December 17 Morning Edition

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Trump tweets support for Patti Blagojevich, doesn’t mention clemency – Rick Pearson
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/ct-met-trump-blagojevich-tweet-20181216-story.html
— Wage gap even worse than we had thought – Jill Schlesinger (DIERSEN: If I had not been denied my 7th Amendment rights in Diersen v. GAO, I would have presented a jury with many examples in which GAO paid its female employees more than it paid its male employees who had more job-related work experience, education, professional certifications, and/or professional licenses.)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/business/success/jillonmoney/tca-wage-gap-even-worse-than-we-had-thought-20181211-story.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: I know you probably want good news for the holiday season, but women workers — and the guys who root for them — it’s high time to argue for an end-of-year bonus or salary increase, because you are coming up short. According to a report from the Institute for Women’s Policy, the gender wage gap is even worse than previously thought. Unlike Census Bureau data that examines the current state of wage disparity in a given year, this report looked at a 15-year time period (from 2001 through 2015) to better gauge the gender wage gap that exists. The extended time period captures something called “work force attachment,” which takes into account when people leave the workforce voluntarily or involuntarily. (The study followed the same people over the time period.) While men were also penalized for time out of the workforce, women’s earnings losses for time out were almost always greater than men’s. With a longer lens, the gender wage gap balloons from the often-cited 20 percent to a jaw-dropping 51 percent. Did you catch that? Women made 49 cents for every dollar a man made.)
— To improve savings plan, imagine your retirement – Eileen Ambrose
https://www.chicagotribune.com/business/success/kiplinger/tca-to-improve-savings-imagine-your-retirement-20181207-story.html
— Blue collar labor shortage means ‘lower income workers are doing better’ – Bloomberg
https://www.chicagotribune.com/business/ct-biz-too-few-blue-collar-workers-20181217-story.html
— 25 best places to work – Peter Economy (DIERSEN: My Democrat superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates in the federal government hinted/implied/argued/shouted that the federal government would be a better place to work if it got rid of its employees who were Republican, and especially those who were White, male, older, and/or non-veteran.)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/business/success/inc/tca-glassdoor-reveals-25-best-places-to-work-20181206-story.html
— White House closer to partial shutdown with wall demand – AP
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/ct-border-wall-funding-shutdown-20181217-story.html

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— If you want to play with the big boys and girls, you’ve got to be one – Laura Washington
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/laura-washington-chicago-mayoral-election-petition-challenges/

WGN TV
— President Trump tweets support for Patti Blagojevich as husband seeks clemency
https://wgntv.com/2018/12/16/president-trump-tweets-support-for-patti-blagojevich-as-ex-governor-seeks-clemency/

 

DAILY HERALD
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD WITH COLOR PICTURE OF UNDERWOOD: Suburban congressional newbies adjust to life in Washington – Marni Pyke (DIERSEN: Has Hultgren announced if he is going to run against Underwood in 2020? Has Roskam announced if he is going to run against Casten in 2020? In 1974, my Democrat IRS superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates were furious when I got promoted to a GS-12 (currently, $81,071/year) Revenue Officer position in the Loop and bought a studio condo in the Outer Drive East building so that I could walk to work and to graduate business classes at Loyola. In 1990, my Democrat GAO superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates were furious when I got to pick a better office in the new 200 West Adams building that GAO moved into because of the almost 12 years of federal seniority that I gained working for the Post Office 1966-1969 and for IRS 1971-1980.)
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20181217/suburban-congressional-newbies-adjust-to-life-in-washington
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Sean Casten is finalizing the purchase of a studio condo. . .The two suburbanites also participated in a tradition: entering a lottery for dibs on the best offices on Capitol Hill. Casten drew No. 80, putting him among the last to pick. “If you want to come over in the fall and see the (metal) rebar change colors, there’s a great view,” he said of his utilitarian space in the Cannon House Office Building. Underwood did a little better. She selected 70 and is ensconced in the Longworth House Office Building.)

 

NORTHWEST HERALD
— McHenry County GOP Treasurer Rachael Lawrence resigns – ED KOMENDA
https://www.nwherald.com/2018/12/15/mchenry-county-gop-treasurer-rachael-lawrence-resigns/a6edqg2/

 

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Catholic group prays for removal of Satanic Temple display in Capitol – Crystal Thomas
https://www.sj-r.com/news/20181216/catholic-group-prays-for-removal-of-satanic-temple-display-in-capitol

 

JOURNAL COURIER
— Legislation would make road district consolidation easier – Samantha McDaniel-Ogletree
https://www.myjournalcourier.com/news/article/Legislation-would-make-road-district-13471232.php

 

TIMES
— Illinois will roll out several new laws in 2019
https://www.mywebtimes.com/2018/12/15/illinois-will-roll-out-several-new-laws-in-2019/aelx6dw/

 

POLITICO ILLINOIS
— Now there’s a new chapter in the race as Krupa is having to answer for abusive behavior spelled out in a court filing. In 2017, he was accused of abuse by his former high school girlfriend. An emergency order of protection was granted in June 2017 and extended for nine months after Juliet Schmidt filed her complaint, according to court documents sent to POLITICO. The filing in the Circuit Court of Cook County Domestic Violence division describes Krupa as a “controlling” boyfriend who “isolated” Schmidt from her friends, whom he referred to as “liberal faggots.” The document details incessant text messages and an incident in which he chased Schmidt in his car while she was walking. “It was emotionally abusive,” Schmidt told POLITICO in an interview Sunday. “It wasn’t healthy for me to continue the relationship. He had a lot of issues of control. I could see him taking advantage of that in political office.” In seeking the order of protection, Schmidt wrote, “I am afraid that David Krupa will continue to physically abuse me, harass me, interfere with my personal liberty and stalk me. Therefore, I fear for the safety of myself.” The order of protection ran nine months and ended when neither Schmidt nor Krupa could agree on a hearing date, Schmidt said. The judge didn’t rule on the case and Schmidt left Chicago to attend college out of state. Krupa has denied the allegations. In a TV interview and with POLITICO, he accused Schmidt of being manipulated by Madigan because she had interned for the Madigan-Quinn service offices in 2016. Schmidt says the summer office internship isn’t connected to her court filing. In an interesting twist, POLITICO has learned Krupa also worked for Madigan-Quinn at one point. “I picked up garbage at a public park” in the summer of 2015, he said. “It was for a month. It was a minimum wage job and I don’t care about it.” But he did try to get rehired in 2016. He didn’t get the job, he says, because Madigan took retribution for Krupa’s father saying he wouldn’t vote for the House speaker. Krupa sees it as another effort by Madigan to “strong-arm” voters. – Shia Kapos
https://www.politico.com/newsletters/illinois-playbook/2018/12/17/krupas-other-challenge-trump-tweets-about-blago-next-gigs-for-roskam-lisa-madigan-365577
— Attorney Gen. Lisa Madigan, who didn’t seek re-election, and U.S. Rep. Peter Roskam, who lost his race, have been named fellows for the University of Chicago Institute of Politics for the upcoming winter quarter. U.S. Sen. Claire McCaskill, accused that chamber of being dysfunctional in her final Senate speech last week, also is part of the fellows group. Institute of Politics founder and director David Axelrod said fellows will interact with students looking to gain insight and experiences “at every level of government.” Two party leaders from other states as well as Chicago journalist Laura Washington also are among the group. – Shia Kapos
https://www.politico.com/newsletters/illinois-playbook/2018/12/17/krupas-other-challenge-trump-tweets-about-blago-next-gigs-for-roskam-lisa-madigan-365577

 

JEANNE IVES
— Meet David Krupa and help him take out Mike Madigan’s General!
https://mailchi.mp/b6cf78490c1b/meet-the-college-kid-taking-on-madigan-he-deserves-our-support

 

PRAIRIE STATE WIRE
— Ives : Rauner’s lack of interest cheated GOP voters – Hoang Tran
https://prairiestatewire.com/stories/511677926-ives-rauner-s-lack-of-interest-cheated-gop-voters

 

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— THE TECHNOLOGY OF TOTALITARIANISM
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2018/12/the-technology-of-totalitarianism.html


— WHY YOU SHOULD BE A NATIONALIST
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2018/12/why-you-should-be-a-nationalist.html

 

CONSERVATIVE DAILY NEWS
— Did Trump Sign An Executive Order To Prevent Illegal Immigrants From Getting Welfare? – Emily Larsen
https://www.conservativedailynews.com/2018/12/did-trump-sign-an-executive-order-to-prevent-illegal-immigrants-from-getting-welfare/

 

TOWNHALL
— Pat Buchanan: We Are Not a Democracy—And the World Needs to Learn From Us – Arthur Schaper
https://townhall.com/columnists/arthurschaper/2018/12/17/mr-buchanan-we-are-not-a-democracyand-the-world-needs-to-learn-from-us-n2537569

 

PJ MEDIA
— Trump Aide Miller Says They Will Do ‘Whatever Is Necessary’ to Build Wall – RICK MORAN
https://pjmedia.com/trending/trump-aide-miller-says-they-will-do-whatever-is-necessary-to-build-wall/

 

AMERICAN THINKER
— The Immigration Ultimatum – John S. Allen
https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2018/12/the_immigration_ultimatum.html
— Gun Confiscation Begins in New Jersey – Daniel John Sobieski
https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2018/12/gun_confiscation_begins_in_new_jersey.html

 

AMERICAN GREATNESS
— The Globalist Mindset: They Hate You – Victor Davis Hanson
https://www.amgreatness.com/2018/12/16/the-globalist-mindset-they-hate-you/

 

DAILY CALLER
— PITTSBURGH MAYOR DECLARES INTENT TO BAN GUNS IN VIOLATION OF STATE LAW
https://dailycaller.com/2018/12/16/pittsburgh-mayor-declares-intent-to-ban-guns-in-violation-of-state-law/

 

WORLD NET DAILY
— THE ORWELLIAN LEXICON OF THE LEFT Lowell Ponte challenges Christians not to surrender to forces of darkness
https://www.wnd.com/2018/12/the-orwellian-lexicon-of-the-left/

 

NEWSMAX
— WSJ: Blue-Collar Vote Remains Up for Grabs in 2020 – Eric Mack (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes look down on if not despise blue-collar workers.)
https://www.newsmax.com/politics/bluecollar-voters-2020-republican/2018/12/16/id/894665/

 

GOPUSA
— Democrats blame Trump for death of child brought 2,000 miles by father
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=61158
— The Imbalanced Scales of Justice (DIERSEN: I should write a book about judges who by their rulings make it clear that they reject laws that prohibit political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, age discrimination, and retaliation.)
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=61140

 

BREITBART
— Pope Francis Lauds U.N. ‘Global Compact’ for Immigration – Thomas D. Williams, Ph.D.
https://www.breitbart.com/immigration/2018/12/17/pope-francis-lauds-u-n-global-compact-for-immigration/

 

ABC NEWS
— Black conservatives to GOP: Reach out to black voters – BEATRICE PETERSON (DIERSEN: What are your demographics? How strongly does the GOP reach out to those who share your demographics? Democrats want the GOP to dump voters, 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://abcnews.go.com/Politics/black-conservatives-gop-reach-black-voters/story?id=59430955

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: A Shutdown Looms. Can the G.O.P. Get Lawmakers to Show Up to Vote? – Julie Hirschfeld Davis and Emily Cochrane (DIERSEN: Has Hultgren announced if he is going to run against Underwood in 2020? Has Roskam announced if he is going to run against Casten in 2020?)
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/12/16/us/politics/congress-trump-shutdown.html
— The Secret to Winning in 2020 – David Leonhardt (DIERSEN: From what I see, to win on April 2, 2019 and November 3, 2020, RINO political consultants in Illinois will advise Republican candidates in Illinois to hint/imply/argue/shout that they are not only anti-Trump, but that they are 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. These RINO political consultants will advise Republican candidates in Illinois a) to not read Diersen’s emails, b) to not return phone calls from Diersen, c) to not seek or take any advice from Diersen, d) to stop Diersen from learning about their press conferences, fundraisers, and other activities, e) to stop Diersen from promoting or attending their press conferences and fundraisers, f) to stop Diersen from asking questions or speaking with anyone at their press conferences and fundraisers, and g) to stop Diersen from reporting on their press conferences, fundraisers, and other activities.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/12/16/opinion/democrats-2020-election-economic-populism.html
— More Powerful Than a Russian Troll Army: The National Enquirer – Jim Rutenberg
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/12/16/business/media/national-enquirer-trump-mistresses.html
— ‘They’re Not Fact-Checking’: How Lies on College Applications Can Slip Through the Net – Anemona Hartocollis (DIERSEN: In 1978, my Democrat IRS superiors charged me with lying on my 1972 Loyola application and on my 1976 DePaul application. IRS encourages its Revenue Officers to take business, accounting, and law courses. But according to my Democrat IRS superiors, the real reason why I wanted to take graduate business courses at Loyola and graduate accounting courses at DePaul was TO GET A JOB IN PRIVATE INDUSTRY.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/12/16/us/college-admission-applications.html
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD WITH COLOR PICTURE: HARDCOPY ARTICLE TITLE: In China, ‘Re-education’ Leads to Forced Labor – Chris Buckley and Austin Ramzy (DIERSEN: In America, Democrats want to re-educate you to be anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/12/16/world/asia/xinjiang-china-forced-labor-camps-uighurs.html

 

WASHINGTON POST
— Trump administration disputes falling federal employee engagement findings Criticism of leadership criticized – Joe Davidson (DIERSEN: While I worked for the federal government 1966-1969 and 1971-1997, virtually all my superiors and supervisors were Democrats. They did not want me to be “engaged,” they wanted to get rid of me. They wanted to give my job to a Democrat, to a minority, to a female, to someone younger than me, and/or to a veteran. They were furious when I did things that demonstrated my “engagement” including my earning 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/politics/2018/12/17/trump-administration-disputes-falling-federal-employee-engagement-findings/

 

NEW YORK POST
— Don’t trust the government to make Big Tech behave – F.H. Buckley
https://nypost.com/2018/12/17/dont-trust-the-government-to-make-big-tech-behave/

 

USA TODAY
— Obamacare unconstitutional? That’s a cruel mistake, not ‘great news for America’ – Andy Slavitt (DIERSEN: If sought a government or a political office, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes would demonize, denigrate, and condemn the fact because I am a federal retiree, my wife and I pay only $6,000/year for $24,000/year worth of health, dental, and vision insurance.)
https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/2018/12/16/trump-ensures-2020-another-health-care-debacle-republicans-column/2330158002/

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— U.S. Homelessness Edges Higher Again After Seven Years of Declines Lack of affordable housing fuels the problem in major cities, though L.A. makes progress – Laura Kusisto and Nour Malas (DIERSEN: Since 1972, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have hinted/implied/argued/shouted that I should help the homeless a) because I bought a new town home in 1972 when I was 24 years old, because I bought a studio condo in the Outer Drive East building in 1974, and because I bought a one bedroom condo in that building in 1976 and b) because my wife and I bought 1017 East Harrison in Wheaton in 1978 and because we had 915 Cove Court built in Wheaton in 1984.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/u-s-homelessness-edges-higher-again-after-seven-years-of-declines-11545022860
— Blue-Collar Voters Are Up for Grabs in 2020 Compounding the problem for Republicans may be a slowing automobile industry – Dante Chinni (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes look down on if not despise blue-collar workers.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/blue-collar-voters-are-up-for-grabs-in-2020-11544976000
— Tips on Deciding Which Tax-Filing Status Is Best for You Do you file jointly or separately? There may be some powerful reasons to do the latter. – Tom Herman (DIERSEN: My wife and I have paid the marriage penalty big time since we got married 40 years ago in in 1978.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/tips-on-deciding-which-tax-filing-status-is-best-for-you-11545015960
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Marriage bonus or penalty: Getting married this month, or postponing the official ceremony until next year, might have a surprising impact on your taxes in certain cases. For example, some two-income couples who get married this year and are in the top brackets may wind up owing more in combined federal income tax than they would if they had each remained single—commonly known as the marriage penalty tax. But in other cases, a married couple winds up paying less total tax than if each spouse had remained single. Lawmakers have taken steps to reduce or eliminate the marriage penalty in certain cases and to increase the amount of the bonus in many others. But these issues haven’t disappeared entirely.)
— Four Simple Changes to Bring Social Security Into the 21st Century The program was devised for a totally different era and now it’s time to update – Alicia H. Munnell (DIERSEN: My Social Security is dramatically reduced because I get a Civil Service Retirement System (CSRS) pension. My CSRS pension is dramatically reduced a) because my Democrat superiors in the federal government wasted my career and b) because they succeeded in getting me to take their early retirement “offer” in 1997 when I was 49 years old.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/four-simple-changes-to-bring-social-security-into-the-21st-century-11545016080

 

BLOOMBERG
— Nearly 156 People Leave Chicago Daily: Demographic Trends – Alexandre Tanzi and Wei Lu (DIERSEN: How many of these 156 a day a) move to Republican areas to take advantage of the prosperity and safety that Republicans created there and b) bring with them their hatred of Republicans, and especially their hatred of Republicans who are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, White, male, older people, rich people, gun owners, German Americans, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time?)
https://www.bloombergquint.com/business/chicago-exodus-sees-city-shrink-by-156-daily-demographic-trends#gs.AUOw7HU

 

DAILY BEAST
— Log Cabin Republicans Plan to ‘Push’ Trump on LGBT Rights Jerri Ann Henry, the new executive director of the Log Cabin Republicans, ‘would take a meeting’ to work on LGBT-related policy with President Trump, if he would meet with her. – Samantha Allen
https://www.thedailybeast.com/log-cabin-republicans-plan-to-push-trump-on-lgbt-rights

December 16 Evening Edition

NBC5
— Trump Tweets Sympathy for Ex-Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich Trump urged his Twitter followers to watch a recent Fox News interview with Blagojevich’s wife, Patti, and called the situation “very sad.”
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/Trump-tweets-sympathy-for-ex-illinois-gov-rod-blagojevich-502885381.html

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— White House digs in on border wall demand, risking shutdown – AP
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/white-house-border-wall-government-shutdown/
— Sen. Durbin: ‘The Republicans have no alternative to the Affordable Care Act’ – Lynn Sweet
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/sen-durbin-the-republicans-have-no-alternative-to-the-affordable-care-act/

 

DAILY HERALD
— How tech workers are fueling a new employee activism movement – Jena McGregor (DIERSEN: My Democrat GAO superiors hinted/implied/argued/shouted that their employees who were Democrat, minority, female, younger, and/or veteran wanted them to get rid of their employees who were Republican, White, male, older, and/or non-veteran.)
https://www.dailyherald.com/business/20181215/how-tech-workers-are-fueling-a-new-employee-activism-movement

 

WILL
— In Trying To Replace Himself On Ballot, Critics Say Rauner ‘Cheated Republicans’ – BRIAN MACKEY
https://will.illinois.edu/news/story/in-trying-to-replace-himself-on-ballot-critics-say-rauner-cheated-republica

 

DUPAGE POLICY JOURNAL
— Morrison, Ives urge rebuilding GOP after Rauner confesses election apathy – Robert Hadley
https://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/511682716-morrison-ives-urge-rebuilding-gop-after-rauner-confesses-election-apathy
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The next step for the Illinois GOP should be to call for a leadership overhaul at the top, both Morrison and Ives suggested. “Sean Morrison holds a very important position as state central committeeman, so it’s within his power to put in new leadership at the head of IL GOP, and that’s what needs to be done,” Ives said in a telephone interview with the Prairie State Wire. On his web page, Morrison said the governor’s “betrayal and deception” were grounds for a shakeup, and he pledged to call a meeting of the GOP’s central committee to begin “rebuilding the party.”)

 

DAILY CALLER
— WE WATCH CNN’S TERRIBLE MEDIA SHOW SO YOU DON’T HAVE TO – Betsy Rothstein
https://dailycaller.com/2018/12/16/cnn-terrible-media-show/

 

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Time to finish the Wall – Editorial
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2018/dec/16/editorial-time-to-finish-the-wall/
— Democrats defy Trump shutdown threat: ‘He is not going to get the wall in any form’ – Alex Swoyer
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2018/dec/16/chuck-schumer-democrats-defy-trump-government-shut/

 

BREITBART
— Washington Post Op-Ed: Girl’s Death Shows Americans Are a Threat to Migrants – Neil Munro
https://www.breitbart.com/economy/2018/12/16/washpost-op-ed-americans-threat-migrants/

 

NEWS BUSTERS
— Atlantic Mag Compares Trump to Sexist Dictators, Saw ‘Red-Faced Diatribes’ for Kavanaugh – Clay Waters
https://www.newsbusters.org/blogs/nb/clay-waters/2018/12/16/atlantic-mag-compares-trump-sexist-dictators-saw-red-faced-diatribes

 

NEWSMAX
— WSJ: Shut Out Migrants Taking Jobs, Claiming Asylum in Mexico – Eric Mack
https://www.newsmax.com/politics/migrants-asylum-manufacturing-nafta/2018/12/16/id/894651/

 

CONSERVATIVE DAILY NEWS
— Did Paul Ryan Propose Raising The Retirement Age To 70? – Brad Sylvester
https://www.conservativedailynews.com/2018/12/did-paul-ryan-propose-raising-the-retirement-age-to-70/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Ryan announced earlier this year that he will be retiring from Congress once his term is complete. He will receive an annual pension of about $85,000, according to Business Insider. Republican Bryan Steil was elected in November to fill Ryan’s seat in Wisconsin’s first congressional district for the 116th Congress. Ryan told CBS’s John Dickerson on “Face The Nation” that he plans to use his retirement to “hunt, fish, mountain climb and ski” with his family and hinted that he may remain active in political advocacy.)

 

THE HILL
— Vicente Fox blasts Trump over migrant girl’s death – JUSTIN WISE
https://thehill.com/latino/421622-vicente-fox-blasts-trump-over-migrant-girls-death

— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, under the Democrats, society demonizes, denigrates, and condemns Whites, and especially Whites who are not successful. Are/were you successful? In the federal government, if you are White, you are NOT SUCCESSFUL unless you 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. Extremely few White federal employees make the aforesaid promotion deadlines.
https://thehill.com/opinion/civil-rights/421509-the-myth-of-white-supremacy

 

ABC NEWS
— Sen. Dick Durbin: Obamacare ruling ‘once again puts Republicans in Washington on the spot’ – KRIS SCHNEIDER
https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/sen-dick-durbin-obamacare-ruling-puts-republicans-washington/story?id=59839455
— Donald Trump slams Saturday Night Live after sketch imagining world without him as President
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2018-12-17/donald-trump-slams-saturday-night-live-after-comedy-sketch/10626034

 

WASHINGTON POST
— New report on Russian disinformation, prepared for the Senate, shows the operation’s scale and sweep The report, a draft of which was obtained by The Washington Post, is the first to study the millions of posts provided by major technology firms to the Senate Intelligence Committee – Craig Timberg and Tony Romm (DIERSEN: If true, the Russian efforts failed miserably in Illinois, in DuPage County, in Milton Township, in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, and in my precinct.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2018/12/16/new-report-russian-disinformation-prepared-senate-shows-operations-scale-sweep/

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— With Migrants Stalled at U.S. Doorstep, Mexico Offers a Fresh Start Border city aims to fill thousands of manufacturing roles with Central American migrants and asylum seekers unable to enter U.S. – Santiago Pérez
https://www.wsj.com/articles/with-migrants-stalled-at-u-s-doorstep-mexico-offers-a-fresh-start-11544972421

 

MOTLEY FOOL
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Pot pushers push pot.
https://www.fool.com/investing/2018/12/16/5-things-that-really-matter-when-investing-in-mari.aspx

 

LGBTQ NATION
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, you are demonized, denigrated, and condemned if you do not promote LGBTQ activity.
https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2018/12/president-anti-lgbtq-hate-group-tired-people-calling-hater/

December 15 Evening Edition

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, if you say anything critical about immigration, you are demonized, denigrated, and condemned.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/ct-tucker-carlson-immigrants-20181215-story.html

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Ald. Marty Quinn withdraws controversial ballot challenge against teen contender – Rachel Hinton
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/ald-marty-quinn-withdraws-controversial-ballot-challenge-against-teen-contender/

 

DAILY HERALD
— Residents leaving Illinois will not be charged a fee – Bob Oswald (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats make it clear that they want individuals, organizations, and companies that are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders, and those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time TO LEAVE ILLINOIS.)
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20181215/facts-matter-residents-leaving-illinois-will-not-be-charged-a-fee-
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Trump floats fictions about the border.”
https://www.dailyherald.com/article/20181215/news/312159960/

 

ROCKFORD REGISTER STAR
— Progressive income tax easier said than done – BGA
https://www.rrstar.com/news/20181215/progressive-income-tax-easier-said-than-done

 

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— OUTSTANDING: Medical officials oppose effort to legalize recreational use of marijuana – Dean Olsen
https://www.sj-r.com/news/20181215/medical-officials-oppose-effort-to-legalize-recreational-use-of-marijuana
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: While he was governor, Rauner took anti-religious, anti-conservative, and anti-Republican actions, but those in Illinois who are anti-religious, anti-conservative, and/or anti-Republican voted for Pritzker anyway.
https://www.sj-r.com/news/20181215/local-business-notes-imas-baise-offers-views-on-states-business-climate-politics
(FROM THE ARTICLE: “The Republican Party needs to reflect the values of center-right voters, who I believe are a majority of voters in this state, utilizing issues of fiscal conservatism, trying to solve our pension problem, working on issues like improving education and our property tax issues,” Baise said. ” … If we’re going to continue to have arguments over whether or not you’re pro-life or pro-choice, whether or not you’re pro-gay marriage or anti-gay marriage, the majority of voters are going to turn their back on you.” Baise characterized his approach as pragmatic, focused on totally on winning. While not getting into specifics, Baise said the party should run candidates who have the ability to win over the majority of voters in the state and allow for differences of opinion on certain issues, like abortion. “Unless you can be elected, you can’t govern,” Baise said. “You can stand up and stay I’m right about this issue, you can scream from your lungs. But if you’re a backbencher, if you’re in the minority, if you’re out of power, you can’t anything done. So it should be in the mold of someone who can get 50.1 percent of the vote.”)

 

PAXTON RECORD
— ‘Mega Town Hall’ event to replace Ford County Republican Lincoln Day Dinner in 2019 – Will Brumleve
http://www.paxtonrecord.net/news/2018-12-15/mega-town-hall-event-replace-ford-county-republican-lincoln-day-dinner-2019.html

 

FOX ILLINOIS
— 13-year-old brings pot brownies to school
https://foxillinois.com/news/offbeat/13-year-old-brings-pot-brownies-to-school-12-15-2018

 

TOWNHALL
— Hating The President Is Not a Strategy, As Bill Kristol Just Learned – Jeff Ballabon
https://townhall.com/columnists/jeffballabon/2018/12/15/hating-the-president-is-not-a-strategy-as-bill-kristol-just-learned-n2537512

 

BREITBART
— Women’s March Leaders Face Anti-Semitic, Corruption Charges Ahead of Second Anti-Trump Event – Penny Starr
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2018/12/15/womens-march-leaders-face-anti-semitic-corruption-charges-second-anti-trump-event/

 

AMERICAN THINKER
— Does Freedom of Religion Mean Satanic Displays in State Capitols? – E. Jeffrey Ludwig
https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2018/12/does_freedom_of_religion_mean_satanic_displays_in_state_capitols.html
— Someone needs to be charged in migrant child’s desert death, and it’s not the lawmen – Monica Showalter
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2018/12/someone_needs_to_be_charged_in_migrant_childs_desert_death_and_its_not_the_lawmen.html

 

CONSERVATIVE DAILY NEWS
— Democrats Politicize And Criminalize Even Your Very Thoughts – Dave King
https://www.conservativedailynews.com/2018/12/democrats-politicize-and-criminalize-even-your-very-thoughts/

 

NEWS BUSTERS
— CNN Gives Liberal Activist Forum to Bash Trump on Migrant Child Death – Brad Wilmouth
https://www.newsbusters.org/blogs/nb/brad-wilmouth/2018/12/15/cnn-gives-liberal-activist-forum-bash-trump-child-death
— NY Times Blames ‘Hard-Line Immigration Enforcement’ for Migrant Girl’s Death – Clay Waters
https://www.newsbusters.org/blogs/nb/clay-waters/2018/12/15/ny-times-blames-hard-line-immigration-enforcement-migrant-girls

 

HUFFINGTON POST
— Paul Ryan Pushing Through Thousands Of Irish Visas Before Leaving Office The House speaker previously blocked efforts to help Dreamers. – Andy McDonald
https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/speaker-paul-ryan-pushing-through-thousands-of-irish-visas-before-leaving-office_us_5c154703e4b009b8aea7c0fa

 

WASHINGTON POST
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, if you say anything critical about immigration, you are demonized, denigrated, and condemned.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2018/12/15/tucker-carlson-said-immigration-makes-america-dirtier-so-an-advertiser-took-action/

 

MOTLEY FOOL
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Pot pushers push pot.
https://www.fool.com/investing/2018/12/15/the-next-3-states-to-legalize-recreational-pot.aspx

 

DAILY MAIL
— The dawn raiders: Dozens of migrants attempt early-morning clamber over Mexico border fence after Trump stepped up patrols and shut down Tijuana crossing to block ‘very bad thugs’ reaching US soil – MIRANDA ALDERSLEY
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-6498919/Migrants-attempt-early-morning-clamber-Mexico-border-Trump-shut-crossing.html

December 14 Evening Edition

ABC7
— Illinois Republicans stunned after Gov. Rauner admits to recruiting 4 others to run in November gubernatorial race – Craig Wall
https://abc7chicago.com/politics/illinois-gop-stunned-after-rauner-admits-to-recruiting-4-others-to-run-for-governor/4900233/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Cook County Commissioner Sean Morrison, a leading state Republican, is now calling for an emergency meeting of the State Central Committee to address what the Rauner revelation, which he and others are calling a deeply troubling matter. In a statement, he said: “I personally asked the Governor on two separate occasions before the Primary if he was committed to his re-election. Both times, to my face, he made clear that he was all in – not only for himself but for all statewide candidates…this private surrender by Bruce Rauner shows a lack of loyalty, integrity, and character.” Rauner is being accused of betraying the party. “Stunned and even more disappointed, I didn’t think I could be more disappointed or betrayed because I think that the Governor really betrayed everybody in the party and by extension everyone in the state,” said Chris Robling, a Republican strategist. Sources said that Rauner approached his attorney general candidate Erika Harold the day after the state fair in August, less than three months before the election, and asked her to take his place on the ballot. “It appears in this case he wasn’t really into it and he got more and more out of it the longer the campaign went on,” Robling said. Rauner had also asked then-state Sen. Karen McConnaughay to do the same in April. McConnaughay said first lady Diana Rauner approached her with a similar request the year before. The fallout has Republicans frustrated and angry. “What happened at the top of the ticket brought us down across the whole state, we lost a whole lot of state legislative seats because of what he did and that’s what really hurts, because now Madigan has a super majority and we can’t stop him,” said Chris Cleveland, chairman of the Chicago Republican Party. The chairman of the state Republican Party Tim Schneider said in a statement that “Neither myself nor the staff at the Illinois Republican Party had any knowledge of the discussions Governor Rauner had regarding his candidacy.” Other Republicans are not only shocked by what the governor did, but that he publicly admitted it.)

 

DAILY HERALD
— McConnaughay told Rauner he couldn’t pick his own replacement on ballot – Jake Griffin (DIERSEN: What if Rauner had withdrawn and Ives had been selected to fill the vacancy? The Illinois Republican Party (IRP) State Central Committee (SCC) fills vacancies by weighted vote when candidates withdraw in statewide races. In the 2004 Illinois U.S. Senate race, I attended all the IRP SCC meetings that were open to the press that resulted in the IRP SCC selecting Alan Keyes to replace Jack Ryan who had withdrawn. I unsuccessfully urged the IRP SCC to select Jim Oberweis because Oberweis had received the second most votes in the primary. Steve Rauschenberger had received the third most votes and Andy McKenna the fourth most. SEE: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2004_United_States_Senate_election_in_Illinois At that time, I was the GOPUSA Illinois Editor, an Illinois Center Right Coalition Steering Committee member, the TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois Vice-Chairman, a Republican Precinct Committeeman, the Milton Township Republican Central Committee webmaster, a Wheaton Chamber of Commerce Government Affairs Committee member, and an American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter board member.)
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20181214/mcconnaughay-told-rauner-he-couldnt-pick-his-own-replacement-on-ballot
— New DuPage County Clerk Jean Kaczmarek drops lawsuit to get records from election commission – Robert Sanchez
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20181214/new-dupage-county-clerk-drops-lawsuit-to-get-records-from-election-commission
— District 304 board approves five-year contract with teacher raises totaling 19.6 percent – Justin Kmitch (DIERSEN: While I worked for GAO 1986-1997 as a GS-13 Analyst, in today’s dollars, because of step increases, my salary increased from $96,403 to $125,325, or by 30%. During that time, became a Certified Fraud Examiner in 1990, a Certified Government Financial Manager in 1994, a Certified Financial Services Auditor in 1996, and a Forensic Accountant in 1997. In 1997, after taking graduate courses since 1992, I earned a masters’ degree in financial markets and trading from IIT. I worked on audits of a) IRS 1986-1988, b) Department of Defense and Railroad Retirement Board in 1989, and c) federal financial industry regulators 1990-1997.)
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20181214/district-304-board-approves-five-year-contract-with-teacher-raises-totaling-196-percent
– Wheaton middle schooler charged with false threat to the school – Justin Kmitch
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20181213/wheaton-middle-schooler-charged-with-false-threat-to-the-school
— Chicago man held on $500,000 bail in Wheaton carjacking – Justin Kmitch
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20181214/chicago-man-held-on-500000-bail-in-wheaton-carjacking

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Sensing defeat, Rauner admits seeking other candidates to replace him on ballot – Alexandra Arriaga
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/sensing-defeat-rauner-admits-seeking-other-candidates-to-replace-him-on-ballot/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Indeed, officials said if Rauner had relinquished the nomination, the GOP state central committee would have had eight days to name a replacement, according to State Board of Elections spokesman Matt Dietrich. “Obviously, he could have recommended a preferred replacement, but the decision would have had to be made by the Republican state central committee,” Dietrich said. McConnaughey said Rauner’s tactic was similar to his style of governing. “He tried to end his career as governor the same way he got into it — always this idea he would strong-arm it,” she said. “He never respected the fact that there’s a process to governing. Never accepted responsibility for mistakes he made, always [House Speaker Michael] Madigan or someone else’s fault.” She added: “The Republicans could have and should have had a better candidate. He didn’t bring the kind of energy to the race that was necessary.” During the interview, Rauner also blamed President Trump as a “contributing factor” in his 16-point loss to Pritzker. He believes his chances to stay in office would have been better if Democrat Hillary Clinton had won.)

 

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Under the Dome Podcast: Rauner tried to drop out of governors race
https://www.sj-r.com/news/20181214/under-dome-podcast-rauner-tried-to-drop-out-of-governors-race

 

WGLT
— Barickman: Rauner Bailout Attempt Tried To Cheat Voters – CHARLIE SCHLENKER
http://www.wglt.org/post/barickman-rauner-bailout-attempt-tried-cheat-voters#stream/0
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Barickman said the report just makes you scratch your head and shake it negatively. “First of all, it’s not the way the process works. Incumbent governors don’t get to select their replacement,” said Barickman. Rauner reportedly asked four different people to take the job of running for governor as late as August. “It’s disingenuous at best. Most importantly it cheats Republican voters from their opportunity to have a say in this. And that’s their voice that gets shut out,” said Barickman. Barickman said this shows Rauner’s failure to understand the political and legislative processes.)

 

WSPY NEWS
— Karen McConnaughay, Former St. Charles Sen., Kane Board Chair Among 4 That Rauner Sought to Replace Himself With Projecting Re-Election Loss
http://www.wspynews.com/news/local/former-st-charles-sen-kane-board-chair-among-that-rauner/article_ea118366-ffa8-11e8-8a84-bfe47379964b.html
— McConnaughay on Declining Rauner Request for Gubernatorial Run: ‘Process is Everything in Government, Politics’
http://www.wspynews.com/news/local/mcconnaughay-on-declining-rauner-request-for-gubernatorial-run-process-is/article_ea118366-ffa8-11e8-8a84-bfe47379964b.html

 

SUBURBAN CHICAGOLAND
— Sean Morrison slams Governor Rauner for abandoning GOP
https://suburbanchicagoland.com/2018/12/14/sean-morrison-slams-governor-rauner-for-abandoning-gop/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Cook County Commissioner and County GOP Chairman Sean Morrison issued the following statement: To learn yesterday that Bruce Rauner secretly tried to abdicate his candidacy – on several occasions – is an affront to everyone in the Illinois Republican Party and the entire State of Illinois. It is an egregious betrayal of trust that countless members of the Republican Party placed in him, and that 1.7 Million residents of Illinois had when they cast their vote for him in November. I personally asked the Governor on two separate occasions before the Primary if he was committed to his re-election. Both times, to my face, he made clear that he was all in – not only for himself but for all Statewide candidates. We now know, by his own admission, that he deceived me and others. Evidently, the deception didn’t end there. After the primary, Bruce explicitly promised a statewide absentee ballot and early voting program to boost Republican turnout. Was the program ever implemented? No. And his answer to questions about this program’s failure was nothing more than continued excuses. . .As a Republican elected official and a member of the Illinois Republican State Central Committee, this kind of betrayal and deception is totally unacceptable and has no place within our party. For this reason, I will call for an emergency meeting of the Illinois Republican Party State Central Committee to address this deeply troubling matter and to immediately forge a plan forward to rebuild our party as one that will fight for the working families of Illinois and will challenge Illinois Democratic Party policies that have forced our state into economic peril.)

 

WINNETKA PATCH
— Gov. Rauner Says He Tried To Drop Out Of Race, Handpick Successor The outgoing governor said he tried to recruit four Republicans to replace him on the ballot but they all rejected him. – Jonah Meadows
https://patch.com/illinois/winnetka/gov-rauner-says-he-tried-drop-out-race-handpick-successor

 

ILLINOIS NEWS NETWORK
— Rauner ‘tried to get out of being the governor,’ sought replacements post-primary – Greg Bishop & Cole Lauterbach
https://www.ilnews.org/news/state_politics/opponents-slam-rauner-following-revelation-he-sought-others-to-take/article_4e5136ca-ffca-11e8-a62a-37ef9654d541.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: While such a move would have been unusual, the Illinois State Board of Elections said it’s possible to replace a candidate on the ballot if they want to step down, as Rauner indicated earlier this week he wanted to do. “If Rauner had relinquished the nomination, the GOP state central committee would have had eight days following his withdrawal to name a replacement,” ISBE spokesman Matt Dietrich said. “And this would need to happen at least 15 days before the general election for Rauner’s name to be removed and replaced with the new candidate’s name.” State Rep. Jeanne Ives, who lost to Rauner in the March primary by 2.8 percent, said there was talk about a switch in some GOP circles. She said radio host Dan Proft, a former Republican candidate for governor, had mentioned it. She also said she’d be surprised if party officials didn’t know Rauner had considered leaving the race. “They knew that Rauner was not in for the fight,” said Ives, R-Wheaton. “There’s no doubt in my mind that they knew he asked others to run. [Schneider] can say what he wants to all day long, I do not believe him.” McConnaughay said she didn’t know if GOP officials were aware Rauner wanted someone else to take over in the race against Pritzker. “I only know what I know and I’m not interested in engaging in conspiracy theories, I’ll leave that to Representative Ives,” McConnaughay said. Ives called for Schneider to step down as the party’s leader. She said the GOP leadership “has failed to provide a necessary contrast to the horrible policies of the Democrats and their corrupt dealings.”)

 

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— COOK COUNTY GOP CHAIRMAN RESPONDS TO RAUNER’S POST-ELECTION COMMENTS; CALLS FOR EMERGENCY IL GOP MEETING
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2018/12/cook-county-gop-chairman-responds-to-rauners-post-election-comments-calls-for-emergency-il-gop-meeti.html


— RAUNER REVEALS HE DIDN’T WANT TO RUN AGAIN IN 2018, BEGGED FOUR OTHERS TO TAKE HIS PLACE
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2018/12/rauner-reveals-he-didnt-want-to-run-again-in-2018-begged-four-others-to-take-his-place.html

 

CAPITOL FAX
— Morrison wants emergency meeting of ILGOP – McConnaughay explains – Schneider responds *** Rauner says he tried to drop out of race after primary
https://capitolfax.com/2018/12/14/rauner-says-he-tried-to-drop-out-of-race-after-primary/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Illinois Republican Party Chairman Tim Schneider: Neither myself nor the staff at the Illinois Republican Party had any knowledge of the discussions Governor Rauner had regarding his candidacy.)

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Chicago’s next mayor is key to political fate of South Suburban Airport – Ted Slowik
https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/daily-southtown/news/ct-sta-slowik-south-suburban-airport-st-1216-story.html

 

WLS AM
— Pritzker: Emanuel’s pension plan is not “viable” – Bill Cameron
http://www.wlsam.com/2018/12/14/pritzker-emanuels-pension-plan-is-not-viable/

 

MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— Attorney for Jack Franks’ Ally’s Printer Refuses to Follow Court Order to Reveal Identities of Originators of Smear Mail, But Admits She Now Represents “s/he/the[m]”
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2018/12/14/attorney-for-jack-franks-allys-printer-refuses-to-follow-court-order-to-reveal-identities-of-originators-of-smear-mail/
— Capitol Fax Picks McSweeney as GOP State Rep. of the Year
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2018/12/13/capitol-fax-picks-mcsweeney-as-gop-state-rep-of-the-year/

 

WILL COUNTY GAZETTE
— State Board of Elections asked to investigate Underwood’s voting history – W.J. Kennedy
https://willcountygazette.com/stories/511669527-state-board-of-elections-asked-to-investigate-underwood-s-voting-history

 

DUPAGE POLICY JOURNAL
— Ives predicts rise in Geneva property taxes to meet teacher demands – Robert Hadley
https://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/511669612-ives-predicts-rise-in-geneva-property-taxes-to-meet-teacher-demands

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— As Labor Market Tightens, Women Are Moving Into Male-Dominated Jobs Widening opportunities do not automatically translate into better pay or a decline in gender discrimination. – Jed Kolko and Claire Cain Miller (DIERSEN: As all of my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes will attest to, all the jobs that I had were BAD jobs, jobs that were so BAD that qualified Democrats, qualified minorities, qualified women, qualified younger people, and qualified veterans did not want them. 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. GAO hired me in 1980 because it could not find a qualified Democrat, minority, female, younger person, or veteran who would take the job. IRS hired me in 1971 because it could not find a qualified Democrat, minority, female, or veteran who would take the job. The Post Office hired me in 1966 because it could not find a qualified Democrat, minority, female, or veteran who would take the job.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/12/14/upshot/as-labor-market-tightens-women-are-moving-into-male-dominated-jobs.html

 

WASHINGTON POST
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Trump-haters say “Trump routinely says things that aren’t true. Few Americans believe him.”
https://www.washingtonpost.com/graphics/2018/politics/political-knowledge-poll-trump-falsehoods/

 

FORBES
— The Federal Employee Pay Penalty: 31% Less Than State and Local Government Workers. Really? – Andrew Biggs (DIERSEN: Are/were you accused of being overpaid? My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always accused me of being overpaid. In my defense, I earned a) a job-related bachelor’s degree when I was 21 and job-related master’s degrees when I was 27, 31, and 48, b) job-related professional certifications when I was 30, 32, 41, 45, 47, and 48, and c) a job-related professional license when I was 32.)
https://www.forbes.com/sites/andrewbiggs/2018/12/14/the-federal-employee-pay-penalty-31-less-than-state-and-local-government-workers-really/#449726c562e5

 

INVESTOR’S BUSINESS DAILY
— 86% Of Government Spending Is Now On Autopilot
https://www.investors.com/politics/editorials/federal-spending-budget-deficits/

December 14 Morning Edition

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Sensing re-election loss, Gov. Bruce Rauner looked to replace himself on Nov. 6 ballot – Mike Riopell and Rick Pearson (DIERSEN: According to Greg Bishop, Ives “said there’s no doubt in her mind GOP leadership in Illinois knew about this and ‘let this go on.’ She demanded top leadership step down.” One could ask Illinois Republican Party (IRP) Chairman Tim Schneider and each of the IRP State Central Committee members when did they first learn of this?)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-met-pritzker-trump-governors-meeting-20181213-story.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Former Republican state Sen. Karen McConnaughay of St. Charles acknowledged to the Tribune that she was recruited by Rauner in mid-April, about a month after he defeated GOP primary challenger state Rep. Jeanne Ives of Wheaton by just 3 percentage points. Sources said Rauner’s recruitment effort also included Todd Ricketts, a member of the family that owns the Chicago Cubs who is now finance chairman of the Republican National Committee; and Erika Harold, an Urbana attorney who at the time was the GOP nominee for attorney general. She ultimately lost to Democratic state Sen. Kwame Raoul. A source close to Harold said Rauner contacted her about replacing him on the ticket in August, mere months before the general election.)
— 3 DuPage County Board members want to end prayer at start of meetings – Suzanne Baker
https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/naperville-sun/news/ct-nvs-dupage-county-board-prayer-st-1214-story.html
— Former Kane County sheriff left office with $309K deficit and stopped reporting finances in August, new sheriff says – Gloria Casas
https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/elgin-courier-news/news/ct-ecn-kane-sheriff-budget-deficit-st-1214-story.html

 

ILLINOIS NEWS NETWORK
— Rauner tells Chicago TV he sought others to run in his place, blames Trump for re-election loss – Greg Bishop
https://www.ilnews.org/news/state_politics/rauner-tells-chicago-tv-he-sought-others-to-run-in/article_69735202-ffa3-11e8-b4d4-23a2c5afe9f5.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Ives said she was not one of the four asked. “It was obvious from the beginning that he was not serious about winning the race so he destroyed Republicans up and down the ticket by not bowing out politely and letting someone else take the lead,” Ives said. She said there’s no doubt in her mind GOP leadership in Illinois knew about this and “let this go on.” She demanded top leadership step down. “It’s really unfortunate for everybody involved in politics who now completely understand that [Rauner] essentially bought his race and then lied down to the Democrats and was never going to be the watchdog that we need in the face of Pritzker’s tax increase and increased spending that will drive Illinois to the brink of disaster,” Ives said.)
— Highest-in-the-nation cellphone taxes disproportionately hurt poor Illinoisans – Greg Bishop
https://www.ilnews.org/news/economy/report-highest-in-the-nation-cellphone-taxes-disproportionately-hurt-poor/article_db1d345e-fee0-11e8-91d5-33331895be0d.html
— Not all suburban mayors on board with Emanuel’s state gas tax hike proposal – Cole Lauterbach
https://www.ilnews.org/news/statewide/not-all-suburban-mayors-on-board-with-emanuel-s-state/article_f8318532-ff0c-11e8-90a7-475dafe33ac2.html

 

BREITBART
— Bruce Rauner Reveals He Tried to Recruit Other Candidates to Run for Governor of Illinois – Joel B. Pollak
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2018/12/14/bruce-rauner-reveals-he-tried-to-recruit-other-candidates-to-run-for-governor-of-illinois/
— Sarah Sanders: ‘Democrats Have to Decide if They Love Our Country More Than They Hate This President’ – Pam Key
https://www.breitbart.com/video/2018/12/13/sarah-sanders-democrats-have-to-decide-if-they-love-our-country-more-than-they-hate-this-president/
— Facebook’s ‘Fact Checkers’ Increasingly Alienated — ‘They Threw Us Under the Bus,’ Used Us for ‘Crisis PR’ – Charlie Nash (DIERSEN: What are your qualifications to be a fact checker? 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.)
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2018/12/13/report-facebooks-fact-checkers-increasingly-alienated-they-threw-us-under-the-bus-used-us-for-crisis-pr/

 

NBC5
— JB Pritzker Joins Fellow Governors in Meeting With President Trump
https://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/jb-pritzker-joins-fellow-governors-meets-president-donald-trump-502748281.html

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Pragmatic Pritzker, a Trump basher, meets with president at the White House – Lynn Sweet
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/pragmatic-jb-pritzker-donald-trump-basher-meets-president-white-house/

 

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Chicago doesn’t need to gamble on pension bonds Selling debt is a short-term fix that could exacerbate a challenging long-term problem. – BRIAN CHAPPATTA
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/opinion/chicago-doesnt-need-gamble-pension-bonds

 

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Sensing re-election loss, Rauner looked to replace himself on Nov. 6 ballot – Mike Riopell and Rick Pearson
https://www.sj-r.com/news/20181213/sensing-re-election-loss-rauner-looked-to-replace-himself-on-nov-6-ballot

(FROM THE ARTICLE: Former Republican state Sen. Karen McConnaughay of St. Charles acknowledged to the Tribune that she was recruited by Rauner in mid-April, about a month after he defeated GOP primary challenger state Rep. Jeanne Ives of Wheaton by just 3 percentage points. Sources said Rauner’s recruitment effort also included Todd Ricketts, a member of the family that owns the Chicago Cubs who is now finance chairman of the Republican National Committee; and Erika Harold, an Urbana attorney who at the time was the GOP nominee for attorney general. She ultimately lost to Democratic state Sen. Kwame Raoul. A source close to Harold said Rauner contacted her about replacing him on the ticket in August, mere months before the general election.)

 

CHICAGO NOW
— AS THE DEMOCRAT PARTY’S STRANGLEHOLD ON ILLINOIS, ON COOK COUNTY, AND ON CHICAGO TIGHTENS: Why The Outlook Is So Poor For The Chicago Area Real Estate Market – Gary Lucido (DIERSEN: How soon will the Democrats and RINOs in Lake County, in McHenry County, in Kane County, in DuPage County, and in Will County have enough votes to “consolidate” the aforesaid counties into Cook County? How soon will the Democrats and RINOs in Cook County have enough votes to “consolidate” Cook County municipalities into Chicago?)
http://www.chicagonow.com/getting-real/2018/12/why-the-outlook-is-so-poor-for-the-chicago-real-estate-market/

 

POLITICO ILLINOIS
— The governor-elect — who referred to Trump as “racist and a xenophobe and a misogynist and a homophobe” during the campaign — took the high road in the White House. – Shia Kapos (DIERSEN: Of course, sooner or later, if not already, because Pritzker has called Trump a “racist and a xenophobe and a misogynist and a homophobe,” if you are a Trump supporter, those in your neighborhood, in your precinct, in your municipality, in your township/ward, in your county, and in Illinois will call you a “racist and a xenophobe and a misogynist and a homophobe.” How should Trump supporters react to that?)
https://www.politico.com/newsletters/illinois-playbook/2018/12/14/new-pac-targets-lipinski-land-pritzkers-trumpy-day-another-fed-raid-on-burke-363555

 

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— THORNER: DEATH BY A THOUSAND CUTS MUST NOT TRIUMPH
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2018/12/thorner-death-by-a-thousand-cuts-must-not-triumph.html
— WHO ARE THE MOST POWERFUL PEOPLE IN AMERICA? (DIERSEN: Who has the most religious, government, political, and/or financial clout in your municipality, in your township/ward, in your county, and in Illinois? Of course, individuals, organizations, and companies that the powerful a) approve of move up the ladder and b) disapprove of move down the ladder. Are you moving up the ladder or down the ladder?)
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2018/12/who-are-the-most-powerful-people-in-america.html

 

CONSERVATIVE REVIEW
— Border reality: A caravan crosses every day – Daniel Horowitz
https://www.conservativereview.com/news/border-reality-a-caravan-crosses-every-day/

 

CONSERVATIVE HQ
— GOP Leadership Crumbling On Wall Funding – George Rasley
http://www.conservativehq.com/node/29312

 

GOPUSA
— Pelosi tells leftist media not to cover the president’s criminal probes ‘morning, noon and night’ (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents want to dictate the content of GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails, but failing that, they want the Illinois Republican Party, the DuPage County Republican Central Committee, and the Milton Township Republican Central Committee to dictate the content of GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails. According to my critics/opponents, all news and commentary is fake except for the news and commentary that they put out or bless.)
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=61060


— New president of Mexico offers Trump ambitious plan to address migration issue (DIERSEN: Countries commit acts of war when they a) illegally send many millions of their citizens into another country illegally, b) illegally keep many millions of their citizens in another country illegally, and c) send many mountains of illegal drugs illegally into another country illegally. Not only constructively, but actually, Mexico has declared war on America.)
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=61057

 

AMERICAN THINKER
— Democrats can’t stand the thought of protecting Americans – J. Marsolo
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2018/12/democrats_cant_stand_the_thought_of_protecting_americans.html
— The GOP Needs to Stop Being the Stupid Party – Apolo Villalobos
https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2018/12/the_gop_needs_to_stop_being_the_stupid_party.html
— Calling their bluff – Anna L. Stark
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2018/12/calling_their_bluff.html
— When Does Trump Say, ‘Enough Is Enough!’? – Brian C. Joondeph
https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2018/12/when_does_trump_say_enough_is_enough.html

 

ONE NEWS NOW
— $5B for wall way less than illegals’ $155B annual burden – Michael F. Haverluck
https://onenewsnow.com/national-security/2018/12/13/5b-for-wall-way-less-than-illegals-155b-annual-burden

 

TOWNHALL
— Pelosi and Schumer Show Their Colors – David Limbaugh
https://townhall.com/columnists/davidlimbaugh/2018/12/14/pelosi-and-schumer-show-their-colors-n2537458

 

LIFE NEWS
— Barack Obama, The Abortion President, Receives Human Rights Award – MICAIAH BILGER
https://www.lifenews.com/2018/12/13/barack-obama-the-abortion-president-receives-human-rights-award/

 

THE HILL
— Some reporters after White House cancels press holiday party: We wouldn’t have gone anyway – ARIS FOLLEY (DIERSEN: Needless-to-say, anti-conservative governments, political organizations, and politicians have never invited me to parties that they have thrown for the press. They pander to and curry favor with the anti-conservative new media by a) failing/refusing to keep diersen@aol.com on their press advisory lists, b) barring me from their press conferences, c) telling me to not speak with anyone at their press conferences, d) telling me to not ask any questions at their press conferences, e) telling me to not report anything about their press conferences, f) throwing me out of their press conferences, and g) having their operatives and their dupes leave threatening messages on my phone answering machine.)
https://thehill.com/homenews/media/421345-reporters-after-white-house-cancels-press-holiday-party-we-wouldnt-have-gone

 

REUTERS
— Trump says GM shift to electric vehicles is ‘not going to work’ – David Shepardson, Lisa Lambert
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-gm-interview/trump-says-gm-shift-to-electric-vehicles-is-not-going-to-work-fox-idUSKBN1OC2KT

 

CBS NEWS
— Half of America hasn’t recovered from the recession – IRINA IVANOVA
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/half-of-america-hasnt-recovered-from-the-recession/

 

ORLANDO SENTINEL
— Marco Rubio seeks protected status for Venezuelan immigrants – Steven Lemongello (DIERSEN: My Republican U.S. Senators and my Republican U.S. Representatives should have sought protected status for federal employees like me who were Republican, White, male, and/or non-veteran and a) who complained about political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, age discrimination, and/or retaliation and b) 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. But that would have meant siding with Rutan in Rutan v. Illinois Republican Party (http://www.nytimes.com/1996/03/13/us/seeking-return-to-ways-of-patronage-in-politics.html).
https://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/politics/political-pulse/os-ne-rubio-venezuelans-protected-status-20181213-story.html

 

EDITOR & PUBLISHER
— How the Media Encourages—and Sustains—Political Warfare – Kyle Jensen and Jack Selzer
https://www.editorandpublisher.com/columns/shoptalk-how-the-media-encourages-and-sustains-political-warfare/

December 13 Evening Edition

ABC7
— Bruce Rauner considered not running for reelection, tried to recruit other candidates – Craig Wall
https://abc7chicago.com/politics/rauner-considered-not-running-for-reelection-tried-to-recruit-other-candidates/4893696/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: “This election cycle, I knew it was gonna be very difficult, I knew that early in 2017. Very, very difficult to win, this election cycle and over the course of the election I actually went to two women and two men who I knew well, two who were successful in elected office two who were very successful in business and in law, and asked them to run for governor,” he said. Rauner said all four, whose names he would not reveal, turned him down.)

 

WLS AM
— A diplomatic JB Pritzker meets President Trump – Bill Cameron
http://www.wlsam.com/2018/12/13/a-diplomatic-jb-pritzker-meets-president-trump/

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Financial secrecy: 10 of 16 top Chicago mayoral candidates refuse to release full tax returns – Bill Ruthhart
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-met-chicago-mayor-candidates-tax-returns-20181207-story.html
— Teen quits Walmart job over the store’s intercom: ‘Attention all shoppers … nobody should work here — ever’- Michael Brice-Saddler (DIERSEN: My Democrat GAO superiors took adverse actions against me like they wanted me to sue them. They wanted current and potential GAO employees to see how they waste the careers of and get rid of their employees who complain about political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, and/or age discrimination. They forced me to retire in 1997 when I was 49 years old, gave me unfair performance expectations and appraisals, always ranked me in the bottom half of my coworkers for pay-for-performance purposes, did not promote me beyond GS-13, got rid of my mentor in 1987, kept me off audits of IRS for all but 3 of the almost 18 years that I worked for GAO, and forced me to take a $19,203 (26%) pay cut in today’s dollars to transfer from IRS to GAO in 1980.)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/business/ct-biz-walmart-video-teen-quitting-intercom-20181213-story.html
— Gov.-elect J.B. Pritzker meets with President Trump, other new governors in Washington – Mike Riopell
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-met-pritzker-trump-governors-meeting-20181213-story.html

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— New Dem lawmaker: I’m being ‘threatened’ not to vote against Madigan – Tina Sfondeles
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/mike-madigan-anne-stava-murray-democrat-speaker-legislature-springfield

— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A Trump-hater promotes hatred against Trump.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/steinberg-adlai-stevenson-trump-president-twitter/

 

DAILY HERALD
— DuPage County panel to examine adult businesses – Robert Sanchez
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20181213/dupage-county-panel-to-examine-adult-businesses
— Trump claims ‘money we save’ from trade deal means ‘Mexico is paying’ for border wall – John Wagner and Damian Paletta
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20181213/trump-claims-money-we-save-from-trade-deal-means-mexico-is-paying-for-border-wall

 

PEORIA JOURNAL STAR
— Gov.-elect JB Pritzker meets president at White House – Mike Riopell
https://www.pjstar.com/news/20181213/gov-elect-jb-pritzker-meets-president-at-white-house

 

CHAMPAIGN/URBANA NEWS GAZETTE
— State’s huge public-pension problem growing larger – Jim Dey
http://www.news-gazette.com/opinion/columns/2018-12-12/jim-dey-states-huge-public-pension-problem-growing-larger.html

 

CHANGE
— Keep Prayer of all faiths at our DuPage County Board Meetings – Janice Anderson
https://www.change.org/p/dan-cronin-keep-prayer-of-all-faiths-at-our-dupage-county-board-meetings

 

DUPAGE POLICY JOURNAL
— House honors Breen for four years of service – Kyla Asbury
https://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/511668776-house-honors-breen-for-four-years-of-service
— Ives: ‘We need to tamp things down’ – Glenn Minnis
https://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/511668805-ives-we-need-to-tamp-things-down

 

ILLINOIS NEWS NETWORK
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Pot pushers push pot.
https://www.ilnews.org/news/economy/cannabis-industry-expert-big-could-bigger-for-marijuana/article_5087bcda-fe48-11e8-ba79-dfcd2997f4c6.html

 

ILLINOIS FAMILY INSTITUTE
— Marijuana: What Will You Do About It? – Kathy Valente
https://illinoisfamily.org/marijuana-2/what-will-you-do-about-it/

 

WASHINGTON TIMES
— ‘Absolute hypocrites’: Trump uses Democrats’ own words in border security pitch – Victor Morton
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2018/dec/13/trump-uses-obama-hillary-clinton-chuck-schumer-quo/

 

GOPUSA
— State panel on Parkland shooting concludes teachers need guns; schools need security
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=61018

 

CONSERVATIVE HQ

— Conservatives Launch All Out Battle For Trump Border Wall
http://www.conservativehq.com/node/29303

 

RUSH LIMBAUGH
— Why Democrats Will Never Fund the Wall
https://www.rushlimbaugh.com/daily/2018/12/13/why-democrats-will-never-fund-the-wall/
— Will Trump’s Base Get Tired of Defending Him?
https://www.rushlimbaugh.com/daily/2018/12/13/will-trumps-base-get-tired-of-defending-him/
— Did You Hear What the Pope Said About Migrants?
https://www.rushlimbaugh.com/daily/2018/12/13/did-you-hear-what-the-pope-said-about-migrants/

 

SEAN HANNITY
— PARTY’S OVER: President Trump Cancels Media’s White House Christmas Party
https://www.hannity.com/media-room/partys-over-president-trump-cancels-medias-white-house-christmas-party/

 

BREITBART
— RNC Chair McDaniel Calls on Democrats to Work with GOP on ‘Border Crisis’ – Jeff Poor
https://www.breitbart.com/video/2018/12/13/rnc-chair-mcdaniel-calls-on-democrats-to-work-with-gop-on-border-crisis/

 

WORLD NET DAILY
— WALL ‘SINGLE GREATEST OBSTRUCTION TO THE FUTURE OF THE DEMOCRAT PARTY’ Limbaugh: ‘They do not want a wall. They will not support a wall’
https://www.wnd.com/2018/12/wall-single-greatest-obstruction-to-the-future-of-the-democrat-party/
— ISRAEL’S SOUTHERN WALL CUT ILLEGAL IMMIGRATION TO ZERO Former mayor in Jewish state concludes ‘it works’
https://www.wnd.com/2018/12/israels-southern-wall-cut-illegal-immigration-to-zero/

 

TOWNHALL
— The DOJ Inspector General Found 19,000 ‘Lost’ Strzok and Page Texts – Katie Pavlich (DIERSEN: My Democrat superiors and supervisors in the federal government knew that they should not put in writing things that would get them in trouble.)
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/katiepavlich/2018/12/13/breaking-doj-ig-report-strzok-and-page-n2537436

 

NEWS BUSTERS
— The Fury of the Establishment – Cal Thomas (DIERSEN: Who is the establishment in your municipality, in your township/ward, in your county, and in Illinois? What do they think of you? How do they treat you?)
https://www.newsbusters.org/blogs/nb/cal-thomas/2018/12/13/fury-establishment
— April Ryan: ‘This Border Wall Thing Is About Controlling the Browning of America’ – Ryan Foley
https://www.newsbusters.org/blogs/nb/ryan-foley/2018/12/13/april-ryan-border-wall-thing-about-controlling-browning-america

 

CNS NEWS
— Poll: Majority of Democrats Want Their Party to Become Less Liberal – Emily Ward
https://www.cnsnews.com/news/article/emily-ward/poll-majority-democrats-want-their-party-become-less-liberal

 

NEWSMAX
— Top Dems Voted for Border Barrier Before They Were Against It – Deroy Murdock
https://www.newsmax.com/murdock/pelosi-schumer-saudi-arabia-sfa/2018/12/13/id/894302/

 

FRONTPAGE MAGAZINE
— MEXICO TO FIGHT ILLEGAL IMMIGRATION BY CLOSING GUATEMALA BORDER – Daniel Greenfield
https://www.frontpagemag.com/point/272232/mexico-fight-illegal-immigration-closing-guatemala-daniel-greenfield

 

DAILY SIGNAL
— Why Our Country Needs the Wall, and Now – Ted Budd
https://www.dailysignal.com/2018/12/13/why-our-country-needs-the-wall-and-now/

 

DAILY WIRE
— BORDER CONTROL: Mexico Cracks Down On Illegal Immigration By Shutting Border With Guatemala – EMILY ZANOTTI
https://www.dailywire.com/news/39333/border-control-mexico-cracks-down-illegal-emily-zanotti
— Columbia Student ‘Under Investigation’ For Praising White People Responds To Backlash “I was theatrically and sarcastically demonstrating that whites are not allowed to embrace their cultural achievements.” – AMANDA PRESTIGIACOMO
https://www.dailywire.com/news/39324/watch-columbia-student-under-investigation-amanda-prestigiacomo

 

DAILY CALLER
— WHITE HOUSE CANCELS CHRISTMAS PARTY FOR PRESS – Benny Johnson (DIERSEN: Needless-to-say, anti-conservative governments, political organizations, and politicians have never invited me to parties that they have thrown for the press. They pander to and curry favor with the anti-conservative new media by a) failing/refusing to keep diersen@aol.com on their press advisory lists, b) barring me from their press conferences, c) telling me to not speak with anyone at their press conferences, d) telling me to not ask any questions at their press conferences, e) telling me to not report anything about their press conferences, f) throwing me out of their press conferences, and g) having their operatives and their dupes leave threatening messages on my phone answering machine.)
https://dailycaller.com/2018/12/13/white-house-cancels-party-for-press/

 

COMMUNITY DIGITAL NEWS
— Trump cancels the underserved White House Press Corps Christmas Party – Jacquie Kubin
https://www.commdiginews.com/politics-2/trump-cancels-undeserved-white-house-press-corps-christmas-party-110307/

 

NEW AMERICAN
— Migrants Attempt Extortion: Give Us $50K, and We’ll Leave – R. Cort Kirkwood
https://www.thenewamerican.com/usnews/immigration/item/30910-migrants-attempt-extortion-give-us-50k-and-we-ll-leave

 

THE HILL
— Alleged Russian agent Butina pleads guilty to engaging in conspiracy against U.S. – LYDIA WHEELER AND JOHN BOWDEN (DIERSEN: Far too many in America talk and/or act like they are agents for Mexico and/or for other foreign countries who work against the U.S.)
https://thehill.com/policy/national-security/421216-butina-pleads-guilty-to-acting-as-unregistered-russian-agent


— Trump’s own undocumented help highlights plight of many immigrants – RAUL REYES (DIERSEN: All illegals use false identifications.)
https://thehill.com/opinion/immigration/421012-trumps-own-undocumented-help-highlights-plight-of-many-immigrants

 

ROLL CALL
— With Minority Looming, Could More Republicans Be Headed for the Exits? After the 2006 Democratic wave, 23 Republicans retired – Bridget Bowman (DIERSEN: Demographically (political affiliation, liberal/conservative, race, gender, age, religion, national origin, veteran status, sexual orientation, income, net worth, etc.), in what ways are/were you a minority a) in the organizations that you are/were a member of, b) where you live/lived, and c) where you work/worked? Everyone wants to be in the majority.)
https://www.rollcall.com/news/politics/minority-looming-republicans-head-exits

 

REUTERS
— U.S. weekly jobless claims drop to near 49-year low
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-economy/us-weekly-jobless-claims-near-49-year-low-import-prices-fall-idUSKBN1OC1UV

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Pot pushers crow about their success in making seniors stoners.
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/12/07/health/seniors-marijuana-cannabis-pain.html

 

WASHINGTON POST
— How tech workers are fueling a new employee activism movement – Jena McGregor (DIERSEN: What percent of tech workers are anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time?)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2018/12/13/how-tech-workers-are-fueling-new-employee-activism-movement/
— Russian Maria Butina pleads guilty in case to forge Kremlin bond with U.S. conservatives – Spencer S. Hsu and Tom Jackman (DIERSEN: Far too many in America talk and/or act like they are agents for Mexico and/or for other foreign countries who work against the U.S.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/legal-issues/russian-maria-butina-pleads-guilty-in-effort-to-forge-kremlin-bond-with-us-conservatives/2018/12/13/c27f2d26-fe4f-11e8-ad40-cdfd0e0dd65a_story.html

 

BUSINESS INSIDER
— Trump’s most disparaging nicknames of 2018 – Eliza Relman
https://www.businessinsider.com/trumps-most-disparaging-nicknames-of-2018-2018-12

December 12 Evening Edition

GOPUSA ILLINOIS
— The Milton Township Republican Central Committee held an outstanding Christmas Party Wednesday evening, December 12, 2018, at the Wheaton Bowl Banquet Hall. Candidates on November 6, 2018 ballots at the meeting included Eckhoff and Zay. Other attendees included Almiron, Carlson, Caruso, Cherry, Cooper, Crane, Dangelo, Elliott, Falbo, Fawell, Formento, Galvin, Grogan, Heidorn, Holan, Ives, Jorgensen, Keller, Krzyzewski, C. LeVan, Lollino, McGowen, McNeily, Molitor, Monino, Muehlfelt, Nathwani, Rash, Ryan, Shaw, Tatro, and Whelan. – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Mayor Rahm Emanuel pushes public pension fix to City Council, including legalized marijuana, Chicago casino, constitutional amendment – Bill Ruthhart and John Byrne
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-met-rahm-emanuel-casino-legal-weed-amendment-pensions-20181212-story.html
— Former West Chicago state legislator Tom Johnson dies at 73 – Rick Pearson
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-met-west-chicago-lawmaker-tom-johnson-dies-20181211-story.html
— Hints of Democratic agenda as Google CEO testifies – AP
https://www.chicagotribune.com/business/sns-bc-us–google-ceo-congress-20181211-story.html
— Pelosi secures votes to return as House speaker after pledging to serve four years – Mike DeBonis
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/politics/ct-nancy-pelosi-house-speaker-20181212-story.html

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Emanuel makes strong pitch for $10B in pension bonds – Fran Spielman
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/mayor-rahm-emanuel-strong-pitch-10b-pension-bonds/

 

DAILY HERALD
— Some new Democrats want DuPage County Board to cease prayers at meetings – Robert Sanchez
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20181211/some-new-democrats-want-dupage-county-board-to-cease-prayers-at-meetings
— Congresswoman to Google CEO: Why when I search ‘idiot’ do I get pictures of Trump? – Colby Itkowitz
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20181212/congresswoman-to-google-ceo-why-when-i-search-idiot-do-i-get-pictures-of-trump

 

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Rauner blasts union representation of agency managers – Doug Finke
https://www.sj-r.com/news/20181212/rauner-blasts-union-representation-of-agency-managers

 

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— NEVINS: THE ILLINOIS GOP LEADERSHIP’S BRIDGE TO NOWHERE
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2018/12/nevins-the-illinois-gop-leaderships-bridge-to-nowhere.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Not surprisingly, the party leadership believes that Donald Trump’s rhetoric created insurmountable obstacles for their candidates that eclipses any difficulties it has with the party’s largely conservative base.)
— ILLINOIS WOMEN’S STUDIES DEPT: ABOLISH ICE AND POLICE
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2018/12/illinois-womens-studies-dept-abolish-ice-and-police.html
— TUCKER CARLSON EXPLAINS ILLEGAL IMMIGRATION
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2018/12/tucker-carlson-explains-illegal-immigration.html
— UNIONS DEFY SUPREME COURT ON MANDATORY DUES, SUIT SAYS
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2018/12/unions-defy-supreme-court-on-mandatory-dues-suit-says.html

 

PJ MEDIA
— Google’s Trust in the SPLC Undermines Its Denials of Conservative Censorship – TYLER O’NEIL
https://pjmedia.com/trending/googles-trust-in-the-splc-undermines-its-denials-of-conservative-censorship/

 

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Accused ‘terrorist’ behind migrant caravan members demand of $50,000 apiece to go back home – Stephen Dinan
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2018/dec/12/migrant-caravan-members-demand-50000-apiece-go-bac/
— Migrants’ audacious blackmail of U.S. won’t end well – Cheryl K. Chumley
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2018/dec/12/caravan-migrants-show-selves-be-bunch-blackmailers/

 

WORLD NET DAILY
— TRUMP LEADS THE WORLD TOWARD STATE SOVEREIGNTY Andy Schlafly cheers president for rejecting ‘Compact on Migration’ OK’d in Morocco
https://www.wnd.com/2018/12/trump-leads-the-world-toward-state-sovereignty/
— BOY DUMPS LAST NAME ‘TRUMP’ AFTER FIERCE BULLYING Classmates ‘curse at him, they call him an idiot, they call him stupid’ (DIERSEN: The more demographics that you share with Trump, the more that Trump-haters hate you.)
https://www.wnd.com/2018/12/boy-dumps-last-name-trump-after-fierce-bullying/

 

BLAZE
— Central American migrants submit incredible list of demands to Trump administration before they will go back home – Jana J. Pruet
https://www.theblaze.com/news/central-american-migrants-demand-u-s-entry-or-pay-them-50k-to-turn-around

 

NEWS BUSTERS
— Liberal Media Blast Conservatives, Deny Google Bias Exists – Alexander Hall
https://www.newsbusters.org/blogs/techwatch/alexander-hall/2018/12/12/liberal-media-blast-conservatives-deny-google-bias-exists
— House GOP Slams Google for Anti-Conservative Bias – Alexander Hall
https://www.newsbusters.org/blogs/techwatch/alexander-hall/2018/12/12/highlights-house-gop-slams-google-anti-conservative-bias
— 12 Essential Questions for Google CEO Sundar Pichai
https://www.newsbusters.org/blogs/techwatch/nb-staff/2018/12/12/google-questions-ceo-sundar-pichai

 

CHRISTIAN POST
— GOP Congressmen grill Google for making SPLC a ‘trusted flagger’ on YouTube – Michael Grybosk
https://www.christianpost.com/news/gop-congressmen-grill-google-for-making-splc-a-trusted-flagger-on-youtube.html

 

FOX NEWS
— Google is a tricky case but conservatives please stay strong — Reject the temptation to regulate the internet – John Samples
https://www.foxnews.com/opinion/google-is-a-tricky-case-but-conservatives-please-stay-strong-reject-the-temptation-to-regulate-the-internet
— Russia threatens to ban Google if it doesn’t ban certain websites – Chris Ciaccia
https://www.foxnews.com/tech/russia-threatens-to-ban-google-if-it-doesnt-ban-certain-websites

 

GOPUSA
— Biden/Romney 2020: RINOs would be all in
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=60909
— Gallup says 158 million people now want to migrate to the U.S. (DIERSEN: What percent of these 158 million are anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time?)
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=60844
— NPR Shamelessly Exploits Cheap Labor
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=60898

 

AMERICAN THINKER
— ‘Can’t anybody here play this game?’: Google skates again. – Colin Flaherty
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2018/12/cant_anybody_here_play_this_game_google_skates_again.html

 

TOWNHALL
— America Needs More Immigrants and Less Welfare – Jeff Jacoby
https://townhall.com/columnists/jeffjacoby/2018/12/12/america-needs-more-immigrants-and-less-welfare-n2537413

 

NATIONAL REVIEW
— Global Migration Pact: The U.N.’s Attempt to Erode Sovereignty – JONATHAN S. TOBIN
https://www.nationalreview.com/2018/12/united-nations-global-migration-pact-erosion-of-sovereignty/
— Trump’s ‘Great Wall’ Isn’t What’s Being Built – JIM GERAGHTY
https://www.nationalreview.com/the-morning-jolt/trumps-great-wall-isnt-whats-being-built/

 

POLITICO
— Trump suggests again the military could build a border wall – GREGORY HELLMAN
https://www.politico.com/newsletters/morning-defense/2018/12/12/trump-suggests-again-the-military-could-build-a-border-wall-453838

 

WASHINGTON POST
— In the Trump era, job satisfaction tumbles in the federal workforce – Lisa Rein (DIERSEN: My superiors in the federal government hinted/implied/argued/shouted that their employees who were Democrat, minority, female, younger, veteran, non-Protestant, and/or non-German American wanted the federal government to get rid of its employees who were Republican, White, male, older, non-veteran, Protestant, and/or German-American.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/job-satisfaction-down-at-60-percent-of-federal-agencies-new-survey-says/2018/12/11/b07ed7d2-fd57-11e8-83c0-b06139e540e5_story.html

— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Trump says “The suburbs, women, some working-class whites and now even a swamp creature abandon Trump.”
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2018/12/12/suburbs-women-some-working-class-whites-now-even-swamp-creature-abandon-trump/
— Report shows sharp drop in federal employee morale under Trump Employee engagement fell at nearly 60 percent of federal agencies – Joe Davidson (DIERSEN: My superiors in the federal government hinted/implied/argued/shouted that their employees who were Democrat, minority, female, younger, veteran, non-Protestant, and/or non-German American wanted the federal government to get rid of its employees who were Republican, White, male, older, non-veteran, Protestant, and/or German-American.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2018/12/12/report-shows-sharp-drop-federal-employee-morale-under-trump/

 

NEWSWEEK
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trump CFOs Predict 2019 Recession, Majority Expect Pre-2020 Market Crash
https://www.newsweek.com/recession-2020-cfo-economy-market-crash-general-motors-verizon-trump-2019-1255426

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— GM CEO, Under Fire, Navigates Fallout Of Planned Job Cuts, Plant Closures A tense exchange with President Trump is just one sign of the disappointment toward GM in Washington – Mike Colias and Vivian Salama
https://www.wsj.com/articles/gm-ceo-is-under-fire-from-trump-lawmakers-over-restructuring-11544641616

 

NEW YORK MAGAZINE
— Why Do Libertarians and the Left Have Such Similar Views on Immigration? – Park MacDougald
http://nymag.com/intelligencer/2018/12/why-are-libertarians-and-the-left-both-for-open-immigration.html

 

FORBES
— Is Verizon’s Voluntary Separation A Plan To Lay Off An Older Generation For A New 5th Generation? – Jack Kelly (DIERSEN: Do you promote age discrimination? All my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes promote age discrimination a) to get rid of those who are older than they are and/or b) to curry favor with those who promote age discrimination.)
https://www.forbes.com/sites/jackkelly/2018/12/12/is-verizons-voluntary-separation-a-plan-to-lay-off-an-older-generation-for-a-new-5th-generation/#55373d7a4253
— In Recruiting, Everything Old Is New Again – Jeff Hyman (DIERSEN: Do you promote age discrimination? All my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes promote age discrimination a) to get rid of those who are older than they are and/or b) to curry favor with those who promote age discrimination.)
https://www.forbes.com/sites/jeffhyman/2018/12/12/older/#240875a155ac

 

DAILY MAIL
— Delaware boy, 11, is forced to drop out of school by bullies and change his name because he’s called Joshua . . . TRUMP – JENNIFER SMITH
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-6488363/Delaware-boy-11-called-Joshua-Trump-forced-change-bullied.html

December 11 Evening Edition

ABC7
— Chuck Schumer calls Pres. Trump’s wall threat ‘temper tantrum’ – AP
https://abc7chicago.com/politics/schumer-calls-trump-wall-threat-temper-tantrum/4879400/
— Google CEO grilled by Congress on data breach, political bias, China censorship – AP
https://abc7chicago.com/business/google-ceo-grilled-by-congress-on-data-breach-political-bias/4878601/

 

CBS2
— 9,000 Firearms And Counting: Illegal Guns Flood Chicago
https://chicago.cbslocal.com/2018/12/11/9000-illegal-guns-seized-chicago-auburn-gresham-1000-firearms/

 

FOX NEWS CHICAGO
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say President Trump “bickers” with Democratic leaders.
http://www.fox32chicago.com/facebook-instant/president-trump-to-meet-with-democrats-about-border-wall-shutdown

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Emanuel to push for constitutional amendment to solve pension crisis – Fran Spielman
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/rahm-emanuel-pension-crisis-constitutional-amendment-casino-marijuana/
— Hints of Democratic agenda as Google CEO testifies – AP
https://chicago.suntimes.com/business/google-sundar-pichai-house-panel-hearing-privacy-data-breach-china-censorship/
— Emanuel, suburban mayors call for 20- to 30-cents-a-gallon hike in gas tax – Fran Spielman
https://chicago.suntimes.com/autos/emanuel-suburban-mayors-20-to-30-cents-a-gallon-hike-gas-tax/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A Trump-hater promotes hatred against Trump.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/donald-trump-thinks-we-can-all-be-bought/

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Mayor Rahm Emanuel to call for legalized weed, Chicago casino – Bill Ruthhart
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-met-rahm-emanuel-pension-speech-20181211-story.html
— VERY SAD: Cheers, Chicago! You’re home to the most breweries in the U.S. – Josh Noel
https://www.chicagotribune.com/dining/ct-food-chicago-most-breweries-in-us-20181210-story.html
— Limiting our right to sign candidate petitions is beyond ridiculous – Eric Zorn
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/zorn/ct-perspec-zorn-nominating-petitions-signatures-requirement-ridiculous-1212-20181211-story.html
— It only seems like you got all 5.1 billion robocalls
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/editorials/ct-edit-robocall-marketer-crime-illinois-madigan-spam-bill-gates-robocop-020181211-story.html

 

DAILY HERALD
— Lake County Board eliminates credit cards for commissioners – Russell Lissau
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20181211/lake-county-board-eliminates-credit-cards-for-commissioners
— Appellate court upholds conviction of man who threatened Ives – Justin Kmitch
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20181211/appellate-court-upholds-conviction-of-man-who-threatened-ives

 

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— AS THE DEMOCRAT PARTY’S STRANGLEHOLD ON CHICAGO TIGHTENS: Chicago home-equity gains well below national average The average local homeowner has seen value increase about $8,200, nearly two-thirds of the U.S. figure, a report shows. – DENNIS RODKIN
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/residential-real-estate/chicago-home-equity-gains-well-below-national-average


— COLAs, pot and gambling: It’s not a party—it’s Emanuel’s pension Rx In a Wednesday speech, the mayor will lay out ideas to finish the job of stabilizing city pensions. Among them: A constitutional amendment to cut COLAs, revenue from legalized marijuana and a city casino, and maybe even revisiting that $10 billion bond issue. – GREG HINZ
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/greg-hinz-politics/colas-pot-and-gambling-its-not-party-its-emanuels-pension-rx

 

FOX ILLINOIS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say that Trump “bickers” with Democrat leaders – MATTHEW DALY and CATHERINE LUCEY
https://foxillinois.com/news/nation-world/trump-escalates-shutdown-threat-over-border-walll
— California judge orders Stormy Daniels to pay Trump legal fees – AP
https://foxillinois.com/news/entertainment/california-judge-orders-stormy-daniels-to-pay-trump-legal-fees

 

MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— McHenry County Courthouse Blizzard Closing Results in CL City Council Challenger Being Taken Off Ballot in Repeat of 2014 Petition Challenge
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2018/12/11/mchenry-county-courthouse-blizzard-closing-results-in-cl-city-council-challenger-being-taken-off-ballot-in-repeat-of-2014/
— Jack Franks’ Hit Piece Smearing Ally’s Printer Ordered to Identify Perpetrators by Thursday
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2018/12/11/jack-franks-hit-piece-smearing-allys-printer-ordered-to-identify-perpetrators-by-thursday/
— Continued Discussion on School Consolidation
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2018/12/11/replay-school-consolidation-would-cost-taxpayers-plenty-2-copy-copy/

 

DUPAGE POLICY JOURNAL
— Ives bemoans loss of manufacturing jobs – Glenn Minnis
https://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/511664078-ives-bemoans-loss-of-manufacturing-jobs
— Ives calls for scuttling new property tax proposal – Glenn Minnis
https://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/511664092-ives-calls-for-scuttling-new-property-tax-proposal
— DuPage had 13th highest abortion rate among largest Illinois counties in 2017
https://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/511661664-dupage-had-13th-highest-abortion-rate-among-largest-illinois-counties-in-2017
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: So far, the DuPage Policy Journal has reported November 6, 2018 election results in 55 precincts of the 130 precincts in Milton Township – precincts 2, 6, 8, 10, 16, 18, 19, 23, 25, 26, 27, 32, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 43, 45, 47, 49, 50, 52, 54, 55, 56, 58, 59, 63, 65, 66, 68, 73, 74, 75, 76, 79, 80, 83, 84, 85, 87, 89, 90, 91, 92, 95, 96, 100, 106, 107, 109, and 116. There are many factors that impact election results in a precinct including the demographics of the voters in the precinct. According to my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes, Republican candidates on ballots in my Milton Township Precinct 9 would receive many more votes if they were the Republican Precinct Committeeman or if someone who they manipulate/dominate was the Republican Precinct Committeeman.)
https://dupagepolicyjournal.com

 

CAPITOL FAX
— A constitutional amendment for pensions is just not in the cards
https://capitolfax.com/2018/12/11/a-constitutional-amendment-for-pensions-is-just-not-in-the-cards/

 

FOX NEWS
— Lindsey Graham: Trump should ‘dig in and not give in’ on border wall fight – Alex Pappas
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/lindsey-graham-trump-should-dig-in-and-not-give-in-on-border-wall-fight

 

RUSH LIMBAUGH
— Why Don’t the Never Trumpers Ever Get This Angry at Democrats?
https://www.rushlimbaugh.com/daily/2018/12/11/why-dont-the-never-trumpers-ever-get-this-angry-at-democrats/

 

WASHINGTON TIMES
— DHS: More than 3,000 illegals caught in one day – Stephen Dinan
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2018/dec/11/more-3000-illegals-caught-one-day-dhs/

 

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: RINOs want cheap labor.
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/employers-need-entry-level-workers-asylum-seekers-need-entry-level-jobs-why-cant-we-connect-them

 

CONSERVATIVE REVIEW
— Freedom Caucus taking a stand for the wall and asylum reforms before Dems take over – Nate Madden
https://www.conservativereview.com/news/freedom-caucus-taking-a-stand-for-the-wall-and-asylum-reforms-before-dems-take-over/

 

TOWNHALL
— Trump Forces Chuck and Nancy to Debate Him in Front of America, They Didn’t Like It – Katie Pavlich
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/katiepavlich/2018/12/11/trump-tells-chuck-and-nanacy-cmon-were-getting-the-wall-built-n2537314
— Gun Control Fail: Thousands of Illegal Guns Flood Chicago’s Streets – And It’s No Surprise – Beth Baumann
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/bethbaumann/2018/12/11/gun-control-fail-thousands-of-illegal-guns-flood-chicagos-streets-and-its-no-n2537344

 

BREITBART
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Vatican Stresses Rights of All Migrants ‘Regardless of Their Status,’ that is, the Vatican rejects nations, rejects borders, and rejects laws.
https://www.breitbart.com/immigration/2018/12/11/vatican-stresses-rights-of-all-migrants-regardless-of-their-status/

 

NEW AMERICAN
— Trump Frustrated on Border Wall As Illegal Immigration Continues – R. Cort Kirkwood
https://www.thenewamerican.com/usnews/immigration/item/30882-trump-frustrated-on-border-wall-as-illegal-immigration-continues

 

DAILY CALLER
— WOMEN’S MARCH FULL OF ANTI-SEMITES, HAS TIES TO NATION OF ISLAM – Joe Simonson
https://dailycaller.com/2018/12/11/womens-march-anti-semitism/
— REPUBLICAN MATT GAETZ GRILLS GOOGLE CEO FOR NOT INVESTIGATING ANTI-CONSERVATIVE EMPLOYEE BIAS – Evie Fordham
https://dailycaller.com/2018/12/11/matt-gaetz-twitter-google/

 

GOPUSA
— Democrat leaders to Trump: Drop border wall plans
http://www.gopusa.com/democrat-leaders-to-trump-drop-border-wall-plans/
— Trump foes scrambling to derail ‘cruel’ rule requiring immigrants to show they aren’t public burden
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=60831
— Project Veritas case: Federal judge rules Americans can secretly record public officials (DIERSEN: What if I had secretly recorded everything that my GAO superiors said to me to force me to take their early retirement “offer” in 1997 when I was 49 years old?)
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=60839
— 32 self-proclaimed faith leaders arrested in border demonstration (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats are having success in making “faith leaders” 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 anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=60847
— Asylum denials jump; immigration judges’ discretion attacked
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=60824

 

TPM
— Trump Doubles Down On Shutdown Threat: ‘If We Close Down The Country, I Will Take It’ – Matt Shuham
https://talkingpointsmemo.com/news/trump-doubles-down-on-shutdown-threat-if-we-close-down-the-country-i-will-take-it

 

NOQ REPORT
— Being against illegal immigration is NOT about being against immigrants – JD Rucker
https://noqreport.com/2018/12/10/illegal-immigration-not-immigrants/
— We need the wall. Tell Chuck and Nancy how you feel. – JD Rucker
https://noqreport.com/2018/12/11/need-wall-tell-chuck-nancy-feel/

 

THE HILL
— Pelosi mocks Trump on wall: ‘It’s like a manhood thing for him’ – SCOTT WONG AND MELANIE ZANONA (DIERSEN: Is letting people invade America a womanhood thing for Pelosi?)
https://thehill.com/homenews/house/420843-pelosi-mocks-trump-on-wall-its-like-a-manhood-thing-for-him

 

POLITICO
— GOP chair: Party will take ‘deep data dive’ into 2018 losses – MATTHEW CHOI (DIERSEN: From what I see and hear, overwhelmingly, the main reason why Democrat candidates got votes in my precinct was to punish Trump.)
https://www.politico.com/story/2018/12/11/gop-deep-data-dive-2018-losses-1057605
— Trump says he’s ‘proud’ to shut down government during fight with Pelosi and Schumer The president battled with the Democratic leaders over his border wall in an extraordinary Oval Office meeting televised for the public. – BURGESS EVERETT, SARAH FERRIS and CAITLIN OPRYSKO
https://www.politico.com/story/2018/12/11/trump-border-wall-congress-budget-1055433

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Trump-haters argue against stopping illegal immigration. Others who argue against stopping illegal immigration are anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/12/11/us/undocumented-immigrant-workers.html
— Trump Battles Pelosi and Schumer Over Wall Funding and a Government Shutdown – Julie Hirschfeld Davis and Michael Tackett
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/12/11/us/politics/trump-border-wall-government-shutdown.html

 

LOS ANGELES TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Trump-haters say “Trump’s ‘beautiful wall’ is a vanity project and nothing more. Democrats should treat it as such.”
https://www.latimes.com/opinion/editorials/la-ed-shutdown-wall-funding-20181211-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasing, anti-Trumps tell illegals to say that they are seeking asylum.
https://www.latimes.com/opinion/la-ol-2-enter-the-fray-no-asylum-seekers-are-not-exploiting-a-1544543683-htmlstory.html

 

WASHINGTON POST
— Trump, Pelosi and Schumer have on-camera shouting match as wall talks break down – Erica Werner and John Wagner
https://www.washingtonpost.com/powerpost/schumer-pelosi-set-to-meet-with-trump-on-wall-but-house-gop-stands-firm/2018/12/11/2604b1ae-fd56-11e8-862a-b6a6f3ce8199_story.html
— Two in three Republicans would rather see a shutdown than Trump compromise on the border wall – James Hohmann
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/powerpost/paloma/daily-202/2018/12/11/daily-202-two-in-three-republicans-would-rather-see-a-shutdown-than-trump-compromise-on-the-border-wall/5c0f399c1b326b2d6629d42b/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Trump-haters use Mia Love to promote hatred against Trump.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/monkey-cage/wp/2018/12/10/mia-love-is-right-the-loss-of-black-republicans-in-congress-will-hurt-the-party-with-black-voters/

 

TIME
— ‘I Will Shut Down the Government.’ Trump Makes Threat Over Border Wall Funding – BRIAN BENNETT
http://time.com/5476903/donald-trump-shutdown-border-wall/

 

BUSINESS INSIDER
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats and RINOs say “A large majority of Americans support current or increased levels of immigration.”
https://www.businessinsider.sg/americans-more-open-to-increased-immigration-than-most-europeans-2018-12/

 

BLOOMBERG
— Trump Says Military to Build Border Wall If Congress Won’t Fund It – Terrence Dopp
https://www.bloombergquint.com/politics/trump-slams-democrats-on-border-ahead-of-meeting-schumer-pelosi#gs.9uDJkT0

 

FORBES
— Making A Fortune: 19 Million Public Employees Across America Cost Taxpayers Nearly $1 Trillion – Adam Andrzejewski (DIERSEN: From what I see, ever-increasingly, for the rest of my life, I will have to deal with ever-increasing hatred against me because I was a federal employee and because I am a federal retiree. In my defense, 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. Will Andrzejewski publish a) a list of government employees who are/were NOT overpaid and b) a list of government retirees whose pensions and other retirement benefits are/were NOT excessive? Will I be on those lists?)
https://www.forbes.com/sites/adamandrzejewski/2018/12/11/making-a-fortune-19-million-public-employees-across-america-cost-taxpayers-nearly-1-trillion/

 

GOVERNMENT EXECUTIVE
— How to Create a Culture of Fairness in Government – Stewart Liff (DIERSEN: My superiors in the federal government hinted/implied/argued/shouted that their employees who were Democrat, minority, female, younger, veteran, non-Protestant, and/or non-German American wanted the federal government to get rid of its employees who were Republican, White, male, older, non-veteran, Protestant, and/or German-American.)
https://www.govexec.com/excellence/management-matters/2018/12/how-create-culture-fairness-government/153423/

 

NEWSWEEK
— MSNBC HOST CHRIS MATTHEWS COMPARES DONALD TRUMP TO HITLER, SAYS BOTH MANIPULATE TRUTH – NICOLE GOODKIND
https://www.newsweek.com/trump-hitler-poland-chris-matthews-russia-investigation-1254631

 

EDITOR & PUBLISHER
— Time Magazine Honor Slain and Imprisoned Journalists as Person of the Year 2018 – Karl Vick
http://www.editorandpublisher.com/news/time-magazine-honor-slain-and-imprisoned-journalists-as-person-of-the-year-2018/

December 11 Morning Edition

ABC7
— Challenger alleges fraud, dirty tricks by alderman connected to Speaker Mike Madigan
https://abc7chicago.com/politics/challenger-alleges-fraud-dirty-tricks-by-alderman-connected-to-speaker-madigan/4874382/

 

NBC5
— Efforts to Boot 19-Year-Old DePaul Freshman From Ballot ‘Overkill,’ Lawyer Says Quinn’s election lawyer declined to comment. – Mary Ann Ahern
https://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/Efforts-to-Boot-DePaul-Freshman-From-Ballot-Overkill-Lawyer-Says-502412261.html

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Hypocrisy over Heather Nauert appointment – Randy Rossi, Grayslake
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/letters/ct-vp-voice-letters-121118-story.html

 

WGIL
— GOVERNOR-ELECT AND LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR-ELECT VISIT GALESBURG
http://www.wgil.com/2018/12/10/governor-elect-and-lieutenant-governor-elect-visit-galesburg/

 

CHICAGO NOW
— Berkowitz with Glennon on Chicago’s pension explosion in Mayor’s race
http://www.chicagonow.com/public-affairs-with-jeff-berkowitz/2018/12/way-better-than-mon-nite-football-watch-berkowitz-w-glennon-on-chicagos-pension-explosion-in-mayors-race-cable-web/

 

POLITICO ILLINOIS
— Republicans and conservative supporters had the makings of a pity party at a (private) holiday luncheon yesterday. Then Richard Porter took the mic and whipped the crowd into shape. The Chicago attorney and Republican National Committeeman who supported Gov. Bruce Rauner to the bitter end of the midterms, rallied the 200-plus guests at the (Westin) Hotel in Lombard. . .The crowd of notable names erupted in cheers. Among those in the crowd: Lt. Gov. Evelyn Sanguinetti, House Leader Jim Durkin, former Illinois state Sen. Kirk Dillard, DuPage County Board Chairman Dan Cronin, Petco founder Jay Bergman, Kirkland & Ellis’ Sandy Perl, Bolingbrook Mayor Roger Claar, Superior Air-Ground Ambulance Service President David Hill III, Metropolitan Water Reclamation District Commissioner David Walsh, former state Rep. Skip Saviano, and Kim Godden, who led a discussion with guest speaker Colorado Sen. Cory Gardner. – Shia Kapos
https://www.politico.com/newsletters/illinois-playbook/2018/12/11/preckwinkles-tax-tweak-details-on-burke-raids-republicans-look-for-glass-half-full-summers-tirade-361010

 

DAILY WIRE
— THE CHICAGO WAY: Thousands Of Residents Commit Fraud To Keep College Student Off Ballot – ASHE SCHOW
https://www.dailywire.com/news/39218/chicago-way-thousands-residents-commit-fraud-keep-ashe-schow

 

WIREPOINTS
— Beware Revenue Hopes From Expanded Gaming As Industry Cannibalizes Self – Mark Glennon
http://www.wirepoints.com/beware-revenue-hopes-from-expanded-gaming-as-industry-cannibalizes-self/

 

NORTH COOK NEWS
— Cook had highest abortion rate among largest Illinois counties in 2017
https://northcooknews.com/stories/511660565-cook-had-highest-abortion-rate-among-largest-illinois-counties-in-2017

 

ILLINOIS WATCHDOG
— Pritzker is optimistic about state’s future with Democrats in charge – Greg Bishop (DIERSEN: Democrats have made it very clear that they want to drive out of Illinois individuals, organizations, and companies that are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders, and those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.watchdog.org/illinois/pritzker-is-optimistic-about-state-s-future-with-democrats-in/article_63bf872d-df44-5492-85d6-bee78eb24c32.html

 

ILLINOIS FAMILY INSTITUTE
— Illinois Raking in Abortion From Other States – Charlie Butts
https://illinoisfamily.org/life/illinois-raking-in-abortion-from-other-states/

 

FOX NEWS
— Build the wall — do what we said we’d do – Rep. Jim Jordan, Rep. Mark Meadows
https://www.foxnews.com/opinion/reps-jim-jordan-and-mark-meadows-build-the-wall-do-what-we-said-wed-do

— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats crow about their success in making “faith leaders” 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 anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.
https://www.foxnews.com/us/dozens-of-faith-leaders-arrested-at-san-diego-love-knows-no-borders-protest

 

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Trump foes scrambling to derail ‘cruel’ rule requiring immigrants to show they aren’t public burden – Stephen Dinan
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2018/dec/10/immigrants-must-prove-they-arent-public-burden-und/
— Rush Limbaugh warns ‘wobbly’ Trump voters: ‘We actually are on the cusp of losing our founding’ ‘There are people starting to weaken’
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2018/dec/10/rush-limbaugh-warns-wobbly-trump-voters-we-actuall/

 

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Republican pushes party to conduct 2018 autopsy after ‘historic losses’ – Naomi Lim (DIERSEN: Those who want Republicans to lose want the Republican Party a) to dump voters, 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 those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time and b) to dump the traditional family, right to live, immigration, Second Amendment, illegal drugs, equal opportunity (no race or gender based preference giving), and the rest of the planks in the Republican Party platform.)
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/republican-pushes-party-to-conduct-2018-autopsy-after-historic-losses
— Why our border matters – Rep. Tom McClintock
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/op-eds/rep-tom-mcclintock-why-our-border-matters

 

DAILY CALLER
— GOOGLE EMPLOYEES SOUGHT TO BLOCK BREITBART FROM ADS, EMAILS SHOW – Peter Hasson
https://dailycaller.com/2018/12/10/google-ads-bias/


— GENDER WAGE GAP IS DUE TO MEN WORKING LONGER HOURS – Scott Morefield
https://dailycaller.com/2018/12/10/gender-wage-gap-men-working-longer-hours/

 

PJ MEDIA
— Chuck, Nancy Ahead of Trump Meeting: Abandon Border Wall as a Must-Have – BRIDGET JOHNSON
https://pjmedia.com/news-and-politics/chuck-nancy-ahead-of-trump-meeting-abandon-border-wall-as-a-must-have/

 

TOWNHALL
— Justice Kavanaugh, Supposed Slayer Of Women’s Abortion Rights Just Sided…With Liberals On Planned Parenthood – Matt Vespa
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/mattvespa/2018/12/10/justice-kavanaugh-supposed-slayer-of-womens-abortion-rights-just-sided-with-l-n2537260
— US Courts Treat Illegal Immigrants BETTER Than American Citizens – Marina Medvin
https://townhall.com/columnists/marinamedvin/2018/12/11/us-courts-treat-illegal-immigrants-better-than-american-citizens-n2537212

 

BREITBART
— ICE Shrinks Obama’s “Unaccompanied Alien Children” Delivery Route by Arresting More Illegals – Neil Munro
https://www.breitbart.com/economy/2018/12/10/ice-shrinks-obamas-uac-delivery-route-by-arresting-more-illegals/
— Freedom Caucus Fights for the Border Wall as Chairman Mark Meadows in Running for White House Chief of Staff – Matthew Boyle
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2018/12/10/freedom-caucus-fights-for-the-border-wall-as-chairman-mark-meadows-in-running-for-white-house-chief-of-staff/
— Pew: No Majority of Citizens in the World Support Increasing Immigration – John Binder (DIERSEN: What if things were turned around? What if many millions of citizens of America illegally invaded Mexico, illegally invaded Canada, illegally invaded etc.?)
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2018/12/10/pew-no-majority-of-citizens-in-the-world-support-increasing-immigration/

 

NEW AMERICAN
— Ruling That the Second Amendment Is a Second-class Right Faces Dissent – Bob Adelmann
https://www.thenewamerican.com/usnews/constitution/item/30869-third-circuit-rules-the-second-amendment-is-a-second-class-right

 

CONSERVATIVE HQ
— Outsiders vs. Insiders: Show off Sen. Jeff Flake gives bad name to rotten apples everywhere – Jeffrey A. Rendall
http://www.conservativehq.com/article/29282-outsiders-vs-insiders-show-sen-jeff-flake-gives-bad-name-rotten-apples-everywhere

 

AMERICAN CONSERVATIVE
— Emergency Confiscation is Easy Target in New Gun Control Congress Opponents warn that “red flag” orders can be abused and violate due process. So why are they attracting Republican support? – KELLEY BEAUCAR VLAHOS
https://www.theamericanconservative.com/articles/emergency-gun-confiscation-may-be-easy-target-in-new-congress/

 

AMERICAN THINKER
— Are ‘deplorables’ reaching the breaking point…again? – M. Catharine Evans
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2018/12/are_deplorables_reaching_the_breaking_pointagain.html
— Employment and the Vote – Rick Hayes
https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2018/12/employment_and_the_vote.htm

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HOT AIR
— Global Survey: 24 Out Of 27 Countries More Likely To Say They Want Less Immigration Than Americans Are
https://hotair.com/archives/2018/12/10/global-survey-24-27-countries-likely-say-want-less-immigration-americans/

 

THE HILL
— Trump, Democrats start divisive wall negotiations – ALEXANDER BOLTON AND MELANIE ZANONA (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats plaint themselves as being 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 anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/420690-trump-democrats-start-divisive-wall-negotiations


— Freedom Caucus calls on leadership to include wall funding, end to ‘catch and release’ in funding bill – JULIEGRACE BRUFKE
https://thehill.com/homenews/house/420711-freedom-caucus-calls-on-leadership-to-include-wall-funding-end-to-catch-and
— GAO: President’s ability to nix spending limited – NIV ELIS
https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/420655-presidents-ability-to-nix-spending-limited-gao

 

CNN
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Trump says “Trump surrounding himself with yes-men and yes-women.” What do establishment Republicans want you to do? They want me to stop sending out GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails, but failing that, they want me to stop including links in the emails to articles that promote the traditional family, right to life, immigration, Second Amendment, illegal drugs, and equal opportunity (no race or gender based preference giving) planks in the Illinois Republican Party platform and in the Republican Party platform.)
https://www.cnn.com/2018/12/07/opinions/trumps-yes-men-and-yes-women-psaki/index.html

 

NBC NEWS
— Help wanted: Trump needs new chief of staff for ‘the worst of times’ Analysis: If the president doesn’t empower his next top aide, he could encounter serious problems, experts say. – Jonathan Allen
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/politics-news/wanted-trump-chief-staff-worst-times-n946146
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Experts on White House operations say Trump’s desire to run his own operation has been an impediment to him and could make the job less attractive to potential candidates. Chris Lu, who served as Cabinet secretary under President Barack Obama, told NBC News that part of the problem is that Trump hasn’t shown much willingness to let his chiefs of staff, Reince Priebus and Kelly, do their jobs. That includes managing the policy process, limiting the number decisions the president has to make, controlling access and telling him “no” when he needs to hear it. “It doesn’t seem like Trump really wants a chief of staff, and that’s just not an efficient way to run a White House — to have the president calling all the shots,” Lu said. “You don’t need a yes-man as chief of staff. That’s a recipe for disaster.”)

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— Supreme Court Won’t Hear Planned Parenthood Cases, and 3 Court Conservatives Aren’t Happy – Adam Liptak
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/12/10/us/politics/planned-parenthood-supreme-court.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps crow about their success in getting citizens of foreign countries to claim asylum in America.
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/12/10/us/politics/trump-asylum-border-.html
— A Short History of Political Red Faces Over Workers Without Green Cards – Adeel Hassan
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/12/10/us/politicians-undocumented-immigrant-workers.html


— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Trump-haters focus on a) getting women to hate Trump and b) getting women to punish Trump by voting for Democrats.
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/12/10/us/politics/women-candidates-activism.html
— HARDCOPY ARTICLE TITLE: Russian Accused of Trying to Influence Conservatives Will Plead Guilty – Matthew Rosenberg (DIERSEN: I should write a book about Democrat plants, Libertarian plants, and Green plants in the Illinois Republican Party (IRP), DuPage County Republican Central Committee (DCRCC), Milton Township Republican Central Committee (MTRCC), TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois, Illinois Center Right Coalition (ICRC), etc. who focus/focused on driving out of the IRP, DCRCC, MTRCC, TAPROOT, ICRC, etc. those like me who support the traditional family, right to life, immigration, Second Amendment, illegal drugs, and equal opportunity (no race or gender based preference giving) planks in the IRP platform and in the Republican Party platform.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/12/10/us/politics/maria-butina-russia-nra.html
— Victorina Morales Said She Was Undocumented. How Could We Know for Sure? – Miriam Jordan (DIERSEN: What percent of illegals present employers and everyone else with fake documents – 100%?)
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/12/11/reader-center/undocumented-trump-golf-clubs.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Still, I called the immigration lawyer, Anibal Romero. He informed me that one of his clients had been hired by the Trump National Golf Club in Bedminster, N.J., based on fake documents when she was still undocumented. He said he would soon meet another woman, a current employee, who was undocumented. Both were willing to come forward.)

 

NEW YORK POST
— Why ‘No Hate Here’ signs are actually pretty hateful – F.H. Buckley
https://nypost.com/2018/12/09/why-no-hate-here-signs-are-actually-pretty-hateful/
— Trump needs to cool it on Twitter – Editorial
https://nypost.com/2018/12/10/trump-needs-to-cool-it-on-twitter/

 

SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats crow about their success in making more and more and more people anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.
https://www.sfchronicle.com/opinion/editorials/article/Editorial-Are-Republicans-listening-to-13455817.php

 

USA TODAY
— HARDCOPY ARTICLE TITLE: Best workplaces are energized – Dalvin Brown (DIERSEN: Which employees do/did your superiors focus on energizing where you work/worked? My Democrat superiors in the federal government focused on energizing their employees who were Democrat, minority, female, and/or younger. They focused on de-energizing their employees who were Republican, White, male, older, and/or non-veteran.)
https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/business/2018/12/10/costco-google-t-mobile-ranked-best-companies-work-2018/2202327002/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Company culture can make or break your experience at work. Workplace atmosphere can mean the difference between an energized, productive work day and a stressed out, ineffectual 8-hour shift. So what workplaces have the best overall work environment?)

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Three Conservative Justices Chide Supreme Court for Not Taking Case Touching on Abortion Action leaves in place conflicting rulings on whether Medicaid patients can sue for access to their preferred health provider – Jess Bravin
https://www.wsj.com/articles/three-conservative-justices-chide-supreme-court-for-not-taking-case-touching-on-abortion-1544472108
— Calculating the Risk of College  College pays off for most people and costs have even been flattening. There are, however, often-overlooked pitfalls that can leave some people worse off than if they hadn’t gone to college. – Douglas Belkin and Dylan Moriarty (FROM THE ARTICLE: “10 years after graduation, 32% of college grads end up with jobs that don’t require a college degree.”)
https://www.wsj.com/graphics/calculating-risk-of-college/

 

NPR
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Americans Want Trump To Compromise On Border Wall Amid Possible Shutdown.”
https://www.npr.org/2018/12/11/675334306/poll-americans-want-trump-to-compromise-on-border-wall-amid-possible-shutdown

 

NATIONAL
— Going up or out – THOMAS HUKAHU (DIERSEN: Of course, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always hinted/implied/argued/shouted that if they were me, they would have easily made 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.thenational.com.pg/career-tip-going-up-or-out/

 

PLATINUM PARTNER REALTORS
— FOR SALE: 619 Frazier Court, Wheaton – $950,000 (DIERSEN: This home borders our south lot line. We could afford to buy it if my Democrat superiors had not been so successful in wasting my career and forcing me to retire in 1997 when I was 49 years old.)
https://www.pprhomes.com/homes-for-sale-details/619-FRAZIER-COURT-WHEATON-IL-60189/10123861/34/

December 10 Evening Edition

ABC7
— Top House Democrats raise prospect of impeachment, jail for President Trump – AP
https://abc7chicago.com/politics/top-house-dems-raise-prospect-of-impeachment-jail-for-president-trump/4872097/

 

NBC5
— Former Pritzker Staffer Shot While Campaigning For Aldermanic Candidate on Facebook Live Little was hit once in the leg, and was treated and released at Little Company of Mary Hospital. And it was not his first brush with campaign fame in 2018. – Phil Rogers
https://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/Former-Pritzker-Staffer-Shot-While-Campaigning-For-Aldermanic-Candidate-on-Facebook-Live-502392421.html

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Goodbye to Illinois’ $130 billion pension hole. Now it’s $133 billion. And getting deeper. – Editorial
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/editorials/ct-edit-pension-illinois-pritzker-budget-20181210-story.html
— Canvasser for 15th Ward alderman candidate shot on Facebook Live while handing out pamphlets – Katherine Rosenberg-Douglas
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/ct-met-alderman-campaign-volunteer-shot-20181210-story.html
— The impeachment rabbit hole – EDITORIAL
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/editorials/ct-edit-impeach-trump-cohen-mueller-20181210-story.html

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Rahm: ‘To survive, Trump will need a true wartime consigliere’ as chief of staff – Lynn Sweet
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/rahm-emanuel-to-survive-trump-will-need-a-true-wartime-consigliere/
— Furious over petition challenge, Ja’Mal Green slams Willie Wilson’s Rauner ties – Fran Spielman
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/petition-challenge-jamal-green-willie-wilson-bruce-rauner/
— U.S. starts to withdraw troops from Trump border mission – AP
https://chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/us-starts-to-withdraw-troops-from-trump-border-mission/
— By retiring, fire commissioner Jose Santiago avoided discipline over his driver’s racial slur – Tim Novak
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/chicago-fire-commissioner-jose-santiago-racial-slur-n-word-investigation-rahm-emanuel-richard-rosado/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Democrats use Affirmative Action, Diversity, and Inclusion to get rid of Republicans, and especially to get rid of Republicans who are White, male, older, and/or non-veteran.)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/white-churches-have-a-moral-responsibility-to-stand-up/
— Dinner at the top: Pritzker invites state’s 4 top lawmakers to dine at his home – Michael Sneed
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/governor-j-b-pritzker-michael-madigan-jim-durkin-bill-brady-democrats-republicans-lllinois/

 

DAILY HERALD
— Lisle candidate says incumbent cut in line on filing day – Robert Sanchez
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20181210/lisle-candidate-says-incumbent-cut-in-line-on-filing-day
— Why Democrats aren’t ready to impeach Trump just yet – AP
https://www.dailyherald.com/article/20181210/news/312109884/

 

WTTW
— Madigan-Connected Alderman Responds to Election Fraud Allegations – Paris Schutz
https://news.wttw.com/2018/12/10/madigan-connected-alderman-responds-election-fraud-allegations

 

CHAMPAIGN/URBANA NEWS GAZETTE
— Detaining undocumented immigrants pays for McHenry County – AP
http://www.news-gazette.com/news/2018-12-10/detaining-undocumented-immigrants-pays-mchenry-county.html

 

GALESBURG REGISTER MAIL
— Pritzker ‘proud’ of Democratic showing in Knox Co. – Tom Loewy (DIERSEN: Of course, Pritzker takes his victory as a mandate to get rid of once and for all individuals, organizations, companies, and governments in Illinois that are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders, and those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time. Of course, Pritzker takes his victory as a mandate to promote welfare, dependency on government, dependency on charity, LGBTQ activity, abortion, mass/illegal immigration, abolition of the First and Second Amendments, booze, gambling, pot, and other vices, patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, age discrimination, retaliation, and even worse things.)
https://www.galesburg.com/news/20181210/pritzker-proud-of-democratic-showing-in-knox-co

 

FOX ILLINOIS
— Nearly 85 percent of UN nations back migration deal; not US – AP (DIERSEN: Democrats want immigrants because immigrants vote for Democrats. RINOs want immigrants because RINOs want cheap labor.)
https://foxillinois.com/news/nation-world/nearly-85-percent-of-un-nations-back-migration-deal-not-us

 

ILLINOIS DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN RIGHTS
— Illinois Department of Human Rights honors “Fairness and Equality” across the State (DIERSEN: Democrats use Affirmative Action, Diversity, and Inclusion to not hire and to get rid of Republicans, and especially Republicans who are White, male, older, and/or non-veteran.)
https://www2.illinois.gov/IISNews/19511-IDHR_Human_Rights_Day_Press_Release.pdf

 

MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— OUTSTANDING: McHenry County State’s Attorney Patrick Kenneally Opposes Legalization of Recreational Pot – Cal Skinner
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2018/12/06/pot/

 

ILLINOIS NEWS NETWORK
— Bill to clear some past marijuana convictions gets new support – Cole Lauterbach (DIERSEN: If you were asked what shows that you have respect for the rule of law, what would you say? I would say that I have never have used an illegal drug and that I never will.)
https://www.ilnews.org/news/justice/bill-to-clear-some-past-marijuana-convictions-gets-new-support/article_8a5ea6b6-fa5c-11e8-8a9b-ef95ffdf87b2.html

 

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— ROSSI: A RESPONSE TO JOE WALSH’S PLAN FOR IL GOP
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2018/12/rossi-a-response-to-joe-walshs-plan-for-il-gop-.html
— WALSH: WHAT SHOULD REPUBLICANS IN ILLINOIS DO NOW?
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2018/12/walsh-what-should-republicans-in-illinois-do-now-.html
— THORNER: FOX NEWS’ TUCKER CARLSON TRASHES TRUMP
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2018/12/thorner-fox-news-tucker-carlson-trashes-trump-.html

— PLANNED PARENTHOOD’S FOOTPRINT GROWING IN ILLINOIS
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2018/12/planned-parenthoods-footprint-growing-in-illinois.html

 

CAPITOL FAX
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Pot pushers push pot. Pot pushers especially want poor minorities, poor women, and poor veterans to push pot.
https://capitolfax.com/2018/12/10/more-details-emerge-about-cannabis-legalization/


— Did Pritzker defeat an incumbent Illinois governor by the biggest margin ever? (DIERSEN: What percent voted for Pritzker a) to punish Trump, b) to get more pot, gambling, booze, and other vices, c) to get more welfare, d) to get more LGBTQ activity, e) to get more abortion, f) to get more mass/illegal immigration, g) to get the First and Second Amendments abolished, and/or h) to drive out of Illinois individuals, organizations, and companies that are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, draft avoiders, German American, and those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time – 98%, 99%, 100%?)
https://capitolfax.com/2018/12/10/did-pritzker-defeat-an-incumbent-illinois-governor-by-the-biggest-margin-ever/

 

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Asylum claims soar 67 percent at U.S. border – Stephen Dinan
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2018/dec/10/asylum-claims-soar-67-percent-us-border/

 

NEWS BUSTERS
— CNN Praises HBO Anti-ICE Propaganda Film as ‘Public Service’ – Gabriel Hays
https://www.newsbusters.org/blogs/culture/gabriel-hays/2018/12/10/cnn-praises-hbo-anti-ice-propaganda-film-public-service

 

DAILY CALLER
— KAVANAUGH JOINS LIBERALS TO PROTECT PRO-PLANNED PARENTHOOD RULING – Kevin Daley
https://dailycaller.com/2018/12/10/planned-parenthood-kavanaugh/
— DEMOCRATIC REP. KRISHNAMOORTHI: WORKING TO RESTORE THE DIGNITY OF BLUE-COLLAR WORK – Rudy Takala (DIERSEN: Should I write a book about my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their stoops who have made it the most clear that they never would have stooped to take the jobs that I did? I did yard work and delivered newspapers 1962-1964; washed dishes 1964-1966; cleaned golf shoes, chipped slag, and pumped gasoline in 1966; delivered mail 1966-1969; worked on an automobile assembly line and as a security guard in 1970; sold tires, automotive services, and major appliances 1970-1971; pumped gasoline 1971-1972; collected delinquent taxes 1971-1980; and audited federal agencies 1980-1997.)
https://dailycaller.com/2018/12/10/krishnamoorthi-blue-collar/
— ICE GIVING MCHENRY COUNTY COLD CASH FOR HOUSING ILLEGALS – David Krayden
https://dailycaller.com/2018/12/10/ice-gives-cash-detain-illegal-immigrants-mchenry-county/
— MEDIA DOUBLE STANDARDS SHINE IN IMMIGRATION DEBATE – Derryck Green
https://dailycaller.com/2018/12/10/media-double-standards-immigration/

 

BREITBART
— Gallup: More Than 750 Million People Globally Now Wanting to Migrate – Virginia Hale
https://www.breitbart.com/europe/2018/12/10/gallup-750-million-wanting-migrate/

 

NEWSMAX
— GOP Must Step Up Game for 2020 Win – James Hirsen
https://www.newsmax.com/jameshirsen/caputo-data-maga-ocasio-cortez/2018/12/10/id/893831/

 

NEW AMERICAN
— Migrants Continue Sneaking Into United States – R. Cort Kirkwood
https://www.thenewamerican.com/usnews/immigration/item/30868-migrants-continue-sneaking-into-united-states

 

AMERICAN THINKER
— Caravan migrants break up to take work in Tijuana – Monica Showalter
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2018/12/caravan_migrants_break_up_to_take_work_in_tijuana.html

 

RUSH LIMBAUGH
— He’s Saving America, But You Can’t Take the Tweets?
https://www.rushlimbaugh.com/daily/2018/12/10/hes-saving-america-but-you-cant-take-the-tweets/

 

HOT AIR
— Why The Migrant Caravan Took The Longest Route To The US Border – JOHN SEXTON
https://hotair.com/archives/2018/12/10/migrant-caravan-took-longest-route-us-border/

 

GOPUSA
— Bush: Rewriting history may obscure facts but it doesn’t change them
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=60800
— Ocasio-Cortez claims Jewish ancestry (DIERSEN: What if I had claimed Swedish ancestry? What is your national origin? During the 1840s and 1850s, all my ancestors immigrated to northeast Illinois from what is now Germany. Of course, needless-to-say, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always used that against me. In my defense, I stress that my grandfather on my father’s side fought the Germans during WWI, that my uncles on my mother’s side fought the Germans during WWII, and that my father would have fought the Germans during WWII if he had not been 4-F. Further, according to http://dna.ancestry.com, my ancestry is 33% Europe West, 28% Scandinavia, 24% Great Britain, 11% Ireland, 2% Europe East, 1% Finland/Northwest Russia, and 1% Italy/Greece. What if I had claimed Swedish ancestry?)
http://www.gopusa.com/ocasio-cortez-claims-jewish-ancestry/

 

CBS NEWS
— One way to help struggling workers: A guaranteed job – RACHEL LAYNE (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes who are/were not federal employees have always viciously demonized, viciously denigrated, and viciously condemned the federal government as being the “employer of last resort,” that is, that the federal government employs those who cannot get a real job in the private sector because they are lazy, stupid, bad, and even worse things. However, many millions have not and will not seek a job with the federal government a) because the pay and benefits are terrible, b) because the advancement opportunities are terrible, c) because they lack required education, work experience, professional certifications, and/or professional licenses, d) because they cannot pass an employment examination, e) because they cannot pass a background investigation, f) because they cannot pass a physical examination, g) because they cannot take the demonization, denigration, and condemnation that comes with being a federal employee or federal retiree, and/or h) because they are Republican, White, male, older, and/or non-veteran and they know that the federal government discriminates against the aforesaid.)
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/one-way-to-help-u-s-workers-guarantee-them-a-job/

 

WASHINGTON POST
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps crow about their success in getting citizens of foreign countries to claim asylum in America.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/national-security/at-the-us-mexico-border-us-sees-big-increase-in-migrants-claiming-fear-of-deportation/2018/12/10/37d7eb70-fca8-11e8-862a-b6a6f3ce8199_story.html

 

BOSTON GLOBE
— Immigration — the problem Congress doesn’t want to solve – DIANE HESSAN (DIERSEN: Democrats want immigrants because immigrants vote for Democrats. RINOs want immigrants because RINOs want cheap labor.)
https://www.bostonglobe.com/opinion/2018/12/10/immigration-problem-congress-doesn-want-solve/aR2QxaPxgxSH7xQfX8GKyL/story.html

 

NEWSWEEK
— MIGRANTS ARE CLIMBING OVER AND DIGGING UNDER THE BORDER WALL DESPITE TRUMP’S TOUGH WORDS – ROBERT VALENCIA
https://www.newsweek.com/migrant-caravan-climb-over-dig-under-border-wall-despite-trump-stance-1252264

 

U.S. NEWS & WORLD REPORT
— A Chicago Neighborhood Battles Endless Flow of Illegal Guns Police recover more than 1,000 guns this year in one Chicago community, but few think it will stop the flow of illegal weapons. President Donald Trump has called the city’s violence problems “very easily fixable.” Not so, say those who live with them.
https://www.usnews.com/news/best-states/illinois/articles/2018-12-10/a-chicago-neighborhood-battles-endless-flow-of-illegal-guns

 

RASMUSSEN REPORTS
— Voters Reject Gender As Major Voting Factor (DIERSEN: Democrats viciously demonize, viciously denigrate, and viciously condemn a) women who do not vote for Democrats, b) minorities who do not vote for Democrats, c) younger people who do not vote for Democrats, d) poor people who do not vote for Democrats, e) recent immigrants who do not vote for Democrats, and f) everyone else who does not vote for Democrats.)
http://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/general_politics/december_2018/voters_reject_gender_as_major_voting_factor

 

EDITOR & PUBLISHER
— Social Media Outpaces Print Newspapers in the U.S. as a News Source – Elisa Shearer
http://www.editorandpublisher.com/news/social-media-outpaces-print-newspapers-in-the-u-s-as-a-news-source/