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April 22 Morning Edition

GOPUSA ILLINOIS
— Observations on March 20, 2018 primary election results for Diersen’s DuPage County Milton Township Precinct 9 in Wheaton: Of the precinct’s:
– 504 registered voters, 207 (41%) are Republican, 137 (27%) are Democrat, and 160 (32%) are unaffiliated.
– 504 registered voters, 219 (43%) voted and 285 (57%) did not vote.
– 207 registered Republicans, 112 (54%) voted and 95 (46%) did not vote.
– 137 registered Democrats, 107 (78%) voted and 30 (22%) did not vote.
– 160 unaffiliated registered voters, 0 (0%) voted.
– 504 registered voters, 23 (5%) changed their affiliation from Republican to Democrat.
– 504 registered voters, 21 (4%) changed from unaffiliated to Democrat.
– 504 registered voters, 16 (3%) changed from unaffiliated to Republican.
– 504 registered voters, 2 (.04%) changed their affiliation from Democrat to Republican.
– 504 registered voters, at least 20 (4%) no longer live in the precinct. – Dave Diersen
https://gopillinois.com

 

WGN RADIO
— The possible lasting effects of the Financial Disclosure Reports – Rick Pearson
http://wgnradio.com/2018/04/22/the-possible-lasting-effects-of-the-financial-disclosure-reports/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Rick Pearson talks with NPR Illinois Springfield correspondent, Brian Mackey, about the Financial Disclosure Reports and how the money candidates spend can impact voting. Brian and Rick also take a look at the latest entry in the race for Governor by Sam McCann and what this means for Bruce Rauner.)

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Sean Hannity fuels the far right’s paranoia – Daniel Pupo, Orland Park
https://chicago.suntimes.com/opinion/sean-hannity-fuels-far-right-paranoia-letters/

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— FRONT PAGE WITH COLOR PICTURE IN NAPERVILLE SUN: Lisle Township considering spending $2.6 million on new assessor’s office building – Erin Hegarty
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/naperville-sun/news/ct-nvs-lisle-township-assessor-building-st-0422-story.html
— Are lower tax rates linked to higher home appreciation? – Kenneth R. Harney
http://www.chicagotribune.com/classified/realestate/ct-re-0422-kenneth-harney-20180417-story.html
— Aurora eyes $1 million grant for job training program – Steve Lord (DIERSEN: What did you do to qualify yourself for better paying jobs? I earned a) a job-related bachelor’s degree when I was 21 in 1970 and job-related master’s degrees when I was 27, 31, and 48, b) job-related professional certifications when I was 30, 32, 41, 45, 47, and 48, and c) a job-related professional license when I was 32. I spent lots of my time and my money a) earning a bachelor’s degree from NIU in 1970, b) earning an MBA from Loyola in 1976, c) passing the CPA examination on my first attempt in 1979, d) earning a master’s degree in accounting from DePaul in 1980, e) passing the Certified Internal Auditor examination on my first attempt in 1981, f) earning a master’s degree in financial markets and trading from III in 1997, g) etc.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/aurora-beacon-news/news/ct-abn-aurora-jobtraining-st-0423-story.html
— Free food for thought: Campus food pantries proliferate – AP (DIERSEN: Where did the money come from to pay for your college expenses? My outstanding parents provided me with room and board in their home in Crete a) 1966-1968 while I was a student at UIC, b) weekends during my first semester at NIU in 1969, and c) the summer of 1969. The money to pay for tuition, books, a new 1968 Oldsmobile 442 in 1967, a new 1969 Dodge Charger SE in 1968, and room and board at NIU 1969-1970 (three semesters at University Plaza Dormitory (https://www.uplaza.com/) and then a summer session at Lincolnshire West Apartments (http://www.lincolnshirewest-apts.com/ ) came from my part-time Park Forest Post Office job 1966-1969 that paid $15.85-$16.91 an hour in today’s dollars and my part-time jobs working on a Chrysler automobile assembly line in Belvidere (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Belvidere_Assembly_Plant) and as a security guard at the University Plaza Dormitory in 1970. The aforesaid enabled me to graduate debt-free from NIU in August of 1970 owning a 1969 Dodge Charger SE.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/sns-bc-us–college-hunger-20180418-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats use Nathan Etter to encourage children to engage in LGBTQ activity.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/aurora-beacon-news/opinion/ct-abn-crosby-gay-teacher-st-0420-story.html
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD WITH BIG COLOR PICTURE: DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats crow about their success in getting students to serve as their operatives and as their dupes.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/naperville-sun/news/ct-nvs-naperville-central-walkout-day-st-0422-story.html

 

DAILY HERALD
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats use Nathan Etter to encourage children to engage in LGBTQ activity.
http://www.dailyherald.com/discuss/20180421/editorial-taking-full-advantage-of-a-teaching-moment

 

QUINCY HERALD WHIG
— Automatic voter registration big step forward – Editorial (DIERSEN: What about registered voters who do not vote? Of the 207 register Republicans in my precinct, 95 (46%) did not vote in the March 20, 2018 primary. Of the 137 register Democrats in my precinct, 30 (22%) did not vote in the primary. None of the 160 registered unaffiliated voters in my precinct voted in the primary.)
http://www.whig.com/20180421/automatic-voter-registration-big-step-forward#/

 

PEORIA JOURNAL STAR
— Peoria Recovery Project reaches toward addiction solutions – Kelsey Watznauer (DIERSEN: What do you say to activists, to candidates, to elected officials, to party leaders, to major donors, to political consultants, to etc. who promote booze, gambling, pot, and other addictive vices? I should write a book about those in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, DuPage County, and in Illinois who promote booze, gambling, pot, and other addictive vices. Of course, they work extremely hard against me.)
http://www.pjstar.com/news/20180421/peoria-recovery-project-reaches-toward-addiction-solutions/

 

CHAMPAIGN/URBANA NEWS GAZETTE
— Who will pay and how much? – Editorial (DIERSEN: Who wants you to pay more taxes? My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always wanted me to pay more taxes. I should write a book about my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes.)
http://www.news-gazette.com/opinion/editorials/2018-04-22/editorial-who-will-pay-and-how-much.html
— Nursing home decisions weigh heavily on board – Tom Kacich
http://www.news-gazette.com/news/local/2018-04-22/tom-kacich-nursing-home-decisions-weigh-heavily-board.html

 

ALTON DAILY NEWS
— Money Will Direct Governor’s Race
http://altondailynews.com/news/details.cfm?clientid=17&id=263878#.WtxYUsuKSM8
— Keeping Track of Employees for Governor – Benjamin Yount
http://altondailynews.com/news/details.cfm?clientid=17&id=263882#.WtxX5cuKSM8

 

RIVER CITIES’ READER
— Weirdness in the Gubernatorial Race Just Beginning – Rich Miller
https://www.rcreader.com/commentary/weirdness-gubernatorial-race-beginning

 

CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD
— Reaching for a solution to addiction problems – Andrew Harvey (DIERSEN: What do you say to activists, to candidates, to elected officials, to party leaders, to major donors, to political consultants, to etc. who promote booze, gambling, pot, and other addictive vices? I should write a book about those in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, DuPage County, and in Illinois who promote booze, gambling, pot, and other addictive vices. Of course, they work extremely hard against me.)
http://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/local-news/reaching-for-a-solution-to-addiction-problems/1132671254

 

MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— Rauner Touts Value of Trip to Germany
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2018/04/21/rauner-touts-value-trip-germany/

 

ILLINOIS HOMEPAGE
— Pritzker ‘glad’ to see McCann amplify Rauner’s negatives – Mark Maxwell (DIERSEN: In your municipality, in your township/ward, in your county, and in Illinois, who focuses on amplifying the negatives of others? What demographics do they paint as being negative? My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes both paint and amplify the following demographics as being negative: Trump supporter, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owner, German American, draft avoider, ancestors having been in America for a long time, retired federal employee, former union member, American nameplate car owner, childless, pet-less, not living in the municipality that you grew up in, etc.)
http://www.illinoishomepage.net/capitol-connection/pritzker-glad-to-see-mccann-amplify-rauners-negatives/1132912544

 

INDEPENDENT JOURNAL REVIEW
— Trump Threatens to Make DNC Lawsuit Backfire — He Wants to Countersue for Servers, Emails – SAM DORMAN (DIERSEN: When it serves their purposes, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes demonize me, denigrate me, and condemn me as being litigious because of all the lawsuits that I have filed. One thing that I learned from filing all those lawsuits is that plaintiffs should always get strong restraining orders (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Restraining_order) against defendants. I should write a book a) about the defendants in the lawsuits that I have filed and b) about what they have done, are doing, and will forever do to destroy me.)
https://ijr.com/2018/04/1087241-trump-threatens-dnc-lawsuit-backfire/

 

IMMIGRATION REFORM
— Identity Theft: Illegal Aliens’ Stock and Trade – BOB DANE
https://immigrationreform.com/2018/04/16/identity-theft-illegal-aliens-stock-trade/

 

NEWS BUSTERS
— Liberal Media Target Hannity; Attack Backfires – Jeffrey Lord (DIERSEN: I should write a book about those who since 2000 have attacked me for my including links in GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails to articles that they do not like. Each chapter in the book would include the article, its author, who attacked me, how they attacked me, and why. Of course, the aforesaid attackers continue to do everything that they can to destroy me.)
https://www.newsbusters.org/blogs/nb/jeffrey-lord/2018/04/21/liberal-media-target-hannity-attack-backfires

 

THE HILL
— Trump struggles to get new IRS team in place – NAOMI JAGODA (DIERSEN: I am one of the very few Republicans who has worked for IRS. I am one of the extremely few Republicans who has worked for GAO on audits of IRS. I worked IRS for almost 9 years, the last 5 1/2 years at the GS-12 Step 1-5 levels, currently $81,071-$91,880. I worked GAO on audits of IRS for 3 years at the GS-13 Step 1-3 levels, currently $96,403-$102,830.)
http://thehill.com/policy/finance/384220-trump-struggles-to-get-new-irs-team-in-place

 

WASHINGTON POST
— The new normal: We will have no idea how much Trump made in 2017 – Philip Bump
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/politics/wp/2018/04/17/the-new-normal-we-will-have-no-idea-how-much-trump-made-in-2017/

 

BLOOMBERG
— To Save Democracy, This Economist Wants to Kill Its Core Principle Dambisa Moyo’s Edge of Chaos makes an argument for weighted voting—giving more voting power to the educated, and taking it away for others. – PETER COY (DIERSEN: How informed are the voters in your precinct, in your municipality, in your township/ward, in your county, in Illinois, and in America? Why do they vote? To vote for Democrats is to vote to get rid of individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-04-19/dambisa-moyo-edge-of-chaos-review
(FROM THE ARTICLE: As is often the case, though, Moyo’s solutions aren’t as persuasive as her diagnosis. If you think about it, even devoted democrats draw the line somewhere on ballot box access: The right to vote is generally denied to prisoners, children, noncitizens, and people judged mentally incompetent. But imagine the envy and anger that would be unleashed if voting power were based on profession or education. Who would decide how to divide the public into first-, second-, and third-class citizens? Would biology professors be certified as “highly qualified” but high school history teachers ranked “standard qualified”? What about journalists vs. carpenters vs. actors vs. the unemployed? And how much of the public would be consigned to the lowest tier of “unqualified” voters—would it be 1 percent or 10 percent or more? A civics test seems a more defensible way to implement weighted voting, but not really. It implicitly equates knowledge with good judgment, which experience tells us isn’t a sound equation. As the conservative writer William F. Buckley Jr. once said, “I’d rather entrust the government of the United States to the first 400 people listed in the Boston telephone directory than to the faculty of Harvard University.” In the end, Moyo comes across as a well-meaning meritocrat. Democracy has its flaws, all right, but elitism isn’t the way to cure them.)

 

INDIANA GAZETTE
— Another election problem: no tax return – Harry Shirley, Brush Valley (DIERSEN: One could argue that if candidates should disclose their tax returns, than voters should too. What percent of voters vote for a candidate because that candidate promises to use government to give preference to those who share that voter’s demographics? What percent of voters vote for a candidate because that candidate promises to use government to get rid of those individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time?)
https://www.indianagazette.com/opinion/letters_to_editor/another-election-problem-no-tax-return/article_c3b2ed78-8bd2-5769-b20d-1759135ca586.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: These tax returns disclose all income and who pays them so the voter can tell if the governor or presidential candidate was later making decisions that would benefit the voter or increase the candidate’s income.)

 

ALBANY TIMES UNION
— Pulitzer winners flee journalism Industry’s decline prompts many to find other careers – AP
https://www.timesunion.com/news/article/Pulitzer-winners-flee-journalism-12854366.php

 

WAMU
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats use Emily Nakano, a high school senior from Illinois, to call for “stricter gun laws.”
https://wamu.org/story/18/04/21/a-new-generations-political-awakening/

 

GEEK WIRE
— Certifying online journalists: A bad idea whose time has come? – FRANK CATALANO (DIERSEN: I should write a book about my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in DuPage County, and in Illinois who have since 2000 hinted/implied/argued/shouted that I am NOT a journalist. They dismiss/belittle/badmouth/demonize/denigrate/condemn the fact a) that much of what GAO Analysts do is very similar to what journalists do, and that I worked for GAO for almost 18 years, the last 11 years of which at the GS-13 Step 1-10 levels, currently $96,403-$125,325 and b) that I have been the GOPUSA Illinois Editor since 2000. Instead, they stress a) that I do not have a degree in journalism, b) that no one pays me for what I do as your GOPUSA Illinois Editor, c) that GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails are free and do not contain any advertising or pictures, and d) that certain people who have lots of religious, government, political, and/or financial clout in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in DuPage County, and in Illinois shout that I am NOT a journalist. Inconsistently, outrageously, many of the aforesaid at the same time hint/imply/argue/shout that I AM A JOURNALIST, AND THEREFORE, I SHOULD NOT BE ALLOWED TO: a) be a Republican Precinct Committeeman, b) be a Milton Township Republican Central Committee (MTRCC), DuPage County Republican Central Committee (DCRCC), or Illinois Republican Party (IRP) officer, and c) attend MTRCC, DCRCC, or IRP events that are closed to journalists.)
/www.geekwire.com/2018/certifying-online-journalists-bad-idea-whose-time-come/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Part of the difficulty in any kind of certification is the notoriously independent nature of many attracted to the craft of journalism. Another is that even professional journalism organizations may be hard-pressed to agree on specifics of any credential, or be able to manage it when their membership ranks are in decline due to deep staffing cuts within traditional media organizations. “Professional journalists do, at nearly unanimous numbers, adhere to the professional standards of organizations like SPJ (Society of Professional Journalists ) and NPPA (National Press Photographers Association) and RTDNA (Radio Television Digital News Association), whether they have a certification that says so or not,” said Caley Cook, journalism lecturer at the University of Washington and an investigative and feature reporter. “I don’t think it hurts, really, to get a journalistic certification, but I don’t think an average news consumer is going to take one look at that and say, well I trust you now.” Those doubts are shared by SPJ Washington board member Daniel Person. “When you look at the sites/pages/accounts that are disseminating false information, there are all sorts of red flags suggesting that it’s not a reputable source: goofy URLs, lack of citation, bad grammar, etc.,” Person, a former Seattle Weekly editor, said. “Yet people seem willing to blow past these caution signs so long as the ‘news’ they are reporting confirms their worldview … If people are willing to share a story from SpicyAmericaNewz.Ru, what’s to say they’ll check the reporter’s credentials beforehand?” While there may be a place for some kind of voluntary certification for journalism newbies or freelancers who don’t belong to a professional media organization, Cook thinks a better solution lies beyond the outflow end of the story pipe. “When normal people truly don’t consider the source of their information or how it was gathered, we have a greater problem than certification of journalists could solve,” Cook said. Instead, she points to the oft-cited need for better media literacy, “what makes information reliable, how to question the source of information, media industrialization and consolidation, etc,” she said “I think you’d find this would have a far greater impact on the perception of ‘fake news’ than if you put that onus on the journalists.”)

 

GUARDIAN
— Trump attacks New York Times journalist over Michael Cohen article – Lauren Gambino (DIERSEN: I should write a book about those who since 2000 have attacked me for my including links in GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails to articles that they do not like. Each chapter in the book would include the article, its author, who attacked me, how they attacked me, and why. Of course, the aforesaid attackers continue to do everything that they can to destroy me.)
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2018/apr/21/donald-trump-attacks-new-york-times-journalist-over-michael-cohen-article

April 20 Morning Edition

PRAIRIE STATE WIRE
— Rauner pays $35K to firm of Pat Brady, ex-GOP Chairman, Ives critic (DIERSEN: Pat Brady is anti-conservative, so therefore, he is anti-Republican. If you hire an anti-conservative, you are an anti-conservative. If you hire an anti-Republican, you are an anti-Republican.)
https://prairiestatewire.com/stories/511395512-rauner-pays-35k-to-firm-of-brady-ex-gop-chairman-ives-critic
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Brady acted as a defacto spokesman for Rauner during the primary, making regular media appearances where he would attack Ives, though he was never formally identified as such. He dubbed Ives and her supporters “haters” for opposing Rauner’s policy positions as governor. “There is no room in the Republican Party for racist, bigoted, homophobic candidates like her,” Brady said in February, after Ives ran a television ad criticizing Rauner’s support of taxpayer-funded abortions, “Sanctuary State” legislation and allowing Illinoisans to change the biological sex on their birth certificates.” Brady said Ives was too “extreme” and could not win a statewide election. In 2016, Brady actively opposed President Donald Trump, saying a vote for him is “a vote for Hillary Clinton.” “(Trump) gets creamed by Hillary Clinton,” Brady said. “I don’t care what anybody says, there’s absolutely no way that if he goes against Hillary Clinton, that he’s going to prevail.” Brady served as Illinois GOP Chairman from 2009 to 2013 before he was forced to resign after trying to change the party platform to support gay marriage. He was later hired by the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) to lobby for gay marriage in Illinois. Next Generation Strategies, Brady’s lobbying firm, counts A T & T, SAS software, Deloitte Consulting, prison health care provider Corizon Health and the Rivers Casino in Des Plaines as clients.)
— Edgar County Watchdogs gathering evidence for FOIA lawsuit against Rauner administration – W.J. Kennedy
https://prairiestatewire.com/stories/511394348-watchdog-group-gathering-evidence-for-foia-lawsuit-against-rauner-administration

 

TRUTHOUT
— DHS Begins Compiling Lists of Journalists (DIERSEN: I should publish a list of Democrat plant, Libertarian plant, Green plant, and RINO activists, candidates, elected officials, party leaders, major donors, political consultants, etc. a) who falsely claim to be religious, conservative, and/or Republican, b) who hint/imply/argue/shout that I am not a journalist, and c) who fail/refuse to keep diersen@aol.com on their press advisory and press release lists. The aforesaid a) do not want me to know about their events or their other activities, b) do not want me to promote their events or their other activities, c) do not want me to attend their events, and d) do not want me to report on their events or their other activities. They pander to Rich Miller and to the rest of the Democrat news media in Illinois. They seek to curry favor with Rich Miller and the rest of the Democrat news media in Illinois by harming me. They blame me and my GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails for all of their problems, for all of your problems, for all of my problems, and for all of everyone’s problems. They focus on destroying individuals, organizations, companies, and governments that they cannot manipulate/dominate. They are disciples of Saul Alinsky.)
https://mailchi.mp/truthout/edge-of-dystopia-4867

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Rauner administration calls effort to get Illinois out of voter database ‘troubling’ – Monique Garcia
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-bruce-rauner-crosscheck-20180420-story.html
— McSweeney calls on Gov. Rauner to get Trump to help with the state-run Quincy veterans home – Bill Lukitsch
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-bruce-rauner-crosscheck-20180420-story.html
— Rauner’s point person on Quincy veterans home Legionnaires’ crisis makes $20K monthly – AP
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct–quincy-legionnaires-adviser-pay-20180419-story.html
— South Side Obama center activists removed after disrupting Plan Commission meeting – Lolly Bowean
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/obamacenter/ct-met-cba-activists-plan-commission-20180419-story.html
— The Madigan machine is hurting progressive reforms. I should know. I ran against it. – Candance Chow (DIERSEN: I ran for the open Milton Township Republican Central Committee (MTRCC) Treasurer office in 2004. I should write a book about those who campaigned against me and against my promise to get MTRCC to start using budgets.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/commentary/ct-perspec-madigan-dual-role-problem-0420-20180418-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Whites hint/imply/argue/shout/ that law enforcement is racist.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/commentary/ct-perspec-addictions-opioids-race-cocaine-drugs-0419-20180418-story.html
— Second lawsuit seeks to halt Deerfield’s assault weapons ban – Karen Berkowitz
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/deerfield/news/ct-dfr-assault-weapons-ban-second-lawsuit-tl-0426-story.html
— Walkouts on ‘Weed Day’? Chicago students, administrators balance gun reform rallies against 4/20 – Vikki Ortiz
http://www.chicagotribune.com/lifestyles/ct-life-school-walkouts-on-weed-day-0418-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, anti-Whites hint/imply/argue/shout that all Whites are racists and should be gotten rid of.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/columnists/glanton/ct-met-dahleen-glanton-toilets-discrimination-20180418-story.html
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD WITH BIG COLOR PICTURE IN NAPERVILLE SUN: DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats crow about their success in getting students to serve as their operatives and as their dupes.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/naperville-sun/news/ct-nvs-naperville-central-walkout-st-0420-story.html

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats crow about their success in getting students to serve as their operatives and as their dupes.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/chicago-students-expected-to-take-part-in-national-anti-violence-rally-today/
— Illinois to start program to boost retirement savings – AP (DIERSEN: While I worked full-time for the federal government 1971-1997, I was required to put 7% of my salary into the Civil Service Retirement System (CSRS). While I worked part-time for the federal government 1966-1969, I was not required or allowed to do that. However, subsequently, I could and did put 7% of my part-time salary plus interest into the CSRS to get full-time CSRS credit. Of course, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always been furious about that and that in 1993 when I was 45 years old, I had the “option” to get a $25,000 buyout and take early retirement.)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/?post_type=cst_article&p=1045484

 

DAILY HERALD
— Gingrich, Dean talk bipartisan cooperation at Judson forum – Madhu Krishnamurthy (DIERSEN: Bipartisanship is when Democrats and RINOs cooperate to destroy Republicans.)
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20180419/gingrich-dean-talk-bipartisan-cooperation-at-judson-forum

 

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Is McCann part of Senate GOP caucus? Depends who you ask – Doug Finke
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20180419/is-mccann-part-of-senate-gop-caucus-depends-who-you-ask

 

CHAMPAIGN/URBANA NEWS GAZETTE
— Rauner has two election foes – Editorial (DIERSEN: Will anti-conservatives and anti-Republicans like Pat Brady work harder and harder and harder to reelect Rauner if Rauner takes more and more and more anti-conservative and anti-Republican actions?)
http://www.news-gazette.com/opinion/editorials/2018-04-20/editorial-rauner-has-two-election-foes.html

 

HERALD NEWS
— Madigan should resign – Margo McDermed, state representative 37th District
http://www.theherald-news.com/2018/04/16/madigan-should-resign/a30qejs/

 

BELLEVILLE NEWS DEMOCRAT
— Madison County GOP chooses new party chairman – KELSEY LANDIS
http://www.bnd.com/news/local/article209320579.html
— Trump administration vows to fight injunction – AP
http://www.bnd.com/news/state/illinois/article209376999.html
— Illinois plan: Replace armed school officers with therapists – AP
http://www.bnd.com/news/article209349999.html
— Joke or mistake? Local state rep tells colleagues she hopes ‘we’ll all get raises.’ – JOSEPH BUSTOS
http://www.bnd.com/news/local/article209351364.html

 

CHICAGO READER
— Is Illinois ready for a potential influx of stoned drivers? – Ashley Mizuo (DIERSEN: Needless-to-say, those who smoke pot should not be allowed to drive vehicles.)
https://www.chicagoreader.com/Bleader/archives/2018/04/19/is-illinois-ready-for-a-potential-influx-of-stoned-drivers

 

FORD COUNTY RECORD
— McCall re-elected chairman of Ford County Republican Party – Will Brumleve
http://www.paxtonrecord.net/news/2018-04-19/mccall-re-elected-chairman-ford-county-republican-party.html

 

WJBD RADIO
— Marion County Democratic and Republican Parties Reorganize Party Chairmen Remain the Same for the Coming Two Years
http://www.wjbdradio.com/local-news/2018/04/19/marion-county-democratic-and-republican-parties-reorganize-
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Republican Ben Stratemeyer won a contested race over Judy Shaefer 1,104 to 352, while Democrat Dan Stover won by acclamation. Stratemeyer feels the local Republican party is in good shape. “Our organization is strong, we have a lot of volunteers, and our slate is full. We basically have all incumbents except for one office, so we’re in very good shape heading into the fall. I do anticipate a very successful election of the local candidates in Marion County,” said Stratemeyer. Shaefer was unanimously elected as 1st Vice Chair after several others declined the nomination. Debby Smith beat Wayne Walker 11-8 to be party secretary and Wayne Putnum beat Bill Smith to be party treasurer. The Republican’s selected Bob Winchester over Chapin Rose as their Congressional District Representative on the State Republican Central Committee.)

 

WIRE POINTS
— Second domino falls in Illinois: North Chicago revenues garnished for pensions – Ted Dabrowski and John Klingner
http://www.wirepoints.com/second-domino-falls-in-illinois-north-chicago-revenues-garnished-for-pensions-wirepoints-original/

 

WEST CENTRAL REPORTER
— Harlan says his conservatism may have kept him from GOP committeeman seat in 17th District – Carrie Bradon (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes hint/imply/argue/shout that I am “too conservative,” that is, that I support too many planks in the Republican Party platform.)
https://westcentralreporter.com/stories/511395469-harlan-says-his-conservatism-may-have-kept-him-from-gop-committeeman-seat-in-17th-district
(FROM THE ARTICLE: “Democrats make their decision during the midterm elections while Republicans only allow just the elected precinct committeemen to vote on their state central committeeman,” Harlan told the West Central Reporter. “This results in what is called the ‘good ol boy club’ and it is extremely difficult to overcome an incumbent in this situation because they are typically hand-picked.” Harlan said his dedication to conservatism and unwillingness to sway from his values may have had a roile in his not being selected. “I am an unapologetic conservative that the establishment does not want to have in the executive committee,” Harlan said. While this election may be over, Harlan is not giving up on his passion for true political reform. “I am never opposed to running if no one else steps forward,” Harland said. “I believe that we should always provide an option for others to vote on. American democracy is best served when all people have an opportunity to have their voices heard.”)

 

COOK COUNTY RECORD
— Appeals court: College of DuPage wrong to fire scandal-plagued president without chance to contest accusations – Scott Holland (DIERSEN: If my Democrat GAO superiors had honestly stated why in 1997, when I was 49 years old, they forced me to take their early retirement “offer,” they would have stated that it was retaliation for my becoming in 1988, when I was 40 years old, an active member in a class action lawsuit that charged them with reverse discrimination, age discrimination, and retaliation.)
https://cookcountyrecord.com/stories/511395563-appeals-court-college-of-dupage-wrong-to-fire-scandal-plagued-president-without-chance-to-contest-accusations

 

REAL GOP ILLINOIS
— Big trouble for Rauner: Pro-life Sen. Sam McCann enters Illinois Governor’s race
https://realgopillinois.com/2018/04/19/sam-mccann-enters-governors-race/

 

ILLINOIS HOMEPAGE
— McCann: Rauner is a “pathological liar” – Mark Maxwell
http://www.illinoishomepage.net/capitol-connection/mccann-rauner-is-a-pathological-liar/1130961443
— Rauner’s veterans home project manager gets pay raise – Mark Maxwell (DIERSEN: What pay raises have you gotten? My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes were furious a) when the Post Office hired me in 1966, IRS hired me in 1971, and GAO hired me in 1980; b) when IRS promoted me in 1972, 1973, and 1974 and when GAO promoted me in 1986; c) when I got step increases; and d) when I got COLAs. They were overjoyed a) when my Democrat GAO superiors forced me to retire in 1997 when I was 49 years old, gave me unfair performance expectations and appraisals, always ranked me in the bottom half of my coworkers for pay-for-performance purposes, did not promote me beyond GS-13, got rid of my mentor in 1987, kept me off audits of IRS for all but 3 of the almost 18 years that I worked for GAO, and forced me to take an $19,203 pay cut in today’s dollars to transfer from IRS to GAO in 1980; b) when my Democrat IRS superiors did not promote me beyond GS-12, disallowed my education deductions in 1978, got rid of my mentor in 1975, and disallowed my partial day per diem claims in 1974; and c) when my Democrat Post Office superiors forced me resign in 1969 and disallowed my sick leave requests in 1969 and 1968.)
http://www.illinoishomepage.net/capitol-connection/rauners-veterans-home-project-manager-gets-pay-raise/1130974314

 

ILLINOIS FAMILY INSTITUTE
— Rocky Mountain High Brings State to New Lows – Kathy Valente
https://illinoisfamily.org/marijuana-2/rocky-mountain-high-brings-state-to-new-lows/

 

CAPITOL FAX
— Taking a sick day (DIERSEN: What do you say to my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes who dismiss, belittle, badmouth, demonize, denigrate, and/or condemn the fact a) that I have been sending out GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails since 2000, b) that those emails have gone out each and every morning since 2004, c) that those emails have also gone out each and every evening since 2015, d) that those emails go out free of charge and without any advertising, and e) that since 2004, those emails have included links to 299,650 articles and information on many upcoming events? Needless-to-say, neither I nor anyone else could have done the aforesaid if they were a pot smokers.)
https://capitolfax.com/2018/04/20/taking-a-sick-day/

 

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Judges warn of Trump ‘tyranny’ in defending sanctuary cities – Stephen Dinan (DIERSEN: What do you say to judges who side with foreign countries and with their citizens against America and against its citizens?)
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2018/apr/19/trump-loses-appeal-punish-sanctuary-cities/

 

BREITBART
— Zuckerberg’s Investor Group Pushes for Pre-Election Amnesty – NEIL MUNRO (DIERSEN: Democrats want immigrants because they vote for Democrats. RINOs want immigrants because they want cheap labor.)
http://www.breitbart.com/2018-elections/2018/04/19/zuckerberg-lobby-joins-pre-election-amnesty-push/

 

NEWSMAX
— Dems Bringing in More Cash Than House GOP – Joe Crowe
https://www.newsmax.com/politics/democrats-fundraising-gop-house/2018/04/19/id/855518/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Some Republicans are doing well, however, including Rep. Peter Roskam, R-Ill., and Rep. Barbara Comstock, R-Va. Both have brought in more than $1 million in districts that Democratic candidate Hillary Clinton won in 2016, Politico reported.)
— Jeb Bush: ‘Bad Behavior’ in Politics Has Consequences – Cathy Burke
https://www.newsmax.com/politics/republican-partisanship-politicization-ethics/2018/04/19/id/855610/

 

DAILY CALLER
— SPLC Pulls Controversial ‘Anti-Muslim Extremist’ List After Legal Threats – Peter Hasson (DIERSEN: SPLC is anti-Trump supporters, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders, and anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
http://dailycaller.com/2018/04/19/splc-maajid-nawaz-muslim-extremist/

 

LIFE SITE NEWS
— BEYOND DISGUSTING, BEYOND TRAGIC: ‘Openly gay’ 3-year-old goes viral on social media – Calvin Freiburger
https://www.lifesitenews.com/news/openly-gay-3-year-old-goes-viral-on-social-media

 

HUFFINGTON POST
— Comey Memo: Trump Floated Idea Of Jailing Journalists To Make Them ‘Talk’ The president wanted to stop leaks pouring from the White House. – Nick Visser (DIERSEN: Who wants you to be jailed? My critics/opponents have lots of religious, government, political, and financial clout in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois. If they succeeded in jailing me, who would come to my defense? My critics/opponents hint/imply/argue/shout that if anyone had come to my defense, I would still be a TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairman, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce Government Affairs Committee member, Milton Township Republican Central Committee webmaster, Illinois Center Right Coalition Steering Committee member, American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter board member, GAO employee, etc. My critics/opponents stress those who could/should have come to my defense, but did not.)
https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/trump-jail-journalists-james-comey-memos_us_5ad96befe4b029ebe0229019

 

NBC NEWS
— Syracuse University fraternity suspended after ‘extremely racist’ video apologizes Kent Syverud, Syracuse’s chancellor, said of the video purportedly showing members of Theta Tau: “I am appalled and shaken by this.” – Erik Ortiz (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps paint Trump supporters as being White supremacists, Nazis, KKK members, haters, racists, sexists, bigots, and even worse things. Anti-Trumps are disciples of Saul Alinsky.)
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/syracuse-university-suspends-fraternity-after-extremely-racist-video-surfaces-n867401
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The videos, Syverud said in a letter to the campus, includes “words and behaviors that are extremely racist, anti-Semitic, homophobic, sexist, and hostile to people with disabilities. I am appalled and shaken by this and deeply concerned for all members of our community.” Earlier Wednesday, Syracuse students demonstrated in front of the chancellor’s building and the Theta Tau fraternity to demand the release of the videos after they were removed from Facebook. Later, The Daily Orange, an independently run school newspaper, shared a copy of a six-minute video from a new member ceremony last month. In it, the brothers take part in a performance that includes one person reciting an oath: “I solemnly swear to always have hatred in my heart,” he says, then referring to blacks, Hispanics and Jews in derogatory terms. He then mimics performing oral sex on another person. Participants laugh and cheer throughout. Theta Tau updated its website Thursday to apologize for the video and explain why it was done. The fraternity said that each semester, new members are given a chance to write a skit to roast the active brothers. One skit was meant as a parody in order to roast a brother who is a conservative Republican. The new members pretended to be racist conservative character. “It was a satirical sketch of an uneducated, racist, homophobic, misogynist, sexist, ableist and intolerant person. The young man playing the part of this character nor the young man being roasted do not hold any of the horrible views espoused as a part of that sketch,” Theta Tau said. The fraternity added that it has a diverse membership, but that “many bright lines were obviously crossed.” The group added that it would “maintain a dialogue” with fellow students.)

 

MERCURY NEWS
— Comey memos: Trump was concerned about Flynn’s ‘judgment’ – AP (DIERSEN: Who demonizes, denigrates, and condemns your judgment? The following demonize, denigrate, and condemn my judgment: those who a) reject planks in the Republican Party platform and/or the Illinois Republican Party platform and work against those like me who support those planks, b) reject the Milton Township Republican Central Committee resolution against video gambling and work against those like me who support that resolution, c) focus on destroying those like me who they cannot manipulate/dominate, d) were defendants in lawsuits that I have filed, and/or e) are operatives or dupes for the aforesaid and/or those who are anti-Trump supporters, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time. I should write a book about the aforesaid.)
https://www.mercurynews.com/2018/04/19/comey-memos-trump-was-concerned-about-flynns-judgment/

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats promote the ERA.
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/04/19/opinion/a-rebuke-to-trump-a-century-in-the-making.html
— Cars That Will Get Your Grad Down the Road of Life – Tom Voelk (DIERSEN: Did you expect your parents to buy you cars? I did not. I bought a 1958 Chevy BelAir when I was 16 years old in 1964 with money that I had earned and saved delivering newspapers and doing yard work. I bought a new Pontiac Tempest Sprint when I was 17 years old in 1966 with money that I had earned and saved washing dishes part-time. I bought a new 1968 Oldsmobile 442 when I was 19 years old in 1967 with money that I had earned and saved delivering mail part-time. I bought a new 1969 Dodge Charger SE when I was 20 years old in 1968 with money that I had earned delivering mail part-time.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/04/19/business/cars-graduates.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The only thing more tearful than the goodbyes of dropping a freshman off at college are the four years of tuition, rent, food and books that follow. The College Board pegs the average annual cost, over all, at in-state institutions at $25,290. If your student is turning the tassel this spring, congratulations. Your checkbook deserves a well-earned breather. It might have to endure one last flogging, though. Should that sheepskin result in a job (and let’s hope so!) a vehicle may be needed. Or maybe you have a high school graduate who will be commuting to college, or one diving straight into the working world. Sending them off with a solid automobile is a terrific — albeit extravagant — graduation gift. Even if it’s simply a hefty down payment to get them started, think of it as a final investment. One that means that maybe they’ll come back only to visit, not to move back in.)

 

WASHINGTON POST
— Fraternity says oath pledging to hate blacks, Hispanics and Jews was satire — of a Republican – Avi Selk
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/grade-point/wp/2018/04/20/fraternity-says-oath-pledging-to-hate-blacks-hispanics-and-jews-was-satire-of-a-republican/
— Mulvaney defends pay freeze even for feds he knows are underpaid – Joe Davidson (DIERSEN: Who demonizes, denigrates, and condemns you as being overpaid? I should write a book about those who since 1966 have demonized, denigrated, and condemned me the most as being overpaid. I would report what on they did to qualify themselves for better paying jobs. I earned a) a job-related bachelor’s degree when I was 21 in 1970 and job-related master’s degrees when I was 27, 31, and 48, b) job-related professional certifications when I was 30, 32, 41, 45, 47, and 48, and c) a job-related professional license when I was 32.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/powerpost/wp/2018/04/20/mulvaney-defends-pay-freeze-even-for-feds-he-knows-are-underpaid/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Office of Management and Budget director Mick Mulvaney told a House Appropriations subcommittee hearing Wednesday that an “analysis of the way that we paid federal workers seemed to indicate that we overpay at the lower levels and underpay at the upper levels.” But he defended the freeze proposed in Trump’s fiscal 2019 budget plan, saying, “We’re going to freeze everybody, and then put a bunch of money in this pot to try to give us the flexibility necessary to reward the people that were really performing well.” Some employees “might be really good at their jobs,” he added, “and some of the might not be, yet we . . . come close to paying them pretty much the same. ” Mulvaney indicated that the General Schedule (GS), the federal pay system for 70 percent of federal employees, has outlived its usefulness. It was created in 1949 and “hasn’t really been dramatically overhauled since then,” he said. “And it’s led to a situation where we pay entry level more than we probably should, but we don’t pay the really advanced, experienced people as much as we should.”)

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats crow over their success in using students as their operatives and as their dupes.
https://www.wsj.com/articles/thousands-of-students-expected-to-walk-out-on-columbine-anniversary-1524216600
— Racial-Profiling Rule Reversal Only one Senate Democrat voted to repeal a car dealer con.
https://www.wsj.com/articles/racial-profiling-rule-reversal-1524179354

 

USA TODAY
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: Pot pushers crow about their success in destroying America.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2018/04/20/marijuana-industry-growth-president-trump/520541002/
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/2018/04/18/420-bringing-massive-marijuana-party-denver-nations-largest-public-light-up/521371002/
https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/nation-now/2018/04/18/420-specials-deals-pot/522904002/
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation-now/2018/04/19/weed-lore-420-marijuana-tradition-backstory/521051002/
— Couples in retirement face average health care costs of $280,000, Fidelity estimates – Adam Shell
https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/personalfinance/retirement/2018/04/20/retiree-couples-face-medical-bills-280000-dollars/534438002/

 

PEW TRUSTS
— Amid DACA Uncertainty, States Open Professions to ‘Dreamers’ – Matt Vasilogambros (DIERSEN: I became a licensed CPA in 1981 when I was 32 years old.)
http://www.pewtrusts.org/en/research-and-analysis/blogs/stateline/2018/04/20/amid-daca-uncertainty-states-open-professions-to-dreamers

 

DAILY BEAST
— Syracuse Frat: Racist Video Was Satirical ‘Roast’ of Republican Brother
https://www.thedailybeast.com/syracuse-frat-racist-video-was-satirical-roast-of-republican-brother

 

IRISH TIMES
— Trump worried about leaks and loyalty, say Comey memos (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents worry about leaks and loyalty.)
https://www.irishtimes.com/news/world/us/trump-worried-about-leaks-and-loyalty-say-comey-memos-1.3468131

March 13 Evening Edition

ABC NEWS
— Illinois governor vetoes bill to license gun stores – AP
http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/wireStory/illinois-governor-vetoes-bill-license-gun-stores-53725363

 

ABC7
— Gov. Rauner vetoes bill to license gun dealers – Craig Wall (DIERSEN: The power to license an activity is the power to manipulate, dominate, if not end, that activity. Of course, my critics/opponents want journalists to be licensed. Of course, if/when they succeed in doing that, they will grant the first license to Rich Miller and refuse to grant me a license. They will stress that I do not have a degree in journalism, that no one pays me for what I do, that my website and my emails do not contain any advertising, that no one pays to visit my website, that no one pays me to get my emails, that “conservative” and/or “Republican” leaders have treated me like I am not a journalist, for example, when they refuse to keep my email address on their press advisory and press release lists, etc. Will they require journalists like me who state that they are conservative and/or Republican to be approved by conservative and/or Republican leaders before they can use Facebook, publish websites, post things on websites, end out emails, etc.?)
http://abc7chicago.com/politics/gov-rauner-vetoes-bill-to-license-gun-dealers/3210228/

 

NBC5
— Rauner Vetoes Gun Dealer Licensing Bill – Shelby Bremer
https://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/rauner-to-veto-gun-dealer-licensing-act-476675013.html

 

CBS2
— Rauner Vetoes Gun Dealer Licensing Legislation
http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2018/03/13/rauner-veto-gun-dealer-licensing/
— Rauner Guns Veto Sparks Tough Talk From Chicago’s Mayor Governor Rauner rejected the latest move to license gun dealers. That sparked tough talk from Chicago’s Mayor and Police Chief. Derrick Blakley has the story.
http://chicago.cbslocal.com/video/category/spoken-word-wbbmtv/3826985-rauner-guns-veto-sparks-tough-talk-from-chicagos-mayor/
— Chicago Area Students Prepare For National Walkout (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, the Democrats who run education in America use their students as operatives or as dupes for the Democrat Party.)
http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2018/03/13/national-student-walkout/

 

WGN RADIO
— State Rep. Jeanne Ives makes her case for being the Republican candidate for governor – JEFF CARLIN
http://wgnradio.com/2018/03/13/state-rep-jeanne-ives-makes-her-case-for-being-the-republican-candidate-for-governor/

 

WLS AM
— Rauner vetoes gun dealer licensing bill – Bill Cameron
http://www.wlsam.com/2018/03/13/rauner-vetoes-gun-dealer-licensing-bill/

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Rauner vetoes gun store licensing bill, saying it would ‘do little to improve public safety’ – Monique Garcia
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-met-bruce-rauner-gun-licensing-20180313-story.html
— After Gov. Rauner’s veto of gun sellers bill, what comes next? – Editorial
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/editorials/ct-edit-rauner-veto-gun-shops-20180313-story.html
— How low can politicians go? Rauner’s attack ads show the way – Eric Zorn (DIERSEN: Who would Rauner and his supporters say that you are a lackey of? Who would Rauner and his supporters say that I am a lackey of? He who pays the piper calls the tunes. Would they say that I am a lackey of the Civil Service Retirement System?)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/zorn/ct-perspec-zorn-rauner-ives-lies-20180313-story.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Syndicated conservative columnist Scott Reeder wrote that Rauner’s central accusation, that Ives is a “lackey” of Democratic House Speaker Michael Madigan, “is a lie, wrapped in a prevarication, enveloped with deception, packaged in falsehood and bound up with a fabrication.” Opinion editor Jim Slusher of the Daily Herald called that same claim “utterly laughable” and “perhaps the most ludicrous of the accusations being posited this campaign cycle.” “Hyperbole and exaggeration are commonplace in political ads, but this … struck us as not just over the top but over the moon,” wrote PolitiFact Illinois in an extended examination of the gobs of mud Rauner is hurling at Ives. They “turn credibility and rational argument inside out. That is why we give them our lowest possible credibility rating, Pants on Fire!” At issue here are three 30-second commercials that fall under Rauner’s rubric “Jeanne Ives: Madigan’s Favorite Republican.” Let’s unpack:)
— No good reason for Sen. Warren to avoid a DNA test – John Kass
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/columnists/kass/ct-met-elizabeth-warren-cherokee-kass-0314-story.html

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Rauner: Policy, not primary, triggered veto of gun dealer licensing measure – Tina Sfondeles and Mitchell Armentrout
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/despite-growing-pressure-gov-rauner-to-veto-gun-dealer-licensing-measure/
— Bruce Rauner, rattled by Ives, sides with the NRA against Illinois – Editorial
https://chicago.suntimes.com/opinion/editorial-bruce-rauner-rattled-by-ives-sides-with-the-nra-against-illinois/
— Pritzker tries to link Kennedy to gov; Kennedy sticks to family in dueling ads – Tina Sfondeles
https://chicago.suntimes.com/chicago-politics/pritzker-tries-to-link-kennedy-to-gov-kennedy-sticks-to-family-in-dueling-ads/
— GOP-linked Illinois Manufacturers Association helps ‘friends’ in Democratic County Board races – Mark Brown
https://chicago.suntimes.com/chicago-politics/illinois-manufacturers-association-700000-super-pac-cook-county-board-primary-races-john-fritchey-robert-boykin/
— Chicago students march against gun violence — to the polls – Alexandra Arriaga (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, the Democrats who run education in America use their students as operatives or as dupes for the Democrat Party.)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/chicago-students-march-against-gun-violence-to-the-polls/
— Study: False stories travel 6x faster on Twitter and 3 whoppers led the way – AP
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/study-false-stories-travel-6-times-faster-on-twitter-fake-news/
— Many schools endorse anti-gun walkout — and then there’s Northbrook . . . – Neil Steinberg
https://chicago.suntimes.com/chicago-politics/many-schools-endorse-anti-gun-walkout-and-then-theres-northbrook/

 

DAILY HERALD
— Second lawsuit argues Dundee Township park president Frank J. Scarpelli Jr. committed fraud, breached duty – Harry Hitzeman
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20180313/second-lawsuit-argues-dundee-township-park-president-committed-fraud-breached-duty

 

WTTW
— 2018 Governor’s Race Forum: Republican Jeanne Ives – Paul Caine
https://chicagotonight.wttw.com/2018/03/13/2018-governor-s-race-forum-republican-jeanne-ives

 

WBEZ
— Illinois Has Issues: Gov Candidates Talk Income And Property Taxes – Daniel Tucker
https://www.wbez.org/shows/morning-shift/illinois-has-issues-gov-candidates-talk-income-and-property-taxes/d0204bb3-d798-49ad-bf7c-6b1e6c5dabe7

 

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Gov. Rauner vetoes gun store licensing bill – Brenden Moore
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20180313/gov-rauner-vetoes-gun-store-licensing-bill

 

CHAMPAIGN/URBANA NEWS GAZETTE
— Turnout for UI student elections doesn’t bode well for primary – Adalberto Toledo
http://www.news-gazette.com/news/local/2018-03-12/turnout-ui-student-elections-doesnt-bode-well-primary.html

 

SOUTHERN
— Southern Illinois firearm retailers applaud governor’s veto of gun control measure – K. JANIS ESCH
http://thesouthern.com/news/local/govt-and-politics/southern-illinois-firearm-retailers-applaud-governor-s-veto-of-gun/article_9a0f34c6-d778-5e18-a1a5-1c2ebf580f43.html

 

EFFINGHAM DAILY NEWS
— Gun shop owner pleased with Rauner’s veto – Keith Stewart
http://www.effinghamdailynews.com/news/local_news/gun-shop-owner-pleased-with-rauner-s-veto/article_5b375525-7b52-55c5-a4ba-6c7657a6c0e6.html

 

SUBURBAN LIFE
— DuPage County sheriff candidates address gun control, school security – ERIC SCHELKOPF
http://www.mysuburbanlife.com/2018/03/12/dupage-county-sheriff-candidates-address-gun-control-school-security/a3try2g/


— Glen Ellyn village leaders vote to increase home-rule sales tax Increase to take effect July 1 – ERIC SCHELKOPF
http://www.mysuburbanlife.com/2018/03/12/glen-ellyn-village-leaders-vote-to-increase-home-rule-sales-tax/a6gd9qr/

 

CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD
— A referendum will be put on next week’s ballot questioning if voters think the elected office of the Peoria County Auditor should be eliminated. (DIERSEN: I passed the CPA examination on my first attempt in 1979 and the Certified Internal Auditor examination on my first attempt in 1981. I became a licensed CPA in 1981, Certified Fraud Examiner in 1990, Certified Government Financial Manager in 1994, Certified Financial Services Auditor in 1996, and Forensic Accountant in 1997.)
http://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/local-news/peoria-county-board-proposing-referendum-on-next-weeks-primary-election-ballot/1035295715
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Currently there are no professional requirements to the county’s auditor. If this referendum passes, the Auditor will be appointed for 5 years by the board. Additionally if appointed the candidate must hold a number of credentials including a bachelor’s degree, professional certification (CPA, CGAP or CIA) and be a Peoria county resident. “The county board has got a draft ordinance that they would move to adopt if the referendum is successful and that has requirements for a selection process which they would appoint similar to how they appoint the supervisor assessments,” said county administrator Scott Sorrel.)
— San Diego’s Republican mayor says that San Diego police work to protect everyone regardless of immigration status, an apparent dig at Trump’s approach to immigration enforcement.
http://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/politics/the-latest-trump-says-ca-defiance-on-immigration-must-stop/1039057027

 

WJBD RADIO
— New Study Says Illinois Has Highest Overall Effective State and Local Tax Rate  Rate Is 38-Percent above the U.S. Average For The Median U.S. Household Income
http://www.wjbdradio.com/local-news/2018/03/13/new-study-says-illinois-has-highest-overall-effective-state-and-local-tax-rate-

 

WQAD
— Local republican Bill Bloom: Illinois gubernatorial primary getting too personal – JONATHAN KETZ
http://wqad.com/2018/03/13/local-republican-illinois-gubernatorial-primary-getting-too-personal/

 

NORTHERN PUBLIC RADIO
— Dems Say They’ll Try To Override Rauner’s Veto On Gun Legislation
http://northernpublicradio.org/post/dems-say-theyll-try-override-rauners-veto-gun-legislation

 

DUPAGE COUNTY ELECTION COMMISSION
— New Website to Access DuPage County Election Results
http://www.dupageco.org/Election/Election_Commission_News/2018/57075/

 

IVES FOR GOVERNOR
— Ives Makes Her Closing Argument to GOP Primary Voters with New TV Ads
https://mailchi.mp/850c8defc9ed/ives-makes-her-closing-argument-to-gop-primary-voters-with-new-tv-ads

 

MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— Rauner Must Be Worried about His Polls – Cal Skinner
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2018/03/13/rauner-must-worried-polls/

 

NPR ILLINOIS
— Illinois Towns Want More Independence From State – MARY HANSEN
http://nprillinois.org/post/illinois-towns-want-more-independence-state#stream/0

 

ILLINOIS NEWS NETWORK
— With few options, local towns take loans, sell property to pay growing pension tab – Cole Lauterbach
https://www.ilnews.org/news/statewide/with-few-options-local-towns-take-loans-sell-property-to/article_4596dcd8-23d9-11e8-85d8-2bace81f736f.html

 

ILLINOIS LEAKS
— Wheaton-Warrenville CUSD200 – Laws? What Laws? – SCHOOL Districts using “Lease” to avoid the legal requirement for referendum to build new school. – KIRK ALLEN
http://edgarcountywatchdogs.com/2018/03/cusd-200-laws-what-laws-school-districts-using-lease-to-avoid-the-legal-requirement-for-referendum-to-build-new-school/
— Governor Rauner named in OEIG Ethics complaint – KIRK ALLEN
http://edgarcountywatchdogs.com/2018/03/governor-rauner-named-in-oeig-ethics-complaint/

 

ILLINOIS FAMILY INSTITUTE
— A Better Way to Respond to School Violence – Laurie Higgins
https://illinoisfamily.org/education/a-better-way-to-respond-to-school-violence-2/

 

CAPITOL FAX
— What would a fall campaign look like between Jeanne Ives and Daniel Biss?
https://capitolfax.com/2018/03/13/question-of-the-day-2637/
— Rauner veto react
https://capitolfax.com/2018/03/13/rauner-veto-react/
— Ives launches two new ads
https://capitolfax.com/2018/03/13/ives-launches-two-new-ads/
— Edgar County Watchdogs files OEIG complaint
https://capitolfax.com/2018/03/13/edgar-county-watchdogs-files-oeig-complaint/
— Rauner says he’s been an NRA member “for many years,” claims politics played no role in veto
https://capitolfax.com/2018/03/13/rauner-says-hes-been-nra-member-for-many-years-says-politics-played-no-role-in-veto/

 

LIFE SITE NEWS
— Vatican hires pro-gay law firm to shut down Catholic website critical of Pope Francis – Michael Hichborn
https://www.lifesitenews.com/news/vatican-hires-pro-gay-law-firm-to-shut-down-catholic-website-critical-of-po

 

GOPUSA
— Hillary: Trump won ‘backwards’ voters who ‘didn’t like black people’ (DIERSEN: While 211 voted for Hillary in my precinct, only 137 voted for Trump. While 93 voted for Kasich in the primary, only 21 voted for Trump.)
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=41289
— Apple protests highlight growing concerns about smartphone addiction
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=41282

 

WEEKLY STANDARD
— Hillary Reminds America Why She Lost In case we’d forgotten – Editorial
http://www.weeklystandard.com/editorial-hillary-reminds-america-why-she-lost/article/2011909

 

NEWSMAX
— Axios: Most Vulnerable House Republicans Rebuff Trump’s Help
https://www.newsmax.com/politics/vulnerable-gop-trump-campaign/2018/03/13/id/848332/

 

FREEDOM’S JOURNAL
— WE DON’T NEED STRONGER GUN LAWS. WE NEED STRONGER COMMUNITIES. – Raynard Jackson
https://freedomsjournalinstitute.org/latest-news/opinion/we-dont-need-stronger-gun-laws-we-need-stronger-communities/

 

BLAZE
— Hillary Clinton insults millions of Americans again — here’s what she said – Carlos Garcia (DIERSEN: What do Hillary supporters think of you? In my precinct, 211 voted for Hillary, that is about one in each residence on average.)
https://www.theblaze.com/news/2018/03/12/hillary-clinton-insults-millions-of-americans-again-heres-what-she-said
— Hillary trashes Middle Americans as racist and sexist, Glenn Beck calls her ‘tragically sad’
https://www.theblaze.com/video/hillary-trashes-middle-americans-as-racist-and-sexist-glenn-fires-back-that-is-not-who-we-are

 

BIZPAC REVIEW
— Hillary in India: Trump voters ‘didn’t like black people getting rights, don’t like women getting jobs’ – Samantha Chang (DIERSEN: While 211 voted for Hillary in my precinct, only 137 voted for Trump. While 93 voted for Kasich in the primary, only 21 voted for Trump.)
http://www.bizpacreview.com/2018/03/13/hillary-in-india-trump-voters-didnt-like-black-people-getting-rights-dont-like-women-getting-jobs-612928

 

THE HILL
— Only 2 vulnerable House Republicans want Trump’s help with campaign: report – JOHN BOWDEN
http://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/378074-only-2-vulnerable-house-republicans-say-they-would-accept-trumps-help-with
(FROM THE ARTICLE: “We have not requested the president’s assistance and we don’t plan on requesting his assistance,” a spokesman for Illinois Rep. Pete Roskam (R) said.)
— VA chief under investigation for allegedly having staffer run errand with him at Home Depot: report – JACQUELINE THOMSEN (DIERSEN: In 1997, GAO was not unionized. In 1997, to force me to take their early retirement “offer,” they made it clear to me that if I did not take their “offer,” they would constructively if not literally demote me to GS-12, to GS-11, to GS-10, to GS-9, to GS-8, to GS-7, to GS-6, to GS-5, to GS-4, etc.)
http://thehill.com/homenews/administration/378238-va-chief-had-security-staffer-shop-with-him-at-home-depot-bring

 

REUTERS
— New Jersey governor proposes tax hikes, legal marijuana in first budget – Hilary Russ
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-new-jersey-budget/new-jersey-governor-proposes-tax-hikes-legal-marijuana-in-first-budget-idUSKCN1GP2ND

 

WASHINGTON POST
— To attract GOP moderates, House immigration bill could become more generous for DACA recipients – Mike DeBonis (DIERSEN: “GOP moderates” work against those who are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/powerpost/wp/2018/03/13/to-attract-gop-moderates-house-immigration-bill-could-become-more-generous-for-daca-recipients/

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— The Exhaustion of American Liberalism White guilt gave us a mock politics based on the pretense of moral authority. – Shelby Steele
https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-exhaustion-of-american-liberalism-1488751826

 

WASHINGTONIAN
— 10 Ways to Lose a Job in the Trump Administration, Ranked – AMANDA WHITING
https://www.washingtonian.com/2018/03/13/10-ways-to-lose-a-job-in-trump-administration-ranked/

 

NEW YORKER
— Rex Tillerson Gets Fired the Day After He Criticized Russia – John Cassidy (DIERSEN: In 1997, when my Democrat GAO superiors succeeded in forcing me to take their early retirement “offer,” they acted like my Black subordinate had threatened to quit if GAO did not get rid of me. My Democrat GAO superiors gave him my preferred corner office.)
https://www.newyorker.com/news/our-columnists/rex-tillerson-gets-fired-the-day-after-he-criticized-russia

March 12 Evening Edition

ABC7
— Jeanne Ives takes last punches against Gov. Rauner ahead of primary election – Craig Wall
http://abc7chicago.com/politics/jeanne-ives-takes-last-punches-against-gov-rauner-ahead-of-primary-election/3206967/
— Erika Harold speaks out about controversial gay foster parenting comment – Craig Wall
http://abc7chicago.com/politics/erika-harold-speaks-out-about-controversial-gay-foster-parenting-comment/3206793/

 

NBC5
— Chicago Leaders Call on Rauner to Sign Gun Dealer Licensing Act – Sandra Torres and Kye Martin
https://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/rahm-emanuel-eddie-johnson-gun-dealer-licensing-act-rauner-476530283.html

 

CBS2
— Emanuel: Rauner ‘Can Run, But He Cannot Hide’ On Gun Dealer Licensing “This is not a time for hemming and hawing. It’s not a time to sleep on it. This has been in the works for 15 years. Yes or no? Licensing gun shops or not?” the mayor said.
http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2018/03/12/rahm-emanuel-bruce-rauner-gun-dealer-licensing/
— Will Rauner Move Forward With Gun Legislation? CBS 2’s Derrick Blakley takes a look at pending gun legislation, and the Governor’s response.
http://chicago.cbslocal.com/video/category/spoken-word-wbbmtv/3826217-will-rauner-move-forward-with-gun-legislation/

 

WGN TV
— Rauner faces Republican challenger Ives in primary – TAHMAN BRADLEY
http://wgntv.com/2018/03/12/gov-rauner-faces-republican-challenger-ives-in-primary/

 

WLS
— Emanuel pressures Rauner to sign gun dealer licensing bill – Bill Cameron
http://www.wlsam.com/2018/03/12/emanuel-pressures-rauner-to-sign-gun-dealer-licensing-bill/

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Rauner wants to ban bump stocks, doesn’t commit on gun retailer licensing – Kim Geiger, John Byrne
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-met-bruce-rauner-guns-20180312-story.html
— Newman trying to turn progressive energy into votes against the Lipinski brand – John Byrne and Katherine Skiba
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-met-dan-lipinski-marie-newman-congress-20180312-story.html
— Stormy Daniels offers to pay Trump $130,000 to end secret agreement that bought her silence – Beth Reinhard
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/politics/ct-stormy-daniels-trump-20180312-story.html

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Rauner repeatedly dodges questions on signing gun control bill – Mitch Dudek and Fran Spielman
https://chicago.suntimes.com/chicago-politics/gov-rauner-repeatedly-dodges-questions-on-signing-gun-control-bill/
— Cook County Board 11th District Republican candidate: Carl Segvich
https://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/carl-segvich-gop-candidate-cook-county-commissioner-11th-district-2018-primary/
— Family becomes fodder in Dem gov race as Kennedy questions Pritzker’s upbringing – Tina Sfondeles
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/family-becomes-fodder-in-dem-gov-race-as-kennedy-questions-pritzkers-upbringing/
— It’s time to draw the line on gerrymandered political districts in Illinois – Madeleine Doubek
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/put-an-end-to-gerrymandered-political-districts-in-illinois/

 

DAILY HERALD
— Parents of special needs U-46 graduates organizing own prom – Madhu Krishnamurthy
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20180312/parents-of-special-needs-u-46-graduates-organizing-own-prom

 

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Gov. Rauner mum on gun-control measures – GREG HINZ
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20180312/BLOGS02/180319992/gov-bruce-rauner-wont-say-if-he-will-sign-illinois-gun-control-bill
— State Street retailers bet armed guards will make a safer strip. But there are risks. – STEVE DANIELS
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20180309/ISSUE01/180309854/state-street-retailers-bet-armed-guards-will-make-a-safer-strip-but
— Berrios dumped by much of Democratic machine – GREG HINZ
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20180312/BLOGS02/180319990/berrios-dumped-by-much-of-democratic-machine

 

NORTHWEST HERALD
— McHenry County Board candidate downplays political scrutiny as ‘fiction’ Grand jury testimony against Orville Brettman says otherwise – ED KOMENDA
http://www.nwherald.com/2018/03/12/mchenry-county-board-candidate-downplays-political-scrutiny-as-fiction/aramk8r/

 

STATE LINE
— Illinois Lottery to Help Find Cure for Multiple Sclerosis (DIERSEN: Are you a warrior, and if so, for what, and for how long? I became a warrior against reverse discrimination in 1971 when I was 22 years old when Oldsmobile withdrew a job offer that I had accepted saying that Oldsmobile had just agreed to stop hiring Whites to settle an EEOC complaint. In 1988, when I was 40 years old, I became an active member of a class action lawsuit that charged my employer GAO with reverse discrimination, age discrimination, and retaliation. In 1998, my attorney Walter T. Charlton filed Diersen v. GAO in Washington, DC SEE: https://gopillinois.com/documents/ In 1998, I became a director and the treasurer for Adversity.Net SEE: http://www.adversity.net/)
http://www.mystateline.com/news/illinois-lottery-to-help-find-cure-for-multiple-sclerosis/1034042749
(FROM THE ARTICLE: “I became an MS warrior in 2007,” said Lieutenant Governor Evelyn Sanguinetti, who suffers from MS. “With the help of my neurologist and my family, I have been fortunate not to let MS define me.”)

 

WJBD
— Trump not retreating on gun control: White House
http://www.wjbdradio.com/politics/2018/03/12/trump-not-retreating-on-gun-control-white-house

 

NORTH COOK NEWS
— New Trier GOP disses Gov. Rauner, issues “no endorsement”
https://northcooknews.com/stories/511360472-new-trier-gop-disses-gov-rauner-issues-no-endorsement

 

FAMILY PAC
— ENDORSEMENTS
https://mailchi.mp/026a6c85a94d/family-pac-endorsements

 

FAMILY PAC FEDERAL
— ENDORSEMENTS
https://mailchi.mp/1aa4d6d5b029/family-pac-federal-endorsements

 

IVES FOR GOVERNOR
— Chapter Seven: Arrogance
https://mailchi.mp/400cbe57a4a3/rauner-record-revealed-arrogance

 

PRAIRIE STATE WIRE
— IL Rising An Inside Look At Diana Rauner’s Political Influence
https://prairiestatewire.com/stories/511360598-il-rising-an-inside-look-at-diana-rauner-s-political-influence

 

CAPITOL FAX
— Rauner expresses support for Erika Harold, but dodges most questions
https://capitolfax.com/2018/03/12/rauner-expresses-support-for-erika-harold-but-dodges-most-questions/
— Today’s dodge word: “Comprehensive”
https://capitolfax.com/2018/03/12/todays-dodge-word-comprehensive/
— Trover looks back and warns: A big lead can evaporate quickly
https://capitolfax.com/2018/03/12/trover-looks-back-and-warns-a-big-lead-can-evaporate-quickly/
— The Circular Firing Squad sometimes encircles itself
https://capitolfax.com/2018/03/12/the-circular-firing-squad-sometimes-encircles-itself/
— Rauner mailer says he’s “tall enough to stand up to Madigan”
https://capitolfax.com/2018/03/12/rauner-mailer-says-hes-tall-enough-to-stand-up-to-madigan/
— Kennedy’s “Florida tax” idea
https://capitolfax.com/2018/03/12/kennedys-florida-tax-idea/
— Kennedy again goes after Pritzker’s family upbringing
https://capitolfax.com/2018/03/12/kennedy-again-goes-after-pritzkers-family-upbringing/

 

WORLD NET DAILY
— ILLEGALS CHARGED FOR VOTING IN PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION Felony for ‘misrepresenting citizenship’ – ART MOORE
http://www.wnd.com/2018/03/illegals-charged-for-voting-in-presidential-election/
— TRUMP CHANGES MIND ABOUT RAISING AGE LIMIT ON GUNS Pushes forward with arming teachers, improve background checks (DIERSEN: Of those who commit gun violence, what are their most common demographics in terms of age, race, gender, national origin, income, net worth, sexual orientation, marital status, political affiliation, religion, education, citizenship, military status, length of time they have been in America, length of time their ancestors have been in America, etc.?)
http://www.wnd.com/2018/03/trump-changes-mind-about-raising-age-limit-on-guns/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: President Trump is pushing forward with a plan to arm teachers and improve background checks for gun purchases, but has retreated from his promise to raise the age limit to buy certain kinds of weapons, a move many see as caving to the National Rifle Assn. Trump wrote on Twitter on Monday that there is “not much political support (to put it mildly)” for raising the age limit from 18 to 21 to purchase powerful rifles like the one used to kill 17 people at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Fla., last month.)

 

BEARING ARMS
— Illinois Bill Requires Lawful Gun Owners To Transfer, Turn In Firearms – Tom Knighton (DIERSEN: Anyone who supports this is not a Republican.)
https://bearingarms.com/tom-k/2018/03/12/illinois-bill-requires-lawful-gun-owners-transfer-turn-firearms/

 

TOWNHALL
— Obama Gatekeeper Valerie Jarrett: Louis Farrahkan and the Koch Brothers Are the Same Thing – Katie Pavlich (DIERSEN: It would be interesting to learn who my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes equate me with.)
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/katiepavlich/2018/03/12/farrakhans-latest-defender-obama-gatekeeper-valerie-jarrett-n2459434

 

BLAZE
— City of Baltimore to spend taxpayer money on lawyers for illegal immigrants – Mike Ciandella (DIERSEN: Anyone who supports this is not a Republican. Foreign countries are responsible for their citizens.)
https://www.theblaze.com/news/2018/03/12/city-of-baltimore-to-spend-taxpayer-money-on-lawyers-for-illegal-immigrants

 

GOPUSA
— Rally: Media bashing Trump upsets establishment sycophants (DIERSEN: I should write a book about those who say that they are conservative and/or Republican, but a) who glorify and praise, pander to, serve as operatives or dupes for, and/or give money to Rich Miller and the rest of the Democrat news media and b) who demonize, denigrate, and condemn me and my GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails.)
http://www.gopusa.com/media-bashing-trump-upsets-establishment-sycophants/
— Suspect in deadly crash bonds out of jail as sheriff’s dept. refuses to honor ICE detainer
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=41209
— California Has Become a Disgraceful State
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=41252

 

THE HILL
— Howard Dean: Trump’s Cabinet full of ‘incompetent doofuses’ – BRETT SAMUELS (DIERSEN: What if Trump offered Dean a job?)
http://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/377950-howard-dean-trumps-cabinet-full-of-incompetent-doofuses
— Proposed U.S. Journalist Protection Act has more drawbacks than benefits – ALEXANDRA ELLERBECK (DIERSEN: I should write a book about activists, candidates, elected officials, party leaders, major donors, political consultants, etc. a) who hint/imply/argue/shout that I am NOT a journalist when it serves their purposes and b) who hint/imply/argue/shout that I AM a journalist when it serves their purposes. When they hint/imply/argue/shout that I am NOT a journalist, they stress that I do not have a degree in journalism, that I am not employed by the Democrat news media in Illinois, that no one pays me for what I do as your GOPUSA Illinois Editor, that neither GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails nor www.gopillinois.com contain any advertising, that no one pays to receive GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails, and that no one pays to visit www.gopillinois.com. In my defense, I worked for GAO as an Analyst for almost 18 years, the last 11 years of which at the GS-13 Step 1-10 levels, currently $96,403-$125,325, and much of what GAO Analysts do is very similar to what journalists do. Further, I have served as the GOPUSA Illinois Editor since 2000, and what GOPUSA state editors do, is what journalists do.)
http://thehill.com/blogs/congress-blog/judicial/376948-proposed-us-journalist-protection-act-has-more-drawbacks-than
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The bill has bigger drawbacks. Any law to protect journalists as a special class needs to define who is a journalist, and this leaves an opening for the government to start making judgement calls about who is not a journalist. While the definition adopted in the bill is fairly broad, and would encompass freelancers and all kinds of media, there are still concerns about defining who is and who is not a reporter. This is especially true because 31 of the 44 attacks documented on the U.S. Press Freedom Tracker occurred during protests. As more livestreamers and citizen journalists show up at protests, it can be tricky, even for press freedom groups, to determine who to count as a journalist. The government is often far more conservative. In December, federal prosecutors tried photojournalist and livestreamer Alexei Wood on chargers of riot, conspiracy, and destruction of property. Even though Wood’s video footage from the day shows that he took no part in any vandalism, the prosecution tried to make the entire case about whether he was a journalist or not. The definitional issue exists with other legislation to protect reporters. A shield bill, for instance, would also require the government to define journalists. This was one of the major areas of debate in 2013 when there was serious energy to put in place a bill protecting journalists from federal subpoenas that would require them to divulge their sources. In the end legislation is always about weighing the costs versus the benefits. In the context of an attorney general who claims to have 27 open leak investigations and wants to make it easier to subpoena reporters, a shield law would at least have immediate concrete benefits to weigh against potential drawbacks. The Journalist Protection Act is an effort in the right direction, and there is an argument that it could serve as a useful global model. The diagnosis of increased hostility bleeding into physical threats is spot on, given what we’ve seen in the data. However, Swalwell’s proposed legislation would not offer journalists any material benefit, even as it would allow the federal government to define who is and who is not a journalist. In the current climate, that may not be a worthwhile tradeoff.)

 

PROPUBLICA
— The Trump Administration’s Campaign to Weaken Civil Service Ramps Up at the VA Firings surged at the Veterans Affairs Department last year in the wake of a new law. Now the president wants to replicate that legislation across the federal government. – Isaac Arnsdorf (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 e) GAO would NOT have promoted me in 1986.)
https://www.propublica.org/article/veterans-affairs-the-trump-administration-campaign-to-weaken-civil-service-ramps-up

 

POLITICO
— Trump’s VA Is Purging Civil Servants A bipartisan law was supposed to make it easier to fire bad actors at the Department of Veterans Affairs. But it’s targeting the wrong people. – ISAAC ARNSDORF (DIERSEN: I should write a book about GAO’s success during the 1980s and 1990s in purging its non-veteran White male employees who did not make GS-13 (currently $96,403) by age 25, GS-14 (currently $113,920) by age 30, GS-15 (currently $134,000) by age 35, and Senior Executive Service (currently $164,200) by age 40.)
https://www.politico.com/magazine/story/2018/03/12/trump-is-trying-to-fix-the-vabut-its-backfiring-217348

WASHINGTON POST
— Pundit Mona Charen blew up CPAC. Even she was stunned by the vitriol that ensued. – Manuel Roig-Franzia
https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/style/pundit-mona-charen-blew-up-cpac-even-she-was-stunned-by-the-vitriol-that-ensued/2018/03/12/e85f6150-1db3-11e8-ae5a-16e60e4605f3_story.html

 

NEW YORK MAGAZINE
— House Democratic Leaders Rally to Defend Their Illinois Heretic – Ed Kilgore
http://nymag.com/daily/intelligencer/2018/03/house-democratic-leaders-rally-to-defend-a-chicago-heretic.html

 

POT PUSHERS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Pot pushers push pot.
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/medical-cannabis-101-tickets-43673966008

February 18 Evening Edition

ABC7
— Fans removed from Blackhawks game for remarks aimed at black player – AP
http://abc7chicago.com/sports/fans-removed-from-blackhawks-game-for-remarks-aimed-at-black-player-/3103928/

 

WGN TV
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats get thousands to rally for gun control as young activists call for action on school shootings
http://wgntv.com/2018/02/18/thousands-rally-for-gun-control-as-young-activists-call-for-action-on-school-shootings/

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Florida suspect’s red flags weren’t enough to stop gun buy – AP
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/ct-florida-school-shooting-nikolas-cruz-20180218-story.html
— Trump vents frustration over Russia probe, rails against FBI – AP
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/politics/ct-trump-russia-probe-fbi-20180218-story.html
— Distraction, drinking among causes for high traffic death toll – Mary Wisniewski
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/columnists/wisniewski/ct-met-traffic-deaths-getting-around-20180215-story.html
— Ban the racist jerks who embarrassed the Blackhawks and Chicago from all future sporting events – David Haugh
http://www.chicagotribune.com/sports/hockey/blackhawks/ct-spt-blackhawks-racism-haugh-20180218-story.html

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Facebook to verify ads with postcards after Russian meddling – AP
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/facebook-to-verify-ads-with-postcards-after-russian-meddling/
— The enemy is at our gates. What is the president doing about it? – NEIL STEINBERG (DIERSEN: In 2016, the Russians had great success in cranking out votes for Clinton and for Duckworth in Illinois, in DuPage County, in Milton Township, in Wheaton, and in my precinct.)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/trump-russian-interference-election-benedict-arnold/

 

DAILY HERALD
— NHL condemns fans chanting racial taunt against black player at Blackhawks game – John Dietz
http://www.dailyherald.com/sports/20180218/nhl-condemns-fans-chanting-racial-taunt-against-black-player-at-blackhawks-game

 

WGN RADIO
— Politics with Rick Pearson Full Show 2/18/18 (DIERSEN: Guests include Bill Brady.)
http://wgnradio.com/2018/02/18/the-sunday-spin-politics-with-rick-pearson-full-show-2-18-18/

 

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Basic responsibilities in a democracy – Andy Shaw (DIERSEN: Bradley Tusk says “Politicians respond to the people who vote.” But how should politicians respond to voters who want them to get rid of individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time?)
http://www.sj-r.com/opinion/20180217/andy-shaw-basic-responsibilities-in-democracy
— Fact-checking article off the mark – Rob Bjerk, Riverton (DIERSEN: What are your fact checking qualifications? While I worked for GAO 1980-1997, the last 11 years of which at GS-13 Step 1-10 levels, currently $96,403-$125,325, I increasingly worked as a referencer, that is, as a fact checker. That work required assuring the accuracy and support for each and every word, number, table, graph, chart, conclusion, opinion, and recommendation in GAO reports. I worked for IRS 1971-1980, the last 5 1/2 years of which at the GS-12 Step 1-5 levels, currently $81,071-$91,880. My other fact checking qualifications include my becoming a Forensic Accountant in 1997, a Certified Fraud Examiner in 1990, a licensed CPA in 1981, a Certified Internal Auditor in 1981, and a CPA in 1979.)
http://www.sj-r.com/opinion/20180217/letter-fact-checking-article-off-mark

 

CHAMPAIGN/URBANA NEWS GAZETTE
— Illinois’ budget blues – Editorial
http://www.news-gazette.com/opinion/editorials/2018-02-18/illinois-budget-blues.html
— Impasse and arrogance in Springfield – RAY ELLIOTT
http://www.news-gazette.com/opinion/guest-commentary/2018-02-18/ray-elliottvoices-impasse-and-arrogance-springfield.html

 

OUR QUAD CITIES
— Michael Madigan could survive sexual harassment scandal Analysts don’t expect Democrats to oust speaker – Jim Niedelman (DIERSEN: I should write a book about a) the reasons that my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes gave for ousting me as a TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairman in 2012, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce Government Affairs Committee member in 2011, Milton Township Republican Central Committee webmaster in 2010 and 2004, Illinois Center Right Coalition Steering Committee member in 2007, American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter board member in 2004, GAO employee in 1997, etc. and b) why people who state that they are conservative and/or Republican did not come to my defense.)
http://www.ourquadcities.com/news/4-the-record/michael-madigan-could-survive-sexual-harassment-scandal/977587349

 

ROCK RIVER TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: QUESTION: Who promotes Duckworth? ANSWER: Individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and counties that are anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.
http://rockrivertimes.com/2018/02/18/duckworth-still-breaking-down-barriers-and-she-likes-it/

 

SOUTHERN
— SIU president: Plenty to worry about in governor’s budget proposal – K. JANIS ESCH
http://thesouthern.com/news/local/siu/siu-president-plenty-to-worry-about-in-governor-s-budget/article_1a837af8-c32e-505b-9351-c16ba2c115dd.html

 

CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD
— Survivors of deadly school shooting lash out at Trump – JASON DEAREN, TERRY SPENCER and ALLEN G. BREED (DIERSEN: I should write a book about those in my precinct, in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois who lash out at me. They blame me for their problems, for your problems, for my problems, and for everyone’s problems. They a) reject planks in the Republican Party platform and/or the Illinois Republican Party platform and work against those like me who support those planks, b) reject the Milton Township Republican Central Committee resolution against video gambling and work against those like me who support that resolution, c) focus on destroying those like me who they cannot manipulate/dominate, d) were defendants in lawsuits that I have filed, and/or e) are operatives or dupes for the aforesaid and/or they are anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-draft-avoiders, anti-German Americans, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.)
http://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/calls-for-gun-control-grow-louder-after-florida-shooting/979688550

 

NPR ILLINOIS
— Trump Says FBI Missed ‘Signals’ Of Florida School Shooting Because Of Russia Probe – AMY HELD
http://nprillinois.org/post/trump-says-fbi-missed-signals-florida-school-shooting-because-russia-probe#stream/0
— Small Business Owners More Optimistic, Survey Says (DIERSEN: Are you more optimistic? I am not. From what I see, ever-increasingly, the Republican Party, Illinois Republican Party, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, Milton Township Republican Central Committee, America, Illinois, DuPage County, Milton Township, and Wheaton a) are dumping those who share my demographics and b) pandering to those who are anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.)
http://nprillinois.org/post/small-business-owners-more-optimistic-survey-says#stream/0

 

IVES FOR GOVERNOR
— New Video Exposes Rauner as the Greatest Enemy Inside the Perimeter of the ILGOP Ever
https://mailchi.mp/d1247e44b8ed/new-video-exposes-rauner-as-the-greatest-enemy-inside-the-perimeter-of-the-ilgop-ever
— National Political Journalist John Miller: Dynamics in Illinois GOP Primary Favorable to a Challenger
https://mailchi.mp/1d0870efe1eb/national-political-journalist-dynamics-in-illinois-gop-primary-favorable-to-the-challenger

 

PJ MEDIA
— Top Illinois Dem Caught Up in Sexual Harassment Scandal – RICK MORAN
https://pjmedia.com/trending/top-illinois-dem-caught-up-in-sexual-harassment-scandal/

 

WORLD NET DAILY
— CHRISTIANS: IT’S TIME TO BOYCOTT CPAC – Curt Shuler, Oregon
http://mobile.wnd.com/2018/02/christians-its-time-to-boycott-cpac/

 

BREITBART
— Rush Limbaugh: I’ll Support ‘Amnesty’ for Illegal Immigrants If They ‘Can’t Vote for 15 to 25 Years’ – PAM KEY
http://www.breitbart.com/video/2018/02/18/rush-limbaugh-ill-support-amnesty-illegal-immigrants-cant-vote-15-25-years/

 

NEWSMAX
— In Massive Tweetstorm, Trump Rails Against Russia Probe, Slams FBI
https://www.newsmax.com/headline/donald-trump-tweetstorm-fbi-russia/2018/02/18/id/844033/
Shooter’s Host Family: ‘We Had a Monster Living Under Our Roof, We Didn’t Know’ – Cathy Burke
https://www.newsmax.com/headline/nikolas-cruz-host-family-didnt-know-monster/2018/02/18/id/844017/

 

CBS NEWS
— ICE cracking down on employers hiring undocumented workers
https://www.cbsnews.com/video/ice-cracking-down-on-employers-hiring-undocumented-workers/

 

FORBES
— The Racial Wealth Gap: Addressing America’s Most Pressing Epidemic – Brian Thompson (DIERSEN: What would your superiors say that they did to fight income inequality? My Democrat GAO superiors would stress that they forced me to retire in 1997 when I was 49 years old, always ranked me in the bottom half of my coworkers for pay-for-performance purposes, did not promote me beyond GS-13, got rid of my mentor in 1987, kept me off audits of IRS for all but 3 of the almost 18 years that I worked for GAO, and forced me to take an $19,203 pay cut in today’s dollars to transfer from IRS to GAO in 1980. My Democrat IRS superiors would stress that they did not promote me beyond GS-12, disallowed my education deductions in 1978, got rid of my mentor in 1975, and disallowed my partial day per diem claims in 1974. My Democrat Post Office superiors would stress that they forced me resign in 1969 and disallowed my sick leave requests in 1969 and 1968. My aforesaid Democrat superiors would stress that the aforesaid adverse actions that they took against me directly benefited their employees who were poor, and especially their poor employees who were Democrat, minority, female, younger, and/or veteran.)
https://www.forbes.com/sites/brianthompson1/2018/02/18/the-racial-wealth-gap-addressing-americas-most-pressing-epidemic/#7c6aba4a7a48

 

SPORTS HANDLE
— New Illinois Sports Betting Bill Includes MLB, NBA’s ‘Integrity Fee’ – Brett Smiley
https://sportshandle.com/illinois-sports-betting-bill-sb3432-napoleon-harris-integrity-fee/

 

NEWSWEEK
— RUSH LIMBAUGH THINKS UNDOCUMENTED IMMIGRANTS SHOULD GET CITIZENSHIP BUT NOT VOTE FOR 15-25 YEARS – HARRIET SINCLAIR
http://www.newsweek.com/donald-trump-rush-limbaugh-dreamers-immigration-810364
— POOR? BLUE COLLAR? FEAR IMMIGRANTS? THE TRUMP BASE ISN’T WHO YOU THINK IT IS – JOHN DEAN
http://www.newsweek.com/poor-blue-collar-fear-immigrants-trump-base-isnt-who-you-think-it-810316

 

SALON
— Rush Limbaugh admits his immigration fears are about voting, not security – CHARLIE MAY (DIERSEN: Overwhelmingly, immigrants need/demand massive government assistance. Not only do immigrants overwhelmingly vote for Democrats because Democrats promise to give them massive government assistance, they and/or their supporters ever-increasingly make it clear that they are anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-draft avoiders, anti-German Americans, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.)
https://www.salon.com/2018/02/18/rush-limbaugh-admits-his-immigration-fears-are-about-voting-not-security/

February 11 Morning Edition

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Trump’s GOP ditches fiscal conservatism as budget deal clips wings of deficit hawks – Sean Sullivan and Michelle Ye Hee Lee
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/politics/ct-budget-deal-republicans-deficit-20180210-story.html
— To curb illegal immigration, find the root cause – Barbara Orze, Chicago (DIERSEN: Democrats want immigrants because they vote for Democrats. RINOs want immigrants because they want cheap labor.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/letters/ct-illegal-immigration-jobs-everify-20180209-story.html

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— J.B. Pritzker continues apology tour at Black Women of Illinois forum – Rachel Hinton (DIERSEN: What do your critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes want you to apologize for? My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes want me to apologize for causing all of their problems, all of your problems, all of my problems, and all of everyone’s problems. They especially want me to apologize for causing all the defeats that Republicans have suffered in Illinois since 2000. Most commonly, they hint/imply/argue/shout that my including links in GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails to articles that they do not like caused Republican defeats.)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/chicago-politics/j-b-pritzker-continues-apology-tour-at-black-women-of-illinois-forum/

 

DAILY HERALD
— 8 ways to prepare for big tax law changes this filing season – Bloomberg
http://www.dailyherald.com/business/20180211/8-ways-to-prepare-for-big-tax-law-changes-this-filing-season

 

CHAMPAIGN/URBANA NEWS GAZETTE
— 101st hopeful discusses endorsement by Proft – Tom Kacich
http://www.news-gazette.com/news/local/2018-02-11/tom-kacich-101st-hopeful-discusses-endorsement-proft.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Illinois House candidate Dan Caulkins says he didn’t do anything special to earn the endorsement of radio host Dan Proft, his Liberty Principles Political Action Committee and, at last count, more than $105,000 in uncoordinated campaign support. “Their mission is to recruit good, solid conservatives for government. They feel the need, and they have the ability to support people that they believe are honest, hardworking and conservative, people who can go to Springfield and articulate a conservative message and who believe in limited government, lower taxes, reducing the regulations on business that will make Illinois prosperous again. I fill that bill,” said Caulkins, a former Decatur City Council member. At the time he was interviewed by Proft last summer, he said he didn’t know how much support he’d get or even if he’d be backed by the conservative group in the three-way Republican race in the 101st House District. The other candidates are Randy Keith of Monticello and Todd Henricks of Cerro Gordo. “I wasn’t the only candidate they interviewed in the 101st. After the interview they told me that there were other people they’d talk to before they made a decision. And they chose to support me,” he said. He said he’s running his own campaign independent of Liberty Principles.)

 

NORTHWEST HERALD
— McHenry County residents visit forum to meet 14th Congressional District candidates – ED KOMENDA (DIERSEN: If I was still the TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairman, the organization would be hosting debates for a) Rauner v. Ives, b) Sanguinetti v. Morthland, c) Harold v. Grasso, d) Diganvker v. Jhingan, e) Stella v. Vlakancic, f) Minor v. Grant v. Byrne, g) Kinzler v. Orozco, h) Zito v. Khouri, i) Mendrick v. Bibbiano, j) Tornatore v. DeMichele v. Gavanes, k) Hart v. Abbott v. Tully, l) McGowen v. Almiron v. Eckhoff v. Zaruba v. Tatro v. Chinchilla, m) Wiley v. Zay v. McQuade, n) Illinois Republican Party State Central Committee candidates, o) etc.)
http://www.nwherald.com/2018/02/10/mchenry-county-residents-visit-forum-to-meet-14th-congressional-district-candidates/ahzxjml/
— McHenry County won’t dismiss or reduce formerly criminal, low-level marijuana convictions – KATIE SMITH (DIERSEN: I have never used an illegal drug and I never will. I thank my outstanding parents who had me baptized as a Missouri Synod Lutheran (MSL) in 1948, sent 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 MSL, and c) had me confirmed as a MSL in 1962.)
http://www.nwherald.com/2018/02/08/mchenry-county-wont-dismiss-or-reduce-formerly-criminal-low-level-marijuana-convictions/a4mgn99/

 

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Meet Gov. Rauner. He’s new here – Doug Finke
http://www.sj-r.com/opinion/20180210/statehouse-insider-meet-gov-rauner-hes-new-here
— Rauner’s Valentine’s Day gift to state could be balanced budget proposal – Editorial
http://www.sj-r.com/opinion/20180210/our-view-rauners-valentines-day-gift-to-state-could-be-balanced-budget-proposal

 

BLOOMINGTON PANTAGRAPH
— Reading tea leaves – Rich Miller
http://www.pantagraph.com/opinion/columnists/rich-miller-reading-tea-leaves/article_c3486eda-fafd-5ade-be6e-65d2857111ef.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Bloomington Pantagraph publishes a letter from someone who hates those who are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German Americans, draft avoiders, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.
http://www.pantagraph.com/opinion/letters/gop-supports-bigotry-of-trump/article_4bdb4831-bd59-504f-a849-892aa236c1c1.html

 

SOUTHERN
— At Lincoln Luncheon, Republican candidates celebrate conservatism, debate its finer points – ISAAC SMITH
http://thesouthern.com/news/local/at-lincoln-luncheon-republican-candidates-celebrate-conservatism-debate-its-finer/article_c63d8bb3-8cd7-50fb-8b58-096df2674cbe.html

 

QUAD CITIES ONLINE
— ‘Trump Bump’ spurs new wave of journalists – ROGER RUTHHART (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes stress that I do not have a degree in journalism. In my defense, I worked for GAO for almost 18 years as an analyst, the last 11 years of which at the GS-13 Step 1-10 levels, currently $96,403-$125,325. Much of what GAO analysts do very similar to what journalist do.)
http://qconline.com/opinion/columnists/trump-bump-spurs-new-wave-of-journalists/article_2c605085-abc2-5e28-963e-a7cecb3abb7e.html

 

KANKAKEE DAILY JOURNAL
— Kankakee School District 111 administration, four boys basketball players and coaches traveled to Crete-Monee High School to make amends after a postgame altercation that occurred Feb. 2. – John Dykstra
http://www.daily-journal.com/news/local/meeting-helps-khs-students-mend-bridges/article_983d493d-ee15-5fdf-b23c-313c0e333d95.html

 

RIVER CITIES’ READER
— The Downsides of Upside-Down Favorability – Rich Miller
https://www.rcreader.com/commentary/downsides-upside-down-favorability

 

97.1 TALK
— Rauner Has The Cash – Jeanne Ives Has The Character Annie Talks with Jeanne Ives about the vast differences between her and Bruce Rauner’s policies. – Annie Frey Show
http://www.971talk.com/blogs/annie-frey-show/weekender/rauner-has-cash-jeanne-ives-has-character

 

POSITIVELY NAPERVILLE
— AS THE DEMOCRAT PARTY’S STRANGLEHOLD ON ILLINOIS, ON COOK COUNTY, AND ON CHICAGO TIGHTENS: Over 1 million meals will be packed at North Central College (DIERSEN: Soon, because of the Democrats, everyone in Illinois will need assistance from government and from charities.)
http://www.positivelynaperville.com/2018/02/10/1-million-meals-will-packed-north-central-college-feb-17-18/82414

 

FOX NEWS
— As Trump derides Dems for using DACA, a battle for Hispanic votes reignites – Joseph Weber (DIERSEN: What are your demographics? Which politicians battle for votes from those who share your demographics? I should write a book about politicians who battle for votes from members of Group A by demonizing, denigrating, and condemning members of Group B. Members of Group A are anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors and members of Group B are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German Americans, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2018/02/10/as-trump-derides-dems-for-using-daca-battle-for-hispanic-votes-reignites.html

 

AMERICAN THINKER
— Missouri mainstream media desperate to ignore bad news – Brian E. Birdnow (DIERSEN: The mainstream media promotes news that it can spin to promote the Democrat, Libertarian, or Green party platforms, and ignores the rest.)
http://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2018/02/missouri_mainstream_media_desperate_to_ignore_bad_news.html

 

BLAZE
— San Francisco is experiencing a ‘mass exodus.’ The city’s liberal policies are to blame. – Chris Enloe
https://www.theblaze.com/news/2018/02/10/san-francisco-is-experiencing-a-mass-exodus-the-citys-liberal-policies-are-to-blame

 

TOWNHALL
— The True Biblical Response to Illegal Immigration and DREAMers – Arthur Schaper (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, “religious leaders” act as operatives or as dupes a) for foreign countries and/or b) for the Democrat, Libertarian, and/or Green parties.)
https://townhall.com/columnists/arthurschaper/2018/02/11/the-true-biblical-response-to-illegal-immigration-and-dreamers-n2446547

 

THE HILL
— GOP praises, Dems question tax-cut boost in paychecks – NAOMI JAGODA (DIERSEN: How much has your take-home increased? IRS boosted my Civil Service Retirement System pension take-home by $91.11 a month or by $1,093.22 a year by reducing federal income tax withheld from $462.45 a month to $371.34 a month.)
http://thehill.com/policy/finance/372968-gop-praises-dems-question-tax-cut-boost-in-paychecks

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— Trump, Saying ‘Mere Allegation’ Ruins Lives, Appears to Doubt #MeToo Movement – MARK LANDLER (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, if you are charged with anything bad, the more of the following that you are, the more that you are presumed to be guilty: Trump supporter, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owner, German American, draft avoider, and/or if your ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/02/10/us/politics/trump-porter-me-too-movement.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: “People’s lives are being shattered and destroyed by a mere allegation,” he wrote. “Some are true and some are false. Some are old and some are new. There is no recovery for someone falsely accused — life and career are gone. Is there no such thing any longer as Due Process?”)
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “G.O.P. Squirms as Trump Veers Off Script With Abuse Remarks.”
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/02/10/us/politics/tax-cuts-election-message-trump.html
— Liberals Wanted Fiscal Stimulus. Conservatives Delivered It. Left-leaning economists hate the timing and the composition. But the expansionary fiscal policy they sought is on the way. – Neil Irwin
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/02/11/upshot/liberals-wanted-fiscal-stimulus-conservatives-delivered-it.html
— The Republicans Have Become the Party of Debt – Editorial
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/02/10/opinion/sunday/republicans-deficit-debt.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Those who are anti-male promote out-of-wedlock birth.
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/02/10/opinion/sunday/single-mothers-poverty.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say that Trump does not care about women’s safety.
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/02/08/opinion/trump-porter-abuse-women.html

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Pennsylvania GOP Lawmakers Submit New Map in Gerrymandering Case State’s Supreme Court had overturned current congressional districts as unfair to Democrats – Scott Calvert and Brent Kendall (DIERSEN: Should I write a book about those who gerrymandered my DuPage County Milton Township Precinct 9 in Wheaton in 2015 and why they did it?)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/pennsylvania-gop-lawmakers-to-submit-new-map-in-gerrymandering-case-1518202728

February 10 Morning Edition

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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


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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

February 1 Morning Edition

CBS2
— Rauner’s State Of The State Overshadowed By Politics  The candidates who hope to unseat Gov. Bruce Rauner all had something to say Tuesday. – Derrick Blakley
http://chicago.cbslocal.com/video/category/spoken-word-wbbmtv/3802364-rauners-state-of-the-state-overshadowed-by-politics/

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— FRONT PAGE WITH COLOR PICTURE: Assessment fairness study drags out – Jason Grotto and Hal Dardick (DIERSEN: Who wants your home to have a higher assessed valuation? I should write a book about those in my precinct, in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, DuPage County, and in Illinois who have always wanted 915 Cove Court in Wheaton to have a higher assessed valuation, that is, those who have always wanted my wife and I to pay higher real estate taxes.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/watchdog/taxdivide/ct-met-assessor-berrios-study-delay-20180130-story.html
— Sidestepping woes, Rauner says the best is yet to come (DIERSEN: What is ahead for retirees?  Higher inflation? Lower interest rates? Higher medical and dental expenses? Falling real estate market values? Higher real estate taxes with real estate tax deductions being capped at $10,000/year? How soon will real estate taxes exceed 10% of market value and/or $10,000/year for all homes in Illinois?)
https://www.pressreader.com/usa/chicago-tribune/20180201/281487866790635
— John Marshall Law School will start accepting GRE as test alternative to LSAT – Ally Marotti (DIERSEN: If I had not passed the CPA examination in 1979, GAO would not have offered me a job in 1980. If I had not passed the Federal Service Entrance Examination in 1970, IRS would not have offered me a job in 1971. If I had not passed the Post Office employment examination in 1966, the Post Office would not have offered me a job in 1966.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/ct-biz-john-marshall-law-school-accepts-gre-20180130-story.html
— Twinkie maker’s response to the Trump Tax: bonus and free snacks – Nick Turner and Craig Giammona
http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/ct-biz-hostess-tax-bonus-free-snacks-20180131-story.html
— Was state Sen. Silverstein snared by Springfield’s sexist ‘handkerchief trick?’ – Kim Janssen
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/chicagoinc/ct-met-ira-silverstein-gag-0201-chicago-inc-20180131-story.html

 

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Why housing may help Chicago in Amazon HQ2 race – DENNIS RODKIN (DIERSEN: If Amazon picks Chicago, how attractive would new Amazon employees view the housing in your precinct, in your municipality, in your township/ward, and in your county? From what I see, new Amazon employees would be disproportionately, if not overwhelmingly, anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft dodgers (except Bill Clinton), and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.)
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/realestate/20180201/CRED0701/180209994/why-housing-may-help-chicago-in-amazon-hq2-race

 

WGN RADIO
— What can we expect from the next legislative session in Springfield? – PETER ZIMMERMAN (DIERSEN: If I was still the TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairman, everyone could expect and I would deliver a breakfast meeting the third Saturday of every month except August and December, a picnic every August, and a Christmas party every December. Everyone could expect and I would deliver speakers at those events that would include candidates in upcoming elections. Currently, for example, Rauner, Ives, Sanguinetti, Morthland, Harold, Grasso, Diganvker, Jhingan, Stella, Vlakancic, Minor, Grant, Byrne, Kinzler, Orozco, Zito, Khouri, Mendrick, Bibbiano, Tornatore, DeMichele, Gavanes, Hart, Abbott, Tully, McGowen, Almiron, Eckhoff, Zaruba, Tatro, Chinchilla, Wiley, Zay, McQuade, Illinois Republican Party State Central Committee candidates, DuPage County Republican Central Committee candidates, Republican township party candidates, etc. One could argue that incumbent Republicans would be far more likely to want to get rid of TAPROOT because TAPROOT, unlike many other organizations, gave challengers an opportunity to speak. While the West Suburban Patriots organization in Wheaton has barred the following Republican elected officials from speaking at its events because they have endorsed Rauner and Sanguinetti, under my chairmanship, they would be welcome to speak at TAPROOT events, provided that they agreed to take questions from the audience: Dan Cronin, Steve Chirico, Jim Durkin, John Curran, Patti Bellock, Grant Wehrli, Christine Winger, Bob Berlin, Fred Bucholz, Gwen Henry, Paul Hinds, Richard Jorgenson, Greg Hart, Brian Krajewski, Sean Noonan, Don Puchalski, Kevin Wiley, James Zay, Rich Veenstra, Richard Irvin, Chuck Nelson, Kevin Wallace, Franco Coladipietro, Len Austin, Martin Tully, Steven Morley, Rodney Craig, Jeff Pruyn, John Egofske, Ken McClafferty, Kevin Coyne, Ruben Pineda, Noreen Ligino-Kubinski, Michael Gresk, Todd Scalzo, Frank Trilla, and Jim Mathieson.)
http://wgnradio.com/2018/01/31/what-can-we-expect-from-the-next-legislative-session-in-springfield/

 

DAILY HERALD
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: West Chicago High School teachers file notice of intent to strike – Katlyn Smith
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20180131/west-chicago-high-school-teachers-file-notice-of-intent-to-strike-
— Moving beyond naloxone to save addicts – Editorial
http://www.dailyherald.com/discuss/20180201/moving-beyond-naloxone-to-save-addicts

 

WTTW
— Rauner Speaks of Bipartisanship, Democrats Don’t Believe It – Amanda Vinicky (DIERSEN: Democrats will never vote for Rauner. Nevertheless, Democrats want Rauner a) to dump more and more and more planks in the Illinois Republican Party platform and b) to demonize, to denigrate, and to condemn Ives and all the other conservatives in the state.)
https://chicagotonight.wttw.com/2018/01/31/rauner-speaks-bipartisanship-democrats-don-t-believe-it

 

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Rauner: Let’s cooperate; Madigan says gov blames others – Doug Finke (DIERSEN: Who blames you for their problems, for your problems, and/or for everyone’s problems? I should write a book about nasty scapegoaters who have lots of religious, government, political, and/or financial clout in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois who blame me and my GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails and what I did as a TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairman, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce Government Affairs Committee member, Milton Township Republican Central Committee webmaster, Illinois Center Right Coalition Steering Committee member, and American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter board member for their problems, for your problems, for my problems, and for everyone’s problems.)
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20180131/rauner-lets-cooperate-madigan-says-gov-blames-others
— Illinois lawmakers wear black in solidarity with #MeToo – Brenden Moore and Maximilian Kwiatkowski (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps hint/imply/argue/shout that the more of the following that you are, the more of a sexual harasser that you are: Trump supporter, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owner, draft avoider, German American, and/or if your ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20180131/illinois-lawmakers-wear-black-in-solidarity-with-metoo

 

TIMES
— Ives calls out Mautino, Towne – David Giuliani
http://www.mywebtimes.com/news/local/candidate-calls-out-mautino-towne/article_9d56eebf-7137-5888-8890-7a19382ef725.html
— Balanced budget vow pleases local lawmakers – David Giuliani
http://www.mywebtimes.com/news/local/balanced-budget-vow-pleases-local-lawmakers/article_c2403dba-3e7d-5d2b-80c9-c4a9785deb0f.html

 

PEORIA JOURNAL STAR
— The state of our state … and Rauner’s reelection chances – Editorial
http://www.pjstar.com/opinion/20180131/editorial-state-of-our-state–and-rauners-reelection-chances

 

BELLEVILLE NEWS DEMOCRAT
— Rauner Tries To Sell Bipartisanship In State Of The State Address, But Few Are Buying – SEAN CRAWFORD (DIERSEN: Bipartisanship has always resulted in Republicans losing and Democrats winning.)
http://nprillinois.org/post/rauner-tries-sell-bipartisanship-state-state-address-few-are-buying#stream/0

 

FREEPORT JOURNAL STANDARD
— Plenty of people think they can improve state of the state – Editorial (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes stress that in 2012, they succeeded in ending my TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairmanship even though no one else wanted the job. They stress all those elected officials and party leaders in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois who I helped elect, but who did nothing to help me keep the TAPROOT chairmanship.)
http://www.journalstandard.com/opinion/20180131/our-view-plenty-of-people-think-they-can-improve-state-of-state
— State Rep. Cabello: Illinois Gov. Bruce Rauner should resign (DIERSEN: Who has called for you to resign and what arguments have they made? I should write a book about those who have called for me to resign as a Republican Precinct Committeeman, GOPUSA Illinois Editor, TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairman, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce Government Affairs Committee member, Milton Township Republican Central Committee webmaster, Illinois Center Right Coalition Steering Committee, American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter board member, GAO employee, etc. and the arguments that they have made.)
http://www.journalstandard.com/news/20180131/state-rep-cabello-illinois-gov-bruce-rauner-should-resign
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Cabello accused Rauner of breaking his word on House Bill 40, which mandates public funding for abortion. Cabello said that in meetings with the governor, Rauner told lawmakers he would not sign the bill, which he then did in September. “When you tell someone you are not going to do something, you should stick to your word,” Cabello said. “I can’t trust any words that he says from here on out.” Cabello said he is supporting Rauner’s opponent in the upcoming GOP primary, state Rep. Jeanne Ives of Wheaton.)

 

DAILY EGYPTIAN
— University hires chancellor’s daughter, son-in-law – ANNA SPOERRE (DIERSEN: Did your parents, grandparents, etc. have enough religious, government, political, and/or financial clout to get you a good job? Mine did not. Consequently, I did yard work and delivered newspapers 1962-1964; washed dishes 1964-1966; cleaned golf shoes, chipped slag, and pumped gasoline in 1966; delivered mail 1966-1969; worked on an automobile assembly line and as a security guard in 1970; sold tires, automotive services, and major appliances 1970-1971; pumped gasoline 1971-1972; collected delinquent taxes 1971-1980; and audited federal agencies 1980-1997.)
https://dailyegyptian.com/77964/showcase/university-hires-chancellors-daughter-son-in-law/

 

CHICAGO READER
— Rauner delivers his final State of the State address with an eye to November elections, and other Chicago news – Kate Shepherd
https://www.chicagoreader.com/Bleader/archives/2018/01/31/rauner-delivers-his-final-state-of-the-state-address-with-an-eye-to-november-elections-and-other-chicago-news

 

PRAIRIE STATE WIRE
— Ives casts doubt on pension reform proposal – Angela Underwood
https://prairiestatewire.com/stories/511325548-ives-casts-doubt-on-pension-reform-proposal

 

DUPAGE POLICY JOURNAL
— Kinzler says plan to resuscitate Illinois starts with tax cuts – Chandra Lye
https://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/511322589-kinzler-says-plan-to-resuscitate-illinois-starts-with-tax-cuts

 

MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— Harold Ducks Debate Challenge – Cal Skinner
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2018/01/31/harold-ducks-debate-challenge/

 

ILLINOIS NEWS NETWORK
— Republican state lawmaker says idea to bond out pension debt is ‘massively irresponsible’ – Greg Bishop
https://www.ilnews.org/news/state_politics/republican-state-lawmaker-says-idea-to-bond-out-pension-debt/article_572136ce-0511-11e8-82d0-3f65b636dc6e.html

 

ILLINOIS FAMILY ACTION
— Jeanne Ives’ Drubbing of Bruce Rauner – Laurie Higgins
https://illinoisfamilyaction.org/2018/02/jeanne-ives-drubbing-of-bruce-rauner/

 

CAPITOL FAX
— Rep. Cabello to Gov. Rauner: Resign
https://capitolfax.com/2018/01/31/rep-cabello-to-gov-rauner-resign/
— Rauner dodges question about what he could accomplish if Madigan is still around (DIERSEN: If you are conservative and a member of a political organization that is overwhelmingly anti-conservative, there is little or nothing that you can accomplish.)
https://capitolfax.com/2018/02/01/rauner-dodges-question-about-what-he-could-accomplish-if-madigan-is-still-around/
— Cullerton: “I like to be liked rather than feared” (DIERSEN: Overwhelmingly, my critics/opponents have lots of religious, government, political, and/or financial clout, and they want everyone to fear them.)
https://capitolfax.com/2018/02/01/cullerton-i-like-to-be-liked-rather-than-feared/
— McGuire: Focus more on college students who don’t attend elite schools (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always stressed that none of my four degrees (NIU-1970, Loyola-1976, DePaul-1980, and IIT-1997) are from Ivy League universities.)
https://capitolfax.com/2018/02/01/mcguire-focus-more-on-college-students-who-dont-attend-elite-schools/
— Poll: Rauner 7th most unpopular governor in the country
https://capitolfax.com/2018/02/01/poll-rauner-7th-most-unpopular-governor-in-the-country/

 

PJ MEDIA
— Rubio on Trump Plan: If You Didn’t Apply for DACA Before, ‘Why Should You Benefit from This Now?’ – NICHOLAS BALLASY
https://pjmedia.com/news-and-politics/rubio-trump-plan-didnt-apply-daca-benefit-now/

 

FOX NEWS
— ‘Willing to Give Trump Some Credit’: Illinois Democrat Raja Krishnamoorthi Calls for Bipartisanship After SOTU – Neil Cavuto
http://insider.foxnews.com/2018/01/31/trump-state-union-raja-krishnamoorthi-says-give-trump-obama-credit-economy-taxes

 

GOPUSA
— Kelly: California teacher who ripped military ‘ought to go to hell’ (DIERSEN: What should be said to those who rip, demonize, denigrate, and condemn federal employees and federal retirees as being overcompensated, stupid, lazy, and even worse things? Should I write a book about my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois who focus on ripping, demonizing, denigrating, and condemning federal employees like I was for almost 30 years and federal retirees like I have been for over 20 years as being overcompensated, stupid, lazy, and even worse things?)
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=38328
— Illegal aliens insulted that Trump said American citizens are dreamers too (DIERSEN: When you were in your early 20s, what was your career dream? My dream of getting a job in the automotive industry that had better potential for advancement ended in 1971 when Oldsmobile withdrew a job offer that I had accepted saying that it had just agreed to stop hiring Whites to settle an EEOC complaint.)
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=38349
— Man married six women in immigration scheme
http://www.gopusa.com/man-married-six-women-in-immigration-scheme/

 

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Americans are on the move to freer pastures – Meg Tuszynski and Dean Stansel (DIERSEN: Anti-Trumps run Illinois. The more of the following that you are, the more that those anti-Trumps want you to leave Illinois: Trump supporter, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owner, German American, draft avoider, and/or if your ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/americans-are-on-the-move-to-freer-pastures/article/2647567

 

TOWNHALL
— Had ‘News’ Media Done Its Job, Obama Would Not Have Become President – Larry Elder
https://townhall.com/columnists/larryelder/2018/02/01/had-news-media-done-its-job-obama-would-not-have-become-president-n2442671

WORLD NET DAILY
— WOULD OBAMA HAVE WON IF MEDIA DID THEIR JOB? Larry Elder tells of photo with Farrakhan journalist sat on for 13 years
http://www.wnd.com/2018/01/would-obama-have-won-if-media-did-their-job/

 

THE HILL
— Black Democrats take lead in push to impeach Trump – CRISTINA MARCOS AND MIKE LILLIS (DIERSEN: Who has worked the hardest to get rid of you? I should write a book about those who have worked the hardest to get rid of me. They a) reject planks in the Republican Party platform and/or the Illinois Republican Party platform and work against those like me who support those planks, b) reject the Milton Township Republican Central Committee resolution against video gambling and work against those like me who support that resolution, c) focus on destroying those like me who they cannot manipulate/dominate, d) were defendants in lawsuits that I have filed, and/or e) are operatives or dupes for the aforesaid and/or they are anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.)
http://thehill.com/homenews/house/371743-black-dems-take-lead-in-push-to-impeach-trump
— Dems vow to repeal parts of GOP tax law – MIKE LILLIS AND NAOMI JAGODA (DIERSEN: What position do those federal candidates who seek your vote have on “the cap on the state and local tax deduction?” What do they say to those who hint/imply/argue/shout that those who pay more than $10,000 a year in SALT are undeservedly filthy rich and should pay more federal income tax?)
http://thehill.com/policy/finance/371736-dems-vow-to-repeal-parts-of-gop-tax-law
(FROM THE ARTICLE: They also strongly oppose the cap on the state and local tax deduction, which hurts the rich but also impacts others in high-tax states such as New York, New Jersey and California. “The state and local tax deduction alone is an assault on the livelihoods and the property values of millions of Americans,” said Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-Md.).)

 

POLITICO
— Trump’s Unifying Nationalism His State of the Union hinted at a new politics that could bring Americans closer together—if he can keep himself on message. – RICH LOWRY
https://www.politico.com/magazine/story/2018/01/31/trumps-unifying-nationalism-216920

 

CNN
— White House press secretary says Pelosi should smile more – Jennifer Hansler (DIERSEN: Why don’t you smile more? My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes gloat that I do not smile more because I am no longer a TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairman, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce Government Affairs Committee member, Milton Township Republican Central Committee webmaster, Illinois Center Right Coalition Steering Committee member, American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter board member, GAO employee, etc.)
https://www.cnn.com/2018/01/31/politics/sarah-sanders-nancy-pelosi-smile/index.html

 

ASSOCIATED PRESS
— Trump promoting recent tax cuts during session with workers – ZEKE MILLER (DIERSEN: People who are not workers, for example, retirees, do not get pay increases or bonuses. Are/were a worker? I was a worker 1962-1997. I did yard work and delivered newspapers 1962-1964; washed dishes 1964-1966; cleaned golf shoes, chipped slag, and pumped gasoline in 1966; delivered mail 1966-1969; worked on an automobile assembly line and as a security guard in 1970; sold tires, automotive services, and major appliances 1970-1971; pumped gasoline 1971-1972; collected delinquent taxes 1971-1980; and audited federal agencies 1980-1997.)
https://apnews.com/5dac9fa1eb0f4fcc8f7ccba65cd4b57b/Trump-promoting-recent-tax-cuts-during-session-with-workers

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Trump’s Speech Leaves Two Sides Further Apart Than Ever on Immigration.”
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/01/31/us/politics/trump-state-of-the-union-immigration.html
— HARDCOPY ARTICLE TITLE: A Villain Dangerous to Ignore: Online Ads – Farhad Manjoo (DIERSEN: GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails and www.gopillinois.com have never contained ads and they never will contain ads. NEEDLESS TO-SAY, MY CRITICS/OPPONENTS, THEIR OPERATIVES, AND THEIR DUPES HAVE ALWAYS BEEN BEYOND FURIOUS THAT I HAVE HAD ENOUGH TIME AND ENOUGH MONEY TO PUT TOGETHER AND SEND OUT GOPUSA ILLINOIS EMAILS AND POST COPIES OF THEM ON A WEBSITE WITHOUT ANY ADVERTISING. Increasingly, outlandishly, they hint/imply/argue/shout that the more ads that you have in your emails and on your website, the more credible that you are.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/01/31/technology/internet-advertising-business.html
— Watching Trump’s Speech: They Cheered. They Groaned. They Ate a Cake. Around the country, people gathered at parties and in bars to hear President Trump’s State of the Union speech. In some competitive Republican congressional districts, we went along. – Julie Bosman
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/01/31/us/state-of-the-union-national-reaction.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: PALATINE, Ill. — Bob Schmidt, 36, glanced up from his beer just in time to see President Trump pause from his State of the Union address and heartily applaud for himself.)
— TRAGIC: San Francisco Will Clear Thousands of Marijuana Convictions – Timothy Williams and Thomas Fuller (DIERSEN: I have never used an illegal drug and I never will. Of course, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes do not want me to get any credit for that. Many, if not most, if not virtually all of my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes talk and/or act like they a) smoke pot, b) want to smoke pot legally, and/or c) want to make lots of money selling pot.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/01/31/us/california-marijuana-san-francisco.html

 

LOS ANGELES TIMES
— GOP candidate for California governor John Cox starts 2018 with nearly $2 million in the bank – SEEMA MEHTA (DIERSEN: What are your connections with John Cox? The Daily Herald reported that Cox attended my July 5, 2003 picnic in the Prairie Path Park in my precinct that I had organized for the residents of my precinct and the residents of Jeanne Ives’ precinct to the east and Debra Olson’s precinct to west. Attendees got to meet the five announced Republican candidates for U.S. Senate – John Cox, Chirinjeev Kathuria, Andy McKenna, Jim Oberweis, and Jack Ryan. Cox brought Jays Potato Chips. Oberweis brought ice cream. The 200+ attendees included now Congressman Randy Hultgren. Jack Ryan won the primary, but withdrew. His replacement, Alan Keyes lost to Barack Obama.)
https://www.latimes.com/politics/essential/la-pol-ca-essential-politics-updates-gop-gubernatorial-candidate-john-cox-1517446693-htmlstory.html
— How the ‘Dreamers’ won the nation’s hearts and minds – LAURA WIDES-MUÑOZ (DIERSEN: Anti-Trumps shout at Dreamers and at everyone else that Trump supporters are White supremacists, Nazis, KKK members, haters, racists, sexists, bigots, and even worse things. Anti-Trumps are counting on Dreamers and their supporters to get rid of individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries once and for all that are: Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German Americans, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time. What percent of Dreamers are minorities and/or females – 97%, 98%, 99%?)
http://www.latimes.com/opinion/op-ed/la-oe-wides-munoz-dreamer-history-20180201-story.html

 

USA TODAY
— Gay-rights groups say Amazon should avoid these 9 cities (Austin; Dallas; Nashville; Atlanta; Columbus, Ohio; Indianapolis; Miami; Raleigh, N.C.; and the Washington suburbs of Northern Virginia) for second headquarters – Elizabeth Weise (DIERSEN: Soon, if not already, if you do not promote LGBTQ activity, employers will not hire you, and if you are an employee, they will get rid of you.)
https://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/2018/02/01/amazons-second-headquarters-gay-groups-say-amazon-should-avoid-these-9-cities/1082126001/
— Businesses added 234,000 private sector jobs in January, marking strong start to year – Adam Shell and Paul Davidson (DIERSEN: Of these 240,000, how many are anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors?)
https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/2018/01/31/adp-businesses-added-234-000-jobs-january-showing-strong-start-2018/1071000001/

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Why Illinois Got Out of the Hedges These funds are hard to understand and have lousy returns. – Marc Levine
https://www.wsj.com/articles/why-illinois-got-out-of-the-hedges-1517440169
— Amazon HQ2 Spurs Worries of a Wage War in Winning City Company’s hunt for a second home is a cause of concern for some employers near the possible sites – Lauren Weber and Laura Stevens (DIERSEN: GAO hired me in 1980 because it could not find a qualified Democrat, minority, female, younger person, or veteran who would take the job. IRS hired me in 1971 because it could not find a qualified Democrat, minority, female, or veteran who would take the job. The Post Office hired me in 1966 because it could not find a qualified Democrat, minority, female, or veteran who would take the job.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/amazon-thou-shalt-not-covet-thy-neighbors-employee-1517394601
— State licensing laws overly burden military spouses, who move frequently only to find they can’t work. – Shoshana Weissmann and C. Jarrett Dieterle (DIERSEN: My Democrat GAO superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates were furious when I became a licensed CPA in 1981 when I was 32 years old. To the best of my recollection, I was the only employee who was a licensed CPA in GAO’s Chicago office from 1981 until my Democrat GAO superiors succeeded in forcing me to take their early retirement “offer” in 1997.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/why-do-you-need-a-college-degree-to-give-diet-advice-1517439964
— Book Review: The Return of the New Deal For one of LBJ’s advisers, a great society was one in which there would be no poverty, hunger or illiteracy; nor would leisure time be wasted. Terry Eastland reviews ‘Building the Great Society’ by Joshua Zeitz. – Terry Eastland (DIERSEN: The Democrat’s Great Society destroyed the African-American family.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/review-the-return-of-the-new-deal-1517440136
— #MeToo, Coming to a Bookstore Near You Books exploring female empowerment and sexual harassment are on the rise, but some publishers worry the feminist message is getting diluted – Ellen Gamerman (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps hint/imply/argue/shout that the more of the following that you are, the more of a sexual harasser that you are: Trump supporter, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owner, draft avoider, German American, and/or if your ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/metoo-coming-to-a-bookstore-near-you-1517408548
— HARDCOPY ARTICLE TITLE: Top Colleges Speed Read Applications – Melissa Korn (DIERSEN: What do you say to my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes who hint/imply/argue/shout that I should a) include links to fewer articles in GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails and/or b) limit or eliminate my comments on those articles because those who read the emails are not speed readers?)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/some-elite-colleges-review-an-application-in-8-minutes-or-less-1517400001

 

FORBES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: RINOs want immigrants because RINOs want cheap labor. Democrats want immigrants because immigrants vote for Democrats.
https://www.forbes.com/sites/washingtonbytes/2018/02/01/while-trump-blames-immigrants/#2c94ca9141ed

 

NEWSWEEK
— DESPITE TRUMP’S SOTU CLAIMS, AMERICA’S FINANCES ARE A MIXED REALITY – TRACY LEE (DIERSEN: Because inflation is higher than interest rates, because medical and dental expenses are going up, because real estate taxes are going up, because real estate tax deductions are capped at $10,000, etc., the financial future for retired people is not good.)
http://www.newsweek.com/mixed-reality-ground-american-wallets-796332

 

FEDERAL TIMES
— Gowdy continues GOP lawmaker retirement wave – Jessie Bur (DIERSEN: As anti-Trumps ever-increasingly shout at Republican candidates, at Republican elected officials, and at everyone else that Republicans are White supremacists, Nazis, KKK members, haters, racists, sexists, bigots, and even worse things, more and more and more Republicans succumb to that slander. More and more and more Republicans are becoming anti-Republicans like Michael Steele and Pat Brady.)
https://www.federaltimes.com/federal-oversight/congress/2018/01/31/gowdy-continues-gop-lawmaker-retirement-wave/

January 4 Morning Edition

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Rauner calls Republican federal tax overhaul ‘punishing’ to Illinois – Rick Pearson (DIERSEN: Did Rauner prepay his real estate taxes? One could argue that those who are being punished by the federal tax overhaul are homeowners, and especially homeowners who pay more than $10,000 a year in real estate tax and state income tax. One could argue that homeowners who are being punished the most are homeowners who took the trouble to prepay their real estate taxes.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-bruce-rauner-congress-taxes-20180104-story.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Late last month, Republican Gov. Bruce Rauner gave his take on the Republican D.C. tax overhaul, saying he wished it “did more for the middle class” but praising its corporate tax cuts as “more supportive of businesses.” On Wednesday, though, Rauner called the new federal tax law “punishing,” criticizing a $10,000 cap on deducting state and local taxes. “That’s going to hurt a lot of middle-class families and higher income families and it’s going to push more employers out of the state. That’s going to hurt job creation and that’s going to increase the cost of living for the people of Illinois,” Rauner said in an interview with WJOL 1340-AM in Joliet. The governor also repeated his belief that the state and local tax deduction limit could give a boost to his call for freezing property taxes and rolling back a state income tax hike. “It’s punishing in that regard,” Rauner said of the tax limitation. “That’s why it’s so critical that we get the reforms done that I’ve been advocating.” Rauner said in the interview that he was in Joliet on Wednesday, but the governor’s office listed no events on his public schedule. He has not been out in public since the week before Christmas.)
— Slow growth, low patient count, political uncertainty: The state of medical pot in Illinois – Ally Marotti (DIERSEN: If you promote pot, you promote destruction.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/ct-biz-medical-cannabis-new-year-20180107-story.html
— Job market delivered for Trump in 2017, but 2018 may be tougher
http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/ct-biz-trump-us-job-market-20180104-story.html
— Why we can’t stop checking Facebook – Vivek Wadhwa
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/commentary/ct-perspec-facebook-technology-personal-relationships-mental-health-0104-20180103-story.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Facebook’s recent acknowledgment that social media may be making its users feel bad in some cases is a significant milestone. So far, the technology industry hardly has talked about the downsides of their products. Now a realization seems to be setting in that perhaps something has gone wrong along the way. Academic research that Facebook cited in a corporate blog post in December documented that when people spend a lot of time passively consuming information they feel worse. For example, reading Facebook posts for even 10 minutes can put people in a bad mood, and clicking or liking too many links and posts can have a negative effect on mental health. Some researchers also believe that reading rosy stories about others leads to negative comparisons about one’s life and that being online too much reduces in-person socializing. Social media may well be making many of us unhappy, jealous and anti-social.)

 

DAILY HERALD
— Elgin mayor blasts councilman for spending $6,000 to attend Harvard program – Elena Ferrarin (DIERSEN: I spent lots of my personal time and my personal money taking job-related courses while I worked for the federal government 1966-1969 and 1971-1997. However, my Democrat superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates always hinted/implied/argued/shouted that the courses that I took a) were not job-related, b) did not help me carry out my job duties, c) were taken by me to get a job in the private sector, and d) were a distraction. To keep their jobs and to get promoted, my Democrat superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates in the federal government focused on getting rid of federal employees who were Republican, White, male, older, and/or non-veteran.)
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20180103/elgin-mayor-blasts-councilman-for-spending-6000-to-attend-harvard-program
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The mayor of Elgin blasted a councilman’s decision to attend a program offered by Harvard University that cost the city $6,015. Councilman Rich Dunne took part in June in the program on senior executives in state and local government by the John F. Kennedy School of Government, which cost $5,700 — plus $315 for airfare — according to information obtained by the Daily Herald. Dunne said he took vacation from his job. “Being a former training manager, I believe in it. I believe in career development and executive development,” he said. Mayor David Kaptain said the city should pay for only employees to attend such programs, not council members. Dunne received approval from City Manager Rick Kozal.” I was pretty upset with Rick and the whole thing at the time, but the horse had already left the barn, so to speak,” Kaptain said. Police Chief Jeff Swoboda participated in the program in 2016, and former City Manager Sean Stegall attended when he was assistant city manager in 2008. “It’s a long-term investment (to pay for employees),” Kaptain said. “It’s not to help somebody’s political career.” Dunne’s tuition came at a 55 percent discount because he’d been placed on a waiting list and was offered a spot three days before the start of the program. The city paid $12,400 tuition for Swoboda, who also was paid his regular city salary. Dunne put Kozal “in a bad spot,” Kaptain said, by making a last-minute request and saying Stegall had promised him he could go in 2017. Kozal didn’t respond to a request for comment. Dunne said the mayor never told him he had any objections.)
— Trump’s cease-and-desist letter to Bannon sounds tough. Is it? – Samantha Schmidt (DIERSEN: Since 2000, my critics/opponents have wanted me to cease-and-desist from sending out GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails, and failing that, they have wanted me to cease-and-desist a) from including links in the emails to articles that they do not like and b) from including my comments in the emails that they do not like. They blame me for all of their problems, for all of your problems, for all of my problems, and for all of everyone’s problems. They blame me for all defeats that Republicans have suffered in Illinois since 2000.)
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20180104/trumps-cease-and-desist-letter-to-bannon-sounds-tough-is-it

 

CHAMPAIGN/URBANA NEWS GAZETTE
— Davis says Trump, Republicans still big in 13th District – Tom Kacich (DIERSEN: How big are Trump and the Republicans in your precinct, in your municipality, in your township/ward, in your county, in your county board district, in your state house district, in your state senate district, in your congressional district, and in Illinois?)
http://www.news-gazette.com/news/local/2018-01-04/davis-says-trump-republicans-still-big-13th-district.html

 

BELLEVILLE NEWS DEMOCRAT
— 2 men suspected of breaking into video gaming terminals – AP
http://www.bnd.com/news/state/illinois/article192889444.html

 

SAUK VALLEY
— Seniors should have health care options available at home Guest workers, senior citizens would benefit from proposal – Brian Bartoz Morrison (DIERSEN: My 87-year-old aunt is paying $239 a day to live in an assisted living facility. That is $1,673 a week, $7,403 a month, $87,235 a year, and $872,350 a decade.)
http://www.saukvalley.com/2017/12/18/seniors-should-have-health-care-options-available-at-home/aht1l26/

 

CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD
— The Latest: Trump blasts states resisting vote fraud probe – AP
http://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/politics/the-latest-trump-blasts-states-resisting-vote-fraud-probe/901809035
— Divided Democrats face liberal backlash on immigration – AP
http://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/divided-democrats-face-liberal-backlash-on-immigration/901691118

 

NPR ILLINOIS
— As U.S. Retreats From World Stage, China Moves To Fill The Void
http://nprillinois.org/post/journalist-us-retreats-world-stage-china-moves-fill-void#stream/0

 

WBIR
— Trump’s tax cut won’t deliver promised growth. Republicans put politics over permanence. Trump’s ‘get even’ tax cut will fail – Melvyn Krauss
http://www.wbir.com/article/news/nation-now/trumps-tax-cut-wont-deliver-promised-growth-republicans-put-politics-over-permanence/465-b3189891-505b-48f4-99fa-f878af5fe700

 

DUPAGE POLICY JOURNAL
— Khouri says despite exodus, it’s not to late to save the state – Angela Underwood
https://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/511306112-khouri-says-despite-exodus-it-s-not-to-late-to-save-the-state

 

WEST COOK NEWS
— Faced with exodus, it’s time to oust the charlatans, Leef says – Glenn Minnis
https://westcooknews.com/stories/511303225-faced-with-exodus-it-s-time-to-oust-the-charlatans-leef-says

 

WEST CENTRAL REPORTER
— Despite exodus from state, Jonas not giving up hope – Glenn Minnis
https://westcentralreporter.com/stories/511304242-despite-exodus-from-state-jonas-not-giving-up-hope

 

METRO EAST SUN
— Jameson fears flight from Illinois could get worse without major policy changes – Glenn Minnis
https://metroeastsun.com/stories/511300716-jameson-fears-flight-from-illinois-could-get-worse-without-major-policy-changes

 

ILLINOIS LEAKS
— Coles County contracting assessment work violates settled law. – KIRK ALLEN
http://edgarcountywatchdogs.com/2018/01/coles-county-contracting-assessment-work-violates-settled-law/


ILLINOIS NEWS NETWORK
— Mattoon Township businesses see over 100 percent property tax hike in one year – Cole Lauterbach
https://www.ilnews.org/news/statewide/mattoon-township-businesses-see-over-percent-property-tax-hike-in/article_9f6ae1ea-f0bd-11e7-8452-679a5eaeb92f.html
— Repeal of fine for not having health insurance set for 2019 – Greg Bishop
https://www.ilnews.org/news/health/repeal-of-fine-for-not-having-health-insurance-set-for/article_70dc98fc-efe9-11e7-9291-23ed57b46f75.html

 

ILLINOIS FAMILY INSTITUTE
— Anger and the Church – Laurie Higgins (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, “religious leaders” act as operatives or as dupes from the Democrat Party.)
https://illinoisfamily.org/faith/anger-and-the-church-2/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: There are some battles in which all Christians and all who are committed to truth are called to engage: all Christians should have opposed slavery; all Christians should have fought for the civil rights of blacks; all Christians are called to oppose abortion; and we are all called to oppose the rancorous, pernicious demands to affirm the pro-homosexuality/pro-“trans” ideologies. In his book Kingdoms in Conflict, Chuck Colson writes about the failure of the church to oppose the extermination of Jews and the government usurpation of control of the church in Nazi Germany. Immediately following the naming of Hitler as Chancellor of Germany, the persecution of the church began in earnest. In response, a resistance movement sprang up headed by Martin Niemoller and Dietrich Bonhoeffer. Initially, they had the support of the dominant Protestant group, the German Evangelical Church, but as the persecution increased, so did the cowardice and concomitant rationalization of cowardice on the parts of most church leaders. In Germany only a remnant, who came to call themselves the Confessing Church, remained standing courageously in the gap for truth.)

 

CAPITOL FAX
— Rauner says he’s focused on one… wait… two statewide campaigns
https://capitolfax.com/2018/01/04/rauner-says-hes-focused-on-one-wait-two-statewide-campaigns/

 

BREITBART
— Kris Kobach: ‘Amnesties Are Always Bad Policy’; ‘Knife in the Back of Trump’s Base’ – ROBERT KRAYCHIK
http://www.breitbart.com/immigration/2018/01/03/kris-kobach-amnesty-always-bad-policy/
— Kris Kobach: DACA Amnesty Will ‘Cause Surge in Illegal Immigration,’ Trump Must ‘Demand E-Verify’ – JOHN BINDER
http://www.breitbart.com/video/2018/01/03/kris-kobach-daca-amnesty-will-cause-surge-illegal-immigration-trump-must-demand-e-verify/
— Nine Reasons Why Democrats’ DACA Amnesty ‘Deadline’ Does Not Exist – NEIL MUNRO
http://www.breitbart.com/immigration/2018/01/03/nine-reasons-why-democrats-daca-deadline-does-not-exist/

 

WEEKLY STANDARD
— What Should Trump Read? – ADAM RUBENSTEIN (DIERSEN: To keep up to date with government and political news and commentary in Illinois, I suggest that Trump read GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails.)
http://www.weeklystandard.com/christina-hoff-sommers-what-should-trump-read/article/2011006

 

THE HILL
— The Memo: Bannon firestorm consumes Washington – NIALL STANAGE
http://thehill.com/homenews/administration/367335-the-memo-bannon-firestorm-consumes-washington

 

POLITICO
— ‘It’s a giant present to the tax lobbying community’ K Street lobbyists are banking on years of paydays from the tax overhaul. – THEODORIC MEYER
https://www.politico.com/story/2018/01/02/tax-overhaul-paydays-for-k-street-261668

 

CNN
— OUTSTANDING: Sessions to rescind Obama-era rules on non-interference with states where pot is legal – Laura Jarrett
http://www.cnn.com/2018/01/04/politics/jeff-sessions-cole-memo/index.html
— Trump’s many staff breakups (and some reconciliations), ranked – Greg Krieg (DIERSEN: In 1971, when I was 22 years old, when I gave him my 2-week notice, my Firestone Stores boss rudely fired me. But then Oldsmobile withdrew it job offer that I had accepted saying that it had just agreed to stop hiring Whites to settle an EEOC complaint. That directly resulted in my accepting a job offer from IRS. Then, my Firestone Stores boss offered me a part-time job which I accepted and held until the end of 1972.)
http://www.cnn.com/2018/01/04/politics/donald-trump-steve-bannon-break-ups/index.html

 

ABC NEWS
— Trump attorney sends Bannon cease and desist letter over ‘disparaging’ comments – JOHN SANTUCCI (DIERSEN: Since 2000, my critics/opponents have wanted me to cease-and-desist from sending out GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails, and failing that, they have wanted me to cease-and-desist a) from including links in the emails to articles that they do not like and b) from including my comments in the emails that they do not like. They blame me for all of their problems, for all of your problems, for all of my problems, and for all of everyone’s problems. They blame me for all defeats that Republicans have suffered in Illinois since 2000.)
http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/trump-attorney-sends-bannon-cease-desist-letter-disparaging/story

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— OUTSTANDING: Trump Administration to Move to Weaken Marijuana Legalization Movement – Charlie Savage and Jack Healy
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/01/04/us/politics/marijuana-legalization-justice-department-prosecutions.html
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: HARDCOPY ARTICLE TITLE: Challenges in Federal Tax Bill Color Cuomo’s Agenda for 2018 – Jesse McKinley and Vivian Wang
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/01/03/nyregion/albany-cuomo-state-of-the-state.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: In his 90-minute State of the State speech, Mr. Cuomo said the state would challenge the new Republican-led federal tax plan in court — earning a standing ovation from the crowd — and asked the Legislature to restructure the state’s tax code by adding a statewide payroll tax and to counter the effects of the so-called carried interest loophole. The governor’s office suggested that it was reviewing eliminating the state income tax, whose deductibility was capped by the new federal tax bill, likely in favor of a payroll tax, which is deductible, an idea also being floated in other states. Precise details on the plan were scant, and such a plan would face an uphill battle, with Republicans generally opposing new taxes and some conservative economists already voicing concerns on Wednesday.)

 

WASHINGTON POST
— Trump lawyer seeks to block insider book on White House Trump says Bannon ‘not only lost his job, he lost his mind’ as president’s lawyers send cease-and-desist letter – Josh Dawsey and Ashley Parker (DIERSEN: Since 2000, my critics/opponents have wanted me to cease-and-desist from sending out GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails, and failing that, they have wanted me to cease-and-desist a) from including links in the emails to articles that they do not like and b) from including my comments in the emails that they do not like. They blame me for all of their problems, for all of your problems, for all of my problems, and for all of everyone’s problems. They blame me for all defeats that Republicans have suffered in Illinois since 2000.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/trump-slams-bannon-when-he-was-fired-he-not-only-lost-his-job-he-lost-his-mind/2018/01/03/21fb158a-f0aa-11e7-b3bf-ab90a706e175_story.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Late Wednesday, lawyers for Trump sent a cease-and-desist letter to Bannon, arguing he violated the employment agreement he signed with the Trump Organization in numerous ways and also likely defamed the president. They ordered that he stop communicating either confidential and or disparaging information, and preserve all records in preparation for “imminent” legal action.)

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Hey, Bargain-Hunters: An M.B.A. Is Cheaper Than You Think Top business schools are setting aside millions in scholarships and financial aid to lure young professionals – Kelsey Gee (DIERSEN: When I started working for IRS in 1971 as a GS-7 (currently $45,703/year) Revenue Officer, IRS encouraged its Revenue Officers to take graduate business, accounting, and law courses. In 1972, I started taking graduate business courses at Loyola and I earned an MBA from Loyola in 1976. However, my Democrat IRS superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates hinted/implied/argued/shouted that the courses a) were not job-related, b) did not help me carry out my job duties, c) were taken by me to get a job in the private sector, and d) were a distraction. In 1978, they and Money Magazine disallowed all the tuition and books that I had paid and deducted for those graduate business courses. However, I took IRS to the Tax Court, and the Tax Court ruled in my favor.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/hey-bargain-hunters-an-m-b-a-is-cheaper-than-you-think-1514988000

 

USA TODAY
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: Refugee admissions to U.S. plummet in 2017 – Alan Gomez (DIERSEN: Anti-Trumps shout at refugees that Republicans are White supremacists, Nazis, KKK members, haters, racists, sexists, bigots, and even worse things.)
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2018/01/03/refugee-admissions-u-s-plummet-2017/999903001/
— Warren Buffett in ‘Time’: U.S. kids will live better than parents, he writes in Gates edited issue – Paul Davidson
https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/2018/01/04/buffett-time-u-s-kids-live-better-than-parents-he-writes-gates-edited-issue/1001218001/
— World War II vet, 93, sworn in as New Jersey mayor – Katie Park (DIERSEN: How old are you? My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always promoted age discrimination. They stress that the federal government gets rid of its non-veteran White male employees who do not make GS-13 (currently $96,403) by age 25, GS-14 (currently $113,920) by age 30, GS-15 (currently $134,000) by age 35, and Senior Executive Service (currently $164,200) by age 40. They stress that I did not make GS-13 until I was 38 and that I never made GS-14, GS-15, or SES. They stress a) that my Democrat GAO superiors forced me to retire in 1997 when I was 49 years old, always ranked me in the bottom half of my coworkers for pay-for-performance purposes, did not promote me beyond GS-13, got rid of my mentor in 1987, kept me off audits of IRS for all but 3 of the almost 18 years that I worked for GAO, and forced me to take an $18,847 pay cut in today’s dollars to transfer from IRS to GAO in 1980; b) that my Democrat IRS superiors did not promote me beyond GS-12, disallowed my education deductions in 1978, got rid of my mentor in 1975, and disallowed my partial day per diem claims in 1974; and c) that my Democrat Post Office superiors forced me resign in 1969 and disallowed my sick leave requests in 1969 and 1968.)
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation-now/2018/01/03/world-war-ii-vet-93-nj-mayor/999781001/

 

NEWSWEEK
— TRUMP’S THREAT OF LAWSUIT AGAINST BANNON IS ‘STUPID’ AND COULD HURT THE PRESIDENT, SAYS LAWYER – GRAHAM LANKTREE (DIERSEN: Since 2000, my critics/opponents have wanted me to cease-and-desist from sending out GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails, and failing that, they have wanted me to cease-and-desist a) from including links in the emails to articles that they do not like and b) from including my comments in the emails that they do not like. They blame me for all of their problems, for all of your problems, for all of my problems, and for all of everyone’s problems. They blame me for all defeats that Republicans have suffered in Illinois since 2000.)
http://www.newsweek.com/trumps-threat-lawsuit-against-bannon-stupid-and-could-hurt-president-says-770251

 

FEDERAL NEWS RADIO
— Recent court decision reminds agencies they can put indicted employees on indefinite suspension – Nicole Ogrysko (DIERSEN: Constructively, even though they never indicted me for anything, my Democrat GAO superiors have had me on “indefinite suspension” since 1997.)
https://federalnewsradio.com/workforce-rightsgovernance/2018/01/recent-court-decision-reminds-agencies-they-can-put-indicted-employees-on-indefinite-suspension/

December 18 Evening Edition

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Rauner reminds abortion foes he’s got deep pockets to help them – Rick Pearson
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-met-bruce-rauner-abortion-campaign-contributions-20171218-story.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Facing a primary challenge amid Republican unrest over his expansion of taxpayer-funded abortions, Gov. Bruce Rauner is offering a new answer to why abortion opponents should support him: Look at what his wallet has done. “I am the strongest supporter of candidates for office who are pro-life. Nobody has worked harder to elect pro-life Republicans than I have and I remind everybody of that. I have fought hard,” Rauner said Friday on WJPF 1340-AM in Herrin when asked what he was telling angry social conservatives. “I supported Bill Brady when he ran. I’m supporting Erika Harold,” the governor said of the unsuccessful 2010 GOP candidate for governor and current Republican contender for attorney general, respectively. “I’m supporting legislators who are pro-life. I am a strong ally and strong supporter for pro-life candidates.” During his interview with the radio station, which bills itself as “The Voice of Southern Illinois,” Rauner did not explain his reasons for signing the legislation or his personal values in support of abortion rights — a motivating factor behind the Republican primary challenge he now faces from state Rep. Jeanne Ives of Wheaton. When Rauner signed the controversial abortion measure in September, he acknowledged he had “voted for and supported public officials and public servants who are pro-life.” But the governor also said by signing the measure, he was “being true to my values and my views. I have always been true to those.” David Yepsen, the former director of the Paul Simon Public Policy Institute at Southern Illinois University at Carbondale, said he doubts Rauner’s latest explanation will satisfy social conservatives — particularly Downstate. “I don’t think this is going to wash with pro-life Republicans. Rauner’s just coming off as being all over the map on this, trying to have it both ways and it’s already earned him a primary. He needs to come up with a better answer,” Yepsen said. To be sure, Rauner, a wealthy former private equity investor, has a history of giving to Republican candidates who oppose abortion rights, including Mitt Romney, Jon Huntsman and Tim Pawlenty in the 2012 battle for the GOP presidential nomination. But Rauner also has given money to GOP candidates who support abortion rights, including Carl DeMaio of San Deigo, a gay Republican who unsuccessfully ran for Congress, and, closer to home, former U.S. Sen. Mark Kirk and former North Shore congressman Robert Dold. Previously, Rauner contributed to Democratic candidates and causes backing abortion rights, including the Democratic National Committee in 2000 and the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee in 2003. In 2001, Rauner gave to U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin, Mayor Rahm Emanuel’s congressional fund, and then-Montana Sen. Max Baucus. The governor and wife Diana Rauner also were listed as $50,000 sponsors of a Planned Parenthood Illinois fundraiser in April. At the time, Gov. Rauner had vowed to veto the abortion-expansion legislation. State Rep. David McSweeney, a frequent critic of Rauner who has endorsed Ives for governor, said that in the southern Illinois interview, it sounded to an uninformed listener that Rauner was opposed to abortion rights. “He happened to be on a very popular southern Illinois radio station and of course down there he told everybody he’s pro-life. That’s what you would actually think if you didn’t know the real story,” said McSweeney, a Barrington Hills Republican. “It’s another example of him going into different places and saying different things. Do you think he would ever say that to a Planned Parenthood meeting?” McSweeney asked. The lawmaker also said it’s another sign that for Rauner, “the issue is that it’s all about the money again.” Rauner pumped millions of dollars into GOP legislative campaigns last year, in part earning the allegiance of rank-and-file Republican lawmakers until earlier this year. Ives’ campaign did not respond to a request for comment Monday.)
— Will Rauner’s re-election campaign be, ‘Negative, negative, negative, negative?’ – Kim Janssen
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/chicagoinc/ct-met-miller-rauner-1219-chicago-inc-20171218-story.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Gov. Bruce Rauner touted his top 10 accomplishments of 2017 in a news release Monday. But not everyone was buying the spin. Veteran Springfield journalist and Capitol Fax Publisher Rich Miller brought down the house at a City Club of Chicago downtown where he was asked by an audience member how Rauner can win re-election in 2018. “In a wave like this, he’s not going to win by touting his accomplishments,” Miller said to widespread laughter in a packed room of business and civic leaders that it’s fair to say tilted heavily Democratic. “He has to run the most negative campaign anyone in this room has ever seen, period. He has to drive down the black turnout, the woman turnout, Latino turnout, young people turnout — he’s got to drive them all down,” he said of discouraging voters most likely to cast a ballot for the Democrat running against Rauner. “The only way to do that — the only way to do that — is to be unbelievably negative, so negative that you just gasp at the TV ads.” Short of Twitter going out of business and “solving a lot of Republican problems” by silencing President Donald Trump’s social media output, “that’s what (Rauner) has to do,” Miller said, citing the higher than expected black voter turnout in Alabama’s recent special election as evidence of an energized Democratic base. “Negative, negative, negative, negative … what Rod (Blagojevich) did to Judy (Baar Topinka) times 50,” Miller said, referring to the expensive 2006 campaign ads in which Blagojevich painted the late Topinka as irresponsible by repeating the phrase “What’s she thinking?” over and over again. Rauner’s office didn’t respond to Miller’s comments. For the record, the list of Rauner accomplishments it was touting included passing education funding, the scholarship tax credit program, the Clean Energy Jobs Act, pushing EDGE tax credits, the state’s opioid task force, vetoing a “Madigan Tax Hike” and “ethical government and fighting corruption.”)
— No more valedictorian, class ranks at Kankakee High School – AP
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/sns-bc-il–class-rankings-kankakee-20171217-story.html

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Education funding, Amazon touted in Rauner’s top 10 ‘accomplishments’ – Tina Sfondeles
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/education-funding-amazon-touted-in-rauners-top-10-accomplishments/

 

DAILY HERALD
— DISGUSTING: Why Prospect Heights wagered $500,000 on a sports bar – Chacour Koop
http://www.dailyherald.com/business/20171218/why-prospect-heights-wagered-500000-on-a-sports-bar
— Heroin found near Elmhurst middle school
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20171218/heroin-found-near-elmhurst-middle-school

 

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— How City Colleges manipulated graduation rates and won a national award – BGA
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20171218/NEWS02/171219913#utm_medium=email&utm_source=ccb-morning10&utm_campaign=ccb-morning10-20171218

 

CHAMPAIGN/URBANA NEWS GAZETTE
— Eat, drink and be merry? – Editorial
http://www.news-gazette.com/opinion/editorials/2017-12-18/eat-drink-and-be-merry.html

 

WTAX
— Rich Miller is on the loose
http://wtax.com/news/101101-rich-miller-is-on-the-loose/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The people following state politics and government the closest read the Capitol Fax web site, and the people at the City Club heard from the man behind that one-man operation Monday. Rich Miller knows not to make predictions, but he has seen enough Illinois government and politics to say this: “(Gov. Bruce) Rauner or whomever the Democrat is will be left with another mess,” Miller said before raising his voice. “We really suck at this governing thing in Illinois!” And in the Republican primary, where’s the money? “We don’t know yet where (Republican uberdonor) Richard Uihlein is going to stand on this,” Miller said. “You pretty much can’t take any more money from him now, because (as a donor to (the U.S. Senate campaign of Alabama’s Roy Moore) he’s kind of tainted. He put a lot of money behind an alleged pedophile.” Miller, whose annual holiday address to the City Club is also a toy drive for Lutheran Social Services of Illinois, says so far Gov. Rauner is ignoring his March 20 challenger, State Rep. Jeanne Ives (R-Wheaton).)

 

REPUBLICAN NEWS WATCH
— Rahm Emanuel’s jealousy of President Trump is killing Chicago, literally – DOUG IBENDAHL
http://republicannewswatch.com/wp/?p=14401

 

MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— Jeannie Ives Plays to Those Who Don’t Know How Salary Costs Would Increase If Dual Districts Became Unit Districts
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2017/12/18/jeannie-ives-plays-to-those-who-dont-know-how-salary-costs-would-increase-if-dual-districts-became-unit-districts/

 

WILL COUNTY GAZETTE
— Straub accuses Durkin of creating fake groups and using GOP to spread lies – Glenn Minnis
https://willcountygazette.com/stories/511299048-straub-accuses-durkin-of-creating-fake-groups-and-using-gop-to-spread-lies

 

ROCK ISLAND TODAY
— Mercer County GOP hopes to flip two courthouse positions, fill board seats, vice chair says
https://rockislandtoday.com/stories/511296626-mercer-county-gop-taking-aim-at-capturing-two-county-posts

 

LAKE COUNTY GAZETTE
— McSweeney backing Ives in bid to unseat ‘failed governor’ – Robert Hadley
https://lakecountygazette.com/stories/511286623-mcsweeney-backing-ives-in-bid-to-unseat-failed-governor

 

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— RAUNER BOASTS HIS TOP 10 BIGGEST ACCOMPLISHMENTS IN 2017
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2017/12/rauner-boasts-his-top-10-biggest-accomplishments-in-2017-.html
— REPUBLICANS NEED A BETTER SALES PITCH FOR TAX REFORM
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2017/12/republicans-need-a-better-sales-pitch-for-tax-reform.html
— TRUMP NEEDS HIS OWN PEOPLE RUNNING FEDERAL BUREAUCRACIES
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2017/12/trump-needs-his-own-people-running-federal-bureaucracies.html

 

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Chicago Bears co-owner Patrick McCaskey to speak at March for Life – Bradford Richardson
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2017/dec/18/chicago-bears-co-owner-speak-march-for-life/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The co-owner of the NFL’s Chicago Bears will address tens of thousands of pro-life advocates at the March for Life in Chicago next month. Patrick McCaskey, grandson of legendary Bears founder George Halas, is one of several high-profile speakers slated to address what is expected to be the largest pro-life rally ever held in the Midwest. Other speakers include U.S. Rep. Peter Roskam, Illinois Republican, former Planned Parenthood director Ramona Trevino and Sarah Storto, vice president of Loyola Students for Life. Dawn Fitzpatrick, president of the March for Life Chicago board of directors, called on “religious, civic and community leaders to renew every effort to build a nation and culture dedicated to protecting life at every stage and eliminating the violence of abortion.” “Thousands of individuals and groups will come together on January 14 to proclaim that our women, men, children and families deserve better than abortion,” Ms. Fitzpatrick said in a statement.)

 

BREITBART
— WSJ: The Tax Cuts Will Grow the Economy by Much More than Expected – JOHN CARNEY
http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2017/12/18/wsj-the-tax-cuts-will-grow-the-economy-by-much-more-than-expected/
— American Economic Optimism Soars, Breaks CNBC Survey Record – JOHN CARNEY
http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2017/12/18/american-economic-optimism-soars-breaks-cnbc-survey-record/

 

DAILY CALLER
— Democrats’ Favored DACA Amnesty Bill Would Cost $26 Billion – Will Racke
http://dailycaller.com/2017/12/18/democrats-favored-daca-amnesty-bill-would-cost-26-billion/
— Flawed Heritage Report On Refugee Resettlement Misses The Mark – Jim Simpson
http://dailycaller.com/2017/12/17/analysis-flawed-heritage-report-on-refugee-resettlement-misses-the-mark/

 

TOWNHALL
— Left Eats Left: Progressives Go After One of Few Remaining Moderate Democrats (Lipinski) – Leah Barkoukis
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/leahbarkoukis/2017/12/18/dems-go-after-their-own-rep-dan-lipinski-n2424128

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— John Skipper Resigns as ESPN President, Citing Substance Addiction Former president George Bodenheimer will oversee transition at sports network over 90 days – Joe Flint
http://www.wsj.com/articles/john-skipper-resigns-as-espn-president-citing-substance-addiction-1513615590