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May 16 Evening Edition

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Rauner, Madigan start annual push to avoid blame for lack of budget – Monique Garcia and Haley BeMiller  (DIERSEN: Will they blame Dave Diersen and his GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails?  Just kidding, but not completely. Today, a Trump supporter blamed me for Rauner being elected and for Pat Brady being the face of the Illinois Republican Party.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-rauner-madigan-state-budget-met-0517-20170516-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Rauner Chicago Alderman Carrie Austin on Chicago Public Schools: “Take Rauner by his neck and wring it.”
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-rauner-austin-cps-comments-met-0517-20170516-story.html
— Crippling overdue penalties — another reason to fix the state budget now – Eric Zorn
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/zorn/ct-illinois-overdue-bills-zorn-perspec-0517-md-20170516-column.html
— Is Putin the alt-right’s BFF? – Clarence Page  (DIERSEN: Russians have a much higher opinion of members of the following groups than anti-Trumps do: 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.  Actually, anti-Trumps despise if not hate members of the aforesaid groups.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/page/ct-trump-putin-russia-perspec-0517-20170516-story.html
— Southland residents urge budget passage in march to Springfield – Ted Slowik  (DIERSEN: According to the Democrats, you are rich if you are not on welfare.  Democrats always want Republicans to pay more taxes.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/daily-southtown/opinion/ct-sta-slowik-budget-march-st-0517-20170516-story.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: I admire the people walking 200 miles from Chicago to Springfield to urge lawmakers and the governor to pass a fair state budget. They’re expending a tremendous amount of energy for their personal convictions. They’re raising awareness about their desire for Illinois to tax the rich more to fund state services.)
— BEYOND TRAGIC: Workplace drug testing finds cocaine, marijuana use at 12-year high – Alexia Elejalde-Ruiz
http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/ct-drug-testing-workplace-0517-biz-20170516-story.html
— Why you can’t afford a house (Hint: It’s not the avocado toast) – Jessica Roy  (DIERSEN: When did you buy your first home, where, and how old were you?  I bought a new town home in University Park in 1972 when I was 24 years old.  What helped you buy your first home? I had no debts, I had earned a bachelor’s degree in management from NIU in 1970, I was taking graduate business courses at Loyola, IRS was paying me $54,864/year in today’s dollars, I worked part-time pumping gasoline, I owned a 1972 Corvette and a 1962 Chevy BelAir, and I was no longer subject to the draft.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/national/ct-avocado-toast-housing-20170516-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps demonize, denigrate, and condemn Trump.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/politics/ct-trump-credibility-crisis-20170516-story.html

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Rauner accuses Madigan, House Dems of trying to ‘derail’ Senate talks – Tina Sfondeles
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/rauner-accuses-madigan-house-dems-of-trying-to-derail-senate-talks/
— Emanuel’s CPS rescue plan gets cool reception from aldermen – Fran Spielman
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/emanuels-cps-rescue-plan-gets-cool-reception-from-aldermen/
— Callista Gingrich gets nod to be ambassador to the Vatican – AP
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/callista-gingrich-gets-nod-to-be-ambassador-to-the-vatican/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: If you promote illegal drugs in America, you promote the destruction of America.
http://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/is-the-war-on-drugs-a-bigger-threat-than-illegal-drugs/
http://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/jeff-sessions-cruel-and-stupid-ramping-up-of-drug-punishments/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps demonize, denigrate, and condemn Trump.
http://chicago.suntimes.com/opinion/a-president-who-throws-away-his-credibility-cannot-lead/

 

DAILY HERALD
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps “slam Trump over sharing information with Russians.”
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20170516/suburban-democratic-lawmakers-slam-trump-over-sharing-information-with-russians
— Democrat takes Maine Township office after recount – Chacour Koop
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20170516/democrat-takes-maine-township-office-after-recount
— Congressman Roskam congratulates Palatine for making safe cities list – Bob Susnjara
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20170516/congressman-roskam-congratulates-palatine-for-making-safe-cities-list

 

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— AS THE DEMOCRAT PARTY’S STRANGLEHOLD ON ILLINOIS TIGHTENS: A decade later and still down. Homeowners in many Chicago-area ZIP codes have yet to share in the recovery that is boosting values in hot city neighborhoods and a handful of suburbs. – DENNIS RODKIN
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/realestate/20170516/CRED0701/170519900/a-decade-later-and-still-playing-catch-up
— Look who turned down the Sun-Times –
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20170516/NEWS06/170519884/look-who-turned-down-the-sun-times
— Here’s how much new college grads can expect to make – JUDITH RUIZ-BRANCH (DIERSEN: In 1971, in today’s GS-7 dollars, IRS hired me at $44,853. I had earned a bachelor’s degree in management from NIU in 1970.  My critics/opponents have always accused me of being overpaid. In my defense, I earned a) job-related master’s degrees when I was 27, 31, and 48, b) job-related professional certifications when I was 30, 32, 41, 45, 47, and 48, and c) a job-related professional license when I was 33.)
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20170516/NEWS13/170519886/heres-how-much-new-college-grads-can-expect-to-make
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Based on those 25 positions, 2017 college grads nationwide can expect an average salary of $49,785, compared to $48, 270 last year. In Chicago, the average is $54,515, up from $51,649 last year.)
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trump “Quigley calls Trump’s Russia disclosure a horrible mistake.”  My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have called just about everything that I have done since 1948 as being a “horrible mistake.”  They would not have done that if I had been a Democrat, a minority, a female, or a veteran.)
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20170516/BLOGS02/170519891/quigley-calls-trumps-russia-disclosure-a-horrible-mistake

 

NBC5
— Pritzker Defends Property Tax Reduction Application – Mary Ann Ahern
http://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/Pritzker-Defends-Property-Tax-Reduction-Application-422628984.html

 

FOX NEWS CHICAGO
— Rauner calls Dems offer to discuss budget terms ‘distraction’ – AP
http://www.fox32chicago.com/news/local/254960397-story

 

WLS AM
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trump Kinzinger says “If true, Trump leaking is highly irregular and highly problematic.”
http://www.wlsam.com/2017/05/16/kinzinger-if-true-trump-leaking-is-highly-irregular-and-highly-problematic/

 

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Lawmakers want investigation into Springfield warehouse lease – Brian Robbins
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20170516/lawmakers-want-investigation-into-springfield-warehouse-lease
— House Democrats, Republicans say they’ll talk, then point fingers – Doug Finke  (DIERSEN: Who points their fingers at you and what do they blame you for?  I should write a book about a) those who point their fingers at me and b) what they blame me for.)
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20170516/house-democrats-republicans-say-theyll-talk-then-point-fingers

 

NORTHWEST HERALD
— New Algonquin Township highway commissioner fires predecessor’s sons-in-law in first minutes on the job  Local 150 files grievance over “outrageous” action – KEVIN P. CRAVER  (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always promoted patronage. Because I have always been a Republican, were it not for federal civil service protections, a) the Post Office would NOT have hired me in 1966 or let me work there for almost 3 years, b) IRS would NOT have hired me in 1971 or let me work there for almost 9 years, c) IRS would NOT have promoted me in 1972, 1973, or 1974, d) GAO would NOT have hired me in 1980 or let me work there for almost 18 years, and e) GAO would NOT have promoted me in 1986.)
http://www.nwherald.com/2017/05/15/new-algonquin-township-highway-commissioner-fires-predecessors-sons-in-law-in-first-minutes-on-the-job/axxh4bp/

 

ALTON TELEGRAPH
— American Health Care Act making the rich even richer – John J. Dunphy
http://thetelegraph.com/opinion/102086/dunphy-american-health-care-act-making-the-rich-even-richer

 

  1. LOUIS TODAY
    — Latest bipartisanship ranking of Congress may surprise you – Chuck Raasch  (DIERSEN: To be bipartisan is to reject planks in your political party’s platform.  Political parties exist to help elect candidates who can and will defend and advance their platform.  The more bipartisan that you are, the sooner that you should leave your political party and run as an Independent.)
    http://www.stltoday.com/news/local/govt-and-politics/latest-bipartisanship-ranking-of-congress-may-surprise-you/article_5968e035-6b31-5ee7-881d-1873cdd6c2c4.html

 

CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD
— ‘Pay Trump bribes here’ sign projected onto Trump’s DC hotel – NICOLE CHAVEZ AND EMILY SMITH
http://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/politics/pay-trump-bribes-here-sign-projected-onto-trumps-dc-hotel/714714702

 

FOX NEWS ILLINOIS
— Dueling Press Conferences held by House Democrats and Republicans – Rachel Droze
http://foxillinois.com/news/local/dueling-press-conferences-held-by-house-democrats-and-republicans

 

WYMG
— Rauner’s response: House Dems want “distraction”
http://wymg.com/news/101101-rauners-response-house-dems-want-distraction/

 

HARDWARE RETAILING
— 2017 Young Retailer of the Year: Jason Plummer – Hilary Welter (DIERSEN: My grandfather on my father’s side and his father before him ran Crete’s only hardware store for 100 years. I lived with my parents in an apartment above that hardware store 1948-1954.)
http://www.hardwareretailing.com/2017-young-retailer-year-jason-plummer/

 

DUPAGE POLICY JOURNAL
— Ives rejects allowing undocumented students to be university trustees – Hoang Tran  (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps make it clear that they want to replace citizens of America with citizens of foreign countries.)
http://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/511116628-ives-rejects-allowing-undocumented-students-to-be-university-trustees

 

WIRE POINTS
— New Stanford Study Exposes Illinois Pensions as the Farce They Are – Mark Glennon
http://www.wirepoints.com/new-stanford-study-exposes-illinois-pensions-for-the-farce-they-are-wirepoints-original/

 

REAL GOP ILLINOIS
— Trump to end Rauner’s $32 million dollar tax dodge  (DIERSEN: What tax dodges have your critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes charged you with taking advantage of unfairly, unethically, and/or immorally?  Since 1972, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have charged me with unfairly, unethically, and immorally taking advantage of the education tax dodge. I deducted job-related graduate business, accounting, and finance courses 1972-1980 and 1992-1997 while I worked for IRS and then for GAO.  My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes shout that those courses were not job-related, did not help me carry out my job duties, were taken by me to get a job in the private sector, and were a distraction.)
https://realgopillinois.com/2017/05/16/trump-promises-end-rauners-32-million-dollar-tax-dodge/

 

ILLINOIS NEWS NETWORK
— AS THE DEMOCRAT PARTY’S STRANGLEHOLD ON ILLINOIS TIGHTENS: Realtors: Most Illinois homes worth less than their value 10 years ago – Cole Lauterbach (DIERSEN: What was your home worth in 2007 and what is it worth today?)
https://ilnews.org/news/economy/realtors-most-illinois-homes-worth-less-than-their-value-years/article_576b0a60-38e8-11e7-bd45-5b6607fa2847.html
— Illinois a good state to be a cop – Cole Lauterbach (DIERSEN: QUESTION: Who demonizes, denigrates, and condemns law enforcement? ANSWER: Those who are anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.)
https://ilnews.org/news/justice/illinois-a-good-state-to-be-a-cop/article_e82dbac2-39a4-11e7-b855-2bef9225b307.html#new_tab

 

CAPITOL FAX
— ILGOP accuses Pritzker of lying
https://capitolfax.com/2017/05/16/ilgop-accuses-pritzker-of-lying/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Rich Miller sides with Madigan and Cullerton against Rauner.
https://capitolfax.com/2017/05/16/because-madigan-37/
— GOP Rep. Dave Severin takes sick day after pressure from above  (DIERSEN: To what extent can/do those “above” you pressure you to do things? Those who are “above” me are furious that they cannot take away from me my Civil Service Retirement System pension ($50,856/year), my federal health, dental, and vision insurance subsidy ($17,288/year), or my Social Security ($2,028/year).  However, they have succeeded in taking the following away from me: my TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairmanship, my Wheaton Chamber of Commerce Government Affairs Committee membership, my service as the Milton Township Republican Central Committee webmaster, my Illinois Center Right Coalition Steering Committee membership, my American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter board membership, my GAO employment, etc.)
https://capitolfax.com/2017/05/16/gop-rep-takes-sick-day-after-pressure-from-above/
— Pritzker addresses racism in unions that endorsed him
https://capitolfax.com/2017/05/16/pritzker-addresses-racism-in-unions-that-endorsed-him/
— Pritzker makes eerily familiar pledge to black banks
https://capitolfax.com/2017/05/16/pritzker-makes-eerily-familiar-pledge-to-black-banks/

 

CONSERVATIVE REPUBLICAN NEWS
— IS ANN COULTER OFF THE TRUMP TRAIN?  (DIERSEN: Anti-Trumps want everyone to be “off the Trump train.”)
http://conservativerepublicannews.com/2017/05/15/is-ann-coulter-off-the-trump-train/

 

BREITBART
— Student Journalist Fired for Tweeting Video of Muslim Panelist’s Comments on Non-Believers Under Koranic Law – TOM CICCOTTA  (DIERSEN: All my critics/opponents in the media can be fired by their bosses and/or by those who they depend on for money.  If their bosses or those who they depend on for money tell them to harm me, of course, they harm me.  He who pays the piper calls the tunes.)
http://www.breitbart.com/tech/2017/05/16/student-journalist-fired-for-tweeting-video-of-muslim-panelists-comments-on-non-believers-under-koranic-law/

 

THE BLAZE
— Ben Sasse: Our country has created perpetual adolescence like ‘Peter Pan’ – Brandon Morse  (DIERSEN: Dr. Dan Kiley had 910 Cove Court built in my cul-de-sac with profits from his book titled “The Peter Pan Syndrome.”  SEE: http://www.nytimes.com/1996/02/27/us/dan-kiley-54-dies-wrote-peter-pan-syndrome.html  FROM THE ARTICLE: After the book was published by Dodd, Mead, it became an immediate sensation, staying on The New York Times best-seller list for months and selling more than 200,000 copies in hardcover. Millions of copies of the book have been sold in the Avon paperback and international editions; it has been translated into 22 languages and was a best seller in both Brazil and Japan. The success of the book made Dr. Kiley, a big, bearded, silver-haired man, a fixture on the television talk-show circuit and led him to write a 1984 spinoff, “The Wendy Dilemma,” about women who inappropriately mother the men in their lives.)
http://www.theblaze.com/news/2017/05/16/ben-sasse-our-country-has-created-perpetual-adolescence-like-peter-pan/

 

GOPUSA
— Illegal alien teens arrested for kidnapping of county attorney from his home
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=24470

 

NEWSMAX
— Trump’s Not Draining the Swamp, He’s Only Restocking It – Michael Shannon
http://www.newsmax.com/MichaelShannon/fbi-leakers-republican-yates/2017/05/16/id/790518/

 

DAILY CALLER
— Immigration Opponents Trash GOP Border Security Bill – WILL RACKE
http://dailycaller.com/2017/05/16/immigration-opponents-trash-gop-border-security-bill/
— Only Named Source In WaPo Report On Trump’s Leaking Of Classified Information Denies It – RYAN PICKRELL
http://dailycaller.com/2017/05/15/only-named-source-in-wapo-report-on-trumps-leaking-of-classified-information-denies-it/
— Before Lois Lerner Targeted The Tea Party, She Helped The Clinton Foundation – Mark Tapscott
http://dailycaller.com/2017/05/15/before-lois-lerner-targeted-the-tea-party-she-helped-the-clinton-foundation/
— Mizzou Hemorrhages More Students And Cuts Jobs Because Of Black Lives Matter Protests – Eric Owens
http://dailycaller.com/2017/05/16/mizzou-hemorrhages-more-students-and-cuts-jobs-because-of-black-lives-matter-protests/
— Washington Post Writer Sneers At Rubio For Posting Bible Verses On Twitter – Peter Hasson  (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes always sneer at everything in GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails.)
http://dailycaller.com/2017/05/16/washington-post-writer-sneers-at-rubio-for-posting-bible-verses-on-twitter/

 

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— GAO: Veterans discharged for misconduct need better mental health evaluations – Todd Shepherd  (DIERSEN: Since 1966, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have hinted/implied/argued/shouted that if I had not avoided the draft, I would have been severely injured physically and/or mentally in Vietnam if not killed because I am stupid and lazy and because my judgment and motives are terrible.)
http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/gao-veterans-discharged-for-misconduct-need-better-mental-health-evaluations/article/2623269

 

HUFFINGTON POST
— Mitch McConnell Shrugs Off Trump’s Leak To Russia As ‘Drama’ And Distraction  Even Republicans who cried foul offered zero suggestions to hold the president accountable. – Michael McAuliff
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/mcconnell-shrugs-off-trump-russian-leak-as-drama-and-distraction_us_591b12d4e4b0809be1585269
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Whites say “Lawmaker Running For Jeff Sessions’ Old Seat Is Obsessed With ‘War On Whites’  Rep. Mo Brooks is cut from the same anti-immigrant cloth.”
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/mo-brooks-alabama-senate-jeff-sessions_us_591a093de4b0809be1574519

 

ABC NEWS
— New Miss USA responds to health care backlash  (DIERSEN: While I was a federal employee for almost 30 years, being a member of the Federal Employees Health Benefit plan (SEE: https://www.opm.gov/healthcare-insurance/healthcare/plan-information/plans/2017/state/il) and knowing that my wife and I could continue as members after I retired, helped me overcome tremendous pressure from my Democrat superiors to get rid of me and to replace me with a young Democrat minority or a young Democrat female.)
http://abcnews.go.com/GMA/video/miss-usa-responds-health-care-backlash-47434180

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Trump says “Free Advice to Trump Aides: Quit While You Can.”  (DIERSEN: With only rare exceptions, the longer that you work for the federal government, the more impossible it is to get a job outside of the federal government. By the time I was 21, I had worked for the federal government for almost 3 years. By the time I was 49, I had worked for the federal government for almost 30 years.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/05/16/opinion/free-advice-to-trump-aides-quit-while-you-can.html

 

WASHINGTON POST
— I was arrested for asking Tom Price a question. I was just doing my job.  I wasn’t trying to make news. I was trying to report it. – Dan Heyman  (DIERSEN: Since I became the GOPUSA Illinois Editor in 2000, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have hinted/implied/argued/shouted that I disrupt press conferences.  Needless-to-say, that is slander, and I should sue those who slander me. The aforesaid slanderers did not notify me of the Illinois Republican Party’s May 9, 2017 press conference and they almost succeeded in keeping me out of Roskam’s press conference Thursday evening, May 4, 2017, at Sanguinetti’s fundraiser at Arrowhead Golf Club in Wheaton.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/posteverything/wp/2017/05/16/i-was-arrested-for-asking-tom-price-a-question-i-was-just-doing-my-job/

 

NEW YORK DAILY NEWS
— GAO: Majority of troops booted from military for misconduct suffered from PTSD, brain injury and other mental issues – Megan Cerullo  (DIERSEN: Since 1966, my critics/opponents, their operatives, their dupes a) have demonized me, denigrated me, and condemned me for avoiding the draft and b) have hinted/implied/argued/shouted at veterans that I am a patriotic hypocrite, a coward, and even worse things.)
http://www.nydailynews.com/news/national/troops-booted-military-misconduct-sufferd-ptsd-article-1.3170594

 

USA TODAY
— Most troops booted from the military for misconduct had mental issues – Tom Vanden Brook  (DIERSEN: Democrats make it clear that they believe that if you do not promote the Democrat Party platform, you have “mental issues.”)
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2017/05/16/most-troops-booted-military-misconduct-had-mental-issues/101611276/

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— AS THE DEMOCRAT PARTY’S STRANGLEHOLD ON ILLINOIS AND ON AMERICA TIGHTENS: Big Developers Roll Out Co-Living Units to Woo Millennials  One real-estate firm offers apartment-sharing option in Chicago; ‘All you want is a room’ – Peter Grant
https://www.wsj.com/articles/big-developers-roll-out-co-living-units-to-woo-millennials-1494956907
— McMaster Says Information Trump Shared With Russians Was ‘Wholly Appropriate’  National security adviser says Trump didn’t discuss Islamic State-controlled territories that weren’t already publicly known – Louise Radnofsky and Rebecca Ballhaus
https://www.wsj.com/articles/mcmaster-says-information-trump-shared-with-russians-was-wholly-appropriate-1494954616

 

FORBES
— Sean Spicer: What Happens When Credibility Goes Up In Smoke – John Baldoni  (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always done everything that they could to destroy my credibility.  They crow that I am no longer the TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairman, that I am no longer a Wheaton Chamber of Commerce Government Affairs Committee member, that I am no longer the Milton Township Republican Central Committee webmaster, that I am no longer an Illinois Center Right Coalition Steering Committee member, that I am no longer an American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter board member, that I am no longer a GAO employee, that I am no longer etc.)
https://www.forbes.com/sites/johnbaldoni/2017/05/16/sean-spicer-what-happens-when-credibility-goes-up-in-smoke/#66320a5f3e52

 

MONEY MAGAZINE
— Millionaire to Millennials: Stop Buying Avocado Toast If You Want to Buy a Home – Jennifer Calfas  (DIERSEN: When did you buy your first home, where, and how old were you?  I bought a new town home in University Park in 1972 when I was 24 years old.  What helped you buy your first home? I had no debts, I had earned a bachelor’s degree in management from NIU in 1970, I was taking graduate business courses at Loyola, IRS was paying me $54,864/year in today’s dollars, I worked part-time pumping gasoline, I owned a 1972 Corvette and a 1962 Chevy BelAir, and I was no longer subject to the draft.)
http://time.com/money/4778942/avocados-millennials-home-buying/

 

FED SMITH
— Smart and Pretty: Federal Employee Crowned Miss USA – Ralph R. Smith
https://www.fedsmith.com/2017/05/16/federal-employee-crowned-miss-usa/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: For the second year in a row, the winner of the Miss USA pageant is from Washington, D.C.  Miss District of Columbia, Kara McCullough, was crowned as the new Miss USA last Sunday at the Las Vegas pageant. McCullough is a 25-year-old scientist who works for the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission in Rockville, Maryland. She was born in Naples, Italy and raised in Virginia Beach, Virginia. She is the daughter of a now retired US Navy Chief Petty Officer. As a result, she has traveled and lived in numerous locations around the world including Sicily, Japan, South Korea and Hawaii. Her salary at the agency is $77,490.00 according to data from FedsDataCenter.com. McCullough earned her Bachelor of Science degree in Chemistry with a concentration in Radiochemistry from South Carolina State University. Her major provided her the opportunity to intern at several universities. This paved the way to her current career at the Nuclear Regulatory Commission. The newly crowned Miss USA said she wants to inspire children to pursue careers in the fields of science, technology, engineering and mathematics. Last year, District of Columbia resident Deshauna Barber became the first-ever military member to win Miss USA. Perhaps one of the hardest parts of becoming a celebrity overnight is learning how to deal with the media. The new Miss USA quickly found herself embroiled in the health care controversy. When asked during Sunday night’s pageant whether she thinks that affordable health care for all U.S. citizens is a right or a privilege, she said it is a privilege. As a government employee, I’m granted health care and I see firsthand that for one to have health care, you need to have job. That, predictably, was not what some people wanted to hear as they believe health care is a guaranteed right. Twitter, of course, lit up with various views reflecting some of the issues in political divide in America that now infects most of our lives. Here is a brief sample of the variety of comments.)
— Is Social Security a Safety-Net or a Stipend For Wealthy Seniors? – Brenton Smith  (DIERSEN: According to Democrats, anyone who is not on welfare is wealthy, if not undeservedly filthy rich.  My Social Security ($2,028/year) is dramatically reduced because I get a $50,856 Civil Service Retirement System (CSRS) pension.  My CSRS pension is dramatically reduced because my Democrat superiors in the federal government wasted my career and forced me to take their early retirement “offer” in 1997 when I was 49 yeas old.)
https://www.fedsmith.com/2017/05/16/social-security-safety-net-stipend-wealthy-seniors/

 

GOVERNMENT EXECUTIVE
— A Chemist at a Federal Agency Wins Miss USA – Eric Katz
http://www.govexec.com/federal-news/fedblog/2017/05/chemist-federal-agency-wins-miss-usa/137853/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: A federal employee working at the Nuclear Regulatory Commission was named Miss USA on Sunday evening, and pledged to spend her year with the crown encouraging more women to join government and eventually, agency leadership ranks. Kara McCullough, a 25-year-old chemist in NRC’s Office of Nuclear Security and Incident Response, represented Washington, D.C., in the annual competition. McCullough grew up in the federal ranks as a military brat, with her father serving as a Navy chief petty officer. In addition to her NRC employment, McCullough volunteers annually at a science fair hosted by the Food and Drug Administration as a judge. McCullough said she would be an ambassador to bring more women into government science, technology, engineering and mathematics positions. She noted that in her experience in federal service, women are often underrepresented. “Personally, I want to see more women possessing leadership positions in private and government energy and health sciences agencies; not just conducting laboratory research,” McCullough said after her victory. “As a woman scientist in the government, I have witnessed and been in many meetings where the ratio of men to women is 10:2. I believe more women should be given the opportunity to be representatives in the energy and medical fields.” On stage, McCullough even made a passing reference to the Federal Employees Health Benefits Program. Asked whether she believed affordable health care for all Americans is a privilege or a right, she said in a response that made waves that it was a privilege, explaining: “As a government employee, I am granted health care and I see first-hand that for one to have health care, you have to have jobs.” NRC tweeted out a congratulatory message to McCullough on Monday.)

 

ATLANTIC
— Did the Russians Dupe Trump?  Putin has long used the pretext of counterterrorism cooperation to get what he wants from the West. It just paid off again. – JULIA IOFFE  (DIERSEN: I should write a book about those in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois who have had the greatest success in duping individuals, duping organizations, duping companies, and duping governments against me.  They have had great success in getting individuals, organizations, companies, and governments to blame me for their problems, for your problems, for my problems, and for everyone’s problems.)
https://www.theatlantic.com/international/archive/2017/05/trump-disclosure-russia-intelligence/526845/

 

CATO
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, CATO acts like it is a paid agent for individuals, for organizations, for companies, for governments, and for countries that are anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.
https://www.cato.org/blog/e-verify-has-held-or-cost-jobs-half-million-legal-workers

May 7 Morning Edition

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Vulnerable House Republicans fear political consequences after health care vote.”
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/politics/ct-health-care-vote-analysis-20170506-story.html
— Rise in STDs in Kane, DuPage, Kendall call for relearning lessons of the past – Editorial
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/naperville-sun/ct-ecn-editorial-sexually-transmistted-diseases-st-0507-20170505-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Americans with severe illness anxious over GOP health plan.”
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/sns-bc-us–health-overhaul-reaction-20170505-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Trump’s executive order of religious nothingness.”
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/chapman/ct-trump-religious-liberty-politics-churches-perspec-0507-md-20170505-column.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps “emphasize immigrant rights.” Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps 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/suburbs/daily-southtown/news/ct-sta-immigration-talk-st-0508-20170505-story.html

 

DAILY HERALD
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Trump’s unproductive Obamacare vengeance.”
http://www.dailyherald.com/discuss/20170506/health-care-editorial-trumpx2019s-unproductive-obamacare-vengeance
— FRONT PAGE WITH COLOR PICTURE: Some old Cubs stiffed on big MLB pensions – Burt Constable  (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, you are viciously demonized, viciously denigrated, and viciously condemned if you are in line to get a pension or if you are getting a pension.)
http://www.dailyherald.com/sports/20170408/constable-some-old-cubs-stiffed-on-big-mlb-pensions

 

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— The solution only seems simple – Doug Finke
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20170506/statehouse-insider-solution-only-seems-simple

 

BLOOMINGTON PANTAGRAPH
— Community stands in solidarity, honor for Sgt. Rodgers – Julia Evelsizer
http://www.pantagraph.com/news/local/military/article_347173ad-b052-5b0a-b6ca-726e78c1d535.html

 

CHAMPAIGN/URBANA NEWS GAZETTE
— Top UI Springfield official caught in illegal hiring web – Jim Dey
http://www.news-gazette.com/opinion/columns/2017-05-07/jim-dey-top-ui-springfield-official-caught-illegal-hiring-web.html

 

QUAD CITY TIMES
— No hope for Illinois without college funding – David Tretter
http://qctimes.com/news/opinion/editorial/columnists/guest/guest-view-no-hope-for-illinois-without-college-funding/article_b31be909-359e-5021-946f-7cb5c02a4b81.html

 

RIVER CITY READER
— Kennedy Missing an Opportunity as the “Outsider” – Rich Miller
http://www.rcreader.com/commentary/kennedy-missing-opportunity-as-outsider

 

WSIL TV
— Protesters march in Venezuela, destroy Chavez statue – AP
http://www.wsiltv.com/story/35360209/protesters-march-in-venezuela-destroy-chavez-statue

 

  1. LOUIS TODAY
    — The Chevrolet Corvette is arguably America’s moist iconic sports car – Bruce Kunz
    http://www.stltoday.com/lifestyles/autos/the-chevrolet-corvette-is-arguably-america-s-moist-iconic-sports/article_c0ee89a8-27d8-572a-9137-35fd7ab78364.html

 

BELLEVILLE NEWS DEMOCRAT
— 35 years later, Illinois targeted again with ERA resurgence – AP
http://www.bnd.com/news/state/illinois/article149146089.html

 

ILLINOIS FAMILY INSTITUTE
— If Naturalistic Evolution Is True, People Are Not Equal – Amy K. Hall  (DIERSEN: Each and every one of my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes a) paint themselves as being superior to everyone else and b) paint me as being inferior to everyone else.  Should I write a book about my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes?)
https://illinoisfamily.org/faith/naturalistic-evolution-true-people-not-equal/

 

ONE NEWS NOW
— ‘Beyond sanctuary’: County pushing legal aid for criminals – Michael F. Haverluck
https://www.onenewsnow.com/legal-courts/2017/05/06/beyond-sanctuary-county-pushing-legal-aid-for-criminals

 

BUZPAC REVIEW
— Trump signing statement ends federal goodies for minorities and women; treats all Americans equally – Tom Tillison (DIERSEN: To give preference to one group is to discriminate against another group.  To give preference to citizens of foreign countries, non-Protestants, Democrats, minorities, females, younger people, veterans, recent immigrants, etc. IS TO DISCRIMINATE AGAINST citizens of America, Protestants, Republicans, Whites, males, older people, non-veterans, non-recent immigrants, etc.)
http://www.bizpacreview.com/2017/05/06/trump-signing-statement-ends-federal-goodies-minorities-women-treats-americans-equally-486532
(FROM THE ARTICLE: President Donald Trump included a signing statement when he signed the spending bill that funds the federal government through September that effectively puts an end to affirmative action when it comes to taxpayer-funded grants. Imagine that, treating Americans equally. Pointing to the Constitution, the president said he will treat programs established by Congress that give preferences based on race and sex for grants “consistent with the requirement to afford equal protection of the laws,” the USA Today reported. Provisions described as “impermissible forms of congressional aggrandizement in the execution of the laws.” The signing statement reads: “My Administration shall treat provisions that allocate benefits on the basis of race, ethnicity, and gender in a manner consistent with the requirement to afford equal protection of the laws under the Due Process Clause of the Constitution’s Fifth Amendment.” The Daily Mail reported on programs named in the statement: “The signing statement specifically mentions a $654 million set-aside for Native American and Native Alaskan housing block grants; a $34 million appropriation for the Commerce Department’s Minority Business Development Agency; more than $20 million to guarantee loans to historically black colleges and universities; and $15 million to boost payments to ‘native Hawaiian’ defense contractors.” All of which is sure to have minority groups and women crying foul… while millions of white American males feel a little more equal today. For the record, signing statements are not exclusive to the Trump presidency. The Washington Times reported that “Presidents [Barack] Obama and George W. Bush issued dozens of ‘signing statements’ spelling out areas where they disagreed with congressional intent in various legislation, and asserting their executive authority to carry out the law as they saw fit.” Other areas addressed on Friday include weapons programs, state and local marijuana laws and Guantanamo Bay.)

 

THE HILL
— Priebus: Up to Senate to make major improvements on healthcare – OLIVIA BEAVERS
http://thehill.com/homenews/sunday-talk-shows/332272-priebus-up-to-senate-to-make-major-improvements
— House healthcare bill faces upheaval in Senate – ALEXANDER BOLTON
http://thehill.com/homenews/senate/332178-house-healthcare-bill-faces-upheaval-in-senate
— Poll: Most federal employees disapprove of Trump – MARK HENSCH  (DIERSEN: If I was still working for the federal government, my Democrat superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates would have killed me by now figuratively if not literally.)
http://thehill.com/homenews/administration/332125-poll-most-federal-employees-disapprove-of-trump

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Americans glorify and praise foreign countries and their citizens.
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/05/06/opinion/sunday/to-be-great-again-america-needs-immigrants.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Americans promote Mexican drug smugglers.
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/05/05/opinion/sunday/mexican-drug-smugglers-to-trump-thanks.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Trump says “Trump: Hazardous to Our Health.”
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/05/06/opinion/sunday/trump-hazardous-to-our-health.html
— How Censorship Works – Ai Weiwei
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/05/06/opinion/sunday/ai-weiwei-how-censorship-works.html
— Don’t Let Facebook Make You Miserable – Seth Stephens-Davidowitz
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/05/06/opinion/sunday/dont-let-facebook-make-you-miserable.html

 

USA TODAY
— Refugee admissions plummet under Trump, USA TODAY analysis finds – Alan Gomez
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2017/05/04/refugee-admissions-donald-trump-migrants/101036264/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, anti-Americans use children as cannon fodder.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/blogs/2017/05/06/immigrant-children-share-experiences-muslim-film-forum/101376258/
— Why job hopping can hurt your retirement – Arielle O’Shea
https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/personalfinance/retirement/2017/05/07/why-job-hopping-can-hurt-your-retirement/101055822/

 

NEW YORK POST
— Inside Barack’s sex-filled relationships before Michelle – Larry Getlen
http://nypost.com/2017/05/07/inside-baracks-sex-filled-relationships-before-michelle/

 

THINK PROGRESS
— GOP congressman supports covering pre-existing conditions, but only for people who ‘lead good lives’ – Adam Peck  (DIERSEN: Individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that promote risky/unhealthy/harmful/destructive/hazardous/dangerous lifestyles want to get rid of me.  The aforesaid promote LGBTQ activity, promiscuity, abortion, booze, gambling, pot, and even worse things.)
https://thinkprogress.org/gop-congressman-supports-covering-pre-existing-conditions-but-only-for-people-who-have-led-good-51944a953f0e
(FROM THE ARTICLE: But as Rep. Brooks sees it, being afflicted with a serious or life-threatening pre-existing condition is the price you pay if you don’t live a healthy lifestyle. “My understanding is that it will allow insurance companies to require people who have higher health care costs to contribute more to the insurance pool,” said Brooks. “That helps offset all these costs, thereby reducing the cost to those people who lead good lives, they’re healthy, they’ve done the things to keep their bodies healthy. And right now those are the people—who’ve done things the right way—that are seeing their costs skyrocketing.” . . . Rep. Brooks’ argument echoes a similar one made by Speaker Paul Ryan (R-WI) several weeks ago when the House was debating the first version of Trumpcare. With a fancy chart by his side, Ryan bemoaned the unfairness of a system in which people who are generally healthy end up subsidizing the cost for people who need medical care. Why should healthy people shoulder some of the costs for sick people?)

May 6 Morning Edition

WGN TV
— Democrats target Roskam and Hultgren 18 months before election – TAHMAN BRADLEY  (DIERSEN: Outstandingly, in 2000, Roskam and Hultgren both endorsed me when I first ran for DuPage County Milton Township Precinct 9 Republican Committeeman.)
http://wgntv.com/2017/05/05/democrats-target-roskam-and-hultgren-18-months-before-election/

 

ABC7
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “GOP HEALTH VICTORY MAY BE FLEETING AS WARY SENATE AWAITS.”
http://abc7chicago.com/politics/gop-health-victory-may-be-fleeting-as-wary-senate-awaits/1958444/

 

NBC5
— Emanuel Hosts Naturalization Ceremony With Mexico City’s Mayor (DIERSEN: Democrats glorify and praise immigrants because they vote overwhelmingly for Democrats.)
http://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/chicago-naturalization-mexico-city-mayor-421490553.html

 

CBS2
— Democrat Chris Kennedy Disagrees Businesses Want Rauner ‘Turnaround Agenda’ – Craig Dellimore  (DIERSEN: What percent of businesses want cheap labor?  Ever-increasingly, businesses talk and act like they want to get rid of their employees who are citizens of America and replace them with citizens of foreign countries.)
http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2017/05/06/at-issue-democrat-chris-kennedy-disagrees-businesses-back-rauner-turnaround-agenda/
— Illinois Lottery Management Firm Costing State Millions, Critics Say – Dana Kozlov
http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2017/05/05/illinois-lottery-management-firm-costing-state-millions-critics-say/
— Mayor Emanuel Hosts Naturalization Ceremony – Vince Gerasole (DIERSEN: Democrats glorify and praise immigrants because they vote overwhelmingly for Democrats.)
http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2017/05/05/mayor-emanuel-hosts-naturalization-ceremony/

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— With spring, patronage blooms in recorder’s office – Dan Mihalopoulos (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always promoted patronage. Because I have always been a Republican, were it not for federal civil service protections, a) the Post Office would NOT have hired me in 1966 or let me work there for almost 3 years, b) IRS would NOT have hired me in 1971 or let me work there for almost 9 years, c) IRS would NOT have promoted me in 1972, 1973, or 1974, d) GAO would NOT have hired me in 1980 or let me work there for almost 18 years, and e) GAO would NOT have promoted me in 1986.)
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/mihalopoulos-with-spring-patronage-blooms-in-recorders-office/
— Barack Obama’s $400,000 speech and the steep price for Democrats – Gene Lyons
http://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/barack-obamas-400000-speech-and-the-steep-price-for-democrats/

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Late-night hosts blast Republican health-care bill: Those ramifications are disastrous.”
http://www.chicagotribune.com/entertainment/tv/ct-late-night-hosts-blast-republican-health-care-bill-20170505-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps ask “What does the GOP health care bill mean for Illinois consumers?”
http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/ct-obamacare-replacement-illinois-0505-biz-20170504-story.html
— Welcome to media, Jay Cutler — your alliance with this Fox looks like winner – David Haugh  (DIERSEN: Who considers you to be their enemy?  Democrats and Democrat plants, Libertarians and Libertarian plants, Greens and Green plants, and RINOs consider me to be their enemy.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/sports/columnists/ct-jay-cutler-media-bears-haugh-spt-0507-20170506-column.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Welcome to the other side, Jay Cutler, to the sports media entity you once considered an enemy now eagerly befriending the former Bears quarterback, the latest reformed NFL bully to regret all the sand he kicked in our faces. An athlete’s 40-yard dash time is nothing compared to how quickly many change their views about the working press in retirement. In a relaxed radio interview Friday on WMVP-AM’s “Waddle & Silvy,” Cutler sounded like a man ready to move on from his days with the Bears — good advice for everyone in Chicago, from press row to Section 250. The football world’s surprise at the news mirrored Cutler’s when the opportunity first was presented. Cutler auditioning for a media job was like a vegan ordering a steak. “I was like, ‘There is no way in hell I’m doing this,'” Cutler said on the radio.)
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD WITH COLOR PHOTO OF CUTLER: As a broadcaster, Jay Cutler needs to show charm that wasn’t evident in Chicago – Phil Rosenthal
http://www.chicagotribune.com/sports/columnists/ct-jay-cutler-fox-charisma-rosenthal-spt-0506-20170505-column.html

 

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Want an Illinois budget? Adopt a revenue estimate! – Keith Wheeler (DIERSEN: What is your revenue estimate for the rest of your life?  For me, it is a $50,856/year Civil Service Retirement System pension and $2,028/year Social Security. In today’s dollars, those amounts will decrease dramatically because COLAs are far less than inflation. Things are going to get worse fast because the cost of living in Wheaton, in Milton Township, and in DuPage County is extremely high.)
http://www.sj-r.com/opinion/20170505/guest-column-want-illinois-budget-adopt-revenue-estimate
— Secretary of State employee on administrative leave   (DIERSEN: Constructively, my Democrat GAO superiors have had me on reduced pay administrative leave since September 30, 1997.  So far, in today’s dollars, that has cost me $1,412,820 ($10,250/mo. salary minus $4,238 pension times 235 months equals $1,412,820).)
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20170505/secretary-of-state-employee-on-administrative-leave
— Northern Illinois University to cut jobs, upkeep under budget woes – AP
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20170505/northern-illinois-university-to-cut-jobs-upkeep-under-budget-woes

 

BLOOMINGTON PANTAGRAPH
— We have met the enemy and he is… – Steve Vogel
http://www.pantagraph.com/news/opinion/vogel-we-have-met-the-enemy-and-he-is/article_a4b5bc45-3f3f-5104-acf0-c027fd8910c1.html

 

NPR ILLINOIS
— Election Hack Hits 80,000 Illinois Voters – TOM LISI
http://nprillinois.org/post/election-hack-hits-80000-illinois-voters#stream/0

 

ILLINOIS NEWS NETWORK
— Senate passes measure limiting law enforcement’s authority to enforce immigration law – Greg Bishop  (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats put foreign countries and their citizens ahead of America and its citizens.)
https://ilnews.org/news/justice/senate-passes-measure-limiting-law-enforcement-s-authority-to-enforce/article_9979eb16-319e-11e7-85a2-db363b94b84f.html

 

LIFE SITE NEWS
— Trump’s pro-life Army Secretary nom bows out amid liberal witch hunt – Peter LaBarbera
https://www.lifesitenews.com/news/breaking-trumps-pro-life-army-secretary-nom-bows-out-amid-liberal-witch-hun

 

CONSERVATIVE REPUBLICAN NEWS
— BERNIE SANDERS: STUDENTS SILENCING SPEAKERS ‘A SIGN OF INTELLECTUAL WEAKNESS’ (DIERSEN: I should write a book about Democrat plants, Libertarian plants, Green plants, RINOs, their operatives, and their dupes who in 2012 succeeded in silencing me and other conservative speakers at TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois events.)
http://conservativerepublicannews.com/2017/05/05/bernie-sanders-students-silencing-speakers-a-sign-of-intellectual-weakness/
— TRUMP: ‘NO ONE SHOULD BE CENSORING SERMONS OR TARGETING PASTORS’  (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, “pastors” talk and act like they are operatives or dupes for the Democrat Party.)
http://conservativerepublicannews.com/2017/05/05/trump-no-one-should-be-censoring-sermons-or-targeting-pastors/
— THIS IS WHY GOVERNMENT SHOULDN’T BE INVOLVED IN HEALTH CARE
http://conservativerepublicannews.com/2017/05/05/this-is-why-government-shouldnt-be-involved-in-health-care/

 

WASHINGTON POST
— Wall Street: Women, minorities are still nearly shut out of this $71 trillion industry – Renae Merle  (DIERSEN: What percent of those who dominate Wall Street are Democrats, Libertarians, Greens, or RINOs – 98%, 99%, 100%?)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/business/wp/2017/05/03/women-minorities-are-still-nearly-shut-out-of-this-7-trillion-industry/

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: Measure on Pre-Existing Conditions Energizes Opposition to Health Bill – ALEXANDER BURNS and ABBY GOODNOUGH
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/05/05/us/politics/republican-health-care-bill-pre-existing-conditions.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “G.O.P. Cheers a Big Victory” and ask “But Has It Stirred a ‘Hornet’s Nest’?”
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/05/05/us/politics/house-democrats-health-repeal-republicans.html
— HARDCOPY ARTICLE TITLE: How to Make a Comany Right a Wrong – Ron Lieber  (DIERSEN: In 1971, Oldsmobile withdrew a job offer that I had accepted saying that it had just agreed to stop hiring Whites to settle an EEOC complaint.  That directly led to my becoming an IRS employee.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/05/05/your-money/the-best-consumer-self-advocacy-tool-youve-never-used.html
— To Lift Growth, Janet Yellen Says, Make It Easier for Women to Work – BINYAMIN APPELBAUM (DIERSEN: But what about BAD JOBS?  According to my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes, all the jobs that I held 1964-1997 were BAD JOBS. Because all the jobs that I held were BAD JOBS, it was extremely difficult for my superiors to find women who would take/keep those jobs.  My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always hinted/implied/argued/shouted a) that instead of me, the Post Office should have hired a woman in 1966, b) that the Post Office should gotten rid of me much sooner than it did so that a woman could have my job, c) that instead of me, IRS should have hired a woman in 1971, d) that instead of me, IRS should have promoted women in 1972, 1973, and 1974, e) that instead of me, GAO should have hired a woman in 1980, f) that instead of me, GAO should have promoted a woman in 1986, and g) that GAO should have gotten rid of me much sooner than it did so that woman could have my job and my preferred corner office.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/05/05/us/politics/to-lift-growth-janet-yellen-says-make-it-easier-for-women-to-work.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: The more money that you earn, the higher health insurance premiums that Marc K. Siegel wants you to pay.  By extension, the more money that you earn, the more that Siegel wants you to be charged for housing, food, clothing, transportation, etc.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/05/05/opinion/what-the-republican-health-plan-gets-right.html
— A U.S. Hiring Plan Falls Short of Reform – Editorial  (DIERSEN: What percent of businesses want cheap labor?  Ever-increasingly, businesses talk and act like they want to get rid of their employees who are citizens of America and replace them with citizens of foreign countries.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/05/05/opinion/infosys-hiring-plan-falls-short-of-visa-reform.html
— Locked Up for Being Poor – Editorial (DIERSEN: Democrats oppose things that discourage crime. Democrat side with criminals and against their victims.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/05/05/opinion/locked-up-for-being-poor.html
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: Jobless Rate at 10-Year Low as Hiring Grows and Wages Rise – PATRICIA COHEN  (DIERSEN: But what percent of those hired were hired for BAD JOBS?  According to my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes, all the jobs that I held 1964-1997 were BAD JOBS. Because all the jobs that I held were BAD JOBS, it was extremely difficult for my superiors to find anyone, and especially Democrats, minorities, females, younger people, and veterans, who would take/keep those jobs.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/05/05/business/economy/jobs-report-unemployment.html

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— HARDCOPY ARTICLE TITLE: The Benefits of Political Access – Daniel Akst  (DIERSEN: What political access do you have?  My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes do everything that they can to deny me political access.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/do-white-house-meetings-boost-a-firms-market-value-1494006706
— How to Raise an American Adult  Many young Americans today are locked in perpetual adolescence. Nebraska Sen. Ben Sasse on how he and his wife are encouraging their own children to become fully formed, independent grown-ups – Sen. Ben Sasse, Nebraska
https://www.wsj.com/articles/how-to-raise-an-american-adult-1493995064
— Houses of Lobbyists – Editorial  (DIERSEN: Home ownership should always be encouraged.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/houses-of-lobbyists-1494024305
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: California unions promote pot. If you promote pot in California, you promote the destruction of California.
https://www.wsj.com/articles/big-labor-looks-at-californias-marijuana-market-and-sees-green-1494023212

 

PROVIDENCE JOURNAL
— Trump shamefully attacks free speech – Editorial  (DIERSEN: Who attacks free speech in your municipality, in your township/ward, in your county, and in Illinois?  I should write a book about those who attack free speech in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois.  They focus on a) stopping me from sending out GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails and b) stopping everyone from reading those emails.  They are Democrats and Democrat plants, Libertarians and Libertarian plants, Greens and Green plants, or RINOs.)
http://www.providencejournal.com/opinion/20170505/editorial-trump-shamefully-attacks-free-speech

May 5 Morning Edition

WGN TV
— Protesters target local GOP after Health Care bill passes House – TOM NEGOVAN  (DIERSEN: Congressman Peter Roskam spoke at Lieutenant Governor Evelyn Sanguinetti’s outstanding fundraiser at Arrowhead Golf Club in Wheaton yesterday evening.  This WGN TV posting includes clips on protesters at the fundraiser and Roskam’s answers to reporters’ questions during a press conference that I attended as your GOPUSA Illinois Editor just before he spoke at the fundraiser. My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes a) did not want me to know that Roskam was going to speak at the fundraiser or that Roskam would hold a press conference just before he spoke at the fundraiser. My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes did not want me to attend the press conference. They almost succeeded in stopping me from attending the press conference, but outstandingly, Roskam granted my appeal and allowed me to attend the press conference. My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes in Wheaton and elsewhere have always have done everything that they can to turn Roskam and other activists, candidates, elected officials, party leaders, major donors, political consultants, etc. against me. Should I write a book about my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes?)
http://wgntv.com/2017/05/04/protesters-target-local-gop-after-health-care-bill-passes-house/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Illinois congressional delegation went right along party lines in the American Health Care bill vote. Every Chicago-area Democrat voted against the American Health Care Act. Every Republican voted for it. 6th District Congressman Peter Roskam returned from Washington this afternoon and has protesters gathered outside his office by evening. In a statement, Gov Bruce Rauner said, “The bill that passed in the U.S. House today continues to be of deep concern to our administration.” He’s concerned about the impact on Medicaid. Chicago’s mayor thinks backers of the AHCA need to worry about the senate. “I think the senate is going to look at this and say this is a non-starter and that it’s not going to happen,” he said. The bill, which passed with just one vote to spare after six weeks of work, is expected to be a much tougher sell in the senate.)

 

ABC7
— GOP HEALTH CARE PLAN PASSES HOUSE, MOVES TO SENATE – AP
http://abc7chicago.com/news/gop-health-care-plan-passes-house-moves-to-senate/1953069/

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Hultgren, Roskam, Kinzinger avoid being Trumpcare fall guy – Lynn Sweet
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/sweet-hultgren-roskam-kinzinger-avoid-being-trumpcare-fall-guy/

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Rauner touts ‘self-made’ fortune, hits Pritzker’s ‘inherited wealth’ – Rick Pearson  (DIERSEN: Should everyone involved in government, politics, news media, etc. be required to disclose exactly how they acquired their wealth?  For me, it was money that I earned doing yard work and delivering newspapers 1962-1964; washing dishes 1964-1966; cleaning golf shoes, chipping slag, and pumping gasoline in 1966; delivering mail 1966-1969, working on an automobile assemble line and as a security guard in 1970; selling tires, automotive services, and major appliances 1970-1971; pumping gasoline 1971-1972; collecting delinquent taxes 1971-1980; auditing federal agencies 1980-1997; collecting a Civil Service Retirement System pension since 1997; collecting Social Security since 2010; and inheriting from my mother $56,073 and half interest in 1286 Wood Street in Crete last year.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-bruce-rauner-jb-pritzker-billionaire-met-0505-story.html
— Residents hope new trustees help University Park get back on track – Ted Slowik (DIERSEN: I while I worked for the Park Forest Post Office 1966-1969, I delivered mail in what is now University Park. I bought a new town home in University Park in 1972.  I lived in it full-time 1972-1974 and weekends 1974-1976. I rented it out 1976-1984 and I sold it in 1984. My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes who hint/imply/argue/shout THAT I AM A RACIST would never even consider working in or living in University Park.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/daily-southtown/opinion/ct-sta-slowik-university-park-dispute-st-0505-20170504-story.html
— America’s rich get richer as the poor get replaced by robots – Vincent Del Giudice and Wei Lu  (DIERSEN: Can/will robots do what you do/did?  I did yard work, delivered newspapers, washed dishes, cleaned golf shoes, chipped slag, pumped gasoline, delivered mail, worked on an automobile assemble line, worked as a security guard, sold tires, automotive services, and major appliances, collected delinquent taxes, and audited federal agencies.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/ct-wealth-gap-robots-20170426-story.html
— Cinco de Mayo in Trump era leaves Mexican-Americans torn – RUSSELL CONTRERAS and ADRIANA GOMEZ LICON  (DIERSEN: What percent of those who are in America illegally are citizens of Mexico?)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/sns-bc-us–cinco-de-mayo-ambivalence-20170505-story.html
— Good health requires good health care, not morality police – Mary Schmich  (DIERSEN: To some extent, all my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes promote booze, promote gambling, promote pot, and/or promote other things that harm your physical, mental, and/or financial health.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/columnists/schmich/ct-health-care-mary-schmich-0505-20170504-column.html
— FRONT PAGE WITH COLOR PICTURE: Dick Duchossois, 95, still driving force behind Arlington Park – David Haugh (DIERSEN: How much longer do your critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes predict that you will live? My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always treated me like they predicted that I would die long before I might retaliate against them. They base that on my father having type 1 diabetes from age 14 and his sudden death caused by heart failure in 1969 when he was 47 and I was 21.  More recently, they base their predictions on my being 68 years old, my having type 2 diabetes, my being overweight, and my not getting enough exercise. My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes do everything that they can to cause me stress and to make me angry.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/sports/columnists/ct-haugh-dick-duchossois-spt-0505-20170504-column.html

 

DAILY HERALD
— Expansion could house more low-income seniors in Naperville – Marie Wilson  (DIERSEN: Are you a low-income senior?  According to my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes, I would be a low-income senior if I a) had NOT been born with a silver spoon in my mouth, b) had NOT been always privileged, c) had NOT been born a healthy White male, d) had NOT avoided the draft, e) had NOT been an overpaid federal employee, f) had NOT gotten married, g) had NOT given up trying to have children, h) had adopted, i) had become a foster parent, and/or j) had given as much money to churches and to charities as they do.)
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20170504/expansion-could-house-more-low-income-seniors-in-naperville

 

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— These two are the only local CEOs paid $20 million-plus last year – JOE CAHILL  (DIERSEN: I should write a book about those who rail against the compensation that government employees and government retirees get, but say nothing about the outrageous compensation that private sector employees get.  Ever-increasingly, those who rail against the compensation that government employees and government retirees get sound like they are being paid lots of money by private sector CEOs to do that.)
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20170505/ISSUE10/170509888
(FROM THE ARTICLE: In general, CEOs at public companies around Chicago got smaller raises than counterparts elsewhere last year. A median pay hike of 3.6 percent trailed the 5.5 percent increase for CEOs at companies in the Russell 3000 Index. But don’t feel sorry for our CEOs—their 2016 median pay of $5.4 million was well above the $4.1 million median for the Russell 3000. Higher median pay reflects Chicago’s significant concentration of large companies with multiple business lines and worldwide operations, says John Roe, head of ISS Analytics. “There are some very large, very complex corporations there,” Roe says. “That tends to result in higher pay packages.”)

 

THE SOUTHERN
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Jim Edgar sides with Mike Madigan against Bruce Rauner, that is, Edgar sides with Democrats against Republicans.
http://thesouthern.com/news/local/govt-and-politics/former-gov-edgar-speaker-madigan-is-not-the-big-problem/article_1c0f61ff-03fa-516e-b0a0-641c561debf3.html

 

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— State senator Michael Hastings, D-Tinley Park, wants to ensure election systems are secure – Doug Finke
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20170504/state-senator-wants-to-ensure-election-systems-are-secure

 

ALTON DAILY NEWS
— Trump Tax Plan Impact on Illinoisans – Cole Lauterbach
http://altondailynews.com/news/details.cfm?clientid=17&id=243160#.WQxTThFSRZI

 

QUAD CITIES ONLINE
— Democrats hit Rauner on spending for new warehouse space – SAP
http://www.qconline.com/news/illinois/democrats-hit-rauner-on-spending-for-new-warehouse-space/article_977cd612-30da-11e7-b974-bb55a114f9fa.html

 

WSIL TV
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Protesters line up in NYC, hoping for chance to boo Trump.”  In your precinct, in your municipality, in your township/ward, in your county, and in Illinois, what do anti-Trumps do to promote hatred 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 longer than their ancestors?
http://www.wsiltv.com/story/35347979/protesters-line-up-in-nyc-hoping-for-chance-to-boo-trump

 

WSIU
— Illinois Elections Board Offers More Information on Hacking Incident
http://news.wsiu.org/post/illinois-elections-board-offers-more-information-hacking-incident#stream/0

 

CHICAGO READER
— The ironies and contradictions of the New York Times event on Chicago gun violence – Maya Dukmasova
http://www.chicagoreader.com/Bleader/archives/2017/05/04/the-ironies-and-contradictions-of-the-new-york-times-event-on-chicago-gun-violence

 

CHICAGO MAGAZINE
— Former Fox News Pundit Who Accused Exec of Sexual Assault Returns to Chicago  Tamara Holder, a lawyer whose accusations led to the firing of a Fox News exec, wants to restart her civil rights practice here. – Carol Felsenthal
http://www.chicagomag.com/Chicago-Magazine/Felsenthal-Files/April-2017/Tamara-Holder/

 

CHICAGO CITY WIRE
— Chicago can’t carry state on its big shoulders, data suggest – Caitlin Nordahl  (DIERSEN: Which counties besides DuPage send more money to the State of Illinois each year than it gets back?)
http://chicagocitywire.com/stories/511109450-chicago-can-t-carry-state-on-its-big-shoulders-data-suggest

 

ROBERT FEDER
— Editor Matt Dietrich gets the boot from Reboot Illinois – Robert Feder  (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes hint/imply/argue/shout that I am not a reporter or a journalist because GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails do not contain enough “original content.”  I should write a book about “reporters” and about “journalists” who focus in misleading everyone into believing that what they publish is their “original” work.)
http://www.robertfeder.com/2017/05/04/editor-matt-dietrich-gets-boot-reboot-illinois/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The elimination of Dietrich’s position coincided with the ouster of Madeleine Doubek as publisher, and Cathy Rockwell as vice president of revenue strategy. All three moves were believed to be tied to changes in the operation of Reboot Illinois, including the elimination of original content in favor of news aggregation and links to other sites.)

 

MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— Reapportionment the Best Reason to Re-Elect Bruce Rauner – Cal Skinner
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2017/05/05/the-best-reason-to-re-elect-bruce-rauner/

 

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— TREASONOUS: SENATE MOVES TOWARD MAKING ILLINOIS A SANCTUARY STATE
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2017/05/senate-moves-toward-making-illinois-a-sanctuary-state.html
— THE SOLUTION TO ILLINOIS’ PENSION CRISIS
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2017/05/the-solution-to-illinois-pension-crisis.html
— STUNNING 2016 ELECTION MAP RELEASED—DEMOCRATS SHOULD BE SCARED
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2017/04/stunning-2016-election-map-releaseddemocrats-should-be-scared.html
— 100 YEARS OF COMMUNISM’S BLOODY LEGACY
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2017/05/100-years-of-communisms-bloody-legacy.html
— THE AMERICAN FLAG: A SYMBOL OF HATE SPEECH ON CAMPUSES?  (DIERSEN: Since September 11, 2001, an American flag has flown each and every day at 915 Cove Court in Wheaton.)
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2017/05/the-american-flag-a-symbol-of-hate-speech-on-campuses.html
— IF THERE IS NO GOD, MURDER ISN’T WRONG
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2017/04/if-there-is-no-god-murder-isnt-wrong.html

 

CAPITOL FAX
— Edgar implies that Rauner is incompetent  (DIERSEN: I have offered my services as a consultant since 1998. 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 my slanderous critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes who hint/imply/argue/shout at everyone a) that I am incompetent as a consultant and b) that no one should seek my advice about anything or take my advice about anything.)
https://capitolfax.com/2017/05/05/edgar-implies-that-rauner-is-incompetent/

 

THE FEDERALIST
— No, The American Founders Were Not Libertarians  A closer look at the Founders’ thought about government shows their political philosophy that culminated in the Constitution was anything but libertarian. – Jonathan Ashbach  (DIERSEN: What do you say to Libertarians who falsely claim to be Republican?  They use libertarian arguments to promote booze, to promote gambling, to promote pot, and to promote other vices.)
https://thefederalist.com/2017/05/02/no-american-founders-not-libertarians/

 

LUTHERAN CHURCH CHARITIES
— Encourage Someone – Tim Hetzner  (DIERSEN: What do you encourage people to do? I encourage people to not do things that harm them physically, financially, etc.  I discourage booze, gambling, pot, and other vices.)
http://devotions.lccharities.org/2017/05/05/encourage-someone/

 

NEWSMAX
— Trump’s ‘Hire American’ Agenda Has Tech Firms Moving to Mexico – R Williams (DIERSEN: From what I see, ever-increasingly, employers want to get rid of their employees who are American and replace them with employees who are citizens of foreign countries.)
http://www.newsmax.com/Finance/StreetTalk/Donald-Trump-Hire-American-Mexico-visa/2017/05/04/id/788128/
— Anti-Semitic Incidents Jump 86 Percent in First Quarter – Jason Devaney  (DIERSEN: There must be more people coming to America who are anti-Semitic.  What percent of recent immigrants are anti-Semitic?)
http://www.newsmax.com/Newsfront/anti-semitic-incidents-jump-first-quarter/2017/05/04/id/788226/

 

TPM
— No, Reince Priebus Did Not Screw Up That Football Analogy – MATT SHUHAM
http://talkingpointsmemo.com/livewire/reince-priebus-punt-into-end-zone-health-care

 

GOPUSA
— Fourth man accuses Seattle Mayor Ed Murray of paying him for sex
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=23893
— How Berkeley Birthed the Right – Patrick J. Buchanan  (DIERSEN: My supervisor during my last 4 years at GAO graduated from Berkeley and she was my supervisor’s supervisor for the 4 years before that.)
http://www.gopusa.com/how-berkeley-birthed-the-right/

 

EUREK ALERT
— ER visits related to marijuana use at a Colorado hospital quadruple after legalization
https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2017-05/aaop-evr042617.php

 

ANDY MARTIN
— Obama author and expert Andy Martin says the new biography of President Barack Obama by liberal icon David Garrow will trigger a massive new inquiry into whether Obama was/is gay
https://contrariancommentary.wordpress.com/2017/05/05/obama-author-and-expert-andy-martin-says-the-new-biography-of-president-barack-obama-by-liberal-icon-david-garrow-will-trigger-a-massive-new-inquiry-into-whether-obama-wasis-gay/
http://contrariancommentary.blogspot.com/2017/05/obama-author-and-expert-andy-martin.html

 

THE BLAZE
— Mark Levin: Health care bill is an ‘itsy bitsy’ step in right direction, but it’s not repeal – Carlos Garcia
http://www.theblaze.com/news/2017/05/04/health-care-bill-is-an-itsy-bitsy-step-in-right-direction-but-its-not-repeal-mark-levin/

 

POLITICO
— The House Republicans who could lose their jobs over Obamacare repeal – KEVIN ROBILLARD
http://www.politico.com/story/2017/05/04/house-republicans-election-fate-obamacare-repeal-237998
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Rep. Peter Roskam of Illinois (Clinton: 50 percent, Roskam: 60 percent in 2016)  On Thursday morning, Democrat Kelly Mazeski, a breast cancer survivor, entered the contest — one of a slew of candidates with pre-existing conditions or personal experience with the travails of the health care system whom Democrats expect to see run this cycle. Roskam comes from an increasingly diverse district in the western suburbs of Chicago that has trended Democratic at the presidential level. He faced tough races in the past, though redistricting shifted his district into more safely Republican territory six years ago. “It’s time the people of Illinois’ 6th District hold Peter Roskam accountable for voting to make Americans pay more and get less for their health care,” Mazeski said in announcing her bid.)
— ‘The White House just couldn’t let this go’  The inside story of how Trump and the Republicans got Obamacare repeal through the House. – RACHAEL BADE and JOSH DAWSEY
http://www.politico.com/story/2017/05/05/donald-trump-obamacare-repeal-timeline-238016

 

BEFORE IT’S NEWS
— Federal Judge Protects Dirty State Judge Who Ejects Reporters: A Call for Qualified Immunity (DIERSEN: I should write a book about Democrat and Democrat plant, Libertarian and Libertarian plant, Green and Green plant, and RINO activists, candidates, elected officials, and party leaders who have a) stopped me from learning about, b) barred me from asking questions at, c) barred me from attending, and/or d) ejected me, your GOPUSA Illinois Editor, from their press conferences and other events.)
http://beforeitsnews.com/blogging-citizen-journalism/2017/05/federal-judge-protects-dirty-state-judge-who-ejects-reporters-a-call-for-qualified-immunity-2566079.html

 

NBC NEWS
— Cop in Jordan Edwards Shooting Was Ordered to Anger Management for Past Behavior – SAFIA SAMEE ALI  (DIERSEN: I should write an article about activists, candidates, elected officials, party leaders, major donors, political consultants, etc. in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois a) who should be “ordered to anger management” and b) who focus on trying to make me angry.)
http://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/cop-jordan-edwards-shooting-was-ordered-anger-management-past-behavior-n754996

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD WITH BIG COLOR PICTURE: Anti-Trumps say in the hardcopy version of the article “Wealthy People Benefit, the Poor Much Less So.”  Are/were you wealthy?  My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always demonized me, denigrated me, and condemned me as not only being wealthy, but as being undeservedly disgustingly filthy rich.
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/05/04/upshot/who-wins-and-who-loses-in-the-latest-gop-health-care-bill.html
— Trump’s Order on Religious Liberty Pleases a Few, but Lets Down Many Conservatives – LAURIE GOODSTEIN and MICHAEL D. SHEARM  (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, “religious leaders” talk and act like they are operatives or dupes for the Democrat, Libertarian, and/or Green parties.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/05/04/us/politics/religious-organizations-executive-order-trump.html
— In House Health Vote, Reince Priebus Sees a Much-Needed Reprieve – GLENN THRUSH and MAGGIE HABERMAN
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/05/05/us/politics/reince-priebus-health-care.html

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— Fox News Besieged by New Bias Lawsuit and Federal Inquiry – EMILY STEEL and NIRAJ CHOKSHI
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/05/04/business/media/fox-news-lawsuit-gender-discrimination-sky-takeover.html

 

WASHINGTON POST
— Late-night hosts blast Republican health-care bill: ‘Those ramifications are disastrous’ – Emily Yahr
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/arts-and-entertainment/wp/2017/05/05/late-night-hosts-blast-republican-health-care-bill-those-ramifications-are-disastrous/

 

USA TODAY
— Religious conservatives mixed on Trump’s order targeting birth control, church involvement in politics – David Jackson and Maureen Groppe (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, “religious leaders” talk and act like they are operatives or dupes for the Democrat, Libertarian, and/or Green parties.)
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2017/05/04/donald-trump-religious-liberty-johnson-amendment/101277724/
— Donald Trump’s malignant narcissism is toxic: Psychologist  Mental health professionals have a ‘duty to warn’ about a leader who may be unfit to serve. – John Gartner (DIERSEN: Democrats are moral relativists who believe that their end justifies their means.  They are disciples of Saul Alinsky. They can and they will say that anyone who does not defend and advance the Democrat Party platform is mentally ill.)
https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/2017/05/04/trump-malignant-narcissistic-disorder-psychiatry-column/101243584/
— Prince Philip jokes about his pending retirement – while still on the job – Maria Puente  (DIERSEN: How much longer do your critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes predict that you will live? My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always treated me like they predicted that I would die long before I might retaliate against them. They base that on my father having type 1 diabetes from age 14 and his sudden death caused by heart failure in 1969 when he was 47 and I was 21.  More recently, they base their predictions on my being 68 years old, my having type 2 diabetes, my being overweight, and my not getting enough exercise. My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes do everything that they can to cause me stress and to make me angry.)
https://www.usatoday.com/story/life/people/2017/05/04/prince-philip-jokes-about-his-pending-retirement-while-still-on-the-job/101292296/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Can anyone in Britain really imagine Prince Philip retired and puttering around the palace? In fact, the 95-year-old Duke of Edinburgh was joking about the big-news-that-wasn’t-big news on Thursday at — where else? — an official engagement with his wife of nearly 70 years, Queen Elizabeth II (who’s already vowed she’s never going to retire). Philip, who turns 96 in June, was at his customary place behind the queen as they attended the Order of Merit service at the Chapel Royal in St James’s Palace in London. His quick sense of humor seemed to be fully intact. When a well-wisher expressed sadness at his decision to “stand down,” Philip joked back: “I can’t stand up much longer.”)
— FRONT PAGE: Trump’s call to ‘Buy American’ isn’t boosting sales of U.S. goods – Charisse Jones  (DIERSEN: I should write a book about my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes who paint themselves as being anti-American. They hate a) General Motors, Ford, and Chrysler, b) vehicles made by General Motors, Ford, or Chrysler, c) those who own vehicles made by General Motors, Ford, or Chrysler, d) unions, e) past, present, and future union members, and/or f) past, present, and future government employees and retirees.)
https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/2017/05/05/trumps-buy-american-doesnt-boost-sales-us-made-goods/100846314/

 

RASMUSSEN REPORTS
— Voters Don’t Trust Polls, See Anti-Trump Bias  (DIERSEN: The last two audits that I worked on for GAO involved major surveys.  The reports 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.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/general_politics/may_2017/voters_don_t_trust_polls_see_anti_trump_bias

 

ENTREPRENEUR
— 10 Ways to Become a Super-Likable Person – DEEP PATEL (DIERSEN: According to my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes, to be likable, a) you should glorify and praise my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes, b) you should pander to my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes, c) you should serve as an operative or as a dupe for my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes, and/or d) give money to my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes.)
https://www.entrepreneur.com/article/293343

May 3 Evening Edition

ABC7
— ILLINOIS GUBERNATORIAL CANDIDATES ALREADY SPENDING BIG MONEY – Sarah Schulte
http://abc7chicago.com/news/illinois-gubernatorial-candidates-already-spending-big-money/1949840/

 

NBC5
— Pritzker Becomes First Democratic Candidate to Release Ad in Race for Governor – Mary Ann Ahern
http://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/Pritzker-Becomes-First-Democratic-Candidate-to-Release-Ad-in-Race-for-Governor-421143924.html

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Pritzker gets union backing; Democratic rival suggests Madigan intervened – Rick Pearson
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-jb-pritzker-union-endorsement-democratic-governor-met-0504-20170503-story.html
— Chicago-area Republicans haven’t said how they’ll vote on latest health care plan – Katherine Skiba
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-illinois-congressmen-health-care-vote-0504-met-20170503-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “People are scared: Mexican restaurant owners on how life and business have changed since January.”
http://www.chicagotribune.com/dining/restaurants/ct-immigration-mexican-restaurant-owners-chicago-story.html
— Emanuel and Rauner: Is revenge blocking a good deal on the Thompson Center? – Editorial
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/editorials/ct-thompson-center-rauner-emanuel-edit-0504-jm-20170503-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: The anti-Trump Steve Chapman says “Donald Trump is a lazy president. We should all be grateful for that.”
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/chapman/ct-donald-trump-lazy-president-golf-20170503-column.html
— Joe Walsh’s tweets about Jimmy Kimmel’s baby shed light on health care debate – Eric Zorn
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/zorn/ct-kimmel-walsh-health-care-zorn-perspec-0505-md-20170503-column.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: If you promote pot in Illinois, you promote the destruction of Illinois.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/commentary/ct-illinois-legalize-marijuana-revenue-perspec-0504-20170503-story.html
— Aurora teen stopped for jaywalking faces weapons charges – Hannah Leone
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/aurora-beacon-news/crime/ct-abn-teen-charged-stolen-gun-st-0503-20170503-story.html

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Activists plan 15-day march to Springfield for state budget – Andrea Salcedo  (DIERSEN: “State Budget” is code for increasing taxes on Republicans.)
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/activists-plan-15-day-march-to-springfield-for-state-budget/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trump Jesse Jackson Sr. blasts Trump.
http://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/president-donald-trump-succeeds-in-trashing-civil-rights/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Cold-hearted Obamacare replacement is bad medicine.”
http://chicago.suntimes.com/opinion/flawed-obamacare-replacement-is-bad-medicine/

 

DAILY HERALD
— Kane Co. grants drying up along with riverboat profits – James Fuller
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20170503/kane-co-grants-drying-up-along-with-riverboat-profits

 

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Ken Griffin urges big-bank breakup – Bloomberg
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20170503/NEWS01/170509937/ken-griffin-urges-big-bank-breakup

 

CHAMPAIGN/URBANA NEWS GAZETTE
— Corruption must be a top priority – Editorial
http://www.news-gazette.com/opinion/editorials/2017-05-03/corruption-must-be-top-priority.html

 

WSIL TV
— Ryan reassures conservatives wary of spending bill – AP
http://www.wsiltv.com/story/35326520/ryan-reassures-conservatives-wary-of-spending-bill

 

ALTON DAILY NEWS
— Rauner Asks Judge to Allow Patronage Firing – Cole Lauterbach  (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always promoted patronage. Because I have always been a Republican, were it not for federal civil service protections, a) the Post Office would NOT have hired me in 1966 or let me work there for almost 3 years, b) IRS would NOT have hired me in 1971 or let me work there for almost 9 years, c) IRS would NOT have promoted me in 1972, 1973, or 1974, d) GAO would NOT have hired me in 1980 or let me work there for almost 18 years, and e) GAO would NOT have promoted me in 1986.)
http://altondailynews.com/news/details.cfm?clientid=17&id=242951#.WQpUHRFSRZI

 

BELLEVILLE NEWS DEMOCRAT
— Unqualified? Unreasonable salary expectations? You’re hired in Illinois – Editorial  (DIERSEN: 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.)
http://www.bnd.com/opinion/editorials/article148172769.html

 

SUBURBAN LIFE
— Glen Ellyn approves McKee House lease agreement  Village would lease historic home from Forest Preserve District of DuPage County – ERIC SCHELKOPF
http://www.mysuburbanlife.com/2017/05/02/glen-ellyn-approves-mckee-house-lease-agreement/auuy2rl/

 

ILLINOIS POLICY INSTITUTE
— EVENT: Breaking Down Barriers  Unleashing Human Capitol in Illinois  (DIERSEN: What professional licenses and professional certifications do you have?  I became a CPA in 1979, a Certified Internal Auditor in 1981, a licensed CPA in 1981, a Certified Fraud Examiner in 1990, a Certified Government Financial Manager in 1994, a Certified Financial Services Auditor in 1996, and a Forensic Accountant in 1997.  Of course, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes demonize, denigrate, and condemn the aforesaid.)
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/breaking-down-barriers-unleashing-human-capital-in-illinois-tickets-34251565354

 

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— HULTGREN OPPOSES FEDERAL BUDGET BILL CITING LITTLE REFORM OR SPENDING REDUCTIONS
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2017/05/hultgren-opposes-federal-budget-bill-citing-little-reform-or-spending-reductions.html
— WARREN TELLS CHICAGO AUDIENCE SHE’D LIKE TO “CUT OPEN” DONATED REPUBLICANS’ BODIES
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2017/05/warren-tells-chicago-audience-shed-like-to-cut-open-donated-republicans-bodies.html
— TRUMP “FIRST 100 DAYS” AD CIRCULATING DESPITE CNN BAN
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2017/05/trump-first-100-day-ad-circulating-despite-cnn-ban.html

 

WASHINGTON TIMES
— College freshman more polarized than ever; most still identify as ‘middle of the road’ – Andrew Blake  (DIERSEN: If I had been active in Republican politics while I was a student at Crete-Monee High School 1962-1966, the Post Office would NOT have hired me in 1966 or let me work there for almost 3 years. If I had been active in Republican politics while I was a student at UIC 1966-1968 or NIU 1969-1970, IRS would NOT have a) hired me in 1971, b) let me work there for almost 9 years, or c) promoted me in 1972, 1973, or 1974.  If I had been active in Republican politics while I was a student at Loyola 1972-1976, DePaul 1976-1980, or IIT 1992-1997, GAO would NOT have a) hired me in 1980, b) let me work there for almost 18 years, or c) promoted me in 1986.)
http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2017/may/3/college-freshman-more-polarized-ever-most-still-id/

 

GOPUSA
— Limbaugh asks Pence: Why Vote Republican?
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=23867
— Nixon’s Revenge: The Fall of the Adversary Press – Patrick J. Buchanan
http://www.gopusa.com/nixons-revenge-the-fall-of-the-adversary-press/
— Hillary Trots Out to Blame Comey, Russia and WikiLeaks One More Time (DIERSEN: I should write a book about candidates, their operatives, and their dupes who blame me for their defeats.)
http://www.gopusa.com/hillary-trots-out-to-blame-comey-russia-and-wikileaks-one-more-time/

 

DAILY CALLER
— With More Dems Than GOPs, House Passes $1.1 Trillion Spending Bill – Amber Athey
http://dailycaller.com/2017/05/03/house-passes-1-1-trillion-spending-bill-2/

 

BARBWIRE
— WITHOUT GOD, FREEDOM BECOMES SLAVERY – DR. ALAN KEYES
http://barbwire.com/2017/05/03/without-god-freedom-becomes-slavery/

 

NATIONAL REVIEW
— Republicans Abandon Conservatism – ALEXANDRA DESANCTIS
http://www.nationalreview.com/article/447303/donald-trump-white-house-gop-conservatism

 

WASHINGTON FREE BEACON
— DHS Uncovered More Than 60 Cross-Border Tunnels along Mexican Border Used for Smuggling  DHS also reports incursions by boat, ultralight aircraft – Natalie Johnson
http://freebeacon.com/national-security/dhs-uncovered-60-cross-border-tunnels-along-mexican-border-used-smuggling/

 

HUFFINGTON POST
— Trump Considering 1st Amendment Clampdown – David Pakman  (DIERSEN: Since 2000, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have worked very hard to a) stop me from putting GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails together and sending them out and b) stop everyone from reading those emails.)
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/shock-trump-considering-1st-amendment-clampdown_us_5909e15be4b084f59b49fe76

 

CBS NEWS
— Chicago detective still on the job despite her own rap sheet  (DIERSEN: I am no longer “on the job,” but then again, a) I failed/refused to become a Democrat, b) I opposed patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, age discrimination, and retaliation, c) I failed/refused to help my superiors get rid of their employees because they were Republican, White, male, older, and/or non-veteran, and d) I became an active member in a class action lawsuit that charged my employer with reverse discrimination, age discrimination, and retaliation.)
http://www.cbsnews.com/news/chicago-detective-cherie-hendricks-arrested-for-shoplifting/

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— House Passes $1.1 Trillion Spending Bill That Excludes Some Trump Priorities  Must-pass legislation is being touted as a win by Republicans and Democrats – Natalie Andrews
https://www.wsj.com/articles/house-passes-1-1-trillion-spending-bill-that-excludes-some-trump-priorities-1493842854

 

WHIO
— OUTSTANDING: Texas Legislature passes ban on so-called ‘sanctuary cities’
http://www.whio.com/news/national/texas-legislature-passes-ban-called-sanctuary-cities/ZJcTljtKdQDnxxNghtSnwM/

 

NEWSWEEK
— HAPPY WORLD PRESS FREEDOM DAY, SAYS SECRETARY OF STATE WHO DOESN’T SEEM TO CARE FOR JOURNALISTS – TIM MARCIN
http://www.newsweek.com/happy-world-press-freedom-day-says-state-department-594089

 

GOVERNING
— From ‘Sidewalk Lady’ to America’s First Latina Lieutenant Governor  Evelyn Sanguinetti’s career in politics all started with a bad fall. – MATTIE QUINN
http://www.governing.com/23-percent-podcast/gov-evelyn-sanguinett.html

 

RASMUSSEN REPORTS
— Americans See Free Speech on Campuses as a Thing of the Past  (DIERSEN: From what I see, ever-increasingly, Democrats will not let you into college or let you graduate from college unless you 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.)
http://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/lifestyle/education/americans_see_free_speech_on_campuses_as_a_thing_of_the_past
— Voters Are Less Sure Trump Will Undo Obama’s Accomplishments
http://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/trump_administration/may_2017/voters_are_less_sure_trump_will_undo_obama_s_accomplishments

May 2 Evening Edition

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Pritzker the first Democrat to air TV ads in bid to take on Rauner – Rick Pearson
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-jb-pritzker-illinois-governor-ad-met-0503-20170502-story.html
— Trump donor Gidwitz’s trustworthiness placed at heart of court case – Kim Janssen  (DIERSEN: Who focuses on destroying your credibility? I should write a book about those in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois who focus on destroying my credibility.  Of course, they include those who I have sued, their operatives, and their dupes.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/chicagoinc/ct-gidwitz-lawsuit-attorney-fees-0503-chicago-inc-20170502-story.html
— Emanuel says Thompson Center sale tied to ‘L’ station – John Byrne
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-rahm-emanuel-thompson-center-sale-met-20170502-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: The anti-Trump and anti-GOP Eric Zorn says “Trump and GOP, not campus radicals, pose the real threat to freedom.”
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/zorn/ct-trump-gop-real-threats-to-liberty-zorn-perspec-0503-20170502-column.html

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Rauner fans and Madigan fans all so pleased while Illinois fails – Phil Kadner
http://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/rauner-fans-and-madigan-fans-all-so-pleased-while-illinois-fails/
— Emanuel puts brakes on Rauner plan to sell Thompson Center – Fran Spielman
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/emanuel-puts-brakes-on-rauner-plan-to-sell-thompson-center/
— Friends gave Rahm Emanuel sports tickets, covered travel expenses – Mitchell Armentrout and Fran Spielman
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/friends-gave-rahm-emanuel-sports-tickets-covered-travel-expenses/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Pot pushers push pot in Illinois.  If you push pot in Illinois, you promote the destruction of Illinois.
http://chicago.suntimes.com/opinion/why-there-is-an-urgent-need-to-legalize-recreational-marijuana/
— Would this read better if Medill were accredited? – Neil Steinberg  (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://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/steinberg-would-this-read-better-if-medill-were-accredited/

 

DAILY HERALD
— Hultgren, Roskam undecided on Obamacare repeal – Marni Pyke
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20170502/hultgren-roskam-undecided-on-obamacare-repeal

 

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— State gets new reminder of slipping finances – GREG HINZ
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20170502/BLOGS02/170509957/as-illinois-budget-feud-continues-new-reminder-of-slipping-finances

 

FOX NEWS CHICAGO
— Vandalism at Ald. Joe Moreno’s office targets gentrification
http://www.fox32chicago.com/news/crime/252243761-story

 

CBS2
— Sen. Durbin On Recent Heart Procedure – Derrick Blakley
http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2017/05/02/sen-durbin-on-recent-heart-procedure/
— Vandals Target Alderman’s Office, Gentrification Of Neighborhood
http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2017/05/02/vandals-target-aldermans-office-gentrification-of-neighborhood/
— Retired Police Officer Waits On Online Lottery Winnings – Dana Kozlov
http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2017/05/01/retired-police-officer-waits-on-online-lottery-winnings/

 

NBC5
— Sale of Thompson Center Hits Snag – Mary Ann Ahern
http://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/thompson-center-sale-chicago-421083384.html
— University of Illinois-Springfield Professors Go on Strike
http://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/university-of-illinois-springfield-professors-strike-421066964.html
— Sen. Durbin Undergoes Outpatient Procedure at Northwestern
http://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/Sen-Durbin-Undergoes-Outpatient-Procedure-at-Northwestern-421053954.html

 

ABC7
— SEN. DURBIN TREATED FOR IRREGULAR HEARTBEAT – APSEN. DURBIN TREATED FOR IRREGULAR HEARTBEAT
http://abc7chicago.com/news/sen-durbin-treated-for-irregular-heartbeat/1945716/

 

DNA INFO
— G Whiz: Rauner Explainin’ About Talkin’ The Way He Does – David Matthews
https://www.dnainfo.com/chicago/20170502/downtown/g-whiz-rauner-explainin-about-talkin-way-he-does

 

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— A week before final exams, UIS professors go on strike
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20170501/week-before-final-exams-uis-professors-go-on-strike

 

CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say that the Trump administration has “discriminatory public policy.”)
http://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/politics/civil-rights-group-discriminatory-public-policy-under-trump-administration/704856306

 

NORTHERN PUBLIC RADIO
— Kinzinger Faces Challenges From Left And Right: How Safe Is He? – DAN KLEFSTAD (DIERSEN: What does Kinzinger think of those who share your demographics?)
http://northernpublicradio.org/post/kinzinger-faces-challenges-left-and-right-how-safe-he

 

CHICAGO MAGAZINE
— Does Recreational Weed Have a Chance in Illinois?  The political tide has turned against marijuana in recent months. So why are two state lawmakers introducing a legalization bill now? – TATIANA WALK-MORRIS  (DIERSEN: If you promote pot in Illinois, you promote the destruction of Illinois.)
http://www.chicagomag.com/city-life/May-2017/Recreational-Marijuana/

 

COOK COUNTY RECORD
— Rauner seeks court guidance on what to do with illegally hired patronage workers in wake of special report – Jonathan Bilyk
http://cookcountyrecord.com/stories/511110910-rauner-seeks-court-guidance-on-what-to-do-with-illegally-hired-patronage-workers-in-wake-of-special-report

 

DUPAGE POLICY JOURNAL
— Ives strengthens push for Mautino ouster – Matt Smith
http://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/511108479-ives-strengthens-push-for-mautino-ouster

 

ILLINOIS POLICY INSTITUTE
— ILLINOIS HOUSE PASSES BILL TO ALLOW DISSOLUTION OF TOWNSHIP ROAD DISTRICTS – Mindy Ruckman
https://www.illinoispolicy.org/illinois-house-passes-bill-to-allow-dissolution-of-township-road-districts/

 

CAPITOL FAX
— Illinois Republican Party: Hotel Scion Pritzker Using Inherited Wealth on Inherited Agenda  (DIERSEN: Should everyone involved in government, politics, news media, etc. be required to disclose exactly how they acquired their wealth?  For me, it was money that I earned doing yard work and delivering newspapers 1962-1964; washing dishes 1964-1966; cleaning golf shoes, chipping slag, and pumping gasoline in 1966; delivering mail 1966-1969, working on an automobile assemble line and as a security guard in 1970; selling tires, automotive services, and major appliances 1970-1971; pumping gasoline 1971-1972; collecting delinquent taxes 1971-1980; auditing federal agencies 1980-1997; collecting a Civil Service Retirement System pension since 1997; collecting Social Security since 2010; and inheriting from my mother $56,073 and half interest in 1286 Wood Street in Crete last year.)
https://capitolfax.com/2017/05/02/question-of-the-day-2462/
— New Planned Parenthood TV ad targets Roskam
https://capitolfax.com/2017/05/02/new-planned-parenthood-tv-ad-targets-roskam/

 

LIFE SITE NEWS
— Popular homeschooling resource quietly promotes LGBT to children – Fr. Mark Hodges
https://www.lifesitenews.com/news/popular-homeschooling-platform-quietly-promotes-lgbt-to-children

 

AMERICAN CONSERVATIVE UNION
— Federal Legislative Ratings  (FOR 2016: Hultgren-88, LaHood-84, Roskam-67, Shimkus-64, Bost-52, Kinzinger-44)
http://acuratings.conservative.org/acu-federal-legislative-ratings/

 

DAILY CALLER
— CNN Refuses To Run Trump’s ‘100 Days’ Ad That Calls Mainstream Media ‘Fake News’ – Peter Hasson
http://dailycaller.com/2017/05/02/trump-camp-claims-cnn-refused-to-run-100-days-ad/
— Hillary: I Am Now ‘Part Of The Resistance’ – Amber Athey
http://dailycaller.com/2017/05/02/hillary-i-am-now-part-of-the-resistance-video/
— ‘It Was An Invasion’: How Hungary Managed To Erase Illegal Immigration In Just A Few Months – JACOB BOJESSON
http://dailycaller.com/2017/04/30/exclusive-it-was-an-invasion-how-hungary-managed-to-erase-illegal-immigration-in-just-a-few-months/
— Al Franken Wonders Aloud If Steve Bannon Inspires Hate Crimes – Chuck Ross  (DIERSEN: Soon, if not already, all anti-Trumps will accuse all Trump supporters of inspiring hate crimes.)
http://dailycaller.com/2017/05/02/al-franken-wonders-aloud-if-steve-bannon-inspires-hate-crimes-video/
— Immigrant Workers Stunned To Be Fired After Skipping Work For Protest – WILL RACKE
http://dailycaller.com/2017/05/01/immigrant-workers-surprised-to-be-fired-after-missing-work-for-protest/
— DNC Chairman Claims ‘No Human Being Is Illegal’ – TED GOODMAN (DIERSEN: How soon, if not already, will the DNC officially declare war on America?)
http://dailycaller.com/2017/05/01/dnc-chairman-claims-no-human-being-is-illegal/

 

NEWS BUSTERS
— New York Times Promotes Attack on Christians Who ‘Shield’ Bill O’Reilly – Tim Graham
http://www.newsbusters.org/blogs/nb/tim-graham/2017/05/02/ny-times-promotes-attack-christians-who-shield-bill-oreilly

 

GOPUSA
— Austin, Texas: All day sit-in protest of ‘sanctuary cities’ bill ends in arrests
http://www.gopusa.com/all-day-sit-in-protest-of-sanctuary-cities-bill-ends-in-arrests/
— Which side are you on? Illegals are given “sanctuary” by liberals. Where is the sanctuary for American conservatives?
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=23780
— Legislatures tell universities ‘free speech’ or else
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=23771

 

FOX NEWS
— Ingraham: GOP Will Have ‘Hell to Pay’ as Dems Claim Victory on Spending
http://insider.foxnews.com/2017/05/02/laura-ingraham-gop-paul-ryan-will-have-hell-pay-dems-claim-victory-spending

 

NEWSMAX
— Trump Campaign Claims CNN Rejected 100 Days Ad – Jeffrey Rodach
http://www.newsmax.com/Politics/trump-campaign-cnn-rejected/2017/05/02/id/787654/

 

NATIONAL REVIEW
— Will the Second Civil War Turn Violent? – DENNIS PRAGER
http://www.nationalreview.com/article/447253/violence-left-campus-streets

 

BREITBART
— Public Employees and the Shadow World of American Carnage – JOHN CARNEY  (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.)
http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2017/05/02/public-employees-shadow-american-carnage/

 

THE HILL
— Trump’s quest to stop bad media coverage threatens our Constitution – JONATHAN TURLEY  (DIERSEN: What do you say to those who focus on a) stopping me from putting GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails together and sending them out and b) stopping everyone from reading those emails?  Further, what do you say to those who read the emails, but fail/refuse to come to my defense?)
http://thehill.com/blogs/pundits-blog/the-administration/331524-trumps-quest-to-curb-freedom-of-the-press-is-at-odds

 

CNN
— Jim DeMint officially ousted at Heritage Foundation – Theodore Schleifer
http://www.cnn.com/2017/05/02/politics/jim-demint-ousted-heritage/

 

ABC NEWS
— Could libel laws change under President Trump? – LAUREN PEARLE and MEGHAN KENEALLY
http://abcnews.go.com/US/libel-laws-change-president-trump/story?id=47128197

 

ASSOCIATED PRESS
— GAO report says government not doing enough against fraud
http://www.thenewstribune.com/news/state/washington/article148027214.html

 

WASHINGTON POST
— A week to publicly recognize the good work of federal employees – Tom Fox  (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, just about everyone viciously demonizes, viciously denigrates, and viciously condemns federal employees and federal retirees. How would you react if you were a member of a group that is ever-increasingly viciously demonized, viciously denigrated, and viciously condemned?)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/on-leadership/wp/2017/05/02/a-week-to-publicly-recognize-the-good-work-of-federal-employees/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “The real reason Trump is so frustrated with Congress: He keeps on taking bullets for Republicans.”  Trump has promised to defend and advance the Republican Party platform.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-fix/wp/2017/05/02/the-real-reason-trump-is-so-frustrated-with-congress-he-keeps-on-taking-bullets-for-republicans/
— Interns at these 25 companies make more than the median U.S. worker – Jena McGregor  (DIERSEN: What are/were you paid? In 1971, when I was 22 years old, IRS hired at the GS-7 level, currently $44,853/year. In 1972, IRS promoted me to GS-9, currently $54,864/year. In 1973, IRS promoted me to GS-11, currently $66,379/year. In 1974, IRS promoted me to GS-12, currently $79,563/year. 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.washingtonpost.com/news/on-leadership/wp/2017/05/02/interns-at-these-25-companies-make-more-than-the-median-u-s-worker/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Summer is nearing, and workplaces everywhere are awaiting the arrival of this year’s interns to help out on extra projects and shoulder the seasonal load. But among certain companies, they’re likely doing more than getting coffee and making copies. Or at least, they’re being paid that way. According to a new report by the jobs site Glassdoor, the 25 best-paying companies for internships each pay their median summer worker more than $4,500 a month. That amount, if it was paid over the course of a full year, would be north of $54,000, exceeding the median annual pay for a U.S. worker, according to Glassdoor’s own local pay reports ($51,350), and the annual figure calculated from the Bureau of Labor Statistics’ latest weekly earnings data for full-time wage and salary workers ($44,460). Topping the list was Facebook, where the median pay for interns is $8,000 a month, according to the reports from the newest analysis. That’s $1,800 more than the $6,200 the social media giant reportedly paid interns when Glassdoor last issued its last highest paying internship report, in 2014. The next three were Microsoft (which pays a median $7,100 a month), ExxonMobil ($6,507) and Salesforce ($6,450).)
— Why did Trump win? New research by Democrats offers a worrisome answer. – Greg Sargent
https://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/plum-line/wp/2017/05/01/why-did-trump-win-new-research-by-democrats-offers-a-worrisome-answer/
— Kansas City Archdiocese boots Girl Scouts, calls group reflective of ‘troubling trends’ – Samantha Schmidt  (DIERSEN: To what extent have the Girl Scouts been taken over by those who are anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors?)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/morning-mix/wp/2017/05/02/kansas-city-archdiocese-boots-girl-scouts-calls-group-reflective-of-troubling-trends/

 

MINNEAPOLIS STAR TRIBUNE
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Trump administration continues to threaten a free press. Newest attacks by the president, Preibus erode U.S. moral authority.”
http://www.startribune.com/trump-administration-continues-to-threaten-a-free-press/421077723/

 

U.S. NEWS & WORLD REPORT
— Professors Walk Picket Lines at U of Illinois-Springfield  Officials with the union that represents nearly 170 professors at the University of Illinois-Springfield say they’re going on strike starting at 9 a.m. on Tuesday. – AP
https://www.usnews.com/news/best-states/illinois/articles/2017-05-02/nearly-170-professors-to-strike-at-u-of-illinois-springfield

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Medill Drops Efforts at Accreditation in Blow to Watchdog Groups  Northwestern’s journalism school says process delivers little value; students loans not at risk – Douglas Belkin (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).)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/medill-drops-efforts-at-accreditation-in-blow-to-watchdog-groups-1493748441
— Facebook’s Female Engineers Claim Gender Bias  Analysis found female engineers received 35% more rejections of their code than men – Deepa Seetharaman
https://www.wsj.com/articles/facebooks-female-engineers-claim-gender-bias-1493737116

 

INVESTORS BUSINESS DAILY
— How Soaring Benefit Costs Are Coming Back To Haunt Gov’t Workers – STEVEN MALANGA  (DIERSEN: From the beginning of time and ever-increasingly, government workers have been viciously demonized, viciously denigrated, and viciously condemned.  Because of that, governments have had to provide better salaries and better benefits to hire and to retain workers.)
http://www.investors.com/politics/commentary/how-soaring-benefit-costs-are-coming-back-to-haunt-govt-workers/

 

MONEY MAGAZINE
— Zillow Launched A New Tool To Help Millennials Buy Their First Home – Jennifer Calfas  (DIERSEN: How old were you when you bought your first home?  I bought a new town home in University Park in 1972 when I was 24 years old.)
http://time.com/money/4763206/zillow-millennials-buy-homes/

 

FOX 11
— More than half not saving for retirement – Mark Leland  (DIERSEN: When did you start saving for your retirement?  Since 1966, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have been furious that constructively, I started saving for my retirement in 1966 when I started working part-time for the Park Forest Post Office and earning BOTH full-time Civil Service Retirement System (CSRS) credits AND Social Security credits.  However, my Social Security is dramatically reduced because I get a CSRS pension.)
http://fox11online.com/news/fox-11-investigates/fox11-investigates-finds-more-than-half-not-saving-for-retirement

 

NBC2
— Girls Who Code founder Reshma Saujani to Ivanka Trump: Don’t use my story – CNN  (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps promote hatred.)
http://www.nbc-2.com/story/35322791/girls-who-code-founder-to-ivanka-trump-dont-use-my-story

 

NEWS & OBSERVER
— Why a Congress that’s protesting wasteful spending wants $77 million more for itself – KATE IRBY
http://www.newsobserver.com/news/politics-government/article148128104.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The legislative increase primarily goes to the Library of Congress, with $32 million more; the Capitol Police, with $18.3 million more and the Government Accountability Office, Congress’ auditing arm, with $13.5 million more.)

 

FED SMITH
— Pay Parity For Federal Employees and Military? – Ralph R. Smith
https://www.fedsmith.com/2017/05/02/pay-parity-federal-employees-military/

 

FEDERAL NEWS RADIO
— House passes enhancement to Whistleblower Protections Act – Eric White  (DIERSEN: While I worked for the federal government for almost 30 years, I blew the whistle on patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, age discrimination, and retaliation.  Because they benefited personally from one or more of the aforesaid, virtually none of my superiors, supervisors, coworkers, or subordinates sided with me.)
https://federalnewsradio.com/federal-headlines/2017/05/enhancement-to-whistleblower-protections-act-passes-house/

 

INDEPENDENT
— Barack Obama’s former lawyers sue Donald Trump’s team over alleged intimidation of federal workers  United to Protect Democracy says its goal is ‘protecting the civil service from purges, intimidation or politicisation’ – Samuel Osborne (DIERSEN: 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. 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.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/barack-obama-lawyers-donald-trump-federal-workers-intimidation-united-to-protect-democracy-a7713696.html

 

SALON
— The next 100 days will be even worse: Right-wing bigots urge Trump to sign anti-LGBT order allowing broad discrimination  Conservatives have been pressuring Trump to take even more action targeting the LGBT community for months. – NICO LANG  (DIERSEN: From what I see, ever-increasingly, the less that you promote LGBTQ activity, the more that you are discriminated against.)
http://www.salon.com/2017/05/02/the-next-100-days-will-be-even-worse-right-wing-bigots-urge-trump-to-sign-anti-lgbt-order-allowing-broad-discrimination/

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