June 14 Morning Edition

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— IL CONGRESSMAN DAVIS AT BAT WHEN SHOOTING STARTED; SHOOTER FROM BELLEVILLE
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2017/06/il-congressman-davis-at-bat-when-shooting-started-shooter-possibly-from-belleville.html
— BELLEVILLE MAN WAS A SANDERS SUPPORTER, TRUMP HATER
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2017/06/update-belleville-man-was-a-sanders-supporter-trump-hater.html
— WHERE’S WEYERMULLER? WITH 2000 PATRIOTS AT WALSH FREEDOM BBQ 2017
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2017/06/wheres-weyermuller-with-2000-patriots-at-walsh-freedom-bbq-2017.html

 

CAPITOL FAX
— Congressional shooter is from Belleville
https://capitolfax.com/2017/06/14/report-congressional-shooter-is-from-belleville/

 

ILLINOIS LEAKS
— Alexandria Shooter James Hodgkinson, Belleville, IL – Facebook Groups – JOHN KRAFT
http://edgarcountywatchdogs.com/2017/06/alexandria-shooter-james-hodgkinson-belleville-il-facebook-groups/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Heavy.com is reporting James T. Hodgkinson from Belleville, Illinois as the named shooter in the Alexandria, VA mass shooting of Republicans as they were practicing for a baseball game. We have captured the list of Facebook Groups he was a member of, and it is quite interesting – here are some of the more disturbing-looking ones:

 

The road to hell is paved with Republicans
Democrats are Welcome
Rachel Maddow for President 2020
Bernie Sanders for President 2020
Join the Resistance Worldwide
Donald Trump is not my President
Terminate the Republican Party
President Bernie Sanders
BERN ON #theRevolutionContinues
Illinois Berners United to Resist Trump
Americans Against Fox News
Boycott the Republican Party)

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Rodney Davis: “I never thought I’d go to baseball practice and get shot at” – Lynn Sweet
http://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/illinois-lawmakers-safe-rodney-davis-at-practice-during-shooting/
— Suspect in shooting at congressional baseball practice has died
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/house-majority-whip-shot-at-congressional-baseball-practice/amp/
— More than a third of suburbs nix Cook wage hike, sick leave – Mark Brown
http://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/more-than-a-third-of-suburbs-nix-cook-wage-hike-sick-leave/
— Congressional Democrats sue Trump over foreign payments – AP
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/congressional-democrats-sue-trump-over-foreign-payments/
— Home-buying incentive for police officers sails through committee – Fran Spielman  (DIERSEN: In 1974, when I was 25, when IRS promoted me to a GS-12 (currently $79,563/year) Revenue Officer job in its Loop office, I bought a studio condo in the Outer Drive East building and walked to work and to graduate business classes at Loyola.)
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/home-buying-incentive-for-police-officers-sails-through-committee/
— Black Lives Matter lawsuit seeks federal court oversight of CPD – Jon Seidel
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/black-lives-matter-lawsuit-seeks-federal-court-oversight-of-cpd/

 

DAILY HERALD
— Illinois’ Davis was in batter’s box when congressional shooting happened – Kerry Lester
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20170614/illinois-davis-was-in-batters-box-when-congressional-shooting-happened
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD WITH BIG COLOR PICTURE AND COLOR GRAPHIC: How suburban assessors discovered hundreds of illegal exemptions – Jake Griffin
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20170614/how-suburban-assessors-discovered-hundreds-of-illegal-exemptions
— OUTSTANDING: Geneva favors raising fine for marijuana possession – Susan Sarkauskas
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20170613/news/170619720/
— TRAGIC: Schaumburg allows requests for tattoo businesses – Eric Peterson
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20170614/schaumburg-allows-requests-for-tattoo-businesses
— Elk Grove Park District commissioner arrested, accused of striking parks employee – Chacour Koop
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20170614/elk-grove-park-district-commissioner-arrested-accused-of-striking-parks-employee
— Popular Bloomingdale musician faces federal child porn charges – Katie Smith
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20170613/popular-bloomingdale-musician-faces-federal-child-porn-charges
— In lawsuit, Elburn company claims Facebook page secretly favors advertisers – Harry Hitzeman
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20170613/in-lawsuit-elburn-company-claims-facebook-page-secretly-favors-advertisers

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Rauner ‘special guest’ at $10,000 Illinois Republican Party fundraiser – Rick Pearson  (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes a) stress that I give little or no money to the Republican National Committee, Illinois Republican Party, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, Milton Township Republican Central Committee or Republican activists, candidates, elected officials, major donors, political consultants, etc. in Wheaton, Glen Ellyn, Milton Township, DuPage County, Illinois, or America and b) hint/imply/argue/shout that “money is all that matters.”  In my defense, I give the aforesaid a GOPUSA ILLINOIS email each and every morning and each and every evening free of charge and without any advertising. Since 2004, those emails have included links to almost 272,600 articles of interest to Illinois Republicans and information on many upcoming events.  GOPUSA ILLINOIS email subscriptions are worth at least $1,000/year.  I spend about an hour putting the emails together and sending them out for every six articles in the emails, that is, since 2004, I have spent about 45,400 hours doing that, that is, at $100/hour, I have made in-kind donations to the aforesaid worth about $4,543,100.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-bruce-rauner-illinois-republican-party-fundraiser-20170613-story.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The Illinois Republican Party is holding a Monday night fundraiser featuring all seven members of the state’s GOP delegation to the U.S. House plus what organizers are calling a “special guest” in Gov. Bruce Rauner. The event is called “Cocktails with the Congressmen” and tickets start at $100 per person, with $10,000 required to play “host” at the Rosemont outpost of Gene & Georgetti. Those paying $2,500 or more per person will gain access to a special hourlong reception prior to the general reception cattle call. Along with Rauner, scheduled to attend are Republican U.S. Reps. Peter Roskam of Wheaton, Randy Hultgren of Plano, Adam Kinzinger of Channahon, Rodney Davis of Taylorville, John Shimkus of Collinsville, Darin LaHood of Peoria and Mike Bost of Murphysboro. Rauner has almost singlehandedly revived the Illinois Republican Party as a political force, largely through his own wallet. Rauner and his campaign fund have given the state GOP at least 72 percent of the $42.5 million it has raised since he took office as governor.)
— Area elected officials press Rauner to move ahead on airport – Mike Nolan
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/daily-southtown/news/ct-sta-third-airport-rauner-st-0614-20170613-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Safeguarding science from Trump.”
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/editorials/ct-science-research-budget-trump-edit-md-20170613-story.html
— Taking a break from the news – Garrison Keillor  (DIERSEN: As your GOPUSA Illinois Editor since 2000, I have never taken a break from the news and I never will.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/commentary/ct-donald-trump-news-keillor-20170614-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Clarence Page insults Donald Trump and Donald Trump’s supporters.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/page/ct-trump-ignorance-ryan-comey-page-perspec-0614-md-20170613-story.html
— The mess in Venezuela didn’t happen overnight. Here’s how two successive presidents chipped away at democracy – Mery Mogollon and Chris Kraul  (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes focus on a) stopping me from putting GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails together and sending them out and b) stopping everyone from reading those emails.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/la-fg-venezuela-democracy-2017-story.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Attacks on news media  In 2007, Chavez refused to renew the broadcasting license of RCTV, the most widely followed anti-government station, forcing it to shut down and sparking nationwide protests. Since then, an estimated 300 independent small-town radio stations have either been shut down or forced to change to government-friendly formats, according to Marcelino Bisbal, a professor at Andres Bello Catholic University. Globovision, the last television station to broadcast anti-government editorials, was forced to sell in 2013 after owners complained of mounting government fines and political harassment. The new owners are businessmen with ties to Maduro. CNN, El Tiempo TV, NTN24 and other Spanish language cable channels that have criticized the government have been banned from broadcasting in Venezuela. Maduro halted TV broadcasts of National Assembly sessions last year after the opposition won majority control. In 2014, the largest daily newspaper, El Universal, was forced to sell to a government-friendly owner group.)
— Ethics board finds two more lobbying violations tied to Emanuel emails – Bill Ruthhart  (DIERSEN: Who has the most religious, government, political, and/or financial clout in your municipality, in your township/ward, in your county, and in Illinois?  My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes lobby the aforesaid to destroy me.  Should I file FOIA requests to see if my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have registered as lobbyists?)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-chicago-ethics-board-lobbying-violations-met-0614-20170613-story.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Two individuals who contacted Mayor Rahm Emanuel through his personal email broke the city’s lobbying laws, the Chicago Board of Ethics determined Tuesday. The panel voted without dissent to find the two people violated the law by seeking to influence City Hall action without registering as a lobbyist. Ethics board President William F. Conlon said the individuals would be identified on a city website, but not until later this week after they are notified of the ruling.)

 

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Former Mariano’s employee sues over fingerprint data – NONA TEPPER  (DIERSEN: To deter/detect potential conflicts of interest, federal employees are required to give their superiors lots of information about their financial assets and debts.  Federal employees should expect that their superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates who want to waste your career and who want to get rid of you will get your financial information and will use that information against you.  My Democrat IRS and GAO superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates talked and acted like they knew exactly what was on my and my wife’s income tax returns, what our incomes were, what are financial and other assets were, what our debts were, that we had no dependents, etc. They talked and acted like they viewed us as being undeservedly selfish rich DINKs (dual income, no kids).  They painted me as being someone who had way too much money, and therefore, a) someone who did not need nor should get pay increases or promotions and b) someone who should take early retirement as soon as it is offered.  They always hinted/implied/argued/shouted a) that instead of me, the Post Office should have hired a poor person in 1966, b) that the Post Office should gotten rid of me much sooner than it so that a poor person could have my job, c) that instead of me, IRS should have hired a poor person in 1971, d) that instead of me, IRS should have promoted poor people in 1972, 1973, and 1974, e) that instead of me, GAO should have hired a poor person in 1980, f) that instead of me, GAO should have promoted a poor person in 1986, and g) that GAO should have gotten rid of me much sooner than it did so that a poor person could have my job and my preferred corner office.)
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20170614/NEWS07/170619958
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The plaintiff, Thomas Doporcyk, alleges that “Mariano’s disregards their employees’ statutorily protected privacy rights and unlawfully collects, stores and uses their biometric data,” according to a complaint filed June 9 in Cook County Circuit Court. Mariano’s required Doporcyk to check in and out of work by scanning his fingerprints, according to the suit. Mariano’s requires all Illinois employees, salaried and hourly, to clock in through a fingerprint scanner.)
— Uber’s culture led one Chicago tech firm to boycott it on moral grounds – Bloomberg  (DIERSEN: What is/was the culture where you work/worked?  Sadly, tragically, and unacceptably, despite civil service protections, in most, if not in virtually all government entities, the culture is patronage. Those who move up the ladder the fastest are those who are not only a member of their superiors’ political party, but someone who panders to their superiors, who serves as an operative or as a dupe for their superiors, and who helps their superiors get rid of employees who are members of other political parties.)
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20170613/NEWS08/170619963
— Shut down this Illinois college tuition program now – JOE CAHILL
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20170614/BLOGS10/170619961

 

WTTW
— Illinois House Members on State Budget Impasse
http://www.pbs.org/video/3001779252/

 

DNA INFO
— The Public Cost Of Heroin: $51,000 A Year Per User, UIC Study Says  (DIERSEN: What is the public cost of each addicted smoker, drinker, gambler, pot smoker, etc.? No individual, organization, company, government, or country should promote vices.)
https://www.dnainfo.com/chicago/20170613/humboldt-park/cost-of-heroin-user-51000-per-year-society-uic-researchers-say

 

QUAD CITY TIMES
— Mendoza: Rauner fiddles as universities burn
http://qctimes.com/news/opinion/editorial/columnists/guest/guest-view-rauner-fiddles-as-universities-burn/article_129fb9fb-b957-5905-94ec-31c7453acec9.html

 

CHAMPAIGN/URBANA NEWS GAZETTE
— An excess of sausage – Editorial
http://www.news-gazette.com/opinion/editorials/2017-06-14/excess-sausage.html

 

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Measures like automatic voter registration show bipartisanship possible at Statehouse – Editorial  (DIERSEN: How many millions in America are registered to vote to in two, three, four, five+ states?)
http://www.sj-r.com/opinion/20170613/our-view-measures-like-automatic-voter-registration-show-bipartisanship-possible-at-statehouse

 

CHICAGO BOOTH
— New data: Inequality runs even deeper than previously thought – HOWARD R. GOLD  (DIERSEN: What would your superiors say that they did to fight income inequality?  My Democrat GAO superiors would stress that they forced me to retire in 1997 when I was 49 years old, always ranked me in the bottom half of my coworkers for pay-for-performance purposes, did not promote me beyond GS-13, kept me off audits of IRS for all but 3 of the almost 18 years that I worked for GAO, and forced me to take an $18,847 pay cut in today’s dollars to transfer from IRS to GAO in 1980.  My Democrat IRS superiors would stress that they did not promote me beyond GS-12, disallowed my education deductions in 1978, and disallowed my partial day per diem claims in 1974.  My Democrat Post Office superiors would stress that they forced me resign in 1969 and disallowed my sick leave requests in 1969 and 1968.  My aforesaid Democrat superiors would stress that the aforesaid adverse actions that they took against me directly benefited their employees who were poor, and especially their poor employees who were Democrat, minority, female, younger, and/or veteran.)
http://review.chicagobooth.edu/economics/2017/article/new-data-inequality-runs-even-deeper-previously-thought

 

CHICAGO NOW
— Ameya Pawar takes a cheap shot calling Governor Rauner a racist – Peter Bella
http://www.chicagonow.com/interesting-chicago/2017/06/ameya-pawar-takes-a-cheap-shot-calling-governor-rauner-a-racist/

 

NPR ILLINOIS
— Illinois Budget Fight Goes Back To Court(s) – BRIAN MACKEY
http://nprillinois.org/post/illinois-budget-fight-goes-back-courts#stream/0

 

SANGAMON SUN
— Democratic lawmakers, lobbyists have no interest in helping state taxpayers, Ives contends – Karen Kidd  (DIERSEN: Who has no interest in helping you?  The following have no interest in helping me, in fact, they work against me: individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that are anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time and/or those that a) reject planks in the Republican Party platform and/or the Illinois Republican Party platform and work against those like me who support those planks, b) reject the Milton Township Republican Central Committee resolution against video gambling and work against those like me who support that resolution, c) focus on destroying those like me who they cannot manipulate/dominate, d) were defendants in lawsuits that I have filed, and/or e) are operatives or dupes for the aforesaid.)
http://sangamonsun.com/stories/511125988-democratic-lawmakers-lobbyists-have-no-interest-in-helping-state-taxpayers-ives-contends

 

MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— Rep. Steve Andersson Signals Support for Tax Increases
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2017/06/14/rep-steve-andersson-signals-support-for-tax-increases/
— Lakewood Kills TIF District
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2017/06/13/lakewood-kills-tif-district/

 

ILLINOIS CHANNEL
— Governor Rauner on Efforts to Put Caps on Property Taxes  (DIERSEN: How long have you paid property taxes?  I have paid property taxes since 1972 and my wife and I since 1978.)
https://www.illinoischannel.org/2017/06/13/governor-rauner-on-efforts-to-put-caps-on-property-taxes/

 

ILLINOIS FAMILY ACTION
— CNN’s Fake Muslim Anti-Terror Protest – Amber Athey
https://illinoisfamilyaction.org/2017/06/cnns-fake-muslim-anti-terror-protest/

 

ILLINOIS FAMILY INSTITUTE
— Deerfield High School: A Stunning High School Graduation Blunder – Laurie Higgins
https://illinoisfamily.org/education/stunning-high-school-graduation-blunder/

 

GOPUSA
— Rush Limbaugh: Democrats will ‘butcher the entire notion of decency’ to destroy Trump
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=25780
— Brent Bozell: Comey Flunks The New York Times
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=25743
— Florida Sheriff urges citizens to arm themselves
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=25723
— Trump was right — follow the money  (DIERSEN: He who pays the piper calls the tunes. It would be great if the operatives and the dupes who work for my critics/opponents would disclose who pays them and how much.)
http://www.gopusa.com/trump-was-right-follow-the-money/

 

FREEDOM’S JOURNAL
— REWRITING AMERICAN HISTORY – Walter E. Williams  (DIERSEN: Democrats what to rewrite history a) to make Democrats look as good as possible and b) to make members of the following groups look as bad as possible: Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German Americans, draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://freedomsjournalinstitute.org/latest-news/opinion/rewriting-american-history/

 

CONSERVATIVE REPUBLICAN NEWS
— TEACHER WHO CENSORED PRO TRUMP SPEECH MAY HEAR THE WORDS “YOU’RE FIRED” (DIERSEN: Who wants to censor you? The following individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries want to censor me: those that are anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time and/or those that a) reject planks in the Republican Party platform and/or the Illinois Republican Party platform and work against those like me who support those planks, b) reject the Milton Township Republican Central Committee resolution against video gambling and work against those like me who support that resolution, c) focus on destroying those like me who they cannot manipulate/dominate, d) were defendants in lawsuits that I have filed, and/or e) are operatives or dupes for the aforesaid.)
http://conservativerepublicannews.com/2017/06/13/teacher-who-censored-pro-trump-speech-may-hear-the-words-youre-fired/

 

CAMPUS REFORM
— Group demands University of Chicago pay slavery reparations – Justin Caruso
http://www.campusreform.org/?ID=9296

 

THE HILL
— Nearly 200 Democrats sue Trump citing emoluments clause violation – BROOKE SEIPEL
http://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/news/337710-nearly-200-democrats-file-emoluments-lawsuit-against-trump

 

POLITICO
— Sanders condemns shooting by gunman who volunteered for his campaign
http://www.politico.com/story/2017/06/14/sanders-condemns-shooting-by-gunman-who-volunteered-for-his-campaign-239550

 

CNN
— Republican House whip Steve Scalise shot in Virginia shooting – Tal Kopan, Karl de Vries and Eugene Scott
http://www.cnn.com/2017/06/14/politics/alexandria-virginia-shooting/index.html

 

ASSOCIATED PRESS
— TRAGIC: Nevada officials aim to start legal pot sales by July 1
https://www.stl.news/bc-us-nevada-marijuana/27693/

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— Steve Scalise Among 5 Reportedly Shot at Baseball Field – CHRISTOPHER MELE
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/06/14/us/steve-scalise-congress-shot-alexandria-virginia.html
— Brands, Afraid to Offend, Weigh in on Theater and News Content – SAPNA MAHESHWARI  (DIERSEN: He who pays the piper calls the tunes.  My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes are beyond furious that I can afford to spend 10+ hours each and every day and thousands of dollars every year (for internet services, newspaper subscriptions, etc.) to put GOPUSA emails together and sending them out, that is, they are beyond furious that I can afford to put the emails together and send them out without seeking/accepting any advertising.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/06/13/business/media/ads-fox-news-megyn-kelly-infowars-alex-jones.html
— How Democrats Can Stop Losing Elections – BERNIE SANDERS  (DIERSEN: Democrats plan on winning by getting rid of those who are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/06/13/opinion/bernie-sanders-how-democrats-can-stop-losing-elections.html
— Your Rabbi? Probably a Democrat. Your Baptist Pastor? Probably a Republican. Your Priest? Who Knows. – KEVIN QUEALY  (DIERSEN: About 68% of Missouri Synod Lutheran (MSL) leaders are Republican.  That is one of highest percentages of any religion.  I should write a book about those in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois who demonize, who denigrate, and who condemn MSLs.  I was baptized, raised, and confirmed as a MSL.)
https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2017/06/12/upshot/the-politics-of-americas-religious-leaders.html
— FRONT PAGE: As Church Shifts, a Cardinal Welcomes Gays; They Embrace a ‘Miracle’ – SHARON OTTERMAN  (DIERSEN: Who is your religious leader?  How soon, if not already, will he/she condemn you to HELL if you do not promote LGBTQ activity?)
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/06/13/nyregion/catholic-church-gays-mass-newark-cathedral.html

 

WASHINGTON POST
— Lawmaker Steve Scalise injured in GOP baseball shooting. Suspect James T. Hodgkinson dies after shootout – Peter Hermann, Paul Kane and Amber Phillips
https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/public-safety/multiple-people-injured-after-shooting-in-alexandria/2017/06/14/0289c768-50f6-11e7-be25-3a519335381c_story.html
— Shooter identified by law enforcement officials as James T. Hodgkinson of Belleville, Illinois
https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/2017/live-updates/public-safety/updates-shooting-at-congressional-baseball-practice-in-virginia/shooter-named-as-james-t-hodgkinson/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The shooter at the GOP congressional baseball practice this morning is James T. Hodgkinson of Belleville, Ill., according to law enforcement officials. Hodgkinson, 66, owns a home inspection business. His home inspection license expired in November 2016 and was not renewed, state records show. Hodgkinson was charged in April 2006 with battery and aiding damage to a motor vehicle, according to online records in St. Clair County, Illinois. The charges were dismissed, records show.)
— Gunman fires on Alexandria park during GOP baseball practice; lawmaker Scalise among wounded – Peter Hermann, Paul Kane and Amber Phillips
https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/public-safety/multiple-people-injured-after-shooting-in-alexandria/2017/06/14/0289c768-50f6-11e7-be25-3a519335381c_story.html
— London police raise death toll to 12 in apartment fire, and expect it to go higher –  Griff Witte and Karla Adam
https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/london-high-rise-fire-leaves-multiple-people-dead-dozens-injured-and-others-missing/2017/06/14/149bc112-50cf-11e7-91eb-9611861a988f_story.html

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Rep. Steve Scalise Wounded in Shooting Near Washington  Gunman opened fire during a practice for the congressional baseball team – Daniel Nasaw and Peter Nicholas
https://www.wsj.com/articles/rep-steve-scalise-wounded-in-virginia-shooting-1497442320
— Pennsylvania’s Lesson for Illinois  A bipartisan reform begins to address the state’s funding abyss. – Editorial
https://www.wsj.com/articles/pennsylvanias-lesson-for-illinois-1497394833
— The Ethics of Gene Editing  Is it moral to alter an unborn child’s genome to reduce the risk of Alzheimer’s? What about editing for hair color or athleticism? Amy Dockser Marcus reviews “A Crack in Creation: Gene Editing and the Unthinkable Power to Control Evolution” by Jennifer A. Doudna and Samuel H. Sternberg. – Amy Dockser Marcus  (DIERSEN: My father fought type 1 diabetes from age 14 and he died suddenly of heart failure in 1969 when he was 47 and I was 21.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-ethics-of-gene-editing-1497395330

 

USA TODAY
— Army orders soldiers to undergo training to accept transgender troops – Tom Vanden Brook  (DIERSEN: Democrats run the federal government.  While I worked for IRS 1971-1980 and for GAO 1980-1997, I had to undergo lots of training on how to defend and to advance the Democrat Party platform, that is, how to defend and advance Affirmative Action, Diversity, and Inclusion.)
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2017/06/13/transgender-troops-defense-secretary-jim-mattis-army-marine-corps/102822598/
— America’s lynching history is now online – Jessica Guynn  (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps hint/imply/argue/shout that if you are a Trump supporter, the longer that your ancestors have been in America, the more that you benefited from their racism, sexism, and bigotry and the more that you should pay the price of Affirmative Action, Diversity, and Inclusion.  In my defense, while all my ancestors have been in America since 1850s, they have always been in northeast Illinois.)
https://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/news/2017/06/13/google-equal-justice-initiative-lynching/102782832/

 

PBS
— Democrats try to distance themselves from call for Trump’s impeachment – AP
http://www.pbs.org/newshour/rundown/democrats-try-distance-call-trumps-impeachment/

 

NEWSWEEK
— WHO IS JAMES HODGKINSON? SHOOTING SUSPECT IN CONGRESSIONAL BASEBALL GAME NAMED – Greg Price
http://www.newsweek.com/who-james-t-hodgkinson-shooting-suspect-congressional-baseball-game-named-625600

 

THE BEAST
— Gunman Wounds Congressman in Brazen Attack  Steve Scalise, the No. 3 House Republican, was wounded along with several others when a gunman opened fire at a congressional baseball practice early this morning. – Olivia Messer
http://www.thedailybeast.com/reports-shooting-at-congressional-baseball-practice

 

FEDERAL TIMES
— Treasury chief: At times, a government shutdown could be ‘good’ – AP  (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have made it very clear that they would be overjoyed if anything stopped me from getting a) Civil Service Retirement System pension payments, b) federal health, dental, and vision insurance subsidies, and/or c) Social Security payments.)
http://www.federaltimes.com/articles/treasury-chief-at-times-a-government-shutdown-could-be-good

 

EDITOR & PUBLISHER
— Should Posting Fake News and Hate Speech Be Considered a Criminal Act in the U.S.? – Sean Stroh  (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always hinted/implied/argued/shouted that my GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails are full of fake news, hate speech, and even worse things. Should I sue my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes?)
http://www.editorandpublisher.com/columns/critical-thinking-should-posting-fake-news-and-hate-speech-be-considered-a-criminal-act-in-the-u-s/

 

RASMUSSEN REPORTS
— 66% of GOP Voters Say Comey Should Be Prosecuted for Leaking to Media  (DIERSEN: Since I became the GOPUSA Illinois Editor in 2000, my Democrat plant, Libertarian plant, Green plant, and RINO critics/opponents, their operatives, and the dupes have hinted/implied/argued/shouted that I leak Republican information to the Democrats.  Should I sue my Democrat plant, Libertarian plant, Green plant, and RINO critics/opponents, their operatives, and the dupes?)
http://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/trump_administration/june_2017/66_of_gop_voters_say_comey_should_be_prosecuted_for_leaking_to_media
— Most Are Planning A Summer Vacation  (DIERSEN: Your GOPUSA Illinois Editor and his wife are not planning any kind of vacation. I went on vacations in 1969, 1970, 1971, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977.  My wife and I went on many vacations, typically four each year, 1978-1992 in connection with her business trips to luxury resorts all across America.  Of course, my Democrat IRS and GAO superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates were beyond furious about that.)
http://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/lifestyle/general_lifestyle/june_2017/most_are_planning_a_summer_vacation

 

VAULT
— 4 Skills You Need to Get a Job at Google  (DIERSEN: Would Google hire you? If not, why not?  Would Google hire me? If not, why not?  From what I see, ever-increasingly, employers do not want to hire, retain, or promote those who are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
http://www.vault.com/blog/job-search/4-skills-you-need-to-work-at-google

June 9 Morning Edition

ABC7
— President Donald Trump tweets of James Comey’s testimony ‘total and complete vindication’
http://abc7chicago.com/news/trump-tweets-total-and-complete-vindication/2071570/

 

NBC5
— Chicago, Illinois Lawmakers React to Comey Testimony
http://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/local-comey-reaction-427333033.html

 

CBS2
— President Trump Fires Back At Comey’s Testimony With A Tweet – Susanna Song
http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2017/06/09/president-trump-comey-testimony-tweet/

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Illinois still has no budget, but lawmakers approved almost 500 other bills – Haley BeMiller
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-illinois-legislature-bills-approved-met-20170607-story.html
— THE PROBLEM WITH APPEALS  Assessor Joseph Berrios encourages homeowners to file appeals. But the process makes the property tax system even less fair. – Jason Grotto  (DIERSEN: I should write a book about the assessment, appeal history, and related litigation concerning 915 Cove Court in Wheaton.)
http://apps.chicagotribune.com/news/watchdog/cook-county-property-tax-divide/appeals.html
— Will County seeks to help inmates with drug addictions – Susan DeMar Lafferty  (DIERSEN: Those individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that promote addictions have always worked against me. Should I write a book about them?)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/daily-southtown/news/ct-sta-will-help-addicted-inmates-st-0607-20170607-story.html
— AN ERA OF ERRORS  As assessor, James Houlihan knowingly sent out inaccurate property valuations. The future consequences could be costly. – Jason Grotto  (DIERSEN: I should write a book about the assessment history, appeals, litigation, and other matters concerning my home at 915 Cove Court in Wheaton.)
http://apps.chicagotribune.com/news/watchdog/cook-county-property-tax-divide/houlihan.html
— Sen. Bernie Sanders to headline ‘People’s Summit’ at McCormick Place – Rick Pearson  (DIERSEN: What percent of those at this summit will be anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors – 98%, 99%, 100%?)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-bernie-sanders-chicago-20170609-story.html
— North Central student running for DuPage County Board District 5 seat – Suzanne Baker
http://www.chicagotribune.com/ct-nvs-north-central-student-county-board-st-0609-20170607-story.html

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Trump Friday Twitter: Vindicates self, proclaims ‘Comey is a leaker!’  (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents a) want you to know ONLY what they want you to know and b) would call me a leaker.)
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/trump-friday-twitter-vindicates-self-says-comey-is-a-leaker/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “The nature of the man is catching up to Donald Trump.”
http://chicago.suntimes.com/opinion/the-nature-of-the-man-is-catching-up-to-donald-trump/

 

DAILY HERALD
— Trump says Comey’s testimony gives him ‘total vindication’ – AP
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20170609/news/306099973/
— Local lawmakers troubled by Comey testimony, president’s ‘behavior’ – Marni Pyke
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20170608/local-lawmakers-troubled-by-comey-testimony-presidents-behavior
— Los Angeles releases draft marijuana business regulations – AP  (DIERSEN: If you promote pot, you promote destruction.)
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20170608/news/306089836/
— Amazon unveils Romeoville facility, may hire 8,000 workers by next year – Anna Marie Kukec  (DIERSEN: From what I see, ever-increasingly, employers do not want to hire, retain, or promote those who are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
http://www.dailyherald.com/business/20170608/amazon-unveils-romeoville-facility-may-hire-8000-workers-by-next-year

 

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Springfield’s congressional delegation reacts to James Comey’s testimony
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20170608/springfields-congressional-delegation-reacts-to-james-comeys-testimony

 

CHAMPAIGN/URBANA NEWS GAZETTE
— Is process really broken? – Editorial
http://www.news-gazette.com/opinion/editorials/2017-06-09/process-really-broken.html

 

JOURNAL COURIER
— Follow the money, find the power – Jay Jamison  (DIERSEN: How much money do your critics/opponents give their operatives and their dupes?  Operatives and dupes for my critics/opponents talk and act like my critic/opponents have promised/given them lots of money, new homes, new cars, sweetheart jobs, sweetheart contracts, favorable legislation, and lots more.)
http://myjournalcourier.com/news/110409/commentary-follow-the-money-find-the-power

 

WSIL
— House Democratic leader Nancy Pelosi says she has concerns about President Donald Trump’s “fitness for office” – and thinks he needs more sleep. – AP
http://www.wsiltv.com/story/35626389/the-latest-top-house-democrat-says-trump-is-sleep-deprived

 

EAST CENTRAL REPORTER
— Ives blasts ‘union mugs’ she says attacked Phillips’ work site
http://eastcentralreporter.com/stories/511124253-ives-blasts-union-mugs-she-says-attacked-phillips-work-site

 

AMERICAN THINKER
— Convert, Pay, or Die – William L. Gensert
http://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2017/06/convert_pay_or_die.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Convert, pay, or die is the set of choices Islam offers infidels.  Coincidentally, this is also what today’s progressives and the Democratic Party offer nonbelievers, climate “deniers,” white males, heterosexuals, patriots, blue-collar workers, farmers, miners, people without a college degree, the religiously devout, Republicans, and everybody else choosing not to buy into the party’s version of what America is and what the nation owes both its citizens and the world. Our country has collectively “slipped into madness.”  Hatred in the name of diversity and political unity has become a goal in itself – and it is ascendant in modern culture, all compelled by leftist ideology. No matter how many are killed, maimed, or merely terrified in the name of Allah, for progressives, the problem will always be Islamophobia, or an ignorant populace too uneducated to understand the inherent nuance of the “religion of peace.” Those who suggest enhanced screening for immigrants from Islamic nations or even a limited suspension, as President Trump proposed, are greeted with rioting in the streets, for to look askance at a man who expresses an explicit desire to kill in the name of Allah is tantamount to outright racism. Islamic men between the ages of eighteen and forty-five years old commit more than 90% of terrorist attacks.  Yet singling out people who fit those criteria for extra scrutiny is profiling and therefore implicit racism deserving of nothing less than outright excommunication from polite society – along with, of course, the total dissolution of one’s life, career, and safety.)

 

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Trump shores up evangelical support but alienates gays – S.A. Miller
http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2017/jun/8/donald-trump-shores-up-evangelical-support-but-ali/

 

LIFEZETTE
— American Teenagers Compete with Immigrants for Jobs  Studies find low-skilled migrants, both legal and illegal, disrupt labor market for U.S. youth – Margaret Menge
http://www.lifezette.com/polizette/american-teenagers-compete-with-immigrants-for-jobs/

 

ABC NEWS
— McCain says his confusing questions resulted from tiredness – AP  (DIERSEN: McCain has lots more free time than I do. What do you do with your free time? I have very little free time because I spend 10+ hours each and every day putting GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails together and sending them out.)
http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/wireStory/mccain-confusing-questions-resulted-tiredness-47921934
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The 80-year-old Arizona Republican joked that maybe he shouldn’t have stayed up late watching the Arizona Diamondbacks playing a night game out West.)

 

CBS NEWS
— Colorado uses pot taxes to fund pot busts – AP  (DIERSEN: To promote legal use of pot is to promote illegal use of pot.)
http://www.cbsnews.com/news/colorado-uses-pot-taxes-to-fund-pot-busts/

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— Stand Up for Your Identity, Hillary Clinton Tells Graduates in Brooklyn – ANNIE CORREAL (DIERSEN: How bad are your demographics?  My demographics are terrible: Trump supporter, baptized, raised, and confirmed as a Missouri Synod Lutheran, conservative, Republican, American, White, male, old (68), non-poor, gun owner, German American, draft avoider, ancestors have been in America since the 1840s, union member for almost 12 years, federal government employee for almost 30 years, federal retiree for almost 20 years, childless, pet-less, only owned American-nameplate vehicles, not a graduate of an Ivy League university, etc.  I should write a book about those in my precinct, in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois who despise if not hate my demographics.  They would love it.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/06/08/nyregion/hillary-clinton-commencement-address-medgar-evers-college-brooklyn.html

 

WASHINGTON POST
— Smoke weed to relax? You may want to reconsider. – Christopher Ingraham  (DIERSEN: Virtually all my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes talk and act like a) they smoke weed and/or b) they want to smoke weed legally.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/wonk/wp/2017/06/09/smoke-weed-to-relax-you-may-want-to-reconsider/

 

USA TODAY
— HARDCOPY ARTICLE TITLE: Where did all the starter homes go? – Paul Davidson  (DIERSEN: My Democrat superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates in the federal government were filled with envy. They were furious when I bought a) a new town home in University Park in 1972 when I was 24 years old, b) a studio condo in the Outer Drive East building in downtown Chicago in 1974, and c) a  one bedroom condo in that building in 1976.  They were furious when my wife and I bought 1017 East Harrison in Wheaton in 1978 and when we had 915 Cove Court built in Wheaton in 1984.)
https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/2017/06/09/home-building-slowed-cities-try-tame-growth/102109754/

 

U.S. NEWS & WORLD REPORT
— Anti-Shariah Rallies This Weekend Worry Muslim Leaders  Anti-Shariah rallies across the country this weekend worry Muslim leaders. – AP (DIERSEN: To promote Islam is to promote Shariah Law.)
https://www.usnews.com/news/best-states/oregon/articles/2017-06-09/anti-sharia-rallies-this-weekend-worry-muslim-leaders

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Harvard Admits It Can’t Teach Everyone  The university dumps students for sharing foul memes. Who’ll re-educate them now? – Naomi Schaefer Riley  (DIERSEN: According to this article, “It makes you wonder what these kids wrote in their application essays.”  Constructively, in 1978, my Democrat IRS superiors charged me with lying in my Loyola and DePaul applications. They argued that the real reason why I wanted to take graduate business and accounting courses was to get a job in the private sector.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/harvard-admits-it-cant-teach-everyone-1496960896

 

FORTUNE
— Only 3% Of Fortune 500 Companies Share Full Diversity Data – Grace Donnelly  (DIERSEN: Since the 1960s, the federal government’s top priority has been to use Affirmative Action, Diversity, and Inclusion to hire, retain, and promote Democrats, and especially to hire, retain, and promote Democrats who are minority, female, and/or younger.  It is called patronage.)
http://fortune.com/2017/06/07/fortune-500-diversity/

June 8 Morning Edition

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Madigan’s Democrats to roll out stories of state budget woe at hearing Thursday – Monique Garcia
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-illinois-budget-hearing-20170608-story.html
— Judge orders state to make ‘substantial’ dent in $2 billion backlog owed to Medicaid – Kim Geiger
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-illinois-medicaid-decision-met-0608-20170607-story.html
— Aurora leaders come together to stress water safety – David Sharos
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/aurora-beacon-news/news/ct-abn-aurora-water-safety-st-0608-20170607-story.html
— Chicago attorney Eric Hargan faces hearing for top Health and Human Services post – Katherine Skiba
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-eric-hargan-hhs-nominee-met-0607-20170607-story.html
— As Comey’s career soared, his University of Chicago ties remained strong – Dawn Rhodes
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/ct-comey-chicago-law-school-20170607-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Trump says “Muslims shouldn’t be accused of tolerating extremism.”
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/commentary/ct-muslims-stop-terrorist-attacks-20170608-story.html

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— S&P warns of junk status with no budget by July 1 – Tina Sfondeles
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/sp-warns-of-junk-status-with-no-budget-by-july-1/
— Do Illinois’ ‘core priorities’ for payment match yours? – Mark Brown  (DIERSEN: Of course, individuals, organizations, companies, governments, etc. in Illinois that hate state employees and hate state retirees do not want their salaries or their pensions to be any kind of priority.  In your precinct, in your municipality, in your township/ward, in your county, and in Illinois, which government employees and retirees are hated the most – school, municipal, township/ward, state, county, or federal?)
http://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/do-illinois-core-priorities-for-payment-match-yours/
(FROM THE ARTICLE:  The comptroller refers to this first-in-line category as its “core priority” payments. Core priority payments total about $1.85 billion each month, representing about 90 percent of the state’s average monthly revenues, Schoeben explained. The largest chunk of that — $593 million — is the state’s monthly contribution to its five public retirement systems that pay the pensions of state workers, teachers, university employees, judges and legislators. Next largest is the state payroll, at $370 million a month, which pays the salaries of 63,000 state employees who keep the government operating.)
— ALL OF THE FRONT PAGE: HARDCOPY ARTICLE TITLE: ‘I expect loyalty’ – AP  (DIERSEN: All my critics/opponents a) expect loyalty, b) promote patronage, c) reward their operatives and their dupes, and d) focus on destroying those like me who they cannot manipulate/dominate. I should write a book about my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes.  They disapprove of, if not hate, the fact that I am loyal to the Republican Party platform, the Illinois Republican Party platform, and the Milton Township Republican Central Committee resolution against video gambling.)
http://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/comey-to-say-trump-asked-for-loyalty-told-him-to-let-flynn-probe-go/

 

DAILY HERALD
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD WITH COLOR PHOTOS OF COMEY AND TRUMP: HARDCOPY ARTICLE TITLE: ‘I need loyalty, I expect loyalty’ – AP  (DIERSEN: All my critics/opponents a) expect loyalty, b) promote patronage, c) reward their operatives and their dupes, and d) focus on destroying those like me who they cannot manipulate/dominate. I should write a book about my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes.  They disapprove of, if not hate, the fact that I am loyal to the Republican Party platform, the Illinois Republican Party platform, and the Milton Township Republican Central Committee resolution against video gambling.)
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20170607/news/306079896/

 

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Want to kill startups in Illinois? Pass this ‘privilege’ tax. – Maura O’Hara
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20170608/OPINION/170609892
— Judge to Illinois comptroller: State must pay Medicaid providers more – KRISTEN SCHORSCH  (DIERSEN: Of course, because I get a Civil Service Retirement System pension and Social Security, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes want those payments to be delayed, cut back, and/or eliminated. They hint/imply/argue/shout that those payments are “too generous” and that I have “enough money.”)
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20170607/NEWS03/170609889/illinois-comptroller-must-pay-medicaid-providers-more
(FROM THE ARTICLE: A group of nonprofits and attorneys sought to make the state abide by previous court orders that require paying Medicaid providers. On Wednesday, U.S. District Judge Joan Lefkow agreed, noting that state Comptroller Susana Mendoza, who pays the state’s bills, has made other payments in full, including to the state payroll and pensions. . .In May, Mendoza told Crain’s editorial board that if insurers won, she would lose what little discretion she has to decide who gets paid first. Now, she prioritizes payments for agencies that care for the most vulnerable populations, including children and people with disabilities.)

 

WGN TV
— The Border War: How Illinois is losing out to surrounding states – BEN BRADLEY
http://wgntv.com/2017/06/06/the-border-war-how-illinois-is-losing-out-to-surrounding-states/

 

DNA INFO
— Automatic Voter Registration Will Add Thousands To Rolls, Official Says – Tanveer Ali  (DIERSEN: What percent of these new voters are anti-trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors – 98%, 99%, 100%?)
https://www.dnainfo.com/chicago/20170608/downtown/automatic-voter-registration-gov-bruce-rauner-chicago-board-of-election-commissioners

 

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— 7 ways Springfield-area teens can volunteer this summer – Anna Gegen  (DIERSEN: When you were young, did you do volunteer work?  I did not. Instead, I selfishly earned money for cars and for college doing yard work, delivering newspapers, washing dishes, cleaning golf shoes, chipping slag, pumping gasoline, delivering mail, working on an automobile assembly line, and working as a security guard. Consequently, I selfishly graduated from NIU debt-free in 1970 owning a 1969 Dodge Charger SE.)
http://www.sj-r.com/entertainmentlife/20170607/7-ways-springfield-area-teens-can-volunteer-this-summer

 

DEKALB DAILY CHRONICLE
— Consolidation bill offers hope for smaller government – Editorial
http://www.daily-chronicle.com/2017/06/07/our-view-consolidation-bill-offers-hope-for-smaller-government/a538re5/

 

THE SOUTHERN
— Before Senate panel, HUD Secretary Carson says Cairo is a “dying community” with limited options – MOLLY PARKER
http://thesouthern.com/news/local/acha/before-senate-panel-hud-secretary-carson-says-cairo-is-a/article_254df3da-d7d3-5048-b9ab-ede5ad6bd2d9.html

 

  1. LOUIS TODAY
    — Illinois pols win, local services lose, under tax freeze plan – Pat Gauen
    http://www.stltoday.com/news/local/illinois/gauen-illinois-pols-win-local-services-lose-under-tax-freeze/article_d874f230-caae-5bd0-bb9a-8b0823183da1.html

 

NPR ILLINOIS
— When Women Are Paid Less Than Men – DAISY CONTRERAS (DIERSEN: If I had not been denied my 7th Amendment rights in Diersen v. GAO, I would have presented a jury with evidence that showed that GAO paid its male employees less than it paid its female employees who had comparable work experience, education, professional certifications, and professional licenses.)
http://nprillinois.org/post/illinois-issues-when-women-are-paid-less-men#stream/0

 

COOK COUNTY RECORD
— Federal judge: State can’t keep skimping on Medicaid while fully funding worker pay, debt obligations – Jonathan Bilyk
http://cookcountyrecord.com/stories/511124771-federal-judge-state-can-t-keep-skimping-on-medicaid-while-fully-funding-worker-pay-debt-obligations

 

ILLINOIS NEWS NETWORK
— Chicago business owners say high property taxes, minimum wage killing jobs
https://www.ilnews.org/news/economy/chicago-business-owners-say-high-property-taxes-minimum-wage-killing/article_c58d65a8-4bc9-11e7-954d-6740ea6bf4db.html

 

RUSS STEWART
— GA-6 OUTCOME WILL BE HARBINGER FOR ROSKAM IN 2018
http://www.russstewart.com/russ-analysis.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: GA-6 is not quite IL-6 — at least not yet. That could change on 6/20, when voters in Georgia’s 6th congressional district elect a new U.S. Representative in a contest where the lines are clearly demarcated: Trump vs. anti-Trump. IL-6 is occupied by Peter Roskam (R). Both districts are historically Republican, GA-6 being in Atlanta’s western suburbs and IL-6 being in Chicago’s western suburbs (mostly DuPage Co.). Both are upscale, with high median income and low minority population. But both went for Clinton over Trump by 50-48% in 2016. The Democrats, in their 2011 remap, packed every possible Republican into IL-6, including Barrington and west Lake Co. (Lake Zurich), and Roskam won with 59% in 2016, spending $3.3 million. He should have a safe seat. But Roskam is a party-line Republican, and backed the repeal/reform of parts of the Affordable Care Act. Three Democratic women are running, and all will trumpet the anti-Trump line. Watch GA-6 on 6/20.)

 

DUPAGE POLICY JOURNAL
— Ives calls on voters who want to save Illinois to oust Dems – Giovanni Whaley
http://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/511123877-ives-calls-on-voters-who-want-to-save-illinois-to-oust-dems

 

INDIANAPOLIS STAR
— Indy Muslims call out creators of local billboard that insults Prophet Muhammad – Fatima Hussein and Justin L. Mack
http://www.indystar.com/story/news/2017/06/05/indianapolis-muslims-call-out-creators-local-billboard-insults-prophet-muhammad/370969001/

 

CAPITOL FAX
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Rauner says “Rauner travels around the state trying to create phony headlines.”
https://capitolfax.com/2017/06/08/rauner-travels-around-the-state-trying-to-create-phony-headlines/

 

GOPUSA
— Feds drop bombshell: Up to 100 Muslim girls may have had their genitals cut in Michigan
http://www.gopusa.com/feds-drop-bombshell-up-to-100-muslim-girls-may-have-had-their-genitals-cut-in-michigan/
— Europe can pay for its own defense
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=25498?omhide=true

 

BREITBART
— DOJ: Drug Overdose Now Leading Cause of Death for Americans Under 50 – ALEX CLARK (DIERSEN: I have never used an illegal drug and I never will.)
http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2017/06/07/doj-drug-overdose-now-leading-cause-of-death-for-americans-under-50/

 

ONE NEWS NOW
— Laurie Higgins warns about pro-LGBT rules in IL – Charlie Butts
https://www.onenewsnow.com/culture/2017/06/07/higgins-warns-about-pro-lgbt-rules-in-il
— Historical’ run of LGBT Pride Month at an end? – Chad Groening and Charlie Butts
https://onenewsnow.com/national-security/2017/06/06/historical-run-of-lgbt-pride-month-at-an-end

 

POLITICO
— Comey blasts White House for ‘lies, plain and simple’  The fired FBI director accuses Trump and his aides of defaming him after his ouster. – JOSH GERSTEIN and KYLE CHENEY
http://www.politico.com/story/2017/06/08/james-comey-trump-russia-testimony-239294

 

HUFFINGTON POST
— Broadening ‘Buy American’ Is The Path To Prosperity – James P. Hoffa, Dennis Williams, and Robert Martinez  (DIERSEN: Overwhelmingly, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes a) oppose “Buy American,” b) promote foreign countries and promote their citizens, c) promote hatred of unions, current union members, and past union members, and d) promote hatred of individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German Americans, draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.)
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/broadening-buy-american-is-path-to-prosperity_us_5937f50ee4b06bff911d7c47

 

NBC NEWS
— Comey Testimony: Trump Faces Cost of Listening to Bad Advice – KEN DILANIAN  (DIERSEN: Whose advice do your critics/opponents listen to?)
http://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/comey-testimony-trump-faces-cost-listening-bad-advice-n769541

 

ASSOCIATED PRESS
— South Bend proposes work for panhandlers (DIERSEN: This promotes the argument that government is the “employer of last resort” (
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Employer_of_last_resort), that is, the argument that if you are or were a government employee, it is a) because you failed to get a real job in the private sector and b) because you are stupid, lazy, bad, deficient, a loser, and even worse things.)
http://cbs4indy.com/2017/06/08/northern-indiana-city-proposes-work-for-panhandlers/

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— Facebook’s Role in European Elections Under Scrutiny – MARK SCOTT  (DIERSEN: To what extent has Facebook influence elections in your precinct, in your municipality, in your township/ward, in your county, in Illinois, and in America?)
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/06/07/technology/facebook-britain-election-europe.html
— James Comey and the Fear of Being Alone With Donald Trump – Editorial (DIERSEN: Needless-to-say, I do not want to be “alone with” my critics/opponents, their operatives, or their dupes.  They are moral relativists who believe that their end (using me, misleading me, manipulating me, demonizing me, punishing me, and/or destroying me) justifies their means (twisting, exaggerating, distorting, and/or fabricating what I say or do). They are disciples of Saul Alinsky.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/06/08/opinion/james-comey-donald-trump.html
— Comey Says Trump Pressured Him to ‘Lift the Cloud’ of Inquiry – MATT APUZZO and MICHAEL S. SCHMIDT  (DIERSEN: While I worked for the federal government for almost 30 years, Democrat politicians pressured my superiors to get rid of their employees who were Republican, White, male, older, and/or non-veteran.  It is called Affirmative Action, Diversity, and Inclusion.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/06/07/us/politics/james-comey-statement-testimony.html
— How Student Loan Forgiveness Changed Graduates’ Paths – CAITLIN DICKERSON  (DIERSEN: Did you “take on low-paying public service jobs?”  I did.  I worked for the Post Office 1966-1969, IRS 1971-1980, and GAO 1980-1997.  My critics/opponents have always accused me of being overpaid. In my defense, I earned a) a job-related bachelor’s degree in 1970 when I was 21 and job-related master’s degrees when I was 27, 31, and 48, b) job-related professional certifications when I was 30, 32, 41, 45, 47, and 48, and c) a job-related professional license when I was 33.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/06/07/us/student-loan-forgiveness.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The program has been praised for enticing college graduates to take on low-paying public service jobs, and criticized as perversely enticing students to take on large amounts of debt.)

 

LOS ANGELES TIMES
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD WITH BIG COLOR PICTURE IN THE CHICAGO TRIBUNE: Trump demanded ‘loyalty,’ asked for end to Flynn investigation, Comey to testify – David S. Cloud, Joseph Tanfani and David Lauter (DIERSEN: All my critics/opponents a) demand loyalty, b) promote patronage, c) reward their operatives and their dupes, and d) focus on destroying those like me who they cannot manipulate/dominate. I should write a book about my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes.  They disapprove of, if not hate, the fact that I am loyal to the Republican Party platform, the Illinois Republican Party platform, and the Milton Township Republican Central Committee resolution against video gambling.)
http://www.latimes.com/politics/washington/la-na-essential-washington-updates-trump-demanded-loyalty-asked-for-end-1496859119-htmlstory.html

 

WASHINGTON POST
— Comey hearing: Former FBI director says Trump administration ‘told lies’ when they explained his firing – Devlin Barrett and Ellen Nakashima  (DIERSEN: If my Democrat superiors in the federal government would be honest about why they took adverse actions against me, they would say a) I have always been a Republican and I refused to become a Democrat, b) I complained about patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, age discrimination, and retaliation, and c) I became an active member in a class action lawsuit in 1988 that charged GAO with reverse discrimination, age discrimination, and retaliation.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/national-security/comey-testimony-trump-senate-hearing/2017/06/07/afadf87c-4bd0-11e7-bc1b-fddbd8359dee_story.html
— The $833 billion albatross around the necks of women with college degrees – Danielle Douglas-Gabriel  (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes would hint/imply/argue/shout a) that men, and especially White men, have always gotten preference big time and b) that is why women have more college debt then men.  In my defense, few women wanted or would take the “bad” jobs that I had when I was young doing yard work, delivering newspapers, washing dishes, cleaning golf shoes, chipping slag, pumping gasoline, delivering mail, working on an automobile assembly line, and working as a security guard.  With the money that I earned/saved doing those “bad” jobs that few women wanted or would take, I graduated debt-free from NIU in 1970 and owning a 1969 Dodge Charger SE.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/grade-point/wp/2017/05/24/the-833-billion-albatross-around-the-necks-of-women-with-college-degrees/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The burden of student debt is having an outsize impact on women who now hold nearly two thirds of the $1.3 trillion in outstanding education loans, according to a report released Wednesday by the American Association of University Women. “It’s important to understand all of the challenges facing women in the United States, and in terms of their economic well-being, student debt is a big one,” said Kevin Miller, senior researcher at the AAUW.)
— House passes bill to allow some border and customs job applicants to skip polygraph test – Maria Sacchetti  (DIERSEN: Outrageously, ever-increasingly, since the 1960s, the federal government has lowered it hiring standards.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/social-issues/house-passes-bill-to-allow-some-border-and-customs-job-applicants-to-skip-polygraph-test/2017/06/07/59b2a9b8-4b99-11e7-9669-250d0b15f83b_story.html

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Fired FBI Chief Comey: White House Comments ‘Defame Me and More Importantly the FBI’
http://www.wsj.com/livecoverage/ex-fbi-director-james-comey-testimony-mike-flynn-russia-trump
— Atoning for America’s ‘Original Sin’ – Edward Rothstein  (DIERSEN: Democrats hint/imply/argue/shout that the more that your ancestors were responsible for slavery, the more that you should pay the price of Affirmative Action, Diversity, and Inclusion.  In my defense, all my ancestors immigrated from what is now Germany to northeast Illinois during the 1840s and 1850s.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/atoning-for-americas-original-sin-at-james-madisons-montpelier-1496869382
— The ‘Independent’ Mr. Comey  His prepared testimony shows why he deserved to be fired. – Editorial (DIERSEN: Constructively, my Democrat GAO superiors fired me in 1997 when I was 49 years old.  Of course, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes in Wheaton, Glen Ellyn, Milton Township, DuPage County, and Illinois side with my Democrat GAO superiors.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-independent-mr-comey-1496878266

 

NEW YORK POST
— Christie: Trump’s demand for loyalty was just a good ol’ New York chat – Gabrielle Fonrouge  (DIERSEN: All my critics/opponents a) demand loyalty, b) promote patronage, c) reward their operatives and their dupes, and d) focus on destroying those like me who they cannot manipulate/dominate. I should write a book about my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes.  They disapprove of, if not hate, the fact that I am loyal to the Republican Party platform, the Illinois Republican Party platform, and the Milton Township Republican Central Committee resolution against video gambling.)
http://nypost.com/2017/06/08/christie-trumps-demand-for-loyalty-was-just-a-good-ol-new-york-chat/

 

USA TODAY
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD HARDCOPY ARTICLE TITLE: President may pay a price for firing – Kevin Johnson  (DIERSEN: Constructively, my Democrat GAO superiors fired me in 1997 when I was 49 years old.  They not only knew that I would file a lawsuit, they wanted me to file a lawsuit. They wanted to be able to point to the lawsuit to help them hire, retain, and promote Democrats, minorities, females, and younger people.)
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/2017/06/07/james-comey-testimony-embodies-trump-greatest-miscalculation-firing/102556822/
— We have six kids: Here’s how we put them all through college – Tamara Holmes  (DIERSEN: Did you expect your parents to pay for your college education?  I did not.  My outstanding parents never attended college.  My father fought type 1 diabetes from age 14, was the first of his ancestors to earn a high school diploma, worked in the office of a chemical plant, almost always worked second jobs to pay the family’s bills, and did not buy a new car until he was 45 and it was a bottom of the line 2-door Chevy.  My mother never attended high school.)
https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/2017/06/08/we-have-six-kids-heres-how-we-put-them-all-through-college/102357920/

 

TIME
— Poll: 61% of Americans Think President Trump Fired James Comey to Protect Himself – Aric Jenkins  (DIERSEN: Constructively, my Democrat GAO superiors fired me in 1997 when I was 49 years old.  Of course, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes in Wheaton, Glen Ellyn, Milton Township, DuPage County, and Illinois side with my Democrat GAO superiors.)
http://time.com/4810257/donald-trump-james-comey-firing-poll/

 

FED SMITH
— 2.1% COLA in 2018? – Ralph R. Smith  (DIERSEN: COLAs have always been less than inflation. Based on what I have had to spend money on (taxes, food, medical, utilities, insurance, home maintenance, etc.), COLAs have always been far less than inflation.)
https://www.fedsmith.com/2017/06/07/2-1-cola-2018/

June 2 Evening Edition

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Emanuel to Rauner: Education funding bill ‘once-in-a-lifetime opportunity’ – Bill Ruthhart
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-rahm-emanuel-school-funding-met-0603-20170602-story.html
— Illinois’ insane credit-rating slide is accelerating under Rauner – Eric Zorn
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/zorn/ct-bond-rating-rauner-ringless-voicemail-zorn-perspec-0604-ml-20170602-column.html
— State lawmakers vote to hang up on landline phones – Robert Channick
http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/ct-illinois-legislature-approves-att-landline-end-0602-biz-20170601-story.html
— Kathy Griffin predicts career is over, says Trump ‘broke me’ – AP
http://www.chicagotribune.com/entertainment/ct-kathy-griffin-trump-photo-fallout-20170602-story.html
— Former Illinois senator Nolan wants money from pay increases he missed – Monique Garcia
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-former-lawmaker-pay-raise-lawsuit-met-0603-20170602-story.html
— Chicago Tribune: 170 years of bringing you the news – Editorial
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/editorials/ct-chicago-tribune-170-years-edit-20170602-story.html

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Rahm slams Trump on Paris pullout, joins pledge to meet climate goals – Fran Spielman
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/rahm-slams-trump-on-paris-pullout-joins-pledge-to-meet-climate-goals/
— Kathy Griffin not ‘laying down’ for Donald Trump, fears career is over – AP
http://chicago.suntimes.com/entertainment/kathy-griffin-not-laying-down-for-donald-trump-fears-career-is-over/
— NIU president’s alleged ethical lapses too serious to overlook – Editorial
http://chicago.suntimes.com/opinion/niu-presidents-alleged-ethical-lapses-too-serious-to-overlook/
— Chris Kennedy sends message to minority communities on property taxes – Laura Washington
http://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/chris-kennedy-sends-message-to-minority-communities-on-property-taxes/

 

DAILY HERALD
— Schakowsky to stand in for Roskam at town-hall meeting in Palatine
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20170602/schakowsky-to-stand-in-for-roskam-at-town-hall-meeting-in-palatine

 

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— How Rauner blew his chance to put Madigan on the hot seat – RICH MILLER
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20170602/ISSUE11/170609967/in-rauner-madigan-showdown-the-governor-whiffed
— I blame Rauner for the state’s budget failure – JOE CAHILL
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20170602/BLOGS10/170609952/rauner-puts-2018-re-election-ahead-of-a-state-budget-compromise
— Where is Emanuel in the budget fight? – MARK GUARINO
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20170602/ISSUE01/170609965/chicago-mayor-emanuel-missing-in-illinois-budget-fight

 

NBC5
— It’s Groundhog Day for Illinois Lawmakers – Mary Ann Ahern and Carol Marin
http://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/Web-chicago-deep-dish-its-groundhog-day-over-budget-stalemate-426014334.html

 

CBS2
— Protesters Blast Trump Pullout Of Paris Accord – Bob Roberts
http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2017/06/02/protesters-blast-trump-pullout-of-paris-accord/
— Key Lawmakers Believe A State Budget Agreement Is Still Possible – Craig Dellimore
http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2017/06/02/at-issue-lawmakers-budget-agreement-possible/

 

FOX NEWS CHICAGO
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Hillary Clinton says “Trump unleashed ‘dangerous’ level of hate.”
http://www.fox32chicago.com/news/258369038-story

 

WLS AM
— Rauner vows to fight steps to raise minimum wage to $15 an hour – Bill Cameron
http://www.wlsam.com/2017/06/02/rauner-vows-to-fight-steps-to-raise-minimum-wage-to-15-an-hour/

 

WTTW
— Rauner Says Elected School Board Bill is ‘Political Spin’ – Matt Masterson
http://chicagotonight.wttw.com/2017/06/02/rauner-says-elected-school-board-bill-political-spin

 

DNA INFO
— Stabbing, Fights Rock DePaul After Anti-Feminist Speaker Canceled – Ted Cox
https://www.dnainfo.com/chicago/20170601/lincoln-park/gavin-mcinnes-proud-boys-depaul-stabbing-protest-rally

 

WBEZ
— Cullerton Calls On GOP To Break With Rauner To End Budget Fight
https://www.wbez.org/shows/morning-shift/cullerton-blasts-rauner-house-gop/c3114fc6-851e-4f1d-aa86-a7e89e776329

 

OUR QUAD CITIES
— Rauner expects Illinois’ credit problems to get worse with no budget  Credit rating services reduced state’s bond rating to step above junk – Ryan Jaster
http://www.ourquadcities.com/news/rauner-expects-illinois-credit-problems-to-get-worse-with-no-budget/730259807

 

PROJECT 6
— Patronage play: Chicago mayors have appointed 28 aldermen in the past 28 years
https://thesecretsix.com/2017/05/31/patronage-play-chicago-mayors-have-appointed-28-aldermen-in-the-past-28-years/

 

WIRE POINTS
— VIdeo: Terrific, Emotional Speech By Rep. Jeanne Ives On ‘Union Thugs’ Vandalizing Construction Site of a State Rep. They Don’t Like – Mark Glennon
http://www.wirepoints.com/video-terrific-emotional-speech-by-rep-jeanne-ives-on-union-thugs-vandalizing-construction-site-of-state-rep-they-dont-like-wp-original/

 

ILLINOIS NEWS NETWORK
— Senator suggests racism may be behind tough questioning on borrowing bill – Cole Lauterbach
https://www.ilnews.org/news/state_politics/senator-suggests-racism-may-be-behind-tough-questioning-on-borrowing/article_37728e56-46fb-11e7-953e-bf6bd128b9bd.html

 

ILLINOIS FAMILY ACTION
— Backlash: Appropriate Only When the Liberals and Media Say It Is – Jody Patterson
https://illinoisfamilyaction.org/2017/06/backlash-appropriate-only-when-the-liberals-and-media-say-it-is/

 

CAPITOL FAX
— Rauner says Illinois is on “a good path to change the system”
https://capitolfax.com/2017/06/02/rauner-says-illinois-is-on-a-good-path-to-change-the-system/

 

GOPUSA
— Making California a Sanctuary for the Deserving  (DIERSEN: How soon will California leave America and join up with Mexico?)
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=25232

 

P.J. MEDIA
— Alien Invasion: Thousands of Foreigners Registered to Vote (and Voting) in Virginia – J. CHRISTIAN ADAMS
https://pjmedia.com/jchristianadams/2017/05/30/alien-invasion-thousands-of-foreigners-registered-to-vote-and-voting-in-virginia/

 

NATIONAL REVIEW
— At the New York Times, a Public Execution  The paper fires its public editor for resisting the Resistance. – KYLE SMITH
http://www.nationalreview.com/article/448196/new-york-times-public-editor-liz-spayd-fired-media-bias

 

NEWSWEEK
— CAR SCAMS: CROOKED DEALERS ROLLING BACK ODOMETERS COST BUYERS $1 BILLION A YEAR – JOSH SAUL
http://www.newsweek.com/georgia-odometer-scam-latest-case-crooks-rolling-back-miles-crime-costs-buyers-619796

June 1 Evening Edition

ABC7
— Gov. Rauner responds to state lawmakers failing to pass state budget – Sarah Schulte and Laura Podesta
http://abc7chicago.com/politics/gov-rauner-responds-to-state-lawmakers-failing-to-pass-state-budget/2060305/

 

NBC5
— Blown Deadline: What’s Next For Budgetless Illinois? – Mary Ann Ahern
http://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/Blown-Deadline-Whats-Next-For-Budgetless-Illinois-425803984.html
— President Trump to Visit Wisconsin, Appear at Walker Fundraiser
http://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/president-donald-trump-to-visit-wisconsin-appear-at-scott-walker-fundraiser-425793704.html
— First Negative Campaign Ad of Illinois Governor’s Race Set to Air – Mary Ann Ahern
http://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/First-Negative-Campaign-Ad-of-Illinois-Governors-Race-Set-to-Air-425746283.html

 

CBS2
— Gov. Rauner Not Surprised At Bond Rating Drop – Derrick Blakley
http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2017/06/01/gov-rauner-not-surprised-at-bond-rating-drop/

 

CLTV
— Rauner not ruling out signing stopgap budget
http://cltv.com/2017/06/01/rauner-not-ruling-out-signing-stopgap-budget/

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Chicago-area Republican congressmen (Roskam, Hultgren, and Kinzinger) recommended U.S. attorney candidates to Trump – Katherine Skiba
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-us-attorney-selection-politics-met-0602-20170601-story.html
— How Rauner stopped a tax hike from landing on his desk – Kim Geiger and Monique Garcia
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-bruce-rauner-spring-session-tax-hike-met-0602-20170601-story.html
— Illinois cut near junk by Moody’s and S&P, lowest ever for a U.S. state – Elizabeth Campbell
http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/ct-illinois-bond-rating-20170601-story.html
— Facing questions about Blagojevich wiretaps, Pritzker airs ad attacking Rauner – Rick Pearson
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-jb-pritzker-bruce-rauner-attack-ad-met-0602-20170601-story.html
— Why Rauner should sign the minimum wage bill: It’s good for business – Robert Reed
http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/columnists/ct-minimum-wage-robert-reed-0604-biz-20170601-column.html
— ‘Ridiculous’: Lake County legislators vent on lack of state budget, leadership flaws – Jim Newton
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/lake-county-news-sun/news/ct-lns-lake-state-budget-react-st-0602-20170601-story.html
— Don’t dare applaud Illinois lawmakers – Editorial
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/editorials/ct-illinois-credit-downgrade-budget-edit-0602-md-20170601-story.html
— Emanuel’s latest possible tax hike: 911 phone fees – Bill Ruthhart and Hal Dardick
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-rahm-emanuel-phone-fee-increase-met-0602-20170601-story.html

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Rauner won’t sign ed funding reform bill with $300 million for CPS – Tina Sfondeles, Lauren FitzPatrick and Fran Spielman
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/rauner-wont-sign-ed-funding-reform-bill-with-300-million-for-cps/
— Let’s understand why Illinois has the highest property taxes – Phil Kadner
http://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/lets-understand-why-illinois-has-the-highest-property-taxes/
— Chicago phone tax could rise by 28 percent to save pension fund – Fran Spielman
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/chicago-phone-tax-could-rise-by-28-percent-to-save-pension-fund/
— Something is robbing our young people of happiness – Mona Charen
http://chicago.suntimes.com/opinion/something-is-robbing-our-young-people-of-happiness/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Robert Reich demonizes, denigrates, and condemns Trump.
http://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/seven-reasons-trumps-corporate-tax-cut-is-completely-nuts/

 

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Roskam speaks on tax reform, AHCA and Trump
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20170601/NEWS02/170609988/roskam-speaks-on-tax-reform-ahca-and-trump
— Illinois’ credit rating slashed to a cut above junk – GREG HINZ
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20170601/BLOGS02/170609991/illinois-credit-rating-slashed-to-a-cut-above-junk

 

ROCKFORD REGISTER STAR
— Rauner should sign automatic motor-voter bill – Editorial  (DIERSEN: QUESTION: Who favors the bill?  ANSWER: Those who are anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.)
http://www.rrstar.com/opinion/20170601/our-view-gov-bruce-rauner-should-sign-automatic-motor-voter-bill

 

SAUK VALLEY
— Adjourned – for now: Local lawmakers expect to be called back to work  Lack of movement on budget comes as surprise to some, but not to others – PAM EGGEMEIER
http://www.saukvalley.com/2017/06/01/adjourned-for-now-local-lawmakers-expect-to-be-called-back-to-work/as39ctx/

 

CHICAGOIST
— DIERSEN HEADKINE: Ever-increasingly, those who run Chicago treasonously a) encourage people to come to America illegally, b) encourage people to stay in America illegally, and c) encourage people to bring other people to America illegally.)
http://chicagoist.com/2017/06/01/illinois_launches_know_your_rights.php

 

NPR ILLINOIS
— Officials Wage War Against Hate – MAUREEN FOERTSCH MCKINNEY  (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps promote hatred against those who are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
http://nprillinois.org/post/illinois-issues-officials-wage-war-against-hate#stream/0

 

WILLIAM J KELLY
— Gov. Rauner has failed Illinois taxpayers again
http://www.williamjkelly.org/news/kelly-gov-rauner-has-failed-illinois-once-again

 

CHICAGO CITY WIRE
— Analysis: State taxpayers spending $108K per Northeastern Illinois U. graduate
http://chicagocitywire.com/stories/511122061-analysis-state-taxpayers-spending-108k-per-northeastern-illinois-u-graduate

 

DUPAGE POLICY JOURNAL
— Ives argues workers’ comp bill should make things better, not worse – Hoang Tran
http://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/511122731-ives-argues-workers-comp-bill-should-make-things-better-not-worse

 

SANGAMON SUN
— Rauner, GOP bemoan budget breakdown, blame bickering Democrats – Hoang Tran
http://sangamonsun.com/stories/511122412-rauner-gop-bemoan-budget-breakdown-blame-bickering-democrats

 

ILLINOIS NEWS NETWORK
— Madigan, Cullerton will hit the pension lottery – Austin Berg
https://www.ilnews.org/opinion/berg-madigan-cullerton-will-hit-the-pension-lottery/article_5954c49c-46d5-11e7-9367-ebafae44f9da.html

 

MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— Illinois Senate Doubles Bets on Slots
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2017/06/01/illinois-senate-doubles-bets-on-slots/
— McSweeney Goes After Questionable State Leases
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2017/06/01/mcsweeney-goes-after-questionable-state-leases/
— McConchie Calls Out Madigan for Refusal to Allow Budget Vote
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2017/06/01/mcconchie-calls-out-madigan-for-refusal-to-allow-budget-vote/

 

ILLINOIS POLICY INSTITUTE
— 1.8 MILLION ILLINOISANS ARE DEPENDENT ON FOOD STAMPS – Brendan Bakala
https://www.illinoispolicy.org/1-8-million-illinoisans-are-dependent-on-food-stamps/#new_tab

 

CAPITOL FAX
— In response to budget meltdown, Pritzker airs new ad, Biss slams Madigan and Rauner
https://capitolfax.com/2017/06/01/in-response-to-budget-meltdown-pritzker-airs-new-ad-biss-slams-madigan-and-rauner/

 

AMERICAN INTEREST
— Congress Should Hire More People
https://www.the-american-interest.com/2017/06/01/congress-should-hire-more-people/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Notably, the staffs of three support agencies – the Congressional Research Service, the Government Accountability Office, and the Congressional Budget Office, have lost 45 percent of their combined staffs from 1975 to 2015.)

 

WASHINGTON POST
— Cullerton wanted budget on Rauner’s desk – AP
https://www.washingtonpost.com/national/the-latest-lawmakers-adjourn-without-passing-budget/2017/06/01/2c7aff98-4682-11e7-8de1-cec59a9bf4b1_story.html

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Talking Taxes: What’s Your Fair Share?  Breaking down the U.S. tax code, how it works and who’s paying what – Richard Rubin
https://www.wsj.com/articles/talking-taxes-whats-your-fair-share-1496309401

 

RASMUSSEN REPORTS
— Cable News Watchers Now Turning To CNN, Not Fox News
http://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/general_politics/may_2017/cable_news_watchers_now_turning_to_cnn_not_fox_news
— Most Think America’s Best Days Are Behind Us
http://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/mood_of_america/america_s_best_days
— Most Think Americans Should Be Proud of U.S. History
http://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/general_politics/may_2017/most_think_americans_should_be_proud_of_u_s_history

June 1 Morning Edition

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Six things Illinois lawmakers approved last night – Kim Geiger, Monique Garcia
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-morning-spin-illinois-budget-20170601-story.html
— Pritzker, wealth can’t save you from yourself – John Kass
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/columnists/kass/ct-jb-pritzker-illinois-politics-kass-met-0601-20170531-column.html
— Lawmakers demonstrate once again why Illinois is getting poached – Editorial
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/editorials/ct-illinois-madigan-rauner-reynolds-edit-0601-jm-20170531-story.html
— Should school board elections move to November? – Chuck Fieldman and Kimberly Fornek
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/elmhurst/news/ct-dob-cullerton-schools-elections-tl-0601-20170531-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Peter F. McGivern of Wheaton viciously demonizes, denigrates, and condemns Trump.  Of course, McGivern does/would viciously demonize, denigrate, and condemn me too.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/letters/ct-the-founding-fathers-risked-everything-for-america-would-trump-20170531-story.html
(FROM THE LETTER: Trump, on the other hand, never served in the military (bone spurs won him a deferment but, strangely, didn’t stop him from playing football, tennis and squash in high school at the New York Military Academy). He never served in local government, on a library board or water commission, church council, or the PTA. There’s no evidence at all that Trump ever cared for anything other than Donald Trump. When asked by ABC’s George Stephanopoulos about sacrifices Trump had made for his country, Trump replied, “I’ve … built great structures. I’ve had tremendous success.” That’s greed, not sacrifice.)
— America’s recurring German problem – Victor Davis Hanson  (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps side with anti-Trump countries like Germany.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/commentary/ct-america-s-recurring-german-problem-20170601-story.html
— Democrats view vets as strong candidates in bid to retake House – AP  (DIERSEN: If I sought a government office or a political office, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes would stress that I am not a veteran and that I avoided the draft with student draft deferments 1966-1970, with a financial hardship deferment 1970-1971, and with a draft lottery number over 100.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/sns-bc-us–democrats-veterans-20170529-story.html
— DIERSEN: An anti-Trump says “Donald Trump thinks you’re stupid.”
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/huppke/ct-trump-fake-news-sources-russia-huppke-20170531-story.html
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD WITH COLOR PHOTO OF SHELDON: Head of DCFS resigns amid controversy – David Jackson, Gary Marx and Duaa Eldeib
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/ct-sheldon-resigns-met-20170531-story.html

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Blago wiretaps show Pritzker looking for political appointment – Mark Brown  (DIERSEN: Have you gotten a government job?  If so, how did you get it?  I got my Post Office job in 1966 by having a high school diploma, by passing the Post Office employment examination, by applying, by passing a physical examination, and by passing a background check. I got my IRS job in 1971 by having a bachelor’s degree in management, by passing the Federal Service Entrance Examination, by applying, and by passing a background check.  I got my GAO job in 1980 by having worked for IRS for almost 9 years, by having an MBA, by passing the CPA examination, by applying, and by passing a background check.)
http://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/blago-wiretaps-show-pritzker-looking-for-political-appointment/
— Illinois state lawmakers end spring session with no budget deal – Tina Sfondeles
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/house-wont-take-up-budget-bills-on-last-day-of-session/
— By the numbers: The price and pain of no budget in Illinois – Editorial
http://chicago.suntimes.com/opinion/by-the-numbers-the-price-and-pain-of-no-budget-in-illinois/

 

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— S&P cuts Illinois bond rating – GREG HINZ
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20170601/BLOGS02/170609991/sp-cuts-illinois-bond-rating
— Caterpillar turns to students for fresh ideas – CLAIRE BUSHEY  (DIERSEN: While I worked for the federal government for almost 30 years, my Democrat superiors, Democrat supervisors, Democrat coworkers, and Democrat subordinates always hinted/implied/argued/shouted that federal employees who were Democrat, minority, female, younger, and/or veteran WANTED THE FEDERAL GOVERNBMENT TO GET RID OF ITS EMPLOYEES WHO WERE Republican, White, male, older, and/or non-veteran.)
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20170527/ISSUE01/170529905

 

DAILY HERALD
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: Plan to save historic Wheaton mansion crumbles – Katlyn Smith
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20170531/plan-to-save-historic-wheaton-mansion-crumbles
— Arrest video shows dazed, disoriented Tiger Woods – AP
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20170531/arrest-video-shows-dazed-disoriented-tiger-woods
— ‘Cojones’ at the capitol – Kerry Lester  (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats demonize, denigrate, and condemn Republican men as being sexists.)
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20170601/lester-no-fly-zones-for-drones-over-cook-county-property
(FROM THE ARTICLE: “If we really want to change something, you really have to get the cojones over there to stand up to Gov. Rauner,” Democratic state Sen. Melinda Bush admonished her Republican counterparts in the dwindling hours of the legislative session, where members of both parties got increasingly testy with one another. Bush, of Grayslake, made the comments after the chamber passed a two-year property tax freeze that had only three Republican votes. Most suburban GOP lawmakers didn’t vote on the bill at all, with Senate Republican Leader Christine Radogno of Lemont and Sens. Mike Connelly of Wheaton, Chris Nybo of Elmhurst and Tom Rooney of Rolling Meadows all voting “present.”)
— The confusing challenge that faces Springfield, in a word – compromise – Jim Slusher (DIERSEN: Overwhelmingly, in Illinois, “compromise” has been surrender to the Democrats, to the Libertarians, to the Greens, and to the RINOs.)
http://www.dailyherald.com/discuss/20170601/the-confusing-challenge-that-faces-springfield-in-a-word—compromise

 

ABC7
— Illinois lawmakers fail to pass state budget for 3rd consecutive year – Laura Podesta
http://abc7chicago.com/politics/illinois-lawmakers-fail-to-pass-state-budget-for-3rd-consecutive-year/2060305/

 

NBC5
— Wiretaps Show Pritzker Talked Political Appointment With Blagojevich  Pritzker’s ties to Blagojevich previously surfaced in December, when the Illinois Republican Party launched robocalls featuring yet another Blagojevich recording from 2008. (DIERSEN: Have you gotten a government job?  If so, how did you get it?  I got my Post Office job in 1966 by having a high school diploma, by passing the Post Office employment examination, by applying, by passing a physical examination, and by passing a background check. I got my IRS job in 1971 by having a bachelor’s degree in management, by passing the Federal Service Entrance Examination, by applying, and by passing a background check.  I got my GAO job in 1980 by having worked for IRS for almost 9 years, by having an MBA, by passing the CPA examination, by applying, and by passing a background check.)
http://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/Pritzker-sought-political-office-from-Blagojevich-425595744.html

 

CBS2
— DCFS Chief Resigning In Wake Of Missteps In Semaj Crosby Case
http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2017/05/31/dcfs-chief-resigning-in-wake-of-missteps-in-semaj-crosby-case/

 

WGN TV
— House says it won’t vote on; Rauner says lawmakers ‘derelict’ on budget – TAHMAN BRADLEY
http://wgntv.com/2017/05/31/house-says-it-wont-vote-on-rauner-says-lawmakers-derelict-on-budget/

 

WGN RADIO
— What has Governor Rauner accomplished in his first term? – PETER ZIMMERMAN  (DIERSEN: What have you accomplished?  Since 2000, I have put together and sent out GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails.  Since 2004, I have put together and sent out a GOPUSA ILLINOIS email each and every morning.  Since 2015, I have put together and sent out a GOPUSA ILLINOIS email each and every evening too.  Since 2004, those emails have included links to more than 271,500 articles. Between 2005 and 2012, while I served as the TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairman, I assured that the organization held a breakfast meeting the third Saturday of each month, except August when it held a picnic, and December when it held a Christmas party.)
http://wgnradio.com/2017/05/31/what-are-governor-rauners-accomplishments-in-his-first-term/

 

WTTW
— No Budget Vote on Deadline Day; Gridlock Extends into June – Amanda Vinicky and Evan Garcia
http://chicagotonight.wttw.com/2017/05/31/no-budget-vote-deadline-day-gridlock-extends-june

 

HERALD & REVIEW
— Illinois still without a budget  With no budget in hand, Rauner calls on lawmakers for ‘tragic failure’ – AP
http://herald-review.com/news/local/govt-and-politics/video-rauner-calls-on-lawmakers-for-tragic-failure/article_927b330c-98fd-5960-8996-8e9c67cbff72.html

 

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Raising state’s minimum wage to $15 now up to Rauner – Brian Robbins  (DIERSEN: If jobs that do not require any education, any job skills, or any work experience should pay at least $15/hour, a) jobs that require a high school diploma should pay at least $25/hour, b) jobs that require a bachelor’s degree should pay at least $35/hour, c) jobs that require a master’s degree should pay at least $45/hour,  d) jobs that require a professional certification should pay at least $55/hour, and e) jobs that require a professional license should pay at least $65/hour.)
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20170531/raising-states-minimum-wage-to-15-now-up-to-rauner

 

BELLEVILLE NEWS DEMOCRAT
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Illinois Democrats and RINOs a) treasonously encourage people to come to America illegally, b) treasonously encourage people to stay in America illegally, and c) treasonously encourage people to bring other people to America illegally.
http://www.bnd.com/news/state/illinois/article153734924.html

 

ICIRR
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Illinois Democrats and RINOs a) treasonously encourage people to come to America illegally, b) treasonously encourage people to stay in America illegally, and c) treasonously encourage people to bring other people to America illegally.
http://www.icirr.org/news-events/news/details/2096/terms.html

 

BLOOMINGTON PANTAGRAPH
— Trust lacking in Illinois failure to OK budget by deadline – AP  (DIERSEN: Who discourages others from trusting you? In Illinois, Democrat and Democrat plant, Libertarian and Libertarian plant, Green and Green plant, and RINO activists, candidates, elected officials, party leaders, major donors, political consultants, etc. discourage others from trusting me.  How should I react to that?)
http://www.pantagraph.com/news/state-and-regional/illinois/government-and-politics/trust-lacking-in-illinois-failure-to-ok-budget-by-deadline/article_aad0d71e-cb6a-5344-922c-f4e878867c0a.html

 

CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD
— White House seeks to wall off Russia questions  President hired outside counsel last week – KEVIN LIPTAK  (DIERSEN: In Illinois, Democrat and Democrat plant, Libertarian and Libertarian plant, Green and Green plant, and RINO candidates, elected officials, and party leaders want to wall me off from asking questions.  They do not want me to know about, to promote, to attend, or to report on their press conferences, events, or other activities.  The aforesaid pander to the Democrat news media in Illinois.  How should I react to that?)
http://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/politics/white-house-seeks-to-wall-off-russia-questions/728095069

 

PEORIA PUBLIC RADIO
— Rauner Says Lawmakers ‘Derelict’ on Budget – AP
http://peoriapublicradio.org/post/rauner-says-lawmakers-derelict-budget#stream/0

 

TIMES
— Kinzinger calls for civil tone because angry debates are ‘burden’ – David Giuliani
http://www.mywebtimes.com/news/local/kinzinger-calls-for-civil-tone-because-angry-debates-are-burden/article_979f72e2-f2e8-50b0-84b8-27b1c40475fd.html

 

ROCK RIVER TIMES
— OEIG report says president ‘mismanaged’ NIU – Shane Nicholson
http://rockrivertimes.com/2017/05/31/oeig-report-says-president-mismanaged-niu/

 

NPR ILLINOIS
— Pols Point Fingers While Illinois Continues Slide – BRIAN MACKEY
http://nprillinois.org/post/pols-point-fingers-while-illinois-continues-slide#stream/0
— Republican Lawmakers Defy Rauner on 911 Services – TOM LISI
http://nprillinois.org/post/republican-lawmakers-defy-rauner-911-services#stream/0

 

CHICAGO NOW
— Gov. Rauner to call the Dems back to Springfield to enact a balanced budget w/property tax & other true reforms – Jeff Berkowitz
http://www.chicagonow.com/public-affairs-with-jeff-berkowitz/2017/06/gov-rauner-to-call-the-dems-back-to-springfield-to-enact-a-balanced-budget-wproperty-tax-other-true-reforms/

 

NORTH COOK NEWS
— Ives: Bill lauded in the House falls short of promised property tax relief – Cheyenne Dickerson
http://northcooknews.com/stories/511121041-ives-bill-lauded-in-the-house-falls-short-of-promised-property-tax-relief

 

DUPAGE POLICY JOURNAL
— Ives slams school funding measure as repeat disguised as reform – Hoang Tran
http://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/511122392-ives-slams-school-funding-measure-as-repeat-disguised-as-reform

 

ILLINOIS LEAKS
— Chicago bail-out masked as public safety fees on your phone – Kirk Allen
http://edgarcountywatchdogs.com/2017/06/chicago-bail-out-masked-as-public-safety-fees-on-your-phone/

 

ILLINOIS OPPORTUNITY PROJECT
— Tax Hike Bill Illustrates Who Democrats Serve – Matthew Besler
http://illinoisopportunity.org/tax-hike-bill-illustrates-who-democrats-serve/

 

ILLINOIS FAMILY INSTITUTE
— Illinois Senate Approves Transgender Birth Certificates — Contact Gov. Rauner! – David E. Smith
https://illinoisfamily.org/homosexuality/illinois-senate-approves-transgender-birth-certificates-contact-gov-rauner/
— DCFS’ Leftist Social Experiment on Children – Laurie Higgins
https://illinoisfamily.org/homosexuality/dcfs-evil-leftist-social-experiment-children/
— Ben and Jerry’s Proves Same-Sex ‘Marriage’ Is Not Marriage – Dr. Michael L. Brown
https://illinoisfamily.org/marriage/ben-jerrys-proves-sex-marriage-not-marriage/

 

CAPITOL FAX
— Trib reporter denies Pritzker story was a Rauner leak
https://capitolfax.com/2017/06/01/trib-reporter-denies-pritzker-story-was-a-rauner-leak/
— “Team Rauner will never give up on this fight for reform”
https://capitolfax.com/2017/06/01/team-rauner-will-never-give-up-on-this-fight-for-reform/

 

GOPUSA
— Health care scare tactics: Disingenuous Democrats
http://www.gopusa.com/health-care-scare-tactics-disingenuous-democrats/
— Trump Budget Revives American Work Ethic (DIERSEN: During 22 of the almost 30 years that I worked for the federal government, I took job-related college courses.)
http://www.gopusa.com/trump-budget-revives-american-work-ethic/

 

BREITBART
— Rasmussen: Over Half Think Leaking Classified Information to Media Is an ‘Act of Treason’ – Katie McHugh  (DIERSEN: In Illinois, Democrat and Democrat plant, Libertarian and Libertarian plant, Green and Green plant, and RINO activists, candidates, elected officials, party leaders, major donors, political consultants, etc. have always accused me of leaking information. Of course, I should sue them for slander.)
http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2017/05/31/rasmussen-over-half-think-leaking-classified-information-to-media-is-an-act-of-treason/
— White House Releases Select Ethics Waivers for Administration Staff – CHARLIE SPIERING
http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2017/05/31/white-house-releases-select-ethics-waivers-for-administration-staff/

 

THE BLAZE
— Tesla’s Elon Musk makes threat against Trump administration if US leaves the Paris Accord – Sarah Taylor
http://www.theblaze.com/news/2017/05/31/teslas-elon-musk-makes-threat-against-trump-administration-if-it-leaves-the-paris-accord/

 

COLLEGE AND UNIVERSITY
— BEYOND OUTRAGEOUS: Administrators at DePaul University told the school’s College Republicans group this week they are banned from circulating a pro-life poster  (DIERSEN: How soon, if not already, will “administrators at DePaul University” rescind my 1980 master’s degree in accounting because I am “too conservative?”)

http://umslspaces.com/administrators-at-depaul-university-told-the-schools-college-republicans-gro/

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— Players Want Margaret Court Arena Renamed Over Remarks on Gays – BEN ROTHENBERG  (DIERSEN: Soon, if not already, your name will be taken off everything if you do not promote LGBTQ activity.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/05/31/sports/tennis/margaret-court-gay-marriage-australia.html
— Twitter Fails E.U. Standard on Removing Hate Speech Online – MARK SCOTT  (DIERSEN: According to the Democrats, all speech that does not promote the Democrat Party platform is hate speech.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/05/31/technology/twitter-facebook-google-europe-hate-speech.html
— New York Times Will Offer Employee Buyouts and Eliminate Public Editor Role – DANIEL VICTOR
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/05/31/business/media/new-york-times-buyouts.html
— Twitter Makes the News a Little Dumber – JIM KERSTETTER
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/06/01/technology/daily-report-twitter-makes-the-news-a-little-dumber.html
— How Twitter Is Being Gamed to Feed Misinformation – Farhad Manjoo
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/05/31/technology/how-twitter-is-being-gamed-to-feed-misinformation.html
— Endangered Children: The Womb Is No Protection From Toxic Chemicals – FREDERICA PERERA
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/06/01/opinion/toxic-chemicals-pregnancy-fetus.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Democrats treasonously encourage people to a) come to America illegally, b) to stay in America illegally, and c) to bring others to America illegally.
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/05/31/nyregion/immigrant-legal-services-new-york.html
— OUTRAGEOUS: Where the Teacher’s Pet Sleeps in a Dog Bed – ELIZABETH A. HARRIS
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/05/31/nyregion/school-comfort-dog-program.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Why Key State Polls Were Wrong About Trump.”
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/05/31/upshot/a-2016-review-why-key-state-polls-were-wrong-about-trump.html
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: Steady Jobs, With Pay and Hours That Are Anything But – PATRICIA COHEN
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/05/31/business/economy/volatile-income-economy-jobs.html

 

WASHINGTON POST
— CNN allowed its brand name to merge with Kathy Griffin. It paid the price. – Erik Wemple  (DIERSEN: QUESTION: Who does not want the Milton Township Republican Central Committee, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, Illinois Republican Party, TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce, Illinois Center Right Coalition, American Association of Political Consultants, etc. to allow its brand name to merge with Dave Diersen?  ANSWER: Democrat and Democrat plant, Libertarian and Libertarian plant, Green and Green plant, and RINO activists, candidates, elected officials, party leaders, major donors, political consultants, etc.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/erik-wemple/wp/2017/05/31/cnn-allowed-its-brand-name-to-merge-with-kathy-griffin-it-paid-the-price/

 

BALTIMORE SUN
— Lawsuit forces Maryland Democrats to acknowledge the obvious: Redistricting was motivated by politics – John Fritze
http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/maryland/politics/bs-md-redistricting-case-20170601-story.html

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: HARDCOPY ARTICLE TITLE: Opioid Makers Sued for Stoking Addition – Jeanne Whalen  (DIERSEN: Needless-to-say, those who stoke addiction to booze, gambling, pot, and other vices should be sued.  Needless-to-say, elected officials who promote booze, gambling, pot, and other vices should be thrown out of office.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/ohio-sues-five-drug-firms-saying-they-fueled-opioid-crisis-1496248317
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Democrats side with foreign countries and with their citizens against America and against its citizens.
https://www.wsj.com/articles/new-yorks-mayor-junks-due-process-1496269854
— Why Do the Young Reject Capitalism?  At the same time, they celebrate entrepreneurs and free enterprise. It’s a curious disconnect. – Warren Stephens  (DIERSEN: Democrat teachers a) demonize, denigrate, and condemn capitalism and b) glorify and praise socialism, communism, and dictatorship.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/why-do-the-young-reject-capitalism-1496270135
— Though Outnumbered, Female CEOs Earn More Than Male Chiefs – Joann Lublin
https://www.wsj.com/articles/women-ceos-dont-get-paid-less-than-men-in-big-business-they-make-more-1496223001
— You’re Getting a Master’s in What? – Kelsey Gee  (DIERSEN: What did you get your master’s degree in?  I earned an MBA from Loyola in 1976, a master’s degree in accounting from DePaul in 1980, and a master’s degree in financial markets and trading from IIT in 1997.  Of course, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes demonize, denigrate, and condemn the aforesaid.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/youre-getting-a-masters-in-what-1496235600
— HARDCOPY ARTICLE TITLE: Debt, Regrets Mar College for Many – Douglas Belkin  (DIERSEN: If I had not earned a bachelor’s degree in management in 1970, Firestone Stores would not have offered me a job in 1970 and Oldsmobile and IRS would not have offered me jobs in 1971.  If I had not been taking graduate business classes, IRS would not have promoted me in 1972, 1973, or 1974. If I had not earned an MBA in 1976, if I had not been taking graduate accounting classes, and if I had not passed the CPA examination in 1979, GAO would not have offered me a job in 1980.  If I had not earned a master’s degree in accounting in 1980, if I had not passed the Certified Internal Auditor examination in 1981, if I had not become a licensed CPA in 1981, and if I had not earned a master’s degree in financial markets and trading in 1997, GAO would not have promoted me in 1986 and GAO would have gotten rid of me much sooner than it did.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/rush-to-college-might-be-a-mistake-1496289603

 

USA TODAY
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: Is chronic sleep deprivation impairing President Trump’s brain, performance? – Jayne O’Donnell  (DIERSEN: How much sleep do you need/get?  I get far less sleep because I spend 10+ hours each and every day putting GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails together and sending them out.)
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2017/05/31/chronic-sleep-deprivation-impairing-trump-brain-performance/102344570/
— Kathy Griffin’s sickening Donald Trump stunt united us – Dave Berg
https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/2017/05/31/kathy-griffin-beheads-trump-beclowns-herself-dave-berg-column/102330054/
— Millennials are stressing about their finances – Charisse Jones  (DIERSEN: Earning credits toward a pension reduces financial stress.  I earned credits toward a Civil Service Retirement System pension 1966-1969 and 1971-1997.)
https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/personalfinance/2017/06/01/study-millennials-stressing-their-finances/102346080/

 

NEW YORK MAGAZINE
— Trump Drains Swamp by Granting Ethics Waivers to Many White House Staffers – Margaret Hartmann  (DIERSEN: If I sought a government job or a political job, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes would stress that while I worked for IRS 1971-1972, I got permission from IRS to work part-time pumping gasoline for the Firestone Store in Chicago Heights.)
http://nymag.com/daily/intelligencer/2017/06/trump-drains-swamp-by-granting-ethics-waivers-to-staffers.html

 

BLOOMBERG
— White House Waivers Let Trump Appointees Work With Past Clients – Bill Allison  (DIERSEN: If I sought a government job or a political job, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes would stress that while I worked for IRS 1971-1972, I got permission from IRS to work part-time pumping gasoline for the Firestone Store in Chicago Heights.)
https://www.bloomberg.com/politics/articles/2017-06-01/white-house-waivers-let-trump-appointees-work-with-past-clients

 

FED SMITH
— From COLA to Diet COLA: What the Budget Proposal Means for Your Retirement – Randy Silvey  (DIERSEN: COLAs have always been far less than inflation.  The purchasing power of my Civil Service Retirement System pension today is far less than it was in 1997. The purchasing power of my Social Security is far less today than it was in 2010.)
https://www.fedsmith.com/2017/05/31/cola-diet-cola-budget-proposal-means-retirement/

 

GOVERNMENT EXECUTIVE
— The Trump Budget’s Assault on Federal Workers – Sen. Ben Cardin  (DIERSEN: According to this article, Trump’s budget shows the “disdain he has for federal employees.” Given that, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes would shout at Trump and at his supporters a) that I was a federal employee for almost 30 years and b) that I have been a federal retiree for almost 20 years.)
http://www.govexec.com/excellence/management-matters/2017/05/trump-budgets-assault-federal-workers/138304/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: A budget is supposed to reflect the president’s priorities and the values our country holds dear. Unfortunately, the budget President Trump recently sent to Congress shows how much disdain he has for federal employees and the taxpayers they help and support every day. Civil servants perform countless tasks that assist, defend and protect Americans. They are saving lives, empowering small businesses, keeping America safe from harm, and otherwise ensuring a safe and prosperous future for our country, children and families. Many of our federal employees perform jobs that no one else can do, often in places no one else would work.)
— Keeping Employees Engaged During Periods of Uncertainty – Allison Abbe  (DIERSEN: All during the almost 18 years that I worked for GAO 1980-1997, the agency was in a “period of uncertainty.”  To keep GAO’s employees who were Democrat, minority, female, younger, and/or veteran “engaged,” the Democrats who ran GAO promised to get rid of agency’s employees who were Republican, White, male, older, and/or non-veteran.)
http://www.govexec.com/excellence/promising-practices/2017/05/keeping-employees-engaged-during-periods-uncertainty/138270/

May 31 Morning Edition

ABC7
— Illinois budget deadline looms, lawmakers did not work overnight – Laura Podesta
http://abc7chicago.com/politics/illinois-budget-deadline-looms-lawmakers-did-not-work-overnight/2058529/
— Protesters stage overnight sit-in over budget outside Gov. Rauner’s office – Sarah Schulte
http://abc7chicago.com/politics/protesters-stage-overnight-sit-in-over-budget-outside-governors-office/2056593/

 

NBC5
— Chicago Dem Chris Kennedy Touts ‘Radical Change’ Agenda  Kennedy added that, if elected, if he can’t balance Illinois’ budget in his first term as governor, he won’t seek re-election – Charlie Wojciechowski
http://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/Chicago-Dem-Chris-Kennedy-Touts-Radical-Change-Agenda-425363284.html

 

FOX NEWS CHICAGO
— Budget protesters in Springfield demand lawmakers ‘tax the rich’ – AP  (DIERSEN: According to Democrats, anyone who is not on welfare is rich.)
http://www.fox32chicago.com/news/local/257850517-story

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES

— White House has names for new U.S. Attorneys in Illinois – Jon Seidel and Lynn Sweet
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/durbin-duckworth-escalate-battle-over-federal-appointments/

— As clock ticks, future of Illinois state budget up in air – Tina Sfondeles
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/future-of-budget-up-in-air-ahead-of-last-scheduled-day/

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— FRONT POAGE TOP OF FOLD WITH COLOR PICTURE: Lawmakers begin last scheduled day without budget plan, just like last year – Monique Garcia, Kim Geiger and Haley BeMiller
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-illinois-legislature-budget-met-0531-20170530-story.html
— Will flaying Trump bring us to normalcy? – John Kass
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/columnists/kass/ct-donald-trump-america-kass-met-0531-20170530-column.html
— U.S. home prices rising 2 times faster than wages – Josh Boak
http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/breaking/ct-home-prices-20170530-story.html
— Trump misspells press ‘covfefe,’ and Twitter takes notice – Brian de los Santos
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/politics/ct-trump-tweet-covfefe-20170530-story.html
— Emanuel praises CPS chief a week after union’s no-confidence vote – Hal Dardick
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-rahm-emanuel-forrest-claypool-20170531-story.html

 

DAILY HERALD
— RACIST: Growing pot industry offers breaks to entice minorities – AP  (DIERSEN: If you want to destroy a demographic, you push pot on that demographic.)
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20170531/news/305319975/
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: Where rising assessments are boosting property tax bills most – Jake Griffin
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20170531/where-rising-assessments-are-boosting-property-tax-bills-most
— Kane may resort to layoffs to address midyear budget deficit – James Fuller
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20170531/kane-may-resort-to-layoffs-to-address-midyear-budget-deficit
— Local TV news continues sharp drop in ratings – Robert Feder
http://www.dailyherald.com/entlife/20170530/feder-local-tv-news-continues-sharp-drop-in-ratings
— The value of independent thinking in Springfield – Editorial  (DIERSEN: Political parties exist to help elect candidates who can and will defend and advance their platform.)
http://www.dailyherald.com/discuss/20170530/editorial-the-value-of-independent-thinking-in-springfield
— While other controversies rage, work on border wall moves forward – Byron York
http://www.dailyherald.com/discuss/20170531/while-other-controversies-rage-work-on-border-wall-moves-forward

 

WTTW
— Protesters Demand Budget as Legislators Edge Closer to Adjourning – Amanda Vinicky
http://chicagotonight.wttw.com/2017/05/30/protesters-demand-budget-legislators-edge-closer-adjourning

 

CHAMPAIGN/URBANA NEWS GAZETTE
— Budget issue tests House Dems – Editorial
http://www.news-gazette.com/opinion/editorials/2017-05-31/budget-issue-tests-house-dems.html

 

PEORIA PUBLIC RADIO
— House Dem On Budget: ‘We Can’t Do It On Our Own’ – BRIAN MACKEY
http://peoriapublicradio.org/post/house-dem-budget-we-cant-do-it-our-own#stream/0

 

QUAD CITIES ONLINE
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Republicans want Rauner to “sign smart voter registration bill.”
http://www.qconline.com/editorials/editorial-gov-rauner-sign-smart-voter-registraton-bill/article_e7eb1984-a5bb-5a46-bc3c-37d305b51ae9.html

 

DUPAGE POLICY JOURNAL
— Ives argues wage theft bill would put business owners behind bars – Hoang Tran
http://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/511121775-ives-argues-wage-theft-bill-would-put-business-owners-behind-bars
— Ives works to defeat bill allowing noncitizens to become Illinois pharmacists – Giovanni Whaley
http://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/511119274-ives-works-to-defeat-bill-allowing-noncitizens-to-become-illinois-pharmacists
— Ives wants Chicago as testing ground before raising minimum wage statewide – Hoang Tran
http://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/511121797-ives-wants-chicago-as-testing-ground-before-raising-minimum-wage-statewide

 

ILLINOIS FAMILY ACTION
— Illinois: Saturated in Vice – Benjamin Smith
https://illinoisfamilyaction.org/2017/05/illinois-saturated-in-vice/

 

PUBLIUS FORUM
— Political Bias or Sloppiness? – Gary Krasner
http://www.publiusforum.com/2017/05/30/political-bias-sloppiness/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: On CNN’s State of the Union, with Dana Bash, on May 28, 2017, the topic of Sanctuary Cities was discussed with Sanctuary City Mayor Rahm Emanuel of Chicago. The definition of a “sanctuary city” is one which allows illegal aliens to reside within its jurisdiction, flouting state and federal immigration laws. And the operative word is “illegal.” But, the word “immigration” was spoken 8 times, without the prefix “illegal”. “Immigrant” was used spoken 4 times, with the prefix “illegal” zero times, but “undocumented” used only once.)

 

LUTHERAN CHURCH CHARITIES
— Keeping Your Anger in Check – Tim Hetzner  (DIERSEN: So far, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have failed in their efforts to make me angry.)
http://devotions.lccharities.org/2017/05/31/keeping-anger-check/

 

CONSERVATIVE REPUBLICAN NEWS
— LIBERAL UNIVERSITIES INDOCTRINATE STUDENTS BEFORE THEY EVEN ARRIVE FOR THE FALL SEMESTER – Kent Kellar
http://conservativerepublicannews.com/2017/05/30/study-liberal-universities-indoctrinate-students-before-they-even-arrive-for-the-fall-semester/

 

FEDERALIST
— Illinois Purges Social Workers And Foster Families Who Don’t ‘Facilitate’ Transgenderism  Illinois’s child welfare agency has proclaimed staff must ‘affirm’ gender ideology and ‘facilitate’ LGBT identities for kids—or be fired. – Mary Hasson
https://thefederalist.com/2017/05/30/illinois-purges-social-workers-foster-families-dont-facilitate-transgenderism/

 

FREEDOM’S JOURNAL
— TRUMP BUDGET FIXES OUR BROKEN CULTURE – Star Parker
https://freedomsjournalinstitute.org/latest-news/opinion/trump-budget-fixes-our-broken-culture/
— FREE TRADE MUST BE FAIR TO AMERICAN WORKERS – Ken Blackwell
https://freedomsjournalinstitute.org/latest-news/opinion/free-trade-must-be-fair-to-american-workers/

 

THE HILL
— Trump’s impatience with GOP grows – ALEXANDER BOLTON
http://thehill.com/homenews/senate/335715-trumps-impatience-with-gop-grows
— Trump faces shrinking talent pool for new hires – JONATHAN EASLEY AND JORDAN FABIAN  (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.)
http://thehill.com/homenews/administration/335711-trump-faces-shrinking-talent-pool-for-new-hires

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— As Trump Weighs Shake-Up, He Faces Recruiting Challenge – PETER BAKER and MAGGIE HABERMAN  (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.nytimes.com/2017/05/30/us/politics/trump-dubke-white-house-staff-changes.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats have no problem with poor people using illegal drugs.
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/05/31/opinion/scott-walker-drug-test-medicaid.html

 

NEW YORK POST
— Trump to personally take over his battles with the press – Marisa Schultz and Bob Fredericks
http://nypost.com/2017/05/31/trump-to-personally-take-over-his-battles-with-the-press/

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— HARDCOPY ARTICLE HEADLINE: Just one drink can harm – Sumathi Reddy
https://www.wsj.com/articles/just-one-drink-raises-the-risk-of-breast-cancer-1496055603

 

BLOOMBERG
— Illinois Budget Crisis Is About to Get Even Harder to Resolve – Elizabeth Campbell
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2017-05-31/illinois-budget-crisis-is-about-to-get-even-harder-to-resolve

 

GOVERNMENT EXECUTIVE
— D.C.-Area Lawmakers Vow to Fight Proposed Federal Retirement Benefit Cuts  Republican Rep. Barbara Comstock, Va., said: “We cannot balance the federal budget on the backs of our federal workers.” – Erich Wagner
http://www.govexec.com/pay-benefits/2017/05/dc-area-lawmakers-vow-fight-proposed-federal-retirement-benefit-cuts/138266/

 

BENZINGA
— Civil Servants Push Back At Trump, GOP Characterizations Of Career Feds As Lazy, Entitled Sloths Nursed On Taxpayer Dollars – Mark Fritz
https://www.benzinga.com/markets/futures/17/05/9524780/civil-servants-push-back-at-trump-gop-characterizations-of-career-feds
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The GOP-controlled Congress and President Donald Trump have hammered away at what they characterize as slackers with too many benefits and too much time on their hands, and, frankly, civil servants are sick of it. “Contrary to what you may have heard in a recent congressional hearing, my members are barely holding on to a middle-class standard of living,” Pam Sturm, president of the National Treasury Employees Union, which represents 822 IRS workers in St. Louis, said in a statement. “They struggle to pay for housing, utilities, rising health-care costs, tuition and care for children or elderly parents,” Sturm said. She said 65 percent of her members are Grade 5 to Grade 8, which means their starting salary is $33,000. The highest salary for Grade 8 employees is $58,962.)

 

ALTERNET
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Republicans say “Endangered GOP Lawmaker Darrell Issa Hides out on Roof While Avoiding Angry Constituents. Instead of engaging with constituents, Issa cowers and lashes out at reporters.”
http://www.alternet.org/right-wing/darrell-issa-hides-out-roof-while-avoiding-angry-constituents

May 30 Evening Edition

ABC7
— Protesters stage sit-in over budget outside Gov. Rauner’s office – Sarah Schulte
http://abc7chicago.com/politics/protesters-stage-sit-in-over-budget-outside-governors-office/2056593/
— Comedian Kathy Griffin apologizes for photo with replica of Trump’s bloody, decapitated head – AP
http://abc7chicago.com/politics/kathy-griffin-sorry-for-photo-holding-replica-of-trumps-bloody-head/2056319/

 

NBC5
— Protesters Dragged From Capitol as Illinois Approaches 700 Days Without a Budget – Mary Ann Ahern
http://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/protesters-removed-illinois-house-springfield-425408464.html
— ‘For Me, There’s No Justice’: Latest Alleged Hastert Victim Told Police  Man identified in a recent lawsuit as “Richard Doe” said he was assaulted by Hastert in a public restroom in the summer of what he believes was either 1973 or 1974. – Phil Rogers
http://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/alleged-hastert-victim-police-report-425392744.html

 

CBS2
— Pritzker Discusses Resolving Budget Stalemate, Puts Down Rauner – Craig Dellimore  (DIERSEN: Who puts you down?  I should write a book about those who put me down.  They are anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors and/or they a) reject planks in the Republican Party platform and/or the Illinois Republican Party platform and work against those like me who support those planks, b) reject the Milton Township Republican Central Committee resolution against video gambling and work against those like me who support that resolution, c) focus on destroying those like me who they cannot manipulate/dominate, d) were defendants in lawsuits that I have filed, and/or e) are operatives or dupes for the aforesaid.)
http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2017/05/30/pritzker-budget-stalemate-rauner/

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Is Illinois a big-spending state? Evidence says ‘no’ – Eric Zorn  (DIERSEN: What percent of the voters in Illinois are each of the following: Republican, Democrat, Libertarian, Green, and Independent?  What percent of Illinois personal income taxes are paid by each of the following: Republicans, Democrats, Libertarians, Greens, and Independents?)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/zorn/ct-zorn-spending-illinois-rauner-budget-crisis-perspec-0531-jm-20170530-column.html
— Property tax freeze has merit, but not without other tax reforms – Ted Slowik
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/daily-southtown/opinion/ct-sta-slowik-property-tax-freeze-st-0531-20170530-story.html
— Kennedy calls property tax system ‘extortion’ – Rick Pearson
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-chris-kennedy-democratic-governor-speech-met-0531-20170530-story.html
— House advances plan to allow Illinois to sell the Thompson Center; Rauner objects – Bill Ruthhart
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-bruce-rauner-thompson-center-sale-met-0531-20170530-story.html
— Why are so many women dropping out of the workforce? – Natalie Kitroeff
http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/ct-women-dropping-out-of-the-workforce-20170530-story.html
— Stopping Chicago’s population loss – Editorial
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/editorials/ct-population-loss-chicago-census-edit-0531-jm-20170530-story.html
— Plan to tax, regulate fantasy sports industry emerges in Springfield – Kim Geiger
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-illinois-fantasy-sports-met-0531-20170530-story.html

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Durbin, Duckworth escalate battle over federal appointments – Jon Seidel and Lynn Sweet
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/durbin-duckworth-escalate-battle-over-federal-appointments/
— CPS will ‘do whatever’s necessary’ to open come fall: Forrest Claypool – Lauren FitzPatrick
http://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/chicago-public-schools-cps-will-do-whatevers-necessary-to-open-come-fall-forrest-claypool-says/
— Godzilla never seems to care about Tokyo being crushed beneath him – Neil Steinberg
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/godzilla-never-seems-to-care-about-tokyo-being-crushed-beneath-him/
— Kennedy rips ‘corrupt’ property tax system in shot at Dem leaders – Mark Brown
http://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/kennedy-rips-corrupt-property-tax-system-in-shot-at-dem-leaders/
— That $12,000 in wasted taxpayer money just the norm in Illinois – Editorial
http://chicago.suntimes.com/opinion/that-12000-in-wasted-taxpayer-money-just-the-norm-in-illinois/

 

DAILY HERALD
— State Senate passes 2-year property tax freeze, with exceptions – AP
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20170530/state-senate-passes-2-year-property-tax-freeze-with-exceptions
— Tentative deal reached in COD lawsuit by fired administrators – Robert Sanchez
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20170530/tentative-deal-reached-in-cod-lawsuit-by-fired-administrators
— Schools chiefs to urge state lawmakers Wednesday to end budget impasse – Madhu Krishnamurthy
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20170530/schools-chiefs-to-urge-state-lawmakers-wednesday-to-end-budget-impasse
— After sharp dip, refugee arrivals poised to increase – Manya Brachear Pashman
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/immigration/ct-illinois-refugee-arrivals-met-20170530-story.html

 

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Illinois House approves $15-an-hour minimum wage hike – AP  (DIERSEN: If jobs that do not require any education, any job skills, or any work experience should pay at least $15/hour, a) jobs that require a high school diploma should pay at least $25/hour, b) jobs that require a bachelor’s degree should pay at least $35/hour, c) jobs that require a master’s degree should pay at least $45/hour,  d) jobs that require a professional certification should pay at least $55/hour, and e) jobs that require a professional license should pay at least $65/hour.)
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20170530/NEWS02/170539977/illinois-house-approves-15-an-hour-minimum-wage-hike
— Durbin, Duckworth flex muscle on judicial, U.S. attorney picks – GREG HINZ
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20170530/BLOGS02/170539975/durbin-duckworth-flex-muscle-on-judicial-u-s-attorney-picks

 

DNA INFO
— Rahm Backs CPS Head Claypool, Who Says State Funding A ‘Cancer’ On Schools – Heather Cherone
https://www.dnainfo.com/chicago/20170530/bridgeport/rahm-backs-cps-head-claypool-after-teachers-vote-of-no-confidence

 

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Protesters disrupt legislative proceedings at Statehouse – AP
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20170530/protesters-disrupt-legislative-proceedings-at-statehouse
— Senate approves property tax freeze – Doug Finke
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20170530/senate-approves-property-tax-freeze

 

PEORIA JOURNAL STAR
— Cheri Bustos, Darin LaHood unite to save Peoria ag lab from Trump budget – Matt Buedel
http://www.pjstar.com/news/20170530/cheri-bustos-darin-lahood-unite-to-save-peoria-ag-lab-from-trump-budget

 

SOUTHERN
— Illinois Legislature, governor set national futility record with budget drought – AP
http://thesouthern.com/news/local/state-and-regional/illinois-legislature-governor-set-national-futility-record-with-budget-drought/article_bec528ba-91c9-5095-b26e-4abe071b1248.html

 

NEWS CHANNEL 20
— Hate Crime Bill Heads to Gov. Rauner’s Desk  (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, those who are anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors DEMONIZE, DENIGRATE, AND CONDEMN AS BEING HATERS THOSE WHO ARE Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.)
http://newschannel20.com/news/local/hate-crime-bill-heads-to-gov-rauners-desk

 

FOX ILLINOIS & NEWS CHANNEL 20
— March to Springfield Leaders Block Doors to Gov. Rauner’s Office – Esther Kwon
http://foxillinois.com/news/local/protesters-block-doors-to-gov-rauners-office-05-30-2017
http://newschannel20.com/news/local/protesters-block-doors-to-gov-rauners-office

 

SUBURBAN LIFE
— Fundraising campaign underway to preserve 1897 Wheaton mansion  Wheaton Park District estimates cost to move, restore building at $1 million – ERIC SCHELKOPF
http://www.mysuburbanlife.com/2017/05/30/fundraising-campaign-underway-to-preserve-1897-wheaton-mansion/agwbvq3/

 

WAND
— Police pulling protesters blocking access to Rauner’s office
http://www.wandtv.com/story/35548734/police-arresting-protesters-blocking-access-to-rauners-office

 

WYMG
— Rauner rips Senate property tax freeze
http://wymg.com/news/101101-rauner-rips-senate-property-tax-freeze/

 

SOUTH COOK NEWS
— Hastings attacks Rauner for misleading school funding data – John Myers
http://southcooknews.com/stories/511119116-hastings-attacks-rauner-for-misleading-school-funding-data

 

KANKAKEE TIMES
— Trotter: ‘Misinformation’ surrounding school funding formula prevents forward motion on budget deal – Glenn Minnis
http://kankakeetimes.com/stories/511118968-trotter-misinformation-surrounding-school-funding-formula-prevents-forward-motion-on-budget-deal

 

CHICAGO CITY WIRE
— Illinois’ Income tax hike: which Chicagoland communities will pay the most?  (DIERSEN: How much more would the taxpayers in your zip code pay?  Wheaton South (60189) is ranked 45th with 15,132 taxpayers and an average state income tax increase of $1,341 for a total increase of $20,292,012.)
http://chicagocitywire.com/stories/511121347-illinois-income-tax-hike-which-chicagoland-communities-will-pay-the-most#new_tab

 

ILLINOIS NEWS NETWORK
— TREASONOUS: State House passes bill barring state, local authorities from holding person based on some federal immigration laws – Greg Bishop
https://www.ilnews.org/news/state_politics/state-house-passes-bill-barring-state-local-authorities-from-holding/article_fe186b52-4499-11e7-93cb-bf50e5b7e39f.html

 

DUPAGE POLICY JOURNAL
— Ives rips new school funding formula as worse than before – Richard Jones
http://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/511121474-ives-rips-new-school-funding-formula-as-worse-than-before
— No accountability, no money make college grant program a mistake, Ives says – Hoang Tran
http://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/511121576-no-accountability-no-money-make-college-grant-program-a-mistake-ives-says

 

MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— Pastor Grantee Under Blagojevich and Quinn Administrations Pleads Guilty to Wire Fraud & Money Laundering Concerning Summer Food Program
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2017/05/30/pastor-grantee-under-blagojevich-and-quinn-administrations-plead-guilty-to-wire-fraud-money-laundering-concerning-summer-food-program/
— Robo-Calls Asks for Calls to Althoff Against “False Birth Certificate” Bill
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2017/05/30/robo-calls-asks-for-calls-to-althoff-against-false-birth-certificate-bill/
— Tobin Blasts Senate Democrats for Retroactive Tax Hike
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2017/05/30/tobin-blsts-senate-democrats-for-retroactive-tax-hike/

 

CAPITOL FAX
— ILGOP unleashes end of session robocalls against House Democrats
https://capitolfax.com/2017/05/30/ilgop-unleashes-end-of-session-robocalls-against-house-democrats/
— Rauner responds *** Claypool: “Racially discriminatory state funding is a cancer upon CPS” (DIERSEN: Democrats run Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, etc.)
https://capitolfax.com/2017/05/30/claypool-racially-discriminatory-state-funding-is-a-cancer-upon-cps/
— Durkin responds – Madigan responds *** Rauner slams House’s Thompson Center sale legislation (DIERSEN: Who slams what you do?  I should write a book about those who slam what I do. They are anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors and/or they a) reject planks in the Republican Party platform and/or the Illinois Republican Party platform and work against those like me who support those planks, b) reject the Milton Township Republican Central Committee resolution against video gambling and work against those like me who support that resolution, c) focus on destroying those like me who they cannot manipulate/dominate, d) were defendants in lawsuits that I have filed, and/or e) are operatives or dupes for the aforesaid.)
https://capitolfax.com/2017/05/30/rauner-slams-houses-thompson-center-sale-legislation/

 

GATEWAY PUNDIT
— CHAOS AT TEXAS STATE HOUSE! Democrat Attacks Republican After He Calls ICE on Illegals in Building
http://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2017/05/democrat-threatens-shoot-gop-lawmaker-texas-house-floor-calls-ice-illegal-protesters/

 

GOPUSA
— After turn to leftwing politics, 10M subscribers drop ESPN  (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, companies act like they are arms of the Democrat Party.)
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=25010
— San Diego schools sued over anti-Islamophobia campaign  (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats promote Islam.)
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=25045

 

DAILY CALLER
— OUTRAGEOUS: Illinois House Blocks Arrest Of Illegal Immigrants, Makes Voter Registration Automatic – ANDERS HAGSTROM
http://dailycaller.com/2017/05/30/illinois-house-blocks-arrest-of-illegal-immigrants-makes-voter-registration-automatic/
— Spicer Ends First Press Briefing In 15 Days By Criticizing ‘Fake News’ And ‘False Narratives’ – Kaitlan Collins  (DIERSEN: According to my critics/opponents the ONLY news that is not fake and the ONLY news that is worth reading is the news that they put out.)
http://dailycaller.com/2017/05/30/spicer-ends-first-press-briefing-in-15-days-by-criticizing-fake-news-and-false-narratives/
— With A Tweet, Trump Undercuts His Criticism Of Articles Based On Anonymous Sources – Chuck Ross  (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always used anonymous sources to demonize me, to denigrate me, and to condemn me.)
http://dailycaller.com/2017/05/30/with-a-tweet-trump-undercuts-his-criticism-of-articles-based-on-anonymous-sources/

 

BREITBART
— Texas State Rep. Claims Death Threats, Assault from Fellow House Members – BOB PRICE AND ILDEFONSO ORTIZ
http://www.breitbart.com/texas/2017/05/29/texas-state-rep-claims-death-threats-assault-fellow-house-members/
— Majority of Swedes Think Media Lies About the Impact of Mass Migration – VIRGINIA HALE
http://www.breitbart.com/london/2017/05/30/majority-swedes-media-lies-mass-migration/

 

PJ MEDIA
— Son, Don’t Marry a Feminist – SUZANNE VENKER
https://pjmedia.com/parenting/2017/05/24/son-dont-marry-a-feminist/

 

NEWSMAX
— World Retirement Savings Gap Seen Reaching $400 Trillion by 2050
http://www.newsmax.com/Finance/Personal-Finance/World-Retirement-Savings-trillion/2017/05/29/id/792967/

 

ASSOCIATED PRESS
— Illinois House approves minimum wage hike
http://www.miamiherald.com/news/politics-government/national-politics/article153374209.html

 

U.S. NEWS & WORLD REPORT
— Judge Grants Anonymity to Latest Hastert Sex Abuse Accuser  A county judge has ruled that an Illinois man can remain anonymous as he sues Dennis Hastert, saying the former House Speaker sexually assaulted him when he was a fourth-grader.
https://www.usnews.com/news/best-states/illinois/articles/2017-05-30/judge-grants-anonymity-to-latest-hastert-sex-abuse-accuser

 

NEWSWEEK
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “TRUMP DOESN’T READ HIS DAILY INTELLIGENCE BRIEFINGS; PREFERS BIG PICTURES INSTEAD.”
http://www.newsweek.com/donald-trump-does-not-read-white-house-top-secret-intelligence-briefings-big-617515

 

METRO WEEKLY
— Illinois lawmakers pushing slate of 3 pro-LGBTQ bills  Bills would increase LGBT appointees, eliminate “gay panic” defense, and allow trans people to amend their vital records – John Riley  (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats promote LGBTQ activity.)
http://www.metroweekly.com/2017/05/illinois-lawmakers-pushing-slate-pro-lgbtq-bills/

May 29 Evening Edition

ABC7
— Tiger Woods DUI charges filed, PGA legend spends 4 hours in jail – AP
http://abc7chicago.com/sports/tiger-woods-dui-charges-filed-pga-legend-spends-4-hours-in-jail/2050728/

 

FOX NEWS CHICAGO
— Illinois Legislature OK’s automatic-voter registration – AP
http://www.fox32chicago.com/news/local/257656973-story

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— As Chicago’s black population plunges, whites flock to near downtown – Sam Charles
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/as-chicagos-black-population-plunges-whites-flock-to-near-downtown/
— The Tiger Woods we once knew is long gone — but his story isn’t over – Steve Greenberg
http://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/the-tiger-woods-we-once-knew-is-long-gone-but-his-story-isnt-over/

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Memorial Day ceremony at Lincoln National Cemetery in Elwood draws nearly 3,000 – Frank Vais
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/daily-southtown/news/ct-sta-memorial-day-lincoln-st-0530-20170529-story.html
— Snubs and slights are part of the job in Trump’s White House – Ashley Parker  (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes snub and slight those like me who they cannot manipulate/dominate.  If they do not snub and slight you, that means a) they manipulate/dominate you, b) you do so little, you are not worth manipulating or dominating, or c) you have the power to destroy them.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/politics/ct-snubs-slights-working-in-trump-white-house-20170529-story.html

 

DAILY HERALD
— FRONT PAGE: Naperville native’s film about struggles with anxiety making Hollywood premiere – Marie Wilson  (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes do everything that they can to promote anxiety in their targets.)
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20170529/naperville-natives-film-about-struggles-with-anxiety-making-hollywood-premiere

 

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Superintendents to call for full budget in Springfield  – AP
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20170529/superintendents-to-call-for-full-budget-in-springfield

 

FOX ILLINOIS
— New Lawsuit Accuses Imprisoned Former Speaker of Sex Assault – AP
http://foxillinois.com/news/local/new-lawsuit-accuses-imprisoned-former-speaker-of-sex-assault-05-29-2017

 

WAND
— TREASONOUS: Illinois House approves TRUST act for immigrants – AP
http://www.wandtv.com/story/35540458/the-latest-illinois-house-approves-trust-act-for-immigrants
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The Illinois House has approved a plan that prevents what advocates say is harassment of undocumented immigrants. The so-called TRUST Act was approved 62-49 Monday. It requires a criminal warrant before federal authorities pursue undocumented immigrants. But Rep. Emanuel “Chris” Welch softened the legislation with input from local police organizations. The Hillside Democrat says police were concerned with earlier legislation which forbid them from participating with federal authorities unless there was a criminal warrant. But it still prohibits local jails from holding people on immigration detainers so that federal officials may pick them up for possible deportation. Republicans complained immigration is a federal issue. Proponents argue it’s not a crime to be in the country illegally and many work and pay taxes. The measure must return to the Senate. The bill is SB31.)

 

WSIL TV
— Protest sparks Texas lawmaker threats of gun violence – AP (DIERSEN: When will Rauner outlaw sanctuary cities in Illinois?)
http://www.wsiltv.com/story/35539070/opponents-of-texas-immigration-disrupt-legislative-session
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Hundreds of protesters opposing Texas’ tough new anti-“sanctuary cities” law launched a raucous demonstration from the public gallery in the Texas House on Monday, briefly halting work and prompting lawmakers on the floor below to scuffle – and even threaten gun violence – as tense divides over hardline immigration policies boiled over. Activists wearing red T-shirts reading “Lucha,” or “Fight,” quietly filled hundreds of gallery seats as proceedings began. After about 40 minutes, they began to cheer, drowning out the lawmakers below. Protesters also blew whistles and chanted: “Here to stay!” and “Hey, hey, ho, ho, SB4 has got to go,” referring to the bill that Gov. Greg Abbott signed into law this month. Some unfurled banners reading: “See you in court!” and “See you at the polls!” State House leadership stopped the session and asked state troopers to clear the gallery. The demonstration continued for about 20 minutes as officers led people out of the chamber peacefully in small groups. There were no reports of arrests. Texas’ new law is reminiscent of a 2010 Arizona “show your papers” measure that allowed police to inquire about a person’s immigration status during routine interactions such as traffic stops. It was eventually struck down in court.)

 

NAPERVILLE COMMUNITY TELEVISION
— Naperville’s Memorial Day Parade 2017
http://www.nctv17.com/napervilles-memorial-day-parade-2017/

 

DUPAGE POLICY JOURNAL
— Seizure of budget bill proves Dems are blind to Illinoisans’ woes, Ives argues – Hoang Tran
http://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/511121302-seizure-of-budget-bill-proves-dems-are-blind-to-illinoisans-woes-ives-argues

 

METRO EAST SUN
— Meier sees Rauner as last hope for unborn children after bill passes General Assembly – Glenn Minnis
http://metroeastsun.com/stories/511113796-meier-sees-rauner-as-last-hope-for-unborn-children-after-bill-passes-general-assembly

 

SOUTHEAST ILLINOIS NEWS
— Ronald Reagan’s son to give keynote speech at annual Williamson dinner – Chandra Lye
http://seillinoisnews.com/stories/511117533-michael-reagan-to-speak-at-annual-ronald-reagan-tribute-dinner

 

CHICAGO CITY WIRE
— Illinois GOP looks for answers in Pritzker property tax appeals – Caitlin Nordahl  (DIERSEN: If I sought a government office or a political office, it would be great if my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes would ask me questions the property tax appeals that I have filed on 915 Cove Court in Wheaton.)
http://chicagocitywire.com/stories/511119226-illinois-gop-looks-for-answers-in-pritzker-property-tax-appeals
— Poll underscores loss of hope for unemployed in Illinois – Caitlin Nordahl (DIERSEN: From what I see, the more of the following that you are, the less likely that employers want hire, retain, or promote you: Trump supporter, Protestant, conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoider (except Bill Clinton), and/or if your ancestors have been in America a long time.)
http://chicagocitywire.com/stories/511118144-poll-underscores-loss-of-hope-for-unemployed-in-illinois

 

ILLINOIS HOMEPAGE
— Three day’s til’ budget deadline day  Not much action towards reaching a deal – Emilee Fannon
http://www.illinoishomepage.net/news/capitol-news/three-days-til-budget-deadline-day/725679953

 

CAPITOL FAX
— Madigan office begs to differ – Rauner: Not enough *** Madigan crows about procurement bill passage, urges Rauner to negotiate budget with HDems
https://capitolfax.com/2017/05/29/madigan-crows-about-procurement-bill-passage-urges-rauner-to-negotiate-budget-with-hdems/
— HDems take tax hike bill away from Rep. Ives
https://capitolfax.com/2017/05/29/hdems-take-tax-hike-bill-away-from-rep-ives/

 

GOPUSA
— OUTSTANDING: Some Sheriffs Embrace Immigration Enforcement Role
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=25002
— Media Loves New Orleans Mayor Still Fighting Civil War (DIERSEN: All my ancestors immigrated to northeast Illinois.)
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=25047
— Tiger Woods jailed in Florida on DUI charge
http://www.gopusa.com/tiger-woods-jailed-in-florida-on-dui-charge/

 

BREITBART
— The Civil War General from Illinois Who Gave Us Memorial Day – WARNER TODD HUSTON
http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2017/05/29/civil-war-general-illinois-helped-create-memorial-day/
— Facebook’s Zuckerberg: Fight Against Nationalism ‘Struggle of our Time’ – TONY LEE  (DIERSEN: To be against nationalism is to be against America.)
http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2017/05/27/zuckerbergfacebooknationalism/

 

DAILY CALLER
— OUTSTANDING: Trump Admin Tailors Grant To Encourage Local Law Enforcement To Enforce Immigration Laws – Alex Pfeiffer
http://dailycaller.com/2017/05/28/trump-admin-tailors-grant-to-encourage-local-law-enforcement-to-enforce-immigration-laws/
— OUTRAGEOUS: Ivy League Illegal Immigrants Demand Free Health Care, Required Sensitivity Training For Faculty – Eric Owens
http://dailycaller.com/2017/05/28/ivy-league-illegal-immigrants-demand-free-health-care-required-sensitivity-training-for-faculty/
— Resurgent Colombian Cartels Are Flooding US Streets With Cocaine – STEVE BIRR
http://dailycaller.com/2017/05/29/resurgent-colombian-cartels-are-flooding-us-streets-with-cocaine/
— Black Lives Matter Throws ‘Exclusively Black’ Memorial Day Weekend Party – Amber Randall
http://dailycaller.com/2017/05/29/black-lives-matter-throws-exclusively-black-memorial-day-weekend-party/
— Trump Fired Corrupt VA Official DeWayne Hamlin. Then The VA Stepped In And Said Not So Fast – Luke Rosiak  (DIERSEN: Constructively, the Democrats who ran GAO in 1997 fired me in 1997.  I should write a book about those in government and in politics who should nave, could have, but did NOT step in for me.)
http://dailycaller.com/2017/05/29/trump-fired-a-corrupt-va-official-then-the-va-stepped-in-and-said-not-so-fast/

 

THE HILL
— Universal healthcare can heal our divided democracy – CATHLEEN LONDON  (DIERSEN: “Universal healthcare” is code for making Republicans pay for everyone’s healthcare.)
http://thehill.com/blogs/pundits-blog/healthcare/335528-universal-healthcare-can-heal-our-divided-democracy

 

POLITICO
— Lara Trump’s controversial pet issue  First-daughter-in-law advocates for beagles, but her partner’s past tactics cause concern. – DARREN SAMUELSOHN
http://www.politico.com/story/2017/05/29/lara-trump-pet-problem-238906

 

CBS NEWS
— Dems view vets as strong candidates in bid to retake House  (DIERSEN: If I sought a government office or a political office, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes would a) stress that I avoided the draft with student draft deferments 1966-1970, a financial hardship draft deferment 1970-1971, and a draft lottery number that was over 100 and b) viciously demonize me, viciously denigrate me, and viciously condemn me as being a patriotic hypocrite and a draft dodger.)
http://www.cbsnews.com/news/dems-view-vets-as-strong-candidates-in-bid-to-retake-house/

 

WASHINGTON POST
— The fake news is coming from inside the White House – Philip Bump (DIERSEN: According to my critics/opponents, the only news that is not fake is the news that comes from them.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/politics/wp/2017/05/29/the-fake-news-comes-from-within-the-white-house/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps side with foreign countries and their citizens against America and against its citizens.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/following-trumps-trip-merkel-says-europe-cant-rely-on-us-anymore/2017/05/28/4c6b92cc-43c1-11e7-8de1-cec59a9bf4b1_story.html
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/monkey-cage/wp/2017/05/28/thanks-to-trump-germany-says-it-cant-rely-on-america-what-does-that-mean/
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/global-opinions/for-the-us-european-alliance-everything-has-changed/2017/05/28/5b42e5dc-43b9-11e7-a196-a1bb629f64cb_story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, for anti-Trumps, impeaching Trump is their top priority.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/the-path-to-impeachment-is-an-uneasy-one/2017/05/28/79718632-4222-11e7-8c25-44d09ff5a4a8_story.html
— Paris Mayor Anne Hidalgo had strongly criticized and threatened to cancel the upcoming Nyansapo Festival a day earlier because it was “forbidden to white people.” – AP  (DIERSEN: How soon, if not already, will events be held in your municipality, in your township/ward, in your county, in Illinois, and in America that are “forbidden” to those who are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German Americans, draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time?  I should write a book about such events in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/entertainment/paris-mayor-condemns-black-festival-says-it-bars-whites/2017/05/29/97aa3b7c-4465-11e7-8de1-cec59a9bf4b1_story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Court says essentially that Trump is not to be believed” and ask “Will Supreme Court conclude the same?”  My critics/opponents, and especially those who I have sued, have always hinted/implied/argued/shouted that I am someone who is “not to be believed.”
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/courts_law/court-says-essentially-that-trump-is-not-be-believed-will-supreme-court-conclude-the-same/2017/05/28/3cb585c8-423f-11e7-8c25-44d09ff5a4a8_story.html
— Snubs and slights are part of the job in Trump’s White House – Ashley Parker (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes snub and slight those like me who they cannot manipulate/dominate.  If they do not snub and slight you, that means a) they manipulate/dominate you, b) you do so little, you are not worth manipulating or dominating, or c) you have the power to destroy them.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/snubs-and-slights-are-part-of-the-job-in-trumps-white-hdestroythemouse/2017/05/29/f5c9d5c0-417a-11e7-9869-bac8b446820a_story.html

 

U.S. NEWS & WORLD REPORT
— Illinois House Full of Action but No Budget Choice Debate  Illinois House bustling with action on various measures but budget choice debate hasn’t occurred.
https://www.usnews.com/news/best-states/illinois/articles/2017-05-29/illinois-house-full-of-action-but-no-budget-choice-debate

 

DAILY KOS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps side with anti-Americans.)
http://m.dailykos.com/story/2017/5/26/1666273/-German-newspaper-rips-Trump-calling-him-unfit-and-a-danger-to-the-world

May 29, 2017

NBC5
— Illinois Democrats Short on Votes to Pass Tax Hike
http://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/illinois-democrats-short-on-votes-to-pass-tax-hike-report-425049144.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Governor Bruce Rauner has already expressed opposition to an income tax hike, saying that he will not consider any type of hike unless it is accompanied by a freeze on property taxes in the state. . .Republicans responded to those statements, saying that Democrats have no interest in forging any bipartisan consensus on a bill. “Democrats are not interested in bipartisan support on what we should be doing with taxes,” State Rep. Jeanne Ives (R – Wheaton) said.)

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— House Dems dissect budget, tax hike; budget director vows Rauner veto – Tina Sfondeles

http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/house-dems-dissect-budget-tax-hike-budget-director-vows-rauner-veto/

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Illinois House Democrats divided on whether to pass tax hike Rauner vows to veto – Monique Garcia and Kim Geiger
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-illinois-legislature-met-0529-20170528-story.html
— FRONT PAGE: Scam artists target immigrant communities, promising legal status for cash – Nereida Moreno
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/immigration/ct-immigration-notary-fraud-met-20170529-story.html
— Why Trump is right about terrorists being ‘losers’ – Jonah Goldberg  (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes view everyone as being losers.  Concerning me, they stress that I am no longer the TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairman, a Wheaton Chamber of Commerce Government Affairs Committee member, the Milton Township Republican Central Committee webmaster, an Illinois Center Right Coalition Steering Committee member, an American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter board member, a GAO employee, an IRS employee, etc.  Concerning me, they stress that my Democrat GAO superiors forced me to retire in 1997 when I was 49 years old, they always ranked me in the lower half of my coworkers for pay-for-performance purposes, did not promote me beyond GS-13, kept me off audits of IRS for all but 3 of the almost 18 years that I worked for GAO 1980-1997, and forced me to take an $18,847 pay cut in today’s dollars to transfer from IRS to GAO in 1980; that my Democrat IRS superiors did not promote me beyond GS-12, that they disallowed my education deductions in 1978, and that they disallowed my partial day per diem claims in 1974; and that my Democrat Post Office superiors forced me resign in 1969 and disallowed my sick leave requests in 1969 and 1968.  My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes side with my Democrat superiors against me.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/commentary/ct-donald-trump-terrorists-losers-20170528-column.html
— Democrats must start thinking about their theme for the day after Trump – Ron Grossman  (DIERSEN: For Democrats, their theme will always be “blame everything that is bad on those individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.”)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/columnists/ct-democrats-need-to-remember-20170528-story.html
— Film by Neuqua alum part of Hollywood film festival – Suzanne Baker  (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes do everything that they can to promote anxiety in their targets.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/naperville-sun/news/ct-nvs-neuqua-alum-directs-film-st-0528-20170527-story.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: A short film directed by a former Naperville resident will premier next month at one of the most popular independent film festivals in southern California. The six-minute film “Reach” by 2012 Neuqua Valley alumna Kelsey Sante will be shown June 7 at the TCL “Grauman’s” Chinese Theatre in Hollywood as part of Dances With Films festival. In its 20th year, the festival, which runs June 1-11, draws with more than 20,000 people each year. “Reach” explores the story of Hannah, a young woman who suffers from panic attacks due to an anxiety disorder. “Like so many of us who suffer from a mental illness, Hannah doesn’t know how to reach out to the people around her and she feels that her illness is a burden on her friends,” Sante said.)

 

WTTW
— Without a Budget, ‘That’s It’: Weekend State Budget Update – Amanda Vinicky
http://chicagotonight.wttw.com/2017/05/28/without-budget-s-it-weekend-state-budget-update

 

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— All options remain on table as budget talks continue – Doug Finke
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20170528/all-options-remain-on-table-as-budget-talks-continue
— Odds against Springfield casino after amendment blocked – Doug Finke
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20170528/odds-against-springfield-casino-after-amendment-blocked
— U of Illinois trustees’ retreat to address free speech – AP  (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes oppose free speech. They want to manipulate/dominate all forms of communication.)
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20170528/u-of-illinois-trustees-retreat-to-address-free-speech

 

QUAD CITY TIMES
— There’s nothing popular about a tax hike, Illinois Dems – Rich Miller  (DIERSEN: What about those a) who have paid little or no income tax, b) who are paying little or no income tax, and/or c) who are on track to paying little of no income tax for the rest of their lives?  What about those who want those who earn more money to pay more taxes?)
http://qctimes.com/news/opinion/editorial/columnists/guest/miller-there-s-nothing-popular-about-a-tax-hike-illinois/article_dc7efadb-1467-53db-98d8-1f10d24ded3c.html

 

ILLINOIS NEWS NETWORK
— Rep. Ives blasts House Dems, says Illinoisans don’t want massive tax hike – Dan McCaleb and Greg Bishop
https://www.ilnews.org/news/state_politics/rep-ives-blasts-house-dems-says-illinoisans-don-t-want/article_bd2fb1bc-43eb-11e7-a5f4-1b7d2251064e.html
— Illinois House appropriations committees discuss Senate spending plan – Greg Bishop, Cole Lauterbach and Dan McCaleb
https://www.ilnews.org/news/state_politics/illinois-house-appropriations-committees-discuss-senate-spending-plan/article_43944244-43d9-11e7-9993-6b245e343307.html

 

CHICAGO NOW
— Special Memorial Day thanks to military draftees killed in action – Dennis Byrne  (DIERSEN: I should write a book about those who used/use my getting student draft deferments 1966-1970 and my getting a financial draft hardship 1970-1971 against me.  Most of them were my Democrat superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates in the federal government.)
http://www.chicagonow.com/dennis-byrnes-barbershop/2017/05/special-memorial-day-thanks-to-military-draftees-killed-in-action/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: On this Memorial Day, here is a special recognition of men who were conscripted into the military and who were killed in action. Volunteering for hazardous military duty and paying for it with your life deserves the highest praise. But what about those men who were drafted, who had no choice and who were killed? Today, memories of the draft have faded and the reality of Selective Service are absent in the lives of so many Americans. It is hard for today’s generations, mainly post-Baby Boomer, to know what it is like for government to order you into combat. For notification to report to a certain military installation on a certain date to be inducted into the Army. To be hauled off to basic training, to be told how to meet your responsibility to kill people. To be transported to front lines where people are dying. To either fire your weapon and fight, or be court marshaled. Failure to report for your military draft would result in imprisonment or fines and immediate induction. Today, the governing principle is that “It’s my body and no one can tell me what to do with it.” That’s mostly the mantra of the abortion industry and women’s rights advocates. But the philosophy certain has successfully seeped into today’s package of taken-for-granted men’s rights. A draft is simply inconceivable in today’s culture of extreme individualism. Today’s generations have no concept of what life was like when you had to plan for at least two years of military service. No “gap” year allowed. Avoiding the draft has a major concern, as important if not more so, than picking a college or a career. College deferments, which ultimately would run out. Getting married, but that deferment disappeared as the Vietnam War grew hotter. Teaching or certain other occupations. Using a connection to find  a slot in a high-demand reserve unit. In the Vietnam War, draftees accounted for 30.4 percent, or 17,725 combat deaths. Some 1.9 million men were drafted from 1964 to 1973.  In World War II, 61.2 percent of military men, or 11,5 million men, were draftees. While a large number of men were volunteers, in a manner of speaking, they also in reality were inductees. The draft, as designed, encouraged young men to “volunteer” for other branches of the service than the Army. “Volunteer” service in the Navy or Air Force was at least a year longer, but the chances of getting maimed or killed in combat were less. The draft always has been controversial, less so in time of national emergency such as World War II. But barring the most extraordinary crisis, today’s culture has killed all possibility of it returning (even though men today are still required to register for selective service). By the way, the stereotype of the Vietnam veteran is way off base. The image of the poorly educated, reluctant, drugged out and minority Vietnam soldier needs to be changed according to  Fact vs. Fiction. Check it out.)

 

CHICAGO ARGUS
— Memorial Day; ‘yea’ or ‘nae’ for those who do their military service? – Gregory Tejeda  (DIERSEN: I should write a book about those who used/use my getting student draft deferments 1966-1970 and my getting a financial draft hardship 1970-1971 against me.  Most of them were my Democrat superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates in the federal government.)
http://chicagoargus.blogspot.com/2017/05/memorial-day-yea-or-nae-for-those-who.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: I never served in any branch of the military; that fact doesn’t make me the least bit unique. There are many who for whatever reason manage to avoid a stint in the Army or any other military organization, and certainly don’t think our lives are any less complete as a result. OF COURSE, THERE also are those in our society who made a point of enlisting the first chance they got, and wind up thinking of their time in uniform and being among those who “serve their country” as the high point of their lives! Some even come away with thinking their military record entitles them to prime treatment for the remainder of their lives. We have a serious schism in our society; often viewing various issues quite differently. And not just a matter of whether we think Donald Trump is a “great American” or a “pompous fool” totally unfit to be carrying the title of Commander-in-Chief of our nation’s military! That split includes how essential we think it is that one have a military service record as part of their permanent record, or how much “lip service” they pay to the concept — I attended a Catholic mass that included a musical tribute to the armed services in its choir’s Sunday program; and while many were eager to support the idea, only a tiny minority of the congregation admitted to actually having served. Which gets down to the essence of the direction we think our society ought to be headed. THERE ARE THOSE people who will say that one reason, if not the primary reason, that Bill Clinton and Barack Obama were unfit to be president is because they never served in the military (and in the case of Clinton used many of the legal maneuvers people of that era engaged in to avoid a call-up to active duty). Some of an older generation remember back to the military draft, and think that forcing people of various economic and social classes to interact helped ease the societal split that now exists. Although others, including those who managed to avoid military service, would argue that the very concept of having done a stretch in the military puts a person into a mindset that makes them too narrow and unfit to address the serious problems confronting our nation, and our world. Perhaps we all ought to be engaged in something more than blind faith in forcing esoteric concepts of what one wants to define as patriotism by a trip out to the cemetery to pay tribute to someone who was unfortunate to have lost their life during their military service. SOME OF US like to talk about the “ultimate sacrifice” those young men made, I’m sure many of them could have contributed something equally worthwhile to society had they had a chance at a long- and full-life. While many of those who these days do enlist in the military often do so because their options in life are limited; and that military stretch may be their best option for preparing for an adult life. I remember in my own case, my mother would have been appalled if I had seriously talked about enlisting. I remember when Army recruiters sniffed around me when I was 16 and in high school, she gave them the cold shoulder. In my case, that probably was a wise direction. I did make the most of a college education, and it stirred me in the right direction toward what I wanted to do (yes, I actually figured out as far back as age 13 that I wanted to be a reporter-type person). I resisted the Army’s marketing pleas to “be all you can be.” WHILE I HAD cousins who did stints of military service, and it helped them come up with the funds to pay for future education options they took on or taught them some skills used later in life. It worked out well for them, and I’m sure for many of the individuals who have done military service. My point in stating all this is that I’m not about to hold it over anybody’s head that I didn’t have to use the military to get ahead in life. Meaning I’m not about to defer to those who want to act as though the fact that they did a stretch in uniform somehow makes them superior. I actually find such an attitude to be arrogant and unfit for anyone to have in our society. Particularly because it places a view that one can claim superiority for doing something that may well have been their only realistic option in life. And on this Memorial Day when we pay tribute to the contributions of military personnel throughout our history, perhaps I should even throw in that having such an attitude perhaps even qualifies as un-American!)

 

FOX NEWS
— New lawsuit accuses imprisoned former House Speaker Hastert of sex assault – AP
http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2017/05/28/new-lawsuit-accuses-imprisoned-former-house-speaker-hastert-sex-assault.html

 

THE BLAZE
— Newt Gingrich says he has a plan to solve Trump’s problems with leakers: Throw them in jail – Justin Haskins  (DIERSEN: Since I became the GOPUSA Illinois Editor in 2000, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have accused me of being a leaker.  They blame me for all the losses that Republicans have suffered in Illinois since 2000.)
http://www.theblaze.com/news/2017/05/28/newt-gingrich-says-he-has-a-plan-to-solve-trumps-problems-with-leakers-throw-them-in-jail/

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Trump says “Donald Trump: The Gateway Degenerate.”  (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes hint/imply/argue/shout that I am immoral because I am not a member of a church, because I do not attend church services, and because I do not give money to a church.  Many, if not most, if not virtually all of my aforesaid critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes promote a) dependency on government and/or on charity, b) booze, gambling, pot, and other vices, c) LGBTQ activity, d) abortion, e) mass/illegal immigration, and f) even worse things.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/05/29/opinion/donald-trump-greg-gianforte.html
— We All Have Pre-existing Conditions – ELISABETH ROSENTHAL  (DIERSEN: Since 1948, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have known that my father fought type 1 diabetes since he was 14 years old.  Since 1969, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have known that my father died suddenly in 1969 of heart failure.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/05/29/opinion/pre-existing-conditions-health-care-bill.html

 

NEW YORK POST
— How we fail veterans with mental illness – Tom Suozzi  (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps hint/imply/argue/shout that if you are not anti-Trump, you are mentally ill.)
http://nypost.com/2017/05/28/how-we-fail-veterans-with-mental-illness/

 

USA TODAY
— New lawsuit says former speaker Dennis Hastert sexually assaulted fourth grader – AP
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2017/05/29/new-lawsuit-says-former-speaker-dennis-hastert-sexually-assaulted-fourth-grader/102281996/
— Memorial Day: Don’t wait for someone else to serve – Marjorie K. Eastman  (DIERSEN: I should write a book about those who used/use my getting student draft deferments 1966-1970 and my getting a financial draft hardship 1970-1971 against me.  Most of them were my Democrat superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates in the federal government.)
https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/2017/05/26/memorial-day-dont-wait-someone-else-serve-military-column/102145774/
— Greg Gianforte’s assault on a journalist is an assault on all Americans – Alicia Shepard  (DIERSEN: Of course, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes a) side with Gianforte and b) blame me and my GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails for all of their problems, for all of your problems, for all of my problems, and for all of everyone’s problems.  My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes are professional scapegoaters.)
https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/2017/05/25/greg-gianforte-assault-hurts-all-americans-alicia-shepard-column/102144360/

 

DAYTON DAILY NEWS
— Many veterans still struggle to find work – Barrie Barber  (DIERSEN: Many, if not most, if not virtually all of my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes hint/imply/argue/shout that if I had not avoided the draft, I never would have been able to a) buy a new 1968 Oldsmobile 442 in 1967 when I was 19, b) buy a new 1969 Dodge Charger SE in 1968, c) earn a bachelor’s degree in management from NIU in 1970, d) buy a new 1972 Corvette in 1971, e) buy a new town home in University Park in 1972, f) buy a studio condo in the Outer Drive East building in downtown Chicago in 1974, g) buy a one bedroom condo in that building in 1976, h) earn an MBA from Loyola in 1976, i) get married in 1978, j) buy 1017 East Harrison in Wheaton, a new 1978 Oldsmobile Delta 88 Royale, and a new Chevy Chevette in 1978, k) pass the CPA examination on my first attempt in 1979, l) earn a master’s degree in accounting from DePaul in 1980, m) pass the Certified Internal Auditor examination in 1981, n) become a licensed CPA in 1981, o) have a new home built in 1984, p) etc.)
http://www.daytondailynews.com/business/employment/many-veterans-still-struggle-find-work/gyeGQ6Zan35RoCjaVT6FoJ/

 

U.S. NEWS & WORLD REPORT
— House Democrats Meet, Discuss Potential Tax Increase  Illinois House review began Sunday of a $37 budget plan that includes $5.4 billion in income and sales tax increases. – AP
https://www.usnews.com/news/best-states/illinois/articles/2017-05-28/illinois-house-taking-a-crack-at-budget

 

GUARDIAN
— JFK at 100: Trump comparisons fuel nostalgia for ‘Camelot’  The 35th US president’s legacy remains questionable, but his latest successor’s travails makes many yearn for a more eloquent leader – David Smith  (DIERSEN: I should write a book about those who used/use my getting student draft deferments 1966-1970 and my getting a financial draft hardship 1970-1971 against me.  Most of them were my Democrat superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates in the federal government.)
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2017/may/29/jfk-100-john-f-kennedy-donald-trump
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Apart from a shared mastery of television, Trump is, in many respects, the anti-Kennedy. The 70-year-old Republican, who had no political experience, was the oldest person ever elected US president. Kennedy, a 43-year-old Democrat who had served in the House and the Senate, was the youngest. At the 100-day mark, Trump’s public approval rating was 41%. Kennedy’s was 83%. Trump was granted five draft deferments during the Vietnam war; Kennedy received military honors for saving the lives of crewmates when their torpedo boat was struck by a Japanese destroyer during the second world war. Trump infamously does not read books, gives disjointed speeches and has claimed: “You have to be wealthy in order to be great.” Kennedy was fond of referencing ancient Greeks and Shakespeare, won a Pulitzer prize for the book Profiles in Courage, and once declared: “This country cannot afford to be materially rich and spiritually poor.”)