Board in Districts 1 and 5
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2019/12/13/gop-write-ins-possible-for-county-board-in-districts-1-and-5/

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— WE TWO WILL COUNTY BOARD MEMBERS SAY “PRESIDENT TRUMP DID NOTHING WRONG” – Steve Balich, Will County Board member
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2019/12/op-ed-we-two-will-county-board-members-say-president-trump-did-nothing-wrong.html
— ILLINOIS LAWMAKERS DIVERT MILLIONS MEANT TO FACILITATE FOID CARDS
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2019/12/illinois-lawmakers-divert-millions-meant-to-facilitate-foid-cards.html
— MORE EVIDENCE EMERGES THAT FEDERAL GOVERNMENT IS FUNDING WORTHLESS COLLEGE DEGREES
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2019/12/more-evidence-emerges-that-federal-government-is-funding-worthless-college-degrees.html
— LGBT ACTIVISTS PROTEST CANADIAN CHICK-FIL-A, SAY CHANGES ARE NOT ENOUGH
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2019/12/lgbt-activists-protest-canadian-chick-fil-a-say-changes-are-not-enough.html
— A DIVISIVE, HISTORICALLY DUBIOUS CURRICULUM
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2019/12/a-divisive-historically-dubious-curriculum.html
— THORNER: TIME TO END THE OBAMA ADMINISTRATION’S UNCONSTITUTIONAL DACA PROGRAM
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2019/12/thorner-time-to-end-the-obama-administrations-unconstitutional-daca-program.html
— PLANNED PARENTHOOD PUSHES TO BAN DALEIDEN FROM EVER INVESTIGATING THEM AGAIN
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2019/12/planned-parenthood-pushes-to-ban-dalieden-from-ever-investigating-them-again.html
— DUCKWORTH RAISES FUNDS CONDEMNING NEW PRO-LIFE FEDERAL JUDGE
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2019/12/duckworth-raises-funds-condemning-new-pro-life-federal-judge.html
— BUMMED OUT ABOUT TIME’S COVER? 19 YEAR OLD GERMAN RESPONDS TO CLIMATE CHANGE HYSTERIA
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2019/12/bummed-out-about-times-cover-19-year-old-german-responds-to-climate-change-hysteria.html

BLAZE
— Taylor Swift goes on a lengthy rant about ‘toxic male privilege’ in her Billboard speech. She waited for loud applause, but it never came. That’s awkward – Phil Shiver
https://www.theblaze.com/news/taylor-swift-toxic-male-privilege

NEWSMAX
— Salvation Army Stronger Than Ever After Chick-fil-A’s Fall From Grace – Michael Dorstewitz
https://www.newsmax.com/michaeldorstewitz/salvation-army-chickfila-christian/2019/12/13/id/945835/

CAMPUS REFORM
— Profs: College Republicans have ‘white supremacist’ views, supporting Trump’s re-election a ‘racist provocation’ – Faith Allen
https://www.campusreform.org/?ID=14103

THE HILL
— Impeachment obliterates tinges of comity in House – MIKE LILLIS 
https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/474540-impeachment-obliterates-tinges-of-comity-in-house

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Inspector General Report on the FBI: The Political Bias Is Obvious Bias is usually proven by circumstantial evidence based on the actions taken, including but not limited to an employer’s deviation from its procedures. – Nick Price, Elkins Park, Pa.
https://www.wsj.com/articles/inspector-general-report-on-the-fbi-the-political-bias-is-obvious-11576274645

FORBES
— Is Political Division Reducing Labor Mobility? – Adi Gaskell (DIERSEN: Because virtually all federal employees in the Chicagoland area have been Democrats, federal career opportunities for Republicans in the Chicagoland area have been very limited. GAO hired me in 1980 because it could not find a qualified Democrat, minority, female, younger person, or veteran who would take the job. IRS hired me in 1971 because it could not find a qualified Democrat, minority, female, or veteran who would take the job. The Post Office hired me in 1966 because it could not find a qualified Democrat, minority, female, or veteran who would take the job.) 
https://www.forbes.com/sites/adigaskell/2019/12/13/is-political-division-reducing-labor-mobility/#1d17fd16df01

December 13 Morning Edition

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Mayor Lori Lightfoot defends website shaming budget naysayers: ‘Since when is letting voters and residents know how aldermen voted bullying?’ – Gregory Pratt
https://www.chicagotribune.com/politics/ct-lori-lightfoot-defends-budget-website-20191212-3og7ef4havb4paaqwmhwiegkeu-story.html
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: 4 more marijuana dispensaries approved to sell recreational weed, bringing Chicago’s total to 9 – Ally Marotti
https://www.chicagotribune.com/marijuana/illinois/ct-biz-illinois-recreational-marijuana-dispensaries-20191211-ae53jw2i5vb7raka7uyqgsd4ki-story.html
— Mayor Lori Lightfoot says Chicago police merit promotions process has become ‘illegitimate’ – GREGORY PRATT (DIERSEN: While I worked for the Democrats who ran GAO 1980-1997, IRS 1971-1980, and Post Office 1966-1969, virtually all those who were promoted were Democrats, and virtually all of them were minority, female, and/or younger.) 
https://www.chicagotribune.com/politics/ct-chicago-police-merit-promotions-lightfoot-20191212-6jurpafxsvezxpp4dm7tjippdy-story.html

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Chicago Firefighters Union asks judge to halt promotions The union says 17 department members set to become battalion chiefs scored below 70% on the promotional exam. – Sam Charles (DIERSEN: Passing the CPA examination used to be required to get promoted at IRS and GAO. But IRS and GAO dropped that requirement because of pressure to meet Affirmative Action quotas/goals/targets and too few minorities and women took/passed the examination.) 
https://chicago.suntimes.com/city-hall/2019/12/12/21019457/chicago-fire-department-union-asks-promotions

HINSDALE PATCH
— Hinsdale Police Chief Speaks About Marijuana Legalization Officials fear new law will mean more drugged driving. – David Giuliani
https://patch.com/illinois/elmhurst/hinsdale-police-chief-speaks-marijuana-legalization

GLEN ELLYN PATCH
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrat Sean Casten to promote Democrat mass/illegal immigration at a Democrat “town hall” in a Democrat Glen Ellyn “church” Sunday, December 15, from 4:00 PM to 5:30 PM.
https://patch.com/illinois/glenellyn/rep-casten-host-immigration-town-hall-glen-ellyn

ELMHURST PATCH
— Elmhurst Police React To Marijuana Legalization Officials fear new law will mean more drugged driving. – David Giuliani
https://patch.com/illinois/elmhurst/elmhurst-police-react-marijuana-legalization

DARIEN PATCH
— Darien Police Chief Reacts To Marijuana Legalization Officials fear new law will mean more drugged driving. – David Giuliani
https://patch.com/illinois/darien-il/darien-police-chief-reacts-marijuana-legalization

MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— GOP Write-Ins Possible for County Board in Districts 1 and 5
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2019/12/13/gop-write-ins-possible-for-county-board-in-districts-1-and-5/

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Trump team rips tech giants for ‘voter suppression,’ blocking campaign from hardcore supporters – Douglas Ernst (DIERSEN: I should write a book about those who since 2000 have focused on a) stopping me from sending out GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails and b) stopping everyone from reading those emails.) 
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2019/dec/12/brad-parscale-rips-tech-giants-for-voter-suppressi/
— ICE hits 5-year high for deportations despite expansion of sanctuary cities – Stephen Dinan
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2019/dec/12/ice-hits-5-year-high-for-deportations/
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Birth tourism: Study puts number on impact of birthright citizenship – Stephen Dinan
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2019/dec/12/birthright-citizenship-number-revealed-in-center-f/
— Wisconsin county’s threat to journalists came from top – AP (DIERSEN: According to my critics/opponents, all reporting is false except for the reporting that they put out or bless.)
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2019/dec/12/wisconsin-countys-threat-to-journalists-came-from-/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: A Wisconsin county’s ridiculed resolution that sought to dictate, under the threat of prosecution, how the media could report about a contentious water study was the brainchild of a neighboring county’s top official, newly released records show. . .The records show that Meyers sent Grant and Lafayette County officials suggestions for the resolution, including to stress to the media that “under no circumstances are they to be allowed to glean information and selectively report it in order to twist results.” “Maybe make the press sign a cooperation agreement,” Meyers wrote to Lafayette County economic development director Abby Haas and Grant County Board Chairman Bob Keeney. “Threaten to prosecute them for slander.” His suggestions also included censuring board members “caught distorting information intentionally.”)
— Nadler rejects Republican demands for minority hearing on impeachment – Gabriella Muñoz 
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2019/dec/12/jerry-nadler-rejects-republican-demands-minority-h/

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Rashida Tlaib blames ‘white supremacy’ for New Jersey shooting – John Gage
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/rashida-tlaib-blames-white-supremacy-for-new-jersey-shooting

FOX NEWS
— Trump cancels White House Christmas party for the press – Howard Kurtz (DIERSEN: I am one of an extremely small number of journalists in Illinois who are conservative.)
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/trump-cancels-white-house-christmas-party-for-the-press

BREITBART
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: The 34 House Republicans Who Voted for Farm Worker Amnesty – NEIL MUNRO (DIERSEN: The list includes Bost, Davis, Kinzinger, and Shimkus.)
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2019/12/12/roll-call-of-the-34-pro-amnesty-pro-outsourcing-gop-legislators/
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Foreign Workers, Tourists Deliver 72K Anchor Babies a Year in U.S. – John Binder
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2019/12/12/study-foreign-workers-tourists-deliver-72k-anchor-babies-a-year-in-u-s/
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Mo Brooks: Agricultural Amnesty an ‘Attack on Blue Collar Workers’ – John Binder
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2019/12/12/exclusive-mo-brooks-agricultural-amnesty-an-attack-on-blue-collar-workers/

BLAZE
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Joe Biden’s plan sets ‘roadmap to citizenship’ for 11 million illegal aliens, billions for Central America The Democrats make a sharp left turn on immigration – Carlos Garcia
https://www.theblaze.com/news/joe-biden-plan-would-give-11-million-illegals-citizen-path

DAILY WIRE
— Journalists Left Disappointed After Trump White House Cancels Media Christmas Party Again – Emily Zanotti (DIERSEN: I am one of an extremely small number of journalists in Illinois who are conservative.)
https://www.dailywire.com/news/journalists-left-disappointed-after-trump-white-house-cancels-media-christmas-party-again

PJ MEDIA
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: House Sneaks Through Amnesty Bill, Subsidizing Visa Farmworkers While Nation Focused on Impeachment – MEGAN FOX
https://pjmedia.com/trending/amnesty-alert-house-sneaks-through-subsidizing-illegal-farmworkers-while-nation-focused-on-impeachment/

ONE NEWS NOW
— Shapiro: Youtube coming after more than just Nazis – Billy Davis, Steve Jordahl 
https://onenewsnow.com/culture/2019/12/13/shapiro-youtube-coming-after-more-than-just-nazis
— Fairness Act doesn’t satisfy the standard – Chris Woodward
https://onenewsnow.com/legal-courts/2019/12/13/fairness-act-doesnt-satisfy-the-standard

AMERICAN NOW
— Petition To Impeach Pelosi For ‘Treason’ Surpasses Quarter Million Signatures
https://www.americanow.com/story/politics/2019/12/13/petition-impeach-pelosi-treason-surpasses-quarter-million-signatures

THE HILL
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Major League Baseball removing marijuana from list of banned substances – MARINA PITOFSKY 
https://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/news/474353-mlb-removing-marijuana-from-list-of-banned-substances

NEW YORK TIMES
— Clint Eastwood’s ‘Richard Jewell’ Is at the Center of a Media Storm The film shows the journalist Kathy Scruggs trading sex for a scoop. “It’s an insult not only to her, but to just about any other woman who’s been a reporter,” says her writing partner. – Marc Tracy
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/12/12/business/media/richard-jewell-kathy-scruggs.html

WASHINGTON POST
— Trump casts criticism of Israel as dangerous as he courts Jewish voters for 2020 – Anne Gearan (DIERSEN: To slander me as being anti-Jewish, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes would stress that most, if not virtually all of my superiors in the federal government who took adverse actions against me were Jewish.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/trump-casts-criticism-of-israel-as-dangerous-as-he-courts-jewish-voters-for-2020/2019/12/12/81ee06ec-1cf8-11ea-b4c1-fd0d91b60d9e_story.html

USA TODAY
— Trump Facebook feuds: Americans brace for partisan warfare with friends, family in 2020 – Jessica Guynn
https://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/2019/12/13/trump-election-arguments-rage-facebook-social-media-2020/2596750001/

COURTHOUSE NEWS
— Trump Charged in House With Abuse of Power, Cover-Up – ADAM KLASFELD and BRANDI BUCHMAN (DIERSEN: Of course, my critics/opponents demand that I cover up anything that they do not like, that is, they demand that I NOT include links in GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails to articles that they do not like. I should write a book about a) my critics/opponents, b) the articles that they do not like, and c) how they have punished me for my including links in GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails to those articles.) 
https://www.courthousenews.com/articles-of-impeachment-accuse-trump-of-power-abuse-and-cover-up/

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Buttigieg, Billed as Moderate, Touts Progressive Economic Plan Mayor Pete is no Warren or Sanders, but his platform proposes trillions in new taxes and spending – Jacob M. Schlesinger and John McCormick
https://www.wsj.com/articles/buttigieg-billed-as-moderate-touts-progressive-economic-plan-11576233001
— The Tricky Role of the CEO in a New Era of Social Responsibility – Rick Wartzman (DIERSEN: What “bad jobs” have you taken? According to my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes, they never would have stooped to take the “bad jobs” that I did. I did yard work and delivered newspapers 1962-1964; washed dishes 1964-1966; cleaned golf shoes, chipped slag, and pumped gasoline in 1966; delivered mail 1966-1969; worked on an automobile assembly line and as a security guard in 1970; sold tires, automotive services, and major appliances 1970-1971; pumped gasoline 1971-1972; collected delinquent taxes 1971-1980; and audited federal agencies 1980-1997.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-tricky-role-of-the-ceo-in-a-new-era-of-social-responsibility-11576170755
(FROM THE ARTICLE: As to the experience of workers, there tends to be more self-congratulation among CEOs than honest self-reflection. Top executives “genuinely believe they are doing everything they can for their front-line workers and therefore don’t have a bad jobs problem,” Katie Bach and Zeynep Ton of the nonprofit Good Jobs Institute wrote last month in Harvard Business Review. “But they aren’t and they do.”)
— HARDCOPY ARTICLE TITLE: The Key to Retaining Your Best Employees – Hal Gregersen (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents hint/imply/argue/shout that I must have been one of the federal government’s worse employees because of the adverse actions that the federal government took against me. My Democrat GAO superiors forced me to retire in 1997 when I was 49 years old, gave me unfair performance expectations and appraisals, always ranked me in the bottom half of my coworkers for pay-for-performance purposes, did not promote me beyond GS-13, got rid of my mentor in 1987, kept me off audits of IRS for all but 3 of the almost 18 years that I worked for GAO, and forced me to take a $19,568 (21%) pay cut in today’s dollars to transfer from IRS to GAO in 1980. My Democrat IRS superiors did not promote me beyond GS-12, disallowed my education deductions in 1978, got rid of my mentor in 1975, and disallowed my partial day per diem claims in 1974. My Democrat Post Office superiors forced me resign in 1969 and disallowed my sick leave requests in 1969 and 1968. However, the federal government would not have taken the aforesaid adverse actions against me and instead, would have promoted me into its Senior Executive Service long before I was 40 years old in 1988 if I had been a Democrat, minority, and/or female.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/how-to-retain-employees-in-a-full-employment-economy-11576170656

FORBES
— GAO Infographic: The Nationalities Deported From The U.S. In 2018 – Niall McCarthy
https://www.forbes.com/sites/niallmccarthy/2019/12/13/the-nationalities-deported-from-the-us-in-2018-infographic/

YAHOO FINANCE
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: House passes farm bill granting large scale amnesty to illegal immigrants
https://finance.yahoo.com/video/house-passes-farm-bill-granting-013152863.html

HARVARD BUSINESS REVIEW
— Why So Many CEOs Don’t Realize They’ve Got a Bad Jobs Problem – Katie Bach and Zeynep Ton (DIERSEN: What “bad jobs” have you taken? According to my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes, they never would have stooped to take the “bad jobs” that I did. I did yard work and delivered newspapers 1962-1964; washed dishes 1964-1966; cleaned golf shoes, chipped slag, and pumped gasoline in 1966; delivered mail 1966-1969; worked on an automobile assembly line and as a security guard in 1970; sold tires, automotive services, and major appliances 1970-1971; pumped gasoline 1971-1972; collected delinquent taxes 1971-1980; and audited federal agencies 1980-1997.)
https://hbr.org/2019/11/why-so-many-ceos-dont-realize-theyve-got-a-bad-jobs-problem

YORK DISPATCH
— Lots of jobs, but lousy ones – Editorial (DIERSEN: What “bad jobs” have you taken? According to my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes, they never would have stooped to take the “bad jobs” that I did. I did yard work and delivered newspapers 1962-1964; washed dishes 1964-1966; cleaned golf shoes, chipped slag, and pumped gasoline in 1966; delivered mail 1966-1969; worked on an automobile assembly line and as a security guard in 1970; sold tires, automotive services, and major appliances 1970-1971; pumped gasoline 1971-1972; collected delinquent taxes 1971-1980; and audited federal agencies 1980-1997.) 
https://www.yorkdispatch.com/story/opinion/editorials/2019/12/13/editorial-lots-jobs-but-lousy-ones/4408454002/

PROPUBLICA
— Facebook Ads Can Still Discriminate Against Women and Older Workers, Despite a Civil Rights Settlement New research and Facebook’s own ad archive show that the company’s new system to ensure diverse audiences for housing and employment ads has many of the same problems as its predecessor. – Ava Kofman and Ariana Tobin (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, under the Democrats, Libertarians, Greens, and RINOs, the more of the following that you are, the more unwelcome that you are: Trump supporter, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, non-poor, gun owner, German American, draft avoider, and/or if your ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.propublica.org/article/facebook-ads-can-still-discriminate-against-women-and-older-workers-despite-a-civil-rights-settlement

BROOKINGS
— Assessing employer intent when AI hiring tools are biased – Caitlin Chin (DIERSEN: GAO hired me in 1980 because it could not find a qualified Democrat, minority, female, younger person, or veteran who would take the job. IRS hired me in 1971 because it could not find a qualified Democrat, minority, female, or veteran who would take the job. The Post Office hired me in 1966 because it could not find a qualified Democrat, minority, female, or veteran who would take the job.)
https://www.brookings.edu/research/assessing-employer-intent-when-ai-hiring-tools-are-biased/

December 12 Morning Edition

GOPUSA ILLINOIS
— Past and present candidates, elected officials, and party leaders who attended the outstanding Milton Township Republican Central Committee Christmas Party Wednesday evening, December 11, 2019, at its Campaign Headquarters at 1515 North Main Street in Wheaton included Almiron, Anderson, Berlin, Breen, Bucholz, Carlson, Dabrowski, Eckhoff, Elliott, Falbo, Felice, Grant, Grogan, Heidorn, Holan, Holder, Ives, Jensen, Jorgensen, Keller, Kinzler, Larsen, McCluskey, McGowen, Mendrick, Molitor, Monino, Muehlfelt, Murphy, Napolitano, Nathwani, Ruhl, Ryan, Sanguinetti, Veenstra, Whelan, and C. Zaruba. The 120+ attendees included Caruso, Cherry, Cooper, Crane, Dangelo, Fitzgerald, Krzyewski, Lofgren, Menna, Rash, Shaw, Slinger, and Smith. Many brought new unwrapped toys for Milton Township families in need, a dish to pass, and/or a USO donation. – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com

CBS2
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Oakton Community College Prepares Students For The Business Of Marijuana, Vince Gerasole
https://chicago.cbslocal.com/2019/12/11/oakton-legal-marijuana-business-career/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Democrats want minorities to be pot pushers.
https://chicago.cbslocal.com/video/4234961-l-a-company-works-for-social-equity-in-cannabis-business/
https://chicago.cbslocal.com/2019/12/11/l-a-based-4thmvmt-steps-up-to-help-bring-social-equity-to-chicagos-cannabis-business/
— Danny Glover Speaks Out For Reparations (DIERSEN: Exactly, who does Glover a) want to pay reparations and how much and why and b) want to get reparations and how much and why?) 
https://chicago.cbslocal.com/video/4234954-danny-glover-speaks-out-for-reparations/

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Marie Newman wins lottery for top ballot spot in Democratic primary challenge to U.S. Rep. Dan Lipinski – RICK PEARSON
https://www.chicagotribune.com/politics/ct-marie-newman-dan-lipinski-ballot-20191211-ghopny7sifelzcysat2sk4vtva-story.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Among the three Republicans who filed for the 3rd District nomination, Will County board member Mike Fricilone of Homer Glen will be listed first on the GOP primary ballot, followed by Holocaust denier Art Jones of Lyons and Catherine O’Shea of Oak Lawn. In the exurban 14th Congressional District, where seven Republicans filed to challenge freshman Democratic Rep. Lauren Underwood of Naperville, state Sen. Sue Rezin of Morris got the top GOP spot. Rezin will be followed by Catalina Lauf of Woodstock, Jerry Evans of Warrenville, state Sen. Jim Oberweis of Sugar Grove, James Marter of Oswego and Ted Gradel of Naperville. A later filer, Anthony Catella of St. Charles, will be listed last. Underwood, unopposed in the Democratic primary, last year defeated veteran Rep. Randy Hultgren of Plano — one of two longtime Republican congressional seats that Democrats flipped in the midterm. The other Democrat winner was Sean Casten of Downers Grove, who also is unopposed in the primary for the west and northwest suburban 6th Congressional District. On the Republican side, former state Rep. Jeanne Ives of Wheaton holds the top ballot spot while Gordon Kinzler of Glen Ellyn will be listed second. Statewide, U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin is unopposed on the Democratic primary ballot in his bid for a fifth term. On the Republican side, former Lake County sheriff Mark Curran won the top ballot spot over another earlier filer, Tom Tarter of Springfield. After Tarter, Casey Chlebek of Glenview, Peggy Hubbard of Belleville and perennial candidate Robert Marshall of Burr Ridge will appear on the GOP ballot.)
— DuPage County Board approves former Naperville member Janice Anderson as first woman on county’s ZBA – ALICIA FABBRE
https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/naperville-sun/ct-nvs-first-woman-dupage-zba-naperville-st-1213-20191211-of3rhcflxbbt7ejlalca5rcsau-story.html
— Sinclair says it’s dumping Boris Epshteyn’s pro-Trump commentaries in favor of local investigative journalism – AP (DIERSEN: Who are the “pro-Trump” commentators in Illinois, in your county, in your township/ward, and in your municipality?) 
https://www.chicagotribune.com/nation-world/ct-nw–20191212-h7ju3duxjbaxfpacaxykdf5au4-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Trump-haters hint/imply/argue/shout that Jesus hates individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, old, non-poor, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/opinion/commentary/ct-opinion-border-nativity-scene-cages-cepeda-20191212-efzsguqqnrhdpmnvkqgfs4dmu4-story.html

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— With GOP anti-Semite running for House seat, Democrat Marie Newman calls for ‘peace forums’ in district “Art Jones is proof that we need to work harder, not as Democrats and Republicans, but as neighbors on the Southwest Side, to root out and address hate in our community,” Newman said. – Lynn Sweet 
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/2019/12/11/21011966/gop-anti-semite-art-jones-illinois-house-seat-democrat-marie-newman-district-peace-forums
— Advocates warn immigrants against buying ‘legal’ weed in Illinois  Illinois’ cannabis legalization doesn’t apply equally to everyone — especially immigrants, advocates say. – Carlos Ballesteros
https://chicago.suntimes.com/cannabis/2019/12/11/21011147/illinois-pot-cannabis-weed-legalization-immigration-deportation-ice-cbp-uscis-citizenship-green-card
— Reading and writing and — roulette? Under fire, Matteson rethinks proposed casino site near schools Matteson officials are expected to pitch a site at the former Lincoln Mall off I-57 after neighboring Frankfort Township leaders voiced opposition to a site at Lincoln Highway and Harlem. – Mitchell Armentrout
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2019/12/11/21011888/matteson-casino-proposal-site-gaming-board-frankfort-south-suburban
— CPD lieutenant claims promotion discrimination over race, Van Dyke comments: suit Lt. Osvaldo Valdez says in a lawsuit that the city passed over him for promotions because he is Latino and because of statements he made about the Van Dyke investigation. – Luke Wilusz
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2019/12/11/21011964/osvaldo-valdez-lawsuit-eddie-johnson-rahm-emanuel-chicago-police-laquan-mcdonald-jason-van-dyke
— The mayor smacks around 11 aldermen, hurting only herself Maybe Lori Lightfoot thinks online call-outs are the best way to bring around her critics. More likely, they’ll just get their backs up more. – Editorial (DIERSEN: I should write a book about those who have religious, government, political, and/or financial clout in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, and in Illinois who smack around me and smack around others.) 
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2019/12/11/21011305/lori-lightfoot-chicago-city-council-scott-waguespack-budget-light-pac-online
— Tribune workers ask board to support journalism Unionized workers act on worries about hedge fund’s control of parent company. – David Roeder
https://chicago.suntimes.com/business/2019/12/11/21011065/tribune-journalists-petition-board-alden-capital

DAILY HERALD
— Former DuPage board member Janice Anderson appointed to zoning panel – Robert Sanchez
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20191211/former-dupage-board-member-appointed-to-zoning-panel
— Changes at Open Door Health Center in Elgin alarm some staff members – Elena Ferrarin
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20191212/changes-at-open-door-health-center-in-elgin-alarm-some-staff-members
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Democrats, Libertarians, Greens, and RINOs hint/imply/argue/shout that if you are a Republican, the longer that you have lived in Illinois, in DuPage County, in Milton Township, in Wheaton, in etc., the more that you are a White supremacist, Nazi, KKK member, hater, racist, sexist, bigot, and even worse things who should be gotten rid of once and for all.
https://www.dailyherald.com/discuss/20191211/editorial-board-we-must-continue-marget-hamiltons-fight-against-discrimination

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Formal objections made to Kent Gray’s nominating petitions – Steven Spearie
https://www.sj-r.com/news/20191211/formal-objections-made-to-grays-nominating-petitions
— First motions for marijuana expungements filed in Cook County – PETER HANCOCK (DIERSEN: What do you want expunged from your record? I want the adverse actions that my Democrat superiors in the federal government took against me expunged. They never would have taken those adverse actions against me if I had been a Democrat, minority, female, or veteran.) 
https://www.sj-r.com/news/20191211/first-motions-for-marijuana-expungements-filed-in-cook-county
— UIS program to offer paid state internships in Chicago area – Steven Spearie (DIERSEN: Were you an intern? GAO audits IRS. When I transferred from IRS to GAO in 1980 when I was 31 years old, my Democrat GAO superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinated did not want me to transfer, but failing that, they wanted me to transfer as a GS-4 Step 1 (currently $33,591/year) intern, that is, to suffer a $60,001/year (64%) pay cut in today’s dollars. They painted what GAO Analysts do as being a unique “trade or occupation.” They would not have done that if I had been a Democrat, minority, female, or veteran. They viciously demonized, denigrated, and condemned the fact a) that I had worked for IRS for almost 9 years, the last 5 1/2 years of which at the GS-12 Step 1-5 levels, currently $82,579-$93,592/year, b) that much of what IRS Revenue Officers do is similar to what GAO Analysts do, c) that I had passed the CPA examination on my first attempt in 1979, d) that I had earned an MBA from Loyola in 1976, and e) that I had almost completed the requirements for a master’s degree in accounting from DePaul. They were furious that I transferred with me almost 12 years of federal seniority, 30 days of unused vacation days, and 130 unused sick days.)
https://www.sj-r.com/news/20191211/uis-program-to-offer-paid-state-internships-in-chicago-area

BLOOMINGTON PANTAGRAPH
— Capitol architect: ‘No excuse’ not to add changing tables to restrooms; Illinois lawmakers discuss looping Statehouse, other buildings into law – REBECCA ANZEL
https://www.pantagraph.com/news/state-and-regional/capitol-architect-no-excuse-not-to-add-changing-tables-to/article_04777ff6-49ed-5241-82c4-6a8ccc4264d1.amp.html

WGLT
— Elections Board To Decide If Anonymous Objection Can Bump Candidates – TIM SHELLEY
https://www.wglt.org/post/elections-board-decide-if-anonymous-objection-can-bump-candidates#stream/0

WJBC
— Illinois’ congressional delegation split along party lines over impeachment
http://www.wjbc.com/2019/12/11/illinois-congressional-delegation-split-along-party-lines-over-impeachment/

EVANSTON NOW
— Reparations fans rally at church – Bill Smith (DIERSEN: Who do your critics/opponents say should pay reparations? My critics/opponents hint/imply/argue/shout that the more of the following that you are, the reparations that you should pay: Trump supporter, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, non-poor, gun owner, German American, draft avoider, and/or if your ancestors have been in America for a long time.) 
https://evanstonnow.com/story/government/bill-smith/2019-12-12/83709/reparations-fans-rally-at-church

HINSDALE PATCH
— Former Lawmaker Chris Nybo Now A Lobbyist Illinois one of only 11 states without revolving door ban, group says. – David Giuliani
https://patch.com/illinois/hinsdale/former-lawmaker-chris-nybo-now-lobbyist

DAILY ILLINI
— GOP fights to preserve white America – ANDREW PROZOROVSKY (DIERSEN: Democrats, Libertarians, Greens, and RINOs want the Republican Party to dump individuals, dump organizations, dump companies, dump governments, and dump countries that are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, non-poor, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://dailyillini.com/opinions/2019/12/12/gop-fights-preserve-white-america/

CENTER SQUARE
— OUTRAGEOUS, DISGUSTING: Illinois cannabis business says legal vaping products are tested, safe ahead of recreational sales – Greg Bishop 
https://www.thecentersquare.com/illinois/illinois-cannabis-business-says-legal-vaping-products-are-tested-safe/article_8743d35a-1c45-11ea-840d-4fa61e1d129a.html

WIREPOINTS
— Illinois owes $68 billion in health benefits to government retirees. Politicians haven’t set aside a penny to pay for them. – Ted Dabrowski and John Klingner
https://wirepoints.org/illinois-owes-68-billion-in-health-benefits-to-government-retirees-politicians-havent-set-aside-a-penny-to-pay-for-them/

ILLINOIS LEAKS
— Democrat? Joliet Township is hiring! Not so for others… – JOHN KRAFT (DIERSEN: GAO hired me in 1980 because it could not find a qualified Democrat, minority, female, younger person, or veteran who would take the job. IRS hired me in 1971 because it could not find a qualified Democrat, minority, female, or veteran who would take the job. The Post Office hired me in 1966 because it could not find a qualified Democrat, minority, female, or veteran who would take the job.)
https://edgarcountywatchdogs.com/2019/12/democrat-joliet-township-is-hiring-not-so-for-others/

MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— IL-14: Catalina Lauf Part of “Stop the Squad” Launch
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2019/12/11/il-14-catalina-lauf-part-of-stop-the-squad-launch/

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Mike Bloomberg drops $100 million on presidential campaign ads – David Sherfinski
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2019/dec/11/mike-bloomberg-drops-100-million-on-presidential-c/
— Trump’s heavy burden to fight impeachment – Donald Lambro (DIERSEN: What fights have you dropped because you determined that they were not worth the effort? I gave up fighting to continue on as a GAO employee in 1997, IRS employee in 1980, Firestone Stores employee in 1971, Post Office employee in 1969, TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairman in 2012, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce Government Affairs Committee member in 2011, Milton Township Republican Central Committee webmaster in 2010 and 2004, Illinois Center Right Coalition Steering Committee member in 2007, and American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter board member in 2004.) 
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2019/dec/11/trumps-heavy-burden-to-fight-impeachment/
— Liberal media spins Pensacola shooting Terrorist act was not about a nickname – Tim Young 
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2019/dec/11/liberal-media-spins-pensacola-shooting/
— Trump criticizes climate activist Thunberg after Time honor – AP
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2019/dec/12/trump-criticizes-teen-climate-activist-after-magaz/

BREITBART
— House Approves Farmworker Amnesty, Promotes Visa Workers over Americans – NEIL MUNRO
https://www.breitbart.com/economy/2019/12/12/34-gop-members-backed-democrats-farmworker-amnesty-and-outsourcing-bill/
— Trump Accused of Antisemitism for Executive Order Protecting Jews – JOEL B. POLLAK
https://www.breitbart.com/the-media/2019/12/10/trump-accused-of-antisemitism-for-executive-order-protecting-jews-nyt-tweet/
— Joe Biden’s Immigration Plan: Amnesty for Illegal Aliens, Free All Border Crossers into U.S. – John Binder
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2019/12/11/joe-bidens-immigration-plan-amnesty-for-illegal-aliens-free-all-border-crossers-into-u-s/

DAILY CALLER
— Time Magazine Named Climate Activist Greta Thunberg Its Person Of The Year, But What Is The Magazine’s Carbon Footprint? – CHRIS WHITE (DIERSEN: What is your carbon footprint? While I own six cars and a SUV, I dive them very little.)
https://dailycaller.com/2019/12/11/greta-thunberg-time-person/

FEDERALIST
— BEYOND DISGUSTING, BEYOND TRAGIC: Yes, Chick-Fil-A Really Is Funding A Group That Hosts Drag Queen Story Hour IRS forms show the Chick-fil-A Foundation has switched from financially supporting antipoverty and other charitable organizations to underwriting pro-abortion and pro-LGBT groups. – Georgi Boorman
https://thefederalist.com/2019/12/12/yes-chick-fil-a-really-is-funding-a-group-that-hosts-drag-queen-story-hour/

TOWNHALL
— Buttigieg Accuses All Trump Supporters of Being Racist – Leah Barkoukis
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/leahbarkoukis/2019/12/11/buttigieg-accuses-all-trump-supporters-of-being-racist-n2557590

THE HILL
— Parties clash as impeachment articles move closer to House vote – OLIVIA BEAVERS AND MIKE LILLIS 
https://thehill.com/homenews/house/474221-parties-clash-as-impeachment-articles-move-closer-to-house-vote
— Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez blasts Tucker Carlson as ‘white supremacist sympathizer’ – MARINA PITOFSKY 
https://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/news/474173-alexandria-ocasio-cortez-blasts-tucker-carlson-as-white
— Former undocumented workers fired from Trump properties attend Biden campaign event – JULIA MANCHESTER 
https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/474155-undocumented-workers-fired-from-trump-properties-attend-biden-campaign

NEW YORK TIMES
— Biden Immigration Plan Includes More Foreign Aid, No Border Wall – Reuters
https://www.nytimes.com/reuters/2019/12/11/us/politics/11reuters-usa-election-biden-immigration.html
— This Is What Racism Sounds Like in the Banking Industry A JPMorgan employee and a customer secretly recorded their conversations with bank employees. – Emily Flitter
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/12/11/business/jpmorgan-banking-racism.html
— HARDCOPY ARTICLE TITLE: What Are Young People Doing? – Taylor Lorenz (DIERSEN: What did you do when you were young? I spent just about all my time working, earning college degrees, earning professional certifications, and earning a professional license. I worked for Firestone stores when I was 21-24, IRS when I was 22-31, and GAO when I was 31-49. I earned a) a job-related bachelor’s degree when I was 21 in 1970 and job-related master’s degrees when I was 27, 31, and 48, b) job-related professional certifications when I was 30, 32, 41, 45, 47, and 48, and c) a job-related professional license when I was 32.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/12/11/technology/personaltech/internet-culture.html
— President Trump Is Defending Jewish Students With an executive order, he makes clear that anti-Semitism is not to be tolerated. – Jared Kushner
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/12/11/opinion/jared-kushner-trump-anti-semitism.html
— She’s 16 and Wants to Be President: Meet the Teenagers Planning Their Campaigns Research shows that Generation Z is the first in which women are more likely than their male peers to be engaged in politics. Here’s what some of them told us. – Maggie Astor (DIERSEN: If I had been active in Republican politics, a) the Post Office would not have hired me in 1966, b) IRS would not have hired me in 1971 or promoted me in 1972, 1973, or 1974, and c) GAO would not have hired me in 1980 or promoted me in 1986.) 
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/12/11/us/politics/teens-gen-z-elections.html
— House Inquiry Rebukes Coast Guard for Bullying and Harassment A report by the House Oversight Committee said the Coast Guard had failed to turn around a culture that coddles bullying and was hostile to women and minorities. – Zolan Kanno-Youngs
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/12/11/us/politics/coast-guard-bullying-harassment.html
— France’s Pension Changes Won’t Affect Older Workers, Prime Minister Vows – Adam Nossiter (DIERSEN: In 1989, the federal government replaced its Civil Service Retirement System (CSRS) with its Federal Employee Retirement System (FERS). Because CSRS is more generous than FERS, the federal government focuses on getting rid of its employees who are under CSRS, and especially those who are Republican, White, male, and/or non-veteran. My Democrat GAO superiors focused on turning their FERS employees against their CSRS employees who were Republican, White, male, and/or non-veteran who they had not promoted to GS-13 (currently $98,198) by age 25, GS-14 (currently $116,040) by age 30, GS-15 (currently $136,495) by age 35, and Senior Executive Service (currently $165,500) by age 40. ) 
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/12/11/world/europe/france-strikes-pensions.html

WASHINGTON POST
— Virginia GOP’s long journey out of the wilderness is going to get ugly – Norman Leahy 
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2019/12/11/virginia-gops-long-journey-out-wilderness-is-going-get-ugly/

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— House Passes Bill Providing Citizenship Path for Immigrant Farmworkers Despite bill’s bipartisan support in House, it is unlikely to be taken up for a vote in Republican-controlled Senate – Michelle Hackman (DIERSEN: This is a “bad jobs” bill, that is, a bill that provides a citizenship path to those who take “bad jobs.” What “bad jobs” have you taken? According to my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes, they never would have stooped to take the “bad jobs” that I did. I did yard work and delivered newspapers 1962-1964; washed dishes 1964-1966; cleaned golf shoes, chipped slag, and pumped gasoline in 1966; delivered mail 1966-1969; worked on an automobile assembly line and as a security guard in 1970; sold tires, automotive services, and major appliances 1970-1971; pumped gasoline 1971-1972; collected delinquent taxes 1971-1980; and audited federal agencies 1980-1997.) 
https://www.wsj.com/articles/house-passes-bill-providing-citizenship-path-for-immigrant-farmworkers-11576112453
— New Ways to Battle Procrastination – Andrea Petersen (DIERSEN: Procrastination cost me big time. I did not earn job-related master’s degrees until I was 27, 31, and 48. I did not earn job-related professional certifications when I was 30, 32, 41, 45, 47, and 48. I did not earn a job-related professional license when I was 32.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/new-ways-to-battle-procrastination-11576083512
— Independents Are Impeachment Skeptics They see partisan bickering, hypocrisy and a waste of time. – Karl Rove
https://www.wsj.com/articles/independents-are-impeachment-skeptics-11576107597
— India Says the Path to Citizenship Will Get Easier, but Muslims See a Hindu Plot Parliament passes bill that furthers Hindu-nationalist agenda of Prime Minister Modi’s party – Eric Bellman
https://www.wsj.com/articles/india-excludes-muslims-as-it-eases-citizenship-path-for-others-11576078032

USA TODAY
— Monmouth Poll: Public Opposes Impeachment 50%-45% (DIERSEN: In your neighborhood, in your precinct, in your municipality, in your township/ward, and in your county, what percent a) oppose impeachment and why and b) support impeachment and why?)
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2019/12/11/trump-impeachment-poll-monmouth-university/4397931002/

EAGLE HILL CONSULTING
— Less Than Half Of Federal Employees Would Stay With Their Organization If Offered Another Comparable Job, New Eagle Hill Research Finds
Federal Employee Survey Finds Low Trust in Leadership, High Level of Pride in Public Service
https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/less-than-half-of-federal-employees-would-stay-with-their-organization-if-offered-another-comparable-job-new-eagle-hill-research-finds-300973748.html