Tag: IVES

February 10 Evening Edition

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Rauner doesn’t take a position on Democrats’ immigration plan – Kim Geiger  (DIERSEN: In Illinois, if you get elected to or appointed to a government office or a political office as a Republican, you obligate yourself to defend and to advance the Republican Party platform and the Illinois Republican Party platform.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-rauner-illinois-immigration-sanctuary-met-20170210-story.html
— Pew report: More than 2.5 million immigrants live illegally in Chicago, L.A., NYC – AP  (DIERSEN: How many of them voted for Clinton and for the other Democrats in the November 8, 2016 election?)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/ct-pew-illegal-immigrants-20170210-story.html
— State jobs shouldn’t serve as soft landing pads for defeated politicians – Scott Reeder  (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://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/daily-southtown/opinion/ct-sta-reeder-column-st-0212-20170210-story.html
— Park Ridge candidate forums scheduled – Jennifer Johnson
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/park-ridge/news/ct-prh-candidate-events-tl-0216-20170210-story.html
— Teens charged in pot-laced gummy bear incident at Naperville North – Bill Bird
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/naperville-sun/crime/ct-nvs-naperville-more-gummy-arrests-st-0212-20170210-story.html
— Flap over Toby Keith at Naperville Ribfest gains national attention – Erin Hegarty
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/naperville-sun/ct-nvs-fleischer-toby-keith-naperville-st-0212-20170210-story.html
— Rep. Roskam turns down League of Women Voters request for public forum – Katherine Skiba
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/ct-congressman-roskam-rejects-public-meeting-call-0211-20170210-story.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: U.S. Rep. Peter Roskam has turned down a third request by the League of Women Voters to appear at a public forum in his suburban district, saying Friday that “large meetings tend to devolve into shouting matches.”  The Wheaton Republican was confronted last weekend by a few hundred protesters when he spoke at a Palatine Township Republican Organization meeting. He is one of several GOP congressman whose appearances have been met with angry protests fueled by Democrats and encouraged by social media. Roskam, in an interview Friday, said he prefers to limit constituent meetings to 25 people. “My experience is that, and we see this around the country, where these large meetings tend to devolve in shouting matches,” he said. “And they’re not helpful in public discourse and it seems like people leave more upset and more angry than when they came.” Asked why he spoke to the Palatine Township GOP event that was attended by about 100 people, Roskam said, “That’s not a forum where it’s conducive to shouting. I mean, these are not people that are coming to shout at a meeting.” A six-term House lawmaker, Roskam met Thursday for about an hour with 12 representatives of the nonpartisan League of Women Voters’ eight chapters in his district. He declined their bid to host him at a large public meeting, an effort league officials said was prompted by a “groundswell of public interest” in having him address voters. Gail Chaney Kalinich, a lawyer and official of the League of Women Voters of Glen Ellyn, said Roskam had agreed to the Thursday meeting as long as no recording devices were used and no members of the news media were on hand. Last October, she said, seven league chapters wanted to host Roskam at a candidate forum with his Democratic rival, but he said no. This month, eight leagues offered to host him on Feb. 23 — or another day that week — during the upcoming congressional recess. Again, the group was told no. On Thursday the leagues were open to any future date for a meeting but were refused, Kalinich said. “He stated that in his view, small meetings are more productive, that a conversation occurs that is not possible with a larger group and that he does not see a way for a large meeting at this point in time to result in anything more than a screaming match,” Kalinich said. Roskam on Friday defended his record in meeting with constituents. “I don’t think I am inaccessible,” he said. . .Kalinich acknowledged that Roskam meets with small groups of people and hosts “telephone town halls” when to her understanding about 20 people are allowed to speak or ask a question. “This isn’t a situation where he’s never communicating,” she said. “He’s communicates in ways that he finds useful and appropriate.”)

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— How much do minorities get from film tax credits? – Tim Novak
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/do-minorities-benefit-from-illinois-tv-film-tax-credits-transformers-spike-lee-chicago-fire-watchdo/
— Civic Fed: Raise income taxes but lower sales tax to fix Illinois – AP
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/civic-fed-raise-income-taxes-but-lower-sales-tax-to-fix-illinois/
— Airport workers wish they could have detained Rahm – Dan Mihalopoulos
http://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/mihalopoulos-airport-workers-wish-they-could-have-detained-rahm/
— In Immigration Court, few criminals, far more minor offenders – Dan Mihalopoulos and Mick Dumke  (DIERSEN: To be in America illegally is to be a criminal.)
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/in-immigration-court-few-criminals-far-more-minor-offenders/

 

DAILY HERALD
— Budget gap could spur College of DuPage tuition increase – Robert Sanchez
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20170210/news/170219840/
— Mount Prospect opts out of wage, sick leave rules – Steve Zalusky
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20170210/news/170219845/
— Petitioners pledge to bring back 4-town merger despite ballot denial – Marie Wilson
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20170210/news/170219847/
— Naperville cops: Gummy bears that sickened students contained cannabis – Justin Kmitch
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20170210/news/170219849/
— Axelrod knocks Clinton and Trump at Aurora University appearance – James Fuller
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20170209/news/170208788/

 

CBS2
— Rauner Calls Trump Travel Ban “Overly Broad” And “Hurried” (DIERSEN: If you criticize Trump, members of the following groups will glorify you and praise you, maybe even give you a little of what you want: anti-Trumps, anti-Protestants, anti-conservatives, anti-Republicans, anti-Americans, anti-Whites, anti-males, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.)
http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2017/02/10/rauner-calls-trump-travel-ban-overly-broad-and-hurried/
— Son Of Late State Comptroller Said Topinka Would Be ‘Furious’ With Budget Stalemate – Craig Dellimore
http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2017/02/10/son-of-late-state-comptroller-said-topinka-would-be-furious-with-budget-stalemate/

 

NBC5
— Axelrod: Trump’s Authenticity, Showmanship Won the Election  Axelrod, one of former President Barack Obama’s chief strategists, said Trump capitalized on Clinton’s inability to connect with certain voting blocs, allowing the Republican to galvanize large swaths of the electorate, namely white, working class, males. – Tom Schuba
http://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/Axelrod-Trumps-Authenticity-Showmanship-Won-Him-the-White-House-413432603.html

 

ABC7
— CHICAGO CIVIC FEDERATION PROPOSES SWEEPING BUDGET FIXES – Sarah Schulte
http://abc7chicago.com/politics/chicago-civic-federation-proposes-sweeping-budget-fixes/1748549/
— PROGRAM AIMS TO GET MORE FOREIGN STUDENTS TO DUPAGE CO. – Judy Hsu
http://abc7chicago.com/education/program-aims-to-get-more-foreign-students-to-dupage-co/1748575/

 

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Civic Federation sides against Rauner in fiscal plan – GREG HINZ
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20170210/BLOGS02/170219991/civic-federation-sides-against-rauner-in-fiscal-plan
— See Crain’s Best Places to Work finalists (DIERSEN: While I worked for GAO 1980-1997 in its downtown Chicago office, my Democrat superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates hinted/implied/argued/shouted that the office’s employees who were Democrat, minority, female, younger, and/or veteran hinted/implied/argued/shouted that they would be much happier if the office got rid of its employees who were Republican, White, male, older, and/or non-veteran.)
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20170210/NEWS07/170219994/see-crains-best-places-to-work-finalists
(FROM THE ARTICLE: This year’s list has been expanded to recognize more companies, as well as to single out the best workplaces for minorities. While any great place to work is improved by diversity, we’ve focused on organizations that boast significant numbers of happy employees who self-identify as members of a minority group.)

 

WTTW
— Rauner Calls Trump Immigration Ban ‘Overly Broad,’ ‘Rash’ – Matt Masterson and Amanda Vinicky (DIERSEN: If you criticize Trump, members of the following groups will glorify you and praise you, maybe even give you a little of what you want: anti-Trumps, anti-Protestants, anti-conservatives, anti-Republicans, anti-Americans, anti-Whites, anti-males, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.)
http://chicagotonight.wttw.com/2017/02/10/rauner-calls-trump-immigration-ban-overly-broad-rash

 

CHAMPAIGN/URBANA NEWS GAZETTE
— Urbana man charged with living, voting in U.S. illegally – Tom Kacich
http://www.news-gazette.com/news/local/2017-02-10/urbana-man-charged-living-voting-us-illegally.html

 

PEORIA PUBLIC RADIO
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Rauners promote Kennedy.
http://peoriapublicradio.org/post/chris-kennedy-why-hes-running-illinois-governor#stream/0

 

WSIL TV
— Iranians trample on US flag, mark 1979 Islamic Revolution – AP
http://www.wsiltv.com/story/34473101/iran-celebrates-anniversary-of-1979-islamic-revolution

 

BELLEVILLE NEWS DEMOCRAT
— Jackpots at Jack Flash just ain’t as jacked up as some think – Editorial
http://www.bnd.com/opinion/editorials/article131462764.html

 

NEWS TRIBUNE
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps promote anti-Trumps.
http://www.newstrib.com/news/trump-administration-has-spawned-marches-but-also-an-increase-in/article_49303cba-ef08-11e6-b40a-cfb2e5144dbe.html

 

SUBURBAN LIFE
— New COD president talks about collaborations at League of Women Voters meeting – ERIC SCHELKOPF
http://www.mysuburbanlife.com/2017/02/01/new-cod-president-talks-about-collaborations-at-league-of-women-voters-meeting/ayjmjn1/

 

CHICAGOIST
— Rauner Pushes Back On CPS, Defends Own Refugee Halt
http://chicagoist.com/2017/02/10/rauner_takes_questions_on_wbez.php

 

GOVERNOR RAUNER
— Governor Announces New Efforts to Expand Diversity Programs at Tollway  (DIERSEN: Democrats use Affirmative Action, Diversity, and Inclusion to get rid of Republicans, and especially Republicans who are Protestant, conservative, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
http://www.satprnews.com/2017/02/10/governor-announces-new-efforts-to-expand-diversity-programs-at-tollway/
(FROM THE PRESS RELEASE: Governor Bruce Rauner joined Tollway Chairman Bob Schillerstrom, Board Directors Corey Brooks and Joe Gomez, and Executive Director Greg Bedalov today to highlight the Tollway’s efforts in strengthening diversity programs to build new opportunities and assistance for minorities, women and veterans. These efforts are breaking down barriers for businesses owned by minorities, women and veterans to compete for state contracts and for workers to qualify for good-paying construction and engineering jobs. „Our commitment to having a diverse workforce is leading to stable, good-paying contracts and job opportunities for minorities, women and veterans,” said Governor Bruce Rauner. „This is just the beginning. When these businesses succeed, we all succeed. I thank the Tollway for its commitment and dedication to ensuring all Illinoisans have access these economic opportunities.” The Tollway’s commitment to strengthening its diversity efforts puts the State of Illinois at the leading edge of diversity initiatives nationwide and serves as a blueprint for continuing to expand these programs in the future. In 2017, the Tollway is boosting its annual investment by more than 60 percent to fund programs that will increase participation by diverse businesses and workers in the Tollway’s 15 year $12 billion Move Illinois capital program.)

 

EVANSTON NOW
— Biss would lower political donation caps – Bill Smith (DIERSEN: How much money do you give Republican political candidates? I give them virtually no money, but instead, I give them GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails free of charge and without any advertising.  Annual GOPUSA ILLINOIS email subscriptions are worth at least $1,000.)
http://evanstonnow.com/story/government/bill-smith/2017-02-10/76947/biss-would-lower-political-donation-caps

 

COOK COUNTY RECORD
— New Trier racism seminar may promote political views, but legal options to stop it may be limited – Jonathan Bilyk
http://cookcountyrecord.com/stories/511081034-new-trier-racism-seminar-may-promote-political-views-but-legal-options-to-stop-it-may-be-limited

 

NORTH COOK NEWS
— Radogno defends ‘grand bargain’ against mounting opposition – Glenn Minnis
http://northcooknews.com/stories/511079190-radogno-defends-grand-bargain-against-mounting-opposition

 

DUPAGE POLICY JOURNAL
— Economist presses Rauner to speak out against tax hike proposals – Glenn Minnis
http://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/511078842-economist-presses-rauner-to-speak-out-against-tax-hike-proposals
— Ossyra urges Naperville to back low-tax platform
http://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/511081437-ossyra-urges-naperville-to-back-low-tax-platform

 

ILLINOIS NEWS NETWORK
— Ives: “Zombie Preparedness Month” distracts from real Illinois disaster
https://ilnews.org/12082/ives-zombie-preparedness-month-distracts-real-illinois-disaster/

 

ILLINOIS POLICY INSTITUTE
— 4 REASONS ILLINOIS CAN’T WEATHER ANOTHER TAX INCREASE  Lawmakers need to look at the state’s major spending drivers instead of increasing taxes, which will continue to drive more people out of the state. – Michael Lucci
https://www.illinoispolicy.org/4-reasons-illinois-cant-weather-another-tax-increase/

 

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— ILLINOIS: ILLEGAL ALIEN CHARGED AFTER VOTING IN MULTIPLE ELECTIONS
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2017/02/illinois-illegal-alien-charged-after-voting-in-multiple-elections.html

 

CAPITOL FAX
— Schimpf stresses the need for compromise, dings the Illinois Policy Institute
http://capitolfax.com/2017/02/10/schimpf-stresses-the-need-for-compromise-dings-the-illinois-policy-institute/

 

GOPUSA
— Finding out what ‘religious’ leaders stand for (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, “religious leaders” talk and act like they are operatives or dupes for the Democrat Party.)
http://www.gopusa.com/finding-out-what-religious-leaders-stand-for/
— Nearly 7 of 10 Democrats believe Christianity as violent as Islam (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, “religious leaders” talk and act like they are operatives or dupes for the Democrat Party.)
http://www.gopusa.com/nearly-7-of-10-dems-believe-christianity-as-violent-as-islam/

 

NEWSMAX
— David Horowitz on Democrats: ‘Party of Hate’ – Todd Beamon
http://www.newsmax.com/Newsfront/Horowitz-Party-of-Hate/2017/02/10/id/772900/

 

IMMIGRATION REFORM
— Strong Majority of Americans Support Immigration Pause from Dangerous Countries – SPENCER RALEY
http://immigrationreform.com/2017/02/07/strong-majority-of-americans-support-immigration-pause-from-dangerous-countries/

 

TOWNHALL
— Dear Left-Wing Protesters, Please Keep “Helping” – Guy Benson
http://townhall.com/tipsheet/guybenson/2017/02/10/video-leftwing-protesters-block-devos-from-entering-dc-public-school-for-meeting-n2284280

 

NATIONAL REVIEW
— Free Trade’s Effect on ‘Earned Success’  Cheaper goods don’t provide satisfaction like meaningful work does. – MICHAEL BARONE
http://www.nationalreview.com/article/444768/donald-trump-trade-policy-addressing-downsides-america-jobs

 

DAILY CALLER
— ‘No Trump Clause’: City Liberals Discriminating Based On Politics – PHILLIP STUCKY  (DIERSEN: How soon, if not already, will anti-Trump individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries post signs that say members of the following groups are NOT WANTED: Trump supporters, Protestants, conservatives, Republicans, Americans, Whites, males, older people, rich people, gun owners, German Americans, draft avoiders, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
http://dailycaller.com/2017/02/10/no-trump-clause-city-liberals-discriminating-based-on-politics/
— Black Lives Matter Protesters Block Education Sec. DeVos From Entering DC Public School – Kerry Picket
http://dailycaller.com/2017/02/10/black-lives-matter-protesters-block-education-sec-devos-from-entering-d-c-public-school-video/
— 9th Circuit Has 80 Percent Reversal Rate At Supreme Court – Peter Hasson
http://dailycaller.com/2017/02/09/9th-circuit-has-80-percent-reversal-rate-at-supreme-court/
— NYT Warns Trump: Designating Muslim Brotherhood Terrorist Org Could Make ‘Entire Muslim World’ His Enemy – Peter Hasson
http://dailycaller.com/2017/02/09/nyt-warns-trump-designating-muslim-brotherhood-terrorist-org-could-make-entire-muslim-world-his-enemy/

 

BREITBART
— Kellogg Announces Major Job Cuts, Facility Closures, Sales Forecast Slashed – WARNER TODD HUSTON
http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2017/02/09/kellogg-announces-major-job-cuts-facility-closures-sales-forecast-slashed/

 

HOT AIR
— Education Secretary DeVos blocked from entering school by protesters – JOHN SEXTON
http://hotair.com/archives/2017/02/10/education-secretary-devos-blocked-from-entering-school-by-protesters/

 

POLITICO
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Trump vexed by challenges, scale of government. The new president’s allies say he has been surprised that government can’t be run like his business.”
http://www.politico.com/story/2017/02/donald-trump-challenges-governing-presidency-234879

 

THE HILL
— Trump’s Cabinet won’t succeed by ignoring federal employees – CHRIS LU
http://thehill.com/blogs/pundits-blog/the-administration/318987-a-tip-for-trumps-cabinet-dont-silence-dissent

 

REUTERS
— Hundreds of thousands rally in Iran against Trump, chant ‘Death to America’ – Parisa Hafezi
http://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-iran-anniversary-idUSKBN15P0QV

 

CNN
— Mexico warns citizens after U.S. deportation of undocumented mother – Ray Sanchez  (DIERSEN: When is Mexico going to recall its citizens who are in America illegally, when is Mexico going to stop sending its citizens into America illegally, when is Mexico going to stop sending mountains of illegal drugs into America illegally, that is, when is Mexico going to stop its war on America?)
http://www.cnn.com/2017/02/10/us/mexico-government-warning/index.html
— Protesters block Betsy DeVos from entering public school in Washington – Ralph Ellis
http://www.cnn.com/2017/02/10/politics/devos-protest-at-washington-school/index.html

 

WASHINGTON POST
— Ted Cruz: ‘The Democrats are the party of the Ku Klux Klan’ – Kristine Guerra
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-fix/wp/2017/02/08/ted-cruz-the-democrats-are-the-party-of-the-ku-klux-klan/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Crime stats should inform the public. Trump is misusing them to scare us instead.”
https://www.washingtonpost.com/posteverything/wp/2017/02/10/crime-stats-should-inform-the-public-trump-is-misusing-them-to-scare-us-instead/
— Chaffetz faces harsh criticism during packed town hall – AP
https://www.washingtonpost.com/national/religion/chaffetz-faces-harsh-criticism-during-packed-town-hall/2017/02/10/3af91da4-ef64-11e6-a100-fdaaf400369a_story.html
— Gerrymandering is the biggest obstacle to genuine democracy in the United States. So why is no one protesting? – Brian Klaas
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/democracy-post/wp/2017/02/10/gerrymandering-is-the-biggest-obstacle-to-genuine-democracy-in-the-united-states-so-why-is-no-one-protesting/

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Protesters Block DeVos from Entering D.C. School  New secretary of education finds another way in, saying she ’will not be deterred’ – TAWNELL D. HOBBS
https://www.wsj.com/articles/protestors-block-devos-from-entering-d-c-school-1486762807

 

BOSTON GLOBE
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Trump says “The cancer on the Trump presidency.”
https://www.bostonglobe.com/opinion/2017/02/10/the-cancer-trump-presidency/FzJE9ZCcXxYOHFMhQD4WmM/story.html

 

FORT WORTH STAR TELEGRAM
— Federal hiring freeze: Longer waits, unemployment lines for some Texans – ANNA M. TINSLEY
http://www.star-telegram.com/news/politics-government/article131837984.html

 

HARVARD BUSINESS REVIEW
— Will Federal Employees Work for a President They Disagree With? – Alexander D. Bolton and John M. de Figueiredo and David E. Lewis
https://hbr.org/2017/02/will-federal-employees-work-for-a-president-they-disagree-with

 

GOVERNMENT EXECUTIVE
— Senate Overseer Promises Reforms to Federal Pay, Performance Management and Discipline – Eric Katz
http://www.govexec.com/pay-benefits/2017/02/senate-chairman-promises-reforms-federal-pay-performance-management-and-discipline/135313/

 

FEDERAL NEWS RADIO
— Senate committee kicks off series of hearings on civil service reform – Nicole Ogrysko  (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always promoted patronage. Because I have always been a Republican, were it not for federal civil service protections, a) the Post Office would NOT have hired me in 1966 or let me work there for almost 3 years, b) IRS would NOT have hired me in 1971 or let me work there for almost 9 years, c) IRS would NOT have promoted me in 1972, 1973, or 1974, d) GAO would NOT have hired me in 1980 or let me work there for almost 18 years, and d) GAO would NOT have promoted me in 1986.)
http://federalnewsradio.com/hearingsoversight/2017/02/senate-committee-kicks-off-series-hearings-civil-service-reform/

February 2 Evening Edition

ABC7
— TRUMP ASKS PEOPLE TO PRAY FOR ‘APPRENTICE’ RATINGS, SCHWARZENEGGER RESPONSE: ‘LET’S SWITCH JOBS’ – CNN
http://abc7chicago.com/politics/trump-asks-people-to-pray-for-apprentice-ratings-schwarzenegger-response-lets-switch-jobs/1733695/
— TRUMP PROCLAIMS FEBRUARY ‘AFRICAN AMERICAN HISTORY MONTH’ – AP
http://abc7chicago.com/news/trump-proclaims-february-african-american-history-month/1733832/
— KKK FLYERS FOUND IN PARK FOREST, MANTENO – Stacey Baca
http://abc7chicago.com/news/kkk-flyers-found-in-2-chicago-suburbs/1734350/

 

NBC5
— Emanuel Discussed Chicago Violence With Trump’s Chief of Staff  Emanuel brought up his call with Preibus after being asked about the president’s most recent comments about the city. – Tom Schuba
http://www.nbcchicago.com/news/politics/Emanuel-Discussed-Chicago-Violence-with-Trumps-Chief-of-Staff-412572073.html
— Harley-Davidson Workers Ride Into Washington to Meet Trump  “In this administration our allegiance will be to the American workers and to American businesses, like Harley-Davidson,” Trump told reporters. – Tom Schuba
http://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/Harley-Davidson-Workers-Ride-Into-Washington-to-Meet-Trump-412622013.html
— Duckworth Urges Mattis to Stand Up to Trump’s Immigration Order  “There are over 5,000 U.S. troops in Iraq, many of whom are embedded with frontline Iraqi units and working side-by-side with their Muslim counterparts,” Duckworth wrote. – Tom Schuba
http://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/Duckworth-Urges-Sec-Mattis-to-Stand-Up-to-Trumps-Travel-Order-412587433.html
— Durbin, Duckworth Spark Federal Probe of Trump Travel Order  The Department of Homeland Security’s independent Office of the Inspector General has launched a formal investigation into the implementation and legality of Trump’s travel ban. – Tom Schuba
http://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/Durbin-Duckworth-Spark-Federal-Probe-of-Trump-Travel-Order-412594433.html

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Lawmakers draft plans to keep Illinois paychecks flowing  The Republican and Democratic measures would approach the payments differently. – AP
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/lawmakers-draft-plans-to-keep-illinois-paychecks-flowing/
— Nine-year tab for Chicago Fire Dept. bias claims: $92 million – JARED RUTECKI
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/nine-year-tab-for-chicago-fire-dept-bias-claims-92-million/amp/
— No Wisconsin trip, but Trump greets Harley riders at White House – AP
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/no-wisconsin-trip-but-trump-greets-harley-riders-at-white-house/
— White House: Trump comments on Mexico ‘lighthearted’ – AP
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/white-house-trump-comments-on-mexico-lighthearted/

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Aurora election forum set for Eola Community Center – Steve Lord
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/aurora-beacon-news/news/ct-abn-aurora-forum-st-0204-20170202-story.html
— Taxpayers should tell legislators how to balance state budget – Ted Slowik  (DIERSEN: Should those who pay the most taxes have the most say on how to balance the budget?)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/daily-southtown/opinion/ct-sta-slowik-state-budget-st-0203-20170202-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: In an editorial unethically made to look like a news article, the Chicago Tribune sides with foreign countries and with their citizens against America and against its citizens. http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/chicagoinc/ct-holocaust-survivors-diss-trump-0203-chicago-inc-20170202-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: How soon, if not already, will companies post signs that say members of the following groups are NOT WANTED: Trump supporters, Protestants, conservatives, Republicans, Americans, Whites, males, older people, rich people, gun owners, German Americans, draft avoiders, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time?)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/careers/ijustworkhere/ct-huppke-work-advice-0205-biz-20170202-column.html

 

DAILY HERALD
— National Democratic arm says unseating Roskam a 2018 priority – Kerry Lester
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20170202/news/170209719/
— Trump asks for prayers for Schwarzenegger’s ratings at National Prayer Breakfast – Abby Phillip  (DIERSEN: Virtually all my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes crow that they are religious, that is, that they are a member of a church, that attend church services, and the they give money to a church. They talk and act like that gives them license to sin and standing to demonize, to denigrate, and to condemn those who do not pander to them, those who do not glorify and praise them, and those who do not give them money. They talk and act like they pray and ask for prayers that GOD would send me straight to HELL. They blame me for all of their problems, for all of your problems, for all of my problems, and for all of everyone’s problems.)
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20170202/news/170209768/
— A Michigan man who police say battered his girlfriend before running naked through her Lisle apartment building, pulling fire alarms and fighting with residents and police, has vowed to never use drugs again. Nicholas Henning, 19, of Brighton, is charged with two counts of domestic battery and one count of aggravated battery of a police officer. – Justin Kmitch
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20170202/news/170209750/
— Comparing protests is a misleading ‘litmus test’ for bias – Jim Slusher
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20170202/discuss/170209846/
— Some question Arlington Heights candidate’s social media post – Christopher Placek
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20170201/news/170209843/

 

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Political heat rising on GOP’s Roskam – GREG HINZ  (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always hinted/implied/argued/shouted at Roskam that I have caused all his problems, that I am causing all his problems, and that I will forever cause his problems if I keep on sending out GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails.  My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes want Roskam to punish me for that.)
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20170202/BLOGS02/170209952/political-heat-rising-on-gops-roskam
— Five high-powered Chicago women (including Diana Rauner) wrestle the dreaded ‘work-life’ balance question – LISA BERTAGNOLI
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20170202/NEWS07/170209957/-five-high-powered-chicago-women-wrestle-the-dreaded-work-life

 

HERALD & REVIEW
— Shutdown is what the state needs – Editorial
http://herald-review.com/news/opinion/editorial/shutdown-is-what-the-state-needs/article_fa1b45d1-9bf0-56a4-aa78-cb3f76103bea.html

 

SUBURBAN LIFE
— DuPage County Election Commission director retires amid consolidation talks – ANDREA EARNEST
http://www.mysuburbanlife.com/2017/01/31/dupage-county-election-commission-director-retires-amid-consolidation-talks/ajpk3z/

 

PARENTS OF NEW TRIER
— Balance – or else suspend – New Trier’s Seminar Day on Race, February 28
http://www.parentsofnewtrier.org/
https://www.facebook.com/groups/NTPSDRC/

 

STATE REPRESENTATIVE PETER BREEN
— They Get Crystal Clocks … You Get Your Clock Cleaned
http://www.reppeterbreen.org/2017/02/opinion-they-get-crystal-clocks-you-get.html

 

DUPAGE POLICY JOURNAL
— Naperville Township supervisor Ossyra seeks re-election
http://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/511079173-naperville-supervisor-ossyra-seeks-re-election
— Ives backs no-tax alternative to Senate ‘Grand Bargain’ – Karen Kidd
http://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/511079084-ives-backs-no-tax-alternative-to-senate-grand-bargain
— High property taxes a multilayered problem in Illinois
http://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/511079135-high-property-taxes-a-multilayered-problem-in-illinois

 

ILLINOIS LEAKS
— Forbes continues shining the light on our work. – Kirk Allen  (DIERSEN: Of course, my critics/opponents want me to use GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails to shine light ONLY ON WHAT THEY WANT ME TO SHINE LIGHT ON.)
http://edgarcountywatchdogs.com/2017/02/forbes-continues-shining-the-light-on-our-work/

 

ILLINOIS POLICY INSTITUTE
— ILLINOIS LAWMAKERS CAN AVOID A GOVERNMENT SHUTDOWN AND A BAD BUDGET DEAL BY PASSING AN APPROPRIATIONS MEASURE – Mailee Smith
https://www.illinoispolicy.org/illinois-lawmakers-can-avoid-a-government-shutdown-and-a-bad-budget-deal-by-passing-an-appropriations-measure/

 

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— POLITICAL HEAT RISING ON GOP’S ROSKAM
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2017/02/political-heat-rising-on-gops-roskam.html
— ILLINOIS HAS HIGHEST COMBINED SALES TAX BURDEN IN MIDWEST, SEVENTH-HIGHEST IN U.S.
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2017/02/illinois-has-highest-combined-sales-tax-burden-in-midwest-seventh-highest-in-us.html
— ILLINOIS RANKED 37TH IN POLL OF HAPPIEST STATES
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2017/02/illinois-ranked-37th-in-poll-of-happiest-states.html

 

CAPITOL FAX
— Rodney Davis, Randy Hultgren also targeted *** DCCC already targeting Roskam with full-time staff
http://capitolfax.com/2017/02/02/dccc-already-targeting-roskam-with-full-time-staff/

 

GOPUSA
— Abbott cuts Travis County funds as sanctuary city battle intensifies  (DIERSEN: I suggest balancing Illinois’ budget by cutting funds for sanctuary counties, sanctuary townships, sanctuary wards, sanctuary municipalities, sanctuary etc. in Illinois. Of course, those political jurisdictions would be free to ask for money a) from Mexico and from other foreign countries and b) from rich Democrats and rich Democrat plants, rich Libertarians and rich Libertarian plants, rich Greens and rich Green plants, and rich RINOs.)
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=20209
— Who knew there were so many homophobic, racist xenophobes at Berkeley
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=20193
— Florida businesses that ban guns could be held liable for leaving patrons defenseless
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=20211

 

AMERICAN THINKER
— Trump Overseeing the Destruction of the Democrat Coalition – Taylor Lewis  (DIERSEN: From what I see, the Democrat coalition consists of those 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, and anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.)
http://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2017/02/trump_overseeing_the_destruction_of_the_democrat_coalition.html

 

FOX NEWS CHANNEL
— OUTSTANDING: Texas Gov. Abbott cuts funding to Austin over sanctuary city policies
http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2017/02/02/texas-gov-abbott-cuts-funding-to-austin-over-sanctuary-city-policies.html
— Trump on Tough Phone Calls With Foreign Leaders: ‘Don’t Worry About It’ … But Should We? – MICHAEL C. BENDER
http://nation.foxnews.com/2017/02/02/trump-tough-phone-calls-foreign-leaders-dont-worry-about-it-should-we

 

BLAZE
— Anti-Trump flier given to elementary school students. District says it was an accident. – Dave Urbanski
http://www.theblaze.com/news/2017/02/02/anti-trump-flier-given-to-elementary-school-students-district-says-it-was-an-accident/

 

BREITBART
— Heritage’s Moffit: Trump Should Order Agency ‘Inventory’ to Drain the Swamp – DAN RIEHL (DIERSEN: While I worked for the federal government for almost 30 years, my Democrat superiors always acted like they had a list of their employees who they wanted to get rid of.  The more of the following that you were, the more likely that you would be on their list: Republican, White, male, older, and non-veteran.)
http://www.breitbart.com/radio/2017/02/02/heritages-moffit-trump-should-order-agency-inventory-drain-swamp/

 

INDEPENDENT JOURNAL REVIEW
— Anti-Trump Federal Employees Hold Meetings to Plan ‘Resistance’ and Work Slowdowns – VICTORIA TAFT (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes promote patronage, that is, they promote political affiliation discrimination.  Because I have always been a Republican, were it not for federal civil service protections, a) the Post Office would NOT have hired me in 1966 or let me work there for almost 3 years, b) IRS would NOT have hired me in 1971 or let me work there for almost 9 years, c) IRS would NOT have promoted me in 1972, 1973, or 1974, d) GAO would NOT have hired me in 1980 or let me work there for almost 18 years, and d) GAO would NOT have promoted me in 1986.)
http://ijr.com/wildfire/2017/02/791697-anti-trump-federal-employees-hold-meetings-to-plan-resistance-and-work-slowdowns/

 

TPM
— Roskam’s Office Nixes Obamacare Town Hall Because A Reporter Was Present – CAITLIN MACNEAL
http://talkingpointsmemo.com/livewire/peter-roskam-cancels-obamacare-meeting

 

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Liberals were certain they had Neil Gorsuch — his high school yearbook revealed that he had founded the “Fascism Forever” club at Georgetown Prep, the Jesuit school he attended. Well, actually, no. Just more fake news, according to America, the official magazine of the Jesuit religious order in the United States. – DAVID FREDDOSO
http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/fascism-forever/article/2613775#.WJPTApL60DM.facebook

 

POLITICO
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Trump picks up the phone, sets off diplomatic chaos.”
http://www.politico.com/story/2017/02/trump-foreign-policy-rhetoric-iran-australia-mexico-234531
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Distrust in Trump’s White House spurs leaks, confusion.”
http://www.politico.com/story/2017/02/trump-aides-distrust-confusion-leaks-234550

 

THE HILL
— Republicans impatient with anti-Trump civil servants – BEN KAMISAR
http://thehill.com/homenews/administration/317651-gop-lawmakers-impatient-with-anti-trump-civil-servants

 

AOL NEWS
— Trump threatens to cancel UC Berkeley’s funding in wake of violent protests
https://www.aol.com/article/news/2017/02/02/trump-threatens-to-cancel-uc-berkeley-s-funding-in-wake-of-violen/21705781/

 

MSN
— Resistance from within: Federal workers push back against Trump – Juliet Eilperin, Lisa Rein, Marc Fisher
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/resistance-from-within-federal-workers-push-back-against-trump/ar-AAmts5m

 

CNBC
— Here’s what worries Wall Street about Trump’s immigration ban – Turney Duff
http://www.cnbc.com/2017/02/02/heres-what-worries-wall-street-about-trumps-immigration-ban-commentary.html

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps demonize, denigrate, and condemn Trump supporters.  Most Trump supporters are Protestant, conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, non-poor, gun owners, German American, and/or their ancestors have been in America for a long time.  Democrats want to get rid of members of the aforesaid groups.
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/02/02/opinion/the-peculiar-populism-of-donald-trump.html

 

WASHINGTON POST
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “White House considering action on religious freedom that critics warn could lead to discrimination.”  My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always hinted/implied/argued/shouted that Missouri Synod Lutherans (MSL) discriminate against all people, but especially against those who are liberal, Democrat, minority, female, younger, poor, non-German American, non-MSL, and those whose ancestors have not been in America for a long time.  My Democrat superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates in the federal government always reminded my superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates in the federal government that I was baptized as an MSL, raised as an MSL, and confirmed as an MSL.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/white-house-considering-order-on-religious-freedom-that-critics-warn-could-lead-to-discrimination/2017/02/02/631ea41a-e8ee-11e6-bf6f-301b6b443624_story.html

 

FORBES
— Watchdogs Searching For Corruption Across Illinois Say They’re Finding It – Amanda Robert
http://www.forbes.com/sites/legalnewsline/2017/02/01/watchdogs-searching-for-corruption-across-illinois-say-theyre-finding-it/#422f51624934

 

FED SMITH
— Election Consequences and Targeting Federal Employee Unions – Ralph R. Smith
http://www.fedsmith.com/2017/02/02/election-consequences-and-targeting-federal-employee-unions/

 

SAN DIEGO GAY & LESBIAN NEWS
— Leaked anti-LGBT executive order allows broad discrimination in the name of religion – Timothy Rawles  (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always hinted/implied/argued/shouted that Missouri Synod Lutherans (MSL) discriminate against all people, but especially against those who are liberal, Democrat, minority, female, younger, poor, non-German American, non-MSL, and those whose ancestors have not been in America for a long time.  My Democrat superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates in the federal government always reminded my superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates in the federal government that I was baptized as an MSL, raised as an MSL, and confirmed as an MSL.)
http://sdgln.com/news/2017/02/02/leaked-anti-lgbt-executive-order-allows-broad-discrimination-name-religion

 

INQUISITR
— Reuters To Reporters: Cover Trump Administration As ‘Authoritarian Regime’
http://www.inquisitr.com/3941712/reuters-to-reporters-cover-trump-administration-as-authoritarian-regime/

January 31 Evening Edition

CBS2
— Illinois Policy Institute Pitches State Budget Plan With No Tax Hike – Craig Dellimore
http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2017/01/31/conservative-policy-group-pitches-state-budget-plan-with-no-tax-hike/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: A conservative lobbying group has outlined a plan for ending the state’s budget standoff without a major income tax increase. The Illinois Policy Institute’s budget plan would move all new employees and as many current workers as it can persuade into a 401(k)-style retirement plan, instead of defined pensions. The proposal also would make most able-bodied people without children ineligible for Medicaid, impose the state’s most recent contract offer to unionized state workers, reduce state payroll by 10 percent, and freeze property taxes for five years. Illinois Policy Institute CEO John Tillman said it also would end state revenue sharing with larger local governments, which he claimed spend more money than they should. “We want to end that charade. We want to create local accountability. If a local school district wants to engage in pension spiking at the end of a teacher’s career, they can do that. If they want to give administrators excessive compensation packages, they can do that. But they won’t be able to send the bill to other taxpayers anymore,” he said. Tillman said state mandates on local government would be reduced, but he acknowledged there would be skepticism and resistance to much of the IPI budget plan. “Every single political actor at the local level will want to hold on to every penny they can, and it won’t be until the public demands these reforms that we really see the political will,” he said. State Rep. Jeanne Ives (R-Wheaton) said she thinks the public will press for approval of the IPI budget plan. “That four-person family where the dad’s working his tail off, and maybe has a second job, and they know that they’re funding the Medicare for an able-bodied single adult who doesn’t want to get a job; I’ll tell you what, they’re all in on this plan, sir. All in,” she said.)
— Starbucks CEO’s Stance On Trump Travel Ban Stirs Up Bitter Brew – Jim Williams  (DIERSEN: How soon, if not already, will Starbucks post signs that say members of the following groups are NOT WANTED: Trump supporters, Protestants, conservatives, Republicans, Americans, Whites, males, older people, rich people, gun owners, German Americans, draft avoiders, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time?)
http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2017/01/30/starbucks-ceos-stance-on-travel-ban-stirs-up-bitter-brew/

 

NBC5
— Trump Picks Federal Appeals Judge Gorsuch for Supreme Court  The ninth seat on the Supreme Court has sat empty since Antonin Scalia died in February 2016 – Julie Pace and Mark Sherman
http://www.nbcchicago.com/news/politics/Donald-Trump-Supreme-Court-Pick-412318353.html
— Trump Sent $10K Check to Illinois FedEx Courier  “I’m still just living a dream,” Bouvet told the Washington Post. “I never thought in a million years this would happen.” – Tom Schuba
http://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/Trump-Sent-10000-Check-to-Illinois-FedEx-Courier-Report-412296163.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trump Pawar says Rauner is a “coward” for his response to Trump immigration order.  The stronger that you speak out against the immigration order, the more that the anti-Trump news media glorifies you and praises you.
http://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/pawar-rauner-coward-trump-refugee-order-412316113.html

 

ABC7
— PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP NOMINATES JUDGE NEIL GORSUCH TO U.S. SUPREME COURT – Charles Thomas
http://abc7chicago.com/politics/president-donald-trump-nominates-judge-neil-gorsuch-for-supreme-court/1729837/
— REP. KINZINGER ASKS TRUMP TO EXEMPT IRAQIS WHO SERVED FROM TRAVEL BAN – AP
http://abc7chicago.com/politics/kinzinger-asks-trump-to-exempt-iraqis-who-served-from-travel-ban/1729742/
— 7 ARRESTED AT #RESISTTRUMPTUESDAY PROTEST IN CHICAGO – Liz Nagy
http://abc7chicago.com/news/7-arrested-at-resisttrumptuesday-protest-in-chicago/1730402/
— TRUMP CANCELS TRIP TO MILWAUKEE; HARLEY-DAVIDSON NOT COMFORTABLE WITH LIKELY PROTESTS, SOURCE SAYS – CNN  (DIERSEN: Anti-Trumps will crow that their threats of violence are working.)
http://abc7chicago.com/news/trump-cancels-trip-to-milwaukee;-harley-davidson-not-comfortable-with-likely-protests-source-says/1730801/

 

FOX NEWS CHICAGO
— Proposed laws aim to reform Illinois group homes – AP
http://www.fox32chicago.com/news/local/232801580-story

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Trump picks Neil Gorsuch for Supreme Court
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/politics/ct-trump-supreme-court-pick-gorsuch-20170131-story.html
— Trump cancels planned Milwaukee economic speech (DIERSEN: Anti-Trumps will crow that their threats of violence are working.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/politics/ct-trump-cancels-milwaukee-visit-20170131-story.html
— 7 arrested in second week of ‘Resist Trump’ protests – William Lee
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/ct-federal-building-protest-met-20170201-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Rauners say “Rauner ally seeks spending cuts on universities, care for poor, teacher pensions.”
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-illinois-policy-budget-bruce-rauner-met-20170131-story.html
— President Trump sent rural Illinois FedEx courier a $10,000 check in the mail – Justin Jouvenal
http://www.chicagotribune.com/ct-trump-illinois-supporter-20170131-story.html
— Durbin calls Trump attorney general nominee Sessions ‘wrong person for job’ – Katherine Skiba  (DIERSEN: Democrats and RINOs want someone who is anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/ct-dick-durbin-opposes-jeff-sessions-met-0131-20170131-story.html
— Toying with run for governor, J.B. Pritzker calls Trump immigration order ‘wrong’ – Kim Janssen  (DIERSEN: What do your critics/opponents toy with?  Since 2000, my critics/opponents have toyed with replacing me as your GOPUSA Illinois with someone who they can manipulate/dominate.  Sooner or later, their replacement for me would promote dependency on government, dependency on charity, LGBTQ activity, abortion, mass/illegal immigration, booze, pot, gambling, race based preference giving, gender based preference giving, age discrimination, patronage, political affiliation discrimination, abolition of the First and Second Amendments, and even worse things.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/chicagoinc/ct-pritzker-silberman-0131-chicago-inc-20170131-story.html
— DIERSEWN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Chicago man is frantic over Trump order as Iranian-artist wife stranded abroad.”
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/ct-green-card-iranian-artist-met-20170130-story.html
— Trump gives the hard left a chance at power – John Kass
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/columnists/kass/ct-trump-supreme-court-kass-0201-20170131-column.html
— In Peoria, Caterpillar’s move feels like ‘kick in the gut’ – Greg Trotter
http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/ct-caterpillar-peoria-reaction-0201-biz-20170131-story.html
— Chicago State must pay whistleblower $4.3 million after delaying payment – Jodi S. Cohen and Stacy St. Clair
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/ct-chicago-state-whistleblower-final-payment-20170131-story.html
— Two lawsuits in Chicago challenge Trump travel ban – Jason Meisner
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/ct-trump-travel-ban-chicago-lawsuit-met-20170131-story.html
— Fireworks at the Justice Department: Trump fires acting Attorney General Sally Yates – Editorial
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/editorials/ct-trump-fires-sally-yates-attorney-general-edit-0201-jm-20170131-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Trump says “How a ‘chaos candidate’ becomes a disaster president.”
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/page/ct-trump-refugees-immigration-ban-perspec-0201-20170131-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Trump says “Donald Trump’s constant lying threatens the American experiment.”
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/commentary/ct-donald-trump-constant-lying-20170131-story.html
— People gather to protest Trump’s nomination of Betsy DeVos for education secretary
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/ct-protest-trumps-nomination-of-betsy-devos-for-education-secretary-photos-20170131-photogallery.html
— Hobby Lobby case among Supreme Court nominee Neil Gorsuch’s notable opinions
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/politics/ct-supreme-court-nominee-neil-gorsuch-notable-opinions-20170131-story.html

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— President Trump names Neil Gorsuch as his Supreme Court pick – AP
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/julie-pace-and-mark-sherman/
— Trump nixes Wisconsin trip amidst protest concerns – AP  (DIERSEN: Anti-Trumps will crow that their threats of violence are working.)
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/trump-nixes-wisconsin-trip-amidst-protests-concerns/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps Durbin and Duckworth say to Rauner “Stand up against Obamacare repeal.”
http://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/durbin-duckworth-to-rauner-stand-up-against-obamacare-repeal/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Trump says “Abortion trigger law ‘a nightmare scenario for women.”
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/steinberg-abortion-trigger-law-a-nightmare-scenario-for-women/
— Durbin, Duckworth to Rauner: ‘Stand up’ against Obamacare repeal – Tina Sfondeles
http://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/durbin-duckworth-to-rauner-stand-up-against-obamacare-repeal/
— Trump taps Gorsuch for Supreme Court, youngest nominee in decades – AP
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/julie-pace-and-mark-sherman/

 

DAILY HERALD
— Constituents crowd Hultgren office to discuss president – James Fuller  (DIERSEN: Anti-Trumps are nasty.)
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20170131/news/170139747/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: “People are very concerned about President Trump,” Scown told a nodding Goncher. “He has no understanding of his limited powers under the Constitution. He shows no discipline. We feel it’s our Congress’ duty to address an out of control president. We want to know that Mr. Hultgren will protect the Constitution and protect our rights.” Specifically, Scown pointed Trump’s recent ban on immigration from seven Muslim-majority nations as unconstitutional. Miller, an armed services veteran, said preventing Muslims who are non-U.S. citizens who helped U.S. military efforts in the Middle East is “a disgrace.” Hultgren released a statement Monday calling the ban “overly broad” with an “inconsistent and confused” interpretation. Hultgren said he supports efforts to review immigration screening processes to strengthen them. However, he said the process to vet refugees is “already extensive and thorough.” Miller said Hultgren’s statement was “weak” and didn’t go far enough. “He didn’t stand up and say it’s immoral, illegal, and we should ban it,” Miller said. The constituents also called on Hultgren to make his position known on various presidential cabinet appointments, especially those involving the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the education department. “Will the congressman stand up and protect the environment?” Miller asked. “Will he stand up for public schools?” Goncher said Hultgren does plan on hosting a town hall shortly. The staff has not set the time and place for such a public meeting, she said. Goncher pledged to call every one of the constituents who came to the office Tuesday and make separate appointments to listen to their concerns if need be. “We will always be available,” she said. “What we’re asking if that they make an appointment. If they give us a heads up on the topic, we can have a little bit more information to share with them.”)
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “How Trump’s voter fraud claim spread like a virus.”
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20170131/news/170139814/
— Librarians can combat ‘fake news,’ panel says – Elena Ferrarin
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20170131/news/170139754/
— Suburban officials roll out welcome mat for Caterpillar – Anna Marie Kukec
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20170131/business/170139761/

 

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Durbin, Duckworth hit Rauner over Obamacare – GREG HINZ
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20170131/BLOGS02/170139965/durbin-duckworth-hit-rauner-over-obamacare

 

WTTW
— How Healthy is Illinois’ Job Market? – Evan Garcia  (DIERSEN: Employers in northeast Illinois are overwhelmingly Democrat. Therefore, the healthier that Illinois’ job market gets, the fewer members of the following groups will be hired or promoted: Trump supporters, Protestants, conservatives, Republicans, Americans, Whites, males, older people, rich people, gun owners, German Americans, draft avoiders, and those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
http://chicagotonight.wttw.com/2017/01/31/how-healthy-illinois-job-market

 

BLOOMIMGTON PANTAGRAPH
— After Trump order, volunteer lawyers descend on big airports – AP
http://www.pantagraph.com/news/state-and-regional/illinois/after-trump-order-volunteer-lawyers-descend-on-big-airports/article_d368635d-660d-5b38-ae3b-b32b8604cd98.html
— 2 federal lawsuits filed in Chicago over Trump travel ban – AP
http://www.pantagraph.com/news/state-and-regional/illinois/federal-lawsuits-filed-in-chicago-over-trump-travel-ban/article_b97c9f51-70cf-5712-bcf4-a8498b212acb.html

 

PEORIA JOURNAL STAR
— Local officials: ‘It feels like being left at the altar’ – Nick Vlahos
http://www.pjstar.com/news/20170131/local-officials-it-feels-like-being-left-at-altar

 

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Illinois Policy Institute offers budget solution that promises not to raise taxes – Brian Robbins
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20170131/illinois-policy-institute-offers-budget-solution-that-promises-not-to-raise-taxes

 

CHAMPAIGN/URBANA NEWS GAZETTE
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps promote anti-Trumps.
http://www.news-gazette.com/news/local/2017-01-31/immigration-ban-ui-we-will-not-abide.html

 

LINCOLN COURIER
— Rauner administration alleges misinformation in AFSCME voting – Doug Finke
http://www.lincolncourier.com/news/20170131/rauner-administration-alleges-misinformation-in-afscme-voting

 

WSIL TV
— Speaker Paul Ryan defends Trump’s order, warns of protests – AP
http://www.wsiltv.com/story/34385489/speaker-defends-trumps-order-warns-of-protests

 

CHICAGOIST
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “About That $10K Check Trump Sent To An Illinois Volunteer.”
http://chicagoist.com/2017/01/31/trump_fedex_courier.php

 

ILLINOIS NEWS WATCH
— Trump justice nominee means Illinois’ fair share case could lead to national right-to-work law
https://ilnews.org/11938/trump-justice-nominee-means-illinois-fair-share-case-lead-national-right-work-law/

 

REPUBLICAN NEWS WATCH
— President Trump v. Useful Idiots, et al. – DOUG IBENDAHL
http://republicannewswatch.com/wp/?p=14253
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The protests against our new Commander-in-Chief aren’t going to stop. In fact, expect the hate and anger to get hotter, and the size of the protests to get larger, as President Trump keeps winning for America. And the winning has only begun. So don’t let the protests dampen your post-election joy. Just sit back and savor the spectacle. The Extreme Left – which is the only wing left in the Democratic Party — is nothing if not entertaining. The Democrats have proven they don’t care an iota about expanding economic opportunity for the millions abandoned by their failed ideology and political idols. And they have also made it painfully obvious that keeping Americans safe is the least of their concerns. I seriously question whether there’s a single protester out there who truly believes Trump will harm the interests of women, the LGBT community, African-Americans, Hispanics, or anyone else. It’s actually quite the opposite. What’s keeping the Democrats up at night is a recurring nightmare in which Donald Trump continues to make good on his promises to lift-up all and unite the country. The typical Trump hater out there marching and/or inciting violence isn’t concerned about others. It’s purely a selfish concern centered on their fear of becoming even more irrelevant – if that’s even possible. Donald Trump and his supporters can take heart in the fact that another great President faced similar opposition from a hysterical Left, and it only made him stronger.)

 

CHRISTIAN NEWS WIRE
— Trump Triangulates on Homosexuality vs. Abortion — AFTAH Condemns Decision to Keep Obama’s Pro-LGBT Executive Order – Peter LaBarbera
http://www.christiannewswire.com/news/7367579046.html

 

GOPUSA
— When Will They Show Outrage Over Dead Americans?
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=20075
— Chicago Pub apologizes for ‘Build-A-Wall’ burger with Mexican toppings
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=19972
— You want fake news? Check out AG’s ‘hate crime hotline’
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=20090
— Rasmussen poll shows strong backing for halt in refugees
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=20070

 

FOX NEWS
— Ingraham Reacts to Obama: Security, Border Control Aren’t ‘American Values’?
http://insider.foxnews.com/2017/01/31/ingraham-reacts-obama-statement-security-border-control-arent-american-values
— Al Sharpton Slammed for Calling Jesus a ‘Refugee’
http://insider.foxnews.com/2017/01/31/al-sharpton-tweet-jesus-refugee-reaction
— Tech companies worry about cherished tech visas – AP
http://www.foxbusiness.com/features/2017/01/31/ap-explains-tech-companies-worry-about-cherished-tech-visas.html

 

DAILY WIRE
— No, Muslim Refugees Are Not Jewish WWII Refugees. Here Are 5 Reasons Why. – MICHAEL QAZVINI
http://www.dailywire.com/news/1217/no-muslim-refugees-are-not-jewish-wwii-refugees-michael-qazvini

 

DAILY CALLER
— Let’s Be Real: Obama ‘Barred’ Syrian Christian Refugees. Just Look At The Numbers – Rachel Stoltzfoos
http://dailycaller.com/2017/01/28/lets-be-real-obama-barred-syrian-christian-refugees-just-look-at-the-numbers/

 

FEDERALIST
— Christians Need To Stop Being So Naive About Muslim Immigration – Wendy Wilson
http://thefederalist.com/2017/01/06/christians-need-stop-naive-muslim-immigration/

 

BLAZE
— Trump administration grants nearly 900 refugees waivers to enter U.S. this week – Chris Enloe
http://www.theblaze.com/news/2017/01/31/report-trump-administration-grants-nearly-900-refugees-waivers-to-enter-us-this-week/

 

POLITICO
— Trump picks Gorsuch for Supreme Court – SHANE GOLDMACHER and JOSH GERSTEIN
http://www.politico.com/story/2017/01/trump-gorsuch-supreme-court-234464

 

THE HILL
— GAO: IRS should improve handling of ID-theft cases – NAOMI JAGODA  (DIERSEN: I worked for IRS for almost 9 years, the last 5 1/2 years of which at the GS-12 Step 1-5 levels, currently $79,563-$90,173.  I worked GAO for almost 18 years, the last 11 years of which at the GS-13 Step 1-10 levels, currently $94,610-$122,991. I worked on audits of IRS’s Criminal Investigation Division for 3 of those years.)
http://thehill.com/policy/finance/317239-watchdog-irs-should-improve-handling-of-id-theft-cases
— Drudge slams GOP Congress for making Trump ‘do everything alone’ – JOE CONCHA (DIERSEN: In your precinct, in your municipality, in your township/ward, in your county, and in Illinois, who takes the lead in promoting the Republican Party platform and the Illinois Republican Party platform, especially their traditional family, right to life, and immigration planks?)
http://thehill.com/homenews/media/316955-drudge-slams-gop-congress-for-making-trump-do-everything-alone

 

HUFFINGTON POST
— To: The Next Governor of Illinois – Keith Kelleher, president, SEIU Healthcare Illinois
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/to-the-next-governor-of-illinois_us_5890c73fe4b02c397c178cd0

 

CNN
— President Trump nominates Neil Gorsuch for Supreme Court – Ariane de Vogue
http://www.cnn.com/2017/01/31/politics/donald-trump-supreme-court-nominee/index.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps crow “Trump continues Obama order protecting LGBTQ federal workers.” For federal employees, ever-increasingly since the 1960s, if you do not promote LGBTQ activity, your career will be wasted and you will be gotten rid of.
http://www.cnn.com/2017/01/31/politics/lgbt-protections-trump-continues-obama-policy-federal-workers/

 

REUTERS
— Trump’s go-to man Bannon takes hardline view on immigration – John Walcott and Julia Edwards Ainsley  (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, under the Democrats and under the RINOs, the longer that your ancestors have been in America, the more that Democrats and RINOs blame you for all the problems that minorities and women have had, are having, and will have.)
http://mobile.reuters.com/article/idUSKBN15E2TG

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— Trump Nominates Neil Gorsuch to the Supreme Court – JULIE HIRSCHFELD DAVIS and MARK LANDLER
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/01/31/us/politics/supreme-court-nominee-trump.html

 

NEW YORK DAILY NEWS
— California moves closer to becoming sanctuary state after measure gets committee approval – NANCY DILLON
http://www.nydailynews.com/news/politics/california-moves-closer-sanctuary-state-article-1.2960979

 

WASHINGTON POST
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: As Democrats ever-increasingly become more anti-Jew, Democrats ever-increasingly accuse Republicans of being anti-Jew.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/the-white-houses-soft-core-holocaust-denialism/2017/01/30/193da2a4-e724-11e6-80c2-30e57e57e05d_story.html
— Trump nominates Neil Gorsuch, a proponent of strictly interpreting the Constitution, to fill Supreme Court vacancy
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/post-politics/wp/2017/01/31/trump-nominates-neil-gorsuch-a-proponent-of-strictly-interpreting-the-constitution-to-fill-supreme-court-vacancy/

 

NEW YORK MAGAZINE
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps want Trump to pander to foreign countries and to their citizens. Anti-Trumps put foreign countries and their citizens ahead of America and its citizens.
http://nymag.com/daily/intelligencer/2017/01/trumps-top-trade-adviser-says-germany-exploits-the-u-s.html

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Donald Trump Taps Judge Neil Gorsuch for Supreme Court  Appeals-court judge, if confirmed, would replace Justice Scalia – MICHAEL C. BENDER and  BRENT KENDALL
https://www.wsj.com/articles/donald-trump-taps-judge-neil-gorsuch-for-supreme-court-1485911116?mod=djemalertNEWS

 

MODESTO BEE
— Whatever Trump breaks, GOP owns it – Editorial  (DIERSEN: Everything that Obama broke, Democrats own it.)
http://www.modbee.com/opinion/editorials/article129870199.html

 

MACOMB RADIO
— Governor Rauner Promises State Workers Will be Payed – Sean Patrick  (DIERSEN: During the 1980s and 1990s, as GAO’s budget was cut more and more and more in relative if not absolute terms, the head of GAO, Charles Bowsher, promised more and more and more that employees who were minority, female, younger, and/or veteran would not be adversely affected, this is, that only employees who were White, male, older, and/or non-veteran would be adversely affected.)
http://macombradio.com/macomb-news/289816

 

GAO
— IRS Improved Telephone Service but Needs to Better Assist Identity Theft Victims and Prevent Release of Fraudulent Refunds (DIERSEN: As a GS-11, currently $66,379, IRS Revenue Officer in early 1974, I was responsible for all of the IRS employees in Chicago who answered telephone calls from taxpayers and their representatives.  As a result of my performance on that assignment, IRS promoted me to GS-12, currently $79,563, in mid-1974.)
http://www.gao.gov/products/GAO-17-186

 

FED SMITH
— Legislation Introduced to Give Federal Employees a 3.2% Pay Raise in 2018 – Ian Smith
http://www.fedsmith.com/2017/01/31/legislation-introduced-to-give-federal-employees-a-3-2-pay-raise-in-2018/

 

SLATE
— In America, We Don’t Excuse Injustice if Only a Few People Are Affected – Evan Urquhart  (DIERSEN: Poetical affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, age discrimination, retaliation, and other injustices mainly affect federal employees who are Republican, White, male, older, and/or non-veteran.)
http://www.slate.com/blogs/outward/2017/01/30/in_america_we_don_t_excuse_injustice_if_only_a_few_people_are_affected.html

 

ESQUIRE
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Aside from Prejudiced, Trump’s Travel Ban Is Also Incompetent.”
http://www.esquire.com/news-politics/videos/a52703/seth-meyers-trump-ban/

 

VANITY FAIR
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “DONALD TRUMP’S INNER CIRCLE IS ALREADY ALIENATING ITS ALLIES.”
http://www.vanityfair.com/news/2017/01/donald-trump-immigration-executive-order

 

WASHINGTON BLADE
— Despite new pledge, fears persist of anti-LGBT action from Trump – Chris Johnson  (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, those who promote LGBTQ activity hint/imply/argue/shout that they, their operatives, and their dupes will get rid of individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that do not promote LGBTQ activity.  Most, if not virtually all of my critics/opponents promote LGBTQ activity.)
http://www.washingtonblade.com/2017/01/31/despite-pledge-on-obama-order-advocates-still-fear-anti-lgbt-action-from-trump/

January 31 Morning Edition

ABC7
— AS THE DEMOCRAT PARTY’S STRANGLEHOLD ON CHICAGO TIGHTENS: AT LEAST 50 KILLED, 300 SHOT IN CHICAGO SO FAR IN JANUARY, CPD SAYS – Jessica D’Onofrio
http://abc7chicago.com/news/at-least-50-killed-300-shot-in-chicago-so-far-in-january-cpd-says/1729577/

 

CBS2
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps promote “Growing Outrage As Trump Stands By Travel Ban.”
http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2017/01/30/growing-outrage-as-trump-stands-by-travel-ban/

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Senate tax hike is a raw deal for Illinoisans – Jeanne Ives
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/commentary/ct-illinois-budget-tax-increase-pensions-perspec-0131-jm-20170130-story.html
— Breaking silence, Obama speaks out on Trump immigrants order – AP
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/sns-bc-us–obama-trump-20170130-story.html
— Rauner administration tells workers ‘a strike against the taxpayers is reckless’ – Monique Garcia
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-bruce-rauner-strike-reckless-story.html
— Balmoral school in Crete stays open despite water scare – Susan DeMar Lafferty
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/daily-southtown/news/ct-sta-balmoral-school-water-st-0131-20170130-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats promote J.B. Pritzker
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/chicagoinc/ct-pritzker-silberman-0131-chicago-inc-20170131-story.html
— Steve Forbes at North Central College – Michelle Mullins
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/naperville-sun/ct-nvs-naperville-news-digest-st-0129-20170127-story.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Steve Forbes, chairman and editor-in-chief of Forbes Media, will speak about capitalism at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 31, at North Central College’s Wentz Concert Hall, 171 E. Chicago Ave.  Forbes was invited by the college’s student Republican organization. The event is free and open to the public, but a ticket is required to enter. Tickets can be obtained by calling the college’s box office at 630-637-7469. “Mr. Forbes brings a wealth of knowledge that spans across the business world, politics and journalism,” senior Ryan T. Schuring, president of the college’s Student Government Association and vice president of the College Republicans, said in a statement. “A speaker with his stature will help foster and promote civil discourse within the walls of institutional learning and beyond.”)
— Geraci’s lawsuit to keep dogs off condo elevators moving forward – Robert Channick
http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/ct-geraci-dog-condo-lawsuit-0131-biz-20170130-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Trump asks “Trump’s refugee order: Which side are you on?”  Overwhelmingly, those who oppose the order are anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors AND THOSE WHO SUPPORT THE ORDER ARE Protestant, conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/huppke/ct-trump-muslim-ban-huppke-20170130-story.html

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Appointees owe allegiance to Constitution, not Trump – Linda Chavez  (DIERSEN: Operatives and dupes for my critics/opponents who have lots of Republican political clout in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois hint/imply/argue/shout that I OWE ALLEGIANCE TO MY CRITICS/OPPONENTS AND a) NOT to the Milton Township Republican Central Committee by-laws or resolution against video gambling and b) NOT to the DuPage County Republican Central Committee by-laws and c) NOT to the Illinois Republican Party by-law or platform and d) NOT to the Republican Party by-laws or platform.)
http://chicago.suntimes.com/opinion/opinion-appointees-owe-allegiance-to-constitution-not-trump/
— Trump shows he revels in dangerous chaos – Jesse Jackson
http://chicago.suntimes.com/opinion/jesse-jackson-trump-shows-he-revels-in-dangerous-chaos/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “When a president knows nothing, others creep in.”  On what do you base your knowledge and your opinions of the federal government?  For me, it includes my working for the federal government for almost 30 years, and especially the almost 18 years that I worked for GAO, the last 11 years of which at the GS-13 Step 1-10 levels, currently $94,610-$122,991.  I worked on audits of federal financial industry regulators for almost 9 years, on audits of IRS for 3 years, and on audits of many other federal agencies for almost 6 years.  I served on the Association of Government Accountants Chicago Chapter Executive Committee for 13 years.
http://chicago.suntimes.com/opinion/editorial-when-a-president-knows-nothing-others-creep-in/

 

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Caterpillar to move HQ to Chicago area  (DIERSEN: Of course, anti-Trumps will urge Caterpiller to move to a precinct, a municipality, a township/ward, and a county that voted overwhelmingly for Clinton.)
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20170131/NEWS05/170139971/caterpillar-to-move-hq-to-chicago-area

 

CHAMPAIGN/URBANA NEWS GAZETTE
— Is Lisa Madigan rescuing ‘Dadigan’? – Jim Dey
http://www.news-gazette.com/news/local/2017-01-31/jim-dey-lisa-madigan-rescuing-dadigan.html

 

MADISON RECORD
— Lisa Madigan still trying to stiff state workers – Editorial (DIERSEN: Since the beginning of time, government employees and government retirees have been hated.  Virtually every individual, virtually every organization, virtually every company, virtually every government, and virtually every country wants to stiff government employees and to stiff government retirees. Those who hate government employees and government retirees just love that.  Overwhelmingly, those who hate government employees and government retirees have not and will not seek a job with the federal government a) because the pay and benefits are terrible, b) because the advancement opportunities are terrible, c) because they lack required education, work experience, professional certifications, and/or professional licenses, d) because they cannot pass an employment examination, e) because they cannot pass a background investigation, f) because they cannot pass a physical examination, g) because they cannot take the demonization, denigration, and condemnation that comes with being a federal employee or federal retiree, and/or h) because they are Republican, White, male, older, and/or non-veteran and they know that the federal government discriminates against its employees who are Republican, White, male, older, and/or non-veteran.)
http://madisonrecord.com/stories/511078281-lisa-madigan-still-trying-to-stiff-state-workers

 

WTTW
— Behind the Court Case That Could Shut Down State Government – Amanda Vinicky
http://chicagotonight.wttw.com/2017/01/30/behind-court-case-could-shut-down-state-government

 

DEKALB DAILY CHRONICLE
— NIU president, Illinois congressmen respond to Muslim immigration ban  (DIERSEN: NIU accepted me as a transfer student from UIC in 1969 when I was 20 yeas old.  If I was 20 today, I doubt that NIU would accept me because I am NOT anti-Trump, because I am NOT anti-Protestant, because I am NOT anti-conservative, because I am NOT anti-Republican, because I am NOT anti-American, because I am NOT anti-White, because I am NOT anti-male, because I am NOT anti-older people, because I am NOT anti-rich people, because I am NOT anti-gun owners, because I am NOT anti-German Americans, because I am NOT anti-draft avoiders, and because I am NOT anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
http://www.daily-chronicle.com/2017/01/30/niu-president-illinois-congressmen-respond-to-muslim-immigration-ban/aowcxsa/

 

PEORIA JOURNAL STAR
— Navy SEAL who died in Yemen raid was from Peoria – Andy Kravetz
http://www.pjstar.com/news/20170130/navy-seal-who-died-in-yemen-raid-was-from-peoria

 

JOURNAL COURIER
— Stopping pay a political move with bad results – Editorial  (DIERSEN: From what I see, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes are so full of hatred of federal employees and retirees, that they would strongly support any cut or elimination of compensation for federal employees and retirees.)
http://myjournalcourier.com/news/105210/editorial-stopping-pay-a-political-move-with-bad-results

 

HERALD & REVIEW
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, “Illinois churches, community groups” act as operatives or as dupes for the Democrat Party.
http://herald-review.com/business/central-illinois-churches-community-groups-protest-trump-order/article_a5926459-405f-5d64-aacd-536983ffc75c.html

 

MCHENRY TIMES
— 27 solutions offered to curb rising property taxes in Illinois – Giovanni Whaley
http://mchenrytimes.com/stories/511077493-27-solutions-offered-to-curb-rising-property-taxes-in-illinois

 

FOX ILLINOIS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Hundreds Rallying Travel Ban On Campus Announcing A New U Of I Petition.”
http://foxillinois.com/news/local/hundreds-rallying-travel-ban-on-campus-announcing-a-new-u-of-i-petition

 

WSIL TV
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Democratic state attorneys general begin Trump pushback.”
http://www.wsiltv.com/story/34385048/democratic-state-attorneys-general-begin-trump-pushback

 

CHICAGO READER
— Illinois owes around $11 billion in unpaid bills (plus interest) after 18 months without a budget deal – Kate Shepherd
http://www.chicagoreader.com/Bleader/archives/2017/01/31/illinois-owes-around-11-billion-in-unpaid-bills-plus-interest-after-18-months-without-a-budget-deal-and-other-chicago-news

 

DAILY NORTHWESTERN
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Feinberg students hold demonstration in support of Affordable Care Act.” How soon, if not already, will schools a) stop accepting students who are not Democrats and b) expel students who do not hate Republicans?)
https://dailynorthwestern.com/2017/01/30/campus/feinberg-students-hold-demonstration-in-support-of-affordable-care-act/

 

SOUTHEAST ILLINOIS NEWS
— Saline County GOP sees economic opportunities with new administration – Michael Carroll (DIERSEN: What do you see with the new administration?  I see increased hatred by those who are anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.)
http://seillinoisnews.com/stories/511071525-saline-county-gop-sees-economic-opportunities-with-new-administration

 

MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— Hultgren on Trump’s Immigration Executive Order, Calls It “Overly Broad”
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2017/01/30/hultgren-on-trumps-immigration-executive-order-calls-it-overly-broad/
— Skillicorn Introduces Right to Work Bill
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2017/01/30/skillicorn-introduces-right-to-work-bill/
— Highest Spending Campaign May Be for Algonquin Township Road Commissioner
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2017/01/30/highest-spending-campaign-may-be-for-algonquin-township-road-commissioner/

 

ILLINOIS FAMILY INSTITUTE
— Identity Politics and Paraphilias: Body Integrity Identity Disorder – John Biver
https://illinoisfamily.org/religious/identity-politics-paraphilias-body-integrity-identity-disorder/

 

ILLINOIS POLICY INSTITUTE
— INSTEAD OF TAX HIKES, ELIMINATE THE SICK-DAY PERK DRIVING UP PENSION COSTS  Illinois state senators are considering a budget with massive tax hikes, but is short on critical pension reforms, which would save taxpayers billions. – Eric Kohn  (DIERSEN: My Civil Service Retirement System pension is slightly higher because I got credit for unused sick days.  My Democrat superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates in the federal government did not like that at all; almost all of them used their sick days as fast as they earned them.)
https://www.illinoispolicy.org/instead-of-tax-hikes-eliminate-the-sick-day-perk-driving-up-pension-costs/

 

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— SIX ILLINOIS ORGANIZATIONS CERTIFIED AS BEST CHRISTIAN WORKPLACES FOR 2017
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2017/01/six-illinois-organizations-honored-as-certified-best-christian-workplaces-for-2017.html
— CITING CHICAGO MURDER CRISIS, GINGRICH MOCKS SCHUMER’S TEARS
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2017/01/citing-chicago-murder-crisis-gingrich-mocks-schumers-tears.html
— RACIAL WEALTH GAP IN DEMOCRAT-CONTROLLED CHICAGO WORSE THAN NATIONAL AVERAG
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2017/01/racial-wealth-gap-in-democrat-controlled-chicago-worse-than-national-average.html
— ILLINOIS REPUBLICAN PARTY RELEASES NEW AD: “DROP THE MIKE”
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2017/01/illinois-republican-party-releases-new-ad-drop-the-mike.html
— SHOTT: SHOWDOWN IN BLOODY CHICAGO
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2017/01/shott-showdown-in-bloody-chicago.html

 

CAPITOL FAX
— Illinois Policy Institute: Slash funding for local governments, universities, schools, Medicaid
http://capitolfax.com/2017/01/31/illinois-policy-institute-slash-funding-for-local-governments-universities-schools-medicaid/
— Maybe it’s time to consider consolidating villages?
http://capitolfax.com/2017/01/31/maybe-its-time-to-consider-consolidating-villages/

 

GOPUSA
— Classless Ex-prez Weighs in to Encourage Protesters
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=20040
— Starbucks: We’ll hire 10,000 refugees  (DIERSEN: How soon, if not already, will Starbucks post signs that say the following are not wanted: Trump supporters, Protestants, conservatives, Republicans, Americans, Whites, males, older people, rich people, gun owners, German Americans, draft avoiders, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time?)
http://www.gopusa.com/starbucks-well-hire-10000-refugees/
— Boy Scouts to allow girls who think they are boys to join
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=20046
— Mexico earmarks $50M to fight individual deportations (DIERSEN: Are you a Trump supporter?  How much money has Mexico earmarked to get rid of you?)
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=20048
— End the Foreign-Aid Racket
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=20038

 

CONSERVATIVE REPUBLICAN NEWS
— TRUMP TO GIVE PERSECUTED CHRISTIANS PRIORITY REFUGEE STATUS
http://conservativerepublicannews.com/2017/01/30/trump-to-give-persecuted-christians-priority-refugee-status/

 

BREITBART
— Trump Administration to Publish Crimes Committed by Illegal Aliens in Sanctuary Cities – KATIE MCHUGH
http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2017/01/25/trump-administration-publish-crimes-committed-illegal-aliens-sanctuary-cities/

 

NATIONAL REVIEW
— The Myth of the Virtuous Poor – DAVID FRENCH  (DIERSEN: If you are not poor, what do your critics/opponents attribute that to?  My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes hint/imply/argue/shout I am not poor a) because I was born a White male, b) because I have been blessed with good health (aside from poor eyesight and partial red-green color blindness), c) because I avoided the draft, d) because I got married, e) because my wife and I gave up trying to have children, we did not adopt, and we did not become foster parents, f) because the federal government overpaid me, and g) because my federal pension and health, dental, and vision insurance subsidy is too generous.)
https://www.nationalreview.com/magazine/2017-02-06-0000/poverty-morality-conservatives

 

WASHINGTON FREE BEACON
— Trump Halted $181 Billion in Regulatory Costs on First Day in Office  Regulation freeze stops Obama administration’s pending rules – Elizabeth Harrington  (DIERSEN: What about the many trillions of dollars in regulatory costs since the 1960s a) to give preference to minorities and b) to give preference to females?)
http://freebeacon.com/issues/report-trump-halted-181-billion-regulatory-costs-first-day-office/

 

THE HILL
— McConnell: If GOP unites, we will win – ALEXANDER BOLTON AND BOB CUSACK  (DIERSEN: For RINOs, uniting means getting rid of those who support the Republican Party platform, that is, getting rid of those who voted for Trump.)
http://thehill.com/homenews/senate/317001-mcconnell-if-gop-unites-we-will-win
— Democrats boycott confirmation votes for Trump nominees – PETER SCHROEDER
http://thehill.com/homenews/senate/317076-dems-boycott-confirmation-votes-for-trump-nominees

 

ASSOCIATED PRESS
— Syria warns of setting up safe zones for civilians as unsafe – BASSEM MROUE  (DIERSEN: Just kidding, but not completely, will Trump have to set up “safe zones” for his supporters in precincts, in municipalities, in townships/wards, in counties, and in states that are anti-Trump?  Provably not because Trump supporters have bought a tremendous amount of firearms and ammunition for their self-defense.)
http://www.concordmonitor.com/Syria-warns-of-setting-up-safe-zones-for-civilians-as-unsafe-7798776

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— Are You Married to Your Party? A measure of Identity. – Lynn Vavreck  (DIERSEN: The more planks in the Republican Party platform that you reject, the more planks in the Illinois Republican Party platform that you reject, and the more that you reject the Milton Township Republican Central Committee resolution against video gambling, the harder that you work against me and against all Republicans.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/01/31/upshot/are-you-married-to-your-party.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Trump’s Immigration Order Tests Limits of Law and Executive Power.”
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/01/30/us/politics/trump-immigration-muslim-ban.html
— Obama’s Protections for L.G.B.T. Workers Will Remain Under Trump – JEREMY W. PETERS  (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, under the Democrats and under the RINOs, if you do not promote LGBTQ activity, you will be wasted and you will be gotten rid of.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/01/30/us/politics/obama-trump-protections-lgbt-workers.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps promote foreign countries and their citizens.
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/01/30/us/politics/daca-dreamer-immigrant-trump.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps demonize, denigrate, and condemn Trump and his supporters.
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/01/31/opinion/the-republican-fausts.html
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/01/31/opinion/make-china-great-again.html
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/01/30/upshot/republicans-have-one-big-incentive-to-stick-with-trump.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Refugees Entering the U.S. Already Face a Rigorous Vetting Process.”
https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2017/01/29/us/refugee-vetting-process.html

 

WASHINGTON POST
— Priebus: ‘maybe we need to expand’ immigration ban
https://www.washingtonpost.com/video/politics/priebus-maybe-we-need-to-expand-immigration-ban/2017/01/31/e900224e-e77b-11e6-903d-9b11ed7d8d2a_video.html
— Trump’s First 100 Days: Get with the program or get out – Elise Viebeck  (DIERSEN: It was get with the Democrat Party platform or get out while I worked for the federal government for almost 30 years. Nevertheless, I survived for almost 3 years at the Post Office, for almost 9 years at IRS, and for almost 18 years at GAO.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/powerpost/wp/2017/01/30/trumps-first-100-days-get-with-the-program-or-get-out/
— To resist or not, the federal employees’ dilemma – Joe Davidson  (DIERSEN: While I worked for the federal government for almost 30 years, I never resisted any order, including orders my Democrat superiors carried out to give preference to my supervisors, to my coworkers, and to my subordinates because they were Democrat, minority, female, younger, and/or veteran.  However, because I complained about the aforesaid orders, and especially because in 1988 I became an active member in a class action lawsuit that charged the federal government with reverse discrimination, age discrimination, and retaliation, my Democrat GAO superiors forced me to retire in 1997 when I was 49 years old, did not promote me beyond GS-13, kept me off audits of IRS for all but 3 of the almost 18 years that I worked for GAO, and forced me to take an $18,847 pay cut in today’s dollars to transfer from IRS to GAO in 1980.  My Democrat IRS superiors did not promote me beyond GS-12, disallowed my education deductions, and disallowed my partial day per diem claims.  My Democrat Post Office superiors forced me resign in 1969 and disallowed my sick leave requests.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/powerpost/wp/2017/01/31/to-resist-or-not-the-federal-employees-dilemma/

 

USA TODAY
— Advocacy groups leverage anger to target Trump – John Bacon  (DIERSEN: Who in your precinct, who in your municipality, who in your township/ward, who in your county, and who in Illinois takes the lead in promoting hatred against Trump and against those who voted for Trump?  What plans do they have to get rid of those who voted for Trump in your precinct, in your municipality, in your township/ward, in your county, and in Illinois?)
http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2017/01/30/advocacy-groups-leverage-anger-target-trump/97240668/
— FRONT PAGE: Trump Nation says controversial immigration order is no surprise to them – Rick Hampson  (DIERSEN: How big is the “Trump Nation” in your precinct, in your municipality, in your township/ward, and in your county?)
http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2017/01/30/trump-nation-says-controversial-immigration-order-no-surprise-them/97248710/
— Trump targets tech’s H-1B visa hiring tool – Marco della Cava, Elizabeth Weise and Jon Swartz
http://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/news/2017/01/30/trump-targets-techs-h1b-visa-hiring-tool/97240588/
— Older workers feel on track for retirement. Are they? – Paul Davidson
http://www.usatoday.com/story/money/2017/01/31/older-workers-feel-track-retirement-they/97162652/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: All of that has taken a toll. Twenty-seven percent of the 45- to 65-year-olds surveyed have no retirement savings or investments and another 22% have less than $100,000. About 14% have at least $500,000 and 5% have $1 million or more. By contrast, nearly 50% believe they’ll need at least $500,000 to be comfortable and about a quarter say they’ll need at least $1 million. Rheaume says there’s no one-size-fits-all benchmark for a retirement fund — despite the oft-cited $1 million standard — adding it depends on the retiree’s lifestyle and spending patterns. Still, he says, the number of aging Americans with less than $100,000 “is very concerning.” Not surprisingly, there’s a stark contrast between lower- and higher-income workers. Of those earning $50,000 or more, 84% have retirement savings, compared to 45% of those with lower salaries, the survey shows.)
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps ask “Trump ban effect?” and say “World is going to start closing the door.”  Anti-Trumps want America to pander to foreign countries and to their citizens.
http://www.usatoday.com/story/money/2017/01/30/donald-trump-immigration-muslim-travel/97247774/

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— When You Need to Face Facts in Your Life  Getting past information avoidance to deal with health issues, financial difficulties and other worries – ELIZABETH BERNSTEIN  (DIERSEN: My critic/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes promote “information avoidance” big time.  They do not want you to read GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails.  They want you to get all your information from them.  They a) reject planks in the Republican Party platform and work against those like me who support those planks, b) reject planks in the Illinois Republican Party platform and work against those like me who support those planks, c) reject the Milton Township Republican Central Committee resolution against video gambling and work against those like me who support that resolution, d) focus on destroying those like me who they cannot manipulate/dominate, e) were defendants in lawsuits that I have filed, f) are operatives for the aforesaid, and/or g) are dupes for the aforesaid and/or 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, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/when-you-need-to-face-facts-in-your-life-1485791641
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps glorify and praise foreign countries and their citizens.  Ever-increasingly, the longer that your ancestors have been in America, the more that anti-Trumps want to get rid of you.
https://www.wsj.com/articles/a-trump-protest-under-lady-libertys-gaze-1485821234
— The Press Deserves Freedom, Not Privilege  Don’t tell journalists to shut up. Subject them to increased competition instead. – WILLIAM MCGURN
https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-press-deserves-freedom-not-privilege-1485821387
— Even Jimmy Carter Was Cautious About Admitting Refugees  He refused entry to 40,000 Cambodians—but later took a humane approach to communism’s victims. – SETH LIPSKY
https://www.wsj.com/articles/even-jimmy-carter-was-cautious-about-admitting-refugees-1485821291
— How State Lawmakers Can Restore Freedom on Campus  Use the power of the purse to abolish speech codes—making public colleges into a model for private ones. – PETER BERKOWITZ
https://www.wsj.com/articles/how-state-lawmakers-can-restore-freedom-on-campus-1485821338

 

FORBES
— Obama Department Of Education Drastically Underestimated Student-Loan Debt – Tom Lindsay
http://www.forbes.com/sites/tomlindsay/2017/01/31/__trashed/#2e3299913ccb

 

JACKSON SUN
— Low-paid illegal workers benefit Sanctuary Restaurants – MICHAEL SHANNON  (DIERSEN: Democrats want illegals because they vote for Democrats.  RINOs want illegals because they want cheap labor.)
http://www.jacksonsun.com/story/opinion/columnists/2017/01/31/low-paid-illegal-workers-benefit-sanctuary-restaurants/97239168/

 

NEW YORKER
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “NEW YORK STANDS UP TO TRUMP.”
http://www.newyorker.com/culture/cultural-comment/new-york-stands-up-to-trump

 

NEW YORK MAGAZINE
— Don’t Blame Ivanka and Jared, They Were Observing Shabbat – Margaret Hartmann  (DIERSEN: What do you say to my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes who demonize me, who denigrate me, and who condemn me for putting GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails together and sending them out on weekends?)
http://nymag.com/daily/intelligencer/2017/01/ivanka-and-jared-dont-blame-us-we-were-observing-shabbat.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: But now sources close to the First Couple, Jr. are claiming that they had nothing to do with the discriminatory travel ban or its chaotic rollout – and they even have an alibi. President Trump announced his executive order minutes before the sun set on Friday night, and Vanity Fair reports that Ivanka and Jared were initially unaware of the uproar because they were observing Shabbat. The couple, who are both orthodox Jews, do not use technology or do work from sundown on Friday to sundown on Saturday. Kushner is often portrayed as a moderating force, both on his father-in-law and between the different factions in his orbit. One source suggested that’s why both Saturdays of the Trump administration were especially tumultuous. “He wasn’t rolling calls on Saturday when this happened,” a source said of the day after the inauguration. “To me, that’s not a coincidence.”  Sources tell Vanity Fair that Kushner can’t really be blamed for the other six days of the week either, because his influence over his father-in-law is already waning.)

 

AMERICAN PROSPECT
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Trump’s Immigration Crackdown is Dangerous for Workers (Not Just Immigrants)”
http://prospect.org/article/trump%E2%80%99s-immigration-crackdown-dangerous-workers-not-just-immigrants

 

INSIDE HIGHER EDUCATION
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps provide “10 Ways to Support Students Facing Immigration Crises.” How soon, if not already, will schools a) stop accepting students who are not Democrats and b) expel students who do not hate Republicans?)
https://www.insidehighered.com/views/2017/01/31/how-faculty-members-and-administrators-can-help-immigrant-students-essay

 

FEDERAL TIMES
— Forget the hiring freeze, OMB plan could alter the workforce – Carten Cordell (DIERSEN: Republicans downsized GAO during all the almost 18 years that I worked for the agency 1980-1997. Because of that, the Democrats who ran the agency focused on wasting the careers of and getting rid of their employees who were Republican, White, male, older, and/or non-veteran.)
http://www.federaltimes.com/articles/forget-the-hiring-freeze-omb-plan-could-alter-the-workforce
(FROM THE ARTCLE: The more important thing is the Phase 2, which is the creation of the downsizing plan,” said Don Kettl, a professor at the University of Maryland’s School of Public Policy and a nonresident senior fellow at the Brookings Institution. “What kind of plan will it be in trying to reduce the size of the federal government through attrition? That really raises two questions: First, does the size of the federal workforce need to be reduced. And the second is, if you are going to reduce it, does it make sense to do it through attrition?” By using attrition as a tool to whittle down the workforce, the Trump administration would be trying to leverage the increasing number of federal employees eligible for retirement to achieve its goals. Some estimates have pegged the eligible number of retirees at 40 percent of the total workforce by 2020, which would accomplish the Trump administration’s goal, but runs the risk leaving a very large skills gap. “The one thing we know about doing it through attrition is that you are never going to end up with the kind of workforce that you need because the people that are leaving aren’t necessarily the jobs you need to replace,” Kettl said. “And the jobs you need to replace aren’t necessarily matched by the people who are leaving.”)

January 30 Morning Edition

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Rauner avoids taking stand on Trump refugee executive order – Rick Pearson  (DIERSEN: If you “take a stand” against Trump, the anti-Trump media will glorify and praise you.  How soon, if not already, if you fail/refuse to “take a stand” against Trump, will the anti-Trump media demonize you, denigrate you, and condemn you?)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-bruce-rauner-donald-trump-syrian-refugees-executive-order-20170129-story.html
— Strike vote by big Illinois worker union starts Monday – Kim Geiger
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-afscme-strike-vote-monday-story.html
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: Interest payments on Illinois’ unpaid bills add to vast cost of budget impasse – Monique Garcia
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-illinois-budget-impasse-cost-met-20170129-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps crow that “Refugees in Illinois: More than 40 percent from banned countries.”
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/ct-muslim-refugees-in-illinois-htmlstory.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps crow that “Chicagoans decry travel restrictions as family, friends held at O’Hare.”
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/ct-ohare-immigration-met-20170129-story.html
— Does it ever make sense to work for free? – Amy Morin  (DIERSEN: Because no one pays me for what I do for you as your GOPUSA Illinois Editor, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes viciously demonize, viciously denigrate, and viciously condemn what I do for you as your GOPUSA Illinois Editor as being WORHLESS. How much an hour are my critics/opponents paying their operatives and their dupes to harass me?  Is at least $15 an hour?)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/success/inc/tca-does-it-ever-make-sense-to-work-for-free-20170125-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Trump says “President Trump, keep your ‘Feds’ to yourself.”
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/columnists/glanton/ct-trump-chicago-crime-glanton-20170127-column.html

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps demonize, denigrate, and condemn Trump.
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/trumps-travel-ban-puts-chicago-on-edge/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats want the “sports world” to promote the Democrat Party platform, that is, to serve as operatives or as dupes for Democrat politicians.
http://chicago.suntimes.com/sports/hatefulness-of-trumps-immigration-ban-exposed-by-sports-world/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats a) glorify and praise foreign countries and their citizens and b) demonize, denigrate, and condemn Trump and those who voted for him.
http://chicago.suntimes.com/opinion/ask-a-chicagoan-mr-president-about-dangerous-immigrants/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Trump glorifies and praises another anti-Trump.
http://chicago.suntimes.com/opinion/laura-washington-emanuel-displays-skillful-touch-vs-trump/

 

DAILY HERALD
— Joe Walsh speaking to Elk Grove Republicans  (DIERSEN: Are you a Republican Precinct Committeeman/Captain? Who will the speaker be at your next monthly township, ward, and/or county party meeting?  Who spoke at the last meeting?  Which candidates, elected officials, and party leaders attended the last meeting?  How many precinct committeemen/captains attended?)
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20170129/news/170128736/
(FROM THE ANNOUNCEMENT: Former congressman and radio host Joe Walsh will be the guest speaker at the Republican Organization of Elk Grove Township meeting 9 a.m. Saturday, Feb. 18 at Elk Grove Township Meeting Hall, 2400 S. Arlington Heights Road, Arlington Heights. Admission is free, the meeting is open and refreshments will be served.)
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Elgin High teacher fears Trump will restrict climate change research.”
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20170130/news/170139968/
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD WITH COLOR PHOTO OF MARNI PYKE: OK or ‘outrageous’? Metra’s latest fare hike arrives this week – Marni Pyke
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20170130/news/170139967/
— FRONT PAGE WITH BIG COLOR PICTURE: Many DuPage voters will face tax hike questions in April – Robert Sanchez
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20170130/news/170139963/
— Cronyism alive and well in DuPage – Bob Peickert, Chairman, Democratic Party of DuPage County, Lombard  (DIERSEN: If someone were to charge me with benefiting from cronyism in Wheaton, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and/or in Illinois, what facts would they cite?)
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20170130/discuss/170139984/

 

DNA INFO
— ‘Open Up Your Homes’ To DREAMers, Says Rahm, Who Will Host In His House – Alex Nitkin  (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats treasonously encourage people to come to America illegally, to stay in America illegally, and to bring others to America illegally.)
https://www.dnainfo.com/chicago/20170129/ohare/rahm-emanuel-ohare-protest-trump-executive-order-travel-restrictions
(FROM THE ARTICLE: O’HARE — Mayor Rahm Emanuel’s name evoked boos and hisses from the hundreds of demonstrators outside at O’Hare Airport when a speaker mentioned his name. Few realized he had joined them. The mayor ducked into the airport’s international terminal Sunday, shook hands with volunteer attorneys and called on residents across the city to host refugees and immigrants in their homes as an act of defiance to President Donald Trump’s restrictive executive order. Trump’s order, signed on Friday, suspends all U.S. refugee resettlement for 120 days, bars Syrian refugees indefinitely, and blocks travel into the U.S. for 90 days for citizens of Iran, Iraq, Libya, Somalia, Sudan, Syria and Yemen. It will also stop green card holders from those seven countries from entering the U.S. again if they travel abroad. On Saturday, after more than a thousand protesters marched inside and outside the terminal, Emanuel released a statement saying the travel restrictions had “tarnished America’s standing as a beacon of hope for the free world.” The next evening, he bypassed the crowds and made for the dozens of volunteer lawyers who had set up a makeshift office at a McDonald’s inside the terminal. He huddled and shook hands with organizers, asking which law firms they represented. Some volunteers held up signs in Arabic and Farsi offering counsel to travelers who had been detained, while others huddled around laptops drafting writs of habeas corpus on their behalf. “I want to thank all the lawyers here who are assuring people that when they come, what they’re met with is support, security and safety,” Emanuel said. “That’s who we are, and that is what we’re doing.” Meanwhile, officials from the city’s aviation department, which runs operations at the airport, dropped off a shipment of coffee and pastries for the lawyers. While Emanuel was at the airport, his office released a statement saying he would host immigrants in his home who had been granted legal status under the DREAM Act. Trump has so far laid off the legislation, which outlines a path to citizenship for immigrants who enter the country illegally as young children. “At a moment of unease and vulnerability for so many, let’s come together as a city and put action behind our words and the values we hold dear as a welcoming city,” the statement read. Emanuel and the City Council last week affirmed Chicago’s status as a “sanctuary city,” which bars local law enforcement from helping federal officials identify or deport undocumented immigrants. Trump has threatened to withhold federal funding from the city over its status. Here is Emanuel’s statement: “One hundred years ago, the people of Chicago opened their hearts and their homes to my grandfather when he immigrated to this great city, fleeing the pogroms of Eastern Europe in search of freedom and opportunity. In that spirit, in the coming days my family and I will host DREAMers attending Chicago Public Schools and Chicago City Colleges for a meal, a conversation, and a recognition and celebration of all that unites us, rather than what divides us. I am asking every interested resident of the City of Chicago to join us by hosting a similar meal in your own homes and at restaurants in your own neighborhoods, or by sharing welcoming words through a phone call or email. At a moment of unease and vulnerability for so many, let’s come together as a city and put action behind our words and the values we hold dear as a welcoming city. Lets show the world that the City of Big Shoulders is also a city of big hearts.”)

 

CHAMPAIGN/URBANA NEWS GAZETTE
— Davis throws support behind Trump move – Tom Kacich
http://www.news-gazette.com/news/local/2017-01-30/davis-throws-support-behind-trump-move.html

 

SAUK VALLEY
— Attorney general ups ante on budget brinksmanship  Court filing might quickly precipitate a shutdown of government – Rich Miller
http://www.saukvalley.com/2017/01/27/springfield-spotlight-attorney-general-ups-ante-on-budget-brinksmanship/ckoa9nd/

 

PEORIA PUBLIC RADIO
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “ACA Repeal Would Hurt Illinois’ Economy.”
http://peoriapublicradio.org/post/analysts-project-aca-repeal-would-hurt-illinois-economy#stream/0
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Hundreds Attend Rally For Immigrants in Champaign-Urbana.”
http://peoriapublicradio.org/post/hundreds-attend-rally-immigrants-champaign-urbana#stream/0

 

BELLEVILLE NEWS DEMOCRAT
— That ain’t Monopoly money those Springfield characters are playing with – Editorial
http://www.bnd.com/opinion/editorials/article129217714.html
— Here’s what your local congressmen say about Trump’s immigration order – KELSEY LANDIS
http://www.bnd.com/news/local/article129517214.html

 

ALTON DAILY NEWS
— Governor and AFSCME Agree on Worker Pay – Greg Bishop
http://altondailynews.com/news/details.cfm?clientid=17&id=235461#.WI9K6RHxZZJ

 

DAILY EGYPTIAN
— Illinois among states expected to continue course toward clean energy future – JEN FIFIELD
http://dailyegyptian.com/65339/state/illinois-among-states-expected-to-continue-course-toward-clean-energy-future/

 

EFFINGHAM RADIO
— Governor Rauner Discusses Growth and Opportunity in Illinois with U.S. Chamber of Commerce – Samantha Leturno
http://www.effinghamradio.com/2017/01/29/governor-rauner-discusses-growth-and-opportunity-in-illinois-with-u-s-chamber-of-commerce/

 

CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “How Donald Trump’s travel ban could change American history.  Ban becomes defining moment in Trump’s presidency.”
http://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/how-donald-trumps-travel-ban-could-change-american-history/647084853

 

FOX ILLINOIS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps promote anti-Trumps.
http://foxillinois.com/news/local/protesters-in-savoy-rally-against-trumps-order-01-30-2017
http://foxillinois.com/news/local/organizing-for-action-march-in-downtown-springfield-01-30-2017

 

  1. LOUIS TODAY
    — Illinois AG Madigan asks court to force action by her speaker father and governor – Kevin McDermott
    http://www.stltoday.com/news/local/govt-and-politics/illinois-ag-madigan-asks-court-to-force-action-by-her/article_6ae62d0d-98a0-5bde-8dd5-7dc9e261a818.html

 

BELOIT DAILY NEWS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Members of the following groups crow that”CHICAGO MAYOR CALLS FOR ACTIONS TO WELCOME IMMIGRANTS:” anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.
http://www.beloitdailynews.com/article/20170130/AP/301309943
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps crow “ENVIRONMENTALISTS PREPARING TO BATTLE TRUMP, GOP IN COURT.”
http://www.beloitdailynews.com/article/20170129/AP/301299988

 

TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats say “Let’s face it: Taxes are going up.” Democrats always want non-Democrats to pay more taxes.
http://www.mywebtimes.com/news/local/as-it-is-let-s-face-it-taxes-are-going/article_1256ddb9-bf51-51c5-9dd2-3d5a52229299.html

 

MADISON RECORD
— Illinois held hostage to a ‘Grand Bargain’ – State Rep. Jeanne Ives (R-Wheaton)
http://madisonrecord.com/stories/511077780-illinois-held-hostage-to-a-grand-bargain

 

WSIL TV
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, “religious groups” act as operatives or as dupes for the Democrat Party.
http://www.wsiltv.com/story/34374101/religious-groups-join-outpouring-against-trump-refugee-order
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trump Lisa Madigan sides with the anti-Trumps.
http://www.wsiltv.com/story/34373839/madigan-condemns-trump-immigration-order
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Trump denies immigration restriction caused airport chaos.”
http://www.wsiltv.com/story/34375480/white-house-defends-immigration-order-in-face-of-protests

 

WGEM
— Governor Rauner takes to social media to voice concerns about employee pay – Don Dwyer (DIERSEN: What concerns do you voice?  Since 2000, I have used GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails to voice concerns that politicians who are elected/appointed as Republicans in Illinois, in DuPage County, in Milton Township, in Glen Ellyn, and in Wheaton far too often fail/refuse to defend/advance far too many planks in the Republican Party platform and in the Illinois Republican Party platform.)
http://www.wgem.com/story/34375258/2017/01/30/governor-rauner-takes-to-social-media-to-voice-concerns-about-employee-pay

 

ENEWS PARK FOREST
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps crow “In Wake of Trump Executive Orders, Over 1000 From Chicago Suburbs March and Rally Against Muslim Ban, Call For Sanctuary Cities.”
https://enewspf.com/2017/01/29/wake-trump-executive-orders-1000-chicago-suburbs-march-rally-muslim-ban-call-sanctuary-cities/

 

NILES PATCH
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps crow “‘Muslim Ban’ Protests Create New Allies at Chicago, Morton Grove Rallies.  Hundreds march through Morton Grove, hundreds more return to O’Hare to oppose Trump’s immigration orders.”
http://patch.com/illinois/niles/muslim-ban-creates-new-allies-chicago-area-rallies

 

COLUMBIA CHRONICLE
— Voters vs Donors: $95.8 million circling Illinois legislative races creates loyalty concerns – Rric Bradach  (DIERSEN: What do you say to candidates, to elected officials, and to party leaders who talk and/or act like they are operatives or dupes for those individuals, organizations, companies, and governments that give them the most money?  My critics/opponents give lots of money to candidates, to elected officials, and to party leaders in Illinois, in DuPage County, in Milton Township, and in Wheaton.)
http://www.columbiachronicle.com/metro/article_36162eb2-e500-11e6-9fac-7b7539e77256.html

 

NORTHEASTERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY
— THE DANIEL L. GOODWIN DISTINGUISHED LECTURE SERIES PRESENTS  James Carville and Mary Matalin  Thursday, February 2 at 7:30 p.m.  NEIU Auditorium, 3701 W. Bryn Mawr Ave., Chicago
http://neiu.edu/university-life/arts-northeastern/guest-lectures

 

DAILY ILLINI
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, universities talk and act like they are arms of the Democrat Party.
http://dailyillini.com/opinions/editorials/2017/01/30/editorial-university-must-continue-to-foster-global-community/

 

ILLINOIS HOMEPAGE
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps promote anti-Trumps.
http://www.illinoishomepage.net/news/local-news/protestors-take-to-the-airport/647011768

 

UPSTREAM IDEAS
— Rahm Emanuel Worst Elected Official
http://upstream-ideas.com/upstream-ideas/ideas/two-minute-warning-rahm-emanuel-worst-elected-official

 

DUPAGE POLICY JOURNAL
— Ramey calls out McManamon for ‘almost abusive’ behavior – Tabitha Fleming
http://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/511077756-ramey-calls-out-mcmanamon-for-almost-abusive-behavior

 

SANGAMON SUN
— Critics say ‘House of Madigan’ continues to play by own rules – Carol Ostrow  (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents have lots of religious, government, political, and or financial clout in Wheaton, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois.  They make it very clear that they will use their operatives and their dupes to destroy any individual, any organization, any company, or any government that does not play by the rules that my critics/opponent have set.)
http://sangamonsun.com/stories/511077159-critics-say-house-of-madigan-continues-to-play-by-own-rules

 

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— REP. IVES BLASTS SENATE LEADERSHIP FOR BUDGET DEAL “OUT OF TOUCH” WITH ILLINOIS TAXPAYERS
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2017/01/rep-ives-blasts-senate-leadership-for-budget-deal-out-of-touch-with-illinois-taxpayers.html
— WHAT’S HOLDING THE ARAB WORLD BACK?
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2017/01/whats-holding-the-arab-world-back.html
— THORNER: WILL TRUMP BE MISLED TO PICK ANOTHER SOUTER?
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2017/01/thorner-will-trump-be-misled-to-pick-another-souter.html

 

FEDERALIST
— Islamists Join Environmentalists At Standing Rock To Delegitimize America  What unites these two seemingly antithetical movements is their shared desires to accumulate power and topple a common enemy. – Shireen Qudosi
http://thefederalist.com/2017/01/30/islamists-join-environmentalists-standing-rock-delegitimize-america/

 

ANDY MARTIN
— The New York Times lies when it says President Trump’s voter fraud claims are a “fantasy”
https://contrariancommentary.wordpress.com/2017/01/30/andy-martin-the-new-york-times-lies-when-it-says-president-trumps-voter-fraud-claims-are-a-fantasy/

 

BREITBART
— Times columnist and author India Knight has called for the assassination of U.S. President, Donald J. Trump. – DONNA RACHEL EDMUNDS
http://www.breitbart.com/london/2017/01/29/times-journo-calls-for-assassination-of-president-trump/

 

BLAZE
— Don’t be fooled — protests and marches aren’t coming ‘out of nowhere’ – Sarah Lee  (DIERSEN: Operatives and dupes for my critics/opponents do not come out of nowhere.  They are manipulated/dominated,if not paid by my critics/opponents.)
http://www.theblaze.com/news/2017/01/29/commentary-dont-be-fooled-protests-and-marches-arent-coming-out-of-nowhere/

 

GOPUSA
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anarchists say “From Palestine to Mexico, all the borders got to go!”
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=19969

 

DAILY CALLER
— Most Of The Muslim Countries Trump Targeted Have Discriminatory Entry Policies – RYAN PICKRELL
http://dailycaller.com/2017/01/28/most-of-the-muslim-countries-targeted-by-trump-have-discriminatory-visa-policies/

 

CONSERVATIVE HQ
— President Trump Stops Suicidal Immigration Policy – Left Goes Nuts – George Rasley
http://www.conservativehq.com/node/24989

 

CONSERVATIVE REPUBLICAN NEWS
— TRUMP DECLARES WAR ON SANCTUARY CITIES – Kent Kellar
http://conservativerepublicannews.com/2017/01/30/trump-declares-war-on-sanctuary-cities/
— TRUMP REFUGEE ORDER BALANCES SECURITY AND COMPASSION
http://conservativerepublicannews.com/2017/01/30/trump-immigration-order-an-extension-of-obama-policy/

 

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Lawlessness is Obama’s real legacy – KEN PAXTON
http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/lawlessness-is-obamas-real-legacy/article/2613235

 

POLITICO
— Illinois GOP largely silent on Trump’s travel ban – NATASHA KORECKI (DIERSEN: If you criticize Trump, the anti-Trump media will glorify and praise you.  How soon, if not already, if you fail/refuse to criticize Trump, will the anti-Trump media demonize you, denigrate you, and condemn you?)
http://www.politico.com/states/illinois/story/2017/01/blue-states-gop-largely-silent-on-trumps-travel-ban-109157
— Rauner sees ‘serious concerns’ with Trump’s travel ban – NATASHA KORECKI
http://www.politico.com/states/illinois/story/2017/01/rauner-admits-serious-concerns-over-trumps-immigration-order-109151
— Trump signs executive order requiring that for every one new regulation, two must be revoked – NOLAN D. MCCASKILL and MATTHEW NUSSBAUM
http://www.politico.com/story/2017/01/trump-signs-executive-order-requiring-that-for-every-one-new-regulation-two-must-be-revoked-234365

 

HUFFINGTON POST
— Kellyanne Conway: Reporters Who ‘Talked Smack’ About Trump Should Be Fired  The Trump administration continues its threats toward the media. – Marina Fang  (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents want me to be fired.  Their operatives and their dupes talk and act like they have been promised lots of money, a new home, a new car, a sweetheart job, a sweetheart contract, favorable legislation, and much more if they succeeded in getting me fired.  Should I write a book about my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes?)
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/kellyanne-conway-media_us_588e3df1e4b0b065cbbcaf48?

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— Google, in Post-Obama Era, Aggressively Woos Republicans – CECILIA KANGJA  (DIERSEN: What does Google think of you?  What does Google think of Dave Diersen and his GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails?)
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/01/27/technology/google-in-post-obama-era-aggressively-woos-republicans.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Few companies have been as intimately tied to the Democratic Party in recent years as Google. So now that Donald J. Trump is president, the giant company, in Silicon Valley parlance, is having to pivot. The shift was evident a day after Congress began its new session this month. That evening, about 70 lawmakers, a majority of them Republicans, were feted at the stately Smithsonian Arts and Industries Building, where they clinked champagne and bourbon glasses and posed for selfies with the 600 guests assembled in their honor. The event’s main host was not from the Republican establishment. Instead, the party was primarily financed and anchored by Google. “We’ve partnered with Google on events before, but nothing like this party,” said Alex Skatell, founder of The Independent Journal Review, a news start-up with a right-leaning millennial audience, which also helped host the event. “I’ve never heard of an event as big.”)
— Generation X More Addicted to Social Media Than Millennials, Report Finds – JONAH ENGEL BROMWICH
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/01/27/technology/millennial-social-media-usage.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, “religious leaders” talk and act like they are operatives or dupes for the Democrat Party.
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/01/29/us/christian-leaders-denounce-trumps-plan-to-favor-christian-immigrants.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps demonize, denigrate, and condemn Trump.
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/01/28/opinion/donald-trumps-muslim-ban-is-cowardly-and-dangerous.html
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/01/30/opinion/building-a-wall-of-ignorance.html
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/01/30/opinion/no-trump-not-on-our-watch.html
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/01/29/us/politics/donald-trump-democrats-backlash-executive-orders.html
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/01/29/us/donald-trump-perception-foreign-policy.html

 

WASHINGTON POST
— Trump transition leader’s goal is two-thirds cut in EPA employees – Joe Davidson  (DIERSEN: While I worked for GAO 1980-1997, Republican Senators and Republican Representatives cut the number of the agency’s employees in half.  Virtually all those gotten rid of were Republicans, Whites, males, older employees, and/or non-veterans.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/powerpost/wp/2017/01/30/trump-transition-leaders-goal-is-two-thirds-cut-in-epa-employees/

 

LOS ANGELES TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “GOP-led Congress starting to worry about its role in the Trump era.”
http://www.latimes.com/politics/la-na-pol-trump-gop-whiplash-20170130-story.html

 

USA TODAY
— Executive order makes U.S. safer – Rep. Marsha Blackburn
http://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/2017/01/29/president-trump-executive-order-marsha-blackburn-editorials-debates/97215084/

 

BOWLING GREEN DAILY NEWS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, if government is subsidizing your health insurance, if you are earning credits toward a government pension, and/or if you are getting a government pension, you are demonized, denigrated, and condemned by those who are NOT getting government subsidized health insurance, by those who are NOT earning credits toward a government pension, and/or by those who are NOT getting a government pension.
http://www.bgdailynews.com/opinion/commentary/pension-disclosures-surely-raise-eyebrows/article_d55759e4-3557-5ae8-b0b5-8a074c4ad486.html

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— The President’s Right to Say ‘You’re Fired’  Today’s civil-service system violates the Constitution. Trump has the power to fix it. – PHILIP K. HOWARD  (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes promote patronage, that is, they promote political affiliation discrimination.  Because I have always been a Republican, were it not for federal civil service protections, a) the Post Office would NOT have hired me in 1966 or let me work there for almost 3 years, b) IRS would NOT have hired me in 1971 or let me work there for almost 9 years, c) IRS would NOT have promoted me in 1972, 1973, or 1974, d) GAO would NOT have hired me in 1980 or let me work there for almost 18 years, and d) GAO would NOT have promoted me in 1986.)
http://www.wsj.com/articles/the-presidents-right-to-say-youre-fired-1485732801
— States’ Revenue Shortfalls Exacerbate Budget Crunch  Possible federal cuts to Medicaid funding also weigh on governors – JON KAMP
http://www.wsj.com/articles/states-revenue-shortfalls-exacerbate-budget-crunch-1485741515
— How Liberals Killed the Freedom of Movement  By suppressing debate about Islam, nationalism and terror, the left set the stage for today’s backlash. – SOHRAB AHMARI
http://www.wsj.com/articles/how-liberals-killed-the-freedom-of-movement-1485464612
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps demonize, denigrate, and condemn Trump.
http://www.wsj.com/articles/trumps-refugee-bonfire-1485735021
http://www.wsj.com/articles/president-trumps-mexican-standoff-1485733389

http://www.wsj.com/articles/the-presidents-right-to-say-youre-fired-1485732801
— New Mnuchin Pay Disclosure Shows a $5.6 Million Payout  Treasury secretary nominees pay topped median for other regional bank chiefs – RACHEL LOUISE ENSIGN
http://www.wsj.com/articles/new-mnuchin-pay-disclosure-shows-a-5-6-million-payout-1485548650

 

NEW YORK MAGAZINE
— Democrats’ Secret Weapon: Republicans Own Everything Now – Ed Kilgore (DIERSEN: One could say that Republicans own everything in DuPage County and in each of its nine townships.)
http://nymag.com/daily/intelligencer/2017/01/democrats-secret-weapon-republicans-own-everything-now.html

 

NATIONAL
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Trump’s Muslim ban is the first step in a great unraveling of America.”
http://www.thenational.ae/opinion/comment/trumps-muslim-ban-is-the-first-step-in-a-great-unravelling-of-america

 

FEDERAL TIMES
— How to hack a hiring freeze – Carten Cordell
http://www.federaltimes.com/articles/how-to-hack-trumps-hiring-freeze

 

GUARDIAN
— Trump’s America, where even park employees have become enemies of the state – Sarah Kendzior
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2017/jan/29/trump-america-parks-employees-enemies-of-state

 

DAILY MAIL
— Reince Priebus says there is a ‘buffet of options’ on paying for wall which could include taxing drug cartels or fining illegal immigrants – AP  (DIERSEN: What about fining those individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that encourage people to come to America illegally, to stay in America illegally, and/or to bring others to America illegally?  There are far too many of the aforesaid in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois.)
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-4169480/White-House-cites-buffet-options-paying-wall.html

 

WORLD SOCIALIST WEBSITE
— Illinois attorney general files request to halt state workers’ pay – George Gallanis
https://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2017/01/30/illi-j30.html

 

RASMUSSEN REPORTS
— Most Support Temporary Ban on Newcomers from Seven Nations
http://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/current_events/immigration/january_2017/most_support_temporary_ban_on_newcomers_from_seven_nations

 

GOPUSA ILLINOIS
— From what I see, news outlets on the following draft list are overwhelmingly anti-Trump; do you agree?  Which news outlets would you add to the list and/or delete from list?  Trump supporters in Illinois should monitor the news outlets on the list for opposition research. The best way to do that is to read GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails. – Dave Diersen
https://gopillinois.com
ABC7
NBC5
CBS2
FOX NEWS CHICAGO
CHICAGO TRIBUNE
CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
DAILY HERALD
CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
NORTHWEST HERALD
KANE COUNTY CHRONICLE
QUAD CITY TIMES
QUAD CITIES ONLINE
HERALD & REVIEW
BLOOMINGTON PANTAGRAPH
CHAMPAIGN/URBANA NEWS GAZETTE
ROCKFORD REGISTER STAR
PEORIA JOURNAL STAR
JOURNAL STANDARD
ST. LOUIS POST-DISPATCH
SOUTHERN
RIVER CITIES’ READER
CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD
FOX ILLINOIS
WQAD
WSIL
WAND
WJBD
CHICAGOIST
DAILY ILLINI
CAPITOLFAX
THE HILL
HUFFINGTON POST
POLITICO
ASSOCIATED PRESS
REUTERS
CNN
UPI
ABC NEWS
NBC NEWS
CBS NEWS
MSNBC
NEW YORK TIMES
WASHINGTON POST
LOS ANGELES TIMES
USA TODAY
WALL STREET JOURNAL
FORTUNE
FORBES
MONEY MAGAZINE
DAILY BEAST
FEDERAL TIMES
FED SMITH
GOVERNMENT EXECUTIVE
GUARDIAN
DAIL MAIL
FACEBOOK
GOOGLE

January 29 Evening Edition

NBC5
— Illinois Gov. Bruce Rauner Attends Koch Brothers Donor Summit in California – Mary Ann Ahern  (DIERSEN: Rauner should say NO to potential donors who want him to promote mass/illegal immigration, LGBTQ activity, abortion, booze, pot, gambling, patronage, political affiliation discrimination, race based preference giving, gender based preference giving, age discrimination, abolition of the First and Second Amendments, and even worse things.)
http://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/illinois-governor-bruce-rauner-trump-executive-order-412090203.html
(FROM THE THE ARTICLE: However, the seminar is also considered a chance for 2018 Republican candidates to meet potential donors. Led by billionaire brothers Charles and David Koch, the Koch network plans to spend up to $400 million on policy and political campaigns during the midterm cycle, according to several reports including from the Washington Post. This weekend marks the largest gathering of potential donors for Koch Industries, with more than 500 people in attendance. Only three governors joined the Palm Springs summit: Rauner, Wisconsin’s Scott Walker and Arizona’s Doug Ducey, along with five Republican U.S. senators.)

 

FOX NEWS CHICAGO
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, religious leaders talk and act like they are operatives or dupes for the Democrat Party.
http://www.fox32chicago.com/news/local/232457352-story

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Demonstrators rally against Trump refugee ban in front of White House, at airports.”
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/ct-donald-trump-refugee-ban-rallies-20170129-story.html
— Facing criticism, Trump administration has no regrets about leaving out Jews in Holocaust statement – Abby Phillip  (DIERSEN: Islamic terrorists have declared war on infidels, and especially on Jews.  Islamic terrorists have declared war on America because of what America does to protect infidels, and especially because of what America does to protect Jews.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/ct-trump-administration-holocaust-statement-20170129-story.html
— Priebus: Lawful permanent residents aren’t affected by Trump’s executive order ‘going forward’ – Abby Phillip, Kelsey Snell
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/ct-priebus-trump-executive-order-20170129-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Chicago-area lawyers flock to O’Hare to help travelers held at airport.”
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/ct-immigration-attorneys-ohare-detainees-20170129-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Democrats join protests against Trump order, vow bill to block travel ban.”
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/politics/ct-democrats-protests-trump-order-20170129-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Morton Grove Muslim center rally draws crowd, rails against Trump’s actions.”
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/skokie/news/ct-mgc-morton-grove-community-rally-for-sanctuary-tl-0202-20170129-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Trump’s rash overreach: At O’Hare and elsewhere, order intended to block terrorists ensnares innocents.”
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/editorials/ct-trump-muslim-refugee-ban-immigration-edit-0130-20170129-story.html

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Rauner attending Koch brothers’ summit in California – Tina Sfondeles
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/rauner-attending-koch-brothers-summit-in-california/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps promote anti-Trumps.
http://chicago.suntimes.com/opinion/laura-washington-emanuel-displays-skillful-touch-vs-trump/
— Mayor’s mentoring initiative skips smaller nonprofits – Mary Mitchell (DIERSEN: I was not able to find another mentor after my Democrat superiors succeeded in getting rid of a) my mentor at IRS who promoted me in 1972, 1973, and 1974 and b) my mentor at GAO who hired me in 1980, got me assigned to audits of IRS in 1986, and c) promoted me in 1986.)
http://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/mitchell-mayors-mentoring-initiative-skips-smaller-nonprofits/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say that anti-Trump Durbin says “Trump is putting ‘a target’ on refugees.”
http://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/durbin-on-fox-news-says-trump-is-putting-a-target-on-refugees/

 

DAILY HERALD
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps promote anti-Trumps at O’Hare.
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20170129/news/170128740/
— Fire guts vacant Barrington home  (DIERSEN: How many vacant homes are there in your precinct, your municipality, in your township/ward, in your county, and in Illinois?  Why are they vacant?)
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20170129/news/170128738/

 

ABC7
— 18 RELEASED AFTER BEING DETAINED AT O’HARE FOLLOWING TRUMP ORDER – Will Jones, Evelyn Holmes and Diane Pathieu
http://abc7chicago.com/news/18-released-after-being-detained-at-ohare-following-trump-order-/1725960/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Koch Brothers’ Network Says Trump Immigration Ban Likely Counterproductive.”
https://abc7chicago.com/news/koch-brothers-network-encouraged-by-trump-so-far-/1726791/

 

NBC5
— Activists Rally at Chicago’s O’Hare Airport Against Trump’s Order on Refugees  A total of 16 people were detained under the order for several hours at O’Hare before being released by 10:30 p.m., according to immigration attorneys at the airport
http://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/chicago-ohare-airport-refugees-detained-trump-executive-order-412060113.html

 

BLOOMINGTON PANTAGRAPH
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Trump travel ban sows chaos at airports, outrage at protests.”
http://www.pantagraph.com/news/state-and-regional/illinois/trump-travel-ban-sows-chaos-at-airports-outrage-at-protests/article_3d0debff-59da-55b3-b94a-e28233609136.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Longtime US residents, aspiring citizens caught up in ban.”
http://www.pantagraph.com/news/state-and-regional/illinois/longtime-us-residents-aspiring-citizens-caught-up-in-ban/article_3f49706b-9a71-565f-b72b-d12f6ac2de86.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say  that Cardinal Cupich says that “Immigration order is a dark moment in US history.”
http://www.pantagraph.com/news/state-and-regional/illinois/cardinal-immigration-order-is-a-dark-moment-in-us-history/article_8ad6daca-ca86-54a8-9b69-8863ec542899.html

 

WSIL TV
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps “question Trump’s immigration order.”
http://www.wsiltv.com/story/34372193/some-republicans-question-trumps-immigration-order

 

CHICAGOIST
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps “Blast ‘Shameful’ ‘Muslim Ban’ After O’Hare Chaos.”
http://chicagoist.com/2017/01/29/illinois_lawmakers_blast_executive.php
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Here’s Where Your Illinois Rep Stands On Trump’s Immigration Order.”
http://chicagoist.com/2017/01/29/heres_where_your_illinois_rep_stand.php

 

BELOIT DAILY NEWS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “CHICAGO LAWYERS HELP TRAVELERS IMPACTED BY IMMIGRATION ORDER.”
http://www.beloitdailynews.com/article/20170129/AP/301299812

 

NORTH COOK NEWS
— Republican Women of Park Ridge VP: Support for school board candidate personal, not partisan – Karen Kidd
http://northcooknews.com/stories/511076953-republican-women-of-park-ridge-vp-support-for-school-board-candidate-personal-not-partisan

 

DUPAGE POLICY JOURNAL
— Illinois held hostage to a Grand Bargain – State Rep. Jeanne Ives
http://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/511077760-opinion-illinois-held-hostage-to-a-grand-bargain
— West Suburban Patriots founder Carol Davis ‘vehemently against’ proposed budget deal – Vimbai Chikomo
http://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/511077791-west-suburban-patriots-founder-vehemently-against-proposed-budget-deal
— Edgar County Watchdogs calls for veto of SB 3319 – Ruth de Jauregui
http://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/511076980-watchdog-group-calls-for-veto-of-sb-3319

 

SANAMON SUN
— Rauner cites ‘moral obligation’ to attain better future – Carol Ostrow
http://sangamonsun.com/stories/511077142-rauner-cites-moral-obligation-to-attain-better-future

 

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Chief of Staff Reince Priebus suggests Trump could expand country list under travel ban – Carlo Muñoz
http://m.washingtontimes.com/news/2017/jan/29/reince-priebus-chief-of-staff-suggests-trump-could/

 

GATEWAY PUNDIT
— More Hypocrisy: Obama Banned all Iraqi Refugees for 6 Months in 2011 – Liberals SAID NOTHING! – Jim Hoft
http://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2017/01/hypocrisy-obama-banned-iraqi-refugees-6-months-2011-liberals-said-nothing/

 

DAILY CALLER
— Warning: Trump’s EPA Secretary Will Have ‘16,000 Employees Working Against Him’ – Christopher Bedford
http://dailycaller.com/2017/01/28/warning-trumps-epa-secretary-will-have-16000-employees-working-against-him/

 

WORLD NET DAILY
— MEDIA IGNORE DEMOCRATS’ FULL FLIP-FLOP ON BORDER WALL  Nothing but crickets from key senators who supported fence in 2006 – GARTH KANT  (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats side with foreign countries and with their citizens against America and against its citizens. That is a major reason why Clinton lost and Trump won.)
http://www.wnd.com/2017/01/media-ignore-democrats-full-flip-flop-on-border-wall/

 

BREITBART
— Priebus on Immigration Ban: ‘Perhaps We Need to Take it Further’ – PAM KEY
http://www.breitbart.com/video/2017/01/29/priebus-immigration-ban-perhaps-need-take/

 

BLAZE
— Rudy Giuliani: Trump asked me how to legally implement a Muslim ban – Chris Enloe (DIERSEN: Islam is more like a political party or a country without borders than a religion.)
http://www.theblaze.com/news/2017/01/29/rudy-giuliani-trump-asked-me-how-to-legally-implement-a-muslim-ban/
— Pop singer Rihanna tears into Trump over immigration order: ‘An immoral pig’ – Chris Enloe
http://www.theblaze.com/news/2017/01/29/pop-singer-rihanna-tears-into-trump-over-immigration-order-an-immoral-pig/

 

NEWSMAX
— Trump Wants to Enlist Local Police in Immigration Crackdown  (DIERSEN: Does law enforcement in your municipality, in your township/ward, in your county, and in Illinois enforce America’s immigration laws?  Those in law enforcement have sworn to enforce the law.)
http://www.newsmax.com/Newsfront/trump-enlist-police-immigration/2017/01/29/id/770918/

 

POLITICO
— Kaine casts Trump officials as Holocaust deniers – ZACHARY WARMBRODT
http://www.politico.com/story/2017/01/kaine-casts-trump-officials-as-holocaust-deniers-234332
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Trump doubles down on refugee ban as confusion mounts.  He also suggests Republican critics Lindsey Graham and John McCain are ‘always looking to start World War III.'”
http://www.politico.com/story/2017/01/trump-refugees-234320

 

HUFFINGTON POST
— Reince Priebus Says U.S. Citizens Should Expect More Questioning After Order Targeting Muslims  “If you’re an American citizen traveling back and forth to Libya, you’re likely to be subjected to further questioning when you come into the airport.”
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/reince-priebus-muslim-travel_us_588e1005e4b0b065cbbc9483

 

CNN
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Protests start again over Trump’s immigration policies.”
http://www.cnn.com/2017/01/29/politics/us-immigration-protests/index.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “McCain, Graham lead in GOP criticism of Trump ban, many others stay mum.”
http://www.cnn.com/2017/01/29/politics/trump-travel-ban-congress-reaction/index.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Trump defends executive order concerning extreme vetting.”
http://www.cnn.com/2017/01/29/politics/donald-trump-executive-order-statement/

 

REUTERS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Trump defends travel bans as thousands protest and criticism rises.”
http://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-immigration-idUSKBN15D0VD

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Silicon Valley’s Ambivalence Toward Trump Turns to Anger.”
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/01/29/technology/silicon-valleys-ambivalence-toward-trump-turns-to-anger.html
— Reince Priebus Defends Holocaust Statement That Failed to Mention Jews – JONAH ENGEL BROMWICH
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/01/29/us/politics/reince-preibus-holocaust-remembrance-day.html

 

LOS ANGELES TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Democratic attorneys general from 15 states condemn Trump immigration order.”
http://www.latimes.com/politics/washington/la-na-trailguide-updates-democratic-attorneys-general-from-15-1485723316-htmlstory.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Some Republicans worry that Trump’s refugee and vetting policies go too far.”
http://www.latimes.com/politics/washington/la-na-trailguide-updates-republicans-back-president-trump-s-idea-1485709104-htmlstory.html

 

WASHINGTON POST
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A Venezuelan anti-Trump says “In Venezuela, we couldn’t stop Chávez. Don’t make the same mistakes we did. How to let a populist beat you, over and over again.”
https://www.washingtonpost.com/posteverything/wp/2017/01/27/in-venezuela-we-couldnt-stop-chavez-dont-make-the-same-mistakes-we-did/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Trump says “Senate Democrats have the power to stop Trump. All they have to do is use it. We’re inclined to compromise. But if we want to hold this administration accountable, we’ll need to play hardball.”
https://www.washingtonpost.com/posteverything/wp/2017/01/27/democrats-in-congress-can-block-trumps-agenda-if-they-want-to-heres-how/

 

DAILY BEAST
— Trump Says He’ll Nominate Someone ‘Like Justice Scalia’—Watch Out – ERIC SEGALL and LIEF CARTER
http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2017/01/29/trump-says-he-ll-nominate-someone-like-justice-scalia-watch-out.html

 

FED SMITH
— Agency Supporters Take to Twitter in Defiance of Trump Administration – Ian Smith
http://www.fedsmith.com/2017/01/29/agency-supporters-take-to-twitter-in-defiance-of-trump-administration/

January 29 Morning Edition

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— All detainees released from O’Hare after chaotic day at airport – Sam Charles, Lynn Sweet, Matthew Hendrickson
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/trump-signs-order-barring-all-refugees-for-four-months/
— Trump protesters shut down O’Hare international terminal – Matthew Hendrickson
http://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/trump-protesters-shut-down-ohare-international-terminal/
— Judge temporarily blocks Trump’s executive order on deportations – AP
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/judge-temporarily-blocks-trumps-executive-order-on-deportations/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats want mass/illegal immigration because immigrants vote for Democrats.  Libertarians want mass/illegal immigration because Libertarians want pot.  RINOs want mass/illegal immigration because RINOs want cheap labor.)
http://chicago.suntimes.com/opinion/kadner-from-lady-liberty-to-the-great-wall-of-fear/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: In an editorial unethically made to look like a news article, anti-Trumps promote Mexico and its citizens.
https://www.pressreader.com/usa/chicago-sun-times/20170129/281638189927278

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Trump immigration policy changes put some on edge.”
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/batavia-geneva-st-charles/news/ct-nvs-immigration-dupage-kane-st-0129-2-20170128-story.html
— Woman impersonated lawmaker’s wife, snuck into GOP retreat – AP  (DIERSEN: Anti-Trumps, anti-conservatives, and anti-Republicans are moral relativists who believe that their end justifies their end.  They are disciples of Saul Alinsky.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/politics/ct-woman-impersonated-lawmakers-wife-gop-retreat-20170128-story.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: A woman impersonated the wife of a GOP lawmaker and snuck into the congressional Republican retreat in Philadelphia Thursday, the same day President Donald Trump and Vice President Mike Pence appeared, retreat organizers told lawmakers late Saturday. The revelation came as the nonprofit Congressional Institute that organizes the retreat investigates how audio of the gathering leaked. In an email to GOP lawmakers, institute president Mark Strand did not directly say that the impersonator was the same person who leaked the audio, but that was the implication. “The Congressional Institute is continuing to investigate this breach in order to fully understand how it happened and to ensure it does not happen again,” said Strand’s email, which was obtained by The Associated Press. The audio was leaked to several news outlets and first reported by The Washington Post. It reveals lawmakers airing concerns about the practical difficulties and political risks of repealing and replacing President Barack Obama’s health care law, among other things. There is also audio of a question-and-answer session with Pence, indicating that the intruder was in the same room as the vice president, which raises security concerns. It was not immediately clear if she was also present for the session with Trump, who spoke before Pence but did not engage in a private discussion with lawmakers. The email says that the unauthorized person “misrepresented herself on multiple occasions to retreat organizers as the spouse of an elected official” and used counterfeit credentials. She went through the same security checkpoints as every other attendee, including magnetometers, and was escorted from the event around 6:30 p.m. Thursday, after Trump and Pence left. The email says officials are working to “ascertain the identity of the woman in question.”  Capitol Police and the Sergeant at Arms are investigating, according to a statement Saturday night from Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers, R-Wash., who chairs the House GOP conference.)
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Illinois Democrats express ‘disbelief’ at Trump immigration order.”
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/ct-illinois-democrats-express-disbelief-at-trump-immigration-order-20170128-story.html
— Federal judge stays deportations of detainees after challenge to Trump order – Jerry Markon, Emma Brown, David Nakamura
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/ct-trump-travel-ban-emergency-stay-20170128-story.html

 

DAILY HERALD
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD WITH THREE BIG COLOR PICTURES: DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats promote Democrats Brad Schneider and Raja Krishnamoorthi.
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20170128/news/170128775/
— What hiring freezes do to the workers left to pick up the slack – Jena McGregor  (DIERSEN: I worked for GAO 1980-1997 while Republican Congressmen and Republican Senators a) cut GAO’s budget in relative terms or in absolute terms and b) imposed hiring freezes and/or promotion freezes.  Ever-increasingly, as the years went by, my Democrat superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates hated the agency’s Republican employees more and more and more, and especially its Republican employees like me who were White, male, older, and/or non-veteran.)
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20170129/business/170128982/
— Collaboration crucial to consolidation – Daniel J. Cronin, Chairman, DuPage County Board, Elmhurst
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20170129/discuss/170129202/

 

ABC7
— 13 DETAINED AT O’HARE FOLLOWING TRUMP ORDER, PROTESTERS CALL FOR THEIR RELEASE – Will Jones and Evelyn Holmes
http://abc7chicago.com/news/13-detained-at-ohare-following-trump-order-protesters-call-for-their-release/1725960/
— LEWIS PROFESSOR FOUND SHOT TO DEATH IN PARKING LOT OF NAPERVILLE MIDDLE SCHOOL
http://abc7chicago.com/news/lewis-professor-found-shot-to-death-in-parking-lot-of-naperville-middle-school/1725107/

 

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats promote Frerichs.
http://www.sj-r.com/opinion/20170128/schoenburg-frerichs-says-hes-focusing-on-job-not-election
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: The Democrats who run the federal government use Affirmative Action, Diversity, and Inclusion laws, regulations, policies, procedures, practices, quotas, goals, and targets to get rid of their employees who are Republican, and especially those who are White, male, older, and/or non-veteran.
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20170128/springfield-public-librarys-first-same-fest-celebrates-diversity
— TRAGIC: Springfield continued to add VIDEO GAMBLING terminals in 2016. According to an annual report from the Illinois Gaming Board, 574 terminals operated at 127 locations in the city at the end of 2016 compared with 529 at 119 locations at the end of 2015. A little more than $131.5 million was wagered in 2016, and approximately $99 million was paid out. Net terminal income, the equivalent of gambling losses, totaled $32.3 million. The city of Springfield’s share from tax revenue was a little more than $1.6 million. Springfield continued to lead the state in number of video terminals, followed by Rockford with 435 terminals at 91 locations.
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20170128/local-business-notes-14m-rail-consolidation-grant-on-hold-in-dc

 

NORTHWEST HERALD
— Rauner contract offer generous – Editorial  (DIERSEN: What major “offers” have you accepted? In 1997, when I was 49 years old, I “accepted” my Democrat GAO superiors’ early retirement “offer.” They made it very clear that if I did not accept their “offer,” constructively, they would kill me. Of course, since 1997, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have shouted that the “offer” was far too generous – in today’s dollars, $50,856 Civil Service Retirement System (CSRS) pension and $17,288 health/dental/vision insurance subsidy for life. In my defense, I worked for the federal government for almost 30 years, the last 11 years of which at the GS-13 Step 1-10 levels, currently $94,610-$122,991, and I paid 7% of my salary into the CSRS. In addition, I earned a) a job-related bachelor’s degree when I was 21 and job-related master’s degrees when I was 27, 31, and 48, b) job-related professional certifications when I was 30, 32, 41, 45, 47, and 48, and c) a job-related professional license when I was 33.)
http://www.nwherald.com/2017/01/27/our-view-rauner-contract-offer-generous/aedk9eh/
— Lawmakers differ on lawsuit to stop Illinois state workers’ pay without budget – KEVIN P. CRAVER
http://www.nwherald.com/2017/01/27/lawmakers-differ-on-lawsuit-to-stop-illinois-state-workers-pay-without-budget/a70r3ix/

 

RIVER CITIES’ READER
— Attorney General’s Motion Could Rob Governor of His Leverage – Rich Miller  (DIERSEN: What leverage do your critics/opponents have against you?  Operatives and dupes for my critics/opponents talk and act like they are paid lots of money to harm/destroy me by those who have the most religious, government, political, and/or financial clout in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois.)
http://www.rcreader.com/commentary/motion-could-rob-governor-of-leverage

 

CHAMPAIGN/URBANA NEWS GAZETTE
— Gambling Hearing lacks Chicago presence – Tom Kacich
http://www.news-gazette.com/news/local/2017-01-29/tom-kacich-hearing-lacks-chicago-presence.html
— New angle on budget battle – Editorial
http://www.news-gazette.com/opinion/editorials/2017-01-29/new-angle-budget-battle.html

 

SOUTHERN
— State of the Standoff: Rauner-Madigan clash has helped perpetuate impasse – DAN PETRELLA
http://thesouthern.com/state-of-the-standoff-rauner-madigan-clash-has-helped-perpetuate/article_e9ab56ea-b0f9-5681-89a7-bbdcdb4ec4db.html

 

WSIL TV
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps encourage citizens of foreign countries to be “asylum seekers.”
http://www.wsiltv.com/story/34370484/trumps-ban-dashes-hope-for-many-asylum-seekers

 

WAND
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “PM Trudeau says Canada welcomes refugees.” How easy is it for terrorists to get into America from Canada?
http://www.wandtv.com/story/34371995/pm-trudeau-says-canada-welcomes-refugees

 

  1. LOUIS POST DISPATCH
    — Illinois fails to support disability services, report finds – AP
    http://www.stltoday.com/news/local/illinois/illinois-fails-to-support-disability-services-report-finds/article_e2c51400-bb26-5771-b6ec-7b9b3ef4d090.html

 

DUPAGE POLICY JOURNAL
— Property taxes rapidly eroding DuPage home values  (DIERSEN: According to the Milton Township Assessor, 915 Cove Court in Wheaton is worth $455,220.  However, potential buyers for the property would be discouraged from offering that much because its real estate taxes are so high – $11,059.)
http://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/511077658-analysis-property-taxes-rapidly-eroding-dupage-home-values

 

WIREPOINTS
— Mad World: Dysfunctional Thought in a Rigged System — Rep. Jeanne Ives
http://www.wirepoints.com/mad-world-dysfunctional-thought-in-a-rigged-system-rep-jeanne-ives-wirepoints-guest/

 

CHICAGO READER
— Inauguration barhopping in Chicago’s most pro-Trump neighborhood – Maya Dukmasova
http://m.chicagoreader.com/Bleader/archives/2017/01/20/inauguration-bar-hopping-in-chicagos-most-pro-trump-neighborhood

 

NATIONAL REVIEW
— Trump’s Executive Order on Refugees — Separating Fact from Hysteria – DAVID FRENCH
http://www.nationalreview.com/article/444370/donald-trump-refugee-executive-order-no-muslim-ban-separating-fact-hysteria
— This Is What Post-Christian Dissent Looks Like – DAVID FRENCH
http://www.nationalreview.com/article/444347/donald-trump-protestors-post-christian-dissent

 

DAILY WIRE
— Princeton Freshman: They’re Training Us To Hate Each Other – Elliott Hamilton
http://www.dailywire.com/news/12839/princeton-freshman-theyre-training-us-hate-each-elliott-hamilton

 

WASHINGTON FREE BEACON
— VA Losing Employee Support, Opening ‘Gaps’ in Veterans’ Care – Morgan Chalfant  (DIERSEN: Democrats who run the federal government gain support from their employees who are Democrat, minority, female, younger, and/or veteran by using Affirmative Action, Diversity, and Inclusion laws, regulations, policies, procedures, practices, quotas, goals, and targets to get rid of their employees who are Republican, White, male, older, and/or non-veteran.)
Trump’s VA secretary inherits workforce, wait time challenges
http://freebeacon.com/issues/va-losing-employee-support-opening-gaps-veterans-care/

 

WORLD NET DAILY
— HAWAII BILL WOULD CLASSIFY HOMELESSNESS AS MEDICAL CONDITION  Goal: Let physicians, health-care providers ‘write prescriptions for housing’ – AP
http://www.wnd.com/2017/01/hawaii-bill-would-classify-homelessness-as-medical-condition/

 

INDEPENDENT JOURNAL REVIEW
— FedEx Driver Who Saved American Flag at Anti-U.S. Protest Just Learned His Fate – KYLE BECKER  (DIERSEN: I worked for the Post Office 1966-1969.  Today, if a postal employee did something like this FedEx employee did, he/she would be immediately fired.)
http://ijr.com/wildfire/2017/01/788720-fedex-driver-who-saved-american-flag-at-anti-u-s-protest-just-learned-his-fate/

 

REAL CLEAR POLITICS
— Priebus: We Won’t Apologize For Keeping America Safe – Tim Hains
http://www.realclearpolitics.com/video/2017/01/29/priebus_we_wont_apologize_for_keeping_america_safe.html

 

THE HILL
— Ellison: Trump’s executive order is a Muslim ban – MALLORY SHELBOURNE (DIERSEN: Islam is more like a political party or a country without borders than a religion.)
http://thehill.com/homenews/house/316752-ellison-trumps-order-is-a-muslim-ban

 

POLITICO
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Trump’s curbs on visas and refugees could affect Americans. The order could backfire on travelers and also touches on some legal permanent residents.”
http://www.politico.com/story/2017/01/trump-refugees-visas-implications-234306

 

ASSOCIATED PRESS
— Donald Trump Mulling Fate Of Young Immigrants Protected By Barack Obama  (DIERSEN: What percent of Dreamers are Democrat, minority, and/or female – 98%, 99%, 100%?  Ever-increasingly, since the 1960s, Affirmative Action, Diversity, and Inclusion laws, regulations, policies, procedures, practices, etc. force Americans to give preference big time to those who are minority and/or female. How soon, if not already, will employers post signs that say “NON-DREAMERS NOT WANTED.”)
http://www.ndtv.com/world-news/donald-trump-mulling-fate-of-young-immigrants-protected-by-barack-obama-1653838

 

CNN
— Homeland Security to comply with orders not to deport travelers – Ariane de Vogue, Eli Watkins and Alanne Orjoux
http://www.cnn.com/2017/01/29/politics/ny-immigration-order-stay/index.html
— White House discussing asking foreign visitors for social media info and cell phone contacts – Jake Tapper
http://www.cnn.com/2017/01/29/politics/donald-trump-immigrant-policy-social-media-contacts/index.html

 

CBS NEWS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps “condemn Trump order on refugees, citizens from Muslim nations.”
http://www.cbsnews.com/news/legislators-trump-executive-order-refugees-muslim-nations/

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— Trump and GOP Search for Solution for ‘Dreamers’ – AP  (DIERSEN: The more that you give Dreamers, the more that people a) will come to America illegally, b) will stay in America illegally, and c) will bring others to America illegally.  Democrats focus on turning Dreamers against those who are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.)
http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/2017/01/29/us/politics/ap-us-trump-young-immigrants.html
— Judge Blocks Part of Trump’s Immigration Order – MICHAEL D. SHEAR and ALAN FEUER
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/01/28/us/refugees-detained-at-us-airports-prompting-legal-challenges-to-trumps-immigration-order.html
— American Commando Killed in Yemen in Trump’s First Counterterror Operation – ERIC SCHMITT
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/01/29/world/middleeast/american-commando-killed-in-yemen-in-trumps-first-counterterror-operation.html
— White House Official, in Reversal, Says Green Card Holders Won’t Be Barred – MICHAEL D. SHEAR
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/01/29/us/politics/white-house-official-in-reversal-says-green-card-holders-wont-be-barred.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps glorify and praise Dreamers.
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/01/25/magazine/the-only-way-we-can-fight-back-is-to-excel.html
— Calling Yourself ‘Humbled’ Doesn’t Sound as Humble as It Used To – CARINA CHOCANO  (DIERSEN: Operatives and dupes for my critics/opponents are not humble.  They hint/imply/argue/shout that those who they work for have lots of religious, government, political, and/or financial clout in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/01/24/magazine/calling-yourself-humbled-doesnt-sound-as-humble-as-it-used-to.html
— Instead of Leaving a Job, Why Not Take a Pause? – RACHAEL O’MEARA  (DIERSEN: In 1997, my Democrat GAO superiors hinted that they might let me work until 2003 when I would be eligible for regular retirement if I a) happily agreed to be constructively demoted and b) happily agreed to work for my coworkers and for my subordinates who had less job-related work experience, less job-related education, and/or fewer job-related professional certifications and licenses.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/01/27/jobs/career-pause-sabbaticals-unpaid-leaves.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps promote Islam.  Islam is more like a political party or a country without borders than a religion.
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/01/28/opinion/sunday/president-trump-meet-my-family.html
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/01/28/us/anxiety-about-muslim-refugees-is-stoked-online-by-the-far-right-media.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps demonize, denigrate, and condemn Trump and his supporters.
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/01/28/opinion/sunday/the-fog-of-trump.html
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/01/28/opinion/sunday/wild-child-takes-charge.html
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/01/28/opinion/sunday/wild-child-takes-charge.html
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/01/28/opinion/sunday/a-sisterly-no-to-donald-trump.html
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/01/27/opinion/sunday/donald-trump-the-religious-rights-trojan-horse.html
— The Normalization Trap – ADAM BEAR and JOSHUA KNOBE  (DIERSEN: Anti-Trumps do everything that they can to normalize being anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/01/28/opinion/sunday/the-normalization-trap.html
— One Country, Two Tribes – SABRINA TAVERNISE  (DIERSEN: In America, one tribe is anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors AND THE OTHER SIDE IS Protestant, conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/01/28/opinion/one-country-two-tribes.html
— Why Succeeding Against the Odds Can Make You Sick – JAMES HAMBLIN  DIERSEN: What are your biggest successes?  Mine include surviving tremendous efforts my Democrat superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates to get rid of me a) for almost 3 years at the Post Office, b) for almost 9 years at IRS, and for almost 18 years at GAO.  My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes side with my Democrat Post Office, IRS, and GAO superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/01/27/opinion/sunday/why-succeeding-against-the-odds-can-make-you-sick.html
— In Divided Wisconsin County, Packers Talk is O.K., but No Politics – JULIE BOSMAN  (DIERSEN: How divided is your precinct, your municipality, your township/ward, your county, and Illinois?)
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/01/28/us/in-a-divided-wisconsin-county-many-choose-political-silence.html

 

WASHINGTON POST
— Judge stays deportations; Trump order barring refugees, migrants from Muslim countries triggers chaos, outrage – Jerry Markon, Emma Brown and Katherine Shaver
https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/social-issues/refugees-detained-at-us-airports-challenge-trumps-executive-order/2017/01/28/e69501a2-e562-11e6-a547-5fb9411d332c_story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Trump’s base-pleasing antics create firestorm.”
https://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/right-turn/wp/2017/01/28/trumps-base-pleasing-antics-create-firestorm/

 

USA TODAY
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Protests against Trump’s immigration plan set in more than 30 cities.”
http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2017/01/29/homeland-security-judges-stay-has-little-impact-travel-ban/97211720/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps promote anti-Trumps.
http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation-now/2017/01/28/us-immigrants-react-ban-our-president-trying-divide-us/97185962/

 

HOUSTON CHRONICLE
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “How a Trump tariff could sideswipe U.S. auto industry.”
http://www.houstonchronicle.com/business/article/How-a-Trump-tariff-could-sideswipe-U-S-auto-10890681.php

 

PALM BEACH DAILY NEWS
— Ann Coulter: Donald Trump leads new GOP ‘on steroids’ – William Kelly
http://www.palmbeachdailynews.com/news/ann-coulter-donald-trump-leads-new-gop-steroids/1on0akg9IUllT4lX7mvKcP/

 

COLUMBIA TRIBUNE
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Tensions, tumult mark Trump’s first days as president.”
http://www.columbiatribune.com/news/perspectives/tensions-tumult-mark-trump-s-rst-days-as-president/article_ae93db45-e0d1-5ed3-9eb9-51b0ea95cbac.html

 

FED SMITH
— This Federal Employee Union (National Border Patrol Council) Actually Supports Trump – Ian Smith
http://www.fedsmith.com/2017/01/29/this-federal-employee-union-actually-supports-trump/

 

RASMUSSEN REPORTS
— To Wall or Not to Wall? Voters Expect Big Cut in Illegal Immigration  (DIERSEN: Democrats want mass/illegal immigration because immigrants vote for Democrats.  Libertarians want mass/illegal immigration because Libertarians want pot.  RINOs want mass/illegal immigration because RINOs want cheap labor.)
http://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/current_events/immigration/january_2017/to_wall_or_not_to_wall_voters_expect_big_cut_in_illegal_immigration

 

GUARDIAN
— Donald Trump defends Muslim-countries travel ban amid protests: ‘our country needs strong borders’ – Amber Jamieson
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/live/2017/jan/29/donald-trump-us-travel-ban-refugees-airports

January 27 Morning Edition

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— AG Madigan asks judge to lift order to pay state workers during impasse – Monique Garcia
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-illinois-budget-lisa-madigan-met-0127-20170126-story.html
— Benet students headed to D.C. for annual March for Life events – Suzanne Baker
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/naperville-sun/ct-nvs-march-for-life-st-0127-20170126-story.html

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps side with Mexico and with its citizens against America and against its citizens.
http://chicago.suntimes.com/opinion/charen-rubbing-mexicos-nose-in-the-wall-sure-to-haunt-trump/

 

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Chicago traders welcome volatility in Trump age – LYNNE MAREK
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20170127/NEWS01/170129864
— Meet the working non-moms – LISA BERTAGNOLI  (DIERSEN: If I sought a government office or a political office, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes would hint/imply/argue/shout that because my income has so small ($50,856 Civil Service Retirement System pension and $2,028 Social Security), my wife has to work.)
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20170126/ISSUE03/170129884

 

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Cullerton: Be ready for ‘grand bargain’ vote during week of Feb. 7 – Doug Finke
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20170126/cullerton-be-ready-for-grand-bargain-vote-during-week-of-feb-7

 

CHAMPAIGN/URBANA NEWS GAZETTE
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Urbana sides with foreign countries and with their citizens against America and against its citizens.  How soon, if not already, will Urbana banish those who are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time?
http://www.news-gazette.com/news/local/2017-01-26/trump-order-sanctuary-cities-doesnt-worry-urbana-mayor.html

 

PEORIA JOURNAL STAR
— Lisa Madigan seeks to stop workers’ pay until budget passed – AP
http://www.pjstar.com/news/20170126/lisa-madigan-seeks-to-stop-workers-pay-until-budget-passed
— Illinois Senate takes break without vote on grand bargain – Doug Finke
http://www.pjstar.com/news/20170126/illinois-senate-takes-break-without-vote-on-grand-bargain

 

DANVILLE COMMERCIAL
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Those who promote gambling are anti-religious, anti-conservative, and anti-Republican.
http://www.commercial-news.com/editorials/editorial-keep-pushing-for-casino/article_263e9f4f-74c1-5c5e-9320-6c60a6d88828.html

 

NORTHWEST HERALD
— With eye on 2018, Gov. Bruce Rauner says ‘Don’t blame me’ – AP  (DIERSEN: Who blames you? Should I write a book about those who blame me a) for all of their problems, all of your problems, all of my problems, and all of everyone’s problems and b) for the all problems that the following have had, are having, and will have: TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce Government Affairs Committee, Illinois Center Right Coalition, American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter, Milton Township Republican Central Committee, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, Illinois Republican Party, City of Wheaton, Milton Township, DuPage County, Illinois, GAO, IRS, Post Office, all the Republican candidates who have lost elections in Illinois since 2000, etc.?)
http://www.nwherald.com/2017/01/27/with-eye-on-2018-gov-bruce-rauner-says-dont-blame-me/ahk3ces/

 

CHAMPAIGN/URBANA NEWS GAZETTE
— State of state is unacceptable – Editorial
http://www.news-gazette.com/opinion/editorials/2017-01-26/state-state-unacceptable.html

 

WSIL TV
— Trump’s choice for labor secretary outsourced jobs – AP
http://www.wsiltv.com/story/34360813/trumps-choice-for-labor-secretary-outsourced-jobs

 

QUINCY HERALD WHIG
— State AFSCME workers want compromise, not conflict – Roberta Lynch, Executive Director, AFSCME Council 31, Chicago
http://www.whig.com/20170126/state-afscme-workers-want-compromise-not-conflict#

 

SOUTHERN
— Federal employees: Too early to say how hiring freeze will play out – K. JANIS ESCH  (DIERSEN: While I worked for the Democrats who ran GAO 1980-1997, the agency was almost always under Republican-led hiring freezes and/or promotion freezes.  That turned GAO’s employees who were Democrat against those like me who were Republican big time.)
http://thesouthern.com/news/local/govt-and-politics/federal-employees-too-early-to-say-how-hiring-freeze-will/article_4403af2e-6997-5b02-a7fd-9a19b84c6188.html

 

DAILY NORTHWESTERN
— Senate leaves town with budget package still in flux – Nora Shelly
https://dailynorthwestern.com/2017/01/26/city/senate-leaves-town-with-budget-package-still-in-flux/

 

DUPAGE POLICY JOURNAL
— Ives: Economic outcome of reforms in proposed budget plan ‘not going to move the needle one bit’ – Vimbai Chikomo
http://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/511077141-ives-economic-outcome-of-reforms-in-proposed-budget-plan-not-going-to-move-the-needle-one-bit
— Radogno, Cullerton work to end two-year budget impasse – Glenn Minnis
http://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/511076883-radogno-cullerton-work-to-end-two-year-budget-impasse

 

AM560 THE ANSWER
— Hannity, Gallagher, Proft, and Walsh in Bolingbrook on Trump’s First 100 Days
http://www.560theanswer.com/common/page.php?pt=trump&id=1361

 

STATE OF ILLINOIS
— IEMA, ALAIL Release Video to Help Real Estate Agents Inform Home Buyers about Radon Risks Will help sellers comply with Illinois Radon Awareness Act  (DIERSEN: What about an Illinois Democrat Awareness Act?  What about requiring home sellers to disclose not only how many Democrats there are in the precinct, municipality, township/ward, and county, but also many in those political jurisdictions voted for Clinton in the November 8, 2016 election?)
http://www3.illinois.gov/PressReleases/ShowPressRelease.cfm?SubjectID=1&RecNum=14006

 

ILLINOIS POLICY INSTITUTE
— SENATORS PITCH TAX ON ‘PRIVILEGE’ OF DOING BUSINESS IN ILLINOIS, AMONG OTHER TAX HIKE PROPOSALS  In addition to raising the state’s personal and corporate income taxes back near their all-time highs, senators are proposing taxing businesses on the “privilege” of doing business in Illinois, as well as taxing several services. – Joe Kaiser
https://www.illinoispolicy.org/senators-pitch-tax-on-privilege-of-doing-business-in-illinois-among-other-tax-hike-proposals/?linkId=33803392
— AFSCME’S LIST OF DEMANDS  The union representing state workers is threatening to strike – demanding extravagant pay and benefits and refusing 40-hour work weeks before overtime kicks in. Illinoisans should be outraged. – Mailee Smith
https://www.illinoispolicy.org/afscmes-list-of-demands/?linkId=33803691
— INSTEAD OF TAX HIKES, TRY CONSOLIDATING SCHOOL DISTRICTS  Consolidating Illinois’ 859 school districts will lead to greater efficiency and help stem rising property taxes. – Brendan Bakala
https://www.illinoispolicy.org/instead-of-tax-hikes-try-consolidating-school-districts/?linkId=33824356

 

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Trump creates name-and-shame list to embarrass sanctuary cities – Stephen Dinan  (DIERSEN: If you want to shout that you are anti-American, you support/promote sanctuary cities.)
http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2017/jan/26/donald-trump-creates-name-and-shame-list-embarrass/

 

PUBLIUS FORUM
— Nat’l Committee Chair Candidate Proves White People Are Not Wanted in the Democrat Party – Warner Todd Huston
http://www.publiusforum.com/2017/01/26/natl-committee-chair-candidate-proves-white-people-not-wanted-democrat-party/

 

DAILY CALLER
— Women’s March Featured Speaker Who Kidnapped, Raped And Tortured A Man – Peter Hasson
http://dailycaller.com/2017/01/26/womens-march-featured-speaker-who-kidnapped-raped-and-tortured-a-man/

 

BREITBART
— Associated Press Throws Temper Tantrum Over ‘Snub’ by Trump Press Secretary Spicer – WARNER TODD HUSTON
http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2017/01/25/associated-press-throws-tempter-tantrum-over-snub-by-trump-press-secretary-spicer/

 

BLAZE
— Trump declares victory as Miami-Dade, Florida revokes ‘sanctuary city’ policies – Carlos Garcia
http://www.theblaze.com/news/2017/01/26/trump-declares-victory-as-city-revokes-sanctuary-city-policies/
— Trump asks ‘What’s going on in Chicago?’ at GOP retreat. He gets this one-word response: “Democrats.” – Tré Goins-Phillips
http://www.theblaze.com/news/2017/01/26/trump-asks-whats-going-on-in-chicago-at-gop-retreat-he-gets-this-one-word-response/

 

CNS NEWS
— Flashback: Media Despised Rush Limbaugh’s Opposition to Barack Obama  (DIERSEN: Democrats and Democrat plants, Libertarians and Libertarian plants, Greens and Green plants, and RINOs in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois have always despised my opposition to promoting dependency on government, dependency on charity, LGBTQ activity, abortion, mass/illegal immigration, booze, pot, gambling, patronage, political affiliation discrimination, race based preference giving, gender based preference giving, age discrimination, abolition of the First and Second Amendments, and other planks in the Democrat, Libertarian, and/or Green party platforms.)
https://www.cnsnews.com/video/flashback-media-despised-rush-limbaughs-opposition-barack-obama

 

AMERICAN THINKER
— Why American Jews Are Overwhelmingly Liberal – Steve Feinstein  (DIERSEN: Democrats are nasty.  While I worked for the federal government for almost 30 years, many of my superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates were Jewish.  My Democrat superiors, Democrat supervisors, Democrat coworkers, and Democrat subordinates stressed to them a) that I was baptized, raised, and confirmed as a Missouri Synod Lutheran, b) that I was conservative, c) that I was Republican, and d) that I was 100% German national origin.  In my defense, I stressed a) that all my ancestors immigrated to northeast Illinois during the 1840s and 1850s, b) my grandfather on my father’s side fought the Germans in WWI, c) that my uncles on my mother’s side fought the Germans in WWII, and d) that my father would have fought the Germans in WWII if he had not been 4-F.)
http://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2017/01/why_american_jews_are_overwhelmingly_liberal.html

 

REAL CLEAR POLITICS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Trump’s Inner Circle Fails to Save Him From Himself.”
http://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2017/01/27/trumps_inner_circle_fails_to_save_him_from_himself_132922.html

 

THE HILL
— Surprise! Trump doing what he said he would – JORDAN FABIAN AND JONATHAN EASLEY  (DIERSEN: Did you do what you said you would do?  When I was drafted in 2005 to serve as the TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairman, I said I would a) assure that TAPROOT would always host breakfast meetings on third Saturday of every month except August and December, a picnic in August, and a Christmas party in December and b) recruit Republican candidates, Republican elected officials, and Republican party leaders to speak at those events.  I did what I said I would do.  But that was not good enough for my critics/opponents who had their operatives and their dupes destroy TAPROOT.)
http://thehill.com/homenews/administration/316411-surprise-trump-doing-what-he-said-he-would

 

HUFFINGTON POST
— Donald Trump’s Press Office Confuses Britain’s Prime Minister With Porn Star  No, the president is not meeting with a former adult actress in the Oval Office today. – Lee Moran
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/donald-trump-theresa-may-porn-star_us_588b14d8e4b0cef5cf8745a4

 

ABC NEWS
— GOP Plots Next 200 Days at Retreat but Trump Has His Own Ideas – ALI ROGIN
http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/gop-plots-200-days-retreat-trump-ideas/story?id=45070411

 

AOL NEWS
— Trump shames media coverage of March for Life, Pence to become first VP to attend – WILLIAM STEAKIN
https://www.aol.com/article/news/2017/01/27/trump-shames-media-coverage-of-march-for-life-pence-to-become-f/21701351/

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “White House Sows Confusion About Plan for a 20% Import Tax.”  Who focuses on sowing confusion in your precinct, in your municipality, in your township/ward, in your county, and in Illinois?
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/01/26/us/politics/mexico-wall-tax-trump.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, treasonously, Democrats and RINOs glorify and praise those who come to America illegally, who stay in America illegally, and/or who bring others to America illegally.
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/01/26/us/trump-illegal-immigrants-crime.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps demonize, denigrate, and condemn Trump.
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/01/27/opinion/the-politics-of-cowardice.html
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/01/26/opinion/donald-trumps-mexico-tantrum.html
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/01/27/opinion/the-closing-of-trumps-america.html
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/01/26/opinion/mr-trumps-gag-rule-will-harm-global-health.html
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/01/26/business/economy/mexico-pay-border-wall-trump.html
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/01/26/upshot/illegal-voting-claims-and-why-they-dont-hold-up.html
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/01/27/us/politics/donald-trump-administration-health-care.html

 

WASHINGTON POST
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Democrats and RINOs encourage people to come to America illegally, to stay in America illegally, and to bring others to America illegally.  That is a major reason why Clinton lost and Trump won.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/economy/in-these-six-american-towns-laws-targeting-the-illegals-didnt-go-as-planned/2017/01/26/b3410c4a-d9d4-11e6-9f9f-5cdb4b7f8dd7_story.html

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, the WSJ sides with Mexico against America. Ever-increasingly, the WSJ sides with the citizens of Mexico against the citizens of America.)
http://www.wsj.com/articles/trumps-little-mexican-war-1485477900
— Blacklisting Muslim Brotherhood Carries Risks  Trump administration taking radically different approach than Obama, Bush; designation could trigger unexpected consequences – YAROSLAV TROFIMOV  (DIERSEN: Who blacklists you? The following individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries black list 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, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors and those that a) reject planks in the Republican Party platform and work against those like me who support those planks, b) reject planks in the Illinois Republican Party platform and work against those like me who support those planks, c) reject the Milton Township Republican Central Committee resolution against video gambling and work against those like me who support that resolution, d) focus on destroying those like me who they cannot manipulate/dominate, e) were defendants in lawsuits that I have filed, f) are operatives for the aforesaid, and/or g) are dupes for the aforesaid.)
http://www.wsj.com/articles/blacklisting-muslim-brotherhood-carries-risks-1485426600
— Homeowners’ Quest for the Best Schools  To get their children into top-performing schools, some parents buy homes in highly rated—and typically expensive—districts. After graduation, ‘there is a mass exodus.’ – KATY MCLAUGHLIN   (DIERSEN: The outstanding Whittier Elementary School (https://www.facebook.com/whittierelementary/) and the outstanding Edison Middle School (https://www.facebook.com/Edison-Middle-School-Wheaton-IL-126228154099483/) are in my precinct.)
http://www.wsj.com/articles/homeowners-quest-for-the-best-schools-1485443381
— U.S. Auto Workers’ Bonuses Surge as Companies Post Gains – CHESTER DAWSON, CHRISTINA ROGERS and JOHN D. STOLL  (DIERSEN: Virtually all my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes despise, if not hate a) General Motors, Ford, and Chrysler, b) unions, c) past and present union members, and d) those who own General Motors, Ford, and/or Chrysler vehicles.)
http://www.wsj.com/articles/u-s-auto-workers-bonuses-surge-as-companies-post-gains-1485469492
— Share of U.S. Workers in Unions Falls to Lowest Level on Record  Marks return to downward trend for organized labor after membership figures had stabilized – ERIC MORATH and KRIS MAHER
http://www.wsj.com/articles/share-of-u-s-workers-in-unions-falls-to-lowest-level-on-record-1485454633
— Censorship Is Free Speech? It Must Be the Class of 1984  Political correctness on campus has reached the stage of a perfect Orwellian inversion. – JILLIAN KAY MELCHIOR
http://www.wsj.com/articles/censorship-is-free-speech-it-must-be-the-class-of-1984-1485478244

 

USA TODAY
— Journalists at Inaugural protests charged with felonies – Mike Snider
http://www.usatoday.com/story/money/2017/01/26/97084612/
— That call from an unlisted number? Might be a collections rep for IRS – Roger Yu
http://www.usatoday.com/story/money/2017/01/26/call-unlisted-number-might-collections-rep-irs/97008668/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Trump’s wall is a huge waste of money.”
http://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/2017/01/26/president-trump-border-wall-immigration-editorials-debates/97104208/
— Better barriers are worth the cost: Border and interior enforcement strategy will restore our footing as a nation that enforces laws – Dan Stein
http://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/2017/01/26/federation-for-american-immigration-reform-editorials-debates/97109032/
— HARDCOPY ARTICLE TITLE: ‘Green’ cars lose their momentum at D.C. auto show – Nathan Bomey
http://www.usatoday.com/story/money/cars/2017/01/26/washington-auto-show-epa-cafe-fuel-economy-donald-trump-gm-toyota-fiat-chrysler/97097652/

 

BOSTON GLOBE
— In 2006, Democrats were saying ‘build that fence!’ – Annie Linskey  (DIERSEN: Since 2006, Democrats and RINOs officially joined up with Mexico to get rid of those who are Protestant, conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.bostonglobe.com/news/politics/2017/01/26/when-wall-was-fence-and-democrats-embraced/QE7ieCBXjXVxO63pLMTe9O/story.html

 

TULSA WORLD
— OUTSTANDING: No city in Oklahoma is considered a sanctuary for undocumented immigrants – Ginnie Graham  (DIERSEN: How soon will Illinois be able say this?)
http://www.tulsaworld.com/homepagelatest/no-city-in-oklahoma-considered-a-sanctuary-for-undocumented-immigrants/article_932f2c39-693f-5593-969f-8a1acf91c1a4.html

 

NEW JERSEY HERALD
— New reality show: Beat the press – Bill Press
http://www.njherald.com/20170127/new-reality-show-beat-the-press#

 

FEDERAL TIMES
— Congressman claims agency communications blackout is illegal – Carten Cordell
http://www.federaltimes.com/articles/cummings-claims-trumps-agency-blackout-is-illegal

 

FEDERAL NEWS RADIO
— Lawmakers say new agency communications policies violate whistleblower laws – Nicole Ogrysko  (DIERSEN: All during the almost 30 years that I worked for the federal government, I blew the whistle on political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, and age discrimination.  In 1988, when I was 40 years old, I became an active member in a class action lawsuit that charged GAO with reverse discrimination, age discrimination, and retaliation.  My Democrat GAO superiors retaliated by forcing me to retire in 1997 when I was 49 years old, by not promoting me beyond GS-13, by keeping me off audits of IRS for all but 3 of the almost 18 years that I worked for GAO, and by forcing me to take an $18,847 pay cut in today’s dollars to transfer from IRS to GAO in 1980.  My Democrat IRS superiors did not promote me beyond GS-12, disallowed my education deductions, and disallowed my partial day per diem claims.  My Democrat Post Office superiors forced me to resign in 1969 and disallowed my sick leave requests.  If I had not blown any whistles, the federal government would have promoted me into its Senior Executive Service long before I was 40 years old.)
http://federalnewsradio.com/workforce-rightsgovernance/2017/01/lawmakers-say-new-agency-communications-policies-violate-whistleblower-laws/

 

DAILY BEAST
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “President Trump Delivers Word Salad of a Speech to GOP Retreat  Victorious GOP lawmakers wanted to get down to business at their Philadelphia retreat, planning their Obamacare repeal and tax reform. Then Hurricane Trump descended Thursday.”
http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2017/01/26/president-trump-delivers-word-salad-of-a-speech-to-gop-retreat.html

 

BBC
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Mexico wall: Trump condemned over imports tax proposal.”
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-38766662

 

GUARDIAN
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Democrats and RINOs blame Republicans for all the problems that women have.
https://www.theguardian.com/education/2017/jan/26/girls-believe-brilliance-is-a-male-trait-research-into-gender-stereotypes-shows

January 18 Evening Edition

ABC7
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “DISCONTENT IN DC: LAWMAKERS, CITIZENS PROTEST TRUMP INAUGURATION.”
http://abc7chicago.com/news/discontent-in-dc-lawmakers-citizens-protest-trump-inauguration/1709029/
— SPOKESMAN: GEORGE H.W. BUSH ADMITTED TO ICU, WIFE BARBARA BUSH ALSO HOSPITALIZED – CNN
http://abc7chicago.com/news/both-george-hw-bush-and-barbara-bush-hospitalized/1708003/

 

NBC5
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps promote anti-Trump women.
http://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/Womens-March-on-Chicago-Everything-You-Need-to-Know-411092025.html
— Trump Hotel Bans Media During Inauguration Week
http://www.nbcchicago.com/news/national-international/Trump-Hotel-Bans-Media-During-Inauguration-Week-411127315.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Swastikas, Pro-Trump Fliers Found on UC Berkeley Printers.”
http://www.nbcchicago.com/news/national-international/Swastikas-Pro-Trump-Fliers-Found-on-UC-Berkeley-Printers-411081265.html
— Girl Scouts Defend Their Involvement in Donald Trump Inauguration  “Every girl has a home at Girl Scouts, every girl in our movement is allowed her own ideas, opinions, beliefs and political ideology”
http://www.nbcchicago.com/news/national-international/Girl-Scouts-Defend-Their-Involvement-in-Donald-Trump-Inauguration-411133315.html

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Schakowsky joins Democratic boycott of Trump’s inauguration.”
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/schakowsky-inauguration-met-20170118-story.html
— Rauner aides say Senate budget plan short $4.3 billion – Haley BeMiller and Monique Garcia (DIERSEN: Are you spending more than your income?  The cost of living in Wheaton is very high.  My wife and I are spending more than our income because my Civil Service Retirement System pension is dramatically less because my Democrat superiors in the federal government wasted my career and forced me to retire in 1997 when I was 49 years old.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-bruce-rauner-illinois-budget-met-0119-20170118-story.html
— Indiana GOP lawmaker wants police to use ‘any means necessary’ to stop protesters from blocking traffic
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/midwest/ct-indiana-protest-bill-20170118-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Six agencies — including FBI, CIA, Treasury — probing possible Russian aid to Trump’s campaign.”
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/ct-fbi-kremlin-probe-20170118-story.html
— Obama was a foreign-policy failure – Stephen M. Walt
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/sns-wp-obama-policy-2b58fd4c-ddad-11e6-acdf-14da832ae861-20170118-story.html
— District 181 loans itself money while waiting on referendum lawsuit – Chuck Fieldman
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/burr-ridge/news/ct-dhd-hms-bond-delay-tl-0126-20170118-story.html
— Lisle village clerk gets work-release jail sentence in DUI plea deal – Clifford Ward
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/ct-lisle-clerk-dui-plea-0118-20170118-story.html
— Are you facing mom bias at work? – Nara Schoenberg
http://www.chicagotribune.com/lifestyles/parenting/sc-mom-bias-family-0117-20170117-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Trumps says “On ethics: Obama went high, Trump goes low.”
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/chapman/ct-ethics-trump-obama-chapman-perspec-0119-md-20170118-column.html
— Preckwinkle: Emanuel could have acted sooner on police issues – Hal Dardick
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-toni-preckwinkle-doj-report-met-0119-20170118-story.html
— Chicago drone photographer pays FAA $200,000 over alleged airspace violations – Robert Channick
http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/ct-drone-faa-settlement-0119-biz-20170118-story.html
— Rauner-Madigan feud leads to $31 million spent by outside groups on state races last year – Rick Pearson
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-illinois-campaign-spending-met-0119-20170118-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps glorify and praise those who come to America illegally, who stay in America illegally, and who bring others to America illegally.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-immigrants-mixed-status-trump-met-20170118-story.html
— Emanuel has $1 million in campaign fund, spent thousands on legal fees – Bill Ruthhart
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-rahm-emanuel-campaign-finance-report-met-0119-20170118-story.html

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Preckwinkle: CPD afflicted by ‘pervasive racism’ – Mitch Dudek
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/preckwinkle-cpd-afflicted-by-pervasive-racism/
— Chicago fiscal wizard Jeremy Katz joins Trump team – Michael Sneed
http://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/sneed-chicago-fiscal-wizard-joins-trump-team/
— Senate budget’s ‘work in progress’ includes filling $4.3B hole Tina Sfondeles
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/senate-budgets-work-in-progress-includes-filling-4-3b-hole/amp/
— Rahm says CPD must work ‘double hard’ to attract minorities – Fran Spielman  (DIERSEN: To attract younger Democrats, and especially those who are minority and/or female, the Democrats who run GAO could draw their attention to Diersen v. GAO at https://gopillinois.com/documents/)
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/rahm-says-cpd-must-work-double-hard-to-attract-minorities/
— Mayor defends CPS furloughs as CTU joins school-cut protests – Lauren FitzPatrick and Fran Spielman
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/mayor-defends-cps-furloughs-as-ctu-joins-school-cut-protests/
— City employee accused of sending ‘sexually explicit’ emails – Fran Spielman
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/city-employee-accused-of-sending-sexually-explicit-emails/

 

DAILY HERALD
— Proposal could eliminate pay for DuPage election panel – Robert Sanchez  (DIERSEN: What do you do that you are not paid for?  My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes shout that what I do for you as your GOPUSA Illinois Editor is absolutely worthless because I am not paid for what I do.)
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20170118/news/170118804/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: State Sen. David Olsen, a Downers Grove Republican, is co-sponsoring legislation to end the $27,500 salary for members of DuPage County’s board of election commissioners. . .The measure is being co-sponsored by state Rep. Jeanne Ives, a Wheaton Republican. . .Having unpaid board members, Olsen said, helps ensure they’re “serving for the right reasons, which is to serve the people and ensure the election process is carried out properly.”)
— Students from Naperville, Wheaton to witness Trump make history – Madhu Krishnamurthy and Marie Wilson
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20170118/news/170118853/
— Chicago-area home sales strengthened in 2016  (DIERSEN: Have home sales strengthened in your precinct, in your municipality, in your township/ward, and in your county?  If not, why not?)
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20170118/entlife/170118814/

 

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Illegal campaign cash, sexy emails highlights of City Hall inspector’s latest report – GREG HINZ
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20170118/BLOGS02/170119862/illegal-campaign-cash-sexy-emails-highlights-of-city-hall-inspectors
— Roskam revives effort to block Boeing’s Iran deal – GREG HINZ
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20170118/BLOGS02/170119858/roskam-revives-effort-to-block-boeings-iran-deal

 

NBC5
— Christie: Wife Refused to Move to Washington for Trump Post  Trump on Monday told The Wall Street Journal, “at some point, we’re going to do something with Chris.”
http://www.nbcchicago.com/news/national-international/Christie-Wife-refused-to-move-to-Washington-for-Trump-post–411088815.html

 

WTTW
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “State Receives Mixed Grade on Reproductive Rights Ahead of Women’s March.”
http://chicagotonight.wttw.com/2017/01/18/state-receives-mixed-grade-reproductive-rights-ahead-women-s-march

 

DNA INFO
— Bank Robbers Strike On Fridays To Fuel Drug, Booze, Gambling Habits: FBI – Tanveer Ali  (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes promote pot, promote booze, promote gambling, and/or promote even worse things.)
https://www.dnainfo.com/chicago/20170117/albany-park/bank-robbers-strike-on-fridays-fuel-drug-booze-gambling-habits-fbi

 

NORTHWEST HERALD
— McHenry County Board shoots down Jack Franks’ request for advisory tax freeze referendum – KEVIN P. CRAVER
http://www.nwherald.com/2017/01/18/mchenry-county-board-shoots-down-jack-franks-request-for-advisory-tax-freeze-referendum/ame1d9l/

 

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Rauner budget office says Senate plan won’t erase deficit – AP  (DIERSEN: Are you spending more than your income?  The cost of living in Wheaton is very high.  My wife and I are spending more than our income because my Civil Service Retirement System pension is dramatically less because my Democrat superiors in the federal government wasted my career and forced me to retire in 1997 when I was 49 years old.)
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20170118/rauner-budget-office-says-senate-plan-wont-erase-deficit

 

ROCKFORD REGISTER STAR
— Illinois budget deal is a real stinker – Scott Reeder
http://www.rrstar.com/opinion/20170118/my-view-illinois-budget-deal-is-real-stinker

 

BELLEVILLE NEWS DEMOCRAT
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Edwardsville group to join in Women’s March on Washington.”
http://www.bnd.com/news/local/article127170489.html

 

MADISON RECORD
— If it could, Illinois should declare bankruptcy – Editorial
http://madisonrecord.com/stories/511074953-if-it-could-illinois-should-declare-bankruptcy

 

SOUTHERN
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Illinois leaders split on attending Trump inauguration.”
http://thesouthern.com/news/local/govt-and-politics/illinois-leaders-split-on-attending-trump-inauguration/article_754e8b92-c2e1-557f-9b67-d8a4aec95376.html

 

DAILY ILLINI
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps promote anti-Trump women.
http://dailyillini.com/news/2017/01/18/community-members-march-womens-rights/

 

CHICAGO READER
— Bill Ayers believes opposition to Trump should come from the people—not the Democratic Party  The author and former Weatherman says modern revolutionaries also don’t have to look to the 1960s for inspiration. – Ryan Smith
http://www.chicagoreader.com/chicago/bill-ayers-interview/Content?oid=25115256

 

NORTH COOK NEWS
— Morrison: Right-to-work laws would make Illinois more economically competitive – Vimbai Chikomo
http://northcooknews.com/stories/511074306-morrison-right-to-work-laws-would-make-illinois-more-economically-competitive

 

DUPAGE POLICY JOURNAL
— Ramey offers Wayne Township service via campaign – Carol Ostrow
http://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/511074484-ramey-offers-wayne-township-service-via-campaign
— TRAGIC: Wood Dale City Council increases liquor licenses – Philip Gonzales
http://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/511066447-wood-dale-city-council-increases-liquor-licenses

 

ILLINOIS NEWS NETWORK
— Rauner: More money for higher ed classrooms instead of ‘bureaucratic bloat’  (DIERSEN: Are/were you bureaucratic bloat?  My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always demonized me, denigrated me, and condemned me as being federal bureaucratic bloat.  Further, they have always hinted/implied/argued/shouted that all the jobs and promotions that I got should have been given to poor Democrats, to poor minorities, to poor females, to poor younger people, and/or to poor veterans.)
https://ilnews.org/11766/rauner-money-higher-ed-classrooms-instead-bureaucratic-bloat/
— Trump’s pick for education secretary to push for greater school choice  (DIERSEN: Government is nasty.  Politics is nasty.  Democrats and Democrat plants, Libertarians and Libertarian plants, Greens and Green plants, and RINOs are nasty. Do your critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes demonize, denigrate, and condemn your parents as being filthy rich?  Mine do because my outstanding parents had enough money to send me to Trinity Lutheran Grade School in Crete 1953-1961 and then to Hope Lutheran Grade School in Park Forest 1961-1962 to stay with the Missouri Synod.)
https://ilnews.org/11758/trumps-pick-education-secretary-push-greater-school-choice/

 

ILLINOIS FAMILY ACTION
— Barack Obama’s Deplorable Race Relations Legacy – Steve McCann
https://illinoisfamilyaction.org/2017/01/barack-obamas-deplorable-race-relations-legacy/

 

BREITBART
— Tourists Flee ‘Nightmare’ Paris Amidst Rising Theft, Assaults, Terror – VIRGINIA HALE
http://www.breitbart.com/london/2017/01/18/chinese-tourists-flee-nightmare-paris/

 

THE BLAZE
— Rand Paul slams Bernie Sanders’ assertion that the US is ‘not compassionate’ – Tre Goins-Phillips  (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes a) glorify and praise themselves as being compassionate and/or b) crow that they are church members, attend church services, and/or give money to churches.)
http://www.theblaze.com/news/2017/01/18/rand-paul-slams-bernie-sanders-assertion-that-the-us-is-not-compassionate/
— ‘We are the future’: Young ACLU advocate mocks elderly white people – Tre Goins-Phillips  (DIERSEN: I should write a book about those who want Republicans to dump those who are Protestant, conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders, and those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
http://www.theblaze.com/news/2017/01/18/we-are-the-future-young-aclu-advocate-mocks-elderly-white-people/

 

GOPUSA
— ‘Toxic masculinity’? Dude, now America’s universities are turning men into women
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=19428
— Teachers in Philadelphia Plan Black Lives Matter Week
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=19269
— On his last Wednesday in office, Biden warns of the collapse of democracy
http://www.gopusa.com/on-his-last-wednesday-in-office-biden-warns-of-the-collapse-of-democracy/
— When the Press Loses Credibility
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=19366

 

DAILY CALLER
— ACLU Official Mocks Elderly White People, Tells Them They Have ‘Five Years Left’ – Alex Pfeiffer  (DIERSEN: To varying degrees, all of my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes promote age discrimination.  I should write a book about that.)
http://dailycaller.com/2017/01/17/aclu-official-mocks-elderly-white-people-tells-them-they-have-five-years-left/

 

CNS NEWS
— Trump’s IRS Can Avoid Needless Payments to Illegals: Only Genuine SSNs Produce Refunds – David North
http://www.cnsnews.com/commentary/david-north/trumps-irs-can-avoid-needless-payments-illegals-only-genuine-ssns-produce

 

CONSERVATIVE REPUBLICAN NEWS
— THOMAS JEFFERSON WARNED US ABOUT SOCIAL SECURITY – Kent Kellar
http://conservativerepublicannews.com/2017/01/18/thomas-jefferson-warned-us-about-social-security/

 

THE HILL
— How left-wing and racist radicals are infiltrating our children’s minds – TERESA MULL
http://thehill.com/blogs/pundits-blog/education/314789-how-left-wing-and-racist-radicals-are-infiltrating-our-childrens
— Under Trump, the disruptors return to Washington (that’s a good thing) – THOMAS A. SCHATZ, Citizens Against Government Waste  (DIERSEN: Of course, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes hint/imply/argue/shout that all the salary and benefits that the Post Office, IRS, GAO, and the Civil Service Retirement System has paid me, is paying me, and will pay me is waste.)
http://thehill.com/blogs/pundits-blog/economy-budget/314837-under-trump-the-disruptors-return-to-washington-thats-a

 

HUFFINGTON POST
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Republican Men Think Women Have It Better Than Them.”  All during the almost 30 years that I worked for the federal government, my superiors were under tremendous pressure from Democrat politicians to give preference to their employees who were Democrat, minority, female, and/or younger, that is, to discriminate against their employees who were Republican, White, male, and/or older.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/republican-men-sexism-poll_us_587fc369e4b0c147f0bcbe0a

 

CNN
— CNN President: Donald Trump Wants To ‘Delegitimize Journalism’ – Kaitlan Collins  (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, journalists talk, act, and write like they are getting paid a) to help elect Democrats and b) to defend and advance the Democrat Party platform. No one pays me a) to help elect Republicans or b) to defend and advance the Republican Party platform.)
http://dailycaller.com/2017/01/18/cnn-president-donald-trump-wants-to-delegitimize-journalism/

 

WASHINGTON POST
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Out with the ‘art of being honest,’ in with Trump’s art of the deal.”
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/out-with-the-art-of-being-honest-in-with-trumps-art-of-the-deal/2017/01/18/b4c4b43a-ddcc-11e6-ad42-f3375f271c9c_story.html

 

FORTUNE
— Republican Men Think Its Easier to Be a Woman than a Man, Survey Finds – Madeline Farber (DIERSEN: All during the almost 30 years that I worked for the federal government, my superiors were under tremendous pressure from Democrat politicians to give preference to their employees who were Democrat, minority, female, and/or younger, that is, to discriminate against their employees who were Republican, White, male, and/or older.)
http://fortune.com/2017/01/18/republican-men-easier-being-woman/

 

FORBES
— Are Half of Americans Approaching Retirement with No Savings? – Andrew Biggs  (DIERSEN: Constructively, I began saving for my retirement in 1966 when I was 18 years old when I started earning full-time Civil Service Retirement System credits working part-time for the Park Forest Post Office.  My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always been furious about that.)
http://www.forbes.com/sites/andrewbiggs/2017/01/18/are-half-of-americans-approaching-retirement-with-no-savings/#3f3cd1047df5

 

FED SMITH
— I Do Solemnly Swear That I Will… – Jeff Neal (DIERSEN: My Democrat superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates in the federal government hinted/implied/argued/shouted that the Constitution of the United States required them to get rid of federal employees who were Republican, White, male, older, and/or non-veteran. It is called Affirmative Action, Diversity, and Inclusion.)
http://www.fedsmith.com/2017/01/18/i-do-solemnly-swear-that-i-will/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: People in the private sector do not take an oath of office when they get a job. They get an offer, report to work, and that’s it. For federal employees it is different. Reading so many articles about the inauguration that refer to the president-elect taking the oath of office on the 20th of January got me thinking about oaths and what they mean. I have taken that oath of office as a civil service employee. Raising your right hand and swearing to “support and defend the Constitution of the United States” is not something most people take lightly. It is a solemn oath and it means something to most people who take it.)

 

THE NATION
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “How to Resist Donald Trump in DC This Weekend.”
https://www.thenation.com/article/how-to-resist-donald-trump-in-dc-this-weekend/

 

STAMFORD ADVOCATE
— The government is suing Oracle for discriminatory hiring practices — Oracle says it’s ‘politically motivated’ – Matt Weinberger
http://www.stamfordadvocate.com/technology/businessinsider/article/The-government-is-suing-Oracle-for-discriminatory-10866563.php

 

BERKELEY NEWS
— Berkeley among top U.S. universities for upward mobility – Kathleen Maclay
http://news.berkeley.edu/2017/01/18/berkeley-among-top-u-s-universities-for-upward-mobility/

January 11 Morning Edition

UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS SPRINGFIELD
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Watch the swearing-in ceremony for the House of Representatives LIVE; the ceremony is scheduled to begin at Noon.
http://uiswowza1.uis.edu/live/

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Public speaks out on plan to merge DuPage Election Commission into clerk’s office – Gary Gibula  (DIERSEN: Political parties exist to help elect candidates who can and will defend and advance their platform.  Are you a partisan? I have always been one.  According to Wikipedia, “In politics, a partisan is a committed member of a political party.” I have always been a “a committed member” of the Republican Party, and especially since 1999, I have been “a committed member” of the Milton Township Republican Central Committee (MTRCC), DuPage County Republican Central Committee (DCRCC), and the Illinois Republican Party (IRP). However, those who dominate the MTRCC, DCRCC, IRP, and the Republican Party and who reject planks in the IRP platform and/or in the Republican Party platform define “a committed member” differently.  According them, “a committed member” a) is someone who rejects the same planks that they do, usually the traditional family, right to life, immigration, illegal drugs, Second Amendment, gambling, and/or equal opportunity (no race or gender based preference giving) planks and b) serves as one of their operatives or as one of their dupes.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/aurora-beacon-news/news/ct-nvs-dupage-election-merger-hearing-st-0111-20170110-story.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: “There has to be a procedure for true bipartisanship,” said Elmhurst resident Bob Peikert, who is chairman of the DuPage Democratic Party organization. “When the Republican chair of the county board is choosing which Democrats will be on the election commission, that is not bipartisanship.” Janice Anderson is a Naperville resident and newly-elected District 5 DuPage County Board member. “Ideally, I don’t think anyone on the election commission should be partisan,” said Anderson, a Republican. “I think the chairman has made some good picks, previously. You look as who’s the best person for a position.”)
— Today’s Springfield question: How many Democrats will vote against Madigan for speaker?
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-michael-madigan-democrats-vote-0111-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trump “Women business leaders use tech to take on Trump.”
http://www.chicagotribune.com/bluesky/originals/ct-women-post-trump-groups-chicago-bsi-20170110-story.html
— Cook County leaders urge Obamacare sign-ups as Republicans plan teardown – Lisa Schencker
http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/ct-obamacare-preckwinkle-deadline-0111-biz-20170110-story.html
— Madigan preps for 17th term as speaker despite Rauner-funded pressure – Kim Geiger and Monique Garcia
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-michael-madigan-new-legislature-met-0111-20170110-story.html
— Rauner’s gonna need every bit of $50 million he contributed to his campaign – Rich Miller (DIERSEN: If sought a government office or a political office, how much would your critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes spend to defeat you?)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/daily-southtown/opinion/ct-sta-miller-column-st-0111-20170110-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps glorify and praise Streep.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/page/ct-meryl-streep-cpj-press-freedom-page-perspec-0111-md-20170110-story.html
— All-white jury seated for black man who said he couldn’t get fair trial – Amanda Marrazzo
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/mchenry-county/news/ct-heroin-death-trial-jury-met-20170110-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Those who are anti-men to march against Trump January 21 in Chicago.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/columnists/schmich/ct-mary-schmich-trump-womens-march-20170110-column.html
— Emanuel asks credit ratings agency to back off ahead of latest round of borrowing – Hal Dardick
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-rahm-emanuel-moodys-letter-met-0111-20170110-story.html
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD IN NAPERVILLE SUN: Origin of proposal for Naperville to annex 3 towns remains a mystery – Erin Hegarty
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/naperville-sun/news/ct-nvs-naperville-annexation-petitioner-st-0111-20170110-story.html

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Sessions’ right-wing values sure to follow him as AG.”
http://chicago.suntimes.com/opinion/editorial-sessions-conservative-values-will-follow-him-as-ag/
— Madigan says House Dems will propose budget ‘agenda’ – Tina Sfondeles
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/madigan-says-house-dems-will-propose-budget-agenda/
— An inspired call for the next American generation  On Tuesday, President Obama paid Kennedy’s gift forward. In a speech in Chicago, he called another generation of Americans to public service. – Editorial  (DIERSEN: Obama should have advised non-veteran White males who are seeking a job with the federal government that with only rare exceptions, a) the longer that you are a federal employee, the less likely that private sector employers will hire you, b) your career will be wasted and you will be gotten rid of if you do not make GS-13 ($94,610) by age 25, GS-14 ($111,801) by age 30, GS-15 ($131,508) by age 35, and Senior Executive Service ($161,900) by age 40, c) you will be expected to help your superiors and supervisors get rid of their employees who are Republican, White, male, older, and/or non-veteran, and d) virtually everyone despises if not hates federal employees, former federal employees, and federal retirees.)
http://chicago.suntimes.com/opinion/editorial-an-inspired-new-call-for-the-next-generation/
— Obama holds pep rally for a game his team just lost – Neil Steinberg
http://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/steinberg-obama-holds-pep-rally-for-a-game-his-team-just-lost/
— Springfield remembers Obama as ‘a Chicago guy … an Illinois guy’ – Tina Sfondeles
http://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/springfield-remembers-obama-as-a-chicago-guy-an-illinois-guy/

 

DAILY HERALD
— Hopefully, court will swiftly end annexation ‘stunt’ involving Naperville and other towns – Editorial
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20170110/discuss/170119886/
— DuPage hears feedback on Election Commission merger proposal – Robert Sanchez
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20170110/news/170119873/

 

CBS2
— Obama Bids Farewell To Presidency In Chicago Speech – Derrick Blakley
http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2017/01/10/obama-takes-the-stage-for-his-farewell-speech-in-chicago/

 

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— ‘Yes we did, yes we can’: Obama’s bittersweet goodbye – GREG HINZ  (DIERSEN: Under Obama, individuals, organizations, companies, and governments that are members of the following groups advanced their agendas: anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.)
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20170111/BLOGS02/170119978/yes-we-did-yes-we-can-obamas-bittersweet-goodbye

 

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Prosecutors want judicial oversight of Schock campaign fund – Andy Kravetz
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20170110/prosecutors-want-judicial-oversight-of-schock-campaign-fund
— Springfield aldermen: More cuts before higher taxes – Mary Hansen
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20170110/springfield-aldermen-more-cuts-before-higher-taxes
— Economic growth a better way to improve Illinois – House Speaker Michael Madigan
http://www.sj-r.com/opinion/20170111/house-speaker-michael-madigan-economic-growth-better-way-to-improve-illinois

 

SAUK VALLEY
— Difficult to get in touch with elected leaders – Pat Breeding Dixon  (DIERSEN: What do you say to individuals, to organizations, to companies, to governments, and to countries a) that disapprove of your values and/or disapprove of your beliefs, b) that do not want to hear what you have to say, c) that do not take your phone calls, d) that do not return your phone calls, e) that do not respond to your emails, and/or f) that only respond to those who give them lots of money?  I should write a book about the aforesaid in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois.)
http://www.saukvalley.com/2017/01/10/difficult-to-get-in-touch-with-elected-leaders/aj0a890/

 

BLOOMINGTON PANTAGRAPH
— Man who disrupted ‘Hamilton’ banned from some theaters  (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents a) want me to be banded from everything and b) blame me for their problems, for your problems, for my problems, and for everyone’s problems.  I should write a book about my critics/opponents who have banded me from their events in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois.)
http://www.pantagraph.com/news/state-and-regional/illinois/man-who-disrupted-hamilton-banned-from-some-theaters/article_a1a927b7-75ce-5039-a936-b93dd1769783.html

 

WSIU
— Illinois Looks to Expand Paid Sick Leave Act  (DIERSEN: I should write a book about what my Democrat superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates in the federal government did 1966-1969 and 1971-1997 a) to discourage from taking sick leave and b) to punish me for taking sick leave.)
http://news.wsiu.org/post/illinois-looks-expand-paid-sick-leave-act#stream/0

 

HERALD NEWS
— Crete Township residents battling proposed CSX intermodal  Will County asked to sponsor grant request from state for railroad grade separation – MIKE MALLORY
http://www.theherald-news.com/2017/01/09/crete-township-residents-battling-proposed-csx-intermodal/auaoj8d/

 

SOUTHERN
— Illinois communities set their own marijuana fines – AP  (DIERSEN: The more that you want to destroy people, the lower that you want marijuana fines to be.)
http://thesouthern.com/news/local/state-and-regional/illinois-communities-set-their-own-marijuana-fines/article_62c9fa58-8283-5062-834f-141ad6d66156.html

 

DNA INFO
— How Many People Are Homeless In Chicago? City Asks For Help Finding Out – Heather Cheron  (DIESREN: What do you say to those individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that send homeless people to Illinois, to your county, to your township/ward, to your municipality, and to your precinct?)
https://www.dnainfo.com/chicago/20170110/uptown/chicago-homeless-population-count
— Did Having A Chicagoan In The White House Help Chicago? – Heather Cherone  (DIERSEN: From what I see, if Clinton had won, she would have helped Emanuel drive members of the following groups out of Chicago, out of Cook County, out of Illinois, and out of America: Protestant, conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders, and those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.dnainfo.com/chicago/20170110/hyde-park/president-barack-obamas-legacy-what-did-he-do-for-chicago

 

CHICAGO PATCH
— Women’s March on Washington: Illinois to Hold Sister Marches  Negative rhetoric about women during the presidential campaign sparked demonstration. – Shannon Antinori  (DIERSEN: One could say that negative rhetoric about men sparked Trump’s election.)
http://patch.com/illinois/chicago/women-s-march-washington-illinois-hold-sister-marches

 

CHICAGOIST
— Thousands Expected For Massive Women’s March On Chicago After Trump Inauguration – STEPHEN GOSSETT  (DIERSEN: Democrats and Democrat plants, Libertarians and Libertarian plants, Greens and Green plants, and RINOs promote hatred of Republicans.)
http://chicagoist.com/2017/01/10/thousands_expected_for_massive_wome.php
— Illinois Politicians Condemn Jeff Sessions During Confirmation Hearing  (DIERSEN: Who condemns you?  I should write a book about those in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois who condemn me.  To the extent that they condemn me, should I condemn them?)
http://chicagoist.com/2017/01/10/jeff_sessions_illinois_criticism.php

 

WILL COUNTY GAZETTE
— New House GOP Conference chair says voters have mandated reform – Karen Kidd
http://willcountygazette.com/stories/511068681-new-house-gop-conference-chair-says-voters-have-mandated-reform

 

MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— Jack Franks’ Patronage Hires for Executive Assistant & Communications Specialist – Cal Skinner
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2017/01/10/jack-franks-patronage-hires-for-executive-assistant-communications-specialist/

 

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— STATE REP JEANNE IVES ON PROPERTY TAXES IN ILLINOIS
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2017/01/state-rep-jeanne-ives-on-property-taxes-in-illinois.html
— THORNER: MISGUIDED CONSERVATIVES RAMP UP EFFORTS FOR CONSTITUTIONAL CONVENTION
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2017/01/thorner-misguided-conservatives-ramp-up-efforts-for-constitutional-convention.html
— RHOADS: THANKS TO DYLANN ROOF, THE DEATH PENALTY ARGUMENT RETURNS
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2017/01/rhoads-familiar-pro-and-con-death-penalty-arguments-come-up-again.html

 

NUMBERS USA
— TANCREDO: MANDATORY E-VERIFY SHOULD BE TRUMP’S TOP IMMIGRATION PRIORITY
https://www.numbersusa.com/news/tancredo-mandatory-e-verify-should-be-trump%E2%80%99s-top-immigration-priority

 

FREEDOM’S JOURNAL
— THE BLACK COMMUNITY AND CRIME – Walter E. Williams
https://freedomsjournalinstitute.org/latest-news/opinion/the-black-community-and-crime/

 

GOPUSA
— Airport Shooter Converted to Islam, Identified as Aashiq Hammad Years Before Joining Army
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=19081
— Obama’s Legacy of Endless Wars and Transgender Soldiers
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=19083
— Ford sees improved business climate with President Trump  (DIERSEN: How will Trump deal with individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that are a) filled with hatred of General Motors, Ford, and Chrysler, b) filled with hatred of those who own/owned General Motors, Ford, or Chrysler vehicles, c) filled with hatred of unions, d) filled with hatred of union members, and e) filled with hatred of former union members?)
http://www.gopusa.com/ford-sees-improved-business-climate-with-president-trump/

 

LIFESITE NEWS
— An inside look at the International LGBT Leaders Conference and what really goes on  Major corporations like State Farm, Walmart, Comcast and Google funded the LGBT Leaders conference, as they do many other homosexual events. – Peter LaBarbera  (DIERSEN: Who works against you?  Overwhelmingly, those individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that promote LGBT activity, their operatives, and their dupes work against me.)
https://www.lifesitenews.com/news/an-inside-look-at-the-international-lgbt-leaders-conference-and-what-really
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Walmart, AT&T, and Comcast were among the major corporate sponsors of the International LGBT Leaders Conference held December 8-10 to promote homosexual- and transgender-affirming laws, abortion, illegal immigration, and other “progressive” Democratic agendas. The conference, put on by the Gay and Lesbian Victory Institute — also known simply as the Victory Institute — was first envisioned as a recruiting event and strategy session to help place LGBTQ activists in a sympathetic Hillary Clinton administration. But with Donald Trump’s surprise victory on November 8, the event turned into a series of panel discussions on how to resist a Trump presidency and GOP-controlled Congress. The conference was hosted by the Washington Hilton Hotel, where President Ronald Reagan and three other men were shot in an assassination attempt in 1981. LifeSiteNews attended the Victory Institute conference, which drew more than 500 homosexual, bisexual and “transgendered” lawmakers as well as allied political and corporate activists from across the globe. This is the first of several articles on the conference, which offered a glimpse into President Obama’s success in pushing his LGBTQ policies in the United States and abroad and how difficult it will be to overturn them if President-elect Trump is so inclined. Victory Institute is associated with the Gay and Lesbian Victory Fund, a political action committee that works to elect openly homosexual, bisexual, and transgendered individuals to public office. Among Victory Fund’s co-founders in 1991 is homosexual activist and major Democratic Party fundraiser Terry Bean, who in 2014 at age 66 was arrested by Portland, Oregon, police along with his 25-year-old ex-boyfriend, Kiah Lawson, on charges of sodomizing a 15-year-old boy. As LifeSiteNews reported, Bean, who is also a co-founder of the LGBTQ lobby group Human Rights Campaign, was charged with two felony charges of third-degree sodomy and one count of third-degree sex abuse. The sex abuse charges against Bean were dropped after the boy fled and refused to testify following “an offer by Bean to end the case with a so-called ‘civil compromise’ in which Bean would pay the young man $225,000 and avoid a criminal trial,” Willamette Week reported. A transcript of a police interview with Lawson reveals that Bean reportedly knew the boy he was “hooking up” with sexually was underage and tried to coach him to say he was 18. A corporate-funded “gay insiders” army  Far more than on the abortion issue, in the LGBTQ “culture war” the homosexual-transgender lobby has a huge advantage over its pro-family opponents in both funding and the number of fully engaged activists. As homosexual power grew especially through two Obama terms, these conferences have gained more and more funding and sponsorships from large corporations, which have embraced the LGBTQ movement’s paradigm of viewing homosexualism and transgenderism strictly from a “civil rights” perspective. The Victory Institute conference was no exception. Most speaker panels were sponsored by a major corporation whose representative gave opening remarks touting that company’s commitment to LGBTQ issues. Here are some of the themes observed at the International LGBT Leaders conference: Openly “gay” and homosexually “married” American ambassadors — all men — discuss how living “out” proudly and publicly with their same-sex “husband” changes minds in the foreign nations in which they serve. They understand their role in normalizing “gay marriage” and the immoral homosexual lifestyle abroad. LGBTQ activists in the military discuss how they pushed for open homosexuality and then open transgenderism in the Armed Forces, and how transgender activists used key meetings with the Pentagon’s top brass to advance their gender-confusion agenda (without Congress). Why homosexual and transgender activists think it will be difficult to “roll back” many pro-LGBT policies enacted by President Obama — even transgenderism in the military. Representatives of major corporations (all conference sponsors) discuss how they are crucial to stopping “religious freedom” legislation at the state level. Corporate power is now central to LGBTQ lobbying nationwide. Homosexual (illegal) “immigration” activists apply homosexual activist “coming out” and victimhood tactics to their push for amnesty — comparing coming out as “gay” or “transgender” to coming out as an “undocumented” immigrant. How LGBTQ activists work hand-in-hand with other “progressive” agendas including abortion-on-demand, amnesty/“rights” for illegal immigrants, gun control and radical feminism — almost exclusively working with Democrats. When corporate America funds the LGBTQ movement, it mostly finances the left. LGBTQ activists adore President Obama for so aggressively pushing homosexual, bisexual and transgender policies at all levels of the federal government — and across the world by leveraging American power and his bully pulpit. Obama gave LGBTQ activists almost everything they wanted. He is a big part of the success of the “gay” and “transgender” revolution in the United States. But will Trump and the Republicans coming to power in Washington have the will to reverse it in any significant way?. . .Corporate Sponsors  The following were major corporate sponsors of the International LGBT Leaders Conference 2016: AARP, AT&T, Altria (cigarette and tobacco products), Coca-Cola, Comcast, Dow, Gilead (drug manufacturer), Pfizer, PG&E, Southwest Airlines, State Farm, Toyota, Union Pacific, Walmart, and Xylem (water technology). A future article will report on how so many major corporations are pushing LGBTQ policies to the point of becoming culture-war power players in stopping social conservative legislation. That includes laws designed to protect the freedom of citizens and small businesses not to participate in homosexual “marriages” and other aspects of the gay-trans agenda, according to the dictates of their conscience. As the reader will observe from these reports, homosexual and transgender activists lean heavily left and toward the Democratic Party. No panelists were seen speaking in support of Donald Trump or the Republican Party, and no homosexual Republicans, much less traditional GOP conservatives, were represented. Two days after Trump’s electoral win, Victory Fund President & CEO Aisha C. Moodie-Mills issued a statement that read in part, “Today I am heartbroken that racist, xenophobic, sexist and transphobic demagoguery won last night’s presidential election.” Time will tell whether major corporations ostensibly serving consumers of all persuasions — from far-left progressives to tea party conservatives — will pay a price for financing and aligning so closely with leftist LGBTQ politics of this sort.)

 

BLAZE
— OUTSTANGING: ‘What does it mean to be a snowflake?’ – Tomi Lahren
http://www.theblaze.com/video/final-thoughts-what-does-it-mean-to-be-a-snowflake/

 

THE HILL
— Sessions-led DOJ will reform immigration law, put Americans first – IAN SMITH & MICHAEL HETHMON  (DIERSEN: Anti-Trumps always put foreign countries and their citizens ahead of America and ahead of its citizens.)
http://thehill.com/blogs/pundits-blog/the-administration/313533-sessions-led-doj-will-reform-immigration-law-to-put
— Obama faults corrosive political rhetoric in farewell address – JORDAN FABIAN  (DIERSEN: Who do those who have the most religious, government, political, and/or financial clout in your municipality, in your township/ward, on your county, and in Illinois blame for corrosive political rhetoric?)
http://thehill.com/homenews/administration/313687-obama-faults-corrosive-political-rhetoric-in-farewell-address
— Donations to journalism nonprofit Committee to Protect Journalists surge after Streep speech – JENNIFER CALFAS  (DIERSEN: What do you get paid to do?  What do you say to my critics/opponents, to their operatives, and to their dupes who hint/imply/argue/shout that I am not a journalist because no one pays me for what I do as your GOPUSA Illinois Editor?  I ask my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes – what do you do and who pays you for it?)
http://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/news/313370-donations-to-journalism-non-profit-surge-after-streeps-golden

 

REUTERS
— Obama pushes values and prods Trump in final, emotional address – Jeff Mason
http://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-obama-idUSKBN14U2NX

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Democrats promote Islam.  Islam is more like a political party or a country without borders than a religion.
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/01/10/us/politics/trump-confirmation-hearings.html

 

LOS ANGELES TIMES
— At the Sessions hearing, the business of government is … hysteria – Matt Welch
http://www.latimes.com/opinion/op-ed/la-oe-welch-sessions-hysteria-20170110-story.html

 

WASHINGTON POST
— Democrats seek thaw in Trump plan to freeze federal hiring – Joe Davidson  (DIERSEN: All during the almost 18 years that I worked for GAO 1980-1997, the agency was under hiring freezes and/or promotion freezes.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/powerpost/wp/2017/01/11/democrats-seek-thaw-in-trump-plan-to-freeze-federal-hiring/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: “The impact of hiring freezes enacted during previous Democratic and Republican administrations demonstrates that such measures have not, in fact, significantly reduced the size of our federal workforce or enhanced federal government operations,” the 106 members wrote, citing a still-relevant 1982 Government Accountability Office (GAO) report. The previous freezes did not result in a significant reduction in the size of the workforce, yet served, the letter said, “to decrease efficiency, transparency, and accountability government-wide at the expense of the public safety and American taxpayer dollars.” Instead of controlling federal full-time employment, agencies increased temporary and part-time workers. “They also resorted to an extraordinary reliance on private contractors,” the Democrats wrote.)
— The Holman Rule will have a chilling effect on federal workers  (DIERSEN: Democrats run the federal government and Democrats will continue to run the federal government under Trump.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/the-holman-rule-will-have-a-chilling-effect-on-federal-workers/2017/01/10/c0c91158-d6a2-11e6-a0e6-d502d6751bc8_story.html
— Beware: Chaffetz committee plans broad agenda affecting federal workers – Joe Davidson (DIERSEN: Democrats run the federal government and Democrats will continue to run the federal government under Trump.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/powerpost/wp/2017/01/10/beware-chaffetz-committee-plans-broad-agenda-affecting-feds/

 

USA TODAY
— 10 people profit $8.9 billion from Trump rally – Matt Krantz
http://www.usatoday.com/story/money/markets/2017/01/11/10-people-profit-89-billion-trump-rally/95803750/
— Should IRS focus on taxpayer service, or tax enforcement? – Kevin McCoy (DIERSEN: ANSWER: Tax enforcement.  I worked for IRS’s Collection Division for almost 9 years and for GAO on audits of IRS’s Criminal Investigation Division for 3 years.)
http://www.usatoday.com/story/money/2017/01/10/should-irs-focus-taxpayer-service-tax-enforcement/96371436/
— Automakers vie to be seen as most ‘Made in the USA’ – Nathan Bomey   (DIERSEN: How will Trump deal with individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that are a) filled with hatred of General Motors, Ford, and Chrysler, b) filled with hatred of those who own/owned General Motors, Ford, or Chrysler vehicles, c) filled with hatred of unions, d) filled with hatred of union members, and e) filled with hatred of former union members?)
http://www.usatoday.com/story/money/cars/2017/01/10/detroit-auto-show-donald-trump/96390402/

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— U.S. Car Industry Has Unlikely Patriots  Tesla, BMW and Daimler can better afford U.S. manufacturing than the Detroit Three – STEPHEN WILMOT  (DIERSEN: How will Trump deal with individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that are a) filled with hatred of General Motors, Ford, and Chrysler, b) filled with hatred of those who own/owned General Motors, Ford, or Chrysler vehicles, c) filled with hatred of unions, d) filled with hatred of union members, and e) filled with hatred of former union members?)
http://www.wsj.com/articles/u-s-car-industry-has-unlikely-patriots-1484045646
— HARDCOPY ARTICLE TITLE: Email Can Reveal How Well New Hires Fit In – JOANN S. LUBLIN (DIERSEN: If you want to be retained or promoted, the more that your employer promotes the Democrat Party platform, the more that your emails should promote the Democrat Party platform.)
http://www.wsj.com/articles/email-can-reveal-how-well-new-hires-fit-in-1484060400

 

BUSINESS INSIDER
— Joe Biden just checked out the greatest Corvette ever made at the Detroit auto show – MATTHEW DEBORD  (DIERSEN: I should write a book about my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes who hate Corvettes and hate Corvette owners the most.)
http://www.businessinsider.com.au/joe-biden-corvette-gs-detroit-auto-show-2017-2017-1

 

FEDERAL NEWS RADIO
— Federal employees believe they can make a difference under Trump administration – Jory Heckman (DIERSEN: Democrats run the federal government and Democrats will continue to run the federal government under Trump.)
http://federalnewsradio.com/workforce/2017/01/feds-say-theyre-not-going-anywhere-trump-administration/

 

FED SMITH
— Financial Fitness: Your New Year’s Resolution – Tom Walker  (DIERSEN: Virtually all the operatives and all the dupes for my critics/opponents have severe health and/or financial problems.  They talk and act like they will anything for money.)
https://www.fedsmith.com/2017/01/10/financial-fitness-your-new-years-resolution/

 

MONEY MAGAZINE
— Committee to Protect Journalists Received 140 Times More Donations Than Usual After Meryl Streep’s Golden Globes Speech – Kerry Close
http://time.com/money/4628570/meryl-streep-golden-globes-cpj/  (DIERSEN: What do you get paid to do?  What do you say to my critics/opponents, to their operatives, and to their dupes who hint/imply/argue/shout that I am not a journalist because no one pays me for what I do as your GOPUSA Illinois Editor?  I ask my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes – what do you do and who pays you for it?)
— Recruitment: what to expect in 2017 – David Cawley (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://moneymag.com.au/recruitment-trends/

 

SMALL BUSINESS
— Inability to Meet Job Standards and Termination – Devra Gartenstein  (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always hinted/implied/argued/shouted that the federal government wasted my career and forced me to retire in 1997 when I was 49 years old because I failed to meet jobs standards, and for no other reason.  In my defense, I earned a) a job-related bachelor’s degree when I was 21 and job-related master’s degrees when I was 27, 31, and 48, b) job-related professional certifications when I was 30, 32, 41, 45, 47, and 48, and c) a job-related professional license when I was 33.)
http://smallbusiness.chron.com/inability-meet-job-standards-termination-46672.html

 

ROAD AND TRACK
— Joe Biden Wants Corvette’s Chief Engineer to Help Him Pick a New Vette  At the Detroit Auto Show, the Vice President asked Corvette chief engineer Tadge Juechter the important question: Grand Sport, or Z06? – BOB SOROKANICH  (DIERSEN: I should write a book about my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes who hate Corvettes and hate Corvette owners the most.)
http://www.roadandtrack.com/car-shows/detroit-auto-show/news/a32237/vice-president-biden-tadge-juechter-corvette-stingray-z06/

 

AMERICAN PROSPECT
— Voter Suppression Works Too Well  The Republicans’ quest for a permanent political majority culminated in mammoth voter suppression in 2016. The 2018 midterm election promises both to embolden these efforts and energize resistance. – Gabrielle Gurley  (DIERSEN: In 2016, anti-Trumps were very successful in suppressing votes for Trump in my precinct, in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois.)
http://prospect.org/article/voter-suppression-works-too-well-0