May 2 Morning Edition

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Democrats confident they can block Trump’s agenda after spending-bill win.”
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/politics/ct-democrats-spending-bill-20170501-story.html
— Northwestern journalism school lets accreditation lapse – Dawn Rhodes  (DIERSEN: Since I became the GOPUSA Illinois Editor in 2000, to discredit me, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have shouted that I do not have a degree in journalism.  In my defense, I worked for GAO for almost 18 years 1980-1997, the last 11 years of which, at the GS-13 Step 1-10 levels, currently $94,610-$122,991. Much of what I did for GAO is similar to what journalists do – interviewing, conducting surveys, gathering facts, summarizing facts, analyzing facts, and writing reports. Two of the GAO reports that I worked on are at http://www.gao.gov/assets/160/154342.pdf (FINANCIAL DERIVATIVES: Actions Needed to Protect the Financial System) and at http://www.gao.gov/assets/160/156011.pdf (OTC DERIVATIVES: Additional Oversight Could Reduce Costly Sales Practice Disputes).)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/ct-met-northwestern-university-medill-accreditation-20170501-story.html
— Trump’s first 100 days have been a disaster — for Democrats – Marc A. Thiessen
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/commentary/ct-trump-first-100-days-disaster-for-democrats-20170501-story.html
— Illinois’ medical debt spiral injures people, economy – Robert Reed
http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/ct-illinois-hospitals-hurt-state-budget-robert-reed-0502-biz-20170501-column.html
— Rauner, Madigan offer new buzzword on impasse: ‘focus’ – Monique Garcia  (DIERSEN: What do your critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes focus on?  My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes focus on a) stopping me from putting GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails together and sending them out and b) stopping everyone from reading those emails.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-bruce-rauner-michael-madigan-focus-20170501-story.html
— Kane County evaluates impact of video gaming on Grand Victoria grants – Gloria Casas  (DIERSEN: How strongly does your municipality, your township/ward, and your county promote booze, gambling, and other vices?)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/elgin-courier-news/news/ct-ecn-kane-gambling-poker-st-0502-20170501-story.html

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Planned Parenthood targets Roskam in TV ad, poll – Tina Sfondeles  (DIERSEN: What kinds of slanderous things do your critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes say about you a) to your congressman, b) to your state senator, b) to your state representative, c) to Rauner, d) to Sanguinetti, e) to Radogno, f) to Durkin, g) to the elected officials in your county, in your township/ward, and in your municipality, and h) to the leaders of the Illinois Republican Party, your county party organization, and your township/ward party organization? Do the aforesaid treat you like they believe the slanderous things that were said about you?  My slanderous critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always blamed me for all the problems that Roskam has had, is having, and will have.)
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/planned-parenthood-targets-roskam-in-tv-ad-poll/
— Byrd-Bennett’s sentence doesn’t teach needed lesson – Mary Mitchell  (DIERSEN: What lessons were you taught?  My Democrat GAO superiors forced me to retire in 1997 when I was 49 years old, did not promote me beyond GS-13, kept me off audits of IRS for all but 3 of the almost 18 years that I worked for GAO, and forced me to take an $18,847 pay cut in today’s dollars to transfer from IRS to GAO in 1980.  My Democrat IRS superiors did not promote me beyond GS-12, disallowed my education deductions in 1978, and disallowed my partial day per diem claims in 1974.  My Democrat Post Office superiors forced me resign in 1969 and disallowed my sick leave requests in 1969. My Democrat plant, Libertarian plant, Green plant, and RINO critics/opponents ended my TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairmanship in 2012, my Wheaton Chamber of Commerce Government Affairs Committee membership in 2011, my service as the Milton Township Republican Central Committee webmaster in 2010 and in 2004, my Illinois Center Right Coalition Steering Committee membership in 2007, and my American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter board membership in 2004.)
http://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/mitchell-byrd-bennetts-sentence-doesnt-teach-needed-lesson/

 

DAILY HERALD
— Arlington Heights won’t follow county’s wage, sick leave rules – Sara Hooker and Lee Filas
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20170502/dawn-patrol-arlington-heights-wonx2019t-follow-countyx2019s-wage-sick-leave-rules
— Cut the number of judges in primary elections – Editorial  (DIERSEN: For many, the longer that you have to stand in line to vote, the less likely that you will vote in the future.)
http://www.dailyherald.com/discuss/20170501/editorial-cut-the-number-of-judges-in-primary-elections
— Eight charged in connection with Naperville prostitution sting
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20170501/eight-charged-in-connection-with-naperville-prostitution-sting

 

CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Trump says “Teachers Concerned About the Future of Education. Some students are focused on immigration instead of learning.”  Ever-increasingly, Democrat teachers focus on cranking out “good little Democrats.”)
http://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/local-news/teachers-concerned-about-the-future-of-education/704246882

 

WSIL TV
— With Obama, Clinton gone, GOP revives Pelosi as boogeyman – AP (DIERSEN: Who determines who the bogeymen are in your Republican township/ward party organization, in your Republican county party organization, in the Illinois Republican Party, in TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois, in the Wheaton Chamber of Commerce Government Affairs Committee, in the Illinois Center Right Coalition Steering Committee, in the American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter, in GAO, in IRS, in etc.?)
http://www.wsiltv.com/story/35289996/with-obama-clinton-gone-gop-revives-pelosi-as-boogeyman

 

WJBD RADIO
— Evander Holyfield’s son arrested on marijuana charges
http://www.wjbdradio.com/national-sports/2017/05/02/evander-holyfields-son-arrested-on-marijuana-charges
— Could libel laws change under President Trump?
http://www.wjbdradio.com/politics/2017/05/02/could-libel-laws-change-under-president-trump
— Trump adds the Philippines’ Duterte to list of authoritarian world leaders he’s praised
http://www.wjbdradio.com/politics/2017/05/01/trump-adds-the-philippines-duterte-to-list-of-authoritarian-world-leaders-hes-praised

 

OUR QUAD CITIES
— President Trump has no one else to blame if unable to fulfill campaign priorities  First 100 days demonstrate president’s learning curve – Jim Niedelman
http://www.ourquadcities.com/news/4-the-record/president-trump-has-no-one-else-to-blame-if-unable-to-fulfill-campaign-priorities/704287257
— Longshot Democratic gubernatorial candidate banking on social media over money in Illinois  Alex Paterakis is the youngest candidate in the race at 29 – Jim Niedelman
http://www.ourquadcities.com/news/4-the-record/longshot-democratic-gubernatorial-candidate-banking-on-social-media-over-money-in-illinois/704296041
— Paterakis not afraid to stand up to Michael Madigan if elected governor  Democratic candidate favors term limits and turnover in leadership – Jim Niedelman
http://www.ourquadcities.com/news/4-the-record/paterakis-not-afraid-to-stand-up-to-michael-madigan-if-elected-governor/704288061

 

NPR ILLINOIS
— Trump’s Budget Proposal Threatens Funding For Major After School Program – PAM FESSLER (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always hinted that I was born with a silver spoon in my mouth, that I have always been privileged, and that my parents were filthy rich because my father made enough money that my mother could stay home and raise me during the 1940s, 1950s, and 1960s in Crete.)
http://nprillinois.org/post/trumps-budget-proposal-threatens-funding-major-after-school-program#stream/0
— DIERSEN HEADLE: Democrats crow over their success in making evangelicals anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.
http://nprillinois.org/post/why-white-evangelicals-are-splintering-politically#stream/0

 

BELOIT DAILY NEWS
— DOZENS ARRESTED AS MAY DAY MARCHES TURN VIOLENT IN NORTHWEST – GILLIAN FLACCUS and AMY TAXIN
http://www.beloitdailynews.com/article/20170502/AP/305029978

 

ILLINOIS NEWS NETWORK
— Economist: Illinois’ biggest companies winners under Trump tax plan – Benjamin Yount  (DIERSEN: From what I see, the bigger the company, the more likely that it is anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://ilnews.org/news/economy/economist-illinois-biggest-companies-winners-under-trump-tax-plan/article_6b9bcf02-2e74-11e7-be4a-ff23cad4df08.html

 

CAPITOL FAX
— AG Madigan says she and her father don’t talk about impasse
https://capitolfax.com/2017/05/02/ag-madigan-says-she-and-her-father-dont-talk-about-impasse/

 

DAILY CALLER
— School District: Berkeley Riot Organizers Tried To ‘Brainwash’ Students Into Left-Wing Activism – Peter Hasson
http://dailycaller.com/2017/05/02/school-district-berkeley-riot-organizers-tried-to-brainwash-students-into-left-wing-activism-video/

 

HUFFINGTON POST
— Trump Administration’s Attack On Free Speech Sets A Dangerous Precedent  American democracy is at stake. – Matthew Menendez  (DIERSEN: What does Menendez say to my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes who focus on a) stopping me from putting GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails together and sending them out and b) stopping everyone from reading those emails?)
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/trump-administrations-attack-on-free-speech-sets-a-dangerous-precedent_us_5907bf64e4b02655f83f9f5b
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “May Day Strikes Hit Cities Around The Country.  Workers all over the country are protesting Trump’s immigration crackdown.”
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/may-day-strikes_us_59066888e4b05c3976807052

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— FRONT PAGE: HARDCOPY ARTICLE TITLE: Fox News, Pledging New Culture, Ousts Another Symbol of Old One – MICHAEL M. GRYNBAUM and EMILY STEEL  (DIERSEN: Anti-Trumps want Fox News to promote a) dependency on government and on charity, b) booze, gambling, pot, and other vices, c) LGBTQ activity, d) abortion, e) mass/illegal immigration, f) race and gender based preference giving, g) age discrimination, and h) hatred of those who are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German Americans, draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/05/01/business/media/fox-news-bill-shine.html
— In Europe’s Election Season, Tech Vies to Fight Fake News – MARK SCOTT  (DIERSEN: In America, according to the Democrats, any news that does not promote the Democrat Party platform is fake news.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/05/01/business/europe-election-fake-news.html
— School Vouchers Aren’t Working, but Choice Is – David Leonhardt  (DIERSEN: During the 1950s and 1960s, my parents saved Crete-Monee School District 200 lots of money by sending my brother and I to Missouri Synod Lutheran grade schools.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/05/02/opinion/school-vouchers-charters-betsy-devos.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, in America, you are considered to be guilty of whatever you are accused of, for example, racism, sexism, bigotry, and even worse things, if you are a Trump supporter, Protestant, conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owner, German American, draft avoider (except Bill Clinton), and/or if your ancestors have been in America for a long time.
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/05/02/opinion/bill-oreilly-shielded-by-christians.html

 

USA TODAY
— Campus mobs muzzle free speech. Administrators and student groups play a role in the growing intolerance. – Editorial
https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/2017/05/01/campus-protesters-free-speech-editorials-debates/100885962/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Free speech issue is a diversion.  There is no government plot to abridge or abolish the rights of the anti-immigrant bigots.”
https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/2017/05/01/free-speech-issue-diversion-editorials-debates/101174882/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps a) glorify and praise foreign countries and their citizens and b) demonize, denigrate, and condemn America and its citizens.)
https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/2017/05/01/immigrant-talent-pushed-away-from-us-column/100955662/
— How female business owners will save America – Rhonda Abrams  (DIERSEN: In America, since the 1960s, ever-increasingly, laws, regulations, policies, etc. require individuals, organizations, companies, governments, etc. to give preference to females.  It is called Affirmative Action, Diversity, and Inclusion.)
https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/columnist/abrams/2017/04/26/rhonda-abrams-women-business-owners-save-america/100913152/
— Facebook can tell when teens feel insecure – Jessica Guynn
https://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/news/2017/05/01/facebook-can-tell-when-teens-feel-insecure-advertiser-target/101158752/

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— ‘Nationalist’ Shouldn’t Be a Dirty Word  Trump will be successful if he puts U.S. interests first—while still helping to maintain global order. – Walter Russell Mead
https://www.wsj.com/articles/nationalist-shouldnt-be-a-dirty-word-1493678981

 

BLOOMBERG
— Provocateur-in-Chief Trump Pokes His Own Party’s Power Centers – Margaret Talev, Jennifer Jacobs, and Shannon Pettypiece
https://www.bloomberg.com/politics/articles/2017-05-02/provocateur-in-chief-trump-pokes-his-own-party-s-power-centers

 

WINDY CITY TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Chicago May Day rally and march draws unprecedented numbers.”
http://www.windycitymediagroup.com/lgbt/Chicago-May-Day-rally-and-march-draws-unprecedented-numbers/58973.html

 

AGORA FINANCIAL
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Pot pushers uses email lists from “conservative” websites to push pot.  If you push pot, you are anti-conservative.
https://pro.agorafinancial.com/p/TEK_secretpot2_0217/LTEKT446/

May 1 Evening Edition

ABC7
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps march for illegals in Chicago.
http://abc7chicago.com/news/may-day-marchers-rally-for-immigrant-rights/1939699/

 

NBC5
— May Day Demonstrations Held Across Chicago Monday
http://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/May-Day-Demonstrations-Slated-to-Be-Held-Across-Chicago-Monday-420892134.html

 

CBS2
— Durbin Lauds $1 Trillion Spending Plan As ‘Dramatic Victory’ – Craig Dellimore,
http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2017/05/01/dick-durbin-spending-bill-federal-budget-trillion-senate-house/

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Trump administration still considering how to make it easier to sue the media, Priebus says – Cleve R. Wootson Jr.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/politics/ct-trump-administration-sue-media-20170430-story.html
— Democrats should welcome pro-life liberals – Janet Robert  (DIERSEN: If you are conservative, you are pro-life.  If you are liberal, you are pro-abortion.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/commentary/ct-pro-life-democrats-abortion-20170501-story.html
— How rising political activism is changing women’s lives – Claire Altschuler  (DIERSEN: Anti-Trumps are doing everything that they can to make women anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/lifestyles/sc-politics-womens-lives-family-0501-20170501-story.html
— Aurora named a top city in America to start a family
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/aurora-beacon-news/news/ct-abn-aurora-family-st-0502-20170501-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Democrats use children as cannon fodder.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/ct-chicago-may-day-met-20170501-story.html
— Trump fundraiser Ron Gidwitz grilled over slum-like conditions at family property – Kim Janssen
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/chicagoinc/ct-gidwitz-testifies-lawsuit-daley-center-0502-chicago-inc-20170501-story.html
— Stifling growth in Illinois: Next step, raise the minimum wage higher than every border state’s – Editorial
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/editorials/ct-illinois-minimum-wage-mcdonalds-edit-0502-jm-20170501-story.html
— Where teenagers are hiding their drugs, according to the DEA – Christopher Ingraham
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/commentary/ct-teens-drugs-hiding-places-20170501-story.html
— Emanuel accepted gifts of sports tickets, travel perks last year – Bill Ruthhart
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-rahm-emanuel-gift-disclosure-met-0502-20170501-story.html

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Unanswered questions about pot – Peter Bensinger, Former Administrator, U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration, Chicago
http://chicago.suntimes.com/opinion/unanswered-questions-about-pot/
— Our authoritarian president – Robert Reich
http://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/our-authoritarian-president/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps march for illegals in Chicago.
http://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/pilsen-rally-helps-kick-off-may-day-demonstrations-in-chicago/
— It’s nobody’s beeswax how much money you earn – Editorial  (DIERSEN: If you are a government employee, soon or later, your critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes will know what your salary and your benefits are/were and they will use that information to hint/imply/argue/shout that you are/were overcompensated.)
http://chicago.suntimes.com/opinion/its-nobodys-beeswax-how-much-money-you-earn/
— Kapos: Lisa Madigan pulls in names, cash – Shia Kapos  (DIERSEN: Who will Rauner run against Lisa Madigan?)
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/kapos-lisa-madigan-pulls-in-names-cash/

 

DAILY HERALD
— Is Fox reporter going too far on social media? – Robert Feder
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20170501/feder-is-fox-reporter-going-too-far-on-social-media
— College of DuPage student takes seat on school’s board – Robert Sanchez
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20170501/college-of-dupage-student-takes-seat-on-schoolx2019s-board

 

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Kennedy attacks Pritzker as a Democratic version of Rauner – GREG HINZ
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20170501/BLOGS02/170509985/kennedy-attacks-pritzker-as-a-democratic-version-of-rauner

 

WTTW
— May Day Protests Take on Anti-Trump Fervor – Paris Schutz
http://chicagotonight.wttw.com/2017/05/01/may-day-protests-take-anti-trump-fervor

 

DNA INFO
— Thousands Of Activists, Teachers March For May Day – David Matthews and Peter Jones
https://www.dnainfo.com/chicago/20170501/downtown/may-day-chicago-march-protest-teachers-activists-donald-trump-bruce-rauner

 

KANE COUNTY CHRONICLE
— TRAGIC: Video gaming comes to Crosstown Pub in Batavia – RENEE TOMELL
http://www.kcchronicle.com/2017/04/18/video-gaming-comes-to-crosstown-pub-in-batavia/apk3n6m/

 

KANKAKEE TIMES
— Kankakee women’s group champions conservative ideals – Caitlin Nordahl  (DIERSEN: What groups champion conservative ideals in your municipality, in your township/ward, in your county, and in Illinois?)
http://kankakeetimes.com/stories/511110237-kankakee-women-s-group-champions-conservative-ideals

 

BELOIT DAILY NEWS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps rally.
http://www.beloitdailynews.com/article/20170430/AP/304309815

 

SANGAMON SUN
— Madigan, Mautino continue patronage practice – Ruth de Jauregui (DIERSEN: In Diersen v. GAO, all of the following made it very clear that they favored patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, age discrimination, and retaliation: the District Court Judge Amy J. St. Eve and the U.S. Attorney for GAO Patrick Fitzgerald, U.S. Senator Peter Fitzgerald who appointed the aforesaid, and the 7th Circuit Appellate Court Justices.)
http://sangamonsun.com/stories/511109645-report-madigan-mautino-continue-patronage-practice

 

DAILY NORTHWESTERN
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Chase Reed, a Communication freshman, promotes pot in Illinois.  If you promote pot in Illinois, you promote the destruction of Illinois.
https://dailynorthwestern.com/2017/04/30/opinion/reed-give-marijuana-legalization-in-illinois-another-chance/

 

STATE OF ILLINOIS
— First Lady Launches Illinois Family Connects  (DIERSEN: What “level or degree of support” did your parents have when you were born?  My outstanding parents had all the support that they needed form their outstanding parents, Trinity Lutheran Church in Crete, their neighbors, etc.)
http://www4.illinois.gov/PressReleases/PressReleasesListShow.cfm?RecNum=14167&RecNum=14167
(FROM THE ARTICLE: First Lady Diana Rauner is celebrating the launch of the Illinois Family Connects pilot program, a universal newborn support system. It is a home visiting program administered by the Stephenson County Health Department and available to new babies and their families. “I have seen firsthand that all families need some level or degree of support, and believe that offering every new parent a home visit to provide information, supports and resources can help every child thrive,” said First Lady Diana Rauner.)

 

ILLINOIS FAMILY INSTITUTE
— Republicans in the Illinois Senate Want to Increase the Size of Illinois Government and Your Taxes – John Biver
https://illinoisfamily.org/politics/republicans-illinois-senate-want-increase-size-illinois-government-taxes/

 

CAPITOL FAX
— Kennedy vs. Pritzker on legalizing marijuana  (DIERSEN: If you promote pot in Illinois, you promote the destruction of Illinois.)
https://capitolfax.com/2017/05/01/kennedy-vs-pritzker-on-legalizing-marijuana/

 

GOPUSA
— Piety and Trump-bashing: The sheer awfulness of the White House Correspondents’ dinner
http://www.gopusa.com/piety-and-trump-bashing-the-sheer-awfulness-of-the-white-house-correspondents-dinner/

 

DAILY CALLER
— Nancy Pelosi Prays For The Day Bush Is President Again – Amber Athey  (DIERSEN: Both Bushs rejected many planks in the Republican Party platform.)
http://dailycaller.com/2017/05/01/nancy-pelosi-prays-for-the-day-bush-is-president-again-video/

 

DAILY WIRE
— SURRENDER: The Obama Republicans Fully Fund Planned Parenthood, Obamacare, Sanctuary Cities, Don’t Fund Trump’s Wall – BEN SHAPIRO  (DIERSEN: How many Obama Republicans represent your precinct, your municipality, your township/ward, and your county?)
http://www.dailywire.com/news/15920/surrender-obama-republicans-fully-fund-planned-ben-shapiro#

 

LIVE STRONG
— The Majority of Pot Smokers Are Parents?! – LEAH GROTH  (DIERSEN: In my opinion, children of pot smoking parents should have an automatic right to sue their parents for child endangerment and even worse things.)
http://www.livestrong.com/article/1012998-turns-out-majority-marijuana-users-parents/

 

NEWSWISE
— Legal Marijuana Stores Lead to Increases in Property Crime
http://www.newswise.com/articles/view/673730/

 

AOL
— Sean Hannity hints at slander, defamation lawsuits: ‘I have a massive army’ – BRIAN FLOOD  (DIERSEN: Statements that are defamatory “per se” include statements that claim that the plaintiff is incompetent in his job, trade, or profession.  I should write a book about all the times that my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have hinted/implied/argued/shouted a) that I am incompetent in my jobs as the GOPUSA Illinois Editor since 2000 and as a Republican Precinct Committeeman since 1999 and b) that I was incompetent in my jobs as the TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairman 2005-2012, a Wheaton Chamber of Commerce Government Affairs Committee member 2003-2011, the Milton Township Republican Central Committee webmaster 2008-2010 and 2000-2004, an Illinois Center Right Coalition Steering Committee member 2003-2007, an American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter board member 2001-2004, a GAO employee 1980-1997, an IRS employee 1971-1980, etc.)
https://www.aol.com/article/entertainment/2017/05/01/sean-hannity-hints-at-slander-defamation-lawsuits-i-have-a-ma/22063798/

 

WASHINGTON POST
— Reince Priebus is a dunderhead (and he can’t sue me for saying so) – Erik Wemple
https://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/erik-wemple/wp/2017/05/01/reince-priebus-is-a-dunderhead-and-he-cant-sue-me-for-saying-so/
— There’s a well-funded campus industry behind the Ann Coulter incident – Amy Binder
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/monkey-cage/wp/2017/05/01/theres-a-well-funded-campus-outrage-industry-behind-the-ann-coulter-incident/

 

NEW REPUBLIC
— Democrats won big in the new budget agreement. – Jeet Heer
https://newrepublic.com/minutes/142406/democrats-won-big-new-budget-agreement

 

PBS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps push the immigration plank in the Democrat Party platform.
http://www.pbs.org/newshour/rundown/officials-worry-trumps-vow-squeeze-sanctuary-cities-hurt-health-programs/

April 30 Evening Edition

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Before legalizing pot in Illinois, learn from other states – Editorial  (DIERSEN: To promote pot in Illinois is to promote the destruction of Illinois.)
http://chicago.suntimes.com/opinion/before-legalizing-pot-in-illinois-learn-from-other-states/
(FROM THE EDITORIAL: Sometimes, when a big new issue presents itself, such as a deadly disease epidemic, lawmakers must respond on the fly. They craft laws without knowing the full facts, taking a gamble on the unintended consequences. When it comes to legalizing recreational marijuana in Illinois, precisely the opposite is true. There is no compelling reason to rush a decision, and plenty of reasons not to. To be precise, there are nine excellent reasons not to — eight states plus the District of Columbia, where recreational pot already has been legalized. They offer Illinois a terrific opportunity to sit back, watch and learn. The benefits and dangers of legal pot will become more clear fairly quickly, at which time Illinois can proceed accordingly. In Illinois, two state legislators are proposing to legalize recreational marijuana for people 21 or older. Users would be limited to possessing about an ounce or less and could not drive under the influence of the drug. Lighting up in public would be banned. That sounds reasonable enough, and we certainly understand the attraction of more taxable revenue for our financially troubled state. But skeptics continue to warn of the dangers, such as the potential physiological effects and the questionable message sent to young people about the casual use of drugs. Far better, then, to take a breath. Let’s see how recreational marijuana plays out in, say, Colorado or California. We might also learn a few things from Canada, which is expected to legalize recreational pot soon. If access to recreational pot were a fundamental matter of civil rights, Illinois would be wrong to delay legalization any further. But it is not. The urgency does not rise to the level of, say, legalizing same-sex marriage or eliminating unconstitutional barriers to voting. Canada already has identified some concerns about recreational marijuana that Illinois would have to address. Testing equipment similar to breathalyzers must be developed for marijuana, to guard against increase in impaired drivers. The testing equipment also would have to be made available to many workplaces, such as factories, to safeguard against workplace accidents. Concerns remain whether young people would have easier access to a drug that some scientists warn inhibits brain development. Taking a wait-and-see approach also will allow lawmakers to see how the Trump administration’s plans to enforce federal laws against marijuana play out. The Obama administration’s policy was to avoid interfering with state legalization of non-medical marijuana use. States can’t count on that anymore. Conflicts between federal and state could create huge legal headaches. The strongest argument for legalizing recreational pot in Illinois right now is money. Last year, the state of Colorado pocketed nearly $200 million in tax revenue from recreational marijuana. State Sen. Heather Steans and state Rep. Kelly Cassidy, Chicago Democrats, who are pushing legalization in the General Assembly, expect Illinois would pull in between $350 million and $700 million a year. In one fell swoop, our state’s finances would be in much better shape. But then there is this, again giving us pause: The National Institute on Drug Abuse says marijuana impairs judgment, reaction time and motor coordination. If more motorists use marijuana, more people could die on our highways. A legitimate worry? Or anti-pot alarmism? We don’t know and don’t have to guess. The answer to that question — and many others — will be coming soon enough from those eight other states, the District of Columbia and Canada. Each is a laboratory studying the social and medical impact of recreational pot.)
— Kennedy name’s magic is fading among black voters – Laura Washington
http://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/kennedy-names-magic-is-fading-among-black-voters/
— Chicago Guns Matter founder isn’t done with fight for a gun range – Frank Main
http://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/chicago-guns-matter-founder-isnt-done-with-fight-for-a-gun-range/

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— New York lawmakers devise plan to release Trump’s state taxes – AP
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/politics/ct-trump-tax-return-legislation-20170430-story.html
— Top cop’s SUV broken into during ‘crime of opportunity’
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/ct-top-cop-s-suv-burglarized-during-crime-of-opportunity-20170430-story.html
— Trump administration still considering how to make it easier to sue the media, Priebus says – Cleve R. Wootson Jr. (DIERSEN: When something that they do not like is posted on a website, rather than contracting the person who posted it, the first thing that my critics/opponents want to do is stop me from including a link to it in a GOPUSA ILLINOIS email.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/politics/ct-trump-administration-sue-media-20170430-story.html
— CPS eludes a reckoning, but the rolling fiscal disaster doesn’t end – Editorial
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/editorials/ct-chicago-schools-funding-last-day-edit-0429-20170428-story.html

 

DAILY HERALD
— Batavia resident, teacher hopes to challenge Hultgren – Lauren Rohr
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20170430/batavia-resident-teacher-hopes-to-challenge-hultgren
— How losing the breadwinner role affects a man’s political views – Jena McGregor  (DIERSEN: The Democrats who run the federal government use Affirmative Action, Diversity, and Inclusion to waste the careers of and to get rid of their employees who are Republican, White, male, older, and/or non-veteran.)
http://www.dailyherald.com/business/20170430/how-losing-the-breadwinner-role-affects-a-manx2019s-political-views

 

WGN RADIO
— Politics with Rick Pearson Full Show 4/30/17 – JASMINE COOPER
http://wgnradio.com/2017/04/30/the-sunday-spin-politics-with-rick-pearson-full-show-43017/

 

QUAD CITIES ONLINE
— Republican leaders emphasize budget issues at Lincoln Day dinner – Allie Arnell
http://www.qconline.com/news/local/republican-leaders-emphasize-budget-issues-at-lincoln-day-dinner/article_53ae6751-ab7c-5afa-8253-22db2e22ccb9.html

 

HERALD AND NEWS
— Chicago, law firms cultivate new pot-specific practices  (DIERSEN: To promote pot in Illinois is to promote the destruction of Illinois.)
http://www.heraldandnews.com/news/local_news/business/in-chicago-law-firms-cultivate-new-pot-specific-practices/article_a3866543-1fcb-51e9-a570-98376ac848dd.html

 

CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD
— Samantha Bee: There isn’t a “smug liberal problem”  Comedian talks role of comedy in Trump era – ALEXANDRA KING  (DIERSEN: All my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes are extremely smug.)
http://www.centralillinoisproud.com/entertainment/samantha-bee-there-isnt-a-smug-liberal-problem/702471608

 

CHICAGO CITY WIRE
— Racism only part of problem, Chicago author says – S. Laney Griffo
http://chicagocitywire.com/stories/511083860-racism-only-part-of-problem-chicago-author-says

 

SANGAMON SUN
— St. Louis blues called better than Illinois ills – Karen Kidd
http://sangamonsun.com/stories/511083581-st-louis-blues-called-better-than-illinois-ills

 

FEDERALIST PAPERS
— Obama’s EPIC Hypocrisy Summed Up In One Undercover Photo
http://thefederalistpapers.org/us/obamas-epic-hypocrisy-summed-up-in-one-undercover-photo

 

JP MEDIA
— Democrats Least Tolerant of Opposing Views – TOM KNIGHTON
https://pjmedia.com/trending/2017/04/28/study-finds-democrats-least-tolerant-of-opposing-views/

 

THE BLAZE
— Conservative Larry Elder instructs parents on how to ‘un-brainwash’ their liberal kids – Justin Haskins
http://www.theblaze.com/news/2017/04/30/conservative-larry-elder-instructs-parents-on-how-to-un-brainwash-their-liberal-kids/

 

DAILY CALLER
— McCain Calls Liberal Rejection Of Nuclear Power ‘Concerning’ – AMBER ATHEY
http://dailycaller.com/2017/04/30/mccain-calls-liberal-rejection-of-nuclear-power-concerning-video/

 

NEWS BUSTERS
— Samantha Bee on CNN: There Is No ‘Smug Liberal Problem’ – Nicholas Fondacaro  (DIERSEN: All my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes are extremely smug.)
http://www.newsbusters.org/blogs/nb/nicholas-fondacaro/2017/04/30/samantha-bee-cnn-there-no-smug-liberal-problem

 

LIFEZETTE NEWS
— Priebus: Trump Could Take Action Against Fake News  White House chief of staff says changing libel laws ‘something that we’ve looked at’
– Edmund Kozak (DIERSEN: When something that they do not like is posted on a website, rather than contracting the person who posted it, the first thing that my critics/opponents want to do is stop me from including a link to it in a GOPUSA ILLINOIS email.)
https://www.lifezette.com/polizette/priebus-trump-take-action-fake-news/

 

THE HILL
— Trump draws sharp correspondents’ dinner contrast with wild rally – MAX GREENWOOD
http://thehill.com/homenews/administration/331261-trump-draws-dc-dinner-contrast-with-wild-rally
— White House Correspondents’ Association chief: ‘We are not fake news’ – MAX GREENWOOD
http://thehill.com/homenews/media/331258-whca-president-we-are-not-fake-news

 

WASHINGTON POST
— Trump administration still considering how to make it easier to sue the media, Priebus says – Cleve R. Wootson Jr. (DIERSEN: When something that they do not like is posted on a website, rather than contracting the person who posted it, the first thing that my critics/opponents want to do is stop me from including a link to it in a GOPUSA ILLINOIS email.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-fix/wp/2017/04/30/trump-administration-still-considering-how-to-make-it-easier-to-sue-the-media-priebus-says/

 

NEW YORK POST
— The media assault on Trump could win him a second term – Salena Zito
http://nypost.com/2017/04/29/the-media-assault-on-trump-could-win-him-a-second-term/

 

FED SMITH
— Is a Buyout Worth Taking? – Jeff Neal  (DIERSEN: In 1993, when I was 45 years old, GAO offered all its employees, including me, who had 25 or more years of federal service a $25,000 buyout to take early retirement.  I would have had to suffer 10 years of “early retirement penalty.”)
https://www.fedsmith.com/2017/04/30/is-a-buyout-worth-taking/

 

NEW YORK MAGAZINE
— Reince Priebus Says White House Has ‘Looked at’ Changing Libel Laws – Chas Danner (DIERSEN: When something that they do not like is posted on a website, rather than contracting the person who posted it, the first thing that my critics/opponents want to do is stop me from including a link to it in a GOPUSA ILLINOIS email.)
http://nymag.com/daily/intelligencer/2017/04/priebus-says-white-house-has-looked-at-changing-libel-laws.html

 

SALON
— Reince Priebus: White House has “looked at” opening up libel laws  Reince Preibus talked about possibly changing libel laws on ABC’s “This Week” – CHARLIE MAY (DIERSEN: When something that they do not like is posted on a website, rather than contracting the person who posted it, the first thing that my critics/opponents want to do is stop me from including a link to it in a GOPUSA ILLINOIS email.)
http://www.salon.com/2017/04/30/reince-priebus-white-house-has-looked-at-opening-up-libel-laws/

April 30 Morning Edition

NBC5
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “At 100 Days in, Trump Seems Both Outsider and Insider.”
http://www.nbcchicago.com/news/national-international/President-Donald-Trump-Pennsylvania-Harrisburg-Campaign-Style-Rally-420818483.html

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Edward E. McNally, Trump’s top candidate for N.Y. prosecutor angered U.S. lawyers in Chicago in George Ryan case – Christian Berthelsen, Matt Robinson (DIERSEN: To this day, my RINO critics/opponents, their RINO operatives, and their RINO dupes a) blame me for all of George Ryan’s problems and b) hint/imply/argue/shout that were it not for me and my GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails, George Ryan would still be the Governor of Illinois.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/ct-trump-edward-mcnally-george-ryan-corruption-case-20170429-story.html
— College endowments hope for rebound after worst year since financial crisis – Becky Yerak
http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/ct-illinois-college-endowments-down-0430-biz-20170428-story.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Wheaton College this year plans to spend about $17.9 million of its endowment, a 4.6 percent spending rate, up from $17.2 million last year. Endowment spending covers 14 percent of the Christian liberal arts school’s annual budget and helps pay for scholarships, faculty positions — including research — as well as academic programs, facility maintenance and general operations. Financial aid and scholarships represent the biggest piece of Wheaton’s endowment spending, about 38 percent. That amount, $6.8 million, has been growing in both dollars and percentage of endowment spending. The latest round will provide scholarships for about 800 students out of a total student body of 2,650 students. But like Northwestern, Wheaton saw its endowment shrink last year, dropping 5.3 percent, to $388 million. Nevertheless, Wheaton still boosted its financial aid from all sources, including the endowment, by 3.7 percent in 2017 and plans to spend even more next year, investment manager Kenneth Larson said.)

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Judge’s campaign stunt raises extra alarms – Dan Mihalopoulos
http://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/mihalopoulos-judges-campaign-stunt-raises-extra-alarms/

 

DAILY HERALD
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD WITH PHOTO OF TRUMP: DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “President learning on the job.”  When did you learn on the job?  I worked for IRS in 1971-1980. The first 6 months was all on-the-job training. I worked for GAO 1980-1997.  GAO provides its employees with lots of on-the-job training, and I took full advantage of that.
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20170429/news/304299955/

 

QUAD CITIES ONLINE
— Republican leaders emphasize budget issues at Lincoln Day dinner – Allie Arnell
http://www.qconline.com/news/crime/republican-leaders-emphasize-budget-issues-at-lincoln-day-dinner/article_53ae6751-ab7c-5afa-8253-22db2e22ccb9.html
— Trump caps first 100 days with tax cuts for rich – Don Wooten  (DIERSEN: Democrats always want Republicans to pay more taxes. Democrats would love to impose a $1,000, $10,000, $100,000, $1,000,000+ annual tax on each and every Republican.)
http://www.qconline.com/opinion/columnists/don_wooten/trump-caps-first-days-with-tax-cuts-for-rich/article_0b0b7b54-d238-5569-80a0-1180670a15a7.html

 

NORTHWEST HERALD
— McHenry County, Illinois lose population again in latest census estimate  Studies paint bleak picture of reversing trend – KEVIN P. CRAVER  (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, the anti-Trumps who run Illinois make it clear that they want individuals, organizations, and companies that are members of the following groups to leave Illinois: Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German Americans, draft avoiders, and those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
http://www.nwherald.com/2017/04/27/mchenry-county-illinois-lose-population-again-in-latest-census-estimate/ad2hx0k/

 

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Budget: We want to believe – Editorial
http://www.sj-r.com/opinion/20170429/our-view-we-want-to-believe
— Township winners also former IDOT staff assistants – Bernard Schoenburg
http://www.sj-r.com/opinion/20170429/bernard-schoenburg-township-winners-also-former-idot-staff-assistants

 

CHAMPAIGN/URBANA NEWS GAZETTE
— Powerful pols got in on illegal state hiring scheme – Jim Dey  (DIERSEN: In Diersen v. GAO, all of the following made it very clear that they favored patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, age discrimination, and retaliation: the District Court Judge Amy J. St. Eve and the U.S. Attorney for GAO Patrick Fitzgerald, U.S. Senator Peter Fitzgerald who appointed the aforesaid, and the 7th Circuit Appellate Court Justices.)
http://www.news-gazette.com/opinion/columns/2017-04-30/jim-dey-powerful-pols-got-illegal-state-hiring-scheme.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Patronage hiring, like that on display in the IDOT episode, is illegal as a consequence of a 1990 U.S. Supreme Court decision in Rutan v. Republican Party of Illinois. As a consequence of that decision, the high court banned the practice with the exception of a handful of top policy positions in the upper reaches of the executive departments. Those appointed top management positions are called “Rutan-exempt” while lower-level jobs are labeled “Rutan-covered.” To get around the law, top Quinn officials created Rutan-exempt “staff assistant” positions who did “Rutan-covered” work and filled them with clouted job-seekers. Later, Quinn’s people would transfer the staff assistants into legitimate Rutan-covered positions after conducting phony jobs searches. In favoring those with clout, state officials squandered state dollars on unqualified individuals. IDOT also put others seeking state employment at an impossible disadvantage.)
— Marchers demand action on climate change – Paul Wood (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps blame Trump for everything that is bad, including bad weather.)
http://www.news-gazette.com/news/local/2017-04-29/marchers-demand-action-climate-change.html

 

HERALD & REVIEW
— Political scale tips toward GOP in southern Illinois, northeast Missouri – CHUCK RAASCH
http://herald-review.com/news/state-and-regional/govt-and-politics/political-scale-tips-toward-gop-in-southern-illinois-northeast-missouri/article_e448c4c1-ac7b-5846-bd36-4cbaeff56857.html
— Schools facing ‘dire decisions’ – AP
http://herald-review.com/news/state-and-regional/govt-and-politics/schools-facing-dire-decisions/article_8c395229-5065-5a7d-8cf0-7140d0cc425d.html

 

ALTON DAILY NEWS
— Budget Bickering Continues – Greg Bishop
http://altondailynews.com/news/details.cfm?clientid=17&id=242689#.WQW2sojyuM8

 

BELLEVILLE NEWS DEMOCRAT
— Springfield disconnect can be fixed by laying off lawmakers – Editorial
http://www.bnd.com/opinion/editorials/article147113364.html

 

CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD
— Woodward and Bernstein: Journalism, free press more crucial than ever  Watergate journalists tackle ‘fake new’ – JOSIAH RYAN  (DIERSEN: What do you say to those in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois who focus on a) stopping me from putting GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails together and sending them out, b) stopping everyone from reading those emails, and c) stopping me from raising funds from Republicans to sponsor entries in Wheaton’s Independence Day parades?)
http://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/politics/woodward-and-bernstein-journalism-free-press-more-crucial-than-ever/702215231

 

LUTHERAN CHURCH CHARITIES
— You Can Make a Difference – Tim Hetzner  (DIERSEN: What do you do to make a difference?  I put together and send out two GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails each and every day.  My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes do what they can each and every day a) to stop me from sending out those emails and b) stop everyone from reading those emails.)
http://devotions.lccharities.org/2017/04/30/can-make-difference/

 

DAILY CALLER
— Yale College Republicans Host Barbecue Right Next To Hunger Strike – Thomas Phippen
http://dailycaller.com/2017/04/29/yale-college-republicans-host-barbecue-right-next-to-hunger-strike/

 

WORLD RELIGION NEWS
— IN AMERICA, THE MORE EDUCATED YOU ARE, THE LESS RELIGIOUS YOU ARE – ALISON LESLEY
http://www.worldreligionnews.com/religion-news/america-educated-less-religious

 

CNN
— Trump rallies his base on his 100th day – Caroline Kenny
http://www.cnn.com/2017/04/29/politics/donald-trump-100-days-rally/index.html
— Trump rallies supporters in Pennsylvania on night of correspondents’ dinner – Eugene Scott
http://www.cnn.com/2017/04/29/politics/donald-trump-white-house-dinner/index.html
— Can you actually become a millionaire on an average salary? – Christy Bieber
http://money.cnn.com/2017/04/28/pf/millionaire-average-salary/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Becoming a millionaire has long been part of the American dream, but saving $1 million is not just an idle fantasy for most Americans. Saving at least $1 million is a dream many feel must come true if they’re going to have a comfortable retirement. In fact, of the Americans who have attempted to figure out how much they must save for retirement, 37% believe they need at least $1 million, according to the Employee Benefit Research Institute. Saving enough for retirement is a significant source of stress, and it’s natural to worry about reaching a savings goal of $1 million. Banking this much money may seem impossible on an average person’s salary, but could it actually be realistic? Can the average person, without a big inheritance or a lucky lotto win, become a millionaire? Can you actually become a millionaire on an average salary? There are a lot of factors that determine whether you can save $1 million or not, including how much you can invest and how fast those investments grow. The biggest factor, however, is your age when you start saving.)

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: In a front page top of fold editorial unethically made to look like a news article, anti-Trumps promote the immigration plank in the Democrat Party platform.
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/04/30/us/immigrants-deportation-sexual-abuse.html
— Family by Family, How School Segregation Still Happens – KATE TAYLOR  (DIERSEN: Democrats hint/imply/argue/shout that the fewer minorities that attended grade school with you, that the fewer minorities that attended high school with you, and that the fewer minorities that attended college with you, THE MORE RACIST THAT YOU ARE, THE MORE RACIST THAT YOUR PARENTS ARE/WERE, THE MORE RACIST THAT YOUR GRANDPARENTS ARE/WERE, AND THE MORE RACIST THE REST OF YOUR ANCESTORS WERE.  My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes hint/imply/argue/shout that I am a racist, that my parents were racists, that my grandparents were racists, and that the rest of my ancestors were racists because none of the aforesaid attended grade school or high school with minorities.  But wait, during my father’s last year in high school at Bloom High School in Chicago Heights in 1940, many of his classmates were minorities.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/04/28/nyregion/school-segregation-nyc-district-3.html
— Are Women Allowed to Love Their Jobs? – Jill Filipovic (DIERSEN: It was extremely difficult for my superiors to find women to take the jobs that I had 1962-1997 because all the jobs that I had were BAD JOBS.  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 assemble 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.  My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes make it very clear that they are FAR SUPERIOR TO ME and that a) they have never had to take such BAD JOBS like I did and b) that they would never take such BAD JOBS like I did.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/04/28/opinion/sunday/are-women-allowed-to-love-their-jobs.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps make clear that they want to abolish the Second Amendment.
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/04/29/opinion/even-as-president-donald-trump-panders-to-the-nra.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Hate-filled anti-Trumps blame Trump for their hatred. I should write a book about hate-filled anti-Trumps in my precinct, in Wheaton’s West District, in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois.  Those who hate Trump also hate individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that are Protestant, conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/04/29/opinion/sunday/how-the-left-learned-to-hate-like-the-right.html
— To Help Tackle Inequality, Remember the Advantages You’ve Had – SENDHIL MULLAINATHAN  (DIERSEN: What advantages have you had? According to my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes, a) you have had tremendous unearned and undeserved advantages if you are Protestant, conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, non-poor, a gun owner, German American, a draft avoider (except Bill Clinton), and/or if your ancestors have been in America for a long time and b) the more of the aforesaid that is true about you, the more that you should pay the price of Affirmative Action, Diversity, and Inclusion.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/04/28/upshot/income-equality-isnt-just-about-headwinds-tailwinds-count-too.html
— Fighting Compulsive Gambling Among Women – TANYA MOHN
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/04/28/business/retirement/fighting-compulsive-gambling-among-women.html
— FRONT PAGE WITH BIG COLOR PICTURE: Free Tuition in New York Adds Powerful Pull at Decision Deadline – LISA W. FODERAROAP  (DIERSEN: What percent of children of to college a) to get away from their parents, b) to party, c) to have sex, d) to drink booze, and/or e) to smoke pot?)
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/04/30/nyregion/new-york-excelsior-scholarship-free-tuition.html

 

USA TODAY
— Airbnb to let California test for racist hosts – Jessica Guynn  (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, under the Democrats, America is not only more and more and more anti-White, it is more and more and more anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.  That is a major reason why Trump won.)
https://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/news/2017/04/28/airbnb-let-california-test-racist-hosts-after-reports-of-bias-against-african-americans/101032640/
— Here’s why women, blacks and Hispanics are leaving tech – Jessica Guynn  (DIERSEN: While I worked for GAO 1980-1997, it became increasing toxic for its employees who were Republican, White, male, older, and/or non-veteran.)
https://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/news/2017/04/27/toxic-workplaces-technology-women-minorities-retention/100977038/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Toxic workplaces — where harassment, stereotyping and bullying occur — are driving away women and people of color, undercutting technology companies’ efforts to increase diversity and costing an estimated $16 billion a year. That’s the conclusion of a first-of-its-kind study from the Kapor Center for Social Impact and Harris Poll that explored the reasons people leave tech companies.)

 

SALT LAKE TRIBUNE
— The benefits of diversity and equal protection loom large on Law Day – James A. Sorenson  (DIERSEN: To promote diversity is to get rid of those who are Republican, White, male, older, and/or non-veteran.  Democrats use Diversity to get rid of those who are Republican, White, male, older, and/or non-veteran.)
http://www.sltrib.com/opinion/5212121-155/op-ed-the-benefits-of-diversity-and

 

NEWSWEEK
— BEYOND TRAGIC: CITY BY CITY, MARIJUANA IS BECOMING LEGAL – LIZ WOLFE
http://www.newsweek.com/city-city-marijuana-becoming-legal-590174
— AMONG CHRISTIANS IN U.S., MORE EDUCATION DOES NOT EQUAL LESS RELIGION – JASON LE MIERE
http://www.newsweek.com/christians-america-education-religion-590530

 

SALON
— Obama’s whopping Wall Street payday: Not a great look for the Democratic Party brand  The ex-president’s $400,000 speaking fee is no crime — but it sure doesn’t help the Democrats’ image problem – CONOR LYNCH
http://www.salon.com/2017/04/29/obamas-whopping-wall-street-payday-not-a-great-look-for-the-democratic-party-brand/

 

RASMUSSEN REPORTS
— Democrats Not Happy With Their Party’s Attempts to Block Trump
http://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/trump_administration/april_2017/democrats_not_happy_with_their_party_s_attempts_to_block_trump

April 27 Evening Edition

CBS2
— Gov. Rauner, Speaker Madigan Have Rare Face-To-Face Meeting – Derrick Blakley
http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2017/04/27/gov-rauner-speaker-madigan-have-rare-face-to-face-meeting/

 

ABC7
— PRESIDENT TRUMP’S FIRST 100 DAYS: A TIMELINE OF KEY EVENTS
http://abc7chicago.com/politics/president-trumps-first-100-days-a-timeline/1924621/
— DA DECLINES TO CHARGE NORTH CAROLINA WOMAN WHO CAST VOTE FOR TRUMP IN DEAD MOM’S NAME – AP
http://abc7chicago.com/politics/no-charge-for-woman-who-cast-trump-vote-for-dead-mom/1924144/

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Rauner, Madigan hopeful after meeting — should rest of state be? – Tina Sfondeles
http://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/rauner-madigan-hopeful-after-meeting-should-rest-of-state-be/
— In tweetstorm, Trump takes aim at Democrats on spending bill – AP
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/in-tweetstorm-trump-takes-aim-at-democrats-on-spending-bill/
— Rahm likely will have to rescue CPS, no matter how judge rules – FRAN SPIELMAN and LAUREN FITZPATRICK
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/rahm-likely-will-have-to-rescue-cps-no-matter-how-judge-rules/
— We hate government, then ask, “Can’t government do something?” – Phil Kadner
http://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/we-hate-government-then-ask-cant-government-do-something/

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Rauner, Madigan meet for first time since December, offer dueling accounts – Haley BeMiller and Monique Garcia
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-bruce-rauner-mike-madigan-meeting-met-0428-20170427-story.html
— Feckless Frank Mautino and the arrogance of Illinois’ political insiders – Austin Berg
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/daily-southtown/opinion/ct-sta-berg-column-st-0428-20170427-story.html
— Gov. Rauner reaches the 839-day benchmark and it’s not pretty – Eric Zorn  (DIERSEN: If you are unemployed, for how many days?  For me, it has been 7,141 days since my Democrat GAO superiors succeeded in forcing me to take their early retirement “offer” on September 30, 1997.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/zorn/ct-bruce-rauner-assessment-perspec-0428-20170427-column.html
— What Rauner is up against — the Boss – John Kass
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/columnists/kass/ct-rauner-madigan-kass-0428-20170427-column.html
— Bad boy Rauner reveals youthful obsession with snakes – Kim Janssen  (DIERSEN: What youthful obsessions did you have?  For me, it was muscle cars made by General Motors, Ford, and Chrysler.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/chicagoinc/ct-rauner-bad-boy-biker-chicago-inc-20170427-story.html
— Fact-checking Speaker Michael Madigan – Editorial
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/editorials/ct-madigan-rauner-cullerton-illinois-edit-0428-jm-20170427-story.html
— Ivanka Trump is successful. Get over it. – Ed Rogers
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/commentary/ct-ivanka-trump-booed-20170427-story.html
— Schock investigators possibly committed crime to get records, House lawyer alleges – Matt Zapotosky
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-schock-investigators-possible-crime-20170427-story.html

 

DAILY HERALD
— Tollway board OKs Tri-State widening over objections from some suburbs – Marni Pyke
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20170427/tollway-board-oks-tri-state-widening-over-objections-from-some-suburbs
— Inmate suing DuPage sheriff for ‘flimflam charade’ – Justin Kmitch
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20170427/inmate-suing-dupage-sheriff-for-x2018flimflam-charadex2019
— Elgin council reverses itself, OKs gun range catering to women – Elena Ferrarin
http://www.dailyherald.com/business/20170427/elgin-council-reverses-itself-oks-gun-range-catering-to-women

 

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— As Madigan and Rauner meet, Indiana shows the way – GREG HINZ
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20170427/BLOGS02/170429871/as-madigan-and-rauner-meet-indiana-shows-the-way
— Ken Griffin has a $15 million gift for a charity – Bloomberg (DIERSEN: Many of my critics/opponents paint themselves as being Robin Hood.  They take things way from undeservedly filthy rich bad people like me and give those things to good people.)
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20170427/NEWS07/170429874/ken-griffin-has-a-15-million-gift-for-a-charity

 

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Rauner, Madigan meet to discuss budget – Doug Finke
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20170427/rauner-madigan-meet-to-discuss-budget

 

ALTON TELEGRAPH
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Trump demonizes, denigrates, and condemns Trump.
http://thetelegraph.com/opinion/100996/dunphy-trump-and-the-slaveholder

 

WTTW
— Rauner, Madigan Meet for the First Time in 2017 – Amanda Vinicky
http://chicagotonight.wttw.com/2017/04/27/rauner-madigan-meet-first-time-2017

 

NORTHERN PUBLIC RADIO
— Rauner Retracts Decision To Lay Off State Prison Nurses – TOM LISI (DIERSEN: What if Democrat and RINO politicians had retracted their decision to gut GAO?)
http://northernpublicradio.org/post/rauner-retracts-decision-lay-state-prison-nurses

 

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— WHERE’S WEYERMULLER? FINDING “NEW” REPUBLICANS AT JOHN MARSHALL LAW SCHOOL
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2017/04/wheres-weyermuller-finding-new-college-reoublicans-at-john-marshall-law-school.html
— SEIU NURSING HOME WORKERS IN ILLINOIS THREATEN STRIKE
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2017/04/seiu-nursing-home-workers-in-illinois-threaten-strike.html

 

CAPITOL FAX
— Leader Radogno joins Governor and Speaker at @ALPLM for @ILREALTOR celebration of Dan Goodwin.
https://capitolfax.com/2017/04/27/question-of-the-day-2459/

 

HEALTH DAY
— College Now the Place to Try Pot  Undergrads experimenting in record numbers, same spike not seen among those who skip university life – Dennis Thompson  (DIERSEN: If you promote pot, you promote destruction.  I have never used an illegal drug, and I never will.  What has discouraged you from using pot?  For me, it included my outstanding parents who raised me in Crete and as a Missouri Synod Lutheran, my being a federal employee 1966-1969 and 1971-1997, and the fact that pot is destructive and illegal. My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes would agree that HAD I BEEN A STONER, I never would have been able to a) buy new cars when I was 17, 19, 20, 24, etc., b) graduate from high school when I was 17 and the in the upper 20% of my class, c) get a score of 24 on the ACT test, d) get accepted by UIC when I was 17, e) earn a bachelor’s degree from NIU when I was 21 and master’s degrees from Loyola when I was 27, from DePaul when I was 31, and from IIT when I was 48, f) buy a new town home when I was 24 and condos when I was 25 and 27, g) get married and buy a home with my wife in Wheaton when I was 29, h) pass the CPA examination on my first attempt when I was 30, i) pass the Certified Internal Auditor examination on my first attempt when I was 32, j) earn additional job-related professional certifications when I was 41, 45, 47, and 48, k) become a licensed CPA when I was 33, and l) have a new home built in Wheaton with my wife when I was 35.  QUESTION: Why do politicians promote pot? ANSWER: Stoners are far easier to manipulate/dominate.)
https://consumer.healthday.com/public-health-information-30/marijuana-news-759/college-now-the-place-to-try-pot-study-721849.html

 

GOPUSA
— OUTRAGEOUS, TRAGIC, UNACCEPTABLE: Organizers Cancel Portland Rose Parade Following Threats by Anarchists
http://www.gopusa.com/organizers-cancel-portland-rose-parade-following-threats-by-anarchists/
— Concord votes to be ‘welcoming’ to illegal aliens  (DIERSEN: To welcome illegals is to be anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than your ancestors.)
http://www.gopusa.com/concord-votes-to-be-welcoming-to-illegal-aliens/

 

THE BLAZE
— OUTRAGEOUS, TRAGIC, UNACCEPTABLE: Leftist threat promises to ‘drag’ Republicans from city parade. Officials’ reaction is sad. – Dave Urbanski (DIERSEN: Anti-Republicans have always wanted Wheaton to ban Republicans from Wheaton’s Independence Day parades.  Of course, anti-Trumps want Wheaton to ban Republicans from Wheaton’s 2017 Independence Day parade. This year, will Republican candidates, Republican elected officials, and Republican organizations surrender to the anti-Trumps and a) NOT have entries in the parade and b) NOT contribute toward sponsoring entries in the parade?  I am going to raise $2,500 from Republicans to sponsor the Wheaton high school bands and the bagpipers in the parade even if all of the $2,500 has to come from me.)
http://www.theblaze.com/news/2017/04/27/leftist-threat-promises-to-drag-republicans-from-city-parade-officials-reaction-is-sad/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Portland’s 82nd Avenue of Roses Parade this weekend was supposed to be a community-building event, showcasing local businesses and offering a positive spin on the area’s sometimes negative perception, the Oregonian reported. But there was a problem: The Multnomah County Republican Party was one of this year’s parade participants. At least it was a problem for an “antifa/anarchist” who sent an anonymous email to parade organizers Saturday, the Portland Mercury reported. According to the Mercury, the email sender threatened that if GOP members are allowed to participate in the parade, “we will have two hundred or more people rush into the parade into the middle and drag and push those people out as we will not give one inch to groups who espouse hatred toward LGBT, immigrants, people of color or others. In case the message was not clear to you this is a sanctuary city and state, and we will not allow these people to spread their views in East Portland.” The email, the Oregonian added, also promised: “You have seen how much power we have downtown and that the police cannot stop us from shutting down roads, so please consider your decision wisely. … This is non-negotiable.” As you’re likely getting used to hearing these days, parade organizers canceled the event Tuesday, fearing it could end in “the type of riots which happen in downtown Portland,” the Oregonian added. Parade officials had contacted police about the situation, but Rich Jarvis, a spokesman for the Rose Festival Foundation, told the Oregonian that police couldn’t provide additional security. So it was bye-bye parade. “The showdown was imminent,” Jarvis told the Oregonian. “They were boxed into a corner, they simply had no choice. In order to avoid a violent outbreak, they had to cancel the parade.” Direct Action Alliance — a group “organized in response to the rise of fascism in America,” KGW-TV reported — was planning to speak out against fascism and white supremacy during the parade, the Oregonian said. But the group’s leader Jacob Bureros told KGW his group wasn’t responsible for the anonymous letter. “Direct Action Alliance and those affiliated with this group did not publish, produce or distribute the letter in question,” Bureros told the station in a statement. “We are members of this community, and like the Republican Party, our members have participated in past parades without incident. “We are disappointed that the parade was canceled,” he told the Oregonian, “… this is an awesome parade.” James Buchal, chairman of the Multnomah County Republican Party, told the Oregonian his group didn’t take part in the decision to cancel this Saturday’s parade — in fact, the news surprised him. He told KGW that the election of Republican President Donald Trump has caused a “significant portion of the population to become unhinged.” Buchal also had a message for those who believe GOP members are a bunch of racists and Nazis, the station reported. “I would say wake up, get in the real world,” he said. “We’re a political party. Are you really so stupid that you think we’re going to attract new members by marching with a bunch of Nazis carrying swastikas? What are you, nuts? Get in the real world.” Buchal told the Oregonian that he saw the anonymous, threatening email and that the GOP members still had no plans to back out. “We weren’t willing to just walk away quietly,” he said.)

 

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Illinois Senate endorses presidential tax disclosure plan – AP
http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2017/apr/27/illinois-senate-endorses-presidential-tax-disclosu/
— Illegals thwart immigration laws with help from lawyers, judges, educators – Stephen Dinan  (DIERSEN: Those who thwart immigration laws focus on destroying individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German Americans, draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2017/apr/24/illegal-immigrants-coached-on-deportation-protecti/

 

FOX NEWS
— ‘Why Not Burn Their Books?’: Tucker Vs. Prof Who Said Coulter Doesn’t Meet Speech ‘Standards’  (DIERSEN: Obviously, I have never met the standards set by my critics/opponents. They want me to glorify and praise them, to pander to them, to serve as one of their operatives or as one of their dupes, and/or to give them money.)
http://insider.foxnews.com/2017/04/26/tucker-carlson-ann-coulter-berkeley-speech-professor-ban-standards-value-judgment
— Ellison: Trump WH ‘A Dictatorship’ That ‘Wants to Control What People Learn’ (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes want to “control what people learn.” The want to stop me from sending out GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails. But failing that, they want a) past and present leaders of the Milton Township Republican Central Committee, the DuPage County Republican Central Committee, and the Illinois Republican Party, b) past and present Republican elected officials who represent/represented Wheaton, Milton Township, DuPage County, and Illinois, c) past and present Republican major donors, d) past and present Republican political consultants, and e) past and present Republican etc. to CONTROL THE CONTENT OF GOPUSA ILLINOIS EMAILS.)
http://insider.foxnews.com/2017/04/26/keith-ellison-slams-trump-dictator-fake-news-attacks-cnn-neil-gorsuch
— Coulter: Colleges Like Berkeley Want to ‘Squelch’ Conservative Speech  (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always wanted to squelch conservative speech.  I should write a book about them.)
http://insider.foxnews.com/2017/04/26/ann-coulter-berkeley-speech-cancelled-no-college-republican-lawsuit

 

GOPUSA
— TREASONOUS: Concord votes to be ‘welcoming’ to illegal aliens
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=23533

 

BREITBART
— RNC Chair: GOP Base Will ‘Walk Away’ in Midterms If Border Wall Is Not Built – PAM KEY
http://www.breitbart.com/video/2017/04/26/rnc-chair-gop-base-will-walk-away-midterms-border-wall-not-built/
— Austrian President: All Women Must Wear Headscarves to Fight Islamophobia – BEN KEW (DIERSEN: How soon will the anti-Trumps succeed in forcing all women in America to wear headscarves?)
http://www.breitbart.com/london/2017/04/27/far-left-austrian-president-all-women-must-wear-headscarves-fight-islamophobia/
— Federal Law Doesn’t Require Healthcare Providers to Report FGM Despite Half a Million ‘At Risk’ – MICHAEL PATRICK LEAHY
http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2017/04/27/federal-law-does-not-require-health-care-providers-to-report-female-genital-mutilation-despite-half-a-million-at-risk/

 

LIFE SITE NEWS
— OUTRAGEOUS: Dan Savage’s ‘Impeach Trump’ merchandise raises $100K+ for Planned Parenthood, others – PETER LABARBERA
https://www.lifesitenews.com/blogs/dan-savage-launches-effort-to-impeach-trump-by-funding-baby-killers

 

DAILY CALLER
— IRS Agents Raid The Offices Of Posh-Living Televangelist Benny Hinn – Eric Owens  (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always accused me of “posh-living.”)
http://dailycaller.com/2017/04/27/irs-agents-raid-the-offices-of-posh-living-televangelist-benny-hinn/

 

FED SMITH
— Trump to Sign EO to Make It Easier to Fire Non-Performing VA Employees – Ian Smith   (DIERSEN: According to my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes, the Democrats who run the federal government wasted my career and forced me to retire in 1997 when I was 49 years old solely because I was a “non-performing employee.”  My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes are Democrats, Democrat plants, Libertarians, Libertarian plants, Greens, Green plants, or RINOs.)
https://www.fedsmith.com/2017/04/27/trump-sign-executive-order-make-it-easier-fire-non-performing-va-employees/

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Rent or Buy? More Young People Are Choosing Homeownership  The number of new homeowners outstripped that of new renters for the first time in a decade – Laura Kusisto  (DIERSEN: I bought a new town home in 1972 when I was 24 years old.  According to my critics/opponents, I was able to do that because I was born with a silver spoon in my mouth (White, male, and healthy), I have always been privileged, I avoided the draft, and I was overpaid. According to me, I was able to do that because I had a bachelor’s degree in management from NIU, I was taking graduate business courses at Loyola, IRS paid me $54,864/year in today’s dollars, I worked part-time pumping gasoline for a Firestone Store, I had no debts, and I owned a 1972 Corvette and a 1962 Chevy BelAir.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/rent-or-buy-more-young-people-are-choosing-homeownership-1493326484

 

CORNELL Chronicle
— Historian to unpack class-based injustice in America May 4 – Yvette Ndlovu  (DIERSEN: Are/were your parents filthy rich?  What do you say to my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes who hint/imply/argue/shout that my parents were filthy rich?)
http://www.news.cornell.edu/stories/2017/04/historian-unpack-class-based-injustice-america-may-4

 

DAILY MAIL
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Trump says “Screaming and yelling at unfavorable TV coverage as his officials work out how to fill his time to stop him watching cable news: Inside Trump’s West Wing.”
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-4452038/Trump-screams-yells-unfavorable-TV-coverage.html

April 27 Morning Edition

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps call for their supporters to boycott all pro-Trump individuals, all pro-Trump organizations, all pro-Trump companies, all pro-Trump governments, and all pro-Trump countries.  What if Trump called for his supporters to boycott all anti-Trump individuals, all anti-Trump organizations, all anti-Trump companies, all anti-Trump governments, and all anti-Trump countries?
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/columnists/glanton/ct-trump-tower-values-20170426-column.html
— Rauner’s new State Fair digs: Goats in, hunting dog out – Monique Garcia
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-morning-spin-bruce-rauner-goats-hunting-dog-story.html
— The bumpy road to adulthood for 20-somethings and 30-somethings – Robert Samuelson  (DIERSEN: When were you 18-34?  For me it was 1966-1982.  Of course, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes hint/imply/argue/shout that if I was 34 today, I never would have been able to do the following before I was 34: a) become a licensed CPA, b) pass the Certified Internal Auditor Examination on my first attempt, c) pass the CPA examination on my first attempt, d) earn a master’s degree in accounting from DePaul, an MBA from Loyola, or a bachelor’s degree in management from NIU, e) get married, f) buy real estate, g) buy new cars, h) have jobs that paid me enough to do the aforesaid, i) etc.)

http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/commentary/ct-samuelson-millennials-jobs-adulthood-perspec-0427-jm-20170426-story.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Growing up isn’t what it used to be. There’s a yawning gap between the end of adolescence and the beginning of adulthood: a period when millions of 20-somethings and 30-somethings have many adult freedoms without all the responsibilities. Social scientists have tried — so far in vain — to name this new life-stage, but no one should question its significance. If you have doubts, a new U.S. Census Bureau study should resolve them. It compares the experiences of Americans 18 to 34 now with the same age group in the 1970s. There has been a sea change. “In prior generations, young adults were expected to have finished school, found a job, and set up their own household during their 20s — most often with their spouse and with a child soon to follow,” says the report. No more. . .The transition has been hard on some men. In 1975, only about a quarter of men 25 to 34 had incomes less than $30,000 a year. By 2016, that had risen to 41 percent. (Incomes were adjusted for inflation.) Meanwhile, millions of young women have entered the labor force, and though their median wage remains below men’s, it has increased faster than men’s.)

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “The men of Fox News need to take a stand.”  During the 1980s and 1990s, extremely few GAO employees “took a stand” against patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, and/or age discrimination.  Instead, to keep their job and/or to get promotions, they helped GAO waste the careers of and get rid of its employees who were Republican, White, male, older, and/or non-veteran.
http://chicago.suntimes.com/opinion/the-men-of-fox-news-need-to-take-a-stand/

 

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Kirkland passes Baker, becomes No. 2 U.S. law firm – CLAIRE BUSHEY
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20170427/NEWS04/170429886/kirkland-passes-baker-becomes-no-2-u-s-law-firm
— Why Chicago’s powerhouse economy can’t jumpstart stalled Illinois – TIM JONES
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20170427/NEWS02/170429894/why-chicagos-powerhouse-economy-cant-jumpstart-stalled-illinois

 

WIBQ AM
— Rauner Wants Permission To Fire Quinn I-DOT Patronage Workers  (DIERSEN: Do you OPPOSE patronage?  My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes PROMOTE patronage. GAO hired me in 1980 because it could not find a qualified Democrat who would take the job.  IRS hired me in 1971 because it could not find a qualified Democrat who would take the job.  The Post Office hired me in 1966 because it could not find a qualified Democrat who would take the job. Because I have always been a Republican, were it not for federal civil service protections, a) the Post Office would NOT have hired me in 1966 or let me work there for almost 3 years, b) IRS would NOT have hired me in 1971 or let me work there for almost 9 years, c) IRS would NOT have promoted me in 1972, 1973, or 1974, d) GAO would NOT have hired me in 1980 or let me work there for almost 18 years, and e) GAO would NOT have promoted me in 1986.)
http://wibqam.com/news/articles/2017/apr/27/rauner-wants-permission-to-fire-quinn-i-dot-patronage-workers/

 

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Rauners find family of foxes at Illinois State Fairgrounds residence
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20170426/rauners-find-family-of-foxes-at-illinois-state-fairgrounds-residence

 

CHAMPAIGN/URBANA NEWS GAZETTE
— Rose criticizes higher-ed budget planning, coordination – Tom Kacich
http://www.news-gazette.com/news/local/2017-04-26/rose-criticizes-higher-ed-budget-planning-coordination.html

 

ALTON DAILY NEWS
— Report Documents Alleged Patronage Hires – Cole Lauterbach  (DIERSEN: Do you OPPOSE patronage?  My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes PROMOTE patronage. GAO hired me in 1980 because it could not find a qualified Democrat who would take the job.  IRS hired me in 1971 because it could not find a qualified Democrat who would take the job.  The Post Office hired me in 1966 because it could not find a qualified Democrat who would take the job. Because I have always been a Republican, were it not for federal civil service protections, a) the Post Office would NOT have hired me in 1966 or let me work there for almost 3 years, b) IRS would NOT have hired me in 1971 or let me work there for almost 9 years, c) IRS would NOT have promoted me in 1972, 1973, or 1974, d) GAO would NOT have hired me in 1980 or let me work there for almost 18 years, and e) GAO would NOT have promoted me in 1986.)
http://altondailynews.com/news/details.cfm?clientid=17&id=242505#.WQHJaBFSRZI

 

CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD
— “Mormon scholars” side with foreign countries and with their citizens against America and against its citizens.
http://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/politics/mormon-scholars-fight-against-trump-travel-ban/700418342

 

NORTHERN PUBLIC RADIO
— Illinois House Passes Bill That Compels State Agencies To ‘Buy American’ – TOM LISI  (DIERSEN: What do you say to individuals, to organizations, to companies, to governments, and to countries that proudly paint themselves as being anti-American?)
http://northernpublicradio.org/post/illinois-house-passes-bill-compels-state-agencies-buy-american

 

RIVERSIDE BROOKFIELD LANDMARK
— Riverside chief shut out of pot legalization hearing  Opponents will have chance to air view later, legislators say – Bob Uphues
http://www.rblandmark.com/News/Articles/4-25-2017/Riverside-chief-shut-out-of-pot-legalization-hearing/

 

RIVERSIDE PATCH
— Riverside Police Chief Takes Stand Against Marijuana Legalization  Riverside Police Chief Thomas Weitzel has taken a stand against the legalization of marijuana. – Andrea Earnest
https://patch.com/illinois/lagrange/riverside-police-chief-takes-stand-against-marijuana-legalization

 

GOPUSA ILLINOIS
— REPORT: Janice Marie Anderson 2018 Campaign Kickoff event was held Wednesday evening, April 26, 2017 at the Jalapeno Grille in Naperville. The 50+ attendees included: County: John Curran, Bob Grogan, Grant Eckhoff, Jim Healy, Don Puchalski; City of Naperville: Mayor Steve Chirico, Councilmen Kevin Coyne and Patty Gustin, (Guest Speaker) and Rebecca Obarski; City of Westmont, Trustee Steve Nero; Judges: Brennan, Gibson, Fullerton, Kleeman, Orel, Sutter and Wilson; GOP: Carl Schultz, Burt Minor, Jay Fisher, Mark Rising, Becky Rudolph; and Jim Mendrick – Sheriff Candidate.
https://gopillinois.com

 

DUPAGE POLICY JOURNAL
— Fifth Amendment won’t save Mautino, Wehrli argues – Caitlin Nordahl
http://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/511108478-fifth-amendment-won-t-save-mautino-wehrli-argues

 

ILLINOIS FAMILY ACTION
— 67 Percent of Americans Believe Dems are Out of Touch – Robert Eno
https://illinoisfamilyaction.org/2017/04/shock-poll-67-percent-of-americans-believe-dems-are-out-of-touch/

 

ILLINOIS FAMILY INSTITUTE
— Taxing Marriage in America – Micah Clark  (DIERSEN: My wife and I have paid the “marriage penalty” big time since we got married in 1978. Few, if any, of my critics/opponents, their operatives, or their dupes have paid, are paying, or will pay the “marriage penalty.”)
https://illinoisfamily.org/marriage/taxing-marriage-america/

 

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— ANALYSIS: ILLINOIS LAWMAKERS RARELY KNOW HOW MUCH BILLS COST BEFORE VOTING FOR THEM  (DIERSEN: Legalizing pot in Illinois would cost Illinois many trillions of dollars and it would bankrupt the state.  The more that you expand gambling, booze, and other vices in Illinois, the more that you bankrupt Illinois.)
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2017/04/analysis-illinois-lawmakers-rarely-know-how-much-bills-cost-before-voting-for-them.html
— WHERE ARE THEY NOW? FORMER ILLINOIS SENATOR LEADS EFFORT TO END CHILD ABUSE
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2017/04/where-are-they-now-former-illinois-senator-now-leads-effort-to-end-child-abuse.html
— IL LAWMAKERS GATHER FOR PRAYER AS KEY BILLS GO TO A VOTE  (DIERSEN: Virtually all my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes are churchgoers who pray that GOD would smite me down and send me straight to HELL.)
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2017/04/il-lawmakers-gather-for-prayer-as-key-bills-go-to-a-vote.html

 

DAILY SIGNAL
— Here’s a Pay Gap Worth Being Concerned About – Rachel Greszler  (DIERSEN: RINOs want cheap labor. So of course, RINOs want federal employee pay and benefits to be cut. RINOs want cheap labor.)
http://dailysignal.com/2017/04/27/heres-a-pay-gap-worth-being-concerned-about/
— Federal Agencies Spent $13.5 Million on Vehicles They May Not Use – Ethan Barton
http://dailysignal.com/2017/04/27/federal-agencies-spent-13-5-million-on-vehicles-they-may-not-use/

 

DAILY CALLER
— VA Secretary: New Office To Fire Bad Employees Will Cost A Bunch Of Money – Jonah Bennett  (DIERSEN: According to my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes, the Democrats who run the federal government wasted my career and forced me to retire in 1997 when I was 49 years old solely because I was a “bad employee.”  My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes are Democrats, Democrat plants, Libertarians, Libertarian plants, Greens, Green plants, or RINOs.)
http://dailycaller.com/2017/04/26/va-secretary-new-office-to-fire-bad-employees-will-cost-a-bunch-of-money/

 

GOPUSA
— Illegals thwart immigration laws with help from lawyers, judges, educators  (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps make it clear that they are anti-American.)
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=23449
— Media’s 100 Days of Anti-Trump Hostility
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=23527

 

FEDERALIST
— Dartmouth Study Finds Democrats Are The Least Tolerant Students On Campus – Bre Payton
http://thefederalist.com/2017/04/26/dartmouth-study-finds-democrats-least-tolerant-students-campus/#.WQEiJUV-AXw.facebook

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— FRONT PAGE: In Ann Coulter’s Speech Battle, Signs That Conservatives Are Emboldened – JEREMY W. PETERS
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/04/26/us/politics/ann-coulter-university-of-california-berkeley.html
— New York Braces for Trump’s First Return as President – SARAH MASLIN NIR
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/04/26/nyregion/new-york-braces-for-trumps-first-return-as-president.html
— Do Women Have to Register for the Draft? No. But Misinformation Spreads. – LINDA QIU  (DIERSEN: Employers have always been reluctant to hire, retain, or promote those who are subject to the draft. My father died suddenly in October of 1969.  Potential employers doubted that my application for a financial hardship deferment to help support my mother and brother would be approved.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/04/26/us/politics/fact-check-women-register-for-draft.html

 

WASHINGTON POST
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Trump’s five biggest deficiencies are on full display.”
https://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/right-turn/wp/2017/04/26/trumps-five-biggest-deficiencies-are-on-full-display/

 

USA TODAY
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD WITH BIG COLOR PICTURE: What happened to the draftees who stepped forward the day Muhammad Ali stood still? – Rick Hampson  (DIERSEN: Government is nasty.  Politics is nasty.  Democrats are nasty.  Because I avoided the draft with student deferments 1966-1970 and with a financial hardship draft deferment 1970-1971, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and dupes have always demonized me, denigrated me, and condemned me a being privileged, a patriotic hypocrite, a coward, and even worse things.  They would not have done that if I had been a Democrat, a minority, a female, or 4-F.)
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2017/04/26/what-happened-draftees-who-stepped-forward-the-day-muhammad-ali-stood-still/100840890/
— Wall Street to Millennials: Don’t fear the stock market  SURVEYS SHOW THIS YOUNG GENERATION FEARS STOCKS AND HAS LITTLE SAVED FOR RETIREMENT, BUT THERE ARE SIGNS OF A SHIFT. – Adam Shell
https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/markets/2017/04/26/millennials-and-investing/100559680/

 

U.S. NEWS & WORLD REPORT
— Success Not Guaranteed  Chicago Public Schools students deserve better than a requirement for their post-high school plans. – Angela Hanks and Antoinette Flores  (DIERSEN: To be successful in the federal government, you need to be Democrat, and if you really want to be successful, you help your superiors get rid of their employees who are Republican, White, male, older, and/or non-veteran.)
https://www.usnews.com/opinion/knowledge-bank/articles/2017-04-26/post-high-school-plan-wont-ensure-chicago-public-schools-students-success

 

FORBES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps want cheap labor.  Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps a) glorify and praise foreign countries and their citizens and b) demonize, denigrate, and condemn America and its citizens.
https://www.forbes.com/sites/forbessmallbiztalks/2017/04/27/how-hiring-refugees-slashed-turnover-at-denvers-lr-pallet/#6235fb9b2e98
— Meet The Conservative Republican Who’s Trying To Torpedo Tort Reform – Daniel Fisher (DIERSEN: If I sought a government office or a political office, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes would a) have all the defendants in the all lawsuits that I have filed viciously demonize me, viciously denigrate me, and viciously condemn me, b) shout that the lawsuits had no merit, were not supported by any facts, were frivolous, should not have been filed, and were pure harassment, and c) shout that I am litigious and even worse things.)
https://www.forbes.com/sites/danielfisher/2017/04/27/meet-the-conservative-republican-whos-trying-to-torpedo-tort-reform/#27f7e39636d5

 

SOCIALIST WORKER
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps demonize, denigrate, and condemn America.
https://socialistworker.org/2017/04/27/history-of-cruelty-in-a-nation-of-immigrants

 

ZILLOW
— FOR SALE: 914 James Court, Wheaton – $399,900
https://www.zillow.com/homes/for_sale/wheaton-il/1_fs/X1-SS1apc9gppw622z_3o1g1_sse/4447917_zpid/

April 26 Evening Edition

ABC7
— TRUMP PLAN WOULD CUT TAXES FOR COMPANIES – AND PEOPLE, TOO – AP
http://abc7chicago.com/politics/trump-plan-would-cut-taxes-for-companies—and-people-too/1919751/

 

NBC5
— Illinois Board Terminates Hastert’s State Lawmaker Pension  Hastert is serving a 15-month prison term in a hush-money case that stemmed from his sexual abuse of students when he taught at an Illinois public school more than 35 years ago.
http://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/Illinois-Board-to-Consider-Hasterts-State-Lawmaker-Pension-420484693.html

 

CBS2
— Emanuel Cool To Trump Tax Plan – Craig Dellimore
http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2017/04/26/emanuel-cool-to-trump-tax-plan/

 

FOX NEWS CHICAGO
— Trump proposes ‘biggest tax cut’ in US history – AP
http://www.fox32chicago.com/news/250893738-story
— Illinois House votes to require cursive writing in schools – AP
http://www.fox32chicago.com/news/local/250969825-story

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Sandi Jackson asks Jesse Jr. to provide list of all sex partners – Tina Sfondeles
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/jesse-jackson-jr-dismisses-divorce-case-in-chicago/amp/
— Couple’s student loan scam swindled $200K from College of DuPage
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/couples-student-loan-scam-swindled-200k-from-college-of-dupage/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Trump tax plan just a bribe to voters to excuse his failure.”
http://chicago.suntimes.com/opinion/trump-tax-plan-just-a-bribe-to-voters-to-excuse-his-failure/

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Coulter calls it ‘dark day for free speech’ after canceling Berkeley event – AP
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/ct-ann-coulter-berkeley-speech-20170426-story.html
— Tax dollars and abortions: When politics and scare tactics roil a difficult debate – Editorial
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/editorials/ct-abortion-funding-medicaid-edit-20170426-story.html
— Illinois House approves bill aimed at closing pay gap between men, women – Haley BeMiller
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-illinois-legislature-met-0427-20170426-story.html
— America’s rich get richer as the poor get replaced by robots – Vincent Del Giudice and Wei Lu
http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/ct-wealth-gap-robots-20170426-story.html
— In divorce case, Sandi Jackson seeks details about her husband’s sex life – Katherine Skiba
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-jesse-jackson-jr-divorce-battle-0426-met-20170426-story.html
— Emanuel hits Trump on sanctuary cities ruling, tax plan – John Byrne
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-rahm-emanuel-trump-sanctuary-cities-met-20170426-story.html
— General Assembly board yanks Dennis Hastert’s Illinois lawmaker pension – Haley BeMiller
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-dennis-hastert-illinois-pension-met-0427-20170426-story.html

 

DAILY HERALD
— Hastert loses $28,000 state lawmaker pension after vote – Kerry Lester
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20170426/hastert-loses-28000-state-lawmaker-pension-after-vote
— Roselle couple accused of stealing $205,000 from College of DuPage – Jeff Mayes
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20170426/roselle-couple-accused-of-stealing-205000-from-college-of-dupage

 

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Hastert’s state lawmaker pension terminated – AP
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20170426/NEWS02/170429904/hasterts-state-lawmaker-pension-terminated

 

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— 2018 race is on, with candidates at Statehouse – Bernard Schoenburg
http://www.sj-r.com/opinion/20170426/bernard-schoenburg-2018-race-is-on-with-candidates-at-statehouse

 

WTTW
— Rauner Gives Illinois a Grade A – Amanda Vinicky and Nicole Cardos
http://chicagotonight.wttw.com/2017/04/26/rauner-gives-illinois-grade

 

PEORIA PUBLIC RADIO
— House Bill Would Make Illinois “Buy American” – TOM LISI
http://peoriapublicradio.org/post/house-bill-would-make-illinois-buy-american#stream/0

 

WAND
— Minimum wage rally held at the Capitol – Michon Lindstrom
http://www.wandtv.com/story/35259669/minimum-wage-rally-held-at-the-capitol

 

ILLINOIS POLICY INSTITUTE
— HOMEOWNERS IN COLLAR COUNTIES PAY HIGHEST PROPERTY TAXES IN ILLINOIS – Joe Kaiser
https://www.illinoispolicy.org/homeowners-in-collar-counties-pay-highest-property-taxes-in-illinois/

 

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Study finds increase in illicit pot use, abuse in states that allow medical marijuana – Laura Kelly
http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2017/apr/26/study-finds-increase-in-illicit-pot-use-abuse-in-s/

 

DAILY CALLER
— The DOJ Was Already Ignoring Trump’s Sanctuary City Executive Order – Alex Pfeiffer  (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Wall Street sides with foreign countries and with their citizens against America and against its citizens.)
http://dailycaller.com/2017/04/26/the-doj-was-already-ignoring-trumps-sanctuary-city-executive-order/
— Hillary Aides Threatened Prime Minister’s Son With IRS Audit, He Says – Richard Pollock
http://dailycaller.com/2017/04/25/exclusive-hillary-aides-threatened-prime-ministers-son-with-irs-audit/

 

FOX NEWS
— Judge Who Blocked Trump Sanctuary City Order Bundled $200K for Obama
http://insider.foxnews.com/2017/04/25/trump-sanctuary-city-law-blocked-judge-san-francisco-obama-donor-william-orrick

 

GOPUSA
— Chicago Aldermen Fight the Constitution, Federal Judges and Legal Gun Owners
http://www.gopusa.com/chicago-aldermen-fight-the-constitution-federal-judges-and-legal-gun-owners/
— Low cut tops, sexual harassment, and Bill O’Reilly
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=23468

 

THE BLAZE
— Clemson University wants students to take ideological test before joining student government – Tre Goins-Phillips  (DIERSEN: To pass the test you must be anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
http://www.theblaze.com/news/2017/04/26/clemson-university-wants-students-to-take-ideological-test-before-joining-student-government/

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— Ann Coulter Says She Will Pull Out of Speech at Berkeley – JEREMY W. PETERS and THOMAS FULLER
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/04/26/us/ann-coulter-berkeley-speech.html
— Defiant Trump Vows to Take Immigration Case to Supreme Court – PETER BAKER
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/04/26/us/politics/trump-immigration-courts-california.html

 

WASHINGTON POST
— Ann Coulter speech at UC Berkeley canceled, again, amid fears for safety – Susan Svrluga, William Wan and Elizabeth Dwoskin
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/grade-point/wp/2017/04/26/ann-coulter-speech-canceled-at-uc-berkeley-amid-fears-for-safety/

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— U.S. Creates New Office to Support Victims of Immigrant Crimes  Victims of Immigration Crime Engagement Office, or Voice, will draw on existing resources – Laura Meckler  (DIERSEN: If you do not glorify and praise citizens of foreign countries who are in America illegally, anti-Trumps viciously demonize you, viciously denigrate you, and viciously condemn you as being a racist, a sexist, a bigot, and even worse things.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/u-s-creates-new-office-to-support-victims-of-immigrant-crimes-1493234905

 

FORBES
— How Does The Federal Government Attract Employees Who AREN’T Overpaid? – Andrew Biggs (DIERSEN: 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 its employees who are the aforesaid.)
https://www.forbes.com/sites/andrewbiggs/2017/04/26/how-does-the-federal-government-attract-employees-who-arent-overpaid/#52301b1b780f

 

TIMES GAZETTE
— Highland County coroner: Marijuana is ‘gateway to hell’ – Gary Abernathy
http://timesgazette.com/news/13879/highland-county-coroner-marijuana-is-gateway-to-hell

April 26 Morning Edition

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— More police training, public education needed to stop ‘drugged’ driving – Mary Wisniewski  (DIERSEN: If you promote pot, you promote drugged driving.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-drugged-driving-report-0426-20170425-story.html
— Chicago Archdiocese to pay $4.45M to settle priest abuse lawsuits – Manya Brachear Pashman
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/ct-mccormack-settlement-met-20170425-story.html
— Activist finds silence on genital mutilation case depressing, predictable – John Kass
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/columnists/kass/ct-genital-mutilation-kass-0426-20170425-column.html
— Police: Man confesses to attacking two women along Prairie Path near Wheaton
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/ct-police-man-confesses-to-attacking-two-women-along-prairie-path-near-wheaton-20170426-story.html

 

DAILY HERALD
— More women need to be encouraged to seek office – Editorial  (DIERSEN: Democrats and RINOs have always hinted/implied/argued/shouted at women that Republicans are racists, sexists, bigots, and even worse things. I should write a book about Democrats and RINOs in my precinct, in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois who hint/imply/argue/shout at women that Republicans are racists, sexists, bigots, and even worse things.)
http://www.dailyherald.com/discuss/20170425/editorial-more-women-need-to-be-encouraged-to-seek-office
— Morton Arboretum to borrow $20 million with DuPage County’s help – Robert Sanchez
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20170425/morton-arboretum-to-borrow-20-million-with-dupage-countyx2019s-help

 

NBC5
— Rauner Seeks to Oust Improperly Hired Employees  (DIERSEN: Do you oppose patronage?  My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes promote patronage. 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. Because I have always been a Republican, were it not for federal civil service protections, a) the Post Office would NOT have hired me in 1966 or let me work there for almost 3 years, b) IRS would NOT have hired me in 1971 or let me work there for almost 9 years, c) IRS would NOT have promoted me in 1972, 1973, or 1974, d) GAO would NOT have hired me in 1980 or let me work there for almost 18 years, and e) GAO would NOT have promoted me in 1986.)
http://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/Rauner-Seeks-to-Oust-Improperly-Hired-Employees-420472503.html

 

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Friends, family of Democrats hired under Gov. Quinn – AP (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes promote patronage at all levels of government  – federal, state, and local.  GAO hired me in 1980 because it could not find a qualified Democrat who would take the job.  IRS hired me in 1971 because it could not find a qualified Democrat who would take the job.  The Post Office hired me in 1966 because it could not find a qualified Democrat who would take the job.)
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20170425/report-friends-family-of-democrats-hired-under-gov-quinn
— Illinois College program remembers horrors of Holocaust – David Blanchette  (DIERSEN: Democrats are a) nasty, b) moral relativists who believe that their end justifies their means, and c) disciples of Saul Alinsky.  While I worked for the federal government for almost 30 years 1966-1969 and 1971-1997, my superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates who were Democrat always stressed to my superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates who were Jewish that I was 100% German national origin and that I was baptized, raised, and confirmed as a Missouri Synod Lutheran. In my defense, I stressed that all my ancestors had immigrated to northeast Illinois during the 1840s and 1850s, that my grandfather on my father’s side fought the Germans in WWI, that my uncles on my mother’s side fought the Germans in WWII, and that my father world have fought the Germans in WWII if he had not been 4-F.)
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20170424/illinois-college-program-remembers-horrors-of-holocaust

 

FOX NEWS ILLINOIS
— Abortion Bill Passes in the Illinois House Tuesday – Em Nguyen
http://foxillinois.com/news/local/abortion-bill-passes-in-the-illinois-house-tuesday
(FROM THE ARTICLE: “Who are we as a culture when we can’t even recognize the humanity of an unborn child?” and “How we can say we care about the most vulnerable among us when we have limited funds anyway?” Republican State Representative Terri Bryant said the policy is “ridiculous”. “It expands abortion in the state of Illinois.” Bryant said. “And shouldn’t be a part of providing free abortions to whoever wants them at any stage of a pregnancy for any reason.” The bill ensures public money to pay for women’s health services, including abortion, something Springfield’s “Right to Life” is against. “We are saddened,” President of the organization, Tim Moore, said. “By the passage of abortion legislation that redefines when human life begins and seeks additional means of killing that life. The same group of politicians want taxpayers to fund these abhorrent practices.” Just last week, Governor Bruce Rauner pledged to veto the bill because of the public money involved. But after working on the bill for three years, Representative Feigenholtz said she will keep pushing for it anyway. “I’m hoping that once it gets to his desk,” she said. “That 250,000 women will knock on his door, and say, sign the bill, and he would change his mind,” Illinois Republican Party National Committeewoman Demetra Demonte responded: “Instead of working to solve our state’s catastrophic challenges, Madigan Democrats just passed a radical bill for taxpayer funded abortions, at a cost of $60 million, while we don’t have a budget. Springfield yet again shows it’s tone-deaf to the concerns of Illinoisans.” Before landing on the Governor’s desk, the bill will still have to pass in the Senate.)
— Gubernatorial Candidates: What We’d Do For Women – Esther Kwon (DIERSEN: While I worked for the federal government for almost 30 years, my superiors were always under tremendous pressure from Democrat politicians to give preference to their employees who were female, that is, to discriminate against their employees who were male.  From what I see, ever-increasingly, all organizations, all companies, all governments, and all countries are under tremendous pressure to give preference to females, that is, to discriminate against males.)
http://foxillinois.com/news/local/gubernatorial-candidates-what-wed-do-for-women
— Lifting Kids to College – Frank Bruni  (DIERSEN: How hard were you pushed to be successful when you were in high school?  Few thought that I was “college material” because neither of my parents had attended college, my father was the first of his ancestors to earn a high school diploma, and my mother never attended high school. What if Affirmative Action was only for those whose parents did not have a college degree?)
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/04/26/opinion/usc-neighborhood-academic-initiative-lifting-kids-to-college.html

 

NPR ILLINOIS
— Springfield Women’s March Focuses On Democratic Causes, Candidates – BRIAN MACKEY
http://nprillinois.org/post/springfield-womens-march-focuses-democratic-causes-candidates#stream/0

 

ROCK ISLAND TODAY
— ‘Privilege tax’ bills described as Illinois exit signs  (DIERSEN: Democrats would love to impose privilege taxes on individuals, organizations, companies, and governments that are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German Americans, draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.)
http://rockislandtoday.com/stories/511108538-privilege-tax-bills-described-as-illinois-exit-signs

 

KANE COUNTY CONNECTS
— WHERE DOES THAT $1.28 BILLION IN PROPERTY TAXES GO, ANYWAY?
http://kanecountyconnects.com/2017/04/where-does-that-1-28-billion-in-property-taxes-go-anyway/

 

ILLINOIS NEWS NETWORK
— Illinois Democrats responsible for the nation’s highest black unemployment rate – Michael Lucci
http://ilnews.org/opinion/lucci-illinois-democrats-responsible-for-the-nation-s-highest-black/article_34a61bfe-2a89-11e7-be53-b708ccdd1134.html

 

ILLINOIS HOMEPAGE
— Democrats campaign at Women’s March  Abortion bill rallies Democrats – Mark Maxwell
http://www.illinoishomepage.net/news/local-news/democrats-campaign-at-womens-march/699611744

 

ILLINOIS FAMILY INSTITUTE
— Anti-Baby Bill Passes in Illinois House – Kathy Valente
https://illinoisfamily.org/uncategorized/anti-baby-bill-passes-illinois-house/

 

CAPITOL FAX
— Opponents react to HB 40 passage
https://capitolfax.com/2017/04/26/opponents-react-to-hb-40-passage/
— Rauner wants to fire “illegal” Quinn hires
https://capitolfax.com/2017/04/26/rauner-wants-to-fire-illegal-quinn-hires/
— Quinn’s IDOT patronage detailed  (DIERSEN: Do you oppose patronage?  My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes promote patronage. 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. Because I have always been a Republican, were it not for federal civil service protections, a) the Post Office would NOT have hired me in 1966 or let me work there for almost 3 years, b) IRS would NOT have hired me in 1971 or let me work there for almost 9 years, c) IRS would NOT have promoted me in 1972, 1973, or 1974, d) GAO would NOT have hired me in 1980 or let me work there for almost 18 years, and e) GAO would NOT have promoted me in 1986.)
https://capitolfax.com/2017/04/25/quinns-idot-patronage-detailed/

 

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Sanctuary cities ruling a despicable sign of lawless times – Cheryl K. Chumley  (DIERSEN: If you support sanctuary cities, you shout that you are anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than your ancestors.)
http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2017/apr/26/sanctuary-cities-ruling-despicable-sign-lawless-ti/
— Wellesley students advocate hostility on campuses to silence conservative ‘hate speech’ – Bradford Richardson
http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2017/apr/20/wellesley-students-push-hostility-to-silence-conse/

 

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— GAO: Feds ignoring our advice on how to curb waste – Joel Gehrke  (DIERSEN: The federal government wasted my career and forced me to retire in 1997 when I was 49 years old.  The federal government would not have done that if I had been a Democrat, a minority, a female, and/or a veteran.)
http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/gao-feds-ignoring-our-advice-on-how-to-curb-waste/article/2621277

 

CONSERVATIVE HQ
— Paul Ryan’s Betrayals Define Trump’s 100 Days – George Rasley
http://www.conservativehq.com/node/25547

 

PUBLIUS FORUM
— Blogger Claims Sean Hannity Sexually Harassed and Blocked Her from Fox News, Then Abruptly Denies Accusation – Warner Todd Huston
http://www.publiusforum.com/2017/04/25/blogger-claims-sean-hannity-sexually-harassed-blocked-fox-news-abruptly-denies-accusation/

 

THE BLAZE
— Liberal protesters storm Heritage Foundation’s Washington, DC, office. It hilariously backfires. – Jon Street
http://www.theblaze.com/news/2017/04/25/liberal-protesters-storm-heritage-foundations-washington-dc-office-it-hilariously-backfires/

 

NEWSMAX
— Illegal Immigration Totals Fall Below Pre-Obama Level – Cathy Burke
http://www.newsmax.com/Newsfront/illegal-immigrants-US-census/2017/04/25/id/786376/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Newsmax promotes pot in America.  If you promote pot in America, you promote the destruction of America.
https://pro.moneymappress.com/p/NVXMJ39TMRSHORT/LNVXT459/

 

DAILY CALLER
— Ivy League Schools Ignore Law Requiring Disclosure Of Fed Grant Funding – Luke Rosiak  (DIERSEN: Do you have a degree from an Ivy League school?  My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes a) stress that none of my four college degrees are from Ivy League schools, that is, b) they demonize, denigrate, and condemn NIU, Loyola, DePaul, and IIT.)
http://dailycaller.com/2017/04/25/ivy-league-schools-ignore-law-requiring-disclosure-of-fed-grant-funding/

 

CNS NEWS
— Will GOP Fund Planned Parenthood But Not Border Wall? – Terence P. Jeffrey
http://www.cnsnews.com/commentary/terence-p-jeffrey/will-gop-fund-planned-parenthood-not-border-wall

 

INDEPENDENT JOURNAL REVIEW
— Ted Cruz Wants to Build a Wall and El Chapo Is Going to Pay for It – JOSH BILLINSON
http://ijr.com/2017/04/856544-ted-cruz-wants-build-wall-el-chapo-going-pay/

 

ABC NEWS
— Federal judge rules Trump cannot punish sanctuary cities by withholding funds – JULIA JACOBO and AARON KATERSKY  (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats side with foreign countries and with their citizens against America and against its citizens.)
http://abcnews.go.com/US/california-judge-rules-trump-punish-sanctuary-cities-withholding/story?id=47015568

 

NBC NEWS
— How Many Foreign Workers Are at Trump’s Mar-a-Lago? – GABE GUTIERREZ, MEREDITH AMOR and RICH GARDELLA
http://www.nbcnews.com/politics/donald-trump/how-many-foreign-workers-are-trump-s-mar-lago-n750686

 

ASSOCIATED PRESS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Hatred of Whites by anti-Trumps unites White-power groups.
http://www.spokesman.com/stories/2017/apr/25/white-power-groups-banding-together-but-for-how-lo/#/0

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— Do Body Cameras Help Policing? 1,200 New York Officers Aim to Find Out – ASHLEY SOUTHALL  (DIERSEN: I should wear a body camera to document now nasty, rude, bombastic, blustering, insulting, vicious, threatening, etc. that my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes are.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/04/26/nyregion/do-body-cameras-help-policing-1200-new-york-officers-aim-to-find-out.html
— Donald Trump Is a Real Republican, and That’s a Good Thing – CHARLES R. KESLER  (DIERSEN: Real Republicans defend and advance the Republican Party platform.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/04/26/opinion/donald-trump-is-a-real-republican-and-thats-a-good-thing.html
— Fox News Faces New Racial Discrimination Lawsuit – SYDNEY EMBER  (DIERSEN: While I worked for the federal government for almost 30 years, my superiors were always under tremendous pressure from Democrat politicians to give preference to their employees who were Democrat, minority, female, younger, and/or veteran, that is, to discriminate against their employees who were Republican, White, male, older, and/or non-veteran.  From what I see, ever-increasingly, all organizations, all companies, all governments, and all countries are under tremendous pressure to give preference to Democrats, minorities, females, younger people, and veterans, that is, to discriminate against Republicans, Whites, males, older people, and non-veterans.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/04/25/business/media/fox-news-racial-discrimination-lawsuit.html

 

WASHINGTON POST
— Trump drags feet on political appointees, lags behind predecessors – Joe Davidson  (DIERSEN: 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.washingtonpost.com/news/powerpost/wp/2017/04/26/trump-drags-feet-on-political-appointees-and-lags-far-behind-predecessors/

 

USA TODAY
— DIERSEWN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps argue against doing anything to stop illegal immigration.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2017/04/25/undocumented-immigrant-population-united-states/100877164/
— Fox News hit with more racial discrimination suits – Mike Snider (DIERSEN: While I worked for the federal government for almost 30 years, my superiors were always under tremendous pressure from Democrat politicians to give preference to their employees who were Democrat, minority, female, younger, and/or veteran, that is, to discriminate against their employees who were Republican, White, male, older, and/or non-veteran.  From what I see, ever-increasingly, all organizations, all companies, all governments, and all countries are under tremendous pressure to give preference to Democrats, minorities, females, younger people, and veterans, that is, to discriminate against Republicans, Whites, males, older people, and non-veterans.)
https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/2017/04/25/fox-news-hit-more-racial-discrimination-suits/100848942/
— What your religion has to say about how you become a parent – Ashley May  (DIERSEN: My Democrat GAO superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates viciously demonized, viciously denigrated, and viciously condemned my wife and I because we gave up trying to have children, because we did not adopt, and because we did not become foster parents.  They would not have done that if I had been a Democrat, a minority, a female, or a veteran.)
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation-now/2017/04/22/fertility-treatments-ethical-moral/99770620/

 

U.S. NEWS & WORLD REPORT
— Experts Recommend Changes to Improve Diversity at University of Illinois – AP  (DIERSEN: To promote diversity is to get rid of those who are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.usnews.com/news/best-states/illinois/articles/2017-04-26/experts-recommend-changes-to-improve-diversity-at-university

 

NEWSWEEK
— TRUMP’S CHIEF OF STAFF: COURT IS ‘BANANAS’ TO BLOCK EXECUTIVE ORDER ON SANCTUARY CITIES – DAMIEN SHARKOV
http://www.newsweek.com/trump-priebus-executive-order-sanctuary-cities-bananas-blood-589874

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— How Much Marijuana Is Too Much for a Police Recruit? – Scott Calvert  (DIERSEN: Your past predicts your future.  I have never used an illegal drug and I never will. GAO hired me in 1980 because it could not find a qualified Democrat, minority, female, younger person, or veteran who would take the job.  IRS hired me in 1971 because it could not find a qualified Democrat, minority, female, or veteran who would take the job.  The Post Office hired me in 1966 because it could not find a qualified Democrat, minority, female, or veteran who would take the job.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/how-much-marijuana-is-too-much-for-a-police-recruit-1493118001
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: What percent of those who are into vices had parents who are/were into vices?  What percent of those who have financial, health, and/or other problems had parents who do/did have financial, health, and/or other problems?
https://www.wsj.com/articles/should-you-tell-your-teen-you-tried-alcohol-or-drugs-1493131943

 

BLOOMBERG
— Employers Must Prepare for Next Phase of Trump Immigration Policy – Genevieve Douglas
https://www.bna.com/employers-prepare-next-n57982087142/

 

FED SMITH
— Federal Employees: Overpaid or Underpaid? – Ralph R. Smith  (DIERSEN: I worked for the federal government for almost 30 years.  My critics/opponents 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 33.)
https://www.fedsmith.com/2017/04/26/federal-employees-overpaid-underpaid/

 

FORD AUTHORITY
— The Ford Mustang Outsold Every Other Sportscar Worldwide Last Year – AARON BIRCH
http://fordauthority.com/2017/04/the-ford-mustang-outsold-every-other-sportscar-worldwide-last-year/

April 25 Morning Edition

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— In Berlin, Ivanka vows to support women, defends dad amid groans – AP
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/in-berlin-ivanka-vows-to-support-women-defends-dad-amid-groans/

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— FRONT PAGE: Court watchdog details how top Dems got friends, kin hired at Quinn’s IDOT – Monique Garcia, Ray Long and Hal Dardick  (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes promote patronage at all levels of government  – federal, state, and local.  GAO hired me in 1980 because it could not find a qualified Democrat who would take the job.  IRS hired me in 1971 because it could not find a qualified Democrat who would take the job.  The Post Office hired me in 1966 because it could not find a qualified Democrat who would take the job.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-pat-quinn-democrats-idot-patronage-met-0425-20170424-story.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: A new report issued Monday by a court-appointed watchdog charged with looking into patronage hiring at the Illinois Department of Transportation details how top Democrats clouted relatives and friends into positions under former Gov. Pat Quinn, even as many of those hired had little or no experience. House Speaker Mike Madigan’s office successfully pushed a former bricklayer for a job that included “maintaining relationships” with minority road contractors, though the man eventually resigned after being arrested for allegedly “physically assaulting” a then-state lawmaker. Cicero Rep. Lisa Hernandez sent in the resume of a bank manager who was put on the state payroll to inspect roads. And a daughter of 30th Ward Chicago Ald. Ariel Reboyras ended up in another state job after complaints at a different agency.)
— Illinois House could vote on abortion bill Rauner opposes as women march on Capitol – Haley BeMiller
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-illinois-house-abortion-bill-story.html
— Chicago’s Trump Tower has a ‘glut’ of condos for sale – Gail MarksJarvis  (DIERSEN: Anti-Trumps a) are hell-bent on destroying Trump and destroying Trump’s supporters, b) are moral relativists who believe that their end justifies their means, and c) are disciples of Saul Alinsky.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/ct-chicago-trump-tower-exodus-0425-20170424-story.html
— How weekly Trump protests in the Loop aimed at more than first 100 days – William Lee  (DIERSEN: Anti-Trumps a) are hell-bent on destroying Trump and destroying Trump’s supporters, b) are moral relativists who believe that their end justifies their means, and c) are disciples of Saul Alinsky.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-resist-trump-tuesdays-met-20170425-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, treasonously, anti-Trumps encourage people a) to come to America illegally, b) to stay in America illegally, and c) to bring others to America illegally.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/huppke/ct-trump-border-wall-huppke-20170424-story.html

 

DAILY HERALD
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD WITH BIG GRAPHIC: Why so few women are suburban mayors – Marie Wilson  (DIERSEN: Government is nasty.  Politics is nasty.  Democrats and Democrat plants, Libertarians and Libertarian plants, Greens and Green plants, and RINOs will viciously destroy you if you run a government office or a political office as a Republican.)
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20170425/why-so-few-women-are-suburban-mayors
— Spike in women’s political interest creates optimism for more equal representation – Marie Wilson  (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps promote hatred.  They shout at women that individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that members of the following groups have caused, are causing, and will forever cause all the problems that women have had, are having, and will have: Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20170425/spike-in-womenx2019s-political-interest-creates-optimism-for-more-equal-representation
— Trump’s critics are playing into his hand – Jim Davis  (DIERSEN: Should I write a book about anti-Trumps in my precinct, in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois who bring disgrace to all anti-Trumps?)
http://www.dailyherald.com/discuss/20170423/trumpx2019s-critics-are-playing-into-his-hand
— Hastert’s pension could be reduced after vote this week – Kerry Lester  (DIERSEN: If you are in line to get a pension, or if you are getting a pension, who wants to stop that?  My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes are furious a) that I get a $50,856/year Civil Service Retirement System (CSRS) pension and my wife and I get a $17,288 federal health, dental, and vision insurance subsidy, b) that the Post Office hired me in 1966 and let me work there for almost 3 years, c) that IRS hired me in 1971 and or let me work there for almost 9 years, d) that IRS promoted me in 1972, 1973, and 1974, e) that GAO hired me in 1980 and let me work there for almost 18 years, f) that GAO promoted me in 1986, and g) that I earned full-time CSRS credit while I worked only part-time for the Post Office.)
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20170424/hasterts-pension-could-be-reduced-after-vote-this-week

 

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— When whites leave suburbs, so do jobs – GREG HINZ (DIERSEN: Democrats want to replace Whites with minorities because minorities vote for Democrats.  Democrats want to replace men with women because women vote for Democrats.  Democrats want to replace older people with younger people because younger people vote for Democrats.  Democrats want to replace rich people with poor people because poor people vote for Democrats.  Democrats want to replace Christians with non-Christians because non-Christians vote for Democrats.  Democrats want to replace conservatives with liberals because liberals vote for Democrats. Democrats want to replace gun owners with non-gun owners because non-gun owners vote for Democrats.  Democrats want to replace those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time with recent immigrants because recent immigrants vote for Democrats.  Democrats want to replace American-nameplate vehicle owners with foreign-nameplate vehicle owners because foreign-nameplate vehicle owners vote for Democrats.)

 

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Lawmaker seeks abortion-bill vote as women march on Capitol – AP
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20170425/lawmaker-seeks-abortion-bill-vote-as-women-march-on-capitol
— Illinois College program remembers horrors of Holocaust – David Blanchette (DIERSEN: Democrats are a) nasty, b) moral relativists who believe that their end justifies their means, and c) disciples of Saul Alinsky.  While I worked for the federal government for almost 30 years 1966-1969 and 1971-1997, my superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates who were Democrat always stressed to my superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates who were Jewish that I was 100% German national origin and that I was baptized, raised, and confirmed as a Missouri Synod Lutheran. In my defense, I stressed that all my ancestors had immigrated to northeast Illinois during the 1840s and 1850s, that my grandfather on my father’s side fought the Germans in WWI, that my uncles on my mother’s side fought the Germans in WWII, and that my father world have fought the Germans in WWII if he had not been 4-F.)
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20170424/illinois-college-program-remembers-horrors-of-holocaust

 

QUENCY HERALD WHIG
— Illinois lieutenant governor touts telemedicine at SIU center in Quincy – Matt Hopf
http://www.whig.com/20170425/illinois-lieutenant-governor-touts-telemedicine-at-siu-center-in-quincy#

 

FOX ILLINOIS
— Nationwide Women’s March Prompts New Bill for Illinois Taxpayers to Pay for Abortions – Em Nguyen  (DIERSEN: What else do anti-Trumps want Illinois taxpayers to pay for?)
http://foxillinois.com/news/local/nationwide-womens-march-prompts-new-bill-for-illinois-taxpayers-to-pay-for-abortions

 

WSIL TV
— Farmers fear deportation of workers could hurt livelihood – AP
http://www.wsiltv.com/story/35222735/farmers-fear-losing-immigrant-workers-under-trump-crackdown

 

KANE COUNTY CONNECTS
— WHICH TOWNSHIPS HAVE THE HIGHEST, LOWEST PROPERTY TAX BILLS IN KANE COUNTY?
http://kanecountyconnects.com/2017/04/which-townships-have-the-highest-lowest-property-tax-bills-in-kane-county/

 

CHICAGO READER
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Democrats shout that promoting abortion is their top priority.
http://www.chicagoreader.com/chicago/rauner-abortion-veto-trigger-clause/Content?oid=26315535

 

CHICAGO NOW
— Is IL closer to getting a state budget & reforms than a year ago? Berkowitz w/ trial lawyer Matt Belcher
http://www.chicagonow.com/public-affairs-with-jeff-berkowitz/2017/04/is-il-closer-to-getting-a-state-budgetreforms-than-a-year-ago-berkowitz-w-trial-lawyer-matt-belcher-cableweb/

 

ILLINOIS REALTORS
— VIDEO: Dan Goodwin Lifetime Achievement Award
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w0eh9GECI6Y&app=desktop

 

ILLINOIS NEWS NETWORK
— Women’s march on Springfield promotes status quo – Kristina Rasmussen
http://ilnews.org/opinion/rasmussen-women-s-march-on-springfield-promotes-status-quo/article_7163610e-2931-11e7-a989-0bf7a53041fb.html
— Despite slight decrease, study shows Illinois work comp costs still more expensive than typical states – Greg Bishop
http://ilnews.org/news/economy/despite-slight-decrease-study-shows-illinois-work-comp-costs-still/article_b7ebe534-2903-11e7-a22d-1f1c20670438.html

 

ILLINOIS FAMILY INSTITUTE
— Leftist “Illinois Women March on Springfield” – Laurie Higgins
https://illinoisfamily.org/politics/leftist-illinois-women-march-springfield/
— Senators McCarter and McConchie Provide a Sign of Life in the General Assembly – John Biver
https://illinoisfamily.org/politics/senators-mccarter-mcconchie-provide-sign-life-general-assembly/

 

GOPUSA
— 96% who voted for Trump would do it again
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=23420
— Indiana State University professor faked anti-Muslim threats after being told he was losing job
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=23424

 

BREITBART
— Donald Trump Invites Conservative Media to White House for Exclusive Briefing – CHARLIE SPIERING  (DIERSEN: I have been a member of the “conservative media” in Illinois since 2000. I should write a book about Democrat plants, Libertarian plants, Green plants, and RINOs in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois who not only disagree with that, but who focus on a) demonizing me, denigrating me, and condemning me and b) stopping everyone from reading GOPUSA Illinois emails. Needless-to-say, I reserve my right to defend myself.)
http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2017/04/24/donald-trump-invites-conservative-media-to-white-house-for-exclusive-briefing/

 

DAILY CALLER
— Caitlyn Jenner: Donald Trump ‘Has Disappointed Me’ On LGBT Issues – Kaitlan Collins  (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps focus on promoting LGBTQ activity.)
http://dailycaller.com/2017/04/24/caitlyn-jenner-donald-trump-has-disappointed-me-on-lgbt-issues/

 

TOWNHALL
— Caitlyn Jenner: I’d Rather Convince The GOP To Improve on LGBT Issues Than Persuade Democrats To Cut Taxes – Matt Vespa  (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats promote LGBTQ activity.)
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/mattvespa/2017/04/25/caitlyn-jenner-id-rather-convince-the-gop-to-improve-on-lgbt-issues-than-persua-n2317683

 

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Mnuchin: Trump tax plan helps middle class, business sector  Republicans divided over how to implement president’s changes – David Sherfinski
http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2017/apr/24/donald-trump-tax-plan-helps-middle-class-business-/

 

ANDY MARTIN
— The leftist/Democratic Party War Against Fox News: constitutional expert and media critic Andy Martin explains why free speech is endangered –
https://contrariancommentary.wordpress.com/2017/04/25/the-leftistdemocratic-party-war-against-fox-news-constitutional-expert-and-media-critic-andy-martin-explains-why-free-speech-is-endangered/

 

THE HILL
— Conservative media figures disappointed with Trump meeting – JONATHAN EASLEY (DIERSEN: If Republican elected officials or party leaders in Illinois, in DuPage County, or in Milton Township would hold meetings with “conservative media figures,” my critics/opponents would assure that I would not be invited. Republican elected officials and party leaders in Illinois, in DuPage County, and in Milton Township know that my critics/opponents have tremendous religious, government, political, and/or financial clout, and that they would use that clout to viciously destroy any Republican elected official or party leader in Illinois, in DuPage County, or in Milton Township who might invite me.  My critics/opponents are filled with hatred.)
http://thehill.com/homenews/administration/330356-conservative-media-disappointed-with-trump-meeting
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Some conservative media figures invited to an exclusive event with President Trump Monday night left the White House frustrated and complaining that Trump’s staff had intentionally sought to limit what they could report out of the meeting. The White House invitation to about 30 conservative reporters, editors, columnists and radio personalities was originally billed as a background briefing with the president, meaning that they couldn’t attribute quotes to individual sources in the room. The gathering was instead meant to show the White House’s appreciation for outlets it believes are routinely ignored or marginalized by the mainstream press. Representatives from Newsmax, Breitbart, Townhall, The Daily Caller and radio voices like Larry O’Connor and John Fredericks mingled with White House press secretary Sean Spicer, chief strategist Stephen Bannon, chief of staff Reince Priebus and the White House communications team. Reporters were asked to surrender their cellphones before entering the Roosevelt Room, a meeting room in the West Wing across from the Oval Office. Their phones were stored in lockers outside the room. One source said White House director of media affairs Helen Aguirre Ferre explained that phones had to be kept out because the Roosevelt Room is an SCIF, or a sensitive compartmented information facility, where officials view classified information. After the briefing with the president, reporters were told that the conversation had actually been on the record and that they were free to attribute quotes to Trump and Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross, who was also in attendance. That frustrated the reporters, who did not have their phones on hand to record the conversation. Reporters rushed to retrieve their phones from outside the room to be the first to break the news over Twitter that Trump would institute new tariffs on softwood lumber entering the U.S. from Canada, sources said. “This is what happens when Never Trump, low-energy, Jeb Bush staffers infiltrate Donald Trump’s White House,” one person present said of Ferre, a Bush campaign veteran. “The incompetence by the White House press staff does not serve the president’s interests well.” A White House official told The Hill that CEOs, dignitaries and staff give up their phones before routine meetings in the Roosevelt Room. The room is equipped to be an SCIF, but Monday’s affair was conducted with the doors open, and pool reporters are often allowed to bring video cameras and recording devices inside, for instance to cover a meeting between the president and a foreign official. Reporters were routinely allowed to use mobile phones and laptops during Roosevelt Room briefings with Obama administration officials. Two conservative media figures that were present at the meeting were frustrated nonetheless. They said reporters at the gathering grilled Trump on a handful of sticky political issues important to his conservative base but that no stories will come of it because there is no recording or transcript of the on-the-record meeting. Sources said Trump dodged on two thorny questions. The Daily Caller’s Kaitlan Collins is said to have asked Trump about why he supports amnesty for undocumented immigrants brought to the U.S. as children. She had asked White House press secretary Sean Spicer the same question earlier in the day. And conservative radio host Laura Ingraham is said to have pressed Trump on why he backed away from labeling China a currency manipulator. “There’s no tape, no transcript — I guess some people will be able to write what they remember or scribbled down notes, but you can’t really do it without a transcript or quotes from a recording,” one source said. The frustrations with Monday night’s meeting point to broader complaints some in conservative media have with their treatment by the Trump administration. Many conservative outlets have more access to the White House than they’ve ever had. Conservative media outlets were largely frozen out by the Obama administration, but now they’re routinely called on at briefings or included in the press pool. Still, some don’t feel as if they’re being treated as well as the mainstream press both they and Trump regularly rail against. They argue that Trump routinely gets on the phone with The New York Times or The Washington Post. Of those in the room on Monday night, Trump has conducted interviews with Breitbart’s Matthew Boyle and Christian Broadcasting Network’s David Brody. Ingraham has flown as a guest of the president on Air Force One. “They packed us in a room and made us fight for scraps,” one source said. “It’s not exclusive if you give it to 40 journalists and then make us fight over it. Did [New York Times reporters] Maggie Haberman or Glenn Thrush have to surrender their cellphones for their interview? The White House would be better served if they called on us one by one like he does with them.”)

 

CNN
— German crowd hisses, boos at Ivanka when she defends her dad – Eugene Scott and Betsy Klein  (DIERSEN: Anti-Trumps are full of hatred.)
http://www.cnn.com/2017/04/25/politics/ivanka-trump-germany-hisses/index.html

 

MERCURY NEWS
— Lawsuit filed against UC Berkeley over Ann Coulter event
http://www.mercurynews.com/2017/04/24/lawsuit-filed-against-uc-berkeley-over-ann-coulter-event/

 

AOL NEWS
— Poll: People feel better about the economy since Trump got elected
https://www.aol.com/article/finance/2017/04/24/poll-people-feel-better-about-the-economy-since-trump-got-elect/22053913/

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— FRONT PAGE: DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps viciously demonize, viciously denigrate, and viciously condemn those who want America’s immigration laws to be enforced. Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps talk and act like they are paid agents for foreign countries that want to destroy America.
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/04/24/us/with-ally-in-oval-office-immigration-hard-liners-ascend-to-power.html
— Money Talked Loudest at Trump’s Inaugural – Education  (DIERSEN: He who pays the piper calls the tunes.  Everyone involved in government, politics, news media, etc. should be required to publicly disclose the amounts and sources of their income, their financial and other assets, their debts, etc.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/04/24/opinion/money-talked-loudest-at-trumps-inaugural.html
— Middle Class Contracted in U.S. Over 2 Decades, Study Finds – NELSON D. SCHWARTZAPR
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/04/24/business/economy/middle-class-united-states-europe-pew.html
(FROM THE ARTICLKE: Households that earned from two-thirds to double the national median income were defined as middle income in the Pew study; in the United States that translated into annual income of $35,294 to $105,881, after taxes, in 2010.)

 

USA TODAY
— ‘The truth will come out,’ Bill O’Reilly says as he returns in a podcast – Mike Snider
https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/2017/04/24/oreilly-sad-hes-not-tv-but-makes-his-return-podcast/100843776/
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps promote LGBTQ activity.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2017/04/24/republicans-congress-push-religious-liberty-executive-order/100842590/
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: Ever-increasingly, pot promoters promote pot.  If you promote pot, you promote destruction.)
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2017/04/25/marijuana-pot-treatment-children-autism-cannabis-oil/100381156/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps demonize, denigrate, and condemn those who are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/2017/04/25/trump-order-buy-hire-american-working-class-whites-ruben-navarrette-column/100859584/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: The Fearless Girl promotes hatred against individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/2017/04/24/send-fearless-girl-on-tour-editorials-debates/100823866/
https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/2017/04/24/new-york-needs-fearless-girl-editorials-debates/100716908/

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— FRONT PAGE: The U.S. Makes It Easy for Parents to Get College Loans—Repaying Them Is Another Story  The federal Parent Plus loan program has millions of borrowers, many with subprime credit ratings; its default rate exceeds the rate for U.S. mortgages at the peak of the housing crisis – Josh Mitchell (DIERSEN: Could your parents have gotten a loan to put you through college?  Neither of my outstanding parents attended college.  My father was the first of his ancestors to earn a high school diploma and my mother never attended high school. My father worked in the office of a chemical plant and almost always worked second jobs to pay the family’s bills.  Those jobs included playing music, delivering eggs, and working in a fast food restaurant. My mother was a homemaker. My father fought type 1 diabetes from age 14 and died suddenly from heart failure in 1969 when he was 47 and I was 21. In today’s dollars, he never earned more than about $40,000 a year.  The first and only new car that he bought was a bottom of the line 2-door 1967 Chevy.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-u-s-makes-it-easy-for-parents-to-get-college-loansrepaying-them-is-another-story-1493047388

 

U.S. NEWS & WORLD REPORT
— Large Number of Condominiums at Trump Tower for Sale  Trump Tower in Chicago has an unusually large number of condominiums for sale or for rent. – AP
https://www.usnews.com/news/best-states/illinois/articles/2017-04-25/large-number-of-condominiums-at-trump-tower-for-sale

 

TIME
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Most Americans Oppose President Trump’s Border Wall.”
http://time.com/4752746/americans-oppose-donald-trump-border-wall/

 

NEW REPUBLIC
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps talk and act like they are paid agents for Mexican drug lords.
https://newrepublic.com/minutes/142233/trumps-wall-wont-stop-flood-drugs-united-states

April 24 Evening Edition

CBS2
— Rep. La Shawn Ford (D-Chicago) Suggests Fund Sweeps To Bail Out CPS, Avoid Early Closing
http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2017/04/24/state-rep-la-shawn-ford-fund-sweeps-chicago-public-schools/

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Ease the rules on gun ranges: Chicago aldermen, stop fighting federal judges – Editorial
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/editorials/ct-chicago-gun-ranges-rules-edit-0425-20170424-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps call for Aurora City Council to act on immigrant rights.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/aurora-beacon-news/news/ct-abn-aurora-rally-st-0425-20170424-story.html
— The real O’Reilly factor — boorish entitlement — endures – Mary Sanchez  (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, those who are anti-O’Reilly make it clear that they are also anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/commentary/ct-bill-oreilly-factor-sexist-20170424-story.html

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— A better way to make sure voters know what’s on the ballot – Editorial
http://chicago.suntimes.com/opinion/a-better-way-to-make-sure-voters-know-whats-on-the-ballot/

 

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— AG Madigan protests Trump’s student loan move – GREG HINZ
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20170424/BLOGS02/170429937/lisa-madigan-protests-trumps-student-loan-move

 

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Lawmakers return from spring break; ‘bargain’ remains unresolved – Doug Finke
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20170423/lawmakers-return-from-spring-break-bargain-remains-unresolved

 

HERALD & REVIEW
— Central Illinois farmers welcome ag secretary confirmation – TONY REID
http://herald-review.com/business/agriculture/central-illinois-farmers-welcome-ag-secretary-confirmation/article_75b0e390-b422-5408-bf78-639e6653be77.html

 

BELLEVILLE NEWS DEMOCRAT
— Illinois tech chief’s memberships cost $208K – AP
http://www.bnd.com/news/business/article146489534.html

 

KWQC
— Illinois Lt. Governor tours Robert Young Center in Rock island
http://www.kwqc.com/content/news/Illinois-Lt-Governor-tours-Robert-Young-Center-in-Rock-island-420283614.html

 

COLUNBIA CHRONICLE
— Illinois lawmakers say recreational weed could fix state budget – Jackie Murray  (DIERSEN: If you promote pot in Illinois, you promote the destruction of Illinois.)
http://www.columbiachronicle.com/metro/article_062192ac-26e4-11e7-8d11-b3b9184c287d.html

 

CHICAGO NOW
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Stoners and want-to-be stoners promote pot.  If you promote pot in Illinois, you promote the destruction of Illinois.
http://www.chicagonow.com/soapbox-momma/2017/04/illinois-is-ready-to-legalize-recreational-marijuana/

 

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— ST. REP. BATINICK SETS DOWN FOOT: BUDGET BILLS OR FORGET MY VOTE
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2017/04/st-rep-batinick-sets-down-foot-budget-bills-or-forget-my-vote.html
— WHERE’S WEYERMULLER? MEETING PROTESTERS TALKING “RESISTANCE” IN CHICAGO
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2017/04/wheres-weyermuller-meeting-protesters-talking-resistance-in-chicago-.html
— IMMIGRATION GROUP RELEASES VIDEO COUNSELING ILLEGAL FAMILIES ABOUT THEIR RIGHTS
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2017/04/immigration-group-releases-video-counseling-illegal-families-about-their-rights.html
— DOJ THREATENS CHICAGO, COOK COUNTY WITH LOSING $2B IN CRIME FIGHTING FUNDS
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2017/04/doj-threatens-chicago-cook-county-with-losing-2-b-in-crime-assistance-funds.html
— RAUNER AND BUDS ROCK WITH ALICE COOPER IN SPRINGFIELD
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2017/04/rauner-and-buds-rock-with-alice-cooper-in-springfield.html

 

CAPITOL FAX
— Caption contest!  From left, House GOP Leader Jim Durkin, Gov. Bruce Rauner, Alice Cooper
https://capitolfax.com/2017/04/24/caption-contest-338/

 

FOX NEWS
— Citing Racial Strife, Students at Wealthy Colleges Demand Reparations – JENNIFER KABBANY
http://nation.foxnews.com/2017/04/24/citing-racial-strife-students-wealthy-colleges-demand-reparations

 

GOPUSA
— Despite Reports, Fmr Fox Guest Now Claims She Was Never Sexually Harassed by Sean Hannity
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=23403

 

HUFFINGTON POST
— Why The Rich Need Racism: Prejudice As Social Control  Why do white people need racism? The short version would be this: because it’s useful. – Steven Singer
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/why-the-rich-need-racists-prejudice-as-social-control_us_58fe4b1ee4b0f02c3870ed48

 

NBC NEWS
— Trump Is Holding On to His Base — But He’s Losing Nearly Everyone Else – CHUCK TODD, MARK MURRAY and CARRIE DANN
http://www.nbcnews.com/politics/first-read/trump-holding-his-base-he-s-losing-nearly-everyone-else-n750071

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Americans’ Dissatisfaction With Speaker Paul Ryan, Congress Overall Is Growing, Poll Finds  Nearly three-quarters disapprove of Congress’s job performance, up 12 points since February – Rebecca Ballhaus
https://www.wsj.com/articles/americans-dissatisfaction-with-speaker-paul-ryan-congress-overall-is-growing-poll-finds-1493067612
— Trump Wants Tax Plan to Cut Corporate Rate to 15%  President tells staff he wants to prioritize reductions over deficit concerns – Michael C. Bender,  Richard Rubin and Nick Timiraos
https://www.wsj.com/articles/trump-wants-tax-plan-to-cut-corporate-rate-to-15-1493057898

 

WSAU
— UC Berkeley sued over Ann Coulter’s planned visit – Reuters
http://wsau.com/news/articles/2017/apr/24/uc-berkeley-sued-over-ann-coulters-planned-visit/